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Halsey has given fans a hint of the direction she’s going in for her next album.
- READ MORE: Halsey – ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ review: an endlessly compelling artistic statement
Last week, the singer took to social media to answer several fan questions, one of which was about the progress of Halsey’s next record and what it would sound like. Halsey wrote: “As of right now I’m approaching it kinda how I approached ‘Manic’. No strict genre parameters or anything. Just making what feels good and what hits home :)”
She added that the album so far includes “some of my best songwriting”. “a lot of life has happened to me since I wrote [‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’]”.
As of right now I’m approaching it kinda how I approached manic. No strict genre parameters or anything. Just making what feels good and what hits home 🙂 definitely some of my best songwriting. a lot of life has happened to me since I wrote IICHLIWP https://t.co/y1nRls8X9o
— h (@halsey) July 24, 2023
Halsey most recently teamed up with BTS’ Suga to release ‘Lilith’, for Diablo 4. ‘Lilith’ originally appeared on Halsey’s fourth album “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’. The new version of ‘Lilith’ featured a brand-new verse from BTS rapper Suga.
In June, Halsey said that the collaboration, which she described as “revolv[ing] around our mutual admiration for dark mythology”, had been a “longstanding dream” for the singer. Notably, the duo has previously collaborated on ‘Suga’s Interlude’, from Halsey’s third studio album ‘Manic’.
“Together, we were able to infuse the anthem with intricate narratives that encompass a wider range of emotions I wouldn’t have been able to tell without him,” Halsey said. “He added a whole new perspective to the song. Plus, it was just honestly really cool to do something so badass with my friend.”
Halsey had previously touched on her friendship with Suga and why they have such a special connection, saying that they are “strangely (and sometimes wordlessly) connected on a creative wavelength”.
Halsey’s 2021 album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ scored a four-star review from NME, with Nick Levine writing: “It almost goes without saying that this album is intense as hell and not exactly teeming with light relief. It’s also an intricate and an endlessly compelling artistic statement that only Halsey could have made.”


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Speech by President El-Sisi on the Occasion of Centenary of the Founding of the Kingdom of Jordan
Monday، 12 April 2021 - 09:19 AM
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
My dear brother, His Majesty King Abdullah II, King of the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
It is a matter of pride and pleasure for me to join you- His Majesty the King and the brotherly Jordanian people- in celebrating the centenary of founding the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is a dear occasion to Egypt and the Arab and Islamic worlds that represents an opportunity to renew cooperation of our two brotherly peoples. This is through promoting the joint action and coordinating efforts to advance the course of relations between the two countries. We seek together to explore more fruitful opportunities for cooperation to achieve security, stability, prosperity, peace and development for the peoples and countries of the region.
We always recall the pivotal role of Jordan on the Arab and Islamic arenas, and its actions in supporting the Palestinian people and their just cause. We also appreciate the permanent support of Jordan to Egypt concerning the issues that affect it, based on the historical and close ties that bind us on the official and the public levels.
Your Majesty King Abdullah II,
It has been proven beyond any doubt that the strategic alignment between Egypt and Jordan is capable of dealing with all challenges; that alignment which stems from the roots of the historical ties binding both countries.
Hence, I would like to conclude by offering congratulations from the Egyptian people to the Jordanian King, government and people on the occasion of the centennial celebration of the establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. I wish you and your fraternal people further peace, prosperity and stability to resume our cooperation and coordination for the good of the two countries, the two peoples, and the Arab nation.

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The publication of New Stories from the South 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of this prestigious series. Obviously, the folks down at Algonquin Books in Chapel Hill know how to put together an appealing anthology. In the introduction to this collection, Amy Hempel notes that of these 25 short stories, 13 of the writers have appeared in this series before and 11 are here for the first time.
Most fans of this anthology will immediately turn to the table of contents to see if their favorite authors are here. This one has a stellar cast: Ron Rash, Wendell Berry, Dorothy Allison, Rick Bass, Tim Gautreaux, Elizabeth Spencer, Ann Pancake and George Singleton are back. Regrettably, Larry Brown and Barry Hannah (both deceased) are not. Over the years, many readers first encountered the works of writers who were destined to become their favorites in this series: William Gay, Tony Earley, Robert Morgan, Lee Smith and Romulus Linney are good examples.
In making their selections, Algonquin sifts through the best of America’s literary magazines and quarterlies: Tin House, Appalachian Heritage,The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Oxford American, The Georgia Review, etc. However, the criteria for making the final selections are a bit ambiguous. Editor Amy Hempel notes that all of the stories have “a voice that is distinctly southern.” Certainly, the action occurs in distinctively “southern” locations.
For example, “The Coldest Night of the Twentieth Century” takes place in a Tennessee prison in January 1985. The temperature has dropped to 27 degrees below zero and a colorful collection of inmates are imbibing Lysol in a desperate attempt to keep warm while they launch an inept escape plan that requires crawling through the heating system to another cell block where the women prisoners are housed. Then, there is Kenneth Calhoun’s “Nightbooming,” which is narrated by a young drummer who has taken a job with the Nightblooming Jazzmen. His fellow musicians, who play nothing but New Orleans/Dixieland jazz, are senior citizens who are gradually being decimated by old age. The narrator revels in the charm and courtly grace of the Nightbloomers’ world only to belatedly discover that he is participating in their last performance.
Julian, the protagonist of Tim Gautreaux’s “Idols,” is also drawn to a world that has retreated into the past. Eking out a living by repairing old manual typewriters, Julian finds himself heir to a decaying Mississippi mansion and proceeds to spend his life savings in a vain effort to renovate it. It quickly becomes obvious that both Julian and the house are hopelessly obsolete.
“This Trembling Earth” by Laura Lee Smith deals with another unstable world where a woman living near the Okefenkokee Swamp struggles to support a family that seems either helpless or apathetic. The daughter (an unwed mother with an ailing child) makes no effort to improve her life and the son, filled with a self-destructive anger, is doomed. Smith is a gifted writer; however ,this story’s atmosphere is unrelentingly oppressive and bleak.
Then, there is Asheleigh Pederson’s “Small and Heavy World,” which is inspired by New Orleans in the tragic aftermath of a Katrina. Pederson’s characters are tree-dwellers. As the weeks pass and the waters do not recede, a community develops in the trees. Life goes on in the tree houses, and each day is spent foraging for food and supplies. Even in these desperate circumstances, the same domestic problems flourish: theft, adultery, father/son rivalry, etc.
The largest number of stories that share a common theme are variations of child abuse and/or neglect. “The Ascent” by Ron Rash captures the alienation of a young boy who literally steals from the dead and passes the purloined items to his drug-addicted parents who sell them. The boy has stumbled on the wreckage of a crashed plane; he steals personal items from the frozen bodies and takes the home. Eventually, the boy comes to feel more comfortable with the silent dead that with his indifferent parents.
“Jason Who Will Be Famous” by Dorothy Allison is a beautifully crafted interior dialogue of a young boy who is so starved for attention, he begins to fantasize about being abducted. (He fantasizes that he will escape, become a TV celebrity and will finally be loved and respected by his family and friends.) Another interior dialogue from an unhappy child is “Eraser” by Ben Stroud. Having lost his father and finding himself ignored by his stepfather, the boy begins to make desperate (and potentially fatal) attempts to get the attention of the world around him. His preoccupation with his eraser (which has the power to make his school work vanish) becomes an analogy for his own dilemma.
There are some memorable creatures in this collection. “Fish Story” by Rick Bass contains a painful chronicle of a dying catfish. Despite having been skinned and beheaded, the fish persists in its struggle. Meanwhile a cookout is in full swing and the neighbors are impatiently waiting for their share of the dying fish. This is a discomfiting story that contrasts the festive atmosphere with the brutal demise of “a great fish” that threatens to become mythical. Bret Anthony Johnson’s “Caiman” has two alternating stories: One concerns a dialogue between a man and his wife about the dubious merits of giving a caiman to their son as a pet (“He can take it to show and tell”) while an underlying story touches on an all-too-common occurrence — the ongoing search for a missing child. A dead deer resides in the heart of “Housewarming” by Kevin Wilson. A father struggles to relate to his angry son whose entire life has has been a series of mishaps and mistakes. When the son discovers a dead deer in a lake near his cabin, he becomes obsessed with removing it — as though this single task will correct all of the results of his misspent life.
Without a doubt, the best story in this collection is “Drive” by Aaron Gwyn. Jimmy and Jill are on the downside of a doomed marriage when they discover a disturbing method of “bringing the magic back.” It consists of crossing the centerline on a dark highway, shutting off the lights and stepping on the gas. A very close contender is “Someone Ought to Tell Her There’s No Way to Go” by Danielle Evans. Georgie, home from Iraq and haunted by nightmares of murdered children, allows himself to be caught up in the “family” of a former girlfriend and her daughter. When he allows the daughter to enter a contest in which Georgie poses as her father, he becomes a part of a charade that will end in tragedy. (The reader will long remember the marvelous story of the “Pop my Bubble” girl.)
There are other stories that contain marvelous characters. Uncle Peach, the good-natured family drunk in Wendell Berry’s “A Burden” is especially memorable. Ann Pancake’s “Arsonists” captures the atmosphere in a West Virginia mining town where the mine owners have abandoned the mines and left a handful of stubborn (and paranoid) landowners to deal with arsonists who burn empty homes each night. In addition, random nocturnal dynamiting a are eroding both the foundations of homes and the mental stability of the occupants who dread the coming of night.
The themes and images that characterize this latest collection are both perverse and dark. However, there is a singular image that permeates the majority of the stories — that of the dysfunctional family. In a larger sense, a primary theme in New Stories From the South is the loss of traditional values. The majority of the lost of wounded children in this collection are victims struggling to find love, stability and home. Perhaps the bleakness and pathos of an impressive percentage of these stories illustrate a literary truth. Good writing and great literature flourish amid unjust and tragic conditions.
New Stories from the South - 2010: The Year’s Best edited by Amy Hempel. Algonquin Books, 2010. 384 pages

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Oct. 13 (PNA) –Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), being successful in promoting the rights and welfare of the indigenous people in the Freeport, plays model for other economic zones in the country which are located inside ancestral lands.
SBMA initiated for the creation of a joint management agreement (JMA) and its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) until they were signed in September 11 and October 2013, respectively, by the SBMA management and the tribal council of the Ayta Ambala who “owns” vast land area of the Freeport.
The Aeta Ambala tribe of Subic Bay holds a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) representing ownership to the more than 4,280 hectares of land covering the Kalayaan and Binictican Housing Area, Apiliin and Pamulaklakin Area, El Kabayo Area, among others.
The JMA upholds the rights of the Aetas in the pursuit of uplifting the economic, cultural and social conditions of their tribe based on the programs being implemented by the government.
JMA also provides systematic management and development of the ancestral land as indicated in the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan while ensuring the promotion of human rights of the Aeta Tribe.
In 2011, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) chairperson Zenaida Brigida Hamada-Pawid commented, “This occasion is memorable to the NCIP because the Aytas became partner not only beneficiary in an issue that promotes their welfare.”
The JMA signed between SBMA and Tribong Ayta Ambala in Pastolan will serve as template for all agreements entered by all indigenous people with regards to the use of their ancestral lands by any investor and business group.
The comment was made after signing the JMA with chieftain Conrado Frenilla of Pastolan Tribal Council, then SBMA administrator Armand Arreza and chairman Garcia, in front of the joyous village residents at the heart of the Ayta tribal community in Pastolan, Hermosa, Bataan.
“Most of the Aytas,especially the elders, cried as it is only now that their dreams came true–to have genuine right to the ancestral lands,” Frenilla said.
The initiatives of SBMA in uplifting the living conditions of the indigenous people living inside the ancestral land within the Freeport area gains respect from all sectors of the society, especially the NCIP and other tribal communities.
Recently, the Ateneo De Zamboanga University invited SBMA chairman Roberto Garcia as guest speaker for a forum dubbed “From Zamboanga to Subic, In Search for Partnership” held at the Garden Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga City.
The forum aimed to pick up insights from SBMA’s experiences and the Ayta’s JMA, and to help deepen understanding of the Zamboangueños on the two-fold issue of land use and land ownership between the Subanon and the Zamboanga Economic Zone (ZAMBOECOZONE).
“Your presence and your inputs shall concretize the writings and the experiences summarized in the book report which was developed after our historic joint study-trip in Subic and Clark,” said ADZU director Loreta Sta. Teresa in her letter.
Sta. Teresa added that the forum will be a venue to materialize what ADZU envisioned for a new Mindanao, where multi-cultural communities live in peace and harmony.
In his presentation, Garcia explained that with the signing of the JMA, the Aeta tribe will collect five percent of the gross income paid by the investors for rent of the land starting May 12, 2009 the date the CADT was registered.
Above this, each Aeta family will receive Php20,000 a year from SBMA which is subject for increase accordingly on the 6th, 11th, 16th and 25th year while a donation of Php100,000 each for fiesta and Christmas celebrations of the village.
Able Aeta workers will be given priority in any job hiring as being implemented for the construction of USD450-million solar and wind project in 20-hectare of land in Mount Santa Rita.
SBMA also turned-over the management of Pamulaklakin Tribal Park to the Aytas after completing the transition period for management training.
Other benefits include launching of community development assistance programs, construction of two schoolrooms for high school with four teachers, community clinic with detailed medical personnel from SBMA Dispensary.
October of every year was declared National Indigenous Peoples Month by virtue of Presidential Proclamation Order (PPO) 1906 signed by Malacañan on October 5, 2009 “for the purpose of heightening nationwide peoples’ awareness and participation in celebration and preservation of indigenous peoples communities.” (PNA)

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Poland's President Lech Kaczynski travels to neighboring Lithuania on Monday for talks on European energy security and on the situation in nearby Belarus and Ukraine. Kaczynski is to meet Lithuania's President Valdas Adamkus, Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas and parliamentary speaker Arturas Paulauskas during the two-day trip. He is also to address the parliament in Vilnius on "Poland and Lithuania in the united Europe." Both ex-communist nations joined the EU in 2004.
Kaczynski's foreign policy aide, Andrzej Krawczyk, said talks would include Polish proposals to limit Europe's dependence on natural gas supplies from Russia. The issue gained importance earlier this year, when Moscow temporarily cut gas supplies to Ukraine during a price dispute. They were also to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Belarus, both of which have elections this month. Poland supports pro-Western and pro-democracy drives in its eastern neighbors. Poland and Lithuania planned to sign an agreement on fighting organized crime during Kaczynski's visit, reports the AP.
Ukraine dreamed of becoming "the key to the security of Europe's gas supply,” the gas hub of Europe. Moscow found this unnecessary


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This year's Award Ceremony will be hosted by HE Mr Khaled Al-Duwaisan, Chairman of the Book Prize. The Ambassador's welcome address will be followed by Frances Guy, Chair of the Judges who will highlight the shortlisted books before announcing the runner up titles. She will then introduce this year's winning title - Electric News in Colonial Algeria by Dr Arthur Asseraf (Oxford University Press).
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A 19-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday (Nov 13) for his suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams on Carousell.
Between May and June 2018, the police received multiple reports about victims being purportedly cheated by several online sellers who had listed Universal Studios Singapore e-tickets and Bruno Mars concert tickets for sale.
After the victims made payments via bank transfers, the suspect became uncontactable.
Through investigations, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department established the suspect's identity and arrested him along Kallang Road at 4.30pm.
One laptop, one tablet and four handphones were seized as cases exhibits.
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The man is believed to be involved in at least 60 cases of e-commerce scams, revealed preliminary investigations.
He will be charged in court on Thursday (Nov 15) with abetment to cheating, which is punishable with a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.
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Bear in mind that the party you are dealing with online is a stranger. Before performing a transaction on an online shopping site, find out how the site safeguards your interest or can help you resolve disputes;
Insist on cash on delivery especially if responding to online classified advertisements;
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Be mindful that although culprits may provide a copy of an Identification Card or driver’s licence to gain your trust, it may not necessarily belong to the person communicating with you online;
Note that scammers may use a local bank account to enhance credibility; however the owner of the account may not be the person communicating with you online.
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam hotline at 1800-722-6688.
Anyone with information on such scams may call the police hotline at 1800-255 0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

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This study was a follow-up of a previous study where static deflection data of a joined-wing test article was collected from a series of experiments using a laser scanner and a laser tracker while the test articles were subjected to follower-forces. One of the goals of this study was to collect accurate experimental data which could be used to validate analytical methods, such as geometrically exact beam theory, which are used to predict the nonlinear response of joined-wings. The load application system used on the previous study was not able to provide a follower-force on the test articles, and therefore the loads were not representative of what the joined-wing would experience under more realistic loading conditions. The test articles used for the experiments are the qualification model and the joined-wing model. The qualification model is simply a thin aluminum beam, which is 72 in long, 8 in wide, and 0.5 in thick, and the joined-wing model is made up of two aluminum beams, which are similar in dimension to the qualification model and are joined at the tip. The qualification model was used mainly for validating the experimental procedures in preparation for the actual experiment on the joined-wing model. The deflection data of the test articles were collected using a laser tracker, and some of the measurement locations were chosen for easy comparison with the results from the previous study. The experimental data is compared to the results obtained using finite element analysis to determine how close the finite element analysis predictions are to the actual data.
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Mr Arthur O'Keefe 1 was born in Rahway, Union, New Jersey on 30 September 1867.2
He was the son of Irish immigrant parents who had first come to the USA in 1861: Patrick O'Keefe (b. 1832), a labourer, and his wife Julia (b. 1834). One of four children, his only surviving sibling was his sister Margaret (b. 1862). Two brothers, William and John, had died in early childhood.
Arthur first appears on the 1870 census living with his family at unspecified address in Rahway. His father passed away around 1880 (3) (possibly in California) and when the family appeared on the 1880 census they were living on Monroe Street, Rahway where Arthur would spend the rest of his life. Arthur was unmarried and he and his mother were still living together on Monroe Street by the time of the 1900 census, Arthur described as a grocer.
His sister was married to John Coyle O'Brien (b. 1862) in 1897 and had a daughter named Marguerite (1900-1970, later Mrs William Flanaghan). The couple ran a store in Rahway but Margaret was widowed in 1908 and returned home to live with her mother and brother Arthur. They appeared on the 1910 census living at 90 Monroe Street and the family ran their grocery store together. Their mother would pass away in 1911.
Known as Artie to his friends, O'Keefe is believed to have been a Freemason. Besides his grocery store he owned property in Rahway and was active in local politics with the Republican party, possibly earning him the monikers "The Mayor of the Bronx" and "The Mayor of East Rahway."
In February 1912 Arthur left his home for a vacation, intent on visiting England, Scotland and Ireland. At intervals he would send home postcards and gifts from the various places he visited, including some Irish shamrocks which he timed to arrive in America on St Patrick's Day (17 March). Plans had been made for the National Fife and Drum Corps of East Rahway Fraternal Section to greet O'Keefe upon his arrival back in New Jersey.
He boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger (ticket number 323592 which had cost £7, 5s).
On the night of the sinking it is speculated that O'Keefe was one of the men who managed to pull themselves aboard the waterlogged collapsible lifeboat A and was the man that Norwegian passenger Olaus Abelseth tried to help. Abelseth had shared a carriage on the boat train to Southampton with a New Jersey man who he later encountered in boat A, lying freezing, so he propped him up and attempted to revive him, telling him to brace himself and that a ship was coming. The man would say "leave me be," and "who are you?" before he died of exposure. The body of this man was left in the boat when Officer Lowe arrived to transfer her survivors. A month after the sinking the Oceanic came across the drifting collapsible A, the three bodies were recovered and buried at sea.
His sister received postcards from Arthur on the morning of 15 April 1912, telling her he intended to travel aboard Titanic. She later suffered a breakdown, reported in the press at the time, before she hastened to Halifax to try and locate her brother's body but returned to Rahway on 10 May, the search having proven fruitless. Mrs O'Brien subsequently applied for administration of O'Keefe's estate to the Surrogate of Union County, New Jersey and stated that his assets amounted to less than $350, despite his apparent extensive property ownership and business interests.
With O'Keefe being a well-known figure in Rahway, the town went into mourning and flags on government buildings were lowered to half-mast. A Requiem Mass was held in St Mary's Roman Catholic Church on 23 April. Arthur's sister Margaret remained in Rahway for the rest of her life and she died in 1930. Arthur is commemorated on her headstone in St Mary's Cemetery in Clark, Union, New Jersey.
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Supercritical deposition of Pt on SnO2-coated Al2O3 foams: Phase behaviour and catalytic performance
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Deposition and reduction of an organometallic platinum complex from a supercritical Pt(COD)Me2/CO2 solution was carried out to produce Pt/SnO2 catalysts supported on Al2O3 foams for CO oxidation at moderate temperatures. The phase behaviour of the complex in supercritical carbon dioxide was investigated to find the optimum pressure and temperature conditions for the deposition. For the Pt(COD)Me2/CO2 mixture, the melting point decreased with increasing pressure from 378 K at 0.1 MPa to 360 K at 25.6 MPa. Additional investigations showed that the solubility of Pt(COD)Me2 in CO2 increases from 5.9 × 10-4 mol/mol at 11.2 MPa and 313 K to 3.4 × 10-3 mol/mol at 29.6 MPa and 353 K. The supercritical deposition yielded catalysts with highly dispersed platinum nanoparticles of approx. 3 nm having a narrow size distribution and thus, a superior activity towards oxidation of carbon monoxide in comparison to a catalyst prepared by the conventional aqueous impregnation of Pt.

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text: In wake of coronavirus outbreak, Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh distributed personal protective equipment (PPE), masks and sanitizers to Mumbai Police personnel. The step has been taken to ensure safety of police personnel. Anil Deshmukh also reviewed meeting on current situation of COVID-19 with other police officials. Anil Deskhmukh said, “We want our Police officials to remain safe while they are on duty amid coronavirus lockdown”. Maharashtra has reported 423 cases of coronavirus, which the highest in any Indian state.


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Govt blinks, FDI held back to calm Mamata
The UPA government has decided - in the face of stiff resistance from both its allies and the Opposition - to defer implementation of the cabinet decision to allow 51% FDI in multi-brand retail. HT reports.10 days that shook the UPAdelhi Updated: Dec 04, 2011 01:58 IST
The UPA government has decided - in the face of stiff resistance from both its allies and the Opposition - to defer implementation of the cabinet decision to allow 51% FDI in multi-brand retail.
The aim is to save the winter session of Parliament that has already seen nine days of turmoil and inaction and to appease the second largest constituent - after the Congress - in the ruling combine, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
Top government sources told HT the decision would be announced in Parliament next week after a formal decision taken by the cabinet. Technically, it means the government will not notify the decision.Chief Congress spokesperson Janardan Dwivedi said, "The party welcomes all steps to break the stalemate."
But BJP and the Left chose to wait for a formal announcement.
Banerjee, however, didn't wait. At a press conference in Kolkata, she said: "Pranab Mukherjee (finance minister) informed me the cabinet decision on FDI will be suspended until and unless a consensus is evolved."
While commerce minister Anand Sharma was quoted by NDTV as saying there would be no hold-back or rollback of the FDI policy, Banerjee responded: "The matter is crystal clear and you may ask Pranab Mukherjee."
Earlier, after the Congress core committee decided to hold further talks with the Trinamool, Mukherjee flew to Kolkata to convince Banerjee. But since she chose not to meet him, they spoke on the telephone twice.
One of the likely scenarios now is that while the government managers seek more time to negotiate with the allies, the Lok Sabha Speaker can rule out the demand for an adjournment motion, citing suspension of the policy.
Even if the adjournment motion is accepted, the government can now enjoy the support of its relieved allies.
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it was a huge victory for the United States in the Space Race against the Soviet Union, the US Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. Millions of viewers watched from home as it was televised live
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The odds are heavily stacked against Wales reaching the last 16 ahead of their so-called Battle of Britain against England on Tuesday but if they are to fly home early they will want to do so with pride restored.
Wales have waited 64 long years to qualify for a World Cup but after conceding two goals to Iran deep into stoppage on Friday it looks like being only a brief stay in Middle East.
That late defeat left Wales crestfallen and at the bottom of group B and needing to beat England for only the 14th time in 104 meetings, a rivalry dating back to 1879.
Even a victory might not be enough to save Wales as they would also need the other remaining group match between Iran and the United States to end in a draw.
There is one other scenario, one which has never happened before, in which Wales must beat England by four goals, in which they case they would go through to the last 16, whatever the result of the other game, at the expense of England.
While the complexities of the maths are head-spinning, Wales will just want to land a blow on their old rivals, snap a run of six consecutive defeats against them and claim a first win over England since 1984.
For that to happen they will require some magic from their talisman Gareth Bale, who scored an equalising penalty in the opening game against the U.S. but who was rather anonymous in the defeat by Iran.
The prospect of facing England may just spark something special from the 33-year-old former Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur player, who is most likely to be playing the last World Cup match of his career.
While England are in a far more comfortable position, leading the group, they went from being so-called world beaters to being booed by their own fans in the space of five days in Qatar -- thrashing Iran 6-2 before being largely outplayed by a youthful U.S. side in a 0-0 draw.
Manager Gareth Southgate began those games with identical starting line-ups, but could well decide to make some tweaks against Wales with Manchester City's Jack Grealish in line for a start and perhaps an opportunity for striker Callum Wilson.
Only a four-goal defeat could send England crashing out, with bookmakers pricing that as a 400-1 shot, so there is an opportunity for Southgate to tinker with his line-up and perhaps even protect striker Harry Kane ahead of the last 16.
World Cup 2018 Golden Boot winner Kane is yet to score in the tournament and was subdued against the United States having recovered from an ankle injury sustained against Iran.
"It might be time to think about getting him right for the knockout stages, and I have a sneaky feeling Callum Wilson might come in to face Wales on Tuesday instead," former England slipper Alan Shearer told the BBC.
"England need to freshen things up anyway, to get the feel-good factor back after the disappointment of the draw with the U.S., and restore a bit of confidence."


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In a unique journey from the oil fields of the Caspian Sea to the refineries and financial centres of Northern Europe, James Marriott and Mika Minio-Paluello track the concealed routes along which flows the lifeblood of our economy. The stupendous resource of Azerbaijani crude has long inspired dreams of a world remade. From the revolutionary Futurism of the capital city, Baku, in the 1920s to the unblinking Capitalism of modern London, the drive to control the region’s oil reserves—and hence people and events—has shattered environments and shaped societies.
In The Oil Road, the human scale of village life in the Caucasus Mountains and the plains of Anatolia is suddenly, and sometimes fatally, confronted by the almost ungraspable scale of the oil corporation BP. Pipelines and tanker routes tie the fraying social democracies of Italy, Austria and Germany to the repressive regimes of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. A web of financial and political institutions in London stitches together the lives of metropolis and village.
Building on a decade of study with Platform, Marriott and Minio-Paluello guide us through a previously obscured landscape of energy production and consumption, resistance and profit that has marked Europe for over a century. They blend the empathy of committed travel writing with the precision of investigative journalism in a timely book of compelling urgency.
The human race travels the Oil Road, and this book helps us to realize where we are heading and why it is time to change direction.
Demolition of "The Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, October 2016.
In late October 2016, I packed my bags for a short trip abroad, leaving a region raw with struggle over the racial and colonial violence of infrastructure. In places like Standing Rock, Flint, Muskrat Falls, Toronto, and Baltimore, conflicts raged over the targeted violence of energy, water, border, and policing systems. Movements for Black lives, for migrants’ rights, for indigenous sovereignty, and for economic and environmental justice were increasingly mapping violent infrastructure systems with their direct actions and analyses. The water protectors’ camps at Standing Rock were large and growing, animated by spirit, ceremony, and unprecedented gathering as they halted the Dakota Access Pipeline. The largest prison strike in history, 45 years after the Attica uprising, was calling out the inhumanity of American carceral infrastructure. Black organizers were denouncing infrastructure crises like the one poisoning Flint, Michigan, suggesting these would be the defining struggles for Black communities to come. More than 50 Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island had just signed the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion, with the goal of protecting Indigenous lands and waters from all proposed pipeline, tanker, and rail projects. In my hometown of Toronto, Black Lives Matter members were making claims for the protection of “Black Infrastructure.” Blockades of damns, ports, highways, and rail infrastructure had become frequent news virtually everywhere, except for in the reporting of the mainstream media.
In The Reproach of Hunger, David Rieff discusses the beginnings of the global food crisis, dispelling the myth that it's cause can be attributed to population increase. Instead failure to address climate change, a rise in oil prices and poor governance has led to a crisis of hunger where poorest nations are inevitably hit the hardest.
In the below extract Rieff traces the start of the crisis in 2007 and asks if eight years later we can 'reform the global food system and make sustained global agricultural development an enduring reality?'
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The town superintendent may, with the consent of the town board, cause guide posts with proper inscriptions and devices to be erected at the intersections of such highways therein, as may be necessary, which shall be kept in repair by him at the expense of the town. Upon written application to him, of five resident taxpayers of any town or twenty resident taxpayers of the county in which such town is located, requesting the erection of one or more guide boards at the intersection of highways in such town, it shall be his duty to cause to be erected at the intersections mentioned in such application, such guide boards indicating the direction, distances and names of the towns, villages or cities to or through which such intersecting highways run. Such application shall designate the highway intersections at which such guide boards are requested to be erected, and may contain suggestions as to the inscriptions and devices to be placed upon such boards. The cost of the erection and maintenance of such boards shall be a town charge. If the town superintendent refuses or neglects for a period of sixty days after receiving such application to comply with the request contained therein, he shall, for such neglect or refusal, forfeit to the town, the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered by the supervisor in the name of the town and the amount so recovered shall be set apart for the erection of such guide boards.


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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Our community cares about animals. From the recent successful and well-attended event to raise money for the Castaic Animal Shelter to our state senator’s efforts to make sure animal abusers receive mental health counseling, the SCV knows that treating animals humanely is a first step toward caring for each other.
Many people take this is a given for our companion animals. We don’t leave our pets behind when disasters strike any more than we would leave our children. Those who make sure our homeless shelters and charities function are often involved with finding homes for abandoned cats and dogs as well. Our Fifth District supervisor offers a lovable dog or cat for adoption at the beginning of board meetings.
So I feel certain our community will want to support Proposition 12 on the November ballot to prevent farm animal cruelty also, especially since so many residents of the Santa Clarita Valley signed or gathered signatures for the successful initiative campaign to get it on the ballot.
In fact, over 600,000 people signed in support at their local farmers market, pet store, veterinary clinic or church, far exceeding the number required to place it on the ballot.
This proposition will prohibit, among other things, cruel confining of farm animals in veal crates and sow pens. Not only will these inhumane practices be eliminated, but also less crowding will reduce the need for overuse of antibiotics and reduce water quality problems created when animals are crowded together. It’s a win for the animals, a win for public health and a win for the environment.
The measure does not make an effort to try to get people to stop eating meat, but rather, its backers felt that if we are going to eat meat, it should be raised humanly. The measure would require more space for animals on farms and forbid the importation of calves raised in veal calf crates and sow pens.
One argument that Sen. Scott Wilk used to support his recent animal abuse law is: “Ninety percent of mass shooting suspects have abused animals in their lives. Nearly half of all school shooters have animal abuse in their past. Seventy-one percent of domestic violence offenders also abused animals at some point. Seventy percent of all our violent prison inmates have animal abuse in their history as well. There is a link here that cannot be denied, and it cannot go unaddressed any longer.”
Surely if this statement applies to abuse of our companion animals, it would also apply to animals we raise for sustenance.
And just as there are many other reasons to ensure animals are treated with kindness besides just not causing another creature pain, there are also many benefits to treating our farm animals more humanely, including benefits to public health and the environment.
You can find out more about this Proposition at Prevent Cruelty California: preventcrueltyca.com
Marilyn Logan is a Valencia resident.


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After jumping out to a quick 3-0 lead, the Nittany Lions held off a late Maryland comeback to capture their first win of the year.
A season-high 52-point first half wasn't enough for the Lady Lions to overcome an explosive final 20 minutes from the Hawkeyes.
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Despite holding a much improved 5-8 conference record compared to a season ago, the Lady Lions have yet to play a complete, four-quarter game.
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Every year, Miami hosts one of the biggest weeks in electronic music alongside Ultra Music Festival, the Winter Music Conference/ Miami Music Week. Join us in our latest video installment as the Dim Mak team takes over Miami in this recap video capturing our official showcase at Dream South Beach Hotel. Keep a look out because you may just recognize a few faces with cameo’s from Steve Aoki, Dirtyphonics, Alvin Risk, PeaceTreaty, Angger Dimas, R3hab, Afrojack, Lil, Jon, Clockwork, Joachim Garraud, and Felix Cartal.
Katy Perry hasn’t been performing music on stage lately, but the artist has been spending time relaxing and enjoying her friends. The entertainer shared photographs of her hanging out with family during Thanksgiving and on Tuesday Katy Perry was taking time to celebrate Yung Skeeter’s birthday. Wanting to give something special, the entertainer decided to help trend his birthday greeting on Twitter with the help of fans.
HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER @yungskeeter All he wants for his birthday is a big booty ho, someone help a brotha out!
— Katy Perry (@katyperry) November 27, 2012
THE FACT THAT I’M A TRENDING TOPIC. wow. I am so internet this is all i’ve ever wanted. BEST BIRTHDAY EVER. ilu @katyperry. ヽ(；▽；)ノ
— ☆ YUNG ☯ SKEETER ☆ (@yungskeeter) November 27, 2012
“HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER @yungskeeter All he wants for his birthday is a big booty ho, someone help a brotha out!” tweeted Katy Perry from her official Twitter account. Sharing how she wanted her Skeeter’s name to trend on Twitter she asked her fans for some help in making it happen. “Let me use my powers for good… Lets get #happybirthdayyungskeeter trending! Gogogogogogo! (I see you Brazil.)”
Getting fans excited about being part of the birthday celebration, the entertainer actually had people retweeting the messages and Katy Perry’s pal got to see the birthday gift come to life as his name was trending around the world. This one-of-a-kind gift definitely was an impressive idea that not everyone can claim to have gotten as a birthday present.
Check out Digilove’s latest feature on Dim Mak, recapping Steve’s Birthday bash at the Shrine. The feature gives you the low down of the night along with great visuals of the celebration. You can view the full article on their website here.
Last night I learned just how competitive bowling is when the Dim Mak family came together in downtown Los Angeles for Steve’s surprise birthday party. We took over four lanes for the celebration and filled it with good company, balloons, beer, strike outs, and birthday cake. To wrap up the night we couldn’t leave with out an Aoki jump to remember the night of fun.
Felix Cartal #NoSleep Photo Contest
1. Take a photo of you doing your best No Sleep pose (half-awake, yawning, wearing pajamas… be creative!)
2. Tweet it, Instagram it or upload to Facebook.com/felixcartal tagging both @felixcartal and #NoSleep
3. All photos will be uploaded to Facebook. The two best photos (chosen by us) and the one with the most likes on fbook will win amazing prizes!
3 Prize Packs:
A year supply of Red Bull
A Felix Cartal/Dim Mak merch prize pack
And a third prize to be announced week of winner announcement
Full contest rules at: http://contest.felixcartal.com
Dim Mak has teamed up with Factory 413, the Hollywood boutique owned by Chad Muska and Angel Cabada of KR3W, to launch an exclusive line of limited edition tees.
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These t-shirts will be launching this Sunday at Factory 413 in conjunction with the launch of the Muska x Aoki x Factory 413 Supra Skytop II Remix.
Check Factory413.com for details of the event.
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RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY CULTURE CLASH RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES ON DECEMBER 5
Four Collectives Reppin’ the L.A. Music Scene
Four Sounds – Four Rounds – One Winner
SMOG | Dim Mak | Friends of Friends | Jeffree’s
Los Angeles, CA- November 15, 2012- Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash will return to Los Angeles on December 5, 2012 and will feature four internationally known and well-respected L.A.-based music collectives: Dim Mak and SMOG, both of whom competed in 2010, as well as, Friends of Friends and Jeffree’s, who are new additions to the competition. The four collectives, each representing a different sound from the L.A. music scene, will battle to be named winner by the crowd.
Doors open at 9pm and the event starts at 10pm and is 21+ only. Get your tickets here.
A full recording of the night will be streamed on Red Bull Music Academy Radio approximately one week after the event on RBMA Radio: www.rbmaradio.com.
True to a traditional Jamaican sound clash, each collective will bring in their own sound system and set-up shop on one of four individual stages at Exchange LA. The evening will kickoff a round called “Introducing the Crew,” which will allow each stage to warm-up their sound, and the crowd, with a 10-minute set. The next round, titled “I Can Do What You Can Do Better” provides a competitive twist in which each collective will stray from their norm and play an interpretation of another collective’s signature sound. The third round, “Let Us Entertain You,” will allow each collective to bring surprise special guests on stage. The final round, called “Leave It All On The Table,” also known as “the banger round,” is when each collective pulls out their biggest and baddest tunes in an attempt to win over the crowd, once and for all. By show of applause, cheers, hoots and hollers, which will be measured by a decibel meter, the crowd will vote for their favorite collective after each round.
With the four collectives performing under one roof, the Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash promises to deliver not only a night you’ll never forget but also the very best in cross-genre exploration. The event is open to music fans who are 21+ and tickets are available for $15.
Every year, Miami hosts one of the biggest weeks in electronic music alongside Ultra Music Festival, the Winter Music Conference/ Miami Music Week. Join us in our latest video installment as the Dim Mak team takes over Miami in this recap video capturing our official showcase at Mansion, pool party at Dream Hotel, Steve Aoki’s set at UMF and everything in-between.
We recently welcomed RL Grime to Dim Mak Sunday’s not too long. If you’re not too familiar with the name, you may have heard his popular remix with Salva of Kanye West’s, Mercy circulating throughout the air waves this past summer. Since his dive into the trap scene RL Grime, has made a huge splash in the genre with a handful of remixes and productions. To say the least, he put on an incredible sold out show at Drai’s in September, filling the club with great vibes and music. Check out our latest video installment featuring RL Grime’s big night.
In Haezer’s latest installment of his European Tour Diary, the DJ gives us an personal take on the ups and downs of life on the road. The four minute segment invites us all to join Haezer for week four and five of his summer tour with exclusive behind the scene footage. The video features two tracks off his latest EP, The Wrong Kid Died including “Stars feat. Circe” and “Crank it feat. Francois van Coke”.
MTV IGGY got a chance to interview Proxy and ask some of the questions many have always wanted to ask. Proxy didn’t hold anything back and made a majority of the MTV IGGY staff do a double take with his answers. Read the full interview over at MTV IGGY.
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Long time friend of the Dim Mak family, Kid Cudi is back with his first single from his upcoming album Indicud, which is anticipated for release in early 2013.
The video for Just What I Am featuring fellow Cleveland native King Chip, takes us on a top-down joy ride through DTLA to a laid back warehouse party. The raw flicker show style visuals captivate you and bring you along for this slow-mo, cosmic party experience full of red cups, hot babes and of course it wouldn’t be an LA party without Steve Aoki in the DJ booth.


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Area residents warned to take precautions – dress warmly, stay inside whenever possible
All talk of the supposedly mild winter of 2022-23 will disappear this weekend as some of the coldest weather in half a decade rushes in with an arctic wave. The extreme cold will affect the entire state of Massachusetts, according to the National Weather Service, including Eastern Massachusetts and The Advocate readership area of Everett, Malden, Saugus and Revere.
Forecasters say the mega-extreme cold air mass – which combined with wind gusts could produce a near-record, -40 below zero wind chill factor – arrives late tonight and early Saturday morning, and temperatures could drop as low as 5 to 10 degrees below zero by midnight. It is potentially record-setting, as the existing record for February 4 in Boston is -4 degrees below zero. A -5 degrees reading would establish a new record cold. It would be the coldest air in the city since Valentine’s Day weekend in 2016, when temperatures dropped to -9 degrees. The extreme temperatures will settle in in the early morning hours on Saturday and rise slightly above zero and only as high as about 10-15 degrees throughout the day.
According to the National Weather Service, a “brutal windchill” will accompany the dangerously cold air mass, which could dip as low as 25-40 degrees below zero in our greater Boston and North Shore areas of Massachusetts – even lower to -40 below zero in other parts of the state. One of the most dangerous aspects of the extreme cold air mass, forecasters say, are the expected wind gusts up to 35 to 45 miles per hour, making it feel even colder. The windchill – a measure of what it will feel like due to the combination of temperatures and wind – is expected to be close to 30 below zero Friday night into Saturday morning.
The National Weather Service early Wednesday morning issued a windchill watch for all of Massachusetts from late Thursday to Saturday afternoon. The peak of the windchill is expected through early Friday evening, forecasters said, before it drops off slightly overnight into Saturday.
City and town officials in all of our Advocate communities are urging all residents to be extremely cautious in conjunction with this weather, including how to dress in extreme cold and to stay inside as much as possible. The same advice is for humans and pets when venturing outdoors in extreme cold. (See separate story on extreme cold tips.)
Temperatures are expected to return to the slightly above normal temperatures we have been experiencing thus far this winter by Monday, with the thermometer in the low-to-mid 40s, even back to low 50s by Tuesday. There is no substantial snow forecast in the near future, as the snowfall total of just 7 inches so far this winter remains well below normal.
With extreme cold moving into the area today, with record cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills, the National Weather Service offers the following tips on maintaining Extreme Cold Safety.
—Stay indoors during the worst part of the extreme cold.
—Keep a winter survival kit in your vehicle if you must travel.
—Check gas tank supply, tire pressure, antifreeze levels, heater/defroster, etc.
—Learn how to shut off water valves for potential pipe bursts.
—Check on the elderly.
—Bring pets inside.
How Should I Dress?
—Wear layers of loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing and a hat.
—Mittens, snug at the wrist, are better than gloves.
—Cover your mouth to protect your lungs from extreme cold.
—Try to stay dry and out of the wind.


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Watch a report from ONE news in New Zealand here
The city's airport was evacuated and all the shopping centres closed as a precaution.
For more detail, view the reports on the BBC News pages here
Liquifaction and cliff collapses have been a visible sign of the quake this time around. Watch this video from TVNZ to see the impacts


What are the requirements for record keeping for hazmat employees?
See the excerpt below from 49 CFR Part §172.704 Training requirements – regarding “Recordkeeping” (d).
(d) Recordkeeping. Each hazmat employer must create and retain a record of current training of each hazmat employee, inclusive of the preceding three years, in accordance with this section for as long as that employee is employed by that employer as a hazmat employee and for 90 days thereafter. A hazmat employer must make a hazmat employee’s record of current training available upon request, at a reasonable time and location, to an authorized official of the Department of Transportation or of an entity explicitly granted authority to enforce the HMR. The record must include:
(1) The hazmat employee’s name;
(2) The most recent training completion date of the hazmat employee’s training;
(3) A description, copy, or the location of the training materials used to meet the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section;
(4) The name and address of the person providing the training; and
(5) Certification that the hazmat employee has been trained and tested, as required by this subpart.
Here is the actual excerpt from 49CFR.
You can access an electronic version of 49 CFR which is a great tool.


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An Evening With Old Crow Medicine Show
“They’ll stone you when you’re riding in your car, they’ll stone you when you’re playing your guitar”
Bob Dylan changed the way the world listened to an album with the release of Blonde on Blonde in 1966. With a mix of lyrically stellar ballads to the driving rock sound that shaped a generation, Blonde on Blonde broke down the genre we call folk rock. It also just so happened to be the first Dylan album to go gold despite having records such as Highway 61 Revisited and Bringing It All Back Home under his belt. Recorded in Nashville, Blonde on Blonde helped define an entire city.
It’s no secret that Nashville American staple, Old Crow Medicine Show, are greatly influenced by Bob Dylan. Their most known track actually credits Dylan as many of the lyrics were taken from a shelved track he wrote in 1973 entitled Rock Me Mamma. It was only appropriate that OCMS decided celebrate a quintessential Dylan album on this tour and newest live album. Could they deliver a performance that would be worthy of of such an album as Blonde on Blonde? Of course they could, simply put, these folks have the chops, the soul, and the spirit to pull off just about any tune.
From the moment they paraded around stage with Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 one could tell the rest of the show would follow suit. Classic track after classic track, OCMS played as if they would never see Australia again. The passion and skill Ketch Secor and the rest of Old Crow exude is unparalleled in the genre. Switching instruments, sharing vocals and generally just having a damn good time, it’s hard not to enjoy watching them dance around stage. As Blonde on Blonde came to an end, no one knew what could possibly come next.
With the passing of Tom Petty earlier in the day, Old Crow Medicine Show’s encore was nothing short of absolute class. Spontaneously they broke into a selection of Petty tracks that include, I Won’t Back Down, Breakdown, and American Girl. Bouncing from one legend to another, it was only appropriate that we were treated to a few OCMS tracks too before the night officially closed at the Enmore.


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MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infants exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy are more than five times more likely to die unexpectedly compared to babies of nonsmokers, a new study says. “The message is simple. Smoking greatly elevates the risk of sudden unexpected infant death,” said lead study
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children’s amped-up immune systems allow them to beat back COVID-19 easily, producing a strong initial response that quickly slaps away the virus. But there might be a price to be paid for that sharp reaction, a new study from Australia says. Because the
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just like adults, children need lots of fiber in their diets. Fiber is part of what fuels a child’s normal growth and development. It helps them feel full longer, controls blood sugar levels, reduces cholesterol and promotes regular bowel movements, according to Children’s
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who has led the agency’s food policy efforts since 2018 announced his resignation on Wednesday. Frank Yiannas was also among the top officials leading the agency response to last year’s infant formula shortage. “Today, I informed
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autism cases are surging in the New York-New Jersey metro area, mainly fueled by the diagnosis of autistic children who don’t have intellectual disabilities, a new study reports. The percentage of kids identified with autism spectrum disorder rose from about 1% in 2000
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mother-to-be’s exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may have a lasting impact on her baby’s brain development, new research indicates. Toddlers scored lower on assessments for thinking, motor and language skills when their mothers had more exposure to pollutants during pregnancy, according
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens who regularly fail to get a good night’s sleep may face a higher risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults, new research suggests. “We found that sleeping too little or experiencing poor sleep quality [as a teen] increased the risk of
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed stricter limits on levels of lead in infant food products. The agency announced draft guidance for manufacturers that would lower allowable lead levels in processed foods meant for infants and children 2 years and younger.
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of American teenagers becoming addicted to opioids is on the rise, yet fewer are being prescribed a medication that can help them, a new government study finds. Between 2015 and 2020, the proportion of teens receiving buprenorphine prescriptions fell by 45%.
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Trouble continues for Abbott Laboratories, which shut down an infant formula plant last year amid reported illnesses. The U.S. Department of Justice is now investigating the company, though Abbott did not say specifically what the investigation is covering, NBC News reported. “DOJ has
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Paige Bradley, a junior at Monte Vista High School, won the girls 200-yard individual medley in 2:07.46, an All-American consideration time, at Saturday's Section Challenge at Palo Alto High. She also placed second in the girls' 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.63.
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If you’ve ever noticed green lines on your iPhone screen, you’re not alone. This is a common issue that often occurs after the device has been dropped or when the battery is low. While it may seem like a big problem, there are a few things you can do to fix it.
In this blog post, we’ll discuss what causes the green lines and how to address them. We’ll also provide some helpful tips for keeping your iPhone in good condition.
How to Gix Green lines on iPhone
- Restart your iPhone: This is always a good place to start when you’re having any sort of issue with your device. Simply turn your phone off and back on again and see if that does the trick!
- Check for software updates: If there’s a new update available for your iPhone, it might help to resolve the issue. To check for updates, simply go to Settings > General > Software Update and see if there’s anything new to install.
- Adjust your screen brightness: It’s possible that the green lines are more visible because your screen is too bright. Try turning down the brightness in your settings and see if that makes a difference.
- Turn off Reduce Motion: This is a setting that can sometimes cause screen anomalies like green lines. To turn it off, go to Settings > General > Accessibility and scroll down to the “Reduce Motion” option. Toggle it off and see if that helps!
- Try a different app: If you’re only seeing the green lines when you’re using a certain app, it’s possible that the app is the culprit. Try opening a different app and see if the lines are still there. If they’re not, try uninstalling and reinstalling the problematic app to see if that helps.
- Contact Apple support: If you’ve tried all of the above and are still seeing green lines on your screen, it’s time to reach out to Apple support for help. They might be able to give you further troubleshooting advice or even replace your iPhone if it’s determined to be a hardware issue.
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If you see green lines on your iPhone screen, don’t panic! This usually indicates that your phone is overheating and needs to cool down. In the meantime, try to turn it off and give it a little break. If the problem persists, take your phone to an Apple store for further assistance.


Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium has a colorful nickname thanks to one of the more colorful coaches in college football history. Steve Spurrier, the Florida native and former Gators QB, took over the coaching reins at his alma mater in 1990. A successful 9-2 debut season kicked off one of the best stretches in Florida history: The Gators reached a bowl for 11 straight seasons and finished in the top 5 in the AP rankings six times. Florida won the national title in 1996 after demolishing Florida State in the Sugar Bowl behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel.
Under Spurrier, Florida became a powerhouse in the SEC, especially at home. Spurrier’s teams went 68-5 in Gainesville during his Florida tenure, and that figure includes a (comparatively) rocky first few seasons. During a dominant run from 1995 through the 2001 season, which was Spurrier’s last at Florida before departing for an ill-fated stint with the Washington Redskins in the NFL, the Gators lost just two games at home. The first was a heartbreaking one-point defeat to No. 21 Alabama on Oct. 2, 1999, and the second a two-point defeat at the hands of No. 5 Tennessee on Dec. 1, 2001.
That 2001 loss would be the last time Spurrier coached the Gators in the stadium known as The Swamp. When Spurrier took over as Gators coach, he had the idea to rebrand the blasé Florida Field with a fiercer nickname. As the story goes, he called sportswriter Mike Bianchi with an idea: Start calling Florida Field “The Swamp” -- a place where only Gators can survive.
According to Bianchi, the UF marketing team was not behind the idea, which probably led Spurrier to take matters into his own hands. Spurrier’s widely attributed quote about The Swamp explained it as follows: “The Swamp is where Gators live. We feel comfortable there, but we hope our opponents feel tentative. A swamp is hot and sticky and can be dangerous.”
The name quickly caught on, bolstered by the Gator’s runaway success in the frequently triple-digit heat. In 1993, Sports Illustrated writer Sally Jenkins called Florida Field a “brackish” place worthy of the “sweaty, disheveled and explosive” Gators, who ran the oft-overheated Spurrier’s Fun ‘n’ Gun offense that left opponents gasping for air and choking in the thick Florida humidity.
By 1994, SI already considered The Swamp one of the harshest environments in college football. Rival Georgia came to Gainesville for a rare Bulldogs-Gators game not played on a neutral field in Jacksonville, the traditional site for “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.” Georgia quarterback Eric Zeier entered the game as a Heisman candidate but wilted against Florida.
“Zeier's chances for the Heisman Trophy probably died in the humid Gainesville air,” wrote SI’s William F. Reed. “At times he seemed distracted by the noise that makes The Swamp the toughest place in the league to play … ”
After Spurrier washed out in the NFL, he returned to college and the SEC as the head coach at South Carolina. Although he scored a big win over No. 12 Florida in his debut 2005 season, that game took place in Columbia, S.C. His teams have had a much tougher time against the Gators in The Swamp, including a close one-point loss in 2006, a 56-6 beatdown in 2008 and a 44-11 dismantling in 2012.
Spurrier did break through once at The Swamp: a 36-14 win in 2010, thanks to a three-touchdown performance from South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore. The win clinched the SEC East title for Spurrier’s Gamecocks, and after the game, Spurrier could hardly contain his glee.
"Sometimes,” said Spurrier, “The Gamecocks get out alive.”


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Any groups (of hydrogen, carbon etc.) that can be interchanged by a proper axis of rotation or a fast moving process are said to be #"equivalent"# (#"isochronous"#) in the NMR spectrum, and should give rise to the same chemical shift. How does this help? Well, you've got to look at the representation of your molecule (models help immensely) and recognize the equivalent, the symmetric hydrogens. Any groups of hydrogen that are interchanged by a mirror plane (and only by a mirror plane) will also give rise to the same absorption in the standard NMR experiment - such hydrogens are called #"enantiotopic"#.
If you knew nothing of NMR spectroscopy, you could look at a molecule of propane, #H_3C-CH_2-CH_3#. you could reasonably infer that the terminal methyl groups are equivalent. And, indeed they are. They should, in principle, give rise to a spectrum where there are 2 proton signals, one for the terminal methyl protons, and one for the central methylene protons (for the moment forget coupling!). What about butane? Two signals again. What about pentane? Three signals are observed. What about hexane; what about ethane; what about 2-methylpropane? And, conveniently, the area under the curve of these signals is proportional to the number of hydrogens; i.e. for #H_3C-CH_2-CH_3# we would see TWO absorptions in a #2:1# ratio. And since integration is a routine matter on the modern NMR spectrometer, the protons could be assigned directly and straightforwardly.
On the other hand, there are protons that are constitutionally equivalent; i.e. they may be attached to the same carbon, and yet they CANNOT be interchanged by symmetry or a fast-moving process. Such protons are called #"diastereotopic"#, and I will give one example. Consider the dithioacetal of acetaldehyde, whose synthesis is given:
#H_3C-C(=O)H + 2HSCH_2CH_3 rarr underbrace((H_3C-CH_2S)_2C(CH_3)H)_"dithioacetal of acetaldehyde"#
Consider the methylene, the #CH_2# protons, bound to the #H_2CS# centre. Now these protons CANNOT be interchanged by any symmetry element, even tho' they are clearly constitutionally equivalent in that they are bound to the same carbon. Such #"diastereotopic"# protons should give rise in principle to 2 separate absorptions. (Of course the absorption is going to be a mess; they may be coupled to each other, and certainly to the methyl protons.)
I can't hope to teach you everything in a couple of paragraphs (for a start, I don't know everything). But consider a few simple molecules, and classify them on the basis of individual symmetries. Can the hydrogens be interchanged? If yes, 1 signal. If no, they should give rise to separate absorptions.

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Geno Auriemma will coach his 1,202nd game at UConn on Sunday when the Huskies host California in their regular-season opener. For the 1,202nd time, the six words will be written on the board: Play hard. Play smart. Have fun.
The UConn women’s basketball team will take on the U.S. Women’s National Team, headlined by former UConn greats Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, in an exhibition game on Monday, Jan. 27, at the XL Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Junior Tyler Polley, redshirt sophomore Sid Wilson and sophomore Brendan Adams made significant contributions in a harder-than expected victory. They combined for 38 points, 28 in the first half alone, to help lift the Huskies to an 89-67 win.


The thing that keeps me hopeful when the Texas Legislature and the TCEQ do things like they did yesterday, is knowing that people often do the right thing despite the Legislature and TCEQ. There’s hope that rationality could prevail.
So what happened yesterday?
The TCEQ passed a terrible environmental flows rule and the State House of Representatives passed a terrible TCEQ Sunset bill.
First, Environmental Flows…
TCEQ Commissioner Buddy Garcia did the right thing! Feel free to thank him with an email – firstname.lastname@example.org
The other two TCEQ Commissioners, Chair Bryan Shaw and Carlos Rubinstein tried to break our hearts with a terrible new environmental flows rule that leaves our friends the oysters, the shrimp and the fishing and tourism industries of the Texas coast too salty for life. Need more info. so that you can make a comment on Matt Tresaugue’s Houston Chronicle article? Here’s what Ken Kramer, Director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club says about the decision yesterday.
At today’s Commission meeting the public comments were strongly in favor of stronger standards, and those comments came from a diversity of folks – oystermen, seafood restaurant owners, seafood wholesalers, the Galveston Bay Foundation, the Coastal Conservation Association of Texas (recreational anglers), National Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club. A few comments were made in favor of weak standards by representatives of water supply interests, who thus far have sought to stonewall or control the process for development of standards so as to avoid any meaningful environmental protections.
Read more. Ken pointed to the large river systems authorities — the Trinity River Authority and Sabine River Authority as being the groups that blocked a meaningful result. Now Texans have to disregard the TCEQ’s poor rule and make wise initiatives to leave enough water in the rivers to make it to the bays and estuaries.
What else could have happened yesterday?
Readers stay tuned for…What? You didn’t! Part II…on the Texas State House of Representatives vote on the TCEQ Sunset bill.
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A court in Russia has convicted prominent nationalist and former rebel commander Igor Girkin of “inciting extremism” and sentenced him to four years in a penal colony.
Girkin has repeatedly criticised the Kremlin for its war strategy in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
The Moscow City Court on Thursday said Girkin was guilty of “public calls to carry out extremist activities”.
Also known as Igor Strelkov, Girkin has accused President Vladimir Putin and army top brass of not pursuing the Ukraine war effectively enough.
“I serve the Fatherland!” Girkin shouted after the verdict was read out. His followers had gathered outside the court and three of them were detained by police, the AFP news agency reported.
“The accusation is absolutely absurd,” said his wife Miroslava Reginskaya. His lawyer Alexander Molokhov called the sentence “an ugly judicial act” that would be appealed immediately.
Girkin’s case has been closely watched as an indication of how far the Kremlin would tolerate aggressive criticism of its war effort in Ukraine. Since the start of the conflict, described by Russia as a “special military operation”, the Kremlin has focused on persecuting antiwar activists.
He was remanded in custody in July last year after setting up the “Club of Angry Patriots” to save Russia from what he said was the danger of systemic turmoil due to military failures in Ukraine and jostling in the elite to eventually succeed Putin.


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Ros Barber has won an army of fans in the past 12 months – and more than a few enemies. The reason? Her debut novel – proof, were it needed, of the enduring power of stories.
In choosing to explore the contentious topic of Shakespeare authorship, the 48-year-old knew she had picked a literary hot potato – that was half the point.
She needed a big idea to win funding for a creative writing PhD and it arrived when watching a TV documentary on the theory William Shakespeare’s work was in fact penned by his contemporary Christopher Marlowe.
What a ludicrous idea, said one of the scholars interviewed, but what a great story!
“It set me alight in a way nothing else had previously,”
says Barber, as we sit in her rambling home on Western Street, Hove. “Imagine if you were the author of the greatest works of literature of all time but couldn’t get credit for it – what psychological torture!”
She won the funding, completed the PhD and, after four years (“I wouldn’t say every hour at my desk was spent writing; I played a lot of Spider Solitaire”), The Marlowe Papers was published.
The original premise had grown into an even bolder story, that Marlowe was not killed in a “tavern brawl” in Deptford but instead spirited away by colleagues in the secret service to live in exile across the Channel, where he took the name William Shakespeare and wrote the plays we believe to have been written by the “Bard of Avon”. For good measure, Barber also wrote the entire novel in blank verse.
“I like writing things that are on the edge of what’s being written and aren’t quite like anything else,” she says, “It seems to mean my work excites editors and baffles marketing departments.”
A “literary black comedy”
about a eunuch is one of three previous novels that didn’t quite make it to publication.
But her extensive research on the Marlowe/Shakespeare question convinced Barber the theory was not fantasy.
She points to the lack of evidence: “There’s no literary paper trail on Shakespeare. We have the names on the plays but there were other people called William Shakespeare.
Other writers of this period are part of a writing community, there are letters to other poets. There’s no doubt he was a theatre owner and we have evidence he bought and sold land. But if you were completely neutral on the subject, you’d think he was a businessman.”
The novel has been critically acclaimed and praised by figures including Benjamin Zephaniah (who called it “the best book I’ve read for a long time”) and Fay Weldon. It was recently shortlisted for The Guardian’s book of the year. But others have reacted less enthusiastically.
“A lot of people have real issues with the idea Shakespeare might not be who we think he is,” says Barber, who is currently dealing with a hacker who targets her website on an hourly basis. “In a secular society, Shakespeare is God, so to doubt his authorship is much like Darwinism in the 1850s – it’s that upsetting.
I’ve got a lot of people’s backs up. But while I was careful to use historical evidence to form the skeleton of the book, it is a work of fiction. You don’t have to believe it to enjoy the story.”
The book’s success marks a turning point for Barber, who has been writing almost all of her life, originally as a coping mechanism for self-diagnosed “social incompetence”. When she opened her mouth, things would come out wrongly.
Writing offered a means of saying what she wanted to in a way she could control.
Aged six she found further impetus when she won a box of Smarties as a writing prize.
“A box, not a tube! Mum never got us things like that.
I thought, ‘This is good! I do this and people give me sweets!’” At nine, she sent a collection of short stories typed up on her mum’s typewriter to Puffin.
But commercial success eluded Barber. She took a year out of university to write – “I earned precisely £30 and I thought, well, this isn’t going to work. Then I was married to the wrong person and didn’t write a thing for eight years so most of my 20s and early 30s were thrown away… it’s taken me a long time.”
Part of the problem was her talent for poetry, a form she claims no one wants to read any more. She has published three collections – one of which was awarded a Poetry Society Recommendation – and has been commissioned to write works (somewhat improbably) for cycle paths, beaches and Brighton landmark Embassy Court (she composed seven sonnets imagining the building as the rise and demise of a beautiful woman).
She worked as an IT programmer and systems analyst, completed an Open University literature BA and taught creative writing at the University of Sussex. She advises all writers to teach: “It’s the best way to learn. I hadn’t written a thing for eight years and found myself teaching things I’d not done before, such as form. I thought if I was going to teach it, I’d better understand it first. Now I write so much in form. It was essential to my development.”
Her publishers have now commissioned a second novel – she was not prepared.
“They asked me what I was working on next and I had no idea. I thought I’d better go and walk the dog. Good ideas always come to me when I’m walking the dog, in the shower, on a train…”
Barber was conscious of the need to write something far removed from her previous novel but with the same clout and eventually struck on the idea of a young woman “named by parents ashamed to be ordinary” who goes on to makes them anything but by committing a terrible act.
Unlike The Marlowe Papers, for which Barber demanded monk-like solitude (“I’d be locked in my study, which has no windows, lights off, in complete silence”), the new book is being written far more freely. Look out for her in Jubilee Library, local cafes – happily surrounded by people, noise and natural light.
“I’m not as precious about how I write now. I can’t afford to be. Everything is focused on this next novel.
I’ve wanted to be a novelist for so long – I won’t let the opportunity slip away.”
*The Marlowe Papers is out now (Sceptre, £20) *For more information on Ros Barber visit rosbarber.com


Potential plumbing problems in your house aren’t limited to leaky fixtures or a clogged kitchen sink. In many homes, heating and cooling systems may also be liable to issues related to plumbing. Condensate generated by air conditioners and certain furnaces must be properly drained away from the unit. Anything that interferes with that process is a plumbing problem that could affect cooling or heating functions, as well as cause water damage to your home. Here are two common HVAC plumbing problems that affect home units:
Air Conditioner Issues
A central AC produces many gallons of water on a humid summer day as the evaporator coil inside the indoor air handler extracts condensation from the air. Water collected in a condensate drip pan under the indoor air handler is diverted into a drain pipe that’s connected to the household plumbing system.
A frequent culprit is algae growth in the warm water inside the drip pan, which then clogs the drain line. The drip pan overflows each time the AC cycles on, potentially causing substantial water damage in the area around the air handler.
A qualified HVAC service technician can unclog the condensate drain line, then clean and disinfect the drip pan to remove algae or other debris. Algae prevention tablets may also be placed in the pan to prevent future fungal growth that triggers clogs.
Two-stage, high-efficiency furnaces (with Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency ratings over 90%) produce cooler exhaust gases than standard furnaces and generate more condensation. Condensate flows through a special trap and is discharged outside the house or into the household drain system. Two problems may occur:
- A clog anywhere in the system may cause condensate to back up into the furnace, triggering a sensor that automatically shuts down the unit.
- A leaky condensate pump may result in water pooling on the floor around the furnace.
Professional HVAC service is required to locate the clog or leak and restore proper drain function so the furnace can be operated again.
For qualified service to resolve HVAC plumbing problems, call the professionals at Mowery Heating, Cooling and Plumbing.