MONTPELLIER, Virginia (AP) – Democrat Patrick Leahy’s announcement that he will step down after eight Senate terms sparked a scuffle in Vermont over a rare opening in the state’s tiny Congressional delegation.
While political observers expect Democratic spokesman Peter Welch to become the leading candidate if he decides to run for the post in 2022, Vermont is also under pressure to elect a woman. It is the only state in the country that has never sent a woman to Congress.
The opening provides an opportunity for Vermont to shed that distinction, Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics, said Tuesday.
“It would be nice if Vermont had some diversity in its Washington DC office to represent some of the diversity in the state,” she said. “The fact that Vermont has never had a female voice representing it in Washington DC, with such a set of life experiences, with such an understanding of another aspect of political issues, is a loss for the state of Vermont.”
Vermont last had a seat in 2006, when Bernie Sanders, then Congressman, succeeded Jim Jeffords as U.S. Senator, and Welch, then President of the State Senate, took Sanders’ seat in the only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Potential candidates for the Leahy Senate seat include Democrat Lieutenant Molly Gray, said Garrison Nelson, a former University of Vermont professor of political science and Congressional scholar. But Nelson noted that Gray, Burlington’s former attorney who has served as lieutenant governor since January, has little political experience.
Other controversial names include Vermont Senate President for interim board member Becca Balint and Kesha State Senator Ram Hinsdale, both Democrats. Ram Hinsdale said Tuesday she is considering running for the House of Representatives if Welch runs for the Senate.
“It would be a shock for Vermonters if he chose not to run,” she said of Welch.
Welch, who praised Leahy after his retirement announcement, said Tuesday that he will make a decision about his political future “in the coming days.” If he is indeed running for the Leahy Senate seat, Nelson pointed out that Welch is 74, not much younger than Sanders, now 80, and Leahy, 81.
Welch has found a place at the House and is highly respected there, so “it’s a very personal choice for someone like him,” said Linda Fowler, emeritus professor of public administration at Dartmouth College.
Nelson said it will likely be difficult for Republicans to nominate a competitive Liberal state candidate, especially after GOP Governor Phil Scott said he was not interested in running.
Following Leahy’s announcement, the GOP chairman sent out a statement saying they had “an incredible opportunity to recruit a top-tier candidate to win this seat and make Vermont more competitive than ever before.”
Republican Scott Milne, the tourism executive who unsuccessfully challenged Leahy in 2016, did not say Tuesday if he was considering running again. However, he said he was not sure if Welch would be the man to make the necessary changes in “dysfunctional” Washington.
Fowler noted that it may take a while for potential candidates to decide whether to start a campaign, so any speculation is premature now.
“In my experience with potential candidates, they have to look at their finances, where their children are studying and what their spouses think,” she said.
But Fowler noted that Leahy has given potential candidates enough time to figure out what they want to do, given that his announcement came a year before the 2022 election.
“It’s just another sign that he’s a really cool guy,” she said.


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Around 2,606 PACS spread across 314 blocks, along with a network of women-led self-help groups (SHGs), do the bulk of paddy procurement in Odisha.
Farmers in several parts of India are fiercely protesting the three new farm Acts and the common complaint is: As the pieces of legislation come into play, mandis will gradually wither away, having a direct impact on the minimum support price
(MSP)-based procurement mechanism.
But, there are ample examples to show how states that don't have a well-entrenched procurement system managed to boost their purchases in the last few years.
No doubt, a robust mandi system is the cornerstone of a strong procurement as shown by Punjab and Haryana over the years. But there are alternatives, too.
States 3 such as Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha
— have shown while the network of mandis does have its advantages, it is not always a pre-requisite for improved procurement at MSP.
In the decentralised mechanism, the state government undertakes direct purchase of paddy or rice and wheat, and also stores and distributes foodgrain under the Food Security Act
and other welfare schemes. The Centre meets the expenditure incurred by the state on procurement. It also monitors the quality of foodgrain and reviews the arrangements made to ensure that procurement operations are carried smoothly.
In a paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly in 2012, Mekhala Krishnamurthy, associate professor of Sociology at Ashoka University, said Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh emerged as major regional players on the wheat and paddy procurement landscapes over the years by buying through state agencies and marketing societies across mandis. This, on one hand, ensured high rates for farmers and, on the other, lowered PDS prices.
is another example of how steady growth in procurement can be sustained on a decentralised basis without relying on the complex web of traditional mandis, middlemen, and commission agents. The commission is paid to primary agriculture
cooperative societies (PACS) and others for the procurement.
The Paddy Procurement Automation System (PPAS) of Odisha, many experts said, is a model which shows how decentralised procurement can be carried on in a transparent manner without the interference of middlemen.
Around 2,606 PACS spread across 314 blocks, along with a network of women-led self-help groups (SHGs), do the bulk of paddy procurement in the state. Around 680 market yards or collection centres are also involved.
In the 2019-20 kharif
and rabi seasons, the data shows SHGs accounted for around 3 per cent of paddy procured by state agencies; PACS facilitated a majority of the rest.
The keystone of this process is a highly automated system of farmer registration, which is matched with land records and then multiplied with the average yield of the area to come up with a fair idea of the amount of surplus paddy that each farmer can sell to the state agency.
The sale takes place at a designated time supervised by officials of the state civil supplies corporation who also ensure that millers accept paddy in their presence.
Earlier, PACS used to avail loans from cooperative banks to make MSP payments to farmers, but in the last few years, this has been automated to ensure farmers don’t have to rely on cooperative societies to get their payment.
As soon as paddy gets accepted by the miller, the payment process gets triggered in a centralised database and MSP gets credited into the bank account of the farmer within a certain period.
“It’s a process of decentralised procurement but centralised payment method,” said Pradyut Dash, associate vice president- solutions at CSM Technologies, the agency handling the backhand of this system.
He said in the past few years, even share-coppers and those who have authorised someone to look after their land can sell their paddy through the system. In the case of share-croppers, they need 'a consent letter' from the landlord; for a nominee, he/she needs a nomination letter.
1.47 million registered farmers
7.08 million acre of verified land
10.53 mt paddy surplus
1,347 millers, 280 certified transport contractors
50,000+ villages, 12,378 fair price shops.
Dash said when the system was introduced in 2012-13, around 0.7 million farmers had registered; the number has now risen to over 1.47 million.
“The percentage of people who have registered and people who have actually sold their paddy is growing over the years as farmers see value in the system and appreciate its transparency,” Dash said. In 2005-06, Odisha procured around 3.2 million tonne (mt) of paddy; this rose to over 6.5 mt by 2018-19.
But, every system has its flaws. The PPAS has come under criticism in the last few years. One big criticism by several western Odisha farmers has been that because of the centralised system of yield determination, growth in production isn’t adequately taken care of, leaving them with large unsold paddy surplus.
“In the last few years, Odisha has witnessed good paddy output because of good rainfall, narrowing the gap between the average yield in irrigated and unirrigated areas. But the average yield determination for procurement hasn’t kept pace,” said Surendranath Pashupalak, former vice-chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture
and Technology. He said the average yield determination for assessing the marketable surplus needs to change.
Saroj Mohanty, a farmer leader, believes Odisha’s procurement model cannot be compared with that of Punjab and Haryana as the state never had a robust mandi mechanism.
“In Odisha, mandis don’t have proper infrastructure and lack even basic facilities. Their number is also less… Also, PACS do procure from market yards but the only difference is there is no tax and arthiyas,” Mohanty said.

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Central High School (Detroit, Mich.)
- Existence: 1858
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Abstract Central High School was originally located at the intersection of Warren Avenue and Cass Avenue in Detroit. It was the successor to Capitol High School, the first high school in Detroit, founded in 1858; Capitol changed its name to Central in 1896. CHS began to offer college courses in 1913, and this program evolved into the Detroit Junior College, which became the City College of Detroit, then Wayne University and eventually Wayne State University. In 1925, CHS relocated to 2425 Tuxedo Street...
Dates: 1860 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1891 - 2004
Abstract Helen Dushkin, maiden name Sachse, was born in Aranac County in 1896. Her family moved to Bay City and then to Detroit, where she would remain. Helen Sachse first attended Cass School (later Cass High School and then Cass Technical High School) and then Central High School. At Central High School, she earned top grades and gave speeches, including a commencement toast in 1914. This collection contains her written recollections from Central High School, as well as her report cards, student...
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How to Prevent Greenhouses Losses During Fool’s Spring
Spring has sprung, but with it comes temperature fluctuations, buckets of rain, late-season freezes, and even snow storms.
When the weather outside your greenhouse has a mind of its own, your greenhouse heating solution must stay the course. If it doesn’t, you’ll be looking at stunted growth or a greenhouse full of losses on your hands.
Since many greenhouse cultivars require consistent daily temperatures between 70-80°F with only minor nighttime shifts, a heater needing attention can leave your plants’ vigor, leaf shape and size, and time to fruit in limbo. Not to mention that energy accounts for about 20% of greenhouse operational costs, which means your bottom line will rise or lower depending on the efficiency of your heating system.
If you live anywhere in the US where spring looks like this … it’s time to maintain your heating system so it keeps your greenhouse temperatures consistent throughout the season.
General Greenhouse Heater Maintenance
The forecast this week (March 20th-26th) for Modine’s headquarters in Racine, WI, includes daily highs ranging from the low 40s to 50s with fog, rain, snow, clear skies, and cloud cover, depending on the day.
It’s a typical spring in Wisconsin, but when the weather changes dramatically every 24 hours, it can have negative effects on greenhouse operators in the area.
The best way to prevent greenhouse losses is to perform general maintenance on your unit heater.
As a reminder, all maintenance work should be performed by an HVAC specialist trained to recognize and repair these intricacies safely, with minimal downtime for your greenhouse.
- Check your equipment for any damage it may have sustained over the winter. That includes sheet metal, fans and air movers, wiring, gas piping, and vent systems. Look for dents, bumps, scratches, fraying, and other changes in visual appearance.
- Check the cleanliness of heat exchangers and burners. Any buildup of debris should be addressed by an HVAC specialist to preserve functionality.
- Make sure the vent system is clear. Birds, vermin, and other critters like to find a sheltered, warm spot to overwinter, and heaters can become temporary residences. Unfortunately, their presence can impact how your unit heater functions.
- Look for obstructions blocking the air inlet or air discharge of equipment. Clear any snow, ice, animal debris, or other objects that reduce the efficacy of your heater.
- Check that the unit supports are secure and that the unit hangs level.
Modine offers technical support, which can reduce running costs, enhance efficiency, improve carbon footprint, and increase the lifespan of your equipment.
When your heater is in qualified hands, you can trust any sudden cold snaps to stay outside the walls of your greenhouse, preserving your growing conditions.
Essential Spring Maintenance
Once you check basic maintenance off your spring cleaning list, it’s time to give your heater a little more attention so seasonal transitions stay out of your greenhouses.
When unit heaters receive proper maintenance on a regular basis, they should last for many years. But, you must do at least annual inspections and maintenance for burners and heat exchangers. The transition from winter to spring is an excellent time to do this. Your unit heaters have been working consistently for months but could use a tune-up to ensure everything operates as expected into summer.
Modine’s HVAC specialists have compiled a list of items to include during inspections.
- Inspect the motor regularly and oil as needed.
- Check power connections to the motor. Make sure they’re secure and not loose.
- Inspect the heat exchanger for any obstructions or failures.
- Check all venting. Make sure all connections are secure and tight. Clear any blockages and replace any failed piping.
- Check all gas connections, including pilot tubing connections both at the valve and pilot burner. Make sure connections are tightly fitted.
- Inspect the main gas burners. Make sure they are free of obstructions and not clogged by spider webs or debris.
- Properly drain condensate from high-efficiency units. Check condensate lines to ensure they’re draining properly.
If you have Modine’s Effinity™ Commercial Gas-Fired Unit Heater, which operates at 97% thermal efficiency, an industry best, checking the condensate lines is vital.
Once your maintenance is complete, make sure you keep a record of any service performed so you can keep tabs on your unit heater. It’s an extra assurance to prevent mid-season breakdowns.
Inspecting and maintaining your greenhouse unit heater as winter turns to spring is how you prevent greenhouse losses, ensure efficiency, and save money.


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Date: September 26, 2015
Location: John Locke Theater, Alfriston College, 550 Porchester Road, Manurewa [map]
Time: 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
Ticket prices: $20 (Adults), $10(Children)
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It was almost fitting that in such a chaotic match that Team Chaos would be the ones to claim victory over Team Knox at Rival Turf last month. Not much was known as to the intentions of The Bullet Club’s Bad Luck Fale, but they were made clear and present when the New Japan pro Wrestling Star attacked Dal Knox, captured the flags for Curt Chaos, and left everyone in no doubt that Daniel Burnell & Curt Chaos had conspired with The Bullet Club from the get go.
The chain reaction from that moment has now created a massive showdown at Battle Scars on September 26. The Eliminator Contract of Dal Knox will be hung high from the ceiling as Curt Chaos & Dal Knox collide in a huge Ladder Match!
The winner will be the man that can ascend the ladder and claim the Eliminator Contract!
Curt Chaos and *Dal Knox take it to new heights on September 26!
At one point in time both of these men formed the best tag team in New Zealand Professional Wrestling. They were also the Agents of Change for IPW Director Daniel Burnell, who used them as a destructive tool to push his vision for Impact Pro Wrestling.
Aaron Henry broke away from the rule of Burnell last year, and has shaped his own destiny with intensity and raw drive, while Cross has continued his alliance with Burnell, morphing into a Championship wrecking machine.
On September 26 at Battle Scars these two former allies will collide with the biggest prize on the line.
Will the remedy to the Cross virus come from an ally of the past?
Or will Cross add Aaron Henry to the pile of wreckage he has left in his path?
Aaron Henry challenges Jakob Cross for the New Zealand Heavyweight Championship at Battle Scars!
Battle Scars takes place from the John Locke Theater in Alfriston College on September 26 in Manurewa!
*Dal Knox is the current holder of the Eliminator Contract. The Eliminator Contract grants the holder a shot at the New Zealand Heavyweight Championship during any IPW Live Event they desire.
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New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
(c) Jakob Cross with Daniel Burnell vs. Aaron Henry
Britenay vs. Carmen Rose
Team Kick vs. Mr Burns & Michael Richards
James Shaw vs. No Face
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Johhny Idol & Brook Duncan vs. Mason Daniels & Brodie Coast
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature and dynamics of crowd disorder from the perspective of the police in a Canadian context, as well as to extend this perspective to include the opinions of female police officers.
A total of 460 Vancouver police officers participated in this study. Following the 2011 Stanley Cup riot, police officers received mail-based questionnaires focussed on gathering information concerning police perceptions of the crowd and the police response in riot situations. A total of 15 response items were analysed using descriptive approaches and confirmatory factor analyses.
The study findings revealed that, in addition to being multidimensional, the police perspective of crowd disorder may be contingent upon certain officer characteristics. Although, the police perspective can generally be categorized by four overarching constructs: dichotomous crowd, homogeneous threat, strict policing and tactical response; it becomes more complex once the officers’ gender is taken into consideration. The results suggest that the male and female police officers may have some differing views about the nature of crowds and the type of police response required to manage disorderly crowd situations.
In addition to being the first study to analyse police perceptions of crowd disorder in a Canadian context, this research is the first to include the points of view of female officers.
This research was supported by SSHRC Small Grant No. 2012-631004-15732. The authors would like to extend their sincerest appreciation to the Vancouver Police Union.
Dawson, S.E. and Davies, G. (2017), "Gender differences in understanding police perspectives on crowd disorder", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 228-243. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-06-2016-0080
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To add another launch date to the list, Sony has confirmed at they will launch the PlayStation 4 in Hong Kong simultaneously alongside South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
Korea and Hong Kong have been confirmed for December 17th. Presumably the other two territories will launch on the same date.
The console will be priced at HK$3380, which comes out to about $430 US. There will also be a bundle that includes the PlayStation Camera for HK$3680. A Killzone: Shadow Fall bundle will be available for HK$3780.


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South Carolina's Steve Spurrier (right) has taken exception to a comment made by Clemson's Tommy Bowden (left).
A quip about Steve Spurrier's recent raise may have woken up South Carolina's ball coach, who sounds more than ready to spar with another member of the Bowden family.
It was well into Clemson's early December gathering about bowl preparations when coach Tommy Bowden, fresh off a 7-5 regular season, was asked about the nearly half-million dollar raise Spurrier received after also going 7-5. "It's amazing how this thing works because I'm at a place where seven gets you fired. He's at a place where seven gets you a raise," Bowden said.
Bowden's line got a chuckle from the room. It also apparently got Spurrier's attention.
Spurrier fired back a couple of weeks later, telling Bowden if he hoped for a similar raise to talk to his bosses and find out if they think he's as good as coach as Spurrier or others.
Now twice in the past week, Spurrier had pointed words for his in-state rival to the delight of Game**** fans and the ire of Tiger supporters.
The latest jab came last Sunday when Spurrier denied he tried to poach assistant Chris Rumph away from the Tigers.
Spurrier's statement followed word that Bowden, through a school spokesman, had said Rumph was called by a South Carolina assistant."Someone in the Upstate is lying," Spurrier told The (Columbia) State on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Spurrier remained unsure how Clemson got the idea he wanted Rumph. "I don't know how they arrived at that," he said. "You'd have to ask them."
Bowden did not want to comment, according to a school spokesman. Rumph did not return phone messages.


AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov.-Elect Paul LePage is getting phone calls congratulating him on his election, and one was from the White House.
LePage’s spokesman says Valery Jarrett, an adviser to President Barack Obama, called to extend congratulations and invite LePage to a White House reception for new governors on Dec. 2. LePage is considering the invitation but did not commit to attend.
The Republican governor-elect also heard U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, and Gov. John Baldacci. The Democratic governor offered his congratulations and also extended his assistance to LePage and his transition team over the next two months as they work to set up a new administration.
LePage faced criticism during the campaign after he said that, if he were elected governor, there would be many headlines reading, “Governor LePage tells Obama to go to hell.”


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After coming up from Albuquerque to explore the Ludlow Ghost Town, then driving to Colorado Springs, then conquering Sweaty Topless Dude Trail (more commonly known as Manitou Incline), nothing would have been more relaxing than a room serviced dinner at Glen Eyrie Castle. But the castle’s cafe closed at 5 so off we wearily trudged to The Airplane Restaurant.
Normally we don’t post about restaurants as this isn’t a foodie blog. Give us a box of hamburger helper and we’ll call that dinner (as long as it’s cooked obviously). But the Airplane Restaurant just off of Aviation Way and Fountain Blvd is so neat, it deserves its own post of glory!
If you’re looking for fine dining, don’t come here. But if you’re a FUN human being looking for a good ol’ American fare of burgers, wings, or ribs, this place is super cool! Bring the kids! Heck, as long as you foot the bill, WE’LL bring your kids to this fun atmosphere.
The restaurant encompasses a fully intact Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker that was built in 1953 and used to refuel airplanes probably until about the 1970s when these Stratofreighters were retired, having been put out of commission by the preferred C-130s and KC-135s. Instead of going to the junkyard, this particular airplane was revived for its second mission in 2002 and was reinvented as The Airplane Restaurant.
Dining inside the actual airplane books up pretty fast, reservations are recommended. As we sort of winged our schedule for the day, we didn’t get to pig out in the airplane itself. But the other part of the restaurant & bar is pretty amazing in itself. The walls are covered with photos and memorabilia rich in aviation history. Even the wait-staff are decked out like flight attendants.
Talk to me Goose.
Diners are encouraged to explore the restaurant and check out the airplane cockpit. Of course we ran around like 5 year olds pushing buttons and sat in the cockpit.
Where the other half dine; those one-percenters who were smart enough to make reservations.
The Airplane Restaurant Overview
- Address: 1665 Newport Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
- Price Range: $9.99 – $25.99

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Analysts say the Chrysler brand could be in jeopardy in the U.S., where it has only two models, the aging 300 sedan and the Pacifica minivan. U.S. sales of the brand were off 19% through October. Don't expect French automaker Peugeot to return to the U.S. anytime soon.Now that PSA Group has merged with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to create Stellantis, adding another brand to the U.S. market Fiat-höjdaren John Elkann blir styrelseordförande och PSA-höjdaren Carlos Tavares blir vd och styrelseledamot. FCA och PSA anser att man med gemensamma krafter ska ta en framskjuten global position på forsknings- och utvecklingssidan och genom synergieffekter beräknar de kunna spara 3,7 miljarder euro, utan att behöva stänga ner några fabriker. 2019-10-31 · Automobile shoppers across the globe are likely to see fewer vehicles and brands if the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA goes through, but the new company will be big enough to compete in a fast-changing business that requires vast sums of money to develop autonomous and electric vehicles.
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PSA, meanwhile, makes Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel and Vauxhall cars. Upon completion PSA Group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and France's PSA Group agreed to a 50/50 merger this week. FCA's portfolio includes Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati, and PSA Now that PSA Group has merged with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to create Stellantis, adding another brand to the U.S. market has lost its urgency. At this stage, no final decision has been made Stellantis will include 14 automotive brands — from Fiat Chrysler’s Maserati, Jeep and Ram to PSA’s Peugeot, Citroen and Opel. Plans for the merger were initially confirmed by the companies in late Now that PSA Group has merged with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to create Stellantis, adding another brand to the U.S. market has lost its urgency. At this stage, no final decision has been made, says Of note, there are four automakers under PSA, namely Peugeot, Citroen, DS, and Opel/Vauxhall.
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Stellantis brings together FCA's portfolio of brands, Abarth, Alfa-Romeo, 16 Jan 2021 In a turbulent year for many global manufacturers, executives at FCA and PSA pushed forward with the merger, saying the challenges posed by 9 Nov 2019 The merger between PSA and FCA created the fourth largest automaker in the world, and that will move forward with 13 brands on board. Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, and Ram. 20 Jan 2021 Side effects of the Fiat Chrysler and PSA merger into the new automotive conglomerate Stellantis include no major changes. 5 Jan 2021 Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) produces the Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Jeep, Fiat, Alfa Romeo , Maserati and Lancia auto brands. PSA, meanwhile, makes 16 Jan 2021 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is no more.
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Peugeot and Citroën stopped offering 2019-12-18 · TURIN -- A combined PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will have 14 brands, from Alfa Romeo to Peugeot. But would all of them survive? The automaker’s operations will largely be in North America and Europe. Stellantis will include 14 automotive brands — from Fiat Chrysler’s Maserati, Jeep and Ram to PSA’s Peugeot, Citroen and A merger between Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA Group won approval from both sets of shareholders on Monday.
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12 Nov 2019 The boards of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot announced Thursday fast-moving plans to merge the two companies creating the world's
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Latics came through their toughest pre-season challenge so far with flying colours as they defeated Manchester City 2-1 in tonight's friendly at Boundary Park.
It was a performance which delighted manager Paul Dickov as Latics faced a side containing six of their Euro 2012 stars.
Dickov won't be getting carried away, however, saying his side must replicate the form when the action kicks off for real a week on Monday.
He said: "City showed us a lot of respect when you look at their starting line up.
"It was a good workout for the lads and our toughest pre-season game by far.
"We had to play a different type of game hitting them on the break.
"We have to remember it is only a pre-season game and results don't count at this stage.
"It is nice to win and I want us to get into the habit of winning and it becomes natural."
Dickov has one final friendly as Huddersfield Town visit Boundary Park on Saturday.
"They are a Championship side so it will be another tough game, but another win won't go amiss," he said.


The crime of adultery will be removed from the Criminal Code of the State of Jalisco. The members of the Constitutional Points Commission gave their approval to the reform initiative that proposes to repeal Article 182, which maintains the penalty for adultery.
Currently, Jalisco is the only state in Mexico that in its local legislation maintains sanctions against men or women who have relationships knowing that one of them, or both, are married to another person. The penalty considered is from fifteen days to two years in prison. According to the legislation in the process of being removed from law, it is sanctioned by the complaint of the offended spouse.
Since 2013, the Chamber of Deputies has asked Congress to legislate and repeal the adultery law. At the national level, adultery was removed from the Criminal Code for seven years.
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Logan Paul, YouTuber-turned Boxer takes a big step as he signs a contract with WWE. Paul had wrestled all throughout his childhood and has also dipped his fists into pro wrestling in recent years. Previously, he showed up at Wrestlemania and WWE Smackdown as a cameo fighter.
The YouTuber has now signed a multi-event deal with WWE. Logan is seen posing with the great pro wrestler Triple H and his wife Stephanie McMahon, the interim CEO of the organisation. That’s not all, Logan is seen in one of the pictures had a piece of paper in his hand that has the words "Coming 4 U Miz" written on it.
The pro wrestler was previously paired up with Paul in a Wrestlemania 38 match against Rey and Dominic Mysterio. Though Paul's team emerged victorious, The Miz pulled a double trick just as they were celebrating their victory The Miz served Logan Paul with his signature move and plunged him into the ground. Fans are speculating that the duo might once again end up fighting together but Paul has made his revengeful motive crystal clear right from the beginning. He is coming out for payback at SummerSlam.


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Prior to beginning his tenure at Grace University, Professor Gall has worked in immunological research, residential care of the developmentally disabled, management of residential facilities, a counselor for homeless, criminals, drug addicts, sex offenders, etc. for both youth and adults. Professor Gall has also both developed and managed treatment programs for private companies as well as through private practice as an administrator and clinical director. Additionally, Professor Gall has worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor and job placement specialist for injured workers in Nebraska.
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Within a year of completing the first successful crude-oil well in northwestern Pennsylvania in 1859, opportunists from eastern states were drilling for oil in the Great Plains. Using tools and techniques honed in the central Appalachian area, some of these early oil seekers focused their efforts on natural seeps that occurred near the town of Paola in east-central Kansas. Though early wells were unsuccessful, persistence paid off, and in 1893 there was a promising oil discovery near Neodesha, Kansas, that would grow into one of the first commercial oil fields of the Great Plains. Realizing the petroleum potential of the Neodesha area, Standard Oil Company opened a refinery there in 1902 to process the crude oil. This early refinery, though clearly significant to local economic development, was also symbolically important to the region. The refinery sent a strong signal to prospectors that oil had the potential to become one of the economic foundations of the Southern Great Plains.
Oil and gas fields are volumetrically significant accumulations of hydrocarbon that have pooled naturally in the crust of the earth. The geographic position of these accumulations beneath the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains is due to a coincidence of a number of geologic factors. Among these are a hydrocarbon source rock (usually a shale from which the liquid is initially derived) and a reservoir to house the oil (usually a porous sandstone or limestone layer). Another important factor is a migration pathway for the hydrocarbon to move from the source rock to the subsurface reservoir rock. If one of these factors is absent or incompletely developed, an oil field will not form. Consequently, the present-day distribution of commercial oil and gas fields in the Great Plains is a reflection of where the coincidence of these factors has been most favorable.
Hydrocarbon source rocks are a case in point. The hydrocarbon source rocks present beneath the Great Plains are a reflection of the configurations of at least two ancient inland seaways that extended throughout the Plains and Rocky Mountain regions of North America. Thick intervals of organic-rich mud settled to the bottom of these ancient seaways. Deep burial of this mud within the crust of the earth helped to transform the mud into shales with potent oil- and gas-generating potential. At just the right combinations of temperature and pressure and at different locations throughout the Great Plains, oil was released from these source rocks. Geologic conditions in the Southern Great Plains were especially conducive to the accumulation of hydrocarbons. Consequently, due to differences in geology, discovery dates of commercial quantities of oil differed greatly from state to state.
The earliest commercial oil operation in the Great Plains was the Florence field in Colorado. Though oil was discovered at this site in 1862, it was not until the 1880s that both consumer demand and infrastructure were adequate for Florence to become a commercial oil field. Then, following the Neodesha, Kansas, success of 1893, exploratory wells were tapped in surrounding counties in Kansas and Oklahoma. The completion of the Nellie Johnstone No. 1 well in 1897, situated east of the newly founded city of Bartlesville, Indian Territory, marked the first commercial oil well in present-day Oklahoma. Oil production from the Oklahoma Indian Territory o.cially began in 1901. By the time Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, the Southern Great Plains was well on its way to becoming recognized as a major petroleum province.
The Northern Great Plains was not to be outdone. At about the same time that the mid-continent area (North Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas) was coming into its own, a significant volume of oil was also being produced at Salt Creek field, Wyoming's first major Plains oil field. Natural surface seepages had been noted as early as 1889, and the field became commercially viable in about 1908.
Back in the Southern Great Plains, a North Texas oil boom commenced with discovery of the Electra field in 1911, located to the west of Wichita Falls, Texas. This was followed by numerous other large oil field discoveries between 1911 and 1920 in North Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Many of these oil field discoveries resulted in the rapid development of new town sites or the growth of existing nearby town sites. New oil fields in Texas included Ranger, Breckenridge, Burkburnette, and Northwest Burkburnette. New Oklahoma fields were Cushing, Healdton, Garber, Hewitt, and Burbank. The most impressive new fields in Kansas were Augusta and El Dorado. During this period of rapid oil field discoveries, the Midcontinent was producing 30 percent of the total U.S. crude oil. This total had grown to 56 percent by 1920. In response to these exploration successes, a new pattern of railroad and pipeline transportation systems emerged to support the production, refining, and distribution of crude oil within the Southern Great Plains and to areas located outside of the Great Plains. By 1920, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey, Oklahoma's crude oil was being processed in about seventy refineries in Oklahoma and surrounding states.
Despite these successes, the consumption of petroleum products after World War I had increased so dramatically that the production and distribution capacity was strained beyond limits. Refiners were unable to obtain adequate supplies of crude oil, and some gasoline stations had to close shop for days at a time. On the heels of this demand for crude oil, Charles N. Gould, former Oklahoma state geologist, discovered one of the world's largest oil and gas districts in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles– the Panhandle field–in 1920.
The Permian Basin, stretching across West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, was beginning to yield crude oil in this period as well. The first commercial oil well in the Permian Basin, completed in about 1921, was located in Mitchell County, Texas. An oil rush in the Permian Basin began with the completion of the Santa Rita No. 1 well in 1923. This well was located on land granted to the University of Texas in an agreement dating to 1883. The success of the Permian Basin contributed to the growth of the Midland-Odessa area of West Texas, located very near the geographic center of the basin. In 1924 the Permian Basin Artesia field was discovered across the border in New Mexico. Hobbs field was discovered in New Mexico in 1928. Oil production in this portion of New Mexico resulted in population growth for both Artesia and Hobbs, New Mexico.
Following the success of the Florence and Salt Creek fields, other significant oil field discoveries were made in the Northern Great Plains states. However, due to fundamental differences in geologic history, fewer commercially viable fields occur in the Northern than in the Southern Plains. In Montana, the Kevin- Sunburst field, located north of Shelby, was discovered in 1922. The Cutbank field, near Cutbank, Montana, was opened in 1934. In Nebraska, the first successful oil field in the eastern portion of the state was discovered in 1940 at Falls City in Richardson County. In western Nebraska, the first commercially successful well was the Mary Egging No. 1, drilled in Cheyenne County in 1949 by Marathon Oil Company (then known as the Ohio Oil Company). This and adjacent wells were christened the Gurley field. Significant oil production from the Williston Basin of North Dakota began in 1951 with the completion of the Clarence Iverson No. 1 well, located near the towns of Tioga and Minot. In South Dakota, some oil production commenced in 1954 with the discovery of oil in Harding County, located in the northwestern corner of the state.
This regional production, of course, was taking place against a backdrop of the world context of global supply and demand. Following the Panhandle field discovery, coupled with production from other Great Plains fields and other oil-rich regions across America, the United States and the Great Plains entered a period from 1921 to 1940 of petroleum overabundance. Annual production in the United States in 1920 was 443 million barrels and was in balance with demand. By 1923 the volume had expanded to 732 million barrels per year, and the bloated industry headed into a tailspin. Fortunes were lost and dreams crushed during a time that overlapped the Great Depression. From 1945 to 1973 the industry slowly recovered through maintenance of a managed balance between supply and demand. Then from the Arab oil embargo in 1973 to about 1983, the petroleum industry of the Great Plains rode a wave of high oil prices fostered by global fears of oil-supply shortfalls. In 1986, however, oil-rich Saudi Arabia began to increase production in order to gain more control over supply and pricing. This action created an overabundance of oil and placed downward pressure on oil prices. From about 1984 to the present, the petroleum industry has undergone unprecedented global contraction. Emphasis on cost savings has forced the major North American companies to consolidate their operations in Houston, Texas, and Calgary, Alberta. Consequently, the remaining oil and gas wealth of the U.S. Great Plains is mainly the domain of independent investors and the small- to medium-size companies of the region.
The contraction of the industry has been very hard on the economies of the oil field towns that grew up around the industry. For instance, during the oil boom of the seventies, the Permian Basin city of Midland, Texas, was rumored to have more millionaires per capita than any city in the United States. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, however, unemployment there hovered at 9 percent. Economic growth in most of the oil towns in the Southern Great Plains was momentarily stunted by this downturn in the energy industry. Northern Great Plains cities such as Casper and Gillette, Wyoming, and Williston and Dickinson, North Dakota, have also grappled with this economic challenge.
According to U.S. Department of Energy statistics for the year 2000, Texas led both the Great Plains and the nation in daily crude-oil production (1.2 million barrels from the Great Plains, East Texas, and Gulf Coast fields). (One barrel equals forty-two gallons of crude oil.) Oklahoma is ranked fifth in the nation in daily production (191,000 barrels), followed by New Mexico, 184,000 barrels; Wyoming, 166,000 barrels; Kansas, 94,000 barrels; North Dakota, 89,000 barrels; and Colorado, 50,000 barrels. Montana produces 42,000 barrels a day, ranking it thirteenth. Nebraska is ranked twenty-first, with a production rate of 8,000 barrels a day. South Dakota produces 3,000 barrels a day and is ranked twenty-fifth.
Despite years of exploitation, the proved reserves of oil in the Great Plains still tend to be located in the traditional oil-rich areas. In 1999 Texas ranked number one in the nation, with proved reserves of 5,339 million barrels (again, including the Great Plains and other Texas oil provinces). This Texas total is double the reserve estimate for all the remaining areas of the U.S. Great Plains. New Mexico is second in the nation, with proved reserves of 718 million barrels, followed by Oklahoma, with 621 million barrels of reserves. Estimates for other states include Wyoming, 590 million; Montana, 207 million; Colorado, 203 million; Kansas, 175 million; North Dakota, 53 million; and Nebraska, 17 million barrels. South Dakota is estimated to have less than 1 percent of the total U.S. crude-oil reserves. To place these numbers for the U.S. Great Plains into a global context, Saudi Arabia has proved reserves of 262,000 million barrels, or about 25 percent of the estimated proved reserves in the world. Saudi Arabia's oil reserves are fifty times larger than those of Texas.
In the early twenty-first century, the Great Plains oil and gas producers compete on a global stage where market forces and oil-rich countries continue to determine the profitability of the industry. Giant multinational companies and the wealthiest petroleumproducing countries are well poised to take advantage of the latest computer-related technology for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons. These technologies have helped to lower finding costs from $15 per barrel in the 1970s to less than $5 per barrel in 2002. Some of these technologies such as 3d seismic (allowing clearer images of subsurface rocks) and improved drilling methods (directional-drilling capabilities) have helped to lower finding costs in the Great Plains.
In the future, one segment of the industry that may witness continued growth in the Great Plains is the natural gas industry. Natural gas, an environmentally friendly alternative to oil and coal, is growing in importance as an energy source of choice. The rocks of the Great Plains still contain an ample supply of this untapped resource.
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Mast, R. F., D. H. Root, L. P. Williams, W. R. Beeman, and D. L. Barnett. Areas of Historical Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Conterminous United States. U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series, I-2582, Reston, VA: Department of the Interior, 1998.
Owen, E. W. Trek of the Oil Finders: A History of Exploration for Petroleum. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Memoir 6, Tulsa OK, 1975.
Yergin, D. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991.

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By Kris Osborn - Warrior Maven
(Washington.D.C.) They intercept dangerous shipments of illegal drugs, support the U.S. Navy securing international waterways, thwart terrorism, crime and piracy on the high seas near U.S. shores and, perhaps most of all, they regularly rescue people on the brink of death. The U.S. Coast Guard, and at times under-recognized sphere or portion of the U.S. services increasingly in demand, as threats to the homeland continue to mount due to the growing global reach of major power rivals.
Within the Coast Guard mission scope is a balanced, yet crucial need to patrol both littoral and deep water areas as part of an integrated operational approach, a task assigned to the services’ medium endurance cutters. However, the current fleet of 29 legacy medium endurance cutters (33 not too many years ago) have been in service for decades and are reaching obsolescence and are badly in need of replacement.
There is where the Coast Guard’s emerging Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) enters the equation, a new ship envisioned as a more capable, better networked, larger and far more advanced, high- tech medium endurance cutter than has ever existed.
A U.S. Coast Guard report on the ship had stated that the OPC will provide a capability bridge between the national security cutter which patrols the open ocean in the most demanding maritime environments, to the smaller and the fast response cutters, which serve closer to shore.
Artist’s rendition of the Offshore Patrol Cutter, images courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
The Coast Guard selected Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) to build the ship, by choosing them to continue into phase 2 of the OPC development, which includes detail design and construction. While smaller than some of the largest shipbuilders, ESG is known for building highly complex ships of very high quality, on time and on budget, and has helped design the practical design and technological configuration of the ship. The first cutter in the class of the new fleet, Argus, is slated to set sail at some point in 2022. ADM Robert Papp (RET) is currently President of the DC offices of ESG.
“ESG came through with a great price for the government with a ship almost matching the operational capabilities of their largest assets, but offering a significant cost reduction in both construction and over the life of the vessel. One of the things I focused on was I did not want to reduce future capabilities of any acquisitions program, while knowing we had to get the Coast Guard fantastic ships at affordable prices,” Papp said.
At 360 feet, the ESG OPC is much larger than the 210-foot and 270-foot medium endurance cutters they are replacing and also engineered with an entirely new sphere of command and control systems, sensor technologies and networking applications. This new dimension of technology is of great significance to Coast Guard planners, who anticipate that new levels of networked, yet disaggregated operations will increasingly be necessary. Northrop Grumman and ESG drew from state of the market technologies to build this ship.
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“When you build a Navy ship, you have to focus on power and speed. The Navy has oilers that can refuel ships, whereas most Coast Guard ops are independent of the fleet. You don’t have a supply ship so you must have room on board for fuel, food and supplies, and you need to conserve that fuel,” Papp said.
This need to optimize the scope of available resources and propulsion efficiency is part of why the new ESG ship is built with an auxiliary hybrid electric-diesel propulsion systems to increase efficiency and loitering capability, a first in the CG fleet.
“If you are doing surveillance, you can use the ship service generators and electrical power to cruise at a reasonable speed to preserve your fuel,” Papp said.
This technical effort to engineer new dimensions of ship technology is comprised of an ESG collaboration with Northrop Grumman to provide the C4ISR systems to integrate with and optimize ESG’s OPC vision and design for the ship.
Working in close coordination with ESG to ensure that the ship’s technical infrastructure aligned with ESG’s structural vision for the ship, design specs and technical requirements, Northrop Grumman is building the Integrated Bridge System, an integrated set of technologies connecting the helm and control centers to the ship’s propulsion, steering and navigation. As part of its contribution, Northrop Grumman also provides the ship’s Computing Network System, Machinery Control System and Propulsion Control System along with the monitors and controls for the ship’s propulsion power plant. Interestingly, Northrop Grumman has leveraged some of the commonality with cutting edge technology it has built into other Navy and Coast Guard ships to optimize technical performance and ensure sustained upgradeability.
The advanced networking and C4ISR is of critical importance to the Coast Guard’s OPC vision, in part because the service is looking to acquire 25 new ships to replace an existing fleet of now less than 30 medium-endurance Hamilton cutters.
Coast Guard Off Shore Patrol Cutter - Courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding Group
“This is the largest acquisition in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. We are responsible for the majority of the C4ISR capabilities on the OPC; including the command and control system, communications, navigation through the integrated bridge system, the shipboard computer network system, navigation and combat system data distribution system, surface search radars, primary and secondary gyrocompasses, as well as other navigational sensors. Our key objectives have been to deliver affordable solutions and keep the program on track,” Michael Corrigan, Site Director of the Northrop Grumman facility in Charlottesville Virginia, where the equipment is built and tested, told Warrior.
Papp explained that the engineering vision for the ship has, since its inception, relied upon this tactical and technical approach emphasizing networking and C4ISR to, among other things, expand the surveillance reach for medium endurance cutters. Having spent years serving on and commanding now decades-old medium endurance cutters, Papp added that their surveillance capabilities were often limited to a surface ship radar “something inside of about 20 miles.”
“Now, because of C4ISR and the ability to share satellite data and aircraft data, we can make our ships smarter. Instead of just searching, you can direct ships exactly where they need to look,” Papp added.
Kris Osborn is the new Defense Editor for the National Interest. Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army—Acquisition, Logistics& Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has appeared as a guest military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, The Military Channel, and The History Channel. He also has a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University.

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Fruitbowl bags Taskbob's social media mandate
As part of the mandate Fruitbowl will be responsible for creating brand awareness and leveraging the overarching positioning of Taskbob across social media platforms
Taskbob, a Mumbai-based home services startup run by Crenovative Ideas has awarded its social media mandate to Fruitbowl. It will be responsible for creating brand awareness and leveraging the overarching positioning of Taskbob across social media platforms.
Taskbob as a brand is aggressive towards its online approach, and was looking out for an agency with a unique cross-industry experience that can bring freshness to the brand’s social presence. Fruitbowl seemed to be an appropriate match considering the blend of agency’s creativity and technology enablement to engage the target audience.
Speaking about the association with Fruitbowl, Aseem Khare CEO, Taskbob said, “We found Fruitbowl to be in sync with our vision. Their ability to serve conglomerates, their knowledge on the sector, passion and integrated strengths have reasonably convinced us that we are with the right partners for growth. Last but definitely not the least, they have shown tremendous creativity in their past work which augments the working style and philosophy at Taskbob.”
Commenting on the development, Faisal Amin from Fruitbowl added, “We are very happy to add another impactful client to our kitty. Taskbob has been making a dent in the home services segment owing to its remarkable quality of services. The Taskbob team is poised to make a significant mark on the Indian business landscape as well as positively impact lives of citizens. This is very much in line with our belief system. We are delighted and privileged by this great win for Fruitbowl, which will further strengthen our operations. “
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Food firms expect little impact from planned wage increases
August 31, 2014, 12:00 am TWN
TAIPEI--The local food industry said Saturday that the proposal to hike the minimum wage is expected to have little impact on the sector's operations as most food producers already offer higher pay.
Tu Chung-cheng, a spokesman of food giant Uni-President Enterprises Corp., said his company has a system in place to regularly raise wages for its employees, and its wages are all above the proposed new minimums of NT$20,008 (US$669.45) per month or NT$120 per hour.
Those numbers were put forward by the Ministry of Labor's minimum wage review committee on Friday. They represent a rise in monthly full-time pay of 3.8 percent and in part-time hourly pay of 4.3 percent, pending approval from the Cabinet.
Wei Chuan Foods Corp., another major player in the industry, said it has raised wages by 3-5 percent annually over the past two years.
Newly employed workers with a university degree are paid NT$32,000-NT$34,000 a month, the conglomerate said, while employees with graduate degrees are paid NT$40,000-NT$43,000 a month.
Wei Chuan said the company has always heeded the government's calls for taking care of employees and improving their benefits.
Outside of the food industry, iPhone maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said that its pay has also topped minimum wage and it raises salaries every year.
The world's largest contract electronics manufacturer pledged to continue to provide satisfactory compensation to employees.
According to the financial data filed by Hon Hai, the company spent about NT$12 billion in wages, performance bonuses, and stock bonuses last year.


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Jeff has also developed his hot-mixing talents and frequently performs as one of our “mixers” for school dances in the spring and fall. Jeff feels that musical creativity is key, consequently whether the event calls for oldies, Disco, 80’s and 90’s, the latest in Hip Hop and Dance music, or a little bit of everything, he will get your guests on the dance floor and keep them there all night.


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The Greek Video Collection on DVD, Volume 5
Pano Stin Trela Mou - To Fos Stin Psyhi - Sokolata - All Me - Akouse Agori Mou - Aneta - Etsi M'aresei Na Zo - Oute Ston Ehthro Mou - Spaciba Baby - Se Pira Sovara - Hantra Thalassia - Giatre Mou - Tipota Den Einai Opos Palia - Typiki Diadikasia 667
Vissi Anna - Garbi Kaiti - Dantis Hristos - Merdouri Eirini - Paparizou Elena - Sarbel - Tassios Giannis - Vanessa Adamopooulou Kai Oi Giota 7 - Elena Papariizou - C:Real - Eya Milli - Flora Theodorou - Leyteris Karvelas - Pashalis Terzis
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who has been hosting Hindi Bigg Boss for many years, will be back as the host for Bigg Boss 15 as well. The show will commence in October.
Reports say the actor will be paid a whopping Rs 350 Crores for hosting the show for 14 weeks. This means, he will take home nearly 24-25 crores a week. Salaman Khan hosted 11 seasons of Bigg Boss in the past and he is one of the favorite hosts ever.
Not only favourite but also he has been the highest-paid host of the reality show. Earlier, for Bigg Boss 13 and 14, the actor reportedly charged Rs 13 crores and 20 crores per week respectively.
Hindi Bigg Boss is the most followed reality show nation wide for nearly 14 years now. It is said that Bigg Boss 15 will be on-air for almost six long months. The Bigg Boss OTT hosted by Karan Johar ended yesterday Divya Agarwal winning the title. Shamita Shetty, Pratik Sehajpal, Raqesh Bapat and Nishant Bhat were announced among the top five constants.


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Nikos’s day will come too. We’re in no hurry. It’s only till we meet again. Time does not matter here; we don’t have any. We’ll show Nikos round our corner of our new world once he’s here.
Our home in Skaramagas stood aloof of its surroundings, at the end of a steep flight of steps leading from the harbour to an opening where our front door stands, perched on the highest point of the oldest corner of the city. It has lain empty for years, since the day I rejoined Ed at the end of the only stretch of time The Lord had us separated. Nikos cannot bring himself to sell the home. Ed and I don’t want to see it go either. And we keep an eye out when the North-easterly strikes. Nikos is forgetful. He’s often walked out the home leaving a window open behind him when he goes over to enjoy the North-easterly.
Ed and I, freshly married, had fled Gedling when the coal miners’ strike struck in 1984. Ed loved diving and he ditched underground for under water, at the Hellenic Shipyards in Skaramagas. But Nikos is Greek to the bone. He was born in Skaramagas and a Panathinaikos fan since the day Ed took him to his first football match.
“Mum and dad never betrayed me.”
When Nikos walks those streets again, his head swims in memories of the old noisy neighbourhood, since cursed by a spell of stillness that’s left empty hovels with doors and windows parched to the lightest shade of their original colours. He sees again the rough kids playing football in the street, right after school to sundown. And the occasional fight that escalated beyond kids’ realm, with a hard kick to the shin mushrooming into brawls between family of perpetrator and the injured. The rough kids were responsible for Nikos’s sheltered early years, and for his shy adolescence. I never allowed Nikos outside the front door because of the street kids. His childhood was the space behind our front door.
It’s November, and in November the North-easterly visits our harbour. The skies cloud over and the wind turns with no warning. The North-easterly brings childhood memories for Nikos. Of the howling winds and the salt-stained window panes that blurred his view of waves crashing against the jetty and battering the shore. And of the foam of whitish sea spray rising in the air and travelling in the wind.
The North-easterly struck, and Nikos and Sela rushed back down the steps to the harbour in the pelting rain, for the next ferry to the other side of the port which he has long since made his home. That side is urbane and a world apart, a few miles and a galaxy away from our neighbourhood. We didn’t approve Nikos and Sela’s unsanctified union, and we fretted over his new choice. Just because we’re here, we don’t get to know everyone so we didn’t know Sela. But Sela’s turned out a good woman.
On the way back, on the ferry, Sela asked Nikos why he always has to return to pace the streets of his childhood neighbourhood and stop at our door, head bowed as if in prayer before fishing the key out of his trouser pocket. She doesn’t understand it’s a pilgrimage, in remembrance of a childhood where betrayal was a scourge yet to touch him. And of the time Ed and I were there to shelter him when young, and love him to our last day in Skaramagas. We even wept with him when he was betrayed and we weren’t there to comfort him.
Nikos and Sela stepped past us up the gangplank, Sela’s arm around his waist and his over her shoulder, inches away but oblivious to our presence.
‘Mum and dad never betrayed me.’
‘Mum and dad.’
“Will I ?” Sela whispered in my son’s ear. And she planted a kiss on his face. God bless her.
Ed and I are in no rush. But we’re waiting for the day they join us. Just because we’re here, we don’t know if it’s Nikos or Sela who gets to come over first.
But one day we’ll have them both.


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Description: Here is an unique sitting snowman for your Christmas Decor. His body is made of wood so he sits without any support. Plush head, arms and feet. He is holding an evergreen twig in his arm. He is wearing a green outfit with coordinating green cap. He has three bells on his cap. Around his neck is tied a red plaid scarf.
Size: 12" tall sitting.
This snowman would make a cute, unique centerpiece and would be great to add to your Christmas decor.


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Card game also known as blackjack or pontoon
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