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So, where was I? Oh yes, books on the go for me at the moment. I’ve almost finished “Actress” by Anne Enright. This book was a Christmas gift from my friend Clare who is very good at choosing novels for me that I haven’t read. I like the cover picture with the little girl on. She looks a little like I did as a child, I wonder if this influenced Clare’s choice of this gift for me?! This story is mainly about a mother-daughter relationship with a famous mother. I’ve enjoyed it so far, not loved it, but looking forward to reading it to the end. I’ll probably pass it on to the charity shop when I’m done. I very rarely read books more than once.
Next up I need to start reading the next book for my book club which I collected from the library. This is “The Girl with the Louding Voice” by Abi Darė. I’m excited to start this one. The deadline is 17 May for our next book club meeting. We select our books randomly from a long list produced by the library. This is great as it pushes us out of our comfort zone with what we are reading and sometimes we have a pleasant surprise.
I like the colourful book cover!
Next up I have another book recommended by a blog friend, this time by Basia. Her blog “ Life Through Basia’s eyes” I am really enjoying recently. So you see I also have many interesting blogs to read as well as books piling up. It’s a nice problem to have. She recommended this one below..
Damon Galgut is an award winning South African novelist I hadn’t heard of before. It looks like an interesting read.
Last, but not least, I have now received a birthday present book from my friend Clare. I do love to receive books as gifts. She said that she was just starting to read it too. I’ll probably get around to starting this one in a couple of months. My priority reading has to be my book club latest one and then the ones that are due back to the library.
What are you reading at the moment? (Apart from TWW). Anything good? 😊🤔📚📚📚📗📓
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The Girl with the Louding Voice a very colourful colour. Thst and the title got me interested that I looked it up to see what it was about and sounds a very good book.
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Hi. I’m deeply flattered – thank you. At the moment I’m reading the Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It’s a bit of a mountain of a book. I started it a few years ago as I had read The Secret History and really enjoyed it. I don’t know why I never finished the Goldfish – It rested by my bed for several years. Anyway I have picked it up now-I had to start from the beginning and so far 160 pages- it all seems familiar but not so that I can remember what happens next. It’s good.
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I read The Secret History a few years ago, I quite enjoyed it I recall.. but maybe not as much as the person who recommended it to me..

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Super iron forte is suitable for situations where the level of iron in our body is reduced. Such situations may include heavy menstruation, pregnancy, blood and plasma donation (to improve the conditions for the formation of new erythrocytes). Vegetarianism and veganism also represent a limited supply of iron. The form of iron used is a great advantage of this preparation, because the pure form of iron in its elemental form is very gentle for our body compared to iron in the form of salts. Iron and folate (folic acid) contribute to the proper functioning of the immune system. To reduce fatigue and exhaustion. For normal hematopoiesis. Iron contributes to normal energy metabolism. For normal recognition functions and for the proper transfer of oxygen in the body. Folate (folic acid) contributes to the proper metabolism of homocysteine. For the growth of germinal tissues during pregnancy. For the normal synthesis of amino acids and for healthy mental activity.
- Active ingredients: elemental iron and folic acid
1 tablet 1 daily before dinner. We recommend a 1-3-month course before a planned pregnancy, before a planned operation or before a blood donation.
Not intended for children under 3 years. It does not replace a varied diet. Do not exceed the recommended dosage. Excessive consumption can cause laxative effects.

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In this class, you will learn a different way to knit. It is not the German or English method. The yarn will be fed and tensioned around the neck (or knitting pin), leaving hands free to hold needles. Stitches are formed by looping tensioned yarn around the needle using left thumb only. If left thumb is a problem, student might use the right thumb instead. It does not matter if student is right or left handed as knitting uses both hands. This method is much easier in the hands because it takes less maneuvering of needles to accomplish the work, purling is easier than knitting, it is fast and ergonomic. Once they learn how to knit and purl using the Portuguese Style, we are going to practice all increases and decreases on the swatch the students are working on. As a bonus I will teach a Portuguese cast on and bind off. To reinforce learning of new skills we are going to start knitting a hat. Class is Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 3:00PM EST.
- Worsted weight yarn light color
- Needles number US 6 or 7 for practice
- For project (optional): One skein of Koigu 100% Wool – Merino – 175 yards (160 meters) 50 grams (1.76 ounces) AND one skein of Rowan Silk Haze – 70% Goat – Mohair – 229 yards (209 meters) 25 grams (0.88 ounces) held together for the entire project. OR any yarn that gives you this gauge: 22 stitches and 34 rounds = 4 inches
- Needles: size US #7 (4.5 mm) 16 inches long
- Notions: tapestry needle, removable markers and scissors
- Portuguese Knitting pins can be purchased at https://www.andreawongknits.com
Homework: None Skills Needed: Cast on, Knit, Purl, increase, decrease, Cast off.


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Targeting Hernia Operation Using Sustainable Resou.. (Green Nano-Mesh)
Targeting Hernia Operation Using Sustainable Resources and Green Nanotechnologies. An Integrated Pan-European Approach
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Hernia operations are among the most common surgical procedures performed today with over 20 million cases annually worldwide. Hernia incidents are associated with pain and poor quality-of-life for the patient and lead to enormous healthcare costs, exceeding US $48 billion in the US annually. At present, hernia operations rely heavily on non-degradable polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene and nylon meshes. However, these polymers are often associated with foreign body reaction; implant failure; and hernia reoccurrence (over 42%). Moreover, leaking chemicals of these polymers are often deleterious to the surrounding cells and tissue and immobilise post-operative drug treatments. In addition, the process technologies are often associated with environmental risks. Herein, we propose a novel approach that employs recent advances in green nanotechnology and sustainable raw materials for scaffold fabrication that not only will eliminate toxic chemicals from the processes, but will also enhance functional repair due to superior biological properties. Specifically, we aim to fabricate a nano-fibrous mesh with well-defined nano-topography using cellulose; human recombinant collagen, derived from transgenic tobacco plants; and biodegradable polylactic/polyglycolic acid as raw materials. The green credentials of this innovative approach lie in the use of sustainable eco-friendly raw materials that will produce biodegradable waste products and therefore replacing hazardous chemicals currently in use. Thus, this proposal directly fits the call for the substitution of materials or components with ‘green nano-technology’.
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Richard S. Ellis - Let There Be Light: Finding the Earliest Galaxies
Following the initial glow that emerged from the hot Big Bang, the Universe entered a period astronomers call the `Dark Ages', when clouds of hydrogen assembled under gravity and eventually collapsed to ignite as the first stellar systems. Can powerful telescopes look back and witness such a remarkable event? Deep imaging with the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, coupled with ambitious surveys undertaken with the Keck telescopes is providing our first exciting glimpse of this early period of cosmic history. Professor Ellis will address the challenges of this fundamental quest for the origin of galaxies, as well as the future prospects with the Thirty Meter Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.
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The main event of WrestleMania 35 saw Becky Lynch beat Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair win the RAW and SmackDown championship titles with a late game that cast doubt on how it ended quickly.
The quick fall and the victory a little out of nowhere in the game could indeed have made believe a botch from Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch or even the referee but it would be nothing according to the Wrestling Observer who explains that the end we saw was well planned, but still reports an injury at the end of this match.
According to the news website, former RAW champion Ronda Rousey is suffering from a fracture in her hand. “A severe fracture of the hand,” says Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of Wrestling Observer Live on Monday morning.
ABSENT THESE NEXT MONTHS?
Still, according to the Wrestling Observer, it was Ronda Rousey’s last match at WWE for a while. This does not mean that the current wrestler is leaving Stamford’s company definitively, but this one should be absent for a moment as the recent information on this subject wanted.
The Monday Night RAW episode of the day after WrestleMania, in which will obviously present the new champion Becky Lynch, should tell us more. Ronda Rousey is not announced at the moment.


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One hour north-east of Utrecht, near the town of Deventer, is Stegeman's giant processed-meat factory. Beyond a security hut and barrier stands an austere factory façade - windowless grey walls and a chugging smoke stack. Stegeman is the Netherlands' largest meat company, and main supplier of own-brand meat products to Dutch supermarkets. Inside the factory, the majority of the Netherlands' cooked meats - sausage, hams, pâtés - are systematically processed, shaped and packaged.
It is into this production system that in vitro meat could enter. Peter Verstrate, the operations director, is the only member of the in vitro meat consortium from within the meat industry. He says that as soon as he heard about it, he immediately spotted its commercial potential.
"Willem van Eelen contacted me in 2002 with this crazy idea that he had invented in vitro meat," says Verstrate. "My first thought was whether or not it could work, but I also thought we must be involved. We agreed to help van Eelen financially so he could continue to work on it. It's either going to be a huge success, or it will be nothing at all. In the short term, say the next five years, I see us producing fragments of meat or protein tissue, and then merging them into a larger pattern, like a Frankfurter-type product. This is very doable technically."
He even envisions thin layers of in vitro meat being "printed" using the technology found in an ink-jet printer. "At some point we will see steaks and chops, but that could take up to 30 years. In ten to 20 years, we will have the spaghetti meat sauce, the sausages and the meatballs. The consumer will choose to eat it to save the environment, save money and for animal welfare. It would be great to have a picture of, say, Paul McCartney eating one of these sausages. It won't be so important whether in vitro meat is actually called 'meat' or not. It might have a branded name, like Quorn does. In the end, the product should be the hero. It will have animal-welfare and environmental labelling. When the real effects of climate change start to become visible and tangible - the Arctic melting, etc - it will clear the path. As paradoxical as it sounds, it must be seen to be natural. It should be made clear that we don't do anything other than grow the in vitro muscle outside of the body."
Verstrate estimates that as "real" meat prices rise amid shortages and increased environmental regulation, the price of in vitro-meat products could be half that of conventional equivalents. But why, then, isn't every major meat company in the world now chasing this technology?
The global meat industry is a cut-throat business - on every level - but it is inherently risk averse, he explains. Frustratingly, it really wouldn't take that much investment to develop in vitro meat to the stage where it was ready to be stacked in our supermarket chiller cabinets: "To get it to market within a couple of years, it would take, say, only €10 million."
Another keen advocate is Peter Singer, the Ira W DeCamp professor of bioethics at Princeton and a founding father of the modern animal-rights movement. "I support the efforts of the scientists in Holland," he says over the phone. "It's a great idea. The potential is there, but whether anyone is going to eat this stuff seems to be a question of marketing it right."
So is it really meat? "I'm prepared to call it 'meat'," he says. "It's a broad term, etymologically, in English. There's this term 'sweetmeat', for example, used for sweets in Elizabethan England. We talk about the meat of the coconut. There is a question about the use of a word that's now moved from its original form."
But, on a philosophical level, is someone who places in vitro meat in their mouth actually eating meat? The original cells still had to come from an animal source, after all; so could a vegetarian eat this stuff without compromising their beliefs?
"If I ate it, I would consider myself to be eating meat," Singer responds. "I don't see anything wrong with eating a piece of meat, as such. It's the same with road kill. If I came across a freshly killed kangaroo and I felt like slicing it up and putting it on the barbie, I wouldn't have any problems. If they are only genetically modifying the meat at a cellular level, I don't have any problem. It's not something that is going to harm any animals. I hope the day will come that people won't want to eat meat from animals that have suffered for our benefit and have contributed to climate change."
As I set off to leave the Netherlands, I travel past mile after mile of erect, white polythene-sheeted greenhouses. Inside many of the fruit and vegetables that fill our supermarket shelves - tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, peppers - are grown through the use of hydroponics. The Netherlands is already an industrial-scale food-production factory. Within a decade or so - if the consortium achieves its goals - this giant operation could be joined by a town-sized patchwork of vats, brewing up tonnes of in vitro meat.
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Tanner Hall is a vivid peek into the private world of an all-girls boarding school. In a cozy, but run-down New England, the knot of adolescent complexity is unraveled through the coming-of-age stories of four teenage girls.
This movie is one of my favorite movies last time. It is a pleasure for me to watch movie like Tanner Hall. The term 'Best' is as you know a relative term. What you or I consider as the best may not even be in someone else's list. So the general rule is to proclaim the one which majority of the folks like as the best. Nevertheless, according to me the following can be regarded as some of the finest movie ever made. Tanner Hall turned out to be much better than I expected. The script is not the only... Show more

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Percy’s work featured in national media
Percy wrote an essay on aging for the April issue of Esquire, in which he discusses his anxiety about growing old and shares stories from the lives of his grandfather and his father.
“Physical aging is what we see, but psychological aging is what we feel. They don’t always advance together,” he writes in the essay. “Often the mind gives in before the body. Once the indestructibility of youth is gone, people start to feel old even though their body remains quite capable.”
In addition, the May issue of Esquire will feature an excerpt from Percy’s next novel, Red Moon. The excerpt, which is already available online, begins with the prosaic scene of a man sitting on an airplane before things turn horrific when a werewolf emerges from the restroom.
Red Moon, which has been listed as one of Publisher’s Weekly’s Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2013, is due out May 7. A video trailer of the book is currently available on the Entertainment Weekly website.
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal has published an article that Percy wrote on the use of ticking clocks in fiction, a device that also appears in Red Moon.
“Maybe there’s nothing so terrifying in the world as the long, few seconds that tick down when a character hears a strange sound behind a door — and approaches it,” Percy writes.
Finally, Percy’s review of Aleksandar Hemon’s new memoir appeared on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” In the review, Percy says that the book is “a collection of thorned, blood-red roses that make beauty out of [Hemon’s] broken past.”

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It’s not often that I make the trek to Sam’s Club here in Knoxville. So you can imagine my disappointment when we arrived to find only 3 or 4 sample vendors out of like 25 stations! My whole morning snack/lunch was ruined…unless I wanted to make a meal out of granola (that looked like birdseed) and mandarin oranges!
It was supposed to be the family highlight of this rather drab Saturday.
My consolation prize – only eating half my lunch at home because Brinley (dog #2) barfed under the table right at my feet as I was eating.


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Litecoin long-term Price Analysis: 05 October
Litecoin has seen a fair amount of surges in the past week or so, however, these profits were wiped off equally quickly. At press time, LTC is trading at $46.37 and presents an ambiguous situation about its near future.
Litecoin 1-day chart
The 1-day chart attached above showed Litecoin forming a symmetrical triangle after a sudden drop witnessed on September 1 and 2. Since it is a symmetrical triangle, the breakout could go either way, hence, taking a look at indicators might help discern the breakout direction.
There are two possible scenarios, bullish and bearish.
The bullish scenario would mean for LTC to conquer the resistance at $50.80 which is around a 9.27% surge from the current price. Breaching this, the price might undergo sideways movement at the $50-level.
If bitcoin and the crypto ecosystem gets taken over by bulls, then we can expect LTC to head to $63, which is 38% from the current level.
The relative strength index, at press time, has broken out of its downtrend and is heading higher, which indicates the bulls are incoming.
The bearish scenario for litecoin would be for the price to head lower from its current price level. The supporting scenario for this is the prior trend, which together with the symmetrical triangle forms a bearish continuation pattern aka bearish pennant.
The bearish target for this scenario is $39.80, which is 13% from the current level. The other bearish target for this is a grim one and would mean for the price to head as low as $33, which is 27% from the current level.
The OBV indicator, like the price, is consolidating and a confirmation to either side would be finalized after it breaks out of the pattern. However, looking at the price data for the last 2 weeks, the price has been constantly going higher. This is in addition to the higher low being formed on September 21.

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Judge Who Gave Light Sentence In Brock Turner Case Removed By VotersVoters recalled a California judge over a sexual assault sentence that garnered national attention.
Virginia Voters Set to Head to Polls TuesdayVirginia voters are set to head to the polls for primary elections around the state.
Election Day Freebies and DiscountsElection Day Freebies and Discounts
Term Limits up for Vote in Prince George's Co.One ballot question for Prince George's County has some residents concerned that elected officials might gain too much power.
Saturday Last Day to Vote Absentee in PersonSaturday is the final day to vote absentee in person in Virginia.
Majority of D.C. Voters Expected to Vote in Favor of Recreational PotResidents are expected to say 'yes' to legalizing small amounts of recreational marijuana on Nov. 4.
Upside-Down Flag Printed on Thousands of D.C. Voter GuidesThe District of Columbia's Voter Guide looks a little off this election cycle. The guides, which are reportedly sent out to more than 300,000 residents, show the D.C. stars and bars upside-down.
Councilmember to Push Instant-Runoff Voting in D.C. A D.C. councilmember wants to change the way the city elects its local leaders to boost voter participation and ensure that candidates don't win with less than a majority.
Pot Legalization Ballot Initiative Filed in D.C .Advocates for marijuana legalization want District of Columbia voters to decide whether possession of up to two ounces of pot should be legal in the city.
Politics Color Governors' Decisions On Medicaid Partisan politics are coloring governors' decisions about whether to expand Medicaid in their states, affecting billions of dollars and thousands of low-income people.
Judge Denies Injunction in Va. Voter LawsuitA federal judge has rejected a request from Virginia Democrats who want the State Board of Elections to reinstate nearly 40,000 voters who were recently purged from the voter rolls.
All-Night Talkathon Ends For Cruz After More Than 21 HoursThe Democratic-controlled Senate is on a path toward defeating tea party attempts to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law, despite an overnight talkathon on the chamber's floor led by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Committee Recommends Censure for Marion BarryFive D.C. councilmembers are about to finalize their recommendations about how to discipline their colleague, Councilmember Marion Barry, for accepting cash gifts from two city contractors.
Senate Immigration Bill Boosted By Border Deal Supporters of bipartisan immigration legislation smoothed the way Friday for likely Senate passage of their handiwork, overcoming last-minute disagreements at the bill's controversial core and tacking on other items certain to build support.
Biden: Senate GOP Cowers To Ted Cruz, Rand Paul Vice President Joe Biden says Senate Republicans are scared of two of their freshmen: Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky.


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Enjoy a 4-hour bike tour through the South areas of Buenos Aires and discover wonderful places. This is a great bicycle ride around the most historical areas of Buenos Aires.
Enjoy a great bicycle ride through main sights in the Southern part of Buenos Aires. Your tour begins as you meet your guide at a central location in downtown Buenos Aires. Get all the equipment necessary and start riding through the streets of this great city.
Along the tour, you will stop at specific places, to rest and to take pictures, while your guide explains the history behind important landmarks.
You will explore the areas where Buenos Aires was born and see a lot of historical places and buildings.
Some places include Caminito, the famous working-class neighorhood where tango was born, Plaza de Mayo, the hidden neighborhood of Catalinas and La Bombonera stadium. You will also see San Telmo and Costanera Sur and even stop to have lunch here (not included).
This tour will show you a wonderful side of Buenos Aires while doing something fun!
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Can you believe that it’s just six more Sundays until Christmas? I don’t know about you, but for me it feels like the months fly by quicker and quicker every year! Still, at least it’s nearly the holidays!
Earlier this year I was invited to an IKEA tablescaping event with some fellow bloggers to preview IKEA’s Autumn / Winter range, as well as take a sneak-peak at some of IKEA’s scandi-inspired Christmas goodies. I’m a big fan of IKEA, and always try and fit in a visit before Christmas.
The event was held at 19 Greek Street – a modern white event space in Central London. I was thrilled to join some blogger friends – namely Hannah from Crafternoon Cabaret Club, Tasha from Graphique Fantastique, Rosie and Hannah from The New Craft House, and Emma from Emma Jane Palin.
After an introduction from the IKEA bods who talked us through the four new autumn / winter trends, we were invited to have a leisurely peruse, and get hands-on with our own DIY tablescapes. A credit to the IKEA wares, we soon felt at home, and were all prepared to move in within minutes.
My favourite trend was called Artisan, which is apparently influenced by the handmade trend, and has craft pieces at its core. I loved that it featured lots of natural wood and woven textures, though interestingly, many of us were drawn to different corners. Just how cosy does this scene look…
I also became obsessed with a tiny black bear ornament, and refused to put him down for most of the evening. He is the star of my minimalist tablescape. You’ll notice that I also got distracted by the yummy IKEA food as well – spot the Swedish meatballs, and mini chocolate pastry puds.
As always, everyone’s tablescape looked completely different to everyone else’s, even though we all had access to the same materials, and it was funny seeing the concentration that went into each arrangement, particularly by Hannah who was completing her #100daysofflatlay challenge.
The nature-inspired arrangement above was by Tasha. In hindsight, mine is a bit more of a plate-scape than a table-scape, so I’ll have to get some practice in before Xmas! In my defence though, there were a lot of lovely things to be distracted by, and I was busy planning what I would buy on my next trip!
At the end of the evening we were given an awesome IKEA goody bag to get us in the festive spirit, containing some traditional Swedish festive food, as well as napkins and a trio of cool chocolate / marzipan moulds, which I can’t wait to use. Do you always check out the food court at IKEA?
All in all it was a really fun event, and lovely to see some familiar faces. I do recommend checking out IKEA this Christmas; whether you’re looking for home furnishings, furniture, Christmas trees, wrapping, or decorations, it has it all. Not to mention that you can stop off for some Swedish meatballs too!
As for me, I’m off to buy me a bear! =)


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I am an 8 year old female spayed Snowshoe Siamese. My bright blue eyes and beautiful coloring are striking and makes me stand out. My foster mom thinks I am very special. I just hope someone will be kind enough to give me a scratch under the chin, let me make biscuits next to them or let me rub all over them.
I came from the Sacramento SPCA. An elderly woman turned me in with her other pets (cats and dogs) when she had to move. She wanted us all euthanized but luckily the shelter knew we were too precious and gave us a second chance by asking for a foster home.
My foster family has two kids, two cats and a dog. I really love my foster mom but don’t necessarily care for the rest. I seem to be most happy in a quiet house with nice adults. I used to live with another cat and dog but I really would just prefer to be the only cat. I’m not aggressive, just scared. It took me over a week to come out from under the bed when I arrived but now that I know I’m safe I’m happy.
I am easy to handle and I even don’t mind the cars. I’m not vocal like a lot of Siamese. I am very low maintenance and just like to hang in the house enjoying the views or sleeping. I would be great for someone who works during the day as you wouldn’t have to worry about me home alone, although I promise to purr and make biscuits when you come home. I prefer dry food over canned food. I don’t eat much but I am a big girl at 17 lbs.
I love windows and fresh air but prefer to be inside. My foster family has a safe garden for me but I really just want to look out at it and not be in it. I’m not a door darter at all.
I am spayed, tested for FIV/Felv, vaccinated and microchipped.
Rosie’s foster mom is Sue Olsen in Corte Madera.
Contact Sue at (415) 812-2287 or email firstname.lastname@example.org if you have questions, or send an Adoption Application. If you are unable to reach Sue by phone or email, please email us at email@example.com.

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Scientists Create Super-thin ‘Sheet’ that Could Charge Our Phones
The Guardian We have all been there. In a rush to leave the house we grab our phones and headRead more.
Russian Scientists Test World’s First Aluminum Engine
TASS NOVOSIBIRSK – Scientists of Novosibirsk State Technical University have tested the world’s first internal-combustion engine fully made of aluminum.Read more.
Leading UK Child Health Body under Fire over Baby Milk Sponsorship
The Guardian The Royal College of Paediatrics has been accused of breaching World Health Organization guidance after it accepted sponsorshipRead more.
Turning to Technology for Talent: How AI Drives Smarter Workforce Planning
FEI Daily Some workplace areas are poised to be not just affected, but improved, through the integration of smart technology.Read more.
US to Offer Nuclear Waste Technology to Other Countries
VOA The U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear security office is developing a project to help other countries deal with nuclearRead more.
The 500-Year-Long Science Experiment
The Atlantic In the year 2514, some future scientist will arrive at the University of Edinburgh (assuming the university stillRead more.
Can Species Evolve Backwards? The Strange Science of ‘Devolution’
Science Alert The short answer is “yes,” but that needs to be explained, because the concept of “devolution” is veryRead more.
Public Health Experts Call for Global Food Treaty
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Stratford coyote hunt fundraiser Jan. 10-12
The Stratford American Legion Post 207 is hosting its 4th Annual Coyote Hunt Jan. 10-12 in Stratford. The event is a fundraiser, and proceeds will go to efforts supporting veterans and their families.
Individuals or teams with up to three members can participate. The entry fee is $30 per person.
Participants must have a valid 2020 small-game license, and all state laws and regulations will apply. Night hunting will be allowed, and hunters can hunt anywhere in the state.
A rules meeting Jan. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Stratford Community Hall. The contest will begin immediately after the meeting.
Hunters must meet back at the Stratford Community Hall by 3 p.m. Jan. 12 to turn in their coyotes. First place for the most coyotes turned in will receives $1,000. In case of a tie, weight will decide the winner. Cash payouts will also be made for second and third places. Door prizes will also be awarded when coyotes are turned in. Fur buyers will be available and South Dakota Game Fish and Parks officers are invited to the meeting.
For more information or to register, call Vern Prickett at 605-395-7144 or Shad Wood at 605-290-3928 or go online to facebook.com/StratfordAmericanLegionPost207/.

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He spoke after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Lawan emphasised the need for the political class, as well as the traditional leadership, to play a role in de-escalating the current pensive mood across the country through their actions and utterances.
The Senate President said government is doing everything possible to secure all parts of the country and ensure peace returns before the rainy season sets in, so that farmers and others can go about their normal lives in a secure environment.
He said: “As political leaders, we have responsibilities to our people. We have to get our people secured, we have to secure the environment for them to earn their means of livelihood, we’ll like to see our farmers go back to farms before the rainy season starts.
“So I believe that between now and probably the next two months, there will be a lot of activities to ensure that we recover and secure the environments for our people to lead a very normal life.
“We also believe that the government is headed in the right direction.
“This is a commendable effort and we are ready to help with appropriation to ensure that we acquire those security weapons for the armed forces of this country to end this insecurity in the northeast, in the northwest, in the southeast/South-south and southwest as well.
“We believe that this is also going to help empower and build the capacity of other security agencies like the police because the police need to be there.”
They’re supposed to maintain the internal security and whenever this the armed forces secure an environment, the police should be there to stay put and make sure there are law and order.”


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Information about Dr. Reckeweg Belladonna Dilution 50M CH
Dr. Reckeweg Belladonna Dilution is a highly useful homeopathic remedy which has a potent effect on the nervous system and can be used to treat convulsion and to relieve pain various parts of the body. It is primarily used to treat serious cases of opium poisoning. It also has a marked effect on the respiratory system and is helpful in the treatment of spasmodic cough and bronchitis.
Effective in the treatment of spasms of the gastrointestinal tracts
Relives issues in the bladder and biliary tract
Highly useful for patients suffering from rheumatic and arthritic pains
It relieves sharp pain in the stomach caused due to excess of digestive acid in the stomach
It is used to cure rigidity tremor and perspiration related to Parkinson's disease
Highly useful in regulating actions of the nervous system such as sweating and salivation
It is also used to correct digestive and urinary digestive disorders
Directions For Use
Take 3-5 drops diluted in 1 teaspoon water thrice a day or as directed by the physician.
Read the label carefully before use
Do not exceed the recommended dose
Keep out of the reach of children
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3 Frequently Asked HVAC Questions and Answers in Stafford, TX
The U.S. Department of Energy states that 75% of homeowners in the United States own an HVAC system. Although your system in Stafford, TX, might serve you for more than 15 years, at some point, your HVAC might malfunction. If you’re facing a problem with your system and can’t solve it, the following frequently asked HVAC questions may offer the solution you need.
How Often Should I Service the HVAC System?
As seasons change, it’s normal for you to wonder if you should service your HVAC system. HVAC experts recommend servicing your heating and cooling system at least once a year each.
The fall season is the best time to schedule your heating system maintenance. Conversely, the best time to schedule the maintenance of your air conditioner is the spring period.
HVAC professionals tend to be very busy during the winter and summer with emergency calls. Therefore, scheduling your HVAC maintenance during fall/spring gives you the chance to get your system serviced without needing to worry about scheduling.
Remember, regular HVAC maintenance ensures the comfort of your home and extends the useful life of your system. If your system isn’t regularly maintained, you risk exposing your loved ones to discomfort as well as health hazards.
Regular HVAC maintenance helps detect the problem with your system and ensures that it’s solved earlier. Using an inefficient HVAC system can be very costly. The system uses a lot of energy, hence causing an increase in your energy bills.
Moreover, if your HVAC works harder than it should to cool or heat your home, you might end up requiring expensive repairs or replacements. To avoid the costs associated with an inefficient HVAC system, it’s vital to ensure that your system is regularly serviced.
Why Shouldn’t I Perform DIY HVAC Repairs?
DIY activities can seem fun as well as an opportunity for you to save up some cash. Although that might be true, it’s not the case with your HVAC system.
HVAC installation process is quite complicated. Therefore, unless you possess the right tools and proper training to repair your system you should leave it to the experts.
Although DIYing might seem less expensive, that’s not always the case. The tools and equipment used by HVAC technicians for repairs are costly. Luckily, HVAC companies have these on hand or can acquire these tools at a lower price from the manufacturer.
Should I Purchase a Small or Big HVAC System?
Most individuals think that an oversized HVAC system will perform better than a small size HVAC. On the other hand, some argue that installing a smaller system will help lower your energy bills. Unfortunately, that’s not the truth for either situation.
Although it might seem like getting a large HVAC system will cool your home faster, it won’t run long enough to extract the moisture in your indoor air, hence causing high humidity levels in your home. If a system is too big for your home, it’ll often cycle on and off frequently, and won’t be able to heat or cool your home evenly.
On the other hand, an undersized HVAC system struggles to keep your home properly cooled or heated. Although a small system is less expensive, you risk increasing your monthly energy bills.
To avoid the inconveniences that come with an oversized/undersized HVAC system, seek guidance from a qualified HVAC professional.
If you’re looking to install a system in your new house or replace the existing one, you’re in the right place. Our experts are well equipped with the right tools and knowledge to handle any HVAC problem or question you might have. Contact Davis Air Conditioning and Heating’s team of HVAC professionals for HVAC repairs, installation and maintenance services.
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Warmer weather brings flood threat
Star Beacon (Ashtabula, OH), 2014-02-20
Feb. 20--COLUMBUS -- The warm weather Ashtabula County has been waiting has arrived -- along with a flood threat advisory issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
All the ingredients are in place for potential problems, says the ODNR: plenty of snow and ice on the ground, above-freezing temperatures and a forecast of rain today and tonight.
The big concern is the impact a rapid thaw could have on ice jams the cold weather have created on rivers and streams. Ice jams are blockages either by chunks of ice or a general freeze of the waterway. If ice jams break suddenly, ice and water can be released simultaneously, creating a flood threat.
No problems had been reported in the county by mid-afternoon Wednesday, thanks in part to the start of the thaw ahead of rain, said Mike Fitchet, the county's Emergency Management Agency director. "Some melting (in advance of the rain) has been helpful," he said Wednesday.
Impact may be seen today, tonight and Friday, Fitchet said.
People who live near water sources should take precautions, according to the ODNR:
--Monitor ice conditions and water levels
--Secure structures and materials in high-risk areas
--Create an evacuation plan
--Avoid ice jam areas and do not walk or drive below affected areas
Flooding has already been reported on some waterways across Ohio, including the Grand and Chagrin rivers, according to the ODNR
A storm Monday night and Tuesday morning delivered nearly four inches of snow to the weather station operated by Ron Coursen, a National Weather Service observer in Ashtabula. One foot of snow was on the ground when the thaw began, Coursen said.
Today's forecast calls for high temperatures in the upper 40s, along with rain and thunderstorms that will extend into the evening. Temperatures will climb into the 40s on Friday and the upper 30s on Saturday, which also brings another chance for rain. High temperatures will drop into the upper 20s on Sunday.
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Located in Manhattan’s West Village on the corner of Hudson Avenue and Horatio Street, corsino is a warm neighborhood spot with an authentic and seasonal Italian menu. corsino features an exclusively Italian wine list with over 15 frequently changing selections offered by the glass and carafe. You’ll also find inspired specialty cocktails and an eclectic selection of craft beers.


JANAKPURDHAM: The cases of violence against women for dowry are on the rise in Dhanusha district. As revealed by WOREC Nepal today, women who cannot bring enough dowry face torture and are also forced to leave the house.
During the interaction, the participants said the dowry system was behind the growing incidents of violence against women. Girls from poor families often face mental and physical torture over dowry.
The centre had received 81 complaints related to violence against women in the last seven months of the preceding year.
District coordinator of the centre Namrata Giri said 25 victims were provided with safe shelter, seven with medical care while 22 were rehabilitated.
Kiran Shah of Lak Nepal stressed the need to formulate law and to create awareness. Journalist Manika Jha said the cases of violence against women were on the rise, as they could not express their problems openly.
Dowry-linked torture on rise in Dhanusha


The past decade has witnessed a major paradigm shift in high performance computing with the introduction of accelerators as general purpose processors. These computing devices make available very high parallel computing power at low cost and power consumption, transforming current high performance platforms into heterogeneous CPU-GPU equipped systems. Although the theoretical performance achieved by these hybrid systems is impressive, taking practical advantage of this computing power remains a very challenging problem. Most applications are still deployed to either GPU or CPU, leaving the other resource under- or un-utilized. In this paper, we propose, implement, and evaluate a performance aware scheduling technique along with optimizations to make efficient collaborative use of CPUs and GPUs on a parallel system. In the context of feature computations in large scale image analysis applications, our evaluations show that intelligently co-scheduling CPUs and GPUs can significantly improve performance over GPU-only or multi-core CPU-only approaches.


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Teachers, librarians and young readers alike will appreciate the splendid writing in these two new anthologies edited by well-loved Canadian children's authors, Sarah Ellis and Tim Wynne-Jones. The short stories, novel excerpts and picture book texts featured here are some of Canada's best examples of writing for middle readers and the younger side of young adults. They range in tone from Brian Doyle's dark and poignant short story, "Pincher", to Thomas King's off-the-wall, "A Coyote Columbus Story". While four short stories were specifically commissioned by Wynne-Jones including stories by Doyle, Richard Scrimger, William Bell and Ken Roberts, Ellis's anthology only includes one previously unpublished piece by Deirdre Baker.
For the most part the editors have drawn on the writings of Canada's most well established children's and young adult authors: Joan Bodger, Linda Holeman, Julie Johnston, William Bell and Martha Brooks, just to name a few. There are, however, surprises from some lesser known sources as well, like an excerpt from Teresa Toten's hilarious, "The Only house" and two stories from the Fifth House anthology, Achimoona.
Teachers hoping to use Boy's Own and Girl's Own in tandem should be aware of some differences between the two. In both collections, the editor introduces each selection with a few establishing paragraphs. Wynne-Jones's first-person introductions, although occasionally corny and a bit heavy on exclamation marks, are amusing and highly readable. He almost becomes a character in Boy's Own¨your host, Tim Wynne-Jones, as it were¨linking the stories together. Ellis's introductions, on the other hand, are much more conventional and a bit disappointing when compared to Wynne-Jones's chatty rambles.
The most noticeable difference between the two books is Ellis's decision to use predominantly novel excerpts. Wynne-Jones includes only four, concentrating instead on the short story. Both are legitimate choices, but Wynne-Jones has the easier job. Ideally, an excerpt should be somewhat self-contained, leaving the reader content with the bit of the story she has gotten, but interested in what comes next. Ellis almost always gets this right. The chapters from Cora Taylor's Julie and Kit Pearson's The Daring Game are completely engaging, almost short story-like in the sense of closure that their endings bring. Deborah Ellis's The Breadwinner and Joan Clark's The Moons of Madeline leave us hanging, but only enough to whet the appetite, not enough to feel cheated. However, excerpts from Julie Johnson's Hero of Lesser Causes and Bill Richardson's After Hamlin are less satisfying. In both cases, too many characters and events have been introduced before the passage begins. Ellis glosses over what has been missed, but the explanation is not enough to prevent confusion.
In spite of these few concerns, Boy's Own and Girl's Own will undoubtedly have readers rushing to the library to discover more books by their newly discovered favorite authors. Hopefully, young people will not feel bound to read only the anthology that corresponds to their sex as both books include stories to be enjoyed by all.
Lena Coakley is a children's writer and reviewer who lives in Toronto

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Robinson & Cole is pleased to announce the election of four new partners and the promotion of six new counsel. The promotions are effective Jan. 1, 2014.
"I am thrilled to congratulate our new partners and counsel," said John B. Lynch, Jr., managing partner. "These accomplished lawyers, from varied practice areas in our major markets, all have demonstrated a deep knowledge of their respective legal fields and a strong commitment to delivering exceptional service and value to our clients. Their promotions position the firm to strengthen our client relationships even further and continue to enhance the depth of our practices."
Matthew J. Lawlor, Real Estate Practice Group, Boston, Mass.
Brian D. Nichols, Health Law Practice Group, Hartford
John E. O'Brien, Jr., Subrogation and Products Liability Practice Group, Boston, Mass.
Todd R. Regan, Construction Practice Group, Hartford
Adam Anderson, Business Transactions Practice Group, Hartford
Stephen O. Clancy, Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group, Hartford
Dana M. Horton, Subrogation and Products Liability Practice Group, Providence, RI
Leigh K. Hughes, Real Estate Practice Group, New York, NY
Benjamin C. Jensen, Business Litigation Practice Group, Hartford
Timothy C. Twardowski, Land Use Practice Group, Boston, Mass.
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This is a family home that has shelves full of interesting books for you to enjoy. You'll find many books on the local history, art and politics as well as novels in French and English. The owner of the home was the author of 'A Taste of Dieppe' tourist guide which you can find here and use for maximum enjoyment of the area!
The building is 18th century and still has some stunning original features in the master bedroom.
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Meredith Corporation just announced a mega licensing deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, so there’s plenty for Meredith’s CEO — Stephen Lacy — to talk about. In an interview with WWD, Lacy discusses that partnership and more. Below are some highlights.
On how the MSLO deal happened:
I just have a long-standing philosophy that, when a leader comes into one of our peer businesses, I just reach out. When Dan Dietz, the new CEO, came on board at Martha, he and I had a get-acquainted meeting, just over a year ago. It was just a matter of, is there anything we can do to capitalize on our collective strength that would be good for both sets of our shareholders?
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Al FaseelRoad 21 Story Building, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
This destination can have additional per person taxes which are excluded in the prices below
Fast service, very dirty hotel, no convenient parking
staffs are not so accomodating.
loud music at the hotel until 4 AM
V Hotel Fujairah provides comfortable 4-star accommodation in Fujairah City. It also offers a sauna, free Wi-Fi and a swimming pool.
There are a variety of amenities available to guests of th...
Distance to city centre
Wi-Fi available in all areas
Pets not allowed
Policies vary by room type and provider.
+971 9202 3333
Yes. Many people visiting Fujairah look for a hotel with a pool. V Hotel Fujairah has a pool on site that hotel guests may use, but be advised that hotels typically have rules in regard to pool usage.
For questions regarding your hotel or your stay, call +971 9202 3333.
Yes, V Hotel Fujairah has Wi-Fi available to hotel guests.
Yes, V Hotel Fujairah has a fitness centre available to guests throughout their stay.
V Hotel Fujairah has a normal check-in time of after 14:00, and check-out time of before 12:00.
Yes, there is a restaurant on-site at V Hotel Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. They also have a bar service for drinks.
V Hotel Fujairah does have a laundry service. Contact the property for details. There are irons (and ironing boards) at the property too.

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‘The Obama administration knew this was going on and yet did nothing…’
(Kaylee McGhee, Liberty Headlines) The only person who looks bad in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is former President Barack Obama, argued Scott Jennings, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush and campaign adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
In an op-ed for CNN, Jennings said the Mueller report proves one thing: that Obama knew about Russian interference in the 2016 election and did nothing to stop it.
“The Mueller report flatly states that Russia began interfering in American democracy in 2014. Over the next couple of years, the effort blossomed into a robust attempt to interfere in our 2016 presidential election. The Obama administration knew this was going on and yet did nothing,” Jennings wrote.
Democrats have claimed the report reflects poorly on President Trump and his campaign, since Mueller left the question of obstruction open.
But Jennings said they should look to their own party.
Obama was too focused on the Iran nuclear deal to take action against Russia, Jennings said.
Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice reportedly told her staff to “stand down” and “knock it off” after they drew up plans to “strike back” against the Kremlin, according to an account from Michael Isikoff and David Corn in their book “Russia Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on American and the Election of Donald Trump.”
If Obama would have publicly stood up to Putin, the Iran nuclear deal, which the Russians were apart of, could have been jeopardized, Jennings wrote.
It’s likely that Democrats pushed the Russia-Gate hoax to distract from Obama’s blatant failures, Jennings claimed.
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“A legitimate question Republicans are asking is whether the potential ‘collusion’ narrative was invented to cover up the Obama administration’s failures. Two years have been spent fomenting the idea that Russia only interfered because it had a willing, colluding partner: Trump. Now that Mueller has popped that balloon, we must ask why this collusion narrative was invented in the first place,” he wrote.
“Given Obama’s record on Russia, one operating theory is that his people needed a smokescreen to obscure just how wrong they were,” he continued. “But the Mueller report makes it clear that the Russian interference failure was Obama’s alone. He was the commander-in-chief when all of this happened.”


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The Men I Know
"The Men I Know" is a spoken word poem about the masculine side of us all. The piece explores the traits society deems masculine, along with paying tribute to t...
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A group of four friends question what they've heard about breast cancer. Doesn't it have something to do with jeans?


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text: SIUE Sports Information The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women\u2019s soccer team will play at home for the second consecutive game Friday against McKendree. Friday will be Breast Cancer Awareness Night at Korte Stadium. The Cougars will wear pink shorts during the 7 p.m. game and a pink shirt during warm-ups. The team also will raffle off a commemorative Breast Cancer Awareness soccer ball signed by the team. \u201cWe need everybody to contribute to our team to score goals,\u201d Coach Derek Burton said. \u201cBoth teams are very familiar with each other since a majority of our players are from the St. Louis area.\u201d Junior Chelsey Johnston (Wentzville, Mo.) continues to lead SIUE with two goals scored. Senior Correen Roark (Florissant, Mo.) and freshman Kristin Dierker (Groveland) have one goal each for the Cougars. \u201cWe are still searching for ways to capitalize on opportunities to put the ball in the goal,\u201d said Burton. Sophomore Claire Lovercheck (Florissant, Mo.) will be in goal for the Cougars. She has collected 11 saves in six games. \u201cClaire has made improvements over the last couple games,\u201d Burton said. \u201cShe has been making the saves she needs to make.\u201d Burton wants the team to continue to make progress each week. \u201cWe are looking to bounce back and continue to improve.\u201d The Cougars enter Friday\u2019s game with a 0-7 record. McKendree is 8-1-1.

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My name is Bryce Johnson, and we should probably start from the beginning. I was a senior in high school when my art teacher, Gayle Roberson, asked me what I was my plans for college were. With no real direction planned, I told her I wanted to be a math teacher. Since I was good and math that was always the first answer the came to my head. That night, she called my mom and told her that was the biggest mistake I would ever make. She said I had the talent but I was lazy, and if I dedicated real time to my work, I could be someday an award winning artist. So with that push I decided that art was going to be my career path.
It definitely hasn’t been a perfect journey, but I’m happy to say that Mrs. Roberson turned out to be right. I was awarded a sophomore portfolio scholarship from Clampitt Paper, and my junior year an art direction scholarship from the Launch Advertising Agency in Dallas. I was eventually offered an internship from Launch where I worked as full time art director and copywriter. Through this, I worked with clients such as; Baylor Scott and White Health, the Dallas Cowboys, and Park Place Automotive. Currently, I serve as the Vice President for the University of North Texas student AIGA board.
I appreciate the journey through the ups and downs. Mostly, I’ve really appreciated all the great people I’ve gotten to work with over the years. The best part of all of this has been feeding off the energy of my peers, and building great relationships over the years.


8. Memorandum From the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover) to Attorney General Clark 0
I have received information today from two independent outside sources relating to General William Donovan’s plans for the perpetration [perpetuation] of his dynasty within the Office of Strategic Services by the continuation of his agency under another name in the world-wide intelligence field, which I thought would be of interest to you. These sources advise that General Donovan has already selected his candidate to head up the new organization and that his selection is Brigadier General John Magruder. Another and independent source has quoted Donovan as stating that he has submitted John Magruder’s name to Bob Hannegan to head up the new world-wide intelligence organization and that Hannegan has approved Magruder for this post.
John Magruder is an Army officer who during the course of his Army service was at one time chief of the intelligence branch of the War Department General Staff, was Assistant Military Attaché in China and was Chief of a Military mission to China in 1942. In addition, Magruder served in the Philippine Islands and was Military Attaché in Bern, Switzerland. Magruder has served for some time under General Donovan as Deputy Director of the Office of Strategic Services.
John Magruder married Helen Schurman, who is the daughter of Jacob Gould Schurman, who has held various diplomatic posts, including the post of Ambassador to China, Ambassador to Germany and various other positions intimately associated with the State Department. In addition, my sources state that Mrs. John Magruder is reported to be the niece of Jacob L. Crane, deceased, who held various posts within the State Department. General Donovan’s selection of John Magruder, I have been advised, was prompted in some degree by the good will and support which are attached to Magruder by a certain clique in the State Department because of their pleasant relationships with Mrs. Magruder’s father and her uncle. This clique consequently is reported to be strongly supporting John Magruder for the new post as head of the World-wide Intelligence Service.
General Donovan’s selection of John Magruder and the reported approval of his selection by Bob Hannegan is another of Donovan’s deadly died-in-the-wool secrets which appear, however, to be matters of general knowledge. Two independent sources have advised me today [Page 32] that Brigadier General John Magruder has confided in certain persons that he has been selected for the post of head of the intelligence service and he has allegedly even gone to the extent of advising a large business enterprise with foreign holdings and international interests that he would “look out for their interests” in the foreign field when he takes over his new post of duty.
Although, as I have indicated, this information is allegedly very, very confidential, I have every reason to assume from the source from which I received it that ultimately this information will appear in the press.


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Yes, the French people have a legitimate grievance.
The left have infiltrated groups on the right, to make us look bad.
Street violence is NOT the right way to make our countries great again.
I read today that French motorists are required to carry yellow vests in their cars, in case there is a crash and they need to move about safely. Using them for political purposes was foolish.
*It's fun to see people spelling it marshall law.
If they had stayed peaceful, they'd have been left alone.
Without the rule of law, bystanders get hurt.
The French can vote & speak.
Yes, the movement includes mostly peaceful protesters, with a violent majority.
No, it does not matter who put the rioters there or why: It ALWAYS happens in mass protests, esp. in France.
Many twitter accounts are celebrating, glorifying, encouraging the violence, while using blame, denial and minimization to exploit it for their own gain.
It's not a "war," it's civil unrest.
Some rioters are leftists deliberately trying to make the genuine protesters look like right wing fascist thugs.
Some are right wing fascist thugs.
Going home fixes it.
In France, the mobs need to put down the molotov cocktails and rocks, in order to make the country great again, leading to good jobs.
It makes armchair quarterbacks in other countries feel good for a while, though.
France's fate was sealed a long time ago.
It doesn't matter that most protesters are peaceful... it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch. Police have to deal with the bad apples, but their heroism is spun into brutality

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WGCU Public Media Announces 2017 MAKERS: Women Who Make Southwest Florida
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Replaces Information Sent On Tuesday, Dec. 6
Due to unexpected circumstances, Naples resident Wilma Boyd, president and CEO of Preferred Travel of Naples has “respectfully declined this honor making room for another worthy recipient.”
For Immediate Release
WGCU Public Media Announces
2017 MAKERS: Women Who Make Southwest Florida
December 7, 2016…WGCU Public Media today announced the 2017 MAKERS: Women Who Make Southwest Florida. The 2017 Makers are: Cape Coral resident Heather Mazurkiewicz, founder and president of The Florida Cancer Presumption Coalition; Fort Myers resident Kathryn Kelly, founder & CEO, The Heights Foundation; Sharon Miller, founder of Trailways Camp; and Sharon Murphy, founder and CEO of The McGregor Clinic, Inc.; and North Fort Myers resident Annette Trossbach, producing artistic director of the Laboratory Theater of Florida.
The 2017 Makers, representing women who are impacting the arts, business, education, environment, health/wellness, politics and/or social justice, were selected from more than 50 women nominated by the Southwest Florida community by a committee of MAKERS alumnae and community leaders. The selection committee members are Sarah Owen, SWFL Community Foundation; Brenda Tate, SWFL Women's Foundation; Walter Douglas, WGCU Diversity Advisory Group;Carmen Rey-Gomez, 2013 MAKER; Nancy Lachsheid, 2014 MAKER;
Jan Manarite, 2015 MAKER; Nola Theiss, 2015 MAKER; and Anna Bejerano and Barbara Linstrom, WGCU Public Media.
In its fifth and final year, the 2017 Makers will join an exclusive group of 45 women who have been named MAKERS. The 2017 MAKERS will be honored March 23, 2017 at the premiere of WGCU’s TV documentary 2017 MAKERS: Women Who Make Southwest Florida. Portraits of 2017 MAKERS will air on WGCU HDTV and WGCU FM and will be archived at wgcumakers.org.
About WGCU Public Media
WGCU is Southwest Florida’s source for PBS and NPR programming. As a member-supported service of Florida Gulf Coast University, WGCU’s mission is to provide educational programming that inspires, informs and engages our community. Serving seven counties, one-fifth of the state of Florida, with three distinct digital TV channels, two FM radio channels and three HD radio channels, a monthly magazine and a robust website, WGCU delivers national and international programming and develops, produces and delivers relevant, informative and educational local programs to the Southwest Florida community. More information about WGCU is available online at WGCU | Your Southwest Florida Source for Public Broadcasting or by following us on Facebook.
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filed: October 3, 1980.
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH
NORALCO CORPORATION, APPELLANT
No. 857 April Term, 1978, Appeal from the Judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division, No. 2748 October Term, 1971.
W. Arch Irvin, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellant.
Richard D. Klaber, Pittsburgh, for appellee.
Cercone, President Judge, and Price, Spaeth, Hester, Cavanaugh, Montgomery and Hoffman, JJ. Spaeth, J., files a concurring opinion. Montgomery, J., concurs in the result.
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Appellant contends that the lower court erred in concluding that the parties' contract required appellant to indemnify appellee for a loss resulting from appellee's negligence. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the entry of judgment n. o. v. in favor of appellee.
Appellee, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), owns a tract of land in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh. Appellant, Noralco Corporation (Noralco), is engaged in demolition work. In 1965, the URA and Noralco entered into a contract whereby Noralco agreed to perform demolition and site clearance work at the East Liberty site. The contract stated that the URA assumed no responsibility for the condition of existing buildings and other structures. Additionally, the contract obligated Noralco, inter alia, to inspect the premises to acquaint itself with the existing conditions; to provide supervision, technical personnel, labor, and materials; to ask the URA for any additional information which might be needed in planning and performing the work; and to demolish structures in such a manner as to avoid hazards to persons and property. The contract further provided that Noralco "shall exercise proper precautions of persons and property and shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property, either on or off the site, which occur as a result of [its] fault or negligence in connection with the prosecution of the work." Another contract provision required Noralco to "indemnify and save harmless the [URA] from any claims for damages resulting from personal injury and/or death suffered or alleged to have been suffered by any person as a result of any work conducted under this contract."
On August 1, 1968, while Noralco's employees were tearing down a brick wall at the site, the wall collapsed and fell upon one of the employees, resulting in his death. The
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decedent's estate brought an action against the URA and recovered damages in the amount of $172,300.00. The URA then instituted this indemnity action against Noralco.*fn1 The evidence at trial established that although the URA had inspectors at the East Liberty site to enforce compliance with the contract, Noralco had sole control and possession of the premises at the time of the accident. Additionally, the evidence revealed that the Noralco employees believed that the brick wall which they were tearing down at the time of the accident was "tied in" to the wall of an adjoining building. In fact, however, the walls were separate. Consequently, while the employees were removing bricks from the unsupported wall, it collapsed. After the accident, Noralco found plans in an elevator tower on the roof of the adjoining building which showed that the two walls were not connected. Before the accident, however, neither the URA nor Noralco knew that these plans existed or that the walls were separate. The trial court instructed the jury that the URA was entitled to be indemnified by Noralco pursuant to their contract if the URA was free from active negligence and if Noralco did anything which caused the death of the employee. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Noralco. In granting judgment n. o. v. for the URA, the lower court concluded that there was no evidence that the URA was actively negligent and that the parties' contract required Noralco to indemnify the URA for damages resulting from personal injuries caused by the URA's passive negligence. This appeal followed.*fn2
The question of whether an indemnity contract requires a contractor to indemnify an owner against the latter's own
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negligence was first considered by our Supreme Court in Perry v. Payne, 217 Pa. 252, 66 A. 553 (1907). The contract in that case provided that the contractors were to indemnify the owner "from all loss, cost or expense . . . arising from accidents to mechanics or laborers employed in the construction of said work, or to persons passing where the work is being constructed." An employee of a subcontractor was killed when he was struck by an elevator negligently operated by an employee of the owner. At the time of the accident, the owner was in exclusive control of the elevator. The owner brought an indemnity action against the contractors after paying a judgment obtained by the decedent employee's estate. Our Supreme Court considered the surrounding circumstances and the parties' purposes in making the contract and concluded that the parties intended the contractors to indemnify the owner from losses caused by the negligence of the contractors or their employees while performing the construction contract, and the parties did not anticipate imposing liability on the contractors for the negligence of the owner or his employees. The Court stated that if the contractors had to indemnify the owner in this case, they would be insurers, and the extent of their liability would be uncertain, indefinite, and entirely controlled by the owner. Moreover, the Court believed that the profits to be realized by the contractors were inadequate when compared to liability of such unlimited extent.*fn3 After reviewing cases
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in other jurisdictions which had considered the issue, the Court stated:
We think it clear, on reason and authority, that a contract of indemnity against personal injuries should not be construed to indemnify against the negligence of the indemnitee, unless it is so expressed in unequivocal terms. The liability on such indemnity is so hazardous, and the character of the indemnity so unusual and extraordinary, that there can be no presumption that the indemnitor intended to assume the responsibility unless the contract puts it beyond doubt by express stipulation. No inference from words of general import can establish it. The manifest purpose, in such cases, to indemnify against the injury which, under the circumstances, could reasonably be apprehended only from the action of the indemnitor, or his servant, is a weighty consideration in construing indemnity contracts. The circumstances surrounding the parties, the one, the owner for whom the building is to be erected, and the other, the contractor who is to construct the building and hence from whose acts injuries to persons and property may be anticipated, would seem to make the conclusion irresistible, that unless expressly stipulated in the contract the owner is not to be indemnified against his own negligence. In the case at hand the parties have not expressly stipulated against injury occasioned by the indemnitee's own negligence, and we are satisfied, from the terms of the instrument read in light of the circumstances surrounding the parties as well as the manifest purpose inducing the bond, that they did not intend to protect the indemnitee against his own or his servant's negligence.
Id. 217 Pa. at 262-63, 66 A. at 556-57.
In Pittsburgh Steel Co. v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc., 404 Pa. 53, 171 A.2d 185 (1961), the contractor agreed to "indemnify, save harmless and defend [the owner] from all liability for loss, damage or injury to person or property in any manner arising out of or incident to performance of this
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order . . . ." The contractor in that case had agreed to install a mill on the owner's premises. An employee of a subcontractor was severely injured as a result of the negligent operation of a crane by an employee of the owner.*fn4 After settling the injured employee's claim, the owner sought indemnification from the contractor. Our Supreme Court stated that "the law is well settled that the intention to include within the scope of an indemnification contract, a loss due to the indemnitee's own negligence, must be expressed in clear and unequivocal language." Id., 404 Pa. at 57, 171 A.2d at 187. The Court noted, however, that if the language of the indemnity contract is not explicit, our courts will consider the surrounding circumstances and the parties' object in making the contract. After observing that the facts of this case were almost identical to those in Perry v. Payne, supra, the Court concluded that although the indemnity provision was expressed in broad general terms, it did not contain clearly expressed or unequivocal language to show that the parties intended to indemnify the owner from its own negligence. Additionally, the Court found that the surrounding circumstances did not establish such an intent. Compare Westinghouse Electric Co. v. Murphy, Inc., 425 Pa. 166, 228 A.2d 656 (1967) (contract held to require contractor to indemnify owner from owner's negligence where contract provided that contractor would indemnify owner from all claims arising out of personal injuries or death to owner or its employees, "whether the same results from negligence of [owner] or [owner's] employees or otherwise, it being the intent of this provision to absolve and protect [owner] from any and all loss by reason of the premises."). See also Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Fischbach & Moore, Inc., 218 Pa. Super. 324, 280 A.2d 582 (1971).
In the instant case, Noralco contends that because the indemnification provision herein is similar to those in Perry and Pittsburgh Steel Co., it was not required to indemnify
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the URA. The URA responds that the rule announced in Perry does not apply where the indemnitee was not in possession of the premises at the time of the accident and was only passively negligent. In determining whether the Perry rule applies to this case, we shall first consider whether the URA was actively or passively negligent.
In Potter Title and Trust Co. v. Young, 367 Pa. 239, 80 A.2d 76 (1951), our Supreme Court stated:
Generally speaking, the term "passive negligence" denotes negligence which permits defects, obstacles or pitfalls to exist upon the premises, in other words, negligence which causes dangers arising from the physical condition of the land itself. "Active negligence", on the other hand, is negligence occurring in connection with activities conducted on the premises, as, for example, negligence in the operation of machinery or of moving vehicles whereby a person lawfully upon the premises is injured.
Id., 367 Pa. at 242-43, 80 A.2d at 78-79. See also Kopp v. R. S. Noonan, Inc., 385 Pa. 460, 123 A.2d 429 (1956); Komlo v. Balazick, 169 Pa. Super. 296, 82 A.2d 706 (1951).
Although the lower court gave instructions on active negligence, the jury's general verdict for Noralco does not reveal whether or not the jury found the URA to be actively negligent.*fn5 We agree with the lower court, however, that there was no evidence that the URA was actively negligent. The transcript of the trial in which the URA was found to have negligently caused the death of Noralco's employee was not introduced at the trial in this case. Thus, in determining whether there was evidence from which the jury could conclude that the URA was actively negligent, we can consider only the evidence introduced in this case. At the time of the accident, no agent of the URA did any affirmative act which contributed to the collapse of the wall. As noted by the lower court, the URA's negligence, at most, consisted of failing to warn Noralco's employees of a dangerous condition on the premises which the URA, as owner,
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should have discovered. See, e. g., Grace v. Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., 369 Pa. 265, 268, 85 A.2d 118, 119 (1952) (duty of owner of building to employees of independent contractor). Such negligence is clearly no more than passive.
In arguing that the rule announced in Perry does not apply where the indemnitee was passively negligent and not in possession of the premises at the time of the accident, the URA misapprehends the scope of that rule. Under Perry and its progeny, the parties' intent to have their indemnity contract apply to a loss caused by the indemnitee's own negligence must be expressed in clear and unequivocal language. In applying this rule, however, the courts do not examine only the four corners of the contract to determine whether it specifies losses caused by the indemnitee's negligence.*fn6 If the contractual language is not explicit, the court will consider the surrounding circumstances and the parties' object in entering into the contract. See e. g., Brotherton Construction Co. v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc., 406 Pa. 400, 178 A.2d 696 (1962), aff'g 23 Pa.D. & C.2d 783 (Chester County 1961); Pittsburgh Steel Co. v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc., supra; Tidewater Field Warehouses, Inc. v. Whitaker Co., 370 Pa. 538, 88 A.2d 796 (1952); Perry v. Payne, supra. Thus, in the Perry and Pittsburgh Steel Co. cases, the Supreme Court reviewed the surrounding circumstances and objectives of the parties and concluded that despite the broad language of the indemnity provisions, the parties did not intend the contractors to indemnify
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the owners from losses resulting from the owners' active negligence. In Tidewater Field Warehouses, Inc. v. Whitaker Co., supra, our Supreme Court considered the fact that the indemnitor had complete control and possession of the premises at the time of the accident in concluding that the parties did not intend the indemnity provision, which was similar to those in Perry and Pittsburgh Steel Co., to protect the indemnitee from losses resulting from the indemnitee's negligence. Courts in other jurisdictions have viewed as a relevant circumstance in determining the parties' intent the fact that the indemnitee's negligence was passive. See, e. g., American Oil Co. v. Hart, 356 F.2d 657 (5th Cir. 1966) (applying Florida law); Harvey Machine Co. v. Hatzel & Buehler, Inc., 54 Cal.2d 445, 353 P.2d 924, 6 Cal.Rptr. 284 (1960); Bartlett v. Davis Corp., 219 Kan. 148, 547 P.2d 800 (1976); Stern v. Larocca, 49 N.J.Super. 496, 140 A.2d 403 (App.Div.1958).
In Stern v. Larocca, supra, the contractors and owners entered into a contract to convert the owners' building into a garage. The contract stated that "[t]he Contractor[s] shall bear all loss or damage from accidents which may occur to any person or persons, by or on account of the prosecution of the work, until possession is taken by the owner[s]." While performing the contract, an employee of the contractors was injured when part of the ceiling fell upon him. In an action instituted by the employee, the owners had been found to have been negligent because they had actual or constructive notice of a defect in the ceiling. After settling the employee's claim, the owners sought indemnification pursuant to their contract. The New Jersey Superior Court noted that in construing an indemnity contract, courts generally have given great weight to the question of whether the contractor had exclusive possession of the place or instrumentality producing the accident. Additionally, the Court stated that courts have acknowledged that to deny recovery in every case in which the owner's negligence in any way contributed to the loss would leave practically no circumstance in which
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the indemnity provision would operate. In holding that the surrounding circumstances in this case showed that the indemnity contract was intended to indemnify the owners from their passive negligence, the Court stated:
The owners had nothing to do with the actual process of the work of alteration under the contract . . . . [T]he contract contemplated that the contractors were to completely familiarize themselves with the building before doing the work. It was further provided therein that they were to do the job in entirety, including "all minor details necessary." In providing in the agreement that the contractors were to "bear all loss or damage from accidents which may occur to any person or persons, by or on account of the prosecution of the work until possession is taken by the owner," the parties must be taken to have in mind what experience and litigation in this field teach would be the most likely occasion for such a claim, an accident to an employee of the contractors during the work. Moreover, since the Workmen's Compensation Act . . . would preclude a common law action by such an employee against the contractors, an action of the kind here brought against the owners by the employee was one of the contingencies clearly to have been contemplated by the parties in drawing the agreement. We deem it to have plainly been the intent of the parties that the absent owner should be entirely relieved of any concern over a claim arising out of such accident, no matter whose fault it was, so long as it arose out of the doing of the work. Presumably the contractors were willing to take their chances with respect to any defective condition of the structure, relying either upon advance inspection and precautions in doing the work or the availability of insurance to cover the risk.
49 N.J.Super. at 506, 140 A.2d at 409. The Court added, however, that if the employee had been injured as a result of the active negligence of an agent of the owners, it would have held the indemnity provision inapplicable because loss
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from such a contingency was not within the contemplation of the parties.
In Harvey Machine Co. v. Hatzel & Buehler, Inc., supra, the Supreme Court of California distinguished a prior decision which had held that a general indemnity provision did not indemnify the owner for a loss resulting from the owner's negligence as follows:
Here the indemnitee did not continue to maintain independent operations on the premises whereon construction was in progress. The injuries did not result from some conduct or omission unrelated to the indemnitors' performance. Most significantly of all, the claimed breach of duty on the indemnitee's part was not active, affirmative misconduct, but at most passive negligence-a failure to act in fulfillment of a duty of care which devolved upon the indemnitee as the owner or occupier of land. Finally, the misconduct does not relate to some matter over which the indemnitee exercised exclusive control.
54 Cal.2d at 448, 353 P.2d at 926, 6 Cal.Rptr. at 286-87. See also Bartlett v. Davis Corp., supra, 219 Kan. at 156, 547 P.2d at 808 ("Where the indemnitor has possession and control of the work or premises and the owner does not maintain independent operations on the premises, a contract of indemnity is generally construed to cover passive negligence of the owner."). See generally Annot., 27 A.L.R.3d 663 (1969).
We conclude that the surrounding circumstances in this case manifest the parties' intention that the URA be indemnified for losses resulting from its passive negligence. As in the cases above cited, the contractor herein, Noralco, had exclusive control and possession of the premises at the time of the accident and the owner, the URA, was merely passively negligent. Moreover, a review of the provisions of the contract other than the general indemnity provision support our conclusion. The contract stated that the URA was not responsible for the condition of existing buildings and other structures. Additionally, Noralco agreed to inspect the premises in order to acquaint itself with existing
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conditions, to request the URA to furnish any information it might need in planning and performing the work, and to perform the contract in such a manner as to avoid hazards to persons and property. The contract also provided that Noralco was responsible for all damages to persons or property resulting from its negligence in connection with the performance of the contract.*fn7 Considering the language of contract and all of the surrounding circumstances, we conclude that the parties intended Noralco to indemnify the URA for a loss arising from personal injuries sustained by an employee of Noralco while performing the contract, at least in the absence of active negligence by the URA. Accordingly, we hold that the lower court correctly granted judgment n. o. v. in favor of the URA.*fn8
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SPAETH, Judge, concurring:
I concur in the result reached by the majority, but I regret the majority's reference to "active" and "passive" negligence for several reasons: Use of the terms has been discredited, and they are in any case irrelevant to the issues raised on this appeal; the majority does not make plain what it means by the terms; and finally, this case is better decided without resort to them.
Offhand, one can think of three lines of cases where the terms "active" and "passive" have been employed to distinguish between types of negligent conduct. None of these lines, however, supports use of the terms here.
First, the terms "active" and "passive" are frequently found in older cases addressing the issue of whether an actor is relieved from the consequences of his negligent conduct by a superseding cause. See, e. g., Cotter v. Bell, 417 Pa. 560, 208 A.2d 216 (1965); DeLuca v. Manchester Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. Inc., 380 Pa. 484, 112 A.2d 372 (1955). However, in Estate of Flickinger v. Ritsky, 452 Pa. 69, 305 A.2d 40 (1973), the Supreme Court disapproved the use of the terms "active" and "passive" negligence in this context. For cases following Estate of Flickinger, see Bacsick v. Barnes, 234 Pa. Super. 616, 341 A.2d 157 (1975); Noon v. Knavel, 234 Pa. Super. 198, 215, 339 A.2d 545, 554 (1975) (PRICE, J., concurring); Scheel v. Tremblay, 226 Pa. Super. 45, 312 A.2d 45 (1973). And see Grainy v. Campbell, 269 Pa. Super. 225, 242 n.12, 409 A.2d 860, 869 n. 12 (1979) (HOFFMAN, J., dissenting).
Second, as the majority notes, the terms "active" and "passive" negligence are used in several older cases to define the duty owed by a possessor of land to a "gratuitous licensee." See, e. g., Potter Title & Trust Co. v. Young, 367 Pa. 239, 242-43, 80 A.2d 76 (1951). However, the duty has been more clearly defined without reference to the terms.
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By failing to recognize the various definitions that have been given the terms "active" and "passive" in the several lines of cases mentioned above, the majority leaves one uncertain regarding what it means by the terms.
The majority first cites Potter Title & Trust Co. v. Young, supra, for the proposition that "passive" negligence is "negligence which permits defects, obstacles or pitfalls to exist upon the premises, in other words, negligence which causes dangers arising from the physical condition of the land itself." Majority op. at 433 Pa. 326-327, 249 A.2d 567. Later, the majority cites cases from other jurisdictions that "have viewed as a relevant circumstance in determining the parties' intent the fact that the indemnitee's negligence was passive." Majority op. at 433 Pa. 326-327, 249 A.2d 567. However, the Annotation cited on pages 568-569 of the majority opinion, which collects most of the cases discussed by the majority for this proposition, uses "passive negligence" as the synonym of "secondary negligence," and "active negligence" as the synonym of "primary negligence." See Annot., 27 A.L.R.3d 663, §§ 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 (1969). Indeed, section 13 of the Annotation clearly distinguishes "passive negligence" in the sense of "secondary negligence" from a landowner's negligent failure to provide a safe place to work for the employees of an independent contractor:
In some cases involving a contractor's agreement to indemnify the owner with respect to injuries occurring in the course or prosecution of the work, or a similar contractual provision, the courts, without characterizing the negligence as active or passive or discussing that doctrine, have afforded the owner protection, regardless of whether the contractor was negligent, where an employee of the contractor, while engaged in the latter's work, was injured by reason of a pre-existing condition of the owner's premises which was defective or dangerous, or which became dangerous by reason of the nature or doing of the work, and liability attached to the owner on the ground
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that he negligently failed to furnish such workman with a safe place to work, or on a similar ground.
Annot., 27 A.L.R.3d § 13 at 734.
The majority's inconsistent use of the terms is further demonstrated by its reliance on Bartlett v. Davis Corp., 219 Kan. 148, 156, 547 P.2d 800, 808 (1976), for the principle that "[w]here the indemnitor has possession and control of the work or premises and the owner does not maintain independent operations on the premises, a contract of indemnity is generally construed to cover passive negligence of the owner." See Majority op. at 433 Pa. 327, 249 A.2d 569. In Bartlett, the deaths of two boys were caused by the negligent conduct of a landowner and the operator of a sand and gravel pit (who had exclusive possession and control of the work and premises). While the term "passive" was used by the court in Bartlett to denote the landowner's negligent failure to comply with a municipal ordinance requiring him to maintain a fence of specified type and dimensions around the pit, and thus may have been used in the same sense as in Potter Title & Trust Co. v. Young, it is equally possible that the court wished its use of "passive" to distinguish between the landowner's secondary negligence in causing the boys' deaths from the operator's primary negligence, or indeed, that the court was using the term to convey both meanings simultaneously. A similar observation may be made regarding the majority's citation of Harvey Machine Co. v. Hatzel & Buehler, Inc., 54 Cal.2d 445, 353 P.2d 924, 6 Cal.Rptr. 284 (1960).
In the present case, while the Redevelopment Authority's negligence was "passive" as that term is defined in Potter Title & Trust Co. v. Young, supra, it was "active" in the sense that it was the primary legal cause of the death of Noralco's workman.
The issue raised in this appeal is simply this: When the parties contracted with each other, did they intend that
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Noralco should indemnify the Redevelopment Authority for the consequences of its negligent failure to provide Noralco's workmen with a safe workplace? This issue may be decided without resort to the terms "active" and "passive" negligence, as the majority's own opinion demonstrates. For in spite of its extended discussion of the concept of "passive" negligence, the majority does not grant the Redevelopment Authority indemnification because the Authority was merely "passively" negligent, but rather because the parties' contract and the circumstances surrounding its formation, including, inter alia, the nature of the respective businesses of the Authority and Noralco, Noralco's exclusive control and possession of the work and premises during its operations thereon, and the nature of the services to be rendered and the amount of the remuneration to be paid, established, clearly and convincingly, that the parties intended that Noralco would indemnify the Authority for injuries suffered by Noralco's workmen because of the Authority's failure to provide them with a safe place to work. Thus the majority's discussions of "active" and "passive" negligence could have been easily avoided, since the parties did not themselves use those terms,*fn2 and far more precise terminology exists to describe the intentions of the parties.
Today's opinion by the majority can only serve to encourage continued reference to "active" and "passive" negligence in future cases, and thereby encourage unsound thinking, which, in turn may lead to unsound results.
We should have done better to repudiate the terms "active" and "passive," and relegate them to the realm of legal history.

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KARACHI, April 26: Hearing of the Daniel Pearl kidnapping-cum-murder could not be held for the second consecutive day on Friday as the prosecution side did not appear in the trial court.
Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon of the anti-terrorism court-2, who is holding the trial inside Central Prison, Karachi, fixed April 30 for the next hearing after waiting for the prosecutors till 12-noon.
Defence lawyers, who had sought a one-day adjournment on Thursday due to the countrywide boycott of courts by lawyers, however, appear in the court.
When contacted the Advocate-General Sindh, Raja Qureshi, told Dawn that he was busy in the Sindh High Court in connection with the hearing of his application for transfer of the case from the ATC-2.
Syed Mohsin Imam, assistant to Abdul Waheed Katpar, counsel for accused Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, told Dawn that an application had been filed on behalf of their client against the prison administration.
He said Omar Shaikh, the alleged mastermind of the US journalist kidnapping, and other accused were being kept in solitary confinement.
In the application, he said, it had been submitted to the court that the accused were not even being allowed to say prayers with others in the prison.
He said it had been prayed that the accused be kept in the prison according to the provisions of the jail manual.
Mr Imam said the judge called a report from the prison authorities.
He said an identical application had also been filed by Khawaja Naveed Ahmed, counsel for Fahad Naseem and Adil Shaikh, on behalf of his clients.
He said Rai Bashir, defence attorney for Salman Saqib, also moved a fresh application for the medical treatment of his client by a doctor of Aga Khan Hospital. The defence counsel submitted that his client was earlier being treated in the hospital under the name of Junaid and his medical file was available at the hospital.
Father of accused Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, father and brother of accused Salman Saqib and brother of accused Adil Shaikh met their relations at the prison.
Khawaja Naveed moved an application before the ATC-2, stating that his clients, Shaikh Adil and Fahad Naseem, had been kept in a death cell in Karachi Central Prison, and he prayed the court to order their treatment as normal prisoners, PPI adds.
The judge issued notice to the superintendent of Karachi Central Prison to appear in the court on April 30.
SHC: A division bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned on Friday to April 30 the hearing of an application by the advocate-general Sindh praying for transfer of the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case from the anti-terrorism court-2, adds PPI.
The division bench, comprising the Chief Justice, Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad, and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, adjourning the hearing, told the AG Sindh, Raja Qureshi, to provide a copy of the application to defence lawyer Abdul Waheed Katpar, who submitted before the court that he had not received copy of the application.
Mr Qureshi, in his application, had submitted before the High Court on Thursday that the ATC-2, presided over by Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon, had not been able to control “rude and abusive behaviour of the accused in the Daniel Pearl case who throughout the proceedings hurled abuses and threats at the prosecution team, witnesses and others connected with the case.”


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SENATE BILL NO. 301
AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTERS 55 AND 55A, TITLE 29, DELAWARE CODE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend §5526(b), Chapter 55, Title 29, Delaware Code by
inserting immediately after the phrase "annual rate of compensation" the following:
", adjusted annually for any increase in the total 'Median Usual Weekly Earnings' as published by the U.S. Department of Labor,"
Section 2. Amend §5573, Chapter 55A, Title 29, Delaware Code by striking the number "10" as it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof the number "5".
Section 3. Amend §5576(b), Chapter 55A, Title 29, Delaware Code by
striking said subsection in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new subsection "(b)" to read as follows:
"(b) Any disability pensioner who has not attained age 60 shall report to the Board by April 30 each year in a form prescribed by the Board, his total earnings from any gainful occupation or business in the preceding calendar year. The excess of such earnings over one half of the annual rate of compensation, adjusted annually for any increase in the total 'Median Usual Weekly Earnings' as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, received by him before he became disabled shall be deducted from his disability pension during the 12 months beginning in July of the year following the calendar year for which earnings are reported, in a manner determined by the Board. If any person received a disability pension for less than 12 months in the calendar year for which earnings are reported, the deduction, if any, shall be determined on a pro rata basis."
Approved July 13, 1992.