* Editor’s note: This story has been updated with data obtained this morning. Numbers will not match with those reported in the print paper.
Here in the Interior we may think of fentanyl as a Lower Mainland problem, but the drug that contributed to nearly 150 overdose deaths in three months is in no way foreign to our corner of the province or to Castlegar.
A report released this morning by the BC Coroner’s Office revealed that the prescription drug had been detected in 148 overdose deaths in BC during just the first four months of 2016 — accounting for 56 per cent of all illicit drug deaths so far. In comparison, fentanyl was detected in 49 deaths in the first four months of 2015 and in 31 per cent of illicit drug overdose deaths during all of last year.
Of the 148 fentanyl-detected deaths this year, 25 were in the Interior (five of those were in April alone) and one was in Castlegar. It was the second fentanyl-detected death in Castlegar since 2012, and the first was last year.
These statistics and anecdotal evidence from a local expert point to an increase in recreational fentanyl use in the Castlegar area.
“It’s been here for a while, but I definitely think there’s been an increase this last year or two,” said Holly Smee, a local registered therapist in private practice.
Fentanyl is an opioid, prescribed for pain management and anaesthesia, but it’s also being sold on the streets as a recreational drug.
“I’ve talked to people, like clients at the pharmacy, before who are taking this stuff and they discreetly tell me that they’re buying this stuff on the street. Now what the source of that is, I don’t know,” said Trevor Sawchuk, pharmacist and former owner of IDA Castlegar Community Pharmacy.
One of the reasons fentanyl is detected in so many drug overdoses is because it’s such a strong drug, and is difficult to measure accurately without the proper equipment and training.
“The drug is so, so potent,” said Sawchuk. “You only need a tiny, tiny amount. Most drugs are measured in milligrams and fentanyl is measured in micrograms. It’s just a very small amount, so when people are making it in a home lab, how can you tell that each tablet is going to have the same amount? They might take one tablet one day and they get a high from it, and the next day there’s way more in that second tablet because people are just mixing it up at home. It’s just such a minute amount that a little bit bigger is a lot bigger in terms of dose, so that’s what causes these overdoses in people.”
The other reason fentanyl is so often a factor in overdoses is because people don’t realize they’re taking it.
“There are people who have had urine analysis that have admittedly taken cocaine or crystal methamphetamine, and have found fentanyl in their urine,” said Alex Sherstobitoff, Rise Up community engagement project coordinator at ANKORS, an organization out of Nelson whose mandate includes harm reduction.
In the event that someone overdoses on any opioid, including fentanyl, injecting them with naloxone may reverse the overdose. In Castlegar, naloxone is available at Shoppers Simply Pharmacy for around $20, and naloxone kits are available at Shoppers Drug Mart for around $30 and at Pharmasave for $55. Those wishing to purchase it just have to ask the pharmacist, no prescription required. ANKORS also has kits available free of charge.
“If you choose to use opioids, doesn’t matter what kind of opioids, you should at least have a naloxone kit available and have somebody that knows how to use a naloxone kit,” said Sherstobitoff.
Interior Health offers the following tips for avoiding an overdose:
• Don’t mix different drugs (including pharmaceutical medications, street drugs, and alcohol)
• Don’t take drugs when you are alone
• Take a small sample of a drug before taking your usual dosage
• Never experiment with higher doses
• Keep an eye out for your friends — stay together and look out for each other
• Recognize the signs of an OD: headache, nausea, confusion, vomiting, shakes and fainting are serious. Get medical help ASAP
• If someone thinks they may be having an overdose or is witnessing an overdose, call 9-1-1 immediately, do not delay
Like any opioid, fentanyl is addictive, but treatment for addiction is available in Castlegar. The 10th Street Clinic at the Castlegar and District Community Health Centre offers an opioid replacement therapy program that provides methadone maintenance treatment for those with opioid addiction.
Those seeking treatment can talk to their family physician or contact Castlegar Mental Health at 250-304-1846.


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Fish are a good source of protein, vitamins, and minerals. These advisories tell you the right amounts and types of fish to eat in South Carolina waters. SC DHEC and the Department of Natural Resources work together to provide the annual advisories.
- Maps, tables, & listings of the advisory information.
- Children under 14
- Women who are nursing
- Women who are pregnant
- Women who plan to become pregnant
- Eat as many fish as you'd like from these waterbodies.
- Listing of all the places where you should not eat certain types of fish.
- How much is one meal of fish?
- What is an advisory?
- Note: Cleaning & cooking methods can help reduce PCBs, but will not remove mercury contaminants.
- How DHEC determines an advisory
- The standard DHEC uses to issue mercury advisories
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An Enterprise Architecture Roadmap is a strategic blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organization. It is designed to help businesses align their IT infrastructure, processes, and projects with their overall business goals and objectives. This roadmap provides a clear vision of the organization's future state and outlines the steps needed to achieve that state. In this article, we will explore the key components of an Enterprise Architecture Roadmap, its benefits, and how it can be used to drive business transformation.
An Enterprise Architecture Roadmap typically consists of the following components:
Implementing an Enterprise Architecture Roadmap can provide several benefits to an organization, including:
An Enterprise Architecture Roadmap can be a powerful tool for driving business transformation. By providing a clear vision of the organization's future state and outlining the steps needed to achieve that state, the roadmap can help organizations:
In conclusion, an Enterprise Architecture Roadmap is a critical tool for organizations looking to align their IT infrastructure and processes with their overall business strategy. By providing a clear vision of the future state and outlining the steps needed to achieve that state, the roadmap can help drive business transformation and ensure the organization's long-term success.


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Turkmenistan gas sets Ciceronian riddle
Robert M. Cutler
Questions have been raised this month about whether the gas resources of Turkmenistan are in fact as spectacularly voluminous as verified last year by the British firm, Gaffney Cline & Associates.
Gaffney Cline certified that the new South Yoloton field held between 4 trillion and 14 trillion cubic meters (Tcm) of gas, with the most probable scenario at 6 Tcm, and that Yashlar held between 0.3 Tcm and 1.5 Tcm, with the most probably scenario at 0.7 Tcm.
These volumes would confirm the country as a leading producer on the world scene and do not even take into account other fields that remain unexplored. They would justify claims reported to have been privately made to Western leaders by the country's former president, Saparmurad Niyazov, shortly before his death almost three years ago.
However, two-and-a-half weeks ago, and within a day of one another, there appeared an article by Arkadii Dubnov in the Russian newspaper Vremya Novostei and a separate report on the website of the German-based Eurasian Transition Group questioning such claims. This was on the basis of confidential information supposedly gleaned secretly from officials in Moscow in the first instance and in Ashgabad in the second.
To help evaluate these allegations, one could recall the adage oft-employed by Marcus Tullius Cicero: «Cui bono?» Literally translated, this means, «To whom [accrues] the benefit?» A looser and more colloquial modern translation would be, «Follow the money». So let us follow the money. Who benefits?
As a top Gaffney Cline representative explained in an e-mail published by a EurasiaNet correspondent, his firm's auditing process followed international standards (which is why Ashgabad chose a Western firm in the first place) and involved assessing «a very considerable volume of data ... [from] a wide range of types and from a range of sources: in practical terms, impossible to falsify [systematically in such a way as to] appear to be coherent and [so] mislead an expert team.» With its international reputation on the line, Gaffney Cline would have no motive at all to be complicit in such a putative falsification.
Yet there is no doubt that the publication of this information, whether it is true or false, is to Turkmenistan's disadvantage. In fact, it complements what Russian media and officials have now insisted for many months, to wit, that Moscow has already contracted all future gas from Turkmenistan. There is a contract in principle signed under Niyazov to provide Russia with 50 billion cubic meters per year (bcm/y), but that is subject to continual negotiations and re-negotiations over price.
Because of the pricing disagreement, there have been no gas exports from Turkmenistan to Russia since an April pipeline explosion for which the former blames the latter. Following repairs, political agreements between the two sides to resume the flow have been stymied, precisely because Russia wants a price lower than it had been paying, and moreover a formula for its calculation that would permit it to vary over time. Turkmenistan still wants a fixed price at top dollar.
The ill-will that this series of events has engendered in Ashgabad has led President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to seek Western contractors for repair of a separate «East-West» pipeline in the south of the country ending on the Caspian Sea, raising the possibility that the gas it carries could flow further west, across and under the sea, eventually to Europe, rather than north to Russia.
Here it is pertinent to remark on the quality of news reports on energy matters in the Russian media. By and large, these are factually correct. However, on more than a few occasions over the past several years, official English translations of Russian news stories have carried implications differing from the original Russian, ostensibly due to poor translation or differential editing.
A survey of such instances reveals that the nuances thus introduced tend almost uniformly to invite interpretations that are advantageous to Russian state interests, whether through omission by suggesting greater Russian influence on events, or through commission by offering as facts things that are not so.
This is not to say that there is a centralized propaganda strategy emanating from the Kremlin. That is a question of fact, and there is no direct evidence to confirm such a suggestion. However, the evaluation of any new information offered by such sources must take into account existing evidence for an established pattern of consistent bias, whatever may be the reasons for such a pattern, even if it is merely «group think» by Russian journalists.
For example, ever since the signature of the contract for Azerbaijan to send 0.5 bcm of gas from Shah-Deniz Phase 2 to Russia in 2010, Russian media and officials have stated at every opportunity that they will have what amounts to «first refusal» on subsequent Shah-Deniz Phase 2 production. However, no legal documents binding the Azeri side to such a bargain exist.
Nevertheless, such a claim on the Russian side is in the same line as reports about allegedly falsified numbers concerning Turkmenistan's gas reserves. And continuing insistence from Moscow that Russia will effectively remain the sole (or main) buyer of Central Asian gas, whether from Azerbaijan or from Turkmenistan, is in the same line as suggestions that Europe should abandon any hope to import, in any significant quantity, Caspian Sea basin natural gas reserves.
In the same vein, Yashigeldy Kakaev, who directs Turkmenistan's State Agency on Hydrocarbon Resource Management and reports directly to Berdimuhamedow, was vexed this month when Russian media quoted him correctly but only in part as saying that Turkmenistan looked forward to beginning its exports to China in the near future, while insisting that that Western partners build a pipeline to Turkmenistan's border (where the country sells its gas by state policy).
An editorial statement about the unlikelihood of the latter would give the appearance that Kakaev downplayed ideas about pipelines such as the Europe-backed Nabucco and advocated instead China's access for Turkmenistan's market.
Yet the attribution of such a China-oriented view to Kakaev would be surprising, since the public record shows numerous statements by him strongly advocating a European direction for Turkmenistan's exports. Indeed, to suggest that he favors a China-only (besides Russia) export strategy would be the very opposite of what he really said at the time, as extensively reported by other news agencies, two weeks ago at a high-level conference in Bucharest.
It is the case that a pipeline under construction from Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to western China, scheduled for completion early next year, will have a capacity of 40 bcm/y. But in such a context, questions about Turkmenistan's reserves pointedly invite the observer to conclude that there will be no gas for westward export to Europe after fulfillment of contractual obligations to Russia and China.
There seems to be a risk that some US companies may take the bait. These companies have suggested to the Turkmenistan government that, if they should receive production-sharing agreements, then they would like to participate in exports to China. This idea makes no commercial sense to officials in Ashgabad, however, for they do not need such help; the Chinese are capable of providing it and are already doing so.
On the other hand, energy officials in Turkmenistan are very aware of bilateral Russian-Chinese energy cooperation now being launched at the highest level as a knock-on from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Beijing. Indeed, they recognize that Turkmenistan's own interest is not to be locked between the two large countries, which could easily collude against it. They thus know that they need export markets, not only other than Russia, but also other than China.
These Turkmenistani officials are, then, precisely those who would have reason to fear that Western players believe the new allegations about falsification of reserves, which Russian players have a motive to make to appear credible. Yet they will not risk angering Russia with a small agreement for exports to Europe.
It follows that piecemeal offers from the West are unlikely to provide sufficient incentive for so radical a re-orientation of Turkmenistan's export policy in practice.
Ashgabad is waiting (and hoping) for a consolidated and practical offer from European and/or American companies that, by its very magnitude, will motivate a seismic shift westward in the geo-economics of the Eurasian hydrocarbon energy complex, and natural gas in particular, finding Turkmenistan in the first rank of those happy to participate in such an initiative, which would create its own momentum.
Dr Robert M. Cutler, educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and The University of Michigan, has researched and taught at universities in the United States, Canada, France, Switzerland, and Russia. Now senior research fellow in the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University, Canada, he also consults privately in a variety of fields.

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Bernard KeaneJun 1, 201623 Comments
Some nanny state institutions need to focus on their own health problems before trying to control everyone else's -- as St Vincent's in Sydney shows.
Bernard KeaneMay 24, 20168 Comments
We've made progress in reducing the number of young men who take their lives, but in other areas the news is not so good, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals.
Mel CampbellMar 15, 2016
Be wary of the word "fierce".
Helen RazerOct 23, 2015
Amy Schumer used to be funny. Then she met Judd Apatow, and her edge became dull.
Helen RazerApr 29, 2015
Everyone is angry with Belle Gibson, but nobody can be bothered destroying the natural health bullshit that formed her success.
Myriam RobinApr 28, 20154 Comments
How times have changed as newspapers relegate a terrorist slur allegation to the sport pages.
Bernard KeaneApr 24, 201537 Comments
A century on from Gallipoli, Australia remains mired in pointless imperial ventures in the Middle East and "Lest We Forget" was never more ironic.
Helen RazerApr 21, 2015
The Material Girl's true currency has been her ability to point her coned-shaped bra at the making of meaning itself.
Helen RazerApr 2, 201541 Comments
Jeremy Clarkson once stood to mock the middle-class English culture he represented. But now has nothing left to say beyond “Believe me, I’m very important”.
Guy RundleMar 13, 2015
IS' barbarism has shocked the world. But its most horrific crime has been the destruction of our common heritage. And the almighty dollar has done that even more effectively.

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 144,263 pages of information and 230,174 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
The HM Airship R100 was a rigid airship, the successful private counterpart to the British government R101 project, in a competition intended to maximize innovation.
The R100 was built by the Airship Guarantee Co, a company created solely for the purpose, as a subsidiary of the armaments firm, Vickers. The managing director was Cdr Dennis Burney, and the design team was led by Barnes Wallis. The design team also included, as senior stress engineer, Nevil Norway.
Leading up to his innovative geodetic space frame fuselage design of the Wellesley, Wellington, and Windsor bombers, Barnes Wallis effectively created the frame of the airship from only 11 standardized components fitted into a non-rectilinear framework. All tubing used was of a special spiral-wound type of superior strength, and all wiring colour coded (a technique invented by Barnes Wallis and used for the first time on R80).
Wallis specified Otto-cycle (petrol) engines even though these were considered more of a fire risk; the competing R101 used heavier diesel engine designs.
1929 Constructed at the former RNAS Station at Howden in Yorkshire, the Vickers-built competitor flew to the Government airship establishment at Cardington, Bedfordshire on its maiden flight in the morning of 16 December 1929. At the huge (surviving) hangars at Cardington, two teams, the other led by the Air Ministry, competed to prove their impressive craft capable of flying from the UK to India.
The eventual goal was to offer a regular and comfortable trans-Atlantic service. Soon after 1920, Vickers' experts had calculated that the fare on an airship journey might be £45 in comparison with a contemporary airliner fare of £115 and that the non-stop range of an airship would be far superior, making the journey times by the alternative modes quite competitive.
1930 As part of its trials the R100 made a trans-Atlantic trip to Canada in July 1930 averaging 42 mph. The main Canadian mooring station was at the airport in Saint-Hubert, Quebec; it is estimated that one million people visited the airship there upon its arrival. The swifter return flight, in 58 rather than 78 hours, began on 13 August reaching Cardington on 16 August 1930. It could carry 100 passengers at 80 mph.
The ship had several flaws which would have been expensive to repair. One was the need to reinforce the outer covering which was damaged from flapping caused by the widely spaced frames so prominent in the design. Another was the problem with the tail design which was so aerodynamic that it created a strong vacuum that eventually destroyed the tail-cone of the ship prior to her Atlantic crossing. The R-100 represented the best that conventional airship technology in Britain, whereas the R-101 suffered in comparison because of its many groundbreaking, but ultimately problematic innovations. However, it should be noted that both ships were inferior to the Graf Zeppelin in lifting efficiency.
When the R101 crashed and burned, the Air Ministry ordered all R100 flights to be stopped. Three options were considered: a complete refit of R100 and continuation of tests for the eventual construction of R102; static testing of R100 and retention of about 300 staff to keep the programme 'ticking over'; or retention of staff and the scrapping of the airship. Eventually it was decided to sell the R100 for scrap in November 1931. The entire framework of the ship was flattened by machinery and sold for less than £600.


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The West was no simple place. Robert Utley gets that. Soldier/Indian relations varied depending on the Indian and the soldier. Pride, love and ego, not to mention military orders, pressure from the East and teenaged warriors run amok made for complications and tragedy. Utley writes about the West like no other.
Check out A Life Wild and Perilous and his great biography of Geronimo too.

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TransDigm Group Incorporated, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DART Aerospace ("DART" or "the Company"), a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P. and First Aviation Services Inc., for approximately $360 million in cash.
DART is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The Company is a leading provider of highly engineered, unique helicopter mission equipment solutions that predominantly service civilian aircraft. The Company is expected to generate approximately $100 million in pro forma revenues for the calendar year ending December 31, 2022. Approximately 95% of DART's revenues are derived from proprietary products and about 80% of DART's revenues comes from the aftermarket. The products have a strong presence across major commercial rotary-wing platforms as well as select applications for defense and safety services. The Company employs approximately 400 people and operates from four primary facilities in Hawkesbury, Ontario; Portland, Oregon; Fort Collins, Colorado and Chihuahua, Mexico.
"We are excited about the acquisition of DART Aerospace. DART is an industry leader in helicopter mission equipment and its unique helicopter solutions fit well with our proprietary and aftermarket-focused value generation strategy. The Company has established positions on a diverse range of new and existing rotary-wing platforms, strong aftermarket content and an outstanding reputation with its customers. As with all TransDigm acquisitions, we expect the DART acquisition to create equity value in-line with our long-term private equity-like return objectives."
Kevin Stein, TransDigm's President and Chief Executive Officer
The acquisition, which is expected to close during the second calendar quarter of 2022, is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The acquisition will be financed through existing cash on hand.
About TransDigm Group
TransDigm Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. Major product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, engineered rods, engineered connectors and elastomer sealing solutions, databus and power controls, cockpit security components and systems, specialized and advanced cockpit displays, engineered audio, radio and antenna systems, specialized lavatory components, seat belts and safety restraints, engineered and customized interior surfaces and related components, advanced sensor products, switches and relay panels, thermal protection and insulation, lighting and control technology, parachutes, high performance hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading, handling and delivery systems.


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Safety hammer flashlight 7 major functions: emergency hammer, seat belt cutter, strong light flashlight, solar charging, magnet adsorption, compass, USB mobile power
1: The emergency hammer adopts the alloy emergency life-saving hammer. The hammer of the safety hammer is made of alloy steel and hardened and hardened. It can knock open the glass of any car.
2: Seat belt cutter, built-in seat belt cutter can quickly cut off the seat belt in case of emergency
3: T6 glare and high power, the headlights have full bright and semi-bright strobe mode with high-bright T6 lamp, long range and high brightness
4: USB charging interface, unscrew the tail (with a compass at the end) The internal charging interface can charge the built-in lithium battery while the flashlight has a usb output function. It can charge mobile phones and other digital devices when going out.
Size: head 45mm* body 31mm*32mm total length 185mm
Lens material: optical convex lens
Working position: 3 files (glare – low light – flash)
Flow brightness: 1000 lumens
Product material: aluminum alloy
Product light cup: no
Battery capacity: built-in lithium battery 2000MAH
Whether to focus: Yes, telescopic focusing
Opening mode: button type
Power supply mode: USB charging
Lighting time: strong light (5-6 hours) low light (7-8 hours) flash (7-8 hours)
Product net weight: 310g
Packing number: 80pcs
1. The red light is on when charging, and the indicator light is off when full.
2. Solar panels can be charged directly
3. Input, output function can charge the phone when going out
4. The tail is equipped with a compass


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Eminem Working in Studio for New Album
Apparently Eminem didn't prepare 'Encore' as literally the last album in his music career. The rapper has spoken in his own words that he is "always in the studio".
Eminem called in during the 50 Cent interview with Hot 97 on September 13. Talking about his project he said, "I'm always working - I'm always in the studio. It feels good right now, the energy of the label. For a while, I didn't want to go back to the studio ... I went through some personal things. I'm coming out of those personal things (and) it feels good."
No release date has been unveiled yet although he keeps joking about putting the album on shelves "tomorrow", according to Billboard.com. He also admitted being in "limbo" of when or whether he will release the album.
In the past few months, rumors has been up and down regarding his album, the most recent one being his publicist's confirmation that "there is no new Eminem record on the schedule right now." However, 50 spilled in May that the Shady Records artist is working on a solo album where he is featured as one of the guest artists.
The new CD will be Eminem's fifth studio album after 2004's 'Encore'.
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|Name: _________________________||Period: ___________________|
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: pages 344-372.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What event leads Pamela to plot her own escape?
(a) Mr. B forbids Mr. Williams to help her.
(b) The death of Mr. Williams' colleague.
(c) Mr. Andrews asks Mr. Williams to stay out of the situation.
(d) Mr. Williams no longer wants to help her.
2. How does Pamela feel towards Mr. B in Section 8 after overhearing Mrs. B and Mrs. Jewkes' conversation?
(a) She wants to have nothing more to do with him.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is too inclined in Mr. B's favor and wishes she was of the right social class for him.
(d) She doesn't trust him.
3. How does Mr. B react when he hears that the reason for Pamela's late arrival at tea is the behavior of Lady Davers?
(a) He explains to Pamela that nothing must make her late for such engagements.
(b) He sends for Lady Davers.
(c) He apologizes and becomes angry with Lady Davers.
(d) He leaves to confront Lady Davers.
4. How does Pamela react after she overhears the conversation between Mrs. Jewkes and Mr. B?
(a) She is angry with Mrs. Jewkes.
(b) She storms out and goes home.
(c) She angrily attacks Mr. B.
(d) She falls to her knees and thanks Mr. B.
5. In Section 2, after Mr. B returns from a two week absence, of what does he accuse Pamela?
(a) Of neglecting her duties.
(b) Of stealing.
(c) Of being useless and artful.
(d) Of lying.
Short Answer Questions
1. Pamela's worries about Mr. B's safety and about what he might have heard from Mrs. Jewkes about Pamela, suggest that she has mixed feelings about Mr. B even though he has been so brutal to her; which of the following literary devices is exemplified in this situation?
2. What concern has brought Pamela's father to visit in Section 10?
3. What does Mr. B communicate to the farmer about Pamela?
4. How do the members of the gentry show support for the pending marriage?
5. What event results in Pamela's first letter to her parents?
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Toxic bottles: what are we really drinking?
Through different diet trends, one thing has always remained constant: Drinking water is an important part of any diet and exercise plan. Increased water consumption has been linked to improved circulation, clearer skin and improved digestion, all of which contribute to feeling healthy and happy. Water bottle lovers everywhere—the whole Fiji-toting, Nalgene-sipping, Dasani-drinking bunch—have reason for concern.
The plastics used in the production of these water bottles, polycarbonate, releases a chemical known as bisphenol A (BPA). The release of BPA is further increased after several usages and exposure to hot water. BPA acts as a xenoestrogen, which means it mimics the hormone estrogen, but due to its foreign properties is even more harmful when ingested in excessive amounts. High amounts of xenoestrogens disrupt normal endocrine function and in large quantities can contribute to harmful health effects, including birth defects, miscarriages and pre-diabetes conditions.
The endocrine system is comprised of several organs responsible for regulating metabolism, growth, development, tissue function and mood through the secretion of hormones. In 2006, it was discovered that BPA has the ability to interact with estrogen receptors. In studies conducted with animals, these toxins caused miscarriages, insulin regulating issues, a variety of cancers, mental retardation and gender confusion. At the time, scientists feared that BPA, in large quantities, could be responsible for the same ailments in humans.
Since then, several studies have been done to investigate the situation, including the most recent study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On August 15, 2008, the FDA released a draft assessment of bispehnol A in food-contact plastic products such as baby bottles, water bottles and other containers. This study reaffirmed the safety of the products. Still, several companies, including Nalgene, have chosen the pro-active route and have gone ahead to create BPA-free bottles.
So what do I think? After conducting the research for this article, I have been inclined to alter my habits. While I have not suspended my use of regular water bottles, I have significantly reduced their use when possible, and I recently purchased a BPA-free Nalgene.
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Considered The US Navy's first "Jet Hybrid", the aptly named "Fireball", was designed by The Ryan Aeronautical Company in 1944. The Company gained fame by being responsible for constructing Col. Charles Lindbergh's Monoplane - The first Transatlantic Crossing in 1927. The Ryan Fighter incorporated a Ram Jet which pulled air generated from the massive 6-piston Engine. Forcing the air through an internal fusilage "tube" - and out the rear of the Aircraft, created a "Turbo Jet". Maximum speed was listed as over 400-mph. The Ryan Fighter was 33-feet long with a wingspan of 40-feet. A single-seater, it had an operation ceiling of 43,000-feet and could range to 1,600-miles. They were are med with wing mounted .50 Cal. Cannon. A Bomber version was envisioned, which could carry up to 1,000-pounds of Ordnance. 100 Models were ordered by The US Navy, with only 44 Production Models being made. Unfortunately, The War ended before The "Fireball" could be deployed in Combat.


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Second Hand Cooker Spares. Electric Ovens And Cooktops.
Second Hand Cooker Spares
- an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books"
- An extra hand in some watches and clocks that moves around to indicate the seconds
- An appliance used for cooking food
- a utensil for cooking
- A kitchen stove, cooking stove, cookstove or cooker is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for baking.
- The Cooker is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label in 1957. It was recorded on September 29, 1957 and features performances by Morgan, Pepper Adams, Bobby Timmons, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.
- Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone); afford to give to
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??China has a recorded history of some 3,600 years, beginning with the Shang Dynasty(16th——12th century BC).The first stage is the primitive society. The history was much associated with the supposed pre-Xia Dynasty(21th-16th centuy BC). The second major periob lasted from about 2,000 to 200 BC. The history dated the beginning of the slave society from the Xia Dynasty, which constituted the first Chinese state. The third stage extended all the way from 221BC, when Qin Shihuang united China, to the Opium War of 1840. Historical docments name the third period as the Feusal Imperial Rule. The feudal society in China passed through a period of disunity beginning at the Three Kingdom Period, and ending in shoet-lived Sui Dynasty(581——618), Western Jin(265——316)via Eastern Jin(317——439) and the Southern and Northern Dynasties(386——589).
??The following story occurred in the three Kingdom Period. At the rnd of the Eastern Han Dynasty(25——220) a gtrat peasant revolt happened. Many local officials developed into warlords to assisty the Han Emperor in suppressing the rebellion. During this period the watlotds took the opportunity to build uyp their own political and military strengty and made themselves into autonomous regional warlords. Finally the warlords carved the Han Empire into three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. The populous episodic novel,The Romance of the Three Kingdoms traces the rise and fall of the three kingdoms and vividly depicts the turbulent social conditions at that time. The rulers of the three independent kingdoms struggled for supremacy. Cao Cao and his son established the kingdom of Wei at Loyang. He was in actual control of only the North China homeland. Two rivals soon proclaimed emperors themselves elsewhere. The kingdom of Wu with its capital in Nanjing occupied dChangjiang Valley, The kingdom of Shu was created with its capital in Chengdu. Ti was in the control of Sichuan and parts ojf the highland of south China.
??Wuhou Temple is much associated with the kingdom of Shu. It is the place to commemorate Zhu Geliang, Prime Minister of the kingdom. Wuhou was a top official title conferred upon Zhu Geliang after his death. It is unfortunate that no historical documents have recorded the time of its establishment. However, Du Fu, a top Tang Dynasty poet wrote a poem of kwhich two lines say as below:"Where would I find the Prime Minister's shrine?Somewhere outside Jinguan, in a dense cypress glade."
??This poem helps us infer that Zhu Geliang Temple was already in ezistence in the Tang Dynadty. During the Tang and Song Dynasties Zhu Geliang and Emperor Liu Bei had their independent temples in Chengdu, At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty the two temples merged into one. Towards the end of the Ming Dynasty the merged tempke was destroyed during war chaos. The present buildings date from the Qing Dynasty in 1672. The main entrance gate hangs a horizontal inscribed board. It says, "Han Zhaolie Temple".Han refers to the kingdom of Shui; zhaolie was Liu Bei's posthumous title. The board indicates that the whole temple was built in honor of Liu Bei. But why do all the people call it Zhu Geliang Tempke instead of Han Zhaolie Temple? It is due to Zhu Geliang's invaluable historical contribution, and his political and military strategies to the development of the kingdom. In the view of the local peopoe his prestige far gan to call it Zhu Grliang Temple regardless of the emperor's dignity and the temple's original name. Gtadually more and more people accepted the new name of the temple through common practice.
??The temple compound consists of five mainbuildings: the Front Gate, the Second Gate, Kiu Bei's Hall, Zhu Geliang's Hall and Liu Bei's Tomb. The buildings are all located aling an imaginative axis line in a regular shape. Six huge stone tablets are flanked in the yard between the front and the second gates. Four of them were of the Qing Dynasty, one of the Ming and one opf the Tang. The tablets of the Qing state the storise about the reestablishment of the temple; the one of the Ming describes the development of the temple. The one of the Tang is far more famous than the other five. It was set up soon after Wu Yuanhen, a local top military commander in west Sichuan and his 27assistants worshiped Zhu Grliang in the temple in 809 during the Tang Dynasty. Pei Du,who served as a prime minister for his three Tang emperors ijn different times, composed an rssay associated with the worship. In the essay he eulogized Zhu Geliang for his great contribution to and his spare-no-efforts in unifying the whole China and the development of Sichuan, Liu Gingchuo, a well-known Tang calligrahist, copied the essay on the tablet according to the pattern of Liu's handwriting. The three well-known persons joined hands to perfect the tablet, so later in people called it "The Three Perfecdstion Tablet".
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Epic announced it has launched a rewards program for its PC storefront referred to as Epic Rewards. Customers can earn 5% again in rewards for each eligible buy they make on the Epic Video games Retailer beginning right this moment.
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Ellen lives just over the fence from Tom. They’re neighbours but they don’t really know each other.
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Both flax and hemp are nutritious, high-fiber seeds that have only recently gotten their due in mainstream health circles. Each contains a high amount of precious omega-3 fatty acids that we tend to lack in our diet, instead consuming high amounts of omega-6s. While both foods are versatile, each are used in different ways.
One of the main differences of flax seed and hemp powder is that hemp can be used healthfully in baking. Flax seeds can be ground into a meal that can be added to soups, salads and smoothies. While flax meal is used for baked goods as well, Jane Heimlich in her book, "What Your Doctor Won't Tell You," advises only cooking with flax seed at low temperatures, noting that heat destroys omega-3 fatty acids, which are higher in flaxseed than hemp powder.
Hemp powder can be widely used in a variety of recipes, and author Steven Winkler notes in his book, "Wholesome Gourmet: The Art of Gluten-Free Cuisine," that you can substitute one-fourth of the amount of flour called for in a recipe with hemp flour to add a slight nutty flavor to the recipe.
Flax seed is more susceptible to rancidity than hemp powder. Though both contain omega-3 oils that can easily be damaged by heat, the amount of oil is reduced when hemp is made into a powder, which allows it to be stored for longer periods of time than flax seeds. Winkler recommends always purchasing flax seed that is refrigerated, and refrigerate it once you bring it home. Hemp powder can be stored for up to a year in a cool, dark cupboard.
Flax seeds may help improve waste transit time through the body, whereas hemp powder is not known to help with digestion issues. Paul Pitchford, in his book, "Healing with Whole Foods" notes that flax seeds help to lubricate the intestines and are therefore helpful in dealing with constipation. Although hemp powder is an easily-digestible protein and may help to bulk up waste for removal since it contains fiber, it's not associated with relieving constipation.
Hemp powder is often used as a protein supplement, while flax seed is considered more of a nutritional supplement. In her book, "The Gorgeously Green Diet," author Sophie Uliano recommends hemp powder as among the best of the protein powders available on the market, noting it is generally organic, contains a high ratio of amino acids and is high in protein. One serving size of hemp powder normally contains 11 to 13 g of protein. Flax seed, while high in fiber, essential fatty acids and B vitamins, has a lower protein content, usually around 7 g in a 1/4 cup.


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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kent County Department of Public Works says the Recycling and Education Center on Wealthy Street will reopen on Friday, days after a wall collapse forced the facility to shut down.
The incident happened Monday afternoon. Bales of cardboard had shifted and fallen through the building’s sidewall, damaging the exterior wall and a roof support beam. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
The facility was completely shut down while the DPW met with structural engineers to make sure the facility was safe to use and put together a repair plan, including temporary building supports.
“We have ensured the building is supported and assessed the full extent of the damage to the facility,” DPW Director Dar Baas said in a release. “We will be testing equipment Thursday and plan to begin accepting material and processing recyclables on Friday.”
The Wealthy Street facility is the primary “materials recovery facility” for residential recyclables across West Michigan. With the facility closed, that material had to be diverted to the nearby Waste-to-Energy facility, which uses an incinerator to burn the material and captures the resulting energy. The ash is then taken to a landfill.
“We occasionally experience closures at the recycling center when we need to shut the processing line down to install new equipment or make repairs,” DPW Communications Manager Steve Faber said. “During these outages, it’s always a good idea to connect with your waste hauler to see if they recommend holding on to your recycling.”
While permanent repairs are expected to take several months, the facility will be open for recycling drop-off and the tours and educational programming that the facility provides.


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Partners on Shah Deniz gas field development in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian Sea consider a proposal to expand the Nabucco pipeline up to Baku.
"Shah-Deniz Consortium and the Nabucco Shareholders are discussing the option of expanding the Nabucco pipeline to Baku," Nabucco project representative Christian Dolezal told Trend.
Michael-Dieter Ulbrich, Head of International Pipeline Projects Department for Austrian firm OMV Gas & Power, told Trend that currently the partners to on the Shah Deniz field are considering a proposal to expand the Nabucco pipeline to Baku, which according to him, it would be a significant step.
"It was a proposal of the Nabucco shareholders, but no decision has been taken yet by the Shah Deniz Consortium," said Ulbrich.
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Nabucco project envisages gas supplies from the Caspian region and the Middle East to the EU countries. The pipeline's maximum capacity will hit 31 billion cubic meters per year. Participants of the project are Austrian OMV, Hungarian MOL, Bulgarian Bulgargaz, Romanian Transgaz, Turkish Botas and German RWE companies. Each of participants has equal share to the amount of 16.67 percent.


Watch our latest RetailX & Guests webinar on demand now for a punchy discussion exploring the dynamics of the luxury and beauty sectors, as each responds to the challenges, changes and opportunities brought about by the pandemic.
During the webinar, Ian Jindal was joined by industry experts who helped elaborate on the topic based on their personal experiences, behind the scenes insight and authoritative analysis. We hope you enjoyed learning about the intricacies of the beauty and luxury markets – from ‘skinimalism’ through to paradoxical bots – just as much as we did!
In case you missed our wonderful chat, here are some of the key takeaways…
Sophie Howard-Gall, Customer Success Manager at Loqate opened up an interesting discussion on new trends in the luxury sector.
“We’ve had this sort of shift in gifting and consumers don’t want to just gift a bunch of flowers anymore – it kind of feels like we’re overcompensating for the lack of physical contact and actually we’re wanting to gift more luxury items or gift something that’s a bit more meaningful.
“In the loqate Fixing Failed Delivery Report, 70% of consumers say that they want to shop with vendors or retailers that have a very simple border completion form,” she shares; reminding us that it is in fact, difficult to send items to multiple locations through a single online transaction.
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Ting-Ting Lee, Head of Marketplace at Feelunique.com told us about the retailer’s marketplace and how brands can become a partner.
“We’ve seen circa 700% growth year on year in the marketplace,” she says, adding that through expanding their core categories, the retailer has been able to help support niche independent brands who may not get supported in the beauty space normally.
Lee also illustrated for us, the changes in consumer behaviour Feelunique saw over lockdown: including a new demand for nail products due to closed salons; a growth in self-care products as people were able to spend more time on themselves and unsurprisingly, an increase in healthy living products.
“We also acquired a lot of new customers over this period…historically an older customer who was probably reluctant to move online suddenly had no choice and overall found the experience pretty painless.”
Moshe Winegarten, SVP Commercial UK at Checkout.com delved into “the convergence of digital into physical” and the positive changes emerging from this in retail.
“We’re also seeing a kind of demand from the retailers/ businesses/restaurants themselves because they’ve experienced the benefits of online trading um the data it gives them. For example, on what the consumers like most; what dish is popular; what item is popular and tracking the stock…”
He adds that the ‘“real-time control” the mobile-based experience enables, gives the consumer more freedom than ever before when it comes to the physical world.
“I think what the pandemic has done is really made people now see their phones or other devices as a lens through which they understand and get to control their world.”
Daisy Anderson, Commercial Manager at Klarna spoke to us about the shift online and which beauty brands have best risen to the challenge.
“Charlotte Tilbury have done an incredible job – they allowed shoppers to have free consultations online and from that they actually saw massive increases in buy-in of new shoppers. They’ve been able to acquire new shoppers and I think that’s really exciting. It shows they were able to adapt to this gap in the market.”
Alexandre Meerson, Creative Director & Luxury Brands Advisor at Meerson Watches expressed his opinion on delivering a personalised customer experience online and the plans for his business post pandemic.
“I think there is kind of a bizarre paradox in thinking that a business which is highly consultation based in store would suddenly be accelerated by bots, it’s quite irrational.
“I am going to focus all of my energy in building more relationships with clients and more occasions to interact. The second step is to go direct in store; in other words, be even more present than I was before in retail.
“We have to acknowledge that the narrative around how you purchase the product and how you got to discover that product, is nowadays more important than the product itself.”
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The amount of funds that the country’s four systemic banks will need in the context of their recapitalization has reached dizzying heights, having climbed to almost 28 billion euros following the announcement of nine-month results by National and Alpha on Friday.
With National stating it will need 9.7 billion euros and Alpha another 4.6 billion, while Eurobank Ergasias requires 5.8 billion and Piraeus 7.3 billion plus 500 million for its recently acquired ATEbank, the bill for the four lenders’ recapitalization process will come to about 27.9 billion euros.
On Friday National announced its nine-month losses amounted to 2.45 billion euros, while those of Alpha came to 711.8 million.
In fact the dependence of local lenders on state capital exceeds 30 billion euros, as the four main banks have already issued preferred shares worth 4 billion euros. At the same time their total capitalization amounts to 2.6 billion euros. In other words, through the issuing of common shares, they will have to draw 10 times as much capital as their current value, at least according to the market’s conventional wisdom.
The paradox is that almost all major banks have a negative net position, which means that the shareholders’ capital has not only been lost but, in theory, they owe more than 5 billion euros. To become sustainable again – i.e. to respond to the demand of the Bank of Greece for a capital adequacy ratio of 10 percent – they will need 28 billion euros up until 2014.
As bank officials have been saying since spring, the reduction of the level of capital needs is key to attracting private funds in the recapitalization. That has not happened. Nevertheless, senior bank officials remain optimistic and believe that in the next few months there will be some initiatives for the reduction of the funds required.
If this does happen, combined with an improvement in the general economic circumstances, it could lead to a success in share capital increases with the participation of private investors (covering at least 10 percent) so as to retain the private character of banks.


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You may be aware of information published by the DfE regarding the ‘Tackle Child Abuse’ campaign. It revisits the key message that safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. The campaign is regularly being aired on local radio stations.
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Real Love Rocks is a Healthy Relationships and Child Sexual Exploitation team based within the children’s charity – Barnardo’s. We are all about supporting and equipping Young People, Parents, and Professionals to have the confidence and information to chat and raise awareness about child sexual exploitation, healthy relationships and staying safe
Autism Adventures is a local organisation run by Julie Simpson which offers support and activities for children with autism and their families. More and more organisations are becoming autism friendly in Liverpool and details of this are on the website.
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Learn how to make Dr. Whitaker's recipe for mandarin salad--a delicious side dish for anyone following a diabetic diet.
It’s no secret that what you eat has profound effects on blood glucose levels. And a healthful diet not only supports optimal blood sugar, it also helps to address factors such as excess weight and insulin resistance. Eating for optimal blood sugar doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice flavor or variety. This salad is one of several delicious and blood-sugar-friendly recipes for diabetes I’ll be sharing with you in this blog.
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We'd like to think any adult who suspects child abuse would immediately report it to authorities.
Sadly, we know, that's not always the case.
Part of the problem has been Pennsylvania's vague mandatory child-abuse reporting law, which applied specifically to a certain a group of professions that work with children, but left out others that also regularly required contact with youths.
It also wasn't clear to whom a report had to be made.
Some who did fall under the law apparently felt their duty was done by reporting suspicions to supervisors rather than to investigators.
That might be understandable, but in reality they had no idea if the supervisors would follow through with their responsibility.
For instance, prosecutors say three top Penn State administrators failed to report allegations made against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Sandusky later was convicted of multiple child sex abuse charges and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
The administrators, including former Penn State president Graham Spanier, allegedly were told of a 2001 allegation against the coach but decided it would be more "humane" not to notify police. At least four boys were abused after that decision, according to the state attorney general.
The three are awaiting trial for, among other things, failing to report suspected child abuse.
Lawmakers redoubled their efforts to revamp Pennsylvania's child abuse laws in the wake of the Sandusky case. In 2012, they created the Task Force on Child Protection, a panel of experts whose recommendations led to new legislation this year.
Gov. Tom Corbett this week signed into law the most recent package – four pieces of legislation that expand the definition of mandatory reporters, streamline the reporting process, increase penalties for mandatory reporters who fail to do so and provide protections from employment discrimination for filing a report in good faith.
A key provision requires anyone who suspects abuse to report "out" to the Department of Public Welfare rather than "up" to a superior.
Deb Harrison, executive director of the York County Children's Advocacy Center, applauded the new laws, which take effect Dec. 31, and said they should eliminate the confusion that has been putting children at risk.
"Schools experience it over and over again. ... They just feel this tremendous pressure to not falsely accuse someone," she said. "For me, that's ultimately making the decision that an adult is more worth protecting than a child."
The pressure now is on them, and anyone else who comes into contact with children, to do the right thing when they suspect abuse.
And the new laws make that clearer than ever.


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Now that Fall Guys is “Free For All” and available across all platforms, there’s no better time to give this great game a go. If you’ve already played the game or consider yourself a newbie, we’ve got your back. With these great Fall Guys Tricks & Tips, you’ll be sure to get your first crown soon!
Fall Guys Tricks #1: Diving
Fall Guys controls are really simple. However, given that the action of “diving” is not required to play, not a lot of players are aware of it’s power, yet alone know that it exists. Unlike short jumps, diving will be very handy to help you carry your momentum forward in the air thus giving you the speed boost you need. Great maneuver comes with great sacrifice… Use diving only when necessary as it will make you fall to the ground and you will have to get up once you land.
Fall Guys Tricks #2: Boosted Start
Another trick that might have gone past a lot of players is the boosted start. To do that, you have to press left and right very fast multiple times when the countdown reaches “1” before the start of the round. This will give you a 0.1 second head start that might be useful to win a heated round.
Fall Guys Tricks #3: Get Up Faster
When you fall down, you will notice that it takes quite sometime to stand up and this could easily get you eliminated. The trick here is to glide while falling and then quickly jump when you’re about to reach the ground to get back up quicker and continue your race towards the finish line.
Fall Guys Tricks #4: Don’t Always Rush
Unless the tournament is a race, it’s a good idea to let some crowd ahead. Some of the games and races require you to follow a safe path and failing could really slow you down. In those situations, it’s better to let other players do the work for you. Remember that securing your win to the next round is more important than trying to finish first and letting luck control you.
Fall Guys Tricks #5: Jump On Downhills
Jumping on downhills can really accelerate your momentum and help you win races. Next time you see yourself on a downhill, make sure to jump while pushing the forward button and get to the finish line quicker than ever.
Fall Guys Tricks #6: Use Your Hands & Avoid Others
In Fall Guys, you can grab objects or other players and this can really cause you problems. Being grabbed can massively throw off your momentum causing you to stumble, roll around, fall off the platform or just be late enough to not reach the finish line. This can be a powerful tool to use so use it wisely and keep your distance from those who try to use it against you.
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Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) West Bengal Sports Minister Arup Biswas on Monday said the nation is unitedly celebrating the festival of Raksha Bandhan against a few destructive forces trying to divide India.
“There are a few destructive powers who are trying to divide India. They are trying to make the people of different communities clash with each other. The people of the entire nation are celebrating Raksha Bandhan against this divisiveness,” Biswas claimed while celebrating the festival with fellow Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in the city.
Biswas, who was given rakhis by noted female sportspersons from Bengal including national women’s cricket team member Jhulan Goswami, said celebrations like this are necessary to prevent incidents of discrimination and division among people.
“We are observing the Raksha Bandhan because we all are Indians and there should be no discrimination among us,” he added.
Echoing Biswas, another TMC leader and West Bengal Consumer Affairs Minister Sadhan Pande warned people against the forces that are trying to disrupt the environment of harmony and claimed that people from all religions and communities want to stay together in the state.
“Bengal has always maintained a culture of communal harmony and peace. There are a few powers that are disrupting the atmosphere of harmony in the state. We are warning the people against them. No one should fall into their trap,” Pande said.
“We want to stay together with the people of all religions and communities,” he added.


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Astronomers have discovered a planet around one of the closest stars to our Sun.
Nearby planets like this are likely to be prime targets in the search for signatures of life, using the next generation of telescopes.
The planet’s mass is thought to be more than three times that of our own, placing it in a category of world know as “super-Earths”.
It orbits Barnard’s star, which sits “just” six light-years away.
Writing in the journal Nature, Guillem Anglada Escudé and colleagues say this newly discovered world has a mass 3.2 times bigger than the Earth’s.
“We think that this is what we call a Super-Earth – that would be possibly a mostly rocky planet with a massive atmosphere. It’s probably very rich in volatiles like water, hydrogen, carbon dioxide – things like this. Many of them are frozen on the surface,” Dr Anglada Escudé, from Queen Mary University of London, told BBC News.
The Sun’s closest neighbours
“The closest analogue we may have in the Solar System might be the moon of Saturn called Titan, which also has a very thick atmosphere and is made of hydrocarbons. It has rain and lakes made of methane.”
The planet, Barnard’s Star b, is about as far away from its star as Mercury is from the Sun. It’s the next nearest star to the Sun after Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri – which are much better known.
Barnard’s Star is an extremely dim object known as a “red dwarf”; it’s about 3% as bright as the Sun, emitting far less solar energy.
The planet orbits beyond a boundary called the “snow line”, which is past the traditional habitable zone, where water can remain liquid on the surface.
On distance alone, it’s estimated that temperatures would be about -150C on the planet’s surface. However, a massive atmosphere could potentially warm the planet, making conditions more hospitable to life.
“On the surface, the temperature could be much higher… There can be surprises, so we have to keep an open mind when trying to characterise this planet,” said Dr Anglada Escudé.
The researchers used the radial velocity method to detect the new planet. This technique detects “wobbles” in a star which are likely to be caused by the gravitational pull of an orbiting planet.
These wobbles affect the light coming from the star. As the star moves towards the Earth its spectrum appears slightly shifted towards the blue and, as it moves away, it is shifted towards the red.
“This planet is particularly complicated because the orbital period (the time to complete one full orbit of the host star) is 233 days,” Dr Anglada Escudé told me.
“In one year, you only see one part of the cycle, and you have to cover it over many years to be sure that it’s repeating.”
Team members re-examined archive data obtained from two astronomical surveys over a 20-year period, and added new observations with the Carmenes spectrometer in Spain, the Eso/Harps instrument in Chile and the Harps-N instrument in the Canary Islands.
This wealth of data provided the accuracy needed to identify the planet to a high degree of certainty. This is the first time this technique has been used to detect a planet this small so far away from its host star.
“We couldn’t get a single experiment that would detect it unambiguously, so we had to combine all the data very carefully,” said the Queen Mary University of London astronomer.
“We found a lot of systematic errors from several of the instruments that were producing “ghost signals”. It was not only about getting new data but also about understanding the systematic effects. Only when we had done that did the signal become very clear and obvious.”
When the new generation of telescopes come online, scientists will be able to characterise the planet’s properties. This will probably include a search for gases like oxygen and methane in the planet’s atmosphere, which might be markers for biology.
“The James Webb Space Telescope might not help in this case, because it was not designed for what’s called high contrast imaging. But in the US, they are also developing WFirst – a small telescope that’s also used for cosmology,” said Dr Anglada Escudé.
“If you take the specs of how it should perform, it should easily image this planet. When we have the image we can then start to do spectroscopy – looking at different wavelengths, in the optical, in the infrared, looking at whether light is absorbed at different colours meaning there are different things in the atmosphere.”
This is not the first time there have been claims about the discovery of a planet around Barnard’s Star. In the 1960s, the Dutch astronomer Peter van de Kamp, working in the US, published his evidence for a planetary companion, based on perturbations in the motion of the star.
However, van de Kamp’s claims proved controversial, as other scientists were not able to reproduce his finding.
The star is named after the American astronomer E E Barnard, who measured properties of its motion in 1916.
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Longer than the usual incident. Plenty of the ol' ultraviolence.
the wrong guy XD
i cant wait to see incident: 100b
True that Sandwalker, true that.
Wow, they just leave the hostage there, they don't even bother to drive him back
Very well done animation, probably my favorite of all the incidents, 4.5
dis shit is hairy dics on cocane dowag!!!
Dovahbear decides to make himself comfortable in his new home.
Quinn and Angus are feeding ducks in the park.
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