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The 30-year-old world number 117 played the match of his life to hand the six-times champion only his second defeat in seven years at Melbourne Park.
Outgoing US President Barack Obama on Thursday said having a "constructive" relationship with Russia is in the interest of America and the world and admitted that bilateral ties had reverted to an "adversarial spirit" during Vladimir Putin's presidency.
Many people are feared dead after an avalanche buried a hotel in central Italy following a series of earthquakes, Italian state media reported.
The Latest: Italian authorities: 30 missing in avalanche
MILAN – The Latest on the avalanche that buried a hotel in central Italy (all times local):. 9:20 a.m.. Italian civil protection authorities say that 30 people are missing after an avalanche covered a mountain hotel in central Italy. The authority says …
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Novak Djokovic was upset by journeyman Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday, ending his reign at the year’s first major.


text: This text aims to prove that dreams really do bear messages from the subconscious to the conscious mind. The authors attempt to provide a system of divination which obtains messages directly from our dreams. The method requires that the reader concentrate on a matter that requires solution before they go to sleep and familiarize themselves with a code which contains a fixed range of possible answer-themes that can apply to any issue. Each theme is linked to a letter of the alphabet and can be subdivided into different answers which will register in the unconscious mind. On waking, everything must be recorded in a dream diary, taking note of the most common letter. Once the letter code is established, the book claims to offer the meaning of the dream.

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The style sense and personal aesthetic of fashion bloggers is often limited to, well, the internet, which is why the project undertaken by Barefoot Contessa owner Eva de Viveiros and her marketing manager, Lauren Wells, is so novel. For the past few weeks, the boutique’s Main Street location (3715 Main St., Vancouver, 604-879-1137, thebarefootcontessa.com) has been featuring window displays curated by local fashion bloggers behind such blogs as The Anthology and Miss Melissa. (The Commercial Drive location windows were guest designed by students from the Visual Merchandising class at John Casablancas Institute).
Fueled by an appreciation for being tweeted about and mentioned in local blogs, de Viveiros and Wells decided to do something to meet the bloggers. “We wanted to do something to support them,” says de Viveiros. “Follow Friday is great, but we wanted to do more; to interact more.” For this first project, they invited a number of bloggers to participate, and a few others ended up contacting them. The result: six weeks of rotating windows, displayed until mid-November. “It’s been so great to get to know these ladies and already the interaction and feedback has been amazing,” marvels de Viveiros. “It’s already influencing my buying!” The shop is currently hosting windows by the bloggers behind A Haute Mess and Prairie Girl in the City, with The Style Seen, Alicia Fashionista and To Vogue or Bust still to come.
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Fodder rooms are transportable rooms in which grain is sprouted to feed livestock. We presently produce three sizes of transportable growing rooms. The rooms constitute a steel box frame encased in EPS panel (often referred to as freezer panel).
The rooms are made in bays. Our smallest room currently has one bay. This is about the size of a 10’ shipping container. Our two bay room is about the size of a 20’ shipping container and our three bay room is the length of a 10’ & 20’ shipping container combined.
Each bay is fitted out with six rows of shelving capable of holding eight trays for growing fodder. A total of 48 trays fit in each bay, so while our smallest room has 48 trays, our 3 bay room holds 144 trays.
We offer two tray sizes at present, with each tray being approximately 50mm deep; the shorter tray is 1200mm long x 300mm wide while or longer tray is 1500mm long x 300mm wide. The trays will produce green feed at 5 to 7 times the weight of the dry grain. (So, 3kg dry grain in and 15kg to 21kg of green feed out).
Each room has a sophisticated, state-of-the-art control system. This controls every aspect of the room environment, not generically but specifically tuned for regional conditions. Water, light, heat, humidity, air circulation, mould control and system sanitation are all built into the encrypted computer systems control. Smart technology restarts rooms after power cuts; monitors and reports on power and water use and gives the farmer the option of producing fodder for feeding at optimum nutritional value or increased dry matter depending on the targeted needs of the farm.
Operated from an intuitive main screen, short menu options report on production progress, alert the user to potential operation abnormalities (for example water levels being low) and provide ease of use to monitor and maintain production. Importantly, the system alerts the user to maintain the sanitation cycle.
Realising that once familiar with the operation of fodder rooms on a small scale there will be users who wish to upscale their production to maximise farm returns, we are currently testing our new modular “pod” system for installation in purpose built, permanently sited fodder sheds. These sheds will be capable of producing upward from 1 tonne of green feed per day. Alternatively for farmers wanting 1 tonne a day in a modular system, two of our 3 bay rooms together will produce this level of green feed.

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Cambridge English launches new exam center in Mumbai
Cambridge English Language Assessment (part of the University of Cambridge) has inaugurated Ryan Global School as a new exam center.
The grand launch event was presided by Liam Vint, Deputy Director Global Network, Cambridge English Language Assessment.DrSnehal Pinto, Director, Ryan Global Schools was also part of the launch event. The inauguration witnessed Students, Teachers, Parents, Academicians and the expert team from Cambridge English Language Assessment.
Ryan Group of schools is the largest chain school group in Maharashtra to offer the Cambridge English exams and has under its umbrella 135 schools spread across India. This collaboration will benefit lakhs of students studying in this chain of schools from major cities of India like Mumbai, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Indore, Gujarat, Bangalore, Chennai and many more. The school has its off shore campuses in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. This collaboration will spread over to all these schools across the country.
Talking about this, Liam Vint, Deputy Director Global Network, Cambridge English Language Assessment said, “We are very glad and looking forward to make great strides with Ryan Global School, our new exams partner. We hope that, this initiative will help us in reaching out to lakhs of students across the country to elevate their standards and to enhance their language as well as the communication skills”.
Ms. Sonal Pinto, Director, Ryan International Group of Institutions, said ” The Cambridge programme aligns with the national vision of our Hon’ble Prime Minister ShriNarendraModi for skill development of our youth. The Ryan vision has always been focused on nurturing skills needed for holistic development of global citizenship and national development. We are grateful to our Founder Chairman Dr A F Pinto and Managing Director Madam Grace Pinto for their vision and enduring support to efforts aligning with the vision. “
The Cambridge English exams for schools are categorized for various age groups within K-12 will help and further enhance the speaking, writing, reading and listening skills contributing to development of student’s personality. These exams are accepted in thousands of organizations worldwide and will be a value add to their resume in their college/university applications to study abroad as well. These exams open doors to higher education, improve employment opportunities, and increase choice for study or work. With a Cambridge English Certificate, the student will be able to prove his/herEnglish language skills to universities, employers and governments around the world.

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Smart City Strategy and Action Plan
Smart cities are usually categorised by three elements: technology, data, and innovation.
The need to develop a smart city strategy was identified during the consultation for the North Sydney Community Strategic Plan 2018-2028, which includes the Outcome 3.3 - North Sydney is Smart and Innovative.
Subsequently, Council developed the North Sydney Council Delivery Program 2018/19-2020/21, which includes the project 126.96.36.199 - Develop a Smart City Strategy.
The North Sydney Smart City Strategy sets out the vision, principles and priorities, which will guide Council’s digital transformation journey from the outset. It is supported by a three-year Action Plan, which includes actions and performance measures, along with the responsible Council Departments.
The Strategy and Action Plan are based on the following interrelated themes:
- Smart Travel
- Smart Infrastructure
- Smart Economy
- Smart Leadership
- Smart Sustainability
- Smart Community
Council adopted the Strategy and Action Plan on 23 September 2019, which can be viewed below:
Council will continue to engage with the community during implementation.
For more information contact James Marshall, Economic Development Coordinator, on 9936 8100.


Hey – this is no joke. We have detailed the exploits of these beard shaving marauders here but this makes our facial hair killers look like a bunch of sugar-high Lutherans at an ice cream social:
Within the rolling hills of rural Pennsylvania, sects of Amish live out a seemingly modest existence, caring for their families and living lives of deep religious significance.
But beneath the veil of their seemingly idyllic lifestyle lies something much more sinister – an Amish mafia, which serves as vigilante justice for the community and exposes infidelity, blackmail, and extortion plots.
The provocative information has been revealed by Discovery Channel’s upcoming reality show, ‘Amish Mafia,’ which focuses around the organization’s leader and his three henchmen.
In one scene from the pilot episode, two ‘mafia’ members stake out a prominent Amish bishop who was asking a taxi driver to take him to see a prostitute.
The two men barge in on the bishop, camera in hand, to get photographic evidence of the bishop’s sin. They then kindly let the woman cover up before letting her go on her way.
While an Amish woman explains the conservative traditions of the lifestyle – long dresses, muted colors, no being photographed, no complicated machinery – a man loads a machine gun.
This is the world of Lebanon Levi, a Mennonite who was never baptized, and therefore never a member of the church. Because of this, Levi is able to live in both communities, living amongst his people but also seeing that his idea of justice is served.
The Amish. Be afraid. Be very afraid.


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“We are thrilled to recognize the Thunderbirds,” said Thornton ‘T.D.’ Barnes, NVAHOF Director. “It is with great pride that the NVAHOF distinguishes the Thunderbird organization for its service to its country and to the state of Nevada.”
Source: Thornton ‘T.D.’ Barnes, Director for the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame (NVAHOF). The United States Air Force Thunderbirds past and present will be saluted in November, 2012 as the NVAHOF enshrines and celebrates them at festivities coinciding with Aviation Nation- Nellis Air Force Base Open House and Air Show. The NVAHOF will recognize the current team and the Thunderbird Alumni at the NVAHOF induction banquet on November 7, 2012.
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The top 20 urban roads in ‘poor’ condition
The lack of a long-term federal surface transportation program, which would provide a predictable level of federal funding, is impeding the ability of states to plan and implement large-scale rehabilitation and reconstruction projects. Congress is currently debating over the long-range federal surface transportation program. The current program, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), was originally scheduled to expire on September 30, 2009. Following five short-term extensions by Congress, the legislation now expires on Dec. 31, 2010.
Highway preservation projects provide significant economic benefits by improving travel speeds, capacity, load-carrying abilities and safety, and reducing operating costs for people and businesses.
Roadway repairs also extend the service life of a road, highway or bridge, which saves money by either postponing or eliminating the need for more expensive future repairs.
According to the TRIP report, transportation agencies can reduce pavement life cycle costs by adopting a pavement preservation approach that emphasizes making early initial repairs to pavement surfaces while they are still in good condition and the use of higher-quality paving materials, which reduces the cost of keeping roads smooth by delaying the need for costly reconstruction.


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It’s no secret that the Eagles have been bitten hard by the injury bug so far in the 2018 season, and that trend continued with a host of absences at Wednesday’s practice.
The Darren Sproles situation is particularly concerning, as there seemed to be a near-consensus that he would be ready to return for Week 3’s matchup with the Colts. Not only did he miss the Colts game, but also last week’s game against the Titans, and now he appears unlikely to be ready for Week 5. Whether the injury was worse than originally thought or is just taking longer than expected to heal, it’s not great news for Sproles and the Eagles.
The pair of running backs weren't the only notable Eagles to miss practice on Wednesday, unfortunately.
Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who had a stellar performance in his first action of the season last week, was absent from practice on Wednesday.
In addition, the defensive line had some key members missing at Wednesday's practice.
Currently there are few details on the absences of Cox, Barnett, and Jeffery, so we will be not-so-patiently waiting for the injury report to come out. Hopefully it's nothing serious for this trio, but it's something to keep an eye on the rest of the week.


As part of its ongoing expansion plan, Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) inaugurated on the 22nd of February 2012 its newest service station in Al Sailiya area.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by WOQOD’s Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Mohammed Turki Al Sobai. Also attending were Members of the Board of Directors of WOQOD, valued guests, WOQOD employees and suppliers.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mohammed Al Sobai said: “WOQOD continues to expand in strategic areas all over Qatar to reach out to as many customers as possible. Al Sailiya Petrol Station is the first of a series of service stations planned for this year’’.
He noted, “The service station features a variety of products and enhanced services to meet customers’ growing expectations. It has a SIDRA convenience store, manual and automatic car washes, tires and polishing services and quick lube change.
The SIDRA convenience store also features a dedicated mosque, an ATM and Qtel self-service machines, an internet café and QPost post boxes available 24/7.
Customers can enjoy their coffee or delicious snacks while waiting for their cars to be washed or serviced. Without a doubt, WOQOD offers state-of-the-art service stations to cater to customers’ needs given the increasing number of the population.
The opening of Al Sailiya Petrol Station reflects WOQOD’s commitment to service the whole country including the remote areas.


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by Patrice Green and Allison Lee Solin
Heavy cream, bacon, pork rinds, beef, cheese, and butter - all contributors to long-term obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases - are lately being marketed as “miracle” diet and health foods. It’s a money-making ploy if there ever was one. Unfortunately, Americans seem to be eating it up by the pound.
What we’re talking about is the popular “Atkins Diet” - a plan crafted to appeal to the public’s need for shortcuts and quick fixes. Robert Atkins tells his patients and readers what they want to hear: that carbohydrates (which include fresh fruits and vegetables) are making them fat, and that generous amounts of protein and fat will keep them thin. He insists that “carbs” are responsible for high cholesterol levels, obesity and other health problems, though cholesterol only occurs in animal products, and most high-carb foods are low in fat.
Sales of Atkins’ book have risen, as have U.S. cattle and pig prices. Pork rinds, the only fried snack the diet allows, have climbed in popularity by more than 15 percent in one year. The staggering numbers of those who have jumped on the high-protein, high-fat bandwagon portend disastrous health consequences.
This protein load can damage the kidneys and leach calcium from the bones.
The dearth of fiber disrupts the digestive tract.
George Blackburn, director of the Center for the Study of Nutrition and Medicine at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a researcher who studies high-protein diets, points out other annoyingly common side effects: bad breath, constipation, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, irritability and lightheadedness.
Somehow Atkins ignores the many population studies, notably the Framingham Heart Study, showing that diets high in meat and saturated fat increase risks for problems such as heart disease, colon cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, obesity, and a shortened life span.
He also ignores the fact that the planet’s thinnest people live in Asia, where rice, noodles and other high-carbohydrate foods are staples. When Asians abandon those foods in favor of McDonald’s and other Western fare, obesity becomes commonplace.
Research studies show that, on average, people switching to a vegetarian diet lose an average of 10 percent of their body weight. Indeed, without limiting calories at all, a vegan diet (free of all animal products) trims about one pound per week. And that’s even without getting beneficial exercise and without dodging spaghetti, rice, bread or - dare we say - the occasional cookie.
To someone like Atkins, a vegetarian diet apparently is out of the question. But how would he explain the fact that heart attacks are the most common form of death in the United States, and yet the risk of heart attack for a man consuming a non-meat diet is cut dramatically? And what would Atkins say about vegetarians having one-third the incidence of colon cancer as meat-eaters?
It’s no surprise that the American Dietetic Association has called the Atkins Diet “a nightmare,” or that thousands of doctors and dietitians are speaking out against this irresponsible medicine. It turns out, the Atkins Diet only works when dieters also cut calories. The regimen is a throwback to old low-calorie diets of the 1970s. They promised plenty, but delivered only temporary weight loss.
Those who are serious about taking off pounds, keeping them off and improving overall health should know that carbs actually boost overall metabolism. Foods rich in complex carbohydrates, such as rice, pasta, fruits, vegetables and beans, help the thyroid gland burn calories more efficiently.
Americans don’t need bogus and potentially dangerous diet plans to lose weight and stay healthy. They just need to follow good, old-fashioned common sense: cut fat and cholesterol, add fresh fiber-rich foods, exercise regularly, get to know vegetarian foods, and never fear carbs again.
(Patrice Green, J.D., M.D., an attorney and a board-certified internist practicing medicine in Baltimore, is a member of the Washington, D.C.-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, founded in 1985. Allison Lee Solin is a health writer in Santa Barbara, Calif.)

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KENNEWICK – The emotional roller coaster of hockey was never more evident than Sunday night, when the Spokane Chiefs came within a whisker of losing, only to stun the Tri-City Americans a minute later.
Blake Gal came out of the penalty box, gathered in a pass from Dominik Uher and blistered a shot from the left circle past Drew Owsley 4:52 into overtime to lift the Chiefs to a 3-2 win and 3-2 series lead over Tri-City on Sunday night at the Toyota Center.
The Americans had tied the game with 1:01 left in regulation, erasing the 2-0 lead the Chiefs held after two periods.
Then Tri-City gave the Chiefs their only power play of the night with 51 seconds to play, which meant they got to start the overtime with a man advantage. Spokane seized the momentum with five shots on goal, but couldn’t beat Owsley, who had 40 saves.
Gal took a high-sticking penalty at 2:46 of the overtime. Midway through the penalty James Reid slid to his left and whipped out his glove to rob Carter Ashton for the last of his 33 saves.
Then six seconds after the penalty it was all over.
“The team had my back,” Gal said. “I took a bad penalty.”
He wasn’t thinking goal as much as he was just hoping to keep the pressure on when he sent a low shot just inside the left post.
“I was just open,” he said. “I had to get the puck away as quick as I could and it went in.”
Tri-City forced the overtime, much to the delight of most of the 4,014 fans, when Ashton slipped the puck into the net with a minute left in regulation. The Americans had called a timeout and pulled Owsley after the Chiefs had iced the puck with 1:12 remaining. There was a scramble after the faceoff and Ashton was camped at the left post when the puck came free.
The Chiefs had lost a two-goal lead in the previous game on Thursday before falling early in the second overtime, but they didn’t get down.
“That’s playoffs,” Reid said. “I think we kind of let off a bit, trying to protect the lead. They got a few chances, they’re a talented hockey team, so you can’t let them stay around that long.”
Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur said: “I don’t care. We’re up 3-2, that’s all I care about. We had a job to do coming down here with the way the series was split 2-3-2 and to win two out of three here is fabulous. I thought we played well enough to win the last one as well. We made a break tonight.”
Game 6 is in Spokane on Tuesday with Game 7, if necessary, on Wednesday. The winner of the series heads to Portland to meet the Winterhawks. Portland defeated Kelowna 4-2 Sunday night to close out that series in six games.
The Chiefs scored just 27 seconds into the opening period. Center Tyler Johnson and wingers Levko Koper and Gal started with a flurry, getting a good chance off the opening faceoff. Then the Americans turned the puck over. Johnson circled to the right circle for a shot off Owsley with the big rebound going right to Jared Cowen out front for the wide-open goal.
Spokane doubled the lead less than 5 minutes into the second period when Matt Marantz took a drop pass from Gal and, using a defenseman as a screen, fired a shot from between the circles over Owsley’s blocker.
The Americans solved Reid early in the third period when Tyler Schmidt, who had the game-winner in double overtime on Thursday, converted a three-on-two, taking a pass between the circles and going high for the goal.
“We did a good job of killing penalties and we only had one power play, which is unusual to me, but we found a way,” Nachbaur said. “They scored on a three-on-two to get them going with their first goal. That was really our first odd-man rush since the second period and we buried it. A key moment and we executed.”
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My second hat made with a knitting loom.
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Picture3: You can never go wrong with a little Gerard Butler.
Jealous? - Make your own.
A nice introduction to both fair isle and hat making
The hat that the lead singer was wearing!
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A very easy knitted hat for people who find lots of stitches/circular knitting scary!!

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The dream of completely Congress-mukt-Bharat is yet to come true,
which is evident from the incidents that keep almost regularly taking place in Congress-ruled states of the nation every few weeks. Latest incident to join this string is the mysterious death of an upright & honest IAS officer from Karnataka, named DK Ravi who earned a huge fame for himself by sending shivers down the spine of the powerful sand mafia in Kolar district of the state.35 years old Ravi, a Karnataka cadre IAS officer of the year 2009 batch had been posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Kolar district in August 2013.
Soon after he took charge, Ravi was appalled to see the large scale corruption & unchecked loot of the national resources being unabashedly carried out by the heavyweight and politically well-connected sand mafia giants prevailing in the region. It didn’t take him long to formulate a sound strategy and hit the syndicate hard by launching an official crackdown against the encroachment of government lands and rampant illegal sand mining in the region, something that turned him a hero in the eyes of the local residents and a sharp-edged stumbling block spoiling the day for the mining gangs - both at the same time. His relentless energy, deep commitment to the people’s cause, easy accessibility to the masses and untainted honesty soon began giving a sore eye to the sand mafia, which finally culminated in him being posted to Bengaluru as the Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Enforcement) in October 2014, presumably under the pressure being mounted by the elements involved in land grabbing and illegal sand mining. The extent of his popularity among the masses of Kolar can be gauged by the fact that huge protests had been staged by them against his transfer orders.
But the change in his location couldn’t stop Ravi from doing what he loved the most – cleaning the system while taking the bigwigs involved fearlessly hands on. In a matter of months after his posting in Bengaluru, he enlisted the top 50 tax evading defaulters, and set a target of Rs. 1000 Crore to be collected by them. He launched a slew of raids in Bangalore initially, which further extended to places across the entire state of Karnataka, bringing a number of well known business groups such as Embassy, Rajesh Exports, Shubh Jewellers, RMZ Institution, Prestige Group, Raheja Developers and Mantri Developers into books. It is said that Ravi was able to collect more than Rs. 138 Crore within the first few weeks of his drive itself. Not much later, he reportedly started receiving threat calls from the tax defaulters.
On 16 March 2015 (Monday) evening, Ravi’s dead body was found hanging off the ceiling fan at his Koramangala flat in Bangalore. While the Police Commissioner of Bengluru, M. N. Reddi stated that the death was prima facie a case of suicide, people and the civil society arrived at streets on March 17 in parts of Karnataka, including Kolar and Gulbarga. Towns in Kolar district observed total bandh with shops, commercial establishments, schools and colleges stayed closed on the day, with state-run and private buses, auto rickshaws and other vehicles not operating.
Here is another shocking part- as the news of his death spread, within 45 mins, while the security personnel stopped media persons, they failed to restrict the ministers, their aides, senior bureaucrats and government officials from making their way into the building.With hundreds of fingerprints, footprints, strands of hair from the unwanted visitors, the investigation may have been compromised. Sources also said the police could not begin investigation immediately as they were busy providing security to the VVIP visitors. It was only after 9 pm that the investigators started going through the victim's cellphone, shifting the body to the mortuary and inspecting the apartment. (like that'd help now)
The officer, who was known for his clean image, was getting threat calls recently. He is also said to have raided the properties of Karnataka's Home Minister KJ George too in the past.People suspect faul play by the state and have demanded an independent CBI probe. Even the state unit of BJP, which is in opposition, has been vocal in demanding an independent CBI enquiry in the case but the Congress govt. insists on state CID investigating it. And even for the CID, the officer investigating the case was transferred today.This increases the suspicions of this being a political murder.
Whatever be the result of investigations, another anti corruption soldier has fallen, for reasons not public yet. A sad loss.
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Spellcaster by George Bachman
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 100,110. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Historical » Victorian
In a turn-of-the century England steeped in steampunk and magic, Christine learns her life-threatening illness stems from paranormal visions. Allie, her sister and the family heir, seeks a noble match while she searches the occult underground for answers. But the only witch who can help will not do so unless Allie marries her beau, a poor aristocrat, so the illicit pair can share Allie's wealth.
Dangerous Secrets by Melanie Paige
Price: $4.00 USD. Words: 100,840. Language: English. Published: March 27, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
For 85 years, Aiden and his 2 younger brothers have been in hiding from hunters, and they've done pretty good at staying under the radar - until they return to their childhood home. Jennifer does her best running a household and raising her teenage sister. The last thing either of them expected was for their entire lives to be turned around after the arrival of the new neighbours.
The Mortal Falls by Anna Durand
Series: Undercover Elementals, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 118,020. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
When pragmatic human Lindsey is framed for murder and thrown into a world of magic, her only hope for redemption is Nevan, an immortal sylph enslaved by a magical bargain. The passion flaring between them is beyond forbidden, but the fate of two worlds depends on the star-crossed lovers--if dark secrets from their pasts don't tear them apart.
Death Lies Between Us (An Angel Falls book 1) by Jody A Kessler
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 110,230. Language: English. Published: March 8, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Saving the life of someone you love should not be the worst thing you have ever done, unless you’re an Angel of Death. Frustrated with his position as an angel, Nathaniel Evans casts aside the rules of the afterlife and rescues nineteen-year-old Juliana instead of escorting her to the hereafter. Will fate bring these two together, or has Nathaniel made the biggest mistake of his afterlife?
Elements by Nia Markos
Price: Free! Words: 104,050. Language: English. Published: March 2, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Alexa is discovering that her life has been a lie. The incredible world of witchcraft and Otherworlds come to light. Pulled into a prophecy centuries old, her existence takes a turn for the surreal. Pulled into a prophecy centuries old, her existence takes a turn for the surreal. As well as having to save all worlds, the choice of who to love is presumably not hers.
Grave Girl by Amy Cross
Price: Free! Words: 112,230. Language: English. Published: March 1, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal(4.00 from 1 review)
When Sam Marker ran away from her old life, all she needed was a job and somewhere to live. Anything would do. And then, one fateful day, she saw that the town of Rippon was looking for a new gardener...
Grey Wolves Series Bundle Books 1-10 by Quinn Loftis
Price: $24.99 USD. Words: 931,730. Language: English. Published: February 28, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Books 1-10 of the Award winning Grey Wolves Series. Join Jacque, Jen and Sally as the learn about the Canis lupus and the supernatural world, find their true mates and battle the forces of evil that rise up against them. With each book their journey continues as the others join them in the fight.
Legend by Kasi Blake
Series: Order of the Spirit Realm. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 116,300. Language: English. Published: February 24, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal(4.00 from 1 review)
This is the fourth and final book in the Order of the Spirit Realm series. Bay-Lee and Nick face an upcoming war with the monsters of the Spirit Realm. In the end, will Bay-Lee lose the man she loves or will they finally find a way to be together? Many twists and turns make this an exciting read.
The Wolves of Craigellen: The Complete Highland Shifter Romance Trilogy by Ruby Fielding
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 159,130. Language: English. Published: February 20, 2017 by James Grieve Press. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
How much would you be willing to give up for the one you love? Available in one volume for the first time: The Wolves of Craigellen: Ruby Fielding's stunning Highland shifter romance trilogy – murder, intrigue and breathtaking romance in a werewolf series like no other. "An exciting suspenseful shifter romance... The characters are fantastic... a must read book!" (Roxie's Reviews)
Malakhim Volume 6: The End of Everything by Aleph
Series: Malakhim, Book 6. Price: Free! Words: 104,640. Language: English. Published: February 13, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
The movies lied to Ben. They sang to him of impossible dreams. Ben's heavy, dense translation of Cervantes broke that promise. It broke Ben's heart. It's hard to let go of the idea that everything works out in the end. It's time to do that, though. Everyone knows it's time to let go. Knowing and doing, though. They're very different things.
An Infidelitous Earth by Brandon Smalls
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 110,490. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2017 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Not a bad man. Just a better animal. Spurned by a world oblivious to the the mythical creatures inhabiting it, a gargoyle hunter stalks a manic pyromancer through the streets of London. But a question continues to surface as the hunt goes on: is the Earth worth saving?
Shadowed Spirit by CC Rose
Series: Rehema, Book 7. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 115,920. Language: Australian English. Published: February 3, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
It’s Mid Year Testing for all, La’Kera will prove she is capable to fly in the half year mark challenge and Rehema must face off with the king of Dangora. Shadows stir her dreams, the ghost haunts her constantly, and the sudden visions that plague her every turn have everyone on high alert. Rehema discovers a much more sinister darkness lurking in the grounds.
Never Dead Enough, Book 3 of The Dead Among Us by J.L. Doty
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 103,380. Language: American English. Published: February 1, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Creepy Serial Killer Guy (SKG) has relocated from Dallas to San Francisco so he can hunt down Paul and Katherine. The demon in his soul can't rest until it possesses Paul. But in Dallas, Paul and Katherine badly weakened it. So SKG's master needs to gain strength before attempting to take them. He prowls the streets of San Francisco and the Bay Area looking for more Alices.
Lélekcsapda by Soma Csátvák
Price: Free! Words: 133,500. Language: Hungarian. Published: January 28, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
A civilizáció vége után a Terróra átkeresztelt Föld tetszhalott állapotban várja, mikor szabadul meg végre hálátlan magzatától – az emberiségtől. A pusztasággá lett egykori paradicsomot banditák és az Ítélet seregeinek maradékai, az egyszerűen csak démonoknak hívott lények tartják rettegésben.
She Dies at the End by A.M. Manay
Series: November Snow. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 135,380. Language: English. Published: January 26, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Psychic teenager November Snow falls into the dangerous world of the vampires, fairies, and werewolves living among us in secret. Drafted into their conflicts and entangled in their relationships, her powerful gift endangers her as she fights to protect the innocent and to retain her humanity. The only thing she knows for certain about her own future is that she dies at the end.
She Lights Up the Dark by A.M. Manay
Series: November Snow. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 104,650. Language: English. Published: January 23, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Her psychic gift stalks her, even in the ground. November wakes as a vampire only to discover that her old enemy has isolated her from her friends and from her maker. She fights to discover and thwart Luka's evil plans and to manage her new life, finding solace in strange company. When danger comes from an unexpected place, she discovers that lighting up the dark isn't easy.
The Immortal Lover by A. White
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 169,720. Language: English. Published: January 15, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
This incredibly handsome man with versicolored hair is like none other. His capability to enhance a woman; mortal or immortal is what has made him a legend before the creation of our world. He takes love but rarely, sincerely gives it. His hands and lips are sweltering hot but his heart is cold. His heart is unable to be captured for it belongs to another. One he has sought since he lost her.
The Drowning Mask by Gregory Ashe
Series: Witte & Co. Investigations. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 115,860. Language: English. Published: January 10, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
When socialite-turned-detective Irene Lovell finds herself kidnapped by a man she once trusted, she must struggle to free herself. Escape, though, only leads her deeper into the cultic madness and sorcery of the St. Louis underworld. As she works with her friends to stop an unspeakable evil from being awoken, Irene learns that not all of her friends share the same goal.

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Connect and Protect: Requirements for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship in Urban Passenger Transportation
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Recent innovations in the smart city domain include new autonomous transportation solutions such as buses and cars, while Autonomous Passenger Ships (APS) are being considered for carrying passengers across urban waterways. APS integrate several interconnected systems and services that are required to communicate in a reliable manner to provide safe and secure real-time operations. In this paper, we discuss the APS context, stakeholders, regulations, standards and functions in order to identify communication and cybersecurity requirements towards designing a secure communication architecture suitable for APS.


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The International Conference on Peace in South Caucasus: How to Achieve Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh
The Caucasus Center for Strategic and International Studies (CCSIS) is pleased to announce the International Conference on Peace in South Caucasus, which will take place this year in 2023.
The South Caucasus region has been plagued by conflicts for decades, especially the unresolved dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan. The recent war in 2020 has resulted in thousands of casualties, massive displacement, and humanitarian crises. Despite the ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia, the prospects for a lasting peace remain uncertain and fragile.
The International Conference on Peace in South Caucasus aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, policymakers, civil society actors, and media representatives from South Caucasus and other countries to discuss the challenges and opportunities for achieving peace in the region. The conference will provide a platform for dialogue, exchange of ideas, and constructive engagement on various aspects of the conflict resolution process, such as:
- The role of regional and international actors in facilitating peace and security
- The legal and political implications of the ceasefire agreement and its implementation
- The humanitarian and socio-economic impact of the war and the post-war recovery
- The promotion of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law
- The fostering of dialogue, trust, and reconciliation among the conflicting parties and communities
- The prevention of future violence and escalation
The conference invites submissions of abstracts for paper presentations on any of the above topics or other relevant issues. The abstracts should be no more than 300 words and should include the title, author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information. The deadline for submission is October 31, 2023. The accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
The conference will be held this year 2023 and the venue of the conference will be announced later.
The conference will feature:
- Keynote speeches by prominent experts and policymakers
- Panel discussions on various topics related to the conflict and its implications
- Workshops on conflict resolution, dialogue, and cooperation
- A roundtable with representatives of the parties involved in the conflict
- A final declaration and a policy brief with recommendations for the international community and the parties involved
The conference will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Russian, and Turkish. The conference will be live-streamed on our website and social media platforms.
We are looking for partner organizations that can join hands with us in this initiative to promote peace and the recommendations of experts in this area.
If you are interested, you can send you letter of interest at this email: info AT thecaucasuscenter.org
We look forward to your participation and contribution to this important dialogue for peace in South Caucasus.

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My return flight from Toronto saw me get home at around 3am local, so forgive the slight delay this morning.
Busy weekend! Friday, the Oilers went a little reachy in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Saturday, they were unspectacular in the remaining rounds. Sunday? The NHL finally released the final numbers for the 2019/20 salary cap floor and ceiling. Just in..time...for the....draft.....
Rookie camp goes this week too. Stay tuned for coverage.
Have a good week!
First round, 8th overall... (Copper and Blue)
Second Round, 38th overall... (Copper and Blue)
Full 2019 NHL Draft Overview (Copper and Blue)
On the salary cap and its implications for Edmonton. (Copper and Blue)
More on the Oilers first round
rea pick, Phil Broberg. (Oilersnation)
Even more on Broberg. (Lowetide)
Lowetide again. (Lowetide)
The Oilers rookie camp roster includes 27 humans. (Oilers.com)
The Athletic’s Pronman grades out the Oilers’ performance over the weekend. (The Athletic)
More on the first round. (The Athletic)

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ONE Pro Cycling receives first wildcard for a World Tour race
A prominent fixture on the WorldTour calendar and Poland’s most prestigious sporting event, the Tour de Pologne is due to take place on 12 – 18 July. ONE Pro Cycling will take part in the seven-day stage event alongside five previously assigned wild cards, the Polish National Team and 18 UCI WorldTour teams.
Former England Cricketer and CEO of ONE Pro Cycling Matt Prior is delighted with the teams first wildcard invitation and commented, “To be involved in a WorldTour event is another big step in the right direction for all involved at ONE Pro Cycling and further indicates that we are doing the right things. It has been a whirlwind journey that wouldn’t have happened without the dedication of the team and the support of our fans and members. We would like to thank the Tour de Pologne for the invitation and in particular General Director Czeslaw Lang and Vice CEO Agata Lang for believing in what we are doing as a team.’’
With two strong Polish riders Karol Domagalski and Marcin Bialoblocki forming part of the teams twenty rider roster, it gives them the opportunity to race in their home Tour at the highest level in world cycling.
Marcin Bialoblocki, winner of the Krakow TT last year at Tour de Pologne and 2015 Polish TT National Champion said, “I’m very excited by the news that my team have an invitation for the Tour de Pologne. I’ve been training hard for the start of my race season and the news of the invite has made my day or probably the next few months! It’s a great race and I can’t wait to be there with ONE Pro cycling. My motivation with the team has always been high but this has only given me even more motivation to train hard and prepare for a great race.’’
A testament to the hard work and dedication of the team over the last twelve months, the opportunity to experience WorldTour racing will be a great learning curve for both staff and riders. ONE Pro Cycling will enter the aiming to animate each stage where possible, whilst focusing on Bialoblocki for the time trial stage which he won last year. The event will be a key target and a massive boost for everyone involved.
The invite was confirmed two days after the launch of ONE Pro Cycling’s annual Membership Scheme giving fans the opportunity to become part of the team, contribute to their achievements and celebrate their success. General Manager Becky Frewing said, “The opportunity to join ONE Pro Cycling and be part of a professional cycling team as a member has gone down brilliantly and been a great success. It has been incredible to watch the ONE Pro Cycling community grow throughout the year and we hope that this will only get bigger and better.”


By PHIL DEVITT
By PHIL DEVITT
Fall River Spirit Editor
Andrew Sousa left behind everything he had ever known in Fall River to start a new life nearly 2,500 miles away, but he says he feels very much at home.
That's because he landed in Sao Miguel, the Azorean island where his parents were born and raised before they immigrated to Massachusetts. And it's because he's getting paid to do the thing he loves most: play soccer — and play it well.
Sousa, 23, has signed with Clube Operário Desportivo, a competitive Portuguese football club based in the city of Lagoa. The team plays in the second-division — or regional — league, which is packed with many young, competitive players vying for spots in national clubs.
For a man who grew up playing youth soccer in Fall River and admiring professional European teams, the move is a dream come true. Sousa, a former reserve player for the New England Revolution, says he's ready for the challenge.
"What keeps me going is knowing I have the abilities to make a big name for myself and possibly help my family and friends and the city of Fall River by putting another name on the world map," he says.
Just in time for his Sept. 26 birthday, Sousa received his transfer approval from the U.S. Soccer Federation, allowing him to start playing in the Azores right away. He says he has claimed dual citizenship and is awaiting a Portuguese passport, which would make it easier for him to live and play anywhere in Europe.
"It was always in my plans to come to play in Europe after I left the Revs because the level of play is more technical and it would suit me better," he says.
Sousa became a Major League Soccer player during his senior year at Providence College, where he had been a standout star on the field. Drafted by New England, he made his professional debut in May of 2011, making eight appearances and scoring two goals for the reserve team. The team waived him toward the end of the year, along with two other first-year players.
"After leaving the Revs, I had lost a bit of passion for the game," Sousa says. "I could not believe that this had happened because I worked relentlessly day in and day out to be the best player I could, but the situation was far greater than I could control."
In April of this year, Sousa joined Boston Victory Soccer Club, a summer team, to stay in shape for the August preseason in the Azores.
Sousa says he is a more confident, mature player thanks to his New England team experience and his off-season training.
"In my position, which is the play-making role, you are asked to beat a lot of defenders and hold onto the ball, and without speed and strength this could be difficult," Sousa says. Here we train every day and sometimes even twice a day to reinforce our ball control and movements. In Europe there is a big emphasis on possession and passing of the ball."
Sousa, the son of Maria and Felisberto Sousa of Cross Street, says he has had his sights on European soccer for a while, noting that friends who have played soccer there told him he would be a great fit. He says head BMC Durfee High School varsity soccer coach Tiberio Melo, a family friend, helped him find a starting point in Europe.
Since arriving in Sao Miguel a month ago, Sousa says he has had time to explore the landscape and his heritage.
"I am absolutely loving the weather and learning more about the place my parents grew up in," he says. "Even now many people ask, 'Who is this foreigner?' and just from a simple surname, they begin to trace back and know someone I am related to, or even my father or mother personally. It is a great feeling to know that the people have an idea of who I am."
Sousa says he hopes to reach a first-division team in the next year.
"There is no point in setting mediocre goals," he says. "We must strive for the top because anything is possible."
Phil Devitt can be reached at email@example.com or (508) 979-4492.


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The Morning Glory cooking masterclass was one of things I most enjoyed during my trip to Vietnam.
There were a number of different cooking classes around the town and a lot of options available at Morning Glory but I decided on the master class as you got to go to the market and learn about the different produce available in Vietnam/Hoi An as well as learning how to cook the dishes. We also got the added benefit of having a free breakfast and the ability to test out lots of the food that the restaurant sells.
Overall the Masterclass is a really interesting and not-too-difficult course where you learn about Vietnamese food and also the Hoi An way of life with it being simple enough to give you the chance to actually make the food well and enjoy doing it. I was so impressed at how well our food came out and how fancy it looked.
You start off at 8.00am at the Morning Glory Market Kitchen restaurant; where you meet the other people you are on the course with. We borrowed the bicycles from our hotel and cycled the five or so minutes to the restaurant. I somehow managed to bruise my bum with the bike, surely this doesn’t happen to normal people?! What is up with me!
Once you’re at the restaurant you get to go to all of the different mini kitchens around the perimeter of the restaurant where you can try all sorts of different breakfast dishes. They all looked amazing but I stuck to one of the delicious Vietnamese baguettes (made with rice flour rather than wheat flour) and an egg. My poor tummy was not having a great time of it in Vietnam with the food (it tasted delicious but it just didn’t make my tummy happy), I didn’t want to be ill when I was on the market visit so I thought it best to have something plain.
Everyone else chomped through lots of food so it must have been amazing. I had fresh passion fruit juice
as well and it was really refreshing.
|Boat Journey to Hoi An Market|
After breakfast we were taken on a boat to the central market in Hoi An and had a guided tour where we were shown many fruits and vegetables that I had never seen before such as bitter melon and persimmon. I really enjoyed seeing all of the local fruits, vegetables and seafood. It’s so different going to the market with a guide who knows what is going on and can really explain things to you; it makes things so much more interesting.
|Central Market – Hoi An Vietnam|
During the market visit we were shown a really cool grater, we didn’t buy one as we were backpacking and all the space and weight counts and I was sure we could get them on eBay, you can get everything on eBay! I ordered two when I got home so once it arrives I will make a blog post about it, as they are really handy. Had we not been backpacking I would have obviously purchased them locally, to support the local economy.
|Dragon Fruit, Persimmons and Some sort of Plums|
Once the market visit was over we all ambled back to the boat and travelled back to the cooking school. We had an informative tour of the market restaurant itself and got to taste many lovely, and some rather ‘different’ types of foods. I even ate a silk worm! They make such a fuss on I’m a celebrity get me out of here, the bugs just tasted nutty, like crushed hazelnuts.
On to the cooking! Ms Vy herself was our cooking teacher and is in the picture at the top of this blog post. She’s quite well known and has even cooked with Gordon Ramsey which I found quite exciting. She was a
very knowledgeable lady and her English was great, some people in the back of the class did have a bit of a problem hearing exactly what she was saying at some points so be sure to try and get a seat nearer the front.
We learnt to cook
- Cabbage broth with cabbage parcels filled
with shrimp mousse (I had no idea that such a simple sounding dish could taste
so amazing, and I don’t even really like cabbage)!
- Vietnamese pancake (Banh Xeo). I was surprised how well these turned out,
whenever I make a pancake at home the first one or two are normally
- Barbequed chicken
thigh with green mango salad (this was a slightly sad dish for me; I am
intolerant to mango so I couldn’t eat the salad, but it smelled so good)!
We ate our soup and pancake immediately after making them, I thought it was really ingenious that we put the pancake on a bit of rice paper so our hands didn’t get greasy but also meant that we could eat the paper too, rather than using kitchen towel or something similar.
The instructions were really easy to follow throughout the course and you didn’t really need much cooking experience to be able to do it, and to enjoy it. The only problem I had was with the minute machete style peeler, I think that was because my hands are bizarrely small for someone my height as the mango kept slipping around in my hand and I was terrified of chopping off a digit!
We met some really nice people on the course and we went for a drink with the couple that shared our cooking station later in the evening where we got to share our stories of travels far and wide, and really loved the time chill and just get to know new people, it was such a shame that we had a cab coming at 4.30am the next morning to take us to the airport, as I am sure we could have stayed out longer chatting to them.
The holiday in general but especially the cooking course made me think about travelling and making friends versus doing the same in normal everyday life. Everyone we met was more friendly, chatty and just generally more amenable to having a conversation than in regular London life. I wonder if this is
because they are more carefree because they are either on holiday or have quit their jobs and are travelling the world or if people backpacking are just generally quite relaxed as it is an un-glamorous way to travel, and are up for new experiences and meeting new people. Perhaps it’s a bit of both.
I really enjoyed going and it’s a nice activity to do with someone else as well as on your own. Overall this is a must do in Hoi An, it only takes 8am to 1pm of your time but it is one of the best days I had in Vietnam.
Plus a free breakfast and lunch, a free cooking utensil, all for $32 us dollars each. Such a bargain!
Have you been on a cooking course anywhere? Please let me know if you have any recommendations, I would love to do one in Thailand one day, perhaps even Brazil as I might be able to go there next year.

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Alberta WaterPortal provides a one-stop shop for the province’s water data.
When it comes to water, coordinating knowledge is a challenge—in Alberta alone, there are over 1,000 water-related organizations. Recognizing the need to connect communities, streamline and disseminate information, and add value to the goals of these groups, the team behind Alberta WaterSMART, a not-for-profit society dedicated to the improvement of water management awareness, technologies and practices in Alberta, has partnered with the Bow River Basin Council, IBM, and Tesera Systems to deliver the Alberta WaterPortal.
“Our goal is to provide free and open access to water data information and knowledge,” says Mike Scarth, the Portal’s executive director. “Access to information is the foundation for effective decision making and sustainable management of water.”
Two major sources provide content to the Portal. “Most of the content comes from searching and research that we do ourselves, but a growing portion of content is contributed and shared by visitors to the site.” Visitors to the site, says Scarth, reflect a very diverse community from the water sector, educational institutions and the general public. “Teachers make up one of the most exciting groups—they tell us that their kids are passionate about the environment and trying to make a difference. They’re looking for new ways to get them engaged.”
Gathering all of the information into one place isn’t as easy as it looks, so the team has developed a few additional tools to make it easier. In January 2011, in partnership with the Alberta Water Research Institute, the Portal will launch the Water Data Access Module, a customized Google search engine that will provide access to thousands of searchable sources of data.
What’s next for the WaterPortal? “We’re looking at expanding opportunities and partnerships beyond Alberta over next two years throughout western Canada and then nationally,” says Scarth. In collaboration with Cybera, Western Economic Diversification, University of Lethbridge, University of Calgary, and Tesera, the WaterSMART team is involved in creation of the Water and Environmental Hub (WE Hub), an open source web platform that promises to aggregate, federate, and connect water data—initially across Alberta but will expand to include adjacent jurisdictions such as British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and the Yukon to leverage and build on existing water knowledge. The project is valued at $1.758 million.
In the meantime, Scarth and his team are beginning to work with the 12 major watershed groups in Alberta, helping them to get their data onto the web—an important task, Scarth believes, because these groups have been tasked to be stewards. “One of the biggest challenges they have is communicating the health of their watersheds and basins. We’re building web-enabled tools so they can share the most recent data and information regarding quality and quantity,” explains Scarth. “We want to connect Albertans with all of the work and research that’s happening around water.” — Kerry Freek


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Here is a comprehensive list of Bihar Chief Ministers, their party, tenure and the constituency they won the election from. What is BJP’s interest if LJP is fighting against JDU?” he asked. He played a key role in consolidating the BJP's foothold in north India on the backdrop of Ram Temple movement.
By Anirudha Karindalam October 15, 2020 16:09 IST [File] Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi.
A life-member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Modi has been the state deputy CM during the present term. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged that Nitish, Sushil Modi and other ministers of NDA conspired against him, his brother and other RJD leaders to defame them. On Monday, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu recovered from the novel coronavirus.
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Melodic hardcore quintet Crooks have announced that they have signed to Equal Vision Records/Headphone Music and immediately released new single ‘A Few Peaceful Days’ through this label (which you can view here).
Vocalist Josh Rogers had this to say of the new song; “This song is completely up for people’s own interpretation. The most important thing for me about Crooks UK is that the listener can understand initially that the songs are written about fragile subjects, but one can take from that as much or as little as they please, whether they can directly relate to them or not necessarily at all. The only thing I’d ever want people to know from listening to our music is that they are not alone, and whatever they are hurting about its honestly ok sometimes to just let it be.”
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more random thriftingPosted: April 22, 2011
after what was looking to be a bust of a day thrifting, i found this vintage (introduced in 1959) paul mccobb platter. it’s white, it’s modern, i’ll take it.
sure, what i wouldn’t give to find some paul mccobb furniture, but seeing this platter after countless lackluster days of thrifting was like solid gold for me.
then i found 3 vintage pale celery green pyrex storage containers. since i don’t store any food in plastic containers cuz it’ll kill you dead, i love coming across small pyrex pieces with glass lids for leftovers. these are 4″ in diameter and this color is new for me.
look how i have strategically placed them next to my already owned made-in-denmark iron candleholders with pale celery green candles. i have created a celery green theme here for you.
the final item i picked up is a vintage wooden mirrored compact that looks to be scandinavian in design. would you say it’s scandinavian? i would. it’s 3″ x 3″ and i just love the handpainting.
the mirror is beat up (well, the whole thing is beat up), but i don’t plan on looking in the mirror. i’ll just use this as random
clutter decor around the house.
so that’s that.
this is a close-up of a vintage children’s book i’ve owned for years. the vegetable book.
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If you’re a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch (who isn’t?), there’s great news for you !Robert Downey Jr. has confirmed the production of the third Sherlock movie.
Guy Ritchie, the director of the first two Holmes movies, Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows has signed up for the third installment in the series. With Warner Bros backing and Drew Pearce already working on the screen play, Robert Downey Jr. has claimed to make this one ‘the best of the series’.
While Iron Man 4 might not happen for Robert Downey Jr., he is definitely coming back with Jude Law, as the genius sociopath and his sidekick. Downey Jr. has received a Golden Globe award for his previous work in the movie series. Rachel McAdams is also rumored to be coming back (from the dead?) in the second sequel.
While Robert Downey Jr. stars as Sherlock Holmes in the American movie, Benedict Cumberbatch steals the show in the similar BBC television series. A fan of Cumberbatch himself, RDJ gave credit to his work during a conversation at Reddit recently saying, “Very impressed with Benedict. Such smart writing on that show. I have screen envy.”
For Benedict Cumberbatch fans, the BBC series’ next installment won’t be releasing for another two years.


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Hyderabad: “Before killing a dog, called it mad” is the popular proverb being used to disseminate any setup, the same is being said that the Power Sector in the State of Telangana in financial trouble and its alternative is to allow for an increase in electricity charges.
The Power distribution companies (DISCOMs) claim that they are responsible for paying the monthly interest on the loans and paying the salaries of the employees. They are seeking financial assistance of Rs. 1,200 per month, otherwise the maintenance of the Discoms will not be possible. However, the State government, which is already paying large-scale electricity subsidies, has made it clear that it is unable to provide further funding. It is understood that the alternative is to allow the Discoms for an increase in electricity charges.
The debts and losses are increasing significantly over the years, The Power Sector companies had to buy electricity at a higher price to meet the demand and supply it at a lower rate. In addition, the non-increase in electricity charges for six years and the huge increase in the salaries of the employees also put a financial burden on the Discoms. There are estimates that the amount of subsidy received from the government is less than the subsidised electricity supplied under various categories, as a result, losses and debts increased.
It may be recalled that the State government is releasing Rs. 833.33 crore per month on discoms for free electricity to agriculture, other subsidy schemes and upliftment schemes. For this Rs. 10,000 crore has been allocated in the budget; 2021-22. Officials say that giving the Discoms at the rate of another Rs. 1,200 crore per month would incur an additional burden of Rs. 14,400 crore per annum.
It may also be recalled that Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao has conducted the review meeting with the Telangana TRANSCO and GENCO CMD Prabhakar Rao and explained the condition of the Discoms, They have asked the government to release Rs. 1,200 crore, including Rs. 800 crore per month for interest payment on Discoms debts and Rs. 400 crore for salaries. However, the government sources said that the Chief Minister had only responded positively to the hike in electricity charges, adding that additional funding was not possible.


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Happy New Year to all Social Security recipients. Some significant relief for your inflation-hit pocketbooks is on the way.
An 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is about to go into effect. There hasn't been a COLA that high since 1981.
Don't celebrate too much just yet. Social Security's biggest increase in decades has a serious problem.
Not enough and not soon enough
The Social Security Administration (SSA) implemented automatic annual COLAs in 1975 in an attempt to help solve a major issue. Social Security benefits were being eroded by inflation. It literally took an act of Congress to increase the amount of money that beneficiaries received.
The automatic annual COLAs helped, but they didn't actually solve the issue. Why not? The increases were not enough and didn't come soon enough.
Social Security COLAs are calculated using an inflation metric called the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The main drawback to the CPI-W is that it focuses on employed workers instead of retirees.
This is especially concerning because seniors spend much more on healthcare than younger individuals do — and healthcare costs are rising more quickly than other categories tracked by the CPI-W. As a result, annual COLAs often aren't enough to fully offset the impact of inflation on retirees.
The way that COLAs are calculated complicates the situation even more. Specifically, the average CPI-W in the third quarter of the current year is compared against the average CPI-W in the same quarter of the previous year. The COLA will equal the percentage increase (if any) from this comparison.
There are two key downsides to this approach. First, it's possible that inflation could be much higher in the first two quarters of a year than in the third quarter. Second, the COLA doesn't go into effect until December (and recipients don't see the increase until January). This means that seniors can incur significantly higher costs for a long time before they get an increase to offset these costs.
This year provides a great example of the not enough/not soon enough problem with Social Security COLAs. Retirees received a 5.9% benefit increase for 2022. But the inflation rate, as measured by the CPI-W, was 8.2% higher month over month in January, with the monthly increase rising to 9.8% by June.
The Senior Citizens League analyzed how effective this-year's COLA was in helping seniors. The organization determined that by the end of November, the average Social Security recipient's monthly benefit fell 46% short of keeping pace with inflation. So far in 2022, there hasn't been a single month where the 5.9% COLA was enough to offset the impact of inflation.
What's especially concerning is that The Senior Citizens League conducted a survey that found inflation appears to be pushing more older Americans into poverty. One-third of the survey recipients said that they have applied for food stamps or visited a food pantry over the previous 12 months, compared to 22% in 2020.
New year, same problem
Don't expect the fundamental flaw with the Social Security COLA to magically disappear in 2023. The new year will bring with it the same problem.
Retirees' increased Social Security benefits in 2023 will help offset some of the higher expenses they incurred in 2022. But they won't address any impact of inflation in the new year. While inflation does appear to be moderating somewhat, it could remain high over the near term. Unsurprisingly, a recent Motley Fool survey found that 55% of retirees don't think the 8.7% COLA will be enough.
If that's not troubling enough, there's potentially even more bad news for retirees with the latest Social Security raise. More retirees will have to pay federal income taxes on their Social Security benefits in 2023.
However, receiving a COLA is much better than not receiving one. Also, seniors can look forward to lower Medicare Part B premiums. Maybe 2023 won't be as happy of a new year as many would like, but it should be happier than it could have been.
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EMMETSBURG, IOWA — Poet, the largest ethanol company in the U.S., has a world-famous biofuel plant in Emmetsburg. The king of the Netherlands once visited it. "The whole town was there, Luke Daum of Emmetsburg told me before a Ted Cruz event here today.
Everyone attending the Cruz town hall was greeted by an employee of America's Renewable Future, an ethanol lobby headed by Eric Branstad, the son of Republican governor Terry Branstad. The ARF aide handed out glossy fliers giving all Democrats and most Republicans a green light on their support for ethanol. Only Rand Paul and Ted Cruz got failing grades.
Tim, a middle-aged corn and soybean farmer from the area was there, and he told me he'll caucus for Cruz on Monday. Tim even worked at the Poet refinery a few years back. I asked him what he thinks of Cruz's plan to wind down the ethanol mandate — officially the Renewable Fuel Standard — over five years.
"As long as he's consistent" that is, also opposing subsidies and mandates for other fuels, I'm fine with that," Tim told me.
"The ethanol industry has been subsidized for long enough," this corn farmer told me. "I think they need to learn to swim on their own."
But wouldn't killing the RFS hurt him as a corn farmer?
"I'm not sure. I'm more worried about the good of the country as a whole."
Cruz's argument to ethanol backers is this: I don't oppose ethanol, I just oppose federal mandates; and I'll help ethanol by eliminating federal caps on the blending ratios.
Rep. Steve King, whose district includes Emmetsburg, is an ethanol booster and a fan of the RFS, despite being otherwise conservative. I asked King whether he believed Cruz's argument. "I'm confident that in the long term, his policies are a plus-up," King said, explaining that the RFS would not be immortal anyway.
Cruz has refined his ethanol argument in recent weeks, and he has now fit it fully within his familiar People-vs-Washington framework.
He pointed out towards the ethanol-lobby's "You Cruz You Lose" truck in the parking lot and said, "As you all are aware, there are a bunch of lobbyists and a bunch of Democrats spending millions of dollars trying to convince the people that I am somehow opposed to ethanol. It is complete and utter nonsense. I very much support ethanol, I just oppose Washington."
Cruz then explained his policy proposal — phase out the mandate, eliminate blending caps, and kill favors for oil and gas. Then he made his real argument:
"There is a reason that the lobbyists want the men and women of Iowa to focus on the RFS. Because it keeps Iowa dependent on Washington. It means that every year Iowa has to go back to Washington to maintain the mandate, and what that means is the lobbyists get paid every year. Every year they get paid. Every year the politicians get paid. As long as Iowa is dependent on Washington, that keeps the power in Washington."
The crowd — nearly in the shadow of the Poet plant — nodded throughout his explanation and even gave hearty applause at points.
One attendee named David had come to the town hall with a list of eight questions he wanted asked. Ethanol was No. 3. He said Cruz's explanation had convinced him.
Timothy P. Carney, The Washington Examiner's senior political columnist, can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.org. His column appears Tuesday and Thursday nights on washingtonexaminer.com.