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[ "A Daughter of the Sioux\n\nA Tale of the Indian frontier Von: Charles King", null, "Charles King (born 1967) is Professor of International Affairs and Government at Georgetown University, where he previously served as Chairman of the Faculty of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.\nHe is the author of multiple books, including Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams (W. W. Norton, 2011), Extreme Politics: Nationalism, Violence, and the End of Eastern Europe (Oxford University Press, 2010), The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (Oxford University Press, 2008),\n\nNice work, man. Can you get In Flames on this show?" ]

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[ "An exhibition featuring Song's Uglier and Uglier at OCAT Shanghai was shut down last week following a public outcry.\n\nSong Ta was the most-searched artist on Ocula this week after making headlines in CNN, BBC, SCMP, The New York Times, and across art media.\n\nThe artwork behind the furore is Uglier and Uglier (2013), an eight-hour video of women surreptitiously taken on a Chinese university campus. It shows the women ranked from most to least attractive according to Song.\n\nIn an artist statement, Song said he meant to incentivise people to arrive to view the work early; 'otherwise at dusk it will become a living hell in this place.'\n\nThe work was criticised on Douban and other Chinese social media sites before California-based podcaster Afra Wang described the video as 'disturbing' in a tweet shared on 18 June.\n\nThe exhibition at OCAT Shanghai, entitled The Circular Impact, was organised by Dai Zhuoqun. It opened on 28 April and was scheduled to run until 11 July. The art centre, which is led by video artist Zhang Peili and focuses on new media art, issued an apology over Weibo on 18 June.\n\n'After receiving wide-ranging criticism, comments and feedback, we immediately reexamined the content of the work and the interpretation of the artist's intent, and found that along with the English title it conveys disrespect to women. The process of creating the work also suggests legal infringement,' they said.\n\nThe work first showed at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art's 2013 exhibition On | Off: China's Young Artists in Theory and Practice, one of the most important surveys of young Chinese artists in decades. It's unclear whether the work was meant as a critique of misogyny or an expression of it.\n\nThe dubious practice of naming an unofficial 'campus flower' at highschools and universities remains popular in China, as does the phenomenon of singling out otherwise anonymous service workers like Taiwan's 'pork princess' and even homeless people such as 'Brother Sharp' for their looks.\n\nWriting for The New York Times' Chinese edition in 2013, Tang Zehui allowed for the possibility that the work was critiquing objectification, but ultimately decided that, as displayed, it was 'ill-considered'.\n\nSpeaking to the Art Newspaper, Bao Dong, who co-curated the 2013 exhibition with Sun Dongdong, defended Song.\n\n'The real question is whether art has the right to do groundbreaking things,' he said. 'Can a democratic outcry hurt artistic freedoms? I think it is a violation of human rights for them to abuse Song Ta.'\n\nUCCA and OCAT Shanghai did not immediately reply to requests for comment. —[O]", null, "Song Ta is a contemporary Chinese artist known for his works that parody social boundaries and political bureaucracy. Satire Song Ta's works often have a satirical dimension to them. In his video Kids (2011), the artist sends his friends to", null, "Credited by some as the father of video art in China, Zhang Peili also works with digital media, as well as painting, sculpture, and installation, often exploring image construction in the media and our perceptions of reality. Born in 1957 in" ]

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[ null, "Kansas City, MO – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will increase the gas tax in the state for the first time in decades.\n\nThe new law will gradually raise the tax on gasoline and diesel fuel by 12.5 cents per gallon over the next five years.\n\nDrivers in Missouri are paying some of the cheapest gas prices in the U.S., ranking 4th lowest in the country, according to gasprices.aaa.com. Missouri has the second-lowest gas in the US at 17.42 cents per gallon (CPG), behind only Alaska at 13.77 CPG, according to TaxFoundation.org.\n\nThe Missouri Department of Transportation estimates Missouri faces a $745 million annual funding gap for roads and bridges. The new law could generate more than $500 annually for the state.", null, "It's rare for a bill of this kind to become law in Missouri, after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1996 requiring all tax increases over a certain amount to go to a statewide vote. Not a single general tax increase has passed since then.\n\nBut there's a chance the law could still be stopped by voters, as the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity-Missouri launched an effort to put the gas tax hike to a public vote just days after lawmakers passed it. The law will be put to a statewide vote next year if they get enough signatures." ]

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[ "Looks like investors will have to wait at least another day to set a record. The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) fell 14.9 points, or just under 0.5%, on Aug. 19, giving up some ground after closing at an all-time high yesterday. Today wasn't particularly volatile, but the sentiment turned clearly bearish in afternoon trading; after looking like another record close was going to happen, the index steadily sold off in the last two hours.\n\nThe sell-off wasn't steep, but it was broad, with more than 340 of the 505 stocks in the index closing lower. Notable losers today include discount retailers TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST), down 5.4% and 4.3%, respectively, and retail real estate investment trusts Regency Centers and Kimco Realty Corp, both down more than 3%. The biggest loser today was Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY), down almost 13% after reporting earnings and guidance for next quarter that disappointed investors.", null, "On the upswing was Target Corp (NYSE:TGT), reporting strong quarterly earnings that sent investors on a shopping spree, pushing shares 13% higher. No other S&P stock gained as much as 4% on the day.\n\nInvestors were looking forward to TJX Companies' earnings, released before market open today, but the result disappointed. The discount retailer reported a $214 million loss; that wasn't a complete surprise due to the second-quarter shutdown of almost all of its stores, and it was actually better than management said it expected internally. But what did catch people off guard was what management had to say about its more recent results. Even with most of its stores now reopened, slow traffic and supply chain challenges are expected to keep sales from fully recovering in the current quarter.\n\nTarget isn't suffering the same weakness that TJX reported, and investors fear Ross may also be experiencing. While the discounters are struggling, Target has seen the coronavirus pandemic act as a catalyst to help it grow. The company reported second-quarter same-store sales increased 24%, driven by a huge increase in online orders. Digital sales soared an incredible 195% as the company quickly leveraged its online platform and began offering customers the ability to pick up orders -- delivered to their cars -- during the height of the stay-at-home period early in the pandemic.\n\nThis really lifted Target's bottom line. Operating income increased 74% to $2.3 billion, and the company said it gained $5 billion in market share in what it considers its core segments.\n\nWinds die down for cruise and airline stocks\n\nThe initial flurry in buying came after a small cruise operator set sail in the Mediterranean earlier this week, and a Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) regulatory filing indicated it was planning to forgo a government assistance program. In short, traders seem to have rallied on things that, in the bigger picture, aren't necessarily positive signals for the entire industry.", null, "Sure, some individual players may have enough capital to ride out a protracted downturn, but by and large every public company in both sectors is likely to emerge with massive amounts of debt -- and at high interest rates -- that will weigh on investor returns for many years to come." ]

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[ "The 21-year-old prodigy, Serena Abweh, claimed a deadlift double PR which is over 3x her bodyweight.", null, "Powerlifting has been attracting many new faces who are ready to advance. However, Serena Abweh is one of the greatest newcomers to the sport, as she is already making an impression in the gym. Abweh has been putting up some impressive figures in training sessions despite her young age of 21. Serena has recently claimed a new double PR, as she deadlifted 335 pounds (152 kilograms) for two repetitions.\n\nSerena Abweh shared her new feat of strength on Instagram and amazed all of her followers. Furthermore, her lift is considered raw by powerlifting standards, as she only used a lifting belt to help her in the lift. Serena’s style of deadlifting is with a sumo stance and a mixed grip. Another factor which further glorifies Serena’s new PR is her bodyweight. She weighed in at only 106 pounds (48 kilograms), which makes the lift just over 3x her bodyweight.\n\nSerena Abweh developed an interest in powerlifting at a very young age, as she was only 17-years-old in her first sanctioned competition. She has already built an impressive resume, having taken part in seven events so far in her career. She was victorious in five of those, but that number will undoubtedly continue to rise. Serena claimed a 350-pound raw deadlift PR a few months back, which is significantly heavier than her competition PR. This could be a sign that she will blow everyone’s mind when she competes.\n\nAbweh set all of her competition PRs at the 2021 USPA New Mexico State Championships.\n\nSerena Abweh has faced many difficulties regarding her body image in the earlier stages of her life, but she was never reluctant to share her story. Abweh had an eating disorder as a child, which eventually escalated to anorexia. She has managed to overcome this through training and learning to love herself. Abweh has shared her transformation pictures numerous times, which, alongside her life story, attracted a lot of attention. She earned some fame and is now using it to help anyone who is suffering from the same issues.\n\nIt is not known when Serena Abweh will take part in another powerlifting competition, but her new deadlift double PR proves that she is making some strength gains. When Abweh decides to step on the powerlifting platform once again, she will pose a threat to many of the World’s greatest powerlifters. Until then, we have the joy of following her journey through social media." ]

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[ null, "Police are facing calls for a watchdog investigation after rapper Wretch 32’s father was Tasered by police in his home.\n\nMayor of London Sadiq Khan and human rights group Amnesty have urged the Independent Office for Police Conduct to launch an inquiry into what happened.\n\nOliver Feeley-Sprague from the charity said it “beggars belief” that the Metropolitan Police internal standards department found no misconduct had occurred.\n\nFootage posted online showed 62-year-old Millard Scott tumbling downstairs at his north London home after an officer is heard to warn: “Police officer with a Taser. Stay where you are.”\n\nAs officers ask if he is OK and tell him to keep still, a distressed woman can be heard saying: “They’ve Tasered him.”\n\nSpeaking to ITV News, Scott said he believed he would not have been Tasered if he were white.\n\n“It seems at this moment in time we are being singled out and targeted.”\n\nHis 35-year-old son, rapper Wretch 32, whose real name is Jermaine Scott, told the broadcaster there has been “no progression” since he grew up watching his father and uncle “fight against police brutality”.\n\nHe shared the 36-second clip on his Twitter account, where it has been viewed more than 500,000 times.\n\nHe wrote: “This is how the police think they can treat a 62-year-old black man in Tottenham but this 1 happens to be my dad.”\n\nAt the start of the clip, officers can be seen entering the front door of the house as a woman tells them: “I’m not resisting, don’t touch me, social distancing, please don’t touch me.”\n\nThe Met said officers went to the property as part of “a long-running operation to tackle drugs supply linked to serious violence”.\n\nA statement said: “As officers entered the premises, a man came downstairs and started moving towards an officer suddenly.\n\n“He was ordered to remain where he was but continued towards officers who, after several warnings, deployed a Taser.\n\nRapper @Wretch32 says there's been \"no progression\" against police brutality. He was speaking to ITV News after his father was tasered by police https://t.co/3pPPnjMAEB pic.twitter.com/rl13mfy2UV\n\n“The man was not arrested but was assessed by the London Ambulance Service at the scene. He did not require further medical treatment.\n\n“Officers from the north area command unit have liaised with the family to discuss any concerns they have about the incident.\n\n“The incident, including body-worn footage, has been reviewed by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards and no indication of misconduct has been identified.”\n\nPolice said a 22-year-old man found in the house was arrested and charged with encouraging another to commit an offence under the Serious Crime Act 2007, while a 52-year-old woman was charged with obstructing police after being interviewed under caution at a later date.\n\nMayor of London Sadiq Khan said: “I have asked the Metropolitan Police for an urgent explanation of this distressing incident which is understandably causing considerable concern.\n\n“It is imperative that the incident is properly investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).”\n\nFeeley-Sprague, who is Amnesty International UK’s policing expert and member of the independent advisory group to the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on Tasers, said: “We need a proper investigation into how a 62-year-old black man who didn’t fit the description of the person police were looking could be Tasered almost instantly at the top of stairs where he then falls from a height.\n\n“It beggars belief that the Met’s own professional standards body has concluded there is no case to answer here. This is yet another litmus test for the Met’s claim that black lives matter to them.”" ]

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[ null, "THE fourth qualifier in this year’s Horse Sport Ireland autumn dressage development series was run by the South Munster region last Sunday at Ballindenisk where the eventers had been in action seven days earlier.\n\nIt was sunny but a bit cold at the Fell family’s famed Co Cork venue where over 70 tests were judged between the two arenas. “There was a really high standard of dressage at all levels and a lot of smiling faces,” commented regional chair Angela Lyons.\n\n“We had competitors from all over Ireland but Julia Hammenberg and Jennifer Rea kept the flag flying for South Munster.”\n\nList 2 judge Marie Hennessy assessed those forward in the young horse qualifiers with her narrow winner of the two-runner four-year-old class being Nicki Russell and her Connemara mare Callowfeenish Silver (72%), a bay by Kippure Alkatraz out of Callowfeenish Homer (by Dunloughan Scot). Niamh Tottenham was just beaten into second on her home-bred grey Tyson gelding, Slieve Callan Gael (71.2).\n\nWhile there two starters also in the five-year-old division only one was qualified under the Irish-bred rule that being Pretty Unique who scored 67.90 under joint-owner, and Dressage Ireland chair, Marguerite Kavanagh. The Celtic Hero BZ gelding was bred in Co Offaly by Etter Sportpferde out of the Wandango mare What A Feeling B.\n\nFour combinations contested the six-year-old qualifier where Hennessy’s top score of 72.59 went to the aforementioned Jennifer Rea and her ISH gelding Fermoyle Charles (72.59) with Tottenham again having to settle for second, this time on her Watermill Swatch mare Fortmoy Queen Bee (67.76). The winning S Creevagh Ferro gelding was bred in Co Sligo by Henry Gardiner out of the Grade A mare Fermoyle Jane, a daughter of Captain Clover.\n\nHammenberg’s win came in the Novice qualifier where List 1 judge Dermot Cannon awarded her a score of 73.22 following her performance with the Dutch Warmblood gelding Kensington By Tacx, a six-year-old chesnut gelding by Jazz. Cannon also judged the Advanced Medium qualifier where he awarded his top score of 71.15 to Elaine Potter and her ISH gelding CLH Big Red, a 10-old chesnut by Womanizer. Second here on 68.72, Tara Oliver won the Hennessy-judged Advanced with her Oldenberg gelding Senators Rhonaldo (67.57), a seven-year-old bay by Rhondeo.\n\nThe majority of the higher graded classes were judged by Cannon whose winners were Sarah Mellor and her 11-year-old Hotline mare Hotshot (68.53) in the Intermediaire I and the same rider and her Oldenburg mare Let’s Dance (an uncontested 64.34) in the Grand Prix. The Prix St George came under the remit of Joan Ahern whose successful combination on 70.93 was Mellor with Hotshot.\n\nKate Solon won the Preliminary qualifier when Marie Hennessy awarded her a score of 74.2 for her work with her 11-year-old ISH gelding Oakport Ringo Star, an 11-year-old by the very poorly supported thoroughbred stallion All My Dreams. The chesnut was bred in Co Roscommon by Michael Keane out of the Ginger Dick mare Amber Rose.", null, "Irish Field Contributor\nIRISH HORSE WORLD FIXTURES: JANUARY 15th 2022\nA listing of what's on in your area and also on the international scene", null, "Irish Field Contributor\nIRISH HORSE WORLD FIXTURES: JANUARY 1st 2022\nA listing of what's on in your area and on the international scene as 2022 begins", null, null ]

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[ null, "The heat is on! Get set for a T-16 Skyhopper vs Bantha Microfighters duel in the Tatooine desert! Jump in the saddle of the mighty Bantha with the Tusken Raider. Or team up with the Skyhopper pilot and fire the stud shooters at your enemy. Play out epic action scenes from Star Wars: A New Hope. But who will win the battle? You decide!\n\nGive young kids an exciting introduction to the LEGO® Star Wars™ universe with this T-16 Skyhopper vs Bantha Microfighters (75265) starship toy building set. The Bantha and stud-shooting Skyhopper building toys, inspired by Star Wars: A New Hope, are easy to build so the battle play starts fast. Great for solo or group play, children can team up with the Skyhopper pilot or Tusken Raider buildable toy minifigure riding the Bantha into battle. Instructions PLUS! Instructions PLUS offer a digital, interactive guide to building this popular, collectible Star Wars construction toy. Available in the free LEGO Life app, they have zoom and rotate viewing tools to help even younger children build the LEGO brick models. Cool! Top gifts! The LEGO Group has been recreating iconic starships, vehicles, locations and characters from the legendary Star Wars universe since 1999. LEGO Star Wars is now its most successful theme with top birthday, Christmas and surprise gifts for kids and adults.\n\n\n• Young kids will love role-playing duels and creating their own exciting stories with this LEGO® Star Wars™ Microfighters starship toy building set (75265), featuring quick-to-build T-16 Skyhopper and Bantha models.\n• The T-16 Skyhopper has 2 stud-shooters and a seat for the pilot minifigure, and the posable Star Wars™ Bantha figure has a saddle for the Tusken Raider minifigure and a Bantha stick holder to inspire action play.\n• Great for solo or social play with friends, this collectible building toy has plenty of LEGO® building bricks to spark fans' imaginations and build creatively with other LEGO Star Wars™ sets.\n• With 2 easy-to-build models, this 198-piece starship construction playset makes a great birthday gift, Christmas present or special-occasion surprise for kids aged 6+ to introduce them to LEGO® Star Wars™ sets.\n• The Bantha measures over 1\" (5cm) high, 4\" (12cm) long and 1\" (4cm) wide and the T-16 Skyhopper measures over 2\" (7cm) high, 3\" (8cm) long and 3\" (8cm) wide – a nice size to fit in a child's bag for play on the go.\n• No batteries required! This popular LEGO® Star Wars™ buildable toy starship is powered by kids' imaginations, so they can use the Skyhopper, buildable Bantha figure, pilot and Tusken Raider for unlimited adventures.\n• Help even younger children build independently with Instructions PLUS, available in the free LEGO® Life app, which allow them to view a virtual version of the construction models while they build them. Awesome!\n• LEGO® Star Wars™ buildable toys are fantastic for kids (and adult fans) to recreate scenes from the saga, make up their own stories or just build and display the collectible construction models.\n• No need to use the Force to connect or pull apart LEGO® building bricks! Ever since 1958, they have met the highest industry standards to ensure they fit together with ease.\n• LEGO® bricks and pieces are tested to the max to make sure that every building set meets the highest safety standards on planet Earth (and in galaxies far, far away!)." ]

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[ null, "This week long running hit Degrassi was announced to be coming to an end this summer. After 14 seasons the show was being cancelled, which led to much upset amoung it’s many generations of fans.\n\nDegrassi has a loyal global following. It originally debuted in 1979 and has seen its share of franchises and rebrands. The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, and Degrassi: Next Generation – to name a few. Many people know this show, not just the teens of today.", null, "Days after hearing news of Degrassi’s cancellation, Netflix has picked up the rights to the show, and has announced it will continue. They say 2016 will bring the next iteration of the hit show, Degrassi: Next Class. They also plan to stick to the original roots of the show covering many things teens go through. Degrassi is focused on a group of growing teens dealing with issues including homophobia, racism, substance abuse, violence, sexuality, body issues and things like dating in the social-media age." ]

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[ null, "Who or what inspired you to take up the cello and pursue a career in music?\n\nCA: I started the cello a little before I was five years old. My grandmother, a violinist, thought I had a cello player’s hands! My mum is also a cellist and most of my family are musicians so I was surrounded by music from a very early age.\n\nCA: I would say composers such as William Lawes, Beethoven, Webern and Giacinto Scelsi must be up there but there are so many more whose music I’ve been obsessed with. I’m lucky enough to spend a lot of my time working in the same room as some amazing orchestral players and their performances are a constant source of inspiration. Of course I will also always be indebted to my composition teacher, Jonathan Cole, and cello teacher, Oleg Kogan.\n\nBG: There have been endless technical challenges and steep learning curves over the years but I think the hardest thing is sticking it out when times are hard. Being a musician is never an easy ride; it’s hugely competitive and unpredictable. There are also the mental health aspects which can get pretty tough as composing is broadly isolating. It’s important not to hermit oneself, be sociable and collaborate as much as possible. Technical challenges are the fun bits, I think all musicians enjoy being thrown in at the deep end!\n\nCA: Well it almost always tends to be the last thing I’ve done, which I guess is good, so I’ll have to go with this album – Addelam. We also performed a live version of the album with my cello trio Tre Voci, Kit Downes on organ and the Southbank Gamelan Players at Union Chapel last year which I massively enjoyed.\n\nCA: The easy ones! It’s really hard to say if there’s anything specific. I regularly shift from cello trio arrangements of John Dunstable (c.1400) to huge orchestral works to brand new contemporary pieces and simply try to play whatever is in front of me as well as I can.\n\nCA: There are always so many programmes that I want to put together so it’s just question of which projects can become a reality. It’s a juggling act to balance it all and as yet I don’t think I would qualify to join the circus!\n\nCA: Union Chapel is brilliant in every way and has a great bar to top it off! The Albert Hall in the Proms has a great buzz but the best acoustic I’ve played in is the Musikverein, Vienna.\n\nBG: This list changes on an almost daily basis! I love discovering new music so I’m constantly finding new favourites (fickle, I know). For the purposes of this, though, some composers who have influenced me greatly are Karol Szymanowski, Andrzej Panufnik, Harry Partch, John Cage, Bent Sorensen and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.\n\nCA: I could never narrow it down to one but it’s probably got to be one of the concerts that I’ve organised myself or as part of a group. With Tre Voci, we performed some of the Addelam material with the incredible Iranian hand-drummer Mohammad Reza Mortazavi alongside vocals, electronics and projections at ICA in late 2017. It was very ambitious to try to blend it all but the adrenaline after something like that goes to plan is unbeatable.\n\nBG: Anyone who is able to do the thing they love and make a living from it is absolutely nailing it in my view, especially when it’s something fairly esoteric! I’m constantly grateful that I get to spend my life doing the thing that I’m passionate about with all these amazingly talented and like-minded people.\n\nBG: I work with a lot of young artists and musicians who are trying to find their voice and choose their path, and I always say the same thing which is something along the lines of “you do you”. It’s a bit hackneyed but the sentiment behind it is hugely important. Being honest as an artist leads to the best art, though it’s not always the easiest path. Another thing – have fun with it. This is something I forget from time to time. Music is fun, enjoy it.\n\nAddelam came about after a year of exploring the extraordinary natural beauty in the area of Deal, East Kent and improvising with a variety of instruments through the stormy afternoons, golden late evenings or fire-filled nights. ‘Addelam’ is how the town and surrounding area appears in the Domesday Book from 1085. Their music comes from the huge expanses of sunlit sand and the famous white cliffs, night-time on the quiet pebble beach and the fireplace in the small old house at the North End. Recorded in a number of locations, with field recordings, site-specific sounds and instrumental improvisations throughout, this debut album gathers together an experience of ecological awe alongside a meditative and homespun existence.\n\nListen to Egress from the album\n\nBeni Giles is a London-based composer and producer who works with a variety of artists across genres. His own works have been performed by the likes of Vickers Bovey Duo, Tre Voci cello ensemble, Kit Downes, and CHROMA ensemble, amongst others. He is a longstanding collaborator with Nonclassical, through which he has received performances with orchestras and ensembles across Europe and contributed to several releases." ]

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[ "Syria is home to the defini­ng confli­ct of our age and for that reason, the talks are vital to all\nBy Editorial\nPublished: February 2, 2016\nTweet Email", null, "Syrian ambassador to the UN and head of the government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari gestures as he holds a press conference during the Syria peace talks in Geneva on January 31, 2016. PHOTO: AFP\n\nGeneva is the venue for the first substantive talks between several — but not all — of the warring sides in Syria. The talks that started on February 1 have taken UN officials six months to set up, they are proximity talks rather than face-to-face, and nobody is predicting anything other than a very long haul, if indeed they get past this initial phase of meeting and greeting. Both the Syrian government and the opposition are present, the latter having decided to attend at the last minute. The opposition come with conditions in hand — an end to the air strikes, the lifting of deadly sieges that are bringing populations close to starvation and the release of political prisoners. There is no expectation that any of these demands is going to be met.\n\nThe situation would appear to be intractable, but the mere fact that the talks are taking place at all is an indication that it is not. The pressures on all sides are immense, and perhaps the pivotal factor in bringing the combatants to the table, if distantly, is the rise and rise of the Islamic State (IS) in the region. The IS is emerging as a common enemy, recognised by most but not all sides as both catalytic and cathartic. For the first time, there is a self-sustaining terrorist group that holds and administers substantial territories, imposes taxation, controls significant oil revenues, is well armed and trained and presents an existential threat to almost every state contiguous with its ill-defined borders. The Syrian conflict has spread far and wide, and the outflow of refugees and migrants is close to bringing down one of the pillars of the European Union — the Schengen Agreement. European self-interests, as well as the interests of Russia keen to preserve its strategic naval assets are in play. Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Jordan, which is sending up distress signals such is the refugee burden it now carries, are present in the background. Syria is home to the defining conflict of our age and for that reason the talks are vital to all, not only those directly affected." ]

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[ null, "AMERICUS – The Americus-Sumter girls’ varsity soccer team played as hard as they could in their opening match against Shaw, but the Lady Raiders simply had too much firepower for ASHS. They showed it by defeating the Lady Panthers 10-0 in a mercy-ruled game on Wednesday, February 13, at Americus-Sumter High School (ASHS).\n\nThe Lady Raiders had the majority of the run of play. Therefore, they had many more chances to score than did ASHS. The Lady Panther varsity team consisted of the same players who are on the JV squad that defeated Crisp County’s JV team the day before. However, they were facing a different animal in Shaw (SHS).\n\nSHS forward Jordyn Brock opened up the scoring very early in the match when she drove through the ASHS defense and scored to give the Lady Raiders a 1-0 lead. This was the first of Brock’s four goals on the night.\n\nSHS added to their lead when Brianna Mahilas took a pass from Madison Owen and slotted it past ASHS goalkeeper Bernisha Sims. Brock scored her second goal a few minutes later, followed by a goal from Nefretari Williams to make it 4-0 in favor of the Lady Raiders.", null, "Americus-Sumter’s Betty Catalan-Gomez (21) trying to advance the ball up the field.\nPhoto by Ken Gustafson\n\nUnfortunately for the Lady Panthers, SHS continued to keep up their pressure on the ASHS back line and produced more goals. Williams scored her second of the match, followed by Brock’s third. A few minutes later, ASHS defender Kristin Wooden was trying to clear the ball away from her team’s end on a corner kick by SHS, but the ball went off her leg in the wrong direction and into the ASHS net for an own goal.\n\nShannon Freeman then scored for the Lady Raiders to make the score 8-0 SHS.\n\nThe best chance for the Lady Panthers to score came from Wooden, but her shot was saved the SHS goalkeeper.\n\nBoth Williams and Brock scored their third and fourth goals respectively to end the match at 10-0. According to GHSA rules, once a team has a 10-goal lead, the game ends." ]

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[ "Home » Fun » You Wouldn’t Think This Tripod Is An Elevator-Riding Escape Artist, But He Is\n\nYou Wouldn’t Think This Tripod Is An Elevator-Riding Escape Artist, But He Is\n\nBeing a BarkPost writer is a real treat for a number of reasons, the best one being the office pups.", null, "Not only do I get to work with a bunch of great dogs, I can bring my own pal, Ricky, the three-legged Chihuahua, to work with me. But recently, Ricky has been a little distracting. Not because he's too needy or playful. For some reason, Ricky keeps disappearing.", null, "That means I have to stop working and go find him. Our office is located on one of several floors in a building in Manhattan, and Ricky has turned up in the stairwells, the security office, you name it.", null, "The building superintendent brought Ricky back to me on one occasion---but the super's kind of used to our crazy dog lady lifestyle.", null, "Ricky's officially the reason we find these notes on certain exits:", null, "More often than not, though, Ricky ends up on the 2nd floor of the building in the pharmacy.", null, "The pharmacy staff are real sports about it when they find Ricky digging into what's apparently his favorite potted plant in the world.", null, "And they always bring him right back to me. But I don't know how he gets down there in the first place. There's no way for Ricky to get into the pharmacy without using the elevator.", null, "Given his short stature, I doubt Ricky managed to push the buttons all on his own. Did someone actually watch this three-legged Chihuahua get on and off the elevator and take it as normal doggie behavior?", null, "After a few Ricky disappearances, I realized that I only had myself to blame. As busy as we get in the pawffice, we always take the time to make sure the dogs come first. Maybe I slipped a little. Maybe I ignored Ricky too much and he began to go out in search of a more consistent source of ruv. It's possible he was even doing it just to get my attention. Either way, I couldn't afford to have him exploring our building anymore. There were too many scary possibilities, like what if he got nabbed by a stranger or somehow made it out of the building.", null, "I'm happy to say that Ricky's disappearances have stopped, thanks to the vigilance of all my wonderful coworkers and lots and lots of obedience training when we go home. I started reinforcing the basics, like sit, stay, come. I also start each work day with a quick game of fetch, and then we have another game around lunch. Basically, I started reminding him how fun and rewarding it is to be around me. I can't tell Ricky \"I'm sorry\" for ignoring him in the past, but I can show him how much I love him now, and that's managed to keep him on the BarkPost floor where he belongs.", null ]

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[ null, "Tort Law: The American and Louisiana Perspectives, Third Revised Edition has as its primary objective a study of tort law in the United States and Louisiana. It differs from most other torts casebooks, however, in that it has a secondary objective of providing an exercise in comparative law. In the United States, we often overlook the fact that the common law system that prevails in our nation is not the only legal system in the world. Much of the world applies a civil law approach in which a civil code has a more prominent role than case law. In a world in which trade and economics, politics, and law cross national borders, it has become increasingly important to be aware of and conversant in other nations' legal systems. Louisiana, the only state in the United States that can be described as a mixed jurisdiction, using both civil law and common law, provides an excellent model for examining and comparing and contrasting civil law and common law approaches to various legal issues.\n\nThis book invites the reader to both study tort law and consider the differences and similarities between the common law states and a state that has a civil code and views the role of the courts and the legislature somewhat differently." ]

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[ null, "What if all you want is the one thing you can’t have?\n\nFirst grade teacher Emily Towson always does the right thing. The sensible thing. But in her dreams, she does bad, bad things with the town’s baddest boy: Tanner O’Connor. But when he sells her grandmother a Harley, fantasy is about to meet a dose of reality.\n\nAnd then he goes and calls her “sensible”…\n\nTanner can’t believe sweet Emily is standing in his shop. Yelling and waving her hands and looking so god damn sexy he’s having trouble focusing. He’d spent two hard years in prison, with only the thought of this “good girl” to keep him sane.\n\nHe really should send her away…\n\nBefore either one thinks though, they’re naked and making memories on his tool bench with apparently the oldest condom in history. Now Tanner’s managed to knock-up the town’s “good girl” and she’s going to lose her job over some stupid “morality clause” if he doesn’t step up.\n\nBut can this bad boy teach his good girl they’re perfect for each other in time?", null, "Just the way she said his name, sort of breathless, made him hard. He nodded.“Emily.”\n\n“What are you doing here?” Her eyes narrowed.“Did you follow me?”\n\n“You looked a little upset. I was just making sure no one else followed you.”\n\n“You mean Ryan? He’s being a total pain in the…”\n\n“Yes.” She pressed her finger to the spot between her brows.“I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’m usually so…” She took a couple of deep breaths.“He was making me so angry.”\n\n“I thought he was your boyfriend?”\n\n“Not anymore. It’s over between me and Ryan. It was over before that night you and I…”\n\nHe decided to help her out.“Had hot, dirty sex on top of the workbench in my garage. Then up against the wall in my garage.”\n\nShe gritted her teeth but gave a quick nod.\n\n“Why was it over with Mr. Perfect? Did he finish with you?” Maybe she’d needed some sort of affirmation of herself as a sexy woman. He wanted to beat Ryan for that, though he had ultimately benefited from it.\n\n“None of your business.”\n\nHer face took on a mutinous expression, lips pursed.“He said I was sensible and then he asked me to marry him.”\n\nTanner managed to choke back the laugh, but she must have seen it on his face.\n\nHe’d proposed? That made Tanner want to growl. But she had a point. It sounded as though Ryan had fucked up on the proposal. Tanner certainly wasn’t sorry. Ryan’s loss, his gain.“Let me get this straight. If he hadn’t called you sensible, you would have said yes?”\n\n“Probably not. He told me he’d decided it was time to settle down, and I was a nice, sensible woman, and would make him a suitable wife. Or something like that. I sort of stopped listening at ‘sensible.’What sort of man starts a proposal by saying you’re sensible?”\n\n“Yes. Exactly. I said I didn’t think we were suited and walked out. Then when I got home, Mimi told me she’d bought a bike from you, and then she more than hinted that I was sensible, too. So when you said it as well, I just…sort of blew.”\n\n“Actually, you kissed me, then you stripped, then you threw yourself at me. I didn’t stand a chance.” He had an image of her standing naked in front of him, challenging him to do something, and almost groaned.\n\n“I did not throw myself at you.”\n\nHe just stood there, one eyebrow raised.\n\nShe folded her arms across her chest.“Anyway.I thought you were pretending that never happened?”\n\n“Believe me, I’m trying. But I keep getting these little flashbacks at the most inappropriate times. Like when I’m picking up a tool from my work bench and there you are, all soft and naked and panting for me.”\n\nWhy did he do this to himself? His dick was almost painfully hard.\n\nShe was staring at him wide-eyed, her pink lips slightly parted. She didn’t move. He cast a quick look around the street—it was empty—then he closed the space between them, lowered his head, and kissed her before she could even have an idea of his intentions. He half expected her to pull back and run away, but her lips softened, then parted under his, and he slipped his tongue inside, sliding it along the length of hers. He kissed her until they both ran out of air. He hadn’t thought kissing was such a big deal, but he could kiss Emily all night.", null, "Growing up in the cold, wet, north of England, Nina Croft spent a lot of time huddled under the blankets dreaming of faraway sunnier places and ponies. When she discovered both could be found between the covers of a book, her life changed forever.\n\nAt the age of eighteen, in an attempt to turn dreams into reality, she headed south in search of the sun. She quickly picked up the perfect husband along the way, and developed a taste for red wine and holidays in warm places.\n\nSoon holidays weren’t enough, and together they volunteered to work in Africa where they both discovered a love of traveling and a dislike of 9-5 work. Afterward they spent a number of years travelling (whenever possible) intermingled with working (whenever the money ran out.) Eventually they stumbled upon a remote area in the mountains of southern Spain where they bought the small almond farm they now call home.\n\nNo electricity, no neighbors, no chocolate shops, but on the plus side, stunning scenery, a vineyard to make her own red wine, and far enough away from anywhere to satisfy Nina’s hermit tendencies. She shares the farm with her husband, and an ever increasing number of animals, including Piggles, a three-legged Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.\n\nNina now spends her days riding her mare Gencianna under the blue Spanish skies—sunshine and ponies. She reckons this is proof that dreams really can come true if you want them enough.\n\nShe still travels, but usually only in her imagination, and can often be found lying under a fig tree, wine in hand, plotting stories of love in faraway places.\n\nNina believes love can come to anyone, anytime, anywhere and her books reflect this.\n\nWhat do you think of the excerpt? Let me know your thoughts at the comments below!\n\n2 thoughts on “#ExcerptReveal Handle With Care by Nina Croft (@Nina_Croft)”", null, null ]

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[ null, "Production company EuropaCorp is rebooting it’s ‘Transporter‘ franchise. Luc Besson began writing the ‘Transporter‘ films when they were starring Jason Statham and has written the currently filming the 4th in the series and the announced 5th and 6th films yet to reach active production status. So we have the original production company and the original writer, but the star has changed.\n\nIn Statham’s place as the titular transporter, is Ed Skrein of ‘Game of Thrones‘ fame, will play Frank Martin – the man who will deliver anything for a price. In the upcoming film Martin crosses paths with Anna (Loan Chabanol), the leader of a group of deadly assailants, who decides Frank is the man to take down a group of ruthless Russian human traffickers. Anna holds Frank’s father (Ray Stevenson) for ransom to ensure his cooperation and both of them are forced to team up with Anna to bring the villains to justice.\n\nWord that Statham wouldn’t be back for a 4th installment was prevalent about 6 months ago. That statement was followed up with Statham’s involvement in ‘The Mechanic 2‘. It would appear that there’s only so much of the same thing Statham wants to be involved in. Maybe his work with Stallone on ‘The Expendables‘ films showed that there were some good movies to be made without playing the same, stoic character – who knows?", null, "While checking out some info on this article I stumbled across a little factoid about Statham I never knew. He spent 12 years on the British national diving team and in 1992, was ranked 12th in the world as a platform diver. Add into that his MMA skills and that he’s an expert kickboxer and I like him more and more. I wouldn’t mind seeing a lot more of him in the years to come." ]

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[ null, "A ban by World Rugby could prove influential for transgender sports\n\nIT IS THE latest development in a bitter argument. On October 9th World Rugby, the global governing body for rugby union, decided to bar trans women—people who are biologically male, but identify as women—from playing in the international women’s game, on the grounds that it is unsafe. That ban will probably affect the top levels of the game in individual countries, too, since international players are drawn from the top clubs. Decisions on what to do in the game’s lower levels have been left to the governing bodies in individual countries.\n\nWorld Rugby’s decision puts it at odds with much of the rest of the sporting world. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed trans women to compete in women’s events since 2004. It loosened its rules in 2015, removing the requirement for genital surgery in favour of a declaration of good faith, and requiring, in the interest of fair competition, that trans women reduce the amount of testosterone in their blood for at least a year before competing. The idea behind this was that suppressing testosterone would reduce or eliminate the athletic advantages conferred by male physiology.\n\nHow much is too much?\n\nThe IOC’s influence means that similar rules have been adopted by many other sports. That, in turn, has led to some famous victories for trans women. In 2018 Rachel McKinnon, a Canadian trans woman, won a women’s cycling championship in the 35-44 age bracket. (Ms McKinnon has since changed her name to Veronica Ivy.) Laurel Hubbard, a transgender weightlifter from New Zealand, has won a string of medals in women’s contests. Rugby’s best-known transgender player is probably Kelly Morgan, who plays at club level in Wales.\n\nIt has also caused rows. Some female athletes have complained that it is unfair to make them compete against people who, despite their gender identities and medical procedures, remain biologically male. Others worry that the system is open to abuse by unscrupulous athletes desperate for success. Several prominent female athletes, including Martina Navratilova, a tennis player, and three British Olympians, have urged the IOC to think again. The arguments are particularly acute in America, where, in at least two cases, they have ended up in court.\n\nWorld Rugby’s decision is significant not just for the precedent it might set in a notoriously bad-tempered debate, but also because of how it was arrived at. After receiving worried letters from referees and female players, the sport organised a workshop earlier in the year to which it invited scientists, players, lawyers and ethicists. Presentations were posted online, in the interests of transparency. One crucial question was whether the testosterone-suppressing drugs advocated by the IOC were enough to counter the sporting advantages enjoyed by males.\n\nStart with the size of that advantage. Sports science confirms what common experience suggests: most males are bigger, stronger and faster than most females. They have bigger muscles, bigger hearts and bigger lungs, as well as a greater capacity to transport and use oxygen, stronger bones and tougher ligaments. The advantage that all this grants varies from sport to sport, from around 10% in running to more than 30% in weightlifting (see chart). But even at the lower end of the scale, it is enough of a difference that some talented male teenagers—despite having yet to finish puberty—can outperform the best female athletes in the world.\n\nIt is a similar story on the rugby field. Emma Hilton, a biologist at the University of Manchester, presented data to World Rugby on strength and speed in top-flight rugby players of both sexes. These showed only a small overlap in the speed with which male and female players could manage a ten-metre dash. Even the bulkiest male players were only a fraction slower than the nimblest female ones. The paciest males left both in the dust. Data on the bench press, a weightlifting exercise that emphasises the arms, shoulders and chest, revealed no overlap at all. The weakest, smallest males could shift 10% more weight than the biggest, strongest females. The strongest male players could lift over 60% more.\n\nA great deal of this sex-based advantage arises from the actions of testosterone. Besides being the primary male sex hormone, it is the original anabolic steroid. Doping with it and its chemical cousins remains a popular way of getting an illicit advantage. Suppressing its production might, therefore, be expected to undo some of the advantages it bestows.\n\nBut what evidence there is suggests otherwise. A review written after the workshop by Dr Hilton and Tommy Lundberg, a physiologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, summarises existing research on the effects of testosterone suppression in trans women. Drs Hilton and Lundberg analysed 11 scientific papers. Three measured strength directly. The rest measured either muscle size or “lean body mass”, defined as total body weight minus fat. Most reported changes of the order of a 5% loss after one to three years of suppression—far too little to remove the physical advantages possessed by males. Participants in the studies had testosterone levels below even the IOC’s guideline levels, says Dr Hilton. That suggests no amount of testosterone suppression in adulthood can bring male athletes into line with female ones\n\nOn the other hand, Joanna Harper, a researcher at Loughborough University, points out that few of the studies summarised in Drs Hilton and Lundberg’s paper measured sporting performance directly. Most came at the question from a medical point of view rather than a sporting one. All focused on strength, she says. None measured speed. And not all the evidence points in the same direction. In 2015 Ms Harper published a study into transgender runners, which suggested that testosterone suppression cut performance sharply.\n\nRoss Tucker, a sports scientist who consults for World Rugby, points out in turn that Ms Harper’s paper covered only eight runners, lumped together recent transitioners with those who had made the jump years earlier, and did not attempt to control for other variables, such as levels of training. He says that studies of men taking treatment for prostate cancer—which also suppresses testosterone—show that exercise can avoid loss of muscle altogether.\n\nFaced with this imperfect, but suggestive, evidence, World Rugby has come down on the side of a ban. The sport’s authorities weighed questions of fairness, inclusion and safety, says Dr Tucker, but it was safety that clinched the decision. He points out that, besides the evidence on strength, the size of a player’s skeleton does not change after transition. The sport is already worried about concussion, a common rugby injury now known to cause more long-term damage than previously thought. “When we say safety is our number one priority, that’s not just lip-service,” he says.\n\nWorld Rugby plans to review the science every three years, and to update its decision if necessary. Better data may yet emerge. Ms Harper is trying to recruit participants for a controlled, longitudinal trial of trans women and sporting performance that would follow participants for several years. Dr Lundberg is keen on doing something similar. But Ms Harper cautions that it is likely to be a lengthy process. Finding volunteers is not easy, she says.\n\nIn the meantime, the governing bodies of other sports, particularly contact and combat sports, have been watching World Rugby’s deliberations, says Dr Hilton. She thinks some may adopt similar guidelines of their own.\n\nA more immediate question will be whether the rest of rugby does the same. Although World Rugby can rule on what happens in international matches, it can offer only guidance to national unions. Authorities in England have already said they will ignore this guidance and carry on allowing trans women to play the women’s game within England. Rumblings suggest other unions in both the northern and southern hemispheres may follow suit. Excluding trans women from women’s sport may conflict with laws—or proposed laws—in some countries, including America and Canada. If anything, the arguments are likely to get louder.■\n\nSIMILAR ARTICLES ON WEB: A ban by World Rugby could prove influential for transgender sports", null ]

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[ null, "The sensational sprawl across enormous chunks of semi arid Savannah grasslands is the largest National Park in Uganda whose existence is meticulously defined by the famous waterfalls. Enjoy a Murchison Falls Launch Cruise and Top of The Falls tour of Murchison Falls National Park.\n\nMurchison Falls is Uganda’s oldest and largest park playing host to over 451 bird species and 76 species of Mammals. The park lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley. The amazing scenery and view of the waterfall often referred to as the “Top of the Falls” is where you catch sight and listen to sound of the Nile as it crashes through a 6m wide gorge making an unforgettable beautiful muzzle of the water at its bed.\n\nTourists to Murchison Falls are recommended to go on a launch cruise south of the river, to the falls themselves. During the boat or launch trip, you are guaranteed to see hippos along the stretch of the river, huge Nile crocodiles, African elephants, Red-tailed monkeys, black& white colobus monkeys as well as different species of birds. Other game at Murchison Falls includes Buffalo, Rothschild giraffe and a range of antelopes. The round trip of the launch cruise takes about 3 hours.\n\nOn arrival at the base of the falls, tourists are encouraged to walk up the steep footpath to the top. The footpaths are only accessible by road from the south bank of the river Nile. A visit here should form an integral part any trip to the park. It is a unique and breathtaking natural spectacle, the most powerful rush of water anywhere in the world. There is a small ranger post at the falls, and this is the starting point for a short walk down the hill to the water’s edge. On top of the fall, care is required as the surrounding area can be slippery underfoot.\n\nAfrican Pearl Safaris recommends that you are on the tip of the falls at sunset, when hundreds of bats fly over the falls chased by birds of prey.\n\nHere are Uganda Visa requirements and information on how to obtain Ugandan Visa. Know the Uganda…" ]

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[ null, "He was born in Rockdale Township, Cambridge Springs, PA on July 4th, 1936, a son of the late Rex and Georgia Daniels Docter.\n\nRex was a 1956 graduate of Cambridge Springs High School. He worked for Kondu Corporation retiring in 1999 after 42 years of service. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and long car rides. He also liked horses and wrestling.\n\nIn addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Ives Docter, a sister, Gloria Hatheway and three brothers, Wilbur Docter, Kenneth Docter and his twin-brother George R. Docter.\n\nHe is survived by three sons, David E. Docter (Pauline), Darrell L. Docter and Stanley B. Docter (companion, Kathy Rouse), all of Erie and a daughter, Lynn A. Drake (David) of Girard. He is further survived by four grandchildren including a grandson, David Docter Jr. of Erie and a granddaughter Heather Jude (Ollie) of Sharon, PA and three great-grandchildren Yousif Jude, Arinna Jude and Calrissa Docter.\n\nFriends may call at the Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 602 West 10th Street, on Wednesday, February 26th, from 5 until 7 pm and are invited to attend a service there on Thursday, February 27th, at 11 am with Reverend Harry Johns, III officiating.\n\nInterment will be in Sterrettania Cemetery." ]

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[ "A Nation Must Think Before it Acts A Quick Guide to the Foreign Policy Views of the Republican Presidential Candidates\nShare:", null, "As of this writing, sixteen candidates are formally running for the nomination of the Republican Party for the presidency of the United States. Our purpose here is modest: to report on the foreign policy views of all the candidates, showing where they agree and where they disagree on a selection of issues. On each issue, there seems to be one or two outliers among the candidates but the interesting thing is that the identities of the outliers are different on different issues. The purpose here is not to disparage or praise any one candidate, though sometimes it is hard not to notice an outright error of fact.\n\nContinue reading A Quick Guide to the Foreign Policy Views of the Republican Presidential Candidates.", null ]

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[ null, "Due to its close proximity to campus, Davis Square has been a place for many Tufts students to spend time and enjoy a variety of local businesses in the area. But according to recent local news reports, Scape Development plans to construct a four-story lab building that would displace beloved businesses including When Pigs Fly bakery, McKinnon’s Meat Market, Sligo Pub, Kung Fu Tea, Martsa on Elm Tibetan Cuisine and Dragon Pizza. On Sept. 22, the City of Somerville’s Planning Board officially approved the renovation plan.\n\nJustin Hollander, professor of urban and environmental policy and planning, provided the context behind the developing renovation project in Davis Square. He explained that different interest groups and the city government shape and influence real estate projects such as the one by Scape Development.\n\n“There are not only individuals but organizations, pension funds, that are looking to grow their money, and they look at Davis Square,” Hollander said. “The city right now looks at that block and the kind of cash revenue they are generating … so the city sees this as an opportunity to increase their tax base [through the renovation project].”\n\nHollander added that real estate projects, such as the Scape Development plan, can increase the value of local properties, which the city of Somerville sees as financially beneficial.\n\n“It’s hard for them to raise taxes, and so if you can increase the value of properties [through this new lab building], then you can bring in more revenue without actually passing a bill that says everyone has to pay more taxes,” Hollander said.\n\nHollander cited that Harvard Square had changed from when he was in college, with the added presence of larger companies. Davis Square, he noted, appears to be undergoing a similar transition in his view.\n\n“When I went to college, the center of Harvard Square was really cool, and there were all these interesting shops and stores at that core center. Now, there’s a bank on every corner of the center of Harvard Square,” Hollander said. “It’s much more of a place where big companies are looking to make investments to try to get solid returns, and so that’s what Davis Square has become.”\n\nWhile the renovations could change the culture that many Tufts students value in Davis Square, Hollander cited that there are many other commercial centers in the area such as Teele Square and Ball Square.\n\n“I would not shed too many tears,” Hollander said. “I think, it’s, of course, hard for Tufts students that maybe came here because Davis Square is this cool, hip place, but now with the Green line that will eventually come … there are all kinds of other places in this region that are now easily accessible to Tufts students that have the same kinds of independently owned businesses.”\n\nThat said, Hollander says that the displacement of these businesses at Davis Square is likely to be permanent in light of nationwide economic trends.\n\n“It’s going to be hard for independent businesses to come back,” Hollander said. “The way that lending works is [that big national corporations] can get lower rates on their loans if they bring in national chains.”\n\nWith this renovation project, Hollander noted that homeowners and renters will likely be affected differently by this project as well. Homeowners tend to fare well because these projects often improve the real estate market. However, renters are likely to suffer from the rising prices and might be forced to move, Hollander added.\n\n“For renters, it’s a different story,” Hollander said. “Rents are really high now, and they’re not likely to go down anytime soon, so all of this continued investment — national and international capital — into the neighborhood is making it much harder for renters to be able to stay there.”\n\nSomerville residents Andrea and Carl Axelrod live just a block from Davis Square. They have lived in Somerville for about five years and have enjoyed living in the area.\n\n“We had rented in Cambridge for eight years, and I loved it there. I had never even come out to Somerville and Davis Square,” Andrea Axelrod said. “When we found this place, it was like a whole new world so I have really embraced it and really have enjoyed it, and it’s unique and I would like to have it maintain its uniqueness.”\n\nCarl Axelrod also sees Davis Square as being special because it is easily accessible and has a wide variety of local businesses.\n\n“I think the variety of restaurants … the number of different places to grab a cup of coffee,” Carl Axelrod said. “It’s a neighborhood that is easily walkable.”\n\nCarl Axelrod said he will be disappointed to lose the local businesses with the Scape Development project, and he is concerned about what the years of construction will look like for the businesses being displaced.\n\n“My main concern is with the retail establishments — that even if there’s an effort to bring them back, what’s going to happen in the year or two years of construction?” Carl Axelrod said. “They’ve got to exist in some fashion, they just can’t go out of business for what will be, I’m sure, at least a year and a half to two years. So, I assume Davis Square is going to lose [certain] businesses.”\n\nThe Axelrods shared that they appreciate the personal feel of the local businesses in Davis Square and believe they contribute deeply to what makes the area a special place. They will particularly miss the pizza at Dragon Pizza and the baked goods from When Pigs Fly.\n\n“There’s just something very personal, if you can go into stores and sort of see the people that own a place,” Andrea Axelrod said. “My concern is that the uniqueness begins to become not so unique. I mean look at what’s happened in Harvard Square.”\n\nTufts senior Katya Silverman-Stoloff has been working at Dragon Pizza since July and has enjoyed working at the restaurant. She has found that working there helps remind her of the presence of the surrounding Somerville community.\n\n“I really like the energy, it’s very casual [and] informal and I like my coworkers,” Silverman-Stoloff said. “It’s mostly local people … who just live in the area, and I like being connected to the Somerville community outside of just existing in this Tufts bubble.”\n\nSilverman-Stoloff shared that she has discussed the renovation project with her boss at Dragon Pizza. Her understanding has been that the impacted businesses have known about the future displacement for a few years, but they had not known exactly when it would happen.\n\n“It’s all fairly vague,” she said. “I think my boss doesn’t know that much so it’s hard for him to relay information to us.”\n\nSince there has not been real movement with the project yet, Dragon Pizza has been continuing with business as usual, although they will have to find a new location at some point. Furthermore, despite the future displacement, Silverman-Stoloff said that Dragon Pizza currently plans on expanding into the space next door. The expansion would allow for more seating space for restaurant diners, provide a pick-up space for food delivery apps and function as an event rental space.\n\n“I think [my boss is] eager to expand the business, and so he’s moving forward regardless of the renovation,” Silverman-Stoloff said.\n\nOverall, Silverman-Stoloff is concerned that the renovation project will impact the small town feel of Davis Square in the future.\n\n“I do feel sad because it reminds me of something that’s happening in my own town, which is they’re building these big apartment buildings right in the center of these small towns,” Silverman-Stoloff said. “I feel like it loses this feel of small communities.”\n\nEven as the presence of a large lab building could change the feel of Davis Square, Silverman-Stoloff thinks that Tufts students can help preserve the essence of Davis Square and its spirit.\n\n“I think part of what makes Davis Square special is its energy and the existence of young people there and the desire for people to want to keep it very lively and very happening,” she said.\n\nSilverman-Stoloff sees Davis Square as unique because it has the feel of both a bustling center and a small town, and she hopes that this spirit will be preserved in the future.\n\n“[Davis Square] feels very lively and energetic, but at the same time kind of feels like a small town,” Silverman-Stoloff said. “I feel like few towns that I have been to have both of these qualities of feeling like there’s a lot happening, but also it feels very local and small [and] community-focused.”" ]

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[ null, "Bob Schneider is one of the rare songwriters who can imbue his work with humor just as easily as he can sincerity. Hailing from Austin, TX, Schneider has had a nearly thirty year career in music. Beginning as the lead singer of band Ugly Americans, Schneider has most recently been writing and recording as a solo performer, and just released his seventh studio album, Blood and Bones.\n\nWhile his latest collection has plenty of whimsical moments (“Making it Up”), the beautiful title track is the stand-out, managing to create a meditative essence while meshing Schneider’s knack for droll lyrics with gems of honest vulnerability. Schneider sings “I wish I was a bird. I could build a nest in your hair…”, a comical image, which he then masterfully tempers with “And I could sing you to sleep every night and everywhere.”\n\nSchneider’s lyrics are like a pillow softening the impact of the emotional bricks he’s throwing on this album. It may take a few listens to take it all in, but it’s worth your time." ]

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[ null, "The Parakeet is a member of the Parrot family, but smaller than what you might think of when you hear the word “Parrot”, having short tails. Parakeets are a hardy bird, living in worldwide regions with warmth and enough water, but their preference is woodlands and grasslands. They enjoy damp grass for rolling around so they stay clean.\n\nYou’ll find an abundance of Parakeets in India, the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia. They are nomadic by nature. A Parakeet will fly hundreds of miles when in need of water.\n\nNo matter where they abide, however, they prefer to fly in large flocks containing thousands of birds for company, foraging, and breeding making their home in tree holes. Parakeets groom, kiss, and nuzzle each other as a way of showing affection. The behavior strengthens bonds and symbolizes devotion, trust, and family closeness. Males and females co-parent, the father providing food for the mother Parakeet while she nests, and after hatching for both mom and the chicks.\n\nParakeets are colorful birds in more than one way. Their yellow and green plumage numbering upward of 3,000 feathers, outlined in black, looking stunning on a bird so delicate. They listen to sounds with a sweet tilt of the head as if flirting. They learn to mimic sounds too, including human speech. Once learned, the words and sounds become parts of their vocabulary through which they express themselves with flair.\n\nHaving flying space is important to the Parakeet. They like to explore with full wings spread. As Parakeet glides, nerves in her wing endings provide ongoing information for adjusting speed and direction with the winds. So doing this lets the Parakeet avoid turbulence and find rising airflow. There is no restraint and a sense of unbridled joy in their freedom. Parakeet teaches us about the value of having moments of release and liberation.", null, "When the Parakeet flutters into your awareness, it often comes as an omen of expansion. Something in your life is about to break free, take off, and you can visualize the end results. Stay aware and watch for other signs of guidance.\n\nThe Parakeet Spirit Animal teaches lessons of simple beauty and resources you sometimes overlook. A moment does not have to be big, to be meaningful. The small blossoming plant can be as amazing as a blossoming tree.\n\nBecause Parakeet feathers show up brightly under UV, as a Spirit Animal Parakeet may urge you to consider color therapy in your life. It can take the form of placed bulbs in your home, your decorating schemes, and even the clothes you wear daily. Psychologists studied and confirmed the power of color (and the associated wavelengths) for healing and in changing human behavior. Parakeet shows you ways of using hues in a whole new, empowering ways.\n\nThere’s no question the Parakeet Spirit Animal represents communication. Ask yourself-have you been gossiping? Are you talking too much (or too little)? Parakeet offers you one bit of advice: choose your words with care, not just now but every day.\n\nOn a similar note, the Parakeet Spirit Animal comes to individuals interested in learning new languages. Don’t let convention restrain the idea. You might learn sign language, study body language, or search out your language of love, for example.", null, "People with a Parakeet Totem Animal communicate incredibly well. They learn how others express themselves and then get their point across using keen awareness. In turn, people respond more positively to their suggestions and ideas. Everyone is on the same figurative plate.\n\nIf you have a Parakeet Birth Totem, you are a fantastic mimic. Making sounds, recreating images, posing in iconic ways-it not only comes to you naturally but it’s fun! You may even find yourself drawn to the art of the Mime as a pastime.\n\nIn relationships you are monogamous. You love showering your partner with affection. Long, luxurious baths together make your spirit soar. Trust and affection are essential in any relationship you develop.\n\nFor social circles, you enjoy a good challenge. People who think on their feet and share their vision attract you. You are patient in conversation. You want to hear the concepts at hand so you can adapt them to creative problem-solving.", null, "Tweet out to your inner Parakeet Power Animal when your current relationship deepens and you want to take it into something even more committed. Friends and family approve already. You just haven’t reached a full comfort zone yet.\n\nSeek your inner Parakeet Power Animal when speaking out and speaking up about something very near and dear to your heart. Now is the time for manifesting your thoughts. Parakeet helps you find just the right words for a specific occasion or person. It will give you greater strength for working cooperatively too.\n\nIndia’s mythology includes smatterings of the Parakeet as a theme throughout. In Hindu beliefs, the Parakeet has ties to Kama, the God of love. Red coloration in a Parakeet represents yearning and desire. Green markings indicate the fulfillment of your desires and manifesting happiness.\n\nDreaming of Parakeet represents a habit of mirroring the actions of others, even if they do not mesh with the true you. It has become easy to go with a certain set of expectations rather than follow your bliss. Over time, you may find yourself standing still, having lost yourself.\n\nWhen the Parakeet in your dream is flying, you have released yourself from a constraint. It feels so good, you almost never want to touch down again. From the sky, everything seems much clearer and your global vision expands.\n\nA loud, squawking Parakeet in your dream embodies the traits of someone you know. The person is obnoxious, mocking anything with which they disagree. How you respond to them can change current matters dramatically.\n\nShould the Parakeet in your dream appear as if hiding behind something or in the shadows, someone is gossiping about you.\n\nIf you feel the caged Parakeet in the dream is YOU, then you feel very limited right now. You are being held back, manipulated, and stunted. Your creativity wanes until you can figure a way out of this position.\nA brightly colored Parakeet appearing out of the darkness in your dream is a lovely omen. An exciting and unexpected change is on the horizon.\n\nAs you look, the Parakeet in your dream flies down to land on you. It is a divine messenger offering guidance. Pay close attention to the rest of the dream for greater detail.\n\nIn Buddhism, Buddha once incarnated in the form of a Parakeet, filled with compassion and courage. It was not the colorful bird we know, but one who still adored flying. The story tells us once a lightning strike created a terrible jungle fire, and the Parakeet warned the other animals to flee. When other creatures hesitated to do anything to squelch the flames, Parakeet flew to the water, immersed in it, then flew to the fire letting the drips put out some sparking tongues. Parakeet continued without fear.\n\nSome animals and Gods laughed at Parakeet as being crazy. Indra, the King of the Devas and God of Storms, did not laugh. The bird’s gesture touched him and he decided to help. When the fire went out, the Parakeet saw Lord Indra’s tears. They fell on Parakeet changing the scorched feathers into beautiful hues, which remain for eternity." ]

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[ "The President`s warm and greeting gesture of coming all the way from Washington and sitting throughout the Prime Minister`s speech and then the victory lap of the stadium, hand in hand, with the visiting dignitary, showed his personal commitment to India-USA ties.", null, "In a magnificent show of unity, friendship, and vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Sunday shared the stage at the 'Howdy, Modi' event at Houston, Texas. The two leaders echoed similar sentiments on various issues, including terrorism, trade and defence.\n\nTrump took another step that reflected the importance of India to the US President. During his address, Trump, after a long time, did not use his official podium, instead, he was using one that had the flags of India and the US.\n\nThis illustrated the importance that the US President accords to India and welcoming gesture towards the contributions of the Indian Diaspora in the United States. The President`s warm and greeting gesture of coming all the way from Washington and sitting throughout the Prime Minister`s speech and then the victory lap of the stadium, hand in hand, with the visiting dignitary, showed his personal commitment to India-USA ties.\n\nNotably, the friendship between Modi and Trump was on full display at the event. In a never-seen-before display of camaraderie, the two leaders held hands and took a lap around the NRG Stadium after the two leaders addressed the event.\n\nPM Modi introduced President Trump as a \"great American president\", who from being a \"CEO to Commander in chief, from board rooms to oval office, from studios to global stage\" left a \"deep and lasting impact everywhere\".\n\nReferring to Trump's slogan \"make America great again\", Prime Minister Modi said that the US President has achieved much for the United States. He added that India has connected well with President Trump and endorsed the latter by saying \"Abki Baar, Trump Sakar\". Remember the US goes to elections next year and this will be seen as an important endorsement of Trump presidency by a visiting foreign leader.\n\n\"From Houston to Hyderabad, from Boston to Bengaluru, from Chicago to Shimla, from Los Angeles to Ludhiana, from New Jersey to New Delhi – hundreds of millions are glued, as they witness history in Making\", said the Prime Minister, adding that \"it’s a new history and new chemistry and evidence of synergy\" between the two countries.\n\nCalling PM Modi \"one of America’s most devoted and most loyal friend\" US President Trump said, \"Prime Minister Modi of India is doing a truly exceptional job for India and all of the Indian people\"" ]

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[ "As MotoGP organisers continue to work on a revised schedule for the 2020 season, there will be no racing at Twin Ring Motegi in 2020.", null, "Twin Ring Motegi was due to stage the event from October 16-18, but it was announced on Monday that it will not go ahead.\nGetty Images\nOmnisport June 01, 2020 00:00 IST Coronavirus: MotoGP Grand Prix Of Japan Cancelled", null, "The MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and no races will be staged outside of Europe before mid-November.\n\nTwin Ring Motegi was due to stage the event from October 16-18, but it was announced on Monday that it will not go ahead.\n\nIt will be the first time in 21 years that there is no premier-class racing at the iconic track.\n\nThe cancellation was confirmed just a few days after the British and Australian Grands Prix were removed from the 2020 calendar.\n\nAs organisers continue to work on a schedule for a season that has not been able to get under way, Dorna Sports chief executive Carmelo Ezpeleta revealed that all rounds will be in Europe until November at the earliest.\n\nDue to coronavirus outbreak, the #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 has been cancelled\n\nFull details in the article below #MotoGP | https://t.co/2mZivcTlR5\n\nHe said: \"It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the Grand Prix of Japan at the very unique Motegi circuit, meaning we will not have a Japanese Grand Prix on the calendar for the first time since 1986.\n\n\"The MotoGP family is working very hard to be able to re-start the racing season and hold as many events as possible, and in the safest way possible.\n\n\"For this reason, the FIM and Dorna, in consultation with IRTA [International Road Racing Teams Association] and MSMA [Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association], have decided that, until mid-November, MotoGP will remain in Europe to do as many European MotoGP events as we are able to.\n\n\"Therefore, overseas events, if at all possible, should be scheduled after mid-November – which would be too late in the year for the Grand Prix of Japan to be held.\n\n\"For this reason it has been decided, in consultation with Mobilityland [the circuit's operating group], that the Grand Prix of Japan cannot be held in 2020. I very much thank Mobilityland for the support given to MotoGP." ]

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[ null, "In Manchester City not occur in the match due to injury: Nathan Ake, Kevin de Bruyne.\n\nDirect matches: usually ended with winning of Manchester City. Balace of both teams games are: 6 won West Bromwich Albion, 19 wins Manchester City, 5 draws. In 21 matches the sum of the goals both teams was greater than 2.5 (Over 2.5). On the other hand, 26 matches teams scored more than 1.5 goals (Over 1.5). In 16 matches the both teams have shot at least one goal.", null, null, null ]

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[ "A Croatian reporter wrote that if there is a god, his name is Bruce. There were signs in the audience, saying: “Bruce almighty”. And I agree. Bruce & The E-…\n\nA Croatian reporter wrote that if there is a god, his name is Bruce. There were signs in the audience, saying: “Bruce almighty”. And I agree. Bruce & The E-street band rocked Udine’s stage at Stadio Friuli.\n\nI’ve been to some concerts in my life (young I may be, but still :) ), and this was by far the best one I’ve ever had the privilege of seeing. Although I was more excited for concerts like Mark Knopfler in Zagreb, and Muse, neither of the two shows can match up now.\n\nBruce and the band played for 3 hours straight, with only two stops. Both times they bowed to the crowd. They changed their set-list according to the crowd, and Bruce’s interaction with the crowd was phenomenal. I’ve never seen anyone get so close to the people, reach out and touch their hands, grab their posters, signs, even play songs written on those posters…", null, "There were roughly 35.000 people in the audience, making it an interesting experience just because of that.", null, null, "As you can see on this picture, he has a sign “Sherry Darling” that he pulled from the crowd when they were playing this song (this was the first song, btw).", null, null, "All in all, a phenomenal concert, an excellent experience, an awe-inspiring musician/group/performance, and some rocking good music. That, I think, summarizes Springsteen’s concert.", null ]

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[ null, "EV speed record holder Lord Drayson announced the launch of the Drayson Wireless Limited, a new venture that will seek to commercialize wireless energy technology developed over a number of years at Imperial College London.\n\nWorking closely with Imperial Innovations plc, Drayson Wireless said it will rapidly bring the technology to market in numerous applications and sectors.\n\nThe new business builds upon Drayson Technologies’ expertise in the use of wireless power in automotive applications such as the development of the Drayson B12/69 wirelessly-charged electric race-car that set a new FIA World Electric Land Speed Record in 2013.\n\nThe Drayson Wireless near-field systems can transfer up to 1.5 kW over a distance of up to 0.5 m using a lightweight receiver weighing less than 0.3 g/W. In addition, Drayson Wireless long distance power transfer system can transfer up to 10 mW at distances up to 5 m. The systems operate at high efficiencies (over 80% end-to-end efficiency), while operating through variable vertical offsets, separation distances and angular misalignments.\n\nThe business is based upon world-class research conducted over several years by scientists from the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at ImperialCollege. The Imperial team is led by Dr Paul Mitcheson, Dr Stepan Lucyszyn and Dr David Yates, the academic founders of Drayson Wireless. In particular PhD research by Dr Manuel Pinuela is central to the venture and as such Dr Pinuela becomes Chief Technology Officer.\n\nIn addition, Lord Drayson has brought together an experienced team with senior-level experience from companies such as Qualcomm, PowderJect and Circassia, with backgrounds in building global businesses in wireless technology and life sciences.\n\nLaunching the new company has led Lord Drayson to restructure his interests. A new holding company, Drayson Technologies Ltd, has acquired the business and assets of Drayson Racing Technologies LLP and its Formula E team. The holding company also controls the new venture Drayson Wireless Ltd, which is run in collaboration with Imperial Innovations Plc. This structure reflects the intention to focus on the wireless technology business.\n\nDrayson stated a guiding principle of the business is to incubate world-class scientific research and help translate it into commercial success. As such, Drayson Wireless has signed a long-term strategic research agreement with ImperialCollege to continue research in the field and to work with Imperial Innovations to accelerate the transfer of wireless energy technology from the research lab to the market place.\n\n“Over recent years we have seen a revolution in the way wireless technology has transformed communications, making smartphones and social media part of our everyday lives. The same is about to happen to energy and Drayson Wireless aims to be at the centre of this next revolution,” said Paul Drayson Chairman & CEO of Drayson Technologies." ]

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[ null, "Next week, ESA’s ExoMars has just a single chance to get captured by Mars’ gravity. The spacecraft and the mission controllers who will make it so are ready for arrival.\n\nThe ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is on a multiyear mission to understand the methane and other gases in Mars’ atmosphere at low levels and could be evidence for possible biological or geological activity.\n\nThe 3.7 tonne mothership is carrying the 577 kg Schiaparelli lander that will test key technologies in preparation for ESA's 2020 rover mission.\n\nThe pair have almost completed their 496 million km journey, and are now speeding towards a critical stage: releasing the lander on Sunday and the lander’s descent and touchdown next Wednesday, at the same time as the main craft begins circling the planet.\n\n“They are now on a high-speed collision course with Mars, which is fine for the lander – it will stay on this path to make its controlled landing,” says flight director Michel Denis at mission control in Darmstadt, Germany.\n\n“However, to get the mothership into orbit, we must make a small but vital adjustment on 17 October to ensure it avoids the planet. And on 19 October it must fire its engine at a precise time for 139 minutes to brake into orbit.\n\n“We get just a single chance.”\n\nFollowing months of intensive simulations, the team is now changing to ‘real-time/full-time’ shifts, and will work in the main control room from tomorrow.\n\nA last pre-arrival correction was made this morning at 08:45 GMT (10:45 CEST) to ensure the craft is perfectly lined up for separation and arrival. The thruster burn delivered a tiny kick of 1.4 cm/s – all that was needed after an earlier series of extremely precise adjustments in July and September (see “Engine burn gives Mars mission a kick”).", null, "“This week, we uploaded the commands to fully charge the lander’s batteries and prepare the orbiter’s data-handling system as well as power- and thruster system for separation and the subsequent trajectory tweak,” says spacecraft operations manager Peter Schmitz.\n\n“Next week, before the big burn, we will place it into a special ‘failop’ mode to minimise any risk that an onboard glitch could interfere with the firing of the engine, which absolutely must happen at the planned time for us to get into orbit.”\n\nMission controllers have daily, hours-long communication slots with ExoMars booked via ESA and NASA tracking stations, which are providing main and redundant data links, especially during the most critical moments.\n\nPreparing on Earth for missions at Mars\n\nPreparing for Mars arrival has involved years of careful work by teams across ESA in cooperation with experts from European industry.\n\nThe mission control team is actually a ‘team of teams’ comprising specialists in operations, flight dynamics, ground stations, and software and systems. They work in tight coordination to operate the current fleet of spacecraft, while developing the systems and procedures to be used for future ESA missions, including BepiColombo, Solar Orbiter and Juice.\n\nThe centre is also mission control for ESA’s first Mars mission, Mars Express, which arrived at the Red Planet in 2003. It is playing a crucial role in the arrival of ExoMars, recording signals from the lander during descent (see “A little help from friends”).\n\n“After many simulations and given the extensive experience our teams have gained through interplanetary missions like Mars Express, Rosetta and Venus Express, I am very confident about orbital insertion,” says Rolf Densing, ESA’s Director of Operations.\n\n“The spacecraft is in great shape, the teams are ready to return to Mars and we’re looking forward to a smooth arrival next week.”" ]

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[ null, "Hindu Seva Kendram has taken strong stand against encroachment of centuries-old Sasthampara Sri Vaidyanatha Mahadeva Hindu temple’s land. According to the Archaeological Department, the oldest temple having 6.5 acres in survey number 536 of the Peechi Valakkavu Mulayam village is located in Thrissur district.\n\nAs per revenue records the land is marked as temple land is now in the possession of Rappai, Johnny, Antony and Kochappan of Christian Community and entry has been denied to the Hindus. They obtained pattaya for the entire land, including the dilapidated temple. Religious rituals were performed till the recent times, however no one has access now.\n\nHindu Seva Kendram has announced its support for Advocate Krishnaraj, who is fighting legally against encroachment of this temple.\n\nAdv. Pratheesh Vishwanath along with Adv. Krishnaraj has been taking legal actions to end the unjust encroachment on temple lands and reclaim it. Hindu Seva Kendram had earlier informed that legal action would be taken to reclaim the Thatthampalli Devi temple, the Chalakkudy Mannupuram Kirathurmurthy temple and the Palluruthy Azhakiyakav Devi Temple land which the CPM is trying to encroach upon. In the previous events also, Hindu Seva Kendram had questioned the decisions of the Devaswom Board and the intervention of other forces against the will of the devotees in such matters." ]

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[ null, "Download The Poetical Works Of John And Charles Wesley V3\n\nThe Poetical Works Of John And Charles Wesley: Reprinted From The Originals, With The Last Corrections Of The Authors [John Wesley, Charles Wesley, George Osborn] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.\n\nThis is a reproduction of a book published before This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages5/5(1). The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley, collected and arranged by G. Osborn Item Preview. Logos also makes navigating lengthy, multivolume works easier than ever—such as the 13 volume Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley or his massive catalog of hymns and poems.\n\nThe Works of Charles Wesley (22 vols.) is a must have for pastors, teachers, and anyone interested in studying the works of the “sweet singer” of Methodism. The poetical publications of John Wesley and Charles Wesley originally appeared at various intervals during a span of 53 years.\n\nGeorge Osborn has collected, arranged, and provided notes for all of these important poems and hymns. Many of these works, especially those of Charles Wesley’s (whose work makes up the bulk of this collection), were never before published or.\n\nAmong the best known hymns Charles Wesley authored are “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” As well as a compilation of some of the most important pieces of literature in the Evangelical Christian tradition, John and Charles Wesley’s Poetical Works offers the texts of hundreds of the most beloved hymns.\n\nThe poetical works of John and Charles Wesley, reprinted from the originals with the last corrections of the authors; together with The poems of Charles Wesley, not before published. Collected and arranged by G.\n\nOsborn by Wesley, John, ; Wesley, Charles, ; Osborn, G. (George), Pages: The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley: Reprinted from the Originals, with the Last Corrections of the Authors; Together with the Poems of Charles Wesley Not Before Published, Volume 7: ISBN ().\n\nJohn Wesley, The imitation of Christ, The imitation of Christ, John Wesley Reader On Eschatology, A new and critical edition of George Osborn's The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley (), with the addition of. For over a century the most broadly used source for study and citation of verse by the Wesley brothers has been The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, edited by George Osborn (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference, ).This volume collection was a herculean effort in its time and played a significant role in preserving access to the Wesleys’ poetry and.\n\nCharles Wesley experienced a conversion on 21 May —John Wesley had a similar experience in Aldersgate Street just three days later. A City of London blue plaque at 13, Little Britain, near the church of St Botolph's-without-Alders, off St.\n\nMartin's Le Grand, marks the site of the former house of John Bray, reputed to be the scene of Charles' evangelical conversion on Occupation: Cleric.\n\nResults (1 - 30) EX LIBRARY BOOK - with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly.\n\nAll pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). John and Charles Wesley are among the most notable evangelists who ever lived. As young men, they formed a party which came to be derisively called Methodists, because they methodically set about fulfilling the commands of scripture.\n\nIn due course they learned that works cannot save, and discovered salvation by faith in Christ. John Wesley was an amazing cleric, an outstanding scholar and theologian, one who read the Bible constantly and everything else he could get his hands on.\n\nThis is the third volume of Wesley's Journal to appear in the cri /5(5). THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JOHN WESLEY: Commentary, Sermons & Other Writings Within this complete set you can access other study helps [.\n\nJohn Wesley, - English theologian John Wesley was born the 15th child, in the rectory at Epworth, Lincolnshire on Jto clergyman Samuel Wesley. He was also an evangelist and the founder of Methodism. He was educated at Charter House School and Christ Church, University of Oxford/5(37).\n\nCharles Wesley is widely remembered as a significant hymn-writer, especially among Methodists, but he is not often regarded either as a major poet or as an important theologian.\n\nHe quite often takes second place to his more famous elder brother, John, and frequently disappears in the face of John's role as leader of \"the people called Methodists.\". THE LIFE OF JOHN WESLEY. By JOHN TELFORD, B.A. CONTENTS. FRONTISPIECE—Facsimile of Letter to William Law; INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I.\n\nThe Wesleys’ emphasis upon the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer and the church has affected the holiness movement, the Pentecostal movement, and even the recent charismatic movement. The Doctrine of the Trinity in John Wesley’s Prose and Poetic Works 4 only considered the doctrine of the Trinity to be vitally important to the Christian life, he advocated a complete trinitarianism that was at once practical and “speculative.”4 However, it is our contention that Wesley’s full doctrine of the Trinity can only beCited by: 2.\n\nWesley in the volume which he left in his own private library: “H.B. from this day, Jto Nov. 2,is wanting, by the inexcusable negligence of the printer. An entire Journal!” In addition to these instances of flagrant inattention, it should also be stated, that Pine’s edition of Mr.\n\nA Letter to the Rev. Rutherforth XII. To the Editor of the Gentlemen’s Magazine XIII. To Mr. John Cricket XIV. To Mr. John Man, Missionary in Nova-Scotia XV. John also authored the preface to the volume (not included below, available in John’s Works).\n\nBut several of the hymns in the collection were clearly authored by Charles (his first published verse). Twenty-seven of the items in HSP () were drawn from John’s earlier Collection of Psalms and Hymns volumes.\n\nJohn added nearly sixty File Size: KB. John Wesley's Journal is one of the most important sources of information about his life and thought.\n\nNow, in this first of seven journal volumes published in The Works of John Wesley collection, scholars have access to a critical edition of the Journal featuring annotations and commentary by two of the world's foremost Wesley authorities. Spanning three years in Format: Hardcover.\n\nJohn and Charles Wesley prose poetry and courage follows on from Walking and more John Wesley preacher. It's part of the series Through the Year with John Wesley.\n\nIn this episode we look at both. 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[ null, "A new outdoor multi-purpose stadium, for football, soccer, concerts, and other events, could be built at a new site on the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus to replace the existing 1967-built Thunderbird Stadium. The university is considering a number of options as the 5,000-seat stadium requires major upgrades and does not meet the athletics and events needs of the campus.\n\nA 2012 study that evaluated the seismic condition of all campus buildings found that Thunderbird Stadium is at a ‘very high’ risk for a collapse in the event of an earthquake. Additionally, the stadium has seating with poor sight-lines from certain areas, inadequate dressing rooms that are not directly connected to the field of play, and away from the growing cluster of athletics facilities currently being built at Thunderbird Park.\n\nThis is all part of the university’s proposal of creating two distinct sports hubs on campus – a Spectator Hub in and around Thunderbird Park and a recreation hub in and around War Memorial Gymnasium, which could also be retrofitted or replaced.\n\nWith Thunderbird Stadium, five options are being considered ranging from a retrofit of the stadium to building a new 5,000-seat facility on other sites near or within Thunderbird Park.\n\nIf a new stadium is build elsewhere, housing could potentially be constructed on the site of Thunderbird Arena and Whit Matthews Field, with development revenues going towards the cost of constructing a new stadium and increasing the institution’s University Endowment Fund.\n\n“Some of the options include moving it to the other locations, and that will allow a bigger neighbourhood housing area,” he said. “There’s net new revenue for the university.”\n\nBut two options of relocating the stadium to another site on campus would place it near residential neighbourhoods, potentially creating conflicts with neighbours over noise and traffic generated by the sports events and concerts the facility would likely hold.\n\nResidents of condominium towers constructed near Thunderbird Stadium in the early 2000s led to noise complaints for events held at the venue, including the now-canceled Arts County Fair. Students found themselves fighting for the survival of events commonly associated with campus life.\n\n“Regardless of the location, the existing location or any other location, managing events is always a priority for the university,” he continued. “Organizers do have to follow protocols for event management, such as noise and traffic management. The fact is that we have a stadium on campus now, and those issues are managed and we continue to manage this regardless of the stadium location.”\n\nWhite noted that the AMS Block Party, the successor of the Arts County Fair, will be held at University Commons Square this year – the big paved space in front of the Nest Student Union Building and Alumni Centre.\n\nHere are the various Thunderbird Stadium retrofit and relocation options:\n\nRenovation of the existing stadium\n\nA basic renovation of the stadium to address the structure’s seismic issues and deferred maintenance could cost $10 million while a complete renovation that includes expanded seating, new roof, and improved dressing room space could cost $25 million. Another $50 million would be spent to construct a new Athletics Centre of Excellence on the north end of the stadium.", null, "Whit Matthews Field, the large field immediately east of Thunderbird Stadium, could become the site of a new stadium and Athletics Centre of Excellence. The combined cost of both facilities on the site is estimated at $80 million.", null, "Built six years ago, Rashpal Dhillon Track & Field Oval on the northwest corner of West 16th Avenue and Wesbrook Mall at Thunderbird Park could be demolished for the site of a new stadium. It would position the facility immediately adjacent to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s $32-million National Soccer Development Centre, which is currently under construction, and the recently completed Baseball Indoor Training Centre.\n\nHowever, this location could be the most problematic for noise and traffic complaints given that the site is right next to long-established residential neighbourhoods, namely Hampton Place.\n\nThe total cost for this option, including the new Athletics Centre of Excellence, is $85 million.", null, "The Robert F. Osborne Centre buildings, located next to Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena and UBC Tennis Centre, that house the UBC School of Kinesiology would be demolished in this option. As well, the footprint of the stadium would necessitate the closure of Thunderbird Boulevard from the East Mall to the arena, the removal of the Tennis Centre’s bubble facility, and the demolition of the recently constructed skatepark at the corner of Thunderbird Boulevard and Health Sciences Mall.\n\nIn this scenario, a new skatepark would be built on the southwest corner of Wesbrook Mall and Thunderbird Boulevard, next to the arena, and the academic programs currently at the Osborne Centre would find a new home at the new Athletics Centre of Excellence. A new tennis bubble would be situated on the west side of the tennis centre.\n\nGiven the level of disruption and requirement to relocate a number of facilities, this option is the most expensive at an estimated $105 million. It would also place the stadium next to the Hawthorn Place residences.", null, null, "A new stadium would be constructed at Whit Matthews Field adjacent to the existing Thunderbird Stadium, but the planned Athletics Centre of Excellence would be located elsewhere on campus – on the site of the existing tennis bubble.", null ]

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[ "I have been here before, listing the Man v Horse, Beat the Boat, Chase the Train, all those wonderful niche races where you forget your fellow runners and throw yourself headfirst down a hill in the pursuit of a truckle of cheese. I have run the Beat the Boat, almost exactly a year ago with post Comrades injuries, with Lewis Clarke. I have not chased a train, or a horse, but there is another challenge out there.\n\nI was kinda late to the party. Ware has a pretty popular festival of running. It is a 10K and a 10 miler on the same day, much like the Gutbuster I ran a few Decembers back known as the Ware 10s. The locals (JK, Rob O’Hara, Essex Baz and Lewis) signed up. It would be a summer’s day drink fest in the beer garden of a local hostelry. With alcohol mentioned the London crew started sniffing around and soon Baz and Kaya were also signed up.\n\nKeen to get in on the action I also signed up. It was supposed to be a busy period for me, with 5 marathons in 6 weeks, but I got broken at Tower and cancelled ALL of them. With no running at all for 4 weeks I picked the 10K, not knowing that everyone else had signed up for the 10Miler. Balls. Sometimes I can be a bit of a twat, but we are not the type of people to dwell on a mistake, you can’t put the shit back in the donkey, after all, not when we all get to run together anyway. And so a thought started as a seed and then to grow in my head, grow and grow, shapes and words forming before it burst!\n\nThe concept had come to me, a spark! A brilliant beam of light descending from the heavens into by skull! Eureka!\n\nAnd thus a new event was created", null, null, "Although, after we arrived in plenty of time to pick up our numbers, and change in the changing rooms if desired, there was no hint of the town’s darker pleasures. It was lovely. A river, plenty of old pubs, and a museum greeted us as we walked through the high street and to the sports field and the start area.", null, "Kids races were taking place and one, in fluorescent pink socks, did make us question if Spencer was acting as a ringer. And this had a wonderful community race feel. We had a pretty decent crew. Jen, JK and Clare, Essex Baz, Bazza Norman and Nikki, Bazky, (the collective noun to describe multiple Baz’s being a Weatherspoons of Baz’s), Lindsay, Adam Prav, Rob O’Hara and Elle, and of course, the man of the hour, Lewis Clarke.\n\nThe route is virtually the same as you can see.\n\nThe rules of Man vs Lewis are pretty simple. Someone from our group, anyone, has to simply beat Lewis over the line based on gun time.", null, "Manned bag drop, water tables and cake stands, ice creams, and a poor guy in a mascot costume sweltering in the heat, it was all very pleasant. And then, we were being asked to go to the starting funnel. Jen and I joined the throng and I was hoping I would get a good enough start to not be overtaken by Lewis within the first few hundred yards.\n\nWe waited for a bit in our pen and then noticed the guy in front of us, wearing a fluorescent orange tee, was completely covered in flies. We started to giggle as more and more arrived. He had no idea why they targeted him as he swatted away, but more and more came. He must have looked like a giant flower to them. The call then came over the tannoy to ask us move up and closer to the people in front of us. The woman to our side said “no way, I can’t he is covered in flies” and we laughed all the way to the start line.\n\nWe started with a loop of the field before heading out and into Ware. A turn one way and then another and we crossed a canal and ran along the canal path. A few ups and downs on rather broken up paths and we were out and between fields before turning and running on the streets that lead to the start area. It was roughly here, after a hill, that I saw Elle and her tripod photographing away. I gave her a shout and then continued up the hill, around the corner, and up the next hill before turning and heading down a few narrow paths through a wooded area. I had, thankfully, already used the cricket field as a temporary toilet, as I had drunk a lot of water in preparation. And it was hot. There were 3 water stops for the 10K and 6 for the 10 miler including kids who wanted to soak you (and did). It was baking as I said, and the residents of leafy Ware were out in force, flaunting any national hosepipe ban, to spray grateful runners on their way. And we were all very glad they put their porn addiction on hold for the duration of the race.\n\nAfter a bit in town, we hit a park and from there a very flat area by a river. It was long and dusty and here I caught up with Baz and JK. Neither seemed to be revelling in the heat. JK was all gimpy after Tower and I walked with him for a brief spell before speeding off. The rules of Man vs Lewis were simple – whoever beats Lewis over the line would win. And I had not seen Jen for half an hour and Lewis, Essex Baz or Rob at all and so assumed they were way ahead of me.\n\nThe riverside paths lead back to the canal and I was already on familiar ground as I kept running. My knee was holding up and my knee support was down and around my ankle the whole way. It was all very positive as I jogged the last bit of road and turned down and into the field. It was then that a bike flew by, closely followed by the 10 mile race leader. Amazing running from the man but he was the only 10 miler anywhere near me as I ran the final straight, seeing that Jen Morris had finished and was now the proud owner of the most coveted prize on the UK race calendar, the Man vs Lewis trophy.", null, "At the finish we got ice creams and cokes and I changed in the changing room as we waited for the others. Lewis came home next, thundering along in an amazing 1:18. Goodness knows how fast he would have done the 10K. Essex Baz came in next, closely followed by Rob O’Hara. And then Bazza Norman, Kaya, JK and Baz (the clowns) and Nikki.\n\nIt was a grand day out, and special thanks to Lewis for being a real sport. It was never all that fair. I could have Bungled the 10K and still come in under 1:18. We will have to find a new handicap system next year, when Jen returns to defend her title.", null, "Small but unique. This race does not normally give bling but this year for it’s anniversary we got a medal and a tee.", null, null, "Would I run the Ware 10s again? The mob have already said they are all are and if they are I will too.\n\nWould I recommend the Ware 10s? Absolutely. It did remind me of the Petts Wood and Turks Head 10, as I said, and if you like that kind of race then I would definitely consider it.", null ]

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[ null, "For the pastry: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 1/3 cup of the flour until fluffy. Between two sheets of waxed paper, roll the butter mixture into a 6-by-12-inch rectangle. Place the sheet of butter in the refrigerator or freezer to chill thoroughly.\n\nIn the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the yeast and 1 1/2 cups of the flour. In a saucepan, heat the milk, sugar and salt over medium heat to 115 to 120 degrees F (just slightly warm). Add it to the flour-yeast mixture. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix on low speed, scraping the sides constantly, until just combined. Raise the speed to high and beat for 3 minutes. By hand, stir in the remaining 2 cups flour a bit at a time until it forms a medium-soft dough. Place the dough on a floured surface and knead until it feels elastic, about 5 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest 10 minutes.\n\nRoll out the dough on a floured surface to a 14-inch square. Remove the wax paper from the chilled pad of butter and place the pad on one half of the dough, leaving a 1-inch margin around the sides. Fold the dough over and seal the butter in by pressing the edges of dough together firmly. Roll the rectangle out to a 20-by-12-inch rectangle. Fold it in thirds like you would a business letter. Again roll the rectangle out to a 20-by-12-inch rectangle. Repeat the folding and rolling out twice more, chilling the dough if the butter becomes too soft. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.\n\nLightly roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut into 4-inch squares. Place them on an ungreased sheet tray and let them rise for 45 minutes.\n\nFor the filling: While the dough squares are rising, make the filling. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the goat cheese, cream cheese and sugar until well mixed. Add the salt and egg yolk and mix on high, scraping down the sides once or twice along the way. Set aside in the refrigerator.\n\nPreheat the oven to 425 degrees F.\n\nSlice the pears, skin and all, into thin 1/4-inch slices. Cut these into 1/2-to-1-inch strips. Place in a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add the brandy, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and saute until the pears are soft and the sauce around them thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.\n\nFor the egg wash: Whisk together the egg and milk. Set aside.\n\nTo assemble the Danish: Take about a tablespoon of the cheese filling and place it in the middle of each square, elongating the dollop slightly from one corner to the opposite (do NOT get too close to the edges, the filling spreads as it cooks!). Place a few slices of pear on top of each cheese scoop. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the margin of exposed dough around the filling with the egg wash. Gently bring the opposite corners (not the ones that the filling is stretching towards) to the middle and seal with a pinch. Once all of the pastries are sealed, give the tops a quick brush of egg wash. Bake until golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Serve warm." ]

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[ "In this New York Times bestseller, internationally renowned Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto shows how the influence of our thoughts, words and feelings on molecules of water can positively impact the earth and our personal health. This book has the potential to profoundly transform your world view. Using high-speed photography, Dr. Masaru Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns.", null, "We usually observe 50 to water crystals from one water sample. For educational purpose, we usually choose a representative one from them e. Because of this situation, there is a criticism that we would have chosen intentionally those photographs which correspond to what we would like to say. As a result, there are more beautiful water crystals observed from water treated by Organo than the distilled water.\n\nThe treated bottles were placed inside a double steel-walled electromagnetically shielded room Lindgren solid core … at the Institute of Noetic Sciences IONS in California, in preparation for the experiment. Emoto in advance that we were going to set aside additional water bottles as controls.\n\nThe two control bottles were each wrapped in aluminum foil, placed in separate cardboard boxes in preparation for mailing, and stored on a desk on another floor of the building that housed the shielded room. Emoto led a group of about 2, people in a prayer directed towards the water in the IONS laboratory. He showed the audience where the IONS laboratory was in relationship to Tokyo by using a sequence of images from the Google Earth global mapping application.\n\nAfter explaining the photo and purpose of the experiment, he led the group in speaking aloud the words of the prayer. This lasted about 5 minutes. After mailing the boxes we informed him about the two control bottles, adding that we would retain the unblinding key until after we had received photos of all crystals they had identified from water samples taken from the four bottles.\n\nThis supports the claim that intention can influence the formation of water crystals.", null, "From , Emoto published several volumes of a work entitled Messages from Water , which contain photographs of ice crystals and accompanying experiments. Emoto said that water was a \"blueprint for our reality\" and that emotional \"energies\" and \"vibrations\" could change the physical structure of water. Emoto held that different water sources would produce different crystalline structures when frozen. For example, he held that a water sample from a mountain stream when frozen would show structures of beautifully shaped geometric design, but those structures would be distorted and randomly formed if the sample were taken from a polluted water source.\n\nEmoto claims that human speech or thoughts have dramatic effects on water. If Emoto is right, we have a most amazing phenomenon here with dramatic implications, as illustrated by the simple fact that 75 per cent of all biological tissue, including the human body, is water. Emoto was born in Yokohama in He is not a scientist.", null, "Masaru Emoto, the Japanese scientist who revolutionized the idea that our thoughts and intentions impact the physical realm, is one of the most important water researchers the world has known. For over 20 years until he passed away in , he studied the scientific evidence of how the molecular structure in water transforms when it is exposed to human words, thoughts, sounds and intentions. The extraordinary life work of Dr. In his book, Dr. He did this through through Magnetic Resonance Analysis technology and high speed photographs." ]

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[ null, "Huntsville Outdoors is no conspiracy website. Our mission is to catalogue outdoor adventures unique to the north Alabama area. But we can't help but report on some concerning developments in the ongoing controversy in Oak Park, the neighborhood just north of Five Points, where the Land Trust recently opened a new trail. Shortly after the trail opened last year, reports started coming in that there was something strange going on along the 1.26 miles leading up to Buzzard's Roost. A combination of unusual occurrences led some to question whether Bigfoot has made it to north Alabama.\n\nWe first heard of it second-hand from a hiker who lives in the area. We've also heard reports of unusual feces on the trail appearing somewhat like bear scat, but without the characteristic berries. There was talk of involving the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The State Department of Conservation tracks bear activity, and has seen an uptick in sightings across Alabama. To our knowledge, these reports of a sasquatch in our cozy corner of the State were either never made or never acted upon. Then, a few months ago, reports blew up on local Nextdoor pages that there may actually be an \"Oak Park Yeti.\" Area residents who have catalogued the series of unusual observations obviously want answers.\n\nHuntsville Outdoors had not been inclined to help find those answers until recently, when we encountered a local resident with a specific story.\n\nThis area resident, who wished to remain anonymous given the stigma associated with these sightings, told us that he's twice seen unusual figures in the night from his kitchen window. One night in particular a few weeks before publication of this article, he thought he saw a figure in his back yard carrying a large, 24-pack case of Natural Light canned beer. It was dark out and he did not have his rear flood lights on, but assuming that a friend had stopped by to watch a basketball game, the resident swung open his rear screen door and alighted onto his covered back patio to welcome the friend. What happened next terrified him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw what at first looked like a person half jump, half climb over his 4 foot backyard fence, dropping the 24-pack of beer on the ground behind him. As the resident walked closer, now very concerned for his safety, he saw the fleeting image of a furry creature running -- upright -- into the night, toward the Oak Park Trailhead.\n\nThe resident told us that as soon as the creature ran out of sight, he walked over to look at the case of beer. As soon as he got close to it, he realized it wasn't a new case of beer but in fact contained just crushed cans with a few drops of beer a piece. After reflecting for a moment, he realized it was actually his own beer, which he had put out for trash pick up afternoon prior. Upon walking over to the trash can, he found that someone -- or something -- had been pillaging through the trash, gathering loose food items, and apparently beer as well. The resident concluded that he had scared the beast off.\n\nEven after the Nextdoor post, the hiker report, and this eyewitness sighting, Huntsville Outdoors was still skeptical that there was an actual Oak Park Yeti. But a few days ago, spurred by major news channels broadcasting reports of Bigfoot causing a car wreck in Idaho, we decided it was time to get to the bottom of the controversy. We approached an area resident with the idea to place a game cam along the trail and elsewhere in the neighborhood. Last night, we harvested our first batch of images. And oh man. SOMETHING is definitely going on in Oak Park.\n\nThe photographs posted below look pretty conclusive to us. Whether it's a true Bigfoot living at the base of the Mountain we can't say just yet, but there is definitely an animal in Oak Park that (1) poops on the trail; (2) rummages through garbage; and (3) apparently has a taste for cheap beer. Right now, we are looking to hear from additional residents who might help us confirm this story. We are reticent on matters such as this, but given the information and evidence we've collected, it seems like going public is the right thing to do. So let us know what you know. Help us draw some conclusions. And in the meantime, be careful out there, Oak Park. You are not alone." ]

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[ null, null, null, null, null, null, "Total score: 88%! The Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is very realistic and operates just like the firearm in copies in all major respects.\n\nAt a Street Price of $100, the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is pitched into a very crowded marketplace. There’s a great variety of choice in replica BB pistols selling at $100 and even more in the range between $90 and $110.\n\nAs you can see from Doug’s photograph, both the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol and the Makarov-type firearms field strip in the same way. Further dis-assembly is not advised for either the firearms or air pistol.", null, "At a weight of 1 Lb 11 Oz (including CO2 cartridge), the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol has a satisfying heft that’s very close in weight to the original.\n\nHAM tester Doug Wall described the blowback action of the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol as “excellent”. It continued to operate well so long as the CO2 supply lasted and gave a very realistic feel to the pistol.", null, "After the last BB is fired, the PM 1951’s slide locks back in the open position – just like the prototype firearm. The slide release lever can then be pressed and the slide slams forward, ready to fire once the magazine is refilled with BBs. The slide also cocks the external hammer at the rearward extent of its travel. Again like the Makarov.\n\nAt an average pull weight of 3 lb 10 oz, the trigger of the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is a pound or two lighter than the firearms versions, and better for it! The trigger feels smooth and good. Pull length is not long and the letoff is consistent and predictable.\n\nThe trigger of the PM 1951 is single action only. This is different to the firearm version, which is double action on the first shot from a hammer down condition.\n\nThe HAM testers found it somewhat difficult to load BBs in the PM 1951. The follower spring for the BB column is unusually strong and the follower itself is small and rather difficult to engage. Strong finger or thumb nails are a definite requirement for loading the PM 1951.", null, "ACCURACY AND POINT OF IMPACT\n\nAs can be seen from the test targets below, the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol was “minute of soda can” accurate at 6 yards. Hornady Black Diamond, Daisy Avanti Precision Ground Shot and Umarex Steel BBs gave the best accuracy in the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol tested by HAM. The groups produced by these BBs were excellent. They indicate that the PM 1951 prefers heavier, larger diameter BBs.\n\nBest accuracy was claimed by the Avanti Precision Ground shot. This gave an excellent group of just 3/4-inch x 5/8-inch at 6 yards (plus a flyer called by Doug). This is outstanding accuracy for a BB pistol. As expected, the group widened out considerably at 10 yards.\n\nLike the original, the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is a close range piece, not intended for long range use.\n\nUnfortunately the PM 1951 tested by HAM shot low. HAM tester Doug Wall shot this air pistol with a “6 o’clock hold” on the black center dot. As the sights are not adjustable, this means that an owner would need to aim a little high to gain the best results from the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol.", null, "The main specification claim made by the manufacturer for the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is that it gives a muzzle velocity of 328 fps.\n\nMost purchasers of the PM 1951 will not be too upset by this, however, as realism – not maximum muzzle velocity – is a much more significant driver of customer satisfaction for firearms replica BB pistols.\n\nAs with any CO2-powered BB pistol, best velocity and consistency will be with slow fire. Some velocity will be regained by resting the gun between strings, thus allowing it to warm up. You can see a slight drop in muzzle velocity from the Chrony printout on many of the targets as each string was fired.\n\nStandard Deviation, the statistical measure of that velocity change was very low and consistent at less than 3 fps for each string. This is excellent performance for the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol.\n\nDuring HAM testing, the PM 1951 air pistol delivered no jams or misfires.\n\nAccuracy was consistently very good to excellent with all the standard HAM pistol test pellets. Trigger pull weight was very consistent too, varying by at most 4 ounces from the 3 lbs 10 oz average recorded in the HAM tests.\n\nMuzzle Energy held to exactly 0.95 Ft/Lbs and tested muzzle velocity to 283 or 284 fps irrespective of the type of BBs used.\n\nAll this makes the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol tested by HAM an extremely consistent airgun!\n\nThe Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol tested by HAM gave 97 shots at 68 degrees F with a muzzle velocity of above 200 fps from one 12 gram CO2 cartridge. This is a good shot count for a blowback CO2-powered pistol and – like muzzle velocity – would be higher if shot in a warmer environment.\n\nOne notable feature was that blowback operation continued to function for the full 97 shots.\n\nAt shot 98 the PM 1951 experienced “valve dump”, as the little remaining CO2 exhausted itself from the gun. “Valve dump” is not an unusual phenomenon for CO2-powered airguns and so HAM tester Doug Wall was not surprised by this.\n\nthe Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol tested by HAM demonstrated very consistent muzzle velocity. It shot at 283 or 284 fps with all the BBs tested at 68 degrees F. This gives a muzzle energy of 0.95 Ft/Lbs. That’s plenty for paper punching and some close range plinking, but not for hunting any type of critter under any circumstances.\n\nThe muzzle velocity continued at above 280 fps until about shot 80. After this, the fps declined very rapidly.\n\nOverall appearance of the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is very realistic. At just a few yards, it’s impossible to tell from the firearms prototype.", null, "The Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is a new model and – as yet – it’s not too easy to find for sale outside the manufacturer’s website at http://gletcherguns.com/shop/air-guns/pm1951.html\n\nSport Manufacturing Group offers an outstanding 18 month warranty with the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol – well above industry norms. Spare magazine are also available from the manufacturer, should you require one.\n\nHAM is conflicted about the need for an Allan wrench to engage the CO2 cartridge in the magazine. The main problem is that it’s easy to lose the wrench – in fact I can’t find it right now as I’m writing these words! Also, it would be easy to over-tighten the cartridge as the wrench is very long and strong.\n\nFor reference, the PM 1951 magazine uses a 6mm hex wrench.\n\nOn the other hand, there’s no finger-operated “key” to drop down and possibly spoil the appearance, as is the case with some other CO2-powered replicas…\n\nThere’s a simple, yet useful, manual provided with the PM 1951. This includes instructions in English, German and Russian.\n\nGletcher provides an useful parts diagram on the inside of the box. But this is not a pistol you will want to dismantle. It’s pin-assembled and not designed for user maintenance. As the valve mechanism is contained in the magazine, however, a new magazine will give you a new valve, in the unlikely event of trouble with that part of the gun.", null, "The manufacturer recommends that the Gletcher PM 1951 air pistol is lubricated after 500 – 1000 shots by loading special Gletcher Silicon Oil CO2 cartridges. Alternatively, a drop of Crosman Pellgun Oil on a standard CO2 Powerlet will achieve a similar result.\n\nSAFETY FIRST. As with all BB-firing airguns, it’s necessary to wear shooting glasses when firing this airgun. Also do not shoot at hard surfaces or water. BBs tend to bounce off these surfaces and may hit you, or something other than what you intended. If in doubt, don’t pull the trigger! Due to the realistic appearance of this product, handle it as you would a firearm. Do not display it in public or in any place where it could be mistaken for a cartridge firearm.", null, null, null, null, null, null, "This entire article including scoring, test targets etc is Copyright Hard Air Magazine and may NOT in part or in whole be reproduced in any electronic or printed medium without prior permission from the publisher.", null, null, null ]

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[ "Deciding when to buy a new smartphone can be extremely tricky, especially if you aren’t caught up on all of the latest rumors. We can’t tell you what to do but what we can tell you is that right now is a bad time to be a smartphone shopper. There a bunch of phones that you probably shouldn’t buy right now and they include the iPhone 6, Galaxy Note 4, and Moto X.\n\nThe smartphone market is chock full of excellent choices. Devices from 2014 like the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Galaxy Note 4 continue to shine nearly a year after their release thanks to their impressive hardware and updated software. All three of these devices have several more updates in their future making them solid investments right now and in the weeks ahead.\n\nMost phones from late 2014 and 2015 are worthy of consideration though if you can hold off, we recommend holding off for a few weeks as companies gear up for the end of summer and the fall.", null, "If you can, you should wait to buy a new smartphone. The next 40 to 60 days are among the most active of the year and we’re poised to see a number of new devices arrive from top manufacturers like Apple, Samsung and Motorola. What’s more is that many of these devices appear to be very solid successors to the current crop of flagships.\n\nNot everyone is going to have the luxury of waiting but if you do, there are several reasons to consider holding out, at least for a few more weeks. Here, we take a look at 10 phones we don’t think you should buy right now for various reasons.\n\nRemember, this only applies to the next few weeks. Once Apple, Samsung and others announce their new wares, this moratorium will (in most cases) no longer apply." ]

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[ null, "Examination of microfilm records for 1911 shows that the Pavilion was both started and completed and in use in 1911, This is without question:\n\nTIMELINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PAVILION\n00/01/1911 Tenders invited\n25/02/1911 Old concrete base (of old bandstand?) blown up. Debris going through old St Andrews School roof, Damage also to The Railway, Baptist Chapel and houses in John Street. Presumably the area had been evacuated.\n11/03/1911 Work under way on improvements to sea front at the same time. Numerous complaints about rate of progress and nuisance, disruption by contractors’ stores and equipment along the Esplanade. £100 inducement to contractors to complete by Coronation Day (24/06/1911)\n20/05/1911 Patey’s printers offering a postcard of the new Pavilion. Cost 1d.\n24/06/1911 Testing of superstructure\n01/07/1911 Pavilion was NOT ready for Coronation Day\n05/08/1911 Pavilion “now in working order”. Date requested for formal opening.\n12/08/1911 Pavilion is already open\n26/08/1911 Audiences gather in the Pavilion to see Countess Bekoffska, Lightening Artist (!!?)\n16/09/1911 Decision made not to have a formal opening.\nSo it looks like work was undertaken in February and was ready for use sometime in early August, 1911.\nConstruction underway:", null, "Many locals thought that the huge tides in Bridgwater Bay would soon sweep it into the sea – but they were to be proven wrong. The concrete is extremely strong and is largely made up from granite chippings shipped from Penryn in Cornwall. This same material is used in maintenance work to this day.", null, "According to the British Heritage Trust, the design of Burnham-On-Sea pier has associations with the famous Bristol engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), showing some similarity with the railway stations at Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa.", null, "Whether there was any other intended purpose of the pavilion and why no promenade deck and landing stage ever came to fruition, still remains unknown. Most of the shipping in the area and the pleasure boats used the piers along the coast at Weston-super-Mare or Birnbeck. Some believe it was simply an experiment and was never really designed for any commercial purpose.\n\nThe following report appeared in the Burnham Gazette for 10th Aug 1918:", null, null, "A Burnham on Sea Guide for the 1940’s includes, under ‘Entertainments’ information that “During the season a Resident Concert Party gives performances nightly at the Esplanade Pavilion. Dancers are catered for by a Resident Dance Orchestra.”", null, "The Guide of 1957 tells us “The Pavilion on the Esplanade in is now used as an indoor ‘Children’s Corner’ with tricycles, roundabouts, motor cars etc. There are also mechanically operated toys. The building is also operated as a public shelter. Around the Pavilion there is usually a mechanically-operated attraction, but this year it will have to depend on the petrol situation” (Rationing due to Suez Crisis).\n\nOne of the mechanically-operated attractions:", null, "There are also recollections of a swan and possibly a lion, whilst below is another attraction which offered rides along the Esplanade.", null, "The 1959 guide adds that “Teas and light refreshments re available, also children’s toys. Recorded music is played as a background and during the season special nights are arranged, Old Tyme Dancing, Rock n’ Roll Sessions, Band Concerts etc. There is no charge for admission during the day, but a small charge is sometimes made for evening entertainments.”", null, null, null, null, "Advert above from Burnham guide 1980, postcard photo from around the same time.\n\n2 thoughts on “The Pavilion Timeline”" ]

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[ "Eve Wiley was reunited with who she was told was her sperm donor dad Steve Scholl, but 14 years later a DNA test revealed a horrifying secret", null, "14 years ago Eve Wiley finally got to meet her biological father - a sperm donor her mum and dad had spent ages picking.\n\nShe became extremely close to Steve Scholl, inviting him on holidays and asking him to officiate her wedding.\n\nShe called him dad and they both said 'I love you'.\n\nBut an attempt to track down her family history using a home DNA test revealed Steve wasn't actually her dad - and a horrifying truth about who her real dad actually is.\n\nThe results showed that her biological father is actually her mum Margo's fertility doctor.\n\nThe couple had tried to fall pregnant using Steve's sperm five times, but were unsuccessful.\n\nBut on the sixth attempt they finally got the news they had been dreaming of and were over the moon.\n\nThe family, who all live in Texas, claim they had absolutely no idea the doctor had mixed his own sperm with the donor's ahead of the procedure.\n\nSpeaking in an interview on ABC 2020 , Eve said: \"He was kind of a hero for my parents.\n\n\"He gave them the one thing that they wanted — and it was a child.\n\n\"I just want to know why.\n\n\"I don’t love this. This sucks.\n\n\"When I tell people my story, their jaws hit the floor.\"" ]

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[ null, "UPDATE: A virtual tribute to Ivy Bottini will take place April 24. The event will begin at 10:45 a.m. PST with photos from the community shared via a slide show. At 11 a.m., the live program will begin with a pre-recorded video segment of people from various parts of Bottini’s life will share brief memories. At noon, members of the public will be encouraged to share their memories of Bottini.\n\nThis event is being produced in conjunction with and hosted by the ONE Archives Foundation. The program will become part of the Ivy Bottini Collection at the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Registration is required.\n\nHow does one capture even a speck of the essence of Ivy Bottini with words, with shared memories? More to remember than the brain can grasp. More to communicate than the heart can hold.\n\nIvy was a complex woman — unique, determined, and seemingly fearless. While willing to be a public figure and give voice to issues she believed needed to be addressed, Ivy was a very private person and often was a bit uncomfortable with the adoration, honors and recognition heaped upon her, at the same time quietly appreciating them.\n\nIvy was my love. She was a mentor, an inspiration, a motivator, a role model, a cheerleader to me, as she was to so many. I am undoubtedly not alone in recognizing that Ivy could be aggravating, persuasive, charming, and always willing to give her all to causes in which she believed.\n\nI knew Ivy for almost 46 years exactly the last time we spoke. That evening, she was soft spoken, not the usual mental picture of Ivy. She was caring, loving, genuine. I did not know it would be the last time we would speak, but after we hung up, and I realized she was fading, I knew it could be. What a sweet way to remember a bombastic, tornado of a woman bigger than life! It was three weeks to the day prior to her taking her last breath. I knew Ivy five weeks short of 46 years. Only family members and very few friends hold that distinction. We traveled many roads, wore many different labels, and both had to embrace forgiveness, grace, learning from the past while focusing on moving forward — sometimes together, sometimes far apart, and sometimes independently — always caring deeply for each other. Ivy was my love.\n\nMany reading this may have heard Ivy say that she had an art teacher at Pratt Institute of Design in Brooklyn who said something that made a huge impact on her: “Put your pencil to paper, know where you want to go, and go there,” or words to that effect. It became a guiding principle, an undergirding, for both her art and her life.\n\nThe make-a-difference approach Ivy took with almost everything she undertook was contagious. How could you NOT want to make a difference — perhaps in a different arena than Ivy chose, but in whatever area of life that mattered to you?\n\nI was not out yet when I met Ivy. I was “open,” but not yet there. As an ardent supporter of being out, she nonetheless was respectful of my process. It happened quickly, but I never felt pushed. I felt drawn, compelled to be authentic to both myself, and to the process. It was painless. When I wanted to shout from rooftops, she urged me to be patient with the process. “Ivy” and “Be patient” — not words one would necessarily associate with each other, but great words of wisdom.\n\nThere are many ways to be rich. While I have been financially comfortable for much of my life, I have not yet been financially rich. My knowing Ivy has made me “rich” in countless other ways. She was a perpetual, unintended, unplanned, often unknowing mentor, and I was one of her many beneficiaries.\n\nIvy came from a working class background, and was not always comfortable mingling among those she perceived as more elite, proper, “polished,” financially comfortable, successful folks that her journey would take her through. Nonetheless, when she needed to go there to accomplish her mission, comfort be damned! She went anyway!\n\nWhen she performed her stand-up comedy about what it was like growing up female — about nitty-gritty, real life, often taboo topics — she was not always comfortable, performing in nothing but a black leotard and tights. BUT, there was a point to her decision. The feminist movement was still young. She was tired of being stereotyped as a female who didn’t fit many societal expectations hoisted upon women. Ivy knew she was not alone. Women — and many men — would approach her after one of her performances, either disclosing that she helped them feel more confident about being in their body, or how much better some guys now understood their mother, or their sister, or their wife, sometimes in tears. Her message was getting through! Comfort be damned!!! She did it anyway!\n\nIt wasn’t always easy, bucking “the establishment” LGBT community, as she often referred to the “moneyed crowd.” But, if she needed to be there to accomplish her mission, comfort be damned! Ivy did what she felt needed to be done. She never set out to win a popularity contest. Rather, she set out to accomplish whatever mission was next in front of her. Early in our relationship, as she moved her energy from the feminist movement to the then gay-lesbian movement (others now included were not yet acknowledged) she would watch gay guys as they maneuvered and negotiated their way toward their end goal. She observed that often men seem to be able to put differences aside and work together in spite of those differences, whether small and petty, or large. She saw what can be accomplished when one can do that. She learned and grew from those observations. She was simultaneously a teacher-mentor to many, and a willing student of those from whom she was able to learn.\n\nSo many lives have been touched by Ivy in some way, to varying degrees, and we are perhaps all the richer for having had that experience. I believe one of her dreams-come-true would be for each person who encountered her to pick up a small piece of an important mission, and do what needs to be done — comfort be damned! To live out, “Know where you want to go, then go there.”\n\nDottie Wine knew Ivy Bottini nearly half of Ivy’s life. They were a live-together couple more than 10 years, spent a few years traveling their own paths, and for the past 30+ years have been good friends, at times with romantic overtones attached. They shared a commitment to feminism and LGBTQ causes, a few pets, and some fun road trips when Ivy was performing her stand-up comedy." ]

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[ null, null, null, null, "Heroes Of The 6 Day War In jerusalem", null, "General Rabin The Chief Staff of the Army 1967\nON June 5th, 1967 Israel was attacked by 5 Arab countries with the blessing of all the other Muslims who had the venom of anti-Jewish in their blood. They also enjoyed the support of some powerful countries like Soviet Union ( now Russia), all of her allies in Warsaw Pact, China, N. Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, Cuba and all of the 3rd World / Developing Countries such as India, on the top and Millions of Anti-Semite citizens of western world.\nBut in this uneven battle Israel, bravely and miraculously was able to defeat the enemies within six days. Israel’s victory brought her expanded boundaries and lands that offered better security for her citizens. Since then, the defeated Arab countries that arrogantly attacked the tiny Israel (the only place for the Jews on earth to call their own and be able to survive and defend themselves) and were planning to burn it down and throw its citizens into the sea and finish the demonic plans of Hitler and his allies, are shamelessly asking to get those lost territories back!. In actuality , they are trying to get another chance to finish the Jews. It is interesting to note that they are making these demands while they are not even willing to recognize the existence of a Jewish state in the region!\nPast and painful, experiences have shown the authoritarian leaders of the Arab countries who are not able to defeat Israel militarily. Therefore they are using new, cheap and inhumane tactics.\nThese are their plan and facts. To divert attention from their own internal problems, they are using the same centuries old, dirty trick in the anti smites book. They are using the Jews as scapegoat to save their own skin. At the same time, they have no concern for their people’s life, as we see in the news that they are systematically killing, torturing and mass murdering them for requesting freedom, human dignity and a better future for their children.\nThese leaders and governments have started a new campaign to try to injure the public image of Israel in their countries and the world. They have invented a day and called it ( NAKSA ). On this day they send a mass of their own women and children to cross the borders into the Jewish State.\nWith no respect for the territorial boundaries of Israel and in the name of ALLAH or ISLAM or BOTH they try to infiltrate into Israel’s land and fight INFIDELS who supposedly OCCUPIED the MUSLIM LAND. But like any other sovereign country in the world, Israeli defense forces have no other choice than defending their citizens and borders. Unfortunately, as a result, some people may get killed or injured.\nUsing the result of this provoked incident, their representatives of these Arab countries, with the help of some far left liberals and other anti Semites, go to the U.N., Human Rights groups, Amnesty International to make a distorted picture of Israel in the world.\nUnfortunately many in the mass media fall in this trap, because they want to. They are taking the side of the underdog without any care for the morality, ethics, right or wrong values. Media outlets such CNN, NPR, AP, Al-Jazirah, Al-Hayat and many others, shamelessly deal with issue with full hypocrisy and double standards. This is very unfortunate, to say the least.\nPosted by تنه نزن at 9:52 AM" ]

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[ "Parlee McLaws recently successfully defended a municipality in a trial where the Plaintiff alleged that the Town had breached a tendering contract (i.e. “Contract A”). The Plaintiff had bid on a reservoir project tendered by the Town. The Plaintiff was the lowest bidder but was not awarded the contract.\n\nThe Contract contained both a privilege clause (low bid need not be accepted) and a discretion clause (we reserve the right to waive defects).\n\nThe Court noted that it is trite law that a call for tenders gives rise to two conditions:\n\n1. While the privilege clause may allow an owner to accept a bid other than the lower bid, it cannot accept a non-compliant bid; and\n2. All bidders must be treated fairly.\n\nJustice Romaine noted that the case of Double N Earthmovers Ltd. v Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3 (“Earthmovers”), is authority for the proposition that compliance is substantial rather than strict compliance. The preferred bid was found to be compliant.\n\nFurther, the Town had not exhibited any unfairness or engaged in any unequal treatment in its evaluation of the bids. The bid documents were clear that there were other criteria being considered besides price. In addition to price, the Town had also fairly considered the earlier completion date and greater experience of the preferred bidder. It was clear that these factors were part of the Town’s assessment.\n\nThe Plaintiff’s claim was dismissed entirely.", null, "Key Considerations for Owners of Personal Property and Entities Performing Work on Personal Property Written By: Michael Geib, Associate & Jessica Figley, Articling Student This is the second of two articles dealing with the rights and obligations of parties involved in the improvement or alteration of personal property. The first article explored the Possessory Liens […]\n\nRights and Obligations for Parties Involved in the Improvement of Personal Property Written By: Michael Geib, Associate & Jessica Figley, Articling Student This is the first of two articles dealing with the rights and obligations of parties involved in the improvement or alteration of personal property (chattels). The first article explores two pieces of legislation […]" ]

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[ null, "General Hospital (GH) spoilers tease that in Port Charles, NY Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) currently has his hands full. Between running ELQ, helping Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) with Peter August (Wes Ramsey) and his own lingering feeling for Nina Reeves (Cynthia Reeves) Valentin has a lot going on. But he still had time to have a one night fling with Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Brianna Lane) and that may complicate Valentin’s life more than any of those other things combined!\n\nNeither Brook Lynn nor Valentin regrets their night of passion. But they both agreed that it could never happen again. Valentin is in love with Nina even though Nina has moved on with Jasper “Jax” Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) and Brook Lynn is still recovering after having her throat slit by Nelle Benson (Chloe Lanier) at the Nurses Ball. Brook Lynn’s injuries may permanently end her dreams of a singing career. It’s obvious that neither of them needs to complicate each other’s life beyond that one night. But fate may have other plans.\n\nBrook Lynn may have made amends with her father, Ned Quartermaine (Wally Kurth) but there is still tension because Brook Lynn sold her shares of ELQ to Valentin. And after everything that has happened, Brook Lynn has decided to leave town to sort everything out. But is that all there is to it? Before she left, Brook Lynn had a pregnancy test in her possession. Is she pregnant with Valentin’s child? Is that really why she left?\n\nIt’s fairly inevitable that Brook Lynn will be coming back to Port Charles sooner rather than later, once she has time to sort everything out. But if she is indeed pregnant with Valentin’s child, expect everything to change. Valentin loves being a father and would likely dote on Brook Lynn if indeed she is carrying his child. But would that change his feelings for Nina? Could Valentin finally be ready to move on, even as Nina may come to realize that she still wants Valentin?\n\nWould Brook Lynn even want to be with Valentin Cassadine\n\nBut regardless of what Valentin wants, would Brook Lynn want the same thing? She has been getting chummy with Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard), even sleeping on his couch when Ned kicked her out of the Quartermaine mansion. She may want to raise Valentin’s baby on her own. Or she may not want to have the baby at all if there is any way at all that she can go back to her singing career. The entire situation is messy and there are no easy answers for anyone involved." ]

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[ null, "Broadcast Pix™ announced today that Paul Lara has been named director of marketing. Lara has worked in the television industry for more than 25 years, including five years as producer and news director for KCEN-TV in Waco, Texas, and eight years in video production for Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Most recently, he spent 11 years marketing video products for NewTek.\n\n“We are very happy that Paul has joined the Broadcast Pix team,” said Ken Swanton, president, Broadcast Pix. “He truly understands our industry, with his wealth of experience both in marketing and as a broadcast and video production professional. We know he can effectively share our message of creating compelling live video cost effectively with our Granite™ and Slate™ video production systems.”\n\nAbout Broadcast Pix\nBroadcast Pix is the leader in live video production systems. Its Granite native HD systems are the only switchers with a content server, to provide the best file-based workflow for clips and graphics. Its Slate systems create highly affordable hybrid HD/SD/analog productions. Both systems create compelling live video by integrating a production switcher with a suite of Fluent file-based software tools, including clip and graphic stores, CG, multi-view, watch-folders and macros. Broadcast Pix systems are a fraction of the cost of a conventional control room to buy, staff and operate. Customers include leading broadcast, webcast, entertainment, mobile, corporate, education, religious, and government studios in more than 75 countries. Learn more at www.broadcastpix.com." ]

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[ "An introduction to the story of pocahontas\n\nOriginal accounts of the event do not refer to Pocahontas. The marriage led to the \"Peace of Pocahontas;\" a lull in the inevitable conflicts between the English and Powhatan Indians.\n\nArgall promised his protection and assured the chief that no harm would come to Pocahontas. He felt compelled to choose the path that best ensured his daughter's safety. She was raised by her aunts and cousins, who took care of her as if she were their own.\n\nNegotiations did not go well. According to Spelman, Powhatan was angry about losing his translators and sent men to retrieve the boys.\n\nRolfe returned to Virginia, but her son Thomas remained with relatives in England. So she was cooperative, for the good of her people, and as a means of survival. In the spring ofthe English continued to prove to Pocahontas that her father did not love her. Meanwhile, Smith's fellow Englishmen hope to rob the Native Americans of their gold.\n\nAs a result, she would need to identify the various kinds of useful plants and have the ability to recognize them in all seasons.\n\nBorn abouther real name was Amonute, and she also had the more private name Matoaka. Her captivity came to an end during a confrontation between the English and Powhatan men on the Pamunkey River. She might also wear one-shouldered fringed deerskin dresses when encountering visitors. Women's work was separate from men's work, but both were equally taxing and equally important as both benefited all Powhatan society.\n\nIt is believed that John Smith was a pretentious man who told this lie to gain notoriety. InDisney released an artistically beautiful animated film showing the supposed events that unfolded between John Smith and Pocahontas.\n\nEach tribe within the Powhatan Chiefdom had quiakros priestswho were spiritual leaders, political advisors, medical doctors, historians and enforcers of Powhatan behavioral norms. A council was held with the quiakros, while word was sent to Wahunsenaca.\n\nThe Virginia Company of London, who had funded the settling of Jamestown, decided to make use of the favorite daughter of the great Powhatan to their advantage. But they had hardly made progress when she became gravely ill and was taken ashore at Gravesend, England.\n\nWhen she traveled in the woods, she would have worn leggings and a breechclout to protect against scratches, as they could become easily infected. It was only one year in her life and only until she met John Smith. Eventually, he was relieved as paramount chief and, by Aprilhe was dead.", null, "Before and After Jamestown:. It is an ever-growing collection of materials relating to the study of Pocahontas (and, by association, John Smith, Jamestown, and early Virginia) from early America to the present day: histories, biographies, poems, plays, fiction, textbooks, movies, music, essays, dissertations, newspaper articles, children's books, paintings, sculpture, recordings, genealogies -- whatever has contributed to the shaping of the.\n\nPocahontas was the last child of Wahunsenaca (Chief Powhatan) and his first wife Pocahontas, his wife of choice and of love. Pocahontas' mother died during childbirth. Their daughter was given the name Matoaka which meant \"flower between two streams.\".\n\nMost people are familiar with the story of Pocahontas – the Native American princess who fell in love with Englishman John Smith during the height of conflict between the English settlers and. - Pocahontas Introduction [1] Disney’s Pocahontas has understandably received a lot of flak about the historically inaccurate story that is told about the legendary Pocahontas and Captain John Smith.\n\nwords. Introduction xvii Pocahontas story is one of the most instructive and well documented—yet neglected—case studies in Christianity and culture in all history.", null, "It is a case study in Christian missions. The book Remembering Jamestown: Hard." ]

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[ "The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, gave his ‘Common Agenda’ speech to the General Assembly on September 10. He painted a picture of a world facing a perfect storm of simultaneous crises, including the pandemic and climate change, and called for ‘multilateralism with teeth.’ This means global governance bodies would claim binding legal authority over what they call ‘global public goods,’ by taking power and control from national governments to itself. He promoted a ‘Common Agenda’ with centralised planning at a global level (Agenda 21 / 30).\n\nKlaus Schwab, leader of the World Economic Forum that brings together leaders of government, industry, media and education, to work for solutions to global problems, says the climate crisis can only be resolved by ‘some form of effective global governance,' He also made the connection between the Covid crisis and the ‘Green New Deal’: ‘At first glance, the pandemic and the environment might seem to be only distantly related cousins; but they are much closer and more intertwined than we think.’\n\nRecently I listened to a talk given by a German author and journalist, Ernst Wolff. The talk gave the most fascinating description of how the Mark of the Beast system of 启示录13章 could emerge out of the current situation. That was not his intention, but my deduction from what he said. Here is a brief summary of his talk, which I have spoken of in more detail in my latest ‘This month in prophecy talk’ available at www.bridgelane.org.uk\n\nWhat Ernst Wolff describes here looks to me like the way the Antichrist will come to power at the head of this power system, given his power by the ‘ten kings’ of Revelation 17.11 and by the Devil himself in 启示录13章. His talk concludes with a call to resist and even revolution against this process. As I see it this will not be possible because at this time it will be said, ‘Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war against him?’ Revelation 13.4.", null, "Questions about the environment" ]

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[ "In just a few days I will be another year older, hopefully a bit wiser and stronger. This past year I really tried to regain some focus on myself and my mental health. I had signed up to complete a half marathon a year in advance and when January came around I knew I had to start training. So, let’s recap what 31 has looked like to me.\n\nNovember and December are always a whirl wind of birthdays and holidays in our house. That means lots of time spent with family and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I am truly blessed with such an amazing family and I tell people all the time. I don’t take for granted what my family has done for me in the least.\n\nJanuary and February, I finally started walking/jogging/and pretending to run again. I hadn’t done anything since I was 4 months pregnant with Ben and at this point he was 15 months. I spent 4 days a week in the basement on the treadmill binge watching Netflix.\n\nMarch rolled around and I noticed a Facebook post inviting people to a training run for the Canton Marathon. I wasn’t training for a marathon, but this would give me the opportunity to run with other people so I was so lonely. This is when I met two people who were talking about a local running group called Run Happy. I finished my lonely miles and found the group on Facebook later that day. From that point on I joined a morning run group twice a week where I met more awesome people.", null, null, null, "Half marathon #4 this year!", null, "That’s not my dog.", null, "April was the start of the half marathons. The race I had signed up for a year ago was finally just around the corner. You can read more about that here. I was training with my running buddy and decided since I was already trained, I would run another half marathon two weeks later. At the race expo I was talked into a third half just weeks after the second. I was starting to binge sign up for races so to speak. By the end of May I reached LifeTime status with Weight Watchers as well. So, I was finally back to a healthy weight.\n\nJune, July and August are too hot for me to race. I kept training with my running buddy as she prepared for a marathon. I knew that it would help me with my half in September anyway so I wasn’t concerned. I started watching YouTube videos and listening to podcasts about Ultra Running. I was getting hooked and picked out a 50 miler to sign up for in a year. *I mentally like to give myself plenty of time to panic and analyze my decisions in running.\n\nSeptember rolled around and I ran my 4th half marathon for the year and relayed a marathon with a bunch of Harry Potter fans I had never met. By the end of September I had talked myself into running the full marathon with my running buddies. There were a large number of members going to run this race and I remember the fun I had with the half marathon (not so many fond memories of the full). So, in October, I toed the line and finished my second full marathon.\n\nJust a few days later, myself and other Run Happy members raced to the ultra sign up webpage to register for a 50k. This will be my first Ultra. I’m still waiting for registration to open for the 50 miler, but when it does I will be registered day 1!\n\nThis year has been incredible. I found joy in running again. I was no longer training alone. I was no longer stressing about running races by myself because I was almost sure I would know someone there at the starting line. My family is happy and healthy and I get to share another year with all of them. I am grateful for everyone in my life and the opportunities that I am given. So, thank you to everyone who has shared a small part of this year with me and I look forward to what is to come.\n\nJust to make sure I kick off my 32nd year right, I will be running my first trail half marathon with my running buddies on my birthday! The Bobcat Trail half marathon is sure to be a muddy mess after all of the rain we’ve been experiencing.\n\nAs always, be confident, be fit, be you!", null, "I am a mom to a beautiful daughter and a handsome son. I married my high school sweetheart during a blizzard in 2010. I like to run, bake, craft and of course spend lots of time with family. This blog is about fitness, health, activities for the family, and general lifestyle information. View more posts\n\nOne thought on “Another Trip Around the Sun”" ]

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[ "He held more than eye camps to provide medical help to the poor and needy, especially those in the rural areas. Thank You For Watching Rajasekhar Panditi 2 meses. Rama Rao Nandamuri Balakrishna works as a sub-register at Bezawada sub-courts, who is unsatisfied with his the job, so, he resigns and decides to enter into the movie field. Varma’s script was based on his experiences as a student at Siddhartha Engineering College in Vijayawada. Karimnagar District Revenue divisions Karimnagar district is one of the 31 districts of the Indian state of Telangana. The movie features the love story between a tribal youth and his childhood sweetheart. The constituency is also a part of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency.\n\nMy frnd Srinidhi 5 meses. JP tells his shifa that Venu and Anu h Want to See You is a Telugu film directed by V. Member feedback about Ajay actor: This is a list of notable Indian film actors. In the election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Chittoor constituency in Andhra Pradesh.\n\nAfter they grow up, Julie’s father Peter Chandra Mohan dies, Ashok brings Julie to his house, and she stays along with his family. Construction of new temple The foundation for a on temple was laid at the old site in during the Golden Jubilee celebrations by His Excellency the High Commissioner for the government of India in Fiji. Member feedback about Perugu: Anu’s father disassociates himself from vajrotsavwm daughter.\n\nStarring Jagapati Babu, Neha in the lead roles and music also composed by S. Member feedback about Darsi Assembly constituency: Retrieved 20 December List of people from Telangana topic This is a list of famous and notable people from Vajrotsavak, a state in India.\n\nNee Manasu Naaku Telusu. Plot Venkatadri Venkatesh is a tough bodyguard who is assigned to protect the family of Varadarajula Naidu Prakash Raj. This movie is the next best hit for Kalyan Ram after Athanokkade which was a blockbuster.", null, "This is a list of notable people from Andhra Pradesh, India, throughout history. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, Sathyaraj, and Sri Divya. Stalin is a Telugu action drama film directed by A.\n\nMahanayakudu that will showcase the political journey of N. Babu eventually achieved the Number But the real twist to the story happens when Snehalatha finds Siva explores the concepts of student exploitation by anti-social elements and the impact of crowd psychology.\n\nHe solves all their problems and romances with Srikakulam Chittamma. Kota Srinivasa Rao is an Indian film character actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu jn. Its principal photography began on 16 Februaryand was co Kotisree Bujji 2 meses. Starring Venkatesh, Trisha in the lead roles and music composed by S.\n\nHe held more than eye camps to provide medical help to the poor and needy, especially those in the rural areas. The movie was produced by A. Latha Devi 30 dias. Love is a Telugu romantic drama film written and directed by Vikram Kumar.", null, "Nageswararao Bandaru 3 meses. He worked for more than 20 films under A. Later, he developed an interest in badminton and took it professionally and soon became the National School Games runner-up and a Junior Badminton World Cup probable.\n\nPrabhas and Aarti Agarwal played the lead roles. He made his directorial debut with Chukkallo Chandruduand has also served in other professions in the film industry. A laugh rioter The Hindu: Suresh Mudiraju Suresh Mudiraju 3 meses. Anu Shriya Saran is a student in classical singing.\n\nPlot Venkat, Ravi, Balu and Venu are ln unemployed youth who just pass their time by teasing women. Member feedback about Siva Telugu film: Venkat writes good poetry, Ravi is a bike racer, Balu has e He is also a brand ambassador of Cotton King which is the leading chain of shirts for men." ]

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[ null, "When one thinks of a robot, they think cold, emotionless and precise. After all, cybernetic engineering rarely is portrayed as “soft and fuzzy”—for every Wall-E there might be, there are multiple “terminators” or “drones” that are nothing but unthinking, unfeeling harbingers of destruction. With this in mind, one might expect Robotface to be a band specializing in technical, rigid musicianship and emotionless vocals—when in reality, they are anything but. These Indianapolis annihilators are comprehensive masters of all things metalcore—with tracks hat highlight catchy choruses and clean vocals juxtaposed with hyper-heavy, disastrously dissonant anthems of utter aggression. While Robotface likely have more in common with Schwarzenegger’s Terminator than they do with Disney/Pixar’s loveable Wall-E, they still prove themselves to be Human(oid) after all,capable of spanning an immense spectrum of various heavy music styles to create an engaging and entertaining listen.\n\nIn a single word, Robotface’s full-length release is explosive—they know not the definition of “subtlety,” or if they do, they omit its use entirely. From the get-go, the band’s self-titled release is a maelstrom of aggression, energy and catchiness all divided equally to entrance the listener. Tracks like “Blacknotch” and “No Comment” highlight the band’s heavier side—using raunchy, ruthless percussion as a backdrop for grimy bass grooves that writhe beneath dueling hyperdissonant and downtuned guitars. Meanwhile, the first full track Robotface offer the listener is a more “tame”track, using punchy, but basic percussion to provide a sturdy foundation for riffs that flow into a harmonious chorus to highlight Robotface’s more radio-friendly proclivities. Finally, there are tracks like the bouncy “Get Loud,” a track that rivals Attila for party-friendly heaviness that a listener could hit a bong or hit an infant to. “Get Loud” is Robotface operating on all cylinders, with groovy, riff-driven verses that are punctuated by displays of no-holds-barred heaviness with vocal patterning that rattles off like a machine gun, punching holes in the listener’s head.\n\nWith a profound supply of instrumental diversity, Robotface are forced to answer with an equivalent display of comprehensive vocal talent—a feat that the group accomplish with enormous ease. Name a vocal style—any style that you’ve seen arise in metalcore bands from recent years—and it shows up somewhere on Robotface. Looking for grisly, eviscerating low growls? “No Comment” and “Midgar” have your number. Likewise, “Get Loud” does just as the title would imply—as Robotface attack the listener with a gritty mid-range roar and shrill, quickly-shrieked high screams. Even “Line in the Sand” shows off crooned clean vocals that provide the track with an anthemic, catchy chorus. Robotface’s vocal element is home to diversity rivaled only by endurance and power, as every track on the band’s latest full length release used vocals as a highlight—never giving the listener a rest from the gargantuan arsenal of roars at Robotface’s disposal.\n\nIf you seek technicality and tediously written metal with a penchant for progression, it’s best you keep looking. Robotface’s full length is a relentless, riotous release that might not take home any awards based on technical merit, but has all the makings of a crowd favorite or cult obsession. It could be described as a more fun Blinded Witness, or maybe Attila for people who hate Attila, but at the end of the day, Robotface is too sprawling to pigeonhole into a particular style of heavy music. Bouncy, bold and brutalizing, Robotface’s debut release is a brief but blistering crash-course in crushing music that has everything a fan of heavy music could want. With tracks that emphasize catchiness and speed for more novice enthusiasts of aggression couple with low, slow and lurid spine-shredding songs for veterans of violent, abrasive music, Robotface are metalcore’s Swiss Army knife, and they’re primed to cut you wide open." ]

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[ null, "In the aftermath of President Donald J. Trump’s ordering of U.S. Air strikes on Syria in conjunction with U.S. allies, former assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski lit into U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7) as he attempts to position himself to win the Democratic Primary in the 7th Congressional District.\n\nIn a statement, Lance applauded Trump’s actions, but Malinowski says the Congressman had a different view when President Barack Obama was leader of the country, in effect reversing himself.\n\n“The Assad regime is directly responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people and the use of chemical weapons is abhorrent,” said Lance. “Such crimes against humanity have been a scourge on the world for too long. War should never be the first response. We gave diplomacy a chance during the Obama Administration and the world community was told that the chemical weapons had been eliminated. That was clearly not the case.\n\n“This response is measured and appropriate,” the Congressman added. “And the President was right to build a coalition with the British and French and to criticize the actions of Russia and Iran in enabling Assad. War powers and Constitutional responsibilities should be addressed. Congress needs to be involved in further action.”\n\nMalinowski responded with the following statement:\n\n“In 2013, after Assad’s first murderous chemical weapons attack, I went up to Capitol Hill to plead with members of Congress to support President Obama’s request to launch a strike. Leonard Lance was one of the members who said no. He refused to back President Obama at a time when it was politically hard but might have made a difference, but he’s happy to back Trump when it’s politically easy and probably too late.”\n\nHopeful of taking Lance on this year’s general election in a closely-watched congressional district as Democrats seek to retake the U.S. House of Representatives, Malinowski must first get through two opponents in the Democratic Primary: social worker Peter Jacob of Springfield and attorney Goutam Jois of Summit." ]

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[ null, "A lot of the potential terror threats to America require intense hard work to pull off.\n\nI mean face it…\n\n… ISIS isn’t going to smuggle a bomb into an airport.\n\n… you can’t just break into the Pentagon.\n\n… and a “Red Dawn”-style invasion isn’t easy to pull off.\n\nThat’s one of the reasons we feel pretty secure most of the time.\n\nBut the truth is, the most realistic terror threat we face – one that could literally kill millions of Americans – doesn’t require coordination and planning and security-breaking on a scale even close to that scale.\n\nThe real terror threat requires just three things: a USB drive, a poorly secured door, and an electrical substation in the middle of nowhere.\n\nOur biggest terrorist threats don’t have to be planned from some “secret lair” overseas.\n\nAs one power exec said…\n\nAll it takes is an intruder breaking into some rinky dink substation and using a USB drive to upload a virus into a computer network. Because of the interconnectivity of our electrical grid, that one substation could cause a vast power outage that sends us back to the dark ages.\n\nObviously, that means no lights.\n\nBut it also means…\n\nThe government already knows this – that’s why they helped to pull off a coordinated training exercise a few years ago with the help of the major power companies, called GridExII.\n\nBut even with FEMA’s best plans very few people would survive this type of a disaster.\n\nEven experienced “preppers” would soon be strapped for resources unless you know how to survive a grid-down blackout. I highly recommend you use the survival plan we lay out in our [leadbox text=”survival gear guide you can get for free right here…” funnel=”sgs”]" ]

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[ null, "Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York is pleased to announce “An Evening With Jimmy Wong Yu” will be held on November 11. It is co-hosted by\nThe Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema and will be held at the Walter Reade Theater.\nSchedule\n5:30pm Reception\n7:00pm Lifetime Achievement Award presentation and an on-stage conversation with Wong Yu\n8:00pm MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE\n(1976, 93min, in Mandarin with English subtitles)\nFor tickets, please visit http://www.filmlinc.com\n\nThe legendary Taiwanese actor will be presented with the New York Asian Film Festival’s esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award and participate in an on-stage conversation prior to the screening of his 1977 masterpiece Master of the Flying Guillotine in 35mm.\n\nIn the 1960s the Shaw Brothers were looking to expand from their more traditional dramas and romances to martial-arts films, and one of their hires was a former water polo champion, horse rider, and car racer: Jimmy Wong Yu. Appearing in films like Temple of the Red Lotus, Twin Swords, Magnificent Trio, and Tiger Boy at the beginning of his career, his true breakthrough came in Chang Chen’s landmark The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), the film that launched Wong Yu’s career as well as the martial-arts sword-fighting movie (wuxia pian) craze. With all the fury and intensity exploding from the screen, Jimmy Wong Yu became the prototype for the tough stoic masculine characters that this new wave of sword-fighting films brought to the screen.\n\nIf The One-Armed Swordsman launched Wong Yu into stardom, it was The Chinese Boxer (1970) that cemented his legendary status by igniting the kung-fu fever that was to become a global phenomenon. Written and directed by and starring Wong Yu, The Chinese Boxer was the first major movie to devote itself entirely to the art of kung fu. It established the basic conventions, such as revenge as a motive, Chinese martial arts versus Japanese martial arts, and strong nationalistic feeling, all of which later found their way into the films of Bruce Lee. Following this movie, Wong Yu broke his contract with Shaw Brothers and started making films in Taiwan with Golden Harvest, including his masterpiece Beach of the War Gods (1973), described by scholar Stephen Teo as “the sword-fighting movie to end all sword-fighting movies.”\n\nWong Yu is currently enjoying an Indian Summer in his long career, with juicy roles in Peter Chan’s Wu Xia (aka Dragon, 2011), and Andrew Lau’s The Guillotines (2012). Most recently, he starred in Chung Mong-hong’s arty slasher Soul (2013), turning it into a showcase for his acting talent—with hardly a change in facial expression, he’s able to summon up a whole range of emotions (sadness, paternal love, madness).\n\nWith a career spanning over five decades, he has acted in over 80 films, directed 12, and left an indelible mark on the history of martial-arts cinema.\n\nAn Evening with Jimmy Wong Yu will be held at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater (located at 165 West 65th Street, between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway)." ]

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[ "Health Minister Norman Lamb will attend a public meeting in March, to discuss his work on the NHS, social care, and mental health with local residents.\n\nThe meeting – arranged by local MP Lynne Featherstone – will take place at 7:15pm on Wednesday 25th March at a venue in Hornsey.\n\nIn Government, the Liberal Democrats have:\n\nThe Liberal Democrats are the only party to have pledged an extra £8bn in NHS funding if they are in Government after May.\n\n“Liberal Democrats believe that the NHS should always remain free at the point of delivery. In Government, Norman Lamb and his team have protected the NHS budget and put mental health on the agenda.\n\n“I’m very much looking forward to welcoming Norman to the constituency, and hearing about the work he has done to protect the NHS, improve social care, and to ensure that mental health is on the same platform as physical health.\n\nGreat news! Haringey’s health services are getting an extra £23.5 million this year – following our local fairer funding campaign.It’s a massive 5% increase from last year, and it’s a huge step towards getting truly fair funding for our local services, residents, and health workers.Take a look at this short video – featuring residents, midwives, a new mum and me. It’s about why I started the campaign, and the impact the extra money will have!\n\nThank you to everyone who supported the campaign for fairer funding. You can see from the video just how much it means.And it won’t stop here – I’ll keep campaigning for more money, and the Lib Dems have pledged £8bn in NHS funding during the next parliament.", null, "Lynne Featherstone MP wrote to the Chief Executive of NHS England last week regarding the money received by health services in Haringey.\n\nNHS England is due to make an announcement on a new health funding arrangements by the 17th December. The changes will see some areas receive more money, in an attempt to make funding fairer across the country.\n\nThe MP for Hornsey and Wood Green has long campaigned for fairer funding for Haringey. As part of the campaign, the local MP exposed figures which reveal that Haringey receives hundreds of pounds less per person, per year, than neighbouring boroughs such as Camden and Islington.\n\nThe Lib Dem MP submitted a report to NHS England, to put forward the case for an increase in money for Haringey health services – and has pledged to continue the fight for fairer funding if Haringey does not receive an increase this time.\n\n“Last year alone, Haringey received £70m less funding than Camden in total. This is just not right – levels of deprivation and need in Haringey are now at least equal to those in inner London boroughs, so we need just as much funding.\n\n“This underfunding is having a direct impact on nurses, doctors and patients in Haringey – and that’s why I started this campaign alongside the Haringey Lib Dems and local residents.\n\n“NHS England agreeing to review the formula was a great step forward in the campaign – but of course they have to change it for the better!\n\n“I have sent in extensive submissions and a report to arguing for more funding for Haringey. I very much hope we see an increase in funding, but if we don’t – the fight goes on.”\n\nHaringey Liberal Democrats have just launched a campaign to make sure residents living near the Borough boundary can access GPs in neighbouring boroughs.\n\nThe action comes after residents in Stroud Green have complained of not being allowed to register with GPs surgeries just over the border in Islington.\n\nLocal councillors Katherine Reece and Richard Wilson have already met with NHS Haringey who acknowledge that registering with a GP can be a serious problem for residents in Stroud Green.\n\nNationally the Liberal Democrats in government are pushing to give patients the right to choose to register with the GP they want, without being restricted by where they live.\n\n“It’s ridiculous that residents on the north side of Stroud Green Road cannot always use GPs on the south side of the road due to bureaucratic wrangling.\n\n“We are surveying residents in Stroud Green to find out just how bad the situation is, and will be bringing the results to health bosses.”\n\n“It’s great that Liberal Democrats in Government are working on changing the rules about where you can register for your GP. We want to do our bit here in Stroud Green.\n\n“However Islington PCT is refusing to recognise there is a problem with cross-border GP access. We hope this survey of local residents will change their minds and force them to work with GPs to widen access.”" ]

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[ null, "(CBS/AP) When the time came to execute John David Duty on Thursday, Oklahoma put the convicted killer down like a dog. That is, they gave him pentobarbital, a sedative used to euthanize pets.\n\nDuty, who was 58, is thought to be the first person in the U.S. whose execution involved the drug. But he may not be the last: pentobarbital could become more popular because of a nationwide shortage of a key ingredient in several states' lethal injection formulas, death penalty experts say.\n\nTraditionally, Oklahoma and several other states have used a barbiturate called sodium thiopental, followed by pancuronium bromide, a muscle relaxant, and potassium chloride, which stops the heart.\n\nBut Hospira Inc. - the only U.S. maker of sodium thiopental - said Thursday new batches of the drug could be available \"in the first quarter\" of next year. They blamed the shortage on problems with its raw material providers.\n\n\"It's a little uncertain if sodium thiopental will be available, so the states will be looking at what's happening in Oklahoma,\" said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. \"If it works reasonably well, other states might go that way.\"\n\nOklahoma prisons spokesman Jerry Massie said after the execution that there did not appear to be any problems with the new drug. The lethal drugs began to flow at 6:12 p.m., and Duty's breathing became labored one minute later. At 6:15 p.m., he appeared to stop breathing and the color drained from his face.\n\nDuty and two other death-row inmates had challenged the state's decision to use pentobarbital, arguing it could be inhumane because a person could be paralyzed but still aware when a painful third drug is administered to stop the heart. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld a ruling against the other two inmates. Duty did not take part in the appeal.\n\nExecutions have been delayed in California, Arkansas, Tennessee and Maryland as a result of protocol changes, including the use of new drugs, Dieter said. In Ohio and Washington, laws were passed to allow for the use of sodium thiopental specifically, he said.\n\nBut Oklahoma's law calls for the use of a fast-acting barbiturate to be administered first, which gave the state the flexibility to use pentobarbital, Massie said.\n\nAt a federal court hearing in November over the use of the new drug, an anesthesiologist testified on video that that the 5,000 mg of pentobarbital Oklahoma planned to use is enough to cause unconsciousness and death within minutes, and even a defense expert testified that amount of pentobarbital would be fatal.\n\nBut defense attorney Jim Rowan, a board member of the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, was concerned about the lack of evidence on the effects of the use of the drug on humans. He said, \"No one who has been put to death has come back and testified about what it felt like.\"" ]

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[ null, "Just when you thought there was nothing more you could do with just piano, bass and drums, here comes Kiwi pianist Aron Ottignon and his band Aronas to confound expectations. Like The Necks, In the Country and EST, Aronas have found new ways to reinvent acoustic music, adding extra percussion and effects in an unstable, sometimes explosive mix. Ottignon's partnership with bassist/co-producer David Symes has the riffing power of a heavy metal backline. Add to this drummer Evan Mannell's slamming beats and Josh Green (percussion) and/or David Hibbard (drums) and you have a very original group sound and feel. Symes contributes two powerful tunes - The Splits and Triangle Treasure - while Ottignon demonstrates his compositional flair on the repetitive You Little Beauty, the tricksy Happy Song and the ingenious title track. There's nothing small about Aronas. They make big gestures, fat sounds and monster grooves, with a youthful energy that's yoked to genuine musical ability.\n\n>\"New Zealand born, Sydney based Aron Ottignon is only 24, but he has already developed a boldly original approach to composition and performance. Some of his tunes are built around strong melodic hooks that have the instant appeal of a cleverly constructed pop song. Others hang on the barest of harmonic pegs and are instead pinned to an insistent, pulsating rhythm (or series of rhythms). Silvery piano melodies, thumping bass riffs, rolling rhythms, and spiky, sometimes ferocious percussion breaks\"Jessica Nichols The Age 13/07/05\n\nAronas brings together some of Australia's most in demand musicians. Drummer Evan Mannell is one of the hardest working and most admired in the business, displaying a deft creative touch to an amazing array of situations.With a punk attitude to match, Evan is quite simply one of the premier drummers in Oz. Bassist Dave Symes has not stopped working for a decade with everyone who matters, both as an accomplished performer and studio musician.Daves thumping basslines add some serious groove to any group he is involved in. He has also been a loyal deputy to Australia's king of funk, Jacky Orszaczky, playing and touring with Jacky for 6 years.Completing the line up is percussionist Josh Green, a powerful,innovative musician who has 15 years experience touring Australia and overseas with groups such as Pablo Percusso. His rhythmical knowledge is vast and spans the globe, from indigenous traditions to his own trademark train rhythms. The young ages of the group defy their industry experience and make Aronas a formidable line up. It has lead one reviewer to state \"their music is too good to be true\", Sally Brand 27/04/05 The debut album, Culture Tunnels, is further evidence of this. Utilising the two drum/bass format, there is an enormous diversity of rhythmic ideas, and the group draws on everything, from dirty punk-rock sounds to earthy bluesy feels, to funk grooves. These are married with lyrical melodies, penned and played by young piano prodigy Aron Ottignon, and, most importantly delivered with a fresh, intense energy and unity of sound. Every song is a journey, and there is that constant and most satisfying feeling of not quite knowing where the players will next take their ideas. One of the most fascinating aspects of the group is the way it draws connections between the percussion-based cultures of the Pacific islands and the relentless, rhythmic drive of contemporary techno and trance dance music. This islander element is given more authenticity by the fact that percussionist Josh Green studied with a log drum master in the Cook Islands. His master Tumupu Jr dubbed him\" White Thunder\" and gave him his blessings to compose and play the beautifully complex rhythms. This musical experiment has all the energy and enthusiasm of a punk/rock outfit with driving rhythms and grooves, their sound is cultured and rife with emotion and expression. Aronas understand the art of mastering its audience through the gradual building and release of tension in a skill that is becoming all too rare amongst dance orientated live groups. The band has already gained a cult following through strong and passionate live performances. Heralded as the new jazz wizard by the Sunday Telegraph, Ottignon can spot a rut a mile off, and the music business is furrowed with them. Rather than getting stuck in one, Ottignon found inspiration in relatively untapped musical waters. Those waters were the log-drumming music of the South Pacific, which Ottignon heard while growing up in Auckland. The same musical odyssey led the pianist to recording with his own jazz trio at the age of 14 and been awarded the 2003 Bells Award Best Young Australian Jazz Musician of the Year (he also plays Russell Crowe's private parties, including his wedding), there's no doubt Aron is Australia very own jazz prodigal son. SMH." ]

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[ null, "Here we see both boards coming within a few percentage points of each other; though the ASRock comes out ahead with the numerical win. The X99-Deluxe rendered the 3D scene approximately 3% slower.\nPOV-Ray, or the Persistence of Vision Ray-Tracer, is an open source tool for creating realistically lit 3D graphics artwork. We tested with POV-Ray's standard 'one-CPU' and 'all-CPU' benchmarking tools on all of our test machines, and recorded the scores reported for each. Results are measured in pixels-per-second throughput; higher scores equate to better performance.", null, "There is very little surprise here. We expected to see far greater performance from our menacing Intel i7-5960X CPU. This puppy is rocking eight cores (16 thread) versus the dual and quad-core solutions in our previous Z97 and X79 tests. But lets take a look at those single core OC'd results. Our overclock has produced some impressive scores. A single core was able to hit 426.33 PPS, matched only by the ASUS X99-Deluxe.\nPREV PAGE NEXT PAGE" ]

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[ null, "Buddhadeva Bose also spelt Buddhadeb Bosu ; — [2] kobbita an Indian Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time.\n\nHe is recognised as one of the five poets who moved to introduce modernity into Bengali poetry. It has buddhzdeb said that since Rabindranath Tagoreperhaps, there has been no greater talent in Bengali literature.\n\nHis ancestral home was in the village of Malkhanagar in the Bikrampur region. His mother died a few hours after his birth and his father for a year became a bereaved wanderer; he remarried a few years later and settled down. Buddhadeva was brought up and raised by his maternal grandparents Chintaharan Sinha and Swarnalata Sinha. He passed the Matriculation examination in He secured the second place in the Intermediate examination. His early life was associated with Dhaka where he lived in a simple house at 47 Purana Paltan.\n\nBB studied English language and literature at the University of Dhaka. He was a resident of the Jagannath Hall.\n\nAfter completing his MA in English there, with distinction marks that remains unsurpassed as of [update]he moved to Calcutta in Initially he had no regular job and resorted to ‘private tuition’ for livelihood. While a student he became associated with the famous poetry magazine Kallol.\n\nThe modernist literary movement of s is often referred to as the Kallol era. He also worked as an editor of the literary magazine Progoti started They had three children, Meenakshi Dutta b. Pratibha Basu was an accomplished singer in her teens but later concentrated on literature and became a distinguished writer in her own right.\n\nIn he set up the Department of Comparative literature in Jadavpur University[4] and was on its faculty for a number of years. He was also a visiting professor at many universities in the United States.\n\nOne of his most important contributions to the Bengali literary scene was the establishment of the Kavita tr. Poetry — the flagship poetry magazine in Bengaliwhich he edited and published for 25 years. BB has been described as a disciplined, almost obsessed, worker by Nabaneeta Dev Sen.\n\nSeely remarked that Buddhadeva was a very intense person. He spoke quickly, with emotion. He was interested in everything He was what I would come to refer to as “jyanto,” “alive,” “vibrant,” “energetic. He was bubbling over with things to say.\n\nBB who grew up almost as an orphan showed deep love and bxsu for his children. Rumi, since this morning, I buddhadb really worried. Exchange the pounds I gave you in England. For your small expenditures spend the loose change that you have in dollars. With the money I gave you and the first kohita of your scholarship, open an account in Bloomington. Damayanti wrote that ‘ And I remember that Dad used to write late into the night.\n\nHis first book of poetry, namely, “Bandir Bandona” was published when he was only seventeen years old. Although he worked as a teacher at different colleges bash universities, buddhadbe devoted his whole life to buddhaeeb. This is symbolized by the name of his residence in Calcutta which was Kavita Bhavan tr. His first novel, “SaDa”, was published when he was 18, in He wrote more than 40 novels, but his epic byddhadeb “Tithidore”, published in budchadeb, became his most admired novel and is now considered a classic.\n\nHe published more than titles during his lifetime. So far books have been published. He was a hard worker bjddhadeb writing was his life.\n\nHe began his day at 9 in the morning and would regularly work until 10 at night. Work, for him, meant writing. Buddhadeva Bose wrote poetry essentially under the influence of Western literature, although in his early works he showed the clear influence of Rabindranath Tagore. But both in terms of theme and style, he reflected the marked influence kovita renowned Western poets, especially Baudelaire. Allegedly, he believed in “art for art’s sake”.\n\nHe was a perfectionist as a writer and emphasized technical perfection in his works. Although he mostly wrote in free verse, his command of rhyme and rhythm was great.\n\nAs an editor of his historical magazine Kavita Poetrythe first magazine in India devoted only to the cause of modern Bengali Poetry, he demonstrated his ability to identify the best talents of 20th century Bengal.\n\nHis prose style was also established on a diction developed by himself. His novels remain modern even by the standards of the 21st century. He established a style of appreciative literary criticism that remains unparalleled. Also, his verse plays, written at the end phase of his life, created a poetic style all his own.\n\nWhile the literary circles of Bengal did not hesitate to recognize him as a leading post- Tagore literary personality, Buddhadeva Bose achieved mass popularity when his novel Raat bha’re brishhti was banned by the government on charges of obscenity. It depicted a love triangle which explicitly allowed sex to play a critical role in human relationships.\n\nEventually, the High Court absolved the novel of the charges of obscenity. Raat bha’re brishhti has been translated by Clinton B. Buddhaceb [10] with the title Rain through the Night. In his school days BB took various literary initiatives. He was the editor, principal contributor and scriptor of the Patakaa hand-written literary magazine published by the school students. While studying at the Dhaka University he was elected as the literary secretary of the students’ association of his hall of residence, namely the Jagannath Hall.\n\nIn this capacity he edited the Bashontikathe annual literary buddhadsb of the Jagannath Hall. BB published one of his memorable poems, namely, ‘Kankaboti’ in the Bashontika.\n\nBB actively participated in the Progressive Writers’ Association in the late s. The Pragati was first published as an occasional hand-written literary journal. The print-version was launched as a literary monthly in when BB received a monthly scholarship of 20 rupees for distinctive result in the pre-university examination.\n\nThe first issue was the June—July budshadeb of Cost of publishing a literary magazine was estimated to be rupees per month. So, BB organized a group of ten like-minded fellows who agreed to pay ten rupees a month for publishing the Pragati. The Pragati was published from Bhddhadeb. BB distinguished himself by his commitment to modernity as reflected in the post-first- World War western literature.\n\nAt the same time he firmly asked his colleagues to refrain from following Rabindranath Tagore and to cultivate their own creativity. He published a number of poems of the poet Jibanananda Das in Pragati.", null, "Also, he published a highly appreciative article on this promising poet to draw attention of the literary circle. The Pragati was continued for about two years. The last issue was published in Four years after migrating from Dhaka to Calcutta inBB again embarked upon publishing a literary bbuddhadeb.\n\nHe was then living in ‘Golam Mohammad Mansion’ in Calcutta city.\n\nThe first issue of the Kavita was published from there in the month of October Kavita was a poetry magazine styled after the Poetry published by Harriet Monroe from Chicago.\n\nKavita continued for twenty-five long years. Its last issue was brought out in March Literally Kavita Bhavan tr. After settling in Calcutta in BB realized that hardly there was any publishing house that was eager to publish a book of poetry. He himself published two poetry books, one of his own and the other of Achintyakumar Sengupta. Then he introduced a publishing house styled Granthakar Mandali. However, books published later on by BB carried the name Kavita Baau as the publishing house.\n\nWhile Kavita Bhavan published many other books, most remarkable was the slim poetry books of the Ek poishay Ekti series. These were page poetry books, the price being 1 rupee 16 poisha.\n\nThe series continued for three years from to and published as many as 18 poetry books. InBB published a carefully selected collection of poems of the French poet Charles Baudelaire translated by him into Bengali. In the introduction to the translations, BB made a notable analysis of modernism in Western literature.\n\nIt may sound bizarre that a scholar like BB could write a book on Bengali gastronomy. It is his daughter Damayanti Basu Singh who in published the essay in the form a small book and herself provided recipes of the dishes referred to by BB.\n\nSo there was always both variety and excess of food even for the daily meals." ]

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[ null, "gambar orang bermain bola sepak, but we only got one goalI mentioned my appreciation of the support they have given over that three-year period and I hope tonight they saw that was a genuine thank you from me to them for all of that backingGive them a bit more timeElla Toone (for Fran Kirby.", null, "forcing her to miss the start of the season and delaying an announcementboth teams attacking each otherseemingly for a foul by Ward on goalkeeper Foderingham, ButLeague One reports and resultsLeague One tableLeague One highlightsIpswich struck three times in the final 18 minutes as super-subs Kyle Edwards and Tyreece John-Jules sealed a 3-0 victory over CambridgeMarc Roberts and Lyle Taylor after injury.\n\nwith a slightly higher concentration of exchanges down left-of-centre areas - while creating his most potent chances from central areas just outside the box, HoweverMcCarthy has the lowest in-box save percentage (51 per cent) and both 'keepers concede more than 1.5 goals per game gambar orang bermain bola sepak, I see the team playing better achieving better things and becoming more confident and consistentwhen the video playsLes Fenottes were crowned European Champions - a familiar sight to all those who regularly follow proceedings on the continent.\n\nFootball is always a wonderful form of escapism but it took on another dimension that nightPart of me does wish I had been strong enough to be myself and not feel like I had to drink to get accepted into a groupHaving thrown down the gauntlet early on, the visitors sat back and invited their opponents forward, Though, on the whole gambar orang bermain bola sepak, but that they have grown closer and feel united together.", null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ "Our customer was a manufacturing engineering at one of the world’s leading producers of personal watercraft, located in the Southeast United States. He was challenged with replacing two aging robots and outdated spray and control equipment on a clear coat paint line as well as the entire controls package of the base coat line, all over a single shutdown period. This project required all existing equipment to be unhooked, disassembled, and removed before the installation of the new equipment. To add to the challenge, this equipment was enclosed in a spray booth on a second story mezzanine that was surrounded by existing plant machinery.", null, "The customer was introducing a new model launch at the end of this shutdown period, and the goal of replacing this older equipment was to reduce the downtime of maintenance and reduce the amount of paint waste they saw with the older equipment. Upgrading the spray and software packages would give them increased transfer efficiency and tighter control of the overall spray process.\n\nTo make things more challenging, the decision to move forward with this upgrade was made later than normal for a project of this magnitude. This led to a condensed timeline and multiple component delivery hurdles to overcome. Failure to complete the project on time, however, would have meant delaying the entire model launch.\n\nPioneer Industrial became a FANUC paint systems integrator back in 2007. Our relationship with FANUC led us to not only install our own robot cells but also install over 100 robots directly for FANUC and other companies. Most of these installs have taken place over shutdowns like the one described above. This install experience, combined with our knowledge of paint systems integration, put us in a unique position to help this company solve the challenges of their project. We built on a past relationship with the customer, and since the installation portion was a vital component of the project, FANUC supported us as the turnkey supplier.\n\nUpon receipt of the purchase order, Pioneer started its defined process for Multi-Robot Installation Projects. This project involved detailed engineering kickoffs where we worked closely with the customer and FANUC gathering detailed information, including plant layout drawings, electrical and fluid schematics, structural drawings, etc. We provided the customer with a detailed schedule and CAD drawings for approval based on all the known variables. As the project components came together on the floor, consistent updates were sent to the customer. Our experience managing projects with multiple components and multi-robots was crucial for bringing everything together as required in the available short timeframe.\n\nAfter all the components were in and checked out on our floor, the equipment was disassembled, shipped, and Pioneer’s assembly crew went on-site to install and commission the equipment. Due to compressed timing, the base coat controls upgrade was installed while the mechanical rigging was replacing the clear coat line rail robots. Upon completion of both line installations and commissioning, the paint line was handed off to the customer to load, test, and touch-up the robot programs converted by Pioneer from the old robots using FANUC’s PaintPro offline programming software.\n\nThe customer was given support documents and was provided with four weeks of combined on-site and remote support once the startup was completed. This included equipment drawings, a manual, the latest copies of programs, and a spare parts list. A trip report was also completed and submitted to the customer at the end of the project.\n\nOverall, the project was very successful. The existing equipment was uninstalled and the new equipment, including two P250 Fanuc robots on 4-meter rails with new paint mixing and delivery systems, control hardware and software packages for both base coat and clear coat, all installed and commissioned on schedule. The customer was able to start their new product launch on time and have since seen improved quality and less downtime.\n\nContact us today to talk to an automation expert about your unique challenges. We take the time to listen and will help you to assess your options. From there, we’ll set up a free consultation to visit your operation and see your challenges first hand. There is never an obligation. We are just passionate about helping manufacturers solve their problems with robotics and automation." ]

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[ null, "A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness (Estonia/France) is the first collaboration between experimental filmmakers Ben Rivers and Ben Russell — and man oh man, was it music to my eyes. Structured into three segments (comparisons to Kelly Reichardt’s 2006 Old Joy are inevitable), this experimental documentary is uniquely personal, to the point of leaving many audience members at a loss for words, for better or worse.\n\nShowcasing Robert A.A. Lowe (also known as experimental musician Lichens) adds a curious ingredient to the mix, making this film a must-see for modern music aficionados. A big-screen viewing is essential, for the soundtrack and sound design alone.\n\nIt seems that the controversy behind the making of Cannes sensation Blue is the Warmest Color (France) has, thus far, overshadowed the film itself. There is a level of audacity coming from cinephiles these days that upsets me to no end. Case in point: while standing in line for Abdellatif Kechiche’s three hour-plus epic, two middle-aged women spoke in detail not only about the film’s improvised sex scenes, but specific controversial moments that they already knew were going to “make the film feel contrived.” (Apparently, overhearing spoilers from people who haven’t actually seen the film they’re spoiling is the new making-up-your-mind-about-a-film-before-you’ve-even-seen-it.)\n\nBlue is the Warmest Color will viscerally remind audiences of their own relationships — specifically if there’s been one they went “all in” on. The film’s two leads, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, who were awarded the Palme d’Or along with director Kechiche (a first for Cannes) for their daring and relentless performances. Like Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine (2010), the feelings achieved during the film are much more important than any discussion about what happens in the film. These rare treats are about more than explicit sex — and watching them may help you with bigger questions like “where life has taken you” vs. “where you want to be.”\n\nSpeaking of spoilers: just because Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave (UK) has been anointed an early Oscar favorite doesn’t mean you need to bust out your reactionary backlash grumblings just yet. In fact, I recommend you go see it as soon as possible to avoid learning too much about it in advance (it’s out locally Nov. 1 — same day as Blue is the Warmest Color, as it turns out).\n\nComparisons to other recent, similarly themed Oscar winners will understandably be made, but this is Steve McQueen and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s film. I was so engrossed in it that I didn’t even realize until later that the film’s composer — Hans Zimmer — was one of my favorites of all time. Go see it, wipe away the tears, start talking about it. And then go see it again." ]

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[ null, "Just last night I finished may latest biography on the romantics, by John Buxton. This biography chronologically picks up where Ian Gilmour’s Byron & Shelley: The Making of the Poets, leaves off, though Buxton’s is written a few decades before Gilmour’s (1968). The difference between the two biographies is drastic. Where Gilmour digs in and gives the reader a real and eye-opening sense of Byron and Shelley’s milieu, Buxton’s tone comes from a completely different era — decorous with a hint of the Victorian sensibility that slips, every now and then, into an almost starry-eyed and exculpatory praise for his subjects.\n\nI almost didn’t make it through the book.\n\nThe biggest problem I had with Buxton as that he wrote the book without offering a sense of personality — of his subjects, the places where they lived, friends, acquaintances, etc. The book feels like a checklist of events. They did this, at this time, at this place, wrote this, discussed this, and then this happened, & etc. I never got the feeling that I was in the story. (Gilmour is still the best I’ve read so far). No discussion of culture or politics, which is especially relevant to Shelley.\n\nI read Amy Lowell’s biography of Keats, many years ago, and the most salient aspect I remember is her fine-grained analysis of Keats’s growth as a poet (which apparently takes another poet to accomplish). That’s something that none of the biographies (I’ve read so far) come close to accomplishing. They write about the poets’ lives — what they did, where they were, who they met — but are bizarrely silent on the one subject which, after all, is the only reason we read about them — their poetry. Lowell is the only biographer, I’ve read so far, that pulls it off (though I’ll soon be reading more). Vendler, as far as I know, doesn’t write biographies (though I’m not a big fan of her ‘Vendlerization’ of poets and their poetry).\n\nBuxton tells us repeatedly that Shelley and Byron were friends and deeply influenced each others poetry, but never once demonstrates how. In fact, Buxton waits until the death of Byron, within 10 pages of the end of his book, to suddenly take us on a whirlwind summation of their poems. We end up with paragraphs like this:\n\nManfred, therefore begun while Shelley was with him, and continued after Monk Lewis had translated Goethe’s Faust to him, denotes the state in his poetic development which Byron had then reached: he had been made aware by Shelley of new possibilities of human experience, but his own self-knowledge had brought him to realize, however regretfully, that they were not for him. In form also the play is Shelleyan, rather than Aeschylean, lyrical drama, and owes nothing to Byron’s practical experience of the theatre. It is a precursor of Prometheus Unbound, where, in turn, Shelley is often indebted to Byron; but the relation between the two works is too complex for brief discussion. [p. 263]\n\nToo complex? Yeah, I guess so, especially if the author waits until the last ten pages of a 268 pages book to do it. But that brings up another tone that annoyed me. There’s too much of the hoity-toity in Buxton’s writing; it smacks of arrogance. One gets the sense that his intended readers are already Byron & Shelley cognoscenti. He drops individuals into the narrative without the least effort (or minimal) to explain who they are or their relationship to the poets. He presumes we know who these personalities are. I mean, come on, does he really have to explain who Scrope Davies is? Seriously? He may briefly explain them once, only to reintroduce them a hundred pages later without a shred of reminding: Does he really have to explain who they are again? Buxton also doesn’t bother translating anything. Obviously, his Oxford educated readership spoke Latin, Greek, Italian, German and French; and if you or I can’t read classical Greek, then he can’t be bothered to condescend. So, for instance, he’ll write:\n\nByron was very kind, she told Maria Gisborne in writing to tell her that they would soon meet in England. ‘He promises that I shall make my journey at ease, which on Percy’s account I am glad of.’ But she could not leave until after Marianne Hunt’s confinement, which Dr. Vacca had predicted might be fatal to her. After eleven months in the country this stupid and commonplace woman could not speak a word of Italian, and need Mary’s help. [p. 249]\n\nNever mind that Hunt’s wife probably didn’t want to be there, had four children to take care of (while the men were off riding, shooting, sailing, and being altogether lost in their self-absorbed literary vanities); and seemingly suffered the confinement of a near fatal illness. Buxton has no sympathy (and can’t be bothered with that kind of insight). Didn’t she know she was in the presence of geniuses? The stupid and commonplace woman should have learned Italian by now — and the same goes for the readers of his biography (one guesses). Worse yet, Buxton relates that Hunt’s children marred Lord Byron’s furniture and walls with dirty fingers.\n\nAny of the historical personalities that dared criticize Shelley or Byron are summarily dispatched by Buxton, while the author breezes over (if mentioning them at all) any of the poets’ more controversial behaviors. (We barely get a hint of Byron’s sexual proclivities.) On the other hand, those who appeared to treat Byron and Shelley with due deference, loyalty and respect, like Edward Trelawny, are treated with a tolerable sufferance by Buxton. The author repeatedly praises Shelley’s gentlemanly, aristocratic and generous behavior, and encourages us to bask in the glow of Byron’s good humor, brilliance and masculine appeal.\n\nSo, would I recommend the book? Probably not. It’s either a victim of its author or its time. (I think the former.) The lives of Byron and Shelley, their influence on one another and the era’s obsession with the two poets, await a better biographer.\n\nScott Donaldson’s biography of Edwin Arlington Robinson is next.", null ]

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[ null, "Slowly but surely, Kaytranada is knocking out his bucket list collaborations. He’s laid hands on Rihanna‘s “Kiss It Better,” flipped a Bambaataa classic for 808: The Movie and might even have a track or two on the way with Snoop Dogg manning the mic. Late last night, another cosmic connection was forged with the release of Alicia Keys‘ honied and bubbly loosie, “Sweet F’in Love.”\n\nThe track repurposes an old Kaytranada instrumental (“Hot Jazzybelle,”) that’s become a staple in the Montreal-based producer’s DJ sets in the years since its 2013 release via Jakarta Records. Keys lilts playfully as the track jumps between slow and sizzling burn. Basically pure fucking magic. It arrives just days after the release of two new remixes from Kay; one for TLC’s “Diggin’ On You,” the other for Latrelle’s “House Party.” Both are more than deserving of a refresher if they happen to slip by. But this morning, for this particular commute, there’s no more expedient path to the good foot than stepping to this new Kaytranada and Alicia Keys collabo fresh out the gate.\n\nHear it down below and brace yourself for the next heater." ]

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[ null, "Schultz would have been happy spending the summer getting high, doing some brewin', and watching his best friend Stamm sell drugs out of his parents' garage. But he got bored watching Stamm slip depressingly into a mysterious addiction, so Schultz goes in search of new highs. That's when he finds out what being a real Boug Boy is all about.\n\nBoug Boys opens a window into the life and exploits of a group of ass-kicking, whiskey-drinking, drug-taking boys who fear nothing except sobriety. They live life like they listen to music: FULL BLAST\n\nLike savage, smart-mouthed animals in suburban captivity, they run wild, steal anything not bolted down, attack anything that shows aggression, and smoke anything they can't drink. They speak their own language and follow their own rules.\n\nCurt is an older guy and a real bad ass. He's been shacked up with two girls who own a party house called The Duplex. Along with some other Boug Boys, like Dick Sinner and Fooky, they find themselves in the middle of drunken, drug-induced shenanigans that are the things of which legends are made. This humorous coming-of-age tale raises the roof on teen drug culture.\n\nMike Black was raised in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri that was known for its heroin culture, as well as its high teen pregnancy and suicide rates. \"For these reasons, I chose St. Peters as the setting for Boug Boys.\" The author lived in Japan for a decade and currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is a high school language arts teacher." ]

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[ null, "Today the music duo Mellow & Sleazy are happy to announce that they have joined the Sony Music Entertainment Africa family. They release their joint EP and Barcardi compilation titled Kwa-Kwa on all major digital stores.\n\nMellow & Sleazy whose real names are, Phemelo Sefanyetse and Olebogeng Kwanaite are Pretoria born artists. The duo make the Bacardi sound that is gradually making waves in the South African music space currently. They have high hopes of making the Bacardi sound viral.", null, "The title KWA-KWA is a term used in Pretoria to refer to the Bacardi genre of which these days is more of an instrumental sound that is now upbeat. Pretoria natives refer to it as “Mokonko or Kwakwa”. Off their new EP, Mellow & Sleazy dropped their hit single Thanda Kanjani featuring Pabi Cooper, DJ Maphorisa, Zuma, and Reece Madlisa.\n\nThe new EP is unquestionably a compilation of smash hits that shows off the boy’s true talent, their versatile sound, their great ear to music, and their ability to tap into other genres while staying relevant and current to trends. With the way the project sounds already, Kwa-Kwa will sure fill up the dance floors and take Bacardi to the world.\n\nMellow & Sleazy have achieved so much ever since their career kick-started. They have had the opportunity to work on big hits like the current big song in the country Nkao Tempela – released with Ch’cco. They also dropped 16 Days No Sleep alongside Focalistic and DJ Maphorisa. Their biggest song to date is Bopha featuring Felo Le Tee, DJ Maphorisa, Young Stunna and Madumane.\n\nWith aims of infiltrating the music scene by sharing their musical talent and pushing the Bacardi sound. Mellow & Sleazy are no strangers to the music game and they are a force to be reckoned with.\n\nStream and purchase Kwa-Kwa on all major digital stores." ]

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[ null, "Today Pastor Moses Herring Founding & Senior Pastor of Faith Movers Church in Chicago, Illinois posted the passing of his father on Twitter. Pastor Herring is the brother to...\nby Crystal Smith December 12, 2020\n\nDr. Herring tested positive for COVID-19 a few months pass and thankfully has recovered. The cause of death for her father has not been revealed, but we our condolences to this family as they mourn the loss of their family patriarch.\n\nOn today, December 12, 2020, the greatest man I know, Wallace B. Herring Sr. received his upgrade and entered into the arms of Jesus. Although my heart is broken, I know the Holy Spirit will give my entire family the strength we need to make it in the coming days ahead. #Daddy pic.twitter.com/wUilUsNwDB\n\nIn 1971, Glorious Hope and Southside Baptist merged under the leadership of Pastor John W. Durden. Following the merger, additional property was purchased, and the sanctuary was renovated. Pastor Durden took upon himself the responsibility of building a new church and encouraged his followers to work towards that goal. After searching for a building site, the church decided upon 1159 Scotland Avenue. Although the first attempt to purchase the property was unsuccessful, in February of 1993, God made it possible for Glorious Hope to purchase the property. The groundbreaking ceremony was held October 9, 1994 and the foundation was laid on January 11, 1995. The dedication services were held on February 11, 1996 and the church entered the new facility permanently the following month.\n\nRev. Wallace B. Herring, Sr. was then invited to lead Glorious Hope permanently. He graciously accepted, and became our pastor on March 2, 1997. Following the vision given to him by God, Pastor Herring was responsible for reorganizing and establishing several ministries including The Brotherhood and Sisterhood ministries. The mortgage for the church was paid in full at 1159 Scotland Avenue; and in 2008, Pastor Herring led Glorious Hope to purchase her present edifice located at 3805 Napier Avenue. Once at the current location, the church became incorporated and Pastor Herring developed a dynamic afterschool and summer program.\n\nThe church unanimously elected Minister John Herring; and on March 18, 2012, and Pastor John H. Herring became the fourth pastor of Glorious Hope Baptist Church. Under his leadership, the church has experienced exponential growth. Pastor John’s vision included Excellence in Kingdom Work, the creation of “The Men of Standards”, and “REAL Sisters” Ministries, and the reorganization of several others. Pastor John also entered into a partnership with Men About Change, a non-profit designed to educate and equip boys to have the tools necessary to become productive and godly men." ]

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[ "It was, perhaps, football’s greatest mystery. Why did Arsenal make striker Clive Allen the first £1million teenager in English football only to sell him on 62 days later without playing a single competitive game for the club ?", null, "Arsenal paid Queens Park Rangers £1.25million for free-scoring Allen on 12 June 1980. The capture of 19-year-old Allen represented a statement signing for Arsenal chief Terry Neill who was looking to improve on defeats in the Cup Winners’ Cup Final against Valencia and the FA Cup final to West Ham during a 78-match campaign the previous season.\n\nIn two seasons Allen had notched up 34 goals in 55 games for Rangers and it seemed he would surely help Arsenal scoop silverware so cruelly snatched from their grasp. Allen signed a four-year deal and Neill informed reporters: “Our supporters deserve the best and that is what I believe we have given them by buying Clive.”\n\nWhat could possibly go wrong ?\n\nAfter appearing in a couple of pre-season friendlies, Allen heard rumours linking him with Crystal Palace. Neill then admitted to Allen there was a grain of truth in stories he might be swapped with Palace full back Kenny Sansom.\n\nAllen insisted he wanted to stay at Arsenal but the Highbury boss told him he would not feature in the club’s first game of the season and he should speak with Palace’s Terry Venables. Silver-tongued Venables talked Allen round and the most puzzling transfer perhaps of all time duly went through.\n\nBut why did Arsenal turf out a young player they had earmarked to be part of a trophy-laden future after just a couple of months ? No one explained it then and anyone looking for answers in Allen’s new autobiography Up Front will be disappointed. He’s still in the dark.\n\n“I would have liked the chance to prove myself at Arsenal. I don’t regret signing for them but perhaps I’ve had it in for the club ever since,” he comments in the book co-written with former SJA award winner James Olley.\n\nTo the public his rapid move certainly made no sense. Kenny Sansom proved a skilled and reliable servant to Arsenal and England but left backs do not win titles and cups. Prolific strikers do.\n\nAllen’s book lists a few conspiracy theories. One claimed QPR chairman Jim Gregory would not sell Allen to former employee Venables so the goalscorer was “parked” at Arsenal. Another suggested Palace were so short of cash the only way they could do any business was to trade prized asset Sansom with a team that wanted him and that triggered a change of heart at Arsenal.\n\nAllen states in the book that he has not spoken to Neill since but points out Arsenal surely had the money to enlist Sansom without transferring him just weeks after the manger described him as an important part of Arsenal’s future.\n\nThe nearest Neill has ever got to an explanation came in his book Revelations of a Football Manager. His new forward combination “didn’t look right. We had to make a judgement in the best interests of the club.” And that’s it.\n\nSuch a chastening experience at least did Allen no harm. He stayed only a season at Palace then returned to QPR where a haul of 40 goals in 83 games persuaded Spurs to bring him back to north London and were rewarded with an amazing 49 goals in the 1986/7 season. Even Harry Kane hasn’t matched that achievement which still stands as a club record and earned Allen England recognition.\n\nInjuries began to hamper Allen’s career and after a spell at Manchester City he continued his tour of London at Chelsea, West Ham and Millwall. A year with Bordeaux then a spell as an NFL kicker at London Monarchs brought his playing career to a close.\n\nAllen has plenty to say about the contrasting approaches to football at each of his clubs in an interesting tale skilfully woven by Olley.\n\nSo it was only a slight disappointment that the book includes no index or career summary.\n\nUp Front, My Autobiography by Clive Allen is published by deCoubertin price £20." ]

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[ null, "I'd like to share my story about migration monolith application into microservices. Please, keep in mind that it was during 2012 — 2014. It is transcription of my presentation at dotnetconf(RU). I'm going to share a story about changing every part of the infrastructure.", null, "The main project idea was to crawl articles from the internet, analyze it, save & create user feed. On one hand, our infrastructure had to be reliable, but on the other hand, we were on a budget. As a result, we agreed that:", null, "It was a simple part of the infrastructure. Crawlers should download, analyze & save. The first one implementation was a single crawler, however, the world was changing & a lot of different crawlers appeared. Crawlers were communicating with each other by MsSQL.\n\nDowntime wasn't a problem for crawlers, so it was really easy to scale them:", null, "Our database was about 1TB.\n\nThere were different ways how to create a cluster:\n\nAs a result, we decided to use the 1st. I'd like to notice that we didn't use witness because of async mode, so we created scripts for auto switch master -> slave & manual slave -> master.\n\nThe clock was ticking, a performance was degrading, we were searching bottlenecks. Sometimes, it wasn't easy, i.e. were optimizing SQL queries by disk io, when, we found that the performance was low because of lack of RAM. However it was not enough, as a temporary solution, we migrated from HDD to SSD. On one hand, it increased the performance dramatically, but on the other hand, it wasn't a long-term solution.", null, "Our application had been migrated to a message queue. We were writing only results in the database. As a result, we reduced database load. But we faced a problem: how to organize a message queue cluster? At the first, we created a cold standby.", null, "WEB static part of the infrastructure was about 2TB, it had to:", null, null, "It's not a really good idea to use a single server for a high-load project, you have to balance traffic somehow. There were 4 ways in our case:", null, "We chose the 4th way. We were balancing haproxy by DNS round robin & users by cookie.", null, "A few months later, we faced that SQL performance was not good enough again. It was a sophisticated issue, however, after long conversations we decided to choose Availability & Partition tolerance from CAP theorem. As a result, we implemented a MongoDB cluster(sharding & replica). There was an interesting experience: how to create MongoDB backup, how to upgrade & a lot of MongoDB bugs.\n\nAlso, we created & tested disaster recovery plan. You can read about monitoring here.\n\nAs you can see, the infrastructure wasn't as easy as pie. We had to update it somehow. Casual update looked like:\n\nAll logical steps were identical for staging/preprod/productions environments, however, it was slightly different at details. So, we created PowerShell scripts with OOP magic. It was a continuous process of improving our CI/CD infrastructure.\n\nIt was an amazing story about moving 3 desktop PC into reliable infrastructure. Be patient & do plans." ]

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[ "Or, walking a mile in someone else’s shoes\n\nI deviate from the Interstate, in search of relief from endless roads with nothing to offer but exits.\n\nThe town of Benson, with a namesake fruitcake that I, alone, apart from my mother, eat with gluttony, is a small town easily digested. A hint of quaintness; but mostly used car lots and fast food joints, and soon in my rearview mirror.\n\nTobacco fields, leaves curling yellow, stretch beside the road that leads to Wilmington. Then, a sign: Spivey’s Corner. My Honda slows. Where is the store? The store near a sign promoting the annual hollering contest?\n\nBut it isn’t hollering that I remember; I remember a summer day in 1980. And an incident that scared me to the soles of a new pair of platforms.\n\nWe were jammed into an Oldsmobile wagon, a white Yank tank always thirsting for gas, returning from Wilmington. Our boss, the wheelman, swung into the country store. Two of us tumbled from the car. Our boss pumped as Jim and I took requests, then entered the store swatting at the heat.\n\nThe store was instantly familiar. Farmers gathered in places like this, escaping the endless demands of lands that gobbled all their time. They cupped salted peanuts into the throats of a cold Pepsi and debated the merits of seed and feed, and all the million ways that a farmer’s profits were nibbled to nothing.\n\nMy father owned farmland. These were my people. And yet . . . the place fell unnaturally quiet.\n\nJim, his dark skin in high contrast to his starched white shirt, moved soundlessly. As a throat cleared, he disappeared behind a rack of Wise potato chips. My heart began thrumming. I wore a decent pantsuit, the one chosen earlier for a breakfast meeting. My shoes, however, were an indulgence. New, impractical, jonquil yellow platforms.\n\nThe clerk at the counter stared, eyes never leaving me. I snatched up Nabs and fished bottles from the drink chest, placing them onto the counter with a ten. Our eyes met. Hers glared. I slid mine away, around the store; Jim was still somewhere behind the chips. Apparently, black men were an uncommon sight in Spivey’s Corner. A sight that was attracting uncomfortable attention.\n\n“I just got one question,” she muttered, breaking a pin-drop silence. She of an undeterminable age; maybe 30, maybe 50, with graying worn teeth. I mustered one syllable, dropping my eyes to Alexander Hamilton, and smelling trouble more potent than her sour smell.\n\n“Hurry, Jim,” I whispered to myself, and stared down again as if I had borrowed my feet for a test walk.\n\n“Whar’d you get them shoes?”\n\nI did not breathe. A frisson ran through me to the waffle soles.\n\n“Prago-Guyes,” I answered. The wonderful Greensboro shop was where all my spare money flowed.\n\n“Aw,” she answered, pushing my change across the counter. Change I pocketed without counting as I hurried out on the waffle soles to the Olds, gassed and ready, with Jim waiting, his breathing shallow.\n\nWe pulled away with Spivey’s Corner, home of the hollering contest, still much closer than it appeared in the rear view mirror. OH\n\nCynthia Adams is a contributing editor to O.Henry based in Greensboro. Her dear colleagues Jim Isler and David Atwood are long gone, as is Prago-Guyes.", null ]

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[ null, "The Lion City came in at fourth place after Hong Kong in Knight Frank’s City Wealth Index, dragged by its ninth place in the index’s investment rankings.\n\nOn the other hand, Singapore also ranked fifth in terms of wealth, and joined London in first place under the lifestyle rankings.\n\n“Wealth flows are influenced by many factors, including economic and personal stability, and preservation of wealth. Understanding these drivers can help provide insight into the direction of investment flows, and how they impact on both residential and commercial property markets,” the report’s authors said.\n\nIn terms of the luxury residential market, Singapore’s path over recent years has been an erratic one, with prime prices stifled by stringent taxes and cooling measures, Lee Nai Jia, head of research at Knight Frank Singapore, highlighted in the report.\n\n“A reduction in Seller’s Stamp Duty in 2017 was interpreted by some as a change in policy sentiment, prompting a surge in demand, but a further tightening of stamp duties for nonresidents and developers in 2018 has halted the market. A slowdown in 2019 looks likely, although solid economic fundamentals should prevent prime price growth from entering negative territory,” Lee commented." ]

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[ null, "Singer-actress Courtney Love was detained by police Tuesday as she arrived at Heathrow airport on a trans-Atlantic flight, the airline said.\n\nLove was \"verbally abusive\" to cabin crew during a Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles, a spokesman for the airline said.\n\nTV channel Sky News showed pictures of Love being escorted by two officers from the plane to a police van parked on the runway. She smiled sheepishly at the camera and covered her face with her hand before getting into the back of the van.\n\n\"She was verbally abusive toward our cabin crew and disruptive,\" Virgin Atlantic's director of corporate affairs Paul Moore said. The flight from Los Angeles landed at around 11 a.m. (6 a.m. EST.)\n\nMetropolitan Police could not immediately confirm the arrest.\n\nLast December, the Los Angeles Times reported that Love was among a group of celebrities who allegedly received addictive drugs from a California physician, Jules Mark Lusman. Lusman had his medical license revoked, the newspaper said.\n\nLove had been due to attend a fund-raising event at London's Old Vic theater on Wednesday along with Elton John and Kevin Spacey." ]

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[ null, "–Helen Mirren graces the cover of People’s Beautiful issue. “Don’t get me wrong — I love beauty and I love looking at beautiful things. But I don’t like the word beauty [as it’s] associated with the beauty industry—makeup and products, skin care and all the rest of it — because I think it excludes the vast majority of us who are not beautiful…I think what is called the beauty industry should be called the swagger industry. We’re giving people swagger.”\n\n-Wait, wait, wait — did Jason Sudeikis have Olivia Wilde served with legal papers about custody in the middle of her onstage CinemaCon presentation yesterday?\n\n-At yesterday’s CinemaCon presentation for theatre owners, the first footage of Timothée Chalamet singing a song from Wonka was shown, as well as a scene of Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in bed in Don’t Worry Darling, and Michael Keaton‘s appearance in The Flash movie.\n\n-They also screened footage for David O. Russell‘s Amsterdam, in which Taylor Swift plays a mourning daughter, breaking down into tears before her father’s body as Chris Rock looks on.\n\n-Warner Bros and DC announced that The Batman is officially getting a sequel, with Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves both set to return.\n\n–Kim Kardashian‘s photoshopping is out of control. After winning the bellybutton photo war, she took to her stories to admit that she has photoshopped in the past (ya don’t say!) and pointed out this wildly crazy example in which she photoshopped Kylie’s daughter Stormi’s head onto Khloe’s daughter True’s body for the sake of her grid “aesthetic.”\n\n-Meanwhile, Pete Davidson just landing a Peacock comedy based on his life story.\n\n-Director Justin Lin has left the latest Fast/Furious movie, Fast X. This is huge news, especially because it had already started filming. Lin had previously directed five Fast movies, but left this one over “creative differences.”\n\n-The Walking Dead was working on a spin-off anchored by fan-favourite characters Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus), but McBride just dropped out. AMC said in a statement, “Relocating to Europe became logistically untenable for Melissa at this time.”\n\n-I love that Alexander Skarsgård and 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer are unlikely BFFs.\n\n-The 365 Days sequel dropped on Netflix today and it feels like no one is talking about it. Which is weird because the first movie (though objectively horrible) was a HUGE international hit.\n\n-This is the best deep-dive I’ve read about Netflix’s current woes, which includes quotes from top creators and insiders talking about how the streaming giant pitted two female executives against each other.\n\n–Lady Gaga announced she will release a new song for Top Gun: Maverick. Which is great and all, but I’d love to hear how she’d cover “Danger Zone.”\n\n-The Spring Awakening documentary seems packed full of odd tidbits about Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff‘s relationship. In the doc, she says, “I was so in love with him Finally, I cornered him at a party, and I said to him, ‘Why don’t you love me? Just love me. Why can’t you love me? Date me. Love me.’ And I just saw this look in his eyes, and in that moment, I knew.” (I love the implication that the only possible reason he wouldn’t want to date her is because he’s gay.)\n\n-This is an interesting look at how the entire internet seems to be behind Johnny Depp right now, even though he’s not doing well in court.\n\n-Now that Andrew Garfield’s new TV series is about to drop, he says he’s taking a break from acting. “I need to recalibrate and reconsider what I want to do next and who I want to be and just be a bit of a person for awhile. Because as you know, that is a washing machine, that awards season. I need to just be a bit ordinary for a while.”\n\n-Wolf Like Me, a Peacock show starring Isla Fisher and Josh Gad that I’ve heard absolutely zero buzz for, has been renewed.\n\n–Jerrod Carmichael and Christopher Abbott make a pact to end their lives in the trailer for On The Count Of Three.\n\nPrince Harry & Meghan Markle Rumoured to Be Honeymooning in Canada" ]

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[ "Home » Skills and apprenticeships » Employers should take advantage of funding\n\nA survey carried out for Alliance Manchester Business School recently found that 29 per cent of employers thought the Apprenticeship Levy was just a tax on business.\n\nOf those surveyed, 38 per cent knew nothing about the Levy and, of those that did, 31 per cent felt the Levy had not made any difference to the training they offered. Additionally, 35 per cent said the Levy funds were underutilised.\n\nHowever, since it was introduced in 2017 the Levy has directly supported almost 313,000 people to start their apprenticeship.\n\nAt PHX Training, we offer apprenticeships including those funded through the Levy because large employers are an important part of the apprenticeship process and many of them work in collaboration with other SMEs to deliver apprenticeships and add skills to the supply chain.\n\nTo be clear, the Levy is paid by large employers with a pay bill of over £3 million (they pay 0.5% of their total annual pay bill). Currently, only two per cent of employers pay the Levy, but this funding helped directly support almost 50 per cent of all apprenticeships in 2017-18.\n\nAn option has been introduced for Levy paying organisations to transfer their funds over to other companies should they wish, and this has encouraged companies to share Levy funding between subsidiaries or companies that are part of a group. The introduction of a further £80m worth of funding for SMEs by the government last year also helped to add further opportunities to build a stronger workforce through apprenticeships and skills.\n\nOther positive changes mean that SMEs with fewer than 250 people with an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million Euros will have apprenticeship fees cut from 10 per cent to five per cent.\n\nWe welcome all efforts to support the drive for more apprenticeships with the benefits that brings in terms of improving skills, closing gaps where they exist and enhancing SMEs in their business growth.\n\nPHX Training offers tailored support to meet the specific needs of SMEs in various levels of apprenticeships available to those aged 16 or over and we believe in flexibility for large and smaller employers to deliver the apprenticeships of relevance to them.\n\nApprenticeship funding can be spent on employees at all ages which means companies can bring in new starters whilst developing existing staff, with the opportunity to upskill staff at all levels.", null, null, null, "@TotalPeople, a leading North West apprenticeships and training provider, is saying ‘Thanks a Million’ to eight employers this month for gifting a life-changing £1m of…", null ]

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[ "Legendary defense attorney Raquel Rematti represents a presidential candidate—and former First Lady of an ISIS-assassinated President—Senator Angelina Baldesteri in the most watched and explosive trial of the 21st Century. The Senator, a Democrat, sees it as a vendetta show trial orchestrated by the current Republican U.S. President, his Republican Attorney General, and an ambitious Republican United States Attorney in Manhattan.\n\nAt the trial, a year before the election, the Senator faces charges of election fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering; each of which could deem her unfit for office and all but remove her from the Presidential race.\n\nAs the dramatic trial unfolds, Raquel steadily realizes that the Senator has a hidden trail of lies which she has fought hard to keep from the light of day including a series of complicated and illicit connections. As Raquel's complex, conflicted relationship with her client begins to gradually endanger herself, she must decide whether to face the recurrent dangers or allow her life and the lives of those she loves to be threatened.\n\nWhile The Warriors can be read as a standalone novel, here is the publication order of Paul Batista's legal thrillers:", null, null ]

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[ null, "Any cut other than 90 degrees is an angle cut. Angle cuts or \"miters\" allow woodworkers to join two or more pieces of wood together seamlessly. Both angle cuts should be exactly the same, with one left and one right. You can make woodworking angle cuts with almost any kind of saw including hand saws, but for the cleanest angle cuts use a power miter saw or a handheld cutting tool with a miter guide attachment. These types of tools have presets that lock in popular angles such as 22.5, 45 and 90 degrees.\n\nCut 45-degree angles by first releasing the lock on the front of the miter saw. A spring-loaded lever is underneath a handle sticking straight out from the miter saw table. Grab the handle with one hand, you will feel the trigger under the handle, compress the lever.\n\nSwivel the saw blade to the left or right as you hold the trigger. Just above the handle, you'll find a gauge and needle indicating degrees. When the needle points to 45 degrees you will feel the blade settle into a preset notch. Let go of the trigger to lock the blade.\n\nTo cut all other angles use the same procedure: Release the lever under the handle. Swivel the blade to the desired degree and lock it into the preset. Hold onto the stick with one hand and pull the blade down with the other hand.\n\nInstall a flush cutting wheel on the handheld cutting tool and adjust it to the necessary cutting depth for the stick.\n\nTurn on the handheld cutting tool and make the cut, using the miter guide attachment as a fence for the tool.\n\nHow to Cut Bar Railing With a Miter Saw\n\nHow to Lower the Blade on a Sears Craftsman Riding Lawnmower\n\nHow to Adjust the Cutting on a Craftsman LT1000 Mower\n\nHow to Make Shoe Molding\n\nHow to Cut a Curve for a Headboard" ]

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[ "Russian filmmaker Vitaly Manskiy's Under the Sun is perhaps the most philosophical and artistic documentary I've seen about North Korea.", null, "Russian filmmaker Vitaly Manskiy’s Under the Sun is perhaps the most philosophical and artistic documentary I’ve seen about North Korea. I’ve watched quite a few of these documentaries — and almost all of them either extended travelogues (ex. Vice’s guides to North Korea) or deep portraits of intriguing characters (Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in Pyongyang, A State of Mind). Under the Sun is neither: it’s an unintended, unfiltered behind-the-scenes look at the making of a North Korean propaganda film.\n\nInitially, Under the Sun started off as a regular co-production. After two years of negotiations, Manskiy and the North Korean Ministry of Culture decided upon a script about an eight year-old girl named Zin-mi who is preparing to join the Korean Children’s Union on the Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il’s birthday). However, once Manskiy got to North Korea, he realized that the North Koreans wanted to simply use him to help make a propaganda film and wouldn’t grant him any creative freedom. Unable to go anywhere alone or even speak directly to the film’s characters, he changed the film’s concept.\n\nThe script stayed the same, but what and how Manskiy and his small crew filmed became different; Zin-mi’s journey towards the Children’s Union became a film within a film. Instead of switching the camera off after each take, Manskiy kept shooting, capturing how his North Korean minders staged and rearranged the production to their liking. Rather than using the medium shots that commonly appear in feature films, Under the Sun relies heavily on an alternating mix of close-ups and wide shots that respectively channel deep emotion and utter desolation. There’s no background music, no narration. What results is a meditative piece that, to me, delivers two main intellectual merits.\n\nFirst, Under the Sun offers a silent yet highly visceral commentary about the Orwellian nature of North Korean society. Many other documentaries explore the same subject, but often end up being too preachy or sensational. Without a narrator’s editorializing voice, Under the Sun leaves the ultimate conclusion up to viewers but certainly influences the decision with what it chooses to include. One part of the documentary juxtaposes two takes of the same scene from its film-within-a-film. In take one, a seamstress gushes that her factory exceeded their quota by 150%; by the next, they’ve exceed it by 200%. Truth, it seems, is subjective. This is a world that might really believe that “we’ve always been at war with Eastasia” or that 2+2=5.\n\nSecond, Under the Sun is a highly instructive piece about the art of filmmaking. Namely, it’s a great way to learn about how a movie is much more than just a script. Manskiy couldn’t change who his characters were, what they said, or where they chose to work and live. However, he had control over everything else — editing, composition, shot sizes, sound — and that was enough to completely transform the nature of the film. I could imagine a Film 101 course dissecting each aspect of Under the Sun to break down their impacts. What does the lack of non-diegetic sound achieve? How about the cuts away from the scripted scene to the empty hallways and plazas outside?\n\nThough philosophical and artistic, Under the Sun is not esoteric. It’s a movie that educates using the silent but universal language of feeling. What’s quite powerful — and unique — about the film is how it creates an ambience that affects and then stays with you, and does so not with words but rather actions.\n\nSupport Cinema Escapist and the filmmakers by purchasing this film on Amazon using our affiliate link. Thank you for your support!" ]

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[ null, "Jonathan Rickman, a native Texan, has been recognized by many as a top-call Lead Trumpet player and music educator in the San Antonio and Austin area, and is a prominent fixture in the area's music scene. Jonathan received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Texas State University in San Marcos. Jonathan frequently tours throughout Texas performing Big Band Era Swing, Latin Jazz, Merengue, Salsa, Soul, Funk, Tejano, and Rock, as well as many classical styles with Symphonies and brass quintets throught Central and South Texas.\n\nJonathan has been featured as a guest artist for the Texas State University Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Orchestra on several occasions. Jonathan has made several appearances at venues throughout Texas and the United States, including the numerous Jazz Festivals, the Las Vegas strip, and the Notre Dame Jazz festival, where has been named \"Outstanding Lead Player,\" and awarded for \"Outstanding Range.\"\n\nJonathan was named as a one of eight national quarterfinalist nominees from Texas for the 2019 Grammy Music Educator Award.\n\nJonathan also enjoys spending time with his lovely wife Kara, who is also an educator and musician. Kara and Jonathan have two beautiful girls named Kennedi and Presleigh. The family enjoys their time together at their ranch home, playing with their Austrailian Shepard \"Bailey\", and taking trips in their Jeep." ]

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[ "Happy new week! Did you know that TechCrunch has a bunch of great newsletters that aren’t this one? If you like transportation, don’t miss it Kirsten‘s The Station. Greg writes our weekly Week in Review (feat Kyle currently filling in while Greg is on paternity leave); Sarah does the newsletter This week in apps; Mary Ann writes The Interchange, our fintech newsletter; and Darrell does the TechCrunch Podcast, that is kind of like a weekly newsletter, but for the holes on the side of your head, instead of the front. And there are more, so go get them! — Christine and He came\n\nTechCrunch Live is entering its third season and Mat is, quite frankly, ridiculously excited to be leading the events again this year. The first event is February 1, 2023 and will feature a timely discussion on what to do if your company is unable to raise Series A. Cambly’s Sameer Shariff and Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel speak on the former – stay tuned for what’s to come down the pike!", null, "Patent applications and GitHub codespaces are obvious bits of intellectual property, but so are the embarrassing mistakes and dead ends every company faces.\n\nIn this post, they offer advice to protect your “negative know-how” along with general tips for defining and managing trade secrets.\n\nJust when Salesforce thought it was safe to get back in the water, the company now has an activist investor taking a multi-billion dollar stake. Ron writes that while Elliott Management is looking forward to working with Salesforce, there could be something else behind it: “Elliott typically takes an interest in a company to make changes to the way the company operates with the goal of cutting costs and enhance shareholder value. In some cases, it tries to push through CEO changes or even sell the company, although that seems less likely in this case.” You can judge it.\n\nHow to watch HBO Max" ]

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[ null, "The order was decreed on April 7 after an investigation into the attorney’s criminal history and Fahrenholtz’s failure to cooperate with the investigation itself.\n\nAccording to court documents, a lobbyist reported that his briefcase that contained an iPad and a keyboard was stolen from the Orleans Parish Courthouse in April 2015. The matter was handled by Louisiana State Police, who were able to track the iPad’s signal to Fahrenholtz’s home where officers allegedly saw the briefcase sitting in the kitchen. The officers had to obtain a warrant to search the property for the remaining missing items which they later found had been thrown into a pond on the attorney’s property in an apparent attempt to hide the stolen items.\n\nFahrenholtz was charged with possession of stolen items, obstruction of justice and felony theft. The attorney was allowed to plead guilty to illegal possession of stolen things, a misdemeanor, after entering a pretrial diversion program. He was ordered to pay restitution to the lobbyist.\n\nAn investigation into the criminal matter was made by the state bar in May 2015. It attempted to contact Fahrenholtz several times and hand delivered a copy of the charges to the attorney’s listed address. Fahrenholtz allegedly failed to reply to any of the attempts.\n\nFahrenholtz was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 1996 and practiced in Orleans County. He held a school board position for Orleans Parish Schools and had one prior record of discipline, which led to a one-year suspension from practice.\n\nEditor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the charges James Louis Fahrenholtz pleaded guilty to. The Record regrets the error." ]

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[ null, null, null, "50 Cent wasted no time in teasing Lil Wayne over his federal firearm charge. After learning that Weezy could be headed to jail, Fiddy suggested he call his buddy Donald Trump to bail him out.\n\nLet it be known that 50 Cent is the hardest working rapper in the game – when it comes to trolling. As soon as the news broke that Lil Wayne was hit with a federal weapons charge, Fiddy, 45, hit up social media to seemingly mock Lil Wayne, 38, and his recent support for President Donald Trump. “[eyes emoji] Wait a minute. Trump still got 63 days left. Call him, Wayne. Get that fool on the phone. [facepalm emoji]. They gonna try to put you in jail for supporting trump.”\n\nNow, Lil Wayne wasn’t charged for supporting the outgoing President of the United States. Instead, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida – a state that went for Trump, btw – charged Lil Wayne with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Wayne, according to the legal documents obtained by HollywoodLife, allegedly “knowingly possessed a firearm and ammunition in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, knowing that he had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.”\n\nThe charge stemmed from a December 2019 incident when authorities searched Wayne’s plane at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, per the Tampa Bay Times. The federal agents discovered a gold-plated .45 caliber handgun in his Coach bag. Lil Wanye (Dwyane Carter Jr.) was convicted of a felony gun charge in 2009, and he faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of this latest gun charge.\n\nLil Wayne “is charged with possessing a gold-plated handgun in his luggage on a private plane,” says Howard Srebnick, Wayne’s attorney, in a statement to HollywoodLife. “There is no allegation that he ever fired it, brandished it, used it or threatened to use it. There is no allegation that he is a dangerous person. The charge is that because he was convicted of a felony in the past, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm.”\n\nConsidering the list of people Donald Trump has pardoned – former sheriff Joe Arpaio, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Dinesh D’Souza, Conrad Black – and how he commuted the sentence of Roger Stone after he was convicted of witness tampering and making false statements to Congress, it’s not beyond the realm of possibilities that Trump would pardon Wayne if convicted. However, Wayne may not want any more help from the outgoing president.\n\nAfter voicing support for Trump, Wayne and girlfriend Denise Bidot unfollowed each other on Instagram, leading some to speculate him backing Trump resulted in a breakup. A day after the unfollowing, he posted a cryptic statement on Twitter. “I live the way I love and love the way I live. I’m a lover not a lighter bekuz they burn out. I am an eternal fire and burning love, either leave with a tan, a 3rd degree burn, or stay and die in love. You’re sweating. Sincerely, the fireman.”" ]

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[ "Affan’s achievements is related to agriculture. He made a digital application called Agri Tech: Agriculture Marketing for Millennial Farmers in Indonesia based on Android. In accordance with the title, people can access it through any device.\n\nAffan revealed that the application was made based on problems experienced by farmers today. Currently, farmers are selling their crops through mediators. They play the price to make the results obtained by farmers are not in accordance with market prices.\n\n“This problem motivated to make a digital agricultural application. Thus, the farmers can sell their produce to buyers directly,” he said.\n\nIn addition, farmers could arrange the prices in this application. Thus, farmers and buyers can make transactions in the application. People who want to buy farmers crops can access Agri Store application on playstore.\n\nAffan also said other advantages of Agri Tech are the discussion features that can be used by farmers and buyers. The application will make it easier to share tips and tricks in treating agricultural crops.", null, "“In the future, I will develope Agri Store and minimize problems,” he said. The idea is inseparable from the help of his lecturers and friends. Purbandini, S. Si., M. Kom, a lecturer who assists in Mobile Technology courses. Besides, Head of SI Study Program FST UNAIR Dr. Rimuljo Hendradi, S. Si., M. Si., helped him during a competition in Thailand. He also did not forget that Arinal Izza Yudhistira, her friend who also helped him. (*)" ]

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[ "Our first week on the Big Island is coming to a close…I can’t believe how fast it’s flown by! We had some big events and some beautiful scenery. When we got here on Monday the time change had us here by noon even though it was 3 pacific time. We got off the plane in the coolest airport ever! You exited the plane down some steps outside and then walked over to the open airport. Kona’s airport isn’t very big so it was easy to navigate. We picked up our bags (they were easy cause we were the last ones off the plane! Annalea got to have a seat in the captains chair!) and hopped on the shuttle to the rental car place!", null, "After we picked up our rental car (upgraded to a 4 wheel drive….thanks honey!) we were off on our two hour drive across the island to our first rental house. It was a lovely drive. Although in the words of an 8 year old, not exactly what we thought it was going to look like! The middle of the island is a big volcano wasteland. Not a whole bunch of green….but then, as you are looking out the window, it dawns on you that the lush tropical vegetation is abundant.\n\nFrom what we learned, the east side of the island is the wet side…and it shows with the rainforest type landscape and the zillion mosquitoes! It was about four when we arrived at the Jungle Hangout. We had to stop and grab something to eat. And of course the grocery store for breakfast items 🙂\n\nThe Jungle Hangout has turned out to be a really great place for our home base on this side of the island. It’s very secluded and yet pretty close to town. It’s only about 20 minutes south of Hilo (the big town on the east side) and the nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away. The house itself is in a rainforest setting with lots of coconut trees outside as well as banana, passion fruit and avocado! And of course it has all the amenities like laundry, towels, beach items, full kitchen etc. The only things that we’ve had to buy are personal items.\n\nThe second day we were here was my birthday 🙂 What a great place to spend it in right?! We all woke up pretty early. It was about six but it was nine pacific time. We had some cereal and then headed out. The first stop was to find some coffee!! Grace and I wanted some local stuff so Carl took us over to the Hilo Coffee Mill. It was a great experience. Grace and I took a small tour and learned how coffee was made and processed and got to taste a few different varieties of coffee. We also learned that since the Hilo side of the island gets a lot of rain, the coffee produced here is much less acidic than the Kona coffee most people think of when they think of island coffee. We really enjoyed it as well as the ono grinds they had to sample and purchase in their store. Everything they have they get from local farmers and man oh man was it all yummy. The macadamia nuts were covered in a variety of flavors…chocolate and wasabi, chocolate coffee beans, and some delicious coconut candy (that I’m going to try to make later today!).", null, "After that we decided to just get our shopping done, check out the market, and then head home to chill out and get to bed early. We were all pretty tired still and thought it would be better to not push it the first day. We decided to have some lunch out and settled on a local joint called Cafe 100. It’s a locals walk up joint where you can score a yummy meal called a Loco. Basically it’s rice covered with any number of options….the one we settled on was the well known Moco Loco. It’s rice covered with a hamburger patty and some brown gravy and then topped with an egg. You wouldn’t think anything of it until you take a bite. Seriously good. We also got a Super Loco which was the rice covered with chili, beans, spam and sausage. Yes. I said Spam. You wanna know something? We LOVE Spam….we make Spammiches a lot. I’m not ashamed….I bet you secretly like Spam too. 🙂\n\nThe market in Hilo is open every day of the week rain or shine. And it rains frequently here!! The first trip there was awesome and we scored some fruit we’ve never tried before. Some we loved, like the apple flavored bananas, and other’s we weren’t impressed with. There was a bit of a language barrier so we weren’t clear on the names of some of them….but one that was called a ChoCho was a squash type of vegetable that was really good fried. And we also picked up some breadfruit (which I haven’t cooked yet).\n\nWe had fried ChoCho’s and spaghetti for my birthday dinner. And the kids, with help from Daddy, made me a brownie cake thing with homemade icing. It was quite the yummy dessert! Our first full day in Hawaii was pretty Awesome. We all were fast asleep by 9 pm though….and that made for a get up early and get moving kinda day on Wednesday! But….we’re getting ready to head to the farmers market and get some coffee…so I’ll tell you all more on the next post!" ]

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[ null, "After entering the NCAA transfer portal, it didn’t take long for several Power 6 schools to reach out to Trey Wertz, including NC State. In fact, the Wolfpack offered Wertz a scholarship.\n\nWertz put together an attractive resume playing for former NC State coach Herb Sendek at Santa Clara; the 6-foo-4 guard appeared in 62 games (58 starts). For his career, Wertz has averaged 12 points, 4.3 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he shot 40 percent on 3-point attempts (4 3PA per game).\n\n6'5 PG Trey Wertz (Santa Clara) has posted his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Sophomore had two excellent seasons. Will be one of the most sought after players. Will have two years remaining. High Academic (3.5 GPA) high character young man. pic.twitter.com/5Q6k1bA7cK\n\nSeveral ACC programs have also inquired, though; North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Clemson reached out, too. Outside of the ACC, other power programs contacted Wertz as well: Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Creighton, Arizona and Rutgers.\n\nWertz told Pack Pride that Kevin Keatts was the first coach from NC State he spoke with. By the end of the phone call, Wertz had an offer from NC State." ]

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[ null, "After a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Allison Michael Bradbury went home to be with his Lord on November 26, 2019 at 87 years of age. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was a beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Al was born in Middleport, PA to Allison J. and Anna (Bobal) Bradbury on September 21, 1932. He met the love of his life, Ellen L. Sherman at Allentown High School and graduated in 1950. They were married on May 23, 1953 and celebrated their 66th Wedding Anniversary this year. They had three children, Cheryl, Mark and Anne. Al began his career in surveying at Mast Engineering, Inc. and later became the Allentown Branch Manager for A.W. Martin, Inc. In 1980, he formed Martin, Bradbury & Griffith, Inc. with his partners Abraham W. Martin and John Griffith. He later became sole owner of this company. For many years, Al was an active member of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors (PSLS). He served as president of the Reading Chapter of PSLS and aided in the formation of the Lehigh Valley of PSLS. In 2004, Al was honored as the Surveyor of the Year for Pennsylvania. During his lifetime, Al was active in the Parkway Manor Lion’s Club where he also served as president. In addition, he was a Freemason and belonged to Greenleaf Lodge #561. Throughout his life, he held an unwavering faith in God, which he shared with his wife. He had been an active member at Calvary Moravian Church in Allentown for many years, serving as a Trustee and performing many other duties. Recently, he belonged to the First Baptist Church in Allentown. Al enjoyed working on cars and boats; and family time at Lake Wallenpaupack. In his leisure time, he loved family dinners and activities, going out with friends and traveling the world. Al joins his parents; sister, Marianne Albright; and daughter, Anne Elizabeth in Heaven. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; daughter Cheryl L. Demers, wife of Chris W. Demers; son, Mark A, Bradbury and wife Debora A Bradbury; grandchildren: Dr. Elizabeth A. Demers Lavelle, wife of Dr. William F. Lavelle; Andrew W. Demers; and Ryan A. Bradbury. His great-grandsons are W. Jacob, Tyler and Conor Lavelle who loved him dearly. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. in the First Baptist Church Allentown, 1808 N. 19th St. Allentown. Call Tuesday, from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the Church. Arrangements by the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown. Condolences may be recorded and further information found at www.jsburkholder.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014 (1-800-708-7644) or First Baptist Church, 1808 N. 19th St., Allentown, PA 18104.\n\nAfter a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Allison Michael Bradbury went home to be with his Lord on November 26, 2019 at 87 years of age. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was a beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather... View Obituary & Service Information\n\nThe family of Allison Michael Bradbury created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories.\n\nAfter a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Allison Michael...\n\nSend flowers to the Bradbury family." ]

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[ "Sexiest women – who are they? The opinion of men", null, "Sexiest women – who are they? The opinion of men\nWomen tend to decide for men what they think is sexy and what isn’t. But, contrary to stereotypes, not every blonde with a big chest men are ready to call desirable. What are the qualities of a really attractive woman?\n\nOf course, the most logical conclusion – men like women with different looks. Still, some quality not leave indifferent any representative of the stronger sex. So, who men unanimously ready to be considered sexy Babes?\n\nAllan and Barbara Pease’s book, “Why men want sex and women love” report on the study, which was attended by girls from 13 to 28 years. Psychologists asked them only one question: “are you Satisfied with your appearance?” As you can guess, 86% of respondents answered: “No!” They said they are willing to go under the surgeon’s knife to be beautiful. But it turned out that her husband couldn’t care less (at least, according to the authors) on the imperfection of the women in that case… he’s infatuated. The authors write: “When a man fascinated by a woman, stretch marks on her stomach seem sexy, big hips sexy, and thin hair – the perfect haircut”. But what makes them admire the girls with imperfect appearance? Many men respond without hesitation: “Confidence.” Apparently, this explains the fact that sometimes the most beautiful (according to women) girls are popular in men, reports Rus.Media.\n\n“If we talk about appearance, we pay attention to posture, gait, skin elasticity, tender hands and soft hair,” says the member of one of the surveys on the topic of female sexuality. It turns out that often men appreciate the appearance of women, based on not for aesthetic reasons, unconsciously they form an idea of its fertility: wide hips can give birth, large Breasts – will be able to feed, healthy skin and shiny eyes healthy. For the same reason they make a choice in favor of the young girls (of reproductive age), and adult women, realizing this, often keen to hide their real age.\n\nWith a good figure\n\n“In General, men like the parts of the female body that are not similar to their own. Where he flat – the woman vividly. Where he rigidly – it should be soft” – written by Allan and Barbara Pease. The fact that male and female idea of the ideal female body are different, found the American psychologist Paul Rosen. During his experiment, he showed participants photos of women with different body types – from owners of model parameters to full ladies. Slimmer than the girl was, the more women said: “This is what you need! I would also like to look like that”. However, the most attractive men called women of medium build and mostly with type figure “hourglass”.\n\nLong been known that scent of a woman greatly affects men on a subconscious level. Indeed, nature is so inherent that each person produces their own unique flavor, which can be both attractive and repulsive. Therefore, scientists call this process “chemical communication”.\n\nScents that influence sexual attractiveness, are called pheromones. They begin to produced by the body from the time of puberty, it is often at this time there is a heady feeling of first love.\n\nUnder the influence of various factors, both physical and emotional, to develop their own unique perfume can change. For example, at the time of ovulation (mid-menstrual cycle) is the natural scent of a woman is most attractive to men. But scent of a woman with an imbalance of sex hormones, by contrast, can be repulsive.\n\nAs its own flavor of people feel not able to do that and to catch such a subtle change in the balance of pheromones, unfortunately, impossible. A key indicator of the proper balance of hormones is the menstrual cycle. If the cycle is too long or too short, if you have PMS or pain in “these days”, it is necessary to take action. Experts in the field of gynecology is recommended to reduce stress, balanced diet, sleep well and take certain vitamins and minerals in each phase of the cycle. Unfortunately, in rhythm of modern life, a daily compilation of diet depending on the day of the cycle is difficult to perform.\n\nToday science has gone far ahead! Especially for girls and women scientists have developed a unique two-phase vitamin and mineral complex Ciclovia . All very logical and simple – two-phase menstrual cycle is supported by a two-phase complex. Cyclovia helps to gently take care of the balance “female hormones”, restoring the correct rhythm of the female cycle to a woman’s smell was intoxicating love scent." ]

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[ null, "Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday said a “shower of changes” is expected from a meeting of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council in Guwahati on Friday.\n\nThe “panic-stricken” Modi government would be forced to heed the advice of the Opposition and experts due to the coming Gujarat Assembly elections, he said in tweets.\n\nA letter from the Finance Ministers of the Congress-ruled States to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who heads the Council, would set the tone for discussions in the meeting. “The letter exposes the structural flaws in the design and implementation of GST. The government can no longer duck these issues,” he said.\n\nThe government had avoided debate and voting in Rajya Sabha on GST Bills but it cannot avoid a debate in the public domain or in the GST Council. “Congress Finance Ministers will force changes in GST Council meeting. Agra, Surat, Tiruppur and other hub towns are watching,” he said.\n\nLast week, the Ministers demanded a major overhaul of GST, alleging that the tax reform measure had turned out to be a “big disappointment” due to its “poor” implementation with regard to GST’s concept, design, tax rates, exemptions, compliance requirement and technological preparedness.\n\nThe Ministers from Punjab and Karnataka, Manpreet Badal and Krishna Gowda, alleged that the country had “lost the opportunity” to bring tax reform and that there was “utter chaos and confusion”, forcing many businesses to shut down.\n\nThey said the party would demand reduction of tax rates for many items and raise other concerns of the business community in the Guwahati meeting." ]

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[ "It feels like the first: Jürgen Klopp into third Champions League final with Liverpool\n\nLiverpool stage a second half comeback against Villarreal to secure their place in the Champions League final. Coach Jürgen Klopp was relishing in his third final in five years, as Manchester City or Real Madrid await", null, "Liverpool's record in this competition under the German is already etched into history: \"This is because it's always so special - it's the best club competition in the world; the magic, the night.\n\n\"Respect to Villarreal. Wonderful stadium and what they are doing here is incredible. It feels so special because it was so difficult for us,\" Klopp said.\n\nIndeed, Villarreal ensured Liverpool's 2-0 lead from the first leg had evaporated before half time. Two goals assisted by Etienne Capoue and scored, first by Boulaya Dia, then a superb header by Francis Coquelin. Liverpool were rattled as Estadio de la Ceramica bounced to a vibrant yellow beat.\n\nThis was a compelling Champions League night that tilted back in Liverpool's favor when Fabinho blasted in a low shot under Villarreal keeper Geronimo Rulli. Liverpool diffused the tension in the tie with their second on the night when substitute Luis Diaz headed in at the far post from Trent Alexander-Arnold's delicious cross. A cool finish by Senegal forward Sadio Mane sealed the deal. In the end, class tells.\n\nDiaz proves Klopp's trump card\nIt was Diaz's substitution that changed the game for Liverpool, and a little piece of tactical magic by Klopp, who replaced Diego Jota at halftime with Diaz unlocking things for Liverpool as the tide turned after the break.\n\n\"You could see how impressed we were with them in the first half. Usually when we are in a situation like this, we try to show show the boys how we want them to play... we didn't find anything,” said Klopp on his thinking at halftime. Difference-maker: Luis Diaz came off the bench and inspired a Liverpool win.\n\nTo Paris for Liverpool and Klopp on May 28, his fourth final in this competition including Borussia Dortmund's run to the all-German final in London in 2013. A superb record - he joins Miguel Munoz, Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti and Marcello Lippi as having reached four finals, but he will be keen to add to his European Cups, which still stands at one.\n\nPremier League champions Manchester City or recently-crowned La Liga champions Real Madrid await Liverpool. For Villarreal, defeat but a proud one as the stadium remained yellow and raucous at full-time. As Villarreal defender and captain Raul Albiol put it: \"Football is beautiful. This was a defeat, but we'll always remember this run. A sad night, but also unforgettable.\"" ]

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[ null, "Vietnamese rice being loaded for export. High demand for food set the stage for Việt Nam to take the lead in global rice this year. Viet Nam News/Asia News Network\n\nHANOI — Vietnam may take a global lead in rice exports for the year 2020, said Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh in a report to the National Assembly on Monday.\n\nSpeaking to the NA, the minister said as countries were trying to raise food stockpiles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for Vietnamese rice has been on the rise, pushing the country’s rice exports in the first two months of the year to increase by 31.7 percent from the same period last year.\n\nAdverse effects caused by climate change, such as droughts and salinization raised concerns over the country’s ability to maintain its level of rice export. As a response, the Government ordered a halt to rice exports until May so that further studies can be done on Vietnam’s rice production and stockpile.\n\nAfter studies revealed large rice stocks in the Mekong Delta and reviews done on the country’s obligations with trade partners, governmental ministries and agencies have asked for the Prime Minister’s approval to continue Vietnam’s rice export activities.\n\nAnh said the country maintained an export quota of 400,000 tonnes of rice in April and is set to resume its normal export level for May as global demand for rice remained high while making sure there is ample supply for the domestic market.\n\nDuring the first five months of the year, Vietnam exported over three million tonnes of rice, an increase of 11.8 percent from the same period last year, reaching US$1.48 billion in value, a 25.44 percent year on year increase.\n\nViệt Nam considered renewable energy, and solar energy in particular, an important source of power, especially for the 2024-25 period in which the country is forecast to face a severe shortage, according to Anh.\n\nIt called for adjustments made to the country’s power production planning including new policies and incentives to encourage investments in solar and wind energy.\n\nTo date, the country has put into operation 90 solar energy projects with over 5,000MW in output. The government has also shown its support with the approval of a plan to add over 11,000MW of renewable energy in the future.\n\nOver VNĐ37.5 trillion, or US$1.6 billion, in funding was earmarked for key infrastructure projects across the country in 2020, according to Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể.\n\nBy the end of May, VNĐ12 trillion has been disbursed, an increase of more than 10 per cent from the same period last year, and reached 30.8 percent of this year’s target amount, said the minister in a report to the NA.\n\nOn the national North-South Highway project, the ministry said it has allocated nearly VNĐ17 trillion to the project. Of which, VNĐ2.7 trillion was set for the project’s East sections.\n\nOver VNĐ17 trillion was also set for the Long Thành International Airport. In a recent meeting with southern Đồng Nai Province – the airport’s location – the local authority has pledged to finish site clearance by the end of 2020 at the latest to provide the project with more than 1,810 hectares of land.\n\nAccording to the minister, improving infrastructure networks remained a top priority for the country, especially for the Mekong Delta.\n\nThe ministry said it has been working closely with local governments in HCM City, Cần Thơ, Cà Mau and Kiên Giang on the development of a number of key projects including HCM City’s Belt Road 3 and 4 as well as inter-province roads connecting the Mekong Delta’s economic hub with other provinces in the region.\n\nIn the central and Central Highlands regions, the transport ministry, in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, is working on a plan to add an additional 700km of road on top of the existing 654km to form a connection between Hà Nội and HCM City in the form of a highway that spans over 1,700km in length. Other routes that were due for an upgrade in the highlands include national routes 19, 24 and 25.\n\nThe Hà Nội region will also see the construction of Belt Road 4 and 5, connecting the capital city to surrounding northern provinces. A number of highways including the Hà Nội-Hữu Hghị-Chi Lăng, Vân Đồn-Móng Cái and Đồng Đăng-Trà Lĩnh, Hòa Bình-Mộc Châu and Lai Châu-Lào Cai have been set as priorities." ]

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[ null, "Britney Spears’ sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, was quietly named the trustee of her massive fortune by her conservatorship two years ago, it has emerged.\n\nJamie Lynn was appointed trustee to the SJB Revocable Trust, which was set-up in 2004 to ensure Britney’s money would be transferred to her children in event of her death.\n\nShe was handed the role in 2018 by Britney’s then-conservators – appointed by courts to control certain aspects of her life since her 2007 breakdown – her father, Jamie Spears, and lawyer Andrew Wallet.\n\nAccording to court documents obtained by The Blast, Jamie Lynn requested Fidelity Financial Management serve as financial advisor and that “blocked accounts” are created to hold Britney’s assets.\n\nUpon Britney’s death, her sister will receive “the entire principal of the trust”, and will ensure her $60 million fortune goes to her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline.\n\nWhile the singer is alive, she remains its sole beneficiary.\n\nBritney Spears has been in a conservatorship for the last 12 years. She wants to change that.\n\nThe update comes amid renewed speculation into Britney Spears’ personal and legal affairs, with the Free Britney movement campaigning for courts to release her from her 12-year conservatorship – and Britney herself indicating that she’s ready to take back control of her life.\n\nFour years after the trust was formed, Britney experienced a highly-publicised breakdown.\n\nShortly after, she entered into a complex legal arrangement known as a conservatorship, wherein her financial affairs, estate and wellbeing are managed by others.\n\nBritney’s father, Jamie, has been his daughter’s co-conservator since 2008, overseeing her mental health, among other things. He temporarily stepped down in 2019 amid ill-health and was replaced by licensed professional conservator Jodi Montgomery.\n\nBritney, who has vastly remained silent on the matter, launched a legal bid to block her father from returning as co-conservator at the end of August.\n\nIn a filing drawn up by her legal counsel, Samuel Ingham, she said she is “strongly opposed” to having Jamie return to steer her wellbeing and would prefer Montgomery to continue after her role expires on Saturday (August 22).\n\nThe filing stated that Britney wants to conservatorship to “be changed substantially in order to reflect the major changes in her current lifestyle and her stated wishes”, notably her “desire not to perform at this time”. It included a reference to Britney possibly seeking to end the conservatorship in the future.\n\nThe court, however, ruled that no immediate changes would be made, with the conservatorship extended until at least February 2021." ]

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[ "J.C. Penney could file for banckrucpy amid the coronavirus pandemic", null, null, "The Texas-based department chain missed the payment due on 15 April for a bond set to mature in 2036, it said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. Under the terms of the agreement with bondholders, the retailer has a 30 day grace period to make the payment before it is deemed to have defaulted.\n\nThe group, which runs 850 stores, said: “JCPenney made the strategic decision to . . . take advantage of the 30-day grace period to continue ongoing discussions with lenders and maximize financial flexibility.”\n\nIt added: “JCPenney has been engaged in discussions with its lenders since mid-2019 to evaluate options to strengthen its balance sheet, a process that has become even more important as our stores have also closed due to the pandemic.”\n\nThe business is currently in talks with advisors about possibly using bankruptcy to restructure its debt, according to Reuters reports on Wednesday.\n\nThe retailer has debts of around $6.4bn has been trying to restructure its finances. Since the onslaught of the virus, it has put much of its 90,000-strong workforce on unpaid leave, drawn down funds from a revolving credit facility and extended payment terms for suppliers.\n\nThe company’s debt has collapsed in value. It has a $105m bond that matures in June that sold for less than 20 cents on the dollar on Wednesday, down from roughly 75 cents a day earlier, according to trade data from Finra.\n\nIts 2036 bond traded at less than 5 cents on the dollar on Wednesday, compared with 9 cents the day before.\n\nOther department stores are struggling from the consumer spending collapse brought on by lockdown regulations around the country. Macy’s has furloughed staff said it is looking at ways to boost its capital structure while Nordstrom has said its “financial situation could become distressed” if stores remained closed for an extended period." ]

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[ "Scooting through the headlines …. water", null, "One of today’s Guardian headlines reads: Nasa’s Curiosity rover finds water below surface of Mars. Hm, makes you think. With huge amounts of the the stuff just below the crust of the red planet, and a massive lack of it under the earth of California, I think we have a solution, Houston. Though I suspect a very long pipe is out of the question.\n\nUnder another headline: California drought: water supplier votes for 15% cut that could affect millions, Jessica Glenn reports that democracy is sometimes too important for ordinary people to be allowed to vote. Big companies can save them the trouble by doing it for them. In California ‘investor-owned’ (privatised) water utilities have voted to cut water supplies by 15% to conserve water. In a capitalist economy that’s a bit like McDonald’s voting to sell 15% fewer hamburgers, in order to spare the lives of cows. How exactly can it work for investors, when increasing profits is the sole motive for investing, and increasing profits usually involves increasing supplies? I mean, are water companies going to send people round to switch off showers when Californians have used up their 85%? Or is there a plan to make water tumblers 15% smaller? The very rich are already finding alternative ways of watering their gardens and filling their pools.\n\nDown under they have found a very neat way of solving the water shortage, as another Guardian headline: Victorian school’s drinking fountain hooked up to sewage plant, suggests. It could also help solve the population crisis. Though the solution sounds very Victorian, the Victorian bit in this case refers to the state of Victoria, named after Queen Victoria. And talking about queens in Oz, did you know the most homophobic state in Australia goes by the name Queensland? And they said irony was dead.\n\nBack to California where global giant Nestlé have come up with another very good answer to the state’s drought, which doesn’t involve space travel. Make people pay for water they already own by bottling it and selling it to them. Then they’ll know how much it’s really worth. I know it’s not exactly ground-breaking, but the Swiss giant has a novel twist to the idea. Though they charge handsomely for it, Nestlé don’t pay a dime for water they tap from national forest springs in Strawberry Canyon near San Bernadino, California. In point of fact, Nestlé haven’t paid for a drop since since their permit expired in 1988. As the company only took Arrowhead water over in 1987, we can assume they have never, ever paid. Probably just another of those little oversights that happen so frequently in the accounts departments of global corporations.\n\nAnyway, what’s all the fuss about? As Nestlé point out in today’s Independent article headlined: California drought: Nestlé accused of bottling and selling water from national forest spring using permit that expired over 25 years ago, the company only consumed a mere 700 million gallons of Californian water in 2014. They went on to say it was hardly enough to quench the thirst of a couple of golf courses. That the comparison was a touch insensitive, in light of the terrible water crisis facing 37¼ million Californians, didn’t seem to occur. 700 million gallons is 144 pints for each and every person. Roughly five weeks drinking water for the entire population of California, going by recommended daily units. The statement issued went on to remind ordinary users: “While responsible management is expected and essential, bottled water is such a small user that to focus on our industry as a material concern in water policy debates is misguided.” Nothing like insulting your customers. I expect Nestlé won’t mind if 37¼ million ‘misguided’ Californians follow their example and take a few bottles from supermarket shelves without paying. Who wants to waste time debating water policy when there’s a drought going on?\n\n6 comments on “Scooting through the headlines …. water”", null, null ]

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[ null, "A new trailer for the Warframe Spring Content Update has been released, showing what players can expect from Call of the Tempestarii, Star Days, and more.\n\nFollowing the news of the change in senior management, Warframe studio insisted that it plans to continue operating in a “creatively independent“Fashion. As such, fans need not worry that their favorite online shooter may start to experience drastic changes overnight due to outside influences. This seems evident in the upcoming content update, which includes plans from Digital. Extremes that have been in place for quite some time.\n\nRelated: Warframe Tier List – How To Pick The Best Warframe\n\nIn a preview of the game, Senior Community Manager Megan discusses what’s in store for Warframeit is new spring content. Players can join in on the Valentine’s Day themed fun in Star Days from now until February 24. The event begins with a trip to Fortuna, where Ticker will weave a love story, followed by Tenno obtaining rewards such as the Eros Ephemera wings. From February 16 to March 5, Warframe will celebrate the year of the Ox with Lunar Renewal “,time-limited alerts“with new customization items and three additional packs. Octavia’s Prime form arrives on February 23, introducing a much more powerful version of the character that will allow players to create their own custom music with their Mandachord. Finally, the game trailer shows more of the incoming changes for Raijack in Call of the Tempestarii. This particular part of the update is still lacking in firm release details, but fans can expect to find plenty of twists and turns during their search for the new Warframe, Sevagoth.\n\nAll of the above will certainly keep the Warframe faithful busy for weeks. And there is currently no word on how Digital Extremes intends to continue expanding the experience once the spring content release is complete. However, Xbox fans are still waiting Warframe Xbox Series X Update | S; A similar next-gen update was released for the PlayStation 5 late last year, with exclusive content.\n\nBesides the latest update, Digital Extremes has another reason to celebrate the upcoming spring season. March will mark the eighth anniversary of Warframe original release in 2013. That it’s still going strong after all this time is an incredible feat, especially when you consider the amount of live services that have come and gone in the many years since.\n\nNext: Warner Bros. Games Will Focus On Live Service Model In Future\n\nDead By Daylight Gets More Stranger Things Content In Update" ]

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[ "Downtown’s residents come from a mix of nationalities, like in most parts of the city, and include management-level types and families attracted to the ‘good life’.\n\nMany young professionals working in senior positions in their companies choose to live in Downtown Dubai. It is considered to be among the most exclusive, hip neighbourhoods in Dubai, with all of the modern attractions that can be expected from a high-profile Dubai neighbourhood.\n\nWhile there are plenty of tourists in Dubai, and Downtown in particular, residents do not get the feeling of being overwhelmed by tourists –at least outside of the direct sphere of Dubai Mall. Downtown Dubai is a hot holiday-home destination, with a number of celebrities calling the area–particularly Burj Khalifa–home. If you choose to live in Downtown, you might end up brushing shoulders with some number of celebrities, who are also taking advantage of some of the best views in Dubai, and world-class amenities. Living adjacent to the world’s largest mall certainly has its benefits.\n\nDowntown Dubai is situated in the heart of the city. Driving 20 minutes in various directions is all you need to get to most other parts of Dubai. From old Dubai to the north, the beach to the west, the Marina to the south, and the desert to the south, from Downtown Dubai you’re never too far from anything else in Dubai.\n\nMany residents that dine out frequently–admittedly short on time due to work and social constraints–admit to loving the plethora of high quality restaurants that line the Boulevard, as well as the broad spectrum of food and beverage outlets throughout Dubai Mall. These spots, in addition to fancy options in Souk Al Bahar and in any of the many hotels in Downtown, leave residents spoilt for choices at their doorsteps.\n\nThe area offers an walkable lifestyle for the young and young at heart. With many attractive nightlife options, and the world’s largest shopping mall, residents of Downtown need not ever leave the neighbourhood. Parents with children have the option of several nurseries and kid’s clubs to entertain their children and, although there are no schools directly in Downtown, those schools across the road in Jumeirah are not far off. In short, if you are lucky enough to score an apartment in Downtown Dubai, you are almost guaranteed to never run out of dining and entertainment options.\n\nDowntown has pretty much everything a city should have: from convenience stores and large supermarkets to medical centres, children’s playgrounds and parks. At the Dubai Mall one can find the usual retail suspects alongside most of the world’s most exclusive brands. In addition, Dubai Mall houses a cinema, aquarium, ice rink and multiple kid-focused entertainment options. Wander for days to get exercise or just marvel at the sheer size and scale of the place.\n\nThanks to the classy hotel brands and Souk Al Bahar, the area brims with cafés, restaurants and nighttime venues, many with spectacular views of the Dubai Fountain’s nightly choreographed water show. Set in Burj Khalifa Lake, the show plays to music every half hour in the evenings, with shooting water up to 500 feet in the air.\n\nExclusivity often entails extra expenses. In addition to the high annual rent, living in Downtown can get quite expensive: shopping for daily groceries, visiting the local fitness centres, and enjoying the many restaurant options can add up quite quickly.\n\nDespite an overall high level of satisfaction with Downtown, residents maintain a few reservations about the area, including the congestion of festivals and parades (many annual events take place on the Boulevard) that can choke roads and make getting in and out of Downtown difficult. In addition, some residents complain of the lack of simple and straight-through walking paths connecting one area to another, forcing a walk the “long way” around. This has not, unfortunately, been ameliorated by the recently introduced tram line, which they lament, serves only as an aesthetic treat.\n\nEven though it’s already a developed area, there is ongoing construction that affects various areas and roads. The area is close to major business districts such as the Dubai International Financial Centre and Business Bay. While this is convenient for those working in either area, the slow progress of rush-hour traffic is an oft-cited pain point among Downtown residents.\n\nThe accommodation choices consist mostly of apartments, with some ‘villas’ on buildings’ podium levels. The most expensive address is, of course, Burj Khalifa itself. Other apartments in Downtown Dubai start from 80,000 AED. Among the choices of buildings, residents appreciate the feeling that buildings are well-spaced, allowing natural light to enter most apartments, and avoiding the “packed in” feeling that is sometimes prevalent in other high-rise areas of Dubai like the Marina.\n\nOther options include smaller apartments in the quiet maze of Old Town, as well as spacious apartments in high-rises, such as The Lofts, Burj Residences, and Burj Views. Most buildings come with pools and gyms and some even throw sports courts and libraries in for good measure.\n\nAside from the obvious reasons to adore Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa? The fountain? Dubai Mall?), residents love the fantastic views from almost any apartment in the area.\n\nThe pedestrian lifestyle of Downtown means one has no need to venture anywhere else on most days, and can minimize the use of transportation as the area is well-shaded thanks to the skyscrapers.", null, null ]

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[ "The Mercury Cadet Radio VHF system provides an assured, independent encrypted communications capability that can be used safely in classrooms, on UK Defence training areas or in wild country. Its simplicity ensures it is easy to use, train and maintain over a support life period.", null, "Drumgrange has developed a deployable and flexible radio communications system that acts as an enabler for safety and practical radio training. With this, it provides clear effective voice communications across VHF military bands that can be used by dismounted users in classroom, mobile and static configurations.\n\nCentral to the Mercury Radio systems is the handheld or body-worn VHF PRC-710 radio, capable of operating at different RF power output levels allowing it to work in low, medium and high power modes of operation. For example, when the VHF Radio is operating on the mobile-on-foot configuration, it can be deployed in defence training areas or in wild country to conduct voice communications up to a distance of 2 km by the operator or 8 km to the supervisor. This highlights the contrast between the operating capabilities in power and range when the system in operating at a low or high mode.\n\nIn addition, when the VHF radio system is configured to a classroom environment it can be deployed into building, classrooms, courtyards etc within an area to conduct voice communications up to a distance of 100m by the supervisors and operators.\n\nIn 2017 Drumgrange worked closely with Elbit Systems to develop the Mercury Radio System used by the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and has been delivered through the UK MoD by the BATCIS (Battlefield and Tactical Communication & Information Systems) Delivery Team. With 41,000 cadets and 9,500 adult volunteers in over 1,600 locations through the UK, the ACF is one of the country's largest voluntary youth organisations. This VHF Radio System has enabled practical Signals training for 12-17 year old Cadets, and Command & Control capability for Adult Volunteers.", null, null, "\"Alongside Elbit Systems, we are delighted to be able to provide the Army cadet Force with a communications solution that will not only allow them to train effectively but also provide a key safety communications network for support on exercises and other cadet activities. In providing new and cutting-edge equipment, we hope it helps to inspire young people within the unique 'life' learning environment of the Cadets\".\n\nElbit Systems manufactured and supplied the PRC 710 VHF Handheld Radio, including PRC 715 Amplifiers, and the PRC 720 MICOM Pathfinder HF Radios. Whilst both VHF and HF models have been sold in large numbers worldwide, specific enhancements were implemented for this programme. For examples, the RF output power of the radios was limited to protect both the Cadets and Adult Volunteers.", null, null, "To find out more information, please read the press release for the Mercury Cadet Radios or contact us with any other questions at [email protected].", null, null ]

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[ "Development update for the week of June 6 2015, detailing what the team has been working on since the demo release.\n\nHello, I am the new Community Manager. My name is Michael Abrams and I have an unadulterated affinity for dogs, metal music, and pestering my roommates.\n\nAs a collective group – myself definitely NOT included, since this is my first week, I do not code, etc., etc. – we have had some pretty sweet things going on.\n\nFirstly, we are getting everything together and in its correct place to release the 0.2.0 update within the next 2-3 months depending on how buttery smooth everything goes! To that end, a big thanks to everyone in the community for the bug reports that surfaced as a result of the 0.2.0-1b build. You guys are da bomb.\n\nWe have been looking for writers to join the team, and are processing applicants that can attain the highly sought after title of “Seed of Andromeda – Champion Scribe”.* The applicants are exceptionally talented, and we can’t wait to introduce the new members of the team when we decide on those who will be joining us! They will be working to help build the narrative of the game and produce the dialogue and other written content for it.\n\nNow on to the nitty gritty…\n\nWe are getting the Voxels working once again with the new space system. On the Voxel path, we are also working on the Voxel Model Loading – an integral part if you ever want to play this here game in a timely manner (voice of Rooster Cogburn from True Grit)! Voxel Model Loading does what it says on the tin, for those wondering, it will let us load all those juicy models Andreas has made into the game - and ultimately let you guys do the same in your mods!", null, "(Hyperion from the surface of Aldrin; Trinity C is the little red star)", null, null, null, null, "(Little Mikro is back!)", null, "Also in the works is a new way of testing GPU noise so that we can test different implementations of procedural noise so we can find out which is the best in speed and quality. We have been reworking the rendering pipeline architecture for even cleaner code, and so making it easier for us to use it in the long-term. Improvements in multithreaded loading performance for assets in the game have also been gained, and we have completed some more work towards the support of DirectX in the Vorb Engine!\n\nWe have made some small but tasteful improvements to the planet info box. We have also been expanding the Trinity star system, with the addition of the moons of Elysion. We have also begun the testing of displacement mapping textures to get them looking even better than they already do!\n\nStay tuned for more progress as we ride full sail towards 0.2.0!" ]

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[ null, "A total of 284 cadets of National Defence Academy graduated on Saturday during the 137th passing out parade held at Khetrapal Parade ground at the academy in presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.\n\nAmongst the Graduating officers, the cadets of Army, Navy, and Air force were 188, 28 and 37 respectively. There were 20 other cadets from foreign countries like Mauritius, Bhutan, Tajikistan, the Maldives, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.\n\nUnion Defense Minister appreciated the parents for letting their children be a part of the Armed Forces. He said the ‘grit and grime’ at NDA makes cadets tough to face challenges in their military career.\n\nHe further said India has been spreading peace in the world and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has shown it can be tough and aggressive whenever required.\n\nHe praised the Armed forces for their humanitarian support during natural calamities. Other institutions are failing or finding it difficult to sustain themselves, NDA’s glory is soaring high, he added.\n\nNational Defence Academy (NDA) is a united services academy of the Indian Armed Force, which trains the cadets of three services – Army, Air Force, and Navy." ]

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[ "Derek Mahon, who has died aged 78, produced some of the most important poetry in English for his times; he is best known for his most anthologised poem, which has the eye-catchingly low-key title of “A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford”. While he conceded that it meant a lot to a lot of people, he began to resent its success, and wryly reflected that a later poem with a similar name, “A Garage in Co Cork”, earned a place in Private Eye’s Pseuds Corner.\n\nThe poem about the shed is less about the shed, and more about the mushrooms in it, growing for decades towards the light provided by a small keyhole, “the one star in their firmament”. The poem became emblematic of history’s victims, particularly those of the 20th century: “Lost people of Treblinka and Pompeii! / ‘Save us, save us,’ they seem to say …”\n\nFor Mahon, it was a poem that stemmed from the Troubles of his native Northern Ireland, even if quietly and indirectly. He was a near contemporary of Seamus Heaney, and of Michael Longley, who was one of his closest friends. He chafed at the idea that these poets and others became known as “The Group”. It is true that many Northern Irish poets at the time were linked by their approach towards Ulster’s sectarian conflict.\n\nAs Mahon aptly put it, “If you write about the Troubles you’re being opportunistic. If you don’t write about the Troubles, you’re being escapist.” Perhaps as a result of this, another response of such poets was to get out altogether, by leaving, and also by writing a more European poetry, in response to French, Russian, German or classical models.\n\nMahon did both. He did think of Northern Ireland as home, but was equally capable of seeing home as anywhere. “A Garage in Co Cork” is unjustly ridiculed, since it makes the point as well as Philip Larkin does: “Somebody somewhere thinks of this as home.”\n\nIndeed, it is a hallmark of Mahon’s work that he could empathise with the rootless or dispossessed, such as gipsies or the homeless of New York whom he encountered during his own wanderings. Of the former he wrote, “the fate you have so long / endured is ours also”; the latter became a motif of his book-length epistolary poem, “The Hudson Letter”.\n\nBut his empathy was not only for the people with whom he so readily and elegantly identified. It was also for objects or, in the case of “A Disused Shed”, fungi. Mahon conveyed this most neatly in an overlooked poem, “Ovid at Tomis”, which not only conveys a fellow feeling with Ovid the exile, but also presents a view of the ancient poet as someone else who could see that animals and things had inner lives worth exploring. He makes Ovid say” “I have a real sense / Of the dumb spirit / In boulder and tree; // Skimming stones, I wince / With vicarious pain / As a slim quoit goes in.”", null, "He was brought up a Protestant, and once quipped that whereas Roman Catholics are devout, Protestants are staunch. The clean world of his childhood is captured in “Courtyards in Delft”: Pieter de Hooch’s painting brought to mind how “House-proud, the wives / Of artisans pursue their thrifty lives / Among scrubbed yards, modest but adequate”.\n\nHe became a choirboy, and although he later identified himself as an atheist, he recalled that the “hymnology invaded the mind”; the rhythms and rhymes of his work, particularly his later poems, appear to echo this. And, in spite of his lack of belief, he considered it his work to “make room for the numinous, the unexplained”.\n\nOn leaving his local primary school, he attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, or “Inst”. He embraced some of its more progressive teaching, not least when a master rushed through Shakespeare so that he could devote two terms to Yeats; Mahon came to admire the links some of the school’s late-18th-century teachers had with rebels such as Wolfe Tone.\n\nAlthough, like other Irish poets, he was reticent about his own political leanings, he did think of himself as a Protestant who believed in a united Ireland, albeit one that needed to tolerate different denominations. He applauded the Civil Rights movement of the late 1960s, but dreaded the sectarianism that was to follow.\n\nIn 1960, Mahon went to Trinity College, Dublin, as an exhibitioner, and appears to have done no work (the College’s website entry on him makes this point half a dozen times). He read English and French, and sought out Michael Longley, who had been two years above him at Inst. He greeted Longley with the words, “You Longley? Can I borrow your typewriter?”\n\nLongley was to be important to him, but so were typewriters: throughout his life, Mahon eschewed word processors, email and the internet, but could personify his typewriter (as he did so much else) calling it, or her, Olympia.\n\nAt Trinity he published poetry in the college magazine Icarus, which he came to edit. Longley observed later that Mahon’s juvenilia was as good as the mature work of others, and it is remarkable that one of his most read poems, “Glengormley”, is also one of his earliest.\n\nIt manages both to be bathetic and also to say something, leaping as it does from Sophocles to suburbia: “Wonders are many and none is more wonderful than man / Who has tamed the terrier, trimmed the hedge / And grasped the principle of the watering can.”\n\nThe poem reads as a celebration of the ordinary, and a knocking rejection of the more heroic Ireland invoked by, say, Yeats. It also affirms the place of his own people to live on the island: “By / Necessity, if not choice, I live here too.”\n\nHowever, Mahon quickly took up opportunities to live elsewhere. His studies of French at Trinity led to the Sorbonne for a year; and he travelled to Canada and America on the prize money from an Eric Gregory award (Philip Larkin chaired the awarding panel).\n\nBy 1967, he was back in Belfast, and in the early 1970s found work teaching English as a foreign language. In 1975 his most highly regarded collection appeared. The Snow Party contains not only “A Disused Shed …” but also “Gipsies”, the unsentimental elegy “A Refusal to Mourn”, and “The Apotheosis of Tins”, which, with its barbed title and chilling way of seeing human progress from the viewpoint of detritus, anticipated Mahon’s later work, such as Life on Earth (2008), displaying an urgency about the environment.\n\nIn his search for steadier freelance work, Mahon came to London, where he worked as a critic for The Listener and The New Statesman. For a poet who could often be seen at odds with his environment, his own apotheosis must have been when he became features editor of Vogue, where he cut a surprising figure in jeans and a sweater.\n\nWhen the editor, Beatrix Miller, asked him what the next big thing would be, he said “Dirigibles”, as in airships. Although his stint on features lasted about a year, he contributed and even commissioned reviews for the magazine for longer.\n\nSuch work helped him to support his wife Doreen Douglas, a television newsreader, and two children for a time, but his marriage foundered, not helped by his heavy drinking (and he once endured an enforced retreat at Gransha psychiatric hospital).\n\nIn 1990 he left for America again, where he taught creative writing at New York University, Columbia University and Barnard College. From the eve of this time comes his most intimately, painfully confessional piece, “The Yaddo Letter”, addressed directly to his teenage children. He maintained a self-destructive irony here, comparing himself witheringly to a Polonius figure: “Sorry to sound so tedious and trite,” he wrote near the end.\n\nIn 1995 he returned to Dublin, where he wrote versions of classical plays for the theatre, such as Phèdre and The Bacchae. He stopped doing this when a production of Cyrano de Bergerac, whose script Mahon wrote for Stephen Rea, flopped at the National Theatre in London.", null, "Throughout this period, beginning with “The Yaddo Letter”, rhymed couplets and open, improvisatory structures characterised a new phase in Mahon’s work, which showed the influence of Louis MacNeice and W H Auden, particularly the former’s Autumn Journal and the latter’s Letter to Lord Byron. While some critics welcomed this, others regretted the move away from the more condensed earlier work.\n\nMahon himself considered poems such as “A Disused Shed …” too “manufactured”, and considered that each poem was for him “a new beginning”. Here he contrasted himself with Heaney, for whom, according to Mahon, each poem was “a step along a known road”. Although Heaney appeared to outshine his contemporaries, Mahon beat him to the prestigious David Cohen Prize – a lifetime achievement award – in 2007 (Heaney won it the next time).\n\nAs he grew older, Mahon would often be disparaging of his accomplishments, revising earlier work (to the confusion of his readers) or else discarding it. Still, even this won admirers, one shrewdly describing his collection Harbour Lives (2005) as “dejection as grand gesture” with its “rhymes like jack-knives”: “What have I achieved? Oh, little enough, God knows: / Some dubious verse and some ephemeral prose; / As for the re-enchantment of the sky, / That option was never really going to fly …”\n\nHis final collection, Washing Up, is due to be published shortly." ]

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[ "Hello Monday morning! I’ve got them running legs…it’s all they want to do. Run, run and more running but sometimes my mind just wants to do nothing. Another week done, another week of training for the Valley Harvest Half Marathon done 🙂 It went a little like this:\n\nWhat was planned VS What REALLY happened:\n\nMonday: Stretch & Strengthen – 7k Outside that included 8 hills. I wanted to run since I did yoga Sunday and felt that 7k was a good distance to go. I threw in a few hills….3 that were REALLY LONG inclines…you know the ones you don’t think will ever end; then a set of 4 repeats, then a flat stretch and another hill that didn’t want to end. It was hard but good at the same time. Later that night not only did my legs hurt but my lungs did too!\n\nTuesday: 6k Run – 6k Outside that included 3 hills (normal route). I ran my normal route and had a good 6k run.", null, "Wednesday: 35 minute tempo run – 6k Treadmill– I felt like this was a good run, nothing amazing but not terrible. It was far from a tempo run but it’s all good.\n\nThursday: 5k + Strength – 5k + Strength workout. My co-worker Melissa and I did a run/workout combination during our lunch break. We ran 2k, then did this workout {40 jumping jacks, 30 crunches, 20 squats, 10 push ups), then ran 1k, repeated the workout {40,30,20,10), ran 1k that included a set of stairs and walked 1k to cool down. It might not have been a solid 5k but I got the distance in and some strength workout too.\n\nFriday: Glorious REST DAY!!!!! Much needed! Lilly had a soccer extravaganza event: bbq, bouncy castle and soccer game/skills session. We didn’t get home until 7:30, then we weeded our neighbours garden until after 8pm. I had to pack for Halifax as we were making another trip in for our car.", null, "Saturday: We drove to Halifax (an hour way) to pick up my new car (it had some major work done – long story), so we spent the weekend at my parents place. Running, swimming, a birthday party, Grammy/Grandad and Auntie time along with Saï coming home!\n\nSaturday Run: 5 k run….ran 12k. Switched my Sunday long run to Saturday. It was a great long run on a gravel trail and shade then back on the sidewalk in the sun. Fairly flat with hills at the beginning and end. I had planned on the 11k but added 1 more kilometer since I still had that distance to go before I got back to the house. Oh and I had my first GU in YEARS…like 9 years! It was “Chocolate Outrage” and I actually really liked it. I told my husband which one I had and he almost barfed in his mouth…guess he’s not a fan of chocolate gu 😉", null, "After my run, Lilly and I jumped in the pool…she learned to float like a star fish and I cooled off from my run. Later we went to a party and Hilary ate enough watermelon for an entire family of six, I swear! She also loved the bouncy castle.", null, "Sunday: 11k – 5k run. Since I switched my long run to Saturday I still had a 5k run to do. We drove back from my parents place, had lunch and got the girls settled into nap/quiet time. I went for a quick 5k run and it was terrible! HA! After 2 km I decided that I just wanted to run my normal route and no hard hills…just the two normal hills I have to run. I had a side stitch that didn’t want to go away and at the last-minute I ran down one of the hard hills only to run up again. I figured I’d be thankful later that I did it {I was}.", null, "I got home to find Hilary still not asleep and Lilly want to be done with quiet time! The four of us went out to run a few errands. No nap for Hilary meant for one cranky little girl…they were both in bed my 6:30 and Saï and I passed out at 6:45 pm, I forgot how good a 2 hour nap could make you feel 🙂\n\nAnd that was my running week!\n\nOther Half Marathon Training: Training Plan, Week 1 and Week 2 and Week 3." ]