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After a career in films, Taraka Ratna looked set to make his mark as a politician, though destiny had other ideas
Last Updated: 06.24 PM, Feb 18, 2023
Taraka Ratna, grandson of the legendary actor and former CM NTR and son of Mohana Krishna, breathed his last today after battling for life at a private hospital in Bengaluru for a little more than three weeks. Under the shadows of his dear uncle Balakrishna, Taraka Ratna was set to embark on a new innings in politics and just when he sensed a new ray of hope in life, destiny had other ideas.
A couple of decades earlier, his acting career was off to a decent start with the college drama Okato Number Kurradu but his filmography struggled to gather steam post the initial high owing to a flurry of flops. He’s famous for being offered nearly a dozen projects when his debut film opened well. With his later films struggling to perform at the ticket window, many of these producers didn’t show up again.
While his tryst with cinema continued for a few years, he stepped back eventually, realising the time had to come to move on. He’d witnessed more lows than highs in the industry though he’d dealt with them in private and didn’t become bitter about it. Even in his rare media appearances, he exuded warmth and talked highly of his grandfather and uncle. After a brief sabbatical, he earned plaudits for his portrayals in Ravi Babu’s Amaravathi, Raja Cheyyi Vesthe.
Amarathi even won him a Nandi award as a villain while his brief appearance in Manamantha besides the devotional film Maha Bhakta Siriyala and Devineni (the biopic of Devineni Nehru) proved that he was game for challenges. As an actor, Taraka Ratna was open to trying a wide variety of roles, though commercial success eluded him for long. In his time away from cinema, he cared less about his appearance and his health appeared to have taken a toll.
He’d made his web debut with Hotstar’s 9 Hours a year ago and even during its promotions, the actor wasn’t keen on being photographed and preferred to be precise in his responses with the media. There was a hint of optimism in him that a new avenue had opened up for him as an actor and his measured portrayal as a cop in the show was a reflection of his maturity as a performer. He played a sincere officer experiencing struggles in his marital life in 9 Hours.
Social media didn’t particularly enthuse Taraka Ratna and he believed that what actors do on screen should matter more than what they do in their personal lives. He was facing some trouble from an imposter, who was posting tweets on his name and Taraka Ratna had to clarify that he didn’t have to do anything with it.
A handful of films that he’d wrapped up, were set for a release in early half of 2023. In late 2022, his graph took an interesting turn with his keenness to make a mark in politics. The year was supposed to be about new beginnings for Taraka Ratna - as a politician and as an actor - but it wasn’t meant to be. Those close to the actor have often remembered him as a thorough gentleman, a good friend who took on the vagaries of life with grace.

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The Golden Age: The First Greek Deities
Before there was anything, there was Chaos. Unlike the Chaos that Egyptians knew as the beginning of all things which represented disorder, the Greek concept meant a state of nothingness.
From Chaos there came Gaea, also known as Earth, Tartarus, the deepest pit within the ground, Erebus who was darkness, and Nyx, or night. These four beings were called the primordial deities.
Erebus and Nyx: Darkness and Night
Erebus and Nyx soon mated after all night and darkness go hand-in-hand. They brought forth several children whose count differs depending on who is telling the story. Their most notable children were their son Aether, brightness and air. Their daughter Hemera, day. Their twin boys, Hypnos and Thanatos, the gods of sleep and death. Sons Geras, old age; Moros, doom; and Momos, blame. Their other daughters included Philotes, love; Nemesis, retribution; Eris, strife; Apate, deceit; and Oizys, or pain. These children would play important roles in the future Greek stories.
Gaea, Ouranos and Pontus: Earth, Sky and Sea
Gaea then brought forth two equals in Ouranos, the sky and Pontus, the sea. Though Gaea mated with both of these sons, her children with Pontus; Nereus, Phorcys, Keto and Eurybia to name a few, were never as powerful as her children with Ouranos.
As the sky covered the earth, Gaea and Ouranos mated. Their first set of children were the called the Titans. There were six sons, Oceanus, Koios, Krios, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Kronos and six daughters, Tethys, Phoebe, Theia, Themis, Mnemosyne, and Rhea.
Some of these children mated with each other. Koios, who personified questioning, and Phoebe, who represented prophecy, had two daughters Asteria, the starry night, and Leto, who took on the role of motherhood after giving birth to her twins Apollo and Artemis to Zeus. Asteria, with her husband Perses, became the mother of the magic goddess Hecate.
Hyperion, who represented light, mated with his sister Theia, who represented brightness, and had three children. Their son Helios was the sun. Their daughters were Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn.
Oceanus, Titan of the sea, married his sister Tethys. Together they became the parents of the Oceanids, or the rivers of the world. The Oceanids numbered three-thousand, but some of the most famous were Thetis, who became the mother of Trojan War hero Achilles; Metis, who became the first wife of Zeus and mother of Athena; Amphitrite, who became the wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton; Asia, who became the wife of Iapetus; and Pleione, who married Atlas and became the mother of the Hyrades, Hyas, and the Pleiades. The most famous of the Pleiades was Maia, the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
The most famous paring of siblings, of course, were Kronos, who originally represented the harvest, and Rhea, who was closely related to her mother Gaea, became the parents of six children. Hestia, who would become the goddess of family; Hades, god of the Underworld; Poseidon, god of the sea; Demeter, goddess of the harvest; Hera, goddess of marriage; and Zeus who would become god of the sky and King of the Gods.
Krios mated with Eurybia, daughter of Gaea and Pontus, and became the parents of Astraios, Pallas and Perses. Astraios, the god of dusk, became the father of the four winds, Boreas (north), Notus (south), Eurus (East) and Zephyrus (West). His mate was, of course, Eos goddess of dawn. Pallas was the Titan of warcraft. In his marriage to Styx, he became the father of Zelus (zeal), Kratos, strength, Bia (force) and, their more famous sister, Nike the goddess of victory. Perses was the god of destruction and father of Hecate by Asteria.
Other than Kronos, Iapetus's children were probably some of the most famous. The Titan of morality married Asia, one of the daughters of his brother and sister, Oceanus and Tethys. Together, they became the parents of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. Atlas was the father of not only the Hyades, Hyas and the Pleiades with Asia but also of Calypso; who held Odysseus on Ogygia; Dione, who married Tantalus and set off a series of tragic tales; and the Hesperides, who were the evening goddesses and keepers of Hera's golden apple tree. Prometheus and Epimetheus would go on to create mankind and all animals respectively, but Prometheus would run afoul of Zeus for stealing fire and giving it to man.
The two remaining daughters of Gaea and Ouranos both mated with Zeus. Themis, Titaness of law and order, bore three sets of daughters to Zeus. The Horai were born in two different sets. The older were goddesses of season who were Auxo (the grower), Carpo (the fruit-bringer) and Thallo (the plant-raiser). The second set were goddesses of order, Dike (justice), Eirene (peace) and Eunomia (order of law). The Moirai, also known as the Fates, were Clotho (the weaver), Lachesis (the lot caster) and Atropos (the inevitable). Her sister, Mnemosyne, became the mother of the Muses, goddesses of science and the arts. They were, Clio (history), Urania (astronomy), Calliope (epic poetry), Erato (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Thalia (comdey), Polyhymnia (hymns) Euterpe (song) and Terpishore (dance).
The Cyclopes and Hecatonchires
Following the twelve Titans, were the Cyclopes. These giant men, Arges, Brontes and Steropes, were human in appearance, but each had one eye in the middle of their forehead. Next, Gaea brought forth three more sons the Hecatonchires, the hundred-handers. These three sons, Cottus, Briares and Gyges, were also giant in size and each had one hundred arms and fifty heads.
Both the Cyclopes and the Hecatonchires would prove to be extremely valuable allies, but it was not until the time of Zeus that the six of them would be given any chance at a real life.
The Downfall of the Sky
Ouranos feared all of his children. He enjoyed being ruler of the entire world and did not want to lose that position to one of his sons. Gaea, fearing what he would do, kept her Titan children hidden beneath her layers, but it was difficult to hide her larger children, the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires. When Ouranos saw them, he not only feared them but was disgusted by their appearance. He threw the six of them into Tartarus. Gaea was hurt in many ways by this act. Being their mother, she loved her sons and did not want to see them treated this way. As Tartarus was a pit deep in the Earth, she was also physically in pain by her huge children being kept deep within her. She realized that the only way to right the situation was to have her husband, Ouranos, removed from the picture. She whispered to her Titan sons a request to help her eliminate their father. It was her youngest son, Kronos that came forward and offered to do the deed.
Gaea created a sickle made from flint, a form of rock from within her own being. She gave the sickle to her son and asked him to castrate his father, so that he would never again come to sleep with her. Kronos got four of his brothers to help him. As per Gaea's plan, Koios, Krios, Hyperion and Iapetus stationed themselves at the four corners of the Earth. When Ouranos came to lay with her that night, they pinned their father down. Kronos appeared from the place where his mother had hidden him and used the sickle to cut off his father's genitals.
As Ouranos was being castrated, he called out a curse against his sons and his wife. His blood fell to the Earth and from this arose the Furies, Alecto, Megaera and Tisiphone. These three goddesses of vengeance would served as tormentors of evil. Also from the blood mixed with Gaea's surface, came the Gigantes, a race of extremely powerful sons who would later rise up against the Olympians. The genitals from Ouranos were cast into the ocean by his son and from the sea foam a beautiful goddess rose to the surface. She would be named Aphrodite.
While Ouranos remained the sky, he never again came to lay with Gaea.
Because of his service to his mother, Kronos was named King of the Titans, but would not retain that title long, because he was much like his father in several of ways. He was a ruthless leader and his subjects disapproved of his power. He feared that one day his children would overthrow him just as he had done with his father, and although Kronos originally released the Cyclopes and Hekatoncheires in case he needed their assistance in the fight against their father, he threw them back into Tartarus once the deed was done. This last act upset his mother Gaea who started to devise a plan to overthrow him as well.
With the help of Gaea, Zeus, would do battle against his father, but he would not be alone. The actions his father took to secure his throne would ensure that all of his children would side with Zeus once he rescued them, as his solution was to swallow each child when it was born. Zeus was the only child spared because his mother Rhea tricked Kronos into swallowing a stone instead. Zeus would find other allies among the children of the Titans, including Prometheus and Epimetheus, and with his father's brothers the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires.
The war between the Titans and the gods, known as the Titanomachy, would be a ten year ordeal that set the stage for the entire future of mythology. Few of the events that occurred during the reign of Kronos seem golden, but it was a time of procreation for both Titans and gods, which appeared to be their favorite past time.

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Andrea has worked as an actor, director and playwright in shows which have been played in Italy, UK, Ireland, France, Holland, Austria and USA. He is also the founder and singer of the rock band Too Much Ado, winners of the All The Rock Italia in 2013.
In Italy, he studied improvisation from 2004 to 2007 at the LTO in Orvieto, and in 2008 he studied stage direction at the CUT in Viterbo.
From 2008 he worked on stage and in street shows with many companies in Italy, and played about 20 different shows with Compagnia Teatredro (Italy). He studied and worked also with Isaac Alvarez, Ted Keijser and Milon Méla.
In 2010 he founded with Valeria Pinzi the company Fratelli Cane, for which they wrote and staged La canzone di Orlando in 2010 and Cinque pezzi facili, on Daniil Charms’s life and recklessness, in 2011. This show was one of the few selected for the fringe section of the Spoleto Festival dei Due mondi in 2011.
From 2012-2014 he studied movement, masks and bouffon with Lassaâd Saïdi at the Ecole Lassaad (Belgium).
In 2014 he was the main character of the show The Mute Quire, directed by Jenny Mok of Comuna de Pedra (Macau). The show was on stage at the Galway Fringe Festival (Ireland), winning the Best International Production 2014 Award.
In the same year Andrea directed Tropetit (TYA), starring Ivan Bougnoux, Manon Lheureux et Charlène Sauldé, for the French-Belgian company Du Nord au Sud.
In 2015 Andrea met William Kentridge and his team and became one of the two performers of Lulu, by Alban Berg, being on stage at The Met in NYC, at ENO in London, DNO in Amsterdam and in Opera di Roma. In 2017 Andrea was actor and puppeteer in Kentridge’s Wozzeck, at the Salzburg Festspiele.
Andrea is now on stage in Belgium with Agathe Mortelecq in Pourquoi c’est bien d’avoir un ananas à la maison, show about Alzheimer’s syndrome, directed by Ted Keijser. In 2019 he will perform the solo Fashion victims, about minorities, media and peanuts.

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Work Wheels (Higashi-Osaka city), an expansion of several wheel brands, displayed the latest version of the GNOSIS series for European vehicles and the ZEAST for domestic vehicles at the 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon.”We gathered 2015 models that have feelings of improved rigidity, profoundness, and luxury” says the company.
They mounted the GNOSIS FMB01 to the demo car BMW M4 then displayed it. Takayuki Kameishi from the company’s sales department planning division said, “Its presence was further felt due to its sportiness and elegance.” We created a forged one-piece 10-spoke and a rim over design that emphasizes a stereoscopic effect around the rim.
In addition, the GNOSIS GR201 (forge two-piece), a 15-spoke that has a Euro styling standard, was mounted on the Audi S5. Kameishi said, “We produced a dignified and classy feel from the concave and the earring bolts in the center.”
They also presented the ZEAST ST2, a special color model, for domestic vehicles. The color that is not yet listed in the catalog is a gold color called Imperial Gold. Kameishi said, “For this model, it became thicker and it looks bulkier.”
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By: The Aspen Times | July 15, 2021
Ann Korologos Gallery is the premier source for contemporary Western Art in the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. “Our goal as a gallery is for every interaction to add beauty and depth to your life,” shares director Sue Edmonds. “The works our artists are creating are inspirational, timeless, and vibrant. The trip to Basalt, or a visit online, is sure to leave you fulfilled.”
This summer, explore the architecture of the West’s mountain peaks, wild streams, and shelters as presented by the gallery’s diverse roster of artists. Take in the fleeting moments captured in the dramatic still-life paintings of Sarah Lamb. Tour beloved locations of the Roaring Fork Valley through the impressionist landscape paintings of local artists Andy Taylor and Dan Young. Experience life as a rancher through the works of Terry Gardner, Simon Winegar, Donna Howell-Sickles, and Peggy Judy.


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An Air inflatable machine is an invaluable tool for efficiently and rapidly inflating a wide range of objects. With its powerful air pressure and various nozzle attachments, it can quickly fill air mattresses, inflatable toys, and other inflatable items. The machine's high-speed inflation capability ensures that items are ready for use in a matter of minutes, saving time and effort compared to manual inflation methods.
There’re mainly 2 types of air inflatable machine in the market, one is for air bubble film like gourd film, air pillow bag, etc. One is for air column film, like air column bag roll, air column roll.
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text: I noticed on Rolyx's papers, that he had parvo while at the shelter. With that, I will be getting a new pup early next month. I went to the vet today to update Ro's shots, and went ahead and asked if I should be concerned. She said as long as the puppy has his first shot [which he will], it'll help protect him greatly but there are never guarantees. She said to try to keep them separate until the pup is older and has more vaccs, but this is impossible. I plan to take the pup to a area in the yard where neither of my current dogs potty, but I still feel concerned about inside the house on that chance that some feces was tracked in on feet. Deep down, I think the chances are slim because Ro had and shed the virus while at the shelter, but I'm also reading conflicting things about the issue so I get confused. Is there anything I can do to help reassure the risks are low? I do apologize if I sound stupid, but I have never had a dog that previously had parvo and I see so many scary stories how it takes pups down so fast...I'd just rather be safe than sorry.

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The stage was set and everything was in place Tuesday night for the Sabres to clinch the Northeast Division. Buffalo had taken two out of the first three meetings this season, but the Rangers were expected to be desperate for points.
Buffalo gave New York a severe blow by defeating them 5-2, making it look easy. The Rangers tied the game at two, but that was all they could do. Lindy Ruff stated that Buffalo was going to play well and they did just that.
The Sabres put on the pressure and the Rangers couldn’t score. Perhaps it was the man in net for the Sabres that won the game. Ryan Miller made 30 saves to earn his 40th win of the season. Miller also made arguably the save of the year on Marion Gaborik. The Rangers had a 4-on-1 opportunity, but Miller made a blocker save on the one-timer.
New York does still have a chance to make the playoffs, but they have now lost their game in hand. Tyler Ennis had a career high three points (1G, 2A) in the win Tuesday night.
After scoring three goals, the Rangers pulled Henrik Lundqvist and replaced him with Alex Auld. Neither of the goalies fared well as the Sabres would go on to win by three.
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Community Status Updates
If you leave the battery in a Tamagotchi, will it corrode even if there is a tab there?
SupahCow090^ This. The tab is just a piece of plastic that prevents the battery from touching the wires.
Jul 24 2013 04:41 PM
MidorimeIt will corrode. Eventually the chemicals inside will degrade and react and in some instances, the battery will explode. Always keep batteries out of electronics not in use.
Jul 24 2013 05:11 PM
*Hayden*Ok.. Thanks Guys :D
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This press statement comes from the Centre For Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), Zimbabwe; a YLNM Network member-group. We stand in solidarity with Myness, CNRG and the Chidazwa Community Development Trust in denouncing the aggression of the authorities against all advocates for life, human rights and community.
16 October 2015
A courageous woman at Arda Transau, human rights defender Myness Musaamba, was yesterday assaulted by a pro-government and ruling party activist, one Mrs Kusena and threatened with death by a rowdy crowd at a ‘development coordination’ meeting called by the local Councillor Mr Kamanja. The so-called development coordination meeting for the community groups at Arda Transau was hatched at yet another stormy meeting called by the Mutare District Administrator, Mr Cosmas Sigauke about three weeks ago where he strongly reprimanded Myness Musaamba for speaking out against injustice at Arda Transau. At the first meeting she was also threatened with death by some people in the crowd following the DA’s inflammatory remarks about her.
Yesterday Myness was waylaid to the meeting by Councillor Kamanja who said the meeting was meant to bring all community groups together so that their development activities are coordinated. Little did she know that the meeting was targeting her. She arrived late and upon arrival the Councillor closed through a vote of thanks and prayer. Myness was then approached by one Edward Chirasika who said there was going to be a side meeting. About 30 people attended the side meeting including Councillor Kamanja. The group then asked Myness why she is working with Centre for Natural Resource Governance and Chiadzwa Community Development Trust. They demanded that she produce registration papers for the two organization which she could not produce as she is not employed by the two organizations. She explained that her role was only to assist in coordinating development assistance for the starving villagers. They said any assistance must go through the DA’s office, adding that the District Administrator had called them to a meeting where he called upon the community to ban CNRG and CCDT activities. They accused CNRG of labelling Zimbabwe’s diamonds ‘blood diamonds’. A man in the crowd lifted a newspaper whose cover page had CNRG Director Farai Maguwu’s picture and shouted ‘sell outs’.
They narrated that Zimbabwe was liberated through much loss of blood and Myness’ blood was going to be shed because she was selling out the community to enemies of the state. Attempts to explain her activities were unfruitful as her voice was drowned by the crowd that was shouting that she be dealt with effectively. At that point Mrs Kusena stood up and physically assaulted Myness. She was later restrained by some in the crowd whilst others called on the youths to drag her away and deal with her in the same manner they have dealt with all sell outs. The youths were also asked to go and assault CNRG officials and community members attending a CNRG meeting that was running concurrently with the Councillors meeting at Arda Transau. The crowd nevertheless warned that Myness was certainly going to lose the plot allocated to her at Anjin relocation site. She got the plot following her forced displacement from Marange where her family plot was confiscated by the state to pave way for diamond mining activities in 2010. After the assault Myness approached Councillor Kamanja whom she asked whether this is the ‘development meeting’ he meant when he invited her. The councillor claimed he didn’t notice the assault even though it happened right in his presence. Myness later made a police report at Odzi Police Station where an officer was tasked with investigating the matter.
Myness was recently honoured by Giraffe Heroes Zimbabwe for her courageous work in defending and promoting the rights of displaced families at Arda Transau. She has played a crucial role in speaking out on behalf of her community.
Some of the thugs who were baying for Myness’ blood are Edward Chirasika who had called Myness aside to meet the group, Mrs Rabaya also known as Ketty Mtetwa, Mrs Tonhorai, Mrs Rwizi also known as Roriety Nyamhunga who leads what is called Women’s Bureau and John Makuyana who insisted CCDT and CNRG must be banned from entering Arda Transau as they are allegedly bringing a wrong message to the community.
CNRG strongly condemns the barbaric assault on an innocent woman whose courageous but peaceful activities do no harm anyone but rather aims at restoring the dignity of the displaced Marange families. We also call on the Police to ensure Myness and her family gets the full protection of the law against further harm or threats and that her constitutional rights are fully respected.
Read more about Myness and her struggle against the injustices faced by villagers of Arda Transau who were forcibly displaced by diamond mining in 2010.
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Sunday April 19, 2015 Recap
Olin Browne was crowned the 2015 Greater Gwinnett Championship winner this morning after inclement weather cancelled the final round of the tournament. Browne shot a course record 64 during Saturday’s round two to finish at 12-under par. The Greater Gwinnett Championship is Browne’s second Champions Tour victory and he looks forward to defending his title in 2016.
“I love coming here, love this golf course,” said Browne. “I like this area, good people, great tournament crew, everybody puts their best foot forward, the hospitality here is great and it’s familiar turf. We’ve been coming here for a number of years, it’s really great here and I look forward to it next year.”
Click here to view photos from this morning’s trophy ceremony.
Click here to watch Browne’s championship interview.
1 Olin Browne -12 68 64 132
2 Bernhard Langer -11 69 64 133
3 Rocco Mediate -9 68 67 135
T4 Jesper Parnevik -7 68 69 137
Stephen Ames -7 70 67 137
Mark O’Meara -7 68 69 137
Tom Pernice Jr. -7 69 68 137
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For the first time in over three years, Mother Nature helped a player win a Champions Tour event and the beneficiary this time was Olin Browne. Browne claimed his second career title on the Champions Tour without ever having to hit a shot in the final round when heavy rains on Saturday night made the TPC Sugarloaf course unplayable. As it turned out, Browne’s six-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole on Saturdayturned out to be the deciding stroke that kept him ahead of Bernhard Langer who had eagled the final hole just 10 minutes after Browne finished his round.
With His Victory…Olin Browne
Olin Browne won his first second career title on the Champions Tour in his 127th career start on the circuit and ended a victory drought of 3 years, 8 months, 18 days (74 events) since his initial Champions Tour victory at the 2011 U.S. Senior Open at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio.
Browne became the sixth different winner on the Champions Tour this year in the six official events that have been played.
Browne became the first player to win a rain-shortened event on the Champions Tour since Brad Faxon won the 2011 Insperity Championship near Houston. Faxon’s 36-hole victory at The Woodlands came 3 years, 6 months and 10 days ago. Today was the first rain-shortened official event on the Champions Tour in 83 tournaments.
In Browne’s only other previous appearance at the Greater Gwinnett Championship, he was T51 in 2014. Browne’s best finish at TPC Sugarloaf on the PGA TOUR was T9 in 2007 at the AT&T Classic.
Browne earned a two-year exemption into the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. He also earned 270 Charles Schwab Cup points and moved into the lead in the season-long race after six events with 443 total points on the season. Browne was in 11th place in the Schwab Cup standings prior to the start of this week. He now is 12 points in front of Bart Bryant.
Browne also earned a check for $270,000 and moved to the top of the 2015 earnings list with $478,399.
Before today, the Champions Tour had experienced three other rain-shortened events in the Atlanta area. At the 1992 Nationwide Championship at Country Club of the South, Japan’s Isao Aoki won his first Champions Tour title over just 36 holes. New Zealand’s Bob Charles (1988) and Australia’s Bruce Crampton (1986) also claimed rain-shortened Champions Tour events at Horseshoe Bend Country Club.
Bernhard Langer’s runner-up performance gave him three consecutive years where he’s finished either first or second in the Greater Gwinnett Championship. Langer, the 2013 champion, picked up a check for $158,400 and now has earned $586,400 in his three appearances at TPC Sugarloaf. Langer’s second-place effort was also his best performance on the Champions Tour this year and extended his streak of years finishing among the top 3 at least once within the first six events since he started in 2007.
Both Jesper Parnevik (T4) and Stephen Ames (T4) recorded their best career efforts on the Champions Tour today. Ames joined the Champions Tour last year and his previous best was T6 at the 2014 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn. Parnevik joined the Champions Tour last month at the Tucson Conquistadores Classic.
2015 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Mark O’Meara was T4 this week and coupled with his second-place effort at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai and third-place performance at the Tucson Conquistadores Classic, he’s off to his best start in a Champions Tour season since 2007 when he had top-five efforts in three of his first five tournaments. O’Meara is currently third on the Charles Schwab Cup points list with 391 points. O’Meara’s highest career finish in the Schwab Cup was eighth in both 2009 and 2010.
Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain finished T10 this week.


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Lease Revenue Bonds
School Bond Data
- Proposition 1D (Nov. 2006)
- Proposition 55 (Mar. 2004)
- Proposition 47 (Nov. 2002)
- Proposition 1A (Nov. 1998)
- Office of Public School Construction Management Information
- School Facility Programs HandBook
- School Facility Programs Audit Guide
- State Allocation Board Forms
- Project Information Worksheet Custom Reports
In-Progress Bond Accountability
The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC), acting as staff to the State Allocation Board (SAB), ensures In-Progress Bond Accountability for Proposition 1D and other school bond propositions by documenting to the public and the Department of Finance, both of the following:
- That the projects being bond funded are within scope and cost.
- That the bond funded projects are executed in a timely fashion and achieve their intended purpose.
Requirement to Have Funds Released in a Timely Manner
School districts that receive School Facility Program (SFP) funding from the SAB have 18 months from the date of the funding apportionment to request that the funds be released. If a district fails to submit a fund release request to the OPSC within 18 months of the SFP apportionment by the SAB, the entire SFP apportionment will be rescinded without further SAB action (Education Code Section 17076.10(d) and Regulation Section 1859.90). This requirement is a successful measure to ensure that the projects move forward in a timely manner for the intended purpose and within the time frames provided for in the statute.
Annual Reporting Requirements
School districts are required to submit an Expenditure Report (Form SAB 50-06 and a Detailed Listing of Project Expenditures) to the OPSC within one year after receiving the initial fund release for a project. Subsequent expenditure reports are due annually until the project is completed (Education Code 17076.10(a) and Regulation Section 1859.104). These reports allow OPSC to ensure accountability for the projects after fund release and also ensure that the funds are spent in accordance with the project approvals as required by statute.
School districts are also required to submit a Project Information Worksheet (PIW) at the time their funds are released and when they submit their first and last Expenditure Reports. The PIW requests current information on what construction is included in the project and how much the district has spent or anticipates spending so far. The PIW is only required for new construction projects.
The data collected from the PIW can be used to analyze current, actual construction costs, provide transparency to taxpayers and parents by showing how and where tax dollars are spent, and assist school districts in planning future projects by providing access to what other districts are spending to construct their schools.
The PIW is the first of its kind; prior to its approval by the State Allocation Board in September of 2007, there was very little information available on actual school construction costs. The implementation of the PIW has enabled the collection of the richest dataset on public school construction costs in California’s history, a dataset that grows more valuable and resourceful over time as additional PIWs are continually submitted.
A school district that received a SFP fund release must also comply with Substantial Progress requirements by indicating that the district has accomplished a significant amount of the actual construction work for which a funding apportionment was granted. It should be noted that certain projects may require evidence of progress at more than one point in the project’s life cycle. This occurs when a project receives advance funds for the design and/or purchase of a school site prior to receiving final construction funding. Evidence of progress is due for each phase of the project as applicable within 18 months from the date the related funds were released (Education Code 17076.10(b) and Regulation Section 1859.105).
If it has been determined that Substantial Progress has not been made, the OPSC will make a report to the SAB that could result in a rescission or a reduction of the project funding (Education Code 17076.10(b) and Regulation Section 1859.105). This requirement has been a successful measure of the projects’ progress. This also ensures that the OPSC can verify that the funds are being used for its intended purpose as required by statute.
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What You Need to Know if you are Trading Futures on Sept. 1st 2023
Posted By:- Ilan Levy-Mayer Vice President, Cannon Trading Futures Blog
What you need to know before trading futures tomorrow, September 1st 2023
by Ilan Levy-Mayer, VP
- NFP is tomorrow! Non Farm Payrolls also known as employment numbers. Big report regardless, even bigger impact of this one after the fed’s words in Jackson Hole. This is a market moving event and we expect high volatility, right before, during and right after.
- ISM will be released 90 minutes after the NFP!
- Tomorrow is the first day of Q4 as well as the Friday before Labor Day, expect higher volatility than normal.
- Labor day is here, see modified trading schedule HERE
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That was me. I was on the road all day.
That wasn’t these folks.
Initial claims for state unemployment insurance declined to a lower-than-expected seasonally adjusted 545,000 in the week ended Sept 12 from 557,000 the week before, the Labor Department said. It was the lowest reading since early July.
That’s slightly over a three per cent decline in the number masquerading as good news.
Follow the link. A kewpie doll if you can figure out the explanation of “seasonally adjusted.”
By the way, these are the folks who don’t get bonuses when companies screw up. They just get screwed.


Last week, whilst trying to find a music video online, Google alerted me to my search results not being quite complete…
As an ex-music business student, I assumed this was due to copyright infringements and found it pretty interesting. Plus I also had a feeling this was going to be a situation in which Google found themselves in yet another potential legal minefield.
After I found myself wanting to listen to a particular song by a particular band I did a quick Google search to find the music video. Now although the band aren’t a huge mainstream act, I expected better (or more plentiful) results than those that appeared. I scrolled to the bottom of the page wondering where all the usual stuff was and a little message I’d never seen before was waiting for me at the bottom of the page:
I resorted to Spotify to listen to the song and instead clicked through to find out more about DMCA complaint received. Although it was stated that only one search result was removed, the DMCA website informed me that from a complaint by the band’s record label on the 22nd of January this year there were a number of search results that Google had been asked to remove.
The copyright claim by the record company stated that the band’s official website was the original source of their new album and there were 73 ‘allegedly infringing URLS’. These, surprise surprise, were largely torrent sites.
Google has been trying to keep its nose clean for some time following copyright issues turning up in its search results. As I covered in a previous blog post, Google is now being expected to take responsibility for what it lists as search results rather than just displaying the information that exists. And it is because of this recent culpability issue that in October last year Google hit the torrent sites with a major blow by releasing an update to the Google Pirate algorithm. What this did was effectively ban the top torrent sites from appearing in the SERPs by demoting the sites from listing when a user specified “download,” “watch,” and “torrent” along with a film or song name. But it did not have the desired effect on the people Google were trying to placate.
The Motion Picture Association of America have long been trying to work with Google to make sure pirate films are not available via search. In a valiant effort that very few other large sites can match, Google removes around 9 million ‘infringing’ links from its SERPs at rights holders’ request every week. But in December Google and the MPAA fell out. Google’s Pirate update was a big deal – Google expected the MPAA to be pretty pleased as legitimate, quality sources of content appeared readily for Google users, but the MPAA saw this as Google admitting they had previously been ‘facilitating access to stolen content via search. Google were so annoyed that they’ve since stopped any association with the MPAA.
In 2014 alone Google were asked to remove more than 345 million links over copyright issues. This figure from 2014 (released by TorrentFreak not Google) is an increase of 75% when compared to 2013. It was also revealed that the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) made the largest number of complaints – 60 million takedown requests. But Google doesn’t always have to comply if the links don’t appear to be infringing. For example, they left up links to The Pirate Bay homepage despite a complaint from the BPI in 2013.
Personally, I think Google are toeing a difficult line between placating these large corporations and trying to 100% fulfil their users’ search queries (i.e keep their users happy). Otherwise, why would they bother to tell me about my missing results? And then why point me via a link to a website that listed all those illegal results, therefore enabling me to copy and paste these URLs into my browser?
As I feel Google are caught between a rock and a hard place, I’ll leave it to them to have the last word (taken from How Google Fights Piracy):
“Piracy often arises when consumer demand goes unmet by legitimate supply. As services ranging from Netflix to Spotify to iTunes have demonstrated, the best way to combat piracy is with better and more convenient legitimate services. The right combination of price, convenience, and inventory will do far more to reduce piracy than enforcement can.”
Do you feel that Google are taking unnecessary flack over copyright infringements? Do you as a user feel you have every right to see every result there is for your search query? Perhaps you are a struggling artist wishing that people would abide by copyright laws, or just someone who sees online content as fair game for everyone – let us know below which side of the fight you find yourself on.


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Most women believe regular mammograms are the key to preventing breast cancer. But experts don’t always agree about when women should begin having regular mammograms. This has created confusion about the right time to start this important screening.
Why the confusion?
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American women, but it doesn’t have to be. When it comes to successful breast cancer treatment, health care groups know screening and early detection are important. But they interpret mammogram risks and benefits differently when making recommendations.
For example, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggests women begin regular mammograms at age 50. The American Cancer Society recommends age 45. Both organizations take the following into account:
Is there a right answer?
In June, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) revised their guidelines for women of average breast cancer risk*. The ACOG guidelines put the decision of when to start mammograms in the hands of patients and their health providers. The guidelines try to balance benefits and risks by advising health providers to:
WISDOM study aims to end mammography debate
UCLA is participating in the Women Informed to Screen Depending on Measures of Risk (WISDOM) Study. This University of California study is exploring whether age-based annual screening is more effective than a personalized screening approach like ACOG recommends.
The five-year study hopes to:
If you are in — or approaching — your 40s, talk with your doctor to determine when to begin mammography screening and how frequently you should be screened. And, visit WISDOM online for more information, or to join the study.
Make an appointment with UCLA Breast Health to receive personalized, multidisciplinary breast health care in a compassionate and supportive environment.
* These guidelines do not apply to women with risk factors, like a BRCA-gene mutation or a strong family history. For these women, there are different – more aggressive – screening recommendations.
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TOTAL NET INCOME $6.7 BLN
Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) announced its third quarter fiscal year 2015 (3QFY15; ended September 30) results on Thursday, before the opening bell. Revenue for the integrated oil and gas major came in at $34.90 billion, a massive dip when compared to revenue of $54.22 billion posted in the same quarter last year.
Adjusted net income for Total clocked in at $2.75 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 billion. Adjusted net income, however, saw a 22% year-over-year (YoY) decline. Despite the decline in adjusted earnings, the company's efforts must be commended as it still managed to beat the consensus. An increase in oil and gas production and robust performance of the downstream refining segment were the main drivers for the beat.
Oil and gas production increase was driven by new projects in Australia and Canada. Production increased by 10% YoY to 2.34 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Operating profits from the refining and chemical segment of the company doubled to $1.43 billion.
Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne, pleased with the results, said in the company press release: "In a context where the oil price has fallen by 50% in one year, Total was able to demonstrate its resilience." He further added how the integrated model had helped Total to record such results.
Total stock closed Wednesday's trading at $48.59, up 0.79%. It went down 0.72% to $48.24 during after-market trading, as of 5:16 PM EDT.
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NPD - Preliminary production figures for May 2018 show an average daily production of 1 629 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 236 000 barrels per day compared to April.
PLATTS - Libyan crude production has fallen around 400,000 b/d -- or nearly halved -- due to militia attacks on the eastern oil terminals of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, the head of the country?s National Oil Corp. said Tuesday.
PLATTS - Venezuela's crude output averaged 1.36 million b/d in May, down from 1.41 million b/d in April, and 1.9 million b/d in May 2017, according to S&P Global Platts. The International Energy Agency said it could fall to 800,000 b/d or even lower next year.
PLATTS - Nigerian oil has been slow to sell this month as bidders for the country's July-loading heavy and light sweet crudes have been absent from the market. Market participants pegged the amount of unsold Nigerian barrels loading in July at 20 million-34 million barrels, amounting to roughly 40%-75% of what is produced in a month.


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Public schools nationwide might use federal money to arm teachers in class, but don’t look for Tennessee to participate.
“With very few exceptions, it is unlawful for anyone in Tennessee – educator or otherwise – to possess a firearm on school grounds,” said Sarah Gast, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Education, in an emailed statement to The Tennessee Star.
“Two sections of Tennessee law provide a very limited exception.”
Officials in what Gast described as distressed rural counties may authorize some school employees to carry concealed weapons, if that district meets certain eligibility requirements.
Only two of Tennessee’s 147 school districts meet that criteria — Wayne County Schools and Pickett County Schools, Gast said.
“As of last year, neither had chosen to allow employees to carry concealed weapons,” Gast said.
“However, they would not be required to notify us if they changed their policy.”
Gast did not say how or why those two districts meet the criteria.
As part of the second statute, educators would have to meet substantial requirements to carry a firearm and only if district officials allow it, Gast said.
“It essentially states that if an educator is also in law enforcement or has prior service as a law enforcement officer with current Peace Officer Standards and Training and School Resource Officer training, and assuming all other requirements of the statute are met, then he or she could possibly lawfully carry a firearm at school if their district superintendent permitted it,” Gast said.
As Education Week reported last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told congressional Democrats she has no intention of using federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act to purchase firearms for teachers.
President Barack Obama signed the act into law in 2015. The law mandates, among other things, high academic standards to prepare students for college. The act also invests more taxpayer money in pre-schools.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) was one of the law’s architects. “Alexander doesn’t think arming teachers is a great idea,” Education Week said.
“But he does think that ESSA, and particularly the portion pertaining to Title IV, is written flexibly enough that districts would have the option of spending their funds this way, if that’s what they decide is best.”
On Tuesday, Education Week reported DeVos now believes school districts have flexibility to arm teachers with federal money if they see fit.
“Currently, 19 states allow anyone with permission from school authorities to carry a weapon on K-12 school grounds, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures,” Education Week reported.
Those states are Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Vermont.
President Donald Trump has endorsed arming teachers because he thinks they could help prevent school shootings.
When asked, Gast would not say if Tennessee officials would allow their teachers to participate in any possible federal plan to arm themselves.
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04 Suburban Z71 Body Control Module Help
I have posted in other Chevy forums. I also have received some good input that has helped me to this point. I am now posting here in hopes of receiving more help.
This all started with trying to figure out why the only gauges I had lighting up at night were the instrument cluster and the stereo. The climate controls, overhead climate controls, steering wheel buttons, 4wd switch, headlight/dimmer switch, and rear wiper switches never backlit at night since purchasing this vehicle last year. I initially thought it was bulbs on research, however I have since purchased OEM replacements only to have them not work either.
Last night, I really got a chance to really get into it tonight. I had the luck of having a functional 03 Silverado at my disposal, and later on a friend with a Tech2 scanner. I pulled the headlight control switch w/ dimming wheel out of the 03 and put it into mine. It did not work. Additionally, just to check the quality of the parts that I ordered, I put the HVAC controller into the 03 and it worked fine, backlighting and all. Later when I was able to scan codes, I think I recieved some pretty bad news. It spit out the following codes:
B2610 - Passenger Compartment Dimming 1 Circuit
B2615 - Passenger Compartment Dimming 2 Circuit
B2625 - Display Dimming Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Output Circuit
This all seems to stem from the BCM2 module. So, I guess, where do I go from here? Do I need to start looking for a whole new BCM, or is this repairable on another level? We tried clearing the codes only to have them immediately return. The B2610 was the prevalant current code while the 2615 and 2625 were in the history codes. Thoughts?
Additionally, all fuses are intact and/or have been replaced including the TBC fuses.
Thank you in advance to anyone who may be able to help. I'm truly losing hair over this.
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I don't know if I can be any help but here are a few things I know about PWM power supplies. Pulse width modulation is a way of changing the voltage applied arross a load by turning it on and off rapidly. So a 12v supply that is turned on and off 50% of the time would average 6v. That would make a 12v lamp run at 1/2 of its brightness. That's a basic explanation. One other thing that I remember about PWM power supplies that I worked with is that they would go into shutdown if there was a short across their outputs. This would protect the power supply. When you cleared the short they would come right back on. So maybe there is a short (bad lamp, crimped wire or wet crusty connector) in your B2610 circuit. I have no idea where that circuit is, maybe a factory wiring diagram may help. If you could isolate that circuit, maybe by pulling the fuse or cutting the power wire to it. Then clear the code and see if it sets again, that would help with your troubleshooting.
This may not help as I am not real familiar GM bcm's and the bcm could still be bad. Good luck.
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The German automaker, Mercedes, is progressively heading towards a new generation of crossover cars with recent reports claiming that Mercedes GLS 2018 is underway. The new model will not only receive a new architecture but also sheds some extra weight to improve the fuel economy. Overall, though, the new Mercedes GLS lays emphasis on the off-road skills so as to improve mileage.
Mercedes GLS 2018 – Sporty Styling:
Along with the new name, the car will get a revised interior and exterior, new 9-speed automatic transmission and available air suspension. Also, the plans are in place to raise ground clearance on the new SUV to augment its off-road abilities. The new SUV offers a greater wheelbase length and drops the additional weight by up to 300 lbs. Furthermore, the wheel dimensions for the base models are 20 inches, with higher tiers reaching 21 and 22 inches. According to plans, these changes are intended to raise the mileage by around 20 percent.
The new Mercedes GLS model highlights a modern and aggressive look. It has larger dimensions, which means lightweight alloys like carbon fiber are used in building its body to contain the net weight. Its elongated hood is accompanied by slender and broad pentagonal grille that bears the company logo at the center. The outer segment of the new Mercedes GLS also boasts angular LED headlight that is sleek and narrow.
The Mercedes GLS 2018 model has a cabin that is both comfortable and overly luxurious. Its cabin presents an excellent seating arrangement that accommodates up to seven adult passengers in comfort. The passengers seated in front may not get an adequate head room and leg room space, but rear seated passengers get ample space for anything. Its interior portion is a true definition of comfort and luxury. The spacious cabin also houses soft quality materials alongside world-class upholstery in the seats. Besides, tons of cool technologies and accessories alongside many modern amenities grace the better part of the interior.
The automaker has included many features that are simple to modify to suit specific goals and prerequisites. The most notable features in the interior include excellent infotainment system, heating or cooling double cup holders, magic sky sunroof, optional refrigerator, seatbelts, cruise control, airbags, Bluetooth connectivity, WI-FI hotspot, and also parking assistance.
Mercedes GLS 2018 – Engine Variants:
The new Mercedes GLS 2018 carries a 3.0-liter diesel-powered V-6 engine under its hood. This engine churns out 255 hp and 455 lb-ft of torque at 3,600 rpm, with EPA ratings standing in the mid-20-mpg range. For those concerned about power than fuel economy, the GLS450 model carries a more powerful V-6 engine with 362 HP, while the GLS550 highlights a twin-turbo 4.7-literV-8 engine that churns out 449 horsepower. And the final and the strongest GLS63 AMG comes with 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that produce amazing 577 HP. All these engines come standard with a 4Matic all-wheel drive and 9-speed automatic transmission.
Mercedes GLS 2018 – Release Date, Price, and Rivals:
Finally, the upcoming Mercedes GLS 2018 is slated for release somewhere in the middle of the calendar year 2017. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price for basic crossover model stands at around $69,000. Its main rivals include the Range Rover, BMW X7 and Bentley Bentayga.


Don't be naive. Just because a couple (or a couple hundred) guys on the internet want Ruger to build another shotgun, doesn't mean squat.
A company has to have a market of tens of thousands if they are going to invest money in engineering, tooling, vendors, and production facilities to come out with a new gun.
The autoloader market is flooded now with shotguns: high-end guns like Beretta and Benelli, mid-range guns from Remington, Winchester and Browning, and low-end "value" guns from Mossberg/Maverick and dozens of Turkish and Russian plants. We already have dozens of choices of brands and hundreds of choices of models to choose from. Ruger would be facing a tough market and they know it.
I'd be very surprised to see them come out with a new shotgun.
But if they did, and it was in the $1600-$1800 range (i.e. a target-type gun), I'd certainly consider buying one....


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The linux IPv6 router VM keeps failing, so I built another on a newer linux. For some reason it’s not successfully running the post-up commands on eth0 upon reboot, but ifdown then ifup is ok.
Also continue to set static IPv6 addresses on the physical servers and establish DNS server addresses. Losing IPv6 connectivity has caused a lot of frustration.


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President Petro Poroshenko has summoned his security chiefs for meetings and promised an "adequate" response after the aircraft was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile as it came in to land at Luhansk airport.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the telephone with French leader Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who both expressed "extreme concern" over the violence and called for a ceasefire.
US Secretary of State John Kerry also expressed "strong concern" during a phone call with Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and said the US and G7 would "raise costs for Russia" if it does not end the flow of weapons across the border.
Declaring Sunday a day of mourning for the nine crew and 40 paratroopers killed, Mr Poroshenko said: "All those involved in cynical acts of terrorism of this magnitude must be punished."
It is the biggest loss of life suffered by government forces in a single incident since Kiev began a military operation to try to defeat the pro-Russia insurgency in east Ukraine.
The incident is likely to fuel tension between Russia and Ukraine's main ally, the United States, which has accused Moscow of arming the rebels.
The plane came down overnight near Novohannivka, a village 12 miles (20km) southeast of Luhansk, close to the Russian border.
Charred debris was scattered for hundreds of metres over sloping wheat fields. The tail section jutted up from the ground, with sections of the engine, fuselage and other parts scattered around it.
Rebel forces wearing camouflage fatigues scoured through the wreckage for ammunition that was intended for government forces.
"This is how we work. The fascists can bring as many reinforcements as they want but we will do this every time. We will talk to them on our own terms," said a stocky 50-year-old rebel who identified himself as Pyotr, his name de guerre.
Rebels claimed to have shot down a fighter jet over the city of Slavyansk on Saturday, although this has not been confirmed.
Government forces, who hold the airport, attacked rebel positions near the airfield with jets soon after day broke, local residents said.
Ukrainian forces reclaimed the city of Mariupol on Friday, a major port for the export of steel.
Ukraine and Russia have begun talks on a peace plan despite the continuing violence.
A rebellion has been raging in east Ukraine since April, with separatists agitating for Russia to absorb the Russian-speaking east after the annexation of Crimea in March.
Russia denies being behind the uprising and the rebels say they get weapons from army stockpiles.
The US State Department said on Friday that Russia had sent tanks, heavy weapons and rocket launchers to Ukraine in recent days.
Spokeswoman Marie Harf said a convoy of three T-64 tanks, several MB-21 "or Grad" multiple rocket launchers and other military vehicles had crossed the border in the last three days.


Bulgarian authorities have expanded the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather because of expected heavy rain and thunderstorms, with 11 districts covered by the alert for June 27.
The latest warning comes a day after nine districts – Plovdiv, Gabrovo, Veliko Turnovo, Stara Zagora, Sliven, Bourgas, Yambol, Haskovo and Kurdjali – were issued the same alert. The warning for for June 27 covers the same area, plus the Lovech and Smolyan districts.
Rain is expected to be heaviest overnight into June 27, especially in the districts in central Bulgaria, with large quantities of rainfall also forecast for the daylight hours of June 27 in south-eastern Bulgaria before petering out in the evening, the country’s meteorology institute said.
The lesser “Code Yellow” warning of potentially hazardous weather was issued for the other 17 districts in the country for June 27, including the capital city of Sofia and the northern half of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast.
Across Bulgaria, maximum temperatures are expected to range between 20 and 26 degrees Celsius on June 27, with a high of 19 degrees forecast for Sofia.
Rain is expected to continue across Bulgaria for most of the week and temperatures will be lower than usual for the season, with sunny skies and warmer weather forecast for the weekend.
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Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under its MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership mechanism, announced a new initiative for India, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash, to engage adolescents and youth in decisions about their reproductive health and wellbeing.
Through this four-year project, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash will focus on Family Planning (FP) and Reproductive Health (RH) for young people and contribute to the achievement of India’s national FP goals. The project will support the FP/RH needs of India’s marginalized youth in urban and rural areas of Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Young people, aged 15–29 years, make up more than 27.5% of India’s population and, according to the National Youth Policy 2014, contribute about 34% of India’s gross national income. Despite the Sustainable Development Goals for universal access to sexual and RH care services, including FP, by 2030, this cohort of adolescents s underserved when it comes to their sexual and RH needs.
Speaking at the event, Dr. S.K Sikdar, Advisor, FP & MINH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India said, “I would like to congratulate USAID for partnering the government in undertaking yet another program to achieve the goals of family planning. Over the years, USAID has been instrumental in effecting changes and addressing family planning issues. As per an RBI report, India is growing rapidly annually. Therefore, a lot needs to be done still and we are confident that the Yash program will play a crucial role in the achievement of socioeconomic and environment development goals for sustainable development. At the same time, it is also pertinent to strengthen the strategic partnerships, foster multi-sectoral stakeholder involvement, encourage innovation, mobilize community, and engage actively with the private sector for widespread reach/success of the program.”
Ms Sangita Patel, Director Health Office, USAID/India said, “The United States remains committed to the long-term success of U.S.-India cooperation in the health sector. USAID has decades of experience working with partners and stakeholders, including the public sector, private sector and young people to advance health and wellbeing. Many of our efforts include a specific focus on promoting improved reproductive health and reducing gender-based violence. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership India-Yash is designed to build upon existing evidence and best practices, as well as to catalyse new ideas and partnerships, using a targeted, contextualized approach. The program also includes a greater focus on building the capacity, sustainability, and resilience of local partner institutions, recognizing that building the technical and organizational capacity of local organizations is necessary to deliver sustainable, evidence-based and quality reproductive health care and voluntary family planning. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash seeks to foster recognition for the shared interests and mutually reinforcing goals of all stakeholders in the reproductive health space.”


Published reports from the Wall Street Journal and other news sources indicated Dec. 9 that President-elect Donald Trump plans to select Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Washington) to head the Department of Interior.
Her congressional website indicates that McMorris Rodgers was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004. McMorris Rodgers is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
McMorris Rodgers is co-chair of the Northwest Energy Caucus and the founder of the Hydropower Caucus, and is a long-time champion of dams and hydropower as a source of renewable, clean, reliable, affordable energy. She was a conferee on the energy bill, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 (S. 2012),
“As Chair of the House Republican Conference, she is the fourth highest-ranking Republican in the House and the highest-ranking woman in Congress,” the McMorris Rodgers website indicates.
She is also a member of the Trump transition team.
“Her plate will be full from the minute she takes office,” said Bracewell official Eric Washburn, a former Senate staffer who works on public land issues. “OPEC just got agreement on a supply cut that will raise oil and gas prices and likely lead to more demand to drill on federal lands.”
“Renewable energy projects, transmission lines, and pipelines will continue to be sited and built there,” Washburn added. “And all this will need to be balanced with the need to conserve mule deer, elk, pronghorn, greater sage grouse, trout and hundreds of other species that rely on those lands, and which sportsmen spend billions of dollars each year chasing after. She certainly knows all these interests and hopefully will be able to chart a course for the agency that allows for conservation and development to proceed hand in hand.”
Public Citizen, on the other hand, criticized the latest Trump selection. “President-elect Donald Trump again is choosing to enrich his corporate cronies at the expense of the country,” Public Citizen said in a news release.
“She has supported every form of power that’s dirty, expensive and harmful to humans. With the apparent exception of hydropower, which is a major power source in her home state and suffers from significant ecological problems, she has opposed energy from sources that are clean, inexpensive and popular with the American people,” Public Citizen said.
Public Citizen also said that McMorris Rodgers has been quoted as saying she is “still learning” about the issue of climate change.


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Companies that get started at one of New York’s public universities wouldn’t have to pay any taxes for a decade if a plan proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets enacted.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will make several changes to his budget using 30 day amendments, including imposing a teacher evaluation plan on New York City, and cutting the cost of hunting licenses.
Governor Cuomo has announced several steps to speed up rebuilding in storm ravaged areas of New York, and to ease what’s been a growing gasoline shortage.

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I really like the sound of our guys on the Sunday talk shows.Unlike Ridgefield Barbie, Colonel West fearlessly speaks his mind.
Let's start with Rep.-Elect Allen West (R-FL) on Fox News Sunday.Q: Then, in November, you said -- and here's the quote -- "that this liberal, progressive, socialist agenda... this left-wing, vile, vicious, despicable machine that’s out there is soundly brought to its knees..." Tyrannical? Socialist? Despicable? Is it really as bad as that?I really, really, really like Allen West.
A: "I think it is... when you look at the nationalization of so much of our production: the automobile industry, the health care industry, the fact that we had an amendment in the health care law that allowed the federal government to take over education, when you look at the fact that we are creating more victims and making more people dependent upon the government... when you look at the incredible debt and deficits that has occurred over the last two fiscal years, we're going in the wrong direction...
...This liberal-progressive agenda is the antithesis of who we are as a Constitutional republic."
But then, unlike Babs, prevarication has not been one of West's fine suits.
Is he over the top?
Maybe. But there is no question where he stands, unlike our bimbette, who has yet to make her positions clear on ANYTHING... but then, that's what cowardice can do for a girl, I suppose.
I hope that LTC West has just started his political journey. I hope that Herrera's ends as quickly as possible.
Cross posted at Clark County Politics.
Doug Ross @ Journal.


An open, informal meeting scheduled for Feb. 12 at the United Nations is meant to unite Security Council members in their efforts to rein in the recalcitrant Congolese president, Joseph Kabila, to allow the long-overdue presidential elections to go ahead this year. It is feared that Kabila’s refusal to carry out the vote, slated for December, will lead to deadly revolts or may trigger civil war.
The Security Council, however, is facing an even bigger problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one largely of its own making. A decade-long inattention to the application of the UN arms embargo has allowed Kabila to build a personal force, the Garde Républicaine, or Republican Guard, into the most powerful, vicious and irregular fighting force in the Congo.
Even if by some miracle Kabila is forced out of the presidency in the elections, the 10,000 battle-hardened combatants and their officers will not easily stand down or relinquish their elite privileges.
The original UN arms embargo was meant to be an inducement for the warlords of the Congo Wars to join the transitional government headed by Kabila. The wars, which lasted from 1996 to 2003, pitted Congolese government troops, militias and warlords and their foreign supporters from nine countries against one another.
Following the logic of inducements, Security Council Resolution 1493, adopted in 2003, prohibited the delivery of military goods to the eastern provinces of the Congo, where most of the fighting was taking place. The embargo also applied to the rest of the country, except for the combatants of warlords who joined Kabila’s transition government. It was a practical compromise to foster a tenuous peace until elections could legitimize and strengthen the new national military — the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo — known as the FARDC.
Two years later, the Council refined the arms embargo by applying it to all parties to the conflict in the Congo, except for police and government armed forces who met at least one of three conditions laid out under paragraph 2 (a) of Resolution 1596: combatants having completed their integration into new FARDC units if they operated within the eastern provinces; those integrating outside the east; or units operating under command of the integrated general staff of the newly formed armed forces or national police.
Generally, arms could be delivered only to integrated FARDC units at designated receiving sites, with notice given to the Council’s sanctions committee. The job of monitoring compliance with the exemption rules was an important part of the mandate of the UN’s expert group on the Congo.
The group reported early on that Kabila’s Republican Guard never qualified for arms embargo exemptions. The experts also questioned whether the Guard should have been exempted when the embargo was lifted on government units in 2008, through Resolution 1807. The pertinent language certainly invites speculation as to whether the Guard is part of “military activities to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
In fact, the Guard does not meet this definition either in law or in practice.
With the possible exception of a battalion based in Kisangani, Congo’s third-largest city, the 10 regiments of the Guard never integrated into the FARDC; nor have they ever operated under the command of the integrated general staff of the FARDC. As Kabila’s personal military force, they fall under the command of Maison Militaire — Military House — of the presidency.
Despite this clear-cut discrepancy, the Guard has always benefited from the same UN arms embargo exemptions that have been granted to integrated FARDC forces. By expropriating exemption rights, the Guard could not only recruit the toughest and most loyal fighters and officers, but they could also acquire and import the most sophisticated military equipment.
In 2006, the UN group of experts flagged to the Council’s sanctions committee that the Guard units were not integrated. Sanctions policymakers, however, were focused on Kabila’s likely victory in the elections that were held days after the experts’ report was published. The Council was not focused on restraining Kabila’s fighters.
The experts again raised the issue of the elite guard’s exemptions in their 2007 report, asking “whether they [the Republican Guard] can be considered to be in compliance with paragraph 2 (a) of Security Council resolution 1596 (2005).”
The committee’s answer? Silence.
Unencumbered by UN sanctions, Kabila expanded the Guard in size and geographic reach. Today, the Guard is deployed nationwide, in most towns and cities and at all strategic locations, including border crossings and air-, sea- and lake-ports. The most often-cited rationale for Kabila’s personal protection to be deployed so extensively is their need to be ready for impromptu visits by the Kabila.
In reality, Guard units serve as an elite vanguard deployed to murderous effect against demonstrators, opposition members and human-rights activists.
The role of the Guard in preserving Kabila’s illegal rule became apparent three years ago, at the start of the crisis over his unconstitutional third presidential term. He had pushed for constitutional changes to allow a run for a third term. The Congolese Parliament eventually rebuffed his demands, but not before demonstrators protesting the proposed changes faced violent attacks by the police and Guard units.
Ida Sawyer, the senior Congo researcher at Human Rights Watch and a speaker at the Feb. 12 Security Council meeting, reported at the time that the Republican Guard opened fire “into crowds of demonstrators with deadly results.”
The consensus-building aspiration of the Council’s Arria-formula meeting — more informal than general sessions — is commendable. But meaningful results are unlikely to happen unless Council members address the crux of Congo’s future: Kabila’s ability to wage war.
That threat unites Western powers who stand to lose benefits they have gained from tens of billions of contributions over the last 20 years toward rebuilding the Congo. The threat also affects investors around the world whose direct ventures in Congo’s construction, agriculture and extractive industries have helped to stabilize the country.
The nine neighbors of the Congo also fear they will once again have to host millions of refugees if another civil war emerges.
The elephant in the room at the Council’s meeting — led by the United States, France and other European and African Council members — will be Kabila’s unrestrained fighting force and, as Sawyer hinted, the economic interests of the Kabila family.
“DRC: Kabila family has relied on Republican Guard to secure business interests, often through intimidation+fear,” she tweeted in December 2016.
The Council can ensure an important outcome of their efforts by denying Kabila the use of the Guard to buttress his illegitimate rule, by enforcing the UN arms embargo. Offering the Guard the choice between integrating into the FARDC or facing sanctions would accomplish that goal and help to protect the electoral process.
Although the Guard is far better equipped than any other force in the Congo, it depends on regular shipments of such items as spare parts for tanks and trucks and, most crucially, ammunition and ordnance. Exploiting these vulnerabilities will send a powerful delegitimizing signal.
The Council could also place on notice all individuals who support, command or benefit from the Guard’s fighting power that they risk being designated for targeted sanctions.
Enrico Carisch is the co-author of the just-released book “The Evolution of UN Sanctions: From a Tool of Warfare to a Tool of Peace, Security and Human Rights.” He is also a co-founder and partner of Compliance and Capacity Skills International (CCSI), a New York-based group specializing in all aspects of sanctions regimes (http://comcapint.com).
Among other organizations, Carisch has worked for the UN Security Council as a financial and natural-resources monitor and investigator on sanctions violations by individuals and entities in Africa and elsewhere. Previously, he was an investigative journalist for print and TV for 25 years.


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Part of that work will include developing a digital map of Buddhist monasteries around the world, filled with information accessible to scholars everywhere. This project, the Buddhist Geographical Information System (BGIS), uses ready-made layers from an ongoing project at Harvard. Another project will draw on deep learning and artificial intelligence technologies to study digitized Buddhist texts. Both of these will rely on expertise from the university’s newly established Center for Digital Humanities.


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Team Number: 031
School Name: Cuba High School
Area of Science: Environmental
Project Title: The Effect of Hydrofoils on Stream Beds
Erosion along riverbeds and arroyos is a problem in many places. It affects roads, houses, and both public and private property. Current thought is that due to the dynamics of the shape of a hydrofoil, which in this instance is the same shape as the cross-section of an airplane wing, which produces lift, the stationary hydrofoil can divert water. The focus of this project is to write a C++ program that will determine if the dynamics of a hydrofoil can divert water to decrease erosion along the banks of an arroyo or riverbed. This program will also attempt to determine how much water a hydrofoil will divert.
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a point on the top of a hydrofoil and a point on the bottom. This is what
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We have had many ups and downs in trying to work on our project, but we still remain hopeful that we can accomplish something great. Due to the fact that our project deals with somewhat unknown subject matter it has been hard to gather information. But, we still have made some progress with what we have found. We have contacted different people who have worked with projects similar to ours in hopes they may be able to lend us some general information or help in any way. Also, we have contacted different scientists and engineers that deal with the dynamics and engineering of hydrofoil types. The father of one of our team members is an engineer and he has helped us in understanding the different equations that determine pressures and such of hydrofoils. We have found a few equations, which we can program to calculate the pressure differences and lift. The equation that finds lift for the whole hydrofoil is fairly advanced calculus and we are in the process of talking to engineers and others to help us understand how this equation works.
Erosion is a serious problem in the environment. It can also cause problems for humans. Erosion is the physical movement of soil particles (Union of International Associations). One cause of erosion is the movement of water in the meander of a river. Most rivers and streams naturally meander. In fact, 85% of the world's rivers meander. This occurs naturally in nature. One example of meandering is when a drop of water is placed on a tilted plane. It does not flow straight, rather it meanders (Rutten). One possible solution to erosion in meandering rivers or arroyos is placing hydrofoils into the river or arroyo, to slow down the speed of the water, thus decreasing the depletion of the soil at the meander. Foil is another name for wings. A hydrofoil is the name of a wing that "flies" in water. Most hydrofoils are used for boats for the purpose of lifting the hull of the boat out of the water. Hydrofoils are smaller than airplane wings because water is one thousand times more dense than air. This greater density enables the hydrofoil to make enough lift to keep the boat above the water (Drela, Finberg, and Wall). Wings change the speed of air (which is described as a fluid) or water. The air above a wing travels fast, and below the wing, the air travels slower. Bernoulli's principal states that air with high velocity has low pressure and air with a low velocity has high pressure. When lift is produced the air that travels above the wing travels in less time. Thus, placing hydrofoils in a strategic place can slow the water at the meander of a stream down (Denker).
Our C++ program is expected to output the pressure differential and tell us how much water a hydrofoil will divert. Due to the dynamics of aerofoils and hydrofoils, the velocity slows on one side. This will cause sediment to fall out of the water and not rub against the soil at high speeds and will therefore prevent erosion at meanders of a river or of an arroyo. This program will tell us whether this method of approach will divert the water away from the banks at least somewhat.
Denker, John S. Airfoils and Airflow [Chapter 3 of See How it Flies] 1996. http://www.monmouth.com/~jsd/fly/how/htm/airfoils.html. Drela Mark, Finberg Steve, Wall Matthew. Hydrofoil Basics. 1995 http://lancet.mit.edu/decavitator/Basics.html. Rutten Luke. "Gel-135G Rivers of California Lab 4: Channel Planform Patterns. April 30, 1997. http://www.-geology.ucdavis.edu/~GEL135G/labfour.htm. Union of International Associations. Soil Erosion. November 24, 1998, http://www.uia.org/uiademo/pro/d0949.htm. Crowe, Clayton and Robertson, John , Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975.