Labate J.A.,Plant Genetic Resources Unit |
Robertson L.D.,Plant Genetic Resources Unit
Molecular Breeding | Year: 2015
To help support utilization of germplasm resources for tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica) crop improvement, we characterized genetic diversity in the National Plant Germplasm System collection. Genotyping by sequencing, a method of high-throughput DNA sequencing of reduced representation genomic libraries, was performed on 190 plant samples. This yielded 77,340 high-quality filtered single nucleotide polymorphisms from 179 plants sampled from 125 accessions. Geographical information systems data on geospatial references were verified using web- and PC-based software tools. We found that multiple plants sampled per accession were closely related to each other, but there was no apparent pattern related to original sampling location with respect to state in Mexico. There was no evidence for isolation by distance in a 15-accession, 53 plant geodiversity panel. Average proportion of heterozygous sites was halved in samples from nine inbred lines relative to samples from open-pollinated accessions (0.04 vs. 0.08). The genetic characterization of these accessions can help end users choose germplasm to support increased production of fresh and processed tomatillo products for expanding niche markets. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht (outside the USA).


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The Congress and the AAP on Wednesday tore into the BJP after the tricolor at the gathering central command slid to the ground will BJP president Amit Shah was attempting to spread out it.
Amit Shah was all prepared to spread out the national banner at the gathering central command, however things did not go as arranged. Shah continued pulling at the strings yet the banner, rather than going up, hastened down in inverse heading and tumbled to the down. Shah did not appear to be bothered and continued pulling at the string until the point when the banner was up once more.
In any case, this was ammo enough for the resistance to assault the BJP.
The Congress gathering’s authentic handle shared the video on Twitter and stated, “Jo desh ka jhanda nahi sambhal sakte, woh desh kya sambhalenge (the individuals who can’t deal with the national banner, by what means will they run the nation)”.
Those that give “authentications of patriotism” to individuals, don’t know the manners of the national song of devotion, the Congress said


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|Title||Leone di Cieli Version Vongola|
|Size||20cm (minus the tail)|
|Manga Debut||Chapter 240|
|Anime Debut||Episode 167|
Natsu, Tsuna's exclusive Vongola Box Weapon, was created by remodeling a Sky-attribute Sky Lion and is imbued with the Vongola's latest technology. His figure is that of a small, immature lion that acts like its master in and out of battle, going from a serious, powerful animal to a timid, easily frightened cub. As they are both based on the same Box Animal, Natsu has some similarities to Xanxus's Bester.
- Ruggito di Cieli: Like the Sky Lion, Natsu sends Sky Flames carrying the Harmony property at the opponents through a roar and they are then assimilated with the surrounding battlefield. It was first used to petrify Torikabuto's Rete Serpente di Mare.
- Cambio Forma: Modo Difesa - Mantello di Vongola Primo (Defense Mode: Vongola First's Cloak): Natsu changes into a long, black Cloak covered in Sky Flames that has the capacity to nullify attacks. Tsuna wears the cloak over his shoulder, which is attached to his left X-Glove through a metal piece with the Roman Numeral "I" on it. After Tsuna attained the original Sky Vongola Ring, the metal piece changed shape and the cloak's powers greatly improved.
- Cambio Forma:Modo Atacco - Mitena di Vongola Primo (Attack Mode: Vongola First's Gauntlet): In this form, Natsu combines with Tsuna's right X-Glove and becomes a metal gauntlet with the Roman Numeral "I" on it. He can then concentrate its Flames in his fist to deliver a punching technique called "Big Bang Axel," which is said to rival the X-Burner in power. After Tsuna attained the original Sky Vongola Ring, the gauntlet changed shape, becoming longer and gaining stylizing spikes, and the technique gained even more power, being renamed "Burning Axel".
- It was first opened incorrectly and appeared in a monstrous shape.
- In the Reborn! Fandom, his number is 72, the shorthand of Tsuna's Hyper Dying Will Mode form and the reverse of normal Tsuna's 27.
- The katakana for Natsu, "ナッツ," is the reverse of Tsuna's name in katakana if the small katakana "ッ" is excluded.
- His eyes are similar to Tsuna's in Hyper Dying Will Mode.
- When Reborn wanted a pet for Tsuna, he had suggested a lion.
- During Future Final Battle Arc's end, Tsuna and his family couldn't take the box weapons with them because they didn't exist in the past. Thanks to Verde, Natsu became a Vongola Box Ring at first. With the help of Talbot, it later became one with the Vongola Sky Ring and at the end also became a Ring of the Sky Version X.
- There have been some translations of "Natsu" from Japanese to English, into the word "Nuts" since the katakana for Nattsu "ナッツ" literally means "Nuts" in English. However, the word actually is the romaji for the word summer "夏"
- Natsu gets along with Enma, letting Enma pet him and play with him; also Natsu, at first, wouldn't attack Enma until Enma's monstrous form was revealed to him, thus scaring him.
- Since Natsu is timid and scared easily out of battle, Uri, Gokudera's box weapon, attacks Natsu when it won't practice battle positioning. In turn, Natsu and Uri dragged Tsuna into the fight and Gokudera yelled at Uri.
- Natsu can sense Tsuna's feelings.


Some of you could utilize the term American Craftsman Cabinets Home Depot pretty frequently on everyday basis. A few of you could even work in this field at the moment. But did you probably know very well what it is all really about? Or did you simply play by ear and kind of only feel it to create it work? Improving the appearance of a residence is indeed work that requires sense and sensibility. But if you just put every thing together, chances are the outcome would not be satisfying. Understanding the style from its base would support a lot since you’d know how to proceed and how to handle issues once they manifest in front of you.
Home renovation and home remodeling are other names built along really well with the concept ofhome improvement. Essentially, means that about the renovation or adding something for a home. The word improvement in this case pertains to three major aspects: 1) it may refer to a task that seeks to upgrade the preexisting interior of a residence (e.g. plumbing and electrical), 2) the advance is tailored to the outdoors (e.g. roofing, siding, concrete, and masonry), or 3) it can also be dedicated in improving various parts of the property or home (e.g. garage maintenance or garden work.
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The past kind of American Craftsman Cabinets Home Depot is one dedicated to enhance safety measures and increase emergency preparedness. This can be accomplished by, for instance, installing alarm systems for burglary or home fire—or both, installing systems of fire sprinkler, and adding security shutters, windows, and doors. Safety may be improved further by creating storm cellars taking shelter in through hurricanes—specifically in locations such happening is common. It is . cognizant of install backup generators simply put house are aware of function even during power outages.


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What software to download for a used 7290
No idea what to do! on the blackberry website there are many versions avail. My obvious guess is to download the most recent version. Please send me links if you can on all what I need to download on my computer to sync it all together.
What I want to do with my blackberry:
mostly contact lists...instead of having a palm pilot in addition to my phone
How do I insert all my phone numbers and contact info in my computer and then transfer it to my blackberry? It seems too painful to enter it all directly on my blackberry.
To synchronize your contacts to your BlackBerry you will need to download and install the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software. The latest version will work fine.
what about importing a contact list?
did that, downloaded the latest software. Now how to I sync my client phone number and e-mail contacts into my blackberry? I can type much faster on my computer
Go here for some 101 tutorials - BlackBerry - Welcome To BlackBerry101
Once you install the software, it will be fairly easy for you to figure out how to sync. Someone else might post a tutorial on how to use the desktop software if you get stuck, but I think you'll figure it out. Come back and ask if you don't find what you are looking for by seaching :)
Welcome and best of luck!
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India had suggested China for renminbi-rupee trade to boost its exports and tackle the widening trade deficit concern.
This month, the local unit has gained 2.79% against the dollar.
This month, the local unit has gained 2.79% against the dollar, making the rupee the third best performer.
The bilateral trade between India and China rose by 18.63 per cent year-on-year last year. But the trade deficit still remains high at $51.75 billion in 2017
Imports in September grew by 10.45 per cent to $41.9 billion, according to the commerce ministry data released on Monday
Imports, however, went up by 10.45 per cent in September. The increase works out to be 16.16 per cent during April-September period of 2018-19 financial year
The meeting will deliberate upon ways to address India's trade deficit in goods and pressure on the rupee, the official added
Merchandise imports too rose by 25.41 per cent in August to USD 45.24 billion due to the rising crude oil prices, leaving a trade deficit of USD 17.4 billion
India’s trade deficit widened to $18.02 billion in July from $11.45 billion a year earlier
FM Jaitley has said the RBI was doing whatever was necessary to deal with the situation.
India’s crude oil import bill balloons 76% to $10.2 billion in July, adds pressure on trade and fiscal deficit
The recent surge in international oil prices has resulted in worsening of the current account deficit and fiscal deficit for the domestic economy apart from an inflated petroleum subsidy and high inflation
The rupee ended below the 70-mark against the US dollar for the first time ever on August 16.
He also said that there is a constituency which benefits from strong rupee but it needs to be put on the back foot
With rising oil prices & depreciating rupee, there are concerns that CAD will rise in the current fiscal.
Though merchandise exports rose 14.32 percent year-on-year in July, the trade deficit widened as oil imports surged 57.41 percent to $12.35 billion.
Oil and gas exports, which accounted for 93.38 per cent of total export sales, rose to $18.516 billion in the January-June period from $16.652 billion a year earlier, customs data showed
Though merchandise exports rose 17.57 percent year-on-year in June, the trade deficit widened to $16.6 billion from $14.62 billion in May. Oil imports rose 56.61 percent to $12.73 billion


He may be nameless on Heroes, or simply referred to as "The Haitian," but with his memory-eating powers he's one of the most powerful people on the show. Recently io9 ran into Jimmy-Jean Louis, the man behind the Haitian, who spilled his guts about his onscreen counterpart and then promptly made us forget about it. Here's what we were able to remember after hypnotherapy.
Will you be getting a real name at some point instead of just being referred to as "The Haitan"?
I have a name, actually. They were going to use it on the second or third episode, but then they realized that "The Haitian" was catchy, and it added a lot of mystery to the character. My partner's name is Noah, so maybe you'll find out that I'm Moses! They might be using my real name soon.
Are you hoping they'll continue to expand your backstory?
I hope so, because he's a very interesting character with a lot of depth. They'll probably have to because we don't know what he's up to or what his relationship is to the other heroes, with Mama Petrelli, with Bob at the company and all the other people. But at the same time, they can do whatever they want!
Who would win if you went head to head with Sylar? He wouldn't have his powers then, so who would come out on top?
I don't know if you've seen that scene with Peter and the Haitian, but if The Haitian can take Peter down, then I'm sure he probably can take Sylar down as well.
The other thing is that I have a feeling that The Haitian is very dangerous, which is why they have to play him very slowly. Otherwise, he might become slightly "too big." Right now we know he can erase people's memories, and he can stop their powers, but what else can he do? It's very exciting and hopefully we can find out after the writer's strike!


Hello everyone! We wrapped up our homeschool year last week and are ready for have some fun this summer! To celebrate and say "thank you" to all who have been following my homeschool art lessons I have a free coloring page for you to download. I will keep posting fun projects to do with and without the kids throughout the summer, and will have a homeschool art curriculum to share once the new year begins.
Just download, print and have fun coloring! Also, don't forget to print one for your kids this is a nice project to do with them at the table while taking a break from schoolwork.
To download click the link here.
P.S. I just added a new follow button on the right. Don't forget to follow so you can get more coloring pages, project ideas, and art lessons!


Quite the opposite in fact. I’m pleased that the man has gone. Nothing personal Joe but I just thought you had fundamental issues in doing the job you were supposed to be doing. Auf wiedersehen pet and all that.
However it has come as a bolt from the blue so what exactly has gone on behind closed doors for this to be the outcome?
To be honest I doubt we’ll ever find out. Kinnear may well get the ear of a radio station but the buffoon has got so much wrong previously (like player names for a start, oh and also saying no players would leave United shortly before Cabaye left for PSG) you wouldn’t be able to believe a word he said.
Apparently there are no plans to replace Kinnear with another Director of Football so does that now mean that the manager will have more say on transfers? Maybe Graham Carr will be given some more influence rather than feeding targets to Kinnear only for nothing to happen?
Having been critical of Kinnear you have to remember that he was not and is not the exclusive problem at our club however his failure to land a first team player on a permanent deal during his tenure does stick out like a sore thumb.
I don’t know what is going on or why there was this need for sudden change. It’s welcome as it’s a sign something is changing and that perhaps there is someone somewhere in the corridors of power that at least empathises with us.
Then again it could all be a PR stunt and Kinnear could be made to look like the fall guy. For all we know he may not have been given the cash to splash by Ash?
That wouldn’t be a shock, would it?


This week I decided to attempt to sew a bag. I followed this video on Youtube, Hand Sewing The Most Simple Drawstring Bag | DinLife. This video is not a tutorial but more like a demonstration. I wanted to challenge myself and see if I could follow along with a video with no instructions.
Since I didn’t want the tread to be seen, I side up using the ladder stitch to sew the ends together instead of using the blanket stitch. That’s why if you compare my drawstring bad to the one in the video the sides look different.
Instead of writing a step by step tutorial on sewing a drawstring bag. I used an app called Shortcut to create a slideshow of me making a drawstring bag.


Wow, 2017, eh? That happened. Apparently. I try not to think about it.
So here is the yearly round up post from 2017’s resolutions! Let me warn you, it’s definitely not as good as last year. In fact, it’s so bad I’m going to be looking under every tiny rock for a little beckon of light like “hey I ALMOST did this lookit!” So just to warn you. Let’s get started, shall we?
1.) Submit short stories – Yeah, this was a flat out fail. I got a few submissions out but not a lot and I didn’t get any new stories ready to send out. I blame job applications for that one. Getting beaten down by one kind of rejection was quite enough, thanks.
2.) Get author logo and website banner – This was a half success. As you can see, I have a shiny new logo courtesy of the talented Nat Furman! Unfortunately, due to financial issues in the latter half of the year, there was simply no chance that I could get the banner sorted out.
3.) Put writing samples on website – A partial if very minor win. I did manage to stick up a handful (okay, three). It’s a start. Though, thanks to my writing workshop and a small serial I’ve got ready, there’s going to be a lot more going up in the New Year – which will also hopefully help me catch up with blog posts as well, since this is technically the post from November 5th. Hey, we’ll get there. 2017, amiright?
4.) Put all relevant info from Through the Black into my Twyned Earth World Building encyclopedia – Hoooooo-ey, this is another big splat. I got up to a certain point but we’ve still got a loooooong way to go. I’m hoping to throw that back into this year’s plan because it really needs done.
5.) Art more – Okay, you know what? This one is a win. In 2017 I posted up TWENTY pieces of art to my DeviantArt account and there are several that I didn’t post. They aren’t good but they’re there and I did them. And, I think maybe at a push, I’m getting better and that’s the whole point, right? That’s more than one picture posted per month (close to two even) and for me that’s a lot. A lot a lot. You know how much I posted in 2016? Two pictures. So yeah, this one is a win and I intend to keep it up.
I hope last year treated you folks a whole lot better and I hope you had a Happy New Year! I spent mine in bed playing Skyrim and after that twelve months there was no where I would have rather been.


Thursday, 31 January 2013
“First if all, never play macho man in the market. Second, never overtrade. My major problem was not the number of points I lost on the trade, but that I was trading far too many contracts relative to the equity in the accounts that I handled.” - Paul Tudor Jones
Commercial Bank and John Keells Holdings continued to attract institutional and high net worth investors with the two counters dominating today’s turnover. Retail investors seem to have settled down awaiting another bullish period. Foreign investors exiting certain companies shouldn’t be seen as a worrying issues as these shares are trading at attractive prices and local buying helps to retain future gains.
ASI dipped marginally by 9.01 points (0.15%) to close at 5,816.89 and the S&P SL20 index gained 3.98 points (0.12%) to close at 3,197.16. Turnover was 3,425.1Mn.
Top contributors to turnover were Commercial Bank with 1,609.8Mn John Keells Holdings with Rs. 1,311.5Mn and DFCC with Rs. 140.0Mn. Most active counters for the day were People’s Leasing & Finance, Pan Asia Bank and John Keells Holdings.
Notable gainers for the day were SMB Leasing up by 11.1% to close at Rs. 1.00, people’s Finance up by 7.6% to close at Rs 41.20 and Amana Takaful up by 6.3% to close at Rs. 1.70. Notable losers for the day were People Leasing & Finance down by 9.4% to close at Rs. 13.50, Citrus Waskaduwa down by 6.0% to close at Rs. 6.30 and Colonial Motors down by 4.5% to close at Rs. 145.10.
Cash Map for today was 18.45%. Foreign participation was 70% of total market turnover whilst net foreign selling was Rs. 292Mn.


The managing director of a leading brokerage has called on APRA to ensure that any new macro-prudential measures brought in come with appropriate oversight and controls to avoid “injustices” being perpetuated by the banks.
MoneyQuest managing director Michael Russell told The Adviser that he believes APRA’s measures requiring ADIs to curb investor lending to 10 per cent and interest-only lending to 30 per cent have resulted in “an injustice that is continuing to be perpetuated” on consumers as a result of a lack of prescriptive oversight.
Speaking after APRA outlined plans to change banks’ capital requirements for property investors and borrowers with interest-only home loans, Mr Russell cautioned the prudential regulator to take care with any further mortgage curbs to avoid “unintended consequences” that could negatively impact borrowers.
According to Mr Russell, while the financial services regulator (ASIC) undertakes “a good depth of forensic analysis and assessment” when it looks at the mortgage industry, and “talks to all stakeholders”, he did not believe that APRA did the same.
Mr Russell said that the current speed bumps put in place have resulted in the banks increasing their back-book interest rates for investor and interest-only loans that has caused “carnage” for existing interest-only borrowers.
He said: “You’re talking about families and mortgage holders across the country that are being impacted unnecessarily… that have been the victims of interest rate increases.
“There is a zero-sum game to increase the interest rates of existing interest-only customers to pull investment demand of house prices. So, why is it being done? APRA [is] the regulator of the ADIs [authorised deposit-taking institutions] and if they are going to instruct them what to do, they can’t just leave it at that. They need to [have] oversight [of] how the ADIs intend to go about it. Because if they don’t, it’s reckless. It’s not good enough.”
Mr Russell highlighted a case where a borrower took out an interest-only loan in 2013 in order to buy a home and make some home improvements before paying down the principal. During that time, he had married and become a father, while house prices had fallen in the area. When his IO term ended, he sought an extension as he could not make P&I repayments until his wife had returned to work.
However, Mr Russell said that, due to the “banks no longer accommodating previous extension of interest-only terms for fear of breaching APRA’s controls”, his application was declined and he had to sell the house.
The managing director therefore said that as it is “counterintuitive for a business that is in the business of lending money” to pull back on lending, “if you are going to instruct someone to do something that is not in their nature, you have to be a lot more prescriptive in your instructions and have a level of oversight”.
He added: “Because for APRA to simply instruct the banks on what to do, they must realise that this is against the very nature of the banks who are there to lend to people in need and support growth, etc. So, surely some level of oversight was needed.”
According to Mr Russell, APRA [is] “about to tweak the controls”, and he therefore hopes that “next time around, they give far more thought to what the unintended consequences might be and they give far more thought into how the ADIs go about following the lead from APRA”.
He suggested that either Treasury or APRA needs to provide more oversight of the banks, because APRA “cannot be all care and no responsibility”.
“These sorts of issues, unfortunately, don’t get enough air play. We need to make sure that our customers are better protected by more informed decisions from the banking regulator. There needs to be a lot more care taken when you start to intervene in a free market,” Mr Russell concluded.
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Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new titles on sale next Wednesday including "Captain America" #8, "Deadpool" #50, "Scarlet Spider" #2, "X-Men" #24 and many more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR presents an exclusive preview of Jason Aaron and Whilce Portacio's "Incredible Hulk" #5. Discover who is responsible for separating Bruce Banner and the Hulk on February 8!
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso rings in the new year with a look inside the entire Marvel line starting with the Ultimate U's next event, Spider-Man's future, new initiatives like "Dexter" and much more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new titles on sale next Wednesday including "Captain America" #7, "New Avengers" #20, "Wolverine" #300, "X-Men Legacy" #260.1 and more.
Marvel has provided CBR with exclusive first looks at the first issue of Christopher Yost and Ryan Stegman's "Scarlet Spider" and Jason Aaron and Whilce Portacio's "Incredible Hulk" #4!
Police nab drunken man in Hulk suit selling drugs! Interviews with Ryan North, Kim Thompson and Chad Michael Murray! Duane Swierczynski recommends true-crime graphic novels! Plus much more!
James Hunt celebrates the holidays with a 4 star review for "Incredible Hulk" #3, calling Jason Aaron's current incarnation of the Marvel series "a welcome change from the last few years."
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new titles on sale next Wednesday including "Daredevil" #7, "Generation Hope" #15, "Incredible Hulk" #3, "Venom" #11 and more.
James Hunt gives this week's issue of "Incredible Hulk" 4 stars saying Jason Aaron's exploration of the Bruce Banner/Hulk relationship should "bring readers back, issue after issue."
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new titles on sale next Wednesday including "Captain America" #4, "Incredible Hulk" #2, "The Punisher" #5, "Venom #9" and many more.
The artist of Marvel's new "Incredible Hulk" went to the Emergency Room Tuesday for an infection to his ankle, but as Marc Silvestri prepares to get back to the drawing board, questions arise as to his run with the Green Goliath.
Marvel has released an early look at Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri's "Incredible Hulk" #3. The finale of the series' first story arc hits Wednesday, December 7.
Alan Davis draws pretty Avengers, Erik Larsen hits issue #175 of 'Savage Dragon and Augie wonders if Marvel pulled a bit of a bait-and-switch with regard to Marc Silvestri's run on "Incredible Hulk."
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new titles on sale next Wednesday including "Amazing Spider-Man" #672, "Daredevil" #5, "FF" #11, "Incredible Hulk" #1 and more.
Marvel's Incredible Hulk panel at NYCC set the stage for the green-skinned goliath's 2012, with "Incredible Hulk" writer Jason Aaron, Axel Alonso and others discussing upcoming plans, new series and more.
Marvel has released a 6-page preview of October's "Incredible Hulk" #1, the Jade Giant's new series from the creative team of Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri.
"Schism" and "Wolverine" writer Jason Aaron takes a break from the X-event shaking mutantkind to its core to answer readers' questions and stroke his beard. Plus exclusive art!
Doug Zawisza gives the final issue of "Incredible Hulks" 4 stars saying Greg Pak and Paul Pellettier's send-off to the jade giant contains "riveting storytelling."
The acclaimed artist behind the "Planet Hulk" covers returns to Marvel's Green Goliath as Ladronn gets Bruce Banner angry in a new variant for Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri's incoming "Incredible Hulk" relaunch.
President Obama makes a cameo in DC's "Flashpoint"! EC Comics Library lineup! Otakon draws 31,000 fans! Walt Simonson talks "Thor"! Greg Pak reflects on "Incredible Hulk"! Plus much more!
Marvel has released a trailer for Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri's "Incredible Hulk," offering insight into the series' premise and featuring new art!
This October, Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri kick off a new volume of "Incredible Hulk" with a story that finds Bruce Banner and the Hulk separated at last. We spoke with Aaron about keeping the beast in check.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says he and David Eick have turned in a revised outline to ABC for the planned "Incredible Hulk" live-action television series. SPINOFF has details.
He's made the Hulk a gladiator, a freedom fighter, a king and involved him in two wars. This summer, writer Greg Pak brings his five year run with the character to an end with "Heart of the Monster."
CBR spoke with Herb Trimpe, the man many consider to be the definitive "Incredible Hulk" artist, about his time working in the Marvel bullpen, the one character he never had a chance to draw and life after comics.
"Helloby" director Guillermo del Toro and "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer David Eick are reportedly finalizing a deal to create the new "Incredible Hulk" series for Marvel and ABC Studios. SPINOFF has details.
Marvel Comics has announced that artist Dale Eaglesham will be joining scripter Greg Pak on "Incredible Hulk" with February's issue #623, the start of the three-part "Planet Savage" storyline.
Doug Zawisza gave "Incredible Hulk" #611 4 stars finding Greg Pak and Paul Pelletier's latest chapter of "World War Hulks" "a smaller part of a whole, but it is a whole lot of what people read 'Incredible Hulk' to see."
Marvel Comics has released an advance look at "The Incredible Hulk" #611 featuring the climax to "World War Hulks" as depicted by writer Greg Pak and artist Paul Pelletier. The issue smashes into stores August 11.
Mark Paniccia and Nate Cosby, the editors behind "Fall of the Hulks," stop in for a rundown of what it takes to keep the event smashing chapter after chapter along with a tease on what the future holds for Betty Ross and company.
Both of this week's "Fall of the Hulks" chapters have garnered positive reviews from CBR's Reviews Staff, with Doug Zawisa looking at "Incredible Hulk" #606 and Timothy Callahan tackling "Hulk" #19.
The incoming artist for "Incredible Hulk" describes the free wheeling feel of his latest gig, explains how he landed on "Hulk" after his "War of Kings" assignment and gives us an exclusive look at "Fall of the Hulks" art.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale this coming Thursday including "New Avengers Annual" #3, "S.W.O.R.D." #2, "War Machine" #12, "Invincible Iron Man" #21, & plenty more!
Pipeline Retro returns with a look at Dale Keown's project, "Pitt." It has a confusing story, creative team, and a convoluted publishing history behind it, but Augie is here to sort through it all for you. Maybe. It gets tricky.
From the identity of the Red Hulk to the future of Marvel's Hulk line itself, superstar writer Jeph Loeb details why the "Incredible Hulk" #600 anniversary issue will be a true milestone for the Green Goliath.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR brings you an exclusive first look at Tim Sale's variant cover of "Incredible Hulk" #600 by Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness, on sale July 15.
Despite critical acclaim, the Edward Norton version of Marvel's engine of destruction still pulled in less opening weekend cash than Ang Lee's take. We break down all the relevant issues.
CBR speaks with SEGA's Erica Mason about "The Incredible Hulk" video game. In stores now, the game combines elements from the film and the comics, allowing gamers to play as Red Hulk and other versions.


Thanks for the reply Formosa Fitness.
I've got an email into the Concept 2 to ask if their D model machine can be divided into two boxes for shipping where each box is less than 23KG (the maximum allowable weight by the airline I'll be travelling on this summer back to Canada).
If its possible, I'm thinking that there would be a slight charge for over-sized baggage (since one box must be at least 56 inches in length) but perhaps it wouldn't break the bank so much.
Even if I could grab one for 1200USD its still half of what they are charging for here in Taiwan.
I see that you have the E models. Do your clients like them?
I'm trying to pick up a D model which is closer to the ground.
I used to row in high school and if the ERGs I used were as high-off-the-ground as the E models in the picture I would have broken my bloody neck
Thanks again for the reply.
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Ripple has just completed a rollout of over 2000 Promotional Pallet Frames across the Topps Tiles estate. The solution has greatly enhanced the quality of the display and communication of in-store promotional activity without affecting floor space!
The concept was designed and developed in conjunction with Dilip Parmar, Topps’ Visual Merchandising and Design Manager. Dilip commented, “the response to this initiative is unprecedented, the store teams love them and many have questioned ‘why didn’t we do this years ago!’ as well as ‘can we have more please!’, and I am sure they will make a great contribution to the continuing growth of the business.”
Jim at Topps’ Loughton store said: –
“I just wanted to take the time to say WELL DONE! to everyone involved in producing and bringing the new power aisle pallet frames to life. A fantastic job which will help us all reach our target. Great job guys!’


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Hey folks, First time here so: thanks devs and community for creating such a great thing! ProcessWire was a treat to work with and I hope I get to use it on future projects. However, I have a perplexing issue. I launched a site a few weeks ago and revisited it yesterday to find the following error: Confusingly, the site is working fine in my dev environment. Live, I can access files in the public directory but anything that uses the pw api spits backs the same error. The database dumpfile is effectively identical to that from my dev environment and since launch I've neither changed any of the files nor updated pw (using v2.6). Can anyone suggest why pw might be trying to grab over 2gb of memory? As far as I could tell with dropping memory_get_usage() statements into the source files, it's borking at line ~100 in /index.php at $config = new Config(); I did do some poking around with the ServerPilot Apache/Nginx config files shortly after launch, but when I left it, the site was working fine. Any leads are greatly appreciated!


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Florian Dambrine is Senior DevOps Engineer @ GumGum , a Computer vision platform, dealing with a large set of technologies related to Big Data and Machine learning.
Since Florian last spoke at Ansible Los Angeles, GumGum's infrastructure has significantly evolved: dealing with more than 1000 servers, managing multiple AWS accounts in multiple regions, maintaining over 200 Ansible roles...
As a DevOps Engineer, his responsibility is to maintain the health, the stability, and the security of their growing production clusters. Florian has recently focused on breaking up the original Ansible repository into a single repository structure to enforce best practices using Ansible Molecule and CI/CD pipelines with Drone.
Florian will be covering:
* Test-Driven Infrastructure concepts
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* Moving away from a monolithic Ansible repository to a Ansible Galaxy like model
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* Gumsible - The way GumGum runs Ansible
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Below is the recording of the presentation and the meetup discussion.
Meetup Recording: https://vimeo.com/314439402


Let me start off by saying that I love my boys. All of them. But. It’s hard to survive a snow day.
Seriously. This past week we experienced our very first snow day, and let me tell you. I had to take a LOT of deep breaths and mommy timeouts.
You know exactly what I’m talking about…those moments when you “go to the bathroom” but really you’re curled in your closet in the fetal position shoving a stray candy cane that may or may not be a year or two old (that may or may not have fallen out of a boot that you were trying to shove on your foot)…no? Just me?
I know I’m not alone. I know I’m not the only mom that prays for the snow to melt faster than it falls. And since it’s been about 3 years since we’ve dealt with snow, I think this hit me especially hard.
Why? Well, the snow day was one of the last days before winter break. That’s right folks. My lovely children are home with me…for two whole weeks.
Since I chose this Christmas to cut back on wine, I have been racking my brain to figure out how to survive not one but all 14 “snow days” in a row.
Because the Michigan snow isn’t melting anytime soon, and I can’t send Smalls to school without adult supervision. Want to know what I came up with?
I’m officially going to try to start a meditation practice…again.
At the beginning of the year, my ‘year of rest‘, I vowed to make meditation and prayer a more solid part of my routine.
Guess who totally failed at that one? Yup. Yours truly.
So here I am again…12 months later. Still trying to get the hang of this meditation thing. To help my brain get the picture, I decided to do some research on meditation…and mindfulness.
Meditation and Mindfulness
What I found were a lot of gurus who claimed that in order to reap the health benefits, you needed to meditate for 30 or more minutes a day. None of them have kids.
I was totally not surprised by this, by the way.
That doesn’t change the fact that, it’s apparent to me that meditation works. It works better if you can also cultivate a mindfulness practice.
Mindfulness is a practice where you consciously focus on positivity or goal setting…you get the idea. One of my favorite ways to practice mindfulness is journaling. I’m totally in love with the Five Minute Journal (and need to order another one soon!).
I love that it’s fast, easy, and be completed in literally 5 minutes (like any mom has 30 uninterrupted minutes between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and midnight).
Now that we’ve established that this whole mediation thing has some merits, in fact, being mindful (and meditating) can help you maintain a healthy weight and may even promote a healthy gut.
Moms, I totally get it. It’s hard to be happy when your toddler is screaming because he just wants to play in the snow…and 5 minutes after you send him out (that’s not counting the 45 minutes it took to wrestle him into his snow gear), he’s totally done.
And he wants to come in.
Then he wants to go out again…
Then in again…
You get the idea.
This is one area that I really, really wanted my [new] mindfulness and meditation practice to help.
Some claim that mindfulness can cure a whole host of issues…and while I can’t speak to that, I can say that spending a few minutes through my day to count my blessings and take a mommy time out (or 10) made the day so much better.
My temper didn’t flare (as much) and I was far more tolerant of my boys being the kids that they are.
This is definitely something I’ll be employing over the Christmas break.
When you eat, take a few minutes to sit down and enjoy your meal. I find that the more I focus on the task at hand (which is part of mindfulness), the less inclined I am to eat for a distraction (which means that my pants fit better and I’m in a better mood because of that.
When you practice mindful eating, you are listening more deeply to how hungry and full you actually are.
Mindful eating means not allowing yourself to be distracted by other things while you’re eating. This means that you can’t play Candy Crush and have lunch.
There have been some recent studies that show a link between stress, stress hormones, and changes in gut microbes (your friendly bacteria and other critters that help your digestion).
The basic premise is that mindfulness leads to a reduction in stress, which leads to fewer gut issues.
I was skeptical but figured if being more mindful would allow me to go a few days without heartburn or IBS symptoms then it would be a bonus.
I’m super excited to share that I haven’t needed to take licorice in quite a few days!
Plan for Chaos
You’ve fed the kids, you named the 3 things that you’re thankful for this morning, and your day is still going south.
And not in the “let’s go to the warm beach and have fun” kind of south. The kind of sound that makes you question your choices.
When you inevitably find yourself ready to pull your hair out because your toddler has gone in and out 12,345,402 times, take a breath, put your foot down, and put in a favorite Christmas movie. Or set them in front of coloring books.
Basically, give the kids something to do. I buy a few extra activity and coloring books over the month leading up to Christmas which means my boys think I’m awesome for having a Thomas coloring book or a Ninjago activity book ready for them.
And, once they’re occupied, go meditate for a little bit. Give yourself a breather.
As we move toward the new year, it’s important to remember that we need to take care of ourselves. Especially on snow days. So…
- Be Happy
- Eat (but not too much)…and…
- Distract your kids
You’ve got this.


The final daily For Better or for Worse strip was published today. I predicted that the comic strip would end with the words "for better or for worse", but I thought they would be said by Elizabeth at her wedding. Instead Johnson switched it up by having Iris say them about her and Jim. Johnson had originally planned to retire but since her recent divorce she has decided to continue on in a limited fashion. Starting on September 1, 2008, Johnston began what she calls "new-runs", starting her storyline back at the very beginning, but with all-new art and jokes. This new material will occasionally be interspliced with strips from her original run.
This was one of the first comic strips I can remember reading as a kid. The Patterson family will always have a special place in my heart and they will be missed.
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Eating Jewish: Mengedarrah for Tisha B’Av
I wanted to write an Eating Jewish post about Tisha b’Av, yet as I started looking through my various cookbooks, I noticed that most of them had no mention of the holiday. It was often missing from the index and even recipes containing ingredients that would usually be included in a dish prepared on Tisha b'Av had no mention of it. I did find mention of Tisha b’Av in Gil Marks' Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, which devotes an entry to it (there’s a reason I’m constantly referring to this book) as well as in his cookbook The World of Jewish Food.
Despite having found a few recipes associated with this holiday, I was left wondering why so many cookbooks seem to skip over Tisha b’Av entirely. Termed as the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, it commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temples, both of which are supposed to have taken place on the ninth of Av, as well as other catastrophes that have befallen the Jewish community throughout history. It is an important day of commemoration, for not only did the Jewish community lose their central places of worship, but the destruction of the first Temple in 586 BCE changed the face of the Jewish community forever with the creation of the Jewish diaspora.
As I was reading the entry for Tisha b’Av in Gil Marks’ Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, I was surprised to discover that according to Marks there are no traditional foods for this holiday. During the three weeks prior, as well as before and after the fast on the day itself, meat is not consumed; therefore dairy and vegetarian meals are common. Foods associated with mourning are often eaten on this holiday. These usually consist of round foods that symbolize that life, like a wheel, is round. Two of the most well known examples of these foods are eggs and lentils.
In keeping with this custom, mengedarrah may be served at the Seudat Hamafseket (meal of separation) that is held right before the fast of Tisha b’Av beginning at sunset. This meal generally consists of one cooked food accompanied by bread. For Ashkenazim and for Sephardim this would usually be made up of a hard boiled egg and bread, or pita in the case of the latter. Some Mizrachim serve mengedarrah, which is considered to be one food despite being made up of rice and lentils, along with flatbread at this pre-fast meal. This dish can also be served at the meal to break the fast, which often includes dishes like Sephardic red lentil soup, Sephardic long-cooked eggs (huevos haminados), and Alsatian green lentil soup.
This is a simple dish to prepare, so simple in fact that in Jewish households throughout the Middle East, it was often served on Thursday night by housewives who were busy with preparations for Shabbat. Apart from the frying pan used to cook the onions, this dish comes together in one pot. You begin by boiling the lentils until they have softened but still retain some of their firmness. Then it is just a matter of adding the rice, half the cooked onions and some salt and pepper to the pot and letting the mixture cook until both the rice and lentils are completely tender. The dish is topped with the other half of the onions, which have been caramelized until they are dark brown and sweet. It is also common to serve plain yogurt alongside this dish, which is used as a topping.
This is a filling dish that can help sustain you through the fast and also provide the nourishment needed to break it. Whether eaten before or after fasting, perhaps it can become a traditional Tish b’Av dish in your own home.
Adapted slightly from Claudia Roden’s The Book of Jewish Food
4 large onions, cut in half and sliced thinly
1 ½ cups green or brown lentils
1 ¼ cups long-grain rice (I used basmati but another kind would work as well)
About 2 teaspoons salt
Pepper, to taste
About ½ cup olive oil, for the pan
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, when it is hot add half the onions to the pan and fry until they are golden brown.
Rinse the lentils under cold water. Bring 4 ½ cups of water to the boil in a medium pot, add the lentils and cook for 15 minutes (you don’t want the lentils to be soft but rather they should retain some of their chewiness). Add the onions you have just cooked along with the rice. Season with salt and pepper and stir well. Put the lid on the pot and continue cooking the mixture for another 20 minutes or until the rice and lentils are tender, over very low heat. Add water to the pot if the mixture becomes too dry.
While the lentil and rice mixture is cooking, fry the remaining onions until they are dark brown and caramelized.
Serve the lentil and rice, hot or at room temperature, with the caramelized onions sprinkled on top. Plain yogurt can also be served alongside this dish.
How to cite this page
Romanow, Katherine. "Eating Jewish: Mengedarrah for Tisha B’Av." 8 August 2011. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on July 24, 2017) <https://jwa.org/blog/eating-jewish-Mengedarrah-for-tisha-b-av>.


Three former minor leaguers file a class action suit against Major League Baseball over unfair labor practices
Feb 11, 2014, 4:20 PM EST
From the “I’m surprised it has taken this long” department, three former minor leaguers — Aaron Senne, Michael Liberto and Oliver Odle — have filed a putative class action lawsuit against Major League Baseball alleging that minor leaguers are underpaid and exploited and that the Uniform Player Contract unfairly takes advantage of them.
The upshot: excluding bonuses which only a few minor leaguers get in any real size, Major League Baseball often pays minor leaguers less than $7,500 for an entire season and requires mandatory overtime in violation of state and federal wage laws. The Uniform Player Contract they are required to sign binds them to a team and keeps them from shopping their services elsewhere. Though they are only paid during the season, they are required to perform duties such as training, meetings and the like all year long and their duties and obligations to the club extend on a year-round basis too.
I’m not labor law expert but it strikes me that there are things to talk about here. And that they system in place is less explicitly blessed by the legally system than it is merely accepted and, as far as I know, never challenged on grounds of unfair labor practices. More general things like the draft, however, are most likely subject to the antitrust exemption.
One thing I’d be very curious to see: the minor leaguers sue the MLBPA too. For, even though they are not allowed to be members of the MLBPA nor have a seat at the bargaining table when player rights are defined, they are subject to them. Indeed, major leaguers have routinely negotiated away the rights of amateurs and minor leaguers in exchange for things that benefit them. It’s a messed up system, frankly.
It’ll be a long time before this goes anyplace. The first thing that has to happen is the certification of a class. That doesn’t always happen. And if it doesn’t, it would be let as a lawsuit by only three plaintiffs as opposed to minor leaguer in general.
Worth watching, though.
- Chris Sale will be sidelined for three weeks with foot fracture 10
- Aramis Ramirez says 2015 will be his last year 31
- Francisco Rodriguez re-signs with the Brewers 9
- If addiction is an illness — and it is — Josh Hamilton shouldn’t be suspended 290
- Pirates open to massive extension for Andrew McCutchen 18
- Report: Josh Hamilton had a relapse this offseason that “involved at least cocaine” 86
- Yankees don’t plan on having to pay A-Rod’s $30 million in home run milestone bonuses 51
- San Francisco — and all of California — will consider a smokeless tobacco ban that includes MLB parks 131
- If addiction is an illness — and it is — Josh Hamilton shouldn’t be suspended (290)
- San Francisco — and all of California — will consider a smokeless tobacco ban that includes MLB parks (131)
- Report: The Yankees were “fuming” at how A-Rod handled his early arrival to spring training (114)
- Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada reportedly signs with the Red Sox for $31.5 million, plus $31.5 million in penalties (106)
- Brian Sabean says that California taxes are a hindrance to the Giants signing free agents (102)


On Thursday, the new team said Aware had become too focused on just one issue - promoting lesbianism and homosexuality.Of course this is quite untrue but sometimes FUD stick. Guess who the people focusing on homosexuality are now! I would like to go back to what Dr Thio said.
Dr Thio said she went on to discover that in Aware's comprehensive sexuality education programme, which is taken to schools, homosexuality is regarded as a neutral word, not a negative word. 'I started thinking, 'Hey, parents, you better know what's happening,'' she said. 'I talked to parents. I said: You better do something about this, otherwise your daughter will come back and say, 'Mum, I want to marry my girlfriend.' 'Or your son will say: 'Dad, I want to marry my boyfriend.''Thio is guided by her church and what the church teaches. She believes she is speaking for her faith when she says that homosexuality is a sin. For many years now I haven't been sure if that's actually taught in the Bible. Well, there are some verses that seem to suggest this, but on closer examination, they need not have shown anything beyond the shadow of a doubt. It is natural, thus, to ask ourselves the issue that Thio talks about: homosexuality shouldn't be neutral; it should be negative. Anyone that doesn't think so is promoting homosexuality and their daughters will become lesbians and so on.
Now, let's just take a look at what an important person says. How about, let's see what the most important person in the Christian faith say about this issue. Surely Jesus Christ has something to say about this topic that the Thio's church deems important enough to have a big link at its top-left sidebar on its website emphasing its position on homosexuality. What does Christ Himself say about this important and urgent issue?
What?! What do you mean, 'nothing', you ask. Well, it's true, nothing. Christ does not mention homosexuality anywhere in the Gospels. (The Gospels are four books of the Bible that describes the birth, death and Resurrection of Christ. It also contains His teachers and what He said.) If you don't believe me, you may want to read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John yourself and see if Christ mentions anything about this issue. Well, I guess He is also quite neutral about it. If not, won't He have mentioned something about it, especially since it's such a big sin? While Christ does not mention homosexuality, he does have a lot to say about hypocrisy and using God's name in vain.
"Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone..." Luke 11
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye..." "Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Matthew 7I wonder what Thio will say about this? Does she think that Christ promotes homosexuality since He is neutral on the subject and has never spoken about it? Now, it is of course correct to say that just because Christ doesn't mention about something, it doesn't mean that it's right. For example, just because music piracy isn't mentioned by Christ, it doesn't mean we should download music illegally. However, in the AWARE case, we are dealing with a sin supposedly so big that it justified the taking over of AWARE using scorched earth methods. I think the bar we have set ourselves to condemn and discriminate others has become that much higher. People who are interested to do things in the name of God need to really read and see what Christ teaches and go back to first principles. The EGM takes place tomorrow. Good luck to the Old Guard!


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Business: Four Destructive Myths Most Companies Still Live By by Tony Schwartz
Church & leadership: Should Christian Organizations Adopt the Business Model? by Roger Olson
Criticism: 5 Positive Things Critique Can Do For You by Jeff Berryman
Elders & leaders: * The Power of Elders by Terry Rush is “required reading” by all, elders or otherwise. * “The Fifteen Hour Rule”: A Challenge to All Church-Planters – Quit Working More Than 15 Hours!! (on your churches) by David Fitch
Gambling: The Billionaires Betting On Internet Gambling by Nathan Vardi
God, Calvinism & more: * Dan Bouchelle has a very good series of posts on God, the following link being to part 1 of that series: Why I Don’t Pray for God to Reveal to Me What He Has Already Chosen. * Richard Beck’s post entitled Your God is Too Big is not to be missed.
Heart: The Four Disciplines of the Heart by Michael Hyatt
Hermeneutics, homosexuality, sexuality, violence, & war: On Christian Communion: Why is Killing Okay But Not Sexuality? by Richard Beck is the “must read” post in this list.
Jesus: Ben Witherington’s series on the literacy of Jesus is interesting. Here’s the link to the first post in that series Was Jesus an Illiterate Peasant? and here are links to parts two and three. Four part are projected.
Megachurches: What Does the Average Megachurch Look Like? by Ed Stetzer
Politics: The Shaping of a Candidate: A Look at Mitt Romney’s Faith Journey by Jessica Ravitz
Television: 51 Untruths I’ve Learned From Television by Joshua Becker


Published by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Young Workers Index assesses how well OECD countries are developing the economic potential of their young people. The index is a weighted average of eight indicators that reflect the labor market activity and educational participation of people aged under 25 in 34 OECD countries. The most significant indicator used by the study is the so called Neet rate, which is the proportion of people between 20 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training.
But what makes Switzerland so competitive when it comes to young workers? Part of the answer lies in the way the country manages the transition between school and employment. Education and training have been core topics on Switzerland’s agenda for a long time and important investments have been made within that area. The country can count with one of the world’s best vocational training systems, for which several governments have shown interest in the past decades. An example would be the declaration of intent around apprenticeships recently signed by the United States and Switzerland. Furthermore, the level of higher education, both public and private, is also excellent and most programs put an emphasis on professional readiness, via internships for instance. Another important factor is Switzerland’s high level of social inclusion which prevents young people from dropping out of school and falling into crime or drug use.
For more information, please refer to our Handbook for Investors (chapter 12: education and research).


Timeline: Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls, 3 years later
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's government says 82 Chibok schoolgirls are free more than three years after a mass abduction by Boko Haram extremists. It is the second group release; Nigeria announced in October that 21 girls had been freed after negotiations with the extremists. The kidnapping shocked the world and put tremendous pressure on Nigeria's government to counter Boko Haram and free thousands who have been taken captive over the years. Here are some of the key events surrounding the Chibok crisis:
April 2014: Boko Haram extremists kidnap 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in northern Nigeria, the region where the insurgency emerged several years ago.
November 2014: Extremists seize Chibok, and Nigerian army takes back the town.
May 2015: New President Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in, pledging to tackle Boko Haram "head-on."
April 13, 2016: Boko Haram video appears to show some of the Chibok girls, and tearful mothers recognize their daughters.
May 18, 2016: Relative says one of the Chibok girls is found, pregnant, in a forest; pressure grows on Nigeria's government to rescue the others.
Aug. 14, 2016: Boko Haram video says some Chibok girls are killed in airstrikes and demands release of extremists in exchange for the other girls' freedom.
Oct. 13, 2016: Spokesman for Nigeria's president confirms 21 Chibok girls have been freed, a result of government negotiations with Boko Haram. Nigeria's government says another 83 girls would be released "very soon."
Nov. 5, 2016: Military announces the first army rescue of a Chibok girl, during a raid on a forest hideout.
Dec. 24, 2016: Nigeria's president declares that Boko Haram has been crushed, driven from its last forest hideout.
Jan. 5, 2017: Nigeria's army says soldiers find one of the schoolgirls wandering in the bush near the forest stronghold.
April 14, 2017: Nigerians mark three years since the mass abduction.
May 6, 2017: Nigeria's government says another 82 schoolgirls are released.
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Some of you may have noticed the badge I have in my sidebar relating to the kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston. A three year veteran of reporting the Palestinian side of the original Middle Eastern conflict, he was kidnapped by the very people he was reporting on in a sympathetic way. Now there is some good news. Hopefully it will be followed by even better news soon. The BBC reports;
The first video images have appeared of the BBC’s Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped two-and-a-half months ago.
It is the first sign that the BBC reporter is alive.
Mr Johnston says in the video that his captors have treated him well.
“First of all my captors have treated me very well,” he said.
“They’ve fed me well, there’s been no violence towards me, at all and I’m in good health.”
Mr Johnston is shown seated and wearing a red sweatshirt. He is also shown calling for an end to western sanction on the Palestinian Government.
He made a statement about the situation in Palestine.
“In three years here in the Palestinian territories, I’ve witnessed the huge suffering of the Palestinian people and my message is that their suffering is continuing and that it is unacceptable,” he said.
A Gaza-based group calling itself the Army of Islam has posted the video on an Islamist website.
The group has repeated its demand that the British Government free Muslim prisoners, in particular the radical cleric, Abu Qotada.
Mr Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza on March 12 and had not been heard from since.
Palestinian leaders have consistently said they have been working for Mr Johnston’s release.


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Apartment Hunting in Mooresville, NC isn’t always easy. But here are a couple things you need to do in order to make it that much easier.
Know Your Needs
The first step to finding a great apartment in Mooresville, NC is knowing exactly what you’re looking for. A studio? A 2 bedroom apartment for you and your roommate? Do you need a parking spot or laundry in your unit? Whatever the case, understand your priorities upfront. You’ll almost definitely be faced with a ton of different options when you start searching for apartments, so knowing just what you’re looking for is a must.
As you may expect from a big city, living on your own isn’t cheap. Rent prices vary considerably depending on the neighborhood. So, make sure you save up before your big move.
But, don’t just save up for your monthly rent. Remember that applying for apartments comes with a variety of expenses, from application fees to credit-check fees to security deposits and more. You’ll want to have plenty of money in savings to cover these potential costs during the application and moving process. You also want to be able to enjoy and experience all that the great city of Mooresville has to offer, so be sure you save up for fun too.
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The American country overall people an extremely serious problem at the moment. It’s obesity.
Now matter how long people invest within the gym, it’ll not alter the problem much until we don’t focus on the requirement of physical exercise for the kids who’re likely to monitor the chance factor from youth to adolescence and, finally, maturity.
The issue of country is overweight will be handled beginning with the newest representatives of our community.
The American children, one in ten being overweight, are about the brink of such health benefits as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease.
Which are just several to say. That is harmful as bad kids may develop into unhealthy people.
To date, apparent benefits have not been delivered by the work of the authorities to advertise real activities in kids.
The answers of the general public opinion poll are obvious and unfortunate: the kids at the moment prefer playing game titles to opting for activities and watching tv.
The hours children invest in this useless activity achieve up to 25-27 per week. Typical child nevertheless stays only 14 minutes each day on physical exercise!
And we can not blame them as our universities are extremely bad at giving adequate physical education to children.
Obviously, you can find real education courses at school. But however absurd it could seem, they’re more into concept instead of drawing children into physical exercise (sports).
It seems for teachers and educators as well as parents safer for kids’ security. And insufficient playgrounds is another negative factor.
To attain adequate results which should display or instructor, every parent and all of the companies and people included in this way team approach do his/her better to:
- Limit time children invest in watching Television and playing video games
- To improve children’s curiosity about active activities by having fun with them during break at physical and college education courses
- Take steps to make sure the children’ health insurance and lifestyle are protected throughout the physical exercise
Part in increasing awareness for physical exercise within their children of the parents is under question the social missions tell.
Based on the current information, the truth that both parents are participating actively in healthy lifestyle generally and activities doesn’t imply that their offspring are just as much lively if effective whatsoever.
Perhaps being busy using whatever or their own exercise plan, they abandon their children’s physical exercise existence as much as school staff.
Once they are developed about the other hand, if youths are compelled to consider physical education, they’re much more likely also ignore activities.
This problem will be looked after with great treat, to begin with about the parents’ component who should sect fun type of training to inspire their children to become effective.
Playing in the yard with children if not kidding around in the home together may become a great option to the ineffective provide and, sadly physical education courses.
And quick 5-10 minutes energetic breaks throughout a day can give your child required half an hour exercise each day. Additionally, do your kids to be supported by the next:
Do not hesitate to inform a youngster again and again and again he is truly proficient at this or that activity
Promote regular physical exercise wherever there is a young child: at home, school, etc.
Give preference towards the actions the child likes and not push him.
Do not overlook the personal strategy and select a task sufficient for a kid
The important impact is possible only when all of the organizations associated with a young child, that’s as by an academic organization as with a family take the steps.
And conventional types of actual education are turned out to be inadequate, thus, should be taken for contemporary methods to inspire love for healthy living.
Their loved ones and kids should kept triggered to create them section of their program and informed about all of the modern improvements in physical exercise.
So that as earlier we begin the child’s physical training within the entire meaning of those words better the end result will be. Therefore, promoting physical training in primary school should become an every day life situation.
To conclude, it’s essential to underline that to maintain health of the country kids should have activities generally and sufficient conditions for activity.
This methods may provide to conscious healthy habits within our kids that will be therefore required to enhance the condition in the United States.


The Sims 4 are ending the year with a bang. New announcements, new free content and a massive patch for PC and Mac users.
The Sims have had another announcement regarding the new Community Chosen Stuff Pack which will be released next year. We have already voted for the Theme and Gameplay for the new pack, which will be “Arts & Crafts”. Next week we will be able to vote for the Art Style from three “work in progress” options that were released during the Maxis Monthly yesterday morning.
After the 24th of December (in Australia), we will be able to choose from “Granny Chic”, “Cozy Craft Workshop” or “Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Delight” for the new upcoming “Arts and Crafts” Stuff Pack.
The new big announcement for the end of the year for The Sims 4 is that The Sims Gallery is coming to PS4 and Xbox One players. This way you will be able to share your creations across all platforms from next earlier next year. This means you can upload families to the gallery, and someone playing PS4 or Xbox can download your houses and families, and vice versa.
Patch Update December 2019
Attending to approximately 300 bugs and fixes, the new Sims 4 PC patch is huge. For more information about all the details, please check out the full patch notes by clicking this link to go through to the Official News Page.
I always love to read the patch notes for amazing gems like this;
- We fixed an issue where hired Maids would often change into Swimwear and use the Hot Tub instead of completing their tasks.
- I hired them to clean… honest!
But WAIT! 300 fixes is not all! A FREE item has been added to The Sims 4 in this update, which none of us expected. I will only tell you one detail — “Their age? – Yes. They are 50 years old.”


Beach Boys Memorabilia Set to be Auctioned in London -
A host of rare archive material detailing the first 20 years of
The Beach Boys' storied career will go under the
hammer in London next month.
The trove of Beach Boys artefacts was discovered in a storage facility in Florida back in 2000 and is said to be one of the biggest collections of music memorabilia ever go to auction.
The collection features manuscripts, sheet music, recording contracts, previously unseen photographs, letters and handwritten lyrics. The auction has a reserve price of over $10 million (£7 million).
Beach Boys archivist Alan Boyd
said of the collection:
"This historic collection, containing many of the Beach Boys' own publishing documents along with assorted handwritten musical pieces, vintage legal papers, and various promotional and personal items from their early years, presents a priceless look into the inner workings of this legendary group. Historical artefacts like Brian Wilson and Mike Love's signatures on the original songwriter agreements for their 1968 classic 'Do It Again', for example, or the original publisher's lead sheet for 'Help Me, Rhonda', and even the Beach Boys' own copy of the Library of Congress copyright certificate for 'Good Vibrations' - these take on a significance that the people who generated them could scarcely have dreamed of back in the early 1960s."
Ted Owen, the chief executive of Fame Bureau which is auctioning off the archive, said:
"The finding of this huge archive is probably one of the great rescue stories in contemporary music history. This written record of the Beach Boys' creativity represents the largest and most valuable collection of its kind ever to reach an auction room."
The collection will be previewed in New York on April 15 and at
the Hard Rock Café in London on April 18.


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