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Ogun State House of Assembly has expressed concern over the killing of four persons by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, while intercepting rice from suspected smugglers last Saturday at Ilara, near Imeko Afon, in Ogun State.
Six other persons were injured in the fighting between the customs patrol and the smugglers.
The Speaker, Suraj Adekunbi, asked the Customs officers to be always civil while conducting raids, to prevent the unnecessary loss of lives in the state, especially those of innocent people in the border towns.
The House Minority Whip, Jemili Akingbade, alleged that the Customs operatives during the last Saturday’s operation, crossed the border into Benin Republic and raided a warehouse at Kanga-Ilara border town.
Akingbade further alleged that the Customs operatives, while attempting to evacuate the rice from the border town into Nigeria, killed four persons including a 75-year-old woman, and injured eight others.Please subscribe to our newsletter


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Shortly after getting a look at a potential Virgil Abloh x Nike Blazer Mid silhouette for fall, we’re now getting a first peek at the next Abloh-designed collaboration. The classic Air Force 1 silhouette will be arriving in a classic smooth white leather, with an off-white midsole and the iconic “AIR” writing present on the midsole. The Nike Swoosh also sees an upgrade, coming in an eye-catching silver hue. Finished off with a light blue interior lining, as well as Off-White™‘s signature zip tag in white, this sneaker is a must-have.
The sportswear giant and Abloh previously released a black iteration of the silhouette in collaboration with MoMA, and while there is yet no official release information available, sneakerheads are anticipating a summer drop. Make sure to keep checking back here to stay up to date with all the latest details.
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One of my great joys is sipping a hot cup of delicious healthy green tea, ah, but only the best green tea!.
I’ve known about its positive health effects for years…
…but what I’m only just learning is it takes as much as TEN cups to get the full benefit! Yeah, 10 cups in a day. Hey, I do not like to swallow capsules – the alternative to drinking 10 cupfuls. Actually I choke on them so – it’s 10 cups a day of freaking me out from the caffeine OR…
This is why I’m excited to get the word out about Matcha green tea. This is what you use to make amazingly delicious Green Tea ice cream.
Well, it is what I use after trying to make it with wimpy green tea. I got a wimpy ices cream flavor!
I LOVE matcha tea. But oh my goodness—the top quality stuff is mighty costly!!
Matcha is a rare and very potent type of green tea. Just ONE teaspoon of this stuff is like drinking those all important ten cups of regular green tea! Why is it so potent?
First, it’s grown in the shade. This preserves the maximum amount of chlorophyll in each leaf. Chlorophyll btw, is a powerful detoxifying phytonutrient. It supports a healthy immune system and improves circulation.
Second, Matcha green tea comes in powder form. This means your body can easily absorb all its nutrients.
And one of those powerful nutrients you’ll absorb is called EGCG.
Now, EGCG fights belly fat by inhibiting the stress hormone called cortisol.
You see, cortisol is known to pack on the belly bulge. Plus, less stress means less over-eating and that means easier weight loss.
Most green tea only has .42mg of EGCG. But Matcha on the other hand, has 57.4mg per gram. That’s 137x the cortisol-fighting power!
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Developers of Queenstown’s newest subdivision expect to sell their first 50 sections by Christmas.
Queenstowners Sharyn and Grant Stalker are preparing to market Shotover Country after the last Environment Court appeal against their plans was withdrawn by neighbour Sheena Haywood.
The Stalkers say their supporters will be offered the first bite of the cherry in October, before the public are targeted about November 1.
“We will sell the first stage privately, as developers,” Sharyn, a former real estate salesperson, says.
“We’ve got a big database.”
The Stalkers’ plans for their 750-section Shotover Country subdivision – being developed in conjunction with neighbouring landowners – were first unveiled in Mountain Scene five years ago.
The terraced site is bordered on the west by the Shotover River and Frankton Flats and on the east by the nearly-completed Lake Hayes Estate subdivision.
Grant says he’s found the planning process “both a bit longer and more complex than we’d ever envisaged”.
“But we’re confident there’s still a high demand for entry-level housing, and we are grateful to the council for their vision in backing the project.”
Before the Stalkers go to market the council has to ratify a plan change and approve their infrastructure and outline development plans.
It’s estimated the infrastructure spend will be $60 million.
Construction on the first houses could start this summer, the Stalkers say, although full titles aren’t expected till mid-2013.
The couple say their first sections will be priced from $180,000 to $200,000.
“They’re flat, easy-build sections,” Sharyn says.
“We want Kiwi-style living in that first stage to get the development going.”
The first sections will be 600 to 700 square metres though later medium-density lots will be down to 450sq m or less.
Three and a half per cent of the sections will be developed as affordable housing by the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust.
Three hectares have also been zoned for educational purposes.
The Ministry of Education is in discussion with the Stalkers over using this site for a primary school.
The Stalkers won’t comment, but real estate sources say a school will spur section-buying.
In time the subdivision is expected to merge with Lake Hayes Estate, which has about 550 houses.
“It will become one community which will be the size of Arrowtown,” Grant says.
The new walking/cycling Queenstown Trail will link Shotover Country with Lake Hayes Estate as well as Quail Rise, across the river.
The Stalkers have named their subdivision after Shotover Country Park, which they’ve visited, near Oxford, England.


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Rubio’s Coastal Grill locations across California, Arizona and Nevada are offering Labor Day & September deals:
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2 entrees for $15 or 4 entrees for $30, offer good all weekend from 9/3 – 9/6.
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Rubio’s is offering a different $8 lunch special, available from 11 am – 2 pm daily, each week during the month of September, exclusively for Rubio’s Rewards members.
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Visit rubios.com/rewards to sign up to take advantage of these lunch specials and to receive $5 off your first order.
Rubio’s locations are open for dine-in, and guests may also order online, or through the app, for contact-free curbside or express pickup, or delivery. The imaginative Rubio’s x Blais Street Taco Plate, developed with Celebrity Chef Richard Blais, is on the menu through September, as well as the new Hula Hula Carnitas Bowl, Po-Boy Shrimp Burrito and cauliflower rice. For more information and to view the menu, visit Rubio’s, Facebook and Instagram.
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Rubio’s first opened in 1983 in the San Diego neighborhood of Mission Bay. Today, Rubio’s uses responsibly sourced seafood and continues to expand its menu with innovative recipes ranging from seafood tacos and burritos to California Bowls and crisp, fresh salads. In addition, Rubio’s offers all-natural chicken, raised without antibiotics, and all-natural USDA Choice steak, “no fried” pinto beans, handmade guacamole, a variety of proprietary salsas, and craft beer and hard seltzer beverage options. The award-winning restaurant regularly receives accolades for its famous Original Fish Taco®. It was also recently ranked as one of Fast Casual’s “Top 50 Movers and Shakers” as well as one of the top five most loved fast casual chains ranked by Foodable Labs and Digital CoCo. Rubio’s is headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., has over 3,000 employees and currently operates over 150 restaurants in California, Arizona and Nevada.

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The Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020 affected even the Sesame Street characters from Disney Junior, which you can see even today right here on our website, where we are bringing for you the brand new Elmo and Rosita's Virtual Playdate game, in which dear kids the two Disney characters are going to have an unusual playdate.
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A new report from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute (EPI) revealed that the proposed raise in the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour would benefit 560,000 U.S. childcare workers.
“Child-care workers deserve to be paid a wage that better reflects the value of their work and allows them to care for their own families,” says Julia Wolfe, a co-author of the report and state economic analyst for EPI. “Low wages for child-care workers reinforce existing racial and gender inequality since both Black child-care workers and women are particularly likely to see their wages increase with a $15 minimum wage.”
According to a press release from EPI, “the vast majority (95.4%) of child care workers who would get a raise are women, and 36.2% are Black or Hispanic.”
Childcare workers average $11.65 an hour. Childcare workers became more expendable during the pandemic due to many parents keeping their children at home.
There has been much debate on Capitol Hill about raising the minimum wage, which has remained at $7.25 since 2009. In January, Democrats reintroduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2021.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 1.11 million hourly workers in 2020 earned wages that were at or below the minimum wage.
The chances of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour remain bleak. “It doesn’t look like there’s a path to get to $15 an hour,” Will Marshall, president of the nonprofit think tank Progressive Policy Institute, told USA Today in February.
Meanwhile, advocates are pushing for initiatives that would include government subsidies and tax breaks so that childcare doesn’t become too expensive. According to a report by the think tank Center for American Progress, “costs for licensed child-care centers have increased an average of 47%.”

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This was my 6th resort in CR on my solo trip. Scenery, staff, and breakfast were all wonderful. Beautiful decks on the property for yoga, AM coffee and quiet. Viewing decks down the cliff side to tiny remote beach. While the rooms were not what I was hoping, these other things made up for it. Only real pain-point was that I was up against the pool on first floor - the evening lighting and music in the pool area was a bit busy / loud for a tired traveler.
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It started innocently enough; a woman named Lisa bringing up a moonlight hike to Half Dome ... me thinking, that's a great idea.
I floated the idea out on Facebook, and my youthful friends quickly chimed in with versions of "I'm in." Some friends were skeptical, others feared we may die like this guy. We talked it over several times, gradually we became advocates for the trip. July 7, after work, we leave for Yosemite, drive to the trail head before midnight, charge up the mountain with moonlight and arrive at dawn, rest a bit and hike down. We had a plan. The Gang of Four™, the Santa Clara Four, the Blues Brothers, half a pack a smokes, a tank of gas, and a mission ... We definately had a plan.
B and I had a 7 mile test hike a few days before; our cear checkes out and we both performed well. Robert had been on the May 17 hike and had done well, George, was pretty much an unknown. He was around 30 and worked all day on his feet ... so I figured he'd manage.
From the trailhead parking lot near Happy Isles to the top of Half Dome and back is roughly 17 miles by my estimate. It climbs around 4500 feet vertically from a starting elevation of about 4000 ft. The trail is mostly hard rock staircases and sandy, rocky trail. It's a substantial hike by most standards. Colder temps during the night and the longer duration of the hike would mean carrying a change of clothes, some real food, and around 3 liters of water. We carried a first aid kit, a water filter and navigation stuff, we we shared the weight of between us.
Although this is a perfect application for my trail runners, they had broken down considerably, so I wore my ever faithful boots.
The 7th arrived, and at the alloted time of 6 PM, we still weren't on the road. Because of the sad state of all of our cars, we rented a car. So we started out at 8 or so. Since some of us hadn't eaten we stopped at the Nations in Hayward for some burgers and fries. We arrived after 1 AM. at 2:00 we were dressed, packed and in the restroom at the trailhead laughing it up, excited to be on the trail.
Robert, Bassel and George in the Restroom at the Trailhead.
The first few minutes of the hike were odd and interesting. As we packed, a ranger cruised through the parking lot, checking us out. We had this strange picture taking session in the restroom at the trailhead, just before we left. We stepped out onto the road, which turned into paved trail ... I led an agressive pace into the first section of the hike. the mile or so up the bridge below Vernal Falls.
We rested and watched as George hurled his Nation burger into the Merced River off the edge of the bridge. I should not write about this, but I'm going to. It happens to the best of us. From that point we left the paved trail and started the 600+ step climb to the top of Vernal Falls. Although we believed we might be able to do this solely by the moonlight, we really needed our headlamps to navigate. It's a fairly broad trail, and at night, there's no traffic to speak of. I tried to take pictures, but my Canon 20D is limited in it's after dark capabilities by it's 30 second exposure maximum (stupid engineers). We continued up the trail with relative ease ... the first real challenge being the last section before the crest of the falls. Fortunate the darkness hid any danger of falling ... and we managed to make it to the top of the falls without even the slightest difficulty.
The next section is a bit challenging. finding and staying on the trail, and locating the bridge is a bit interesting in the dark. We met a family of hikers that misdirected us up the Muir Trail ... and told us it was the Mist Trail. We knew better and eventually found our way.
The next stretch of the trail went about the same, but the delay finding the bridge and the short misdirection up the wrong trail all teamed up to slow us down. We climbed the trail up beside Nevada Falls and arrived at the trail junction above the falls at first light.
We ate, took a break, took crappy pictures, rested. I adjusted my boots. We had travelled about 4.2 miles.
Bassel and George Recovering at the Top of Nevada Falls
We Saw a Deer
Is that Half Dome?
We hiked through Little Yosemite Valley along the Merced River to the campground ... we didn't stop.
Merced River in Little Yosemite Valley
We hiked through to the trail to Half Dome. Through the sandy trails of Little Yosemite Valley to the trail head for Half Dome. 4 miles to go. We forged ahead.
... Bear Danger
We began to climb again in earnest. The next 4 miles covers about 2400 vertical feet, winding around the back side the mountain. We just kept moving up the trail. as we near the top it is about 10 AM. It is stunning.
People climbing up the cables to the Half Dome summit.
My friends near the top.
Me at the top of the "Sub-Dome."
View of the Diving Board -- Photo Robert Hendrickson
George Makes it to the Summit -- Photo Robert Hendrickson
Bassel wanted to turn back somewhere below the top of the sub-dome, so he and I went back down to the flat just below that, while George and Robert continued to the summit. Although I started back up to fetch the boys when it was time to go, I didn't actually make it to the summit, because they were on their way down already.
At about 11, we headed down, beginning the hammering downhill that would eventually damage my foot fairly severely. Amid pressuires of running out of water and getting off the mountain before my left foot disabled me in earnest, we headed down the stony path.
Bassel Leading the Way Below Nevada Falls
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See the entire set of photos here.
UPDATE: About a month after this, x-rays revealed that I had fracture the second metatarsel in my left foot -- in the way commonly referred to as a march fracture. It's a stress fracture, and is healing well -- albeit slowly.

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On January 21st, millions of women marched around the world in opposition to the incoming Drumpf administration. The most anticipated march, taking place in Washington D.C., had over 470,000 people marching, around three times more than the estimated amount of people who attended Donald Drumpf’s inauguration.
Although the Washington March was the most anticipated march, the march in Los Angeles had by far the highest attendance, with an expected turnout of 80,000 people and an actual turnout of 750,000 people. A smaller march of over 50,000 people also occurred in Philadelphia, with many attending including mayor Jim Kenny and the CEO of Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania. Worldwide, there was a total turnout of over 3.3 million people who came together to protest the recent controversial election cycle.
The Women’s March on Washington was an organization originally founded by an accidental post on Facebook, going viral overnight. Teresa Shook decided to create a Facebook page for an event calling on a Women’s March on Washington. By the time she fell asleep she had 40 responses. When she woke up, she had over 10,000.
The goal of the Women’s March was to send a message to the incoming administration and the world that “that women’s rights are human rights”, and to let Drumpf know that he must respect all American people no matter their gender, race, religion, sexual preference or any other identifying factor. Marches took place in every single continent on Earth and in many major countries, including in Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria, South Korea, Japan, Lebanon, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina and even in Antarctica.
Many people across the Earth were moved by the march to come together and protest. “The women’s march was a symbol of equality and progressiveness in modern day America,” one eighth grade student told the GFS Corner. “I hope it clearly impacted the upcoming Drumpf administration for the better”.
According to eighth grade history teacher John King, the march will have both short term impacts on the Drumpf Administration and long time impacts on the future of women in the White House. King said that the women’s march was going to have a visible impact on the white house, and what the Drumpf administration will or won’t do. About women’s rights, John said, “I believe that [the march] helped exemplify the women’s struggle to the white house, and I truly believe that that day will come”.


Question about Kenmore 3.2 cu. ft. Plus Top Load Washer
You are probably hearing the balance ring. It's supposed to sound like that. If your clothes are still spinning out nicely, all is as it should be. No worries.
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I would look at the water inlet valve. Sometimes if one of the solenoids is defective it can let some water leak back into the tub if it isn't closing completely. It's not that the water isn't draining completely, it's that additional water is being allowed in. This is a common reason for water being found in the tub after spinning. The solenoids can be checked for continuity using a multimeter. No continuity would indicate a faulty solenoid. See the photo for reference. Hope this helped and best wishes.
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It depends on how old the machine is, the newer machines by law,take in way less water but still wash ok. TIP.try it with out load and check water level Ire bye
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Unblock the outflow pipe from the machine that goes into the sump under the sink. (have a pot ready for water overflow) This will help drain the water. If the spin cycle is making a screetching sort of noise then it is possible that the carbon brushes will need changing. This affects the spinning if the brushes are worn.
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I had the exact same problem. The problem is that your fabric softener dispenser is clogged up with a lot of dried, sticky fabric softener. The flooding comes from the part of the cycle when water that is to be flushed through the fabric softener dispenser can't drain properly so it spills into the bleach dispenser and onto the top and into the lid gasket as well.
To remove the dispenser for cleaning, you need to open the top of the washer. (First pull it away from the wall.) Carefully pry off the little emblem in the front center of the washer lid. Then remove the screw. Then slide the top forward to you about a 1/2 inch and prop it up carefully.
You then need to remove both hoses that are attached to the bleach and fabric softener dispenser (part of the same unit). Then unsnap the combined unit from the washer top. Then clean all the gunk out by running it under scalding hot water in the laundry tub and swirling the gunk out. Don't attampt to remove the blue round fabric dispenser part from the unit.
Put it all back together and you're good until you clog it up again with too much fabric softener; maybe several years again.
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text: Have birds ever reminded you of super heroes? Tonight I tried to captures images of flying birds. The house sparrows in our yard were my quarry. Unfortunately, freezing a bird in mid-flight is pretty difficult, but as I was watching the birds jump, dive, climb and leap, all in mid-air, I couldn't help thinking about Spiderman swinging through New York or Superman darting around Metropolis. Although house sparrows are frowned upon by many, these little Birds are pretty amazing acrobatic creatures. Here are my somewhat fuzzy efforts. The photos have been cropped and sharpened.

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Verses We Know By Heart Old Testament Edition
Verses We Know By Heart will equip the reader to persevere through any trials by strengthening the reader in the Word of God.
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Verses We Know By Heart is a small group study that will take a snapshot look at six familiar Old Testament passages. The reader will be reminded of truths and answers found in God’s Word to which they can make a modern day application.
Verses We Know By Heart is a six-week study of major passages in the Old Testament. The reader will gain a more insightful look into the background, context, and meaning of each passage. The variety of topics applies to various stages of life. The reader will be ignited with a passion to search the Word of God for truths needed to overcome all of life’s obstacles.
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- Genesis 1:1 – 2:3
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- Proverbs 3:5-6
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- Ecclesiastes 3:1-14
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text: When I went to the Kashmir protest, I got to listen to the guy who organized the protest. He was an engineer whose family was in Kashmir and talked about the history of Kashmir and Indian occupation. I learned about the selling of the land to a warlord, how it came to be conquered in the first place and the Kashmiri perspective on the curfew. He also talked about the Occupation and how it was negatively impacting the population there and talked about mass killings and mass rapes that happened in the towns. He then went on to explain that the argument that the repealing of the article for protecting Kashmiri people would benefit the economy, would not actually. He pointed to deaths and explained that the Kashmiri industry can actually hold tourism. He said that Kashmir had been described as the Switzerland of Asia and that the economy didn't need the repeal of the articles in order for the region to be successful. One significant thing he said was that, although communications have been officially ‘restored’, there was still no communication between him and his family.


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Hacktivist collective Anonymous is continuing its cyber-campaign against Israel and in support of Gaza by taking the country's Ministry of Defence website offline while publishing what it claims to be leaked login details for the Israeli government website.
On Monday the group of Anonymous hackers who go by the name AnonGhost published a list of over 170 emails and passwords which it claims are login details to the official Israeli government gov.il website.
So far the veracity of these logins have not been confirmed by the Israeli government.
As part of its on-going cyber-campaign against Israel and in support of the people in Gaza, AnonGhost has also successfully taken the Israel Ministry of Defence website offline.
The campaign - called #OpSaveGaza - has already seen thousands of Israeli websites taken offline including that belonging to the Tel Aviv police department.
At the time of publication, the Israel Ministry of Defence website had been offline for over seven hours and was still not back online.
The #OpSaveGaza campaign kicked off on 7 July with Anonymous publishing a list of hundreds of websites which it claims to have disrupted.
Typically Anonymous members use primitive attack methods such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks which sees a website's server flooded by traffic from thousands of computers at once.
In a video calling on others to join their campaign, Anonymous said that this Friday would see a resurgence in attacks:
We've been fighting Israel and their terrorist state for over four years, and we have not grown weary or tired. It has only made us stronger. Therefore, we are calling upon the anonymous collective, and the elite hacker groups to join our crusade, and to wage cyber war against the state of Israel once more. This Friday will be a day in where Israel will feel fear tingling in their servers, and homes. It will be a day of solidarity and resistance

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In This Moment are back with a new video for 'Big Bad Wolf.'
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With the release of their brand new album ‘Black Widow’ In This Moment gave a very special performance in New York City at Webster Hall.
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In This Moment continue to roll out new music with the debut of the song 'Bloody Creature Poster Girl.'
In This Moment are digging deeper into their 'Black Widow' album with the new track 'Sex Metal Barbie.'
Here's your chance to win a signed In This Moment guitar and a copy of their new 'Black Widow' CD.
In This Moment's Maria Brink spoke with 'Loudwire Nights' host Full Metal Jackie about the creative direction and inspiration of their 'Black Widow' disc.
In This Moment's Maria Brink is both in front of and behind the camera for the band's new 'Sick Like Me' video.
In This Moment have unveiled a few more details concerning their upcoming 'Black Widow' album.
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|ESPN.com | Baseball Index | Peter Gammons Bio|
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On your way
2. Pat Burrell, Philadelphia. In his first full major-league season he hit 27 homers and knocked in 89 runs. Those numbers will seem paltry, soon.
3. Adrian Beltre, L.A. Last spring he had a hole in his side from a botched operation, had lost 20-25 pounds and could barely swing a bat. He'll arrive in Vero Beach this spring looking like a lightheavyweight. .300/ 30 HR/.900 OPS is imaginable.
4. Alfonso Soriano, Yankees. So much was focused on what he couldn't do, like the .304 on-base percentage. But he had 18 homers and 43 steals and was asked to learn a new position (second base)and adjust to walking just three times in the first two months. His learning capacity seems very high, and given his immense physical ability, could ride improvement -- what does he do if he goes from a .304 to a .340 OBP? -- to becoming a major force.
5. Carlos Lee, White Sox. After a second half slide trying to pull too much, he is at the point in his career where he is ready to mash. He's going to be hitting seventh, so there will be a lot of garbage numbers, as well. He can afford to improve his patience down there.
6. Erubiel Durazo, Arizona. Just let him play.
8. Juan Uribe, Colorado. Ohmygod talent.
9. Daryle Ward, Houston. How Jimy Williams configures the Ward/Lance Berkman/Richard Hidalgo defense may give Brian Hunter a lot of face time, but the Astros believe 1. that all Ward needs is at-bats and 2. he will hit good right-handed pitching.
10. Ramon Hernandez, Oakland. Impatience has held him back in the big leagues, but after being the Baseball America Player of the Year this winter, he has two minor league and one winter ball batting titles and the capability of being an All-Star level catcher. Honorable mentions: Marcus Giles, Atlanta, depending on playing time; Corey Patterson, Cubs; Brad Wilkerson, Montreal.
2. Jason Marquis, Atlanta. The 2.69 second half ERA may be an indicator of what's to come as he becomes a regular starter.
3. Danys Baez, Cleveland. Three plus pitches, very intelligent ... As the Indians reinvent themselves from the 1995 Indians to the '54 Tribe, Baez is a vital cog.
4. Brandon Duckworth, Philadelphia. A lot to ask of someone with 11 career big-league starts, but he is the first of many talented young Phillies pitchers.
6. Derek Lowe, Boston. Now in his third life as a starter, if he has the sinker (3.57 GB/FB in an off year) to get a lot of easy outs, a good curveball and the makings of a plus change. He may now be mature enough to endure sitting for four days.
7. Sidney Ponson, Baltimore. The stuff to be a No. 2 starter has always been there, the maturity hasn't. He reportedly has dedicated himself this winter to physical and mental conditioning.
8. Joel Pineiro, Seattle. He may start the spring in the bullpen, but he may not last long there.
9. Matt Anderson, Detroit. This is his chance, and the second half of 2001 was an encouraging beginning.
10. Odalis Perez, L.A. Maybe a lot of us -- including Braves manager Bobby Cox -- were wrong, but he has the arm and the savvy to be a legit third starter.
11. Scott Schoeneweis, Anaheim. A consistent changeup from winning 16-18 games.
Honorable mention: Carl Pavano, Montreal; Brian Lawrence, San Diego (Rick Reed II?); Chad Fox, Milwaukee, if healthy, defines "nasty;" Victor Zambrano, Tampa Bay, who just may be the best of that entire staff in the right situation; Jon Garland, White Sox.
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On Thursday 12 October 2017 the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) released the Tropical Cyclone seasonal outlook for The Coral Sea which includes the number of cyclones that will impact Queensland this year.
The outlook highlights:
A 54% chance of an above average number of tropical cyclones in the Coral Sea (average number is 4). Meaning a 46% chance of having fewer Tropical Cyclones than average.
The BOM stated in their release
Tropical cyclones are low pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters and have at least gale force winds (sustained winds of 63 km per hour and gusts of 90 km per hour or more) near their centre. Even tropical cyclones well offshore can have significant impacts on coastal areas. High winds, storm surges and large waves can create dangerous conditions.
November 2017 – January 2018:- Climate and Water Outlook
The end-of-month Climate and Water Outlook video covers rainfall, streamflow and temperature for the next three months. It includes a wrap-up of recent conditions and a look at which drivers are influencing the climate.
For more information on the weather season ahead please see: www.bom.gov.au
For more information on how to prepare your home for an emergency please see: www.qld.gov.au/emergency/dealing-disasters/prepare-home

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- Redmi 9i is the latest addition to Xiaomi's Redmi 9 series of phones.
- The phone features a MediaTek Helio G25 chipset and a large 5,000mAh battery.
- It is slated to go on sale in India from September 18 for a starting price of ₹8,299 ($113).
Just last week, Xiaomi launched the entry-level Redmi 9A in India, featuring a Helio G25 chipset and a 5,000mAh battery. The Chinese tech giant today launched another Redmi 9 series phone in the country, the Redmi 9i.
Even though Xiaomi is known to make some of the best cheap Android phones, the new Redmi 9i isn't quite as impressive as some of the other phones available in the same segment. The phone comes with a 6.53-inch IPS display with HD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch at the top, housing a 5MP selfie camera. Powering the entry-level phone is an octa-core MediaTek Helio G25 chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB storage.
On the back of the Redmi 9i is a single 13MP camera with features like AI scene detection and a Portrait Mode. Keeping the lights on is a 5,000mAh capacity battery, which Xiaomi claims can provide up to two days of endurance. The entry-level smartphone also comes with P2i splash resistance and runs Android 10-based MIUI 12 out of the box.
The Redmi 9i will be available via Flipkart, Mi.com, Mi Home, and offline retail partners across the country from September 18. Xiaomi has priced the 4GB/64GB variant of the phone at ₹8,299 ($113), while the 4GB/128GB variant will be available for ₹9,299 ($126). The phone comes in three color options: Midnight Black, Nature Green, and Sea Blue.
The entry-level Redmi 9A features a 6.53-inch HD+ screen, MediaTek's Helio G25 processor, and a large 5,000mAh battery. It also offers a splash-proof design and a 13MP primary camera with AI scene detection.
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Everything you need to know about the PS5: Release date, price, and more
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Nokia launches two new budget Android One phones under $200
Nokia 2.4 and Nokia 3.4 are the latest additions to HMD Global's budget smartphone lineup. Since they are both Android One devices, they are guaranteed to receive two major OS updates and regular security updates for up to three years.
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A month ago there was a spate of "sky is green" articles claiming that Iraq is no longer an important issue for voters:
Iraq War Fades as an Election Issue (NPR, Dec 6) "...concerns about Iraq remain, but the war is not the only top-tier issue among voters. Many have turned their focus to domestic issues such as health care, energy, the mortgage crisis and immigration."
Pocketbook issues push past Iraq in poll (USA Today, Dec 28) "More than half the voters in an ongoing survey for The Associated Press and Yahoo News say the economy and health care are extremely important to them personally. They fear they will face unexpected medical expenses, their homes will lose value or mortgage and credit card payments will overwhelm them."
Domestic issues now outweigh Iraq (NY Times, Jan 3) "...the war is becoming a less defining issue among Democrats nationally, and it has moved to the back of the stage in the rush of campaign rallies, town hall meetings and speeches that are bringing the caucus competition to an end. Instead, candidates are being asked about, and are increasingly talking about, the mortgage crisis, rising gas costs, health care, immigration, the environment and taxes."
The funny thing is, when this voter sees "health care," "mortgage crisis," "rising gas costs," "the environment," and "taxes" I read them all as a single four-letter word: Iraq.


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TITUSVILLE, FL -- Priests for Life National Director Frank Pavone released the following statement following the election of Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the new speaker of the House of Representatives.
“Great news in the election of Rep. Mike Johnson as our new Speaker of the House. It is great news for America and great news for the pro-life movement. He has been a great friend of Priests for Life and of the unborn for many years and we look forward to his leadership.”


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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Defense attorneys said they will have to comb through 20,000 pages of medical records in the case of Kelly Turner after meeting in court for a motion hearing Friday.
Kelly Renee Turner, also known as Kelly Gant, faces 13 separate counts – 11 of them felonies, including first-degree murder – in the death of her middle daughter, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Oct. 21.
Turner's daughter, Olivia Gant's heart-tugging story played out on television stations and in newspapers in the Denver area and nationally – a sick little girl experiencing the thrill of riding in a police car and shooting water on a fire truck before succumbing to an untreatable mix of medical issues.
RELATED: Mother of girl who died after long illness indicted on murder, theft, fraud and child abuse allegations
Turner also is accused of defrauding the Medicaid system, two foundations that provide memorable experiences to terminally ill children and hundreds of people who donated to her online fundraising page.
The indictment alleges that she defrauded the Medicaid system of more than $538,000. And it further alleges that she ripped off both a funeral home and a cemetery that handled the girl’s arrangements.
Although the indictment does not make clear the specific cause of Olivia’s death, it notes that Turner withdrew medical care and nourishment in the girl’s final weeks.
During the hearing, Turner appeared in front of Judge Jeffery Holmes, who went through 12 motions regarding evidence, media publicity and how court documents were handled.
Turner's next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 21 and 22 at 8:30 a.m.
One woman in the courtroom, wearing a bright pink shirt that said "Peace for Olivia," spoke to 9NEWS about her connection with the family.
Ruby King, from Texas, said she's a family friend who met Kelly Turner and Olivia Gant at their church in Texas.
King said she wants peace for Olivia and prayer for Kelly. King said she questioned why the family moved to Denver and never saw any doctors or nurses in photos
"I'm praying she'll just admit it," King said.
King said she plans on attending Turner's next appearance as well.
Turner is being held without bond.
According to the indictment, Turner is accused of defrauding the Medicaid system, two foundations that provide memorable experiences to terminally ill children and hundreds of people who donated to her online fundraising page.
RELATED: Colorado mom accused of murdering daughter also under investigation for defrauding limo company
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“Kirby and the Rainbow Curse” looks absolutely amazing. Its unique blend of Claymation and CGI gives the game a fabulous, colorful look that’s much more consistently appealing than other games like “The Neverhood” and “Clay Fighter” that attempted video game Claymation back in the ’90s.
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Unfortunately, it’s also totally boring. Its unique look just isn’t enough to make up for its lackluster level design and heavily flawed cooperative gameplay.
“Kirby and the Rainbow Curse” is a 2-D platformer controlled exclusively using the Wii U Gamepad’s touch screen. Kirby (whose limbs have been compacted in what we can only assume was a truly horrific accident) takes the form of a sphere, which the player controls using rainbow pathways he or she draws with the stylus. It’s the same system used in the early DS game “Kirby: Canvas Curse,” only it’s way less interesting here. Kirby can’t copy the abilities of his enemies, and the gameplay of “Rainbow Curse” feels empty without this staple ability that has consistently been the most interesting part of “Kirby” games throughout the series’ long history.
Perhaps I have been spoiled by Nintendo’s other recently released platformers, like “Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze” and “Super Mario 3D World.” These games are highly regarded for introducing a new gameplay concept into every single level, always shaking things up enough to keep its solid base of platforming mechanics interesting throughout. “Rainbow Curse” fails to reach this high bar. By the second world, I was tired of controlling Kirby with the stylus and the overly simple mechanics introduced as I progressed had me clamoring for complexity. I can remember most of the levels in “Super Mario Galaxy 2,” because of the new gameplay dimensions it introduced in each of its dozens of levels. I’d be hard-pressed to come up with more than a few innovative mechanics introduced in “Rainbow Curse.”
The game tries to shake up the typically bland level design with simple vehicle-based segments. Sadly, these levels fail to interest after their initial impact, and they quickly become just as boring as their more standard counterparts.
The game’s end-of-world bosses are initially moments of intrigue among the blandness, but only for the first three worlds. The bosses of worlds four through six are re-skins of the first three bosses. It’s an inexcusable corner-cutting measure, proving that this game likely would have been better if it had more development time.
The game offers cooperative play for up to four players, but this cooperative experience is heavily flawed. No matter what, the first player dictates the boundaries of the screen as Kirby (the other players follow along with Wii remotes as secondary “Waddle Dee” characters). While I played through World One with two other players, the newcomers were consistently warped to my location after lagging behind or running ahead of me. Besides being able to attack foes, they had no agency over the level’s progression and quickly became frustrated. The co-op in “Rainbow Curse” typically boils down to “run around pointlessly while player one actually accomplishes things,” completely defeating the purpose of multiplayer.
To make matters worse, playing in co-op mode adds a tedious mini-boss fight into each level, in which the non-Kirby players must defeat an enemy that grabs and restrains Player One. It feels like a lame concession to the co-op players, with the designers acknowledging the lack of substantive multiplayer gameplay.
If you’re looking for a great Wii U platformer, leave “Rainbow Curse” in the dust and head straight for “Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze,” a game with infinitely better level design and a whole lot more heart.
“Kirby and the Rainbow Curse” was reviewed using a digital copy provided by Nintendo.

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- An Interview with Written By Wolves Jammerzine Exclusive 31:28
I must start out by saying this; New Zealand’s own Written By Wolves really has their shit together. There, I said it. This interview with Davie Wong proves that infallibly. The cinematic rockers from the NZ have a multitude of styles packed within their new EP titled ‘Prologue’ seamlessly intertwined and running in parallel in such ways that only the truest musicians can accomplish.
Today we talk with Davie about their new package of songs, how they get their sound and style as well as the past, present, and future.
About Written By Wolves
Written By Wolves are a progressive, new 5-piece Cinematic Rock Band hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. While young in age members, Davie Wong, Bahador Borhani, Karl Woodhams, Oli Lyons, and Michael Murphy are veterans of the New Zealand Music community having been stalwarts of the New Zealand Rock Scene for the better part of 10 years. This experience, coupled with youthful enthusiasm have combined to create a sound all of their own, fusing together their favorite elements of Rock, Alternative, Electronic and Pop music that is exciting, fresh and provides an almost cinematic experience to the listener.
In the short lifespan of the band, they have amassed over 80,000 monthly listeners and over 4 million plays on Spotify, over 9,000 followers on Facebook with a consistent reach in excess of 10,000 people. They have released 12 music videos and their songs have been viewed over 4,000,000 times on YouTube, where they have amassed over 30,000 subscribers. Their latest music video for single, ‘To Tell You The Truth’ has been viewed over 700,000 times in just over two months. They have supported U.S Alternative Rock heavyweights, Falling In Reverse, Escape The Fate, Four Year Strong and We The Kings on the Auckland leg of their international tours.
They have recently played Bay Dreams Festival in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand to 25,000 people alongside Machine Gun Kelly and are booked to play the inaugural Storm The Gates Festival in March alongside Limp Bizkit, Sublime with Rome, Suicidal Tendencies and Hed PE. They received a Highly Commended in the 2016 edition of the ISC Unsigned Only International Song Writing Competition for their song ‘Genius’ and again in 2017 with their song ‘Timebombs & Hurricanes’. Their online following continues to grow worldwide with fans from all over the globe expressing their die-hard commitment to the band.
“Weaving myself to the front of the stage the giant pounding drums and grooves that greeted me gave way to poppiest syncopated dance beat that caught me off guard until I was bouncing up and down with the rest of the crowd, syncing myself in unison with frontman Michael Murphy – this was not your average rock show, this was something… fresh.
And I was loving it.
Big riffs, powerhouse vocals, epic grooves, and a well-honed, mainstream vibe, and a live show to bring nearly any house down – Written By Wolves are definitely a band to watch out for.”
– Mark Derricutt, Libel Music
“Well, forget your preconceptions about this man because Written By Wolves isn’t trying to make it, they’re going to make it. Never before have I seen a band that captivated me within seconds.”
– Renee Simpson, MusicalMusingsOfMine
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text: Gov. Gavin Newsom, as part of the state’s $222 billion budget, is proposing a generic drug program called CalRx to help lower drug costs for Californians. The program makes California the first state to create its own generic drug label, according to Newsom’s website on the budget. Also, Medi-Cal will be transformed under the program to establish a single market for drug pricing within the state. The idea isn’t a new one, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposing a similar program on a federal level and more than 500 hospitals, including Providence St. Joseph Health, introducing Civica Rx in 2018, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Civica Rx was founded in September 2018 as a nonprofit, non-stock corporation aiming to supply generics in a hospital setting. CommonSpirit Health, HCA Healthcare, Intermountain Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, SSM Health and Trinity Health joined with St. Joseph and philanthropic organizations to form Civica. A Utah patient in October was the first to get a generic prescription filled using the program, according to a statement from the organization. If a hospital is a member of a Civica health system, it is a member of Civica Rx, a representative with the organization said. Hospitals in the San Fernando Valley that fall under Civica Rx include Providence Tarzana Medical Center, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, and Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center. The Northridge location is part of CommonSpirit Health; Dignity Health joined with Catholic Health Initiatives last year to form a new health organization – CommonSpirit. At the local level, programs such as Drug-Cost Transparency Services, for members of Providence St. Joseph Health, Gemini Health and Blue California, aim to help Valley patients save on prescription drugs, but not specifically generics. CalRx would only apply to generics, which make up 90 percent of prescriptions filled in the United States. The hope is the state’s program would drive competition in the generic drug market. Uncommon generic drugs with a small number of manufacturers will likely be affected the most by the program, while commonly used drugs for everyday ailments would not vary much in price.


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Biobank promotes the development of personalised health care, new forms of treatment and products and health through research
In the Biobank of Eastern Finland we are generating an inclusive collection of samples and the associated data of the population of Eastern Finland. This unique set of samples can be used to promote, for example, cancer research. Or they can help determine the relationship that exists between genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors when it comes to various diseases, and they can help gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of disease. Matching the biological data obtained from sample collections with health data makes it easier to understand the etiology of diseases and helps target treatment, and can lead to more personalised health care, diagnostics and medical treatments.
Biobank activities are guided by the Finnish Biobank Act, which outlines the rights of the sample donor. Patients are always entitled to refuse the donation of their sample without it affecting their treatment. The Biobank Act also states that the donor of the sample always has the right to know the purpose of the research for which his or her sample is being used. And in accordance with the precept of biobanking, the new research results are returned to the biobank, to be added as an interest to the biobank sample collection.
Participation in biobank research is voluntary
Donating samples to a biobank is voluntary. A request to donate samples for biobank research can come in a variety of ways. For example, in population studies a person can receive an invitation letter in the mail. During a hospital visit, a patient can be asked whether he or she would be interested in donating his or her samples, such as a blood sample taken during a laboratory visit, to the hospital’s biobank. The potential sample donors will receive detailed information about biobank research and data privacy issues, after which they can decide whether to donate their samples. Sample donors can also at any time withdraw their consent and prohibit further use of their samples. Samples collected prior to September 1 2013, by hospitals or in research projects, can also be transferred to the biobank. The transfer of old samples requires the assent of the Regional Ethics Committee, as well as the sample donor’s consent.

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The 5 best nature experiences in Costa Rica that you must get to know.
It is indisputable that the greatest attraction of Costa Rica is its excursions through nature.
A nature which presents more than half of its territory covered with forests (finding primary and virgin tropical forests), 28 national parks (three of them were declared by UNESCO World Heritage).
There are more than 700 miles of marine coastline, in which more than 300 beaches open to visitors.
The natural experiences in Costa Rica are incredible due to the wonderful landscapes that it presents, since each region of the country presents a specific opportunity to fully enjoy its attractions.
During your visit to Costa Rica you can choose activities such as walking through its tropical jungles, walking through the hardened lava flows, discovering waterfalls of incredible shades of blue in the heart of the jungle, taking boat trips through its rivers, diving underwater or with snorkel over the reefs, observe its rich wildlife and even navigate in a kayak or canoe within its national parks.
Here are 5 places that can give you the best experiences in Costa Rica:
Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful natural experiences in Costa Rica is the Celeste River, whose turquoise water comes from the combination of sulfur and carbonate, it is within the Tenorio Volcano National Park, a nearby inactive volcano.
The environment of the Celeste River, surrounded by dense tropical forests and there is a large wildlife due to the variety of species in that habitat. You can see in that space sloths, anteaters and various exotic birds.
Compared to other tourist destinations in Costa Rica, its incomparable beauty is not as visited, which means that the park largely preserves its natural state and there are not so many tourists.
Therefore, it is the best place for one of your best experiences with nature.
Rio Celeste, with a scheduled one-day excursion, can be reached without difficulty from Arenal, Monteverde or Guanacaste.
The wonderful turquoise color of its waters originates in Los Teñideros, which you can reach within the route of your walk.
In that place you can observe the meeting of two streams, which when they come together cause that chemical reaction that forms the turquoise color of the river.
As you advance on your walk you will reach the impressive and famous Rio Celeste waterfall.
The cloud forest of Monteverde, also known as the “green lung” of Costa Rica, is a place where you can observe many forest creatures.
This is definitely one of the top five natural experiences in Costa Rica.
It occupies an area of 26,000 acres high in the mountainous region of the northwest of the country.
On your walk through the park, you will be able to spot up to 350 species of birds, and other forest creatures.
Creatures such as three-toed sloths, tapirs, big cats, rhinoceros beetles, and red-eyed tree frogs, as well as howler monkeys and capuchin monkeys.
White face. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and its misty view, with a postcard image effect is a paradise for nature lovers.
The Tortuguero National Park presents a sector of tropical forest connected by a network of tangled canals.
The most used way of traveling around Tortuguero is canoeing.
Canoeing by which the tour guide will take you so that you can concentrate on observing and enjoying the wildlife.
In the wild life you will be able to see part of the 200 species of birds.
You will also see monkeys, crocodiles, the toucans so attractive in the place, sloths and many other species.
Something that will make your tour a unique experience is that in its water channels there are also the most important nesting sites for sea turtles in the world.
This unique event takes place between the months of July and October.
The tours can be by kayak or canoe, boat tours, you can also do camping and hiking, among other guided activities.
The Corcovado National Park is a reserve in the southwest of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica.
One of the greatest natural experiences in Costa Rica.
Its different tropical ecosystems are constantly under protection.
When visiting Corcovado, you are sure that you will be in one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Its rich fauna includes macaw macaws, tapirs, jaguars and squirrel monkeys.
There are hiking trails where you’ll follow inland and coastal routes through a wide variety of habitats.
Habitants that are from Pacific coastal beaches and mangrove swamps to lowlands and montane rain forests.
Its rich flora offers some 500 species of trees.
Even on your tour you can get to the unforgettable experience of seeing the Bull Shark.
You can see it when it enters the river as if you were in a scene from an adventure movie.
Your passage through Corcovado can give you a wild experience to the fullest.
Although you may not be able to live the whole experience.
It will always depend on factors such as the weather, the tide table, the moons and the seasons.
Another great natural experience in Costa Rica are sloth tours.
In La Fortuna de San Carlos, you can live an unforgettable experience with a wonderful surprise.
Only its nature can give us, an ecological walk through open fields where you can focus on the search for sloths.
Sloths are animals that you will find outdoors, that’s why we talk about searching, because they are not in captivity.
You will be able to see without any alteration their behavior and their way of life in their natural habitat.
Those known as Two-toed Sloths are more active at night when they are usually on the move.
During the day you will see them made a ball of hair mostly covered with leaves.
The best-known sloth in the world is the Brown-throated Day Sloth or Three-toed Sloth.
These are smaller in size as they are a bit more active.
The Sloth Tour is a tour full of wonderful surprises that only nature can provide.
By enjoying this adventure, you also contribute to the conservation of the environment.


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New time for Joe Biden's St. Augustine visit
The time for the event Saturday in St. Augustine with Vice President Joe Biden has been changed to 1:15 p.m. at Ketterlinus Gymnasium, 60 Orange St. The event originally had been scheduled for 3 p.m.
The doors open at 11 a.m.
Only people with tickets will be admitted. To pick up a ticket, go to one of the following locations today through 9 p.m.:
- Obama Florida Campaign, 3148 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, (904) 382-2468.
- Obama Florida Campaign, 4882 Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast, (396) 864-1359.
Because of Biden's visit, some streets in St. Augustine will be closed for part of Saturday.
The streets to be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. are Riberia Street from Orange Street to West Castillo Drive, and Orange Street from Sevilla Street to Riberia Street
St. Augustine Police will manage traffic in the area and will assist property owners who need to access their property. Access to the Historic Downtown Parking Facility will not be affected by the event.


Pest birds crowding around homes can be a big nuisance by posing health hazards and creating a noisy environment. The chorus of birds might be pleasing when the number is less, but when the flock increases and chooses your home for roosting and nesting, it is time to deter them by using suitable deterrents. There are many bird control methods, but most importantly, the ways must be humane and easy to implement so that you can prevent birds from landing at your home. Remember that the measures you take to control birds should never harm them but only scare them away or make it difficult for them to land at any place of your home.
From bird spikes to scare owls to bird repellent scare tapes, there are many different types of bird control methods. The choice depends on the simplicity of installation, maintenance, and effectiveness. Luckily, most bird deterrents are simple and require truly little maintenance, like some reflective devices you can forget after setting up. Besides, the longevity of the repellent is another factor to consider. Look at reviews of bird deterrents to determine what would be right for you.
Here are some choices of bird repellents that you might consider.
These are the most traditional bird control devices that can repel birds from a distance. Made from stainless steel or polycarbonate material, the spikes are metal prongs that look like big thorns on a stem or branch that you can install on builds, ledges, and roofs that make it difficult for birds to land upon the place and compel them to fly away. The device is entirely safe because birds can see it from a distance and sense the inconvenience; they prefer to stay away by choosing another landing spot. Each spike covers an area of 10 feet around it, and the stainless-steel construction makes it weather-resistant and long-lasting.
Bird repellent scare tapes
Using reflective tapes is an effective means of bird control as it produces a combination of flickering light reflected from the shimmering surface and the sound produced by the tape blowing in the wind that scares birds away without causing any harm. The tapes frighten the birds that fly away from that place. Reflective tapes have many tiny holographic squares printed on the surface that reflects the light in the form of rainbow colours. Since birds rely on their eyesight to locate a place for landing from a distance, the visual changes detected by them signal something unusual that prompts them to stay away.
Repellent scare rods
This is a cheap and straightforward solution to keep birds off your home or premises. The scare rods are made from thin strips of spiral metal about a foot long and coated with reflective tapes. When hung freely from tree branches or beams, the breeze blowing across the tapes make it swirl and twist and reflect bright light from the surface that scare the birds away from your yard or gardens.
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Lily wakes up one crisp Sunday morning on the side of the road.
She has no idea how she got there. It is all very peaceful. And very beautiful. It is only when the police car, and then the ambulance, arrive and she sees her own body that she realises that she is in fact . . . dead.
But what is she supposed do now?
Lily has no option but to follow her body and sees her family – her parents and her twin brother – start falling apart. And then her twin brother Ben gives her a once in a deathtime opportunity – to use his own body for a while. But will Lily give Ben his body back? She is beginning to have a rather good time . . .
I love the cover of this book the colours are really vibrant and eye catching, the plot seemed interesting but I was not sure. I did not feel as though I liked Lily that much as what she does through out the story. The plot flowed well and the writing was easy to read but when I don’t feel as though I have a connection with the main character I just feel a bit let down. I would however look out for more of Phyllida Shrimpton’s books.
I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.
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Of course, New Year's is my holiday, with all the talk of resolutions and the feeling of a fresh start. (And the parties).
Not to mention that the frantic, dark, harried pace of December slows down to the nice wide, white, open expanse of January. January is a peaceful time where I live. It's snowy, cold - a great time to turn inward.
Resolutions & Me
Some years I make lots of resolutions or set lots of goals. I started running 9 years ago (after a hiatus of about 12 years) as a New Year's resolution. That one definitely worked!
Last year, I just picked four household projects that were driving me crazy. I thought I could knock them each off in a week in January. That's not quite how it went, but I did finish 3 of the four projects. (The other one lingers on my to do list.)
This year, I'm thinking more in terms of areas I want to explore in weaving. And about how I'll continue to incorporate time to weave in my life.
Weaving areas of interest for this year:
- designing my own projects
- block design (summer and winter, overshot and more)
For the rest of the winter (which, for the sake of this discussion, lasts until the end of May), I'm going to stick with my 10 hour a week weaving schedule. It's working well for me.
Summer is a huge challenge for me. I look forward to summer every year. I love warm weather and the outdoors. Last year, I knit two lobsters, one scarf, and wove two scarves on my rigid heddle loom.
I didn't weave at all on my baby wolf or my Toika. The Toika sat naked all summer after a quick burst of weaving in spring. The baby wolf had a huck towel warp on it all summer., sitting, waiting patiently, for a weaver who was playing outside.
This year I want to strike a better balance between enjoying all that summer has to offer, and maintaining some weaving momentum.
Ideally, I'd head into summer with several projects designed and ready to go....so I could do more weaving and less thinking over the summer. The early morning schedule that I've been using, of heading to my studio first thing, has worked really well, and should work in the summer too. All of that early morning light is a beautiful time to be awake. (I am definitely not a night owl!!)
I'm also considering two classes through the NH Weaving Guild that have a spring meeting and a fall meeting. That way I can get instruction at the spring meeting, do the weaving homework over the summer, and bring my samples back to the fall meetings.
The two classes are in lace weaving and Theo Moorman technique. Those topics aren't necessarily huge areas of interest of mine, but I know they'd be great to learn about, and I'm hoping the structure of a class will help me stick with it over the summer. (It is fair to remind me of this next fall when I'm staying up until midnight and complaining bitterly about deadlines!!)
You, my delightful readers, are great at reminding me how many weaving resources and opportunities surround me in New Hampshire!
What about you? Do you make New Year's resolutions? Do you have weaving plans or directions that you'll explore in 2010?? I'd love to hear about them! (Non-weaving resolutions welcome too!)


Under NATO nuclear weapons sharing, the United States has provided nuclear weapons for Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey to deploy and store.
Is Turkey a nuclear armed country?
Turkey signed the NPT as a non-nuclear-weapon state in 1980, meaning that Ankara agreed to forgo developing or acquiring nuclear weapons. Turkey has also signed the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which bans all nuclear test explosions. Additionally, since 1952, Turkey has been a part of NATO.
Which countries have nuclear weapons?
Nine countries possess nuclear weapons: the United States, Russia, France, China, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea. Some countries first developed nuclear weapons in the context of the Cold War, as the United States and the Soviet Union jockeyed for influence.
What 5 countries have nuclear weapons?
The nuclear-weapon states (NWS) are the five states—China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States—officially recognized as possessing nuclear weapons by the NPT.
When did the US put nuclear weapons in Turkey?
More than 100 US-built missiles having the capability to strike Moscow with nuclear warheads were deployed in Italy and Turkey in 1961.
Can anyone stop the president from launching nukes?
These orders are given and then re-verified for authenticity. It is argued that the president has almost sole authority to initiate a nuclear attack since the secretary of defense is required to verify the order, but cannot veto it.
How many nukes does USA have?
As of 2019, the U.S. has an inventory of 6,185 nuclear warheads; of these, 2,385 are retired and awaiting dismantlement and 3,800 are part of the U.S. stockpile. Of the stockpiled warheads, the U.S. stated in its March 2019 New START declaration that 1,365 are deployed on 656 ICBMs, SLBMs, and strategic bombers.
Which country has most nukes?
Countries With Nuclear Weapons 2021
Did Canada have nukes?
While it has no more permanently stationed nuclear weapons as of 1984, Canada continues to cooperate with the United States and its nuclear weapons program.
Which country has most nuclear bomb?
Statistics and force configuration
|United States||1,700||Nuclear triad|
Which country has hydrogen bomb?
first tested a hydrogen bomb on August 12, 1953, followed by the United Kingdom in May 1957, China (1967), and France (1968). In 1998 India tested a “thermonuclear device,” which was believed to be a hydrogen bomb.
Does Germany have nukes?
Although Germany has the technical capability to produce weapons of mass destruction, since World War II it has generally refrained from producing those weapons. However, Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear weapons.
Which country has the most dangerous weapon in the world?
1. Russia — 6,500 nuclear warheads, 1,600 of which have been deployed. In 2018, Russia was in possession of roughly 6,850 nuclear warheads.
Who has the most powerful nuclear bomb in the world?
|Mass||27,000 kg (60,000 lb)|
Why did the US secretly remove missiles from Turkey?
After many long and difficult meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this “quarantine,” as he called it, was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. He demanded the removal of the missiles already there and the destruction of the sites.
How did Pakistan get nukes?
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons development was in response to the loss of East Pakistan in 1971’s Bangladesh Liberation War. … Finally, on 28 May 1998, a few weeks after India’s second nuclear test (Operation Shakti), Pakistan detonated five nuclear devices in the Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai district, Balochistan.


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Inside a meeting room tucked away in a corner of the Columbia Central High School media center, about a dozen students were busy thinking about their futures.
Led by Superintendent Chris Marczak, and joined by community partners Nick DiBartolo and Devin Farmer from Rogers Group, a local construction company that primarily deals with aggregates, graded stone, sand and gravel, the cohort discussed how to succeed in today’s job market.
It was a timely conversation a few days before Labor Day.
After taking a personality mosaic, a test that offers insight into where the students might best fit in the workplace, provided by Maury County Public Schools community partner Randstad, the teachers and the pupils began to discuss how to succeed in the pursuit of a job. It is the beginnings of an in-depth program that is now offered throughout the school district.
During the meeting, the first session in a nine-week long course, students were encouraged to make sure their voicemails were properly set up and were offered a list of tips on how to search for a position online.
“This culminates in workforce academies being held at every single high school,” Marczak told The Daily Herald, after class. “We have heard a lot about how we need to be moving forward in workforce, and I am really appreciative of these guys from Rogers group for stepping up and being a part of the solution. We are now offering this in every single high school in Maury County.”
Local partners in the classroom
Each workforce academy is taught by a local partnership organization. At Spring Hill High School, students work with representatives from General Motors, the United Auto Workers of America and Randstad, a multinational firm that offers staffing and workforce solutions in Maury County.
The locally owned and operated Smelter Service Corporation works with students at Mt. Pleasant, Culleoka, Santa Fe and Hampshire, and now the Rogers Group is at Columbia Central High School.
“We are doing this at every single high school in Maury County,” Marczak said. “How to get a job, how to keep a job, how to respond to negative reinforcement and how to stay away from drugs. We want to help them not make some of the mistakes that we see adults doing in the workforce. If we can teach kids these things now, it just makes them that much more employable and mobile the rest of their lives.”
The superintendent spent the past school year teaching the same course to students at Spring Hill High School.
Seventeen-year-old Hannah Pitts said the first class gave her a lot to think about.
“You should be looking for something that interests you,” Pitts said.
The effort directly aligns with the school district’s Keys to College and Career Readiness, a series of community-driven expectations for students enrolled in the public school district. Key 7 sets the precedent that all students participate in Advanced Placement, dual-enrollment, industry certification or workplace learning opportunities before they graduate high school.
One of the primary topics of the class’ first session came as good news to the high school juniors and seniors. In the current boom of the local economy, Maury County’s employees are in desperate need of good, reliable help, and they are willing to make the investment.
“We need to find these folks who are young, willing, energetic and ready to go,” said Farmer, a graduate of Columbia Central High School who now leads operations at Rogers Group. “Right now, we are looking for people who are willing to learn a skill. We will spend the time to teach them. The way I understand it right now, you don’t need to have the experience to work in any industry right now. Almost everyone will teach you. We will invest in a person.”
When Farmer was in college, he decided to transfer from Columbia State to Middle Tennessee State University, but was under a constant struggle to make enough money to simultaneously pay rent and study enough to succeed in school.
Now, he says that Maury County’s youth have an opportunity to find a stable and well-paying jobs without needing to take on thousands of dollars in college debt.
“Without going to college, you can have a successful career and a good life,” Farmer said.
The recent boom over the last half decade and the sparsity of candidates have left local operations like Rogers Group struggling to keep up with demand.
“We are behind schedule and we can’t service our customers in the way that they have become accustomed to,” DiBartolo, the regional vice president for Roger Group, told the students. “There is such a hiring pinch. If you can show up on time and show that you can work safe and work smart, we will teach you this business. We need to reinvest in the community. We want to make sure you have the skills you need when you get the opportunity to interview with someone. We want you to get that job and keep that job.”
Founded in 1908, Rogers Group touts itself as the largest privately owned construction aggregate company in the United States. One of the company’s 70 quarries is located in Maury County and its presence across 12 states is managed from a national headquarters in Nashville.
DiBartolo says a skilled and hardworking workforce has always been the keystone of Rogers Group.
“We understand that what we do as a business has an impact on the environment,” DiBartolo said. “We want to be good stewards of the environment and find good people to help us meet that end is what it is all about.”
Students pursue certificates
In addition to the workforce academies that concentrate on how to succeed in the workplace, students in the public school district are also taking advantage of opportunities that should give them a head start in the job market.
By the end of this past school year, MCPS students earned at least 343 industry certifications. Twelve months earlier, that number was less than 70, about a 400% increase over the course of a year.
Local students have earned certificates in nursing, restaurant services, construction and information technology.
“This is a goal that we are seeing come to fruition,” Ron Woodard, assistant superintendent of academics previously told The Daily Herald. “We are being more aggressive and taking more steps to make sure that our students meet the state’s graduation criteria.”
Following the launch of a partnership with Columbia State Community College, the class of 2020 will include the first cohort of graduates who will end their high school career with both a diploma and an associate degree in mechatronics. The multidisciplinary branch of engineering focuses on electrical and mechanical systems, including robotics, electronics, computer, telecommunications, systems, control and product engineering.
In order to pinpoint the needs of Maury County’s businesses, all of the school district’s career and technical education programs are aligned with local employers.
Tennessee’s major industries include manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. In Maury County, major industries include manufacturing, health services and professional services.
Last year, it was reported that more than 500,000 manufacturing jobs remain vacant in the United States due to an aging workforce in the field.
Research conducted by The Manufacturing Institute indicates that manufacturers in the United States will likely need to add 4.6 million manufacturing jobs, 2.4 million of which are expected to go unfilled. At the end of the school year in May, the two most popular certificate programs for MCPS were for manufacturing and health sciences.
“We are a model for the state and other districts,” Woodard said in May. “Maury County students are ready for work. We need to make sure these are students that the community can be proud of, and good candidates for a position here. Of course, many of our students go to college, but those who enter the workforce directly out of high school, they are ready for work. They have the soft skills and the professional training. They are coming in as qualified candidates.”


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The sources say the plan is to get a new-model helicopter for Mnangagwa from either Russia or China.
The issue is being treated as an urgent matter, as election season nears. Although both Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba and Information permanent secretary Nick Magwana did not respond to several phone calls and messages from The NewsHawks, high-level sources say that the acquisition of a new helicopter is being treated as a priority.
This is not only for safety reasons, but also in view of the impending 2023 general elections, which will see Mnangagwa hitting the campaign trail in earnest next year seeking re-election under tougher conditions than in 2018.
"It is a real big issue. The President needs a safe and modern helicopter for the local trips, seeing that 2023 is around the corner. Apart from that, he needs to be going around the country to assess the various projects by government, which are also now being used as part of the Zanu-PF campaign," an official said.
"It's a matter of time before they buy it."
A government official also pointed to a tweet by Mangwana on 11 November hinting that the acquisition of a helicopter was a priority following the President's frightening mid-air incidents.
"Whatever the veracity of this story, a case for a new, safe and dynamic presidential helicopter has been made," Mangwana wrote on his verified Twitter account on 11 November in response to a story by a local daily newspaper.
The report had said two of Mnangagwa's helicopters were on 10 November forced to turn back and make a sudden landing at Marondera Golf Course while on his way to Chimanimani, due to a technical fault. Government officials, however, said it was an issue of bad weather.
This incident followed another hair-raising episode which left heads rolling in the Air Force after Mnangagwa's presidential helicopter was dramatically forced into an emergency landing more than 60 kilometres south-west of Harare in August due to technical failure.
The emergency landing incident happened in the Sandringham area, Matsvaire village, in Chegutu district, when Mnangagwa was coming from his Kwekwe farm. The President frequently flies out of Harare to his Precabe Farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe.
The 79-year-old leader, who has spoken several times about his passion for farming, including in his recently published biography, A Life of Sacrifice: Emmerson Mnangagwa, often leaves his state residence in Harare on Sunday mornings for the farm where he grows several crops and rears livestock.
Upon the Sandringham incident, Mnangagwa's security details, including an aide-de-camp, marksman from the Presidential Guard, a medic and intelligence officers, scrambled to cordon off the scene, as the team also worked out an emergency rescue plan to complete their 45-minute journey.
Again in August, Mnangagwa was forced to make a last-minute postponement of his flight to Mutare, where he had been expected to officially open an industrial and medicinal oxygen plant, due to bad weather. The NewsHawks in September reported that Mnangagwa's fleet of presidential helicopters was depleted in April when an Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper crashed in Acturus, 30 kilometres east of Harare.
As investigations into the emergency landing of one of Mnangagwa's choppers progressed, information gathered by The NewsHawks indicated that the Augusta Bell 412 which crashed in April, killing two pilots, as well as a technician and a child on the ground, was on a test flight for presidential use.
The Air Force, which maintains Mnangagwa's helicopter and military choppers that escort him when he flies within the country, has been blighted by aviation accidents in recent years due to bad weather, human error and the use of ageing aircraft.
Earlier reports had suggested that in a bid to replace the dilapidated equipment, Mnangagwa in April this year acquired a new helicopter, but that has not been seen flying.


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