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Aloe vera is commonly used by the community. The use of aloe vera is done to obtain health benefits, treatment, for hair, and others. The part of aloe vera that is often used is the gel and latex.
To get the gel content contained in the flesh (leaves) of aloe vera, the content of latex can be found under the yellowish skin. You can visit “benefits of aloe vera” to find relevant information.
The various content of aloe vera, namely:
- Aloe vera contains vitamins that contain antioxidants in the form of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E and vitamin B12, and also contains folic acid and choline.
- Important minerals are potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, sodium and zinc.
- Fatty acids such as campesterol, beta-sitosterol, and lupeol (all are anti-inflammatory).
- Contains enzymes: aliases, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, carboxypeptidase, catalase, cellulase, lipase, and peroxidase.
- Contains compounds known as laxatives such as aloin and emodin, which act as the analgesic, antibacterial and antiviral.
- Aloe vera contains sugars such as monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and polysaccharides.
There are many benefits of aloe vera that you can get, this is because the content is rich in nutrients and important compounds. Aloe vera can be obtained at a low price, not infrequently people plant their own aloe vera plant in the home garden.
There are various benefits of aloe vera, among others:
- Moisturize Hair and Scalp
Utilization of aloe vera gel as a natural hair conditioner is very easy to do, how:
First, split aloe leaves, then you take the gel. After gel obtained, then stay smeared starting from the scalp to the tip of the hair and then dressing with a warm towel. Let in such conditions for 15 minutes, the goal so that the content of aloe gel is really absorbed maximally. After that, then rinse hair back with clean water, you can also do shampoo with shampoo afterward.
Because the efficacy of aloe vera can moisturize the hair. Where aloe vera becomes a great natural treatment for hair, especially for those who experience dry hair problems and itchy scalp.
Aloe vera has nutritious properties, many vitamins and minerals in it are very useful to keep hair strong and healthy. In addition, there are antibacterial and antifungal properties are efficacious to overcome the problem of dandruff, clean the scalp from the buildup of dead cells, and help smooth the regeneration of skin tissue around the hair follicle.
Gel aloe vera useful to reduce the itching due to dandruff and dry scalp. Its content is effective to keep the scalp to be free from bacteria that cause hair feels uncomfortable.
Too excessive in the use of shampoos and conditioners that are full of chemicals actually cause hair damage, can even cause the occurrence of inflammation and skin irritation.
- For Hair Growth
Aloe vera is known to be rich in vitamins, used to help hair growth more quickly and naturally, this benefit is true because it is evident from the many products of shampoo and hair care that utilize raw materials from aloe vera plants.
Here’s how to use aloe vera for hair growth:
Provide one stem (leaves) aloe vera.
Then break and grab the mucus (gel).
Then apply to the hair evenly.
Then just leave it for 30 minutes in such conditions.
When such circumstances, you can massage the head to the nutritional content of aloe gel can seep optimally on the scalp and hair, so that hair can grow better.
After 30 minutes, then clean the hair again by rinsing with clean water.
Clean the head until no mucus (gel) is left in the hair.
Doing this once a week is great, but do not apply Aloe vera gel to your hair too often (eg every day) because it will damage your hair.
- Preventing And Reducing Dandruff
There are various factors that cause dandruff. Where dandruff can occur because of conditions dry scalp, exposure to fungal infections, or scalp that is over-oil and irritated.
The benefits of this aloe vera gel can act as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and work to eradicate fungal infections that lodge in the scalp.
The usefulness of this aloe vera gel also hydrates the scalp to keep it moist, and also balances the oil content in the scalp to prevent it from bad things.
- Prevent Hair Loss
Many factors that cause hair loss such as lifestyle is less healthy, often experiencing stress, consumption of drugs, hormonal imbalances, scalp disorders and others.
You can overcome it with aloe vera because aloe has a content similar to keratin, which is useful to make the hair back youthful and make the hair texture becomes more elastic and flexible, so the hair is not rigid and not easily broken. In addition, aloe vera can care for the scalp, it is because aloe vera gel contains polysaccharides and glycoproteins, which are thought to stimulate new skin growth.


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With a quorum of three members Monday night, the Lakeland School System’s board approved next year’s budget, heard about successful school roof repairs, and passed a quick succession of resolutions.
Some of the votes passed without discussion, as the board had already held more in-depth discussions at their April 6 work session.
Board chair Kevin Floyd and school board member Matt Wright were absent from the meeting. Vice chair Laura Harrison presided.
2015-2016 general fund budget
The board approved a 2015-16 general fund school district budget of $7,281,938, an increase of $279,725 (or just under 4 percent) over the 2014-15 budget of $7,002,213. Next, it goes to the city board for approval.
Editor’s note: See our separate budget story in this issue for details.
Before/after school care
The board approved superintendent Ted Horrell’s recommendation to move an outsourced before/after school child care program in house. Currently, the district is contracted with YMCA of Millington to provide up to two hours before-school and/or two hours after-school care, light programming and snacks for children. Parents pay the YMCA directly for this service.
Horrell said moving this program in house with LSS staff could enhance the program, improve interactions and at least remain budget neutral for the district. It could potentially generate funds that would go back into the program for the benefit of students.
For details on the research that went into the decision, see the resolution online at the school district’s website.
The board approved Horrell’s recommendation that Lakeland Elementary not make up the classroom time missed during its seven closures because of inclement weather. At the earlierApril 6 work session, he explained that the district operates with a school day that is a half-hour longer than required, and the state allows districts to stockpile some of those hours to credit against missed days of school.
After consulting with the LES principal, he advised the board that the longer instructional day had allowed the children to get in adequate instructional time and that they do not need to make up those hours.
Horrell also received board approval to notify its accreditation agency that the district will pursue single-school accreditation for Lakeland Elementary School instead of system accreditation for the district at this time. Because the district plans expansion, it did not make financial sense to seek district-wide accreditation for just one school, particularly when it would approximately double the cost and would have to be redone once Lakeland Prep is built anyway, he said.
Lakeland Elementary currently holds accreditation based on when it was part of the Shelby County Schools district.
Horrell will be working with AdvancED, a group that specialized in accreditation.
Horrell said Lakeland Elementary School’s roof has received “fairly substantial” roof repairs at a cost of $4,800 and has remained leak-free through two recent rainstorms. The work included 102 repairs and the resealing of 44 scuffers (holes in the building to drain the water).
Lakeland Elementary student Luke Story, the son of Jessica and Grant Story, read the school board his winning “Take a Bite Out of Crime” essay recently honored by the Exchange Clubs of Memphis.
After earning a spot as one of the 16 finalists in the essay competition, he passed an interview with Shelby County Sheriff’s Department representatives and emerged as one of the six winners chosen.
He was awarded a certificate, a cap with a sheriff’s badge pin, a Shelby County badge with ID, a plaque and a $50 cash award from the Exchange Clubs of Memphis.
His teacher, Joanne Switzer, also received a $50 cash prize.
They both attended the March 12 awards luncheon attended by the Exchange Club’s board of directors and representatives of the Tennessee Board of Investigation, Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
The school board:
- Learned that 647 students have registered to date for the new school year. Horrell was positive about the numbers, which are slightly higher than last year’s spring registration. That does not include about 15 “shared residency” students yet. (“Shared residency” refers to scenarios in which parents and children live with another family and thus cannot provide the usual proof of residency requirements for acceptance into public schools).
- Learned that the school system is currently significantly under budget and revenues have exceeded expectations, so the district as a whole is in good financial shape. Horrell noted, however, that one part of the budget will need adjustments. The cafeteria budget is expected to be about $25,000 over budget, approximately the amount that Shelby County Schools had traditionally subsidized annually. He believes that a recent staff reduction of one position will help with the costs for this year and next. The budget includes Lakeland’s portion of the shared services contract for the nutrition supervisor and her staff, as well as routine costs like cleaning, preventive pest control and cafeteria maintenance. Software expenses were a higher-than-anticipated part of the cafeteria budget, and he is still sorting out how much of that cost is recurring vs. one-time. School lunch and breakfast purchases have remained fairly stable for the past four months.
- Approved an arrangement between the city and the school district for the lease-purchase of 65 Apple computers over four years for LES teachers and staff. Their existing computers that are still serviceable will be put into classroom use. The city is the agency allowed to enter into such a lease, and the LSS board approved a memorandum of understanding that the school district will repay the city.
- Heard the superintendent’s update on the district’s health trust. There will be a 5 percent increase in the top tier health insurance plan, a 3 percent increase in the basic plan and no increase in the HRA plan. He said the health trust is in good financial shape and a raise is not unusual, particularly after the first year of operations. Horrell also noted that the costs still remain below the state insurance plan’s cost.
- Adopted the math textbook selection recommended by the textbook committee after an extensive examination of alternatives and gathering of public input. The provider is Curriculum Associates. Horrell explained at the April 6 work session that the state requires districts to adopt but not necessarily purchase these textbooks. The district will continue using the ones currently on hand because of uncertainty over standards and possible shifts with assessments.
- Heard a presentation from the new LES school nurse and district health coordinator, Susan Rice. She has been on the job about seven weeks and has met with all except one class of first graders. She is working to have an EpiPen (an easy-to-use injector for people with life-threatening allergic reactions) on hand, establish a program to have nursing students participating in the health program, develop programs to encourage healthy levels of activity and set up a “traverse wall” for the gym so children will have another indoors activity for days with inclement weather.
- Approved a revised policy on personnel health examinations/communicable diseases.
- Approved a revised policy on student surveys, analyses, and evaluations.
- Approved offering full-time LSS and city employees the benefit of enrolling their children in the LSS district.
- Was advised that the school’s part-time psychologist, Marilyn Pickering, will be retiring at the end of this school year, and the position will be advertised.
Written by Carolyn Bahm, Express editor. Contact her at (901) 433-9138 or via email to email@example.com.

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James Cameron announced today that he will make two more Avatar movies as follow-ups to the biggest blockbuster of all time. Cameron is writing the scripts for two Avatar sequels and plans to begin production on the first in 2011.
Cameron said the big change is that he wants to natively author the movie in a higher frame rate. He will do it at 48, 60, or 72 frames per second.

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These are the top growth stocks to buy for the remainder of 2021.
As markets enter the final months of the year, 2021 has largely been defined by macroeconomic factors like a recovering jobs market, the impact of fiscal stimulus and easy-money monetary policies, the rise of inflation, and slow but steady progress against the pandemic. These variables have helped stimulate asset prices and stocks are having a good year, with the S&P 500 up 21% to date. That said, some growth stocks have been pressured by rising rates, leading some to question whether growth investing will finally take a back seat to value investing. No company is immune from larger economic forces, but the following companies all have robust and improving businesses that look primed to thrive long-term — irrespective of how the pandemic progresses or how interest rates move. Here’s a look at seven of the best growth stocks to buy.
Shopify Inc. (ticker: SHOP)
Shopify is a great example of a growth stock that’s long traded for rich multiples — and still managed to reward shareholders with equally impressive returns. Shopify stock is, at a fundamental level, a bet on the continued growth of e-commerce. It provides merchants with ready-to-go and customizable online stores through its platform, operating through a lucrative subscription model that brings in reliable, recurring revenue. As the second-biggest e-commerce player next to Amazon.com Inc. (ticker: AMZN), Shopify has grown revenue at a remarkable 70% compound annual growth rate over the last five years. It’s only natural for that rate to decelerate, but last quarter sales still grew at a remarkable 57% clip. The pandemic accelerated e-commerce adoption in 2020, but globally, online sales still accounted for just 18% of retail revenue last year, leaving SHOP plenty of room for impressive growth in the years ahead.
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
If the second-biggest name in e-commerce is good enough to make the best growth stocks list, why not also include the best in class? Not only is Amazon‘s scale unmatched — the company is hiring 150,000 workers just to meet demands for the holiday season — but it’s got an entirely distinct segment of its business differentiating it from the consumer-focused retail space. Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing arm, is probably the single most valuable segment of Amazon’s empire, and certainly is the most profitable. At this point, it’s vital to the global economic infrastructure, with many of the world’s largest corporations, including illustrious financial institutions and U.S. military operations, heavily reliant on AWS. Despite accounting for just 12.8% of revenue in the first half of 2021, AWS hauled in 50.4% of the company’s operating income.
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)
An integral part of the semiconductor sector for decades, Applied Materials is a dominant supplier of industrial machinery and software used by some of the world’s largest chipmakers. The semiconductor shortage and the pandemic-fueled acceleration of the digital economy drove Applied Materials to set company records for revenue, operating margin and earnings per share in its fiscal third quarter. Revenue jumped 41% and net income surged 104% year over year. Even though shares are up more than 110% in the last year, the economy is on far more certain footing entering 2022 than it was in 2020, and AMAT is priced somewhat conservatively at just 23 times trailing-12-months earnings. Revenue growth is expected to decelerate in 2022, but for the price, AMAT represents a compelling opportunity.
Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
Top-tier chipmaker Nvidia is now one of the 10 largest U.S.-listed public companies, with markets valuing it at more than half a trillion dollars. Nvidia’s relentless focus on innovation, high quality and large end markets with high growth potential has helped it rapidly usurp former heavyweights like Intel Corp. (INTC). As with many growth stocks, investors will be paying a premium for Nvidia’s growth prospects, at more than 48 times forward earnings, but the necessity of Nvidia chips in areas like artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, cryptocurrency mining and competitive gaming will keep the company relevant for years. The commitment to innovation that Nvidia embodies is illustrated nicely in the company’s investment in research and development: Last fiscal year, NVDA’s R&D spending was up 168% from four years earlier, while Intel’s rose just 6% over the same period.
Fiverr International Ltd. (FVRR)
Do you believe the gig economy is here to stay? If so, Fiverr may be the growth stock for you. It runs a platform connecting — largely digital — gig workers to employers and takes a handsome cut of the business it facilitates. On a job a gig worker — or service seller — lists for $100 on Fiverr’s platform, the service buyer pays a $5.50 premium to Fiverr, while the seller of the gig ends up getting $80. As Fiverr scales and can spread its costs over a larger and larger revenue base, profitability is expected to skyrocket. The company lost more than $1.10 per share over the last 12 months, but analysts expect Fiverr to earn about $0.55 per share in 2022 before earnings per share rockets to $1.57 in 2023.
Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM)
Customer relationship management heavyweight Salesforce has been a force in enterprise software for years, but last year it officially entered the big leagues in a sense, joining the illustrious Dow Jones Industrial Average. As one of the elite companies, worth upward of $250 billion, that still reliably grows revenue by more than 20% annually, Salesforce’s high-margin, recurring-revenue business model allows it to invest heavily in sales, marketing and acquisitions — a formula that’s been tremendously rewarding for long-term shareholders. If you bought the stock five years ago, you’d be up 290%. The company’s recent $28 billion acquisition of workplace productivity and messaging software leader Slack Technologies LLC promises to help keep revenue growth above 20% for years to come.
Square Inc. (SQ)
Last but not least among the best growth stocks to buy is Square, the payments fintech run by Twitter Inc. (TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey. Not only does the company have a commanding presence in brick-and-mortar retail with its chip readers and point-of-sale software, but the company’s Cash App platform is also a rapidly growing mobile-based digital payments platform that now offers users the ability to buy stock and bitcoin. Cash App gross profit surged 94% in the fiscal second quarter to $546 million. Although overall revenue growth is destined to decelerate, analysts expect Square’s modest margins to take off in the coming years, with earnings per share surging from 84 cents in 2020 to $3.20 in 2023.
Seven of the best growth stocks to buy:
— Shopify Inc. (SHOP)
— Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
— Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)
— Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
— Fiverr International Ltd. (FVRR)
— Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM)
— Square Inc. (SQ)
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Update 10/25/21: This story was published at an earlier date and has been updated with new information.

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- There is a strong trend to computerization of medical records. This method of recording information about a patient offers many advantages.
- Access to a medical record may be electronically limited. For example, a nursing assistant may be permitted to only enter vital signs but not review orders, laboratory results, or write nursing notes. A paper medical record may be viewed by anyone.
- It is possible to determine who has accessed an electronic chart.For example, Registered Nurse Charles Cullen, who confessed to killing many patients, was finally caught in 2003 through the use of computers. His excessive use of digoxin, a medication used to kill his victims, was preceded by accessing medical records of patients to whom he was not assigned. The digoxin was stored in a computerized drug dispensing cart, which recorded his removal of the drug.
- Tampering with the medical record is much more difficult to do with an electronic system.Software typically permits the healthcare professional to correct errors in typing and phrasing immediately after the error is made. Software programs contain a feature that makes the entry unalterable after a certain time or event. Typically, the entry is made unchangeable once it is authenticated. There is also a regularly scheduled backup time to store data, making it impossible for someone to delete previous entries once they are saved. If a correction (such as an incorrect entry, misspelled word, or typographical error) is to be made after an entry is saved or authenticated, the software program should contain a way to accomplish this task. This is often achieved in the same way it is done in paper systems, by bracketing the mistaken entry, adding the correct information, and giving a reason for the change, such as “wrong chart.” A clock embedded in the software program indicates the precise time and date of an entry; and in this way it becomes impossible to backdate information to make it look as if it was entered earlier. Each entry in the electronic medical record carries a time and date stamp, as well as the identity of the user.
- With sufficient safeguards in place, an electronic record is more reliable and less likely to be lost.
Join Pat Iyer and Lee Houston, two legal nurse consultants, for a practical program on how to analyze computerized medical records. Computerized Medical Records: Medical Legal Analysis is an all new one hour multimedia program geared to attorneys and legal nurse consultants. You also come away with concrete suggestions for making it easier to review records on the computer monitor. Buy the replay or transcript. Get details about computerized medical records analysis here.
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The legislation would overturn Obama's executive actions limiting deportations for millions here illegally and giving them the ability to work. Obama repeated his threat to veto the legislation and says he is confident he could uphold a veto over any attempts to override it. Obama says the debate has become an "abstraction" and the so-called "Dreamers" he met with "represent the best that this country has to web link offer." He says the House bill would see them deported, and he thinks that's wrong. Join the Discussion
Obama Plan Would Merge 6 US Trade, Development Agencies - ABC News
Obama's proposal said combining the agencies would "maximize the benefits for businesses and the economy," but his idea faces hurdles. It would require Congress to grant him special authority to do it, a long shot in a Republican-controlled Congress. Also, the six current agencies report for funding and oversight purposes to myriad congressional committees. A single agency would require committees, famously turf conscious, to fight over jurisdiction. "It could potentially be a tangled mess," said Doug Norlen, senior program manager with Friends of the Earth, who has monitored OPIC for years. "I think it's going to be really difficult to get congressional authority to do this.
Obama Cuts Vaccine Program, Despite Measles Outbreak - Yahoo News
"The president's budget misses an important opportunity to bolster the capacity of the nation's public health departments to prevent infectious disease outbreaks, including those that are vaccine preventable," said the National Association of County and City Health Officials Executive Director Robert M. Pestronk in a statement. The White Houses proposed budget cuts to the vaccine program come a day after GOP presidential hopefuls New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) injected vaccines into the political debate ahead of 2016 by suggesting that parents should be able to choose whether or not to vaccinate their children.
Obama Claim of $1.8 Trillion Deficit Cuts Open to Question - ABC News
Well, the caps are lifted after 2021, but Obama's 10-year budget covers four more years. The White House assumes the baseline would jump to inflated levels that pretend the 2011 law never happened. Then it claims huge savings when cutting them back in 2022-25 to more realistic levels. Questionable savings: about $310 billion. DEBT SERVICE Additional debt would have to be issued to cover the above policies, and interest costs on that debt are considerable.
Obama administration budget proposes cuts for Medicare Advantage - Yahoo News
Democrats counter that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as it is formally known, has expanded or made it easier for millions of uninsured to get health coverage since it became law in 2010. "I don't know whether it's the 55th or the 60th time that they are taking this vote," said Obama ahead of the House action. "But I've asked this question before: Why is it that this would be at the top of their agenda, making sure that folks who don't have health care aren't able to get it?" The answer "is very simple: the law is a disaster," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy shot back on the House floor. "We still can't afford its costs, and the American people still don't want it." The Obamacare strike-down is expected to fail in the Senate, where Democrats can use procedural blocking tactics to forestall a vote. Nevertheless, conservative Senator Ted Cruz has introduced the Obamacare Repeal Act. Even a repeal is passed by both chambers, Obama has vowed to veto such a bill.
Obama dismissive as US House votes to repeal 'Obamacare' - Yahoo News
Basically, Medicare pays higher rates for sicker patients and less for people judged to be in good health. But federal officials concede that billions of tax dollars are misspent every year because some Medicare health plans exaggerate how sick their patients are, a practice known as upcoding. Theres more to this story. Click here to read the rest at the Center for Public Integrity. This story is part of Health . Click here to read more stories in this topic. Copyright 2014 The Center for Public Integrity.


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A sense of claustrophobia pervades Iraq’s Fallujah
Strictly controlled government checkpoint has severely curbed freedom of movement, residents say.
Fallujah, Iraq – Ibrahim recalls the anguished face of the patient who walked into his pharmacy, seeking anticoagulants to treat a blood clot that had formed in his brain.
“[He] begged me for the medicine, but I didn’t have it because the checkpoint was closed,” said Ibrahim, who spoke to Al Jazeera under a pseudonym for fear of repercussions. “It was so hard. I saw him crying as he left.”
Access into and out of the Iraqi city of Fallujah through al-Suqoor checkpoint has been a major source of delays and frustration for local residents.
Al-Suqoor straddles the main highway between Fallujah and Baghdad. Vehicles wait on the long, dusty road in hopes that Iraqi forces will let them through – but these hopes are often in vain. Residents of the Sunni-majority city say that they are frequently discriminated against by forces working for Iraq’s Shia government, in addition to the Shia militias aiding them.
Ibrahim, who has been a pharmacist for 16 years, said that the stringent screening at al-Suqoor checkpoint has become his primary obstacle in transporting medication from Baghdad to Fallujah. Swift access to the city is essential to keep costly medications from spoiling in the summer heat.
“Some medicine needs to be transported in coolers, so it’s difficult to keep it cool [if the vehicles are waiting] at the checkpoint for one to three days,” said Ibrahim, who says that he has lost some $5,000 worth of medicine due to the protracted security checks. Other business owners told Al Jazeera that they had also been held up for days by the security checks.
At the same time, there is an increase in demand for essential medicines, said Altaf Musani, the Iraq representative with the World Health Organization – partly because residents living under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) had limited access to medical facilities.
“As they’ve come out [of ISIL-held areas] and services have become available, people have been seeking medical care. There are also increased health conditions … There’s an overload,” Musani told Al Jazeera.
Doctors and patients are not the only ones suffering: Butchers in Fallujah’s main bazaar complain that they are unable to transport as many sheep from Baghdad to Fallujah as they have in the past, unless they bribe checkpoint security. A gold seller told Al Jazeera that he used to go to Baghdad twice a month to buy gold, but now he only goes once every two months.
Since Fallujah was retaken by the Iraqi army in June 2016, it has witnessed the steady return of some 300,000 people. But more than two years of ISIL occupation, coupled with structural damage by government shelling, has severely damaged its key infrastructure.
The United Nations has been working to rebuild the main hospital, but it is still only operating at around 30 percent of its capacity, with some floors inaccessible.
“It’s a big burden on the hospital, [because] facilities are growing slower than the amount of population coming back,” said the hospital’s director-general, Ahmed Abd Jubbar.
While Jubbar acknowledged that the hospital suffers from a shortage of medical tools and medications, he does not blame the government: “The Ministry of Health supplies medicine. There is a shortage, but it’s getting better. [The Ministry] is trying to do its job,” he told Al Jazeera.
But in a separate wing of the visibly damaged hospital, a 39-year-old surgeon, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that government “security checks” have contributed to a stark shortage of drugs. Doctors at private clinics cited similar concerns, raising doubts over the health ministry’s claims of supply shortages and blaming checkpoint administrators for exacerbating the region’s health crisis.
Asmaa Usama al-Ani, the head of the Anbar Provincial Council’s health committee, said that her group has been in direct contact with the health ministry to enable a faster delivery of drugs to Fallujah and Anbar.
“It’s our biggest problem in the province,” she said of the checkpoint. “There are only two drivers with authorisation to go in and out of Anbar [with medications]. Yesterday, it took them seven hours to get to Fallujah. This has happened as a result of sectarian issues. Anbar is the biggest Sunni province and the government thinks it’s a source of terrorism; that’s why they punish the province.”
Al Jazeera was unable to reach an official with Iraq’s defence ministry for comment by the time of publication.
For now, neither the liberation from ISIL nor an array of UN-funded projects – including the reconstruction of damaged buildings and the rehabilitation of water and electricity – has lessened the sense of claustrophobia in Fallujah.
Qassim Mohammad’s 70-year-old father suffers from kidney failure, a condition that can become fatal if left untreated. Mohammad says that he spends upwards of $1,000 a month on his father, including on transport from the neighbouring town of Khalidiya, medication and dialysis.
The local hospital has been unable to provide his father with state-subsidised medicine, Mohammad says, but travelling to Baghdad for the required care is not an option.
“My father can’t handle waiting for two hours at the checkpoint,” he said, standing next to his ashen-faced father. “Day after day, the checkpoints are getting harder to pass.”

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* In Operation ROYAL FLUSH, CIA spies singlehandedly decapitate the Soviet government in less than 24 hours, precipitating an EnemyCivilWar.
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* The evacuation of NASA's Johnson Space Center. In less than a week, they evacuated not just the astronauts and facility personnel, but the various museum pieces, documents, equipment, and research. By the time the Soviets overran the city, they arrived to find the place ''stripped to the bare walls.'' With a note reading "[[IShallTauntYou Catch us if you can]]."
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It appears that something is up with Google and their cache reporting. A lot of pages seem to have cache dates of August 12 or there abouts, sites that were previously cached regularly are reporting that they have not been cached.
So the questions now are :-
Is it the cache date reporting that is wrong or
Is it that Google has suddenly ramped down their caching?
Are they ‘full’ again as they were a couple of years back?
Is something BIG, HUGE, MONUMENTAL, about to happen, are we in for another update of ‘Florida’ proportions?
Much has been said of late at the apparent worsening of web spam handling within the Google index. Could we be standing on the precipice blissfully unaware
The future is bright, the future isn’t Orange (as the advert says). The future is YOU viewing documents as GOOGLE wants you to view them after having rewritten the content to suit themselves.
A recent patent application buy Google does just this. In short it is
A method of enhancing document browsing comprising:receiving personal information relating to a user;generating descriptive information based on a content of a first document and the personal information;identifying an additional document based on the descriptive information; and generating a second document that includes at least a portion of the content of the first document and including references to the additional documents.
Or in layman’s terms, they can grab a page, rewrite it to insert LINKS (paid adverts or otherwise) before you get to see it. In short, Google will ride roughshod over the advertising exclusivity agreements advertisers might have, or even WORSE would place advertising links to the COMPETITORS of the site owners!
This is not good, it is very not good, and the old ‘Don’t be Evil’ is becoming quite a joke of late.
Yep, according to Techcrunch Google is to stop all development on Google wave! Well this Old Welsh Guy has to say that maybe the reason for the almost total rejection by all but devout googlites or geeks was that we simply didn’t like the way it suddenly appeared in our private parts (ooer missus) without warning nor proper explanation.
Many people are starting not to trust Google as much as previously, little things like using toolbar feedback for URL discovery, or the automatic toolbar update changing privacy settings to personalised search, and feedback to google with information without asking did it for me.
Now all cookies from Google are blocked on my main browser, the Google toolbar has been wiped off the face of the earth, and I make sure there is nothing to sign me into Google at all. Which is a shame, as I really liked the simplicity of Chrome, now I don’t trust Google as far as I can throw them, and at 350 pound per share I struggle to lift them let alone throw them
So Wave has gone, which again is a shame, but whoever thought that launching a product that appears in someones face when they log into web mail REALLY should have read Dale Carnegie’s book on How to Win Friends and Influence People. Although they certainly influenced people to immediately hit the ‘NO THANKS’ option!


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A professor in college told our Continental Literature class that there were certain books you should read before you die. Among them I recall the following: The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, The Death of Ivan Ilych, Madame Bovary, The Magic Mountain. There may have been a few others. I respected Dr. West’s opinion so much, that I inked that mental bucket list note, and have over the years committed myself to reading these great novels, and I’m happy to say that I have finally completed The Magic Mountain.
Like all great novels, The Magic Mountain is absorbing, works on many layers of meaning, and features unforgettable scenes and characters. The Magic Mountain is not an easy read. It is dense, very long, and slowly paced. But every time I picked up the heavy book to read another chapter, I would get drawn into Mann’s carefully wrought world, so much so that I wanted to be Hans Castorp convalescing for years in that sanitarium at the top of Europe. The book contains vivid characters who are obviously symbolic but no less real: Dr. Settembrini, Naphta, Madame Chaucat, Dr. Behrens, Mynheer Pepperkorn. It’s definitely a novel of ideas and leitmotifs, and the intellectual debates between Settembrini and Naphta were particularly compelling to follow. It’s also full of memorable set pieces, scenes that jump off the page with cinematic scope: Hans’ carnival party dialogue with Chauchat, Hans’ strange vision after getting lost in the snow, the excursion to the waterfall with Pepperkorn, the seance where Joachim’s ghost is conjured, the climatic duel between Settembrini and Naphta, and the harrowing World War battle scenes that finish the book. Mann said he worked 12 years on the book and that we should really read it twice to get the full impact. I’m putting it on the “re-read” pile. It’s that good. You have to be patient with a book of this size, but its rewards are generous indeed. Great works of art are more than immensely satisfying aesthetic experiences. They have an indelible impact on your thinking; they can change your life.

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This coming fall, a group of a dozen staff from the Syracuse office of EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA), a leading provider of interdisciplinary environmental services, will be completing a hiking challenge in Saranac Lake, New York to raise funds and awareness for Water For People, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing sustainable access to water and sanitation in developing countries. The Saranac Lake 6er challenge entails climbing 6 peaks for a total of around 33 miles in the stunning Saranac Lake region of the Adirondack Park. The EA Syracuse crew plans to complete the challenge all in one weekend.
With all of the beautiful lakes and waterways of the Adirondacks (and New York state in general!), we often take for granted how easy it is for us to just jump into fresh and clean water or find a public drinking fountain. We forget that billions of people don’t have access to safe water or sanitation. In some places, women and children spend more than four hours walking for water each day, and hundreds of thousands of people die each year from water-related diseases.
All proceeds raised through this effort go directly to Water For People. Please consider supporting our efforts to help bring clean water to everyone, forever. Every dollar helps! By donating you’re helping to provide clean water and sanitation for communities around the world.
The EA Syracuse team will be sure to uphold all aspects of Leave No Trace ethics, leaving our beautiful Adirondack Park in as good of shape or better than we found it!
NOTE: This event was previously scheduled to happen in early May 2020. Given the current situation with COVID-19, the EA team has decided it would be most prudent to push the event back to the Fall of 2020.


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How to Be a Man (and other illusions) by Duff McKagan, Chris Kornelis
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Obaseki Orders Arrest of Teachers Over Examination Malpractices
Some teachers in one of the privately owned primary schools in Edo State have been arrested for allegedly attempting to manipulate the conduct of the Primary School Leaving Certificate examination held across the state yesterday.
They were arrested on the orders of Governor Godwin Obaseki who paid an unscheduled visit to some schools where the examination held.
Obaseki was at the schools to ascertain the level of sanity and orderliness during public examinations.
The governor expressed displeasure over activities noticed at Ologbosere Primary School in Ikpoba Okha Local Government where an official and a private school teacher accompanied their pupils to sit for the primary six examinations.
Other centres visited by the governor included Ebenezer Primary Schools, Ivbyenova Primary School, St Saviour and George Idah Primary School.
Obaseki said his visit was part of his quest to reposition basic education with a view to bringing glory back to education
The governor, who declared that the era of malpractice during examinations was over, wondered why some parents wanted to gain access into the examination venue.
According to him: “We are bothered about the corruption and malpractices in examination process, as you can see, a lot of parents had to be kept out particularly those from the private schools who may have paid for their children to do well.
“They wanted access into the schools to be able to influence the process of the exams and they were stopped.
“I am happy that our officials have done well in ensuring that the standards we require and want to set are met.
“For the private school teachers who were caught trying to influence the examination, they would face the law as we are going to investigate them and l am sure that the Ministry of Education has its own rules on how to deal with such matters.
“We decided that we will have the examination for primary six pupils which is a standard exam properly monitored.
“As a policy, we have decided that this exam should be reorganised and made a lot better and professional.”
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Osayuware Idahosa, said the challenge of shortage of examination materials was mitigated.


Solem is an affordable, easy to use and powerful irrigation computer that is mainly suitable for outdoor cultivation. The Solem irrigation computer is a modular system that can be expanded to control up to 360 valves and 30 pumps. The Solem irrigation computer is operated via an easy-to-use app on a telephone or tablet or via a computer.
Due to the modularity of the Solem irrigation computer, a base station is not necessarily required and an irrigation program can be made via a bluetooth connection on each module.
By linking several modules with each other via a base station (gateway), modules can be controlled at different locations via one central program, which can be set on the gateway via the app or on the computer. Valves are controlled wirelessly up to a distance of 850 meters.
In addition to controlling valves, the Solem irrigation computer can also read various sensors:
- Wind speed
- Flow measurement (liter counters)
Below you will find the different modules of the Solem irrigation computer
The Solem Gateway is a base station to which various modules can be linked and acts as the brain of the irrigation system
By means of LoRa technology, the gateway can wirelessly control modules up to 850m away. The gateway is connected to the internet by means of WiFi or via a 4G router and can be operated from anywhere in the world via the app and via the computer.
Features of the Solem Gateway:
- Fully controllable via Bluetooth or Internet
- Can connect with 30 modules up to 850m away
- Control up to 360 valves
- Can control up to 30 pumps
- Can be connected directly to the internet via an existing WiFi network or via a 4G modem.
- Low in power consumption ~ 6W, 12V
The Solem battery valve module can control 1, 2, 4 or 6 valves (depending on the type) and control a main valve or pump. Each battery valve module can be connected to a gateway via LoRa and thus reached via the internet via the app or via the computer. The module can also operate stand-alone but has to be programmed through a bluetooth connection via the app on a phone.
The valve module is also equipped with a dry contact which can interrupt irrigation. For example, a rain sensor can be connected to the dry contact to prevent irrigation when it rains.
The valve module is equipped with a 9VDC battery. We recommend replacing it every year.
The Solem Battery Valve + Flow module is comparable to the Valve module and can, depending on the type, control 1, 2, 4 or 6 valves and, in addition, control a main tap or pump and read a flow meter or rain sensor. Each Battery Valve+ Flow module can be connected to a gateway via LoRa and thus be reached via the internet via the app or via the computer. The Valve+ Flow module can also be used independently without a gateway. However, in that situation the module cannot be operated via the internet, but only via the app on the phone within Bluetooth range.
The Valve+ Flow module is equipped with a sensor contact to which a flow meter can be connected. This allows flow monitoring and the program to be interrupted or a notification can be sent if, for example, too much water is flowing (if there is a leak in the system) or if the daily maximum volume of water has been reached.
The Valve+ Flow module is equipped with a 9VDC battery. We recommend replacing it every year.


PETERBOROUGH, N.H.– Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Sunday that “it is nuts” to make women register for a possible future military draft.
Cruz responded to his rivals, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and Governor Chris Christie, who all said Saturday evening at the presidential debate that they would support a federal requirement women to register alongside young men for “Selective Service.” Once registered, they could be drafted during a national emergency.
“It was striking that three different people on that stage came out in support of drafting women into combat in the military,” Cruz said. “I didn’t have an opportunity to respond to that particular question, but I have to admit as I was sitting there listening to that conversation, my reaction was, ‘Are you guys nuts?'”
Cruz assured the audience at the town hall that he would not force women to register for a potential draft.
Listen, we have had enough with political correctness, especially in the military. Political correctness is dangerous. And the idea that we would draft our daughters to forcibly bring them into the military and put them in close combat, I think is wrong. It is immoral and if I’m president we ain’t doing it.
“The idea that their government would forcibly put them in a foxhole with a 220-pound [enemy] psychopath trying to kill them doesn’t make any sense at all,” he said.


Local authorities in England have children in care from an average of 27 other council areas living within their regions, new figures from Ofsted show. Nineteen per cent, meanwhile, are home to ‘looked after’ children from more than 40 other areas.
The figures, published for the first time, set out the situation at the end of March last year. They include all types of care placement: fostering, adoption, children’s homes and supervised placements at home. The number of children from other local authority areas living in particular regions varied widely in the research. While there were children from five different authorities living in the Redcar & Cleveland region in the north, youngsters from 85 other regions lived in Kent care placements.
Five authorities – Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, the Wirral, Devon, and the Isle of Wight – had the highest numbers of looked after children living within their own area: more than 85 per cent in each case.
In April, an Ofsted report revealed that around 12 per cent of children living in care homes are placed more than 20 miles from their home areas.


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Jessica Alba – Half Up Half Down Hairstyle
Celebrity Hairstylist: Brittney Ryan
Event: 2022 Baby2Baby Gala
Killers Anonymous actress Jessica Alba attended the 2022 Baby2Baby Gala with a half up half down hairstyle by celebrity hairstylist Brittney Ryan.
[Pictured: Jessica Alba – Half Up Half Down Hairstyle (2022) – [Hairstylist: Brittney Ryan] – Baby2Baby Gala – Pacific Design Center – West Hollywood, CA]
Hairstyle Freshness Factor: Fresh
Trendsetting? Not so much. But this perfectly executed hairstyle is a fresh look on the red carpet this week and another great example of Alba’s willingness to try out new hairstyles.
Tools & Products Used to Create This Style
- Unite Hair Products
- ghd North America Styling Tools
- Hidden Crown Hair Extensions
- KareCo Hair Brushes
Hairstyle Length: Long
Hair Color: Brunette
Hairstyle Category: Casual
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Positive Feedback: Jessica Alba’s fans gave her hairstylist a big thumbs up for this look on social media. Here’s what they had to say.
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- “Beautiful work Britt!!🔥”
Negative Feedback: None.
Additional Style Credits
Stylist: Ariella Masjedi
Makeup: Mai Quynh
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According to this Washington Post Editorial, the fact that Ivy League elites from Harvard and Yale dominate the Supreme Court (Elena Kagan, if confirmed, would make the Court All-Ivy) is a good thing, because well, they're the best and smartest people available. And when we're talking about lawyers (themselves supposedly the smartest of the smart) then, hell, we should be looking for the Ivy League Lawyers to fill the top legal spots in America (the superlatively smartest of the smart), because without them, we dolts will probably degenerate into destructive and immoral behavior of the sort not seen since we were all swinging from trees and throwing feces at one another.
That, of course, was all written by an Ivy League lawyer. Talk about conceit?
Then again, this idiot also boasts that he worked on Micheal Dukakis' presidential campaign. According to some (the Ivy-trained Libtards and Kennedy School sorts), Dukakis lost that election not because he was a dull, criminal-loving, mono-eyebrowed, ultra-libtard, wanna-be elitist prick who was as interesting and exciting as scabies, but because he was just too highbrow for the rest of us to understand where he was coming from. Oh, and that picture of him in the tank, looking like a green mushroom -- with a monobrow -- didn't help much either.
If The Ivy turns out such superior people, then please explain the following calamities:
a) The Economic Crisis. The author should also explain why all those Ivy MBA's are in favor of the piece-by-piece destruction of capitalism (for reasons other than their own immediate paychecks), why they're in bed with politicians who advocate policies that are damaging and destructive to business and commerce, and who support confiscatory rates of taxation which might be common in say, Soviet Russia or Venezuela, but not in the United States of America.
b) Why the nation is fighting two wars that it seems to lack the political will to actually win (you know, by killing the enemy?), and the foreign policy chops required to encourage our allies, and outmaneuver our camel-fucking-wife-beating-illiterate-child-raping-Stick Age opponents. You begin to wonder how all of these Ivy Elites at the Justice Department, Homeland Security, and the National Security apparatus view the world, and when they advance policies such as reading terrorists the Miranda Rights or "negotiating" with Iran, you begin to ask just what the fuck they are they thinking, and do they inhabit the same planet as I do?
c) A Congress which passes bills so complicated it cannot be bothered to read them first, but somehow still manages to exempt itself from. A Congress which is so focused on achieving narrow party-line goals, that in the process it shreds the Constitution, tramples on the rule of law, and bestows honor and credibility upon the biggest and worst of hacks, idiots, con-men and ticket-punchers, while making them fabulously wealthy in the process.
d) A media which doesn't even pretend to be objective, which is the first requirement of a democracy. The ability to audit, criticize and question authority and to hold them to account for their misdeeds, is what separates us from the ignorant savages of the Middle East and the authoritarian hordes of Asia. It's one of the things that makes ours a dynamic, advanced society that continually reinvents itself, and promotes the concept of progress and modernity. It's one of the reasons why the filthy nose-picking masses of the world hate us; because we have, through our media, the ability to ask the question which is fundamental to both peace and progress; "Why?".
Once you lose that ability, either through the abuse of power by the elite, or through the media failing to live up to it's responsibility, you no longer have democracy. We're seeing both -- the Obama Administration has done things it was never empowered (by the Constitution) to do, a democrat-controlled Congress has enabled him to do more, and the Media is not tackling the vital question of "Why?", but is instead more concerned about the burning question of whether a picture of Elena Kagan playing softball is suggestive of hidden homophobia.
Considering the public track record of the Ivy League Elites of the last 20 or so years, I would think that elevating yet another one to the Supreme Court would be a further sign of the degeneration of American society. Maybe we could find one of those Good-ol' boy country lawyers, like Matlock, or even in a pinch, I'd settle for Jack McCoy or, an A.D.A. Ron Carver (from back in the days when Law and Order was less political. Confession: Courtney B. Vance is one of my favorite actors).
I say instead of elevating Ivies to the Court, we instead find them suitable employment at Burger King, or on the assembly line somewhere, so they can experience life outside the Ivory Tower for once -- and learn the hard way -- what actually goes on in this country in places where people don't drink $200 Merlot, and specifically ask if the Ahi-Ahi is farmed and dolphin-free.
The new battle lines in American politics are forming. Our "Elites" are lining up against "The Rubes". One side is represented by people like President Obama, Eric Holder and Elena Kagan -- and the fellow-traveler asshole who wrote this article -- and the other by Tea Parties and the likes of Sarah Palin. The Elites are trumpeting their superior intellects and educational "qualifications" as their Reason to Rule (that sounds a lot like the Divine Right of Kings!), while the Other Side has only Right, Common Sense and Public Opinion on it's side, and as we've seen, there isn't a Libtard politician, judge or pundit alive with an association with the Ivy that hasn't, at one time or another, ignored Right, considered Common Sense inferior to pragmatic Conventional Wisdom, and derided Public Opinion as little more than the mental diarrhea of the incredibly retarded masses.

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In August I will be releasing "Losing My Religion" which is a great introduction to fingerstyle chord flicking, and "Wish You Were Here" which is such a good song I'm calling it essential to your fingerstyle repertoire.
I also plan on making a "How to play Jawmunji's tabs" video which will deal with a few concepts and ideas that can't be explained from just sheet music. Watch this space!
Other than being excited and motivated about getting more arrangements onto Patreon, I am still practicing "Sweet Child Of Mine". It is challenging, it's not one that I'll be able to play cleanly and easily, but it is a lot of fun. And it's one of those songs that casual listeners won't expect and yet be delighted to hear in fingerstyle :-)
Good playing to you all!

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Bring a science-fiction scene inspired by Star Wars to life with a few simple images and the tools in Photoshop. Join Bert Monroy as he creates this extraordinary dreamscape with some retouching, texturing, and lighting techniques and a special application of Photoshop's Tree script pattern fill. The images in this course come from Bert's travels (from the high-rises of Peru to the rooftops of Orlando hotels!) but you can create the same effects with your own source material.
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Flying Monkey TV is a collaborative art / documentary video project. We have been commissioned to provide a custom TV channel for Sheffield City Council’s event By Any Means. This will be happening in Tudor Square, Sheffield, UK on 23rd July 2011 and is part of the 2012 London Olympics Open Weekend to mark a year before the games begin. Our coverage will include time-lapse and live video of the Open Weekend in Sheffield – the city, the people and the event.
Below is a short teaser using material we are starting to gather of Sheffield. Thanks to the Showroom Cinema for allowing us to shoot from the roof.


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Company Progress over the past few years is mirrored in the tracking results:
1. The company turnover is constantly increasing.
2. Own truck park tripled
3. We have increased the area of agricultural land in the management of the company several times
4. We have increased the surface of the agricultural lands included in the ecological project.
5. Increased geography of sales and number of foreign buyers
6. We are in the top10 the exporters of cereal products from the Republic of Moldova
7. We have achieved a good reputation on the domestic market and we have increased the number of agricultural farms from which we buy cereals.

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Early gender determination at ultrasound services.. weird?
Hi ladies! So with my first pregnancy, I went to an ultrasound services center to have my baby's gender determined earlier than my doctor would (I was at 15 weeks, and my doctor didn't do an ultrasound until 18-20 weeks). We were living in CA at the time, and it was simple, quick, and only cost $25.
Now I'm living in Buffalo NY, and apparently I need a prescription from my doctor to use these services here. I called my doctors office, and the receptionist tells me she's never heard of one of these places and she doubts the doctor will give me a prescription for this, if the only reason is to find out the gender. What?! Is Buffalo living in the stone age or something? I know I'm being impatient, but is there a medical reason I shouldn't be able to use this place to get an early gender determination?

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Tinsukia: A suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb has been recovered along the Digboi-Pengeri road in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday, prompting senior officials from the police and the Army to rush to the spot.
The development assumes significance as it comes amid reports of Ulfa (Independent) restructuring after a few months of unilateral ceasefire, that witnessed hundreds of youths joining the banned outfit.
According to a source in the army, the suspected bomb, weighing around 5 kg and fitted with wire, switch and a circuit was planted along the Digboi Pengeri road. “Bomb disposal squad have reached the spot and are making arrangements to destroy it through a controlled blast. We can only confirm the object is a bomb once it is destroyed,” a source said.
“In all probability, it seems to be an IED bomb,” the source added.
In 2016, militants had ambushed a convoy of 15 Kumaon Regiment on the Digboi-Pengeri road killing three soldiers. The road is often used by armed forces.
Another source said the suspected bomb was first seen by the Village Defense Party (VDP), who informed the police. “There was a general input that Ulfa (I) may try to sabotage. However, there was nothing specific,” the source added.
The suspected bomb was yet to be destroyed at the time of filing this news report.
- SDF man accused of forging CM Golay’s signature gets clean chit
- Kisan Rail’ trains run by NF Railway helping farmers reach wider markets
- Assam: Body of two women missing after boat accident found in Biswanath
- 24 monuments, sites are untraceable: Govt
- Assam, Mizoram govts hopeful of resolving border disputes
- Sikkim: Tashi Namgyal Academy gets foot-over bridges to counter accident threats


text: Your goal in this fast-paced platformer is to save the world and earn yourself a place on the superhero bomb squad. Use your grappling hook, wall jumping, double jumping and other free running abilities to dismantle the bomb in time. You have to avoid spikes and obstacles, while battling against the mad bomber and his diabolical machine. Use LEFT and RIGHT ARROW KEYS to run. Press DOWN ARROW KEY to slide. Press "Z" KEY to jump. Hold "X" KEY to use grappling hook to swing past danger. Have fun!

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|Canyon Krayt Dragon|
The Canyon Krayt Dragon is one of the three varieties of Krayt Dragon, a large reptilianoid predator native to the desert world of Tatooine. Despite having an average length of 30 meters, the Canyon Krayt species is still noticeably smaller than the other two, and also more common. They mainly inhabit the canyons, caves and rocky terrains of their homeworld. The Canyon Krayt Dragon usually hunts small to medium sized organisms, but can also kill larger creatures like Banthas.

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1. I won the blue ribbon in the science fair in 8th grade. Time spent on project? Less than 15 minutes. Knew nothing about the beforehand (electrical wiring, series and parallel circuitry). Comment from the judges? ‘You know so much about the subject!’
2. I’ve been homeless several times (for over a month).
3. I sang in the county choir festival in sixth grade, pissing off all of the students who actually took choir. I’ve also sung in three bands, and I played drums for about 5 years throughout grade school/jr. high.
4. I went to art school, but I had full scholarships to three colleges that I wanted to go to more.
5. Throughout my youth, I had maps of Australia and the U.K. on my wall. However, I’ve never left this land mass. I have a lot of frequent flier miles now though…
6. I have tinnitus and Meniere’s disease, which sometimes makes it hard for me to look directly at people in certain lighting and can disorient me briefly.
7. I was a ‘professor’s assistant’ when I was 11, helping teach a class at George Mason University on mnemonic devices that could be utilized in training.
8. I had my first poem published when I was 5, and had over 30 pieces of writing (short stories and poems) published by the time I finished high school.
9. I spent most of high school finagling my way backstage to hang out with bands and musicians, as they were the only people I could find at the time with whom I could relate to. In my youth, I hung out with seniors and adults in the neighborhood, and rarely had any friends my own age.
10. Despite struggling with depression my entire life, I’ve never taken any medications for it or had any therapy/counseling; instead, I focused my attention outward and counseled suicidal, depressed, and mentally ill individuals, many times on an emergent basis.


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Antifungal activity of strawberry fruit volatile compounds against Colletotrichum acutatum.J Agric Food Chem. 2007 Jul 11; 55(14):5701-7.JA
Eight volatile products characterizing strawberry aroma, which is generated from the oxidative degradation of linoleic and linolenic acids by a lipoxygenase (LOX) pathway, were examined because of their antifungal activity against Colletotrichum acutatum, one of the causal agents of strawberry anthracnose. In this study, the effects of aldehydes, alcohols, and esters on mycelial growth and conidia development were evaluated. (E)-Hex-2-enal was found to be the best inhibitor of mycelial growth [MID (minimum inhibitory doses)=33.65 microL L(-1)] and of spore germination (MID=6.76 microL L(-1)), while hexyl acetate was the least effective of all volatile compounds tested (MID=6441.89 microL L(-1) for mycelial growth and MID=1351.35 microL L(-1) for spore germination). Furthermore, the antifungal activity of (E)-hex-2-enal on susceptibility of strawberry fruits to C. acutatum was also confirmed. The presence of these molecules in jars containing strawberry fruits inoculated with a suspension of spores inhibited the fungus growth and prevented the appearance of symptoms. Moreover, a study of the effects of (E)-hex-2-enal on conidial cells of C. acutatum was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy. This volatile compound altered the structures of the cell wall and plasma membrane, causing disorganization and lysis of organelles and, eventually, cell death.


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This property is situated in a convenient location in St Albans, offering easy access to St Albans City station, just a short walk away. The neighborhood is characterized by its proximity to the town center, providing residents with access to various shops, restaurants, and key attractions such as St Albans Cathedral, the museum, and the Verulamium Ancient Roman Town.
The area is well-connected, making it convenient for commuting to and from major locations
High-speed Wifi gives you the power you need.
All your bills are included in your rate.
Stay for a week or stay for a year – the choice is yours.

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Bill Keller is the venerable elder, polishing the brass, turning the achievements of his watch into a reverie of instructive dreams, telling tales from back-in-the-day. The trouble is the cautionary tales rarely address the progress and evolving needs of the new way. In this case, how the outcry of politics over secrecy has little to do with the issues being puffed up and touted as failures.
Philosopher meet empiricist. Secrecy has returned as a tactical strength in operational policy. It helped established BP $20 billion escrow. It has lowered the rhetoric of international hostility. It enabled drone attacks to be successful and its best example is the termination of bin Laden, achieved not only without a leak, but with feints and actions that utterly concealed a mission unfolding in full force.
To counter these successes, successes in which secrecy worked the way it should, to enhance national security (although the death of bin Laden without due process remains worrisome for many), Republicans have raised a frontal attack to obscure and question this success. Call it swift boating secrecy.
But empirically, on the ground, little will change. Breaching secrets has important uses (many cited here!), as many as secrecy does. The key is to realize they are not diametrically opposed to each other, or mutually exclusive. One will not crowd out the other. Both leaks and secrets are safe. But we are thankful for the review.
~I am much less concerned about the lack of due process in the killing of bin Laden than I am in the lack of due process for the thousands killed on 9/11 and other al Qaeda attacks.
Attacking civilians without warning and without provocation renders due process moot, in my opinion.
~Whether killing Bin Laden was in the interest of the United States, may be uncertain for at least another few centuries. But useful next November, if Pakistani nukes aren’t sneaked into US cities before then.


When it comes to planktonic patches, the smallest organisms form the largest patches, according to a new study.
Plankton is admittedly not the most exciting life form in our oceans. Nonetheless, a team of researchers have been taking a closer look at plankton life in the Gulf of Mexico.
Their study has resulted in the publication of a paper in the Science Advances journal.
The researchers focussed on the subtropical waters off Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico, using high-speed underwater imaging technology and advanced machine learning approaches.
This techniques enables them to document, for the first time, the simultaneous position, size and density of patches of 36 different types of planktonic organisms.
These organisms represented 12 phyla, in the form of either plant or animal, ranging in size from 200 micrometers to 20 centimetres.
The degree of "patchiness" of different organisms in the water column has implications for marine food webs.
“Understanding the distribution and patchiness, or arrangement, of plankton is important for evaluating the efficiency and production of marine food webs, as well as predicting how populations of plankton will change as ocean conditions change with global warming,” said Dr. Kelly L. Robinson, assistant professor of biology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Based on the results of the study, the smallest organisms formed the largest patches. In addition, the patches were larger and more frequent in shallow, continental waters closer to shore than more-distant deeper ocean waters.
According to Dr. Robinson, the study's findings enabled scientists to ask questions about which biological and physical factors drove plankton patch formation and how patchiness influenced food web efficiency.
“These data conclusively show that the average background density of plankton measured by traditional sampling gear such as nets that integrate over the water column does not represent the actual biological environment an individual planktonic organism experiences,” she said.


Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4.9 UpdateApple on Tuesday released Mac OS X 10.4.9, a recommended update for all PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running versions of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Client
The company said Mac OS X 10.4.9 includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the following applications and technologies:
The update is available for download through the Software Update mechanism located under the Apple menu on computers running Mac OS X. It's also available direct from Apple's website in the form of a 72MB download for PowerPC-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.8 and a 160MB download for Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.8.
Mac systems running older versions of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger can grab heftier combo updaters for both PowerPC (163MB) and Intel Macs (310MB).
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Server
Along with the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Client release, Apple on Tuesday also released Mac OS X 10.4.9 Server. The update is recommended for all Apple servers running versions Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and includes fixes for the operating system and various applications, services and technologies, including:
The server update is available as a 127MB download for PowerPC-based Mac servers running Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 and as a 249MB Universal download for both PowerPC and Intel Mac servers running Mac OS X Server 10.4.8.
Again, Apple also provides larger combo updaters for Mac servers running an earlier version of Mac OS X 10.4 Server. The PowerPC Combo updater weighs in as a 216MB download and the Universal version as a 350MB download.


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The country is one of the most attractive markets in Africa, thanks to a young population, a low mobile penetration of about 35 percent and a subscriber growth of more than 55 percent per year, according to Vodafone.
A stable political background in Ghana, which is one of the challenges in Africa, also helps.
As part of the price, the government has also agreed to transfer its fiber-based network to Ghana Telecom and Vodafone.
Ghana Telecom is the country's third largest mobile carrier, with 1.4 million subscribers, which gives it a 17 percent market share, according to numbers from the end of March, said Vodafone.
Vodafone already has made large investments in Africa; it has a presence in Egypt, Kenya and South Africa, via its own brand, Safaricom, and Vodacom, which also has a presence in other African countries.
The operator expects the deal to close during the third quarter. Its future plans for Ghana include the introduction of M-PESA, a mobile money transfer system which, for example, can be used by someone in an urban area to forward money to relatives in rural areas, while people in rural areas can pay off a loan in an urban area. However, no launch date has been announced yet, according to Vodafone spokesman Simon Gordon.
The African market is showing a lot of promise. Nokia earlier this year launched its latest generation of mobile phones for the developing markets in South Africa.
The number of mobile accounts in Africa has risen to 282 million, an increase of 70 million, in the last 12 months. Improved coverage has added another 46 million potential customers, reported industry organization GSM Association in May.

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Galesburg, IL (March 31, 2021) Spring brings the mowing season and with it comes this reminder to all Galesburg property owners to keep their grass and weeds below 12 inches as required in Galesburg Municipal Code, Section 94.03 Weeds. Maintaining the greenery within the community increases the value of homes and deters the presence of unwanted pests.
The City’s inspectors will respond to complaints about grass, weed, and overgrowth violations usually within one business day. Complaints can be anonymous and submitted through the online application PSR on the City’s website or by calling (309)345-3652 or (309)345-3619.
Grass and weed violations are the City’s most common nuisance violation. The code states property owners or occupants are obligated to maintain their property including the terrace by mowing grass, trimming weeds, volunteer trees, and generally not allowing vegetation to grow wild. Property owners and occupants are given one notice per growing season when a violation is verified. The notice gives five (5) days for abating the nuisance.
If the property is found to be non-compliant upon reinspection, the City, or its designee, is authorized to do the work necessary, such as mow the yard, and send a bill to the property owner. The bill will include the actual cost for the work done as well as an administrative fee. Late fees are assessed if not paid by the stated due date on the bill and liens can be filed if the bill is further ignored.
If the property is found to be in violation again during the same mowing season, the city may proceed with correcting the violation without any additional notices and billing the property owner for each subsequent violation. For more information on grass and weed violations or any other nuisance violation, call Judy Guenseth, Housing Program Coordinator, at (309)345-3652.


Hi from Turkey,
From 28 May 2013, the plans of replacing Taksim Gezi Park with a reconstruction of the historic Taksim Military Barracks (demolished in 1940), with the possibility of housing a shopping mall. The protests developed into riots when a group occupying the park was attacked by police. The subjects of the protests have since broadened beyond the development of Taksim Gezi Park, developing into wider anti-government demonstrations. The protests have also spread to other cities in Turkey, and protests have been seen in other countries with significant Turkish communities.
In 31 May 2013, police suppressed the protesters with tear gas, arrested at least 60 people and injured hundreds. The police action received wide attention online.Protesters organized and gathered on ?stiklal Avenue, reaching thousands on the night of 31 May.
We are students from Turkey and we need some gas masks and glasses for distribute to people on streets free. Please help us very fast and help all innocent people on street.
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Generally considered to be the finest premium coffee grown in Guatemala, Antigua is known to exhibit the typical Guatemalan coffee qualities which include a full body (heavier than the typical Central American coffee) and spicy flavor that is often very rich, even velvety. The coffee bean can take a Dark Roast providing a pleasing, smoky cup of brewed coffeest
Growing Altitude: 1,500 – 1,800 meters above sea level
Arabica Variety: Caturra, Bourbon
Harvest Period: December – April
Milling Process: Washed, Sun-dried
Aroma: Floral, Citrus
Flavor: Chocolate, Caramel Sweetness, Citrusy (Orange)
Acidity: Bright, Lemony
Guatemala Antigua coffees are Strictly Hard Bean coffees grown at elevations from 4,600 feet to 5,600 feet where the temperatures range from 66 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit (19 to 22 Celsius). The rainfall in this region is usually between 800 mm and 1,200 mm each year with a humidity that stays relatively constant at around 65%.
Distinct dry seasons and wet seasons provide for a consistent climate that leads to a uniformity of maturation among the coffee plants, with green coffee harvesting typically occurring from January to the middle of March.
Guatemala Antigua Espresso
Guatemala’s relatively consistent climate produces world-class coffees with distinctive flavors, that shine well into a darker (“espresso”) roast.
Also see Guatemala Coffee.
Starbucks Guatemala Antigua
Select Starbucks locations have recently been carrying their own Antigua as part of their “Starbucks Reserve” offerings.

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It may be the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world. Almost every day for the last four months, an average of 2,000 South Sudanese refugees have made their way to neighboring Uganda. They come on buses and on foot, along dirt roads and through the bush. Day after day more arrive, with no end to the exodus in sight.
Uganda already hosts more than 600,000 South Sudanese refugees and more than 400,000 others, making it the top refugee-hosting country in Africa. And in a growing number of Ugandan districts, refugees now make up half of the entire population.
The South Sudanese families I spoke with, during my recent visit to Uganda, came because war had wrecked their home villages and killed their relatives. They came because of the scourge of sexual violence, and because of the looming threat of genocide – which the United Nations warns could kick off any moment. They also came because, after years of constant suffering, they just could not bear to stay any longer.
In Palorinya, one of Uganda’s newest refugee settlements, I met George*, a young father from South Sudan’s Equatoria region. “The country is going down,” George told me, as he waited in line for supplies. “There is no safety, no jobs, and no law. People get killed and there is nothing anyone can do about it.”
In a site not far away, where new arrivals were being registered, I came upon Mary, a 98-year-old refugee with a shock of white curls. She immediately jumped up from her little plastic chair and practically forced me to take her seat, as befits a guest. (I politely declined.) When I asked why she had come, she replied, “I’m old. I don’t have any power, so I had to come here for help.” She added, “I’m tired of this war. I need a place of peace to go home to, to be buried in. That’s what I want.”
The failure of South Sudan’s leaders to end their vicious, selfish conflict – and the international community’s failure to secure a peace – means that more refugees like Mary are bound to arrive in Uganda. This will have a profound impact: the country already hosts more than 600,000 South Sudanese refugees and more than 400,000 others, making it the top refugee-hosting country in Africa. And in a growing number of Ugandan districts, refugees now make up half of the entire population.
In many African countries – to say nothing of North America or Europe – a displacement crisis of this magnitude might lead to panic: the closing of borders, the expulsion of asylum-seekers, and the restricting of humanitarian access. But that has not been the case in Uganda. Instead, the Ugandan government has kept its borders open to South Sudanese refugees and has extended its longstanding, generous refugee policy to new arrivals.
What this means is that refugees in Uganda are able to live something approaching a normal life. Families can choose to live in a settlement or in a city. Those who want to farm can access land; those who want a job can get a work permit. South Sudanese refugees enjoy the same rights to education and healthcare as their Ugandan neighbors. These opportunities, and more, make Uganda the region’s most welcoming destination for refugees.
Refugees in Uganda are able to live something approaching a normal life. The Ugandan government deserves credit for this warm welcome; so, too, do communities across the country who are sharing their lands and resources with refugees.
The Ugandan government deserves credit for this warm welcome; so, too, do communities across the country who are sharing their lands and resources with refugees. Their empathy and generosity has been exemplary – but there’s a catch: many Ugandans believe that the challenges of hosting refugees are outweighed by the opportunities they will bring. They expect that the refugees (and the international aid they attract) will lead to positive changes in their daily lives: good jobs with aid agencies, improved roads, expanded schools and hospitals, and booming local markets.
Humanitarian agencies understand this and are willing to help. But dwindling resources have put their strategy in jeopardy. “Once one district got an economic boost from the refugees, there started up some competition between the districts over who could receive more refugees,” one humanitarian explained to me. “But the money for aid now is not what it was, and district governments are noticing this. Expectations are very high and may not be met. That could turn the tide.”
As of November 29, the UN Refugee Agency had received just 35 percent of the funds needed for Uganda in 2016. If donor governments do not step up to the plate, that gap could widen in 2017. Ugandans may then start to believe their generosity has been abused. That outcome has to be avoided; otherwise, South Sudanese could be denied one of the only safe havens they have left.
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The much awaited trailer of Shoojit Sircar’s ‘Piku’ was released in Mumbai on Wednesday, March 25. We saw the lead casts Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan and Deepika Padukone turn up for the launch event.
Deepika sported a look fresh off the recently held Lakme Fashion Week runway, a top and skirt separates from Shift by Nimish Shah. A lovely collection from the designer but the way it has been put together didn’t work well here. Light blue, olive green and dark red wasn’t a good choice. Was it? But Deepika’s effortless grace and infectious somehow made us like the look.
Trailer Launch of Piku launched by Amitabh Deepika and Irrfan Khan
Amitabh Bachchan was seen wearing Nike’s latest printed jacket. Irfan Khan looked dapper in a well teamed printed shirt, beige trousers and grey casual jacket. Love the looks of these men!
Their film Piku tells the story of a father-daughter relationship played by Mr. Bachchan and Deepika. Judging by the looks of the trailor, this seems to be a must-watch fun movie. Take the scene for instance where the ageing father sends a message to his office-going daughter that read ‘semi-liquid motion first, then two days gas and constipation. What should I do?’
Trailer Launch of Piku by Amitabh and Deepika
The superstar Amitabh also tweeted a line from the movie – ‘Aye PIKUUuu !! Are flaaash (flush) mein paani nahin hai !!’
The on-screen father-daughter duo were seen sharing a good chemistry as they shared smiles wearing T-shirts with the best daughter, best father prints. Deepika also spoke about how Piku was someone whom she closely related to, someone who multi-tasks. She had agreed to do the film just after hearing the first scene.
Can’t wait to watch Piku!
Deepika Padukone in Piku
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Council approves additional $50,000 for facility planning and development.
Mammoth Town Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday, Jan. 6 to authorize a transfer of $50,000 from the Parks Development Impact Fee (DIF) account to the Town of Mammoth Lakes Capital Budget to be used for consulting services for the Multi Use Facility (MUF). In November, Council had amended the 2015/16 fiscal year budget to allocate $150,000 for the Mammoth Creek Park West project.
Mayor Michael Raimondo, who, along with Mayor Pro Tem Shields Richardson, voted “no” on the motion, wondered why the additional $50,000 was necessary.
Raimondo and Richardson also voted “no” on the two subsequent motions related to the MUF—to authorize the Town Manager to finalize scope and fee negotiations with HMC Architects, and to authorize the consulting agreement with Michael Baker International to prepare a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for the MUF.
Public Works Director Grady Dutton responded to Mayor Raimondo’s question by saying that, in coming up with the initial estimate for the consulting services, “we tried to make our best guess.” However, he said, the scope of the project has increased since the motion to move forward with the MUF passed in October of last year.
Town Manager Dan Holler said that the EIR, and therefore the CEQA, could not move forward if the preliminary design was not completed, and this could not happen without the extra $50,000. He said he felt that allocating funding from the Parks DIF for the MUF was a “very legitimate” use because the MUF served a function of “adding value to our community.”
Wednesday’s “yes” vote now brings the total to $200,400 simply to commence with the preliminary design and environmental review for the project.
Further confusing the issue is the fact that on Monday, Jan. 5, some Council members had apparently been approached with the idea that the international planning firm Hart Howerton may be contracted to help design a “story map” of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, according to Holler. He said that Mammoth Mountain Ski Area had already been in discussions with Hart Howerton and that MMSA had approached the TOML to see if they were interested in collaborating.
Council made reference to the firm for about ten minutes before Councilman Colin Fernie asked to clarify for the public exactly what Council was talking about.
“They’re visioning what Mammoth could look like—taking all the amenities that we want as a town, putting in our available land, the mobility, all these overlays that they do,” said Richardson. “They’re an international firm… they’ve done community planning around the world.”
Both Richardson and Raimondo, who voted in October against moving forward with the MUF at Mammoth Creek Park West, said that the discussions with Hart Howerton gave them even more reason to pause. It’s possible, Holler admitted, that Hart Howerton could suggest moving the MUF to a different location once their “visioning” process was complete. However, he said, the preliminary design work that the current funding was providing for could be utilized in a different location even though it is currently site-specific.
Both Raimondo and Richardson urged Council to pause, particularly considering the possible recommendations of Hart Howerton.
“It might come back that Hart Howerton says absolutely [Mammoth Creek Park West is the] best place for a MUF,” Richardson said.
However, there was a good deal of discussion about the fact that the planning firm might decide the MUF would fit best somewhere else, and the funds on the preliminary design would therefore be wasted.
In discussing the growing cost estimate for the MUF, Council member Jo Bacon was unruffled about the moving of the funds from the Parks DIF due to the greater “scope” of the project. “Since we’re just talking money here, I recognize that even though there is a little bit of scope creep, it is scope creep that we agreed to,” she said.
It was also noted at the beginning of the Council meeting that Feb. 15 through March 11 is the filing period during which nominations are open for the two Town Council seats up for election.
Town staff will be holding a public meeting on Friday, January 29 from 4 – 6 p.m. to discuss the MUF planning process.

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Países Bajos Vs Ecuador
Países Bajos Vs Ecuador-With elections just days away, the race to host the FIFA World Cup 2022 is heating up. In order to be eligible to host the tournament, a nation’s government must have enough of a stake in football in order to give it the time and resources needed for an event of that magnitude. One such country who has put their name forward is Ecuador. With a history of hosting major sporting events, Ecuador has everything it needs to make this World Cup one to remember!
Países Bajos Vs Ecuador
The Netherlands and Ecuador are two very different countries. The Netherlands is a small, densely populated country in northwestern Europe, while Ecuador is a much larger country in South America. The two countries have different climates, cultures, and economies.
The Netherlands has a temperate climate, with cool summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit), and in the winter it is around 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit). Ecuador has a tropical climate, with hot weather all year round. The average temperature in Ecuador is 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit).
The Dutch culture is known for its tolerance and open-mindedness. The Netherlands was one of the first countries to legalize same-sex marriage, and Amsterdam is famous for its liberal attitude towards drugs and prostitution. Ecuadorean culture is very different from Dutch culture. Ecuadoreans are generally more conservative and traditional than the Dutch. Family values are important toEcuadorians, and religion plays a big role in many people’s lives.
The economy of the Netherlands is based on trade and manufacturing. The country has a strong agricultural sector, and it is also a major exporter of food products. TheEcuadorian economy is based on agriculture and natural resources. Ecuador exports oil, bananas, coffee, cocoa, shrimp, timber, and gold.
Paises Bajos vs Ecuador Fifa world cup 2022
In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Países Bajos is set to face Ecuador. This will be the first time the two countries have ever met in the FIFA World Cup.
Ecuador is a team that is on the rise. They have qualified for three straight FIFA World Cups, and their best finish came in 2014 when they reached the Round of 16. In 2018, they narrowly missed out on qualification, finishing in ninth place in CONMEBOL qualifying.
Países Bajos, on the other hand, is a team in transition. They failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and their last appearance in the tournament was in 2014. They did not fare well in that tournament, losing all three of their group stage matches.
The two countries are set to meet in Quito on June 12th, 2022. It will be a tough match for both teams, but it is one that both will be looking to win.
Paises Bajos vs Ecuador Fifa world cup 2022 group
The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament held every four years. It is the most prestigious event in the sport, and attracts billions of fans from around the world. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar, and will feature 32 teams from across the globe.
One of those teams is Países Bajos, who qualified for the tournament by winning their qualifying group. They will face Ecuador in the first round of the tournament, in a Group B match.
This will be the first time that Países Bajos have qualified for a World Cup since 2010, when they reached the final. They will be looking to go one better this time around, and win the trophy for the first time in their history.
Ecuador, on the other hand, are appearing at their second consecutive World Cup. They made it to the Round of 16 in 2014, but were knocked out by eventual champions Germany. They will be hoping to go further this time around, and will fancy their chances against Países Bajos.
Both teams will be looking to get off to a good start in what promises to be a closely contested group. It should make for an exciting opening match, and one that fans of both teams will be eagerly anticipating.
Países Bajos vs Ecuador Fifa world cup 2022 schedule
The Países Bajos national football team will face Ecuador in a FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying match on Tuesday, March 30 at 7:00 PM EDT. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN Deportes in the United States.
This will be the first meeting between the two nations in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. The last time they met was in a friendly match on October 10, 2009, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Ecuador is currently ranked 33rd in the world by FIFA, while the Países Bajos are ranked 19th. Ecuador has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, while the Países Bajos have qualified eight times and reached the final four times.
The winner of this match will earn three points in the standings and move closer to qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship contested by the men’s national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country. The final match will be played at Lusail Iconic Stadium.
The Netherlands national football team has qualified for fourteen FIFA World Cups, most recently reaching the semi-finals in 2010. They have also qualified for three UEFA European Championships, reaching the semi-finals in 1988 and finishing third in 2000. The Dutch reached the final of both tournaments twice, losing 2–1 to West Germany in 1974 and 3–0 to Spain in 2010. They have also won one Olympic gold medal, beating Hungary 2–1 at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Ecuador has qualified for three FIFA World Cups, in 2002, 2006 and 2014. Their best performance was reaching the round of 16 in 2006, where they lost 1–0 to England. Ecuador also reached the quarter-finals of Copa América twice, in 1959 and 1997.
It is clear that both Países Bajos and Ecuador have a lot to offer tourists. However, it is also clear that they each have their own unique attractions and activities. If you are looking for a country with beautiful natural scenery and plenty of outdoor activities, then Ecuador is the place for you. On the other hand, if you are looking for a country with rich history and culture, then Países Bajos is the better choice. No matter what your interests are, there is sure to be a country on this list that will appeal to you.


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The whole world has been dying to see the first photos of baby North West, since before she was even born. From the moment Kanye announced Kim was pregnant, everyone has been KimYe baby crazy. But it will probably be a little while longer before we get to see the KimYe offspring.
According to Us Weekly, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have already shot down a $3 million deal from an Australian magazine.
An insider tells Us Weekly, "Kanye's been adamant about not having the baby on the show. He was serious when he said North isn't America's baby, so he may not do anything."
Guess we'll have to imagine!
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