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This painting will be put to use as a blueprint for a real life tree house whose construction will begin this week! My daughter climbed the tree and pointed out where the main structures should go- one main floor where the branches begin to grow outwards and a higher up crows nest lookout. A slide and a hanging ladder will bring the finishing touches. (We are looking for an upcycled play slide at least 9 ft long.) My grandmother planted the tree of choice in our back yard about 70 years ago. It is a flowering cherry with pale pink blossoms in March and then is covered in deep burgundy foliage the rest of the summer and fall. The branches a very strong and will make an excellent base for a tree house. More to come…
I Don’t Consume Food From Industrially Raised Animals Because it’s Fucking Gross and Mean, watercolor and pen on paper, 8 by 10 in. Emilia Kallock, 2020
Terrace in the Evening, Old Walled City of Évora, Portugal, tempera on paper, Emilia Kallock, 2019
Public Space, Flower Plaza
Design for color saturated public park, featuring walkways, a cafe, paddle tennis courts, an event space, fountain, sculptures and play grounds.
Why am I designing gardens? As I grow older I want to spend more and more time outdoors, and realize how important nature, beauty and relaxation are in our hectic lives. Gardens are living sculptures, and I love how each season yields different wonders to behold. There are so many living things available for planting and creating immersive worlds of natural beauty. All of my garden designs have a few things in common. I hope to make living environments where beauty, mystery and play are accessible to all people, and to bring awareness to the importance of spending time in nature. All the gardens are parks designed to be open to the public and free of charge. I chose specific trees, shrubs and flowers for their unique aesthetic qualities and relative low maintenance to flourish and work in tandem with nature. Their placement and beauty will continue to grow and increase with age. The gardens are designed to involve students and citizens in many ways by being fun and refreshing places to learn and participate in garden upkeep and plant education. I also intend on inviting participation to design
and build some structural elements such as walkway pavers, plant containers and sculptures. As illustrated in my paintings and notes, the gardens are designed to evoke certain moods. For example, in The Secret Garden, hidden entrances and a combination of flowers and vines, even if left unattended, will add a feeling of mystery and wonder. The Blockbuster Garden and Animated Garden utilize multiple plantings of each type of plant and tree to create saturated color and scent environments. The Blockbuster Garden also employs structures and sculptures to add an even more playful quality. In each garden, there will be a plaque paying homage and commemorating the preservation of natural ecosystems and wild places- which after all, are the world’s true gardens.


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Electronic Arts are considering an interactive TV show that would allow viewers to control the actions of characters in the manner of the highly successful The Sims
series of games.
According to vice president of marketing and sales for EA Europe, Jan Bolz, talking to Reuters: "One idea could be that you're controlling a family, telling them when to go to the kitchen and when to go to the bedroom, and with this mechanism you have gamers all over the world 'playing the show'."
The proposed show would probably involve viewers voting on possible actions, in the manner of a standard reality show. The design of the show is still in the early stages but Bolz has confirmed that the company is in talks with several TV production companies. The deal appears to be being organized by Electronic Arts' European division, although localized versions of the show for North America and beyond are highly likely if it proves a success.
The cross-gender appeal of The Sims
, which has a female audience of around 60 percent, is seen as a major asset for any proposed TV spin-off, with Electronic Arts attempting to court as wide a mainstream audience as possible.
As the company’s managing director of European publishing, Gerhard Florin, puts it, "We're not attracting 50-year-old people, but that's okay. It's a generational question. The world is changing and no one can stop it."

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CONFUSION still reins over Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s 2019 budget statement, which is in United States dollars, yet it remains unclear whether or not prescribed fines are payable in bond notes or in real time gross settlement (RTGS).
The Finance No 3 Bill sailed through both Houses of Parliament in January and now awaits gazetting into law, albeit the inconsistencies.
In Senate, during debate on the Bill, senators asked Ncube to explain whether amounts payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund through Zimra, and stated in US dollar, can be paid using bond notes or RTGS.
“The bond note is the legal tender. In terms of our policy, it is set at 1:1 to the US dollar. Citizens are paying the government at this rate. This is in terms of Section 44 of the Reserve Bank Act, there is no confusion,” Ncube responded in Senate.
Further asked by Harare Metropolitan Senator Theresa Makone if she could pay in bond notes in circumstances where she is fined US$30, Ncube said it would be permissible.
He said the issue of parity in the context of the Finance Act 2019 would be restricted to payments to government, as government had a policy on parity of the US$ to bond notes.
But legal think-tank Veritas said the Finance Act 2019 had inconsistencies, where sometimes amounts were stated simply as “dollars”, and at other times they were stated as “United States dollars” or “US$”.
They said in law, Ncube’s responses to senators were, however, correct.
“Section 17(1) of the Finance (No.2) Act 2009 inserted a new section 44A into the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act which empowers the Minister of Finance to make regulations prescribing that a specific foreign currency or currencies will be legal tender, either in all transactions or in transactions specified in the regulations,” Veritas said.
Currencies that are deemed permissible include the British pound, the euro, US$, South African rand, the Botswana pula and others, which are legal tender in Zimbabwe.
But the former Zimbabwean currency, the Zimdollar, ceased to be legal tender with effect from 2015 through Statutory Instrument 70 of 2015.
“When the word ‘dollar’ was used on and after February 1, 2009, therefore, it was generally intended to refer to the US dollar. It would be absurd to contend otherwise,” Veritas said.
The legal think-tank added that the practice by some government departments and agencies reported to be insisting on payments in US$ for services and rejecting payments in bond notes or RTGS at one is to one parity was, therefore, illegal.
However, Veritas noted that section 115 of the Customs and Excise Act empowered the minister to designate goods to be foreign currency dutiable, such as his pronouncements that a specified class of motor vehicles will pay duty in US$.newsday


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Donald Trump State visit debate
Yesterday (21st February) I spoke in Parliament in opposition to President Trump being granted a state visit.
My remarks were also reported on by the Washington Post, Time, CNN, PBS, The Guardian, The Guardian (x2) the Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Sky News, ITV News, Buzzfeed, the Mirror, the Mirror (x2) the Sun, the i,
I have copied my speech below:
This debate cuts to the heart of the nature of our democracy and of how we honour and celebrate other countries, which is why it is important to reflect on whether it is right, after seven days, that Donald Trump be afforded a full state visit.
I am a great friend of the United States. My father is buried in the United States. I studied in the United States. I worked in the United States. I have visited America more times than I have visited France; it is a country I love tremendously.
I suspect that all of us in the Chamber are well aware of the British people’s deep connection with and affection for America and its people, but we are also aware of the challenges that exist in that country and the contentious manner of the election that led to Donald Trump’s becoming President.
One would expect, I think, the leader of the free world to come to Britain, but it is about the terms and the basis on which that is done. An official visit might have been appropriate, but to afford this man, after seven days, a state visit is why so many people have petitioned.
I am here because I want to remind the Chamber about the path that America has taken and about the contribution of African Americans in the United States. Many African Americans there are sitting at home in fear.
They are concerned about a President who has had the support of the Ku Klux Klan.
They are concerned about a President who has welcomed white supremacists—a term we had almost hoped would fall into history—into his close inner circle. They look at events such as Black History Month.
Think about how our own Prime Ministers of different political stripes respond to such things and the sort of statements they make, and look at what Donald Trump said and how he made the event all about himself.
Seven days, and he gets the full panoply of the state. Really?
I think of my five-year-old daughter when I reflect on a man who considers it okay to go and grab pussy, a man who considers it okay to be misogynistic towards the woman he is running against.
Frankly, I cannot imagine a leader of this country, of whatever political stripe, behaving in that manner.
People are offended and concerned that Britain should abandon all its principles and afford this man a state visit after seven days.
Really? And why? Is this great country so desperate for a trade deal that we would throw all of our own history out of the window?
We did not do it for Kennedy, Truman or Reagan, but to this man, after seven days, we say, “Please come and we will lay on everything because we are so desperate for your company”.
I think this country is greater than that. I think my children deserve better than that. I think my daughter deserves better than that. I am ashamed, frankly, that it has come to this.
We should think very carefully about a President whose attitude towards the press is, as we are finding out, abhorrent. We should think very carefully about a President who has said the things he has said. He has put so many people in fear through his statements. For that reason, we should not afford him a state visit.

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Three Hudson Valley Restaurants Are Among America’s Favorite
Culinary magazine Bon Appetit has created a massive list of America's Favorite Neighborhood Eateries. 80 restaurants from all over the country were selected, and three of them are from right here in the Hudson Valley.
Those restaurants would be The Red Rooster in Brewster, Top Taste in Kingston, and Gianonni's Deli in Scarsdale. It's worth clicking through, as each restaurant has a long entry on the site explaining what makes them so great. Occasional celebrity guests pop in to write about their favorite places, and Parks and Recreation's Ben Schwartz gives his own firsthand account of Gianonni's. (Schwartz's family is from Tarrytown, which I know because he's talked about it on Comedy Bang! Bang! and not because I'm a creepy stalker, I swear).
Are you a fan of any of these restaurants? Is there another place in the Hudson Valley you'd like to see represented on a list like this?

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Frank Wolf Receives Democratic Challenger | #VA10
Attorney Richard Bolger, a Democrat, announced Friday that he will challenge longtime GOP Rep. Frank R. Wolf in Virginia’s 10th District.
“I have worked for thirty years fixing problems in our community – from protecting families’ homes from aggressive creditors, to bringing residents together to improve street safety and schools – and now I’m running for Congress to bring these same problem solving values to Washington,” Bolger said in a news release.
Democrats have long tried to oust Wolf from this Northern Virginia district, located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. However, Wolf has coasted to victory in each of his re-election bids over the past three decades, even in recent Democratic wave years such as 2006 and 2008.
Last cycle, Wolf defeated his Democratic opponent by 20 points, even as GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney carried the district by a slim 1-point margin.
Should Wolf retire, however, the district would likely become more competitive, with a long list of Republicans eyeing the seat.
Virginia’s 10th District is rated a Safe Republican contest by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.


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Gold has reversed Thursday’s dip to the breakout point on the upper border of the bullish pennant and has edged higher for the 3rd day in a row, albeit in tentative fashion. In the last hour, gold has touched the $1430 horizontal resistance, which corresponds to the R1 daily pivot, but has failed to push higher.
There appears to be a lot of uncommitted interest on XAUUSD and rightly so, with key economic data from the US lying ahead. Tomorrow, the US Federal Reserve will make a key decision on interest rates, and Friday will see the release of the July NFP figures.
We can expect gold to wake up from its slumber and experience some volatilty, starting with tomorrow’s FOMC event.
Possible Trade Setups on XAUUSD
What is playing out right now is the calm before the storm. Any decision from the FOMC that is seen as dollar negative will send gold soaring past the 1430 horizontal resistance, which will fulfill the expectations of gold bulls who are desirous of seeing the completion of the bull pennant all the way to price levels around 1500 – 1520. However, pitstops will exit at the 1445 horizontal resistance en-route to these expected multi-year top.
Alternatively, dollar positive news from the FOMC will lead to subsequent weakness below the $1422 area, and this might negate any bullish bias from the pennant pattern. This will return prices possibly to the 1380 support area on the back of follow-through selling. We can then expect XAUUSD to experience pitstops at the 1400 psychological level on its way downwards.
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We all want to be healthier. We want to be fitter, to maintain a good weight, to be less prone to disease, and better equipped to fight whatever issues we come up against. However, we don’t have the time for continual appointments with the doctor, especially as we get older. However, it doesn’t have to be such a hassle to ensure that we’re taking good care of ourselves. Here are a few methods to make a healthy life much more manageable.
Take care of yourself
It might sound like very obvious advice, but the better you take care of your body, the less likely you are to develop the chronic conditions that can make your healthcare schedule a lot busier. It’s never too late to start exercising and maintaining healthy eating routines. Not only are you going to decrease your risk of the two most common chronic diseases, heart disease and diabetes, considerably, but you’re going to be more mobile, flexible, and stronger for much longer. Don’t forget to try your best to manage a good schedule of seven to eight hours’ sleep at the same time every night, as well.
Don’t lose track
If you want to make sure that you’re taking care of yourself effectively, you don’t quite need to hire a personal trainer. Most of us don’t have the time or the budget for that. However, technology is making it even easier to manage an active lifestyle. Fitness trackers can tell you how many calories you’re burning every day, as well as setting new targets to make sure your routines don’t grow stagnant and, thus, less effective. There are also nutrition tracking apps that can help you measure the value of all the food you eat, as well as the calories, to make sure that you’re eating enough good stuff and can warn you whenever you’re getting into bad habits such as eating too much sugar, setting targets on dietary changes you can make over time.
Perform the essential checks on yourself
When it comes to spotting the signs of serious disease early, then nothing is more important than knowing how to do a self-examination for the cancers that are most likely to affect you. Breast cancer is more common in people over 50, but can affect us at any age, so examining your own breasts with these instructions from Lifehacker once a month is crucial. For men, examining your testicles for new lumps once a month is essential, too. For people of both sexes, the risk of skin cancer is also one to be wary of. Standing in a well-lit room and looking at yourself without clothes to see differences such as new dark spots and discoloration in the skin means that you need to get yourself checked out a little more closely by your doctor.
Schedule those big appointments
A healthy lifestyle can decrease your risk of not just heart disease and diabetes, but all kinds of health concerns. However, that doesn’t mean that you can simply ignore those risks from now on. Rather than getting caught up with a whole host of doctors’ appointments, you can schedule those few key appointments now throughout the year. An annual physical is important, but you should also look at more specific tests such as hearing tests, bone density tests, and breast screening that you should attend every now and then. Some tests are recommended annually, some are scheduled for every three years, some for every five.
Keep on top of your meds
As we get older, it becomes more and more likely that we’re going to develop some sort of condition that we’re going to have to manage over time. Primarily, we do that with medication. However, for many people, picking up their prescriptions isn’t quite as easy, especially if you have problems with mobility or accessing transport. You don’t have to visit the pharmacist in person anymore, however, with help from Simple Online Pharmacy. Now, it’s easier than ever to order not just over-the-counter medicine, but also prescription medications. You can even have a remote examination through the webcam to help diagnose and immediately start the process of delivering the medications you need.
Have your info at the ready
At some point, you may have to switch doctors or visit a new specialist who might not have all the information they need. In most cases, you’re going to have to go through an interview, asking all sorts of questions about your medical history. However, it’s very easy to forget certain details, including medications that you’re currently on, which can lead to some serious problems. You can keep track of your medical history much more easily with these steps from the National Institute on Aging, which gives you the space to answer the common medical history questions before you attend the appointment. Then you can simply give it to the doctor when you arrive, and they have all of the information about you that they need to know.
Don’t sit on it, even when it’s not an emergency
You may not want to bother the doctor if you’re experiencing a new symptom, but you don’t believe it’s an emergency. However, there are ways of getting help even if something isn’t an emergency. For instance, the NHS 111 hotline in a free telephone service that you can call at any time of the day for help in non-life-threatening situations. They can help you decide whether or not it really is an emergency, whether they can help you access your doctor out of hours, or whether it’s okay to schedule and wait for an appointment instead. Of course, if you’re ever in doubt whether a situation is an emergency, it’s wise to play it safe and treat it like one by calling 999.
With the tips above, you can make sure that you’re giving yourself the necessary attention you need to live a healthier life and to deal with potential risks, from cancer to hearing loss, as soon as possible. Staying on top of your body is your best chance at fighting whatever may come before it grows into a much more serious problem.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
I just finished reading an article advocating that the word parent be redefined to include any one who has an active role in the child's life. According to the article, the suppliers of the eggs and sperms that created the child should have no more rights to the child than a person who develops a social relationship with the child. In the context of my own writing, I thought about how maternity should be determined in surrogacy arrangements. Should the woman who is biologically linked to the child always be presumed to be the child's legal mother? Some courts have said yes.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Courts have used several tests to determine the legal mother of a child created as the result of a surrogacy arrangement. One test is the intent test. Under that test, the contracting woman is recognized as the legal mother of the child even if she has no genetic relationship to the child.

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Signature basket gift: filled chocolates, solid chocolates, chocolate bar, mendiants and macarons for a wonderful Holiday.
Gift basket composed of:
- 16 Petits RICHART: filled chocolates weighing in at just 0.14 ounces, with unexpected flavors
- 16 Ultra-Fines, thin squares of dark chocolate with 70% to 82% cocoa, or milk chocolate
- 9 "Rendez-Vous" filled chocolates
- 16 Infuze chocolates: a feat of technical virtuosity and a decadent masterpiece, each chocolate in the Infuze collection contains a liquid center with a bubble of infusion - non-alcoholic, of course - that bursts in the mouth, releasing a profusion of tastes and flavors that blend with the aromatic notes of the filling (ganache or coulis)... for even more pleasure!
- 16 French Macarons (assorted flavors)
- 1 dark chocolate bar, single-origin
- 1 woodstick sleeve with 9 Petits RICHART chocolates filled with Venezuelan cocoa ganache
- 1 transparent box chocolate coated almonds and hazelnuts to nibble
- 1 transparent box of assorted Mendiants with dried fruits and nuts
Elegant white or black box size 16 x 12 x 6" containing several products. Presented with ribbon. Free optional message card - Handmade in Lyon, France.
Storage conditions and consumption time
Chocolate is a fragile product and should be treated with great care.
- Ideal conditions for chocolate storage require a constant temperature between 55 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a constant humdidity level of 60-70%
- Chocolates can be tasted at room temperature.
RICHART products contain no preservatives and no artificial flavoring. For optimal flavor, filled chocolate should be consumed within 2 weeks after purchase (5 days for macarons).

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Shared upgrade approach
A NEW principal shared path (PSP) including two underpasses will be built from Hutton Street to Glendalough station as part of the Mitchell Freeway widening project.
The State Government said work on the $40 million Mitchell Freeway project, which involves adding a lane between Cedric and Vincent streets, would start within months.
It will be jointly funded by the State ($8 million) and Commonwealth ($32 million). Transport Minister Rita Saffioti followed the announcement by confirming the State would build the $19 million, 2km PSP from Hutton Street to Glendalough station at the same time as the freeway upgrade to avoid further traffic disruptions.
“The PSP is funded by the State, but we’ve combined the work in to the contract with the road widening,” Ms Saffioti said.
“The cycling community came to us and said the focus has to be on the PSP network because in a lot of areas it’s difficult to ride, there’s significant congestion or the path just ends.”
As part of the upgrade, two intersection crossings will be removed and replaced with an off-road, continuous path.
The section between the Glendalough Station footbridge and Roberts Street will feature a separated facility for riders and walkers on the PSP network, which will include a 4mwide path for riders and a 2m-wide path for walkers.
Detailed designs for the PSP, which will cater for high pedestrian movements to the train station, as well as people riding to work, the city and attractions including Lake Monger and Herdsman Lake, will be presented to the Construction Reference Group in early 2019 before being finalised.
Two underpasses will be built at Hutton Street either side of the freeway.
There will be a new bridge built at Scarborough Beach Road.
Balcatta MLA David Michael and Planning Minister Rita Saffioti.


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I think it was Tamara who first gave me a Sara Bareilles song titled Gravity a few years ago. Some people or someone danced to it in one of those shows and she wanted me to listen to the song. I was taken in by the song and some of her other songs since then.… Continue reading Sara Bareilles – BrAvE
Yes! She plays the guitar, she plays the drums, the keyboard… all of it, I tell you, all of it. Isn’t she lovely? 🙂 Insanity… and I don’t mean the workout (exercise video) either! I have heard it said that it is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different… Continue reading INSANITY!
There was a time in my life when all that mattered was music. I was a walking radio. I knew the lyrics of almost all the songs. Music saved me, showed me a better way & renewed my confidence in humanity. My mother introduced us to music. When we were all very young, she would… Continue reading Love Can Break Your Fall
I love Lecrae and I love Da TRUTH & they went and teamed up on this one. This is a lovely song. Above is not the official video but a video nonetheless but with lyrics. Pay attention to the words, my good people. I love the beat and I love what they’re talking about –… Continue reading My Identity Is Found In Christ

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Weather Warnings - Flood Warning - West Kimberley District
A Commonwealth and State interagency partnership that provides
flood warning services for the community of Western Australia
Final Flood Warning for the West Kimberley including Cape Leveque
Issued at 9:31 am WST on Tuesday 20 January 2015
Western Australia Flood Warning Centre
In the absence of significant forecast rainfall, stream rises with areas of
flooding are expected to ease in the the Lennard, Isdell and Prince Regent
River catchments in the West Kimberley including the Cape Leveque and Broome
during Tuesday and into Wednesday.
Rainfall recorded for the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday in the west Kimberley is
generally less than 20mm.
DFES advises people and communities to be aware that flooding is possible and
be prepared to relocate equipment and livestock. Watch water levels. Travellers
need to be aware that road conditions may be adversely affected and travel
plans may need to be reconsidered. Do not drive into water of unknown depth and
Community information is available from DFES at www.dfes.wa.gov.au
Current river levels are available from Department of Water at
This warning is available by dialling 1300 659 213. Warnings, rainfall and
river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/wa/flood/
For the latest weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/
No further flood warning for the West Kimberley will be issued unless
Latest River Heights:
Lennard River at Mount Joseph 1.57m steady 08:05 AM TUE 20/01/15
Isdell River at Dales Yard 1.72m steady 09:00 AM TUE 20/01/15
Information on road conditions contact Main Roads WA Customer Contact Centre on
138 138 or at www.mainroads.wa.gov.au.
Conditions will be good for players and spectators alike for the third Bledisloe Cup match at Auckland's Eden Park tonight.
Victorians have been advised to rug up and stay indoors as a cold front moves across the state this weekend, with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warning there is no real warmth expected until November.
A smoke haze across Perth from prescribed burns has prompted an alert from the Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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Trian/Sysco21 Aug 2015
Trian secures two seats on Sysco board amid activist campaign
Sysco has agreed to add Nelson Peltz and Josh Frank of Trian Fund Management to its board, less than a week after the nearly $12bn activist hedge fund disclosed a 7% stake in the US food distributor, becoming its largest shareholder.
The move to expand Sysco’s board to 12 members comes after Trian, led by chief executive and co-founder Peltz, said last week that the business had not lived up to its potential and should run itself more efficiently.
Peltz said on Thursday that Sysco is currently “undervalued and has tremendous long-term potential”.

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Lestie L. Hammer Martin 1921 - 2006 Stoutland
Stoutland, Mo. - Services for Lestie L. Hammer Martin, 84, Stoutland, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Highpoint Baptist Church in Stoutland. Burial will be in Highpoint Cemetery in Stoutland.Mrs. Martin died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Stoutland.She was born July 29, 1921, in Camden County, Mo., the daughter of Jesse and Dettie Elizabeth West Hammer.Mrs. Martin was a homemaker.She married Delmar Martin on April 7, 1945. He died earlier.Survivors include a daughter, Sherry Betts, Stoutland; a son, Gerald Martin, Baldwin, Kan.; a sister, Cleo Rogers, Stoutland; a brother, Donald West, Richland; six stepchildren, Gleason, Don, Maxine, Marcella, Pearl and Thelma, all of the Kansas City area; six grandchildren; many stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many stepgreat-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Thieme-Shadel at Colonial Chapel in Lebanon.The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, sent in care of the chapel, 615 West Elm, Lebanon, MO 65536.Online condolences may be sent at www.thieme-shadel.com.


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Comrade Walter Sobchak has the skinny on HOW Hartman's nefarious plan would be implemented, details unknown to Outer Cadrer:
Yep there was something this morning 15.Jun.2013 16:13
Jim Thompson link
Mmmm food for thought.
Thom Hartmann 15.Jun.2013 17:19
Walter Sobchak link
But the best comment on this subject comes from Comrade Redy 2 Dump Membership, who maintains unswerving loyalty to Our Leader:
Another Centrist Apologist 15.Jun.2013 18:17
Redy 2 Dump Membership link
A sentiment that stands as an example for us all! It is only through directives of Our Leader via a marginalized station no one listens to on the verge of bankruptcy that we can fight back the military industrial congressional complex corporate insurgency.
WE ARE WINNING THE FIGHT COMRADES!!!


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Full Value Replacement Coverage & Release Value: What Does It Mean?
Knowing the difference between Full Value Replacement Coverage and Release Value while your household goods are in Condor Moving Systems possession is crucial in the event an item is lost, damaged or destroyed.
This Service increases Condor’s liability from the standard $0.60 per pound per article to a minimum of $6.00 per pound.
This Service is typically has a deductible that has to be met prior to customer getting reimbursed on a claim.
Deductibles can range from $250.00-$750.00. Full Value Replacement Coverage is extra in addition to the standard transportation charges.
Full Value Replacement Coverage –
This option allows a customer to deem the value of their entire shipment.
For example a shipment weighing 3,000lbs minimum value should be $18,000.00.
That doesn’t mean a customer cannot deem their shipments valuation at an amount higher than $18,000.00 but the $6.00 per pound is the starting point.
The option of Release value would value a shipment of 3,000lbs at $1,800.00 with no way to increase the movers liability.
Its important to understand your options and what they mean.

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A 21-year-old woman from South Carolina allegedly gave birth in a car last Friday, and put the now-deceased baby in the floorboard after putting it in a trash bag.
According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department via People, after Brennan Hailey Geller (pictured above) was treated for blood loss at the hospital on Sunday, authorities became aware of what happened.
On Monday, the suspect was arrested, and charged with homicide by child abuse.
Sheriff Jay Koon said in a news release:
“The medical team caring for Geller told investigators she never told them the baby was in her car.”
However, authorities found the infant in her car hours later.
Geller is also being accused of failing to give the baby medical aid.
She is currently being held at the Lexington County Detention Center while she awaits a bond hearing. She has not entered a plea, and it is unclear if she has retained an attorney.
[Image via Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.]

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Program attracts students | The academy has slowed the school’s decline and makes ‘young men out of boys’ — that know how to play ball
OYEN, Alta. — Some rural areas may have difficulty attracting young blood, but not Oyen.
The town in east-central Alberta has young baseball players clamouring to attend high school there.
Thirty-eight boys applied to play ball at the Badlands Baseball Academy this year, and only 17 were accepted.
“It’s an economic driver for our town and it keeps the numbers up in our school and it provides more options for our students,” said academy founder Doug Jones.
The 17 ball-playing students have bumped enrolment at South Central High School to 113.
Students pay $14,000 a year to attend the academy, and their enrolment at the local high school brings in almost $10,000 each in provincial education grants.
As well, parents and visitors spend money when they visit town during games and billets buy extra groceries at the local store.
“It’s like a half million dollar business in town,” said Jones.
The academy started in 2009 with the help of a $500,000 grant through the Rural Community Adaptation Grant program. Other grants have helped upgrade the ball diamond and recreation centre.
Starting the academy made economic sense for Jones because it helped ensure the schools stay strong, but it was also a way to encourage baseball on the Prairies.
Similar high school baseball academies operate in Alberta in Vauxhall, Okotoks and Edmonton.
Christine Caskey and her husband, Trent, billet ballplayer Dylan Flasch of Lloydminster during the school year.
“We live in rural Alberta, and isn’t that what it’s about, giving an opportunity for a young ballplayer to play ball. The academy is essential,” she said at a recent Saturday morning ball game with her family.
“We are in the middle of nowhere and we’re bringing in 17 new ballplayers into our school every year. We need these kids in the school system.… How do you not give back to something like this. There is not a lot out here. We might not have a movie theatre here, but we can watch great baseball and cheer for kids we know. Here we know the boys and we get to hang off the fence.”
Principal Alan Stoben said the ballplayers have helped slow the steady reduction of students at the high school. One-third of the graduating class were members of the baseball academy last year.
“Nothing but good has come out of it,” he said. “The kids come from all over and seem to really like it here.”
Stoben said locals have welcomed the new students to their small school and would welcome even more players if the academy were able to expand. Four of the ballplayers are on Stoben’s volleyball team.
He said community members may not come to the school for a volleyball game, but a lot of older people enjoy watching a baseball game.
“Baseball has been a popular and successful sport in Oyen for a long time.”
The town used to be home to the Pronghorns, part of the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League before it folded. The Badlands Badgers sometimes wear the old Pronghorn uniforms as a nod to its baseball roots.
Badger’s head coach Jeff Amos said the academy’s goal is to develop great ballplayers, but it also helps build “greater citizens.”
“You want them to grow up to be responsible young men and valuable community members,” said Amos.
“It’s what they learn through baseball that is going to stick with them for the next 50 years.”
The ball players help decorate the local seniors centre at Christmas and play shuffleboard and cards with seniors at the lodge. They collect food for the food bank at Halloween.
“It helps the town, but it’s good for our guys here. They learn responsibility and give back,” said Amos.
“These kids come in at 15 or 16 and the town helps raise them. They’re here for three years and it becomes their home.”
Before the weekend double header, the boys grabbed rakes to pull leaves out of the dugout and away from the fence.
“It’s their field and they have to take pride in it and look after it.”
One of the draws for students is the indoor practice facility at a mothballed Puratone Pork facility just east of town. The large facility operated for only nine months before closing, leaving bad feelings and an empty barn.
“It’s a bit of a sore spot,” Jones said about some of the local investors who lost money.
The academy leases one of the eight 150 by 92 foot rooms in the 160,000 sq. foot. barn for its winter practice area.
“It’s the only academy with an indoor practice facility,” Jones said.
“It has the same turf as Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.”
Last year, three academy graduates went on to play ball at the University of Nanaimo, one in North Dakota and another in Calgary.
Kaden Doerksen of Mundare, Alta., said it wasn’t a stretch for him to move to Oyen as part of his goal to attend college or university through baseball.
“I love baseball and I want to play all year round,” said Doerksen, a utility player on the Badgers.
Niklas Fischer of Red Deer said it was an adjustment to move to Oyen with a population of about 1,000, but it’s forced him to become more independent.
“You have more responsibility put on you to stay on top of the school and do ball and do your laundry,” said Fischer, a catcher.
“There are more eyes around. It’s a small community, but they are very supportive of the academy.”
Logan Woitowich of Medicine Hat, Alta., said the move to Oyen has been life changing and has given him an opportunity to refocus his life.
“It gets you to a better situation in life,” said Woitowich, also a catcher.
“It was hard at first, but after I figured out I had a second family, I realized I got it good. I have home cooked meals every night and people who like to talk. It gives you a good reality check of things. This is a growing up period for me.”
Woitowich’s grandmother, Laura, said the baseball academy was the best thing to happen to him.
“I like their philosophy of making young men out of the boys,” said Laura.
Amos said the players work hard practicing after school four or five days a week and travelling across the province and the Prairies for weekend games.
“A lot of people couldn’t handle the physical work these kids put in,” said Amos.
Jones said it’s a lot of work keeping the team’s finances secure, but his next dream is to start a girls’ softball academy in Oyen. The infrastructure is already in place and it would be one more draw for the small town.
As well, he said a large riding facility near the school would be ideal for operating a rodeo school.
It’s just one more way of keeping rural Alberta viable, he added.


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The specific rules for the posting of drivers in international carriage have been established by Directive (EU) 2020/1057 of the European Parliament and the Council (hereinafter Directive 2020/1057). The special provisions established by Directive 2020/1057 have been extended to cases where a driver employed by a transport operator has been posted to the territory of another Member State to provide a service to a contracting party. The special provisions delimit carriage (including exceptions) where it is obligatory to comply with the posting requirements established by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (hereinafter Directive 96/71) and establish a uniform sector-based information system for the notification of posting (posting declarations).
Registration of posted drivers and submission of data
A posting declaration must be submitted to the competent authority of the country of posting no later than by the commencement of the posting, using the public interface of the Internal Market Information System (IMI), and it must be kept up to date.
The posting declaration must include the following:
- the name and address of the driver’s employer as well as the Community licence number, if available;
- the contact details of the transport manager of the driver’s employer or the person representing the employer;
- the name, date of birth, residential address and driving licence number of the driver;
- the start date of the driver’s contract of employment, and the law applicable to it;
- the estimated start and end date of the posting;
- the number plates of the motor vehicle;
- whether the transport services performed are carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, international carriage or cabotage.
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The driver must have a copy of the posting declaration (paper or electronic form) and present it upon request.
The Labour Inspectorate may initiate proceedings in order to supervise posted drivers, in which case the employer must respond to the request of the Labour Inspectorate within eight weeks and submit the following documents via the public interface of the Internal Market Information System (IMI):
- evidence of the transport operations taking place in the host Member State, such as transport documents (i.e. the consignment note of the goods or an e-CMR);
- the working and rest time data of tachographs as established by Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014. According to the new use requirements of tachographs, as of 2 February 2022, drivers must record each crossing of the border of a Member State with their country code (Article 34(6) and (7) of Regulation (EC) No 165/2014;
- documents on the remuneration of the driver during posting;
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From 2 February 2022, transport operators have to take into account the following:
Posted drivers must be ensured the minimum working conditions in the country they are posted to as established by Directive 96/71/EC. Minimum working conditions must be complied with if they are more favourable than the working conditions applicable in the employee’s home country.
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- in the case of a bilateral transport operation which starts from the Member State of establishment and for which no additional activity is performed, the exception of up to two additional loading and/or unloading activities applies to the return journey.
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"We want to see attractive and excellent homes that will appeal to all as much for their utility, location and setting as for their green credentials. Providing homes of choice in eco-towns will be crucial to raising aspirations for the planning of all new development."
The Eco-towns Housing Worksheet "Creating low carbon homes for people in eco-towns" highlights that a holistic approach is essential so that people will chose to live in an eco-town because of all the benefits on offer, from access to infrastructure planning, and from equity to land values, and not just for the eco-features.
Former Chief Executive of the National Housing and Town Planning Council and lead author of the Housing Worksheet, Kelvin MacDonald, said: "With the threats inherent in climate change being brought into even sharper focus in the run up to the Copenhagen Conference, it is more important than ever to show how planning and housing development can play their role in making the UK a low carbon country. This demands a fundamental re-think of the ways we plan for communities – not simply by adding eco-bling onto individual houses. This worksheet is designed to provide relevant – but challenging – advice on how to do this."
The aspirational criteria for housing in eco-towns can be summarised as:
* Choice and flexibility: A choice of how to live, a choice of types of housing, and a choice of facilities and services;
* Quality and inspiration: Homes and surroundings that have a quality that pleases residents, and allows them to be proud of where they live and of the fact that it has its own unique identity;
* Affordability: At least 30% of housing to be affordable, including social rented and intermediate housing;
* Safety, security, and a sense of community: A feeling of belonging for local people, opportunities to join in community activities if they want to, opportunities to take responsibility if wanted, and feeling and being safe both at home and outdoors;
* Healthy living: Housing that helps to deliver good health in the community, including through air and noise quality, allotments, and recreation space;
* Having a stake – and a say – in the future: Full information about, and the opportunity to be involved in, decisions about the future including community-based assets;
* Addressing climate change: Housing that minimises the development impact on the environment and which contributes to achieving the goal of a zero carbon community.
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Passengers could not guess accurately the size of the Evoque's engine. The direct-injection, turbocharged four cylinder is from Ford and is used in Ford's 2012 Explorer SUV.
In the Evoque, this engine is covered completely by black plastic covering under the hood and it performs like a lively six cylinder. Indeed, the test Evoque was difficult to drive smoothly because tip-in on the accelerator was touchy and acceleration came quickly.
Peak torque is reported at 250 foot-pounds and comes full on by 1,750 rpm in this less than 4,000-pound vehicle. Estimated 0-to-60 mph time is about 7 seconds, but it seemed faster than that in the test drive as I easily beat everyone away from stoplights. In comparison, the 0-to-60 time for the 2012 ML350 with 273 foot-pounds of torque coming at 3,500 rpm, is 7.3 seconds. The base ML350 weighs 850 pounds more than the base Evoque.
There was little indication of turbo lag during the Evoque test drive. Rather, there was always a steady, smooth power delivery through the automatic transmission.
Paddle shifters are provided on the steering column, but the automatic in the tester moved through the gears pleasingly on its own.
Fuel mileage averaged 18.4 mpg in combined city/highway driving, which put full-tank range at 340 miles. Premium gasoline provides peak turbo performance. The 2012 X3 xDrive28i is rated by the federal government at 19/25 mpg, and the 2012 ML350 has a 17/22-mpg rating. Both competitors use premium gasoline, but the Mercedes M-Class also is offered with a diesel engine that improves fuel mileage to 18/23 mpg.
Evoque's passengers felt and heard some road bumps through the big tires, but they were not harsh.
Body motions were well controlled. The Evoque took sweeping curves confidently and maneuvered nimbly in tight spaces. It also braked capably in an emergency maneuver.
There was little wind noise around this sleek vehicle, and the electric power steering was nicely responsive.
Front seats felt good on long drives. Rear-seat legroom of 35.7 inches is less than what's in the larger-sized ML350.
The Evoque's maximum cargo room is 51 cubic feet, with rear seats folded. But the ML350 has 71 cubic feet of cargo room.
Note that the shifter is a knob that recesses into the center console every time the car is turned off. Drivers must wait for it to resurface after the car is started before the vehicle can be shifted from "Park."


October 9-11 I International festival “Youth for trade union” was held in Almaty in which students of Karaganda State Technical University took part: Smailova Gaukhar, Ibitanov Askhat, Ishamkhan Tleubek. Presentation, concert programme, T-shirts, flag of Karaganda region were prepared for participation in festival. Delegations from 14 regions of Kazakhstan and also guests from Belarus, Belgium, China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan took part in festival. Participants of the festival had to present creative home work and prepare performance on the competitive base. There were awarded 4 categories, category “The most talented team” was awarded to the delegation of Karaganda region. For every participant of the festival was given a certificate.


We Hear: High-Performance Ford Fiesta RS May be in the Cards
When it announced the merger of Ford Racing, Ford SVT, and Team RS into the new Ford Performance arm, the Blue Oval also said it would add 12 performance models by 2020. One of those models is rumored to be a higher-performance variant of the Fiesta ST, which could mean a Fiesta RS, according to reports from Autocar and Auto Express.
A higher-performance Fiesta variant could theoretically be a Ford Performance model, Tyrone Johnson, Ford Performance manager, hinted to Autocar. While Johnson didn't confirm how a higher-performing Fiesta model would be badged, he did say it would be based on the current chassis. RS versions of the Focus have generally been introduced near the end of a generation's product lifecycle.
"The current Fiesta has another two-and-a-half years before it's replaced. We'll update the ST within that period, and after that there could be something else," Johnson told Auto Express.
Ford Performance will build performance models from mild to wild: "There will be three categories that each of these 12 cars will fall into." Johnson told Auto Express. "Enhanced technology -- models like the Fiesta ST and Focus ST. High performance -- things like the F-150 Raptor, Mustang GT350R and Focus RS. And then Ultra high-performance, which is the new GT."
Johnson told Autocar that a new Fiesta RS is theoretically possible "if there's a business case and if it's technically feasible."
While the Focus RS will reportedly use the new 2.3-liter EcoBoost I-4 and all-wheel drive in place of the front-drive Focus ST's 2.0-liter EcoBoost, the Fiesta RS could use an enhanced version of the Fiesta ST's 1.6-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder with as much as 250 hp. All-wheel drive is also possible for the Fiesta RS.
Images of the Ford Fiesta ST are shown.


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In theaters this week...
Adrianne Palicki appears in a scene from "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," playing this week at Cinemark in Paducah.
Georges and Anne are in their 80s. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack, and the couple’s bond of love is severely tested.
Length: 127 min.
The buzz: With towering performances and an unflinching script from Michael Haneke, Amour represents an honest, heart-wrenching depiction of deep love and responsibility.
Show times: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday; 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday at Maiden Alley Cinema.
“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”
In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
The buzz: This silly, but fun reboot delivers more thrills and a better story than the first movie.
Length: 110 min.
Show times: 11:55 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:15 p.m. in 3D at Cinemark.


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14:00 - qlacs Funny enough I've seen quite a lot of those. The animation is similar to that of Exaella. It's made somewhere between 2006-2010. I recall a 2 min trailer where someone fights a giant machine in a desert.
13:31 - qlacs Problem is I have very vague memories about it, and since it was never presented theatrically I'm not sure about iMDB...
13:11 - Ilham Try filling in as many details in this as possible. It should be able to find it for you. [link]
12:40 - qlacs Hey guys any sci-fi/cyberpunk fans out there? I'm looking for a not-so-well-known animated movie. It was made by a artist single handedly and it was never been presented publicly. GOogle can't find it for me. Any idea?
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The NBA world is mourning the death of Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell. He passed on Sunday at the age of 88. Russell was an 11-time champion and one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. He was also an outspoken advocate for the civil rights movement for most of his life.
Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard is looking great as he prepares for his return to the court next season. Leonard missed all of last season while recovering from knee surgery. The LA Clippers were ravaged by injuries last season, but Leonard’s return will undoubtedly increase their chances of winning the championship.
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If it is ugly it is dangerous. This seems to be the credo of the early human tribes.
If it is beautiful it is trustworthy. This is the other side of the assumption.
One of the handsomest men in Hollywood in the 50’s was an informer for MccArthy. Some of the truly out of this word ugly bugs that can only be seen under a microscope are so important to us we would be very ill if they did not live on our bodies. Some even help us heal faster by living in our cuts.
To understand hate you have to understand the cartoons used to describe the hated. they are always of ugly people. Always. And you have to hear the jokes the haters tell – they are always vile misreadings of characteristics that some of the haters share but are blind to.
We see neo-Nazis all over the world marching to keep out those they hate. And it is important to keep ISIS out of Europe and any who wish us wrong. But a child wishes nothing more than to be a child and most are refugees looking for peace. But peace is far too beautiful a concept for people who hate.


The fourth annual Tuba Christmas in Downtown Disney didn't set a world record, but that didn't make the sound of nearly 450 tubas playing in harmony any less impressive.
"When you get that sound, you get them chills down your back - you know you've done the right thing," said Pat Paternoster, coordinator for the event, held Sunday in Anaheim.
The 447 participants blew their way through nearly an hour of Christmas music, including a first-time performance titled "Themes and Variations on Jingle Bells" that featured a tuba solo by Charlie Warren, a 30-year member of the Disneyland band, who also arranged the piece.
The organizers of this year's event hoped to break their own world record for largest tuba ensemble, set last year, of 502 participants, but fell 56 players short. Participants ranged in age from 10 to 75, and included music teachers, professional musicians and students from across Southern California.
Daniel Bellomy, a freshman at Mission Viejo High School who played this year, also was part of last year's record-setting event.
"It was exciting," he said, "and a little scary at first. It's kind of nice to know there is more than just a small group (of tuba players)."
Nina Pedersen of Calistoga said the participants' common interest created an instant sense of community.
"We're all musicians," she said. "It's great to get together and play Christmas carols."
Tuba Christmas began in 1974 and - now in its 35th year - boasts 200 events around the world throughout the holiday season. The sound is better heard than described; reminiscent of a church organ at times, there were plenty of bombastic moments as well.
New to this year's event were contests for best holiday costume and best tuba decorations. Pedersen, dressed as an elf from head to curled-up toe, won the costume competition.
The tuba decorating contest had lots of strong entries, including one tuba which featured a wreath with Mickey Mouse ears. But Sandy Babich won the hearts of both the judges and the crowd by covering her tuba with a Santa Claus costume.
The musicians have about two hours to practice in the morning before performing in front of a large live audience. Volunteer conductors, including Peter Fournier, help smooth out the inevitable mistakes and confusion before the show.
"Playing a musical instrument is the joy of your life," Fournier said. "I encourage all of you to support a music program wherever you are. Then it truly will be a joy to the world when your son or daughter is practicing."
The crowd, made up mostly of parents and curious onlookers, shared in an all-too-knowing laugh.
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LGSS Pensions has partnered with ITM to complete guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) reconciliation projects for four public sector funds.
These include the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds for Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, and Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Firefighters' Pension Schemes. The administrator,...
Richard Wohanka is to chair The Pension Superfund's trustee board, working alongside professional firm 2020 Trustees to safeguard members' benefits.
Four people behind a £13.7m cold-calling scam which cost 245 people their savings have been banned from being pension scheme trustees by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has launched its latest round of guidance for guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs).


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Turkish Airlines to purchase 3 aircrafts from Boeing
Aircraft to be delivered end of next year
By Gokhan Ergocun
Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) will purchase three cargo aircraft from Boeing, it announced on Friday.
The 777-200LRF aircraft will be delivered in September, October and December next year.
Turkish Airlines flies to over 300 destinations worldwide with its fleet of more than 320 passenger and cargo aircraft.
According to the world airline survey Skytrax, Turkish Airlines has been named the best airline in Europe from 2011 to 2016.Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.

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Other funding opportunities
You may find funding from other parties than the Graduate School or the Industrial PhD arrangement. Other funding usually consists of funding from one or more grant providers.
Many of the funding possibilities have a deadline for when you must start the PhD enrolment and start using the grant/subsidy/funding.
Below you can find a list of suggestions for how to finance your PhD:
- Job portal
Vacant PhD positions can be found in the university job portal.
- Departments, research centres and graduate programmes
Some of the faculty's departments and research centres may possess major research grants or similar. You should also check the websites of the Graduate Programmes. The PhD positions will usually be posted on their website or in the University job portal.
- Funds, foundations, etc.
Sources of external funding for PhD scholarships can e.g. include the Capital Region of Denmark, Danish National Research Foundation, the European Commission, Danida, private foundations, the Danish Research Councils and governmental research institutions.
- Industry / other employers
Some companies, public administrations etc. may post PhD research positions, that are not Industrial PhD positions. Go to the company job websites and other relevant job sites to find open positions.
- Private funding
You may complete a PhD based upon private funding completely. If you have the necessary financial means to complete three years of study, incl. tuition fee, salary and project expenses, this is a possibility.
Rules and regulations
For Danish applicants looking into employment possibilities in connection with a PhD project, the Graduate School recommends that you read the contract of employment carefully and that you contact your trade union Representative before signing the contract.
For international applicants - before signing a contract of employment with a company -the Graduate School recommends that you look into the rules and regulations about working in Denmark. For information about employment rules, work and residence permit and working conditions at the University, please visit:


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I am going to show you all a great many truths over these coming weeks, months and years, and I will reveal to you My plans that I have for your families, co-workers and many other important contacts and relations within your social circles and collective groups that you may find yourselves in. BEHOLD this new day, sayeth He that takes away your pains and sorrows, and pours His love into your hearts, I shall be with thee both night and day and deliver to you a magnificent new strategy that you have never considered before, so that you can come into My glorious blessings, thereby ridding yourselves of the many strongholds that have been blocking your paths. I am clearing the way forth, that you may know that it is I, your King, who saves and delivers, and gives you the dreams of your hearts...
Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself also in the Lord,
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Greetings from VK4CY 'down-under'
NOTE: As from August 6th 2014 I am retiring from updating the website to concentrate on other 'more important' projects for me at this time. It has been a great deal of excitment and pleasure to bring you the news from around the world from Amateur Radio,
Steam and other interests. I hope from time to time to add a few tit-bits of information to the site but the weekly reports and updates will no longer be uploaded as has been for the past 6 years.
Lyle Stacpoole my website tutor will gratefully look after the site and hopefully it continues to be a source of information and interest to all the past visitors and to many new ones as time in this system allows!
Happydaze and signing out - Jonathan Walton VK4CY 6 August.2014
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White Cliffs of Dover lighthouse restoration begins [April 2014]
Restoration of a historic lighthouse on the White Cliffs of Dover - which was used for pioneering radio experiments - has begun. Guglielmo Marconi used it for the first ship-to-shore transmission in 1898.
In the attached article - refer to link (in green) - Lighthouse restoration begins which includes several pictures of the site.
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…with the idiots.
The post I’ve been brewing over for a few weeks already.
There are always two sides to a coin. Many sides to a story. This is about what’s happening here in SA. The local squabble that’s hit the newspapers a while ago.
South Africa is a land of plenty. The whole of Africa really. It has ever been mismanaged, plagued by civil unrest, outright war, constant battles between races, xenophobia of note.
Here at the southern tip of the continent, it’s about more than just black on black violence as it is in the rest of Africa. Here it’s black on white. And I’m not being all doom and gloomy when I say that. It’s not outright war, more of a scorched earth policy like the Brits did when they wanted the riches of South Africa and then the Boers said, uhm, no, and then the Brits burned the farms, polluted the wells, killed off the cattle, moved women and children into concentration camps where they died by the hundreds. Only then were they able to break us.
We’re there again. Instead of the Brits though, we have the African hordes. Many millions of people flooding into the the land of milk and honey, and finding nothing but corrupt government, empty coffers and general failure.
Many white South Africans have left. There are now full-on settlements of Afrikaners in many cities in the world. Many more have no choice but to stay here.
And this is where the story really begins. You don’t see it in the media. It is not reported on mainstream news shows. Every day farmers are murdered. Not just robbed and left, but murdered. Brutally so. Hit with the sharp edges of saws, burnt with hot irons, dragged behind their vehicles, drowned in boiling water. Women and children fare no better. A steady extermination of the white farmer is taking place. I’m not lying. I’m not talking without facts. This is happening on a daily basis. Everything we’ve worked for are being systematically broken down to nothing.
What the fools think they are going to eat once all the farmers are dead is anybody’s guess. Since not a single farm they appropriated is actually producing anything but more disorder and failure.
On the one hand, we have Steve Hofmeyr. Singer, actor and currently, activist. He says what people are thinking. He speaks out against the injustices. And yes, he’s an Afrikaner. Like I am. We’re not right winged. We don’t want to kill on site. We just really want to be left alone to do what we’ve been doing. Just to be allowed to earn a living and have a life. Mr Hofmeyr in in deep now. He wrote a book. I have not read the book, but it’s gotten the liberals and the other idiots, hot under the collar. And then I saw this article. We must ignore the man that speaks the truth? We must ignore the fact that the SACP, the EFF, the ANC, COSATU – every single party lead by black me, for black men have, and still do, spout racist remarks as if nothing will ever happen. And you know what? Nothing ever does!!! Every time they sing Kill the Boer, kill the farmer, Solidarity makes a court case. for which they are laughed at for being so stupid in letting it get to you. And those same fucktards doing the laughing at Solidarity are now doing the laughing at Mr Hofmeyr.
Why can a black man say exactly what he wants, but a white man can not? Why is it ok for the black people in the country to victimise a specific group of people, namely the Afrikaner, but the Afrikaner can not retaliate in kind? Granted. I would rather not stoop to their levels – it is said, never argue with a fool. They bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience. But why should I be forced to become a mindless idiot? Why should I continue to pay my taxes, feed their greed, and get nothing in return? Why should 3.3m people be responsible for 99% of tax paid in a country of 55m people? Why do we still have to foot the bill, 20 years after it came due?
Now the naysayers are ridiculing Mr Hofmeyr because, according to them, he took offence to something a puppet said. I could not get a better analogy if I asked for it!! A puppet said it, so me, personally am not responsible. A puppet said that so the person taking offense should not – because a puppet said it. The comedian in question, something or other coch, uses a puppet when he does his show. I have never heard of him until the fiasco. He’s trying to get sponsors to boycott Hofmeyr’s concerts. Trying to get them to block Hofmeyr’s income. And he’s a white man. A little twit of an man. A tiny thing. I can break him over my knee he’s so tiny and useless. The gentleman that wrote this article, also a white man. And that is what makes it so much worse. I expect a black man to hate me. I don’t mind if a black man hates me. I can handle his hatred because I know where it comes from. But when somebody of my own colour ridicules me and my feelings and my rights, it’s somewhat of a slap in the face.
It kind of flies in the face of how you think things should be. That the people that, really, are in this together, supposedly, ridicule the point you’re trying to make. When the shit hits the fan, do these people really think what they say now will save their skins? DO they think that, once the real fighting starts, a ridiculing article is going to make the fighters think twice about killing them? Do they really think that, once it’s all said and done, what they say now will make a bit of difference in the outcome?
If you listen to my aunt and many other conspiracy theorists out there, and they are beginning to make more and more sense as things unfold, When you hear that they want to enslave people – and then you look at how stupid people are getting. When you hear that they want to kill off 80% of the population and then you read about Ebola, cholera, TB, AIDS. When you hear that they don’t want thinking people, they want the puppets, the idiots that will follow where lead and then you look at our current government officials. That has not had one single success story in the 20 years they’ve been in power. NOT ONE!! Yet, they are still in power. They are still making idiotic decisions that other people have to pay for, and they still blame the white Boer for their failures…
There. I’ve washed this out of my system for now. I suppose this saga is going to carry on for a while still. Or something else might overshadow it. But I, for one, can’t just sit back and let happen what, according to me, is just wrong. And should be seen as wrong by anybody with half a brain, regardless of their beliefs.


Purdue C Hammons will return for final season
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Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company, announced today it has closed its previously announced sale of an 80% stake of the scripted business of U.S.-based global premium content studio, Endeavor Content, to CJ ENM, a leading entertainment company from Korea, for approximately $785 million USD in total proceeds to Endeavor and Endeavor Content.
Endeavor has retained 20% of the scripted portion of Endeavor Content, and has retained the non-scripted portion of the business, as well as certain documentary and film sales and financing consulting services. Endeavor Content’s Graham Taylor and Chris Rice will continue to lead the studio as co-CEOs.
Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation, sports operations & advisory, event & experiences management, media production & distribution, experiential marketing and brand licensing.


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Mozilla has announced that it is laying off 250 employees, the company is restructuring its business and it will be closing some of its offices including ones in Taipei and Taiwan.
Mozilla is another business that has been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic and you can see a statement from them below.
Today we announced a significant restructuring of Mozilla Corporation. This will strengthen our ability to build and invest in products and services that will give people alternatives to conventional Big Tech. Sadly, the changes also include a significant reduction in our workforce by approximately 250 people. These are individuals of exceptional professional and personal caliber who have made outstanding contributions to who we are today. To each of them, I extend my heartfelt thanks and deepest regrets that we have come to this point. This is a humbling recognition of the realities we face, and what is needed to overcome them.
You can find out mode details about Mozilla’s restructuring plans over at their website at the link below.


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Aoife and I are just working on the printed materials for the Monkelympics at Beale Park starting on Saturday. We have been looking for pictures of primates demonstrating their skills. We have been discouraged by the fact that if your search term includes primate or monkey how many of the pictures depict primates in pet/performing animal or even lab settings (depending on the other words in the search term). We understand that most people don’t have the opportunity to photograph exotic animals in the wild but the number of photos taken in zoos with vaguely naturalistic enclosures is also small.
We were feeling dispirited when we realised this is what we are here for. We are educating about the pet trade and the impacts humans have on the lives of individuals and species. Many of the people who have posted the photos may not have realised the impact they were having on the primates and other exotic animals depicted. So we better hurry up and get educating!
Here is a picture of a happy young primate, not in an obviously captive environment, indulging in a happy natural behaviour. I hope it puts a smile on your face. Thanks to Miranda Research blog for posting this one.

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John Golland Award: Call for Works
Invitations are requested for composers to submit works for the RNCM John Golland Award 2022.
Composers aged 18 – 30 are invited to submit new, or previously unperformed, works for small brass ensemble for public performance on the morning of Sunday 30 January 2022, as part of the RNCM Brass Band Festival.
The work should be written for an ensemble of between four and six players, based on the standard brass band quartet. Submissions should be a maximum of eight minutes in duration, and up to four will be selected for the final, depending on length and complexity. The works will be performed by students from the RNCM. Following the performances, a jury chaired by the festival’s Artistic Director Paul Hindmarsh, will select one composer as the recipient of the fifth John Golland Award. This will take the form of a £500 sum and an invitation to write a short work for brass band to be performed at a future Festival.
The Award is funded from the estate of Manchester born composer John Golland, and was instituted by the John Golland Trust to encourage young composers to write for the brass band medium which meant so much to him.
The RNCM’s Brass Band Festival aims to provide a unique opportunity for world renowned brass bands and soloists to perform the finest and original brass compositions from the past 100 years.
To be eligible to apply for this Competition you must be between the ages of 18 and 30. Applications will be accepted from those born on or after 1 December 1991, AND on or before 30 November 2003.
Applicants must be free to attend the performance in Manchester on the morning of Sunday 30 January 2022, should their work be chosen. Finalists must be able to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Two B flat cornets (optional: one doubling flugel horn)
Tenor horn in E flat
The following additional instruments may also be used to create a quintet or sextet:
Baritone horn in B flat
Tuba in E flat
Score and parts should be laid out with the conventional transpositions and clefs. Initial submissions should be made in digital format and comprise a full score (PDF), an accompanying sound file (mp3 or equivalent) and a completed application form with CV. An application form can be requested from Harriet Lane, RNCM Programming Co-ordinator. All documents for submission should be sent to Harriet Lane at [email protected]
Those selected for the public final will be requested to supply score and parts in hard copy and send to:
Royal Northern College of Music
124 Oxford Road
Closing date for entries: Tuesday 30 November 2021
submissions must arrive by midday on this date
Workshop/Performance: Sunday 30 January 2022
RNCM Brass Band Festival
Dr Martin Ellerby (Composer and John Golland Trustee)
Dr Lucy Pankhurst (Composer and educator)
Paul Hindmarsh (Artistic Director, RNCM Brass Band Festival and John Golland Trustee)
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Cornell Fine Arts Museum and director Ena Heller have been chosen to join the Association of Art Museum Directors.
Ena Heller has served as the Bruce A. Beal Director of Rollins’ Cornell Fine Arts Museum since 2012 after serving as the founding executive director at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York City. Her resume includes positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, teaching appointments at the College of the Holy Cross, and numerous presentations and publications in scholarly journals and volumes.
“I am honored, thankful, and proud,” says Heller. “For me, membership in the AAMD has been a top professional goal for years, and I very much look forward to participating in the leadership and advocacy put forth by this incredible organization.”
Founded in 1916, the AAMD advances the profession by cultivating leadership capabilities of directors, advocating for the field, and fostering excellence in art museums. An agile, issues-driven organization, AAMD has three desired outcomes: engagement, leadership, and shared learning. It serves as a forum for the exchange of information and the exploration of ideas, and as a voice with which museum directors may express their joint concerns and those of their institutions. The AAMD represents approximately 240 art museum directors from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and membership is based on the qualifications of both the individual director and the specific art museum.
During Heller’s tenure at Rollins, CFAM’s visitor numbers have tripled, more than 500 new acquisitions have joined the collection, $1 million has been added to the endowment for exhibitions, and the operating budget has doubled.


H.S. Wrestling: Area enjoys historic state tourney weekend
By ANTHONY SPAULDING
When 20 wrestlers left the area Friday, they wanted to cap their three-month long season with a state individual championship.
What most of them did not know, however, was how much history they made during the NJSIAA wrestling championships at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.
High Point's Nick Francavilla, Ethan Orr, Billy Smith and Drew Wagenhoffer each returned home Sunday night with gold medals while Joe Gaccione and Billy Hagany helped claim third- and sixth-place finishes for the Wildcats. Jefferson's Mike Monarque and Newton's Evan Chrustic also went home with medals, finishing seventh in the tournament.
Here are some items from this past weekend's event, a memorable one Sussex County will talk about for a long time.
Coming into the tournament, John Gardner only had one message for his eight High Point wrestlers.
"To perform as well as they could," the 13th-year Wildcats head coach said.
The Wildcats' performances reached new heights, as they left A.C. with six medals while setting two school records in the process.
The first record was for the number of state champions in a single year, as Francavilla (125 pounds), Orr (171), Smith (285) and Wagenhoffer (140) each collected a title to break last season's mark of two. The second was for the number of placewinners in one year, as the four champs, Gaccione's third and Hagany's sixth surpassed last season's group of Francavilla, Orr, Smith and John Guzzo.
In addition, the Wildcats became the first team to have at least four state winners in the same year since Newton, which had eight in 1947.
Beating a grappler three times in a career can be difficult task to accomplish.
Not for Francavilla.
The High Point senior went into his third-round bout against Southern Regional's Kyle Casaleto and took home another "W" with a 3-0 decision to grab his third state championship.
"For me, the match got easier every time," said Francavilla, who beat Casaletto for the 112-pound crown last year and earned a 7-3 victory against him during a dual meet this season on Jan. 15. "I just picked up on how he steps, which foot he leads with, how he taps the head, when he taps the head and when he backs out. He was doing the same thing over and over again."
Francavilla used this knowledge to keep Casaletto off the scoreboard while he managed to score an escape and put his opponent in a leg cradle with 1:02 left in the third period to notch a takedown for a 3-0 lead. Francavilla rode out Casaletto the rest of the way to complete his three-peat and become the sixth grappler from Sussex County to win the states three times.
Even though he swept Casaletto for his career, Francavilla said he had "a lot of respect" for his opponent.
"We both had to fight hard to get here," Francavilla said. "For me to see him in the finals two years in row and have the matches we had every year has been a good experience."
Orr and Smith dominated the upperweights all season long.
The 171- and 285-pounders took down the competition so much they ended up finishing their seasons as the first High Point duo to win state titles and go undefeated in the same season.
Orr capped off his 41-0 mark by winning his second straight state title, as he established early control in his fight against Piscataway's Tevin Shaw for a 6-2 decision while Smith got a takedown with 10 seconds left to win, 3-2, over North Hunterdon's Jack Delia to complete a 43-0 season.
"It's great to share," Orr said of the pair finishing undefeated. "He's been right there the whole season, so it's awesome."
"It's nice," Smith said. "I wrestled some tough kids and I beat them."
Gardner said he was happy to see Orr and Smith, who both finished with 138 wins in their career, accomplish this magnificent feat.
"For Ethan and Billy to go through our schedule undefeated is amazing," Gardner said. "It's been an absolute pleasure dealing with these guys."
Gaccione wanted to achieve the bronze medal in order to break a family members' wins record. The family member he happened to surpass: Gardner.
"He's my uncle," Gaccione said. "I just got my 132nd victory, so it's cool."
Gaccione, whose mother, Rhonda, is Gardner's sister, passed his uncle's 131 career wins by coming from behind to earn a 4-3 decision against Don Bosco Prep's Sal Mastriani. Gardner was happy to see his nephew come away with the medal after all the tough times they have spent together.
"I was hard on him because I am related to him, so I could be," Gardner said. "I wanted him to reach the potential he was capable of."
Gaccione said he appreciated Gardner for pushing him around for four years.
"It's great having somebody that close to work out with every day," Gaccione said. "I see him most weekends over my grandmother's house eating dinner on Sundays. He's really great and he's always been there for me."
Monarque has been the king of the Jefferson wrestling squad for the past four years.
However, the Falcon senior will not be the leader of the Monarque household after taking seventh in the state to fall two spots behind his older brother, Ken Monarque, for the best finish in the tournament.
"It doesn't bother me," Monarque said of coming up short of his brother's fifth-place finish in 2007. "I'm happy with my year. Going into it, my goal was just to place."
Monarque ended in seventh after notching a 7-4 decision over St. Peter's Prep's Francisco Colom at 152 pounds. Monarque said he always had to compare himself to his brother.
"We always had the same accomplishments," Monarque said. "Junior year, we had the exact same record and did the same thing in states. I had big shoes to fill with him."


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Ren X, et al. (2011) Involvement of N-6 adenine-specific DNA methyltransferase 1 (N6AMT1) in arsenic biomethylation and its role in arsenic-induced toxicity. Environ Health Perspect 119(6):771-7
Abstract: BACKGROUND: In humans, inorganic arsenic (iAs) is metabolized to methylated arsenical species in a multistep process mainly mediated by arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT). Among these metabolites is monomethylarsonous acid (MMAIII), the most toxic arsenic species. A recent study in As3mt-knockout mice suggests that unidentified methyltransferases could be involved in alternative iAs methylation pathways. We found that yeast deletion mutants lacking MTQ2 were highly resistant to iAs exposure. The human ortholog of the yeast MTQ2 is N-6 adenine-specific DNA methyltransferase 1 (N6AMT1), encoding a putative methyltransferase. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the potential role of N6AMT1 in arsenic-induced toxicity. METHODS: We measured and compared the cytotoxicity induced by arsenicals and their metabolic profiles using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry in UROtsa human urothelial cells with enhanced N6AMT1 expression and UROtsa vector control cells treated with different concentrations of either iAsIII or MMAIII. RESULTS: N6AMT1 was able to convert MMAIII to the less toxic dimethylarsonic acid (DMA) when overexpressed in UROtsa cells. The enhanced expression of N6AMT1 in UROtsa cells decreased cytotoxicity of both iAsIII and MMAIII. Moreover, N6AMT1 is expressed in many human tissues at variable levels, although at levels lower than those of AS3MT, supporting a potential participation in arsenic metabolism in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: Considering that MMAIII is the most toxic arsenical, our data suggest that N6AMT1 has a significant role in determining susceptibility to arsenic toxicity and carcinogenicity because of its specific activity in methylating MMAIII to DMA and other unknown mechanisms.
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Attorney Fannie Willis is beginning a two-year investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law by trying to sway the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia in favor of Republicans, according to CNN and others. The New York Times Her case is before a grand jury next week.
Republican politician Geoff Duncan, former president of the Georgia Senate and aide to the governor, has been called as one of the potential witnesses. He told CNN on Tuesday that he would give a statement under oath behind closed doors.
‘I will certainly answer all the questions that are put to me. To me, this is a story that Republicans and Americans need to hear. Nothing but the truth should be heard about the actions of Donald Trump and the people around him,” Duncan said.
George Siddi, an independent journalist subpoenaed by the site formerly known as Twitter X, is expected to appear before a grand jury on Tuesday. Experts expect the case to result in more charges against the suspects.
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Willis has yet to respond to a request for comment.
After losing the 2020 presidential election, Trump sought to reverse the outcome in the key swing state of Georgia. There he fell short by more than eleven thousand votes. On January 2, 2021, as president, Trump personally called Brad Raffensberger, the top official in charge of the election, and asked him to “find” those votes.


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Employees of the Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Medical Center are conducting their sixth annual drive to assist the Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank. This drive is in conjunction with the national effort to support local food banks across the country, which is sanctioned by the White House.
Standing in front of donations are from the left, Ronald Nelson, Director, Hazel Best, chief of nursing services, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Sue Rucker, Joy Cox, Jane Logan and Jim Avaritt. More donations are needed.


In response to the global pandemic, in May 2020 we began hosting filmmaker events online. The success of these early events has encouraged us to launch a running series that will continue through the Fall and Winter. Check this space for info about upcoming events, and recordings of past events.
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With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, DER is developing plans for creating an online union catalogue for ethnographic and folklore films. Co-directors Alice Apley, of DER and Jennifer Cool, of University of Southern California are working with archivists, cataloguers, partner collections and tech designers to develop a robust repository for information about this universe of films, with unique opportunities for user-input modeled on Wikipedia.


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On Thursday, USDA released their Weekly Export Sales report which showed strong wheat sales again this week of just over one million metric tons. China, South Korea and Mexico were the top buyers of wheat. Old crop soybeans saw another 300,000 plus metric ton reduction, a marketing year low while new crop soybean sales, along with old and new crop corn, were sluggish. Beef net sales were a marketing year low while pork net sales were down 42% from last week.
You can view the full report from USDA here: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/export-sales/highlite.htm