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Each tent has an en-suite bathroom and veranda. The raised main guest area comprises a dining area, bar, lounge and campfire all overlooking the sandy beach and permanent lagoon. In between activities and at days end, this is a wonderful place to savor delectable cuisine and fine wines.
The enormous 8,649 mi² Kafue National Park is a unique area. The many different habitats and the huge variety of mammals and birds make it an area waiting to be explored. Mass tourism does not exist here leaving the park pure and unexplored. This is what a real safari should be like, excellent game viewing with a rich diversity of wildlife and stunning landscapes unspoiled by the masses. The park is named after the Kafue River that runs through it for over 160 miles. It enters the park in the north east and forms Lake Itezhi-Tezhi south of the park, a beautiful dam with big herds of wildlife roaming around on its shores. Other well-known rivers in the Kafue are the Lunga and Lufupa River which both feed into the Kafue River. The rivers and lake dominate the landscape in the northern and eastern parts of the park. The Kafue River itself has spectacular riverine forests on its banks and flows throughout the year changing from a wide slow flowing river over 340 yards wide in several areas broken up by clusters of small islands with fast flowing water. The river attracts a wide variety of animals and birds and is filled with hippos and crocodiles of all sizes.
Activities at Fig Tree focus on game drives and walking safaris. These are available twice daily, one in the morning departing at sunrise, and one in the late afternoon which turns into a night safari. The guides take you from camp on a tour of the several surrounding loops, where you can see a mix of vegetation from the open plains and tall grass, to the areas of thick bush. You will see wildlife parading in the open and camouflaged with the African bush. Then following sundowners over the hippo pools, the night safari and the search for nocturnal animals begins. Walking safaris typically depart in the early morning after the sun rises to avoid the heat of the day. You may even come across the odd predator or two, but do not fear, the highly trained guides will show you the African bush at its finest. The walks last approximately three hours before returning to camp for a deliciously prepared breakfast.
A visit to Fig Tree combines perfectly with either Mukambi Safari Lodge or Busanga Plain Camp. An ideal week’s stay.
AT A GLANCE
- 4 luxury en-suite tents on raised ten foot high platforms
- Vast Kafue National Park home to more species of ungulate than any national park south of the Congo Basin
- Includes lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, wild dog, elephant to name a few
- Twice daily game drives - early morning and late afternoon game drives that continue into nightfall
- Guided walking safaris
- All Inclusive: 3 meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beer, two safari activities daily, laundry
- Electricity: Runs fully on solar power with backup generator


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We then found ourselves visiting the Sablayan’s Adventure Camp and Pressing Park.
First stop is the Adventure Camp, a beach with cottages that the residences in the town use for recreational activities or group outdoor activity.
Second Stop is the Pressing Park, sinubukan naming lakarin ang papunta dito at kahit sinong pagtanungan namin malapit lang daw, pero sumakay parin kami, malayo naman pla.
At may energy pa habang paakyat sa park.
After this we headed back to Emily’s to pack our things. We went to church before going home. The Church is just walking distance from Emily’s.
After going to church, we get ready to go home, night trip mode kaming mag bu-bus and for those na mag p-plane, they will stay for another night in San Jose.
Over-all experience was awesome, surely worth ang pag sama at pag bisita sa APO Reef.
Here's my estimate expenses:
Manila-Sablayan-Manila = 1600php
Boat Rental = 534php(8000/group)
Tour Guide = 68php(750/group)
Apo Reef Entrance = 225php
Emily's Pension House = 150php(fan room)
Tent Rental = 100php(optional)
Food and others = 800php
Total = 3477php
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Day 1: Exploring Underwater and Nature Park
Day 2: Exploring the Mangrove and Lighhouse

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Wheel spacers are special components which create more space in the area that lies between the wheel hub assembly and the wheel itself. You place the wheel spacers over the holding bracket of the vehicle to produce this additional space.
When you purchase wheel spacers, they need to be made specifically for your type of vehicle because they must match its bolt pattern. That way, they can fit over the bracket’s current studs. You won’t have any problems mounting the wheel if this all checks out.
See Also: Lug Bolts vs Lug Nuts
What Do Wheel Spacers Do?
The main purpose of wheel spacers is to give you additional space between the wheel and hub assembly. Okay, so why is it important to have this additional space?
Basically, it’s not a good thing for the wheel to be too close to other inner components like the wheel well. It would degrade the driving performance of the vehicle if they were close. When making turns, the tire would rub against the wheel liner or suspension components. Wheel spacers simply add a bit more additional space so you don’t have any clearance issues.
Wheel spacers are commonly used in vehicles that have larger or wider tires. This is usually due to a custom installation where the tires you install are larger than the standard tires that came with the vehicle. Because of this, you may need wheel spacers to help them fit in the space.
They can also give your vehicle a slicker appearance because your wheels will be pushed further outward from the main frame. They may be flush with the fender or even stick out a bit. If that’s the look you’re going for, then definitely get wheel spacers.
Another great thing that wheel spacers can do is provide better traction on the road. If you want your vehicle to handle better, then it’s usually best when the wheel is father away from the hub assembly. This creates better grip on the road between the tires and the pavement.
Related: Are Wheel Spacers Safe?
Pros of Wheel Spacers
Let’s go over the advantages of wheel spacers.
1) Better Appearance
If you want a unique appearance for your vehicle, then wheel spacers can help provide that. They will slightly push out the tires and make them perfectly aligned with the fender or in some cases even push them out past the fender for more of an aggressive look with a “wider stance”.
2) Install Wheels with Incorrect Offset
If you have a set of wheel you really like but they’re not the correct offset for your vehicle, then you can use wheel spacers to make them fit. This is usually the most likely scenario for needing wheel spacers in the first place.
3) Better Car Handling
Wheel spacers will give your vehicle better handling characteristics when you make turns and go around corners. This happens due to the wheels being further away from the car chassis which creates a wider track and lower center of gravity. You may also notice less body roll.
Cons of Wheel Spacers
Here are the two main disadvantages of wheel spacers.
1) Steering and Suspension Characteristics Change
Because your wheels are now out further away from the wheel hub, you’ll notice that the steering will become a bit heavier or require more effort. In addition, spring and shocks will not absorb bumps and harsh road conditions as well as the stock setup they were designed for.
2) Additional Wear and Tear
When you have wheel spacers installed, additional stress is placed on nearby suspension and hub components since the wheels are further out. For instance, the wheels would no longer be touching the ball bearings. This ultimately reduces the lifespan of the wheel bearings, causing them to go bad earlier than normal.
Related: Symptoms of Failed Wheel Bearings
Ultimately, you need to know what you’re doing when you purchase and install wheel spacers and knowing the main advantages and disadvantages is a good start.
If you’ve done the research and are confident a certain size of wheel spacer will improve wheel/tire fit or the aesthetics of your vehicle, go for it! Just keep in mind that “too much of a good thing” definitely applies to wheel spacers.
2 thoughts on “Wheel Spacers Purpose (and Pros and Cons)”
In Ontario, Canada, running spacers on ones wheels is frowned upon – actually it’s illegal. How have I concluded that? Reading the “Passenger / Light-Duty Vehicle Inspection Standard, Reference Handbook – October 2015” This is the guide which mechanics must adhere to when inspecting a vehicle to determine if it’s roadworthy when sold to a new owner. In Section 9 “Tire and Wheel” – on page 89, under sub section 7. referring to “Wheel / Rim (General)”, the following is printed. “A Spacer is a solid piece of material
intended to offset the wheel outboard. It has holes in it through which the studs pass without engaging the spacers.” The mechanic is directed to “Reject” the vehicle if “spacer has been used between any wheel and hub” I guess aftermarket wheels can be swapped for stock at the time of the inspection but it sure seems like a lot of work! The source of this gem is – http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/pdfs/passenger-light-duty-vehicle-inspection-standard.pdf
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the presidential candidates arrive from the chilly North , the Palmetto State is ready to welcome them with balmy weather and winnow them with a first-in-the-South primary that may provide the political equivalent of Harry Potter's "sorting hat." A conservative, heavily Republican state, rarely has South Carolina had the opportunity to play such a pivotal role in the fortunes of White House hopefuls from both parties, and never have both the Republican and the Democratic primaries taken place so early.
The growing intensity of the races and the possibility that South Carolina can make a difference has prompted excitement and contributed to the recent registration of more than 50,000 new voters in this mannerly state known for its beaches, boiled peanuts and barbecue.
South Carolina's races also represent -- with the exception of Michigan's primary next Tuesday, in which some campaigns are not participating -- the first primary tests of the candidates in such a diverse state. Compared with New Hampshire, where more than 92 percent of the population is white, South Carolina is 66 percent white, 29 percent black and 2.4 percent of Hispanic origin, according to 2000 Census Bureau figures.
"The South Carolina voters, in the sorting-out process, have looked and have supported the candidate they feel is the most viable and electable candidate," said Bruce Ransom, a political scientist at Clemson University."On the Republican side, the candidate who won here has generally gone on and gotten the nomination. I think that's possible for both parties this time."
A number of factors further burnish South Carolina's importance this time around. Not only are there tight or unsettled races on both sides, but South Carolina is wedged in an unusually short time frame between the New Hampshire primary and the massive Tsunami Tuesday lineup on Feb. 5. As a result, the state holds greater potential as a springboard for its winners and as an influence on the states that so closely follow it.
Many believe that here, where the Civil War began and the site of the Secession Convention in 1860, some embattled candidacies well may fall on their swords after the Republican primary on Jan. 19 and its Democratic counterpart on Jan. 26.
"I think there will be two winners here -- and not double digits apart -- who will go on to Florida and fight it out," said South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson of the muddled GOP field.
The results in Iowa and New Hampshire have limited influence on South Carolina beyond an initial culling of the field, he said. "We have either put an exclamation point [on their choices] and said Hallelujah, or South Carolina primary Republican voters have corrected their mistakes," he said.
"South Carolina has a habit of taking established candidates who have been knocked down in the snows of Iowa and New Hampshire, picking them up and putting them in the White House," said Tucker Eskew, a Washington, D.C- based consultant with extensive political experience in South Carolina, who played key roles in George W. Bush's 2000 campaign in the state and in the Bush administration.
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush are examples of candidates who lost in Iowa but rode to Pennsylvania Avenue on the momentum afforded by South Carolina victories. In fact, since 1980 no candidate has become the GOP presidential nominee without winning the South Carolina primary.
For the Democrats, South Carolina this year also is crucial, demonstrating the ability to appeal to more conservative voters, which describes most voters here. "To be honest, I don't think Democrats in South Carolina have seen anything like they will see this year," said Joe Werner, executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, describing the intensity of his party's tight race. "There is a lot of excitement here to be a Democrat."
GOP dominates government
And that's saying a lot. Long the dominant party in the South, the Democrats watched their numbers and their power diminish with the rise of the GOP over the last five decades and particularly since 1980.
South Carolina is no exception. For the first time since Reconstruction, both houses of the state legislature and the governor's office are held by Republicans, who currently outnumber Democrats about 2-1.
The state has 2,243,933 registered voters, all of whom are free to participate in one of the two primaries. Because voters are not registered by party, the only way to get a handle on affiliation is through primary voting. The last Republican primary, in 2000, drew 573,101 voters. In the last Democratic primary, in 2004, 293,843 people voted.


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Russian Defense Ministry television channel Zvezda presented a blog written by a university professor as the opinion of American media. University of Tulsa history professor Jeremy Kuzmarov, writing on the Huffington Post’s contributor platform speaks out against the US arming Ukraine, calls the war in Russian occupied Donbas “a difficult civil conflict” and claims “that many Ukrainians do not view the Poroshenko government as legitimate since it came to power in what many regard as a coup d’état in April 2014 heavily supported by the United States and West.”
While Kuzmarov, in his original post speaks out against the US arming Ukraine, Zvezda puts its own spin and interpretation on their version of this opinion piece. Not only does Zvezda present Kuzmarov as the voice of all American media, they also claim that that media is “questioning the legitimacy of the” neo-Nazi regime “in Ukraine and “American politicians do not take into account the fact that they are dealing with a” neo-Nazi state “.
Kuzmarov is a Huffington Post contributor, he regularly writes in the publication’s contributor platform, which allows writers to control their own work and post freely to the Huffington Post site. His views do not reflect the views of the Huffington Post editorial board and they certainly do not speak for or represent American media.
While Kuzmarov’s post is far from friendly to Ukraine and echoes many of the Kremlin’s anti-Ukrainian narratives, he never uses the terms neo-Nazi state or neo-Nazi regime. But he does use the term “neo-Nazi backed government”.
This is what he actually wrote: “The government furthermore has been equally corrupt as its predecessor and forged alliance with neo-Nazi groups who supported the so-called Maidan revolution of 2014… Western media almost uniformly branded Russia as an aggressor in the Ukrainian War. However, from the Russian point of view, the existence of a neo-Nazi backed government on its border backed by the West is alarming.”

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Klay Thompson Has Harry Potter Inspired ANTA KT3s
Hate it or love it, Klay Thompson’s ANTA signature shoe, the KT3, continues to turn heads. Created by former adidas Hoops designer Robbie Fuller, the KT3 features an aggressive aesthetic with a unique removable ankle strap, filling an apparent need for the sharp-shooting Warrior. This new colorway is, believe it or not, inspired by Klay’s love of Harry Potter films, with the mystical green ported over from the light emitted by Lord Voldemort’s wand. Whether you’re a fan of the Splash Brothers or the Harry Potter franchise, this ANTA KT3 is available now on the brand’s U.S. site.

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PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – “I can pretty much put that statement out there, we are the best defense.”
Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds on Friday describing the team defense with just a few days to go before the opener in New Jersey.
“We can do anything we put our minds to because our front is very spectacular, our linebackers are spectacular, our DBs are one of the best in the country,” Edmunds added. “We just gotta go out there and be the best defense we know that we are.”
Edmunds has been limited at times during camp due to injury, but says he feels good, prepared and ready for the regular season.
The third year safety says he’s excited to play a full season with Pro Bowler Minkah Fitzpatrick. Edmunds says the communication has been growing between them and was asked if the will move around a lot in the defense.
“So far everything has been about the same we’ve been just working together and trying to figure out what is best for the team,” Edmunds said. “Listening to wherever the coach puts us and taking it play by play.”
“Some plays we try to mix and match, just move people around and get the quarterback off balance. But at the same time, we’re not trying to switch up too much to mess up our stuff either.”
Senior defensive assistant Teryl Austin said last month that Edmunds needs to finish plays that are in front of him, Edmunds has only one interception in his two NFL seasons.
“It’s like an old saying ‘you just gotta catch the ones that come to you’,” Edmunds said. “Last year I had a few opportunities. I missed those opportunities. But I feel very confident in myself that I will grab those opportunities this year.”
With Fitzpatrick, experienced corners Joe Haden and Steven Nelson along with a pair of outside linebackers with double digit sacks, Edmunds isn’t going back on his statement.
“We’re chasing that little thing called perfection,” Edmunds said. “Every day we are trying to be perfect out there, knowing we will never actually obtain it, but at the same time we are working hard.”
“Trying to not have as many mental mistakes, not have any busted coverages, really focused on running to the ball, gang tackling. Everyone just bringing that energy because you have to trust your brother out there on the field. If one brother messes up, everyone else has to be out there to pick up the slack.”


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Immerse yourself in the history, tradition, and artistic treasures of the ancient and modern worlds. Located near medieval hilltop villages in Tuscany, art and culture epicenters like Florence and Rome, or archaeological marvels in Mexico, these villas allow easy access to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, world-famous festivals, and iconic museums.
For an authentic experience in these culturally rich locales, allow us to arrange a private town, city or region tour with a local guide during your stay.
Chianti has much to offer to those interested in its extraordinary wine; and, to all visitors, it also offers its exceptional food and natural beauty.
The striking white stucco structure of Villa Diana is perfectly positioned in the beautiful village of Praiano, within easy reach from Positano, Ravello, and Amalfi.
Erica is an elegant apartment located on the second floor of a traditional old-world building with elevator, set in the historic center of the Eternal City.
Contemporary styled and tastefully appointed, Villa Galene offers stunning views of the sea and several pampering amenities, such as a private swimming pool, a unique plunge pool with hydro jets, two panoramic terraces, and a manicured garden.
Sorrento is praised for its beautiful coastline, and it is also believed to be the place where Odysseus was lured by mermaids: in Punta Campanella, you can still see the remains of the Temple of Athena which, according to legend, was built by Odysseus to thank the Goddess after having passed unharmed through a stretch of Siren-infested sea, himself tied to the mast of his ship while his companions’ ears were plugged with wax.

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Each of these CNC-machined billet aluminum glasses is based on the design of an actual piston. We don’t recommend installing them in your engine though. Each weighs a hefty 6.5oz. and holds about 1.4oz. of drink.


Legero Lighting is a leading India-based manufacturing company that provides innovative LED lighting solutions for Retail, Commercial, Industrial, Architectural, Residential and Outdoor applications. Displaying a wide range of sustainable
products, we constantly strive towards providing you with the right solutions and value for your LED lighting requirements.
Where is Legero Lighting based out of?
We are an India based company with our offices spread across Noida, Uttar Pradesh and Pune Maharashtra.
Does Legero Lighting cater to international markets?
Yes, we do! Legero Lighting is currently serving LED lighting solutions to markets in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. We, however, aim to spread our roots across the globe very soon.
Does Legero Lighting manufacture or only distribute LED Lights?
We at Legero not only distribute but also manufacture LED lightings as per your requirements. Our team of well skilled craftsmen use the latest of innovation and technology to make sure you get the best lighting solution for a peaceful living.
Where can we see images from past projects?
In order for you to explore our scope and quality of work, we have laid out several pictures from events and projects carried out by us in the past. To view them, check out the Gallery page.
Does LED lighting help in energy saving?
LED is a highly energy efficient lighting technology, and has the potential to fundamentally change the future of lighting in the United States. Residential LEDs, especially ENERGY STAR rated products use atleast 75% less energy, and last 25 times longer, than incandescent lighting.
Does LED lighting help you save money?
Widespread use of LED lighting has the greatest potential impact on energy savings in the United States. By 2027, widespread use of LEDs could save about 348 TWh (compared to no LED use) of electricity: This is the equivalent annual electrical output of 44 large electric power plants (1000 megawatts each), and a total savings of more than $30 billion at today’ electricity prices.
How are LEDs different from other lights?
LED lighting is very different from other lighting sources such as incandescent bulbs and CFLs. Key differences include the following:
Light Source: LEDs are the size of a fleck of pepper, and a mix of red, green, and blue LEDs is typically used to make white light.
Direction: LEDs emit light in a specific direction, reducing the need for reflectors and diffusers that can trap light. This feature makes LEDs more efficient for many uses such as recessed downlights and task lighting. With other types of lighting, the light must be reflected to the desired direction and more than half of the light may never leave the fixture.
Heat: LEDs emit very little heat. In comparison, incandescent bulbs release 90% of their energy as heat and CFLs release about 80% of their energy as heat.
Recessed downlights are commonly used in residential kitchens, hallways, and bathrooms, and in a number of office and commercial settings. DOE estimates there are at least 500 million recessed downlights installed in U.S. homes, and more than 20 million are sold each year. Both CFL and LED technology can decrease downlight wattage by 75% or more.
What is the difference between Industrial and Commercial lighting?
There are some very distinct differences between commercial and industrial lighting. Industrial lighting is typically found in manufacturing environments such as factories, chemical plants, or refineries. Depending on the type of business you run, industrial lighting. Industrial lighting can be particularly helpful for spotting or identifying hazards and other dangerous conditions. The “brightness” of industrial lighting can also help manufacturing employees perform their work more accurately. Industrial lighting also tends to be more energy efficient for manufacturing facilities which tend to be rather large in size. Commercial grade lighting is typically found in other business environments such as restaurants, hotels, schools and multi-unit residences such as condos or apartments. Commercial lighting can often be tailored to create a particular feel or ambience in a commercial space. Commercial lighting can be used to convey a certain level of energy, trigger specific moods, or induce productivity.
How do you maintain LED lighting solutions?
Whether your business requires industrial lighting or commercial lighting, maintenance will inevitably be a part of the expense equation. If as a business owner, you decide to move forward to upgrading your industrial or commercial lighting system to a solution that is more efficient and cost-effective such as LED, you may find that while not completely free from maintenance, LED lighting solutions tend to require considerably less maintenance than other lighting alternatives. The costs for maintenance of LED lighting systems can be split between two factors: components and maintenance. The prices of lighting components will not vary widely. However, depending on the maintenance required and the complexity of the repair at hand, labour costs can vary quite a bit. If a repair involves maintenance of bulbs or fixtures, the prices are typically very reasonable. Sometimes, a more complex repair may be needed. For instance, a facility may involve repair or maintenance to LED control systems where an operator may be able to control the lighting remotely. The labour costs for such complex maintenance might become rather costly. All in all, however, LED lighting technology tends to afford fewer and lower maintenance costs.


The wintry blast continues and impacts construction. Assistant Traffic Director Ram Balachandran checks the data and gives a road forecast for Murfreesboro motorists today through February 1, 2020.
Fall is in the air and Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran checks area construction jobs and offers a motorist' update showing potential challenges in the area. This information is valid today through October 12, 2019.
The feeling of fall is definitely in the air, and as you breathe-in the freshness--you also note cold weather is around the corner. Traffic Director Ram Balachandran says construction crews are focusing on meeting deadlines before winter. Traffic jams around construction is a potential problem. Here are Ram's warnings now through October 6, 2018.
We're starting to feel the "hint" of a change of season, and that warns construction crews to "speed up". Murfreesboro Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran notes that this also can create "traffic challenges". Here are Ram's grid warnings for today through August 11th.
Spring is in the air and road projects are full throttle. Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran checks the 'Boro Crystal Ball and shares where motorists should avoid between now and June 17th.
Labor Day is the end of summer, and the start of a construction rush to end projects before winter arrives. City Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran warns where to avoid now through September 10th.
City Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran warns of potential "challenge areas" for today through January 18th.
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We haven’t seen a Bugatti Veyron four-wheel drift when launching a lot of times before. Here, you’ll see exactly that as this Bugatti Veyron SS owner surprised the guys filming the awesome car. Launch control was certainly off. It it were on the Veyron would not make a burnout, it would shoot out without one.
Wow if you liked that video be sure to check the out next one below.


The recent Nintendo Direct shows Kirby eating an entire car. This has been named Carby. Fans are super excited about this new Carby. They cannot wait to see their favorite Kirby devour an entire car and gain its powers. The wait for the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land has certainly become even more painful for fans after this release.
What are Kirby and Carby?
Kirby is a character from the game Kirby and the Forgotten Land. This game is scheduled to be released by Nintendo Switch in March 2022. It will be the 17th mainline addition to this series. Interestingly, it would be the first 3D addition. This game is developed by HAL Laboratory.
Kirby is a character that can devour several objects. Once he has eaten them, he receives their powers. Until now fans had been waiting for a version where Kirby can eat an entire car and inherit its powers. This wish of theirs will finally be granted in this new addition. The trailer released in Nintendo Direct shows Kirby eating a car. Kirby plus Car is being termed as Carby.
What Does this New Trailer Entail
The new trailer released shows Kirby eating. among other things, a vending mach9ne, a huge mouthful of water, and, of course, an entire car. In his new adventure, Kirby must figure out why Waddle Dees is suddenly under an attack by the Beast Pack. The intention of this attack is to kidnap Waddle Dees. The trailer also suggests that Kirby will learn several new techniques in this edition of the game. Some of these techniques are Drill and Ranger.
Our hero would not have to undertake this adventure by himself. He would be accompanied by Elfilin. This game will also take us to a new place- The Waddle Dee Town. The game would also allow users to connect globally. They can connect with each other. This would give them a competitive spirit making the game more interesting than ever.
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Airport Authority, Udaipur has informed about a dramatic reduction in car parking charges at the airport. The parking charges have been slashed by 63% from Rs 55 to Rs 20.
The car parking rates are for 2 hours. The 8 minute free parking period provision will also stop. As per the 8 minute provision, no fees is charged if the time difference between entry and exit of the car from the airport is less than 8 minutes. Now, there will be no time limit for dropping/picking passengers and parking charges will be levied only when car is parked inside the parking lot.
The reduction in parking rates will significantly reduce the pressure on people to speed out of the airport. Currently the anxiety level of people is very high since 8 minutes is a very short period to pick up and drop and people can been seen speeding in and out of the airport. With parking charges dropping to Rs 20/- (versus Rs 55/-), a larger number of people may be expected to slow down and even bid a good farewell to near and dear ones they had come to drop off.
As per the AAI website, Udaipur airport has a capacity of holding 600 cars. While the prices have been slashed by 63%, it may still be possible that AAI Udaipur pockets larger revenue with higher number of people exercising the parking option.


October 9th, 2017 – Today, the IFMSA delegation to the Sixty-fourth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean attended the pre-event on technical meetings. Interesting topics were covered during the day such as Universal Health Coverage, Research Ethics to improve decision-making for health, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and integrated Surveillance for Communicable Diseases.
In the afternoon, the official opening ceremony took place with the presence of the President of Pakistan Mr. Mamnoon Hussain; the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Mahmoud M Fikri and the WHO Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Stay tuned for more daily update!
- 152nd WHO Executive Board Meeting
- IFMSA, FIGO and WATOG joint statement on abortion and contraception in medical education
- Youth Action for a Healthy Future for All! | Universal Health Coverage Day 2022
- Join the IFMSA Journey! 3rd call for International Teams for the term 2022/2023
- IFMSA Delegation at Open Education Conference 2021


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The Mercury6e (M6e) embedded UHF RFID reader module developer kit offers world leading performance, form factor, and time-to-market advantages to OEM, Value Added Reseller, and Solution Provider customers. Its reader is designed to the performance standards of full size readers, but is small and efficient enough to be used in mobile applications. The M6e supports 4 ports and will operate to a level of +31.5 dBm. Serial and USB interfaces are provided to support both board-to-board and board-to-host connectivity. This developer kit is the perfect way to make the most of your M6e reader module. NOTE: This product is a reader module - NOT a finished RFID reader - and is meant for OEM and developers to embed into products or to be used in the creation of a new finished reader. If you are interested in an existing finished reader product, check out our line of finished ThingMagic readers. What's Included? M6e Embedded RFID Module Unit Test Chassis Unit, 6 ft RP-TNC to RP-TNC Antenna Cable USB Cable, 9V AC Power Adapter + Plug Adapter Kit (US, UK, EU, AU), Antenna Unit (7.5 in 7 dBiC patch antenna), Packet of Sample Tags, Mercury API, and Full Schematics. SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL: Air Interface Protocol: EPCglobal Gen 2 (ISO 18000-6C) with DRM Operating Frequency: Global (see data sheet for more info) Transmit Power: +5 to +31.5 dBm Max Receive Sensitivity: Not Published Max Receive Distance: Over 30 feet (9 m) Max Read Rate: Up to 750 tags/second Data Interface: UART 3.3/5V; USB 2.0 GPIO: Four 3.3V bidirectional ports Power Source: DC, 5.0V MECHANICAL: Antenna Ports: Four RP-TNC Female (on chassis) Dimensions: 2.7 in x 1.7 in x 0.3 in (69 mm x 43 mm x 7.5 mm) Weight: < 1 lb (453.6 g) ENVRIONMENT: IP Rating: Not Published Operating Temperature: -40° to +60°C APPLICATION INTERFACE: Host API: C#/.NET, Java, C Demo Software: Not Published
Features & Highlights
- The associated reader module enables you to build a reader with serial and USB interfaces to support both board-to-board and board-to-host connectivity.
- The module development kit gives you everything you need to connect to a PC and start reading tags.
- Can support 4 monostatic antennas.
- USB 2.0 full speed device port.
- Separate read and write levels, command adjustable.
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Sivu 35 - He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth, And love, joy, hope, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth: Before him on the mountains Shall peace the herald go; And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow.
Sivu 44 - A few more suns shall set O'er these dark hills of time, And we shall be where suns are not, A far serener clime.
Sivu 92 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared...
Sivu 101 - For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better : nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
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Sivu 101 - Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (for we walk by faith, not by sight:) we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Sivu 45 - Peace shall follow battle, Night shall end in day. 4 "Well I know thy trouble, 0 My servant true ; Thou art very weary, 1 was weary too ; But that toil shall make thee Some day all Mine own, And the end of sorrow Shall be near My throne.

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THE government has decided to suspend the plan privatization of the Malampaya gas-to-power project, the newly-appointed Energy Secretary said Monday.
Energy chief Jose Rene Almendras admitted of recommending to the state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) to first resolve the board issues hounding its subsidiary PNOC-Exploration Corp. before proceeding to with plan.
PNOC-EC owns 10-percent stake in the Malampaya project, which powers the country's three natural gas power plants. The remaining 90 percent is being controlled by Shell Philippines Exploration B.V and Chevron Texaco.
Originally, the government wanted to sell 60-percent shareholdings in PNOC-EC. However, last year the Department of Finance said it had decided to auction off instead, the assets of PNOC-EC, particularly the Malampaya stake.
But former members of the board of PNOC-EC expressed strong objection to the plan.
Almendras said he and Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima agreed that “the most important thing we want to do is to slow down".
"Let's understand what it is, what is involved. We will pursue the decision as soon as we can but without sacrificing interests,” he added.
“I'm not saying we won't sell the stake. The finance side of me says I've no problem selling it if you're going to pay me a premium over the net present value,” he explained.
Also, he said he will study pending contracts in the Department of Energy to level the playing field that is vital to “encouraging more investments in energy.”
Aside from the contracts, he said they are also studying the US$ 1.2-billion Batangas-Manila (BatMan 1) pipeline that was supposed to be undertaken by PNOC and private sector joint venture partner.
Abacus Consolidated already formed a consortium with Sultan International Holdings, based in Abu Dhabi and with Saipem ENI of Italy to design, finance, construct, operate and maintain the BatMan. (MSN/Sunnex)


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I am going to work toward the publication of two books, you might have a hint for the first one only if I shared another big secret with you ~ almost how I wrote my life - if that makes some kind of sense. Yes, I most of the time live in an imaginary world that I feel I had created. I have been throwing the idea of the 2nd publication more recently, if you have seen me this yr you might have heard about it already.
However I need to enhance one of my skills which is drawing & I'd like to know if anyone has a source of inspiration in terms of illustration website? I do have an approximate idea of the style I will be giving but seeing lots of illustration will make my brain happy.
[& as a tiny hint, my author references & huge influences are: Marguerite Duras, Claro, Atwood & Mary Shelley.
I am not sure people are going to like what I will do, I will probably be that weird friend on top of a shelf (at the very top, not for an everyday reach) once again, too weird to understand any of the writings, as ever, in a way these authors had this kind of reputation too, maybe that why I can relate a lot to their writing. I do not dislike the idea. I love writing anyway.]


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Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Publication Date: March 3rd, 2020
ARC from Edelweiss
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When I read that Only Mostly Devastated was a boy-meets-boy spin on Grease, I was all in. This book was such a fun play off the movie. When Ollie’s family decides to stay in North Carolina to help out his ill aunt and her family, he is shocked to find that his summer fling, Will, is one of his new classmates. And that he is nothing like the boy Ollie remembers. He was gentle and kind over the summer, but as one of the class jocks, he is more flippant and sarcastic. This frustrated me as much as it frustrated Ollie, but also like Ollie, I had all the hope in the world when Will would give him a glimpse of the boy he’d been. I really liked the friend group. The girls were of course as feminist as could be, and while it felt like overkill at times, it still was fun. I do wonder why Ollie would be friends with girls who really weren’t very nice to him at times. I know he was new and wanted a place to fit in, but even after he met new people, he still hung out with them. I did like them in the end, but it’s almost like he hung around them the whole book just to have it all come together at the end, but because Ollie couldn’t see what was coming, I’m not sure I feel like it was worth it. As for Will’s friend group, they weren’t very aware of what was going on around them or the way they talked about people, but I think they were completely ignorant vs. purposefully being jerks, and in the end, I liked them and the fact that they became more aware. For other secondary characters, I really loved Ollie’s family dynamic so much. They were really close and there for each other, and this whole story arc broke my heart even while it left me smiling.
This story really was a lot of fun, albeit with serious issues cropping up. But that’s reminiscent of life – smiling when you can, making the most of every moment, and dealing with the hits as they come. I will say that while the tick tick ticking of social justice boxes wasn’t as prominent in this book as other YAs, there was still an ‘all Republicans are bad’ that left my eyes rolling. I’m as sick of both sides going after each other in books as I am in real life, even with snide comments. At this point, it’s starting to feel tropey, which feels a bit dangerous to me. And while, to me, it reflects the immaturity of a character, it’s starting to feel like a reflection of an author’s immaturity as well.
Having said that, I really enjoyed this book and had a blast reading it. And it’s probably not good form to say this, but I feel like this was everything I wanted What if It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera to be. If you’re looking for a fun way to while away the afternoon, you can’t go wrong with Only Mostly Devastated.
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This story talks about how you know that you have a brain, even though you cannot see it or feel it.
Self-awareness, awareness of others, and empathy are important concepts necessary for the development of social behaviors. In this story, children learn that there are similarities and differences in what people see, think and feel.
The brain’s job is to take care of the body and the body helps the brain to do that. This story talks about how what someone eats and how much they sleep and move around helps them to keep their body and their brain healthy.
This story talks about emotions and how the brain and face allow emotions to be shared with others.
This story explains how the brain gets information from the senses and puts that information together – like a puzzle – to come up with thoughts and ideas.
This story explains what a healthy brain is all about.

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Image copyright Mork vicki, MD Image caption A couple from New Jersey was bitten on holiday in Spain
Celebrity reality TV star Jon Gosselin was taken to hospital after he was bitten by a venomous spider while sleeping.
The 41-year-old was reportedly sleeping on a ground-floor balcony at a Barcelona hotel when he found himself under the bite after closing his eyes.
Mr Gosselin was “treated by paramedics and sent back to his room” to recover, his spokesman told US website E! News.
His family are due to return to the US next week.
Temptations on vacation
Temptations at Night, a web series that Mr Gosselin appears in with his wife and children, recently posted a video of the comedian getting bitten by a spider and applying antivenom.
Another episode showed him pleasuring himself at a theatre near Montserrat, where he and his clan were vacationing.
“Everything is harmless!” he said. “I even went into the show with a souvenir but from time to time you get bit and from time to time you want to investigate.”
He filmed himself sticking his penis out and asked his host if he was curious.
Dude bites his penis
They eventually discovered he had bitten the outside of his penis.
“Wish I saw his penis,” he said. “Can’t have one without the other – in your hands, in your boots.”
“I know and I’m not feeling no crap.”
In 2013, Mr Gosselin was a regular on Celebrity Big Brother UK, where he fell out with fellow housemate Ricky Norwood, who insisted that Mr Gosselin had been a drug addict.
Neither man appeared to remember whether the comment was made jokingly.


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Athol Gill was a professor of New Testament at Whitley College at the University of Melbourne in Australia when this interview appeared. He was interviewed by Jim Wallis in Washington, D.C., in February 1986.
Gill was a founder of both the House of Freedom community in Brisbane, which began in 1971, and the House of the Gentle Bunyip, which began in 1975 in Melbourne.The House of the Gentle Bunyip, of which Athol, his wife, Judith, and their two children, Jonathan and Kirsten, were part, began when the three leaders of the House of Freedom were sent by their community to begin new communities elsewhere in Australia. Athol had been invited to a new teaching position in Melbourne, and so he began the House of the Gentle Bunyip there. -- The Editors

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What banks can learn from hedge funds
Should the banking industry look more like the hedge fund sector? That’s the surprising suggestion made last week by two Bank of England officials.
In a fascinating paper, Piergiorgio Alessandri and Andrew Haldane explore the level of public support given to banks in the crisis and the problem of institutions that are too big too fail. Their main point is that if this issue is not addressed it will lead to new crises and even bigger bailouts in the future – a state of affairs they describe as a “doom loop”.
But the most eye-catching passage is a suggestion that banks have a lot to learn from hedge funds:
It may be coincidence that the structure of the hedge fund sector emerged in the absence of state regulation and state support. It may be coincidence that the majority of hedge funds operate as partnerships with unlimited liability. It may be coincidence that, despite their moniker of “highly-leveraged institutions”, most hedge funds today operate with leverage less than a tenth that of the largest global banks. Or perhaps it might be that the structure of this sector delivered greater systemic robustness than could be achieved through prudential regulation. If so, that is an important lesson for other parts of the financial system.
This is quite a change of heart. Until a few years ago, regulators viewed hedge funds as the main threat to financial stability. These fears have proved unfounded. Though plenty of hedge funds have blown up – or turned out to be massive frauds – none has so far threatened to drag down the system.
Some things that currently take place in banks are probably better suited to hedge fund structures. Proprietary trading is a prime candidate. There is also a strong case to be made for private partnerships. Would investment banks have grown so large if they were owned by partners who were exposed to any losses?
Even so, it seems fanciful to suggest that the hedge fund model is better. Banks fund themselves by taking retail deposits that customers believe to be safe. That precisely the reason they are so heavily regulated. Hedge funds raise money from institutional investors and wealthy individuals who – in theory at least – realise they could lose it all. Without deposit insurance, the failure of a bank can spark a loss of confidence across the industry. The failure of a hedge fund is less likely to have systemic consequences.
But the main reason to be sceptical about hedge funds is that their incentive structures are not as conservative as Alessandri and Haldane appear to believe. Most hedge funds are management companies that charge fees for looking after third-party funds. If the fund performs well, the managers share in its success. But if the fund blows up it is the investors, not the managers, who are on the hook. Most hedge funds are private partnerships, but the partners are generally protected from losses in their funds.
Hedge funds may have proved they were not as risky as many regulators feared. But that does not mean they hold all the answers to fixing the financial system.

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Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs
As of July 22, up to 6,433 COVID-19 cases were reported in Gabon with an overall downward trend indicating that the pandemic is flattening if not slightly decreasing. It was documented that the infection rate fell from above 20% at the onset of the pandemic to currently around 12%. Over 59,671 tests were carried out and the testing capacity substantially increased both in terms of equipment and provincial coverage as four more new laboratories were operationalized in 5 out of 9 provinces during the reporting period. This benefited Port-Gentil, the Economic capital and the second most populated province in the Country as well as Oyem where polyvalent testing centers were set up. The death toll remains as low as 1% with 46 fatalities and the recovery rate improved, rising from 44% to 57%. For the disaggregated data, women represent 42%, men 58%, under five children 1% and children aged 5 to 18 years 6.5%.
Four months since the first reported positive case, the COVID-19 National Steering Committee has in its first comprehensive assessment confirmed the downward infection tendency, the significant decrease of hospitalization and the steady improvement of the recovery rate recommending thus the waiver of main health facilities requisition.
The Government has lifted most of the lockdown measures by June the 30th mainly with the restoration of interprovincial commuting and partially of the international flights, hotel and restaurant reopening as well as the easing of the nightly curfew hours. It enacted the gradual and phased school resumption starting by the baccalaureate examination classes which have resumed on July 15.
A new Government was named July 16th in the most significant cabinet reshuffle since the outbreak of the pandemic with the appointment for the first-ever female Prime Minister in the country. The newly appointed Ministry of Public Health is very familiar with the overall COVID-19 response, as he was the spokesperson of the National Steering Committee. This cabinet reshuffle unfolds at a time where the Government is weighing options and putting forth numerous policies, reforms, programme and social schemes to limit the impact the COVID-19 effects on the economy and on vulnerable communities’ livelihoods.
For measles, the outbreak did not evolve with only 8 reported cases, but the epidemiological surveillance is, nonetheless, being stepped up and the immunization campaign actively prepared by the EPI/MoH in partnership with UNICEF and WHO.
UNICEF is proactively accompanying the Government and delivering a multidimensional response that covers the most urgent humanitarian priorities for children and the continuity of services.


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Posted on: July 25, 2017
Learn more about the Athens-Clarke County Sustainability Office as it works to promote innovative practices and policies to reduce the Unified Government's environmental footprint, grow the local economy, and foster a thriving community.Read on...
ACC Sustainability Office webpage
Posted on: July 11, 2017
David R. Sweat, Chief Judge of the Superior Courts of the Western Judicial Circuit of the State of Georgia, will retire from active service effective July 31, 2017. Governor Nathan Deal will appoint an individual to serve for the remainder of the term, wh...Read on...
Photo of Chief Judge David R. Sweat
Posted on: July 7, 2017
At the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission meeting on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, Mayor Nancy Denson appointed a temporary task force of community members to create a draft scope for developing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan for the entire com...Read on...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan Report
Posted on: June 6, 2017
The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department announces important changes to its scholarship program effective July 1, 2017.
In March, the ACC Mayor and Commission voted to modify the program that provides discounts for youth programs to ...Read on...
Scholarship Program Website
Posted on: May 28, 2017
Just in time for summer, the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department is launching a sunscreen pilot program to make sure that all Athenians know that “SPF is their BFF.”
This special program is a partnership with Piedmont Athens Regional in suppor...Read on...
Posted on: April 28, 2017
ACC leaf and limb crews will collect material in Area A during the week of July 24-28.
Residents who are uncertain of their leaf and limb zone may contact the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 ext. 0 for assistance. Residents may also search an addres...Read on...


POOR Attahiru Jega! The distinguished Professor of political science and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is once again in the dock. Indeed, the first salvo against Jega in the court of public opinion is that he is biased. Those who say that Jega is biased cite his now aborted plot to create 30,000 polling booths eighty per cent of which would have been located in the North as evidence of his ploy to give his side of the country an edge over the rest of the country. Another charge against Jega is to the effect that the umpire has kowtowed to pressure from the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to disenfranchise voters who are seen to be sympathetic to President Goodluck Jonathan and his ruling Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP). The story making the rounds in Lagos is that INEC, in solidarity with APC, has denied the Igbo who constitute more than 46 per cent of the population in Lagos the Permanent Voter Card (PVC).
According to fillers from the nation’s commercial headquarters, INEC has asked Lagosians to go get their PVCs from the 20 local government areas and the 37 local council development areas created by its immediate past governor, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is currently the national leader of the APC. According to The Guardian of Thursday February 5, 2013, “There are sordid tales of woe from many Lagos residents and environs, four days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Sunday February 8, 2015 as they troop out to their various registration centers to collect their PVCs without success. For those residents, the collection of their cards, a prerequisite for casting their votes in the February 14 general elections has either been deliberately made difficult by some individuals for selfish reasons or a deliberate plot to smear INEC’s image and efforts towards superintending a successful election.”
In the usually conservative orientations of the paper, its report was very correct but not very elaborate enough to give its readers the benefit of forming their opinions on this very topical issue at the apogee of our national discourse. A more detailed report would have included the fact that almost one hundred percent of those facing the logic of being disenfranchised in Lagos much against the tenets of the Electoral Act, are Nigerians of South East and South South origin, an aspect of political persecution. How the PVCs got o the hands of APC political jobbers must be investigated right away. It is benumbing that INEC stooped so low as to hand over the distribution of PVCs to politicians who ask the electorate to thumb print before they are given the voter cards in Lagos. The reader should read about the plight of prospective registered voters from the South east and South south who are resident in Lagos in the February 8 edition of The Niche On Sunday. More alarming is the fact that without adequate preparation, INEC told the world that it was ready for the elections.
How ready is INEC for elections when more than 20 million prospective registered voters are yet to get their voter cards? How prepared is it when even its 700,000 ad hoc staff are yet to be trained and the training manuals yet to be released? Why try to blackmail Jonathan and the military with the half-truth that it is postponing the elections because of insecurity in the North-east when it is obvious that it failed to do its work well? Why the hoopla over shift in election date when it is certain that INEC is not ready for the exercise? The Electoral Act states clearly that elections could be held at least not less than 30 days to the hand over date. What this means is that INEC has the mandate to shift any election to a date not exceeding April 26. Apart from politicising the PVCs distribution in Lagos, Kaduna and Kano, the initial refusal of the Prof. Attahiru Jega- led electoral body to shift forward the date of the elections inspite of its obvious shortcomings was the height of impunity. In a more serious and fundamental sense, Jega must explain to Nigerians why and how the distribution of the PVCs suddenly become the sole responsibility of the APC.
I refuse to see this as a manifestation of the much-talked-about elite conspiracy against Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. Iam inclined to say here that my joy springs from the fact that Nigerians have now come to the realization that democracy is better than dictatorship. The President’s Spartan outing in his campaign rallies across the country to confirm his transformational strides and his overwhelming endorsement by various interest groups across the country is a huge testimony to the fact that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is once again coasting to victory in the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The rallies depicted Jonathan’s persona, his exuding energy, dogged political savvy, unprecedented achievements in all sectors of the economy and commitment to the Nigerian project. What some of us are saying is that we have come to the stage in our political development when every Nigerian must adhere to the tenets of democracy. No matter your commitment, real or imagined, to the fight against corruption, no matter your plan to curb insurgency in the land, if you don’t adhere to the principles of the rule of law you will end up promoting more corruption and insecurity in the country. What we must first address in our country is the culture of impunity which has degenerated to a rhythm of lawlessness. It is a season of high-profile inanities!
This culture of impunity is alien to the African setting. It is an authoritarian and totalitarian culture which was instituted by the military in our country. General Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential candidate and his supporters who are apologetic to this culture of impunity, are still threatening fire and brimstone if there is any further postponement of the elections. They are trying to criminalise the Federal government and the Nigerian military for what is clearly the shortcomings of INEC. Is the military and government to blame for the failure of INEC to distribute the 23 million PVCs to registered voters? Are they to blame for the failure of INEC to produce enough training materials for the elections? Are they to blame for INEC’s inability to conduct training and simulation exercises for the over 700,000 ad hoc staff on the Card Readers and other necessary aspects of the election and deploy enough Card Readers to the states? Are the military and government to blame for INEC’s inability to deploy new and functional printing machines to the 36 states and the FCT to print voters registers or revisit the PVCs contracts where the contractor for the software production is holding three others to ransom? Do we expect INEC to sweep all these facts under the carpet, go ahead to conduct elections and in the end cook up figures as authentic results? What constitute free, fair and credible elections? INEC should apologize to Nigerians and save us from hysteria in this season of high-profile inanities.
•Mr. Amor, a public affairs analyst, wrote from Lagos.


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Leaf and Tree Lamps and Lighting
Welcome to the Leaf and Tree Lamps and Lighting Collection at NOVICA.
This is so beautiful and the craftsmanship is beyond words. Ivies have special meaning to me and they are etched so elegantly. It?s much more than ?charming?. I love the touch of blue in the bowl!! I will cherish this piece forever!! Thank you for the attention to detail. Thank you for the lovely little card that came with it.
The online pictures are great but they dont do this piece justice. The piece is expertly crafted, unique, and beautiful. It arrived intact and was well packed. I bought this as a gift and have already purchased a pair of Rasools tea light candle holders for another gift. The piece came with a gift card and a small brochure describing Novica. It would be nice if the package also included the background of the artist similar to the bio on the website.
Christmas Tree Talavera Ceramic Lantern from Mexico, "Christmas Glow"
Handcrafted Soapstone Leaf and Tree Candle Holder, "Light the World"
Steel Christmas Tree Tealight Holder from Bali, "Red Christmas Tree"
Steel Santa Tealight Holder Crafted in Bali, "Bright Santa"


Linde Hydraulics kicks off major internal investment
14 April 2022
Linde Hydraulics is to invest €50 million across its global production network. The money will be used to upgrade operations in the home market of Germany and at other international locations.
At the plant in Aschaffenburg, the capital will fund new machinery to the value of €18 million. This includes a melting oven, flexible test benches and five-axis machining centres.
More machining centres will be added at the company’s Ballenstedt plant, which manufactures valves and valve kits including the new VW22/18 M5-03. In total, €12 million will be invested at this facility.
The AB-GUSStech foundry in Schweinheim, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde Hydraulics, will also undergo a round of modernisation, including the addition of new automation tech for casting preparation.
Michael Kessler, COO of Linde Hydraulics commented that in total the company would be running about 50 upgrade projects in parallel, but these would all contribute to future production flexibility.
Locations outside Germany are also benefitting from the investment. In the US, a second assembly line has been added, while the plant in China has had new machinery installed.
Linde Hydraulics produces high- and medium pressure hydraulic pumps, motors and valves used on mobile machinery across the construction, mining and agricultural sectors.
The company reports that it plans to have all upgrades and improvements completed by 2025.
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12-Day Best of Wildlife in Zambia Lodge Safari
12 – Day Best of Wildlife in Zambia Lodge Safari leads you to some of the best wildlife areas Zambia has to offer: Kafue, Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa. You will go on walking safaris, do game drives, boat cruises, canoeing and enjoy the tranquility in our Zambian nature.
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12 - Day Best of Wildlife in Zambia Lodge Safari leads you to the best wildlife areas in Zambia: Kafue, Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa. 3 incredibly fascinating national parks. Kafue being the largest and most diverse national park in Zambia. Lower Zambezi is very scenic with plenty of bird and wildlife on the many islands dotted in the Zambezi River. South Luangwa is famous for its predators and the birthplace of the walking safari. You will go on walking safaris, do game drives, boat cruises, canoeing and enjoy the tranquility in our Zambian nature.
Arrival in Lusaka
You will be met and welcomed by the driver from Latitude 15° at Lusaka's "Kenneth Kaunda" International Airport. From here it is a short drive to the hotel where you are booked for the first night. If possible he will do a little sightseeing in Lusaka but it is depending on your time of arrival. You will stay at a twin / double room at Latitude 15°. (B&B)
Distance: 30km / 45min.
After a hearty breakfast you check out from Latitude 15°. The driver is waiting for you and you leave Lusaka towards Kafue NP. The destination is Ila Safari Lodge, on the banks of the Kafue River. You will go on a sunset cruise on the Kafue River to get a first impression of the area. All the shared activities are included and you will arrange with your guide. Available are morning, afternoon and night game drives, walking safari, village tour, etc. You are staying in Luxury En-suite Safari Tents at Ila Safari Lodge (FB+)
Distance: 320km / 6hrs.
Optional transfer flight from Lusaka - Ila - Lusaka at an additional cost of USD470 per person (min. 2)
Day 5 - Kiambi Lodge / Lower Zambezi
After a hearty breakfast we will check out from Ila - Green Lodge and leave towards the Zambezi Valley. Your destination is Kiambi Lodge, near the confluence of the Kafue and Zambezi River. You will stop for lunch at Mug & Bean in Lusaka. That's where the driver from Kiambi Lodge is awaiting you.
Accommodation: Luxury tented en-suite chalets (FB)
Distance: 420km / 7hrs.
Lower Zambezi Canoe Safari
After a good night's sleep you will start our canoe excursion today. Breakfast is at 07:30am and then you meet your canoeing guide. Your canoe guide will then give you a brief run down of the canoeing days, dangerous animals, safety measures while on the river and at the campsites, and techniques on canoeing. Departure is from the jetty to the Canoe start point. A stop is made for tea time, which is set up by the back up boat. You stop for lunch, which is set up by the back up boat. We continue downriver after lunch. The back up boat goes on ahead to set up the campsite. In the late afternoon you stop at the campsite at Buffalo Beans Island.
Lower Zambezi Canoe Safari
Breakfast is enjoyed cooked over the fire. You depart again on canoe downriver. The back up boat follows close behind. You stop to visit a local village on the banks of the Zambezi. Here you can visit the school, the shops and view the local way of life. A stop is made again for tea, set up by the back up boat. Stop for lunch, set up by the back up boat and continue downriver after lunch. Arrive at the campsite, already set up by the back up boat and overnight as above.
After breakfast you have your transfer by motorboat back to Kiambi Lodge. You will have a mid morning snack at Kiambi Lodge before you drive to Lusaka for your flight with Proflight from Lusaka to Mfuwe. The pick up is arranged with Flatdogs Camp. After checking in and a bit of time to relax you will go out on your first game drive in South Luangwa. (depending on your time of arrival)
Accommodation in Twin/Double Chalets at Flatdogs Camp (FB+)
Distance: 500km / 1 1/2hrs flight
The following 3 days are reserved for the big game experience. You will explore the South Luangwa NP on morning and afternoon/night game drives. If possible you can do a walking safari as well. The Luangwa Valley is one of the great wilderness areas in Africa, where predator sightings (incl. Leopard and Wild dogs) are very common. You continue staying in a Luxury Safari Tent at Flatdogs Camp (FB+)
Departure from South Luangwa
After your breakfast you will pack up and check out from Flatdogs Camp. You will be taken to the Mfuwe International Airport in time for your flight to Lusaka where you connect to the flight back home or any other destination of your choice. (B)
Distance: 20km / 30min
- all accommodation and meals as stated
- all transfers from / to airports and destinations
- all national park and conservation fees
- 2 night / 2 day canoe safari on the Zambezi River
- all game activities (game drives, walking safaris) in South Luangwa
- all shared activities (game drives, walking safaris, boat cruises, visit a local village) in Kafue NP
- domestic flights from Lusaka - Mfuwe - Lusaka
- travel insurance
- personal expenses
- government imposed increases in taxes and levies
- optional transfer flight from Lusaka to Ila and Ila to Lusaka


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Residential building picked up in July after four straight months of decline and public construction also shot up, sending total construction spending up 1.2 percent, the Commerce Department reports.
However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised total construction spending for June sharply downward to $396.2 billion from the previously reported $402.8 billion. That took the decline from May to June to 1.5 percent compared with the previously reported 0.1 percent rise."The big news was the big downward revision in June," said Michael Evans, president of Evans Economics Inc. of Washington. "The economy is slowing down, and this is another report that proves it."
Cynthia Latta, senior economist for Data Resources Inc. of Lexington, Mass., agreed the July rise was not the good news it appeared.
"The rise in July was nothing but an offset for the June drop," she said. "Public spending gave it some `oomph,' but private spending is quite weak."
Builders started new construction in July at a seasonally adjusted annual $402.0 billion, 1.2 percent more than the revised June estimate of $396.2 billion, the department's Census Bureau said.
Analysts had expected a more sluggish 0.3 percent increase.
Residential building rose 0.5 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted $188.3 billion despite rising interest rates after falling every month since March, the report said.
Non-residential construction dropped 0.5 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted annual $94.2 billion while public construction jumped 3.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual $81.2 billion, the bureau said.
In the first seven months of 1988, there was $220.4 billion in new construction, 0.9 percent above the same period of 1987, the bureau said.
On Aug. 9, the Federal Reserve Board increased its benchmark discount interest rate from 6 percent to 6.5 percent to curb inflation, and some analysts expect another hike if inflation persists.
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The Universal Periodic Review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council, which came into effect in 2008, has established itself as a mechanism with huge potential and which promotes dialogue and a level playing field for all countries undergoing the review of their human rights record. Building on the Commonwealth Secretariat's observations and analysis of the process, and the seminars it has conducted with member states, Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights consolidates the lessons learned so far, speaking equally to the three major stakeholders in the process - to states, to national human rights institutions, and to civil society organisations. An effective UPR mechanism will enhance the promotion of human rights across the world. It is therefore essential for the key players to understand and advance the UPR process including at the implementation phase. This publication describes UPR, shares experiences and provides analysis of the Commonwealth countries that reported in the first year of the UPR process.

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text: Prostate cancer is characterized by considerable geo-ethnic disparity. African ancestry is a significant risk factor, with mortality rates across sub-Saharan Africa of 2.7-fold higher than global averages1. The contributing genetic and non-genetic factors, and associated mutational processes, are unknown2,3. Here, through whole-genome sequencing of treatment-naive prostate cancer samples from 183 ancestrally (African versus European) and globally distinct patients, we generate a large cancer genomics resource for sub-Saharan Africa, identifying around 2 million somatic variants. Significant African-ancestry-specific findings include an elevated tumour mutational burden, increased percentage of genome alteration, a greater number of predicted damaging mutations and a higher total of mutational signatures, and the driver genes NCOA2, STK19, DDX11L1, PCAT1 and SETBP1. Examining all somatic mutational types, we describe a molecular taxonomy for prostate cancer differentiated by ancestry and defined as global mutational subtypes (GMS). By further including Chinese Asian data, we confirm that GMS-B (copy-number gain) and GMS-D (mutationally noisy) are specific to African populations, GMS-A (mutationally quiet) is universal (all ethnicities) and the African–European-restricted subtype GMS-C (copy-number losses) predicts poor clinical outcomes. In addition to the clinical benefit of including individuals of African ancestry, our GMS subtypes reveal different evolutionary trajectories and mutational processes suggesting that both common genetic and environmental factors contribute to the disparity between ethnicities. Analogous to gene–environment interaction—defined here as a different effect of an environmental surrounding in people with different ancestries or vice versa—we anticipate that GMS subtypes act as a proxy for intrinsic and extrinsic mutational processes in cancers, promoting global inclusion in landmark studies.

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In a recent article we discussed daredevils and circus performers as those who vest their lives in tempting death.
Reflecting back on my experiences with circuses, I realize circuses are
sold as entertainment salves for children, not adults. If circuses are
for children, why then, are some of the scariest things you can see in
your waking life performed as entertainment for immature eyes that only
see the act and not the preparation?
I won’t get into the animal cruelty of circuses or why some adults have a childhood fear of clowns
that still haunts them today, but I will wonder what children must
think while watching a trembling high wire act, the flame-eating
bearded lady and the overabound muscle man who eats nails and bends
iron bars around his neck.
are universal and I realize this “Danger by Dollar” for profit is not
limited to America. You can frighten young children in Russia, too:
Poland also celebrates the universal fear in circuses:
I was seven-years-old I attended a circus. I watched, open-mouth in a
silent scream, as “The Chinese Knife Twins” – both dressed in sequined
baby blue jump suits that sparkled in the spotlight — took long knives
and placed the handle-end in their mouths. Then one twin mounted the
other and did a handstand on the other twin’s shoulders.
Then they took the point of each of their knives and balanced
knife-tip-to-knife-tip. There were no strings or wires. Neither twin
used their hands.
One twin was balancing atop the other at knifepoint!
One slip and each knife would plunge into the other twin’s throat
resulting in a quick and bloody death in front of us all.
When a younger friend leaned over and whispered in my ear behind a
cupped hand, “Let’s try that later” — and I saw he wasn’t joking —
the fear rose a second time because I knew neither of us had access to
knives that long and sharp.
I was terrified watching “The Chinese Knife Twins” and the experience
still holds me today. I remember not breathing hoping knives would not
slip and ruin the circus.
I realize now my reaction was precisely the kind of whole-body
revulsion the circus was hoping to create in children just like me, but
at what greater cost, and why must the children pay the balance due in
the extended tax of an ongoing emotional turmoil?
When did terrifying children become the intention of the ticket takers
and the sideshow barkers and the parents who are entrusted with
protecting their offspring from the unreal, but very real, dangers of
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas was in the city recently, where she walked the ramp at the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour. The Sky Is Pink actor looked stunning in an all-black ensemble. The strapless outfit was teamed with a matching sheer dupatta wrapped around the shoulders. This was clinched at the waist with a statement belt.
The look was completed with her hair styled in a bouffant, statement earrings and winged eyeliner.
The actor also remembered designer Wendell Rodricks. “It is only apt on a night like this, in the presence of so many luminaries from the Indian fashion industry that we remember Wendell Rodricks. He was a pioneer. He was a visionary of Indian fashion and he will always and forever be missed,” she said.
Earlier, Sara Ali Khan had also walked for designer-duo Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla. She had looked stunning in a heavy embellished lehenga. It stood out for its elaborate sleeves. The look was completed with hair tied in a bun and smokey eyes.
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Castles of Britain and Ireland: The Ultimate Reference Book : a Region-by-region Guide to Over 1,350 Castles
As ancient examples of the intersection of architecture and history, castles remain awe-inspiring today, centuries after they were built. This volume is an expanded and revised comprehensive edition of Plantagenet Somerset Fry's classic study on this subject. Fry adds recent historical and archaeological research to his definitive history of life in and around the castles of the British Isles, including evocative descriptions of everyday life, war and weapons, and sieges. How the castles were designed and built, and how this reflects changes in politics and society, is fully explained in engaging text enhanced by spectacular photographs and plans of the castles.The first part of the book is made up of thematic chapters ranging in subject from What Is a Castle? to The End of the Castle. The second part is a gazetteer -- by far the most comprehensive ever published in a single book -- that describes in great detail more than 1,350 castles in Britain and Ireland. For the tourist, scholar, or armchair explorer of castles, this is the ultimate reference book.


WMO report: global warming over 1.5 degrees possible in five years
With a risk of 50 percent probability, global warming will match the report “Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius may already be exceeded in 5 years – at least temporarily. In 2015, this probability was still close to zero.
The WMO summary
The Global Annual to Decade-by-Decade Climate Update is issued each year by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It provides a summary of global annual to ten-year forecasts prepared by WMO-designated global production centers and other centers for the period 2022-2026. The latest predictions suggest:
- The annual mean global surface temperature will be between 1.1°C and 1.7°C higher than pre-industrial levels (the 1850-1900 average) for each year between 2022 and 2026.
- The probability that the global surface temperature will be 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in at least one year between 2022 and 2026 is about the same as the probability that it will not increase (48%). The probability that the five-year mean exceeds this threshold is low (10%).
- There is a 93% chance that at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed the warmest year on record, 2016. The probability that the five-year mean for 2022-2026 is higher than that of the last five years (2017-2021) is also 93%.
- There is no El Niño Southern Oscillation signal for December-February 2022/23, but the Southern Oscillation Index is predicted to be positive for 2022.
- The Arctic temperature anomaly, compared to the 1991-2020 average, will be more than three times the size of the global mean anomaly when averaged over the next five prolonged Northern Hemisphere winters.
- Precipitation patterns predicted for 2022 indicate an increasing likelihood of drier conditions in southwestern Europe and southwestern North America, and wetter conditions in northern Europe, the Sahel, northeastern Brazil and Australia, compared to the 1991-2020 average.
- Predicted precipitation patterns for the May-September 2022-2026 period indicate an increased likelihood of wetter conditions in the Sahel, northern Europe, Alaska and northern Siberia and drier conditions over the Amazon compared to the 1991-2020 average.
- Predicted precipitation patterns for the November-March 2022/23-2026/27 average compared to the 1991-2020 average indicate an increase in precipitation in the tropics and a decrease in precipitation in the subtropics, consistent with climate warming matches expected patterns.
In the Paris climate agreement COP21 (see: solarify.eu/049-cop21-die-bmub-meldung), the global community committed itself to reducing global warming to below two degrees (“well below 2 degrees”) compared to the pre-industrial age – if possible only 1, 5 degrees – to limit. According to the report, the probability of the threshold being temporarily exceeded between 2017 and 2021 was still ten percent. According to the WMO, it is already 50 percent for the period from 2022 to 2026 – which means that the probability of the limit being exceeded is just as great as that it will not happen.
WMO Secretary General Petteri Taalas called the estimates “very reliable”. The world is getting closer and closer to the limit agreed in Paris. From 1.5 degrees, the effects of climate change would be “increasingly harmful” for people and the entire planet. As long as humans continue to emit greenhouse gases, “sea levels will continue to rise and weather conditions will become more extreme.”
However, meteorologists believe that at least one of the years between 2022 and 2026 will almost certainly be the warmest year on record. So far, 2016 holds this record. It is also almost certain that the global temperature rise will continue. In 2021, the global average temperature was 1.11 degrees above the pre-industrial reference temperature.