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Rheumatoid arthritis, which is a chronic inflammatory disease, is estimated to affect about 1.8 million Americans. A number of effective treatments have been approved by the FDA for treating rheumatoid arthritis and drugs like Orencia, Remicade, Enbrel, Humira and Actemra are just to name a few.
At the altar, awaiting the FDA decision is a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis - Rayos, a delayed-release formulation of low-dose prednisone, developed by Horizon Pharma Inc. (HZNP). This drug is approved for rheumatoid arthritis in 16 European countries under the brand name Lodotra and is marketed in Europe by the company's distribution partner, Mundipharma International Corp. Ltd.
For readers who are new to Horizon Pharma, here's a brief overview of its business and the upcoming events to watch out for...
Horizon Pharma is involved in developing medicines to treat arthritis, pain and inflammatory diseases. The company has two marketed drugs - Duexis, approved by the FDA last year for signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and Lodotra approved in Europe in 2009 for rheumatoid arthritis.
Horizon Pharma has sought approval for Duexis in United Kingdom and a modified Marketing Authorization Application to this effect was submitted in February of this year. The company anticipates a decision on the updated application in the second half of 2012.
Late last month, Horizon Pharma filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware seeking to block Par Pharmaceutical Inc. from marketing a generic version of Duexis. The patent on Duexis expires July 18, 2026, according to the FDA's Orange Book.
Lodotra, the company's lead product, is marketed in Europe for the treatment of moderate to severe, active rheumatoid arthritis in adults when accompanied by morning stiffness. This drug, known as Rayos in the U.S., is under FDA review.
Lodotra/Rayos was developed utilizing SkyePharma's proprietary GeoClock and GeoMatrix technologies, for which Horizon Pharma holds an exclusive worldwide license for the delivery of corticosteroids.
Horizon Pharma submitted the New Drug Application for Rayos last September based on results from a pivotal, 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial involving 350 rheumatoid arthritis patients. The NDA for Rayos was accepted by the FDA last November with a decision date set for July 26, 2012.
Lodotra/Rayos is also being investigated as a potential treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica, or PMR, an inflammatory disorder involving aching and stiffness in patients over the age of 50 typically affecting the shoulders and arms, in a phase II study. Beginning in the second half of 2012, a separate clinical trial for Lodotra/Rayos for the potential treatment for PMR, mostly a phase III study, is expected to be conducted by Horizon Pharma's distribution partner Mundipharma.
The company also has a couple of preclinical drug candidates in its pipeline namely, TRUNOC for pain-related diseases and HZN-602 for mild to moderate pain and arthritis. However, Horizon Pharma currently has no plans to further develop these products on its own.
A quick look at the company's balance sheet...
Since inception in June 2005, the company has incurred significant operating losses, and as of December 31, 2011, had an accumulated deficit of $220.3 million. The company recognizes revenue from up-front license fees, milestone receipts and product deliveries.
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011, was $113.3 million or $12.56 per share compared to a net loss of $27.1 million or $21.16 per share in the prior year, hurt largely by a $69.6 million intangible impairment charge recorded during the fourth quarter of 2011. The annual revenue in 2011 increased to $6.9 million from $2.37 million in 2010.
The company ended the year 2011 with $18.0 million in cash. Subsequent to the end of the year, in February and March 2012, the company completed debt and equity offerings raising combined net proceeds of $81.7 million. As a result, Horizon Pharma had $82.5 million in cash on hand as of March 16, 2012.
Horizon Pharma went public in July 2011, offering its shares at $9 each. The stock has thus far hit a low of $3.05 and a high of $9.34. HZNP lost over 7.5% on Tuesday to close the day's trading at $3.55.
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May 15, 2005
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Jon Aughey's run scoring single in the eighth inning broke a 2-2 tie and sparked The Citadel to a three-run rally en route to a 5-2 win over Furman in Southern Conference baseball action Sunday at Furman Stadium.
With the win The Citadel (21-31, 12-15 SoCon) completed the three game series sweep of Furman (23-26, 10-16) and solidified its hold on eighth place in the league standings, a game and a half ahead of Furman for the final spot in the Southern Conference Tournament, which gets underway May 25 at Charleston's Joseph P. Riley Park.
The Bulldogs, winners of five of their last six league games, will wrap up their SoCon schedule next weekend with a three-game home series against Georgia Southern. The Paladins, meanwhile, will play a three-game set at Davidson beginning on Friday.
The Citadel's decisive eighth inning opened with an error on Paladin second baseman Joe Daysh, allowing Matt Covington to reach first base. Chris Ard singled, and Josh Stackley reached on sacrifice bunt following indecision in the field by Paladin starting pitcher Ryan Hodinka. Aughey then followed with a single up the middle to score Covington. Matt Matulia and Chris Swauger delivered back-to-back sacrifice flies off Paladin reliever Patrick Arnett to score Ard and Stackley for a 5-2 lead.
Evan Burgess worked the final two innings to record his first save of the season.
Stephen Williams (2-1) earned the victory for The Citadel after pitching 1 2/3 innings in relief, allowing one hit and a walk with one strikeout.
Hodinka (6-5) absorbed the loss after surrendering only two earned runs and four hits in seven innings of work. Furman pitchers limited The Citadel to only four hits, but the Paladins' committed four errors in the contest, leading to three unearned runs.
For the third consecutive game The Citadel jumped out to an early lead with a run in the first inning. Ard reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, and came home on a Stackley double.
Furman took its first lead of the series with two runs in the fourth. Andrew Greene drew a leadoff walk, and Case Cassedy followed with a single to center. Sam McLain then drilled a double off the right field fence to score Greene, and Matthew Bestill plated Cassedy with a sacrifice fly.
It remained 2-1 until the sixth when The Citadel took advantage of two errors to tie the game. With one out Stackley singled to deep short and advanced to second on A.J. Davidiuk's high throw to first base. With two outs, Matt Matulia dribbled a top roller to the third base side of the pitcher's mound, but Hodinka's throw sailed high off Cassedy's glove at first base, allowing Stackley to score the game tying run.
The sweep marked The Citadel's first of the season in Southern Conference play.

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SILENCIO aims to establish the bases for developing more sustainable fishing and seafood harvesting activity with less acoustic impact. The project will identify the main sources of underwater noise in the Galician Ries Baixes, both of human origin due to the activities that humans carry out in the sea and natural origin. The underwater observatory of the UPC has incorporated since July a hydrophone that is the twin of the one installed in Cortegada, Galicia.
The OBSEA hydrophone will record underground noise in the area of Vilanova i la Geltrú and will focus on the identification of fishing activities and cetaceans passing through the area, like the hydrophone in the Ries Baixes project. An algorithm developed by the Multimedia Technology Group at the University of Vigo will be applied to both records to automatically detect sources of noise, so as to evaluate the transferability of this tool to other records. The objective is to be able to automatically identify the noise from boats and cetaceans and display these on a viewer that has been developed as part of the project and that will be presented in the next few months.
The results obtained from monitoring underwater noise will enable solutions to be proposed to minimise the environmental impact of fishing activity. Specifically, the feasibility of incorporating electric propulsion in small fishing vessels will be assessed, to reduce the carbon footprint in the sector and the noise pollution that it generates. For this reason, the fishing sector is involved in the project and committed to searching for solutions so that the sector can become environmentally sustainable, socially responsible and economically viable.
OBSEA is an underwater observation laboratory situated on the seabed four kilometres from the coast. It is connected to land via a mixed cable for power and communications through which it provides energy for the scientific instruments. The instruments transmit information in real time on many parameters in the marine environment and has a broadband communication link.
The observatory has a seismometer, a video camera and various sensors of temperature, salinity, conductivity and pressure, with a broadband hydrophone, a current profiler and a pH sensor. It also has a buoy 40 metres from the observatory that functions as a platform to take oceanography and environmental measurements. It is also equipped with a meteorological station with GPS that measures the direction and speed of the wind, atmospheric pressure and air temperature, among other parameters. In the land station, situated in the SARTI facilities in Vilanova i la Geltrú, is another meteorological station that regularly measures and records various meteorological variables.


According to a report on the materialsstoday website on November 16, 2020, recently, a research team led by Assistant Professor Atieh Moridi of the Seebury School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University introduced a new type of 3D technology in Applied Materials. Method of making porous metal materials.
The cold spray technology commonly used in current 3D metal printing usually sprays metal powder onto a structural member substrate at a speed of 10 meters per second, and then heats the metal to fuse the metal particles together. The heating temperature will exceed the melting point of the metal, which will cause the actual size of the structure to deviate from the initial design.
Atieh Moridi’s research team has made two improvements to the 3D printing technology: one is to increase the jet velocity of titanium alloy particles with a diameter between 45-106 microns from 10 meters per second to 600 meters per second, which has reached the supersonic standard. ; The second is to control the heating temperature of the metal at 900 °C (far lower than the melting point of titanium metal, 1626 °C). Through these improvements, the strength of the porous metal structure manufactured by the team increased by 42%.
Atieh Moridi believes that this new type of 3D printing technology has great market application potential in construction, transportation, energy and other industries.


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IO Interactive is offering a very interesting deal for those who haven’t tried Hitman 2 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It’s called the Hitman 2 Starter Pack, and contains the first campaign mission, “Nightcall”. Players will also receive access to all of the unlocks and challenges in Hawke’s Bay. Check out the trailer below for more information.
On top of different starting locations and weapons to mix up your mission strategy, you can also play on Professional and Master difficulties. Starter Pack progression will carry over into the main game if you should purchase it. If that wasn’t enough, you can even access the fourth Elusive Target on March 8th, up till March 17th.
You’ll be taking on Dame Barbara Elizabeth Keating (also known as “The Politician”), who’s been doing some less than savory business with charity funds. Both, full game and Starter Pack players will have an opportunity to take her down. As always though, you only get one chance and then the target is gone. At least, for the time being.
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Downtown Des Moines apartment fire quickly contained, DMFD says
An apartment fire in downtown Des Moines was quickly contained and put out by sprinklers on Sunday evening, according to the Des Moines Fire Department.
Fire personnel were called out around 6:30 p.m. to The Parker apartments in the 600 block of Park St. on a report of heavy smoke on the 14th floor, DMFD Lt. Rick Thomas said. When the first crew arrived, the fire had already been contained inside the 14th-floor unit by the emergency sprinkler system and was quickly put out, Thomas added.
The fire began as a cooking fire; the unit mainly sustained water and smoke damage.
“I went to my balcony and saw smoke coming out of the 14th floor," Eduardo Arana, 25, said. Arana lives on the 16th floor of the apartment building.
"I made my way downstairs, I took a peek at the 14th floor and there was so much smoke you could barely see down the hallway,” he continued.
There have been no reported injuries as of Friday evening. Residents should be able to go back into the building within the next few hours, Thomas claimed.
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WNYW-FOX5 in New York City has added SKYFOX, an American Eurocopter ASTAR B2 news helicopter equipped with Helinet Aviation Service’s Cineflex HD camera system and multiband HD microwave system.
The multiformat copter is intended to improve service to the station’s standard-definition viewers and provide high-definition quality for HD viewers.
The Helinet/Cineflex HiDEF camera system is built around the Sony HDC-F950 camera. The Cineflex HiDef camera system provides up to three times more detail than standard broadcast resolution and has enhanced zoom capabilities.
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The new global headquarters has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, with a production line capable of delivering around 8,000 motorcycles a year.
Norton Motorcycles has announced the inauguration of its new global headquarters. The all-new facility houses state-of-the-art manufacturing capability and the company’s new global design and R&D hub. It forms a key part of Norton’s strategic growth plan on its journey to becoming the world-leader in luxury hand-crafted motorcycles. Built within just eighteen months of TVS ownership, the new HQ is a clear display of significant commitment by TVS Motor Company in its prosperous partnership with Norton Motorcycles.
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Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director, TVS Motor Company “The opening of the new headquarters represents a significant step forward for Norton Motorcycles and is a proud moment for everyone. We are creating the foundations for a sustainable long-term future for the Norton marque.
“We are setting out to create a bold future for the company, our employees, our customers and our partners that lives up to the highest expectations, enabling Norton to once again become the real global force its legacy deserves.”
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Robert Hentschel, CEO, Norton Motorcycles. “The new Norton Motorcycles headquarters is a true embodiment of this iconic British marque. The facility is home to design, engineering, purchasing, sales, marketing, and support departments, as well as the highly skilled production team overseeing the build of our new generation of motorcycles. It is the perfect platform to re-energise our business as we lead the Norton brand to onward success where it will play a key role in the future of mobility.
“This investment demonstrates our unwavering commitment to the motorcycles we build. We will not compromise on quality, and we continue to work alongside every supplier to ensure that our high standards are always met. With this new HQ opening, Norton is now fit for the future – creating an innovative and sustainable business model which will see us producing world-class motorcycles that are true to the unrivalled legacy of Norton.”
According to an official statement, there have been new appointments and processes at Norton Motorcycles, specifically in engineering, design and manufacturing to ensure that the highest quality standards are met. Over a hundred new skilled jobs have been created at the new headquarters, and the company is looking ahead to expanding more in the coming years. The new facility will be able to build around 8,000 Norton motorcycles every year.
As part of the new manufacturing process, every single component of every new Norton motorcycle will be evaluated in a new quality-testing laboratory to ensure the highest build quality. Within the laboratory are inspection rooms, testing areas including destruction testing and a rolling road. A customer reception and showroom, service workshop, and office are also housed at the new Headquarters.


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So, I’ve been dreaming of writing in beautiful Arabic calligraphy. I’ve had this dream for quite some time, I even have two beautiful big encyclopedia’s of Arabic “Line’s” bought for me as a gift by a wonderful friend. Yet I want to take this to the next step and actually learn from someone… and so I am asking for your help.
Please let me know if you know of a good Calligraphy teacher to study with for a month or two, preferably in Cairo or Damascus.
April 6, 2008
Life teaches us a lot of lessons from the day we open our eyes and scream out our first cry till the day we die. Being open to life’s lessons and learning is a quality I like to think I possess. Reflecting back over my life in the past 30 years I think I have learned a few things and here are some of them:
1- Life is tough, but the human spirit is tougher.
2- There is always a silver lining; you just have to look very hard.
3- Finding out who you are is a continuous journey into oneself, and it is the hardest journey one can take.
4- Being directionless is a direction that lets you go places you would have otherwise ignored.
5- Love does exist, and it hits you when you least expect it (thanks cupid!).
6- Being true to yourself and who you are makes you sleep a lot better at night then awaking up to living a life that isn’t yours.
7- The world is a beautiful place waiting to be explored.
8- You can make a difference one person and one step at a time.
9- I am not a superhero and its OK J
10- We are all weird and I love it.
I wonder what you have learned in your life journey? I would love to talk to you about it and share your ideas and thoughts on life, learning and living.

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An hour later, the escort leader angel and the helmeted angels returned to where Lakshman, Erza, Tetra and Cantia were. By that time, the four had finished eating their meals and were sitting on chairs provided by the angels standing some meters away from them It appeared that the angels stationed there to watch them were there to ensure the group do not do anything suspicious.
With the arrival of the escort group, the watching group bowed before leaving the area. While the girls were busily combing their hair, Lakshman rose to his feet to greet the escort group.
“I hope that you enjoyed your meal?” the helmet-less angel asked him with a curious smile on his face.
Lakshman nodded and said, “Yes. The meal was lovely. We thank you for it.”
“Thank you for providing us with such an amazing meal,” said Erza as she rose to smile at the angel.
The angel smiled and said, “It’s the least I can do for causing you unwanted trouble.”
“Nyaa…” Cantia said as she watched him through narrowed eyes.
Unlike the other three, she has not forgotten the trickery the messenger angels played on them. As such, she has some animosity towards the angels standing before them. Still, she did enjoy the meal and was grateful enough to keep her silence. Meanwhile, Tetra was watching her closely and was ready to interfere if the humanoid cat let her anger out.
“Still, I think Emilia’s cooking is better than the cooking of these angels,” thought Cantia and she inwardly smirked at the angels.
Lakshman did not hear what she thought, but sensed her animosity and instead, focused on moving the topic forward.
“So, what’s the plan from here?” Lakshman asked the escort angel curiously.
“In an hour, you must attend a trail regarding what has happened recently. In the meantime, we will escort you to the place you will be staying for the duration of the trail. That is where your wives shall stay while you attend the trail.”
“A trail…?” Erza asked and she suddenly looked worried as she turned to look at Lakshman. “Is it like… court hearing type?”
“That’s right,” relied Lakshman in agreement.
“Oh…” Erza said slowly while continuing to look worried.
The escort angel looked at her and said, “Your husband will not be in danger because it is just a trail where he will be questioned about the recent events that have taken place. The Angel Council and the Nine Commandments of Light will be present to conduct the trail.”
“The Nine Commandments of Light… I better not upset them…” thought Lakshman in a slightly serious voice. “The Angel Council do make the official moves, but it’s the Nine Commandments of Light that make the final decision apart than the Angel King.”
“Now then, is everyone ready to go?” the angel asked while looking at everyone.
“We’re ready,” replied Tetra with Erza and Cantia nodding in agreement.
“Yeah. Let’s go,” said Lakshman with a smile on his face.
The escort angel nodded back and said, “Very well. Please, this way.”
He began walking in front and he was followed behind by Lakshman, Erza, Tetra and a cautious looking Cantia. Bringing up the rear was the group of helmeted angels with spears held firmly in their hands. They walked a few minutes in silence into the dimly lit area before reaching a pair of stairs leading to the top.
As they began walking up the stairs, the escort angel looked over his shoulder at them.
“I’m sorry for the inconvenience, but we must travel several more stairs to reach the top of the continent,” he said with an apologetic tone in his voice.
“Climb more stairs-nyaa?” Erza Tetra asked with a puzzled look on her face. “I thought we were already reached the continent-nyaa.”
“Yes!” the escort angel thought in satisfaction. “I finally got her to talk to me in a voice other than anger.”
“You did reach the continent, but where you arrived is the underground shelter. This is the place that we angels would use in case of emergencies,” he explained to them. “We had this underground shelter in the ancient times, when our cities were under attack, but now they just serve as a storage facility.”
“Oh!” Lakshman said with a look of surprise on his face as he found the answer to a very old question of his.
“So, this is where the angels used to hide themselves when the we were at war with each other,” thought Lakshman and he looked around at the underground facility with a look of amazement on his face. “Now, it makes perfect sense as I often worried, back then, for the safety of the innocent people.”
At that moment, the escort angel said in a serious voice, “Once we reach the top, the Phoenix Titan must go hide his presence and go invisible. For this, we prepared a special transport in which we will be travelling once we exist these stairs.”
“Huh?!” Lakshman and the girls exclaimed at the same time.
“Why go invisible?” Erza asked curiously.
“Yes,” replied the escort angel with a single nod of the head. “It’s because of the destruction of the Demon Continent. News of its destruction spread quickly and it shocked many to find out the one to destroy the continent was the Phoenix Titan.”
“T-That’s…” Erza began and hesitated as she did not know what to reply to it.
The escort angel noticed her hesitation and smiled slightly as he said, “There’s currently a split opinion as to who really destroyed the Demon Continent. Some believe it’s the Phoenix Titan after the things that was done in the ancient times while others firmly believe him to be innocent.”
“Really?” Lakshman asked and he sounded impressed.
“Yes. The majority believe that you are innocent and that, someone else did it by either masquerading as you or controlled you into destroying the continent,” replied the escort angel with a smile on his face. “Still, there are those who feel they should take care of you immediately instead of putting on a trial.”
“Nyaa! If they trouble my husband, I’ll take care of them by grounding them-nyaa!” Cantia said sharply with an angry look on her face.
There was a moment of silence to this before Tetra replied, “If you do that, then this hand will land vertically on your head and then, it’ll be you rolling on the ground with pain.”
Cantia’s eyes widened slightly and she turned to stare at Tetra, who was walking beside her. Tetra’s face appeared to be smiling, but the look in her eyes was filled with firm anger. She was upset with Cantia’s behaviour and
Erza, on the other hand, found Tetra’s dialogue a little interesting and she asked her, “If I’m not mistaken, what you just did was verbally threaten her, Tetra.”
“No. I call it the disciplinary anger management control,” replied Tetra in a voice full of satisfaction. “It’s what people do in order to tame really angry people.”
“Nyaa…” Cantia purred while looking sad. “I was only trying to help…”
“No… What you’re doing will start trouble!” Tetra said sharply and caused Cantia to look even gloomy. “Lucky is not a child that needs our protection all the time. So, instead of worrying about how to help him, try to be useful by thinking of how to keep the peace around you!”
“Nyaa…” Cantia purred once more and fell silent while looking really gloomy.
“That’s harsh,” suggested Erza while staring at Cantia’s sad expression.
“Maybe, but it must be done to make things clear,” replied Tetra in a firm voice.
Tetra knew she was being harsh, but she had no choice in the matter because of what was at stake. If the opposing angels heard Cantia’s words, it would cause some sort of problem that would eventually lead to the act of violence. That was something Lakshman was trying to avoid and in wanting to fulfil his wishes, she was putting her foot down at any negative thing their side does.
Erza understood this and that was why she stared at her for a moment in silence before sighing deeply. The helmeted angels looked at them and then at each other as if they were confused by the whole thing. Lakshman was the only one who felt a little embarrassed by their childish behaviour, but he still enjoyed the scene.
“You have some very interesting wives,” complimented the escort angel with a keen smile on his face. “Their behaviour is a bit childish, but there is fun in it. Quite interesting to say the least.”
“Thank you,” replied Lakshman as he accepted the compliment.
There was a moment of silence before Lakshman nervously asked, “Um… Do you… also being that I… destroyed the Demon Continent…?”
Lakshman spoke nervously as he was not sure by how the escort angel’s treatment was towards him. The angel, however, smiled smoothly up at him as he clearly understood the nervousness Lakshman was feeling.
“No need to worry. I also don’t believe that you would destroy an entire continent. The Phoenix Titan I was lead to believe stands for freedom and justice. Such a man would never do something as evil as destroying an entire continent and killing all inhabitants on it. Even the escort that are with us today believe in your innocence.”
Lakshman was very surprised by that and he around at the helmeted angels escorting them from the rear. All of them almost simultaneously nodded their helmeted heads at him in agreement. Seeing their attitude towards him, he suddenly developed great respect for them and the escort angel leading this escort group.
Smiling happily, replied by saying, “I thank each and every you for putting your belief in me. I never got the chance to ask what your name is. Would you mind telling me?”
The escort angel winked quietly replied, “Atem… Atem Pollux.”
“Atem Pollux,” repeated Lakshman as he mentally stored the name into his memory bank. While holding his own hand out, he introduced himself by saying, “Atem. My name is Lakshman Chand, also known as the Phoenix Titan. It’s nice making your acquaintance.”
Atem blinked in surprise at the extended hand of Lakshman’s before looking up at the man. Then, with his smile spreading across his face, Atem extended his own hand and shook firmly with Lakshman’s hand.
“Yes. It’s a pleasure meeting you Phoenix Titan— I mean, Lakshman Chand!” Atem said and the two exchanged smiles at one another while the rest of the group watched with satisfied smiles on their faces, including the helmeted angels with their smiling mouths visible through the mouth holes.
After that, they fell silent and continued walking up the stairs to reach the top of the continent.
It took them almost an hour to reach the top of the Heaven Continent. When they reached the surface, Atem stopped them in their tracks by raising a hand into the air. With the signal given, the escort angels also came to a stop behind them and stood at attention while firmly gripping their spears.
“What is it? Aren’t we going to the surface?” Lakshman asked curiously.
Atem shook his head and said, “No. That is an ill choice to make due to how heavily you are being treated outside. Instead, we will make use of a quick method to get you to the guest quarters.”
Without saying another word, he turned to face the front before raising his hand and extended it out in front of him.
For a moment, nothing happened with them standing around and doing nothing. Then, a magic circle appeared beneath Atem and it soon expanded out to cover them all inside it. The magic circle began to glow brighter until it encased them in a brilliant glow of white light. A second later, the glow disappeared and they suddenly found themselves in a location different from before.
The girls exclaimed in a shocked voice as they looked around where they were. They were standing in what appeared to be a brightly lit living room. Surrounding them were entry ways that seemed to go into another room. Directly in front of them was a small corridor with a door at the end of it.
“This is where you’ll be staying till however long the trial will last,” stated Atem as he turned to face them. “I hope that you will find it to be comfortable.”
“Yes…” Erza said slowly in a distracted voice while looking around.
Tetra had already gone through another entry way into what appeared to be the bedroom. Erza soon followed her while Cantia slowly walked around and looked at everything that she could lay her eyes on. Lakshman, on the other hand, ignored all of this and turned to speak with Atem.
“Earlier, you stated that you have a ‘special transport’ prepared for us when we reach the top. Is that ‘special transport’ the Angel Transport technique?” Lakshman asked him with a look of interest on his face.
Atem looked amazed and asked, “I wasn’t aware that you would know such a technique. How did you come to know about it?”
“I have my ways,” said Lakshman vaguely as he was not willing to reveal the information about the Decisive Player. “Still, I’m impressed that you were capable of using such a difficult spell.”
Atem shrugged his shoulders and said, “It was not difficult to master; just need the time to practice it and perfect it.”
“Indeed,” said Lakshman with a nod of his head while smiling at him. He suddenly became serious as he said, “If you guessed wrong and transported us to a wrong place or even got my wife hurt, I sure wouldn’t be happy with you.”
Atem quickly waved his hand at Lakshman and said, “No, Phoenix Titan! I do not make such errors and if I did, I wouldn’t be in my current job.”
“Yea, but as far as I can tell, your job is not something you earned; it’s more like something given to you. Any reason for that?”
“Oh…” Atem said shortly.
In that split second, Lakshman thought the escort angel looked really sad, but the next moment, he was smiling again as he responded to the question.
“I… I don’t know how you realised it, but that’s not important. So, please, do me a favour and forget about it,” said Atem with a smile that seemed to be really painful for him to make.
Lakshman suddenly realised he had offended the escort angel and he quickly said, “Oh! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to offend…”
“Not at all! You didn’t offend or anything!” Atem replied quickly in a firm voice to cancel away any worries that might plague Lakshman’s mind. “It’s just something… personal… You don’t have to worry about it since it won’t do you any harm.”
“I see,” replied Lakshman and he nodded once in understanding.
“Anyway, your trail is scheduled in seven hours’ time. Until then, please stay here and rest,” said Atem to him while the helmeted angels gathered behind him. “If you need anything, just say the command ‘angel assist’ and one of the observing angels will arrive to help you. Is that okay?”
Lakshman nodded while looking puzzled, which caught Atem’s attention.
“Is there something wrong in what I said,” asked Atem curiously.
“No. Everything’s fine, except one thing,” said Lakshman and he paused dramatically before talking on. “It’s about the schedule of the trail time. Why is it scheduled in the evening and not immediately? For that matter, why did you let us have our meal in that underground storage facility place instead of eating here? I want to know the reasoning behind this confusing plans.”
Atem slowly nodded his head in understanding and made a frowning expression on his face. It looked like something was troubling him, but he was wondering where he should share it with Lakshman or not. After a few seconds of silence, he let out a deep breath in resignation and began telling Lakshman about it.
“Yes. You’re right in saying these plans are confusing. In fact, a lot of things were happening rapidly behind the scenes. This all happened because you came the moment we called.”
Lakshman blinked in surprise and asked, “Was I wrong in not coming the moment I was required to be here?”
Atem quickly shook his head and said, “Not at all, but we thought you would take a few days before coming here. In addition to that, you’ve arrived with a small party consisting of only yourself and three of your wives. We were expecting you to bring along a delegation, the Phoenix Emperor and the Sword Titan as your backup. As for why we served the meals early… The messengers told us you were walking up the stairs and it made us realise that you will be really tired and need an immediate meal to recover and refresh.
So, you see, we did not predict any of this and had to drastically change plans to meet the situation. That was why we left you to your meals to inform the Angel Council and the Nine Commandments of Light of your arrival. We did not do this to purposefully confuse you or anything, but we just had to arrange it on the run.”
Lakshman finally understood what had taken place behind the scenes, causing him to chuckle.
“I see. So, that’s why I felt something was strange with how we had our meals there and the length before my trial. All the things happened without my knowledge, now I finally understand,” said Lakshman with a heartfelt smile on his face.
“I’m glad you do, but everyone’s curious about why you came with such a small party,” said Atem with a questioning look on his face. “We were expecting a delegation or maybe, the Phoenix Emperor or the Sword Titan. Instead, you brought along only three of your wives that our messengers allowed entry.”
Lakshman smiled and spread his arms out as he said, “I’m all that’s needed to prove my innocence. My wives just came along to accompany me because they wouldn’t let me go alone. Besides, the Phoenix Emperor and the Sword Titan have more important tasks to perform than this. So, in the end, it’d be just me coming to face my trial all alone if it weren’t for my wives coming along.”
Atem looked at him with a surprised expression on his face before he said, “Aren’t you the least bit concerned that you’re at a disadvantage when you’re alone? Do you never worry about the opposition outnumbering you or having the odds against you?”
Lakshman began to chuckle to himself as he slowly walked to the nearest chair and sat down on it. Putting one leg over the other in a king style, he faced Atem and the escorts that were still standing as they faced him.
“Whether it’s one, hundred or million, I’ll still manage to even it out. The only one who can truly challenge me now is the Calamity Titan. So, anyone that are not him are welcome to challenge me anytime. After all, I’m a phoenix who rises from the ashes in the name of freedom and justice; the Phoenix Titan!”
As he spoke, golden-red aura seemed to automatically radiate from him as he stared firmly into them. While he could not see their faces, Lakshman’s eyes pierced through their wiser and hit them full in their eyes. The air in the room became tense with the pressure thickening to match the intensity that Lakshman was releasing.
The helmeted escorts seemed to have took a simultaneous intake of breath at the powerful works spoken by Lakshman. Atem shared their reaction and was staring at the confident Phoenix Titan with awe. In that instant, he developed a great level of both fear and respect for the confident man sitting in front of him.
“That confidence, that pure power and that attitude…! Yes…! He’s truly the Phoenix Titan…!” Atem thought in awe as he stared at Lakshman as golden-red aura was seeping from the sitting Phoenix Titan.
He suddenly shook his head in shock and thought, “Wow! What was that? I almost lost myself from staring at such a powerful figure! Anyway, this makes it certain that he really did not commit that atrocity of destroying a continent! There’s just no way a man, such as him, would do it!”
With that firm thought in mind, he nodded once and said, “Very well. We will return in seven hours’ time to escort you to your trial. Please be ready by then and if you need change of clothes, please inform us and we will ensure to get them for you since you are not allowed to leave till your trial is over.”
“Oh! I can’t leave until the trail is completely finished?” Lakshman asked with a surprised expression on his face. “I didn’t know that.”
“Yes. I believe the messenger forgot to inform you of it,” replied Atem with an annoyed look on his face. He quickly recovered his expression and smiled before he said, “Anyway, we will make sure to get a change of clothes before the trial. If there’s anything you want done while we visit your home, we will try to fulfil them.”
“Yeah. About that…” Lakshman began slowly as he thought about the request he had in mind. “Would you mind informing my wives about the situation and the Phoenix Emperor? It’s alright if you don’t inform the Sword Titan because I’m sure he’ll be busy with the task he’s been given.”
“Is that all?” Atem asked and when Lakshman nodded, he nodded back before saying, “Alright then. We will get it done and be back very soon! Until then, please relax and rest! Perhaps, sleep is the best solution since it also acts as a medicine.”
Lakshman chuckled and said, “You don’t need to tell me that.”
Atem silently nodded his head and performed the same movements as before with his arm to activate the Angel Transport spell. A magic circle formed underneath him and expanded to surround the entire escort group. There was a moment of glowing light that surrounded them before it disappeared in a flash, leaving Lakshman alone in the room.
Sighing deeply, Lakshman leaned back on his chair and thought, “Finally… Some peace…”
He remained silent for a moment before he thought, “Seven more hours before the trial. Perhaps, sleep really is the best thing I could do right now.”
With his decision made, he made himself comfortable on the chair and closed his eyes. Before he knew when, he had quickly fallen into a blissful sleep.
Hello my beloved readers and thank you for reading the chapter! It’s been a wonderful three days before I managed to write this chapter to be submitted on here and my two other blogs (main and backup). The reason it took me three days was simply due to family business, going out and doing some important stuff. They took almost the whole day, so I managed to squeeze this chapter in until it’s finally done! So, I hope that you really enjoyed the chapter (after fixing the mistakes) and I hope that you will want to read the next chapter as the story continues!

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SIBI: Six persons including woman and children were killed and another six were injured in firing incident near Sibi Tuesday.
According to details Meraj Ahmed was going to Quetta in his car along with his family from Dera Murad Jamali today. When they reached near Mithri about 35 Km from Sibi armed men riding a 2-D car sprayed bullets on their car indiscriminately. As a result Mudassar and Sehr Baz died on the spot.
Meraj Ahmed, his wife Shamshad, Moeena, Wajeeha, Rakhshanda Bibi, Muzammil Ahmed, Sadia Bibi, Ahmed Raza, Humera Kulsoom were injured. They were shifted to civil hsoptial Sibi by Edhi, Sangat and Saiban Welfare Trust ambulances. Meraj and his three daughters died of their wounds at the hospital. Some seriously injured were referred to Quetta.
An emergency was declared at civil hospital Sibi and injured were provided medical aid.
Levies started investigation into the firing incident. Armed men ran away after firing.
Meanwhile Chief of Rind tribes Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind while condemning killing of six persons in firing incident near Mithri said those involved in firing should be arrested immediately and brought to net of law. He expressed grief over the loss of precious lives.
Amir Jamatud Dawa Mufti Hafiz Muhammad Qasim while expressing deep grief over the loss of innocent lives in explosion at Zarghoon road here today he strongly condemned it. He said such incidents are big dangers to security of our country. Anti state elements were at work in such terrorist activities to destroyed law and order situation. Targeting security forces time and again is matter of grave concern. He said possibility of involvement of India in terrorist activities cannot be ruled out.
He asked the government to hold impartial inquiry into the incident and apprise the nation of the facts.


OCWA—Central New York’s Water Authority—considers the resiliency of its water system a high priority. As such, we have conducted risk and resiliency assessments of our facilities for nearly 20 years.
While OCWA and other public water systems across New York State have been conducting such assessments for years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) instituted a requirement in 2018 that all U.S. water systems serving over 3,300 people complete an assessment every five years.
The USEPA set a nationwide compliance schedule based on the size of a water system, with those serving over 100,000 people (OCWA serves 500,000 consumers) being required to complete and certify completion in 2020. The USEPA required that the evaluation incorporate the following six elements:
- the risk to the system from malevolent acts and natural hazards;
- the resilience of the pipes and constructed conveyances, physical barriers, source water, water collection and intake, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distributions facilities, electronic, computer, or other automated systems (including the security of such systems) that are utilized by the system;
- the monitoring practices of the system;
- the financial infrastructure of the system;
- the use, storage or handling of various chemicals by the system; and
- the operation and maintenance of the system.
In the case of OCWA, we only needed to modify our methods and program to meet the new requirements. Our assessments are designed around the national water industry standard known as J100-10 (Risk and Resilience Management of Water and Wastewater Systems) developed by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
We utilize IBM’s Maximo asset and project management software to manage all our data and analysis related to risk and resiliency of our water system. This allows us to seamlessly and in real-time synchronize multiple streams of data to continuously evaluate our risks and implement/track countermeasures designed to reduce them.
The J100-10 standard involves the following seven (7) integrated steps:
1. System/Site Asset Characterization
The purpose of asset characterization is to determine the assets that, if compromised by malevolent, accidental, or natural hazards, could result in prolonged or widespread service interruption or degradation, injuries, fatalities, detrimental economic impact, or any combination thereof. Ultimately, asset characterization produces a list of critical assets that must be considered in subsequent steps. The J100-10 standard requires a six-step approach to characterizing assets:
- Identify the mission or critical functions of the utility to determine which assets perform or support the mission or critical functions.
- Identify a list of potentially critical assets.
- Identify the critical internal and external supporting infrastructures.
- Identify and document existing protective countermeasures and mitigation measures/features.
- Estimate the worst reasonable consequences resulting from the destruction or loss of each asset, without regard to the threat. The consequence metrics include the potential for fatalities, serious injuries, and major economic losses to the facility or the community it serves, impacts to the environment, loss of public confidence, and/or inhibiting the effective function of national defense or civilian government at any level.
- Prioritize the critical assets using the estimated consequences from step 5. Identify critical assets by screening the prioritized list using criteria relevant to the decisions to be made.
OCWA’s critical assets requiring vulnerability assessment are grouped into one of three general categories:
- Physical barriers, treatment, storage and distribution, electronic computers, and other automated systems,
- Pipes, and
- Water sources and collection.
For our piping system, OCWA maintains a detailed GIS-based inventory. Valves, meters, hydrants, and other associated assets are also tracked via specific geographic sites. Sites are grouped into pressure zone systems or transmission main systems, which determines the countermeasures that should exist to help protect them and additional criteria to be assessed as part of the assessment.
OCWA tracks all three of our water sources (Otisco Lake, Lake Ontario and Skaneateles Lake) via our Maximo system. Each water source, including surface water, ground water, and interconnects, is considered a separate site and has its own vulnerability strategy.
2. Threat Characterization
After evaluating and grouping all our assets, OCWA next characterizes the threats against those assets. Referencing the J100-10 standard, we utilize an “all-hazards” approach to threat characterization. The following types of threats are evaluated: man-made hazards or accidents; natural hazards; and dependency hazards (interruptions of supply chains or proximity to dangerous sites).
3. Consequence Analysis
The third step in the risk and resiliency evaluation process is to identify the worst reasonable consequences that can be caused by the specific threats on the asset sites identified in the prior steps. The consequence analysis estimates the results of threat scenarios using common quantitative metrics that include evaluating human, facility and financial impacts.
In addition to these criteria, OCWA adds additional criteria we feel are more representative to the true consequence of losing a large water system asset, regardless of the cause of the event. The additional criteria are applied based on the asset site type.
4. Threat Analysis
This step involves estimating the likelihood of a malevolent event, dependency/proximity hazard, or natural hazard. For example, how likely is Central New York to be hit with an ice storm vs. a hurricane? OCWA has estimated the likelihood or frequency of all hazards and threats at each of their assets/sites. OCWA considers all elements of the J100-10 requirements when assessing the likelihood of threats, including the attractiveness of specific targets to malevolent actors.
5. Vulnerability Analysis
In this step, OCWA analyzes the ability of each critical asset and its protective systems to withstand each specified threat. OCWA performs our vulnerability analysis using the following four-step procedure, in compliance with the J100-10 standard:
- Review pertinent details of the facility construction, systems, and layout. Include countermeasures, mitigation measures, and other impediments to threats, such as topographic, design, and equipment features that provide deterrence, detection systems, and delay features, and local and supporting response measures. Include information on interdependencies, personal interactions, and process flows within the facility. Identify vulnerabilities or weaknesses in the protection system.
- Analyze the vulnerability of each critical asset or system to estimate the likelihood that, given the occurrence of a threat, the consequences estimated in step 1 result.
- Document the method used for performing the vulnerability analysis, the worst-reasonable-case assumptions, and the results of the vulnerability
- Record the vulnerability estimates as point estimates
6. Risk/Resilience Analysis
The assignment of a risk/resiliency rating to each asset site is the result of this step. It entails the analysis and aggregation of the likelihood of an undesirable event, the vulnerability of a specific asset to that event and the consequences of that event. Each asset is assigned a value of between 0 (no risk) to 5 (most risk).
7. Risk/Resilience Management
In this final step, OCWA evaluates what options we have to reduce risks and increase resilience. How much will each asset benefit in reduced risks and increased resilience, and how much will it cost?
As demonstrated above, managing the risk and resilience of OCWA’ expansive five-county water system is not a once-in-every-five-year exercise that, once completed, is put on the shelf. Rather, it is a continuously evolving and proactively managed process that represents a high priority for Authority management.


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When I become invested in reality TV shows, I tend to become too invested in some of the cast members' lives. Such is the case for Southern Charm , specifically voice-of-reason Cameran Eubanks. Cameran is the one on Southern Charm who says exactly what we at home are all screaming at our TVs. Besides dealing with other people's drama on the show, Cameran also deals with her own personal highs and lows. One thing she's working through, currently, is putting off having a baby. Her solution? Cameran wants to get a dog, which is a decision I support whole-heartedly (even though my opinion doesn't matter). In the exclusive clip below, Cameran and Shep peruse the dogs at the local dog shelter and one poodle takes a particular shine to Shep. Cameran doesn't end up taking the rambunctious pup home, so we've taken it upon ourselves to help her figure out what kind of dog should she get.
When it comes to the breed that Cameran can get, the possibilities are endless. But one thing I think all Southern Charm fans know and recognize is that Cameran is fabulous, so she deserves to have a fabulous dog beside her (and her hubby). What makes up a fabulous dog? I personally think every dog is fabulous — especially mine — but I also think that Cameran deserves a famous one, like fellow Bravolebrity, Giggy Vanderpump. If Giggy isn't her style, don't worry... I've got six other popular pups that would be perfect for a woman like Cameran. But first, the first step on her journey to puppy love from Monday's new episode:
And her potential canine companions (in a dream world):
It's no secret that Giggy is probably the most famous dog on Bravo (sorry Wacha Cohen — Andy Cohen's dog). If Cameran can handle a petite and a little high-maintenance pooch, then Giggy is her best bet. But she's going to need to allow a couple thousand dollars for his wardrobe.
Jiff and Cameran would be so great together because they are both polished. Plus, Cameran always seems to be smiling, and guess what, Jiff is great at smiling, too!
Toast Meets World
I also think that Cameran has a very accepting side to her, so a dog that might have a physical abnormality might be perfect for her. Just because Toast's tongue hangs out doesn't mean he isn't the most lovable dog around.
Another almost perfect pup for Cameran to hold in her arms is the almost fake-looking Boo. Boo and Jiff compete daily for the cutest Pomeranian, so I guess my only recommendation would be for her to get them both.
If small dogs aren't Cameran's favorite type of dog, may I suggest a heroic, medium to large-sized dog like Lassie? Cameran is always saving people's butts on the show, so it would only be fitting for her to have a dog that does the same.
The Queen's Corgis
People respect Cameran on Southern Charm, she is the voice-of-reason. She doesn't get involved in drama, she's basically royalty. So why not get a herd of Corgis just like Queen Elizabeth? She can name each one of them after another cast member on the show, just for fun!
Southern Charm airs at 10 p.m. ET on Monday nights.
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The body of missing man Jamie Moreno was found in a woodland area in Pentwyn yesterday morning, South Wales Police have confirmed.
Jamie, then 48, left his home in the Roath area of Cardiff at around lunchtime on March 23, 2020, the same day the Covid-19 lockdown was announced, and was last seen by a friend in Llanedeyrn later that afternoon.
Police were called to the scene at around 10.42am on Sunday, 12 March, following the discovery by a community search party looking for the long-term missing man.
A police cordon was in place across a path leading to woodland near Circle Way East, Llanedeyrn.
Last month, the daughter of Mr Moreno, Tia, spoke to The Cardiffian, when she described the day her dad went missing.
"On the day he went missing, me and mum went over (to his house).
"We were there for about an hour or so. I said I would be back over tomorrow. I left a macaroni cheese and thought I could have it the next day.
"He said, ‘I’ll see you tomorrow’. About an hour and a half later, Georgia (Tia's sister) came back and he was gone."
Formal identification of the body has yet not been carried out as enquiries are on-going.
The family of Jamie Moreno are being supported by specialist officers at this very sad time.
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Businesses in the North West are being warned not to fall foul of a telephone scam which could cost them thousands of pounds. Abbey Telecom chief Tony Raynor has voiced his concerns that many companies are not being advised to take the necessary precautions to prevent hackers breaking into their telephone systems and to protect themselves against fraud.
Victims of ‘dial through fraud’ often face significant financial losses when they find out too late that someone has taken control of their phone lines to make money or steal free calls.
“Businesses in this country are losing £1.2bn per year to what is termed ‘dial through fraud’ on their phone systems,” explained telephone installer Mr Raynor.
“It happens when fraudsters access a telephone switchboard and call costly premium rate or overseas destinations. Yet firms can fight this crime, protect themselves against such attacks and even recoup money after the event.”
This type of fraud often occurs as a result of unsecure voicemail accounts or because the telephone system wasn’t set up properly by qualified engineers. Firms can also use their call management software to send alerts when their telephone spend thresholds are breached.
“Most engineers will be fully versed on a particular brand of system, but if they are in alien territory then security aspects are frequently omitted,” added Abbey Telecom engineer Damian Hayes.
“The risk of fraud is avoidable if the correct precautions are taken. There are lock down security procedures which should always be followed on installation, so it’s important that companies ensure that they use a fully trained engineer.”
Other valuable tips for mitigating risk include regular changing of passwords and barring unnecessary or expensive destinations with telephone line providers.
One of the biggest irritants to most victims is that, unless challenged, telecoms billing companies earn more when this fraud happens.
Mr Raynor concludes: “Nobody should profit from a crime, and those who fall foul of this practice are perfectly entitled to pressure the billing company to reduce the invoice to cost price and ask the whole of their supply chain to echo this. Industry doesn’t need any avoidable cost burdens.”
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Foods That Can Weaken Bones Might Surprise You
Arthritis Today—June 1, 2016
In the May/June issue of Arthritis Today, Linzy Unger, MS, RD, CDN, a clinical nutritionist at Hospital for Special Surgery, suggests foods that are good options for bone health. Recommendations include:
- Egg yolks, which "are among the few natural food sources of vitamin D" and is needed to "absorb bone-strengthening calcium."
- Canned salmon, which "is also a natural source of vitamin D." The article notes that the small bones in canned salmon are high in calcium.
- Sweet potatoes, which are rich in magnesium and potassium help "process of bone formation and [to] enhance overall bone health."
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Examination of Witnesses (Questions 196-199)|
MP, MR ROBIN
16 JULY 2008
Q196 Chairman: Good afternoon, ladies
and gentlemen, to this last session of oral evidence in the Committee's
inquiry into the potential of England's rural economy. Before
I formally welcome our witnesses can I also welcome to our proceedings
representatives of the South Lakeland District Council who I know
are here today. Having had the pleasure of meeting them earlier
on already, we have a willing set of further volunteers to supply
the Committee with excellent evidence from the other side of the
Pennines from that which the Committee visited when we went to
North Yorkshire. Can I formally welcome Jonathan Shaw, the Under-Secretary
of State for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs, and he is supported
by Mr Robin Mortimer, the Director of Rural Land Use and Adaptation
(sounds jolly interestingand if you do rural land use my
allotment beckons, so I will see you there on Sunday!), and Mr
Ron Scrutton, the Head of Rural Policy in the Department. Gentlemen,
you are very welcome. Thank you for the written evidence and thank
you for agreeing to come and give us oral evidence. When we heard
from the Centre for Rural Economy, Minister, they said (and I
quote): "Defra needs to become a more effective champion
of rural affairs; improve rural proofing in Whitehall and the
regions; and more effectively promote the idea of rural economies
as sources of economic dynamism in their own right." Do you
think in the time that you have been in post, Minister, you have
achieved that objective? If so, how?
Jonathan Shaw: Would any Minister
get to the Promised Land, as you have sort of described it, is
something that we have to continue to work hard for, but I think
that within the year that I have been in post that gives you some
time to reflect on the Government's policy and areas within which
we are ensuring that, whether it is rural proofing or mainstreaming
or whatever we want to call it, the Government is delivering on
its PSA targets within sparsely populated areas to ensure that
both the economy and people's wellbeing is improved, and I think
that we are making good progress. Indeed, around 30% of England's
businesses are within rural areas. Is there more that we can do?
Absolutely, but it is not just for government; it is for government,
it is for regional organisations, such as the RDA, and indeed
local authorities and local organisations.
Q197 Chairman: It is fair to say,
though, that you have already had to change one PSA which was
unmeasurablethe one that looked at rural productivityto
the one that deals with strong rural communities. So there have
been some quite wholesale changes in the way that you deal with
your priorities in this area.
Jonathan Shaw: That is right.
It is not just changes to the PSA in relation to the Department
where I am the Minister. What we did have were PSAs which were
department-specific; there were only, perhaps, a couple that actually
joined departments together. Previously, it was our department
and the Department for Transport that worked on climate change,
for example, but the PSAs are complemented now by a number of
Departmental Strategic Objectives, the difference being, as I
am sure you are aware, that PSAs go right across government so
all departments have a responsibility for improving on climate
change, etcnone of them work in isolationbut the
Departmental Strategic Objectives, generally, are departmental
rather than cross-government. Ours is different because it does
go outside of the department and it ensures that the Government
is delivering to rural communities those PSA targets, which are
the priorities of the Government for all of our citizens, whether
they are urban, suburban or rural.
Chairman: You have emphasised in your
two answers the importance which you attach to these matters.
Could you, for the record, tell me how many people in DEFRA are
currently involved in undertaking your rural policy work?
Jonathan Shaw: I will let my colleague
answer on the specifics, but it is reasonable for me to say let
us look at the politics of this. At the last election
Q198 Chairman: I would rather just
have an answer to how many people there were.
Jonathan Shaw: I think it is an
important context in which to put the answer, Chairman. At the
last election all political parties, certainly the Labour Party
and the Conservative Party, said that they would reduce the number
of civil servants (I can see those pictures of Michael Howard
walking through those cardboard cut-outs of bowler hats) because
both of us wanted to ensure the delivery and the priority of public
services. However, it is not just measuring in rural; if we are
mainstreaming, there are people in the Housing Corporation working
on rural issues; there are people who work on the RDPE programme,
there are people in animal health and there are people in CLG.
So in just the same way as the rural matter is not just the issue
for Defra, dealing with rural matters cuts across all government
departments. I am happy for my colleague to answer the specific,
but that is the general context, I think, within which you should
make a judgment.
Q199 Chairman: Okay. Now we have
walked through the sunny uplands of Britain's political past,
Mr Mortimer is going to tell us the answer to my question.
Jonathan Shaw: It is the context,
Mr Mortimer: Just echoing what
the Minister said, really, it depends what you are asking exactly.
In terms of how many people across Defra work on issues relating
to rural affairsa very large number.

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Better This Way (Chapter Two)
Well— Wade finds out Peter is an Omega. That’s all I’m going to say lol
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For New Readers– My Spideypool Is Andrew G./Ryan Reynolds.
Peter had set out early tonight, heading across the city to think through a few things that had been on his mind lately.
And by a few things, he meant Deadpool. Specifically Deadpool. Only Deadpool.
Their patrol last night, where the little girl had almost died– it had shaken Peter to his core and Deadpool had stepped up to comfort him. Sure it had been an odd sort of comfort that involved sexual innuendos and rampant teasing… but the Alpha hadn’t just left. Hadn’t just shrugged off the emotions and moved on. And Deadpool didn’t know that Peter was just as susceptible, if not more susceptible, as the Alpha was to the fear and panic pouring off the people they saved. He didn’t know Peter felt every pulse of hormones or pheremones and had to force himself not to react to every emotion from everyone every time he interrupted a crime.
He also didn’t know that Peter could read every emotion coming from him, every time his confidence wavered, every time a flash of fear ran through him. Peter was well aware the Alpha was only about half as brave and maybe three quarters as reckless as he pretended to be.
And last night when Peter had been so upset, waves of empathy, comfort, security had rolled off the Alpha in waves and Peter had wanted to sit there for hours and soak it up.
And when the security had changed to interest…well Peter had wanted to soak that up for hours too.
But Deadpool was sure his Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man was just his Friendly Neighborhood Beta, so any of that was just… off the table. Most Alphas only hooked up with Betas, saving their mating bonds and love for Omegas. And Peter couldn’t just hook up– not without exposing his Omega biology, and not without getting his heart broken.


TORONTO, June 7, 2019 /CNW/ - Baby Point Gates BIA announced today that they will host the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of their brand-new Baby Point Terrace parkette on June 15th, 2019 at 1:00 pm. The Terrace, which was designed by Forest and Field Landscape Architecture, is located at the northwest corner of Annette St and Windermere Ave in the Baby Point neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place during Baby Point Gates' annual Summer Fest sidewalk sale and festival, which will run from 10 am to 5 pm on June 15th 2019, and will include all businesses in the BIA near the intersection of Jane St and Annette St, see area map.
The Baby Point Terrace stands as Baby Point Gates BIA's 3rd parkette project and second from scratch build on a public boulevard during the BIA's brief 10-year history. As with previous parkette projects, The Terrace project served as an opportunity to transform an unused and forgotten public space into a welcoming and useful amenity area that is open to all members of the community and passersby. Design elements throughout The Terrace have been leveraged from previous projects within the Baby Point Gates BIA. The repetition of these creative custom elements within the space celebrates the area's history while contributing to the cohesive visual branding of the Baby Point Gates BIA. The project was generously funded by Baby Point Gates BIA, the City of Toronto BIA Office and Transportation Services.
The Terrace ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1pm, featuring guest speakers and light refreshments, will be one of the highlights of Baby Point Gates' annual Summer Fest event (see post for event details). Hosted by the merchants of Baby Point Gates, Summer Fest is an annual sidewalk sale and festival that features, sales, live music, performers, delicious food, games and activities for the surrounding community. The free event, which runs from 10 am to 5pm, has become a local favourite and serves as a way for merchants and community members to celebrate the start of the summer season. The unveiling of Baby Point Terrace at Summer Fest is a celebration of the area's rich history along with a recognition of impressive transformation that has led to the creation of an active and vibrant shopping district comprised of close to 100 merchants.
Established in 2010, Baby Point Gates BIA takes its name from the historic stone gates located at the intersection of Jane and Annette streets. The BIA encompasses just under 100 merchants, who provide a variety of goods and services to the community. Baby Point Gates BIA is well-served by public transit, is intersected by two main streets, and surrounded by attractive, well-established neighbourhoods.
SOURCE Baby Point Gates BIA
For further information: Media, please contact Dennis Maslo, BPG BIA Chair at [email protected] or by phone at 416.801.4358


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Body of the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, will be interred on Sunday at the Senator Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque at Oke Ado, Ibadan at noon.
Media aide to the late governor, Mr Bolaji Tunji, disclosed the decision of the Ajimobi’s family in a statement released on Friday evening.
The statement, however, stressed the need for participants at the burial to strictly adhere to COVID-19 protocols.
“In close consultation with the governments of Lagos and Oyo states, the date for the burial ceremony has been announced.
“Barring any changes, his body will be interred at the Senator Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque at Oke Ado, Ibadan, at noon on Sunday, June 28 after the traditional Muslim prayers.
“To ensure that strict COVID-19 protocols are adhered to and in light of the current circumstances of our national health challenges, the family appeals to the public to observe strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols in their participation.
“Furthermore, details of the live media coverage of the funeral ceremony will be made public by tomorrow (Saturday).
“In the near future, details of a larger funeral gathering will be announced where a lot more of his well-wishers will have the opportunity to pay him their respect,” the statement read.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The delta variant of COVID-19 is as transmissible among children as it is for adults, unlike the 2020 “alpha” variant of the virus, according to a St. Louis County health official.
Spring Schmidt, the deputy director of the St. Louis County Department of Public Health, said the county is now averaging, as of Wednesday, approximately 300 COVID cases per day.
Unfortunately, due to the low vaccination rate in the county and surrounding areas, health officials say masking is necessary for residents regardless of their vaccination status.
“It isn’t just enough to be vaccinated in the current level of community transmission,” Schmidt said.
A temporary restraining order was issued over the mask mandate on Tuesday. That comes following a lawsuit by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.
Officials say 52.5% of St. Louis County residents have initiated the vaccination process. That is less than the 70% nationwide.
There are also roughly 500,000 county residents who are unvaccinated.
In June, the county was averaging about 1,100 vaccines administered per day, Spring Schmidt said. As of July 27, that number jumped to more than 1,760 vaccinations per day.
As of July 29, 38.7% of teenagers in St. Louis County have received at least one dose, compared to 32% about a month ago. While there have been gains, the pace is still slow.
The county health department is advising parents of children over 12 to speak with their pediatrician about vaccination. Children under 12 are not currently eligible for vaccination.
Schmidt said she understands the public—particularly the vaccinated populace—is frustrated with the mask recommendation but the COVID threat is an undeniable reality. She stressed vaccinated people who do catch COVID have significantly fewer complications, like hospitalization or death.


However that was contingent on the administration submitting required paperwork to the committee by Nov. 19. It missed that deadline, doubtless pushing Califf’s affirmation vote into January. The doc submission is a formality within the affirmation course of, however have to be accomplished to make sure senators have all of the supplies they should totally contemplate a nominee.
A Democratic Senate HELP Committee aide stated that the panel obtained Califf’s paperwork on Monday, and was working “to schedule a listening to as quickly as doable.”
After this text’s publication, a White Home official careworn that there was no arduous deadline for submitting the nomination paperwork, solely an “arbitrary timeline.”
The timing challenge represents the most recent complication in a monthslong effort to put in a everlasting chief atop an FDA that sits on the heart of the Covid-19 response and vaccination marketing campaign.
Even earlier than Biden formally took workplace, his administration was eyeing longtime profession FDA regulator Janet Woodcock to run the company. However Woodcock bumped into opposition from a handful of Senate Democrats over the FDA’s monitor report on opioid approvals and perceptions she was too near the drug business.
The White Home spent the subsequent a number of months looking for various candidates, approaching greater than a dozen potential nominees earlier than selecting Califf, who headed the FDA for a 12 months within the Obama administration.
The drawn-out course of has pissed off FDA staffers exhausted by two years of pandemic stress and left at the hours of darkness on who can be their subsequent everlasting chief. It additionally puzzled some within the broader drug group, who’ve privately questioned why the administration took so lengthy to discover a nominee — solely to select one who was sure to face the identical criticisms that have been lobbed at Woodcock earlier this 12 months.
Three Democratic senators have already expressed deep reservations about Califf’s candidacy over his connection to the FDA’s decision-making on opioids, in addition to his work for a wide range of pharmaceutical corporations.
Nonetheless, the White Home is relying on Califf successful some Republican help within the evenly divided Senate, in addition to the overwhelming majority of Democrats. HELP Chair Patty Murray has already endorsed his candidacy.
Murray is scheduled to fulfill just about with Califf on Dec. 1, the HELP Committee aide stated.


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Federal MP Craig Thomson has blamed an elaborate plot by a union rival he says fitted him up by using union credit cards in his name to pay for prostitutes - claims greeted with derision by the opposition.
In interviews on the Nine Network and in Sydney's The Daily Telegraph, Mr Thomson, the former head of the Health Services Union, gave his first detailed explanation of allegations in a Fair Work Australia report that he misused some $500,000 of union funds on escort services and on personal and election campaign expenses.
Mr Thomson, who has been suspended from the federal Labor caucus, said the HSU was a very dysfunctional union and, among a range of threats, rivals warned they would ruin his political career by "setting me up with hookers".
Asked how payments for prostitutes were made on credit cards that he controlled, and how his driver's licence details and signature appeared on receipts, Mr Thomson said the HSU executive had access to his details.
"The whole executive knew what my credit card numbers were," he said. "My driver's licence was readily available."
Mr Thomson admitted only that he should have checked his credit card statements more closely before signing off on them.
He's promised a more detailed explanation, including naming people he suspects, when he addresses the House of Representatives when parliament resumes on May 21.
Opposition leader Tony Abbott said he didn't think anyone believed this story.
"Fair Work Australia didn't believe his story. I don't think the Australian public will believe his story either," he told reporters in Sydney.
Mr Abbott said this was all about giving Prime Minister Julia Gillard an alibi so she could cling to his vote in parliament and, if she was fair dinkum, she would disown that vote.
He said Mr Thomson now needed to make a complete and candid explanation to the parliament, people of Australia and those agencies investigating "this whole sordid, squalid mess".
Liberal Senator Mathias Cormann said Mr Thomson wanted people to believe that some phantom stalker in the union movement went into his home, stole his credit cards, driver's licence and mobile phone, used them for prostitutes, then returned them all to his home.
"His story was completely unbelievable and bizarre," he said.
That scepticism extended to the social network Twitter, with many questions on Mr Thomson's claims, including one as to why, if he was innocent, he had withdrawn a defamation action against Fairfax over the matter.
One wag tweeted: Should nickname Craig Thomson "Blue Poles" - (both "framed", and cost the government a lot of money ... )
Government comment on this latest twist in the long-running case was left to Trade Minister Craig Emerson and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon.
Dr Emerson said Mr Thomson was under investigation but had not been charged with anything.
"Let those investigations take their course and let's not have politicians appointing themselves as judge and jury," he told Sky News.
Dr Emerson said parliament should not go down the path where politicians could vote other politicians out of parliament and deny the people of their electorate representation on the basis of unproven allegations.
"That would be terribly destructive for our democracy," he said.
Ms Roxon said allegations against Mr Thomson would no doubt be tested in court and he was entitled to the presumption of innocence.
But she said that should not be mistaken as suggesting she condoned misuse of union funds.
"Every union member and Labor member across the country would be horrified if these allegations are true, because every hard-earned dollar that is contributed to unions, contributed to the Labor Party, should be used for appropriate purposes," she told reporters in Melbourne.


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SEOUL // South Korea reported its 16th death in an expanding Mers outbreak on Monday, as President Park Geun-hye called for efforts to shore up the economy against what she called “excessive” public alarm.
Seoul also declared five new patients – bringing the total number of cases including the deaths to 150 – as fears grew over the impact of the outbreak on Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
More than 2,000 schools, which had been closed nationwide, reopened on Monday as the outbreak showed signs of slowing, the education ministry said, adding 329 schools and 126 kindergartens were still shut.
Ms Park, whose popularity has plunged due to the crisis, urged efforts to minimise the damage to the economy, saying consumer spending had dipped and the number of foreign tourists had plunged.
“I am afraid the unexpected outbreak of Mers will quash the momentum of economic recovery,” she said.
“It is important to prevent the spread of excessive public anxiety and allow normal economic activities to resume quickly.”
More than 100,000 foreigners have cancelled trips to South Korea since the beginning of June, vice tourism minister Kim Chong said, adding foreign currency earnings would dwindle by $2.3 billion (Dh8.45bn) if tourism numbers plunge by 50 per cent.
“Our tourism industry is faced with a very dire situation,” he said, promising financial aid worth $64 million to help tourism-related businesses.
About 14.2 million foreigners, or about 1.18 million people a month on average, visited the country last year.
A 58-year-old man who had been suffering from diabetes was the latest victim ofMers.
The country now has the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia and it is spreading unusually rapidly.
The five new patients were infected in hospitals in cities including Seoul and Daejeon, 140 kilometres south of the capital.
The Samsung Medical Centre in Seoul is the epicentre of the outbreak and more than 70 patients, visitors and medical staff there have contracted the virus.
The health ministry said 17 patients remained in an unstable condition.
The outbreak started on May 20 when a 68-year-old man was diagnosed after returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia.
Since then more than 5,200 people have been placed in quarantine.
Ms Park’s administration has suffered a storm of criticism for what critics describe as a slow and inadequate response to the crisis.
A survey by polling agency Realmeter showed Monday that Park’s job approval ratings had plummeted by 10 percentage points over the past two weeks to 34.6 per cent.
Local businesses have reported a sharp drop in sales as people shunned crowded venues.
Sales at department stores in the first week of June fell 25 per cent from a month earlier, while the number of moviegoers dropped 55 per cent, according to government data.
However experts from the World Health Organisation said on Saturday they had found no evidence to indicate transmission of the virus in communities outside hospitals.
In Saudi Arabia more than 950 people have been infected and 412 died from the disease.
The South Korean outbreak has triggered concern elsewhere in Asia. Hong Kong last week advised its residents against non-essential travel to South Korea.
North Korea has urged the South to ban trips to the Kaesong joint industrial zone in the North by southerners who had visited Mers-affected venues, Seoul’s unification ministry said on Monday.
* Agence France-Presse


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