I hope everyone is feeling great! Let's get started.
Today I want to review one of the programs you learned pretty well last year. Powerpoint.
Powerpoint is a program that allows you to make class and work presentations more interesting and more powerful. They are not meant to include a ton of text, but instead to be bullet-pointed summaries of the overall presentation you are giving.
The powerpoint project we are going to work on, will eventually become part of your webpage.
1. Please open up the program called "Powerpoint" on your computer (it's in the dock). Then wait for instructions.


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The Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology and Screening platform offers services to enable world-class research in chemical biology. Services include drug discovery & chemical biology process guidance and advice, assay development, high throughput and high content screening, chemoinformatics, follow-up assays, in vitro ADMET and connections to organic/medicinal chemistry.
HTB maintains a collection of about 140 000 small molecule compounds including known drugs, bioactives, and diversified sets of chemicals. The drugs and known bioactives are ideal for biological profiling, drug repositioning and personalized medicine-type of screens, while the larger chemical diversity collections are best suited for molecular probe discovery.
HTB also houses instruments needed to process large amounts of samples in high throughput fashion. Our platforms are well suited for biochemical and cell-based screening using multi-well plates. We support both plate reader assays and high content microscopy.
More information about screening facilities at the FIMM HTB unit read here and at the Faculty of Pharmacy here: Bioactivity Screening Unit.
Drug sensitivity and resistance screening (DSRT) and drug repurposing
In our Drug Sensitivity and Resistance Testing (DSRT), a set of clinically relevant and targeted bioactive compounds are tested in a dose response series against patient-derived primary cancer cells or cell-lines, after which responses, typically in the form of a Drug Sensitivity Scores (DSS) are calculated for each drug. The standard DSRT assay consists, to date, of 527 drugs in 5 concentrations, on eight 384-well plates. The standard readout in a DSRT assay is cell viability (CellTiter Glow, CTG) and cell death (CellTox Green, CTxG). Flow cytometry and microscopic readouts are also offered.
Read more about Drug Sensitivity and Resistance Testing here and about flow cytometry-based screening here.
Flow cytometry-based drug screening
Flow cytometry -based drug screening assay provides cell population-specific drug response data.
- The platform allows to study the activity and mechanism of action of approved and investigational drugs and to learn about cell vulnerabilities and drug resistance mechanisms.
- Samples are typically biobanked frozen or freshly isolated mononuclear cells from hematological malignancies or cell lines.
- We use drugs or drug candidates and cell surface markers of your choice. See contact details below.
- Oncology collection QA1B has 40 clinically relevant drugs and combinations in seven doses on a 384-well plate. QA1B is designed for acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Other drug collections are available.
- Optimized antibody panels to detect main cell types of AML and ALL contain up to 9 cell surface markers and viability dyes.
- Efficient and economical use of detection antibodies is achieved using ECHO acoustic dispenser for accurately transferring small volumes of reagents and other lab automation for antibody staining.
- Drug response data is reported using a web-based service (TDB).
Read more about FIMM HTB high throughput flow-cytomery services here.
With questions concerning HT flow cytometry contact Tanja Ruokoranta.
- Hit analoging, SAR, secondary screens, compound QC, prediction of in vivo properties for POC
- ADME-T and adverse effect predictive modelling
- Assay expertise at the participating partner sites bring capacity to support users in follow-up testing beyond screening to take screening hits towards a proof-of-principle compound
- In particular, Faculty of Pharmacy offers world-class expertise in in vitro and in silico pharmacological profiling of compounds
Project and assay guidance and development support
Assay development and optimization is often a bottleneck in drug discovery and chemical biology so we provide this support, both in terms of hands-on support as well as guidance and access to the best possible instrumentation and technologies.
Assay development starts by identifying the target and its activity. The next step is determining whether the objective is to inhibit or activate the target. A great starting point for assay development is a bench scale assay for the target used by the principal investigator, who initiates the small molecule screen by contacting the Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology and Screening platform. A small molecule chemical screen can be cell-based or based on a biochemical assay. The assay developers of the platform set up the assay and optimize it for high throughput screening.
If you want to initiate a new project at the FIMM High Throughput Biomedicine Unit or Faculty of Pharmacy and need support in assay development and optimization, please fill the contact form.
Contact form for services at the High Throughput Biomedicine unit
Contact form for services at the Faculty of Pharmacy
Chemoinformatics and molecular modeling
- The Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology and Screening platform offers cherry-picking of hit compounds by chemoinformatics from the national chemical collection and confirmatory testing at screening sites, making follow-up testing affordable to the user.
- Chemoinformatics support for hit compound evaluation and optimization
- Pharmaceutical big data collection and integration
Access to a large national chemical collection
- A compound collection comprising more than 140 000 synthetic drug-like chemicals, natural products and clinical drugs is provided to the users.
- Automated nanoscale dispensing systems allows for the users to access the compounds as part of pre-defined or in user-defined sets.
- A collection of drugs and state-of-the-art bioactive tool compounds is also available one-at-a-time or in small subsets for biologists interested an affordable source for best-in-class inhibitors and other bioactives. This service will be further enhanced by adding on a biologics collection of drugs and bioactive macromolecules.
The FIMM chemical libraries are listed here.
Assay-ready drug plates
- High Throughput Biomedicine Unit provides assay-ready drug plates for those customers who need to run their assays in their own laboratory.
- Customers may choose either an existing drug set from our collections or cherry-pick selected drugs.
- Drugs are placed into assay plates using our ultrasound-driven ECHO dispencers and may be stored at low oxygen and humidity under nitrogen gas in storage pods for several months.
- Sealed plates can be sent to remote locations by post.
Read more here.
- Faculty of Pharmacy also provides the capacity and expertise to validate integrity, stability and metabolism of chemicals by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
- LC-MS measurements for small molecules and peptides
- Available instruments are UPLC triple quadrupole for quantitative analysis and UPLC q-tof for compound identification
The core maintains a full genome Ambion Silencer Select V4-library of siRNAs and houses instruments needed to process a large amount of samples in high throughput fashion. Our platforms enable genome-wide, sub-library or candidate gene screens. We support both plate reader assays (luminescence, fluorescence, absorbance) and high content microscopy. We also provide expertise in assay development and optimization.
More information about RNAi Screening at the FIMM High Throughput Biomedicine unit can be found here.

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Hog Roast Keighley were delighted to be asked by Paul to cater out of their usual area for Asprey’s Plumbing and Heating based in Ormskirk for around 40 staff as an informal get together for the local company who clearly had food on their minds! We get asked regularly to cater for corporate clients, large or small and whilst this a relatively smaller event, we always ensure that the quality of our food and professionalism of our service is not compromised whatever the size of the organisation or event.
Hog Roast Keighley has a wide range of different menus for this type of event and can cater for all tastes; in this case the client wanted Menu 3; Our Slow Roasted Hog served with a selection of fresh salads or vegetables which is a common choice for informal events like this where people can network together (…basically have a good natter!) whilst enjoying fabulous and delicious hot food. The client also wanted our chef, Jon, to serve roast chicken as an alternative meat option and hot, homemade quiche as a vegetarian option. Other choices on our menus include other informal and more formal dining and all have a wide selection of food to cater for all tastes including vegetarian, vegan, Halal and wheat free. This wide selection and customisation of our menus is one of the key factors that makes Hog Roast Keighley stand out from the competition alongside the fabulous food and exceptional service!
Careful preparation is another key ingredient to our success and as with all of the events that we are asked to cater for; corporate, private, wedding or charity, we arrived nice and early to unpack and set up and to meet the organisers and confirm any last-minute requirements and instructions. Once we started roasting the hog, many of the guests who were in the vicinity came over to take a closer look and to savour the aromas and once we started serving, our customers loved it with plenty of very complimentary feedback about the quality of the food and our friendly and professional service… but mainly about the golden crackling and juicy, tender, lean meat!
The event ran without any hitch as you would expect and Hog Roast Keighley were very proud to contribute to the success of this event.

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- Mazda Bongo Wagon
(JDM, second facelift)
- Mazda Bongo (JDM, second facelift)
- Ford Spectron (Australia, pre-facelift)
- Ford Econovan
(Australia, first facelift)
- Nissan Vanette (JDM, second facelift)
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|Layout|| Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1966–1975)|
Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1977–present)
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (1983–present)
The Mazda Bongo (Japanese: マツダ・ボンゴ, Matsuda Bongo), also known as Mazda E-Series and the Ford Econovan, is a van and pickup truck manufactured by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda since 1966, in a cabover configuration except for the Friendee variant. It has been built with rear-, middle-, as well as front-mounted engines. It also formed the basis for the long running Kia Bongo range. It is named for the African Bongo, a type of antelope.
Mazda first introduced its small van, the Bongo, in May 1966. It featured a rear-mounted 782 cc water-cooled OHV SA 4-stroke engine driving the rear wheels. The rear-engined Bongo was produced in two versions from 1968, as the F800 was joined by the bigger-engined F1000. This has a 987 cc PB overhead valve inline-four engine with 48 PS (35 kW) at 5500 rpm. The chassis code for the 1-litre model is FPA. Its dimensions were 3,770 mm (148 in) long, 1,500 mm (59 in) wide, 1,700 mm (67 in) height, with a wheelbase of 2,000 mm (79 in) and Vehicle weight of 885 kg (1,951 lb) (commercial delivery van) 910 kg (2,006 lb) (passenger coach) and 775 kg (1,709 lb) (cab-over truck). Mazda also showed an electrically powered version of the van, which could reach 75 km/h (47 mph) and with a 60 km (37 mi) range. but wasn't put into production and remained a prototype. The engines were shared with Mazda's Familia small car range. Production ended in 1975, due to Mazda suffering serious economic troubles and upcoming stricter emissions regulations for 1976, influenced by the original United States Federal Clean Air Act of 1963. This model retained the same body shape for its 10-year production life, the later models fitted with inertia-reel seat belts, and separate front parking indicator lights.
The rear-engined Bongos had a full chassis (using the same Mazda 1000 engine as other variants mounted to a four-speed transaxle at the rear) and were very strong and due to the low gearing, able to carry half a ton. Due to rust and poor maintenance, these Bongos are now rare. The 1000 pickup which was built for commercial uses, and the cargo and passenger vans all used a double wishbone and coil spring suspension for the front wheels, and a trailing-arm suspension and coil springs at the rear wheels.
Due to the popularity of the Bongo, Mazda decided to manufacture a minibus, called the Mazda Parkway starting in 1974 until 1997, shared with the larger Mazda Titan truck platform.
After a two-year hiatus, the next Bongo van appeared in September 1977. It was a mid-engine rear wheel drive vehicle. Ford sold this version of the van as the Ford Econovan, while Mazda sold it for export as the E1300, E1400, and E1600, depending on engine size. Beginning in October 1979 a 2.2-litre diesel engine was also available in commercial versions, sold in export as the E2200. This appeared in the passenger version "Bongo Multi Wagon" in February 1980.The Bongo Multi Wagon had originally been sold with a 1.8-liter petrol engine only. As the E1600, this model went on sale in Great Britain in 1982, only a year before being replaced. The British market only received the long wheelbase 1-tonne panel van version with small, twinned rear wheels. The UK model has a five-speed manual gearbox with a column mounted shifter.
This generation was also manufactured by Kia in South Korea, as the Kia Bongo and Ceres. The Bongo/Ceres underwent a number of facelifts and was still available as late as 1999.
The original version has round headlights and no grille; after a facelift the second generation Bongo/E-series had rectangular headlights and a more traditional grille. This took place in January 1981.This generation Bongo was the best-selling Mazda vehicle from its introduction until 1981, when it was surpassed by the front-wheel drive Mazda Familia.
In Australia, rebadged versions were sold as the Ford Econovan as a SWB petrol van (with and without side windows), LWB petrol van (with and without side windows), and LWB diesel van guises (windowless). SWB and LWB window petrol vans also sold in passenger-carrying Ford Econowagon form.Luxury-oriented passenger models were sold under the Ford Spectron name as high-roof eight-seaters.
The Bongo was redesigned in 1983 with new engines. It was also sold by Ford in Asia as the "Spectron" (passenger version) or as the "J80" (cargo model). In Australia, the Bongo was sold by Mazda as the E-series, with Ford also retailing the commercial version as the "Ford Econovan" and the passenger version as the "Ford Spectron" (1983–1990). From 1994 onwards, the Bongo was also sold by Nissan as the Vanette. In South Korea this was built as the Kia Wide Bongo. In South Africa, it was sold as the Ford Spectron.
During the 1980s, Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi all sold versions of their utility vans in the United States, however none achieved any real market success and so Mazda decided not to bring the Bongo to the US. Instead, they created the more passenger car-like MPV for the American market.
In Australia, it was sold as the Mazda E-series and the Mazda Traveller 4-metre (13.1 ft) length, 1.8-litre petrol engine, five-speed manual of four-speed automatic, single rear wheels, in three-seater steel-sided or six seater XL window-sided forms. Prior to 1986, there was also a 1.4-litre engine and five-speed manual option available as a steel-sided van with single- or dual-rear wheels, and as a passenger-carrying XL van with single-rear wheels.and also as the Ford Econovan and Ford Spectron. The entry-level Econovan offered a
The 4.4-metre (14.4 ft) long Econovan Maxi offered a high roof, 2.0-litre petrol engine with five-speed manual or four-speed automatic, single rear wheels, and three-seater steel-sided or six seater XL window-sided forms. Dual rear wheels were available for the 2.0-litre petrol or a 2.2-litre diesel, both with five-speed manual and as steel-sided vans.
The 4.7-metre (15.4 ft) long Econovan Maxi van was also high roofed, but steel-sided only. Powertrain and rear wheel setups were the same as the 4.4-metre Maxi. In 1986, four-wheel drive became an option for the 4.7-metre long model in conjunction with the windowed body work, manual transmission, and 2.0-litre engine. A cab chassis version was offered on the 4.7-metre chassis, with 2.0-litre petrol engine with five-speed manual. It was available as a two-door, three-seater model with 1.5-tonne (3,300 lb) payload and as a four-door, six-seater "Crew Cab" with 1.4-tonne (3,100 lb) payload.
In December 1985, Ford updated the Econovan in Australia to upgrade the engines for unleaded petrol. litres, and the 4.4-metre Maxi had its petrol engine increased from 1.8 to 2.0 litres. The 4.0- and 4.4-metre Econovan also gained the availability of four-speed automatic, previously fitted only to the Spectron vans. The 4.7-metre Maxi van, previously available only with dual rear wheels, was now also available with single rear wheels, although crew cab and cab chassis models remained as dual rear wheel propositions. Ford stated that all petrol manuals and the 4.4-metre petrol automatic Maxi were designed to run on both leaded and unleaded fuel, although the 4.0-metre petrol automatic will run only on unleaded. At the same time as these powertrain updates, Ford also made some cosmetic changes to the Spectron. The low-roof Spectron added colour-keyed bumpers and a new side stripe, matched to a new beige cloth interior trim, and on the XLT the old beige interior colour switched to grey.The petrol engine fitted to 4.0-metre Econovan increased in displacement from 1.4 to 1.8
A new long-wheelbase version known as the Bongo Brawny was also introduced, three months before the regular Bongo. The Brawny was larger than the regular Bongo in by all key measures (wheelbase, length, width, height, and weight). In export markets this model was again sold as the E-series. In Australia, Ford differentiated the long-wheelbase versions with the "Econovan Maxi" identifier. In Korea, it is also known as Kia Wide Bongo for truck variant and Kia Besta for van variant
In June 1999, a new generation of Bongo vans and trucks went on sale, which were also rebadged as the Mazda E-series, Ford Econovan, Mitsubishi Delica Van/Truck, and Nissan Vanette. This model adopted the SK platform which was based on the previous generation SS/SE model. This was sold at various Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealers.
Mazda's difficult business environment at the time meant they could not afford to build a full brand new platform. A petrol 1.8-litre EGI F8-E with 90 PS (66 kW) and a diesel 2.2-litre R2 with 79 PS (58 kW) were available. Mazda announced that this is the last generation of in-house designed Bongo vans and trucks in March 2012. Mazda discontinued the Bongo in 2020 and it will focus on fuel efficient passenger cars.
The longer version of the Bongo, the Bongo Brawny was released in June 1999. This model also adopted the SK platform which is based on previous generation SS/SE model. Like the previous generation, the Bongo Brawny was larger in all key dimensions. It was available in both regular 2400 mm and long 2600 mm wheelbases. The Brawny retained many of the parts of the previous generation, such as the sliding side doors, and looks rather similar to the previous generation model. The E-series label continued to be used in export markets, although they were now fewer than before. The Bongo Brawny was discontinued in August 2010.
The Bongo was reintroduced in July 2020 in Japan and based on the Daihatsu Gran Max.It is available in van and truck model.
The Bongo Brawny was reintroduced in April 2019 in Japan as a badge engineered fifth-generation Toyota HiAce.Unlike the previous model, it is intended to be a larger commercial van as opposed to a passenger van.
The Bongo Friendee was introduced in June 1995 and is based on the SG platform. It was an eight-seater minivan and it was also sold in the Japanese home market as the Ford Freda.
They are usually (but not exclusively) available in automatic transmissions, and come in 2WD (SGL3) and 4WD (SGL5) versions. The 2.5-litre turbo diesels are common in Japan, although there is a 2.5-litre V6 petrol version available.
The Mazda Bongo Friendee is an eight-seater minivan. Some had Mazda factory-fitted kitchens installed. Many have also been imported to the UK and converted to camper vans. All of them have fold down seats downstairs to make a double bed, and on many models there is also an "Auto Free Top" elevating roof which can sleep two more people. Flat-top versions were also available.
In September 2001, a facelift version appeared with a revised bodystyle and different engines, although the 2.5 turbodiesel continued unchanged. Air conditioning, climate control is fitted as standard and electronic blinds and electric side door are commonly fitted options.
The Ford Laser is a compact car, originally a subcompact car in the first three generations, which was sold by Ford in Asia, Oceania, and parts of South America and Africa. It has generally been available as a sedan or hatchback, although convertible, wagon and pick-up versions have also been available in different markets. The sedan, and briefly station wagon, versions were badged Ford Meteor in Australia between 1981 and 1987. The Ford Meteor name was also used in South Africa.
The Mazda Capella, also known as the 626 in North America, is a mid-size car that was manufactured by Mazda from 1970 to 2002. Sold in the Japanese domestic market under the Capella name, the vehicle was also commonly known in other major markets as the Mazda 626. Ford, Mazda's partner at the time, would also use the Capella platform to create the Ford Telstar and Ford Probe. 4,345,279 of the 626 and Telstar models were sold worldwide.
The Mazda Familia, also marketed prominently as the Mazda 323 and Mazda Protegé, is a small family car that was manufactured by Mazda between 1963 and 2003. The Familia line was replaced by the Mazda3/Axela for 2004.
The Toyota Corona is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota through ten generations between 1957 and 2001. It was replaced in Japan by the Toyota Premio, It was replaced in Europe by the Toyota Avensis and it was replaced in Asia-Pacific/Americas by the Toyota Camry. It was related to Toyota Mark II and Toyota Carina. Traditionally, the competitor from Datsun/Nissan was the Datsun/Nissan Bluebird. The word "corona" is Latin for "crown", a reference to an earlier vehicle Toyota offered called the Toyota Crown. It was exclusive to Toyopet Store dealership channels in Japan, while the larger Crown was available only at Toyota Store locations.
Ford Courier is a model nameplate used by Ford since the early 1950s. First used in North America for a sedan delivery, the Courier nameplate has seen use worldwide for multiple types of vehicles. The Courier nameplate was also used by Ford for a series of compact pickup trucks and would also see use by Ford of Europe denoting a Fiesta-based panel van. Ford Brazil used the nameplate for a Fiesta-based coupe utility pickup marketed across Latin America.
The C family was Mazda's first large piston engine design. It is not certain whether Mazda has a name for this collection of engines, and it is uncertain precisely which ones are related.
The Mazda Titan is a commercial truck produced by the Japanese automaker Mazda since 1971. From the fourth generation onwards, the vehicle had become a rebadged Isuzu Elf truck.
The Nissan Vanette is a cabover van and pickup truck produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 2011. The first two generations were engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division for private, personal ownership, with the last two generations built by Mazda, rebadged as Nissans and refocused as commercial vehicles, based on the Mazda Bongo. The van has also been sold as the Nissan Sunny-Vanette or Nissan Van. The private purchase passenger platform was replaced by the Nissan Serena in 1991, renamed Vanette in various international markets, and came equipped with multiple engine and drivetrain configurations.
The Suzuki Vitara is a series of SUV produced by Suzuki in four generations since 1988. The second and third generation models were known as the Suzuki Grand Vitara, with the fourth and current series eschewing the "Grand" prefix. In Japan and a number of other markets, all generations have used the name Suzuki Escudo.
The Renault Master is a large van produced by the French manufacturer Renault since 1980, now in its third generation. It replaced the earlier Renault Super Goélette light trucks and the Renault 50 series of full-size vans. Opel has sold versions of the second and third series vans as the Opel Movano in Continental Europe and Vauxhall Movano in the United Kingdom. All three generations have been designed and manufactured by Renault, irrespective of the brand.
The Mazda B series is a series of pickup trucks that was manufactured by Mazda. Produced across five generations from 1961 to 2006, the model line began life primarily as a commercial vehicle, slotted above a kei truck in size. Through its production, Mazda used engine displacement to determine model designations; a B1500 was fitted with a 1.5 L engine and a B2600, a 2.6 L engine.
The Toyota HiAce is a light commercial van produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. First launched in October 1967, the HiAce has since been available in a wide range of body configurations, including a minivan/MPV, minibus, panel van, crew van, pickup truck, taxi and an ambulance. In Japan, the HiAce is exclusive to Toyopet Store locations.
The Kia Bongo, also known as the Kia K-Series or Kia Besta, is a cabover pickup truck and van produced by the South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia since 1980.
The Nissan Caravan is a light commercial van designed for use as a fleet vehicle or cargo van and manufactured by Nissan since 1973. Between 1976 and 1997, a rebadged version of the Caravan sold as the Nissan Homy, which was introduced as an independent model in 1965. Outside Japan, the Caravan was also sold as either the Nissan Urvan or Nissan King Van, or earlier with Datsun badging.
The Toyota Dyna is a light to medium-duty cab over truck for commercial use. In the Japanese market, the Dyna is sold alongside its twin called the Toyoace. The Toyoace was a renaming of the Toyopet SKB Truck as a result of a 1956 public competition with 200,000 entries. "Dyna" is short for dynamic.
The Mitsubishi Delica is a range of vans and pickup trucks designed and built by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors since 1968. It was originally based on a cabover van and pickup truck introduced the previous year, also called the Delica, its name a contraction of the English language phrase Delivery car. This pickup truck, and a commercial van derived from it has received many names in export markets, being sold as the L300 in Europe, Jamaica and New Zealand, Express and Starwagon in Australia, and plain Mitsubishi Van and Wagon in the United States. The passenger car versions were known as Delica Star Wagon from 1979 until the 1994 introduction of the Delica Space Gear, which became simply Space Gear in Europe at least. The most recent version is called the Delica D:5. With the exception of the first, versions of all generations are still being sold in various international markets.
The Nissan Serena is a minivan manufactured by Nissan, joining the slightly larger Nissan Vanette. It was also sold as the Suzuki Landy. The car was engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division and launched in 1991 as a compact passenger van, and it grew larger with each generation over the years. Earlier versions were front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with a live axle mounted on leaf springs.
The Toyota ToyoAce is a light to medium cab over truck built by Toyota since September 1954. Until a renaming contest in 1956, the truck was sold as the "Toyopet Light Truck SKB". Since 1985 the ToyoAce and Dyna truck lines have been merged, with the Dynas generally being intended for heavier duty work. In Japan, it was exclusive to Japanese Toyota dealerships called Toyopet Store.
The international or global version of the Ford Ranger is a series of pickup trucks sold by Ford under the Ranger nameplate mainly for markets outside the Americas since 1998. The international Ranger models were jointly developed with Mazda, which also spawned the Mazda B-Series which was succeeded by the Mazda BT-50 since 2006. It is a successor of the Ford Courier as the Mazda-based Ford global pickup.
The Suzuki Solio is a mini MPV manufactured and marketed by Suzuki since 1997. The preceding model and the first generation Solio were derived from the narrower Wagon R.
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Kia bringing electric concept car and new tech to CES
Kia had one of the coolest concept cars of 2017, and it's kicking off the new year with an all-electric Niro concept that looks like it might be equally impressive. Beyond just a battery-based powertrain, Kia promises an all-new human-machine interface and a "motion graphic" lighting system. Given its advanced tech suite, the car should feel right at home at CES 2018.
Thanks to an illuminated badge at the rear, we know Kia's concept is called the Niro EV. Like the production Niro, it looks to be a fairly straightforward five-door compact crossover. It is more than just a Niro with real or imagined electric power, though. The shadowy preview pictures show thinned out front and rear lighting signatures, and Kia also mentions "motion graphic" lighting, which we presume refers to the digitized version of the tiger nose grille.
Kia also says the Niro EV features a never-before-seen human-machine interface (HMI). While it is holding back the details of that system, it does say that next-generation HMI technology will feature heavily at its CES exhibit.
Next to the Niro EV will be three interactive cockpit exhibits that will show how autonomous driving features, communications tools and other new technologies will reshape the interior experience of Kia vehicles. More specifically, the concept cockpits will highlight new driver-assistance features, HMI technology and what Kia calls the world's first in-car 5G connection.
"Virtual reality, self-driving cars, and full vehicle connectivity were all once considered technologies of the distant future," says Dr. Woong-cheol Yang, vice chairman and head of the Hyundai-Kia R&D Center. "As they rapidly become a reality, Kia is exploring how to adapt these new technologies for its customers."
Kia will hold its CES press conference on January 8, so we'll have more details about the Niro EV and its latest automotive tech then.

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Lottery is a form of gambling in which players purchase tickets for a drawing to win a prize. In the United States, state-run lotteries typically raise billions in revenue for public services. The majority of the lottery proceeds go to each participating state, while a small portion is distributed nationally through multi-state games such as Powerball. Lottery games are typically low cost and accessible to a wide range of people, making them a popular source of entertainment. In addition, they can provide a positive social experience for families and friends, although it is important to understand that playing the lottery is not a guarantee of winning. It can be a risky activity that leads to financial difficulties if it is not played responsibly.
One of the major arguments for state lotteries is that they are a painless way for governments to increase spending without raising taxes. This rationale is particularly persuasive in times of economic stress, when the public is concerned about cuts to public programs. However, studies show that the popularity of state lotteries is not tied to their effectiveness in funding public services.
Moreover, when it comes to the specific benefits that state lotteries claim to offer, many of them are questionable. Because state lotteries are run as a business with a clear focus on maximizing revenues, they promote gambling and may have regressive impacts on lower-income groups. They also fail to take into account the fact that most people who play the lottery are not problem gamblers, and may be engaging in a recreational activity that provides them with enjoyment.


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LONDON (Nov. 14)
Israel’s viewpoint in its dispute with the Arab states was published for the first time in recent years in the Soviet press this weekend. The official foreign affairs magazine, the New Times, printed an outspoken defense of the Israeli case in the Jordan River waters controversy, diplomatic relations with West Germany and other Middle Eastern issues.
The Israeli arguments were included in excepts from a letter to the New Times by Mordechai Caspi, Moscow correspondent of the Israeli Communist newspaper Kol Haam, who had protested against a pro-Arab article carried by the magazine. The magazine said it was publishing Mr. Caspi’s comments “to enable out readers to form a fuller and more objective picture of Arab-Israel relations.”
In his letter, Mr. Caspi said that Israel had as much right to the Jordan waters as the Arab states situated along the river, and he criticized the magazine for its “negative attitude” toward the peace proposals of Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba. Noting that the Arabs openly threatened the use of force, Mr. Caspi also criticized the sweeping Soviet attacks on Israel, and suggested that Soviet policy should favor a peaceful solution to the Arab-Israel problem.


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Opposition leader Tzipi Livni spoke out against women's exclusion at a Beit Shemesh rally on Tuesday, saying acts of religious vandalism "shame" Israel.
"Every time someone spits at a little girl on her way to school, they spit on us all," Livni said. "Every stone thrown at a policeman or soldier hurts us, and every 'price tag' spray painted on a mosque shames us."The rally is a response to a spate of incidents perpetrated by extremist ultra-Orthodox Jews in recent weeks, including spitting on a Beit Shemesh schoolgirl for dressing "immodestly," attempting to force women to sit only in the backs of buses and attacking an IDF base.
"This is not our Judaism," Livni said, adding that the struggle is not "for women's rights only, but for all of Israel."

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When discussing soca music history, mention must be made of the Father of Soca, Lord Shorty. He was born Garfield Blackman on October 6, 1941 in Lengua, Trinidad and is widely accepted as the creator of soca music.
Calypso was said to be dying and reggae was the in thing. This prompted Lord Shorty to experiment with calypso rhythms in an effort to create a different type of music. He combined Indian musical instruments like the dholak, tabla, and dhantal with traditional calypso music and it resulted in a new, energetic hybrid called soca. The music was first called solka by Lord Shorty, later changed to soca by a music journalist.
The word "soca" is derived from the first two letters of "soul" and "calypso" respectively.
Lord Shorty introduced soca music to the world in 1973 with his hit song, Indrani. He released an album called Endless Vibrations in 1974 prompting many artists and musicians to gravitate to the new soca style.
As far as soca music history is concerned there is a big misconception that soca music was created by the blending of calypso and soul music. People have been misled into this belief because of the fact that Lord Shorty called soca "soul calypso". In actuality, Lord Shorty did not mean that soca music was a blend of soul music and calypso music but that soca music was "the soul of calypso". Soca is certainly not a blend of the two genres.
One of the biggest songs in the history of soca music, dating back to 1983 is Montserrat singer Arrow's "Hot Hot Hot". This song did much to popularize soca internationally. Other popular soca songs include Sugar Bum Bum - Lord Kitchener (1978), Soca Baptist - Super Blue (1980), Tiny Winey - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires (1985), Nani Wine - Crazy (1989), Teaser - Becket (1990), and Dollar Wine - Collin Lucas (1991).
Throughout the years many soca offshoots have come into being including ragga soca and chutney soca. Today, the most popular versions of the music are groovy soca which is a slower version of soca and power soca which is faster paced. Soca has grown into a massive industry, taking over Carnival celebrations in Caribbean communities around the world.

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California enacted a renewable portfolio standard in 2002 that ordered all utilities in the state to get a third of their electricity from wind, solar, or hydropower by 2020. Twenty-eight other states and the District of Columbia have similar requirements. But as states ramp up their use of renewables, they’ll run into a problem nobody at the lectern talked about: energy storage.
Wind turbines and solar panels produce energy intermittently, often when the grid doesn’t need it. Much of the energy they make has to be put somewhere until demand rises. The energy storage solution now most commonly used is pumped-storage hydropower: Facilities send water up a hill when the grid is producing excess power, store the water behind a dam, then release it through a turbine when demand rises. But the system requires a lot of water, and water tends to be scarce where sun and wind are abundant. What’s more, all the good spots with the right topography in the United States are already taken.
So what is needed:
The ideal energy storage solution would have five qualities: It would put a lot of energy in a small space; it would be inexpensive; it would lose in transfer less than a fifth of the energy put into storage and taken back out; it would last decades; and it would release the energy quickly. The optimal energy storage technology would also be safe to transport and non-toxic to dispose of, as well as made of raw materials that can be obtained without causing major environmental damage.
We have compressed air:
Compressed air works like this: Electricity drives a pump to pack air into a tank. As the molecules become more densely packed, they heat up. The heat is later converted back into electricity. The problem is that transfer is inefficient. Danielle Fong, co-founder of a Berkeley company called LightSail Energy, told Wired.com last year she’s invented a system that can get the efficiency up to 70 percent. (Randy Howard, LADWP director of power system planning and development, would like to see efficiency of between 85 and 90 percent.) Her prototype has impressed even investors skeptical of clean tech and attracted a fresh $37 million round of financing in November.
Flywheels convert electricity to kinetic energy and back. Certain kinds can be up to 85 percent efficient, and they can run for decades with very little maintenance. But flywheel systems are expensive, becoming cost-effective only over a 20-to-30-year time horizon. Temporal Power, of Ontario, Canada, claims it has a technology that reduces energy losses; its first megawatt-size project is just getting off the ground.
But the real innovative solution:
Jim Kelly thinks he has the energy storage solution. In his 38 years in various R&D and engineering executive positions at Southern California Edison, Kelly built several pumped-storage hydropower facilities. Next month, on a ranch in the Tehachapi Mountains owned by one of the founders of the wind energy industry, Kelly’s company, Advanced Rail Energy Storage, will begin testing a variation on pumped hydro. Except instead of dams, channels, and water, Kelly’s new system has rail yards, train tracks, and electric locomotives hauling boxcars full of gravel.
These heavy-haul trains, borrowed from mining applications, use the same software as computerized trains at many airports. A motor hooked up to an electric third rail draws electricity from the grid to push the trains up a 7 to 8 percent slope; at the top, the energy is stored as potential energy. When the grid needs the watts back, the software allows the trains to run downhill at about 35 miles per hour, “releasing energy all the way,” Kelly explains. The locomotive’s motor becomes an electric generator, pushing the electricity back into the electrified rail and from there, to the grid. A large-scale storage facility that could handle 500 megawatts or more would take about 8 miles of track. The heavy boxcars are connected and disconnected according to how much power is being stored or sent back. The trains can store the power for an hour, a week, or a month with no loss over time—gravity doesn’t decay. And Kelly says they can achieve up to 90 percent efficiency. DWP’s Howard said that Kelly’s idea sounds “intriguing” and thinks it could work.
Human innovation is near endless. That is why doomsday predictions around peak oil and even climate change I have little time for. Both issues are real and important. But we shouldn’t rule out what future technology will bring us.


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Make sure to tie your cleats extra tight and strap your helmet on, because everyone is about to become an All-American.
The latest installment of EA Sports’ flagship college football game is coming out soon and one local store in Demopolis is getting ready.
Everyone across the country is excited about the fact that NCAA 2007 comes out in less than a week and a half.
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The excitement has even hit here in Demopolis as Gamestop, the local video game store, is gearing up for the influx of customers for this title.
“NCAA is always one of the biggest selling games of the year at Gamestop and this year will be no different. The only way you’re going to be able to get this game will be to reserve it with us for only $5,” Danny Austin, the store manager said.
They have already taken over 250 reserves for this game and there will not be any more games in the store besides this original shipment.
“The game will come out on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, and we will be opening at midnight to pass the games out. If you do reserve the game, the $5 will be taken off your purchase price,” Austin said.
They are currently running a couple of specials to help customers get NCAA ’07.
Trade in any one of these games and get a $20 credit towards your game and they include NBA ’06, FIFA ’06 Soccer, FIFA Street 2, FIFA World Cup 2006, FN3, MLB 2k6, MLB ’06: The Show, Winning Eleven 9, NBA Ballers Rebound, NBA Ballers Phenoms, Nascar 06, Top Spin 2, Tiger Woods PGA ’06, and NBA Live 2006.
“There will food and drinks provided by Domino’s Pizza and Russelle’s Cakes and Cheese Cakes,” he said. “We will open early only two times this year –
for this game and Madden 2007.”
There are some major improvements to this year’s version and they include the all new momentum system, innovative smart fans, all new dynasty mode, relive your brightest moments, master your skills, and all new ESPN intergration with real-time sports scores and news updates.

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In Which I Try Not to Be a Small, Mean Person
Welcome to my random musings about the world, on a weekly-to-occasional basis.
Where we are: Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands. Snorkeling. Sea turtles. ‘Nuff said.
In which I try not to be a small, mean person
I think I had an emotional breakthrough in an airport lounge: maybe it’s just temporary, but my anger seems to be receding. There’s a guy sitting near us, a little older than we are. He’s just trying to grab a nap on a couch, no mask. He coughed, and I flinched, so I got up and went to the bathroom, to put some distance between us and give myself space in which to consider my flinch.
I’m wearing a KF-94 mask. Statistically, there’s very little chance he’s infected and/or contagious.
Why did I flinch? I stared at myself in the bathroom mirror, and scouted around in my head, looking for the familiar, comfortable groove of anger and resentment that sometimes burns there, filling me with righteous indignation.
I thought about his carefully groomed mustache, and the cautious way he placed his feet when he stood up, being careful not to slip on the shiny floor, and sent him the strongest good health vibes I could.
I meant it, too.
For the first time since this pandemic started, I realized—on a visceral level, not just in the pro-forma sentences that I practice in polite company—that I can’t possibly wish anyone ill.
Never mind that it’s not who I am (and it’s not) and it’s not the energy I want to put out into the world—I just don’t want more people to get sick, for incredibly selfish reasons.
I want this stupid pandemic to go away.
Thinking small, mean thoughts (like, asshole—he totally deserves the Covid) does nothing to hasten the end of this misery that we’re all living through.
I know that’s magical thinking, but surely it’s better to go through the world with peace and perhaps a little acceptance in my heart, rather than anger, right?
He’s napping again. Still no mask. I feel for you, my friend. The mask exacerbates my hot flashes like nobody’s business.
From my writer’s notebook:
A cousin tipped me off about the recovery of a very special cello that was stolen in LA, in 1976. I had to do a little bit of Googling to access the article (it was originally in the Los Angeles Times), but if you can find it, it’s a really good read. The writer in me desperately wants to know who stole the cello, and why—I find that the why of a whodunnit is often the most compelling piece of the puzzle. But I was also struck by the language used in the article to describe the instrument and the music that has come from it, and I am inspired to work harder to get my main character’s voice just right. She is a curator, and her passion for the art in her care will need to be reflected in the way she talks about her work. Like all other specialized endeavors, art has its own vocabulary. Digging into that language is my task of the moment.
Thanks to everyone who has sent me articles and links about art theft—I read them all, and put them in my ‘future ideas’ file. They’re all interesting. Who knew there was so much art/artifact crime?
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New Delhi– India’s domestic air passenger traffic crashed by over 57 per cent in October on a year-on-year basis, as rising Covid-19 cases continued to disrupt the already heavily impacted sector.
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), passengers ferried by domestic airlines during October declined to 52.71 lakh as against 1.23 crore for the corresponding period of the previous year.
“Passengers carried by domestic airlines during Jan-Oct 2020 were 493.31 lakh as against 1182.06 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year, thereby registering annual growth of ( -) 58.27 per cent and monthly growth of (-) 57.2 per cent,” the DGCA data report said.
As per the DGCA data, air passenger traffic had grown after the first quarter period of current fiscal when the impact of Covid-19 related lockdown brought travel to almost a grinding halt. Though the unlock phase and gradual opening up of the economic has improved air travel in subsequent months, it is still way below last year’s numbers.
Against a drop in domestic passenger traffic to 22.65 lakh in April-June quarter of current year, passenger traffic rose to 88.82 in the July-September quarter. It is expected to further rise in October-December quarter depending on the progress in checking the Covid pandemic.
“The passenger load factor in the month of October 2020 has shown some recovery due to increased demand after opening of lockdown and onset of festive season,” the DGCA report said.
Almost all airlines saw a growth in passenger load factor in October as compared to previous month barring Pawan Hans. (IANS)


text: In many contexts, states have a duty to take special measures to protect minorities. Does this duty include prioritizing minority over majority refugees? To answer this question, we first show that a vulnerability-focused notion of ‘minorities’ is preferable to a numerical one. Given the vulnerability-focused notion, there is a presumption in favour of prioritizing minority over majority refugees. However, this presumption is sometimes defeated. We identify five conditions under which this is the case. In fact, surprisingly, under special circumstances, states should prioritize certain majority over certain minority refugees.


WASHINGTON: Despite a forthcoming review of options in the deteriorating Syria crisis, the White House Tuesday signaled that President Barack Obama remains wary of any direct U.S. involvement in the 3-year-old civil war.
U.S. policy toward Syria appears to be approaching a crossroads, with peace talks between Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government and his armed opponents having failed for now and Russia unwilling or unable to pressure Assad to cede power.
The White House is beginning to take a new look at options in Syria, a process that could take several weeks, U.S. officials have said.
But spokesman Jay Carney suggested Obama is skeptical about any proposed step that draws the United States into the Syrian civil war, an outcome Obama has studiously avoided.
“We have to examine what the alternatives some might be proposing are, and whether they’re in our national security interests, and whether a desire to do something about it could lead us, the United States, to take action that can produce the kind of unintended consequences we’ve seen in the past,” Carney told a news briefing.
He didn’t elaborate but appeared to refer to Obama’s desire to avoid getting caught up in another war in the Islamic world.
Short of military force, it is unclear how Washington can affect the course of the civil war, in which Assad is being supported by Iran and Russia.
Secretary of State John Kerry has argued at numerous White House meetings for a more aggressive stand on Syria, including arming opposition groups. The latter suggestion was repeatedly knocked down within the White House, current and former State Department officials said.
However, a senior administration official who briefed reporters before Obama’s meeting Saturday with Jordan’s King Abdullah said expanded aid to the rebels is a possibility – but only if it nudges the sides toward a diplomatic solution.
A variety of other options remain on the table, including a “no-fly” zone to protect civilians and measures to improve access for humanitarian relief.
Several officials said a review by U.S. government agencies of options on Syria had not officially started. The proposals would be narrowed down to two or three and submitted for review by Obama, they said.
Pentagon officials said the U.S. military was continuously reviewing Syria options, in case a need arose.
“Our role is to provide the president with options. We continue to do that. And we give the president our best, most honest advice,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said, adding the military was prepared to act if asked by Obama.
It was unclear what overt military steps might be politically palatable, given that last year many lawmakers balked at even limited military strikes in response to the Syrian government’s alleged chemical weapons attacks in Damascus suburbs.
One Middle Eastern diplomat said Washington and its allies are concerned that Assad’s confidence on the battlefield is undermining the now-stalled peace talks that have taken place in Switzerland.
The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged there is a “rethinking” of Syria policy in Washington, but played down any suggestion the United States is entertaining dramatic military moves that could oust Assad.
Kerry, speaking during a brief stop in Tunisia Tuesday, said he had not given up on a diplomatic solution.
“The Geneva talks are an ongoing process. Nobody expected in two meetings or three meetings that this was going to be resolved,” Kerry said, adding that he had talked to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov by phone earlier in the day “to move the process.”
The Obama administration had hoped that Russia would show more willingness to pressure Assad but there is a realization that that plan is not working, said a U.S. administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity.


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I like the Ox and I think if theres nothing else down for us this window he could be a good signing for us. Good work rate, good pace, good strength and a good all round player who can fill a lot of different roles in a team when the inevitable injurie
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Thought I would include our resident Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton etc supporters here as well. What signing did your club make who you thought would be a key player for years to come, or even maybe just a season - but didn't turn out well? For me, in recent times, it has to be Schn...
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- Wed Aug 16 8:47 AM
N’Zonzi wants to leave his current club, and City could be looking to take advantage of the opportunity Manchester City already have a lot of depth in the midfield position, but if a good option becomes available it would be stupid not to try and go for it. That’s what happening now with Steven N...
- Wed Aug 16 7:24 AM
Morning all, very interesting debate over yesterday’s post about the possible sale of Alex Oxade-Chamberlain to Chelsea. Thanks to all of you who chimed in with different views, and thanks to the vast majority of you who did so without resorting to name-calling or questioning my sanity. You know,...
- Tue Aug 15 4:42 PM
I’ve been working on my League prediction. I don’t just want to use my gut. I want to use a method, that can be refined,
- Tue Aug 15 3:14 PM
Quote from redindian on Aug 13, 2017 11:18:54 am I don't want us to become an Arsenal either where top 4 is the sky. Top 4 the sky?, no mate, it's the minimum. A minimum you can only match a few times a decade.
- Tue Aug 15 1:35 PM
Aston Villa target Arsenal midfielder, Terry criticised over Chelsea visits - originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is hoping to sign Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere. The 25-year-old spent last season on loan at Bournemouth but, according to the Mirror, he has been tol...
- Tue Aug 15 10:38 AM
Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem has started the long road to recovery from his anterior cruciate ligament injury. The 20-year-old suffered the blow while representing the United States at the U20 World Cup in May and was initially ruled out for around nine months. However, Zelalem appears to be...
- Tue Aug 15 8:25 AM
Chelsea Deal for Oxlade-Chamberlain Moving Closer Vitalfootball: Chelsea: 15/08/2017 07:46:31 Is the suggestion this morning!
- Tue Aug 15 7:34 AM
Morning. The big story of yesterday was the Evening Standard reporting that Arsenal were in negotiations with Chelsea over the sake of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
, with a reported £35m on offer for man who turns 24 today. It’s one that has certainly divided opinion. A poll on the Arseblog News story...
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- Tue Aug 15 7:00 AM
In today’s links: Keane’s expectations, issues with Ireland and the People’s Club Recently, the transfer news has dried up a bit, but it still feels like Everton have plenty of business to get done. All eyes should be on the upcoming Europa League match, but it grows more likely by the day that w...
Bitter and Blue
- Mon Aug 14 10:41 PM
After weeks of speculation, the offer is finally coming Manchester City will soon make a £60 million offer to sign Arsenal forward Alexis Sánchez according to Matt Law of the Telegraph, perhaps the most respected City journalist around. #mcfc to make £60m bid for #arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez,...
- Mon Aug 14 9:33 PM
Premier League 2 Derby County 2 (Gordon 25, Jakobsen 56) Arsenal 3 (Nelson 61, 65, Nketiah 80) Arsenal U23s came from two goals down to win 3-2 away to Derby County at St George’s Park tonight, with Eddie Nketiah scoring the decisive goal in an enthralling contest in the young Gunners’ first game...
- Mon Aug 14 7:20 PM
Juventus enter race to sign Arsenal midfielder in shock transfer swoop - originally posted on Sportslens.com Juventus have joined the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, according to sources in Italy. Wilshere remains well below the pecking order at the Emirates with Granit Xhaka and M...
- Mon Aug 14 4:19 PM
There’s a lot of transfer window left, but for now, let’s enjoy the shambolic defending. Meet the new Premier League. Same as the old Premier League. On Friday night, Arsenal welcomed the world and Leicester City to the Emirates stadium. Always obliging hosts, they laid on a feast of miserable de...
- Mon Aug 14 3:15 PM
Deportivo La Coruna have made a £10.9 million bid for wantaway forward, Lucas Perez as reported by Sky Sports’ Bryan Swanson. Lucas Perez's rep considers Deportivo's £10.9m offer "great deal." Says "Giving everything. Hopeful agreement can be reached." #AFC #SSN — Bryan Swanson (@skysports_bryan...
- Mon Aug 14 2:43 PM
Chelsea are confident that they will agree a £35 million deal to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
from Arsenal according to the Evening Standard. The Blues have apparently been working on a £35 million deal for the Arsenal utility player. Although no fee has been agreed, Chelsea are becoming increa...
- Mon Aug 14 1:17 PM
In what could be one of the surprise signings of the summer, Spanish news outlet, Diario Gol, is reporting that Arsenal could make move for Marco Asensio. The 21-year-old sensation had a superb season with Real Madrid last year but it is understood that the Spanish under-21 international is loc...
- Mon Aug 14 12:15 PM
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @Gunnerblog. The Premier League is back and we relive that extraordinary opening game on Friday night when we beat Leicester 4-3. We chat about the performance, the system, defensive mistakes, our serious firepower...
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- Mon Aug 14 7:37 AM
Let’s do that again! A recap of match day one: Arsenal won but was ropey as hell defensively. Chelsea had two red cards and lost at home to Burnley. Liverpool proved that they are already in mid-season form, dominating Watford for long stretches but giving up many high quality chances en route to...
- Mon Aug 14 7:32 AM
Having enjoyed the Premier League weekend until yesterday, I thought I would try and preserve that by not watching Sunday’s games. Given they featured Sp*rs and Man Utd that was not a difficult decision to make. I went to the seaside with the dog. I put the very end of the United game while I … ...
- Sun Aug 13 4:22 PM
Alex Lacazette scored with his second touch of the game, his first ever Arsenal shot, and put the Gunners ahead in the 2nd minute on
- Sun Aug 13 3:40 PM
Speaking after the match against Leicester, Arsene Wenger revealed that he offered Giroud a transfer this summer but the Frenchman refused to take it. Giroud
- Sun Aug 13 9:56 AM
Trio Talk Leicester Vitalfootball: Arsenal: 13/08/2017 09:38:46 Alexandre Lacazette, Mohamed Elneny and Grnit Xhaka have all been giving their thoughts following our Premier League opener against Leicester City.
- Sun Aug 13 9:56 AM
Giroud Targets Starts After Leicester Win Vitalfootball: Arsenal: 13/08/2017 09:40:30 Olivier Giroud
has said he was pleased to continue his record as a super sub as he found the net in the game against Leicester City on Friday evening
- Sun Aug 13 9:31 AM
Kolasinac Takes Welbeck Praise Vitalfootball: Arsenal: 13/08/2017 09:16:56 Sead Kolasinac has been reflecting on his Premier League debut and he came in for praise from Danny Welbeck
following his showing against Leicester City.
- Sun Aug 13 9:18 AM
Giroud Will Stay & Takes Wenger Praise Vitalfootball: Arsenal: 13/08/2017 09:12:47 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Olivier Giroud
wants to stay at Arsenal this season and he's hailed the impact he had in the win over Leicester City
- Sun Aug 13 8:58 AM
What an interesting first weekend of the Premier League we’ve had thus far. I enjoyed Match of the Day last night, even if they only showed really slim highlights of our game, and not just because Ian Wright called Wilfried Zaha ‘the new dangermouse‘. The first game up was Chelsea v Burnley, the...
- Sat Aug 12 9:58 PM
U18 Premier League Fulham 4 Arsenal 1 (Balogun) Arsenal U18s commenced the new season in frustrating fashion as they were beaten 4-1 away by Fulham at Motspur Park today. The young Gunners finished in second place in the U18 Premier League last season but on this evidence it is difficult to envis...
- Sat Aug 12 8:19 PM
Football isn’t for the weak. Nor for the timid. The shrivelling blossoms of the world should stay in their gardens. Quake on their stalks. Petals
- Sat Aug 12 3:02 PM
This six-goal thriller had a spectacular ending. Less than a day after Arsenal and Leicester City played out a seven-goal thriller with dramatic late goals, Watford FC and Liverpool matched them for drama. The Reds looked like they had a comeback win wrapped up, but Matias Britos came up with a d...
- Sat Aug 12 2:18 PM
Prague (AFP) – Despite conceding three goals against Leicester, goalkeeper Petr Cech
on Saturday hailed Arsenal’s “beautiful” come-from-behind 4-3 Premier League victory on Friday night. “Seven goals, fantastic comebacks, ” the 35-year-old Czech said on his website. “The season started with a bea...
- Sat Aug 12 12:12 PM
Arsenal 4-3 Leicester Do I have the strength to dust myself down and go at it for another year, with diminishing returns, or shall I just pack it all in? I ask myself this question every summer. But enough about this blog, because the season’s started, and it started with a bang, a crash, several...
- Sat Aug 12 8:23 AM
Match report – Player ratings – By the numbers – Video Oh Arsenal. Arsenal-y Arsenal Arsenal. Arsetastic, Arse-ariffic, Arsemungous, Arsetacular Arsenal. How I have missed you. Missed you like a pimple on the end of my nose but then sometimes popping the pimple is awesome and the pimple was well...
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- Sat Aug 12 6:41 AM
Blues need to find a striker. Where to turn? We kind of knew when he came on to the pitch, and we all but knew when he put a thunderous header in the back of the net to win the season opener for Arsenal . It was confirmed after the game. Arsene Wenger confirms that Olivier Giroud
will stay this...
- Sat Aug 12 1:37 AM
London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed “relief” over Olivier Giroud
’s decision to stay after the France striker earned his side a breathless 4-3 win against Leicester City. Giroud came off the bench with Arsenal trailing 3-2 in Friday’s Premier League curtain-raiser at the Emirate...


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Ross Kitson, a director of Kitsongas Limited, was prosecuted after an investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) found he had carried out work on gas appliances in the property in Manor Park, when neither himself, nor his company, were registered as Gas Safe.
Dudley Magistrates’ Court heard that after the homeowner alerted HSE, inspectors also found that Mr Kitson had issued Gas Safe certificates in the name of another company that was properly registered.
The court was also told Mr Kitson’s company had since ceased trading.
Mr Kitson, 29, was fined £1,200 and ordered to pay costs of £858 and a £120 victim surcharge after he admitted breaching Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 between December, 2013, and September, 2014.
HSE inspector, Paul Cooper, said: “The purpose of the Gas Safe Register is to protect the public from gas work being carried out by people who have not been trained and are not competent.
“Mr Kitson, and his company, were not registered by Gas Safe Register, and by carrying out this work, his actions endangered members of the public, putting them at serious risk of injury and even potentially death.”


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A recent article published on Tea Leaf Nation, and tweeted by Tricia Wang, explains what the flesh searches are
and how they change China. SmartMods reports that “Despite their ghoulish resonance, they refer to grassroots, collaborative efforts to share and probe personal information online with the goals of romance, kinship, justice, or vindication.They are netizen initiatives to solve cases of injustice and cruelty left unbalanced by a society that is not democratic and has no rule of law, where the government officials show innefficiency, detachment, or even smugness in the face of public tragedies or social injustices.
“Which was the case of Yang Dacai, a government official, who’s grinning face while watching the burning bus that killed 36 people in August was tweeted via Sina Weibo, the China’s Tweeter. His dispassionate smile, contrasting the tragedy he was witnessing, and his expensive tastes in watches, belts, and eyeglasses that didn’t match the his meager wage as a government employee triggered the “cyber vigilatism” of the netizens (as Rebecca MacKinnon called it in her article) and prompted a flesh search. Yang was eventually dismissed from his position as chief of Shaanxi Safety Supervision Bureau. Continue reading “Human flesh searches explained”


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Maybe the time has come to change or end the U.S. Olympic Festival.
Maybe its cost, both in real dollars and psychic energy of the United States Olympic Committee staff, no longer provides the desired return.
Maybe it is a victim of its own success, having grown too big to stage on even a semiannual basis.
That seemed to be the message when USOC officials announced last week that the 1997 Festival had been canceled and the 1999 Festival might take on an entirely different form than the 14 that have preceeded it.
It was only a few months ago the USOC decided not to have a Festival in each of the three years between the Summer Olympics. Won't the next move likely be the last?
If the Festival dies or is transformed into an elite competition with foreign athletes (sort of a mini-Goodwill Games, which is a mini-Olympics; how many minis does it take before something ceases to exist?), it will seem like losing an old friend.
The Olympic Festival has been the most media-friendly event in sports.
In the low-key Festival atmosphere, athletes are so willing to share their time with reporters that it always seemed a reporter could ask an athlete for a midnight interview atop a hotel rooftop, and the athlete would come with chairs, lights and soft drinks.
That attitude pervaded everyone who appeared at the Festival--from Olympic gold medalists to 11-year-old figure skaters. It made something special of the seven Festivals this reporter covered. The only regret is not being present at either the creation or this year's Oly Fest which will be seen as something of an ending,
The Festival has always seemed like sport for sport's sake, even on those occasions when stakes were high. Many of the individual sports federations used the Festival as a pre-selection competition for Olympic teams.
The Olympic Festival also became more than a sporting event.
The stunning success of the 1982 Festival helped turn Indianapolis into the U.S. capital of amateur and Olympic sports and host city for the 1987 Pan American Games--the first big international event ever to hit Indy.
An equal success in 1986 helped Houstonians regain some pride in a city battered by the oil bust. The 1994 Festival helped St. Louis take its mind off the floods that devastated the area a year earlier.
Oklahoma City treated the 1989 Festival as if it were the Olympics. San Antonio reacted the same way in 1993, putting itself in position to be named host of a future Pan Am Games.
And then there were the Festivals' sporting highlights, such as these (and many more):
-The nucleus of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey team was chosen at the 1979 Festival.
-Calvin Smith and Evelyn Ashford set world records for the 100 meters within 15 minutes of each other at the 1983 Festival.
-Jackie Joyner-Kersee broke her own world record in the heptathlon at the 1986 Festival.
-Diver Greg Louganis won his 11th and 12th Festival gold medals in 1987.
-U.S. figure skating stars Nicole Bobek and Michelle Kwan each dazzled a big crowd for the first time in a Festival, Bobek in 1990, Kwan in 1993. Kwan, in fact, won before what is believed to be the largest live audience (25,691) ever to watch a figure skating competition.
-Marcelino Monasterial, a 71-year-old disabled tennis player in 1994, won a gold medal while becoming the oldest competitor in Festival history.
Athletes at the 1995 Festival in Colorado have begun circulating petitions to keep the event alive. Changing times will make that more and more difficult.
The Festival began as a U.S. equivalent to the communist Spartakiade, held on a quadrennial basis by the former Soviet Union and its former satellite in East Germany. As the competitive position of U.S. athletes in the Olympics slipped relative to that of the Soviets and East Germans, it was felt the U.S. needed some kind of multi-sports event to simulate the Olympic experience.
The difference was the Festival took place annually and, as years passed, it became more of a development meet than an elite athlete preparation event. Over the years, swimming, gymnastics and figure skating, among others, came to use the Festival for their junior athletes.
Without the power, the communist governments had to lower the hammer (and sickel) on those federations which did not send their stars to the Festival. The USOC could not guarantee marquee names to host cities that needed such attractions to lure sponsors and sell tickets. That became more of an issue when the Festival was in major metropolitan areas like Los Angeles (1991) or Denver (1995).
Maybe the Olympic Festival will be better off as a quadrennial event, becoming more valuable by its relative rarity. Maybe the 1999 event will be the last. Whatever happens, it will have lived up to its name as a truly festive part of U.S. Olympic history.

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