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The Ural park trail.
The project of a hiking trail taking place on mountains of Southern and Average Ural
The purpose of the project:
- Creation of a trail connecting national parks " Bashkiria ", "Iremel", "Zjratkul" and "Taganai".
- Extent of a route will make 550 kilometers (340 miles).): from Nugush water basins (Meleuz, Region Bashkortostan) up to mountain Yrma (Karabast, Chelyabinsk area).
- On a trace there will be a marks by a bright paint, places for parking are equipped, the edition of a map and the guidebook is planned, all necessary information will be placed on a special website.
- What for "The Ural trail " is necessary?
-Problems and tasks which are necessary for solving for the organization of a trail.
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All offers, remarks, additions tothe project are interesting to us. Whether you consider, what " The Ural track " is necessary? You want hiking on the future track? Whether you want to help realization of the project " The Ural track "? Write.

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Abstract: Stealth Multicast is a novel concept that allows for practical adoption of network-level multicast on a domain-wise basis rather than a global scale. In the stealth multicast framework, redundant unicast packets are dynamically assembled into virtual groups for multicast transmission across the domain. At the edge of the domain, the packets are converted back to unicast, thus hiding the existence of stealth multicast from the external Internet. True to its namesake, stealth multicast operates in complete stealth, providing seamless interoperability without requiring modifications to end-user applications nor requiring inter-domain support. Although stealth multicast can offer a significant mechanism for multicast deployment, it is not ideal for applications which require reliable delivery.This is because Stealth multicast is created for connectionless UDP streams. This study proposes how to achieve reliability in Stealth Multicast paradigm by incorporating NACK based protocol.
M. Raja Ram and E.P. Srinivasan , 2007. A Novel Approach to Make Stealth Multicast Paradigm Steadfast . Asian Journal of Information Technology, 6: 622-630.


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We aim to create a new, dynamic web community for nerds to express their opinion and interests – focusing on gaming, media, books, etc.
One afternoon, while several friends were poring over some crappy Chinese take-out and engineering homework, an idea was conceived in a fit of rampant proscrastination and daydreaming. The dream? A blog – nay, a community – where likeminded nerds could gather to discuss the wide world of nerdy interests. Setting aside the books, the friends sketched out a plan that would soon come to fruition under the name “NerdBomber.”
The friends wrote about various topics, hoping to appeal to the many interests of nerddom. Bryan Kuddly contributed his passion for Pokemon and all things Nintendo, while adding a musical flair to the blog. Techtic1 let his love of tinkering and DIY projects shine through, and wrote some tutorials for makeshift gadgets and Arduino applicatons. Firestorm501’s love of console gaming, books, and music gave him a wide variety to discuss, and his eloquent posts inspired discussion with fellow bloggers. And NerdBomber oversaw them all, contributing almost-daily posts touching a vast realm of topics, and managing the editorial aspects of the blog.
Alas, the blog faltered as the friends realized that their community was running stagnant. They took a hiatus and gathered their thoughts to redevelop their dream for the blog. Thus arose their new vision: “n3rdbomber.”
Since then, the blog has expanded to incorporate new authors, new topics, and new social media venues.
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Whether you’re looking to write for us, want to promote your product/game, or just have some questions you want answered, please feel free to email us at email@example.com. Our email address is checked daily, so you should get a prompt response.

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Fresh water is the most important substance on Earth, but it isn’t equally distributed across the planet. How many benefits do the world’s largest lakes provide? Interdisciplinary research begins to explore this complex question.
The work collected here was written about and on the sovereign land of many First Nations. The place it was assembled—the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities—is a land-grant institution that operates on Mni Sota Makoce (called Minnesota), Dakota land, and alongside and over the Mississippi River whose watershed is the major artery of Turtle Island (called North America).


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– The following segments were cut from this week’s Hulu Plus version of WWE Raw.
* Kofi Kingston vs. Michael McGillicutty match
* Antonio Cesaro vs. Justin Gabriel match
* Backstage interview between Josh Mathews and Sheamus
* Alberto Del Rio vs. Zack Ryder match
* Backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and John Cena
* Backstage interview with Josh Mathews and Dolph Ziggler
* Ryback video package
* Backstage segment with Paul Heyman and CM Punk
– Speaking of Raw, Monday’s show averaged 3.55 million viewers over the course of 3 hours. 3.58 million for the first hour, 3.65 million for the second, and 3.47 million for the third.
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Steve holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. He worked as a medical scientist for 18 years, within both industry and academia, where his research focused on the discovery of new medicines to treat inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases. Steve recently stepped away from the lab and into science communications, where he’s helping make medical science information more accessible for everyone.
People with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who experience orofacial pain — pain in the mouth, face, and jaw — have more stress, limitations on daily activities, disease activity, and systemic inflammation ... Read more
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GENEVA, Switzerland – APRIL 13, 2022 – Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO Bank has signed a multi-year subscription extension with Temenos (SIX: TEMN) to support customer growth and business expansion on the Temenos Banking Cloud. The extended agreement includes access to Temenos Continuous Deployment as-a-service for the bank’s 22 DevOps teams.
ABN AMRO Bank is a long-standing customer of Temenos, running its international corporate banking, private banking, and global international payment on Temenos open platform. This latest commitment to the Temenos Banking Cloud demonstrates ABN AMRO Bank’s confidence in the platform’s maturity and composable banking services to increase agility and pace of innovation.
Since adopting Temenos Continuous Deployment in 2019, ABN AMRO Bank has reduced time to configure, test, and deploy software change from weeks to days, enabling the bank to move towards a ‘code in the morning, deploy in the afternoon’ approach.
The capability to introduce new features and functions for an increasingly demanding customer base is a competitive advantage for ABN AMRO Bank. The bank estimates Temenos Continuous Deployment increases the efficiency of its early-stage testing by 30%, daily test pipelines from 1 to 15, and will accelerate test cycles by a factor of 10 – leading to more frequent and effective innovation. By giving teams their own environments, the bank also empowers its DevOps teams in their delivery.
Friso Westra, Head of IT Development Core Banking and Wealth International of ABN AMRO Bank, said:
“This announcement demonstrates our commitment to agile innovation and faith in Temenos platform. With Continuous Deployment on the Temenos Banking Cloud, we empower our DevOps teams to develop new services and get them to the market much faster. We see a future of banking fully in the Cloud, and this further collaboration with Temenos takes us one step closer to that vision.”
Max Chuard, Chief Executive Officer, Temenos, said:
“We are delighted ABN AMRO Bank, one of the largest and most innovative banks in Europe, has extended its collaboration with Temenos to leverage the power of Temenos Banking Cloud. A cohesive DevOps strategy is critical to gaining and retaining a competitive edge, and ABN AMRO Bank leads the way with its world-class agile development teams. We are excited to build on our close working relationship with ABN AMRO Bank as it continues to embrace the Cloud and our open platform to power new growth opportunities.”

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Unlocking the Cage, which we open today at the Monica Film Center and tomorrow at the Playhouse 7, follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans, by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform a chimpanzee from a “thing” with no rights to a “person” with legal protections. The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "a crisp and convincing doc" and Indiewire "eye-opening." The filmmakers, Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker, were interviewed on Madeleine Brand's KCRW show Press Play yesterday. You can listen to it by clicking here.
They flew through the air with the greatest of ease: Trapeze artists and the director of THE FLIGHT FANTASTIC in person for Q&A's
THE FLIGHT FANTASTIC, a fascinating look at the world of the flying trapeze, centers on one of the greatest acts in circus history, The Flying Gaonas. First performing on a trampoline, the Gaonas went on to become the star attraction for the best circuses in the world, including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Long-time Broadway director (and trapeze flyer) Tom Moore brings their story to life through interviews with family members and colorful archival material. Meet them and the THE FLIGHT FANTASTIC filmmaker in person: Monday, 20th, NoHo Richie Gaona & Mercedes Gallup (partner), Jose Gaona, Alex Gaona, Masha Nordbye, Corin [...]
Enjoy a Car-Free Day Exploring the Gold Line from South Pasadena to Azusa at 626 GOLDEN STREETS on June 26th
Explore the San Gabriel Valley and celebrate the opening of the Foothill Gold Line extension at 626 Golden Streets, a car-free event on Sunday, June 26th from 8am to 2pm! Modeled after other "open streets" programs like CicLAvia, 626 Golden Streets will temporarily open stretches of roadway from South Pasadena to Azusa for people to walk, jog, skate, bike, and more. Communities participating include South Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa. Speaking of Azusa, head one block south of Azusa Downtown Station and you'll find the future home of a Laemmle theater in Azusa! It's the lot at the southeast corne [...]
If music be the food of love, play on! Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yo-Yo Ma and Unlocking the Truth coming soon.
We've got four very cool music films coming up: On June 16 we'll screen Iggy Pop: Live in Basel 2015 at five of our venues, the Fine Arts, Claremont 5, NoHo 7, Playhouse 7 and Monica Film Center. We'll open The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble for week-long engagements on June 17th at the Playhouse and Town Center and a week later at Monica Film Center and Claremont. On July 1 we open the rock doc Breaking a Monster at the Monica Film Center. And finally we'll feature Nick Cave and Bad Seeds' One More Time with Feeling at the Fine Arts, Claremont, NoHo, Playhouse and Monica Film Center on September 8. Iggy Pop: Live [...]
ART IN THE ARTHOUSE invites you to experience The Pasadena Art Show 2016 featuring stunning and diverse works from 23 talented, local artists. RSVP BELOW to the opening reception this Thursday, June 2, 6-9pm at Laemmle's Playhouse 7 Theatre in Pasadena. The celebration includes the exhibit, curator talk, and artist presentation/slide show on the big screen! Curator's Statement: We are honored to feature a spirited array of local artists in this, our second annual Pasadena community show. The cord that binds these diverse talents is more lyrical than stylistic. In a time when reason, logic, and subtlety fall prey to spectacle this group [...]

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The environmental footprint of Canada’s egg production supply chain has been cut by almost 50% during the last 50 years according to a study published by Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC).
The study, covering the period from 1962 to 2012, examined the Canadian egg supply chain environmental footprint, finding that the “cradle-to-farmgate” impacts for eggs produced in conventional housing systems were, on average, one-third of the estimated impacts of the industry in 1962.
“Canadian egg farmers are constantly looking for new ways of making egg production more efficient and environmentally sound,” said EFC chief executive, Tim Lambert, noting that the sector’s reduction in overall environmental impact had been achieved while egg production in Canada had increased by more than 50%.
“EFC will continue to work with stakeholders across the entire value chain to ensure we remain on this path, to continue to move towards an increasingly sustainable future.”
According to the report’s findings, increased environmental sustainability within the egg industry can be attributed to several factors, including making changes to:
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Buzz That Was: Cupid And Vlad
In case you were too busy accidentally devouring your Valentine's Day candy early and missed out on sports, we've got you covered. Here's everything you missed last night.
Is anybody out there?
On Thursday, Nick Goepper won the bronze medal as part of the American sweep in the slopestyle skiing event. Friday, the 19-year-old decided to take advantage of his newfound fame and find himself a Valentine.
It's Valentines day ladies!!- Nick Goepper (@NickGoepper) February 14, 2014
"Ya hah-chi loob vee" I'm looking for love- in Russian- Nick Goepper (@NickGoepper) February 14, 2014
Goepper and fellow medalists Joss Christensen and Gus Kenworthy, the patron saint of adorable puppies, went on the "Today" show on Friday morning. While they seemed obligated to talk about that skiing thing for a minute, the attention quickly turned to what really matters -- finding Goepper a date. Because can you imagine an Olympic medalist without a Valentine? OH, THE HORROR. "Today" even turned to its social-media followers in hopes of finding that special someone for him.
If you're looking for a way to kill time at work today or just want to be entertained, please go through the responses to the above tweet. You can thank me later.
And just in case you were like "an Olympic medal is OK but I REALLY need to be dating a guy who is on a cereal box," it is truly your lucky day.
A very important message
In what can only be defined as my favorite Olympic moment ever, Swedish slopestyle skier Henrik Harlaut threw up the W hand sign during Thursday's competition and yelled "Wu-Tang is for the children!"
If this doesn't say gold-medal moment, I'm not sure what does. There will never be a time in the future of time when I don't find this clip funny.
Let's face it ...
For three quarters on Thursday, it looked as if the Los Angeles Lakers were going to upset the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder. And even though they ultimately lost, 107-103, it might still qualify as the highlight of the Lakers' season. Kevin Durant scored 43 points to hand the Lakers their record-setting seventh straight home loss. Los Angeles fan Will Ferrell's facial expression from his courtside seat pretty much says it all.
Will Ferrell at Lakers game pic.twitter.com/5c9EqU2nhE- jose3030 (@jose3030) February 14, 2014
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Two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis will likely not be returning to the league. But that little fact didn't stop him from making a mockumentary-style clip called "The Comeback" with his buddy Steve Nash. So at least one member of the Lakers did something productive yesterday. Calling himself "Shaq fat" (not to be confused with "Charles Barkley fat"), Davis shows his sense of humor is still dominant. Even if his game isn't.
Olympic bobsledder and Internet sensation Johnny Quinn has gotten a lot of attention recently for his bathroom-door-breaking skills. And now it seems like it might have even gotten him a job. With a SWAT team.
(1/2) We are happy to announce that @JohnnyQuinnUSA has accepted our invite 2 come 2 one of our SWAT team training dates after the Olympics.- DENTON POLICE DEPT (@DENTONPD) February 11, 2014
Quinn's agent confirmed to the Denton (Texas) Police Department that he would be attending some training dates after he returned from Sochi. While being on a SWAT team is cool and all, I was kind of hoping he could just be a professional meme for the rest of his life. Don't bother trying to argue with me about the legitimacy of that career choice. It's right up there with President and pop star in my book.
American figure skater Ashley Wagner's reaction to her score during the team event might be the 2014 Winter Olympics version of McKayla Maroney's "Not Impressed" face. So naturally, it's now become a Valentine's Day card for you to share with your loved ones.
From Russia (kind of) with love...Happy Valentine's Day Twitter ! Xoxo�� pic.twitter.com/QrhNNUdQ8M- Ashley Wagner (@AshWagner2010) February 14, 2014
Mo Sochi, Mo Problems
DJ Steve Porter, most notably of Press Hop" fame, released his latest creation this week. Here's the Notorious B.I.G.-inspired Vladimir Putin rap you didn't know your life so desperately needed.
See something worthy of inclusion on social media? Send it my way on Twitter, @darcymaine_espn.


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New US approach to Afghanistan insurgency: Vindication for Pakistan?
Afghanistan and the US are showing signs of a new approach to insurgents in Afghanistan. The approach may ultimately allow Pakistan more influence in Afghanistan as the US prepares to leave next year.
A private meeting recently between a Taliban figure with ties to the militant Haqqani network and Afghan President Hamid Karzai may indicate a new willingness to engage with groups previously thought of as "too extreme," ultimately allowing Pakistan more room to influence events in Afghanistan as the US prepares to leave next year.Skip to next paragraph
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Maulvi Abdul Kabir, an ex-Taliban governor close to the Haqqani network, which is widely believed to be the US-led coalition’s most fierce enemy, met with President Hamid Karzai just over two weeks ago, the Associated Press reported, citing an unidentified former Afghan official. The meeting was a precursor to ongoing talks with a 70-member council tasked with bringing a close to the Afghanistan insurgency.
According to Brigadier (ret.) Mehmood Shah, a former security chief of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Kabir, who was arrested by Pakistani authorities in February, was likely flown into Kabul with Pakistan’s approval and backing.
The United States has publicly insisted that the Haqqani network based in Afghanistan and Pakistan and led by Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin, should be excluded from talks. In July, US Gen. David Petraeus, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, suggested the group should be blacklisted, a move backed by Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the US Senate Arms Services Committee.
The purported meeting with Mr. Kabir, would appear to suggest Afghanistan's desire to take a different direction.
Rifaat Hussain, a militancy expert at the Quaid-i-Azam University, says there now appears to be “an effort to co-opt all those elements who are willing to play ball with Karzai, which include the core Haqqani group and even those who hold a position of influence.”

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TAI will be exhibiting at this year's FKFS conference in Stuttgart, Germany. The event will take place September 26th-27th at the Haus der Wirtschaft.
The FKFS-Conference is an ideal location to get latest information about new car developments, new or improved testing techniques and new or improved calculation procedures. It is an ideal forum to meet leading experts from industry, universities and other institutions, to exchange ideas and discuss new ones.
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@intersex (March 13, 2021) outdoors - This is a stairway leading down to a view of the falls. It's a really beautiful hike, and fairly easy elevation. (Contains image) - View
Walking around Green Lake in North Seattle
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This is a photo from the hike to Lake 22 in Washington.
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The Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite captured this rare cloud-free view of Northern Europe on 8 May 2018 at 09:33 GMT (11:33 CEST). Features over land and water can been seen clearly such as different types of land cover, snow and also a plume of phytoplankton in the North Sea. The image was taken by the satellite’s ocean and land colour Instrument, which features 21 distinct bands, a resolution of 300 m and a swath width of 1270 km. The instrument can be used to monitor aquatic biological productivity and marine pollution, and over land it can be used to monitor the health of vegetation. Sentinel-3B’s instrument package also includes a sea and land surface temperature radiometer, a synthetic aperture radar altimeter and a microwave radiometer. Sentinel-3B was launched from Russia on 25 April and joins its twin, Sentinel-3A, in orbit. The pairing of the two satellites optimises coverage and data delivery for Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring programme.


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A. Ralph Papakhian (December 28, 1948 – January 14, 2010) was Head of Technical Services in the
IU William & Gayle Cook Music Library. In a recent volume of essays published in his honor, Ralph was called “the most prominent music cataloger of the last 30 years.” Beginning in the late 1970s, he taught classes and supervised internships for library students enrolled in the music specialization program offered by IU’s School of Library and Information Science and the Jacobs School of Music. Through that program and the summer cataloging workshops initiated in the mid-1990s, Ralph trained hundreds of music catalogers, instilling in each the importance of accuracy, curiosity, and intellectual rigor.
In honor of Ralph’s pioneering work in music librarianship, the band has established the Ralph Papakhian Library Internship to provide modest support to an IU student who will work with the BCB’s extensive music library.
Highlights of Ralph Papakhian’s career:
- Awarded the Music Library Association (MLA) Citation Award, the Association’s highest honor (2008)
- First winner of the MLA Special Achievement Award (1992; named in his honor in 2011)
- Recipient of the MLA Richard S. Hill Award for best article on music librarianship (1983 and 2002)
- Founding member of the Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG) (1978)
- Recipient of the MOUG Distinguished Service Award (2005)
- Established MLA-L as the first e-mail distribution list on the Indiana University LISTSERV server (1990)
- Promoted to Full Librarian (1985)
- President of the IU Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers

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Temecula Weekend Ride
March 11 - March 13
Friday, March 11 – Sunday, March 13. How about a closer destination–staying in and around the Temecula Wine Country–with a focus on special, fun activities? Camping is booked at the Dripping Springs campground in the Cleveland National Forrest. There are numerous hotels in Temecula starting at about $170 (Rodeway Inn) for two nights if you book online this week. Activities include a stop in Idyllwild for lunch, a trip to Borrego Springs to view the desert art collection, and brunch at Doffo Winery. Please sign up on the ride list.
Friday – depart from Irv Seavers and head out Carbon Canyon, pick up the 60 and 91 to Banning. We climb up the mountain for lunch in Idyllwild, then down to our campground and Temecula hotels.
Saturday – we will do a loop out to Borrego Springs to see the desert art? A short distance but will spend time enjoying the sculptures and have a nice lunch.
Sunday – we will enjoy brunch together at Doffo Winery and then ramble around the moto collection. We have reservations for 11:00 and I must have a solid count. Tasting and brunch are on your own, pay as you go. Even if you are not coming out for the weekend, you can still join us for brunch but please let me know that you are coming. Check out Doffo Winery’s story here. They are true moto racers, collectors, and enthusiast.


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Depending on your fabrics, this would make a beautiful Christmas centerpiece, or fall, or whatever you choose!
Make this super cute Fall Tissue Box cover, just in time for Thanksgiving parties and Fall get togethers, when everyone has the sniffles! (hopefully not)
This class is for ALL SIZES HOOPS! From 4 x 4 and up, come and embroider 2 ornaments; one freestanding lace and one applique. It's a fun little addition to put in a Christmas card or on a present.


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Mercedes E-Class 2009 - Star Wars
The most open automotive secret of recent months was finally revealed. Recently, the first photos of the new and long-awaited Mercedes E-Class were already seen, so there was hardly any great surprise in all this. The media had after all gone to a great length in digitally decoding all the spy shots and looking back, it seems that they were quite successful in their efforts.
The LED daytime running lights that had been seen by many as an Audi exclusive have now also been adopted into the star cruiser and put an end to what Audi liked to see as a monopoly. But Audi was simply one of the first manufacturers to have used LED technology and it is certainly not a question of any copying or imitating on behalf of Mercedes. LED technology will in future be adopted into all vehicles classes, right down to the smallest cars.
Otherwise, the four-eyed face remains as was. The front headlights in a new angular form can be interpreted as a modern interpretation of their predecessor, even if they have a slight flavour of Lexus. The 'character line' rising at the sides can be dismissed as a conventional standard that is also reflected by Audi and mainstream BMWs. There is also a raising sill line.
What is really new are the lines of the sides above the rear wheel arches that are just a tad reminiscent of the S-Class and thus upgrade the E-Class stylistically. With the new rear lights, the large tail looks different, but certainly tidy.
About one year after the launch of the saloon will see the follow-up estate version (T-Model) which, with its steep tail, will certainly be able to stow some load. Unlike its competitors, Mercedes will remain true to the estate category with its T-Model, rather than 'casting aspersions' upon the intended use by means of the dropping roof contour like every one else seems to build.
Finally, one can look forward with excitement to the new German top class. You can almost already imagine the countless comparative reports in the media covering every variation between BMW, Mercedes and Audi.

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A woman on trial for murder complained to a witness that her mother was "not a good mother to her", a Supreme Court jury in Launceston heard.
Natalie Maher, 48, has pleaded not guilty to murdering her mother Veronica Corstorphine at her home in Keane St West, South Launceston on October 3, 2019.
The Crown alleges Ms Maher, who had been living in the same house, smothered her mother with a pillow before leaving for Western Australia on October 5. Her mother was found deceased in her home on October 29.
Natalie Maher's former mother-in-law Patricia Maher said she had spoken to Ms Maher in late October.
"She said she was not with her mother, that she was as far north in Australia as it was possible to go," Patricia Maher said.
She was asked by Crown Prosecutor John Ransom whether Natalie Maher had mentioned her mother.
"She did say you are aware that my mother was not a good mother," Patricia Maher said.
"I had heard a lot of that that before it was not new."
But Ms Corstorphine's other sisters gave evidence that they had never had a similar discussion.
The defence in the trial includes that Ms Corstorphine may have died by suicide, or from a medical condition or at the hands of an intruder into her home.
The jury heard that Ms Corstorphine was one of a family of ten - seven sisters and three brothers.
A sister Lucinda Stewart was asked by Mr Ransom if Ms Corstorphine had ever expressed a wish to commit suicide.
Ms Stewart said she had joked and laughed about it.
"She wasn't serious she just said 'maybe I'll just pop myself off' and then we joked about it," she said.
Under cross examination by defence counsel Evan Hughes about the conversation Ms Stewart said: "I think I said 'don't be silly you would never do that'."
Ms Stewart said Ms Corstorphine could be very dramatic at times.
"That was a bit of theatre, she loved theatre," she said.
Ms Stewart said her last communication with her sister was at 5.21pm on October 3 when she emailed an article about America.
Another sister Pauline Robinson said a firm "no" when asked by Mr Ransom about any suicide discussion.
"I'm sure she would never do that," she said.
"I don't know why that question was asked she would never do that, she was a student of life."
Ms Robinson, who claimed to be "extremely close" to her sister rejected suggestions from Mr Hughes that she had discussed with Ms Corstorphine dark thoughts, mental health or a drinking problem.
Ms Robinson said she had received a phone call in November 2019 from someone named David who she didn't know.
"Why is Dale Mason [a friend of Ms Corstorphine's] trying to stop Natalie getting the will from her mother?," Ms Robinson said the caller asked.
She asked the caller who gave him her phone number and contact details.
"He said 'Natalie'," she told Mr Ransom.
The jury also heard discussion of a brooch which Ms Corstorphine purchased and which was found in Ms Maher's possession in Western Australia.
"Did Veronica ever express any intentions about the brooch?," Mr Ransom asked.
"She told me she would put it in her will for her daughter Natalie," Ms Robinson said.
Ms Robinson spoke to Ms Maher on October 29 when she heard that her sister was dead.
"I was surprised that she was in WA and asked her about it and she said she had been there for six weeks," she said.
She denied a suggestion from Mr Hughes that Ms Maher had said she was in WA from the sixth [of October].
"No she didn't it was six weeks, six weeks," she said.
A third sister Marguerite Peris said she had never discussed suicide with her sister.
"We had been talking about our parents and how they had passed and Veronica said 'that is not going to happen to me, I'm going to deal with it and not rely on anyone'," she said.
In July 2019 Ms Peris received a text message from Ms Corstorphine asking her to wish Natalie Maher's daughter a happy birthday.
"I did not know Natalie's daughter, it was out of the blue, very strange," she said.
Detective Senior Sergeant Bob Baker said police found a Coles receipt dated October 3 when they searched the property on October 29.
"It enabled us to go to Coles and access CCTV of the person," he said.
He said that the investigation involved seizure of a computer, bank records, flight details from Flight Centre, medical records and telephone records.
The trial before Justice Robert Pearce continues on Monday.
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Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers
An account of the people called Quakers written as a standing testimony to the ever blessed truth found within. Includes the rise and progress of the Society of Friends, and A Key, opening the way to every capacity how to distinguish the religion professed by the people called Quakers from the perversions and misrepresentations of their adversaries with a brief exhortation to all sort of people to examine their ways and their hearts, and turn speedily to the Lord.
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Europe's Most Wanted 2012 DVDRip
“Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted: Rainbow Wig Pack” (Dreamworks/Blu-ray + DVD + Digital, PG, two discs, $39.99, deleted scenes, audio commentary, pop-up trivia, featurettes, music video, trailers; rainbow wig in separate box). The animated “Madagascar” zoo animals are back, again voiced by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and friends. This one is a fast-paced chase picture as the pack races through Europe, eventually joining a wacky circus train. And yes, the penguins once again come to the rescue.


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Home: Playa Estucasa beachside palapa
We’ve read that “Baja midnight” is around 9pm, and that seems to be holding true. It might have something to do with the generally-gray population on these beaches, but I think it’s mostly just due to the “living by the sun” cycle that comes with an outdoor-focused life. Because most people seemed to be up at dawn again, just like us, after another quiet night.
As much as we ended up loving our days at Santispac, there are many more beaches on Bahia Concepción, so we decided to take the “risk” of moving on today. It feels almost stupid to think that there could be a better spot to live than this bright blue pool in the desert, but something was pulling us onward.
On our way out we had a nice chat with our neighbor Val, who made us finally relent and take some water from her for the road (she had also offered us the shade of her RV canopy several times). It was inspiring to hear the independent life she has been living, which generated echoes of Rett’s mom in our ears and hearts.
We didn’t have to ride very far until we found the turnoff for another beach that we decided to try our luck at. Coming down the rough gravel road, we saw some nice-looking walled(!) palapas, and maybe one of them was open? We came around the front, and no, it’s occupied. Boo! But next-door was George, a friendly guy with a guitar impressed with Rett’s “Da Brim” cycling hat. A semi-long-termer, he welcomed us, filled us in a bit on the way the beach works like Roger and Val had at Santispac (there were no on-site caretakers at this beach), and best of all, said there might be a palapa or two open at the south end. So I ran down there, and, yes! A perfect shelter was open with wind-blocking walls on two sides, up a steep rough slope, but that just gave an even better view of the incredible turquoise water out the “front window”.
The wind had barely stopped blowing over the last three days, and while we had essentially gotten used to dealing with it to the point where we’d forgotten about its presence, once we got into the shelter of the palapa and started laying out our blanket and decorating our new home, we immediately noticed its absence! It was so relaxing to be able to take that subconscious element of stress off of our brains. And we could also tuck into that walled corner to be shaded from the hot sun through all hours of the day. Which is exactly what we did, just sitting, doing nothing but marveling at this bit of heaven we’d dropped into in Mexico.
When our hunger drew us out of our reverie, we put together some more hummus-cucumber tortillas for lunch. I stepped out of our palapa for a moment and met our neighbor Susanna and had the usual get-to-know you conversation for a few minutes, except, unusually, she was topless the whole time! I might have surprised her, since our end of the beach was mostly-empty, and with our bicycles up in our palapa, and no vehicle in front of it on the sand, it wasn’t obvious that we had taken up residence. I know I was surprised, but either way we both handled it like pros; sometimes getting older is nice…the teenage version of myself would have been 100x more-awkward in that conversation!
Next on our busy agenda was a refreshing swim. And now after a few days of swimming in a salty bay, we’ve learned that squeezing the salt-water out of our clothing (before it evaporates) at least somewhat reduces the white salt tattoos that get left behind when it dries (though they still stay somewhat stiff and crunchy). Conveniently our palapa had dozens of nails and screws set up to be used as hooks, and rope lines as well: more luxurious amenities in our US$8 accommodation!
We cooked up a hearty no-drain pasta dinner from our chairs in the palapa (aided with the nice “tomato bouillon cubes” we’ve found in Mexican groceries), and then after sunset we took a stroll back up the beach where George had invited us to sit around a fire and sing some songs. We were surprised and delighted to find it was actually a semi-organized concert, with George on guitar and vocals, and his partner Penny contributing ukulele, spoons, and additional vocals. And then of course everyone else (of the 10 or so other people who gathered ’round) singing along to the songs they knew or adding percussion.
It turns out that George is an excellent freestyling entertainer, able to make up lyrics on the fly to existing songs, such as a version of “These Boots Are Made For Walking” that referenced Baja, the beach, us, and even our bicycles! It’s so amazing to feel welcomed into these ad-hoc communities (and they’d had no idea that “These Boots” was another memorable social-echo for us today: it was the very song Rett had sung at our night of karaoke way back in Ensenada!) So not that George needed it, but in another move to social community-building, Dave, from British Columbia, passed around an “inspiration stick”, and I believe I may have been the only gray-hair who didn’t partake. But I appreciated the generosity and bonding it inspired!
Around Baja Midnight we then walked back to our palapa. There were no lighted sailboats in this bay, so it made for an even darker night before. I don’t know if the winds stayed higher tonight, or if it was the nature of this particular beach, but there were audible waves coming to shore, and when we stopped to look, we could see the water lighting up all on its own, without us needing to agitate it as before. When a six-inch wave would roll ashore, a beam of light would rush down it like lengthwise like a laser flash. Um, wow. So yeah, it turns out there somehow is a place better than the incredible beach we had left this morning!

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Prabesh Kumar Shrestha, a rather young and talented singer cum writer has started his journey as a cover artist back in 2015. Slowly gathering a small but very honest pack of admirers, his talent kept on flourishing. He got huge attention when his cover for “Lakhau Hajarau” by another young talent of the Nepali music realm “Yabesh Thapa” got viral.
With the appreciation from the original singer himself, Prabesh got the confidence to release his original. This leads us to his soul-pleasing song” Aau Timi”. Produced by very talented Foeseal, the song is worth attention. “Aau Timi” gathered so much love in such a short period of time, it’s just been a few months of release but already crossed 10M views. It’s kind of a huge deal for the newcomers. Hope this stays with him forever. A very fat congratulation and best wishes for the boy’s future in music.
The singer has also released a new song entitled “Merai Tira” featuring Utsav. Have a look at it if you haven’t till now:


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Upcoming October 2019 we are offering a spiritual Trekking Tour in the Himalaya in Nepal.
Nepal is famous for it’s stunning, breathtaking mountains: the rooftop of the world as they call it. The highest mountains of the world with up to 8900 meters hight (Mount Everest) are at home in this beautiful Country.
The Annapurna Circuit belongs to the most famous and beautiful trekking tours world wide. The trek takes you all the way up to 5416 meters hight to the Thorog-La pass, which is almost the highest trek worldwide that you can walk without mountaineering.
The energy of the mountains is outstanding and radiating- the perfect setting to dive deeper into soul alignment, which is why we came up with the idea to combine our work with the trek to the peek. While we ascend far up into the Himalaya we will build up the energy to support not only the outer ascension to the peek, but especially the inner ascension into a higher state of consciousness and soul awakening.


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From their matching red ties to their matching rhetoric, President Trump and Eddie Rispone, the Republican challenger to Louisiana’s incumbent governor, John Bel Edwards, have tried to erase any distinction between them.
“You need to fire your far-left governor,” Trump told the crowd of nearly 14,000 on Thursday night in Bossier City.
“We have to fire our liberal, socialist-leaning governor, John Bel Edwards,” Rispone said when Trump gave him the microphone at the CenturyLink Center.
While it is Rispone’s name that appears on the ballot Saturday for governor of Louisiana, in many respects it is Trump’s reputation on the line, and that is by choice. Trump has injected himself into the governor’s race with unusual vigor, hoping for a state-flipping win that he can take credit for. Unseating Edwards would do a lot to erase the sting of the public impeachment hearings and the news that the incumbent Republican he had backed in the Kentucky governor’s race had earlier Thursday finally conceded defeat. “ I really need you … to send a message to the corrupt Democrats in Washington,” a somewhat subdued Trump urged the audience. “So you’ve gotta give me a big win, please. OK?”
But as voters head to the polls Saturday with the race in a virtual dead heat, the risks of Trump’s strategy to make the runoff election a referendum on his own popularity had already become apparent. Early voting turnout in key Democratic districts set records, suggesting that while Edwards has scrupulously avoided tangling with a president who won this conservative state by 20 points in 2016, Democratic voters seem well0-motivated to deliver a rebuke to Trump.
It’s even more challenging for Trump because of an awkward set of electoral facts, starting with the obvious one that Edwards, the so-called socialist Trump wants fired, is actually a deeply conservative Democrat. In fact, he’s a West Point graduate who earlier this year signed one of the nation’s most restrictive “fetal heartbeat” abortion bans, a move that angered progressive Democrats in the state but earned him some credit with conservative Republicans. Add in some Republican softening in the suburbs and a humming economy, which Trump himself praised, and that explains why Edwards approval rating is at 52 percent and his disapproval is in the 30s, more or less mirroring Trump’s own numbers in the state.
“By and large, I think Edwards’ record is an enormous help, and I think it’s why he’s doing as well as he is for a Democratic governor in a deep red state,” said Pearson Cross, associate professor of political science at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. “His record with regard to getting Louisiana out of endless budget crises, his record in terms of criminal justice reform, giving teachers their first pay raise in years, increasing funding for early childhood education—he can point to these wins and say, ‘Look, I’m making life better for people on the ground here, I have a record.’”
Trump has tried to seize that record, specifically on the economy, for himself, but Edwards is not letting go that easily.
Earlier this month, the White House tweeted: “‘The Pelican State’ is booming—boasting its lowest unemployment rate since 2008, bringing back 5,000+ manufacturing jobs, and becoming one of our Nation’s leading states in natural gas exports!”
Edwards tweeted in reply, with only trace levels of sarcasm: “Thank you, I agree. It’s taken a lot of hard work, but we’re much better off than we were four years ago when I took office. And when I’m re-elected, we’ll keep moving our state in the right direction.”
In some respects, Edwards is the only figure in this race who seems determined to frame the race on statewide terms rather than national ones. On top of Trump’s visits (Vice President Pence came before the primary in October), the Republican National Committee this week pumped an extra million dollars into the race. The Louisiana Democratic Party is happy to do what Edwards won’t, running ads on Facebook warning voters: “If Rispone wins, Trump wins.”
Edwards’ strategy throughout the race has been to rebut Trump’s acid attacks with heaping spoonfuls of Southern graciousness, at least where the president is concerned. When he was asked at a recent event what he thought of Trump’s regular forays to the state, he maintained his policy of nonaggression.
“This is the political season, and he is coming here because his party expects him to, he’s doing what’s expected of him, and its a very political trip into Louisiana,” Edwards said. “Obviously, he’s the president, he’s welcome here any time.”
And then just to remind voters how close the working relationship is with the administration, Edwards talked about the nine times he was invited to the White House to meet with Trump on issues like transportation infrastructure, the opioid epidemic and criminal justice reform.
“Edwards has been an elusive target in terms of being someone President Trump can attack,” said John Couvillon, who worked on Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham’s congressional campaigns as a pollster in 2014 and 2016. “He has totally shied away from any kind of mention about President Trump and impeachment, and he has avoided picking any overt fights with the White House.”
That goodwill is quite a bit less evident when Edwards talks about his challenger.
On Wednesday, Edwards met with voters and artists at Studio BE, in a warehouse in New Orleans’ Bywater neighborhood. He touted his local successes: Medicaid expansion, funding for education, low unemployment. He made a point of reminding his audience about Rispone’s previous criticism of New Orleans, an anti-urban talking point that Trump has made a staple of his attacks on Democratic leaders.
“[Eddie Rispone] asked me at our one and only debate in the runoff, ‘Why do you support New Orleans which is a sanctuary city?’ And my response was, ‘that’s a stupid question,’” Edwards said. “You support New Orleans because it’s a city in Louisiana that’s incredibly important to our state.”
Orleans Parish, which went 80 percent for Clinton in 2016, is one of the four parishes where early turnout has hit record levels for a nonpresidential year. Perhaps it is a chance to exact some political retribution against Trump that has motivated those voters. Edwards, though, has stuck with a critique of Rispone that hearkens back to recent Louisiana history, not national history.
“[Eddie Rispone] is trying to nationalize this race because that’s the only shot he has,” Edwards said. “He cannot win this race based on Louisiana issues because he hasn’t demonstrated any knowledge about how state government works, he doesn’t have any vision for the state of Louisiana, and to the extent that he has spoken in any specificity about his policy proposals they sound an awful lot like warmed-over failed policies of [former Governor] Bobby Jindal that ran our state so deep into the ditch.”
That ditch included a $2 billion dollar budget deficit and cuts to higher education funding—both of which Edwards reversed in his first term. Louisiana now has a budget surplus, and education funding has been restored.
Perhaps the most significant item on Edwards’ score sheet is expanding Medicaid. After Edwards’ predecessor, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal, refused to accept the Medicaid expansion offered by the Affordable Care Act beginning in 2014, it was one of the first things Edwards did when he was sworn in to office in 2017.
“And, bang, around 480,000 people who didn’t have health insurance got it. That’s unbelievably huge, that’s over 10 percent of the state population,” said Pearson Cross. “Not to mention roughly $12 billion in federal money coming to Louisiana as a result of Medicaid expansion. It was a no-brainer. You look at, well, we had a Republican governor who didn’t do that—Bobby Jindal—you want to go back there?”
Rispone has said, if elected, he would “freeze” Medicaid enrollment—potentially affecting the coverage of seasonal or shift workers, and effectively killing the program. In Kentucky, outgoing Governor Matt Bevin also threatened to cut Medicaid expansion in the state—which would have likely cost 400,000 people access to health insurance. Democratic Governor-elect Andy Beshear has promised to protect Medicaid in Kentucky (and, like Edwards, has promised a pay raise for teachers).
The scarlet letter on Edwards’ résumé is that he’s a Democrat in the deep red South. Successful record or not, he belongs to the wrong party—something Rispone and Trump hope to capitalize on. Rispone “says he wants to do what Donald Trump has done for the nation here in Louisiana,“ Cross said, “and that’s a message that resonates.”
Rispone—like Trump—is a businessman. His engineering and construction firm has made him one of Louisiana’s wealthiest citizens. He takes every opportunity—at debates, in commercials and at campaign appearances—to remind voters that he is not a career politician.
“Rispone doesn’t have a public profile, and he’s never held public office before, so when he announced [his candidacy] and released his first set of commercials, he made it clear that he was an ardent supporter of President Trump,” said Dr. Silas Lee, professor of public policy at Xavier University of Louisiana. “And considering this is a very red state that is very conservative on many issues, that made sense.”
“To the extent that Rispone has been successful at claiming the Trump mantle,” Cross adds, “I think he will be successful with many Republican voters in Louisiana, and conservative voters and people who like Trump.”
In the end, the race will likely be decided by supporters of Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham, the man who finished third in the October primary.
The final results of the October 12 primary had Edwards at 46.6 percent. Rispone, at 27.4 percent, edged out Abraham at 23.6 percent, to qualify for the runoff. Cross says those results indicate that Edwards is exceeding expectations for a Democrat in Louisiana.
“The baseline for Democrats in Louisiana, regardless of who’s running, is around 39 percent,” Cross said. “That was about what Barack Obama got; that was almost exactly what Hillary Clinton got; that’s typically what candidates get in statewide elections when you have one Republican and one Democrat.”
You could also look at those numbers and assume that, if the two Republican candidates hadn’t split the vote, one of them could have pulled 51 percent and won the election outright.
But Michael Henderson, director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, says this election is not all about partisanship. “If it was, Edwards would have plummeted all the way down to about 40 percent of the vote, instead he’s still able to be in the upper 40s, so it’s within reach for him to get a win,” Henderson said. “So that appeal, that messaging that he’s doing, has worked to some extent so far. He can’t get that close to the 47 percent vote that he got in the primary without crossover support. The question is can he now build on that and get some of folks who might have voted for Abraham in the first round to switch their vote to him in the second round—and that’s a harder thing to do.”
Many of the people who voted for Abraham in the first round live in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. This rural district covers most of the northeastern and central portion of the state; it is also Abraham’s home district.
“In a rural district, people know their elected officials personally,” said John Couvillon. “In the case of Ralph Abraham, he was the vet who treated their animals and the doctor who treated their children,” before he became their elected representative.
The predominantly Republican district went for Trump by a margin of 29.4 points in 2016 (by comparison, Trump won Louisiana by 19.6 points), and provided a strong bloc of support for David Vitter over John Bel Edwards in the 2015 gubernatorial race.
With Abraham out of the race, the big question is: Where do his voters go? Do they go to Rispone, switch support to the conservative incumbent, or do they stay home?
That could depend on whether or not Rispone’s actions in the primary remain fresh in voters’ minds.
“There were some pretty bitter feelings between Rispone and Abraham. Many people thought that Rispone broke the Republican rule by directly attacking a fellow Republican in a race against a Democrat,” said Cross.
The political attack ads came in the weeks leading up to the primary, with Rispone trailing Abraham in the polls. Rispone painted Abraham as a liar, a Trump critic and a supporter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“If you’re attacking Ralph Abraham, the people who are his constituents are much more likely to take umbrage because they know Ralph enough to where they don’t believe for a second that he’s a Nancy Pelosi clone or he’s opposed to the president,” Couvillon said.
After the primary, Abraham quickly stepped in line and announced his support for Rispone—but he appeared with Rispone at only two campaign events: in Abraham’s hometown of Monroe with President Trump and on Thursday with most of Louisiana‘s Republican members of Congress.
“There’s the question of how much lingering resentment there is against Rispone’s attacks on Abraham,” Couvillon adds. “Rispone needs 90 percent of the Abraham vote [to beat Edwards], which is a pretty tall order.”
Meanwhile, Edwards needs only about 10-15 percent of Abraham’s voters to win reelection. Analysts don’t expect those votes to come from one specific part of the state.
“You can’t really make generalizations about which area is going to go more for Edwards,” said Cross. “I think it’s going to be an individual voter thing.”
Edwards will be looking to pick up some of those individual voters in St. Tammany Parish, a traditional Republican stronghold that sits across from New Orleans on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain where he performed well in the primary.
“The classic Republican constituency is this one that we’re seeing nationally start to shift—suburban, college-educated, middle class voters. That’s St. Tammany Parish now,” said Michael Henderson. “They’re more for Edwards than you might have guessed.”
Author: Jessica Rosgaard


THE PLAN FOR EAST KENT’S STROKE UNITS — ASK COUNCILLORS TO REFER IT BACK!
Do you want to keep the stroke unit open in Margate’s QEQM hospital? Then write to Kent County Councillors NOW telling them exactly that. These councillors have the power to “refer back” the plans of local NHS bosses to the Secretary of State for Health —in other words ask for a rethink.
This is the first stage of our campaign to overturn the decision. Our opportunity will come on 1 March or 22nd March, when these KCC councillors will meet. If the councillors fail to refer back the decision, SONIK will bring forward a plan for a JUDICIAL REVIEW of the plans — we are continuing to speak to top lawyers in this field.
Below is a model letter you can base your letter on and a list of the emails of the councillors involved in making the decision. Write your letter ans send it to them all or, if know who your Kent County Councillor is, just send it to him/her.
Please email them ASAP — but at the latest before March 1. Any questions please ring me, Norman Thomas on 07989070843.
I am writing to you in the hope that you will vote to refer the Kent and Medway stroke plans back to the Secretary of State for Health. In your capacity as a voting councillor on the health overview and scrutiny committee (HOSC), you have a great responsibility to the general public to keep them safe and ensure that NHS services are not altered in a way that will do harm to any of Kent’s residents.
Evidence from the USA shows that in areas where patients have to travel over 40 mins to get emergency health care, mortality rates increase by 21%. I implore you to refer the plan back and encourage your colleagues on the HOSC to do the same. I believe that those who put these plans to us were not presenting us the whole truth. As an elected representative on the HOSC, you have a duty to scrutinise; I hope you will look beyond the biased briefings from the NHS managers who are behind the plan.
[sign off with address and postcode if you are writing to your own councillor]
COUNCILLORS’ EMAIL ADDRESSES


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Salaried jobs have been badly impacted by the coronavirus lockdown despite a rise in overall employment rate. Salaried jobs fell to 68.4 million by the end of April due to the lockdown as against 86.1 million in 2019-20. The jobs declined further to 67.2 million by the end of July 2020, according to industry think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
As per CMIE's CPHS (Consumer Pyramids Household Survey) estimates, nearly 17 million salaried jobs were lost in the April-June quarter, which is likely to get worse in July.
Meanwhile, informal jobs (non-salaried jobs) have returned and even increased with gradual resumption in economic activity post 'unlocking' of economy. Non-salaried forms of employment have increased from 317.6 million in 2019-20 to 325.6 million in July 2020, registering a growth of 2.5 per cent or nearly 8 million jobs. By the same comparison, salaried jobs fell by 22 per cent or 18.9 million during the lockdown.
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"In terms of percentage change between 2019-20 and July 2020, the fall in salaried jobs is almost uniform across rural and urban regions. The fall was 21.8 per cent in rural India and 22.2 per cent in urban India," said Mahesh Vyas, MD & CEO of CMIE.
Of the 86 million salaried jobs in 2019-20, 58 per cent were in urban India and 42 per cent in rural India. Therefore, the impact of the decline in salaried jobs was higher in urban India compared to rural India.
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As per CMIE report, salaried jobs remained stagnated in India in recent times. In 2017-18, it grew by 1.6 per cent, followed by merely 0.1 per cent rise in 2018-19, before contracting by 1.8 per cent in 2019-20. The figure stood at 86.3 million in 2016-17, which declined to 86.1 million in 2019-20.
Based on analysis of wage bill of 1,560 listed companies, the study finds that employment cost of these companies increased by just 2.9 per cent year-on-year during April-June quarter of 2020, which happens to be the lowest growth in wages recorded in the past 18 years. There was large inter-industry variation with banks recording a 16.6 per cent rise in their wage bill and securities broking companies posting 13.5 per cent growth, but manufacturing companies saw a 7 per cent drop in their wage bill. The services sector had a mixed bag.
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The study revealed that the manufacturing sector was the greatest sufferer from employment losses, resulting in lower wage bill. Within manufacturing, textile sector was the worst hit as its wage bill fell by 29 per cent. Textile is a labour-intensive industry and this sharp fall in the wage bill implies a very sharp fall in employment in the industry. In a similar trend, leather, another labour-intensive industry, recorded a 22.5 per cent fall in its wage bill in the June quarter. Automobile ancillaries reported a 21 per cent decline in its wage bill and the automobiles' wage bill was down by 18.6 per cent, CMIE said.
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I was jonesin' for a movie yesterday, and I was stunned to see at our local cinaplex Black Klansman, the most recent Spike Lee Joint. I had read that this film that is really based on a true story. It's hard to believe that this actually happened, but it did. In 1978, a black man, Ron Stallworth, became a member of the Ku Klux Klan. You need to see the movie to see how he did it, and it's worthwhile - seeing the movie. I really liked this one. Spike Lee has always done some excellent films, and he does here too. The story is so relevant to what's going on today, that this film really needed to be made. Since Barack Obama was elected president, the degree of racism has become more and more pronounced in America. It's my belief that this is how Trump got elected. After all he was the guy who pushed Birther"ism", and it made him the darling of the right - at least enough of a darling to get elected president.
So to take a deep look racism is exactly what we need to be doing. This is not an easy film to watch. The liberal use of the N word is hard to listen to, and the situations that the cops get into scared me - I kept thinking about how scary the Klan folks were, and as witnessed in Charlottesville, still are. But it's worth watching, and it's really well done. 4 paws.


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when front braking, i'm getting a noise like something tapping the alu frame. not had it before, i initially thought it was related to the fact that the brake block pads are in need of replacing, but i can't see any reason why. with the image fresh in my mind of the chap on the club run who had a nasty crash due to a snapped steerer tube, i'm a bit wary now. the noise has only been noticeable since i put new tyres on it the other day. ta in advance.


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Because as referring to corporate earnings reports, Nintendo successfully sold four million units of SNES Classic Edition. The amount of this sale was actually already predictable from the first month of sales.
At that time, in just one month shipment has reached 1.7 million units. Although shipping cannot be equated with sales, but at least it has already shown a high demand.
Lucky Nintendo has learned from the mistakes that occur when the release of Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Classic Edition. For this SNES they prepare quite a lot of inventory units, so not overwhelmed.
Nintendo in the past few years seems quite successful in the gaming console market. Not only SNES and NES Classic Edition are in demand, their main console, the Nintendo Switch also sold well.
Even its mobile gaming business is also not spared the attention of audiences, where they have just announced Mario Kart games for mobile. This is revealed by Nintendo's announcement on Twitter.


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Re: Chain Shreds Tensioner Pulley
put some wheel bearing grease on the axle going through the tensioner pully or purchase a tensioner pully with a bearing in it. Make sure the angle you put on the chain, when putting proper tension, isnt too much. Perhaps you should remove some chain links in order to have close to the proper tension before even having to use the pully, that way you will get the smallest angle on the chain going from rear wheel to engine. you should also ensure that the sprocket on the back wheel is aligned with the sprocket on the engine.


Franics Dunnery with David Sancious and Dorie Jackson plus John & Wayne, Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven, Sunday, October 23
THERE’S always a buzz when Francis Dunnery rocks back into town with his own unique brand of musical brilliance which packed Whitehaven’s gem theatre two nights on the trot this weekend.
The audience at last night’s show – an extra gig to meet overwhelming demand – love this local boy-made-good so much they didn’t want him to leave.
They cheered, whistled, stomped their feet and called out for more with a passion until Francis returned to the stage with veteran keyboard player David Sancious, soulful singer Dorie Jackson and ‘folk’ duo John & Wayne, who kicked off the two-and-a-half-hour gig with their witty songs about life’s trials and tribulations.
They raised knowing smiles as they sang about a lack of beer, being scared of a workmate, or, in Well But Poor – a song inspired by a local phrase – a severe lack of cash. They were accompanied by the divine Ms Jackson, whose voice was hauntingly beautiful.
Both technically-brilliant musicians – Sancious on keyboard, Dunnery on guitar and vocals – they also play with passion and humour. Their mid-set jamming certainly achieved Dunnery’s desired effect of “moving some molecules” in the audience.
And the army of die-hard fans were more than willing to join in with a chorus or call out to let Francis know they were there – they’re proud of this West Cumbrian son who celebrates his roots.
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No matter with how much love, devotion and enthusiasm you decorated your home the first time around, chances are that you’ll grow a bit tired of the design as time passes. Don’t worry, that’s completely normal. Since people are visual beings, it’s logical that we like to spend time in a visually stimulating environment, and if your home featured the same design since you’ve moved in, it probably became just a bit too familiar. That’s precisely why some interior design pros advise against fully decorating every room top-to-bottom at once, but rather encourage you to allow the design to grow alongside your personal growth.
However, if you’ve reached a point where redecorating seems like the only option left, here are some nifty tricks to consider. Keep in mind that, in order to fall back in love with your interior, you don’t have to spend a ton of money or go for a large-scale home improvement projects that really won’t add value to your home . Rather, it’s enough to make some small but very effective changes that will completely turn a room’s design around.
Hallways are the most commonly neglected areas of a home when the design is concerned, which is a big mistake since a hallway is the first area of your home anyone who enters will be presented with. Therefore, inspect your hallway and see if there’s anything you can do to it to boost its visual appeal. For example, replace your old coat hanger with a funky new alternative and DIY a fun key holder. Next, get a tall wicker basket to act as an umbrella holder. Finally, create a gallery wall by framing and hanging some of your family photos, but choose the frames carefully and make sure they go well together.
The easiest way you can update the look of your kitchen is by simply repainting your cabinet doors and replacing all the handles with a fresh alternative. Additionally, if you want to make an even bigger change, create a new backsplash and introduce a new area rug. Just make sure that the new color you’ve chosen for your cabinets works well with the overall color scheme you have in your kitchen to avoid creating an environment that just looks too random.
In the bathroom, you won’t believe just how much a new shower curtain can transform the look of the entire space. You can also replace hardware fixtures and bathroom accessories for more modern alternatives. Browse some online retailers to find the right fit and give your old bathroom a modern twist on a budget. Additionally, you can even consider adding a couple of plants to your bathroom but make sure that they can thrive in such an environment.
Master bedrooms also generally tend to be somewhat neglected when the design is concerned because some people don’t see the point in beautifying a space that’s used primarily for sleeping. However, that is a huge mistake as a well-put-together bedroom design can work wonders for your sleep quality. So, first, take care of your window treatments. Choose the ones that allow you to completely darken up the room when necessary – afternoon naps – but still let plenty of natural light through when pushed aside. Layered curtains and drapes work best in this scenario. Next, add a luxurious throw blanket on top of your bed to make it visually cozier. Finally, add a soft, fluffy area rug that will be just a few inches bigger than your bed underneath it to both accentuate and section off that area and make it a focal point of the room.
The living room
We’ve purposefully left this area of the home for last because it’s arguably the most versatile one. The number of easy touch-ups you can do in your living room is so big that we are only going to list the most effective ones. First of all, create an accent wall. This can be literally any wall in your living room. If you have a fireplace, turn that area into an accent wall by creating an exposed faux brick wall and hanging an impactful piece of wall art just above the fireplace. Alternatively, you can choose to accentuate the wall behind your sofa by opting to paint it in a bold hue or cover it with an elaborate, textured wallpaper. Next, aside from the statement wall, you can choose to completely change up your decor items, which will give the room a whole new vibe. Also, think about replacing your rugs, throw pillow cases and other textured elements of the room’s design, or even reupholstering your furniture entirely.
As you can see, there are numerous ways you can give your home a facelift without having to spend a lot of money. Besides, these small changes really do make the biggest impact, as they shift the vibe of the room very slightly in a chosen direction, instead of turning it into a completely new, unfamiliar space.


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The matchups for the Class AAAAA finals are set. Cedar Shoals and Buford will meet in the boys final on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Stegman Coliseum in Athens. Southwest DeKalb and Buford will play in the girls final on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Stegman Coliseum in Athens.
Boys: Cedar Shoals 59, Miller Grove 38
Cedar Shoals dethroned defending champion Miller Grove and did it in a resounding way.
The Jaguars were making their third straight trip to the Final Four and finally got over the hump. Cedar Shoals eliminated Miller Grove 59-38, stopping a program that had won seven state titles over the previous eight years.
"They have a great program and they’ve done a lot of great things," Cedar Shoals coach L'Dreco Thomas said. "We’ve seen that through the years and it made us hungrier and hungrier. It really didn’t matter the opponent today. They understood we’ve done this three times and if we didn’t get it done this time, it’s hard to get here and there’s no guarantee you’ll get back. You have to seize the moment and that’s what we did."
No. 2 Cedar Shoals (27-4) was led by senior Phlandrous Fleming, who scored 25 points and led a determined defense that limited Miller Grove to 12 points in the first half. The Jaguars also got 15 points from Stavion Stevenson.
No. 4 Miller Grove (21-9) was led by George Wilson and Maurice Harvey with nine points each.
Miller Grove had a 7-5 lead after Wilson made a 3-pointer. From that point the game belonged to Cedar Shoals.
"They did exactly what we asked them to do offensively and defensive and that’s what won the game," Thomas said. "They see what can happen when you listen and do what to do. They were very calm, very focused. They weren’t rattled. The understood what needed to be done and they played that way."
The Jaguars went on a 15-0 run, which included a 3-pointer and a three-point play from Fleming. Arthur Jones nailed another trey to make it 20-7 and the unexpected rout was on.
"Defensively we threw a lot on them and kind of rattled them a little big," Thomas. "It kind of made them think. The big thing we got rebounds. We rebounded well and it let to some buckets."
Cedar Shoals aggressively drove the ball to the basket and began drawing fouls by the bushels. Of their 15 points scored in the second quarter, seven came at the line.
The Jags came out in the second half and pressed their advantage with back-to-back buckets by Stevenson. The lead maxed out at 26 points late in the third quarter when Quenjarvis Hall made a 3-pointer to make it 42-16.
Boys: Buford 83, Fayette County 60
No. 1-ranked Buford got off to a fast start and rolled to an 83-60 win over No. 6 Fayette County in the other semifinal game.
The Wolves (28-2) put the game away with a 13-4 run in the third period, going ahead by 13 after Donell Nixon’s steal and layup made it 58-45. Buford continued to build the lead, which hit 20 points on Marcus Watson’s basket with 3:52 left in the game.
“It’s been important for us to get out of the blocks quick,” Martin said. “But it’s a 32-minute game and you’ve got to play all 32 minutes. They almost came back and took the lead even though we got out of the blocks quick.”
Watson scored 24 points and Alex Jones added 23 for the Wolves. David Viti scored 16.
Fayette County (23-8) was led by Austin Nesmith with 19 and Furman-signee Noah Gurley with 13.
Buford got off to a quick start, taking a 21-7 lead midway in the first period, but could not shake the Tigers. Fayette County closed the margin to 33-31 in the second quarter on a 3-pointer by Josh Dupree, only to have the Wolves respond minutes later with a 7-0 run that included consecutive treys by Jones and Watson. Buford led 42-35 at halftime.
Girls: Southwest DeKalb 66, Flowery Branch 63
Southwest DeKalb’s erased a six-point second-half deficit and used its prowess at the free throw line for a chance to defend its state title.
The No. 3-ranked Panthers made 9 of 12 free throws to break a 57-57 tie and beat No. 6 Flowery Branch 66-63 in the earned a chance to defend its state championship with a 66-63 win over Flowery Branch on Saturday.
SWD will be going for its sixth state championship in the last nine seasons.
The Panthers (27-4) were led by senior Jada Walton, who scored 23 points, Ruona Uwusiaba with 13 points and Chantz Cherry with 10. But key contributions were made by reserves Kennedy Mormon (six points) and Desiray Coulter (four points).
“(Flowery Branch coach Courtney Newton-Gonzalez) had her players ready to play,” SWD coach Kathy Walton said. “They came out and executed. Our kids have been here before and they looked like deer in a headlight. The second half they settled down and got with the game plan.
Flowery Branch (24-7) had a 35-31 lead at halftime, largely because of Worth. She was able to drive the ball effectively to the basket, twice converting a three-point play, and scored 17. Worth finished with 33 points and Julianne Sutton scored 10.
Southwest DeKalb was able to get little going on offense, other than Walton. She scored 17points, including the last eight the Panthers scored in the first half. That enabled the Panthers to trim the Flowery Branch lead, which reached nine points when Worth scored to make it 32-23.
“I’m happy for our kids,” Walton said. “They’ve really worked hard. We’ve got a good group of kids and the community is really supportive.”
“You have to get here to get the experience,” Newton-Gonzalez said. “We did that. I thought we played well for the most part. The girls are heartbroken right now, which is understandable. The seniors set a new standard for the program making history and I feel this could be the start of big things. Who knows, maybe in 10 years it’s us who has been eight times. That’s what we’re trying to build here."
Girls: Buford 88, Griffin 50
No. 2-ranked Buford overwhelmed Griffin with its pressure and rolled to an 88-50 win over the No. 1-ranked Bears.
The Wolves (28-2) led 39-27 at halftime and put the game away with a 15-2 run to open the third quarter.
"Where we really put the game away was the beginning of the third quarter," Buford coach Gene Durden said. "We always talk about fast start in the first quarter and the third quarter and make sure finish game in fourth quarter. The third quarter really broke their backs and put us is a good situation to win.
Buford had 11 players score points, led by Div. I prospect Tori Ozment with 14. Pamela Johnson added 11 points and Jessica Nelson scored 10.
Griffin (28-2) got 16 points from Cincinnati signee Andeija Puckett and 15 points from Daisya Reed.
"I think our press really hurt them," Durden said. "I don’t think they every got used to full-court pressure and we did a great job turning them over and getting easy transition buckets."

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Early losses to nonplayoff teams doomed coach Kevin McHale in Houston, Rockets GM Daryl Morey explained in a Quora post. Morey said lopsided defeats at home influenced the decision to get rid of McHale. The GM didn’t cite the exact games, but he is probably referring to a 20-point loss to the Nuggets on opening night and an eight-point loss to the Nets on November 11th, both at the Toyota Center. “I believed that if we waited until what would be considered a normal timetable to make a change that it would likely be too late,” Morey wrote. “Our only focus is on winning and I felt a material change was necessary.” McHale led the Rockets to a division title and a spot in the Western Conference finals last season, but was dismissed on November 18th with a 4-7 record.
There’s more tonight from the Western Conference:
- Rockets center Dwight Howard doesn’t plan to demand the ball more in Game 2 of the series with the Warriors, writes Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com. Frustration over his declining role in the offense is one of the reasons that Howard is expected to opt out of his contract this summer. Howard had 14 points on 10 shots in the Game 1 loss, and Watkins notes that he hasn’t registered double-digit shot attempts in back-to-back games since early March. “As a competitor, I’m going to get the job done, no matter what it takes,” Howard said. “If I get the ball, if I don’t get the ball, if I score two points or I score 30 points. I got to go out there and play as hard as I can as long as I’m on the floor. That’s all that really matters.”
- The Mavericks have problems that reach far beyond their Game 1 embarrassment against the Thunder, contends Tim Cowlishaw of The Dallas Morning News. He says the team is looking at a “dismal future” that includes no first-round pick this June, hardly any young talent to build around and a desire to commit $96MM over four years to Chandler Parsons, who has finished the last two seasons needing knee surgery.
- Thunder coach Billy Donovan noticed the difference in intensity during his first playoff game, relays Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. Donovan won two NCAA titles at Florida but is in his first NBA season. “There was a different vibe when you walked in there in terms of the enthusiasm, the excitement and energy,” he said. “I really thought our environment was terrific last night.”


Dec 7, 2010, 10:22 PM EDT
The Yankees and Rangers aren’t just bidding for Cliff Lee’s services, but it appears they are also the two finalists for Mark Prior.
That’s right. According to Tom Krasovic of AOL Fanhouse, Prior will sign a minor league contract with one of the two clubs.
Prior, who hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2006, started his comeback this year by pitching with the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League. The Rangers signed the now 30-year-old right-hander to a minor league deal in September and he pitched one scoreless inning with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Prior reportedly showed good velocity during his time in the independent league and hopes to resurrect his career as a relief pitcher.
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