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- 1 What European country colonized Libya?
- 2 What European country invaded Ethiopia in 1935?
- 3 What country attacked Ethiopia?
- 4 Who Colonised Ethiopia?
- 5 What is the old name of Libya?
- 6 Why did Italy want Libya?
- 7 Why did Ethiopia defeat Italy?
- 8 What did Ethiopia have that Italy wanted?
- 9 What event started WWII?
- 10 Did Ethiopia beat Italy?
- 11 Did Italy rule Ethiopia?
- 12 Why did Germany support Ethiopia?
- 13 Which country in Africa has never been colonized?
- 14 Why has Ethiopia never been colonized?
- 15 Is Ethiopia the oldest country in the world?
What European country colonized Libya?
Italian colonization of Libya began in 1911 and lasted until 1943. The country, previously an Ottoman possession, was occupied by Italy in 1911 after the Italo-Turkish War, which resulted in the establishment of two colonies: Italian Tripolitania and Italian Cyrenaica.
What European country invaded Ethiopia in 1935?
A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland that December gave Benito Mussolini an excuse to intervene. Rejecting all arbitration offers, the Italians invaded Ethiopia on October 3, 1935.
What country attacked Ethiopia?
In October 1935 Italian troops invaded Ethiopia – then also known as Abyssinia – forcing the country’s Emperor, Haile Selassie, into exile.
Who Colonised Ethiopia?
Ethiopia was never colonized by a European power, but was occupied by Italians in 1936 (see below); however, several colonial powers had interests and designs on Ethiopia in the context of the 19th-century “Scramble for Africa.”
What is the old name of Libya?
From 1912 to 1927, the territory of Libya was known as Italian North Africa. From 1927 to 1934, the territory was split into two colonies, Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania, run by Italian governors. Some 150,000 Italians settled in Libya, constituting roughly 20% of the total population.
Why did Italy want Libya?
The invasion of Libya was a costly enterprise for Italy. From the political point, the creation of Italian Libya showed (to observers like Benito Mussolini) that the lobbying power of an active and powerful minority could have a great power in the country, as the advent of fascism would show after World War I.
Why did Ethiopia defeat Italy?
On this date in 1896, Ethiopia defeated the Italian colonial army in the Battle of Adwa. When Black African Menelik II came to the Ethiopian throne in 1889, the Italians thought that he would surrender power to them because they had been supplying him with arms.
What did Ethiopia have that Italy wanted?
The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia’s defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adowa in the nineteenth century (1896), which saved Ethiopia from Italian colonisation. This was used as a rationale to invade Abyssinia.
What event started WWII?
World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3.
Did Ethiopia beat Italy?
124 years ago, Ethiopian men and women defeated the Italian army in the Battle of Adwa. The outcome of this battle ensured Ethiopia’s independence, making it the only African country never to be colonized. Adwa turned Ethiopia into a symbol of freedom for black people globally.
Did Italy rule Ethiopia?
Italian Ethiopia (in Italian: Etiopia italiana), also known as the Italian Empire of Ethiopia, was the territory of the Ethiopian Empire which was subjugated and occupied by Italy for approximately five years.
Why did Germany support Ethiopia?
Therefore, it was hoped by Germany that the war would aid in weakening Italy, so Austria would be ripe for the taking. The Ethiopian army was pretty poorly equipped, so it was hoped that by supplying rifles to them they could put up more of a fight.
Which country in Africa has never been colonized?
Take Ethiopia, the only sub-Saharan African country that was never colonized.
Why has Ethiopia never been colonized?
Ethiopia is considered “ never colonized ” by some scholars, despite Italy’s occupation from 1936–1941 because it did not result in a lasting colonial administration. On October 23, 1896, Italy agreed to the Treaty of Addis Ababa, ending the war and recognizing Ethiopia as an independent state.
Is Ethiopia the oldest country in the world?
Ethiopia Many historians agree that Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world. While we know that human life has existed in Ethiopia for millions of years thanks to skeletal fragments uncovered, it’s generally agreed that Ethiopia developed as a country in 980 BCE.

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The tax problems plaguing longtime residents of Chicago's gentrifying neighborhoods are nothing new to Kenneth Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is the county property appraiser in southwest Florida's Lee County, where in the early 1980s pastel stucco mansions began sprouting like coconut palms among the modest ranch homes in the neighborhoods of Ft. Myers. Property values--and taxes--shot through the roof, forcing many who had lived there for years to pack up and leave for less pricey locales.
"People were cashing out up North and moving down here and spending money we've never seen before," said Wilkinson, an Evanston native.
But Wilkinson wasn't content to sit by and see longtime residents forced out. It took three trips to the Florida Supreme Court and a change in the state Constitution, but in 1995 a measure pushed by Wilkinson took effect that limits assessment increases to 3 percent a year or the cost of living, whichever is less.
With gentrification a front-burner issue from Portland, Ore., to Bucktown to Boston, local and state governments have struggled to fashion solutions to the crisis created by a flood of new money into old neighborhoods.
"It's the most difficult issue that a city faces today," Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said.
Efforts range from caps on assessment increases to tax-deferral programs to developer set-asides and rent control.
Last week, the Cook County Board gave tentative approval to an ordinance that would extend tax relief only to the homeowners who have stayed in the same neighborhood for years.
Under the plan, the breaks are for homeowners who have lived in their homes for 10 years or more and who have seen their assessments jump in the most recent reassessment to more than 150 percent of the median increase for all homes.
The measure also sets an income ceiling for eligibility. For example, a four-person household with income above $81,075 would not qualify.
The savings could be modest for some. The annual projected tax break on a home with a market price that had risen from $150,000 in 1999 to $210,000 last year was only $15, according to official estimates. But if the price of that same home had jumped to $262,500, the estimated tax savings could rise to $1,434.
"I think the ordinance before the County Board is a good first step," said Scott Metcalf, manager of research at the Civic Federation. "There are a wide number of approaches to this problem that have met with varying degrees of success."
Soaring taxes are part of the downside of gentrification for longtime residents of a neighborhood. But experts say there is an upside.
The disappearance of the corner drug dealer or the problem liquor store "are some of the positive aspects . . . that people in the community like to see," said Maureen Kennedy, a former Housing and Urban Development official in the Clinton Administration and now a housing and community development consultant in California.
Different communities take different approaches to combat the escalation of home prices and property taxes linked to gentrification.
Over the past 10 years, money from the so-called Silicon Forest of high-tech firms that has sprung up in Portland has found its way into the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood on the city's inner southeast side, officials there say.
Old-fashioned diners have given way to juice bars, and taverns have yielded to brew pubs. Coffee shops are plentiful, and many of the grand frame homes built at the turn of the century have been meticulously rehabbed.
In a sign that speaks volumes about the growing affluence of the community, there is a proposal to build a development with residential units located above retail shops dedicated to dog care.
"Our neighborhoods are very attractive, said Trell Anderson, a housing program specialist with the City of Portland. "And we've got young professionals with money putting pressure on the housing stock in the inner city."
Anderson said the city is taking the changes in its neighborhoods seriously, launching a unique pilot program that helps low- and moderate-income buyers .
Under the terms of the program, a non-profit group will hold title to the land on which a house sits but then "sell" the house to prospective buyers in what is really a 99-year lease. The arrangement helps keep home prices low, and when the family elects to sell they keep 25 percent of the appreciated value plus whatever equity they have.
Other communities have taken a broader approach to attacking the tax fallout of soaring housing prices.
Menino said the Massachusetts legislature recently approved a 30 percent property-tax break for all homeowners, new or old. Menino also boasts of programs that require developers of large projects to contribute money to a trust that builds affordable housing. Another program requires builders to allocate a percentage of their units to affordable housing.
"It's still not enough," Menino said. "Until we get the federal government involved, the solution really isn't at hand."
Florida officials such as Wilkinson think they've gotten a handle on a big part of the problem.
In his area on the Gulf Coast, fishermen and shrimpers snapped up modest homes in the 1950s and 1960s near the mainland shore or on islands such as Boca Grande, not far from such celebrated resorts as Sanibel Island. But when newcomers began to flood in and property values skyrocketed, the blue-collar residents began to be feel the tax squeeze, Wilkinson said.
"If your profession is fishing, you want to be near the water," Wilkinson said. "They couldn't afford to stay."
Wilkinson said with the help of a task force he got more than a half-million signatures on petitions and was able to put his "Save Our Homes" proposal on the ballot.
"It's provided a circuit breaker so they could stay on their property," Wilkinson said.


Worstead Festival music line up announced
Acoustic punk rock, bluegrass country, experimental folk, and ukelele masterclasses are among the mix of music for this year's Worstead festival.
Last year the music played on while the main festival took a rest.
This year as the festival revives in new look form, the music is adding a twist.
Well-known local punk bank Project Mork are putting aside their usual thrashing sounds to go acoustic for their Sunday afternoon slot over the festival weekend of July 29 to 31.
The music stage will be based in the garden of the New Inn pub where there will also be a beer festival.
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Music organiser Toby Rose said: 'We had lots of great feedback over the bands who supported us last year for the Worstead Music and Arts Festival and we have tried to include an even wider range of bands and styles this year, including something people can have a go at themselves with the ukulele workshop. I might even have a go myself.'
Mr Rose added: 'We're very excited about Project Mork downing their punk and acoustifying themselves for the festival this year as Acoustimork.'
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'It's certainly a change of direction for the band and they're already getting in some twiddly practice.'
New for 2011 are five piece band Swingball, who play a lively selection of Eastern European and gypsy jazz tunes, mixing tangos with ska.
For the first time, too, there will be DJs between sets to keep the music going throughout afternoon and evening of the Saturday and Sunday.
The weekend kicks off on Friday night after the popular five-mile road race. The evening is the only free night of music and features Grassroots and Skaface.
Saturday and Sunday's music in included in the �5 entry fee per adult with children under 12 free. Those wishing just to visit in the evenings will be charged �3 if they come along after 6pm.
Friday July 29
7.3pm Grass Roots
Saturday July 30
12.30pm Testicular Sound Express Jem Holland | Pod
1.50pm Norwich Ukulele Society
2.30pm Ukulele Workshop Ukulele Masterclass!
3.15pm Andrea Burdett
4pm Ukulele Workshop Ukulele Masterclass!
4.40pm Cruel Folk
6pm Born with a tail
9pm Three Beards
Between the bands: DJ Uwanhoo?
Sunday July 31
1pm Testicular Sound Express Michael Jerk | Barney
6pm Neil Daniels & Gareth Butcher
7.15pm Hayley Moyses Bluegrass Forum
Between the bands: DJ Nefarious
?More information about the festival at www.worsteadfestival.org.


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Mile 1.07 - The Francis Scott Key Bridge you see to the left replaced
the Alexandria Aqueduct. Originally, it was an aqueduct which took boats across
the Potomac from Georgetown to Alexandria. It was later drained and used as
It's here the towpath leaves the city and is surrounded by trees instead of office
buildings and restaurants.
A hobo sleeps by the graffiti encrusted walls of the aqueduct. This is right
in the flight path of Reagan National Airport but I guess he's used to all the planes


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Three members of the Bullitt Fiscal Court voted against a small increase in the real property tax rate. Two members voted in favor.
The initial consensus is that the public would find disfavor in County Judge Melanie Roberts and magistrate David Walker for voting to increase the property tax by $2 for a $100,000 home.
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Major SMS security lapse is a reminder to use authenticator apps instead
26 million customer texts were exposed
A recent data breach has exposed a database of around 26 million text messages containing private customer information, reports TechCrunch. In addition to the privacy concerns, the breach also highlights the dangers of relying on SMS messages for receiving two-factor authentication codes or account reset links, which sees sensitive information sent over an unencrypted communications platform.
The breach was brought to light by a Berlin-based security researcher named Sébastien Kaul, who discovered that the Voxox-managed database was discoverable, unprotected, and easily searchable for both names and telephone numbers. Since the server was still active after the breach was discovered, anyone could have monitored a near-real-time data stream to find the relevant two-factor authentication code sent after trying to log into someone else’s account. Only after being contacted by TechCrunch did Voxox take down the database, which contained text messages sent to customers from companies including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Two-factor authentication is one of the best ways you can protect your accounts against being hijacked. Even if someone has your username and password, they won’t be able to log in without this second code. While it’s common for websites and services to text you this number (meaning only someone with access to your phone can log in), a breach such as this (or the increasingly common SIM hijacking) would allow a hacker to see the code being sent to your phone, and use it to login to your account.
Instead, using an authentication app such as Google Authenticator or 1Password (with it’s built-in 2FA code generator) is much more convenient and secure. These apps are completely self-contained, meaning no sensitive data needs to be sent to them, and this also creates the secondary benefit of allowing them to work when your phone doesn’t have an active cell connection. Increasingly, hardware keys are also proving popular, with Google reporting that it has seen no successful phishing attacks since making hardware security keys mandatory for its employees. Unfortunately in some cases you’ll still need to rely on SMS as a security backup, but this should only be used as a last resort to minimize your exposure to breaches such as this.


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Indonesian World Superbike Race 2 Results: Alvaro Bautista Returns to Winning Ways, Jonathan Rea Falters
Alvaro Bautista bounced back to his winning ways at the Indonesian leg of the World Superbike Championship. The Spaniard won Race 2 on Sunday, which was held at the the 4.12-kilometer Sentul International Circuit. Bautista, who races for Team HRC, dominated the race from start to finish, crossing the finish line with a time of 33’47.436. This victory marks his eighth win in the championship this season.
Meanwhile, reigning champion Jonathan Rea, who rides for Kawasaki Racing Team, struggled to keep pace with Bautista. He finished in fourth place in Race 2, behind Yamaha riders Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes, who took second and third place respectively.
In this article, we’ll provide a detailed account of Bautista’s impressive performance in Race 2, as well as examine what went wrong for his main rival, Jonathan Rea.
Bautista Dominates from Start to Finish
The Sunday race got off to an electrifying start, with Bautista – who started in pole position – leading the pack into the first corner. The Spaniard quickly established a substantial lead over the rest of the field and continued to increase his advantage as the laps went by.
Behind him, van der Mark and Lowes engaged in a fierce battle for the second spot on the podium. The two Yamaha riders exchanged positions several times before van der Mark pulled away to consolidate his second place finish, over three seconds ahead of Lowes.
As for Bautista, he was unstoppable throughout the race. He rode flawlessly, avoiding any mistakes and maintaining a consistent pace that his rivals simply couldn’t match. By the halfway point of the race, he was already over six seconds ahead of van der Mark.
In the end, Bautista crossed the finish line over four seconds ahead of van der Mark. His win was met with cheers from the fans in attendance, who were thrilled to see the Spaniard back on top after his disappointing showings in previous races.
Rea Falters, Struggles to Keep Up with Bautista
For Jonathan Rea, the Indonesian leg of the World Superbike Championship proved to be frustrating. The Northern Irishman had been dominant in the championship over the past few seasons, but this year, he’s been facing fierce competition from Bautista.
In Race 2, Rea started from third position on the grid, behind Bautista and van der Mark. However, he struggled to keep up with the front-runners right from the start. He dropped back to fourth place early on and was unable to make up any ground.
Throughout the race, Rea was unable to match the pace of the leading trio. He made some attempts to catch up, but every time he made a move, he was quickly overtaken by one of his rivals. His eventual fourth place finish represents a significant setback in his quest to defend his championship title.
It’s worth noting that Rea had also struggled in Race 1 of the Indonesian leg, where he finished in second place behind Bautista. He had started the race from pole position, but was overtaken by Bautista early on and was unable to regain the lead.
Bautista Extends Lead in Championship Standings
With his eighth win of the season, Alvaro Bautista has now taken a significant lead in the championship standings. He currently has 328 points, with Jonathan Rea in second place with 260 points.
The Spaniard’s impressive form this season has been a major surprise to many in the World Superbike community. Bautista only joined the championship this year, after spending several years racing in MotoGP. Many thought that he would need time to adapt to the Superbike category, but he has proven to be a quick learner.
In conclusion, Alvaro Bautista’s dominant performance in Race 2 of the Indonesian leg of the World Superbike Championship serves as a reminder of his talent and skill on the track. The Spaniard rode flawlessly, putting distance between himself and his rivals to cross the finish line in first place. On the other hand, reigning champion Jonathan Rea struggled to keep up with Bautista’s pace, finishing in fourth place. With only a few rounds left in the championship, Bautista is looking like the favorite to take home the title this year.
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It’s not a secret that appearances are one of the most highly regarded parts of a person’s life in South Korea. Women and men alike go to great lengths to keep in line with the social beauty norms of the country. Everyday life here is saturated with how you should or shouldn’t look, and people spend copious amounts of time and money to make sure that they make the cut. When I first moved here, I will admit to being just the slightest bit intimidated when every woman in Seoul seemed to be sporting flawless makeup on the subway in the middle of the day.
It’s not just that people want to be beautiful, it’s that people here want to fit into a very small sect of “classic” beauty that is just not possible. The typical standard here, though it varies from person to person, is having big eyes, a thin body, a small face and, of course, pale skin. Height certainly doesn’t hurt your chances of success, and having your makeup done on a daily basis is all but a requirement in both the work place and everyday life.
The beauty product market has been booming for the past several years with no signs of slowing down. Seoul is now considered the “World Capital of Plastic Surgery”. There are dozens of mainstream makeup and skin care brands, and, whether celebrity endorsed or not, they make an absolute killing selling everything from face masks, to whitening products, to creams for any part of your body you can think of. Mirrors are strategically placed on even the busiest of streets, littered throughout the subway tunnels, noticeable even inside bars and restaurants. There are entire TV shows dedicated to teaching women how to cover blemishes, showing which workouts will keep men and women in shape, dozens of commercials showing every hour the best lotions to make you look younger.
After your actual facial features and all of the extras that go along with making that look good, weight is the second biggest (no pun intended) hot topic here in Korea. And I’m not just talking about, “I want to be thin!”, it’s “I’m going to skip entire meals today because I had a big breakfast and I don’t want to gain any weight”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard my Korean co-teachers tell me they’re “just not going to eat” so they don’t gain any weight. No matter how much we’ve told them that they are absolutely, 100% healthy and fine, “I want to lose my weight” is the most common phrase I’ve heard out of any woman’s mouth since I moved here.
Korean diet trends here can be outright dangerous, but because people look at the celebrities here and think, “I need to look like that to fit in, to not stick out”, it becomes normalized. There are celebrities who are revered in this country for going on insane diets, including the Sweet Potato diet that popular singer and actress IU reportedly went on to lose weight a couple years ago. She’s certainly not the only one that I’ve side eyed like, “Girl, you crazy!”. The ‘One Meal a Day’ trend is popular even among non-celebrities, but I’ve also seen crazy diets where singers especially have declared they only eat 1500 calories a DAY, or lose outrageous amounts of weight in just a few weeks or even days.
I didn’t come to South Korea with any small amount of confidence, but seeing the obsession around being stereotypically beautiful here it was easy to start asking myself, “Am I good enough…?”. I am a 5 foot 2 African-American, with boobs, who didn’t even learn how to put on eyeliner properly until I was 22 so, clearly, I was not in my element upon arrival. Still, against all odds, I’ve actually found more confidence living here for the past year than I did in all the years I lived in my own country. This honestly had a lot more to do with other people than it ever had to do with me.
Maybe because they can be so critical about themselves and everyone else, people here are also quick to point out things about others that they appreciate, or are even envious of. Sure, there are days when my co-teachers will straight up be like, “Damn you look a mess today, you going through a breakup?!?” But there have also been multiple instances where they’ve praised little things I didn’t even know about myself. The fact that I have a “small face” never even occurred to me before I moved here. I was extra terrified of not being pale and, thus, unwanted in a country full of whitening products. Yet, I’ve had students who were tanned that told me I was beautiful because I was brown, that they knew they were beautiful too.
I’ll admit that there are still some times when I want to be able to look as nice in a skirt as the girl on TV, or even just want to fit in despite my foreigner status. But I’ve come to realize by watching all of these people who are obsessed with keeping their skin lighter, their waists slimmer or their eyeliner on point I just want them to embrace themselves as perfect the way they are. So often I tell my younger students to go against the crowd and be themselves, and I’ve slowly but surely come to find peace because I have to practice what I preach.


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Certainly there’s the music — haunting, bawdy, and creepy by turns–and the wild beauty of the isolated Scottish location, and the exuberant Pagan elements. There’s the cross-genre appeal — the film is a suspenseful mystery, a horror film, and something of a social commentary on how the beliefs of a group can subvert the norms of a patriarchal culture. Last but not least, there are the questions regarding how such a strange little film was made, how the film managed to become a cult classic despite receiving so little corporate support, and how it has resulted in inspiring many people to explore Paganism and alternative culture, even influencing such events as The Wickerman Festival in Scotland and Burning Man in America.
The articles in this book emerged from an academic conference held on the subject of “The Wicker Man” at the University of Glasgow in 2003. Despite the academic beginnings, all of the articles in the collection, which totals under two hundred pages, are very accessible to the general reader.
The subjects explored include representations of Paganism in “The Wicker Man” and its influence upon Pagan ritual (“‘The Wicker Man,’ May Day and the Reinvention of Beltane” by Richard Sermon, “Ritualistic Behaviour in ‘The Wicker Man’: A classical and carnivalesque perspective on ‘the true nature of sacrifice’” by Paula James, and “Music and Paganism with Special Reference to The Wicker Man” by Melvyn J. Willin) and the folkloristic sources used for the film (“The Folklore Fallacy: A folkloristic/filmic perspective on ‘The Wicker Man‘” by Mikel J. Koven. This last article is particularly fascinating, as is the article by feminist film scholar Brigid Cherry, “The Wicca Woman: Gender, sexuality and religion in The Wicker Man.”
In addition to the scholarly articles, there are commentaries from the film’s creators, such as an interview with director Robin Hardy, Hardy’s “The Genesis of ‘The Wicker Man,’”and musician/composer Gary Carpenter’s “Wicker Man, Wicker Music.”
The Quest for The Wicker Man is highly recommended for any dedicated “Wicker Man” fan and especially for academics writing about this classic cult film.
(Luath Press, 2006)

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“But we have to play this game,” Ward said. “We have to play it the way that they force us to, and unfortunately, it incurred an injury for him.”
Of the 35 penalties for low hits, 10 came against the defense for hits to the quarterbacks. The league’s propensity for protecting the passer continues at almost every spot on the field. Over the first 11 weeks, there were 32 flags for infractions against quarterbacks that didn’t involve hits to the head or legs _ for example, a late hit on a sliding quarterback.
The NFL still makes a big splash out of suspensions and fines levied under the umbrella of protecting players. Ndamukong Suh, a multiple offender, got a $100,000 fine _ largest in league history for on-field conduct _ for his Week 2 low block on John Sullivan of the Vikings during an interception return.
More recently, Titans safety Michael Griffin served a one-game suspension for a low hit on Oakland tight end Mychal Rivera. When asked what he could have done differently, Griffin said a league official “told me there’s no clear black-and-white answer.”
“You have to start thinking about how you’re going to hit the guy when you get there,” Titans coach Mike Munchak said. “I think it’s very, very hard, very difficult. It definitely is necessary. I think it has helped the game in that way. But I think you’ve got to be careful in how these guys are fined and things like that going forward.”
Whatever the mixed messages, the NFL appears satisfied with the way players are adjusting to the rules, given the league’s decision not to raise fine amounts.
Total fines issued by the NFL have declined by 32 percent from 2009 to 2012 (668 to 451) and also decreased 4.5 percent between 2011 and 2012 (472 to 451). Fines for illegal hits on quarterbacks have declined 46.4 percent since 2009 (114 to 61).
All of which points to a safer game _ but a game that nevertheless, at least on average, puts at least one player in jeopardy in every game in every stadium every Thursday, Sunday and Monday.
“It’s a warrior game,” said Broncos defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson, on injured reserve after suffering a dislocated hip on a play in which four players took turns blocking him, both high and low. “You’re going to have collisions. You’re going to have those injuries. You just try to do the best you can with them and play within the rules they set.”
AP Sports Writers Genaro Armas in Green Bay, Wisc., Teresa Walker in Nashville, Tenn., Tom Withers in Cleveland, Joe Kay in Cincinnati and Joseph White in Washington contributed to this report.


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Simonides getting together a few Athenians from the garrisons, and a number
of the allies in those parts, took Eion in Thrace, a Mendaean colony and
hostile to Athens, by treachery, but had no sooner done so than the
Chalcidians and Bottiaeans came up and beat him out of it, with the loss of
many of his soldiers.
Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton. 1910.
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The bodice of this floor-length plus-size gown is beautifully embellished with sequins and beads.
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|Fabric:||100% Polyester, Chiffon and Sequins|
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Brexit: Here's what will happen next after May asks for more time
The prime minister wants more time to sort out a Brexit deal, but she'll have to get 27 other nations to approve.
Sunday 7 April 2019 10:30, UK
Theresa May has asked the European Union for a second extension to Article 50, giving the UK more time to work out a Brexit deal.
Here's what will happen in the next few days.
:: Sunday 7 April
Mrs May is to spend the weekend in her country retreat of Chequers.
She was pictured at church on Sunday morning.
:: Monday, 8 April
The House of Lords will continue considering a bill brought by Sir Oliver Letwin and Yvette Cooper, which allows parliament to decide the length of any extension offered to the UK by the EU.
It was brought to the Commons by the two backbenchers on Wednesday and passed through the House in record time, in the hope it would be effective quickly.
If the bill is passed by the Lords on Monday it will go for Royal Assent. But if there are amendments, it will probably be considered again by the Commons on Monday night.
Mrs May could then outline her plans to the Commons and lay a Government motion about the extension to Article 50.
:: Tuesday, 9 April
If the Letwin-Cooper bill passes, Parliament will have to approve any length extension Mrs May requests at the EU summit, scheduled for Wednesday, 10 April.
If the cross-party talks result in some form of compromise on a deal, it could be debated and voted on by MPs.
The government may also use that time to bring other Brexit options to MPs, similar to the indicative voting procedures of the last couple of weeks.
:: Wednesday, 10 April
Mrs May will be in the Commons for Prime Minister's Questions at 12pm.
She will then travel to Brussels where she is expected to address the 27 heads of government in the European Union.
She will have to set out what can be achieved by a further extension to Article 50 if she is to have a chance of getting it agreed by the bloc.
All 27 states will have to agree in order for an extension to go ahead.
:: Thursday, 11 April
Should the Cooper-Letwin bill pass, and Mrs May be offered an extension by the EU, she will have to bring it straight back to the Commons.
MPs will then vote on whether to accept what Mrs May has come back with.
It's not clear what could happen if they reject it, as the Commons has already repeatedly indicated it would not support a no-deal scenario.
If the EU does offer Mrs May the reported 'flextension', where the UK can have up to a year but with a break clause to leave whenever a deal is ratified, it seems likely the Commons would accept this.
:: Friday, 12 April
There's still a possibility the UK will leave the EU without a deal on this date.
This was the new date provided by the EU because it's the last date member states have to issue notice of election for members of the European Parliament.
If Britain is still a member at this point, it will have to put plans in place for holding the elections.
Downing Street has warned the Cooper-Letwin bill could cause an "accidental no-deal Brexit" on this date, because MPs could reject the extension date on offer when Mrs May returns to the Commons from Brussels.
There would be no time to renegotiate the date with Brussels at this point.

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Ministers have finally given up attempts to eradicate grey squirrels - after nearly 80 YEARS.
Solicitor General Oliver Heald MP said that it was “no longer” possible to halt the onslaught of the animals - even though they pose a threat to their red cousins.
Introduced from America in the 19th Century, the grey variety carry a pox which native red squirrels have no immunity to.
Under the Grey Squirrels (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order of 1937 you can be prosecuted for failing to report a grey squirrel on your land.
But Mr Heald said the regulation would be scrapped as part of the Government’s war on red tape.
MPs in the North East, one of the last bastions of the red squirrel, feared it would see a further decline in their population which is estimated at just 30,000.
Chi Onwurah, the Labour MP for Newcastle Central, said: “I was shocked and surprised by the minister’s sense of defeat when it came to halting the onslaught of the grey squirrel and protecting and promoting the red squirrel.
“We have no objection to repealing that particular clause, but would have expected to see greater energy in the protection of red squirrels.
“Red squirrels are flourishing in the North East, and there is an active interest here helping them – we have butchers who trap and sell grey squirrels, but there was no reflection of this from the minister.”
Mr Heald told a committee on deregulation: “The order requires occupiers to report the presence of grey squirrels on their land to facilitate the eradication of that species.
"However, it is no longer considered feasible to eradicate grey squirrels, so the requirement to report their presence on one’s land is no longer useful or observed.”
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said: “We remain committed to protecting reds and tackling the threats greys pose to them, and to broadleaf woodlands.”

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October 03, 2011 07:36 PM by Veronica Dudo
The reality singing show showcases a variety of groups all vying for a $200,000 prize and a Sony Music recording contract. Host, Nick Lachey announced that the remaining six groups from this bracket will be singing two songs tonight, a current radio hit and then a classic 1960′s song. The show opened with all of the a cappella groups singing, “Somewhere Only We Know.” The three expert judges from the music industry included Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman and Sara Bareilles critiquing the singers and offering advice.
First up Vocal Point a group from Provo, UT took the stage. Unfortunately, one of their members, Ben still isn’t performing with them because his father recently passed away. The all-male a cappella group sang Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never.” The judges said the group’s very entertaining, confident as performers and did a great job. For their 1960′s song, they sang “The Way You Look Tonight.” The judges said the group is always very consistent, performed an amazing vocal performance and delivered a smooth rendition of a true classic.
With contestants from the previous two seasons, the all girls group, Delilah took the stage. They choose to sing Adam Lambert’s “What Do You Want From Me.” The judges said the group was stunning, showed the audience how to harmonize as they all came out to the stage and sang one-by-one and the lyrics really resonated with listeners. For their 1960′s song, they sang “Heatwave.” The judges said the group had a good performance but that it wasn’t up to the caliber that they’ve already been performing in the competition.
Next, Urban Method from Denver, CO performed the Black Eyed Peas hit “Just Can’t Get Enough.” The judges said the group did a great job, and that they continue to pull off very ambitious sounds. For their 1960′s song, they sang “Dance to the Music.” The judges said they forgot they were listening to an a cappella group because they did such a good job and the group really set the bar with this performance.
From Howard University in Washington, D.C., the fun-loving Jazz/Pop a cappella ensemble Afro-Blue brought their old school sound to the stage with “American Boy.” The judges said the group’s performance was amazing; they had a stellar arrangement and really loved how they put some jazz into the song. For their 1960′s song, they sang “Heard It Through The Grape Vine.” The judges said their transitions were effortless and they were very committed as a unit.
From New York, the college group, the Yellow Jackets from the University of Rochester sing everything from 1950′s Doo Whop to hits of today. The Yellow Jackets went to Kenya for a trip to help young children. They dedicated the song to their college and the kids they met in Kenya. They sang “Dynamite.” The Judges said the group gave a fun performance and that they have a lot of heart. For their 1960′s song, they sang Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.” The judges liked their performance and said the group did really well.
Kinfolk 9 from Los Angeles is made up of artists all trying to make it in the music industry. They sang “Pricetag.” The judges said they gave a good performance and have improved since their last performance. For their 1960′s song, they sang The Beatles’ hit “Let It Be.” The judges said their performance was natural, outstanding, inspiring and very powerful.
The judges deliberated and said this was one of the most difficult decisions so early in the season but ultimately sent home Kinfolk 9. They sang “Loser” as their farewell song.
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Buehler receives ISO certification for Vickers, Knoop reference hardness testing blocks
June 05, 2018
Source: ASM International
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., announces that the Buehler Wilson Reference Block Laboratory in Binghamton, N.Y., has achieved accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 by A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) for Rockwell, Knoop, Vickers, and Brinell hardness test blocks and indenters.
A2LA is in full conformance with the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC), including ISO/IEC 17025. Buehler globally markets the reference blocks along with the Wilson hardness testers and DiaMet software.
The testers in the calibration process undergo a stringent monitoring process using NIST traceable devices, and Buehler conducts 100% inspection to ensure that every single test block meets the physical requirements of ASTM (thickness, flatness, parallelism, surface roughness and magnetism). The laboratory then uses specialized hardness testers to calibrate blocks according to Rockwell, Vickers, and Brinell scales that comply to ASTM and ISO standards for calibrating test blocks.
According to Matthias Pascher, Hardness Product Manager, “The hardness readings are taken and statistics calculated according to the applicable standards. Each test block will get its own certificate, thus achieving full traceability. In addition to in-house daily verifications, standards also require indirect verifications to be completed periodically by an accredited third-party. After the indent certification, the blocks are engraved with a laser to add a grid (if applicable) and the hardness value with tolerance according to the standards. All hardness test blocks ship with ASTM and ISO certificates. Buehler is the only global supplier in the metallographic solutions market that produces and calibrates hardness reference blocks.”
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YU Yutopia, a new Flagship smartphone launched on 17th December, 2015. If I remember well, a year ago in December they have launched the YU Yuphoria. Yutopia is much better than its predecessors. This smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 810 chipset. In its class, it makes the most affordable smartphone powered by snapdragon 810.
Features of YU Yutopia
Its design is made of an alloy of Aluminium and Magnesium. Aluminium used in making the outer body of this phone is an “Aircraft” Grade. There is an integration of antenna bands in the metal body giving the seamless design.
It comes with the display size of 5.2 inch. It packs the resolution of pixels 2560 x 1440, which is 2K. The pixel density per inch is 565. The display resolution is four times the 720p HDTV. This IPS screen also offers 178 o of viewing angle. The display comes with protection of Corning Concore Glass.
YU yutopia comes with 21 MP rear camera with six lenses. It is also has a Sony Exmor RS IMX230 sensor which is far better than BSI sensor. The front camera offers 8 MP for smart selfie captures. There is also a Dual color tone flash gives the right color in the image. It shoots 4K video and slow motion videos in 120 FPS.
Processor and Graphics
Snapdragon 810 is the latest processor from Qualcomm. It offers the last 8-core configuration with big.Little configuration. Big cores offering 2.0 GHz for heavy workloads. Little cores offering 1.5 GHz for light workloads. This configuration offers more performance in low power consumption. It is installed with 4 GB DDR4 RAM. Adreno 430 GPU will outperform the latest flagship models in its class. Store what you want in internal memory of 32 GB and expand with 128 GB memory. Removable Battery is 3000 mAH which is optimized for performance and extend battery life. It features Quick charge 2.0.
Sensor and Ports
It packs Gravity sensor, Proximity sensor, 6-axis Gyroscope sensor, Electronic compass and Barometer. This provides the user with the smooth experience. Hall effect sensor to detect indoor and outdoor activities. Fingerprint scanner provides the best security feature and also available in round form factor. It can be used for taking selfie and picture. It still resides on USB 2.0 port for charging. Dual sim configuration for both micro and Nano cards.
The most important feature used by all the users is sound technology. DTS sound technology is inbuilt into this smartphone. As an audiophile, I would have opt for this smartphone in my top 5 best smartphones list. Dynamic leveling of volume and automatic bass management provides the best audio experience in DTS sound technology. This smartphone delivers best sound experience in House of Marley Headphones Tri-Mic Technology helps to record the High Quality stereo recording with active noise cancellation. SMART PA TFA chip in speakers boast the sound quality in speakers without compensating sound quality.
Cyanogen OS 12.1
Cyanogen OS 12.1 gives you an unparalleled control over your smartphone.Customization is the very heart of the Cyanogen experience. Customize everything. In the same way, it provides the best in camera features. privacy Guard keeps your yutopia safe.
- Find your own theme
- Get new themes
- Modify and tweak in the theme chooser
- Theme individual apps
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Multiple crucial factors are contributing to this demographic migration
A slowdown could be felt as early as Q1 2018, economists warn
With a low property tax rate and reasonably-priced inventory, things are beginning to get in “toon” in Saskatchewan’s largest city.
Capital gains are the issue of the day in New Brunswick’s capital city, but don't forget the low property taxes
Although Guelph is a smaller market, investors stand to gain big in this up-and-coming city, demonstrating that size isn’t everything when choosing a city to invest in.
For a rent-to-own investment, make sure your property appreciation values are based on proven trends, not on temporary flux, says investor Rachel Oliver.
Florida. California. Arizona. These U.S. locales have long been popular with Canadian investors, but there’s a new investment hotspot that is quietly creeping its way to the forefront of investors’ minds.
With one of the best price-to-rent ratios in the U.S., there is a lot of good news for investors looking to the Midwestern city for cash-flow opportunities.
Dustin Graham sets out five steps investors must take to identify the problem tenants that seep through the cracks.
A happy tenant makes for a stress-free landlord experience. Here are some simple ways to make a lasting impression on new renters.
Lee Strauss sets out the reasons you should find a real estate agent who has experience with investors.
Investor Marcel Greaux lays out the five critical C’s of credit -- aspects of the lending process that he says every investor must become familiar with.
Grimsby skyline to be reshaped by tallest buildings in city: two-tower residential complex
Connect Asset Management Challenges the Financial Community to Invest in Downtown Toronto Real Estate for a Good Cause
The event will also feature a panel of industry experts and a presentation on the state of the Hamilton-Burlington housing market


Discretionary spending is important. It makes up about $1.07 trillion of the government’s $3.65 trillion in spending in the current fiscal year. True, it’s not the main driver of our debt. However, tracking discretionary spending is important. Talking about it is important. So is debating it — and cutting it.
The first sign that Congress has developed the political will and fiscal responsibility to once again balance the budget will be reined-in discretionary spending. Congress will never reduce spending on entitlements until it has developed the political muscle to cut discretionary spending. In order for entitlement reforms to become a reality, members of Congress need to learn fiscal discipline — an opportunity they get every year around this time.
Cutting spending, or even reducing the growth rate of federal spending, is hard. There is a constituency for every dollar Washington spends, and if that constituency has been successful in staying in the budget so far, chances are they’re pretty adept at lobbying. Even if it’s totally outrageous that Congress is spending taxpayer dollars on their cause, they’ll whine and squeal if they get cut, and their sob story will inevitably hit its mark.
Congress must learn to deal with this tactic and prioritize spending only on the projects and programs that are worthy of federal spending. Congress must budget and spend as the taxpayers would want, not as the recipients of federal spending would want. They have a chance to do that every time they pass an appropriations bill — and the next round of appropriations are due at the end of September.
But even if the Congress wanted to budget and spend in a taxpayer-friendly way, its current practices make that impossible. In 19 of the last 30 fiscal years, Congress has passed an omnibus appropriations bill rather than individual acts.
This means consolidating most, if not all, regular appropriations bill into one vote. Each member has a choice to vote “yes” or “no” on everything at once. You either support all of the spending, or none of the spending. Most of the time, this vote is taken within days or hours of a looming “government shutdown.”
Under this ridiculous scenario, lawmakers can’t object to one program or another. They are forced to balance the entire package, often negotiated in secret by a handful of elected leaders. This is how so much wasteful and ridiculous spending is passed every year. Many of the expenditures would not have anywhere close to majority support of the Congress if they were judged on their own merits, but they survive because they’re attached to the omnibus.
There are 10 weeks before the Sept. 30 spending deadline. The House is currently planning to recess for six of those weeks. They’re intentionally leaving themselves insufficient time to move anything but an omnibus spending bill. The inevitable result of that action will be billions of dollars wasteful spending.
The only way to change this pattern is to return to the business of actually budgeting. Like American families do every week, Congress must sit down and consider the value each line item and decide what’s important and what isn’t.
When they stop passing omnibuses, and start reducing discretionary spending, that’s when we’ll know that we’re back on track to balance the budget.
This piece originally appeared in The Hill on 7/26/17


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Skinny Poolside Dip. Pinner says: I've made this 3 times now! It's a big hit and super easy. 1 red pepper, 2 jalepenos (unseeded), 1 can of corn, 1/2 can diced olives, 16 oz fat-free cream cheese (softened), and 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch dip seasoning mix. Mix ingredients together. Serve with crackers or raw veggies.
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#glutenfree Creamy Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing | Gimme Delicious @ INSTRUCTIONS Place all the ingridents In a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides a few times. Thin the salad dressing out with about ⅓ cup water (give or take) until it reaches a desired consistency. Keep in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks.

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Extreme speed, explosions, and intense racing rivalry! What is this game?
Split second is of course a racing game that I’m sure a fair few people have heard of. However most of the time when I ask people about it, not that many people remember it or have never heard of it. For some of us here at EVA we love this racing game.
It’s refreshing for the fact it’s a racing game that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and at the same time isn’t too outlandish. Sure it has some pretty extreme elements to it, but the graphics and aesthetics of the game make it somewhat believable. It’s not too silly or too serious, it’s just right!
We do love the extreme elements to this game though, the intense high speeds, and the skyscraper shattering explosions that change the direction of the race course make the game hilariously fun to play, with tons of replay-ability to it.
If you haven’t checked it out we strongly recommend you have a look at this little gem and give it a whirl!
As always thanks for reading!


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Wildlife trafficking is driving our Earth’s most iconic species towards extinction. Wildlife trafficking also fuels corruption, insecurity, and funds militias and terrorists, jeopardizing local livelihoods and undermining national development strategies. Ending wildlife trafficking is an urgent conservation, security and development priority.
A rapidly growing middle to high income sector across Asia has led to higher demand for wildlife and wildlife products and an increase in poaching and wildlife trafficking. Vietnam is not only a hotpot market for wildlife trade and consumption, but also an important transit to other markets in Asia.
We prioritize some key areas of work, which can impact the illegal wildlife trafficking networks in Viet Nam and eventually support law enforcement agencies to arrest and effectively handle wildlife-related violations and crime; at the same time to detect risks to human and animal health at key interfaces of the wildlife supply chain.
Key areas of work of WCS Viet Nam included:
Supporting the development and improvement of the policy and legal framework on wildlife protection
- Establishes partnerships with policy-making agencies, contributing to reviewing, commenting on amendments, and influencing legal documents related to wildlife conservation.
Collecting, analyzing and providing information related to wildlife violations to support law enforcement agencies
- Conducts and supports research, synthesis and analysis of information on illegal wildlife trade related to Vietnam. This information is shared with law enforcement agencies to enhance the successful and effective detection, prevention, seizure and prosecution of wildlife trafficking cases.
Promoting bilateral and multilateral cooperation to tackle transnational wildlife criminal networks
- Enhances international cooperation among government agencies via working visits, bilateral conferences, international training, and facilitation of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Building capacity for law enforcement agencies in counter wildlife trafficking (CWT)
- Cooperates with government partners, organizes training sessions, seminars, information sharing, law enforcement capacity building training for national agencies and local counterparts. several Asian and African countries.
Increasing the participation of journalists and media agencies in CWT
- Cooperate with journalism institutions and media agencies to improve the journalist's capacity and propagate, raise awareness about the illegal wildlife trade.
Conducting research and surveillance of epidemics in wildlife and possibility of disease transmission between people and wildlife
- Studies viruses with pandemic risk, especially those that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
- We monitor wildlife health in areas of human-animal contact, establish and strengthen biological monitoring networks for wildlife health, and assist government agencies to detect, monitor, and identify and report particularly dangerous pathogens and related diseases.
Conserving Hoan Kiem Turtle in Viet Nam
- In 2015, WCS Vietnam began to participate in the conservation of critically endangered softshell turtle -- Rafetus swinhoei. This species, the historic legend of Hoan Kiem Lake, up to now, only 2 individuals in the world have been discovered and confirmed Rafetus Swinhoei – a female living in Dong Mo lake, Son Tay town, Hanoi, Vietnam and an old male individual in Suzhou zoom Jiangsu province, China.
- WCS is currently working with the Ha Noi Department of Fisheries and the Indo-Myanmar Conservation to implement the Hoan Kiem Turtle Conservation Plan of Hanoi People's Committee for the period of 2018-2020, with a vision to 2030.
- In an effort to find more individuals of Hoan Kiem Turtle, WCS has conducted exploration in many natural lakes of Vietnam and recently developed real-time and on-site environmental DNA test kit of Rafetus swinhoei, bringing a new hope for this species.


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It was a good week for Scottish cycling, in the same week that David Millar (Saunier Duval) won the British elite road race title; at the other end of the spectrum, 14 year-old Patrick Galbraith took two stage wins and the overall win in Eire’s Kerry Youth Tour.
The Kerry Youth Tour is one of the largest events of its kind in the world; comprising four stages over three days – two road races, a circuit race and a time trial.
In Patrick’s category, 55 riders finished, with riders from Belgium, South Africa, Malta and all the ‘home’ nations.
Patrick travelled to Southern Ireland with the Scottish youth squad, thinking he would be riding with the under 16’s and would be there to watch and learn.
However, the organisers thought differently and wouldn’t let Patrick compete against the older riders, and as Patrick explained;
“I had thought that I wouldn’t be under pressure to perform, with the under-16’s, but when I realised that I would be riding under-14, I wanted to do as well as I possibly could.”
The first stage was a 14 mile road race, Patrick explained;
“On the first stage, nobody knew who was who, I felt under a bit of pressure because I wanted to do well and I was getting marked, probably because I was the tallest rider there. At the finish, I was second, my sprint is something I have to work-on.”
The next day had two stages, Patrick takes-up the story;
“There was a two mile time trial first and I won it, in fact, my time was faster than the best under-16 time. I got the yellow jersey after the time trial and wore it in the afternoon road race; where I was fourth, like I said, I need to work on my sprint.”
On the final day, a rival made a mistake, which Patrick was quick to capitalise upon;
“There were two of us away in the five lap circuit race and the other guy asked me not to go through so hard, or he would go-off; my next spell I went through as hard as I could, dropped him and won on my own in the yellow jersey!”
Patrick’s next target for the year is the British under-14 pursuit championship at Manchester (ages are taken as at January 1st).
He has already been doing track work at Meadowbank and recently set a under-16 Scottish record for the 2000 metre distance, with 2-33.
The British championship for his age group is over 1500 metres and his time at that distance en route to his Scottish record would have seen him among the medals in Manchester in 2006.
Asked about long-term goals, he explains;
“I just want to go as far as I can, in road racing and pursuiting.”
With O-levels still a year or two away, Patrick has plenty of time for training and his school are very supportive;
“I get Tuesday and Thursday afternoons off to train.”
Even at 14, he knows the right things to say;
“If it’s OK, I’d just like to say ‘thank you’ to my mum and dad for all their help and support. I’m also grateful to my sponsors; Rudy Project, Giant, Continental and Warners Commercial…”
Somehow I felt I’d lost control of the interview at this stage! Patrick has promised us another chat after the British pursuit champs; let’s hope he has a jersey to show us then.

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Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.


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New Delhi: As per the data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 9622, 11592 and 12,317 cyber-crime cases were registered during the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. Government has taken various measures for preventing cyber crime in the country which inter-alia includes:
- The Ministry of Home Affairs has recently set up a Cyber & Information Security Division to look into relevant matters relating to cyber-crime & information security.
- Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing a scheme ‘Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children’ (CCPWC) from NIRBHAYA funds in the period 2017-2020, under which Rs 82.8 crore as Grants-in-Aid have been disbursed to the States/UTs for setting up of one cyber forensic training laboratory in each State/UT.
- Various steps are taken by MHA as well as States to modernize the preventive setup and equip police personnel with knowledge and skills for prevention and control of crime through various national and state police academies/institutes. CCPWC scheme of Ministry of Home Affairs aims to train 27,500 police personnel across the country in the field of cyber domain.
- Information Technology Act, 2000 has adequate deterrent provisions for cyber threats and cyber attacks.
- All the new government websites and applications are to be audited with respect to cyber security prior to their hosting. The auditing of the websites and applications is to be conducted on a regular basis after hosting.
- The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is regularly tracking the hacking of websites and alerts the website owners concerned to take actions to secure the websites to prevent recurrence.
- Government has formulated Cyber Crisis Management Plan for countering cyber attacks and cyber terrorism.
- CERT-In issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats/vulnerabilities and countermeasures to protect computers/servers on regular basis.
- Cyber security mock drills are being conducted regularly to enable assessment of cyber security posture and preparedness of organizations in Government and critical sectors.
- CERT-In conducts regular training programmes for key stakeholders.
- Government has initiated setting up of National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC).
- Government has launched the Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre).
- NIC which provides IT/E-Governance related services to Government Departments protects the cyber resources from possible compromises through a layered security approach in the form of practices, procedures and technologies.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.


text: This is a dope glass bubbler pipe made by our own Steve Kelnhofer! The red sections are made with our signature Blood Butter Color, and the mouthpiece accents the red with some green Shamrock Butter. The bowl and carb sections are made with Toxic Green and the center of the bubbler can is made with some of our in-house vac stack lined tubing. The carb is located on the right side of the pipe when viewing the piece with the mouthpiece pointed towards you. Add this awesome bubbler pipe to your collection today!


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In this his most recent book, Michael G. Lawler, Professor of theology and Director of the Center for Marriage and Family at Creighton University, puts forth the premise that "in the Western world, marriage is in crisis." He cites this crisis as evident on "both sides of the debate," i.e., those who regret the collapse of "traditional marriage" and those who see the passing of such traditional marriage structures as permanence and exclusivity as a positive development. At the same time Lawler notes a hope for overcoming this crisis, namely the contemporary resurgence of the "model" (à la Avery Dulles) of marriage as a "communion of life" or "interpersonal union" (cf. Gaudium et Spes 47-50, Code of Canon Law 1057.1-2, and Justinian's Digesta 23.2.1 and Instituta 1.9.1).
For Lawler, a crucial source of this hope is "the Catholic tradition, honestly, historically, and critically understood." This tradition, he states, "offers theoretical and practical meanings to shape a strategy for responding to the crisis and improving the well-being, directly of marriages, spouses, and families, and indirectly of society as a whole." In short, an exploration of Catholic tradition will aid in the appropriation of what Lawler calls "the contemporary Catholic truth" about marriage. He proposes "a normative, and critical, vision of Christian marriage and family, not how Christian marriage and family are or might be but how they ought to be."
The goal of Lawler's book is the delineation of this contemporary Catholic truth. He accomplishes this by dealing with several pertinent issues for contemporary marriage in a series of essays. What does it mean, for example, to say marriage is a sacrament? What models of marriage have functioned throughout the history of Christianity, and which function in the contemporary Catholic Church? What is required to transform marriage, which is primarily a social reality, into a sacrament? What are the primary bonds and relationships that function in marriage?
In chapters five and six, Lawler considers the issues of divorce / remarriage and interchurch marriage, respectively. The nature of Christian friendship and its contribution to marital stability is the focus of chapter seven, while chapter eight focuses on a retrieval of cohabitation to the Catholic marriage tradition. He concludes the book with a move toward the construction of a theology of the Christian family and its potential role within the broader contemporary marriage crisis.
Throughout the book, Lawler considers these issues in terms of the scholastic category of questio disputata. He uses each issue as a foil against which he can wield contemporary questions. Such a method is helpful in that it allows him to consider the marriage crisis in its complex historical, doctrinal, biblical, theological, conciliar, and socio-cultural contexts.
Several of Lawler's insights are destined to be controversial. He asserts, for example, that faith makes marriage a sacrament. A marriage in which one or both of the individuals is a non-believer, even if baptized, cannot be therefore sacramental (cf. Code of Canon Law, 1141-1143). He offers a convincing case for this position by means of a nuanced delineation of the often debated relationship between faith and sacramental efficacy. He also asserts that in the contemporary context there is no criterion for the indissolubility of marriage. Most potentially controversial is his proposal of a four-stage model of marriage that includes ritual betrothal, cohabitation, the bearing of children, and, when the partners are financially stable and have reached a "plateau" of emotional development, the actual marriage rite.
Seen in light of his method, starting point, and goal, however, Lawler's conclusions are actually quite traditional. For, as he notes in his epilogue, his vision of how marriage ought to be is "derived from the critically-examined founding documents and on-going tradition of Christianity...." If the implications of this vision are still potentially controversial and even a bit radical today, forty years since the inception of Vatican Council II, theologians and ministers are reminded that there is still much work to be done in the appropriation of the Council's insights to the whole of the Church. In a profound and even urgent sense, Lawler's book calls us to continue to work toward this appropriation.
As is to be expected of such a prolific academician, Lawler's scholarship is sound throughout. The book is, at the same time, provocative and accessible. It promises to be useful, not only for professors and students of the theology of marriage, but also for those involved in the marriage preparation process. Its essay format and the questions Lawler includes at the end of each chapter make the book appropriate for adult religious education. Pastors, if they are to provide guidance that is relevant to the contemporary situation, would do well to be sensitive to and well-versed in the issues Lawler raises. The book meets a present need in the Catholic Church in the U.S., to be sure, and can even serve as a model to the non-Catholic world. Americans want and need "a group of people who love and care for each other." In the quest for this group, "a vision of family that resonates with Christians' search for practical responses to Jesus' invitation to neighbor-love ... in which all are covenant brothers and sisters in Christ," can act as a paradigm.

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Behaviors associated with HIV transmission risk among rural sexual and gender minority and majority residents
Wiley D Jenkins, Gregory Phillips 2nd, Christofer A Rodriguez, Megan White, Stacy Agosto, Georgia S Luckey
Multiple rural states and communities experience elevated rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), often associated with diminished healthcare access and increased drug use. Though a substantial proportion of rural populations are sexual and gender minorities (SGM), little is known of this group regarding substance use, healthcare utilization, and HIV transmission behaviors. During May-July 2021, we surveyed 398 individuals across 22 rural Illinois counties. Participants included cisgender heterosexual males (CHm) and females (CHf) (n = 110); cisgender non-heterosexual males and females (C-MSM and C-WSW; n = 264); and transgender individuals (TG; n = 24). C-MSM participants were more likely to report daily-to-weekly alcohol and illicit drug use prescription medication misuse (versus CHf; aOR = 5.64 [2.37-13.41], 4.42 [1.56-12.53], and 29.13 [3.80-223.20], respectively), and C-MSM participants more frequently reported traveling to meet with romantic/sex partners. Further, more C-MSM and TG than C-WSW reported healthcare avoidance and denial due to their orientation/identity (p < 0.001 and p = 0.011, respectively); 47.6% of C-MSM and 58.3% of TG had not informed their provider about their orientation/identity; and only 8.6% of C-MSM reported ever receiving a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) recommendation. More work is needed to explore the substance use and sexual behaviors of rural SGM, as well as their healthcare interactions, to better target health and PrEP engagement campaigns.


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The resort is entirely surrounded by limestone cliffs and only accessible by boat. Easy transportation from Krabi International airport to Aonang Pier is only 40 minutes and 15 minutes from Aonang Beach by Longtail boat to Tonsai Beach and walking 10 minutes from the beach to resort.


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BIG ARTS, or the Barrier Island Group for the Arts, was started by a group of island residents and artists in 1979. It has expanded every year to offer artistic and educational experiences for all.
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California's Original Consulting CFO Firm Turns 30
Establishing the concept of interim and part-time financial expertise, CFOs2GO continues to prosper and innovate
Walnut Creek, CA, February 15, 2017 (Newswire.com) - CFOs2GO, the original firm providing financial management expertise on an "as needed basis" - interim or consulting or direct hire, has achieved a significant milestone - 30 years in business.
"We are extremely proud of the achievement and would like to extend our appreciation to our clients, partners and team. As I look back over the last 30 years, the concept of an "as needed" CFO emerged and matured in the marketplace to help literally hundreds of clients, said Robert Weis, CFOs2GO founder and CEO.
Achieving 30 years in business is a tremendous accomplishment for which we are humbly appreciative. We will continue to bridge consulting and recruiting by practice group, resulting in unique and significant value to clients when providing financial talent on an "as needed basis".
Robert Weis, Founder and CEO
"In its current state, consulting CFOs are expected to have specific industry and/or situational experience that predictably produces value and a competitive advantage to their clients. While broad finance and accounting skills are most often present, specific business expertise is required," he continued.
CFOs2GO was established by Bob Weis in 1986 to narrowly serve funded start-ups. He observed that startups and early stage businesses had some of the financial complexities and challenges of large firms having CFOs without the resources or the need for a full-time hire. They would generally employ a bookkeeper or an accountant but there wasn't a way for them to get the guidance of an experienced CFO particularly as it relates to internal controls and helping engineering and marketing focus on monetizing the business plan.
CFOs2GO quickly attracted like-minded CFOs bringing new areas of expertise to the firm. They now have consulting CFO partners specializing in 25 practice areas that include, mergers & acquisition, international, health services, food and beverage, real estate development & construction, cleantech, non-profit, financial systems, family office; in all cases, CFOs2GO combines the traditional consulting CFO services with recruitment services so that expert CFOs can design comprehensive solutions, from bookkeepers to CFO, part- or full-time, contract or direct hire. Thus, establishing the possibility of a "longer term, as needed" consulting CFO guiding a business' financial operation while referring and recommending qualified candidates for direct hire positions, part- or full-time, all selected with a detailed and long term knowledge of the business' culture and business plan.
This idea of a sustained relationship over time on an "as needed "basis, now referred to as "outsourcing" or "the gig economy", was a success. In fact, CFOs2GO was featured in "Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself" by Daniel H. Pink (published May 2002). In Free Agent Nation, Pink examines the beginnings of the free agent market interviewing individuals across the country on the cutting edge of professional consultant businesses and evaluates the pitfalls and benefits; challenges CFOs2GO lives and overcomes every day.
To its International clients seeking to expand into the U.S., the firm also offers Recruitment Process Outsourcing services. For a fraction of the cost of a headhunter, they manage the recruitment process for regional expansion, staffing a new office, or significant growth. Included are local pay and benefits information and full on-boarding services to ensure a compliant and an effective recruitment operation.
CFOs2GO continues to innovate, thanks to the expertise and ambitions of its consulting CFOs and its recruiters. "Achieving 30 years in business is a tremendous accomplishment for which we are humbly appreciative," said Bob Weis. "We will continue to bridge consulting and recruiting by practice group, resulting in unique and significant value to clients when providing financial talent on an "as needed basis"."

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Danone has announced plans to transfer control of its dairy food business in Russia in a transaction that could result in a write-off of up to €1 billion.
Announced on Friday, Danone said the decision to offload its Russian Essential Dairy and Plant-based (EDP) operations was “the best option to ensure long-term local business continuity, for employees, consumers and partners”.
According to Danone, the business represented around 5% of the company’s net sales during the first nine months of 2022.
Earlier this year, the dairy giant announced that it would restrict all investments in Russia. However, the company said it would continue to produce and distribute its dairy and infant nutrition products to meet the essential food needs of the local population.
According to Reuters, Danone is retaining its infant nutrition unit in the country following last week’s announcement.
The transaction to offload Danone’s EDP Russia business is subject to regulatory approvals.
By Gwen Jones
A new wave of brands is emerging that promotes indulgence and rejects the notion of sacrifice. Low-maintenance “hangover” beauty products are designed to address the effects of late nights and partying without judgment or hassle, and even include cosmetics that are formulated in a way that means you can fall asleep in your makeup without feeling guilty.
The pilot will allow the company to scale circular packaging in about 18 markets over the next three years, an approach that jumps on the success of similar efforts in the company’s Indonesia ecoSPIRITS program, which launched in 2022 and is active in 38 bars.
Unilever’s focus on purpose across its brands has been a source of criticism from some of its investors. Its new CEO Hein Schumacher says the company now recognises there are some brands where the concept is simply not relevant.


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The Nightly Show's Larry Wilmore laid into Fox and their bag of tricks to make their viewers believe that there is actually a "war on cops" and that it's the Black Lives Matter movement that's responsible for it.
As we've discussed here time and time again, there is no "war on cops" and 2015 was one of the safest years on record when it comes to officers being shot and killed in the line of duty. That hasn't stopped Faux "news" from repeating the narrative over and over again and telling their audience that the cops are supposedly under siege in America.
After noting that some of the people out there protesting for the Black Lives Matter movement didn't do themselves any favors by handing the likes of Fox and their allies some red meat and the chants of hoping that some cops "fry like bacon," Wilmore explained why these attacks on isolated incidents like the one Fox latched onto are so wrong.
WILMORE: I'm not a spokesperson for Black Lives Matter, but I'm pretty sure their agenda is just to get police to stop shooting unarmed black people. I'm pretty sure that's it. I mean, the fact that we even need that movement is insane and the fact that you're trying to presto change it to a war on cops is even more insane.
And sadly of course, this has lead to the likes of right wing politicians like Ted Cruz and Chris Christie and Scott Walker attacking President Obama for somehow being to blame for police being murdered.
After expressing his disbelief that these guys would go that far and giving them some kudos for the sheer propaganda, Wilmore wrapped things up with this:
WILMORE: But no matter how many times Fox repeats the words war on cops, you should remember, it's not a thing. It's an illusion. It's a misdirection intended to weaken a growing civil rights movement and let me just say, as a black man who comes from a law enforcement family, who is also a magician... I think I covered all the bases here... I very much want cops to stay safe, and you know... alive.


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