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Rajasthan Congress Crisis: From Ashok Gehlot, An Apology And No Bid For President: 10 Facts Ashok Gehlot arrived in Delhi late last night for a meeting with the Congress president. New Delhi: Ashok Gehlot today said he will not run for Congress president, taking "moral responsibility" for the rebellion in Rajasthan by MLAs loyal to him. He also said he had apologised to Sonia Gandhi over the Rajasthan crisis. Ashok Gehlot met with Sonia Gandhi for an hour and a half. Later, he told the media that he was withdrawing from the Congress president election but he had left it to the party leadership to decide. A day before nominations for the Congress president election close, Digvijaya Singh officially joined the contest and said he would file his papers tomorrow. He told reporters that he had not discussed his move with the Gandhis, raising questions about who will be the "official" candidate for the October 17 election. Shashi Tharoor plans to file his papers tomorrow for the elections to pick a new Congress chief, the first in over 20 years without a Gandhi in the top post. Initially evasive about contesting, Digvijaya Singh picked up 10 nomination forms from the Congress office and declared that he would file his papers tomorrow. He told reporters he had not discussed his move with the Gandhis. Ashok Gehlot was seen to be the Gandhis' first choice for Congress president, until a rebellion by Rajasthan Congress MLAs loyal to him deeply upset the leadership. More than 90 MLAs threatened mass resignation over reports that if Mr Gehlot ran for Congress president, he would be replaced by his rival Sachin Pilot as Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The MLAs laid out conditions before two central leaders, Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge, who described the rebellion as "gross indiscipline" in their report to Sonia Gandhi. Three ministers close to Mr Gehlot were asked to explain their role in engineering the rebellion within 10 days. Mr Gehlot alleges a "motivated attempt to brand him a rebel" at the instance of the "BJP and some vested interests." The Congress wanted Mr Gehlot to step down as Rajasthan Chief Minister before running for Congress president, sources say. He was also told that he must respect the leadership's choice of who will replace him in Rajasthan. Mr Gehlot wanted to keep his Rajasthan role even while running for party chief. Rahul Gandhi last week made it clear that is not possible as the party would stick to its resolve of "one person, one post." Sonia Gandhi is also likely to meet Sachin Pilot, who has long waited for his moment in Rajasthan but has been all but blocked by team Gehlot. Post a comment
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James D. Ebert. "Inspiring Mentor, Visionary Leader". In J. D. Ebert (ed. ), This Our Golden Age, 19–24. George Orwell: "Review of Ants and Men by Carol P. Haskins". In: George Orwell. Essays. Everyman Library. 242. Edited by Alfred A. Knopf. 2002, pp 1077.. Caryl Parker Haskins. Of ants and men. Prentice-Hall, New York, 1939. Caryl Parker Haskins. Of Societies and Men. W.W. Norton, New York, 1951. Caryl Parker Haskins. The scientific revolution and world politics. Greenwood Press, 1975. Haskins, C. P. and Haskins, "Edna F. Notes on the biology and social behavior of the archaic ponerine ants of the genera Myrmecia and Promyrmecia". Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 1950, 43(4), 461–491. Edward O. Wilson. "Caryl Haskins, Entomologist". In J. D. Ebert (ed. ), This Our Golden Age, 11–18. ==References==
1908 births
2001 deaths
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20th-century American inventors
20th-century American philanthropists
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No. 15 Baylor hits 12 3s in 87-61 win over No. 7 Iowa State WACO, Texas (AP) - Jordan Lewis scored 24 points with six made 3-pointers, Queen Egbo had 14 points while setting a career high with 20 rebounds and No. 15 Baylor beat seventh-ranked Iowa State 87-61 on Sunday, handing the Cyclones" their second consecutive loss. Sarah Andrews added 18 points with four 3-pointers and NaLyssa Smith scored 17 points for the Bears (13-4, 3-2 Big 12), including the last seven points of their 19-0 run late in the third quarter. It was the second loss in five days by the Cyclones (16-3, 5-2) to the No. 15 team. They lost Wednesday at home to Texas, which was tied with Baylor in the No. 15 spot in the weekly AP Top 25. Baylor got its first win over a ranked team for first-year coach Nicki Collen. The Bears are 8-0 at home this season, and have won 15 in a row in the Ferrell Center since Iowa State won there last January to end a 61-game home winning streak that dated back to February 2017. Ashley Joens, who missed the Texas game because of Big 12 health and safety protocols, returned to the lineup and led Iowa State with 19 points. Joens missed her first five shots before a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the end of the first quarter that put the Cyclones up 13-12. That was their last lead. Egbo had two free throws and a jumper, and Smith had a jumper as Baylor scored the first six points of the second quarter and went on to outscore the Cyclones 27-15 before halftime. Lewis made three 3s and had 13 points over the final 6:43 of the first half. Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw finished with 11 points for Iowa State, and Beatriz Jordao 10.
Iowa State: With a win, the Cyclones would have taken over sole possession of first place in the Big 12 standings since 14th-ranked Oklahoma lost at Kansas State earlier Sunday.... Aubrey Joens, the sophomore and younger sister of Ashley who was averaging 9.4 points and 6.9 rebounds a game, also missed the Texas game. Aubrey also returned but played only four minutes and missed her only shot. Baylor: The Bears had 26 assists on their 32 made baskets, and hit 12-of-21 3-pointers.... After outscoring Iowa State 27-15 in the second quarter, Baylor duplicated that exactly in the third quarter.
Iowa State will slip in the new poll Monday, likely out of the top 10 for the first time in three weeks. The Bears had been in the top 10 for 137 consecutive polls before dropping below that mark three weeks ago. Wins at No. 14 Oklahoma and a dominting victory over the Cyclones could get Baylor back in the top 10.
Iowa State: Hosts Kansas on Wednesday night. Baylor: At Texas Tech on Wednesday night.
More AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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In the first episode of the new series, which airs at 10.15pm tonight, Stephanie said she sobbed out of low self esteem. "It was just sort of seeing myself," she said. "I didn't like to look at myself in the mirror without clothes. To see myself there, it was awful. "I just cried, I couldn't even look at them. They looked like a fifty-year-old woman's. "It was all about body confidence. I'm not bothered what anyone else thinks. "I was just crying my eyes out. I was sobbing." They were heavy, they made my back hurt. They affected my mental health as well. Stephanie BriggsMum-of-three The show was a last resort for Stephanie after years of trying to get the surgery. She said she had turned to her doctor and even reached out to banks for a loan without any luck. She said: "It was just a nightmare. I got knocked back from everywhere. "They were heavy, they made my back hurt. They affected my mental health as well." But when Stephanie approached her doctor, she said their response was: "You have a pretty face you don't need perky boobs - or something along those lines." The single mum couldn't afford the boob job herself. She said: "I had to get a loan to get this out. I'm trying to pay this off weekly. "My financial situation is absolutely c*** to be honest. I could never afford to get this done in England." Four months after the horrific ordeal, Stephanie luckily feels more confident in her body. She said she is still numb under her boobs but can finally wear backless tops or go without a bra. The mum even walks around her home topless and when her kids object she says, "I have nearly bankrupted myself for these."
Stephanie is a mum-of-threeCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
She had a boob reduction and mastoplastyCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
She hated her 34G boobs beforeCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
She had enormous scars after the surgeryCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
The wounds took months to healCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
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Running free: Spanish children released from lockdown After 45 days at home, children in Spain up to the age of 13 are allowed to leave their homes for an hour a day. With around 220,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and more than 20,000 reported deaths the country has one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe
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Man taken to hospital after being "assaulted with weapon" in Officers in Little Nursery, Montrose A man was taken to hospital after being assaulted with a weapon at a house in Angus. Officers were called to Little Nursery, Montrose, at around 7.25pm on Friday. Emergency services attended and a 35-year-old man was taken to hospital. Medical staff have described his injuries as minor. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers were called to reports of an assault with a weapon at a property on Little Nursery, Montrose at around 7.25pm on Friday, June 10, 2022. "A 35-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor injuries. "Enquiries are ongoing."
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Vivo Z6 5G Spotted on TENAA, Tipped to Include a 48-Megapixel Main Camera and Up to 8GB of RAM Vivo's upcoming smartphone, the Vivo Z6 5G, has been reportedly spotted in Chinese regulator TENAA's database. While the name of the phone hasn't been mentioned anywhere on the listing, a device with the same model number, V1963A, was spotted on Geekbench last month and was suspected to be the Vivo Z6 5G. The TENAA database shows some specifications of the upcoming phone which goes on pre-sale February 29 in China. Thanks to the official listing for the Vivo Z6 5G, we already know key specifications of the smartphone. Vivo Z6 5G specifications (expected) As per the TENAA listing, the Vivo Z6 5G will have five cameras - four on the back and one in the back. The rear setup is expected to include a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel secondary shooter, and two 2-megapixel image sensors. A 16-megapixel selfie shooter is also said on the on board. Additionally, the listing mentions two RAM variants - 6GB and 8GB - and three storage options for the phone, namely, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. It lists the network connectivity of the phone as NSA: Band 41, Band 78, and SA: Band 41, Band 78. It also states that the Vivo Z6 5G will weigh just 201 grams with a screen size of 6.57-inches. The TFT screen will sport a resolution of 1080 × 2080 pixels. Vivo Z6 5G specifications (confirmed) The confirmed specifications of the Vivo Z6 5G are the Snapdragon 765G SoC, 5,000mAh battery with support for 44W fast charging, and PC-grade liquid cooling. It will be released in three colour variants - Ice Age, Aurora Black, and Interstellar Silver. Further, the phone houses a fingerprint sensor on the back next to the camera module. The front camera is places in a small hole punch in the top right corner of the screen.
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:A separate parameter with the specific category name defeats the whole point of this template. :This feature looks like it should be either:
:# turned off by default, and turn-onable via, or
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:If the English/British rugby scenario is in the vast minority of series pairs in (currently 96), I'd argue for default on, otherwise default off. Of course, there are way more series pairs out there without this redirect structure applied than there are the rugby scenario, so I'm leaning default on before even looking. Will check it out soon. ~ (talk ⋅dgaf)
::Yes, probably best to have default on, and switch it off for e.g. half a dozen English rugby categories surrounding the redirect 1887–88 in English rugby union. ::Bug-hunting in the current behaviour: Redirects from hyphen to no-hyphen don't work, e.g. at 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, the 2017 link is redirected but the template does not follow the redirect to 2016–17. (It's fine the other way, e.g. the 2017–18 link at 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League does follow the redirect to 2018.) ::The redirect Fiction set in the 11th millennium -> 11th or beyond likewise doesn't currently work in 10th & preceding. – Fayenatic London
::: I'll take that as another endorsement to expand use beyond hyphenated cats - currently, only hyphenated cats benefit from this feature. ~ (talk ⋅dgaf)
::::Ah, now I understand what you meant by "all category types". Yes please. – Fayenatic London
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=== R from category navigation ===
I created in an effort to keep these cat #Rs from being deleted. ~ (talk ⋅dgaf)
In the past I have added "R from" templates to category redirects, e.g., but someone reverted me and said that those templates should only be placed on hard redirects, not soft redirects. I can't remember any more details. Perhaps it was to avoid placing entries from category namespace into maintenance cats such as Unprintworthy redirects. If does not place the redirected page in any categories, perhaps it's not a problem. – Fayenatic London
== Jumping link locations ==
See 2010s in Ohio, which uses with no parameters. But the bolded non-link for the current page is displayed to the right, instead of in the centre. 2000s in Ohio in 2020s in Ohio both display correctly, so I dunno why 2010s is wrong. Please can it be fixed? Having the current item consistently in the centre makes the navbar much easier to use. this is an artefact of the original template's behavior where only 1 future decade is displayed, as a convenience to the reader. So it was maintained for cases like this, and expanded to some Archive 1#Millennia categories. The idea is that 2030s, 2040s, 2050s, 2060s (or 4th, etc. millenia) categories won't exist for a very long time. You can cancel the offset by using the parameter with any number, and show greyed text up to '2060s' by using, or preferably a larger # like. ~ (talk ⋅dgaf)
@, that feature should be disabled by default, and enabled only by a switch (or preferably entirely removed). Having an extant category for one two items after the current is actually the norm, and the jumping around is an impediment to navigation. :@, in this editto
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Freddie Freeman Signs with Dodgers for $162 Million PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Dansby Swanson gathered the final ground ball of the World Series last November, then peeked to second base for an easy force that would have clinched the title for the Atlanta Braves. When his double play partner, Ozzie Albies, was slow to break for the bag, Swanson changed direction and threw to first instead. Freddie Freeman, ever dependable, was sure to be there. "He means everything to this team," Swanson said later, in the afterglow of the team's first championship in 26 seasons. "He's been through good times, he's been through the worst of times and now through the best of times. Nobody deserves it on our team more than him." It was hard to imagine, on that night of triumph in Houston, that Freeman would not return to Atlanta. A second-round pick of Atlanta in the 2007 draft, he had capped his 15th professional season with a World Series victory, a year after he won his first Most Valuable Player Award. Free agency would be a formality, right? "Hey, I love him," Terry McGuirk, Atlanta's chairman, said with a laugh on the field after the last out of Game 6. "We're not going to talk about that tonight." The Braves never did say the magic words to Freeman: Six years and $162 million, the deal Freeman has reached with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dave Roberts, the Dodgers" manager, told reporters in Glendale, Ariz., that Freeman was taking a physical exam on Thursday and would be in uniform on Friday. Roberts, 49, said the Dodgers" lineup was as strong as any he had seen. It could feature Freeman, Max Muncy, Trea Turner and Justin Turner in the infield; Chris Taylor, Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts in the outfield; Will Smith at catcher; and A.J. Pollock as the designated hitter. Freeman, Betts and Bellinger have each won an M.V.P. award, like the left-handed starter Clayton Kershaw, who returns for his 15th season. Superteams do not always win. The Dodgers were just as imposing late last summer, when they had the three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer in their rotation and Corey Seager at shortstop. Pierced by injury, they fell in the N.L. Championship Series to Atlanta, which won it all despite injuries to outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and the right-handed starter Mike Soroka. Atlanta's victory was a testament, in part, to the resourcefulness of General Manager Alex Anthopoulos, who jolted a depleted roster with a series of trades in July. This week, Anthopoulos swiftly pulled off another backup plan, trading with Oakland for an All-Star first baseman, Matt Olson, and signing him to an eight-year, $168 million contract. The Braves have also signed the right-handed pitcher Collin McHugh (two years, $10 million) and re-signed outfielder Eddie Rosario (two years, $18 million) since moving on from Freeman. "The thing Alex does really, really well - and you saw it last year - is regroup and fortify," said Ruben Amaro Jr., the former Philadelphia Phillies general manager, by phone on Thursday. "He does it in a way where he can spread out the money and get what he needs to get and still have the flexibility to improve when he has to." Atlanta and its fans are learning how tricky it is to build off a championship. That was Amaro's task in 2008, when the Phillies promoted him to replace General Manager Pat Gillick, who retired after a World Series title. Amaro's first move was to tell Pat Burrell he was gone. Burrell, like Freeman, was a homegrown slugger who had just turned 32 years old. The Phillies found a better option in free agency, Raúl Ibañez, and returned to the World Series. But the comparison only goes so far, because the Phillies" most impactful players were first baseman Ryan Howard, second baseman Chase Utley, shortstop Jimmy Rollins and the left-handed starter Cole Hamels. All four would get new contracts in the years after the World Series, a reward for their contributions and a gift to fans eager to see more of their favorite stars. But the roster eventually decayed, and the Phillies have not reached the playoffs since 2011, the longest drought in the National League. They kept the band together but stopped making hits.
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As for users selected in the committee, I think we have enough active users who could serve, it doesn't have to be a big committee, 8 members should be fine. AudCom would be precisely responsible for the oversight of the CU and OS permissions, and in case of misuse, would immediately report to ArbCom. In the current arrangement, they can't do much of those tasks so efficiently because of a lack of personnel specifically dedicated. Cenarium (talk)
:I'm not particular sanguine about expanding AUSC's responsibilities past CU/OS little-o-oversight and into general Func-L little-o-oversight. For those of you not aware, Func-l gets a fair amount of traffic, most of which is frankly not worth paying attention to. The rare times it actually matters, it either falls within privacy-related problems, already part of AUSC's jurisdiction, or general shenanigans which ArbCom can handle fine without additional involvement. Likewise, while I believe that AUSC is well placed for monitoring elections, I do not want AUSC at all in charge of scheduling elections - the competencies are too different. One is essentially a policy decision - one is a little-o-oversight function. :I disagree, if I understand correctly what you're suggesting, that there is some intrinsic flaw in the AUSC structure that prevents us from working efficiently and effectively. We suffer approximately the same time constraints everyone else does, and we're still trying to figure out what the correct boundaries of our role really is. :Finally, the substance of independence can be gained regardless of AUSC's formal relationship with the Arbitration committee. I have no particular objection to a formally independent committee, (in fact, I generally support a more active, independent role) but I'm not sure if its worth the effort. ::Any inefficiency that exists is due to not everyone reading their emails as frequently as others and not having as much free time as others. (If we could gather the six of us in Conference Room B for an hour we could get a lot done, but I don't think we are even on the same hemisphere.) This problem will exist with any other form of committee. I'm not sure that an committee that is formally an Arbcom subcommittee and where 3 members are Arbs, will be less effective in getting someone's access removed when (and if) such a thing is recommended, than a completely independent committee. Otherwise, I sympathize with Nathan's "If it ain't broke..." philosophy. Changing the structure will require that some people spend some amount of time and energy that could be used to other purposes (opportunity cost). Will the benefits exceed the cost? But I have no objections or strong feelings either way, and have already indicated that I won't be running for election, under whatever procedure it is held. Thatcher
:::AudCom wouldn't have to be alone in overseeing func-en, rather a shared responsibility, their work in this regard should be to make sure CU, OS and privacy related matters are properly handled. In regards to their role in CU/OS elections, if we resolve to organize elections for CU/OS every six months, which we should probably ask the community about, they won't have to schedule those. Their role there would be ArbCom's current role, pre-vetting, hearing private feedback, proposing candidacies, etc, and submit the final election results to ArbCom for validation. :::In regards to the AUSC structure, I'm certain it works quite well, but maybe it wouldn't work so well if we were to add those new responsibilities (which I meant, I've been unclear), implying more work, since the 3 arbs would make a priority of their arbitration work, so couldn't invest that much time, and the 3 non-arbs wouldn't be enough people in my opinion. While if we have 8 members, and either we allow arbs to be elected for AudCom but no more than 2 or 3, either 2 or 3 arbs are appointed as liaison (and probably one ombudsman too), then we should have enough people. :::Considering access removal, I don't think AudCom should make removals of its own (to preserve the purely 'Auditing' aspect), rather recommend them to ArbCom, and I also think they are a good choice to make procedural removals, either due to inactivity, or due to a failed reconfirmation if we ever use this. Cenarium (talk)
::::I'm not sure I completely follow.
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On Google Podcasts, a Buffet of Hate When Apple bans a podcast, such as Mr. Jones's, it removes the RSS feed from its directory. Google Podcasts says it's unwilling to take that step except in a narrow set of cases. The services's content policy compares its function to Google Search's aggregation of links. Unless a podcast violates the rules that apply to links appearing in Google Search, most of which are based on legal restrictions, it will remain on Google Podcasts. Google does draw distinctions when it comes to which podcasts it will promote, and thus make easier to find. It says it does not recommend content that is "inappropriate, insensitive, or offensive in nature," and goes on to cite specific areas of concern, including content that is harassing, hateful, deceptive or dangerous. Though the company likens its podcast platform to search, Google Podcast's own product description notes significant differences, including the ability to manipulate playback speed, create playlists and download and store content. But there is at least one connection between Google Podcasts and Google Search. In 2019, Google began integrating podcasts into search results using its own platform, making it possible to play content directly from the results page. All podcasts, including those featuring hate speech, currently benefit from this feature under Google's policy. In the early days, content moderation in podcasting was virtually nonexistent. Apple, the industry's largest and most influential player, which added support for podcasts to iTunes in 2005, at first paid little attention to the nascent ecosystem, opting to serve largely as a delivery vehicle. The company's benign neglect was a boon for many creators. Popular comedians (Adam Carolla, Marc Maron) and public radio exiles (Kaitlin Prest, "The Heart"; Nick van der Kolk, "Love + Radio") took advantage of the medium's low barrier to entry to find audiences. Many prized freedom of expression, unburdened by the Federal Communications Commission that regulates radio and television broadcasters.
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In determining if Maximum Tender Condition was satisfied for any of the tender offers, the aggregate U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Notes denominated in Euros tendered in the tender offers was calculated at the exchange rate of €1.00 to US$1.21245, as reported on Bloomberg screen page "BFIX" under the heading "FX Rate vs. USD" at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 7, 2020. BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities plc acted as dealer managers (collectively, the "Dealer Managers") in connection with the tender offers. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as Dealer Managers in respect of the tender offers for the Notes denominated in U.S. dollars. Citigroup Global Markets Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities plc acted as Dealer Managers in respect of the tender offers for the Notes denominated in Euros. Commonwealth Bank of Australia acted as a Dealer Manager only in respect of the tender offers outside the United States. Global Bondholder Services Corporation acted as the depositary and information agent for the tender offers. This announcement is released by CBA and contains information that qualified or may have qualified as inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR"), encompassing information relating to the tender offers described above. For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is made by Kristy Huxtable, Company Secretary, Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Neither the offer to purchase nor any disclosure document (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 of Australia (the "Australian Corporations Act")) in relation to the Notes has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and the tender offers were only available to persons in Australia to whom an offer or invitation could be made without disclosure under Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Australian Corporations Act. This announcement is for informational purposes only. This announcement is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The tender offers were made only pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase and the accompanying notice of guaranteed delivery. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale was made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would have been unlawful. The tender offers were not made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which CBA is aware that the making of the tender offers would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws required the tender offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the tender offers will be deemed to have been made on CBA's behalf by the Dealer Managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. Any questions or requests for assistance regarding the tender offers may be directed to (i) BNP Paribas at +44 20 7595-8668 (Europe), (888) 210-4358 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 841-3059 (U.S.); (ii) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (800) 558-3745 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect); (iii) Citigroup Global Markets Limited at +44 20 7986-8969; (iv) Commonwealth Bank of Australia at +61 (2) 9118-1221 (collect); (v) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (within the United States) at (212) 834-4045 (U.S. collect) or (866) 834-4666 (U.S. toll-free); or (vi) J.P. Morgan Securities plc (outside the United States) at +44 20 7134-2468. Requests for documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation, Inc. at (866) 470-3800 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 430-3774. The offer to purchase and accompanying notice of guaranteed delivery can be accessed at the following link: https://www.gbsc-usa.com/commonwealth/.
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Josh Frydenberg says economy "primed for lift-off" next year National cabinet noted the federal government would make a decision "proportionate" to the current health information on Omicron, clearing the way for Mr Morrison to end the pause. Government sources said the plan was to resume the intake of about 200,000 workers and students from December 15. Asked if the border would ever be closed again with rules that prevented Australians from leaving, Mr Frydenberg said the government wanted to "avoid that at all costs" and believed the latest science on the coronavirus variant backed this view. "I think people can be very confident that we're not rushing back to lockdowns," he said. "The vaccination rates are now among the highest in the world and that's proven to be an effective defence against the virus. We've seen hospitalisations and case numbers come down. "There is no room for complacency, and we will see new variants of the virus in the future, but we must learn to live with it and live safely with COVID." Loading MYEFO will be released on Thursday to update forecasts in light of a 1.9 per cent contraction in the economy in the September quarter, when virus outbreaks triggered tougher lockdown rules. Mr Frydenberg said it would show a return to strong economic growth next year after a "bounce-back" in the final three months of this year, with a big recovery in spending by employers. Business investment was tipped to reach 12 per cent over the next two years in the May budget forecast but is on track to reach 16 per cent in the updated scenario. The MYEFO forecasts show non-mining investment increasing 8.5 per cent this year and 8 per cent next year, enough to increase the total to $200 billion in 2023. If those increases come, they would be enough to create 60,000 jobs by June 2023 in the updated Treasury outlook. Mr Frydenberg said the government had spent $300 billion during the pandemic - almost one-third of that on the JobKeeper wage subsidy - but expected business investment to fill the gap when the surge of public spending had to end. "The Australian economy is in a better position than nearly any other economy in the world and is primed for lift-off next year." Treasurer Josh Frydenberg "Now is the time for the baton to be handed to the private sector and for them to run with it," the Treasurer said. "If they're households they should have confidence to spend, confidence to go about their daily lives in a COVID-safe way, confidence to plan for their Christmas holidays. And businesses, big and small, should have confidence to grow, to invest, to hire and to innovate. "The Australian economy is in a better position than nearly any other economy in the world and is primed for lift-off next year. "All the economic indicators - unemployment, growth, job ads, business and consumer confidence, investment intentions - are pointing in the right direction." Labor is warning of a hit to household incomes from low wages growth, pointing to rising inflation as a danger that will lead to salaries stagnating or even falling in real terms. "Insecure work in this country has a number of sources and it's why we've got a policy for labour hire, for example, so that people who are doing the same job get the same pay," Labor treasury spokesman Jim Chalmers said this week. "It's why we want to empower Fair Work Australia to create a clearer pathway between insecure and casual jobs into more permanent, more secure jobs." Loading Mr Frydenberg conceded the risks from the inflation rate of 2.1 per cent but said the government would use the budget to drive down unemployment to levels last seen when one of his predecessors in the Melbourne seat of Kooyong, former Liberal leader Robert Menzies, was prime minister. "That clear fiscal strategy sees a focus on driving unemployment down to historical low levels," he said. "Full employment was a concept known in the Menzian era, but we are heading back towards that with the momentum that we're having with the recovery." The government is planning further employment measures in the budget it has scheduled for March 29, ahead of the election due by May 21, unless Mr Morrison chooses to go to an early election in March. This means MYEFO will be used to revise forecasts rather than unveil major new policies. Some policies will be included as "decisions taken but not yet announced" so the spending or tax impact can be included in the deficit while the details are kept secret until closer to election day. Fascinating answers to perplexing questions delivered to your inbox every week. Sign up to get our new Explainer newsletter here.
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The investor said they never received the stock certificates Milton agreed to grant them and got the runaround when asking for them. They'd never received any money back from Milton, the investor said, and that it's been vindicating to watch Milton's negative turn in the spotlight. "You do people dirty for so long and it's going to catch up to you," the investor said. Bill Hansen, who said he invested $100,000 in Milton's alarm system company before Pilz bought it, described Milton as a phenomenal salesman who told people what they wanted to hear. Hansen said that soon after he invested, he realized Milton's plans for expanding the business with a summer door knocking program weren't going to succeed. Hansen said he left the deal, and got back from Milton about as much money as he put in. "He'll tell you whatever sounds good enough to get you in the door," Hansen said. "Nikola is where it is because of him. How do you discount that? Was it all true? Probably not, but are all sales stories true? The 100% truth isn't that great a story."
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ICC rules it can investigate alleged war crimes in Palestine despite Israeli objections The international criminal court has announced that it has jurisdiction in Palestine, clearing its chief prosecutor to investigate alleged atrocities despite fierce Israeli objections. Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, condemned the ruling and said the country would "protect our citizens and soldiers in every way from legal persecution." Fatou Bensouda, the ICC chief prosecutor, has previously announced she intends to open a formal inquiry into alleged war crimes in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. However, due to Palestine's status as an occupied territory rather than a sovereign country, she had waited for judges to "confirm" if the court, headquartered in The Hague, had the authority. Palestine used its UN observer state status, gained in 2012, to join the ICC and call for an investigation into Israeli actions. Bensouda, a Gambian lawyer, has said she would investigate both the Israeli military as well as Palestinian armed groups, including the Gaza-based Hamas faction, which has been accused of "intentionally directing attacks against civilians," according to her office. The Palestinian Authority, an internationally recognised representative for Palestinians, still wants to pursue the case. It would see the prosecution of Israeli officials or military figures as a significant diplomatic victory. The authority is also a political rival to Hamas. The Israeli government has argued that as Palestine is not a fully fledged state, it should not be allowed to petition the court. However, in a statement released on Friday, ICC judges announced the court did in fact have jurisdiction. While making clear the court was not taking a stance on any border disputes, the judges said the court's territorial jurisdiction extended "to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem." It rejected Israel's arguments, stating that Palestine had "the right to be treated as any other state party" to its statute. Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian Authority's civil affairs minister, said on Twitter that the ruling was "a victory for rights, justice, freedom and moral values in the world." Netanyahu attacked the decision. "Today the ICC proved once again that it is a political body and not a judicial institution," he said, adding that Israel was not a member of the ICC. While Israel has not signed up to the international treaty, the ICC's mandate is to prosecute people, not countries, including those from states that are not signatories. Netanyahu has previously called for sanctions against the court and people who work for it. Donald Trump's administration used a similar tactic to block a separate abandoned ICC investigation into the conduct of US troops in Afghanistan. While Joe Biden's administration says it disagrees with ICC action against Israel, it says it is reviewing those sanctions, a move that worries Israel. However, US state department spokesman Ned Price said Washington had "serious concerns" over Friday's ICC ruling. It was not clear if Netanyahu also intends to block ICC officials from entering the Palestinian Territories, which could hamper its work because Israel controls access to the West Bank and Jerusalem. Bensouda has said she intends to investigate incidents that occurred during the 2014 Gaza war between Israel and Hamas. The case could also be expanded to include the alleged killings by Israeli soldiers of more than 200 Palestinians, including more than 40 children, at demonstrations along the Gaza frontier. Separately, Bensouda argued there was a "reasonable basis" to believe that Israeli authorities had committed war crimes by moving Israeli civilians into the West Bank to live in settlements. Under the Geneva convention, signed after the second world war, the transfer of civilians into occupied land is prohibited.
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I do appreciate differentiate the architecturer(s) among every generation of x86 processor and x86-64 processor. But, that is not only my imagination, it is widely accepted that x86 is a 32-bit architecture introduced with 80386 processor, and also denoted as i386, Intel refer it as IA-32. This 32-bit architecture does not only point to the architecture within the 32-bit protected mode, but the entire architectures of Intel 80386 processor. Because no matter in protected mode or real mode, 32-bit registers are visible and could be utilised, and the values keep consistent across operating modes. This is not my interpretation of IA-32, such similar contents could be found on both Intel and AMD official documents. People often use the term Chinese to refer to the entire Chinese ethnic from all over the world (they might not even know how to speak Chinese), but strictly, the term Chinese is only used to referred to the people native in China. In the similar way, people often use the term x86 to refer to all the processors whose architectures are similar or same as x86, but strictly x86 is only used to refer the architecture introduced by Intel 80386 processor, or IA-32. The fact that both x86 and x86-64 architectures co-exist on x86-64 processors, so the x86-64 is also an x86 processor. But an x86 processor might not be an x86-64 processor. Today there is no legacy x86 processor being manufactured anymore, all current x86 processor are actually the x86-64 processor. And it is the age of x86-64! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.9.20.9 (talk • contribs)
Looks to me like you should have a blog or write a book. A talk page is not the place for essays. Do you have something specific you think should change? War (talk)
should stand on a neutral position, but 64-bit version of x86 is a fake! It misleads readers, innocent readers from all over the world, believing that x86-64 is just x86, but it is not! Who are you? I am no interested in your age, your professional too, because you mislead them too! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.53.119.96 (talk)
: Nothing here says or even slightly implies that x86-64 is "just x86". What is "non-neutral" about "x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64, AMD64 and Intel 64) is the 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set"? What "side" is not being fairly represented thereby? Jeh (talk)
== "VIA Technologies introduced their version of the x86-64 architecture...", why there are so many versions? ==
"64-bit version of x86...", "enhanced version of PAE...", this title referenced and many more, is that the versionstar invented by version genius? No, the x86-64 architecture in VIA Nano processors are the strict clone of AMD64, only with additional unrelated additional instruction sets from Centaur Technology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.9.22.167 (talk)
If you have a specific section or sentence you think should change. Quote it and then propose what it can be changed to. We can discuss it. I won't discuss who is or isn't a (talk)
Your people discuss what? Only that Guy Harris stood on his/her position without being shocked, sticking to those falsies all the time, this guy and his crowds were not trying to find proofs to improve the wiki article, but find all the things to kick me out! If needs only minor editors, and prevents others from contributing or correcting, I suggest just close the door! I also found a very strange wikipedian who use as the thing to advertise this person itself and his/her training company. I found so shame about that! You know who I am really talking about! Maybe they trained too many students with such things incorrect, so they refused to change or correct them, let those lies look like true for ever! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.53.119.96 (talk)
:"Only that Guy Harris stood on his/her position without being shocked, sticking to those falsies all the time" I don't wear a bra. :"I also found a very strange wikipedian who use as the thing to advertise this person itself and his/her training company."
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The graduate nurse (GN) is a nurse who has completed their academic studies but not completed the requirements to become a registered nurse (RN). Depending on the country, state, province or similar licensing body, the graduate nurse may be granted provisional nursing licensure. A graduate nurse has not yet passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a registered nurse (RN). In some US states, the graduate nurse can practice nursing under a registered nurse. To practice as a graduate nurse, they must have been authorized by the examination provider to sit for the licensed examination and have been provided documentation for their eligibility to take the examination. Those who have been recognized and approved by the State board of Nursing may use the "G.N." status as part of their identification. In Canada and Texas, a student who has successfully completed their nursing education can obtain a distinct licensure as a graduate nurse. This designation remains until the GN successfully passes the RN examinination. In Australia graduate nurses have experienced some issues transitioning from undergraduate to registered nurse. ==See also==
Enrolled Nurse Professional Association
Licensed practical nurse
Nurse
Nursing
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National Council of State Boards of Nursing National Organization that publishes standards for the licensing of Nurses. ==References==
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Meet the Savannah Bananas, who wow fans and have MLB's attention
The umpire calls ball four and all hell breaks loose. Rather than trotting to first base, the batter breaks into a sprint and doesn't stop, rounding the bag at full speed. The catcher jumps up and throws to the shortstop, who tosses to the second baseman. The crowd is roaring now as fielders keep flinging the ball from one to another. Amid this chaos, the runner digs hard and slides into second. Safe. Wait, didn't this all start with a walk? Baseball gets flipped on its head when the Savannah Bananas hit town. The Georgia team, which normally plays in a collegiate summer league, spent the past three months barnstorming the country for a series of exhibition games, testing a radical new version of the sport. Savannah Bananas Luke Kelley (6), Matt Malatesta (11), Maceo Harrison (00), Christian Dearman (25) and Collin Ledbetter (23) dance during a game against the Kansas City Monarchs on May 6. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) "Banana Ball" moves at breakneck pace. There are no bunts, no visits to the mound and a two-hour time limit. If someone in the stands catches a foul ball, the batter is out. And walks? The otherwise mundane play continues until every fielder - even outfielders - touch the ball. "A lot of moving parts," Bananas first baseman Dan Oberst says. "You can't blink or you'll miss what happens." Eccentric rules are only part of the circus atmosphere. The first-base coach dances and the team celebrates home runs by racing into the stands for high-fives. When the Bananas are in the field, they might launch into a brief, choreographed routine between pitches, spinning and slide-stepping like the Four Tops in cleats, only to resume play as if nothing happened. Team owner Jesse Cole serves as ringmaster, darting around in a yellow tuxedo and top hat, leading sing-alongs - Woah, livin" on a prayer - and judging toddler races between innings. Lanky and frenetic, Cole is equal parts P.T. Barnum and Walt Disney, with a bit of "Saturday Night Live." "We've always been very clear about our goal," he says. "We exist to make baseball fun." Savannah Bananas player Jacob Teston warms up while pitching on stilts during before a game. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) His team looks like another Harlem Globetrotters at first glance, but the competition is genuine and there is something potentially important at work. Major League Baseball has seen its attendance and television ratings steadily drop amid concerns about sluggish play. Changes, including a pitch clock and automated strike zone, could be on the way. The Bananas are a step ahead, packing ballparks throughout the South and Midwest, transforming themselves into a national brand with highlights on ESPN and 2.5 million TikTok followers. MLB executives say they are watching for any ideas that might make their game more "fan-friendly." "I love what they've done," says Mark McKee, chief executive of the minor-league Kansas City Monarchs, who recently played the Bananas. "And it's going to just keep growing." Still, in a sport that clings so desperately to tradition, purists will grumble. Is this really baseball? Is it bad for the game? The first pitch at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kan., is hours away but hundreds of fans have already gathered in the parking lot. Though most of them have never seen the Bananas in person, have only clicked on highlights, they crowd around a merchandise table to buy yellow-and-blue caps, shirts and jerseys. Watching from afar, Cole grins: "What do you think?" There is much to do before the gates open for the first of two games against the Monarchs, the owner scurrying from one place to another, getting everyone ready. At 38, he has brought a crew of 120 - what kind of small-time franchise does that? - including a pep band, a princess in a ballgown and a team magician. "This is the biggest test we've ever had," Cole says. "Can this work?" Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas rehearses filming for a video before a game against the Kansas City Monarchs. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) His quest to remake baseball began with disappointment, a shoulder injury that ended his college pitching career and dashed any big-league dreams. After graduation in 2007, he tried coaching but grew bored.
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Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904–September 24, 1991). He was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his collection of children's books. American male artists
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- Շատ խորհրդանշական էր, որ նախորդ տարվա՝ 2021 թ. օգոստոսի 29-ին, այսինքն՝ իմ՝ Հայաստան ժամանելուց ուղիղ մեկ տարի անց ես բարձրացա Արագած լեռան հյուսիսային գագաթը: Այդպիսով, ես տոնեցի Հայաստանում Նիդերլանդների դեսպանության ծննդյան առաջին տարեդարձը Հայաստանի ամենաբարձր գագաթին:
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== April 2022 ==
Hello, I'm Pulpfiction621. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. Pulpfiction621 (talk)
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Unai Emery defends Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and says he is a "killer" in front of goal Emery worked with Aubameyang during his time in charge of Arsenal and the forward flourished under his management. Aubameyang finished as the Premier League's joint top scorer in his one full season under Emery back in 2019 and, while he shone last year too, he has struggled during the current campaign. But, quizzed about the 31-year-old's form ahead of their reunion on Thursday, Emery said: "Aubameyang is a killer.
"He was, he is and he will always be. He has been through a process of being out of the team because of the illness he has had, but he is back. "He is there to work, to defend the team and give everything for the team, hoping he can perform at the top level and if that happens he is going to be very difficult to stop. "We expect to find the best Aubameyang possible, the same with Granit Xhaka. I think he is a great person, a really great footballer. "He was the top scorer in the Premier League when I was there, he is really good physically and is a killer, like I said." Arsenal FC via Getty Images Villarreal go into the second leg 2-1 up after winning in Spain last week, but Emery believes his side are still underdogs. "I consider the first-leg result does not change how I see the initial competition," he said. "Arsenal started as favourites and they are still favourites at this stage. We are candidates in order to be able to play against this kind of team. "We will try to compete against this kind of team - those favourite teams - but the first-leg result is really narrow to make anything change. "Why [are they favourites]? Because of history, because of the present, because of the ability and the level, from the budget, from the players they have in their squad, etc. I consider them favourites. We are the underdogs."
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Governor Cuomo extends New York's coronavirus shutdown to May 15 At his daily news briefing, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state will extend its "NY Pause" shutdown policies through May 15, and he explained his executive order requiring people wear face masks in public places where social distancing can't be maintained. Watch his remarks.
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Cobham Youth Justice Centre inmates climb on roof, police called A small riot broke out at a juvenile detention centre in Sydney's west this afternoon after a number of inmates climbed onto the roof and started wreaking havoc. It is understood at least three inmates at the Cobham Youth Justice Centre in Werrington climbed onto the roof of the facility about 12.30pm. NSW Police confirmed they were called to the facility following reports of youths on a roof. The incident sparked a response from the riot squad, with officers seen surrounding the facility as the young offenders damaged property and played with basketballs on the roof. Footage from the scene showed three boys running on top of the facility with their shirts off. At one point one of the inmates had what appeared to be a large pole and began smashing multiple skylights on the roof. The inmates were also seen throwing items off the roof, playing with basketballs and dancing. About an hour after the incident began two of the boys willingly climbed off the roof and were immediately taken away by police and correctional officers. The third boy was filmed climbing along a fence surrounded by razor wire to position himself above the pool. He was seen taking his shoes off before leaping into the water. Police in riot gear quickly pulled him from the pool and took him back into the facility. The three boys, two aged 17 and one aged 15, were arrested and remain in custody at the facility. Investigations are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the incident. This incident comes six months after a violent riot broke out at the Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre at Kariong on the New South Wales Central Coast. The riot lasted for almost 24 hours with more than a dozen inmates going on a rampage and climbing onto the roof. Seven people were injured in the incident, with two inmates stabbed and one found in a critical condition.
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Leak of mother-and-baby report'regrettable' Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described as regrettable that the Mother and Baby Homes Commission's report was leaked to the Sunday Independent. Campaigners and opposition politicians have criticised the leaking of the report, saying the publication of sensitive information had caused more pain for survivors. Speaking on Newstalk, Mr Martin said that the Government response to the report this week would be comprehensive. The Taoiseach, who will make a State apology later this week, said the "follow through" on the report's recommendations would be "very important." He said that in the modern era, various Government reports have been leaked, adding that "we will be addressing that issue as well." Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the leak was "very, very disrespectful" and that the women who were waiting for the report should have been the first to see it. Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne, he said the most important thing is to allow the women time to read and digest the report. He said the report is a difficult one to read, particularly the individual testimonies, and he thanked those who helped prepare it, particularly historian Catherine Corless. Speaking on the same programme, Ms Corless said: "The leak has broken trust with government again." Call to delay publication of report Ms Corless called for the publication of the report to be delayed to allow survivors to have extra time to talk to the Government and to give them a chance to look at the report before it is sent to the media. She said she hoped the publication of the report would be a great relief but said she was still very apprehensive especially after some of the contents of the report were leaked. She said it had upset a lot of survivors and a lot of people and she thought it had broken a trust again in the Government, because the one thing that all the groups lobbied for was that they would get information first. Ms Corless said that survivors should be given time and space to prove that they are important, because they have had live all their lives being treated as second class citizens and this was the one chance to put them to the forefront. Catherine Corless at the site of the mother-and-baby home in Tuam She said that while she would welcome an apology from the Taoiseach, would there be an apology from the church and the religious institutions as well. Ms Corless also said she hoped the full truth of all that had happened in all the homes will come out. The co-founder of the Adoption Rights Alliance has expressed concern at the tone of the coverage of the report. Susan Lohan said that she is concerned that "the Government is about to trivialise the really big human rights issues" that occurred in the homes when it publishes the commission's report this week. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Ms Lohan said that she is "really dismayed at the tone of the article" that was published in the Sunday Independent, which contained leaked details of the report. A member of the Collaborative Forum on Mother and Baby homes, Ms Lohan raised concerns about the newspaper running a side-bar article about women washing floors in the homes. "I think the tone of the report that we've been given to believe, is one of describing the conditions in the homes, but of course the big question, the elephant in the room, is why were these homes established in the first place," Ms Lohan said. "For years, survivors groups have been saying that this is a form of social engineering, that the State and church worked in concert to ensure that women, unmarried mothers and girls, who were deemed to be a moral threat to the tone of the country, that they were to be out of public sight, incarcerated... to ensure that they would not offend public morality." Ms Lohan said it was to achieve this aim that the children of these women were taken away and given to those of "good" families. "I'm not hopeful that these big issues are going to be addressed given that in the leak to the Sunday Independent they haven't led with that kind of content," Ms Lohan said. Taoiseach to give State apology to mother-and-baby home survivors Ms Lohan said that she believed this week's State apology should be "start in a series of apologies." She said that survivors would require weeks to analyse the content of this report which runs to more than 3,000 pages. "How can they possibly adjudicate on the sincerity of a State apology, until they have had weeks... to digest the full report," Ms Lohan said. While this report covers 18 home and institutions, Ms Lohan said that 180 places were part of the Ireland's "forced adoption system," including State maternity hospitals.
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Labour surge at General Election not driven by millennials The so-called youthquake which was believed to have fuelled support for Jeremy Corbyn at the General Election did not happen, a new study has found. The Labour leader claimed he had denied the Tories a majority by inspiring a whole new generation of voters to turn out at the ballot box. Images of the Labour leader triumphantly appearing on stage at Glastonbury Festival as the crowd sang 'Oooh Jeremy Corbyn' and cheered appeared to prove the claim. But a major report by the British Election Study found there was actually no major surge in turnout among millennials under 25 years-old. Instead, turnout among young voters was broadly similar to the 2015 poll and may even have decreased, academics found. The report said: 'The Labour youthquake explanation looks to become an assumed fact about the 2017 election,' the report said. 'The Oxford English Dictionary even declared youthquake their word of the year. But people have been much too hasty. There was no surge in youth turnout at the 2017 election.' Researchers said that claims Mr Corbyn had managed to inspire a whole new generation of voters to turn out were 'largely based on anecdotes'. And it said the only notable rise in voter turnout came from those aged between 30 and 40 years-old. The Conservatives are seen as the traditional party for homeowners, but spiralling house prices have left many unable to get on the property ladder. The figures suggest that some of these voters are staying away from the Tories as they remain unconvinced that the party can offer them anything. What does youthquake mean and why did it become word of the year? Youthquake was named as Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year in December 2017. The word refers to 'a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people' Its usage surged five-fold between 2016 and 2017, in part due to the General Election and reports that Jeremy Corbyn had mobilised a new generation of voters. It followed 'omnishambles', 'post-truth' and'selfie' to have been awarded the coveted title. Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Dictionaries, said they had chosen it because it'sounds a hopeful note' in a gloomy political world. Mr Grathwohl said: 'Youthquake may not seem like the most obvious choice for Word of the Year, and it's true that it's yet to land firmly on American soil, but strong evidence in the UK calls it out as a word on the move. 'We chose youthquake based on its evidence and linguistic interest. But most importantly for me, at a time when our language is reflecting our deepening unrest and exhausted nerves, it is a rare political word that sounds a hopeful note. 'Sometimes you pick a word as the Word of the Year because you recognise that it has arrived, but other times you pick one that is knocking at the door and you want to help usher it in. 'This past year calls for a word we can all rally behind.' Early on the election campaign Theresa May had been expected to lead her party to a landslide victory while pollsters said Mr Corbyn was heading for an electoral wipeout. But the election campaign quickly changed when Mrs May launched what was widely pilloried as the worst election manifesto in history. Meanwhile, Mr Corbyn toured the country to deliver speeches to crowds which turned out to public parks and halls to hear him speak. The Labour leader's allies hailed him as a straight talker who could inspire millennials - voters born in the 1990s - in a way other politicians could not. And the Labour manifesto included pricey giveaways to young voters in a bid to woo them - including a promise to scrap tuition fees and and a hint that historic student debt could be wiped out. And when the shock results of the snap election showed Mrs May had lost her party's majority while Mr Corbyn had performed much better than predicted, pundits said it was down to the surge in young voters. But today's study found that while younger voters were more likely to vote Labour, support for the party increased among all groups under 70. And it was this that would have denied Theresa May an overall majority in the House of Commons and leave her relying on the tiny DUP party to prop her up in No10. The study of electoral behaviour used face-to-face surveys to gather information about voters as well as those who did not turn out. Analysis of the 2015 election and the snap poll in 2017 found older people were much more likely to have voted than young people and the age-turnout relationship had barely changed. The margin of error in the analysis means a small increase or decrease in youth turnout in 2017 cannot be ruled out. It found it was likely that there had been a small increase in turnout across a large age range.
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Europe's Scorching Summer Puts Unexpected Strain on Energy Supply ASERAL, Norway - In a Nordic land famous for its steep fjords, where water is very nearly a way of life, Sverre Eikeland scaled down the boulders that form the walls of one of Norway's chief reservoirs, past the driftwood that protruded like something caught in the dam's teeth, and stood on dry land that should have been deeply submerged. "You see the band where the vegetation stops," said Mr. Eikeland, 43, the chief operating officer of Agder Energi, pointing at a stark, arid line 50 feet above the Skjerkevatn reservoir's surface. "That's where the water level should be." "We are not familiar with drought," he added with a shrug. "We need water." It has been a summer of heat and drought across Europe, affecting nearly every part of the economy and even its normally cool regions, a phenomenon aggravated by man-made climate change. France has been scarred by vast wildfires, and its Loire Valley is so dry the river can be crossed in places on foot. The Rhine in Germany is inches deep in parts, paralyzing essential commerce and stranding riverboat cruises. Italy is drier than at any time since 1800, and the growers of its iconic rice used for risotto now risk losing their harvest. But perhaps the drought's most surprising impact can be found in Norway's usually drenched south, where sheep have gotten stuck in exposed mud banks and salmon have lacked enough water to migrate upriver. Hydropower reservoir supplies - responsible for 90 percent of Norway's electricity as well as electricity exports to several of its neighbors - have sunk to the lowest point in 25 years, causing shortages that have driven up both prices and political tensions. The summer's extreme heat and devastating drought, coming on top of Russia's weaponization of natural gas exports - in response to European Union sanctions for its war in Ukraine - have all combined to expose the vulnerabilities of Europe's energy system in unexpected places and unanticipated ways. In France, the warmed rivers have threatened the use of nuclear reactors. In Germany, the Rhine is too low to transport the coal to which the country is resorting in order to make up for lost Russian gas. And in Britain, the driest July in almost 90 years ignited wildfires around London and left thousands of northern homes without electricity. "We call it a perfect storm," said Steffen Syvertsen, the chief executive of Agder Energi, who was in nearby Arendal, where the country's political and industry leaders gathered to debate whether the "Energy Crisis," as the local media now call it, required a revisiting of electricity export deals with the European Union and Britain, or new subsidies for Norwegians to alleviate skyrocketing prices. In addition to the Russian gas cuts, a spike in demand as the economy emerges from the pandemic, a failure to add other renewables like wind to its energy portfolio, and the worst drought in years have sent Norway's electricity prices to record levels, especially in the more heavily populated south. While Norway is eager to integrate into the European market, the resource-rich country, which is a major exporter of gas and oil, is under pressure to keep more of its energy for itself. "The best way to solve this crisis and get energy security is to as fast as possible be independent from Russian gas," said Mr. Syvertsen. "But that is a big task." On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre told the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, during a visit to Oslo that while Norway would keep its commitments for delivery of electricity to the E.U. market, it could not spare any extra exports of gas. The European Union has begun a transition to greener forms of energy. But financial and geopolitical considerations could complicate the efforts. And Germany needs more gas. The severe drought there has reignited talk of investing in nuclear power and has dried up the waterways crucial for transporting coal. Germany's coal-fired power plants dot the Rhine's banks from Duisburg in the West to Karlsruhe close to France, but the shallow water level means that large, coal-bearing cargo ships can carry only about a third of their capacity. Last week, Uniper, a major utility, announced that it would have to lower output from two of its coal-burning power plants because not enough coal could be brought up the Rhine to fire them at full potential.
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CFMU-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. It is a campus/community radio station owned and operated by the McMaster Students Union at McMaster University. == History ==
CFMU began as a project of the McMaster Radio Club in the late 1960s as a closed circuit AM station, under the auspices of the Board of Student Broadcasting. In 1976, CFMU applied for its first FM license from the CRTC for 107.9, but was denied in favour of a broadcaster in Burlington. CFMU was eventually launched on FM on January 13, 1978, broadcasting in mono at 50 watts. They were the third college radio station to launch in Canada, after CFRC from Queen's University and CJRT, which was started by Ryerson Institute of Technology (now Toronto Metropolitan University). CFMU started out with a Wilkinson transmitter and 2-bay circularly polarized Phelps Dodge antenna. In 1985, CFMU petitioned successfully to move its transmitter from downtown Hamilton to the top of the escarpment, near Chedoke Hospital. In 1991, faced with a wattage increase at nearby CFRU-FM in Guelph, CFMU upgraded from 50 watts to a 250-watt stereo transmitter. In 2000, CFMU decreased to a 166-watt station and began sharing a tower at Mohawk College, with Mohawk's instructional station CIOI-FM. The station can be heard throughout much of Hamilton and Burlington, although their vertically polarized signal means the station can be heard farther on car radios. == Programming ==
CFMU has several long-running shows:
Classical Today hosted by Richard Kohar has been on the air for over 10 years. Echoes from the Amber Coast - Gintariniai Aidai, a Lithuanian cultural show, has been on the air since the station launch in January 1978;
Leave Luck To Us debuted on February 2, 2008;
Live N Direct has been broadcast since 1996;
Lullabies in Razorland by Ric Taylor has been on the air for over 25 years;
In Tha Kut has been on-air for over 20 years. The station's programming includes local news and current affairs, politics, ethnic and religious community broadcasting, and local music, as well as a variety of genre shows. == Administration ==
CFMU employs several full-time and part-time staff and runs with the help of over 200 volunteers. CFMU relies on an annual fundraising drive, donations, show sponsorship, and grants to continue serving the community. == Awards ==
CFMU won Radio Station of the Year at the Hamilton Music Scene Awards in 2010. CFMU has won Radio Station of the Year from the Hamilton Music Awards ten times since the awards were founded in 2004, most recently in 2016. Director Rachel Connell won Music Director of the Year in 2016; Ben Robinson won the same in 2015. Individual programs have won numerous awards, including:
Radio Show of the Year, Lou's Control with Lou Molinaro
Radio Show of the Year and Media Person of the Year, Ric Taylor for Lullabies in Razorland
Media Person of the Year, Kristin Archer for I Heart Hamilton
==References==
==External links==
CFMU-FM
Fmu
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McMaster University
Radio stations established in 1978
1978 establishments in Ontario
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"Conversations in the Dark" is a song by American singer and songwriter John Legend. It was released as a single on January 10, 2020, by Columbia Records and Sony Music as the lead single from his seventh studio album Bigger Love. A remix of the song with French DJ David Guetta was released on February 14, 2020. ==Live performances==
On February 14, 2020, Legend performed the song live on The Ellen Show, he was joined by a band and violinist Lindsey Stirling. Legend was also the guest host of show, he presented a clip of himself serenading random people in a Starbucks and handed out some treats to the unsuspecting customers. He gives some of his iconic songs new lyrics about lattes and runs around the coffee shop giving everyone extra whipped cream. ==Background==
The release of the single coincided with Legend's guest appearance on the award-winning NBC family comedy drama television series, This Is Us, where the song featured. The song was written by Legend, Gregg Wattenberg, Jesse Fink, Kellen Pomeranz, Chance Peña and was produced by Gregg Wattenberg and Pom Pom. ==Track listing==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from Tidal. Gregg Wattenberg – producer, composer, lyricist, background vocal, bass, guitar
Pom Pom – producer, background vocal, bass, programmer
Chance Peña – composer, lyricist, background vocal
Jesse Fink – composer, lyricist, background vocal
John Stephens – composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocal
Kellen Pomeranz – composer, lyricist
David Guetta – associated performer, re-mixer
Mia Wattenberg – background vocal
Gerry "The Gov" Brown – mixing engineer
Matt Becks – mixing engineer
Benzi Edelson – piano
Danae Greenfield – piano
Anthony Kilhoffer – recording engineer
==Charts==
== Certifications ==
==References==
2020 songs
2020 singles
John Legend songs
David Guetta songs
Song recordings produced by David Guetta
Songs written by Gregg Wattenberg
Songs written by John Legend
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The researchers flooded 229E coronaviruses grown in human liver cells in the lab with several types of mouthwash and nasal rinses for 30 seconds, one minute or two minutes - longer than the typical swig or spritz into a nose or mouth. Around 90 to 99 percent of the viruses could no longer infect cells after this exposure, the study found. But because the study didn't recruit any human volunteers to gargle the products in question, the findings have limited value for the real world, other experts said. The human mouth, full of nooks and crannies and a slurry of chemicals secreted by a diverse cadre of cells, is far more complicated than the inside of a laboratory dish. Researchers warn people not to misuse mouthwash or nasal rinses or ingest large quantities of the liquids, because they can be dangerous. During the summer, the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the Rio Grande Valley, in the southern tip of Texas along the border with Mexico. In July, ambulances lined up in a grim parade, waiting to drop patients at emergency rooms. Some funeral homes ordered refrigerated trucks to store bodies. As of Wednesday, more than 63,200 coronavirus cases had been reported and more than 3,200 people had died in the four counties that constitute the valley - more fatalities than in any of the urban centers of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The valley's predominantly Latino population is among the poorest in Texas and among the most susceptible to the worst effects of the virus. During such a crisis, holding a football season might seem inconsequential. But the game is perhaps more urgent and galvanizing in Texas than anywhere else. As towns along or near the Rio Grande have shut off their Friday night lights, or left them flickering in uncertainty, there has been a sense of cultural casualty. In late August, the school district that includes Palmview High, La Joya High and Juarez-Lincoln High decided to cancel fall sports. But some parents and athletes protested, and in late September officials reconsidered. In the end, though, only Palmview decided to proceed with football - and only with severe limitations and precautions. Jeré Longman, a sports reporter for The New York Times, spoke to players, their families and coaches about the decision. "We have to be very cautious," said Ernesto Lerma, an assistant coach for Palmview who, at 78, would be especially vulnerable to the virus. "This is a deadly disease."
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US Navy chief defends plan to scrap troubled warships even though some are less than 3 years old Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday that the anti-submarine ships could not perform their primary mission. "I refuse to put an additional dollar against a system that would not be able to track a high-end submarine in today's environment," Gilday told the committee. He said the main reason for the early retirement was that the anti-submarine warfare system on the ships "did not work out technically." The decommissioning of the ships would save the Navy approximately $391 million, according to the service's proposed FY23 budget. But that recoups only a fraction of the cost of the nine littoral combat ships, which totaled about $3.2 billion. The USS Indianapolis, USS Billings and USS Wichita were all commissioned in 2019, which means the Navy plans on decommissioning ships that are only a fraction of the way into their expected service life. The Navy also plans to retire six other littoral combat ships, all of the single-hull Freedom-variant, as opposed to the trimaran Independence-variant. Both variants can achieve speeds of 40+ knots. Under a 2016 Navy plan, the Freedom-class variants were all homeported Mayport, Florida, mainly for use in Atlantic Ocean operations. The Independence-class variants were homeported in San Diego, and designated for mainly Pacific operations. The decision amounts to an embarrassing admission that some of the Navy's newest ships are not fit for modern warfare. Despite the Navy's plans to scrap the warships, Congress has the final say on the military budget and has balked at previous requests to decommission ships. Reducing the number of warships may be even more difficult as lawmakers focus on the growing size of China's navy and the gap between the US and Chinese fleets. Last August, Vice President Kamala Harris visited the USS Tulsa, one of the Independence-class ships, while it was operating out of Singapore. She touted the Navy's mission of "helping to guarantee peace and security, freedom of trade and commerce, freedom of navigation" and the role the ship plays in countering an increasingly assertive China in the western Pacific Ocean. But the embattled littoral combat ships have faced perennial problems, including repeated breakdowns and questions about their limited armament. The ships were hailed as part of the US deterrent against China as they they were designed to operate in shallow waters like the South China Sea. But the decommissioning of so many in one year appears to be an acknowledgment that the expensive surface combatants have failed to live up to expectations. 'We can't use them' Rep. Adam Smith, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, said, "We can't use them, number one because they're not ready to do anything. Number two, when they are, they still break down." "They're incredibly expensive, and they don't have the capabilities that we expected. So regardless of how old they are, that's a lot of money to be spent to get pretty close to nothing," the Washington state Democrat continued. Republican Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined in criticizing the Navy. "With the Chinese Navy steadily climbing to 460 ships by 2030, the unforced errors in Navy shipbuilding, like the Littoral Combat Ship, must stop. Programs that can scale up and grow our fleet must be the priority," Inhofe tweeted Wednesday. Many of the myriad problems facing the littoral combat ship program stem from the lack of mission focus during the design process, said Emma Salisbury, a researcher at the University of London focusing on the US military weapons manufacturers. "The LCS was essentially counted to solve every single one of the Navy's problems all at once and everything will be wonderful," Salisbury told CNN with a note of irony. The missions for the ships included surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare, based on a modular design that was supposed to allow the Navy to customize the ship for the role. "It was basically this magical design that would solve everything," Salisbury said. "So that was the problem -- that, because it had all of these options, it never did any of them very well." Pentagon press secretary John Kirby defended the program and the ships at a press briefing in mid-April, saying that "they served a purpose." Yet even as the Navy plans on scrapping nine of the Freedom-variant ships, the newest ship in the class was just christened this past weekend. The USS Beloit marked the milestone with members of Congress and Navy officials in attendance, as well as the ceremonial breaking of a bottle of wine across the bow.
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USC finds momentum after COVID-19 pause as UCLA's struggles continue USC came back from its COVID-19 pause in style. After knocking off previously undefeated Arizona last Sunday in their second game after a three-week hiatus, USC players received a special gift from coach Lindsay Gottlieb. Stacks of orange Nike shoeboxes were wheeled onto the court at Galen Center after practice on Tuesday - the team's first since a 76-67 win over the Wildcats - and players chest-bumped and high-fived as they revealed cardinal and gold low-top Nike Dunks. The delayed holiday presents and signature victory eased the sting of an otherwise difficult past month for USC as COVID-19 protocols forced the team off the court. But finding solid footing after long layoffs hasn't been easy for USC or UCLA. Instead of maintaining momentum from their first top-five win since 2014, the Trojans opened their second Pac-12 weekend with a 71-63 home loss to Washington State on Friday. The Bruins, after losing 71-63 to Colorado in their first game back from a four-week layoff, rebounded with a 63-48 win against Washington at Pauley Pavilion on Friday. When asked whether UCLA's first victory since Dec. 5 could be a turning point in the season, coach Cori Close told reporters, "I sure hope so." Considering how many unforeseen turns the year has already taken, the conservative statement is appropriate. The Bruins (6-4, 1-1 Pac-12) started the season ranked 20th in the Associated Press poll. Preseason injuries to three potential starters whittled the roster down to seven or eight available players each game. After losing 71-61 to Connecticut on Dec. 11, a coronavirus outbreak shut the program down until Jan. 9. "It just seems the hits just keep coming," Close said before the weekend's games. "But the reality is I can't focus on that. I can't give my energy to things that I just can't control." UCLA will try to complete a weekend sweep against Washington State on Sunday at noon while USC (8-5, 1-2 Pac-12) faces Washington. General fans are barred from attending games at Galen Center and Pauley Pavilion because of the national COVID-19 surge that began last month. Positive coronavirus tests started closing in on UCLA after the team returned from Newark, N.J., where the Bruins played Connecticut in a nationally televised game. The UCLA men's team, which shares a practice facility with the women, began canceling games on Dec. 17. The women announced their first cancellation the following day. UCLA guard Charisma Osborne shoots over Connecticut guard Christyn Williams on Dec. 11. (Noah K. Murray / Associated Press) The positive tests trickled in day by day. Every time UCLA thought it could take the court, two more players had to enter isolation. Six of the eight players who played against Connecticut tested positive in addition to several staff members, Close said. The remaining two players avoided the virus, but only until Christmas, which only extended the pause. USC thought it stayed safe. When Long Beach State's COVID-19 protocols forced the cancellation of a nonconference game, Gottlieb started looking for a substitute opponent. Then surveillance testing revealed multiple positive cases on USC's team. Although they were asymptomatic when they got tested, several players developed symptoms during isolation, Gottlieb said. Instead of returning home for Christmas break, players had to stay in hotels alone. The first-year head coach and her 4-year-old son, Jordan, delivered care packages to them, but Jordan didn't understand why he couldn't see the players in person. "That was just really mentally hard, I think, for me, as a parent, as a coach, to just have kids be sick in a hotel room and not be able to go home," Gottlieb said. "We really went through it. So once you're through that, I just talked to the players about A) being able to appreciate even more our ability to do what we do, recognizing how hard that time was for some of them and then just starting the mentality of coming back to being able to play." Both teams returned to action in tough conditions, playing on the road at Colorado. The Buffaloes (13-1) were the last undefeated team in the country before losing to Stanford on Friday. The Bruins, who are still without starting point guard Gina Conti (foot) and transfer forward Angela Dugalić (knee), had only eight players. UCLA showed its defensive prowess by holding Colorado to 16.7% shooting in an ugly first quarter but wore down as the game went on.
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Man "finds cooked mouse" inside packet of rice bought at Lidl A Lidl customer said his wife was reduced to "uncontrollable vomiting" after they claim to have found what they believed to be a dead mouse inside a packet of cooked rice. Richard Leech posted a picture on Twitter of the Golden Sun microwaveable pilau rice he bought at Lidl, which included what he and his wife identified as a dead mouse. He asked Lidl via Twitter "if you could let me know how this mouse got into my packet of rice?," adding that his house stank of cooked mouse and his wife was suffering from "uncontrollable vomiting" as a result. Lidl has responded by saying it is looking into Mr Leech's complaint.
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Stop 3: Houston
Best for: Fusion cuisine and international eats
Widely thought of as the next global food capital, Houston is less than a three-hour drive from Austin, but the menu is entirely different. This is a city of polarities, characterised by laid-back southern charm set against the frenetic energy of a high-powered metropolis. Widely thought of as the US's most ethnically diverse city, Houston's culinary scene is just as varied - and a haven for adventurous eaters and innovative young chefs alike. In Houston, Mexican influences rub up against Vietnamese, Cantonese, Polish, Sichuan, Korean, Punjabi - and homegrown Texas barbecue. Pho Binh Bellaire should be top of your list for authentic Vietnamese food, and tucking into a bowl of pho is just the way to cleanse your palate after touring the food trucks of Austin. Family-run Polonia, which serves classics such as pierogi (filled dumplings) and golabki (cabbage rolls), with bigos (hunter stew), is another favourite. And Killen's Barbecue is still the smoke shack of choice for young Houstonians. International food includes pho; for local, try Dish Society The city's fine dining deserves a special mention for sheer youthfulness and innovation. Coltivare is the Houston's buzziest Italian restaurant, complete with pizza oven and vegetable garden. But the hot ticket is Cureight by Hubbell & Hudson, an intimate 25-seater eatery, where chef Austin Simmons serves a sophisticated eight-course tasting menu to appreciative diners as they watch him cook. Sleep it all off at the affordable and chic Indigo hotel at the Galleria, which puts you right in the middle of all things uptown. Round off your stay at Dish Society, perfect for brunch, lunch or dinner, it's a locavore restaurant with freshly pressed juices, killer coffee and hearty farm-to-table fare. For more inspiration and to book your trip to the US, visit ba.com/usa
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==Discography==
===Albums===
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!Year
!Album
!Label
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| 1972
| Discovery
| World Records/Audat
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| 1978
| The Wonderful Grand Band (with The Wonderful Grand Band)
| rowspan="2"| Grand East Records
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| 1981
| Living in a Fog (with The Wonderful Grand Band)
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| 1987
| Small Fry: The Ron Hynes Album for Children
| Independent
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| 1993
| Cryer's Paradise
| rowspan="2"| EMI
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| 1997
| Face to the Gale
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| 1998
| Standing in Line in the Rain
| rowspan="2"| Independent
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| 2001
| The Sandcastle Sessions
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| 2003
| Get Back Change
| rowspan="3"| Borealis
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| 2006
| Ron Hynes
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| 2010
| Stealing Genius
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|2016
|Later That Same Life
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An independent tribute album, entitled 11:11 – Newfoundland Women Sing Songs by Ron and Connie Hynes, was also released in 1997, with Newfoundland's finest female artists performing songs written by Ron Hynes and his ex-wife Connie. A documentary on Hynes, entitled Man of a Thousand Songs and directed by William MacGillivray, debuted at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. ===Singles===
==Videography==
Cryer's Paradise, 1993;
Godspeed, 1997;
Ron Hynes – The Irish Tour, 2000 (full-length documentary);
A Good Dog Is Lost, 2002;
Record Man, 2003. THE MAN OF A THOUSAND SONGS, 2010, (feature documentary). ==Awards and nominations==
2007 ECMA
2004 ECMA
1999 ECMA
1998 ECMA
1994 ECMA
1992 ECMA
1991 ECMA
2009 SOCAN Awards
==References==
==External links==
Ron's website with photos, biography and more
CBC – Absolutely Canadian – Ron Hynes, Man of a Thousand Songs
Ronald Hynes – Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, v. 3, p. 15
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Canadian folk singer-songwriters
Canadian male singer-songwriters
1950 births
2015 deaths
Musicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Deaths from cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador
Deaths from throat cancer
Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
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MomoCon is a fan convention held in March or May in Atlanta, Georgia. From its beginning through 2011, it was held on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology; in its first year, MomoCon was held in the Georgia Tech Student Center. In 2006, it expanded to include several events, mostly video game tournaments, in the nearby Instructional Center. In 2011, it was held in Technology Square, and in 2012, it was held in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The convention encompasses anime, video games, LARP, webcomics, comics, costuming, card games, board games, science fiction and prop armor construction, among other things. From 2005 to 2011, there was no entry fee to MomoCon; the convention sold T-shirts and highlight DVDs to fund the next year. Due to rising costs, 2012 was the first year that an admission fee was required. ==History==
The word "momo" in Japanese means "peaches", and its host state, Georgia, being the "Peach State" led to the naming of MomoCon. Every year, MomoCon has a theme that goes into the design of the convention that year. The first year, it was "Southern Hospitality" and T-shirts were black and featured the MomoCon mascot, as created and drawn by H. M. Ogburn. In 2005, MomoCon was run by an estimated 35 volunteers. The convention had over 30 guests and many special demo teams, as well as several special events and feature movies. An article on the anime club and the convention was featured in the February 2005 issue of Newtype USA, and professionally made commercials were seen around Georgia Tech campus before on-campus movies in the Student Center. In 2006, T-shirts for 2006 were black and featured the same MomoCon mascot in a purple kimono in the moonlight, to coincide with the Tsukimi ("moon-viewing") theme. MomoCon 2006 had a convention motto of "Because You Shouldn't Have to Pay for Quality" and featured an opening ceremonies video that was a parody of Iron Chef, with "Chairman Panda" and the "Iron Staff". Key events for 2006 included a Tsukimi festival with kimono-clad wait staff, a Gaming Decathlon, a Pocky Stop cafe, and a rain-cancelled Sidewalk Art competition. Guests included numerous webcomic and comic artists, voice actress Amy Howard Wilson of Star Blazers fame and prop maker Robert "Vaderpainter" Bean. In 2007, T-shirts for 2007 were and featured the MomoCon mascot; the staff theme was "The Family". The video game tournaments were reworked to feature a few large tournaments, as opposed to many smaller tournaments, and a larger costume contest was held at Georgia Tech's Kessler Campanile. The new costume contest location provided seating for a greater number of attendees, and was held earlier in the evening. Local area groups stepped forward to run workshops and seminars on their respective expertise, including a plethora of costuming panels and workshops, Japanese ceremonial demonstrations and game demos. On Sunday (March 18, 2007), the convention was closed nine hours early because several con attendees attempted to set off firecrackers inside the Georgia Tech Student Center. Because the number 4 is considered unlucky in Japanese culture, MomoCon 2008 (the 4th event) featured a gothic horror-style theme. In addition to several events from past years, 2008's event included a Twilight Tea event, at the end of the day on Sunday, in lieu of a closing ceremony. Con-goers were asked to stop by for some fresh-brewed tea under the light of red paper lanterns at dusk and let the staff know what they would like to see at the event in the future. Due to the security problem in 2007, subsequent MomoCon events (starting with 2008) have required registration to enter. Attendees were required to present a valid photo ID to enter, and children under the age of 16 needed to be accompanied by an adult. Badges were provided, and the event remained free for congoers. The theme for MomoCon 2009 was retro-campy science fiction. Additional Japanese cultural events were held, including community support from local groups who specialize in these events. The second floor of the Instructional Center building, previously used only for tournaments, was used for additional panel, workshop and anime viewing space. Special events included screenings of public domain science fiction movies from the 1950s and 1960s and a Mechas and Monsters late-night programming block, featuring Kaiju and mecha movies. The first band performance at MomoCon happened in 2009: The Extraordinary Contraptions, a Steampunk-themed rock band.
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Gleb Khor (Глеб Яковлевич Хор; born 8 April 1963, Bilytske, Dobropillia) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas. From 1982 to 1993, he worked in the coal mining industry. Later he continued his career in various investment companies, including Heopolis, Pharaon, Intrastkom. In 2003, he was elected deputy of the 4th State Duma from the Saratov Oblast constituency. Khor was re-elected in 2007, 2011, 2016, and 2021 for the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas, respectively. == Awards ==
Order of Friendship
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour
==References==
1963 births
Living people
United Russia politicians
21st-century Russian politicians
Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
People from Donetsk Oblast
Moscow State Mining University alumni
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Note - the permission page you provided makes no mention of a Creative Commons license. Reproduction at no charge is not the same as a Creative Commons license. == List of sinkholes article ==
Hello. You must always use metric units with converters in all Wikipedia articles when units are included, as it is required in Wikipedia. Why did you only use imperial units in the List of sinkholes article, when the Reuters article you put as reference has both metric and imperial units? 96% of the world population use only metric units, including India. In the future always add metric units with converters in Wikipedia articles, including in articles about India. Yours sincerely, 31.200.18.9 (talk)
Thanks. Noted. RohitMR (talk)
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It called for brotherhood between Native and white Canadians under British imperial authority. The poem sparked a long article in the Toronto Globe, and increased interest in Johnson's poetry and heritage. The Brantford businessman William Foster Cockshutt read the poem at the ceremony, as Johnson was reportedly too shy. During the 1880s, Johnson built her reputation as a Canadian writer, regularly publishing in periodicals such as Globe, The Week, and Saturday Night. In the late 1880s and early 1890s, she published nearly every month, mostly in Saturday Night. Johnson is considered among a group of Canadian authors who were contributing to a distinct national literature. The inclusion of two of her poems in W. D. Lighthall's anthology, Songs of the Great Dominion (1889), signalled her recognition. Theodore Watts-Dunton noted her for praise in his review of the book; he quoted her entire poem "In the Shadows" and called her "the most interesting poetess now living". In her early works, Johnson wrote mostly about Canadian life, landscapes, and love in a post-Romantic mode, reflective of literary interests shared with her mother, rather than her Mohawk heritage. After retiring from the stage in August 1909, Johnson moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she continued writing. Her pieces included a series of articles for the Daily Province, based on stories related by her friend Chief Joe Capilano of the Squamish people of North Vancouver. In 1911, to help support Johnson, who was ill and poor, a group of friends organized the publication of these stories under the title Legends of Vancouver. They remain classics of that city's literature. One of the stories was a Squamish legend of shape shifting: how a man was transformed into Siwash Rock "as an indestructible monument to Clean Fatherhood". In another, Johnson told the history of Deadman's Island, a small islet off Stanley Park. In a poem in the collection, she named one of her favourite areas "Lost Lagoon", as the inlet seemed to disappear when the water emptied at low tide. The body of water has since been transformed into a permanent, fresh-water lake at Stanley Park, but it is still called Lost Lagoon. Johnson drew on her mixed ethnic background and cultural heritages as a major theme in her work. The heroine of her short story "The De Lisle Affair" (1897), was disguised. Readers were discomforted due to the uncertainty of appearances, particularly amongst women. Due to their subordinated social, economic, and political positions, women often had to play the roles as mediators for men, practising ambiguity and disloyalty for the sake of their safety and sanctity. The notion of shifting identity is seen in "The Ballad of Yaada" (1913), where a female character explains "not to friend – but unto foeman I belong... though you hate, / I still must love him," which suggests the potential for communities to understand one another through love and kindness. But she also explores the risk of the coming together of communities and cultures. Johnson's mixed-race heroine Esther, in "As It Was in the Beginning", kills her unfaithful White lover. With the words "I am a Redskin, but I am something else, too – I am a woman", Esther is demanding recognition of multiple subjectivities. Johnson was trying to convey that the real world consists of much more than oppressive ideologies and artificial divisions of race and nation enforced by authoritative figures such as the racist Protestant minister in this story, revealingly nicknamed "St Paul" after the biblical misogynist. The posthumous Shagganappi (1913) and The Moccasin Maker (1913) are collections of selected stories first published in periodicals. Johnson wrote on a variety of sentimental, didactic, and biographical topics. Veronica Strong-Boag and Carole Gerson provided a provisional chronological list of Johnson's writings in their book Paddling Her Own Canoe: The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (2000). == Death ==
Johnson died of breast cancer on 7 March 1913 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Devotion to her persisted after her death. Her funeral was held on what would have been her 52nd birthday. It was the largest public funeral in Vancouver history to that time. The city closed its offices and flew flags at half-mast; a memorial service was held in Vancouver's most prestigious church, the Anglican cathedral supervised by the Women's Canadian Club. Squamish people also lined the streets and followed her funeral cortege on 10 March 1913. The Vancouver Province headline on the day of her funeral said, "Canada's poetess is laid to rest".
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Koki Takagi (born 22 December 1936) is a Japanese water polo player. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. ==References==
1936 births
Living people
Japanese male water polo players
Olympic water polo players of Japan
Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Kyoto
Asian Games medalists in water polo
Water polo players at the 1958 Asian Games
Water polo players at the 1962 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
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Nigeria: Exclusive - Security Reports Disqualify Persons Seeking to Be Judges in Nigeria - allAfrica.com Even though some of the applicants might possess the required credentials, they had to be dropped from the appointment process due to adverse security reports, the chief judge said. Some of the applicants seeking to become judges in Nigeria have been disqualified based on security reports. This was disclosed by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES. Mr Tsoho said even though some of the applicants might possess the required credentials, they had to be dropped from the appointment process due to adverse security reports. Statutorily, the court has a full strength of 100 judges, Mr Tsoho said, citing the Federal High Court (Amendment) Act, 2013. But due to deaths, retirements, and elevation to the Court of Appeal bench, the number of judges of the court, which was 87 at some point, is currently 72. This implies that there are 28 vacancies on the court's bench, but Mr Tsoho said only six will be appointed for now. He said the appointment process has now reached an advanced stage, saying some applicants have been screened out on account of security reports. "We are at an advanced stage of the process. As I speak, some security reports have come in and they have automatically disqualified some people (applicants). No matter how qualified you think you are, if your report is adverse or negative, you will be dropped," Mr Tsoho said. He, however, did not disclose the number of applicants disqualified as well as their names. 'Next stage after security screening' The chief judge said after the security vetting, the next stage of the process is to send the names of screened applicants to the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC). "So, when we are through with the security vetting, the names will be forwarded to the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), which will then make a shortlist to the National Judicial Council (NJC) and that is where the final process comes in," he said. The NJC will then conduct its own screening and interviews after which the names of the successful candidates will be recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment. PREMIUM TIMES will publish the full interview with Justice Tsoho later today.
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NSW records one new case of coronavirus NSW has recorded just one new case of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Friday, as health authorities urge more people to get tested. The latest person to be diagnosed is a returned traveller in hotel quarantine. While it's good news for the state, NSW Health is concerned about a decrease in testing rates in recent weeks, particularly as school holidays get underway. There were 12,258 tests reported in the 24-hour period to 8pm Friday, compared with 13,686 on Thursday. "If you have symptoms at all we need your help," deputy chief health officer Dr Jeremy McAnulty said on Saturday. Earlier NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian issued a call for at least 20,000 a day. "With the start of school holidays and increased movement of people, NSW Health is appealing to everyone to get tested as soon as symptoms appear," a NSW Health spokesman said in a statement. NSW recorded four new cases of coronavirus on Friday. One of those was a man in his 50s from Sydney's southwest, whose source of infection remains unclear. The man lives in a supported care facility with two other people. NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said on Thursday he had underlying health conditions and was in intensive care at Campbelltown Hospital. The health department is treating 72 coronavirus cases, including three in intensive care, none of which are being ventilated. The news comes after an alert was sent out for a Sydney shopping centre. Anyone who attended Woolworths at Campbelltown Mall on Thursday September 17 between 1.30pm and 2.30pm is considered a casual contact of this case, and urged to monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop. Despite concerns about low testing numbers and mystery community transmission, NSW has begun to relax restrictions, with changes to dancing at weddings, school and community sport, and presentation ceremonies announced on Thursday. While on Friday the state government revealed theatres, cinemas and concert halls would be able to increase their COVID-safe capacity to 50 per cent, up to 1000 guests. Corporate events at function centres would be able to welcome up to 300 attendees from next week but COVID safe plans must be in place.
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It could be argued that the EU's involvement with NATO is considerably less significant than the other organisations mentioned and does not warrant inclusion in the lead.—Blue-Haired Lawyer
Taking into consideration Article 17 of the Maastricht treaty (as amended), the St. Malo Declaration, the Berlin Plus agreement, the transfer of WEU capabilities to the EU under the CFSP and and the ESDP, the CJTF, ESDP access to NATO assets, the membership overlap between the organizations (European NATO countries that are in the EU and vice versa), observer status regulations with respect to NATO, WEU and EU etc. etc., I don't think it is reasonable to avoid mention of NATO when talking about defence in the context of the EU. If EU 100% is merely saying that NATO should be mentioned only in the section on defence amd should not be mentioned in the lead (which is meant to summarize the rest of the article), then he or she should say so, and we could discuss that sensibly. It's time to cancel Nato over. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EU 100% (talk • contribs)
===Nato in the lede===
Ok, I've started this sub-heading to draw a line under EU100%'s rather incoherent ramblings. I think it makes sense to talk about Nato under the defence section for all the reasons Boson just mentioned, but does it make sense to refer to NATO in the lead? Are we really summing up the section on defence? Because it seems like we just mentioning the number of countries which are members of both Nato and the EU. It would make more sense to mention the EU's operations in Chad and Kososo, or something similar.—Blue-Haired Lawyer
I see no compelling reason to include statistics on NATO membership in the lede (though I have no real objection to them staying) and agree that it would make sense to mention some of the EU operations. In summarizing defence in the EU, I think it would be appropriate to mention the role of NATO (though I don't know if it is essential) and get across that defence is less established than other policy areas. It's really a matter of how much to include without giving too much weight to defence and foreign policy. I agree no compelling need for the lede. I think it is relevant for military however. Also please note the word " NATO" appears only 3 times in the whole of the article. Once in the lede, twice in the military section. So hardly undue attention I would say. Arnoutf (talk)
It's time to remove Nato 100% (talk)
Stop trolling, you are lacking arguments and support. Arnoutf (talk)
When you understand to bewrong about Nato you always mention 'd like to mantein the presentatyion as you like without respecting presentation isn't at all Holy present guilty EU in a low are trolling telling your opinion all the times in the EU can check it also now and day by's a shame!EU 100% (talk)
== Citation needed? ==
"The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states". Should there not be a reference for this opening sentence? Specifically as to how many member states there currently are? It's referenced further down, and I think this fact is trivial enough that LEAD#Citations doesn't require an extra citation in the lead. —JAO • T • C
Given that the number is ever growing and that the change in membership is not always reported all over the globe, I am not so sure that this doesn't need (just one) citation. If it was a fixed number or a well known number then I would agree but it is steadily increasing. :I really think given the fact that the information is easily accessed elsewhere on the page, a citation here is unnecessary. == Animation of member states ==
The current animation showing which states joined when is currently very fast - any way of slowing it down a bit? Hadrian89 (talk)
Well yes, but I'm not sure how.—Blue-Haired Lawyer
== EU production of primary energy ==
2009 (UTC)
EU in the FIRST PART of its presentation never mention Nato.I suggest everibody to check EU official website to show how low is the level of the EU presentation in Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EU 100% (talk • contribs)
We use the EU website as a source, not as a template. Arnoutf (talk)
This thing isn't sufficient to justify the low said "Excusatio non petita accusatio manifesta!
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Pubs are already turning out the lights as soaring energy bills hit the ailing hospitality sector - with last orders at 8.30pm and closing by 9pm, food service being stopped and skeleton teams running venues to avoid financial ruin. Beer gardens are even being shut at night to save costs. And councils may choose to copy Germany where street lights are being dimmed, traffic lights at quieter junctions are turned off, hot water and central heating is off in public buildings and monuments will no longer be lit overnight. UK municipal swimming pools could be made colder to reduce heating bills. It comes as celebrity chef Tom Kerridge revealed that the electricity bill at one of his pubs will soar from £60,000 to a staggering £420,000 a year as Britain's hospitality sector faces financial ruin this winter. Mr Kerridge, who owns three pubs based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, said yesterday he has been quoted a rise from £5,000 to £30,000 a month at one of his businesses. He said the quote has come from his existing electricity supplier for when the contract ends in December and worries because many of his appliances use electricity - including the stoves, the ovens and the fridges. Many British pubs are reducing their hours and closing down as energy bills skyrocket by tens of thousands of pounds, with pub owners calling for immediate intervention from the incoming Prime Minister. Landlords are reporting 400% increases in the price of their bills, costs they are largely unable to cut as the require the fuel to serve customers. President of the British Chambers of Commerce, Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, today warned that two-thirds of pubs are at risk of closure amid the energy price rise crisis. Mr Kerridge said he will shop around to try and get his bill lowered but said from his first quote the annual sum 'has gone from '£60,000 a year to '£420,000 a year'. 'It's just absolutely ludicrous and that's just us as a business. This is every business - every business is getting quoted that because there is no price cap on business energy,' Mr Kerridge told BBC Radio 5 Live. 'The numbers are so ridiculous and ludicrous that no wonder so many businesses are closing and talking of closing.' Mr Kerridge, who also owns five restaurants and bars, said businesses would face 'harsh realities' over the winter, according to The Telegraph. He described it as a 'terrifying and scary landscape' for the sector. A quarter of pub and hotel owners are considering closing over the Christmas period to avoid losing money, according to research by the industry body, UK Hospitality. One landlady, whose energy bill has jumped from £8,000 to £33,000, told MailOnline: 'You really need to be up for running a pub for the love of it as it's certainly not to earn a living anymore!' She said she has had to cut down her menu, is now acting chef as she cannot afford to employ one, and turns the outside lights off to save money - but predicts that the future looks bleak. Russell Imrie, who runs the Keavil House Hotel in Fife, said that he will close between December 23 and 27. 'The amount that we would need to charge for lunches and dinners and for rooms over the Christmas period would be at a level that, I think, the customers would not understand why we were charging those prices,' he said. It comes amid fears for energy bills at other institutions including museums, care homes and schools. 'We are simply at the stage where many people will not be able to heat their homes over the winter and because there's no cap on businesses and public institutions, things like museums are warning about shutting, elderly care homes, schools,' Helen Lewis, writer for The Atlantic told BBC's Today programme, discussing the huge challenge of the energy crisis that will fall on the next Prime Minister. 'You cannot have a situation in which children are being asked to go in very cold schools and then coming home to very cold homes. That is something the government is going to have to do something more than the announced measures to deal with.' Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge says the electricity bill at one of his pubs will soar from £60,000 to a £420,000 a year when the contract ends in December Mr Kerridge, who owns three pubs based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, said businesses were going to face 'harsh realities' over the winter - Pictured is The Butcher's Tap and Grill Asked about the knock on effect of the energy crisis, she added: 'It's a very chaotic problem in the sense that things might drop out of supply chains that you've simply never thought about before, going about your daily life.
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Aram Karamanoukian (Արամ Գարամանուկեան; 1 May 1910 – 23 December 1996) was a Lieutenant General of the Syrian Army. He was also member of the Syrian Parliament. He is the author of several books. For his work as a scholar and military serviceman, Karamanoukian received medals from Egypt, Armenia, Lebanon, Syria, and France. ==Life and career==
Aram Karamanoukian was born in May 1910 in Aintab (today Gaziantep), Ottoman Empire to his father Hagop (Effendi) Karamanoukian, a lawyer by profession, and his mother Mariam Leylekian. During the Armenian genocide, the Armenians of Aintab were deported and Karamanoukian, along with his family, were driven into the Syrian desert where they arrived in Hama and ultimately settled in Aleppo, Ottoman Syria. He received his early education at Atenagan and the Haigazian Lyceum in Aleppo, graduating from there in 1923. Setting aside his education for a few years, he briefly became a dentist in 1924. Thereafter, he resumed his education at the Marist Brothers College in Aleppo. Thereafter, in 1932, Karamanoukian entered the Syrian Military Academy in Damascus and specialized in artillery. After graduating from the academy in 1934, he was then transferred to France to the School of Applied Artillery where he received additional training from 1938 to 1939. He furthered his education at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, graduating from there in 1945 with the rank of officer. Returning to Syria, Karamanoukian was admitted into the newly formed Syrian Army and was responsible for various positions. He participated in the First Arab-Israeli war at the Quneitra front as the leader of the Syrian artillery regiment. From 1949 to 1957, he became the commander in chief of the Syrian Army's artillery. While serving this post, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general in 1956. He was transferred to Washington D.C. where he served as a military attache to the Syrian embassy. After spending a year abroad, he retired from the military in 1958 and went into public service. In the same year, he married Hasmig Meghrigian, an Armenian American from New York City. He became a member of parliament in 1961 as an independent representing Aleppo. During his brief political career, he was elected as a member of the National Defense Commission. However, due to growing instability in the country, he retired from the political sphere in 1964 to further his education. In 1964, Karamanoukian returned to scholarly activity. He attended courses on law at Saint Joseph University in Beirut and graduated with a law degree. He was then accepted into the Sorbonne University in Paris. He continued his PhD studies there and eventually graduated with a LLD degree in 1972. His thesis was on military service and foreigners with a special emphasis on the French Armenian Legion. He became a United States citizen in 1990. He was then awarded by the New Jersey Association for Lifetime Learning as an Outstanding Adult Learner from Bergen County for the 1989–1990 academic year. During the Nagorno-Karabakh war, he visited various battlefronts. He was particularly elated about the Armenian victory at the Battle of Kalbajar. In the last months of his life, Karamanoukian toured around the world and visited friends and family in Syria, Armenia, France, and Lebanon. After returning to the United States, he fell gravely ill, and died in Fort Lee, New Jersey on 23 December 1996. In accordance to his will, his remains were transferred to Aleppo and Armenia. In Armenia, part of his remains were buried next to his brother Levon in Yerevan. In Aleppo, the rest of his remains were buried at a local Armenian church. His funeral was attended by many senior officials and dignitaries. ==Decorations==
Aram Karamanoukian received medals from Egypt, Armenia, Lebanon, Syria, and France.
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What caused the split between Cheika and Castle? Castle got the nod over former Wallaby Phil Kearns in a two-horse race for the role of RA chief executive in 2017. Given that the friendship between Cheika and Kearns goes back to their Randwick days, Castle was always going to find it hard to win over the former Waratahs coach. Cheika was unhappy when Castle and the RA board moved to reign in his power in December last year, appointing Scott Johnson as a director of rugby and independent selector Michael O'Connor. Cheika axed his assistant, Stephen Larkham at the same time. Cheika, who had been in the job four years by that point, wanted full autonomy - but after a horror run that had seen the Wallabies lose nine of 13 Tests in Australia, was forced to accept the changes in order to keep his job. "Scott [Johnson] is a lovely bloke and I get on fine with him, but I'm not really into that type of thing," Cheika said. "I like to take responsibility." That skirmish left a wound in the relationship between coach and CEO which never healed, but Castle nevertheless spoke regularly about being prepared to give Cheika whatever resources necessary to help the Wallabies succeed at the World Cup. Cheika would not expand on his earlier comments when he arrived home yesterday. "It's an irrelevant issue, honestly," said Cheika, insisting the fractured relationship with Castle and chairman Clyne couldn't be blamed for Australia's equal-worst World Cup campaign. "It's for other people to decide all that. My job's with the team... no excuses, no nothing. That's the way I've always operated and that's the way I'll continue to operate." Cheika cannot complain that RA was unsupportive in the lead-up to Japan. The governing body understood how important it was for the health of the game for the Wallabies to do well at the World Cup. Michael Hooper says he had no idea Michael Cheika and Raelene Castle had a poor relationship.
"At the end of the day, what I can tell you is the board continued to support Michael and gave him all the support he needed going into this World Cup," Castle told Fox Sports this week. While many in rugby circles were aware that Cheika and Castle did not see eye-to-eye, players were genuinely suprised by the revelation, even though the coach said it was "no secret." Loading "I know that relationships aren't always straightforward but whatever they did, they kept it pretty well hidden from us players," captain Michael Hooper said at Sydney airport on Tuesday. "I think that's a pretty good credit to keep it away from us. We have a job to do and they didn't put it in front of our face." David Pocock, sporting a battle wound on his face from a brutal quarter-final against England, echoed Hooper's comments. "In the wash-up there's so much talk about CEO-coach relationship... and they were certainly very good at hiding that from the players," Pocock said. "From our perspective, we prepared as best we could." Now Cheika has all but left the building, RA must decide the best way ahead. The governing body may yet heed the call by former Wallabies captain Andrew Slack to hold a completely independent review. Loading Castle is in Japan for a few more weeks attending SANZAAR and World Rugby meetings and will work to establish the terms of the review. An RA spokesperson would not say if an independent review was being considered, however a source told the Herald the cost of getting an external company to do so might might mean an in-house review is a preferred option. On Sunday in a press release, Castle was quoted as saying: "Scott Johnson will lead a thorough review of the Rugby World Cup campaign and the 2019 season. This is an important process which is undertaken at the completion of each tournament or series and this review will examine all aspects of the Wallabies program, from coaching to physical preparation, player fitness and skill development. "As expected at the end of a Rugby World Cup year, there are a handful of senior players leaving the Wallabies program and coaching staff coming off contract ahead of next year. There has already been much work completed in preparing for the future in this regard and that work will also continue until the end of the year."
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Over 50 people treated for breathing problems in British town - RT UK News More than 50 people are being treated for breathing problems after a suspected chemical leak at a commercial site near Maidstone in Kent. Paramedics were called to the location at around 3:00 PM on Wednesday afternoon. Seven fire engines and hazardous material officers, along with a specialist chemical unit are also at the scene. A spokesperson for the Kent police said officers responded to "reports of a suspected chemical leak" after being contacted by the ambulance service, the BBC reported. In an update posted online, Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it had deployed more than 40 firefighters to the scene. Crews are wearing breathing apparatus and trying to decipher what the chemical is, they said, adding that the chemical "is contained to the site." One witness told the Daily Express that emergency responders descended on Maidstone Hospital in what looked like a "full-scale operation." "Nobody is being allowed into the hospital and big white hazard tents have been set up outside," the man said. Reports suggest that the incident took place on a fruit-picking farm and that those affected are foreign nationals in their 20s and 30s. It is believed that the victims were overcome by carbon monoxide - an odorless and tasteless gas - and began having trouble breathing.
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The map, said Jenks, was said to have been “the property of a man named Rotz, a French sailor who passed some part of his life in England”. Jenks commented: “this fact gives some colour to the claim put forward by the French, that their countryman, Guillaume le Testu, was the true discoverer of Australia. The claim is based mainly upon the fact that Testu’s name appears on a map dated 1555, on which a southern continent, styled Jave la Grande (“Great Java”), is outlined. But this fact, of course, merely proves that Testu had heard of such a country..."
erein to the views of others and also so that those who navigate there be on their guard when they are of opinion that they are approaching the said Land... This piece is a part of the Southland or Terra Australis, from Imagination situated under the Frigid Zone, forasmuch as some are of the opinion that the Land of the Strait of Magellan and La Grande Java are joined together. This is not yet known for certain, and for this Reason I am unable to describe its Resources. |source = Guillaume Le Testu
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Three centuries later, the English scholar Edward Jenks suggested that a chart said to have been created in 1542 and later held by the British Museum may have been Le Testu's source for Jave la Grande. Le Testu's Cosmographie Universelle (1555) and world atlas (1556) are both in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The map, said Jenks, was said to have been “the property of a man named Rotz, a French sailor who passed some part of his life in England”. Jenks commented: “this fact gives some colour to the claim put forward by the French, that their countryman, Guillaume le Testu, was the true discoverer of Australia. The claim is based mainly upon the fact that Testu’s name appears on a map dated 1555, on which a southern continent, styled Jave la Grande (“Great Java”), is outlined. But this fact, of course, merely proves that Testu had heard of such a country..."
rein to the views of others and also so that those who navigate there be on their guard when they are of opinion that they are approaching the said Land... This piece is a part of the Southland or Terra Australis, from Imagination situated under the Frigid Zone, forasmuch as some are of the opinion that the Land of the Strait of Magellan and La Grande Java are joined together. This is not yet known for certain, and for this Reason I am unable to describe its Resources. |source = Guillaume Le Testu
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Three centuries later, the English scholar Edward Jenks suggested that a chart said to have been created in 1542 and later held by the British Museum may have been Le Testu's source for Jave la Grande. Le Testu's Cosmographie Universelle (1555) and world atlas (1556) are both in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The map, said Jenks, was said to have been “the property of a man named Rotz, a French sailor who passed some part of his life in England”. Jenks commented: “this fact gives some colour to the claim put forward by the French, that their countryman, Guillaume le Testu, was the true discoverer of Australia. The claim is based mainly upon the fact that Testu’s name appears on a map dated 1555, on which a southern continent, styled Jave la Grande (“Great Java”), is outlined. But this fact, of course, merely proves that Testu had heard of such a country..."
ein to the views of others and also so that those who navigate there be on their guard when they are of opinion that they are approaching the said Land... This piece is a part of the Southland or Terra Australis, from Imagination situated under the Frigid Zone, forasmuch as some are of the opinion that the Land of the Strait of Magellan and La Grande Java are joined together. This is not yet known for certain, and for this Reason I am unable to describe its Resources.
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Delhi Police has a field day over Pak fielders' now famous 'catch drop' video India oi-Deepika S
New Delhi, Sep 12: Road safety is serious business but Delhi Police knows how to put the message across to maximum number of people, with a dash of humour, some cricket and a missed viral catch drop. So today, Delhi Police took to twitter to post on road safety and took a hilarious dig at the Pakistan cricket team for dropping a catch in the Asia cup finals, while sending the message of 'road safety' across. During the Pakistan- Sri Lanka Asia Cup finals match, Asif Ali and Shadab Khan who ran from different ends collided while taking Bhanuka Rajapaksa's catch. In fact, the ball bounced off the fielders' hands to the other side of the boundary, making it a six. The dropped catch in the finals, cost Pakistan dearly as they could not make enough runs in the final five overs. Noida woman slaps security guard in viral video, arrested Delhi police got a great chance to take a funny dig at the Pakistan players while spreading awareness on road safety. They shared a sitter with the song 'ae bhai, zara dekh ke chalo', which has now gone viral.
The Delhi Police Twitter handle has been a treasure trove of witty tweets, memes aimed at educating people. With this new tweet, netizens were all praises for the Delhi Police for their humour, with a few saying, 'Delhi police rocks'. "Now even DP is trolling Pak," wrote a Twitter user. "U nailed it," wrote another. The death of former chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry in a road accident in Maharashtra has triggered a debate on road safety issues such as check on over-speeding, wearing of seat belts for rear passengers and inconsistent road designs. Viral video: Little boy greets every passenger onboard a flight, Internet is all hearts The Delhi Police department launched a campaign on Twitter to educate citizens about the importance of wearing seatbelts while driving a car. Though, wearing seatbelt is mandatory in India, people have not been following the same. For Breaking News and Instant Updates Allow Notifications You have already subscribed Story first published: Monday, September 12, 2022, 12:11 [IST]
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The Bangladesh Women's Football League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ওমেন্স ফুটবল লিগ) simply known as WFL and officially as Bashundhara Group Women's Football League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of women's club football competition of Bangladesh established in league hosted and run by Bangladesh Football Federation. ==History==
Bangladesh Women's Football League is the country's top flight domestic women's football league which is founded in 2011 by Bangladesh Football Federation. After two consecutive season, the league was postponed for indefinite time because of unknown reason. After a long gap of 7 years, Bangladesh Football Federation organised the third edition in 2020. Currently Cholo Kheli Trust is the Strategic partner for Bangladesh Women's Football and for next three years. Cholo Kheli Trust, a charitable foundation formed to work in the fields of Sports, Education, Health combined with Information, create strategies and execute them in association with respective Ministries. Inspire next generation youth of Bangladesh to love, appreciate and pick sports and Play. The Trust also want them to be well Educated, Healthy and be informed by the Best standards in the World. ==Champions==
====Successful clubs by seasons====
{|class="wikitable"
|+ BWFL 2011–12 & 2012–13 season
|-
!Edition
!Season
!Winner
!Result
!Runner Up
|-
|1st
|2011–12
|Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Women
|2–0
|Dhaka Mohammedan Women
|-
|2nd
|2012–13
|Dhaka Abahani Women
|3–1
|Dhaka Mohammedan Women
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|+ BWFL season (2019–20) – present
|-
!Edition
!Season
!Champion
!Runner Up
!Ref. |-
|3rd
|2019–20
|Bashundhara Kings Women
|Nasrin Sporting Club
|
|-
|4th
|2020–21
|Bashundhara Kings Women
|ARB College SC
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|-
|5th
|2021–22
|Bashundhara Kings Women
|ARB College SC
|
|}
====Performance by clubs====
==Clubs==
===Current clubs (2021–22)===
Twelve clubs will compete in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Women's Football League:
===Former clubs===
==All-time BWFL table==
League or status at 2021–22 season:
==Head coaches==
==Stats and players==
===Seasonal statistics===
===Top goal scorers===
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!Rank
!Player
!Seasons
!!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"| Sabina Khatun
|4
|34
|115
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|2
|align="left"| Krishna Rani Sarkar
|2
|25
|50
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|3
|align="left"| Aungmraching Marma
|1
|5
|29
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|4
|align="left"| Tohura Khatun
|2
|20
|22
|-
|5
|align="left"| Swapna Rani
|2
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|20
|}
===Top scorers by season===
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!Season
!Player
!Club
!Goals
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|2011–12
| Sabina Khatun|| Sheikh Jamal DC Women || 25
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|2012–13
| Aungmraching Marma|| Dhaka Abahani Women || 29
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2019–20
| Sabina Khatun|| Bashundhara Kings Women || 35
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|2020–21
| Krishna Rani Sarkar|| Bashundhara Kings Women || 28
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|2021–22
| Aklima Khatun|| ARB College SC || 25
|}
===Best Player of the Season===
==Sponsorship==
== Media coverage ==
T Sports broadcast the 2020–21 season of the league.
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Iranians rally in opposition to US move against Revolutionary Guards - RT Newsline Iranians have rallied against the US decision to designate the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization. Thousands of worshippers came out of mosques after Friday prayers and burned the flags of both the US and Israel while also chanting anti-US slogans, AP reports. Similar demonstrations took place in other Iranian cities and towns on Friday, state media say. Iran earlier responded to the US move by designating all US forces as terrorist and labeling the US a "supporter of terrorism."
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Aston Villa want Batshuayi and Giroud, Spurs in Lemar talks, Neymar legal bid to join Barca - The Sun IT'S a new year and Premier League clubs will be hoping to ring it in with some new faces as the transfer window commences. There have already been some big moves across Europe and a number of English clubs could be very busy, including Aston Villa - who are desperate for a striker. Follow all the latest gossip and confirmed moves below...
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Rail union workers got inflation-busting pay rises for ten of last 13 years, data shows Rail union workers got inflation-busting pay rises for ten of last 13 years, data shows Track workers pay has ballooned by more than 36% between 2009 and 2021 It undermines RMT boss Mick Lynch's claims that workers are on the breadline Mr Lynch has rejected a 9 per cent pay rise offer over two years By David Churchill Chief Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail
RMT rail union workers have enjoyed inflation-busting pay rises for ten of the last 13 years, figures reveal. Data obtained by the Daily Mail shows signallers and track workers have seen their pay balloon by more than 36 per cent between 2009 and 2021. Over the same period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of inflation rose by 28 per cent. But, in some years, the workers enjoyed increases more than double what the average CPI rate was. In 2020, the average rate was 0.9 per cent but workers got 2.1 per cent pay rises. In 2014, the figures were 1.5 per cent and 3.1 per cent respectively, and in 2012 they were 2.8 per cent and 5.7 per cent. It undermines RMT boss Mick Lynch's claims that his workers are on the breadline and that his campaign is not about class war. The RMT did not respond to a request for comment. Mr Lynch has rejected a 9 per cent pay rise offer over two years, including a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies until January 2025. Two other unions representing Network Rail workers, TSSA and Unite, have accepted a similar offer. But the RMT wants higher pay rises in line with inflation, currently around 11 per cent. Polls show support for rail strikes is fading, with more of the public now opposed than backing them. Last week, the Mail revealed how 250 signallers and track maintenance staff for Network Rail earn £100,000 or more. We also revealed how 650 track maintenance staff earned more than £80,000. Around a quarter earnt £60,000 or more - more than double the £27,055 a newly qualified nurse earns and far higher than the £34,000 average nursing salary. The average total earnings for a signaller were just under £56,000 and £50,000 for track maintenance staff. The amounts include base salary, overtime, rest day working and allowances for doing unsociable hours. Around 80 per cent of the 20,000 or so track maintenance workers and signallers at Network Rail are members of the RMT. Share or comment on this article:
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==See also==
List of Lord Lieutenants of Warwickshire
List of High Sheriffs for Warwickshire
Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire – List of Keepers of the Rolls
Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency) – List of MPs for Warwickshire constituency
2007 Atherstone fire
Warwickshire College
W. W. Quatremain
==Notes==
==References==
==External links==
Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire College Homepage
Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)
The Manor of Hunningham
Images of Warwickshire at the English Heritage Archive
Warwickshire
Non-metropolitan counties
NUTS 3 statistical regions of the United Kingdom
West Midlands (region)
Counties of England established in antiquity
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Has Campbell dining gone glam? It's not just the Pruneyard that's pulling in Michelin-level talent now that One Fish Raw Bar has opened downtown. Chef Trent Lidgey, who first made his mark at San Francisco's two-Michelin-starred Atelier Crenn before wowing at Lexington House in Los Gatos, is already drawing raves the seafood creations at his new Campbell Avenue venture. The constantly cycling menu is letting Lidgey indulge some of the passions he could only hint at in LG; from a popular lobster roll to an Asian take on Hamachi to $175 Osetra caviar, the offerings are the ultimate chef's choice. (SP) 193 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell, 408-540-7418. onefishcampbell.com Shihlin 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara Usually when you see long lines at Valley Fair, it's because Kendall and Kylie Jenner are at PacSun, or Hot Topic is dropping its new Hex Girls collection. But these days it's likely because Taiwanese street food has come to the mall. As Valley Fair's billion-dollar-plus expansion continues to roll out, it seems to have hit the jackpot with Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks, a chain modeled on Taipei's Shihlin Night Market that has wowed the Bay Area with the authenticity (and sheer deliciousness) of its menu. The jewel in its crown is the XXL Chicken, which is marinated and fried to a crisp. There's also Oyster Mee Sua, rice boxes and more to choose from, as Shihlin takes over the world, one plum-powder-dusted fry at a time. (SP) 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara, 669-270-1688. shihlinca.com Dough Zone Dumpling House 19600 Vallco Pkwy Suite 130, Cupertino How do you like your dumplings? Pan-fried, steamed, boiled or cooked at home? Pop over to Cupertino to pop open bamboo steamers of traditional Chinese comfort foods at Dough Zone Dumpling House. At the small Seattle chain's first South Bay location, snag an order of the "xiao long bao" soup dumplings or "q-bao" pan-fried buns - dishes packed with pork, crab meat and aspic for a punch of juicy flavor. Other traditional bites include sweet and sour cucumber salad, marinated pig ears, mango pancakes and their signature peppercorn "dan dan" noodles, which are a crispy, spicy and "numbing" Szechuan specialty. (KL) 19600 Vallco Pkwy Suite 130, Cupertino. 408-882-1999. doughzonedumplinghouse.com Shephard & Sims 15970 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos Local restaurateurs James and Angelique Stump have brought their vision of eating well back to Los Gatos: a high-end menu of seasonal foods the duo like and want to eat any given day, except Monday and Tuesday. Start munching on crunchy and tart pickled fried green tomatoes before dining on a $10 chuck and brisket burger with bacon onion jam, homemade bread and butter pickles and awesome sauce - dubbed the best in California by one Yelper. What about a marinated half chicken? Maybe duck with croquettes and peaches for $32? Dollop a bit of caviar on top, just for fun. (KL) 15970 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos. 408-414-5312. sandslosgatos.com Shosha 141 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale Amber India has long ruled North Indian-style fine dining in the South Bay, but Navleen Jaggi of Shosha is aiming to change that. From the ambience to the menu, Shosa's name - Punjabi for "show off - fits it perfectly. If you're tired of the crispy cauliflower craze, Shosha offers some truly inventive appetizers (Alu Tuk Pops, Amritsari Fish Popcorn) to warm you up for top-shelf takes on Butter Chicken (including a vegetarian Butter Paneer version), Chicken Tikka Masala and Smoky Baingan Bharta. (SP) 141 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, 510-378-3775. shosarestaurant.com Flowers 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga
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Group: Lack of virus tests pushes Afghanistan toward crisis By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press June 2, 2020, 2:27 PM 3 min read KABUL, Afghanistan -- A prominent international aid organization warned Tuesday that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster because the government is unable to test at least 80% of possible coronavirus cases. The Intentional Rescue Committee said COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, is rapidly spreading undetected through Afghanistan. The IRC said the number of confirmed new cases rose by 684% in May, but the country's extremely low testing capacity means many people are going untested. Vicki Aken, Afghanistan country director at the IRC, told The Associated Press there are many concerns about the spread of the virus in Afghanistan, but the lack of testing is crucial. "We know that they're clearing less than a thousand tests today each day," she said. "But recent reports from the Ministry of Public Health had said that they were testing ten to twenty thousand people. I am concerned about the rate of people testing positive and of the health workers in particular." International health care professionals have warned that a large outbreak of the virus in Afghanistan could overwhelm its health care infrastructure, already wrecked by decades of war. Despite billions of dollars in international investment, much of it from the U.S., massive government corruption has left resources depleted, institutions dysfunctional, and the health care system ill-equipped to deal with even basic ailments. Afghanistan's Ministry of Health says it only has the capacity to test 2,000 people per day, but are receiving between 10,000 and 20,000 samples each day. That means up to 90% of potentially infected people are not being tested. And at 40%, Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of positive tests of all the countries where the IRC works, the organization said. Aken said Afghanistan wasn't prepared to respond to a health crisis of this magnitude. "We want to do everything that we can to support them, particularly at the provincial level, which doesn't get the resources that it needs," she said. Afghans have become increasingly poor, with 54% of the population earning less than $1.90 a day in 2019. That amount is likely less since the advent of the pandemic. Officially, the country has about 16,400 confirmed coronavirus cases with more than 270 deaths. "I think it's definitely an under-reporting of what is going on, but it's also their reporting on what their capacity is," Aken said. "They can only report on the positive tests and they only have the ability to do so many tests." In the early weeks of the pandemic, many Afghans complained of being turned away when seeking tests at health facilities and many who were tested sad they were told their results were lost. It took weeks for health care staff to get enough protective gear, leaving them afraid to treat patients. The IRC called on the international community to work with Afghanistan to improve its testing capacity and to increase direct support for front-line responders like the IRC.
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Democrats Joe Kennedy and Ed Markey spar over how to best counter Trump in Massachusetts Senate debate The two Democrats sparred on how to best take on Donald Trump as Massachusetts' senator, and campaign finance reform, a sign of how closely the two track ideologically. "This is not a swing state and this is not a swing seat," Kennedy said in the one-hour televised debate hosted by WGBH News. He added that "absolutely" Markey, the incumbent, has "been a good senator. The issue is that at this moment... this is not about finding the right bill and voting the right way." Markey defended his record, and vowed to continue to lead on legislation about the Green New Deal, gun reform and Alzheimer's research. "I have been leading and delivering," Markey said. At first blush, the Kennedy-Markey matchup is a face off between two opposing generational forces within Democratic politics, but the race is not as clear cut as it may appear. Kennedy, 39, isn't necessarily a fresh-faced newcomer -- and Markey, 73, is hardly an out-of-touch legislator. Ideologically, the two candidates don't differ much, but the race has drawn national attention. It's a rare intraparty challenge by a younger Kennedy against a well-established member of Massachusetts' delegation. But such a salvo isn't entirely foreign. A Boston-area congressional district was home to one of highest-profile primary showdowns in the 2018 cycle: Ayanna Pressley's successful challenge to longtime Rep. Michael Capuano. Months before Tuesday's debate, Markey and Kennedy sparred over a potential "People's Pledge" reboot, which would have limited the amount and type of outside money spent in the Democratic primary race and would be similar to the agreement between Elizabeth Warren and then-Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican, in their 2012 race. Kennedy supports it, while Markey has called for one that only limits negative advertisements paid by dark money. Markey has been endorsed by citizen group Environment Massachusetts, which plans to put together a $5 million campaign to support his candidacy. "We should welcome positive voices, disclosed voices," like those from "environmental groups," Markey said in the debate. "We need to have a new, modern people's pledge. One for the Trump era." "Who gets to say these are voices we like?" Kennedy replied. "Massachusetts walks the walk with progressive values and we need to do that now." Primary voters don't head to the polls until September 1. Kennedy is the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and the son of former Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy II. One great uncle, Ted Kennedy, served in the Senate for nearly 50 years. Another, John F. Kennedy, won his first congressional race in 1946 when Markey was born. JFK would later became the nation's 35th president. Kennedy volunteered for the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic and worked as an assistant district attorney for Massachusetts before his election to Congress in 2012. Markey has been a mainstay of the Massachusetts' delegation for decades, serving in the US House from 1976 to 2013. He's only served in the Senate since 2013 -- when he ran and won in a special election for the Senate seat, vacated by then-Secretary of State John Kerry. Markey has sought to shore up his progressive bona fides in the Senate, working with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, to co-sponsor the Green New Deal in the Senate. Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed Markey, as has Warren, his Senate colleague. Kennedy's long been interested in a Senate bid. Back in 2016, Kennedy said he would be open to running for Warren's seat if she was tapped as Hillary Clinton's vice president. That, of course, did not happen. Kennedy launched his current campaign in September 2019. Both candidates are raising significant sums for an intraparty race with no serious Republican challenger looming in November, according to federal election filings. Markey raised $7.2 million and ended 2019 with $4.5 million cash on hand. Kennedy raised $3.9 million and ended the year with $5.5 million on hand.
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All air-to-ground exercises using conventional ordnance up to and including MK 82 bombs and five-inch (127 mm) Zuni rockets are authorized. Napalm and High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) are prohibited. Live ordnance is restricted to the Live Ordnance Impact Area; inert ordnance is used on all other targets. Pinecastle targets have also been certified for laser operations. The Navy has used the area for target practice for 50 years under a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. The ghost town of Kerr City is in the forest. It is located on County Road 316 just west of State Road 19. ==Activities==
The Ocala National Forest has an accommodating climate for year-round recreation. The mild winters are fine for family camping while a summer canoe trip down a palm-lined stream is a cool way to spend an August day. The temperatures for the dry months of November through February range from a daily average of to a high of. The summer season is much warmer and wetter. Short afternoon thundershowers often raise the humidity to about 90% while the temperatures range from to. The average rainfall is approximately per year. Water plays an important part in a variety of recreational opportunities in the forest. Activities range from canoeing, boating, fishing, skiing, snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming, and the use of personal watercraft. Several boat ramps are available in the forest. Many s run through the forest including the Florida Trail, Salt Springs Observation Trail, Lake Eaton Sinkhole Trail, St. Francis Trail, and Yearling Trail. Bicyclists can travel along a challenging long ride on the Paisley Woods Bicycle Trail. Because this trail is not paved, bicycles need to be suited for rough terrain. Mountain bikes are ideal and encouraged for this environment. The Ocala National Forest offers many locations to ride Off-Road Vehicles. Currently, two trail systems offer a variety of recreation experiences: (1) the Ocala North OHV Trail System offers a longer experience with six distinct trail loops totaling and (2) the Wandering Wiregrass OHV Trail in the Southeast portion of the forest offers shorter day-use riding with a trail length of. A new trail system was added in 2008 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the forest. It is part of the south trail system off FR 573.. A small trail long called the Scrubjay and a longer trail long called the Centennial may be accessed from trailheads off FR 573. SR 40, and the Big Scrub Campground. Some areas are restricted to off-road vehicles; a detailed forest map can help provide information on areas open to off-road vehicles. There are many trails for horseback riding in the forest. Forest riding trails are old roads wide, marked at intervals with painted spots – called blazes – on the trees. Some of the best trails include the One Hundred Mile trail and the LAM trail. The Ocala National Forest is a wildlife management area, in which hunting and fishing activities are managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A permit is required for all hunters (except those indicated as exempt) to hunt in this area. A Quota Hunt Permit may also be required during certain periods or certain game. A public shooting range is located at the center of the National Forest Forest Road 11, north of S.R. 40 in the Ocala National Forest. GPS Coordinates:
29°11’16.80” N
81°46’14.15” W
12-position 100-yard rifle/handgun shooting range
One single-station, self-throw shotgun pad
Cost:
Free
Open daily from sunrise to sunset, except on Wednesday when closed until noon for maintenance. Closed sunset to sunrise, and Wednesday mornings until noon. This unsupervised facility in the Ocala National Forest offers a rifle and handgun range, and a single-station, self-throw shotgun pad. It was built with the cooperation of the U.S. Forest Service with funding provided by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR).
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Hunsdon Mead is a 34 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Harlow and east of Roydon in Essex. The site is partly in Essex and partly in Hertfordshire, and it is jointly owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust and the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The SSSI also includes part of the neighbouring Roydon Mead. The planning authorities are East Hertfordshire District Council and Epping Forest District Council. Hunsdon Mead is registered common land. Hunsdon Mead is located between the River Stort and the Stort Navigation. It is unimproved grassland which is subject to winter flooding. As a result of its location and traditional management it supports a number of uncommon plants. Notable grass species include meadow brome and the quaking grass Briza media, and there are other unusual flora such as pepper saxifrage and green-winged orchid. Roydon Mead lies east of the Stort Navigation, and both have large flocks of over-wintering birds. There is access from the Stort Navigation towpath. ==See also==
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Essex
==References==
==External links==
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Essex
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust reserves
East Hertfordshire District
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One of the most famous early Bengali Muslim immigrants to England was Sake Dean Mahomed, a captain of the British East India Company who in 1810 founded London's first Indian restaurant, the Hindoostane Coffee House. He is also reputed for introducing shampoo and therapeutic massage to the United Kingdom. In 1784 he migrated to Ireland where he fell in love with a woman called Jane Daly. He converted to Anglicanism in order to marry her, as it was illegal at the time for non-Protestants to marry Protestants. They later moved to Brighton. After reports of lascars suffering from poverty made their way to the ear of the general public, the East India Company responded by making lodgings available for them, but no checks were kept on the boarding houses and barracks they provided to the lascars. Many lascars found that their new living accommodations were often of a poor quality, and reports of Lascars being mistreated were submitted to the Society for the Protection of Asiatic Sailors, which was founded in 1814. In 1842, the Church Missionary Society reported on the dire ″state of the Lascars in London″ it was reported in the winter of 1850, 40 Asian men, also known as'sons of India', were found dead of cold and hunger on the streets of London. Shortly after these reports evangelical Christians proposed the construction of a charity house and gathered £15,000 pounds in assistance of the Lascars. In 1856 the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders was opened in Commercial Road, Limehouse under the manager Lieutenant-Colonel R. Marsh Hughes. The Navigation Act of 1660 restricted the employment of non-English sailors to a quarter of the crew on returning East India Company ships. Baptism records in East Greenwich suggest that young Indians from the Malabar Coast were being recruited as servants at the end of the 17th century, and records of the EIC also suggest that Indo-Portuguese cooks from Goa were retained by captains from voyage to voyage. In 1797, 13 were buried in the parish of St Nicholas at Deptford. ====20th century====
It is estimated 8,000 Indians (a large proportion being lascar sailors) lived in Britain permanently prior to the 1950s. Although, the comparatively few lascars that gained work often opened shops and helped initiate social and political community associations. Indians were less likely to settle permanently because of wage differentials. Due to the majority of early South Asian immigrants being lascars, the earliest South Asian communities were found in port towns. The small, often transitory presence of Lascars continued into the 1930s, with the Port of London Authority mentioning Lascars in a February 1931 article writing that "Although appearing so out of place in the East End, they are well able to look after themselves, being regular seamen who came to the Docks time after time and have learnt a little English and know how to buy what they want." In 1932, the Indian National Congress survey of 'all Indians outside India' estimated that there were 7,128 Indians in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that from 1800 to 1945, 20,000 South Asians emigrated to Britain. ===21st century===
The 2020 George Floyd protests had sparked solidarity and support from British South Asians in support of black British protest movements. In 2021, South Asian campaigners petitioned the Department for Education to include the Partition of India in the UK's national curriculum. ==Social and political issues==
===Community and sport===
In 2020, Amar Cymru, or My Wales, was established in consultation with Football Association of Wales to give the group a larger voice over the Wales national football team and provide stadium experiences for South Asians in Wales. In 2021, West Ham United became the first Premier League football club to specifically appoint a South Asian academy mentor to engage with the "more than 325,000 South Asians" living in the "London Boroughs of Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham and Havering". England coach Gareth Southgate has spoken of a need for more South Asians in the sport nationally. In 2022, figures from the Professional Footballers' Association highlighted this further with the findings that 0.45 percent of academy players were South Asian. In 2021, Bristol City F.C. signed their first ever South Asian British player. In 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board found that state-educated South Asian Britons were 34-times less likely to become professional cricketers than privately educated players from the White British census ethnic group. ===Health===
In 2018, research from the University of Surrey showed that South Asian people in Britain had low-levels of Vitamin D intake in a national context.
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Trump's Rollback of Auto Pollution Rules Shows Signs of Disarray That means the process is now being helmed by Francis Brooke, a 29-year-old White House aide with limited experience in climate change policy before moving over from Vice President Mike Pence's office last year. Given the lack of experienced senior staff members, people working on the plan say it is unlikely to be completed before October. At the same time, staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department, which are writing the rule, say they are struggling to assemble a coherent technical and scientific analysis required by law to implement a rule change of this scope. Several analyses by academics and consumer advocates have questioned administration's claim of benefits to the public. An Aug. 7 report by Consumer Reports concluded that Mr. Trump's proposed rollback would cost consumers $460 billion between vehicle model years 2021 and 2035, an average of $3,300 more per vehicle, in car prices and gasoline purchases. It also found the rollback would increase the nation's oil consumption by 320 billion gallons. A career staff member at the E.P.A., speaking on condition of anonymity, said the numbers, the public comments and the analysis were at odds with what the White House wanted to do. The White House official called the staff departures irrelevant and said that the rule was near completion. While acknowledging that a major change such as this takes time, the official said that people who were opposed to the rule, including some in the automotive industry, were starting to worry that the Trump plan was going to succeed. Policy experts point out that Mr. Trump's quest to undo his predecessor's signature climate-change regulation despite opposition from the very industry being regulated is extraordinarily unusual. For automakers, they say, it makes more sense to try to remain globally competitive by building more sophisticated vehicles as the world market moves toward more efficient cars. "I don't think there is any precedent for a major industry to say, "We are prepared to have a stronger regulation," and to have the White House say, "No, we know better,"" said William K. Reilly, who headed the E.P.A. in the first George Bush administration.
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Group B strep campaigners warn research into newborn baby infection "at risk" Research to protect newborn babies from catching a life-threatening infection from their mothers is in jeapardy, according to campaigners. Group B strep infection can be passed on to the baby during labour may lead to sepsis or meningitis. It can cause lasting problems like loss of hearing or vision, and sometimes can be fatal. Jane Plumb, chief executive of Group B Step Support, has been fighting for routine testing of pregnant women for the infection since she lost her 17-hour-old son Theo in 1996. Group B strep infection can be passed on to the baby during labour may lead to sepsis or meningitis
Medical research is now looking to assess the effectiveness of this testing but the trial needs 80 hospitals and only 30 have so far signed up. Ms Plumb told Sky News: "Without having the robust evidence, policy won't change and the trial is absolutely the best and probably only shot at being able to get the evidence to affect change." According to the NHS, it affects two to four women in 10 and is common in pregant women. However, there is a small risk that it could make your baby ill if spread during the labout. This happens in about one in 1,750 pregnancies. Ms Plumb said that roughly two babies as day develop the infection, adding: "One of those babies, every week, dies and another baby survives with lifelong disability," she said. "And this is unforgivable because most of these infections are preventable." To prevent the infection from spreading to the baby, antibiotics can be given to mothers who test positive for the infection. Many developed countries including France, Germany, Spain and the US offer routine testing for pregnant women, and have seen their rates of infection fall "dramatically" according to Ms Plumb. Such testing can prevent mothers such as Kate Rogers, whose son Frank was diagnosed with meningitis three days after birth due to the infection, from feeling "incredibly guilty." Ms Rogers said she initially blamed herself for not reading and researching enough, adding it is "difficult to know that this could have been prevented." A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson told Sky News: "Those identified at risk of having a baby affected by this infection are offered antibiotics in labour, enabling priority care and treatment for those we know are most vulnerable. "There is currently insufficient evidence regarding the benefits of universal screening in relation to the potential harms, but we keep this evidence under review and will consider the results of an ongoing large-scale clinical trial when it reports."
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'We were in coronavirus lockdown': my life in quarantine at the UAE Tour When we arrived in Dubai a week ago to cover the UAE Tour there was a heightened awareness of coronavirus; the airports looked a little emptier and there seemed to be more people than usual wearing masks to cover their nose and mouth. The masks varied from surgical to the type tradesmen utilise. One man even walked through baggage claim with an old oxygen ventilator mask dangling around his neck like an accessory. Some of my journalist colleagues voiced their concern during the tour, referencing websites that documented the spread of the virus. I admittedly made light of it and told them not to worry. We travel globally, covering bike races every year in a multinational bubble. Someone has always got a cold. But when I woke up at 2am on Friday from a bad dream and discovered a worse reality - I panicked. We were in lockdown. The glass entrance doors to our hotel had been closed shut. There were reports that two people at the race had been affected by coronavirus and that the tour had consequently been cancelled. Having started in Dubai, we were now in Abu Dhabi where we had travelled after stage five on Thursday, welcoming a change of scenery after six nights in a business hotel. There are about 600 people working at the race and in Abu Dhabi we were divided between three hotels among an enclave of accommodation around the F1 Yas Marina Circuit. Some 120 journalists and race organisation personnel went to one hotel and most riders and team staff to another within walking distance. At 10pm on Thursday journalists received a brief email from a race coordinator advising us not to leave the hotel "under any circumstances" and, at the request of local authorities, to "be available." A few messages were exchanged between reporters on WhatsApp about what it could mean, and someone suggested coronavirus, but I shrugged it off and went to sleep as we were meant to be heading out at 7.30am the next day. It could have been anything; a sheikh rolling past, or a race security measure. I understand the Israel WorldTour team that was competing here had a detail following them due to regional politics. At 1.30am the Abu Dhabi Sports Council had issued a statement saying the week-long UAE Tour, with two stages remaining, had been cancelled because two Italian "participants" had been diagnosed with Covid-19. When I woke up the link to the Sports Council statement had been shared between journalists. I changed quickly and went down to the lobby hotel as an American colleague I knew was there, working to find out more. When I got to the lobby just before 3am, a handful of reporters were sat in armchairs typing, and three key race organisers were standing across from the hotel entry that was now an impassable boundary. Shortly afterwards we received an official statement from the tour organisation that confirmed the race had been cancelled and clarified two Italian staff members from one team had tested positive to Covid-19. A view from inside the Crowne Plaza hotel Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images The statement read: "The Ministry of Health and Prevention said that all the race's participants, administrative staff and organisers will be examined through the continuous periodic screening being conducted, and all needed procedures, including quarantine measures, will be taken." As I read, Arabic music from a wedding reception downstairs mixed with the drunken giggles of men and women returning from last drinks at the hotel bar. Medical staff began to carry out tests at the teams" hotel almost immediately and took hours. Riders recounted visits from authorities in hazmat gear before they were asked not to speak to media. Yet some of us are friends. We had breakfast at the hotel buffet but then came the order: stay in your rooms. Radio silence ensued before a media release that confirmed Adam Yates would win the shortened race. It wasn't what people wanted to know. There were bigger, unanswered questions. A Dutch reporter shared a photo of an ambulance outside and two people completely covered in white protective clothing, highlighted by bright orange stripes. Cycling stakeholder RCS, an Italian group that oversees the tour, didn't have answers. Everyone was waiting on the advice of government and local authorities apparently. We were told around noon that a lunchbox would be brought to us, but I went to the lower ground floor to be tested, leaving my phone behind as requested, before it arrived. We went down in groups, signing a consent form that included a clause limiting reporting on the process. A hotel guest, who found me on Twitter, said they didn't have to be screened but were advised during the day not to roam the hotel, and would be treated to a complimentary buffet at dinner.
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Amy Winehouse left horrified after husband Blake stole cash from Prince's dressing room AMY was besotted by husband Blake Fielder-Civil - but was horrified when he stole hundreds of pounds from the dressing room of pop legend Prince. The singer was a fan of the American superstar and she was thrilled when he asked her to perform with him during a gig at London's O2 in September 2007.
Amy Winehouse's husband stole hundreds of pounds from the dressing room of pop legend PrinceCredit: Getty
Amy and hubbie Blake Fielder-CivilCredit: Getty - Contributor Tyler James said: "I went along. She never left me out and she would say I was a singer too. It was amazing. "She was in awe of Prince. He took me, her and Blake into his dressing room and told us to make ourselves at home. "He was wearing a dressing gown and I remember there being more make-up than I'd ever seen in my life. It would have covered the floor in an average double bedroom "We just chilled out. At one point me, Amy and Prince jammed and sang Purple Rain together.
Tyler James said: 'She was in awe of Prince. He took me, her and Blake into his dressing room and told us to make ourselves at home'Credit: PA:Press Association
In his book Tyler writes: 'In the car Blake made a joke about taking the money from the dressing room. It was hundreds of pounds. He'd stolen Prince's money'Credit: AFP "Amy instigated it. It was the stuff of dreams, it was amazing. Amy didn't drink that night as she was excited about singing with him, she respected him and drugs hadn't taken hold. "I couldn't believe he and Amy were the same height, 5ft 3in." Tyler added: "Prince let us hang out in his dressing room. There was money laid all over." Blake, now 39, was a former video production assistant who Amy had married in Miami in May that year. In his book Tyler writes: "In the car Blake made a joke about taking the money from the dressing room. It was hundreds of pounds. He'd stolen Prince's money. "I was mortified. Amy brushed it off. I knew she knew it was wrong but in front of him she laughed about it, because she felt awkward. I knew she didn't think it was funny."
Tyler said: 'I was mortified. Amy brushed it off. I knew she knew it was wrong but in front of him she laughed about it, because she felt awkward. I knew she didn't think it was funny'Credit: Getty - Contributor
Tyler writes: 'Amy got on the phone to Prince and apologised. Prince was furious because a member of his team had been blamed for the theft'Credit: AFP - Getty Exclusive
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Shirtless Zayn Malik caught on camera in late-night scuffle outside a bar Tyler says now: "Blake wasn't a bad bloke. I got on with him but he was an addict and people, when they are on heroin, are not at their best. "Amy got on the phone to Prince and apologised. Prince was furious because a member of his team had been blamed for the theft. "It wasn't the money that he cared about, because that was peanuts to Prince and Amy at the time." Celebrity deaths in the last decade from Amy Winehouse to George Michael
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The Truth About Hansel and Gretel (Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel) is a book written by German caricaturist Hans Traxler, which was published in 1963. The book is a satire which purports to tell the story of how teacher Georg Ossegg uncovered archeological evidence of the "real" Hansel and Gretel in 1962. == Summary ==
According to the book, Ossegg determined that the fairytale, Hansel and Gretel, was based on the story of a 17th-century baker named Hans Metzler and his sister Grete. Hans and Grete Metzler lived in a village in the Spessart Forest during the Thirty Years War, and killed an old woman named Katharina Schraderin in order to steal her recipe for Nürnberger Lebkuchen (gingerbread). In reality, Ossegg did not exist and the details of the story were fabricated by Traxler. Vanessa Joosen has called the book a "fictive nonfictional text," which "carries the features of a nonfictional text but consciously misleads the reader." == In popular culture ==
Despite its fictional nature, the hoax convinced many in Germany at the time, and continues to have some traction. In 1987, a one-hour twenty-two minute movie, Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel, loosely based on the novel, was released in Germany. In the 1980s, in another area neighboring the Spessart Forest, German pharmacist Karlheinz Bartels published a joking theory that Snow White was based on a real person named Maria Sophia Margarethe Catharina, Baroness von und zu Erthal. The theory was primarily inspired by Traxler's book. In October 2021, Tim Harford released the episode The Truth About Hansel and Gretel in his podcast Cautionary Tales about Traxler's satire. ==References==
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Hot shooting in second half gets Pitt past Syracuse, 64-53 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jamarius Burton scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as Pittsburgh shot 50% after halftime to beat Syracuse 64-53 on Tuesday night. Pitt (8-12, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game skid, using a 17-6 run that included three 3-pointers for a 56-46 lead with 3:52 remaining. Joe Girard made just one basket in the game, a 3-pointer, that pulled Syracuse to 60-53 with 36 seconds left. Burton was 6 of 14 from the floor, added five assists and had three of the Panthers" seven 3-pointers. He has scored in double figures in 13 consecutive games. Mouhamadou Gueye added 19 points and 10 rebounds for Pitt. John Hugley had 11 points and 18 rebounds and Onyebuchi Ezeakudo 11 points. The Panthers were 13 of 26 from the floor and 6 of 12 from 3-point range in the second half. Gueye had 11 points after the break. Buddy Boeheim scored 25 points on 9-of-23 shooting with four 3-pointers, and was the only one to score in double figures for Syracuse (9-11, 3-6). Cole Swider finished with nine points. Jesse Edwards and Jimmy Boeheim added eight points apiece. Girard was 1-of-9-shooting. The Orange entered with each starter averaging double-figure scoring. Syracuse shot 28% (9 of 32) in the second half and missed 13 of 14 from distance. Syracuse, which has lost three of its last four, hosts Wake Forest on Saturday. Pitt plays at Boston College on Saturday.
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Third straight day of protests over Trump win Thousands of people took to the streets for a third straight night to protest a Donald Trump presidency. In Portland, Oregon overnight, police say one demonstrator was shot during a confrontation with another man. Earlier, police used flash-bang grenades and tear gas to disperse the crowds, after protesters threw flaming objects at them. Marlie Hall reports from Trump Tower in Manhattan.
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news.com.au - Australia's #1 news site Authorities in Spain announced the arrest of 32 people in connection with a drug smuggling operation through the Port of Tarifa in the country's south. They discovered bales of hash in barrels lashed to the hulls of recreational boats, as seen in this video from the Civil Guard. Two tons of hash were recovered, they said. Authorities said that the arrests were the result of an operation that began in January, when police identified a number of people who appeared to be living beyond their means in Tarifa. Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful
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Wang Yu (; born January 1964) is a Rear Admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy of China. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. As of September 2015 he was under investigation by the military authorities. Previously he served as head of the Equipment Department of South Sea Fleet. ==Biography==
Wang was born in January 1964 in Zhijiang, Hubei. After graduating from Yiling High School, he entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he majored in mechanical and power engineering. In December 1987, he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army and was assigned to the Navy Equipment Research Institute. He was elevated to deputy chief engineer in 1994, four years later, he was promoted again to become chief engineer. On July 20, 2007, he promoted to Rear Admiral. He was president of the Navy Equipment Research Institute before serving as Head of the Equipment Department of South Sea Fleet. In September 2015, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline". Then he was removed from membership of China's national legislature, the National People's Congress. Wang is a former delegate to the 10th, 11th and 12th National People's Congress. ==Personal life==
Wang Yu married Xu Ni (), a medical doctor who had studied in Germany. ==References==
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Discrimination, hate against Muslims at "epidemic proportions:" UN chief United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that hatred and discrimination against Muslims has risen to "epidemic proportions," calling for further collective efforts to promote social cohesion and religious tolerance. According to reports, Guterres raised the alarm on Wednesday at a UN event marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, and described surging anti-Muslim bigotry as part of a wider global shift toward nationalism and away from minority rights. "Minority communities are part of the richness of our cultural and social fabric, yet we see not only forms of discrimination, but also policies of assimilation that seek to wipe out the cultural and religious identity of minority communities," he said. Guterres said some examples of anti-Muslim bigotry included disproportionate restrictions against Muslims manifesting their beliefs, limits on accessing citizenship, and widespread stigmatization of Muslim communities. The UN chief said Muslim women faced "triple levels of discrimination" because of their gender, ethnicity, and faith. Guterres said that "discrimination diminishes us all," and called for safeguarding the rights of minority communities. "We must continue to push for policies that fully respect human rights and religious, cultural and unique human identity," he added. "As the Holy Qur'an reminds us: nations and tribes were created to know one another. Diversity is a richness, not a threat." The International Day to Combat Islamophobia, organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), came after the March 15, 2019 attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, where 51 Muslim worshipers were killed and 49 others were injured. Anti-Muslim sentiments have been on the rise across Europe in recent years in the wake of terrorist attacks in the continent. The attacks were carried out by the Daesh sympathizers or the terror group's members who had returned home following their defeat in Iraq and Syria. Muslim leaders in Europe and around the world have condemned the terrorist attacks. Moreover, the rise of far-right ideology and the propagation of anti-immigration policies have exacerbated the status of religious minorities in Europe. Earlier in the month, voters in Switzerland narrowly approved a bill that banned Muslim women from wearing a burqa, a covering for the whole body, or a niqab, a covering for the face. Last month, the lower house of the French parliament approved a controversial bill targeting religious freedom and stigmatizing Muslims, tightening rules on the funding of mosques, associations, and non-governmental organizations belonging to Muslims.
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Bloodthirsty was shot in three weeks, primarily at an old mansion southwest of Edmonton, Alberta, with some studio and bedroom shots done elsewhere in that city. Director Moses said the home was "strange and very different than the typical kinds of houses you'd see in Edmonton and lots of other cities. It also had a lot of stuff to work with. When you're working on a low-budget film, you don't have a lot of budget for set decoration, so this house had so much stuff — the man who owns it is a collector. He had a lot of stuff we were able to utilize fill the space." The werewolf effects were achieved through practical effects — makeup and prosthetics — and not CGI. Beatty said,
The film's poster and trailer were released on March 24, 2021. ==Release==
The film premiered on October 1, 2020 at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, held virtually that year. It also screened at the Telluride Horror Show festival in Colorado in 2020, and at the Calgary Underground Film Festival in 2021. In February 2021, Brainstorm Media acquired the U.S. rights to the film and planned to release it in theaters and on video-on-demand on April 23, 2021. On March 21, 2021, Raven Banner Releasing said it had acquired the Canadian rights and planned to release it in theaters and on demand also on April 23, 2021. However, while it was released and reviewed, Bloodthirsty did not play in theaters. ==Awards==
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Best Original Score (Michelle Osis and Lowell Boland) and Best Original Song (Boland, Evan Bogart and Justin Gray for "Grey Singing in Auditorium"). ==Reception==
===Critical response===
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film reports an approval rating of based on reviews. The site's critics consensus says, "Offering a hauntingly lush style and plenty of gore, Bloodthirsty successfully captures the nightmarish darkness behind being hungry like the wolf in the quest for fame." According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 5 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews". The alternative weekly Austin Chronicle called it a "symphony in moonlight and nightmares," and that, "What's daring and innovative within the genre is that Lowell's to question the connections between dark art and those who are drawn to create." The horror specialty website Bloody Disgusting said the movie "takes a psychological approach, resulting in a slow-burn tale that favors mood over showier lycanthrope elements" and "employs a surreal, dreamy quality." On the other hand, "The intent behind Charlie's character is clear, but there's no emotional investment behind it to make us care." The industry trade magazine Variety also called it "slow-burning" and said that because "the pressures of the music industry integral to the emphasis may disappoint horror fans who want more of the fanged action.... But within its modest boundaries, 'Bloodthirsty' does a creditable enough job.... It may be one big metaphor, but as they go, 'Recording a second album made me a monster' has the ring of truth." The horror magazine Rue Morgue said the film's "lack of across as a graceful embrace of ambiguity and trust in the audience" until "at the height of the horror, the plot hits the brakes and instead subjects us to a thorough, verbal explanation about what has happened and what will happen." Still, it called the movie "an overwhelmingly poetic and disturbing film about an artist's struggle with identity amidst creation. The music is incredible and Beatty's performance is deserving of laurels." On the negative side, the large city newspaper the Detroit News called it "a horror hodgepodge that shows its fangs but doesn't bite deep enough to leave a mark," and that while director Moses "creates a tense, moody atmosphere," Beatty's lead character "never operates or fills the room like a pop star of any magnitude, and Vaughn doesn't have the swagger of even an aging boy-band member." The general-interest said the movie "isn't as relentless or as disturbing as its name advertises" and that it "barely gets inside its antiheroine's head.... There's not much in this movie that isn't neatly explained or blatantly implied by the movie's all-caps dialogue and slow-burn plot." The LGBTQ newspaper the Philadelphia Gay News conceded that Moses "does create a sense of dread with bloody images, but too much of 'Bloodthirsty' feels slight.
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Keep moving. Even if you decide to forgo your usual gym routine or fitness class to reduce chances of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, it's important to find ways to stay active, because research shows that physical activity is good for the immune system. A few caveats: If you don't currently exercise, start slowly, and if you do exercise regularly, there's no evidence that upping the intensity of your workouts will offer you additional protection. So stay the course. Protect your sleep. Research shows that adequate quality sleep helps maintain immune health, including reducing the risk of infectious diseases and supporting recovery if we do get sick. Try to relax. Stress lowers your immune function and increases the risk of catching an infectious disease. Whether COVID-19 - the illness caused by the novel coronavirus - has you scared, or you're taking the unfolding events in stride, try to find ways to manage the stress in your life in healthy ways. How is this outbreak affecting you, if at all? Are you changing your routine or going about your business as usual? Have you canceled or postponed any plans? What kinds of discussions are you having with family members and friends? Are you a healthcare worker who's on the front lines of the response? Whoever you are, we want to hear from you so our news coverage is as complete, accurate and useful as possible. Carrie Dennett: [email protected]; on Twitter: @CarrieDennett. Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN, CD is a registered dietitian nutritionist at Nutrition By Carrie, and author of "Healthy For Your Life: A holistic approach to optimal wellness." Visit her at nutritionbycarrie.com.
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U.S. seizes more Iran-linked websites sowing discord Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Federal authorities on Wednesday announced they have seized 27 websites posing as news organizations linked to Iran as part of its efforts to thwart Tehran's spread of disinformation within the United States and abroad. Four of the websites seized targeted Americans in an attempt to influence U.S public opinion and policy, the Justice Department said in a release, adding the remaining websites targeted audiences throughout the world to further Iran's disinformation campaign. The seizure is part of the Justice Department's efforts to prevent Iran from interfering in its democracy and follows federal authorities taking hold of 92 domains last month. The Justice Department said the websites either violated U.S. sanctions targeting the Iranian government and the IRGC or the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which oversees the activities of people and entities working for foreign countries. The four websites, prosecutors said, violated the FARA by not disclosing it was being operated on behalf of the IRGC to target the United States with pro-Iranian propaganda to influence Americans concerning Middle Eastern policy. "This work will continue," U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California David Anderson said in a statement. "We cannot allow Iran's attachment to fake news to overtake our commitment to the rule of law." According to the Justice Department's affidavit to support the seizures, the websites posing as news organizations prompted messaging against President Donald Trump and the U.S. withdrawal from an Obama-era nuclear accord with Tehran as well as anti-Israeli narratives and the condemnation of Iranian adversary Saudi Arabia. "The anti-U.S., anti-Saudi and anti-Israeli material being promoted is in line with Iranian foreign policy and similar to previously identified Iranian covert influence campaigns," the document said. "Also consistent with known Iranian covert influence campaigns, the network accomplishes Iranian propaganda objectives by manipulating U.S. public discourse and sowing discord in the American people through use of U.S. social media platforms and inauthentic news media outlets." The affidavit said Iran produced the fake news media imitating legitimate news sources and posted to websites that are prominent in search results for authentic news media. The breadth and sophistication of the network of websites is widespread, orchestrated and coordinated, potentially includes thousands of inauthentic domains and social media accounts used to promote Iran's propaganda, it said. "The FBI has identified well over 1,000 domains, email accounts and social media accounts from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and the FBI believes that many more exist," the document said. Late last month, U.S. intelligence blamed Iran for having obtained voter information ahead of the U.S. presidential election and having spoofed emails sent to voters in order to intimidate and incite unrest.
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I do not want to be PITA, but there is no such thing as ICQ protocol, because AOL can change it into whatever they want (and they do), i.e., protocol to be considered one must be separate from particular implementation. Go Jabber! :-)
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==What needs to be changed!==
The article is too much of a promotion for ICQ, beginning with the company's logo. (Why not identify as "ICQ logo"?) The lead is OK, but is followed by "Features" (which reads like an all the pros of ICQ). The "Clients" section is not only a case of "blowing one's own horn", but contains 12 red links (articles probably should tell us something). The "In popular culture" section tells us nothing about ICQ, and, should perhaps be classed as "Trivia". The "Criticism" section appears to make the article "balanced", but the writer provides "work-arounds" for many of the problems, or blames them on "crackers". The "Trivia" section should simply not be there! MOST SERIOUSLY, the "External Links" all point to ICQ itself! This is contrary to Wikipedia's policies, and is considered a reason for speedy deletion. Also the "References" section is filled with links to ICQ, ICQ promotions, plug-ins for ICQ, and "spam" sites, overloaded with advertising. (Not many reliable, informative sites listed!) I would like to hear you comments before finding another (less severe) tag for this article. Thanks,
I agree that the article is in need of some heavy editing. A lot of information is duplicated, and there is a lot of howto-style information and not many reliable secondary sources. However, all of that can be remedied by editing better than by deletion. Kusma (talk)
Thanks, Kusma. I am not a user or ICQ, and I'm not interested in participating in the revision of this article. However, I will try to find some appropriate (but gentle enough) tags to encourage the process. =="Versions" section==
I removed this section, since information regarding versions is covered in the Hisory section. This section was no more than a lengthy list of numbers, with no descriptions of any version. (To the average reader, a list of numbers alone has little meaning or value.) If the creator of this section would like to restore it, it would be nice to see it incorporated into the History section, with useful descriptions of each version. ==Comments on "criticism" edits==
This appears to be the only section of the article with a potential to escape sounding like a promotion for ICQ! Some past edits attempted to downplay the criticisms, with several "how to" statements (supposed solutions to serious problems). PLEASE read "What Wikipedia is NOT"! (It is not a "how-to" manual!) Such editing lacks neutrality. With all the "pros" of ICQ dominating the rest of the article, surely an honest statement of the "cons" is in order! ==WARNING! Seems to be that ICQ-Lobbyists are window cleaning this site for their own marketing. Step by step.==
Please compare older versions of this site with the recent - in particular criticism section. For example: the reference to Off-The-Record has been eliminated. Please undo to a more objective version.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.176.227.161 (talk • contribs) 17:07, 17 November 2007
Is it better to have an article that consists of 50% (unreferenced) criticism? / Fred-J
==Is it spyware==
Is it spyware? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.128.34.141 (talk • contribs) 02:19, 21 July 2005
Perhaps it is spyware, but as of now it isn't harmful and probably will not be in the near future. AOL Time Warner would be devastated by numerous lawsuits if they ever tried to use the ICQ password and username memorization. However, that is not to say it won't be possible that a tool could be developed to harvest these usernames and passwords via ICQ - a tempting security hole to exploit to the would-be hacker.
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Google Play Music Begins Shutting Down for Users, YouTube Music Gets New Features Google Play Music has shut down for several users. The music streaming service's site, and in some cases Android app too, says that "Google Play Music is no longer available," and recommends that users transfer their music to YouTube Music, or download/ delete their data. While the app on phones is still working for some users (including us), reports say that this too has started shutting down for some users. YouTube Music, meanwhile, is getting a few upgrades on Android Auto, including increasing functionality for free users. Google Play Music on Web is no longer available, and the site explicitly says so. It adds that users can transfer their account and library, including playlists and uploads, within a certain period of time. It has easy transfer process, with a "Transfer to YouTube Music' button right in the centre of the page. On clicking this, you will automatically be led to a page where you music transfer process can begin, if your account is linked. The page also has options for users wanting to download or delete their music. Users can choose to export their music library, delete their recommendation history, or delete their entire music library. If you do not delete it, Google says that the music and data will automatically be deleted once the shutdown of Google Play Music is complete. The Google Play Music app has reportedly stopped functioning on some phones as well
Photo Credit: Android Police While the app still seems to be functioning on some phones including our own, some reports and users on Reddit have said that the application leads to the same page as the web version of Google Play Music. As reported earlier, the Music Store on Google Play Music has officially also shut down as well. It seems to be only a matter of days that Play Music will close down for all users, worldwide. Google had announced that it would be closing Google Play Music in order to focus on one music streaming app only - YouTube Music. The YouTube Music app on Android Auto, on the other hand, is introducing new features. Free tier users can now browse their library of uploading songs, and use Google Assistant commands for the music, as per a report by Android Police. Earlier, this feature was limited to YouTube Music Premium users only. YouTube Music's playback screen will now have the addition of queuing songs as well, as pointed out by some users. Music streaming apps like Spotify already have this feature, and YouTube including it too may lead to more Google Play Music users transferring to YouTube Music. The app has been introducing a bunch of new features in the recent past. Is OnePlus 8T the best 'value flagship' of 2020? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.
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Gerry Taggart expects Leicester to do "soul-searching" before trip to Stockport Former Leicester defender Gerry Taggart expects the club to do some "soul-searching" before Tuesday night's Carabao Cup game at Stockport. The Foxes" second-round tie has been overshadowed by their poor start to the season and unsettling transfer speculation over several star players. Wesley Fofana was left out of the squad for Saturday's home defeat to Southampton amid sustained interest from Chelsea in the defender, while Youri Tielemans and James Maddison have also been targeted by rival clubs. Leicester have so far made only one summer signing - third-choice goalkeeper Alex Smithies - and boss Brendan Rodgers has admitted the uncertainty has had a negative impact on his squad. Taggart told LCFC Radio after the Foxes" 2-1 defeat to Southampton: "There's some soul-searching for them this week. "It was disappointing after going 1-0 up and looking good in the first half. After going that goal up, they decided to sit back." Rodgers" side have taken only one point from their first three Premier League games - next up is Chelsea at Stamford Bridge - and head to Edgeley Park for the cup tie sitting third from bottom in the table. Taggart added: "It's a game where he'll probably make a raft of changes to prepare for the Chelsea game. You don't need me to say it, that's become a massive priority. "He needs to find something within the squad for me, with the way the second half (against Southampton) panned out. There was a lack of something, or a few things."
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Researchers develop wireless implantable vascular monitoring system -- ScienceDaily Vascular diseases are public enemy number one: the leading killers worldwide, accounting for nearly a third of all human deaths on the planet. Continuous monitoring of hemodynamics -- blood flow through the vascular system -- can improve treatments and patient outcomes. But deadly conditions like hypertension and atherosclerosis occur in long and twisting vascular system with arteries of varying diameter and curvature, and existing clinical devices are limited by their bulk, rigidity, and utility. Georgia Institute of Technology researcher Woon-Hong Yeo and his collaborators are trying to improve the odds for patients with development of an implantable soft electronic monitoring system. Their new device, consisting of a smart stent and printed soft sensors, is capable of wireless real-time monitoring of hemodynamics without batteries or circuits. "This electronic system is designed to wirelessly deliver hemodynamic data, including arterial pressure, pulse, and flow, to an external data acquisition system, and it is super small and thin, which is why we can use a catheter to deliver it, anywhere inside the body," said Yeo, whose team released its study this week in the journal Science Advances. Yeo added, smiling, "It's like a stent with multiple tricks up its sleeve." For example, when this device is installed in a patient with atherosclerosis, in addition to expanding and preventing the artery from narrowing, like a traditional stent, restoring normal blood flow, it will also provide a constant flow of data. "Now, once you have deployed a stent, you're not sure if the problem was resolved and patients may come back with the same issue," Yeo said. "It can be a defect of the stent, or an issue with stent deployment, or perhaps a problem with the patient's blood flow." And the current standard way to monitor all of that is with an angiogram. That can be expensive and in rare instances, particularly with patients also struggling with diabetes, the dyes and radiation used in angiogram imaging can cause cancer. Yeo's system seeks to circumvent the need for an angiogram or other imaging requirements. His wireless smart stent platform, integrated with soft sensors, is operated by inductive coupling to offer wireless real-time monitoring that can detect a wide range of vascular conditions. Inductive coupling uses magnetic fields for wireless energy transfer. It's similar to what's happening when you use a wireless charger for your phone, smartwatch, or other devices -- they are gaining energy from the magnetic field created by the charger. "Basically, you can put this sensor system anywhere inside the body," Yeo explained. "The other thing about this technology platform is, in addition to being an implantable sensor system, it can be used as a wearable system. Think about a smartwatch and how much of its bulk is taken up by circuits or batteries. If you remove all of that, you have a device that is thinner than a typical Band-Aid, an almost invisible health monitor that you can wear anywhere." That's the long-range goal, anyway. So far, they've tested their wireless implantable system on animal models. However, there is still plenty of work to do. And Yeo also has the backing of the National Science Foundation to advance the technology. He recently received a 3-year, $400,000 grant from NSF focused on his printed nanomembrane sensors and bioelectronics for wireless and continuous monitoring of vascular health. "We believe that the mechanical, material, and electrical design principles we develop, and the engineering and biosensing framework that results from this work, will advance the field of implantable electronics and biomedical systems," Yeo said. "And the insights and knowledge we gain will be applicable for other physiological processes and challenges in biomedical science and engineering."
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Justice Neil Gorsuch Slammed for Not Wearing Mask, Endangering Diabetic Sonia Sotomayor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is being slammed by legal contemporaries after refusing to wear a mask around fellow Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who suffers from diabetes. This is despite all of the other justices on the court masking up when asked to do so by Chief Justice John Roberts. An exclusive report from NPR described how Sotomayor, 67, was not present on the bench earlier in January when the court returned for oral arguments after the holiday break. Sotomayor appeared to be participating in the proceedings via microphone setup from within her private chambers. The other justices who were present in the courtroom were all wearing masks, except for Gorsuch. This includes even the court's most conservative justices such as Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. As someone with diabetes, Sotomayor is at high risk from serious complications or even death related to COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While all nine justices on the court have received their COVID booster shot, the CDC still recommends wearing a mask in indoor settings to help mitigate the spread of the virus. Roberts reportedly asked the other justices "in some form" to wear masks after Sotomayor expressed concerns that she did not feel safe around unmasked people due to her condition. This was exacerbated by the recent surge of the Omicron variant. Gorsuch also happens to sit directly next to Sotomayor on the bench, further cementing Sotomayor's decision to stay out of the room. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is under fire for refusing to wear a mask despite the wishes of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is diabetic. Sotomayor is now working remotely. Here, a group photo of the justices can be seen in April 2021, picturing Gorsuch (top, second from right) and Sotomayor (bottom, first from right). Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty In addition to participating in the oral arguments remotely, Sotomayor also skipped the in-person weekly justices' conference. Instead, she attended the meeting, in which the facts of oral arguments are debated, via telephone. While the other justices have not made their opinion on this matter known, they likely fall along ideological lines. During an earlier debate regarding President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers, Justice Elena Kagan, one of the most liberal members of the court, called the pandemic "the greatest public danger that this country has faced in the last century." However, outside of the court's walls, legal analysts and scholars were quick to lash out at Gorsuch for his decision to forgo a mask. "Gorsuch's refusal to mask up on the bench even when asked by the Chief Justice to do so in order that the diabetic and hence immunocompromised Justice Sotomayor could attend in person shows just what kind of jerk Gorsuch is," tweeted Harvard University law professor Laurence Tribe. I wish he weren't a [Harvard] alum." Richard Signorelli, an attorney and member of the Supreme Court bar, echoed a similar sentiment. "As a member of the Supreme Ct bar, I condemn in the strongest terms possible Justice Gorsuch refusing to wear a mask to protect his high risk colleague, Justice Sotomayor, from being killed by Covid," Signorelli tweeted. "Shame on him." Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance stated that she wished Gorsuch was a better role model. "Putting on a mask would have cost Gorsuch nothing, but then he didn't care about risk to front line workers, either," Vance added, referring to Gorsuch joining the 6-3 vote to strike down the vaccine mandate. Brian Fallon, press secretary for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, appeared on MSNBC and lambasted Gorsuch as a "mean-spirited and ghoulish person." However, he also noted his surprise that any of the conservative justices were willing to mask up. "I'm somewhat surprised that justices like Alito and Clarence Thomas took the high road and put on a mask because it has become such a politicized issue on the right." Newsweek has reached out to the Supreme Court for comment.
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Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. Before 1991 the Ateneum building also housed the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and University of Art and Design Helsinki. ==Collections==
The collections of Ateneum include Finnish art extensively from 18th-century rococo portraiture to the experimental art movements of the 20th century. The collections also include some 650 international works of art. One of them is Vincent van Gogh's Street in Auvers-sur-Oise (1890), which when deposited to Ateneum in 1903 made it the first museum collection in the world to include a Vincent van Gogh painting. Other notable works include Albert Edelfelt’s The Luxembourg Garden (1887), Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s Aino Triptych (1891), Eero Järnefelt’s Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood) (1893) and Hugo Simberg’s Wounded Angel (1903). ==Notable works==
==Architecture==
The Ateneum building was designed by Theodor Höijer and completed in 1887. The facade of Ateneum is decorated with statues and reliefs which contain a lot of symbols. Above the main entrance, in the second floor, are busts of three famous classical artists: architect Bramante, painter Raphael and sculptor Phidias. Above the busts, in the third floor, four caryatids support the pediment. These symbolize the four classical art forms: sculpture, painting, geometry, and architecture. The facade culminates in a collage of sculptures in which the Goddess of Art, Pallas Athene, blesses the products of the different art forms. Below the pediment's collage is the Latin phrase Concordia res parvae crescunt (With concord small things increase), which is usually understood in Helsinki to refer to the long-lasting battle of the Finnish art circles in order to establish the museum. All the statues were by Carl Eneas Sjöstrand. In between the second floor windows are 16 medallion-style reliefs by Ville Vallgren representing some of Finland's most well known creative people of his day, including painter Aleksander Lauréus, Werner Holmberg and the architect Carl Ludvig Engel. Other ornamental elements were sculpted by Magnus von Wright. The Ateneum building is owned by Senate Properties (Senaatti-kiinteistöt), the government real estate provider. ==See also==
Finnish National Gallery
Kiasma
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Finnish art
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Ateneum Art Museum within Google Arts & Culture
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Lawsuit to resolve Campus Saint-Jean funding issues reveals tensions The provincial government remained silent about its response to being named as part of a lawsuit by a Francophone advocacy group, while others welcomed the suit as part of a move to help the campus survive. The Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta (ACFA) declared it would pursue legal action against the University of Alberta and provincial government on August 17 as it feels the two institutions are not meeting financial obligations to support Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) - the French campus of the U of A and lone French-only post-secondary institution in Western Canada. In May, the ACFA launched a political action campaign in order to highlight the funding shortfall CSJ faced. A 13.3 per cent budget decrease since December 2019 through the province's Budget 2019 forced the French campus to decrease their course delivery by 44 per cent - translating to the termination of 108 of the 409 courses currently offered by the campus. As of publication time, 77 courses have been discontinued. Laurie Chandler, press secretary for the Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides, provided a statement saying the government would not be commenting on the lawsuit. "We will not be commenting on items related to the legal proceedings initiated by the ACFA," Chandler said. "We will be discussing any actions or responses with our legal advisors." Official opposition call UCP to revert funding cuts to post-secondary for the sake of preserving French education and identity The Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) Caucus issued a statement in support of the ACFA. It is calling on the province to reverse its funding cuts to post-secondary which are forcing the U of A to cut funding to Campus Saint-Jean. Marie Renaud, NDP critic for Francophone issues, described the cuts as "wrong" and said in a statement the United Conservative Party's (UCP) actions jeopardize the future of French education in Alberta and Francophone identity. "The UCP is putting the future of Francophone education in Alberta at risk, and now they are going to spend money on lawyers to defend it in court," Renaud said. "Once again, I call on Jason Kenney and Demetrios Nicolaides to start acting in good faith, stop their attacks on Francophone education, and start living up to their legal responsibilities." University of Alberta hopes for amenable solution outside of courts Bill Flanagan, U of A president, said in a statement the university is aware of the lawsuit and will remain in support of post-secondary French education opportunities at the U of A. "French education is an integral part of the University of Alberta and we are proud that Campus Saint-Jean's program occupies such an important space and history in Alberta's francophone community," he said. Flanagan added the university's "longstanding commitment" to supporting French education has never wavered. "We remain fully committed to continuing to offer an immersive French language educational experience at the University of Alberta." "We value the input of the communities that we serve, including ACFA, and are confident that as long time partners, we will be able to work together to develop a sustainable approach to the delivery of French-language post-secondary education in Alberta." Ultimately, Flanagan said he recognizes the funding challenges ongoing at Campus Saint-Jean and resolved to find a path forward for "sustainable" delivery of French language programming. "We recognize the ongoing funding challenges facing Campus Saint-Jean and we are fully committed to exploring all options that can help secure a sustainable and thriving future for its French language programs," Flanagan said. "With this goal always in mind, we look forward to continuing to work closely with the ACFA, recognizing the ACFA's central role in stewarding Campus Saint-Jean." Students" Union remains committed to fight for Campus Saint-Jean students University of Alberta Students" Union president Joel Agarwal said in a statement to The Gateway they would not be commenting about the lawsuit at this time. "The Students" Union cannot comment on the ACFA lawsuit at this time as we have not been made aware of the specifics of the case," Agarwal said. He added that the Students" Union "firmly" believes in the role the French campus plays in Alberta, and committed to advocate to stakeholders to ensure a viable funding arrangement for Campus Saint-Jean. "We firmly believe in and support the critical role that Campus Saint-Jean plays in enabling students to access French-language post-secondary education here in Alberta. We have and will continue to advocate that all stakeholders, including the provincial and federal governments, must come together to secure a sustainable, long-term funding arrangement for Campus Saint-Jean." Francophone students beyond Alberta are "watching" Campus Saint-Jean issue closely
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Australian bushfires are 'just the beginning', official warns An Australian state premier has warned that the bushfire crisis is 'just the beginning' with a heatwave expected to bring further misery. Daniel Andrews told residents to brace for further devastation as he extended Victoria's'state of disaster'. 'We're just at the beginning of what will be a really, really challenging summer,' he said. Bushfires have flared again today with temperatures soaring to 100F on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, 24 hours after soldiers went door-to-door to warn residents to leave the town of Parndana on the island. By Thursday afternoon, Kangaroo Island was also being threatened by fires that were expected to burn for days to come. 'The conditions are such that it is continuing to present a significant risk to the firefighters who are working hard to control the fires, and to anyone else in the vicinity,' Country Fire Service chief Mark Jones said. In neighbouring Victoria the'state of disaster' was extended for 48 hours ahead of scorching temperatures that were due to set in Friday, further stoking massive fires. 'It's a very dangerous and dynamic situation that will confront us over the next 12, 24 and 36 hours,' Victoria Emergency Management commissioner Andrew Crisp said. The catastrophic bushfires have killed at least 26 people, destroyed more than 2,000 homes and scorched some eight million hectares - an area the size of the island of Ireland. Scientists say the drought-fuelled blazes are being worsened by climate change, which is increasing the length and intensity of Australia's fire season. Despite cooler weather and rainfall providing some relief in some bushfire-affected areas this week, almost 150 fires were still burning in worst-hit New South Wales and Victoria. Vast tracts of the states are facing'severe' fire danger tomorrow, with some areas expected to experience 'extreme' conditions. 'Don't get complacent with the rain that we've seen,' Victoria police minister Lisa Neville said. 'These fires are absolutely still moving, still growing in our landscape and they pose significant risk to communities.' Firefighters have been taking advantage of this week's milder weather as they race to contain bushfires ahead of Friday. They have been clearing vegetation and carrying out controlled burns in an effort to protect areas like the coastal town of Eden, where a large bushfire is burning to the south. 'It only takes a spark to get a fire burning, and that's our concern for tomorrow,' Rural Fire Service superintendent John Cullen told a local council briefing. The Rural Fire Service said a helicopter pilot who had been waterbombing a fire in the area ditched his aircraft into a dam Thursday afternoon, managing to free himself and swim to shore. In some burnt-out areas people have turned to the painful task of rebuilding their homes and lives, with the process expected to take years. New South Wales announced today it would spend 1.2billion Australian dollars (£630million) on restoring infrastructure in fire-ravaged areas. That comes on top of a separate A$2billion (£1billion) national recovery fund earmarked to help devastated communities. 'We are always standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those who have been impacted by the devastating fires, this catastrophe which has come to New South Wales and we are stepping up to make sure we provide that support,' NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian said. The bushfire toll has not been limited to human losses - the blazes have also wreaked wide-ranging environmental damage. University of Sydney scientists estimate one billion animals have been killed in the fires. The figure includes mammals, birds and reptiles, but not frogs, insects or invertebrates. Bushfire smoke has shrouded Australia's major cities in toxic haze for weeks, causing major public health concerns. The smoke has also travelled more than 7,400 mile) to Brazil and Argentina, according to weather authorities there. Australia experienced its driest and hottest year on record in 2019, with its highest average maximum temperature of 107.4F (41.9C) recorded in mid-December.
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QVVERTYVS (hm?) == thimkquest has been discontinued ==
So we should remove that reference. (Not the link that wikipedia chose to place after this comment :))
== Who solved the XOR-problem first? ==
Please compare the history section with the article on artificial neural networks and other sources. In the before-mentioned article it is not said that Minsky and Papert solved the XOR-problem with respect to artificial neural networks. Rather it sounds like Werbos 1974 was the first to solve this problem. Here the contrary is said. Garrafao (talk)
== Python code incorrect? ==
I think there's a bug in the Python code. It seems to be updating the weights with each training example for use with the next training example, but shouldn't the weights be updated based on all training examples before the new weights are used? Otherwise you seem to just enter into a limit cycle. I'm saying the code should be:
threshold = 0.5
learning_rate = 0.1
weights =
training_set =
def dot_product(values, weights):
return sum(value * weight for value, weight in zip(values, weights))
count = 0
while True:
print('-' * 60)
error_count = 0
newweights = # This line is new
for input_vector, desired_output in training_set:
count += 1
result = dot_product(input_vector, newweights) > threshold # "newweights" used to be "weights"
error = desired_output - result
print('Count: %i Result: %i Error: %i Weights: %s' % (count, result, error, weights))
if error!= 0:
error_count += 1
for index, value in enumerate(input_vector):
weights += learning_rate * error * value
if error_count == 0:
break
27.33.60.133 (talk)
Both are valid options. Updating after each training example is the "classical" perceptron, which works in a true online setting (each example is shown exactly once to the algorithm and discarded thereafter). The convergence proof by Novikoff applies to the online algorithm. QVVERTYVS (hm?) ==No permission to use collectively==
Who gave permission to use perceptrons collectively on the same vector? Whose idea was it? Also there is no mention of the linear associative memory aspect of perceptrons. Which is rather important as there are under capacity, capacity, and over capacity cases with very different consequences. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.177.144.110 (talk)
==Learning rate does not change predictions?==
The article says "Unlike other linear classification algorithms such as logistic regression, there is no need for a learning rate in the perceptron algorithm. This is because multiplying the update by any constant simply rescales the weights but never changes the sign of the prediction.". Multiplying the update by a constant does not rescale the weights per se, but only the update. If the learning rate is infinitely small the training process will not change the weights at all and the perceptron will not converge. It might not change the sign of the previous prediction (obviously) but it will affect the sign of the next one by affecting how much the weights are changed by training. This can be easily proved empirically by implementing a perceptron with weights that are very small in relation to the inputs and random weight initialisations. I will be removing those lines from the article, especially because the source used is a small comment in a Professor's lecture notes that is even smaller than the text on the article itself without any (empirical or theoretical) proof of its own. Yalesrios (talk)
The answer is yes and no. Note that, as long as nonzero updates occur, the weights vector is growing at a rate proportionally to r. The longer the training goes on, the larger will be the weights vector compared to the update. The changes in the direction of the weights vector become smaller and smaller.
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George Dawson (24 February 182130 November 1876) was an English nonconformist preacher, lecturer and activist. He was an influential voice in the calls for radical political and social reform in Birmingham, a philosophy that became known as the Civic Gospel. ==Ministry==
Dawson was born in Brunswick Square, London, in 1821. His father was headmaster of a Baptist school. He was educated at home, then at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and the University of Glasgow. Oxford and Cambridge seemed not an option as, owing to the Test Act, for centuries up to 1828 only Anglicans were allowed to matriculate (Oxford) or graduate (Cambridge). In 1843 Dawson accepted a call to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Rickmansworth. He moved to the rapidly expanding industrial town of Birmingham in 1844 to become minister of the Mount Zion Baptist Chapel where the eloquence and beliefs that the young man expressed soon attracted a large following. However, Dawson's views did not fit the orthodoxy of the Baptist church, so in 1845 he left, followed by much of his congregation, to become minister of the theologically liberal Church of the Saviour, a Unitarian church erected for him by his supporters, where "no pledge was required, of minister or congregation; no form of belief was implied by membership; no difference in creed was allowed to bar union in practical Christian work". The key doctrine preached there was inscribed on a marble tablet above the entrance: "There is but one law – thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy neighbour as thyself." ===Civic Gospel===
In the Church of the Saviour, Dawson developed the concept of the Civic Gospel. He called upon his congregation to join him in the struggle "to improve conditions in the town and the quality of life enjoyed by its citizens". His sermons were unconventional for the time, it was said that Dawson "preached not as a dying man to dying men – that was the old idea of preaching – but as a living man to living men who found life no simple or easy matter". His sermons electrified the Birmingham public and influential members of his Church included Joseph Chamberlain (who took Sunday School and oversaw the accounts), Jesse Collings, George Dixon, J. A. Langford, Robert Martineau, Samuel Timmins, William Harris, A. F. Osler, and the Kenrick family, all of whom played an important part in local affairs and took on his ideals. Between 1847 and 1867, 17 members of his congregation were elected to the Town Council, six of whom were elected mayor. From his pulpit and in public lectures and articles, Dawson advised Christians (particularly people experienced in business) to become councillors and help transform the City, a call which Joseph Chamberlain answered in his work first as Councillor, then as a visionary social reforming Mayor. His idea of the civic gospel and his advocacy of free education was strongly supported by the Congregational spokesman Dr. R. W. Dale, and by J. T. Bunce, influential editor of the Birmingham Daily Post. Both Dawson and Dale were disqualified as ministers from seats on the town council, but both served on the Birmingham school board. Dawson strongly advocated to the worshippers in his Church and in Birmingham the idea of service in politics as a civic duty and as service to God. Dawson's radicalism did not meet with universal approval. A correspondent writing to Aris's Birmingham Gazette in 1847 described him as a person "whose views and proceedings are calculated to produce considerable mischief"; and as "a young man who... has prided and plumed himself upon more than he possesses and has consequently fallen into great and grievous errors". ==Views==
Dawson did not consider himself to be a Unitarian, although modern Unitarians count him as one of their own (he is listed by the Midland Unitarian Union as a great nineteenth-century Unitarian). He left the Baptist Church to be free of any definite creed or doctrinal rigidity. "True Religion", Dawson believed, was "social, unitive, and brotherly in its spirit: it produces the church as its social development". For him, Christianity was "a set of fruitful principles", not a code of laws or a theological dogma. ==Other interests==
Dawson was famous during his lifetime for lecturing on a wide range of subjects from Shakespeare to German poetry, Italian history to good etiquette. He became a national figure, in demand as a lecturer throughout the country. Charles Kingsley described him as "the greatest talker in England".
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A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise.
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Jimi Famurewa reviews Lina Stores King's Cross: Scaled-up pasta favourite dilutes its cramped magic Ambience: 4/5 Food: 3/5 Towards the end of lunch at the new Lina Stores in King's Cross, I asked our waiter if he might wheel up the dessert trolley. "I'm sorry?" he said, a look of pure bafflement on his face. You know, I flailed, feeling suddenly like I was making it all up, "the old-school cart, heaving with tiramisu and torta Genoese," that, along with an enormous 100-cover space, was hyped as one of the biggest draws here? This time he looked at me with real concern, as if fearful I was exhibiting symptoms of some rare, pudding-based neurological disorder. But we got there in the end and, suffice to say - contrary to the many excitable pre-publicity mentions - I can confirm there is no dessert trolley. Now, on the face of it, it's not surprising that, for reasons of cost or practicality, a new restaurant has had to quietly row back on something loudly trumpeted in a press release. However, the Case of the Missing Dessert Trolley seems to me to reflect some of the more niggling deficiencies at play at this otherwise highly likeable expansion of Soho's venerable 76-year-old Brewer Street deli and recently installed, potently buzzy Greek Street pasta bar. I don't think you could fully call it a difficult second (or third) album; yet the abiding feeling I had - amid all the seafoam green plates of beautifully sauced carbs - was of wayward overpromising, operational blindspots and the slight dilution of the old, cramped Lina magic. Still, look: there is lots of good so let us begin with that. The room - a softy lit, pistachio-accented swoon of lobby delicatessen, discreet aperitivo bar, squidgy banquettes and canopied booths - is like a Milanese holiday for the eyes. And, as I settled into the lunchtime bustle with two friends (and a great, judderingly crisp shared bottle of Sardinian white), the first arrivals from the menu maintained the illusion. Aubergine polpette, crisped a deep, chocolate brown but yielding and pungent within, were hot, orbed miracles of contrast. Stracciatella cheese (nuzzled with smoky blow-torched tomatoes) brought to mind a less played-out burrata, and fried polenta was seasoned with the correct quantity of butter and parmesan, which is to say, about twice as much as was strictly necessary. First look at the new Lina Stores King's Cross There was, of course, fresh pasta - creamy marine scallop, crab and prawn rondini; spectacular porcini and Umbrian sausage pici; four somewhat flabby parcels of pea-green truffle agnolotti - that mostly elicited the grunts of profound satisfaction. But then came a whole roasted sea bass (part of this outpost's vaunted new "secondi" section) and a haunting bit of weirdness. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the fish itself: a boisterously crisp, flaking brute, still singing beneath a hectic, fiery covering of caperberries, lemon, onion, tomatoes and chilli. It was more that, after a separate server expertly filleted it for us at the table, he whisked away the sizeable heap of desirable, heat-puffed supposed offcuts and, presumably, scraped them into the bin. Anger at being denied a chance to pick at fish bones may be my most Nigerian take ever. But, right now - in the age of zero waste and "fin-to-gill" pescatarianism - it felt an especially egregious and strange oversight. The aperitivo menus you need to try in London this summer A selection of trolley-less puddings (a tooth-attacking block of tiramisu ice-cream sandwich, one massive, slightly sickly cannolo and a creditable mega-pile of pistachio profiteroles) only marginally brightened the mood. But, again, these issues mostly feel like growing pains, the fixable consequences of working on a vastly enlarged canvas. Lina Stores King's Cross generally succeeds in conjuring the charm, atmosphere and careful cooking of its Greek Street predecessor. But it also serves, now and then, as an inadvertent reminder that bigger isn't always better. Lina Stores 1 Aubergine polpette £5 1 Polenta £7.50
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Next is storming, when conflicts can arise. Resolving clashes, or 'norming', can result in greater intimacy, which ultimately leads to 'performing', or compromise in order to work towards a common goal. Playing for the draw in chess avoids unnecessary loss. And in love, too. Don't throw away harmony by failing to back down.
SCHOLAR'S MATE Falling victim to Scholar's Mate is like jumping into a relationship too soon, only to see it quickly fail. In four deft moves - using the valuable queen and bishop pieces to attack a vulnerable pawn at the start of the game, clearing a path to your king - your opponent has put you into checkmate and the game is over. Maybe you are starry eyed, newly on the dating scene and have been swept off your feet. I generally advise clients to beware, after quickly going through the motions of'real' romance, some men can dump you before you know it, If that's the result, don't despair. Real love should not be a quick four-move strike.
PAWN PROMOTION Losing your queen early on can be the end of the game for some less experienced players. This is similar to a fledgling love affair fracturing, as early euphoria begins to fade. You see the object of your affection as they really are, warts and all. Tempers may flare, break-ups can occur. Yet a quietly effective move called Pawn Promotion provides a model for a deeper connection, one which leads to a more mature relationship. This can be achieved by distracting your opponent with other more dramatic chess moves while your pawn creeps surreptitiously across the board. When there, you can replace the pawn with a new queen, castle, bishop or knight. The gentle, cautious progress of the pawn is a model for how trust develops over time. Indeed, through trust, co-operation and acceptance of each other, a real intimacy can develop.
CASTLING Castling is about getting your king safely tucked away behind a wall of pawns. In romance, this is what many of us do when we feel wounded after a row - retreat into our shells to avoid being hurt further. One woman, Alice, wanted to avoid conflict when she and a new boyfriend rowed. She worried about how best to convey this to him and ended up using the chess analogy to explain her need to defend herself. He in turn revealed what it was like to be on the receiving end of detachment and it led to better communication. Interview by Maxine Boersma. All names have been changed. Stories are based on Jenny's casebook history.
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Since no other candidates were included in the survey, voter registration benefits Republicans, and election data makes TX a "strong" Republican state (regardless of any nominee on either side), I am not certain Texas is a strong case for inclusion at this time. -JPmaverick
These are interesting maps:. I think if 2008 brings us a moderately liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican, the 2008 maps will be similar (with exceptions for native sons/daughter). If Giuliani actually succeeds in getting the nomination, I strongly suspect that we'll see a conservative third party challenger. If that happens, some of the reddest states will turn blue, with a three-way split, and recent swing states will turn red (Giuliani attracting moderates). So the swing state map would look totally different with Giuliani in the race. For that reason, I think the more encyclopedic track would be to talk about swing states in relation to 2000 and 2004, at least until the nominees are more certain. Otherwise, you could take the five leading Democrats against the five leading Republicans and come up with 25 (OK, realistically 6-8) different maps depending on the specific candidates. I believe Clinton/Obama/Edwards wouldn't change the map much, but Thompson/Giuliani/Romney cause huge shifts. My opinion on the "swing states" you mentioned: If Giuliani IS the GOP nominee, he would have some serious appeal in the Tri-state-area, as well as PA and OH. But when additionally asuming that Clinton will be the DEM nominee it´s all becoming murkier. Hillary Clinton is a force in New England. Various polls have shown her trouncing Giuliani in NY state. The latest Rasmussen CT poll has Clinton ahead of Giuliani by 6 points, while she has massive leads against Thompson and Romney in that state. In New Jersey, Clinton has closed a 10-point deficit with Giuliani since the beginning of 2007 and both are now even according to the latest Quinnipiac poll. She even pulled ahead in a recent Rutgers poll. Additionally, no other (more socially conservative Republican - Thompson, Romney, McCain - stands a chance against her in the Garden state). With respect to Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas, the situation is reversed. Social-Liberal Giuliani would probably struggle more than Thompson, Romney against Clinton, but there are not enough polls out yet for this assumption. This is getting ridiculous. Before you know it, every state's gonna be considered a swing state. Just cause some pre-preliminary primary poll says something doesn't really mean squat. Swing states are determined largely by precedent, and it is very rare that a state will swing more than 10 percentage points from one side in 2000 or 2004 to the other side in 2008. I think it's safe to say that if the state went to Bush by over 55% in either 2000 or 2004, or to Gore/Kerry by over 55% in 2000 or 2004, it's not a swing state. Unless we get a major third party candidate (like Perot), which doesn't appear likely at this time. But I'm, Kentucky, Tennessee, places are not going to go Democrat in 2008. Abog
== Current map ==
The current map shows Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia as Swing States, however the article fails to mention those four. The minimum requirement for being on the map should be a paragraph rationalizing their characterization as swing states. Agreed. Note also that Indiana's page says "Indiana has long been considered to be a Republican stronghold. It has only supported a Democrat for president four times since 1900
Yes, the argument can be made for pretty much every state on the current map except Indiana. Subsurd (talk)
:Here is a source for the possibility of Indiana switching, Washington Post. HoosierStateTalk
::Well, that's a source. It could be the basis for a paragraph about Indiana being added as a swing state. I STILL think that the map should only show states for which there is a section explaining why it's a swing state. (Kentucky, Tennessee, & West Virginia are still missing.) My opinion is that that old (11/07) clipping is totally bogus. If Obama or Clinton wins Indiana, the election will be a total blowout. If McCain wins at least 10 states, Indiana will be one of them - just my opinion. == Wisconsin ==
Wisconsin is clearly a swing state if there ever was one - see here for instance.
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