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__label__wiki	0.547631	0.547631	Reeves-Reed Arboretum A place to grow for everyone Login Join as Member Contact Us Donate Sounds of a Summer Night Reeves-Reed Arboretum opens SOUNDS OF A SUMMER NIGHT CONCERT SERIES NJPAC Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens Alumni Concert Summit, NJ Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "Without music, life would be a mistake." The team at Reeves-Reed Arboretum supports this theory with the launch of Sounds of a Summer Night Concert Series featuring, on Wednesday evening, June 26, the very talented alumni from NJPAC's Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens program. The Arboretum and its partner NJPAC believe in the power of arts education as a transformational tool for empowerment, growth, and community stewardship. Created with NJ's own jazz radio station, WBGO-Jazz 88.3 FM, NJPAC"S Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens introduces teenage musicians to the excitement of jazz through full-day classes and concerts. Under the direction of legendary jazz artist Don Braden, they work with professional jazz musicians to explore history, techniques, and styles of jazz through class work and especially performance. The young professionals who make up the alumni program have gone on to perform, both as soloists and in combos, around the country. "Having these extraordinarily gifted young performers back at the Arboretum is a real treat for all of us here at the Arboretum as well as Summit," says RRA Executive Director, Frank Juliano. "We value our partnership with NJPAC and look forward to many years of working together." Sounds of a Summer Night will begin on Wednesday evening, June 26, corresponding with the Discover Summit Arts Program. The grounds will close to the general public at 5 pm and reopen to concertgoers at 6 pm for picnicking. The concert will begin at 7 pm. There is a minimum $10 donation at the door. Thanks to underwriting by Investors Savings Bank, this series is free to all RRA members. Sounds of a Summer Night is made possible, in part, by support from Nick and Tracy McKee, and by the Grand Summit Hotel. For more information about this series and other programs and events at Reeves-Reed Arboretum, please visit our website, www.reeves-reedarboretum.org, or call, 908-273-8787. About Reeves-Reed Arboretum: Celebrating 40 years as a historic public garden and education resource, Reeves-Reed Arboretum seeks to engage, educate and enrich the public through horticulture and environmental education, and the care and utilization of the gardens and estate. Open 7days a week from dawn til dusk, the Arboretum is listed on both the National and New Jersey State Historic Registers. Map of Gardens What’s In Bloom Adopt-A-Tree 165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901 Grounds Open April 1 - October 31: 7am to 7pm November 1 - March 31: 9am to 4pm Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm ©2020 Reeves Reed Arboretum All Rights reserved. Custom Donation Website Design By JAM Graphics NJ	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2903
__label__wiki	0.654079	0.654079	On the Prowl for Owls in North Branford The great horned owl was among the usual suspects for the Sept. 8 Owl Prowl at Lake Gaillard. The North Branford Land Conservation Trust teamed up with the Regional Water Authority (RWA) for the hunt. Here, RWA real estate manager John Triana and Drew Coppola hold up photos of owls that might be heard and possibly seen that evening. Creating a College-to-Utility Employment Pipeline Nearly 40 percent of the half-million or so public-utility workers in the United States will become eligible for retirement over the next five years. At the New Haven-based Regional Water Authority (RWA), that figure is closer to 50 percent. That's why educators from Southern Connecticut State University and Gateway Community College are working with the RWA and other Connecticut utilities to develop a school-to-utility employment pipeline to ensure that a new generation of utility workers is trained and prepared to fill the jobs left by retiring workers. RWA-Trained Volunteers Help Assess Health of Mill River in Cheshire Outfitted with waders and clipboards, brothers Nick and Ben Motmans climbed down the bank of the Mill River near Mount Sanford Road Monday to study a section of the waterway. Nick Motmans, 17, is a student at Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford and member of the Cheshire Land Trust board. He was one of the 20 volunteers trained by a water quality specialist with the Regional Water Authority several weeks ago. The volunteers are helping assess the health of the Mill River. Reps. DeLauro and Tonko Visit New Haven to Learn More About Opportunities Created by Public Utility Degree Programs Nearly 40 percent of the approximately 550,600 utility employees in the United States are eligible for retirement within the next five years, at the Regional Water Authority (RWA), that number is closer to 50 percent. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Representative Paul Tonko (NY-20) visited Gateway Community College (GCC) today to learn how educators there and at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) are working with the RWA and other state utilities to create a school-to-utility-work pipeline and ensure a new generation of employees is trained and ready to fill the jobs left by retiring workers. RWA Announces New Direction To Increase Sustainability And Better Serve Customers Regional Water Authority (RWA) President and CEO Larry L. Bingaman announced changes to senior leadership that are designed to support the nonprofit corporation’s plans to drive future growth and innovation by enhancing its core business and entering into new lines of business that generate additional revenue to reduce rate increases. 'Tap Into Nature' at Lake Saltonstall in Branford Families across Connecticut are invited to explore the outdoors in Branford Wednesday. The Regional Water Authority is hosting their annual "Tap Into Nature" event at Lake Saltonstall. Children and their families are invited to fish, hike, and make crafts using leaves. Back by Popular Demand: RWA Helping Customers Harvest the Rain The Regional Water Authority (RWA) is offering rain barrels to Connecticut residents looking for an environmentally friendly way to reduce their water use while still keeping their gardens growing and lawns green. The RWA sold out of the very popular rain barrels earlier this summer, and is launching this second sale for customers who missed out on their chance to get a rain barrel in June. More Sophisticated Water Metering Coming to 13,000 West Haven Customers Water delivery and metering in West Haven is about to get more sophisticated, according to the water company. About 13,000 South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority customers in West Haven are about to get the water industry’s latest metering technology installed beginning next month, the RWA said in a news release. The West Haven customers will join about 50,000 customers in the RWA’s water district who already have received the upgrade. Regional Water Authority Bringing Advanced Metering Infrastructure To West Haven About 13,000 Regional Water Authority (RWA) customers in West Haven will have the water industry’s latest metering technology installed beginning next month, joining the 50,000 customers in the RWA’s water district who have already received the upgrade. RWA-Sponsored Ansonia Armory Beautification Efforts Celebrated The grounds of the Ansonia Armory are in the midst of a much-needed makeover. The first phase of the facelift outside the sprawling Armory on State Street was celebrated by local and state officials, along with area businesses, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2909
__label__cc	0.638378	0.361622	"Sail fast and live slow" Activities around Mazatlan La Paz to Mazatlan, Nov 2013 Caleta Partida and La Paz 11/23/13 Puerto Escondido to Agua Verde to San Evaristo 11/11/13 Bob and Carol onboard Sirena Oct. 2013 San Carlos to San Juanico to Isla Coronado Oct. 2013 Cruising the Sea again 17 May 2013 \| La Paz La Paz New engine installation 13 May 2013 \| Mazatlan Mazatlan Carnaval, Feb. 2013 Agua Verde to La Paz Thanksgiving in Agua Verde 03 December 2012 \| twenty miles from Loreto Mission San Javier 03 December 2012 \| Santa Rosalia to Santo Domingo Heading South 10-18-12 13 November 2012 \| Puerto Escondido Baja is Green 13 November 2012 \| Santa Rosalia Cruising plans delayed by Hurricane Paul 01 May 2012 \| Mazatlan, Mx A visit from our daughter and son in law Banos, Ecuador 07 April 2012 \| Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Galapagos, Santa Cruz Island Connie pleasantly warm in the 70's Activities around Mazatlan, Nov. & Dec. 2013 The Isla Marina, where we are located, is a small marina on a small man-made island in a harbor that holds 3 other marinas. At the head of the ramp is a Palapa restaurant that is a great place to hang out and meet friends and other cruisers. There is also a Condo/Hotel Resort here. This marina is a quiet, peaceful place to be as it doesn’t have any traffic. Just a short walk away, across the bridge, is Marina Mazatlan and four restaurants. There are several other restaurants within walking distance. The Palapa has Kareoke night every Sat. and Cheryl sings here every Sun. Cheryl sings Blues and a variety of other songs. She plays guitar and harmonica and often another man joins her playing his harmonica. She brings a number of different percussion instruments and she encourages people from the audience to play them. It’s always fun to relax at the Palapa with a beer and listen to her play and sing. In the photo gallery is a video of her singing with friends playing instruments along with her. The first Sun. in Dec. is the annual Pacific Marathon. The street that runs along the marinas and oceanfront is closed off for the race. We can sit on our boat and watch the runners go by. This is the second year that we’ve been here for this event. The night before the marathon is a fireworks display on the beach. We went to it this year and it was spectacular. The road that runs along the beach is closed off for this event and people fill up the malecon (sidewalk along the beach) and the road to watch. The fireworks were set up about every 100-200 yds. down the whole length of the beach from one end of the bay to the other end. The malecon is about 10 feet above the beach so we could not see where the fireworks were but our location on the malecon ended up being right in front of one of the fireworks launching pads. The street lights were turned off and the fireworks began. I’ve never been so close to fireworks before and it was LOUD, but wonderfully exciting and beautiful. I had to look straight up to watch them, but I could also look right and left to see the other fireworks up and down the beach. All the fireworks displays were synchronized with each other. It was beautiful. Our friends, Cliff and Lynne, took us to the small town of El Quilite for lunch one day. It’s about 30 miles away from Mazatlan. It was a beautiful drive through lush green hills. We saw some cattle and the occasional cowboy on horseback. Near the town the road was lined with colorful Bougainvillea and other tropical plants. The town was old with cobblestone streets and the buildings had wide roof overhangs that shaded the front porchs that held rocking chairs. The restaurant had been a house and we walked through the first 2 empty rooms, with murals painted on the walls, to get to the patio where the dining tables were. It was a large shaded patio with trees, tropical plants, and fountains. Oh, and it had roosters running around and crowing! There was one shaded patio and one sunny patio with 2 open air dining rooms between them. Crawling on the roof was the biggest orange Iguana that I’ve ever seen. Cliff and Lynne took us out the back gate of the patio to show us where they kept their animals. There were chickens, roosters, turkeys, ducks, goats, and sheep! There was one sheep that kept trying to get inside the door to the restaurant while baaaaaing insistently. One of the waiters came over and said the sheep wanted some milk and let him in?! So we followed him in and watched as the waiter handed a bottle of milk to a customer and she proceeded to feed the sheep from her table. Here we were having lunch in this beautiful tropical patio and it felt like we were in the middle of a farm. Two roosters started flying at each other and having a cock fight right by our table! I’ve never eaten in a restaurant quite like this before in Mexico. After lunch we explored the town a little, looking at a few stores. There was the leather goods store that had saddles, chaps, belts, and other leather goods. While next to it was a room with bales of hay in it. The town had a real western/cowboy feel to it. The next day we joined some other friends at the El Cid Marina and resort and relaxed around the pool and played a couple of games of volleyball in the pool. It was a great way to spend a warm, sunny day with friends. We went to the Art Walk which is held on the first Friday of each month. It takes place in the old town around Machado Plaza. All the art galleries and studios are open for people to browse through and they offer refreshments. It was fun to see the wide variety of art they have to offer. One artist makes leather masks and sculptures. It was quite different and beautiful. He had made a sculpture of a horse’s head that hung on the wall, which was stunning. Most of these art galleries are in old houses, so it is quite interesting to see the houses as well as the art. Remember, most houses in Latin American countries just have a wall in front with a door in it. You don’t get to see the beauty of the house until you’re inside where you’ll find inner courtyards and patios, open air rooms, and beautiful architecture. Some galleries used the whole house, whereas others displayed their art in 2 or 3 rooms and lived in the rest of the house. After seeing most of the galleries, we went back to Machado Plaza and browsed through the jewelry and other vendors, then had dinner at Pedro and Lola’s on the Plaza. While we were having dinner a band set up in the gazebo and we expected to hear some nice Mexican music. Boy, were we surprised when they played Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire”!! They played 50’s & 60’s music including a lot of surf music. All in all, it was a very enjoyable evening. Connie, cloudy, cool, rainy, and windy La Paz to Mazatlan, Nov. 2013 We left La Paz in the morning (Sun.) headed for Muertos which is about 60 miles down the coast. We had 20 knot head winds until we turned the corner and headed down the San Lorenzo channel, where the winds were behind us and we were on a broad reach. There were a lot of clouds and it sprinkled on us leaving La Paz harbor. We had clouds all day and as we got near Muertos in the Cerralvo Channel we got rained on again. I don’t know where these clouds and rain came from as they were not predicted. We’re used to warm, sunny weather here in Mexico and we’ve had lots of cooler and cloudy days here this fall. The wind and waves were confused and we constantly had to change the sails. First the wind was from behind us, then from the right, then behind, then from the left. Finally, we gave up trying to sail, rolled up the genny and turned on the engine and motored the last few miles into the anchorage. It was nice getting into the calm anchorage after rolling around on the confused waves all afternoon. Muertos is a great anchorage when a north wind is blowing. The wind blows over a low saddle of land into the anchorage, but the point protects the anchorage from waves and it stays flat calm. We had planned to stay in Muertos for a day before leaving for Mazatlan, because we had heard about some great snorkeling on a reef there. However, the weather didn’t cooperate. It was too windy, cloudy, and cool for snorkeling with the wind blowing at 20+ all day. While we relaxed onboard we were visited by a pelican who perched on our boat for a while. Fortunately I took a picture of him before Ed scared him away. It looked like he wanted to hunker down out of the wind for a while or maybe he wanted companionship because after he was scared off he remained close to our boat in the water for quite a while. We decided to leave for Mazatlan on Tues. because the forecast was for 13-17 knots and calming down Tues. afternoon into evening and calm wind on Wed. But no one told the wind that it was supposed to calm down, so it blew around 20 the whole way across until the last 30 miles before Mazatlan, when it calmed down. What was worse than the wind were the waves, which had built up pretty big after 2 days of wind blowing. They were 5-8+ feet at about 5-6 second intervals. It was like being on a wet roller coaster ride. Connie got seasick (the first time in 3 yrs. of cruising Mexico) and couldn’t help Ed much, so he had to do most of the night watch by himself and neither of us ate anything on the crossing. So when we got to Mazatlan we were pretty wiped out. The only good thing was that it was a fast trip. We buddy boated with friends, Gene and Barb, on s/v Chalet Mer. There’s a picture of their boat anchored in Muertos and another picture of their boat sailing into the sunrise early Tues. morning. This beautiful sunset happened on our last night here in La Paz. What a way to end our stay in La Paz! But let me go back to the beginning. We left San Evaristo and arrived in Caleta Partida on Partida Island to find our good friends on s/v Kasasa, Ian and Ellen, in the anchorage. We hadn’t seen them since spring so it was good to see them again and catch up with them. Partida is interesting because it looks like one island but is actually two islands. It is joined to Isla Espiritu Santo by a low sand bar that is less than 50 feet wide and the two islands are separated by a break in the sand bar that allows water to flow from one side of the islands to the other, looking like a river. Part of this anchorage is a crater of an extinct volcano. Over time the western and eastern edges have eroded to below sea level, but the rest of the high sloping walls remind you of the volcano it used to be. One day a big blue ocean going trawler came into the anchorage. Its name was Thomas Crosby V (maybe a relative’s boat? But no, that’s only wishful thinking). We went snorkeling on a large reef and saw many colorful fish and other sea life. I have been seeing many starfish recently where before there were almost none around. There are ones that are reddish with bumps and big fat arms, others that are small with skinny arms, and some that look like they have cactus spines all over them. Then there are the big sunflower starfish that have 20+ arms and can be 1 foot across. Then it was time to head for La Paz for a weeks’ stay. It was a time to get some things done, like taking care of a leaking water pump on the engine, and getting a shade curtain made. Also it’s a time to get together with friends that are here in La Paz. During our week here, on Nov. 20, there was a national holiday called Revolution Day. They had a big parade that lasted 3 hours! There were student groups from all the schools and they each had either a marching band or a truck playing music while they did a dance routine. There was even a group from the culinary school that marched in their white chefs’ outfit with their tall chefs’ hats. There were some cheerleading routines with girls standing on the shoulders of boys. There were many sports clubs and schools (basketball, soccer, football, volleyball, baseball) represented who also performed. A young soccer team put cones and hoops down on the road then ran their practice routines zigzagging around the cones, then picked them up and did it again 50 feet down the parade route. Many boys/mens groups made pyramids while climbing and standing on the shoulders of others. La Paz must hold the record for the number of martial arts schools because there were hundreds of students from many different martial arts schools. They would each stop and perform their moves and routines. The different sections of the police were represented including the dogs and their handlers who put the dogs through an obstacle course. There was a Mexican Folklorico Dance group dancing their way down the parade route on a big flatbed truck. The military was well represented with different groups showing off their skills like: climbing netting, sliding along ropes between 2 trucks, rappelling down ropes hung from cranes and towers, etc. There were classic old cars that carried Olympic athletes and others. And what would a parade be without the horse groups. There were the side saddle women’s groups and the Mexican cowboys and others. This was such a fun parade to watch with so many performances and activities going on. Our week ended all too quickly and now it’s time to leave for Mazatlan. See you on the other side of the sea for the next blog. We left Puerto Escondido to head south and had a nice downwind sail with winds from the north in the mid teens. Unfortunately, the wind only lasted about an hour, so we had to turn on the iron genny (engine, for those of you unfamiliar with the term). We had been motoring for a while when we noticed a sailboat in front of us that was sailing with just their genny. We were getting closer and closer as there was no wind for them to sail. Finally when we were very close they flagged us down and we went over to see what the problem was. Their steering had broken and they had no engine, so we offered to tow them for the last 7 miles into Agua Verde. We towed them right into the north anchorage where there were 5 boats and not much room to maneuver. We untied them, but evidently it was too deep for them as they didn't have much anchor chain, so they began to sail on their genny back to the main beach where it was shallower, but very rolly. A panga with several local fisherman came out to see if they could help and they towed them back to our anchorage and took them in close where they could anchor in shallow water. The sailor spoke Spanish and after telling the fishermen what the problem was, the fisherman told him that he would take him to Constitucion (the nearest big town) to get his broken steering welded tomorrow. The town is several hours away, part of which was a bad dirt road from the village of Agua Verde out to the highway. This is one of the things we love about Mexico. The Mexicans will go out of their way to help someone in need, whether they are Mexican or gringo. This fisherman took the day off of fishing (which is his livelihood) to drive this sailor to town and find a welder and wait for him and then bring him back to his boat. All this for a stranger in need. We enjoyed a couple of days in Agua Verde with 4 other boats of friends. While we were there more boats kept coming in and by the time we left there were 11 boats in this little anchorage!! More than we'd ever seen there before. When we left Agua Verde for San Evaristo there was no wind so we motored and Ed put out the hand lines. He had been trolling for a while when a fish hit the lure and Ed caught a nice size Dorado. He was excited because it had been a long time since he had caught a Dorado. (He has hooked up Bonitos and other undesirable fish that he's thrown back) He was just sitting down to rest after cleaning and filleting it when another Dorado hit the line. When they drag behind the boat on the hand line they bounce along the surface of the water on their side and look like they are water skiing!! Two in one day!! Ed was really happy. He cleaned this one and handed it off to me to fillet. I said, "Two fish are enough, why don't you pull in the lines." He said, "No" and kept on fishing, and guess what? He caught another one!! This one was a little bigger and friskier as he slapped his tail and jumped, then dove under water in an attempt to dislodge the hook. But Ed prevailed and pulled him on board too. He was flopping around so much in the cockpit it was hard to get the gunny sack on him, but once we did he calmed down. I said, "Enough, I'm not filleting another fish!" Ed was tired also after catching and cleaning 3 fish so he pulled in his lines. Then just when I finished filleting the last fish and was getting ready to make lunch Ed said the engine was over heating and he turned it off. Fortunately the wind had come up and we could sail downwind wing and wing. So I went out into the cockpit to sail the boat while Ed went inside to check out the engine. So, lunch would have to wait. The engine had lost a lot of water so Ed was going to add more, so he had me start the engine again. Then 30 seconds later he told me to turn if off. Evidently a hose had come off and when he added water it came right out the hose. So he put the hose back on and had me start the engine again so he could add water. Then a minute later he had me turn it off again. There was another problem. The pulley had come off the sea water pump so it wasn't pumping sea water to cool the engine. So this took him a lot longer to fix than the hose. We were getting closer to San Evaristo quickly as the wind had picked up to 15 knots. Every so often Ed would call out to me, "how much more time do I have?" And I would tell him. By this time we were getting quite close to San Evaristo, so I called one of our friends (Rick on s/v Hotel California) on the radio that was anchored there and let them know our situation. They said they would stand by and help us if we needed it. That made me feel a lot better, in case we had to sail in and anchor under sail. Ed came through with 10 minutes to spare!! We got the engine started again, added water, and it cooled right down, just in time to turn into the anchorage. Whew! We jumped in the water for a swim and to cool off, it felt wonderfully refreshing. We had so much fish so we invited several friends over for dinner to help us eat some of the Dorado and we had a great evening together. Boy, did we sleep well that night. The next morning, Mike and Judy, on s/v Milagro, and Ed and I went ashore and we met some local people who had just arrived by panga. They live on the island of San Jose. We hadn't even known anyone lived on San Jose. We spoke to Alva who told us they have a ranch on the island and there are about 15-20 people living there in their little Pueblo. They raise goats and cattle. They had come to San Evaristo to take some goats to La Paz to sell them. Picture this: Alva came in the panga with her husband, father, 2 sons, AND 27 GOATS!! It was a 1 hour panga ride from the island to San Evaristo with 27 goats. They unloaded the goats and took them to a pickup truck on the beach. The truck had sides and hanging from an arm on one side was a scale to weigh each goat. A man would put a simple rope harness around the goats' belly and pick it up and hang it on the scale (sort of like hanging a fish on the scale to weigh it). Another man wrote down the weight on his paper, then they put the goat in the truck and picked up another goat and hung him on the scale. It was interesting to watch this process. In talking to Alva we found out that she's lived on the island for 20 years (she's 36 and has 3 kids). They get their water from a well on the island, for bathing, washing clothes, etc., but have to come to San Evaristo to get their drinking water. San Evaristo has a desalination plant and they sell water to several small pueblos or fishing camps nearby. San Evaristo, itself, is quite small with no more than 100 people living in it. They have a small store, with basic necessities, which also supplies the fishing camps nearby. The people from the fishing camps come in their pangas to get food, and water in big barrels. They usually come with wives and kids and fill up the pangas with so much supplies that we wonder how they get back to their villages without capsizing. By our standards, these people live a bare subsistence life. But they are a happy people who are very content with their lives. Alva told us they eat healthy, goats and cattle for meat, milk, cheese, and chickens for eggs and meat, and fish, and they grow vegetables. When we asked her if they needed anything on the island, she said they needed a teacher as there was no school there. That was the only thing she was unhappy about. But there were schools in a couple of small communities, Agua Verde being one of them, that they could take their kids to. It was a 1-2 hour panga ride to go to school. On our third day here we went snorkeling and it was like swimming in an aquarium. The water was very clear and there were a lot of different colorful fish. The rocks had coral, starfish, urchins, oysters, and other things. I saw a small octopus scoot under a rock and a long trumpet fish swimming around giving me the eye. There was a Crown of Thorns starfish about 1 foot across with 13 arms. It looked like a cross between a fat starfish and a porcupine. There was a fish that was perfectly camouflaged in the rocks. He was mottled with shades of brown and was very hard to distinguish from the rock. I watched him for a while and he never moved. I wanted to see him better so I swam down and scooped up a handful of sand, then swam over him and dropped the sand on him. He scooted away about 2 feet and settled on another rock. As I was sitting in the cockpit this afternoon enjoying the day, it was hard to tear myself away from it and go inside to write this blog. We're in a flat, calm anchorage with clear turquoise water, low 80's, warm sun, gentle breeze, and just about perfect conditions. Life is good! Bob and Carol onboard Sirena Bob and Carol, Connie's brother and sister-in-law, joined us for 5 days on the boat. We met them at their time share, Villa del Palmar, in Candeleros bay and enjoyed lunch at the resort with them. The next morning, Ed took the dinghy ashore to pick up Bob and Carol from the beach. As soon as they were on board we raised the anchor and headed for Honeymoon cove on Isla Danzante. We were in luck because the anchorage was empty and it's so small there is only room for one boat. It's a beautiful little anchorage, narrow with high rocky walls, and a white, sandy beach at the head of the bay. It had clear, turquoise water and we could see lots of fish, so we quickly got out our snorkel gear and jumped in the water. We saw lots of different fish and the snorkeling was good except for being a little dark because we had total cloud cover. The clouds were from Hurricane Ramon and they really cooled the weather down from what it had been. After we finished snorkeling, we were on deck, having just rinsed off with the solar shower, when it started raining. We were surprised as rain had not been in the weather forecast. It rained the rest of the afternoon, so we had to put off going snorkeling again. It rained and the wind blew all night and the next morning until 10:00. When it stopped raining we decided to leave and go to another anchorage and hope for better weather. We went to Ballandra on Isla Carmen and the weather was better there. As we were motoring away from Isla Danzante we watched the clouds move in again and the air was thick with rain over the island. We were glad we left when we did. We went snorkeling again in Ballandra and the snorkeling was good. However, the bugs were awful!! When Ed and I swam ashore to get the dinghy on the beach we got swarmed by Bobo's and No See Ums. They were so thick around us that we could hardly get our gear off and get the dinghy back in the water because we were constantly shooing them away. Ed got bit all over his body and I had a white lycra shirt on and it was covered with 100's of black specks. There were a lot less bugs out on the water than on shore so we decided to pick up Bob and Carol from the water, then made a beeline to our boat. Fortunately we have bug screens on our boat, so that kept the bugs on the outside. There were 2 other boats in the bay that were friends of ours and we got together for happy hour on one of their boats and had a really nice time. Ballandra's shoreline had changed from our previous trips there. It used to have a small stream that meandered through the flat land above the beach then trickled through the sand into the bay. There had been a lot of rain from the remants of several hurricanes and tropical storms and the small stream turned into a raging river and washed out most of the beach and now was flowing into the bay and had created a shoal and sand bar out in the bay. It was quite a surprise to see the nice big sandy beach gone. During the night our weather changed and we could feel the boat bobbing up and down on the waves that were rolling into the bay. Since the wind was forecast to blow hard for several days, we left in the morning and headed for Puerto Escondido, which is a very protected harbor. We spent the last 3 days of Bob and Carols' visit here in Puerto Escondido. We were disappointed that we couldn't show them more anchorages in the beautiful Sea of Cortez, but such is the cruising life, where our travels are influenced by the weather. We rented a car and took them into Loreto to explore the town. We had lunch in a really good restaurant called Orlando's, which was new since we were there last spring. There is also a new grocery store in Loreto called La Ley, which is so much better and has more selection, than the other small stores. So we took the opportunity to get more food for the boat. The next day we wanted to take Bob and Carol to breakfast at a great place called El Borracho (the drunk). Another couple wanted to go with us, so we had to figure out how to get 6 people and luggage in this tiny rental car that was about as big as a small Fiat. The storage area behind the back seat was 1 foot deep, but amazingly held 2 duffel bags and 3 backpacks. Inside we had 3 in the back seat and 3 in the front (Julie sat on Bill's lap in the passenger seat and they had to stay out of the way of the stick shift!) It had little 10 inch wheels and everytime we went over a little bump we all held out breaths!! We had a great breakfast, as always, at El Borracho. It looks like an old cowboy/western saloon with a lot of things hanging on the walls like saddles, stirrups, horseshoes, branding irons, bulls' horns, etc. After breakfast, we took Bob and Carol to the Loreto airport to fly home. Then we went back to our boat to plan for the next leg of our trip to Agua Verde. We drove to San Carlos to get our boat and begin this cruising season in Mexico again. We were happy to see that our boat was just fine and survived the hot Mexican summer very well on the hard in San Carlos. This was our first experience at leaving our boat out of the water for an extended time and we were happy with the results. After the boat was launched we spent a few days getting it ready to go again and provisioning it. Then we left around 6 p.m. and had a great crossing to Baja. We had around 15 knots of wind on a broad reach with smooth seas, a full moon, and warm weather (shorts and t-shirts all night!) It can't get much better than that!! We arrived earlier than expected, around 4 a.m., and had to slow the boat down to wait for the sun to come up. We arrived in San Juanico and there were only 2 other boats there. We enjoyed 3 wonderful days here in this beautiful calm anchorage, swimming, snorkeling, and walking on the beach. It was great to be out on the water again. We had spoken to friends on the radio who were in Isla Coronado and we were eager to meet up with them again, so we left San Juanico bound for Isla Coronado near Loreto. It was great to see our friends again on s/v Hotel California, Milagro, and Nirvana. We also met Les and Diane on s/v Gemini. The weather was calm and perfect for a dinghy trip to our favorite restaurant, La Picazon, on the Baja peninsula. So we got on the radio and put out the word to all our friends and everyone wanted to go. The owners, Alex and Imelda, are wonderful people. They are so warm and welcoming that we almost feel like family. On top of that, the food is outstanding. They offer wonderful dishes like Seafood Coquille served on a half shell, Shrimp Diabla served on a half pineapple, and other more casual dishes like wraps and burgers. Most everyone had the seafood dishes, but one friend had a burger and said it was the best burger she'd ever had. Everyone loved the restaurant so much that they decided we all had to come back in 2 days and have hamburgers for lunch. Fortunately the weather stayed calm and we could dinghy across the channel from the island and land on the beach in front of La Picazon. Alex was on the beach to greet us and we were surprised to find a table set with appetizers, just waiting for us. When we asked how he knew we were coming, he said he could see the dinghys coming across the water. We were all set to order hamburgers when he told us they also had chicken burgers, fish burgers, shrimp burgers, almost any kind of burger we could want!! I got the shrimp burger and it was wonderful, with shrimp in a melted cheese sauce. Everyone was having such a nice time enjoying the perfect afternoon in this beautiful palapa restaurant on the beach. Alex and Imelda came and joined us at the table and we had such a nice time visiting with them. It was hard to tear ourselves away from this great spot to return to our boats. We left Isla Coronado the next day to go to Candeleros Bay where we would meet my brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Carol. They were staying at Villa del Palmar where they own a time share. Vessel Name: Sirena Vessel Make/Model: Cardinal 46 Hailing Port: Newport Beach, CA Crew: Ed and Connie Quesada About: Ed and Connie have been sailing together for over 44 years and have sailed on Sirena for over 22 years. Sirena has been to Mexico many times before. We plan an extended vacation to Mexico for four or more months. Stay tune as we take our time through the warm weather down south. Extra: Slow cruising through Mexican waters Home Page: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/directory_sirena1 Sirena's Photos - Banos, Ecuador Photo 38 of 52 \| Back To Album Ed and Connie Who: Ed and Connie Quesada Port: Newport Beach, CA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2911
__label__wiki	0.810593	0.810593	Creeper’s Will Gould: “A Lot Of People Would’ve Liked Creeper To Just Become A Spooky Pop-Punk Band” Rock Sound 18 December 2017 at 15.00 Will reminisces on an absolutely MASSIVE year. Creeper were winners of the Best British Breakthrough award at the first ever Rock Sound Awards powered by EMP. In the magazine vocalist Will Gould looks back over a massive year for the band. Here's a taste: HOW WAS THE STUDIO ATMOSPHERE? DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAD ON YOUR HANDS WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO EVERYTHING ELSE OUT THERE? “It was a very stressful environment. I think Creeper inherently are quite a difficult group to work with and I always really admire our record label our manager and people like that who put up with us, because we are a fucking nightmare. Stupidly, really, we decided to block ourselves in and do our own thing. We knew Neil Kennedy [producer] really well, obviously he’s recorded all of our stuff, so it was kind of really isolated. We were inside making this weird record, and the publisher came in one day to hear it and he heard it in its very earliest form which was almost like an hour-long opus that had an intro song on it that sounded a bit like ‘Five Years’ by David Bowie. I loved that song but we had to lose it because the record was so over weighted. I think on paper what a lot of people would've liked Creeper to have done is just become a spooky pop-punk band. To be involved in that pop-punk scene and just do some spooky songs. Unfortunately we were just never going to do that. There’s elements of that in our sound, but to some people who were just expecting us to write something different, they got something else! I remember someone at the label saying it was one of the best reviewed records they’d ever worked in the end. I was really proud of that because it showed if they kept with us it was all going to be okay, and it kind of gives us some faith in us in the future the next time we do something.” THE TOUR AROUND THE ALBUM FELT LIKE A REAL WATERSHED MOMENT FOR THE BAND, TOO. IT FELT LIKE THE MEETING OF THE TWO ERAS OF CREEPER. IT WAS VISCERAL BUT ALSO GRAND. DOES THAT REPRESENT WHERE YOU GUYS WERE IN 2017? “I think it was the step into the sort of thing that we’d envisioned. We hadn’t envisioned it originally because we never thought we’d play anything but the Joiners in Southampton, but every time we’ve been given a little bit of rope we’ve always tried to something special with it. The more we’ve been allowed to do and the bigger rooms that people have sold out for us, the more of a show we want to put on to make it unique and special and something that’s worth going outside for. I think it really did represent that, but you have to bear in mind as well that the tour we did just before that headline tour was one of my favourite tours. We were on tour with Waterparks in the United States. It hasn’t been documented very well, that tour, but it’s probably my favourite tour we’ve ever done because we were out in America and we were in a converted party bus. Our friend sorted us out, he borrowed all of this gear – a bass cab and Hannah had a keyboard that didn’t have sustain pedal; it had like a DJ setting on it. We were just borrowing all of this gear and inside that bus there were loads of weapons for some reason. Inside this bus there was a bow and arrow, there was a nightstick, there was a machete… There was all of this in there and we got pulled over by the cops loads of times. We were sleeping next to each other, Hannah was sleeping on the parcel shelf – she called it the Princess Bunk. The bus wasn’t suitable for touring and travelling across the country, so it broke down a million times, we had to get pulled out of this onion field by this Mexican farmer who came and saved us. The window above the parcel shelf smashed one night and just showered Sean with glass and then there was a blizzard and all the water came in through the window and broke Oli’s phone, and then at the end some hornets nested on that little parcel shelf, they just got in while we were doing the show. That’s one of my favourite tours. So the tour following that was this big production, the first step into a grander production. We had our own bus, and it was the flipside of things and as much as the headline tour was absolutely a watershed moment for me and for the band, there’s still a really chaotic and exciting part of the band that often goes a little unnoticed. That was literally the two sides of the coin and I love them both quite dearly.” You can grab Creeper's very special bundle from awards.rocksound.tv Load the next feature...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2912
__label__cc	0.634405	0.365595	Royal Enfield makes Friends on Facebook Royal Enfield Motorcycles is now accessible through Facebook. We've met many wonderful Friends since joining the Facebook World, but there has been some pushback as well. One message comes from my friend, screenwriter and wit Douglas Kalajian. He and his wife Robyn write the cooking blog theArmenianKitchen.com He called into question my claim of independence from the Royal Enfield company, and my dedication to "cheerful" news about Royal Enfield motorcycles: "Congratulations on your venture into the Facebook world. Robyn's had a fan page for a while now, but I've never seen it. "I wonder how she defined the brand? Cheerful news about overeating? "I very much like your concept of the truth as you know it. I wonder why The New York Times didn't think of it first? It's absolutely bullet proof, so to speak. You could print pretty much anything and say, "Well, as far as I knew..." "I was puzzled, though, by your boast that you have credibility because you take so little in the way of graft. I think it would have been more effective if, instead of listing the few bribes you've accepted, you'd listed the stuff you turned down. "What would that be? "I mean, really: Why not just list all the stuff you'd love to get? "Imagine the respect you'd command (and deserve) if you were just honest and said, 'I've been promoting this crappy bike for two years now and all I've gotten are some turn signals. Those cheap bastards back in Peshawar had better wise up or I'm going to stop being so darn CHEERFUL' "What an audience builder! Even I'd keep coming back so see what kind of loot you'd piled up. "Of course, it might cost you some self respect..." Peshawar? Doug is joking; his knowledge of geography is just as strong as his reverence for self respect. What he's advising me, I gather, is this: don't take yourself too seriously. But don't forget yourself, either. Labels: Armenian food	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2915
__label__wiki	0.552155	0.552155	Review – The Defibulators “Debt’ll Get ‘Em” Trigger Reviews 5 Comments Somewhat weird, certainly smart-assed, but seriously entertaining, The Defibulators from New York, New York have unleashed their latest album Debt’ll Get ‘Em, ripe for weird looks and rank misunderstanding, but filled with some really good times. They say there’s a band for every moment in time, and though that may be a tall order to lump on The Defibulators’ shoulders exclusively, they seem to define this strange time in country roots better than most. In many ways they’re a hipster band themselves, being a country band from the Big Apple and blending sometimes hokey elements and campy attitude into what otherwise is authentic country music. At the same time they’re armed with a keen sense of self-awareness, not only of themselves, but of their time and surrounding, and are quick to harp on the silliness of every other Anthropology major running around with a banjo, and legions of roots musicians moving to the big cities to take part in Mumford mania. There’s no doubt that in 20 years or so, roots revival bands in their vests and suspenders will be the laughing stock of popular culture just like hair metal bands are today, but the Defibulators ask why wait 20 years when you can make fun of them right now, and in some ways make fun of yourself by proxy? Being a country band from New York City is somewhat campy itself, so why not embrace your fate, own it, revel in it, and most importantly, not let it get in the way of making great music, or the music you want. The line between where the sarcasm ends and the seriousness begins with The Defibulators is hard to define, and they appear to like it that way. But one thing for sure is the Defibulators are nothing to laugh at as players or songwriters. New York may be getting infiltrated by hayseed musicians from North Carolina, like the moral of the Debt’ll Get ‘Em song “Cackalacky” conveys (see video below), but it’s hard to make it in NYC no matter what style of music you play unless you have some serious chops. And The Defibulators have them, evidenced throughout this album, and specifically on the seriously fun instrumental “Rumble Strip.” Can’t say enough about the players of The Defibulators, and there’s a total of seven of them so you could get tongue tied trying to shower accolades on them all, but needless to say, Debt’ll Get’Em is worth the listen if only for the music. Acoustic guitar, banjo player, and front man Bug Jennings writes the majority of the songs, and is responsible for wrapping the true message behind The Defibulators so tightly in so many veils, it keeps you on your toes at all times, wondering just what the hell is going on, and if they are laughing at you or with you, or if you’re just supposed to stop wondering and listen to the damn music. Songs like “Working Class,” “Get Yer Papers,” and “He-Haw In Heaven” all have moments where they feel like they’re totally a bit, but nonetheless convey the entertainment of a honest to goodness country song. The Defibulators secret weapon is the breathtaking Erin Bru, who can squeeze the pain out of a song like few others. Though she’s only featured out front in a few songs, she threatens to steal the show every time, like in the sultry “Pay For That Money.” When a girl is added to a band just to stand there and be cute and maybe sing some harmonies and shake a tambourine, there is nothing worse. But in instances like Erin Bru and The Defibulators, it can help legitimize the entire thing. One of my concerns about the Defibulators is where they exactly fit in this big, scarey music world. Their strength is that their music is hard to pigeon hole, but it also might be their weakness. Aside from drawing shallow similarities to Jonny Fritz, I’m not sure where they belong, or if enough people will get them. But I got Debt’ll Get Em, or maybe it got me, but either way I definitely found it worth the listen. 1 1/2 of 2 guns up — 4 of 5 stars Purchase Debt’ll Get ‘Em from the Defibulators Preview & Purchase Tracks on Amazon Debt'll Get 'Em, Jonny Fritz, Review, The Defibulators I loved 2009’s ‘Corn Money’, I can’t wait to give this a listen Matty T I’d never heard of this band before but I like what I’m hearing so far! Go see them live if you ever get the chance. Great energy and live show. Nice people, too. I’ve booked them in Georgia and put them up in my house for the night and can’t wait to do it again. They weird me out and I don’t understand them. So original with a lot to say! Their energy is infectious !! Get their album !!!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2919
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__label__cc	0.656199	0.343801	27 86 07 20 Plan your trip Hotel View - Inn at The Presidio Golden Gate Bridge - Inn at The Presidio Lobby - Inn at The Presidio Hotel Entrance - Inn at The Presidio Fireplace - Inn at The Presidio Bedroom - Inn at The Presidio Double Room - Inn at The Presidio Double Bedroom - Inn at The Presidio Bathroom - Inn at The Presidio Breakfast - Inn at The Presidio Living Area - Inn at The Presidio Seating Area - Inn at The Presidio Hotel Exterior - Inn at The Presidio Home Destinations Americas North America United States of America California Inn at The Presidio Inn at The Presidio San Francisco, California, United States of America Historic Pershing Hall served as the stomping ground for military personnel for a century Suited to guests who have visited the city before and are looking for a unique experience Owned by the "Presidio Trust" the hotels decor is a stylish nod to the military Enjoy the Inn's daily wine and cheese reception sat around the cosy fire-pit Access to 24-miles of hiking and biking trails and minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge Living room and guest rooms are beautifully restored with local art and fascinating artefacts Larger families should stay at the Funston House with 4 bedrooms for a historic stay Use as a base to take a guided day trip to Napa or Sonomas best wineries San Francisco is a year-round destination but has a cool maritime climate. In the summer, the city’s famous fog rolls in mornings and evenings, creating a misty chill in the air. Spring sees the end of the rainy season, and the city’s pretty-in-pink cherry blossom trees dot the landscape. In Autumn Indian Summer comes to San Francisco, bringing warm, dry days with plenty of sunshine. The very best time of year is August to October when temperatures are at their highest and days are often sunny. Insider's View Pop into the officer's club next door; it is the oldest building in San Francisco and is made of adobe! Little visitors can enjoy freshly baked cookies and milk during the wine and cheese reception! I loved sitting around the fire-pit indulging in some local pinot and a wonderful cheese spread. It was so peaceful after a day in the bustling city and really lovely to get to know the other guests too! The porches are perfect to enjoy a view of the bridge with a cold glass of wine Call us on 27 86 07 20 to start planning your holiday to Inn at The Presidio or take a look at our itineraries to California Located in the historic Presidio area of San Francisco in Pershing Hall, this boutique 22-room inn gives guest a unique perspective on a stay in the city. It's close to Golden Gate Bridge and park but only a short cab ride from downtown attractions. Inn at the Presidio is the first hotel to open in the Presidio area of San Francisco, set amongst the historic homes of the Presidio, with a charming side street to the east and a wooded trail to the south, the Presidio offers a one-of-a-kind experience in San Francisco. Built in 1903, this Classic Revival brick building served as an officer's quarters in military days. The 22-room inn is three stories high, with inviting porches with rocking chairs, cosy living rooms with salvage-store finds and impressive local art. 17 of the rooms are suites, with separate living rooms with gas fireplaces and furnished true to the Inn's history using simple stripes, wools and linens. They are homely with wrought iron beds, Pendleton blankets and black-and-white historic photographs and interesting art. A National Historic Landmark, the Inn feels a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of downtown San Francisco, and is best suited for those looking for a peaceful stay or for second-time visitors to San Francisco looking to experience another side of the city. The Presidio is minutes away from neighbourhood shopping districts and just a 10-minute taxi ride from Fisherman's Wharf area of San Francisco and downtown beyond. It is ideally located for exploring wine country - Sonoma and Napa - just across the Golden Gate Bridge to the north. There are 22 rooms, with 17 of the rooms being suites. Each of the classic king suites feature a sofa bed in a separate living room, ideal for couples requiring more space or for a family of four to sleep comfortably. Chose from Forest View rooms facing over the park landscape or a top floor suite which offers more privacy, and many of which have views of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Funston House has four bedrooms and communal living spaces, the home can be booked in its entirety or single rooms can be booked. Guests staying at the Funston House can enjoy all the amenities and perks of the Inn, including breakfast and the cheese reception. While the Inn doesn't offer any child specific facilities, its peaceful location may make it appealing to families. The suites with sofa beds offer a comfortable and unique bolt-hole for those with younger families requiring a family-room. Perks include a complimentary continental breakfast and the evening wine and cheese reception. The Presidio Trust runs a complimentary shuttle service around the Presidio and to downtown San Francisco. The Inn has a resident chauffeur on site to drive guests into the city or to nearby Sausalito for dinner (this is chargeable). Uber services and taxis also serve the Presidio. The Presidio is a unique neighbourhood in San Francisco, with the Presidio Trust hosting regular exhibits and walking tours. Play a round of golf at the Presidio Golf Course, bike through the South Hills or along Crissy Field or enjoy relaxing at the SenSpa Day Spa. Families shouldn't miss a trip to the Walt Disney Family Museum. A stone's throw away, San Francisco offers world-class restaurants, including Michelin-starred eateries as well as museums and shopping. San Francisco is incredibly easy to navigate by foot, bicycle, bus, trolley or taxi. It’s also a gateway to the nearby wine country of Sonoma and Napa just over the bridge. Browse art galleries, visit bustling Chinatown, get a handle on the geography by climbing one of the city’s famed hills or take the cable car, go shopping in the fashion epi-center Union Square, board a bay cruise at Fisherman’s Wharf to take it all in from the water or book ahead to visit Alcatraz Island, take a stroll across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and lunch in charming Sausalito. Holly Brightwell (Staff) The hotel has a beautiful old colonial charm, a quality finish and no expense is spared on furnishings and design. Not having a restaurant is something to factor in but nearby Sausalito has its pull factor with lots of fantatsic places to eat and drink. The Inn is the closest hotel to the famous Golden Gate Bridge and you catch glimpses of it from the 3rd floor. The Inn has a Classic American college campus feel a really charming hotel. Bespoke Tour of San Francisco Explore the city-by-the-bay on a bespoke tour. Visit some of the San Francisco's most iconic and famous landmarks including Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf and Golden Gate Bridge. Tailored to your preferences, the experience will be highly customised. Catch a Baseball Game Sports fan or not, you can't help but enjoy the ballpark; it's an experience so quintessentially American. Chow down on dogs and beer, hear the barrel organ fire up the crowd and cry "Outta Sight" as a 'homer' is hit. Cycle over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito Hire a bike and cycle over the iconic Golden Gate Bridge from Fisherman's Wharf to charming Sausalito, perched on the hillside between the Bay and the Marin Headlands, or for the really energetic keep pedalling to Tiburon for lunch at Sam's! Explore Alcatraz Island Yes it’s touristy, but it’s hard not to be excited as you ride across the choppy waters of San Francisco Bay to Alcatraz Island. Along with a historical prison tour, Alcatraz offers a working lighthouse, tide pools, a fort, gardens and epic city views. North Beach Food Tour Join this 3-hour tour that explores the Italian restaurant scene and Barbary coast. Visit hidden tunnels where booze was brought during prohibition and the coast's oldest pizza oven. Small group tour with 4 stops. Pier 39 - Sealions and Submarines Ever since fisherman first hauled out of Pier 39, sea lions have bellyflopped on the docks. More marine life can be seen at the Aquarium of the Bay, while street performers, fairground rides and an array of boat trips on the Bay thrill visitors. Located within the Presidio and the closest hotel to the Golden Gate Bridge. 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__label__wiki	0.958602	0.958602	Music Genre bending artist Surrija debuts breathtaking new single “Nothing Love” By angie Los Angeles based Experimental pop songwriter, producer Surrija is best known for creating fresh, distinct music garnering a quite loyal fanbase. The multi faceted artist previously known as Jane Lui recently released her latest single, “Nothing Love”, ahead of her much awaited forthcoming self titled debut album release under her new artist moniker. Singer-Songwriter/actor Dante Palminteri drops his most affecting single yet with his latest single “Far from Me”. The unusual track spotlights the lavish… It’s been close to 10 long months for BTS fan base, ARMY since the septet dropped an album. The last chart topper… The rising Alternative singer-songwriter and model, Ruben Pol recently dropped his classic black and white live music video for his celestial latest… The mastermind behind Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk is back with another mind boggling thriller. The first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet… Pop Singer Elliot Jones Injects Nostalgia on Dazzling “I’m In Love” Music Video Los Angeles pop artist, Elliot Jones, disrupts the music world with his first music video for dazzling single, “I’m In Love”. The… The most excellent first look at Bill & Ted Face the Music is finally here! It’s been over a year since the…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2938
__label__cc	0.601084	0.398916	1st Season: 1993-1994 -Bye Bye Birdie -Lil' Abner 2nd Season: 1994-1995 -Damn Yankees -Fiddler on the Roof 3rd Season: 1995-1996 -Oklahoma -The Wizard of Oz -Charlie & the Chocolate Factory -The Diary of Anne Frank -The Wiz -Cabaret Dessert Theatre -Aesop's Fables -How to Succeed in Business... -Benjamin and Judah -Annie Get Your Gun -Grand Night of Singing -Joseph and the Amazing... -Number the Stars -Peter Pan -Bagels, Lox, & Broadway... -Singing in the Rain -Pinocchio -Into the Woods -Alexander and the Terrible... -Hello, Tomorrow 10th Season: 2002-2003 -Little Shop of Horrors -Once Upon A Mattress -Grease -Alice in Wonderland -Seussical -SUDS -Pippi Longstocking -Henry and Ramona -Guys and Dolls -Rumpelstiltskin is My Name -Oliver! -Yours, Anne -Beauty and the Beast -Hansel and Gretel The Disney Season -Disney’s High School Musical -Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS -Elton John & Tim Rice’s AIDA -Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS JCompany Goes Green: Reuse! Recycle! Revive! -Pocahontas -Disney's High School Musical 2 -Fireflies: The Story of the Artists of Terezin, Featuring the Original Children’s Opera BRUNDIBAR The Classic Family Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein -South Pacific -The King And I -The Sound of Music -Cinderella Our Chai Season - 18 Years Celebrating Life -13 -A New Musical -Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat -Children of Eden A Tribute to Broadway Shows Produced at La Jolla Playhouse -Disney's Mulan -The Who's TOMMY -Thoroughly Modern Millie -Xanadu - The Musical (Seriously!) The Streisand Season - JCompany Youth Theatre Commemorates 20 Years -Funny Girl -Yentl -Gypsy -Hello, Dolly! 21st Season: 2013-2014 ONCE UPON A TIME – Magic is Coming! -Shrek – The Musical -Disney's The Little Mermaid -Disney's Tarzan 22nd Season: 2014-2015 -Disney's Peter Pan -The Pirates of Penzance -West Side Story 23rd Season: 2015-2016 Bringing Great Stories to Life! -RAW RENT -RAW Mystery Flavor -RAW Maury Yeston's Phantom -Disney's Mary Poppins -Seussical Jr. -Annie Warbucks -Once on This Island EPIC QUESTS -RAW Titanic, The Musical -RAW Urinetown -RAW Hair -Aladdin, Jr. -Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, Jr. -Ragtime, School Edition Our Silver Jubilee Anniversary! -RAW Sunday in the Park with George -RAW Tick, Tick... BOOM! -RAW COMMUNITY Chess -Disney's The Lion King Experience -Les Miserables -Disney's Beauty & The Beast -Hairspray -RAW -RAW COMMUNITY -Disney's Frozen Jr. presented in partnership with Disney Theatrical Productions Pilot Program -Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame -Disney's Newsies Jr. Disney's Frozen JR. presented in partnership with Disney Theatrical Productions Pilot Program -Dreamwork's Madagascar Jr. -1776 The Musical -RAW Two By Two -RAW COMMUNITY Les Miserables -Disney's My Son Pinocchio Jr. -Mamma Mia! -Matilda The Musical -Fireflies featuring the original children's opera BRUNDIBAR 28th Season: 2019-2010 -RAW TBA -RAW COMMUNITY TBA -TBA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2939
__label__cc	0.674933	0.325067	Search Engine Optimisation Articles All articles, guides and advice on Search Engine Optimisation by the Smart Domain Group. We share the latest news and best tips based on more than 16 years getting proven results for our clients, and testing the latest techniques. From picking the right domain name to the latest Google algorithm updates, you’ll find it here. Why Do You Need an SEO Specialist When Designing a Website? Date: Thu 11th May 2017 Thinking about re-designing your website? New company planning a website? If you answered yes to either of these, ask yourself, do I have an SEO specialist? If not, your website is doomed to not perform as well as it could.A Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) specialist needs to be at the table when a new website is being planned. They will be able t... What Can Local SEO Do for Your Business? Date: Mon 1st May 2017 SEO can only get your website so far. At least, regular SEO can. 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Date: Fri 7th October 2016 It's one of the most important factors in web design, but even now, many people still don't know what search engine optimisation is and how vital it is. Having professional search engine optimisation can make a huge difference to whether your business gets that cherished first place on Google and the other search engines! 94% of onlin... Penguin 4.0 is finally here! Date: Fri 30th September 2016 In the last few days, Google has confirmed that its latest algorithm, called Penguin 4.0, has been rolled out. Two years after its last update, the Penguin algorithm will make drastic changes to the way sites are viewed and ranked by Google. How will this affect your website you ask? If it... Six Top Tips To Get Your Website Found Date: Wed 28th September 2016 Just having a website isn't enough to generate you sales enquiries. There are many search engine optimisation factors at work that make a difference between a business-generating website and a failing one. 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__label__cc	0.557697	0.442303	SEC Created Content About the SEC What is the SEC? Three Minutes on How the SEC Helps You Accomplish Your Goals Click the image above to view a short video that describes what the SEC is and what we do. In about 3 minutes you can get an idea of why your peers are calling on the Security Executive Council to help address their risk management leadership issues. Home :: By Type :: Books :: The Real War Against America The Real War Against America The Real War Against America reads like a spy thriller, but it is a true story; author Kingstone tells the account of the company he founded, Super Vision International, and its desperate struggle against Chinese counterfeiters who stole and sold its designs, equipment and profits. Super Vision International was a small company with 90 employees – a "Fortune 50,000" company. This small company, like thousands of others, is the backbone of the supply chain to the Fortune 500. Because this type of company is so important to American business, this is a must read. When Kingstone learned that the market had been flooded with counterfeit Super Vision products, he started to fight back immediately, protecting the business he started as a 19-year-old Stanford student. With little or no help from the local police, the FBI or the U.S. Department of Justice, he gathered enough evidence to take the criminals to court with the help of private investigators posing as rich Arab sheiks. In 2002, Super Vision won a $33 million verdict against the intellectual property thieves, although Kingstone has yet to see a dime. As one expert testified in court the defendants wired $28.5 million out of the United States "…using methods consistent with money laundering." For more than six years Brett Kingstone has fought against criminals that many would have simply let get away with what they had done. Kingstone stood up for himself, his company and his country. "The Real War Against America" is a riveting story and an urgent call to arms for every American to fight against terrorists who do not need bullets or bombs to destroy the American dream. ** Note: This resource is available at no cost or at a discount to the Council community and strategic alliance partners based upon their level of involvement. Please contact Rob West if you need assistance. Model: SPC001-RWAA05 Alliance Partners... The Council's chosen publishing partner Business Continuity Playbook, 2nd Edition :: About the SEC :: Log In :: My Account :: Log Off Copyright © 2020 The Security Executive Council.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2941
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__label__wiki	0.739528	0.739528	Shell first oil and gas from Bardolino Shell U.K. Limited (Shell) has started producing oil and gas from the Bardolino field in the Central North Sea. The field has been developed using a single sub-sea well that is tied back to the Shell-operated Nelson platform. The production capacity of Bardolino is expected to average around 4500 boe per day. Oil is evacuated via the Forties pipeline and gas is transported about 200 kilometres (124 miles) to the St Fergus gas terminal in north-east Scotland. Shell operates the field and holds a 62% equity interest. The other equity holder is OMV with 38%. The field was first explored and appraised in 1989 but at the time was not economic. Subsequently new infrastructure, amongst other factors, made the project possible. Glen Cayley, Vice President - Technical for Shell Upstream Europe, said: “We are delighted to bring another North Sea development on stream. It reflects our continued investment in the UK North Sea to arrest field decline by near-field satellite developments.” Shell has also brought on-stream the Shamrock, Starling and Caravel fields in the last three years. Shell Media Relations Details for contacting the UK media relations team, including contact names and telephone numbers. View our latest news and media releases and find out how you can contact the Shell UK Media Relations team. Previous media releases Keep up to date with our share price, quarterly results and upcoming events. The 2015 Annual Report and Form 20-F, the 2015 Sustainability Report and the Investors' Handbook are available on our global website for online reading and PDF downloads. Keep up to date with developments at Shell via RSS, email alerts, on Twitter and via our app.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2945
__label__wiki	0.987271	0.987271	Human Spaceflights Soyuz Capsule Chasing Space Station for Thursday Rendezvous By Tariq Malik 2012-10-25T03:56:44Z The Soyuz rocket with Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS onboard the TMA-06M spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin will be on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Image: © NASA/Bill Ingalls) A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is closing in on the International Space Station and on track for a Thursday arrival (Oct. 25) that will ferry three new residents to the orbiting laboratory. The Soyuz TMA-06 space capsule is slated to link up with the space station at 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 GMT) to deliver American astronaut Kevin Ford and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin to their new home in orbit for the next five months. The trio will join three other crewmembers already living aboard the station, doubling its population to its full six-person crew size. Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, bottom, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS, top, wave farewell before boarding their Soyuz rocket just a few hours before their launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) You can watch the space docking live on SPACE.com here via a NASA TV feed. The NASA broadcast will begin at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT). Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin launched into orbit on Tuesday (Oct. 23) atop a Soyuz rocket that lifted off from the Central Asian spaceport of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They form half of the Expedition 33 crew on the International Space Station, which is commanded by NASA astronaut Sunita Williams. Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko round out the crew. "Launch success!" Williams wrote Tuesday on Twitter, where she chronicles her mission as Astro_Suni. "Getting 3 new crew members soon!" [Launch Photos: Soyuz Rocket Blasts Off With Station Crew] There are more than three human explorers arriving at the space station, too. A group of 32 small medaka fish hitched a ride into space on the Soyuz and are bound for a fish tank on the station as part of an experiment to understand how fish adapt to microgravity. Williams said she also planned to save some ice cream for the new station crewmembers. The ice cream, a rare treat for space crews, was delivered to the space station earlier this month aboard a private Dragon space capsule built by the Hawthorne, Calif.-based company SpaceX. The Dragon capsule is flying the first of 12 commercial cargo missions to the station under a $1.6 billion contract between NASA and SpaceX. Thursday's Soyuz docking will come during a busy period for the space station crew. On Sunday (Oct. 28), the unmanned Dragon space capsule will depart the space station to ferry a load of experiment results and other gear back to Earth. It is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California on Sunday afternoon, NASA officials said. On Wednesday (Oct. 31), an unmanned Russian cargo ship will delivery another load of cargo, fresh food and other treats to the space station just in time for Halloween. One day later, on Nov. 1, Williams and Hoshide will venture outside the space station in a spacewalk to fix a slight ammonia cooling system leak on a radiator. Williams, Hoshide and Malenchenko are nearing the end of their months-long mission in space. The three spaceflyers launched in July and are due to return home on Nov. 12. Once they return home, Ford will take charge of the space station as the commander of its Expedition 34 mission. NASA currently relies on Russian Soyuz vehicles to launch American astronauts into space and returning them to Earth. The U.S. space agency retired its space shuttle fleet in 2011 after 30 years of service, and plans to launch Americans to the station on new privately built U.S. spacecraft once they become available. You can follow SPACE.com Managing Editor Tariq Malik on Twitter @tariqjmalik and SPACE.com on Twitter @Spacedotcom. We're also on Facebook & Google+.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2955
__label__wiki	0.853831	0.853831	MyCsa (0) all categories BusinessClimate Change & EnvironmentEconomy & FinanceEntertainersFuture & TechnologyGlobal Affairs & PoliticsGlobal SpeakersInspiration & MotivationMarketingModerators & PresentersMusic PerformersSports & AdventureWomens VoicesBritish TalentSales Success all fee bands < £7.500 £7.500 - £12.499 £12.500 - £20.000 £20.000 < fee on request Talk to our consultants on: +44 1628 601 400 Home>Our Speakers>Peter Goldmark Peter Goldmark Director of the US Climate and Air Program for Environmental Defense Peter Goldmark currently directs the Climate and Air program for Environmental Defense. Previously, he was the Chairman and CEO of the International Herald Tribune. Peter has had exceptional careers in the public and private sectors, including serving as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and NJ. Peter also served as budget director for the State of New York during New York City's financial crisis and was an architect of its rescue. "Deep within, each one of us bears the terrible ache to see things "put better" in this world." After leaving Harvard with a BA in Government Studies, Peter first worked as a history teacher before working for the U.S. Government and then as Assistant Director of Budget and Executive Assistant to the Mayor of New York. Peter continued in local government as Secretary of human services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He also served as President of the Rockefeller Foundation, encouraging involvement in environmental issues, particularly as they related to energy. What he offers you Peter talks in depth about the current political, social and economical implications of climate change and global warming. He offers audiences the benefit of his considerable expertise and shows organisations ways in which they can balance economic growth and help to maintain a healthy environment. How he presents A charismatic and engaging speaker, Peter's presentations are immaculately prepared and filled with far-reaching insights. He presents in English. Give us a call or send us an e-mail to find out exactly what he could bring to your event. How to book Peter Goldmark? Simply phone, fax or e-mail us. How Should we Expand our Energy Conservation Efforts The Effects of Globalisation To discuss how we can help find the right speaker for your organization, Add to MyCsa View as single page Download speaker profile PDF Sean Lock Jonas Ridderstråle Our Microsites José María Figueres Olsen CSA World Journal Why should I choose CSA? What is My CSA? How do I book a speaker? © 1984 - 2020 Celebrity Speakers Ltd	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2956
__label__wiki	0.737617	0.737617	Home > Our Speakers > Speaker Directory > Anji Hunter Anji Hunter Senior Advisor, Edelman UK Anji recently joined Edelman to provide senior counsel to clients across the business advising on corporate reputation building, crisis management and public affairs. She will also work with the agency to help promote senior women in the communications industry. Prior to joining Edelman, she worked for the Royal Academy of Engineering as the Director of The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering and previous to that was Group Head of Government and Social Affairs at Anglo American plc, responsible for overseeing the relations with the communities and governments where the company operates. For seven years Hunter was Group Director of Communications at BP. She was responsible for advertising; group publications, internal communications and liaison with opinion formers, media and investors. She worked for Prime Minister Tony Blair MP from 1987 to 2002, in opposition and government, becoming Head of Government Relations in Downing St (1997), where she was the key liaison with the Cabinet, Civil Service, the Labour Party, Opposition Leaders, other Governments, and key media, business, and NGO figures. Efa Gruffudd-Jones Former CEO of Urdd Gobaith Cymru Patrick Drake Co-founder & Head Chef, Hello Fresh Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox Portfolio Chair & Entrepreneur Hilary Carty Director, Clore Leadership Mishal Husain BBC News & Radio Presenter John-Paul Flintoff Author and Journalist with The Sunday Times	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2957
__label__cc	0.628015	0.371985	Mr T Pagliano Aspects of business and law are all around us and touches our lives in so many different ways. At the Skegness Academy we provide learners with the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the subjects that will empower them to make informed choices in the future, as well as the practical skills to succeed if they choose to pursue either Business or Law as a career. In Years 10 and 11 we offer the BTEC First Business. A BTEC First Award in Business will enable learners to develop knowledge and understanding of different aspects of a range of businesses through independent enquiry, teamwork and critical thinking. The course is designed to provide an early taste of a vocational area by focusing on business start-up, the roles promotion and branding within an organisation and the development of key employability skills. Regular feedback on progress is a key feature of this course. The course covers the following units: Unit 1: Business Environment (core unit) Unit 2: Business Finance (core examined unit) Unit 3: Promotion and Branding Unit 6: Retail Three units are assessed by coursework and one unit is assessed via an online examination. You will need to complete each unit, and you will gain a qualification equivalent to one GCSE Learners gain a nationally recognised vocational qualification which will enable them to progress to Level 3 courses with confidence. Students will require a minimum of five GCSE or equivalent at grade Cs (BTEC Pass) or above including Mathematics and English. A Level 2 qualification in Business is not a course requirement. The BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma in Business is made up of six units - four mandatory core units and two specialist units which explore particular topics in more depth. In Year 12, all students take four core units: Unit 1: The Business Environment (core unit) Unit 2: Business Resources (core unit) Unit 3: Introduction to Marketing (core unit) In Year 13, three further units will be taken, examples are shown below: Unit 4: Business Communication (core unit) Unit 9: Creative Product Promotion* Unit 15: Career Planning in Business* Unit 30: Visual merchandising in Business* Unit 31: Fashion Retaililng* * The choice of optional units is dependent on the needs, aspirations and nature of the group All units are coursework-based and graded and an overall grade for the qualification is awarded. The units are internally assessed and graded by teachers. An overall grade for the qualification is awarded upon successful completion of all units. Grades awarded are at Pass, Merit or Distinction level equivalent to one A level for the subsidiary Diploma and two A levels for the Diploma. The course is vocational, helping to prepare students to enter the modern world of work, Modern Apprenticeship or to continue their studies at University. Coursework assignments are practical in nature and encompass real world learning at all times. For further information about the syllabus visit the following web address: www.edexcel.org.uk The BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma in Applied Law is made up of six units - three mandatory core units and three specialist units, which explore particular topics in more depth. In Year 12, all students take four units: Unit 1: Dispute Solving in the Legal System (core unit) Unit 2: Understanding Law Making (core unit) Unit 3: Aspects of Legal Liability (core unit) In Year 13, the following units are taken: Unit 4: Unlawful Homicide and Police Powers Unit 5: Offences against property and Police Powers Unit 10: Aspects of Family Law All units are coursework-based and graded, and an overall grade for the qualification is awarded. The units are internally assessed and graded by teachers. An overall grade for the qualification is awarded upon successful completion of all units. Grades awarded are at Pass, Merit or Distinction level equivalent to 1 ‘A’ level. The course is vocational helping to prepare students to enter the modern world of work, Modern Apprenticeship or to continue their studies at University. Coursework assignments are practical in nature and encompass real world learning at all times.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2959
__label__wiki	0.722172	0.722172	Home → SMMT News → June car manufacturing falls as industry calls on government to outline Brexit plans June car manufacturing falls as industry calls on government to outline Brexit plans 27 July 2017 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing UK car manufacturing falls -13.7% in June as 136,901 cars leave production lines. First half performance declines -2.9% to 866,656 units. Exports drive volumes in first six months, with 78.9% of British-built cars shipped overseas and year-on-year demand broadly stable at -0.9%. Independent report forecasts sector will just miss 2m units by 2020. Industry calls for government to put Brexit plans for automotive on the table to secure investment, jobs and growth. UK car production fell by -13.7% in June, with 136,901 cars rolling off production lines, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The third consecutive month of decline resulted in a -2.9% year-to-date dip in output. The performance is, however, still the second highest for 12 years.1 Production for export continued to underpin volumes in 2017 with overseas demand for British-built cars falling by only a marginal -0.9% in the first six months, with 683,826 cars shipped overseas. The percentage of cars for export now stands at 78.9% – the highest for five years.2 Meanwhile, demand from the home market declined -9.5% to 182,830 units, as the UK new car market cools in line with forecasts following a long period of record growth. Although there is much uncertainty, production is forecast to rally in the second half of 2017, according to the latest independent forecast.3 The projection is based on some new models and updates planned for production later this year,4 many from premium brands, helping cement the UK as the world’s second biggest producer of premium cars after Germany. However, market softness both in the UK and certain key export markets may see the 2017 forecast revised. Looking further ahead, the base outlook (which assumes some sort of Brexit deal in place) has been revised such that, by 2020, the analysis forecasts the sector just missing the ambition of two million cars by 2020.5 As concerns mount over Brexit and the effect of the ongoing uncertainty on investment, the analysis also suggests that failure to secure a deal – or, at the very least, an interim arrangement maintaining current trading conditions – could cause output to fall in 2019. Supply chain disruption caused by ‘hard’ border controls as the UK leaves the customs union and price increases driven by WTO tariffs, could result in a 10% hit to production, taking volumes back to 2016 levels.6 Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, World-class engineering, productivity, strong government collaboration and massive investment in the past few years have helped UK Automotive become a global success story. At the heart of this has been the free and frictionless trade we’ve enjoyed with the EU – by far our biggest customer and supplier. But Brexit uncertainty is not helping investment and growth is stalling. The government has been in “listening” mode but now it must put on the table the concrete plans that will assure the future competitiveness of the sector. Investors need certainty so, at the very least, the UK must seek an interim deal which maintains single market and customs union membership until we have in place the complex new agreement sought with the EU. 1. A record 897,157 cars produced January-June 2016; 873,660 in H1 2004. 2. 82.7% of UK-built cars exported January-June 2012. 3. The Production Outlook is an independent forecast of UK vehicle manufacturing commissioned from AutoAnalysis. It is updated up to four times a year to respond to market and production cycle fluctuations. The latest report, produced in May, forecasts 1.92 million units for 2017. 4. New and updated models include: Range Rover Velar; Nissan Qashqai (facelift); Aston Martin Vantage; Jaguar XF Sportbrake; Aston Martin V8 Vantage; Lotus Evora 400 Roadster. 5. Analysis suggests 1,993,750 units will be produced in 2020. 6. The Production Outlook report includes speculation on the potential outcome for UK car production in 2019 under three different post-Brexit scenarios: The cliff-edge scenario where there is no Brexit agreement or interim deal from April 2019 and the UK immediately reverts to WTO tariff arrangements and there are ‘hard border’ customs checks: 1,722,275 units. A ‘midway’ agreement is reached between the EU and UK whereby vehicles are subject to a 5% tariff with light touch customs checks for the automotive sector: 1,887,318 units. A transitional agreement is reached whereby there is no material change to current arrangements until 2021, at which point a 3.5% tariff on vehicles is applied and an electronic customs system is introduced: 1,918,775 units.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2966
__label__wiki	0.660842	0.660842	SoftDev Incorporated SoftDev Profile Veterans Recruitment Inc. Magazine Unveils 36th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 SoftDev Ranks No. 3961 on the 2017 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 72% SoftDev Incorporated ranks # 3,961 in Inc. magazine’s 36th annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. SoftDev also ranked # 210 among Top Government Services companies. The Inc. 5000 list represents the most successful companies within America’s most dynamic economic segment of 28 million independent small and midsized businesses. “SoftDev is thriving in uncharted territory as a woman-owned technical business, so I am extremely proud of SoftDev making the 2017 Inc. 5000. Though it has taken extreme effort over many years, I’m happy to say it is worth the effort” said Robin Kaiser, SoftDev CEO. “SoftDev’s ranking combines the value of our employees’ extensive talents along with the professionalism of our business partners and collaborators in making this achievement a reality.” The 2017 Inc. 5000 is the most competitive crop in the list’s history. The average company on the list achieved a mind-boggling three-year average growth of 481%, with an aggregate revenue of $206 billion, and companies on the list collectively generated 619,500 jobs over the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 5000 can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. “The Inc. 5000 is the most persuasive evidence I know that the American Dream is still alive,” says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “CEOs of the Inc. 5000 tell us they think determination, risk taking, and vision were the keys to their success, and I believe them.” SoftDev will attend the Inc. 5000 Award Ceremony on October 12, 2017 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert, CA. SoftDev Welcomes Tim Hesse, Director of Operations 2018 FedHealthIT Innovation Award Winner – CMS CROWN Data Discrepancy Support (CDDS) Great vision without great people is irrelevant. You think you have what it takes? Check out our job openings. NAICS codes: Cage Code: 1TMR0 CMS Section 504 Notice SoftDev 3200 Spring Forest Road softdev_info@softdevconsulting.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2967
__label__cc	0.749072	0.250928	St. Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School Believe to Achieve: Love God, Love Learning, Love One Another Charges and Remissions School Holidays and Attendance School Meals and Milk The Religious Life of Our School Diocesan (Section 48) Inspection Report Religious Education Policies Years 3/4 How we assess at St. Wulstan's Nurture Provision Welcome to St. Wulstan's R.C. Primary School.... St. Wulstan’s Assessment System St. Wulstan’s uses an assessment system that allows teachers to assess and input children’s data on three occasions thought-out the year: End of Autumn, End of Spring and End of Summer terms. Assessing and Tracking Pupils’ Progress using Target Tracker The National Curriculum has been written to give age related expectations for the end of each year. As children move from Year 1 to Year 6, they will be tracked against the Age Related Expectations (A.R.E). Formative assessments are recorded for reading, writing and maths at the end of each unit of work. The children are assessed against statements taken directly from the National Curriculum. (These statements are also linked to teachers planning). Teachers assess in one of the following four ways: Not Begun [black] Working towards [red] Achieved [blue] A child understands something and can apply it independently Mastered [gold] A child can apply it in a different context Summative assessments Each year group is assessed against its own year band. Year 1 = Band 1, Year 2 = Band 2 etc. Each year band is broken down into 6 steps, which are as follows: Beginning to work on the areas within this band. Beginning + Working Within this band – Around 40% - 70% of the statements are confidently achieved. Within + Secure within this band – The broad expectations have been met. Secure + At the end of each term, teachers make a judgement on each child’s achievement. They use the statements achieved as a guideline. So for example, the child above was assessed as a Band 5s+ at the end of Year 5 as she had about 80-90% of the statements achieved. Tracking attainment and progress Tracking Points are used to examine attainment and progress numerically. The Tracking Point scale starts at Point 37, which is the first term in the first year in Year 1. Expected progress is 1 point each half term, equating to 6 points each year. (Points with a value of 1 to 36 are used for P scales and the early learning goals) The table below shows the band, step within the band and points equivalent. Term 1.1 Band 1b 37 Band 1b+ 38 Band 1w 39 Band 1w+ 40 Band 1s 41 Band 1s+ 42 If you would like to understand more about how we assess children, feel free to speak with your child’s class teacher or any member of the Senior Leadership Team. Please click on the links below for each year group's A.R.E. grids. Rushton Street Great Harwood BB6 7JQ Email: bursar@st-wulstans-greatharwood.lancs.sch.uk © 2020 St. Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2976
__label__cc	0.66832	0.33168	CHO OYU. 8,201M Cho Oyu, “The Turquoise Goddess” is the 6th highest mountain in world and only 600m lower than Everest. After becoming the first British women to take our skis and snowboards on Mustagata Suzy (my mountaineering buddy) had a dream to become the first British woman to ski an 8000m peak and asked me to join her to climb Cho Oyu. I jumped at the opportunity. The timing was perfect because although I was working, my contract was coming to an end. I didn’t have enough money to go so I sold my motorbike to pay for the trip, I was sad, but it was worth it. I decided not to join Suzy for the ski descent, I had a different idea about coming down. Just before we left for the expedition my good friend Fritz gave me a small plastic bum board and said, “come down the mountain on this!”. It made me smile and I thought, “why not?” so the bum board was packed. Reaching Cho Oyu Cho Oyu sits on the Nepal China boarder and can be climbed from either side. We had flown into Kathmandu and would take vehicles, over 10 days to travel into Tibet, to reach the Chinese Basecamp to begin our climb. It was a 4hr drive East to the last town of Nepal, Kodari. From there, there are two sets of customs and immigration to clear, Nepalese then Tibetan. Each are separated by the Bota Kosi River and it is necessary hire local porters and vehicles to carry your bags across the Friendship Bridge. Upon entering Tibet, the clocks immediately go forward by 2 ¼ hours. We travelled by bus to Nylam, 3750m and spent two nights in order to acclimatise. Continuing the bus ascent into the Tibetan plateau, to the town of Tingri at 4300m was magical. The high Lalung La pass (5,082m) gave spectacular views of Shishapangma, Cho Oyu and Everest. We were encompassed by iconic Himalayan giants, pristine glaciers and untouched peaks. From Tingri we had a final short journey to Chinese Base Camp and from there we were on foot. The camps on Cho Oyu; Chinese Base Camp 4,900m Interim Camp 5,100m Advanced Base Camp 5,600m Camp 1 6,200m Camo 2 6,700m Our walk to Advanced Base Camp gave us views of the Nangpa La Pass where the shocking and devastating shootings occurred in 2006. The pass, a Tibetan refugee route into Nepal, was the route taken by the Dalai Lama during his flight from Tibet. Due to the sensitive political situation getting visas had been tricky. Even our Yaks (carrying most of the expedition equipment) and our gear porters had to have permits. We were all closely monitored by Chinese officials and when the Yaks permits were found to be incorrect at the Chinese basecamp they held the Yaks most of our gear! We continued to Advanced Base Camp with some chocolate, one down jacket between us and nothing for a night in camp. Other teams on the mountain generously loaned us kit. Luckily before the night was over, realising the Yaks were of no political threat, they were released and our gear reached us before daybreak. Climbing Cho Oyu This mountain taught me more lessons than any other peak I’d climbed before. She was higher, the conditions were more sever and I went beyond the physical climb and into a mental zone that I hadn’t previously delved into. We rested at Advanced Basecamp and headed up to Camp 1 to sleep for acclimatisation. The camp was beautiful but also perched precariously on a snowy ridge. No one slept much on the first night which isn’t uncommon as you move higher. The wind thrashing the tents didn’t help much either. By the following day we’d lost two tents and the weather wasn’t improving. We decided to stay a second night which with hindsight wasn’t the best move. In the early hours of the morning our tents were shredded from around us in 100mph gusting winds. Using our ice axes, we pinned ourselves and gear to the ground and sheltered in a crevasse. The camp and all 22 tents were destroyed. We made a hasty retreat back to Advanced Base Camp at first light. Some members decided their expedition was over at this point. The distress of being lifted in the air by the strong winds and having the camp torn from around us was very frightening. We had fun at Advanced basecamp while we waited for new supplies to be brought in. We played games, danced to a solar powered disco and bonded well as a team. The wait however, was jeopardising our summit bid, no one had got beyond Camp 1 and therefore no ropes were fixed higher on the mountain. More storms The plan when we left was to spend one night at Camp 1, one night at Camp 2, one night at Camp 3 and then head for the summit. The weather wasn’t playing ball and storms stopped progress at both Camp 1 and 2. We had three nights at Camp 1 and four nights at Camp 2. On arrival at Camp 2 we were struggling. Weak and exhausted we forced ourselves to eat, drink and melt snow for water. Keeping yourself and your team well on mountains is essential. Staying calm, being with Suzy, chatting and laughing was how I got through. We made it to Camp 3, albeit a week later than we had planned, our food supplies were very low. I was a vegetarian but I learned on this mountain what real hunger was! When the only food we had left was vacuum packed chicken, I tucked in like a hungry animal and was amazed how crazily I devoured it! The summit push was absolutely mega, we had lost condition during our acclimatisation and were exhausted. Leaving our tents at 3.30am in freezing conditions waiting for 60 people to climb the rock wall on the one fixed rope cost us two hours. We finally ascended the steep ridge onto the summit plateau after lunch, it was a clear day and the views of Everest just 600m higher were magnificent. The seemingly never-ending gradual incline to the true summit took forever, but we made it at 1.15pm. I was out of oxygen and it took 40mins to change my tank and Suzy to put her skis on. Suzy skied from the top becoming the first British Woman to ski from an 8000m peak and I descended a small section on my bum board, unofficially becoming the world’s highest ever bum boarder! Getting down safely It didn’t take us long to reach the abseil. Where we witnessed a Chinese woman simply throw her figure of eight away! She was delirious with altitude sickness. A three-hour wait and rescue ensued. Cold and struggling to think straight, during my abseil, I caught my crampon in an old rope and ended up upside down. I lost my oxygen mask and slipped in and out of consciousnes. A knife wielding Sherpa reached me first and wanted to cut the rope. Thank god Dan Mazur, Summit Climb leader, got to me, suggesting cutting the rope wouldn’t be the best plan and he got me down safely. Half an hour from Camp 2 we came across a man, snow-blind, just sitting in the snow. His team had gone on and he was “waiting to be rescued”. He said he was calling them with his headtorch on flash mode. Clearly sick with altitude and blind he would have perished if he spent the night in the snow. With no other choice or nearby help we half carried, half dragged him down. His team hadn’t even realised he wasn’t in Camp. Reaching Advanced Base Camp we were a few kilos lighter, with a wealth of experience that would be invaluable for future mountains and life in general. This is a BBC edited piece which includes the Cho Oyu climb in the first half. And this was an edit Suzy and I made from our trip.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2981
__label__cc	0.624422	0.375578	By RAPHAEL MUCHIRI WANJOHI \| Updated Dec 16, 2019 at 09:44 EAT Ureport-5296 RAPHAEL MUCHIRI WANJOHI Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko If Sonko is found guilty and kicked out of office, there is no deputy governor to replace him. The former DG Polycarp Igathe resigned last year, citing that Sonko is a difficult person to work with. Right now, Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the governor of Nairobi County, is facing corruption charges. He is accused of misappropriating KSh381 million. If Sonko is found guilty and kicked out of office, there is no deputy governor to replace him. The former DG Polycarp Igathe resigned last year, citing that Sonko is a difficult person to work with. Another thing is the crisis at the Nairobi County Assembly. MCAs fight almost every day, trying to impeach Speaker Beatrice Elachi. These MCAs love the cat-and-mouse game of chasing one another. They don’t realize how much time and energy they are wasting with non-issues. When crises pile up like this, you realize that the leader in charge is the problem. In this case, Sonko is the problem. If he had good leadership and management skills, Nairobi would normally be operating. The county should be stable for things to work. We should not hear these fights; they are crippling the governance of the county government. Political stability is essential to development. Leaders like Sonko, Waititu, and Joho are ceremonial leaders, not functional per se. They are like the hip hop stars you love the most. If we keep turning to these kinds of leaders, Kenya will take forever to develop. Kenyans are also to blame for electing non-performers like Sonko. You can see that in a ballot, there are candidates with actual credentials and real work experience in governance, and yet we vote for the non-performers. We, the voters, also have a problem. It has dawned on people that electing the leader who electrifies your mood and spirit is not enough. You feel happy when you vote for leaders like Sonko, but years down the line, you start realizing that you made a mistake. I think there should be an electoral college or a board that determines who will become the governor. Even if Sonko stays in power, he needs to establish a network of experienced people to help him govern. Otherwise, this Sonko problem will persist for the next 5 or 10 years. Do you have stories, videos or pictures you would like to share with the world? Simply click on Post Your Story button placed at the top of the website Mike Sonko Do not miss out on the latest news. Join the UReport Telegram channel HERE. This is a citizen journalism website. The views expressed here do not represent that of the Standard Group PLC. Read the terms and conditions Oh baby! The wonder that is IVF Kenya missing out on mango billions after export ban over fruit fly Court hits brakes on hunt for Ouko’s successor Three girls rescued from early marriage get scholarship from SGR firm By Fay Ngina \| Fri 17 Jan 2020 11:41am	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2983
__label__wiki	0.502204	0.502204	Powerful video shows gay teen fighting back against bully Mike Hitch — November 13, 2019 Pictured: Jordan Steffy Source: IG - jordansteffy12. Twitter users have dubbed a gay teenager a “hero” after a viral video surfaced showing him he fighting back against his homophobic high school bully. Jordan Steffy, a junior-year teenager at LaPorte High School in Indiana, went viral on Twitter this week after he shared a video of himself confronting and fighting a bully who mocked him for being gay and called him a fggot. Since coming out as gay in the seventh grade, Steffy had been bullied by the same student nearly every day until he’d finally reached his limit. Since the cathartic display of fisticuffs, a video of Steffy’s physical altercation has exploded on Twitter, garnering over 10 million views and praise from LGBTQI community members and allies. The video shows the two boys arguing in a classroom before Steffy’s bully calls him a “fggot” and advances on him despite being asked to step back. “Back the fck up out of my face, now,” Jordan is heard saying. “Cause I’m not playing with you.” “Why you in my face, fggot?” the bully replies, advancing on him. “Don’t fcking play with me,” Jordan says. “Don’t fcking do it.” “Don’t fcking put your hands on me fggot,” the bully replies, taking another step closer. Since Steffy came out he’d experienced all forms of bullying and abuse, from hateful slurs to having food thrown at him at the cafeteria. However, the situation reached a boiling point when, according to Steffy, a classmate posted a homophobic message on Snapchat using a photo of him. Speaking to Insider, Steffy gave insight into his experiences with bullying and discussed the leadup to the video, saying that he knew it would be “the last time” that he’d let his bully torment him. “He made an anti-gay post with a picture of me on it saying how he hated gays and a bunch of throwing up emojis all over it. “I walked up to him and said ‘Why did you post this?’ He said ‘It was just a post.’ And I said ‘Well, it’s not just a post. It’s a post about me, saying how you dislike who I am, and I don’t appreciate that.’ “He went on to say ‘Okay, but what are you going to do about it?’ I said ‘I’m not going to deal with this, this is the last time I’m called anything.’ And then he said: ‘What are you going to do about it, faggot?’ “And that’s when I was like ‘No, I’m not doing this.'” After the fight, Steffy was sent to the principal’s office and suspended, which prevents him from attending his school’s dance. While disappointed, Steffy said that he is glad that he stood up for himself, and anyone else who’s been the victim of bullying. “I just got sick of it,” he told Insider. “It’s crazy the amount of hatred I received just for liking who I like and being me. “If I could take it back, personally, I would,” he said. “But I’m glad I stood up for myself. If you were in my shoes, you’d probably get sick of it and you’d want to stand up for yourself.” Many Twitter users clearly sided with Steffy and the reason behind the virally entertaining scrag. “When my junior high bully pushed me against the wall early in my freshman year of high school, I saw red and pushed back – not nearly as effectively as you!” one Twitter user wrote. “He never bothered me again. I hope the word gets out to give you your space – I wish I had your guts 40 years ago!” Tags: Americaanti gayanti-gay slurAsexualbibullybullyingfightgaygay justicehigh schoolhomophobiahomophobic bullyingIndianaInsiderIntersexJordan SteffyLaPorte High SchoollesbianLGBTQIqueerscragSnapchattransTwitterU.S.viral video Next post The Equality Hub returns to Melbourne for Y2YES Anniversary Previous post NSW Parliament to reopen gay and trans hate crimes inquiry Home raids of LGBTQI community ordered in Jakarta by local mayor	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2985
__label__wiki	0.767477	0.767477	The Husky gas station on Scott Road in flames around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning. (DPD photo) Early morning fire impacts Delta gas station The Husky station on Scott Road was in flames around 2 a.m. Thursday morning Grace Kennedy A Husky gas station on Scott Road near 88th Avenue caught fire early in the morning on Thursday, Oct. 18. According to deputy fire chief Brad Wilson, the Delta Fire Department was called to the fire at 2:02 a.m. The fire had started in or near the gas station building. Wilson said 19 firefighters were on scene, as well as eight fire trucks. Delta police officers were on scene as well. “Our crews were able to get on scene and protect the … pumps part,” Wilson said. The fire did reach the roof over the pumps, and the structure collapsed into the area, “but there was no issues to my knowledge of any of the fuel being involved.” Firefighters left the scene around 8:15 a.m. this morning, and were able Wilson said they couldn’t comment on the cause of the fire, as investigators would be on scene later this morning. grace.kennedy@northdeltareporter.com Surrey’s advance polling numbers almost doubled Pedestrian hit and killed in Vancouver	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2995
__label__wiki	0.748573	0.748573	Nos opportunités de carrière ! Important Changes to the Forefront Product Line Home•Important Changes to the Forefront Product Line Today, Microsoft is announcing important changes to the roadmaps of Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) and Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG): We plan to ship another major release of FIM in the first half of calendar year 2015. Microsoft will not deliver any future full version releases of Forefront UAG and the product will be removed from price lists on July 1, 2014. Microsoft remains committed to delivering the identity and access capabilities offered in FIM (identity and access management). Some Forefront UAG scenarios (secure application publishing and remote access) are addressed with new capabilities available in Windows Server 2012 R2 today. The next full release of FIM will be delivered as part of Microsoft’s identity and access management product roadmap, which includes both on-premises investments and those we are making in Windows Azure Active Directory and related cloud services. The investment areas for this next major release of FIM will include: Hybrid scenarios with Windows Azure AD User & Access Management We will share more details on specific features and functionality as we get closer to the release date. Forefront Unified Access Gateway Based on product strategy, customer feedback, and prevailing market dynamics, Microsoft has made the decision not to deliver any further full version releases of Forefront UAG. Microsoft customers continue to have access to select remote access and secure application publishing capabilities through Windows Server 2012 R2. Windows Server is not a complete replacement for all UAG scenarios, but it does provide: DirectAccess deployment and policy management. This capability has been part of Windows Server 2012 since its initial release in September 2012. Basic secure application publishing via the new Web Application Proxy service in the Remote Access role of Windows Server 2012 R2. This new service allows customers to securely publish access to resources through a reverse proxy and includes integration with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) for conditional access policy and multi-factor authentication capabilities. Customers will be granted a Windows Server 2012 Standard server license for each UAG server license with active Software Assurance to allow them to make the transition. For customers who wish to continue using Forefront UAG, Microsoft will provide maintenance and support through the standard Microsoft support lifecycle. Mainstream support will continue through April 14, 2015, and extended support will continue through April 14, 2020. Customers with active Software Assurance on UAG as of Dec. 1, 2013 may also add new UAG server instances, users, and devices without any requirement to order additional licenses. If you have any questions about these changes, please contact your Microsoft or partner sales representative. Source: ICI Eric DEROUET2013-12-17T18:13:58+00:00 Je partage cet article About the Author: Eric DEROUET Copyright 2018 - Synetis \| Tous droits réservés. \| Synetis.com \| Mentions légales \| Crédits \| Politique de confidentialité \| Plan du site \| Synetis est un membre agréé Hexatrust. Tweets by @SYNETIS For privacy reasons Twitter needs your permission to be loaded. For more details, please see our Politique de confidentialité.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3000
__label__cc	0.569972	0.430028	SAP System Monitoring Business Service Management Syslink Xandria Logo New SAP Basis Team Awards 2019: SAP Basis Team Awards 2019: Terms and Conditions 1. The promoter of The Best SAP Basis Team in Germany competition is Syslink Xandria Inc. 2. The competition is open to SAP Teams headquartered in Germany except employees of Syslink Xandria Inc and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition. 3. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition. 4. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating their agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions. 5. Route to entry for the competition and details of how to enter are via: https://www.syslink-xandria.com/de/best-sap-basis-team-nomination-2019 6. The competition will be promoted via social media and specific events. 7. Closing date for entries will be Monday 30th September 2019. After this date the no further entries to the competition will be permitted. 8. The winner will be announced on Monday 21st October 2019. 9. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason. 10. The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter. 11. The prize is: The title of „The Best SAP Basis Team in Germany”. 500 Euros of vouchers to be spent on a team activity for the winning team. 100 Euros of vouchers for the nominator of the winning team. The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered 12. Winners will be chosen by an independent panel of adjudicators appointed by the Promoter. 13. The winner will be notified by email and/or DM on Twitter/Facebook and/or letter within 28 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner. 14. The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. 15. All entrants and winners agree to be opted into Syslink Xandria’s marketing database in order to receive notifications about competition entry. 16. All entrants and winners agree to all publicity requirements surrounding „The Best SAP Basis Team in Germany” and permit news releases and promotions to be distributed across digital and print media globally. In addition, all entrants and winners agree to their submissions being used to promote "The Best SAP Team in Germany" awards in subsequent years, without limit. 17. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions. 18. The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by European law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the European Union. 19. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current European data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent. 20. The winner’s name will be available 28 days after the closing date by emailing the following address: bestbasis.deutschland@syslink.ch 21. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions. 22. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram or any other Social Network. You are providing your information to Syslink Xandria Inc. and not to any other party. The information provided will be used in conjunction with the following Privacy Policy found at: https://www.syslink-xandria.com/en/privacy. Download Xandria North America +1 (800) 463-5620 LearnMore@syslink-xandria.com ©2020 Syslink Xandria All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy · Cookies Policy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3001
__label__cc	0.749106	0.250894	three6five launches Software Development team to provide bespoke networking solutions to customers 11th Jun 2018 11th Jun 2018 Jun 6th, 2018 — Local systems integrator three6five has announced the expansion of its existing Software Development team, created to meet customer demand for turnkey network management and automation products. “three6five has always had a hand in software development, and has since inception created custom developed Network Service solutions for specific customers,” says Tyrone Carroll CEO at three6five. “We took a decision some months ago to prepare for expansion of these services and the development of new services and have thus bolstered the team accordingly.” This Software Development service began as a project formed under the company’s Network Services division, as the team developed specific three6five product offerings and services with a key focus on Operational Support Services and network automation services for a limited number of clients. With the success of these services, three6five is now offering an expanded palette of options to its customer base, via it Professional Network Services division. “We are using Open Source scripting languages such as Ansible, to provide automation solutions across a range of services that are normally tedious and time-consuming” says Carroll. “Modern, dynamic environments need a new type of management and automation solution that can improve speed, scale and stability across the enterprise IT environment.” Ansible is simple, agentless IT automation technology that can improve processes, migrate applications for better optimization, and provide a single language for DevOps practices across organisations. The more IT stacks grow and evolve, the more complexities and manual processes they create. But with three6fives Software Development Automation solutions, repetitive tasks are automated using a simple, human-readable language that anyone in your IT organization can understand.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3013
__label__wiki	0.961208	0.961208	Sports College Alabama SEC coaches provide plenty of explanations for why this basketball season has been so chaotic Staggering upsets have been the norm this winter. by David Paschall Former SEC rivals Alabama and Georgia Tech schedule future football series Alabama and Georgia Tech, which were Southeastern Conference rivals more than a half-century ago, announced on Wednesday a home-and-home football series for the 2030 and 2031 seasons. Nick Saban praises Tua Tagovailoa for having 'as much of an impact on our program here as any player we've ever had' Calling it a "leap of faith," Alabama junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa announced Monday that he will forgo his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL draft. Alabama's Xavier McKinney forgoing senior season; Tua Tagovailoa will announce Monday Alabama will be moving on without its leading tackler from the 2019 season. Jerry Jeudy leaving Alabama, Richard LeCounte staying at Georgia and other SEC football happenings Alabama lost two players and Georgia kept one Saturday as some of the SEC's top juniors continued to make decisions regarding whether to leave early. Coaching basketball at an SEC football power has its advantages A pair of Southeastern Conference men's basketball coaches have discovered in recent weeks that playing second fiddle to football has its advantages. Nick Saban views Alabama receivers as 'most fun group to coach' As individuals, Alabama junior receivers Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs III and DeVonta Smith have been dizzying talents. Alabama receiver Jerry Jeudy has career day as Crimson Tide beat Michigan in Citrus Bowl Jerry Jeudy could have sat out Alabama's bowl game and still almost certainly would have been a first-round pick. Going or staying? Tua Tagovailoa shares when he'll announce decision on his Crimson Tide future Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took to Twitter to share his plans after the Citrus Bowl. Nick Saban wants his players to know their final game will be unforgettable. by TIM REYNOLDS / The Associated Press Pete Golding has dealt with numerous obstacles in first season as Alabama's defensive coordinator There were aspects to Pete Golding's first season as Alabama's defensive coordinator that went as expected. Steve Sarkisian makes history during first full season as Alabama's offensive coordinator Alabama established a Football Bowl Subdivision record last year by becoming the first program ever to win all 12 regular-season contests by at least three touchdowns. Alabama coach Nick Saban sees value for program with a Citrus Bowl triumph The practice location may have changed for Alabama's football team. The message hasn't. Alabama senior defensive end Raekwon Davis: 'I wish I had another season' Alabama senior defensive end Raekwon Davis was a top-100 national prospect in the 2016 signing class who never quite attained first-team All-America status during his four seasons with the Crimson Tide. Jerry Jeudy says Citrus Bowl 'not a game you would choose to play in, but it's how this season ended' Alabama junior receiver Jerry Jeudy had a lot of people debating whether he should play against Michigan in the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day. Continued SEC football popularity results in impending end of 'SEC on CBS' telecasts CBS has become a victim of its own success when it comes to televising Southeastern Conference football. Alabama quarterback Mac Jones moving on to Citrus Bowl, master's degree Although the 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide will be remembered for missing out on the College Football Playoff, the transition at quarterback from Tua Tagovailoa to Mac Jones will not be pinpointed as a reason why. Chattanooga's Will Healy and 37 other reasons why every game this bowl season is must-see TV The 2019-20 bowl schedule starts a little bit earlier and ends a little bit later. Auburn's 2020 backfield could have a 'Boobie,' a 'Tank' and much more Perhaps it's because every Southeastern Conference backfield needs a JaTarvious and a Cartavious. Nick Saban on latest stellar class: 'It's always important to do well in state, and it's always important to do well in a five-hour radius' Alabama signed 22 players Wednesday as college football's early signing period started, with the Crimson Tide's class ranked second currently behind Clemson. Get to know the newest Alabama Crimson Tide players Alabama signed 21 players Wednesday as college football's early signing period for 2020 began. Alabama's Nick Saban: 'Everybody is disappointed, and it's OK to be disappointed' Alabama has been disadvantaged defensively since starting inside linebackers Dylan Moses and Joshua McMillon were shelved for the season with August injuries. How the Peach State could have a big impact on the 2020 Heisman Trophy race The 2020 Heisman Trophy race will start with a couple of clear front-runners and plenty of room for other stars to emerge.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3016
__label__cc	0.62414	0.37586	Apple to design upscaled A-series processor to power Macs? Chris Smith \| January 14, 2015 7:11 pm GMT Apple’s range of Mac computing products could soon be powered by processors designed in Cupertino, according to a new report on Wednesday. According to the analysts at KGI Research (via 9to5Mac) the company wants to upscale the A-series chips from the iPhone and iPad, in order to use them within MacBook and iMac models Currently the company uses Intel Core i-series processors to power the laptops and desktops, but that may begin to change in the next year or so, according to the report. In a KGI chart, it is claimed a 10nm FinFET chip called A10X chip will go into mass production in 2015/2016 and will sit within Mac computers. The chart also says the chip itself will be built by Samsung. The analysts, who are wide of the mark as often as they hit it, say using chips designed in-house would enable Apple to take better control of its product release schedules. Down the years there have been multiple instances of Apple’s Mac computers suffering delays due to the wait for Intel’s newest generation chips. The report states: “Apple may launch Mac products that use own AP [Application Processor] in next 1-2 years. This prediction is based on the assumption that Apple’s self-developed AP performs at a level between Intel’s Atom and Core i3 and is good enough for Mac. Using self developed AP can help Apple better control the timing of Mac launches and Mac product features.” Read more: MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air – Which is right for you? This suggests Apple wouldn’t be placing its in-house chips into its higher end machines, but base models. Perhaps an entry-level MacBook Air toting an A-series chip could be on the cards? Chris Smith is a freelance technology journalist for a host of UK tech publications, including Trusted Reviews. He's based in South Florida, USA. …	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3018
__label__cc	0.623832	0.376168	Introducing YouTube Music – YouTube’s New Streaming Service YouTube has long been the go-to platform for all things video – whether it’s series, news, music videos, viral user generated content or everything in between. Along the way, it also became a hugely popular destination for just general music streaming and discovery. Meanwhile its parent, Google, established its own streaming and download service Google […] Music Distribution Music Streaming Platforms & Mastering – 3 Guiding Concepts [Editors Note: This blog was written by Alex Sterling, an audio engineer and music producer based in New York City. He runs a commercial studio in Manhattan called Precision Sound where he provides recording, mixing, and mastering services.] Background: As an audio engineer and music producer I am constantly striving to help my clients music sound the best […] October News From Our Store Partners By Stefanie Flamm As everyone ramps up for the music industry’s busiest time of the year, both our store partners and the music publishing world at large have some exciting new updates: Amazon amplifies their existing digital music platform with a brand new streaming service, specially designed to work with their Echo devices. Kesha has […] Store Partners September News From Our Store Partners By Stefanie Flamm Streaming isn’t going away anytime soon, and it seems like all of our store partners have been stepping up their game to better accommodate the rapidly-evolving music streaming industry: Spotify shatters previous streaming records with 40 million active subscribers. Apple Music gets a makeover in the wake of the iPhone 7 and […] NEW STORE ALERT: Kuack Media Group Here at TuneCore, we’re always keeping our eyes and ears out for new, exciting streaming services and digital music stores to offer independent artists access to. As the way in which consumers all over the world choose to listen to and discover new music evolves, we too must evolve to help creators reach new fans […] Store Update: Rhapsody is Now 'Napster' If you were born before the late 80s or early 90s, the word ‘Napster‘ is synonymous with completely disrupting the way anyone with access to a computer equipped with dial-up Internet service could consume music. Sketchy song titles, people mixing up artists like “Soft Cell” and “The Clash”, slow downloads, and the first-ever DIY ‘mix CDs’ once those ‘burners’ came long – […] March News From Our Store Partners By Dwight Brown It’s spring. It’s a time for growth. Change is in the air at our digital stores. New Google Play Music app adds YouTube video search. CÜR streaming launches and targets the tech savvy crowd. Spotify finds a new way to highlight emerging artists. Rhapsody is growing faster than daisies on a spring […] Spotify Helps Artists Celebrate Their "Year In Music" As Spotify has continued to dole out new updates and features throughout 2015, the massively popular music streaming service is ending the year in style. On top of the recent addition of Fan Insights and Artist About Pages, Spotify has rolled out their “Year In Music” feature, aimed to give fans and artists a look at the […]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3021
__label__cc	0.663128	0.336872	Movies shot in Turkey, Hollywood Scenes Book Hotel in Turkey \| Cheap Flights To Turkey There are many movies shot in Turkey. Every year many movies are shot, and fortunately not all of them are recorded ahead of the inexperienced cardboards in Hollywood studios. a number of them area unit shot in their actual environments giving North American country the chance to sense the $64000 close. even as a well vie role would bring additional business to the actors, therefore can a decent motion-picture show to the tiny city or to the country it absolutely was recorded. Movies area unit one amongst the foremost effective ways in which within the presentation of a rustic or town. The film “Casablanca” had attracted several tourists to Morocco for years. equally thousands of tourists, within the footsteps of “Indiana Jones”, still jaunt Jordan to ascertain the treasury within the rock carven temple. typically you even may not fancy the motion-picture show however the historic street you see at the background could snatch your attention and inspire you to find out additional regarding the situation the motion-picture show was shot. Or if you’ve got already picked your next destination, why not watch a couple of movies recorded therein country to induce into the groove? If Turkey is one amongst your next destinations, here is that the list of some accepted movies that were shot in Turkey, principally in city. These movies captured several popular highlights moreover as less acknowledged places which could boost your itinerary: Movies shot in Turkey : Tyrant (2014) : Ok. It’s not a movie. The series tells the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Many of the city views are taken from Istanbul. Two Faces of January (2014) : You will find yourself around Istanbul towards the end of movie. Taken 2 (2013) : In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. Most shot in Turkey, Istanbul. James Bond Skyfall (2012 ) : Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Most for the scenes are shot in Istanbul and other parts of Turkey. It is one of the latest movies shot in Turkey. The Rebound (2009) : It is another romantic comedy filmed that it’s partially shot in Istanbul. Hitman (2007) : Backstreets of old Istanbul and crowded bazaar area. A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as ‘The Organization’ is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe The Net 2 (2006) : This movie was also shot in Istanbul mainly Sultanahmet district and most of the actors are famous Turkish movie stars Head On (2004) : You can see the real local life in Istanbul. It is shot by the famous director Fatih Akin. The Accidental Spy (2001) : Starring Jackie Chan and directed by Teddy Chan. Istanbul, Grand Bazaar. Jackie Chan is running naked in the bazaar 🙂 The World Is Not Enough (1999) : Also many scenes are shot in Turkey. Especially, Bosphorus and Maiden tower are the hot places in the movie. Pierce Brosnan is the James Bond in this movie. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) : The movie is a fantasy-adventure filmed partially shot in Turkey and directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by Executive Producer George Lucas. It is the third chapter in the Indiana Jones legacy. Gallipoli (1981) : Although the complete fimwas shot in Australia it’s regarding the place Gallipoli that is in North West Turkey and a locality of Canakkale province. Topkapi (1964) : The movie is about a man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Old movie but it is shot in Turkey. From Russia with Love (1963) : Most of the movie was shot in Turkey and the top places are: spice bazaar, Sultanahmet, Bosphorus and the Blue Mosque. Sean Connery is the James Bond. You can check Wikipedia about not only the movies shot in Turkey but also all the movies that are about Turkey. These are most popular movies shot in Turkey? Maybe we forgot to add it. Let us know. Wintersports in Turkey - Sarikamis Categories: About Turkey, Cappadocia, Didim, Fethiye, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Marmaris, Pamukkale Tags: films shot in Turkey, movie, movies shot in Turkey, Turkey « Hamam in Turkey Holiday in Kusadasi »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3023
__label__wiki	0.678436	0.678436	Top 10 VPN Best VPN For... Devices/OS DirectTV Now Popular Usage UltraVPN How to Choose a VPN How to Surf the Web Anonymously How to Unblock Minecraft How to Bypass VPN Blocks Guide to Geo Spoofing Home > Articles > Why proximity matters choosing a vpn nearby Why Proximity Matters: Choosing a VPN Nearby By 00 A VPN or "virtual private network" server is a way to insure maximum security and privacy while online. VPNs are great for both business and private users due to a large number of different benefits, the most important of which allows you to carve a secure and protected path through even the most unsecured online networks. VPN companies are located all over the world. When choosing a VPN server, however, it is important to choose one that is close to your physical location. Proximity matters when it comes to a virtual private networks for a number of interesting and important reasons. When you break the internet down to a basic concept, all transmissions are essentially files being sent from one location and received at another. When you access a website in your browser, for example, your computer sends a request to a server for the relevant information. See the best VPN services After the request is received, the server then sends the appropriate information back to the request origin and the website content displays on screen. The entire process usually only takes a couple of seconds depending on exactly how much information is being requested. Faster Speeds Online How fast that request can be received and fulfilled depends largely on a number of factors, one of which is how far away the server is from the request's origin. If you try to access a server that is only a few miles from your home, for example, the request will be processed faster than if you were trying to access one on the other side of the world. Though the difference won't be a dramatic one, it can still be noticeable depending on the situation. When you're using a virtual private network service, the entire process gets a bit more complicated. Information requests are no longer just going from one location to the other - the request leaves your computer, passes through the virtual private network and then continues on to its intended destination. Just as it will always be faster to access servers that are closer to your physical location, the same is true of virtual private network servers. If the information request has to travel half way around the world before it gets to your virtual private network, at which point it has to make another long journey before it gets to its destination, the process has the potential to dramatically slow down the rate at which your computer can process information even if you're on a fast Internet connection. While most casual computer users doing basic Web browsing likely won't notice much of a difference, that difference is much more pronounced if you're sharing files. Business users may need to share dozens or even hundreds of gigabytes of information over a virtual private network at a time. In that situation, a virtual private network that was located in another country could add hours to a particular request. By choosing the closest VPN server that also meets the rest of your needs, you can make sure that you don't have to deal with a slow Internet connection for the sake of keeping your private information as secure as possible. Want to learn more about the best VPN providers? Check out all of our expert reviews. Top VPN Reviews ExpressVPN is the undisputed king of VPN services, and it’s easy to see why. With more than 3,000 servers across 160 locations, an online VPN speed test, and unlimited bandwidth, ExpressVPN delivers faster speeds than almost any other... 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__label__cc	0.644491	0.355509	How well are you managing risk? Doug Grant ( Photo courtesy The Oppenheimer Group ) An important senior management responsibility involves assessing potential threats to an organization, identifying areas of concern and developing mitigation plans. Risk levels are determined by the likelihood of an event occurring, the extent of potential damage and the financial impact. With food safety, risk management takes on a whole new meaning because our consumers’ health and well-being are at stake. That’s why food safety audit schemes, Food Safety Modernization Act regulations and Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement metrics all have requirements to assess risk and to take steps to minimize pathogen contamination. Center for Produce Safety research provides a wide set of foundational science that can and is being utilized to improve our knowledge of food safety risks. Some food safety risks are straight-forward to deal with. For example, in our last article, a CPS research project showed that risk of animal intrusion onto farms is low, but vigilance needs to be maintained to monitor for any signs of fecal contamination and destroying crops that may be contaminated. A much more challenging situation occurs when animals are in close proximity to farms. Scientific research is still focused on understanding how pathogens can move onto fresh produce production areas (PPAs). It’s known that environmental factors play a significant role, but more research is needed to understand when crops are at risk and what strategies are needed to mitigate those risks. Animal production areas (APAs) range from grazing land with few animals to large concentrated animal feeding areas (CAFOs). Pathogen movement can potentially come from surface water runoff, by seepage into groundwater, by wind and by rainfall, among other factors. More in this series: How well are you controlling animal intrusion? A relevant CPS research project, Bioaerosols from cattle production areas: evaluation of proximity and airborne transport on leafy green crop contamination 2012, was led by Elaine D. Berry from USDA ARS. This study found that airborne transport of total E. coli was verified in plot locations at 200, 400 and 600 feet distant from CAFO locations. Decreases in concentrations were observed as distance from the CAFO increased. In other words, the farther fresh produce production is located away from CAFOs the better. Recent changes to the LGMA metrics to increase the buffer zone from 400 to 1,200 feet are supported by research done in several CPS research projects. Another CPS research project underway — Establishment of vegetative buffer zones to reduce the risk of STEC and Salmonella transmission from animal operations to fresh produce on co-managed farms, led by Siddhartha Thakur from North Carolina State University — has already confirmed that pathogens can move from animal production areas to fresh produce areas. The next step is to determine whether vegetative buffer zones can reduce the risk of animal proximity to fresh produce production areas. More in this series: How well are you sleeping at night? For growers, there are no silver bullet solutions that can eliminate all risk. But CPS has a considerable amount of research available on “predictive tools” to help minimize risk — for example, the CPS project Validation of geospatial algorithms to predict the prevalence and persistence of pathogens in produce fields to improve GAPs led by Martin Wiedmann from Cornell University. This work showed how GIS models can be used to predict increased risk of pathogens in produce production areas. One of the recommendations is to wait 24 hours after irrigation and rain events before harvesting crops to significantly reduce the risk of pathogen contamination. Other than predictive modelling, how can growers know whether their crops are contaminated or not? Taking test samples of fresh produce to determine if pathogens are present is problematic, as sample size is very small compared to the overall crop size. Recently, the CPS announced a new challenge grant called GRABIT (Grower’s Risk Assessment Biomarkers Investigative Tool). $500,000 is available in funding for technology innovators who can come up with a tool that detects evidence of chronic or acute transfer factors from an animal production area. These biomarker factors may include items such as animal hair, bacteria from animals, and other chemicals that may act as indicators that pathogens may be present on crops. Using this tool to take samples with immediate feedback will help with assessing risk of planting and harvesting crops. More in this series: Go beyond the audit, every day Another exciting development is the recent CPS Rapid Response – Yuma valley project. With the generous offer from Vic Smith (JV Smith Farms), a section of farming land has been set aside for researchers to study romaine production under real world conditions. The project will focus on water treatment, persistence of microbial contamination and sampling protocols for the detection of indicators and pathogens. Stay tuned for the results! For growers, risk management requires ongoing assessments of any animal productions areas in close proximity, monitoring changes in environmental conditions, and using CPS research knowledge and tools available. Senior management must be engaged with their food safety experts to fully understand how their company’s food safety risks are being managed. In the next article I’ll discuss risk factors related to water quality. Doug Grant is executive vice president and chief operations officer of The Oppenheimer Group, and chairman of the CPS Knowledge Transfer Task Force. Food Safety/Traceability Produce Tech Fruits From Chile hosts culinary student dinner Video explains residue calculator, safety of fresh produce Produce management success requires a voice January 15, 2020 by Armand Lobato Step up online retailing efforts for produce Food trends for 2020: Fresh beats fads January 10, 2020 by Amelia Freidline Increasing consumption starts with kids January 7, 2020 by Alex DiNovo Produce resolutions for the new year January 6, 2020 by Ashley Nickle To find food safety efficiencies, look to the research January 3, 2020 by Doug Grant	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3029
__label__cc	0.584837	0.415163	The Pull Agency See what we've done and who we've done it for. See who we are, and how we’ve evolved. See our comprehensive list of offerings. Read up on industry news, as written by Pull staff. Who's doing the work? It's these guys. See what workshops and events we've got planned. All the info you need to get in touch with us. Voice-Purchases are here. And they’re a pretty big deal Pokémon Go is Dead...Long Live Augmented Reality! Blog / Brand Campaigning Facebook's war on Fake News spells trouble for page admins Facebook's war on Fake News has its first victim - page admins will no longer be able to edit links that they share. by Ben Waterhouse As part of Mark Zuckerberg’s war on Fake News, one unsuspecting casualty of Facebook’s crusade to purge the platform of dubious content has come to light in recent days - your humble Social Media Manager. In fact, anyone who manages a Facebook business page will start to see their ability to share content hampered, beginning this month. Previously, when copying a link from another site and sharing it within Facebook, users had the ability to customize certain parts of what Facebook would display in people’s feeds – namely the image, headline and description, AKA the metadata. As of July, this will cease to be possible. So how can businesses and page managers, especially those who rely on a steady flow of content curation (the process of sharing relevant content from third part sites with your Facebook audience) minimise the impact of this change? Hone your copy Usually, the headline of your Facebook post will do a lot of the heavy lifting, but with the option to tailor this to your audience gone, it’s time to step up the copy in the post itself. That means no more “Worth sharing…” or “This is a must watch”. It’s now down to you and your words to sell the benefits of why people should click, why it matters to your audience and tell them a bit more about what they can expect to find on the other side of the link. Think of it as a good opportunity to dust off those tone of voice guidelines and reconnect with your audience. Trust Your Audience We spend a lot of time managing Facebook pages for our clients, and sometimes we can be so focused on what we’re pushing out, that we don’t take a step back and look at exactly how people are cringe marketing phrase engaging with and consuming content. For starters, make sure you’re using Facebook’s inbuilt analytics and insight tools to see which posts people engaged with and give them more of those. But also learn to trust them. If you're sharing links and content with your audience, there's probably a very good reason for that - you think it's something that will interest or add value to them. So don't then underestimate them, if the original headline on the link was enough to hook you in, it will be the same for your audience. So, this change means it’s going to be harder for page managers to curate content? Well maybe that’s just the excuse you needed to start creating more of your own original content. The benefits of creating regular original content when it comes to SEO are already well known, so chances are your company is already producing plenty that can be shared on your social channels. If they aren’t, what are you waiting for? Get busy writing blogs, producing infographics and even creating original videos and live broadcasts that can be shared with your Facebook followers. Where previously you might have shared a link around a piece of news or trends relevant to your audience and industry, now you’ll just have to take that a step further and produce your own take on it. Finally, it is important to mention that Facebook has promised an alternative to editing meta data. At the moment there is no word as to what that might be or how it would work, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, it could be a good opportunity to revisit your business’ content and social media strategies, something we’d be happy to help with. Brand Strategy Design Digital Marketing Web Development Culture Beauty And The (Tech) Beast The beauty trends you need to know about in 2020 Christmas Adverts 2019: The Winners & Losers The best Christmas gift you’ll ever get is CaaS The Pull Agency uses cookies to provide necessary site functionality and improve your experience. By using our website, you agree to our privacy policy. info@thepullagency.com Guildford, GU4 8EP Where Brand & Technology Meet KEEP ME INFORMED WITH THE PULL NEWSLETTER Company (Not Required):	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3030
__label__wiki	0.852744	0.852744	RVNAhealth introduces expanded StayWELL services team RVNAhealth Today: Options for elder care Work to resume at Branchville Road house J.McLaughlin to open up store in former Cheers location on Main Knachel’s double-double helps Ridgefield upend Ludlowe Welsh scores hat trick in win over Westhill-Stamford Keppler wins weight class at Greater Hartford Open Ridgefield boys basketball team extends win streak to five Democratic View: Serving our district Letter: West Lane Deli owners taught us plenty Letter: Participation in town politics Giving Thanks: Christmas Tree Pickup A cheat day treat for healthy eating resolution crowd Goodfellas, American Sniper, Twister and more are screening this The Reel Dad’s top seven visual takes on war Grandfather’s stories inspire Sam Mendes’ WWI film ‘1917’ https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/sports/fciac/article/Ridgefield-boys-lax-team-bashes-Hall-14-2-in-14006140.php Ridgefield boys lax team bashes Hall, 14-2, in state quarterfinals Published 11:39 am EDT, Sunday, June 3, 2018 Once the postseason begins, it's common to hear talk about how teams just need to survive and advance. On Saturday afternoon, however, the Ridgefield High boys lacrosse team changed the phrase to annihilate and advance. Scoring 12 unanswered goals in the first half, the sixth-seeded Tigers destroyed third-seed Hall, 14-2, in a Class L state quarterfinal game in West Hartford. Ridgefield now gets the chance to settle a score when it plays seventh-seed Glastonbury in the semifinals on Wednesday (June 6) at a site and time to be announced. Glastonbury defeated the Tigers, 14-9, in the quarterfinals last season. On Saturday at Hall, Ridgefield had its most impressive overall game in the last few weeks. “We were able to get through without any injuries and had a lot of guys get in and play a good number of minutes who normally don’t get the chance,” said head coach Roy Colsey, whose team is now 14-5 this year. Five players combined to do all the Ridgefield scoring. Weston Carpenter had four goals, while Greg Gatto and John Mathes each added three goals and Dawson Muller and Ray Dearth contributed two goals apiece. “We were just in the right mindset today,” said Muller. “We knew we had to get the win or we were going home, so we didn't want to leave anything to chance. We took advantage of the opportunities early, which boosted us to a quick lead and from there we never looked back.” On the defensive end, Ridgefield gave a trademark performance and held Hall scoreless for the first three quarters. Leading the effort were close defensemen Noah Isaacson, Michael Dobson and Jack Dowd, along with long-stick midfielder Luke Gaydos. Goalie Dan Parson made 10 saves and face-off specialist Chris D'Entrone won 11 draws, allowing Ridgefield to control the ball. “We just went into the game knowing we had to start fast and come out aggressive,” said Gaydos. “Chris (D'Entrone) helped us a lot by winning faceoffs and keeping most of the possession time with our offense, but we were able to get the [defensive] matchups we wanted to and forced tough shots on goal.” Signs of a rout appeared early. Dearth opened the scoring just 40 seconds into the game off of a run in the middle of the box, and fellow sophomore John Mathes added the second goal 36 seconds later when he used a stutter step to score from a few yards outside the crease. Ridgefield’s defense created numerous turnovers in the opening quarter and constantly pressured the Hall attackmen to the point where the hosts couldn’t get off an uncontested shot. Gatto made it 3-0 with 5:29 remaining in the opening quarter. Muller picked up the ball on the outside of the box and sent a pass to Gatto cutting through the middle. Gatto then put a shot in the top of the net for the score. Goals from Carpenter (off a spin move), Muller (on an assist from Mathes) and Carpenter again pushed the Tigers' lead to 6-0 before Gatto supplied the final goal of the quarter with 11.1 seconds left. It was more of the same in the second quarter, as two goals from Mathes and one apiece from Carpenter, Dearth, and Muller put Ridgefield ahead 12-0 at halftime. Parson made a few key saves on Hall fast-break opportunities to keep the hosts scoreless at the break. Most of the second half was played with a running clock, and Ridgefield slowed the pace with long possessions. Carpenter's fourth goal gave the Tigers a 13-0 lead with 9:39 remaining in the third quarter, and Hall's frustration showed when one of its players received a three-minute penalty for a violent hit with four minutes to go. When Gatto scored with 10:25 left in the final quarter most of Ridgefield's starters were pulled. Hand then avoided a shutout with a pair of late goals. The Tigers will now focus on getting past Glastonbury and reaching the Class L title game (against either top-seed Darien or fourth-seed New Canaan). “I’m excited about it. It’ll be great to see them [Glastonbury] again and our guys will be ready for the challenge,” said Colsey. “We’ll leave no rocks unturned (in preparation).”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3031
__label__wiki	0.563805	0.563805	Pests at the Royal Court Pests at the Royal Court \| Theatre review Mark Sempill Vivienne Franzmann’s latest play is a harrowing single act piece inspired by the stories she heard while working as Resident Playwright for Clean Break – a theatre company founded in 1979 that has garnered much critical acclaim for its productions that give voices to women offenders and women at risk. Pests tells the story of two sisters: Rolly, an ex-convict just released and very pregnant, and Pink, an unemployed drug addict. Rolly is excited about the prospect of starting afresh with a programme for young women in her condition who desire to become honest members of society. She has a job interview for a cleaner’s position at a hotel and hopes to move in with a friend, another young mother, and earn a living in order to support her child. Pink, on the other hand, is happy to lay on her mattress, listen to the Spice Girls on the radio and inject herself with heroin. The two sisters try their best to brighten up their bleak situation with warm childhood memories of going to the beach together, along with their hopes and dreams for the future. Rolly’s desire for a real change however is dashed when she finds that she has been rejected for the job. Pink, in order to cheer her up, returns home with a present for her – a pair of sparkling red shoes, just like the ones Dorothy wore in The Wizard of Oz. They’re magic shoes, to remind Rolly that there’s no place like home. The two roles that people the story are beautifully played by Ellie Kendrick (Rolly) and Sinéad Matthews (Pink). Both are meaty roles, and Vivienne Franzmann’s words – written in a strong cockney dialect, which at times is so thick it renders certain plot points difficult to follow – give both actresses a chance to shine. The scenes of the two sisters joking and reminiscing together in Pink’s apartment are sweet and tell of the comfort to be found with siblings, with those moments of tension between them enhanced by the projection of a symbolic spot of flames that grows and grows, seemingly burning up a scenery made of a distressing mound of broken mattresses and sofa cushions. The pace lags after a bit, but nevertheless the play is successful in shining a light on the often hopeless circumstances that many women in the same situation – hoping to detach themselves from the past – have to deal with. Photo: Alastair Muir Pests is on at the Royal Court Theatre from 27th March until 3rd May 2014, for further information or to book visit here. Watch the trailer for Pests here: Related Itemspests CBD oil and medical research Top gadgets to take on your travels Four ways to turn your house into a home Rosamund Kelby Why you should consider real estate in New Jersey for your next investment The Informant \| Movie review Birdland at the Royal Court \| Theatre review	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3037
__label__wiki	0.78583	0.78583	Pig Girl at the Finborough Pig Girl at the Finborough \| Theatre review Aisha Josiah 11th January - 16th February 2015 In a decrepit barn in rural Canada, a dying woman is left to the mercy of her killer. Miles away, her sister begs a sympathetic but bureaucratically-bound police officer to file a missing person’s report. Canadian playwright Colleen Murphy’s Pig Girl is a provocative thriller. Inspired by real events – in 2010, a Vancouver man was convicted after the remains of over 30 women were found on his pig farm – Murphy focuses on the plight of one unnamed woman, soon to be the latest victim of a cold-blooded serial killer. In 2014, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported that there have been more than 1,100 cases of missing or murdered indigenous women in Canada since 1980. Pig Girl aims to humanise what a cynical London audience may dismiss as unfortunate statistics. In Canada, Murphy is one of many voices demanding a national inquiry into what some are calling a “sociological phenomenon”. As yet, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has refused to comply. Depicting both sides of the gruesome crime onstage, Pig Girl is relentless in its portrayal. For 90 minutes we are subject to the agonising screams of a tortured woman, the laughter of her manic captor and the emotional breakdown her sister and a police officer, as they search for answers to no avail. But although the dying woman is central to this story, it is the relationship between her sister and her police officer antagonist who hold our suspense by asking the pivotal question: why is nothing being done to find her? “If my sister were rich and white you’d look for her”, the sister accuses, in a heartrending performance by Olivia Darnley. In turn, the officer (Joseph Rye) muses that if her sister were a toddler, there’d be a “halo” of search lights – in the hunt for a lost child, the fuzz are always viewed as heroes. What makes this fictional case problematic – along with many of the real ones – is the fact that the dying woman isn’t an ideal victim. She’s a drug addict and prostitute, someone the public may perceive as having contributed significantly to her own demise. But is that any reason to deny her justice? Pig Girl is undeniably “on the nose” in its frank portrayal of events, and one can’t escape the question of whether dramatising a drawn-out and grisly murder onstage is somewhat exploitative. There’s no real attempt to flesh-out the killer, either: he remains an impenetrable caricature, as unfortunately does his victim, whose fate is decided from the start. Nameless and without real autonomy, she is never fully realised as a three-dimensional figure. Murphy’s script is lyrical with moments of remarkable clarity, but it chiefly articulates a frustrating and depressing truth: that perhaps good can’t always outweigh evil. Pig Girl is on at Finborough Theatre until 16th February 2015, for further information or to book visit here. Related Itemsfinboroughpig girlreviewtheatre The Process at the Bunker Regan Harle Sophia Moss The Girl with Glitter in her Eye at the Bunker Brooke Snowe Catherine Sedgwick Shackleton and his Stowaway at Park Theatre Scrounger at Finborough Theatre Ghazaleh Golpira Coming Clean at Trafalgar Studios Jonathan Marshall Magic Goes Wrong at Vaudeville Theatre Paolo Nutini at the O2 Arena \| Live review Echosmith – Talking Dreams \| Album review	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3038
__label__wiki	0.862043	0.862043	Helping beloved pets die with dignity By Carolyn Webb May 4, 2013 — 3.00am The elderly woman sat on the sofa in her lounge room, cradling her chihuahua. She was seriously ill, and the little dog, aged 18, was also very sick, blind and deaf. The woman had no family and the dog was the most loved creature in her life. She was too ill to take it to a vet but she wanted the dog to die in a dignified way. And so she called Emma Whiston, who says hers is the first dedicated veterinary home euthanasia service in Melbourne, called My Best Friend. According to the Australian Veterinary Association, it is one of just a few in Australia. Vet Emma Whiston, with her own dog Sally, knows at first hand the strong bonds people share with their pets. Inset: Sue Floyed and her family with their kelpie cross, Sarah. Credit:Penny Stephen Dr Whiston injected a sedative into the chihuahua's neck muscle to put it to sleep, then, using a catheter and an extension tube so as not to intrude on the woman's grief, injected a barbiturate in its hind leg to stop its heart. Sometimes with such cases, Dr Whiston said, she will later have a little cry herself, and hug her own dog, Sally, but it is also a satisfying job: ''I was able to do it in her home and she was able to hold the little dog while it fell asleep.'' Growing up in Research, Dr Whiston recalls that when a family pet had to be euthanased, her father, Dr Nigel Clayton, a vet, would gather her and her four siblings around at home. They would read poems, pat the animal and even eat and drink, while Dr Clayton soothed them and put the pet down. ''It would be all peaceful, calm and positive,'' she said. Later, as a vet herself, she noticed how staff at clinics were trained to act detached during procedure. Frightened dogs or cats were placed on metal tables in cold consulting rooms. Sometimes they were restrained. ''It was very procedural.'' The idea for the business came in 2004 after Dr Whiston euthanased her own gravely ill kelpie, Danny, 14, on a bed at home, with her husband, daughter, Abby, then 6, and son Tom, 2, looking on. ''It was very peaceful, very beautiful and it made sense to make this option available to other pet owners,'' she said. Since then, she has euthanased mostly cats and dogs but also pythons, sheep and rats. Sue Floyed,of Park Orchards, said it would have been too stressful to have her kelpie cross, Sarah, 17, put down in a clinic, ''a strange place'', two years ago. Instead Mrs Floyed and her husband, two sons and a son's girlfriend gathered at home while Sarah - who had dementia and was blind and deaf - ''went to sleep'', aided by Dr Whiston, on her favourite rug on a bed. ''We talked to her and reminisced about fun times. We cried and laughed together,'' Mrs Floyed said. ''I thought it was a really nice way to have her depart this world.'' Dr Whiston has a stall at the Dog Lovers Show at the Royal Exhibition Building this weekend. She will lecture daily at 2.15pm in the upstairs Educational Seminar Theatre about caring for elderly dogs.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3043
__label__cc	0.612464	0.387536	Bainbridge Island christmas carolers Deck the halls with Christmas Carolers! Fa-la-la-la-la… Even if your neighbors don’t want to get in on the fun, you can still spread the holiday spirit with through the Christmas Carolers available for bookings in your area. Start by searching from those in the Bainbridge Island, WA area. Christmas Carolers / Washington / Bainbridge Island, WA Christmas Carolers Please note these Christmas Carolers will also travel to Rollingbay, Keyport, Tracyton, Manchester, Suquamish, Bremerton, Indianola, Silverdale, South Colby, Poulsbo, Retsil, Southworth, Kingston, Port Orchard, Seattle, Woodway, Port Gamble, Mountlake Terrace, Seabeck, Seahurst, Medina, Capital One, Edmonds, Olalla, Mercer Island, Kenmore, Kirkland, Burley, Bothell, Vashon Are you a christmas caroler looking to book more events? Get more christmas caroler events today. Top Christmas Carolers Near Bainbridge Island, WA V&G Entertainment Classical Quartet from Vancouver, BC (115 miles from Bainbridge Island, WA) V & G Entertainment have been providing live music for weddings and other special events for over 20 years. Their roster of professional musicians will cater the perfect musical ensemble to your event. Requests are not only welcome, they are encouraged. Ensembles on the V & G roster include classical string quartets, jazz trios & quartets; cover/dance bands; solo cellists, violinists, pianists, harpists & bagpipers; their popular violin/guitar/cello trio and their flagship violin & guitar... (more) Snowfall Pop Carolers Christmas Carolers from Los Angeles, CA (963 miles from Bainbridge Island, WA) Snowfall is a brand new pop/jazz caroling group, providing fresh and contemporary Christmas music for the Los Angeles area and beyond. Created by Grammy-winning arranger and producer Ben Bram, Snowfall sings from Pentatonix' vast catalog of impactful Christmas arrangements. Performing as a quintet, the group draws from a world-class roster of LA's best studio singers, performers, and solo artists. Our diverse Christmas repertoire includes fun uptempo pop, wintery ballads, and rich jazz... (more) Caroling Inc. A Cappella Group from Orlando, FL (2554 miles from Bainbridge Island, WA) We are an A Capella Company that specializes in Holiday and Year-Round entertainment! "Traditional Dickens Carolers" Dressed in beautiful Dickens-era costumes, our strolling quartets are a living Christmas card and will sing a repertoire of over 60 holiday favorites! Available as a Quartet, Trio and with Instrumentalists "The Mistletones" They've performed at Downtown Disney and Disney's Animal Kingdom and now this contemporary caroling group can light up your Christmas event!... (more) The Los Angeles Belles Variety Trio from Pasadena, CA (959 miles from Bainbridge Island, WA) <3 The Los Angeles Belles <3 Touring Opera & Pop Music Troupe A cross-over singing performance group Lauded By The Las Vegas Callback News For their Flawless, Well Trained Performances Performing New & Familiar Works Featuring a Variety of Musical Entertainment Opera, Bossa Nova, Swing Jazz, Latin Flamenco & More Available for every occasion, season, or event. Available to put on fully staged thematic performances. Each young, fashionable singer is highly trained with a background... (more) Blue Jupiter A Cappella Group from New York City, NY (2408 miles from Bainbridge Island, WA) BLUE JUPITER A CAPPELLA = 4 MOUTHS & 4 MICS... Over 250,000+ views on and featured on the Huffington Post, Blue Jupiter performs at corporate events, music festivals, hi-end fashion shows, theaters, and private parties year round. Blue Jupiter has been featured on Oprah, is the voice of the Oreo Cookie commercials produced by American Idol's Randy Jackson, has headlined on Royal Caribbean, and has performed over 200+ shows all across Asia. Blue Jupiter's all-vocal performance is... (more) Vocal Flash This singing flash mob with high energy vocals and dance moves will add the unexpected WOW to any event! Kicking off a session on the main stage, or popping up in the crowd as a surprise, this group of 5-15 singer/dancers are party spark plugs, who riff, rap and dance to your favorite radio hits! Customize: Vocal Flash can be costumed as needed to fit in as waiters, conventioneers, or pop stars. They can re-lyric songs of your choosing to fit your meeting's theme! Interactive: A... (more)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3047
__label__wiki	0.508494	0.508494	Jessica Alba Gets Honest We bet you didn’t know these 5 things about Jessica Alba. When a popular baby detergent gave her a rash, Jessica Alba didn’t ignore it. She got passionate about it — and started The Honest Company, a line of nontoxic, eco-friendly products. Now, the actress-turned-businesswoman has added a new credit to her résumé: author. Her book, The Honest Life, is packed full of Jessica’s healthy and green secrets, from fashion and beauty to cleaning and planning baby’s nursery. She’s also got these surprises up her sleeve. She sometimes struggles at things (yes, really!) Doesn’t it seem like everything would come easily to Jessica? Not so! “Writing a book for the first time was challenging—and it wasn’t just because I was trying to juggle everything I’m doing,” she says. “Because the book includes all the natural-living tips and tricks that I’ve learned over the years, I found it difficult to hone in on the most relevant content.” Her savior? Her husband, Cash. He took over baby duty on those mornings she needed to sleep in after late nights spent writing. She admits she’s not perfect — and no one else is either We asked Jessica for her best parenting advice. And no, it’s not to be organic-food-obsessed or to own all the right products. It’s to give yourself a break. “We all want to do the best we can for our families, but we can’t be superheroes all the time while balancing everything we need to,” she says. She has good advice for momtrepreneurs There are many women interested in starting their own business, and Jessica is passionate about offering advice to them. “Surround yourself with experts in your field and learn from them,” she says. “Ask plenty of questions!” Starting your own business takes self-awareness. “Be honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses, and build a team that complements your skill set,” she says. “Stick to your guns. If someone can persuade you to depart from your idea, it’s a sign the business might not be the right fit for you.” She’s realistic about going green Afraid Jessica’s book is only applicable to rich celebs? Anyone can use her advice. “Natural living isn’t about a huge lifestyle overhaul,” she says. “It’s about doing what you can and focusing on small, attainable steps that make the most sense for you and your family.” For example, buy vintage items instead of new ones. She practices what she preaches Jessica says she and Cash don’t just recycle and drink filtered tap water; they also make playtime into lessons about sustainability. “With my daughter, Honor, I love to do arts and crafts where we really focus on upcycling items and giving them new life.” Plus, more from The Bump: Eco-Friendly Baby Products You’ll Love Pregnant Celebrities on Magazine Covers Celebrities’ Crazy Pregnancy Cravings Photo: Justin Coit / The Bump Parents of Twin Babies Treat Everyone on Airplane To Candy Leah Rocketto Style of the Week: Hilary Duff’s Baby Luca JetBlue Kicks Family of Crying Toddler Off Plane Cute Toddler Doesn’t Understand Why Taking Candy From Strangers Is Bad (WATCH!) Zika and Birth Defects: What Pregnant Women Need to Know The Age When Women Start Turning Into Their Mothers, According to Survey ‘Teen Mom’ Leah Messer-Calvert Shows Off Her Sweet Baby Girl Addalynn The Best (and Worst) Breastfeeding Moments of 2015 Jessica Shortall Coming Soon to an Airport Near You: a Quiet Place to Nurse Baby! ‘Paddington’ and 6 Other Kids’ Books-Turned-Movies to Watch This Weekend Wow! Google’s Awesome New Maternity Leave Policies Ryan Reynolds Explains Why Baby James's Name Was Kept a Secret 8 Toddler-Approved Totally Creepy Halloween Treats Proud Dad Reacts to Son Choosing an Ariel Doll (Video) Prime Minister of England, David Cameron, Disses Stay-at-Home Moms in the Worst Way	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3049
__label__wiki	0.83869	0.83869	Advocates detail ways to shield kids from online exploitation By Mark Pattison \| Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Advocates in online security gathered Nov. 5 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington to detail how children and young people are being exploited sexually online, and ways to blunt it. “Social media is removing previous barriers to grooming victims for child abusers, sex traffickers, pimps, and even sex buyers themselves because apps make minors’ accounts easily discoverable and accessible,” said Haley Halverson, vice president of advocacy and outreach at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, which sponsored the symposium. “In order to dismantle the current predator’s paradise online, we need age-based default safety settings on social media platforms and other apps; these would include features like automatically disabling direct messages from strangers for accounts of minors, automatically disabling geotagging, filtering out pornography, and better algorithms to remove sexually graphic or sexualizing comments on minors’ photos or videos,” Halverson said. “We also need policymakers to make it clear that 13 is not the digital age of adulthood after which mega-corporations suddenly have no responsibility to protect them as minors,” she added. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, has introduced a bill that would raise that age to 15. Phylicia Henry, director of operations for Courtney’s House, a halfway house of sorts in the Maryland suburbs of Washington for women and girls who were coerced into prostitution, said some of its past residents “have been bought and sold blocks away from where I stand today.” The average age of residents was once 17, Henry said, but now averages between 13 and 16. The youngest current resident is 9; previously, it had been 7. Henry attributed this to pimps trying to provide what their customers want: younger and younger girls based on what they had seen in pornographic videos and their easy access to young girls online. Lisa Thompson, vice president of policy and research at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, displayed a series of slides, each containing findings of different studies on the efforts of watching pornography. One such study, of college students belonging to fraternities, showed the young men admitting they were more likely to want to commit rape after watching even “mainstream” porn. “As titles and descriptions of mainstream adult pornography demonstrate, an emphasis on teen and young girls is inescapable,” Thompson said. “This genre of pornography attempts to accentuate first-time sexual experiences, the youthfulness and sexual inexperience of the performers, the significant age differentials between those engaged in sexual acts, as well as the small body sizes of the performers.” This, Thompson added, caters to “the sexual fantasies of users that involve the sexual abuse of minors. … The thesis of such material, easily accessible to adults and minors alike, is literally sexual harassment and abuse.” Christy Kane, the CEO of Totumlink, which seeks to “disrupt the mental health crisis” by providing evidence-based mental health tools and solutions to individuals and communities, said young men exposed to porn confess, “We don’t know what to do” in a real-life relationship because, as she put it, “no is supposed to mean no, but online, no means yes.” Rob Spectre of Childsafe.ai, a New York firm which seeks to use artificial intelligence in protecting children from exposure to porn, said social media sites “know you’re pregnant a week before you do,” yet when it comes to knowing the age of their young users, they are “vapid.” Spectre said this is because it is in their business model to not know about minors’ ages or usage patterns so as to reap more revenue. “If networks are incented not to know, they will make it their business to know as little as possible,” he added. The task may seem daunting, according to Chris McKenna of Protect Your Eyes in Grand Rapids, Michigan. McKenna said 76% of U.S. teens use Snapchat, and 75% use Instagram. “Kids sleep with their device next to them,” he added. But Spectre noted that a host of American industries, from meat packing to automobile manufacturing, were regulated into making their products safer — and American consumers safer — without sacrificing profitability. He suggested social media technology may be next to come under the regulators’ scrutiny. This entry was posted in Nation and World by Jessica Jacques. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3051
__label__wiki	0.638643	0.638643	MORDUE: We want trading blocs to work; that is why we leave EPA decision to them European Union envoy to Kenya Simon Mordue. PHOTO \| COURTESY The EU wants to encourage regional trading blocs to work. This is why we offered the EPA and why we still say the EPAs should ideally be concluded with the bloc. Only the bloc can decide what it wishes to do. By NJIRAINI MUCHIRA The European Union envoy to Kenya spoke with The Eastafrican's Special Correspondent Njiraini Muchira on relations with the country. The EAC has failed to reach consensus on the Economic Partnership Agreement. Is the preferential market access the best option for Kenya? Kenya’s trade statistics show that 18 per cent of trade is with African partners. That is very low compared with 50 per cent in Asia and about 80 per cent with the EU. There is unutilised potential to enhance trade between Kenya and its partners. The EU wants to encourage regional trading blocs to work. This is why we offered the EPA and why we still say the EPAs should ideally be concluded with the bloc. Only the bloc can decide what it wishes to do. As a trading bloc, the EAC should come to the EU and tell us, ‘We would wish one or other partner to move ahead in a variable geometry.’ If the partners ask that, we will look into it and allow that to happen. The EU wants an arrangement that will continue to allow Kenyan goods to be traded in the EU with no duties as foreseen in the EPA agreement. The EU is keen on democracy and governance. What is your take on the recently launched Building Bridges Initiative report and current Kenyan politics in general? The BBI is primarily a national issue for Kenya. However, I think it is an important reflection seeking to address issues like how Kenya can make the five-year election cycle less divisive, avoid repetition of tensions witnessed in 2017 and 2007, ensure a more inclusive political culture, strengthen devolution, empower citizens to hold leaders accountable, get better value for money for public expenditure and reduce corruption. The issues raised in the BBI report are important in thinking of ways Kenya can improve governance. Why are Kenyan agricultural products subjected to stringent EU regulations? I would not describe them thus. Our regulations are relatively simple and designed to ensure the health and safety of consumers. One challenge for Kenya is that its own standards on these products are not fully aligned with the EU’s and there are some active ingredients sold in Kenya that are banned in the EU because they are considered harmful to the consumer. The health and safety of the Kenyan and EU consumers are important and toxins should not be allowed in products. The EU will continue to ensure its consumers are not exposed to risks. How important are Kenya’s relations with the EU? The EU is Kenya’s biggest trading partner accounting for over 21 per cent exports and probably the largest source of foreign investments at 32 per cent of all foreign direct investments. There are over 1,000 EU companies in Kenya. In agriculture, products like coffee, tea, peas, beans and cut flowers account for close to 80 per cent of the exports to the EU. Over half a million Kenyan jobs depend directly or indirectly on exports to the EU. This makes EU relations with Kenya very important. Is the Kenyan government doing enough to fight corruption? We have seen determination in recent months to record progress. There have been some high profile cases with arrests. One of the challenges is to see a number of those indictments also result in convictions. The rate of convictions is too low. The EU offers support to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Judiciary. We support in following money trails and with forensic experts to dig up evidence so that prosecutors can obtain convictions. There is progress but the real litmus test will ultimately be the number of convictions secured and assets seized from those found guilty. How attractive is Kenya as a destination for EU investments? My message to investors is that Kenya has huge potential with a market of 47 million people, is strategically located and is a gateway to East Africa and Africa in general. Kenyans are well-educated, has a skilled workforce and has improved on the World Bank Doing Business Survey. These factors make it attractive. Some areas, however, need improvement. There are concerns over the time it takes for goods to clear at Mombasa port and issues on VAT reimbursement. Foreign companies want an environment where things move relatively swiftly. There is confidence in Kenya but we need to do more to create the environment that makes Kenya the ideal destination. How can the EU compete with China’s dominance in Kenya? There is no inherent contradiction in having China as a strong partner for Kenya as we collaborate on areas like tackling wildlife poaching. I think there is space for all to collaborate. Ultimately, it is for Kenya to decide how it wishes to work with its partners, define its national priorities and for us as partners to do our best to extend support. Do you think the Africa Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is doing enough to bring peace in that country? I pay tribute to Kenya as a provider of troops to Amisom, which has done a lot of work to bring stability in Somalia, which the EU has backed with considerable funding ($1.4 billion). Going forward, good relations between Kenya and Somalia will be essential for resolving some of the challenges that exist there today. The AU runs Amisom, so we would follow their lead. For the long term, however, everybody’s objective is to see a stable, prosperous Somalia without needing foreign troops because terrorist threats will have disappeared. What should Kenya expect from you during your tour of duty? I have been in Kenya for a few months and what strikes me about the country is the ideas, innovation, dynamism and a lot of potential waiting to be unleashed. Kenya should expect an ambassador who is proud to be here. I see my role being a bridge between Kenya and the European Union. The EU is Kenya’s strategic partner and our relation matters a lot. I see my job as helping EU companies to invest in Kenya and ensure aid makes an impact that is more decisive on the Kenyan economy, help to deliver the Big Four Agenda, create more jobs and help to support the rise of the value chain of Kenyan production. Nationality: Irish Academic qualifications: 1989–83: BSc. Dual Honours at University of Aston including 1 year of study at Ruhr-Universität, Bochum. Professional experience in the European Institutions: Since Sept. 2019: Hors Classe Adviser seconded to the European External Action Service and serving as EU ambassador to Kenya 2012-19: Deputy Director-General for Migration – DG Migration and Asylum (HOME) 2014–16: Director for Strategy and Turkey. DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations. 2010–14: Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Füle. 2009–10: Head of Unit – DG Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) Management of the unit responsible for maritime safety.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3053
__label__cc	0.707188	0.292812	FIRE > Newsdesk > Top Story > FIRE statement on new, proposed Title IX regulations FIRE statement on new, proposed Title IX regulations by FIRE Below is a statement from Samantha Harris, FIRE’s vice president for procedural advocacy, on the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX regulations: The proposed regulations are a marked improvement over the previous guidance in a number of important ways. By taking the rights of both complainants and accused students seriously, these proposed regulations make important strides toward ensuring that complaints of sexual misconduct will be neither ignored nor prejudged. The proposed regulations define sexual harassment in accordance with established Supreme Court precedent, eliminating the confusion that has led institutions nationwide to adopt overly broad definitions of sexual harassment that threaten student and faculty speech. We commend the Department of Education for following formal rulemaking procedures to implement these changes, instead of mandating them through “guidance” or “Dear Colleague” letters. Public notice and comment is critically important because it allows for informed feedback from all stakeholders. FIRE has long argued that everybody on campus benefits from fundamentally fair proceedings. While not perfect, the proposed regulations indicate the federal government’s recognition that students accused of serious misconduct are entitled to meaningful due process rights, and the proposed regulations include a number of important procedural protections that will improve the integrity of the process for everyone. FIRE looks forward to offering public comment and working toward final regulations that are fair and just for all parties. Cases: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights April 4, 2011, Guidance Letter Reduces Due Process Protections	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3055
__label__cc	0.586866	0.413134	The Free Library > Business and Industry > Health care industry > International Journal of Health Policy and Management > June 1, 2018 The Free Library > Date > 2018 > June > 1 > International Journal of Health Policy and Management Researching the Co-Existence and Continuity of Standardization and Customization in Healthcare: A Response to Recent Commentaries. <a href="https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Researching+the+Co-Existence+and+Continuity+of+Standardization+and...-a0540542117</a> MLA style: "Researching the Co-Existence and Continuity of Standardization and Customization in Healthcare: A Response to Recent Commentaries.." The Free Library. 2018 Kerman University of Medical Sciences 19 Jan. 2020 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Researching+the+Co-Existence+and+Continuity+of+Standardization+and...-a0540542117 Chicago style: The Free Library. S.v. Researching the Co-Existence and Continuity of Standardization and Customization in Healthcare: A Response to Recent Commentaries.." Retrieved Jan 19 2020 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Researching+the+Co-Existence+and+Continuity+of+Standardization+and...-a0540542117 APA style: Researching the Co-Existence and Continuity of Standardization and Customization in Healthcare: A Response to Recent Commentaries.. (n.d.) >The Free Library. (2014). Retrieved Jan 19 2020 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Researching+the+Co-Existence+and+Continuity+of+Standardization+and...-a0540542117 We thank all those who responded to our article: '(Re) making the Procrustean Bed: Standardization and Customizations as Competing Logic in Health Care.' (1) Each commentary engaged critically with the main ideas we presented, offering some affirmation but also taking the discussion in new (and sometimes unexpected) theoretical and empirical directions. Each helped to shift and shape our thinking as we take forward the research agenda in this increasingly important but under researched area of contemporary health policy and management. Here, we offer a response to those commentaries and offer an agenda to shape further research. Lena Ansmann and Holger Pfaff are supportive of many of our ideas (2) but usefully introduce the analytical distinction in healthcare contexts between customization, personalization and individualization. In this framing, customization is conceived as those policies which serve to tailor standardized treatment and diagnosis to the psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of the patients. Personalization is viewed as the adoption of medical treatment that is aligned to the genomic and molecular profile of patients. Individualization is put forward as the generic term for the adaption of interventions to fit with a patient's biological, psychological, social and cultural background. This logic leads Ansmann and Pfaff to the concept of 'Individualized standardization' - the imposition of standards, regulations or norms which "are tailored to the genes, body condition, culture, social environment, values, needs and preferences of the individual patient." We think there is scope for research into their assertion that at the micro level, individualization may be more important than standardization, whereas on the macro level standardization is a key concern for policymakers. Ewan Ferlie (3) focuses on the theoretical implications of our editorial, and extends and refines these, drawing on both Foucauldian and Institutionalist perspectives. Taking a Foucauldian approach, he notes how, in many healthcare contexts, standardized risk management and clinical audit techniques have become all pervasive technologies of organizational control. He also highlights Later Foucauldian work exploring 'technologies of the self' which can be used to understand better contemporary personalization policies whereby individuals are seen as having the capacity to work on their own identities and make 'positive life style choices.' Noting that the Institutionalist Logics literature is a recent sub-stream of wider institutionalist literature, he offers a number of fruitful ways for better operationalising this approach for exploring ongoing changes at the micro-level and in particular the impact of the growing market-based logic in healthcare generated from a growing social base of informed and active users/customers. David Greenfield, Kathy Eljiz and Kerryn Butler-Henderson (4) highlight how processes of standardization have always been an element of health professional practice. As a result, resistance to standardization has emerged from both within and external to the healthcare professions. They lend support to our argument that as 'competing' logics in healthcare, standardization and customization are also long standing 'colluding' logics in that they both combine to hold both health professionals and patients 'accountable' for their expectations, thoughts and behaviour. However, they also point to a 'fracture' through the inconsistent and contested application and translation of standardization and customization requirements for professionals and patients. Their argument is that remedies to this situation require collaboration between professionals and patients which need to be supported by the application of systems thinking and the deployment of multiple strategies for changing values and behaviour. Etienne Minvielle (5) argues that efforts to customize care by tailoring it to the personal characteristics of patients and engaging patients more extensively in decisions about their own care, could result in a range of beneficial outcomes. He outlines three qualifying preconditions for developing effective customized care. First, distinct categories of patient profiles need to be used as way to explore consumer needs and in particular the clinical and genomic criteria that form the basis for personalized medicine, supplemented by additional data describing the patient's socio-economic context. Second, the potential of IT needs to be leveraged to enable large-scale customization through facilitating the use the use of large volumes of data to help build patient categories. Third, training in customer service competencies need to foster face-to-face relationships which can contribute to the quality of customized service by enhancing aspects such as customer satisfaction, trust, loyalty, and commitment. "bedside manner." Catherine Needham (6) raises the interesting question: why do these two logics always co-exist in health systems? In seeking to answer her own question, she presents possible explanations as well as exploring a number of underlying epistemological and ontological issues. In essence, her argument is that, rather than viewing the ongoing tensions between customization and standardization as indicative of an evolution from one era (standardized modernism) to the next (customized postmodernism), it may be more fruitful to seek a more pragmatic functionalist explanation: namely, that some activities which health systems undertake are inherently more amenable to standardised interventions, whereas others require approaches tailored to the particular needs and preferences of individual patients. We are sympathetic to this view and think there is scope for further theoretical and practical research in this area. Mike Saks (7) contends that we (implicitly) focused on the National Health Service in England without examining whether and why variations exist between countries, given the different socio-political backgrounds of particular societies. In particular, he questions how far our analysis of competing logics fits developing societies many of which are based on more traditional systems of healthcare. We agree with this criticism and think that a more international extension of our ideas would be useful and facilitate comparative research in this important area of health policy. Saks also admonishes us for ignoring the user perspective in our analysis of institutional logics. Again, we agree that exploring the consumer dimension is often missing from studies examining institutional logics. More sustained work exploring the implementation (and resistance to) standardization and customization policies across a range of healthcare settings would be a fruitful avenue for future research. These commentaries offer an elaboration on our original article. As a result, we can draw conclusions which form the basis of an emerging research agenda in this standardization/customization debate in healthcare. This agenda comprises three elements. First, this debate provides an opportunity to incorporate more theoretically-informed, multi-disciplinary perspectives into contemporary, practical health policy considerations. In doing so, research is able to move beyond any single health system and indeed should be comparative, wherever possible. Second, the multiple levels at which standardization/customization is enacted offers a strength to address micro level issues at the same time as macro ones. As our article and commentaries demonstrate, the debate is not a binary one; indeed, greater clarification of terms, their meanings and interpretations is essential. Therefore, the co-existence of and reactivity between these levels is worth further inquiry. Furthermore, the implementation and impact of hybrid forms (such as mass customisation or individualized standardization) is under-researched. Hybridity is often the focus of research in related fields (such as institutional theory and sociology of professions) but should be investigated further here too. Third, the role of agency at each level is crucial and its significance is enhanced by the notions of multiple levels, multi-disciplinarity and hybridity. In particular, there is a compelling need to combine research into institutional and professional perspectives with those of patients and public, and crucially, the interaction between (apparently competing) perspectives. In summary, it was the intention of our original article to stimulate debate and further inquiry. The commentaries seem to confirm this. However, the debate in this journal (and elsewhere) needs to be extended and developed further through more in-depth empirical inquiry and crisper theoretical elaboration. Authors declare that they have no competing interests. Both authors contributed equally to the writing of this article. (1.) Mannion R, Exworthy M. (Re) Making the Procrustean Bed? Standardization and Customization as Competing Logics in Healthcare. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2017;6(6):301-304. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.35 (2.) AnsmannL and Pfaff H. Mannion R, Exworthy M. (Re) Making the Procrustean Bed? Standardization and Customization as Competing Logics in Healthcare. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2017;6(6):301-304. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.35 (3.) Ferlie E. Personalisation - An Emergent Institutional Logic in Healthcare? Comment on "(Re) Making the Procrustean Bed? Standardization and Customization as Competing Logics in Healthcare." Int J Health Policy Manag. 2017;7(1):92-95. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.71 (4.) Greenfield D, Eljiz K, Butler-Henderson K. It takes two to tango: customization and standardization as colluding logics in healthcare: Comment on "(Re) Making the procrustean bed standardization and customization as competing logics in healthcare." Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018;7(2):183-185. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.77 (5.) Minvielle E. Toward customized care: Comment on "(Re) making the procrustean bed? Standardization and customization as competing logics in healthcare." Int J Health Policy Manag. 2017; Forthcoming. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.84 (6.) Needham C. Best of both worlds: Comment on "(Re) Making the procrustean bed? Standardization and customization as competing logics in healthcare." Int J Health Policy Manag. 2017; Forthcoming. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.99 (7.) Saks M. Competing logics and healthcare: Comment on "(Re) Making the procrustean bed? Standardization and customization as competing logics in healthcare." Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018; Forthcoming. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.100 Russell Mannion (), Mark Exworthy () Correspondence to: Russell Mannion, Email: r.mannion@bham.ac.uk Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Received: 10 January 2018; Accepted: 20 January 2018; ePublished: 24 January 2018 doi 10.15171/ijhpm.2018.07 COPYRIGHT 2018 Kerman University of Medical Sciences Title Annotation: Mannion, Russell; Exworthy, Mark International Journal of Health Policy and Management The Paradox of Intervening in Complex Adaptive Systems: Comment on "Using Complexity and Network Concepts to Inform Healthcare Knowledge Translation". Exploring 70 Years of the British National Health Service through Anniversary Documents. Medical policy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3056
__label__cc	0.569363	0.430637	Christmas shopping is harder than it’s ever been, but not for the reason you think Nathalie Atkinson This article was published more than 1 year ago. Some information in it may no longer be current. It might make shopping easier when a website autoloads the items you browsed the last time you visited, but it makes gift spoilers more complex to anticipate. elenabs/istock At one point, all it took to keep gifts a secret until the holidays was a stern admonishment to stay out of a certain closet. Where to stash the gifts once we’ve got them was the biggest problem; today, the challenge of stealth begins even before we start browsing. It’s Alexa, not Santa, who sees you when you’re sleeping and knows when you’re awake. For those who value the element of surprise, the wily use of AI online marketing analytics has endangered the gifts under the tree. Last year, mobile shopping accounted for 34 per cent of holiday sales in Canada; eMarketer’s 2018 forecast expects mobile to account for 30 per cent of Canadian retail ecommerce. Now that we’re doing most of our buying through electronic channels, online retailers are getting more sophisticated with intuitive tracking technology. It might make shopping easier when a website autoloads the items you browsed the last time you visited, but it makes gift spoilers more complex to anticipate. Tracking technology collects data points as we browse, either with cookies or with device fingerprinting that then retargets you (or who it thinks is you) via desktop or mobile. So, you might have comparison shopped for a surprise gift for your partner, only for your partner to use the same device later to look up the weather and be served a pop-up ad with the very gift they’ve been coveting. Surprise, meet ruin. It’s no longer as simple as enabling private browsing. In November, Ghostery, a privacy browser company, analyzed the tracking techniques used by 10 major retailer websites of companies including Best Buy, Wayfair and H&M and claims is 11.4 per page load (with advertising trackers accounting for 49 per cent of all those found). Eventually they or similar advertisers chime in with promotions – often doggedly. Households with shared merchant account profiles, which is often the case, create a shared shopping trail. It used to be putting something in a cart and navigating away was the end of a browse, as was blocking cookies. But lately it feels as if it takes NCIS-like forensic skills to avoid spoilers. I tried blocking cookies on Hudson’s Bay and later the same day, an e-mail with the subject “Did you see something you liked?” arrived, complete with the image of a blouse I’d hovered on for details pasted into the e-mail and the suggestion that I take another look. Similarly, some hours after browsing the Sleep Shirt and putting items in a cart during a coffee break, a missive arrived with a link inviting me back to complete the purchase. The pressure tactics designed to badger us into submission aren’t unlike that of a persistent six year old, and are often as effective. Online isn’t just for the digital native millennial demographic – PwC Canada’s research in their 2018 holiday outlook report suggests that most Canadian consumers go online for inspiration (even if they end up purchasing in-store), with a whopping 40 per cent over all relying on Amazon in general and 45 per cent checking prices and deals through the behemoth online retailer. The data of Black Friday Cyber Monday (or BFCM as retailers now call the four-day business opportunity) tells a story. Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify’s recent merchant data aggregation of 2018 BFCM conversion rates by referral source, (the percentage of visitors to a website that complete a desired goal, i.e. sale) for example, reveals about 4.38 per cent of conversions are achieved through e-mail, with about 2 per cent through social channels. That may seem negligible in the grand scheme of things, but if e-mail is a revenue driver then whoever in the household created the retail account profile (and pays the bill) is also the likely recipient of a gift spoiler. Netflix offers sub-profiles for different viewers on the same account, but few retailers do, although Indigo recently added that option to its existing online gift registry in the form of a wish list creation feature. Shopify’s business-building toolbox includes new features such as direct shopping on Instagram, one of the most popular social media platforms. But its merchants also get to use Kit. The virtual employee is not to be confused with Knight Rider’s artificially intelligent computer car Kitt, though in spirit they’re practically cousins: Kit is the new exclusive “virtual employee” available to Shopify merchants and it does everything from winning back customers who abandon a purchase during the checkout process to tracking and engaging with almost-customers, even nudging them with a cheery follow-up email. Kit can also retarget web visitors using personalized Facebook dynamic product ads based on the products or articles they were reading to attract customers. (Even algorithms, it seems, follow Alec Baldwin’s advice in Glengarry Glen Ross: “Always be closing.”) Since few households share smartphones let alone Facebook or Instagram accounts, targeted ads based on mobile browsing are less of a danger. But companies are improving their mobile and app experiences to gain brand loyalty on those platforms. That can even translate to a ping from a retailer branch whose mobile site personalizes based on location (for example, a ping when in proximity, to a brick-and-mortar location where a previously browsed product is in stock). If couples and households share retail accounts, as most do with the main retailers, that’s another indiscreet danger. Short of getting a degree in advance computational forensics, your best chance of sidestepping inadvertent reveal is the old-fashioned way, by setting foot in an actual store and then smuggling the package into the house under a winter coat. Canada Post’s backlog and Greyhound’s exit from Western Canada creating holiday shipment headaches The fastest way to the holiday nice list for retailers Follow Nathalie Atkinson on Twitter @NathAt	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3058
__label__wiki	0.970063	0.970063	Liverpool owner gives backing to David Ngog and Alberto Aquilani • John W Henry praises duo who seemed set to leave Anfield • Charlie Adam scores as Liverpool crush Malaysian XI 6-3 Tim Rich in Kuala Lumpur Sat 16 Jul 2011 11.53 EDT First published on Sat 16 Jul 2011 11.53 EDT Charlie Adam (left) is congratulated by Joe Cole after scoring his first goal for Liverpool against Malaysia XI. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images Alberto Aquilani and David Ngog, two Liverpool players who appeared closest to the exit at Anfield, have been given public backing from the club's owner, John W Henry. Ngog linked up well with Aquilani to score twice in Liverpool's 6-3 victory over a Malaysian XI in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and, using his Twitter account, Henry called Aquilani: "Our missing link last year." He added: "Put the ball near Ngog and the goal, and it's going in. Too much talk of them [going] somewhere else." Since the arrival of Andy Carroll and Luis Suárez in January, Ngog has become Kenny Dalglish's fourth-choice striker, while Aquilani – who, in terms of injury and performance, has never justified his £20m fee – spent last season on loan at Juventus. With Dalglish having spent £43m this summer on three midfielders, selling Aquilani appeared an obvious move. Nevertheless, his agent, Franco Zavaglia, said he now expected him to stay on Merseyside. Ngog and Aquilani had both been linked with moves to Sunderland, although reports suggested the former's salary had been the biggest obstacle to the move. Zavaglia said of Milan's interest in taking Aquilani back to Serie A, to which his game seems far more suited than the Premier League: "The chances of him playing in Italy are now very low." Liverpool will conclude their tour of Asia with an open training session in Singapore on Sunday, which, like Malaysia, represents the bedrock of their Asian fan base. Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong began taking broadcasts of English football when Liverpool were in their pomp and that support has never faded. On Friday, 38,700 watched them train and the vast sweeping banks of the Bukit Jalil Stadium, which hold 84,000, were crammed in a way they were not for Arsenal on Wednesday night, and will not be for Chelsea next week. If selling the brand abroad is about staging entertaining exhibition matches, then Liverpool obliged. Their two matches in Guangzhou and Kuala Lumpur have produced 16 goals. That six of them were conceded against Guangdong Sunray Cave, of the Chinese second division, and Malaysia, who stand 144th in the Fifa rankings might give Dalglish pause for thought, however unreliable pre-season fixtures are as a guide to the real business of football. Charlie Adam, who spent last summer preparing for Blackpool's first season in the Premier League with games at Accrington Stanley and Tiverton Town, where he was not asked to provide palm prints in wet concrete or was screamed at whenever he opened his mouth, scored his first goal in a Liverpool shirt. It came from a penalty, awarded – to the outrage of the home players – for a foul on Carroll. Generally, Asian footballers tend to be unquestioning about a referee's decision, but after Wednesday's 4-0 defeat by Arsenal – and with a World Cup qualifier against Singapore looming – this was a side under pressure. The hosts pulled the score back to 4-3 before Maxi Rodríguez and Dirk Kuyt walked through defending that presented a similar challenge to the cones at Melwood. Adam will remember the game for the screams for his twice-taken penalty, the noise and the clinging, draining humidity – something that is unlikely to be a problem when Liverpool next play a friendly, at Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There the home fans will not break into ecstatic applause when they concede a goal and the press conference will not be full of journalists wearing Liverpool tops.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3060
__label__cc	0.595297	0.404703	Tesla mulls slashing price of China-built cars Bloomberg December 18 \| Updated on December 18, 2019 Published on December 18, 2019 Tesla Inc is considering cutting the price of its China-built Model 3 sedans by 20 per cent or more next year, people familiar with the plans said, betting the move will lure buyers as the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market slows. Tesla aims to bring down costs by using more local components, allowing it to import fewer parts and avoid tariffs, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter isn’t public. The price of the cars, built at Tesla’s new Shanghai factory, starts from 355,800 yuan ($50,800). This will probably be lowered from the second half of 2020, they said. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is counting on the multibillion-dollar Shanghai plant, Tesla’s first factory outside the US, to give it an edge over the likes of BMW AG and Daimler AG, which are also targeting China with new EV models. The move would also pressure local incumbents such as NIO Inc and Xpeng Motors to follow suit with price cuts. “People shop on price this will help grow the market share of electric vehicles,” said Bill Russo, founder of Shanghai-based consulting firm Automobility Ltd. This will also force the competing products to make adjustments. A 20 per cent cut would bring the Model 3’s starting price below 300,000 yuan. Xpeng said last month that its new P7 sedan will be priced at 270,000-370,000 yuan. NIO’s ES6 sport utility vehicle, its cheapest model, starts at 358,000 yuan. Tough market Competition is heating up as EV makers struggle through an unprecedented slump. Sales of electric cars have fallen for months in China after the government scaled back subsidies. While the potential price cut shows Tesla is cognizant of the competition, the move could also impact the company’s initial sales as customers hold out for the lower prices, Russo said. Musk has predicted Tesla will make at least 1,000 cars a week in Shanghai by the end of the year - a volume the company’s original factory in California spent months trying to hit, and has said a weekly rate of 3,000 is a target at some point. Shares of Tesla’s suppliers rose on expectations of increasing sales. Ningbo Tuopu Group Co, which makes suspension and vibration-control mechanisms, jumped as much as 4.4 per cent, while parts manufacturer Ningbo Xusheng Auto Technology Co advanced as much as 9.2 per cent. The scale of the price cuts and the timing could change depending on market situations, the people said. A Tesla representative in China declined to comment. real estate (industry)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3063
__label__wiki	0.852703	0.852703	September 12, 2009 \| General News Certificate Forgery Saga: Nigerian Customs Boss, Detain Vendor, Burn Newspapers. It was a black Friday for Abuja residents on September 11, 2009, as the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Inde Dikko ordered the seizure of 2000 (Two Thousand) copies of vol.1, No.9 of “The Premier Tabloid”, an Ibadan-based newspaper, with the caption: “DikkoGate: How Customs boss forged his way to the Top”. The raid took place near customs headquarters in Zone 3, FCT Abuja. Huhuonline.com authenticated checks revealed that the Newspaper's agent, Mr. Oluwatosin Testimony, was arrested by Customs officers on the orders of Alhaji Dikko and taken to the Customs Security Post at Zone 3 Headquarters where he was detained for hours. All the seized copies were later brought out to the open and set ablaze. According to a statement made available to huhuonline.com from Festus Keyamo's Chambers, the legal luminary reacted to the unwholesome actions and said: ''The story that Alhaji Dikko is so desperate to kill is the allegation by his former boy, Mr. Olajide Oyewole Ibrahim, that almost all the certificates of the Customs boss were forged for him by the boy. Instead of Alhaji Dikko to respond by publishing his certificates (if he has one at all) he has resorted to this stone-age tactics that cannot save his job. If Dikko feels that a crime has been committed by the vendors circulating newspapers containing a story on him, he can report to the Nigerian Police, but cannot resort to self help to vent his spleen. ''I once again call on the President, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to save the Customs Service and Nigerians this national embarrassment by ordering the immediate probe of these grave allegations and not to continue to play the ostrich on this matter.'' One would have thought that the era of barbaric, cruel and indiscriminate arrest of journalists, confiscation of news prints and equipments as well as closure of media houses have gone for good in Nigeria, but recent actions perpetuated by Nigeria Customs helmsman apparently revealed that we still have wolfs in human image under the guise of 'order from above' in this part of most populous black Nation. This however, is a striking signal for the two national legislative houses to expedite actions for the passage of Freedom of Information Bill (FoI) which is waiting endlessly before them. This in no doubt helps to sanitize our system, especially for the likes of our public officers who are power drunk and grossly abuse it. It would be recalled that this ugly development was coming when legal counsel to the Customs boss Chucks Nwana rebutted the claims contained in the petition against his client saying it was false, baseless and lacks merit. He further accused Olajide Ibrahim (the petitioner) and his legal counsel of cheap blackmail and extortion. But what was witnessed on Friday in Abuja has ostensibly countered his entire defense, as Alhaji Dikko has been doing everything within his powers to destroy every facts and evidences against him over this matter of forgery scandal. Earlier, Huhuonline.com published an affidavit by Olajide Oyewole Ibrahim, the petitioner and former friend of the Customs comptroller general. AFFIDAVIT REGARDING MY RELATINSHIP WITH ALHAJI ABDULLAHI DIKKO I, OLAJIDE OYEWOLE IBRAHIM, male, Muslim, Nigerian citizen, resident of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, do hereby make oath and state as follows: 1. That my name is Olajide Oyewole Ibrahim and the following facts have already been written and submitted to my lawyer, Barrister Festus Keyamo. I now thought it fit to also make an affidavit. 2. That I knew Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, the present Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service since 1995, while undergoing the compulsory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme with the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) at Plot 22, Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. 3. That during that time, i.e. 1995, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko was serving as a Superintendent of Customs (CS) and resided in his official quarters at Block 18, Flat 'F', Eric Moore Towers, Surulere, Lagos. 4. That sometime in 1995, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko approached me as the officer in charge of Training and Courses Department of the Nigerian Institute Management, to sneak out blank programme certificates on Finance and Accounts for him, which he intended to fill himself and present as authentic certificates. He explained to me that he needed these certificates and many others to get rapid promotion. 5. That I obliged Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko of this request and secured on his behalf two (2) course participant certificates covering the years 1995 and 1996. (Copies of the certificates are hereby attached as Exhibits 'A and B'). He thereafter filled them himself and forged the signatures on them. 6. That on the completion of my National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme in 1996, the Institute discovered these missing certificates from the booklet of certificates in my custody and when I could not account for them for fear of implicating Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, my name was withdrawn from the list of corpers to be considered for employment. 7. That as I could not be retained, I told Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko of my predicament, but he promised me he would get me into Dangote Group at that time through one of his friends Alhaji Idris Shuaib Mikati. But in the meantime, I became an errand boy for him. This situation of running errands for him continued for years and I later forgot about getting a regular employment. 8. That sometime in 1999, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko confessed to me because of my closeness to him, that his West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) result was defective and implored me to assist him get another result. 9. That in that same year i.e. 1999, I assisted Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko through the help of a staff of WAEC, to get him a fake WAEC result bearing the name of Government College, Kaduna and with the date of issuance as 1980. (Copy of the WAEC result is attached as Exhibit 'C'). 10. That in the year 2000 when Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko wanted to become a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), they discovered that the WAEC result was not genuine. 11. That prior to their discovery, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko had already submitted the said WAEC certificate to the customs authorities as his and could not withdraw same. 12. Following that discovery, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko abandoned his ambition of becoming a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Nigeria and opted for membership of the Association of National Accountants (ANAN) situate at Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba, Lagos. 13. That with the assistance of two (2) members of staff of ANAN, one Mr. Bello who was then in charge of examination and one Mr. Ojelade in charge of registration at the Institute, Alhaji Dikko was admitted as a fellow of ANAN. 14. That it was the said Mr. Bello who suggested that we got somebody to write the ANAN examination of behalf of Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko. 15. That suggestion warranted my contracting one Mr. Ganiu Memudu to write the ANAN examination on behalf of Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko. 16. That initially, Mr. Ganiu Memudu was reluctant to write the examination for Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko but after much pressure from me and Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, Mr. Memudu yielded and wrote the ANAN examination conducted sometime in March 2000 at the Auditorium of the University of Lagos. (Copy of the ANAN Certificate is attached as Exhibit 'D'). 17. That sometime in 2005 when Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko was promoted to the rank of Comptroller of Customs in charge of investigations, I approached him through his wife Hajia Shadiat Abdullahi for assistance in securing a job. 18. That Hajia Shadiat Abdullahi response to my request was that I was trying to reveal the confidentialities between myself and her husband, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko adding that Yoruba men could not be trusted. That response made me to leave their residence on the said date. 19. That sometime in February 2006, on arriving from a religious vigil with my wife, I was informed by my landlady that some persons came in a Toyota Corolla Car looking for me with the aim of offering me a job as a clearing agent at the Ports. 20. That my landlady further added that she suspected foul play since only two persons alighted from the said Toyota Corolla car while the others sat back. 21. That my landlady's intimations got me worried and scared leading me to relocate my wife and kids. Besides, the persons who came looking for me did not leave any contact address nor phone numbers behind, thereby raising my suspicion. 22.. That I thereafter met one retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. E.O. Abai who promised to plead with Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko. 23. That when Mr. Abai got through to Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko via his phone, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko promised to deal with me and added that I may be killed any moment from then. 24. That thereafter, Mr. Abai advised me to enforce my rights in a law court. 25. That on April 24, 2006, a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere granted my prayers that I should not be intimidated or harassed by Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko nor any of his agents. (Copy of the Enrolment of Order is attached as Exhibit 'E'). 26. That on November 21, 2006, I was arrested by Police Officers from Panti Police Station based on a petition written by one Superintendent of Customs, Mohammed Lawal alleging that I collected the sum of Two Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira (N2,100,000.00) from him to settle the case between me and Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko. 27. That after being detained for two (2) weeks in Panti, I was arraigned before an Ebute Metta Magistrates Court for stealing. The charge was later struck out because the complainant, Alhaji Dikko could not summon the courage to come to court to testify. (Copy of the charge sheet and the proceedings are attached as Exhibits 'F' and 'F1'). 28.. That meanwhile, during one of the days of the hearing of the criminal matter, that is on January 12, 2007, I was picked up at the premises of the Magistrates Court by Police Officers from the Abuja Police Command based on a petition written again by Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko alleging that some documents, money and computers belonging to him were stolen from his Abuja residence on November 4, 2004 and that I may be responsible for their theft. 29. That thereafter I was detained for forty (40) days at Apo Legislative Quarters and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ladan (who was in charge of the matter) thereafter told me that the only condition for my release was for me to withdraw the Fundamental Rights suit I filed against Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko. 30. That on February 20, 2007, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, E.O. Abai came to Abuja to see the then I.G, Mr. Sunday Ehindero to secure my release. I was further asked to see Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ladan on the 22nd of February, 2007 31. That on that day, i.e. February 22, 2007, I was taken to the High Court, Abuja by the same Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ladan but incidentally the court did not sit on that day which stalled my arraignment. 32. That my wife and I later went straight to the I.G's office and the then I.G., Mr. Sunday Ehindero instructed his Principal Staff Officer (PSO) Mr. Solomon Arase to look into the matter.. That led to the invitation of all the Police Officers involved in the matter. 33. That after asking some pertinent questions, like whether Alhaji Dikko originally reported any case of robbery to any Police Station, (the answer being negative) and having satisfied himself that the allegation was frivolous, he ordered my release. 34. He further advised me not to go about threatening Alhaji Dikko about his past, and that he was sure that Alhaji Dikko would leave me alone on that note. 35. That thereafter I returned to Lagos where, to my surprise, one Inspector Habilla, a family friend of Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko and two (2) other Customs Officers, Messrs Enemoh and Mohammed Lawal continued to trail me. I reported this incident to Mr. Arase, the PSO to the then Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ehindero, who promised that all would be settled. 36. That sometime in August 2008, I was informed by a friend of mine that I had been declared wanted by the Abuja Police Command in connection with robbery. 37. That I made frantic efforts and discovered that the Punch and Tribune Newspapers of April 28, 2008 carried the advertorials which declared me wanted in connection with robbery. (Copy of the Punch Newspaper advert is attached as Exhibit 'G').. 38. That it was at that point I realized that the plan was to arrest me as an armed robber and either shoot me like the Boko Haram leader or keep me perpetually remanded in prison custody as a robber awaiting trial. 39. That since I had no godfather, I immediately went into hiding, and I have been running from pillar to post all these months, because of the almighty power of Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko. 40. That on the 4th of August, 2009, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr.. E.O. Abai advised that I summon courage and find out details about the advertorial from the Abuja Police Command. 41. That on the 7th of August, 2009, in the company of Mr. E.O. Abai, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, I met with the Commissioner of Police, Abuja, Mr. John Haruna. We went with the newspaper publication and the attached affidavit. 42. That the said Commissioner of Police, Abuja, Mr. Haruna said that he knew nothing about the publication and immediately summoned the command's spokesman, Superintendent of Police, Mr. Jimoh for explanation. 43. That the Abuja Police Command's spokesman further contacted the I..P.O supposedly handling the matter, one Mr. Danjuma Attah who confirmed that the case has no case file and that I should go in peace. 44. That the following week, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko was named as the Comptroller-General of Customs and the Abuja Police Command's spokesman, Mr. Jimoh called the retired Commissioner of Police, Mr. E.O Abai to notify me that I should come to the Abuja Police Command that there is now a case file against me which has been sent to court in respect of a charge of armed robbery. 45. That since the genesis of my travails life has been unbearable for me and my family. My mother collapsed and died later when she heard that I was arrested at the premises of a Magistrates Court in Lagos and taken to Abuja in handcuffs. Similarly, owing to lack of adequate parental care, I lost my four (4) year old son to an illness. 46. That at present, due to the newspaper publications I cannot walk freely nor seek employment cum business opportunities for fear of being identified as an armed robber. This has left my wife as the only bread winner of the family. 47. That before I met Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, I never had any criminal record. All that I did for Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko was done in ignorance and immaturity and to help his career to where he is now that he so desperately wants to protect at the expense of my life and freedom. 48. That the real intention of Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, the new Comptroller-General of Customs, is to silence me, either by indefinite remand as an armed robber in a prison yard, or to kill me like the Boko Haram leader. 49. That it was at this point everyone I met recommended Barrister Festus Keyamo to defend me. I then came out and contacted him. 50. That I depose this affidavit in good faith and in accordance with the Oaths Act. DEPONENT Sworn to at the High Court Registry, Ikeja this ………. day of …………………….. 2009 BEFORE ME	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3068
__label__cc	0.736405	0.263595	About Marrakech The Gardens in Marrakech Aug 29th, 2011 \| By admin \| Category: Sights This peaceful and beautiful garden was laid out in the period when colonialism was still a good word in Europe. In the 1920s the French artist Jacques Majorelle had it created complete with pools, banana trees, coconut palms, bougainvilleas and houses in a fantastic dark blue colour. The gardens have later been taken well care of by the French couturier Yves Saint-Laurent, who has added a private museum of North African artefacts. Set slightly out of town the Menara gardens offers not only a pleasant escape from bustling Marrakech, but also has one of the most photographed settings of Morocco, which is most enjoyed in the last hour before the gates close. At this time of the day the place is also instant payday loans cleared of the crowds. It is designed as a summer escape from the incredible heat of Marrakech. It is adorned with both orchards and olive groves. The pavilion and the basin existed from earlier times, but the present structure was built in the middle of the 19th century at the command of Sultan Abu ar-Rahman. The name “Agdal” comes from the Berber language and means “meadow on the banks of a wadi enclosed with a stone wall”. The Almoravids laid out an orchard garden in the 12th century. Water was brought from the Ourika Valley by a network of underground channels and ditches. Agdal comprises several linked gardens with one leading on to the next, including an orange grove and an olive plantation. Tags: The Gardens in Marrakech Palaces, Mosques and Tombs High Atlas Mountains of Morocco Place Djemaa El-Fna Square in Marrakech Oukaimeden – Ski Resort in Marrakech The Hammam Les Jardins d’Inès Acrobats in Djemaa el Fna Recommended Day Trips Archive for 'Sights' » © 2020 TravelMarrakech About Us \| Links \| Contact us \| Log in \| Entries (RSS) \| Comments (RSS) 59 queries. 1.509 seconds.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3072
__label__cc	0.517606	0.482394	Green Investments Off-grid solar in Africa is bankable. Crowdfunding initiative sets out to prove it. Sami Grover samigrover Video screen capture Solar Aid We've featured the work of Solar Aid and SunnyMoney in Tanzania before. As the video above shows, that work is transforming school performance, saving lives, and creating new micro-economies in the process. But Tanzania isn't the only country where SunnyMoney's micro-enterprise model for off-grid solar development is operating. In fact a recent effort to fund solar lamp distribution in the remote region in Chadza, Zambia, has just reached an important milestone: It has repaid its entire $10,000 crowdfunded loan in just one year. The success of this project, which was funded through small private loans via the off-grid solar crowdfunding website SunFunder, is not just an important sign that SunnyMoney's own efforts are commercially viable. As a blog post over at SunFunder argues, this success should also send a signal to major financial institutions that the off-grid solar sector in poor communities is eminently bankable: Getting big international finance institutions (IFI’s) like the World Bank behind off-grid solar sector is ultimately a winning scenario, because as the International Energy Agency has stated, we need nearly $1 trillion in cumulative investment to achieve universal energy access by 2030. The more we can use crowdfunding and community-backed approaches to prove that the off-grid solar sector is well worth the investment for big IFI’s, the better off the 1.3 billion unelectrified population will be in the coming years. The SunnyMoney project is not the first success for SunFunder either. Since launching 15 months ago, the site has raised $150,000, fully funding through 1,200 total project investments with an impressive 100% repayment rate. With big banks beginning to rethink their addiction to coal, and with investors urging action on climate change, crowdfunding efforts like SunFunder don't just create an immediate impact through the projects they support—they act as a test case for the viability of a much larger expansion of the sector. And that expansion is desperately needed. Here's some more on the very simple SunFunder model which, incidentally, is open for investors from anywhere in the world. Access to affordable capital is one of the biggest challenges for expanding a young industry. For solar in Africa, crowdfunding is helping to change that Small Charity Beats Oil Giant, Becomes Largest Seller of Solar Ligh... Solar Transforms School Performance in East Africa (Video) Do personal consumption habits really matter in the climate emergency? Wood architecture meets nature in new community in Copenhagen Learn to make some of these 17 essential sauces Macro photos of snowflakes show impossibly perfect designs	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3074
__label__cc	0.72117	0.27883	Valentine's Day Guide United States Indiana Indianapolis All Indianapolis Celebrating Romance Across Indianapolis Tiffany Dailey Tiffany Dailey is a freelance writer who has worked for the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Center. If you're lost about how to celebrate with your special someone, this guide can help. Find out information about everything from where to eat, what to do, gift giving ideas and more. Make Romantic Restaurant Reservations joebrandt/Getty Images Romantic dinners are a Valentine's Day tradition. If preparing your own meal doesn't suit you, dining out in honor of the special day is a great way to celebrate your special someone. Restaurants are often booked solid surrounding the holiday, so a little bit of planning is necessary. Make reservations, when possible and if your favorite restaurant doesn't take reservations, plan to eat early or celebrate on another day closer to the holiday to avoid long waits. These restaurants are often named as Indy's most romantic. Valentine's Day Entertainment Ideas Planning Valentine's Day events can be exhausting — especially with all the reservations, gifts and entertainment planning. If you want to simplify things, consider going to one venue for both dinner and entertainment. These venues include everything from indoor entertainment ideas to comedy clubs. Check out this list for some date night ideas. So, you're planning the big Valentine's Day date and it has to be special. While dinner and a movie is a staple and there are probably a few ideas that spring to mind, consider doing something extra romantic for the holiday. Get our of your dating rut and plan ahead with these creative ideas. Downtown Indianapolis Carriage Rides Consider ending your romantic Valentine's Day evening with a tour of beautiful downtown Indianapolis in a horse-drawn carriage. A trip in one of these turns a regular night out into an event. Find out where to catch one and how to make reservations. What to Do on Valentine's Day in Milwaukee The Quirkiest and Cutest Valentine's Day Events in Los Angeles Things to Do for Valentine's Day in Washington, D.C. Celebrating Valentine's Day in Paris: 10 Ways to Make it Special Things to Do for Valentine's Day in Austin Great Ideas for How to Spend Valentine's Day in Seattle The Most Romantic Things to Do in Hartford, Connecticut The Best Nightlife in Indianapolis The Best Time to Visit Indianapolis When Is Valentine's Day? And What's the Best Way to Celebrate? Things to Do in Indianapolis in October 7 Restaurants for Romance in NYC What to Do in Indianapolis During November How to Celebrate Valentine's Day in Montreal	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3075
__label__wiki	0.63322	0.63322	TRUE ART INFORMATION Information About Artist's Materials Overview of Pigments Characteristics of Pigments Types of Pigments Oil Paints, Media, Thinners, & Varnishes History of Oil Paints Manufacturing Oil Paints Characteristics of Oil Paint The Role of Drying Oils Purity and Labeling Permanence of Oil Paints Transparency versus Opacity Drying Rates Oil Paint Film Characteristics Oil Paint Film Binders Oil Paint Stabilizers Oil Separation from Pigments Grades of Oil Paint Large Tubes Versus Cans Differences in Colors, Whites, & Blacks Oil Paints Versus Other Media Oil Paints & Other Media The Role of Media with Oil Paints Oil Paint Hazards Range of Colors in Oil Paint Drying Oils Oil Paint Driers Resins for Oil Paints Waxes for Oil Painting Oil Paint Thinners Oil Paint Varnishes Oil Paint Media Painting Grounds & Supports Overview of Painting Grounds & Supports Painting Supports Grounds for Painting Surfaces Sizing Painting Surfaces Priming for Painting Surfaces Waterbourne Media Overview of Waterbourne Media Arcylics Vinyl Emulsion Paints Asian Watercolors & Inks Overview of Brushes Types of Hairs & Bristle Types of Western Brushes Overview of Drawing Materials Dry Drawing Materials Waxy Drawing Materials Overview of Paper Paper Chemistry Fibers Used in Papermaking Characteristics of Paper Types of Paper Print Papers Visualizing Papers Oriental Papers Overview of Boards Non-Archival Boards Archival Boards Foam Centered Boards Framing & Storage Overview of Picture Framing Guidelines Concerning Art on Paper Guidelines Concerning Art on Canvas or Panels Glazing with Glass or Plastic Aesthetics in Framing Hinge Mounting Wet Mounting Spray Mounting Vacuum Mounting Storing Art Overview of Safety Types of Exposure Additional Art Materials Information Additional Art Materials Safety Information (Excerpts from ART HARDWARE: The Definitive Guide to Artists’ Materials, by Steven Saitzyk © 1987) An archive is a place to keep records. Archival refers to something used in storing and preserving such as archival boards, which are used for storing and keeping artwork and records. The qualities that make a board safe for storing artwork and valuable documents have been evolving since the mid 1970s. The most desirable board is one that does not age, remains at a pH of 7, is totally inert, is iron- and copper-free, is inedible to insects, remains free of mold and mildew, does not condense moisture, yet is absorbent. The development of such a board is unlikely for many years. A more reasonable expectation for an archival board would be that it is composed of either 100 percent purified cellulose from wood or 100 percent rag (or cotton) fiber and that it is at least 50 pt. thick. It should also be free of iron and be buffered to remain free of acid for seventyfive to one hundred years under normal framing and storage conditions. The logic for this is that a board made from cotton, rag, or purified wood cellulose is relatively inert, does not readily condense moisture, and is practical in that it can easily be cut to size. The thickness is important because it provides both a mechanical and a chemical barrier. Thicknesses of less than 50 pt. may not be sufficient to keep a moderate-size piece of art (26″ X 36″ or larger) away from the glass facing when it is framed. This is important because there is a natural tendency for artwork that is hinged to a mat, rather than glued to a backing, to curve toward the glass. Boards of less than 50 pt. are more easily subject, with changes in humidity and temperature, to developing buckles that can be transferred to the artwork that is being stored or framed. The same thickness is also needed to provide a chemical barrier from the acids present in polluted air and from such other storage materials as the backings used in framing or the wooden file drawers used for storage. Buffering of the board is mandatory, with the exception of boards made for the storage of albumin, dye transfer, and Cibachrome prints so that any acids from the storage environment and air pollution can be neutralized. Care must be taken by the manufacturer to be certain that there is no residual iron in the board that may accumulate in the washing of the fibers during processing. Any board that can meet these requirements and show no detectable deterioration for seventy-five to one hundred years should be considered safe and probably would remain safe for several more generations. The type of museum board currently in use has not been around for one hundred. years, and all claims to permanency are based on theory and accelerated aging tests. In other words, everyone is attempting to make the best decisions possible with whatever information is currently available. It can be expected that new definitions and minimum requirements will continue to evolve. Museum Boards “Museum board” is the common name for 100 percent rag or cotton-fiber boards that meet the current minimum standards for archival use. Museums were among the first major users of this type of board for storing and framing artwork, hence the name. At one time, this board was also called rag board. Because there are several types of boards that contain rag or cotton that do not meet the minimum standards for archival use, the name has slowly been replaced. Despite the introduction of conservation boards composed of purified wood cellulose, museum boards are still overwhelmingly the board of choice for archival purposes, because rag or cotton fibers are longer than those of purified wood cellulose and are, therefore, stronger and more durable. Any picture framer knows that it is much harder to cut a mat from a museum board than a conservation board, and that cutting blades wear twice as fast when cutting a museum board. Several manufacturers produce a limited selection of colored museum boards. The Strathmore Paper Company, for example, manufactures two grays, five colors, black, white, natural, and cream, all .tested for bleed resistance, scuffing, rubbing, and abrasion to meet standards established by the United States Library of Congress. The thickness of its four-ply boards was originally between 50 and 55 pt.; however, Strathmore has increased it to 60 pt. to compete with the thicker boards now on the market. Museum board of a one-ply thickness between 12.5 and 15 pt. and usually available only in white-is used primarily for temporary storage and as a separation sheet when stacking artwork. It is also occasionally used as a drawing paper. Museum board that is two-ply can often be found in the same range of size and color as that of four-ply, and is used for temporary storage for up to twenty-five years. It is too thin to be used in picture framing as either a mat or a backing. Both one-ply and two-ply are available in only 32″X40″. Museum board that is four-ply is most commonly used for long-term storage and museum-style framing. It is available in various shades of white and gray, as well as a limited range of colors, in 32″ x40″, and is also made in 40″ x60″. A new, still larger size, 48″ x84″, has begun to be distributed in some major cities. New and not readily available, six-ply and eight-ply are, in most cases, chosen more for aesthetic reasons in picture framing than for additional protection. Rag Mat Boards Rag Mat is a 100 percent rag board with a buffered, fade-resistant, colored, sulfite-pulp paper facing. It is produced by the Crescent Cardboard Company. It is currently manufactured in twenty-eight colors, and new colors are soon to be introduced. The boards are available only in 32″x40″. The early versions of this board had a thickness of approximately 45 pt., which was considered by many people to be too thin to keep most medium-size paper artwork away from the glass in picture framing. These boards are, however, being replaced with ones that are 50 pt. Rag Mat “100” is similar to the Strathmore museum boards, which are now produced in a thickness of 60 pt. in four-ply. Conservation Boards These boards are made neither from rags nor from cotton, but are composed of purified cellulose pulp from wood where the lignin has been removed and to which an alkaline buffer has been added. Conservation boards are made to meet the same requirements as those for museum boards, and are accepted by most institutions for use in archives. Some conservative conservators still question this type of board for long-term use because of the extensive chemical processing that the fibers undergo. They believe that the fibers are significantly weakened, affecting durability and possibly even permanency. Nonetheless, as rag and cotton fibers become increasingly rare and expensive, conservation will become more common. A large percentage of conservation boards available at this time are produced by three companies-the Rising Paper Company produces Conservamat, Andrews Nelson & Whitehead offers pHase 7, and the Process Materials Corporation offers Archivart Conservation Board. With the exception of the white and cream produced by the Process Materials Corporation, these boards are all between 50 and 60 pt. in thickness and 32″X49′ in dimensions. Larger and thicker sizes are not generally available. The color selection of conservation boards is much the same as the limited selection of museum boards, although black is not available. At one time, the gray pHase 7 boards used for framing changed significantly after a year or two, becoming lighter and developing a red tint. Today, primarily due to intense competition, most manufacturers apply stringent tests to avoid such problems as fading. These tests, however, are accelerated aging tests, which only simulate certain aspects of the aging process and therefore cannot be a substitute for actual conditions. The leading conservation mat board, Alphamat, made by the Bainbridge Company, is the conservation board equivalent to Crescent Cardboard’s Rag Mat. Alphamat is available with paper facings in sixty colors, which are pigmented to prevent fading. The board itself is a bright white. The bright white bevel, although eye-catching on white and off-white mats, is found by many people to be distracting on the darker and more strongly colored shades of mats. This board is designed for use in picture framing where the artwork is not touching the paper facing. Although several pastelists have used this board surface to draw on, it is not clear whether it is generally safe for fine artwork. The surface is a very thin paper adhered to an archival board and this combination would appear to be less hazardous than using a colored wood-pulp paper alone because, over the years, as the paper facing loses its strength, it has the board for support. In addition to the sixty colors available in 32″x40″, nine are produced in 40″ x 60″, but are not readily available. The boards are 55 pt. thick. Archival Nonbuffered Boards Albumen photographs, which were made through an early method of producing black-and-white prints with animal protein, and dye transfer prints, produced by a more modern and lightfast method of producing color prints, are both adversely affected by an alkaline pH, or a pH of more than 7.5. Dyed natural fibers, like silk and wool, are also sensitive to alkalinity because the dyes used in their production are usually acid dyes. It is therefore best to avoid buffered museum and conservation boards when framing albumen photographs, dye transfer prints, and work made of natural fibers. Nonbuffered archival boards are very specialized, and are not readily available. The Light Impressions Corporation, however-a mail order house that sells a large variety of archival supplies to the public as well as to the trade-offers a 50 pt., four-ply, 100 percent rag board that is not buffered, in sizes from 8″ x 10″ to 32″ x 40″. The company’s address is: 439 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607. Archival Corrugated Cardboard The Process Materials Corporation produces a buffered corrugated board that appears identical to ordinary corrugated board, except that it is blue-gray or bright white rather than brown. It is called Archivart Multi-Use Board, and is available in both single weight (single wall), and double weight (double wall), in sizes of 32″X48″, 40″X60″, and 48″X96″. Archival corrugated cardboard is used as a backing board in museum-style framing and storage, as well as an artists’ material. Although the purity of the wood pulp used to make this board is questionable, as is the quality of the adhesive used to hold the various layers together, the manufacturer claims it meets archival requirements. For additional security when using the board as an art material, I have had good results in creating rigid, and safe, painting surfaces by mounting 100 percent rag to this board. © Copyright Steven Saitzyk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3077
__label__cc	0.734032	0.265968	- Select training provider - (Cambridge University Library Staff Learning & Development) CULSLD Map your Postdoc Journey NOW! Thu 6 Feb 2020 Postdoc Centre@ Mill Lane, Eastwood Room Venue: Postdoc Centre@ Mill Lane, Eastwood Room (Provisional) NOTE: Bookings on this event require approval by the event administrator. You may make a provisional booking using this page, but your place will not be confirmed until the booking has been approved. How can you make the most of your postdoc years at Cambridge? What does a strategic postdoc look like? What could you be doing now to be more strategic, intentional and agentive during your time at Cambridge? This workshop explores how to navigate the research landscape, how to think and act strategically, and how to develop mental and emotional discipline for coping with the demands of the competitive research environment. We will explore the career journeys of former postdocs and see that there’s no one recipe for success, but there are common ingredients. This workshop is for postdoctoral researchers who want to get to and be prepared for the next step in their careers, whether that’s within academia or beyond. Begin to take charge of your own career path Understand the many actions you could be taking now to achieve a career within or beyond academia Consider the important link between mental and emotional health and career advancement “It encouraged an overall view of thinking about my career and what I want out of it and what I am good at. It also covered examples of people who stayed in academia as well as those who did not, so that I was able to consider the pros and cons of more than just one route.” “I'm right at the start of my post-doc and it helped me to think about what I wanted to get out of the next few years in terms of my career.” 1 Thu 6 Feb 09:30 - 12:30 09:30 - 12:30 Postdoc Centre@ Mill Lane, Eastwood Room map Dr Steve Joy Three hour session	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3084
__label__cc	0.551684	0.448316	- Select training provider - (Occupational Health and Safety Service) OHSS SSRMC Training Programme 2018-19 Survey Research and Design University Information Services, Titan Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site Mon 11 Feb, Mon 18 Feb, Tue 26 Feb 2019 The module aims to provide students with an introduction to and overview of survey methods and its uses and limitations. It will introduce students both to some of the main theoretical issues involved in survey research (such as survey sampling, non-response and question wording) and to practicalities of the design and analysis of surveys. The module consists of three three-hour sessions, split between lectures and practical exercises. At the start of the module, the theoretical aspects of designing surveys will feature more, and topics covered include: the background to and history of survey research (with examples mostly drawn from political polling); an overview of the issues involved in analysing data from surveys conducted by others and some practical advice on how to evaluate such data; issues of sampling, non-response and different ways of doing surveys; issues related to questionnaire design (question wording, answer options, etc.) and ethical considerations. These lectures are relevant for all students taking the module, irrespective of whether they will conduct surveys themselves or are 'passive' users of survey results. As the module progresses the practical aspects of designing surveys will feature more, particularly issues directly related to questionnaires (and less on issues of sampling), such as the wording of questions, the order of questions, and the use of different answer options. Most of the exercises will be provided by the instructors, but there will also be opportunities for students to bring in examples of surveys they would like to develop for their own research (and participants in the sessions may be asked to answer each other's surveys as a pilot test). We encourage all students registered for the module to attend the more practical sessions, but it will be of most direct relevance to those who are using, or plan to use, surveys in their research. Students must have arranged a Qualtrics account for this module; user accounts for the pilot Qualtrics service can be requested from UIS. Users should email qualtrics@uis.cam.ac.uk requesting a Qualtrics account. Please supply your name, CRSID, and a University contact email address when requesting an account. It may take up to two weeks for accounts to be created. Usernames will usually be issued in the format <crsid>@cam.ac.uk, and a password reset email will be sent directly to the contact email address from the Qualtrics system. If you have already used your cam.ac.uk email address to register an account with Qualtrics (for example, for a trial) you can contact Qualtrics via email (support@qualtrics.com) and ask for your account to be moved into the 'University of Cambridge Brand' https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com. 1 Mon 11 Feb 2019 15:00 - 18:00 15:00 - 18:00 University Information Services, Titan Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site map Dr Matthew Sparkes 3 Tue 26 Feb 2019 15:00 - 18:00 15:00 - 18:00 University Information Services, Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site map Dr Matthew Sparkes The evolution of survey research Using survey research data Survey design: survey process, sampling, non-response, general principle of questionnaire design; formulation of questions, response formats Students who attend this course will be able to: design their own and evaluate research that uses surveys, in particular to understand issues concerning sample selection, response bias and data analysis appreciate and use basic principles of questionnaire design trace appropriate sources of data and appropriate exemplars of good survey practice To provide students with an introduction to and overview of survey methods and its uses and limitations Presentation only Possible background readings Sapsford, R. (2007) Survey Research (2nd ed). London: Sage Sue, V. and Ritter, L.A (2012) Conducting Online Surveys (2nd ed). London: Sage Buckingham, A. and Saunders, P. (2004) The Survey Methods Workbook. Cambridge: Polity Press. de Vaus, D.A. (2014) Surveys in Social Research (6th ed [or an earlier ed]). London: Routledge. Fowler, F. (2009) Survey Research Methods (4th ed). London: Sage. Groves, R. et al (2009) Survey Methodology (2nd ed). London: Wiley. Lee, R. (2000) Doing Research on Sensitive Topics. London: Sage. Lyberg, L. et al. (1997) Survey Measurement and Process Quality. London: Wiley Online quizzes may be provided for you to check your own progress There is an online open-book test at the end of the module; the test is compulsory for some students – please check with your Department. Elements of Social Science Research	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3085
__label__cc	0.522914	0.477086	Our core team of Directors and Consultants are based in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and India. We have highly experienced associates whom we work with on specific projects and partner consultancies in Germany, South Africa, Australia and India. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt Previous / Next Contact Based in Berlin Contact Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt Rebecca is a business and human rights consultant currently based in Berlin, Germany. She works on client projects for twentyfifty. In her academic capacity, Rebecca is the pro bono director of the Human Rights in Business Program housed at American University Washington College of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. She leads the Program’s efforts to educate the legal and business communities on corporate responsibility issues and spearheads a collaborative project to promote effective corporate human rights impact assessment. Prior to joining the Center’s team in 2012, Rebecca was an Assistant Professor at American University’s School of International Service. Rebecca is a specialist in security and human rights. In various capacities, she has been involved in efforts to develop national and international standards for private security companies, to include the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers and the private security operations management standards ISO 18788 and ANSI/ASIS PSC.1. She currently serves as an Observer to the International Code of Conduct Association. As a consultant, Rebecca has aided private security companies and their logistical support providers with assessing and updating their quality assurance and risk management systems to comply with industry standards. From 1998 to 2002, Rebecca was a staff member of Amnesty International USA’s Just Earth! Program on Human Rights and the Environment. For the last fifteen years, she has served as a volunteer expert in its Business and Human Rights Group. Rebecca has numerous publications examining soft law initiatives in the private security industry, human rights impact assessment, and the effectiveness of multi-stakeholder corporate governance. She holds a PhD in International Relations from American University and a diploma (MA equivalent) in Political Science from the University of Marburg, Germany. Achim Arnold Associate Director, Client Engagement James Barlow Christina Bercher David Bezagu Annik Bindler Nora Böggemann Mari Boman Team Executive Assistant Emma Boyce PA to Chief Executive Amy Coupland Zoe Croom Sarah Dekkiche Director of Consulting Switzerland Larissa Dietrich Nicolas Eslava Associate Expert: Mineral Supply Chains Christoph Good Jenny Heap Madeleine Koalick Director of Consulting, Berlin Madeleine Mauwer Nick Mayhew Associate Director, Strategic Change Meki Nattero Nick Pyatt Associate Expert: Agriculture Emily Richards Claudio Righetti Non-Executive Chairman Waleria Schüle Carolin Seeger Rishi Sher Singh Hannah Temple Director of Consulting John Wiesel Luke Wilde Guy Wilson	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3088
__label__wiki	0.606274	0.606274	Room Air TWICE@Home Remote Start/Security Home Satellite Trade Groups Women Of Tech Pioneer Rethinks PDP Plant Expansion Greg Tarr ⋅ Jan 31, 2007 Tokyo — Pioneer’s weaker than expected plasma display sales during the recent holiday period and a resulting drop in home electronics revenue reported in its fiscal third-quarter financial statement caused the manufacturer to announce the postponement of investment plans for a new plasma factory. “At 2007 International CES we received high marks for plasma displays featuring new panel technology that we plan to introduce worldwide. However, in light of the results of the 2006 year-end sales season, we have decided to postpone investment in a new manufacturing site for plasma displays,” the company said in its financial statement. “Decisions on the scale of the new plant and the timing of investment will be based on the outlook for market trends, as well as a wide range of considerations such as the creation of a more efficient manufacturing framework or joint investments with other companies.” The company disclosed plans for the plant at CES, where it also said it was re-engineering the entire plasma line to deliver industry high performance levels for any display technology. At CES the company said the new line was expected to be delivered this summer. According to a spokesperson in Pioneer’s U.S. sales and marketing office, the plant postponement will not delay plans for that newly engineered line. “We’ll make the newly engineered plasmas at the existing factories,” a Pioneer spokesperson told TWICE. “It just means that we won’t have any additional capacity beyond what we’re currently able to produce, so as we release even better televisions, the supply will remain somewhat limited.No change in timing for the launch of the new products.” Pioneer said it had developed “a new panel, filter and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)” to deliver industry-leading picture performance levels. Pioneer planned to build the new plant at a location west of Tokyo, but the postponement was decided after Pioneer reported a 10 percent drop in plasma display panel (PDP) sales, due largely to a substantial loss of OEM sales to other manufacturers. The company said sales of home electronics sales dropped 2 percent to $928 million for the last three months of the year. Pioneer also revealed that sales of Pioneer-branded plasma sets dropped in Japan, but increased in Europe in the period. Rapidly declining prices for large screen LCD TVs began to take share away from plasma over the course of 2006, analysts said, causing several flat-panel TV companies to drop plasma to focus on LCD models in 2007. During the first quarter of 2007, Pioneer said it expects to make fewer plasma displays, and will increase spending on promoting them. Pioneer Rethinks PDP Plant Growth Pioneer Music Orchestrates Dramatic Expansion CES 2018: Pioneer & Onkyo Pack Alexa Into Elite Smart Speaker Pioneer Halts PDP Manufacturing Pioneer Offers PDP Power Supply Replacement Pioneer Details Exit From PDP Manufacturing FHP To Halt PDP Production At 2nd Plant The Wire - Press Releases Capitol Adds Pioneer and Pioneer Elite to its Home A/V Line-up New Panasonic PDP Plant Ramps Up Pioneer Plans Expansion In High-End Audio © 2020 TWICE is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3089
__label__cc	0.698904	0.301096	R E G I S T E R F R E E N O W Get your free pass Media & Insight Industry Insight & News Press releases & Updates The Collaboration Series: Chapter 1 – How is Instant Messaging Used in a Business? Source: https://www.gamma.co.uk/blog/direct/instant-messaging-used-in-a-business/ Author: Neil Taylor How IM is used in a business There was once a time when instant messaging was limited to use by only a few technologically-minded early adopters. Today, instant messaging is very much a mainstream pursuit, having been encouraged by the popularity of consumer apps including Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. However, it remains tempting to be sceptical about the usefulness of instant messaging (IM) in a business context. Such reticence is easy to understand, given that much of the corporate effectiveness of IM unfolds “behind the scenes” rather than in clear view of the customer or client. Should you be willing to dip deeper beneath the surface, you could be very pleasantly surprised to discern IM’s ability to streamline communications within your business. Deft use of the technology could help you to improve customer service, project management and other facets of the company. IM can be cost-effective, but watch out for pitfalls With many benefits of instant messaging, it’s clear how they can be translated successfully into a corporate environment. As is widely known, such apps as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are free to download – and even many business-friendly instant messaging services carry no charge. Naturally, using such services would relieve you of the need to spend money on more technology – an especially significant boon for cash-strapped small businesses. The familiarity and ease of use of IM communication could also spare you expensive costs in getting new staff up to speed with it. Still, you might remain dubious about encouraging the widespread uptake of IM services in your workplace. Could they distract many of your staff from their responsibilities during work hours? There are both pros and cons to IM-driven business communications, as has been discovered. The lengthy conveyor belt of messaging for business You might be familiar with using common IM apps to reach out to companies and brands. Perhaps you sought their help in troubleshooting issues with their products or services. Alternatively, an advert of theirs might have piqued your interest, inspiring you to seek to learn more. In reacting to your message, the company could have handled your query delightfully quickly. However, it might not have occurred to you just how many cogs were turning, so to say, under the hood to get you the information you sought. That’s where the importance of internal communication, and IM’s way of streamlining it efficiently, comes in. Upon receiving your query, the contact you reached via IM might have had to refer your request to another member of staff with the necessary skill or knowledge to provide the right response. That request might have been referred through a business communications tool like Slack or Flock. Such software is geared towards helping different team members to communicate effectively amongst themselves. You might have already implemented such software in your own business; PCMag UK notes that Slack quickly became popular simply due to its broad range of features. However, Slack doesn’t have to be your sole choice of business-oriented instant messenger. Flock is priced lower for its paid tier of service, while small businesses could mine especially good value from Zoho Cliq as well as Workplace by Facebook, which both charge modest per-person fees. You could unearth more and more benefits from instant messaging As your business personnel settle into an instant message culture, more of its plus points could rise to the surface. For example, in using IM tools to interact with employees and clients located far from your head office, your workers could save money on long-distance phone bills. Nonetheless, there are occasions when a phone call or email would actually be more appropriate for imparting particular details to such contacts. With most messaging programs limiting the maximum character counts of messages, this software could be ill-suited to sending large amounts of information, acknowledges AllBusiness. Indeed, the brevity of instant messaging is key to its appeal in the right context. Tech Donut points out that “instant messaging, by its very nature, … encourages short, concise messages.” Your workers are probably already thoroughly experienced in crafting exactly those, given that “SMS and Twitter have taught us all to say more with less”. This can all add up to time-efficient communication in your workplace, with drawn-out emails or lengthy telephone calls all trimmed down. However, with many instant message services allowing you to augment text-based interactions with voice and video conversions, too, your workers could still switch to these more sophisticated means of communication as the situation calls for it. Such seamless switching between communication channels is very much what unified communications (UC) is meant to encourage. Your business could take up various UC solutions in quick succession, perhaps starting with a Horizon hosted phone communications service. That service could provide a solution on which you could further build your IM infrastructure – such as through adding the Horizon Collaborate solution. This comes with its own online chat facility allowing your workers to interact and collaborate more quickly and intelligently in real time. Your workers could even switch to group chat through shifting to the multi-party conferencing and collaboration space My Room. Another feature of Horizon Collaborate, it would allow multiple members of your team to converse through voice over IP and video conferencing. Don’t forget to set down some ground rules You might have previously bought into many myths about workplace IM which you now realise can be put to bed. For example, while business use of public IM services like WhatsApp and iMessage was once discouraged for security reasons, messages sent through such services can now benefit from end-to-end encryption, enabling you to put security concerns at rest. Nonetheless, when it comes to instant messaging, your workers could veer too far from good practice should you fail to set a few rules for them to heed. You could specify these rules through an instant messaging policy akin to your email policy. By regularly keeping each of these policies up to date, it displays not only a progressive internal ethos, but a flexible approach to business as a whole. By embracing technology, you can show your staff, customers, and even competitors that you are open to change, and adaptable enough to keep abreast of how people like to be engaged. And, with instant messaging, you’ll of course be able to engage them wherever they – or you – happen to be, and at all times. Instant messaging may only be one aspect of modern communications technologies, but it’s also one being used more broadly, and effectively, by businesses all over the world. 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__label__cc	0.51036	0.48964	Have a look to the cutest ? rising star of the Bollywood World’s shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar passes away Bollywoods 10 Beautiful actresses have started Looking old, No 1 Unrecognizable. SHOCKING! Hello friends and welcome! Friends,There are many Actresses who ruled over millions of hearts with their beauty. But beauty fades with age and as they say everyone has to grow old these Bollywood beauties also had to grow old. So in this post today, we are going to tell you about 10 beautiful actresses of Indian cinema, who are now old. So let's know about them. Before we move to our article make sure to hit the Follow button and Follow us for more such amazing content. 10) Amrita Singh Amrita Singh started her film career with Sunny Deol's film Betab, released in 1983. Amrita Singh looked beautiful during her youth, Saif Ali Khan married her for her gorgeous looks. But now she is starting to look old. Amrita Singh is now seen as a mother in most films. She is the real mother or actress Sara Ali Khan. She is 61 years old now. 9) Reena Roy One of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Reena Roy no longer looks as beautiful as before. Reena Roy now looks old. Let me tell you that Reena Roy was last seen in the film Refugee along with Jr Bachchan. She is 62 years old now. 8) Anita Raj Anita Raj started her film career with the film Prem Geet. Anita Raj's film was a box office hit. Anita Raj is starting to look like an old woman today she is 57 years old. She was last seen in TV show Ek tha Raja Ek thi Rani in 2017. 7) Sonu Walia Actress Sonu Walia, who has worked in many great films like Tehelka, Teja, Hatim Tai, has not been seen in Bollywood for the last 11 years. 6) Bindiya Goswami Beautiful actress Bindiya Goswami was the queen of peoples hearts in the era of 70s and 80s, People were a huge fan of her gorgeous bige eyes and cute smile. She is starting to look like an old woman today. She is 58 years in age now. 5) Mandakini Bollywood actress Mandakini started her film career with the film Ram Tere Ganga Maili Ho Gaya. This film Mandakini became famous overnight. In the 90s, the beauty of Mandakini used to be discussed all over the country but with the passage of time old age has come to dominate her beauty. Now she is not the same as before as she is turned 50 this year. 4) Ranjeeta Kaur Bollywood actress Ranjeeta Kaur started her film career with Rishi Kapoor in the film Laila Majnu. Ranjeeta Kaur's film was a box office hit. Ranjeeta Kaur acted in a total of 47 films in her film career. Today, Ranjeeta Kaur seems to be an old woman as she is 63 years old. 3) Sadhna Singh Actress Sadhna Singh, who gave superhit film like Nadia Ke Paar, does not look as beautiful as before. Sadhana Singh is an Indian film and television actor. Sadhana was born in the ancient city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She is now 57 years old. 2) Revathi In the film 'Love' released in 1991, Revathi played the opposite role of Salman Khan. But Revathi is starting to look old today. Today, Revathi mostly plays the role mother in films. She is 53 years old now. 1) Anu Aggarwal It will be difficult to recognize the beautiful actress Anu Aggarwal who got fame in Bollywood from the 90s film Aashiqui. Anu Aggarwal has not appeared in Bollywood films for the last several years. She is 50 years old now. So guys? What do you have to say about this article? Comment your views in the comments section below, Like and share this article as much as possible. Do not forget to Follow us for more such amazing content regularly. Topic: #reena roy #anita raj #mandakini #ek tha raja ek thi rani bullshit no. 2 now is correct then is someone else photo Dhondu In no.2 left is southindian beautiful actresses Padmapriya and right is Revathy madam Magadha second is some one'else۔ not Revathi Have a look to the cutest ? rising star of the Bollywood Download to Read Veteran actress Shabana Azmi severely injured in a car accident General Knowledge Quiz of the Day - 18.01.2020 This contestant in the popular show is a familiar face in advertisements These Pics of Neha Kakkar are going viral on the internet, See her Pics These 5 interesting facts related to Raj Kumar's film Tiranga will surprise you. Nidhhi Agerwal is looking gorgeous in this royal ensemble India vs Australia: KL Rahul impresses from behind the wicket with his fast hands in Dhoni Taimur Ali Khan earning crores at the age of 3 take a look This actress has a very hot and bold figure, her name is Check Full List In Story 👆👆👆	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3092
__label__wiki	0.728526	0.728526	The Real Rules Congregational Action By Rob Keithan Congregations and the IRS Guidelines On Advocacy, Lobbying, and Elections Download the PDF (21 pages) Religious individuals and groups have played a prophetic role in public life throughout history by calling attention to oppression, demanding change, and holding leaders and institutions accountable for their actions and policies. While this is still true in the United States today, too many people are under the false impression that religious organizations cannot have a voice in the public policy arena as a result of the Constitutional separation of church and state or Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. In reality, there are many activities that any religious group can do without jeopardizing its nonprofit tax-exempt status. There are restrictions on certain kinds of political actions, but the range of what is acceptable is wide enough to exhaust the time and resources of any congregation without crossing any regulatory lines. This guide is composed largely of direct quotes from the most recent and relevant IRS publications, organized in a way that is intended to be user-friendly. All references are clearly documented with footnotes. The most authoritative IRS publication on nonprofits and electoral/political activity is Revenue Ruling 2007-41, released June 18, 2007. While an excellent source of information, it is not designed for a general audience. The more accessible IRS resource is publication 1828, Tax Guide for Churches & Religious Organizations (Rev. 08-2015). To access these documents, see “Section F: Additional Information and References” on page 21. This document was last revised October 2016. This resource is not intended to be formal legal advice; nor should it be used in place of legal counsel. It is intended to clarify Internal Revenue Service guidelines as they relate to religious organizations in the hope that more congregations will (1) choose to become involved in working for justice; and (2) know when it is important to seek legal advice. This guide was researched and initially compiled by a volunteer, David S. May, a lawyer and member of Emerson Unitarian Church in Houston, TX. Many thanks to David for his hard work. Final production was done by Rev. Rob Keithan, Director of the UUA Washington Office for Advocacy. This most recent version was also updated by Rev. Keithan in his capacity as an independent Faith Organizing and Training Consultant. The UUA would also like to acknowledge the Alliance for Justice, whose publication The Rules of the Game: An Election Year Legal Guide for Nonprofit Organizations provided the general outline for this guide. The Alliance for Justice offers many relevant resources; please see “Section F: Additional Information and References” on page 21 for their contact information. Rob Keithan For more information contact socialjustice@uua.org. On June 3rd a delegation of nine Unitarian Universalists from five north central Florida counties met with staff of Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to discuss immigration reform. The delegation was led by Rev. Janet Onnie, of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Marion County (Florida), and Rev. Kathy Schmitz, of the First Unitarian Church of Orlando. Credit: Nelson Hay Rev. Peter Morales meets Rep. Nancy Pelosi Credit: Dea Brayden Just Acts Newsletter Creating a Justice-Seeking Congregation Nurturing a Ministry of Activism Social Justice Empowerment Workshop A People So Bold Raising Money for Social Action Congregational Stories & Best Practices Congregation-Based Community Organizing Congregational Resolution Guide Public Witness Vote 2020 Job Posting: Statewide Organizer for UU the Vote—Wisconsin Side With Love : Taking It Home After GA2019 Dismantle White Supremacy Religious & Civil Liberties Subscribe to UUA Justice Email Lists	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3098
__label__cc	0.606713	0.393287	Pitlochry, Loch Rannoch, Scotland, UK Sublimely remote and meticulously designed down to the placement of the last herringbone tile, this intriguing modernist home sits on the shores of Loch Rannoch in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, with two private beaches. The house was first fashioned for a Danish family, taking inspiration from Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, a pioneer of modern architecture. Clean lines and Scandinavian simplicity work in perfect contrast to the rolling mountains and glens of the West Highland landscape. Pitlochry, Scotland, UK Quietly stylish and perched above a sparkling Scottish loch, Elemental's remote location promises hideaway magic for nature-lovers: just what faraway weekends are all about Sleeps: Up to 6 guests Children: Babe-in-arms and children over the age of 12 are welcome Pets: Sorry, no pets Facilities: Four kayaks for the loch View Property: https://www.uniquehomestays.com/self-catering/uk/scotland/loch-rannoch/elemental/ Luxury Self-Catering Cottages > UK > Scotland > Loch Rannoch > Elemental > Share	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3108
__label__cc	0.722363	0.277637	ATBR 4:00pm Dec 28, 2018 Music & Culture Music & Culture Across the Blue Ridge #158 - Songcatchers, Highwoods String Band, and A Farewell Our final weekly radio broadcast starts with a reminiscence on songcatching – tracing a song back through time and versions, listening for connections. We also consider the new video documentary Across the Blue Ridge #157 - Holiday Songs & Stories This year’s holiday special includes gospel, old-time, bluegrass, country, jazz and blues songs of the season. Plus … a look back at Breaking Up Christmas parties in the Blue Ridge Mountains of ge Paul Brown collection, courtesy Bill Hicks Across the Blue Ridge #156 - Cullen’s Bridge, and Remembering Bill Hicks Old-time and bluegrass traditions run deep in the foothills and mountains of northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. John Malinowski Across the Blue Ridge #155 - Common Characteristics and Differences Between Old-Time and Bluegrass Music Over the years, many people have asked us to explain what distinguishes old-time music from bluegrass, and vice versa. This week, we’re taking up the challenge. Join ATBR host Paul Brown Across the Blue Ridge #154 - Jason Cade Jason Cade is a Georgia fiddler with roots all over the south, an artist who reveres the historic fiddlers of the past while contributing new interpretations, energy and new tunes to a longstanding Across the Blue Ridge #153 - Hoot & Holler, Bobby Osborne, Classic Repertoire A new generation of young adults with formal music training, a love of traditional music, and a strong commitment to performing and sharing music is at the forefront of a roots music surge in the U Eddie Bond Across the Blue Ridge #152 - The New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters Fiddler Eddie Bond of the New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters has received a 2018 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Across the Blue Ridge #150 - Classic Songs and Tunes, New Recordings This week’s show ranges across the southern mountains with some truly wonderful fiddle tunes and songs. We start with the late North Carolina fiddler Jim Shumate, the first fiddler with Flatt &amp 4:00pm Oct 26, 2018 Across the Blue Ridge #149 - Betse & Clarke, Old-Time Musicians From the Ozarks This week we hear the stories of Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt, who came from the worlds of classical, rock Marjo van Dijck Across the Blue Ridge #148 - Dorothea Lange, Reynolda House, Music Of The Dust Bowl and The Great Depression Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, NC is hosting an Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress, public domain Across the Blue Ridge #146 - Masters of Old-Time Fiddle, Banjo & Autoharp, and Some New Recordings This week we hear some great fiddling from the transformative Arthur Smith, who set entertainment-style country fiddling on the path to what we now recognize as bluegrass. Ben Shahn. Library of Congress, public domain 4:52pm Sep 28, 2018 Across the Blue Ridge #145- Blues In Old-Time and Bluegrass Music, and Vice-Versa Thrill to the slides, syncopations and flatted notes of the blues … in old-time, bluegrass and country music. These styles are all closely intertwined, but a lot of the time, that truth can simply iTunes Podcast Podcast/RSS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3117
__label__cc	0.596813	0.403187	HIC & Short Film City Hull: 100 FILMS IN 100 MINS – Visit Hull HIC & Short Film City Hull: 100 FILMS IN 100 MINS HULL TRUCK THEATRE, Hull Truck Theatre , 50 Ferensway , Hull , HU2 8LB One hundred extremely short films from all corners of the globe. A hundred plots, a hundred finales, a minimum of a hundred heroes, one ticket! Just as you read this, someone liked your photo. And there’s cheesecake in the kitchen. And a rainbow in the window. You should post a rainbow. And Beyonce got a new haircut. And a cat’s playing cards in a video. And there are cheap flights for April. Oh but there are dogs in the shelter. And backpacks on sale. And let’s check Instagram. And new manicure trends. What an interesting article. Oh, Tom Yorke young pics. Oh, you’re 30 soon. You should start working out. Oh, let’s sign a petition. Oh, what an interesting lecture. You should give lectures too. But which Game of Thrones character are you? And which sort of grapes are you? And it’s mom’s birthday soon. Oh someone liked a rainbow. Oh, it’s bedtime already… If all this is happening to you, “100 films in 100 minutes” is your kind of cinema! This collection of shorts is curated by Kyiv International Short Film Festival and has toured all over Europe. 100 Films in 100 Mins is rated unrated. Only 18+ will be admitted into the cinema. HULL TRUCK THEATRE, Hull Truck Theatre , 50 Ferensway , Hull , HU2 8LB boxoffice@hulltruck.co.uk http://www.hulltruck.co.uk A pioneering theatre with a unique Northern Voice, locally rooted, global in outlook, inspiring artists, audiences and communities to reach their greatest potential. We produce and present inspiring theatre that reflects the diversity of a modern Britain. We provide the resources, space and support to grow people and ideas, are an ambassador for our city, a flagship for our region and a welcoming home for our communities. Through our work with schools and local communities we engage with thousands of young people, disabled groups and adults, offering opportunities to participate in the arts, whether as the first step into a career, a way to build confidence and meet new people, or as part of a rounded education. During our Year of Exceptional Drama as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 we welcomed a record number of 108,000 audience members at our home in Hull and on tour around the UK. We were thrilled to work with a wide range of internationally renowned artists and companies to stage 13 home-produced plays, including 7 new commissions. We have announced our ambitious equality and diversity plans as part of our commitment to opening up access to all aspects of the theatre. The animation below details how and why we will be ensuring our doors are well and truly flung open to all. It was developed by the theatre’s Inclusion Action Group. 10am - 5.30pm (or 30 mins prior to show time) Closed (or from 1 hour prior to show time)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3121
__label__wiki	0.70863	0.70863	FashionBeautyVogue ClosetWedding WardrobeHoroscopeWhat's NewMagazine EditionIndiaChevron © Vogue Images 11 secrets you didn’t know about Bollywood actor Sara Ali Khan By Nitya Chablani 16 April 2019 She loves her Indian desserts, can't stop painting her nails and has an ear for some of Bollywood's oldest romantic numbers. Get to know the real Sara Ali Khan with her biggest confessions With Kedarnath and Simmba, Sara Ali Khan has made her way to the list of Bollywood's most-followed newcomers. But while we all know about her style and her silver screen skills, there's much more to this debutante than meets the eye. Our April 2019 cover star doesn't just love bingeing on Indian sweets, she's also got a playlist full of unexpected old-school tracks and an obsession with nail paint. Ready to discover the real Sara Ali Khan? Here are 11 secrets you never knew about Sara Ali Khan What's your guilty food pleasure? I'm a huge pizza fan, and I have the biggest sweet tooth ever. I love milk cake and besan ke laddoo. Which Bollywood actor did you look up to growing up? I am a die-hard Sridevi fan. The fact that the main role in Chandni (1989) and Reshmi in Sadma (1983) are played by the same actor is shocking to me even today. What's your biggest fear? I really don't know what I would do without my mother. I think my biggest fear is to not have immediate, prompt access to her. What do you when you get angry? I don't have a temper, if you really upset me or piss me off, I will cry. What's on your playlist? It depends. 'Lag Jaa Gale' is definitely one of my favourites, so are 'Bahon Mein Chale Aao' and 'Tune O Rangile Kaise Jadu Kia'. My playlist goes from 'Om Namaha Shivay' to 'Allah Hu' to 'Mere Mehboob Kayamat Hogi' to 'Coca Cola Tu', and there is no part of me that will be able to tell you if I like 'Lag Jaa Gale' more or 'Coca Cola Tu'. I can't help it, they both speak to my soul. But it's best to avoid playing 'Aankh Marey' in front of me, because suddenly I'm a lot more open and a lot more fun than people are down for. And I'm like, "You played this song, you change it. You asked for it." What's one piece of unforgettable advice your parents gave you? I think a little too much. They say do what your heart tells you. Now that's a bit of a problem if you've met me because my heart tells me really funny things and sometimes my heart and brain don't really coincide. Which destinations are on your must-visit list? I love New York but after graduating from Columbia University, I started traveling within our country a lot. I think right now I would like to travel to more parts of our country. I have never seen the North East, I want to go to Ladakh, Orissa, Kolkata… I saw the Taj Mahal last year. Do you remember your first time on a movie set? My first memory of going to a place where people do this thing called 'shooting' was probably either the sets of Omkara (2006) or Kalyug (2005). It may even have been Preity Zinta's van or my mom's hairdresser's room somewhere. What's your dream role? A period film with Mr [Sanjay Leela] Bhansali… Let's get greedy and say an author-backed film with Mr Bhansali. What would you be doing if you weren't in films? What's your beauty addiction? I am obsessed with nail paint. I have changed it in every shot of the songs in Kedarnath. I was heartbroken on the day of my Vogue shoot when the team told me, "These are your nails for the day". I was like, "Are you joking?" 5 pieces you will always find in Sara Ali Khan's wardrobe Sara Ali Khan on dating, weight loss and her secret Instagram account Sara Ali Khan: Taimur is my blood and the source of my father's joy BOLLYWOODLEELANEW YORKSara Ali KhanSRIDEVI From K3G to Aisha, most iconic Diwali moments from Bollywood movies By Salva Mubarak 26 October 2019 Kiara Advani on being grateful for a busy schedule: “I prayed for the day my mum has to call my manager for my dates” By Akanksha Kamath 3 December 2019 Bachchans, Kapoors and more: How your favourite Bollywood stars celebrated Diwali 2019 By Aakriti Patni, Devika Manghnani 29 October 2019 FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeFlipboardPinterest ADTravelerGQVogue Terms of ServiceContactCareersAdvertisingNewsletterSubscribeCookie preferences	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3123
__label__wiki	0.958335	0.958335	Voxpops Food & Restaurant Guide The Voice Recruitment Voice Online > Entertainment > Arts & Culture > Written by: Staff Writer New Stormzy portrait goes on display at the National Portrait Gallery The photograph is currently on display ahead of the release of the rapper’s second album ‘Heavy is The Head’ on December 13 IMPACT: Stormzy A PORTRAIT of Stormzy has been hung in the National Portrait Gallery, as its director Nicholas Cullinan heralds the rapper as having ‘a significant influence on British culture today.’ The image, photographed by Mark Mattock, features the south London MC wearing a crown made up of letters ‘HITH’, which stands for Heavy Is the Head, the name of his new album which will be released Friday 13 December. The image also shows Stormzy holding onto the Banksy-designed stab vest he wore at his Glastonbury performance. According to The Guardian, National Portrait Gallery director Nicholas Cullinan described the new piece as “a “contemporary intervention”. “Stormzy has undoubtedly had a significant influence on British culture today, both through his music and work with minority groups and young people, and we hope our visitors will enjoy the juxtaposition of this new work with historic paintings of influential figures from the Victorian era, from politicians, royalty and radicals to artists, sporting heroes and singers.” The rapper said that it’s “nothing but an honour” to be “exhibited in a gallery which exhibits so many incredible portraits of those from British history.” This is the latest win for the British-Ghanaian, after he helped increase voter registration by 236% per cent after sharing a message on social media encouraging people to register ahead of the upcoming general election. In the lengthy Instagram post, he wrote: “I will be registering to vote and I will be voting for Jeremy Corbyn. There are several reasons as to why I’m voting for him – I would be here all day if I began to list them. “But in my 26 years of life I have never trusted politicians or relied on them to be the bearers of hope and righteous people that we’ve needed them to be. And for me, he is the first man in a position of power who is committed to giving the power back to the people and helping those who need a helping hand from the government the most.” According to The Independent, around the time Stormzy posted the message on Instagram, the number of users registering to vote increased by 40,000 from 8,296 to 47,920. 150,000 of yesterday’s registrations came from people under 25, and 114,000 came from 25-34 years olds. Support The Voice The Voice Newspaper is committed to celebrating black excellence, campaigning for positive change and informing the black community on important issues. Your financial contributions are essential to protect the future of the publication as we strive to help raise the profile of the black communities across the UK. Any size donation is welcome and we thank you for your continued support. Support Sign-up 1 Music Sheku on track to be first cellist in history to reach top 10 of UK album chart 2 UK News Media coverage of Meghan Markle has not been racist, says Priti Patel 3 UK News Brent on the RISE as the London Borough of Culture 4 Music No credible reason to hate Meghan Markle, says Stormzy 5 Music Alicia Keys drops new song ‘Underdog’ The ultimate events guide! The Voice Poll Football: Should England walk off over racist abuse? ‘Stormzy effect’ helps Cambridge University achieve record intake of black students Celebrity UK News The Stormzy effect continues: Voter registration increases 236% per cent ENTWURF: Design & Build Copyright 2020 © GV Media Group Ltd. All rights reserved. By continuing to use this website you agree to our cookie policy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3124
__label__wiki	0.519619	0.519619	Home BUSINESS Government to mitigate housing deficit through private sector operatives Government to mitigate housing deficit through private sector operatives The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to promote credible private sector organisations and developers to mitigate housing deficit in the country. Mr Edet Akpan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the 4th Abuja Investment Expo. The expo, with the theme, “Achieving Sustainable Economic Growth through Affordable Housing Delivery’’, was organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and Shelter Aid Organisation, an NGO. Akpan said that the Federal Government had made effort in finding sustainable solution to housing deficit through various policies and programmes but could not meet up the housing needs of citizens. “There is need for collaboration with the private sector through Public Private Partnership (PPP). “It is also important that unilateral action on the part of private developers and other well to do Nigerians are put in to mitigate this challenge. “But then, we must not turn blind eyes to related issues that have to do with the socio-economic conditions of people. “The UN currently puts the population of Nigeria at about 200 million people and the housing deficit which currently stands at 20 million units is not good enough,” he said. Akpan said it was against this background that the ACCI organised the expo to come up with direction and policies that could lead to the provision of needed affordable housing. The permanent secretary expressed the hope that the event would bring tangible result to reduce the housing deficit and create jobs for the youth. He said that Nigeria was entering a new era of African Continental Free Trade Area where competition and high quality products, goods and services, including quality homes, would drive the process. In an address, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, ACCI President, said that like other developing countries, Nigeria had housing deficit which people attached different figures though the deficit was huge. Kayode said that the expo was aimed at drawing attention of investors to housing, sourcing of cheaper local building materials and provision of affordable housing. Earlier, Dr Johnson Anene, Vice-President in charge of Commerce and Chairman, Expo Organising Committee, said that the yearly event was organised to attract more investment and boost socio-economic activities in the FCT and other parts of the country. “ACCI has also started training programmes for artisans as well as encouraging several groups and associations to form cooperatives. “This is so that they can participate and benefit from various government economic development programmes,” Anene said. The expo, holding from July 30 to Aug. 1 will feature products exhibition, meetings, investment fora and training programmes Suzan O SOURCEothers Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Previous articleCross River to budget N500m for Green carnival in 2020 Next articleWBC suspends Dillian Whyte’s mandatory challenge status Suzan Ozo	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3126
__label__wiki	0.553885	0.553885	Home HEALTH U.S partners with Nigeria to support TB Program U.S partners with Nigeria to support TB Program The United States partners with Nigeria to support the National TB and Leprosy Control Program in developing innovative ways to identify TB cases and enable life-saving treatment. At an event organized in Abuja to commemorate this 2018 TB Day, the US Deputy Chief of Mission David J. Young said TB Day each year is aimed at building public awareness that tuberculosis or TB remains an epidemic in much of the world. “In Nigeria alone, TB claims more than 1.5 million lives annually, according to the National TB and Leprosy Control Program (NTBLCP). Nigeria is also one of the ten countries that accounted for 77 percent of the global gap in TB case-finding, having notified less than 20 percent of the total TB cases estimated for the country in 2016. In essence, the more than 80 percent of TB cases in Nigeria that go undetected form a large reservoir for continuing transmission of TB in the country. Therefore, it is not surprising that TB claims more than 1.5 million lives annually in Nigeria,” he said. J. Young said American Government and its people partner with Nigeria to support the National TB and Leprosy Control Program (NTBLCP) to combat tuberculosis since 2003 adding that they are committed to continuing the support. “As a technical partner to the NTBLCP, we help to develop innovative ways to enhance TB case finding and enabling life-saving successful treatment. We work to increase community awareness of TB in Nigeria, enabling persons affected to seek effective and timely care. We also support the roll-out of rapid diagnostic tests such as Gene X machines and the adoption of new WHO approved treatment guidelines and regimen,” J.Young said. J.Young said their future TB plans are to focus on awareness creation, expanding rapid diagnostics, and expanding access to services in the private sector. “We will continue or work to improve case finding among vulnerable risk groups such as children, People Living with HIV, slum dwellers and pregnant women. The Nigeria national theme for this year’s observance as well as the theme for this event is: “Find and notify all TB cases in Nigeria”. Anyone can be affected by TB, including you and me. In some cases you need only to breathe to contract TB. As a result, our collective support for TB case-finding is a critical step to TB control and saving the 1.5 million lives lost annually to TB in Nigeria. Ambassador Symington leads our mission’s efforts as a strong advocate for TB eradication in Nigeria, as you saw in the video clip we watched earlier. I join the Ambassador in encouraging you, collectively and, as individuals, to support TB case-finding in Nigeria. Your action is particularly needed in your communities,” he said. J.Young said together, our goals are TB case finding, TB care, TB control, and possible TB eradication. We can reach these goals – for good of all Nigerians, girls and boys, women and men, across the country. Previous articleWanted: Leaders for a TB-free world Next articleWHO calls for regional efforts to end TB Lantana Nasir	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3127
__label__wiki	0.896661	0.896661	Council contract won't be cancelled early despite 'serious problems' for social workers The current recording system was criticised by Ofsted last year. David Spereall Published: 16:42 Thursday 06 June 2019 Wakefield Council says it won't terminate a contract with the firm behind an IT system, on which the files of vulnerable children are kept, despite looking for another provider to store the records. The local authority signed a five year deal with CareWorks Ltd in 2017 to run the electronic recording system for its children's services, but it is set to put another contract for the same job out to tender later this month. The Cabinet is expected to approve a new tendering process at a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday. Despite this, the council says it won't end its contract with CareWorks three years early, which would have cost around £2.5m, on top of the estimated £2m which is likely to be spent on hiring a new provider. The recording system was heavily criticised by Ofsted when it placed the department in special measures last year. The watchdog said that social workers were having serious problems using it and that "basic information" about youngsters in its care was not known as a result. A Cabinet report due to go before senior councillors next week acknowledged case recording has "not been consistent", adding, "Historic records inform the understanding of accumulative harm and this raises the risk of children not being safeguarded." The report suggests that the current programme, provided by CareWorks, will continue to be developed, while a separate recording system run by another firm works alongside it. Vicky Schofield, the council's service director for children's social care said: "Discussions are taking place with CareWorks Ltd regarding the existing provision. There is no intention to terminate the contract." The process of finding a new provider is subject to Cabinet approval on Tuesday. Local Democracy Reporting Service A section of railway which disappeared in 1985 could be re-instated as part of West Yorkshire's HS2 plans Investigation after body of patient found in the grounds of Pinderfields Hospital 'A heart of gold': Tributes paid to Wakefield mum-of-three 'suffering from bad cold' who died suddenly at home aged 34 New gallery of old pictures showing Wakefield schools through the years Police rush to incident in Wakefield city centre Castleford's longest-serving market trader closes shop after 120 years due to council's 'stubborn' policies More from Wakefield Express	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3129
__label__cc	0.718677	0.281323	Constant use can cause injuries, heel pain Not sure why there's pain in your heel or calves? Are there flip-flops on your feet? What you wear on your feet... Constant use can cause injuries, heel pain Not sure why there's pain in your heel or calves? Are there flip-flops on your feet? What you wear on your feet... Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/life/wellness/2015/05/31/flip-flop-facts-know-when-and-how-wear/31240781/ YorkDailyRecord Published 10:08 p.m. ET May 31, 2015 Dr. Jeffrey Kauffman fits Kim Kauffman of Red Lion with custom orthotics recently to treat her plantar fasciitis at Premiere Ankle & Foot Specialists PC in York Township.(Photo: Kate Penn — Daily Record/Sunday News) Not sure why there's pain in your heel or calves? Are there flip-flops on your feet? What you wear on your feet matters, even during the heat of summer, when activity levels increase. A simple shoe like a thong doesn't look like it could cause much damage, but the flat fashion can completely throw off how you walk. No need to toss those flops just yet, though. Just know how and when to wear them to avoid injury. Injuries and overuse The two often go together, injuries and flip-flops. Any foot deformity can flare up by wearing them for long periods of time, including heel and toe pain, blisters, calluses or pain on the ball of the foot, said Dr. Jeffrey Kauffman of Premiere Ankle and Foot Specialists PC with an office in York Township. Local doctors see an increase in tendinitis and plantar fasciitis — the classic heel pain and the No. 1 complaint Dr. Bradley Boyer of Martin Foot and Ankle says he sees in the office in Springettsbury Township. People are also more likely to turn their ankles because of no stability. When you walk in a flip-flop, the heel comes high up in the air and people scrunch their toes to keep it on their feet, said Dr. F. Don Chantiles of Beech Tree Podiatry PC with an office in Red Lion. People have to take short, choppy steps which changes the way you walk. That can cause tendon problems as well as lower back and hip issues, he said. Protect your feet Aside from the injuries you can't see, injuries on the outside are common in the summer from wearing flip-flops too. Don't mow the lawn in flimsy, open shoes. Be protective of your feet, Boyer said. Get a thicker flip-flop if you're going to wear them so things are less likely to go through the sole. If you have an open cut and are walking around with an open shoe, you can get infection, which is especially bad if you're diabetic, Boyer said. Many people like to go barefoot in the summer, but Boyer says he'd rather you be wearing flip-flops than nothing at all. He sees a lot of things in people's feet like glass in the summer. Which flip-flops to buy Determining whether flip-flops are bad for you depends greatly on brand and styling, Kauffman said. Usually the shoes are very soft with a lot of cushion, but that's not necessarily a good thing. It has shock absorption, but no support. Buy the flip-flops with arch support, they are better than the traditional flat. Arch support helps put your foot in a more neutral position, Boyer said, and tendons in the front and back of your foot work more harmoniously. If you have flat feet and pronate, you will have a lot more problems over the summer. Yes, the flats are comfortable, but without supporting the main structure in the arch of the foot the heel is under a lot of pressure. "As a whole, there's been improvement in the design of them," Kauffman said. Some flip-flops even have custom orthotics. If you have a choice between closed and open toed shoes though, go with the closed. Because sandals are open, the design can't have a good supportive foot bed. With a closed shoe, more support can be built in the device, Kauffman said. Also make sure you buy the right size, Chantiles advised. You don't want your toes curled over the edge, you want a pair that makes your foot scrunch the least to keep the sandal on your foot. The material that the flip-flop is made out of matters as well. You don't want a rough canvas or nylon that can cause blisters between the toes from the thong. You don't want the V of the thong too tight or rubbing against the top of your foot either. When to wear them When summer comes and people go on vacation they become weekend warriors, upping their activity on the boardwalk or beach, Kaufman said. So having the proper foot device to prevent overuse injuries is important. If you're playing baseball or other outdoor recreational activities, wear the correct shoes. Flip-flops affect everybody, no matter the age, Boyer said. Kids are more resilient to the issues that can arise, but they get overuse injuries and heel pain too. If you're doing a lot of walking, don't opt for a flimsy thong. Wearing them for a short period of time is fine, but don't spend a whole weekend in flip-flops. How to help foot and heel pain If it's too late and you've been wearing flip-flops for a month straight already, stretch. Calf stretches are good and if you have heel pain, before you get up or out of bed move your foot around and do a general light stretch, said Dr. Jeffrey Kauffman of Premiere Ankle and Foot Specialists PC. Also do so before and after activity. If you already have foot pain, try rolling a frozen water bottle along the bottom of your foot. 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__label__cc	0.572618	0.427382	Everything you Ever Needed to Know About Svalbard Of course the most verbal of the country collectors are the zealots at the 193 club, but for many of us searching out weird and wonderful political anomalies is what floats our boat, and as anomalies go, you really cannot beat Svalbard. Here’s everything you ever needed to know about Svalbard! Where is Svalbard? Svalbard, formerly known by its Dutch name of Spitsbergen is a Norwegian group of islands located north of the arctic circle between Russia and Norway. What language do they speak in Svalbard? The official language of Svalbard is not in fact Norweigan, but Swedish, and is the only part of Norway where Swedish is the official language. There are Russian outposts in Svalbard (we will get to that later) which speak Russian (obviously). What is the capital of Svalbard? The capital of Svalbard is Longyearbyen, which is also the largest island and settlement and is essentially considered a Norwegian county. What is the population of Svalbard? Currently just over 2000, with just over half being “Norweigan”. What is the political status or Svalbard? Svalbard is technically an unincorporated territory of Norway, but that far from tells the whole story about Svalbard. Following World War 2 whilst Norway reasserted sovereignty the USSR was able to set up several mining and scientific stations, which exist to this day, hell they even have a Lenin bust! How do you get to Svalbard? The most common way to get to Svalbard is via flight from Oslo in Norway to Longyearbyen. The flight time is 3 hours, and it is not exactly a cheap flight. Fun fact! Longyearbyen Airport is the most northerly airport in the world to receive regularly scheduled flights. How can I visit Svalbard? There are a number of ways to visit Svalbard, but what we truly recommend is joining one of our two back to back cruises in 2020, but get in quick as places are filling fast! Gareth Johnson is the founder of Young Pioneer Tours. When he is not writing for YPT he is writing about Street Food (www.streetfoodguy.com). Hotels of the DPRK: Changgwangsan Hotel Do You Want to Buy an Island?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3136
__label__wiki	0.971293	0.971293	News - AP-State UPDATE: Tennessee House speaker to resign Tennessee House Republicans have cast a vote of no confidence in House Speaker Glen Casada, who remains ensnared by a spate of scandals. Tuesday, May 21st 2019, 8:27 AM EDT WSMV photo UPDATE: Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada has issued a statement regarding his resignation, "When I return to town on June 3, I will meet with Caucus leadership to determine the best date for me to resign as Speaker so that I can help facilitate a smooth transition.” PREVIOUS STORY: NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee House Republicans have cast a vote of no confidence in House Speaker Glen Casada, who remains ensnared by a spate of scandals. House GOP Majority Leader William Lamberth said Republicans cast the 45-24 vote during a Monday meeting closed to the public and reporters. Casada has been dogged by calls to resign after it was revealed that he exchanged text messages containing sexually explicit language about women with his former chief of staff. Beforehand, Republican Gov. Bill Lee told reporters that he would wait for a signal from House Republicans before saying whether or not a special session is needed to address Casada's leadership. Casada, who previously declined to step aside, didn't immediately comment on the vote. He has said recently that he's changed and released an action plan designed to build trust in the legislature.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3139
__label__cc	0.73775	0.26225	Writing Forums > Beyond the Forum > Featured Guest Interviews > Featured Guest Interview with J.S. Breukelaar & Giveaway! #COLLISION #BLOGTOUR View Full Version : Featured Guest Interview with J.S. Breukelaar & Giveaway! #COLLISION #BLOGTOUR TKent As part of the Collision Blog Tour, we’re interviewing J.S. Breukelaar, whose new collection, Collision: Stories, was released by Meerkat Press on 2/19/19. BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY Enter by 3/9/19 - 11:59 pm EASTERN to win a $25 Gift Card ENTER HERE (http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/7f291bd88/?) Tell us a little about yourself: J.S. Breukelaar: I am the author of the novels American Monster, a Wonderland Award Finalist, and Aletheia, an Aurealis Award finalist, as well as a new collection of short stories, Collision. You can also find my work in magazines such as Lightspeed, Gamut, Black Static, Unnerving and anthologized in Welcome to Dystopia, Women Writing the Weird among others. I have a PhD in film studies and creative writing and teach at the University of Western Sydney, and am a columnist and instructor at LitReactor.com. Can you give our members a short pitch on your short story collection, Collision? J.S. Breukelaar: The stories in Collision are collected from horror, weird, sf, and dark fantasy stories published over the last eight years, since 2011, plus some new works, including a novella, Like Ripples on a Blank Shore. The idea behind the collection is that of colliding—the miraculous intrusion of worlds into one another, crashing genres, leaky genders, desire at the edge of all the ways of being human, and not. Do you have a favorite story in the book, and if so, why? J.S. Breukelaar: No, not really. They all mean a lot to me, or they wouldn’t be there. And they all mean something to me that might be different than what they mean to readers—I’m amazed at how reviewers each have their favorites. Some people mention the title story and Rogues Bay 3013; others say that Union Falls, or Lion Man were their favorites, others are most affected by Ava Rune, or the novella, Like Ripples on a blank shore. I think that’s what’s great about collections. There is hopefully something for everything. Like the author invited readers to a smorgasbord of foods from every culture and clashing cuisines, plus 36 flavors of ice cream, and hopes for the best. You have written novels and short fiction, which format do you like most, and why? J.S. Breukelaar: Again, each is different. I found short stories very difficult at first, and really concentrated on novels, but I think that was a mistake. I should have concentrated on honing my short fiction skills, and I encourage my students to do that for a lot of reasons. I think it’s a necessary discipline for one reason, and that’s character. Short stories allow you to really focus on character – your lens is close and tight and you need to know more about your character than ever makes it onto the page. Save the long lens for novels, a much slower burn, which is satisfying in a big way. Stories need to be like lightning and I really enjoy that process. But I also love spending a year or two with my characters, in their world, which is one of the fun things about writing novels. What is your favorite part of the writing process? J.S. Breukelaar: Wow. I guess I just love it all. And hate it, too. Maybe that love-hate is the drug I live for. What is your least part of the writing process? J.S. Breukelaar: The part where I can’t spend the kind of time on it that it needs. And then it gives me hell. Writing takes time. I hate that feeling of it shutting me out until and unless I give it the kind love it needs. It’s like an animal just before and after they know you’re going away—I hate that part of the writing process when it blames and shames me for something I can’t necessarily control. When did you first feel like you were a “real writer” and why? J.S. Breukelaar: I’ve always felt like a real writer. This is because stories were the scrim lights for the theatre of my soul. I’ve never been able to believe in anything but fiction. As an author with a day job, when do you find time to write? J.S. Breukelaar: Mornings before 9 am, longer if I’m not teaching. A break around the middle of the day when I attend to admin chores, and then more writing in the afternoon if I can after the day job. If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be? J.S. Breukelaar: Reach out to other writers. Find workshops or take writing classes. Learn basic story mechanics and other hacks that can make the “write, write, write” mantra much more productive. As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal? J.S. Breukelaar: My late Staffordshire bull terrier Eric has and always will by my muse. Apart from him—whatever animal is in the story or stories I’m writing at the time are my spirit animals and guide me through it as much as any of the other characters. Vernon the Gila Monster was my mascot through Aletheia. Gloria the wolf-dog in American Monster. In Collision there are talking dogs and memory dogs and off-planet marsupial aliens among other spirits. And in the novel I’m working on now there are birds. Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones. J.S. Breukelaar: I do read them, when I come across them, or when someone lets me know they are there. I am honored when my book connects with readers—it’s what I live for—when my stories make them cry, or laugh, or scratch their heads. I don’t find bad reviews a big problem, because I have had very few and the ones I’ve had have been respectful, of the “it’s not you, it’s me” variety. Which is cool. Name a book that made you think differently about fiction, and why? J.S. Breukelaar: Wow. What a question. So many many many books have done that. Every book I’ve dug has made me think differently about everything, including fiction itself. Peter Straub’s Ghost Story, Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, John Gardner’s Grendel, Kelly Link’s Magic For Beginners, William Gibson’s Burning Chrome, Stephen Graham Jones’ Mongrels, Borges’ Labyrinths, Shirley Jackson’s everything. Name an author you disliked at first but grew into later, and why? J.S. Breukelaar: Mmmm. I can’t think of an author that happened with, but I can think of a book—Stephen King’s Gunslinger series. It was the wrong time for me or something when I read them at first, and they were a gift from my cousin. I was and am a King fan so it was weird. A few years later I went back to it and binge-read the whole series like, where had it been all my life? What’s your favorite under-appreciated novel? J.S. Breukelaar: J. David Osborne’s Black Gum has or had a cult following, but it is a noir masterpiece, and I’d like to see it get a wider audience—a film deal, a musical, or at least a breakfast cereal named after it. He’s working on a sequel now I hear, so maybe that will happen. I hope so. What are you working on next? J.S. Breukelaar: I am completing a novel called The Bridge which is about a pair of twins spiritually conjoined to a mysterious old woman with one eye. Is there anything you’d like to tell members that we haven’t asked? J.S. Breukelaar: Collision: Stories would not have been possible without my agent and legion of colleagues, friends, readers, family. But above all, it would not have been, period, without the folks from Meerkat Press, especially Tricia Reeks who is a freakish combo of book-loving lit-nerd, and savvy super-smart wonder woman on a mission to change the world one trade-paperback at a time. I cannot thank her enough. Where can we learn more about you and your work? www.livingsuitcase.com (http://www.livingsuitcase.com/) www.twitter.com/jsbreukelaar (http://www.twitter.com/jsbreukelaar) https://www.facebook.com/jsbreukelaar https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5010651.J_S_Breukelaar https://www.instagram.com/jsbreukelaar/ COLLISION: STORIES BY J.S. BREUKELAAR Release Date: 2/19/19 Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Weird, Fantasy, Scifi, Dystopian A collection of twelve of J.S. Breukelaar’s darkest, finest stories with four new works, including the uncanny new novella “Ripples on a Blank Shore.” Introduction by award-winning author, Angela Slatter. Relish the gothic strangeness of “Union Falls,” the alien horror of “Rogues Bay 3013,” the heartbreaking dystopia of “Glow,” the weird mythos of “Ava Rune,” and others. This collection from the author of American Monster and the internationally acclaimed and Aurealis Award finalist, Aletheia, announces a new and powerful voice in fantastical fiction. Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1946154172) Book Depository (https://www.bookdepository.com/Collision-J-S-Breukelaar/9781946154170?ref=grid-view&qid=1550063645546&sr=1-1) Barnes & Noble (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/collision-js-breukelaar/1128942076?ean=9781946154170) Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41945987-collision)\ BOOK PAGE: http://meerkatpress.com/books/collision-stories/ -xXx- Kyle R Great interview, through and through! :encouragement: My favorite part: "... stories were the scrim lights for the theatre of my soul." Ponders the words while staring off into space	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3140
__label__wiki	0.822246	0.822246	Danica Williams, 21, stands in front of the future Whole Foods Market on Archer Road. She is eager for the construction to end and to have a variety of new stores to visit. Home / Development / Butler Plaza Merchants Anticipate Construction Completion, Boost In Business Butler Plaza Merchants Anticipate Construction Completion, Boost In Business By Jamie Shapiro March 2, 2018 Development, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story Store front windows look out on large construction fences and those who drive the Butler Plaza area of Archer Road likely navigate numerous traffic detours. The corner of Archer Road and SW 34th St. has undergone massive changes since the summer of 2016 when the plot of land was a previous Walmart. Whole Foods Market and a P.F. Chang’s are two additions coming to the new section of Butler Plaza, with Whole Foods scheduled to open spring 2018. And while store owners anticipate several grand openings in 2018 and 2019, for now it seems customers travel Butler Plaza Central less frequently. Misook Wise, manager of Beauty Palette on Archer Road, said the lengthy construction has noticeably impacted business and led to decreased foot traffic to the store. “I’m pretty sure it’s going to get better in the future,” said Wise. “But for the last two years, it’s been really hard on business.” In addition to construction, Wise attributed the drop in customers to a shift in area demographics. “Many of the customers who shopped at Walmart also shopped here,” she said of her store. “Now that Walmart’s gone, fewer customers are passing through.” Danica Williams, a University of Florida student who lives adjacent to the area, has never known Butler Plaza without the construction. “The construction has been going on since I moved to Gainesville last spring,” she said. “I’m really excited to have more store options and for the parking lot to be a little easier to navigate.” Williams shops Butler Plaza about four to six times per week. She said having so many stores and restaurants near her apartment made the transition to living in Gainesville an easy one. Morgan Gustin, general manager of The Hyppo: Gourmet Ice Pops, anticipates business to improve with completion of the Butler Plaza construction. Morgan Gustin, the general manager of The Hyppo: Gourmet Ice Pops, said that although they have maintained steady sales during construction, she thinks the new additions will boost business. Gustin said the addition of Whole Foods and more restaurants could bring an influx of foot traffic to the eastern portion of Butler Plaza, where The Hyppo is located. “I’m excited to see what the new businesses have potential to bring in terms of more attraction to customers,” Gustin said. Construction has been stead on Whole Foods Market, which will be the first store in the new Butler Town Center, and there are several new additions that will follow in late 2018 and into 2019. Residents and business owners alike are eager for the new stores and restaurants to open for business. “Overall I think the new additions to Butler Plaza will be beneficial,” Williams said. “But I really cannot wait for all this construction to be done.” This story emerged from an audience question. Submit your curiosities for Untold Florida, and we’ll find the answer. Preference is given to those who include their first name and city. Archer Road business Butler Plaza Florida Gainesville ICE University of Florida 2018-03-02 Jamie Shapiro Tags Archer Road business Butler Plaza Florida Gainesville ICE University of Florida About Jamie Shapiro Jamie is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org. Previous March 2, 2018: Morning News in 90 Next 13 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Filmed in North Central (and Other Areas) of Florida 100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019 Cabot Site Contamination Containment Nearly Complete With Help Of Massive Piece Of Construction Equipment City And County Commissioners Talk Taxes, Fairgrounds And Sports Center South Main Street Transformation Brings In A New Business — A Donut Shop The business potential of South Main Street in Gainesville is now so different than it was 10 years ago that a donut-dealing food truck owner has decided to put down roots there.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3142
__label__cc	0.69218	0.30782	21 Under-the-Radar Beauty Products With a Cult Following on Amazon by Courtney Higgs As beauty editors, we consider ourselves exceptionally tapped into the never-ending newness bubbling up in the beauty industry at any given moment. The latest celebrity makeup line? We know all about it. The upcoming drop from the buzziest skincare brand? Yep, we've tested that, too. But the sheer number of under-the-radar beauty buys reaching cult status on Amazon is one pocket of the beauty world that never ceases to amaze us. Leave it to the massive e-tailer to break the conventional rules of beauty by totally disregarding celebrity endorsements and fancy packaging to hoist these often unassuming products to online superstardom. That's why we consistently find ourselves digging through Amazon's beauty section to learn about the latest random buys reviewers can't get enough of. Ahead, check out 21 highly rated beauty must-haves we might not have ever heard about if not for their Amazon fame. BS-Mall Makeup Brushes ($11) Average rating: 4.5/5 This brush set has nearly 9000 reviews, the vast majority of which give the 14-piece synthetic tools five stars. Makeup brushes can really get up there in price, so it's nice to see such an affordable set that appears to exceed expectations in terms of quality and performance. "These brushes are wayyyyy better than expected!! As a brand ambassador for many makeup lines I’ve used many brushes. These are superb in price and quality!!! Great value PERIOD!! I may order another set," said one reviewer. Aesthetica Cosmetics Cream Contour and Highlighting Makeup Kit ($30) The reviews of this cream contour kit are pretty hot and cold, but for those who rave about it, the love runs deep. A quick scan of the ingredients reveals the first ingredient to be capric triglyceride (an oil derived from palm kernel or coconut oil), which would explain the common complaint about breakouts after using. If you've got acne-prone skin, it's probably not a good fit, but if your skin isn't bothered by coconut oil, then this kit could be your next favorite purchase. "Stepped up my makeup skills for sure with this palette," one buyer commented. Lamora Best Pro Eyeshadow Palette, Shimmer ($14) We last checked in on this palette in September of this year, and since then, this mysteriously beloved eye shadow collection has racked up another 1000 reviews. "Wonderful beauty product and I am a Sephora Snob! I would compare the quality and color palette to Urban Decay." Organys Lash and Brow Serum ($23) People tend to be skeptical of eyelash and eyebrow growth products, and for good reason: They take a long time to start working, and continued use is imperative. Seventy percent of reviewers of this serum think it delivers a five-star performance, so that should tell you something. "So I was getting my lashes tinted and curled every month. Then I started using the lash serum and my girl mentions to me that she is astounded by how much growth she has noticed since I started using the serum," one customer reports. NxN Acne Treatment 4-Step Clear Skin System ($29) This acne skincare system comes with four different products that, according to the reviews, help to clear acne in as little as two weeks. We're intrigued! "I have been struggling with really bad severe acne for 6 and a half years, and nothing seemed to work, until I found this system that works really well! I have sensitive acne skin and this system I use works very well, I am so happy with these results," writes one user. Christina Moss Naturals Organic Facial Moisturizer ($26) We're always here for a natural, organic skincare brand that makes clean beauty accessible ASAP and without breaking the bank. Reviewers of this face cream seem to agree. "It is everything I wanted for my very sensitive skin. I turned 72 yesterday and over the years I’ve used many different comparable products and this is by far the best," one verified purchaser revealed. Karlling 10 Cotton Facial Cleansing Muslin Cloths ($8) As we move toward clearing out the toxins in our beauty routines, we're also turning our attention to the environmental implications of our beauty practices. Reviewers seem to love these reusable muslin cloths for makeup removal, and we love the idea of incorporating a sustainable alternative to wasteful pre-soaked makeup remover wipes. "I love these facial cloths! I've been using one for I don't know how long and it's in perfect shape! After each use it gets a quick wash & rinse w/ Dr. Bronner's and hung up to dry," a fan of the cloths noted. Cosmedica Skincare Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum ($15) With some of the most popular HA serums at the moment ringing out for $100, $200, and even $300, seeing a $15 option with close to 10,000 reviews is enough to make us do a double take. "For very dry and/or mature skin, you can’t beat this product. VISIBLE results. It's not best as a stand alone moisturizer....wear this under your other skincare products. You won’t catch me without this product ever," one enthusiastic customer wrote. Hada Labo Rohto Hadalabo Gokujun Hyaluronic Lotion Moist ($13) Although this brand is a Japanese drugstore staple, it's still relatively unknown stateside. Unless you regularly lurk in the Asian Beauty subreddit, that is. (We do!) This HA hydrating lotion (the Japanese use this term how we use the term toner) delivers instant hydration and plumping to the skin. "To properly use this lotion, do what thousands of Japanese and Asian women do with this product: peel cotton pads into thin layers, saturate, then let sit on skin for 3-5 minutes. You will see a VAST difference in plumping + hydration with this synergistic technique vs. just applying the product on your face," one savvy consumer explained. Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask ($8) Speaking of international beauty staples, this K-beauty favorite is also something you'll see heavily discussed in online forums dedicated to international practices. This is basically a clay mask that bubbles upon application, covering your face in a thick layer of suds. We're not sure if it's as effective as it is funny to look at, but nearly 6000 Amazon customers have written in about the purchase. "Literally made my boyfriend's blackheads disappear! I wasn't so lucky but his were really bad. Made our faces feel so clean," a reviewer wrote. LilyAna Naturals Face Cream Moisturizer ($22) There are more face creams on the market than we can even count, so the fact that this one has racked up nearly 5000 reviews is truly impressive. "When I ordered this product I was mid eczema outbreak, with dry, itchy, painful red patches around my nose and face, and over all bad skin. By day two of using the cream my face was already better. By the next week my face looked completely better! I am blown away and in love with this product," one reviewer wrote alongside extensive photo evidence of her skincare journey. LilyAna Naturals Retinol Cream Moisturizer ($22) The face cream isn't the only LilyAna Naturals product that's adored on Amazon. The retinol is also a fan favorite, with upward of 6000 reviews to date. Seriously, this brand is low-key royalty. "This is a powerful and fabulous product! I am a complete convert to all the LilyAna Natural products and use the Vitamin C, this Retinol, and the scrumptious Face Cream as my daily/nightly ritual for skin care," said a mega-fan. InstaNatural Hyaluronic Acid Serum ($15) This vitamin C–infused hyaluronic acid serum promises to moisturize and brighten the skin in one easy step, and reviewers have largely reported that it does just that. "I appreciate what this product has and doesn't have—super hydrating serum without the harmful and unnecessary chemicals! I'm on my 4th or 5th bottle," a customer wrote. TruSkin Vitamin C Serum ($20) We've seen this Amazon favorite bubble up a few times over the years, and its popularity shows no sign of slowing down. To date, it has 9171 reviews, about 6000 of which give it five stars. Just wow. "If you care about your skin, you should not hesitate in purchasing this serum," one reviewer said, alongside some pretty dramatic before-and-after photos. HSI Professional Ceramic Tourmaline Ionic Flat Iron ($40) This under-the-radar superstar of a flat iron has over 30,000 (yes, you read that number correctly) reviews on Amazon, tens of thousands of them being five stars. We already added it to our shopping cart. "Love love love. Salon quality! The straightest I’ve been able to get my hair at home," one fan wrote. HSI Professional Argan Oil Heat Protector ($15) While this accompanying heat protectant doesn't have quite as many reviews as its über-popular flat-iron counterpart, it still has several thousand five-star reviews of its own. "This is by far the best heat protectant spray I have ever used. It smells amazing and leaves my hair silky and smooth. If you need a great professional product at a great price this is for you," a reviewer wrote. Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo ($15) About 3000 of the reviews for this anti-dandruff shampoo give it five stars, indicating that it might just be the flaky scalp remedy you've been searching for. "I had severe dandruff that was so bad I could shake my head and it would come off. With just a few uses per week, I got rid of all of my flakes," a now flake-free customer said. Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer & Volumizer Hot Air Brush ($39) We wouldn't classify Revlon as an under-the-radar brand by any means, but this hair-drying brush has been a sleeper hit. In addition to the more than 15,000 people who've reviewed it on Amazon, several Who What Wear staffers actually own it and swear by it. NatraCure Intensive Moisturizing Gel Heel Sleeves ($10) We'll try just about anything for $10 or less, and it looks like hundreds of Amazon shoppers feel the same way. "I was pretty skeptical but decided to try them anyway. I wore them for 24 hours when I got them and the cracks in my heels that I've tried to get rid of for over a year were completely gone. I was shocked," a once-skeptical convert wrote. Le Petit Marseillais Extra Gentle Shower Crème with Orange Blossom ($18) It takes a lot to make a body wash stand out in the sea of similar products. This one seems to be a crowd-pleaser, with plenty of reviews that say order it in bulk. "You don't need much product to make a tremendous amount of lather. Well worth the money spent," a purchaser wrote. Proraso Shaving Cream ($10) This Italian shaving cream is beloved on Amazon for the high-quality, glorious scent, and longevity of the tube. Men and women alike appear in the comments to tout the magic of the luxe cream. "So maybe this is some kind of shaving travesty, but I'm a woman and I use this for shaving my legs. I recently returned from a trip to Italy and their body products are just very different than American products. Scents are different, so is the texture," one customer said. Up next, the body moisturizers beloved by six celebs and their drugstore dupes. Drugstore Beauty	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3148
__label__cc	0.610555	0.389445	Call us: +44 1962 733 649 (UK) London Local time: 5:58 AM Welcome Tennis Fans Everything you need to know about visiting Wimbledon from the UK. The Wimbledon 2020 Debenture Experience Come & enjoy this festival of international tennis Welcome to Wimbledon Debenture Holders, the leading specialist for Wimbledon Debenture tickets. Wimbledon is renowned as the most prestigious Grand Slam in tennis. The oldest and most coveted tournament in the world, each year the Championships produce new surprises and impossible drama.. Taking place from Monday, 29 June to Sunday, 12 July at the All England Club in London, Wimbledon 2020 promises world-class performances and intense theatre. If you want to experience the action at the spiritual home of tennis in all its glory, rest assured we can help. By purchasing tickets with Wimbledon Debenture Holders, you are guaranteed a fantastic day of tennis in surroundings steeped in heritage and tradition. 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__label__wiki	0.596209	0.596209	Puny Humans Still See the World Better Than Self-Driving Cars Aarian Marshall Pedestrian, dog, and parked vehicle, as seen by lidar on a Google self-driving vehicle.Google/Sustainable Worldwide Transportation/University of Michigan A confidence booster for you, puny human: The machines don’t have you beat. Yet. Yes, the autonomous car is coming, and fast. Tesla delivered the first of its much-anticipated Model 3s last week, complete with the Autopilot feature that allows the cars to drive themselves on well-marked highways. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class can conquer a roundabout on its own. Companies like Google, General Motors, and Uber are testing autonomous vehicles in crowded cities like San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and Boston, racking up miles and learning new tricks. In the next few years, they will invade at full speed. But it is still dawn in autonomy-land, and at least for now, humanity holds an advantage: For all their sensors and computers, robocars still don't see or understand the world as well as we do with our eyeballs, ear canals, and brain folds. That's the takeaway from a new paper by University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute researcher Brandon Schoettle, who breaks down today's man vs. machine battle with a focus on the capabilities of those sensors that dot autonomous vehicles. "You’re probably safer in a self-driving car than with a 16-year-old, or a 90-year-old," says Schoettle. "But you’re probably significantly safer with an alert, experienced, middle-aged driver than in a self-driving car." (Vindication for those 40-somethings feeling past their prime). Robo-World Congress Finally Gets Serious About Regulating Self-Driving Cars Self-Driving Cars Are Confusing Drivers—And Spooking Insurers Wanna Help Self-Driving Cars? Turn on Your Phone's Camera Of course, there are catches: Drunk, tired, and distracted humans are bad drivers, as are those whose eyeglass prescription are slowly expiring. Today's self-driving cars are consistent. But they can be too cautious, too easily confused by unusual or bizarre situations. Indeed, competent drivers are still better than rolling computers in key areas. This is partly because of the limitations of these cars' sensors, which include cameras (for seeing), stereo cameras (for three dimensional seeing), long- and mid-range radar (for seeing at distance, through weather), short-range radar (for seeing nearby objects), and lidar (for seeing with more granularity, no natural light needed)—plus the computing power to put it all together in real time. People can drive within lanes, even if the markings are faded or disappear altogether. They can cleanly brake for cats and roll through plastic bags that look vaguely like cats. They are much better at edge detection, seeing where one object ends and other begins. Example illustration (drawn to scale) of the various sensors, with reasonable estimates of coverage area (field of view) and typical operating ranges, for both a human-driven vehicle as well as a hypothetical AV. Sustainable Worldwide Transportation/University of Michigan Humans also have fun driving tricks that the robots have yet to replicate, because their brains are much, much better at processing huge amounts of information. Humans are still better at reading signs, especially ones with lots of words. Non-superpeople can’t see through walls, but if a giant SUV is directly in front of a human driver, they may be able to peer through its windshield to get a sense of what’s ahead. Sensors are fixed, but humans can crane their necks out windows to see what’s up. People have that fun, non-verbal communication thing going on–they can nod, wave other vehicles ahead, make eye contact that says, “I know you’re here, and I won’t threaten your life with my hunk of steel.” The WIRED Guide to Self-Driving Cars Humans are also more adaptable—a trait that occasionally serves as their downfall. But it also keeps traffic moving. Schoettle offers the example of turning into traffic from an office parking lot. A self-driving car might be set to wait for a 100-foot gap, and if that doesn’t come for twenty minutes because it’s rush hour, it won't budge. People will adjust their driving—they'll edge forward, looking for the cue from that one friendly driver willing to let them scoot in. “Some people’s adjusted criteria is poorly adjusted,” says Shoettle. “But it’s what helps things flow. It’s a tall order to program a computer to be able to have that flexibility that the human driver has.” So: sensing, perception, reasoning—on their counts, humans often have the machines beat. But not always. It seems that self-driving cars are already better at navigating in the dark, for one. Human eyes can only see about 250 feet at night, and headlights reach go so far. The robocar's radar can see about 820 feet, good lidar sensors go nearly as far—and in 360 degrees. Machines can react faster than humans, in about 0.5 seconds on a dry road compared to 1.6 seconds for the meatbags. And though human drivers have that whole eye contact thing down pat, vehicle-to-vehicle communications could help autonomous vehicles do even better. Technologies like dedicated short-range radio or 5G cellular networks (that one's on the way) could help networks of cars talk about what’s happening on the road. If a truck encounters a patch of ice, it could warn everyone behind it. If a motorbike three cars up suddenly stops, V2V systems could warn your car what’s up, and have it stop before you'd see any reason to get off the gas. So yes, totally self-driving cars aren’t here yet. They won’t be everywhere for many years. But they’re hustling, and they're getting better. You’re going to have to keep improving those driving skills—and staying off your dang cellphone—to keep up. Aarian Marshall writes about autonomous vehicles, transportation policy, urban planning, and everyone’s favorite topic: How to destroy traffic. (You can’t, really.) She’s an aspiring bike commuter and New Yorker going soft on San Francisco, where she’s based. Before WIRED, Marshall wrote for The Atlantic’s CityLab, GOOD, and Agri-Pulse, an agriculture... Read more Pod Meets Tube, and Hyperloop Whooshes Closer Than Ever TopicsSelf-Driving Cars	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3153
__label__wiki	0.516162	0.516162	closeAnalysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events The Senate just made it a lot easier for Trump to appoint federal judges, over Democrats' objections Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) walks through the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 9. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Sarah Binder EmailEmailBioBio November 20, 2017 at 6:00 AM EST Over the objections of a Democratic senator, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Charles E. Grassley (Iowa), announced last week that he will schedule a hearing on President Trump’s nominee for a seat on the Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. By ignoring the senator’s “blue slip” — a practice that allows senators to block nominees slated for judgeships in their home states — Grassley’s move makes it easier for Trump to stack the courts to the GOP’s advantage. Here are three things you need to know about the blue slip. 1. Blue slips have not always been a veto tool The blue slip is a century-old, informal Senate practice, never added to written committee or chamber rules. The oldest blue slip in congressional archives dates to 1917, although chairs maintained systematic records of correspondence with home state senators as early as 1913. This is how the blue slip works. Each time the president sends a nomination to the Senate to fill a federal trial or appellate court vacancy, the Judiciary Committee chairman sends a form known as the blue slip to each of the two home state senators for the nomination — regardless of party. Senators can return the form — marking either support or opposition to the nominee — or withhold the form attempting to delay further action. Because blue slips are practice rather than rule, chairmen have considerable discretion in deciding how to treat them. Before the 1950s, blue slips largely served as an early warning if nominees might bump into trouble on the Senate floor. Beginning in the mid-1950s, Judiciary Chairman James Eastland (D-Miss.) allowed senators to block nominees by refusing to return their blue slips. Policies under subsequent chairmen have varied a bit: On balance, Republican chairmen have been more likely to ignore negative blue slips than have Democratic chairmen. 2. Blue slips used to be backed up by filibusters Blue slips have disproportionately been exploited by ideological foes of the president. During the Obama administration, conservative Republicans more aggressively withheld blue slips than GOP moderates. Similarly, liberal Democrats were more likely to target George W. Bush nominees than were moderates. Blue slips mattered less, however, when senators could filibuster judicial nominations on the Senate floor. For example, when GOP chairman Orrin G. Hatch in 2003 began to ignore Democrats’ negative blue slips (which he did when he believed the White House had consulted with Democratic senators in selecting the nominee), Democrats simply filibustered the nominations when the majority party tried to call for a confirmation vote. After Democrats abolished judicial filibusters in November 2013, blue slips became more powerful weapons. As chairman, Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) allowed Republicans to deploy blue slips to block nominees of President Barack Obama from moving forward. Leahy’s policy undermined Obama’s ability to confirm judges onto the bench in states represented by at least one Republican. Watch out, Republicans. Tax reform could be just as hard as health care. As you can see in the figure below, Leahy’s blue slip policy helps explain why confirmation rates for Obama nominees remained below 90 percent in 2013 and 2014 — even after Democrats abolished the filibuster in 2013. Republicans used blue slips to block nominees in committee who otherwise would have sped to confirmation. The steep drop-off in confirmation in 2015 and 2016 stems from Republicans winning back control of the Senate in 2014: No need for the blue slip when you can simply refuse to consider Obama nominees — including his Supreme Court nominee. That’s why Grassley’s decision to ignore blue slip objections matters so much. With neither the blue slip nor the judicial filibuster, minority Democrats can no longer block judicial nominees unless three GOP senators cross the aisle to help defeat them. 3. Shredding blue slips empowers the White House Confirmation rates, however, obscure the full effect of the blue slip. During the Obama administration, the president was less likely to nominate candidates for judgeships in states represented by at least one Republican rather than two Democrats. Why? The mere threat of a negative blue slip deterred the White House from selecting a nominee. Obama was not the only president cowed by the threat of negative blue slips. Over the postwar period, presidents faced protracted bargaining over nominees when trying to fill vacant judgeships in states represented by ideologically extreme senators — the ones most likely to threaten nominees with a blue slip. Because delay is the key way nominations are derailed in the Senate, extended negotiations backed by the threat of a negative blue slip limited presidents’ ability to stack the bench with like-minded jurists, especially for district court nominees. Grassley’s move undermines Democrats’ parliamentary ability to block Trump nominees in the Senate — even when the American Bar Association deems Trump’s picks unqualified for the bench, as has happened with four of 58 nominees. As a result, Trump is likely to nominate candidates more quickly than previous presidents. Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court’s big gerrymandering case True, Grassley has limited the policy change to nominations to the appellate courts, suggesting that he’ll continue to recognize negative blue slips for district court judges. But the appellate courts are courts of last resort for thousands of cases in the federal courts that will never make it onto the Supreme Court’s limited docket. Killing negative, out-party blue slips sharply cuts Democratic efforts to limit the judiciary’s ideological shift to the right. And it raises the risk for Republicans that, in turn, when Democrats next win control of the chamber, they will eliminate blue slips altogether. In the Senate, what goes around eventually comes around.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3156
__label__wiki	0.982139	0.982139	Black girls at Mass. school win freedom to wear hair braid extensions Mya and Deanna Cook at Fenway Park in Boston. (Courtesy of the Cook family) Katie Mettler Reporter covering breaking news and features May 22, 2017 at 3:55 AM EDT After stern admonishments from the Massachusetts attorney general’s office, the Boston-area charter school that punished black girls for wearing braided hair extensions decided Sunday to suspend its controversial dress code policies that parents and activists say unfairly target children of color. The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School first came under fire earlier this month for its hair — which ban hair extensions and hair more than two inches in height — after the parents of twin 15-year-olds Mya and Deanna Cook spoke to local media. They said their daughters had been kicked off school sports teams, banished from prom and received hours of detention for refusing to change their professionally braided hair. Mass. school punishes twins for hair braid extensions. Their parents say it’s racial discrimination. Then last week, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a discrimination complaint with the state Education Department, and school officials met with state Attorney General Maura Healey. On Friday came the strongly worded letter, which said the attorney general’s office was investigating allegations that the school didn’t hold white students to the same standards. Mystic Valley may be in violation of state and federal law, the letter said. It also instructed school officials to immediately stop enforcing the policy and withdraw any planned discipline for students, including the Cook twins. The school had said previously that its strict dress code, which also bans makeup, nail polish and dyed hair, is meant to reduce wealth disparity among students. But the letter from Healey’s office, written by Civil Rights Division Chief Genevieve C. Nadeau, says that portions of the dress code “are not reasonably tailored to those goals, if they bear any relation at all.” The school called for an emergency meeting of the public charter school’s board of trustees, which gathered Sunday. Officials were met by nearly 100 students, parents and community leaders who organized a rally with civil rights organizations before the meeting then stayed to watch, Aaron Cook, the father of the Cook twins, told The Washington Post. But instead of publicly discussing the dress code issue, the board immediately went into a private executive session and “disappeared,” Cook said. Supporters of twin girls punished by Malden charter school for braid extensions chant in school as trustees head into private mtg@cbsboston pic.twitter.com/8hU38GFMK5 — Chantee Lans CBS Philadelphia (@ChanteeLans) May 21, 2017 As the board of trustees moved into a private room for their executive meeting, the room full of attendees chanted “Let them learn!” and “Hey hey! Ho ho! This racist policy’s got to go!” Maya and Deanna Cook carried signs that said “Policy Disrespects Black Girls” and “We will not stop!!!” Another sign read, “Braids are beautiful.” Dozens gather in support of twin HS sophomores in Malden #MA who have been punished for wearing braid extensions @cbsboston pic.twitter.com/Msb19smvIS After waiting for two hours, Cook, his wife Colleen and their daughters left the meeting. About 30 minutes later, the board emerged and announced they would suspend the policies under investigation through the end of this school year, which commences in late June. “The school will continue to work with the attorney general’s office to ensure that the uniform policy reflects our long-standing commitment to the rights of all of our students,” Alexander Dan, the school’s interim director, read from a prepared statement after the meeting, reported the Boston Globe. “Students who are either currently serving consequences, or accruing them, may immediately resume all before- and after-school activities.” The Cooks took that to mean their daughters will not have to serve the 18 hours each of detention they had been assigned, though they plan to seek further clarification from the school. Deanna, a talented track runner, will be able to resume practicing with her teammates and compete at the state finals in two weeks, Aaron Cook said. And they hope Mya, who was told she couldn’t attend the prom, will get to dance now. The Cooks are only cautiously optimistic, though. “It’s a step in the right direction,” Aaron Cook said, “but there’s been so substantive change.” His daughters, both sophomores and academically strong students, came to school in mid-April with braided hair extensions — essentially braids that combine artificial hair with their own hair — after telling their parents they no longer wanted to chemically straighten their hair. They were learning more about black culture, they told their parents, who are white. The twins were adopted as toddlers, along with their three younger black siblings. The dress code debate has sparked a broader conversation about diversity at the school, Cook said. Frustrated students at the school previously told the Boston Globe that they had experienced a lack of racial sensitivity at the school, which is located about 10 miles north of Boston. The student body is fairly diverse, which is part of the reason the Cooks chose it years ago. Of the 1,500 students there in grades K-12, 43 percent are people of color and within that, 17 percent are black, according to numbers from U.S. News and World Report. But just one of the more than 150 teachers and staffers at Mystic Valley is black, reported the Boston Globe, and Cook said there are no African Americans on the school’s board of trustees. He said the parents and students protesting the policy want a total overhaul, not just to the student handbook, but to the school leadership. More diversity, he said, is vital. “They put on a Band-Aid on a symptoms through the end of the year. It’s certainly a positive step in the right direction, but it’s not over,” Cook told The Post. “I’m hopeful that they will permanently revise their policy so that they do not target girls of color.” The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association, which criticized the school’s policies from the beginning, praised the board’s decision Sunday night. “The Board took the right action to suspend its discriminatory policy, and now needs to rescind it permanently,” Marc Kenen, association executive director, said in a statement. “We are proud of the two young women, Deanna and Mya Cook, and their parents, for standing up for themselves and their rights.” More from Morning Mix ‘Are you here illegally?’ Minneapolis probes video of transit officer checking rider’s immigration status. Yale dean placed on leave after calling people ‘white trash’ on Yelp Her obituary was missing one painful fact: She was a family’s slave	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3157
__label__wiki	0.665801	0.665801	Russian ambassador to Swedish television: ‘We have no plans whatsoever to invade Sweden’ A combat team from the Swedish Army's Skaraborg Armored Regiment arrives for a military maneuver on the island of Gotland in September. (Soren Andersson/European Pressphoto Agency) Foreign reporter who writes about a variety of subjects December 9, 2016 at 12:30 AM EST Good news from Scandinavia: Russia is not going to invade Sweden. At least that's what Viktor Tatarintsev, the Russian ambassador to Sweden, is saying. Tatarintsev was being interviewed by Swedish public broadcaster SVT about Crimea on Wednesday evening, when he decided to publicly dismiss concerns that Russia had its eyes on Swedish territory as “ludicrous.” “We respect the integrity of Sweden, and we have no plans whatsoever to invade Sweden, so the Swedish population can sleep easy,” Tatarintsev said, according to a translation from the Local, a Swedish news group. During the past few years, Swedes have become increasingly concerned about Moscow's behavior. The country was spooked by indications that unknown submarines had entered Swedish waters — eerily similar to the Soviet tactics of yesteryear. Russian jets have also entered Swedish airspace during Baltic training exercises, sparking complaints from Stockholm. Last year, Sweden announced that it would increase military spending in response to what it saw as a more aggressive Russia, reversing years of budget cuts in the Scandinavian nation. There is also growing support for membership or at least more cooperation with NATO. The country also recently placed a permanent troop deployment on the Swedish island of Gotland, which is 155 miles from Kaliningrad, Russia's European enclave. A report published by a number of military experts in September cast doubt upon Sweden's ability to protect the island, however, suggesting that Russian forces could capture Gotland in just a few hours. There are also widespread concerns about a plan to rent the Slite port on Gotland and the Karlshamn port on mainland Sweden to the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. Tatarintsev's comments may have been designed to calm nerves, but they may not have been as reassuring as he hoped. In the same interview, the Russian ambassador suggested that Russia had not occupied the Ukrainian peninsula Crimea because Crimea was always a part of Russia. And in an apparent slip of the tongue, Tatarintsev told Swedes that it was “ludicrous to have any doubts that Russia has special military plans to attack Sweden, Gotland, Karlshamn, Slite.” More on WorldViews A new Swedish message to Russian submarines: ‘This way if you are gay.’	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3158
__label__wiki	0.968523	0.968523	Full Broadcasts Covering Climate Researchers In Iceland Can Turn CO2 Into Rock. Could It Solve The Climate Crisis?11:05 <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/12/10/iceland-climate-change-carbon"></iframe> Robin YoungTwitter Karyn Miller-MedzonTwitter Sandra Ósk Snæbjörnsdóttir (left) and Kári Helgason at the injection well indoors. (Karyn Miller-Medzon/Here & Now) Strokkur in Iceland's Haukadalur valley is one of the world's most active geysers, erupting like clockwork every 10 minutes or so, sending plumes of steaming hot water up to 65 feet into the air. Like other geysers, Strokkur is propelled by underground magma, an intense heat source close to the Earth's surface. All over Iceland, steam rises up from underground. The nation's geothermal plants tap into this source to heat water and homes. Tourists who have been to Iceland's Blue Lagoon pools bathe and luxuriate in the runoff water from a nearby geothermal plant. But it's what's being done at the sleekly modern Hellisheiði geothermal plant, sitting on a bleak and black volcanic plain half an hour outside of the capital Reykjavík, that's creating buzz among scientists around the globe. A team of young researchers there is capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the plant and infusing it into basalt rock that lines these volcanic plains. Unlike previous capture and injection attempts, these emissions don't leak out. Instead, it becomes a non-polluting organic part of the underground landscape. It's a raw windy day, sleet pelting, when we visit the so-called Carbfix project. We're issued hard hats and protective gear before we head out by car with Kári Helgason, the project's manager. He gestures out the window at a small, white Swiss prototype carbon injection well, housed in a white shack. “This is the little one," he says. "We call it the Arctic Fox." Sandra Ósk Snæbjörnsdóttir, the geoscientist at the helm of Carbfix, laughs, noting that it looks a little like an outhouse. It’s small but mighty, says Andri Magnason, an Icelandic environmentalist, poet and cultural icon. "This captures 50 tons [of C02] a year," he says. "To get 1,000 gigatons out of the atmosphere, we have to scale this up not 1 million times, but 1 billion times.” “If you fly to Europe and back it will take this unit about a week to offset your emissions,” Helgason adds. That's why there's so much excitement about the newer, larger Carbfix injection wells that can capture 1,000 times more emissions. And if it were to run at that capacity, ‘then we have solved the climate crisis,” Magnason says. We ask Helgason about the rocks we're walking on. "This is all volcanic rock. If you pick one up for example it's like Swiss cheese. There's a lot of porosity and a lot of holes,” he says. “So this is also what we have underground. It's what gives us the possibility to put the C02 underground. The space is there." For the Carbfix system to work, Helgason says, "you need a lot of water, it can be seawater. You need favorable rock formations. And you need C02.” All simple, he says, except "we're lacking the stream of C02." The process does work, but Iceland’s geothermal plants produce clean energy, meaning the amount of C02 it captures is minimal. The team is thirsty for more polluting emissions to inject into rock. “We need to catch it where it flows from the chimneys," Helgason says. “If we're going to scale this up a million times, there will be millions of jobs created,” Magnason says. "It will be scaled up," Helgason adds. "We know it's going to be scaled up. The question is whether it will be scaled up enough. And how fast.” As people across the globe begin to take the climate crisis more seriously, Magnason speculates about what coming years will look like. “So in the future you will have capturing equipment on chimneys of the world and gas ships sailing to harbors where it will be pumped down with maybe seawater." Robin Young and Karyn Miller-Medzon in front of a carbon injection well at the Hellisheiði geothermal plant. Soon, we arrive at a series of buildings that resemble igloos. Among them are wells retrofitted to inject CO2 into the ground — the world’s most advanced carbon injection wells. Inside are a series of pipes, valves and cranks; in the center of the room, a long pipe arm reaches deep into the cement floor. Snæbjörnsdóttir explains why basalt rock is the gold standard for C02 injection, and why sedimentary rock, used on previous CO2 injection projects, is ineffective. Sedimentary rock, she says, contains softer material that gets washed away leaving only silica behind. It's also not reactive. But basalt rock contains metals that are needed to react with the C02 and turn it into stone. To facilitate the process, she explains, Carbfix infuses the CO2 with water, killing the gas' buoyancy. Then, she says, "it sinks instead of rising up." Snæbjörnsdóttir walks to a metal piping system she calls the wellhead, which reaches 2,000 meters below. One pipe infuses the water while the other, which reaches down 800 meters, injects the C02. Snæbjörnsdóttir holds a piece of basaltic rock containing crystals of injected carbon. (Karyn Miller-Medzon/Here & Now) She walks to the windowsill and picks up a pipe-shaped black rock formation, flecked with what look like white crystals. "The dark rock is just the basaltic rock," she says. "The white precipitates are actually C02 turned to stone." It's a biblical image — researchers are taking one of the most dangerous drivers of climate change and turning it into stone. Magnason reiterates that the problem here isn't that it doesn't work — it does! It's that more emissions are needed to thwart worldwide temperature increases. "But if you have a coal-fired power plant and it can fill a tank ship, then the hard work is over,” he says. “Then you can pump it into basalt anywhere in the world where you have that. So the infrastructure that the 21st century will make, and it has to be as big as sewage or road systems, has to be C02 removal." Helgarson and Snæbjörnsdóttir nod in agreement. Helgarson says that carbon-emitting plants have to start assessing whether this type of process can work at their current locations. If not, "then we can start thinking about transporting it to favorable rock formations, like in Iceland." "This seems to be a real, plausible solution if this is scaled up properly and the price seems favorable," Magnason adds. The issue of cost is an important one, Snæbjörnsdóttir agrees. "Up until now, it's been cheaper to do nothing that to do something about your emissions," she says. But she says that's changing: Soon it will be more expensive to emit. Prices of quotas in the European systems are rising, she says, "and now it's approximately the same price for doing this as doing nothing." Helgason says that industry is starting to approach the team and asking about how to become involved. "Even though Iceland is perfect for this," Snæbjörnsdóttir says, "... we can find big fields of basalt all over the world. It's actually the most common kind of rock on Earth." She adds that in locations without basalt, there is often already an infrastructure in place that could help. "We have the know-how," she says, and, "We have a lot of wells from the search of oil, and lots of unused wells that could be used for injecting." In other words, the infrastructure now in place for fracking and for transporting oil could be used to pipe emissions to locations where it could be infused into rock and neutralized. Finally, adds Snæbjörnsdóttir, there's a misconception that because Carbfix is housed at a geothermal plant, it means hot water is needed for the injection process. In fact, she clarifies, cold water is more effective. ‘When You Come Back, It Will Be Disappeared’: Iceland's Melting Glaciers A Sentinel For The Planet Robin Young Twitter Co-Host, Here & Now Robin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. Karyn Miller-Medzon Twitter Senior Associate Producer, Here & Now Karyn Miller-Medzon is a senior associate producer for Here & Now.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3161
__label__wiki	0.875488	0.875488	Another big name retailer opens on Magazine Street Street famous for local shops, eateries Updated: 9:20 PM CDT Jul 24, 2014 Andy Cunningham A new business on Magazine St. is open, but it's causing woes for business owners afraid the area will lose it's charm The latest national chain to open on Magazine Street, Uptown is causing concern for some in the business community.West Elm opened Thursday morning at the corner of Magazine and Eighth Street. The upscale contemporary furniture store is a subsidy of national retailer Williams-Sonoma.The New Orleans location is the store's 59th location in the country and the first in Louisiana."We have a really eclectic style, we don't dictate one point of view, our motto is that we'll help you develop your own sense of style," said Kendall Coleman, public relations manager.Coleman said they are here to work with the local community, not against it. She said the store is already featuring pieces from almost a dozen New Orleans artists."We are really excited because we hope to grow that assortment because it will be a permanent fixture in the store," Coleman said.But some fear stores like West Elm- are taking away from what makes Magazine Street stand out from all the others."National retailers are by design, followers," said Mark Strella.Strella is the program manager for Stay Local! the Greater New Orleans Independent Business Alliance that connects residents with New Orleans’ local businesses."The issue is, what good does this do New Orleans, if you have local businesses spending years to make a street (Magazine) the thriving street that it is just to be picked off by chains who now say, 'Okay, we can now move on and capitalize on the vibrancy they (chains) never created for themselves," Strella said.Stay Local! recently conducted a survey of almost two-dozen Magazine Street independently operated businesses. Strella said the findings revealed a vast majority are concerned national retailers are driving up rent costs."It's becoming increasingly more difficult for the little guy to thrive because landlords know these big chains will pay high dollar for space," said Strella.Strella and others are conducting a series of workshops now to help local businesses evolve- by teaching them how to run a more efficient business. They are also urging city and business leaders to do more in protecting the local brand in New Orleans."It would be a shame if Magazine Street becomes just like any other street in America," Strella said.Scott McKearn, who owns Discoveries Furniture and Finds, just down the street from West Elm, said he welcomed his newest neighbor."West Elm is a big draw and will bring a lot more people to this area and potentially lead to more business for us, too," McKearn said.He said rent and property costs were on the rise long before stores like West Elm opened on Magazine."There's a very high demand to be in this area right now," McKearn said. But McKearn, a local business owner himself, said there needs to be a balance, because he also chose his location because of the local vibe. The latest national chain to open on Magazine Street, Uptown is causing concern for some in the business community. West Elm opened Thursday morning at the corner of Magazine and Eighth Street. The upscale contemporary furniture store is a subsidy of national retailer Williams-Sonoma. The New Orleans location is the store's 59th location in the country and the first in Louisiana. "We have a really eclectic style, we don't dictate one point of view, our motto is that we'll help you develop your own sense of style," said Kendall Coleman, public relations manager. Coleman said they are here to work with the local community, not against it. She said the store is already featuring pieces from almost a dozen New Orleans artists. "We are really excited because we hope to grow that assortment because it will be a permanent fixture in the store," Coleman said. But some fear stores like West Elm- are taking away from what makes Magazine Street stand out from all the others. "National retailers are by design, followers," said Mark Strella. Strella is the program manager for Stay Local! the Greater New Orleans Independent Business Alliance that connects residents with New Orleans’ local businesses. "The issue is, what good does this do New Orleans, if you have local businesses spending years to make a street (Magazine) the thriving street that it is just to be picked off by chains who now say, 'Okay, we can now move on and capitalize on the vibrancy they (chains) never created for themselves," Strella said. Stay Local! recently conducted a survey of almost two-dozen Magazine Street independently operated businesses. Strella said the findings revealed a vast majority are concerned national retailers are driving up rent costs. "It's becoming increasingly more difficult for the little guy to thrive because landlords know these big chains will pay high dollar for space," said Strella. Strella and others are conducting a series of workshops now to help local businesses evolve- by teaching them how to run a more efficient business. They are also urging city and business leaders to do more in protecting the local brand in New Orleans. "It would be a shame if Magazine Street becomes just like any other street in America," Strella said. Scott McKearn, who owns Discoveries Furniture and Finds, just down the street from West Elm, said he welcomed his newest neighbor. "West Elm is a big draw and will bring a lot more people to this area and potentially lead to more business for us, too," McKearn said. He said rent and property costs were on the rise long before stores like West Elm opened on Magazine. "There's a very high demand to be in this area right now," McKearn said. But McKearn, a local business owner himself, said there needs to be a balance, because he also chose his location because of the local vibe.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3162
__label__cc	0.701777	0.298223	Credits: If you want to read about your birth stone, it is need only your one click. Click on your birth month – get knowledge. Keep reading to discover what the Birthstone have in store for you Birthstones by Months Here! I arranged the Birthstones by Months, before this I write History of Birthstones. If you want to read about your birthstone, it needs only your one click. Click on your birth month – get knowledge. Keep reading to discover what the Birthstone have in store for you…. Birthstones are playing different roles in human life and cultural throughout the history. Some people tell a story and have believed their special powers, but all stones share a natural beauty. Each birthstone has a particular color, history or story and place. They are available in every color of the rainbow and are the produce of the whole world. In which all stones some are discovered since from the history began and others were discovered recently. Conventionally, every birthstone is related to each month of the year. Such as, garnet stone for the month of January, as lucky people who born in April their birthstone is a diamond. The origin of birthstones is believed to date back to the breastplate of Aaron, which contained 12 gemstones representing the 12 tribes of Israel. The current list of gemstones is same as list dates back to 1912 only one other stone is added – tanzanite added in December. There are copious legends and fables about birthstone remedial powers and their real authority. According to these legends, wearing a gemstone during its consigned month discriminating its restorative power. Birthstone for January The traditional stone Garnet is the birthstone of those people who born in the month of January. The birthstone of January reflected the some properties with which associated with garnet – truth, friendship, purity, and faithfulness. The Garnet name is consequential from the Latin word “grand turn” meaning “pomegranate,” because its color resembles the red and this fruit seed. In fact, it comes in all types of colors like as black and all shades of green and even they can be colorless. The Garnet reference found in 3100 B.C when the Egyptians used it in jewelry. This is a name of a group of minerals that come in a rainbow of colors, today; the fame sources for Garnet are India, Africa, and Sri Lanka. Read About: Aquarius Horoscope Birthstone for February The “amethyst” name comes from the Greek word “amethysts” meaning “remedy against drunkenness.” This is the story of Greco – Roman mythology, as quoted from birthstones by Willard Heaps: “Bacchus, the god of wine in classical mythology, was offended by Diana, the huntress. Determined on revenge, he declared that the first person he met as he went through the forest would be eaten by his Tigers. As it happened, the first person to cross his path was the beautiful maiden Amethyst on her way to worship at the shrine of Diana. In terror, she called upon the goddess to save her, and before his eyes, Bacchus observed the maiden changed to a pure white, bright image of stone. Realizing his guilt and repenting his cruelty, Bacchus poured grape wine over her, thus giving the stone the delicate violet hue of the amethyst. The carryover to non-intoxication was quite logical, and in ancient Rome, amethyst cups were used for wine so that drinkers would have no fear of overindulgence.” It is correlated with many rich cultures, religions, and many myths and legends. Its color is purple quartz; violet and red that can originate in the whole world easily. By history, the birthstone amethyst was found in Russia and were features in much royal European jewelry, now the primary source of this stone is Zambia and the main source are Brazil. Read About: Pisces Career Horoscope Birthstone for March March has two birthstones; Aquamarine, Bloodstone. The word “aquamarine” is the Latin meaning “sea water”. This birthstone protects sailors, as well as to certification a safe journey. The serene aquamarine color is said to calm the annoyance, allowing the wearer to remain calm and levelheaded. Its color tone varies from greenish blue to blue-green of various intensities, due to the trace of iron. Naturally, the deep blue stone is very expensive because it is rare. Manually, this birthstone gets from Brazil but also is found in Zambia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan and Madagascar. Read About: Monthly Horoscope of 2016 March Blood-stone This is the second stone for March; its dark green color favored for carving religious subjects. Legend tells that this stone was believed to have formed during the crucifixion of Christ. A Roman soldier belief his harpoon into Christ’s elevation and drops of blood chop in some parts of dark green jasper double-dealing at the foot of the irritated and bloodstone was generated. The primary sources for this stone are Brazil, Australia, and India. Birthstone for April As the April birthstone, diamond is the best gift stones for the loved one, but now you have an too many choices for gifts than ever – fancy colors diamond. Naturally, fancy – color diamonds are a rare and exotic gem of the earth. Diamonds in shades of red, royal blue, pink, yellow, green and blue in concentration from faint to bright and usually the more saturated the color, the higher the value. Fancy – color diamonds are very desirable, sometimes it is introduced in a laboratory and called color – treated diamonds. It derived from the Greek “Adams” word meaning “hardest metal.” Throughout the history diamond has been well-regarded, used in swords, embellish crowns and emblems plus jewelry. They also have some medicinal properties: during middle ages, this birthstone give high power against illness, but the sick individual took the diamond into bed to temperate it up first. Read About: Yearly 2016 horoscope Birthstone for May The emerald is the birthstone of May; it is a symbol of rebirth, believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth. The emerald is ultimately derived from the Greek word “Smaragdus” meaning “green.” Throughout the history it was marked out back to ancient times – they were inevitably damaged by the royal family in Babylon and Egypt as early as 330 B.C. This birthstone belongs to the beryl family of minerals that include aquamarine. Emeralds vary in different color shades of green. This stone loss color when heated strongly. The stone was formerly whispered to avoid epilepsy, stop bleeding, cure dysentery and fever and defend the wearer from panic. It’s splendid green color was said to calm down and alleviate the eyes. The emerald birthstone is found in the whole world; the primary sources are Colombia, Brazil, Zambia, and Afghanistan. The high quality of emerald sources is very limited. Consequently, treatments to improve clarity are a preformed regularity. Birthstone for June The June – born natives used three types of birthstone such as pearl, alexandrite, and Moonstone. Explanation is given below keep reading…… The June birthstone is pearl; it is a symbol of purity, faith and innocent. Pearl word is derived from the Latin word “plum” meaning “pear” which echoes the form of the precious stone. By history pearl is used as an adornment for centuries. Pearl is the favorite stone of Roman Empire, and then it is popular in Tudor England. The age of pearl is known as the 1500s; this is the only gems that were living from the sea creatures and having no need of polishing or faceting to reveal they’re natural beauty. Early in the 1900s, the first complete and fruitful commercial culturing of round saltwater pearls began. This project is almost performed in the 1920s and natural pearls replaced in the market. Read About: How you can get success in your future The second birthstone for the month of June is alexandrite; it is very rare and expensive birthstone. It was found at the day of Russia prince’s birthday in 1839, and then become Czar Alexander II; alexandrite was discovered in an emerald mine in the Ural Mountains of Russia. It’s lovely green color doesn’t change in daylight and brilliant light, it changes color only to a purplish red in the luminous light. Due to its rarity, some jewelers used its same version synthetic gemstone of this expensive gem, Synthetic is a synthetic gemstone. This is the third birthstone of June, the moonstone name was given by Pliny the Roman natural historian, he found the appearance of moonstone’s with the phases of the moonlight, and he said when the stone is stirred, the silvery rays sparkle like moonbeams over water. Moonstone belongs to the family of feldspars; it is an important group of silicate minerals, and half of the earth’s crust is composed of feldspar. Mostly legend was believed moonstone have the enormous power to bring triumph, health and wisdom to those who wore it. Moonstones color variety such as green, peach, blue and champagne. The expensive moonstone mostly comes from the Sri-Lanka, Australia, and India. Other sources are the US, Myanmar and Madagascar. Birthstone for July The traditional birthstone of July – born people is Ruby; it is the symbol of devotion, associated, integrity, happiness, confidence, strength, and courage. Ruby is the best gift for your love one who celebrate a birthday in July. The ruby word is indirectly derived from the Latin word “rubber” which means “red.” Ruby is a variety of the gems species corundum. It is harder birthstone than any other birthstones expect diamond, its means; it is beneficial enough for daily wear. The best quality of ruby is very rare, and its color is more important to its value. The richest color of Ruby is a medium dark vivid red or slightly purplish red. Too much light or too much purple or orange is usually known as its fancy color sapphire. This was also used for medicinal purposes in antiquity, it whisk the mind’s eye and are said to certification of health, wisdom, wealth and success in love. Birthstone for August The traditional birthstones of August – born people are two: the first one is sardonyx and second are Peridot. First up… It belongs to the class of silica mineral called chalcedony. The word sardonyx comes from the Greek word “sard” and “onyx” meaning “reddish brown” and “veined gem”. This stone was fame with the ancient Greeks and Romans who carried into battle talismans of sardonyx engraved with reflections of heroes such as Mars & Hercules, god of war, all the soldiers supposed that the stone would make the wearers as heroic and enterprising as the shaped imprinted on it, and that it would also guard them against malevolence and bring a good chance. Sardonyx is a common and inexpensive gemstone, all time it was a favorite stone and this stone has easily obtained and ordinary people or less-wealthy. It came because it was attractive and also widely available. The most beautiful specimens come from Indian, but the material also is mined in Brazil, Germany, US, and Czechoslovakia. Since ancient times, it was regarded as the symbol of the sun. The Greek people believed that it brought royal dignity upon its wearer. It is magical and healing properties used to defend touching nightmares and to bring the wearer power, magnificent year, and authority. Peridot is a gem quality sheer variety of olivine, a mineral self-possessed of magnesium iron silicates. Most of the supply of Peridot comes from Arizona; other sources are China, Pakistan, and Myanmar. The color variation of Peridot series from yellow-green to brown, but most people are involved to the bright lime greens and olive greens. Birthstone for September The September natives traditional birthstone is sapphire has been fame since the middle ages. Folklore said it will protect your loved ones from the enemy and harm. The word sapphire is the mixture of many languages: Arabic word “safer” the Latin word “sapphire” meaning “blue” and Greek word “appears”. Ancient Persians called sapphire the “celestial stone.” Sapphire was the gems of Apollo, Greek god of prophesy and was worn by his worshipers. It is associated with ruby and form of mineral corundum, which is usually a dull gray color. Typically it appears as blue stones, ranging from very pale blue to dark greenish or violetish blue, as well as various shades of pure color. The richest color of the sapphire is medium dark blue to light violetish blue. It occurs in all colors of the rainbow. Birthstone for October October is another month which has two birthstones options Tourmaline, Opal. The traditional birthstone of October – born natives is tourmaline. This word derived from the Sri Lanka or Singhalese word “typically” meaning “something little out of the earth.” It is favorite gemstone of all jewelry designer and gemstone collectors over the world. It has an enormous variety of colors; almost it is ideally liked anyone’s taste. It also is known for their variety of colors in the same gemstone. The bi –color or tri – color gems are formed in many combinations, bright color tourmaline gemstones are highly expensive, and its multiple colors variety is known as watermelon tourmaline. The broadest range of gemstone colors green, red, yellow, pink, blue, black and brown is exhibits of tourmaline. It is found in many countries like as, Brazil, East Africa, US, and Afghanistan. Read About: October 2015 Monthly Horoscope It is the second or alternative birthstone for October; the word opal comes from the Greek word “opals” meaning “to see change” Sanskrit word “pala” as well as the Latin word “Apolo” meaning “precious stone.” It belongs to the hydrated silica material. It is very soft sand quickly change into different shapes to little heat and pressure. Its colors range varies from milky white to black with flashes of yellow, green, orange, red and blue. The original beauty of this product is its color contrast between its play and its background colors. The opal is composed of particles closely packed in spherical arrangements. When packed together in a regular pattern, a three-dimensional array of spaces is created that give opal its radiance. Birthstone for November The traditional stone of Topaz is the birthstone of November – born people; topaz is a Sanskrit word meaning “fire.” Ancient lore writes, it could be used to control the heat and was practical as medication to heal passion, and it have the authority to cool boiling water, plus extreme annoyance. Its magnification colors range – blue, pale green, pink, red, brown, varying shades of yellow and even black. Its pure form is colorless; the color variants occur due to minor element substitutions and defects in the crystal. It is ideal stone for jewelers, due to its color beauty, clarity, and its lively fire. When pure topaz brilliantly cut, can frequently mistake for a diamond and its more luxurious color is red. Read About: Your golden color and day by horoscope Birthstone for December There are three birthstones, which are correlated to the month of December: The birthstone of December turquoise derived from the French word “Pierre turquoise” meaning “Turkish stone.” It was brought to Europe by Venetian merchants who first acquired it in Turkish bazaars; it originated in the 13th century and described one of the oldest known gemstones. Due to its softness, it can easily scratch and broken. Being so permeable, it is naturally discolored by oil and pigments, and it also changes color when it loses some of its water comfortables. Its colors vary from greenish blue, through robin’s egg – blue, to sky blue shades and its simplicity series from lucid to solid. It is mostly used for beads, cabochons, carvings and inlays. Although its popularity fluctuates in fashion, it is a perennial favorite in the American Southwest. Read About: Your 2015 December It is the second birthstone of the month of December, the word zircon derived from the Arabic words “zar and gun” which means “gold and color.” Zircon has the enormous range of colors like as yellow, blue, brown, orange, green and also colorless, the richest color of zircon is red. For many years, the colorless zircon was used to imitate diamonds. Mostly the gems zircon found from the Chanthaburi area of Thailand, Southern part of Vietnam and the distinct area of Cambodia. Discovered in the 1960s in Tanzania, its identification named and promoted by Tiffany and Co. Tanzanite exhibits a rich violet – blue color for which the gemstone is treasured, frequently it is heated to achieve this color. Colors range from blue to purple and tanzanite that are medium dark in tone, vivid in saturation and limelight violet blue shades domination best prices. It may be priceless than sapphire; it frequently bought as an option. Colored gemstone were integral in making haven, as explain in the Book of Astrology and Horoscope, birthstones were selects to construct new connotations of your symbolic. As the symbolism of gemstones may have been changed since these times, each gemstone motionless clutch a spiritual story. After the explanation of Birthstones by month I write next article for your easiness — Birthstone by Horoscope. for this keep in Touch with Wear and cheer. 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__label__cc	0.692648	0.307352	Volunteers help improve Huish Park Volunteers help paint the steps at the ground. L_Hancock6 Yeovil Town would like to thank all the volunteers who have helped paint the steps at Huish Park. Two sides of the ground have been touched up with non-slip paint to make the stadium easier on the eye and a safer environment for fans on wet days in Somerset. Bruce James, who was appointed Disabled Liaison Officer (DLO) in April, has taken on the project alongside the Disabled Supporters Association (DSA). “The steps were in need of re-painting to maintain their non-slip quality,” he told YTFC.net. “As the DLO, it’s essential to provide a facility that is safe for disabled and normal supporters and non-slip paint helps with this. “The DSA kindly agreed to oversee this operation and I took it upon myself to advertise for volunteers who have turned up and the work is well under way. “I would like to thank Pathways for giving us a couple of guys who have been doing a very good job for us and to Sharon and Tracy of the DSA.” DLO	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3167
__label__cc	0.522138	0.477862	Egypt shares await fresh stimulus to resume rally amid lack of catalysts - Daily News Egypt Business Egypt shares await fresh stimulus to resume rally amid lack of catalysts Egypt shares await fresh stimulus to resume rally amid lack of catalysts Main benchmark extended downward trajectory last week on sell-off streak Daily News Egypt July 29, 2018 Be the first to comment Egypt shares are seen by analysts to extend their sideways move, awaiting fresh catalysts to resume rally, as investors are tracking any signs from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) regarding resuming its easing cycle when its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets later this month. “We could see the market move sideways in the few coming sessions, as investors are waiting the CBE’s decision about interest rates. They could also hunt for the cheap prices and build new positions in blue-chips stock,” said Sameh Gharib, head of technical analysis at Roots Stock Brokerage House. He added that the index is currently targeting 15,300 points in the mid-term, while its long-term target stands at 15,800 points. Meanwhile, Ayman Fouda, head of the capital market committee at the African Economic Council, expected the market to move sideways in the few coming sessions until the end of February awaiting fresh stimulus, including earnings season for the listed companies. The benchmark index EGX30 will see short-term resistance at 15,200 then at 15,300, whereas support is expected at 15,100, the analyst said in a research note. Meanwhile, the small and medium enterprises’ EGX70 index will see short-term resistance at 773 and 777, whereas support will be seen at 765 and 758 points, he added. The analyst advised investors and traders to closely watch stocks and to consider quick trades between support and resistance levels for stocks seeing a jittery sideways performance. Saeed Al Feky, branch manager at Osool Securities, expected the Egyptian bourse to see profit-taking in the few coming sessions. The benchmark index will likely test 15,200 point this week, Al Feky said, confirming that if the main benchmark index holds above this level, profit-taking will come to an end along with the impact of the geopolitical tensions, while the index will resume its rise and head for 15,500 points. Meanwhile, market analyst Tony Kamal said in a research note that the benchmark index will move sideways after the profit taking streak. The performance of blue chips is tracking the main benchmark index’s movement, the analyst added. The lack of market-boosting catalysts and the absence of new segments of investors have also attributed to the bearish trend, he explained. He projected the sideways-to-declining trend to carry on over the coming period until new catalysts boost the market. For his part, Michael Mamdouh Naguib, customer relations manager at Arabeya Online, said that the EGX30 index has support at 15,300 and 15,000 points, while it has resistance at 15,780, 16,000, and 16,100 points. On the other hand, the small- and mid-cap EGX70 index is nearing correction at 750 points, Naguib added, pointing out that the index closed last week at 752 points in an attempt to rebound after performing negatively over the past months. EGX30 shed 1.4% in a week amid weak liquidity The Egyptian Exchange declined by the end of the fourth week of July, which had only four trading sessions, as Monday commemorated the 23 July Revolution national holiday. The benchmark index EGX30 lost 1.4% this week, as it closed at 15,199.29 points, as selling pressures continue. Meanwhile, the small- and medium-sized enterprise index EGX70 dropped 2.4% and ended the week at the level of 734.46 points, while the broader index EGX100 declined by 1.6% to close at 1,896.13 points. The equal-weighted index EGX50 lost 3.15% and settled at 2,553.06 points. Analysts think this week’s institutions investors are set to cut their weighting in their respective portfolios for fear of sustaining larger losses. “I predict Qalaa stock to move in the range of EGP 3.80 and EGP 3.18 in the short term, and to EGP 2.90 and EGP 2.88 should the above-mentioned levels be crossed,” said Mona Mostafa, trading manager at Arabia Online Securities Company. Qalaa’s stock is in a freefall since July 10 when the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) decided to halt trades on the stock that was preferred by institutions and mutual funds. The stock jumped by 187%, prompting the FSA to request a study over its fair value so as to determine the reason behind the hikes. The main support level for the main index now is 15,050 points, according to market analyst Said El-Fekky. El-Fekky believes that the anticipation of the central bank decision regarding interest rates led to caution among investors, who will soon seek new positions, which will help the main index target resistance levels near 15,300. Meanwhile, Samcrete Egypt – Engineers & Contractors is set to delist from the Egyptian Stock Exchange late this year upon fulfilling a number of requirements, but is set to go public again upon compliance with listing requirements. Samcrete Egypt – Engineers & Contractors was divided into the four entities of Samcrete Engineers and Contractors, Samcrete Building Systems, Samcrete Real Estate Development, and Aldo Heights for Tourist Projects. The FSA passed a number of modifications as regards registering and cancelling securities, such as increasing shares of the companies to 25% of total stocks or to 0.04% of free-floating capital without going below a minimum of 10% of total capital. In other market news, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is looking to generate almost EGP 8bn to EGP 10bn in revenues through listing state-run firms on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in fiscal year 2018/2019, the deputy finance minister said. In March, the MOF stated that it plans to offer up to 23 state-owned companies on the Egyptian bourse at a total value of EGP 80bn as part of the first phase of the government IPOs programme. These companies include Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (ENPPI), Egyptian Drilling Company, Middle East Oil Refining (MIDOR), Assiut Oil Refining Company (ASORC), and Alexandria Mineral Oils Company (AMOC). The government IPO programme aims to raise the EGX’s market capital, as well as boosting daily trading volume, according to a statement. Meanwhile, the financial indicators of Orange Egypt for Telecommunication showed a 77% year-over-year drop in consolidated losses during the first half of 2018, helped by sales growth. The telecom firm has suffered losses of EGP 252.5m in the six-month period ending June, versus EGP 1.1bn in the prior year, according to a filing to the EGX last week. Sales increased to EPG 6.6bn in H1 2018, compared to sales of EGP 6.12bn in the corresponding period of 2017. At the level of standalone business, losses retreated 74% y-o-y to EGP 264.2m, from EGP 1.012bn in H1 2017. Orange Egypt previously reported EGP 15.9m in consolidated profits in the three months ending March, against losses of EGP 300.6m in the prior year. Topics: catalysts EGX30 shares Stock https://wwww.dailynewssegypt.com/2018/07/29/egypt-shares-await-fresh-stimulus-to-resume-rally-amid-lack-of-catalysts/ New $450m high-octane gasoline complex being established in Assiut: ASORC Government resumes offering 25% of Enppi on EGX NBE, FAB, serve as financial advisors to MIDOR deal to obtain $1.2bn from 3 European banks Egypt shares to extend rally amid fresh liquidity, target 16,000 points in mid-term Relative movement in car prices in early August Egypt shares resume rally as corrections, profit-taking finally over amid fresh liquidity Court to start ‘Egyptian Council for Change’ case on 3 September $1.3bn, volume of trade exchange between Egypt, UK: Nassar We were shocked by position of higher education, former health ministers in Clinical Trial Law: MP Mostafa Kamal El-Din Hussein Op-ed review: Reviewing political issues, relations with US Telecom Egypt is investing in infrastructure to secure long-term returns Egypt shares to resume rally as investors expected to capitalise on cheap valuations Egyptian shares to resume rally soon amid fresh stimulus as economic reforms push on Al Ezz Dekheila Steel net profit in 2018 to stand at EGP 2.1bn: report Egypt shares to resume rally as corrections finally end Time for communications industry to become relevant: Golin MENA managing director Egypt’s shares fall as investors book gains from sustained market rally Egypt shares likely to move upwards as CBE extends easing cycle July 29, 2018 Breaking News	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3176
__label__cc	0.612413	0.387587	Women Who Exercise Regularly Live Longer, Study Finds By Portia Lightfoot December 17, 2019 healthy living, With everything on our plates, finding the time to exercise can be a challenge. When I first started doing yoga, it was difficult to make it a part of my routine — I could always find a reason not to go. But once I decided to fully commit, the benefits were completely worth it. Now, a recent study says not only will working out regularly make me feel (and look!) better, but I am likely to live longer as well. A new study presented by a group of Spanish researchers to the The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging showed that the rate of death from heart disease was nearly four times higher among women who didn’t exercise compared to those who were in shape, reports TODAY. It also suggests women who are active have a lower risk of dying from cancer and other illnesses as well. It is not anything new that exercise makes us healthier, but this is one of the only studies that focuses solely on exercise and longevity in women. The researchers collected data from over 4,700 women between the ages of 50 and 75 who were given a heart disease test on a treadmill. The women started off walking then switched to running (if they were able) as the intensity increased until participants reached a final point of exhaustion. All the while pictures of their hearts were being taken. The women were considered in shape if they could work out at 10 metabolic equivalents or METs, which is equal to walking up four flights of stairs in 45 seconds without stopping to catch your breath. After comparing these women to those who were not in shape over a four and a half year period, it was found that those who didn’t exercise were up to four times likely to die from heart disease and other common causes of death. The takeaway? “Exercise as much as you can,” advices study author Dr. Jesús Peteiro in a press release. “Fitness protects against death from any cause.” But this doesn’t mean you have to join the gym and start pumping iron, little things like choosing to take the stairs instead of the elevator can make a difference. “We think that it is more important to change the lifestyle than to merely join a fitness club for a time,” Peteiro said. “For changing lifestyle we mean to change the daily routine to make it more active. For instance, commuting to work by walking, cycling or public transport always leads to more exercise than taking your car.” It is important to get moving like this every day. “The vast majority of evidence suggests that 30 minutes a day of moderate exercise will produce health benefits and lower the risk of many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes and arthritis,” Kerry Stewart, a professor of medicine and director of clinical and research physiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine, told TODAY. There are many ways to get a little more active. I do my yoga videos at home when I can’t make it to a class, and I take the stairs daily thanks to New York City’s subway system. Whichever way you choose to exercise, the important thing is starting and committing. The more you do it, the better you feel, and what better reward is there than feeling your best? More From Woman’s World Experts Rate the Best Running Shoes for Women Over 50 5 Tasty Plant-Based Food Swaps That’ll Help Lose Weight and Improve Health 4 Ways to Stay Healthy and Prevent Disease 9 Yoga Mats That Will Rescue Bad Knees From Pain Keep your knees protected during your practice. 11 Home Workout Accessories That Will Whip Your Body Into Shape Getting toned has never been easier! 8 Workout Streaming Services to Help You Keep Your Resolutions You don't have to go to the gym to get a good workout in! When William Told Diana He Didn’t Want to Be King, Harry Had the Cheekiest Response Detoxify Your Liver, Lower Blood Sugar, and Fight Cancer with Cloves How to Strengthen Your Abs While You Cook and Clean 10 Yoga Poses That Will Help You Manage Your Blood Sugar 3 Easy Ways to Firm Your Neck, Jowls, and Double Chin More in Health Drop 17 Pounds Fast With These Keto Diet Secrets Why Do My Nails Have Dents in Them? There Are 2 Types of Cinnamon — And You’re Probably Using the Worst One The Best Essential Oils for Heartburn Relief 5 Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Heart This Winter How Valerie Bertinelli Makes Her Italian Wedding Soup Deliciously Low-Carb This Superfood Oil is Anti-Aging for Your Skin, Heart, and Brain 6 Easy Ways to Relieve Foot Pain	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3180
__label__cc	0.685269	0.314731	al gore al gore fat beyonce beyonce formation beyonce houston climate change deep state depends Donald Trump energizer evian florida hot sauce houston hurricane andrew hurricane harvey hurricane irma hurricane irma trump properties hurricanes god's punishment for gays illuminati Mar-a-Lago matt drudge oxycontin pt this is just obviously true rick scott rush limbaugh rush limbaugh dominican republic rush limbaugh hurricane irma rush limbaugh oxycontin trump video Rush Limbaugh Knows Hurricane Irma Is Conspiracy To Hide How Al Gore Is Very Fat knows things Rush Limbaugh is a South Floridian, so he should know better than to say the bullshit we're about to tell you about. But apparently there is nothing Limbaugh is too unhinged to turn into a CONSPIRACY!!!11!!2 for his chairborne loser fans, so here we are. Limbaugh has seen these so-called "weather reports" about Hurricane Irma, if that is even her real name, and he knows the following things are true: The reason that I am leery of forecasts this far out, folks, is because I see how the system works. THE SYSTEM. Now, I don’t mean this to be a personal attack on anybody ... Never, not Rush Limbaugh! ... but the one thing that’s undeniable throughout our culture is that everything has been politicized. And in that sense, much of our public information system, including from the government, from the drive-by media, has been corrupted. It has been corrupted by the individual biases and whatever present bigotry of the people who hold these positions. You can see it in the way the deep state deals with Trump. You can see it with the way the intelligence community and the Washington establishment deal with Trump. Good, get your listeners to worrywart about the Deep State. This is a very well-constructed segment, if your goal is to get the septuagenarian wingnuts who actually think Rush is smart to start making fearful oopsie poopsies in their Depends. So, in the case of a hurricane, what happens? Well, there are many levels here. When a hurricane pops up -- and we can’t forget Hurricane Harvey because Hurricane Harvey and the TV pictures that accompany that go a long way to helping further and create the panic. The Illuminati commanded its loyal acolyte Beyoncé to turn on the secret faucets and put Houston underwater. Because hello, Beyoncé is from HOUSTON? She says it right there in that "Formation" song, the one about how black ladies are going to do the apocalypse to white people with hot sauce. Connect the dots, sheeple! Now, in the official meteorological circles, you have an abundance of people who believe that man-made climate change is real ... Much like how in official Oxycontin manufacturer circles, you have an abundance of people who believe Rush Limbaugh probably shouldn't mix entire bottles of Oxycontin into his spaghetti sauces. It's just not #ScienceSmart. ... and they believe that Al Gore is correct when he has written, and he couldn’t be more wrong, that climate change is creating more hurricanes and stronger hurricanes. And, of course, when Harvey hit, it was the first hurricane that had hit in 12 years. There haven’t been more hurricanes and they're no more dangerous than any others in previous years. No, but TECHNICALLY he's right you guys, because Not A Hurricane Sandy was Not A Hurricane, so ignore the $75 billion in damages and the couple hundred people dead, because otherwise Rush Limbaugh's argument would be stupid, okay? Apropos of nothing: Huffington Post: Florida Governor Warns Irma Is ‘Bigger, Faster And Stronger’ Than Hurricane Andrew CNN: 'Potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Irma nears eastern Caribbean islands Mother Jones: Hurricane Irma Just Became the Strongest Hurricane on Record in the Atlantic Basin Probably all fake news, especially whatever liberal George Soros-paid shill Florida Governor Rick Scott said. But it doesn’t matter because the bias is built in. So there is a desire to advance this climate change agenda, and hurricanes are one of the fastest and best ways to do it. You can accomplish a lot just by creating fear and panic. You don’t even need a hurricane to hit anywhere. But it helps when they do hit, which is why Al Gore at this very moment is sitting in his secret chamber in his fossil-fuel-burning jet steering Hurricane Irma toward Donald Trump's Caribbean estate and Mar-A-Lago and Rush Limbaugh's house and Matt Drudge's house. Stop it, Al Gore, stop it! Limbaugh went on to talk about the "symbiotic relationship" between the weather reporters in south Florida and corporations, who use hurricanes to force people to buy their useless products, like "water," just because hurricanes SUPPOSEDLY often destroy the supply of "water." Fuckin' Big Evian strikes again, y'all! Now, how do you do this? Well, any number of ways. Let’s take south Florida television, for example. There is symbiotic relationship between retailers and local media, and it’s related to money. It revolves around money. You have major, major industries and businesses which prosper during times of crisis and panic, such as a hurricane, which could destroy or greatly damage people’s homes, and it could interrupt the flow of water and electricity. So what happens? Well, the TV stations begin reporting this and the panic begins to increase. And then people end up going to various stores to stock up on water and whatever they might need for home repairs and batteries and all this that they’re advised to get, and a vicious circle is created. Yes, the vicious circle of "having batteries" so you can "turn things on" and "having water" so you don't "die." Limbaugh says Big Energizer and Big Evian are buying these ads on the TV, which forces the media to lie and say, "Oh hey there is a hurricane," which is what the Battery-Water Industrial Complex WANTS you to believe, and before you know it Al Gore's fake hurricane knocks over your house and cancels all the underage sex tourism flights to the Dominican Republic (this only really bothers one Floridian, ALLEGEDLY) and everybody's drinking their water and putting their batteries in stuff, lookin' all stupid because it's like they don't even know Al Gore is very fat. This is a very complicated conspiracy theory Rush has concocted. We think we'll stick with those smart Christians who say hurricanes are God's punishment for beachfront gay buttfucking, because that somehow makes more sense. Follow Evan Hurst on Twitter RIGHT HERE! Wonkette salaries are fully paid by lovely souls like you! If you love us, click below to pay us! [Media Matters]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3182
__label__wiki	0.868783	0.868783	A Compelling Decade-Long Story of a Bicycle Ambulance Home / Features / A Compelling Decade-Long Story of a Bicycle Ambulance In 12 May, 2006, residents of Masamba village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Zomba district, breathed a sigh of relief when YONECO donated a Bicycle Ambulance to transport patients from their respective residential areas to a nearest health facility. This gesture was employed as a strategy to confront deaths which used to occur in the area as a result of delays in dealing with emergency health cases. This was due to the fact that the area had no reliable means of transportation. According to Peter Chapola, who is the chairperson of the village’s Tikondwe Development Club (TDC), which also looks after the ambulance, the donation was made following a call by the villagers to have a form of transport to ferry patients and expectant women to hospital. Chapola further explained how the ambulance has helped to transform and improve the lives of people living in Masamba as well as neighboring villages for over a decade. Commenting on the same, Group Village Head (GHV) Masamba explained how his people struggled to go to a nearest health facility (Domasi Hospital) for treatment. “This village is separated by the Domasi Hospital by a 16 KM journey and before the bicycle ambulance which YONECO gave us, many people were losing their lives from treatable illnesses. Expectant women used to deliver on their way to hospital and many lost their lives and babies,” explained GVH Masamba. One of the beneficiaries of the ambulance, Donex Master of Lupale village in the same area, concurred with the GVH Masamba’s sentiments. “I could not have been talking to you today if it was not for this bicycle ambulance,” stated Donex while smiling. “It was during the night of the 15th December, 2017, when a heavy stone which was used to balance the roof of my house abruptly slipped down and hit my head. The stone left a deep cut which bled profusely. My head started swelling and pounding. I could have bled to death. Thereafter, my wife informed the TDC Chairperson about the incident who immediately instructed his colleagues to take me on the bicycle ambulance to the hospital”. Said Master. Patrick Chigumula, a Health Surveillance Assistant (HAS) at Domasi hospital, applauded the ambulance. Chigumula said since the donation, the hospital has registered very few cases of patients dying due to long distances between their village and the hospital. In addition, Chapola said that the ambulance is also used as a hearse to carry corpses from the mortuary back to the village. However, Chapola called on YONECO and other organizations to donate more bicycle ambulances to other remote and rural parts of the country. Malawi SRHR Alliance Week, 26 – 29 November, 2019 Learners of Chiradzulu Primary School Urged to report Abuse six − 5 =	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3187
__label__wiki	0.564213	0.564213	Visual Arts Communication & Design The Who-Am-I Issue Why Is RSS Good For You? Josh Kenyon his portfolio is amazing. i loved the way he has developed his own patterns and all his designs have a certain consistency. visit his site! His Illustrations His Print Work His Art Work Subscribe to The Wonderland by Email Posted by Zeynep Kınlı Filed in graphic arts, graphic design, illustration, Traditional Art ·Tags: art, graphic arts, graphic design, illustration, josh kenyon, portfolio Ashley Linnenbank OK, I’M SO JEALOUS RIGHT NOW! it’s not just me, right? Some awesome stuff from her portfolio: Milk packaging sure to get noticed on the shelf. Available in skim, chocolate, and whole. (editor; depicting milk packaging as the tits of the cow, cool 🙂 YoungBlood Art Gallery and Boutique Identity system that fits YoungBlood’s anti-establishment DIY ethos. Website keeps patrons informed about openings, exhibitions and boutique items. A line of springtime accessories for the modern dandy. Includes an umbrella, rain boots, bowler hat, scarf, and pocket square. Oscar Wilde would be proud. Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun Concert poster promoting a live show for Atlanta-based, electro-fuzz indie rock band, Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun. Screenprinted t-shirts sold at live shows and online. <img src="https://zeynepkinli.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/ttm3.jpg" alt="" title="ttm3" width="459" height="306" class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-1682″ /> Website provides fans with tour dates, media downloads, news updates and an online store. Miranda July series Book and DVD series designed to capture the quirky, ethereal quality of July’s writing. Photography by Charles Austin. An anti-celebrity national publication that profiles a new city each month. Feel free to be… A capital campaign for The Hetrick-Martin Institute, a safe space for at-risk gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth in New York City. Case statement will be mailed to potential supporters, and postcards will be distributed in cafés in New York City. well, visit her website. Filed in graphic arts, graphic design, inspirational design ·Tags: ashley linnenbank, graphic arts, graphic design, logo, magazine, package Christopher Gilbert I link like a good girl. Filed in Advertisement Design, Photo Manipulation, Photography ·Tags: christopher gilbert, graphic arts, graphic design, Photo Manipulation, Photography, photoshop About Push Pin Studios “While students at The Cooper Union, Seymour Chwast, Milton Glaser, Reynold Ruffins, and Edward Sorel worked after hours as Design Plus, doing a few commissions and silkscreening without much financial success, and, after graduation in 1951, they went their seperate ways: Chwast to work for the New York Times, Glaser first for Vogue and then to study etching in Italy, and Sorel and Ruffins for independent studios. However, Chwast, Sorel, and Ruffins, unfulfilled by their day jobs, began producing a promotional publication, the Push Pin Almanack (modeled after the Farmer’s Almanac with a bevy of illustrated facts, quotes, and even horoscopes), to gain freelance commissions. Back from Italy, Glaser joined them in 1952, and by 1954 they founded Push Pin Studios (Ruffins was not one of the original founders, but joined in 1955). The Almanack was published until 1956; it gave way in 1957 to the Push Pin Monthly Graphic, but the Monthly was dropped from the title in 1961, when it was evident the publication schedule did not match the name. The Push Pin Graphic, showcasing the remarkable and unprecedented stylistic diversity of its members, became a magnet for work and acclaim for Push Pin Studios. Sorel and Ruffins left in 1956 and 1960 respectively, but Push Pin Studios had no problem attracting talent to meet demand: Paul Davis, James McMullan, and Isadore Seltzer were all part of the group throughout the 1960s and contributed to the Push Pin Graphic as well. In the early 1970s, Glaser left to start his own studio; Chwast remained in charge (and still is), expanding the pool of illustrators represented through the Push Pin Graphic, which continued its run of original content until 1980, through 86 influential issues.” (from Graphic Design Referenced by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit) Filed in graphic arts, graphic design, illustration ·Tags: Edward Sorel, graphic arts, graphic design, illustration, Milton Glaser, packaging, poster, Push Pin Monthly Graphic, push pin studios, Reynold Ruffins, Seymour Chwast About Pentagram “Established in 1972 when Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes (previously Fletcher/Forbes/Gill) the partnership of architect Theo Crosby and graphic designer Alan Fletcher and Colin Forbes grew to include graphic designer Mervyn Kurlansky and product designer Kenneth Grange, taking on the black magic-inspired name of Pentagram, a five-pointed star. This partnership and the blueprint it established for growth was unique in several aspects: It was multidisciplinary, allowing a single firm to offer a broad scope of practices; it gave each partner an equal salary, equity, and profit-sharing; it centralized administrative resources while allowing each partner to operate in relative independence as active designers running their own teams and responsible for their own clients; and it established a precedent so the accumulated personalities through the years could compete against large, tiered, corporate agencies and firms. It was Forbes, for the most part, who was able to establish this unconventional structure as he took on the responsibility of setting the parameters for Pentagram’s growth as well as introducing, and chairing for the next 18 years, the partner meetings occurring every six months- a task that grew increasingly complex as partners around the world joined. How designers become partners in the firm is a constant source of discussion in the industry, but an agreed set of criteria informs the selection process, which was more clearly defined around 1991, when Forbes decided to delegate his chairmanship: “A partner must be able to generate business, a partner must have a national reputation as an outstanding professional in the chosen discipline, a partner must be able to control projects and contribute to the profits of the firm, and a partner must be a proactive member of the group and care about Pentagram and the partners.” The criteria emphasize the need for each addition to be able to perform not just as a designer but as a businessperson as well- a symbiosis that does not always succeed. Across four decades, more than 35 individuals have either been partners or given the opportunity to be through the two-year probationary period, giving the firm a consistent flux as partners join and leave. Pentagram grew quickly; John McConnell joined in 1974, and then in 1978 Forbes launched a New York office. The firm has since expanded at an organic pace, adding partners not to boost profits or billings but when the right person comes along, and opening locations not to exploit industries or markets but to blend with the partners’ original location. Not all additions have proven successful; Peter Saville and April Greiman, two of the most celebrated designers of the 1980’s, did not last more than two years, and a Hong Kong office headed by London-based David Hillman operated just three years. Consistent throughout Pentagram’s history has been a remarkably multidisciplinary practice- first, across disciplines, from corporate identity to packaging, editorial design, posters, and exhibit design; second, across client types, from nonprofit organizations to consumer brands and business-to-business corporations; and, third, across a dizzying number of markets and industries, from fashion to culture and hospitality -all without a specific or implicit adherence to any given style, resulting in an extremely diverse portfolio. In its most recent incarnation, Pentagram’s roster comprises mostly third -and fourth- generation partners -San Francisco- based Kit Hinrichs, who joined in 1986, is the longest standing -yet the principles remain the same more than 35 years later.” Filed in graphic arts, graphic design ·Tags: book designs, corporate identity, editorial design, exhibit design, graphic arts, graphic design, packaging, partnership, pentagram, posters MR.TRASH! (or Thomas Schostok) About {ths} Mr. Trash “Who took the ‘T’ into Trash? {ths}. Who is playing songs of Elvis in the background to get weird ideas. {ths} again. Who loves ‘Big ’Uns’, love, sex, rock & roll, girls, hot rod, dirtygraphy, Elvis songs from the ’70s, atom physics, Barry White, chocolate, wrestling, meat, viva Las Vegas, all things shaved, cocktails, horror B-Movies, German beer and rusty machinery halls? Our boy {ths}. Who call his style ‘Trash urban warfare porn dirt style pop’? Yes, {ths}. And who lives in a world of his own – a world in which you do not need a driving licence to drive a Mustang? Well, that would be {ths} as well. Mr. Trash reproduces the extravagant work of Thomas Schostok {ths}. Raw, dirty, irreverent, uncensored, Mr. Trash spares no cliche, no absurdity in bringing you what the book’s publisher called “world’s strangest ejaculation of graphic design”. Not bound to the field of graphic design, the book represents the last 10 years of his work, blurring art and graphic design. Graphic design, typography, paintings, collage, Gluebooks – all his work in one book. Mr. Trash is an independent book, without the help of a publisher and without censorship. Hail to the King, Baby.” About Thomas Schostok The artist Thomas Schostok {ths}, works with graphic design, collage, typography, drawing and painting. His work, reflected by mass cultural boredom, psychological warfare and professional wrestling, his artworks reference both graphic arts and ultimate trash. He lives and works in Germany. Ok, i’ll add this one last photo just because i fell for its irrelevancy. 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__label__cc	0.708046	0.291954	ZFIN ID: ZDB-PUB-080924-3 Intestinal Differentiation in Zebrafish Requires Cdx1b, a Functional Equivalent of Mammalian Cdx2 Flores, M.V., Hall, C.J., Davidson, A.J., Singh, P.P., Mahagaonkar, A.A., Zon, L.I., Crosier, K.E., and Crosier, P.S. Gastroenterology 135(5): 1665-1675 (Journal) Crosier, Kathy, Crosier, Phil, Davidson, Alan, Flores, Maria, Hall, Chris, Mahagaonkar, Alhad, Zon, Leonard I. DNA/genetics* Enterocytes/cytology Enterocytes/metabolism Gene Knockdown Techniques Homeodomain Proteins/genetics* Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism In Situ Nick-End Labeling Intestinal Mucosa/embryology Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism Intestines/embryology* Intestines/metabolism Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Transcription Factors/genetics* Transcription Factors/metabolism Zebrafish Proteins/genetics* Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism 18804112 Full text @ Gastroenterology Flores, M.V., Hall, C.J., Davidson, A.J., Singh, P.P., Mahagaonkar, A.A., Zon, L.I., Crosier, K.E., and Crosier, P.S. (2008) Intestinal Differentiation in Zebrafish Requires Cdx1b, a Functional Equivalent of Mammalian Cdx2. Gastroenterology. 135(5):1665-1675. BACKGROUND & AIMS: The ParaHox transcription factor Cdx2 is an essential determinant of intestinal phenotype in mammals throughout development, influencing gut function, homeostasis, and epithelial barrier integrity. Cdx2 expression demarcates the zones of intestinal stem cell proliferation in the adult gut, with deregulated expression implicated in intestinal metaplasia and cancer. However, in vivo analysis of these prospective roles has been limited because inactivation of Cdx2 in mice leads to preimplantation embryonic lethality. We used the zebrafish, a valuable model for studying gut development, to generate a system to further understanding of the role of Cdx2 in normal intestinal function and in disease states. METHODS: We isolated and characterized the zebrafish cdx1b ortholog and analyzed its function by antisense morpholino gene knockdown. RESULTS: We showed that zebrafish Cdx1b replaces the role of Cdx2 in gut development. Evolutionary studies have indicated that the zebrafish Cdx2 loci were lost following the genome-wide duplication event that occurred in teleosts. Zebrafish Cdx1b is expressed exclusively in the developing intestine during late embryogenesis and regulates intestinal cell proliferation and terminal differentiation. CONCLUSIONS: This work established an in vivo system to explore further the activity of Cdx2 in the gut and its impact on processes such as inflammation and cancer. Genes / Markers (10) Morpholino (3) Expression and Phenotype Data Mapping Details (3) Orthology (3)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3190
__label__cc	0.646685	0.353315	Board index 3DO ZONE Forums 3DO Game Reviews Review - Jurassic Park Interactive Have you recently played a 3DO Multiplayer game? Want to write a review? Post it here! Moderators: Devin, Bas, 3DOKid 3DO ZONE MOD Location: States Contact Trev Post by Trev » Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:14 am Not nearly as good as most people expected, though not without its strong points, Jurassic Park Interactive suffers from having an unfinished feel. Delays surely hurt the project, with it missing the 3DO consoles launch. Perhaps it was felt that any additional delays were unacceptable, and thus it was released despite not being quite 100%. It doesn’t feel anything like a beta, don’t get me wrong, but I can’t help but think more was planned for it. More mini games perhaps? (JPI is basically just a collection of short mini games) Or maybe, an actual ending? Anyway, JPI does have some strengths that help lift it up somewhat. Featuring fine graphics, top notch audio, and actual clips from the blockbuster movie, JPI does manage to immerse you in the Jurassic Park universe. Of the three, the audio fares the best by far. This was one aspect of the game that was praised, even by the titles most harshest critics. The movie clips, though welcome and enjoyable, could have been so much more however. What’s missing? JPI does not feature any of the actual actors from the movie! Worse, the replacements look almost nothing like the people they are trying to portray. Sam Neill’s character, Dr. Grant looks more like Balki from Perfect Strangers, Jeff Goldblums Ian Malcom is more John Stamos, etc … Heck, Hammond and Nedry are played by the same actor, despite their characters probably being a good 25 years or more apart! It nearly yanks you out of the movie experience. Of the eight mini games that are included in JPI, five are more like sub games. Based on very early arcade coin ops, like Space Invaders, Asteroids, etc... these dinosaur themed clones are okay, but don’t excel in any real way. The three main mini games are a shooting section, a driving level, and a 3d maze area. They certainly fare much better graphically and audio wise than the arcade cloned games, and are more fun also. Still, with some care they could have been even better ... The shooting level has you using a tazer gun to target attacking spitters. Using the shift buttons, you can scroll to the left or right of the screen as you search them out. It is not a particularly hard portion of the game … unless you make careless mistakes. See, not all the dinos are attacking you. But if you accidentally hit a neutral one, you’ve made an enemy for life. Hit too many and that life will be short lived. Another thing to be aware of is that the spitters vary in size. Some of the tiny guys can’t be hit at the default height, so you need to adjust the aim of the gun. It isn’t especially compelling, but if you charge the gun up and have good aim it doesn’t take too long. The driving section was my initial favorite, as you flee in a jeep with a giant T-rex nipping at your heels. It was fun at first as I dodged roadside wreckage, heard the powerful roar of the huge beast, and saw him getting closer in the rear view mirror (stupidly placed in default at a screen blocking angle … thankfully adjustable) After a few plays though, I realized that it never really changed. The scenery, though good looking, was always the same, and the challenge didn’t seem to increase. Opportunity missed … sadly. The 3d maze sections (although I generally hate mazes) proved to be the best. It also has the distinction of being the scariest (if I can call it that) experience I’ve had with my 3DO. Trying to find my way out of a cramped building with raptors hunting me is tense enough, but it’s hearing the darn heartbeats that really get to me. The constant droning thumping that gradually picks up as they close in … by the time they are on top of you it sounds like a cardiac arrest is imminent. And the clip of the lunging raptor (though far too brief) harmonizes perfectly with the characters terrified scream. Yes, I find it even more intense than ‘Space Hulk’ in the scares department. This part of the game isn’t just a one trick pony either. Besides showing off 3DO’s talent for this genre, it also benefits by actually upping the challenge the further you get. The exit key gets harder to find, and the raptors even seem to get smarter at breaking out of the sections they’ve been enclosed in. Perhaps recognizing that this was the most challenging part of the game, the manual includes some maps to help out. Very small, and I’ve never found them all that helpful, but still a decent gesture. A mixed bag, JPI is often viewed as a total failure. However, had this game not been base on a popular licence, I think the critics would have been a bit more forgiving. Perhaps it’s a measure of nostalgia talking (JPI was one of my first 3DO games) or maybe it’s because I really like the movie. I like to think though, that the games strong graphics and sounds, coupled with some varied mini games props it up to an average release. Enjoy it for what it is, not what it should have been, and play ‘Demolition Man’ for a movie/game translation done proper. -Trev Post by Trev » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:49 pm Anyone else think this game is ok, despite its shortcomings? Most wanted - Eye of Typhoon, 3DO Magazines issues #14 & #15, Pro Stadium, Defcon 5 Martin III Post by Martin III » Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:02 am Very interesting and well-written review. I'm surprised there were no responses, especially considering it's one of the 3DO's more well-known titles. I can't comment on if the game is ok or not, since I've never played it. Somehow it doesn't tickle my interest, even after reading the eye-catching tidbits you've shared about it. Maybe I'll nab it as part of a bundle someday... Post by Trev » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:00 am Martin III wrote: Very interesting and well-written review. I'm surprised there were no responses, especially considering it's one of the 3DO's more well-known titles. Thanks for the kind words. I admit I am probably in the minority when it comes to JP Interactive. It didn't live up to the hype and peoples expectations ... especially when other console versions played better. But the game does manage to hold a place in the more shallow and nostalgic corners of my gaming heart. sneth Contact sneth Post by sneth » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:40 am this game kinda sums up a large portion of the 3do library. It has to be...the worst... Jurassic Park game. that's not saying it's a terrible game, but it doesnt even come close to the game gear game! I think most of the other JP games, even though they were varied, stuck to specific genres. The 3DO version though tried to juggle a several different game types, so they all kinda feel half baked. The idea could've worked (Demolition Man pulled it off pretty good) but for whatever reason it wasn't to be. Post by a31chris » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:10 pm Well written review indeed! And I gotta get this! I love dinosaurs and I love Jurassic Park! I dont care how bad it is. I remember drooling over the pics back in the day. Was the Raptor part scary like AvP on the Jag? I've never been that scared in a game before or since. One JP game I did not like was Operation Genesis on the PC. It was too much micromanagement. I wasn't able to enjoy it. On a sidenote about the actors. They do make odd choices. The Operation Genesis guy sounds nothing like Sam L Jackson. I worked with one black guy who sounded EXACTLY like Samuel L. Jackson. Thinking back now he was sitting on a goldmine in voice over acting for stuff like this. gotta get gotta get! Post by Trev » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:32 am a31chris wrote: Was the Raptor part scary like AvP on the Jag? I've never been that scared in a game before or since. Hmmm ... not sure. I think it's a different kind of scare ... AVP was tense, especially when you heard a shriek behind you and there were 3 or 4 aliens charging! In JP the enemies aren't as numerous, but that actually contributes to the scare imo since you don't really have a chance to get too familiar with the threat. Plus unlike AVP you have no means to defend yourself. All you can do is run and hope you find your way out. Trapping only works for so long ... you are weaponless! Thanks for reading and for the comments. goldenband Re: Review - Jurassic Park Interactive Post by goldenband » Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:45 am Prompted by ewhac and Gammadev's "Let's Play/Drown Out", I just beat this on Advanced. Some thoughts to add to Trev's very good review: - I think the security minigames are definitely worse than "okay", and overall they cross the line into downright embarrassing. They'd be chintzy and substandard even if they were shareware, let alone as part of a triple-A package for a hyped new console. The worst is probably the fourth one, where you can win by simply spinning in a circle and shooting. The 3D Pong level is OK, I suppose. BTW how bizarre is it that, except for the Pong level, you have to commit suicide once you've earned enough points? If you play too long, you can miss your chance to warn the ship. - Ironically enough, on higher difficulty levels the driving stages (T-Rex Chase) end up being the hardest part of the game. On Normal they're a cakewalk, but on Advanced, they eventually (and rather suddenly) become unplayably difficult, as the T-Rex is right on your tail from the start, and you just don't have enough warning with some of the obstacles. - Agreed that the Raptor Maze levels are the best, though they're less complex than they seem and with practice you can breeze through them. Still, they have the most compelling graphics and gameplay in this package. - The Spitter Shoot levels are a cute idea, but get overly frustrating and cheap as the game goes on. Sometimes a spitter will be fully concealed behind a tree, yet is somehow still able to nail you. - Once you select a character's icon in the Security Tracking screen, there's no way to cancel and pick a different character. Since selecting a character is also the only way to see the names of the different sites and how they're connected, i.e. to plan a route, this is remarkably irritating! - Finally, as I posted here, the fact that you can't restore from a saved game without rebooting the game is basically unforgivable. If you want to force people to never "save-scum", then have the game autosave; otherwise, don't make me wait for 75-90 seconds of loading time (or more!) just to get back where I was. They could make the credits display every time you quit the game, but they couldn't just put a "quit back to main menu" option in the dialog boxes? Hell, even Alfred Hitchcock Presents let you go back to the menu with L+R+P, and that's probably the worst game ever made. For the record, here was my strategy for beating Advanced difficulty. First off, the Animal Tracking is very important in this game, as it tells you what encounter you'll have when you leave an area (not when you arrive). Here's a screenshot: animal_map_small.jpg (56.35 KiB) Viewed 8751 times The three raptor levels are all in a row, and the two levels that connect to the heliport are T-Rex (in the west) and Spitter (in the east). Since the T-Rex levels become almost impossible later in the game, you need to direct everyone to that SE spitter level, which is the Dock. Indeed, your first task should be to move everyone who's on a T-Rex spot onto a Raptor or Spitter location, and get all the driving over with immediately. By doing that, you'll knock those levels out while they're still easy. On my first attempt at beating Advanced I actually had to restart from scratch, as I'd directed everyone to the Main Gates. Here's an annotated screenshot which should help: animal_map_annotated_small.jpg (112.55 KiB) Viewed 8751 times Ultimately, most people will leave via the sequence Visitor Center (or Hammond's House) > Raptor Pen > Dock > Heliport. The Garage also looks close but is less desirable, since it doesn't connect with the Visitor Center and forces you to take a roundabout route of Garage > Brachiosaur Pen 1 > Hammond's House (yes, those last two connect, despite being some distance from each other). Again, you want to avoid ever moving onto a T-Rex location at all costs. Don't waste time poking around on the main map, either -- at least until you've notified the ship -- as the clock is always ticking (much faster than real time). Once you've got everyone off the T-Rex locations, then tackle the Security levels. These are simple enough, and the only tricky bit is Level 5 ("Rap Attack"...sigh), where getting 20K points isn't enough -- you also have to cross over to the other side of the PCB, which you do by shutting down the fan (I think it happens around 10K points?) and then flying into that spot. The Spitter Shoot levels are straightforward; don't bother moving around a lot, and don't worry that much about shooting neutral spitters -- it's better to be aggressive and take shots, as the enemy fire rate is too high to reward precision play. That leaves the Raptor levels. As far as I can tell, the manual is fibbing when it claims that there are multiple raptors -- there's just one, and he can't be permanently trapped anywhere, though a closed door will delay him for a few seconds. Fortunately you run faster than he does! The main trick is to bait the Raptor by going to extreme ends of the main hallway, waiting in a corner, and then using the trigger button to sidestep before darting past it. I'm usually able to dart in and out of Blocks 1 & 2 before the Raptor arrives at all. Here's the key location in each spot: Block 1 - straight ahead Block 2 - first door on left, key is on left-hand wall Block 3 - R at end of hallway, take first door on right, key on left-hand wall Block 4 - R at end of hallway, take second door on right, key on right-hand wall Block 5 - take very first door on left, first hallway on right, key on right-hand wall Usually the only place where I need to engage the Raptor inside the maze is Block 3. After I grab the key, I close the door behind me (without going back through it) and stand close to the door, inside the half-loop hallway. Be sure to hug the wall where the key is (on your right if you're facing the door), as I think there's a clipping error that occasionally lets the Raptor kill you if you're too close to the shared wall. Once the Raptor shows up at the door, back away a bit until he opens it, then go around the block (using the R trigger to save time), open the other door, and do an end-run around him. The other thing to remember is which way you should turn when you leave a block. If you've baited the Raptor, you'll generally know where he's coming from, and should turn away from him; otherwise, you can save time by turning in the direction of the next block you want to reach. Delaying by a couple seconds in the Raptor Maze can make the difference between avoiding him completely and getting caught, so get those patterns down! That said, there's no way around the tedium of shepherding 11 characters through the Raptor Mazes and Spitter Shoots. The latter, especially, can be very hit-and-miss, and sometimes feel downright unfair. But persevere, avoid the T-Rex squares, and never save/always reboot after losing a character, and you'll eventually make it. You should submit this post to the Game Guide section - very detailed! Post by goldenband » Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:44 am Thanks, and done! Post by goldenband » Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:48 am I guess my attachments broke in the board update, and when I tried to re-add them I got a message that the board has exceeded its quota for attachments (?). So here they are again via Tinypic: Return to “3DO Game Reviews”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3191
__label__wiki	0.677702	0.677702	SRI LANKA EASTER SUNDAY FALSE FLAG On 21 April 2019, hotels and churches were attacked in Sri lanka. Five days before the attack, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 'sent a letter to the Saudi Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Abdul Nasser al-Harethi'. Special instructions from Saudi Arabia to Embassy on Easter Attack Trump is best friends with the Saudis. 'The letter, signed by Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim bin Abdul Aziz al-Assaf, instructs the Ambassador to carry out the following steps. 1. 'Delete all documents, computer data and latest correspondence with domestic and foreign members and groups. 'Impose a curfew for the embassy personnel. 2. 'Inform all those related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including counsellors, security forces and intelligence during the three coming days, especially on the Christian Easter Day, to avoid any presence in public and crowded places namely churches. Special instructions from Saudi Arabia to Embassy on Easter Attack ... Colombo's Central Bank Building was the site of a 1996 bomb blast, which killed at least 100. "There were local news reports that 'two white men' were seen videotaping the bank building early in the a.m. and again later, after the explosion. Sri Lanka's "Mossad Style" 9-11: Suspicious Video filming. "On 8 Aug 1984, India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, condemned Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene for bringing Mossad into Sri Lanka. "Two months later, Sikh separatists gunned down Indira Gandhi... "In 1987, a couple of years after the Israelis began training the Tamil terrorists, came the very first Tamil suicide bomber. "Rajiv Gandhi used the Indian navy to completely shut down the Jewish arms trade in Sri Lanka. "Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on 21 May 1991. "In 1990, Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa ordered a government investigation of charges that Mossad was training both Sri Lankan and Tamil guerrilla forces. "On May 1, 1993, Premadasa was assassinated in Colombo "After May 2000, Israeli armaments and Israeli advisers began flooding into Sri Lanka "Mossad recruited agents among Sri Lanka's large contingent of foreign workers in the Persian Gulf." This photo shows the breakfast room at the Kingsbury Hotel at 08.16 in the morning, seconds before it was bombed. Where is everyone? The bomb went off at 08.17 am. A man in a red T-shirt is suspected of closely watching the Easter Sunday bomber who attacked St Sebastian's Church, killing more than 100. Is this the Sri Lanka bombers' handler? \| Daily Mail Online "The CCTV footage shows a man in a red t-shirt acting suspiciously... "The alleged handler watches from behind a pillar, sending and receiving messages on his phone. "The alleged bomber is seen checking his phone for new instructions." 'This suspect looks very subtle and professional,' the police inspector in charge of the investigation told MailOnline, on condition of anonymity. The alleged bomber is being watched by spooky people (Indian or Sri Lankan intelligence?). Mind controlled patsies? Elliot Rodger (above) probably did not kill anyone. Mohamed Atta and his friends did not bring down the Twin Towers. Adam Lanza, Anders Breivik and Ajmal Kasab are innocent patsies. Aangirfan: ELLIOT RODGER / QUEBEC MOSQUE ATTACK On Friday 26 April 2019, Sri Lankan soldiers and police attacked a suspected 'hideout' in the coastal town of Sammanthurai, near Batticaloa - 200 miles from the capital Colombo. Six children were among the 20 people killed. Police claim that they found an ISIS flag at the attacked property. Sammanthurai. 'ISIS is run by Mossad and its friends.' Tony Ryals alerted us to 'the mysterious deaths' of the pregnant Fatima Ibrahim and her three children. Fatima was the wife of Ilham Ibrahim, one of the alleged Sri Lankan bombers. Ilham and Inshaf Ibrahim are the sons of Mohammed Yusuf Ibrahim, one of Sri Lanka's most successful spice traders and a frequent political candidate for a leftist party in Sri Lanka 'Fatima and her children were killed when police entered Fatima's home.' Inshaf's brother-in-law Ashkhan Alawdeen said: "Inshaf said he was going to Zambia on Friday for work and went to the airport with my sister and their four children in a car." Sri Lanka bombings - Pregnant bride killed There is a belief that the alleged terrorists are all moderate Muslims being framed by the Mossad. Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed, 'mind controlled patsy'. The alleged Easter Sunday bomber Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed, 36, studied at Kingston University in the UK. Professor Julius Weinberg, who is Jewish, was the boss of Kingston University [1] when David Cameron criticized the university for hosting 'Muslim extremists'. Professor Weinberg said he would not stop offering platforms to 'hate preachers'. UK university chief Professor Weinberg (left) Asif Mohammed Hanif, who studied at Kingston, reportedly 'blew himself up at Mike's Place, a waterfront bar in Tel Aviv, in 2003.' Kingston graduate Walla Abdel Rahman, from west London, 'joined the terror group al-Shabaab in Somalia in 2009.' Former Kingston student Mohammed Yasar Gulzar was suspected of flying to Britain from Pakistan to help control a plot to blow up passenger jets. Gulzar, from Birmingham, was a friend of Rashid Rauf, 'the fixer' for the London 7/7 bombers in 2005. Rashid Rauf Rauf 'was the mastermind of the London Tube bombings', which many people assume was the work of the security services. Rauf was arrested in 2005 by British authorities in connection with the London 7/7 bombings, but quickly released. Rashid was the 'terrorist mastermind' of the alleged plot to blow up at least 10 transatlantic airliners. Rauf was jailed but escaped from custody. Top British terror suspect escapes We can assume that he works for Mossad and the CIA? (Liquid Bomb Plot Central Figure was Twice Released by UK ...) Mumbai Attacks suspect Ajmal Kasab was reportedly framed by Mossad and its friends. KASAB FRAMED BY ISRAELIS Amara Majeed Police in Sri Lanka wrongly identified Amara Majeed, an American citizen, as a suspect in the Easter Sunday bombing in Sri Lanka. In 2015, Amara Majeed wrote to Donald Trump: "With all due respect, Mr. Trump, you are a demagogue who is capitalizing on Americans' fear and paranoia." US author of Donald Trump viral letter wrongly named as Sri Lankan bomber. Mossad runs India? There is a suspicion that the Sri Lankan police work for the CIA and Mossad. "Some of the terrorists were under surveillance four months before the attacks, Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesingh told CNN." Sri Lankan authorities have revised the death toll from Easter Sunday's string of bombings down to 253 people Death toll in Sri Lanka bombings revised down to 253 Remember the attack on tourists in Tunisia? Retired Algerian Major General Abdelaziz Medjahed said that the attack on the hotels in Sousse is "a form of pressure exerted on Tunisia to get it to accept a US military base on its soil." Algérie patriotique. "If there is an explosion in a public place, hotel, or shopping mall, you should know that it is the Tunisian special forces who planned it." Thus said El Hocine Khafi, a former official at the Ministry of Interior of Tunisia. Une base militaire américaine à la frontière tuniso-algérienne. The SOUSSE ATTACK was an INSIDE JOB, FALSE FLAG Inshaf or an actor Allegedly, wealthy brothers Inshaf and Ilham Ibrahim bombed the luxury Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand hotels in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday terror attack. "The pair were widely considered to be moderate Muslims who did not hold extreme views." "Neighbour Zulker Nain, 28, said: 'We have known the family for decades and have grown up with them. The parents were leaders in the community and much respected'." Inshaf's brother-in-law, Mr Alawdeen, said of Inshaf: 'I never noticed anything different about him in recent months. He never mentioned Islamic State and never had extremist views.' Chilling moment one of the Sri Lanka bomber brothers shuffles from ... "A man believed to be Inshaf Ibrahim (pictured in baseball cap with rucksack) was captured on CCTV." Above - This is supposed to be Inshaf! Inshaf (pictured far right at a business awards), 38, lived with his wife and their four children in a £1.5million six-bed mansion on one of the poshest streets in Colombo Is this Ilham? This photo, taken from inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, shows the alleged bomber. The photo looks carefully staged! Jameel (Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed) Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed was educated at the Royal Institute, an expensive international school in Colombo. Reportedly, Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed studied aviation engineering at Kingston University in south-west London from 2006-07. "After he did his postgraduate in Australia, Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed came back to Sri Lanka." Allegedly, Jameel was mind-controlled in Australia. Prakash. Reportedly, Jameel was acquainted with the Australian called Neil Prakash, 'a Buddhist of Fijian and Cambodian descent'. Prakash was a recruiter for ISIS, which is said to be run by the CIA and its friends. Jameel was 'investigated' by the Joint Counter Terrorism Team in 2014, The Australian reported. Sri Lakan suicide bomber who was radicalised in Australia was ... Jameel Allegedly, Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed failed to detonate a bomb device at the Taj Samudra hotel in Sri Lanka. Allegedly the device malfunctioned and went off at a small guesthouse, killing Jameel and one tourist. Allegedly, Jameel's 'sister', Samsul Hidaya, has told MailOnline how Jameel became radicalised while living in Australia. Samsul Hidaya said her once playful, cheeky brother lost his childhood innocence. Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed, one of six siblings, was/is from a wealthy tea trading family. According to SHAMIR‏ @SHAMIRBAL - "The Indian based RSS terror outfit is behind the attack in Srilanka." The RSS is the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Pakistan is suspicious of RSS and India's Prime Minister Modi. World should unite against monster of terrorism: Malik The 2008 Mumbai attackers were said to be 'Hindus' and 'White Men' .. The alleged bomber is being watched. The alleged bomber is being carefully photographed? It looks very fake. India's Prime Minister Modi and Netanyahu. There is a belief that various spy services helped to carry out the Easter Sunday 2019 bombings in Sri Lanka. "Why did the Sri Lanka bombers not bomb the Indian owned Taj Samudra hotel. "The Indian media and even Indian politicians knew more about bombings than the local media and local authorities?" Who Is The Mastermind Behind The Easter Sunday Massacre? In October 2018, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena accused India's spy service (Research and Analysis Wing - RAW) of plotting his assassination. Sri Lankan President Sirisena alleges that RAW is plotting his ... False Flag attacks are not new. In 1946, a Jewish bomber blew up the Jerusalem Railway station, killing 12 innocent people. thisiszionism. Moulvi Zahran Hashim, alleged mastermind of the Easter attacks, was educated in India and has made many trips to India. Sri Lanka bombings The CIA and its friends know how to create 'suicide bombers'? "The CIA experimented extensively with brainwashing during the 1950s and 1960s, honing techniques that could force someone to kill, then have no recollection afterward. "Some 44 universities, 12 hospitals and three prisons helped out with the experiments." The CIA tried mind control to create the perfect assassin - New York Post Above, we see a seven-year-old Australian boy holding a severed head. This suggests mind control. KURT LEWIN, TAVISTOCK, ISIS. Paul Bonacci in front of the ranch where, reportedly, Johnny Gosch, and other boys were held captive. It has been widely reported that the US military tortures American children as part of mind-control experiments. Aangirfan: MIND CONTROLLED KILLERS - SIS AND CIA Ten days before the bombings on Easter Sunday, a top Sri Lankan police official warned the security services that the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) was planning attacks against churches. "No action was taken against the group." These Attacks Could Target Catholic churches The security services of very many countries, including Sri Lanka, are trained by Israel and the Pentagon. The Sri Lankan military has received specialized training assistance from Israel and the United States and India.[19] Israeli and Sri Lankan militaries meet in Sri Lanka. In the period December 2018 - January 2019, Israelis from United Hatzalah were in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo to train local teams for mass-casualty incidents, including mega-terror attacks. "The program, a joint effort of the American Jewish Committee and United Hatzalah, began in December 2018 and continued into January, with training programs in Sri Lanka. "The team from Israel provided training to members of the military, police force, search and rescue units and the fire department in Sri Lanka." How Israel helped Sri Lanka prepare mega-attacks The group being blamed for the Sri Lankan church attacks is National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ). NTJ reportedly trains in Chennai in Tamil Nadu – the same location where the Tamil Tigers had previously trained. The Tamil Tigers were reportedly trained by Mossad and its friends. "India stands to uniquely benefit from Sri Lanka’s turmoil not only in terms of internal electoral politics but in terms of weakening a Sri Lankan government that in spite of its allegedly pro-India Prime Minister maintains healthy and growing ties to China and Belt and Road. Sri Lankan Authorities May Have Fallen Into a Trap Set by a Foreign ... India's Prime Minister Modi, in Israel. "Previous Indian false flag attacks have involved non-circumcised men (therefore not Muslims) participating in allegedly Islamist attacks. "Previous false flag attacks in India allegedly involving Pakistanis were later exposed due to the fact that the “Pakistani” suspects could not speak Urdu or any other official Pakistani language but instead spoke in languages and vernaculars common only to India." A Bar Mitzvah in Surabaya, Indonesia. "The Dutch East Indies Company's main financiers were Jews (Isaac le Maire) and the majority of the executives were Jews." "Using a British passport a Mossad agent named Anthony Tingle arrived in Indonesia to help train Indonesian secret agents in the Special Intelligence Unit in Cipayung." Tel Aviv -Jakarta ... / Inside Indonesia's Intelligence Service Both Indonesia and Sri Lanka have had lots of church and hotel bombings. The CIA's Allen Pope during his trial in Jakarta, 28 December 1959. The CIA secretly bombed Christians in Indonesia, in order to topple President Sukarno. On 15 May 1958, a CIA plane bombed the Ambon marketplace, killing a large number of civilians on their way to church on Ascension Thursday. Three days later, during another bombing run over Ambon, a CIA pilot, Allen Lawrence Pope, was shot down and captured. Document:Indonesia 1957-58 . The Inonesian military attacking a church. The USA's Admiral Dennis Blair 'lied' about church killings. In 2002, Kopassus (the Indonesian military's special forces, who are close friends of Mossad), working with a Christian gang called Coker, carried out false flag attacks in Indonesia. In the village of Soya, "22 houses were destroyed by fire, as well as the historic church of Soya built during Portuguese times and 12 people were killed. "It is now clear that the attack was not the work of Muslim warriors as was thought at the time but an attack by a Christian militia gang together with Kopassus units." http://www.infid.be/kopassus_maluku.html ... (aangirfan: The 'terrorism' is often linked to Christian gangsters ...) Bali 2002. Former Indonesian president, Abdurrahman Wahid said in 2005 of the Bali bombings: "The orders to do this or that came from within our armed forces... There is not a single Islamic group ... that is not controlled by (Indonesian) intelligence." Indonesia's intelligence services are said to work closely with the CIA and Mossad. church bombings in Indonesia, on Christmas Eve 2000 38 church bombings, on Christmas Eve 2000, killed 19 people in 11 Indonesian cities. The respected Indonesian newsweekly Tempo suggested that Indonesia's special forces, Kopassus, were linked to the bombings. Kopassus has close ties to the Pentagon and Mossad. Marriott Hotel, Jakarta. In 2003, the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta was hit. "The US Embassy cancelled the booking of 10-20 rooms in that hotel... Hotel bosses said staff and guests had been evacuated before the blast." aangirfan: JAKARTA HOTEL BOMBS. After the bombing of a church in Surabaya, Indonesia, on 13 May 2018. The church bombings in Surabaya, in 2018, were blamed on ISIS. Above we see the FPI, which supports ISIS, being trained by the Indonesian military. Donald Trump's close friend Fadli Zon. There is a belief that Donald trump's close friend Fadli Zon may know quite a lot about the church bombings in Surabaya, on 13 May 2018, which have been blamed on ISIS. Above, we see Fadli Zon (right) with the ISIS supporter Rizieq, boss of the ISIS-linked Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Above we see Rizieq (centre) and his close friend Bachtiar Nasir (right), the boss of the group reportedly sending supplies to the ISIS forces. Both Rizieq and Nasir were educated in Saudi Arabia, which is said to be ruled by crypto-Jews. Indonesian Aid Package for Aleppo terrorists / National Police to Investigate Supports for Syrian Terrorists Former Indonesian general Prabowo and Fadli Zon. The top Indonesian generals have all been trained in the USA, and are said to run all the Islamist terrorist groups. Prabowo's late mother, Dora, was a Christian. Prabowo graduated from The American School in London. [9] Prabowo was trained at Fort Bragg and Fort Benning in the US. (General Prabowo and terror / Prabowo) Prabowo is said to have worked for the USA's Defence Intelligence Agency. In the 1983 Kraras massacres in East Timor, about 300 people are believed to have been buried in mass graves after a series of executions that the locals say were carried out under General Prabowo.(Torture evidence mounts against Indonesian general ) Fadli Zon is a friend of former general Prabowo Subianto, who is close to the Pentagon and US security services. Fadli Zon and General Prabowo are said to be helping ISIS. Trump's Indonesian Allies In Bed With ISIS-Backed Militia Second from left, Katharine Grace, the wife of Fadli Zon, with her family, in New York. Fadli Zon was educated in Texas, and at the London School of Economics, a recruiting ground for MI6 and its friends. Pro-Jewish symbols are in full view in the Indonesian town of Manado. (NY Times photo). Jewish communities inhabited major trading cities in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial rule, dealing in real estate and acting as mediators between colonial rulers and locals. Indonesia's Israel Town "The lawyer for Carl Icahn's Freeport was videotaped not long ago at an ISIS ceremony, where he was one of two people presiding as a group of young men pledged allegiance to ISIS." TRUMP, CARL ICAHN AND ISIS IN INDONESIA - Daily Kos. An estimated 1,100 Indonesians went to fight with Israel's ISIS forces in Syria. dailymail. A leaked US Embassy cable (2006) shows that Indonesia's Islamist FPI militia, which supports ISIS, has been financed by the Indonesian police, the Indonesian security services and Playboy. Above, we see the Indonesian military training the friends of ISIS, the FPI. International drug lord Freddy Budiman is said to finance ISIS in Indonesia. Freddy is very friendly with certain members of the police and military in Indonesia. Mabes Polri selidiki kabar gembong Narkoba jadi simpatisan ISIS.. / 4 facts about Freddy Budiman The Chinese-Indonesian Hary Tanoe and Trump, both claiming to be Christians. Trump's Indonesian Business Partner Is Knee-Deep in Dirty Politics Journalist Allan Nairn was told that funds for the Islamists "came from Donald Trump's billionaire business partner Hary Tanoe, who was repeatedly described ... by key movement figures as being among their most important supporters." TOMMY, HARY, GILBERT AND ISIS. Why would Trump's Indonesian friends use ISIS to attack churches? TRUMP, ISIS, RIZIEQ, PORN, SEXUAL ABUSE . In Sri Lanka, there are rival factions dealing in drugs and weapons. This leads to violence. "According to investigators, C-4 explosives were used in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka." Investigators to Probe 'Overseas Links' as 8 Arrested Over Sri Lanka. ISIS is said to have C-4 explosives. ISIS is reportedly linked to a reported CIA-Mossad plan to create turmoil in parts of Asia. "The Golden Horseshoe Caliphate spans from the western side of Indonesia to include Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka." Islamic State training camp busted in Sri Lanka - Blitz "An ISIS training camp in Sri Lanka has been connected directly to narcoterrorism." "In Sri Lanka, Makandure Madush was an international drug and weapons trafficker." Makandure Madush was arrested in Dubai in February 2019. Mahinda Rajapaksa became Sri Lankan Prime Minister on October 29, 2018. 'Alex (left) and Anita Nicholson (second left) were killed in the blast at the Shangri-La hotel in Columbo.' 'A foreign intelligence agency reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama'ath) was planning to target prominent churches as well as the Indian high commission in Colombo... 'The NTJ is a small radical Muslim group in Sri Lanka which has no history of mass fatal attacks.' 'Sources in the Muslim community in Sri Lanka claim that the NTJ has publicly supported ISIS, which is said to be run by the Mossad, the CIA and NATO. 'The sources also say that Zahran Hashim, named in reports as one of the bombers, was NTJ's founder.' Did ISIS help plot the carnage? / ISIS is a US-Israeli Creation. / Mossad in Sri Lanka 70 percent of Sri Lankans are Buddhist, 13 per cent Hindu, 10 per cent Muslim, and seven per cent Christian. On Easter Sunday 2019, in Sri Lanka, explosions ripped through three five-star hotels and three churches. 'Over 350 people were killed.' The Sri Lankan authorities have revised the death toll from Easter Sunday's bombings down to 253 people The five-star hotels were the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and The Kingsbury. The churches that were attacked were: 1. Zion Church in Batticaloa. 2. St Anthony's Shrine, a Catholic Church in Kochchikade, Colombo, targeted during Easter mass. 3. St Sebastian's Church in Negombo. Shoes at St Anthony's Shrine church Who has supported the terrorist Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka? beyondheadlines.in. "According to accounts by retired officials of ... Mossad, the Israelis were simultaneously training the Sri Lanka Army and the Tigers, and providing arms to each. "Victor Ostrovsky, author of By Way of Deception, told Indian Abroad news service in 1991 that the Tigers were trained in Israel in 1985." Aangirfan: WEST TRAINS TERRORISTS - SRI LANKA "The British Special Air Services (SAS) firm Keenie Meenie Services, was simultaneously training the Sri Lankan Army and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). "The Tamil Tigers were reported to be involved in trafficking heroin." After 2007, China began sending large arms shipments to Sri Lanka. According to Brahma Chellaney of the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, India: "China’s arms sales (were) the decisive factor in ending the military stalemate in the Sri Lankan Civil War." The USA wants China out of Sri Lanka. India must kick China out of Sri Lanka, says William Avery Firstpost In October 2011, The Economist wrote the following about Sri Lanka and China "All of Sri Lanka's largest infrastructure projects - including highways, a coal-fired power station, a port and an airport - are funded through Chinese loans..." aangirfan: CHINA VERSUS USA IN SRI LANKA Donald J. Trump(@realDonaldTrump) "Heartfelt condolences from the people of the United States to the people of Sri Lanka on the horrible terrorist attacks on churches and hotels that have killed at least 138 million people and badly injured 600 more. We stand ready to help!" April 21, 2019 Labels: Batticaloa, C-4, churches, Easter Sunday, Ibrahim, India, Indonesia, Inshaf, ISIS, Madush, Modi, Mossad, narcotics, patsy, SAS, Saudis, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers, Trump Good morning Aang. Oddly enough, I'm off to Notre Dame Cathedral in about 30 minutes (not the one in Paris - in France nevertheless). Sorry, I digress. To quote (again) from my comment of 15 March 2019: "That said, the other upcoming day is of course Easter. So the Satanic Paedos (US, UK and Israel) would happily blow up Easter and blame it on the Muslims as a revenge attack". Not satisfied with blowing up Notre Dame it looks as though a few bombings would perhaps just about satiate their foaming appetite for blood, misery and death. Another opportunity to blame the Muslims. Although this time it could get serious. Their is a reasonably large Muslim minority in Sri Lanka and their have been events in recent history that have sparked serious disorder and bloodshed. The Aluthgama incident occurred about 5 years ago. The 2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka were religious and ethnic riots in June 2014 in south-western Sri Lanka. Muslims and their property were attacked by Sinhalese Buddhists in the towns of Aluthgama, Beruwala and Dharga Town in Kalutara District. At least four people were killed and 80 injured. Hundreds were made homeless following attacks on homes, shops, factories, mosques and a nursery.10,000 people (8,000 Muslims and 2,000 Sinhalese) were displaced by the riots. The riots followed rallies by Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), a hard line Buddhist group. The BBS was widely blamed for inciting the riots but it has denied responsibility. The mainstream media in Sri Lanka censored news about the riots following orders from the Sri Lankan government. My mate lives in Aluthgama and I have personally attended the mosque down that way. The BBS were a group bussed in from out of town to stir up ethnic tension and cause problems where none existed. My mate is a Sinhalese Buddhist and ex-army. He advised "nobody in town knew any of agitators". The incident was blamed on a incident between a Muslim youth and a monk. After the incident all those largely responsible were never seen again. What a surprise. Of course, the Satanic Paedos have a long history of this type of activity and Sri Lanka has had well documented problems caused by its military, supported by the West. A quick look at recent events also shows problems in 2018 in the town of Kandy. Kandy, the hotbed of mellowness, community cohesion and stability. I'll read up on the 2018 events. Oddly enough, the mosque I attended in Kandy was thoroughly pleasant and utterly normal. Kandy is a great little town. Perhaps Sri Lanka could be used for their next 'civil war'. For what it's worth - Happy Easter to those wishing to reflect on today. Let's not let the Satanic Paedos divide mankind any further. Peace to the humans. Sadly never old news: https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Israel-among-worst-human-traffickers https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israels-sex-trade-escalating/ Explosions leave massive casualties at Sri Lanka churches, hotels https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/21/593945/Sri-Lanka-blasts-massive-casualties "In various speeches and articles, Swamy has expressed his admiration for, and solidarity with, the State of Israel and has credited its retaliatory capacity for its ability to survive as a nation in a hostile Arab environment. Swamy made pioneering efforts towards India's establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel.[110] In 1982, Swamy became the first Indian political leader to make a well-publicised trip to Israel, where he met with several important Israeli leaders such as Yitzhak Rabin and then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin. His efforts at normalising relations with Israel have borne fruit with both India as well as Israels decision, in 1992, to facilitate the building of embassies in their respective countries." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subramanian_Swamy#Israel Anon 21 April 2019 at 04:34 Subramanian Swamy is an Indian politician. Tony Ryals 21 April 2019 at 05:46 Vince Bala Nathan,Sri Lanka Church bombings: Staying up all night and doing news and other searches I came across the news of Sri Lanka Church and hotel bombings.And I asked myself, 'does Sri Lanka have any Muslims' ? Who are they going to pin this event on and why ? Then I began to search Google news re Israel from the past hour as I often do to keep up on most recent news of say Libya,for instance,to get latest war news there,etc.Anyway,the Israel news search turned up an article on Israel's 3D heart research bragadocia and at the bottom of the article is a comment and it has NOTHING to do with the heart article but more with celebrating passover in Sri Lanka at the very same time the bombs have just gone off ! So I think to myself this guy of course is Israeli so he is in Sri Lanka but he doesn't know what has happened there because he is too busy celebrating passover there. But his alias in his post on the Israeli news website israeltoday is 'Word Of Power'as you can see below. On the israeltoday website whose link is below you can see his reply which I post below and clicking his alias on that site reveals he is Vince Bala Nathan and he appears to be not a Jew but a Zionist Christian with a youtbe site that shows mainly third world or perhaps mainly Sri Lankan Christians all marching with Israeli flags.I also post his youtube site so anyone interested can take a look.How could he as a CHRISTIAN AND LIVING IN SRI LANKA BE POSTING ON AN ISRAELI NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT HEART RESEARCH WHEN HALF THE CHRISTIAN POPULATION IN SRI LANKA WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY AND HE - A LEADER OF A church - doesn't seem to notice !? http://www.israeltoday.co.il/Default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=36467 Israeli Scientists Print First 3D Living Heart Israel Today-1 hour ago Scientists at Tel Aviv University have printed the world's first 3D heart made of human tissue and biological molecules. Using tissues from the .. Word of Power • an hour ago "Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." Deut 4: 6 May Elohim bless you Oh Israel! Blessings from Sri Lanka! Vince Bala Nathan's Sri Lanka Zionist Christian youtube site: https://www.youtube.com/user/WordofPowerSL Still no word from this famous Sri Lankan associated with the criminal Bronfmans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper) https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/21/593976/US-Trump-Sri-Lanka-tweet-gaffe https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/21/593958/Imam-Mahdi-Shia-Muslims-celebrations-birth-anniversary Bells ringing.... Israel Offers Assistance Following Bomb Attacks in Sri Lanka https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-offers-assistance-following-bomb-attacks-in-sri-lanka-1.7151621 Some interesting links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations http://rockthetruth.blogspot.com/2008/01/mossad-in-sri-lanka.html https://www.internations.org/sri-lanka-expats/israelis And 2 more links: http://mybigfatanti-zionistlife.blogspot.com/2009/10/sri-lankas-mossad-style-9-11-suspicious.html https://www.algemeiner.com/2012/01/31/how-israel-helped-sri-lanka-defeat-the-tamil-tigers/ http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/16801 I believe this is important or I wouldn't try and post it here a second time.Word Of Power is the youtube site where the Sri Lanka Zionist Christian march you posted originated from.Vincent Balanation or Bala Nation is person who made the video or hosts it on his youtube site. The comment r bible quote below posted to an israeltoday article titled ' Israeli Scientists Print First 3D Living Heart occured after the bombings and yet he doesn't even mention them ! 'Is his bible quote post really a message to someone about the unmentioned event or what ? I think he must be at Zion Church in Batticaloa.You can use the time of his post to verify that he is posting his bible quote after the event and yet he doesn't even mention the bombings and as you can see is simply ecstatic about something..I guess he must have posted just before the Sri Lanka government cut off the internet as wellHe may have a Goa,India connection as well. Word of Power • 7 hours ago Brabantian 21 April 2019 at 15:05 Trump 'gaffe' that '138 MILLION people' were killed in Sri Lanka - was this 'gaffe' intentional? Global media have joyfully carried the story of Donald Trump tweeting, "Heartfelt condolences from the people of the United States to the people of Sri Lanka on the horrible terrorist attacks on churches and hotels that have killed at least 138 million people ..." https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-mistakenly-tweets-millions-dead-111215069.html Trump is frequently reported to be averse to reading and writing, and to prefer verbal summaries from Jared or Ivanka or other aides, and watch Murdoch Fox News Although many Trump tweets certainly come from him, it is reported he dictates tweets to aides first, so other people are always involved ... and people are already suggesting the 'gaffe' was purposeful, to highlight 'terrorism' This 'error gaffe' accelerated & multiplied the Sri Lanka story around the world, a 'bigger' story in some media than the killings themselves And, however untrue, masses of people now have the idea of 'millions of Christians being killed, likely by Muslims' active in their minds Hobbyist climbers had before proven that with modest skill and the right gear, amateurs can climb onto the Notre Dame roof, videos and photos of their exploits are in the media, e.g.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOW3ShO_DJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8A4lgtTC-g If - perhaps after the EU Parliament elections in late May - the French authorities suddenly 'discover and confirm' that the Notre Dame fire was set by Islamists Then the politics of Europe are changed forever. It is clear the French have a loaded gun in their hands, and the trigger can be pulled. And the 'Muslim menace' has proven to be one of the most powerful themes able to affect the common mindset. We are perhaps seeing this theme deployed again very aggressively. To much shock, Nigel Farage's new Brexit political party, after just two weeks, is already the leading party in Britain in some polls, bigger than Labour, Tories, and all others, and the Tories are imploding with the Brexit debacle YouGov poll chart here https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_17699_european_parliamentary_elections_uk_voting_intention_n.jpg Farage, with his City of London banking ties, and his Brexit party, are perhaps more popular than anticipated with angry Britons Is it possible that, in desperation this week, May and the Tories and Parliament will suddenly 'approve' the dodgy May-Merkel 'Brexit in name only' deal ... in order to cancel Britain voting in the late May EU Parliament election, and save the existing UK establishment? Hi Brabanitan, Yes, I also suspected the gaffe was intentional; public attention is hard to grab these days. It would be instructive to know which specific named individual "accidentally" made the mistake. And of course the Americans make their usual generous offers of "help". Let me guess: Maybe Sri Lanka needs US naval patrols or a US base for anti-terrorism "protection". As usual, instead of looking at the terrorist proxies, it's far more enlightening to look at the strategic aspects. You get an indication of this by looking at documents from the Atlantic Council and Brookings Institution that refer to Sri Lanka's place in global geoeconomics. For example, look at the map on page three of this document. Of most particular interest is the Chinese port in Hambantota, which is an essential link in China's sea lines of communication --- part of the Chinese "string of pearls" strategy. It is also of interest that tourism now forms about 12% of the Sri Lankan economy. I can imagine the capos of the Atlantic Council saying to Sri Lanka: That's a real nice tourism industry you got there --- would be a pity if something was to happen to it. This is a great opportunity for the Sri Lankan government to cease all imports of Israeli and US military weapons and high technology and buy from China and Russia instead. Maybe the rest of the world needs to say likewise: Nice weapons and tech industries you got there. Pity if we, all the world, just stopped buying from you all of a sudden. Yeah, that would be just a crying shame. Instead of ExxonMobil, Lockheed and Qualcomm, we'd have to buy PetroChina, MiG and Huawei. High time we got rid of our Microsoft dependence too, while we're at it. As usual, it's all about the money. Money, power and control. And innocent people in Sri Lanka, even small children --- like your own children --- suffer the terrible consequences of the mass-murdering billionaires' bloody games. It is the international system of currency that determines the totality of life on this planet. That is the natural order of things today. That is the atomic and subatomic and galactic structure of things to day. And you have meddled with the primal forces of natural. And you will atone! XXX 21 April 2019 at 18:44 Mossad in Sri Lanka http://www.effedieffe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61777 Tamils for Obama sent a letter to major international Jewish organizations in which the Tamil American organization cited ancient and modern connections between Jews and Tamils and suggested that they make common cause against problems and enemies they both face. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2713654.htm There's indeed a long history of Hindus such as the Tamils, being cultivated by Zionists, going back to when the Zios were trying to kick the British out of Palestine and saw Hindu nationalists in India as 'allies' also trying to kick out British overlords Zionists now say 'We both have Muslim enemies, and we know how to fight them', to enlist & trick Hindus There is a minority of Hindus who see the 'desert bloc' of Abrahamic religions, as all being intrinsically malevolent toward Hindus and India, tho they tend to focus more on conversion-seeking Christians and Muslims, rather than Zionist manipulators ... but they do see the 'my God is the ONLY god' extremism of Judaism, as an original corrupting sin of the full trio of Judaism, Christianity & Islam https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/srilanka/familys-near-miss-at-bombed-sri-lanka-church/ar-BBWagkk?li=BBJDXDP https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/srilanka/sri-lanka-attacks-prime-minister-orders-inquiry-into-prior-information-held-by-police/ar-BBWahJj?li=BBJGzsi https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/asia-top-stories/panic-mode-witness-describes-aftermath-of-sri-lanka-bombs/ar-BBWa50z?li=BBJGzsi https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6946353/Three-billionaire-ASOS-tycoons-children-killed-Sri-Lanka-terror-attacks.html In quite the irony, re the Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen whose 3 children were just killed in Sri Lanka - His company Asos had just started marketing a line of 'fashion hijabs' and 'modest Islamic dress' for Muslim women same old boring record https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6946559/Gloating-ISIS-fanatics-celebrate-Sri-Lanka-massacre.html Comments? All clear? https://5pillarsuk.com/2019/04/20/sadiq-khan-joins-zionist-jewish-labour-movement/ https://www.globalresearch.ca/bloody-easter-sunday-sri-lanka/5675258 https://www.asia-pacificresearch.com/sri-lankas-easter-bombings/5628566 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/5th-grader-prestigious-washington-d-c-school-among-victims-sri-n997291 moh35 23 April 2019 at 02:51 Islamic-intelligence annonce les attentats en France et les services de sécurité français ne prennent aucune mesure pour protéger les populations.😕 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6949249/Dad-Washington-D-C-boy-11-killed-Sri-Lanka-attack-mourns-brilliant-son.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6947101/British-dads-daughter-confirmed-dead-wife-son-searched-morgues-them.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6947739/Retired-hero-British-firefighter-wife-killed-suicide-bomber-Sri-Lanka-son-survives.html https://www.rt.com/news/457227-israeli-soldier-shoots-blindfolded-teen/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome Jan Pieterzoom Coen was an early governor of the Dutch East Indies company....and a thoroughly unpleasant chap by all accounts. His surname is an adaptation of "Cohen"....so there is no doubt about HIS ethnicity. So JEWS have had a long presence in Indonesia and by now will have formed a hidden class of crypto Jews,just like in the West. Their appearance may be sufficiently Indonesian to pass for a local....since Jews have been resident here for around 400 years. So there may be a similar class of crypto Jews operating in Sri Lanka.(there were concentrations of Jews living in the very South of India.... So the reported collusion of Jews in this attack may not be as farfetched as you might imagine. https://twitter.com/reponseauccif/status/1120686149528432640?s=19 Thanks for the laughs Aang. Really enjoyed the fake letter of the impending attack. Any reason why the body of the letter appears to be written in Sinhalese and the header in block capital English. I'll answer my own dumbass rhetorical question.......because it's fake. It just gets worse and worse. They couldn't give a 'flying f$@#' about detail because the Goy are far too stupid to work anything out anything for themselves. Interestingly the NTJ the alleged terror group no one has heard of, 'National' and 'Thowheeth' is an oxymoron. They are diametrics when considered in context. Thowheeth is also a bad transliteration from Arabic (it is almost always Tawheed or Tawhid). So by definition the so called group can't even spell their own name and are clearly unaware of this. 'Tawheed' is the 1st article in Islam and it is the fundamental belief of Islam. It translates as 'oneness' and is the foundation of monotheism. Perhaps someone should tell the NTJ and remind them that the 1st article is absolute and sacred and should not be mixed in with their nationalistic jingoism. Maybe mankind may revert back to his original state and an awakening that 'bursts' the satanic bubble once and for all. Peace to the humans https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/23/594151/Photos-Militant-weapons-cache-with-Israeli-USmade-munitions-uncovered-in-Syrias-Quneitra https://socialistproject.ca/2019/04/bolsonaro-the-first-100-days/ The Batticaloa bombing was apparently in a protestant church which is what I suspected because few catholic churches,so far,use the word Zion to name their churches.It may or may not be the church Vincent BalaNathan or Bala Nathan raves from on his Word of Power youtube site.,Ganeshamoorthy Thirukumaran,the head preacher at Church of Zion who according to Al Jazeera lost a son in the explosion,does dress a lot like a catholic priest however. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/humanity-church-bombing-shakes-batticaloa-190422134413551.html Batticaloa, Sri Lanka - The blast rocked the Protestant Zion Church just before Easter mass was to begin. Some survivors said they thought the church's generator had caught fire and exploded. It was only when they heard the news of a series of bombings in and near the capital, Colombo, on the western coast of Sri Lanka that they realised their church had come under attack. Sunday's explosion in Batticaloa - about 300km east of Colombo - which authorities said was a suicide bombing, was the worst violence to hit the multiethnic city since the end of Sri Lanka's bloody civil war a decade ago. At least 26 were killed and more than 100 wounded. Among the dead was Pastor Ganeshamoorthy Thirukumaran's teenage son. Sobbing inconsolably after laying his son's remains to rest on Monday, Thirumakaran said it was he who had welcomed the suspected attacker into the church. He was not a familiar face at the church, said the pastor. But "I asked him to sit down and stepped outside the building. Moments later, the bomb exploded," he said. Inside the church were some 300 worshippers, including Esther, who only gave her first name. The woman, who was in her 30s, said some members of the congregation "grew suspicious" of the newcomer and tried to walk him out of the church. Then, a powerful explosion rocked the building, blowing out windows and covering worshippers inside with ash. The floor was littered with bodies and body parts. .......... Many of the city's residents questioned why Batticaloa was the only location outside the capital to have been hit. There were also questions on why the Eastern church attacker had targeted a small Protestant congregation, while the others targeted Roman Catholic churches. False flag confirmed - IS has claimed responsibility. Some of the tributes to the dead from 'friends' sound fake too. Peter 23 April 2019 at 21:46 Am I the only one who senses a real desperation from the powers that be? These Gladio style attacks emit a noxious "Hail Mary" aroma. The information war appears to be having an effect. Time to really keep up the pressure. Give 'em hell!!! True, they are speeding it up, they are desperate for their time to come to rule over us entirely The Essence of Evil: Sex with Children Has Become Big Business in America https://rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_essence_of_evil_sex_with_children_has_become_big_business_in_america https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6952511/How-two-British-fathers-embraced-Sri-Lankan-morgue-searching-children.html Same load of tripe: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6950223/ISIS-claim-responsibility-Sri-Lanka-terror-attack-police-say-Christchurch-retaliation.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6953737/Sri-Lanka-suicide-bombers-studied-UK-says-countrys-defence-minister.html The list: http://theglobalelite.org/globalists/ As xpected: https://www.globalresearch.ca/indian-media-blames-pakistan-sri-lankan-terrorist-attacks/5675475 You probably already know this by now but I'll post it anyway. Revealed: Student days of Sri Lanka bomb plotter at UK university Telegraph.co.uk-6 hours ago Revealed: Student days of Sri Lanka bomb plotter at UK university ... trips to the UK, according to a source at his family-owned spice trading ... Was Sri Lanka suicide bomber radicalised in BRITAIN? Authorities ... Daily Mail-11 hours ago Holding out for a hero, as usual. And as usual they link back to another terror attack (tying into the latest IRA media promotion). Come on guys, you have to freshen up the scripts! https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-04-23/tributes-to-hero-firefighter-and-cherished-doctor-killed-in-sri-lanka-terror-attacks/ But is it? https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-cia-survey-on-indian-poll-results-is-a-hoax-1509266-2019-04-24 Sri Lanka spice tycoon suspected of helping sons in suicide attacks https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/25/asia/sri-lanka-investigation-arrests-intl/index.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-blasts-muslim-refugees/muslims-flee-christians-grieve-in-sri-lankan-town-torn-by-violence-idUSKCN1S108P As fake as it can be: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6956029/Chilling-moment-one-Sri-Lanka-bomber-brothers-shuffles-foot-foot-bombing.html mythra81 25 April 2019 at 06:02 maybe buddhist sri lanka is taking revenge for the vatican backed sri lankan civil war from the 80's using LTTE as a pawn [what i heard was sri lanka did not want to be a drugs/arms transit hub via US military presence in trincomalee for the criminal globalist mafia so tamil/sinhala issue was exacerbated from the 70's and eventually civil war]......also evangelical groups are fervently trying to convert hindus/buddhists in south asia https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FD46zxilUUAEj6vz.jpg&sp=99bcdcd15ed7aa5f4f0072f6a492c3cf Christopher Bollyn - Twitter feed "Israeli Agent Provides Photos of ISIS Bombers in Sri Lanka The Photos of the alleged bombers of Catholic churches and hotels in Sri Lanka are coming from an ISIS related entity called Amaq News Agency and are provided to the media by Rita Katz, an Israeli agent working out of Bethesda Maryland. Why is it that Amaq News Agency has no website and has to rely on the Israeli agent Rita Katz of Site Intelligence Group to distribute it's material to the media?" Ritz Katz had done a remarkable job in the past, of 'finding' fake bin Laden videos on the 'jihadi YouTubes' ... one of those bin Ladens was said by Veterans Today to be a Somali auto mechanic in Haifa, Israel, who agreed to act the part There are different media framings of Sri Lanka for two different types of Western audiences In the more mainstream media - tied to globalist, pro-migration George Soros - there are entire media articles on the Sri Lanka attacks, which do not use the words 'Muslims' or 'Christians' or their cognates Instead, articles say that 'militants' attacked 'Easter worshippers' ... and in general these media are letting the story lapse from sight Below that major media radar, but still prominent in the rather right-wing media serving the third or so of Europe or Anglo peoples inclined to nationalism, anti-immigration - and tied to Netanyahu etc - there is a different theme, of How so many thousands of Christians are being killed around the globe, how so many hundreds of churches are attacked each year ... and how the major media is ignoring this, plus using evasive language as they are doing re Sri Lanka This split creating cognitive dissonance, and conflict within the Western populace itself, one side 'hiding the truth', the other 'creating hateful bigotry' French language media is now beginning to trial-balloon the 'possibility' that the Notre Dame fire was 'caused by a renovation worker' French people have it in mind, that renovation workers in Paris for large companies, are often Arab Muslims Spooky Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, who earlier married into the Rothschild clan (!), has just visited Saudi Arabia - where Pakistan gets a lot of money - and then he made a very friendly visit to Iran, supposed bitter rival of Saudi Arabia, which just brutally executed a large number of Iran-tied Shia This visit to Iran did not cause trouble for Imran Khan getting Saudi money? ... Is it possible that everything is fake, Iran vs Saudis too ... with Israel linked to everyone? Imran Khan, head of government for 'Muslim nuclear power' Pakistan, had been married to UK socialite Jemima Khan née Goldsmith (Goldschmidt), a sister in law of the Rothschilds, her brother Ben wed Kate Rothschild, her father James Goldsmith a Rothschild cousin ... Jemima is still friendly with Imran, and is asked if she will 're-marry' him Jemima Khan had earlier posted jail release funds for Israel-friendly pal of Netanyahu Julian Assange, who also has had Rothschild-linked lawyers, and Imran Khan has 'given info on al-Qaeda' to Assange & Wikileaks http://aangirfan.blogspot.com/2012/07/imran-khan-and-al-qaeda.html Fake info on fake al-Qaeda to the fake Mossad-tied Wikileaks ... from a fake leader of Pakistan, a country with fake 'nuclear weapons'? Imran Khan is said to have just admitted to Iran, that Pakistan's Balochistan province, was used for terrorism attacks against Iran https://www.veteranstoday.com/2019/04/25/the-dilemma-of-imran-khan/ Balochistan is a region of both Pakistan & Iran, which could be its own country, Balochis somewhat like the Kurds ... also a US-Nato-Israeli staging area, it seems Aangirfan and Henry Makow have both posted significant material asking questions about who and what is behind Iran's 'Shia Islamic regime' founded by the spooky intel-tied Khomeini http://aanirfan.blogspot.com/2018/01/breakup-of-iran.html http://aangirfan.blogspot.com/2008/10/was-khomeini-agent-of-us-and-uk.html Brendon O'Connell has a new article on 'Iran-Israel Conflict is a Charade', Iran with its parliament meeting in a masonic pyramid https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/04/Iran-Israel-Conflict-is-a-Charade%20.html Iran - Pakistan - China - Russia - Israel - Saudi Arabia ... 'One Belt, One Road'? Examination of the video footage reveals that there was no-one injured. A couple of guys in white shirts had marks indicating little cuts in the material but no bleeding. No dust settled in the clothing or hair of anyone. Lots of fake blood used on a couple of people but the real giveaway is that the floor had been swept clear in the central aisle of one of thew churches either that or the roof collapsed in an intelligent manner! So I think what happened was a smoke bomb was let off the church cleared of the legitimate congregation then a whole new congregation of 95% men poured in to rearrange furniture and pose for photographs. I wouldnt rule out anything Anti-Muslim riots have begun in Sri Lanka ... and even before the church massacres, as in Myanmar, Buddhist monks have been sometimes involved in anti-Islamic militancy « In the town of Negombo, where an attack on a church during Easter services killed more than 100 people, gangs of Christian men moved from house to house, smashing windows, breaking down doors, dragging people into the streets, punching them in the face and then threatening to kill them, dozens of residents said. No deaths were reported, but many Muslims fear it is only a matter of time. During the war years, many Muslim men rose up the ranks of the government’s intelligence services because they were known for their fluency in Sri Lanka’s three major languages — Sinhala, Tamil and English. » https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/world/asia/sri-lankas-muslims.html It has long been part of South Asian life, when one ethnic / religious group feels its members have been violated by those of another group, by a rape or other serious crime - People do not wait for the legal system to act, a mob assembles and takes matters into their own hands, and sometimes dozens or hundreds are dead ... Communities consider this necessary for survival Filing complaints with police and expecting action from judicial prosecution, is often considered suicidal weakness in south Asia, given the very slow and very uncertain outcomes via the police ... who can often be bribed In Britain sometimes, when South Asians have been arrested for grooming, sexual assaults etc ... it is reported that the arrested persons sometimes say, Britons obviously do not care about their daughters, because they do not personally attack accused assailants, but merely go to the police and meekly make statements ... Cultures are indeed different Its not about culture, its about stupidity. Criminal stupidity in some cases. Saudi Arabia executed 37 people: Here is who they were https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/26/594384/Saudi-Executions-profiles-bin-Salman-Sh http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/220000-for-every-man-woman-and-child-america-is-now-72-trillion-dollars-in-debt https://youtu.be/c-aqlhNPzfU Off topic perhaps - caught red handed lying about measles. Must watch. An NBC broadcast. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6966255/Is-Sri-Lanka-bombers-handler.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6965127/Siblings-grief-Sri-Lanka-bombings-kill-brother-19-sister-15-holiday-father.html Weaponizing religion works! On FB one of my long term friends claims to be a retired MI6 agent. Currently he's been posting David Wood's anti Islam propaganda. Stoking the fire so to speak. Both claim to be Christians. As ISIS claims to be Muslim. Neither reflect the truth. ISIS captive exposed the fact that during his captivity there was not a Koran to be found amongst the so called seekers of a Muslim caliphate. Time to tone down the rhetoric and look at religion as a whole. The plan? Is it part of the conspiracy theorists idea to take down world religion as a whole? Robert Steele and a new FB friend's recent posts on Sri Lanka - and the attack on Islam since 9/11. http://themillenniumreport.com/2019/04/from-christchurch-to-sri-lanka-the-global-zionist-project-2/?fbclid=IwAR1VZa0wcdZe1EfzcTlohICWVfFsNA5S8S2ml_p_KEpUBtRvMYG0Pmt-psM https://www.mintpressnews.com/nationalist-pols-push-sri-lanka-patriot-act-on-fearful-populace-following-easter-attacks/257940/ Speaking Of Chabad Lubavitch which Ias blooging about some years ago regarding their Agriprocessers scandal in Ioa and in fact the whole 'kosher' - now there is this shooting and I started searching chabad lubavitch mossad and came across very interesting aricle on the chabad lubavitch website.Ihighly recommend it and the interesting story of chabad lubavitch,mossad and tunisia.But also the U.S. government,etc.and Israels self given right to intervene in foreign governments and with their chabad lubavitch cult pals.I say cult because in fact they are whether the members were born Jewish byorthodo definition or not.Their belief in the founder of their cult being a or the messiah is certainly a heresy of judaism as much as if a Jew claimed jesus to be. Just as I get reday to post this here news comes in that the 19 year shooter or alleged shooter at the California Chabad center just by chance has a 'manifesto' all written and ready .I wonder if he is supposed to be 'left wing nut' or a 'right wing nut' ? I bet both Trump and Netanyahu are hoping for a left wing nut. https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/2263981/jewish/What-the-Mossad-Didnt-Know.htm The first Lebanon War in 1982 was a unique war, during which the Israel Defense Forces reached Beirut and conquered it, causing the expulsion of the Palestinian forces from Lebanon. PLO chairman Yasser Arafat and his men went to Tunisia and established their command there. At that time, there was a small community of about five thousand Jews in Tunisia. After analyzing the facts, we in the Mossad came to the conclusion that, as a result these events, the Jews of Tunisia were in greater danger than before, and we felt that the time had come to evacuate this community to Israel. Since the government of Israel was established, it has made it a policy to take responsibility for the fate of Jews living in foreign countries where they might be in danger. We feel that this is the responsibility of the State of Israel because it is the state of the Jewish nation. And since the State of Israel has the power and the ability to intervene overseas when needed, it has the right and the obligation to do so...... It would be too funny if the writer of this news story got it right and the sheriff really did call the synagogue a mosque. Surprised the Chabad Lubavitchers didn't shoot him on principle. And I kid you not,`'Trump praises guard for act' is the real titñe of the article.You can't make this stuff up. https://www.apnews.com/e8c4a57d92b647209a1657f83cb10f37 Latest: Trump praises guard for act...... President Donald Trump praised law enforcement’s “incredible response” to the attack at a synagogue near San Diego that left one dead and three wounded. Trump, who was speaking at a Saturday rally in Wisconsin, singled out an off-duty Border Patrol agent “who returned fire.” San Diego County Sheriff William Gore says the Border Patrol agent was working as a security guard and fired as the gunman was fleeing, hitting the getaway car. Gore says there were indications that the attacker’s gun might have malfunctioned after firing inside the synagogue. The sheriff says they’re investigating the attack as a possible hate crime. The Chabad of Poway was worshipping on the last day of Passover, exactly six months since a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue killed 11 people. Authorities say the rabbi of a synagogue near San Diego is one of the three people wounded in an attack that left a woman dead. San Diego County Sheriff William Gore told reporters Saturday that there are indications 19-year-old John Earnest’s gun might have malfunctioned after firing numerous rounds at the mosque. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/he-learnt-religion-from-wrong-people-happy-hes-dead-lanka-bombers-sister-5698657/ The wife of the main bad guy was said to have blown up the police, herself, and her children. Yet here we have the brother-in-law of the bad guy (who disapproved of him) saying that an officer had shown him photos of the wife and a child, saying they were among the survivors of the blasts at the safehouse. The whole thing is being maxe up as they go. The woman who supposedly blew herself up was the wife of the one of the sons of the big spice merchant, not the main bad guy preacher. No contradiction, just mystery. Zio boys doing things in threes to say so: first, the New Zealand hoax (targetting Islam), secondly, the Sri Lanka one (targetting Xtianity) and now the San Diego foolery (targetting Judaism). Have fun! Re shooting at the Chabad synagogue in San Diego suburb Poway, California, for which '19-year-old John T. Earnest' has been arrested In the rather fake-sounding 'shooter manifesto' online, of which the local Sheriff says he is "checking the authenticity" - text here: https://pastebin.com/VXXFQMTW The manifesto author continues the same joke as in the 'Brenton Tarrant' manifesto, of tying the 'white identity terrorists' to one of the world's most popular YouTubers, the Swedish video game commenter PewDiePie with tens of millions of followers: « I did not do this alone. I had the help of a man named Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg. He was kind enough to plan and fund this whole operation - the sly bastard. Apparently, Pewdiepie hates Jews as much as Pajeets. Who would’ve known? » And the author makes a pre-emptive move to dismiss criticism of possible fakery here: « ... remember Robert Bowers, remember Brenton Tarrant ... and filter the schizos who will inevitably call this a ‘false flag’ ... » The 'manifesto author', also claims to be the arsonist in a fire the previous month on 24 March at the nearby Dar-ul-Arqam mosque - Islamic Center of Escondido, California: « Something to note, people grossly overestimate the police’s ability to solve ‘crimes’ such as ‘arson’ and ‘murder.’ ... I scorched a mosque in Escondido with gasoline a week after Brenton Tarrant’s sacrifice and they never found shit on me ... Also they didn’t report the message I spray-painted on the parking lot. I wrote ‘For Brenton Tarrant' ... It is so easy to ... get away with burning a synagogue (or mosque) to the ground if you’re smart about it. » Curious that the USA off-duty Border Patrol policeman, who is said to have been in the synagogue with his gun, shooting back and thus saving many Jewish lives, did not hit the assailant with his gunfire It is claimed that after the assailant fled the synagogue, he telephoned the police to give his own location along Interstate motorway 15, admitting that he was "involved in the shooting" ... As police came near, 'John T. Earnest' then "pulled over and jumped out of his vehicle with his hands up, surrendering to authorities". May 1 is - Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day Problem, reaction, solution The woman Chabad Lubavitcher alleged to have died is also alleged to have died because she put herself between the rabbi and the shooter.And the good rabbi simply continues his sermon with her dead or dying on the floor ? How cold can you get ? Must have been a good sermon. https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/rabbi-wounded-in-synagogue-shooting-finished-sermon-before-going-to-hospital-1.7170900 Rabbi Wounded in Synagogue Shooting Finished Sermon Before Going to Hospital Chabad's Yisroel Goldstein, wounded in Poway attack, also served as police chaplain.... Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein is a rabbi with the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement, which emphasizes outreach and education to other Jews, and as chaplain tended to the “spiritual needs” of Jews on the force, according to the webpage CrownHeightsinfo.com. “He continued his speech,” Minoo Anvari, a congregant whose husband was inside the synagogue, told CNN. “We are strong. We are united. They can’t break us.” Goldstein took the chaplain’s job in 2006; by that point, he’d already ministered to the Jews of San Diego’s Poway suburb for 20 years, since he left Brooklyn at age 24. “I’m on a mission,” Goldstein said back in 2006. “This rabbi is not a business, not a career. It’s a mission. I’m a guy from Brooklyn sent out to do good in this part of the world, and try to bring people as much as possible back to the fold. And it’s going very well.” Goldstein’s father was an important aide to the founder of the Lubavitch movement, Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, according to the Daily News. I wish I could correct my typos but the links and quotes from articles says more than I can.Here's Israei government and Mossad acknowledgement of its ties to and with Chabad. https://wideawakegentile.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/are-chabad-centers-used-as-mossad-safe-houses/ ARE CHABAD CENTERS USED AS MOSSAD SAFE HOUSES ? Chabad maps dont matter but what does matter is what Meir Dagan says on the Mossad Are there Lubavitcher chassidim serving in the Mossad? This candid question was presented to Meir Dagan, the former director of the national intelligence agency of Israel, during a private meeting in Jerusalem, on Tuesday. His reply:“You will be surprised to know how many haredim serve in the Mossad.” Dagan added that aside from the employment of chassidim in a professional capacity, the Chabad organization provides spiritual assistance at Mossad’s Central Command in Tel Aviv. “The Chabad House in Minsk, (a city which) its Jewish history is known to all, became my home,” said Dagan who was born on a train between the Soviet Union and Poland during the Holocaust. “Rabbi Schneur Deitsch and his wife will remain forever engraved in my heart.” The Rebbe’s unknown ties to the head of the Mossad and their assistance to Chabad’s educational and outreach activities in the Former Soviet Union were mapped out in the Hebrew book “The Rebbe and the Mossad,”published in 1998. See Lubavitchers in the Israeli Mossad? Later in 2014 the Israeli Parliament inadvertently exposed the Chabad Mossad link while passing a new Conscription law On January 6, 2014, the new Conscription Law being prepared in the last year took an unexpected turn when a new type of numerus clausus was proposed. Busy in the Jewish Wars, the Knesset didn’t notice that it just had acknowledged that Chabad missionaries outside Israel work for the State. A special Knesset committee decided yesterday on a third instance of special quotas.100 Ultra-Orthodox men per year will be given an exemption from army service.They will serve as Chabad emissaries overseas due to the national and diplomatic importance of this task. Will this quota be part of the law’s final draft? It doesn’t matter. For the first time, the Knesset acknowledged that the Houses of Chabad are an integral part of the State. They will even double as military bases for these men! For the first time, the Knesset acknowledged that the Houses of Chabad are part of its intelligence gathering machine abroad; providing Mossad with safe-houses in foreign lands. Chabad is intensely active in places visited by young Israelis who have ended their military service;Chabad has 4,000 people doing this job worldwide, including in countries which have complex relations with Israel, like India. See Mossad-Chabad Link Implied by Knesset Decision. It has emerged that alleged Mossad spy and double agent known as Prisoner X Ben Zygier had a Chabad background Zygier died or more likely was “suicided” in an Israeli prison Now a Islamophobic Scandinavian based blog run by a Jew called Tundra Tabloids (Unsubstantiated by mainstream news)says Finnish MP Pertti Salonen has opposed the grant of permission to open a Chabad House in Helsinki because Chabad has Mossad links .Here is the original Finnish article A Google Translation seems to confirm he is saying Chabad has Mossad links Given the strange circumstances the Chabad House in Mumbai played in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks it just puts everything that happened in Mumbai on 26 November 2008 in a whole new light.... https://countercurrents.org/2019/04/24/10-questions-on-sri-lanka-easter-day-bombings/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/04/28/lori-gilbert-kaye-woman-protected-rabbi-synagogue-shooting/3608418002/?csp=chromepush Her 'final good deed': Woman hailed as hero after taking bullets to protect rabbi during synagogue shooting..... Authorities said Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, was killed at Chabad of Poway when a nursing student opened fire with an AR-style rifle. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein suffered defensive wounds to his hands but survived the attack and then gave a sermon to the huddled congregation before going to the hospital, Audrey Jacobs, a friend, said in a Facebook post. Kaye leaves behind a husband and adult daughter. "Your final good deed was taking the bullets for Rabbi Mendel Goldstein to save his life," Jacobs wrote in a post she said had been approved by the other victims and their families. "Tragically the rabbi was still shot in the hand and he gave a sermon telling everyone to stay strong." Brabantian 2 May 2019 at 22:05 Veterans Today devotes an article to linking to Aangirfan https://www.veteranstoday.com/2019/05/02/sri-lanka-easter-sunday-false-flag/ The Making of Suicide Bombers People are always puzzled by the idea that ‘regular’ young people, educated, well settled, become ‘terrorists’ and suicide bombers. London 7/7 was a prime example of well-respected young men with no history of radicalism becoming ‘suicide’ bombers. These were people who up to the point of the ‘suicide’ had been living happy lives, making plans for the future, studying, etc etc. Sri Lanka is the newest case. But there have been many. Madrid 7/7 is another example. Many hold the opinion that there are ‘hands’ behind this and that the bombers are innocent people who have been somehow under some kind of hypnotic mind control. But how does that explain the case as in London 7/7 where a ‘bomber’ was playing street cricket the night before the attack. We must understand that these events, Sri lanka, Charlie Hebdo, etc etc. are planned with a high level of sophistication. When a target and time for an attack is strategically selected, the search goes out for young Muslims who might be under the influence of ‘informants’ or infiltrators or even compromised Muslims who have been groomed or blackmailed. The event is managed by a large expert team. The Muslims are approached by some people who claim that they are from the Security Services and that they are looking for help in carrying out a ‘terrorism security exercise’. They appeal to the Muslim’s sense of patriotism; they exploit their desire to demonstrate that they have the nation’s security at heart and their desire to show Muslims in a positive light. They may even be offered payment. When the subjects agree to cooperate the grooming starts. The ‘security guys’ explain to their new recruits that the ‘security exercise’ will involve role playing and that the event will simulate a terrorist attempt to carry out an attack. The objective is to test how well the security services respond to and handle this ‘threat’. Each new play-terrorist has a handler. Suicide videos are made. Secrecy about the whole affair is most important, they are told. The after-event “clean-up’ is planned. (Family members who may be aware of what is happening would be taken care of by raids which find them dead). On the day of the attack the team is provided with all the trappings, communication equipment and back-packs with ‘fake’ explosives. As the event unfolds the switches are pressed. (Usually simultaneously to ensure that a first explosion does not alert the other team members to the deception). Then BOOM. The local security forces are dumbfounded. They do not realize what is happening. If any one of them starts to understand what is going on and steps out of line they are taken care of, as in the Hebdo attack and in Mumbai. Politicians who realize what is happening are in fear. The media frenzy starts. PLEASE COPY AND SHARE WITH AS MANY AS POSSIBLE Tony Ryals 6 May 2019 at 12:44 It appears that the wealthy Sri Lanka Muslim spice tycoon, politician and alleged father of terrorists Mohamed Ibrahim is still being held prisoner although I have not heard of any charges against him.It also appears he as at home with his son Fatima https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/world/asia/sri-lanka-attacks-wealthy.html Because Ilham used his real identification card when he checked into Shangri-La, the police quickly figured out who he was. Within hours, constables swarmed the Ibrahim mansion. They were greeted at the door by a woman who then turned around and dashed up the stairs. It was Fatima, Ilham’s wife. The Ibrahim mansion in Colombo. There, the police said, Ilham’s wife set off a bomb, killing herself, her three children and three officers. At the top of the stairs in front of her three children, Fatima blew herself up, killing three police officers and all of the children, ages 5, 4 and nine months. Police officials said she might have been pregnant, too. Mr. Ibrahim, the family patriarch, was handcuffed to a police officer and taken away...... Mr. Ibrahim remains in custody: Most of his associates say they believe he knew nothing about the suicide plot. TRUMP COUP; CARL BEECH; BILDERBERG - UPDATES PETER PAN - JM BARRIE - MOAT BRAE HEATH AND JERSEY; ROTHSCHILDS; BIN LADEN; KRAY TWI... UK Column News - 17th May 2019 GEOFFREY ROBINSON, ROBERT MAXWELL, DOLPHIN SQUARE,... 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__label__wiki	0.587592	0.587592	Tag Archives: steve sailer The First and Foremost Detrimental Alien Cries Out in Pain 28 January 2017 Tanstaafl 12 Comments On Friday Trump ordered a suspension of entry by aliens from certain countries for 90 days, entry by alien “refugees” for 120 days, and entry specifically from Syria indefinitely – proclaiming that such alien entry “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States”. Even before this executive order was announced jews were screeching that Trump and other kikeservatives had neglected to sufficiently emphasize the jew-first moral of their WWII narrative. The screeching intensified with jews big and small slithering forth to jewsplain how Trump’s order threatened their sensibilities and interests as jews. Beside the condemnations issued by organized jewry, social media was also full of individual jews directly invoking their muh six million narrative in support of their muh refugees agenda. The general thrust of the argument: It is irrational and immoral for you goyim to defend yourself from detrimental aliens, because that might be bad for the jews. As one particularly noxious little jew, Lucas Neff, put it: “When you say ONLY Muslim countries, it is the exact same as saying it’s ONLY the Jews. Do you not get it??? Do you honestly not get it??” And: “I keep seeing ppl breathe a sigh of relief and say: “It’s ONLY Muslims countries. Not us.” AS A JEW, AS A HUMAN, I WANT TO SCREAM.” A few days earlier the scream was: “My wife is a permanent resident w a green card. Fuck u for voting 4 him. I do not forgive u. I will never forgive u.” The jewsmedia social media echo chamber sent six gorillion twits along similar lines. Here’s a sampling. Julia Ioffe: “I have to say: My family came here as refugees. You’ll never meet prouder Americans, or know how much this breaks my heart.” David Rothkopf: “My father, his family came here as refugees too. If yours did, say so…let others understand how core that is to our country’s greatness.” David Rothkopf: “Someone needs to take Trump to the Statue of Liberty and let him read the words at its base. They’re what make America great.” (In the process of deconstructing America jews like to pretend their toxic tribemate Emma Lazarus was a Founding Father and her bit of doggerel praising “wretched refuse” should be treated like the Zeroth Amendment.) Sen. Cory Booker: “On Holocaust Remembrance Day: never forget that the U.S. denied Anne Frank & her family entry into America as refugees. #RefugeesWelcome” David Rothkopf: “Tweet of the day.” At times there was even some lame pushback from alt-jews. Seth Barron: “Trump reduced the number of Muslims who can come to the US in the next 90 days from 1.5 to 1.3 billion. #Holocaust #EmmaLazarusWept” Will Saletan: “So no worries if we were to ban, say, just the Jews from countries that are populated by some violent Jewish extremists, right?” Steve Sailer: “What hysteria over “Islamophobia” is mostly about is Jewish paranoia over completely hypothetical anti-Semitic persecution.” Will Saletan: “Yes. So hypothetical. http://auschwitz.org/en/” Steve Sailer: “Perfect illustration of my point: America can’t have a pro-American immigration policy because Auschwitz.” In fact the jew agenda to destroy White America was already in motion well before WWII. America can’t have a pro-American immigration policy for the same reason American political discourse consists of so much screeching about “nazis” and “the holocaust”. Because jews. donald trumpholocaustimmigrationjewish influencerefugeessteve sailer Sailer Forgets 4 July 2014 Tanstaafl 3 Comments Last year Sailer was writing about jewish influence on immigration. See here and here. He may have written more, and more recently. I don’t know, I’ve lost interest in keeping up with him since he moved in with Ron Unz. Now Sailer has amnesia. He wonders, Why did we do this to ourselves? The best excuse is that American elites did this to America in a fit of absentmindedness. But, there is also — and in this case perhaps more significant — the massive dereliction of duty by elites. The more the evidence piles up that they ought to apologize to us, the more they will make it dogma, punishing expressions of skepticism with social, career, and legal penalties, that this was a Great Idea. He realizes there’s an us and a them. He doesn’t want to think about that. Instead he’s thinking about excuses. I think the more evidence piles up that all the jews’ “Great Ideas” are poison, the more the jew-excusers insist that we’re poisoning ourselves. immigrationjewish influencesteve sailersuicide meme The Country Club Thing 6 January 2014 Tanstaafl 3 Comments As an addendum to Junk Bonds and Corporate Raiding as Ethnic Warfare I quoted Rob Eshman’s use of the jewish narrative to excuse jewish behavior: It’s not complicated, really. Poor little Jordan wanted to show those WASPs whose country clubs he couldn’t join that he was smarter, richer, better. What he failed to understand is that just about every Jew, every minority, shares the same impulses. But only a select few decide the only way to help themselves is to hurt others. Sailer’s response to Eshman was: I really am going to have to write about the country club thing one of these days. I’ve found an Anti-Defamation League report from a half century ago on country clubs that’s pretty interesting. I can’t wait. Of course, the country club thing is only one of several common tropes in jewish tales of woe specific to America. Other, similar tropes focus on the relatively brief period during which there were informal limits on the number of jews admitted to some universities (discussed here) and informal restrictions on where they could work or reside (ala Gentleman’s Agreement, discussed here and here). The irony is that the jews are able to tell their one-sided woe-is-me version of this history only because the “WASP” defense of themselves and their institutions was not strong enough. The explanation for jewish hostility is less complicated than either Eshman or Sailer will admit. It’s racial animus. The jews are parasites, hyper-aware of their otherness, the distinction between themselves and their host, in both body and mind. Conflicts of interest between them and their hosts are unavoidable. Jewish excuse-making and guilt-tripping is one mechanism for managing it. They understand the animus. They wish and indeed need to monopolize the explanation of it, to spin it in their favor. The jewish narrative, stripped to its essence, is: YOU aren’t US, YOU should feel bad about that and try harder to please US. The double-think takes root in hosts with universalist, or at least pluralist tendencies. It expresses itself as a form of willful confusion about who US is: B-but, WE are all US, let US try harder to please US! To see through this, you must be willing to think about what US means, and especially in biological terms, as the jews do. At least a few fans of Sailer’s “race realism” and “human biodiversity” are on the cusp of such understanding. As one commenter wonders: What is this Jewish problem or hangup about country clubs? Freedom of association is a natural and okay thing. If WASPS didn’t want to have them, that’s their right. It is a PRIVATE club, not PUBLIC property like a library. Why couldn’t Jews just have their own clubs? Did it REALLY bug Jews that much that WASPS didn’t prefer them over their own kind? Why would they? Do Jews need validation so badly? Why indeed. It is only a mystery as long as you pretend that jews are part of your US, or even wish to coexist with your US. They don’t. You are there to be infiltrated, manipulated, exploited. For their own good. This is why the suicide meme is so insidious. It is premised on, relies on, and even adds to the muddled thinking about who US is, abetting the “suicide” it purports to deplore. While waiting on Sailer to share his little ADL tidbit, I’d like to recommend something Revilo Oliver wrote. It indicates not just how well established, how essential this “country club thing” is in the jewish psyche, but also how fruitless it is to go searching through history for ways to excuse jewish parasitism. The following text comes from Oliver’s The Jewish Strategy: III. THE JEWISH STRATEGY AT WORK: ANCIENT ALEXANDRIA In the early years of our era, the Jews were then (as now) busy selling religion and revolution to the natives, and that is undoubtedly what the Emperor Claudius meant in 41 A.D. when, in his letter of warning to the Jews in Egypt (preserved in a papyrus now in the British Museum, R Lond. 1912), he described them as “the fomenters of a universal plague.” Claudius’ phrase is the best description of the biologically innate nature of Jews that I have seen. I hope this does not startle you; if it does, I recommend a little objective observation of Jews engaged in collective action. The publication of these papyri in the British Museum stopped with Volume V, just short of the group of papyri, beginning with #1912, that deal with Jews and Christians in Egypt. These, however, were edited in a separate volume by H. Idris Bell, London, 1924, which can be found under his name in any good library. Why the official series stopped where it did (and has never been continued), I do not know. One suspects there was a Jew in the woodpile. P. Lond. 1912 is a long papyrus fragment excellently preserved. It is a private copy of an edict by Claudius that was posted in public places in Alexandria in 41 A.D. and is complete. It is in Greek, not Latin, because in Egypt every literate person (Greeks, Jews, Egyptians, and the comparatively few Romans who were there as governors and military commanders) knew Greek, whereas only the Roman officials knew Latin at all. Bell believes that our Greek text was translated from Claudius’s Latin, but I am certain that the text is what Claudius himself dictated to a secretary in Greek. Like every educated Roman of his day, Claudius spoke and wrote Greek fluently, and furthermore he was something of a scholar and wrote his two major historical works (now lost) in Greek. This Greek text contains stylistic peculiarities that are characteristic of Claudius’s mentality, but would probably have been smoothed away by a translator. Claudius, who was born in 10 B.C., was the son of the male child with whom Livia was pregnant at the time that Augustus married her. If that child was legitimate, it was the son of Livia’s first husband and the younger brother of the Emperor Tiberius. If the child was illegitimate, as many suspected, Augustus was probably the father, but never acknowledged the paternity. Claudius’s mother was the daughter of Mark Antony. Claudius in infancy suffered from poliomyelitis or a similar disease that left him with a partly paralysed foot, some impediment in his speech, and muscles of the face and neck subject to spastic contractions. Regarded as unfit for public life, he devoted himself to historical and antiquarian studies, becoming both erudite and pedantic. He was quite intelligent, but timorous, excitable, and gullible, especially toward persons who showed him some attention and professed friendship during the first fifty-one years of his life, when he was regarded as an awkward and ridiculous political nullity, the butt of his nephew Caligula’s wit. Among those who thus acquired his gratitude and confidence were a number of clever Jews of great wealth and influence in Rome. Among these was Marcus Julius Agrippa (note the purely Roman name; a grandson of the Herod who appears in many versions of the Christ story), who, when the barbarian mercenaries rioted after the assassination of Caligula and, while plundering the palace, found old Claudius hiding in a closet and dragged him out to proclaim him emperor, by subtle and crafty machinations and bribery managed to get Claudius installed and recognized as emperor by the Senate. Claudius rewarded him generously, and was always under the influence of the prominent Jews in Rome. That is what makes his pronouncement so significant. Alexandria was, of course, founded by Alexander the Great as a Greek city in conquered Egypt, and it became under his Greek successors, the Ptolemies, the capital of that country. Its position as the only real harbour in Egypt added to its great prosperity, and naturally Jews came streaming in from their colonies all over the civilized world. Alexandria became the New York of the ancient world, i.e., the largest Jewish city. The Jews took over two of the five quarters of the city for their ghettoes, from which they unofficially but effectively excluded white people, but naturally insisted on pushing their way into all the other quarters of the city and making themselves obnoxious in their normal ways. Jews always betray the countries in which they are feeding on the natives, so naturally, when Augustus attacked Egypt, the Jews naturally betrayed the Greeks, who remained loyal to Cleopatra, the last of the Ptolemies. Augustus punished the Greeks for their loyalty by depriving them of their local self-government, and rewarded the Jews for their treason with many special privileges, including the right to have a kind of Jewish government of their own. The Jews, now riding high, naturally pushed the Greeks around more than ever, thrusting themselves into the gymnasia and other Greek institutions that were traditionally for Greeks only and inciting riots whenever they were so “persecuted” that the Greeks did not recognize them as a vastly superior race. The result was an endless series of civil disturbances that the Romans were powerless to prevent because no government dared to revoke Augustus’s grant of special privileges to the Jews. In the second year after Claudius became emperor, there was another one of the perennial riots in Alexandria that became virtual civil wars in the city, which was the most populous in the ancient world. The Greeks of Alexandria despatched an embassy of their leading citizens to Claudius to request restoration of their local government and explain the cause of the riots, and the Jews, of course, sent an embassy of their own to snivel and whine about being “persecuted” by the wicked goyim. The edict of Claudius of which the papyrus is a copy is addressed to the Greeks of Alexandria and announces his decision concerning the requests made by their envoys. Omitted here are the contents of the document, both in the original Greek and Oliver’s translation. The translation could be polished a bit, but it will show the meaning. The sentence in which we are particularly interested, delineated in detail, reads: But if (they do) not, I shall in every way wreck vengeance upon them inasmuch as (=on the grounds that) they are persons who foment (=incite, propagate) a universal (=ubiquitous, found everywhere) disease (=pestilence, plague) of the oecumene (i.e., the settled and inhabited world, as distinct from jungles, steppes, and deserts). You will have noticed that Jews were behaving normally in Alexandria, not only whining about being “persecuted” because of their Love of God while pushing their way into every place where the despised goyim hope to have a little privacy from them, but even illegally importing fellow parasites to prey on the white cattle, just as the Jews are constantly importing thousands of their congeners into the United States, not only across the border from Canada, but by ships that land thousands of the dear creatures at Red Hook on Long Island, whence they are carried by limousine to the New Jerusalem commonly called New York City, in open defiance of the immigration officers, who know about it but dare not intervene. The country club thing is a parasitic thing. It is a pattern of behavior in jews which can be traced back as far back into recorded history as you care to go. jewish identityrevilo oliversteve sailer Junk Bonds and Corporate Raiding as Ethnic Warfare In PBS: The “Greed Is Good” 1980s as a war on anti-Semitism Steve Sailer waxes sarcastic over the narrative recounted in The Lucky Sperm Club: Jews, M&A and the Unlocking of Corporate America – “the inside story of the development of the mergers and acquisitions movement in the 1980s — a phenomenon that has ruled global commerce ever since”. Sailer writes: Back in the 1980s when I believed everything I read on the Wall Street Journal op-ed page, the junk bond mergers & acquisition boom was often justified as a war on anti-Semitism in American business life. Eventually, after Ivan Boesky and Mike Milken went to jail and junk bonds contributed to the early 1990s recession, you stopped hearing that interpretation quite so much, but it’s still out there. Certainly, nobody is much interested in debunking it. From PBS.org, here’s a preview of a new book that revives the argument that the 1980s leveraged buyout bubble was payback for discrimination against Jews. It’s by John Weir Close and is called A Giant Cow-Tipping by Savages: The Boom, Bust, and Boom Culture of M&A Close, the author, provides the jewish version of how the mergers and acquisitions culture started: M&A was driven by two Jews, Marty Lipton and Joe Flom, who had simultaneous epiphanies about how to take advantage of new government regulation America was still an agglomeration of ghettos: Italians knew Italians, Jews knew Jews, Poles knew Poles, Irish knew Irish, WASPs barely knew any of them existed and the Cabots spoke only to God. “When I came to New York in the ’70s, the WASP aristocracy still reigned,” the Lucky Sperm Club’s Shapiro recalls. “You didn’t see an Asian face above Canal Street. You didn’t see a black face in a law firm unless it was the mailroom. You certainly didn’t see an Hispanic face. Swarthy Italians and Jews? They were not people you dealt with.” As recently as the 1970s, Jews and all others not of the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant ascendancy were still excluded from any position of real power at the bar, on the bench, at banks and in boardrooms. Yet again, as happened so often in their history, the Jews somehow found their own methods to carry them past such barriers, and once those blockades were destroyed, other demographics followed. But it was primarily Jews who first became expert in taking over companies against the will of their existing executives. The white-shoe law firms and elite investment banks found this simultaneously distasteful and tantalizing in the same way medieval merchants viewed the lending of money at interest. Both groups were discouraged from joining in one of the most profitable enterprises of their day: the old merchants by, among other things, an ecclesiastical ban on the practice of usury; the new lawyers, by the establishment’s social codes of behavior. Again, the Jews found themselves in control of an industry that then perpetuated the stereotype: the omnipotent, venal Machiavellian, hands sullied by the unsavory. But the business of takeovers paid the rent. And then some. This is the jewish narrative. Jews oppressed by Whites. Who forced them into finance! Then the jews prevailed and turned their narrative into a template for other “minorities” – neutralize the White oppressors so everyone can pay their rent (to the jews, of course). Sailer notes that it was Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken, two more jews, who invented the “junk bond” fraud that helped finance their takeovers of corporate ownership. I wonder who the jews were who actually started it all by lobbying for and writing the government “regulations” all these other jews took advantage of. At any rate, it was only the prosecution of Boesky and Milken in the 1990s which broke through into mainstream consciousness. The jew-dominated media was busy spinning the whole affair not as an ethnic war, but as an internecine corporate struggle, a hopelessly complex story best reduced to a parable about the excesses of greed. One clear indication that it was in fact part of an ethnic war came when Milken retained professional hyper-jew Alan Dershowitz for his legal defense. Throwing off the cloak and doubling down on the jewish privilege and aggression which had characterized the raiding all along, Dershowitz immediately went on the offensive. Aiming not so much at the courtroom as at the court of public opinion, Dershowitz leveraged the jew-dominated media to finger “anti-semitism” as the source of all the trouble. Any perception that Dershowitz lost his battles – whether to keep Milken out of prison or to transfer blame for jewish malfeasance to “anti-semitism” – is wrong. Milken was sentenced to just 10 years in prison for the incalculable damage he had wrought. He served only 22 months. Purportedly disgraced, Milken remains rich and famous. He continues to advertise himself as a financier. At the time, the culprits were described in disapproving but deracinated terms, like “Den of Thieves“, and jews like Dershowitz howled that this was an example of jews being wronged. Today jewish power is even greater and more overt, so now the story is that jews were waging war because they had been wronged. In fact, by the 1980s the jews had been waging an unrequited war for decades. Sailer points out that the “battle for Revlon was written about endlessly in the 1980s as a struggle between the dying WASP past and the new money meritocracy” even though the raider (Ron Perelman) and raidee (Charles Revson) were both jews. This is no surprise to students of the jew. Henry Ford’s The International Jew well documented the distasteful qualities and startling extent of jewish power as of the early 1920s, before their hegemony was complete. The jews used the same playbook in the 1920s and 1980s as they do today. First they pillory the goyim for imagining jews are pillaging them. Then they pillory the goyim for making the jews pillage them. Pillory and pillage, pillage and pillory. Even when it’s nothing more than jews fighting jews over who gets to pillage the goyim, their age-old canard is that they’re fighting the discrimination and intolerance of an omnipotent “anti-semitic” conspiracy. Sailer concludes with a lame plea of ignorance: I don’t really know why the Revlon takeover of 1985 was seen in the media as such a milestone of Jews overcoming WASP discrimination. It just was. In summary, the Revlon takeover as a plucky triumph over anti-Semitism is a good example of how malleable accounts of one’s people’s past oppression can become for the purpose of justifying dubious dealings in the present. The corporate raiding was but a mopping up operation, a battle that could take place only because other political and social battles had been fought and won in prior decades. It was the jews’ overwhelming financial and media power, and partial control over business, which made mopping up on the corporate front possible. They prevailed mainly by default. Their whining about “WASPs” notwithstanding, in the US the jews have never faced any comparable opponent as aware, cohesive or ruthless, who clearly saw themselves at war and with whom. The dominance of the jewish narrative today is an indication of jewish dominance not only over media, finanace and business, but over the very thoughts of non-jews. Yet the jewish narrative doesn’t spring from jewish dominance. Just the opposite. It is only an uncompromising belief in their righteousness, in the moral legitimacy of their cause, through which any people have any prospect of prevailing in the long term. Armed with such beliefs the jews have, time and again, cultivated the opposite in their hosts – unawareness and disorganization – and thus prevailed. The very first step to combat jewish parasitism is recognize it as such. Jewish lies are not harmless, but are more properly regarded as the acts of a hostile adversary, an essential element of their stealthy struggle to attain and maintain dominance. financejewish malfeasancesteve sailer A Reminder to HBDers and Race Realists 20 September 2013 Tanstaafl 12 Comments A comment to Steve Sailer’s Smith student in trouble for liking boys: Michael said… People telling Jews they can relax now since we’ve “won” remind me how easy it is for victory to lead to relaxation and then defeat. Yes, Jews are now the establishment, and it’s tempting to feel we can relax now, but that’s especially when we have to be most on our guard. Historically, victory is usually followed by softening and defeat. It’s only Jewish paranoia – one of the healthiest, strongest, and most positive of Jewish instincts. The lack of understanding gentiles have for this powerful instinct betrays a fatal weakness in their character and sheds some light on why they ultimately didn’t have what it takes to retain power – and an exceptionally tough and enduring will to victory that has a chance of sparing Jews from this historical pattern. Comments on this site never fail to remind me of how dangerous the temptation to relax really is. I have no doubt if Jews did relax, guys like the hideous and creepy “agnostic” would immediately crawl out of the woodworks with their festering resentments and Jews would once again be banned from country clubs and similar places. Fact of the matter is, we are dealing with whites, Aryans if you prefer, who have historically been the most virulently racist genetic group in history. All groups are racist, but none as virulently as European whites. It’s probably a genetic character trait but if you compare historical racist attitudes it is clear as day that no other race or civilization equals white Europeans. Even modern day white Western self-hatred, which although helped along by the Jews is an essentially white European construct, is a kind of racism in reverse! It’s the same need to demonize and hate an entire people that seems genetically white, just this time directed inward! Even the white attempt to get away from racism ends up being just racism in reverse, its surreal! It would be comic if it wasn’t so sad. Orwell said that Western Communism was just nationalism attached to another group, and its the same with Western anti-racism – it’s just racism attached to one’s own group. The Muslims noted the Crusaders inability to treat any other race as equals. We are not dealing with a mildly racist people like the Chinese or the Arabs, with whom perhaps Jews might be able, over time and in the right cultural climate such as exists in the secular West today, to relax their guard. This is a good example of how jews argue. Whites are condemned first for not being “racist” enough, for not having the instincts of jews. Then also for being too “racist”, for supposedly exceeding the jews at demonization and hate. The hypocrisy and contradictions are beside the point. The point is to condemn Whites, as a race, in direct contrast to jews. This is a reminder that jews are 1) acutely aware of the reality and importance of race, and 2) see themselves as racially distinct from and at odds with Whites. anti-whitejewish identityracesteve sailer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3199
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__label__cc	0.55345	0.44655	Hamm-Hop! The new KIA Soul commercial is Hip Hop win! I've seen this commercial on the HDTV the other day and loved it! The hamster hip hop version of Black Sheep's "The Choice is Yours" featuring the new KIA Soul got me rolling lol! Categories: random, Videos State tax refunds...early you say?! Article courtesy of Hawaii News Now People who filed their state taxes early, may be getting their refunds earlier than expected. Today, it was announced that the Department of Taxation will begin issuing those checks immediately, for people who had their paperwork processed during January and February. That's 43% of the tax filers, equaling about $125 million, or 60% of the claims to date. The first refunds will be going out to people with automatic deposit on May 21. People without direct deposit will start seeing the checks some time after Friday, May 28. The state had planned to delay the refunds until early July to offset the budget shortfalls. But now the state says tax revenue collections had improved for the first 10 months of this fiscal year, so the money can be released earlier. Categories: World news	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3209
__label__cc	0.718253	0.281747	By Deborah on May 31st, 2011 ACT Executive Director, Deborah Harford, to attend Canada’s North Beyond 2011 Canada’s North Beyond 2011, a two-day conference organized by The Conference Board of Canada, to be held in Edmonton, Alberta, Oct 11–13, 2011, will assess and debate the critical challenges and opportunities in Canada’s North. The conference is designed to be Canada’s preeminent event on the North, engaging a wide range of community, business, and Aboriginal leaders and representatives from local, regional, and national government to collaborate on three critical aspects of northern prosperity and sustainability — thriving communities, economic development, and sovereignty and security. The full schedule of speakers has been released online and includes: Pita Aatami, President, Makivik Corporation Michael Byers, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, University of British Columbia Clement Chartier, President, Metis National council Clint Davis, President of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business Charles Emmerson, Author and Geopolitical Specialist, former Associate Director of the World Economic Forum Paul Flaherty, President and CEO, Northwestel Inc. Kelly Lendsay, President, Aboriginal Human Resource Council The Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister, Founder, Martin Aboriginal Initiative Her Worship Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of Iqaluit The Honourable Floyd Roland, Premier, Northwest Territories Gabriela Sparling, Deputy Minister, Northwest Territories Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Deborah will attend as a participant to share her expertise related to adaptation and climate change, to network on behalf of ACT, and to gain more knowledge about priorities for economic development with environmental sustainability, and how to support strong and resilient communities. The conference has a range of registration fees to encourage wide participation, with early bird prices in effect until August 12, 2011. See the Canada’s North Beyond 2011 website for further details. ACT Executive Director Deborah Harford to speak at BC’s 2011 Power Smart Forum ACT Executive Director Deborah Harford featured in Globe & Mail ACT’s Deborah Harford attends Cities at Risk Conference in Taipei Deborah Harford to moderate PICS’ Annual Forum 2011: Resilient Communities: Preparing for the Climate Challenge ACT’s Executive Director on The Weather Network	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3210
__label__wiki	0.517733	0.517733	The Field Is Set Dom Izzo The Summit League Tournament begins on Saturday at the new Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, plenty of anticipation about getting a look at the new building. Jeff and Jody Norstedt will be heading down for coverage over the weekend. Here’s a look at the brackets, let’s start with the men: Summit League Men’s Bracket NDSU will play Denver on Saturday night around 8:30. The Bison swept the Pioneers this season, but both were overtime wins, 61-54 in Fargo (that was the game where NDSU had just 16 points at halftime) and 73-69 in Denver (that was the game where Brett Olson hit a half court shot at the buzzer to force overtime). I’m not sure this the best matchup for NDSU, the Pioneers have given them a hard time this season and head coach Dave Richman told me this matchup is difficult just because of the offense and style Denver runs. The Bison will need to put Thursday’s beatdown from Oral Roberts in the rearview mirror quickly. A win on Saturday would be huge, considering the extra day off for the semifinals, no team since NDSU has entered the league has won the tournament playing three straight days. As for the rest of the field, SDSU should get by Western Illinois, but could face a tough Fort Wayne team in the semis, the Mastodons get USD on Sunday. In NDSU’s bracket, the Bison could see Oral Roberts again if they advance, the Golden Eagles matchup with IUPUI in the late game on Sunday night. ORU eliminated NDSU from the Summit League tourney in back to back years in 2010 and 2011. On the women’s side, NDSU enters as the six seed and will try to end a five year drought at the tournament on Sunday. The Bison have not won a game in Sioux Falls since 2009, the longest drought in the conference. NDSU faces off with Oral Roberts on Sunday at 2:30, the Bison split with the Golden Eagles, winning in Fargo in January, before losing big in Tulsa in the middle of February. ORU is led by 6’7 Vicky McIntyre (who by the way used the grad transfer rule that Vernon Adams just used at EWU; McIntyre graduated from Florida) and had 13 points and 18 rebounds against NDSU three weeks ago. Summit League Women’s Bracket South Dakota is the defending tourney champ and the top seed, and I may be crazy for saying it, the favorite. The Coyotes have shown all year they’re tough and not intimidated by SDSU, I think it’s the Jacks and Coyotes who will be playing next Tuesday afternoon for the dance and it has the potential of another great game. Much more on the tournament as the week continues, I’m heading to Minot for the Girls State B Tournament, but Jeff and Jody will have you covered! Related ItemsbasketballBisonNDSUSummit League Tournament More in Men's Basketball A Glimpse Into the Bison Basketball Future Dom IzzoMarch 25, 2019 Bison Postgame Show: NCAA Tournament vs Duke The Eyes of the Country Will Be on the Bison and Duke Handicapping the Summit: Fifth-seeded USD will win it	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3214
__label__cc	0.695711	0.304289	Auto Trends Magazine Car reviews, industry news, & advice. Driver Safety: Distracted Driving Awareness Distracted driving is not just a nuisance, but it is a killer. Indeed, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 3,166 people were killed due to distracted driving in 2017. This figure represents nearly 1 in 10 motor vehicle deaths. Behind the grim statistics are the grieving families and friends suffering because of such callous disregard for others. You can avoid adding to these statistics by incorporating the following driver safety tips as part of your overall distracted driving awareness initiative. 1. Distracted driving defined. Simply put, distracted driving is engaging in any type of activity in addition to driving your vehicle. Typically, this involves using a cell phone or other electronic device while driving. It can also include taking your eyes off the road to fiddle with the audio or navigation systems, playing with your smartphone, turning your head around to talk with a rear-seated passenger, eating and drinking, personal grooming, watching a video, and more. In other words, any type of activity that detracts from your driving should be avoided. 2. General cell phone use. Cell phone use while driving is permitted in some states. Simply because it is allowed does not make it a good thing. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) drivers who talk on the phone are nearly four times as likely to be involved in a crash than an alert driver. 3. Texting while driving. Although talking while driving is risky in and of itself, there is another cell phone activity that has been proven even more deadly. Specifically, drivers who use their cell phones to text while driving as they are likely to take their eyes off the road for as many as five seconds. When traveling at 55 mph, that’s the equivalent of covering 100 yards (which is the length of a football field) without looking at the road ahead. So much can happen in that time, including another vehicle crossing your path, a bicyclist swerving into your lane or your car drifting into another lane with tragic consequences following. 4. Youth are at a greater risk, but parental behavior also matters. Young people are much more likely to embrace modern technologies than other demographic groups. While this technological edge for young people supplies them with a distinct advantage in life, it also means that they are more likely to engage in distracted driving with these very same technologies. At the same time, research has shown that parents who engage in distracted driving are more likely to have teens that do the same. Further, teens send or receive text messages while driving 26 times more than the rate that their parents think that they do. Therefore, parents, you should set the example so that your teen driver picks up only your good distraction-free driving habits. 5. Know your local laws. Every state, territory, and district sets its own driving laws. Likely, you are very familiar with your state’s laws, especially if you recently took your driver’s test. But those laws vary from state to state with differing degrees of penalties assessed, depending on your age and your activities while driving. For instance, in Colorado, there is a ban on all cell phone use while driving for novice drivers, described as individuals under the age of 18. In New York, that ban extends to all drivers. Moreover, you are not allowed to text while driving in New York. In most states, these restrictions are considered a “primary law.” This means a police officer can pull you over and issue you a ticket for that violation alone. A ticket means a fine, a court appearance, points on your driving record and higher insurance costs. Distracted Driving Essentials Even where permitted, research shows that a cognitive distraction takes place whenever a driver engages in a phone conversation while behind the wheel. This includes hands-free phone conversations where the driver’s hands are on the steering wheel and his eyes are on the road. In this example, you are susceptible to missing important visual and audio cues that can help you avoid an accident. So, how best to handle distracted driving? Simply by avoiding behaviors that can lead to an accident. For example, if you receive a phone call while driving, do not answer it until you are safely off the road, preferably in a parking lot, at a rest stop or on the shoulder of the highway, if allowed by law. No call is that important where you put yourself, other drivers and pedestrians at risk. You can always allow messages to go to voice mail before finding a safe place to stop and turn off your car before calling or texting that person back. Distracted driving is a killer — avoid adding to these sad statistics. Distraction.gov: Facts and Statistics — http://www.distraction.gov/stats-research-laws/facts-and-statistics.html Virginia Tech: Distracted Driving and Risk of Road Crashes Among Novice and Experienced Drivers — https://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDFs/ndrs-2014/Klauer-2014.pdf University of Michigan Transportation Safety Institute: http://www.umtri.umich.edu/?id=3197 See Also — Child Heatstroke Dangers and Your Car Photo attribution: Pixabay (StockSnap). Filed Under: Special Tagged With: CELL PHONES, DISTRACTED DRIVING, driving laws, driving safety, University of Michigan Transportation Safety Institute, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Solving the Distracted Driving Problem August 29, 2013 by Kelly Larsen 1 Comment Texting, changing the radio station, putting on makeup are all fairly simple tasks. When practiced behind the wheel, they become far more complicated and worse they become far more dangerous. Distracted driving claimed the lives of over 3,000 people in 2011 and, sadly, a figure like this one won’t simply disappear. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) even created a new form of measurement for fatalities resulting from distracted driving, known as “distraction-affected crashes.” So, how can we get that number down to zero? Awareness plays a big role in accident prevention and with that in mind, read on to find out more about distracted driving behaviors and how you can correct them. Types of Distraction There are three types of distraction: visual, cognitive, and manual. Visual distraction is when your eyes are focused on something other than the road or your driving; cognitive distraction is where a driver’s mind is elsewhere while behind the wheel (engaged in conversation with a passenger, daydreaming, etc.); and manual distraction occurs when a driver takes one or both hands off the steering wheel. There are many actions that fit these individual descriptions when driving, but the most dangerous ones, like texting, involve all three. We live in a multitasking society and for the busy American using a cell phone while driving just makes sense. But, texting from the driver’s seat is one of the riskiest distracted driving practices. According to the NHTSA, 21 percent of all 15- to 19-year-old distracted drivers involved in fatal accidents were distracted by cell phone use. It can be tempting to reach over and pick up that phone when it rings or buzzes. However, you are protecting your life and the lives of other road users when you avoid this kind of behavior. Turn off your phone or keep it on silent while driving. Use a headset if you must talk on the phone; but keep in mind that headsets are not necessarily safer than handheld cell phones when driving. Download an app on your phone that automatically responds to texts, such as AT&T DriveMode. Controlling Music Behind the Wheel drivers lose their focus. In fact, according to a report from the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, adjusting audio controls was the second-highest specific source of distraction for drivers (11.6 percent) in an analysis of national crash data. Create playlists before getting in the car so you’re not fumbling with your iPod while driving. Keep the volume steady. Your stereo shouldn’t be blaring anyway, since you need to keep an ear out for ambulance sirens and other surrounding noises. And constantly messing with the volume knob takes your attention away from the task at hand. Utilize your car’s preset buttons if you want to hop between radio stations. Anything that minimizes the time you spend looking away from the road will help. See Also — What You Must Do Following a Car Accident Interacting with Passengers For a lot of drivers, this may not register as a distraction, but even the simple act of talking to others in the same vehicle takes your focus off the road. This is an even bigger issue for newly licensed teen drivers who are relatively inexperienced, and therefore not as talented at multitasking behind the wheel as their parents might be. /general-news/peer-pressure-can-cause-teens-to-crash/”>a study conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm, which analyzed 677 teens who had been involved in serious car crashes, found that male teens driving passengers were six times more likely to carry out an illegal driving maneuver, and more than twice as likely to drive aggressively right before an accident, as do males driving alone. To combat this negative influence, 47 states, as well as Washington, D.C., have implemented Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws with restrictions on the number of passengers that new drivers may have. Even after these restrictions are lifted, passengers can cause difficulties for drivers. Ask your passengers to help out. If you are driving somewhere unfamiliar, have them take care of the directions. If your phone rings, let your passenger answer for you. Stand your ground. As the driver, you’re the one that’s responsible for your passengers. That means ultimately, you decide what’s best when driving. Be a passenger rather than the driver. If you find it too difficult to focus with passengers in the vehicle, you’re better off hitching a ride than taking the wheel, for everyone’s sake. Distractions aren’t always avoidable, but they can be managed. And when it comes to driving, where lives are at risk, this becomes an especially important task. So keep your eyes on the road and don’t give in to those distractions! See Also — How to Keep Children Safe in a Crash Distracted driving and related photos are copyrighted. 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__label__wiki	0.522147	0.522147	iPhone Developer Spotlight Congrats to our lead developer, Kevin Heap, who was spotlighted on AppCraver.com for his work on Kaloki Adventure. Here's a snippet of the question-and-answer segment, but you can read the whole thing here. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Did you have previous experience as a developer? We started working on the iPhone in October 2008. Wahoo Studios has been around since 2001 and in 2004 we created the NinjaBee brand to showcase our independent, self-published games. We released Outpost Kaloki X in November 2005 with the launch of the Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE Arcade. So we’ve got lots of experience making video games, but this is our first for the iPhone. What / how many apps have you made so far? We have 2 apps out right now - Kaloki Adventure and Kaloki Free. We’ve also got two more apps on the way; Kaloki Love and Kaloki War. What type of apps/games/software inspires you? Where do you get your ideas? I’m inspired by games that make you think - which usually means simulation/strategy games - but I’m a sucker for a compelling story with just about any genre of games. There have been so many games that have inspired me since I was a kid, but the game that really inspired me to want to make video games was the original King’s Quest game. Here's the contest - Good Luck!!! NinjaBee Contest -- 1600 MS Points!!!!! iPhone Developer NinjaBee Announces it has Finishe... Come Play with Us! Band of Bugs Music	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3221
__label__wiki	0.672531	0.672531	October 25, 2010 postpostsid First saw it couple of years back. Was sifting through my movie archive last week when I saw it and decided to watch it again. Hallam Foe is a teenager in rural Scotland who mostly spends his time in a treehouse snooping around with his binoculars and chronicling things he sees in a secret diary. He’s been distraught since his mother’s death, who he was really close to, and keeps a wide variety of her things in the treehouse. He suspects his young step mother who used to be his father’s secretary of plotting to drown his mother. He accuses her of the same and ends up having an argument and decides to run away from home. He lands up in London where he comes across a woman who looks like a younger version of his mother and follows her around. She turns out to be working at a Hotel and he approaches her for a job, ending up as a kitchen porter in the same hotel and ends up in some embarrassing misadventures. Watch the film for more. Hallam Foe is a little weird but has some endearing qualities which help you get past the rest. All in all, quite a refreshing watch. Ride to Nandi Hill October 10, 2010 cycling, postcycling, postsid 112 km 05:56 18.9km/h pace My first century ride! Rode in a group of 5 in an odd combination of hybrids, MTBs and even a single speed. Things went well till we reached the base, got a little difficult the first few kms into the climb and the final few kms even saw me taking a walk on really steep gradients. Tried to not go too fast downhill as there was a crazy guy on a Honda CBR continuously going up and down, still managed it in about 12-13 mins apart from a break when we had to stop to help one of the guys who had a fall after hitting the side wall. After reaching the base and on the way back to the highway, a long stretch with a slight downhill lighted up my eyes. Went into sprint mode and reached 56.1 kmph, beating the old max speed of 49.6 kmph easily. Speed really reduced in the final 20 kms as I began to feel the noon sun sapping away my energy. Reached home in the afternoon, tired but accomplished 🙂 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle August 31, 2010 books, murakami, postbooks, murakami, postsid Toru Okada loses his job. Then his cat. Then his wife. What follows is a most bizarre journey. He meets two psychic sisters, who help him in his search. Inexplicably grows a blue patch on his face. Befriends a high school student who’s part time job is to observe men’s hair patterns. Decides to hangout in a well and gets trapped inside for days. Meets a WW2 veteran who recalls his tortuous and bizarre experiences as a young Japanese officer in Manchukuo who becomes a PoW in a Russian slave labour camp. Meets another WW2 survivor who ‘cures’ people and her son who stopped speaking at the age of 6, inspite of being capable of doing so. Amazing, mind blowing book with such a wide scope that when you finish reading it you feel you’ve come a long way from where you began. A friend borrowed my original copy for a trip abroad when I was midway through, never to return it. I ended up buying another copy after quite a bit of waiting. This was my third Murakami book, following ‘Kafka on the shore’ and ‘South of the border, west of the sun’ chronologically, and I recently finished my first collection of short stories by the same author – ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’, another great read. Bought ‘Norwegian Wood’ recently, should be starting it soon. Auto generated Dan Brown plot March 30, 2010 postpostsid Waspy McWasp, the ruggedly handsome, world renowned Harvard professor of Useless Crapology is summoned to Europe to analyze the mysterious murder of a famous scientist of some sort . While there, he discovers evidence of the unimaginable – the definitive and substantial proof of the tooth fairy. He must work with Elizabeth, the extremely beautiful and intelligent cryptographer, in order to beat the clock and unlock the mystery. Waspy McWasp’s worst fears are confirmed when he discovers that a crazy desert raider has been murdering innocent victims, including a bunch of cute penguins. He and Elizabeth must rush against the clock, and use their knowledge of obscure art, ambiguous history, impossible computer science theory, and inaccurate theology, as their investigation takes them through the mysterious streets of Madrid. They encounter further difficulties when their efforts are thwarted by the President of the United States who has his own plan for solving the mystery and unlocking the secrets of the tooth fairy. Waspy McWasp and Elizabeth put their fate into the hands of the director of the NSA who actually turns out to be the one who planned and orchestrated the entire devious plot. As they expose the treacherous director of the NSA they must also face the truth that the tooth fairy was just a fabrication, and does not really exist. When the director of the NSA is finally exposed, he tries to escape, but tragically dies engulfed in infernal flames, as Waspy McWasp and Elizabeth look on. With his last breath, the director of the NSA explains that his motives were actually good, but got corrupted and twisted by evil ambition. Putting the entire fiasco behind them, Waspy McWasp and Elizabeth kiss in a very romantic and awkward kind of way. credits : http://www.columbia.edu/~ip71/fun/danbrown.html How have you changed February 11, 2010 postpostsid From choc’s blog : *15 YEARS AGO (1995) 1) How old were you? 12 2) Who were you dating? Nobody 3) Where did you work? Was in school, class 6 4) Where did you live? Kanpur 5) Where did you hang out? Around school campus and in my neighbourhood playing cricket,football with the kids 6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? No 7) Who were your best friends? Shadab, Abdul, Kushagra, Varun, Brijendra 8) How many tattoos did you have? None 9) How many piercings did you have? None. I remember they tried to pierce my ears when I was a kid. But don’t see any marks…guess I screamed and ran away! 10) What kind of car did you drive? none. 11) Had you been to a real party? Birthday parties! 12) Had you had your heart broken? No. 13) Were you Single/taken/Married/Divorced? Single. 14) Any kids? None 10 YEARS AGO (2000) 2) Who were you dating? No 3) Where did you work? In school, class 11 5) Where did you hang out? Various popular joints around Kanpur 7) Who were your best friends? Abdul, Kushagra, Fahad, Nikhil 9) How many piercings did you have? None 10) What car did you drive? None 11) Had your heart broke? No 12) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single 5 YEARS AGO (2005) 2) Who were you dating? Nobody. 3) Where did you work? In college. Started working late in the year. 4) Where did you live? Bangalore 5) Where did you hang out? Restaurants, multiplexes, malls 7) Who were your best friends? Shantanu, Shekhar, Kousthub, Priyanka 9) How many piercings did you have? none. 11) Had your heart broken? no TODAY (2010)** 1) Age? 26 2) Where do you work? Brighter India Foundation 3) Where do you live? Bangalore 5) Who are your closest friends? Shantanu, Abhi, Arvind 6) Do you talk to your old friends? Yes, occasionally 7) How many piercings do you have? none. 8) How many tattoos? none 9) What kind of car do you have? none 10) Had your heart been broken? yes 11) How many kids? none 12) Do you wear contacts and/or glasses? none 13) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? single! February 9, 2010 postpostsid The expanded title reads : Guns, Germs and Steel : A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years And it could not be more correct. In less than 500 pages, the author takes you on a whirlwind tour of how civilization emerged in all continents, and how the local geography, flora and fauna affected the development of complex societies throughout the world. It examines various historic events, figures out the causes behind them and then tries to perform a scientific analysis of the origin of those causes. It starts with the main factor behind origin of civilizations – food production. It examines how food production independently arose in different regions at different times. It then examines how and why it spread quickly across the vast continent of Eurasia and resulted in development of complex societies, but spread much slowly in the Americas and Africa, hence resulting in slower development. Having food production as the foundation of development, it examines how some societies developed diseases (germs), and some did not, and how something as simple as germs resulted in wipe out of entire native populations, with the rapid European conquest of the Americas and Australia while resulting in a failure of colonization of Africa till much later. It digs deep o find out why such germs developed only in certain societies and not in others. It also examines in detail the entire chain of evolution of civilization, starting from a tribe, leading on to a chiefdom, then a kingdom and finally becoming a nation state. It identifies how civilizations evolve from an egalitarian model into a kleptocracy with multiple class divisions as the population increases. This is only a small snapshot of the book’s scope, it goes much deeper and wider to compile nearly entire history of human civilizations and how and why some of them succeeded while others failed. It goes behind the science of it all to explain how and why history unfolded the way they did, completely changing the study of history to be a scientific subject rather than one of humanities. The author Jared Diamond is a maverick academic. He started his career in the biological sciences, becoming the Professor of Physiology at UCLA med school in 1966. He then switched to ecology and evolutionary biology, gaining fame for his explorations of remote parts of New Guinea in late 1970s. He then developed a third career in environmental history, becoming Professor of Geography and Environmental sciences at UCLA. World Ex Day December 28, 2009 postpostsid Is it for real? Just got this on email : 11th January is officially world ex day. All you do is just call your ex and say “happy ex day” just to show you are over him/her or maybe not. And it’s not just about your ex relationships but it also could be about your ex colleague, ex client, ex coach, ex best friend blah blah blah. Join it on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=213157523909 and be the first to spread the word. Is Delhi actually that dangerous? Original article here – http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2009/12/09/is-delhi-actually-that-dangerous/ Conventional wisdom holds that Delhi is a riddled with crime. Our neighbors and coworkers assured us that Delhi was a haven of danger. Criminals lurked around every corner, they declared; we were taking our life into our hands every time we rode in an auto, walked through the Old City, or generally left our house after sundown. But after eighteen months in the city, during which our only brush with crime was four scary six-year-olds, our question is this: why isn’t there more crime in Delhi? The demographics and economics of Delhi suggest that the city should be a warzone. The city skews young and male: 55% of Delhi is male, as compared to 52% across India and a global average of slightly more than 50%; and over 53% of the city is under the age of 25, compared to about 33% in New York City. Poor young males in America turn to sex and violence to vent their energy and aggression, but Delhi is such a conservative culture that it’s very hard for young men to engage in the former. The city’s economic gulf is incredibly wide and incredibly visible, like Ferraris-driving-past-pavement-dwellers visible. And the hardships of the city — heat, cold, traffic, pollution, water shortages, high population density, insults and indignities — are overwhelming even to people who can afford to overcome them. Most cities would be torn apart by these social forces. But not Delhi. The statistics reflect our observations. We don’t argue with reports that show Delhi to be India’s “crime capital“. But while Delhi may be dangerous by Indian standards, it’s positively tranquil as compared to American cities. The Delhi region had 495 murders in 2007, or 2.95 murders for every 100,000 people by the National Crime Records Bureau’s population estimates. In that same year, however, New York City had 5.94 murders per 100,000 people — and that was a year that New York City was named the safest big city in the United States. There’s a similar story for rape in 2007: 3.57 per 100,000 in New Delhi, 10.48 per 100,000 in New York. It’s fair to assume that a lot of crime goes unreported in Delhi. But it’s hard to imagine that three murders for every 100,000 people go unreported, or seven rapes for every 100,000 people. Which means, from our limited and admittedly amateur statistical analysis, that while Delhi has all of the demographics to make it a warzone, it has none of the actual crime. It’s clear even from the newspapers that Delhi’s day-to-day dangers are nowhere near the level of even the safest American cities.The papers report every crime as if it heralds the end of days, but the fact that simple robberies make the news as often as they do suggests that bigger crimes are not occurring at a comparable rate. “Rs 1 lakh stolen from Punjab trader on bus,” shouts one headline for a seven-paragraph article — a petty crime that, while unfortunate for the victim, wouldn’t garner even a sentence in an American paper because so many bigger crimes would elbow it out of the way. We just can’t understand why Delhi’s so safe. Not only do we not understand why angry young men haven’t taken full control of the city, we can’t even understand what keeps the grizzled old parking attendants from stealing the cars to which they’re entrusted. In places like Defense Colony Market, rich businessmen routinely hand the keys to their million-rupee cars to a parking attendant with the accompanying promise of a ten-rupee tip. How could these poor men, when faced with such a quick ticket to easy street, not take advantage of it? Never mind what Delhi’s apocalyptic news media says. The real question is this: what’s keeping a city of poor, jealous, sexually-frustrated young men from unleashing their aggressions and turning Delhi into Gotham City? Stephen Fry In America “Stephen Fry in America” is a 6 episode video documentary on the travels of Stephen Fry across all 50 states of the USA. For those who need an introduction, Stephen Fry is arguably the wittiest British TV presenter/comedian. In this travelogue, he showcases many historic and culturally significant places and events. Ranging from the hotel where the World Bank was formed to the place where Ben and Jerry’s was founded, the Mardi Gras festival in New Orleans to traditional Halloween celebration by witches in Salem, seeking the roots of Jazz music in southern Mississippi to advent of new genre bands in Seattle, its a very extensive study of the country as a whole. And it also goes beyond all this to show how immensely scenic and beautiful the American countryside really is. A must see for anyone planning to visit the country, or even a citizen as its vast scope covers places many would not have seen or even heard of. Excerpt from back cover : “What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge(poet), and pizza have in common?” “A THUMPING GOOD DETECTIVE-GHOST-HORROR-WHO DUNNIT-TIME TRAVEL-ROMANTIC-MUSICAL-COMEDY-EPIC” – The author Douglas Adams is truly like no other. His combination of creative imagination and rib tickling humour is unparalleled. It starts a bit slowly, making you wonder whether all that promised on the back cover is actually in there…but by the time you finish, all that is delivered and more. Its my serious advice that unless you want to make a giggling fool of yourself, do not read this book in a public place! chocolatny on Day out at National Market chocolatny on Sholay: A software engineer’s version walkintheclouds on The Book or The Movie? siduced on Requiem for a love chocolatny on The weekend that went by amir khusrau anamorphic art bit torrents boondock saints bot family catcher in the rye english patient felice varini first entry geek vs management gmail to fax google story i the divine kaanta laga longest entry micheal moore national market nochnoy dozor personal dna residence antilia url spoofing vernon god little web tweaks wif web design yak yak	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line3222

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