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Contact: Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy, (202) 463-8270 x102
Safeguards agreements ensure that all nuclear activity a state undertakes is for peaceful purposes and that a state is not engaging in illicit nuclear activities. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is the independent organization charged with applying safeguards.
The IAEA and Canada concluded the first safeguards agreement in 1959 and in 1961, the IAEA’s Board of Governors approved a document outlining the principles of safeguards. Since 1961, both the scope and application of safeguards have evolved.
Under Article III of the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), all non-nuclear weapons states-parties are required to conclude a safeguards agreement with the IAEA, known as a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA or INFCIRC/153 corrected). Given the near-universal membership in the NPT, safeguards are now widespread.
These agreements allow for states to exercise their right under the NPT to peaceful nuclear energy without causing concern that they may actually be developing nuclear weapons in violation of the treaty.
The five NPT nuclear weapons states (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) are not required to have IAEA safeguards agreements under the NPT. All five, however, have signed voluntary offer safeguards agreements that permit the IAEA to apply safeguards to material in select eligible facilities. This covers civilian nuclear material and sites. All five nuclear weapon states have also concluded additional protocols to the voluntary offer safeguards agreements.
States with minimal or no nuclear material may sign a small quantities protocol, abstaining them from some of the obligations under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement as long as they meet certain criteria. The small quantifies protocol was revised in 2005, and now contains fewer exemptions.
Non-states-parties to the NPT may also sign safeguards agreements with the IAEA known as item-specific safeguards agreements. India, Pakistan and Israel for instance, have placed civil nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards and India has an Additional Protocol in force.
IAEA safeguards measures do not prohibit additional bilateral or multilateral safeguards measures. For instance, Brazil and Argentina reached an agreement on bilateral safeguards inspections in 1991 (ABACC) and Euratom’s safeguards, which predated the NPT requirement, and contribute to its member states’ safeguards agreements negotiated with the agency.
Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA)
The Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) is required for non-nuclear-weapon states under the NPT and is an option for non-NPT members. In concluding a CSA with the IAEA, states must declare the type and quantity of material subject to safeguards in an initial report. The IAEA verifies that a state’s declaration of nuclear material is correct and complete. A CSA also gives the IAEA the authority to independently verify that all nuclear material in the territory or jurisdictional control of a state is not diverted for nuclear weapons or explosives purposes and that nuclear facilities are not misused.
The IAEA notes four main processes for the implementation of safeguards.
- Collection and evaluation of safeguards-relevant information: The IAEA collects safeguards-relevant information to determine if a state’s declarations about its nuclear program are correct.
- Development of a safeguards approach for a state: A safeguards approach indicates which safeguards measures are needed to verify a state’s declarations.
- Planning, conducting and evaluating safeguards activities: The IAEA then develops a plan to conduct the safeguards activities based on the safeguards approach and identifies areas that may need to be followed up.
- Drawing of a safeguards conclusion: Upon completing the safeguards implementation cycle, the IAEA issues safeguards conclusions, which provide credible assurances to the international community that states are abiding by safeguards commitments.
According to the IAEA, there are 178 states with Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements, as of March 2022. Each year the IAEA reports on safeguards implementation to the agency’s Board of Governors, which is comprised of IAEA member states.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began an effort in 1993 to better constrain NPT member-states' ability to illicitly pursue nuclear weapons after secret nuclear weapons programs in Iraq and North Korea exposed weaknesses in existing agency safeguards.
Iraq, an NPT state-party, successfully circumvented IAEA safeguards by exploiting the agency's system of confining its inspection and monitoring activities to facilities or materials explicitly declared by each state in its safeguards agreement with the agency. To close the "undeclared facilities" loophole, the IAEA initiated a safeguards improvement plan known as "Program 93+2." The plan's name reflected that it was drafted in 1993 with the intention of being implemented in two years.
Putting "Program 93+2" into effect, however, took more time than expected, and the program has subsequently been implemented in two parts. The IAEA, within its existing authority, initiated the first part in January 1996. This first step added new monitoring measures, such as environmental sampling, no-notice inspections at key measurement points within declared facilities, and remote monitoring and analysis.
Modified Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to a Safeguards Agreement
Modified Code 3.1 requires countries to submit design information for new nuclear facilities to the IAEA as soon as the decision is made to construct, or authorize construction, of the facility. Modified Code 3.1 was introduced in the early 1990s to replace the 1976 code, which only required states to inform the IAEA of new facilities not later than 180 days before the introduction of nuclear material. States that implement Modified Code 3.1 provide the IAEA with additional time to respond to a state’s expansion of its nuclear program and to adjust safeguard agreements as needed.
The Model Additional Protocol (AP)
The second part of "Program 93+2" required a formal expansion of the agency's legal mandate in the form of an additional protocol to be adopted by each NPT member to supplement its existing IAEA safeguards agreement. The IAEA adopted a Model Additional Protocol on May 15, 1997. The essence of the Additional Protocol is to reshape the IAEA's safeguards regime from a quantitative system focused on accounting for known quantities of materials and monitoring declared activities to a qualitative system aimed at gathering a comprehensive picture of a state's nuclear and nuclear-related activities, including all nuclear-related imports and exports. The Additional Protocol also substantially expands the IAEA's ability to check for clandestine nuclear facilities by providing the agency with authority to visit any facility, declared or not, to investigate questions about or inconsistencies in a state's nuclear declarations. NPT states-parties are not required to adopt an Additional Protocol, although the IAEA is urging all to do so.
The model protocol outlined four key changes that must be incorporated into each NPT state-party's Additional Protocol.
- Expanded amount and type of information to be provided to the IAEA
- In addition to the current requirement for data about nuclear fuel and fuel-cycle activities, states will now have to provide an "expanded declaration" on a broad array of nuclear-related activities, such as "nuclear fuel cycle-related research and development activities—not involving nuclear materials" and "the location, operational status and the estimated annual production" of uranium mines and thorium concentration plants. Thorium can be processed to produce fissile material, the key ingredient for nuclear weapons.
- All trade in items on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) trigger list will have to be reported to the IAEA as well. The NSG is a group of 48 nuclear supplier countries that seeks to voluntarily prevent the use of peaceful nuclear technology for military purposes by restricting nuclear and nuclear-related exports.
- Increased number and type of facilities the IAEA can inspect
- In order to resolve questions about or inconsistencies in the information a state has provided on its nuclear activities, the new inspection regime provides the IAEA with "complementary," or pre-approved, access to "any location specified by the Agency," as well as all of the facilities specified in the "expanded declaration."
- By negotiating an additional protocol, states will, in effect, guarantee the IAEA access on short notice to all of their declared and, if necessary, undeclared facilities in order "to assure the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities."
- Streamlining the visa process for inspectors
- The agency's ability to conduct short notice inspections is augmented by streamlining the visa process for inspectors, who are guaranteed to receive within one month's notice "appropriate multiple entry/exit" visas that are valid for at least a year.
- Increased right to use environmental sampling
- The Additional Protocol provides for the IAEA's right to use environmental sampling during inspections at both declared and undeclared sites.
- It further permits the use of environmental sampling over a wide area rather than being confined to specific facilities.
As of December 2021, 138 countries and Euratom have concluded Additional Protocols that are now in force. Another 15 states have signed Additional Protocols but have yet to bring them into force. Iran applies its Additional Protocol pending its pursuit of ratification as part of the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 (now the P4+1).
Although the Additional Protocol is widely accepted as a standard safeguards practice, several states have opposed the expansion of safeguards to include it.
In addition to strengthening safeguards through the adoption of the Model Additional Protocol, in the late 1990s and 2000s, the IAEA also developed methods to improve the efficiency and efficacy of safeguards implementation for states with both CSAs and APs in force. The IAEA began using a “state-level concept” to evaluate a state’s compliance with safeguards agreements comprehensively, instead of on a facility-by-facility basis. It also began issuing “broader conclusion” determinations for states in order to ease safeguards implementation burdens by applying the state-level approach.
The IAEA began issuing a “broader conclusion” designation for certain states with both the CSA and AP in force as part of a continuing effort to improve the efficiency and efficacy of safeguards and to cut costs. The IAEA must recertify a broader conclusion each year, verifying that a state’s declaration is both correct and complete. In other words, its nuclear material must remain in peaceful purposes with no indication of diversion.
If the IAEA derives a broader conclusion for a state, it may implement “integrated safeguards,” which are tailored to each individual state. Therefore, the resulting safeguards enforcement for that state becomes less burdensome and less costly.
Over the years, the IAEA has also developed the state-level concept, which has become the designation for an integrated safeguards approach. Under the state-level concept, the IAEA considers each state as a whole when implementing and evaluating safeguards, including nuclear-related activities and capabilities, instead of examining each facility in a given state separately. Based on the broader range of information, the agency can then tailor a safeguards approach to the specific country.
The term “state-level concept” was first used in an IAEA document in 2005 although the IAEA had been following the practice since the early 1990s. The state-level concept is used for all states with a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, an Additional Protocol in force, and a broader conclusion finding. In a 2013 report, the Director-General of the IAEA indicated his intent to continue to develop state-level approaches for safeguards implementation for additional states.
The IAEA developed state-level approaches for five additional states in 2018, bringing the total number of countries with a comprehensive safeguards agreement and a developed state-level approach to 130. According to the IAEA in 2018, "these 130 states hold 97% of all nuclear material (by significant quantity) under Agency safeguards in states with a comprehensive safeguards agreement."
Note: This factsheet was previously titled “The 1997 IAEA Additional Protocol at a Glance.”

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Amit Shah lays foundation stone for projects worth Rs 244 crore in Ahmedabad
The Union minister inaugurated a civic centre, a reading centre with a capacity of over 150 students in Bopal area, supply of drinking water to Ghuma, a community hall, party plot and other projects.
AHMEDABAD: Amit Shah on Sunday laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 244 crore in Ahmedabad and surrounding areas, which are part of his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, and hailed the development work started in Gujarat after Modi became the state's chief minister of the state.
"After so much of experience in politics, I have seen many type of leaders. There are some who just allow things to happen at their pace and go to cut the ribbon. There are such leaders also who work hard to ensure best development takes place during their tenure," Shah said.
"But there are some others, probably Narendra bhai is the first such leader, who builds such mechanism that development continues even after they have left," he said addressing a gathering in Bopal area of the city He said Gujarat has benefitted a lot from the 14-year rule of Narendra Modi as the chief minister.
"Systems and arrangements were made in those 14 years which ensure development work takes place even after he has left Gujarat, Shah said.
The Union minister inaugurated a civic centre, a reading centre with a capacity of over 150 students in Bopal area, supply of drinking water to Ghuma, a community hall, party plot and various other projects.
He also inaugurated some projects of the Western Railway for redevelopment and increasing facilities at stations in the western part of Ahmedabad.
"It is my endeavour to ensure development of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha area and I thank all officials who have worked for the completion of these projects," Shah said.
He said the government has started a massive work of providing a 'suraksha kavach' (protective shield) against the coronavirus by taking up the vaccination drive.
"I am pleased to inform you that around 86 per cent of those aged above 45 and 32 per cent of people in the age group of 18 to 45 have been vaccinated in Ahmedabad.
But, this is not enough," he said.
The remaining 14 per cent in the 45 plus age group and 70 per cent youths (in the 18-44 age group) should get vaccinated and all should take their second doses also.
"This will provide protection to all, he said.
Shah said though there was a shortage of oxygen in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Modi has taken up the task of setting up oxygen plants in hospitals and substantially augment the production capacity of the life saving gas.
He asked BJP workers to ensure everybody in their area is vaccinated.
The BJP leader also advised party workers to fight vaccine hesitancy and spread the message that the medicine (against COVID-19) is safe.
Shah also said that for daily wagers, the government has extended the free 5 kg food grain per person scheme till November.
He asked BJP workers to spread awareness among people about the scheme and to ensure every eligible person gets free food grains.


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Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: Emerging Concepts and Therapeutics
- Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports
Authors: Srinath Sundararajan, Abhijeet Kumar, Neha Korde, Amit Agarwal
Publisher: Springer US
Serum monoclonal protein (IgG or IgA) ≥30 g/L or urinary monoclonal protein ≥500 mg per 24 h and/or clonal bone marrow plasma cells 10–60 %.
Absence of myeloma-defining events (MDE) or amyloidosis.
Factors Affecting Progression to Multiple Myeloma
Treatment Paradigms of Smoldering Myeloma
Bisphosphonates and Combinations
Clinical trial no.
Phase II study to evaluate fenofibrate therapy in patients with smoldering or symptomatic multiple myeloma
A study to evaluate three dose schedules of daratumumab in participants with smoldering multiple myeloma
KRd induction, high dose melphalan with transplant, KRd consolidation and Rd maintenance.
Carfilzomib in treatment patients under 65 years with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma
Lenalidomide or observation in treating patients with asymptomatic high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma
Jan 2026 (Final data collection for primary outcome).
Lenalidomide, dexamethasone, and anakinra.
Lenalidomide and dexamethasone with or without anakinra in treating patients with early stage multiple myeloma
Trial of combination of elotuzumab and lenalidomide +/− dexamethasone in high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma

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how do web hosting companies give ssh and root to so many users.
kapil.thangavelu at canonical.com
Wed Mar 16 03:41:45 UTC 2011
On 03/05/2011 09:42 AM, Abhishek Dixit wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Ahmed Kamal<kim0 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> On 03/05/2011 03:24 PM, Abhishek Dixit wrote:
>>> So if some one has to host 100 million websites and if 10 million asks
>>> then the web hosting company has these 10 million IP addresses?
>> Websites are different. Due to "Name Virtualhosting" you can host multiple
>> websites (thousands) on a single IP address. The web server knows how to
>> serve the correct one through http headers
> Very correct.But I see people given root access in these situations
> also and other than websites people are given a lot of server access
> with dedicated IPs and SSH access so how do they acquire so many
> IPs.Are these web hosting companies responsible for the finishing of
> IPv4 addresses.
Another approach that would be conservative of the ipv4 address space, A
custom ssh server implementation, and chroot + a grsecurity kernel. On
ssh login dispatch the user to their web space in a chroot on machine x,
ideally on cluster shared fs. grsecurity provides some facilities to
More information about the ubuntu-server


Luke O’Brien, contributor at Fortune magazine, was doing a Google search when he came across a story in the Nigerian press about a criminal mastermind who is wanted for stealing money from home-equity lines of credit.
Then he saw an episode of “America’s Most Wanted” focusing on the same guy, a Nigerian native living in America. He started checking U.S. court cases, which led to his story about “one of the world’s most successful cyberscammers, a criminal genius who used his talents to filet a poorly regulated banking and credit system.”
With only an Internet connection and a cell phone, Tobechi Onwuhara, 31, allegedly stole a confirmed $44 million, according to the FBI, and his total take may have been as much as $100 million. The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for his capture to face bank-fraud charges.
Don’t stop at the court documents.
Thousands of pages of court documents provided color for the story, including the police report detailing a car chase that led to Onwuhara hiding in a pond, Luke says. But he says the documents often offer only a limited perspective.
“I find it’s always good to talk to the people involved,” Luke says. “It provides more nuance than what the prosecutor wants you to hear.”
Luke says he sent letters to Onwuhara’s associates, asking to speak with them. Many are in prison, but he tracked others through LexisNexis, the Texas Secretary of State and Facebook.


The Asian smartphone manufacturers are continuing to grow, as companies like Samsung, Huawei, or Oppo are providing the world their best material. In this picture, the South Korean brand LG shouldn’t be left aside. Last weekend, the company released a video and within it presented the ‘Velvet’ smartphone (the one from above).
While you may be surprised by the name of the phone, well, you should be. LG announced that along with this new gadget, the brand is moving away from alphanumerical designations, which is a smart move. Let’s face it: it’s easier to memorize a name that actually means something rather than randomly added numbers and digits. Furthermore, the impact is stronger in the first case.
Snapdragon 765 processor
The Snapdragon 765 processor is a pretty powerful one, as it’s very popular in China. There’s no wonder why since this piece of technology is able to maintain the fastest speeds possible for a smartphone.
As for the design, the phone looks pretty and should be comfortable in any hand. The front of the device has a U-shaped notch along with slim bezels, which is not surprising at all for a smartphone nowadays. Some might complain about the notch, but you know what they say: you just can’t have them all in life. The rear of the LG Velvet phone is packing three camera lenses.
The Korean media claims that the phone will be out on May 15. We have all the reasons to rely on this information, although LG doesn’t mention a release date. Instead, the South Korean giant says that the device is coming soon.
As LG doesn’t reveal anything regarding the specs and price, as well, we can only be eager to see the phone on the market ASAP. Surely the South Korean company doesn’t plan to stop with its Velvet phone, as it will release other models in the near future like LG G9 ThinQ, LG V60 ThinQ, or LG K41S.


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The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the deepest rosters in MLB, but injuries have already taken a toll on their starting rotation, with both Andrew Heaney and Clayton Kershaw going down within the first month of action. Heaney’s been out for nearly a month and just threw his first bullpen on Tuesday, while Kershaw experienced a setback and won’t throw just yet.
If the Dodgers learned anything from 2021, it’s that you can’t go into the playoffs with a thin or tired rotation. Both of those things happened and they were swiftly ousted by the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves.
Though Trevor Bauer’s appeal of MLB’s 324-game suspension might throw a wrench in the Dodgers’ plans, it looks like they might not have a choice but to acquire more starting pitching.
Could Ryan Pepiot be a solution? Absolutely. But there’s no telling what he might look like in September and October. The Dodgers need another surefire, proven arm alongside Kershaw (if he’s available), Walker Buehler and Julio Urías come playoff time.
With all due respect, Heaney, Tony Gonsolin (though he’s performing well!) and Tyler Anderson can’t be part of a contingency plan for a top-four in a playoff rotation. They need to be depth options at best if we’re talking about a definitive World Series run.
There’s another problem, though. The Dodgers can’t get caught up in the frenzy right up against the trade deadline. They need to strike early before other bidders get involved, and convince whatever team they’re dealing with that they have the best offer. Otherwise, it’s going to be a contentious bidding war, and LA doesn’t want to be in a position where they’re stuck overpaying with prospect capital.
That’s why it’s important to make calls as early as possible, since Andrew Friedman can already see the writing on the wall with what might happen to his current group of starters.
The Dodgers should target these three starters long before the trade deadline
3. Martin Perez, Texas Rangers
Can’t hurt to acquire another lefty due to the uncertainty surrounding Heaney and Kershaw. And with the Texas Rangers clearly still very far away from contention, they have a very good trade chip in left-hander Martin Perez, who owns a 2.01 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 33 strikeouts in his first seven starts (40.1 innings).
Those numbers align with his Statcast metrics, too: he’s in the upper percentiles for xwOBA (87th), barrel percentage (89th), expected slugging (89th), xERA (87th) and xBA (76th).
On just a one-year, $4 million contract, Perez won’t come cheap, but the Rangers have done fair business in recent years. The deal they made with the Yankees for Joey Gallo was nuanced and clearly catered to New York’s preferences, and it very well might work out for both sides.
Another reason you call early here? Because the Dodgers can maybe convince Texas that this will be the highest they’ll be able to sell Perez, who has a career 4.61 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. Can he maintain his current numbers through the All-Star break? That’s a big risk for Texas to take. Perhaps the Dodgers can convince them to meet in the middle.

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AMD will be launching a next-gen 16C/32T processor next month according to the latest rumors, with the new Ryzen processor teased as ThreadRipper - something we reported when we unveiled the Ryzen brand name months ago. This news runs right on the heels of the super-hot Core i9 processor from Intel, and news of AMD's next-gen Starship platform with 48C/96T of CPU insanity.
But now there are new rumors from Bitsandchips.it that point towards a new processor called ThreadRipper, and it'll be compatible with a modified version of AMD's current SP3 server socket, which will be deployed with Naples. The new ThreadRipper CPU will be launching with the Whitehaven platform, something we've been hearing rumbles of over the last couple of days.
The new ThreadRipper CPUs will rock 16C/32T of enthusiast power, with quad-channel DDR4 support, 180W max TDP, and comes on the huge 4094-pin SR3 socket. The difference between Naples and the new SR3r2 chip that ThreadRipper arrives as, Naples will support more than one CPU. So you can only imagine a single board with two or more 32C/64T processors powered by Zen CPU cores on the huge Naples platform, which also supports 8-channel DDR4, too.


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Khawaja brothers’ judicial remand extended for 14 days
LAHORE (92 News) – Accountability Court Judge Najamul Hassan Bukhari extended the judicial remand of the Khawaja brothers in the Paragon Housing scandal on Thursday.
They will be again produced in court on April 18.
Talking to the media after the hearing, Khawaja Saad Rafique said that incompetent people are at the helm in Pakistan. “The rulers will make the people weep more. We had left billions of rupees and it is beyond understanding that where the amount had gone,” he maintained.
He demanded that Foreign Minister Asad Umar should resign over his irresponsible statement.
Khawaja brothers' judicial remand extended for 15 days
Earlier on March 19, Accountability Court Judge Najamul Hassan had extended the judicial remand of PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and Khawaja Salman Rafique for 15 days.
The court ordered to produce them again on April 4. Khawaja Salman Rafique appeared before the court. Moreover, the court has also extended the judicial remand of Ahad Cheema, an accused in the LDA City case, till April 4.
Following their arrests, the NAB Lahore had issued a press release and stated that “Accused Saad Rafique along with his benamidaar wife Ghazala Saad Rafique, brother Salman Rafique in association with Qaiser Amin Butt and Nadeem Zia established a housing project in the name of Air Avenue which was converted into a new housing project namely M/S Paragon City Pvt Limited. Record shows that M/S Paragon City is an illegal society.”
“Accused in collusion, connivance and collaboration of Qaiser Amin Butt and Nadeem Zia cheated the members of public at large and obtained illegal pecuniary benefits from the funds of said illegal housing project,” it added.
Further, it stated, “Accused is operating this illegal housing project through his associates/ co-accused persons who are collecting deposits from general public despite clear directions from LDA that this project is unapproved. Accused has been and is continuously obtaining illegal/ illegitimate funds/ benefits from said project as he obtained 40 kanal plots in his own name and the name of his brother Salman Rafique.”
The press release continued, “Accused by misusing his official position continued the expansion and marketing of illegal housing project and also obtained undue benefits in the form of sale of numbers of commercial plots worth billions of rupees which were actually not owned by M/S Paragon City. Thus the buyers have been cheated through this action of corruption and corrupt practices.”
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92 News (also known as 92 News HD Plus (Channel 92) is a conservative Urdu language TV channel based in Lahore, Pakistan.
Mian Muhammad Hanif is the chairman of the channel.
This TV channel is a subsidiary of Madinah Group under Galaxy Media Group.
The channel's name, 92, is to celebrate the 1992 Cricket World Cup won by Pakistan. The number 92 is also the telephone country calling code of Pakistan, which is another major reason behind the channel's name.
92 News HD is Pakistan’s first HD Plus News Channel. Aims to bring credible & responsible News & important stories from Pakistan & around the World
We bring you Latest Pakistani and International News at 92 News Hd Plus to Read and Watch
We believe in genuine and true journalism, we do not prevail sensation just for ratings.
We do not hide news but never tend to add any unethical content or angling that goes against the norms of our religion Islam and Pakistan's culture.
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Selections from many décor and costume desıgns for children’s play, I have made for Istanbul Cıty Theatres between 2009 and 2016.
The stage and costume design of Tacıser Sevinc for War and Woman. The play directed by Orhan Alkaya had its second premier in Istanbul in 2008.
In theatre design, 3D impressions are important for depicting the idea of the designer, make it faster and easier to exercise and explore…
Written and directed by Cem Baza and designed by Taciser Sevinc, “A Journey” took the stage at the Young Days Festival in 2015.

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In the next FEW DAYS, I will be publishing my next book, a collection of short stories called Shorts. These are stories I've written over the last 5 years and range from a variety of different genres. Keep your eyes out for it!
Ellie Fox, quirky pilot, mechanical genius, and drug smuggler, never thinks ahead to the consequences of her actions. When er boyfriend, Max, asks her to “play a Game,” his term for one of his crazy criminal ideas, Ellie agrees and the two of them wind up on the hit list of a Japanese crime lord. On the run for their lives from their disaster in Montreal, the two lovers must find a way to outwit their formidable opponent. Will they live to regret playing such a dangerous Game?
That's right, my next book is called Don't Kill Norman. It's a sequel to Hashimoto Blues and picks up where the last one left off. I've got a long way to go before I have a working draft but the words are flowing and the story line is emerging. Ellie's about to find herself in trouble once again, this time in a more exotic locale.
Featured Short Story
Periodically, I'll be posting short stories here, swapping them out when I have a new one to share.

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Jason Woznick of Fair Wheel Bikes says that they didn’t set out with the goal of building the world’s lightest disc brake road bike, rather they simply wanted to build a race worthy bike that also happened to be light. Very light.
Alongside the new triathlon-specific Slick frame launched yesterday, Factor has also been busy developing its road racing machines with its latest aerodynamic Factor One.
The Factor Slick TT bike used by the likes of AG2R La Mondiale's Romain Bardet has received an update with a new triathlon-specific frame that promises to improve both aerodynamics and stiffness.


NEW DELHI : Cargo traffic at state-owned ports rose 10.4 per cent in December year-on-year (YoY), signaling a strong rebound in a year that has fared slower than expected.
Twelve major ports handled cargo of 69.5 million tonnes (mt) in December, which is the highest during the current fiscal year. The volume is also 8 mt higher than the traffic over the past three months, which had been stuck at 61 mt since September.
It is also the second-highest traffic volume handled by major ports in a month since the onset of Covid-19. Cumulatively, traffic at major ports reached 576 mt by December, which is nearly 9 per cent higher than the previous fiscal year.
“The entire increase in volumes in December, Quarter and year can be explained by volumes of coal. However, container volumes have come under stress,” said Mohit Kumar, a researcher with DAM Capital, who attributes the current coal surge to geopolitical tensions.
Officials and experts suggest the current surge in coal cargo has also been aided by the increased use of the rail-sea-rail (RSR) mode for the domestic transportation of thermal coal.
Sai Krishna, Vice-President and Sector Head at ICRA said,“Iron ore traffic saw a 42 per cent year-on-year growth in December. Since the removal of various export duties on the commodity in November, traffic which was earlier subdued has seen higher growth on account of pent-up inventory”. On a cumulative basis, iron ore traffic in FY23 is still 20 per cent less than last year, but experts expect these numbers to pick up further.
While thermal coal cargo is up 35 per cent in FY23, coking coal has seen a rise of 16 per cent.
According to experts, coking coal volumes may have seen growth on account of increased iron ore production, as the commodity is used to produce steel.
Container cargo continues to see subdued volumes because of slow international trade. Krishna said high container rates in the first half of the fiscal year had caused container volumes to move towards bulk break cargo, which may improve going forward. So far in FY23, 124 mt of containers have been moved through major ports, which is hardly 1 per cent higher than the previous year.
If the momentum of December continues, traffic growth may remain upwards of 8 per cent by the end of the financial year, experts said.


Termites are small insects that live inside your home and outside in your yard. Termites come in two different types – underground termites and dry wood termites. The former are very difficult to get rid of, while dry wood termites are much easier to eradicate from your property.
Termites have been known to eat through the wood and cellulose in the walls of your home. What lures them to your property is food waste, wood, and moisture. They pose a real threat to any woody materials present on your property as they can be quickly destroyed by termites.
Fortunately, however, there are a number of ways you can get rid of termites on your property. Some of them are listed below so that you can take these measures yourself.
A common resource that effectively kills termites is sunlight. Placing pieces of wood infested with termites will get rid of the insects as they cannot withstand the high temperatures created by direct sunlight. Also, termites do what they can to avoid direct light.
Many hardware stores and even grocery stores sell borax powder. You may also see it referred to as sodium borate — that’s the exact same stuff. The powder should be mixed with a certain amount of sugar and water to get a solution. This solution should then be sprayed wherever the termites are on your property. The sugar primarily acts to attract the bugs and then the highly acidic borax powder will kill them by attacking their nervous system. You can prevent termites from developing in the first place by making the powder into a paste and then applying it to wood before painting.
Flavors like neem and orange have the ability to get rid of termites naturally. To implement this, you should take two glasses of water and then add ten drops of essential oil and two drops of soap and then mix everything into a spray. This solution should be sprayed on the spots on your property where the termites are, as well as any other spots where they might be. It’s the acidic properties of the solution that will attract and ultimately kill the termites in the first place.
Most people will already have this substance at home, but if not, it can be purchased at almost any grocery store. It should be mixed with citrus content like lemon and water and then sprayed on your property to eliminate any termite infestation.
If you’ve tried all of these things and none of them worked, it’s time to call in the pros. You have a wide range of tools and techniques at your disposal to drive termites off your property.


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The Reg Skene Award for Emerging Theatre Artist
Congratulations to Gislina Patterson, recipient of the 2019 Reg Skene Emerging Artist Award!
Professor Reg Skene led the University of Winnipeg’s theatre department from one course offered in 1965 to a four-year honours program with its own theatre complex and production facilities. Over the years, Reg taught many students who remained in Manitoba, became established theatre artists, and helped form the core of today’s Winnipeg theatre community. His passion and wisdom continue to nurture theatre in our province. This Emerging Theatre Artist award reflects his invaluable and ongoing contribution to the theatrical arts in our city, and is presented over a three-year cycle to a Manitoba playwright, actor, and director.


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Most people who illegally download movies, music and TV shows would pay for them if there was a cheap and legal service as convenient as file-sharing tools like BitTorrent.
That's the finding of the most comprehensive look yet at people who illegally download TV shows, movies and music in Australia, conducted by news.com.au and market research firm CoreData.
The survey canvassed the attitudes of more than 7,000 people who admitted to streaming or downloading media from illegitimate sources in the past 12 months. It found accessibility was as much or more of a motivator than money for those who illegally download media using services like BitTorrent.
More respondents said they turned to illegal downloads because they were convenient than because they were free, when it came to all three types of media covered by the survey -- TV shows, movies and music. And more than two-thirds said they would pay for downloads from a legitimate service that was just as convenient if it existed.
The hypothetical legitimate service was described as giving users access to TV shows, movies and music they wanted, when they wanted them, without ads or copy protection.
The survey also found:
* TV shows are illegally downloaded more regularly, and by more people, than movies or music.
* GEN Y is prepared to pay more for legal downloads of TV shows and movies than any other age group, while people between 31 and 50 are more likely to pay top dollar for music.
* The most popular prices for legal downloads chosen by respondents were $1 per TV show, $2 per movie and $0.50 per music track.
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David Crafti, president of the Pirate Party Australia political group, said the survey results showed illegal downloaders were in fact frustrated consumers.
"People aren't just looking for a free ride. They're living in the modern world and expecting business models to keep up with them," he said.
Mr Crafti said restrictive copy protection measures that "crippled" many legal download stores — such as locking movie or music files so they can only be played on specific devices — turned users off buying media through legitimate channels.
"I think what it comes down to is freedom," he said.
"They just want to know that they've got the data, they can watch it whenever they want, on whatever device they want, they can watch it three months later, or a year later, and not have any time limitations."
If there was a legitimate online service that gave people the same freedoms offered by pirated media at a cheap price, Mr Crafti said many downloaders would switch to it.
"They'd be happy to be signed up to it, to be able to not have to search BitTorrent and have to figure out which bad quality version of it to get," he said.
"While some people would still not pay for it, there'd be enough people who would pay for it to create and maintain a very sustainable media industry."


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At Hotel Costazzurra you will discover how to enjoy the magic atmosphere of the Valley of the Temples in an elegant and discreet environment tailor made to meet your needs...
At the Hotel Costazzurra you will discover how to enjoy the magic atmosphere of the Valley of the Temples in an elegant and discreet environment tailor made to meet your needs.
Our 3 star hotel is new and modern and our sense of hospitality is accurate to the smallest detail.
In our family run restaurant you will be able to taste the specialities of our wide 'a la carte' menu rich in typical dishes that you can enjoy also in a full board stay.
The hotel is situated in San Leone, the seaside resort of Agrigento, it is easy to reach in a central and quiet area.
It is only 3 kilometres away from the marvellous Valley of the Temples, 350 metres from beautiful sandy beaches and from the 'lungomare' the main street by the sea.
The hotel has 32 rooms, bar, restaurant, controlled parking, a new spa whirlpool and relax area, 5 direct telephone lines, internet point, beach resort facilities, bicycles, telefax service, laundry service and luggage deposit.
Each room has a bathroom with shower, balcony, air conditioned, heating, mini-bar, safe deposit box, hairdryer with 110 Volts/60 Hertz socket for USA shavers or chargers, direct telephone, color tv, sat tv, Wireless Broadband Internet Access.
Near the hotel there are sport facilities, private and free beaches, night clubs, and the 'lungomare' with its lovely tourist little port where concerts and events take usually place.
By our means, it's possible to reserve at discounted prices: scuba diving training courses, daily guided tours, rent rubber dinghy, charter boat excursions at the coast.
We accept all credit cards.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
- 24 hour reception
- Air Conditioning
- Bicycle hire
- Breakfast Included
- Cable TV
- Cots available
- Currency exchange
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Hair Dryers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Luggage Storage
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Safety Deposit Box
- Swimming Pool
- Tours Travel Desk
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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The hotel is located in San Leone, the main tourist area of Agrigento. Its position is quiet
and central, just 350 metres away from the sandy beach and the seafront promenade of San Leone and 3 km away from the enchanting Valley of the Temples.
To reach our hotel easily and quickly:
if you arrive in Agrigento by car we suggest you to reach first the Valley of Temples and then to continue for 2 km. following the signs to "San Leone", "San Leone" is the Agrigento area by the seaside there we are in "Viale dei Giardini / Garden Boulevard" corner "Via delle Viole n.2" (the Costazzurra sings will help you);
if you arrive in Agrigento by train or bus we suggest you to use the shuttle bus n.2, it starts each 30 minutes in front of the train station (in the nearby also the taxi station and the bus station). The shuttle bus n.2 cross the Valley of Temples and in about 10 minutes it arrives in San Leone and it stops just in front of our hotel.
The hotel is situated in San Leone, the seaside resort of Agrigento, it is easy to reach in a central and quiet area. It is only 3 kilometres away from the marvellous Valley of the Temples, 350 metres from beautiful sandy beaches and from the lungomare the main street by the sea.

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Outgoing NMMA president Thom Dammrich delivers keynote speech at start of 78th Miami International Boat Show
While the marine industry enters its eighth straight year of continuous growth – the longest in its history – that growth is showing signs of slowing, National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) president Thom Dammrich told the Innovation Breakfast audience during the 78th annual Miami International Boat Show.
Dammrich said economic studies commissioned by the industry indicate a lower rate of growth through late 2019 of about 3%, emphasizing that the numbers are still in positive territory. That, however, is expected to change going into 2020 with a downturn, as many believe the US market is reaching a saturation point. But Dammrich emphasised that while the industry will turn down, the low point – expected sometime mid-2020 – will be at the same growth level the industry was experiencing in the summer of 2018. He said the US recreational boating economy should begin to turn upward again sometime in 2021.
The same studies show the economic impact of the marine industry US$170.3bn a year, with 35,000 marine businesses employing a half-million workers directly, and responsible for 180,000 indirect jobs. Outdoor recreation represents 2.2% of the US economy – compared to agriculture and mining at just 1% – and that boating and fishing are the largest part of the outdoor economy.
Stating that the marine industry is impacted by government at every level from the White House to local regulators, Dammrich told attendees that the industry has done a remarkable job of joining together to protect one another, citing increases in attendance at legislative advocacy events and the industry’s response to the trade and tariff wars.
The association will adopt a “Protective and proactive policy agenda” for its strategic vision over the next three years with three primary areas of focus, starting with a more aggressive, proactive advocacy agenda. To that end, NMMA has hired to new regional lobbyists to focus on the Great Lakes and South East regions of the US.
A “major offensive” on recruiting and retaining boat owners to the tune of an addition one million dollars for the Discover Boating initiative and US$200,000 for additional consumer research on recruiting and retaining boat owners, and finally, developing strategies and programs to help recruit and retain a “competent workforce.”
Dammrich compared the industry to an ecosystem; “and anything that adversely effects one part of that ecosystem will eventually adversely impact the entire ecosystem, which is why it is so important for us to all work together and speak with a unified voice on any issue.”
Dammrich, who is scheduled to retire at the end of September, said: “This is not my last Miami Boat Show, just the last one I have to worry about,” and was ushered off the stage – clearly moved by emotion – with a standing ovation from the crowd.

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Doctor Says ‘Prayer’ Led Her To Refuse Treatment Of Infant With 2 Moms
When new parents take a baby to the pediatrician for the first time, they prepare themselves for the usual worst-case scenarios: forgetting to pack a necessity in the diaper bag, a diaper explosion, or a full on nuclear infant meltdown in the waiting room. What they don’t count on is being told the doctor won’t treat their infant because of their sexual orientation. Unfortunately, that is the exact horror with which one Michigan couple was forced to contend.
According to USA Today, Krista ContrerasÂ and her wifeÂ Jami Contreras were sitting in the waiting room of their pediatrician’s office for their six-day-old daughter’s first check-up when another doctor on staff came out to inform them the pediatrician wouldÂ not be seeing them. The reason? After “much prayer” the pediatrician decided she couldn’t treat the infant because her parents are lesbians.
“I was completely dumbfounded,” recalled Krista Contreras, the baby’s biological mother. “We just looked at each other and said, ‘Did we hear that correctly?’ …. When we tell people about it, they don’t believe us. They say, ‘(Doctors) can’t do that. That’s not legal.’ And we say, ‘Yes it is.’ “
The pediatrician in question is Dr. Vesna Roi of Eastlake Pediatrics, and the couple put in a lot of work to find her before their daughter was born. They researched various practices and went on several interviews and finally settled on Roi because she took a holistic approach to medicine and they seemed to click. She knew well before their daughter’s first visit that the couple are lesbians.
Krista and Jami said they kept quiet for months about what happened to them, but are now going public to raise awareness about the discrimination the LGBT community faces every day, in every facet of their lives. They provided the media with a handwritten letter the pediatrician sent them. It’s supposed to be an apology, but really it’s just despicable. The letter begins:
“Dear Jami & Krista, I am writing this letter of apology as I feel that it is important and necessary. I never meant to hurt either of you. After much prayer following your prenatal (visit), I felt that I would not be able to develop the personal patient doctor relationship that I normally do with my patients.”
Roi goes on to apologize for not informing the couple of her decision in person and then the letter continues:
“Please know that I believe that God gives us free choice and I would never judge anyone based on what they do with that free choice. Again, I am very sorry for the hurt and angry feelings that were created by this. I hope that you can accept my apology.

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The second part of preparation is surface prep, it addresses covering the surfaces you do not want to get any paint on. A little plastic sheeting will go along way to keeping paint off of floors, window coverings, handrails, cabinets, counter tops, etc... And, if you are not confident with your ability to paint a straight line next to door casing, baseboards, cabinets or hardware protect these surfaces using masking tape. There are two basic types of masking tape white/yellow and blue. The white tape sticks to surfaces better but, can pull off finishes on cabinets or stained woodwork. Blue tape usually will not pull off finishes but, does not stick as well, this will probably be the tape to use for most applications. Always wipe down or dust the surface you will be masking to assure the best tape adhesion possible. If you use blue tape you may need to re-rub down the tape before painting next to it, only mask off areas with blue tape that you will be painting for a given day. With either tapes, do not assume the are a force field that paint will not penetrate, use them as a reference and dry brush the paint next to the edge of the tape and avoid soaking the edge of the tape with a lot of paint, this will cause the paint to "bleed" through giving you an undesired look. If you will need to apply multiple coats of paint, on the first coat, paint as close to the tape as you can, not really getting paint on the tape. With the second coat or a one coat application, you can use the tape more of like a paint barrier and get a little more paint on the tape if you immediately remove each section of tape after painting the section, this will keep the paint from sitting on the tape and "bleeding" behind it. Also, if you get a lot of paint on the tape it is not good to let the paint dry on the tape because some paints (especially the glossier paints) will peel if allowed to dried, with the tape when it is pulled off. White tape should not be left on for longer than a couple of days and I suggest not leaving it on more than a day in areas that receive long periods of direct sunlight. Blue tape can be left on for days, if it will stay on, there again it does not stick as well and may need rubbed down again immediately before painting up next to it.
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Painting the interior of your house requires a thorough estimation, visualization and preparation. When you have chosen your theme for your rooms and have bought the job materials you need (paints, paint brushes and rollers, extension handles, paint tray, paint stirrer, drop clothes, step ladder, painter's tape, etc.), you simply follow these interior house painting tips: BEFORE AND DURING HOUSE PAINTING. · Always provide adequate ventilation when painting inside your house. If you cannot get enough ventilation in the work area, use a respirator or a mask. · Keep paint containers or solvent containers closed when not in use. · Keep paint products out of the reach of children. · Avoid direct contact with skin. · Always read packaging (label) instructions.


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Prince William learned how his work has changed the way people talk about mental health, and wow
Prince William is pretty incredible. He is continuing his mother’s legacy in an incredible way. And we finally learned just how much Prince William’s openness about mental health has changed lives. Now, we’re already excited because the Queen is preparing Prince William for his role as king. And we’ve gotten continual reports about how good of a dad he is with Prince George and Charlotte, making us love him even more.
So we listen to every word he says, especially when he’s talking about mental health. But it is surprising that William didn’t know the impact his words were making.
Talking about mental health helps to normalize the conversation, making it easier for people to speak up.
William, Harry, and Kate have been working together to encourage people to talk about mental health through their campaign called Heads Together. On Friday, William visited the Data Observatory at Imperial College London to learn just how much the campaign has helped.
“I feel like it’s exam results day," he said.
The numbers since William, Kate, and Harry have taken to talking openly about mental health have drastically shifted.
In February of this year this year, 45% of men and 52% of women were talking about mental health. But by May, 60% of men and 62% women were willing to talk. That’s a growth of more than 1.5 million people. Seeing that much of an increase in such a short amount of time truly shows how important Prince William’s campaign is.
“At the beginning, we were trying to understand why at home people weren’t sharing some of their problems. If we’ve at least made a big impression there we can work on the wider societal aspects," William said.“But I think it all has to start at home. If you can’t even have a conversation with your loved ones, there’s no way you’re going to go to HR at work.
We’re glad Prince William is sharing his message about how important it is to talk about mental health.


It’s amazing what we can do with air, aside from the need to breathe it, man had developed devices that compress and propel air to power a wide range of appliances. From cleaning an engine to powering construction tools, the industrial syngas compressors are heavily relied upon by many industries, and these amazing devices can also be used in many ways around the home. Companies like AirEnergy are specialists in air compressors. If you are thinking of purchasing an air compressor, like the best 110v air compressor, here are a few important things to bear in mind.
Designed for the Work
There is a very real risk of buying something that is designed for industrial use, which the homeowner has absolutely no need for, unless he plans to spray a dozen cars or dig up the entire street. The good news is that a small portable air compressor won’t cost anywhere near as much as its industrial cousin. In the world of compressed air, pounds per square inch (PSI) tells you to what pressure limits the machine can handle, and another term, cubic feet per minute (CFM) determines how fast the air can be supplied. If you’re wondering where to buy such a device, the same company that sells industrial air compressors would also stock the baby units, and by dealing with an established trade supplier, you’ll only pay trade prices.
Cubic Feet Per Minute
The CFM for a domestic air compressor should be between 1.5 and 3.0, and any less that 1.5 might mean you have to wait while using a nail gun, and it could make paint spraying an interesting experience, so make sure to focus your search on something within the above limits and you’ll have the right tool for whatever job you are doing.
Pounds Per Square Inch
The PSI is not as crucial as the CFM, and anything from 90-150 would be more than ample, and as the tank is quite small, this level of PSI is easily handled by the pump. A slightly higher PSI does give you an advantage with a small compressor, as it fills faster, and it is an idea to read some online reviews of the unit you are looking at, which will reveal any imperfections or issues.
In a domestic environment, the last thing you want is a noisy compressor, which would cause that harmonious neighbourhood ambience to vanish, so make sure the unit is designed for quiet running. Typically, a domestic air compressor would be anything from 60-90 decibels, and to put that in perspective, a 70 decibel unit is twice as noisy as one of 60 decibels, so look for a compressor that is at the lower end of the noise spectrum and your neighbours will love you for it.
A domestic air compressor would be the oil free version, which is far more convenient, as you have no need to check lubricant levels. Oil less compressors are not quite as durable as the oil filled units, but for domestic use, this is not an issue.
There are online suppliers of air compressors and they are the best people to talk to when buying a small domestic unit, and with trade prices, why not buy some accessories?


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Vice-speaker of the parliament Paata Davitaia does not expect anything good from the meeting with Abkhazians. This meeting will give no result. The Russian President's visit to Tskhinvali is obvious example, Davitaia told media.
This way he replied concerning the meeting scheduled in Gali on July 14 within development of mechanisms of incidents prevention.
Chairman of the parliamentary committee on European integration David Darchiashvili appreciates this meeting more encouraging. Every action in this direction promotes creation of the international format in future, he said. According to Darchiashvili, Abkhazians understand that mechanism of incidents prevention must be successful and these actions can be welcomed.
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On Saturday, tension-filled elections will be held in Sierra Leone, where President Julius Maada Bio hopes to win a second term despite a terrible economic crisis that contributed to last year’s fatal protests.
The Ebola virus struck the West African nation in 2002, and it never fully recovered economically. The Covid pandemic and the effects of the conflict in Ukraine severely devastated the nation.
There are 13 people running for the top job, but Samura Kamara, an academic technocrat with the opposition All People’s Congress (APC), who finished second in the most recent election in 2018, is Bio’s biggest adversary.
This time, though, the eight million-person nation is engulfed in a severe cost-of-living crisis, which fueled riots in August of last year that claimed more than 30 lives.
The last month on record, March, saw annual inflation at 41.5 percent.
“Citizens are finding it very difficult to even have three square meals a day… everyday prices of commodities are going higher,” a 19-year-old resident of Cockle Bay slum in the capital Freetown told AFP.


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The new E7 SE is proving the talk of the town, as the purpose-built taxi moves up to the next level.
Since the launch of Cab Direct’s new upgrade vehicle at the Sandown Taxi Show, orders have been flooding in daily.
Managing Director Gavin Gillies says, “Response to the new E7 SE has been unprecedented. We knew that the vehicle would be popular, but not quite on the scale it has been to date.”
Existing customers had been asked what improvements they would like to see for the market-leading hackney vehicle. Consequently the E7 SE features air conditioning, a calibrated meter, electric step and rear LED lights – all as standard. The most sought-after feature, however, has been the SE’s unique ramp system.
The new Easy-Glide™ under-floor ramp offers a dramatic leap forward in convenience, simply pulling out from under the passenger floor. The patented integral ramp means that drivers no longer have the hassle of taking ramps from the back of the vehicle and fitting them to the side of the taxi. And of course passengers no longer have to suffer the inconvenience of having to wait for the ramp to be installed before entering or departing.
Gillies continues, “By offering taxi drivers a model that matches the feedback we’ve received, we aimed to provide a vehicle that truly meets modern-day needs. Judging by the number of orders we’ve received already, it looks like drivers are more than happy with the added benefits of the E7 SE.”


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Today’s monoclonal antibody treatments benefit some patients but can be harmful to others; the search for reliable predictive biomarkers is on
Incredible advances have been made in the development of monoclonal antibodies to treat certain cancers, but we’ve a long way to go in understanding who will benefit, writes Alain Li Wan Po.
“The organism possesses certain contrivances by means of which the immunity reaction, so easily produced by all kinds of cells, is prevented from acting against the organism’s own elements and so giving rise to autotoxins … so that one might be justified in speaking of a horror autotoxicus of the organism. These contrivances are naturally of the highest importance for the existence of the individual.” – Paul Ehrlich, 1901
In his official job as a junior chemist in the laboratory of August Wilhelm von Hoffman at the Royal College of Chemistry in London, William Perkin’s objective was to synthesise quinine – a natural drug much in demand for the treatment of malaria. He failed, but, in 1856, at the age of 18, he synthesised the first aniline dye – mauvine – in his top-floor apartment in East London, and subsequently shot to fame.
By the end of the 19th century, Germany had taken the lead in dye synthesis and physician Paul Ehrlich had refocussed attention on the potential medical applications of synthetic compounds. On observing differential staining of cells and microbes by synthetic dyes, Erlich suggested that it might be possible to develop drugs that would kill microbes and cancer cells selectively. His work led to the development of the first successful anti-syphilitic drug and the first targeted biological therapy against diphtheria – the forerunners of today’s highly successful monoclonal antibodies, tens of billions of dollars of which are sold each year.
Progress in cancer treatment
Among modern monoclonal antibodies, those designed to reactivate the killer function of T cells – so-called immune checkpoint inhibitors – have been particularly effective. Immune check-points are cellular mechanisms for ensuring that the immune system exerts measured and controlled responses when challenged. One example is the interaction between the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor and its ligand (PD-L1). Activation curtails the T cell autoimmune response, avoiding Ehrlich’s horror autotoxicus.
There are now five inhibitor antibodies targeting PD-1 or PD-L1 licensed for clinical use in the treatment of cancer: nivolumab and pembrolizumab against PD-1, and atezolizumab, avelumab and durvalumab against PD-L1. These inhibitors have shown remarkable efficacy in some cases of hard-to-treat, advanced cancers, and marketing success has followed. Sales for nivolumab reached $3.8m in 2016, less than two years after marketing approval.
The fine line between benefit and risk
Patients’ outcomes have varied considerably, with some individuals showing marked improvement while others show no response: over half in the most successful major trials. Theoretically, PD-1 molecular targeting should work irrespective of cell-type, but recent trials show that this isn’t so. For example, while melanomas respond well, prostate cancers rarely do.
In other therapeutic areas where monoclonal antibodies have been effective – for example in cases of rheumatoid arthritis – the approach has been to reduce the activity of an offending molecule with relatively little concern about over-inhibition, because the short-term adverse consequences are modest. Immunomodulators such as the PD-1 inhibitors, however, are more complicated because unlocking the check-point controls needs to be precise to minimise serious and potentially fatal immune-related adverse effects. Because of the seriousness of potential adverse effects, it is important to be able to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from these therapies, and avoid risk for those unlikely to respond.
Immunotherapy with genomic targeting
Other small molecule targeted therapies (notably kinase inhibitors) provide evidence that mutations in the tumour genome are highly predictive of response to these treatments. Why then have we been less successful at identifying biomarkers predictive of response to PD-1 monoclonal inhibitors? Two answers are likely: first, we know much less about the operation of the immune checkpoints than we would like; second, a wide variety of other differences between patients exists, including genetic factors and treatment history.
In recent trials in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), nivolumab and pembrolizumab were expected to give qualitatively similar outcomes, but in fact showed marked differences. A condition of entry into trials of the inhibitors of the PD-1 axis was tumour-cell expression of PD-L1 assessed by antibody staining. One explanation put forward to explain the discrepancy between nivolumab and pembrolizumab is the difference in the level of expression of the biomarker. However, this biomarker has also been inconsistently predictive. Not only are the results of gene-expression quantification assay-method specific, but there is no consensus on the best assay. Interpretation is further complicated by intra-tumour heterogeneity, which makes estimates of expression-level based on single samplings of tumours imprecise. In the presence of metastases, single-tumour expression levels are unlikely to be representative.
A study of clinical trial reports showed that even randomisation may fail to even out the influence of other factors. For example, in a recent pivotal trial of nivolumab in NSCLC, randomisation was stratified based on PD-L1 expression levels but this did not prevent imbalanced assignments of gender and of subjects with expression levels below 50% – the cut-off level now suggested by experts (manufacturers understandably want to include everyone who might benefit in the trial but it appears that a high PD-L1 expression level is necessary for efficacy). Subjects entered into the trial also reported widely differing levels of exposure to radiotherapy.
Moving towards precision
In the search for more predictive biomarkers, investigators are studying mutation burden – the number of mutations in a baseline tumour sample – particularly in genes associated with DNA repair. While interesting, this approach would not overcome problems associated with estimates from single samples. Estimates based on circulating tumour DNA to provide a PD-1 inhibitor response signature might help, but the technology is, as yet, inadequately tested.
Drugs acting on the PD-1 axis represent a real advance in the treatment of cancer. Using a high expression level of PD-L1 as the eligibility criterion for selection of patients that may benefit has considerable validity. Alternative genomic biomarkers should one day help to build improved mathematical predictors that include both molecular and other patient-specific characteristics such as prior treatment exposures.
Professor Alain Li Wan Po is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, and is a fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal Statistical Society.


text: As Music Director of both the American Composers Orchestra and the Portland Opera, George Manahan’s career embraces everything from opera to concert, and the traditional to the contemporary. He is the winner of the prestigious Ditson Conductor’s Award for his support of American Music. Mr. Manahan served as Music Director of the New York City Opera for fourteen seasons. His guest appearances have included the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and the symphonies of Atlanta, San Francisco, New Jersey, and the Hollywood Bowl. He is a regular guest with the Aspen Music Festival, and has appeared with the opera companies of San Francisco, Philadelphia, Seattle, Chicago, Santa Fe, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera National du Paris, Teatro de Communale de Bologna, the Bergen Festival, and the Casals Festival.


A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Turkey on suspicion of carrying out an attack on a woman.
Tourist Declan Marshall, from Stoke-on-Trent, is alleged to have repeatedly punched his 35-year-old victim while on holiday in the sunshine resort of Marmaris.
The Turkish press reports that the victim and a friend, who are both British nationals, had been in a nightclub in Icmeler with Marshall before going back to a hotel where the assault happened on September 3.
It is claimed Marshall hit her over the head leaving her with injuries so severe she was ‘barely recognisable’.
He then allegedly fled the scene before being arrested a short time later and taken into custody.
A Foreign and Commonwealth spokesman told StokeonTrentLive: “We are in contact with a British man following his detention in Turkey.”
A Marmaris County Police Department spokesman said: “The investigation is ongoing.”
It is believed the victim was taken to an EU hospital for treatment but her condition has not been revealed.


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