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Last month the Nike React Vision landed at Footasylum and it's a silhouette we've been loving ever since.
An evolution of the React Element 55 and 87, the React Vision features futuristic materials and stand out features which will justify why this trainer needs a place in your rotation.
A result of the experimental D/MS/X lab, the Nike React Vision is a story of surreal comfort. Boasting a restructured React foam cushion sole with an ultra-plush tongue for a soft dreamlike feel with every step you take.
The heightened comfort hasn't resulted in a sacrifice of style. With the React Vision's comfort-enhancing features all encased in a futuristic and dreamy design. Layered textures and shapes steal the show with this sneak.
Available in an all-black or all-white design, the React Vision is made from a breathable engineered mesh with suede and leather elements forming the lacing system.
A transparent heel clip gives a nod towards the Nike ZoomX Vista Grind and gives you a statement silhouette alongside the matte heel counter which also gives the wearer unrivalled support.
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"Both Manchester City and Chelsea have been charged for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour.
"It follows an incident in the 95th minute of the game on Saturday [December 3 2016].
"Both clubs have until 6pm on 8 December 2016 to respond to the charge."
Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero has been banned for four games, the FA have confirmed.
Aguero, who was retrospectively banned earlier in the season after a clash with West Ham's Winston Reid, was sent off against Chelsea at the weekend and will now miss the games against Leicester City, Watford, Arsenal and Hull City but will be available for Tuesday's game with Celtic and the New Year's Eve clash with Liverpool.
Fernandinho, who was also dismissed against Chelsea, has received a three-match domestic ban and will be available next for the Boxing Day trip to Hull.
Fernandinho is also suspended for the game against Celtic, while Nicolas Otamendi is also out of the Leicester City clash this weekend after picking up five yellow cards - he misses just one domestic game.

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About a third of Can-Am riders and owners are female. Half of Can-Am riders are new to riding. This unique three-wheeled motorcycle is changing the face of the motorcycle industry.
The Can-Am Spyder Roadster promises to continue this legacy by being incredibly fun and easy to ride. Does the machine live up to the claims? Is it worth upgrading your old Can-Am for the new model or to finally give riding a try?
This guide will help you understand what you can expect from the new Spyder Roadster.
What Is the Spyder?
The Spyder is the higher-end model from Can-Am. There are two trim options to choose from, the F3 and the RT. The F3 is tough and has a muscular design that’s aggressive and fun.
The RT is more easy riding with ergonomic designs and plenty of cargo space. You’ll find several trim levels within these two main designs, from a base level to luxury. Thankfully, it’s easy to find Can Am parts for all of the trim levels.
Cockpit and Controls
One of the standout features of Can-Am is the user-friendly controls. This makes rider safety training easy. The company has developed innovative designs while using best practices and feedback from its riders.
The controls are easy to learn and use. There are extended floorboards with heel guards for increased rider comfort through a wider variety of possible leg positions. You and your rider will love the heated seats on chilly days.
The seats are designed for greater support, making longer rides possible. They’re are also lower, making your riding position more comfortable.
Storage and Cargo Capabilities
The RT standard edition will hold up to 31 gallons, and the RT Limited will hold 47 gallons. This means you can fit two full-sized helmets in the top case. A nice feature is the LinQ system that makes it easy to add and remove storage cases.
Ditch the bags for a sporty look when you’re enjoying casual rides around town. Then easily transition to a long trip with your cargo cases, coolers, and sport bags.
The RT is powered by a Rotax 1330 ACE, liquid-cooled triple engine. Smoothing out the ride is a double A-arm front suspension, and Sachs Big-Bore shocks with air preload adjustment.
Unlike traditional motorcycles that require you to shift through gears, Can-Ams are semi-automatic and come with reverse. These features keep you moving forward, while the Brembo brake kit gives you plenty of stopping power.
There are plenty of electronic rider controls that are similar to modern cars. Riders will appreciate the traction control, stability control, ABS, and dynamic powering steering.
Get Your Own Can-Am Spyder Roadster
The Can-Am Spyder Roadster may not look like a traditional motorcycle, but it’s quickly gaining in popularity. The easy-to-learn controls combined with the comfortable seats and riding position make this a great option for beginners and experienced riders alike. The performance may not let you compete with performance bikes, but it’ll give you a smooth and reliable ride.
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Medical Marijuana: Regulations Clash
Doctors are facing a dilemma: risk breaking the law or withhold a potential treatment.
Mastroianni's views hardly put him on the medical fringe. Physicians who treat cancer patients have long been aware that smoking marijuana can relieve the terrible nausea of chemotherapy, allowing patients to maintain the weight crucial for survival. In fact, a survey conducted by Harvard Medical School in 1991 revealed that 44 percent of oncologists had proposed marijuana use to their patients.
Even some drug enforcement officials have broken ranks to back the medical use of marijuana. In 1988 a DEA administrative law judge wrote that marijuana should be classified as a Schedule II drug -- one that's safe for limited uses. "Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man," he said. "[It] has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States for nausea and vomiting resulting from chemotherapy." The DEA rejected his opinion, though, and recent attempts to have the courts reclassify marijuana have failed.
Most states, however, have their own laws regarding marijuana and physicians. Since the late 1970s, 34 states have passed laws -- 24 of which remain on the books -- that allow doctors to recommend marijuana or urge the creation of research programs on cannabis. The trouble is, state law is superseded by federal law, and the latter's position on pot is crystal clear: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug on the DEA's list of controlled substances, meaning it "has no currently accepted medical use" and cannot be prescribed under any circumstances.
Nonetheless, after the Compassionate Use Act became law, Mastroianni wrote letters recommending marijuana to three seriously ill patients. According to a source close to the case, one of these patients showed his letter to police after they pulled his son over and found a marijuana cigarette in the car. Police gave the letter to the DEA, whose agents paid a visit to the physician.
"It's a very frightening thing for a physician to be faced with," says Stephen N. Sherr, a San Francisco attorney. "On the one hand, you have the obligation to inform your patients of your knowledge of medical issues that bear on his or her case. And on the other hand, there is the potential criminal liability that could completely wipe out your career. Even if you win, going through a criminal action would be a nightmare."

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Israeli forces martyr Palestinian teen in Gaza protest
Israeli forces have shot and martyred a Palestinian minor during demonstrations in Gaza on Friday.
Moussa Abu Shlouf, 15, was shot in the stomach while participating in the Great March of Return.
The ministry also reported that 17 other Palestinians were wounded, including a volunteer paramedic who sustained a hand injury caused by a tear gas canister in the same area, Middle East Eye reported.
Palestinians are demonstrating for the 54th week running in Gaza as part of the Great March of Return, calling for an end to the crippling 11-year blockade on the small coastal enclave as well as the implementation of the right of return for Palestinian refugees whose families were displaced during the creation of the state of Israel.
The protest movement marked its one-year anniversary on 30 March. The Israeli army martyred four protesters that day, three of them minors.
More than 210 Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli forces in the context of the march, and another 16,650 have been wounded, according to the Gaza ministry of health.
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced last week that Israeli troops may have committed war crimes by using excessive force against the protests.105/201

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FS2004/FSX Messerschmitt Me 109H. The Messerschmitt Bf 109H was designed as a high altitude interceptor. It was cancelled due to the success of the superlative Fw190D/Ta152 series. The first prototype (Bf 109 V.54) flew on 5 November 1943. Initial tests were satisfactory. A second prototype, the Bf 109 V.55, was destroyed in an air raid on 25 February 1944. Further tests on the V.54 produced less impressive results, but work continued on the project. A small number of the pre-production H-0 and H-1s were produced, and were tested by a reconnaissance unit based at Guyancourt, near Paris, but performance was not satisfactory. Original model by David Hanvey and Paul Barry. Modified version with gun/sound effects, instruments and new .air file for FS2004/FSX by A.F. Scrub.


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“Their place in the world is no longer here, now they go to the next world,” said mourner Van Du.
The service honoured the family of Thuy Tien Truong, 35, who police say was shot to death by her husband in her north Edmonton home.
The shooter, identified as 53-year-old Phu Lam, also killed six others in the home:
- Thanh Ha Thi Truong, 33, sister of Thuy Tien Truong.
- Valentina Nguyen, 3, daughter of Ha Thi Truong.
- Thi Dau Le, 55, mother of Thuy Tien and Thanh Ha Thi Truong.
- Van Dang Truong, 55, estranged husband of Thi Dau Le and father of Thuy Tien and Thanh Ha Thi Truong.
- Viet Nguyen, 41, friend of Thuy Tien Truong.
Lam then drove to southwest Edmonton, where he shot Cyndi Duong, 37. Police say Duong's family and Truong's family knew each other.
Lam later killed himself in a Fort Saskatchewan restaurant.
More than 150 mourners arrived for the official service Tuesday. Phap Hoa, abbot of Truc Lam monastery, led the crowd in prayers for peace and forgiveness in the face of the killings.
“Life is fragile. We’re unable to tell what is going on for us tomorrow,” he later told reporters. “Life is meaningful by how we come to each other.”
He said the family of the victims has been helped through their grief by the outpouring of support from residents of the city, particularly the Vietnamese community.
Tam Nguyen, the husband of Thanh Ha Thi Truong, was doing well, Hoa said. He is now caring for the couple's surviving child.
“He knows that he needs to be strong and stable and solid in order to take care of his son," he said.
“I think all of the families have accepted and forgive. Everyone needs love. Everyone needs understanding.”
The public was invited to pay their respects at the Howard and McBride chapel until 6 p.m. MT.
Earlier this week, both the victims and the killer were also honoured at a prayer service at a central Edmonton monastery that drew hundreds.
A service for Cyndi Duong was held Monday. The funeral for Viet Nguyen will be held Jan. 8.

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President Obama, with daughters Sasha, second from left, and Malia, right, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving Popcorn the turkey from the dinner table with a "presidential pardon," at the White House today John Burkel, current chairman of the National Turkey Federation in Badger, Minn, stands at left.
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WASHINGTON — President Obama has spared two turkeys from the brine and the oven, fulfilling the annual tradition of a presidential pardon for a couple of lucky birds ahead of Thanksgiving Day.
Obama pardoned Popcorn, who shared the stage with the president on the North Portico of the White House on a cold drizzly day. An alternate turkey, named Caramel, also received a pardon, though it did not have the benefit of a face-to-beak meeting with the president.
Obama said presidents have many awesome and solemn responsibilities. “This is not one of them,” he says.
Popcorn and Caramel are 38-pound turkeys from Badger , Minn.
The turkeys will be on display at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens through Jan. 6


Our goal is to provide a free, secure and easy to use implementation of
the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), the community-driven
technology based on open standards that is aimed at making internet
routing more secure.
Obviously, each developer working on rpki-client has their own aims and
priorities, but it is possible to classify the goals we all share:
- Be as secure as possible. Code carefully and do strict
validity checks especially in the network input path. Use bounded
buffer operations. Use privilege separation to mitigate the effects
of possible security bugs.
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majority. Don't try to support each and every obscure use case but
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We would be delighted if you could join us on Wednesday, 1 March 2023, for our annual Doing Business in Africa panel discussion.
This year's panel will be considering the current geopolitical landscape (including war in Ukraine, increasing barriers to cross-border trade, cost of living crisis, rising energy costs and inflation) and assessing the impact it is having for business and investment opportunities in Africa.
Hosted in co-operation with InvestAfrica, the event will provide a platform for discussion amongst senior participants from DFIs, multinationals and businesses from a variety of sectors on issues of interest to Africa and investment in Africa.
Arrival: 17:00 GMT
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If you have any queries about the events, please contact our Events team.
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Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has been linked with a move away from the club for over a year now.
The 22-year-old was thought to be out-of-favour with Jose Mourinho and only made 11 Premier League appearances (8 starts) in an injury-plagued campaign this past season.
Ashley Young made the left-back role his own, prompting rumours we would be signing a new player in this position over the summer. And we duly did with the acquisition of 19-year-old Portuguese under-21 international Diogo Dalot from FC Porto.
We had also been strongly linked with a move for Tottenham Hotspur’s Danny Rose, who himself saw limited action this past season due to injuries, and falling out with the club.
However, the Mirror reported last week that the boss has ditched any interest in the England international following his latest signing. And with Matteo Darmian seemingly Juventus-bound, we’ll have the same number of options at full-back as we did this past season.
Is this good news for Luke Shaw and his future at Manchester United? Well, the former-Southampton man may have been pushed further down the pecking order now following Jose’s praise of Diogo Dalot. However, with Ashley Young turning 33 over the summer, then Shaw surely still has a future at Old Trafford.
The England international wasn’t moved on in January and reports of a transfer this summer are mostly quiet. It appears that Luke Shaw may be wearing the red of Manchester United for the upcoming season after all.


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Series: IMF Policy Discussion Papers
Author(s): George Kopits
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 1997
Keywords: European Economic and Monetary Union, Europe, Social security, unemployment, unemployment benefits, survivors ? pensions, payroll tax
Pursuant to the Treaty of Maastricht, members of the European Union (EU) intend to participate in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), in part through convergence toward specified limits on the overall deficit an...

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In celebration of the 48th anniversary of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, and the upcoming 80th anniversary of Kasetsart University, you are cordially invited to join the 2022 KU Social Sciences International Conference on the Roles of Social Sciences in Sustainability Transformation in the Global South.
Date: 9 June 2022
Time: 09:00 – 17:15 hours (Bangkok time, GMT+7)
Platform: Virtual platform (Zoom)
Please visit the conference website for program details and registration at https://ssic.soc.ku.ac.th
Registration is free of charge.
The event is organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University in collaboration with: the Office of the Royal Society; the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University; the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA); the National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines; the Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University; and the Centre for Asian Studies, University of Ghana.


For the first time, both Dallas and Tarrant counties reported single day case counts over 600 on Tuesday.
Health officials in Dallas confirmed 601 new cases, while Tarrant County authorities reported 605. Both were records.
While Tarrant County reported three coronavirus-related deaths, Dallas County reported its highest death toll for one day: 20.
Among those, a Dallas man in his 30s and a Garland woman in her 70s, who were both found dead in their home. The other 18 reported deaths occurred in hospitals, according to health officials.
New coronavirus cases have spiked across the Dallas-Fort Worth area and other urban areas of the state.
Dallas County first reported 300 cases in one day on June 10. Daily case totals have been increasing since.
Health officials said more than half of the cases in June have been reported among people between the ages of 18 and 39. Officials believe the spike in cases is linked to "multiple large recreational and social gatherings" this month.
Top updates for Tuesday, June 30:
- Frisco ISD has sent out a form to families asking students to commit to either in-person or virtual learning this fall.
- The European Union will reopen its borders to 14 countries, but the U.S. is not one of them.
- A video of a woman throwing food in a Dallas grocery store after workers asked her to wear a mask has gone viral.
For a daily roundup of the biggest coronavirus news from around North Texas and beyond, sign up for the WFAA COVID-19 email newsletter.
Tarrant County reports 3 new deaths, all from Arlington
Tarrant County health officials reported three coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday.
Each person was an Arlington resident. Two women in their 50s and a man in his 70s were the latest casualties from the disease, according to officials.
Tarrant County has reported 228 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 since March.
The county has tallied 12,344 total cases since tracking began in March. Health officials report more than 5,200 people have recovered from the disease.
Dallas County hits record number of coronavirus deaths, new cases
The county has now tallied 21,338 coronavirus cases and 373 deaths from the disease since tracking began in March.
Health officials have reported increases in COVID-19 among young adults. And about two-thirds of those hospitalized are under the age of 65.
Half of those hospitalized have not reported underlying health conditions.
Health officials say about 80% of those hospitalized who have reported their job work in "critical infrastructure," including the health care industry.
The deaths reported Tuesday are:
- A Richardson man in his 30s who had underlying health conditions.
- A Dallas man in his 30s with no underlying medical conditions. He was found dead in his home.
- A Dallas man in his 40s with underlying health conditions.
- An Irving man in his 40s with underlying health conditions.
- A Dallas man in his 40s who did not have underlying medical conditions.
- A Balch Springs man in his 50s who had underlying health conditions.
- A Seagoville man in his 50s who had underlying health conditions. He lived in a long-term care facility.
- A Dallas woman in her 60s who had underlying health conditions.
- A Garland woman in her 60s who had underlying health conditions. She lived in a long-term care facility.
- A Dallas man in his 70s who did not have underlying health conditions.
- Two Dallas men in their 70s who had underlying health conditions.
- A Garland woman in her 70s who had underlying health conditions. She was found dead in her home.
- A Dallas woman in her 70s who had underlying health conditions.
- Two Dallas women in their 80s who had underlying health conditions.
- A Dallas man in his 80s who had underlying health conditions.
- A Dallas woman in her 90s who did not have underlying health conditions. She lived at a long-term care facility.
- A Dallas woman in her 90s who had underlying health conditions. She lived at a long-term care facility.
Kaufman requires people to wear masks
People over the age of 9 in Kaufman now "must wear a face covering" that covers their nose and mouth when in public spaces where they can not effectively practice physical distancing.
Businesses will also now be required to have everyone in their facilities wear face coverings in the city of Kaufman, per a new order from the mayor.
Mayor Jeff Jordan issued the second mayoral declaration on Monday, and it went into effect Tuesday.
There are several exceptions to the order. People do not need to wear a face covering:
- "When exercising outside or engaging in physical activity outside
- When driving alone or with passengers who are part of the same household as the driver
- When doing so poses a greater mental or physical health, safety, or security risk
- When pumping gas or operating outdoor equipment
- While in a building or participating in an activity that requires security surveillance, screening, or identification, for example, banks
- When consuming food or drink; or
- When receiving a service where a face covering would impair the service."
Violations of the order will be considered "an imminent threat to public health" and those who violate it will be fined up to $1,000.
To view the entire order, click here.
Free Dallas testing at AAC will close
The City of Dallas and Dallas County have finalized an agreement with a private company to continue to provide drive-thru testing for free, officials announced Tuesday.
The American Airlines Center testing site will close, but a new location will be set up at the University of Dallas's Lot B parking lot at 1845 E. Northgate Dr. in Irving using the private provider, local officials said.
The Ellis Davis Field House location will continue to be open with extended federal support through mid-July before it switches to a private company, according to officials.
Both locations will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Texas Workforce Commission will not require work search next month
The Texas Workforce Commission will not reinstate work search requirements next month for those currently using their unemployment benefits from the state.
The news follows Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order on Friday that closed down bars and reduced restaurant capacity to 50%, among other restrictions to roll back the state's reopening.
The requirement had been scheduled to begin again July 6 after state officials put it on pause in light of the pandemic.
RELATED: As COVID-19 cases surge, state agency reverses decision to require Texans on unemployment to look for a job
Multiple cases reported at Collin County juvenile detention facility
Four juveniles and three staff members at a juvenile detention facility in Collin County have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a spokesperson said.
The first to test positive in the facility was a detention officer when the results were received on June 25. Two other officers and the four juveniles have tested positive since then, with the juveniles being isolated separately in a different wing.
Those who may have come into close contact with any of them have identified, tested and isolated, according to officials.
Parents of all of the children at the facility have been notified, the spokesperson said, and all of the children will be tested for the disease.
The positive staff members are isolating at their homes, and the others will also be tested.
Irving aquatic facilities shut down
Irving Parks and Recreation leaders have decided to close all of the aquatic facilities in the city until further notice.
Officials said the decision is due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Hospitalizations hit record highs again in Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth region
After Sunday was the first day the state had not seen a new record number of hospitalizations, state officials again reported a high number of coronavirus hospitalizations on Monday, rising to 5,913 people.
The number of COVID-19 patients in North Texas hospitals rose slightly again on Monday, from 1,261 people Sunday to 1,288 people. The rise set a new record for the region as well, where available ICU beds have gone down to about 431, state officials report.
The region around Houston, however, has a much smaller number of available ICU beds, about 169, with 1,767 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, the highest number of any region in the state.
RELATED: 'We were getting panicked calls': After 100% capacity debacle, Houston hospitals make reporting changes
Over the month of June, Tarrant County's hospitals have seen an influx of COVID-19 patients as the number of beds occupied by those with the disease have more than doubled to about 13% of total hospital patients and about 8% of total beds.
Dallas County officials said the same trend had occurred there, with the number of Dallas County residents with COVID-19 being treated in a hospital having doubled in June.
On Monday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said hospitalizations there had gone up to 611 people as a record number of 572 new cases were reported.
"The numbers are of great concern," he said.
Health experts recommend taking the following actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
- Wear a face covering.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Practice "social distancing" and stay at least 6 feet away from others and avoid large public gatherings
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
- Consult CDC’s travel website for any travel advisories and steps to protect yourself if you plan to travel outside of the U.S.


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Pati, Patni aur Patan
Anandiben’s re election from Patan in North Gujarat is proving to be far from easy, its twists and turns unfolding like a racy Bollywood film. Dharmendra Jore tells us more.india Updated: Dec 11, 2007 23:53 IST
There is no ‘number two’ in the Gujarat cabinet. Chief minister Narendra Modi’s position in the ministry is somewhat like Amitabh Bachchan’s in the pecking order of Hindi film heroes in the late 1970s — he occupies all the places from one to 10.
Still, if a second most important minister has to be named, most observers agree it would be 60-year-old education minister Anandiben Patel, whose advice Modi values and whom he trusts implicitly.
But Anandiben’s re election from Patan in North Gujarat is proving to be far from easy, its twists and turns unfolding like a racy Bollywood film.
Anandiben has to contend with detractors — including her estranged husband, Mafatbhai Patel.
Two former BJP MLAs, Arvind Patel and Mohan Patel, both with considerable influence locally, have teamed up with Dahyabbhai Patel, a former Janata Dal MLA-turned Congressman, and local Congress candidate Kantibhai Patel, to form a ‘gang of four’, which has been going around levelling scurrilous charges against her.
On Sunday, the quartert hit her really hard. They got Mafatbhai to address a huge gathering of women, where he spoke out against her.
Mafatbhai, a teacher, appealed to them to teach his wife a lesson for treating him badly. “I helped her scale new heights in politics.
Look what she has been doing to me. If she doesn’t respect me, how do you expect her to respect you,” he asked the women in the presence of the Union minister Ambika Soni.
An upset Anandiben told HT, when asked about it later, that it was her private matter. “Ask me about anything else,” she said. “They (the quartet) are doing a dirty business. They don't have any issues to challenge me, so they are coming up with false propaganda.”
“I’m confident of winning by a 20,000 margin.”
But sources in the BJP admitted that Anandiben’s domestic crisis was taking its toll. “She is emotionally drained. We’re all trying to help her overcome it,” said a senior leader, adding that Modi would personally campaign for her soon.
In this mud-slinging, real issues have taken a backseat. In parts of this constituency, people still draw water from borewells 1,200 feet deep. They want canal water but that appears to be a long way off.


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This innovative environmental history of the long-lived European chestnut tree and its woods offers valuable new perspectives on the human transition from the Roman to the medieval world in Italy. Integrating evidence from botanical and literary sources, individual charters and case studies of specific communities, Landscape and Change in Early Medieval Italy traces fluctuations in the size and location of Italian chestnut woods to expose how early medieval societies changed their land use between the fourth and eleventh centuries, and in the process changed themselves. As the chestnut tree gained popularity in late antiquity and became a valuable commodity by the end of the first millennium, this study brings to life the economic and cultural transition from a Roman Italy of cities, agricultural surpluses and markets to a medieval Italy of villages and subsistence farming.
Introduction: trees, woods, and chestnuts in early medieval Italy
1. A natural history of the chestnut
2. The triumph of a tree
3. The poetics of the chestnut in the early Middle Ages
4. Chestnuts in medieval Campania
5. Chestnuts in the Po valley
Conclusion: Giovanni Pascoli and the old chestnut
Paolo Squatriti is Associate Professor of History and Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. He specialises in the study of the pre-industrial environment and has published on ecological and landscape change in the 'Dark Ages'.
"[...] densely laden as it is with relevant facts and observations, [this] book is a solid achievement, and its modestly presented thesis deserves to be appreciated beyond the niche of medieval arboreal history."
– Jacob Wamberg, Speculum
"This book is an absolute treat, delicious in its detail, surprising in just how much a tree's view of medieval history can reveal about people. Paolo Squatriti's research on the rise of the chestnut, a tree little cultivated in the Roman period yet a major crop for medieval Italy, identifies the convergences between the worlds of men and woodlands. It is written with humour and intelligence, and nearly each page contains a discovery about botany, biology, cuisine or legal practice."
– Caroline Goodson, Early Medieval Europe

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BSE Sensex snaps 5-day winning streak, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank shares fall
- SC stays Teesta Setalvad's arrest till Friday
- Arvind Kejriwal meets PM Modi, raises issue of statehood
- We moved from politics of agitation to politics of hope, says Yogendra Yadav
- After Modi's rap, BJP workers shelve NaMo temple project in Rajkot
- Nitish parades his numbers, Bihar Governor calls Manjhi for floor test
BSE Sensex fell more than 1 percent on Thursday to snap a five-day winning streak as lenders such as HDFC Bank dropped on profit-taking, while sentiment also waned as the Indian rupee reversed part of its recent gains to the US dollar.
Caution prevailed ahead of factory output and CPI data, scheduled for release later in the day even as foreign institutional investors remained net buyers of Indian shares, bringing their total to nearly 57.8 billion rupees over the previous five sessions.
The Indian rupee also fell after five days of gains, even as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) likely sold dollars via state-run banks starting at around 63.95 levels to prevent further weakness in the currency.
Dealers say the wholesale price inflation data and tempered expectations over the pace at which the US Federal Reserve would withdraw its stimulus after its meeting next week was also seen weighing on the market.
"Macro data, Fed meet hold importance, but I see RBI policy on September 20 to be a silver lining amid the dark clouds," said Deven Choksey, managing director of KR Choksey Securities.
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell 1.08 percent, or 215.57 points, to end at 19,781.88, retreating from their highest level in nearly 1-1/2 months in the previous session.
The broader NSE Nifty fell 1.06 percent, or 62.45 points, to end at 5,850.70, closing below the psychologically important 5,900 level after gaining nearly 11 percent over the previous five sessions.
Among banks, private lenders ICICI Bank fell 1.9 percent, while HDFC Bank Ltd ended 2.1 percent lower mainly on profit-taking.


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The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office filed paperwork Tuesday to revoke a man’s probation after he was charged Saturday with allegedly murdering his girlfriend.
Mateo Fabian Garza, 41, was arraigned on a murder charge over the weekend after his girlfriend, 41-year-old Melinda Garza, was found dead in a San Juan home Aug. 16. Melinda’s daughter called police to conduct a welfare check on her mother, who family and friends last heard from Aug. 15.
The preliminary autopsy report determined Melinda’s cause of death to be asphyxia, “with evidence of strangulation and blunt force head trauma,” according to a criminal complaint the San Juan Municipal Court released Tuesday. Mateo Garza confessed to her murder, the complaint notes.
He was serving a 10-year probated sentence at the time of the murder, having pleaded guilty in January 2016 to an assault against a family/household member with a previous conviction felony charge stemming from a July 2015 assault against a then-girlfriend. According to the offense report tied to that assault, Garza grabbed her wrist, struck her chest and punched her on the back during an argument over her cellphone.
The third-degree felony carried a prison sentence of two to 10 years, and in exchange for his guilty plea, then-District Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado sentenced Garza to 10 years in prison, which the judge suspended to 10 years probation. One of the conditions of probation was that Garza not break laws and “avoid injurious or vicious habits,” according to court documents.
The DA’s motion to revoke his probation noted that Garza had failed to report to his community supervision officer on numerous occasions, most recently in May and July of this year.
District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez said Tuesday that at the time of Garza’s 2016 sentencing, the DA’s Office pushed for him to serve time in prison, hence why prosecutors did not enter into a plea agreement with Garza’s attorney.
“It’s the judge’s discretion to probate (a sentence),” Rodriguez said.
One factor in prosecutors’ decision to not enter into a plea agreement was that Garza had a previous assault causing bodily injury misdemeanor charge stemming from a December 2014 incident with a then-girlfriend. In that incident, Garza punched the woman’s face, causing her to lose consciousness, when she tried to intervene during a verbal dispute between Garza and her cousin, according to the offense report.
In May 2015, County Court-at-Law Judge Arnoldo Cantu Jr. accepted Garza’s guilty plea for the 2014 assault and sentenced him to six months of probation as part of a plea agreement between prosecutors and Garza’s attorney. Following Garza’s arrest for the July 2015 assault, his probation was revoked in September of that year and he served the remaining 81 days of the probated sentence in county jail.
Rodriguez said the DA’s Office would push for Garza to be sentenced to the maximum 10 years on the assault with a previous conviction charge at the revocation hearing, something that won’t happen until the murder case against him is closed.
“I can tell you that we will prosecute to the fullest of our ability,” the district attorney said in regard to the murder and assault charges.
Once San Juan police finish their investigation into Melinda Garza’s death, the case will be given to the DA’s Office, which in turn will present it to a grand jury to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to indict, or formally charge, Garza with the first-degree felony, which carries up to a life sentence in prison if convicted.
Because a motion to revoke his probation has been filed, Garza will remain in custody at Hidalgo County jail even if he posts his $2.5 million bond, Rodriguez said.
“Nobody should lose their life to domestic violence,” he said. “I don’t want anybody that is going through a domestic violence situation to feel discouraged. Tell a friend, tell law enforcement. Don’t let this be something where someone feels like they can’t get help.”


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3. Develop critical thinking skills that are invaluable in today's rapidly changing global society.
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6. Participate in a supportive community of learners in WS classes and through WS service activities that benefit our local and global communities and work collaboratively with other students and community members to produce high quality research and service projects.
7. Complete service projects that facilitate an understanding of the dynamics of power and empowerment.
8. Learn about how personal stories about race, class, gender, disability, religion, and other issues are individual stories that are also connected to larger systems of privilege and inequality.
9. Examine the connections between gender discrimination, racial discrimination, and other types of social inequality and work to develop solutions to end all types of inequality.
10. Participate in classes where diverse learning styles are valued, individual efforts are praised, and collaborative activism is encouraged.
Bonus Reason! Develop leadership skills through helping to run Ambrose Women for Social Justice conferences and Women's Studies honor society events, such as the V-day play and the Clothesline project.


GM 216 Straight Six Blowing Up & Catching on Fire
To all the angry viewers out there, please feel free to post your comments
below and thanks for watching! Blowing up the engine was really fun, and we
would't think twice about doing it again. For all the other viewers who
enjoyed the video, please post your awesome comments below and thanks for
The engine had not run for a number of years and was scrapyard bound so
after sanding down the points and giving it some fuel it ran wide open for
about 10-12 minutes before it threw some rods, the oil caught on fire and
ran out of fuel.
http://youtu.be/mWcMA1zfp64 [A video of the 216 running after sitting for
an unknown number of years]
Full size Chevy van engine AMAZING blow up scatter 4.3 v-6
This thing blew the freak up! It threw 2 rods and the pistons out of the
bottom, and KEPT on running until it finally locked up the other 4 rods!
Amazing blow up for sure! The other good part about this..
It used to belong to my boss. KUDOS to the one at the throttle for not
getting scared and letting off when it scattered!
Opel Kadett engine blow & fire
A redneck repair on the engine mount could not fix our Opel Kadett, the
engine was to bad to do another jump. Time for an engine blow, some
unexpected fire did make it kinda spectacular.
De reparatie aan de motorsteun was niet voldoende om onze Opel Kadett klaar
te maken voor nog een sprong, de motor was te slecht. Tijd om de motor op
te blazen, een brandje maakte het nog wat mooier.
MOTOR BLOWS IN GMC MUD TRUCK WHILE PULLING DEEP MUD HOLE!!
Red GMC blows pistons right through the side of the 350 block while pulling
a mud hole at Highlifter Park near Shreveport, Louisiana - 2/12/11.
Brett pulls him back to camp with his GMC, althogh the front pinion
bearings go out in his truck on the way back, so he finishes the afternoon
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A direct flight on Iran Air from Heathrow takes about 6 hours to get from London to Tehran. This is by far the quickest and simplest way of reaching this fascinating destination but there are over 50 airlines that fly to this destination, so it is possible to find cheap flights, if you don't mind stopovers. Lufthansa, Emirates and Aeroflot are some of the other airlines with flights to Teheran and Frankfurt, Moscow, Rome and Dubai are a few of the many stopover possibilities.The Imam Khomeini International Airport in Teheran is located 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city centre. Although it is possible to get a rental car, taxis are recommended to get from the airport to the city as traffic in Teheran can be difficult to navigate. There is also an airport bus available.
To travel between London and Teheran at a low cost, Easyvoyage provides two major pieces of information: the calendar and the price history for London - Teheran flights. These elements will allow you to analyse the cheapest London - Teheran flights by departure date.
Also known as the Freedom Tower this white marble, architectural masterpiece is part of the Azadi cultural complex and boasts an underground museum and cinema complex.2 The Golestan Palace
Built during the 200 year reign of the Qajar kings the Golestan Palace is a world heritage site that includes the spectacular Marble Throne and a number of notable buildings and museums.3 The Persian Imperial Crown Jewels
On display in the Iranian Central Bank the Imperial Crown Jewels are one of Iran's most popular tourist attractions. One of the largest collections in the world, the jewels are on display for two and a half hours a day, four days a week.4 Graffiti Art
Over recent years the Teheran municipal government has encouraged street or graffiti art to improve the attractiveness of the city. Many of these beautiful artworks have religious or political themes.5 National Museum of Iran
The site of ancient Persia, Iran is a treasure trove of archaeological artefacts many of which are housed in the National Museum. The museum is made up of two buildings. Building one houses pre-Islamic pieces, including the spectacular Achaemenid collection dating from the 6th to 4th century BC. Building two focuses on the post-Islamic period.

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Reply To: Next Level
Are you going to failure? Sounds like you are doing 24 x 50 at your target time but you are making all 24.
For 200s 20 x 50 is a good set, but you should be using a faster target time as you are making all of them. In USRPT you MUST go to failure on every set.
Also, you should probably be going two sets of 20 x 50. Take as much time as you need between sets.

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Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
Have A Question About This Topic?
This short video illustrates the importance of understanding sequence of returns risk.
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
This article can be a helpful guide when begin preparing for education expenses.


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Open-Source Software Licenses Present Quagmire
According to the Open Source Initiative, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting open-source software, there are four "classic" open-source licenses. These are the GNU (Gnu's Not Unix) Public License, the Limited GNU Public License, the Berkeley System Distribution and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology license. Since the open-source release of the Netscape Web browser in 1998, the Mozilla Public License has also become widely used.
Many other open-source licenses have been created. Currently, there are 58 open-source licenses approved by OSI, and new open-source licenses can be approved by the OSI by submitting the text of the proposed license along with comments by an attorney making reference to OSI's 10-part definition of open source.
This article will address the legal and practical risks that users of open-source software might face.

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Odd and the frost Giants - Skiptibók
ATH: Notuð bók !
Author: Neil Gaiman
Odd's luck has been bad so far. He lost his father on a Viking expedition, his foot was crushed beneath a tree, and the winter seems to be going on for ever. But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear, his luck begins to change
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC


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in few times ago i see a very beautifull 30x173 PGU15 TP with the sames marking as a loaded round but the difference is this round has no primer that show as is inert (i miss the auction and the round has go to netherland !!!)
i would know if i can find a 30x113 M789 HEDP with the same marking as loaded tactical round but with no primer and removable fuze for show that is inert ?
because i would trying to find one of this round with light alloy case(inert for sure)
thank in advance for your responses
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Mars Levi is best known for being half of the duo Odd Parents author of a handful of EP's published on Ellum, the label of Maceo Plex. Creator of occult encounters where the groove tickles the tech-house in effective sets, Mars Levi never hesitates to release her best secret weapons, of which she alone has the secret. To know more, you know what you have to do...
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Brokerages Set zooplus AG (ZO1) Target Price at $150.10
zooplus AG (ETR:ZO1) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the ten brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is €150.10 ($178.69).
A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ZO1 shares. Kepler Capital Markets set a €164.00 ($195.24) target price on zooplus and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 28th. J P Morgan Chase & Co set a €230.00 ($273.81) target price on zooplus and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 23rd. Baader Bank set a €180.00 ($214.29) price target on zooplus and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank set a €200.00 ($238.10) price target on zooplus and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 18th.
zooplus (ZO1) remained flat at $€151.70 ($180.60) during midday trading on Monday. zooplus has a 12 month low of €115.90 ($137.98) and a 12 month high of €200.15 ($238.27).
zooplus AG operates as an online retailer for pet products. The company offers pet food, including wet and dry food, and food supplements under the Concept for Life, Rocco, Cosma, and Smilla brands, as well as under the Lukullus, MyStar, Tigerino, and other private brands; and accessories, such as scratching posts, dog beds and baskets, and toys.
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Today we are exploring getting all tied up; the transfer of control and power.
There’s nothing more enjoyable than tying up your sub, lover or partner. Or perhaps you are the one who likes to be all tied up?
We’ve picked some of our favourite online bondage website resources as a guide for those who are interested in bondage, want to learn more about the art of Shibari, or indeed find others with similar interests.
tiemeupnow.com is a great website with some unusual features. It openly discusses the difficulties one might find in finding partners into bondage on online dating sites. The website provides information on bondage dating sites, with reviews and warnings about the good, the bad or the ugly.
tiemeupnow.com also provides a great bondage 101 with information and tips provided by the website editors from their own personal experience in rigging.
submissiveguide.com is a great resource for those wishing to explore bdsm.
The rope bondage page of the website provides background information on the different types or styles of rope bondage.
The page includes information about the differences between american or western style, Japanese style or Shibari, suspension bondage, speed bondage as well as providing important information on bondage safety.
The page also has some great links to essays, websites and video tutorials.
A.M. Wyckid’s Erotic Word-Forge website, has a Shibari page called Jack’s Shibari Curriculum.
This provides great introduction page with information on safety, rope and knots.
Following the introduction, the website features techniques with five instructional sessions with photo’s and and detailed advice.
The website also provides a resource library of articles, links to books, links to suppliers and links to instructional web videos.
Bounduk.net is the website for a regular bi monthly Shibari workshop event’s which take place in London. Bound is produced to inspire enthusiasts of Japanese rope bondage (shibari) and increase the awareness of the general public of this increasingly popular performance art and means of erotic communication.
Bound is hosted by Esinem a renowned Shibari artist in conjunction with The Flying Dutchman(FDL) and artists Nina Russ, Gorgone and Mosaru.
Bound is a fantastic opportunity for those based in or around London to be able to get practical experience and phenomenal teaching in the art of Shibari, from expert teachers.
The next Bound workshop will be taking place on Friday the 5th of September, check the Bound website for more information.


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CoCo Design, Risk Shifting Incentives and Capital Regulation
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 16-007/VI
43 Pages Posted: 2 Feb 2016 Last revised: 9 Dec 2017
Date Written: November 13, 2017
Contingent convertible capital (CoCo) is a debt instrument that converts to equity or is written off if the issuing bank fails to meet a distress threshold. The conversion increases the issuer's loss-absorption capacity, but results in wealth transfers between CoCo holders and shareholders, which may change risk-shifting incentives to shareholders. Higher risk increases the probability of CoCo conversion, while lowering the wealth transfer. We show that for Principal-Write-Down (PWD) CoCos, the net effect is to always increase risk-shifting incentives, while for equity-converting CoCos, it depends on the extent of dilution after conversion. We integrate the analysis in a game-theoretic optimal capital regulation framework and show that use of PWD or insuffciently dilutive CE CoCos requires higher capital requirements for given asset structure to offset the rising risk-shifting incentives these instruments give rise to.
Keywords: Contingent Convertible Capital, Systemic Risk, Risk Shifting Incentives, Capital Requirements
JEL Classification: G01, G13, G21, G28, G32
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By Jennifer L. Berghom,
Mega Doctor News –
Rio Grande Valley, Texas – March 9, 2017 – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has named Dr. Sarah Williams-Blangero as the endowed chair of the H-E-B Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and Genomics for the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute (STDOI).
Williams-Blangero, a renowned genetics and infectious diseases expert, is director of the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute.
H-E-B in December 2014 donated $1 million to establish the H-E-B Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and Genomics, benefitting STDOI.
“We are pleased to be able to partner with UTRGV in helping to safeguard the well-being of our Rio Grande Valley community,” said Linda Tovar, H-E-B senior manager of public affairs. “We strongly believe in the critical work that Dr. Williams-Blangero and her team of researchers at the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute are engaged in, and support the university’s continued commitment to health and wellness research.”
UTRGV President Guy Bailey said the university is grateful to H-E-B for its donation and for its continued support.
“This gift will advance critical research that will result in significant impacts at the regional, national, and global level,” Bailey said.
Dr. Steven A. Lieberman, interim dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine, where the STDOI is housed, said the endowment will help Williams-Blangero and her team in their efforts to find new, more effective treatments for diabetes, which affects about 30 percent of the Rio Grande Valley population.
“The funds from this endowment will allow Dr. Williams-Blangero and her team to apply their cutting-edge research approaches to gain greater insight into metabolic disorders including diabetes that are so common here in the Valley.”
Williams-Blangero came to UTRGV in October 2014 to lead STDOI. She and her research team, which has grown to more than 50 scientists, are advancing research of diabetes and obesity that will lead to more effective treatments and improve the lives of residents throughout South Texas and beyond.
She earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Before coming to UTRGV, Williams-Blangero had worked at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, where she served as chair of the Department of Genetics and deputy director of the Southwest National Primate Center.
Williams-Blangero has published more than 100 articles in scientific literature. In 2001, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for her contributions to anthropological genetics and health, for dedication to advancing biological anthropology, and for developing one of the premier research groups in the field. MDN

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Accu-Glass open, single-flange glass adapters are constructed with 7740 Pyrex glass. They are available with low-expansion Nickel-Iron (Kovar®) or stainless steel metal transitions. These non-magnetic open glass adapters are ideally suited for high and ultrahigh vacuum applications where joining to other laboratory glass or apparatus is required. Available in four (4) glass tube sizes including 1/2, 3/4, 1-1/2 and 2-1/2 inch diameters. NOTE that glass-to-metal sealing is more of an art than a science, and as such (other than mounting flange dimensions) all dimensions are nominal, and for reference only. Glass dimensions (overall lengths) can vary significantly from one assembly to another.

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If a Congressional mailing on a policy matter is inaccurate, I am sure that in this day and age of 24/7/365 news, with television, radio, mainstream outlets on the Internet, and blogs, the inaccuracies will be quickly reported and disseminated to the public. The dissemination and reporting may not be perfect, but it will likely be quite impressive.
What is inexcusable, however, is that the majority party in Congress has taken upon itself the authority to decide which policy arguments are accurate, and which are not.
This isn’t fact-checking. This is censorship. It should be described for what it is. It should be denounced. And we all should realize that just as the majority party in Congress is willing to censor arguments that they don’t agree with, or that they find uncomfortable and inconvenient to contend with, they will also be willing to help the Obama Administration ram through a health care reform bill in a manner that prevents as many Americans as possible from knowing what is in the bill, and objecting to that substance.
It deserves repeating: No wonder the President and Congress are so eager to pass a bill quickly. They know they can’t hide the ball forever.


By CRU Principal Analyst Josh Spoores, from CRU’s Steel Sheet Products Market Outlook
In less than a year Cleveland-Cliffs has transformed themselves from a Great Lakes-based iron ore miner to the largest fully integrated flat rolled steel producer in the USA. Cliffs has done this by acquiring AK Steel earlier this year and now they purchased the U.S. assets of ArcelorMittal. While Cliffs now has a significant steelmaking footprint in the USA, the overall market will continue to struggle in the near term as substantial new steelmaking capacity comes online.
Fresh off its recent acquisition of AK Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs (Cliffs) has agreed to purchase the U.S. assets of ArcelorMittal. This deal creates a new “King of the Mountain” for flat rolled steel capacity in North America.
The transaction, expected to close in 2020 Q4, transfers ownership of various raw materials assets, such as ArcelorMittal’s ownership in two iron ore mines, one coal mine and two coke plants, and includes six steelmaking facilities and eight steel finishing lines. Once this transaction closes, Cliffs will own 15 Mt (16.5 M s.ton) of flat rolled steel shipping capacity, based on actual 2019 shipments.
The enterprise value of this deal is estimated at $3.3 bn, which is approximately six times the through cycle EBITDA (2017–2020 H1). ArcelorMittal will receive $505 M in cash and a substantial equity position in Cliffs. ArcelorMittal has said that this deal allows them to remain invested in steel equities through their ownership stake in Cliffs while also using the cash to buy back their own shares. Their equity position in Cliffs, estimated at 16 percent, has a six-month lock up, though they do not get a board seat.
Though ArcelorMittal is divesting their U.S. assets, they will remain a key competitor in the North American market. AM/NS Calvert, one of the most technologically advanced finishing lines in the region, will continue to remain under its current ownership structure. This facility currently rolls slabs sourced from ArcelorMittal-owned mills and long-term supply agreements. To continue operations there, ArcelorMittal has a five-year agreement with Cliffs to maintain supply of slab from the Indiana Harbor facility. Additionally, they are building a 1.5 Mt EAF onsite to replace supply that currently comes from Ternium.
In addition, ArcelorMittal will continue to supply the North American market from both their Dofasco operation in Hamilton, Ontario, as well as their Lazaro Cardenas mill in Mexico.
Cleveland-Cliffs is Now the Largest Flat Rolled Steel Producer in the USA; Does Bigger Mean Better?
Cliffs is fresh off their buyout of AK Steel this past March, that came just before the Covid-19 pandemic affected the USA. With this latest acquisition, Cliffs more than doubles the volume of steel sold into the auto market. The exposed autobody sheet market has traditionally been supplied from AK Steel, ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel. With this acquisition, those three suppliers are now two, yet some supply will also come from Canadian producers ArcelorMittal Dofasco and Stelco, as well as AM/NS Calvert.
Regardless of this competition, we expect auto companies to push back on this deal due to the new concentration of supply. This pushback may even reference Cliffs’ 2020 Q2 earnings conference call, where the CEO openly talked about the need to raise prices to auto companies. Ultimately, though, we expect this deal to go through.
This transaction combines AK Steel and ArcelorMittal USA finished steel production while also achieving more integration of iron ore, coal and coke. The full integration of all these assets will allow Cliffs to realize lower steelmaking costs via transferring raw materials at cost, rather than at market-based prices. A lower cost basis for the finished steel product will help Cliffs to compete for flat rolled volume in the future. Yet the market they have bought into will soon become increasingly competitive, and though they may realize lower steelmaking costs and some modest synergies, we forecast that sheet prices will gravitate towards average integrated mill cost levels due to increased competition.
The transaction does improve Cliffs’ demand security by giving it control over blast furnace assets, which are the primary source of iron ore demand for the company. A key threat to demand for Cliffs’ iron ore products is the increasing presence of cost competitive EAFs and the potential permanent closure of blast furnaces. This acquisition is a further step in improved demand security for the company following its investment in a hot briquetted iron (HBI) production facility.
Over the next 12 months, 5.7 Mt of new EAF-based sheet steel production will come online in the USA. In addition, 6.9 Mt of new hot strip mills in Mexico will also come online and 8.5 Mt of blast furnaces in North America remain temporarily idled due to Covid-19. Furthermore, in 2022, an additional 3.4 Mt of new EAF-based flat rolled supply will start up. These new furnaces and hot strip mills will be cost-competitive and regionally focused.
While supply to the North American market is set to increase rapidly, demand for sheet and plate products has taken a substantial hit due to the economic challenges surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, sheet consumption in both the USA and North America more generally, is forecast to fall by at least 16 percent y/y this year and not return to 2019 levels until 2023.
So, while Cliffs is now the largest flat rolled steel producer in the U.S., this deal comes at a time of unprecedented growth in technologically advanced cost-competitive supply and low demand. Certainly, Cliffs has the opportunity to compete with low costs and remain focused on the auto sheet market. Additionally, this transaction allows Cliffs to ensure they have demand for their iron ore.
ArcelorMittal Will be Smaller, But More Competitive in North America
For ArcelorMittal, it appears they were able to divest some older assets at an attractive price. Through cycle EBITDA was defined as covering the 2017–2020 H1 period. Based on our cost and margin data, this was a particularly strong period for steelmakers, a period that is not expected to return for some time, particularly for that duration. The following chart shows HR coil prices versus average integrated mill costs and how they compare to the period preceding this and our forecast through 2023.
In our view, ArcelorMittal is the winner in this transaction due to the valuation and cash generation provided by this deal. ArcelorMittal, now freed from these older assets and high annual capex, will now solely compete in the North American market with their newer, more technologically advanced facilities. Though their sales volume will be lower after the transaction closes, margins will be more sustainable, especially considering increased competition from new EAF-based capacity.
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Pain in chronic fatigue syndrome: response to rehabilitative treatments in the PACE trial.
Bourke JH., Johnson AL., Sharpe M., Chalder T., White PD.
BACKGROUND: Pain is a common symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). We investigated the effects of the treatments used in the PACE trial [cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), graded exercise therapy (GET), adaptive pacing therapy (APT) and specialist medical care (SMC)] on pain in CFS. METHOD: We compared pain outcomes including individual painful symptoms, taken from the CDC criteria for CFS and co-morbid fibromyalgia. We modelled outcomes adjusting for baseline variables with multiple linear regression. RESULTS: Significantly less frequent muscle pain was reported by patients following treatment with CBT compared to SMC (mean difference = 0.38 unit change in frequency, p = 0.02), GET versus SMC (0.42, p = 0.01) and GET versus APT (0.37, p = 0.01). Significantly less joint pain was reported following CBT versus APT (0.35, p = 0.02) and GET versus APT (0.36, p = 0.02). Co-morbid fibromyalgia was less frequent following GET versus SMC (0.03, p = 0.03). The effect sizes of these differences varied between 0.25 and 0.31 for muscle pain and 0.24 and 0.26 for joint pain. Treatment effects on pain were independent of 'change in fatigue'. CONCLUSIONS: CBT and GET were more effective in reducing the frequency of both muscle and joint pain than APT and SMC. When compared to SMC, GET also reduced the frequency of co-morbid fibromyalgia; the size of this effect on pain was small.


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I'm in love with the chocolate-orange combo flavor. It tastes like Christmas, to me. Ever since I pinned this recipe to my Pinterest board, I couldn't wait to do something with the pile of oranges I have. I just needed some chocolate chips.... waiting until grocery day (Friday) drove me crazy - I wanted to make them asap! But, these cookies were well worth the wait, and the chocolate-orange flavor came through perfectly....
... that is, when they're not burnt....
I've honestly never done this before (really!!), but I completely destroyed about a dozen cookies on a sheet. I was switching back and forth between The Return of the King and House while waiting for each batch to cook. Aaaannnnd I got a little distracted with the final drama of the LOTR series that I forgot to set the timer... I've never burned a batch before. It was kind of dramatic. They were completely black on bottom, so I threw them away. I might have moped around for a bit - not only because they were burned, but because there went about a dozen cookies right in the garbage. Lame. This morning I woke up without a memory of my little episode last night.... until I walked into the smell of burnt cookies in the kitchen. sigh.
The cookies that came out unscathed were delicious - I think I'll make these again this year, but sometime around Christmas. Loved 'em, mucho, mucho, mucho.
"Chocoate-Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: 2 1/2 dozen
zest of 1 large orange
1 1/3 cups sugar, used separately
2/3 cup butter, softened (I used that fake "Cant Believe It's Not Butter" stuff again. cheaper)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pkg. (10 oz.) dark chocolate morsels (I knew Ryan would be eating these cookies, So I used milk chocolate chips instead)
1. Zest orange; use 1 teaspoon of the orange zest and combine it with 1/3 cup of sugar and set aside.
2. Cream together 1 cup sugar, butter, and the remainder of the orange zest.
3. Add the egg and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl combine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
5. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
6. Stir in the chocolate chips.
7. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and then roll each ball in the orange-sugar mixture.
8. Place balls of dough about 3 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet; use the bottom of a glass to flatten the balls to about 1/2 inch thickness
9. Bake in a 350°F oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until set; cool slightly and then remove from cookie sheet."
Recipe Source: Dulcedough.com


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Kenyan-Mexican America-based Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o continued to make her mark in Hollywood after she bagged two awards over the weekend at the 51st NACCP Image Awards held in Los Angeles.
The actress who was not in attendance won the best actress award for her role in the hit horror movie dubbed US and another award for her book titled Sulwe. Sulwe is a fictional children’s book about a young girl who wishes her dark skin would be lighter.
The actress took to social media to express her excitement over the two wins stating that she could not be happier for the awards.
“I could not be happier to have received this honor for my first book!!!✨💜 Thank you,” read part of her post.
Lupita made her acting debut in Hollywood with a short film dubbed East River. She then returned to Kenya to take part in a television series dubbed Shuga. She later returned to the US to pursue a master’s in acting.
Later on, she starred in the hit movie dubbed 12 Years a Slave which saw her bag Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has gone on to star in hit movies such as Star Wars trilogy sequel, Black Panther among other films.
Recently, she eulogized Ugandan teenage star Nikita Pearl Waligwa who passed away after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. The teenage star acted as her on-screen daughter in the hit movie dubbed Queen of Katwe.

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The history is known: The NPD entered its second state parliament with a result of 7.3 percent or a total of 59.000 votes. Subsequent to the electoral success of the neo-Nazi- party, ENDSTATION RECHTS was transformed into an online-news portal with almost daily coverage of the NPD in particular, and racism and right-wing radicalism in general. Since then ENDSTATION RECHTS. has become one of the leading publications on the political far right in Germany with over 100.000 views per month.
While ENDSTATION-RECHTS. focuses on facts about the political far right, its side project Stork Heinar (German “Storch Heinar”) uses a completely different approach. Stork Heinar was born in 2008 as a reaction to the ongoing success of the clothing company “Thor Steinar”, which was (and is) very popular within the group of right-wing-extremists. “Thor Steinar” plays with Nordic mythology as well as the name of SS-general Fritz Steiner (“Division Thor Steinar”). By now the clothing brand is an identification mark of neo-Nazis.
Stork Heinar started as a parody on Nazi ideology. The stork calls himself “Fuhrerstork” and wants to be the “Greatest Fashion Designer of all Times” (GröMaZ), analogue to Hitler wanting to be the “Greatest Commander of all times”. Stupidity of NPD propaganda is used to make fun of neo-Nazis – a concept, which the racist and radical right have struggled to cope with for a long time. In the ongoing fight against neo-Nazism and racism irony seems to be one of the sharpest swords one can lead into battle.
On Facebook Stork Heinar reaches a regular audience of 87.000 people – and growing. Stork Heinar gains support from (democratic) social movements of all kind. Using irony, the stork has established itself as a stereotype figure in the fight against neo-Nazis. Meanwhile, a man high costume of the stork accompanied by a pseudo-militarily costumed brass-band brings actions against neo-Nazis to the streets, playing march music with fun texts.
ENDSTATION RECHTS. and Storch Heinar are actively supporting school-projects for democracy and against xenophobia and racism. Though being limited to Mecklenburg-West Pomerania due to the voluntarily character of the project and our dependence on donations, there would be sufficient requests for appearances of the stork in whole Germany to employ a full-time puppet-player.
The fight against xenophobia and Nazi tendencies in today´s society necessitates ongoing efforts on behalf of civil society as well as of political players. Ideas know no borders and are, especially in times of the Internet, a global phenomenon. This applies for the ideas of democracy and tolerance as well as for any kind of hate, xenophobia, and neo-Nazism. Thus the main goal of ENDSTATION RECHTS. and Stork Heinar is to empower society to be resistant against right-wing-propaganda and encourage as many people as possible to defend our democratic values actively. Facts mixed with irony seem to be a good way to succeed on that path.


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The Rough Guide to Paris begins with a 'Colour Section' on glossy paper consisting of an introduction, information on what to see and when to go, and twenty things not to miss. There are plenty of colour photographs as well as inserts on the Metro, the River Seine, and Paris climate. The names of...
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CDC Acknowledges, Then Pulls Guidance That COVID Mainly Spreads Through the Air in Unannounced Website Updates
‘BEYOND SIX FEET’
A fundamental change to COVID-19 guidance that was posted unannounced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week was abruptly disappeared at midday Monday. Curiously, the top health body didn’t issue an announcement about the initial changes. In an update to its website over the weekend, the CDC had confirmed what has long been suspected and announced by other countries’ health agencies—that the virus spreads mainly through the air via respiratory droplets that are expelled by people when they talk, breathe, cough, sneeze, or sing. As of Monday morning, the site read: “There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel distances beyond six feet (for example, during choir practice, in restaurants, or in fitness classes).”
However, that language was gone by noon on Monday. A source inside the CDC told The Daily Beast that guidance was posted by accident Friday and that the information had yet to go through an internal review by the agency’s scientists. The site now states: “A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency’s official website. CDC is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Once this process has been completed, the update language will be posted.” The CDC has long resisted the idea that the virus spreads any further than six feet through the air. The guidance listed early Monday had directed people to “stay at least six feet away from others, whenever possible,” where it previously suggested maintaining “good social distance” of about six feet.


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The chip is known as the Apple Neural Engine and Apple engineers are said to be “racing” in an attempt to catch up other companies moving forward aggressively on cores and chips to perform the very large number of multiplications used in neural networks.
Google has developed and taken to silicon two Tensor Processor Units (TPUs) in the last couple of years (see Google’s second TPU processor comes out).
Neural networks which require millions of weightings to be multiplied against input data and subsequent layers of neurons have conventionally been run in software on uniprocessors. However, the enormous benefit they can take from parallelism has seen them being deployed on GPUs and more-or-less application specific DSPs.
The kind of applications that can benefit from this include voice and face recognition and classification and inference of varied types of data where dedicated hardware can provide a couple of orders of magnitude improvement over conventional processors.
In particular Apple has aspirations in mixed-reality and self-driving cars that need the efficiency of dedicated machine learning hardware to reduce energy consumption and latency, the report said.
Apple also intends to include the neural engine in future versions of the iPhone and the iPad, according to the report. This has the advantage that recognition tasks that would otherwise have to be sent up to the cloud could be done locally.
Apple could discuss the neural engine at its upcoming annual developers conference in June, where it is also expected to introduce the next version of its operating system iOS11.
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Winter Guide to the Best Activities Across Canada
In some places, Winter is considered the off season — a time to hibernate indoors and dream of tropical climates. In Canada, the opposite happens: it’s literally known as the home of Winter. It is a much-anticipated time across the country, with festivals and fun experiences for everyone. And when you’re done with your Canadian Winter adventure, you’ll find a fireplace and hot beverage waiting for you wherever you go. Here are some of the best ways to enjoy Winter in Canada.
Discover Carnaval de Québec
One of the oldest festivals in Canada — and the largest Winter festival in the world — Carnaval de Québec, draws thousands of people to watch and take part in outdoor activities and Winter sports: ice canoe races, snowshoeing, dog sledding, snow sculptures and night parades. You can skate, see live shows, snap photos of Bonhomme and enjoy the wondrous culinary delights that have made La Belle Province famous.
Ski the slopes at Mont Tremblant
While ski resorts are plentiful in Quebec, Mont Tremblant in the Laurentians is perhaps the most renowned. The village has a distinctly European feel, with restaurants, pubs, lodging and shops that bustle with activity. The Fairmont Tremblant, situated at the foot of the mountain, offers premium alpine accommodation, easy access to the slopes, and the Axe Lounge Bar, the perfect place to warm up after a day in the great outdoors. If you’re feeling a little muscle strain from all the skiing, the Moment Spa Fairmont Tremblant can soothe away the aches. Personalize your Montreal and Quebec City Getaway By Rail with an add on excursion to this iconic ski destination.
Skate the frozen canal in Ottawa, the nation’s capital
From late December to late February, weather permitting, Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway is the largest naturally frozen skating rink in the world. While nature controls the ice conditions on the canal, Ottawa also has many refrigerated outdoor rinks, including Rink of Dreams at Ottawa City Hall.
Cross-country skiing is another wonderful way to enjoy Ottawa. The Kichi Sibi Winter Trail stretches from the Canadian War Museum to Westboro Beach, offering 16 kilometres of groomed pathways for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, walking and Winter biking. The Greenbelt is another popular pick and has upwards of 150 kilometres of trails. After a day outdoors, warm up at Zoe’s in the Fairmont Chateau Laurier.
Don’t miss hockey night in Canada
Hockey, aka “Canada’s game,” is the most popular sport in the country. In Toronto, that means the Maple Leafs, one of the teams that founded the NHL in 1917. On game night, the energy is positively electric at the Scotiabank Arena, as well as in dozens of surrounding sports bars and pubs.* Hockey fans won’t want to miss the Hockey Hall of Fame. Dedicated to the history of the game, this is much more than a sports museum — it’s an immersive, interactive celebration of hockey. If you're booking a Winter trip, be sure to ask our travel advisors about adding a hockey game to your itinerary.
*At the time of writing, Scotiabank Arena is open to full capacity to people with proof of vaccination. Live NHL Hockey is also available in Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. Your travel advisor can help you find the game you want to see
Experience Winter in the Rocky Mountains
Alberta is big-sky country, and in the winter, that means bright sunshine, blue sky, and snow in the Rocky Mountains. Skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, heli-skiing, skating, and snowshoeing — take your pick. Banff and Lake Louise are known world-wide for their alpine charm and have everything you need for a getaway, including spas, tours, accommodation for all budgets, and excellent dining options. The Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise are must-see stops on any visit — these gorgeous, historic Fairmont properties have been providing elegant hospitality to visitors for over a century.
To maximize the fun, time your visit to the Rockies with SnowDays! Downtown Banff transforms into a larger-than-life winter gallery of snow sculptures, while Lake Louise becomes a frozen wonderland of ice sculptures. A variety of special SnowDays activities and events, as well as specialty cocktails and menus at many of the restaurants, add to the winter fun. It's the perfect time to plan your Canadian Rockies Winter Train Trip.
Visit a lush West Coast Winter garden
The moderate temperatures on the Canadian West Coast mean places like the Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island and VanDusen Gardens in Vancouver are spectacular even in the winter. Both of these year-round beauties offer 55 acres of glorious gardens, as well as special seasonal events and entertainment and lovely afternoon teas. At Butchart Gardens, take in the subtle beauty of the frost-dusted shrubs, trees and flowers, as you wander the quiet pathways.
Both these gardens make excellent excursions during a Rockies, Islands, and Bears Adventure.
Surf Vancouver Island — year round
Yes, you read that right! You can surf in Canada in the winter. With its stunningly beautiful beaches and wild exposed coast, Tofino on Vancouver Island is Canada’s surf capital. While surfers of all skill levels will find waves year-round in Tofino, the winter months have the biggest waves. Local surf companies and tour operators provide lessons and gear, including wetsuits designed for cold water. If the waves get too big and the weather turns stormy, cozy up with a warm drink at Long Beach Lodge and storm watch — the view from The Great Room is exhilarating.
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Healthy pasta salad for diet. Overall, this healthy pasta salad is quite a gem. It's not only easy to prepare, but it requires only minimal ingredients and tastes so fresh and delicious. I am all about pasta alternatives and quinoa and black beans are already a staple in my diet.
Try BBC Good Food's best ever healthy salads, bursting with nutritious ingredients, delicious flavours and textures, including meat, fish and veggie options. Healthy green bean & penne salad. Make a tasty, nutritious pasta salad with a healthy tomato and basil dressing. You can have Healthy pasta salad for diet using 3 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Healthy pasta salad for diet
- Prepare 3 spoons of lemon.
- Prepare 250 gm of Pasta.
- It’s 2 of pepper and olives.
Healthier versions of chicken salad, pasta salad, tuna salad. Find the salad you love, just a little bit healthier. Healthy Pasta Salad is a summertime must have for BBQ, potluck, picnic and pool parties. I grew up in Ukraine on real food.
Healthy pasta salad for diet instructions
- Boil pasta and wash it after that to remove carbohaydrates.
- Mix All of the ingredients.
As an adult, I tried many diets without results. Try some of these easy healthy pasta salad recipes to start losing weight fast while enjoying the pasta you love. The best part is, there are tons of chilled pasta salad recipes that make eating a plate of cold noodles delicious and satisfying. Pasta is a staple in many households around the world. However, people often wonder whether it's healthy or unhealthy.


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1. Mix sugar and yeast and pour half of the Luke warm water and stir with a spoon till it is well combined and place in a warm cabinet on top of your stove for 10- 15 minutes, until it is frothy. Grease the bread loaf tin with butter or cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, put the flour and add the yeast mixture and mix it well and add the rest of the water and knead until the dough comes together.
3. Place the dough into a clean work surface and knead well in stretching motions, pulling the dough with one hand and pushing with another and continue for 5 minutes.
4. Rub the butter and salt together with finger until it is creamy and incorporate the two into the dough and knead again till all the butter is worked into it and the dough obtained is smooth and pliable one.
5. Make the dough into a ball and cover it with a moist muslin cloth and allow the dough to rise (proofing) about 1 hour and it will double the size.
6. Punch a hole in the dough and fold the dough and again knead briefly. Lay the dough on a floured area and spread in half inch thickness. Roll the dough and tuck the edges and put it into a bread loaf pan.
7. Allow the dough to rise again for 45 minutes to one hour and the dough rise again and got doubled. Brush the crust of the dough with milk.
8. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a golden brown color appears on the top and remove from the oven and immediately brush the top with melted butter.
After 1 hour, the size of the dough gets doubled
After 45 minutes, the dough in the loaf gets doubled again