Reporters at the State Department's daily briefings were very impatient with the bobbing and weaving of spokespersons Mark Toner on Tuesday and Elizabeth Trudeau on Wednesday when they were questioned about $1.31 billion in payments out of the U.S. Treasury's Judgement Fund listed as having occurred on January 19, two days after several hostages were freed. It was also the first banking business day of that week.
If these journalists, who can't be expected to know everything about banking system mechanics, had better help — or any help — back at their main DC offices, the world might know more about these transactions than the Obama administration has thus far been willing to admit.
It's reasonable to believe, based on information reported below which any financial journalist also should have been able to find, that Iran wanted the payments immediately, and wanted them structured to ensure that the funds involved could be readily converted to cash and/or sent to unidentified recipients.
State has admitted that the $1.31 billion represents the interest portion of a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama administration has said it negotiated with Iran relating to funds the Iranian government paid in advance for military hardware in the late-1970s before the Islamic coup which overthrew the Shah of Iran. The first $400 million was paid in pallets of cash which arrived in Iran on the same day as the hostages' release.
CNN reported on August 4 that "Iranian negotiators involved in the prisoner exchange said they wanted the ($400 million in) cash to coincide with the release of the Americans to prove a deliverable for the exchange even as they argued against the characterization of it as a ransom payment." In other words, the money was delivered to ensure the release of hostages. Clear-headed people recognize that as "ransom," and Iranian TV surely saw it that way.
Wednesday, Trudeau finally admitted that the $1.31 billion sent did relate to the Iranian settlement.
But what of its structuring, seen here after a search of Treasury's Judgement Fund transactions, as 13 payments of $99,999,999.99 each plus an additional payment of $10,390,236.28? Here's how State's Trudeau brushed off a reporter on Wednesday when questioned about the mechanics of the payment (bolds are mine throughout this post):
QUESTION: The staggering of the payments such that each would be just under $100 million – that was kind of odd, was it not?
MS TRUDEAU: I can’t speak to that, James. I really can’t. I’m sorry.
QUESTION: But you’re not denying that that was the case?
MS TRUDEAU: I just don’t have enough knowledge that I can actually adequately answer your question.
That Ms. Trudeau doesn't "have enough knowledge" is quite believable, given her generally dismal performance as State spokesperson. But because it had to submit a payment request to the Judgement Fund, someone in the State Department almost certainly does have enough knowledge. Otherwise, it's hard to see how the payments could have been processed in the manner they were.
Following yesterday's briefing, Associated Press reported Bradley Klapper reported the following:
... There was no explanation for the Treasury Department keeping the individual transactions under $100 million.
Briefing reporters last week, a senior U.S. official involved in the negotiations said the interest payments were made to Iran in a "fairly above-board way," using a foreign central bank. But the official, who wasn't authorized to be quoted by name and demanded anonymity, wouldn't say if the interest was delivered to Iran in physical cash, as with the $400 million principal, or via a more regular banking mechanism.
The reference to a "foreign central bank" by the "senior U.S. official" Klapper quoted appears to be a classic case of misdirection. That's because the default reason for the 13 payments of one penny less than $100 million has to be that any amount larger than that would not have been processed by the U.S. central bank, aka the Federal Reserve, as a "cash item."
Section 3.0 of the Fed's Operating Circular No. 3 relates to "Items We Do Not Handle as Cash Items" (emphasis: "Not"). That section includes the following dollar threshold:
We reserve the right to charge back an item if in our discretion we judge that circumstances require that it should not be handled as a cash item. We reserve the right to return an item payable by, at or through a bank that has been reported closed. We do not handle an item in the amount of $100,000,000 or more, and we reserve the right to return items in amounts of less than $100,000,000 that in our judgment are intended to avoid the $100,000,000 limit. The Reserve Bank may reject a purported electronic item and reverse any provisional credit that may have been given for it.
Thus, the payments, all but one kept just under $100 million, were from all appearances deliberately structured to ensure that the Fed would treat them as "cash items." Additionally, the supposedly "independent" Fed failed to reject the payments, even though they clearly were "intended to avoid" the $100 million limit.
The sub-$100 million size of these 14 payments enabled them all to be processed as "cash items." Thus, it appears that the Fed could have sent the funds after processing to the unnamed "foreign central bank" the AP's source mentioned as immediately disbursable "cash items." If Iran has a sufficiently friendly relationship with a financial institution in that same country, it's not at all hard to imagine that the "cash items" the Fed transferred to that foreign central bank could then have been partially or fully withdrawn as cold, hard cash in any foreign currency denominations desired and/or immediately wired in various amounts to, say, any number of terrorists or jihadist outfits.
Thus, it appears that the full story of the ransom the Obama administration refuses to call a ransom went as follows:
- Iran insisted that it would not free the hostages unless $400 million in cash arrived simultaneously, enabling its government to get a valuable photo-op to flex its muscles in front of its oppressed people and Islamic jihadists around the world.
- The Iranians further insisted that the $1.31 billion remainder be sent as "cash items" to a foreign central bank of their choosing, the identity of which would be kept anonymous.
- The Iranians further insisted that no one be allowed to inquire as to how it ended up using the money.
- The Iranians were immediately free to spread the money around wherever they pleased.
There may be other salient and yet to be identified factors at work here, but there seems to be little point in Obama administration defenders trying to deny that guaranteed expeditious delivery of the $1.31 billion was also a necessary element of obtaining the hostages' release, i.e., it was also ransom.
Additionally, as I noted earlier, if the State Department's beat reporters had gotten some help from other journalists with more experience covering the financial sector, America might know more about the inconvenient (for the Obama administration) items I have found and others that are out there. But the guess here is that informing the American people is not these news organizations' highest priority.
Certainly, as seen in this video segment from yesterday's briefing, the State Department doesn't feel it has any obligation to explain itself to U.S. taxpayers:
QUESTION: Just a quick one on this.
MS TRUDEAU: Okay.
QUESTION: ... you are saying about the confidential – you are respecting the confidentiality of the other nation. What --
MS TRUDEAU: Of international partners. (Plural? The AP's source referred to one "foreign central bank." — Ed.)
QUESTION: Yeah, but what about the people – that money has been paid from the U.S. taxpayers. And as a U.S. taxpayer, am I not supposed to know where the money is going, how it is going? Is that not worth giving it to the U.S. citizens?
MS TRUDEAU: I think you know, as the President spoke on January 18th, as the Secretary made clear, the resolution of the Hague settlement was in fact in the best interest of the U.S. taxpayer. In terms of the mechanics of this, what is made public, I can’t speak to from this podium.
In other words, taxpayers, State's evasive answer to the question really means "no."
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.


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WOODMORE, Md. — Wegmans Food Markets was scheduled to open its second Maryland location here Sunday, a 130,00-square-foot store that will be its first in Prince George's County.
The store employs about 650 people, who have been trained at other Wegmans locations in the region, according to reports.
The new store includes a 32-seat, full-service restaurant. It is Wegmans' 76th location, and its second and final store opening for 2010, reports said.

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The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) stated that the effectiveness of KN95 masks is the same as that of N95, and it is one of the "suitable alternatives".
The KN95 mask is a Chinese alternative to N95 masks. BuzzFeed reported that the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said that the effectiveness of KN95 masks is the same as that of N95 and is one of the "suitable alternatives." According to 3M, the world's largest mask manufacturer, KN95 and N95 masks are "equivalent" and "can be expected to function very similarly"
The report said that most of the masks, including N95 and KN95, were made in China. Now the United States must compete with dozens of countries desperately buying masks.Buy Mask
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This year, Best Buy would open most of its stores earlier on Thanksgiving. The big box retail chain is set to open on November 28 at 6 p.m. The company has announced that over 1,000 of its locations across 47 states would open on the same time that day. Those stores would remain open for shopping until 10 p.m. the following day, ‘Black Friday’ (November 29).
The retailer’s 6 p.m. opening on Thanksgiving would be six hours earlier compared to its midnight opening in the previous year. The company said this decision was prompted by feedback from last year’s shoppers, who hinted that they prefer to go on shopping spree on Thanksgiving evening.
Best Buy is logically starting a new trend. It said it planned this year’s holiday shopping hours after considering several options. To entice shoppers to adopt its new Black Friday store hours, it would offer and roll out numerous ‘door buster’ deals throughout Thanksgiving night as well as into the morning of Friday.
Except in three states
However, Best Buy stores in Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island would not open on Thanksgiving and instead would resume operations on Black Friday. Its branches in Massachusetts and Maine would open at 12 a.m., while its stores within Rhode Island would open at 1 a.m.
Those stores would observe different schedules from the rest of Best Buy stores nationwide due to existing state laws that prohibit conducting specific businesses on a national holiday. Moreover, Best Buy stores that are located in shopping malls would also observe different operating hours, still based on existing local laws.
Good deals for Black Friday
In a statement, Best Buy disclosed that this decision to open stores earlier on this year’s Black Friday would affect the company. However, its internal feedback reflected most employees’ willingness to serve more customers better and to obtain more successful holiday sales figures. It also reiterated that all hourly store employees would receive corresponding holiday pay.
Best Buy also announced that days prior to Black Friday, it would also offer early access to various holiday deals. Its Website, BestBuy.com would provide good deals prior to and after Thanksgiving. Those would last until the so-called ‘Cyber Monday.’
It does not surprise anyone that major retailers are now starting to announce their respective plans for Black Friday, which is an important shopping holiday event annually. Several days ago, Amazon.com kicked things off by launching its special store for Black Friday deals. The online retailer also announced its electronics gift guide for the holiday.
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Easy Face Exercises To Get Rid Of Double Chin
In this post we will know how to get rid of double chin. Double Chin is a kind of problem which can affect our physical appearance a lot. And many times those people who have this problem they feel lack of confidence also.
Friends whenever we talk about double chin. It is said that, it is found in fatty people. Or it is said that whenever fat in the body increases. Then the fat increases on the face also. And due to increase in the fat on face. The problem of double chin occurs. But it is not completely true. And this problem is found in thin people also.
Why Does Double Chin Appear ?
The common reasons for double chin are :
1. Ageing –
When the age progresses. The elasticity of skin reduces and the skin which covers Chin and throat start sagging due to weakness and double chin formation occurs.
2. Weakness Of Throat Muscles –
Next and most important factor which most of the people don’t know about is that, to cover chin and throat there is a muscle which is called platysma muscle. this muscle helps our face bringing down and also covers important structures of throat. When these muscles gets weak, then it can be seen as sagging in the outer part of throat. And it plays an important role in double chin formation.
3. Obesity –
It is a common and well known factor, which we all know very well. In which your diet contains, large amount of high calorie and processed food items. And due to that fat increases and double chin formation occurs.
4. Family History-
In many people this problem is found genetic. Many times the weakness of Platysma muscle is genetic. that’s why double chin can also be found in young and slim people also.
Best Treatment Options To Get Rid Of Double Chin Are:
For the treatment of double chin good doctors uses three way approach.
1. Weight Reduction & Dietary Changes
In This method many important changes are made to your diet like incorporating those items less in your diet which contain high amount of saturated fats, trans fats and sugar. you should not include these item in your diet much.
Because saturated fat increases blood cholesterol in our body. And creates blockage in our blood vessels. And this blockage leads to deposition of fat in multiple areas of body. Double chin is also one of them. which leads to double chin formation later on.
So you should not have more than 10 % saturated fat in your diet. Along with this you should completely avoid trans fat in your diet, which is richly found in cookies chips french fries and item like these. Along with this you should add more fibrous substances in your diet. And try to achieve weight reduction goal, if you are overweight.
2. Specific Exercises
Next approach reaches the goal, by doing strengthening of weak muscles with specific exercises. and this method is safe and effective. And related to this method, I am going to tell you few specific exercises today in this video.
3. Surgical Correction & Chin Reconstruction
In third approach surgery for chin re-construction is used to cure double chin. People who are beauty conscious like media celebrities or high profile people. They opt this treatment option more. And in this method for chin reconstruction, liposuction or the method of removing fat out from chin is used as a popular method.
Exercises to get rid of double chin:
Sit straight on a chair comfortably. Open your mouth slightly and make your tongue touch your ceiling of mouth. Now press the ceiling with the tongue. now hold the pressure for 5 second. Continuously press the ceiling of mouth with tongue.
Now bring the tongue down. repeat the process again for 8 to 10 times twice daily. With the help of this exercise strengthening of chin and throat muscles occurs. And you can get benefit in the problem of double chin very fast. And the double chin starts reducing fast.
Take a ball as shown in the video. And place it between chin and chest. Press the ball by moving your chin downward slightly. And now release slowly. If you are not able to get proper size ball. You can use neck slimmer also. It is a specially designed device to reduce double chin. Do this exercise in 8 to 10 repetitions twice daily.
Sit straight as earlier on the chair. Bend your head backward and look at the ceiling. Now open your mouth in the shape of O by keeping your lips slightly tight. Maintain this position for 5 second. Release the lips and close the mouth and come back to starting position. This exercise helps in stretching the muscles of chin and throat. Do this exercise in 8 to 10 repetitions twice daily.
Exercise No. 4
Sit on the chair as earlier. Now slowly open your mouth and bring your tongue out and downwards. And pull it down slightly. Now bring back the tongue into mouth and close the mouth.
Repeat the same process as earlier slowly. Do this exercise in 8 to 10 repetitions twice daily. This exercise helps in reducing double chin very fast.
Sit straight as earlier on the chair. Now contract the muscles of your neck as shown in the video slowly down words. Hold this contraction for 5 seconds and release slowly.
now repeat the same process again. this exercise strengthen the muscles of neck, specially Platysma muscle. And double chin start reducing very fast. Do this exercise in 8 to 10 repetitions twice daily.
These exercises are very effective. Add these exercise to your daily exercise routine. And you will see a fair difference in your double chin with in just 7 to 10 days.


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Coupeville Mayor Molly Hughes will get a large pay raise in 2017.
At their meeting last week, the Town Council approved doubling her salary, which they say acknowledges the full-time hours she’s been putting in.
Hughes’ new salary will be $72,000 a year plus benefits, making her the highest paid mayor of Washington cities of its size, according to data from the Association of Washington Cities.
She’s currently receiving $36,000 plus benefits for what’s considered a part-time position. Former Mayor Nancy Conard was making about $68,000 at the end of her 20-year tenure as mayor, but that salary compensated her for also serving as the town administrator.
The topic of the mayor’s salary was raised during a workshop in October. Councilwoman Diane Binder said it was the council that first came up with the idea of increasing the mayor’s salary.
“This did not come from the mayor,” Binder said. “We felt it was time she was paid for the work she was doing.”
Since taking office, Hughes said she works an average of 48 hours a week.
“This is understandable because of the learning curve I needed to go through, the projects that were left for me to finish, and most of all, because of the staff turnover we have experienced,” she said.
This year Hughes fired Planning Director Tammy Baraconi and hired current planner Owen Dennison. The town also saw turnover in the Marshal’s Office with Rick Norrie returning to the Island County Sheriff’s Office and Chris Garden assuming the role of marshal in September.
Also in September, Utilities Superintendent Willy LaRue resigned and the fiscal clerk quit.
The Town of Coupeville employs eight full-time and three part-time employees.
Hughes provided the council with a salary schedule for cities comparable to Coupeville from the Association of Washington Cities. The data compared cities’ population, number of employees and the salaries for its mayors and administrative staff.
Councilwoman Pat Powell said staffing and salaries has been something she’s paid attention to since joining the council.
“I’m so amazed with the quality of work,” she said.
When looking at the data provided, Powell said she zeroed in on three comparable cities that she felt were more similar to Coupeville than the others — Friday Harbor, Leavenworth and Langley.
She pointed out that the cities were similar to Coupeville in that they have historic districts or design review guidelines, some have waterfronts and all have a heavy tourism base.
“When I compared Coupeville to those, I was stunned,” Powell said, adding that Coupeville is getting a heck of a deal.
The Examiner, however, found errors in the comparables the town used in its salary study. Salaries weren’t accurate and in one instance two positions were listed with separate salaries when it was a single role with only one salary.
Friday Harbor has the highest administrative costs of all the comparable cities provided. With a 2016 general operating budget of $19 million, the town employs 34 full-time and two part-time employees and will spend roughly $305,000 in administrative salaries in 2016 for its mayor, town administrator, clerk and finance director/treasurer. The mayor is paid $12,000.
Leavenworth is working with an $11-million budget in 2016, employs 28 people and spends almost $200,000 for administrative staff for its mayor, administrator and clerk/treasurer. The mayor makes $18,000.
Neighboring Langley is the only other comparable city that has a mayor serving also in an administrative capacity. With a more than $6-million budget and 13 regular and two part-time employees, Langley will spend $137,500 on administrative staff for the mayor and finance director/clerk/treasurer position in 2016.
Langley’s mayor makes $55,000 and is in the office pretty much full time, said Debbie Mahler, director of finance and city clerk for the City of Langley.
Coupeville’s current 2016 budget sits at $4.5 million, the lowest of the four cities. Between the mayor’s salary and Clerk/Treasurer Kelly Beech’s salary, the town currently pays $108,000 for administration.
Coupeville’s administrative salary cost percentages are higher than the other three cities.
Towns either have a strong mayor or a weak mayor and a city administrator, Powell said.
Powell also said that, if you do the math, based on population, citizens currently pay $19 per person for the mayor and with the raise will only be paying $38 per person.
In exchange for this salary increase, Hughes said she agrees to hold full-time office hours — officially — and offer a variety of services she’s already been doing for the town. These include managing department heads, working with staff to set priorities, overseeing boards and commissions, writing grants, working with partnering agencies and working on town policies and procedures.
“If I don’t do them, they won’t get done,” Hughes said. “They’d have to hire someone to do them. I would rather do these tasks myself than hire another clerk or administrator.”
Budget: $4.5 million
($72,000 in 2017)
TOTAL ADMIN: $108,000 ($144,000) 2.5/3.4 percent
Employees: 8 FT/3 PT
Budget: $6.5 million
City Clerk/Treasurer: $82,500
Employees: 13 FT/2 PT
Budget: $11.7 million
City Administrator: $113,070
City Clerk/Treasurer (combined position): $81,407
TOTAL ADMIN: $194,477 1.6 percent
Employees: 28 regular
Budget: $19 million
Town Administrator: $134,640
Town Clerk: $66,464
Finance Dir./Treasurer: $92,330
TOTAL ADMIN: $305,434 1.6 percent
Employees: 34 FT/2 PT


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How many times have you received a shipment, left the box on the floor only to find later that your cat has managed to squeeze himself into a tiny box? It happens all of the time here!
Dr. Claudia Vinke, a Netherlands-based ethologist, who led a study on how stress affects cats at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands has found four main reasons as to why your cat will choose to sit in a box rather than on the floor: they feel safe in a confined area, boxes encourages their play so they can stalk and pounce, boxes keep your cat warm and they also help avoid conflict with other animals. Check out Maru below as he tries to fit in a small box.
When in doubt, be sure to get a box your cat can enjoy.

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If you want to try some new cuisine for a change, you can choose the Asian cuisine, which is much more than the Chinese food that you are use to when eating out. There are many areas that have quite a wide range of good options when it comes to Asian Food.
One type of Asian food that differs completely from the Chinese food you already know is the Japanese food. Although called Chinese food, the dishes served in America are quite different from the ones the Chinese actually eat back home, in China. So if you are looking for authenticity, then you should try the Japanese cuisine and the place to start with is a Japanese steak house. One great advantage is that you can have the food cooked just in front of you, so you will know exactly what you are eating.
A typical Asian blend of tastes and sensations is given by the Thai cuisine. Although it is told to be particularly spicy, it actually combines all the tastes: hot, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. It can soon become your favorite type of food.
What you should also try is the Vietnamese food. Its dishes are based on herbs and fresh vegetables, accompanied by various dipping sauces and seafood.
Korean food speaks about centuries old tradition. Although it is rather specific for different regions of the country, there still are some dishes spread nationwide.
Asia gathers so many cultures with its customs, traditions and, of course, cuisine. This is why it is so easy to find a different kind of food every time you feel like trying something new. Asian food is not about the well known Chinese food found all over America, so adventure yourself in the heart of Asian cuisine by trying the other types, much closer to authenticity.
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In a serene, light-filled apartment close to the Artis sits Garrett Chow, one third of the Amsterdam-based street-art crew known as The London Police. Their purpose? “To put up art in cities for the public to see. We’re interested in using public spaces as art galleries”. With their distinctive characters and simple graphics, The London Police’s work can be seen on city streets across the world including London, Berlin, New York and San Francisco.
Along with fellow members, Chaz and Bob Gibson, Garrett has watched The London Police develop from a homegrown project started by the three friends almost four years ago to an internationally recognised and respected street-art ‘brand’.
Having met on an Amsterdam street, Garrett joined Chaz and Bob in developing their passion for creating unique graff. “We started drawing on the street for no other reason than it was something we had always been into. There was no other intention other than fun. However we slowly realised that people were recognising our stuff and becoming more and more interested. It was at that point that we seriously thought about starting a project together. The name came about as a nod to us always being on the street, just like the police. And as a graff crew, the name sounds good.”
What separates The London Police from other crews is their specific approach to the characters and pieces they create, “I suppose we approach much of our work as if it was a brand. We distill it down so there is always a head, body and feet. And it is always in black and white – for a reason. Working reductively, when you see so much colour around you, enables your work to stand out from everything else around it and coupled with a simple graphic nature, helps draw the eye in to it.
A subconscious sense of branding also helped us center our work on the concept of connecting ‘heads’ within our characters. These could be vertical or horizontal but they would still be the same characters. It’s resulted in making our characters incredibly adaptable so we can address a number of audiences in a wide variety of mediums. It means we don’t have to just operate with paint or a spray-can – we can think outside the box and not just limit ourselves to creating a piece on a wall.”
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DUBLIN — Global remittances fell by 1.6 per cent last year to 540 billion dollars, a less-than-expected decline in what the World Bank labelled “lifeline” cashflows for millions of people. The global total, which amounts to around the same as Belgium’s gross domestic product (GDP), held up far better than other economic indicators, according to a bank report published on Wednesday. The bank earlier estimated a global GDP fall of 4.3 per cent and a 30 per cent drop in foreign investment into low and middle-income countries in 2020.
DUBLIN — Restrictions imposed to slow the coronavirus pandemic have “compounded” what the Council of Europe describes in a new report as “democratic backsliding” across the continent. According to Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric, even “legitimate actions” by governments to deal with the virus have curtailed liberties “in ways that would be unacceptable in normal times.” “The danger is that our democratic culture will not fully recover,” Pejcinovic Buric warned. The council’s 47 members, which include some of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic, have veered in and out of lockdowns of varying duration and severity since March 2020.
DUBLIN — Ireland’s recent third pandemic lockdown led to an increase in “recreational walking,” according to Sport Ireland, a government body, with the usual mist-laced winter gales blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean proving no deterrent to a population otherwise told to stay at home for months on end. The report said “overall levels of physical activity have increased on 2019 figures,” with the percentage of Irish adults “walking for recreation” climbing from 65 per cent before the pandemic to 76 per cent during the first quarter of 2021, slightly below the high reported during Ireland’s first lockdown last year. “Running and cycling experienced similar fluxes,” according to Sport Ireland, with the early 2021 step-up in numbers coming “despite a decrease in organised sport participation.” The lockdowns required people to mostly remain within five kilometres of home, another limit that seemingly did not deter walkers.
DUBLIN — Ireland’s services industries picked up last month ahead of the government ending a third coronavirus lockdown, according to a survey of around 400 businesses published on Thursday. The jump was the strongest since the pandemic started, going by April’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which said “total activity and new business both increased at the fastest rates since February 2020.” Published by Allied Irish Banks (AIB) and IHS Markit, which produces monthly PMIs covering manufacturing and services in dozens of countries, the survey reported rising employment in media, telecoms and financial services, but said there was “broadly no change” in tourism or leisure, sectors unlikely to reopen until later this year. “Although much of the services sector remains in lockdown, the data are encouraging,” said AIB economist Oliver Mangan.
DUBLIN — Online retail has boomed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with worldwide e-commerce sales last year topping 26 trillion dollars, according to estimates by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Online retail jumped from 16 per cent to 19 per cent of total retail last year, according to UNCTAD calculations published on Monday, while global e-commerce increased by 4 per cent for sales of 26.7 trillion dollars, more than the gross domestic product of the United States, the world’s biggest economy. Ten of the top 13 e-commerce firms are from China or the United States, with Alibaba topping the list ahead of Amazon, and Canada’s Shopify the highest-ranked from a third country at five. While share of online sales across the world’s major economies grew, as on-off lockdowns forced people to spend large chunks of time indoors, UNCTAD said there had been a “notable reversal of fortunes for platform companies offering services such as ride hailing and travel.”
DUBLIN — Ireland will end one of Europe’s longest and strictest pandemic lockdowns next month by accelerating a phased relaxation plan to allow restaurants and pubs to reopen sooner than expected and public religious services to resume. Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told broadcaster Newstalk on Thursday that “from the 10th of May there will be changes in restrictions, quite significant ones.” Services such as hairdressers and “non-essential” retailers are expected to get the green light to reopen, with a ban on and related criminalisation of attending religious services expected to be lifted at the same time. The capacity limit on public transport is to be doubled from the current 25 per cent. Outdoor service at pubs and restaurants could resume in June, according to media reports that a revised reopening plan would be announced on Thursday – accounts Coveney said were “quite accurate.”
DUBLIN — Coronavirus-related borrowing and spending caused an 18.4-billion-euro (22.01-billion-dollar) government deficit in Ireland last year, equivalent to around 5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to official data published on Wednesday. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said Dublin borrowed almost 14 billion euros to meet ballooning health and social costs incurred by pandemic restrictions, which have left hundreds of thousands of people out of work and dependent on state support. In 2019, the government reported a surplus of 1.9 billion euros, before a swing into the red of of more than 20 billion last year, even as GDP grew by 3.4 per cent due to surging exports in multinationals-dominated sectors such as pharmaceuticals and information technology.
DUBLIN — A rare row brewed on Friday between the usually pro-EU Irish Government and the European Commission, over Dublin forcing arrivals from five European Union member states to quarantine in hotels. Responding to criticism from the commission, Ireland’s Justice Minister Helen McEntee told broadcaster RTÉ the measures are “proportionate and reasonable.” Last month Ireland imposed mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals, including returning Irish, from countries regarded as hard-hit by the pandemic. Spokesman Christian Wigand said on Friday that the commission sent a letter to the Irish Government questioning the rules, which include EU members Austria, Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg among the 71 listed countries. “Less restrictive” measures could be used, Wigand said, including exempting “essential” travel within the bloc.
DUBLIN — Footfall at Ireland’s airports plunged last year, according to official data released on Wednesday, with numbers down almost 80 per cent compared to 2019. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said almost 8.3 million passengers passed through Irish airports in 2020, down from roughly 38 million the year before. Almost 5 million of the 2020 total passed through the airports in January and February, before numbers plummeted in the wake of the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic in March and governments imposing lockdowns and travel curbs. The fourth quarter of 2020 saw an even bigger fall, with passenger numbers down 90 per cent compared to late 2019. The CSO said the decreases “are associated with the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19.”
DUBLIN — Data from hard-hit countries such as Britain, Italy and the United States suggest sunnier areas “are associated with fewer deaths from Covid-19,” according to scientists at the University of Edinburgh. Published in the British Journal of Dermatology, the study said “higher ambient UVA [ultraviolet A radiation] exposure” is “associated with lower Covid-19 specific mortality.” The team compared deaths linked to Covid-19 in the US from January to April 2020 with UV levels for almost 2,500 US counties, before replicating the methodology for Britain and Italy. The three countries have reported some of the world’s highest pandemic-related death numbers, both per capita and absolute, though fatalities dropped significantly during the summer months.


Police arrested a man Tuesday for urinating in front of students and teachers in the parking lot of the middle school campus in the Eldon school district. The suspect ignored request made by the school resource officer and was arrested at gunpoint. He was then transported to the Miller County Jail and is being held for violating his probation and parole. The suspect could also face several other charges as police are seeking warrants for D.W.I., driving while revoked, littering and possession of an open container of alcohol. School Superintendent Matt Davis notified parents immediately that an issue had occurred and that police had taken care of it. The individuals name has yet to be released at this time.


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Edsby is no longer vulnerable to the recently publicized “Heartbleed” compromise in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library.
The Edsby educational engagement platform uses Apache, which uses OpenSSL for the SSL/TLS encryption it uses to protect user traffic, and upgraded its servers immediately after a fix was made available by the OS service provider.
The vulnerability had been in the wild since OpenSSL release 1.0.1 on March 14, 2012, but had only recently been publicized. OpenSSL 1.0.1g, released this Monday, April 7th, 2014, fixed the OpenSSL bug. Edsby incorporated the fix the next day.

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This week, we discovered a quiz game online called Sporkle, and obsessively tried to fill in a map with all the countries of Europe within a seven minute limit.
Go ahead. Try it. I dare you. See if you remember how to spell Liechtenstein, and where Malta is, and which countries all the little Baltic states have become. Make sure to add the Papal States, Andorra, Belarus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Moldova and Macedonia. (They included Kosovo as a state, though I think it's still technically a region.) Warning: This map mostly likely will not help.
But we should have gotten Malta. We were just studying about Malta, from the Middle Ages, through the Crusades through its days as a British colony, and even some of it's ancient Jewish history. (Malta, being an island in the middle of the major waterway, has been conquered by just about everybody, and been a base for a lot more.)
The amazing thing is, people from all these places have read this blog. Even Malta. This is probably not a big deal, and people who have been blogging for longer probably have this happen all the time, but I, personally, am thrilled that Swedes, and Ukrainians, Monegasques and Moroccans, Estonians and Albanians have all clicked on something that led them here.
By the way, take the quiz and tell me how you do.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington – AFP
He criticized the American President Donald TrumpSaturday, the measures taken by the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) to address the economic implications ofCorona Virus Newbie, considering that it is not required “packages”.
But he stressed, in turn, that he had no intention of replacing his boss, who often criticizes the White House master for his performance.
“Other (central bank) boards and other countries are taking more aggressive measures than the Federal Reserve,” Trump said at a White House press conference.
The president said, “The interest rates of these central banks are lower than the interest rate of the Federal Reserve, sometimes by two points, and this difference is large.”
“We have the currency and the power … our central bank’s interest rate should not be higher than (the central bank’s interest rates) for the countries that compete with us,” Trump said.
Trump added that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “made in my opinion a lot of bad decisions.”
Trump is the one who appointed Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve, but he has repeatedly criticized his decisions, especially not to cut interest rates, a measure that, according to Trump, would give the economy a boost.
“I have the right to fire (Powell),” Trump added, adding, “I will not do that, no I will not.”
And the committee that determines Federal Reserve policies last week cut the basic interest rate by half a point to between 1.0 and 1.25%, in light of the high level of concern about the virus and its implications for the global economy.
The Fed made its decision without waiting for the regular meeting of the Finance Committee, which usually meets Tuesday or Wednesday, out of a tradition it has adopted since the 2008 economic crisis.
On Saturday, Trump considered an additional rate cut that would “greatly facilitate” the process of “refinancing” US government debt.
“We have tremendous opportunities at the moment, but Jerome Powell does not make things easy for us,” Trump said.
And Thursday, the Federal Reserve announced that it intends to inject $ 1.5 trillion of cash into the American financial markets, to calm the panic prevailing in the Covid-19 epidemic.
Despite his repeated criticism of the Federal Reserve, Trump expressed confidence that the US economy will recover “tremendously”, once the Corona pandemic is over.


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In some ways, things haven't changed much for Judith Sheindlin since the 1980s, when she was the senior judge at New York's deeply troubled family court. "Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining!" she would famously rasp at the procession of juvenile delinquents, deadbeat dads and drug-addicted mothers who shuffled through the city's then near-paralysed judicial system. "Nobody goes out and sells crack because Grandma died! Get a better story!"
Next week, with the holidays out of the way, it will be business as usual: a woman who says she was harrassed by her ex-girlfriend (who is now dating her husband), another accused of throwing her ex-fiance's dead wife's jewellery into his front yard, and a mother and father suing their daughter for bail money spent freeing her from jail.
Actually, though, one rather significant thing has changed. Since 1996, Sheindlin has been dispensing justice not from a conventional courtroom but from a television studio mocked up to resemble one. Judge Judy - the show in which real-life litigants bring her genuine disputes for swift and usually merciless judgment - has been so staggeringly successful that she has just signed a new contract guaranteeing her $25m a year for the next four years, mainly from syndication income. The deal makes her one of the best-paid performers in TV history, outdoing Oprah Winfrey and Katie Couric, the news anchor whose recent deal, for $65m over four and a half years, makes her the highest paid journalist ever. It also compares rather well to the salary of, say, a New York supreme court judge, which is $136,700.
American litigiousness, of course, is a staple of transatlantic mockery, and of a healthy homegrown self-deprecation. The nation's vast, multi-layered, well-reported judicial system ensures - among its mostly sensible verdicts - a steady stream of surreal entertainment. Only the day before yesterday, the mayor of Edgewater, a town in New Jersey, announced that he would be suing himself (as a member of the planning board, he thinks that the council may have broken local housing-development procedures).
But the stunning success of Judge Judy, and shows like it - more than seven million people tune in to each of her weekday shows, according to recent figures - is a phenomenon apart. "I think that watching my courtroom, hopefully you get a sense of the fact that the law is supposed to be based on common sense - people enjoy seeing those folks [who are] trying to get over on somebody else put in their place," Judge Judy said in a recent interview. The 5ft 2in, 55-year-old grandmother puts it a little more bluntly to plaintiffs and defendants: "Do I have 'stupid' written on my forehead?... I don't care what you think!... Beauty fades, but dumb is forever... That's baloney, sir... Ridiculous - next !"
"She was a model judge with the highest of intelligence, the greatest judicial demeanour," says Ed Koch, the former mayor of New York, who appointed Sheindlin to the family court, and served a brief spell himself in the 1990s as a TV judge on People's Court, a rival show. "But when you're on one of these programmes, that's not what brings in the viewers. What brings in the viewers is a lot of yelling and screaming. You're an arbitrator on Broadway. It acquaints people with their rights and, primarily, it's entertaining. And I think she does it extraordinarily well."
The courtroom reality show certainly wasn't Judge Judy's idea: from the 1950s, the much more sober divorce court hauled feuding couples on to television and meted out the blame - until no-fault divorces came along and it became a casualty of progress. But Sheindlin's ascerbic manner was like electric-shock treatment on a tired format. It also expertly exploited a significant cultural moment in America.
"You can date the true success of the fake judges to the OJ Simpson trial," says Jeffrey Toobin, CNN's legal analyst and a staff writer on law for the New Yorker magazine. "Basically, both the public and the TV industry discovered that courts were great entertainment, and they decided they could just continue to manufacture these dramas several times a day." This is literally true: Judge Judy justice is speedy justice, doled out 10 cases at a time in marathon taping sessions in Los Angeles (though, as Sheindlin has pointed out, she would frequently hear more per day as a real judge in New York).
Sheindlin has embraced the celebrity lifestyle with alacrity. According to the New York Post, she has been spending her millions recently on a Mercedes convertible, diamonds, and a country estate in Connecticut with tennis courts, a golf course and a team of armed guards - while flying her five grown children and five grandchildren on a private jet to their winter quarters in Naples, Florida.
The newcomer has appalled Judge Joseph Wapner, the kindly veteran of People's Court. "She is not portraying a judge as I view a judge should act," he told reporters earlier this year. "She's discourteous, and she's abrasive. She's not slightly insulting - she's insulting in capital letters." Sheindlin played it icily - "I don't know where, or by whom, Judge Wapner was raised, but my parents taught me, when you don't have something nice to say about someone, say nothing." Envy cannot be ruled out as a motivation for Wapner, who is currently presiding over pet-related disputes in Animal Court.
The litigants may be real litigants, and the cases real cases - often referred up by mutual consent from the small claims court - but one thing is not: the penalty. The courtroom shows don't crow about it, but the damages awarded to aggrieved parties come from the coffers of the production companies. ("The fact that people still argue so much, even though they are not going to lose personally, is a testament to their anger," says Toobin.) Verdicts are made binding through the contracts the participants sign when they agree to take part - they can't, most importantly, take the cases on to appeal in the real courts - but with nothing to lose personally and payment for appearing whether they win or not, they would be unlikely to want to. Judge Judy, on the other hand, conveys the impression that she would relish being given back her former power to hand out custodial sentences: "A period in a chilly upstate facility," she once said, "can be a great attitude adjuster."
It was a profile in the Los Angeles Times, in 1993, that led to Sheindlin's career move from New York to Hollywood, where her show is produced by an arm of the Paramount movie studio. "Sheindlin packs a verbal wallop that can stun the unwary," Josh Getlin wrote. "Woe to the poorly prepared attorney who wanders into her court, or the punk in Reeboks who thinks he can pull a fast one on the woman in black. She gives them all a thrashing to remember, sounding more like Shirley MacLaine with a gavel than some run-of-the-mill judge." No aspiring television star could have hoped for a better pitch, published right on Paramount's home turf.
The blurred boundary between real-life law and the TV courtroom also proved useful for Jerry Sheindlin, Judy's husband, who was a judge before he joined People's Court. Judge Mills Lane, an imitator whose show left the air in 1991, was a former marine, a boxer, a lawyer and judge - then the referee of the infamous fight in which Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear - before he ascended to the studio bench. And Judge Joe Brown, Sheindlin's Paramount stablemate, reinvented himself on TV after being removed in 1988 from a case by the Tennessee Superior Court amid allegations of bias in the appeals process towards James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
Ed Koch found his experience as New York mayor a less useful preparation. "I was never a huge success," as a TV judge, he concedes. "I mean, I held my own. But I conducted myself as I thought a judge should conduct himself in a courtroom." One suspects that the job may have begun to get to Koch when he was faced with a plaintiff complaining about being injured by the breasts of a dancer at a topless club. "He said he got a neck sprain," Koch says. "My recollection is that I found for the woman."
After a couple of years, the former mayor became a former TV judge; Sheindlin, though, goes from strength to strength, and her shows are now available in the UK on ITV2, though home-made versions have never got off the ground. It is voyeuristic entertainment, of course, but compared to the unfettered voyeurism of the talk-shows - Jerry Springer, Sally Jesse Raphael and the rest - Judge Judy does seem to offer something: closure, resolution, and a personal-responsibility moral it is hard to object to very strongly.
It also taps deep into America's ambivalence towards the law - not least because the show doesn't feature lawyers. "People feel a lot of frustration that the legal system works so slowly, and rich people get away with things," says Toobin. "Justice is very hard to come by, and these shows provide a kind of legal instant gratification in a voice-of-the-people way. No one ever refers to any actual laws, of course - it's always the wise, cranky judge's version of rough justice, which seems to be fine for most people." Shows involving lawyers have been tried, Toobin says. But they failed to take off.
These days, at the height of her TV success, Judge Judy, one imagines, would have little time for the lawyers' technicalities, their nitpicking insistence on the rule of law, their attempt to phrase more judiciously the rampant anger of their clients. This was not really her style when she had to deal with them, and it is certainly not her style now. "I'm gonna send you so far upstate your mother'll need a passport to come visit you!" she is reported to have informed one hapless defendant in New York. One could object, but participants on the show who try rarely manage it. "When my mouth is moving," she is fond of saying, "it means that you need to be quiet. And, sir - don't you see my mouth still moving?"

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Bottom Line: Mercury now offers ridesharing coverage in almost half of its eligible states. Six down. Seven more to go (Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia).


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The burden surrounding the Chinese economy and the Fed rate rise speculation will dominate this week’s headlines. Key Chinese data will be released later on in the week but today will see both US data and a couple of Fed speakers that could impact interest rate expectations. Last week several FOMC members including the Fed Chair Janet Yellen suggested that a rate rise could occur in 2015. Today we should see a wider range of views with the focus surrounding FOMC member Dudley, a ‘centrist’ of the committee and a member who is the most influenced by financial market fluctuations.
Later in the week, China will release their manufacturing PMI readings. Manufacturing is key to China as the sector is the heaviest contributor to Chinese growth. Last month the Caixin manufacturing PMI unexpectedly fell and posted a figure below 50, indicating contraction in the sector, this contributed to the vast sell off in Chinese stock that led to black Friday in August.
It is a quiet start to the week elsewhere, we have a speech by Bank of England member Kristin Forbes, who is set to focus on the sizeable UK current account deficit. Also on the docket for the UK this week, we have UK CBI realised sales, forecast to climb, UK manufacturing PMI and the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney addressing the market late tonight. This week’s highlights elsewhere include; US ADP employment change, Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaking, US ISM manufacturing PMI and the all-important non-farm pay rolls to finish off the week.
To start the week, we will receive some US inflation numbers in the form of the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) and personal spending numbers. Also due to hit the wires are the US pending home sales. With four Fed members speaking today, the market will be keen to see if last week’s hawkish tone is continued.
Key numbers and events from the UK today. The UK’s lending numbers and CBI realised sales numbers are set for release which will give the market an indication of spending. Meanwhile, BoE Gov is due to speak at Lloyds of London. Volatility is often experienced during his speeches as the market attempts to decipher interest rate clues. Currently the market is starting to taper back their expectation of a hike in Feb. In the US the consumer confidence is expected to slide given the economic backdrop.
A busy day is expected in the market as data releases and key speakers are scheduled. In Europe, the German retail sales and unemployment numbers will be keenly watched. Meanwhile, in the UK the final reading of Q2 GDP is not expected to change whilst the current account numbers are also set for release. Crossing the pond, the market will get an early indication of how the all-important employment numbers will be on Friday with the release of the ADP employment report. Finally, FOMC Chair Yellen is due to deliver opening remarks at the Federal Reserve's annual community banking conference.
Overnight are some key manufacturing and service sector numbers from China. Given the economic situation these could determine the direction of the markets for the day. In addition there are key manufacturing readings from across the globe. Manufacturing data from Germany, Europe, the UK and the US are set for release. Meanwhile the US jobless claims will be monitored ahead of tomorrow’s US job data.
The day is going to be dominated by the US job data. Since the FOMC kept rates on hold two weeks ago they have been hawkish in their commentary, suggesting that a rate hike is expected in 2015. Positive job figures will be required to keep these elevated expectations maintained. Meanwhile, the UK construction data is also scheduled.


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The Santa Cruz Mountains AVA holds a special distinction: It is home to the only two estate-bottled mountain-grown Cabernets that are truly influenced by the Pacific Ocean. Both have been at it awhile. The first is Ridge Monte Bello (1962), the second is Mount Eden Estate. In 1945, legendary vintner Martin Ray began to develop Mount Eden’s estate vineyard on a rugged mountaintop in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, the site consists of 40 acres of low-yielding vines. Planted in infertile Franciscan shale, the vineyards are 25 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean, and enjoy a cool yet sunny climate above the fog line. The growing season here is long, and naturally low yields, along with slow, steady maturation, result in incredibly intense fruit.
If you appreciate the qualities that result in Bordeaux varietals grown on the edge – namely, low alcohols, earth-driven flavours, and unique terroir – Cabernet from the Santa Cruz Mountains are prime examples. These are lower alcohol wines with full flavours that evolve beautifully with time.
This 2014 Estate Cabernet is a masterpiece. William Kelley previously reporting for UK Magazine Decanter and now with the Wine Advocate summed it up best “A complex bouquet of wild berries, cassis, cigar box and mountain laurel prefaces a savoury, full-bodied wine with a three-dimensional, layered chassis of fine-grained tannin and a nicely reserved core with good depth and bright acidity. This dependably age-worthy cuvée can look forward to three decades of evolution in the cellar.” Estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon is backed by small quantities of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Fruit macerated in small open-top stainless steel tanks, and was then fermented by naturally occurring yeast. The young wine was aged in new French oak for nearly two years before it was bottled, unfiltered and unfined, and aged another two years prior to release.
“One of the finest vintages of this cuvée I’ve tasted, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a thrill a minute with its fabulous bouquet of crème de cassis, charcoal embers, spice, and subtle vanilla oak aromas and flavors. Possessing medium to full body, an incredibly layered, seamless texture, moderate acidity, and present, ripe tannins, it has some upfront charm given its purity of fruit and texture, but deserves 3-4 years of bottle age and is going to keep for two decades. This beauty rivals Ridge’s Monte Bello and is an incredible example of Cabernet Sauvignon grown in this mountain terroir.”
97 points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Feb 2019
“One of California’s original boutique wineries, Mount Eden Vineyards was founded in 1945 by Paul Masson and Martin Ray. Winemaker Jeffrey Patterson has led this low-yielding estate since 1981, attributing its success to wine-growing, rather than winemaking. Surprisingly the heritage of the winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon vines can be traced back to the 1890s, when viticulturist Emmett Rixford obtained cuttings from Château Margaux in Bordeaux. Stephen Brook: Black fruits nose, with discreet new oak. Surprisingly approachable with a ripe fruit mid-palate. Vibrant, deft and fruity style. Alex Hunt MW: The palate has just the right ratio of gloss to structure; a firm core beautifully fleshed out by fruit. Impeccable harmony here. Stefan Neumann MS: Delicate, earthy aromas lead to a compact core with ripe fruit. Great potential, with great acid to back up the power.”
96 points, Decanter Panel Tasting, April 2018
“The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is fabulous. Racy and linear in the glass, the 2014 is superb from start to finish. The 2014 is remarkably fresh considering the brutal drought conditions of the year. Bright floral notes, red-toned fruit and fine yet insistent tannins are some of the signatures in this super-expressive Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet. Vivid and chiseled in style, the 2014 will drink well for several decades. I loved it.”
94+ points, Antonio Galloni vinous.com, June 2018
“Black-plum sauce, Chinese five-spice and a hint of black olive linger behind the prominent pine-oil and woodspice aromas on the nose of this bottling from the acclaimed producer. The palate is also very woody and savory, with oak and pine forest flavors slipping into baked blackberry and dark plum.”
92 points, Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2018


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Seems like an interesting show, though I don't live in Australia so I can't watch it. I'll find a torrent as soon as I get home and then update once I watch a few episodes. Until then, which character is it? I might be able to pull up some information.
Yeah there are torrents on it. I saw one scene and even though its a positive portrayal it made me uncomfortable watching it! :O
I wonder if Netflix would carry it?
Well, in my opinion, it is very, uhm... disturbing that media shows AB/DLism, even in a "positive" way... Uninitiated and biased people will always be an obstacle to acceptance. The more we are hidden, the safer I feel.
I caught this episode (managed to download just the one episode, which I justify by it being the only way to see it outside of Australia) and quite liked it. Sila's description is pretty good, but I agree that it can be pretty cringeworthy... especially the introduction of the character where he
it's well done, but still hard to watch!hides behind the bed, squealing with delight when the "Mommy" character finds him and rehiding
It was alittlebit Gringeworthy wasnt it? I mean it had a nice message and all but that doesnt change that it was gringewortjy.
Error404, screw msn, takes so long time to transfer music & movies, used torrents. It will take less than 3 minutes if you have a got torrent to find season 1!

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THE unexpected change of name of one of the stations on the Mernda rail extension has received a less than enthusiastic response from residents.
Originally named Marymede, the station has morphed into Middle Gorge – which strangely is located some 7.8 kilometres away in Yarrambat.
The Mernda Rail Alliance is leading the charge to have the name changed back to Marymede or something more appropriate to its location.
A popular suggestion on the Alliance’s Facebook page is the renaming Marymede to South Morang – the location, until 1959, of the original South Morang Station.
This would necessitate the current South Morang being renamed Plenty Valley (or something similar). Mill Park was one suggestion.
City of Whittlesea councillor, Cr Tom Joseph has also suggested The Lakes.
Residents first heard of the new name when the Andrews Government announced that the $600 million Mernda Rail Extension is six months ahead of schedule, with the first test trains to Mernda to be running by the end of September.
Acting Premier and Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan, joined Member for Mill Park Lily D’Ambrosio and Member for Yan Yean Danielle Green in Mernda to announce train testing will begin earlier than expected. The Minister also revealed the names of the three new stations as – Mernda, Hawkstowe and Middle Gorge.
The announcement, while bringing a positive reaction regarding the earlier completion date, created a not unpredictable storm over the name change.
Mernda Rail Alliance spokesperson, Darren Peters, said that the name change was never raised in any of the reference group meetings he had attended.
“Middle Gorge was never discussed. No wonder the community is upset,” Mr Peters said.
Linda Watson wrote on the Alliance Facebook page: “Happy with Marymede. It’s what we all call the station now. Middle Gorge sounds like something out of a Harry Potter movie.”
“Just leave things and names alone. Too many silly bureaucrats with nothing to do on April Fool’s Day,” John Egan contributed.
The three new stations, irrespective of their name, are expected to cater for up to 8,000 commuters a day, helping ease congestion along Plenty Road.
A new shared user path will connect the stations and provide alternative transport options. Perhaps foot traffic when the trains are late?
Passenger trains will begin after a testing and commissioning period, with details of dates and timetables to be finalised in coming months.


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Turkey’s devastating Marmara Earthquake commemorated on 17th anniversary
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DHA photoThe victims of the 1999 Marmara Earthquake – the most devastating earthquake in the history of modern Turkey with over 17,000 deaths – were commemorated in northwestern Turkey late on Aug. 16 and early on Aug. 17, as concerns over a potential disaster of similar magnitude continue to prevail.
Locals in the provinces of Kocaeli, Yalova, and Sakarya gathered for commemoration ceremonies to mark the 17th year of the 7.4-magnitude Marmara Earthquake that originated in the Gölcük district of the northwestern province of Kocaeli, which lasted just 45 seconds but led to the death of 17,480 people.
In the Gölcük district of Kocaeli, crowds gathered early on Aug. 17 in front of the Earthquake Monument and stood for in silence at 3:02 a.m., the moment when the massive temblor shook the region in 1999, overall affecting around 16 million people at various levels.
Delivering a speech to the crowd, which left wreaths for the victims, Gölcük Governor Adem Yazıcı said the quake marked a “milestone” for Turkey, noting that “the past has always been questioned” in ceremonies made for earthquake victims.
In the northwestern province of Yalova, where the disaster created huge damage, locals have also gathered at 03:02 a.m. at the Earthquake Monument, which was built on the wreck of a building that collapsed during the earthquake. Gathered crowds at the ceremony, attended by Yalova Mayor Vefa Salman and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) provincial head Yusuf Ziya Öztabak, also left flowers in front of the concrete blocks on which the victims’ names were written.
“I survived in a place as big as a matchbox. I was under wreckage for 18 hours. After I was treated at hospital I retired ... It has been 17 years but to me it feels like 17 minutes. Our sorrows are all just as fresh. I lost my mother in the earthquake. It is impossible to forget that pain,” said one of the survivors, Mahmut Camkıran, who was stuck under the wreckage of a three-storey building after the quake.
In Sakarya province, meanwhile, a ceremony was held by the Serdivan Municipality for the victims. Speaking during the ceremony, Sakarya Deputy Governor Bekir Dınkırcı said “crucial experience” was gained from the disaster and scientific studies must be developed further in order to protect and secure brighter futures.
Prime Minister Binali Yıldrım has also commemorated the victims of the earthquake on his official Twitter page.
“We have not forgotten the pain that burned all of Turkey’s heart some 17 years ago and we will never forget it,” Yıldırım tweeted, also sharing a picture of images showing devastation at the time.
While ceremonies marked the importance of the Marmara Earthquake in the memories of those affected, many have pleaded caution. Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy Ali Şeker said in a press meeting that Turkey was still not sufficiently prepared, 17 years after the deadly earthquake, and was “even going backwards” in terms of safety measures.
“The fact that this danger is being kept away from public eyes does not mean it is far from us. Another large earthquake will eventually happen and that day is advancing rapidly. We should take more measures,” said Şeker.
Some 470 emergency gathering areas designated for a potential earthquake has been turned into malls and skyscrapers in recent years, he added.


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Top sports events to charter a private jet in 2023 act as private jet magnets. Private jet providers worldwide plan accordingly to meet the increased demand for the most critical races, tournaments, and finals around the globe. 2023 is no exception, and savvy travelers are already looking ahead and arranging this year’s bucket list. And it all starts in Arizona, with the Super Bowl LVII on the second week of February.
NFL Super Bowl LVII
This one-day event attracts the highest number of private jets in the world, and this year’s edition in Glendale has the potential to break all records. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Glendale Municipal Airport are expected to receive the most private flights; therefore, it is advised to plan accordingly and secure your travel date and type of aircraft. The big game is set for 12 February in Glendale, Arizona.
The Masters and The Open Championship
The top golf tournament in the U.S. is also a private jet hot spot. Players and fans travel to Augusta Regional Airport on private aircraft to enjoy a week of the best golf in the world from 3-9 April. On the other side of the pond, the renowned Open Championship is a must-stop for true golf fans. It will be held this year at Royal Liverpool between 16-23 July, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport will be packed with private aircraft as it’s the closest airstrip from Hoylake, the home venue that will stage the Championship for the 13th time.
Known as the most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday of May has been running since 1875 and roughly gathers 150,000 spectators at Churchill Downs to watch the 1.25 miles race. Spectators come from different states and across the Atlantic, packing Louisville with celebrities, fans, and tourists. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is prepared yearly to receive an increased influx of aircraft for this special event.
Miami and Monaco F1 Grand Prix
Miami joined the Formula 1 schedule in 2022. The Miami Grand Prix has cars racing around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, where the Miami Dolphins play, just north of downtown Miami. The best airport to land a private jet in the region is Opa-Locka Executive Airport, just 10 minutes from the venue.
Furthermore, for many fans, there is no Formula 1 without the iconic Monaco Grand Prix in late May. As Monaco does not have an airport, the closest airport for private jets is the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, which receives thousands of private jet movements year-round.
French Open and Wimbledon Grand Slams
Tradition at its finest. The French Open, officially known as Roland-Garros, is celebrated in Paris and has been the venue of great matches and stories since its foundation in 1891. Where to land a private jet? Paris Le Bourget is the busiest private jet airport in Europe and is dedicated exclusively to private aviation. The finals are celebrated in early June.
Wimbledon is another of those tradition-heavy events on this list, which gathers all sorts of crowds, not necessarily tied to tennis, but those seeking a great atmosphere and quality competition, especially in the final rounds during early July. Wimbledon lies in the southwest of London, and the usual option to land a private jet is at London Luton Airport.
Rugby World Cup
The wait is over for rugby fans all over the world. And travelers couldn’t have asked for a better venue: France. From Saint-Étienne to Nantes and Toulouse, some of France’s best venues will serve as stadiums – with the Stade de France in Paris hosting the opening match between the home team and New Zealand. Where and when to land a private jet? At Paris Le Bourget airport between September 8 and October 28.
Are you ready to book your best private flight and experience to one of the top sports events to charter a private jet in 2023?


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After giving us two videos back in March, Hit-Boy returns with some new tunes today alongside Travi$ Scott. Celebrating his 28th birthday the HS87 leader drops “Go All Night”, which can be heard after the jump.
Belly is back with another video in support of his Up For Days project, which is getting high reviews. This time we get to see Travi$ Scott join the Ontario native in the clip for their track “White Girls” off the tape.
With the untimely and unfortunate death of Chinx, Meek Mill decides to drop a tribute track alongside Travi$ Scott and Strap called “Miss My Dawgs”, that is both for Chinx and Lil Snupe.
Hear it below.
OG Ron C & The Chopstars decided to take Travi$ Scott’s Days Before Rodeo mixtape and make it their latest slowed down chopped not slopped release. Chops Before Rodeo has the same original tracks with two extra bonus cuts added by OG Ron C and The Chopstars as they also chose to provide a slowed down version of “High Fashion” featuring Future and “Nothing But Net” featuring Young Thug & PARTYNEXTDOOR.
Stream and download after the jump.
Travi$ Scott, Young Thug and Metro Boomin took their traveling show to Chicago recently and now footage surfaces of the riot starting live show.
A few days ago Travi$, Thugger and Metro Boomin started their Rodeo Tour in Southern California and here is some footage of what looks like a crazy show. After watching the clip down below you are going to want to purchase tickets to their stop in the city closest to you because it looks like one fun high energy concert.
Having worked behind-the-scenes for the likes of T.I., Ariana Grande, and Chris Brown, Tommy Brown is ready to step out from behind the boards and into the spotlight himself. Today, the Los Angeles-based producer declares his rap career with the release of “Trippin’ On Me” that includes his friends Travi$ Scott and Eric Bellinger. Take a listen to the really dope track below and expect to hear more from TB in the future.
Travi$ is really making a splash today as he announced a new tour and releases some new music. After getting to hear “Nothing But Net” featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR and Young Thug, Travi$ now drops a Metro Boomin, Southside and WondaGurl produced cut named “High Fashion” that features Future.
Take a listen after the jump.
Not only did Travi$ Scott announce his Rodeo Tour alongside Young Thug and Metro Boomin, he also released some new music for the masses. Take a listen to the Young Thug and PARTYNEXTDOOR assisted “Nothing But Net” produced by Boi-1da, Frank Dukes and TM88 below.
Travi$ Scott recently took a trip out to Russia to perform and takes the meaning of “live show” to a whole other level. After watching this you will definitely want to catch a Travi$ show in the near future.


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The Cai Rang Floating Market is a distinctive and characteristic market in the Mekong Delta, unlike any other in Vietnam. It stands as a prime example of the vibrant and renowned markets that showcase the rich river culture of the Mekong Delta region. Embark on a journey to discover the renowned Cai Rang Floating Market and immerse yourself in the life of the people in the tranquil waterways of the Western region. This will surely leave you with many unforgettable memories on your Can Tho travel adventure. So, pack your bags and head to this serene countryside – an experience waiting to unfold!
Adorning itself with the distinctive features of the Mekong Delta, the Cai Rang Floating Market is not only an attraction for the locals but also a familiar destination in the itineraries of many enthusiastic explorers of Can Tho. Formed in the early 20th century, Cai Rang Floating Market became a bustling hub for people from the Western region to exchange goods, especially the unique products of the Mekong Delta.
Situated at the Hau River and Cai Rang River confluence, the Cai Rang Floating Market benefits from its strategic location in shallow waters, providing convenient conditions for boats to anchor. Over time, the increasing number of anchored boats transformed it into a vibrant floating market. In 2016, Cai Rang Floating Market was officially recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage, becoming a source of pride for the people of the Mekong Delta.
Address: Can Tho River, 46 Hai Ba Trung Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City.
Visit the Cai Rang floating market and feel the bustle of life mixed with idyllic life (Image: Collection)
Experience the rustic lifestyle of people on Can Tho floating market (Image: Collection)
Lenh on a boat to explore the beauty of Cai Rang floating market (Image: Collection)
The ideal time to explore Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho is from December to April, when the weather is sunny with minimal rainfall, making it convenient for market visits. This period also coincides with the fruit harvest season, allowing you to purchase unique Mekong Delta specialties at the floating market. Can Tho experiences the rainy season from May to December, occasionally interrupting the market’s trading activities.
Cai Rang Floating Market starts its operations early, and you can begin your unique market exploration from 4 a.m. onwards. At this time, numerous boats gather, creating a lively and cheerful atmosphere. Additionally, you can witness the breathtaking sunrise over the picturesque river.
Traders at Cai Rang floating market are eagerly preparing for the fair (Image: Collection)
Delicious hot dishes are prepared right on the boat at Cai Rang floating market (Photo: Collection)
The hectic life of people in the Cai Rang floating market (Image: Collection)
Nowadays, in Can Tho, numerous routes cater to the exploration of the Cai Rang Floating Market, departing from Ninh Kieu Wharf. To reach this destination, you can rent boats, ferries, or larger boats, depending on the number of people. If you have a small group, consider using a small ship. Opting for a ferry or boat can save considerable money for larger groups. Don’t forget to check out the travel guide for many tips on exploring Can Tho!
Below are the reference prices for renting boats at Ninh Kieu Wharf that you can consider. Prices may vary depending on the time, especially during holidays and Tet (Lunar New Year).
– 1 – 7 passengers: 500,000 VND/boat
– 8 – 15 passengers: 600,000 VND/boat
– 16 – 30 passengers: 700,000 VND/boat
– 31 – 40 passengers: 800,000 VND/boat
– 40 passengers and above 900,000 VND/boat
Although busy, smiles are always standing on the lips of people in the Cai Rang floating market (Image: Collection)
Given the vast array of goods, trading on the Can Tho River encountered challenges with the market’s extensive space, where the sounds of engines and people merged, making it difficult to distinguish the calls. Therefore, the unique “Four-Hanging” method was introduced to help sellers and buyers quickly identify what each boat was trading.
The “Four-Hanging” method includes:
– Hang What You Sell: The boat owner hangs the items they are selling on a pole (also known as a pennant), making it easy for boats on the opposite side to recognize the merchandise.
– Hang Without Selling: Clothes of families living directly on the boat.
– Sell Without Hanging: These boats serve food on the river, offering noodles, crab soup, boat coffee, and meat sandwiches.
– Hang One Thing, Sell Another: When the boat owner wants to sell their boat, they hang a roofing sheet on the pole.
The only means of transportation when you arrive at Can Tho floating market is a boat (Image: Collection)
Sitting on the boats to feel the real life of Cai Rang floating market (Image: Collection)
When you visit the Cai Rang Floating Market, you’ll have the opportunity to explore and discover the unique beauty of this floating market. The lively and joyful atmosphere here provides moments of fantastic entertainment and relaxation. Moreover, the locals are amiable, so while shopping or dining on the boats, you can listen to them share ordinary life stories of people living in the Mekong Delta.
At Cai Rang Floating Market, a traditional “Don Ca Tai Tu” music boat usually appears every weekend evening. The ship travels along the river, offering residents and visitors unique performances. It’s a chance to experience the distinct cultural charm of the Mekong Delta. These moments will leave an indelible impression on your journey to explore Can Tho.
Experience cuisine right on the river floating (Image: Collection)
From around 5 a.m. onwards, small boats weave through the tranquil river at Cai Rang Floating Market, offering breakfast to everyone. The culinary scene on the river is incredibly diverse, featuring delicious dishes like rice porridge, noodle soup, stir-fried noodles, pork rib rice, and more. There are also floating bars on the river that might surprise many visitors.
Impressive beautiful scenery in the dim light of the dawn (Image: Collection)
Among the myriad of exceptional dishes at the floating market, “hu tieu” (noodle soup) and “cà phê kho” (black coffee) are two must-try items when you visit Cai Rang Floating Market. There are no tables and chairs as on the shore; most food stalls on the floating market prepare meals for people to enjoy on the spot or pack them into plastic bowls and cups for takeout. If you join guided tours to the Cai Rang Floating Market, you’ll likely have the chance to stop at the Can Tho “hu tieu” stove. This place will undoubtedly leave you with unforgettable memories of a bowl of “hu tieu” served on the boat.
The bustling scene with the rich variety of items at the Cai Rang floating market (Photo: Collection)
As a result, people or tourists who want to buy can see and take a boat to buy. Here, it sells everything essentials for daily necessities. Visitors will witness a colorful market of fruit and fruit cakes, rowing rippling waves, and trading and bustling trade in a corner of the sky.
The floating market doesn’t lack anything like regular markets! (Photo: Collection)
The floating market existed long before modernity, and countless shallow markets and big commercial centers have sprung up. Still, it has not even made the trading and trading culture on the river less exciting. more flattering than before.
Enjoying the beautiful dishes that you will remember forever (Image: Collection)
Cai Rang Floating Market can be described as the distinctive essence of the local culture in the Mekong Delta. Tranquil, rustic, and subtly adorned with inherent simplicity, the floating markets provide an authentic experience for those who visit Can Tho. Undoubtedly, it is an ideal destination for those looking to “escape” the bustling and dusty city life. Don’t forget to explore other attractions like the Tay Do Night Market on your journey through the Mekong Delta!


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Close Read: Merve Emre on To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
- Sat 13 Aug 17:00 - 18:30
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Take a deep dive into this modern classic with critic, Oxford University Professor of English and author of The Annotated Mrs Dalloway, Merve Emre. From the subjective nature of reality to art in an uncertain world, Emre explores the themes and characters in Virginia Woolf ’s Isle of Skye drama. This open discussion is enjoyable for those with an existing knowledge of To the Lighthouse and for newcomers to Woolf ’s work.

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