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Ambrose Young was beautiful. He was tall and muscular, with hair that touched his shoulders and eyes that burned right through you. The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and Fern Taylor would know. She'd been reading them since she was thirteen. But maybe because he was so beautiful he was never someone Fern thought she could have...until he wasn't beautiful anymore.
Making Faces is the story
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Comment: I knew about this book because of one of my book clubs. This was th book chosen for this month and despite not being something I usually go to, it has YA parts included, I still decided to honor the commitment and give it a try. I'm glad I did because the story is very good.
Ambrose Young has it all, he's gorgeous, friendly, successful and popular in his high school. After 9/11 and a fright he wasn't counting on, he looks at his life and thinks he must do something, so when school ends, he convinces his 4 best friends to join the army. But the outcome isn't perfect at all.
Fern Taylor has had a crush on Ambrose since he helped her and her cousin to bury a spider. But when she tries to help a friend to conquer him through an old fashioned letter exchange, she couldn't imagine the lessons and struggles she would face for him and with him...
I really liked this story, much more than what I imagined. It has some YA parts but thankfully those aren't about love ever after. I have a hard time believing the forever kind of love in young adults who don't always - if ever - weight in what true love and dedication entails. Anyway, that didn't happen here, although there's a start up base to the rest of the story which we see in the beginning.
The majority of the story is what everyone now says is new adult. Ambrose and Fern are young when their story happens, but I have to say there are mitigating reasons for why their story feels mature and well thought, opposed so many YA novels out there.
Fern has always took care of her cousin Bailey, who was born with a disease that makes it impossible to walk or to even move his arms. She has an old view of the world with reality so obvious in her life. The fact she isn't beautiful like most people also helped her to construct an idea of herself which stopped her from being vacant and self absorbed. So, in a way, she's mature for her age. And she likes o read, so...
Ambrose has a loving father, who isn't his biological father but that doesn't stop him from recognizing the good man he is and how lucky he is to have him and to have his support. Of course, this shaped his view of the world but he isn't an angry, impulsive guy. He tries to be fair and do the right thing. I think he felt a bit too perfect at times, but his impulsive action made things so uncomfortable and wrong that it's almost like he is paying for the time he didn't think things all the way. Although this can be debated, after all, serving one's nation is seen as something worthy.
It's obvious there's a lot of tears on this book's path and be prepared for it. I think the author was very clever because she dosed the emotion and the negativity very well, in a way that wasn't over the top and too hard to overcome. Things hurt and things are bad here and there, but there's this sense of optimism and the reader kind of gets ready to see it happen because the plot makes it happen that way. So, despite the huge avalanche of emotion, it's not unbearable because of the good things we see happening and being told a lot of the time.
There are some ideas about beauty and worth and how one can be what one needs instead of just being what other think. I liked the ideas inserted in to the plot quite a lot, and also how they were dealt with.
The romance is cute. It starts innocent, letters exchanging, sort of, and their personality complement each other When it has to, the support they both take from the other helps them appreciate what they were given, especially Ambrose. I think the HEA was believable and the focus was mostly on the sweetness and the friendship. The epilogue is full of hope and the stamp of approval for their relationship. But the actual story isn't rushed or too sugary.
I liked the story and despite my tears and personal little ideas about what to change, I can't say the author didn't do a good job, because she did. I feel humbled when I get a book I thought I wouldn't enjoy much, but end up liking a lot after all, even more so when it has elements I usually can't stand (like YA). This happened here and I'm quite glad to have read it. The writing feels a bit young at times, but I guess it's part of the whole deal. In the end, it had strength and a purpose, it worked out really well. Very good story!


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Eustace II, also known as Eustace aux Gernons (with moustaches) was count of Boulogne
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from 1049–1087, fought on the Norman side at the Battle of Hastings
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, and afterwards received a large honour
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in England. He is one of the few proven Companions of William the Conqueror
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He was the son of Eustace I
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. Goda died circa 1047, and he quickly married again (about 1049). From his second marriage with Ida of Lorraine
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(daughter of Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine
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), Eustace had three sons, Eustace III, the next count of Boulogne, and Godfrey of Bouillon
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, both later monarchs of Jerusalem
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In 1048 Eustace joined his father-in-law's rebellion against the Emperor Henry III
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. The next year Eustace was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX for marrying within the prohibited degree of kinship
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. It's likely the pope's action was at the behest of Henry III. The rebellion failed, and in 1049 Eustace and Godfrey submitted to Henry III.
Eustace paid a visit to England
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in 1051, and was honourably received at the Confessor's court. Edward and Eustace were former brothers-in-law and remained allied politically. On the other hand the dominant figure in England, Earl Godwin
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, had recently married his son Tostig to the daughter of Eustace's rival the count of Flanders. Furthermore Godwin's son Sweyn
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had been feuding with Eustace's stepson Ralph the Timid
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A brawl in which Eustace and his servants became involved with the citizens of Dover led to a serious quarrel between the king and Godwin. The latter, to whose jurisdiction the men of Dover were subject, refused to punish them. His lack of respect to those in authority was made the excuse for outlawing himself and his family. They left England, but returned the next year (1052) with a large army, aided by the Flemish.
In 1052 William of Talou
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rebelled against his nephew William
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of Normandy. Eustace may well have been involved in this rebellion, although there is no specific evidence, for after William of Talou's surrender he fled to the Boulonnais court.
The following years saw still further advances by Eustace's rivals and enemies. Count Baldwin of Flanders consolidated his hold over territories he had annexed to the east. In 1060 he became tutor of his nephew Philip I of France
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. In contrast Eustace's stepson Walter of Mantes failed in his attempt to claim the County of Maine. He was captured by the Normans and died soon afterwards in mysterious circumstances.
These events evidently caused a shift in Eustace's political allegiances, for he then became an important participant in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He fought at Hastings, although sources vary regarding the details of his conduct during the battle. Sources suggest that Eustace was present, with William the Bastard at the Malfosse incident in the immediate aftermath of the battle, where a Saxon, feigning death leapt up and attacked him, and was presumably cut down before he could reach William.
Eustace received large land grants afterwards, which suggests he contributed in other ways as well, perhaps by providing ships.
In the following year, probably because he was dissatisfied with his share of the spoil, he assisted the Kent
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. The conspiracy failed, and Eustace was sentenced to forfeit his English fiefs.
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Eustace died circa 1087, and was succeeded by his son, Eustace III
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It has been suggested that Eustace was the patron of the Bayeux Tapestry
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Ancient Bacteria Works to Position Itself in Bioenergy Race
“In this study,” Kim notes, “we found that phosphorus is really important.” Indeed, the cyanobacteria were unable to make efficient use of carbon dioxide in their growth cycle until the BG-11 medium was supplemented with phosphorus. Augmenting the medium with additional phosphorus allowed higher biomass productivity in the bioreactor. Once the phosphorus limitation was overcome, light irradiance and CO2 became the limiting factors for growth. _NewEnergyandFuelthe world's oldest fossils. Often referred to as "blue-green algae", they are not actually algae. And cyanobacteria are not ready to let algae take all the glory, in the brave new world of cornucopian biomass and bioenergy.
Cyanobacteria are among the oldest living forms in nature, responsible for generating the atmospheric oxygen we breathe today. Now Hyun Woo Kim and Raveender Vannela, researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are perfecting the means to culture these microbes—a potentially rich source of biofuels and biomaterials—in significantly greater abundance. The work provides a vital foundation for optimizing a device known as a photobioreactor (PBR), in which these energy-packed photosynthetic organisms proliferate.A wide variety of microbes would be amenable to "tweaking" to achieve optimal production of fuels, high value chemicals, plastics, animal feed, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and other useful co-products. Just the biomass alone -- up to 100 times the biomass of other bioenergy crops -- opens several doors to valuable products.
...new research indicates that the optimization of cyanobacterial growth requires a delicate interplay of CO2, phosphorus and sufficient light irradiation, within the PBR vessel containing the microbial crop. The group’s foundational study provides quantitative tools for evaluating factors limiting production of cyanobacteria within PBRs—a critical step along the path to large scale biofuel production. Results appeared recently in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering.
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria are able to produce roughly 100 times the amount of clean fuel per acre compared with other biofuel crops, and because their survival needs are simple—sunlight, water, CO2 and a few nutrients—they do not require arable land to be taken out of food production. Rather, cyanobacteria can be grown in rooftop PBRs or wherever sufficient quantities of sunlight and CO2 can be provided.
...Cyanobacteria reproduce prolifically, achieving a high biomass yield and they are tolerant of a wide range of temperatures, salinities and pH conditions. In addition to biofuels, which are extracted from fat-containing lipids in the cyanobacteria, the microbes can also produce many chemically based materials useful for industrial applications, like biopolymers or isoprenes. Photosynthetic microbes are also valuable for the growing field of neutraceuticals, permitting the manufacture of anti-cancer agents from fatty acids or antioxidants like beta carotene.
...Vannela and Kim stress that while they supplied CO2 and nutrients including phosphorus to the PBR’s cyanobacteria in their experimental design, ultimately, the nutrient source could come from waste streams or be recycled from the harvested biomass, while the excess CO2 produced by power plants could fulfill the microbe’s respiratory requirements. Thus, a closed loop could be formed, generating useful energy from water contaminants and the CO2 currently contributing to greenhouse warming. _ArizonaState_via_NewEnergyandFuel
Humans have worked with microbes for perhaps ten thousand years, in producing beer, butter, cheese, wine -- and more recently extremely valuable pharmaceuticals. Microbes are used for oil spill remediation and increasingly for topsoil remediation and revitalisation.
But as long as governments waste billions -- even committing trillions -- to phantoms of carbon hysteria and destructive "green" energy approaches such as wind and solar, many of the more worthy approaches to an abundant and clean energy future will go unfunded. Such stupidity at the highest levels, when the lowest and most ancient levels of life are waiting to help.
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Britain should have its own spaceport where satellites and daring travellers could be blasted into orbit, say business leaders.
Such a move would help the successful British space industry "really lift off", according to the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Suitable locations for a spaceport could be found in Scotland, Northern Ireland or South West England, it said.
One possibility suggested was a dual purpose air and spaceport on a man-made island in the Severn Estuary.
Others included lengthening the runway at an RAF base in Scotland or Northern Ireland - for instance, RAF Lossiemouth.
The proposals are set out in a new IoD report, Space - Britain's New Infrastructure Frontier, which catalogues the rapid growth of Britain's £8 billion space sector.
The space industry in the UK, which is largely satellite based, supports 85,000 jobs and has more than doubled in size in the last decade. By 2020, it is expected to employ 100,000.
But it could go much further, according to the IoD. The report highlights the "private sector space revolution" ushered in by the end of the American space agency Nasa's space shuttle programme.
A host of companies were now competing to provide space taxi services, and the cost of getting cargo into orbit was lowering rapidly. The Falcon 9 vehicle from SpaceX, for example, had reduced the cost per kilo of reaching low earth orbit to just over £3,146, compared with between £11,325 and £37,750 for the space shuttle.
SpaceX already had contracts with Nasa worth more than four billion US dollars (£2.5 billion) to launch cargos to the International Space Station and deliver satellites into orbit.
"Globally, the squeeze on public space agencies such as Nasa is leading to a private sector space revolution, with steep cuts in the cost of getting cargo into orbit," said the IoD. "A massive opportunity beckons for the UK, should we choose to understand and embrace it.
"A few regulatory and infrastructure developments, including licensing a spaceport, would help the (British) space sector really lift off," the report added.
Critical requirements for a spaceport were a long runway, an isolated and thinly populated location, and an undisturbed high altitude air corridor.
Skylon, a British-designed reusable space plane now at the early stages of development, would need a runway 16,400 feet long compared with Heathrow's 12,800 feet.
A spaceport would act as a "hub for space tourism, research and development", said the IoD.
"Space tourism... should not be forgotten," says the report. "Space tourists are willing to pay 200,000 dollars (£128,415) a ticket for a mere three hours in space. Crucially though, they will spend much longer within the vicinity of the spaceport and will no doubt have a lot of disposable income that would help the wider economy."
A good model for a UK spaceport was the Mojave (California) Air and Space Port, the first commercial spaceport licensed by the US Federal Aviation Administration, it said.
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- 6 General Confrontation Information
- 7 How to Bet on Match
- 8 Prediction for Cittadella vs Cagliari
- 9 Conclusion
Prediction: Cittadella vs Cagliari – Betting tips, odds and predictions
Cittadella vs Cagliari enter the field for the 21st round of the Italian Serie B. next Saturday (21), at 12:15 pm (Brasília time), at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombollato. Next, the Shaftscore brings you the main tips so you can bet on this duel.
At first, the match pits two teams against each other at different times in the competition. In this way, while the Cittadella is getting complicated in the last positions, the Cagliari still alive in the fight for a place among the first.
Cittadella broke fast in the last round
At first, the Cittadella put an end to the streak of victories that had accompanied the team for four games. Therefore, he won in the last round the step, by 2 x 1. With that, he is currently in 17th place, with 22 points. Even playing at home, the team must enter the field under pressure to seek victory. Otherwise, it could lose more positions and sink once and for all into the relegation zone.
The team of Cagliari opened a sequence of two consecutive victories in the last games. This made the team add six important points in the fight for the positions above in the table. Now, the team is in 8th place, with 28 points. Still, the difference to the G-4 is five points. That is, two victories combined with the stumbling of other teams can be fundamental for the club's rise in the competition.
Game link: www.bet365.com/cittadellla-x-cagliari
General Confrontation Information
Next, check out the main information about the game, such as: the possible lineups of the teams, the stadium and the time of the match. Also, see where to watch the game Cittadella x Cagliari, for the 21st round of Italian Championship Serie B.
What is the likely lineup of Cittadella?
In turn, the technician Edoardo Gorini should climb the Cittadella with: Kastrati; Cassandro, Perticone, Visentin and Donnarumma; Vita, Pavan and Mastrantonio; Ignacio; Antonucci and Beretta.
What is the likely escalation of Cagliari?
Cagliari line-up – 4-3-3 formation: Radunovic; Pardo, Altare, Capradossi and Carboni; Nandez, Makoumnou and Deiola; Luvumbo, Falco and Pavoletti.
Technician: Fabio Liverani
Which stadium will the Cittadella x Cagliari match be played in?
Above all, the match will take place at the Stadio Pier Cesare Tombollato.
Where to watch the game?
How to Bet on Match
Understand below the possible ways to profit.
What are the best markets for this game?
- Final result
- Less than 2.5 goals scored
- Both score
Tips for betting on Cittadella vs Cagliari
In this match, the Cagliari takes advantage and has favoritism, even outside their domains. By facing the last place of the competition, the team should not feel difficulties in beating the Cittadella.
What are the most recommended bookmakers for Cittadella vs Cagliari
Who can score in this match?
At the Cittadella, the highlight has been the striker beretta with two goals and an assist in the league.
Already on the team Cagliari, moncosu is one of the main offensive pieces of the team and should pose a lot of danger to the host defense.
Who is more likely to win between Cittadella vs Cagliari?
However, the likelihood is that the Cagliari win the match and guarantee the three points in the round.
Prediction for Cittadella vs Cagliari
Conservative: for those who enjoy a bet with less risk, the bet on the victory of the Cagliari like "Final result" is the best bet in this duel. For the guess, the Bet365 is at the odds of 2.60.
Moderate: those who enjoy a riskier bet, but at an intermediate level, can bet that the match will have few goals, with “Less than 2.5 goals scored”. Namely, it is at odds of 1.53 at Bet365.
Aggressive: for those who intend to risk more, in search of a greater profit, the indicated bet is that only one team will score in “Both score – No” who is at odds 1.75 at Bet365.
Finally, these were the best betting tips for this clash Cittadella vs Cagliari, valid for Italian Serie B. We analyzed the latest results of both teams and reached this conclusion.
Game link: www.bet365.com/cittadellla-x-cagliari
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Effect of vasoconstriction on pain after mandibular third molar surgery: A single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Martin, Wilhelmus J. J. M. / Skorpil, Nynke E. / Ashton-James, Claire E. / Tuinzing, D. Bram / Forouzanfar, Tymour
Objectives: Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of using local compression to reduce postoperative pain after third molar surgery. It has been theorized that compression reduces pain intensity through vasoconstriction. The current research tests the veracity of this vasoconstriction hypothesis by testing the impact of local epinephrine (a local vasoconstrictor) versus a control on patients' pain ratings over 7 days following surgery.
Method and Materials: Fifty patients scheduled for mandibular third molar surgery were randomly assigned to receive one cartridge of Ultracaine DS Forte (the treatment group) or one cartridge of Ultracaine DS (the control group) after surgical removal of the third molar. Participants used the visual analog scale (VAS) to provide daily ratings of pain intensity for 7 days following surgery. In addition, on day 7, the perceived effectiveness of the pain treatment was measured with the global perceived effect (GPE) scale. A quality- of-life questionnaire was also completed.
Results: A repeated-measures ANOVA indicated that the treatment group perceived significantly less pain than the control group on days 2 to 7 following surgery. In addition, 77.8% of the treatment group perceived their pain treatment to be successful, while only 69.6% of the control group reported that their pain was reduced successfully by day 7.
Conclusion: The results of this study provide an initial proof of concept that epinephrine may have an analgesic effect on the period following third molar surgery. Further research with larger sample sizes is needed to strengthen evidence for the clinical utility of offering localized epinephrine to patients following third molar surgery.
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SHARJAH // More than 25,000 government employees and their families will be covered by a health insurance scheme to be launched by Sharjah Health Authority next month.
Abdulla Al Mahyan, chairman of the authority, said 25,514 UAE nationals, residents and their families would benefit.
"The directives of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, are straightforward and clear, mandating the provision of a healthy environment to all the emirate's employees and their families as soon as possible," Mr Al Mahyan said.
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Will Arnett’s growly portrayal of Batman was a highlight of 2014’s The Lego Movie, one in a long line of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller projects that ended up being a lot better than they sounded on paper. Lord and Miller have given the reins to Moral Orel and Robot Chicken director Chris McKay for the Dark Knight-centric sequel, The Lego Batman Movie, a marriage of comedic sensibilities that should produce another clever respite from the sometimes brain-numbing preciousness of family-friendly entertainment.
You can find out for yourself when The Lego Batman Movie hits theaters on February 10, 2017, and The A.V. Club is giving Chicago residents a chance to find out even earlier than that. We’re giving away passes to an advance screening of the film on February 4—that’s this coming Saturday—at 11:00 a.m. at the Showplace ICON theater (1011 S Delano Ct), and to register for one of those passes, all you have to do is enter your information here. Remember: Advance screenings are often intentionally overbooked, so be sure to arrive early if you want to secure a seat.

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Students experience real-life Chemistry in action
Two events on the same day brought Chemistry students’ laboratory work to life by showing the real world application of theories and skills they have mastered in lessons.
Four Second Year pupils represented the School at Salter’s Festival of Chemistry at the University of York, while A Level students used a University of Bradford spectrometer to inspect the purity of samples they had created in the School laboratories.
Pocklington School Second Year Students at Salter's Festival of ChemistrySecond Years Kate Scott-Clappison, Zac Stewart, Will Jones and Eve Levitt competed against other local schools in the Salter’s Festival, which involved using their knowledge of Chemistry to solve two enjoyable challenges.
They then listened to a lecture about colour; how fireworks relate to chemistry and how bioluminescence works. They also had a look at different acidities and alkalis and how they react with different indicators.
Kate said: “Overall we had a great day and I think we did well. We were very close to a competition prize but sadly did not quite reach our target.”
Meanwhile, the practical skills of Pocklington School A Level students were put to the test when the Royal Society of Chemistry sent an expert from the University of Bradford to help them test the purity of aspirins they had synthesised in lessons.
Students experience real-life Chemistry in actionJames Machell brought an Infrared spectrometer to inspect their results, as part of the Royal Society-supported Spectroscopy in a Suitcase scheme.
The scientific measurement technique records how molecules respond to infrared light, and each student used it to analyse their aspirin sample. Tiny traces of other substances were identified, showing an average 50% purity.
IR spectroscopy has a wide range of applications in both research chemistry and wider society. It’s used to help identify the structure of complex molecules in space, to analyse works of art and in Formula 1 motor racing. Many breathalysers used by police forces to determine levels of alcohol in breath are IR spectrometers.
James also brought a powerful NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy) machine with him to the School chemistry labs. He showed students how it works and discussed its use in chemical research at the University.
The NMR is used to determine how proteins fold, twist and coil, and to evaluate the proportions of solid and liquid components in fatty foodstuffs such as margarines and low-fat spreads. NMR is also used a lot in pharmaceutical sciences and medicine, for example: the diagnosis of tissue abnormalities and body scanning by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Jenny McDowell, Head of Chemistry, said: “Both experiences were most enjoyable and valuable for our Chemistry students. The Second Year team did tremendously well and learned a great deal, and our Upper Sixth students were able to appreciate the important use of the spectroscopy equipment in research, medicine and other areas to benefit our lives.”Published: June 1 2018


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War in Ukraine holds promise of profit for German arms companies
Major companies in Germany – Russia’s third-largest trading partner – are facing massive losses and write-offs due to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. But not arms companies such as Rheinmetall.
Shares in the Düsseldorf-based company rose 51% from pre-war levels and on Thursday its chief executive said sales were at a record high: up 4.7% to 5, 7 billion euros last year.
“In light of the changing political situation in Europe, many countries are now stepping up their security efforts,” said Armin Papperger, Managing Director of Rheinmetall AG. “Security – as the current conflict shows – is the foundation of our life in peace and freedom. Rheinmetall has a special obligation here.
It’s not just sales that are up at Rheinmetall: with its order book also at record highs, the company is increasing capacity with new production facilities – in Slovakia and Moldova – and new products .
Last month, it showed off its next-generation Lynx, a light tank that one enthusiastic military blogger described as “a well-balanced mix of lethality, protection, mobility and survivability.”
Last month, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a 100 billion euro special fund to bolster the neglected German military. Along with similar announcements from Denmark, Sweden and other EU countries, senior German Defense Ministry officials have told arms companies they will set aside standard procurement rules for place at the top of the list.
Anticipating sustained commercial activity, Rheinmetall last week signed a memorandum of understanding with MBDA Italy, a world leader in missile systems, to find what they call “disruptive technologies” in air defense.
“The situation is delightful for Rheinmetall, they probably never even dreamed of something like this 100 billion euro fund,” said Greenpeace Germany disarmament expert Alexander Lurz. “Now they just have to wait for the orders to come in.”
Military analysts say the conflict in Ukraine has fundamentally changed the political-military geography of Europe, with Russia’s invasion nullifying previous NATO commitments on the location of combat forces in Europe and levels of support. military equipment on the ground.
Even before military spending started ringing in recent weeks, Europe was the only continent in a new study to resist an international drop in arms imports, which rose 19% between 2017 and 2021.
“The severe deterioration of relations between most European states and Russia has been an important driver of the growth of European arms imports, especially for states that cannot meet all their needs through their industries. national arms,” said Pieter Wezeman, co-author of a new study. this week from the Stockholm International Peace Institute.
In the institute’s 2017-2021 flow analysis, US arms exports increased by 14% and US companies increased their market share from 32% to 39%. Russian arms exports fell by a quarter during this period, while France recorded a 59% increase in exports. It holds 11% of the world market, making it the third largest arms exporter, while Germany is in fifth place.
Beyond Berlin’s 100 billion euro one-off fund, nearly double the annual defense budget, Berlin says it will increase annual defense spending to meet NATO’s spending requirement of 2 % of gross domestic product.
Circumvention of sanctions
At the top of the list: up to 35 new F35 stealth bombers from the American Lockheed-Martin, at 100 million euros each, and 15 Tornado surveillance planes from the Franco-German Airbus.
At the same time, arms companies in France and Germany are accused of circumventing EU sanctions to sell to Russia.
According to a French report this week, Paris has approved the export of 152 million euros worth of military equipment for Russian tanks and fighter jets since 2015, including thermal imaging cameras and navigation systems.
Among the main suppliers are Thales and Safran, companies in which the French state is the largest shareholder. France’s defense ministry insists the exports were legal because the contracts were signed before the EU imposed sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea.
Meanwhile, in 2020, German companies sold about 366 million euros worth of products for commercial and military use to Russia, such as sensors, lasers and high-end electronics.
According to German broadcaster ARD, many Russian drones used in the Ukraine conflict contain motors, cameras and GPS modules from German companies, exported to Russia via Czech and Swiss intermediaries.
With business booming for German arms companies, Berlin has ordered its cartel authority to investigate allegations of price-fixing and profiteering between oil companies.
A few hours after the announcement of the imminent investigation, the price of a liter of diesel and unleaded gasoline fell by 4.2 cents and 3.3 cents respectively.
A liter of diesel and unleaded gasoline sold on Thursday for an average of 2.25 and 2.159 cents respectively. The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club said that, despite the additional pressures caused by the war, “there is plenty of room” for further price cuts.


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It’s that exciting time of the year where our home is transitioning from bright summer pops to cozy moody fall vibes! Sharing our top fall decor picks from Walmart Home and how we decorated our living room for fall this year!
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When it comes to decorating for fall, I like to keep it simple and have more subtle nods of fall (instead of placing pumpkins everywhere!). Introducing subtle fall colors like burnt orange is one of my favorite ways to do this!
Since our living room has a neutral foundation, it’s super easy to decorate seasonally and I pretty much just have to swap out throw pillows, throw blankets, and maybe change a few pieces of art here and there.
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On 28th April, Tom Hitchcock – Sales Account Manager at FiDUS Power – completed the London Marathon and raised over £3500 for Leukaemia Care, in memory of his father.
This was the first time Tom had taken part in the iconic marathon, having previously completed a half marathon.
After many months of intense training and preparation, running 4-5 times a week whilst also juggling a busy work life, home life and two young daughters, on the morning of Sunday 28th April 2019 Tom took to the streets of London! Alongside a record breaking 42,906 marathon runners for the annual event, he took on this mammoth challenge and completed the 26.2 mile course in 4 hours and 23 minutes.
Tom said: “My Dad, Piers Hitchcock, lost his battle with leukaemia just a day after his 39th birthday. Now that I have children of my own and I am getting ever closer to the age my father was when he passed away, I am more often reminded of this loss and how precious life really is. I'd like to channel this into something positive, something that would make my Dad proud, and hopefully make my girls proud too.”
Tom wanted to run the London Marathon for Leukaemia Care to help other sufferers and their families. Every 20 minutes in the UK, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer.
Tom said “The incredible support I have had from friends and family - as well as all those who donated to my fundraising page – has played a huge part in giving me the mental strength to run the last 12 miles through the pain. That, and also my wife and eldest daughter waiting to see me across the finish line from the grandstand. Seeing them just before finishing was very emotional.”
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Dogs are highly social animals that use different social cues to communicate. Dogs use the same language to communicate with people, such as tail wagging. Most dog owners know this, but only a few understand what different tail moves and positions mean.
We asked our experienced staff at The Grand Paw doggy daycare in Indio, CA, how they interpret tail wagging to understand how dogs are feeling. Here, we present our findings.
Interpreting Vertical Position
How high or low a dog holds its tail can tell a lot about its emotional state. Dogs always form a hierarchy in dog packs. When a new member encounters a dog they’ve never met, the two establish a hierarchy based on their judgment of each other’s physical strengths.
When a dog’s tail is at its maximum height, it’s a sign of confidence and dominance. On the other hand, when the tail is at its lowest position, it’s a sign of fear and submission. This is probably where the idiom “with one’s tail between one’s legs” came from.
Interpreting Wagging Frequency
A wagging tail may mean the dog is happy, but it may also be a sign of stress. The key is to note the frequency. A higher tail wagging frequency indicates that the dog is excited, relaxed, and happy. On the other hand, a slower wagging tail may mean that the dog is stressed and nervous. Our professionals instinctively know what “high” or “low” frequency means for different dog sizes and breeds.
Interpreting the Left/Right Bias
Most people never notice this, but dogs often wag their tails a little to the left or the right. More often than not, dogs wag their tail slightly to the right when they’re excited about something positive, like a reward. However, the tail wags with a little bias to the left when they feel threatened, like when meeting a stranger.
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On the Way to Responsible Manufacturing
10 Nov 2022
Increasing Sustainability in Manufacturing Sectors
Additive Manufacturing has long been assigned to the unique attributes of “design freedom”, “local manufacturing”, “lead time improvements” and others. These characteristics enabled the technology to influence major industries – to the point where today, additively manufactured parts can even be found on planet mars, enhancing the capabilities of the mars rover Perseverance. But back on earth, in times of a climate crisis, we need to ask ourselves how AM can influence an even greater shift towards responsible manufacturing. Today, the biggest industrial drivers of climate change are manufacturing, electricity, transportation, agriculture and temperature regulation. In this talk, we will discuss how Additive Manufacturing will provide a unique approach to reducing carbon emissions in most of these sectors by rethinking the way we create, manufacture and distribute goods. We will also cover how the newly defined attributes of Additive Manufacturing, • Purpose-Driven Design • Customization • On-Demand and Decentralized Production • Circularity, and • the Digital Value Chain, will drive a shift towards a carbon neutral future. We will discuss real life case studies and data to encourage rethinking the traditional attributes of AM.


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Doctor Carmen Parra Rodríguez holds a PhD in Law from the University of Barcelona (UB), Master in European law from the Free University of Brussels (ULB), Director of the Department of Economics Solidarity Abat Oliba CEU University (UAO), Director Master in Communication and Management of Social Solidarity Economy (UAO). She has published books in the area of international law and the social and solidarity economy. Member of university networks specializing in the social economy. She is adviser to the regional government of Catalonia on social programs and she has received several awards for her work in support of the fight against social exclusion through employment.
Currently has participated in a Program to empowerment women in communities in South America (México, Bolivia, Perou) through the creation of social enterprises.

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Hell Is a City
Punchy crime thriller with a realist streak as Stanley Baker pursues a fugitive through the streets of Manchester.
Police drama 1959 96 mins
Director: Val Guest
Stanley Baker stars as world weary DI Harry Martineau, taken to pounding the streets of Manchester in search of an escaped convict, while at the same time trying to avert his messy personal life from unravelling.
Produced by Hammer Films and directed by Val Guest, Hell is a City is an essential British crime film from the period, endowed with a fine cast of character actors from Donald Pleasance to Billie Whitelaw and Warren Mitchell. With its gritty characterisation of Martineau as a flawed and emotional man, and authentic location work that ranges from the mean streets of Manchester to the Yorkshire Moors, Hell is a City is a key work of British realism that also happens to be a gripping crime film.
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Ingeniously plotted and twisting whodunit that leaves Alastair Sim baffled as to the identity of the killer.
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A pair of newlyweds endure a honeymoon staying with the groom's parents in a comedy from East Is East writer Ayub Khan-Din.
Comedy 1963 98 mins Silent Director: John Schlesinger
Tom Courtenay is the clerk whose overactive fantasies compensate for a dull provincial life, in this classic film from the British New Wave.
Drama 1938 74 mins Silent Director: Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux directs the story of a Harvard graduate whose attempts to establish a rural school runs into opposition from both races.
Drama 1941 56 mins Director: Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams feverish melodrama about a woman’s flirtation with Satan was independently produced out of Texas with an amateur cast and a budget of $5,000.
Drama 1969 87 mins Director: Barney Platts-Mills
A fascinating record of 1960s suedehead youth culture which is largely improvised by a non-professional cast of teenagers from east London
Historical drama 1987 182 mins Director: Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas' epic story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset labourers deported to Australia in the 1830s for forming a trade union.
Featuring Stanley Baker
Drama 1953 21 mins Director: J.B. Williams
Stanley Baker enacts the classic Edgar Allan Poe story in this chilling short film, only recently rediscovered after being lost for 50 years.
Directed by Val Guest
Drama 1960 111 mins Director: Val Guest
Val Guest's 1959 London-shot Brit Beat classic charts the fortunes of aspiring musician Bert Rudge (Cliff Richard)
Comedy 1951 81 mins Director: Val Guest
The Drakes' dream of making an old Sussex farm successful comes to a halt after one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg
Medical drama 1963 109 mins Director: Val Guest
A race-against-time thriller about a smallpox outbreak that shatters the serenity of idyllic Bath.
2021 78 mins Director: Dylan Williams
Humorous and melancholic portrait of a senior Welsh male voice choir.
Documentary 2021 95 mins Director: Jamila Wignot
An immersive profile of ground-breaking and influential choreographer and founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Drama 2020 119 mins Director: Eric Steel
David gets a taste of freedom whilst living in 1980’s New York City when he develops a close friendship with his grandfather’s neighbours, two elderly closeted men.
Drama 2020 95 mins Director: Philip Baranttini
An emotionally scarred London chef (Stephen Graham) struggles to keep it together in this formally extraordinary and beautifully acted single-take thriller.
Drama 2021 104 mins Director: Eva Husson
In this beautiful adaptation of Graham Swift’s novel, starring Josh O’Connor and Odessa Young, a writer has a creative awakening steeped in books, love and loss.
Drama 2021 117 mins Director: Pablo Larraín
Pablo Larraín's sublime ‘fable from a true story’ imagines a Christmas weekend at Sandringham in the early 1990s, as an unhappy Princess Diana contemplates saying ‘no’.


text: A moist, sweet, gluten-free muffin that happens to be reduced carb and high in fiber. Coconut flour absorbs a huge amount of liquid, so only a small amount of flour is necessary. The eggs work as a leavening and binding agent. Very yummy. Kosher: Pareve (if made with oil). Dairy-free and grain-free.


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What can the twisted histories of one Sri Lankan canal tell us? Sujit Sivasundaram on how the coastal environment of Colombo has been colonised and marketised, but in turn creates its own paths, through winds, waves and waters as well as unstable earth.
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How can racialised and Islamophobic terms in common currency in Sri Lanka today be traced back to British colonial rule in the late nineteenth century? Shamara Wettimuny explores the formation of racialised colonial identities and legacies of exclusion.
What is a ‘photography of the East’? Taking the case of the ‘paradise island’ of Ceylon, Vindhya Buthpitiya explores how the island’s photographic past survives in fragments, glimpses, memories and fading archives.
Across South Asia, there are isolated communities of African origin – often disadvantaged and with only tenuous links to the continent of their forbears. Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, a London-based researcher, explains how her interest in these communities was first aroused, and how diverse patterns of migration still shape the situation of people widely known today as ‘Sidis.

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The global minimum tax agreement has been finalised under the auspices of the OECD
One hundred thirty-six countries have joined the agreement under which the minimum corporate tax rate must be set at the minimum level of 15%. The countries that are parties to the agreement generate over 90% of the global GDP.
The agreement has been reached in accordance with Pillar 2 of the global tax reform developed by the OECD. The states that initially stood against the conditions proposed by the OECD (Hungary, Estonia, Ireland) also have joined the agreement.
According to the reform’s authors, it will help increase the collection of taxes in developing countries and exclude abuses associated with the redistribution of profits to low-tax jurisdictions. The reform primarily addresses the multinational companies with annual revenue above EUR 750 million.
It is expected that the new rules will be effective in 2023.
Hong Kong will undergo a tax reform
Hong Kong has committed to amend its tax laws by 31 December 2022. The revised rules will take effect on 1 January 2023. It is caused by the decision of the EU Council of 5 October 2021, under which Hong Kong was included in the EU’s “grey list” as a state that does not fully comply with global tax standards. The deadline for the measures coincides with implementing the OECD Pillar 2 global reform (from 1 January 2023).
The EU has the following concerns of the EU with Hong Kong’s legislation. Due to the territorial taxation regime, only income received in Hong Kong is subject to tax. Therefore, passive income, such as royalties, received by Hong Kong companies from other jurisdictions is not taxed in Hong Kong. This is at odds with the position of the EU Council, which considers this to be an abusive and “harmful” tax practice.
The Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) also noted that the total exemption from taxation of such income would lead to a situation of “double non-taxation”, which is considered unacceptable. In this regard, the Hong Kong authorities have undertaken obligations to adjust tax legislation in this part.
According to the Hong Kong Government, the proposed amendments will only target corporations that do not have significant economic activities within the country. If the changes are not adopted by 31 December 2022, the EU may include Hong Kong in the “black list”, which may result in such negative consequences as restrictions on the payment of dividends, withholding taxation at source of income, application of CFC rules, and others.
Seychelles has been removed from the EU blacklist
The Council of the EU issued a press release dated 5 October 2021, which informs that the Republic of Seychelles has been excluded from the list of jurisdictions that do not cooperate with the EU in the field of taxation.
This became possible due to the changes made to the corporate and tax legislation of Seychelles. Now Seychelles has been moved to the EU’s “grey list”, which does not provide the application of restrictive measures typical for blacklisted jurisdictions.
You can read more about the changes in the legislation of Seychelles here.


Justin Pipe joined the Championship League Darts on Weds 26th September, as he and Mark Webster and Kevin Painter join the five players still in the group, as day 2 started play in the internet streamed PDC darts event, which has some £200,000 prize money to be won.
All games are the best of 11 legs. Prize Money is paid at £50 per leg in the round robin group stage, with prize money rising to £100 per leg in the play-offs. The Group Two champion will progress to the Winners Group on November 1, with the bottom two players from the league table eliminated, and the other five players progressing to play in Group Three.
UPDATE: Justin wins his first match against Kevin Painter 6-3 with a 96 average, including 4x 180’s. The Force was 3-0 down before turning on the afterburners and winning the next 6 legs in a row.
UPDATE: Justin wins his next two matches for 3 out of 3, and he may be safe outside the ‘relegation’ places now (6 points and a good leg difference should make it safe, but 2 more points would pretty much assure it), so if he doesn’t go through as winner, he hopefully will be back tomorrow – keep em crossed!
UPDATE: Justin’s 4th win against Webster means he makes the semi finals later today – he’s still got a game vs. Phil Taylor to play before that! In his game vs Jenkins, Justin hit back to back 12 darters, both with 121 checkouts!
UPDATE: In the final, Phil at 5-4 up started on his throw with a 180.. but Justin managed to still break the throw to take it to a deciding leg!
JUSTIN WINS! Justin has won through to the finals of the Champion League Darts, after beating Phil Taylor in a very close and tense final in group 2. Justin can take a well earned break from the competition now – and get ready for the Grand Prix!
“It’s a fantastic debut and I’m really pleased – I couldn’t be happier,” said Pipe. “My initial aim was just to make the cut, and when I knew I was in the semi-finals I just wanted to push on.
The game Terry and I had in the league stage was really good, so it was good to beat him and then to beat Phil in the final is fantastic, so I’m chuffed.
I’ll be able to watch the remaining groups with interest and there’s no pressure on me now. I can come back for the final day and I know what it’s going to be like. I’ll prepare really well for the Winners Group, and hopefully do well in that.” – Justin Pipe.
Over the course of the day, Justin hit: 96.37 average, 110 tons, 71×140’s and 26x 180’s, with 48 doubles hit – all in a days work!
Group Two Fixtures
|Time||Board One||Board Two|
|10.30am||Match One||Phil Taylor 6-0 Adrian Lewis||Justin Pipe (96 ave) 6-3 Kevin Painter|
|Match Two||Terry Jenkins 6-2 Mark Webster||Gary Anderson 6-2 Simon Whitlock|
|Match One||Kevin Painter 3-6 Phil Taylor||Adrian Lewis 5-6 Justin Pipe (97.2 ave)|
|Match Two||Simon Whitlock 4-6 Terry Jenkins||Mark Webster 5-6 Gary Anderson|
|Match One||Kevin Painter 4-6 Gary Anderson||Phil Taylor 6-4 Mark Webster|
|Match Two||Simon Whitlock 3-6 Justin Pipe (100 ave)||Adrian Lewis 6-4 Terry Jenkins|
|Not before 2.00pm||Match One||Gary Anderson 2-6 Phil Taylor||Kevin Painter 6-5 Mark Webster|
|Match Two||Adrian Lewis 1-6 Simon Whitlock||Justin Pipe 5-6 Terry Jenkins|
|Match One||Justin Pipe 5-6 Gary Anderson||Terry Jenkins 6-4 Phil Taylor|
|Match Two||Mark Webster 1-6 Adrian Lewis||Simon Whitlock 6-3 Kevin Painter|
|Not before 4.15pm||Match One||Terry Jenkins 1-6 Kevin Painter||Adrian Lewis 6-4 Gary Anderson|
|Match Two||Mark Webster 1-6 Justin Pipe||Phil Taylor 6-2 Simon Whitlock|
|Match One||Simon Whitlock 6-4 Mark Webster||Gary Anderson 0-6 Terry Jenkins|
|Match Two||Justin Pipe 2-6 Phil Taylor||Kevin Painter 3-6 Adrian Lewis|
|Semi finals||Phil Taylor 6-3 Adrian Lewis||Terry Jenkins 4-6 Justin Pipe (104.34 ave)|
|Not before 7.30pm||Final||Phil Taylor 5-6 Justin Pipe|


Last April, one day after the chemical attack in Khan Shaykhun, Syria, Tamara Briggs’s aunt and uncle fled their hometown, Jisr al-Shughur, 62 miles northwest. Two days later a bomb took out the building next door, which in turn flattened their house. “They’re in Aleppo now,” Briggs says.
Jisr al-Shughur, in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, is the town Briggs’s father, Monib El-Khatib, came to Ann Arbor from in 1978 to study land-use planning at Eastern Michigan University. Briggs’s mother, Jinan, followed a year later. She began taking culinary classes at a community college, and after graduating, she spent six months in France training under a pastry chef.
In 1991, the couple opened a small storefront bakery on a well-hidden side of a strip mall, offering typical French and Middle Eastern pastries, and custom-made cakes for weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries. But over time, Jinan noticed that her customers often seemed less interested in her baguettes and croissants, and were drawn more to the home-style Syrian food she gradually incorporated into her offerings.
These were foods most Syrians would never go out for, things you’d never taste unless you were invited into the home of someone from Jisr al-Shughur—a bright purple baba ghanoush, for example, the usual eggplant replaced with beets, which are abundant around Jisr al-Shughur. She made tabbouleh baladi, a salad of red and green cabbage, fine bulgur, mint, red pepper, pomegranate molasses, olive oil, tomatoes, onions, and parsley, usually made in wintertime, when brassicas are in season. And she made kibbeh al toum, a very particular version of the bulgur and ground meat amalgamations found all over the Middle East, hers taking the form of fist-size footballs of meat, grain, and garlic, boiled, then smothered in brick-colored muhammara, a puree of spiced red pepper and walnuts. “Lots of Middle Easterners are like, ‘I don’t what that is,’ ” Briggs says. “But this is what we make in our city.”
Over 26 years Exotic Bakeries & Syrian Cuisine, evolved into a kind of full-service deli—something that doesn’t actually exist in Syria. It’s also been the sole proprietor of Syrian food in Ann Arbor, and one of the very few in the Detroit metropolitan area. Even in nearby Dearborn—which has the largest proportion of Arab-Americans in the U.S. and is the country’s promised land for great Middle Eastern food—there’s only one dedicated Syrian restaurant.
“Syrians are known to be highly educated,” Briggs says. “That’s why you won’t see a lot of restaurants.” Also, Syrian immigration to the Detroit area historically has been limited, relative to Lebanese, and more recently, Yemeni and Iraqi. But since the start of 2015, nearly 19,000 Syrian refugees have been resettled in the U.S. Over 2,000 of them are in Michigan, more than any other state apart from California.
Many of these families are living in small homes in nearby Ypsilanti. A few have found work here and there making labor-intensive food like kibbeh for restaurants and parties. One woman waiting for her green card works in the kitchen of the Briggs family’s deli.
The family refurbished a car for her, and they’re working on others for refugees in need. The deli is set up as a drop-off point for donations of toys, clothing, furniture, appliances, and other goods for the newcomers.
“My cousins are in the same position,” Briggs says. “So I want people to treat them as good as we’re treating these people.”
Jisr al-Shughur was an early flash point in the Syrian civil war, the site of clashes between armed militias and government security forces, prompting a crackdown by the Syrian military that led most of its civilian population to flee. Since then control has shifted back and forth between the government and a variety of Islamist insurgent groups. One cousin fled after the Al-Nusra Front (also referred to as Al Qaeda in Syria) kidnapped him, held him for two weeks, and then released him with a warning.
“Our city is gone,” Briggs says. “Pretty much flattened.”
Her father saw it coming, halting construction on a retirement home and putting the money aside to help the extended family weather the coming storm. Today the deli helps support family members scattered across the Middle East and Europe—in Idlib, Aleppo, Turkey, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates. Briggs and her immediate family applied to sponsor many of them, but she says their hope died when Donald Trump took office.
If Jisr al-Shughur has been destroyed, it’s some small consolation that its food traditions are preserved in a small deli in suburban Michigan. Some two dozen salads and sides reside in the refrigerated display case, along with mamoul, baklava, and other Levantine sweets. In addition to French pastries, there’s an array of the savory hand pies called fatayer, stuffed with meats, cheeses, and/or vegetables, plus a full sandwich menu ranging from conventional kefta and chicken shawarma to house specialties like the Aleppo (eggplant baba ghanoush, veggies, feta, pita chips, and fattoush dressing) and the Jinan (ajjeh, aka the Syrian omelet, with tabbouleh, pickles, and garlic sauce).
Briggs, a former teacher who’s taking over the business as her parents near retirement, has known many of the deli’s customers her entire life. They draw from Ann Arbor’s ethnically diverse population, but it’s somewhat ironic—though it makes perfect sense—that very few of them are Syrian.
“Syrian people cook at home,” she says. “And this is home cooking. When they go out they eat stuff they don’t get to make. Stuff that takes a long time.”
When Ann Arbor’s Syrians do go out looking for Syrian food, you might find them some 42 miles to the east at Al Chabab (12930 W. Warren Ave., Dearborn, MI,
313-582-2927), a two-year-old restaurant specializing in the food of Aleppo. There’s an array of kebabs, sandwiches, and appetizers, and some off bits, including a whole sheep’s head. But excellent Aleppo-style dishes you’ll want to prioritize include kabob bil karaz (meatballs served in a sweet cherry-pomegranate sauce), kabob khashkhash (minced with chile pepper, garlic, and pine nuts), and kabob al halabi (or “Aleppo,” served under a mountain of tomato-sauced pita). Since Aleppo is known for its many varieties of kibbeh, do not miss its most beloved: kibbeh nayyah, a flattened disk of fresh raw meat minced with onions, mint, and crushed red pepper and drizzled with olive oil. It’s Syrian steak tartare, born in one of the oldest cities in the world. v


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New York City, also known as the Big Apple, is a bustling metropolis that attracts millions of tourists every year. With its iconic landmarks, world-class museums, and diverse food scene, the city offers something for everyone. If you’re planning a trip to NYC, here are the top things you must do to experience the best the city has to offer.
- Visit the Statue of Liberty: No trip to NYC is complete without seeing the iconic statue. You can take a ferry to Liberty Island and explore the grounds or climb to the crown for breathtaking views of the city skyline.
- Walk through Central Park: Located in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a peaceful oasis in the midst of the city. You can take a stroll, have a picnic, rent a bike, or even go horseback riding.
- See a Broadway show: NYC is home to some of the best theaters in the world, and Broadway shows are a must-see experience. From classic musicals to modern plays, there’s something for everyone.
- Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Met is one of the largest art museums in the world, with over 2 million works of art spanning 5,000 years of human history. You can easily spend an entire day exploring the museum’s galleries.
- Explore Times Square: Known as the “Crossroads of the World,” Times Square is a bustling commercial and entertainment district that never sleeps. With its bright lights, giant billboards, and street performers, Times Square is a must-see for any tourist.
- Try the food: NYC is a melting pot of cultures, and its food scene is as diverse as its people. From pizza and bagels to hot dogs and street food, there’s no shortage of delicious eats to try.
- Take a ferry to Staten Island: For a different perspective of the city, take a free ferry ride to Staten Island. You’ll get a stunning view of the Statue of Liberty and the skyline, and you can explore the island’s parks and beaches.
- Visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum: The 9/11 Memorial and Museum honors the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks and tells the story of that fateful day. It’s a somber but important experience that every visitor to NYC should have.
- Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge: The Brooklyn Bridge is an iconic landmark that offers stunning views of the city skyline. You can walk across the bridge and explore the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and DUMBO.
- Go shopping: NYC is a shopper’s paradise, with everything from luxury boutiques to vintage shops and flea markets. Some must-visit shopping destinations include Fifth Avenue, SoHo, and the Chelsea Market.
Do all of this and more with a Sightseeing Pass of New York City where there’s always something new to discover. From its iconic landmarks and museums to its diverse food scene and shopping destinations, NYC offers a unique and unforgettable experience for every visitor. Use GO Airlink NYC to help you get to and from New York’s airports. We offer shared ride, private airport car service, and group transportation services.

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Original title: The sound source of Wang Yibo’s new song “Xiwei” is online Kuwo Music
“If you haven’t waited until you return, begging to love you again in twenty years is no regrets.” On December 8, Wang Yibo sang the episode of the TV series “You Fei” “Xi Wei” officially launched Kuwo Music, which is highly recognizable The youthful tone of the genre expresses the tactful and deep emotions of the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, which makes the thousands of Kuwo music netizens who have already made an appointment and waited to listen to it very happy.
The costumed martial arts drama “You Fei” starring Wang Yibo and Zhao Liying and directed by Wu Jinyuan is based on Priest’s novel “There are Bandits”. It is based on the common experience of Zhou Fei, who has just entered the rivers and lakes and grew up, and the unruly Xie Yun, and tells a new generation of rivers and lakes. The legendary story of a heroic boy. Xie Yun, starring Wang Yibo, is the former king of the dynasty and the orphan of the prince. His appearance is handsome and clear, he is superb and humorous. However, he does not take the usual path, and he has a black belly and tongue that signifies new and innovative ideas.
But the episode “Xiwei” sung by Wang Yibo is quite different from the protagonist. The melody of the song is clear and graceful, the meaning of the word is ancient, and the romantic guitar playing is combined with the melodious flute and flute, creating a unique poetry and chic in the Feijiang Lake. Its melody is slowly advancing, and its singing step by step, reflecting the most true and pure emotions It expresses the affectionate confession of “worried about thousands of years” Xie Yun to “little beauty” Zhou Feiwan.
The fans who were waiting hard for the appointment were also fascinated, and left a message “support Yiwangbo, look forward to Youfei and Xie Yun”!
Wang Yibo, a popular male singer and actor in Mainland China, debuted as a member of the UNIQ group in 2014. With years of hard work and outstanding talent, he has been full of reputation along the way: he won the Best Newcomer Award in the Mainland of the Year at the Cool Music Asia Festival, International-K, USA Music Awards Best Choreographer Award, the 17th Music Billboard Annual Festival Idol New Power Award, Asia Influence Festival Best New Actor Award. In 2019, he was selected into Forbes China‘s 30 Under 30 Elites. In the same year, he also won the Audience Favorite Actor Award of the 30th China TV Golden Eagle Awards.
Live up to the youth’s spirit, fight for love this whole life Treasure Boy starred in Xie Yun, the young knight in “You Fei”, and at the same time sang the episode OST “Xiwei”, which was also supported by Wang Yibo’s iron fans. The Kuwo Music reservation channel was opened for 2 hours, and 120,000 fans got an appointment with FireWire. The voice of “Moto Sister supports Wang Yibo” “repeated” through the Kuwo Music comment area, showing the support for idols.
“Although I experienced the darkness before sunrise, the light still moving towards the sky suddenly shattered and blurred.” The TV series “You Fei” has not yet been released, and the first single of the soundtrack Wang Yibo “Xi Wei” has been launched on Kuwo Music, Treasure Boys What kind of emotional world do you have, and what kind of tactful, pure and free and easy romance has been created? Why not log in to search for “Wang Yibo” in Kuwo Music to listen carefully.


Patch Cord is short for optical fiber. It is a fiber made of glass or plastic, which can be used as a light transmission tool.The transmission principle is “total reflection of light”.
Patch Cord Product Overview
Patch Cord is a fiber optic cable capped at either end with connectors that allow it to be rapidly and conveniently connected to CATV, an optical switch, or other telecommunication equipment. Having a thick layer of protection, it is used to connect the optical transmitter, receiver, and the terminal box. This is known as “interconnect-style cabling”.
Optical fiber access is an access network in which the transmission medium in the direct access network is optical fiber. Optical fiber access networks can be technically divided into two categories: active optical networks (AON, Active Optical Network) and passive optical networks (PON, Passive Optical Network). Active optical networks can be divided into AON based on SDH and AON based on PDH; passive optical networks can be divided into narrowband PON and broadband PON.
Patch Cord Product Picture
Patch Cord Product Specifications
|Range of Mode||Single mode or Multi mode|
|Cable Type||Simplex, Duplex Ziocord. or Multi-cores|
|Connector Style||SC, FC, ST, LC, MTRJ, E2000, MU, MPO /MTP.etc|
|Polish or Ferrule Interface Type||PC, UPC, APC|
|Cable Diameter||0.9mm, 1.2mm, 1.6mm, 1.8mm,2.0mm, 3.0mm|
|Outer Jacket||PVC /LSZH/OFNP|
|Jacket Color||SM Yellow | OM1, OM2 Orange | OM3 Aqua | OM4 Aqua or Violet | OM5 Lemon Green|
|Durability||500 cycles(0.2 dB max increase). 1000mate/de mate cycles|
|Operating Temp.||-25℃ to +70℃|
|Storage Temp.||-40℃ to +85℃|
|Connector Type||Performance Level|
Patch Cord Features
- The frequency band is extremely wide and the communication capacity is large. Optical fiber has a much larger bandwidth than copper wire or cable.
- Small size and light weight. At the same time, it is conducive to construction and transportation.
- Low loss and long relay distance. The loss of commercial quartz fiber can be lower than 0 ～ 20dB / km. Such transmission loss is lower than that of any other transmission medium.
- Strong resistance to electromagnetic interference. The raw material of optical fiber is an insulator material made of quartz, which is not easy to be corroded and has good insulation. No crosstalk interference and good confidentiality. In the process of radio wave transmission, the leakage of electromagnetic waves will cause crosstalk of various transmission channels,
- Saving non-ferrous metals. General communication cables consume a lot of nonferrous metals such as copper, lead or aluminum. Optical fiber itself is non-metal, and the development of optical fiber communication will save the country a lot of non-ferrous metals.)
- Expansion is convenient. A standard optical fiber dedicated line with a bandwidth of 2Mbps can be easily upgraded to 4M, 10M, and 20M, with a maximum of 100Mbps, without the need to replace any equipment.
Patch Cord and More Models
|SS-OP-FC-SC-S-2.2||Optical Jumper-SC / PC-FC / PC-Single Mode-G.652-3mm-2.2m|
|OP-FC-SC-M-2.2||Optical Jumper-SC / PC-FC / PC-Multimode-3mm-2.2m|
|SS-OP-AD-SC-SC||Adapter-SC / PC-SC / PC-2-blue-shell: plastic, ferrule; zirconia-with protective cover|
|OP-SC-SC-S-4||Optical Jumper-SC / PC-SC / PC-Single Mode-G.652-3mm-4m|
|SS-OP-D-SC-S-3||Optical Jumper (SC / PC-SC / PC) -Single Mode-G652D -3mm-3m|
|SS-OP-LSH-FC-S-10||Optical Jumper-LSH / APC-FC / UPC-Single Mode-B1-3mm-10m-Low Smoke and Halogen Free|
|SS-OP-FC-SC-M-50||Optical Jumper-FC / PC-SC / PC-Multimode-3mm-50m|
|SS-OP-LSH-FC-S-30||Optical jumper-LSH / APC-FC / UPC-Single-mode-B1-3mm-30m-Low smoke and halogen free|
|SS-OP-D-LC-S-0.3||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-LC / PC-Single Mode-G652D-2mm-0.3m|
|SS-OP-LC-SC-S-0.3||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-SC / PC-Single Mode-2mm-0.3m|
|SS-OP-LC-FC-S-0.6||Optical Jumper-FC / PC-LC / PC-Single Mode-G.652D-2mm-0.6m|
|SS-OP-D-LC-S-1||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-LC / PC-Single Mode-G.652-2mm-1m|
|SS-OP-D-LC-M-1||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-LC / PC-Multimode-2mm-1m|
|SS-OP-LSH-FC-S-20||Optical Jumper-LSH / APC-FC / UPC-Single-mode-B1-3mm-20m-Low smoke and halogen free, meet low loss|
|SS-OP-LC-SC-M-3||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-SC / PC-Multimode-62.5 / 125-2mm-3m|
|SS-OP-LC-FC-S-25||Optical Jumper (FC / PC-LC / PC) -Single Mode-G652D -2mm-25m|
|SS-OP-D-LC-S-6||Optical Jumper (LC / PC-LC / PC) -Single Mode-G652D -2mm-6m|
|SS-OP-LC-SC-M-4||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-SC / PC-Multimode-62.5 / 125-2mm-4m|
|SS-OP-SC-SC-S-60||Optical Jumper-SC / APC-SC / APC-Single Mode-G.652-3mm-60m|
|SS-OP-LSH-LSH-S-3||Optical Jumper-LSH / APC-LSH / APC-Single-mode-G.652-3mm-3m-Low smoke and halogen free, meet high power|
|SS-OP-LSH-LSH-S-7||Optical Jumper-LSH / APC-LSH / APC-Single-mode-G.652-3mm-7m-Low smoke and halogen free, meet high power|
|SS-OP-LC-SC-M-5||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-SC / PC-Multimode-2mm-5m|
|SS-OP-LC-LC-S-3||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-LC / PC (Bent Sheath) -Single Mode-G.652-2mm-3m-|
|SS-OP-LC-LC-S-3-G.657B||Optical Jumper (LC / PC-LC / PC) -Single Mode -G657B -2mm-3m-Low Smoke Halogen Free|
|SS-OP-LC-FC-S-10-G.657B||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-FC / PC-Single Mode-G.657B-2mm-10m-Low Smoke Halogen Free|
|SS-OP-LC-LC-S-15||Optical Jumper (LC / PC-LC / PC) -Single Mode-G652D -2mm-15m|
|SS-OP-LC-SC-S-3||Optical Jumper (LC / PC-SC / PC) -G652D -2mm-3m|
|SS-OP-LC-SC-S-25||Optical Jumper (LC / PC-SC / PC) -Single Mode-G652D -2mm-25m|
|SS-OP-LC-LC-S-20-G.657B||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-LC / PC-Single Mode-G.657B-2mm-20m-Low Smoke Halogen Free|
|SS-OP-LC-FC-S-20-G.657B||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-FC / PC-Single Mode-G.657B-2mm-20m-Low Smoke Halogen Free|
|SS-OP-LC-SC-S-20-G.657B||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-SC / PC-Single Mode-G.657B-2mm-20m-Low Smoke Halogen Free|
|SS-OP-LC-LC-S-6-G.657B||Optical Jumper-LC / PC-LC / PC-Single Mode-G.657B-2mm-6m-Low Smoke Halogen Free|
Patch Cord Product Application
FTTH (Fiber to The Home)
LAN (Local Area Network)
FOS (fiber optic sensor)
Fiber Optic Communication System
Optical fiber connected and transmitted equipment
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