My 1991 b2200 is a non-interference engine. Timing belt broke and I just replaced it. No damage and runs smooth.
Do a compression test. I'm not sure but the engine may not be a non-interferance engine which means it may have bent valves or more damage.
i HAVE A 98 AND THE BELT BROKE TWICE AND DID NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. The first time I was on freeway doing 75 and it broke. I have a '97 Contour and had no damage to the engine when my timing belt broke. Make sure you check your pulleys to ensure that the bearings are good. Mine were not and had to replace them.
If the timing belt breaks on any engine the damage to the engine is usually very bad.
The engine will stop running. This is not an interference engine so there will be no engine damage. Just replace the belt.
If the timing belt went as in broke/stopped working, I don't think your engine would start. The timing belt controls the camshafts which actuate the intake and exhaust valves. Neons have an interferance engine if the timing belt broke you possibly have bent valves and the engine will spin over very fast and you will have no compression. That's probably not what you want to hear though. Cross your fingers.
All mazda b series with a b2000 or b2200 are a NON interference engine.So in short if your timing belt broke it will not damage the engine.
According to Gates ( they make timing belts etc. ) the 2.3 liter - 4 cylinder engine in a 1989 Ford Ranger is NOT an interference engine so there should be no valve damage
If the engine runs at all, the timing belt is not "broke."
As far as I know the 2.3 liter DOHC engine in a 2008 Ford Ranger has a timing CHAIN
yes!!!! if your timing belt is cracked or split, you should get it in asap! if your timing belt has broken the damage done all depends on what happened to break it/what were you doing when it broke? if you were driving when it happened ( not stopped) there will be extensive damage done if your car was on but you were stopped not as much damage.
There could be bent and/or broken valves. Possible damage to the cylinder head and valve guides. Could be damage to the top of the piston. Or you could br lucky and nothing happened.


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With our volunteer projects we hope to create workshops designed to support children with mental health and wellbeing. These include but not limited to: Teen retreats, Teen study groups, Fundraising events, Yoga sessions, Workshops promoting Mental Health and wellbeing.
We aim to create a Blog and Podcast that is accessible to anyone through our website, this will be designed by teens for teens.
We are pathing the way for the next generation to get rid of the stigma that goes with mental health. We are teaching and training children and young people, giving them tools to support all their emotions and changes life brings.
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This issue unveils the hidden race between all the big names in the design to world to showcase their new pieces on the digital platforms, with new lines and ideas and sources of inspiration that set and represent the 2021 design trends. It is these big names that set the standards and the stage for brand new fashions each year.
When it comes to big names and trendsetters, the Italian giant Vico Magistretti stands out a mile. His work has inspired generations of designers and been replicated by manufacturers all over the world, to the extent that we probably have a chair or a lamp inspired by his designs in our homes, without realising the connection. This issue explores Magistretti’s work, celebrates his name and the latest exhibition of his work, at the Triennale di Milano museum.
The magazine then takes its readers around a newly renovated and reinvented bookstore in Zamalek, designed to reflect the Egyptian spirit with a hint of the Orient. It then moves from the heart of Zamalek by way of the Alps to China, where a sugar factory has been turned into one of the most beautiful hotels in the world.
Back in Egypt again, the magazine ventures into the Faiyoum Governorate during wheat harvesting season, and moves on from there to the newly-opened Museum of Civilizations in Egypt, and lastly features a number of recipes from Lebanon.
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Pawtucket Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Heroin From Venezuela
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Carlos Gonzalez, 42, of Pawtucket, R.I., was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute one kilo or more of heroin, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha. Gonzalez was arrested by federal agents in January 2012, shortly after he accepted delivery of a parcel which had contained a large quantity of heroin stashed inside a pair of flat screened monitors shipped from Venezuela to his Pawtucket residence.
At sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith also ordered Gonzalez to serve five years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term. Gonzalez pleaded guilty on August 30, 2012, to possession with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin.
According to information presented to the court, on January 20, 2012, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Miami selected the parcel for intensive exam based on anomalies observed when x-rayed. A certified drug dog also alerted to the package. Agents opened the package and discovered two flat screen monitors which emitted a strong chemical odor. One of the monitors was opened to reveal a light brown substance which field tested positive for heroin.
The parcel was re-packaged to its original state for a possible controlled delivery to Gonzalez at his Pawtucket residence. CBP agents forwarded the parcel to Homeland Security Investigations agents in Rhode Island who removed the heroin from the package and replaced it with a representative sample of heroin.
According to information presented to the court, on January 26, 2012, an undercover U.S. Postal Inspection Service agent delivered the parcel to Gonzalez at his residence. Gonzalez acknowledged to the agent that he was expecting the package, then signed for it and accepted delivery. A short time later, as he attempted to drive away from the area, Gonzalez was detained in a traffic stop and was returned to the apartment by uniformed Rhode Island State Troopers. He was not in possession of the subject parcel when he was stopped. After Gonzalez was returned to his residence, agents searched the apartment and recovered the package containing the flat screen monitors.
The suspect heroin was tested at the DEA Regional Laboratory in New York. It tested positive for 1.322 kilograms of heroin.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gerard B. Sullivan.

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Gender Differences and the Trend in the Acute Myocardial Infarction: A 10-Year Nationwide Population-Based Analysis
Hospitalization age and lengths in higher (≥10000 NT dollar/day) and lower cost AMI patients from 1999 to 2008. Panel (a) shows the average age from higher and lower AMI hospitalization cost. Panel (b) shows the average hospitalization lengths from higher and lower AMI hospitalization cost. * versus higher cost patients (≥10000 NT dollars/day). Only the patients with first onset AMI within the year were included.

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COVID-19 vaccine information
Vaccines are the way out of this pandemic. An effective vaccine is the best way to protect people from coronavirus. Following extensive trials, two safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines have been approved in the UK and the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme has started in Hull.
An independent group of experts (Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation) has recommended that the NHS first offers these vaccines to those at highest risk of catching the disease and of suffering serious complications or dying from COVID-19.
In line with the JCVI’s prioritisation, in Hull we vaccinate people aged 38 and over, those at high risk of coronavirus and unpaid carers.
This is the biggest vaccination programme the NHS has ever undertaken. It is a huge challenge, and there will be bumps in the road.
Demonstrating your vaccination status for international travel
From 17 May 2021, people in England who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can demonstrate their vaccination status for international travel. A full course is currently two doses of any approved vaccine. Vaccine status will be available from:
It may take more than a week for your identity to be checked and verified so you can use these services.
If you cannot access these online services, and you have had 2 vaccines, you can request a paper letter from the NHS by calling 119. Only call 119 if you had your second dose more than 5 working days ago. It may take 7 working days for the letter to arrive.
GP practices and the CCG are not able to provide you with a letter that shows your COVID-19 vaccination status.
When you’re planning your travel, check the latest information on demonstrating your COVID-19 status when travelling abroad on the gov.uk website. Make sure there is time to get proof of your vaccination status before you leave.
How will I get my vaccine?
Hull GP practices are working together to vaccinate patients, so you might not be contacted by your usual practice, and you might need to go to a different location for the vaccination itself – you will be told where to attend when you are invited in. When you have had your vaccination you will be told when you will need to go back for your second dose.
Until now, the NHS asked people not to contact them about their COVID vaccination and wait until they are approached. At the moment the NHS is inviting people over 45 and those who are at high risk from coronavirus. These people will be contacted via a letter or be called by their local surgery to book their appointments.
People who have received a letter from the NHS can book their appointment at vaccination centres or the community pharmacy by contacting the national booking service at www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination. Those who cannot do it online can call a free 119 number, anytime between 7am and 11pm seven days a week. The national system allows patients to pick a convenient location and time. If you can’t book any slots in your preferred location, please try again later, when more appointments are added to the system.
Alternatively, if travelling to one of the sites available via the national booking system is difficult, those who are currently eligible can choose to wait until their local GP-led vaccination services contact them to have their vaccine closer to home. The NHS assures that no one will be missed and local practices will be in touch at the appropriate time with those who could not go to a large scale vaccination centre.
It’s important to note that if someone receives a letter from the NHS to book with the national system, and they already have an appointment booked with their local GP practice, then please ignore the letter and keep the existing appointment.
It is also important that anyone who has had the vaccine continues to follow government guidance on social distancing and wearing a mask as well as the additional measures in place where they live.
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Fertilizers That Make Plants Greener. The color comes from chlorophyll, a chemical that is vital to the process of photosynthesis by which plants produce the food they need to grow. Nutrients needed to produce chlorophyll are usually present in the soil and absorbed by the roots, but may need to be supplemented by fertilizer applications.
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ORBAI Press Package for NVIDIA GTC 2019
28 Mar, 2019
ORBAI is a startup company based in Silicon Valley, doing Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. ORBAI develops revolutionary Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology based on its patent-pending time-domain neural network architecture for computer vision, sensory, speech, navigation, planning and motor control technologies that we license for applications in AI to put the intelligence in robots, drones, cars, appliances, toys, homes and many other consumer applications.
With these tools and technologies, we develop our own artificial people enabled with vision, speech, and motion, people that can interact with you, talk to you and do real jobs. Right now, we are starting with projected ‘holograms’ of 3D animated and rendered characters that will also evolve into full robotic humanoids as the technology matures.
At NVIDIA GTC on 18-21 March 2019, ORBAI is going to show a 6ft holographic, talking bartender named James that can take verbal drink orders from you and can serve you real drinks with a robotic drink mixer. On top of that, he can tell you jokes and give you wise bartender advice. We will show a 5’6” holographic concierge named Claire that can handle all sorts of verbal information queries, like travel (is my flight on time?), restaurants (Tell me a good Vietnamese restaurant near the convention center), and both of them are capable of answering a wide variety of questions about GTC, like who is exhibiting, and where are they located on the expo floor and can also provide you with latest updates about weather, traffic and other information updates.
Both Claire and James are powered by ORBAI Gen2 AI, a mix of commercial APIs like Houndify and UE4 and our custom interfaces, interaction, and animation software which are continuously being upgraded to make these artificial people smarter, more interactive, able to respond more fluidly, and to move and interact more naturally, but there are limits to what deep learning technology can do.
Demo Video: https://youtu.be/4IKgZENqYzQ
At GTC we are also going to give a sneak preview of the revolutionary new ORBAI Gen3 AI using our novel, patented Neural Network architecture and the NeuroCAD 3D UI tools that we have developed for working with them and shaping them. In the next year we are basically going to do a full brain transplant on James, from his vision to hearing, comprehension, speech, movement, and facial animation, using an architecture that is more like a human nervous system. It not only has much more advanced functionality and features, but also learns like we do, from observation, interaction with the world, with practice and experience, constantly getting better. On March 21, at 10:00am at GTC, we will do our ‘Chappie’ demo of this technology, showing a robot learning to see, hear, speak, see, and associate objects that are shown to it with their spoken names, just like the scene in the movie.
We will use our NeuroCAD Neural Network design tools to design, test, and integrate our vision, speech, and motor control networks into our Artificial People, and also be applied to other company’s applications like the neuromorphic interface for the DARPA Bionic Arm which we are developing, and for companies desiring to design and develop AI using our NeuroCAD tools and integrate our vision, speech, and motor control networks into their products and services.
NeuroCAD will be commercially available in late 2019 for a limited beta release and a wider commercial release in 2020. We will sell a per-seat annual license for the NeuroCAD 3D tools itself, and license our pre-built modules for vision, speech, sensory input, and motor control for people to integrate and customize for their own applications, including robotics, drones, self-driving cars, and smart and interactive homes, appliances, devices, and even smart, interactive toys.
ORBAI Gen3 Technology Preview
Humanoid AI is our collection of vision, hearing, comprehension, speech, and animation control systems built with our dynamic neural networks, and integrated so that they can work together and learn together to make our Artificial People more human-like to look at, interact with, and speak with.
ORBAI Neural Networks are an advancement of spiking neural networks, which work more like the human nervous system, with realistic computer models of dynamic, spiking neurons, synapses, axons, dendrites and signals that propagate in time and space, woven together into a novel, self-learning configuration we call Bidirectional Interleaved Complementary Hierarchical Neural Networks.
NeuroCAD is a software tool with a UI for designing our Dynamic Neural Networks. It allows the user to lay out the layers of spiking neurons, connect them up algorithmically, crossbreed and mutate them to generate a population of similar neural nets, then run simulations on them, train them, cull the underperformers, and then crossbreed the top performing designs and continue the genetic algorithms till a design emerges that meets the performance criteria set by the designer.
These kind of advanced tools like NeuroCAD are necessary to develop these dynamic spiking neural networks because there is no human intuition for how to construct and connect these networks. We provide a visual tool with intuitive and simple methods for people to specify the connection schemes using a parametric gene mapping. We will allow users to run the spiking neural nets on CPU, GPU, and neuromorphic processors like Intel Loihi and IBM True North.


ASUS N61Vn entertainment notebook
ASUS' entertainment notebook is fast and feature-packed, but also power hungry
- Great display quality, multi-touch trackpad, powerful performer
- Poor battery life, keyboard is spongy, LCD display isn’t Full HD
ASUS N61Vn notebook has a multi-touch trackpad, a 720p-capable LCD display and an optical drive capable of reading Blu-ray discs. It won’t last long without the power adapter, but this fashion-conscious entertainment notebook provides serious performance.
Price$ 1,999.00 (AUD)
ASUS’ N61Vn notebook is designed for entertainment, with a 16in LCD screen, plus it has enough power to chew through 3D rendering tasks with ease. It boasts a multi-touch trackpad, but lacks the appeal of other fashion-conscious notebooks from Sony or Apple. Its poor performance in our battery life tests means the N61Vn can’t stray far from a power outlet.
We’re not sure the ASUS N61Vn lives up to the company’s claims of “cutting-edge design”, but it certainly isn’t an unattractive notebook (in our opinion the supercar-branded notebooks takes ASUS' ‘ugliest notebook’ crown). The unusual speaker grille design and the alternating use of matte and gloss finishes on the keyboard area and LCD display make the ASUS N61Vn seem a little over-designed – nonetheless we’re sure it will grab attention.
The 16in LCD screen is an unconventional size, so the laptop is unlikely to fit into snug 15.4in notebook bags and may prove too small for bags suited towards a larger 17in notebook. ASUS claims the screen is HD standard, though its resolution maxes out at 1366x768 pixels, which means it will only play up to 720p content in full detail. Nevertheless, the display quality is good despite some glare from the display's gloss finish.
There’s definitely a touch of Apple-inspired design on the ASUS N61Vn notebook. The keyboard, for instance, features spaced keys in the same style seen on the Macbook Pro and most Sony VAIO notebooks. The comfort of this style is a matter of personal preference (for the record, we like it) but in this instance the keys do feel a little spongier and more resistive than they should.
The ASUS N61Vn multi-touch trackpad is configured through a control panel
The other Apple-esque inclusion is the multi-touch trackpad, which supports up to three fingers at one time. ASUS provides a huge amount of configuration for the button assignments — going beyond even Apple’s efforts. Using the bundled Elan SmartPad control panel you can assign the right and left buttons to 20 different tasks each, with a similar capability for one, two or three-finger taps. You can even assign a middle-click button. Unfortunately, other multi-touch functions — zooming, scrolling, rotating and even window switching — were not functional on our pre-production review model. Provided ASUS gets these features working in its final shipping version, we are sold on this feature.
The ASUS N61Vn notebook has eSATA, HDMI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet connections along with three USB 2.0 ports and an SD card slot. The optical drive can read Blu-Ray discs, while further expansion is also possible using the ExpressCard/34 slot.
We tested the ASUS N61Vn notebook before it went into final production. Still, the notebook was fully decked out with an Intel Core 2 Quad 9000 2GHz CPU and 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz memory. The NVIDIA GT240M graphics has 1GB of dedicated memory and can share a further 1.2GB of system memory.
With this configuration the ASUS N61Vn 16in notebook managed to score 96 points in the WorldBench 6 tests, a slightly disappointing result considering the less powerful HP Pavilion dv7 2022tx managed a similar tally. It also encoded 53min of WAV files into 192Kbps MP3 in 1min 15secs, and rendered an image in Blender 3D in 48 seconds. All three tests showed that while the ASUS N61VN notebook isn’t able to encode or compress files that quickly, it is more than capable when performing 3D rendering and other image manipulation tasks. The 7200rpm 500GB hard drive equipped in our test unit managed 30.72 megabytes per second (MBps) in our transfer test, which is a reasonable score.
The N61VN scored 7244 points in Futuremark’s 3DMark 06 synthetic benchmark which is a fantastic score for an entertainment notebook. However, don’t mistake it for a serious gaming machine; the N61Vn only ran Crysis Warhead at around 15 frames per second in a 1366x768 resolution. With low settings, it will capably play most games but it is best to look elsewhere if you're serious about gaming on a notebook.
N61Vn notebook's performance results did have an impact on its battery life. In our tests the ASUS N61VN notebook managed to play a DVD for 89 minutes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switched off. This notebook can be used for short jaunts away from a power source but it won’t be long before it needs to be powered up, and you better not forget the adapters and chargers on your vacations or business trips.
At nearly 2.9kg in weight with the battery installed, the ASUS N61Vn isn’t the most portable notebook around but it is certainly powerful. It’s great for light gaming and watching a Blu-ray movie on the road, but its design has room for refinement.
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 14,944 new Covid-19 infections yesterday, bringing the cumulative cases to 4,307,529.
It also reported 31 new fatalities, which put the death toll at 35,259.
Active cases stood at 158,440, down 34.6 percent compared to 14 days ago.
New cases according to states are as follows:
Kuala Lumpur (970)
Negeri Sembilan (579)
Of the 31 new deaths, six were categorised as “brought in dead”.
The new fatalities were from Putrajaya (6), Johor (4), Kedah (4), Sarawak (4), Pahang (3), Perak (3), Malacca (2), Selangor (2), Penang (1), Terengganu (1) and Kuala Lumpur (1).
There have been 276 reported Covid-19 deaths this month. For comparison, there were 2,235 deaths last month and 770 deaths in February.
Malaysia has the highest number of deaths per capita in the Asean and East Asian regions with 1,061 deaths per 1 million population, and the fourth-worst in Asia after Iran, Lebanon and Jordan – all in the Middle East.
There are 3,012 Covid-19 patients who are hospitalised of which 206 are in intensive care.
As of April 7, the national infectivity rate is at 0.83, indicating that the spread is slowing.
The value must be kept under 1.0 to prevent exponential growth in cases.
Over the past week, an average of 35.1 people were reported to have died of Covid-19, while the average for the past 30 days was 58.8, also indicating a downtrend.

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text: Peter Hollens has given us incredible versions of many songs over the years. For this performance, he reworks the ‘Phantom of the Opera Medley’ with the help of his wife, Evynne. Their voices are a perfect match for this song, and the fresh arrangement makes it unique. It is like listening to a Broadway recording of the show. The talent and hard work that goes into each production are exceptional.

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Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans on the back of a truck during a pro-government demonstration on Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016.
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April 16 marks a historic moment for modern Turkey – the nation voted to transform the country’s current political system into a presidential republic with a head of state enjoying considerable political powers without any effective control from the legislative and judicial branches.
Turkish president and a main advocate of constitutional changes Recep Tayyip Erdogan already enjoys considerable political clout, and thanks to a silent opposition within the former AKP leadership, his ambitions are likely to grow further. Indeed, many Turks sincerely believe that the referendum on constitutional amendments turns Turkey into a super-presidential republic.
For Erdogan’s supporters, a new Turkey was born with a triumphant rise of now ruling AKP party in the early 2000s. In the past 15 years, Turkey under the AKP government has witnessed tremendous political, social, economic and cultural changes.
And no doubt the secret behind the impressive electoral success of the party lies in the ability of its leaders to distribute the benefits of progress in these areas to the majority.
Among those party leaders to whom many Turks tend to ascribe the rapid development and rise in standards of living is the current head of state, Erdogan, an ambitious politician who happens to be the most vocal proponent of the constitutional changes. No wonder that the current campaign of the “Yes” camp focuses on promotion of Erdogan’s image as a national leader, the first popularly elected Turkish president, thanks to whom Turkey has been in consistent development and who is today in dire need of more powers to be able to continue the pace of development and finally bring the Turkish nation into a new era of stability and prosperity.
Erdogan’s popularity over several years allowed him to attract votes in favor of his constitutional project.
This support was built not only by skillful maneuvering among major electorate groups but also, more importantly, by his ability to consolidate power within the AKP in his own hands. To understand why Erdogan’s charisma and popularity persist despite numerous political crises Turkey is facing today, and noticeable opposition to his policies, one should look at the changes that have taken place in the past several years both in the AKP’s electorate and leadership.
It may seem like a paradox, but despite some of its electorate groups in the past couple of years turning away, the AKP has gained a series of sweeping electoral victories. Liberals, who were at first attracted by the AKP by its rhetoric about human rights in the early 2000s, eventually had to reconsider their views on the party after 2007 when it became clear the party leadership no longer felt obliged by its promises on human rights policy, opting instead for gradually limiting personal freedoms for the sake of elimination of secularists within the state apparatus.
By the same token, AKP’s Kurdish voters, who first welcomed party’s pledges to settle the Kurdish issue, were later disappointed by the party’s apparent inability to resolve the conflict between the PKK and Turkish state. Finally, considerable changes occurred in the AKP’s core constituency – the religious and conservative layers of the Turkish society. People who once supported the AKP for its vows to reform the aggressively secular regime, a legacy of the Kemalist reforms, later realized that the AKP’s long-term power had led to the subjugation of the private lives of citizens and religious organizations to direct state supervision. This tendency to restrict religious freedom increased after the coup attempt of July 15 last year and subsequent political purges and arrests.
Many famous people in Turkey who once openly supported the AKP claim now that their hearts lie no longer with the party. When asked why their views changed, many say that it is not their views that changed, but rather the AKP. Indeed, even looking only at how party leadership changed over time we can see what the AKP has gradually morphed into. This is why Sunday’s referendum’s results should not be considered a game changer.
Built in the early 2000s by the young, reform-minded, world-conscious politicians of the former religious conservative Refah party as a protest targeting the concentration of the inner-party politics in the hands of a closed circle of its leaders, the AKP was doomed to repeat the fate of its predecessors: initial electoral success and rise of popularity of the AKP in 2000s opened broad avenues for the party’s founding figures to realization of their political ambitions. After more than 10 years of political evolution, the AKP finally turned into a one-man party with Erdogan sidelining his former party fellows. The enormous popularity of the party, mainly stemming from successful economic reforms, and the gradual democratization of the political process in Turkey since the mid- 2000s were used by Erdogan, who managed to present the AKP’s victories as his own, and thus consolidate his authority over his party, as well as local and national politics.
In the past five years, respected politicians like Turkey’s former president Abdullah Gul, prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu and former Parliament speaker Bulent Arinc all abandoned the party and today scrupulously abstain from national politics or even commenting on Erdogan’s policies. Even those who decided to come out and criticize the current state of affairs in Turkey did it in a very restrained way by complaining, for instance, about crippled freedoms and the rise of an authoritarian state without directly pointing at Erdogan, who has been leading the country single-handedly since 2014.
Lack of any considerable opposition from within his own party and the political community in general makes it easier for Erdogan to suppress opposing voices from other political camps. With Kurdish politicians being jailed en masse based on charges of supporting terrorism, and the nationalist MHP party and Kemalist CHP party being marginalized due to enormous social divisions, Erdogan easily uses all his propaganda resources today to tilt the playing field to his advantage and portray himself as the only person behind Turkey’s tremendous economic development of the past decade, and, most crucially, as the only guarantee of stability. The messianic image of a national savior who allegedly needs more powers to bring Turkey into the age of prosperity should contribute to success of the proposals on the constitutional amendments.
Seeing all this, one can’t but realize that results of the upcoming referendum will not change much for Erdogan. In fact, even if there had been a “no” to the referendum, Erdogan would have enjoyed considerable powers and influence over the national politics. The Turkish messiah, faced with no real criticism from his own former party fellows and no effective opposition from other parties will be allowed to sacrifice state in the name of his own political ambitions.The author is an Ankara-based freelance journalist writing about politics and society in Turkey.
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In 1928, Joseph Stalin initiated the First Five-Year Plan to collectivize agriculture and rapidly industrialize the USSR; one of the notable elements of this radical campaign was the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, a shock construction project that sought to bolster the national economy by connecting the grain lands of Siberia to the cotton farms of Central Asia. Released just after the introduction of the First Five-Year Plan, Viktor Turin’s documentary film, Turksib (1929), deepens the implications of this Soviet socialist project. By utilizing the familiar rhetoric of the ‘civilizing mission,’ it reflects Soviet aspirations to create a united Eurasian sphere of which Russia is the ideological heart.
The setting of the film’s first three acts is bleak. It begins in the barren desert of the newly created Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, labeled negatively as “a land of burning heat” in which the only positive elements are the industrialized processes of cotton cultivation. Each shot drags on for an eternity as Turin constructs a seemingly slow and meaningless lethargy that permeates the land. Such ennui is amplified in viewers, who are snapped back to attention only with intertitles that appear every few minutes. By heightening the emptiness of the landscape, Turin effectively depicts the Kazakh ASSR as a backward country dependent on Sovietization: the Kazakh people are experiencing shortages and it is Russian modernization that provides grain for them. The ‘othering,’ infantilization, and stereotyping of the ‘Oriental periphery’ is a common symptom not only of older Russian Romanticism but also of the contemporaneous Soviet socialist project, which sought to mold a new proletarian body out of the diverse Central Asian peoples.
Act I opens with a stark contrast between the silent stillness of pastoralism and the lively energy of ‘modern’ civilization. The Kazakh nomads “[wait] helplessly” for water, greeted only by the rare appearance of clouds that do not spare them even a drizzle of rain. Immediately following shots of their nomadic pastoralism, however, is a quick sequence of melting ice flowing down to the land from the mountains above. Representing the modernity and industrialization that too rapidly flow into Central Asia, the rejuvenating water provides the arid Kazakh land with what is essential for survival. The film reveals how the Soviet Union saw its industrialization of the frontier as essential for the periphery’s survival, lest it be lost to the ‘primitive’ past; thus, in the narrative, the indigenous population’s life is positively transformed by Soviet intervention.
The characters sprawl around aimlessly in the first half of the film, often lost in a deep mid-day slumber. The sleeping Kazakhs in Turksib represent a somnolent frontier only to be awakened by Russian modernity. Sleep is a common motif in Russian imperial narratives regarding the Asiatic East and acts as a metaphor for supposedly unexplored and untouched land. Rich in energy resources such as oil, gas, coal, and waterpower (the construction of the Turkestan-Siberian railroad was meant to exploit Kazakhstan’s mineral abundance in particular), Central Asia was often imagined by Russia as the Sleeping Beauty whose true potential needed to be unlocked. The sleeping adults, children, and dogs of Turin’s film awaken at the arrival of the Russian trucks, and the stillness of the film is suddenly thrust into lively stamina. The stereotypical depiction of Kazakh culture, characterized by laziness and paralyzing inertia, is thus diametrically contrasted with the movement of the Russian engineers and surveyors, whose knowledge revolves around modern industry and new technologies. Additionally, when the Russian surveyors arrive in the desert, the natives are depicted crowding the trucks in curiosity and excitement, in awe of the Soviet vehicles. Kazakh children race after the trucks, implying that they are chasing modernity and leaving behind their ‘old’ village. Amidst the excitement of the youth, there is just one skeptic: an old Kazakh man who denounces the trucks as “a devil’s chariot.” Although elders are typically given the most respect due to their wisdom in indigenous Central Asian cultures, this old Kazakh man is instead caricatured by Turin as a mere relic of the archaic past.
Turin’s strongest emphasis on the dialectics of movement is made in the fourth act of Turksib, in which Kazakh equestrians chase after a Russian train. The Kazakh horses move relatively slowly through the landscape; the nomads hardly advance through the physical landscape and time threatens to leave them behind. In contrast, the steam locomotive is an unstoppable force racing through both time and geography. In Soviet media, trains are usually portrayed as positive symbols of progress, revolution, and imperial domination. The horses are ultimately unable to catch up to the modern vehicle.
Although Turksib uses dialectical montage to highlight the messianic Soviet destiny in Central Asia, it is important to note that the two conflicts that occur in the documentary are not between the Russian engineers and the indigenous Kazakh peoples, but rather between nature and civilization, and between the past and the future. The only threats that the indigenous people explicitly face in Turksib are the unforgiving elements of the environment: the Kazakhs must wait patiently for water and fight through sandstorms to transport vast supplies of grain and timber. “In the desert, the enemy is wind,” not the Russian colonizers.
As conflicts exist only between society and nature in this film, Turin suggests therefore that social harmony has already been attained. Above all, Turksib is about the idealization of united Soviet labor, in which no interethnic strife takes place. In the film, the cooperation between the Russians and the Kazakhs is what allows for the construction of this transnational railroad, pacifying nature and putting it at the service of man. This reflects the state’s attempts to create a uniquely Eurasian culture in which locals of Central Asia were incorporated into the Soviet proletariat.
Certainly, if Eurasianist ideologues define ‘democracy’ as the “participation of the people in its own destiny,”  then the state could certainly mark the ideological mission behind the Turkestan-Siberian Railway as a democratic project. However, it should be stressed that the Soviets envisaged such “participation” as a submissive yielding to the plans of a stronger entity– in this case, the Kazakhs’ forced acquiescence to the Soviet political project. Turin portrays the Kazakhs as eager coworkers who warmly welcome, rather than restrict, the Russians: the former accept the modern railway in their midst and do not appear to have much anxiety over its impending effects on their life. Such a narrative posits a Eurasian utopia in which socialist industrialization has removed the need for conflict.
But reality instead proved to be dystopian for the Central Asians– it was precisely this Russian ‘civilizing mission’ that would have devastating consequences for the Kazakh people. While most Kazakhs had traditionally been nomadic pastoralists, Soviet collectivization forced them to “sedentarize, to abandon the economic practice of nomadism, and this shift… [led] to very far-reaching and painful shifts to Kazakh culture and identity.”  Indeed, in the years immediately following Turksib’s release, Kazakhstan experienced a great famine – the Asharshylyk – that would result in the death of almost a quarter of its population. For a long time, this famine was largely absent from both Soviet and Western dialogues, with Soviet narratives of the Kazakh famine being all the more dismissive.
In contrast to the horrific realities of working along these railroad lines, the final scenes of Turin’s Turksib suggest a final subsumption of the periphery into Soviet socialism: in a poetic union of the ‘Oriental periphery’ and Russian state, a curious encounter between the primitive past and socialist modernity, a Kazakh camel sniffs the Turksib railroad. The film closes with images of “30,” Central Asia, and a speeding train flashing in rapid succession, through which Turin presents a conjunction of time, space, and movement – the complete temporal and spatial integration of Central Asia into the Soviet project. The meaning encapsulated here is central to the Soviet Union’s modernist mythology: triumph over nature is measured by the progress of machinery and the labor of man, in which “civilization breaks through with mechanical equipment.”
Turksib is a masterful demonstration of Soviet montage theory, an educational and Romantic documentary meant to depict Central Asia as a site of civilizational awakening, epic collective labor, and technological divinity. But its hypnotic cinematography and sentimental aesthetics notwithstanding, such a narrative must be analyzed in the context of its creation; that is, in Russia’s ‘othering’ of Central Asian culture and history, an infantilizing trend that has persisted from the Tsarist Empire, through the Soviet Union, and until now in the 21st century.
 Aleksandr Dugin, Eurasian Mission: An Introduction to Neo-Eurasianism (London: Arktos Media, 2014), 33.
 Sarah Cameron, “Remembering the Kazakh Famine,”Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, 20 May 2020, https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/insights/remembering-kazakh-famine.
Turksib. Directed by Viktor Turin. Vostokkino, 1929, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZSSfhArp0g.

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Twilight star Robert Pattinson (the next Brad Pitt?) hit the Cannes Film Festival in style this week, to promote the series' second installment, New Moon (for which a movie poster, picturing Pattinson with costars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, was released yesterday). In other Twilight news, Pattinson just signed on for the saga's fourth film, Breaking Dawn.
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It’s getting colder in Rome! Winter is coming, we have been lucky enough to have some sunny days instead of the rain. Here I’m in Piazza di Pietra in Rome, it’s an important square of this city because her unique architecture. The monument behind me is Adriano’s Temple, it was built in in the 145 in honor to the Emperor Adriano and after many centuries the architect Carlo Fontana used the rests of this beautiful temple as a part of a new building. I believe this is one of the most beautiful spots of Rome.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest in over five weeks on Thursday as the Malaysian currency slipped to its lowest since early May and stoked buying interest, although some profit-taking in late trade eroded gains.
The Malaysian ringgit fell to a four-month low ahead of the central bank's monetary policy decision, weakening 0.8 percent to 3.2425 against the greenback, and making palm oil cheaper for overseas buyers and refiners.
Bank Negara Malaysia said late Thursday it will keep the country's key interest rate unchanged at 3.25 percent.
However, mild profit-taking in afternoon trade eroded some of the gains, traders said. But hopes that the weaker currency will stoke demand for the ringgit-priced feedstock prevented steeper losses.
Most Asian currencies have fallen this month on worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish stance and raise interest rates faster that earlier anticipated.
"Near term, the U.S. may raise interest rates, and this will be a bonus for the U.S. dollar," said a trader with a foreign commodities brokerage in Kuala Lumpur.
"At the same time, the Malaysian central bank might maintain the overnight policy rate. This will weaken the ringgit, which is positive for palm oil," the trader added.
The benchmark December contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed 0.1 percent higher at 2,145 ringgit ($664) per tonne. Prices earlier rose to 2,173 ringgit the highest level since Aug. 13.
Total traded volume stood at 74,838 lots of 25 tonnes, more than double the usual 35,000 lots.
Technicals showed that palm oil is expected to climb to 2,213 ringgit per tonne as it has broken resistance at 2,142 ringgit, said Reuters market analyst Wang Tao.
Expectations that the robust export demand seen in the first half of September will hold into next month also provided support to palm, traders said.
Exports of Malaysian palm between Sept. 1 and Sept. 15 jumped about 180,000 tonnes compared with a month ago, with demand for crude palm oil surging.
The tropical oil has pulled up more than 200 ringgit after plunging to a five-and-a-half-year low of 1,914 ringgit on Sept. 2, and is now on track for its biggest monthly gain since October 2013 with an 11 percent rise so far in September.
But gains in palm oil will also narrow its discount to competing vegetable oils and potentially water down food and fuel demand from key buyers such as China and India.
"The question is how much the market can pull up. It is trying to hold and push higher, but there is strong resistance at 2,200 ringgit for the benchmark December contract," the Kuala Lumpur-based trader added.
In rival vegetable oil markets, the U.S. soyoil contract for December edged down 0.4 percent in late Asian trade, while the most active January soybean oil contract on the Dalian Commodities Exchange rose 0.1 percent.
In other markets, oil traded lower below $99 a barrel on Thursday, pressured by ample supply and concern over the weakening of demand growth in major consumer nations, as well as a rise in the U.S. dollar.
Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 1027 GMT
Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume
MY PALM OIL OCT4 2170 +14.00 2160 2189 1159
MY PALM OIL NOV4 2143 +8.00 2133 2166 14320
MY PALM OIL DEC4 2141 -3.00 2136 2173 33390
CHINA PALM OLEIN JAN5 5278 +46.00 5250 5288 654990
CHINA SOYOIL JAN5 6060 +4.00 6054 6112 416232
CBOT SOY OIL DEC4 33.41 +0.00 33.35 33.75 6656
INDIA PALM OIL SEP4 463.90 +0.00 461.40 467.90 1308
INDIA SOYOIL SEP4 643.60 -1.35 643.60 646.00 1690
NYMEX CRUDE OCT4 94.23 -0.19 93.62 94.45 14150
Palm oil prices in Malaysian ringgit per tonne
CBOT soy oil in U.S. cents per pound
Dalian soy oil and RBD palm olein in Chinese yuan per tonne
India soy oil in Indian rupee per 10 kg
Crude in U.S. dollars per barrel
($1 = 3.23 Malaysian ringgit)
($1 = 6.1406 Chinese yuan)
($1 = 60.92 Indian rupees)


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“We’ve been creative in celebrating our tenth anniversary during this pandemic,” said Haylee Jandreau, manager at ‘Rising Tide’ this afternoon.
For the past ten years, ‘Rising Tide’ has been providing great beers that have been enormously popular with the beer drinking public. For this significant anniversary, the brewing company has come up with a new IPA called Ten. It’s a ‘smooth and juicy IPA’ according to several who have enjoyed it already. It’s currently on tap only at the 103 Fox Street location with canned TEN coming next week. “TEN was not ready for cans for this weekend,” said Haylee.
The brewing company has teamed up with Fire and Company. a wood fueled pizza truck on site that is a permanent food service there. It will be serving special foods for this weekend, including homemade pretzels and sausage subs. There are five different pizzas, oysters on the half shell, beer cheese nachos, lobster rolls, rotating specials and much more permanently on the menu to accompany your favorite beers at ‘Rising Tide’ available from Fire and Company. a catering business.
Although warmish temperatures are still with us, Heather Sanborn, founder of the brewing company, has been thinking forward to the long winter ahead and the uncertain future due to the pandemic. “We are investing in a lot of creative heating options through the fall and winter,” said Haylee. She described them below.
Heating lamps will be used for starters. But a more significant investment will take this brewing company through fall and the winter months. Each table will get a contained heating unit of natural gas – like a bubble – that will provide a warm and cozy space for imbibers. “We are taking inspiration from the Scandinavian countries who enjoy the outdoors year round. The Quebec Winter Carnival was another inspiration,” said Haylee.The left half of the outdoor venue will contain fire pits and patio heaters to accommodate other patrons.
“We have taken a lot of steps to be sure our staff and community are as safe as possible. We don’t feel comfortable operating indoors heading into winter,” Haylee said.


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There has been a 26% rise in the number of children and young people hospitalised after self-harming in the East of England.
Man Charged After Woman Reports Attack
A man is due in court later after being charged in connection with a reported assault.
It's after a woman in her 20's said that she had been assaulted in the cemetery at Bury Road in Stowmarket around 6am on the morning of Saturday 30th April.
Police were contacted just after 6am by a member of the public reporting the woman had been attacked.
It's thought she had been walking through the cemetery when she was grabbed by a man and dragged into bushes there. She screamed, alerting a member of the public, and fought back and the offender fled.
20-year-old Luke Myers who doesn't have a fixed address has been charged with assault with the intention of committing a sexual offence.
He has been detained in police custody to appear before South East Suffolk Magistrates Court today Monday 2nd May.
Anyone with information about the reported attack should call Bury St Edmunds CID on 01473 613500.
Police have confirmed that a man and a teenage boy have died after an incident at West Meadows in Ipswich yesterday afternoon.
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Summer Harl has ended her three-year spell at Celtic – and fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment.
The Scottish Sun claim the Celtic TV presenter has left her job as the popular host of the club’s online television channel.
English-born Harl, who is a childhood Norwich supporter, is said to have announced her departure from the Scottish giants on Monday.
Celtic fans took to social media to express their disappointment at her exit, with some claiming she will be much missed and others joking she is set to following in the footsteps of players Kris Commons and Efe Ambrose and move to Hibernian TV.
Here is a selection of their messages on Twitter:
Actual biggest loss of the season was Summer Harl leaving ????
— Andrew Miller (@ItsMillaaaaTime) February 28, 2017
Have Hibs signed Summer Harl on emergency loan to the end of the season. Have we got cover. We’ll need to get big Efe to do Celtic TV.
— Rab (@bhoab) February 28, 2017
Possibly a sensitive question to ask, but why has Summer Harl left CelticTV and where has she gone?
— Fr. Paul Stone (@FrPaulStone) February 28, 2017
So what was the reason Summer Harl left anyway ? I never watched Celtic tv so never really saw or knew of her other than Twitter mentions.
— R4tser (@R4tser) February 27, 2017
— Terry O’Brien (@terry_obrien86) February 27, 2017
As a proud subscriber to @CelticTV very sad to discover Summer Harl is leaving. She was a breath of fresh air.
— lawrencedonegan (@lawrencedonegan) February 27, 2017
“Summer harl says goodbye” pic.twitter.com/MeD3eGB6I5
— L (@Zakmcj_67) February 27, 2017
Summer Harl has left Celtic tv, very sad day indeed
— Kyle Conroy (@Kyle31Conroy) February 27, 2017
Celtic are aiming to continue their remorseless pursuit of a sixth consecutive Scottish Premiership title when they return to action on Wednesday night.
Brendan Rodgers’ side travel to relegation strugglers Inverness aiming to extend their 24-point lead over second-placed Aberdeen.
Celtic have accumulated a remarkable haul of 76 points from 26 matches, winning 25 of their league encounters and drawing the other.
In other Celtic news, the club are to secure a bumper agreement within days.


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The VF official twitter account revealed that an announcement on the Virtua Fighter x esports project will be made on Thursday, 27 May 2021 at approximately 8 PM (JST). The official virtuafighter.jp website features a countdown to this announcement overlayed on a video loop of Akira's back, along with some useful links. Are you ready for the Showdown?
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Though green tea has a lot of health benefits, it can also cause side effects like jitteriness and upset stomach. Follow these simple steps to have the best possible experience with your green tea.
Drink green tea tea when it's freshly made but slightly cooled. Scalding tea can damage your digestive system. Moreover, recent studies suggest that too much hot tea can promote throat cancer. Conversely, compounds in tea like catechins, theanine, and vitamins C and B diminish over time through oxidation, so the health benefits are strongest with fresh tea. Old tea can also harbor bacteria, especially since its antibacterial properties diminish with time.
Brew the same tea leaves in moderation. With each successive infusion, cancerous substances in the leaves themselves (often pesticides) are drawn out.
Make sure that tea doesn't conflict with any medications or supplements that you're taking. The compounds in tea can interact with certain substances. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for confirmation.
Drink tea an hour before or after meals. Certain compounds in tea inhibit the absorption of calcium and non-heme iron. Drinking too much tea can worsen the symptoms of those prone to iron deficiency. Putting milk in your tea can cancel out the problem of calcium absorption, the oxalate in the tea bonds to the calcium in the milk rather than the calcium in your food.
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Automatic walking spider bot
A general purpose wireless I/O board using a Particle Photon. Control a small motor, solenoid, servo, external loads, buzzer and sensors.
Battery operated RFID reader allowing you to scan pre-authorised RFID cards anywhere. Scans are sent to Ubidots dashboard for processing.
Control any high voltage (240V, 15A) load whilst monitoring two external sensors and current drawn by load. No additional PSU needed.
The next evolution of the iris goggles with a life of their own.
A small-scale replica of the original Herbert Televox robot from the 1920's was a great addition to a presentation on "how to tell stories."
Fairly straightforward project to get introduced into the capabilities of the Photon!
My iRobot got fried when it got wet from rain coming in the window..I HACKED IT using Particle, STM32 dev board and Adacore
In this project, I will share some of the techniques used by my low-cost robot car projects.
Clean your yard from your smartphone or preset a job for AYSE to follow!
A Roomba and invisible walls controlled by Photons triggered from anywhere in the house to vacuum one of multiple areas.
Want to pass something over to a friend without getting up? Lazy Ferrari is there to help you!
The perfect cocktail at the push of a button!
How to build an electro-pneumatic circuit for remotely controlling a soft robot using Zerynth and a Particle Photon.
This small little program will tell you who won whichever state you want to know about, complete with percentages displayed on 8 LEDs.
Particle Photon with DFPlayer along with animatronic drivers for Gemmi Frogz, Furby, Billy Bass, and other creatures.


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Across the New York metropolitan region, thousands of people who bought homes during the long housing boom of the 1980s are suffering wrenching emotional and financial hardships as the value of their single largest investment slips away.
Signs of distress can be seen across New Jersey, Connecticut, the mid-Hudson area and Long Island. Housing foreclosures, delinquent mortgage payments and personal bankruptcy filings are rising.
As a result of financial pressures caused largely by high housing costs, corporate employee-assistance programs report record numbers of workers seeking emotional and financial counseling.
Psychologists and social workers say they are treating more cases of stress, depression, spouse and child abuse and marital strife.
''All of us were brought up to believe that if you saved enough money to buy a house, your economic future was secure,'' said Dr. Richard Friedman, a psychologist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook who specializes in stress management.
''Each year, as you paid off the mortgage, the value of the house went up.
''Now, for the first time in 45 years, people who have put their life savings into what they thought was a rock-solid situation are losing money,'' he said. ''This has caused unmitigated anguish. Some people are on the verge of panic.''
In large measure, the problems stem from the Northeast`s weakened economy. Slow job growth has curbed the demand for housing and depressed prices. Homeowners who bought at the market`s peak, betting prices would continue rising, now watch the value of their houses erode as property taxes and other housing costs continue to climb.
And with the effects of corporate restructurings and a shrinking Wall Street still resounding throughout the region, workers have entered an era when job security has all but vanished.
''A lot of people are operating on the edge,'' said Tony Maccarini, a real-estate lawyer in Carmel, N.Y. ''They`re having trouble making their mortgage payments. They`re maxed out on their credit cards. They`re very nervous.''
The pressures appear to be felt most acutely in the suburbs, but owners of condominiums and cooperatives in New York City have also been hit by the one-two punch of falling real-estate values and soaring costs.
People who bought their homes before the boom began are still, of course, living in houses worth much more than they paid for them.
The homeowners hardest hit are those who bought their property from about 1983 through early 1988, when prices rose by as much as 2 to 3 percent a month in the hottest markets. The median price of a single-family house in the region jumped to $183,800 in 1988 from $88,900 in 1983, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Many two-income families borrowed heavily, spending 40 percent to 50 percent of their income on down payments and mortgages, banking on the seemingly endless rise of real-estate values.
Banks generally will not approve a mortgage if a household`s monthly housing costs exceed 28 percent of its monthly income. But many waive that requirement if buyers make a down payment of 20 percent or more, figuring the buyer has too much invested to default on the loan.
In addition, changes in the federal income-tax law encouraged homeowners to assume more debt in the form of home-equity loans. These loans, or second mortgages, allowed homeowners to borrow against their home`s escalating equity and deduct the interest payments from their income.
But for many families the debt burden became too much.
When Mary Anne and Larry Liesner bought a three-story colonial in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1986, they had big plans.
Real-estate prices were rocketing; the Liesners figured they would renovate the 75-year-old house, sell it in four years, buy a sailboat with the proceeds and cruise the Caribbean.
Four years have passed but things have not worked out as planned.
Mrs. Liesner lost her job as a restaurant manager, and Mr. Liesner lost his as a mechanic. They found other work, but earn $500 a week less than before.
To save money, they stopped taking vacations and going out to dinner. But it has not been enough to keep from falling two months behind on their house payments, which increased to $2,000 a month this year from $1,400 a month in 1986.
The rudest shock came when the couple finally tried to sell: The house they bought in the boom years for $152,000 attracted only one offer, for $115,000.
''We feel trapped,'' said Liesner, 41. ''This house consumes every dollar we make. It`s a beautiful home, but it`s also a huge financial burden.''
Like many other first-time home buyers, the Liesners chose a variable-rate mortgage with a low initial interest rate. In four years, the couple`s mortgage rate has increased to 12 percent annually from 7.75 percent, a difference of $325 a month for them. In addition, they have to pay back a $50,000 loan they took to cover the down payment and renovation costs.
When the Liesners decided to sell, a housing glut had spread across Connecticut and the rest of the region.
On Long Island, for example, the number of homes for sale increased to 20,987 this year from 5,532 five years ago. Prices have dropped 10 percent to 30 percent since late 1987, brokers said, making it impossible for many sellers to avoid a loss.
''I always wanted my own house,'' Mrs. Liesner, 43, said. ''But now I feel I made one of the biggest mistakes in my life.''
The Liesners are not alone.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York said 3.7 percent of the mortgage loans outstanding in New York State were at least 60 days delinquent in 1989. That compares with 2.6 percent in 1988.
In New Jersey, delinquencies rose to 4.75 percent from 2.9 percent in the same period, and in Connecticut to 2.3 percent from 1.35 percent.
While still a small fraction of residential real-estate loans, the number of foreclosures is slowly rising. In New York, 0.49 percent of all residential loans ended in foreclosure last year, up from 0.47 percent in 1988. In New Jersey during the same time, the figures increased to 0.83 percent from 0.74 percent. In Connecticut, they rose to 0.26 percent from 0.18 percent.
''The numbers are a sign of financial stress,'' said Rae D. Rosen, regional economist for the the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.
''Job growth has plummeted, real buying power is close to zero and people don`t feel particularly confident.''


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Whoops. Life got busy again, as it always tends to do. I wish I could get a grip on that.
Tonight, I was listening to music, as I often do late at night. There was a time when I'd listen to the radio almost exclusively. Then there was a time when I listened to my collection of vinyl, tapes, CDs. These days, it almost always happens like this: I decide (for whatever random reason) that I want to hear a specific song, or perhaps a specific artist, so I head to YouTube. From there, I just follow the trail of whatever pops up next in the queue. Tonight, I can't remember now what made me want to hear Clapton, but something triggered him in my mind, and I've been losing myself in his guitar riffs ever since. I never tire of him. He can turn a two-and-a-half minute song into a 7-minute work of pure, incredible art, and not lose me in the middle of it. Amazing.
So along the way, I decided to listen to my all-time favorite album of his (via YouTube, of course, because it meant I didn't have to go digging through my CDs. Click click, VOILA, instant music.) The album? Unplugged. I remember when it came out. Back in the day, we didn't have cable. We had a rabbit ears antenna with foil wrapped around it and a wire coat hanger sticking out the top of that, but even all that effort couldn't get us MTV. (Remember when MTV actually cared about music?) So we missed the Unplugged series when it was on TV, but somehow managed to discover it - specifically Clapton's show - on CD later. I think I read a review in the paper or something. Anyway.
Listening to it made me think of this blog and how I'd neglected to ever finish the challenge, so I looked it up to see where I'd left off. Serendipity! The next challenge on the list was this one! It's a no-brainer - tonight, anyway. Tonight, my favorite album is Eric Clapton's Unplugged. Favorite song from the album is harder. I've always loved the blues-y covers, especially "Before You Accuse Me". Darren loves "San Francisco Bay Blues". I could've sworn there was a song on this album about walking on snow or somesuch, but clearly my memory has faded. It's not here.
But for the purpose of this blog, I'm gonna list this one as my favorite on the album, knowing full well that I might pick another one in half an hour:
Solved the mystery of the snow song! It was on an album called "Unplugged Collection, Vol 1", which included Clapton's "Before You Accuse Me", and also "Barefoot", by KD Lang. I guess I associated that song with Clapton because of the other one. I am getting old. I haven't listened to it in years until tonight. Still like it.


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Flat Pack House Temporary Canteen Facilities
Flat Pack House Temporary Canteen Facilities which provide easy to clean floors and kitchen facilities, as well as a clean and hygienic environment for cooking and eating for your workforce, can be based in a modified steel container. The beauty of a site canteen that's based in a modified steel container as temporary canteen accommodation that can be moved as and when you need it. Of course, this means they suit just as well as site mess rooms and site dining rooms.
1) Customized design: You can choose what kinds of container house you want
2) Light and reliable: the steel structure is strong and firm. wind resistance capacity>220km / h, seismic resistance capacity >grade 8
3) Time and Labor saving and Easy assembly: four skilled workers can finish assembling one standard unit within 4 hours
4) Flexible combination :Mutiple modular buildings can be easily combined horizontally and vertically
5) Wide applications: our container house and prefab house can be used as hotel, mining camp,office,villa, toliet, shop, workshop etc.
6)Good looking and neat inside: Water pipe and wires could be fixed into and be hidden into the sandwich panel.
|Part 1||Roof System|
|i.||Steel frame||Steel frame is Q235 galvanized fitting;|
|ii.||Roof insulation||Ceiling is blue color steel pre-coated 0.4mm outside strong steel sheet;|
With 50mm glass wool insulation material;
|iii.||Roof ceiling||Ceiling is shaped steel plate with different pattern|
|Part 2||Floor System|
|i.||Steel frame||3mm Galvanized Steel for main structure + 1.5mm square tube for secondary beam|
|ii.||Floor||15mm chipboard + PVC leather floor|
|Part 3||Column System|
|i||Column||2.5mm Shaped Galvanized Steel|
|Part 4||Sandwich Wall System|
|i||Wall Panel||50mm EPS Foam Sandwich Panel ;|
Outside color is light silver gray (0.35mm thickness steel );
Inside is white color steel (0.35mm thickness steel ).
|Part 5||Door & window system|
|i.||Door||Material: Steel door |
|ii.||Window||Material: Aluminum alloy steel double hollow glass sliding window (including screens)|
|Part 6||Electric system|
|i.||Electric system||Includes ordinary LED light, A-SW double sockets 2set, A-SW air-switch 2 set,|
Electrical box with safety protection device connecting cable for connecting;
|Part 7||Accessories||Electric wire; sealant; wiring tube; screws and other accessories.|
1.Q: Are you a trading company or manufacturer ?
A: We are a manufactory. Our factory located in Xinxiang City,Henan Province.
2.Q: What's the size of your factory
A: Around 100000 sqm.
3.Q: What is your terms of payment ?
A:30% deposit, 70% balance.
T/T or L/C are acceptable.
4.Q: Could you please design a new and unique modular house for me?
A: Absolutely! We are able to provide you with not only construction scheme and structural drawings, but landscape design! Besides, detailed drawings and 3D models are surely included. One-stop service is our outstanding superiority with no doubt.
5.Q: What should I provide to build a modular house?
A: So easy! Sketch drawing would be a better reference for us. Or you just need to tell us about your requirements, such as the size, purpose and floor of the house. Soon, you will have an amazing design.
6.Q: How could I ensure the cost of building a modular house?
A:Firstly, the designing scheme should be accepted. Then, the kinds of building materials should be confirmed since different types and qualities make various prices. After that, we will send you a detailed quotation.
7.Q:Is modular house stable?
A: Set your hearts at rest! You are completely safe living in prefab container house even if there are hurricanes of 200km/h and 7-grade earthquake outside.
8.Q: What are the advantages of modular house comparing to the traditional building?
A: Better sound insulation, heat insulation, fireproof, earthquake resistance, wind resistance, short construction time, saving time and effort, large available area, strong termite resistance


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My week in the Cote d’Azur – French Riviera attending ILTM Cannes 2017 | ILTM – International Luxury Travel Market | As every year, December is my time in the French Riviera, taking part either as hosted VIP Media or Buyer, to ITLM Cannes. This is the best luxury travel event to network with other luxury travel colleagues and international suppliers. This is my week in the Cote d’Azur – French Riviera attending ITLM Cannes 2017. For more tips and recommendations, see all my minute-to-minute past/current/future post and experiences on ILTM Cannes 2017.
The way to transfer Cannes to Nice | Cote d’AZur, France | This is the way we roll in Cannes, French Riviera, France during ILTM. Heli Air Monaco, air transfers from Cannes helipad to Nice International Airport, door to door, in less than 15 minutes with lovely views of the Cote d’Azur. (approx. EUR 75 OW per person). Continue reading The way to transfer Cannes to Nice
My night experience in Nice | Nice, France | Dinner last night at Regence private Restaurant at Le Negresco Hotel in Nice, France was just outstanding. Private room just for our group with an exquisite menu and selection of wines. You should try either this restaurant, or Chantecle or La Rotonde (which BTW is so kitsch and camp that at the same time is fabulous. You will literally be eating in a carrousel), both at the same property. Continue reading My night experience in Nice
My day exploring Nice | Nice, France | This is my third time in Nice, and this time I am only for 24 hours, invited by Le Negresco Hotel, on my way to my final destination for the next four days, Cannes. There I will be attending the ILTM 2013 – International Luxury Travel Market. I decided to explore areas of Nice I haven’t done before, and a big pending on my list was to explore Colline du Chateau, Tour Bellanda and enjoy the breathtaking panoramic views of the Baie des Anges from the top of the hill. Continue reading My day exploring Nice
Le Negresco Hotel unexpected Palace | Nice, France | If we talk about traditional hotels that exude luxury and charm, well I would risk to say the Le Negresco Hotel in French Riviera is on the top of my list. The minute you walk by the door and enter the lobby of the hotel, a fairy tale of sophistication unfolds. Le Negresco first opened its doors on January 8th, 1913. The hotel, designed by Henri Negrescu, immediately attracted a brilliant international clientele, Kings of the old and the new world. Jeanne Augier is the guardian of this myth. Owner of the Palace since 1957, this great lady – with deeply-rooted convictions – has devoted her life to the preservation and the development of this unique heritage. Continue reading Le Negresco Hotel unexpected Palace
Hotel Check IN Le Negresco Hotel | Nice, France | Today after a fabulous stay in St Tropez for two days, I returned to Nice, which in many way is a smaller version of Paris. Same as two days ago, I checked IN at the lovely and chic, but veryyyyy eclectic Le Negresco Hotel. An institution in the city, known unanimously to be the best hotel in town, and I fully second that. I was here 4 days ago, when I got this stunning Suite overlooking the Promenade de Anglais, and the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This rooms have been renovated and modernized with some pop touches. Continue reading Hotel Check IN Le Negresco Hotel
Rue Bonaparte Le Petite Marais Nice | Nice, France | Now Nice also has its own Gay District. Still pretty small and rather quiet even on a Friday night. It happens along Rue Bonaparte behind the Place Garibaldi. The have named the district ” Le Petite Marais ” in homage to the gay neighborhood in Paris. At my hotel, Le Negresco, the concierge knowing who I was, provided me with a Gay Map of the City and shared with me the tips on this district and to try Gossip Bar for a quick dinner or drinks. Continue reading Rue Bonaparte Le Petite Marais Nice
TGV Gare de Lyon Paris to Nice Ville | France | Today I transfered all the way from Versailles to Nice, in a ver simple and smooth way, to get to Gare de Lyon Station in Paris to get onboard the TGV to Nice Ville. Almost 6 hours train ride in total. I did pre purchased my tickets in advance, thank God, because the train was fully booked, and that would have ruined my whole itinerary which already is very tight. 270 Euros Round Trip, including my trip to St Tropez and connections. I was rather excited to do this trip, first time on the TGV. The scenery was amazing, specially the second part of the journey, once you arrive to St. Raphael all the way to nice, passing by Cannes of course at hight speed. Continue reading TGV Gare de Lyon Paris to Nice Ville
GPS Carlos Melia off to France and Russia | The COUNTDOWN has began. !!!!! France and Russia here I come. Only in 03 DAYS heading to Paris to begin my month and a 1/2 trip to this two incredible destinations including France ( Paris, St Tropez, Nice, Deauville ) and Russia ( St. Petersburg and Moscow ). And of course you will be able to read and see everything here at www.carlosmeliablog.com. Have a GREAT Week everyone. CM @ Carlos Melia Recommends
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Niçoise meets New York at La Petite Maison | Manhattan, New York | I don’t know what critics and people in general say about Niçoise Cuisine, but to me after my experience at La Petite Maison, can define it as fantastic mix between Italian and French Cuisine. Located steps away from 5th. Avenue and the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Continue reading Niçoise meets New York at La Petite Maison

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Critically acclaimed author James Roy's young adult novel Town has received a string of prestigious awards since its release in 2007, including the NSW Premier's Award for Young People's Literature (winner); Golden Inky Teenage Choice Award (winner); CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers (notable book); Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction (shortlisted), and the German Youth Literature Prize (shortlisted). Thanks to public demand, Roy has written its companion City, a skilfully crafted and thought-provoking collection of linked stories – his most striking to date.
Roy's first collection, Town, poignantly explored the lives of thirteen young residents of an Australian town and the social tapestry of their community over the course of a year. Like the young people in Town, those in City also make connections with – and assumptions about – each other. They too desire meaningful relationships with their community, their friends, their family and the strangers they pass each day, but this time they are linked in very different ways – through chance meetings, found objects, social connections, the civil disobedience of the shadowy Poet, and the streets of a city.
And while the young people of City experience lives in contrast from those in Town, they desire no less than the characters in Town: meaningful relationships with their community, their friends, their family and the strangers they pass each day.
Palpable throughout City is Roy's signature humour and pathos, as well as his heightened appreciation of the important issues affecting young people today – allowing him to entertain and engage readers through powerful social commentary about contemporary Australian life.
…she did something that took me by complete surprise. It shouldn't have surprised me – after all, we were sitting less than five metres apart, face to face, on a train. Yet it did surprise me, when she turned her head, quite purposefully, almost like one of those clown heads you see at theme parks, and stared straight at me. I saw it coming – the slow turn of her face towards mine – and yet I didn't respond. I simply found myself staring straight at her, and she at me.
Roy says that he's long been fascinated with the assumptions we consistently make about people and the misconceptions about others that result. -For the most part, we never know people as well as we think we do. I was keen to explore that idea within the context of a large city – where we are even less likely than in a small town to know our neighbours and those who spend their days in closest physical proximity to us,' he said.
This stunning collection of connected stories will feel immediately familiar in the way it reflects our lives and those of the people we pass each day. It is destined to sit alongside Town as another Australian classic.
James Royhas written over twenty books for young people, many of which have received prestigious awards for literature, including the Ethel Turner Prize in the NSW Premier's Awards (2008).
James was born in western New South Wales in 1968, and spent much of his childhood in Papua New Guinea and Fiji, adventuring by day and reading books by night. His first novel, Almost Wednesday, was released in 1996 and was followed by the CBCA Notable Book Full Moon Racing. Other critical successes came with the CBCA Honour Books Captain Mack and Billy Mack's War, and the Notable Books The Legend of Big Red and A Boat for Bridget.
In addition, James also drew on his years as a nurse to adolescents to write his non-fiction book The -S' Word - a boys' guide to sex, puberty and growing up.
James lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife and daughters. In his spare time he demonstrates an entirely misplaced confidence in his skills as a guitarist, painter and sportsman.
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Ultra Grapefruit Ultra Genetic Seeds
This strain is Ultra Genetics seed version of the well known Canadian Grapefruit clone. Ultra Grapefruit is an Indica dominant plant with a good yield and a flowering time of about eight weeks with some phenotypes possibly going closer to nine. The flavour is unique with a very heavy fruity taste which gives it the Grapefruit name. Plants can be grown in any type of set up and perform well in a sea of green grow and outdoor grow depending on your climate. This strain is beginner friendly not requiring much in the way of nutrients and does not stretch very much either making her a very easy plant to grow with great rewarding yields of sweet fruity heavy resin coated buds.
Flowering time – 8-9 weeks
Indica/Sativa – Indica Dominant
Yield – Good
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- Flowering Time: 56 - 63 days
- Height: Short
- Area: Indoor & Outdoor

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