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Waltons Playhouse featured on the Secret Lives of 4, 5 and 6 year olds
Waltons playhouse is featured on the Secret Lives of 4 year olds
The Waltons Honeypot Poppy Tower Playhouse has been featured on Channel 4's latest series, The Secret Lives of 4, 5 and 6 year olds.
The fly-on the wall documentary follows three groups of twelve children aged between 4 and 6 who are 'taking their first steps to independence.' The documentary looks at how children develop social skills such as conflict resolution and the importance of friendships.
The producers of Channel 4's Secret Lives of 4, 5 and 6 year olds chose to use the Waltons Honeypot Poppy Tower playhouse in the playground where the series was filmed.
The playhouse was painted in blue and white stripes and filled with a dressing up box and other toys. The first Episode showed the group of four year olds playing in the playhouse at different intervals with both the boys and girls engaging in imaginative play whilst in the playhouse.
The playhouse is built to comply with the European Toy Safety Standard EN71 and features child safe hand rails, smooth planed wood and finger gaps around the doors.
Go to Channel 4 to watch the show or to take a look at the playhouse go to Outdoor Toys section of the Waltons Website.


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Swansea legend Alan Curtis rips up the plan as club eye Premier League safety after win over relegation rivals Norwich at the Liberty
- Alan Curtis has guided Swansea to the brink of Premier League safety
- Curtis has been in charge in the absence of manager Francesco Guidolin
- Swansea are nine points clear of the relegation zone after beating Norwich
- Canaries boss Alex Neil hails the travelling support to the Liberty Stadium
Francesco Guidolin will claim the credit for saving Swansea from going down – but it is club legend Alan Curtis who deserves the praise.
The 61-year-old who has been part of the club’s fabric since playing for them in the 1970s has now been responsible for four of the club’s 12 Premier League wins this season.
Italian Guidolin picked the team from the hospital bed where he’s been treated for a chest infection, but it was Curtis who tore up that plan at half-time and made the substitutions which changed the game.
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored the only goal as Swansea saw off Norwich 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday
Alan Curtis (left) deserves special praise for guiding the side in the absence of the ill Francesco Guidolin
Gylfi Sigurdsson, who got his sixth goal in ten games with an ice-cool finish from Leroy Fer’s pass, says his calm authority has been crucial in moving the Swans in sight of safety.
He said: ‘He knows how to handle players. He is quite relaxed, but when he needs to shout he will. He did in the warm-up at Arsenal last week which was a bit sloppy from us. He got us going in that game and it kept on here.
‘He commands massive respect. The boys all call him the legend, and there is a reason for that.
‘He has been at the club for so many years, has huge experience, and it is good to have someone who knows the place inside out and understands what it means not just for the club but for the people who live around here.’
Alan Curtis gestures on the touchline with the first team coach standing in for Francesco Guidolin once more
Nathan Redmond almost grabbed a late equaliser for Norwich who are sinking deeper into trouble after taking just one point from their last nine games.
Midfielder Jack Cork ran 7.6 miles – more than half a mile further than any other player on the pitch.
Boss Alex Neil at least still has the fans on his side, and believes that contrast to other relegation rivals like Newcastle and Aston Villa where supporters are in open revolt can be a major factor in the run-in.
He said: ‘The support we had here was terrific, but then it has been like that for every game.
Norwich manager Alex Neil feels the support of the fans in the run-in for Premier League survival
‘If I am honest there is no reason for the fans to back us as much as they have because we have not given them much, but if they keep doing so it will help us.
‘Of course if you are a manager you are there to be criticised. If it goes well you take the plaudits, and if it doesn’t you take the stick.
‘But I need to make sure my players keep believing in what we are doing and when the fans stay with us like they did here it helps massively.’
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I did try a few different things, and I found that the linetriple is a fair bit more stable when I run the signal through my AV receiver (a Denon AVR-S910W), though still not what I would call playable for anything action-based. Changing the HDMI Tx mode has no effect at all, and the sync drops are definitely on the digital side of the equation, as I’ve kept an eye on the OSSC during the drops and there’s never so much as a flicker of red from the LEDs. Normal linedouble works fine, which would also rule out an analog sync issue.
I’ve switched off all the postprocessing features on the TV and AVR and switched them into their respective gaming low-latency modes, but I don’t have a CRT handy to get a good measure of how much lag may still be introduced by the chain. Experimenting with some of the pair’s processing features seemed to improve stability in some cases but worsen it in others, so I ultimately chalked up any improvement to the TV’s handling of the OSSC’s out-of-spec signal just being unpredictable.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- 7-Eleven Inc. is halfway done converting its 188 Wilson Farms convenience stores across the state of New York into 7-Eleven stores, according to a report by The Buffalo News.
Dallas-based 7-Eleven acquired the chain in June 2011 and has since been strategically--and diplomatically--converting them (see Related Content below for previous CSP Daily News coverage) because it does not want to alienate faithful customers.
The stores have been a retail fixtures in Western New York communities for 42 years, said the report.
"Wilson Farms had a really loyal customer base for years," Mark Senay, 7-Eleven's local director of operations, told the newspaper. "And they have been responsive to what we've done. The guests are really excited about the new products and the changes. Business is going well."
The sale of the chain has been a strategic merger, not a total takeover, the report said.
While the transition ushered in new signs, new hours and hot foods, 7-Eleven retained a core part of Wilson Farm's business and success: its large focus on groceries. The converted stores, with their many aisles of food products, will still feel familiar to Wilson Farms' regulars.
"What we've tried to do is bring the best of both companies in," said Senay. "Things that did really well for Wilson Farms we've kept and added in 7-Eleven's products."
Wilson Farms was owned and operated by Ahold, a Dutch supermarket giant, which ran the chain as a division of Tops Markets. In 2005, the Nanula family and Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., a New York City private equity firm, bought Wilson Farms through the equity firm's WFI Group.
The Wilson Farms acquisition greatly boosted 7-Eleven's regional presence, said the report. Before the purchase, there were only 21 locations in the Buffalo and Rochester markets. While some of the existing stores are franchise-run, the converted locations are corporate-operated.
Last summer, 7-Eleven began a multiyear, multimillion-dollar project to convert the Wilson Farms locations, along with plans to refurbish its existing stores. When the remodeling wraps up, the company will look for other opportunities to expand in Western New York, company officials told the Buffalo News.
So far, 79 of Western New York's 98 stores have been remodeled with new lighting, counters, floors, equipment and other upgrades, the report said. The converted stores now operate 24 hours a day, feature coffee islands and offer signature 7-Eleven products, such as Big Bite hot dogs, Slurpees and Big Gulp drinks.
The company's approach to the local market has not only helped retain longtime Wilson Farms customers, but its new offerings are attracting new patrons, Pat Sheridan, the company's market manager of Western New York, told the paper.
"Wilson Farms delivered certain products to a certain demographic, and 7-Eleven is delivering different products to a different demographic," said Sheridan, who held a similar position when the stores were Wilson Farms. "Since we've kept the best of Wilson Farms and now have all the great 7-Eleven products we never had before, we've kept the loyal customers and brought in new customers."

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Writers on the Range
Coyote War Reminds Me of
War in Iraq
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every
problem as a nail, said psychologist Abraham Maslow.
As a wildlife ecologist here in the American West, I cant help but
draw analogies between the Bush administrations foreign policy in
Iraq and one of its proposed wildlife policies in the American West. Both
rely on heavy-handed lethal approaches using guns and killing when
other approaches could work better.
As the war in Iraq drags on, at least three lessons are clear. First,
there is a strong ethnic-religious component to the war that our military
power seems unable to address. Were trying to use a hugely expensive
military machine to grapple with religious fundamentalism, which is like
using a gold-plated jackhammer to hoe a garden.
Second, the reasons used to justify the war those weapons of mass
destruction we could never find and the connection to Osama bin Ladin
turned out not to exist.
And third, our relentless bombing and killing of terrorists seems to make
more religious extremists decide to be terrorists. In other words, the
more terrorists we kill, the more we seem to make.
A recent proposal by the U.S. Forest Service to give the Agriculture Departments
Wildlife Services agency the option to kill coyotes in wilderness areas
by poisoning and gunning them down from a helicopter or airplane
offers eerie similarities to the quagmire in Iraq.
A coyote is a four-legged critter that weighs around 40 pounds, like a
medium-sized dog. It adapts to almost any environment, lives both alone
and in families, and it performs necessary ecological functions in natures
grand food chain. Coyotes mainly eat rodents and other small animals,
but sometimes they dine on free-roaming domestic sheep and calves that
are grazing on public lands.
For decades, the U.S. government has responded by spending millions of
dollars every year to kill coyotes by poisoning, trapping and aerial gunning.
Here in Colorado where I live, the federal government spends about $1.8
million per year on Wildlife Services, a small portion of which goes to
aerial gunning of coyotes on public lands. In the past, wilderness areas
places thought of with reverence by conservationists
and the majority of American citizens have been off-limits to aerial gunning.
And so the first similarity to Iraq is this: Even though there are many
ways to control coyotes preying on livestock, the Bush administration
is choosing the most heavy-handed lethal option with complete disregard
for human cultural institutions. The Forest Service is proposing to send
airplanes and helicopters with guns into wilderness areas to shoot what
is essentially a 40-pound wild dog.
The second similarity is equally intriguing. In the United States in 2004,
coyotes and other domestic dogs killed about .1 percent of calves and
about 3 percent of sheep. On public lands, those losses are significantly
smaller, and in wilderness areas, those losses are absolutely miniscule.
Again, the reason given to justify this aerial war uncontrolled killing of livestock in wilderness
by coyotes turns out not to exist or is severely exaggerated.
The third similarity is downright eerie. Recent scientific studies have
shown that coyotes are very resilient when it comes to federal killing
programs. In fact, when some members of coyote families are killed, it
causes other members to disperse and breed more rapidly. Their biological
response mechanism seems to tell them they are under attack, and their
reaction is to spread widely and bear even more pups. Indeed, since the
U.S. government began extensively shooting, trapping and poisoning coyotes
150 years ago, the range and numbers of coyotes have expanded dramatically.
In other words, the more coyotes we kill, the more we seem to make.
There are many options to control coyotes preying on livestock,
such as guard dogs, fencing, techno-gizmos that scare off coyotes, actual
range-riding cowboys on horseback and as a last resort: killing. They
are all a part of a much larger option, which is learning to live with
the non-human world around us, rather than constantly inventing war-like
ways to kill and subdue it.
But that is not the trend here in the American West, nor in Iraq. The
Bush administration is building hammers fast, and all it can see is nails.
Gary Wockner is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High
Country News. He is a writer and ecologist in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Comments on the coyote-gunning proposal can be sent by Aug. 7 to Forest
Service, USDA, Attn: Director, Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Resources,
201 14th Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20250; by electronic mail to PDM@fs.fed.us;
or by fax to 202/ 205-1145.


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President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday convened a late meeting with business groups and the ministers of finance and labour, as the government considers its next moves in tackling the fallout of the coronavirus crisis.
Businesses are waiting for the government to announce measures to support them after a scheme for state-backed borrowing had been pulled by the finance minister following a two-month back and forth with opposition parties whose amendments made it unenforceable.
Earlier Monday, government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said the administration was processing the details of a new plan, which is expected to be presented to the president by Tuesday.
It would then be tabled before the cabinet for approval.
The new plan is expected to include direct funding for small businesses and the self-employed.
Kousios noted that it would not be of the extent of the initial plan, which provided for €2bn in state-guaranteed loans to businesses.
That plan was submitted about two months ago, but opposition parties insisted on making changes.
The government accepted a list of 15 important amendments to the initial scheme. Included was the reduction of the guarantees to €1.5bn while parties wanted to reduce it by an additional €500m.
Just before the bill went to the plenum, opposition parties filed 22 more amendments, which could have rendered it incompatible with EU regulations and perhaps unconstitutional, according to the government.
Among others, Diko insisted on having Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides as an observer in the loan granting process. The auditor himself argued that being an observer was within his remit.
That was something the government did not want as the auditor would become part of the decision-making.
“He is an external auditor. When he becomes part of the decisions then his role weakens,” the minister said.


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Panarea Island Snorkeling
The 4th most popular snorkel dive spot in Italy.
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Northeast of Sicily in the Aeolian Islands, the snorkeling around Panarea island is known to be quite good. There are unique underwater volcanic vents.
Overall, Panarea Island is the 4th most popular snorkel dive spot of all 20 snorkeling dives in Italy.

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If you love the extravagant the exclusive and the extraordinary when it comes to home design you will instantly fall in love with. Designed by acclaimed architect Charles Wright the breathtaking contemporary mansion recently bagged the Building of the Year in the 2015 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards.
When Dom Arquitectura was brought in to give the home a quick facelift they were asked to do so without actually altering the existing volume drastically. The idea of adding an iron and wicker pergola to extend the living area into the rear garden was the stroke of genius that accomplished this metamorphosis with ease.
On the inside the living room also adds to this natural vibe with a lush green living wall and water feature that steal the spotlight. A blend of deliberately contrasting volumes textures and finishes adds to this look of ‘curated chaos’ that every level of the house exudes.
A wonderful outdoor sitting area and barbecue zone are sheltered by a simple pergola while the smart and restrained use of windows creates that elusive balance between privacy and connectivity with the outdoors. Décor in the living area kitchen and bedrooms is kept minimal and understated to ensure that the neutral color palette is left undisturbed.
Yet every part of the home is still stylishly contemporary in its aura and the bedrooms and private quarters offer a more snug and comfy appeal when compared to the living zones. The Scandinavian-style farmhouse setting is all about living life at its unabated best!
The new kitchen sitting on the ground floor acts as a bridge between the front guest lounge and the rear living area and dining space and is visually connected with the revamped rear garden.
But one look at the spectacular residence and you will realize that whatever superlatives you use do not really do justice to its sheer ingenuity and grandeur. Nestled amidst the lovely canopy Flagstaff Hill the cantilevered home seems like a luxury retreat that jumped out of a sci-fi movie.

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Sequels may not always succeed at being better, but they at least usually succeed in being bigger. Aliens added way more xenomorphs, Kevin went from being home alone to getting lost in New York, and Speed traded a bus for a runaway cruise ship. When you go to a sequel, you except at least double the stakes, double the monsters, or double the cast; if the quality is doubled, then that’s a rare bonus.
That’s the expectation you have going into Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. After all, the original Jurassic Park sequel, 1997’s The Lost World, introduced way more dinosaurs and ended with a wild T. rex rampage through San Diego! Was it better than Jurassic Park? No! Was it bigger? Yeah! Fast-forward to 2015’s Jurassic World and you have the biggest movie in the franchise, not only in terms of box office ($1.67 billion worldwide) but scope. The park is up and running so more dinosaurs then ever terrorize more people than ever. How in the [Jurassic] world could 2018’s Fallen Kingdom outdo all that?! The answer: it doesn’t even try!
You can read some shade into this post because it’s definitely there, but I’m not just here to drag the fourth biggest movie of last year. I’m here to temper the expectations of all the HBO viewers that are gonna check the movie out for the first time this weekend. Also you were wise to wait it out, because this movie probably plays waaaaaay better on HBO in your living room than having dropped $20 at a movie theater!
Here’s what the trailer doesn’t show you: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom should actually be titled Jurassic Mansion: Secret Basement. Instead of blowing out the premise and unleashing all these dinos on the world, turning the title of the film into a literal premise, Fallen Kingdom… retreats inward? After a quick jaunt to the ruined theme park, the rest of the movie takes place IN. A. MANSION. Dinosaurs in the basement, dinosaurs in a bedroom, dinosaurs on a roof, just dinos all around the house and pretty much only the house. Seriously, Jurassic Mansion: Secret Basement.
None of this is to say that Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a bad movie, or one without its fair share of fun moments. I’m just saying that you gotta adjust your expectations, because Fallen Kingdom is certainly not bigger than its predecessor. It’s essentially a haunted house movie with dinosaurs–which sounds kinda like the perfect late Saturday night TV movie if not a big theatrical blockbuster.

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One-stop Food Retailer for International Cuisine, Atlas World Fresh Market, Coming Soon to Poway, California
(Poway, CA, November 3, 2017) – Those who love to discover international cuisine and shop at global grocery stores can discover a new experience soon. Atlas World Fresh Market, the one-stop shop for global groceries, specialty items, halal meat, kosher, vegan and organic food, as well as hot cuisine will be opening its doors soon. Located near Target in Poway, California, Atlas World Fresh Market is not only a diverse grocery retailer, but will also host a food hall offering a global menu.
The grocery store, butcher shop and food hall will serve virtually every requirement of today’s consumers within the spacious 46,000 square foot location. Nearly a third of the store will be devoted to fresh produce like fruits, vegetables, exotic fruits, conventional groceries and organics. There store will provide a large assortment in a self-service manner, such as dry fruits, beans, flours and a variety of grains. Guests will be able to select from Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, European, Asian, Italian, German, Russian, continental, organic, gluten free, kosher, halal, vegan and a variety of other food selections. The butcher shop will serve halal meat and a large assortment of seafood and frozen items in the deli section, which will offer European cheeses and meats as well.
“Atlas World Fresh Market is designed with you, our guest, front and center. The initial goal was to bring international cuisine, specialty grocery items, fresh produce, meats, and cooking options together in one place to offer the culturally-diverse residents of San Diego a way to recreate tastes of home,” said a spokesperson from Atlas World Fresh Market.
The store has now gone beyond the initial goal to include regional varieties and become a one-stop food retailer not only in San Diego, but also in other regions via the online store.
Another attraction for visitors will be the food hall, which will include Persian, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Mediterranean cuisine, as well as breakfast and sandwich items, sushi and Ramen noodles, Nutela bar, coffee and Italian gelato. The store will also feature a pharmacy, florist and other service-oriented amenities.
“Our diverse food vendors will offer in-store, lunch, catering and online options for the many communities that surround our store, cementing our role as a convenient food option for individuals, families, students, professionals and businesses.“ said the spokesperson.
For more information, please visit: www.atlasmarket.com


This year’s Black List came out this week, and, aside from the obvious choices (picking Django Unchained doesn’t seem like going out on a limb much), I noticed the presence of Grim Night by Allen Bey and Brandon Bestenheider, a film I first learned about when a trailer the writers made to promote their script got a fair bit of attention on blogs I read (which is to say, io9). The script has already been picked up in a bidding war by Universal, and I have to imagine the trailer helped build interest.
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about the viability of using a trailer to promote a script. Clearly, it worked well for Grim Night. The production costs probably wouldn’t be that bad. I am pretty sure I could wrangle together a decent cast and crew to make a two minute version of The Zig-Zag Bangs Play Music for Spying without going into bankruptcy.
It’s an interesting approach to take. A video is a much more compelling form of pitch than anything I’m going to be able to convey in a query letter or probably even in a face-to-face meeting. On the other hand, I know how frustrating it is to try to make something online get over that critical mass that pushes it into “viral” territory, which I imagine you’d need to get the attention of a producer.
That said, it seems kind of fun. I wonder if Bikini Kill would let us use “Rebel Girl” for the soundtrack…


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Seven displaced people, mostly children, killed or injured by Turkish border guards fire.
Turkish border guards continue targeting Syrians civilians fleeing the horrors of war and seeking a safe haven that may protect them from Syrian regime and Russian jets. However, the fire of Turkish “Jandarma” at the border prevents them from crossing into Turkish territory.
The Syrian Observatory documented the death of a child under the age of eighteen and the injury of seven other civilians: four children, a woman and a man, by Turkish border guards fire, as they tried to cross from Harem area at the border with Iskenderun, north of Idlib, into the Turkish territory. It is worth mentioning that the people who were targeted are displaced from Al-Sahriya village, in western rural Hama.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documentation, the number of Syrian civilians killed by Turkish border guards “Jandarma” forces since the start of the Syrian revolution rose to 443 civilians, including 78 children under the age of eighteen and 44 women over the age of eighteen.

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Duck and I set out from the adventure center after a ten dollar breakfast of burned pancakes. The weather was nice after the rain but the cursed rocks continued. We passed more beaver ponds which, unfortunately, we were forced to obtain water from. The overlooks were really pretty at a maximum height of 1500 feet. They were still nice views of the surrounding lakes.
The rocks, and correspondingly my feet, continued to be bad. We hiked with little to note and pulled up to the shelter around 8:00. There was a pack of unruly teenage “campers” that had all but taken over the shelter area. Damn section hikers! We avoided them and tented a few hundred yards away. Happy trails.


We chose Resident Heroes after watching their videos and going through the extensive song list they have.
They were absolutely amazing from start to finish.
They smashed it out of the park!
They had the dance floor filled and I had so many positive comments I would absolutely recommend them.
They finished with a great rendition of Tribute by Tenacious D which blew everyone away.
Thanks so much for adding such a wonderful live set to make our Wedding rock.


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by Mike Masnick
Tue, Oct 27th 2009 6:03pm
With so many organizations trying to use copyright and trademark law to take content offline, the EFF is announcing the launch of its new Takedown Hall Of Shame, highlighting "the most egregious examples of takedown abuse." You'll recognize the names on the list -- as every one of them we've written about here. Who knows if this will cause lawyers to think twice before issuing bogus takedowns (I doubt it), but at least it should shine some light on how widely copyright and trademark law are abused to stifle speech.
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OXON HILL, MD — Edwin Encarnacion began the offseason as, arguably, the second most desirable free agent on the market. As the Winter Meetings approach their end, however, he is a man without a team. And may not have a team any time soon.
Many teams have been rumored to be checking in on Encarnacion, but the defining trait of his free agency thus far has been clubs taking a pass. The most recent one being the Rangers, who are reported to simply not have the money to sign him, despite him filling a clear offensive need in Texas. Maybe the Rangers would be more competitive on the free agent market if they had a new stadium. Who knows?
The Blue Jays, for whom he most recently played, offered him a four-year, $80 million deal that most figured was a lowball, and when he rejected it, they moved on to Kendrys Morales. The Red Sox acquired Mitch Moreland. The Yankees are reported to be passing. The most recent team linked to Encarnacion is the Indians, who are reported to have an offer out to him, but at this point it’s likely far lower than what most free agent watchers thought he might get a few weeks ago. A four-year, $90 million deal did not seem crazy for him in October. In December, there is speculation that he could be had for $60 million over that same term which, frankly, would be a bargain. That’s less than Mark Melancon, the third best closer on the market, got from the Giants.
There have been a lot of remarkable things that have happened in the past few weeks, but one of the most unexpected things would be one of the top bats in the game getting second-tier closer money.
Tigers’ center fielder Anthony Gose wants to try his hand at pitching, according to comments made by manager Brad Ausmus on Sunday. Gose is poised to start the year in Triple-A Toledo after receiving a midseason demotion to Double-A last summer following an altercation with Triple-A manager Lloyd McClendon.
While the experiment won’t detract from Gose’s outfield work in Triple-A, the 26-year-old is expected to take on additional bullpen sessions throughout the year. According to MLB.com’s Jason Beck, the left-handed hitter last took the mound in high school, where his fastball was clocked as fast as 97 m.p.h. Gose ultimately rejected the idea of starting his professional career as a pitcher, despite receiving favorable assessments from scouts.
Ausmus said the idea first surfaced at the end of the 2016 season. It appears to be a fallback option for the outfielder, who has struggled at the plate over his five-year career in the majors. Via Chris McCosky of the Detroit News:
Doolittle in Oakland did it and he was in the big leagues a couple of years later,” Ausmus said. “It’s going to take some time. He’s going to have to be a sponge and catch up on experience fast. But we feel it’s worth investigating.
Nationals’ right-hander Stephen Strasburg will take the mound for the club on Opening Day, manager Dusty Baker said on Sunday. The news is hardly surprising given Max Scherzer’s questionable status this spring, though it had yet to be confirmed by the club.
Strasburg is approaching his eighth run with the club in 2017. He went 15-4 in 2016, finishing the year with a 3.60 ERA, 2.7 BB/9 and 11.2 SO/9 in 147 2/3 innings. This will mark his fourth Opening Day assignment with the Nationals.
Scherzer, the Nationals’ Opening Day starter in both 2015 and 2016, is scheduled to make his season debut sometime during the first week of the season. The right-hander is expected to take things more slowly this spring as he finishes rehabbing a stress fracture in his finger.
The Nationals will open their season against the Marlins on April 3.


TTAG’s Carl Bussjaeger recently wrote about an illegal firearm manufacturer who sold a rifle to someone who went on to commit a mass shooting. The unlicensed firearms maker pleaded guilty as charged. You may have read it, or you may not have, but there’s a lot more to this than meets the eye and we get a lot of questions and a lot of misinformation appears in the comments about situations like this.
Let’s get everyone who hasn’t read about this case up to speed:
August 2019: a man goes on a shooting spree in Texas, shooting 21 and killing five.
As happens in these situations, state and federal law enforcement authorities having jurisdiction investigated the murderer, including his firearm(s). One thing firmly stuck out. The firearm used was illegally sourced, as the murderer, in this case, was already determined to be prohibited from firearm possession.
We ran a search of some of the court documents and there are some interesting revelations. Let’s start at the beginning.
Marcus Braziel, the man who sold the rifle to the shooter, was building firearms without a federal firearms license. He will go to prison for the charges of manufacturing firearms without a license as well as tax evasion.
We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again: it is perfectly legal to make your own firearms. You can buy your own parts, whether partially completed or finished — or even print them yourself — and use them to build a firearm…pistol, rifle, or shotgun. However, without the requisite licensing it is illegal to manufacture firearms in order to sell them to others.
In this particular instance, the accused had purchased copious quantities of already-made AR-15 lowers, uppers, and other components and assembled them into complete firearms. With the modularity and the ease of assembling the AR-15 design, this is pretty easy to do. In addition to that, he purchased mostly-made receivers, commonly called “80% lowers,” finished them into assembled firearms, and marketed them. He ran afoul of the law when he sold them as a means of generating income.
Being an illegal seller, he did not declare the income from his firearms operations. He also failed to collect the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax. The government did not get their 11% tax on the finished goods, and even going back towards the days of Alphonse Capone, they still don’t like that sort of thing.
Making your own guns isn’t a bad idea if you’re tinkering about, making things for your own collection. It is very a bad idea if you build a bunch of firearms and then sell them to make a profit. When ATF comes and asks about your firearm collection — and you don’t have a single item that you were purportedly collecting — you’ll get an all-expenses paid trip to the Gray Bar Hotel.
Most people don’t want to mess with making their own guns. For them, it’s often cheaper and easier to buy complete firearms, complete parts, and the like from established retailers. For example, when a company like Palmetto State Armory runs a sale, often times the prices can’t be beat and you have a full warranty in case something goes awry.
Post sale support isn’t something you get from Nate’s Haus of Garage Built Guns.
Selling a Gun Privately and Firearm Bills of Sale
In most states, it is perfectly legal to sell a firearm privately, no background check required. As long as the person to whom you’re selling isn’t a prohibited person, you can sell a gun to another private party. There are only a few hardcore nanny states that demand both parties march to their nearest federal licensee to complete these transactions. But there’s still vigorous debate about the best way to do a private sale.
The schools of thought here vary widely. One friend of mine is content to haul everything he sells personally to an FFL and let them facilitate a private party transfer. I’ve tried to point out to him that this defeats the purpose of a private sale, but he’s set in his ways.
Another approach holds that a cash deal, face-to-face in a 7-11 parking lot is best. Caveat emptor (and venditor).
Many believe that one should never sell a gun without completing a bill of sale. For instance, the Texas Gun Trader website has a FAQ that strongly advocates a firearm bill of sale. The purpose of this document is to protect the seller from prosecution in the unlikely event the purchaser isn’t a legal firearm purchaser or later does something heinous such as, oh, I don’t know…murder a bunch of people in North Texas. After all, you have to protect yourself. That’s why you own a gun, right?
Here’s the reality of the situation, though. A bill of sale that is purportedly designed to protect the seller, in the case of United States v Braziel did just the opposite.
Braziel documented every single one of his firearm sales using the very bill of sale that Texas Gun Trader has made available on their website. A number of buyers lied on that paperwork and stated that they were legal firearm buyers. They weren’t.
Thanks to Braziel’s documenting of the price, quantity, type, and volumes of firearms that he built, he gave the Assistant US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas clear and convincing evidence that he was building and selling firearms without a license.
And because the government could calculate the cost of his parts since he bought partially finished and finished commercial components and they knew the sale price, they could calculate exactly how much tax the government did not get and prosecute Braziel accordingly.
If anyone was wondering, Braziel had purchased 50 AR lower receivers, 10 pistols, and 3 rifles from his local gun store.
The ATF asked the local gun retailer if he knew what Braziel was doing with the firearms, and the licensee stated that he knew that Braziel would buy them, build them, and sell them. 24 hours after that interview the ATF paid a visit to this very same gun dealer who, by his own admission, knowingly enabled these shenanigans and their license was “voluntarily surrendered.”
This case exemplifies many problems with the firearm industry, firearm laws, and how they impact everyday life.
We have a licensee that failed to police their own customers when they knew that unlawful activity was occurring, we have Braziel who purchased lots of complete and incomplete lowers and equipment to finish them, and we have documentation that purports to protect us when things go awry but in reality, becomes weaponized against us.
The truth is that if you are a licensee that turns a blind eye to or enables illegal activity, the ATF and the plaintiff’s attorneys of the world will find some way to hold you accountable.
The truth is that if you are building copious amounts of finished rifles in your garage and you think a sheet of paper that says “I am not a felon, I promise, I swear!” will save you, the ATF, a federal judge, and the plaintiffs’ attorneys of the world will find some way to hold you accountable.
I have never understood the hubris that exudes from people who sell firearms who wave a sheet of paper around declaring themselves fully absolved from responsibility. The “but I have a sheet of paper documenting this!” argument fails when the government is hell-bent on putting someone behind bars.
Also, and more importantly, Braziel was clearly engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling firearms without either of the requisite licenses.
If you play stupid games, you will win stupid prizes.
Should any of our readers want to research the details of this case more closely, the case is the United States v. Braziel 5:20-cr-00128 and is being tried in the Northern District of Texas.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 7th, 2021.
We will keep an eye on this one.
If the Feds only had 10% as much interest in Bathhouse Barry or Lyin’ Joe Biden
that is for sure or for that matter hillery and hunter why are any of these people still walking around free
Hillary is not in prison because there is no evidence that she committed a crime.
Barack Hussein Obama is not in prison because he has never been charged with a crime, much less convicted and sentenced, because there is no evidence he committed any crimes.
Joe Biden is not in prison because there is no evidence he committed any crimes, evidence and charges are required by the US Constitution before a trial can be held, much less individuals sentenced to prison.
Idiots like you still believe she not only did nothing wrong but that she would have been a good president.
The fact that her emails were not archived, they were classified and sent somehow from a classified government network to her homebrew email server is all the proof that is needed. Classified messages just don’t get lost and find their way to a low side network on their own. Someone had to break the law by doing that. She routinely took forbidden devices into the SCIF, there is no record of her ever using the State Dept IT equipment.
The fact there is no proof is proof in itself proof laws were broken. Or another way, look at the emails from her to others like POTUS the from line was not from her State Dept email address.
All of her State Dept emails by federal law were required to be kept, none were. That is the rumor I read on the unisex bathroom wall one day.
Then there is the Steele flowing shower of golden flow fairytale…… Another pisser she should be in Club Fed.
And yet Trump was put on trial without any evidence that he committed a crime. That was done by the Democrats.
See, that’s one big difference between Democrats and Republicans; the Republicans act as you think they should, requiring actual evidence before making a legal charge, while the Democrats don’t.
The facts are plain to see.
Dude everytime I think Biden I think CRACKHEAAAD
Oh, they do. Their 10% interest is more of an investment…which would go away if anyone investigated.
It makes me wonder how many C&R collectors decided that the recent run on guns made it a good time to sell part of their collections. While many people might say they are not interested in “old” technology, many C&R firearms, even some that are 120 years old are perfectly serviceable and use modern ammo(if you can find any)
AIM evidently has plenty of 8mm Kurz for you StG.
Hell! They even have 45 GAP.
There’s no problem in selling off part or all of your collection.
The problem (legally) comes when you buy and/or assemble with the intention of selling.
Mr. Braziel is what I commonly refer to as a fucktard.
the laws are on the books…use them…prosecute the criminals…
we don’t need more laws or bans…we need to enforce the laws already on the books
Be careful what you wish for. In 2014 PA State Police started doing exactly that. We discovered the hard way that all of the denied background checks were people who should never have been prohibited in the first place.
Now we have all of these people who are not a danger to themselves or others who have been jacked up, railroaded into typically 2 guilty pleas and are now for sure prohibited.
Meanwhile, the actual criminals and felons are bright enough not to buy from an FFL.
Since the government is bent on making criminals out of firearms owners, then firearms owners should start acting like criminals and sell and buy on the black market with NO documentation. No ID’s checked. No bill of sale. No names. Cash on the barrel head and no guarantees.
Of course that means you take your chances that you don’t get either arrested in a gun buying sting or some real crooks decide to take you and your cash and firearms.
This can be prevented but it means bringing others into the sale. Crime always becomes tricky when more than one person is involved. You can never tell when someone will fold like a cheap camera and rat you out.
Just ask the majority of the inmates of your local prison.
I totally agree with your first paragraph.
The folks in my circle are trusted with my life and the life of my family. And I will back them with my life. Doesn’t get much tighter than that.
Sometimes, rarely, one of us needs some quick cash. The gat is offered for what is needed, or what is asked. “Family first”.
It’s forgotten after that, unless months later, the seller wants something back. Then it’s pulled out of a safe, untouched, and offered back at the same price.
I’ve been an antique dealer for more than 25 years. If the gubmint understood how “loose” things were the whole deal would go extinct. That the doofus illegal gun dealer thought he could outwit/evade the feds is mindboggling. As an aside I went to my LGS this morning to attempt to get some 9mm ammo at a reasonable price. They had 800 fifty round boxes of Federal. Sold out in 11 minutes(!). Stopped by Cabelas Hammond. Pathetic is an understatement. I have enough ammo for the foreseeable future…
How much was the 9mm you bought?
25 bucks a box of 50?
Nope…16.99! Federal too. Don’t really need but want.
.Election day special.
Not a great price, but still a solid decent price in today’s market…
IIRC something else came out of that case,that was the definition of what is a receiver and the ATF and government want’s to remain mum on that point.
It’s the fact that the lower receiver of an AR doesn’t fit the legal definition of a “firearm,” and that means they don’t legally require a serial number under the fed’s rules, nor do federal rules governing the sale of a firearm legally apply to them any more than buying a new barrel for your Glock does.
Anyone have a link to the guy in California who the ATF tried to nail for making firearms that lead to the lack of the definition of “firearm” being applied to an AR because the lower does not house the firing pin, bolt, chamber, etc..??
If I remember correctly his lawyer got him off due to that fact and its been swept under the rug…. maybe until now.
50 lowers is a lot. That will get noticed and put you on the radar should you order that many without licences.
His business practices hurt gun owners a lot. The Left siezes on these stories and it bolsters their arguments.
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The Niagara Regional Council Emergency Meeting to address Dr. Mustafa Hirji’s Section 22 order that targets restaurants in the region starts at 4:30 p.m.
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Effect of Geometric Structure of Cylinder Head on the Combustion Process in a Diesel Engine
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
Published March 28, 2017 by SAE International in United States
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Due to increasingly stringent emission and fuel consumption regulations, diesel engines for vehicle are facing more and more technical challenges. Engine downsizing technology is the most promising measures to deal with these challenges at present. With the enhancement of power density, a small engine displacement with a high turbocharging technique becomes popular. In order to increase the intake mass flow rate on a downsizing diesel engine, the tilting axis of intake valve was chosen to enlarge the intake valve diameter and decrease the arc radius of intake ports. Thus cylinder head had to be redesigned to meet this demand. Geometry of cylinder head made a notable effect in organization of in-cylinder flow, fuel-air mixing quality and further combustion characteristics.
3-D CFD was a convenient and economical tool to explore effects of geometry of cylinder head on the combustion process. In this study, two cases of combustion chamber structure formed by one-cut and four-cut processing methods respectively were studied. This work was done on the ESE Engine module of commercial CFD software AVL FIRE and operated by comparisons of these two cases on the development of swirl ratio, equivalence ratio distribution and combustion characteristics. The results show that, in term of swirl ratio, two cases reflect a similar growing trend, but a weaker swirl (down by 9.1%) is formed in the one-cut case. Resulting from its weaker swirl level, this case delivers a 0.6°CA longer in CA5 and a 0.5°CA later in CA50 than the four-cut case under the same injection timing. However, under the same injector protrusion height, a better diffusion of mixture can be found in the one-cut case contributed by its dome shape, which enhances the increase of portion of heat release of premixing phase and the decrease by 0.9°CA in combustion duration, but the combustion efficiency of these two cases are almost the same.
CitationLi, H., Wang, K., Wang, L., Li, Y. et al., "Effect of Geometric Structure of Cylinder Head on the Combustion Process in a Diesel Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-0692, 2017, https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-0692.
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China’s exports remained subdued as soft global demand weighed on sales, raising uncertainties for the nation’s external sector as it braces for potential trade frictions with the U.S. under a Donald Trump presidency.
Overseas shipments dropped 6.1 percent from a year earlier in December, the customs administration said Friday. Imports rose 3.1 percent, leaving a $40.8 billion trade surplus.
“External demand remains sluggish,” said Wen Bin, a researcher at China Minsheng Banking Corp. in Beijing. “The outlook for exports this year doesn’t look very promising,” he said, citing slowing global trade amid rising protectionism and uncertainties in U.S. trade policy.
The weakening yuan, which fell 6.5 percent against the dollar last year and depreciated 6 percent against a basket of currencies, is cushioning the impact of tepid global demand but doing little to revive sales. The world’s largest exporter faces more challenges and uncertainties this year as Trump — who accused China of being a trade cheat through his campaign — is due to take office in a week.
The trade surplus, which represents demand borrowed from the rest of the world, decreased for the first time since 2011. It fell to $512.9 billion from a record $593.9 billion in 2015.
China will closely monitor U.S. trade policy after Trump’s inauguration, Customs spokesman Huang Songping said at a briefing in Beijing, citing global trends toward populist policies.
“The political landscape is changing significantly,” Huang said. “Brexit, elections in major European countries, the new president in the U.S. and the election in South Korea will all bring uncertainties to the current policies, and may add to the global protectionism trend.”
Trade still faces large uncertainties this year amid a complicated global context and downward pressure on the economy is “still big,” Huang said. Higher costs reduce trade advantages and market share is being lost to Southeast Asian nations, he said.
Exports in yuan terms rose 0.6 percent in December while imports posted a second-straight 10.8 percent gain. For the full year, exports fell 2 percent in yuan terms while imports rose 0.6 percent, the customs administration said.
Exports to the U.S., China’s largest trading partner, rose 5.1 percent for a second straight increase while shipments to the European Union resumed declines, falling 4.7 percent. Exports to South Korea climbed 8.3 percent for the first increase since March.
Iron ore imports by China surged to a record above 1 billion metric tons last year as unexpectedly strong steel production and lower local mine output combined to fire up demand in the world’s top buyer for cargoes from Australia and Brazil, supporting a rebound in prices.
Increased Demand Paves The Way for Expansion of Africa’s Sugar Industry
Africa, June 2021: A new focus report produced by the Oxford Business Group (OBG), in partnership with the International Sugar Organization (ISO), explores the potential that Africa’s sugar industry holds for growth on the back of an anticipated rise in regional demand. The report was presented to ISO members during the MECAS meeting at the Organization’s 58th Council Session, on June 17th 2021.
Titled “Sugar in Africa”, the report highlights the opportunities for investors to contribute to the industry’s development by helping to bridge infrastructure gaps in segments such as farming and refining and port facilities.
The report considers the benefits that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could deliver by supporting fair intra-African sugar trade efforts and bringing regulatory frameworks under a common umbrella, which will be key to improving competitiveness.
The increased international focus on ESG standards is another topical issue examined. Here, the report charts the initiatives already under way in Africa supported by green-focused investment with sustainability at their core, which will help to instil confidence in new investors keen to adhere to ESG principles in their decision-making.
In addition, subscribers will find coverage of the impact that Covid-19 had on the industry, with detailed analysis provided of the decrease in both worldwide sugar production and prices, as movement restrictions and social-distancing measures took their toll on operations.
The report shines a spotlight on sugar production in key markets across the continent, noting regional differences in terms of output and assessing individual countries’ roles as net exporters and importers.
It also includes an interview with José Orive, Executive Director, International Sugar Organisation, in which he maps out the particularities of the African sugar industry, while sharing his thoughts on what needs to be done to promote continental trade and sustainable development.
“The region is well advanced in terms of sugar production overall, but several challenges still hinder its full potential,” he said. “It is not enough to just produce sugar; producers must be able to move it to buyers efficiently. When all negotiations related to the AfCFTA have concluded, we expect greater investment across the continent and a clearer regulatory framework.”
Karine Loehman, OBG’s Managing Director for Africa, said that while the challenges faced by Africa’s sugar producers shouldn’t be underestimated, the new report produced with the ISO pointed to an industry primed for growth on the back of anticipated increased consumption across the continent and higher levels of output in sub-Saharan Africa.
“Regional demand for sugar is expected to rise in the coming years, driven up by Africa’s population growth and drawing a line under declines triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic,” she said. “With sub-Saharan Africa’s per capita sugar consumption currently standing at around half of the global average, the opportunities to help meet increasing domestic need by boosting production are considerable.”
The study on Africa’s sugar industry forms part of a series of tailored reports that OBG is currently producing with its partners, alongside other highly relevant, go-to research tools, including a range of country-specific Growth and Recovery Outlook articles and interviews.
Global Demand for Investment Gold Plunged by 70% YoY to 161 Metric Tons in Q1 2021
Last year, investors flocked to gold as stock markets crashed on a gloomy economic outlook due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second quarter of 2020, global demand for investment gold surged to over 591 metric tons, the second-highest level since 2016. However, the investors’ demand for gold has dropped significantly this year.
According to data compiled by AksjeBloggen, global demand for investment gold plunged by 70% year-over-year to 161 metric tons in the first quarter of 2021.
The Lowest Quarterly Figures after Record Gold Investments in 2020
In 2016, the global gold demand amounted to 4,309 metric tons, revealed Statista and the World Gold Council data. By the end of 2019, this figure rose to 4,356 metric tons. Investment gold accounted for 30% of that amount. Worldwide gold jewelry demand volumes reached 2,118 metric tons that year. Central banks and technology followed with 648 and 326 metric tons, respectively.
Statistics show the global demand for investment gold surged amid the COVID-19 outbreak, growing by 35% YoY to almost 1,800 metric tons in 2020. Demands for gold used in technology also rose by 17% to 383.4 metric tons, while central banks and other institutions bought 326.2 metric tons of gold in 2020, a 50% plunge in a year.
However, after record gold investments in 2020, the global demand for gold for investment purposes dropped to the lowest quarterly level in years.
The Price of Gold Dropped by 5% Since January
The average gold value tends to increase during a recession, making it an attractive investment in uncertain times. In February 2019, a troy ounce of gold cost $1,320.07, revealed the Statista and World Gold Council data. By the end of that year, the price of gold rose to $1,479.13.
The gold price continued growing throughout 2020, reaching an all-time high of over $2,000 in August. By the end of the year, the precious metal price slipped to $1,864 and then rose to over $1,950 in January 2021.
However, the first quarter of the year brought a negative trend, with the price of gold falling to $1,684 by the end of March. Statistics indicate the price of gold stood at around $1,860 last week, a 5% drop since the beginning of the year.
Gold, Other Safe Haven Assets Plunge Ahead of Fed Rate Hikes
Gold and other safe-haven assets plunged last week as the Federal Reserve signals the possibility of raising interest rates twice in 2023 given the ongoing economic recovery post-COVID-19.
The price of gold dropped by 6.04 percent last week as investors rushed to move their funds out of safe-haven assets including the new gold, cryptocurrency.
The entire crypto space sheds $898 billion in market value to hover around $1.625 trillion last week, down from $2.523 trillion recorded on Wednesday 12, 2021. Its highest market capitalisation till date.
The Federal Reserve raised inflation expectations to 3.4 percent and shifted the year it is expected to increase interest rates from near-zero to 2023 from the previously projected 2024.
The new hawkish stance of the central bank led to capital outflow from safe havens and subsequently boosted dollar attraction.
The United States Dollar gained across the board with the dollar index that tracks its performance against six major currencies, rising by 0.63 percent to 91.103 last week.
However, on Monday morning the gold showed signs of recovery, gaining 0.5 percent to $1,772.34 per ounce following the retreat in U.S. treasury yield that boosted the attraction of non-yielding metal.
Bitcoin, the most dominant cryptocurrency coin, pared losses to $33,245 per coin, up from the $32,658 decline it posted last week.
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Even If Public Interest Litigant's Motives Are Ambiguous, PIL Will Not Be Dismissed If Initiation Of Proceedings Is Otherwise Justified: Supreme Court
A two-judge bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat dismissed the appeals filed by the parties who had been accused of misappropriating the funds allotted for the development of housing for the economically backward section of the society while holding that, "In the present case, even if the public interest litigants' motives were ambiguous, or not immediately bona fide, that could not have led to dismissal of the writ petition, before the High Court. The objection as to lack of standing of the public interest litigants, therefore, is without merit". It was urged that the Petitioners in the PIL were councilors, and politically motivated.
In the case at hand, PILs were filed against the present Appellants for the alleged misappropriation of government funds in the implementation of the housing scheme in the municipality. The PIL Petitioners contended that the houses were not constructed in the stipulated time period. It was further submitted that the quality of work carried out was poor and that the work was not inspected or supervised, as prescribed by the Centre's Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme.
Furthermore, the PIL Petitioners alleged that contrary to the directions issued by the Central and the State Governments, the Appellants had diverted the funds meant for the said development project, for other works.
Pursuant to an order of the Bombay High Court, the Divisional Commissioner of the Aurangabad Division constituted a committee for spot inspection. This committee subsequently, submitted its report where it found many irregularities. The Divisional Commissioner then directed the Chief Officer of the municipality to recover the funds that had been excessively paid. The Committee also suggested the initiation of criminal proceedings against those who had committed such irregularities. The High Court accordingly directed the Appellants to take steps in the light of the report as expeditiously as possible. The High Court disposed of the writ petition directing the Respondents to take steps in the light of the report.
Aggrieved with the outcome, the Appellants moved the Supreme Court for relief. Before the Court, the Appellants argued that those criminal proceedings have been initiated against them even though they were not heard in the public interest proceedings and that the judgment is vitiated on account of their non-participation. It was further contended that the PIL was filed with malafide intent as the Petitioners were politically motivated.
Coming to the issue of misappropriation of funds, the Respondents contended that though the construction work had stopped for over many years, yet amounts were withdrawn from the accounts allotted for the work, throughout the years, leading to the inference that funds were utilized elsewhere.
First and foremost, the Court noted that the time gap between the pronouncement of the order by the High Court and the operative part of the reasons is a year and over three months. In this regard, the High Court's conduct in not furnishing reasons, either at the time of pronouncement of the operative part of the judgment or before the commencement of the next working day (of the court) was strongly deprecated.
"In this case, the High Court incontestably should have furnished the reasons for the operative portion of its order. To that extent, the appellants' grievance is justified.", noted the Apex Court.
However, the Court further held that although the delay in furnishing the reasons might have caused prejudices, however, that should not be enough grounds to set aside the impugned judgment of the High Court
"This court is however reluctant to hold – having regard to the circumstances and the facts on the record - that the absence of reasons struck at the legitimacy of the impugned judgment. It caused prejudice no doubt, to the extent that the appellants were unable to furnish grounds on which their special leave petitions were based. However, that prejudice stood off-set with the interim orders of this court, which recognized the piquancy of the situation, and directed stay of further action against the appellants. In view of these special circumstances, the court is of the opinion that the impugned order should not be set aside.", held the Court.
Secondly, coming to the contention that the PIL Petitioners had initiated criminal proceedings against the Appellants with a personal motive, the Court held:
"The cause espoused by the said individuals was undoubtedly one of public interest, because it concerned housing for the economically disadvantaged sections of society, in such great numbers. The scheme was meant to benefit thousands of persons, and over a thousand housing units were to be constructed and allotted to the beneficiaries. In view of the inquiries and the reports, conducted and prepared during the proceedings, there could have been no manner of doubt that the initiation of public interest proceedings, were justified, having regard to the contents of such reports. In the present case, even if the public interest litigants' motives were ambiguous, or not immediately bona fide, that could not have led to dismissal of the writ petition, before the High Court. The objection as to lack of standing of the public interest litigants, therefore, is without merit."
The Court also noted that while the High Court took time to publish the reasoning for their order, there was no direction to prosecute the Appellants per se. "It merely required the Divisional Commissioner to take the necessary steps, which were not limited to the launching of criminal prosecution but also taking steps towards reconstruction of the flats for the intended beneficiaries.", observed the Court.
Coming to the matter of construction of the houses, the Court observed, "The main objective of providing housing to 1206 eligible and deserving families remains unfulfilled despite expenditure of substantial amounts. In the circumstances, the argument of the appellants that they ought to have been heard even before action was initiated, does not commend to this Court; it is not sound. "
Therefore, the Supreme Court dismissed these appeals. While concluding, the Court held, "However, it is made clear that the observations made by the High Court or the observations of this court, in the course of this judgment shall not be construed as precluding any argument or defences, the merits of any argument or defence that may be taken by the appellants in the course of the criminal proceedings."


STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – It’s not every day that the face of a chief epidemiologist is inked as a tattoo. But then it’s not every country that has tackled the coronavirus pandemic like Sweden.
Anders Tegnell was until the start of the crisis an unknown civil servant at the Public Health Agency but has become the face of Sweden’s strategy to keep schools, restaurants and businesses open during the outbreak.
Now the 64-year-old has name recognition on the streets and has been immortalised as a tattoo.
“I think he (Tegnell) is like the face outwards during this crisis and for me, I mean, I think he’s doing quite a good job because he has been standing straight in the frontline and he’s just been doing his job great,” said Gustav Lloyd Agerblad, 32, admiring the image of Tegnell’s face on his arm.
Sweden strategy has not been to stop the virus but to slow the spread enough for the healthcare system to cope. It has not been based on bans but instead on voluntary measures emphasising social distancing and good hygiene.
Even though the plan has prompted some scepticism from policy-makers overseas, around three-quarters of Swedes have expressed high or very high confidence in the Public Health Agency, a survey from Novus showed this month.
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s popularity has also surged and more than six out of 10 people have confidence in the government’s handling of the crisis.
“I came up with the idea because I believe in our strategy and I believe that the authorities can’t make us stay at home,” said tattoo artist Zashay Rissanen Tastas as he inked Tegnell’s face onto Agerblad.
“If we keep our distance it’s probably going to be fine.”
Still, more than 2,200 people have died of the virus in Sweden, fewer relative to the size of the population than in Britain, France and Spain but far more than in Denmark and Norway, where authorities have taken a stricter approach.
The disparity with its Nordic neighbours has drawn fierce criticism from some Swedish scientists. But as other countries are seeking to re-start their struggling economies, people have also highlighted the benefits of Sweden’s approach.
On the streets of Stockholm, as in the tattoo parlour, some passers-by spoke highly of Tegnell.
“Everyone loves him. Absolutely. That’s how it is. He’s very popular,” said Tove Falck-Olsson.
But will it last? “We’ll have to see. It’s too soon to say, as he himself says, one has to give it some time and we’ll see,” she said.
Reporting by Johan Ahlander and Philip O’Connor; Editing by Alison Williams


Date(s) - 7 Nov 2012
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
City Hall Bertha Knight Landes Room
Seattle’s Department of Transportation invites you to a public meeting for the update to the Seattle Bike Master Plan at City Hall, in the Bertha Knight Landes Room, at 600 4th Avenue downtown Seattle, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
At the meeting you will be able to:
- See a citywide map of proposed bike facilities (bike lanes greenways, cycle tracks and more);
- Tell SDOT if you would ride a bike on these streets, in these locations, and where you see gaps in the proposal;
- Discuss the trade-offs of adding more bike improvements around the city and in your neighborhood;
- Help prioritize programs and actions to encourage more and safer bike riding.
For more information contact Sara Zora at 206-733-9973 or email@example.com.


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Ego Thinks, Therefore, Ego Is | Mindfulness, MD
An ancient parable tells of a group of blind men that were given the task of defining an elephant by touch alone. The first grasped only the foot and stated that an elephant was like a pillar. The second clutched the tail and declared that an elephant was like a piece of rope. The third felt the trunk and suggested that an elephant was like a waterspout. The parable reveals how easy it is to miss the totality of an object when we examine it from our limited subjective viewpoint. The concept of the Ego is akin to the elephant. Since its introduction into popular culture at the turn of the 19th century the concept of the Ego has expanded to include a multitude of definitions, each depending on the definer’s point of view.
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New letter for Chanukah from our Rebbe Rav Eliezer Berland shlit”a, which was written from between the walls of prison to his attorney, and which he requested to publicize speedily to his students.
“The eight days of Chanukah come to nullify the power of the eight kings of Edom (Parashat Vayishlach – Breisheit 36:31-39): Bela ben Beor (the aspect of Da’at-knowledge), [who] swallows the entire world, and with the first Chanukah candle we subdue him.”
“Yovav ben Zerach from Batzra (aspect of Chesed-kindness) who we subdue with the second candle.
“Afterwards, Chusham from the land of the Temani (aspect of Gevurah-strength) who is full of strengths and we subdue him with the third candle.
“Afterwards, we have Hadad ben Bedad (Tiferet-Beauty), who is a person that always rejoices in wars, and the fourth candle subdues him.
“Afterwards we have Samla from Masreka (Netzach-victory and Hod-splendor), who whistles at the entire world and is subdued with the fifth candle.
“Afterwards there is Shaul from Rechovot HaNahar (Yesod-foundation, and his place ‘Rechovot HaNahar’ alludes to Binah-understanding), who spread out over the entire world like a river (Nahar), and he is subdued with the sixth candle.
“Afterwards, we have Chanan ben Achbor (Malchut-kingship), who we subdue with the seventh candle.
“Then comes Hadar ben Pa’u, who makes himself as if he prays, builds churches and mosques, and we subdue him with the eight candle.
“Greetings to everyone”

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At the regular meeting of the Fire Commissioners yesterday, a full board was present. The following business was transacted:
Communications were received from the Chief Engineer relative to the reception of Eagle Steam Engine Company, of Tronton, N.J. Filed.
From the Croton Board, relative to use of upper story of house of Engine Company No. 42, in Centre-street Filed.
From Hose Company No. 1, relative to purchase carriage No. 1. Filed.
From Foreman or Engine Company No. 11, relative top urchase of side lamps on engine of that company. Filed.
From Capt. BRACKETT, City Hall Precinct charging that Engine Company No. 13, while proceeding to fire in the Eighth Precinct, run over a horse in Park-row. Referred to Commissioners ENGS and ABBE.
From officers and men of Engine Company No. 52, requesting use of a hand engine in place of present apparatus. Referred to the Chief Engineer.Continue reading the main story
From Messrs. PERINE & STEWART, relative to patent hose and fuel tender, requesting privilege of building one immediately for use of department Referred to Committee on Tenders.
The Committee of Hose Tenders made their report through Commissioner BROWN, offering the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on Hose Tenders be and they are hereby authorized to contract for the building of two hose-tenders of two and four wheels respectively, for the use of the department, in accordance with the suggestions set forth in the report.
The report was received and resolution adopted.
A communication was received from members of Engine Company No. 31, agreeing to do duty until discharged.
Filed communications also received from Secretary of Engine Company No. 31, reporting expulsion of FRANCIS MAHEDY. Received and Mr. MAHEDY to be notified. From W.S. HARMAN, of Engine Company No. 14, applying for badge in place of one lost. Referred to Secretary with power.
Commissioner PINCKNEY offered a series of resolutions transferring sundry members of the force to other locations. Which were adopted.
Commissioner ENGS presented report of committee, recommending the adoption of the following:
Resolved, That the members of this board constitute the following standing committees, to wit: Appointment and Discipline, Finance and Telegraph, Buildings and Supplies, Apparatus and Hose; and that all matters heretofore referred to special committees, shall be transferred to the proper standing committees. The said standing committees shall take action on all matters which may be referred to them, and may originate matters for the action of the board. All reports shall be in writing, and signed by a majority of the members thereof. Adopted.
No further business transpiring, the board took a recess until 7 o'clock; but on reassembling again, did not transact any business of interestContinue reading the main story


20 Nov 2018:
Company visit – Bols factory in Oborniki
NPCC and Bols kindy invites our members to join the company visit to Bols factory in Oborniki.
In around 3 hours you will have a chance to know more about the plant, visit nooks of the factory and experience sensory evaluation of their products.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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Rsvp for this event should be sent to email@example.com until 15 November.


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Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!
Hello all, Lori here with a card for the Lemon, Lime and Black Challenge. I used glossy paper and stamped layers to create this bright contrasting card.
Lost Coast Stamps:
- ATC Misc. Set 6
- 3 Birds
- Glossy white card stock
- Black card stock
- Permanent inks
- Double sided mounting tape
1) Stamp Ledger Images from ATC set on to white glossy card stock and them apply yellow permanent ink.
2) On a separate strip of paper, stamp design from 2nd image in ATC set with permanent ink.
3) Cut separate strip of paper into smaller strips.
4) Stamp Ledger image onto smaller piece of black card stock with white ink.
5) Color another piece of glossy white paper with yellow permanent ink and then stamp Bird image with black permanent ink. Fussy cut bird image out.
6) Add shading to all elements with Indian Ink markers.
7) Assemble as shown in the photo below, adding string and a metal embellishment. Attach the bird image with double sided mounting tape.
8) Add Lime color to card with Indian Ink Markers.
Hope you will join us in the Challenge this week by adding your own Lemon, Lime and Black creation to the link below.


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Do you plan on having a country wall decor for your renovation program? There are so many things you can do with having the sense of creating a wall decor and among those themes you can apply is the country theme. This kind of theme has already been popular for years back then and that does not only apply in the western country. Even the eastern countries also have taken a liking to the art of country atmosphere in their house. Restaurant and cafe also put this kind of theme on their decoration when they offer classic western foods on their main dish.
Country Wall Decor for Creating a Countryside Atmosphere
If you also want to have that kind of design on your place, here are several useful tips for your country wall decor ideas. Brown and yellow is the main color you can take in your country feel. Those colors usually relate to countries because when you use those colors to paint your wall, the combination and the balance of the color will create the same atmosphere as the classic feel of the countryside. This is calming and warm atmosphere that will be perfect during a cold night. Put on lots of frames of advertisement or cut from the news with old style animation or cartoon. This is also a great way to strengthen the Western atmosphere of a countryside in the room. You can browse for the picture on the internet, print it out, and then put it in a frame so you can hang it anywhere on the wall. Combining lots of pictures in one spot on the wall is also a good idea.
The last tip for your country wall decor is putting hanging shelves on the wall and fill it with lots of stuffs. It is also a nice way to boost up the western atmosphere there. Those are several tips you can use to build up the western atmosphere with country wall decor.


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Democratic House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell breaks down why more Floridians are finding it hard to pay rent. Efforts to fix the problem are not enough.
Florida ranks number one in the US in housing unaffordability, with 56.5% of renters spending 30% or more of their income on housing. This places Miami, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville among the top 20 US cities with the fastest climbing rent prices.
But although the rocketing price of rent and properties is often attributed to the influx of people from all over the country moving to Florida, the reason for the housing crisis lies elsewhere, says Democratic House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell.
“The Republicans created this crisis,” Driskell told Floricua during a one-on-one interview. “Over 20 years ago, the Florida legislature established a trust, the Sadowski Fund, for affordable housing, and for every sale of property, a certain amount of the taxes would go into this trust fund so that we could invest in communities and build more affordable housing.”
‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’
“What the [DeSantis and] Republicans started doing was using that affordable housing money as their own trust fund,” says Driskell. “You’ve probably heard of the phrase ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul,’ right? So, if they decided they wanted to give some corporate tax giveaways to big corporations, they would take money from affordable housing and give it away to corporations or spend it on pet projects. Anything but affordable housing.”
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Additionally, despite the Democrats’ efforts to fully fund the housing program funded by a documentary stamp tax paid on all real estate transactions, in 2020 the state legislature reduced the Sadowski Fund by two thirds. This resulted in a lack of inventory, or “not enough supply on the market,” says Driskell.
A Beginning, But Not Enough
In March of this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s (R-Naples) $711 million affordable housing legislation.
The bill would create tax exemptions for developments that set aside at least 70 units for affordable housing, and would speed permits and development orders for affordable housing projects, among other measures.
However, it will bar local rent controls. For this reason some Democrats, among them Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando), have expressed concerns that while the new housing legislation offers partial relief, it is not enough.
Florida incurred a 36% increase in rental prices from the first month of 2020 to the last month of 2022. In fact, rental prices in Florida have surpassed the prices predicted by historical trends, with Florida home to nine of the 25 most overvalued rental markets in the US: Cape Coral (ranked #1), Miami (#2), North Port (#3), Tampa (#7), Orlando (#12), Deltona (#14), Palm Bay (#16), Jacksonville (#18), and Lakeland (#21).
“I do feel like parts of the bill are going to do a lot of good. [But] it’ll take time,” said Rep. Eskamani, who voted against the measure. “My constituents are seeking immediate relief. They’re seeking renter protections.”
Hard Hit Floridians
Statistics and numbers tell the facts, but it is the people who can tell the story.
“Hard as I try, I can’t find anything at a price I can afford,” Flora González, a nanny in West Kendall, told Floricua. “In some places the owner charges whatever he wants; there is no cap, no control. It has come to the point where you wonder if you can stay in this city.”
For this reason, “people are leaving not because they want to, but because they have to,” former Sen. Annette Taddeo told Floricua. “They can no longer afford to live here.”