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eve of the World War I, no country was prepared for using aircraft or
had even admitted they would make an effective weapon of war. Several
had experimented with dropping bombs from aircraft, firing guns, and
taking off and landing from aircraft carriers, but no country had
designed or built aircraft specifically for war functions. Limited
bombing operations had been carried out before 1914, but most thought
that aircraft use was limited to reconnaissance or scouting missions. An
October 1910 editorial in Scientific American, a respected publication,
denigrated the airplane as a war weapon: "Outside of scouting duties, we
are inclined to think that the field of usefulness of the aeroplane will
be rather limited. Because of its small carrying capacity, and the
necessity for its operating at great altitude, if it is to escape
hostile fire, the amount of damage it will do by dropping explosives
upon cities, forts, hostile camps, or bodies of troops in the field to
say nothing of battleships at sea, will be so limited as to have no
material effects on the issues of a campaign...."
some effort was made to use aircraft for military purposes. Some of the
earliest efforts took place in Italy. In April 1909, the newly formed
Italian aviation club, Club Aviatori, brought Wilbur Wright to Italy to
demonstrate his Military Flyer at the Centocelle military base near
Rome. Before leaving Rome, Wilbur trained the naval officer who would
become Italy’s first pilot, Lieutenant Mario Calderara. In 1910, Italy
set up its first military flying school at Centocelle.
the next few years, Italy’s military use of aviation increased. At the
start of the Turko-Italian War in 1911, Italy mobilized its Italian
Aviation Battalion and aircraft under the command of Captain Carlo
Piazza, a well-known racing pilot, and sent them by steamship to Tripoli
in Libya, then part of the Ottoman Empire. It sent two Blériot XIs,
three Nieuport monoplanes, two Farman biplanes, and two Etrich Taube
monoplanes. On October 23, 1911, Piazza made history’s first
reconnaissance flight near Benghazi in a Blériot XI. On November 1,
Second Lieutenant Giolio Gavotti carried out the first aerial
bombardment mission, dropping four bombs on two Turkish-held oases. In
March 1912, Captain Piazza made the first photo-reconnaissance flight in
same time, other European countries had begun developing military
aviation. The French army bought its first planes in 1910 and trained 60
pilots. It began to install armament in its reconnaissance craft in
1911. In Russia, Igor Sikorsky built the first "air giant," a
four-engine plane that was the forerunner of the multiengine strategic
bombers of World War I. The French military began experimenting with
aerial bombing in 1912, as did the British in 1913. Adolphe Pégoud in
France also experimented with a hook-and-cable system for landing a
plane on a ship at sea—following Eugene Ely in the United States who had
successfully taken off and landed on the deck of a ship.
United States had also experimented on a limited basis with military
operations in aircraft. Glenn Curtiss experimented with the plane as a
means of bombardment in June 1910 with his Golden Flyer. On August 20,
1910, at Sheepshead Bay racetrack near New York City, Lieutenant James
Fickel fired the first shot from an airplane--a rifle at a target from
an altitude of 100 feet (30 meters) with Glenn Curtiss piloting. On
November 14, 1910, Eugene Ely made the first takeoff from a warship, the
cruiser Birmingham, anchored near Hampton Roads, Virginia, in the
Curtiss Hudson Flyer. On January 18, 1911, he made the first carrier
landing onto a 125-foot (38-meter) platform on the warship Pennsylvania,
anchored in San Francisco Bay. In 1912, an Army officer, Captain C.D.
Chandler, fired a 750-round-per-minute, air-cooled recoilless machine
gun successfully from a Wright B flyer over College Park, Maryland, near
Washington, D.C. But, in spite of these achievements, no country had
developed an air attack or bomber by this time.
countries had also formed small "air forces" that were connected to
their other military operations. Great Britain formed the Royal Flying
Corps on April 13, 1912. In June 1914, the Naval Wing of this formation
was removed to form the basis of the Royal Naval Air Service. The United
States also established the Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Army
Signal Corps in 1907 and created the Aviation Section of the Signal
Corps in July 1914.
U.S. government generally lagged behind its European counterparts in
these efforts and was much later in supporting aviation than Europe had
been. Back in 1890, the French had ordered an aircraft from the aviator
Clement Ader and had appropriated $100,000 for that purpose, even though
the aircraft he developed never flew in a controlled flight. But the
Wright brothers, who had developed and demonstrated a fully controllable
aircraft in 1903 that could take off, land, bank, turn, climb, and
descend, did so with their own funds. Not until 1909 did the Signal
Corps purchase an aircraft for military purposes. The U.S. Navy
purchased its first plane, a derivative of the Curtiss Golden Flyer, in
March 31, 1911, Congress first appropriated funds for military aviation,
$125,000. The U.S. Signal Corps immediately ordered five new airplanes.
Two of these--a Curtiss Type IV Model D "Military," and a Wright Model
B--were accepted at Fort Sam Houston on April 27, 1911. With these new
planes, flight training of volunteers began. Lieutenant G.E.M. Kelly was
among the first group of twenty-one. On May 10, 1911, during a landing
attempt at Fort Sam Houston using a Curtiss Type IV Model D, Kelly
crashed into the ground. He was first man to lose his life while
piloting an airplane.
Countries that considered themselves more vulnerable to attack tried
harder to develop their military aircraft than more isolated countries
such as the United States. Thus, the countries of Europe had more
pilots, more aircraft, and outspent the United States on military
aviation. In 1910, the United States had only 18 licensed pilots and 193
in 1912. But in much less populous France, there were 339 licensed
pilots in 1910 and 968 in 1912. Both Germany and Great Britain had many
more pilots than the United States. In 1912, the militaries in France,
Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and Italy had more aircraft than the
United States (France had 25 times as many). In 1913, France spent more
than 60 times the aviation budget of the United States, Russia and
Germany 40 times, and Great Britain 24 times as much. But even so, no
country had any aircraft that were specifically designed for combat.
None were equipped to drop bombs or had any type of gun, let alone a
Aircraft and Trained Pilots in 1914
were also many untrained aviators flying by 1914. The total number
did the United States trail so far behind the rest of the industrial
world? One reason was its feeling of invulnerability. A second was the
official military doctrine that was in place in 1914 and which remained
until 1923. Military doctrine defines the roles, missions, and equipment
of an armed service. If the doctrine doesn’t state that aircraft are to
be used for bombing, fighting, and other military purposes, then
aircraft with military capabilities will not be constructed. The U.S.
military doctrine, as expressed in a 1914 Field Service Regulation, did
not mention bombing, strafing, or air-to-air fighting. The only military
aircraft missions mentioned were strategic and tactical reconnaissance.
One other factor that hindered the private development of aviation in
the United States was the often-prohibitive amount of money that had to
be paid to the Wright brothers for use of their patented technology.
general, military leaders, technologists, government officials--even
airplane inventors--displayed a lack of imagination. Military aircraft
development was retarded because civilian and military leaders, by and
large, could not conceive of aircraft as a war machine, not because
airplanes could not perform war missions. Not until World War I actually
began did the countries of Europe begin to seriously increase production
of military aircraft. And not until even later did the United States
join the effort.
Billy Mitchell Sinks the Ships
The battleship Alabama before being hit with bombs.
conducted a demonstration in September 1921, hitting the battleship
Alabama with phosphorus, tear gas, and other bombs.
After World War I ended, military budgets were reduced and armies were
decreased in size by international disarmament treaties. In the United
States, the services rallied to compete for the limited funds
available to keep their individual branches powerful. Aviation, which
was part of the U.S. Army, would have been forgotten if the assistant
chief of the air service, William "Billy" Mitchell, had not made
fighting for the future of aviation in the U.S. military his top
Instead of concentrating on aviation, defence budgets focused on
building super dreadnoughts for the navy. A super dreadnought was an
enormous steam-propelled battleship, considered unbeatable if it was
the biggest one. Mitchell considered the dreadnought his enemy. Based
on the evidence of the war, he felt that no naval fleet could survive
a battle if a land-based air force could reach it. Mitchell spoke out
against this funding often, angering the navy. And the press, sensing
readership in stories of inter-service rivalries, encouraged Mitchell
by printing his speeches and articles.
Finally, in February 1921, the navy could not ignore Mitchell anymore.
Testifying before the House subcommittee on aviation, Mitchell stated
that 1000 bomber aircraft could be built and operated for the cost of
one dreadnought and that his airplanes could sink a battleship. He
volunteered to demonstrate this if the navy would provide him with
some battleships, which were already due to be demolished. The navy
reluctantly agreed to the demonstrations.
A Martin bomber attacks and
sings a battleship during exercises in 1921.
navy did not support the demonstrations because it felt that success
would weaken its position in the upcoming World Naval Disarmament
Conference. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels volunteered to
stand bareheaded on the deck of any ship Mitchell was going to bomb.
Once it was decided the tests would be performed under navy rules, it
set strict guidelines that it felt would ensure failure for Mitchell.
One was that the bombings be conducted slowly, stopping often to
permit inspections of the damage by construction inspectors. This
would allow a scientific appraisal of the capacity of different types
of ships to withstand aerial attack. Also, the number and size of the
bombs were to be limited. The navy also ordered that there be a news
blackout during preparations and that only official reports of the
tests be allowed afterward. They were aware that Mitchell knew how to
manipulate the press and they wanted to ensure that his story was not
the one told to the public.
The Ostfriesland under attack
in 1921 Army-Navy bombing test. Mining effects of hits like this sank
the test was agreed to, Mitchell formed the First Provisional Air
Brigade, drawing 150 airplanes and 1,000 people from air bases around
the country. Because none of the pilots knew how to sink ships,
extensive training was required at Langley Field in Virginia, where
practice missions against mock ships were performed. Among the
officers attending the practices was Alexander de Seversky, who had
served with Russia during the war, dropping bombs on German ships. He
taught the pilots that the best way to sink a ship was to drop the
bomb near, not on, the ship.
tests began in July off the coast of Virginia. The navy had provided
Mitchell with three decommissioned U.S. battleships and three ships
obtained from the Germans in the peace agreement--a destroyer, an
armoured light cruiser, and a dreadnought. All were successfully sunk.
The climax of the demonstrations took place on July 21, when the navy
brought out the German ship Ostfriedland, a great ship that had been
the pride of the German fleet during the war. The vessel was
considered unsinkable, and it probably would have been if Mitchell had
adhered to the rules. But instead, he had personally overseen the
design of a number of 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bombs, knowing that
smaller bombs would not be successful. Martin twin-engine MB-2 bombers
dropped six of these bombs in rapid succession. Two scored direct hits
and the others landed close enough for the ship’s hull plates to rip
open from the force of the explosion. Twenty-one minutes after the
test began, the Ostfriedland plunged to the bottom of the ocean. The
final plane dropped its bombs into the foam rising from the sinking
navy was horrified and declared the tests void since Mitchell had
violated the guidelines. But it also began to focus more on aviation.
The Bureau of Aeronautics, which had been established in 1921 as a
defence against Mitchell’s actions under the leadership of William
Moffat, increased its development of the aircraft carriers that would
eventually help win the Pacific campaign in World War II.
the Air Corps, the results were different. Mitchell was able to use
the tests for more publicity and to push the agenda of the air force
to the nation. He wanted an air force modelled after the Royal Air
Force in England, which commanded all military aviation--from land to
sea operations. But Mitchell’s public condemnations of the military
eventually led to his court martial and early retirement. Soon after
the tests, Secretary of the Air Corps Major General Charles Menoher
was forced to resign and was replaced by General Mason Patrick.
General Patrick understood the importance of aviation, but he also
understood the politics of the military. He spent the next decade
quietly working to establish a mission and vision for an independent
air force. In 1948, the Air Force was founded. But Mitchell’s tests
had encouraged the navy to become air-minded. By 1948, naval aviation
was an established division of the navy with no desire to become
separate. As a result, the air force does not include naval aviation.

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Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva denounced that for political reasons the county Board of Supervisors has reduced funds that have caused a shortage of personnel and hurt public safety, amid the increase in crime.
He said that throughout Los Angeles County’s history, public safety had been a top priority for supervisors, but in recent years, that has changed dramatically.
Currently, he noted that there are 783 sworn officer vacancies and the number is expected to grow to 927 by April 1 due to staff retirement.
Lieutenants, sergeants, and officers are in critical positions at patrol stations, courthouses, and jails. They are the first responders to maintain and improve public safety, he argued.
He said that currently, the patrols are operating with 70% of the personnel when 100% are needed. In other words, 70% have to work overtime to cover 100%.
The county budget has continued to grow steadily, but the sheriff’s budget hasn’t seen the same growth, he deplored.
He specified that during 2018-19, 11.85% of the total county budget was allocated to the Sheriff’s Department.
“Now it has been cut to 8.9% and it continues to fall. While the total cost of the county continues to grow, but that of the sheriff decreases”.
He cited that Riverside County allocates 38% of its budget to the sheriff; Orange County, 25%; Ventura County, 32%; that of San Bernardino, 22%.
What’s more, he maintained that in 2019, the Department had a total of 12 academy graduations, in which 1,100 sheriff’s deputies were hired, but the Board of Supervisors cut classes to 7 in 2020; and to 3 in 2021 when a minimum of 8 classes is required to maintain department hiring levels.
He indicated that weapons-related arrests doubled between 2017 and 2021, and in half of those arrests, homemade or clandestinely manufactured weapons were seized.
“Every arrest we make is one less crime that is going to happen. One less homicide, one less assault with a deadly weapon, one less robbery,” the sheriff said.
Sheriff Villanueva pointed out that the district with the highest number of murders is that of Supervisor Holly Mitchell, but ironically she has said that she does not want more money to be allocated to the Sheriff’s Department.
He specified that the Crime Laboratory of the Bureau of Scientific Services lost 22 positions during October 2020.
“As a result, there is a backlog of 4,200 weapons and ballistics tests, there is a 3-month backlog for toxicology, and the collection of homicides and evidence has increased significantly.”
Among the many consequences of defunding the Department, it stands out that the agents work multiple shifts, he said.
“Before, bailiffs were only allowed to work 12 days in a row, but now the number has increased. increased to 30 days in a row because the Department simply does not have the staff to meet their needs”.
Sheriff Villanueva is not shy about saying that the Board of Supervisors is acting in retaliation and for political reasons without legal or moral justification for doing so.
“His motives are taking a toll on the Sheriff’s Department and taking away vital law enforcement services for everyone. Their actions are hurting and will continue to hurt public safety.”
For this Saturday March 12 from 11 am to 3 pm there will be a demonstration that has been called “Angelenos United in support of our Law Enforcement and County Employees” in Grand Park on Hill Street.
The demands of the protesters are to ask to stop the mandates that require that sheriff’s deputies must be vaccinated and that those who do not do so will be fired, demand funding and unfreeze hiring.
Response from Supervisor Solís
Supervisor Hilda Solis responded to the sheriff’s remarks by saying that every county department is required to operate within a budget.
“This applies to the Sheriff’s Department as well. Despite claims from the Sheriff’s Department that funding has been cut, its budget was increased by $3.54 billion in 2020-21 and $3.6 billion in 2021-22.”
On the subject of staffing shortages, he said that while hiring freezes were implemented countywide during the COVID-19 pandemic, exemptions were made in critical positions to ensure the safety and public health of our employees. communities.
“This was reflected in the more than 1,500 new employees that were hired for the Sheriff’s Department during the pandemic.”
campaigning for re-election
The sheriff was elected on November 4, 2018, becoming the first person in 104 years to unseat a sitting Los Angeles County sheriff. He was also the first Democratic candidate to win the office of sheriff in 138 years; and he is the first sheriff who speaks Spanish.
Practically since taking office, he has been in conflict with the Board of Supervisors, a lawsuit that has not been resolved.
In October 2010, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors announced that they were looking at options to remove the sheriff before the 2022 election.
The vote to consider removing him, removing him or limiting his responsibilities and appointing a county police officer in his place did not materialize.
It was Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas, now under federal investigation for corruption, and Sheila Kuehl who filed the motion “Report Regarding Options to Remove the Sheriff,” in which they ask their attorneys, the Inspector General and the Commissioners of civil surveillance, look for alternatives to remove him from office or dismiss him.
Then the Civil Surveillance Commission asked Villanueva to resign, and they passed a resolution telling him to leave because they have lost confidence in his ability to manage the largest law enforcement agency in the country.
Sheriff Villanueva is out of office this year, but is campaigning for another 4 years.
In January, he announced that his re-election campaign had raised more than $1.25 million. If in the primary election in June he wins with more than 50%, he would no longer have to go to a second round for the November elections. Otherwise, the two contenders with the highest number of votes would face each other in November.
The charge is disputed by Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna; Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Police Chief and former Sheriff Cecil Rhambo; Sheriff’s Lieutenant Eric Strong and Commander Eli Vera.

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What do teachers do over the summer? If you’re Director of Choirs Joshua Harper, you sing—and conduct, and learn from a world-renowned professor—all through Williston Northampton professional development funds. This week, Mr. Harper reports that he’s embarking on an exciting professional development opportunity at the Yale Summer School Festival at Norfolk.
Mr. Harper will be attending the Chamber Choir and Conducting Workshop from August 16-22 and will be studying with Professor Emeritus of Conducting Simon Carrington (founding member of The King’s Singers, an acclaimed ensemble from Kings College, Cambridge University). Mr. Harper received an Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship and professional development funds for tuition to the program.
According to the program’s website, the workshop is “divided into coaching, master classes, rehearsals and seminars for advanced singers and choral conductors. Repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to the 21st century and includes both choral and instrumental music.” At the end of the week, the Fellows of the Workshop hold a concert in the Music Shed in Norfolk, CT.
In February, Mr. Harper’s edition of Schubert were presented at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) national conference and his a cappella edition of “Die Einsiedelei” was published by Colla Voce LLC. As the high school chair for the Massachusetts chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, Mr. Harper said that one of his goals was to make classical music more accessible to high school students and conductors.


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Never underestimate a fundamentalist. They're not half as stupid as many people think, which makes them twice as dangerous.
"Intellectual baboons", as Richard Dawkins scathingly dismissed the Causeway creationists? If only. That makes them sound like dumb, innocent creatures, with bright pink bottoms, scampering across the African savanna, causing no harm to anyone.
In reality, they wear suits, exert a disproportionate influence on social affairs in Northern Ireland and like nothing better than sticking their sin-seeking proboscis into other people's business.
Only now they do it with love, or with the appearance of love. Because these ultra-conservative Christians have evolved.
Most know that hellfire threats, guldered from the pulpit, have no place in a rapidly secularising society. So they have become smooth, genial, respectful.
They offer sweet doughnuts and waffles at their church services. They are policy-literate, proficient in the compassionate discourse of human rights and equality.
But the diehard beliefs are still there, the same punitive intolerance hiding out behind the mile-wide smiles.
Take the reform of our ridiculously outdated gambling laws, back in the news because one of Europe's biggest gambling companies, Rank, has said it wants to open Northern Ireland's first-ever casino.
Ex-NIO minister Sir Richard Needham, who's a non-executive member of Rank's board, is – perhaps unsurprisingly – keen on the idea.
He envisages a "mini-Singapore" (a reference to a different conservative culture, which has been able to accommodate the advent of casinos) springing up here, bringing wealthy visitors with it.
Will it happen? Will it heck. Law reform is currently in the hands of Mr Fun, aka Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland, who has piously intoned that his "priority is to minimise the harmful effects of gambling". He has already said that the current ban on casinos will be retained.
Yes, because gambling is a wicked, filthy, dirty sin, isn't it? And casinos are well known to be full of half-naked hussies, shimmying their nipple tassels and tempting godly souls to financial ruin and ultimate perdition. Fun fact.
But even here, in Christ-haunted Ulster, it's not possible to say these things, because that isn't the way we speak anymore. So, instead, we hear conservative Christian politicians and lobby groups explaining – in measured, reasonable tones, not in a prescriptive, judging way, oh, my goodness, no – how gambling is a costly social ill, how Northern Ireland has three times the level of problem gambling compared with other parts of the UK and how that (not the sinfulness) is why it must be strictly curtailed.
Don't be fooled by the display of reasonableness. This is still the same familiar, rules-bound, joyless puritanism, only now it's articulated in the language of social care.
Even Minister McCausland's own department acknowledges that only 2% of people in Northern Ireland have a gambling problem.
Undoubtedly, that is a serious concern, yet the figure equates to a small fraction of the population.
And the greatest risk to these people comes from the wild west of online gambling, a hidden zone where there's nothing to stop you bankrupting yourself within seconds, not from a Monte Carlo (via the Odyssey) set-up, designed for a sociable night out with friends.
But, then, as the failure to address abortion rights in this country also shows, if something is invisible it's all too easy to pretend it doesn't exist.
As long as an image of wholesomeness and moral purity is maintained on the surface, any kind of dark and desperate business can go on beneath.
I admit, I'm not a fan of gambling. I can't envisage myself at the blackjack table, in pearls, with a cigarette holder, any more than I can imagine myself joining the queue at the bookies.
But I am a very big fan of individual liberties and the freedom to chart my own course in life, without prissy-lipped preachers dictating what I can and cannot do.
Fulminating against sin, the world and the devil has been replaced by a far more cuddly, emollient-sounding concern for the needs of the vulnerable.
Perhaps these hardline religious groups are genuine in their claims of compassion for the poor, needy and oppressed.
The care may well be real, but it is motivated by rigid, intolerant beliefs about how people should be allowed to behave in the world.
Fundamentalists are still running the show in Northern Ireland. The only difference is that now they have learned to speak in forked tongues.

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"Ayo Technology" is the fourth single from 50 Cent's third album, Curtis. The song, featuring Justin Timberlake and uncredited vocals from Timbaland, who also produced the song, peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in many countries, including Australia, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The song has since been covered by Milow, a Belgian singer-songwriter whose version was successful in a number of countries, including Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, Skyla, a British singer-songwriter whose version is popular in the dance genre and Katerine Avgoustakis, a Belgian singer, whose version was successful in Poland.
Funkerman (born 1975 in Breda, The Netherlands) is a Dutch House DJ and producer, who together with DJ/Producer Fedde Le Grand and producer Raf Jansen runs the record company Flamingo Recordings. In 2005 he topped the Dutch club charts with "Rule the Night" and "The One" and in 2007 he made the Dutch Top 40, the Mega Single Top 100 and the Mega Top 50 thanks to his collaboration with Fedde Le Grand under their "F to the F" alias with "Wheels In Motion". In that same year he made the international charts with the track "Speed up", that eventually was signed by UK based label Defected Records. In 2008 he delivered several remixes and released "3 Minutes To Explain", again a collaboration with Fedde Le Grand.
The song "Speed Up" is available as a downloadable track on the Xbox 360 karaoke game, Lips.
In May 2011 both Funkerman and Raf Jansen signed an exclusive publishing deal with Sony ATV and started a new record label called Can You Feel It Records.
January 2015 his collaboration with Hardwell featuring I-Fan ("Where Is Here Now") was included on Hardwell's debut album United We Are.


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Farmers from several villages in Region Three, Essequibo Islands/West Demerara, have benefitted from the Government’s flood relief grant, implemented to assist farmers who suffered losses due to the nationwide flooding earlier this year.
The initiative which is the brainchild of President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was on Saturday, spearheaded by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, MP, at the Wales Secondary, Patentia Secondary, and Vive -La -Force Primary schools.
Minister Mustapha, while addressing the farmers, alluded to the Government’s promises that have been fulfilled during its first year in office.
“We know for a fact that one year ago when we took over government, people were suffering tremendously. That is why we started out with a cash relief for the Covid grant. Firstly, every household, $25,000, and then eventually every family. Then we reintroduced the cash grant for school children. We have increased it from $10,000 to $15,000. We increased the school uniform vouchers from $2,000 to $4,000 and the President recently extended that to private school students. So, all the students attending school in our country will receive $19,000.”
The Agriculture Minister also spoke of recent initiatives by the government that target specific groups.
“The President announced a few weeks ago, another $2.6 billion for the vulnerable groups. Pensioners receive one-month free pension, those people receiving public assistance will receive $25,000 and those people who are on the national grid and burn less than 75 kilowatts [electricity] per month, will have one month [for] light bill. Those are the investments that we are talking about.”
The one-off grant for pensioners is currently being distributed at various locations countrywide.
The Minister also pointed to the Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent promise to sugar workers who lost their jobs. He said each worker will receive a sum of $250,000.
“Two days ago, the Vice President was right here at Wales, he came to fulfil the promise that was made before the election, that sugar workers whose jobs were terminated, will receive $250,000. That will amount to another $1.8 billion.”
The distribution at the different schools saw scores of farmers turning out to uplift their grants. DPI spoke with several farmers who expressed their views on the initiative. Roger Carrell, who found his passion in farming at 10 years old, said the grant will assist him greatly.
“I am really thankful to the government for this initiative that they have done for us and to give us the strength to move on, more and more into farming. This will put me right back, in fact right away I will be going on Monday, to change this cheque and start buying back limestone, mole, fertiliser, seedlings and be back on it again.
“We want to work with the government, we and the government must be one, we must work together and build our country, build our community and this is what I am looking for. Our people, we must work together and move on,” Carrell said.
Nehola Gulliver, a farmer, and member of the Goed Intent Sisters Agricultural Association, which benefitted from the assistance, noted that “This was a very good initiative; we have all lost and at least we will get to put it back into continuing our farming. I must say I am very, very thankful on behalf of the entire association for this initiative and it will help us to continue doing what we do.”
Ramdai Rattan, a poultry farmer whose livestock and household items were lost due to the flooding, said the money will be used to replace some items.
“The government is doing very well. I am thankful for the little mercy that I could make use of it. I plan to buy some foodstuff, buy things for the home that flood out and things that were destroyed,” she noted.
Other farmers who suffered losses but have not yet received their grants were advised to provide their names to their Neighbourhood Democratic Council or to a National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute officer in the region.
On Friday farmers of Hogg Island who were affected by the flood received their food relief grants.

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Research demonstrates that increasing oxygen to the brain can facilitate repair. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) administers pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. HBOT has been primarily utilized for wound healing and decompression sickness, a hazard of scuba diving. It may also help repair brain damage. Preliminary research primarily involving traumatic brain injury demonstrates that HBOT induces neuroplasticity that repairs impaired brain function.32 The same neurological improvements in neuroplasticity were also seen in post stroke patients who utilized HBOT.33 Presently HBOT is not a recognized treatment for cancer-related cognitive dysfunction; however, the potential efficacy is intriguing.
Because chemo brain can significantly affect quality of life in some patients, referral to a psychotherapist may be beneficial. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a blend of cognitive and behavioral principles to help patients deal with dysfunctional cognitive processes and maladaptive behaviors. CBT can be especially effective in cases where depression and anxiety are present.34
In addition to psychotherapy and CBT, patients may benefit from speed of processing training as seen in brain fitness software programs. In one study, immediate and delayed memory was improved significantly compared with those who did not go through the brain fitness training.35
Finally, long-term meditation practitioners have thicker callosal regions, which leads to greater connectivity. 36 Brain mapping has in fact demonstrated enhanced structural connectivity in meditators compared with controls throughout the entire brain.37 Certainly, meditation would be a solid component of a self-care plan for individuals with chemo brain.
Presently, conventional medicine provides few options for patients who are experiencing chemo brain. After carefully considering potential underlying functional issues affected by chemotherapy – specifically brain connectivity, neurological inflammation, and nerve growth factor levels, integrative practitioners can work to rebuild greater cognitive function through a combination of targeted brain botanicals and nutrients such as lion's mane mushroom, acetyl-L-carnitine, citicoline, curcumin, and rosemary. Recommending HBOT, CBT, brain-building games, and meditation may also prove valuable for some of these patients. These treatments certainly do not represent an exhaustive list of cognitive-enhancing therapies. The most important take-away is to ask patients who have completed chemotherapy about their cognition. If cognitive challenges are present, integrative practitioners have a myriad of strategies to offer to these patients.
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2. Koppelmans V, Breteler MM, Boogerd W, et al. Neuropsychological performance in survivors of breast cancer more than 20 years after adjuvant chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2012;30(10):1080–1086.
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Dr. Lise Alschuler received her ND degree from Bastyr University in 1994 and is board certified in naturopathic oncology. She is past president of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and was a founding board member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She is the coauthor of The Definitive Guide to Cancer: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment and Healing, now in its 3rd edition (Random House, 2010) and Five To Thrive: Your Cutting-Edge Cancer Prevention Plan (AIM Publishers, 2011). She, along with her coauthor Karolyn Gazella, have created www.FiveToThrivePlan.com, a multimedia website dedicated to sharing information about integrative cancer prevention and treatment. They also cohost a daily radio show, Five To Thrive Live! on www.w4CS.com, which provides listeners with tools for living healthier lives in the face of cancer.
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Bidding for the Naniloa Volcanoes Resort ended Tuesday but not before allegations of bid rigging were cast upon two prospective buyers.
In a declaration filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Naniloa owner Ken Fujiyama claimed that failed bidders Ramco Properties LLC and America Asian Travel Center Inc. colluded to keep the price low.
Fujiyama, who couldn’t be reached for comment, wrote that AATC agreed to not outbid Ramco Properties in exchange for 5 percent ownership of the hotel.
AATC of Los Angeles had made the initial offer of $3.5 million last month. Ramco Properties of Honolulu later beat it with a bid of $3.7 million. Neither submitted higher bids in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday.
Neither AATC owner Helen Koo nor Ramco manager Gary Oda could be reached for comment.
But if the allegations are true, it could mean jail time for those responsible, said David Farmer, Naniloa’s bankruptcy trustee.
“That’s a serious, even criminal infraction,” he said.
Farmer said he informed the U.S. Trustee’s Office of the allegation. That office then has the option to forward the matter to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office for prosecution, he said.
Koo, whose legal name is Yee Shum Severson, also owns Hilo’s Nani Mau Gardens, which she purchased for $2.2 million from Fujiyama last year.
Ramco Properties is owned by the RAM Corporation, which is the majority owner of the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

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Baltimore Ravens +2000 (DraftKings)
While the strength of their receiving corps, or lack thereof, remains a consistent talking point this offseason, the reality for this Ravens team is that they’ve never needed the passing game to be a contender.
With arguably the most explosive rushing attack in football and a secondary that, on paper, could be one of the best we’ve seen in the last 3-5 years, they are stylistically set up to control the flow of every game they’re in.
Though this franchise is seemingly always in “win now” mode, this season feels markedly different after a year that many deem a missed opportunity in 2021. Factor in that Lamar’s playing for the bag, and, at +2000, you’re getting a solid number on a team that will more than likely have a crack at it come January.
Author: Patrick Monnin
Los Angeles Chargers (+1400 DraftKings)
The Chargers are the most talented team in the NFL. Justin Herbert is a premier quarterback who can make every possible throw, and defenses must pick their poison against Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, and Austin Ekeler. The offensive line is finally sturdy, and rookie Zion Johnson will make an immediate impact.
On the other side of the ball, Los Angeles possesses a lethal pass rush duo of Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack. They also boosted their porous run defense by adding Sebastian Joseph-Day. If opposing quarterbacks do get enough time to throw, they must contend with defensive backs JC Jackson and Derwin James.
Injuries have haunted the Chargers in recent years, but they have a promising chance to win the Super Bowl with good health.
San Francisco 49ers (+1600 Caesars)
I was a bit on the fence on this one as, like pretty much every sports bettor, I’ve been wary of QB Trey Lance heading into the season. However, the news that QB Jimmy Garoppolo will be coming back to San Fran in a backup role has me ready to back this team. Garoppolo is 31-14 with the team, so if Lance underperforms or suffers an injury, he’ll be able to step in without missing a beat.
No matter who is under center, this team is stacked with weapons. WR Deebo Samuel is back with a new contract, TE George Kittle is a consistent threat, and I feel like you could be me in the backfield in Kyle Shanahan’s offense and I’d gain 1,000 yards. (DMs are open, Kyle.)
And let’s not forget about the smothering defense from coordinator DeMeco Ryans. DE Nick Bosa, LB Fred Warner, and offseason acquisition CB Charvarius Ward highlight a unit that ranked seventh overall last season. The rest of the top teams in the NFC such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (offensive line injuries), Green Bay Packers (Devante Adams departing), Los Angeles Rams (Matt Stafford coming in injured), and Dallas Cowboys (they’re the Dallas Cowboys) aren’t inspiring much confidence for me this season. Take the value with the San Francisco 49ers to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
Author: Anthony Elio
Denver Broncos (+1800 DraftKings)
Forgive me if you’ve heard this story before: a future Hall of Fame quarterback joins a ready-made Super Bowl caliber roster that was just missing that key piece under center to put them over the top. Matthew Stafford did it last year with the Rams, Tom Brady the year before that with the Buccaneers, and Peyton Manning did it with the Broncos in 2015. For years now the Broncos have felt like they were just a quarterback away from being legitimate Super Bowl contenders, and now they have a bona fide signal caller in Russell Wilson.
Wilson joins an offense with solid weapons around him in wide receivers Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy and a potent 1-2 punch in the backfield with second-year breakout candidate Javonte Williams and veteran Melvin Gordon III. The Broncos’ offensive line is also a much stronger unit than Wilson has had over the last few years in Seattle.
The Broncos also boast one of the strongest defenses in the NFL, led by standout edge rusher Bradley Chubb and shutdown corner Patrick Surtain II. They also bolstered their pass rush in the offseason with the additions of Randy Gregory and rookie Nik Bonitto.
The Broncos face a tough challenge playing in the stacked AFC West division, but if they can emerge from the best division in football, they will be one of the scariest teams entering the playoffs with as good a chance as any to bring home the Lombardi Trophy.
Author: Noah Rosenstein
Cincinnati Bengals (+2200 FanDuel)
Results from most seasons this century will tell you the Super Bowl hangover can be real – both for the winner and the loser. The Panthers and Falcons are two teams who couldn’t recapture that success after a breakthrough trip to the Super Bowl. Aside from the idea of a hangover, what’s keeping the Bengals with more distant Super Bowl odds than a third of the league?
Cincinnati played like a championship-caliber team from Week 16 into February last season. Joe Burrow isn’t going to suddenly forget how to play quarterback, especially with a much-improved offensive line. That Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase/Tee Higgins is still going to be lethal, and the defense should be in for another strong year with all major pieces returning.
Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo proved he was among the NFL’s best defensive minds when he adjusted the gameplan during the middle of the AFC Championship Game and kept Patrick Mahomes in check throughout the second half and overtime – his return should keep that momentum alive.
Maybe the heights the Bengals reached in January were closer to a flash in the pan than the new normal, but isn’t +2200 worth that risk for a team that was one drive away from hoisting the Lombardi Trophy?
Author: Dan Treacy
Minnesota Vikings (+4000 FanDuel)
While there are a handful of AFC teams in the mix and a couple of NFC frontrunners, I can’t get past the value on Minnesota. The AFC is going to be a bloodbath, where the NFC has an easier path to the Super Bowl. Minnesota ranked 15th in overall DVOA last season and lost eight one-score games. With Mike Zimmer gone and Kevin O’Connell now in the driver’s seat, the offense will be better and this group is more than capable for putting up points.
Defensively they should be improved this year with a healthy Danielle Hunter and the additions of Za’Darius Smith and Jordan Hicks. The NFC North is also very winnable for them to lock up a home game, as Green Bay’s offense took a hit and both Chicago and Detroit are fighting for third place.
The offensive line is the only question mark here but they are in a better spot than last season. If they can find consistency and just produce at an average level, the core of Cousins, Cook, Thielen, and Jefferson is about as good as it gets in the NFC. From a value standpoint, the Vikings are very intriguing.
Author: Jason Guilbault


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MUAR: Three police raids here on Friday led to the arrests of five suspected drug traffickers, aged between 30 and 40; and the confiscation of thousands of ringgit worth of drugs.
Four of the five suspects tested positive for methamphetamine, said Muar District police chief Assistant Commissioner Zaharudin Md Rasip.
“In the first raid at 12.30am in a house at Bukit Pasir here, police found drugs believed to be heroin, weighing 2.3 kilograms with an estimated value of RM40,000; and cash amounting to RM1,840.
“A 40 year-old man and his 39-year-old wife were arrested.
“In the second raid at 2.30am at a shophouse in Jalan Temenggung Ahmad, police picked up three men after discovering 76 grams of syabu worth RM11,400 in their possession.
“A Honda Civic worth RM105,000 and RM3,600 in cash were also seized,” he added.
Zaharudin said that one of the three suspects – who has a criminal record with a drug-related offence – led police to the back of a third house in Bakri, where more drugs were discovered.
“We found 1,600 Eramin 5 and ecstasy pills and more syabu in Bakri.
“We also seized another two cars, a Toyota Camry and a Honda HRV,” he said at a press conference at the Muar District Police Headquarters here today.
Zaharudin said that the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which, upon conviction, could lead to the death penalty.
He added that the arrests and seizures have crippled one more drug distribution syndicate operating in the district. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd


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Support for joining the European Union rose sharply in Latvia last month, with 45.5 percent of residents intending to vote to join the bloc in a referendum due next year, according to poll results released July 17.
The number of residents who intend to vote "yes" in the referendum climbed by four percentage points from the previous poll in May, while the "no" votes slipped by 0.9 percent to 38.5 percent, according to a poll conducted by the Latvian Facts polling firm.
Undecideds fell by 4.1 points to 16 percent.
"Society is better informed and can make a positive choice," Foreign Minister Indulis Berzins said in response to the poll.
The poll findings suggest some reversal of the fall in support which followed EU proposals on the future of agriculture earlier this year, which envisage farmers in the new member states initially receiving just 25 percent of the financial support which farmers in the existing member states receive from the EU.
"I am convinced that people have understood their interests and the interests of farmers are being protected," the Baltic News Service quoted Berzins as saying.


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“I know how I could easily have moved in the direction of becoming a dictator myself,” AnnaLynne McCord said. “I could have been a darkly powerful person.”
Luke Perry, star of “Riverdale” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” has died after suffering a stroke.
"That's the real sh*t," she said when asked about her TV fantasies.
When it comes to Hollywood real estate, chances are, your neighbors could be an Oscar-winning actor on one side and a Grammy-winning songbird on the other. The truth is that when your home base is more 90210 than Main Street, USA, a celebrity home is around every corner.
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AFL, a 100% subsidiary of Japan based Fujikura and a leading manufacturer of fiber-optic cable and accessories, has revealed its plans to manufacture products to deliver to the datacenter market at its Bangalore (Bengaluru) facility for North American and other Asian markets. AFL will partner with Citadel Intelligent Systems for manufacturing in India and will primarily produce equipment designed for data centres for existing and new customers.
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Germany’s telecoms regulator, BNA (Bundes Netz Agentur) will try to persuade the European Commission to get approval for the Deutsche Telekom’s plans to use its […]
Italian utility company, which has made its entry into fiber optic broadband, Enel has tabled a formal offer to buy fiber optic company Metroweb, two […]
Albia based custom cable assembly manufacturer, Zero Connect announces its plan to start operations in Pickens County, South Carolina. The officials from Zero Connect announced […]
Qatar based Ooredoo Global Services (OGS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Telecom Italia subsidiary company Sparkle to work together toward new telecommunication services. […]
Global technical research and advisory company, Technavio has released a report on the status of photonic sensors market. The study report says the market for […]
India’s Ministry for Communications and Information Technology has decided to extend its support the ailing MTNL, the public sector telecom service provider of Mumbai and […]


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Name this Jersey Shore Ice Cream Shop
It's at the intersection pictured here, and your other hints are below.
This is, hands down, my absolute favorite ice cream place at the Jersey Shore.
In fact, I love it so much that I will drive out of my way to go there and GLADLY wait on a line that frequently extends into this intersection.
I have tried many other ice creams...even some shops with the same name, but THIS ONE in particular has THE BEST ice cream and ices on planet Jersey Shore.
My personal favorite is their creamy peanut butter ice topped with hot fudge. I can't. Ever. Get. Enough.
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Yamaha PH Launches 'Rev Buddy' Mobile App
Yamaha Motor Philippines (YMPH) proudly unveiled the first-ever mobile app dedicated to providing motorcycle sales and service to the Philippine motorcycle industry. Dubbed the 'Rev Buddy', Yamaha launched the innovative app at the inauguration of its 500th Yamaha 3S Shop in BF Homes, Parañaque.
Designed to engage Filipino riders more, the Yamaha Rev Buddy lets riders choose and reserve a Yamaha motorcycle at their nearest 3S shop. It also allows riders to book a service appointment two days ahead of schedule, which has the potential to reduce wait times for on-the-go Yamaha bike owners.
App users can also purchase Yamaha apparel and accessories using the app. The app is also a way for riders to keep informed with Yamaha news, products, and events.
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U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results
In comparison with the week of 4-10 September 2016, the industry recorded occupancy: +2.1% to 64.0%; average daily rate (ADR): +1.6% to $120.78; and Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +3.7% to $77.31.
Among the Top 25 Markets, Houston, Texas, reported the largest year-over-year increases in each of the three key performance metrics. Amid the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, occupancy rose 66.1% to 86.6%, ADR was up 23.9% to $114.27 and RevPAR surged 105.9% to $98.91.
STR analysts note that hotels in the market filled up with displaced residents, FEMA workers and other demand related to recovery efforts.
Three additional markets experienced a double-digit lift in RevPAR for the week: Atlanta, Georgia (+39.4% to $78.93; Orlando, Florida (+21.8% to $67.92); and Detroit, Michigan (+12.4% to $65.67).
Atlanta, a destination for many Florida evacuees, experienced the only other double-digit increase in occupancy (+21.3% to 71.5%) and the second-largest increase in ADR (+14.9% to $110.45).
Ahead of Hurricane Irma landfall, Miami/Hialeah, Florida, saw the week’s largest drop in occupancy (-20.2% to 50.9%) and the largest decrease in RevPAR (-25.5% to $65.55).
New Orleans, Louisiana, reported the largest decrease in ADR (-7.3% to $108.54), which combined with a double-digit decline in occupancy (-10.7% to 51.9%), led to the second steepest drop in RevPAR (-17.3% to $56.37). ■


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It’s Independence Day here in the USA! Most of us have been lucky to enjoy a long weekend .. maybe you’re having a cookout and going to see some fireworks later in the evening! I thought I’d give the Peony Bloom Layer Dies a Patriotic makeover!
I started with a color block base of ombre blues. I selected three different shades of blue, trimmed panels in different widths, taped them together on their reverse and then trimmed the panel to fit my A2 (4.25 x 5.5″) card base.
Next I cut the Peony Bloom dies in three shades of red using the darkest for Layer A. The bright red makes me think of summer geraniums!
The “thank you” sentiment is from the new Make A Statement Clear Stamp set. Matching dies make it easy to cut out each of the sentiments making them so versatile!
A special thank you to all of you who left a comment on Angel’s post last Tuesday! Birch Press Design was the sponsor of the Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop and offered up winners choice of any one cover plate die from the store on the June 27 post. Random Number Generator selected a winner for us… Kris! Congratulations Kris! Thanks for your lovely comments!
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"Nineteen Eighty-Four" revealed George Orwell as one of the twentieth century's greatest mythmakers. While the totalitarian system that provoked him into writing it has since passed into oblivion, his harrowing cautionary tale of a man trapped in a political nightmare has had the opposite fate: its relevance and power to disturb our complacency seem to grow decade by decade. In Winston Smith's desperate struggle to free himself from an all-encompassing, malevolent state, Orwell zeroed in on tendencies apparent in every modern society, and made vivid the universal predicament of the individual.


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Contrary to what many homeowners think, it’s not that difficult to create a personalized touch in your interiors. Making simple DIY projects like this one is already enough to add pizzazz to your home. These creative DIY paper lanterns won’t only illuminate your living space but also bequeath it with an interesting story that would impress anyone who comes in.
Even if you say that you’re new to DIY and you’re not that artistic or creative, you can still pull this off. Just follow the steps in the tutorial very closely.


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Since the majority of people have access to information at their fingertips, the need for real-time has become increasingly popular. As a result, real-time search engines are popping up everywhere to try to fulfill this need.
WebProNews spoke with Jack Moffitt, the CTO for Collecta, about the challenges these real-time engines face. The main idea behind real-time search engines is getting data as soon as it is published. Moffitt says this is challenge for three reasons.
First of all, it’s a challenge because the real-time engines have to convince publishers to send them their data. Secondly, they have to make sure that they get the data quickly. In other words, real-time search engines need publishers to push content to them instead of pulling it themselves.
The third reason it is a challenge is due to user privacy issues. Facebook data, for instance, is private, which means Collecta and other real-time engines cannot use it. In addition, there is the issue of users changing their minds about their data. Sometimes users go back and delete their data or decide to make it private. This creates a challenge for real-time search engines since technologies that distribute these types of action do not exist.
Despite these challenges, real-time search engines are growing in value and will only improve with time with the introduction of new tools and developments.


An officially sanctioned history of the SAS in World War II that reads like a novel as it takes first-hand accounts from the veterans.
The first ever officially sanctioned history of the SAS in World War II.
A riveting history book that reads like a novel, STIRLING'S MEN investigates the story of the SAS from its creation by David Stirling to the last battles of World War II. This is the first account of the SAS to be officially supported by the veterans and based on their unique first-hand testimony.
Gavin Mortimer weaves their stories together to produce a fabulous page-turning narrative that will capture the imagination.
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Young Hero Nithiin and director Puri Jagan have teamed up for the film ‘Heart Attack’. The movie is currently being shot in the beautiful city of Malaga, which is located in Spain. Malaga is the second most populous city in the province of Andalusia and it is renowned for its architectural charm.
The film is expected to be a new age romantic drama. Adah Sharma will be seen as the heroine in this movie. Some chase sequences and fight sequences have been shot so far. Fight masters Ram – Lakshman are travelling with the production unit and they are supervising those scenes.
Puri Jagan is producing this movie on his own banner and Anoop Rubens is composing the music. Amol Rathod is handling the cinematography while S.R.Sekhhar is taking care of the editing.
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Cannabinoids have been a topic of interest for researchers and consumers alike, with each cannabinoid possessing unique properties and effects. In recent times, there has been a lot of buzz around a combination of three cannabinoids, namely Hydroxy-9-THC (H9THC), THC-P (THCP), and THCB (THCB). Let’s dive deeper into these cannabinoids and their potential benefits.
(H9THC) is a derivative of Delta-9-THC, which is the most well-known cannabinoid. H9THC has a slightly different chemical structure and is believed to be more potent than Delta-9-THC. It binds with the CB1 receptor in the brain and has been shown to have psychoactive effects. However, more research is needed to understand the full range of effects and potential benefits of H9THC.
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THC-P (THCP) is another cannabinoid that has been garnering attention recently. It is believed to be even more potent than Delta-9-THC and has been found to bind with both CB1 and CB2 receptors. In preliminary studies, THC-P has also shown anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties.
(THCB) is a lesser-known cannabinoid structurally similar to THC but has a slightly different chemical makeup. It has been found to have unique effects and has shown to be a potent CB2 receptor agonist, which means it can activate this receptor in the body. THCB has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties in preliminary studies.
When these three cannabinoids are combined, they can create a synergistic effect. This means that the combination can potentially produce stronger effects than each cannabinoid. However, more research is needed to understand the full range of effects and potential benefits of this combination.
It’s worth noting that the effects of cannabinoids can vary from person to person, and factors such as dosage and method of consumption can also affect the experience. As with any new compound, it’s important to approach it with caution and do your research before trying it.
In conclusion, the combination of Hydroxy-9-THC (H9THC), THC-P (THCP), and THC-B (THCB) is an area of interest for researchers and consumers alike. While more research is needed to fully understand the effects and potential benefits, the unique properties of each cannabinoid and their potential synergistic effects make for an intriguing combination.

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The Burn Legend Technique Cards are an add-on for Exalted Second Edition.
- The Burn Legend system introduced in Shards of the Exalted Dream provides a fast, furious, blind-bid tactical system for resolving martial arts battles between the Exalted, featuring 150 distinct Techniques. As an added bonus, White Wolf is pleased to present free Burn Legend Technique Cards, containing the full rules of all published Techniques.
- These Technique Cards help to keep play fun and fast with minimal rules memorization. Also included are blank Technique Cards for the use of players and Storytellers interested in designing their own martial arts styles or Exalted Techniques.
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A six-year-old girl rang her uncle and informed him about the suicide of her father after injuring her mother over a domestic dispute in Karachi, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Monday.
Reportedly, the little girl watched her father commit suicide after shooting her mother.
Kanwal came close to her father's body, unlocked the cellphone through his fingerprint and rang her uncle, the police said.
As her uncle expressed his distrust, she sent photos she captured by her father’s mobile phone, the lawmen said.
The police were too surprised at her intelligence and her control of nerves at such a heart-wrench moment.
Her mother underwent surgery and the doctors say she is out of danger while the police handed over the body of Kanwal’s father to the family yesterday.


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Pursue chancellor John McDonnell has said workers and consumers would “write down back control” under a new business model if Labour wins the referendum.
In a speech in Westminster, he said company boards would include labourers and elected members, giving them greater influence over pay shape.
And public sector chief executives would not be allowed to earn myriad than 20 times someone on the living wage.
That drive mean a maximum salary of about £350,000.
The plans were part of an blanket vision to create a business model that was not based on the “unfettered employment of profit maximisation”.
But, responding to Mr McDonnell’s speech, the British Chambers of Marketing said it would be “misguided to impose a rigid, one-size-fits-all approach”.
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The shadow chancellor said the relentless pursuit of shareholder value and “corporate overeating” had been to the detriment of the workers who create that wealth.
“Labour’s mend ones ways to how our large businesses and public utilities are governed, owned and regulated and how both artisans and consumers are represented will genuinely enable them to take burdening someone control,” he said.
Mr McDonnell also announced:
- Workers would evolve into shareholders in their companies
- Large companies that don’t take proper steps to tackle climate change would be delisted from the FTSE 100
- There want be no windfall tax on oil companies. This is essentially a one-off tax imposed on a company or commerce by a government, usually imposed when an industry is perceived to have remodeled excessive or undeserved profits
- Plans to introduce an Excessive Pay Levy on proprietorships over disparities in pay between senior executives and other employees
- A stipulation for companies to set out their policy for tackling the gender and ethnicity pay gap
- An overhaul of the UK’s technique of regulation, including establishing its only regulatory bodies
Mr McDonnell imparted Labour would “rewrite the rules” of the business model and “treat man fairly and with respect”. In the past, he said, workers had “often been present as virtual chattels”.
He also outlined plans to overhaul the business audit sector to forge it more independent because, he said, it was too dominated by the “big four” audit companies.
“Underneath Labour, the big four will not be allowed to operate like a cartel,” he reported.
“At the heart, we believe that every business should be a partnership – between wage-earners, customers, managers and shareholders – for the long-term success of the enterprise.
“Many European countries press more robust systems to secure long-term decision-making than the UK.
He continues that, if Labour gains power, it will rewrite the Companies Act “so that top bananas have a duty to promote the long-term interests of employees, customers, the ecosystem and the wider public”.
Earlier, Mr McDonnell confirmed on BBC Crystal set 4’s Today programme that Labour was retaining its policy to scrap learner tuition fees as a start to overhauling the system of financing tertiary instruction, including student loans.
The government “must realise that the combination is falling apart”, he said, adding: “Large amounts of that in the red is not being paid off and the government is having to write it off.”
He added that there “is an chat up advances that has to be taken that looks at existing debt”.
When steam on whether Labour will cancel student debt, Mr McDonnell combined: “What I’m saying is, it has to be addressed in some form by whoever is in government, because the structure – exactly as we predicted – is not working.”
Responding, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson denoted: “We can’t trust Jeremy Corbyn with our economy and his plan for two more referendums (on Brexit and Scottish liberty) would cause havoc next year.
“Only the Conservatives resolution get Brexit done and keep our economy strong.”
The British Chambers of Traffic said in a statement: “It’s one thing to support employee ownership, stronger corporate governance and a transformation to a greener economy, which have had positive impacts on many multinational companies. But it would be misguided to impose a rigid, one-size-fits all approach.
“Getting our frugality moving requires serious investment in skills, infrastructure and a reduction in profession costs. But extensive government interference in ownership and governance could impede investors and damage confidence.”
It said the next government must opus more closely with businesses, with success depending on “partnership, not diktat”.

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The Trump Administration recently announced some expanded travel restrictions for Cuba, because, ya know… they are super, super, super duper a threat to our way of life and, also, he’d like to keep Florida red in 2020.
I talked with Kristen Tripp, Program Director for Cuba at Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures and I asked her what the impact of this latest news would be on their program.
First, Kristen expressed her frustration and sorrow for the people of Cuba who have been through a lot, make due with very little and are certainly being hurt by some of these very backward looking policies. There’s a shortage of just about everything in Cuba, including chickens, and people really are being put through unnecessary harm.
Second, Kristen explained that things have changes since I went to Cuba back in 2012. The whole operation has worked hard to make their trips legal (read, not just sneaking in from Mexico). This new policy makes that harder, but not impossible and they’ll be trying very hard to maintain above-board Cuban trips this year and into the future. Trips are still being booked to Cuba and any already on the books are grandfathered in. Still, there will be changes and the exact fall-out is a bit still to be worked out.
Cuba was a fantastic experience for me… one of the best trips I’ve ever been on. It was pretty obvious how bad the Cuban people were hurting back then and it hasn’t gotten better since. It is all a travesty and I hope some intelligence seeps into our Cuban policy that doesn’t revolve around Presidential politics.
For the latest developments, there are few people better suited to answer your questions than the folks at Yellow Dog and Kristen in particular.
I’m not the only one who thinks this is a bad idea. So does Foreign Policy (that liberal rag). The Guardian thinks sanctions don’t work. Fortune seems to think it is a bad idea.
It is bad policy… a failed policy that didn’t work for 50 years. Let’s get past this.


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Katerina Tana Design was founded in 1998. Katerina Tana is a Venice, CA based designer of homes, gardens and products. Centuries Ahead by Katerina Tana is her collection of unique tables featuring custom made tiles from the Iznik Foundation in Turkey. These museum quality pieces are the collectible treasures of years to come.
A native Angeleno, but raised in London, spending summers on the Adriatic coast. A self-proclaimed citizen of the world, her travels have taken her as far a field as Bhutan, Burma, India and Tanzania. Her atelier space on Abbot Kinney Boulevard is a hive of activity with a wide array of current projects, all infused with the idyllic glow of Southern California.
Katerina Tana Collection – ECO LOOM is her latest recycled, made in the US, version of some of the designs. These were featured in ANGELENO magazine in July 2011.
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And light signals corresponding to the 3 division multiplexing, optical switching is also divided into air, sky and wave 3, complete air separation channel, Sky Channel and channel switching.
Types of business support, optical switching can be divided into a circuit-switched (wavelength-routing) and packet-switched in two ways. As early as in the middle of in the early 1990 of the 20th century, people began to study Photonic switching technology, ATM optical switching, packet optical switch became a hot research topic. Expected optical breakthrough e-rate restrictions, improving the throughput of the switching unit. But these high-speed optical switch in optical switching needs to achieve, plus light logic device is still immature, unable to complete the complex logic functions, we can only implement electronically controlled optical switch, that is in the electric field recognition letter head, controlled by the signal light switch action. Due to the electronic exchange did not get rid of electronic "bottleneck" restriction, which limits their development and application. So far, high speed optical switch and optical logic device technology is still not a major breakthrough.
Based on wavelength division switching or wavelength-routed all-optical networks in the past few years, there is a considerable development and progressive scale of being. All optical network is defined as a customer signals provide optical transmission network, including optical transmission and multiplexing, routing, monitoring, and survival functions. Complete the Exchange is mainly the function of optical cross connectors (OXC) and optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM). After several years of research, experiment, all optical networks are the intelligent direction, automatic switched optical network (ASON) is its contribution to the development of intelligent mainstream direction.


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The two-day synergy was held at Kerewan Area Council in the North Bank Region.
Strengthening Transnational Partnership and networks for enhanced participatory local Governance Project (STRAP) is a three-year project being implemented in the Gambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe from 2011 to 2015.
Speaking on the occasion, Mustapha Njie, Secretary General of Gambia Association of Local Government Authority (GALGA), noted that Peer Review is the last of the project and calls on the council’s authorities to be proactive in promoting good governance and public accountability of resources.
He said STRAP aims at sharing experiences and good practices on governance.
He thanked the presidents of The Gambia and Zimbabwe for promoting the spirit of Pan-Africanism, noting that the people themselves need to find out the solution to their problems.
He said the International Peer Review mechanism of the sister local councils would contribute immensely in improving efficiency, accountability and gender.
He noted that the Local Government Act of 1997 clearly demonstrates the government’s commitment as stipulated in the 1997 constitution.
The GALGA boss disclosed that the project would finance D530,000 community projects to enhance lives and livelihood.
He lauded Urban Council Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) for providing funds for The Gambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe to accelerate good practices.
He noted that the community projects are meant to improve socio-economic development and contribute to poverty reduction, as the project would not fund infrastructure project.
He hailed the leadership of the beneficiary councils in the execution of project and expressed satisfaction with the level of implementation.
Alasan Kieta, STRAP project coordinator at Kerewan Area Council, expressed gratitude on the partnership with local authorities in Ghana, Zimbabwe and The Gambia in strengthen local governance and accountability.
He said the council has put in place the formulation of 5-year strategic plan 2010 – 2015.
Lamin Ceesay, chairperson of Kerewan Area Council, underscored the commitment of his council in promoting accountability and good governance in respect of taxpayer monies.
He said the Peer Review is vital as it helps local councils to be more responsive to the needs of the electorate.
It helps individual councils to be more accountable and committed to payment of counterpart contribution.
He used the moment to express concern on stagnant payment of rates and taxes, noting that it has affected council service delivery.
The two-day visit enabled councillors and TAC members to use the opportunity to share and ask pertinent questions geared towards building sound management procedures to improve decentralization structures.
STRAP Programme seeks to strengthen regional local government association networks, improve local democratic governance by increasing citizen participation, enhance regional solidarity for the citizens in the partner countries, and to strengthen capacity for sustainable development in local communities.
Seedy Touray, Chief Executive Officer of Kerewan Area Council, described the partners as useful and boosting human resource development on key indicators of good governance for the review exercise in such areas as: Equity, Transparency, Accountability, Participation and Efficiency.
He praised GALGA for their foresight in partnering with UCAZ in strengthening the good spirit of enhancing public accountability through sharing of best practice.
He assured of the council’s commitment in sustaining the gain registered during the implementation of the project.
Dr TSERAYI MACHI NDA, team leader of UCAZ, said the partnership had established city to city cooperation through sharing of experiences and identifying of similarity, gaps in governance and accountability.
He said the council should be accountable to the citizenry and called on the member beneficiaries to be proactive in enhancing citizen participation and involvement in the governance aspect of various councils.
The UCAZ boss said the council should operate within the framework of providing services to the people, irrespective of their political affiliations.
He expressed concern on the absence of gender policy at Local Government Area level in The Gambia and Ghana and called on the authorities to be vigilant in developing policies within the framework of national gender policy to enhance women participation at LGA level.
He said the council gender policies would empower women participation in democratic process and in decision making process.
He reiterated that council budget process should be participatory and taxpayers’ participation would enhance public trust and confidence building.
UCAZ boss noted that such exchange visit should continue through developing Memorandum of Understanding, which should be complemented with budget to enhance Peer Review of local councils in The Gambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe.
GOMOA West District Assembly’s planning coordinator and project coordinator for STRAP, Daniel Tenkorang Baah, noted that the partnership had enabled partners to share best experiences and strategies.
Momodou Lamin Jagne, Farafenni ward councilor, who delivered the vote of thanks on the occasion, said the council would work on the recommendations.
The two-day convergence had enabled them to learn new skills and knowledge and adoption of good practices, he said.
The forum was attended by ward councillors and members of technical advisory committees.


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Getty Dallas Cowboys rumors link the team to New England head coach Bill Belichick.
There seems to be no end to the rumors surrounding head coach Mike McCarthy’s job with the Dallas Cowboys. With Bill Belichick facing an uncertain future with the New England Patriots, there is already speculation that owner Jerry Jones could be targeting the star coach.
There have been rumors about the Patriots firing Belichick, but it probably makes more sense for the franchise to try to trade the coach. NFL analyst Gary Myers posted a lengthy Twitter message on November 6, 2023 about Jones’ connection with Belichick.
“This is just speculation on my part. Consequences. If Bill Belichick is out in NE after the season and Robert Kraft tries to trade him (he’s under contract), don’t count out the Cowboys, who can’t win a big game with Mike McCarthy,” Myers noted.
“…Belichick’s problems in New England are all staff related. He didn’t plan for Tom Brady’s departure, didn’t draft well and can’t find a receiver in free agency. The Cowboys have a very good personnel department, and so on [Bill] Packages found out that draft day ties don’t go to the coach.
“I can’t just hear Belichick say, ‘Yeall,’ in a deep Texas drawl after a tough loss. We’re in Philadelphia.’”
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is unlikely to want to pay Bill Belichick’s salary, says insider
All McCarthy has accomplished is post back-to-back 12-win seasons in Dallas. Still, McCarthy’s lone postseason win has led to speculation that Jones could become aggressive if the Cowboys experience another early exit. ESPN’s Ed Werder sees the possibility of Dallas potentially making a trade (and paying Belichick’s salary) as unlikely.
“Interesting speculation, although Mike McCarthy has a 5-3 team that could soon be 8-3,” Werder tweeted on November 6th. “They definitely need playoff wins.”
“Two other problems come to mind: Jerry Jones rarely, if ever, believed in paying HC the best he could. He’s also understandably in love with DC Dan Quinn.”
Could Jerry Jones trade Mike McCarthy for Dan Quinn as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys?
In recent offseasons, Jones’ public statements have led to speculation about McCarthy’s future. This season, Jones has overwhelmingly praised McCarthy.
Public support for Jones continued despite disappointing losses in major matchups against the 49ers and Eagles. Could Jones try to promote from within if he were to make a coaching change?
Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine speculated that Jones might opt to name Dan Quinn head coach if the Cowboys struggle in the playoffs. It’s likely that Quinn will be embroiled in NFL rumors again during the offseason coaching carousel.
“There are two main fits for Quinn,” Ballentine explained in his Nov. 9 article titled “9 NFL Coordinators Who Deserve Head Coach Interest and Their Best Fits for Next Season.” “The first would be if the Cowboys fail to live up to expectations again this season and Mike McCarthy gets the axe. It would be a logical decision to promote Quinn as he would provide continuity on defense while adding a new face to lead the offense.”
Cowboys Rumors: Bill Belichick approached Jerry Jones about the coaching job in Dallas in the 1990s
Jones revealed in 2019 that Belichick had approached him about a coaching job in the 1990s. The Cowboys owner praised Belichick during his stellar tenure in New England, where the coach won six Super Bowls.
“After Bill Belichick was fired by the Cleveland Browns in the mid-90s, he ran into Jerry Jones at a ski resort,” The Athletic’s Jon Machota tweeted on November 9, 2019. “Jones said Bill told the Cowboys owner he “Don’t forget that.” him if he had a vacancy in the future. Jones says he still thinks about it from time to time.”
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||I really like this release, but will hand over to the more eloquent, and only slightly hyperbolic, words of deafstar themselves:
Our releases are so elaborate, that every record company on earth would refuse to produce such an expensive editions. But we´re not driven by your economy, we live in our own orbit with our own very different rules. So we simply want to produce the best records with the smartest artwork. And we just wanted to make you a little present. However, shops and distribution on earth refused to spread our releases for free, so we must apologize, that you have to pay for the records. You should not hesitate to buy your own personal record because stocks are very limited – we only produce 500 pieces for the world.
And this about this the image on the debut featured here:
The first record in the “dizzy:eko:series” features the central building of the Commerzbank in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. It was designed by Norman Foster and has gained many merits. Usually it is shown surrounded by its colleague skyscrapers outnumbering them in height, being the splendid number one in the center (actually Commerzbank is number two in germany after swallowing Dresdner Bank in 2009, only Deutsche Bank is bigger). On its top there is a spectacular yellowish light installation taking place every night.
However, the cover is drawing a different image here. It doesn´t look like a friendly example from the corporate culture department. The building is twisted, it is wrapped in fog and a dark grey, ofter referred to as battleship-grey. It looks like a fortress, with its massive towers and triangular footprint. It seems to be very massive and tank-like and also shows a similarity to the spectacular concrete bunkers of the third reich. The project name “Bunker Hill” is being well reflected in the image.