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Med-View Airline on Monday night at the Kaduna International Airport, airlifted 322 persons comprising of 312 pilgrims and 10 officials from the state aboard Boeing 777-200 series Extended Range with registration number 5N-BVY to Medina, Saudi Arabia.
The airlift of the Kaduna State pilgrims is coming few days after the airline airlifted 320 pilgrims from Lagos State, a development that signaled the commencement of this year’s Hajj operations by Med- View Airline.
At the Kaduna International Airport, officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were seen profiling the intending pilgrims to ensure that they have the necessary documents.
The ground handling service was for Med-View Airline was provided by Butake Resources Limited Aviation Handling Services.
Speaking to journalists at Kaduna Airport shortly before the departure of the pilgrims, the Chief Pilot, Med-View Airline, Capt. Stephen Fevrier, stated that the airline would continue to improve on its services to the state and by extension the pilgrims.
He added that this explains why the airline introduced a new aircraft for better comfort of the passengers.
According to him, “We are happy to be here again. We are not new in Kaduna. We were here last year with 767. This year we are here with Boeing 777 which is a new addition to Med-View fleet.”
Also speaking, the Overseer Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Imam Hussain Sulaiman said the Hajj operation has been smooth, adding that the state government and Kaduna State Government and the Kaduna Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board have been trying their best to ensure a successful airlift of the pilgrims from the state .
He said that a total of 1,600 have been airlifted from the state, adding already Max Air has airlifted a total of 320 pilgrims while Med-View also airlifted the same number of pilgrims .
According to him, “The second company that was engaged by the Kaduna State Government to airlift Kaduna State Pilgrims is starting now. Today Med-View is carrying 313 intending pilgrims from Kaduna state and subsequently it would carry the remaining.”
He continued, “They will have not less than 1,600 pilgrims from Kaduna State to carry to the holy land. The airlift has been going on smoothly and the Kaduna State Government and the Kaduna Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board are doing their best to make the airlift hitch-free”.
He advised pilgrims to be good ambassador of Kaduna state in particular and Nigeria in general.
On whether there is any area that should be improved on as it concerns Hajj operations, the Overseer said, “if things are going the way they are going, we are happy and there is always room for improvement.”


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The incredible true story of a high-ranking intelligence officer, Robert Hanssen, who betrays US secrets to foreign powers, and the young FBI agent tasked with capturing him.
When a double agent secretly accuses one of the top names in US intelligence a desperate race begins. How can the traitor be netted before he betrays more precious secrets? Can the shocking claims be probed without alerting a man who himself knows every trick of the spying trade? The agonising choices facing US spymasters in the of fall 2000 sound like a thriller plotline – but they are fact.
With exclusive first-time access to Eric O’Neill, the FBI agent tasked with discovering the truth, this film at last reveals the untold story of the West’s worst ever spying disaster involving turncoat FBI boss Robert Hanssen. His treachery led to torture and death for several agents, advanced the threat of nuclear war, and cost the US billions of dollars. Expert analysts reveal how the betrayal even helped Osama Bin Laden target the Twin Towers and wage the war of terror which continues to this day.
The colourful array of witnesses who flesh out the story include former head of both the FBI and the CIA, William Webster; Dr David Charney, the FBI psychiatrist who probed Hanssen’s twisted mind; Hanssen’s boss and 20-year acquaintance, David Major; ex-KGB General Oleg Kalugin, who will reveal the full magnitude of Hanssen’s treachery; as well as other experts in the US and Russian intelligence community with first hand knowledge of the case.

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Boxwood: When Have You Had Enough?
Specialty cut flower growers often use filler or background plant material to accent their flower displays. During the winter many people use the evergreen foliage of boxwood. The plants lend themselves to frequent cutting with good recouping ability during the growing season. The foliage is deep green, adding to the beauty of several styles of arrangements.
The problem is that all is not well in the boxwood world.
A nasty foliar disease imported from Europe is now rampaging through boxwood nurseries, as well as plantings in landscapes and cut flower operations. The Latin name is Cylindrocladium buxicola. Once a plant is infested it defoliates, and dies very rapidly. The fungus also infects the stems, resulting in distinctive and diagnostic dark brown to black lesions, sometimes with an angular, diamond-like pattern. Black lesions can be found along a stem, from the soil line to the shoot tips. Unfortunately, this disease is easily spread from plant to plant.
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Lately I have been searching for good uses for dead boxwoods. I found that owing to its fine grain it makes an excellent wood for carving. Wood carvers tell me they cannot get enough good boxwood of useable diameter. The boxwood is also resistant to splitting and chipping. It has been used for years to make decorative boxes and hair combs, as well as carved chess pieces.
Boxwood was once called dudgeon, and was used for the handles of dirks and daggers. Boxwood was a common material for the manufacture of flutes and recorders in the eighteenth century, and a large number of mid- to high-end instruments made today are produced from one or other species of boxwood. Even bagpipes used to have chanters made from boxwood.
What is Going Down?
If you are a woody cut stem grower struggling with keeping boxwood alive you may be pondering “Why did I plant those #$%@ boxwoods in the first place?” Last fall’s warm, humid weather on the East Coast resulted in a mega infection period, resulting in massive boxwood leaf drop in October. We were flooded with calls and emails about boxwood blight for about a three-week period. It was not until the temperatures fell into the 30F range that the leaf drop stopped.
Karen Rane and David Clement visited a site in Maryland where the manager had religiously applied fungicides on a weekly basis the whole summer into the fall, and his boxwoods looked pretty good. This worked but is this what an IPM approach is about? If you have to spray something regularly just to keep it alive it begs the question “Is this really worth it?”
Boxwood blight is here and it will rear its ugly head again next season. The long-range solution is to find the genes that enable boxwood to resist this disease and work them into a new line of resistant plants. This is years off in the future. Meanwhile, you should really look at whether boxwood is such a good idea.
As If That Wasn’t Bad Enough
Not to throw fuel onto an already flaring fire but we also have a new bug entering the picture.
In Europe it’s called the boxwood tree moth, but in the U.S. people are calling it boxwood moth. Its Latin name is Cydalima perspectalis, and it is in the family Crambidae. It is from Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Russian Far East) and showed up in Germany in 2006, then appeared in Switzerland and the Netherlands in 2007. It was found in Great Britain and France in 2008, and in 2012, it was introduced from Italy to Sochi with the planting stock of Buxus sempervirens. This little, actually pretty moth, is working across the European community rapidly. The moth has not made a splash in the Americas, but several specimens were found in Ontario, Canada in late August of 2018. It’s just a short matter of time until it shows up in the United States.
The larvae feed on the leaves and shoots of Buxus species. The young larvae eat only the upper part of the leaf. The leaves are not destroyed completely but appear as “peeled” or shredded almost completely, and eventually die. Older larvae are the most damaging: they massively and completely eat the leaves, sometimes leaving a thin part at the contour and center of the leaf. Green, ball-shaped frass (caterpillar poop) can usually be seen on host plants.
Every plant has at least one or two disease and insect pests; boxwood just seems to be really good at accumulating a plethora of problems. It might be wise to explore other plants that do not give you heartburn.
Extension Specialist in Nursery and Greenhouse IPM
Stanton Gill is Extension Specialist in Nursery and Greenhouse IPM, Central Maryland Research and Education Center, University of Maryland Extension and Professor with the Landscape technology Program, Montgomery College. Contact him at [email protected]


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Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp expressed his shock at beating Bayern Munich counterpart, Hansi Flick to The Best FIFA Men’s Coach award.
Flick was considered the favourite for the gong ahead of Thursday’s ceremony after guiding Bayern to a Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League treble last term.
But Klopp, who oversaw the Reds’ Premier League title success in 2019-20, ending a 30-year wait for a top-flight championship, beat his compatriot to take the prize for a second successive year. Leeds United’s Marcelo Bielsa came third.
The Liverpool boss accepted he was probably fortunate to see off competition from Flick.
“I’m grateful for it, obviously,” he told reporters on Friday. “From the first moment, like everybody else, I was looking at it a bit wide-eyed, like, how did that happen?
“I didn’t expect it, not at all, I thought Hansi Flick won pretty much everything in the last year and that that would be the case.
“I wanted to be there, to show respect, because last year in Milan when it was a really nice event – Mauricio Pochettino was there as well – and I thought that night that, if I would be nominated again, I would show up even if I have no chance to win it.
“Now with four different categories, more managers and players voted for me. The media and fans, more for Hansi Flick, which I get completely – in the end it’s not my choice.
“I’m happy for it, it’s a special thing for my coaches and me, I saw them already, they are buzzing. If you would have asked me, ‘are you the world’s best coach?’ I would have said no.
“If you would ask me, ‘do you have the world’s best coaches around you?’ I would have said yes.
“We’ll take an award like this, it’s all good, there’s more important things in the world but it’s a nice one.”
Earlier on Thursday, the Premier League announced clubs had voted to not increase the number of substitutions allowed per team in each game from three to five, despite the sport’s lawmakers the International Football Association Board (IFAB) previously agreeing an extension to the rule.
Klopp had been arguably the most vocal manager in favour of increasing substitution allowance and he pointed the finger at the 10 clubs who opted against backing what he felt was an essential change for player welfare.
The Premier League did take up the option of increasing the numbers of substitutes available in a squad to nine from seven, though Klopp dismissed the importance of such a move.
“I think it’s two different decisions, not a compromise,” he added.


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Here lie standing stones reminiscent of those Joshua and the children of Israel left as a memorial of gratitude for their safe passage across the River Jordan.
My imagination took flight as I pondered about the people who'd inhabited this space centuries beforehand, those who had tilled hard earth, planted trees, erected buildings, worked and worshipped here.
Just going about their daily lives, probably blissfully unaware what would remain behind.
Death has a way of pervading the everyday. It hangs around like a ghostly sceptre hovering just out of reach.
We usually dismiss it as morbid shadow with little shape or substance, shrug our shoulders and return to our preoccupations here.
When it does arrive it brings us up short, shocks our senses somehow, whether it's the demise of a loved one or that of a 'national treasure' celebrity such as Cilla Black.
Or closer to home for ACW members recently, the sad passing of beloved founder member, Marion Stroud, an esteemed author, writer, speaker and encourager of others honing their art. I'll always remember her lovely supportive comments on the blog when I began my own public writing journey.
Such events can make us question the type of legacy we might like to leave behind with our apparently insignificant lives.
How do we leave our footprints in the sands of time before the floating tide of public opinion washes them away?
Maybe it's not so hard as we imagine.
Yes, our family and friends carry fond remembrances and traces of us in their hearts.
But beyond this we have scope as writers to influence generations to come.
Because words are not easily erased (sadly, some may say); they exist in the minds and hearts of those who read and receive them.
If we write anything in a public sphere, never mind publish books, it can leave a mark in the minds of others and outlast beyond ourselves.
Blogging, books, article writing, poetry, prayers and prose all play their part in reaching people's hearts. Social media has also given us a window to the world for better or worse.
As believers we have no clear idea who we influence by the words we share, verbal or otherwise, but we can be sure that God will take our seemingly meagre offerings and multiply them as manna for others to feed upon.
I've been amazed and surprised to hear positively from people I had no idea were following my blog or had read anything I shared.
Yet some have been blessed and encouraged by my words, and occasionally God has kindly chosen to let me know about it!
And while it's encouraging to gain some feedback in the here and now, I'm sure there are more people affected by the things we write than we will ever know.
it may not feel like a matter of life and death when we sit to pen our words, but we can aim to speak life and faith to those who will receive them.
This is a positive legacy we can all aim to leave behind and one that may extend beyond the boundaries of time itself.
May it spur us on to seek after God's heart, allow Holy Spirit to inspire us to write the best we can, offer hope, inspiration, support and encouragement to a waiting world and to one another.
Joy is a grateful grace-dweller who weaves words out of the fabric of her days, penning poetry and prose in her PJs as she seeks the poetic in the prosaic and the eternal in the temporal.
As an M.E and chronic illness sufferer (who is also recovering from a painful past) she writes with a heart for the hurting and to support and encourage others who are struggling with life and faith issues.

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text: Portal Software ( PRSF) was sharply higher Friday after a brokerage raised the stock's investment rating. Shares in the Cupertino, Calif., billing-software maker were recently up 16 cents, or 12%, to $1.46 a share after J.P. Morgan upgraded the shares to neutral from underweight. About 2.3 million shares traded, compared with a daily average of about 550,000. The stock's 52-week high is $1.52. In a morning research note, J.P. Morgan described the company's business as "firming" and said it was likely to turn a profit during the current fiscal year. Analysts surveyed by First Call expect the company to lose 5 cents a share in the fiscal year.


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This image captured by Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager camera looks toward the south, showing a portion of Mount Sharp and a band of dark dunes in front of the mountain. The photo was taken on the 340th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars, shortly after Curiosity finished a 329-foot drive on that sol. Image released on July 23, 2013.
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Trump makes Canadian mine explorer with zero revenue great again
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There’s one thing Donald Trump is already making great again: a small Canadian explorer with rights to one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits.
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. has more than tripled since the U.S. election to approach a four-year high this week amid speculation the incoming administration will allow the explorer’s long-stalled Pebble project in Alaska to move ahead. Last week, the Vancouver-based company drummed up $43-million in a secondary share offering to investors eager for a stake in a resource it estimates at more than 6 billion tons of ore.
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That’s quite a revival for Northern Dynasty, whose sole project had appeared all but dead only a year ago. After peaking at a market value of almost $2-billion in 2011, the company’s luck turned — it was abandoned by Anglo American Plc and Rio Tinto Group amid a commodity rout, and it was obstructed by the Environmental Protection Agency after the project had already burned through more than $550-million. Northern Dynasty’s latest quarterly results showed its cash holdings had dwindled to less than $8-million.
“On Friday, Trump gets inaugurated — that’s a good thing,” said John Tumazos, a Holmdel, N.J.-based independent mining analyst, who owns Northern Dynasty shares and believes the EPA under Mr. Trump will reverse a 2014 move to prevent Pebble from obtaining a permit. Nomination hearings began Wednesday for Mr. Trump’s pick to head the agency, Scott Pruitt, a climate-change skeptic who has called for “ regulatory rollback.” That can’t happen soon enough for Northern Dynasty.
The company first began exploring the Pebble site in 2001 and discovered a deposit stunning in its scale. Each component on its own — measured, indicated and inferred resources of 81.5 billion pounds of copper, 107 million ounces of gold and 514 million ounces of silver — would be considered a major asset. Depending on the project’s plan, mining Pebble for 80 years would deplete only 55 per cent of its known resources, Northern Dynasty Chief Executive Ronald Thiessen told investors in a speech last March. Mr. Thiessen declined to be interviewed, citing a packed schedule of investor meetings in Montreal, Toronto and New York.
In 2007, Mr. Thiessen took then-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to London to help woo BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto and Anglo American to invest, according to last year’s speech. The latter two bit — Anglo American became a partner in the project, and Rio Tinto acquired a stake in Northern Dynasty.
But in 2013, Anglo American walked away after sinking more than $500-million into the project, and Rio Tinto several months later gifted its 19.1-per-cent stake in Northern Dynasty to local charities, including one opposed to the project.
100 Rolled Into One
“This is like 100 junior gold miners rolled into one,” said Tumazos, who retains about 120,000 Northern Dynasty shares after selling a small holding recently to recoup his initial outlay. “I think it’s the most significant mining project in the world.”
Northern Dynasty rose 2.5 per cent to $3.34 Wednesday in Toronto, increasing its market value to $894.4-million and making the stake of Mr. Thiessen, a major shareholder, worth about $10.8-million. The company hasn’t reported revenue since it was listed in the U.S. in 2004.
The Pebble site, about 320 kilometres southwest of Anchorage, is nestled among the rolling tundra and pristine waters of Bristol Bay — home to the one of the world’s largest runs of sockeye salmon. That’s made it a lightening rod for opposition by environmentalists, indigenous groups, as well as commercial and sport-fishing industries. Tiffany & Co. is among retailers that have pledged not to source gold from the region. President Barack Obama declared Bristol Bay permanently off limits to oil and gas drilling and toured the region in 2015 in an effort to cement his environmental legacy.


text: Despite the prognostic importance of learned helplessness (LH) in rheumatic diseases, there are no validated measures of LH in Chinese or other Asian languages. We therefore assessed the validity of a Chinese translation of the Rheumatology Attitudes Index (CRAI; a widely used measure of LH) and its Helplessness (CHS) and Internality (CIS) subscales in patients with SLE. Chinese-speaking SLE patients (n = 69) completed identical, self-administered questionnaires containing the CRAI and assessing demographic/socio-economic variables twice within 2 weeks. SLE activity, damage and quality of life were assessed using the BILAG, SLICC/ACR Damage Index and SF-36 respectively. Scale psychometric properties were assessed through Cronbach's alpha, intra-class correlations, quantifying test-retest differences, factor analysis and known-groups construct validity. Internal consistency and reliability were acceptable, with Cronbach's alpha for the CHS, CIS and CRAI being 0.70, 0.69 and 0.74, respectively. Mean differences in test-retest scores spanned 1.6-2.4% of possible scale ranges and intra class correlations ranged from 0.72 to 0.88. Factor analysis identified two major factors corresponding to the CHS and CIS subscales of the CRAI. Eight of 10 a priori hypotheses relating the CRAI and CHS to demographic, disease and quality of life variables were confirmed, supporting the construct validity of these scales. The CRAI and its helplessness subscale are valid and reliable measures of learned helplessness in Chinese-speaking SLE patients.


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Shaheen Tours Nashua Community College Aviation Center Following Announcement of Funding She Secured to Help with Expansion
Senator Shaheen visits Nashua Community College’s Aviation Technology Center
(Nashua, NH)—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, visited Nashua Community College (NCC) to tour and learn about their new Aviation Technology Center—the only FAA-certified program in the state. The expansion of this program was made possible by the funding Shaheen secured last year to support the purchase of updated training aids and equipment. During her visit, Shaheen met with faculty and students to learn more about the program’s curriculum and discuss how the funds she secured are helping the Center.
“Nashua Community College’s Aviation Center is strengthening New Hampshire’s aviation industry, and it was great to see firsthand how the federal funds I secured are helping expand and develop this program,” said Senator Shaheen. “This investment is bolstering our state’s economy and providing Granite State students interested in aviation with access to the equipment and resources necessary for career success.”
With these federal funds, NCC is able to grow their aviation technology training facility on their Nashua campus. This center enables NCC to provide state of the art education and training for students seeking an associate’s degree in aviation technology and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification as airframe and powerplant mechanics.
Senator Shaheen has long advocated for programs and resources that support New Hampshire’s aviation industry. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a lead negotiator of the bipartisan infrastructure law, Shaheen has played a leading role in securing federal dollars for numerous projects across the state that invest in the safety and improvements of New Hampshire’s airports.


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By Jennifer P. Rendon
More than a million pesos worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-illegal drug operations on Jan. 8 in Iloilo City.
Police were able to arrest Mygelyn Intano, 43, of Zone 2, Barangay Baldoza, La Paz district and Henwen Roque, 30, of Rizal Pala Pala 2, City Proper.
Members of the Iloilo City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit (ICPO-CDEU), together with the Iloilo City Police Station 2, first collared Intano, a newly identified high-value individual (HVI) at around 5:17 p.m. on Monday.
But the woman’s companion, a certain Russel Guevara, managed to evade arrest.
The arrest happened after the suspect sold a sachet of suspected shabu worth P8,000.
Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Benitez Jr., CDEU chief, said the seized drugs weighed around 90 grams and were valued at P612,000.
Benitez said that they received reports of Intano’s alleged illegal drug activities prompting them to do surveillance operations before the buy-bust was done.
But Intano, while admitting to using illegal drugs for several years, denied that she was into drug pushing.
She pointed to another woman from Molo district who supplied her with drugs.
Meanwhile, members of ICPS1 arrested Roque at around 10:55 in the evening in Rizal Pala-Pala village.
She allegedly sold a sachet of suspected shabu for P15,000.
When police frisked Roque, they recovered four more sachets of suspected shabu.
The seized drugs weighed around 70 grams and were valued at P476,000.
Roque was also arrested for the same offense in December 2022. The case’s outcome remains unclear.
Captain Roque Gemino III, ICPS1 chief, said Roque was placed under monitoring since last year. She allegedly sourced her supply from Barangay Desamparados, Jaro.
The suspects are now detained and will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).


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Time Out Says
The modern, minimalist decor of block colours, bench-style shared seating on one side and individual tables on the other is by no means unattractive, but looks and feels like a furniture showroom.
East’s philosophy is apparently ‘light, healthy, fresh fusion food’ with a ‘modern European touch.’ It’s clear from the takeaway-style menu that the focus is on South-East Asian, Chinese and Japanese dishes, but the descriptions don’t always give away the promised Western touches. Starters include steamed edamame, spring rolls and miso and tom yum soup, while mains cover everything from Singapore noodles to chicken teriyaki and crispy duck. Sushi and sashimi also make an appearance.
Service during our visit was swift, polite and attentive. When it came to ordering, however, our waiter seemed to be avoiding all eye contact, instead focusing on his iPhone. Yet it soon became clear he was using it to note down our choices – a novel approach.
My tom yum gung soup was disappointing, lacking any of the fresh sour zing and spice you’d expect from this Thai broth – it was more of an Asian-flavoured veg and prawn soup overpowered by the taste of bamboo shoots. The shrimp tempura was equally disappointing, the batter proving thick and heavy, the kind you’d find in a fish-and-chip shop (perhaps this was the promised European touch). The mango salad wasn’t quite up to scratch either, drowned in an overly sweet dressing that would have been better suited to a dessert.
The gang gai Thai red curry we’d ordered as a main was, thankfully, an improvement, arriving in an attractive earthenware pot and served with a bowl of jasmine rice. The home-cooked taste of the coconut-heavy dish was appreciated, but the lack of chicken was not, and a more generous use of lemongrass would have helped to lift the flavour. Our California Classico rolls, filled with crabsticks and avocado and topped with sesame, were decent, competently put together using the right kind of seasoned rice. These were the standouts of our meal.
We left the venue with full stomachs and my wallet just over Dhs150 lighter. JLT residents will welcome the addition to their dining options, but I’d struggle to justify making the trip from elsewhere. It’s lucky, then, that the venue offers home delivery.
The bill (for two)
1x Tom yum gung Dhs22
1x Shrimp tempura Dhs24
1x Mango salad Dhs30
1x California Classico rolls Dhs26
1x Gang gai Thai curry Dhs36
2x Sparkling water Dhs20
Total (excluding service) Dhs158
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Organisers say a spectacular line-up of some of the world’s best professional dancers will be hitting the road in May (including an Oxford date) for the 2023 official Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals UK Tour.
This 2023 show, featuring a 10-strong ensemble of dancers from the smash hit BBC One TV show Strictly Come Dancing, opened at Hull’s Bonus Arena on 2 May.
The tour will then waltz its way around the UK before culminating at York’s Barbican on 31 May. Tickets are on sale now from StrictlyTheProfessionals.com.
The Oxford date will take place at the New Theatre on 16 May.
A spokesperson for the event said: "Audiences across the country will enjoy an evening of world-class dance, stunning choreography and glamorous costumes, live and up close from 10 talented Strictly Professionals, Australian Open Champion and 2018 finalist Dianne Buswell, new Strictly dancer and 11-time Italian Latin American Champion and 2022 finalist Vito Coppola.
"Also part of the line up will be Chinese National Dance Champion and 2022 finalist Carlos Gu (who was also new to Strictly this year), Professional World Mambo Champion and 2020 Strictly finalist Karen Hauer; undefeated four-time British National Champion Neil Jones; six-time Italian Latin & Ballroom Champion Nikita Kuzmin; three-time Strictly finalist including 2022 Gorka Marquez; four-time Italian Dance Championship winner Luba Mushtuk; Polish Open Latin Champion and 2022 Strictly winner Jowita Przystal; and World Latin Dance Championships Under 21 finalist Nancy Xu."
The 35-shows tour, directed by Strictly’s Creative Director Jason Gilkison, will showcase the exceptional talent of TV’s hugely popular professional dancers, set within the wonderful world of the BBC show, with its stunning costumes and sparkling sets.
Jason said: “It is fantastic to unveil this stellar line-up of much-loved Strictly professional dancers for this year’s tour. We will be dazzling audiences across the country with the dance and choreography at the highest possible standard. To see these dancers coming together to perform on this scale is a joy for me as a director and Strictly fans are in for a real treat!”
Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals 2023 UK Tour Dates:
2 May Hull: Bonus Arena 7.30pm
3 May Sheffield: Utilita Arena 7.30pm
4 May Newcastle: Utilita Arena 7.30pm
5 May Aberdeen: P&J Live Arena 7.30pm
6 May Glasgow: Armadillo 7.30pm
7 May Edinburgh: Playhouse 2.30pm & 7.30pm
9 May Salford: The Lowry 7.30pm
10 May Salford: The Lowry 2pm & 7.30pm
11 May Blackpool: Opera House 7.30pm
12 May York: The Barbican 7.30pm
13 May Birmingham: Hippodrome 2.30pm & 7.30pm
14 May Birmingham: Hippodrome 2.30pm
16 May Oxford: New Theatre 7.30pm
17 May Cardiff: Motorpoint Arena 7.30pm
18 May Nottingham: Royal Centre 7.30pm
19 May London: Palladium 7.30pm
20 May London: Palladium 2.30pm & 7.30pm
21 May London: Palladium 2.30pm
23 May Bournemouth: BIC 7.30pm
24 May Plymouth: Pavillions 7.30pm
25 May Plymouth: Pavillions 2.30pm & 7.30pm
26 May Portsmouth: Guildhall 7.30pm
27 May Brighton: Brighton Centre 2.30pm & 7.30pm
28 May Brighton: Brighton Centre 2.30pm
30 May Liverpool: M&S Bank Arena 7.30pm
31 May York: Barbican 7.30pm
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Over the past few years, travel insurance has gained immense popularity, moving from a fringe service to a financial necessity. It is designed to cover medical expenses and other optional expenses in the event of an emergency or sudden illness. However, travel insurance rates work much differently than standard health insurance rate calculation. Some of the differences factored into the premium depend on whether a person is on vacation or traveling for business. Other factors use principles based on risk assessment.
The more options and coverage provided by the travel insurance policy, the higher the travel insurance rates will be. While medical expenses are a given for travel insurance, specific circumstances can be limited. Some forms of travel insurance include standard office visits if sickness should befall, while other forms cover only emergency room visits. Hospital stays and surgery may or may not be covered. Emergency transportation is another option included in rate calculation.
Other options available for travel insurance policies include accidental death or dismemberment, funeral expenses, body transportation, and personal liability for damages or injuries caused to others. Some options available for travel insurance that are included in rate calculation have nothing to do with medical expenses, but can be important when traveling. These types of coverage include trip cancellation or interruption, delayed departure protection, loss/damage/theft of personal possessions, baggage delays, and international legal assistance.
While travel insurance uses some of the common exclusions of standard health insurance, some companies will eliminate the exclusions by introducing a higher rate calculation. In some cases, pre-existing conditions, such as diabetes, asthma and pregnancy, can be included in policy coverage. Another common exclusion that can be eliminated with a higher rate is injury or death brought on through acts of war or terrorism. One exclusion that usually cannot be included, no matter the rate, is injury/death that occurs while intoxicated or under the influence of illegal drugs.
Despite all of the exotic factors involved in travel insurance rate calculation, the single greatest factors are the length of the trip, age of traveler(s) and the trip cost per person. The longer the trip, naturally, the greater the chance that illness or injury will befall the policyholder. To lower rates, most companies give travelers options to pay a portion of medical expenses out-of-pocket through a deductible system. Travelers can also choose a maximum coverage limit to further reduce the premium rate.
The only way to be sure of a rate is to ask the travel insurer for a quote. Quotes can be provided instantly and free of charge online, over the phone, or from an agent in-person.

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Jerusalem (Dec. 18)
The administrative division of Jerusalem into two boroughs, one Jewish and one Arab, with separate municipal councils and mayors under the overall control of a four-man administrative council, is recommended in a report by Sir William Fitzgerald, Palestine chief justice, which was released here today.
The report, which is the result of an investigation begun over a year ago when the Jerusalem municipal council failed to agree on whether to elect an Arab or a Jew mayor of the city, recommends that the administrative council shall be composed of one representative of each borough and two other persons, neither Arabs nor Jews, appointed by the High Commissioner.
In addition the High Commissioner would chose the council’s president and would be given the right to veto the election of the mayor of either borough. The members of the borough council would be elected by the population of the respective units. Under Fitzgerald’s plan the administration of the Holy Places and most of the Old City would be under the direct control of the council.
In an official foreword to the report, the Palestine Government emphasizes that it has not committed itself to acceptance of Fitzgerald’s recommendations. It adds that as soon as circumstances permit, the government will implement a report of a Royal Commission in 1936 which recommended that an expert be assigned to study the structure of local government in Palestine with a view toward completely overhauling it.


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Anonymous helpers paint over racial slurs scrawled on Saskatoon Chinese restaurant
WARNING: This story contains a photo showing racial slurs
She doesn't know their names; they didn't leave them behind.
But Nina Fu, a server whose parents own Saskatoon's Taste of Excellence Chinese restaurant, says it was "really nice" of two anonymous people to show up at the Broadway Avenue business and voluntarily paint over the racial slurs that had been scrawled on the outside of the restaurant a couple of days earlier.
"They just came in and said sorry to us and then asked, 'Can we help?'" said Fu. "They covered it up for us."
'I was just shocked'
Another employee of the restaurant noticed derogatory language directed at Asian people spray-painted on the outside of the restaurant on Friday or Saturday, Fu said.
Fu's parents have owned Taste of Excellence for five years. This was the first instance of racially tinged graffiti they'd ever encountered at the location.
"I was just shocked. I don't know why those people put those words on the wall. I don't know where we did wrong. So I was shocked, yeah," said Fu.
Chamil Bandara, who is originally from Sri Lanka and lives in the apartment attached to the restaurant, was also taken aback.
"Seriously, I mean, yeah, we're living in Canada but the thing is, we'd like to believe that we are diverse and we accept everybody, but there's still some sort of a hidden racism out there," said Bandara.
WATCH: Chamil Bandara, who lives in apartment attached to restaurant, reacts to graffiti. #yxe #saskatoon pic.twitter.com/eC6tExxPCC—@gq_in_sk
"When you go out there and you see some things like this, it just kinda opens your eyes to what's actually going on."
Saskatoon police have yet to receive a report about the incident, the service said.
'They just helped'
On Monday, a man and a woman, both in their early 20s, came to the restaurant, said Fu.
They did not confess to painting the graffiti; rather, she said, they felt bad about still seeing it up.
So on Tuesday, they came back and covered it up with broad strokes of white paint.
"They just helped. So that's really nice," said Fu.
One act of kindness was rewarded with another, she added.
"Then they came in for lunch, and we gave them free drinks or free food."
Fu had meant to ask for their names, but was too busy serving.
"But when I meet them [again], I will notice them."

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According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements, Americans have been taking vitamin and mineral supplements since the early 1940’s. In 2014 the sales of dietary supplements in the United States totaled $36.7 billion, which included $14.3 billion for vitamin and mineral supplements.
More than half of the United States population is taking supplements, and this figure is expected to rise.
Most Americans, consuming the Standard American Diet (SAD) do not get enough nutrients from the food that they eat. The lack of proper nutrients in the diet can lead to dysfunction in the body. For example, vitamin deficiency anemia, or the lack of healthy red blood cells in the body, can occur when the diet does not contain enough vitamin C, vitamin B12, and folate (B9).
With so many people turning to supplements to correct nutrient deficiencies today, let’s take a look at whether there is a difference between getting our nutrients naturally or artificially.


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Titel: The Great Ponds Aauteur: E. Amadi Genre: a novel of adventure. SUMMARY In Eastern Nigeria is a small village. The name of the village is Chiolu . The Great Ponds has 74 ratings and 7 reviews. Bookablereads Reviews said: what you are going to read is my analysis about the book during my afro asian l. An Ikwerre Igbo, Elechi Amadi was born in Aluu, Nigeria. He was educated at the elite Government College, Umuahia, and at the University College, Ibadan.
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They set up a peace conference between the warring villages, at which Olumba, offering himself to the ritual whereby property disputes are commonly settled, swears by Ogbunabali, the god of night, that Wagaba Pond belongs to Chiolu. See All Goodreads Deals…. Do you work in the book industry? Its legendary English department and the student magazine The Horn encouraged a number of aspir Elechi Amadi was born in Aluu near Port Harcourtin the Delta region of Eastern Nigeria, into an Ibo family, representing a minority nation the great ponds elechi amadithe Ikwere.
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Acting Electoral Commissioner Chris Avent has issued a reminder to Western Australians to make sure they cast their vote in the Local Government elections.
‘‘Councils make a wide range of important decisions that affect us all. We should all have our say in how we want our local community to be run. Voting at these elections is one way we can influence local decision making’’, Mr Avent said.
Postal voting packages have been sent out progressively over the past week or so and already over 195,000 completed ballot papers have been returned within the first six days of returns.
Electors have only until 6.00 pm on Saturday 19 October for their votes to be returned.
‘’To allow time for mail delivery, it is important for electors to post back their ballot papers now, without delay’’.
The last-minute option is for electors to drop their ballot material into their local council office in person.
Mr Avent also reminded electors that for their vote to be accepted, they must sign the declaration on the elector certificate attached to the ballot paper envelope.
Further information is available on the Western Australian Electoral Commission website www.elections.wa.gov.au or by contacting the Commission’s local government election call centre on 1300 661 136.
Authorised by the Acting Electoral Commissioner, Tuesday 8 October 2019
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|Table 1: UK average new car C O 2 emissions (grammes of C O 2 per kilometre)|
|New car C O 2 emissions (g/km)|
Data on average new car carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 1997 to 2000 comes from estimates by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). From 2001, figures are based on new car emissions data collected by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and supplied to the European Commission for the purposes of monitoring progress towards the EU voluntary commitments on new car CO2 targets.
Data on average new car carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 to 2006 in most EU member states is available on the European Commission website at the following link:
This data is reproduced in table 2 as follows:
|Table 2: Average new car C O 2 emissions (in gra m mes of C O 2 per kilometre) 2000 - 06|
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|EU average 172.2||169.7||167.2||165.5||163.4||162.4||161.3|
|EU average (corrected)(1)||171.0||168.5||166.0||164.3||162.2||161.2||160.2|
|(1 )For the purposes of monitoring progress towards the EU voluntary commitments on new car C02 emissions, a correction factor of -0.7 per cent. is applied to reported figures to align them with the original basis for the voluntary commitment. |
The EU-10 member states started with data submission in monitoring year 2004. Data for Romania and Bulgaria is not available.
There is no data available on average CO2 emissions of all cars in the UK since data on CO2 emissions of new vehicles was not routinely collected before 1997. Therefore, in order to estimate the average CO2 emissions of all cars, we would need to make assumptions about the CO2 emissions of cars sold before 1997 and how many of these vehicles are still on the road.
Our estimates suggest that average CO2 emissions from all cars, in the UK have fallen from around 190g/km in 2000 to around 180g/km in 2006.
For similar reasons to those aforementioned, no data are available on average CO2 emissions of all cars in other EU member states.


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New York/Los Angeles–Obesity is a worldwide concern that affects every population and tremendously increases healthcare costs. Degenerative spine disease is also a global burden that can lead to low back pain and disability. Obesity has been shown to cause spine degeneration and pain, often requiring obese patients to seek surgical treatment. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that obesity -- one of the most preventable risk factors for a number of diseases -- has more than doubled since 1980. According to the WHO, in 2008 roughly 1.5 billion people aged 20 and older were overweight, with more than 200 million men and nearly 300 million women considered obese.
One of the largest studies to date has affirmed that the impact of obesity upon spine surgery management is much greater than previously thought, significantly increasing the amount of perioperative healthcare resources needed. Details of the study are provided in "The Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Resource Utilization after Elective Spine Surgery for Degenerative Disease" by Michelle Clarke, MD, et al., an article appearing in issue 4 of Global Spine Journal, the official journal of AOSpine, recently published by Thieme.
This article is a retrospective review of 3,270 consecutive non-instrumented decompressive surgeries at a single institution from 2005 and 2012 that compares resource utilization between non-obese and obese individuals. After correcting for baseline differences between groups, the authors identified several significant correlations. Obesity was associated with longer surgical and anesthesia times, higher ICU admission rates, an increased need for post-operative ventilation, and longer post-operative hospital stays. Overall, the obese patient is $1,632 more expensive to care for than a non-obese patient of similar health. During the study period, the cost attributable to obesity totaled over $2,300,000.
When asked about the importance of the paper’s results, corresponding author Michelle Clarke, MD commented:
“The results presented represent differences which exist despite a standardization of care for spinal procedures. Also, proprietary software developed by Mayo Clinic allows for a comprehensive analysis of resource utilization for every hospital visit and provides an adjusted value for each specific resource to account for differences in inflation and scarcity.”
Contributing author Ryan F. Planchard, MD, said:
“On a per patient level it is necessary to account for the noted differences when planning an elective procedure. Especially considering limited resources (e.g. hospital/ICU beds and surgical scheduling) it is prudent to consider the increased needs associated with obesity.”
Contributing author Grant W. Mallory, MD, also commented:
“For the health system at large, the results of this paper support revaluating hospital reimbursement in relation to a patient BMI. On the aggregate there are large differences in cost which depend on the composition of a provider’s patient population, and these differences need further examination to fairly compensate hospitals that preferentially take on these more challenging cases.”
This study is published in Global Spine Journal. Media wishing to receive a PDF of this article may contact the Publisher. For questions about the journal, please contact the editorial office.
About Global Spine Journal
Global Spine Journal, the official journal for AOSpine International is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of all spine fields. It is comprised of 6 issues per year. Two of these issues per year are special issues of Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal. For more details, please visit https://aospine.aofoundation.org/Structure/community/AOSpine-Journals/Pages/AOSpine-Journals.aspx
AOSpine is an international community of spine surgeons generating, distributing, and exchanging knowledge to advance science and the spine care profession through research, education, and community development. With over 6,000 members spread across the globe, AOSpine continues to advance spine care worldwide.
Global Spine Journal is published by Thieme Publishers, an award-winning international medical and science publisher serving health professionals and students for more than 125 years. Thieme promotes the latest advancements in clinical practice, publishes the latest research findings, advocates medical education and is known for the high quality and didactic nature of its books, journals, and electronic products. For more information about Thieme, please visit www.thieme.com.
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Ryan F. Planchard, BE (Co-first author): Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Dominique M. Higgins, MS (Co-first author): Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Grant W. Mallory, MD: Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Ross C. Puffer, MD: Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Jeffrey T. Jacob, MD: Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Timothy B. Curry, MD: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Daryl J. Kor, MD: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Michelle J. Clarke, MD (Corresponding author): Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Bloomberg has reported that the mall REIT General Growth Properties has failed to make a $144 million payment earlier this month on a mortgage associated with Lakeside Mall in Michigan. As a result, the mortgage has been transferred to a service provider that specializes in handling troubled commercial mortgages, which should come as concerning news to not just General Growth Properties investors but also other investors in other mall REITs.
Based on the latest financial statements released by General Growth Properties, Lakeside Mall is one of its bottom performers, as shown by the fact that it has an 85 percent occupancy rate compared to the average of a 96 percent occupancy rate for the mall REIT. However, it is curious that General Growth Properties has failed to make the payment because it should have no problems doing so, based on a relatively manageable debt level as well as relatively few debt obligations until 2018.
So far, General Growth Properties has not provided an explanation for its choice, whether because Lakeside Mall’s fair value was not worth the mortgage or something else. As a result, there is rampant speculation, with some people suggesting that it might not be an isolated case but a problem with mall REITs as a whole.
Source: General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP)
Disclaimer: This newsletter is not engaged in rendering tax, accounting, or other professional advice through this publication. No statement in this issue is to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or other investment. Please do your own due diligence before making any investment decision. Some information presented in this publication has been obtained from third-party sources considered to be reliable. Sources are not required to make representations as to the accuracy of the information, however, and consequently the publisher cannot guarantee accuracy.
Disclosure: The author has no positions in any shares mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

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Damien Hirst, the once Young British Artist joins forces with Prada to let Brit Art's best-known restaurant flower anew in the desert.
BY Luke Leitch | 14 October 2013
A decade after British contemporary art's best-known restaurant closed its doors in Notting Hill Gate, Damien Hirst has revived Pharmacy as a juice bar in the Qatari desert with a little help from Prada.
Based on his 1992 installation of the same name, the original 1998 Pharmacy restaurant was for a time emblematic of the YBA scene.
Now it has been semi-revived in conjunction with Prada as part of a major Hirst retrospective, entitled Relics, that has opened in Doha. The artist has reimagined his original restaurant as a juice bar in a bedouin tent whose only customers are two human skeletons. Next to it is a Prada store, called Prada Oasis, in a bayaat shaar. The store stocks a range of 20 Hirst-accessorised 'Entomology' Prada bags whose exteriors are peppered with insects. Proceeds from their sale will go to a charity stewarded by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, chair of the Qatar Museums Authority.
The original Pharmacy closed in 2003 after being disastrously mismanaged. Its fixtures and fittings - all Hirst originals - were sold at auction soon afterwards for £11 million. The restaurant's closure coincided with the end of what Hirst called his 'Glory Years' of hard partying - during which, he later confessed, he made some dubious creative decisions.
"There are some things I look at and I think 'what the hell was I thinking?'" he said. "I remember once having an idea where I was going to have a pig in a freezer covered in vibrators so it looked like a hedgehog. And it was going to be called Pork-U-Pine. And I was thinking there was some great idea there - I never made it, thank God. But some things like that do get made."
The 'Entomology' bags designed by Damien Hirst for Prada


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Almost half of Australian businesses are investing in renewable energy to beat rising power costs and reduce their carbon emissions, according to a new report from the Climate Council.
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“The proposed National Energy Guarantee, in its current form, is woefully inadequate when it comes to tackling climate change, and also places Australia’s business and renewables boom at risk of grinding to a halt.”

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The Blue Bulls were forced to make a late injury-enforced change to their team for Friday's Currie Cup encounter with the Leopards in Rustenburg.
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Regina Leader-Post columnist Rob Vanstone offers some lighthearted sporting predictions for 2018.
We ring in the New Year with some feckless forecasts for 2018, offering the assurance that predictions published in this space are accurate within 99.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20 …
Jan. 8: Evraz Place announces that outdoor hockey games scheduled for Feb. 17 and 18 have been moved ahead one month. “Mosaic Stadium is already flooded, anyway,” a spokesperson explains, “so we might as well take advantage of the situation while we can.”
Jan. 10: To bolster their team for the 2018 Memorial Cup, to be held at the Brandt Centre, the Regina Pats acquire three more veteran players by trading the last of their available bantam-draft picks. Director of scouting Dale McMullin is placed on paid hiatus until the autumn of 2021.
Jan. 24: The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces that Barry Bonds will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The contentious issue of which logo — that of the Pittsburgh Pirates or San Francisco Giants — should adorn Bonds’ cap is resolved when it is determined that two caps must be sewn together in order to find something that will fit over his head.
Feb. 24: Winter Olympics medals are stripped from seven Russian-born athletes after trace amounts of urine are detected in their steroids.
March 9: The Sports Network announces the additions of TSN6 and TSN7. “In this ever-changing broadcast universe, this expansion of our suite of services will give us the flexibility we require to air the exact same program on seven different channels at once,” a network spokesperson says.
April 26: The Cleveland Browns, selecting first in the NFL draft, shock everyone in attendance by deciding to pass. The pass is intercepted.
May 5: Seattle Glue wins the Kentucky Derby, after which he meets the media. The two-year-old colt is deemed to be only slightly more informative in interviews than New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
June 13: The Pittsburgh Penguins capture a third consecutive Stanley Cup title. Sidney Crosby wins the Conn Smythe Trophy, presented to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Members of the Toronto media are aghast that Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews was not chosen, even though his team was eliminated in the second round.
June 15: Multi-talented Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Duron Carter becomes the first CFL player to throw a touchdown pass to himself.
June 30: Roughriders head coach Chris Jones decides to drop all 12 defensive players into pass coverage on back-to-back plays. Seizing the opportunity, the Montreal Alouettes rush for gains of two and four yards before punting.
July 1: The CFL announces that the 2020 Grey Cup game will be held at Mosaic Stadium, which is to be expanded from 33,350 seats to 44,000 in order to accommodate all members of the Roughriders’ coaching staff and practice roster.
July 13: Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Johnny Manziel, a partier of some renown, immerses himself in the all-night fare in Steeltown — visiting every 7-Eleven. He subsequently tests positive for chicken wedges.
Aug. 19: Less patient than ever, Jones decides to remove starting quarterback Kevin Glenn between “Hut 1” and “Hut 2” during the Roughriders’ opening play from scrimmage against the Calgary Stampeders.
Sept: 13: A 46-player fight erupts during Roughriders practice. The police are called, the SWAT team is deployed, and tear gas is used. Members of the Regina media alertly spring to action, grilling Jones about who will start at quarterback on Saturday against the Ottawa Redblacks. “Where are we going for lunch?” one reporter is heard to say.
Oct. 3: United States president Donald Trump welcomes the reigning Stanley Cup champions to the White House. It is a modest gathering, however, because the Penguins’ right wingers and Russians are the only players to show up.
Nov. 25: Clinging to a one-point lead in the waning seconds of the 106th Grey Cup game, the Stampeders concede a safety touch and lose 25-24 to Manziel and the Tiger-Cats. The consensus among learned CFL insiders is that the Stampeders’ strategists have committed their third-worst Grey Cup gaffe in recent memory.
Dec. 10: The world aquatics championships are rocked by scandal when six competitors are suspended for distracted diving.
Dec. 31: The predictions column for 2019 is abruptly ashcanned, by irrevocable decree of Regina Leader-Post managing editor Tim Switzer.


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