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The official kick-off meeting of the open-education and open-software traMOOC project was held in Berlin on February 23rd at the Humboldt-Universitaet Zu Berlin. The kick-off was brilliant and the consortium partners provided a very positive impression and initial sharing of ideas about how the project should run in the next theree years. At the meeting, the different partners reported initial assets and key lines of research. Definitive software and business ideas and other quality scores and scientific findings will be published in deliverables during the project life cycle by the end of the year, but for now we are pleased to say that traMOOC looks very promising and exciting.
The aim of the project is to develop high-quality systems for the automatic translation of various types of texts within MOOCs (e.g. blogs, presentations, subtitling of lectures) from English into German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Bulgarian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Russian and Chinese. The grant has been awarded from the European Commission’s science subsidy fund Horizon2020, set up to promote research and innovation in Europe.


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When Deutsche Bank loaned Donald Trump’s company hundreds of millions of dollars, the bank always followed its own guidelines that include checking out information that would-be borrowers provide, an executive testified Tuesday at the former president’s civil fraud trial.
The loans — for projects in Florida, Chicago and Washington, D.C. — are a focus of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit contending that Trump and his company deceived lenders and insurers by giving them financial statements that baldly overstated his asset values and overall net worth. The defendants deny the allegations.
Deutsche Bank reviewed the financial statements before making the loans through its department that works with rich individuals — a pathway that allowed for more favorable interest rates than likely available from the commercial real estate division, according to the lawsuit. The deals came with conditions about Trump’s net worth and, sometimes, liquidity, and they often required annual submissions of his financial statements.
But, testifying for the defense, managing director David Williams said the bankers viewed clients’ reports of their net worth as “subjective or subject to estimates” and took its own view of such financial statements.
“I think we expect clients-provided information to be accurate. At the same time, it’s not an industry standard that these statements be audited. They’re largely reliant on the use of estimates,” Williams said, so bankers routinely “make some adjustments.”
At times, the bank pegged Trump’s net worth at $1 billion or more lower than he did, according to documents and testimony. But that wasn’t necessarily unusual or alarming, Williams testified.
“It’s a conservative measure to make these adjustments. You might even say it’s a stress test” of financial strength, he said.
The attorney general’s office, however, has maintained that such adjustments were never intended to account for the alleged fraud. A now-retired Deutsche Bank executive, Nicholas Haigh, testified earlier in the trial that he assumed the figures “were broadly accurate,” though the bank subjected them to ”sanity checks” and sometimes made sizeable “haircuts.”
Judge Arthur Engoron already has ruled that Trump and other defendants engaged in fraud. The trial is to decide remaining claims of conspiracy, insurance fraud and falsifying business records. There’s no jury, so Engoron will decide the verdict.
Trump, the current Republican 2024 presidential front-runner, casts the entire case as a political low blow from James, a Democrat.
Trump maintains that his financial statements actually lowballed his wealth and that any overstatements — such as listing his Trump Tower penthouse for years at nearly three times its actual size — were mistakes.
He asserted in his own testimony this month that his lenders cared more about property locations and the parameters of the deals than they did about the financial statements. And he argued that lenders were essentially told to do their own homework, pointing to disclaimers that said the statements weren’t audited, among other caveats.
Deutsche Bank guidelines told lending officers to “independently verify all material facts,” and Williams said the bankers followed those and other instructions when dealing with Trump.
“Are you aware of any time Deutsche Bank didn’t adhere to its own guidelines in making loans to President Trump?” defense attorney Jesus M. Suarez asked.
“No,” Williams replied.
James’ lawyers haven’t yet had their chance to question him.
James wants the judge to impose over $300 million in penalties and to ban Trump from doing business in New York — and that’s on top of Engoron’s pretrial order that a receiver take control of some of Trump’s properties. An appeals court has frozen that order for now.

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I think the bad rap for Clippy the annoying Office assistant mainly came from a catstrophic implementation choice in the first versions: it was a pimped up modal dialog. So while Clippy looked like window dressing, you were forced to interact with it.
The worst thing about the Metro facade is repetition of that original Clippy mistake: forcing me to interact with it, instead of being an option.
There are also some implementation deficiencies: e.g. getting rid of a Metro app requires keyboard, or a long drag, and drops you back to the start screen, which requires a different method (so 2x Alt+F4 won't do the trick). I often miss a "back" button.
(The AppStore is terrible. Just terrible terrible terrible. It could be good, but it looks terrible, navigates terrible and works not much better. I'd also prefer more editorial content, because I am actually not stoked by the ability to pick from fove dozen tools to open .gizmo, all of which screaming their superiority at me while being mum about their shady business models.)
However, as a UX concept, I quite like The Style Formerly Known As Metro. A well designed Metro interface is smooth, inviting, clutter-free, and lets the actual content stand out.
Visually, it is certainly an improvement over the window glassgloss and colorful-blob-of-something icons growing more and more dysfunctional. (e.g. we had to replace button-style radio buttons with actual radio Buttons, because the pressed state is almost impossible to distinguish on most color schemes. Same goes for list selection without focus - on cheapo LCD's, hard to tell; had to add a rectangle around the item to stop the complaints.)
The Windows 8 desktop has some minor welcome improvements, otherwise it's a vanilla Windows 7 - i.e. good. The start screen works identical to the old start menu für keyboard jockeys, so I didn't mind at first. Right now I'm trying some replacements, e.g. Pokki[^] is a great example how good a metro-based interface can be if done right.


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Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is an extremely versatile material used in various industries for different applications. It is a type of duplex stainless steel comprising a combination of austenitic and ferritic steel types. This unique composition gives it superior strength, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, and other desirable properties, making it a popular choice for high-performance applications.
This comprehensive guide will explore the properties, uses, and composition of Duplex 2205/31803 Foil. By the end of this article, you will better understand this remarkable material and its potential applications.
What is Duplex 2205/31803 Foil?
Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is a versatile material used in many industries for its superior corrosion resistance, high strength and ductility. It combines the properties of ferritic and austenitic stainless steel. It is composed of about 22% chromium, 3% molybdenum, 5-6% nickel and nitrogen to achieve a higher level of strength compared to other common grades such as 304L/316L. The result is an alloy with twice the yield strength and improved chloride pitting resistance compared to 316L/304L stainless steel alloys. Furthermore, high-temperature creep strength and improved low-temperature toughness make it ideal for marine environments or other corrosive applications. Although more expensive than traditional stainless steel products due to its production process, Duplex 2205/31803 Foil offers numerous advantages over other materials, such as increased corrosion resistance, good weldability, making it easy to fabricate complex shapes without heat treatment, better stress cracking resistance at room temperature and elevated temperatures (up to 500˚F), greater mechanical stability under load cycling conditions and even greater impact toughness at cryogenic temperatures (-320˚F).
A Comprehensive Guide to Duplex 2205/31803 Foil: Properties, Uses and Composition
Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is composed of 22% chromium, 5-6% nickel, 3% molybdenum, and 0.3% nitrogen. This unique combination of elements gives it superior strength, corrosion resistance, and thermal conductivity.
Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is highly corrosion-resistant and ideal for harsh environments. It provides excellent resistance to stress corrosion cracking, pitting, and crevice corrosion. Its high resistance to corrosion in chloride environments makes it an excellent choice for marine applications.
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Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is known for its high strength and durability. It has a higher yield strength than most austenitic stainless steel types and is more fatigue-resistant than most ferritic stainless steel types. Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is ideal for use in high-stress applications such as pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and offshore platforms.
Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is also known for its excellent heat resistance. It can withstand high temperatures without losing its strength or becoming brittle. This makes it an ideal material for use in high-temperature applications such as furnaces, power generation, and chemical processing plants.
Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is used in various applications across several industries due to its desirable properties. It is commonly used in the oil and gas industry for piping, valves, and fittings. It is also used in chemical processing plants for heat exchangers, tanks, and reactors. Other common applications include desalination plants, food and beverage processing, and construction.
In the construction industry, Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is used for structural components, roofing, and cladding. It also manufactures pressure vessels, flanges, and fittings for the chemical and petrochemical industries.
In conclusion, Duplex 2205/31803 Foil is an incredibly versatile material widely used in various industries for different applications. Its unique composition gives it an excellent combination of strength, heat resistance, and corrosion resistance. Due to its desirable properties, it is an ideal material for use in high-performance applications, particularly in harsh environments.
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To say Tom Furman has been active is a bit of an understatement.
The 2009 Easton Area High School graduate has joined causes such as the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser — while playing running back and linebacker on the Rovers’ football team.
Now living in Hoboken, New Jersey, and working for Verizon Wireless, Furman has found a new activity that’s combined his passion for philanthropy and wanderlust.
On Tuesday, the 29-year-old former Palmer Township resident completed an estimated 8,300-mile motorcycle ride through each of the 48 states in the continental U.S. to raise money for the Salvation Army’s efforts to provide relief for others during the coronavirus pandemic. Furman raised over $5,000 in online pledges after setting a $3,000 goal.
“I just finished successfully this morning!” He wrote in an email shortly after noon Tuesday. “About to sleep.”
“I just thought during these unprecedented times, I wanted to do something great for others who were in need,” Furman said from the road Sunday, on Day 8 of his 10-day charitable excursion. “The Salvation Army does a phenomenal job of doing the most good and supporting local communities for those who need the most help. And they do it with a lot of love.”
As of Aug. 5, the Salvation Army has donated nearly 3 million food boxes — each box can provide 20 meals — provided more than 1.5 million nights of shelter, prepared nearly 10 million meals, and has provided other forms of assistance since COVID-19 struck the nation.
As with other nonprofits, the need continues to mount, according to Gwen Owens, a spokesperson with Salvation Army’s chapter representing eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware.
“Our numbers ramped up significantly when COVID hit,” Owens said. “We’re certainly seeing folks coming for help who have never needed our help before.”
She also said people who have donated or volunteered to the organization are finding themselves in need of help.
“In this particular time, when so many people are struggling because of the financial impact of COVID-19, it’s inspiring to see the efforts of individuals like Tom Furman,” Owens added. “He thought outside of the box to come up with a creative way to raise money for his charity of choice.”
Furman said he rode about 15 hours a day, from Hoboken through each state until arriving in Connecticut — his last state on his route. He ate trail mix for breakfast and lunch and fast food for supper, and said he slept outside each night after averaging about 800 miles per day.
Furman passed countless towns, drove countless roads, saw spectacular weather — and also said about 50% of the people wore face masks to help prevent the spread of the virus.
Furman said his miracle moment on the trail came when he arrived in Wyoming from Montana.
“I was in the middle of nowhere,” he said. “Once I hit Wyoming, I ran out of gas. The gas station that was supposed to be there was shut down. I’m in a small town, population 157. There’s no one around.
“Then, all of a sudden,” he said, laughing, “I make a left-hand turn and these two people pop up out of nowhere. And they happened to have a gas canister, and they filled me up with 2 gallons to get me back to where I had to go.”
Furman, who earned a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in economics and marketing, said he lives by Latin phrases such as “Memento mori:” Remember you must die.
“So make the most of what you have and embrace every day that you can,” he said along the road.
Morning Call reporter Anthony Salamone can be reached at 610-820-6694 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
For information on the Salvation Army’s work amid the coronavirus pandemic, go to www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/covid19.

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Benefits quickly disappear if regular physical activity stops
Postmenopausal women who in the past four years had undertaken regular physical activity equivalent to at least four hours of walking per week had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared with women who exercised less during those four years, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
"Twelve MET-h [metabolic equivalent task-hours] per week corresponds to walking four hours per week or cycling or engaging in other sports two hours per week and it is consistent with the World Cancer Research Fund recommendations of walking at least 30 minutes daily," said Agnès Fournier, PhD, a researcher in the Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health at the Institut Gustave Roussy in Villejuif, France. "So, our study shows that it is not necessary to engage in vigorous or very frequent activities; even walking 30 minutes per day is beneficial."
Postmenopausal women who in the previous four years had undertaken 12 or more MET-h of physical activity each week had a 10 percent decreased risk of invasive breast cancer compared with women who were less active. Women who undertook this level of physical activity between five and nine years earlier but were less active in the four years prior to the final data collection did not have a decreased risk for invasive breast cancer.
"Physical activity is thought to decrease a woman's risk for breast cancer after menopause," said Fournier. "However, it was not clear how rapidly this association is observed after regular physical activity is begun or for how long it lasts after regular exercise stops.
"Our study answers these questions," Fournier continued. "We found that recreational physical activity, even of modest intensity, seemed to have a rapid impact on breast cancer risk. However, the decreased breast cancer risk we found associated with physical activity was attenuated when activity stopped. As a result, postmenopausal women who exercise should be encouraged to continue and those who do not exercise should consider starting because their risk of breast cancer may decrease rapidly."
Fournier and colleagues analyzed data obtained from biennial questionnaires completed by 59,308 postmenopausal women who were enrolled in E3N, the French component of the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. The mean duration of follow-up was 8.5 years, during which time, 2,155 of the women were diagnosed with a first primary invasive breast cancer.
The total amount of self-reported recreational physical activity was calculated in MET-h per week. The breast cancer risk-reducing effects of 12 or more MET-h per week of recreational physical activity were independent of body mass index, weight gain, waist circumference, and the level of activity from five to nine years earlier.
This study was supported by funds from Institut National du Cancer, the Fondation de France, and the Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique. The E3N cohort is financially supported by the Institut National du Cancer, the Mutuelle Générale de l'Education Nationale, the Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, and the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale. Fournier declares no conflicts of interest.
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Founded in 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer. AACR membership includes more than 34,000 laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and cancer advocates residing in more than 90 countries. The AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise of the cancer community to accelerate progress in the prevention, biology, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer by annually convening more than 20 conferences and educational workshops, the largest of which is the AACR Annual Meeting with more than 18,000 attendees. In addition, the AACR publishes eight peer-reviewed scientific journals and a magazine for cancer survivors, patients, and their caregivers. The AACR funds meritorious research directly as well as in cooperation with numerous cancer organizations. As the Scientific Partner of Stand Up To Cancer, the AACR provides expert peer review, grants administration, and scientific oversight of team science and individual grants in cancer research that have the potential for near-term patient benefit. The AACR actively communicates with legislators and policymakers about the value of cancer research and related biomedical science in saving lives from cancer. For more information about the AACR, visit http://www.AACR.org.
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Think of an object made of iron: An I-beam, a car frame, a nail. Now imagine that half of the iron in that object owes its existence to bacteria living two and a half billion years ago.
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On June 23, the second Sentinel mission was launched from the space mission launch center in Kourou. A critical component of Aachen is on board. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT and Tesat-Spacecom have jointly developed the know-how for space-qualified laser components. For the Sentinel mission the diode laser pump module of the Laser Communication Terminal LCT was planned and constructed in Aachen in cooperation with the manufacturer of the LCT, Tesat-Spacecom, and the Ferdinand Braun Institute.
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From Saint George and the Dragon to Puff the Magic Dragon and Cressida Cowell’s modern-day book series, How to Train a Dragon, the lore of dragons passes from one generation to the next. Fearsome, magical and majestic they still have the power to thrill us, scare us and entertain us.
At Whimsical Publishing, Micheline and I are really excited to breath new life into the iconic dragon with our new colouring book, Whimsical’s World of Dragons.
Designed to delight and inspire, artists Micheline Ryckman and newcomer, Hayden Wolf, will also include a step-by-step guide to budding artists and dragon enthusiasts everywhere to create and colour their own magical creatures.
We’ve included a sneak peek inside the book below. Details of how you can win a copy of our new colouring book – due out this fall – will follow soon.
When my oldest son, Will, was turning three he had one wish for his birthday –a green dragon piñata. It took me days to papier-mâché one using a large balloon for the body and shaping everything else out of newspaper rolled into various shaped and sized cones. After several more hours cutting and gluing strips of green tissue paper my first piñata was born.
Will loved it so much he refused to let me fill it with candy or be beaten with the traditional piñata stick. Thus “Dragon” became an official party decoration and spent the next three years hanging from a hook in our basement collecting dust.My youngest son never requested a dragon piñata for his birthday (and I certainly never offered to make one!). He has, however, requested numerous dragon books over the years. From Ernest Drake’s Field Guide to Dragons to Cressida Cowell’s modern-day How to Train a Dragon book series, Thom was hooked.Over the years the boys and I have drawn dragons, written stories about dragons, read books about dragons and are big fans of the classic dragon movie, Dragonheart.
Perhaps that’s why I’m so excited to share with you Whimsical Publishing’s big news: WE’RE PUBLISHING A DRAGON COLOURING BOOK! With original artwork by house artist Micheline Ryckman and newcomer Hayden Wolf, this book will also include a step-by-step guide for budding artists and dragon enthusiasts everywhere to create and colour their own magical creatures.
Stay tuned for a sneak peek inside the book and details of how you can win a copy of our new colouring book due out this fall! In the meantime, check out this cool website on how to make your own dragon piñata!
I just posted some NEW dragon colouring pages in my Etsy shop > MISH MASH. My kids love dragons – it’s pretty much all they ever draw! I was the same as a kid – so this was a trip down memory lane. Although I was a little rusty on my dragon anatomy… thanks to my daughter, Hannah I made it through! Check these out!
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President Trump To Address Law Enforcement Leaders In Orlando
President Trump is making a trip to Orlando Monday to speak to the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
The White House says Trump will address the police chiefs about law enforcement issues and securing the border with Mexico.
The trip is not expected to include any official stumping for the upcoming elections. Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ron DeSantis won his primary bid in part due to an endorsement from Trump. The DeSantis camp said while a campaign appearance is in the works for a later date, the candidate will not be with the Commander-in-Chief during a formal presidential visit.
Rick Scott, although a contender for the U.S. Senate, will be at the event with the President in his official role as governor.
The 125th annual conference of the International Association of Police Chiefs of Police wraps up tomorrow at the Orange County Convention Center.

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The Saudi Air Force’s Apache helicopter intervened to thwart the infiltration of Houthi elements into the villages of Wasit in the Juba District of Marib Governorate, this afternoon.
A field source said, today, Wednesday, that “the militias that infiltrated the villages of Wasit in the Juba district are under siege and are seeking help from the citizens to get them out, after the Apache helicopter intervened on the battle line.”
And yesterday, media sources said, that the Apache helicopter had intervened on the front line between the Houthi militia in the Marib Governorate, between the Yemeni army and the tribes, and the Houthi rebels.
Previous sources added, “according to the Yemeni scene,” that the entry of the “Apache” into the battle would change its course significantly, and the strength of the Houthi opponent would be greatly weakened, and the ground pieces of armored vehicles or Sidon tankers would become easy and precious for their fire in the absence of air cover for the Houthi rebels, and the weakness of Sophisticated anti-aircraft systems, noting that entering the Apache will save the costs of hundreds of air strikes in a short time.
So far, there has been no official announcement or confirmation regarding the intervention of the “Apache” aircraft in the Marib battles, as its first participation was during the Saada border battles, early this year, according to media sources.


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Contract management in healthcare refers to the process of managing and overseeing contracts between healthcare providers and payers, as well as vendors and suppliers. In today`s fast-paced healthcare industry, successful contract management is crucial to ensure that all parties involved are meeting their obligations and the healthcare organization is delivering care efficiently and effectively.
The purpose of contract management is to identify and mitigate potential risks and ensure that healthcare providers and payers are performing according to the terms of their contract. In healthcare, contracts can range from simple agreements for clinical services, to complex arrangements for technology solutions, equipment, or supplies.
Contract management can have a significant impact on the quality of care delivered to patients. For example, if a healthcare provider fails to meet the requirements of a contract, patients may not receive the care they need in a timely manner. Alternatively, if a payer fails to pay the provider on time, the healthcare organization may not have the resources it needs to continue to deliver quality care.
An effective contract management process involves a number of key steps:
1. Contract Creation: A healthcare organization must first create a contract that outlines the terms and conditions of the agreement, including payment schedules, performance metrics, and other important details.
2. Negotiation: Before the contract is signed, both parties must negotiate to ensure that the terms of the agreement are acceptable to all parties.
3. Contract Execution: Once the contract is signed, it is important that all parties involved adhere to the terms and conditions of the agreement. This includes ensuring that all services are performed on time and according to the agreed-upon specifications.
4. Contract Monitoring: Contracts must be monitored regularly to ensure that all parties are meeting their obligations. This may involve reviewing performance metrics, conducting site visits, or conducting audits.
5. Contract Renewal: Contracts must be renewed regularly to ensure that the healthcare organization maintains access to the services and products it needs to deliver quality care.
In healthcare, successful contract management requires a dedicated team of professionals who are responsible for overseeing contracts throughout their life cycle. This may include contract managers, legal professionals, financial analysts, and other support staff.
In summary, contract management in healthcare is a complex but necessary process that ensures that healthcare providers and payers are meeting their obligations and delivering quality care to patients. An effective contract management process can help healthcare organizations avoid potential risks and ensure that they have the resources they need to continue to provide the best possible care.

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Graz, Austria–based architecture firm INNOCAD, founded by Martin Lesjak, Contract magazine’s 2015 Designer of the Year, along with its product design label 13&9 has collaborated with fashion designer Sabrina Stadlober and electronic music producer Severin Su to create the exhibition “Architectural Fashion.”
On view through April 23 at the Architektur Galerie Berlin, the exhibition features mannequins dressed in conceptual fashions inspired by INNOCAD’s architecture, interior design, and product designs. The exhibition reinterprets three signature projects—Golden Nugget, Rolling Stones, and Moving Floors. Each fashion design, displayed on mannequins, captures qualities of its corresponding project through materials and techniques such as 3D knitting of metal yarns, laser cutting of natural stone veneer, and acoustic adjusting felt. The mannequins are positioned in front of large mirrors, blurring the boundaries of the space. A video-soundscape accompanies each design, and as visitors move away from a mirror, the individual musical pieces merge to create a unique composition.
Beginning May 28 through November 27, the exhibition will be on view in Palazzo Bembo as part of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016.

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Why Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor Struggled Before Their Surprise Split
While Stiller, 51, and Taylor, 45, have collaborated over the years, the actor’s hectic work schedule put a strain on the relationship.
“It gets hard — he has a very busy Hollywood career, and she’s been very focused on being a mom,” a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.
Stiller and Taylor, who costarred in Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Tropic Thunder, Arrested Development and Zoolander 2, are parents to daughter Ella, 15, and son Quinlin, 11.
“They are a very loving family,” adds the source, who doesn’t expect a messy uncoupling. “[Taylor] and Ben respect each other and will do anything to make sure their kids are happy.”
For more on Stiller and Taylor’s decision to end their marriage, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday
The former couple announced their decision to separate on May 26 in a joint statement to PEOPLE.
“With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate. Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends. We kindly ask that the media respect our privacy at this time.”

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Voters cool to Reagan tax reform plan. Congress finds public more interested in trade, deficit, and farm issues
Tax reform, the flagship of President Reagan's domestic program for the year, appears to be caught in the doldrums of public indifference. The President traveled South yesterday to stir enthusiasm for his tax proposal and lambaste the current system with its loopholes as unfair.
``The way our tax system is structured, the harder you work and the more you earn, the less you get to keep,'' he told a cheering crowd at North Carolina State University.
But the speech is unlikely to have much impact on Capitol Hill, where the reform package would have to be enacted. Members of both parties see virtually no public pressure behind the Reagan tax reforms.
Even Reagan stalwart Sen. Jesse Helms (R), who accompanied the President on the visit to the senator's state yesterday, voiced doubts. ``With all due respect to my President,'' he confided to reporters, ``I have not heard one person in North Carolina mention it except in a deprecating way.''
``I talked to thousands of people,'' said Rep. Richard Cheney, a member of the House GOP leadership, in an interview after travels through Wyoming. ``I never met one individual who said, `Dick, I sure hope you'll support the President's tax reform proposal.' ''
House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. told reporters this week that a tax bill could be passed only with ``great difficulty'' because of the lack of sentiment for it. ``The people in the street -- they never even mention it,'' said the Massachusetts Democrat.
Constituents were far more interested in cutting the federal deficit and in the trade imbalance, said members of both parties.
The flagging interest in tax reform does not stop the legislative machinery, which has already been set in action. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, takes his tax-writing panel to a Virginia countryside retreat this weekend to review the task of overhauling the nation's tax code.
Mr. Rostenkowski, an Illinois Democrat, has made a commitment to produce a tax reform bill this fall. Many on Capitol Hill predict that he will deliver a bill, although the outlook for passage in the full House this year is dim.
``Danny [Rostenkowski] is the only thing that's keeping tax reform alive,'' said Rep. Tony Coelho (D) of California, charging that the proposal has no strong supporter in the GOP Senate.
But Speaker O'Neill has taken care to back the Ways and Means chairman on proceeding with tax reform. ``We can't let it go away,'' O'Neill explained this week, ``because if we let it go away, the President will clobber us.''
Meanwhile, both the House and Senate are preparingto give the Reagan administration a drubbing in the area of foreign trade. Lawmakers accused the President of failing to act as the United States trade deficit moves toward a record $150 billion this year.
Several hundred protectionist trade bills are now piling up in the congressional hoppers, and the groundswell of support for protectionism during the summer almost guarantees that some will pass.
``There's danger of flailing around and doing something that wouldn't really address the problem,'' said Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige yesterday to a breakfast meeting with reporters.
Mr. Baldrige said he was urging the President to begin using broad powers given him under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act to retaliate against countries that close their markets to American goods.
``We would only use 301 as a market-opening device,'' he said.
Such authority has rarely been used, and recent presidents, including Mr. Reagan, have generally taken stands for free trade.
White House officials are currently reviewing trade policy, but Mr. Baldrige predicted the study would take up to two months. Moreover, he doubted that even a new policy would halt action on Capitol Hill.
``I'm not sure a presidential statement would stop some the bills' passage in the House,'' said Baldrige. ``A veto would probably be necessary in some of the cases.''
Baldrige conceded that the protectionist mood in Congress has strengthened Reagan's hand when dealing with other nations.
When asked why the President has not taken a tougher stand on trade, he said, ``Why don't you ask another question?'' and then responded, ``I think we've got a lot of major issues on the agenda, and I think trade is going to be a major issue.''
The Commerce secretary, who described the economy as moving ``sideways,'' also said there was some ``uncertainty'' in the financial markets because of tax reform. Some decisions are being delayed, others speeded up in anticipation of new law, he said.
``I don't think it's having a major effect,'' Baldrige added.


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A Guide to Consumer Action.
Nelson, Helen E.; And Others
Designed for individuals and groups seeking to organize consumer activities, this guide focuses on how to build consumer competence, how to organize others, where to get training, and how to influence policy makers. Chapter I discusses how to educate oneself for consumerism by using product-rating periodicals, libraries, public consumer agencies, television, and radio. Twelve steps are listed for filing a complaint, and various types of solving more serious consumer problems are described (government agencies, business or trade associations, and consumer groups). A brief glossary of dispute settlement language is also presented. Chapter II presents studies of the successful organization of seven consumer groups and discusses incorporation, funding sources (grants), and affiliation with other groups. Further sources of information (publications and groups) are suggested. The advice of eight consumer leaders on group organization and operation conclude the chapter. Chapter III describes two additional activities for consumer groups: consumer advocacy training programs through universities, consumer groups, cooperatives, and industry; and participation as consumer representatives in government and industry policy making forums. Notes and availability information on various supplementary publications are interspersed throughout. (JH)
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For years, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch have ridden roughshod over rabble-rousers and gun hands in troubled towns like Appaloosa, Resolution, and Brimstone. Now, newly appointed as territorial marshalls, they find themselves traveling by train through the Indian Territories.
Their first marshaling duty starts out as a simple mission: to escort Mexican prisoners to the border. But when the governor of Texas, his wife, and his daughters climb aboard with their bodyguards and $500,000 in tow, their journey suddenly becomes a lot more complicated.
The problem is Bloody Bob Brandice. He and Virgil have had it out before, an encounter that left Brandice face-down in the street with two .44 slugs lodged in him. Now, 12 years later, on a night train struggling uphill in a thunderstorm, Brandice is back - and he's not alone.
Cole and Hitch find themselves in the midst of a heist with a horde of very bad men, two beautiful young hostages, and a man with a vendetta he's determined to carry out.
©2013 Robert Knott (P)2013 Random House
I was really pleased with' Ironhorse.' Robert Knott picks up the threads of Cole and Hitch's story and does a fine job. Parker fans that are nervous about the new writers taking over the established characters will be glad to know that Mr. Knott was a great choice for this series. Titus Welliver brings the characters and action to life with his usual flair. I can't imagine listening to anyone else reading the "Appaloosa" books.
The pacing, the dialog, and the story were just as Mr. Parker would have written it. Much enjoyed.
Our first Virgil Cole and Everret Hitch novel since the passing of Robert B. Parker. The author stayed true to the characters and their actions. Really didn't notice the writing was not Mr. Parker. Great western novel. We hope there will be more to come.
This book follows Robert Parker's earlier books in the series so well that I couldn't tell how much, if any of this was Parker's writing. If you liked the other books in the series, you'll like this one. The "Virgil said" "I said" issue that people have had in the other books wasn't nearly as noticeable, or I've gotten used to it and it didn't annoy me at all.
An enjoyable listen if one likes westerns. I really don't try to determine if Knott writes like Parker or not because I only care about being entertained. This is an entertaining story and Titus Welliver does a great job with the narration.
It's not completely clear whether this book is all-original by Robert Knott, or his completion of a Robert B. Parker manuscript. The title sure suggests Parker started it, and the text copyright is given as "the estate of Robert B. Parker". But an author interview online makes it sound like Knott wrote the whole thing. Knott does appear to be uniquely qualified to pick up Parker's torch, as he co-wrote (with Ed Harris) the screenplay for Appaloosa, based on the first book in the Parker series.
In any case, if it didn't have Knott's name on it you wouldn't guess it wasn't written by Parker. It's written completely in the style that Parker developed for Marshall Virgil Cole and his Deputy Everett Hitch - tough, laconic, fair-minded, decisive, courteous to the ladies and the bad guys' worst nightmares. A little like having two Gary Coopers in High Noon. Virgil does have a breaking point though. He would normally not kill a man unless he was looking him in the eye, but this one SOB abused horses, so ...
Virgil and Everett are back, wrapped up with train robbers of the meanest sort and damsels in distress of the purest sort. The book's a classic western in the tradition of Eastwood's spaghetti westerns. There's never any doubt that the good guys are going to prevail, but it's a lot of fun to watch them do it.
Titus Welliver has narrated every book in the Cole-Hitch audiobook series, and he's the perfect man for the job. Some of the dialog between Virgil and Everett consists of a series of one or two word statements (they never quite say "yup"); Welliver delivers these lines flawlessly, and you're never aware of the author's "Virgil said" or "Everett said". It's like listening to a dialog in a movie.
Newcomers to the series shouldn't miss out on much by starting with this book or any other in the series - the back-story is suggested but not necessary to enjoy the book. Virgil's girlfriend Allie French doesn't make an appearance, but there are several references to her, none necessary to the plot.
This is a great read. I hope Robert Knott carries right on with this remarkable series.
P.S. One quibble: Virgil and Everett backtrack along a railroad line to find Bloody Bob Brandice, who jumped off a quarter-mile back. When Everett says they walked "about a hundred furlongs or so" that tells me he's never watched a horse race. Maybe a hundred rods, if he wants old English measures.
With almost 800 books in my library, I am an experienced listener. I appreciate a well written good story. I am pretty critical of trash.
I love Robert B Parker, and enjoyed the Appaloosa series enough to listen to them all twice. I thought I would give this a try because Titus Welliver is a good narrator. I thought he could bring some continuity to the extension of the series and I was hopeful. Frankly I was just bored the whole way through. I listened to the whole thing, being somewhat desperate for entertainment, but this did not deliver. It was like a meal with no salt. No spice, Pretty predictable and a lot of rambling dialogue that did not create interest or depth. So sorry Mr. Knott, good effort. but C-.
the story line is one sided only a part of what made Robert B Parker characterss live
i would not buy a book from Robert Knott unless it was hid own work and i heard it was MUCH BETTER THEN IRONHORSE
Titus Wellive is the best part of the book
It was good seeing the old friends, but it seemed a bit too formulaic. What snatteg my senses as there seemd to be too much of this dialogue.."I think cows have horns" "Yep, they surely do have horms." "I agree. Horns" I think the messages was they think alike, but its done so many times my head said. "We'd lose a third of the book, if you cut all of the times they repeat each other. Gave it a "paid by the word" feel. I love these stories and I know the author changed, so maybe with a little criticism they can improve...I'd like to keep them alive.
I'd give this one more shot to see if it improves. After that, I'll re-read the earlier books and just be happy with that.
I think he did a great job.
I would the earlier books but probably not this one.
The narrator sounded bored reading the book so I was bored listening to him. This book reads like a cheap Made For TV western action movie. I loved Appaloosa but I was disappointed in this book.
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T-Mobile marked two coverage milestones today, saying it has now covered 150 million people with its mid-band 5G and 300 million with its low-band network.
"300 million people covered is a huge milestone for us," says Neville Ray, the company's president of technology. "While our competition still seems to struggle with what they're going to do with their 5G footprints, even with DSS, we continue on our march."
According to T-Mobile, its ultra capacity network has an average speed of 325 Mbps, with peak speeds up to 1 Gbps. The carrier didn't specify the average and peak speeds of its extended range network.
To celebrate the rapid expansion of its network, T-Mobile partnered with Heritage Distilling Company and Jones Soda Company to release what the company is calling 5Gin and 5Ginger Beer, respectively.
The gin is named after T-Mobile's Ultra Capacity 5G service while the ginger beer's name references the more widely available Extended Range 5G. Limited quantities of both products will go on sale tomorrow, June 24, starting a 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT exclusively at t-mobile5gin.com. "Just like T-Mobile's 5G network, they're gonna go fast," the brand adds.
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Adequate health financing is essential to the health system – Fayemi
By Franca Ofili
Dr Kayode Fayemi, Governor of Ekiti State, said primary health care (PHC) is a key component of all well-functioning health systems.
Fayemi said so in Abuja on Wednesday during the Collaborative Forum on State Health Leadership under the theme “Financing Primary Health Care in Nigeria”.
He said PHC was also a prerequisite for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Fayemi, who is also Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, said the theme touched on a critical issue for the foundation of sustainable development and the future of health in Nigeria.
“Health financing is an essential part of the health system that directly affects the functionality of the whole system.
“Until we address the problem of insufficient health financing and fragmented health financing arrangements in Nigeria, Nigeria will make little progress in its pursuit of universal health coverage,” said Fayemi.
According to him, it is a fact that the right to health is a fundamental human right.
He said however, our country’s ability to deliver this right to all Nigerians has been slow largely due to the way the health system is funded and implemented.
“This has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic which has revealed significant weaknesses in our health sector, particularly in primary health care.
“As we now know, countries with strengthened primary health care systems are better equipped to respond,” Fayemi said.
He said that to address the issue of primary health care financing and meet the demands of a responsive and well-performing health system, Nigeria must address primary health care financing.
According to him, the country needed four key axes for a good delivery of services in the country.
He mentioned the four as the use of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to finance essential health services, especially for vulnerable people, and to improve the country’s capacity to respond to emergencies. of public health.
Fayemi said others were consolidating funding to address primary care and essential public health functions and increasing budget allocations for health care at national and state levels.
“Last is exploring innovative ways to pool funds for non-contributory healthcare coverage,” he said.
Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, Governor-elect of Ekiti State, said the country could not achieve its goals without the support of development partners to complement the existing financing mechanisms in the country.
Oyebanji said the country would also need technical support to strengthen the systems and tools needed to deliver a resilient PHC system.
According to him, Ekiti State having met the preconditions to access the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), has so far drawn the sum of N282,625,016 from the fund.
He said the fund was channeled through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA), Ekiti State Health Insurance Scheme (EKHIS) and Ambulance Service. of Ekiti State (EKSAMS).
Oyebanji said the state used the fund to boost the PHC.
Dr Muhammad Gana, the Yobe state health and social care commissioner, said it was one of three activities carried out under the state’s leadership in conjunction with the health commissioners. Health of Nigeria (NHCF).
Gana said the activities were designed to share, showcase, highlight state-level performance and accountability and examine PHC funding issues.
According to him, the forum will help question how Nigeria can fund PHC services, especially for its poorest and most vulnerable populations.
He said the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for standard and functional PHC at sub-national levels.
“PHCs are the most promising platform for delivering basic essential preventive and promotional health interventions, among others,” Gana said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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The Worked US Territories Award (WUST) is a very colorful certificate sponsored by the METRO DX Club.
Contact a minimum of thirteen (13) of the current thirteen (15) IARU-recognized U.S. territories (those entities recognized as of 26 August, 2016). The fifteen WUST territories are: KG4 (Guantanamo Bay), KHØ (Mariana Islands), KH1 (Baker & Howland Islands), KH2 (Guam), KH3 (Johnston Island), KH4 (Midway Island), KH5 (Palmyra & Jarvis Islands), KH7K (Kure Island), KH8 (American Samoa), KH8S (Swains Island), KH9 (Wake Island), KP1 (Navassa Island), KP2 (US Virgin Islands), KP4 (Puerto Rico) and KP5 (Desecheo Island). Mixed bands and modes OK. No date restriction. GCR list certified by two licensed amateurs showing the callsign of the station worked, date, time, frequency/band and mode.
A “SPECIAL HISTORIC AWARD” will be issued to applicants who have contacted all SIXTEEN of the original DXCC entities (the SIXTEEN US Territories that include KH5K Kingman Reef) that were in effect as of 28MARCH2016.
If you are at the TOP OF THE ARRL DXCC HONOR ROLL as printed in the most recent DXCC Yearbook, you automatically qualify for the award without having to send copies of QSL cards. You must write “TOP OF THE ARRL DXCC HONOR ROLL IN the DXCC Yearbook dated 20xx” on the Award Application in the “QSO Data” section. This applies ONLY to those who are at the VERY TOP (Number 1) on the ARRL DXCC Honor Roll.
For an LoTW confirmation, it must be verified by two amateurs as does a QSL card copy or a copy of the screenshot of the LoTW QSL confirmation detail..
Photocopies of QSL cards are OK. SWL OK. Send GCR list or QSL photocopies and fee of US$8 to:
METRO DX Club, 3810 N. Chamlin Drive, Morris, IL 60450. A PayPal payment to email@example.com is also accepted.
Following receipt of the original award for a minimum of thirteen territories, endorsements for contact #14 or contact #15 are available for US$3.00. A PayPal payment to firstname.lastname@example.org is also accepted.
See the Award Application for further information.
Award Application/Sample log extract: Award Application
To view the original WUST News Release, CLICK HERE.
Congratulations to the following DXers who have received the WUST Award with their confirmations indicated:
METRO DX Club Members: AF9H (15), AI9L (ALL 16), K9BWQ (ALL 16), K9CJ (ALL 16), K9CS (ALL 16), K9GA (ALL 16), K9MDO (15), K9PY (15), N9AKR (14), N9ALC (15), N9TK (15), W9LNQ (ALL 16), W9UM (ALL 16), W9YYG (ALL 16), WA9LEY (ALL 16), WB9Z (ALL 16), W9IXX (ALL 16) N9LAH (14), ACØX(ALL 16) and K9ZO (ALL 16).
DXers from Around the World:
Awarded in 2022: N6MXU (15), 4L1MA (14)
Awarded in 2021: OH1EB (16), W7UT (16), K4WY (16), K1KOB (16), KC6AWX (16), AH6HY (16), WBØCHS (16).
Awarded in 2020: WA4WKL (Endorsements for #15 and #16).
Awarded in 2019: WA5UA (14), LA5YJ (16), OK2BVX (16), W6KGP (15).
Awarded in 2018: KO6LU (13), WB5OSD (14), GM3ITN (16), DK9MCT (13), W5DAW (13), JA7CVL (16), VE3VTG (13).
Awarded in 2017: DL6MRS (15), KU8X (16), AK7O (16), I4YCE (16), I5HOR (16), W9JOE (16), K9ARZ (16), I2AOX (16), I1FY (15), IW1HII (12), N9IGP (14), JA7QVI (16) and AC2G (14).
Awarded in 2016: KB9LIE (16), K9OT (16), IK4DRY (16), G0DBE (16), G4NXG/M (16), K1KOB (16), K2DFC (16), JN3SAC (16), KB9VAO (14), KF4NEF (endorsement #16), WØNB (16), VK2HV (16), SV2CXI (16), AH6FX (14), OE6CLD (16), DL1ASA (16), SP8IQR (16) and KF4MH (16).
Awarded in 2015: SM5FWW (16), WØGJ (16), N6FX (16), K8EAB (endorsement #15),VE3CFK (16) DJ3XG (endorsements #15 & #16), W1RM (16), WØROB (endorsement #16), AA1VX (14), K6VWE (endorsement #16), W5NUT (16), W6WF (16), N2BJ (16) and W4DSM (14).
Awarded in 2014: W6ZQ (16), KG8CZ (14), K8EAB (14), K1BV (16), WA9LEY (16), NR9J (14).
Awarded in 2013: WF2S (16), DF2RG (16), DL1DTL (15), N4FN (16), K7SM (endorsements for NH8S and KH4), N9JV (16), W4JS (16), SM3KIF (15), W5BPT (16).
Awarded in 2012: K6YK (16), DJ6VM (16), W6HTC (16), K6GAK (16), N5FG (16), K8IU (16), N5WI (16), KD4OS (16), DK7YY (14), W1WTG (14), K6VWE (15), JF2SKV (15), W4ZYT (16), W4VIC (16), W8UV (16), WØROB (15), DL2SUB (14), K9UQN (16), K6MM (14), ON5FP (16), AAØZP (15), KN6KI (16), VE3XN (16), WB5STU (14), W4REX (16), W3YX (16), K1KO (16), I6ONE (16),YT3H (16), OM3MB (16), IØWDX (16), IK5ACO (16), N4AA (16), W6DPD (16), K7XE (16), I5KG (16), IK2ABJ (16), IT9HLR (16), DJ3XG (14), W6OUL (16), W4UM (16), WK3N (16), DJ9ZB (16), KM6HB (16) KR4OJ (16), HAØHW (16), IK4CIE (16), EA4MY (16), WØWOI, W4PV (16), LA9SN (16), VK2HV (15), W1YRC (16), HA8UT (16), IKØPRP (16) and KF4NEF (15), IK2BLA (16), LA9DAA (16), DL5CW (14), KA3UNQ (15), HB9BHY (16), W6OAT (16), VK2FR (16), I6CXD (15), KB4GYT (16).
Awarded 2011: HB9DDZ (ALL 16), K2EP (ALL 16), K2XF (ALL 16), K9NU (ALL 16), KB9AIT (ALL 16), KE9U (ALL 16), N4XO (ALL 16), W7PAQ (ALL 16), WA7QCC (14), WA7QQI (15), WM4R (15), K2HJB (14).
Here are a few of the comments received by WUST Award recipients:
Received the WUST Award today! Thank you!! It looks real nice. 73 de ve3vtg
Your award came in this morning and I am delighted to have it and the nice comments about QSOing the 16 !!! It will go along with my DXCC new sticker for 385 countries on my Mixed Honor Roll #1 and top GM…Delighted!!!! 73 Les GM3ITN. Here is a photo of Les with his WUST Award.
I received my WUST Award today ! A very nice addition to my wallpaper. Thank you and 73 , Bobby WB5OSD . Here is a photo of Bobby with his WUST Award
Today February 10, 2017 I have received quickly my very beautiful WUST Award nr.122. I am very proud to have achieved it by connecting all 16 territories. Thank you so much again. Best 73, Adriano I4YCE.
I received the certificate today…Very nice. Thanks Terry KU8X
Today received the WUST Award. It’s nice. Many thanks best 73 de Ray DL6MRS….
Rick SP8IQR received a diploma WUST. Very cool.
Thanks, looks good, vy 73 de Tom, DL1ASA.
Just want to say thank you for the WUST Award certificate which I received in the mail recently. It is an honor to display the WUST Award certificate on my wall, and a pleasure to receive it from the Metro DX Club. Danny AH6FX
The award arrived all ok this morning and I thank you. It is now laminated and sitting proudly near the other awards I have . Thank you very much for the award. Paul VK2HV. Here is a photo of Paul with his WUST Award
Thank you… It is a great looking award. Fred K2DFC
Received the award in the mail today (Jan 11, ’16). Very nice, mine will go up on the wall – K9OT
#16! Horray! Robert, WØROB
Received the cert yesterday – thanks a meg, John. Pete, W1RM
The sticker for #15 Navassa is now on my certificate … I’m hoping to work Johnston Island in the not too distant future … Thanks again for the quick turn around on my endorsement application …
Hello and thanks a lot for the very nice award I got yesterday. On the wall already…..for all to admire…looks like I’m the second station in Sweden who received the award. All the very best and hope for good conds 2015. 73´s Leif SM5FWW
Tnx a lot for the beautiful award (first in SM?) Need only Kure Island for full. Keep smiling work cw! Vy 73 de Ewe SM3KIF
Hey, great speedy service with my WUST Certificate, which arrived today!! You must have worked overtime getting it printed and mailed off to me. I have it in a frame. Showed off the certificate to about a dozen radio club members at breakfast today. Both N1RA and K8ZM, who had certified my QSLs, were there to see what their assistance yielded. All were impressed. VY 73, John (Jack) Sproat – W4JS
I received the WUST award today and it’s a beauty. It’ll be right next to my Honor Roll certificate, WAZ, WAC, 5band DXCC, 5Band WAS and my A-1 Op award as well as some first place awards. I’ll also take it to the local ARC for a program. Nice, really nice. It will also have a place of honor with my 40WPM code proficiency award. TU Vy 73, Nick W9UM
Thank you very much for these two very nice pieces (ed: WUST and Gold Certificate). Now I hope that Navassa will be activated very soon. It would be the last entity for my #1 Honor Roll. 73, Klaus DL1DTL
I am really very happy! Thanks for the beautiful realization and compliments for your good job. 73 de I6CXD Piero
Within 5 minutes I had it fully laminated then home to the radio room wall. My XYL and her sister both thought it was really nice and we all took time to read your letter and territories info and admire the WUST award. Thank you to all at the METRO DX CLUB. I have just rearranged my shack. Very nice HI! Vy 73 to you and all at the club de John VK2FR/VK2ANT
I have not applied for an award in a long time but the WUST award was too nice to pass up! Thanks for offering it! Paul KB4GYT
Many thanks for the very beautiful WUST Award. Vy 73 Walter HB9BHY
I can’t explain why it appealed to me but it surely did and I had to have it. It truly is a beautiful certificate and I love it. I’m going to take it to my next local club meeting on the 24th and show it off, especially to our younger members and try to stimulate more activity from them… Bob, W1YRC
The WUST award is a class act on great paper!…73, Bill WØWOI
The WUST is a very nice award and I have informed other HB9 Hams for work that. Hope you will rcv more applications. Nick HB9DDZ
Thanks John… It took me over 50 years to finally reach that # 1 level, so I may as well make the most of it… hi hi hi. 73, Carl Smith, N4AA
That’s a nice “tip of the hat” for the DXer on the HONOR ROLL. Ted, K1BV
Today I received the WUST Award. It is beautiful! Many thanks. Vy 73 de Bodo – DJ6VM
Received my W.U.S.T. Award today. It is very well done and will receive a prominent place on my shack wall. Cliff, N5WI
I received on this day ur WUST Award, tnx tnx, fb. Vy 73, Werner, DL2SUB
Received the WUST Award today, Super, thank you and the Metro DX Club for making it possible. Very 73, Frank Taylor, AA0ZP
I wanted to tell you that the WUST award arrived in 100 % condition just minutes ago. It’s a beautiful award and I congratulate your Metro DX Club on its inception and the quality of the photos used. The Wikipedia fact sheets were a very interesting addition and I shall have to get myself updated…by studying them. hi. TU again and I will take a look on your site to see if any other Canadians have qualified and received your attractive WUST certificate…You have a happy ham with the arrival of your WUST gem…hi . 73 Garry VE3XN
Thank you very much for the beautiful Award. VY 73 es DX, Vilo, OM3MB
Hello John, on 24 the award is arrived ! Thank you very much is beautiful, also my friend I6CXD is interested. 73 dx de Sergio I6ONE
Hello John, Today I received the award, very nice, thank you. 73, Salvo it9hlr
Today I received the WUST award, very nice award and very fast delivery! Thanks again. Lot of DX 73 Vittorio ik4cie
Thanks for supporting NCDXF! 73, Glenn Johnson WØGJ.


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Gen. Mohammad Alavi said Iran has missiles that can reach Israeli territory, while Israel is not in a position to pose a serious threat to Iran.
He also dismissed reports in Western media suggesting that pinpoint air strikes could be delivered against Iran, neutralizing the country's Air Force with surprise attacks.
"We are ready to stand up to any attack and will not allow enemy bombers to carry out such strikes," Alavi said.
He also said that Iran's radars are monitoring activities near its borders around the clock, and that the country has the capability to counter cruise missiles.
Iran has successfully tested Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 long-range ballistic missiles, as well as Scud-B, Fateh-110 and other missiles.
The country is believed to have one of the largest ballistic missile forces in the developing world, and is reportedly running an ambitious missile development program. Many countries also suspect it of developing nuclear weapons through its uranium enrichment program.
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We have witnessed the total defeat of western Ukraine, Western nationalists and the West in general, which made the unfortunate decision to support the anti-government activity. They failed to realize that the collapse of Yanukovych means the collapse of Ukrainian unity. They set fire to their own home and planted a time bomb under Ukraine’s territorial integrity.


Ian Holloway has expressed his disbelief at the scandalous incident involving Football League players at this years Cheltenham Festival The worlds top jockeys and trainers served up an afternoon of thrilling racing on day one of the historic festival, but that was overshadowed by photographs showing MK Dons midfielder Samir Carruthers urinating in a glass at the event.Shrewsbury striker James Collins, currently on loan at Northampton, was subsequently pictured pouring liquid over the balcony he, Carruthers and Bristol City defender Luke Ayling were occupying in the courses Grandstand. MK Dons have fined Carruthers two weeks wages and suspended him from this weekends Sky Bet Championship clash with Brighton - a punishment Dons manager Karl Robinson thinks is fair.But Sky Sports Football League expert Holloway believes the 22-year-olds behaviour could have warranted a more severe punishment.The whole situation was absolutely scandalous, Holloway said. He clearly has no respect for anyone else or himself for that matter. Karl Robinson says the punishment given to Samir Carruthers is fair Ive got no patience for these sort of situations, you have to have discipline. Id have like to have seen the FA get involved and perhaps issued a sanction of their own.What excuse does he have? There is no defending it. He illustrated a clear lack of understanding. Why would anyone think that would be funny? I dont get it.Tuesdays incident sparked widespread condemnation from the football and racing communities. MK Dons midfielder Samir Carruthers apologised for the incident Carruthers, Collins and Ayling issued swift apologies for their conduct, but Holloway fears their actions may have tarnished the image of football as a whole.I do not understand what on earth they were thinking, he added. It showed a lack of respect and self-control.They were at the races representing their football clubs, and football in general. What does the racing community think of football now? Ive got no patience for these sort of situations, you have to have discipline. He clearly has no respect for anyone else or himself for that matter. There is no defending it. Ian Holloway - Football League expert Its embarrassing for everyone connected with the game. All of those involved should be ashamed of themselves.If they blamed alcohol for their behaviour, then they shouldnt have drunk as much as they did. All you have to do is put yourself in the place of the people below. Also See: Carruthers Cheltenham apology Ayling sorry for Cheltenham caper Footballers in Cheltenham probe Ollies predictions Jose Juan Barea Jersey .com) - The New York Islanders will try to solve their issues against Central Division opponents when they visit the Minnesota Wild for Tuesdays battle at Xcel Energy Center. Wesley Matthews Jersey . The Rainbow FlickNext up is the Rainbow Flick, or as you probably know it, the trick that everybody at soccer camp thought they knew how to do. www.nbamavericksauthority.com/jose-barea-mavericks-jersey-c-5/. Duhamel, from Lively, Ont., and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., were second with 77.01 points, just behind Olympic bronze medallists Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany. The four-time world champs lead at 79. Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey . Spencer Abbott and Trevor Smith scored third-period goals erasing a 2-1 deficit giving Toronto a late 3-2 lead. Devin Harris Jersey .B. -- Canadas Rachel Homan opened the Ford Womens World Curling Championship with a 7-5 win over Russia on Saturday.SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres and reliever Joaquin Benoit have completed a $15.5 million, two-year contract that includes a vesting option for 2016. The team announced the move Saturday. The sides agreed to the deal on Dec. 18, pending a physical. Benoit, who turns 37 in July, is expected to replace setup man Luke Gregerson, who was traded to Oakland for outfielder Seth Smith..dddddddddddd. In his first season as the Detroit Tigers closer, Benoit had 24 saves in 26 chances this year. But in Game 2 of the AL championship series, he allowed a tying grand slam by Bostons David Ortiz that was a turning point in the series. To make room for Benoit on the 40-man roster, the Padres designated minor league right-hander Adys Portillo for assignment. Cheap NFL JerseysWholesale JerseysWholesale NFL JerseysJerseys From ChinaWholesale NFL JerseysCheap NFL JerseysCheap Jerseys ' ' '
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In June 2006 pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis began selling a new weight-loss drug called rimonabant in Europe. Rimonabant worked in part by reducing appetite, and the company claimed it could also treat addiction, harmful cholesterol, and diabetes. Lab tests even suggested the drug produced healthier sperm. But within six months, the company had received more than 900 reports of nausea, depression, and other side effects.
By the following summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had rejected rimonabant, noting that relative to a placebo, patients taking it were twice as likely to contemplate, plan, or attempt suicide. The European Medicines Agency soon asked Sanofi-Aventis to address the safety concerns, and on December 5, 2008, the company pulled the drug off the European market.
Rimonabant was a spectacular flop, and yet its lure today is stronger than ever. Researchers worldwide are pursuing novel drugs aimed at the exact same target: the endocannabinoid system, an elaborate network of receptors and proteins that operate within the brain, heart, gut, liver, and throughout the central nervous system. For drug designers, the system’s powerful role in regulating cravings, mood, pain, and memory makes it a tantalizing target. The challenge now is finding sharper, more refined ways to manipulate it without causing the sort of debilitating side effects that derailed rimonabant. “The system is very, very widespread and very effective at a variety of levels,” says neuroscientist Keith Sharkey, who studies the role of endocannabinoids in the gut at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary. “It seems to be very important in the body, which is a concern when you develop drugs for it because you will get a range of effects.”
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This is the third of a nine-part print and online series looking at the science of sleep and the vital role of sleep in maintaining overall health.
Like millions of Canadian mothers, Dawn Trudeau’s sleep troubles began when her daughter was born.
“You’re getting up at all hours for feedings and whatnot, and I had a hard time getting her to sleep through the night,” says the Ottawa-based, 46-year-old social media marketer and blogger at TheModernMomBlog.com. “My husband is great, and he would help in a minute but he just did not hear the baby crying,” she says.
Even after her daughter started sleeping through the night consistently at age 4, Ms. Trudeau says her sleeping problems persisted to the point of insomnia. “I kind of got used to it at that point.” And now that her daughter is 7, her sleep disturbances are also business-related.


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This episode of THE ESSENCE OF YOGA PODCAST I created just for yoga teachers. I discuss a few ways to teach a better yoga class. Find the podcast on iTunes here!
In this episode of THE ESSENCE OF YOGA PODCAST, I explore the idea of energetic alignment, and what happens energetically in the body through alignment in our yoga practice. You can find the podcast on iTunes here, and on Soundcloud as well. Please feel free to leave a review on iTunes, and share with a friend!
In this episode of THE ESSENCE OF YOGA Podcast, I discuss learning to stay in our yoga practice, and so much more. Show notes can be found at www.emilyperryyoga.com/episode2


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Beyond their fascinating variety in flower form and color, these natives of Europe and North Africa offer numerous appealing traits. They are permanent, increasing from year to year; they stand up to cold (most are hardy to –30°F/–34°C) and heat; and they are useful in many garden situations. Given minimum care at planting, they thrive with virtually no further attention. These plants do not require summer watering (but will take it), need only infrequent division (and will even survive without it), and are totally unappetizing to gophers and deer. They bloom in late winter or spring. All plants known by the names “daffodil,” “narcissus,” and “jonquil” are properly Narcissus.
Flowers may be borne singly or in clusters. Colors are basically yellow and white, but there are many variations: shades of orange, red, apricot, pink, cream. Some are fragrant. Leaves may be straight and flat (strap shaped) or narrow and rushlike.
Use them among trees and flowering shrubs, in groundcover plantings, near water, in rock gardens, or in borders. Naturalize them in sweeping drifts where space is available.Narcissus hybrid ‘Tête-à-Tête’
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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), a $25-million Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0001467) entitled “Next Generation of Electric Machines: Enabling Technologies.” EERE plans to issue the FOA around March 2016.
Through this FOA, AMO seeks to create future high impact manufacturing opportunities through the Next Generation of Electric Machines (NGEM) vision, which is a targeted development of high power density, high revolutions per minute motors and integrated power electronics. (Earlier post.) Specifically, this FOA targets the development of key technologies that will enable further efficiency enhancements and weight reductions in a cost effective way while addressing the limitations of traditionally used conductive metals and electrical steels.
EERE said that the FOA may include the following topic areas:
High Performance Thermal and Electrical Conductor Manufacturing. Rapid improvements in nanomaterial (carbon nanotubes) research has shown the potential of three-fold improvement in the electrical and thermal properties of metallic conductors, thus, reducing stator and rotor I2R losses significantly.
This FOA seeks methods that inexpensively increase the electrical and thermal conductivity of winding metals to provide lighter motors and generators, and in general, improved efficiency and performance of next generation electric machines.
Low-Loss Si Steel Manufacturing. Affordable manufacturability of electrical steel with 6.5 wt% silicon provides the optimum condition of reducing core losses without sacrificing the saturation magnetization level. The FOA seeks methods that inexpensively increase the resistivity of soft magnetic materials to provide low core losses in motors and generators, and in general, improve efficiency and performance of next generation electric machines.
Superconducting Wire Manufacturing. Breakthrough advancements in the in-field performance of second-generation high temperature superconductors (HTS) makes it possible to eliminate rotor resistance (I2R) losses while also enabling considerably higher flux densities than those observed with traditional steel-core machines. The FOA seeks methods that improve the current state of the art with respect to the performance/cost quotient of HTS.
Other Enabling Technologies to Improve Performance (Efficiency and Power Density). This FOA seeks the development of additional technologies such as new motor topologies, low-loss high speed bearings, high-resolution sensors and advanced controls, improved insulation and varnishing materials, soft magnetic materials other than Si steel such as amorphous, nanocrystalline and soft magnetic composites, novel cooling mechanisms etc.
The estimated period of performance for each award will be approximately two to three years.


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The AFT noticed the lack of teacher voice in education policy discussions in our country and decided to do something about it. Why weren’t experts in the classroom being asked for their input on how to ensure that our children have the best opportunities to learn? To help address this question, the AFT designed the Teacher Leaders Program in 2011, based on Ellen Meyers’ Teachers Network, to help prepare educators to facilitate discussion of the issues that affect our profession—both locally and nationally. Seventeen locals have participated in the program since its inception.
The Teacher Leaders Program identifies and brings together a select group of teachers and empowers them to assume active leadership roles in their schools, unions and communities. These teachers then serve as catalysts to build the profession and strengthen the union and its connection to the community in order to generate support and understanding of public schools. Teacher leaders will continue to use the skills they develop in the yearlong program throughout their careers.
At 9 a.m. one Saturday each month during the school year, teachers across the country meet with their union colleagues to discuss current federal, state and local policy issues; talk about their personal action research projects; develop plans to build community support for their schools; network with local leaders; and share in camaraderie with like-minded teachers.
“Truly a great experience networking with other teachers and developing strategies to discuss topics that are relevant in education today.” —AFT Teacher Leader from Pittsburgh


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The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Hon. Bashir Bolarinwa, has visited members of the party who sustained injuries in Wednesday’s attack by thugs at a stakeholders meeting in Ilorin.
The chairman, who spoke with newsmen on the sidelines of the visit, admonished the victims to see their travails as the price to pay in ensuring a thriving democracy.
While addressing, Bolarinwa said the victims were in an upbeat mood and responding to treatment.
He said: “I led members of the Kwara APC Caretaker Committee to the residences of some of our members who were assaulted by hoodlums at Kwara State Banquet Hall, venue of the APC stakeholders parley organised by the Senator John Danboyi-led APC Membership Registration/Revalidation Committee.
“Among those visited were Alhaji Dantala Yaro, the State Treasurer, and Wahab Adeshina, a member of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
“Others are Mallam Lai Karatu, a Youth Leader; Alhaja Sidi Gidado, biological mother of our State Woman Leader; and Mr. Salihu Elepo, Ilorin East LGA Secretary.
“These are known and respected stakeholders of the party in Kwara State.
He also assured the affected party members that their efforts would not be in vain, adding that they should keep the hope alive.
Also speaking during the visit to him, Adesina said he was invited to the venue by Danboyi.
He said that on getting to the venue, he and others were not allowed in until Bolarinwa called Danboyi.
On eventually entering the hall, he said a woman confronted Bolarinwa and held his clothes while trying to tear it before he was rescued by some party members.
Adesina said he was also thoroughly beaten and his clothes torn by thugs who accused him of being loyal to the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki.
Adesina said he sustained a dislocation on his shoulder bone, while his phone and other items were stolen.
Yaro, while narrating his ordeal, said he lost a tooth and sustained bruises during the attack on him.
Karatu, on his part, said he lost three pre-molar teeth as a result of the beating he sustained during the attack.


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Under the title: “Corona’s injuries are rising again.. Is there a cause for concern?”, it was stated on the “Sky News Arabia” website:
In Britain, the figures showed for the fourth consecutive week an increase in the number of people infected with the Corona virus, according to what the “Sky News” network reported. Last week, the country recorded 1.7 million positive results for the “Covid-19” disease caused by the Corona virus, up from 1.3 million infections in the previous week. This is the largest overall increase since late July, but the number remains below the figure of 3.8 million infections per week at the height of the Corona outbreak at the beginning of that month.
With the exception of Scotland, where there is no clear rise in infections, trends in infections in the rest of the UK are similar.
What is worrying is that the infection is increasing faster among the older age group, and therefore the most vulnerable to the virus.
Vaccination is crucial
Although 94 percent of the elderly over the age of 80 in England have been vaccinated with at least three doses, those over the age of 50 in the country have been invited to book an appointment for a booster dose starting today.
Commenting on the figures, Mary Ramsey, head of vaccination at Britain’s Health Security Agency, said: “I think that’s to be expected.” And she continued, “This is the first year that people mingle naturally, and therefore I expect there will be more outbreaks of infection.”
But the different thing, according to the British official, is that the people, especially the elderly, who have been well vaccinated, have been vaccinated, and this will protect against serious infections caused by the disease.
Infections increasing in Europe
The World Health Organization and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier that another wave of Covid-19 infections may have begun to spread in Europe after cases rebounded across the region.
“It is true that we are not where we were a year ago, but it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over,” the two organizations said in a joint statement.
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In the United States, National Public Radio warned of the initial signs of a new wave of the epidemic that will coincide – if it occurs – with the onset of winter.
Although infections are currently declining in the United States slightly, but as the weather turns colder and people begin to spend more time inside walls, where the virus spreads more easily, the risks of its resurgence increase.
This warning came despite the fact that US President Joe Biden announced last September that the Corona pandemic had ended in his country.
Experts in the United States say that if a radically different new mutation does not appear, the next wave will likely not be like the previous waves in the past two years in terms of the severity of injuries and deaths.


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It’s been a while since I shared some tunes with you. Mostly because I haven’t had time to really listen and discover anything new and exciting.
I created a “Super Lame Pop Music” station on Pandora about 3 weeks ago and I’ve been listening to it at the gym because it seems like the perfect soundtrack for the meatheads and caked-on-makeup girls that are usually there when I go. I usually listen to my “Rawr” playlist on my iPod but sometimes I get sick of hearing “Holy Diver” by Dio and various Cannibal Corpse songs that kind of all sound the same. So I make a complete 180° and listen to super-lame pop.
It’s Kanye. Ke$ha. Nicki Minaj. Etc.
I’m kind of embarrassed.
But I did discover this song. Honestly, it might be because they say “Stop. Do that m-fing-Hammertime.”
In other news, my friend Kelly just started doing Jillian’s 30 Day Shred. You should head over and give her a virtual high five. She hasn’t stuck with anything this consistently ever … and I’m soooo proud of her! I didn’t even coerce her into doing this. She did it on her own volition.