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During the BFI London Film Festival, DocGeeks will present you every day with a bite-size oversight of the documentaries screening at the various festival locations.
On the sixth day of the festival the BFI presents us with eight documentaries:
At the Odeon West End at 12.30pm, Marilyn Monroe reveals, in her own words, the depth and frailty of her intelligence, as well as the degree to which she was the architect of her own success in Love, Marilyn.
The fascinating story of Ginger Baker; the world’s greatest drummer, though a complex human being, will be told in Beware of Mr. Baker at the BFI Southbank at 1pm.
At the ICA at 2pm you can see Room 237 by director Rodney Ascher. This documentary examines the question: When Stanley Kubrick released The Shining, what did it mean?
You might think this to be a simple question, however, in over 30 years since its release, the cult following that the film has garnered includes a large number of people who insist that Kubrick was trying to do something other than just make a scary movie. A bizarre, humorous and original film is the result.
If you crave a bit more drama, then perhaps The Summit, screening at the VUE at 3.15pm, is something for you. In August 2008, 22 climbers from a number of international expeditions reached the High Camp of K2, the final stop before reaching the peak of the mountain, on an expedition renowned among adventurers as extremely dangerous to attempt. Only 11 would make it down from there. The Summit is a feature-length documentary about the deadliest day in modern mountain climbing history.
Ken and Sarah Burns’ recent project, The Central Park Five, covers the wrongful conviction and eventual exoneration of five men accused of raping and beating a woman in Central Park. You can catch this thrilling feature doc at the VUE at 6pm. — This film will also be screening at the Renoir on 20 October at 4pm.
The much praised documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners is an authoritative and gripping documentary portrait by Shola Lynch in which she depicts the tale of one of the most significant figures of the American civil rights movement; Angela Davis. The documentary will screen at the Ritzy at 6.30pm.
Also at 6.30pm, at the RichMix cinema, Jamie Kastner’s documentary The Secret Disco Revolution challenges the perception of disco as the height of kitsch, celebrating it as the soundtrack for social change.
Back at the festival’s home of the BFI Southbank at 6.30pm you can catch My Amityville Horror, a documentary about Daniel Lutz, who was 10 years old when his parents fled the infamous 112 Ocean Drive after living there less than a month, claiming to have endured an onslaught of poltergeist activity. Filmmaker Eric Walter doesn’t need to explain every supposedly occurrence, but instead digs deep to uncover a sad and strange tale of a dysfunctional family.
Tickets can be ordered on the BFI London Film Festival website.


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Every summer I compile a list of songs that epitomize, for me, the happenings and obsessions I went through during the season. The winter’s been getting left out. Not anymore.
Everyone’s got their own reasons for liking music. I like music because of its ability to tell a story. For better or worse, these songs took me through the start of autumn and will hopefully carry me through spring.
Added bonus- they are all excellent songs.
Witchcraft– Frank Sinatra
Defining line- “What good would common sense for it do?”
Here Comes the Anxiety– The Wombats
Defining line- “I’d say that this is the darkest song I ever wrote”
The War Was in Color– Carbon Leaf
Defining line- “These black and white photos don’t capture the skin”
Techno Fan– The Wombats
Defining line- “Shut up and move with me or get out of my face”
Songs like This– Carrie Underwood
Defining line- “Even I’m surprised how easy sweet revenge rolls off my lips”
Alone With You– Jake Owens
Defining line- “Don’t put your lips up to my mouth and tell me you can’t stay”
Girl in the War– Josh Ritter
Defining line- “Her eyes are like champagne”
Passenger Seat– Death Cab for Cutie
Defining line- “Do they collide? / I ask, and you smile”
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)– The Proclaimers
Defining line- “DA DA DA DA”
Damn– Styles of Beyond
Defining line- “I’m feeling good as hell tonight”
So there you have it. The season started off a little rocky, but it’s finally 2013, almost my birthday, and I’m feeling good as hell.
What’s your soundtrack, internet?

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PhytoGene Resources Inc.
- Determine the level of Genotype x Environment interaction (GxE) for the frequency of unfilled oat kernels.
- Establish whether multiple testing sites are necessary to screen for the unfilled oat kernel trait.
- Provide insights on environmental factors that influence this trait if environment is found to be significant.
- The greater understanding of the factors affecting the frequency of unfilled kernels will allow breeders to generate varieties with increased yield and grain quality.
- The reduction of unfilled kernels through breeding will improve test weight and will give farmers better access to milling and higher-value feed markets.
- The improvement of oat yield and quality will increase its profitability and will make oat more desirable to be planted in crop rotations, therefore having a positive environmental impact through increase in biodiversity associated with multi crop rotations.
Oat is recognized as an excellent rotation crop, and a valuable cash crop, particularly in the cooler, northern regions of the province. Approximately 115,000 acres were harvested in Ontario in 2015, about 5% less than spring wheat, and 5% more than barley. There are good feed markets for good quality (high test weight) oat and Quaker Oats Co. in Peterborough provides a good milling market. Low test weight is a major problem that limits oat production. Poor grain fill results in lower yields, limits accessibility to the higher value markets, and reduces the value of the crop. It is well known that most oat contains some unfilled kernels. This phenomenon is generally considered to be a result of plant stress, either disease or environmental, although there are no studies to confirm this. However, research at PhytoGene Resources Inc. revealed that the unfilled kernels are related to developmental problems during panicle formation rather than to stress during grain fill. An initial study in 2014 (OFIP 0039; “Selection for improved oat kernel fill”) related the mass of individual kernels with their position in the panicle (node, node-branch, position on the branch, kernel order) in several crosses, grown at a single site in eastern Ontario. Results indicate that the frequency of unfilled kernels is heritable, and given its importance to yield and quality, should be an important selection criterion. The next step – a very important one – is to evaluate the genotype x environment interaction (GxE) of this trait to determine if single-site assessment is adequate, or whether testing in different climatic zones is necessary.
The project objective is to generate information that will be essential for oat breeders to select for good grain fill. One hundred breeding lines were grown at three contrasting locations, Cumberland, New Liskeard and Mimosa (near Guelph). A grain fill profile, including the frequency of unfilled kernels, is being generated for duplicate samples of each line.
Grain Farmers of Ontario is the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers. The crops they grow cover 6 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5 billion in farm gate receipts, result in over $9 billion in economic output and are responsible for over 40,000 jobs in the province.


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Dorsey, a senior from Gonzales, La., is joined on the list by Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis, Virginia defensive end Chris Long and Michigan offensive lineman Jake Long.
The winner of the 38th annual Rotary Lombardi Award will be named at the award's dinner on Wednesday, December 5 at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston. The Lombardi Award is given annually to the top interior lineman – offense or defense – who, in addition to displaying outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of Vince Lombardi.
The leader for the second-ranked and 8-1 Tigers, Dorsey has managed to accumulate 46 overall tackles this year, despite being double and triple-teamed on just about every snap. In addition to his 46 tackles, he has recorded 8.5 tackles for losses and five sacks.
He's also batted down three passes and posted four quarterback hurries to lead an LSU defense that ranks among the top 10 in the nation in five categories, including a No. 2 rating in total defense at 234.67 yards per game.
On Monday, Dorsey was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after his seven-tackle, two-tackles for losses, one-sack effort in the win over Alabama.
In addition to his superior football ability, Dorsey is also a community in his hometown of Gonzales, taking time during the year to speak to students at the school's he attended while growing up. Dorsey is also visible in the Baton Rouge community as he's an active participant in LSU's community service outreach program.
Last week, Dorsey was the SEC Community Service Player of the Week for his efforts in off-the-field activities during the past year.
Dorsey is the first LSU player since Ronnie Estay in 1971 to make the list of finalists for the Lombardi Award.
Founded in the weeks following the 1970 death from cancer of legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, the Rotary Lombardi Award has consistently delivered upon the mission set forth by Marie Lombardi when she granted the use of her late husband's name. Her only stipulation was that all net proceeds from the event be donated to the American Cancer Society.
Dorsey named a Lombardi finalist
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C-SPAN3 continues to show talks this weekend from the National World War I Museum and Memorial’s symposium this past November. The talks airing this coming weekend have been shown previously.
First up is John Kuehn’s talk, World War I at Sea. Kuehn is a history professor with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. His talk airs at 12:20 p.m. CT on Saturday, January 21st, and again at 6:05 a.m. CT Sunday morning the 22nd.
Also airing this weekend is Business Interests and U.S. Neutrality in World War I at 11:55 a.m. CT Sunday morning the 22nd. The talk is given by Historian Volker Berghahn.
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Tracy Park Golf & Country Club
Please see Tracy Park Gold & Country Club's website for details of reopening.
Ideally located close to Bath, with easy access to Bristol and the Cotswolds, Tracy Park Hotel & Country Club is in an ideal position for exploring the area with a stunning backdrop of 240 acres of outstanding natural beauty. This historic estate with its seventeenth-century Jacobean manor house has 42 bedrooms located between the front Courtyard and the most recent accommodation development in Carriages, offering a variety of rooms including luxury and family rooms.
The manor house drawing room has maintained its original elegance providing a relaxed, peaceful and scenic setting to enjoy afternoon tea or a beverage from the bar which is open throughout the day. Masons Restaurant, open for dinner and Sunday lunches, is a unique and intimate restaurant designed to embrace the warmth and original design of the House, offering a personal and enjoyable atmosphere to indulge in a dining experience from the award winning chef.
Within the estate are two 18-hole championship golf courses, available to book, which will tour you through the mature parkland. Groups and individuals are all welcome to enjoy this experience.
The estate also boasts a range of chic and stylish function rooms to suit all occasions, the largest being the Manor Suite ideal for getting all the family and friends together to celebrate the night away. The Fleet room has a unique character for those more intimate events, with stunning views over the greens.
If a breath of fresh air is needed away from the office, Tracy Park's boardrooms provide the perfect opportunity to hold meetings in a relaxed and convenient setting.

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To me, this all fits a pattern in the sense that as these terrorists are educated in the West all they hear is how awful our way of life is. And if they’re not educated in the West, they’re around people who were, many of whom pretend to be “intellectuals.” So the loathing of these Islamists is reinforced by the self-loathing of the Left in our midst.
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(Democrats even want foreign terrorists to be treated like US citizens.)
This is why the Jap internment camps were so brilliant by FDR. He was the father of the internment camp. Either we protect against these people who want to kill you for their absolution or we suffer the loss of thousands on innocents.Actually these folks would be happier back in their sand.
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Entries from Ignacio Gil Vázquez at PostGlobal tagged with 'Europe'
Why is Russia in the G8? It is far from a consolidated democracy, or a fully developed economy. But Russia is already in the club, so the best approach would be to try to make it one of us. Putin takes advantage of Europe and the U.S.'s fears of Russia. He should instead be held to higher standards of conduct.
After four years in Iraq, the U.S. seems ready to leave in a hurry, while Britain managed to stay there for decades. Europe remembers war and imperial domination, and has managed to break free. They may have lessons the world could stand to learn.

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United States Elections: Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications
Joe Biden has become the 46th President of the United States of America. People who have voted in favor of Biden are clear about their domestic and foreign policy views. Most of the people support the involvement of the US in other countries but worried about the other counties taking advantage of the US.
It is clear that Biden will hold the white house and as like any other American President his top priority will be “America First” only the characteristics and approaches will be different with the same motive. Joe Biden will be backing international re-engagement, but his voters still clearly want him to prioritize domestic issues, but it is still to witness if he will continue the Trump’s isolationist and protectionist policies. The best guide to any President foreign policy is to understand his psychology and disposition, not to study his management formal policy documents and actions. Ex- president Donald Trump’s administration picked fights with the country’s long-standing allies and friends and walked away from multiple agreements, international scientific and environmental agreements, and organizations that include, the 2015 Paris climate accord, the Iran nuclear deal, the United Nations’ science and education agency UNESCO, and in the middle of a COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO). It is expected of President Joe Biden that he will change the situation of the US and unite the Americans again by removing the superiority of Black and White restore trust in truth, in evidence, in science, and in other institutions of democracy, and begin the urgent task of rebuilding the United States reputation in the world by making favorable relation with different countries.
Israel: Peace agreements with Muslim Countries
To normalize the diplomatic relations, the government of the State of Israel and the government of United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement titled “Abraham Accord.” Within the region, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt have overtly welcomed the Abraham Accord and USA has been an active player in designing and reaching peace deals.
Saudi Arabia has remained silent, whereas States including Iran, Turkey and Qatar have opposed the accord. Recently, Sudan has reached an agreement with Israeli government as well. The growing and coagulating coalition between Israel and Muslim States have been precluded by Palestinian leaders. Palestinians have been calling it a betrayal but these accords can be utilized in resolving a long-standing issue between Israel and Palestine. If analyzed closely, UAE claims to have helped Palestine in halting the annexation and on the other side the accord has great economic implications for UAE and Israel. Israel’s trade with Jordan and Egypt never grew but with UAE the case will be dissimilar. While Israel will have access to a confederation of whopping seven emirates, UAE will have access to USA’s weaponry including F-35 combat planes. These accords with Muslim States will not only encourage the acceptance of Israel’s existence but also to regularize the diplomatic ties.
Iran Nuclear Agreement with USA: Current Status
Since U.S ex-president Donald Trump unanimously pulled United States of America out of the Iran nuclear deal, The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in 2018, other signatories including Germany, France, United Kingdom, China and Russia have been trying to recoup the agreement to restraint Iran’s capability to resuscitate a nuclear weapon program.
Despite the deal being pulled out, Iran has kept the verboten uranium enrichment activity going while keeping the doors for the deal reversal open. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action provided Iran with some relief in economic sanctions. As the ex-president Trump’s administration ended the deal, it pushed Iran into unfathomable multi-year inertia, devalued its currency by 60% in May 2020, swollen inflation and discouraged foreign investors to invest in Iran causing a loss of multibillion dollars in revenue, exclusively from oil export. This economic compression is already causing the Iranian regime to decide between its survivals, or continuing nuclear ambitions. Iran has collapsed from 3.7% growth in the deal’s second year to a negative growth of 7.6% in 2019. Now that Joe Biden has won the U.S. elections, there is a possibility that he will prefer not to get enmeshed in solving Middle East issues and might stay flexible towards Iran. Upon being given no relief, Iranian regime can be driven to a decision where the Iranian government can be forced to commit to end nuclear ambitions. Terrorism, human rights violation and foreign aggression.
French President Sponsors Islamophobia
Muslims all over the world are outraged by the statements made by French president, Emmanuel Macron earlier this October. The statements came after a French teacher, Samuel Paty was beheaded in the broad day light near his school on October 16. The teacher was killed after he had displayed the caricatures of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) to his students.
These caricatures were shown to the students in a class of freedom of expression and were previously published in a French satirical magazine. The French officials have associated the killing to Islam and Muslims were accused for igniting separatism and hatred. Since the news has spread to the Muslims countries, social media is crammed with criticism on Macron. Muslims are showing their reaction on social media by trending the hashtag #BoycottFrenchProdcuts. These hashtags were so common in Arab countries, that the local trade associations have declared to boycott the products that are French made. The French President, who is a critique of Islam has been a facing severe counterattack from the Muslim world. Tayyib Erdogan, Turkish president questioned the mental stability of his counterpart. Other countries that have strongly condemned the French president’s remarks include Pakistan, Jordan, Iran, Libya, Kuwait, Egypt, and Qatar. As a national leader there can be several reasons for issuing statements deliberately that are clearly anti-Muslim and can result into strong reactions from the targeted community. One motive for such statements can be that the French president wants to move towards stricter immigration policies, which also suggests the intensifying French nationalism. France is a country where the world’s third largest Jewish population lives, who have also faced anti-Semitism from the French people. Many Jews have migrated to Israel but those that still reside in France report facing anti-Semitism regularly. These exclusionary policies and statements do not only give birth to robust nationalism but are a way to marginalize the minority group in the country. The promotion of abhorrence for a certain community, on the basis of their beliefs and religion can be precarious for the peace of a society since it can endorse radicalization. The statements given by the French president are likely to foster islamophia amongst the non-Muslim French population.
Lebanon and Israel Talk over Maritime Dispute
In recent months, Lebanon will become the third Arab country to initiate talks with Israel. The representatives of each side will hold public talks, negotiating an agreement over a maritime border claimed by both states.
Although Lebanon and Israel are longstanding foes, with cooperation and mediation of the United States, the countries took a first major step towards mutual benefit. The talks to negotiate and resolve the maritime dispute is mediated for years by the United States, which has also been successful in brokering a deal for two Gulf States with Israel. The conflict over the sea border had hampered the exploration of oil and gas reserves neighboring the disputed line. Due to good economic condition and technological advancement, Israel for years has been pumping large volumes of gas from the offshore fields. On the other hand, Lebanon has been facing a serious economic crisis since its civil war (1975-1990), and is now looking for foreign investors and donors to help explore and utilize energy resources from its own waters. With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, financial meltdown compounded. The situation further deteriorated with the explosion that caused a havoc of Beirut, killing approximately 200 people. The round of negotiation talks between Lebanon and Israel are hosted by the United Nations, which has also been monitoring the land boundary since the withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon in 2000. The talks will focus on discussing the 330- square mile patch of the Mediterranean Sea that has rich reserves of natural gas. This is the area that both states claim, thus making it a disputed territory. If both adversaries are able to resolve the dispute, it will have a momentous effect on the two states, as well for the peace of the overall region. Furthermore, this deal would be significant for the battered Lebanese economy. This would strengthen the energy alliance of Eastern Mediterranean, backed by the US. However, the talks will not be similar to the one that Israel held with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Israeli Energy Minister had said, “This isn’t a negotiation for peace and normalization.” Thus, the talks will not likely blossom into an agreement of normalization of relationships. In the future, the negotiating teams will be discussing only the disputed territory between the economic zones of both states, not peace. Nevertheless, even an economic agreement would mean that both states would not be losing billions of dollars each year anymore.
USA-Afghanistan: Intensified violence in response to Peace Talks
The United States signed an agreement this year with the Taliban pledging to extract all American forces from Afghanistan. The agreement revolves around the condition posed by the USA that the Taliban should provide reassurance regarding Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups that they will not use Afghan territory to carry out any terror attacks or activities.
Jettisoning Al-Qaeda and ousting the Taliban regime, which has been providing safe haven to Al-Qaeda, in Afghanistan were the basis of USA’s invasion in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda and Taliban are still closely joint and still carry out military and training actions, agreement has not altered that. Over the years, Al Qaeda’s capability and strength has weakened in carrying out terror activities against the West but Al Qaeda’s resilience cannot be ignored because they killed Husam Abd al-Rauf, a high ranking Egyptian al-Qaeda member, in an operation in Ghazni province just last week. Taliban have averred that they will honor the agreement with the USA and prevent insurgents from carrying out terror activities. The maiden issues of ceasefire and power-sharing agreement have still not been deliberated to reach some conclusion. The Afghan peace process has already been delayed and losing its impetus because violence in Afghanistan has intensified in recent weeks. If the American forces are withdrawn before reaching any compact agreement, there is a possibility that violence will intensify even more. It can even encourage extremist groups to sharpen their nails and they can transform into an international terror threat again.


Nigerian Alte singer, BOJ has released another hit tune titled “Culture.”
BOJ collaborates with a British female rapper, Enny, on the new track, ‘Culture,’ who gives the song amazing feelings with her exquisite rap flows. In a statement regarding his new song, ‘Culture,’ he stated, “Culture is about constructing a bridge between Lagos and London through music.” Enny and I are both Nigerian, so we chose to discuss about our culture and the numerous well-known rituals we have.
Furthermore, the song “Culture” is part of his upcoming album, “Gbagada Express,” which is set to be released on April 22nd, 2022. Lush Juls Production created the song.
Finally, the song is a follow-up to his previous hit, ‘Money and Laughter,’ which featured Zamir and Ghanaian vocalist, Amaarae.
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Monday, 12 March, 2018
WCLA fAILs In Its Duty Due to non-CoopeRAtIon of poLICe LAHORE
HE Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has become helpless against illegally constructed buildings in the old city area due to noncooperation of the police department despite court orders, Pakistan Today learned on Sunday. According to WCLA building bylaws, no one could construct or modify any building without taking a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the authority, but it was seen that many illegal constructions have been undertaken in different areas of the walled city. Besides, work on a number of residential and multi-storey commercial buildings was progressing at a fast pace. The Lahore High Court (LHC) in its verdict on January 22, 2016, had directed the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) to render full assistance
to WCLA whenever needed. Sources inside WCLA informed Pakistan Today that the authority had failed badly in accomplishing its goals as the local police were reluctant to provide support to the authority in connection with the demolition of illegal buildings in the area. They said that there were several buildings in the walled city that have been constructed in violation of the building by-laws. Among them, around 11 buildings were to be demolished in the first phase of the operation. “The local police were reluctant because many buildings were constructed with the support of police officials due to which personnel from the force did not cooperate with us,” they alleged. They further informed that since the authority was established, it could not get the support of a magistrate and a special police force to enforce the building by-laws. “Hundreds of Istighasas have been pending due to the unavail-
ability of a special magistrate. The Punjab government has given approval for appointing a special magistrate, but despite requesting time and again, no appointment has been made yet,” they said, adding that this delay in appointing the magistrate was hampering the efficiency of the authority and causing hurdles in achieving its goals. WCLA Conservation Director Najam-us-Saqib confirmed that police were reluctant to support WCLA against the violators. He alleged that despite requesting and holding three meetings with deputy superintendent of police (DSPs) of three circles and station house officers (SHOs) of the local police stations, the force still avoided accompanying the WCLA enforcement team to demolition sites. On a question, he said that WCLA rules allowed the demolition of any building that was constructed illegally in the old city area. “After a continuous struggle on our part, the police agreed to be present on
February 24, 2018, but when the time came, they refused to accompany us by making lame excuses. The police again agreed to accompany the authority’s team on March 1, but they did not cooperate yet again and refused to provide security to our workers,” Najam said. “WCLA cannot take any action against the violators on its own,” he said while giving the example of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Punjab Food Authority (PFA) teams which were always accompanied by police personnel on raids. Najam said it would be very hard for WCLA to achieve its goals in the presence of such barriers. When contacted, Civil Lines Superintendent of Police (SP) Ali Raza told Pakistan Today that police were always ready to provide support to WCLA. He rejected the allegations that the force was reluctant to accompany WCLA enforcement team during any action. “Police would provide assistance to WCLA team whenever they need it,” he assured.
Rich tributes paid to working women on IWD LAHORE STAFF REPORT
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day (IWD), women belonging to the Women’s Action Forum (WAF), All Pakistan Trade Union Federation, Awami Workers Party, Bonded Labour Liberation Front, Homenet Pakistan, Labour Education Foundation, Tameer-e-Nau, Feminist Collective Lahore and WISE paid rich tributes to working women. The day marks the beginning of the global women’s movement. A century ago on this day, women collectively raised their voice for the right to vote and to be made a part of the political process, in addition to being provided employment opportunities and equal rights. This year, a special tribute was paid to the hardworking Pakistani women associated with the farming industry. The day also celebrated the bravery and commitment of millions of women who worked and toiled in factories, brick kilns and agrobusinesses as bonded labour, and those who worked as low paid domestic workers or who worked in the fishing and farming industries. Women from different walks of life also saluted those who have successfully enacted policies in Sindh and Punjab for the protection of domestic and other workers. Key WAF members lost this year were also remembered on the occasion, including late women and human rights advocate Asma Jahangir. Lala Rukh, a staunch and principled member of WAF, and Nigar Ahmed were also remembered. Women belonging to different social groups and organisations also pledged to support the millions of invisible domestic workers and unpaid family helpers in rural areas and demanded that their struggle should be acknowledged on a larger scale.
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PML-N will destroy ‘Niazi-Zardari nexus’, says Shehbaz Sharif LAHORE AGENCIES
Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday, ‘If God is willing then his party will break the ‘Niazi-Zardari’ nexus’, adding that they did nothing for the public. The CM addressing a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz rally here at Jinnah Stadium said that Imran Khan and former president Asif Ali Zardari were not competent enough to show their faces to the public in the provinces where their parties were in power. After the next elections, we will introduce metro transit project in Gujranwala too, said the CM Punjab in his address. The CM earlier inaugurated projects before addressing the rally. The projects included Jinnah Flyover, the plan for an e-library, and performed the groundbreaking of a two-way road from Sheikhupura to Gujranwala. While addressing a huge public gathering at Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala, CM said that PML-N government has completed development projects worth Rs 40 billion for the uplift and
CM INAUGURATES JINNAH INTERCHANGE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN GUJRANWALA prosperity of Gujranwala district in the past four years and in the same manner over Rs 60 billion have been spent in this regard in last 9 years. The CM while announcing Metro-bus service for Gujranwala said that work on this project will be started immediately after the success in coming elections. He also announced University of Engineering and Technology, Rachna College up-gradation to university level, construction of multi storey surgical tower at District Headquarters Hospital, flyover worth of Rs 1.5 billion at Alam Chowk Gujranwala and project of widening of Gujranwala to Khanqaw Dogran Motorway Interchange road from 12 feet to 24 feet. The CM promised that if people will give us opportunity to serve in the upcoming elections, all these projects will be started and brought to completion within stipulated time. The huge gathering of people today was a clear proof of
the fact that people were extremely fond of PML-N and Nawaz Sharif and also they were astute enough to judge veracious from worthless. He said that he has come to Gujranwala to congratulate people for Jinnah Flyover which has been completed at an estimated cost of around Rs 8 billion and this project was a wonder of Pakistan which will lighten the hearts of the people with lightening at night and blossom of flowers. Furthermore he added that people from Rawalpindi, Lahore and other cities who used to visit here for food have to face difficulties before but now Jinnah Fly-over will facilitate them in best possible way. He mentioned that Nandipur was in proximity here and PML-N has completed this project four year ago by working day and night on it under the dynamic leadership of Nawaz Sharif. During the government of People’s Party, machinery of this project
stayed unattended on Karachi Port for 4 years and its parts were stolen. Shehbaz Sharif thanked Allah for giving them courage to complete this project and shared further that not only this project but we have installed energy projects of thousands of MW in the past 4 years. He said that Zardari’s government has turned Karachi into Mohenjodoro today and on the other side government of Niazi sahib has pushed Peshawar into darkness. Zardari and Niazi has made alliance however people were well aware of their coalition because both have done nothing in their provinces so they were afraid now to confront public, he added. He said that Niazi Sahib did not have the courage to face people in KPK that was why he was leveling baseless allegations against us because we have provided better educational facilities to the children from less privileged families. Defense Minister Khurram Dhangir Khan, Minister of State Chaudary Mahmud Bashir Wark and Usman Ibrahim also addressed the rally. Provincial ministers, members of the assembly and a huge number of workers of Muslim League were present in the gathering.
Provincial Minister Khalil Tahir Sandhu on Sunday condemned the shameful incident where Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif was hit with a shoe during a speech. Sandhu said this incident was extremely shameful and against the ethics of a civilised society. He said that the opponents of Nawaz Sharif were afraid of the growing popularity of the PML-N supremo, adding that the negative statements made by Nawaz’s opponents led to such a deplorable situation. The provincial minister said that another similar shameful incident took place on March 10 where ink was thrown on Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif while he was addressing a workers’ convention. He said that if such incidents continued then any leader could become a victim. The Minister said that we all should have to bring positive changes in our behaviour so that everyone’s honour could be protected.
Another Zainab raped in Gujar Khan LAHORE INP
A man has been arrested over alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Gujar Khan district of Punjab, police said Sunday. Police said that the accused, identified as 18-year-old Adnan, was taken into custody after he allegedly abused Zainab in Chakrali Badhal village. The lead investigator and in-charge of Qazian Police Station, Raja Aizaz Azeem, told media that the victim was transferred to a local hospital for medical checkup. Further investigation will be initiated following the medical report, the officer added. The incident follows the kidnapping, rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab Amin in the eastern city of Kasur. Zainab disappeared in January while returning from a Quranic studies class to her aunt’s house; five days later, her battered corpse was discovered in a garbage dump nearby.

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It is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. The Dowager might very well have asked her American nemesis Martha Levinson “What is Thanksgiving?” The British do not celebrate a one-day feast; instead, there is the month of Harvest Festival events.
The Canadian Thanksgiving holiday was officially proclaimed by Parliament in 1879 and draws upon three traditions: European harvest celebrations; the first North American Thanksgiving (1578) observed by Martin Frobisher in the Arctic Circle; and the Pilgrims’ 1621 first celebration in Massachusetts. In 1957, the date was set for Second Monday in October, and of course, Americans know that US Thanksgiving is held on the 4th Thursday in November.
In light of the harvest which leads to the holiday season, this week features an easy turkey gravy, the pièce de résistance of the turkey dinner. “It’s all gravy” is an English idiom, one of many we will explore over the coming weeks to share at the dining table.
What’s Cooking Bracebridge: Oct. 3-5th
I had a fabulous time at What’s Cooking Bracebridge, an event that attracted some big names in the Canadian cookbook world: Rose Reisman, Anna Olson, Stefano Faita, Janet Podleski were in attendance. Lord D and I had a wonderful time exploring this lovely little community, showcased by the changing leaves. While we weren’t able to take part in all the events, we were entertained by Stefano’s fresh pasta demonstration at the Saturday night Italian gala.
I hosted Afternoon Tea and talk on Sunday at Inn at the Falls, a lovely century-old inn, overlooking the Muskoka River. The room was overflowing with locals who invited friends from Toronto, many of them history buffs, but all who loved tea and great scones. I am flattered that I inspired the Inn to decide to host their own afternoon tea on a regular basis. My work here is done.
Many thanks to the event sponsors, organizers, volunteers for the invitation, and for the hospitality of the innkeeper and chef at the Inn.
Fun with Food Idioms
Lord D has recently developed a fascination with the origins of common phrases which put me to mind of those English phrases which focus on food, including “it’s all gravy.” Enjoy these few:
As keen as mustard: mustard was an essential ingredient to roast beef, a favorite meal for centuries. It was also used as a cure for colds. So keen as mustard is a really good thing. The phrase dates back to 1672, much before Keen’s Mustard was formed in 1742.
Baker’s Dozen: Medieval English bakers sold their goods by weight not quantity, so they made an extra loaf to avoid being penalized for selling short weight.
It’s all gravy: This phrase originated from an Old English saying. Life, it explained, is meat and potatoes, and the luxuries are gravy. So essentially when you say “it’s all gravy,” you’re saying “it” is all the awesome, saucy goodness in the world. And that’s what gravy is all about!
Turkey Giblet Broth
Turkey Giblet Broth Makes Better Gravy
- 1 Turkey parts neck,gizzard, tail, and heart
- 1 tbsp. EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
- 1 large onion roughly chopped
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 large carrot roughly chopped
- 2 large celery ribs, roughly chopped
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme and flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tbsp. peppercorns
- Roughly chop the turkey neck into large pieces, cut the gizzard in half. Heat oil on a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the turkey parts, along with onion and salt. Cook gently for 20minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add 4 cups cold water along with the carrot, celery, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover, and reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Simmer until the broth is flavorful, 30 to 40minutes.
Life Saver Turkey Pan Gravy
Lifesaver Turkey Pan Gravy
- 3 cups Turkey Giblet Broth or Chicken Stock see below
- Turkey pan juices
- 6 tbsp. unbleached all purpose flour Keto version: use 1-2 tsp. xantham gum as thickener
- 1-2 pinches Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 sprigs thyme removed from the stem
- After you have removed your turkey from the roasting pan, pour the drippings into a large measuring cup or a gravy separator which separates the fat from the juices. You will only need 3 tablespoons of fat which you will put back in the roasting pan.
- Discard the remaining fat, and add the remaining juices with the giblet broth. If necessary, add chicken stock until you have a total of 4 cups of liquid.
- Place the roasting pan on a medium heat on the stove, sprinkle the flour into the pan, whisking into the fat to make a roux. If you are making a keto version, skip this step.
- Slowly pour ½ cup of the broth mixture into the pan quickly whisking to incorporate it evenly with the roux, slowly continue to add the broth until the gravy starts looking more like a smooth sauce. Whisk in the remaining broth and let the gravy simmer.
- For keto version, sprinkle the xantham gum over the heated sauce and wisk in quickly to avoid lumps.
- Add the thyme sprigs and simmer for about 5 minutes, and test a small spoonful to check for seasoning, adding salt and freshly ground pepper to suit taste.
- You should have avoided any lumps, but you can strain the gravy through a medium mesh and no one will be the wiser.


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French mobile outfit Iliad Group struck an agreement with Orange’s tower subsidiary Totem to boost the services provided by its Free business through greater access to mobile sites in the nation.
In a brief statement, Iliad noted the commercial agreement would give it access to all of Totem’s ground-based towers and rooftop infrastructure in France.
It added its Free network already provided 5G coverage to more than 87 per cent of France’s population and 4G to 99.8 per cent.
Financial details were not disclosed.
Orange outlined plans for Totem in February 2021, explaining it was looking to generate revenue from its passive infrastructure assets by having it operate independently.
Its portfolio covers 26,000 sites and Orange explained it would use Totem to target deals with other operators and third parties to boost coverage.
Totem officially launched in Orange’s largest markets of Spain and France in November 2021.
With Iliad now a customer, it appears Orange’s strategy is beginning to bear fruit.
Orange opted to keep hold of its tower assets at a time when other rivals chose to sell them to third parties and strike lease agreements.

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Courteney Cox on Why She Stopped Using Fillers: 'I Didn't Look Like Myself'
The actress and new face of L’Oréal Paris’ empowering Super Preference #OWNINGIT campaign, 54, opened up about why she is “not a fan of fillers” in PEOPLE’s new Red Carpet Special, out this week.
“I would say it’s a common thing you go through as you age, especially in Hollywood,” Cox said. “You have to accept getting older, and that’s something that I had a hard time doing.”
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Arizona State University, USA
As humanity continues to urbanize, urban planners and city decision makers have an exciting opportunity to shape the environmental impact of new urbanites. There has been much research done on the potential of higher density, “smart growth”, “new urban”, and “transit-oriented” style development to reduce driving in cities (e.g., Cervero & Murakami, 2010; Hankey & Marshall, 2010). There has also been considerable concern that the high cost of living in these neighborhoods could price out lower income households (e.g., Downs, 2005; Alexander & Tomalty, 2002).
The trade-off between urban housing and transportation costs is well-known (Alonso, 1964). In general, housing closer to the city center will be more expensive, but commuting and other transportation costs will be lower in those locations. In the simplest theoretical model of a monocentric city, these costs – including both money and time costs of transportation – exactly balance out.
In the real world, however, the relationship is more complex. Cities are not monocentric, and people, housing units and neighborhoods are all heterogeneous in many ways. Understanding the relationship between housing and transportation costs in real cities is important. Cost of living helps determine where people actually choose to live, and where people choose to live contributes to the environmental impact of their everyday lives – in large part because of spatial differences in vehicle use for daily travel.
This study uses publicly available data to explore the following question: Does the spatial distribution of affordability in US metropolitan areas encourage car-dependence?
To put it another way, within a metropolitan area, is it cheaper to live where you have to drive a lot (even counting the cost of that driving) than it is to live where you don’t? The answer has important implications for the future environmental sustainability of our urban areas. If the cost of living is systematically lower in car-dependent neighborhoods than in areas that have embraced smart growth principles, then households relocating in urban areas are more likely to choose car-dependent neighborhoods, and our metropolitan areas will become increasingly car dependent over time. If, however, the cost of living is systematically higher in car-dependent neighborhoods, then our metropolitan areas will become increasingly car independent over time, leading directly to an improvement in environmental sustainability.
Affordability on the map
The data used in this study comes from the Location Affordability Index (LAI) project and the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The US Census provides a host of data, including the median monthly rent paid and median monthly cost of home ownership. The LAI provides formulas to predict both average household vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and household vehicle-related costs with readily-available US census data (Housing and Transportation Affordability Initiative, 2013).
The following maps depict the spatial distribution of VMT, housing costs, and affordability for the current residents of a sample of US metropolitan areas. Tracts are labeled “Affordable” where the percent of income spent on housing and car transport is 45% or less, “Burden” where it is between 45% and 60%, and “High Burden” where it is 60% or greater. The most heavily burdened tracts are generally those in low housing cost areas. This is because the people who live in these areas are also low income.
These maps do not seem to support the idea that there is a trade-off between housing and transportation costs. In fact, it appears that households are paying more for housing in places where they also have to drive more. However, this pattern is largely explained by the variation in housing unit size. Housing costs per room do indeed drop as one moves away from the city center and VMT rises, but total housing costs rise because house size increases faster than the cost per room drops.
It is worth noting that that topic of this blog post is closely related to that which has been explored by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in their H+T Index work, as well as to the maps on the LAI website. The maps in this post, however, illustrate the spatial patterns of cost and affordability for the actual residents in each tract. In contrast, the CNT and LAI maps illustrate the spatial patterns of cost for a household with constant characteristics across the city.
Does the spatial cost structure in our cities encourage car dependence?
To determine whether or not the spatial distribution of affordability encourages car dependence, I first created census tract-level estimates of both affordability and VMT that control for both housing unit size and key household characteristics. I did this for each of three housing submarkets (low, mid-range, and high cost) in each of 12 major metropolitan areas in the US. I then calculated the correlations between these cost estimates and VMT.
Negative correlations tell us that the cost of living is systematically lower where people drive more, and the spatial distribution of affordability is encouraging car dependence (more car ownership and use). Positive correlations tell us that the cost of living is systematically higher where people drive more, and the spatial distribution of affordability is encouraging car independence (less car ownership and use).
Table 1: Strength and Sign of Correlation between Comparable Estimates of VMT and Housing + Car Money Costs
Note: Correlations are coded as “0” for any correlation less than 0.25 in absolute value. A single “+” or “-” sign indicates a correlation between 0.2 and 0.5 in absolute value. A double sign “++” or “- -” indicates a correlation greater than 0.5 in absolute value.
When looking only at the monetary costs of housing and car transportation, I found clear evidence that it is cheaper to live where you have to drive more (Table 1). This relationship is especially strong for the low and mid-range market segments within most of the selected metropolitan areas. Considering only the monetary costs, then, the spatial structure of affordability in many US metropolitan areas does indeed appear to encourage car dependence.
However, this presents an incomplete picture because driving has both money and time costs. The correlations presented in Table 2 correct for this, including a rough estimate of the time costs of driving. Specifically, these correlations are between the money and time costs of housing plus car transportation and VMT. In the low cost residential submarket, the result is weaker, but in the same direction as before. In half of the metropolitan areas studied, it is cheaper to live where you have to drive more – even counting both the time and money cost of that driving. In the mid-range submarket, the result becomes mixed. In the high cost submarket, the result completely reverses, and the correlations strongly indicate that the spatial distribution of costs for this submarket in our cities encourages car independence. For the top 25% of households, then, it may be more expensive to live where you have to drive more.
Table 2: Strength and Sign of Correlation between Comparable Estimates of VMT and Housing + Car Money & Time* Costs
*Time costs are estimated at 50% of the hourly wage (Small, 1992) implied by the median income in each housing market segment. Travel time is estimated as the total vehicle miles traveled at an average travel speed of 40 miles per hour. Single occupant vehicle travel is assumed.
Which of these sets of results is closer to the truth? More research will be required to say, and to understand the drivers of these patterns more fully. In the meantime, this work provides evidence that there is cause for concern.
To reduce fossil fuel use, pollution, and traffic congestion, the cost structure of our metropolitan regions should encourage car independence. However, this work shows that the spatial distribution of neighborhood affordability in most US metro areas for most residential submarkets does not do so. In the low cost submarkets of many cities, it is actually cheaper overall – even counting both the money and time costs of driving – to live where you have to drive more.
There are multiple policy ideas that could help change this, including location efficient mortgages, pay-as-you-drive car insurance, and VMT fees. Most of these are not widely used, but could be. This analysis provides one more piece of evidence for their adoption.
Dr. Deborah Salon is an Assistant Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University, and a Senior Sustainability Scientist at ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability.
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The application of unmanned system performing large-scale tasks, for instance, long-term surveillance/reconnaissance, large area sensing/mapping, and long distance materials handling is a relatively new and exciting topic. However, developing a practical system is still challenging due to complex models and hardware restriction. This manuscript explores various path planning missions from a more realistic perspective, such as point-to-point obstacle avoiding, multi-targets trajectory finding, informative motion planning, and multi-Hamiltonian Path Problem (mHPP) with two types of unmanned vehicles, Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). These problems are formulated as classical optimization problems with constraints representing the environment and kinematic limitations, and then solved by proposed numerical or heuristic optimization approaches. The selected methods are used to handle nonlinear, discontinuous, and multi-objective formulations of the constrained mission planning problems. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms are inspected by the performance and comparison with other proposed methods in literature. The resulting simulations and experimental tests obtained from all the methods are demonstrated and discussed.
Liu, Yen-Chen, "Constrained path planning of unmanned vehicles" (2017). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 15562.


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For some of the most pristine paddling on the planet, dip your paddle blade into the Maine Island Trail, the country’s first water trail. Established in 1988, the Maine Trail established the precedent for all others in its wake. The 350-mile-long waterway extends from Cape Porpoise Harbor on the west to Machias Bay on the east, with its namesake Maine Island Trail Association (MITA) the largest group of its kind on the continent.
Camp at one of 150 island and mainland sites along the route, each accessible by kayak, sailboat or other watercraft. Campsites on state land are free, while those on private islands are available with MITA membership ($45/year individual; $65/year family). July, August and September typically offer the best weather, with September offering the bonus of lobster-red leaves. The Maine Department of Tourism also has some excellent paddling information their site.
Personal safety is the most important part of any paddling trip. The following are some excellent suggestions from the American Canoe Association.
Research the area: Study the trail’s pamphlets, web sites and other information sources on topics such as logistics, potential hazards and isolation. Guidebooks and topographic maps are valuable references in trip planning. Plan alternate routes in case of winds, changing weather, or unexpected paddler limitations.
Prepare for weather: Be prepared for all conditions, including paddling in everything from temperatures that can cause heat stroke and hypothermia.
Be ready for change: Waterways are dynamic systems; even the most detailed route descriptions can’t account for seasonal changes due to fluctuations in water level, downed trees, recent floods, geological disturbances, storms and rainfall. Conditions are ever-changing. Be smart: plan for unexpected situations, and stay alert. Make sure your equipment is appropriate to help you rescue yourself.
Plan each day’s itinerary. Set up locations for put-ins and takeouts along with possible lunch break stops. Consider time, distance, and the abilities of your group. Arrange for a shuttle.
File a float plan with someone who will notify others if you don’t return on time. This is especially important in the Northern Forest, where cell phone coverage is spotty, so you cannot rely on being able to phone for help.
Clarify participant responsibilities with paddlers beforehand. Each participant should take responsibility for the decision to participate, the selection of appropriate equipment, and the decision to run, scout, or portage rapids. More experienced paddlers should assist those with less experience in making proper decisions.
Don’t overreach. Paddle within both your own and your group’s limits.
Use this Paddler’s Checklist, which can be applied to almost any route you take.


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Felony charges have been issued against Hollie Maready, 40, who is under investigation of using her position in the Crescent City post office to steal prescription pain medications from clients and coworkers.
Maready faces arraignment Wednesday afternoon for three counts of first degree felony burglary. One of those charges is considered a violent felony since it pertains to an incident in which a non-accomplice party was present.
Maready's husband said she entered a rehabilitation facility in early September soon after investigators searched her home and vehicle.
District Attorney Dale Trigg said additional charges might be added or others dropped during the adjudication process.
For years, veterans living in Del Norte County said their shipments of pain pills were being delivered by the post office but pills were missing. The complaints were numerous and persistent enough to provoke an extended multi-agency investigation from local, area, and federal officers, but with no results.
That progress took a turn this summer when an investigator with the Del Norte County Sheriff Office opened an unrelated burglary investigation involving employees and a client of the Crescent City post office. Additional common details between the burglaries and painkiller thefts soon emerged, including the type of items being stolen and the timing of the crimes.
According to court documents, victims in the burglary investigation said Maready entered their homes on various occasions between mid-May and mid-August under suspicious circumstances. They noted the disappearance of controlled narcotic medications such as Oxycodone or Norco 10-325 following her visits.
Del Norte County Sheriff's Cmdr. Bill Steven said the reported instances of painkiller theft from homes coincided with an increasing number of clients either cancelling or rerouting their pill shipments from the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
According to the investigation narrative presented by Sgt. Richard Griffin, the burglaries and the package thefts suggested they were committed by a person with knowledge and authority specific to a trusted employee of the post office.
According to the California Penal Code, Maready's charges are punishable by two, four, or six years in prison.
In a complaint filed Dec. 15, Trigg proposed Maready will be ineligible for probation since one of her charges involved burglary of a person aged 60 years or older.
Maready's defense attorney Robert Forkner said his client will enter a plea of not guilty. He said the adjudication process will entail additional investigation and witness interviews.
Trigg confirmed Maready's charges are still in direct relation to the years-long investigation of mail theft, which remains open.
"Right now that's what I felt comfortable charging," Trigg said.
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The artist Anthony Goicolea had been chosen to design the first official monument to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people commissioned by the State of New York.
On June 26, 2016, after the attack at the pulse nightclub The Pulse in Orlando that left 49 people dead, Governor Cuomo formed the LGBT memorial Commission to honor the fight for equal rights and remember victims of hate, intolerance and violence. A request for designs for the new memorial went out in October. It is to be built in Hudson River Park near the waterfront piers that have played a key role in the city’s history as both a meeting place and a haven for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Governor Cuomo said in a statement. “I am now proud to announce Anthony Goicolea’s stunning design for this monument — selected for the way it complements the landscape and communicates a timeless message of inclusion.”
Source: BARONE, J. “A Winning Design for a New York Monument to Gay and Transgender People” The New York Times, June 27, 2017.

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ANAHEIM – Mark Trumbo’s facial expression said it all. He doesn’t like the inconsistency of this Angels team, either.
It’s been an up-and-down campaign, to be sure, with the Angels falling to 30-39 following Sunday’s series finale against the New York Yankees. The month of May is a good example. The Angels had losing streaks of four and three games, and a winning streak of eight games. But that was followed with a 2-6 mark over the next eight games into June.
Before Sunday’s loss, the Angels had won three consecutive games. Sitting in front of his locker about 2<MD+,%30,%55,%70>1/<MD-,%0,%55,%70>2 hours before Sunday’s first pitch, Trumbo talked about the troubles of a talented, yet Jekyll-and-Hyde team.
“We’re searching for some extended consistency,” said Trumbo, who entered play Sunday batting .266 with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs – the latter two statistics team-highs. “We haven’t had it. We’ve had some flashes of what we’re capable of. But by and large, it’s been very inconsistent.
“But we’re not looking for one thing to spark us or some massive winning streak. We’re just looking to play better all around. These three games are a pretty good indicator, and the real test is going to be being able to do it for an extended period of time.”
On paper – especially on offense – this is a team that should be doing considerably better. Trumbo suggested it’s time to start doing it because what a team is capable of and what it does are two different things.
“We saw pretty quick this year that you don’t win on paper,” Trumbo said. “We saw that last year, too, so we’re looking to put the pieces together and take it to some people.”
Trumbo said when the team executes by moving runners over, it’s better.
“We have power, but we don’t need to be relying on the three-run homer, especially in a big ballpark like this,” he said. “That’s not really the way to go.”
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Manager Mike Scioscia spoke on the subject as well. He said the team is improving in some areas.
“It’s very clear if you just look at the components it takes to win games,” he said, when asked what it will take to get this team playing well regularly. “A lot of components are settling and playing more consistently. We’re getting better results, particularly from the pitching side. Our pitching has settled and is starting to hold leads better.”
Offensively, however, the Angels have superstars who are not carrying their weight. Josh Hamilton, in particular, has hit safely in eight of his past 10 games. Only one of those was a multi-hit game, however, and the bottom line is Hamilton was batting just .213 with nine home runs and 22 RBIs. This from a guy who had hit 100 home runs and driven in 322 runs the past three seasons with the Texas Rangers.
“On the offensive side, we’re still trying to find a combination, which has been difficult up until this point with some guys that are banged up or who have been struggling with their performance,” Scioscia said.
Hamilton didn’t play Sunday. Scioscia said it was his regular day off, but it should be noted that the left-handed hitting Hamilton only has two hits in 17 career at-bats against CC Sabathia, the Yankees’ southpaw who started Sunday.
Hamilton was recently moved into the No. 2 spot in the order, from No. 5. Scioscia said Hamilton will stay there for now.
“I think it’s worth the experiment if he moves forward and we become a better overall team,” Scioscia said. “But you have to balance that with the ability to set the table for the middle of the lineup. If Josh isn’t making progress, then obviously we’ll have to re-adjust.”
The Angels will welcome to town the Seattle Mariners today for a 7:05 p.m. game. Third-place Seattle is 31-38, 10<MD+,%30,%55,%70>1/<MD-,%0,%55,%70>2 games behind American League West-leading Oakland; the Angels are 11 back.


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After collecting a $1.2 million payday for winning NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night, Jeff Burton paid rookie Tony Stewart the ultimate compliment.
Burton predicted that Stewart, who finished fourth, would not only win a race this season -- but possibly a few. As for Stewart's decision to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, Burton said: "I think he's crazy as hell."
Stewart became the first to complete both races Sunday, finishing ninth at Indianapolis before flying to Lowe's Motor Speedway here for stock car racing's 600-mile marathon. He fell 10 miles shy of completing all 1,100 possible miles -- he was four laps down when Kenny Brack took the checkered flag at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
It's rare a driver succeeds at such radically different forms of auto racing. But Stewart, 28, is a rare talent.
Tim Richmond won top rookie honors in the 1980 Indianapolis 500, then won 13 NASCAR Winston Cup races before dying of complications of AIDS. IndyCar legend A.J. Foyt claimed seven NASCAR victories, and Mario Andretti added the 1967 Daytona 500 title to his impressive open-wheel resume.
But traditionally, the lines are rarely crossed. That's partly because for decades, open-wheel racing was seen as high-brow and stock car racing low-brow. NASCAR's booming popularity and fat purses are now redrawing those class lines.
The two forms of racing also call for different skills. As Al Unser Jr. likes to explain, you drive an IndyCar with your wrists -- the cars are light, skittish and sensitive. But you drive a stock car, which weighs more than twice as much, with your rear end -- feeling through your seat just when the car is on the brink of losing control.
As Stewart demonstrated Sunday, his skills are transferable.
His showing drove home another point, too: That car owner Joe Gibbs possesses equally transferable skills in the leadership arena, as effective on the racetrack as they were on the football field.
Gibbs formed his first NASCAR Winston Cup team in 1992, which proved to be his final season coaching the Washington Redskins. After claiming nine victories and more than $10.6 million (first with driver Dale Jarrett, then Bobby Labonte), Gibbs added a second team this year and hired Stewart as its driver.
After Sunday's race, both Gibbs teams rank among the top five in the chase for the 1999 series championship. Labonte, who was edged by Burton for the victory in the Coca-Cola 600 by 0.574 seconds, ranks third in the standings. Stewart is fifth.
That's impressive for several reasons. While NASCAR's multicar teams tend to have more success than single-car efforts, it typically takes a while for chemistry to gel when a team expands. Gibbs doubled his effort just this season. Moreover, the Gibbs operation is running Pontiacs, long considered a race-day underdog to the Fords and Chevrolets.
It's not a huge surprise that Labonte sits third in the standings. He's one of the sport's more shrewd and consistent racers. But for Stewart, a rookie, to be among the top 10 -- much less fifth -- is stunning.
Through 12 races, he has posted five top 10 finishes. He won the pole in Martinsville, Va., and won a nonpoints race, the Winston Open, May 22.
Should Burton's prophesy turn true, Stewart would accomplish something three-time series champion Jeff Gordon failed to do: win a NASCAR Winston Cup race as a rookie. The last to do so was the late Davey Allison, in 1987.
Stewart's 1,090-mile day began with an unenviable start on the grid at Indianapolis, qualifying 24th. His biggest fear was getting wrecked early by back-markers, but he stayed clear of trouble despite an ill-handling car.
Stewart started off at a bigger disadvantage here, lining up last in a field of 43. Within 80 laps, he moved into the top 10. By Lap 150 (of 400), he radioed his crew chief that he was feeling nauseous. On each subsequent pit stop, the crew handed him candy bars, bottles of Gatorade and ice to put on his chest in hopes of cooling him down.
"That helped him a little bit," said crew chief Greg Zipadelli. "Toward the end there, he really started to feel bad. . . . He's a fighter, and he did a great job."
This evening, his energy restored and the color back in his face, Stewart flew back to Indianapolis to collect his check at the annual Indianapolis 500 postrace banquet.


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WASHINGTON — As Maxar continues to see high demand for satellite imagery, the company is looking to attract customers for its mobile terminals that give users direct access to commercial imaging satellites.
Maxar, a provider of Earth imaging and space infrastructure services, is offering a “mobile access terminal” that military units could deploy in the field to downlink electro-optical imagery from the company’s satellites and radar imagery from MDA’s Radarsat-2, as well as imagery from other commercial satellites.
“We’re seeing really strong demand signals, for example, for uplinking and downlinking and tasking in theater, which we hadn’t seen from the U.S. government before,” Maxar’s president and CEO Daniel Jablonsky said May 9 during the company’s first-quarter 2022 earnings call.
“So we think that’s another growth vector for us,” he said.
Maxar displayed the tactical access hardware last month at the GEOINT 2022 symposium in Aurora, Colorado. The setup on display included a satellite antenna from Safran and a small receiver terminal used for downlinking and analyzing data.
A spokesperson said the equipment is aimed at users, particularly military and intelligence units, who need to operate in remote locations and would need access to satellites on-demand to track and identify targets or troop movements. It’s also marketed to organizations that provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Maxar currently has four imaging satellites in orbit supporting the U.S. government and other customers, and demand has soared due to the war in Ukraine. The company is in the process of building six new WorldView Legion satellites but their launch continues to suffer delays due to supply chain and logistical problems.
Jablonsky said during the earnings call that the first two Legions are now projected to launch in September.


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It’s 2023, the start of a brand-new year and G-Mart Group has set the targets high after a record breaking 2022 for the entire automotive industry. January 2022 saw G-Mart Group entering a new realm with the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) into its portfolio. There has been no stopping since.
The journey began with the importation of a few units of Tesla Model 3 followed by Model Ys. The encouraging feedback from early adopters triggered G-Mart Group to ramp up procurement of EV especially Tesla models and by mid-2022, G-Mart Group held the largest inventory of Tesla cars in Malaysia.
By December 2022, the selection of EVs at G-Mart Group was extended to MG ZS EV, Nissan Leaf, Porsche Taycan, Mercedes EQ Class, Mustang Mach E and Volkswagen IDs. The large inventory of EVs at G-Mart Group also paved way for the G-Mart EV Center (GEVC) located in Bandar Baru Bangi. This exclusive EV sales and lifestyle center is the first of its kind in Malaysia. GEVC features 3 DC chargers and 6 AC chargers for the convenience of its customers and EV owners in the surrounding areas.
G-Mart Group has installed a total of 16 EV chargers across 6 locations in the Klang Valley where customers are entitled to free charging during operating hours. This year, G-Mart Group has planned to increase the number of chargers to 50 with prime locations in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Taiping, Sg. Petani, Alor Setar and Johor Bahru in the pipeline.
Powering through the EV landscape is no easy task as the after-sales warranty for these vehicles naturally is a point of great concern for buyers. The warranty dilemma was solved with the introduction of Warranty for Electric Cars by Apeg Warranty. Major items such as the high voltage battery, drive unit, control units and infotainment systems are covered under a custom designed warranty program.
Completing the EV ecosystem is G-Mart Group’s after sales service for EVs, Supreme Automotive Garage, a subsidiary of G-Mart Group took the bull by its horns tackling software and hardware glitches for various models. The latest tools and technical equipment have been incorporated at Supreme Automotive Garage along with the onboarding of technicians with electric and electronic expertise. Supreme has successfully resolved issues pertaining high/low voltage batteries, control units, mechanical systems, software solutions and even minor collision repairs.
Currently G-Mart Group has over 200 units of EVs readily available at several of its main showrooms across the Klang Valley, this is possibly the largest inventory of EVs in Malaysia to date and for 2023, G-Mart Group is focused in expanding into the EV segment with more models and variants, watch this space for the latest updates.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 4. The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, and other officials of the Ministry are visiting Egypt to participate in the EDEX 2023 exhibition at the invitation of the Minister of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Trend reports via Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.
On December 4, Colonel General Hasanov attended the opening ceremony of the international defense exhibition EDEX 2023.
After welcoming the attendees, Egypt's President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, declared the exhibition open.
At the international defense expo EDEX 2023, the Azerbaijan Defense Minister became acquainted with weapons, vehicles, and military equipment displayed by enterprises of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense Industry, as well as the companies TUSAS, ROKETSAN, ASELSAN, SARSILMAZ, CANIK, and BAYKAR of the Republic of Türkiye.
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with corporate executives as part of his visit.
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Demi Lovato’s pop punk music video for “Substance” dropped today (July 15), and the singer took a page out of an early ’00s aesthetic, complete with a cameo by Paris Hilton.
In the video, Lovato stomps into a board meeting, joins some pals at a diner and gets wild at a house party. The video ends with a red carpet appearance accompanied by Hilton on a motorcycle lighting up some dynamite.
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Ahead of their performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! yesterday, Demi Lovato revealed on TikTok that they suffered from a facial injury that resulted in getting stitches. Lovato, 29, used the viral “They Are Gonna Know” sound as they unveiled a gash above their eyebrow that was still bleeding. After the reveal, they mouthed “f—” with a smile.
“Guess who hit their head on a crystal and has to get stitches before Kimmel tomorrow???” the “Dancing With The Devil” singer captioned the clip. Regardless, the singer performed perfectly on the late-night show.
“Substance” addresses Lovato’s history of addiction, something they’ve been very candid about since their near-fatal overdose in 2018. Holy Fvck is Demi’s eighth album and said it has been their most fulfilling album experience yet. “The process of making this album has been the most fulfilling yet and I’m grateful to my fans and collaborators for being on this journey with me. Never have I been more sure of myself and my music and this record speaks that for itself,” Lovato said in a statement. “To my Lovatics who have been rocking out with me since the beginning and those who are just now coming along for the ride, thank you. This record is for you.”
The project is set to debut on August 19.
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During the session of the Government on March 20, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov ordered to start the sowing of cotton in Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary Velayat on March 25 and in Dashoguz Velayat on March 29.
It was mentioned that it is necessary to think over the strategy of this important spring campaign before the start of the cotton sowing, to provide coordinated work of all divisions involved in the campaign.
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controller for the control of dynamical systems, etc. Phenomena in electromagnetics, acoustics, viscoelasticity, electrochemistry and material science are also described by differential equations of fractional order. The solution of the differential equation containing fractional derivative is much involved. Instead of application of the existing methods, an attempt has been made in the present analysis to obtain the solution of Bagley-Torvik equation [R. L. Bagley
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)]] by the relatively new Adomian decomposition method. The results obtained by this method are then graphically represented and then compared with those available in the work of Podlubny (loc. cit.). A good agreement of the results is observed.