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The pesticide industry and EU regulators have known since the 1980s and 90s that Roundup, the world's best selling herbicide, causes birth defects – but have failed to inform the public.
This report, co-authored by international scientists and researchers, reveals that the GM-industry’s own studies (including research commissioned by Monsanto) showed that Roundup’s active ingredient glyphosate causes birth defects in laboratory animals.
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This website and film present some of the dangers of GM-crops, and call for people across Europe and beyond to take action to stop them. We need a future of food and farming that benefits people and planet, and not the pockets of big business. We need to stop GM-crops from spreading across Europe. You can sign up for updates and alerts opposite.

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John Lanchester’s hilarious debut The Debt to Pleasure, which features a foodie-turned-murderer pursuing a couple to Provence, is written in high style, with a host of clever ‘gastro-philosophical lucubrations’.
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We first met Frank Bascombe as a divorced father and frustrated novelist in The Sportswriter in 1986. Now – in the fourth of the hugely acclaimed series – he is approaching old age and has found something like peace. By

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You may or may not be aware, but here at Patrol Base at the bottom right of every page there is the TokyWoky chat box where customers can interact with one another. You'll regularly see our staff and customers answering questions related to products, but one of the most common things which gets asked: What gun is the best for a beginner? This changes all the time, though there are some pretty staple ones, as newer ones come out all the time. We've put together this blog post to show off what we recommend at the moment as the best beginner M4 rifles for Airsoft skirmishers. We'll talk about what are the best M4 to get your hands on at the moment, for £150 or lower which are more than good enough to get you into your first skirmish. You can check them all out below!
Brand new from SPECNA ARMS these rifles re-define the beginner Airsoft replica, with fantastic bodies and a great selection these rifles really look the part. Not only do they come in at a great price they also feature some advanced features such as a quick change spring system for ease of use, as well as coming with additional attachments in the box to get you going. In our opinion, these are the best option for a beginner player in 2019.
All the rifles are branded and based upon designed by Rock River Arms, a real steel manufacturing company, with each rifle featuring their unique logo and trademarks for added realism.
A 6mm electric powered Airsoft gun based off the M4 platform famous the world over for its success and deployment with countless forces in multiple conflict zones. Comes with rail covers, a foregrip, and even flip up ironsights! The rifle is available in black and tan.
Based on the M4 / AR platform this rifle has been based off of the Stubby / Tanker compact M4 which were originally designed for use in vehicles and for concealed carry. This rifle has been lovingly crafted by Specna Arms to the highest quality, from top quality materials.
An Airsoft electric powered 6mm M4 based replica, with an Alloy 20mm RIS handguard, rear wired crane stock, flip up iron sights and an integrated suppressor as standard. Available in Black and Tan and comes with a mock suppressor for a more unique look.
A brand new rifle built by Specna Arms as part of their CORE range of beginner rifles. With a KeyMod handguard and high quality build this rifle is the ideal starter weapon and has everything players new any old need in a rifle.
Full poylmer rifles with a high quality gearbox inside! These rifles do a great job of looking the part and being wobble free. The rifles themselves are simply polymer versions of their full metal conterparts, having all the features of a high end Airsoft replica, including plenty of rail space for customisation!
A new electric 6mm airsoft rifle made by Nuprol as a budget entry level RIF but without compromising on quality. Constructed from polymer this weapon is light weight but tough enough to handle the rigors of an airsoft skirmish, available in both Black and Tan variants.
An electric powered M4 based Airsoft replica, which is constructed mainly from Polymer to offer a lightweight and maneuverable platform which packs a punch. Available in standard Black and Tan, as well as a more modern operator Grey.
As the cheapest rifles in this article, these are great introductory rifles into the Airsoft world, the CM.5xx series of M4 / AR feature a fully polymer body to reduce costs, but still come with the standard CYMA V2 full metal gearbox, making them a great introductory rifle for those who are on a budget. The performance of a high end CYMA, with a body you aren't afraid to scuff.
It's still worth noting these guns usually come with a free battery and charger, though we recommend replacing free gift batteries and chargers immediately!
Custom external components come together to create one unique looking piece. Featuring a highly customisable top rail, which in total is 21'' in length.
The gun features many useful parts, when compared to the Standard M4A1
Platform, such as a Four Point RIS Rail Handguard, Suppressor and Flip-Up Iron Sights.
A more traditionally styled M4A1 electric powered replica, aimed towards beginners, that features a sliding stock and a four-point RIS handguard for grips, lasers and torches.
Great starter kit or for any one who is interested in back yard target shooting. The weapon is constructed almost entirely from Polymer, and features an Alloy Gearbox.
Touted as the holy grail of beginner weapons these are the most recommended rifles picked by our customers. You'll have seen them before: they're tried, tested, and proven as rental guns, so if they're good enough to handle the thrashing of a rental player they're sture as hell going to hold up for a normal skirmisher. The rifles have a high quality polymer body, but also have the range and accuracy to compete with some of the higher end Airsoft rifles!
An Airsoft 6mm BB Gun, based on the M4 / AR Platform, which is a great entry grade Beginner weapon for those looking to start playing Airsoft, or even simply Backyard Plinking. Available in both Black and Tan, its the perfect gun for any beginner.
The longer version of the CM16 Raider, its an incredibly light weight and reliable Airsoft RIF. An excellent beginner Airsoft weapon but also very favourable by experienced Airsofters due to its out of the box performance being so good in a low price bracket.
Do beginner guns come with a battery and charger, or do I have to buy them seperate??
Hey! Some guns come with a battery and charger, and some do not. For more information please refer to the 'Package Includes' section, which is found at the bottom of the description as well as in the Product Specifications tab. We do however recommend that you replace the battery and charger immediately, as they are typically of low quality. You'll want an auto-stop charger and a high capacity battery for best performance. You can read a blog article on the subject which I wrote, and I will link it below. Hope this helps 🙂
Yo, why are polymer guns cheaper, do they break easy or something?
Hey! You'll usually find that Polymer guns are cheaper, but don't let that put you off. Polymer guns are just designed to be cheaper by not having to cast the parts in metal, reducing the overall cost. They still perform just as well as a metal good, and they still look the part at a distance. You'll find with some ranges that the metal and plastic guns feature exactly the same internals, they're just a cheaper alternative of the same thing. Hope this helps 🙂
WHAT MAGS DO I NEEED FOR MY M4?
Hey! For an M4 any STANAG style magazine should fit. The industries been pretty good with M4 mags, and most mags are cross brand compatible. You can find our full range of STANAG / M4 mags in their own category which I will link below. Hope this helps 🙂
Hey guys, what attachments can I use on my m4?
Hey! The first thing you'll want to do is identify what attachment points your rifle has. This can be found in the Specifications section on your weapon's page. Once you've identified it you can pick a section on the website then filter by that connector type. Most rifles use 20mm RIS / RAS for sights and scopes, but the handguard varies, and could be 20mm / MLOK / KeyMod. The most common type of rail is 20mm RIS / RAS, so there are plenty of attachments available 🙂 Hope this helps 🙂
Summer times almost upon us! This is the time where Airsoft is at its finest, the sun is high in the sky, birds are tweeting, and the woodlands of the UK echo with the sound of 'HIT'. Not only does Summer bring longer days, and more time in the beer garden, it also brings the Gas Blowback Airsoft Player's worst fear: the heat. Heat effects Gas Guns in interesting ways, mainly by increasing the FPS of the weapon, and if your gun is already close to the line a small temperature increase could spell disaster. This is common not only to Green Gas Guns, but to CO2 pistols as well, with CO2 guns showing a huge jump in power in the heat.
We were talking to Danny from Halo Mill, an Airsoft CQB Arena located in Huddersfield, and he was telling us he's seen a huge increase in the amount of MP9 players which are having to switch out from their favourite gun because they are simply too hot.
Well, there's an easy solution for that: The ASG MP9 Downgrade Bolt.
If you're familiar with the MP9 in heat, you'll know as soon as it gets a little too warm your gun will be firing hot! The worst we've ever seen was one of these guns reaching around 420fps on one of the hottest days of the year, suffice to say: he did not get to play that day.
The was light at the end of the tunnel, we fitted the ASG MP9 Downgrade Bolt to the weapon and it brought his FPS right down to around 300fps, making it perfect for playing with even in the highest of temperatures.
The Downgrade / CQB Bolt is a drop in and play downgrade for all KWA / ASG MP9 Gas Blowback Airsoft 6mm BB Guns. The Bolt is constructed from Alloy, making it durable and long lasting, and has been specifically designed to drop the FPS of the weapon by around 50-70 fps making it Site Legal for most Skirmish Sites in the UK.
Once fitted the Bolt usually sees the weapon firing around 290 to 310fps dependant on the Temperature of the Gas in the Magazine. This is a must have purchase for any Airsoft Skirmisher who owns an MP9 who wants to Skirmish their weapon.
Best thing: once it starts to get cold again, you can just re-install your old bolt.
If you're au fait with the MP9 then replacing the bolt is a doddle, but for those who don't know how, or want it fitting before we send you your shiny brand new MP9 you can get in contact with us!
We've had a lot of time here at Patrol Base to play around with various Sights and Scopes on the market, and non come close to the quality of Vortex's range of sights. Well, they should be good quality, we may be selling them from an Airsoft Shop, but they're actually Real Steel Shooting sights designed to be used on real guns. They're hard wearing, have some of the clearest sight picture and last for thousands of hours on the battery they use, but people always have one common complaint: apparently, they're too expensive. Well, this blog post is going to cover why that simply isn't true, and for the cost of the sight, its value per sight you get, you're getting a smashing deal for your money.
Here is Vortex's VIP Warranty promise: It doesn't matter how it happened, whose fault it was, or where you purchased it, as long as the damage isn't deliberate or simply cosmetic they'll repair or replace it for you free of charge.
We've all done it, we've all got our brand new sight, gone out to play, and its immediately been shot out. Well, worry no more, Vortex will repair your sight for you no matter what happens, and this even extends out to Airsoft Players as well.
That means that once you've purchased your Sight, you'll never have to buy another one. So providing you never go off the style of the Sight, it might be the last sight you'll ever need to buy.
Here's the bottom line: If you buy a sight, it gets shot out, you don't need to fork out to get a new one. Those three £60 Airsoft Sights you've bought over the years add up to the price of a Vortex Sight, which is so much better in every way. Doesn't seem too expensive now does it?
We've even had this with one of our customers: He purchased a Vortex Crossfire on the Friday, it got shot out on the Sunday, and it was replaced under warranty on the Monday completely free of charge.
This is something that even I didn't realise, but when I was watching videos from the Yorkshire Shooting show I came across Kronos Airsoft's video interview with Vortex and they talked about how they cover the warranty even if you got the Sight or Scope second hand, you don't even need a warranty card or receipt. Send them a damaged Sight and they'll fix or replace it, no matter how you got it. We confirmed this through their Website, and its indeed true!
Simply put: They're real Sights, designed for real weapons. They're made to be used in real combat situations, in real shooting competitions, and they're really really good. If you compare them to the Airsoft Copies of Sights they're leagues apart. Not only are they tough and durable, they're accurate and clear.
There are a lot of things to talk about here, so here is a quick list:
1. The sight picture is clear, crystal clear, because they're designed to be used at long ranges, way longer range than clone Airsoft Sights.
2. They don't loose their Zero on a Gas Blowback Rifle because they're designed to hold their sight on a real rifle.
3. They don't fog, and they're waterproof because they're designed for harsh environments and real combat.
4. The batteries last for months, and some of the red dots are rated to last for 7000 hours on a single battery.
5. They take hard knocks, and are super durable, they won't crumble like some clones
6. If you shoot Real Steel, you can use it for Airsoft and Real Target Shooting
7. Did I mention how clear they are?
Simply put, you can never go wrong with investing that little bit of money early, seeing big savings in the long run. If these kinds of optics had been available to me when I first started playing Airsoft I'd have saved mega money in the long run. When I first started I purchased myself a Turnigy Accucel 6 battery charger, and I've never bought another charger again, and if I were starting now and got myself a Vortex, without a doubt I'd have saved loads on replacing my damaged sights and scopes.
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It is recommended to carry out a technical inspection each time before using the riflescope. Check the following:
- The riflescope appearance (there should be no cracks on the body).
- The condition of the lens and eyepiece (there should be no cracks, greasy spots, dirt or other deposits).
- The state of the rechargeable battery (must be charged to 50-70%) and the electric contacts (should be no signs of salts, oxidation or debris).
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Lausanne, 12th August 2007 – The second week end of the FIVB World Grand Prix is won by Brazil, Russia and Poland: they were the leaders of the three pools which were played for the second leg in Tokyo, Khabarovsk and Hong Kong. Brazil is leading the general standings of the competition with a 6-0 record.
Tokyo was hosting the challenge among Japan, The Netherlands, Chinese Taipei and Brazil. Guimaraes’ team was able to win all three matches for 3-0, showing a perfect confidence with its game, even if “We still have to improve” was the “leitmotif” during all their press conference. Chinese Taipei lost all three games. The Netherlands marked only two aces, but their service was really effective for the entire match against Japan, a 3-2 victory for the Orange team in the 10,000 packed Ariake Colosseum.
In Khabarovsk, first Russian city ever to host a World Grand Prix round, the home team had no pity: three victories in this Pool E. After the first 3-0 to Kazhkastan, the team coached by Gianni Caprara won 2 tie breaks with U.S.A. and Cuba, pushed by a cheering 7,200 audience. Cuba lost this match despite a fantastic Nancy Carrillo (16 attacks, 6 blocks and 4 aces), but was also weaker than U.S.A. in the debut match (3-1). “The progress of our team is evident” said U.S.A. Head Coach Lang Ping “especially in serving and combination game.”
Pool F in Hong Kong saw a different Poland: the shy team which lost all three matches in its home debut - one week before - was substituted by a gritty squad. Marco Bonitta, former Head Coach of Italy, started from Friday beating his old team 3-1. A 3-2 against China and an easy victory with Dominican Republic lighted up again the way to Ningbo for the Polish team. China lost the two key matches, since Italy managed to win the last tie break 15-12 with a huge help by the strong arms of Aguero and Ortolani.
The third weekend (17th - 19th August) will be played in Osaka, Japan (Pool G: Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia), in Taipei, Chinese Taipei (Pool H: Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Dominican Republic, Italy) and in Macau (Pool I: China, Cuba, Netherlands, U.S.A.).
Then the best 5 teams in the overall standings and China will qualify for the final week (22nd – 26th August), a round robin in Ningbo, China.

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I went searching for a way to make an Ableton style drum rack in Linux and found this awesome idea which of course uses the amazing Reaper! I’ve tested it in Lubuntu 18.10 and works great on the Linux Native version. Drag and drop samples work fine too!
I’ve been getting more into music composition lately, and trying out various tools and programs to do it digitally. One of the easiest and best things I’ve found so far is this app called Maestro http://bit.ly/2X2RdQM. I’m running this on a Fire HD tablet (with google play installed) learn how to put google play on your Fire Tablet http://bit.ly/2DCi3WU. You can also pick up a Fire Tablet here https://amzn.to/2E8PDp5 and a stylus here https://amzn.to/2X2Xn3i
Maestro is great for learning and has a ton of pro features like:
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As you can see it’s pretty amazing. I’m using it on my Amazon fire tablet and it works really well.
This is a project I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and I finally did it and decided to make a youtube vid about it. I took an old Mac SE30 case and built an all in 1 Raspberry Pi DAW computer into it. I really think it came out fantastically well and wanted to share my tips in making one for your self. Thanks for watching and please watch more of my videos!
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Sysex stands for “system exclusive”, and it is the format that was used by many synths to store the information of the synthesizer. You can store patches, settings and banks using sysex data. If you’ve ever wondered how to transfer sysex patches to your vintage synth using a modern computer, there’s plenty of commercial programs out there that can do this with, but you can also do it for free with a program called MidiOX.
In this older YouTube video of mine, I go over the process of doing this with my vintage K1 synth. The same technique can be used with nearly any synth that works with sysex data. All you need is a windows or linux computer, and a midi interface like this one or something similar and you can create your own library of patches on your computer for your vintage midi synths.
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Television lead Actress Hina Khan attends at Ita Awards 2015 on Sunday night. Other Tellywood leading celebs attend and rock the red carpet of Indian Television Academy Awards 2015. She plays the role of Akshara in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
Akshara is most beautiful Actress and she was named in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by Eastern Eye in 2013 and 2014. Recently she was attends at Indian Television Academy Awards 2015.
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As many of you have noticed, the weather station feed from our cameras/weather apps at the field are currently down, and have been since Jan 11th.
The systems at the field are working fine, as is the local network at the field (all devices are connected and up on the network at the field).
Our internet service from the field is provided by TMobile, and that service is how the weather data and camera images are uploaded to our website. After speaking with TMobile’s technical support, we discovered that they are upgrading the towers that allow our devices at the field to connect to the internet; due to that work, we do not have internet connectivity for the field.
TMobile expects to complete the upgrades and restore our service by Feb 2nd.
As Joe mentioned, you can use the NREL weather station as a stand-in for the time being:


Friday night is a great night to go out with friends, drink, eat, play around, and generally goof off. It’s decidedly not a night that most Americans pay attention to the news.
The government knows this, which is why they usually announce really bad news on Friday night. Such was the case this past Friday evening when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a shocking 14.5% increase in Medicare premiums for seniors.
It’s OK, though, says the government. Social Security has increased its payments to seniors by 5.7%, so everything is going to be alright.
Bideninflation is running at an annual rate of 6.2%. Medicare premiums are increasing by 14.5%. The Social Security cost of living adjustment is only 5.7%. I know that math is supposed to be racist and everything and that there is no wrong answer, but it looks like senior citizens are getting royally shafted.
It “will consume the entire annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) of Social Security recipients with the very lowest benefits, of about $365 per month,” said Mary Johnson, a Social Security and Medicare policy analyst for The Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group. “Social Security recipients with higher benefits should be able to cover the $21.60 per month increase, but they may not wind up with as much left over as they were counting on.”
Medicare premiums have typically increased at a far faster rate than Social Security’s annual adjustments, the league said. And much of the 2022 increase in Social Security benefits will be eaten up by inflation, which is also rising at a rapid clip.
Was the increase preventable? Certainly, the pandemic and associated medical costs for seniors was reason for an increase.
But the CMS is citing another reason for the massive increase — a brand new drug that’s supposed to treat Alzheimer’s disease. It’s extremely controversial because its benefits are uneven at best. Plus it’s wildly expensive.
CMS said part of the increase for 2022 was because of uncertainty over how much the agency will end up paying to treat beneficiaries to be treated with Aduhelm, an Alzheimer’s drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in June over the objections of its advisers. Some experts estimate it will cost $56,000 a year. Medicare is deciding whether to pay for it now on a case-by-case basis.
Because Aduhelm is administered in physicians’ offices, it should be covered under Medicare Part B, not Part D plans, which pay for medications bought at pharmacies. Traditional Medicare enrollees have to pick up 20% of the cost of most Part B medications, which would translate into about $11,500 in out-of-pocket costs for those prescribed Aduhelm.
One former FDA advisor called the approval of Aduhelm “probably the worst drug approval decision in recent U.S. history” for an Alzheimer’s treatment. So why approve it, and why is Medicare intent on giving it a huge boost by paying for it?
As someone who watched his mother die after living more than a decade with Alzheimer’s, I know the helpless feeling that caregivers and loved ones experience as they watch their parent or relative succumb to the ravages of this terrible disease. The entire Alzheimer’s community — doctors, nurses, caregivers — have been begging the government to approve this drug, despite its cost and its uncertain benefits. No new Alzheimer’s drug has been approved since 2003, and the pressure on the government from senior citizens was intense.
Politicians who want to stay in office don’t resist the entreaties of desperate people. That’s the reality that any president would have faced. And with the reality of an aging population increasing the number of Alzheimer’s patients from its current 5.8 million to 12 million by mid-century, any help from the government will be welcomed.
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Los Angeles (AFP) – Former NFL quarterback-turned-civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick on Thursday voiced support for protesters who have demonstrated against the killing of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis.
Kaepernick, who ignited controversy in 2016 after kneeling during pre-game renditions of the US national anthem to draw attention to racial injustice, said protesters had been left with no choice after Monday’s killing of George Floyd by police officers.
Floyd, a 46-year-old restaurant worker, died after being pinned to the ground with one police officer pressing a knee into his neck for several minutes. The arrest, which was captured on video, showed the handcuffed Floyd gasping for air and pleading that he can’t breathe.
It was the latest in a series of deadly confrontations between police and unarmed black men in recent years that have triggered outrage.
Floyd’s killing sparked violent protests in Minneapolis, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement, looting and setting fire to shops on consecutive nights.
Former San Francisco 49ers star Kaepernick, who was effectively ostracised by the NFL after his protest, defended the right of demonstrators to lash out.
“When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction,” Kaepernick, 32, wrote on Twitter in his first public comments on the case.
“The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance,” added Kaepernick, who has been frozen out of the NFL since being released by the 49ers in early 2017.
“We have the right to fight back! Rest in Power George Floyd.”
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Second-grade teacher Melissa Shugg teaches a lesson at Paw Paw Elementary School about thoughts, feelings and actions on Dec. 2, 2021, in Paw Paw, Michigan. Shugg is one of many teachers at the school who've been trained to teach a social-emotional curriculum created at the University of Michigan called TRAILS. Research suggests TRAILS lessons for at-risk kids can reduce depression and improve coping skills — something district officials say has been particularly important during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine, File) Associated Press
Symptoms of SAD range from irritability to hopelessness to a sense of worthlessness. They usually begin in late fall and taper off in the spring, so making a plan now before it gets colder and darker can help in the depths of winter.
Reset hears tips from a psychologist on how to reduce seasonal sadness and talks with someone who runs a craft supply store because one way to address SAD is to take up a new project.
GUESTS: Jinnie Cristerna, LCSW, psychotherapist with International High Achievers
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Petersfield Museum and the Flora Twort Gallery hold exhibitions on local history, historic costume, and work by the local artist Flora Twort.
The displays are made up from social, industrial and agricultural artefacts and archives.
Tuesday to Saturday
10am to 4pm (last admission 3:45pm)
Education and Outreach Officer, Amanda Harwood, recently appeared in a ForcesTV interview regarding First World War pilot Philip Cormack.
If you would like to watch the interview, please click here.
Discover our range of loan boxes, workshops, talks and activities that run throughout the year .
Life, Death & Honour
The new foyer exhibition 'Life, death and Honour: Soldiers of the Great War' curated by students at The Petersfield School is now open and will run until the 6th September.
For more information, click here.
The archaeology project 'People of the Heath' will uncover the history of the Bronze Age barrow cemetery on Petersfield Heath.
For a short summary click here. For more information go to the news-events-exhibitions section of this website.

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A conman builder who stole from a former Mayor of Preston has been jailed for more than two years.Advertisement
Nathan O’Neil was told by a judge that his behaviour involving the vulnerable elderly men was ‘despicable.’
Liverpool Crown Court heard that 30-year-old O’Neil, a member of the travelling community, has committed 35 previous offences and served three years for a distraction burglary involving another pensioner.
In October last year O’Neil called at the Preston home of 79-year-old Albert Richardson, who was a councillor in St Matthews for more than 30 years, a former mayor and in 2014 was made an Honorary Alderman.
He quoted him £1,750 for roofing repairs and this work began before his concerned nephew heard what was going on. He had previously installed a security camera in the property after an earlier theft and when the footage was viewed the victim was seen counting out the £1,750.
But when Mr Richardson, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, was not looking, O’Neil took £300 of it and put it in his back pocket and Mr Richardson was tricked into adding another £300 to the payment.
The court heard that he grabbed the money belonging to Mr Richardson “when he saw the opportunity.”
In an impact statement the nephew, Simon Richardson, described the victim as kind and caring and said he felt “disgusted” that someone had treated him in such a way.
Helen Richardson, prosecuting, also told how in July 2013 O’Neil quoted an 79-year-old man in Guildford Road, Walton, Liverpool, £75 to repair some plasterwork which he accepted.
But he then kept returning claiming more and more work was needed in the house altogether totalling £21,900 and the pensioner borrowed £15,800 from a friend to pay the bill.
When the police were ultimately contacted and an independent surveyor inspected the house he assessed the work carried out to be worth just £2,000.
O’Neil, of Redrose Caravan Park, Broad Lane, Formby, pleaded guilty to fraud and theft and was jailed for a total of two years 24 weeks.
In mitigation the judge, Recorder Stephen Bedford, heard that O’Neil, who is now a recovering alcoholic, had had significant problems with alcohol and substances.
He was doing building work for various people but lost his driving licence and other people from the travelling community started driving him around. He was frightened of them having earlier been stabbed nine times in Scotland which landed him in hospital for some time.
The work he did initially in Walton was legitimate but it was then taken over by these men whom he refused to name.

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Couple-Stress Solution to an Infinite Plate Bounded by an Elliptical Hole with Static Equilibrating Tractions.
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Couple-stresses solutions are obtained for an infinite tension elastic plate bounded at the interior by an elliptical hole with the static equilibrating tractions. The nominal tension in the plate is uniform along the minor axis. The selection of the Mathieus functions and the form of weighting functions in the boundary conditions match a particular class of boundary values which reduces upon limiting processes to three special cases. The first two cases are ones with free stresses on the interior boundary the couple-stresses solution for the degenerate circle, and the classical solution for the elliptical hole. The third case is the degenerate crack solution with free normal stress and couple stress but non-vanishing shearing stress on the interior boundary. By super-imposing the current solutions on the solutions obtained in another document AFOSR-TR-70-2500 couple-stresses solutions for an infinite elastic plate bounded at the interior by an elliptical hole with the static equilibrating tractions under various biaxial fields of load can easily be obtained. Author


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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- A Hong Kong vessel has been seized and inspected by South Korean authorities after secretly transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in international waters in a ship-to-ship transfer prohibited by the United Nations Security Council, government officials said Friday.
South Korean customs authorities inspected the Hong Kong vessel, Lighthouse Winmore, when it entered the country's Yeosu Port on Nov. 24 after transferring 600 tons of refined oil to a North Korean vessel on Oct. 19, the officials said.
UNSC Resolution 2375, adopted in September, bans member countries from ship-to-ship transfer of any goods for North Korea.
The Hong Kong-flagged ship was chartered by Taiwanese company Billions Bunker Group and previously visited South Korea's Yeosu Port on Oct. 11 to load up on Japanese refined oil and head to its claimed destination in Taiwan, the authorities noted.
Instead of going to Taiwan, however, the vessel transferred the oil to a North Korean ship, the Sam Jong 2, and three other non-North Korean vessels in international waters, they said.
"The actions taken will be reported to the UNSC sanctions committee on North Korea in the future," according to the authorities. "This marks a typical case of North Korea shrewdly circumventing UNSC sanctions by using its illegal networks."
The officials said South Korea has shared intelligence with the U.S. for the detection of the illegal transaction.
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We got out, and started our 2 mile trek up to Gitonga's house with 80 lbs. packs on our backs. It seemed like the United Nations got the excess dirt from around the world and dumped it on this road - it was so dusty...we got browner than brown!
"No Rajib, we're not walking back 6 miles to get your hair gel!"After the crucial trek, we took some chill time in the farm-hand's home before hiking up the hill behind Gitonga's house. This hill was ridiculously steep. We were already way up in elevation, and this took us that much closer to the clouds. We chilled up there, took in the view, and returned home to find a feast waiting for us to crush. We had some avocados and put some potatoes in the fire, which we ate 45 minutes later, and more tea.
We slept in the living room by the fire...but Cesar still froze. (Rajib had like 4 layers of clothing on and 3 heavy blankets...maybe he should've given one to Cesar?)
The next day we walked like 9 miles up and down the Kenyan hills looking for elephants. All we found was their crucial dueces, unfortunately. On the plus side, though, we saw zebras, baboons, warthogs, and South African gazelles from afar. This was not a safari, but Gitonga's backyard!
When we got back we were very hungry, thirsty, and tired. We ate Ugali (maize-based chunk of grain), tea, milk, and Sukumawiki (made by one of Gitonga's 13 grandmothers). Then we just chilled by the fire again, roasting potatoes, and struggling to make a huge Cesar fire. This was our favorite part - chillin' and hanging out with the family, talking and drinking tea.
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The aloe vera plant has infiltrated our everyday lives in the form of beauty products, food supplements, and dietary aids because of its natural stimulating enzymes, which promote healing and regrowth. For centuries, it has been known to encourage the rejuvenation of hair and skin with its anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-septic, and pore stimulating properties.
So how does this work with no-poo hair care?
Aloe juice when mixed half and half with distilled water makes a light hairspray that creates shine and won't leave your locks sticky or stiff. Depending on your hair type, aloe gel from a bottle or direct from the plant can be added to your favorite oil or lemon juice for a deep, luxurious deep conditioner. Rub thoroughly into the scalp, let it sit for 15-20 minutes, and rinse.
For a lighter leave-in conditioner perfect for summertime swimming in salt or chlorine, dilute aloe fifty-fifty with distilled water and add one tablespoon of sealing oil. If that is too much or not enough, adjust to the amount of oil that works best for you. Shake well, wet hair thoroughly, and spray on.
Got detangling woes? Add essential oils to your preference to four ounces of aloe juice. Mix and apply to tangles before using fingers or a wide tooth comb to separate the knots.
Adding aloe in gel or liquid form to your personal hair care routine can help to restore moisture, sooth itching, and reduce the problems associated with dandruff. It will combine well with most no-poo recipes. For long-term storage, keep it in the refrigerator.

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Book captures eyewitness account of 26/11 terror attack
With Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive after the attacks, being executed recently, Chawla who has been haunted by the attack says his "feeling of satisfaction has no limits."
"14 Hours: An Insider's Account of the Taj Attack" is being released on the fourth anniversary of what is now referred to as the 26/11 attacks.
"With Kasab's much deserving death my feeling of satisfaction has no limits," says Chawla.
"I was in deep sleep on the morning of November 21, when a friend of mine called me with news of Kasab's hanging. While I started with the book I always wanted the book launch to coincide with 26/11 but his hanging was a fortunate and unexpected coincidence," Chawla said.
The book published by Rupa contains personal experiences of people who survived the attacks. 166 people had lost their lives in the terror attack on Mumbai on November 26, 2008.
Recalling the night he says, "A big boned and well muscled guy wearing a blue cap and a grey back pack hanging from his left shoulder came running inside the hotel. He squeezed the trigger of the rifle in his right hand and turned the pristine white shirt of a man into
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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Dog427435, Dec 18, 2009.
Haha....just noticed the Cougar in the grille.
Back in the day when they thought be thrown or jumping from the car was safer then seat belts even though seatbelts had been used in WWII aircraft. Most sports car racing didn’t use seat belts until late 50’s to early 60’s. I suppose it was also a macho thing to do.
Dam, did that bolt just fly into my shirtfront ?
They're ruining it !
The 1962 photos were pre Mustang with a Cougar emblem
Here is another Mustang
... Trying to find out the year and make of this car ...
... Any help is appreciated ...
31 Dodge ?
I'm gonna take a guess that this photo is in Fullerton, Ca. Looking north on Harbor Blvd, at Commonwealth.Street sign on the right says the City of Los Angeles straight ahead with the City of Placentia to the east and the City of Buena Park to the west. The airport is west of this intersection which was built in the early 1920's and is still there and very active.
... Just might be ... Thanks
Very well could be. Although the Fox Theater is not visible (on Chapman/Harbor) a few blocks up. You can see the trees at Hillcrest Park. Harbor Blvd used to be Spadra Blvd.
Pretty risqué at the time.
I am not so sure it's the bicycle you have been pedaling.
I was too busy looking at the Studebaker 2R shop truck.
SEATBELTS IN PLANES WERE DIFFERENT. YOU DIDN'T WANT TO CATCH UP TO YOUR CHEERIOS.
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Yes, it is a Graham.
Wayne Weiler qualifying the Peat Bros # 71 @ Sacramento !
Oh, my head hurts!!!....
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Most Expensive Book in the World - Birds of America Book Sells for Record $11.5 millionUPDATE : The 19th-century illustrated “Birds of America” book was sold at auction in London tonight for $11.5 million, the highest price ever for any printed work.
The book was bought by London art dealer Michael Tollemache, “I think it’s priceless, don’t you?” he said - well yes but I didn't have $12 million lying around.
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There are only 119 copies in existence of "Birds of America" and the book is valued at between $6.2 million and $9.2 million. A Shakespeare First Folio from 1623 is expected to fetch at least $1.5 million.
Sotheby's describe the two books as "the twin peaks of book collecting." They come from the estate of the 2nd Baron Hesketh, an aristocrat and book collector who died in 1955. They will be sold by Sotheby's at their auction house in London on December 7.
A copy of "Birds of America" was sold back in 2000 by Christie's for $8.8 million, whichmade it the most expensive book in the world at auction. This goes to show the value of first edition books ! Unfortunately not all first editions are worth millions, and there can by definition be only one most expensive book in the world, but buying modern first edition books is an interesting way of speculating with small amounts of money. First edition books by Angie Sage for example - see Magyk First Edition Books - could be bought for $30 a couple of years ago, now they are likely to fetch $200 or more, as her books have become best-sellers and a Warner Bros. film is on its way to replace the Harry Potter series which will be ending soon.
"Birds of America" by John James Audubon is one of the most beautiful and important published works of natural history, and is rarely sold. All but a handful of the books are in museums, universities and libraries.
The book is not only the world's most expensive book it also exceptional due to the fact that it measures 2 feet by 3 feet, as Audubon wanted to paint the birds life size ! It comprises a collection of 435 hand-colored prints, made from engravings of Audubon's illustrations.
Sotheby's said "Audubon himself described the size as a 'double elephant' folio."
Audubon originally sold the book by subscription to wealthy collectors. The copy that is being auctioned by Sotheby's is numbered No. 11, and was originally purchased by paleontologist Henry Witham.
So if you are looking for a Christmas present with a difference and you have a few million dollars to invest then make a date with the auction on December 7 - it might feel nice to own the most expensive book in the world !
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“What sort of parade is that?” Vistis the Blue Mage asked aloud.
Stork peered out the window of the inn and saw the procession as it passed by.
“Ah, the mayor, riding all high and mighty on his big horse!” exclaimed Stork. The wizard then began shuffling through a stack of scrolls. He murmured a spell in a grave tone. The mayor’s horse bucked suddenly and violently, dislodging its rider, who landed unceremoniously in the mud. The crowd was silent, but a thin, reedy laughter could be heard from the window of an inn.
“Bring me the head of whoever is in that room!” shouted the mayor as he stood slowly. Several guards scuttled off towards the inn, weapons drawn.
Vistis the Blue Mage turned to regard Stork through his lacquered mask.
“Now what?” the illusionist asked.
“We can take down those guards easily enough,” Stork sneered. “But then we’d better make a run for it before the actual warriors show up.”
Range: 30′ + 5′ radius per level of caster
Duration: Three turns per level of wizard.
When this arcane spell is cast all domesticated (familiars are exempt from the effects of this spell) animals within the radius of the spell suddenly become wild and feral. Some of these animals will attack their owners, some will attempt to bolt and run, all will become unpredictable for the duration of the spell. This can be as minor as a cat hissing and scratching or as serious as a horse bucking it rider off and causing serious injury.

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When Jen and I lived in Valley Village a few years back, one of our favorite restaurants was Georgio's on Ventura Boulevard. It was a cozy little Italian joint, where the food was good and consistent. We especially liked their chickens Francese and Piccata. In perusing the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook that I recently received, I came across a recipe for Chicken Piccata that looked pretty great. So, armed with fond memories, I tested out the recipe, and it turned out well. Onto the recipe!
First, set your oven to 200º so it can serve as a warming tray for your cooked chicken cutlets.
This recipe calls for 1/2 cup chicken broth. If you have chicken stock on hand, or a canned chicken broth, feel free to skip this step. If not, go ahead and grab 1/4-cube of bouillon.
Dissolve your 1/4-cube in 1/2 cup of boiling water.
We're going to need 4 chicken cutlets for this recipe, but all we have on hand are chicken breasts. As always, this recipe will serve two, so modify the recipe as needed.
The best way to think of one of these boneless, skinless chicken breasts is to look at what parts of the chicken it contains. You've got the actual chicken breast, but underneath it that small, thin flap of chicken is the tenderloin. You're also going to want to remove the excess fat with a small, sharp knife. You can reserve and render it for use later, if you like.
Next, cut the tenderloin from the breast.
Hold one hand down on the breast, and slice through horizontally, forming two cutlets. You can pound these flat, if you like. I sort of regret not doing so, but they turned out pretty well regardless. Repeat this step with the tenderloin, and you've got two more small cutlets, bringing you to two large and two small cutlets just from one breast. Not bad!
Season these with coarse kosher or sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper.
If one of your cutlets is significantly bigger than the others, cut it in half to ensure more consistent cooking time.
Heat 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil over medium-high heat. It's ready as soon as it's barely started smoking.
Then, dredge your cutlets in flour. 1/4 cup of flour should be plenty for all four (well, five now) cutlets.
Cook for a couple minutes on each side until cooked through.
When they're done, remove them to an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet and place them in the oven so they stay hot. I did mine in two batches, but feel free to do yours in one, if you like.
While the chicken is cooking, slice half a lemon into 1/4-inch-thick slices, toss out the end of the lemon, and squeeze the juice from 1/2 to 1 1/2 lemons, depending on how lemony you like your Piccata. The juice from 1 1/2 lemons, about 1/4 cup, will make this a very lemony dish, so only use as much lemon juice as you like.
Mince one clove of garlic.
In the oil left over from cooking the chicken, cook the garlic for 30 seconds or until just softened.
Pour in your chicken broth, and scrape any little browned remnants stuck to the bottom of the pan into the sauce. Next, add the lemon slices and simmer until reduced to a thicker sauce, which should take 10 minutes or so. Then, add the lemon juice.
Chop 3 tbsp unsalted butter.
Turn the heat to low, and add the butter piece by piece, whisking until smooth. Season to taste.
Remove the chicken to a plate.
Top with the sauce, and garnish with lemon slices. Enjoy!
Thanks for stopping by Beach City Cooking, and I'll see you all very soon for another post. Have a great night, and stay cool!

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The dad played 13 years in the NBA, a high-flying power forward who was known for his tremendous dunking ability.
The son, Larry Nance Jr., carries the same name as Larry Nance, and the son is hopeful that he can have the same success in the NBA as his dad.
Junior worked out for the Lakers on Friday, one of six players the team brought in for another round of predraft workouts.
Like his dad, Larry Nance Jr., played power forward over his four years at Wyoming.
When asked who he modeled his game after, Nance quickly provided an answer.
“Well, the obvious answer would be Dad,” Nance said smiling. “I’ve definitely stolen a few of his moves [from] watching some black-and-white VHS tapes. He’s definitely someone I’d love to be like.”
None of the group that came in Friday will be considered for the Lakers’ second overall pick in the first round in Thursday’s NBA draft.
But the hopefuls tried to show the Lakers why the team might want to use its 27th pick in the first round or 34th pick in the second round on them.
Nance, who measured at 6-7½, was the Mountain West player of the year and co-defensive player of the year.
He led Wyoming in scoring (16.1 points per game), rebounding (7.2) and blocks (1.2) last season.
Nance described what he considers his best attributes.
“I would say my basketball IQ, high motor,” he said. “That’s what I’m really trying to show in these workouts.”


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Where is the Stealth Omicron Covid variant? 12 areas of England with highest rates of BA.2 coronavirus strain
Officials are monitoring a strain of the Omicron variant branded ‘Stealth Omicron’. Research shows it now causes one in every 100 coronavirus cases in England.
A coronavirus strain dubbed ‘stealth Omicron’ now accounts for one in 20 cases in some parts of England.
Cases of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 have been in the UK for some time - the first example was found on December 6, 2021.
But numbers are growing both here and abroad, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) named it a ‘variant under investigation’ on January 21.
Early analysis suggests it has a faster growth rate than the Omicron strain currently dominant in the UK, BA.1, but there is not enough evidence to say whether it causes more severe illness.
Dr Meera Chand, COVID-19 Incident Director at the UKHSA, said: “So far, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether BA.2 causes more severe illness than Omicron BA.1, but data is limited and UKHSA continues to investigate.”
It is not known where Stealth Omicron originated, with the first cases found in the Philippines and high numbers being reported in Denmark.
It got its nickname because it is more difficult to differentiate from Delta than other Omicron variants.
The Wellcome Sanger Institute analysed 38,000 positive Covid-19 tests taken in the week to January 15 to determine which variant they were.
It found one in 100 samples were now Stealth Omicron across England but 12 local authority areas had rates of one in 20 or higher.
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Trump: ‘I’m f…ed,’ but top Dems prefer ‘I’ word
The most oft-quoted line of the day? It’s what Trump said when he first learned of the appointment of a Special Counsel.
“The president slumped back in his chair and said, “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m f***ed.”
But I didn’t madly print out 500 pages of the Mueller Report on Thursday just to look for “f” words.
I’m looking for us Asian Americans. And I found at least one. In a Trump World, he’s a relative hero.
White House Counsel’s Office attorney Uttam Dhillon is mentioned in volume 2 as one of those trying to keep Donald Trump from doing something stupid. Like fire FBI head James Comey.
Because wouldn’t that be a patented case of obstruction of justice? Read on.
The president was obsessed over Comey for not “lifting the cloud” of the Russia investigation that seemed to hang over Trump’s head. He wanted him fired. Steve Bannon told Mueller investigators that Trump mentioned it at least eight times on May 3 and 4 of 2017, and that he tried to dissuade a Comey firing, saying the president could fire Comey but not the entire FBI.
Dhillon joined White House Counsel Don McGahn with another option–urging the president to allow Comey to resign.
In the end, Trump dictated a note to senior advisor Stephen Miller that evolved into a final four page letter: “Dear Director Comey, While I greatly appreciate your informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation concerning the fabricated and politically-motivated allegations of a Trump-Russia relationship with respect to the 2016 Presidential election, please be informed that I, along with members of both political parties and most importantly the American Public, have lost faith in you as the Director of the FBI and you are hereby terminated.”
The key language is the “three separate occasions” reference. It’s almost biblical and ironic for a report that is revealed for all the world on Holy Week.
(But who would be Peter and who would be Jesus?) It’s the richness of all the detail under oath that makes the Mueller Report a treasure trove, especially in the genesis of the Comey firing.
The Mueller Report said the inserting of the Russia probe language was the most important part of the letter to Trump, even though all who had input (McGhan, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Dhillon, Attorney General Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein) saw it as irrelevant and wanted the Russian investigation language out.
They lost. Trump won. But maybe not in the long run.
The Comey firing now serves as one of the best examples of the ethically dysfunctional White House, topped off by the admitted deception lying by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders as she lied to the media.
It wasn’t because of Rosenstein and the Department of Justice push for it, nor was it due to the “countless members of the FBI” losing faith in Comey.
It becomes one of the nuggets in the nearly 500 page document that could lead to real obstruction charges, as it shows how Trump and his aides “advanced a pretextual reason” for Comey’s termination that the report says “could support an inference that the president had concerns about providing the real reason for the firing, although the evidence does not resolve whether those concerns were personal, political, or both.”
So even though the president on Thursday continued his refrain of “no collusion, total exoneration,” don’t buy it.
Mueller found at least ten “episodes” that could result in obstruction charges against the president.
“Our investigation found multiple acts by the president that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russian-interference and obstruction investigations.”
While Mueller was bound by the Justice Department opinion that a sitting president could not be indicted, he realized that doesn’t give immunity to a former president once out of office. All the more reason to preserve evidence and get witnesses under oath now, since “protection of the criminal justice system from corrupt acts by any person, including the president—accords with the fundamental principle that no person in this country is so high that he is above the law.”
And doesn’t that sound like a real democracy?!
The last line of volume 2, on page 183—Mueller’s bottom line– indicates where we are now.
“Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the president’s conduct. The evidence we obtained about the president’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”
And now it appears it’s up to Congress.
It’s clear there’s “serious wrong doing by the president and many of his associates,” said Senator Mazie Hirono in a statement. “If not for existing Department of Justice policy, the Special Counsel had ample evidence to indict Donald Trump for obstruction.”
This isn’t to give short shrift to the first volume of the Mueller report which showed the Russians interfered in the 2016 elections and that that Trump and his campaign were willing to engage and expect benefit. Once again, the detail from the Russian manipulation of social media, posing as trolls and fake progressive sites, to Wikileaks to Gucifer, it’s all in plain sight. The Special Counsel pursued the Russians, which explains redactions in the first 200 pages of the report. But it concluded it could not prove criminal conspiracy against any Americans with the Trump campaign or the last name Trump.
But to Hirono, the heart of Asian American in the Senate, it’s all on the table.
“Congress has an obligation to act like the separate branch of government it is and conduct serious oversight of this administration,” Hirono said.
But she’s in the Senate, where it takes a 2/3rds majority to impeach, making that route unlikely. Unless Senate and the GOP have a “come to Jesus and democracy” moment. It could come to that—a bipartisan moment for the good of the country—especially after seeing the shameful performance of William Barr, who comes out of retirement to show he’s the attorney general of Donald J. Trump.
Democrats, the majority in the House, could take charge. But leadership there is more tepid preferring a softer “I” word. Investigations instead of impeachment is preferable, especially with an election just 18 months away.
This is just the first day after the release of the Mueller Report. Every American should read it for themselves. It will take a while for details to sink in.
It’s clearly a roadmap out of our national nightmare.
But it will take some political soul-searching to figure out the best way to restore our democracy.


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Scope of Doctor of Optometry (OD) Introduction, Career, Jobs, Eligibility, Benefits & Tips
The scope of this doctor of optometry program, it is mentioned on this page. For the information, it is the eye healthcare degree program which is introduced in Pakistan universities. So if you want to be in this eye healthcare field line, then you need to get in hand this doctor of optometry degree first of all. If you have completed your Fsc education and you have passed this degree in the science pre medical subjects, or if your A-level education is done and passed in the subjects then you can be enrolled in this program. Most of the students, they fail to be in the BDS program or MBBS degree program, so the other option for them is to be in this study program.
Doctor of Optometry (OD) Scope in Pakistan, Intro, Career, Jobs, Duties
All About The Program of Dr of Optometry (OD)
So in this field, basically the professionals have to prescribe the medications and treatment about the eyesight problems and issues. If you have any visual disorders, if your eye faced some injury or any kind of illness, then this field professionals can help you out. You should have 50% marks in your Fsc pre medical exams if you want to pursue this program for your future studies. The duration of this program is ten years and you need to complete total ten semesters, that means you will be completing 175 credit hours. The institution which is offering this doctor of optometry program, it should be approved by HEC so that this important degree of yours does not be wasted.
Job Duties in The Field of Optometry
These professionals have to perform all kind of vision tests and they also have to analyze results. Then they have to diagnose all sorts of sight problems, like we are talking about nearsightedness and farsightedness. These professionals need to prescribe eyeglasses or the use of contact lenses, and other of the medications. They have to carry on with the treatments like that of vision therapy as well as low-vision rehabilitation.
Then professionals involved in this field have to give pre postoperative care and postoperative care to all of the patients who are undergoing eye surgery. They need to evaluate patients and promote eye health by doing the counseling of patients.
Job Options in Optometry Field
Those who have this degree of doctor of optometry, they can do and start with their private practice. You can work in the government hospitals or you can serve in the research institutions. Rest you can work in the biomedical industry or you can work in the manufacturing industry. You can have many job options in the academic industry or you can look for jobs in the private hospitals.
This is all about this degree program of doctor of optometry, all the readers now have grabbed the complete information on this program. You can keep in touch with us and we will tell you more of the alternatives if you are interested in studying and doing MBBS. BDS studies.


Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a game-changer in the business world, offering a wealth of opportunities for companies to streamline operations, boost productivity, and enhance customer experiences.
AI refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These processes include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding.
The impact of AI on businesses is vast and transformative. From automating routine tasks to generating insights from data, AI is helping businesses to operate more efficiently and make better-informed decisions. It’s not just about replacing human tasks; it’s about augmenting human abilities and enabling you to do more with less.
AI is also reshaping customer interactions, with technologies like AI chatbots and virtual assistants providing real-time, personalized customer service. With AI, you can gain a deeper understanding of your customers, predict future behaviors, and deliver more personalized experiences, all of which can boost customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Why AI is Essential for Customer Success
In today’s digital age, customer expectations are higher than ever. Customers demand fast, personalized service, and they want it round the clock. Meeting these demands can be a challenge, but that’s where AI comes in.
AI can be a powerful tool for customer success, helping you to engage with customers in more meaningful and effective ways. With AI, you can analyze vast amounts of data to gain insights into customer behavior and preferences, enabling you to tailor your services to meet their individual needs.
AI can also automate routine interactions, freeing up your team to focus on more complex tasks. AI chatbots, for example, can handle a wide range of customer inquiries, providing instant responses and resolving issues quickly and efficiently.
Moreover, AI-powered predictive analytics can help you anticipate customer needs and proactively address them, leading to improved customer satisfaction and loyalty. If you’re interested in learning more about how AI can enhance your customer service, check out our article on ai for customer service.
In short, AI can help you not only meet but exceed customer expectations, giving you a crucial competitive edge in today’s fast-paced business landscape. So, if you’re looking to drive customer success, it’s time to embrace the power of AI.
The Role of AI in Customer Success
AI can play a significant role in driving customer success for your organization. Here, we’ll explore three key ways that AI can be leveraged: predictive analytics for understanding customer behavior, personalization to enhance customer experience, and AI chatbots for customer support.
Predictive Analytics and Customer Behavior
Predictive analytics powered by AI can help you understand your customers at a deeper level. By analyzing data from various customer interactions, AI can identify patterns and trends that can predict future behavior. This insight can help you anticipate customer needs, tailor your offerings, and engage with customers proactively.
For example, AI can predict when a customer might be ready to make a purchase, when they might need assistance, or even when they might be at risk of churning. With these insights, you can take the necessary actions to guide the customer towards a positive outcome. This proactive approach not only improves the customer experience but also drives customer loyalty and growth. For more on how AI can assist with customer insights, take a look at our article on AI for customer insights.
Personalization and Customer Experience
AI can also help you deliver a personalized customer experience. By harnessing data about a customer’s preferences, behaviors, and interactions, AI can help you tailor your messaging, recommendations, and offerings to each individual customer. This level of personalization can significantly enhance the customer experience, leading to higher engagement and satisfaction.
For example, AI can help you recommend products that a customer is likely to be interested in, personalize your communications with each customer, and provide a customized experience on your website or app. These personalized experiences not only delight customers but also drive higher conversion rates and customer loyalty. Learn more about AI’s role in customer experience in our AI for customer experience article.
Customer Support and AI Chatbots
AI-powered chatbots are transforming customer support by providing instant, personalized responses to customer inquiries. These chatbots can handle a range of tasks, from answering frequently asked questions to guiding customers through complex processes.
By providing instant, 24/7 support, AI chatbots can significantly improve the customer experience. They also free up your customer service team to focus on more complex issues that require a human touch. Moreover, chatbots can learn from each interaction, continuously improving their ability to assist customers. If you’re interested in exploring more about AI-powered chatbots, check out our article on AI for chatbots.
These are just a few examples of how AI for customer success can transform your business. By leveraging AI in these ways, you can not only enhance the customer experience but also drive greater customer loyalty and growth for your business.
Advantages of AI for Customer Success
Recognizing the potential of AI for customer success can be a game-changer for your business. The integration of artificial intelligence tools can provide numerous benefits, including increased efficiency and productivity, enhanced customer satisfaction, and a competitive edge in the market.
Increased Efficiency and Productivity
Through AI, businesses can automate routine tasks, freeing up your team to focus on strategic, high-value activities. AI tools can handle tasks like data collection, analysis, and reporting, reducing the time spent on these tasks and minimizing human error.
AI chatbots, for example, can handle common customer inquiries, allowing your customer service team to focus on complex issues that require human intervention. This results in faster response times and a more efficient use of resources. To learn more, check out our article on AI for chatbots.
Moreover, AI can streamline your sales process. From AI for sales prospecting to AI for sales forecasting, these tools can help you identify potential leads, predict sales trends, and make informed business decisions.
Enhanced Customer Satisfaction
Personalizing the customer experience is key to building customer loyalty and satisfaction. AI can analyze customer data to provide personalized product recommendations, tailor marketing messages, and even predict customer behavior. Check out our guide on AI for customer insights to learn more.
Furthermore, AI can enhance your customer support, providing instant responses to customer inquiries and offering round-the-clock service. With tools like conversational AI for customer service, you can provide seamless, personalized customer interactions, enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Competitive Edge in the Market
In today’s digital age, staying ahead of the competition is crucial. By leveraging AI, you can gain a competitive edge by offering superior customer service, personalized marketing, and efficient operations.
AI can help you identify trends, anticipate customer needs, and make data-driven decisions, giving you a leg up over businesses that rely on traditional methods. Moreover, AI can give you insights into customer behavior, enabling you to tailor your products and services to meet their needs.
In the supply chain and logistics sector, AI can optimize operations and drive efficiency. From AI for demand forecasting to AI for inventory management, these tools can help you streamline your operations, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.
By understanding and leveraging the advantages of AI for customer success, you can drive your business growth, improve your customer experience, and stay ahead in the competitive business landscape.
Implementing AI for Customer Success
As you consider leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) for improving customer success, it’s crucial to know how to effectively implement AI in your business operations. Here are a few steps to guide you on this journey.
Identifying the Right Areas for AI Implementation
First, you need to identify areas of your business where AI can make the biggest impact. This could be anything from customer service to sales and marketing. For instance, using AI in customer service can help you provide faster and more personalized responses to customer queries. Examples of this include using AI-powered chatbots or conversational AI for customer service.
On the other hand, implementing AI in your sales and marketing operations can help you understand customer behavior and preferences better, thereby enabling you to create more effective marketing strategies. Check out our article on AI for sales for more insights.
Ensuring Data Security and Privacy
As you incorporate AI into your business operations, it’s critical to ensure the security and privacy of your customers’ data. After all, AI systems often rely on large amounts of data to function effectively. Therefore, you must implement robust data security measures and comply with all relevant privacy regulations. This not only protects your customers but also enhances their trust in your business.
Continuous Learning and Improvement Through AI
Lastly, remember that AI is not a one-time solution. For it to be effective, you need to continuously monitor, learn from, and improve your AI systems. This involves regularly analyzing the performance of your AI tools, identifying areas of improvement, and making necessary adjustments. Also, remember that as AI technology evolves, so should your AI strategies. Stay updated on the latest AI trends and best practices to ensure your business remains competitive.
By identifying the right areas for AI implementation, ensuring data security and privacy, and committing to continuous learning and improvement, you can successfully leverage AI for customer success. Remember, the goal is not just to adopt AI for the sake of it, but to use it as a tool to enhance your customer relationships and drive your business success. For more insights on implementing AI in business, check out our article on AI for business leaders.
Future of AI in Customer Success
As we move forward into the digital age, the role of AI in customer success is set to grow even more significant. Let’s explore some of the upcoming trends in AI for customer success and how you can prepare your business for the AI revolution.
Upcoming Trends in AI for Customer Success
One key trend is the use of Generative AI in enhancing customer service and support. Generative AI technology can create responses to customer inquiries in real-time, providing more personalized and efficient service. For insights on how generative AI can revolutionize customer service, check out our article on generative AI for customer service.
Another emergent trend is the use of AI for customer segmentation. AI can analyze customer data to create detailed customer segments, allowing businesses to tailor their services and marketing strategies to individual customer needs. Learn more about how AI can enhance customer segmentation in our article on ai for customer segmentation.
Lastly, the rise of AI chatbots for customer support is another trend that’s on the horizon. AI chatbots can handle multiple customer inquiries simultaneously, freeing up human customer service representatives to handle more complex issues. For more information on how AI can revolutionize customer support, check out our article on ai for customer support.
Preparing Your Business for the AI Revolution
Preparing your business for the AI revolution involves several key steps. First, identify the areas in your customer success strategy where AI can make a significant impact. This could be in areas like customer service, customer segmentation, or predictive analytics.
Next, ensure your business has the necessary data infrastructure in place to support AI implementation. This involves ensuring data security and privacy, as well as having a system for continuous learning and improvement through AI.
Finally, it’s important to stay informed about the latest developments in AI and customer success. By staying ahead of the curve, you can ensure your business is ready to leverage the full potential of AI for customer success. For insights on how AI is revolutionizing businesses, check out our article on ai in business.
The future of AI in customer success is bright, with numerous opportunities for businesses to improve customer satisfaction, increase productivity, and gain a competitive edge in the market. By staying informed and prepared, your business can make the most of these opportunities and thrive in the digital age.


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Complementing Emerson’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030, the College has participated in the Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) for the last several years. The GRC unites Boston leaders to develop shared strategies that fight climate change and align with the City of Boston’s Climate Action Plan.
Starting in February, representatives from local colleges and universities, including Northeastern, Harvard, MIT, UMass Boston, BU, and Tufts, will embark on the GRC’s higher education 2020-2025 strategic plan. This strategic plan prioritizes climate action planning, collaborative research, and the transfer of knowledge.
The GRC invites Emerson faculty and staff members to join one of three task forces:
- Climate Action Planning: Support climate action planning and implementation across the higher education sector
- Collaborative Research: Facilitate collaborative research that leverages the higher education sector’s capabilities to promote solutions for equitable climate resilience and mitigation in greater Boston
- Transfer of Knowledge: Transfer knowledge to other sectors to accelerate change for equitable implementation of climate mitigation and resilience
Membership is limited. For those interested in joining a task force, please email Cathy Liebowitz at email@example.com by Monday, January 20.


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Litigation attorneys, also known as litigators or trial lawyers, symbolize plaintiffs and defendants in civil lawsuits They manage all phases of the litigation from the investigation, pleadings, and discovery through the pre-trial, trial, settlement, and appeal processes.
World law agency Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution apply in Germany with the recruitment of Dr. Thomas Nebel, who joins the Dusseldorf office as a associate. Courts favor to have juries resolve circumstances, and can find a problem of fact”, or possible dispute requiring examination by a jury, each time they will.
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From now until March 6th, the Berkeley Playhouse is presenting the world premiere of Bridges, a musical by librettist Cheryl L. Davis and composer Douglas J. Cohen. Bridges is set in 1965 in Alabama during the Selma to Montgomery marches and in 2008 in the Bay Area, during a seminal election when Proposition 8 (making same-sex marriage illegal) was on the ballot and Barack Obama was in a race to become our nation’s first African American—and first biracial— president.
It seems fitting to see a play that deals homosexuality on the day the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage. Like Loving v. Virginia almost a half-century ago, Obergefell v. Hodge is poised to change history.
Tarell Alvin McCraney originally debuted Choir Boy in September 2012, but with the Supreme Court decision and the recent attacks on African-American congregations in the South, it feels like it was written specifically for the audience of June 2015.
Isfahan Blues is set up in flashbacks. Aging Iranian film star Bella (Vida Ghahremani) has conjured up musician Ray Hamilton (L. Peter Callender), to regale her with tales of the 24 hours they spent together in Iran in 1963.


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There are always turning points in political campaigns. They are usually unexpected and unplanned but, sometimes, it is because a political party makes incredible mistakes. Not big mistakes but a series of small mistakes that accumulate. The kind of mistakes that, while small, as they accumulate, reveal aspects of an individual politician or a party that makes people revolted or fearful. The law of unexpected consequences always lies coiled, ready to strike.
One of these was the niqab. It was a dead cat strategy. Get people talking about the niqab and how it was a threat to Canadians. The implications were that the women wearing it were likely to be also wearing a belt of explosives and were going to blow up people at a Blue Jay

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First Cast - Elevation Beer Co.
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2.28/5 rDev -36%
16 oz bottle. Pours golden amber with a small creamy off white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is biscuity malts, sugary melons and some piney resiny hops.
The flavor is lots of biscuity malts with a little fruit and a pretty big grassy bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly watery with low carbonation.
Overall, I didn't really care for it. Thin, with too much biscuit.
05-02-2013 03:56:22 | More by Beaver13
2.63/5 rDev -26.1%
On tap at the Rackhouse pub. I was curious to try this since the brewers described it as a West Coast IPA which is almost never true outside the west coast. Nice orange color, good head. Aroma is muted, maybe there is a hop floating somewhere but this ain't no west coast. Flavor had a bit of fruitiness and citrus but again, not a west coast IPA by any stretch of the imagination. Overall this is a decent beer but as a west coast IPA it is a complete failure. I have to wonder if the brewers at Elevation have ever had an IPA from Alpine or Russian River or Stone or Kern River etc, etc. I really feel like this is false advertising, please stop calling your IPA west coast unless it can stand up against the most humdrum IPA from San Diego.
Update 3/14/14 bottle dated 2/17 so relatively fresh. Why, oh why did I buy this knowing better? It's malty, it's metallic, it's not hoppy enough. The bottle/packaging is nice but it's $11 for for pints. I can get sixers of Odell IPA, Racer 5, Stone IPA, Lagunitas, etc for cheaper. This beer is a ripoff.
04-06-2013 18:24:30 | More by ArrogantB
3.14/5 rDev -11.8%
OK I'm rating this as an India Pale Ale. Brewery web site calls this a "... a hop-forward west coast style American IPA."
If I tasted this blind folded I would have called it a Scottish Ale. Maybe I'm off, maybe not.
Not a bad brew! If you go into this thinking hop heaven forgetaboutit. If you don't mind a little malt on the front end you'll enjoy this beer from Elevation.
03-08-2014 20:31:20 | More by Buannaich
3.41/5 rDev -4.2%
Looks like foamy iced tea. Head is bright white, nice lacing... Kinda weird
Awesome aroma, pine, mango, orange, slight dish rag aroma...
initial flavor burst is great followed by blandness... Kind of a disappointment, but kinda a success? Like the appearance, the flavors are lacking. It's nice, smooth, light, not creamy, slightly watery, refreshing, but never seems to finish... Flavors never seem to develop from initial piney resinous kick. Carbonation is light and feels forced. Missing bitterness. Sweetness is nailed.
I see better things for Elevation, but this is still a nice offering that I'd recommend. Kind of a mess, but kind of a success? Keep casting. @$4/pint buy it.
04-18-2013 03:45:59 | More by chugalug06
3.48/5 rDev -2.2%
Appearance - love the shape of the bottle for sure. pours an opaques orangish yellow with a inch thick head
Smell - straw up front and it did not seem too bitter at first. as this warmed up I got much more hops in the smell
Taste - a ton of bittering hops for sure. bitter at first, broken up by the malts, and then a bitter finish.
Mouthfell - weirdly it was kind of dry to the finish
Overall - Love most beers by Elevation, but this one wasn't my favorite. Would be willing to drink again though.
04-24-2014 15:00:47 | More by beatenbyjacks
First Cast from Elevation Beer Co.
81 out of 100 based on 51 ratings.

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Comparison of the forecast performances of linear time series and artificial neural network models within the context of Turkish inflation
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This thesis compares a variety of linear and nonlinear models to find the one with the best inflation forecast performance for the Turkish Economy. These comparisons are performed by considering the type of series whether or not stationary. Different combination techniques are applied to improve the forecasts. It is observed that the combination forecasts based on nonstationary vector autoregressive (VAR) and artificial neural network (ANN) models are better than the ones generated by other models. Furthermore, the forecast values combined with ANN technique produce lower root mean square errors (RMSE) than the other combination techniques.


Chris Jericho sent a message to WWE, ROH, and Impact Wrestling on Twitter last night. He also took the time to take a crack at Brock Lesnar’s physical condition.
Chris Jericho Brock Lesnar Confrontation in 2016
Jericho and Lesnar were involved in an altercation backstage at SummerSlam 2016. Lesnar defeated Randy Orton that night and left him laying in a pool of his own blood. Jericho is believed to have confronted Lesnar (and possibly others) backstage regarding the Lesnar vs Orton match. He spoke to Chael Sonnen regarding the incident.
“Not to get into specifics … it was basically between me and Brock, but we did have a little bit of a brouhaha, shall we say,” Jericho said.
“I just thought the finish of that match was very brutal and very violent, and I just didn’t know if Randy was OK. I was checking on Randy, my friend. We’ve always been pretty close,” he continued.
“I said something and (Lesnar) said something and next thing you know we’re nose to nose kind of yelling at each other. And (it) diffused fairly quickly.”
“Listen, let’s make no bones about this, Brock is a trained fighter, and he’s a beast. I’m not the type of person to back down from anybody — to my detriment. Hothead fire off and we were in each other’s face and that happens sometimes. I guess I kind of have a reputation for it too, I never back down. In the case of guys his size, they think people are just going to wilt, and most people do … I’m glad he didn’t eat me. Basically, there was a face-to-face confrontation and I’ll leave the rest between the two of us.”