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WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Asks What It Would Take To Shut Down A Big Bank
Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to know what it would take to shut down a big bank guilty of engaging in money laundering for drug cartels.
HSBC admitted in court late last year that it helped launder $881 million for Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, along with continually violating sanctions on Iran, Libya, Burma and the Sudan. Though the bank paid a $1.2 billion fine, not one bank employee has faced criminal charges related to the trafficking.
The London-based bank is still operating in the United States.
In a hearing entitled “Patterns of Abuse: Assessing Bank Secrecy Act Compliance and Enforcement,” Warren continually asked Treasury officials a version of the same question: “How many billions of dollars do you have to launder for drug lords and how many sanctions do you have to violate before someone will consider shutting down a financial institution like this?”
Treasury officials asserted that they do not have the power to shut down a financial institution. They said that power belongs to the Fed and such an action would be be triggered by a criminal conviction, which would be have to be pursued by the Justice Department.
Attorney General Eric Holder, the head of the Justice Department, told a Senate committee Wednesday that the size of big banks “has an inhibiting influence – impact on our ability to bring resolutions that I think would be more appropriate.And I think that is something that we – you all – need to consider.”
And this is why the big banks never wanted Elizabeth Warren in the United States Senate.
(Hat tip to David Dayen.)


MuzClass begins a new cycle: «The evolution of the XX century music». We will learn the main milestones of the musical culture of XX century.
And first of all, this is the era of the highest efflorescence of the jazz culture. Its history is dynamic, unusual and full of wonderful events that influenced the world music process. It is jazz, unique style of music, that we will talk about.
Join us and enjoy a special feeling of musical freedom… freedom to be yourself.
See you on the 18 of November at 19:00 on the Zoom platform, you need to register for participation.
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Review of Buddy Mission BOND
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Buddy Mission BOND
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|Review||It has been a while since Nintendo decided to delve into the visual novel/adventure genre, but thanks to Koei and Ruby Party here we are. Right after seeing its debut trailer I just couldn't wait to see what this completely unexpected first party game was going to be about, and after giving it a playthrough I have to say, I'm indeed pleasantly surprised.|
The story the game has to tell is in my opinion a really enjoyable one. While some of the story beats were quite predictable the game still manages to deliver a plenty of heartfelt and memorable scenes. The star of the show is of course none other than the four main characters. They had great chemistry between them thanks to their distinctive and contrasting personalities. The banter between them never got old and seeing their relationships grow was deeply satisfying. The most interesting one was in my opinion the relationship between Mokuma and Chesley. It was considerably unorthodox, which resulted in plenty of tense scenes between the two of them, yet the resolution was exceedingly well pulled off.
As for the game itself, it's divided into three main portions. The first one being obviously the visual novel segments. During these the choices you make don't really affect the story but instead your "Hero Gauge". Make the right choice, it goes up, make the wrong one, it goes down. However, even if you take the wrong one the game only penalizes you by retracting from that gauge, there are no bad endings. I would often pick the wrong choice on purpose since making Luke look like a total buffoon was always quite amusing.
Then there was the investigation segments. On paper these should've been fine, you collect information by asking around, moving two characters of your choosing on top of a board-like map. You have a limited number of moves and on top of that you need to keep in mind that to collect the information you need to bring the correct partner, so you have to plan carefully before moving into action. The issue was that to collect these you need to sit through tons of mundane conversations, all including a character asking you a quiz-like question about the events that happened until that moment. It quickly became repetitive and in my opinion constantly killed the flow of the story. I understand that receiving the information "for free" wouldn't have been great either, but surely there was a better way of doing so.
The final portion were the infiltration segments. During these you explore a 3D environment while solving puzzles with the clues and information you gathered during the previous phase. While not every mission had one of these, they were always fun to go through. That being said most of the puzzles were way too easy to solve, to be honest I'm not even sure if you could call them "puzzles". Most of the clues you had found were instead direct instructions on how to solve them, and it's not like you could avoid reading those since every time you would enter a room a dialogue would start with the characters telling you the exact solution. Occasionally some would require a little bit more thinking and those were by far the highlights, it's too bad those were in the minority. That being said all levels were meticulously detailed with lots of environmental story telling and it was a joy to explore all of them.
Going back to that "Hero Gauge", the higher that gauge was at the end of the mission the more side content you would unlock, primarily in the form of side stories. While these chapters were short on length, around 5min each, they were indeed abundant. In fact what surprised me the most was how meaty this VN actually is. Just the main story took me longer than 40h to finish, and I can see that playtime stretching beyond 50h if you read all the extra content. Plus the game even has a true ending to discover. It's clear to see how much the devs cared about their game.
Presentation wise I think it's quite the looker. The game makes constant use of these comic-like vignettes that gives the game a really dynamic feeling. All sprites were also really detailed and expressive with just the right amount of animation (thankfully no tweening, just mouth movements and blinking). The soundtrack was also enjoyable and the game would even occasionally pull off some subtle layering tricks. Like for example, when investigating the instrumentation of the ost will change depending who your partner is. As far as voice acting, the main cast was fantastic but some of the smaller side characters, the ones that thankfully very rarely appeared, were a mix bag. It was particularly noticeable during the investigation conversations, those scenes weren't fully voice acted so they used short quips which got annoying really fast. Unfortunately this VN doesn't allow you to mute characters individually.
The final point I want talk about is just how much BL/Otome stuff is in this visual novel actually. Judging by the art style it seems pretty obvious that it's catering to that particular public, and yeah the game has some undeniable BL/Otome undertones. Sometimes a member of the cast would throw the occasional flirty line, but at the same time those were easy to dismiss them as friendly banter. Even as someone who doesn't really play that many or any BL/Otome VNs at all, it didn't really bother me in the slightest. After all the game's focus isn't on romance but instead on telling a detective like story. For that same reason, don't go in expecting a fully fledged out relationship between the MC and his love interest, because there isn't one, that being said the scenes the two of them shared were quite endearing.
So overall, while Buddy Mission Bond might not fully achieve its own potential what it does is deliver a deeply entertaining story with a memorable cast of characters that will manage to satisfy anyone who's looking for a lighthearted mystery adventure.
(One last thing, the "BOND" in the title has nothing to do with James Bond, but with the meaning of the word itself)

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The patent application process is a rigorous process that ensures that one manufacturer does not completely replicate another manufacturer on one idea or invention.
Because of this, there are many types of devices and programs that use laser leveling.
I will cover several more common types and how and where they are used.
What one needs to know first is some security issues.
Don't look directly with a laser, and don't shine someone else's eyes with a laser.
These tools can cause serious damage to the retina of the eye and sometimes even lead to blindness.
Ensure the line of sight from the area where the laser leveling machine is located to the work area (s)
Obviously, you don't want to inadvertently block a line projected on the surface.
Nowadays, there are two types that dominate the market, one is mounted with a tripod, which is more expensive, but it cannot be defeated in terms of accuracy.
Larger lasers like this are also useful in larger areas or outside.
The tripod can also be height adjusted through the telescope, which is good when installing the ceiling.
The handheld model is more affordable, but the accuracy has declined, and the distance of the laser to "draw" a line is greatly reduced.
In most cases, the handheld model is enough for the average homeowner ,(
Unless you are building a home)
Or casual users.
I suggest setting a level automatically.
There are a lot of this feature, and the cost difference is not enough to worry about.
Use a laser mounted on a tripod to remove areas that work in obstacles and anything that may interfere with a beam or tripod.
Set up a tripod, if the surface is mounted and the legs are adjusted, make sure it is plum blossom by hanging a pendulum from the center, so that the pendulum hangs at the exact center of the leg.
Most of the tripod has a lower platform with an indicator point or cross on it.
This step can be omitted if the laser leveling machine is automatically adjusted.
Then install the laser on the tripod and open it.
The rest depends on you.
Handheld laser is much easier. In fact, most lasers are self-flat, you just need a clear surface to set the level without obstacles, place the level on the surface, open it, aim at it, then go to it!
That's why I prefer this unit for ease of use.
There are other types, the use is getting less and more complicated, please consider carefully before purchasing the laser leveling machine.


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We are a french couple in our sixties. We travel for one month in Japan and staied 3 nights in this ryokan and were very happy to be there. It is a very quiet place about 30 minutes walking from Nagoya station. The room was very confortable with a view on the japaneese garden, with a private bathroom but we prefered cross the small japaneese garden and take à bath in the common one. The breakfast (japaneese style) is very . The owner speak english and help us for several things during our stay. We loved this place.
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The ad is from the Spokane Daily Chronicle, December 5, 1980. The D&D books appear with the high-ticket electronic handhelds and consoles, including the Atari 2600 and the Intellivision.
Take a closer look at the pictures in the ad, which are actually an artist’s illustrations of the original Basic Set (David Sutherland) and Players Handbook (David Trampier) covers. The Basic Set is pretty straightforward, the only noticeable difference being the lack of gold. But for the Players Handbook, we see dark, hooded figures seemingly worshiping a demon idol, as opposed to a party of post-battle dungeon raiders, two of whom are attempting to chip the jewels out of the demon idol’s eyes (see below).
The “Satanic Panic” wouldn’t blow up until 1982-1983, but already the game had touched a nerve, and, consciously or not, people saw things in it that weren’t there. Fantasy role-playing was almost impossible for adults of a certain religious temperament to accept. In Trampier’s cover, probably the most distinctive and resonant image in all of D&D, all they could see was their greatest fear: not the reality of the devil, but the reality that their children might not believe what they believed.
The minis are great, but it’s the brilliant cover piece by Trampier that caught my eye. I believe it’s original to this product. I did an image search to see if I could find the piece anywhere else and thought it really interesting that Jim Steranko’s cover for the Blade Runner Marvel Super Special repeatedly popped up in “visually similar images.” Notwithstanding the somewhat similar color schemes, I think Tramp’s work does have quite a bit in common with Steranko’s renegade sensibilities.
Tramp is rightly famous for his early AD&D work, but in my opinion his interior art for the Star Frontiers modules Mutiny on the Eleanor Moraes (1984) and The War Machine (1985) is just as good or better. You can see a few examples below courtesy of starfrontiers.com, an excellent resource and history site. Go there to browse the whole modules.
The sign is cut off (and `Dungeons’ is misspelled!), but we’re looking at an AD&D club, hence all the core books and Tramp’s Dungeon Master’s Screen on proud display.
That’s got to be a homemade shirt in the middle, right? It’s not any TSR dragon that I’ve seen.
Our teacher rep, the only woman involved in the proceedings, seems quite happy to be there. I wonder what she thought at the time.
(Photo via Story Games forums)
No, you’re not mistaken. The dude sitting furthest back really is wearing a unicorn shirt with a rolled-brim Busch Beer hat. Got a problem?
And that’s the original 1978 Player’s Handbook with the David Trampier cover that scared the shit out of all the people who believed Satan was taking over the Earth one polyhedral die roll at a time.
If you haven’t already, check out my D&D Portrait series.
(Photo via Mojo Yugen/Flickr)
Wicked. These appear to be Trampier’s and Sutherland’s illustrations from the original Monster Manual (1977). And they’ve been marked down to 25 cents each!
Images are via the brilliant Monster Brains. Go there to see all of the transfers and other killer stuff.

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October 15, 2013
A Planet With No Star To Orbit
It has been often said, even before the song was composed, that one is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do. Two can be about as bad, but we don’t have two planets floating idly in space, independent of a star or even other planets to revolve around. Instead, we have PSO J318.5-22, the first planet discovered by scientists to not be orbiting a star.
Michael Liu of the University of Hawaii and his team have been lying low since the government shutdown last week, but that hasn’t stopped them from doing a bit of star sight-seeing of their own. According to Liu, this planet is located about 80 million light years away from Earth and is a whole lot redder than most people would imagine.
No, seriously, the planet is very red. J318.5-22 is 12 million years old, which is incredibly young by our standards. This means that we are only viewing the early stages of the planet’s life.
Throughout their life cycle, planets endure many different forms and appearances from tiny, nearly invisible specs in our telescopes to gigantic Jupiter-sized planets. These different cycles also let us know how old the planet as well as its surrounding celestial cousins are.
Scientists theorize that planets are formed from nebulas, which are hot, gaseous clouds of extremely hot temperatures and ever-changing events. From the Big Bang Theory (NOT the show), we generally assume that waves of heat and energy were pushed in every direction to forge other celestial objects in space. As these waves continuously spread out over long distances, their speed gradually decreased.
Owing to a decrease in speed, these waves of heat and energy began clustering together to make even hotter areas.
Eventually the very core of these individual gas cluster pockets began spinning until they created stars. While stars were formed, other parts of space created planets and other forms of matter. These newly created objects began orbiting each other because of high levels of gravity. Gravity usually intensifies when one object has collided with another to form a super object, complete with an even stronger gravity field. Over the course of millions of years, these areas form solar systems similar to our own Milky Way.
A planet that acts independently of a star likely won’t have biological life along the same lines as humans due to different habitat conditions.
This discovery baffles scientists as, up until now, it was a generally accepted assumption that planets needed a star to orbit.
More to come on this subject in future blogs!
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The sports activity of cricket, inside its most genuine sort of bat in opposition to ball, has been in existence for almost 500 yrs — which tells you everything you need to know about how precisely important it is usually to the countries who play that.
The game’ s finest heroes and historical past come from typically the kind of the sport known as a new “ Test match” — regarded as a gruelling show of skill in addition to grit over days of competition.
The development of one-day crickinfo and Twenty20 crickinfo, collectively known because short-form cricket, has been to ensure it is even more spectator friendly and promote the overall game in order to new audiences.
The game they call the ‘ gentleman’ s game’ has undergone a revolution of kinds since the introduction of T20 within the last 12 years. The party format in the game has been the particular biggest factor within a huge surge in attendance in addition to television set viewership.
While T20 cricket started away as a strictly worldwide and whimsical variance within the sport, it quickly grew inside popularity, which led to a Twenty20 world cup, in addition to domestic competitions almost all around the world – including Australia’ s Big Party League (BBL) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) which often pits the world’ s best gamers against each other, with players that would normally end up being separated by national borders having fun with plus against one another.
This guide will run you via the leagues around the world you can bet on, strategies to be able to follow and where to place a bet on the particular gentleman’ s online game.
Crickinfo events/tournaments/leagues to wager on
The Test actively playing nations in the world – the primary kinds being Quotes, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Western Indies, S. africa and emerging nation Bangladesh – play the other in one to five Test match series, as nicely as ODIs plus Twenty20, with every format having individual rankings.
Makhaya NtiniThe main Test series Australians care about may be the Ashes, played among England and typically the Aussies. This takes place every two years and rotates through being played in Australia to more than in britain. This will be always a five Test series plus is the main plus storied battle on the cricket calendar, although many Indian cricket fans will disagree, with all the sport almost a religion in this region.
Along with the Ashes, the Twenty20 and another Day International planet cups – performed every four many years – garner a huge amount of focus, using the 2015 ODI World Cup last in Australia one associated with the most viewed sports events associated with the year.
Outside of the international stage, the Aussie domestic T20 opposition, the Big Bash League commands plenty of coverage across all mediums and is one of the most bet on cricket leagues within the world.
Outside of Australia though, presently there is no bigger tournament in typically the world than the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition. The money put in to lure typically the best players coming from around the planet is incredible and punters pour money into the market accordingly.
Types of wagers that can be placed about the cricket
Apart from the regular win, lose or draw markets on cricket, you can also get a lot of participant performance markets, line bets and tournament outcome bets that will punters can place their hard earned cash on.
The overall winner market will be always a favorite gamble for punters reluctant to gamble match-to-match, but favour a specific team to take out the entire tournament or Test series. Often within a five complement series there will be form adjustments and the under dog team will earn a match these were not meant in order to. The entire winner marketplace allows you to wager about the team a person think will become tougher for the particular duration of the tournament.
One of the more popular wagers related to cricket is the top operate scorer market, which often gives punters the particular opportunity to bet about who will make the most operates for the match up, the series or perhaps an overall tournament.
Another popular individual market is the top wicket taker bet, which can be bowler centric and is also as simple because it sounds – pick the participant you believe may take one of the most wickets. A most wickets market may be regarding: the innings, typically the match, they or even the tournament.
Mode associated with dismissal options include first out, subsequent wicket, whether or even not a certain kind of dismissal will be held at – such as a rare act like hit wicket.
Methods for betting on typically the cricket
Typically in sporting activities a home ground advantage plays a sizable role inside the result of a complement, and no even more so than in crickinfo where it takes a great incredibly good group to win a string away from home.
Weather conditions is also a new huge figuring out aspect when betting upon cricket, with the threat of rainwater and inclement weather constantly having to be in the forefront in the minds of punters — especially within a Test match circumstance in which the match is scheduled for several days, without having added days added when time is lost due to weather related interruption.
In the domestic competitions just like the BBL in addition to IPL, sometimes big names can charm punters into pondering they will acquire the job completed alone, but invariably the teams that will use the salary cap wisely in addition to spread their cash evenly have a better possibility of winning competitions. There are zero second chances inside cricket, especially in the batting crease, and one very good delivery can alter everything.
When making an overall bet on a new team to win an overall event, look deeper than the big titles and find out if an individual can find benefit in a group with good level, specially in their batting stocks.
Where you can place a bet around the cricket
Offered cricket is Australia’ s national summer sport, any gambling website worth their particular salt may have merely about every main match, tournament and Test available to be able to bet upon.
BetEasy. apresentando. au are among the newer bookmakers around nevertheless they have spent small time in establishing themselves as 1 of the powerhouses of Australian on-line betting.
With all typically the options across cricket that you may want, including wicket and run market segments, in conjunction with a nice sign-up bonus gamble, BetEasy is your own go-to site for online sports betting.
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The matching procedure with therapist is friendly and extremely easy and therapists are classified based on their proficiency . Defranco Scam Betterhelp…so that the matching would be good. The sessions are done through texting or live video calls. BetterHelp is a little more pricey than other treatment platforms, however they offer financial aid programs for those who are qualified.
Although user examines throughout the web are overwhelmingly favorable, there are a couple of small issues with the service it appears. Some clients state their therapist only provided extremely short answers on chat which reaction times were not good enough. Luckily, if that occurs you can simply switch over to one of the other 20,000 psychologists available on the website.
BetterHelp also has different services for particular groups with it’s satellite websites– Teen Counseling, Restore Couples Treatment and Pride Therapy. Although these websites each operate on a relatively standalone platform, you still get access to all of BetterHelp’s core benefits and services.
In general, BetterHelp is widely considered as among the very best online therapy sites on the planet, and is rather possibly the best online counseling service readily available to Canadians. When you sign up, New customers take pleasure in a 50% discount on their very first month and you can expect treatment to begin within a day or two from.
You’re ready to take the leap and get the aid you require. If you’re like so lots of other individuals out there in the world, there may be just one thing stopping you: how precisely will you pay for the cost of therapy? Among the significant benefits of online therapy platforms like BetterHelp is the price of subscription services. However, you may still question, just how much does a BetterHelp subscription expense? And, if you require help paying for treatment despite the original charge, are there alternatives that can assist you cover the price if you choose to deal with a therapist through the platform? Today, we will respond to those questions and discuss how to get going with BetterHelp and get extra answers to any concerns you might have.
Compared to traditional in-person services, is mental health therapy online efficacious? Various research study studies reveal that the answer is “yes.”.
Among these studies focused specifically on BetterHelp users This particular research study, which was released by JMIR Publications and led by scientists from the University of California– Berkeley, University of California (UC Berkeley)- San Francisco, and the San Francisco General Hospital, discovered that “users of BetterHelp experienced substantially decreased anxiety sign severity after engaging with the platform.”.
Still, other studies have actually found online treatment to be just as effective at treating numerous concerns like anxiety, stress and anxiety, and PTSD as in-person therapy. For example, the University of Zurich found that those dealing with anxiety and anxiety experience higher gain from online therapy over the medium and long term than those using in-person treatment.
If you wish to speak with people who have utilized BetterHelp services personally, you might be interested in looking through these therapist examines when learning more about the online therapy chat expense.
Just How Much Is BetterHelp A Month?
Depending on the online treatment plan you select through the BetterHelp platform, the expense of your month-to-month payment may range from $240 to $360. This implies the therapy expense breaks down to $60-$ 90 per week. Your account will not be charged for this cost till you match with a certified expert counselor, social employee, therapist, or psychologist on the platform.
Is BetterHelp 2021 Worth It?
Over 10,000 people sign up on BetterHelp daily to discover a therapist, and there are more than 20,000 psychological health specialists who provide talk therapy through the platform. BetterHelp is a terrific suitable for lots of people who need support. Many studies, such as those referenced above, on different mental health conditions and life issues alike, reveal that therapy alleviates symptom decrease, reduces tension levels, improves relationships, and more. If you feel at any point in time that the service provider you presently deal with on the BetterHelp platform is not the right fit, keep in mind that you can switch counselors and start dealing with someone brand-new. The appropriate restorative match can make a world of difference, and the independent specialists on the platform vary people with a number of different specialties and backgrounds.
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The platform looks after billing. This is positive both for the therapist and the client. Your therapist does not need to take care of billing or documentation so that they can focus on you and their other customers.

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The European Union has allocated 39 million euro to mitigate the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in Malawi.
The funding, an equivalent to K38 billion, will ramp up nutrition and social protection of vulnerable people, including pregnant women and children.
Jutta Urpilainen, EU commissioner for International Partnerships, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic risks wiping out in many countries any progress made in human development over the recent years.
“As a former teacher myself, I am proud that, through this contribution, 280 000 pupils will be able to continue accessing school meals. This is key for their development and to their education.”
The pandemic has strained health care system amid lax containment measures.
The most vulnerable have been most affected by food scarcity and rising food prices.
The additional support from Europe focuses mainly on minimising the socio-economic consequences of the pandemic, which has claimed 185 lives from 5 964 coronavirus cases confirmed since April.
The inflows include16 million euro (K15.6 billion) top up for the 70 million euro (K68.3 billion Afikepo programme to help the children] develop to their full potential through good nutrition, sanitation and hygiene.
The top-up will allow 280 000 pupils receive school meals in 200 primary schools in the Southern Region.
Smallholder farmers in the surrounding communities will be the principal suppliers of the food, contributing also to support the local agri-systems.
As the pandemic is limiting access to health check-ups and malnutrition treatments, the EU support also includes Covid-19 prevention measures, such as improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene as well as behavioural change interventions to benefit school learners, their families and their entire communities.
A further 23 million euro (K22.4 billion) will be provided to support the national social cash transfer programme, increasing the total funding from 50 million euro (K48.8 billion) to 73 million euro(K71.2 billion) to support Malawians in extreme poverty.
Building on emerging lessons, the new funding will increase the number of beneficiaries in rural areas and extend it to urban vulnerable populations.
Currently, the social cash transfers benefit 65 000 households in rural settings only. The.
As a Covid-19 response, the top-up will increase the number of regular beneficiaries in rural areas from 65 000 to 80 000 in the next year when recipients in rural areas will receive a temporary addition of K5 000 for four months.
Besides, 27 000 households in urban settings will receive a three-month K35 000 a month to cushion the socioeconomic effects of the pandemic. The amount is equal to the minimum salary.
Urban beneficiaries will include households living hand-to-mouth in informal sector, whose livelihoods have been hit hard.
Germany and Ireland are also involved in strengthening social protection systems in Malawi. The KfW Development Bank is the main implementing partner of this action.
EU support to Malawi, totalling 600 million euro (about K585.6 trillion) since 2014, focuses on stimulating agriculture-driven growth and economic development, addressing the key weaknesses in domestic accountability to ensure stability in the country and supporting the most vulnerable against recurring shocks.

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Selecting the right excavator is important when it comes to boosting worker safety and increasing output. Certain companies prioritise plant hires without first undertaking a needs assessment, which results in lost output and costly delays. To guide you, here are the essential considerations when hiring an excavator.
Excavator size ranges from tiny and lightweight to behemoths weighing more than 90 tonnes. Mini excavators are best suited for small jobs where agility and versatility are more critical than load capacity. They can also save money when a larger model is not necessary.
For activities needing more weight capacity and less back and forth movement, a larger excavator may be necessary. Furthermore, storage and operations areas must be examined to ensure they are accessible to larger machines.
Almost every form of construction project needs clearing, excavation and grading. The most important consideration when choosing an excavator for these applications is the purpose for which it will be employed. Choosing equipment for excavation vs site preparation can be a world of difference.
A reduced tail swing model, for example, is not the best answer for clearing and grading a 25-acre plot of ground in preparation for a residential development that also necessitates a large retaining wall. An excavator with a bucket is insufficient for these tasks. Instead, you’ll need a machine capable of clearing, expanding, constructing and installing.
Excavating Depth and Strength
Excavators are built to work at varying depths and to be more powerful than others. Try to calculate the earth’s depth and the amount of force required to excavate and transport the material on your next project. Certain materials may necessitate the use of additional attachments in order to be penetrated.
Dump Location and Height
You must also consider where the excavator’s load should be discharged. This is frequently ignored when dumping in a pit or on a truck. Ascertain that the excavator you hire has a sufficient boom height to do the operation safely and efficiently.
Choosing the right bucket and attachment for the job is just as important as choosing the right excavator. In light of this, you must also take into account the materials to be transported as well as the anticipated load capacity.
As with any endeavour, it is critical to define specific goals. Before hiring an excavator, consider the size, timing and specific needs of the job. If you have any questions, contact your source.
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Excavators are becoming smarter with new technology. With the introduction of new models, the sector gains machines outfitted with electronic intelligence, allowing fleet managers to remotely monitor equipment via telematics, some of which are free. These technologies provide owners and operators with additional data, allowing them to better manage maintenance schedules, analyse operational data and increase machine productivity.
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07 Jul 2013
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Shrimani Jade Senay: Harvey Fierstein's work as Tevye had an historic significance that transcended his fine performance.
In 2005, Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein joined the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, replacing Alfred Molina as Tevye. Fierstein was joined by Rosie O'Donnell, who replaced Randy Graff in the role of Golde.Continued...

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4Korners | Interview
Kap’n Kirk and Short Sirkit are the Toronto DJ duo known as 4Korners. With a high-energy performance, they have performed across Canada, Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and more. Their diverse musical arsenal ranges from hip hop to electro to rock and beyond. 4Korners has spun at high profile events with Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Paris Hilton, Usher, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, and more. They appear on national TV in Canada regularly and on radio shows across Canada, Belgium, France & Greece. All of this, combined with their post as official DJs of the Toronto Raptors NBA Basketball team, spinning & hosting every home game at the Air Canada Centre in front of 20,000 fans, has earned them countless awards & award nominations, including 5 nominations in the 2011 Stylus Awards, at which they took home 2 trophies. Kap’n Kirk debuted the release of his promo CD, London Is Calling. Mixed by 4Korners and Joe Ghost, the CD is available for free download and offers music lovers a taste of what they can expect at Toronto’s exclusive nightclub, This Is London. 4Korners and DJ/producer Joe Ghost have teamed up for their first original track “I Hear You Talking”, released on 6N7 Music.


Celtic Fiddle Concerts at Salt Spa
February 8, 14, and 16, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. at Salt Spa
Salt Spa in historic St. Augustine will host three special Celtic fiddle concerts with Colin MacLeod on Friday, February 8, Thursday, February 14, and Saturday, February 16, 2019.
Known as the Celtic Fiddle Guru, Colin MacLeod is originally from Scotland but now travels the world playing and teaching Celtic fiddle. His concerts showcase his passion for the fiddle and for Celtic music, along with his exuberant talent as a storyteller and speaker.
Admission: Tickets are $35.00 per person. Please call Salt Spa at (904) 814-8641 to reserve your spot.
When: At 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 8, Thursday, February 14, and Saturday, February 16, 2019.
Where: The Salt Spa St. Augustine is located at 28 Cordova Street, next to the Centennial House, in St. Augustine, FL 32084.


[RFC Weston 00/10] Sub-surfaces v2
ppaalanen at gmail.com
Fri Feb 22 07:07:44 PST 2013
this is a new spin of the sub-surfaces Wayland protocol
extension, v2. The v1 was announced in:
Earlier we have already landed some 14 patches of toytoolkit
restructuring, that was done after v1.
The major changes in v2 are:
- Moved protocol from Wayland to Weston. It is easier to handle
in one place, and will be moved into Wayland core once it is
deemed good enough.
- Protocol documentation is updated. The following requests have
been added to the protocol: wl_subcompositor.destroy,
wl_subsurface.destroy, and most importantly
- Clients can now choose between two commit behaviours for
sub-surfaces: parent-cached and independent. These are
explained in the protocol file.
- A totally new demo client presenting sub-surfaces, including
Cairo-image rendered window with a pure EGL/GL widget in a
sub-surface, running independently, but still without glitches
on resize (sans bugs).
The biggest improvement over v1 is that we have some thought-out
commit behaviours. It is possible to resize a window so that all
surfaces stay in sync on screen, and it is also possible to have
sub-surfaces running on their own (i.e. without commit the
parent surface, too).
- Does this commit behaviour satisfy all needs?
- Input events still very much unexplored. The demo just punts
- Clipping and scaling of surface content - this will most
likely be a new orthogonal extension altogether, so not really
- What should wl_subsurface.destroy do? Nothing, or reset the
wl_surface's role? Currently it resets the role, since it was
easy to implement.
- Should sub-surface nesting be allowed? I.e. creation of
sub-sub-surfaces etc. What would be semantics be? I have not
really thought about that. Input dispatching within clients
may be a problem.
- wl_shell and other protocols interact with sub-surfaces, and
all interactions have not been resolved yet.
If I forgot any other design issues, let me know, please.
To do, bugs:
- destroying the wl_surface of a wl_subsurface will prevent
destroying the wl_subsurface, fix this, and adjust the
protocol description accordingly
- double-buffering of sub-surface z-order changes
- a demo client with window decorations stitched from 4
- fix frame throttling in subsurfaces demo
- fix eglSwapInterval in Mesa (krh?)
- subsurfaces demo behaves strangely under the DRM backend of
Weston, debug and fix it. A timestamp issue?
- even with three buffers in a pool, subsurfaces may still run
out of free buffers. When that happens, "all buffers are held
by the server" error message appears, and sub-surfaces may be
out of sync. Related to frame throttling.
- glitched rendering of the GL widget in subsurfaces when Up or
Down key held pressed, might be related to frame throttling.
- fix full-surface alpha for surfaces that have sub-surfaces
- in subsurfaces demo, put the GL widget into its own thread, so
it is truely as concurrent as it can get.
- reimplement the "black surface" in shell as a sub-surface
The new code can be browsed in:
Pekka Paalanen (10):
protocol: add sub-surfaces
compositor: introduce sub-surfaces
tests: add sub-surface protocol tests
compositor: add sub-surfaces to repaint list
shell: keyboard focus and restacking fixes for sub-surfaces
window: implement shm triple-buffering
window: create sub-surfaces
window: implement per-surface redraws
clients: add subsurfaces demo
window: prevent EGL sub-surface deadlock
clients/.gitignore | 3 +
clients/Makefile.am | 12 +
clients/subsurfaces.c | 791 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
clients/window.c | 343 ++++++++++++++++++---
clients/window.h | 14 +
configure.ac | 3 +
protocol/subsurface.xml | 214 +++++++++++++
src/.gitignore | 3 +
src/Makefile.am | 4 +
src/compositor.c | 689 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
src/compositor.h | 59 ++++
src/shell.c | 37 ++-
tests/.gitignore | 3 +
tests/Makefile.am | 9 +-
tests/subsurface-test.c | 327 ++++++++++++++++++++
15 files changed, 2437 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 clients/subsurfaces.c
create mode 100644 protocol/subsurface.xml
create mode 100644 tests/subsurface-test.c
This patch series depends on further patches, so you cannot just
apply this series on top of Weston master. I did not include the
other patches, because they are waiting for a rewrite. Instead,
you can use my Weston branch subsurface-v2 which has everything
in place. You do not need any patches for Wayland, you can just
use master of Wayland upstream.
The following changes since commit a4575634f4a1f63430cfc4da5b7ab757f6c33c1c:
compositor: Rename lock and unlock signals to idle and wake (2013-02-21 21:12:45 -0500)
are available in the git repository at:
for you to fetch changes up to 2b3f13a2cd8ddadd87b5329e400fcddcb460a046:
window: prevent EGL sub-surface deadlock (2013-02-22 15:47:03 +0200)
When you build it, you should configure Weston with
--with-cairo-glesv2 regardless of whether your Cairo actually
has GLESv2. Otherwise the new subsurfaces demo might not be
More information about the wayland-devel


The first chance to see last year’s All-Ireland hurling champions Clare in action in 2014 will not be until next weekend.
But Tony Kelly and Podge Collins are amongst a collection of the Banner stars from 2013, who will be making their competitive bow for this season today in the Waterford Crystal Cup.
Clare play Limerick at the quarter-final stage next weekend yet today members of Davy Fitzgerald’s side are part of colleges teams in action in the competition.
Fitzgerald himself is involved with Limerick IT, who travel to McDonagh Park in Nenagh to play Tipperary in a preliminary round tie. Hurler of the Year Tony Kelly is in the LIT ranks along with Cathal McInerney who came on as a substitute regularly for the Clare senior last summer.
Clare senior panel members Jamie Shanahan and Peter Duggan, who also won Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 medals last September, are also involved with LIT.
Elsewhere UL, managed by Clare defensive great Brian Lohan, face Waterford in Carriganore. From Clare’s starting side last September Podge Collins and Conor Ryan are members of the UL panel, as is Seadna Morey who came on as a late substitute in the final replay win over Cork.
Last year’s Clare U21 hurling winning captain Paul Flanagan is also in the UL setup along with fellow U21 winners Jack Browne and Cathal Malone.


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Wal-Mart bypasses federal regulators to ban controversial flame retardant
"Wal-Mart has taken an important step toward protecting children and families from exposure to toxic chemicals," said Steve Owens, assistant administrator of the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. "EPA has long had concerns about PBDEs."
Researchers say PBDEs easily leach out of household products, ending up in dust, air, food and, eventually, human bodies. Levels of the chemicals in the environment have dramatically increased over the past 20 years, as have levels in human blood and breast milk samples, according to federal researchers.
Federal studies have shown that nearly all Americans carry the chemicals in their bodies, and young children show higher levels. A 2010 study found that children born with higher concentrations of PBDEs scored lower on tests of mental and physical development between the ages of 1 and 6.
The 'Pig Pen' effect
"Every time you sit on the couch there's a little 'Pig Pen' effect, a little poof," said Kathy Curtis of the Environmental Health Fund. "You adjust your computer screen and a little bit comes off, and you pick up the sandwich and take a bite and now it's in your body. This stuff is everywhere."
Some manufacturers have redesigned products to avoid the need for chemical flame retardants, Curtis said. For instance, some mattresses are encased in Kevlar, so that a flame would be extinguished before it reaches the flammable cotton of the mattress, she said. Others are choosing alternative chemicals, but those might also carry some health risks, Curtis said.
The only way a consumer can tell whether a product contains PBDEs is to ask the manufacturer, consumer advocates say.
About a dozen states have banned two of the three types of PBDEs used in consumer goods, known as "octa" and "penta." Four states have also banned the third form, known as "deca," which is the most prevalent.
The U.S. companies that make the chemicals have either stopped producing them or agreed to phase them out by next year, but there is no federal ban on their presence in consumer products, including the imported goods that are ubiquitous on store shelves.
The American Chemistry Council has been helping Wal-Mart design tests for the presence of PBDEs, said Kathryn St. John, a spokeswoman for the trade group.
"We recognize the challenges that Wal-Mart faces in managing a complex, global supply chain," said Mike Walls, vice president of regulatory and technical affairs at the council, adding, "Industry is committed to producing flame retardants that save lives and meet fire-safety standards for evolving consumer products."
The council has defended the safety of PBDEs in the past, saying in 2008 that the chemicals were safe to use in baby furniture.
In the absence of federal action, state legislatures have been enacting bans on controversial chemicals, creating a patchwork of restrictions and a regulatory challenge for companies.
Several members of Congress have been pushing to reform chemical laws to make it significantly easier for the EPA to restrict or ban chemicals that are known hazards.
But retail regulation may prove a faster route, observers say.
"This will have both direct and indirect ripple effects," said Richard Denison, senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund. "The companies producing for Wal-Mart are not going to make a special line for them and another line with those chemicals for everyone else. And this is going to make it easier for other retailers to follow suit."

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UNCONVENTIONAL LUFTWAFFE AIRCRAFT
Much has been written about the advanced thinking of the German aircraft industry
during World War Two. The German aircraft industry always seemed capable of
starting another project even as the Third Reich was literally crumbling around it.
At the end of the war, the allies found all kinds of design studies for advanced
aircraft such as ram jet propelled fighters (burning coal dust), supersonic bombers,
supersonic fighters, etc. Many of these design studies do bear striking resemblance
to aircraft that appeared in the 1950's such as the Mig 15 and the F-86 Sabre Jet.
Today an entire cottage industry now caters to modelers and history buffs (Luft46)
who have interest in this area. Yours truly always felt a little disdain towards
this cottage industry because the companies provide detailed models of aircraft that
were basically the figment of some German engineers imagination while ignoring some
very significant aircraft that the German aircraft actually did build. (It is the
equivalent of Revell manufacturing kits of the NCC 1701, a Vorlon ship, etc. while
not providing a model kit of the Apollo 11.) Here are some German aircraft projects
that were unconventional, were actually built and flown, but did not "make it".
AN AIRBORNE ODDITY
Perhaps the most unorthodox aircraft ever built and flown was the Blohm Und Voss 141,
being a totally asymmetric aircraft. The BV 141 had a fuselage containing the engine,
the entire cockpit was offset to starboard. See below for a photograph:
The Germans always considered short range tactical reconnaissance, army co-operation
aircraft as one of the more important types for their inventory. After all, the
primary mission of the Luftwaffe was to support army operations. The essential
features of such an airplane is 1) maximum field of view in all directions, especially
downwards, 2) ability to operate from temporary landing fields, 3) ease of handling
and good low speed capabilities to allow the pilot and observer to concentrate on the
task of observation, 4) engine of sufficient power to get the aircraft to and from
the scene of operations relatively quickly. It was considered de rigueur that a single
engined high-wing monoplane was the answer to these requirements.
In 1938, the HS (Henschel) 126 was entering service with the Aufklarungsstaffeln (H).
The HS 126 was a parasol wing aircraft and was thoroughly conventional being exactly
what the Riechsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) expected:
The RLM turned its attention to initiating the development of a successor for the HS 126
(the successor was to carry three crew members rather than two). Prototype contracts
were given to Arado (AR 198), Focke Wulf (FW 189), and Blohm und Voss (BV 141). Rarely in
the history of aviation has three aircraft designed for the same requirement were so
disparate in their conceptualization. The AR 198 was an orthodox design using the
standard high wing single engine formula. Today the AR 198 would look rather strange
to us because its extensive glazing in the ventral portion of the fuselage (lots of glass
below the air crew). This might have been the airplane the RLM would had selected except
the performance of the AR 198 was so lacking that not even a second prototype was built:
Kurt Tank of Focke Wulf ignored the single engined requirement and built a two engine
twin boom aircraft reminiscent of the P 38, the FW 189. The crew area was an extensively
glazed pod placed between the engine booms:
The FW 189 was considered an unorthodox approach to the requirements of a short range
reconnaissance aircraft and was viewed with suspicion by the more conventional personnel
of the Technischen Amt. However, the BV 141 was even more unconventional being considered
a degenerate expression of the designer's art. However the BV 141 proved to be remarkably
trouble free in its early flight testing. The original aircraft used a stepped cockpit
and was considered unacceptable and was replaced with an enclosure similar to the FW 189.
The RLM had to admit that the BV 141 possessed docile handling characteristics and met with
all the requirements of the design specification. Reluctantly a contract was placed for
five pre-production aircraft (BV 141 A-0). In its attempt to find a valid reason to reject
the BV 141, the RLM based its decision on the fact that it was marginally under powered.
Dr. Vogt of Blohm und Voss had foreseen this possibility and had begun the design of an
aircraft using a more powerful engine (BMW 801). The redesigned aircraft (BV 141 B) did
not prove to share the pleasant characteristics of its predecessor. The BV 141 B entered
a protracted development stage to eliminate its problems (structural strengthening, hydraulics).
By 1942, plans for any production of the BV 141 were cancelled when the reliable FW 189
was seen to be fulfilling all the roles required by the specification. In combat the
FW 189 proved to be a extremely effective aircraft becoming one of the more important
aircraft in the Luftwaffe's inventory. The RLM probably soon learned to appreciate the
fact that the FW 189 used two low powered engines (Argus AS 410 rated at 465 hp for
take off) rather than one high powered engine. This did not place any additional strain
on the production of high powered engines which were always in short supply. Also the
twin engined arrangement improved the combat survivability of the FW 189.
The RLM could never accept the strange appearance of the BV 141 and never really supported
the adoption of this airplane. Only thirteen examples of this oddity were ever built.
However, the BV 141 retains its place in aviation history as being probably the oddest
airplane ever built.
A RARAE AVES
By 1934, the coming demise of the biplane fighter was accepted by most of the world's major
air forces. The low or mid wing monoplane was to be the wave of the future for fighters.
However, there were some who speculated that the view provided by a parasol wing would be
worth the few miles shaved of the maximum speed by the drag of the bracing struts. Also a
parasol winged aircraft should be theoretically more maneuverable than a comparable low
wing aircraft (shorter total wing span). While few members of the Luftwaffenfuhrungsstab
(operations staff) had any serious doubts of the future of fighter development, it was
considered prudent to evaluate any possible alternatives. In 1934, development contracts
were awarded to Arado (AR 80), Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BF 109), Heinkel (HE 112), and
Focke Wulf (FW 159). Of course the BF 109 would later win fame as the famous ME 109.
It was suggested to Kurt Tank that the Focke Wulf submission utilize a parasol wing
arrangement (Focke Wulf had just development a parasol winged trainer, the FW 56 which
was to be extensively used by the Luftwaffe). Kurt Tank was made well aware that the
other competing projects were to be low wing monoplanes; however, he considered it a
challenge that perhaps by careful aerodynamic design an aircraft could be developed
that offered performance comparable to low wing monoplanes. Design precedents were few.
There were only two previous parasol winged fighters with retractable landing gear and
these were US Navy aircraft that started out as biplanes. One of the most novel features
of the FW 159 was the landing gear. The main legs were double-jointed, providing a
form of levered suspension under compression, and each gear had an auxiliary oleo
strut that during retraction compressed the lower main leg joint, the upper joint
breaking, and the entire unit being lifted vertically though fairing doors barely
large enough to pass the wheels. While a model of ingenuity and functioning flawlessly
on test rigs, the landing gear proved to be troublesome during the course of testing.
Several times, flight tests of the FW 159 terminated with landing gear failures.
Every effort was made to achieve aerodynamic cleanliness and the FW 159 was a remarkable
clean airplane. However despite the efforts of the design team, it was so seen that
the FW 159 could not compete with either the HE 112 or the BF 109 in most aspects of
performance. The maximum speed ever clocked with the FW 159 was 252 mph at 14,700 feet.
The BF 109 V1 (prototype) was clocked at 290 mph using an engine of similar horsepower.
It was soon apparent that this type of aircraft was an anachronism lacking the performance
of the monoplane and the maneuverability of the biplane. Three prototypes of the FW 159
were built and flight testing continued until 1938. The FW 159 remains to be the sole
example of an attempt to build a high performance monoplane fighter with retractable
landing gear using a parasol wing. (The other two examples were modified biplanes.)
Perhaps it is a tribute to Kurt Tank's design genius that no one else ever tried this
approach to high speed fighters considering that if Tank could not get design concept to
work then no one else need try.


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Feds Consider Pot Illegal, Medical or Not
January 07, 2007
Josh Premako, The Signal (Santa Clarita)
The federal government still essentially looks at marijuana use in America the same way it has for some time - it's illegal.
But illegal doesn't necessarily mean illegal.
For the last 10 years, the drug has been legal for medical use in California, creating a quandary for communities when it comes to the issue of medical marijuana dispensaries.
Marijuana was legalized for therapeutic use in California in 1996 when voters passed Proposition 215.
In 2003, state legislation was approved allowing counties to issue identification cards to medical users to protect them from prosecution by local law enforcement.
Essentially, it takes a doctor's written recommendation to get a card.
To which law does a city hold? State or federal?
"I feel for public officials who feel caught by that, (but) the obligation is first and foremost to state law," said William Dolphin, spokesman for Americans for Safe Access.
Based in Oakland, ASA is a self-described organization of "patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic uses and research," with more than 30,000 active members.
Public concern over medical marijuana is fueled by myths and misleading information, Dolphin said, and added that those who are "courageous" enough to open a dispensary often get categorized as drug dealers when they are actually helping those who most need help.
"What we're dealing with is a problem that is the creation of the federal government," he said.
Though medical cannabis dispensaries have not been a contributing factor in the revitalization of West Hollywood, former city manager Paul Brotzman said their presence hasn't necessarily been damaging either.
Santa Clarita's community development director, Brotzman was city manager of West Hollywood from 1985 to 1996.
There are "six or seven" dispensaries operating in West Hollywood, said city attorney Mike Jenkins of the firm Jenkins and Hogin.
"I think some people perceive that the dispensaries could have a negative effect ... (and) that's a concern," he said, and added that despite occasional "anecdotal evidence" that some might be abusing the system, he is not aware of any arrests or solid evidence of abuse.
While West Hollywood has an ordinance regulating the opening of dispensaries, and is set to adopt an ordinance with increased guidelines for where a dispensary can operate, Jenkins said "we don't play much of a role" in regulating how the shops are operating.
"We do not police who goes in and acquires the marijuana," he said. "We are assuming like any other merchant ... that they are complying with the law."
Where dispensaries get their marijuana supplies can vary, Dolphin said.
Though in the past dispensaries tended to grow their own supplies, "federal prosecutors have made that a dangerous business," he said, and added that now the shops tend to rely on "outside growers."
In addition, he said patients will often do cooperative plant growing, supplying those who use dispensaries.
Those "outside growers" can include "anyone and anybody," said Special Agent Sarah Pullen, spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles office.
"They get it from where they can," she said.
An abused system, she said the dispensaries have become less about providing the drug to the very ill, and "more of a marijuana legalization."
While marijuana dispensaries are a complicated issue within the state, she said it is fairly black and white, federally speaking.
"They're illegal under federal law," Pullen said. "They're operating under a cloak of (state) legality."
As a result, she said the DEA's responsibility is to investigate dispensaries as they would any other individual or group dealing in illegal drugs.
"We're targeting and identifying individuals we feel are the greatest threat," she said.
With a rift between state and federal laws, she said there are certainly issues that need to be addressed and "it's going to have to be handled by the legislature and Congress."
While the city of Santa Clarita has a two-year moratorium on dispensaries within city limits, there's nothing hindering someone from setting up shop in the unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley.
Sgt. Phil Morris of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station's Narcotics Bureau said Thursday that he has been contacted by an individual who told Morris he has received county approval and is opening a dispensary in Castaic.
The problem is not inherently with dispensaries, Morris said, but with those who are abusing the system to get high.
"I'll be the first person to say 'yeah, give it to that person (suffering a serious illness),'" he said.
At present there is one dispensary operating in the unincorporated county area near the San Gabriel Valley, said Ron Hoffman, administrator of the advanced planning division of the county Department of Regional Planning.
Approval of any dispensary set up in one of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County is the responsibility of those individual municipalities, he said.
However, until municipal language is written and the state and federal governments reach some sort of agreement, Santa Clarita will continue to just say no, Brotzman said.
"We have the position that we're not approving (dispensaries)," he said.


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|Awareness, perceived risk and protective behaviours of Myanmar adults on COVID-19|
|Mya Kyaw S..|
S. M. Aye.
Hlaing Win A..
Hlaing Su S..
Lwin Swe M. M..
S. U. Ei.
Lwin Kyawt S..
Win Hla H..
|Background: COVID-19 was originated from Wuhan city, China in December 2019 and spread very fast to all over the world. This study was carried out to assess the awareness, perceived risk and protective behaviours of Myanmar adults on COVID-19.Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted using face to face interview method among 597 adults from Yangon and Bago regions. Binary logistic regression analysis was done to determine the factors influencing on practicing protective behaviours and the results were described by adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results: Almost all, 584 (98%) of 597 respondents, have heard about COVID-19. Among those 584 respondents, 87% had low knowledge level. Risk perception level towards COVID-19 was moderate to high. Regarding perception to information in social media, about 36% of the respondents agreed on sharing news from social media without verifying the sources. Only 22% reported good protective behaviours. Multivariable analysis revealed that knowledge score (aOR=1.19, 95%CI-1.08,1.30) was significantly and positively influenced the protective behaviours. The odds of protective behaviour of participants from Ayeyarwaddy (aOR=0.41, 95%CI-0.19,0.91) and other states and regions (aOR=0.49, 95%CI-0.24,0.99) were significantly less than those of participants from Yangon.Conclusions: The study concluded that community has no enough knowledge and inadequate protective behaviours to prevent COVID-19. The awareness raising activities and mass media health education should urgently be conducted focusing on hand washing, cough etiquette, social distancing behaviours and responsibility to inform suspected cases to local health authority to prevent COVID-19. Further research using nationally represented sample are warranted.|
|International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health|
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There are so many gorgeous places around the world that are worthy of the top spot on your traveling bucket list. But, there are a few locales, in particular, that should take priority due to their threatened status. Chances are good that these 10 places won’t remain spectacular for much longer. If any of the destinations on our list are also on your list, you better get moving on your plans to visit before they disappear forever!
1. Dead Sea, Jordan
This beautiful sea, located amidst the vast desert, is truly a sight to behold, but if you want to see it, you ought to book a trip soon. Experts don’t foresee the Dead Sea lasting more than the next 50 years, unfortunately. In just the past 40 years, over a third of the Dead Sea has disappeared after sinking over 80 feet. The Dead Sea gets its water from the River Jordan, which countries all around the sea are depleting, leaving the Dead Sea to dry out in the desert sun.
2. Venice, Italy
This breathtaking city built on the water has been slowly sinking for years. Severe flooding in the area has contributed to the accelerated sinking of this marvelous city and it doesn’t look like it’ll be stopping anytime soon. Enjoy your last gondola rides because experts warn that the famous floating city may be uninhabitable within the next 25 years.
3. Grand Canyon, Arizona
This world wonder was carved out over millions of years, but it’s only taken humans a few hundred to destroy a marvel of Mother Nature. The National Trust for Historic Preservation even named it as one of the 11 most endangered historical sites in 2015 thanks to increased development in the area (everything from resorts to mining operations.) As indestructible as this geological formation may seem, the Grand Canyon may not make it as a tourist destination for much longer.
4. The City of Petra
This stunning city that manages to be a remarkable half architectural/half archeological masterpiece is slowly fading away due to damage from the elements like wind, rain, and saltwater in the area. Humans are also taking a toll on the city’s detailed carvings. The oils from our skin cause the rock to break down, so in a few more decades worth of tourism, the beautifully carved rock faces will have almost no detail left and be no more enthralling than the nearby rock formations.
5. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most vibrant places on the planet and houses the largest coral reef in the world. But this UNESCO World Heritage site is facing some serious threats. The unique coral of the Reef is slowly becoming bleached white due to pollution, climate change, and human interference. Experts urge all swimmers to forgo sunscreen due to the chemicals breaking down the fragile coral and it won’t be much longer before experts ban humans from entering the reef altogether.
6. Great Wall of China
Standing as the largest man-made structure in the world, the Great Wall of China is an awe-inspiring sight to behold. Despite the fact that the wall has been standing for over 2,000 years, over two-thirds of it have been damaged or pilfered in exchange for money. Travel to China soon if you want to see this architectural feat in person and not just in pictures and textbooks.
7. Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park used to live up to its name with over 150 glaciers. But, due to the effects of climate change, only 25 remain. Experts warn that Glacier National Park may be a misnomer in as little as 15 years when the last of the glaciers melt into the Earth.
8. Florida Everglades
The Everglades is one of Florida’s greatest natural attractions, which is why it may soon be no more. Thanks to all of the pollution visitors contribute to the wetlands as well as the introduction of non-native species and an influx of water, the Everglades are slowly deteriorating.
9. Amazon Rainforest, Brazil
The rainforest in Brazil’s Amazon is the largest in the world at a whopping 2.1 million square miles and it is the home to one of the most diverse ecosystems, as well. If you’ve ever dreamed of listening to the monkeys howling while paddling down the Amazon River, book your trip soon. Unfortunately, encroaching development and deforestation is threatening this lush landscape and all of its varied inhabitants with extinction.
10. Big Sur, California
This coastal area of California is well known for its amazing whale-watching opportunities and its quintessential road-trip views of the ocean. If you’re planning a road trip that includes this iconic stretch of the US, do it soon. Sadly, a number of natural disasters such as landslides, droughts, and wildfires are robbing Big Sur of its prior splendor and creating less frequent sightings of its famous whale population.

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Kate Kniveton, the Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter, is calling on anyone who isn’t vaccinated to urgently come forward to get their measles (MMR) vaccine amid rising cases in the region.
Between the 1 October and 12 January, there were 167 confirmed cases (including 4 travel-related) and a further 88 likely cases. Around 80% of cases have been seen in Birmingham, with about 10% in Coventry, however other local authority areas are now being affected by measles.
UKHSA health professionals are concerned that these figures will rise quickly, as while most parents ensure their children get both MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) doses, in some communities' uptake of the MMR vaccine is worryingly low and this is why we are seeing this rapid spread.
Measles spreads very easily among those who are unvaccinated, especially in nurseries and schools, and is a nasty illness, and in some children can be very serious and lead to hospitalisation – and in rare cases, tragically can cause death. People in certain at-risk groups, including babies and young children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immunity, are at increased risk of complications if they catch measles.
Commenting, Kate Kniveton MP said:
“Cases of measles are on the rise. This contagious infection can have enormous debilitating impacts, particularly in young children and those with weakened immune systems. The MMR vaccine is highly effective against measles and I would strongly urge everyone who has not had the full two doses to get protection now.”
Dr Naveed Syed, UKHSA West Midlands Consultant in Health Protection, said:
“We are seeing cases of measles rising every day in the West Midlands. The virus is very infectious and can spread rapidly among communities, such as schools, if people have not had at least one dose of the MMR vaccine.
“Uptake of MMR in the region is much lower than the 95% needed to protect the population, which is giving this serious disease a chance to get a foothold in our communities. That’s why it’s vital that anyone who hasn’t had TWO doses of the MMR vaccine by the time they started full time school gets immunised as soon as possible.”
MMR is part of the NHS Routine Childhood Immunisation Programme. Parents whose infants missed out, or anyone of any age unvaccinated, are urged to come forward. The free MMR vaccine is a safe and effective way of protecting against measles, as well as mumps and rubella.
Parents should check their children are fully vaccinated with 2 MMR doses, which gives 99% life-long protection, by checking their red book or with their GP practice, which younger and older adults can also do. Anyone not up-to-date should make an appointment as soon as possible.
Achieving high vaccination coverage across the population, ‘herd immunity’, is important as it indirectly helps protect very young infants (under one) and other vulnerable groups.
About the MMR vaccine
MMR is a highly effective and safe vaccine. Children should receive 2 doses of MMR for maximum protection. The vaccine not only protects them, but also limits the chances of the virus spreading more widely, for example to children who are too young to have the vaccine and to adults who may be more vulnerable to the disease.
The MMR vaccine is part of the routine NHS schedule of childhood vaccines administered:
- 1st dose just after the child’s first birthday
- 2nd dose at 3 years 4 months and certainly before children start school full time
The MMR vaccine is safe and provides effective protection against three diseases – measles, mumps, and rubella. Two doses of MMR are required to produce the maximum protection. Anyone who is not up to date with their MMR vaccines should contact their GP to arrange an appointment.
For people who do not touch any pork products, there is another MMR vaccine available which does not use porcine gelatine in its production and GPs in muslim communities will have these in stock.
Further information on measles and the MMR vaccine can be found on the NHS website: www.nhs.uk
More information about measles is available on the NHS website here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/
Further information about the MMR vaccine can be found on the NHS website here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/mmr-vaccine/
What is measles?
Measles is a viral infection most commonly found in young children who have not been immunised. However, adults can also catch measles if they have not had it before or have not been immunised against it.
It begins with fever that lasts for a couple of days followed by a cough, runny nose and conjunctivitis (red, sore eyes). The rash starts on the face and upper neck, spreads down the upper body and then extends to the arms, hands, legs and feet. After about 5 days the rash starts to fade.
How serious is measles?
Measles is an unpleasant illness and easily passed from one person to another. In some people it can cause complications, such as ear infection, chest infections and even pneumonia. In very rare cases some people who get measles can develop serious complications, which can be fatal.
How do you catch measles?
The measles virus lives in the nose and throat of infected people. Measles is caught through direct contact with an infected person or through the air when he or she coughs or sneezes. A person with measles can infect other people from the day before they become unwell until 4 days after the rash appears.
How is measles treated?
There is no specific treatment for measles, but measles can be prevented by a highly effective vaccine. This is part of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) immunisation programme, with a first dose at 12-15 months and a second dose at 3-5 years.
A scientific paper authored by Andrew Wakefield and 12 others, which appeared in the medical journal The Lancet in 1998 and implied a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, was disproved and retracted by the journal in 2010.
What to do to avoid passing on the infection:
Limit your contacts with other people, particularly those who are:
- children who are under 12 months or have not had the MMR vaccine
- people who have weak immune systems
- if you have measles, do not go to school or work for 5 days from when the rash first appeared and inform your school or employer immediately
Who is at risk from complications?
Anyone can be susceptible to complications from measles; however complications resulting from measles are more likely to develop in some children, for example:
- children with a weakened immune system, such as those with leukaemia or HIV/AIDS
- children with a poor diet
- children under the age of 5 years
Complications are also more likely to develop in adults who are over the age of 20
Complications of measles include:
- ear and eye infections
- croup (an infection of the lungs and throat)
What if you’re pregnant or planning to get pregnant?
If you are planning to get pregnant and you have not had measles yet, you should arrange with your GP to have the MMR vaccine. If you catch measles during pregnancy, it can be passed on to your baby and can be very damaging, or even fatal. Measles in pregnancy can cause miscarriage, premature labour or a baby with low birth weight. The MMR jab cannot be given during pregnancy.

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It is quite frequent for the weather to fluctuate in Israel during the winter. At times, the weather is sunny and warm, and at other times, it can be cold and overcast. Israel also experiences heavy rainfall during the month of January. So do you know if Israel gets snow? It does! The best time to visit Israel especially Tel Aviv to witness snowfall is between January and February.
The winter months are an ideal time to visit Tel Aviv since it is off-season. Most tourists visit the country in the spring and fall. Hence, if you visit during winter you will not only enjoy the great weather but there will also be fewer people. As a result, hotels and flights will be cheaper.
Things to do in Tel Aviv during the winter
The city is considered one of the cultural centers of Israel. Israeli winters do not require hunkering down in front of the heater. The nightclubs in Tel Aviv are a great place to take out your dancing shoes this winter.
They offer intriguing cocktail mixes and amazing food from dusk till dawn. You will always remember the night you spent bar-hopping in Israel. You can also find many affordable Tel Aviv hotel worth staying in winter.
Here are a few things you can do, when you are visiting Israel in winter;
Hanukkah, Israel’s pride festival, starts on 2nd December. Festival activities can be found for almost 8 days beginning on the 8th of December and ending on the 10th. There is good food available all over the country during this time. You should spend Hanukkah with the locals if you are planning a trip to Israel in winter.
Jewish Film Festival
A film festival is held in Jerusalem in December that features a variety of genres and themes. The performances offer an insight into the culture, art, music, dance, people’s lives, and much more. Additionally, in January and February, Israel also hosts a number of festivals.
You must plan a trip to Galilee to watch the migratory birds if you are planning to spend the winter months in Israel. December, January, and February are the months when thousands of species of birds migrate to Israel.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to ski on Mount Hermon. January and February are excellent months for skiing. Skiing is a wonderful adventure sport for anyone who loves thrills and adventure.
Christmas and New Year
It is a jolly time around Christmas and New Year in the entire country. It is impossible to escape the Christmas cheer bug if you spend the winter in Israel. If you are planning to visit Israel, make sure to experience the energy.
The winter months are great for visiting Israel’s national parks and nature reserves. Known for their vultures, trees, and leopards, these parks are among the most beautiful in the world. You can choose to either take a guided tour during the day or stay overnight at one of the parks.
There are many festivals, holidays, and good weather during the winter months in Israel. There is no better time to visit Israel than now, especially if you are looking to have an affordable vacation.
Spend this holiday season in Israel and have the most unforgettable holiday experience! Book your trip with TravelTriangle and experience this wonderful country for yourself! Comment below and let us know what you think.


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By Philippa Stevenson
Precision ploughing not seen within a furrow of Auckland for nearly 30 years will be on its doorstep this weekend.
Ploughmen on modern and vintage tractors and behind Clydesdale horses practised yesterday for the annual competition being held at a Lyons Rd farm at Mangatawhiri, off State Highway 2 east of Pokeno.
Tomorrow and on Sunday the competition will decide which of 23 regional finalists takes home the coveted Mobil Silver Plough, and who will win the vintage ploughing championship and the horse ploughing contest.
Ian Robb, spokesman for co-organisers the Franklin Vintage Machinery Club, said the last time the national event was held close to Auckland was in 1973 at the Glenbrook Steel Mill site. It attracted 12,000 spectators. "It's a rare occasion for Auck-landers to see the world's best," Mr Robb said.
The programme will start with a street parade at 5 pm today in Pukekohe.
At Mangatawhiri there will be displays of vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles and working traction engines.
There will also be ploughing using restored, pre-1955 machinery, and 10 teams of Clydesdales will compete.
Mr Robb said the Silver Plough competition would be intense be-cause the winner and second placegetter would represent New Zealand at the world contest, in which 30 countries would take part. Former champion Norm Wymer, of South Auckland, knows how tough the competition can be. In 1994, although he had a broken ankle, he won the grassland section of the world championships.
This year, Mr Wymer rates himself eighth in the field of 23, which will include last year's winner, Bobby Mehrtens, of Timaru, and former national champions Noel Sheat of Palmerston in the South Island, Graham Gifford of Blenheim and David Brown of Timaru.
"It can be the luck of the draw and depend on what soil types you get," Mr Wymer said.
Contestants will plough wheat stubble tomorrow and grassland on Sunday "no matter what the weather."
The aim is to plough a straight furrow of the right depth with the fully turned earth forming a smooth mound, or crown.
Mr Robb said the machinery was also on trial in an event which is the ploughing world's equivalent of performance car racing.


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At Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View Tesla-CEO Elon Musk gave insight in the results and the plans. He showed a teaser image of a Model Y SUV, which is scheduled for around 2020. He also showed an image of an all electric semi-truck. With the Y the model series would be complete and spell out S-3-X-Y.
The Model Y will be built on a new platform architecture, which will be ready late 2019 or 2020. Noticeable are the missing mirrors. Also the battery architecture will change, removing the lead batteries and using less wiring, which will allow a higher degree of automation for production and reduce costs.
The new platform architecture of the Model Y also requires a new factory. Currently Tesla is closing the search for three Gigafactory-locations. Musk said that Tesla will need at least ten, maybe even up to twenty Gigafactories.
This year Tesla will be doubling the number of supercharger stations, as well as next year again. Also this year Tesla wants to demonstrate a fully autonomous Tesla driving from a parking lot in LA to a parking lot in NY without the interference of a driver.
Today Tesla’s share price went on a rally and increased by more than five percent, which brings it’s market capitalization now to 59.23 billion dollars (52.53 billion Euro), which is 2.53 billion Euros short of BMW that was at 55.06 billion dollars today.
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The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has launched an online resource page to keep the public abreast of actions taken in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and to ensure that consumers have access to safe and reliable utility service.
The resource page provides up-to-date information regarding government operations, utility response efforts, and commission decisions.
“The COVID-19 health emergency has disrupted life in the District of Columbia, and the commission is committed to ensuring access to essential utility services for all District residents and businesses,” said commission chair Willie Phillips. “In response, we have launched a resource page to keep our consumers and stakeholders informed of all utility-related response efforts and commission actions.”
The commission is also playing an active role in supporting the mayor, D.C. Council and local health officials to ensure that District consumers have access to utility service through special initiatives, including:
• Utility disconnections: The D.C. Council passed the COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 prohibiting the disconnection of electric and gas services for non-payment of fees during the current public health emergency and for 15 days following the end of the emergency for all customers.
• Utility reconnections: Pepco will be reconnecting residential customers who have had their electric service disconnected in the last 12 months to help ensure access to safe and healthy environments.
• Waiver of late fees: Pepco, Washington Gas and Verizon are waiving late payment fees and offering payment arrangement. Pepco is also identifying energy assistance options for eligible consumers.
• Energy suppliers door-to-door marketing moratorium: The commission has requested that all electric and natural gas suppliers and their third-party marketing companies immediately discontinue all door-to-door solicitation and marketing efforts.
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“We are excited that the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X can now be delivered to operators in Australia,” said Bell Helicopter’s Asia Pacific managing director Sameer A Rehman. “The Bell 505 will fundamentally change the way the world views the short light single market.”
Announced on March 1, the CASA certification adds to the Transport Canada Civil Aviation type certification which Bell attained on December 21. The US Federal Aviation Administration has yet to certify the type.
The Australian certification effort for the 505 was supported by Hawker Pacific, Bell’s authorised Australian and New Zealand distributor.
Hawker Pacific will deliver Australia’s first two 505s to north Queensland’s Nautilus Aviation mid-year. Nautilus will use the helicopters for tourism and light utility operations.
A further two machines will also be delivered to a New Zealand customer before year’s end.
The very first customer delivery of the 505, to Arizona-based Pylon Aviation, is likely to occur at next week’s Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas.
“Australian aviation has long set the benchmark of safety, reliability and the need for aircraft to continually meet performance requirements,” said Rehman. “The Bell 505 is perfectly suited for discerning Australian operators and will raise the bar by which others in this product segment are judged.”
With more than 400 letters of intent (LOI) for the 505 since the design’s initial launch in 2014, Bell says it saw a significant increase in order activity for its helicopter catalogue during the back half of 2016 as well as confirming a strong LOI conversion rate for the 505.