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By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Canada, where 47 people died in a tanker train crash in July, is not doing enough to ensure rail safety thanks to inadequate audits, ill-trained staff and too little focus on high-risk railroads, an official watchdog said on Tuesday.
The damning report from Auditor-General Michael Ferguson revealed a series of problems at the federal transport ministry, which is supposed to check that the 31 railways it oversees have effective safety management systems.
There was not enough focus on high-risk railroads or “the most significant safety risks” and there were weaknesses in collecting data and auditing railroads, the report said.
“Transport Canada needs to address significant weaknesses in its oversight of safety management systems,” Ferguson said in the report, adding the ministry was taking too long to resolve significant safety issues.
The government promised to act on the recommendations.
“I’ve told Transport Canada officials that the public expect better of them,” Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said in a statement. She said later she had told senior civil servants: “We need to move forward and fix this for the Canadian public.”
Ferguson, who examines government spending and performance, completed his audit on June 28, days before a train carrying fuel oil derailed and exploded in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic on July 6.
Extending the period of the audit to include Lac-Megantic would have delayed the report by at least two years while safety officials probe the accident, Ferguson’s staff said.
Safety systems that the railways were told to introduce in 2001 to cut down on the risk of accidents include safety policies, risk control strategies and training.
But Ferguson said Transport Canada completed only 26 percent of its planned safety audits over the three years to March 31, 2012, and did not know whether its inspectors even had the required skills to do the job.
He told a news conference that Transport Canada’s system of checks was “not robust enough to know that the companies are doing what they need to do to make sure their safety systems are working as they should be.”
The official opposition New Democrats said the Lac-Megantic crash and Ferguson’s report showed the Conservative government had “failed lamentably” to ensure the railways were safe.
The blast in Lac-Megantic focused attention on rapidly rising volumes of crude-by-rail shipments across North America as pipelines fill to capacity.
Federal railways carry more than 50 percent of goods transported by land in Canada, the world’s second largest country. The network has 44,000 km (27,300 miles) of track.
Yet a check of completed safety audits showed information was missing on railway firms’ own risk assessments, on sections of track used in transporting dangerous goods and on the condition of railway bridges, the report said.
In many cases, when Transport Canada ordered a firm to take corrective actions it did not check if the work had been done.
Mark Winfield, an associate professor at York University in Toronto who researches public safety regulation, said the report raised “very fundamental questions” about Transport Canada’s effectiveness as a regulator.
Ferguson said Transport Canada had not assessed whether its current workforce had the required skills to carry out audits. Many had not received enough training.
This is particularly relevant, since 40 percent of inspectors will be eligible for retirement by 2015.
Transport Canada has already ordered that two qualified personnel run any train hauling dangerous goods in future. The train that exploded in Lac-Megantic had a single engineer.
Canada’s two big railroads - Canadian Pacific Ltd and Canadian National Railway Co - both said in the wake of the disaster that they were reviewing safety standards. Neither had any immediate comment on the report.


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Ask the Expert Series: All About Sex During Pregnancy
Hello everyone! 👋 During pregnancy, couples often have questions regarding sex and intimacy. I am delighted to be hosting this session to address your concerns when you are going through this exciting phase. I will offer you with insights about practices for safe sex during pregnancy and precautions you should note of. I am Dr Peter Wang, MBBS Anchor Doctor at Speedoc. Kindly leave your questions in the comments section below. We will do our best to respond to every question! 💡🗣 Topic: All About Sex During Pregnancy Date: Wednesday, 27th September 2023 Time: 8.00 - 9.00 pm
I experienced a traumatic event related to sex in my past, and it's resurfacing as a concern during pregnancy. How can I address this emotional challenge and maintain a healthy sex life?
After the birth of our first child, we struggled to find time for intimacy due to hectic schedule. Can you share tips for maintaining intimacy as new parents?
During my last pregnancy, I experienced some discomfort during sex. Are there specific strategies or positions to make it more comfortable this time around?
I feel that I don’t feel wet as before after gotten pregnant, now at week 18. I feel discomfort when having sex. Any advice?
my partner is more anxious about having sex. How can we address this anxiety and maintain our emotional connection?
Are there specific sex positions or timings that could affect what gender my baby is? what does science say so far?
No. The gender of the baby is solely determined by whether the male sperm is carrying an X or a Y chromosome. Sexual positions or timings do not affect the probability of either of those occurrences.
I've read about the importance of Kegel exercises during pregnancy. How can these exercises benefit sexual health?
There are many benefits of kegal exercises that go beyond sexual health. Kegals exercises essentially work by strengthen the pelvic floor muscle. Specifically pertaining to sexual health, a strong pelvic floor can help maintain or improve vaginal tone, which may enhance sexual sensation and pleasure. It can also improve blood flow to the genital area, potentially leading to better vaginal lubrication. This can reduce discomfort or dryness during sexual activity.
How does 3rd trimester typically affect a woman's sexual desire and comfort, and what can be done to address this?
Challenges with sexual intercourse in the 3rd trimester mainly revolve around the physical challenges making it more tiring and harder to find a comfortable position. Regarding sexual desire, individual responses to hormonal changes can vary widely. Some pregnant women report increased sexual desire and satisfaction during pregnancy due to heightened sensitivity and other factors, while others may experience fluctuations in desire or discomfort. Open and honest communication with your partner is crucial during this time to ensure both partners are on the same page and comfortable with any changes in sexual activity or preferences. If you have concerns or questions about how hormonal changes are affecting your sexual experiences during pregnancy, don't hesitate to discuss them with your healthcare provider. They can offer guidance and address any specific issues or concerns you may have.
Throughout these 9 months, how to maintain intimacy and connection outside of sexual activity with my partner?
As the response to this question does not constitute medical advise, i would suggest that you speak to a counsellor or family therapist about such questions!
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It took seven days to wipe the drool from the keyboard when Columbus traded Rick Nash to the N.Y. Rangers. We’re salivating in excitement, a sensation of blissful ecstasy. We feel like Will Ferrell running to the gymnasium in Old School.
It’s not because Nash makes the Blueshirts instant Cup favorites. And it’s not because NBC Sports Network will carry more Rangers games, and thus, more John Tortorella exposure.
No, our slap-happy silliness derives from one specific fact: Hockey in Columbus is heading toward extinction.
Oh yes, we promise, the Blue Jackets will dip into a financial red abyss, sell to a new owner and leave the worst hockey town in the world. They’re like a group of medieval crooks heading to the gallows, and general manager Scott Howson is the executioner behind the death sentence.
Too harsh? Sorry, but the guy who puts the “HOW?!?” in Howson gets what he deserves. He’s like the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Cubs rolled into one guy, each headline more comical than the next.
Did you see Howson’s head-scratching negotiations during the Nash sweepstakes? He asked for the moon from Boston (fitting, since he’s in outer space), completely ignored Detroit’s fair-trade request like a fourth-grade girl, then contradicted his trade philosophy by acquiring two mid-level players (Brandon Dubinksy, Artem Anisimov), a marginal prospect (Tim Erixon) and a first-round pick.
That rivals the Eric Lindros deal in stupidity.
That makes the Phil Kessel trade look mild.
One marquee player in return for Nash would’ve been nice. But no, Howson dipped into his Mike Milbury1 playbook and pulled off a trade that provides zero value for the NHL’s worst team.
And that does not bode well for the financially inept ‘Jackets, whom Forbes ranked 28th out of 30 franchises in 2011. It’s already bad enough they play in Ohio, where spittoons out-sell autographed pucks in concession stands – but now Nationwide Arena’s attendance will diminish without Nash, a five-time All-Star who averaged 32.1 goals per season.
Nothing is saving the Blue Jackets now. Their hole is dug in the NHL’s graveyard of defunct franchises alongside the 1978 Cleveland Barons. Even if Artem Anisimov’s gun-shooting celebration becomes a popular theme among their redneck fan base, they’re still doomed under the helm of Howson, the NHL’s version of Matt Millen, who makes one bad move after the other.
“If it doesn’t make sense, it makes sense.” That’s the modus operandi under Scotty Boy, who overvalued Jeff Carter2, overpaid James Wisniewski3 and overestimated Nikita Filatov, the sixth overall selection in 2008 who mustered six career goals and no longer exists in the NHL.
And don’t forget this draft-day, dum-dum last month: Two second-round picks and a fourth-round pick to Philadelphia for Sergei Bobrovsky4. Three draft picks for an unproven backup goalie?
That’s scary. Heck, it’s so scary, even the ping-pong balls in the draft lottery avoid Howson. We’re talking about a guy who fired Ken Hitchcock – yes, the same Ken Hitchcock who gave the franchise its first-ever playoff appearance in 2009. But what does Hitchcock know? His sparkling-new 2011-12 coach of the year award with St. Louis is overrated, right?
All of this makes Nash5 look like Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. And you gotta feel bad for Anisimov, Dubinsky, Erixon and that fill-in-the-blank first rounder. They’re headed to Columbus, the penitentiary of the NHL.
Cue Taps and let’s honor the wrongfully imprisoned6.
He’s the next R.J. Umberger.
Remember him? Umberger was a once-budding playoff performer in Philadelphia – 15 points in 17 playoff games in 2008.
Then he was traded to Columbus.
And we haven’t seen him since.
We’re convinced that Umberger irritated the mob in Philadelphia and thus was shipped to Columbus, the witness protection program affiliate of the NHL.
He was on his honeymoon in Fiji when he received the “trade-that-killed-his-career voice mail.”
“A number of people left messages for him but we haven’t heard from him yet,” Howson told the Associated Press.
Gee, I wonder why?
Note to Anisimov: Call Fiji native Vijay Singh, find a good place to hide, fake a death and never come back.
The son of former NHL player Jan Erixon deserved a better fate. He grew up watching daddy skate, dreaming he would one day play hockey for a good team, not the worst team in the NHL. As a kid he sang, “Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” but now he says,“Columbus? I failed, my career turns blue.”
2013 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK
After Columbus challenges for the worst record in NHL history and secures a vast amount of ping-pong balls for the 2013 draft, it’s highly likely this fill-in-the-blank poor bastard will be the No. 1 selection.
But … that means the fill-in-the-blank player will have leverage.
That means, he should pull an Eli Manning: Rip the organization and demand a trade immediately upon the draft-day selection.
If that doesn’t work, then he needs to lose his interest in Columbus, quickly.
Our suggestions: A) Call Filatov, whose career in Columbus was the equivalent of Ryan Leaf in San Diego; B) Attend an Ohio State football game to become appalled by Columbus residents, who compose a town that’s the armpit of the U.S.
That point brings us to …
No, the New York Rangers speedy forward wasn’t part of this trade – but he was mentioned when the rumors were flying.
Heck, Hagelin should be partying in Manhattan for the next month upon hearing he wasn’t traded to Columbus. Here’s why: He attended school at the University of Michigan, whose arch-rival is the Ohio State Buckeyes.
If Buckeyes fans are known to vandalize cars with Michigan license plates, can you imagine how they would’ve treated Hagelin? He wouldn’t stand a chance.
A trade to Columbus would’ve killed the kid’s psyche permanently. He would’ve been like Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in Shutter Island – lost marbles forever.
1. Did you know Milbury, who was GM of the N.Y. Islanders, drafted Rick DiPietro when he already had Roberto Luongo? He also dealt Todd Bertuzzi, who became a 50-goal scorer Vancouver; Darius Kasparaitis, who became one of the best agitators in the league; and defensemen Bryan McCabe, Eric Brewer, Wade Redden and Bryan Berard. But our favorite Milbury numbskull moment is this: Dealing Zdeno Chara and the second overall pick in the 2001 draft to Ottawa for Alexei Yashin, whom Milbury signed to a 10-year, $87.5-million contract.
That second overall pick? It was used to select Jason Spezza.
2. The Blue Jackets traded Jakub Voracek, their 2011 1st round pick and a 3rd round pick to Philadelphia for Carter. That first-round pick turned out to be Sean Courtier, a budding star.
Howson then traded Carter to the L.A. Kings for defenseman Jack Johnson and a first-round pick. If you balance it all out, the Blue Jackets still lose: Couturier and Voracek together outweigh Johnson.
3. Six years and $33 million for James Wisniewski? According to the Howson Calculator, the average hockey fan is worth at least 4 years, $7 million.
4. Howson has a goalie on his roster named Steve Mason, who is an elderly 24-years old and just three years removed from a Calder Memorial Trophy.
5. The Blue Jackets drafted nine first-round picks between 2000-08. Just one remains in the organization: Derick Brassard.
6. Every soul upon Nash’s “list” of six teams can now exhale. I’m talking about every player on Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, San Jose, Pittsburgh and those who were salvaged in New York. They were horrified for the past month, wondering if that terrifying phone call would come saying the dreaded career-ending sentence, “You’ve been traded to Columbus.”


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The Memphis Grizzlies find themselves right on the cusp of being considered one of the league’s truly elite clubs heading into 2023-24, which should come as no surprise when considering their incredibly strong collection of talents.
Consisting of two established All-Stars in Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., and fleshed out with other stellar ballers such as Desmond Bane and Steven Adams, Taylor Jenkins’ roster has a slew of quality individuals that have proven to be quite valuable toward their upward trajectory over the last several years.
Seeing top-flight talents grace the blue and gold threads, however, is certainly no new phenomenon for the franchise, as they’ve had many noteworthy names represent the team since being introduced back in 1995.
Recently on social media, Grizzlies fans were found debating amongst themselves who of the enviable crop of talent from throughout the organization’s history should be considered the G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time), and, unsurprisingly, several Grind City legends were listed as serious contenders for the moniker.
The individual name most often referenced was former star center Marc Gasol, who received a rather in-depth argument for why he’s most deserving of the acronym from one particular fan.
Gasol spent 11 seasons in Memphis and finished his career with the club boasting stellar averages of 15.2 points, 7.7 assists, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks.
Serving as the leader of the team throughout his tenure, the pivot earned three All-Star nods, two All-NBA selections, and was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2012-13 while guiding the Grizzlies to six playoff appearances, one of which led to their first and, to this point, only Conference Finals berth back in 2013.
Another regularly mentioned name was Mike Conely Jr., who spent 12 seasons with the franchise and was without a doubt the league’s most underrated backcourt talent throughout the majority of this time.
By the time he was traded to the Utah Jazz during the summer of 2019, the point guard had racked up impressive averages of 14.9 points, 5.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals while shooting 37.5 percent from distance.
Despite his lack of season-based credentials (zero All-Star or All-NBA selections during his Memphis career and just one All-Defensive nod in 2012-13), both Grizzlies fans and the organization as a whole understood just how vital he was throughout his tenure, and was even rewarded with a five-year, $153 million deal during the 2016 offseason as a result.
At the time, said contract was regarded as the largest in NBA history.
A large chunk of those who commented would also find themselves choosing between either Gasol or Conely, though would continue on with their stance on the matter by noting that, assuming no serious injuries or continued off-court issues take place, should he remain with the franchise for the long-haul Morant will likely find himself earning the prestigious label.
In just four seasons with the team, the point guard has established himself as one of the game’s best individual talents and, in a sense, has single-handedly turned Memphis into a must-watch group.
Since being selected second overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, Morant has gone on to post astounding per-game averages of 22.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.0 steals while shooting 47.2 percent from the field.
Along with a barrage of highlight reels being readily available on the internet, the 24-year-old has earned several honors as a result of his productivity, such as the NBA Rookie of the Year award, a Most Improved Player award, two All-Star selections, and, in 2021-22, an All-NBA selection.
If he continues to improve upon his game with every passing season as he seemingly has done since arriving in the league, the vast majority of Grizzlies fans seem convinced that Morant will wind up becoming the clear choice in any future conversations regarding the rightful owner of the G.O.A.T identification.
In the meantime, there seem to be several contenders in the running, which should be seen as a testimony to how impressive the number of top-flight talents who have represented this franchise since its inception truly is.

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Google's new Pixel 3 is an impressive smartphone that checks off every box. While it's not the most thrilling smartphone on the market, it doesn't need to be — it's a workhorse device with the best camera on the market.
A new leaked image shows a Nokia smartphone with five rear camera lenses, the same design that appeared in leaked sketches of a Nokia device from earlier this year.
Using the iPhone 8 Plus for a week made me realize all the things I love about the iPhone 6s.
The Pixel 2 is the best smartphone camera. But it's dominance is challenged by the Galaxy Note 9 thanks to its variable aperture and 2x optical zoom lens.
The Galaxy Note 9 is Samsung's latest high-end smartphone. I've spent the last 24 hours playing around with the new phone, and a handful of features caught my eye, like an improved S Pen, subtle design changes, and the stunning display.
The iPhone 8 Plus, Pixel 2, and Galaxy S9 all have excellent cameras. But when it comes to a more specialized feature like portrait mode, each phone works differently — so we put the three phones to the test to see which one is the best.
The OnePlus 6 makes you wonder whether spending $1,000 on a smartphone like Apple's iPhone X is worth it. Here's a camera comparison shoot-out to help you decide.
I was blown away by how well this $530 phone’s camera compared to Google’s $650 Pixel 2, the best smartphone camera in the world
You really need to ask yourself if the Google Pixel 2's camera is $120 better than the OnePlus 6's.
The Advertising Standards Authority, a British regulator, took a look at Apple's "Portrait Mode" ads for the iPhone after two complaints. And last week, it announced that Apple can safely make the claim that the iPhone X can take "studio quality portraits without the studio."
Light, the startup that made a $2,000 camera with 16 lenses, is planning a 9-lens smartphone to be released later this year
Tech startup Light is known for its futuristic 16-lens camera. Now, the company is working on a smartphone that has between five and nine rear camera lenses that can take 64-megapixel photos.


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Drop of nostalgia to haunt Laporte
By PETER JACKSON
Last updated at 00:32 15 October 2007
Four drops in successive semis from Wilkinson have done more than anything to ensure that the longest-serving Test coach will go down as the man who failed to win the biggest prize.
"If I keep one image it will be the drop-goal of Wilkinson because that meant we were finished," Laporte said. "The other image was the bootlace tackle on Vincent Clerc. If we'd scored then, we were in the final."
No word there from 'Mad Bernie' that his cock-eyed tactics might have been to blame.
In his obsession with ironing the indiscipline out of their game and emulating England, Laporte made the French too English for their own good.
All that finesse and style had been subjugated by the big boot to such an extent that he replaced the specialist full back, Clement Poitrenaud, with a kicking centre, Damian Traille.
France, now beaten in two finals and three semis, will have to wait perhaps another 20 years to have another shot at winning it on home soil.
L'Equipe, the national sports daily, mourned their loss beneath a headline borrowed from Umberto Eco's best-seller. Le Non de la Rose, it punned.
The recriminations have only just begun. "We have a lot of regrets but you have to turn the page otherwise it will haunt you,"
France's Sale forward Sebastien Chabal, said. "I don't want to talk about the match or what went wrong. We did not play the match we needed to."
The repercussions are likely to be felt in the English Premiership with Philippe Saint-Andre, Sale's director of rugby, favourite to take over for the Six Nations.
He has an escape clause in his club contract allowing him to succeed Laporte.
Chabal has been cited for a dangerous tackle on England's Simon Shaw and faces a disciplinary hearing today.
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- Country capital: Oranjestad
- Language/s: Dutch, Papiamento
- Currency: Aruban Florin
- Time Zone: UTC — 4
- ISD Code: 297
- Best Time to Visit: Throughout the year
- International Airport: Reina Beatrix International Airport
Aruba perhaps, the most visited Caribbean destination with the maximum number of repeat visitors is marked for its diverse tourist places and breath-taking scenic beauty. This is because, other than the must-see places in Aruba, the Aruban people are renowned for their amiability and hospitality. They take the utmost care in keeping their tourists happy and satisfied all the time. Nothing is spared in making the tourists’ vacations exciting and enjoyable. Starting from the wide savannas of the dense national parks, the charming beach to the mighty historical monuments, all the must-see places in Cuba are worthy to be visited. Added to all these you will be moved by the balmy tropical climate that acts as a catalyst to your enjoyment.
The beaches are the primary must-see places in Aruba in the Caribbean. The southern or leeward beach, commonly called the Turquoise Coast is spectacular with its white sands and tempting blue waters. Private and secluded beaches are spread out on this stretch. The Baby Beach on the eastern fringe with natural wading pools is perfect for families. Water sports in the form of windsurfing, water skiing, jet skiing, sailing, and parasailing are popular among enthusiastic tourists. Dive to explore the splendor of underwater flora, fauna and shipwrecks. The translucent blue waters are infested with barracudas, green morays and manta rays. Children and the elderly can discover this marine wonder in a glass-bottomed boat or a submarine.
After a long walk on the beaches and a tiring water sport, you may also try out the dark woods of the Arikok National Park. A must-see the place in Aruba, this national park opens a wider scope for you to explore rare wildlife and enjoy the flora and fauna of nature. So, if you are looking for that typical green landscape and dense wilderness, then Arikok is the only place in Aruba. Infact, over the years Akikok has become one of the major Aruba tourist spots for its diverse scenery and wildlife. While walking through the jungle you will also come across rare landscapes made of volcanic rocks, quartz and limestones. The gloomy caves with cave paintings, the sand dunes, grottos and bays amidst the forest make the scene further dramatic. The park is a mix of everything that makes the environment more enchanting for tourists.
If you explore deeper in to the heart of the country, you will also come across a natural pool, which is famous for its serene beauty and calmness. After reaching here you can just relax your mind and body. Though the pathways to the pool are arduous and perilous for their unevenness, yet reaching the place will be an achievement. To make the trip simpler, you can either hire an ATV or a guide. Next, is the Fort Zoutman, one of the must see places in Aruba, which is distinctively marked for its museums and the William III tower at Oranjestad. Oranjestad, the capital city is picturesque with its Dutch colonial houses and brightly colored buildings. Fire dances, steel bands, fashion shows, water ballets, nightclubs and casinos add vibrancy to Aruba nightlife. The country is also known for its cultural festivals and celebrations. So if you are keen to know the culture of the Arubans, you can even participate in the weekly festival of the country or Aruban folklore.
When to Visit Aruba
Aruba experiences a pleasant climate throughout the year. Trade winds keep the island temperate and comfortable all year round. Rainfall occurs during the months of October and November, and hurricanes are uncommon.
Travel to Aruba
Aruba is served by Reina Beatrix International Airport which is connected by flights to Caribbean cities, the US, and the Netherlands. Apart from direct flights from US and Caribbean cities, Aruba has flights to and from Toronto, Caracas, St. Barbara, Bogota, Medellin, Lima, Quito, Amsterdam, London, and Manchester.
List of must see places in Aruba:
- Arikok national park
- Beaches ion Aruba
- Natural pool
- Fort Zoutman
- Alto Vista Chappel
- Archaeological Museum of Aruba
- Aruba Historical Museum

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Apparently, there aren’t enough social justice warriors (known as SJWs) in the world:
A new study claims that highly religious college students would be particularly easy to recruit as social justice warriors, arguing for “educational” programs to promote their conversion to the cause.
“The prevalence of social justice in academia has highlighted the notion that in order to progress social justice within all fields, it is imperative that college students develop social justice orientations,” writes Marina Khan, a doctoral student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, in a study published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Research. “Despite this, college students continue to misunderstand or overlook social justice, and the manner in which it relates to them and their surroundings.”
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The KUHN LSB 1290 D is a double knotters Large Square Balers in the 120 crop flow channel. The KUHN LSB 1290 D is designed with simple, but efficient techniques like INTEGRAL ROTOR and POWER DENSITY that produce ...
The ability to produce top quality bales in all crop conditions sets KUHN Large Square Balers apart from all the others. Every minute counts when weather conditions are uncertain. The plain but well thought-out technology belonging to the POWER DENSITY pre-chamber adapts itself to the circumstances working at. Various crops are no issue for the LSB balers. Perfectly shaped bales, combined with high output and outstanding durability, ensure the KUHN LSB baler will be a profitable investment.
The KUHN LSB 1290 D is a double knotters Large Square Balers in the 120 crop flow channel. The KUHN LSB 1290 D is designed with simple, but efficient techniques like INTEGRAL ROTOR and POWER DENSITY that produce rock-hard, perfectly shaped bales.
The KUHN LSB 1290 D is capable of working in various crops such as silage, hay, straw, alfalfa, maize straw and sugar cane leaves. Where crop cutting is required, the OMNICUT cutting system will do the job. All main intake functions are protected by cam clutches to provide maximum security and efficiency. After the crop is gathered and pre-compressed in the pre-chamber, the crop is moved upwards into the bale chamber in front of the plunger. After reaching its pre-set length the bale is secured by 6 twines knotted by the patented double knotting system.
The KUHN LSB 1290 D is ISOBUS compatible.
Optional on the LSB 1290 D is a driven crop roller to reach higher capacity in dry bulky swaths and integrated bale weighing system that provides on the go feedback.
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All KUHN LSB balers, cutting or non-cutting versions are equipped with the INTEGRAL ROTOR. This simple, maintenance free intake system ensures even feeding regardless of the various (crop) conditions.
The short distance between rotor and pick-up yields an outstanding crop flow. This force-fed intake makes higher forward speeds possible for outstanding productivity and reduced crop damage.
The complete mechanical POWER DENSITY system has proven its worth on all KUHN LSB balers. The system ensures consistently-filled flakes and rock-hard bales regardless of the condition of the windrow.
The continuously rotating feeder fork combines two functions into one mechanism thereby eliminating the need for complex drivelines. The INTEGRAL ROTOR actively delivers the crop to the pre-chamber throughout which, in the initial phase, it is evenly distributed by the feeder fork. Regardless of the swath form, the POWER DENSITY system guarantees a perfectly filled pre-chamber.
Besides the non-cutting OPTIFEED system, KUHN offers the OMNICUT cutting system on the LSB 1270 & LSB D models for unlimited intake capacity. The OMNICUT 23 (OC 23) provides a cutting length of 45 mm on the machines with 120 cm wide bales. With a rotor diameter of 60 cm, the OMNICUT rotor will process every swath that is placed in front of the baler. The knives on the OC 23 have individual hydraulic protection. This ensures a perfect cutting quality regardless of working speed and crop.
With just two levers the operator can easily choose from the following knife group configurations: 0 – 11 – 12 – 23. Together with the standard cassette system for easy knife changing, you notonly invest in cutting quality but, above all, driver comfort.
All main intake components of the KUHN LSB balers are fitted with a cam type clutch. With this non-stop safety system you can unblock the machine from the operator seat. The Pick-up, Integral Rotor and feeder fork are protected with cam-type torque limiters, which are automatically activated in the event of an overload. The respective cam clutch then activates and the intake is stopped. The clutch re-engages when the operator reduces the PTO speed. Another benefit of these clutches is that they give the ability to drive at a constant speed without worrying about blockages.
The specially designed bale chamber of the KUHN LSB machines is the result of more than 30 years’ experience in big square baling. With the 3 meter long bale chamber, there is plenty of space to form a perfect bale. The combination of aggressive retainers and pressure door shape brings an aggressive compaction and gentle expansion of the bale.
The 46 plunger strokes per minute result in a high compaction capacity. The plunger is guided via 4 large rollers with a diameter of 125 mm for maximum service life. The roller bearings are central greased and placed on the outside of the bale chamber which results in perfect access for inspection and maintenance.
The LSB D models are equipped with a double knotting system. With the electronic knotter control, the driver has accurate information concerning twine tension at all times and receives an alarm in case of risk. The knotting progress can be monitored directly from the tractor cab.
During baling, an upper (blue) and lower (red) twine is fed to the bale, because the twine is not slipping around the bale there is no tension on the twine during the bale formation.
Step 1: As the bale reaches the desired length, the needles (grey) are activated and move upwards to the knotter to start the knotting cycle. In this first step the bale is finished with the first knot.
Step 2: Once the first knot has finished the bale, the second knot connects the upper and lower twine again so the bale can be formed without stress on the twine during knotting.
The ISOBUS compatible CCI monitor has a large, color screen with outstanding clarity. Baling adjustments can be easily made via the touchscreen or by use of the intuitive, large, soft-touch keys. The CCI monitor can also be used with many other ISOBUS compatible machines.
Driven Crop roller
Optional on the LSB models is a driven crop roller. With the driven crop roller, the machine can reach up to 15% higher capacity in dry bulky swaths. For optimal performance, the crop roller is mechanically driven and protected by a cam clutch.
Integrated bale weighing system:
Use of the KUHN integrated bale weighing system provides on the go feedback about the bale weight plus direct insight in your crop yield. With this information, you will have the possibility to organize your transport chain as efficient as possible.
This will boost the productivity and profitability of your baling operation.


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FOI request reveals 627 serious further offences committed by offenders supervised by public and private probation in 2017/18.
The Children’s Commissioner highlights a worrying increase in the number of children segregated in youth custody.
Natalie Booth’s research finds that women prisoners often can’t even talk to their children on the phone.
Inspectors find the quality of public protection work has deteriorated since TR with the decline most marked in cases supervised by private probation companies.
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The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) are “destined to cooperate” in an increasingly fluid and competitive security environment in Northeast Asia.
Both the ROK and Japan share bilateral security treaties with the United States, prioritize protection of shared sea lines of communication, and face the challenge of addressing the threat of North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons program. Still, these overlapping strategic interests have not translated into substantial bilateral security cooperation. The potential benefits of robust JMSDF-ROKN ties are widely agreed upon among defense officials in Tokyo and Seoul, but lingering historical disputes over Japan’s colonial legacy in Korea, along with a territorial dispute over a set of islets (called “Dokdo” in Korea and “Takeshima” in Japan), impede the development of a close naval partnership that would further anchor peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
While it has been less than two decades since Japan and ROK established formal navy-to-navy ties, Japan’s indispensable role in supporting U.S. operations on the Korean peninsula has been evident for over half-a-century. During the Korean War, then-Rear Admiral Arleigh Burke called upon Japanese minesweepers from the Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) to clear Soviet mines in waters off of Wonsan, which ultimately provided the U.S. Navy access to launch a decisive amphibious assault at Wonsan in October 1950. Japan’s timely provision of minesweeping capabilities was integral for a short-handed U.S. Navy that relied on a handful of wooden auxiliary minesweepers after disbanding Commander Mine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMINPAC) in 1947.
More than 60 years later, the importance of Japanese support for U.S. operations around the Korean peninsula remains unchanged. DPRK development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technology further raises the potential for a destabilizing contingency on the Korean peninsula, in which case trilateral U.S.-Japan-ROK naval cooperation in areas such as ballistic missile defense (BMD), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and mine-warfare (MIW) will be critical against asymmetric North Korean capabilities. As retired-JMSDF Vice Admiral Yoji Koda argues, seamless interoperability between the JMSDF and ROKN in ASW and MIW will be necessary for securing the Korea/Tsushima Strait, which in turn, will be “indispensable to the ability of both ROK and American forces to fight and maintain themselves, and to the U.S. alliances with both South Korea and Japan.” Although ROKN modernization over the past 15 years has transformed it into an advanced, ocean-going navy, current ROKN shortfalls in ASW/MCM training and capabilities provide a powerful incentive for the ROK to cooperate with Japan, which can offer Seoul the extensive ASW/MCM experience necessary for protecting U.S. carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups that are deployed to the Korean peninsula during heightened tensions or wartime.
The potential strategic benefits of JMSDF-ROKN cooperation are not limited to the aforementioned tactical and operational benefits, however. In fact, the political utility of naval cooperation on regional security dynamics, especially as it relates to shaping China’s rise, is an increasingly compelling reason for Japan and the ROK to place historical and territorial disputes on the back-burner and prioritize addressing imminent threats to the regional status quo. For example, in response to China’s demarcation of its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea in November, Seoul and Tokyo decided to conduct a joint search-and-rescue naval exercise with destroyers and helicopters without submitting flight plans to Beijing. This exercise reinforced South Korea and Japan‘s rhetorical rejection of China’s ADIZ.
U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral naval cooperation and exercises would also place greater pressure on China to condemn, rather than defend, DPRK provocations such as the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan and shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010. This view was articulated in a statement released after a series of trilateral track two dialogues among representatives from the U.S., Japan, and the ROK, where participants agreed that China’s military modernization and reluctance to censure DPRK for these two incidents required U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral collaboration to “prevent China from engaging in such [assertive] behavior.”
The U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral relationship will be ever-more salient as the U.S. addresses regional strategic challenges such as North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and China’s anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities. Bolstering naval cooperation beyond joint-BMD and humanitarian aid exercises will ultimately require Seoul and Tokyo to move past disputes over history and territory that have recently plagued their relationship. North Korea will not wait for Japan and the ROK to mend ties before staging its next provocation. The strategic imperatives, opportunities, and benefits of Japan-ROK naval cooperation are significant, and the time to expand this relationship is now.
Samuel Mun currently works at the Project 2049 Institute, where an earlier version of this article first appeared.

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Over the last few weeks search and rescue teams across Oregon have been kept busy as many people are taking advantage of the weather and heading out to local hiking trails.
The Hood River County Sheriff's office says with the nicer weather they expect to see thousands of people exploring the trails.
Among those out pounding the dirt, Piotr Kikolski and Patrick McGinty. They're trekking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail.
The two from the Midwest say this is their first trip hiking out West.
"When we first started we weren't experienced but as you go on you kind of learn things on trail from other people that have done hikes," Kikolski said.
Through those conversations and miles later they've gained valuable information.
"Accidents happen anywhere, whether it's on trail or driving to work it is just a matter of paying attention to your surroundings," McGinty said.
"I know a lot of hikers like to put in music so if you do that, just like be really aware about everything," Kikolski said.
They say to take plenty of water, a cell phone and a few snacks. They also add to check in with some periodically when you have cell service.
The best advice they have is to just pick up your feet and be cautious.
"We've been hiking for 2,100 miles we still trip on rocks everyday, whether you are professional hiker or a day hiker it doesn't matter." McGinty said.
As they continue on, they say enjoy the adventure and just be safe doing it.
"Have fun, you know," McGinty said. "That's why we are out here, if it wasn't fun we wouldn't be here."
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Samsung has decided to release new hardware ahead of its Unpacked conference next week, the Shadow Video clip gives launch dates for two new products: a tablet and a smart watch.
The tablet is probably a full featured Galaxy Tab S6. The latest entry in the technology company's tablet range was the mid-range Galaxy Tab S5e, which combines a selection of high-end features and lightweight design at $ 399. The video shows that the new Tab Tab will again come with the S Pen stylus, and the keyboard cover will at least be an optional upgrade, if not the default. More details will be dropped from Samsung tomorrow, with July 31
Smartwatch will receive its official launch on August 5. Samsung's February Unpacked event includes an update to its wearable products and the annoying smart watch is probably the Galaxy Watch Active's follow-up. Expect to see only minor changes to the design and specifications with the Galaxy Watch Active 2, as the original version just hit the market a few months ago.
Pre-loading some of the product reveals that it points to some major developments in the works for the actual Unpacked Conference on August 7th. The Galaxy Note 10 should be the highlight of the event and we've already seen leaks for some of the expected design changes the latest model will sport.
Samsung may also have more information on the Galaxy Fold, now slated for a reboot in September, and it's now too late to share some ideas for the Galaxy Home smartphone it teases a year ago.


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by Eliana Benador
“The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. Let all my enemies be ashamed and much troubled; let them return and be ashamed in a moment.” Psalm 6, King David of Israel
Obama “assured Israel’s visiting leader [Netanyahu] Monday that the United States “will always have Israel’s back,” in a display of unity between allies who often disagree.”
So, here we go again, the political theater surrounding the AIPAC yearly farce is in action. Naturally, Muslim Palestinians may be disappointed to see their “ally” Hussein Obama embrace Israel, but who can forget taqqiya, the Islamic sharia bound law? Taqqiya makes it legally acceptable to distort the truth and reality for the advancement of Muslim world domination.
AIPAC describe themselves as ‘America’s pro-Israel lobby’, working to strengthen relations between the United States and Israel. But truth be told, the ‘working’ is most of all to facilitate businesses among participants and besides that, yes, protecting Israel… to the best of their abilities…
In reality it is about a meeting of the minds what happens at AIPAC. The Liberal minds, that is. For a longtime, AIPAC has appeared to represent the rights and aspirations and other interests of Israel. However, the concurrent amalgam of like-minded officials of both sides who are in attendance and who discreetly have the secret agenda to undermine the God-created-Land of Israel and who are disguised under different and very dissimulated wrappings, end up simply confusing the average reader.
That said, there appear to be increasingly more common denominators between these two [Netanyahu’s and Obama’s] groups that are meeting at AIPAC’s yearly rituals.
Let’s look back a year ago, when on March 27, 2011, Lee “Rosie” Rosenberg was appointed president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC. Rosenberg, a former “jazz recording industry veteran capitalist who [surprise] accompanied U.S. President Barack Obama on his campaign trip to Israel…” Furthermore, Rosenberg also served on the president’s national campaign finance committee.
Why would AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby choose a hard-core liberal, an Obama-guy, to be at the helm of the pro-Israel institution previously known for their staunch, unfailing position defending Israel’s interests in America -that seems to be part of the past as times are, obviously, changing.
Adding insult to injury, AIPAC’s president is not only from Chicago, the home state of President Obama, but he is also on first-name terms with former White House Chief of Staff and current Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, as well as David Axelrod, President Obama’s former senior advisor.
Some may recall that in last year at AIPAC’s fest, Obama did not fail to mention the Chicagoan delegation attending AIPAC, very likely “friends of Obama.” And, this is what explains as well the standing ovation from an AIPAC Jewish audience last Sunday.
The list of actions taken by the Obama Administration to undermine the existence and the security and the safety of The Land of Israel, have been blatant, and they span from the betrayal of our first and foremost ally, Hosni Mubarak, which in the end has given birth to Obama’s infamous “Arab Spring,” to the largest arms sales ever made by the United States, to Saudi Arabia, for over 60 billion dollars, to mention a few.
However, the closeness of Obama and his entourage to the Muslim Brotherhood is the most terrible treason that could have been committed to a long standing friendship between our nations.
Obama in his own words, in this election year 2012:
“We have seen the terrible bloodshed that’s going on in Syria, the democratic transition that’s taking place in Egypt. And in the midst of this, we have an island of democracy and one of our greatest allies in Israel…. My personal commitment — a commitment that is consistent with the history of other occupants of this Oval Office — our commitment to the security of Israel is rock solid. And as I’ve said to the Prime Minister in every single one of our meetings, the United States will always have Israel’s back when it comes to Israel’s security. This is a bond that is based not only on our mutual security interests and economic interests, but is also based on common values and the incredible people-to-people contacts that we have between our two countries.”
But, in all of this, betrayal to the Jewish People and to the holy Land of Israel does not come from Israel’s true archenemy, Hussein Obama, but rather from Israel’s own offspring, as we will see below.
Despite belonging to the so-called right wing Likud, it is much more accurate to say Netanyahu is a LINO, a Likudnik In Name Only…
As it is, in America, where the majority of the population has been contaminated with the liberal views of the Left, we find people like McCain, siding with the liberal views of the Administration more often than not, or Speaker Boehner, whose tender manners have more of a democrat disguised under the wrapping of a republican. Likewise, in Israel, the hawkish politicians, who are former members of the Israeli elite Sayeret Matkal, time and again, do not fail to disappoint with their liberal approach to Israeli national defense.
Sadly, there is ONE common denominator that reunites both arch-liberal, pro-communist, pro-Muslim Obama, his JINOs, or Jewish-In-Name-Only gang of Rahm Emanuel, Lee Rosenberg, George Soros, and all the others… And, on the other hand, on the Israeli side, the LINOs, or Bibi Netanyahu with his comrades Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni, and so on…
And that common denominator is that both, current Israeli and American leaders betray the countries they were elected and mandated to defend.
For instance, how can the armies of both countries defend their country’s territory, interests and people, when their military behavior is based in the treacherous “courageous restraint,” the degenerated promotional suicidal version for our soldiers, that implies that the military are there to avoid civilian casualties from the… enemy! And, both our countries reward whoever of our soldiers gets to NOT shoot even in time of need, at risk of their own lives and more…
The truth of the matter is that it’s obvious that in all likelihood, 90% of the people attending the AIPAC-Obama-Netanyahu fest have only one goal in mind: Their own personal, political and business agendas -and do not have in mind the security of either the Land of Israel or the United States.
Rampant moral corruption is uniting the fates of both countries, and with which their more accurate description may in the end be, whether we like it or not, that of Big Satan and Little Satan.
The conspicuous godless turn taken by both Israel and the United States, and the ineptitude, inertia, apathy and lethal lethargy that both their so-called conservative population are exhibiting, indicate a sure descent to hell as they distance themselves from the moral principles that have always made nations succeed.
On the contrary, the godless are having the upper hand and are bringing both countries down to their knees and destroying everything that was progress and advancement, to give room to their world inspired by the Greek and Roman empires -which we all know too well how they ended.
So, in the end, as AIPAC’s meeting this year has been conspicuously two months earlier than last year, Mr. Rosenfeld must have been hard at work to make it match to Mr. Obama’s electoral needs…
Not a bad thing when one is holding an election at the end of the year -especially when so many Jews see nothing wrong in funding evil against their own people and against the Land of Israel…
Obama is hard at work planning on his every single move. Sunday he appeared at AIPAC. Monday he met with Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, assuring him that his “commitment to the security of Israel is rock solid,” and all that chronometrically timed before his speech today -just as republicans hold their GOP Super Tuesday.
We are in the world of global political manipulation and the loss of God and as a result, breaking the rules set in this world with the purpose of establishing a sane habitat for its inhabitants, are starting to slowly and surely bringing it closer to Sodom and Gomorrah than ever before. And we know what were the consequences of such a closeness to a godless, unprincipled, degenerating and decrepit world.
May God bless and protect America and Israel.
Goodwill Ambassador Eliana Benador is a national and international global strategist and the former CEO and founder of Benador Associates.


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Authorities said that Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was detected for the first time in southern France this month. Here's what we know.
A virus that causes haemorrhagic fever was detected for the first time in France this month in around 100 ticks collected in 2022 and 2023 on farms in the south of the country.
The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus is typically spread through the bite of an infected Hyalomma tick, but there has not yet been a human infection in France.
Human cases of the virus have previously been reported in Europe in the Balkans, Spain, Russia and Turkey. Two cases, including one that was fatal, were reported over the summer in North Macedonia.
There have also been 10 cases of CCHF diagnosed in Spain between 2013 and 2021, of which seven patients survived.
The virus can cause "severe viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks" like Ebola, with a fatality rate of between 5 and 40 per cent, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A human can get infected with this virus through contact with infected ticks or animal blood from livestock such as cattle, sheep or goats. It can also be transmitted through human-to-human contact with infected blood or body fluids.
The symptom onset is typically sudden and starts with fever, dizziness, muscle aches, sore eyes and sensitivity to light. A person could also have nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain, according to WHO.
Other signs include a fast heart rate, enlarged lymph nodes, and rash caused by bleeding. It is one of the agency’s priority diseases that pose the "greatest public health risk".
The detection of CCHF in ticks is "very worrying", according to Ali Mirazimi, an adjunct professor with the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet who has researched this virus.
"It indicates that the risk is high to see an outbreak in France in [the] near future," he told Euronews Next.
Mirazimi added that there are no antivirals or vaccines to treat or prevent CCHF at the moment.
Tick-borne diseases on the rise due to climate change
The Hyalomma tick, a very large hard tick of around 5 mm that carries the virus, originates in Africa and Asia and travels with migratory birds.
While this type of tick has been present in Corsica for decades, it was only detected on the Mediterranean coast in 2015.
Experts, including specialists at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) who tested these ticks, have warned that climate change will create conditions that favour these insects’ further spread.
Laurence Vial, a tick specialist at CIRAD, warned that the virus was detected in ticks in Spain a few years before human cases emerged, but she said it could be different in France with the distribution of the tick species still unknown.
While there is no current active national surveillance of ticks, France’s National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Anses) has recommended that the ticks be monitored.
Anses warned earlier this year that there was a risk this haemorrhagic virus would emerge in France due in part to climate change.
"This emergence is made all the more likely by the fact that the geographical area in which these ticks are established is expected to expand due to the ongoing climate change," said Elsa Quillery, the coordinator of Anses’ scientific expert analysis, in June.
"This is because Hyalomma ticks like dry climates and warm periods".
Cattle in Italy have also tested positive for antibodies for CCHF virus, suggesting that they were exposed to the virus.
A spokesperson for WHO Europe told Euronews Next that the detection of CCHF in ticks in France is a "concerning development," adding that "WHO along with partners is monitoring the possibly expanding range of this and other vector-borne diseases as our climate changes".
Other tick-borne illnesses appear to be increasing in Europe, with a study published this year in the journal Eurosurveillance finding that tick-borne encephalitis cases increased between 2012 and 2020 with a north-west spread in continental Europe.
Other studies have found that borreliosis - more commonly known as Lyme disease - diagnoses have increased in some Western European countries but that better surveillance in southern countries is needed.
How can people avoid these ticks?
Mirazimi told Euronews Next that authorities should "educate and inform people in the area about the risks," better monitor the area, and inform doctors and hospitals about the disease and its symptoms.
To prevent tick bites, it is recommended that people should wear closed shoes, avoid grass and stick to marked paths, and inspect themselves after returning from walks or a garden outdoors.
After being bitten, health authorities recommend removing the tick with tweezers and disinfecting the area as well as monitoring for any symptoms of tick-borne illness.
France’s public health agency said that the frequency of human bites from the Hyalomma tick is expected to be low as these ticks "have no particular appetite for humans".
They are also larger and easier to spot than other species of ticks.
A spokesperson for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said: "The finding in France confirms that there is a potential risk for humans to get infected with CCHFV.
"An in-depth multidisciplinary assessment of the risk of occurrence of human cases will be carried out in France for the next season of tick activity in spring 2024 and in subsequent years".


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Hot country newcomer Chris Lane brings new meaning to his debut single “Broken Windshield View” as the catchy song breaks into the Top 10 on the iTunes Country Songs Chart and shatters digital sales with 11,247 downloads in the first week, making it the top-selling debut single in country music this week according to Soundscan.
Currently featured on SiriusXM’s The Highway and highlighted as New and Noteworthy on iTunes, “Broken Windshield View” is a fast-paced, guitar-fueled song that showcases Lane’s standout vocals. Produced by Joey Moi (Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen) and written by hit-makers Rodney Clawson, Shane Minor, and David Lee Murphy, the tune vividly captures life growing up in the country.
Superstar duo Florida Georgia Line is already buzzing about “Broken Windshield View” across their social networks and tapped the talented singer to open their major headline run this summer – THIS IS HOW WE ROLL SUMMER SERIES 2014 – featuring special guest Nelly.
Lane has been making waves in the country music scene in North Carolina, selling out club shows all across the state. He has played well over 500 shows the past few years and opened for The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Lee Brice, Chris Young, Brantley Gilbert, among others. A native of Kernersville, NC, Lane recently signed with Big Loud Mountain and is in the studio recording his first EP with acclaimed producer Joey Moi.
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An ode to the printed page
As modern teachers of modern tongues, we duly emphasize the spoken word. We also want our students to be able to produce a written text that, to the eyes of a native, has an air of authenticity. And yet, despite all this, the greatest gift that is ours to give is an emphasis on thoughtful reading. More than any other factor, this is what defines the major you have just completed.
Why then sing its praises in these next five minutes?
Because in the world beyond our gates, the notion of reading as a spontaneous and vital activity has come under stress. Homogenization is everywhere. Independent bookstores are nearly a thing of the past. Venerable publishers are gobbled up each year by multimedia giants. American university presses give increasingly short shrift to fundamental research, particularly in the humanities, and are engaged in a mad quest for academic blockbusters.
Although rich vestiges of material culture happily survive from the past, the human record per se—and the history of our interpretation of that record—are preponderantly conveyed in written form. To lose our sense of the centrality of reading is thus to lose touch with ourselves.
Naturally wedded to silence and the inner life, books stand in contrast with the captivating technological devices that surround us.
Yet the book itself is a perfect piece of technology, perfect for use in the most varied circumstances. Unlike its predecessor, the scroll—indeed, far better than the webpage, that electronic descendant of the scroll—it offers an easy retrospective glance at what has just been read and a pleasant, furtive look at what’s to come. It is, in most cases, effortlessly hand-held: Cultures such as that of France have long given thought to the production of books that easily lie open in a single hand. This was perhaps a concession to the French love for the cigarette, which could then be held by the other hand. But it also proclaims the natural friendship between the human being and the printed page.
Reading brings us directly into contact with another sensibility, another point of view. As a medium, it shapes the imagination but does not dictate to it. On the contrary, it requires imaginative participation if it is to be effective at all.
Children take naturally to reading, but they need exposure to it. To read aloud to a child is to create a kind of sacred triangle consisting of the book, the reader and the listener. It offers opportunities for the deepening of the bond between two individuals and between child and book. Repeat this scenario on the grand scale, and you will have affected the future of the world.
To indulge in a generality: Video, in a sense, possesses us. Reading engages us.
A recent study revealed that watching significant amounts of television not only fails to help children develop the eye movements necessary for effective reading, it actually inhibits the development of these crucial muscular movements.
Tired Americans may turn to television as a means of relaxation. Yet another study showed that although by conventional measures the subjects were indeed relaxed while watching television, the experience left them more distracted and more agitated than before. How different the reward of those who relax with a book!
For many of you, love of the written word conditioned the selection of a major. All of you, I hope, have grown in this dimension in the last few years. One of the best ways to expand one’s knowledge of a foreign tongue—and even of the finer points of grammar—is to read for pleasure in that language. Invariably, those of my students who best master the art of bilingual translation are those who have read most broadly in both of the languages concerned.
The faculty’s encouragement of reflective reading is a great gift. Throughout the coming decades, you will have the chance to share it—some of you chiefly with those closest to you, others in far-reaching ways. In every case, the gift is crucial for the deepening of the spirit and for meaningful engagement with the world.
Thoughtful reading is, after all, one of the paths to fulfillment—and human fulfillment is what your professors and your parents wish for you with all their heart.
Members of the Class of 2005, as you emerge from your college years, be thoughtful, be joyful, think kindly of Tufts. Read on! And fare ye well.
Vincent Pollina is an associate professor of French and Italian. He gave this address to language degree recipients in the School of Arts and Sciences during commencement ceremonies on May 22.

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DISGRACED whistleblower Ashton Foley has been arrested east of Melbourne for breaching a community-based order in Victoria.
But sources close to her family believe she will also eventually be extradited to WA to face other allegations.
Ms Foley, who has been in the public spotlight since testifying last October to a WA Parliamentary committee about allegations of misconduct at Peel Health Campus, was arrested this morning by Victorian police, they confirmed.
Victoria Police spokeswoman Belle Nolan would not comment on WA police matters pertaining to Ms Foley. But she said: "Police can confirm that a 40-year-old Hawthorn woman was arrested at a residential address in ... Lake Bunga around 10am (EST) this morning.
"She was arrested on a warrant for breaching a community based order and has been remanded to appear at Bairnsdale Magistrate's Court tomorrow."
A source close to the family said the WA Police allegations, for which she faced extradition, related to documents put to the Supreme Court claiming Ms Foley - who was Peel Health Campus chief operating officer before quitting last September - had threatened to go to the media with negative information about PHC unless she was paid tens of thousands in leave and other entitlements following her resignation.
"When she requested that she get her money owed when she resigned, they're saying it was extortion,'' a source said. "(But) she never took any leave, she worked her butt off.
"It could be a day or two before she gets to WA. And because she previously disappeared with the kids they're not going to bail her.''
But WA Police said there was "no extradition order" because matters that WA Police wanted to discuss with Ms Foley, were "not at that stage".
A WA Police spokesman did say last week WA Police was investigating "an alleged fraud by Foley to gain employment'' at Peel and inquiries were continuing with other jurisdictions about "several matters''.
The alleged fraud is believed to pertain to Ms Foley providing allegedly false qualifications to get her former job at Peel Health Campus, which itself is at the centre of an inquiry examining corruption allegations at the hospital.
Ms Foley quit as PHC's chief operating officer last September because of her concerns about the way the privately run, publicly funded Mandurah hospital was operating, and then testified to the Parliamentary committee, before leaving WA with her family to work in Victoria.
It was then revealed about 16 days ago ago in The Sunday Times and PerthNow that she had been in jail in the United States in 2008 for lying on a credit application for a car lease.
Facing a media storm over the allegations, Ms Foley then quit her Victorian job as Orbost Regional Health chief executive and fled her home with her four children.
The US charge has not been dealt with, and Ms Foley insists she has no conviction in the US.
She and others testified in October to the Parliamentary committee that examined allegations of misconduct at the hospital centring around it overcharging the Health Department about $1.8 million for its operation and also alleged $200 "incentive'' payments given to emergency department doctors for admissions.
Both witness testimonies and documents dating back to 2010 were examined by the committee which in November recommended an independent inquiry be launched.
An inquiry into the hospital was then begrudgingly announced in December by the Premier and is being headed by Professor Bryant Stokes. The inquiry is continuing.


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Let's talk about happiness because I believe when you are happy, you can be productive. Happier people are more productive. When you are miserable, I would argue you cannot be the most productive version of yourself.
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Tata Tiago Overview
The Tiago is the best seller for Tata Motors and if it continues its growth this way, it may be beat the Kwid and Eon, in sales for the entire year. While Tata was struggling to establish its earlier brands, it seems the Tiago is making up for it. We have always maintained that the Tiago is a fine car, which is also well-built and deserves to sell well. The effort gone into making this hatchback shows. Also the excellent pricing of the car, not to mention the features package has caught up well with customers, who see good value in this car.The
Tiago has also replaced the Maruti Ciaz as the 10th best selling car in the country, overall, last fiscal. The Tiago sold 78,829 units in the FY 2017-18 and it contributes to over 38 per cent of the total sales of Tata Motors. No mean feat for this hatchback and for Tata, especially to overcome their past baggage. In recent times, it has helped Tata consolidate its position in the Indian automotive market. The hatchback is also a critically acclaimed one and has set new benchmarks in the segment. It aggressive pricing is also a reason for its success, part from the package it is. Test drive for Tata Tiago.
The 2018 Tata Tiago is on the cards and this model year will get some upgrades. It will not exactly be a facelift, as the Tiago is relatively new in its product life cycle. However, it will get certain enhancements like new body colours and some upgrades to the interiors like seat fabrics and a couple of new features. The 2018 Tata Tiago will also be priced as aggressively priced as the current one. There will be no change in the pricing of the Tiago, as Tata want to grow their market share with the Tiago. The 2018 edition will add some freshness to the car and offer something new to customers, to differentiate it from the existing model.
Tata Tiago Exterior & Style
The Tiago bears no resemblance to any other Tata product, which in our books, is a very good thing to begin with. The Bolt and the Vista were plagued by the ‘Indica lookalike’ tag which didn’t go down well with the masses. The hatchback follows Tata’s ‘Impact’ philosophy, just like it’s elder siblings, the Zest and the Bolt. It looks fresh, contemporary and modern. It is amongst the widest cars in the segment at 1647mm, second to only the Grand i10. It has a shorter wheelbase than the Celerio, in spite of being a full 146mm longer. However, it is the heaviest car in the segment by a considerable margin.
The front profile is home to a pair of swept back, smoked headlamps. Joining the headlamps is a curved strip of chrome that Tata calls the ‘humanity line’.The grille harbours a three-dimensional Tata logo and hexagon detailing that become smaller as they spread out towards the headlamps. The air dam is sleek and is peppered with some more hexagons. The fog lamps are placed at either end of the air dam and get a chrome surround as well. The subtle creases on the bumper complement the ones on the bonnet, thereby lending the Tiago a confident face
We particularly like the sharp character line that runs across the side of the car and finishes into the wrap around tail lamp. As is the norm in the segment, the Tiago gets blacked out B-pillars and indicators on the wing mirror as well.The side shows off the low-slung stance of the car beautifully, with the 14-inch alloys filling the wheel well. However, the design of the alloy itself is a bit of a letdown. In comparison, the diamond cut wheels on the Grand i10 look truly a class above.The rear profile is clean and minimalistic. The almond-shaped tail lamps and the faint character lines connecting the two look really classy. It also gets an integrated spoiler that houses a high mounted stop lamp.
However, the things that drew our attention remain the gloss black spoiler spats that are placed on either end of the integrated spoiler. Tata says that it not only looks cool but also aids aerodynamics. The matte-black finish around the number plate area helps break the monotony of colour at the rear. Notably, the exhaust is neatly tucked away from view. Boot space stands at 240-litres, which is on par with the Celerio for all practical purposes and is slightly smaller than that of the Grand i10.We will go out on a limb and say that the Tiago is the best designed Tata till date. The proportions, the sharp lines and attention to detail are praiseworthy.
Tata Tiago Interior & Space
The cabin is the biggest surprise on the Tiago. It’s well designed and spacious as it rightfully should be, but what bowls you over is how well finished it is too.Tata has really upped its game in this department and has gone the whole hog to make the cabin look and feel more special than some premium hatchbacks. You can tell a lot of thought has gone into everything right from the choice of seat fabric to the rich knitted roof lining. The plastics are also of a high standard and, in fact, the textured finish on the dash top is something you won’t find even on some more expensive cars like the new Maruti Baleno. The silver shroud around the instruments is the only bit that looks tacky. Drivers will, however, like the meaty steering wheel (shared with the Zest and Bolt), chunky column stalks and good all-round visibility afforded by the large windows and low dashboard.
The two-tone dash may not be radical in layout (the body-coloured side air vents are optional) but it does look smart and positions the important controls for easy access. As with all new Tatas, there’s a lot to talk about the Tiago’s Harman-developed infotainment system. For one, sound quality from the four-speaker and four-tweeter set-up is really impressive. There’s no touchscreen here but the system does offer aux-in, USB and Bluetooth connectivity for audio streaming and telephone functions. Additionally, the system can be synced to a phone to display and readout turn-by-turn navigation instructions. There’s also the unique Juke Car app that allows each passenger in the car to add songs from their device (via mobile hotspot) to a playlist on the phone paired with the audio player. So, no quarrelling over music on long journeys!Check for Tata Tiago in planetm.co.in
What could be a sticky issue is the air conditioning. The air-con vents feel solid to operate but have limited reach, the blower is loud and the knobs feel a bit too mechanical in operation. The bigger concern is that the aircon didn’t cool the cabin quickly or effectively.On the plus side, Tata has responded to feedback on the insufficient storage in the Bolt by giving the Tiago lots of space for small items. There’s a bottle holder on each door (albeit good for slim 0.5-litre bottles only), two cupholders near the gear lever, a shelf at the driver’s end of the dashboard and a bay to hold mobile phones at the base of the centre console. What’s more, the glovebox is cooled and features a dedicated recess to hold tablet devices. The glovebox’s soft release via a neatly integrated button on the dash is a superb touch. Also worth a mention is that the driver’s footwell is spacious and there’s a dedicated dead pedal too.
Up front, occupants get a good sense of space and seat comfort is good though some may find the seat base a tad short. The last bit is a departure from other Tata cars whose front seats offer almost excessive thigh support. Rear seat passengers have it quite nice. There’s a good deal of space, the large windows let in plenty of light and the seat is well cushioned. The single-piece rear seat backrest can also be folded forward to free up more luggage room though the 240-litre boot can hold plenty as is.
Tata Tiago Engine & Performance
The New Tata Tiago 2018 will come in petrol as well as diesel engine options. Thses will be the same offered currently. There will be no change to the engines or transmissions. A five-speed manual transmission does duty on bothe these engines. The petrol Tata Tiago 2018 will have an AMT also, but the diesel will be offered only with a manual gearbox. The performance of both these engines is decent and offer a good mix of city and highway driving. The petrol engine on the 2018 Tata Tiago will be more refined. It will offer good fuel efficiency as well. The calibration of the AMT is also expected to be improved.
quickly and performance is adequate and no more. The feeling is that you always have to work the engine to bring out its best; a tall third gear only makes this more evident in slow moving city traffic. In stop-go traffic, you’ll also notice power delivery to be jerky. You can sense the fuel cut off the moment you lift off the throttle. The clutch is light, but not very progressive, and the gearbox also requires effort to slot in at times. Refinement levels are fair at low revs though the thrum from the three-cylinder engine can get intrusive, especially at the 3,000rpm mark when a bit of resonance filters into the cabin.
There’s also a bit of a judder just after you engage the clutch and floor the throttle.To be honest, it’s the three-cylinder Revotorq turbo-diesel engine that seems a lot nicer. This 1.05-litre engine is actually a downsized (and thoroughly modernised) version of the Indica’s 1405cc, four-cylinder diesel unit. The block is cast iron while the aluminium head houses twin cams and four valves per cylinder. The engine’s 69bhp at 4,000rpm and 14.27kgm from 1,800-3,000rpm make it far more powerful than the Celerio’s two-cylinder diesel unit.
Start the engine and there’s no escaping this is a small displacement three-cylinder motor. There are vibrations but it’s not all that bad. The engine also takes time to wake up but builds speed reasonably well from about 1,500rpm though the real power comes in only post 1,800rpm. Thereon, the engine pulls sufficiently but again it doesn’t feel particularly peppy. That’s to say it gets the job done but doesn’t excite in the least. The powerband is narrow and by 3,500rpm you know the engine is done with its best. At this point, the engine also gets noisy with a rough roar for a note and this gives even less reason to rev it to 4,000rpm and beyond. Drivers will find the clutch light but snappy (more so than the petrol) in the way it engages. The gearbox too is not as crisp as the competitions’.
Tata Tiago Driving Dynamics
The Tata Tiago has an impressive ride quality. This will continue to be one of its highlight in the 2018 edition too. It will run well on bad roads and provide high levels of comfort for its segment. The handling will also be good. The steering will be light and will be easy to maneuver the car in the city. The 2018 Tata Tiago will also be a good car to drive on the highway. It has good composure and remains steady at high speeds too.Where the Tiago claws back points is in ride and handling. There is an underlying firmness to the ride and vertical movements are sharper than what you’d get on the Bolt but the Tiago’s175/65 R14 tyres still round off the potholes very well and also nice is the way the Tiago handles corners thanks to the excellent grip offered by the Goodyear tyres.Straight line stability is big car good too and it’s hard to unsettle the Tiago. The steering feel has a nice amount of heft which is reassuring, especially at highway speeds but unlike in the Bolt or Zest, it’s devoid of feel and feels vague around the straight ahead position.
Tata Tiago Braking & Safety
The Tiago gets an energy-absorbing body structure that will bear the brunt of a crash without transferring much of it to the cabin. It also gets dual front airbags along with ABS and EBD. While the airbags can be opted for in every variant barring the base, ABS remains exclusive to the top-spec Tiago.
Tata Tiago Cost in Pune
Tata Tiago On-Road Price in Pune ranges from 3,78,050 to 6,80,711 for variants Tiago Revotron XB and Tiago Revotorq XZ respectively. Tata Tiago is available in 21 variants and 6 colours. Below are details of Tata Tiago variants price in Pune. Check for Tiago price in Pune at Carzprice.
Tata Tiago Final Thought
Tata has clearly put its heart and soul into the Tiago and the result is very impressive. The Tiago looks attractive, comes with plenty of equipment and has a cabin that could very well belong to a more expensive car. The Tiago is also designed to tackle our imperfect roads with ease and is an easy car to handle. Unfortunately, the lacklustre engines take much away from what is otherwise a well-rounded package. However, Indian buyers might be willing to make a compromise on the driving experience in return for good fuel efficiency. The petrol Tiago (in Eco mode) gives an impressive 23.5kpl and the diesel is even more fuel-efficient. What these figures translate to in the real world remains to be seen.


Apple notes that the goal of video stabilization is to revise an original video sequence to mimic a sequence that would have been obtained if a camera captured the video from an ideal or a specified motion trajectory.
Increasingly, consumer capture devices are provisioned with motion detection devices such as accelerometers and/or gyroscopes. The motion detection devices can provide metadata that indicates motion effects of a camera during video capture, however, even though the motion detectors provide data relating to global motion of the camera, the level of shakiness between frames often is comparable to the noise level of the motion detector data. Such high level of the noise in data prohibits directly use of accelerometer data in video stabilization.
Apple presents a control system for video processes that selectively control the operation of motion stabilization processes.
According to the present invention, motion sensor data indicative of motion of a mobile device may be received and processed. A determination may be made by comparing processed motion sensor data to a threshold. Based on the determination, motion stabilization may be suspended on select portions of a captured video sequence.
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