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You can tell it’s going to be a bad day when you wake up to find that your waterbed sprung a leak during the night. You can tell it’s going to be an even worse day when you remember that you don’t own a waterbed. Some days are better than others and some years are pretty much the same.
But this is going to be a great year.
The health care bill emerged from the congressional digestive system in pretty much the tubular shape we expected. The public option was reduced to an embarrassing skid mark by politicians constipated with PAC money from insurance monopolies. The Institute of Medicine estimates that 20,000 people will die this year as a result of not having medical coverage. Another 20,000 will die from insufficient coverage.
But perhaps we should question the wisdom of having any medical coverage at all. Deaths from iatrogenic injuries are staggering. Iatrogenic death roughly translates as “death by doctor.” Some 250,000 people will die this year from diagnostic errors, medication errors, infections incurred in hospitals, unnecessary surgery and reactions to drug therapy.
Additionally, 440,000 people will die this year from smoking related illness. Atherosclerosis, obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancer, coronary heart disease, it’s good to know that nicotine isn’t addictive!
So let’s drink to the promise of a great year! Another 15,000 people will die as a result of drunk drivers. After moderate success in curtailing drunk driving, alcohol abuse is once again on the rise. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently reported: “Binge drinking among eighth-grade students was 37 percent lower in states that had employed drug use prevention systems.” An estimated 17 percent of 13 year olds getting drunk? It just doesn’t get any better than that! My stocks in cirrhosis medications are looking better every day.
We can also look forward to an increasing dependence on illegal drugs. Drugs may damage your heart, brain, liver and kidneys, but they do wonders for the economy. The DEA estimates the world’s illegal drug trade at more than $400 billion a year. California’s primary cash crop is marijuana, amounting to over $14 billion a year in sales.
If that isn’t enough good news, how about our economy? That’s dying, too. We’re entrenched in two conflicts which have cost nearly $1 trillion in appropriations (in addition to the annual defense budget). Military spending in 2000 was $387 billion. Today it’s $680 bllion. In the last decade, military spending totaled $5.6 trillion. That’s a lot of bullets, bombs, missiles and other implements of world peace!
For those who like to propel hunks of metal at each other, it’s nice to know that there will be nearly 30,000 gun related deaths this year. With gun laws making it increasingly easier to own and carry guns, we can look forward to even more lead filled good times.
And then there’s the national debt, now topping $12 trillion. If you spent $100 every second of the year, it would take you 4000 years to spend $12 trillion. Even better news — China holds more than $2 trillion of that debt in US securities. That’s enough to purchase 20 percent of publicly-traded U.S. companies. Hello, WalMart?
The federal trade deficit will be $750 billion this year ($275 billion of that to China). As the deficit widens, the dollar’s value declines. The Ethiopian Birr is still worth less than our dollar, but hey ... give it time. Of course, with the money go the jobs. In the past two years, 4.5 million jobs have been lost. Well, not actually lost. We know where they are. Unfortunately, the commute to India, China, Korea and Japan is a real bear.
There are 40 million people living in poverty. One third of our homeless are vets. We enjoy melting glaciers, unsecured ports, bridges and roads falling apart, a failing educational system, teenage pregnancy, domestic violence, overcrowded cities and under-crowded factories, mounting credit card debt, a rampant increase in identity theft. We’ll have more than one million new cases of HIV/AIDS cases this year. There’s just so much to be thankful for, I don’t know where to begin.
Yeah, I know. You think I’m being flip again. Well, I’m quite serious when I say it’s going to be a great year. It has to be. It’s the only way we can move forward, by reminding ourselves that moving forward is always a possibility. We have to be optimistic, or else we have to face the reality of fulfilled pessimism. I just can’t do that. And so I say, it’s going to be a great year.
We’ll solve our problems, one by one, and even as those are replaced by new problems, we’ll do what we need to do, what we’ve always done ... we’ll survive.


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Do you like cooking and do you still cut with a cheap or blunt knife? Then it’s time for a nice kitchen knife. As a specialist, we have a very wide range of kitchen knives! You can cut faster and more safely with a good and sharp knife. Moreover, cutting becomes a real pleasure. Are you new to the world of kitchen knives and looking for information to help you make a choice? On this page, you will find useful information that helps you understand where you can make your choice depend on. Choose the best knives shop for your choice.
Knife or knife set
Ultimately, you need more than one knife in most kitchens. Different blades are useful for different tasks. And as a result, you can do different operations one after the other without having to constantly clean your knife (to prevent the release of taste).
When purchasing a knife, you may wonder if you want to start with one knife and then expand. Or that you immediately take a set of two or more knives. Often one chooses to take a chef’s knife first and later to expand it in order to be able to choose a more beautiful and more expensive chef’s knife in the first instance. This way, you can spread the purchase over the longer term.
The first knife that is usually chosen is a chef’s knife (or gyuto with Japanese knives) or santoku. This is the most versatile knife in the kitchen. Because of the width of the blade, you can make good cutting movements with your knife along with your fingers. Due to the length of the knife (on average 20 cm) you can process large quantities in a cutting motion. Kitchen knives come in handy variants with a blade of 16 to 20 cm. The most common is a chef’s knife of 20 cm. Professional chefs usually choose 23 cm.
As an extension to a chef’s knife, a small knife (also called office knife) is very useful for small tasks. You use this, for example, for small cutting movements with fruit and vegetables.
As a third extension, people often opt for a meat cleaver. A meat cleaver (or carving knife) has a smaller blade than a chef’s knife. This keeps the meat sticking less to the blade, making it easier to cut through and get nicer slices.
If you often eat (fresh) bread, then a good bread knife is a pleasure to work with. No more crumbled slices, but nice, intact slices of bread. A bread knife also cuts through the cartel through hard bread like a knife through warm butter.
Structure of a knife
Here you can read about the parts that make up a knife. If you are making a choice for a knife, then you will look in particular at:
- The handle: material and shape
- The blade: thin or thick, long or short
- The head: full or half.
- All parts of a knife
A good handle is ergonomically shaped and has no unfilled seams that can contain dirt. The handle can be made of wood, plastic, or steel. Some materials, such as special types of wood, influence the price of the knife.

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The entry list for Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) has finally been set.
Well, mostly set.
Missing from list is a driver for the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, although Brian Vickers will be announced as the car's driver in a press conference on Friday at DIS.
With two eligible drivers -- Jeff Gordon and David Gilliland -- not participating, Casey Mears and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will round out the 25-car field for the 75-lap non-points event, based on their position in the final 2015 points standings.
The No. 14 SHR team was originally supposed to be part of the event, but the team's eligibility was uncertain after SHR announced last week that Tony Stewart it out indefinitely with a back injury.
NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell said on Thursday, however, that the No. 14 team would be allowed to participate.
See the full entry list below:

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BEFORE you watch the video above, first i want you to stand up and do some actions, do the first thing that comes to mind.
- “run like a girl”
- “fight like a girl”
- “throw like a girl”
If you have a younger sister, around the age 10 or less, ask them to do these action. Ask them to do the first thing which comes to mind when you stay those request. Look at how different and how same you have done these action. Now after that watch the video.
One thing that is hard for anyone is puberty. Puberty gets harder if you lack self-confidence. Many young girls lack self-confidence due to many things such as, a male or female parents belittling women figures, society belittling women, religion belittling women…etc. No matter what the reasons are, many young girls are not only exposed to actions and words which can affect their self-confidence but it can leave a life-long scar on their personality as a woman and girl.
We as women grew up as girls hearing the express #LikeAGirl, for example, you run like a girl or you hit like a girl…etc. I knew as a little girl that this was (usually a boy or a adult male figure) trying to belittle a woman’s worth, either intentionally or unintentionally. I remember once someone told me “You run like a girl”, I said: “I’m a girl, ain’t I? Deal with it! I’m a girl and not ashamed of it! I’m NOT a boy!” That made the person shut up! I always found that #LikeAGirl was an insult to women to tell them that they are the weaker sex and that they cannot do things as good as men. These words #LikeAGirl can have a huge impact on many girls if they are not aware that someone is trying to put them down or insult them.
Always is kicking off an amazing battle campaign #LikeAGirl to make sure that girls around the world keep their confidence throughout childhood, puberty and beyond. They are taking the derogatory three words and turning it into something positive since throughout history it has been used in a negative context.
Being a girl and one day a woman is AWESOME! Doing things #LikeAGirl is awesome because we ARE GIRLS and WOMEN and you should NEVER feel ashamed for being a woman or girl.
“In my work as a documentarian, I have witnessed the confidence crisis among girls and the negative impact of stereotypes first-hand” said Lauren Greenfield, filmmaker and director of the #LikeAGirl video. “When the words ‘like a girl’ are used to mean something bad, it is profoundly disempowering. I am proud to partner with Always to shed light on how this simple phrase can have a significant and long-lasting impact on girls and women. I am excited to be a part of the movement to redefine ‘like a girl’ into a positive affirmation.“
Do you think #LikeAGirl an insult? Is it a good thing?

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Fifty years after the sanitation workers in Memphis marched with Martin Luther King Jr. to demand higher wages and safer labor conditions, Fight for $15 and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber are planning a fast-food workers strike in two dozen cities across the Southern United States to advocate for racial justice and voting rights.
“There’s no separation between the moral battle for voting rights and participation in democracy and the moral battle against systemic poverty. Those battles go together,” said Barber, who last year revived King’s Poor People’s Campaign and has supported the Fight for $15 minimum wage movement.
In a statement announcing plans for the protests, which are scheduled for Feb. 12, Fight for $15 compared the plight of the sanitation workers 50 years ago to that of fast-food workers today. “Now, we carry on the same fight,” the group declared. “In 1968, 40 percent of Memphis sanitation workers qualified for public assistance; in 2018, 52 percent of fast food workers are on public assistance.”
While Barber and members of the new Poor People’s Campaign will march in Memphis with 1968 sanitation workers as well as advocates for labor and civil rights, Fight for $15 is urging its supporters to organize events across the country.
“We’re bringing two movements together—people fighting for a living wage, a lot of young people, along with poor people, moral leaders, people of faith,” Barber told The Guardian. “We believe we can build a movement that can shift the narrative. Right now, we have an ugly narrative—’Elect me, I’ll take away healthcare, I’ll hurt the poor, and I’ll give tax breaks to the wealthy.'”
Affiliated groups turned to social media Thursday to promote the states-wide strike:
50 years ago, black sanitation workers went on strike with MLK. The signs they carried boldly declared their humanity, saying, “I AM A MAN.” On, Feb. 12 the #FightFor15 will honor their legacy in a day of aciton. Make YOUR sign and we’ll carry it with us: https://t.co/ggt6SarvZn pic.twitter.com/q71RXcXVHI
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) February 1, 2018
“On 12 Feb, hundreds of fast-food workers from around the south and across the US will converge on Memphis to march in honor of the 1968 strikers and to throw @fightfor15‘s support behind a renewed #PoorPeoplesCampaign, the movement King championed.” https://t.co/fx6XJoP6oB
— Poor People’s Campaign (@UniteThePoor) February 1, 2018
Fast food companies have made billions by exploiting their employees. It’s time to share that wealth.https://t.co/YOjBmrwx1B
— Union Seminary (@UnionSeminary) February 1, 2018

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In today’s society, technology has been changing at an unprecedented pace. When you consider that tablets sales are now about to overtake the combined sales of desktops and laptops, it becomes apparent. The logistics and retail industry, which includes fleet management, vehicle and asset tracking and much more has not been left out either in the move towards a more technological future.
More and more businesses are now investing in these tracking technologies to save on business costs.
Fleet management for example includes functions like vehicle telematics, vehicle maintenance, driver management, fuel management, safety management and vehicle tracking. With these functions, fleet management is considered one of the most important functions in any business or organization.
(TOP: Peter Echessah, CEO, Safetrac)
Incorporating these technologies can provide massive benefits to your business. From saving money on fuel, optimizing productivity through efficient time management software, improved customer service quality and increased employee satisfaction. One other benefit is frequent reports which can help you make better decisions for your business.
Reports and analysis is an important part of fleet management business and one that owners and key stakeholders often struggle with. Most of the time, data is either nonexistent or all over the place and you spent so much time collecting it. Once you manage to collect this data, you enter it all in by hand and try to make the right graphs or figure out how analyze it. This makes it so hard to determine what data to look at and the story it tells.
What most fleet managers or vehicle owners fail to understand is that insightful reporting with effective analysis can make a real impact on your ROI. The greatest opportunity to increase revenues comes from being able focus on what your drivers are doing no matter which vehicle they use on a given day by utilizing an advanced fleet management of vehicle tracking System or software.
To get this type of insight you will need data and reports which serve as tools to accurately measure your fleet’s performance, thereby giving you a competitive edge.
‘’Fleet management softwares capture data related to how your vehicles are operating and then quickly reports on it, helping you manage your fleet and, potentially, your bottom line.’’ Peter Echessah, CEO, Safetrac, a fleet management and vehicle tracking company in the country says.
Echessah says these tracking software offer analysis on both the operational and business levels of your fleet operations, allowing better insights into how your business runs.
‘’Through monitoring driver behavior, mileage, fuel usage, diagnostic, and other vehicle data, tracking systems assist in creating a fleet that is can be optimized at all times,’’ he adds.
The tracking software give you 24/7 access to fleet information making it easy for you to track both fixed and movable assets from anywhere. These reports can be received and viewed through an online dashboard on your laptop or even smartphone or tablet, this means your fleet data comes straight to you. Once this information is received, fleet managers are able to easily generate comprehensive diagnostic reports, making is possible for them to make informed decisions for their businesses.
‘’At safetrac for example, our tracking systems provides reports on alerts, vehicle speed, geographical area, driver identification, eco/safe driving, fuel and much more. These reports allow for full visibility into your vehicles, drivers and jobs,‘’ Echessah says.
Reports empower fleet managers or vehicle owners to be able to measure metrics within their operations, ultimately providing the tools for maximum efficiency.


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TOHATSU OUTBOARD MOTORS
Boats immerse you in nature and navigate you to unforgettable experiences. An the outboard motor helps make all of this possible. Outboard motors are about a whole lot more than just the specs. A truly great motor delivers it all - performance, safety, and the ultimate ease of use. Built with our one-of-a-kind direct injection technology, which has revolutionized environmental performance. Tohatsu motors are uncompromising in their pursuit of outboard motors that are both durable and as light as possible as well as the ultimate in quality to deliver an inspirational engine experience.
FEEL THE WIND
FEEL THE EXTREME
Tohatsu offers an outstanding line up of four stroke outboard motors, including the 90 hp, 75 hp, 60 hp (standard and "sport thrust"), 50 hp, 40 hp, 30 hp and 25 hp outboard motors. Tohatsu's 4-stroke outboards have all the features you are looking for and provide boaters with excellent fuel economy. These engines also include our 5 year limited warranty and meet all EPA emission regulations as well as earning a CARB 3-Star "ultra-low" emission rating.
Battery-Less Electronic Fuel Injection: The 30 hp and 25 hp have the industry's first battery-less electronically controlled fuel injection that provides quick throttle response, excellent fuel economy and very smooth rides on the water.
Variable Idling Control: Idling/Trolling speed can be adjusted in three/four different rpm ranges by ranges by pressing a key-switch.
TOCS (Tohatsu Onboard Communication System): TOCS supports communication between other standard electric devices* onboard by simple plug and play.
FEEL THE DIFFERENCE
Our first priority when developing these engines was to make them lightweight and compact without compromising reliability or the quality performance associated with the Tohatsu brand name. We have maintained the durable standard features that Tohatsu owners appreciate while making fuel efficient 4-strokes that are easy to transport. The 20 hp, 15 hp, 9.9 hp, 9.8 hp, 8 hp, 6 hp, 5 hp, 4 hp, 3.5 hp and 2 (2.5) hp outboard motors are all lightweight and compact 4-strokes, with exceptional performance.
Unmatched In Its Class: These lightweight motors are light in weight and have undeniable characteristics of a true marine champion.
Easy To Use Interface: Front shift: The shift lever is located at the front of the motor for easier operation. Carrying Handle: Wide and deep carrying handle enables you to carry easily.
LPG Powered: Sailors are no longer forced to carry petrol on board thanks to our new MFS5CLPG outboard. This LPG model offers easier starting and exhaust less emissions compared to the conventional gasoline-powered engines.
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Pre-marking is crucial for ensuring the accurate placement of lines on roadways. While pre-marking used to be a manual process, technological advancements now make automation possible.
The TinySurveyor from TinyMobileRobots is a robotic land surveyor that enables high-precision automated road pre-marking. This versatile piece of equipment gives you more control over your line marking process and delivers faster, more efficient results.
The TinySurveyor road pre-marking robot comes with a user-friendly tablet that lets you make rapid, reliable and repeatable measurements and markings with just a few screen taps. It also provides long-range control at remote job sites by enabling you to operate the robot from a distance.


In September 2017, MDRC released interim findings from the Paycheck Plus demonstration and evaluation of an enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit for low-wage workers without dependent children in New York City. Here are a few answers to questions we’ve received about the results.
This grant program funds semester-long paid internships for college juniors and seniors with financial needs. These part-time opportunities, typically with hourly wages of $10-$14, are intended to provide meaningful experiences connected to students’ career interests. Despite some difficulties, many students had highly positive impressions of the program overall.
The Case of Career and Technical Education
In the complex high school choice process, families may face an additional layer of decisions if they are considering career and technical education programs, which vary widely in their structure, content, and quality. This issue focus emphasizes the importance of providing families with clear information about how to compare them.
Boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit for Workers Without Dependent Children
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) promotes work and raises over six million Americans out of poverty each year. Early results from an ongoing demonstration suggest that expanding the EITC for singles, an idea with bipartisan support, is feasible and can increase employment and income while reducing poverty.
Even in good economic times, workers with limited education may need help getting or regaining a foothold in the job market. Effective career training programs exist. Approaches that target in-demand industries and closely involve employers can get results, benefiting high school students, adults without diplomas, and long-term unemployed workers.


To honor his wife for Mother’s Day, actor/comedian Bill Bellamy brought his wife Kristen out on stage during his interview on the “Arsenio Hall Show.”
Bill and Kristen discussed how they met, their children, and more.
Meet Kristen Baker, wife of comedian/actor Bill Bellamy. Kristen and Bill tied the knot in Santa Monica, California on June 16th, 2001. Celebrity friends Chris Tucker, Magic Johnson, D.L. Hughley, and Morris Chestnut attended the wedding. The couple has two children, daughter Bailey and son Baron. Kristen, an actress, has appeared in several tv shows


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|Unit||Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)|
|Measurement||framed: 121.5 x 350 cm; unframed: 92 x 321.5 cm|
|Physical description||oil on canvas|
|Place made||United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London|
First World War, 1914-1918
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Anzac looking south
Depicts a panoramic view of the battlefield and general view of Anzac area at Gallipoli, looking south. Benson did reconnaissance sketches for the First Division on the Gallipoli Peninsula from April to September 1915 and this work may have been based on these sketches. It was one of a number of works painted by Benson at the St. John's Wood Studio in London after the First World War and was previously titled 'Gallipoli Peninsula'.
George Courtney Benson (1886-1960) was a painter and muralist. He studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne from 1903 and later worked for the 'Bulletin' in Sydney, then as an illustrator and cartoonist for Melbourne 'Punch'. As a result of his drawings at Gallipoli and in France during the First World War, he was appointed official war artist in 1918. He served with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade and from June 1916 was with the British Expeditionary Forces in France. After the war, he continued to work for the War Records Section and returned to Melbourne in 1919 to complete works for the War Memorial and spent the next decade painting watercolour landscapes and working as a book illustrator. In 1931 he moved to Western Australia to undertake work on murals. Benson enlisted in the Australian Citizens Military Forces from 1940 to 1943, working in camouflage.

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A higher court can now determine the constitutionality of the Gatherings Act.
The ‘SJC10’: Civil disobedience and challenging Apartheid laws
On 11 September 2013, SJC members and supporters staged a peaceful and organized act of civil disobedience outside the o ces of Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille, chaining themselves to the railings of the Civic Centre. This followed more than two years of attempted engagement with the Mayor that had increasingly been met with broken promises, hostility, and refusals.
21 activists were arrested and charged with contravening the Regulation of Gatherings Act (RGA). In February 2015, the 10 elected leaders who identi ed as the convenors of the protest were convicted; the other 11 were acquitted. We expected the convictions. When the trial began we admitted the facts and did not deny that the gathering took place, but argued that the RGA itself is unconstitutional and a remnant of Apartheid.
Leave to appeal was granted in July 2015 in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. This means that a higher court can now determine the constitutionality of the Gatherings Act.
In her judgment Magistrate Fredericks explained that there is a reasonable prospect that a higher court may nd elements of the RGA unconstitutional. Our appeal application is being lodged at the Western Cape High Court in March 2016 following delays with ac cessing the court record.
We argue that Section 12(1))(a) of the RGA limits the right to freedom of assembly as guaranteed by the Constitution. It criminalises a gathering of more than 15 people just because no notice was given and is unconstitutional.
A number of civil society organisations with an interest in upholding the right to protest have expressed interest in being admitted as Amicus Curiae (friends of the court). The ‘SJC 10’ are represented by the Legal Resources Centre. The case was heard in the Western Cape High Court in 2017.
On Wednesday 24 January 2018, in the Western Cape High Court, Judge T.C. Ndita delivered a landmark judgment in the #SJC10 case that has major repercussions on the right to protest in South Africa.
Judge Ndita overturned the convictions of 10 Social Justice Coalition (SJC) activists who had been arrested under the Regulation of Gatherings Act in 2013 during a picket outside the Mayor’s office where they had chained themselves to the railings of the Cape Town Civic Centre in a peaceful and organised act of civil disobedience. This followed more than two years of attempted engagement with the Mayor on the lack of a water and sanitation plan for Cape Town’s informal settlements.
The historic judgment ruled that section 12 (1) (a) of the Gatherings Act is unconstitutional because it limits and criminalises peaceful protest. The ruling does not affect previous convictions under the Gatherings Act, and any future contraventions of the Act will not arrest and a criminal record.
The judgment stated: “The criminalisation of a gathering of more than 15 on the basis that no notice was given violates s 17 of the Constitution as it deters people from exercising their fundamental right to assemble peacefully unarmed…the limitation is not reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society, based on the values of freedom, dignity and equality…Section 12 (1) (a) of the RGA is hereby declared unconstitutional”.
The ruling comes five years after the SJC protest demanding a plan for water and sanitation in Cape Town’s informal settlements. In our victory we remember Nolulama Jara, one of the convicted SJC leaders, who tragically passed away in August 2015. She remained on our appeal. We deeply mourn the loss of Nolulama and thank her and her family for all their courage. We honour her memory and contribution to the struggle for freedom and democracy.
- Appeal Final Judgment (24 January 2018)
- Application for Leave to Appeal (9 July 2015)
- Magistrates Court Heads of Argument
- Magistrates Court Judgment
- UN Special Rapporteur's Heads of Argument
- Equal Education's Heads of Argument
- Open Society Justice Initiative's Heads of Argument
- Appellants' Heads of Argument


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Becoming The Archetype are seeking numerous things for their upcoming video shoot and 100 athletic men aren’t on the list. Instead here’s what they are looking for in their own words via their Twitter:
“We’re working on a seriously killer music video concept and to pull it off properly, we need to ask if you can help us with a few things…
1st item we need for this music video is a 50′s style microphone (example: Shure Super 55). If you know of one we can borrow, tweet @ us!
2nd “item” we’re looking for is a tall (6′ 2″ or so), gaunt man. He’s the villain in the video. If you or someone you know can do it, tweet!
3rd “item” we need for this music video is a gigantic fat guy. He’s a henchman. If you know someone who fits this description, tweet @ us!
This music video will be shot in Cleveland, GA btw. Any & all props/persons need to be able to get to that general north GA area in 2 weeks.
4th item we need is a decent-sized safe. Preferably with a combination lock on the front. If you have an empty one, tweet @ us!
5th item we need for the music video is a listening glass (what lock-pickers use to break into a combination safe).”
The band have a new album titled “I Am” due out September 18th on Solid State Records.


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Italian town c. 54 km north of Rome, dramatically situated on a tufa plateau isolated by stream-cut gorges. Beyond the town are numerous Etruscan necropolises with rock-cut chamber tombs.
In ancient times Civita Castellana, then called Falerii, was the principal city of the Falisco-Capenate region. Although the Faliscans seem to have been racially distinct from the Etruscans and spoke a dialect of Latin, culturally and politically they were (and appear to have considered themselves) part of Etruria. In the wars between Rome and Veii, for example, Falerii was a staunch ally of the latter, and after the destruction of Veii in 396 bc it quickly became subject to Rome. Almost nothing of Etruscan Falerii now stands, except for the remains of a temple, or pair of temples, dedicated to Juno Curitis in the Contrada Celle, a Temple of Mercury at I Sassi Caduti and a temple at Lo Scasato. The temple sites have produced finds of important architectural terracottas (Rome, Villa Giulia) dating from the early ...

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Odunlade Adekola is tall with lots of action and one of the most popular Yoruba movie actors in the Nollywood Movie Industry. He has been in the Nigeria movie industry for some years now and has carved out a household name for himself.
After surfacing in the Nigerian Yoruba movie industry some years ago, Odunlade Adekola has since become a household name, as the tall, handsome actor has won the hearts of many Yoruba movie watchers both in Nigeria and beyond.
He was born on December 31st, 1977 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. He attended the Saint John RCM primary school, and later Saint Peter’s college, both in Abeokuta. After being into acting for some years, Odunlade Adekola started acting at a very early age. According to him, whenever any anniversary was to hold in his church (the Christ Apostolic Church, Lafenwa, Abeokuta), he and a friend, named “Tunde”, would request to play jesters, and this request was always granted.
He wrote a “script” for a comedy play involving just two characters (him and his friend). That was how it all began for this professional actor, director and producer.
After being motivated by the likes of Taiwo Hassan (ogogo), Adebayo Salami (oga bello), Lere Paimo, and other genius Yoruba actors in Nollywood, he entered the professional scene in 2005.
However, he never started becoming increasing popular until 2007. He received training and additional motivation from Isola Durojaye (Alasari), now late, who believed in his potential and assisted him in bringing out the best in him.See more on Page2

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There comes a point in life where we need to respect ourselves enough to move on. The memories left behind will always be there and I can take a peek back into my mind if I choose but for now, I must close a chapter in my life.
I have been in yet another transitional period of mental, spiritual, and emotional growth for much of this year. It’s a lot to have on my plate during a world-wide pandemic but there was a knock at the door that I just could not ignore. I finally opened it. I am freeing up space that no longer benefits me in this season of my life.
There is something powerful in the discovery of self and feeling content with a decision. A chapter has been closed and a new one is being written.

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The Carnival cruise line recently ordered four 180,000 gross ton mega-ships, with the German ship builder Meyer Werft.
Each ship will accommodate 6,600 passengers (all berths) which is a world record. They are destined to serve their Costa/Aida brands.
Carnival’s new ships won’t be the largest by size (gross tonnes/volume), as Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships at around 225,000 gross tons wear that crown. However the Carnival mega-ships will carry up to 300 passengers more than the ‘Oasis’ class ships, yet are 20% smaller.
However, Carnival Corp. chairman Micky Arison, who has been involved with the design process, said in a statement that the space ratio on the new vessels is the same as most of the existing ships in the AIDA and Carnival Cruise Line fleets.
He said when talking to the Miami herald: “Normally we wouldn’t discuss total capacity but because it was largest in the world, we did,” he said in the statement. “The cabins will be same or larger than existing ships and public space per lower berth is more than ample.”
Cruise line CEO’s tend to contradict themselves over time.
In an interview with Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine (2009) at The Travel Convention in Barcelona, Arison was asked if he had “ship envy” over ‘Oasis of the Seas’. He replied: “Queen Mary 2 (150,000 tons) is probably the biggest ship we will ever build. ‘Carnival Dream’ at 130,000 tons is probably as large as we will build for Carnival. I think at these sizes, we can deliver the right level of service and value.”
Arison also hinted that the biggest mega-ships were too restricted in terms of where they could sail. “We try to build within a size that will give us the most flexibility,” he said. “We like to be able to access ports like Venice and to fit under certain bridges.”
It’s not only Micky who changes his mind. I clearly remember Kevin Sheehan, the former CEO of the Norwegian Cruise Line, saying that he though their own ‘Norwegian Epic’, at almost 156,000gt, was a little too big.
In keeping with Sheehan’s word, subsequently NCL introduced ‘Norwegian Breakaway’ and ‘Getaway’ into service at around 144,000gt – 12,000gt smaller than ‘Epic’.
However later year (2015) another NCL newbuild, ‘Norwegian Escape’, a ‘Breakaway Plus’ design will enter service at 164,000gt – 20,000gt BIGGER than ‘Breakaway’.
What ever happened to “a little too big”?
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Green councillors have marked the end of LGBT+ history month with a call for continued joint work to promote equality in the city and tackle multiple discrimination people face.
Noting recent data showing that homophobic and gender identity hate incidences and crimes reported to the police have increased, Greens say LGBT+ history month sends a powerful message about the work needed to secure equality now and into the future.
With councillors of all parties recently meeting to discuss and vote on the council’s budget, Greens say it is vital that equalities work remains a council priority. Proposals put forward by the Greens agreed at a meeting on Thursday 24th February protect equalities work from cuts, protect grants to the community and voluntary sector and maintain resources to tackle hate crime and anti-social behaviour. This builds on continued work to support LGBTQIA+ communities in the city, including through increased support for education and support in schools, as well as work in collaboration with community and voluntary groups focused on equalities in the city.
Councillor Steph Powell commented:
“In an age where intolerance is sadly on the increase, and with local council budgets squeezed more than ever by cuts, we have protected our equalities work. In fact we have gone further by investing in it.
“Cross-cutting work on equalities is vital as the discrimination people face rarely exists in isolation. We have retained our LGBTQ officer, and we now have a dedicated Anti-Racist officer, as well as Disability Officers in place. In March we’ll also mark International Women’s Day, and our recent budget proposals also ensure funding to tackle domestic violence and hate crime.
“We’re also deeply concerned that the pandemic has widened existing inequalities and increased hardship for many. So our budget proposals also put more resources into schemes that help those facing a soaring cost of living crisis. We’re increasing the support available for those facing rising fuel costs and who need help accessing emergency food or mental health support.
“However the work continues and we know there is more to do. We’re proud to stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ community at the end of this history month. Thanks to events held across our city we’ve been reminded of our diverse past, and of the need to continue to raise our voices for a more equal, inclusive future.”


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This hypnotic show's hysterical scenarios and individual spells paired with Las Vegas showgirls turn it into a very memorable night. Expect the unexpected when Marc Savard takes the stage and transforms volunteers from the audience into stars of the show.
Savard exclusively relies on volunteers from the audience and, in his opening act, he invites those willing to surrender to the sound of his voice up on stage. With a few funny tests, he quickly determines who is most susceptible to his hypnosis, ultimately narrowing it down to a small number of audience members.
Watch as his cast for the night surrenders to every assignment, each more unbelievable than the last. They say and do anything he commands with great conviction. This outrageous show keeps you laughing from beginning to end.

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President Obama still has the better part of a year to serve the U.S. as president. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died last month, leaving a vacant seat on an otherwise divisive court. According to the Constitution of the United States, the framework for our entire legal system, it is the responsibility of the president to nominate a candidate to fill that vacancy with the “advice and consent” of the Senate. All true, indisputable facts. The problem is, that the Senate is refusing to advise or consent. They are basically sitting back, arms crossed, saying that they will wait until after a new president takes office next January, ten months from now, before confirming any presidential nomination. The two big cracks in their plan are that they are proving to the people who elected them into office, the people who pay their salaries, that they are unwilling to do their jobs, and they are operating under the assumption that their candidate will win the November election. That assumption and their actions today may cost the GOP credibility with the public for a very long time to come. Even if a republican is elected to the office of president, I think that person will be working with a democratic Senate. Here is why:
24 republican senators and 2 independent senators are coming up for re-election November 2016
10 democratic senators are up for re-election in 2016
Of the 24 republican senators up for re-election this year, I believe the following are likely retain their seat:
- John McCain (Arizona) – Popular senator, and although he is 79 years of age, Trump ensured that McCain will be re-elected as long as he chooses to run by mocking him for being a POW during the Vietnam War.
- Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire) – although more moderate than republicans would like, she is likely to be able to command a portion of the democrat vote
- Rob Portman (Ohio) – fairly popular, likely to be re-elected
- Tim Scott (South Carolina) – quite popular, particularly with African-Americans
The following are candidates who have indicated they will not be seeking re-election:
- Marco Rubio – Florida
- Dan Coats – Indiana
- David Vitter – Louisiana
Two others who I believe are unlikely to seek re-election based on their age:
- Richard Shelby – Alabama (81 years old)
- Chuck Grassley – Iowa (82 years old)
I also believe that Senator Mike Lee of Utah will be un-electable in November because of his move to block a bi-partisan bill that would assist Flint, Michigan in replacing lead-contaminated water pipes. This in itself is likely to doom him to obscurity.
Assuming that Shelby and Grassley do not seek re-election, there are five seats that will not be filled by an incumbent. That leaves sixteen seats up for grabs. Ordinarily, unless there has been a scandal or the incumbent has done a really poor job during his time in office, he/she has a built in advantage. However, in light of the public’s very negative perception of congress and their failures to do the job for which they were elected, I do not think it will be difficult for the democrats to gain at least five new seats, putting them in the majority of the senate. I don’t even mention the House of Representatives, as this same type of analysis for the House would require much more time and effort than I care to tackle at this time, and the House is irrelevant to the discussion of nominating and confirming a Supreme Court Justice.
Now, given that the above assumption is true, extrapolate just a little. Let us make one additional assumption, that Hillary Clinton is elected president in the general election in November. She has already suggested that she might nominate Barack Obama to fill the vacant position, assuming it is not filled by that time, which seems to be the likelihood. Obama is certainly well qualified, as a former Constitutional Law Professor. She nominates Obama, the democratic Senate confirms the nomination, and the republicans have essentially achieved the exact opposite of what they are hoping to accomplish with the little games they are playing this year. It does seem that it would be poetic justice for Mitch McConnell and his cronies.
I am sickened and disgusted to think that the very men and women who are elected to represent us, to whom we pay a salary that exceeds that which most of us earn, are so incompetent. In a non-government job, they would be told to do their job or be fired. There is absolutely no scenario that seems likely to be a winning one for the nation and its citizens under the current congress, so it appears that 2016 will go down in recorded history as the year that wasn’t. The year that lawmakers took a paid vacation from their jobs. This, people, is the result of the so-called “tea party movement”, and it was inevitable, in fact predicted, years ago. So do not criticize President Obama for issuing executive orders to get things done … it is the only way anything can get done in this environment. Let us just hope no real crises arise this year that actually require Congress to make a decision, else we are doomed.


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Abstract: This month’s MJ Studies Today column looks at Michael Jackson’s skill as a balladist. From his childhood recordings of songs like “Who’s Loving
This month’s MJ Studies Today column looks at virtual celebrations for Michael Jackson’s birthday in the pandemic year of 2020, and how fans come together in common cause for a better world.
REFERENCE AS: Hennigan, Kerry, “Academic Book Review of ‘The Story of HIStory’ by Pez Jax, , The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, 7, no. 1
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Innovation management in the Belle Epoque
How plasma went commercial in 1903
This article features a historic industrial development concerning chemical synthesis of nitric acid from nitrogen, the Birkeland-Eyde process, which was started up in 1903. The whole development was done at great technological risk and also at the financial risk of having not enough backup by investors. It is a truly systemic development which needed a full team with different skills. In a similar way, networking was needed to ensure to have investors supporting the costly development and scale-up. Already at that time, this was a multinational initiative and an ad-site evaluation of a multi-headed expert team gave the final decision. The decision, while aiming at thorough technological check, was finally guided by the motivation and interaction capability of the developers. Thus, the human factor was finally decisive in a complex systemic development. This historic recap provides a nice learning curve as well for today’s innovation management.
BUSINESS CASE IN THE BELLE EPOQUE
Innovation management is not an invention of our modern times, yet it virtually began with the industrial revolution. The time before World War I has been glorified as Belle Epoque (1870-1914). Around the turn of the second-last century (1900), the industrialization of chemistry had just begun a few decades ago and awaited still its greatest processes to come. Chemical companies of the first hour like the Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning AG (the later Hoechst Company) and the Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik (later BASF) grew considerably in those years into the dimension which is now familiar to us.
A particular interesting industrial history chapter is concerned with the so-called N-fixation, the conversion of nitrogen from air to ammonia and to NOx/nitric acid to give fertilizers (ammonium nitrate). After the turn of the 1900 century, this changed the world and the Haber-Bosch process become the most widely used industrial process for ammonia making. The provision of large amounts of fertilizers on a bulk-industrial scale has considerably contributed to the growth of mankind. From that point on ...

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Paramore fans are currently in a frenzy with the idea that ex-drummer Zac Farro may have returned to the band full-time.
Farro announced his dramatic departure back in December 2010, following the release of their third album Brand New Eyes.
After a messy departure, Farro confirmed last summer that he had since built bridges with his former bandmates, announcing that he was working with the band on the follow-up to their 2013 self-titled album.
However, it looks like Zac is set to return to the band full-time after the band unveiled a new t-shirt with what looks like a very young Zac on their official Twitter account:
— paramore (@paramore) February 2, 2017
How very exciting! Let’s hope we’ll see a new Paramore album with Farro in tow very soon.


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CORVALLIS, Oregon, USA. – New research shows that recent climate change is having profound effects on wetlands across the American West – affecting birds that use these wetlands for breeding, migration and wintering.
According to a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, long-term trends towards higher temperatures and less precipitation have altered environmental water quality and reduced waterbird habitat, creating clear winners and losers in bird species and potentially threatening the integrity of the Pacific migratory flyway for many species. The study, which began in the mid-1990s, is the result of a research collaboration between scientists at Oregon State University, U.S. Geological Survey, University of California, Merced; and the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation.
Study co-author John H. Matthews, Executive Director of the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, said, “Migrating, breeding, developing and post-breeding birds need water, but they also need good quality water. This is one of the first studies globally to show that climate change is altering water quality. If shifts in climate can alter water quality for birds, then climate change can alter our water quality too. These bird populations are the canary in the coal mine for all of us.”
The researchers examined more than a century’s worth of temperature and precipitation data across the Great Basin, which spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Oregon and Utah, and portions of California, Idaho and Wyoming. They compared the data with more than 50 years of results from the U.S. Geological Survey Breeding Bird Surveys, which began in 1968.
The research focused on waterbirds, which are species that include shorebirds, ducks, geese, swans, herons and rails. The Great Basin is a major part of the Pacific Flyway, a major north-south route for migratory birds in North America. During spring migration, more than 2 million waterfowl pass through the southern Oregon-northeastern California region of the Pacific Flyway.

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The cracking of an international secret communication network has led to hundreds of arrests for criminal activity, including the arrest of a large number of alleged drug dealers in Dorset.
Following the successful police penetration of the France-based EncroChat messaging system which operated on android phones, the investigation codenamed Operation Ventric was able to track down all those using the system for criminal activity.
18 people arrested
In Dorset, the local police working alongside the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), arrested 18 people and seized approximately £160,000 in cash, a large quantity of suspected class A drugs and a firearm.
In a statement, Dorset Police revealed the details of the three month operation:
“Seven men, aged between 25 and 42, a woman aged in her 20s and a woman aged in her 40s, all from the Bournemouth and Poole areas, were arrested on suspicion of drugs and firearms offences.
“A man aged in his 20s and a man aged in his 40s, both from Bournemouth, were arrested on suspicion of a drugs offence and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
“Also, a man aged in his 30s and a woman aged in her 20s, both from Dorset, were arrested in south London on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs. A search of their vehicle located approximately £80,000 in cash.
“Following these arrests, a number of warrants took place in Bournemouth, Christchurch and London. A large quantity of suspected controlled drugs and further amounts of cash were located.
“Three men aged between 30 and 55, all from London, and a local man aged in his 30s were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.
“All of the arrested people have been either released on police bail or under investigation pending further enquiries.”
Money seized in police raids
“We do not tolerate any alleged drug-related activity in Dorset”
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Dilworth, Deputy Director of Intelligence for Dorset Police, said:
“The extensive joint work undertaken by a number of agencies as part of Operation Venetic demonstrates our ongoing commitment to disrupt suspected drug dealing in our county. We are fully aware of the detrimental effects this alleged activity has on residents in our communities.
“I would like to send out a clear message to everyone, that we do not tolerate any alleged drug-related activity in Dorset. We will work incredibly hard to deter any suspected organised crime groups from blighting and damaging our county.”
Across Europe, Operation Venetic has so far led to 746 arrests and the seizing of £54m criminal cash, 77 firearms and over two tonnes of drugs.


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Avispa Frame Lock SK5 Folder, Black
Avispa is Spanish for Wasp and this frame lock folder is an aptly named large brother to the awesome Zancudo folder. The Avispa was also designed by the survival experts over at ESEE Knives, Mike Perrin and Jeff Randall, and produced by Blue Ridge Knives. It features the same spear point blade shape but in a larger, more capable 3.5" size. With this larger blade, they needed a larger handle and what better knife platform to go with than the awesome Ontario Rat 1. It's a very ergonomic handle that's great for tactical applications and comfortable during prolonged use. The only knock on the Ontario Rat 1 was that it was always a liner lock and never developed into a frame lock. Well, wait no longer - the Avispa is here. The absence of the extra handle scale has produced an extremely slim profile and easy to carry knife with the Avispa. The pocket clip is reversible to all four positions and the knife weighs in at 4.4 ounces. It's another folder we're very excited about here at the KnifeCenter because it gets almost everything right in a folding knife at a price point you're sure to be pleased with.
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It’s Just Fun: How to Play Children’s Lit Headbanz
Necessity is the mother of invention, right? If you are an educator, you know this well. As a K-5 school librarian, I see every class for 50 minutes each week. We read and talk about books in the library, we use computers and iPads to learn about research and digital citizenship in the computer lab.
A couple years ago, I had a few days where I was going to have to be in classrooms during these weekly sessions. I stocked up on read alouds, obvs, but technology wouldn’t be an option. I had to get a little creative. When this happens, I usually try to get good ideas from my wife, Allison. She’s a teacher and always has good ideas.
She suggested something that has become one of my favorite book-related games to play with students (and a hit with students too): Book Character Hedbanz.
That’s right, I said HEDBANZ – because it’s pretty much a twist on the popular game that you might have played before.
Here’s how I do it . . .
Step 1: Find a 1 foot ruler. Or a paint stirring stick. Or something about that size.
Step 2: Print out images of well-known book characters. You’ll have to go with ones that you think most kids will know.
Step 3: Using cardstock and a stapler, make a pocket that can fit over the top of the ruler. Glue the book character picture to the pocket.
Okay, you’re read to play. Here’s how I set up and run the game with students . . .
Step 1: Tell kids they are about to play a great game, because it’s true.
Step 2: Pick a student to begin. The student comes up to the front of the class and holds the ruler up by their forehead.
Step 3: Without that student seeing (but visible to the rest of the class), place one of the book characters on top of the ruler.
Step 4: The class members raise their hands and give clues to the student up front, to try to get them to guess the character. Clues can describe the character, but clues can’t say the character’s name.
Step 5: Continue until the student up front is able to guess the character. Pick a new student, and repeat.
In never fails to be fun.
Do you have any favorite library games? Please share in the comments.
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CLEMSON, S.C. (WSPA) – The undefeated Tigers return to Death Valley taking on the 4-2 Boston College Eagles Saturday at noon.
Clemson remains one of most balanced teams in college football through six games. The team isn’t a top five unit rushing or passing, but combined they’re averaging 48.2 points per game, good for 4th in the FBS. It’s important to note that the top two scoring teams, Ohio State and Michigan, have played just one game. So in reality Clemson trails only Alabama among teams that have played multiple games.
The Tigers have 17 rushing touchdowns and 19 passing touchdowns as well, further displaying their versatility. They can score from all angles. After starting the first four games without throwing an interception, Trevor Lawrence has turned the ball over in consecutive games. But it hasn’t really slowed Clemson down, and Lawrence has also thrown seven touchdowns in that span. On the flip side, Travis Etienne has found the end zone in each of the past four contests, including a three-touchdown outing against Syracuse last weekend. It’s odd that he’s only eclipsed one-hundred yards rushing twice this season, but he’s been efficient in every game. And he’s recorded multiple catches in all but one game this season. The multi-faceted Etienne continues his Heisman bid given his versatility.
On defense they’ve been consistent against the run and the pass, but have improved in one key area: turnovers. The Tigers forced three turnovers in the first three games of the season, but have recorded ten takeaways in the last three. They’re taking advantage of opportunities, especially through the air, and are reaping the rewards. Clemson is now tied for third in the FBS with 13 takeaways this season. And they’ve been really solid in situational football, allowing just 26.4% third down conversions.
They lose senior linebacker Jamie Skalski for multiple games due to a groin injury, though, which is a big loss for the team. Baylon Spector will be relied upon even more in the coming weeks.
The 2020 Eagles are a completely new-look program after the hiring of Jeff Hafley, the former Ohio State defensive coordinator. Hafley brought in Frank Cignetti, a former NFL offensive coordinator to call the plays for the Eagles. Cignetti’s approach blends an RPO-style offense with traditional pro blocking and passing schemes. And he’s got the quarterback to do it.
Sophomore quarterback Phil Jurkovec (#5), a transfer from Notre Dame, has the size and skillset to execute Cignetti’s plan well. Jurkovec, at 6’5’ 227, has a huge arm to stretch the field while pairing that with athleticism and running ability. Jurkevec is most dangerous in play action, where he’s routinely hit on big plays down the field, particularly to Zay Flowers (#4). Jurkevec has thrown for 12 touchdowns to four interceptions this season, completing 63% of his passes. On the ground he’s added just over one hundred yards for three scores as well. Clemson will need to be disciplined as he has great movement within the pocket and can escape if necessary.
The aforementioned Flowers has been a spectacular receiver so far in 2020. The sophomore has caught 29 passes for 473 yards and four scores at 16.3 per reception. He also has a score on the ground. Flowers is the primary deep threat as he takes the top off of the defense. Nolan Turner will likely be busy dealing with him on the back end throughout the afternoon. C.J. Lewis (#11) is another big threat opposite Flowers. Lewis is their large body target on the outside and makes quality, contested catches.
Another big receiving threat is the tight end Hunter Long (#80). Perhaps the ACC’s best tight end, Long (6’5, 253 lbs) is a balanced player who can in-line block as well as he can catch. While Flowers leads the team in yards, Long has the most receptions with 38. He’s heavily targeted in Cignetti’s system. He’s been extremely reliable in the red zone, and on third downs, and has scored three touchdowns through six games.
The team has struggled to run the ball effectively, however. At just under one hundred yards rushing per game, the Eagles have aired it out far more often than they’ve attacked on the ground. But it’s been working for the most part in a 4-2 effort. David Nailey (#26) is their lead, feature back. He’s used in the pass game out of the backfield as well, and has four total touchdowns this season. His 3.8 yards per carry is underwhelming, though. As an offense, they’re converting 46% of their third downs, an area where they’ll be tested heavily against the stingy Tigers. But as is typical with Boston College, they have a stout offensive line that helps contribute to those numbers. An experienced unit, the Eagles o-line will be among the toughest group Clemson faces all season.
They’ve contributed eight total giveaways this season, but are plus in the turnover column with eleven takeaways, tied for ninth in the FBS. And the defense is holding opposing offenses to a 39% completion percentage on third down.
Although they’re giving up over 382 total yards per game, a defense that ranked dead last in the ACC last season has improved significantly with a defensive-focused head coach at the helm. They’re pushing the pocket and getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. They’ve racked up a 7th-best 17 sacks in 2020. Defensive end Maxamilian Roberts (#4) leads the team with 3.5 sacks while linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (#55) is right behind with three.
Senior linebacker Max Richardson (#14) is the leader in the second level. He’s second on the team in tackles, and leads the team with six tackles for loss. He routinely gets into the backfield, and is great against the run.
The Eagles have come away with some impressive wins this season, particularly a one-point win over Pitt a couple weeks. And they nearly beat UNC in a 26-22 loss. They’ve played pretty good ball so far, but will certainly meet their toughest challenge this Saturday.
Clemson’s pass rush versus BC’s quarterback Phil Jurkovec will be the matchup to watch in Saturday’s showdown. The Tigers have been great at getting after the quarterback while Jurkovec is mobile enough to evade the rush, but also has great awareness to step up into the pocket and beat teams that overpursue through the air.
If the Tigers can hold off Jurkevec and the Eagles’ deep threats then they should win easily. And Clemson’s offense should continue to run efficiently. Until we see the Tigers have an off day, it’s safe to assume they’ll be clicking on all cylinders. It’s just a matter of whether or not the BC offense can keep pace.

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This chapter outlines a theoretical framework for the microscopic approach to material transport in liquid mixtures, and applies that framework to binary one-phase systems. The material transport in this approach includes no hydrodynamic processes related to the macroscopic transfer of momenta. In analyzing the current state of thermodynamic theory, we indicate critically important refinements necessary to use non-equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in the application to material transport in nonisothermal mixtures.
This document was originally published in Thermodynamics - Interaction Studies - Solids, Liquids and Gases. This work is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 license. Details regarding the use of this work can be found at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode.
Semenov, Semen and Schimpf, Martin. (2011). "Statistical Thermodynamics of Material Transport in Non-Isothermal Mixtures". Thermodynamics - Interaction Studies - Solids, Liquids and Gases, 343-368.


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LA man accused of killing son because he was gay
(CNN) -- A 69-year-old man shot dead his adult son in Los Angeles this week because his son was gay, according to prosecutors. Shehada Khalil Issa was charged with premeditated murder. He had previously threatened to kill his son, Amir Issa, 29, because he was gay, according to Los Angeles County prosecutors.
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A much-anticipated international exhibition exploring the work of legendary fashion designer Mary Quant has opened at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
Join in the fashion, freedom and fun as Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary explores the cultural icon who embodied the youthquake of the Sixties and embraced new mass-production techniques to create new looks and lifestyles for modern women.
Auckland Art Gallery Director Kirsten Lacy is excited to bring this international exhibition to Auckland, encapsulating the spirit of Quant and exploring her immense impact on fashion and culture to New Zealanders.
“Mary Quant’s effect on women and mainstream culture was entirely revolutionary. She invited women to dress for having active and playful lives. She made fashion accessible, affordable, comfortable and available to all women. She completely democratised fashion, and moreover gave women the outfits to challenge the status quo and lead bigger and fuller lives than had previously been available to them,” says Lacy.
Famously modelled by Twiggy, Grace Coddington and more, Mary Quant’s clothes personified the energy and fun of swinging London and Quant became a powerful role model for the working woman. Challenging conventions, she is known as the face of the miniskirt and popularised colourful tights and tailored trousers – encouraging a new age of feminism.
Inspiring young women to rebel against traditional dress worn by their mothers and grandmothers, Quant turned a tiny boutique on the King’s Road, London, into a wholesale brand available in department stores across the UK, US, Europe and Australia. Quant’s success soon hit New Zealand, where her designs made fashion less exclusive and more accessible to a new generation.
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Ireland international Ultan Dillane has signed a new two-year contract with Connacht that will keep him with the Pro14 club at least until the end of the 2020/21 season.
Dillane has been associated with the Irish regional club since his professional rugby debut in 2014 and has went on to play for the club 43 times.
“I am delighted to be extending my contract and committing to Connacht for a further two seasons," the 25-year-old said.
“I am proud of the fact that I have come through the academy system in the province and gone on to play for Connacht and Ireland at senior level.
“There is huge confidence and ambition in the Connacht squad and throughout the organisation and I am really excited about what we can achieve over the next few years.”
The France born lock made his Ireland debut during the Six Nations clash against England in 2016 and has featured in 11 Tests with his last appearance coming during the autumn series in 2017.
“We are delighted to announce that Ultan Dillane has signed a two year contract extension," Connacht head coach Andy Friend said.
"Ultan has played the game at the highest level and brings a wealth of experience to our side. He will continue to be a central figure as we target further success in the seasons ahead.”


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Six tobacco companies, including British American Tobacco, Gallaher and Imperial Tobacco, yesterday began High Court proceedings against the Government after it tightened up advertising restrictions in shops.
Shops were the only remaining places where tobacco companies could promote their products after the Government introduced an advertising ban in February last year.
But last month, the Government put forward new regulations to restrict advertising in shops even further.
Tobacco companies had hoped they could have A4-sized adverts in shops, but under the revised law put to Parliament in March, the adverts must be no bigger than A5 paper - half the size originally planned. A health warning, in bold black type surrounded by a thick black border, must account for 30 per cent of the advert and only one advert per retail outlet is allowed.
"We consider the regulations are disproportionate and illegal," Tim Lord, the chief executive of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, said yesterday. "They contain unreasonable restrictions on providing information at point of sale and will inhibit competition."
The companies have asked for a judicial review of the new regulations, claiming that they prevent the industry from having "any form of meaningful or effective communication with adult smokers and will not allow smokers to receive a reasonable level of information about the products before they buy.
They also argue that the restrictions, which also cover the content of the advertisements, violate their freedom of commercial speech and will give undue benefit to existing brands that are already well-known in the market place.
Philip Morris, Seita and Cherwell Tobacco are also part of the court action.
Mr Lord says the group of tobacco companies had been forced into legal action after talks with the Department of Health over the issue of retail advertising broke down.
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WWE News: Update on Shawn Michaels, Raw Looking For a Big Rating?
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 10.28.2013
Will Shawn return to the ring?
- There are currently no plans for Shawn Michaels to come out of retirement for an in-ring return, despite the events that finished out Hell in a Cell last night. Michaels told everyone last night that he is not coming back for another match and management has no plans for it either.
- A source within WWE says that the company is expecting a 3.0 or higher for Raw tonight due to Shawn Michaels' appearance, John Cena's return and the post-Hell in a Cell momentum. The show is up against the World Series.


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That Grape Juice was in the house at the 2010 Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball this past weekend. Held at London’s renown O2 Arena, the two-day extravaganza, which was sponsored by Windows 7, saw performances from the likes of the Black Eyed Peas, Nicole Scherzinger, Kylie Minogue, Alexandra Burke, Akon, Jason Derulo, JLS, among others.
Stationed backstage amidst other select media outlets, we caught up with a host of stars – including (yet not limited to):
* Alexandra Burke – who spoke to us about her plans for the US in 2011 and more.
* Jason Derulo – who appeared somewhat defensive about album sales.
* Nicole Scherzinger – who shared details about her forthcoming solo album.
* JLS – who, also, spoke on their American invasion.
* Jay Sean – who responded to critique that he had abandoned his Asian roots musically.
* Akon – who spoke about the controversy surrounding the new Michael Jackson album, whether there is more material to come from his sessions with the King of Pop, and which Destiny’s Child diva he is set to collaborate with.


Vauxhall Motors Special Vehicles as won contracts for six Police regions, making it the biggest supplier of low and intermediate Police vehicles in the UK.
The contract means that 71% of the UK's 522 Police Authorities are contracted to purchase Vauxhall vehicles. The agreements will see around 7000 cars and vans delivered over the next four years to include a variety of Vauxhall models such as the Vauxhall Corsa, Astra, Insignia, Astravan, Combo, Vivaro and Movano.
Vauxhall;s value for money, low emissions, the Turnkey Vehicle Solution initiative for rapid turnaround of replacement vehicles, service support and Vauxhall’s involvement with the Association of Chief Police Officers’ (ACPO) work on Single Vehicle Architecture all contributed to Vauxhall winning the tenders.
Vauxhall provides a number of low emissions vehicles in the range under the ecoFLEX brand including Europe's firs Extended Range Electric Vehicle, the new Vauxhall Ampera, arriving in 2012. The Ampera has a range of up to 360 miles with a 0-62mph of 9 seconds.
Under the ecoFLEX brand, 239 models are available from the Vauxhall Corsa to Movano, totaling 28% of Vauxhall's entire model line up. The ecoFLEX range has an average CO2 emissions figure of 118g/km, the lowest of which is the Vauxhall Corsa Start/Stop with 94g/km. All Agila, Corsa, Meriva, Astra and Insignia engines comply with the Euro 5 emissions legislation and Vauxhall also has an ecoFLEX model in each of its CV model ranges.
Vauxhall Special vehicles' Turnkey Solution initiative offers customers rapid turnaround replacement vehicles cost-effectively when a quick response is required to get Emergency Services back on the road.
Police fleet support was also important to consider for the tender process and is fundamental in maintaining the relationship with each region and Police Authority. Vauxhall has appointed two new dedicated Customer Car District Managers in order to cover this.
Vauxhall is also working in a consortium with ACPO’s Intelligent Transportations Systems Working Group on Single Vehicle Architecture (SVA). SVA provides a standardised specification to which all manufacturers and suppliers can adhere, allowing them to produce common wiring for equipment and connection points. This allows plug-and-play of electronics, reducing the time needed for equipping and decommissioning vehicles.
James Taylor, Fleet Sales Director at Vauxhall said: "We are delighted to have won so many of the tenders and our success proves that Vauxhall’s infrastructure and superb range of vehicles are the best."
Dick Ellam, Vauxhall Special Vehicles Manager, added: "A key factor in our success is our approach to the supply chain. The only element we outsource is the delivery of the vehicle to the customer – everything else in done in-house under our control. We are therefore able to make savings for the Police fleets in the time it takes to bring their vehicles into service."
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Test & Rebuild an Alternator, Pt. 2
This Month We’ll Replace the Front Bearing and the Brushes. We’ll Also Run More Tests & Reassemble the Unit.
Editor’s note: Last month, after the alternator light kept flickering, retired auto tech John Armstrong pulled his Delcotron 12-SI and tested several components including the three major “hard parts,” the rotor, the stator winding and the rectifier bridge. He’ll pick up the project at that point. There were 13 photos with last month’s article, so we’ll start here with Photo 14.
IF ALL OF the “hard parts” have passed their tests, you are good to go. If, however, one or more components fail, then you must make the decision whether to rebuild or not.
Seldom do these parts seem to fail but if that is the case, you can avoid the expense of new components by taking parts from another “donor” alternator.
Should a rotor or stator winding be needed, make sure they come from the same amp-rated alternator or you will not have the same output.
Replacing the Front Bearing
If you are going to replace the front bearing, hopefully you have been putting penetrating oil on the rotor shaft so it could soak in and aid in its removal from the bearing. There is a chance it may be easily removed, but that’s unlikely.
To remove the shaft, thread the nut on flush with the end of the shaft threads and using a lead, copper or other soft faced malleable hammer give it a few strikes to see if it will come loose while you hold the housing with your other hand. The nut serves two functions: one, it protects the threads, and should the rotor come free, it won’t go flying somewhere.
This bearing is a slip fit over the shaft; any resistance in removal is due to rust built-up in a 1/2” area between the shaft and inner-bearing race.
Assuming it did not come out, the next step will be to use a vise (5” minimum) and open the jaws up wide enough so the rotor fits freely in between while either side of the casting is supported by the jaws.
If you don’t have that option then find a section of pipe large enough to support the perimeter edge of the casting with enough room for the rotor to drop down once it is free. PVC pipe will work fine for this. Once again tap the end of the shaft with your hammer (Photo #14).
The pipe or vise offers resistance this time but use caution; too much force could crack the casting. Common sense comes into play here, use a medium-size hammer at best, not a four-pound sledge, and start with light taps and progress to firmer strikes if required. Be patient, this will most always work.
In extreme cases if it will not come loose, use a small thin ignition wrench (5/16” in my application); you know the ones Sears sells in a packet, either metric or standard. Reach between the casting arms and loosen the three retaining bolts that secure the bearing retainer (Photo #15). If you don’t mind modifying the wrench, heat it and increase the offset. It will work either way, but more easily if you bend it a little. The bolts will not have enough room to be fully removed at this point, but don’t worry about that now. Again tap on the shaft of the rotor. Now the rotor will drop slightly along with the bearing that is stuck to it. Repeat the step loosening the bolts some more (miniature needle nose pliers with angled tips can be used at this point to turn the bolt heads if needed). This time you should be able to remove the three bolts completely. Give it a tap or two and be prepared to catch the rotor because you are removing the rotor with the bearing still attached, and the nut will fit right through the hole in the casting.
Pull the Bearing
Once the rotor is out, the bearing can easily be removed from the shaft with a two-jaw puller. I have had to resort to this method, and it will work. If you had a three-jaw puller with small arms, it could possibly fit in between the casting openings where it could support the bearing while pressing against the shaft. This is another possible option. I would advise against using a press. Due to the inability to support the bearing area, there would be a great risk of damaging the casting.
If the rotor was removed without having to unbolt the bearing retainer, then that is your next step. Photo #16 shows the three retaining bolts and plate being removed. This plate is bowed slightly in one direction to accommodate the bearing. To avoid any confusion, mark the outward facing surface.
To remove the bearing I used a short section of 2” ID exhaust pipe for support underneath, and a deep socket up against the face of the bearing. This will come out easily, a tap or two is all that is needed (Photo #17).
Wipe out any dirt and set the new bearing in place. In most cases you can easily square it up and get it started by hand. Use the wooden handle end of the hammer to fully seat it. If it is tight, use a large socket that makes contact against the outer edge of the bearing and tap it in, then replace the retainer and three bolts. The rear bearing is a non-load carrying bearing, and seldom requires any service.
Before replacing the rotor, make sure to clean off any rust on the shaft, then put a light coating of lubricant or anti-seize compound where the surface rides under the bearing. Only a small amount is needed, too much and it will just get slung around.
You can either polish up the slip rings now (Photo #18) or wait until you have it mounted back in the front housing if you find that easier. Better yet, if you have a lathe or a drill press with a large enough chuck, secure the rotor by its pulley shaft. Now set it on a slow speed and let it do the spinning while you polish the slip rings using 400-grit or finer abrasive. Otherwise, spin the rotor by hand to polish the slip rings. Wipe or blow off any dust.
Don’t forget to replace the collar that goes onto the rotor before it is fit through the bearing. You will quickly realize if you do because the rotor will drag inside against the casting.
Putting Some Things Back Together
Now replace the collars, fan and pulley in the reverse order from their removal. Tighten as best you can; you can tighten it fully once the alternator’s back on the vehicle.
Set that assembly aside in a safe place, as it won’t be needed until we get to the final assembly.
Testing the Diode Trio
If you don’t have a new diode trio to put in, the old one must be tested. The procedure is basically like the rectifier bridge, but with fewer checks. Begin by connecting the long single leg to battery Negative. Each of the other three connector loops must light the test light. Now reverse the connection, place the test light on the long single leg, and the negative jumper to one loop at a time. The tester must not light.
If any of the checks fail, you must replace the part. You can purchase individual parts for the alternator, or buy a kit like “Victory Lap” from CPI Parts Division. It includes a new front bearing, brushes and springs, the diode trio and the voltage regulator. It is made in the USA and is less costly than buying the individual pieces. They also have a full line of kits for other brands of alternators as well as starters.
Checking the Brushes
Visually inspect the brushes, if they are 1/4” in length or less, they need replacing. In most any instance I would replace them if they are worn at all. After all, you have it open and right in front of you, and brushes by themselves only cost a few dollars. Remove the three screws that retain the brush holder and voltage regulator. Note that two of the screw heads have an insulated washer, while the one closest to the perimeter does not. Don’t worry if they get confused, I will show their proper placement in a later photo upon re-assembly.
Lift out the brush holder and behind that the voltage regulator. Set the regulator aside and take a close look at the brush holder. Spread the metal retaining clips that the brushes are connected to and slide them off. If you see any cracks or damage to the holder, it will need to be replaced. Wipe off the holder and slide on the new brushes.
In Photo #19 the red arrows point out the notch in the holder as well as the corresponding depression in the metal clip that lines up with it. Both brushes line up in the same manner.
Slide both the new brushes on until the clips snap into position, now replace the springs in each side of the brush holder and, one at a time, push the brush against the spring seating it into the holder. The holes located on both front edges of the holder are there to retain the brushes during installation.
The kit includes a metal pin to slide through these holes, but I feel better using something non-conductive like a toothpick, or even the straw extension from a can of WD-40 or carburetor cleaner, just wipe it clean first. Should you accidentally forget to remove it, there is no harm to the alternator. The left image in Photo #20 shows one brush loaded and secure, while the other is ready to be secured. The right image in Photo #20 simply shows a side view. You can see the brush clip in place with the wire connecting to the back of the carbon brush, and the hole the toothpick will slide through.
Photo #21 shows the holder loaded and ready for installation. I am replacing the voltage regulator with the new one included in the kit. The metal surface goes down against the housing and the two terminals extend out the opening. The brush holder sits directly on top of the regulator, and they fit into each other.
Next line up your three holes with the threads in the housing. Place the new diode trio over the rectifier bridge studs with the long terminal extending over to the closest hole for the brush & regulator assemblies. (See Photo #22.)
My unit has a resistor; some do not— it mounts on top of the diode trio terminal using an insulated screw and across to the hole closest to the two voltage regulator terminals using a non-insulated screw. The last insulated screw goes in the third hole.
In Photo #22 the two red arrows point to the location of the insulated screws. Once all three are installed, they can be tightened (no need to overdo it though). All that remains is to replace the stator winding. First, it’s a good idea to check and make sure the screws that secure the rectifier bridge are tight. The winding can now be set back in place, note your index mark made before disassembly, then tighten the three nuts.
Join the Housings
The final step is to mate the front housing holding the rotor with the rear housing. It’s pretty straightforward, again remember to reference your index marks and, once aligned, slide the two together, drop in the four perimeter bolts and tighten it down.
Snug one bolt, then go across to the opposite bolt and snug it. Repeat this for the remaining two. Once all are snug, you can go back and tighten them.
I have never seen an alternator where the housing bolts were falling out because they were loose, so there is no need to super tighten them. More damage is done by over tightening than you can imagine.
Slide out the toothpick from the rear, and you are ready to install it back on the vehicle. Remember to retighten the nut that secures the pulley and fan assembly. Many people use an air impact tool to remove and replace the pulley. It’s frowned upon, but if you do that, be careful when replacing the nut, you don’t want to over-tighten it.
Make sure there is no question with regards to the condition of the drive belt. If there is, simply replace it, as there is no better time than now.
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Dearest readers... Have you missed me? Bit of Bridgerton there for ya. After a very long break I'm back to doing what I love, blogging. I'm very exited to get back to it and for you to read all the blog post that are coming.
The first thing I have done is FINALLY bought a domain for my blog, so you are now reading leahdiana.co.uk (bit easier then putting blogspot in your searches) I have been wanting to do this for soo long so I finally did. The next thing is when I will be posting, a new post should be going up on Mondays at 6.00pm, and if there is no post then I've obviously forgotten oops. The last thing is I want my blog to be very Zoella 2009 - 2018 vibes, as she has inspired me so much to do all this. and is also the main reason I decided I want to blog.
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SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies made the global top 10 list in only nine of the 26 major industrial sectors, reflecting the focused nature of the country's businesses, local data showed Wednesday.
According to the data based on sales in the July-September period of 2013, South Korean companies are doing well in information technology (IT), semiconductors, shipbuilding, steel and autos but trailing leaders in such areas as distribution, pharmaceuticals, banking and insurance.
The data was compiled by CEO Score, an online corporate productivity evaluation site.
Samsung Electronics Co. ranked No. 1 in terms of sales in the IT sector, outpacing such giants as Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Samsung sales, excluding consumer electronics, stood at US$124.3 billion compared to Apple's $116.4 billion and Microsoft's $58.9 billion. LG Electronics ranked 10 among IT companies.
In the shipbuilding arena, South Korean yards made up six of the 10 largest companies in the world, led by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. The shipbuilders' accumulated sales reached $36.7 billion followed by rivals Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. that made the top three.
In the steel sector, POSCO's total sales placed it second after Luxembourg's ArcelorMittal S.A. and ahead of Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., while in the mobile phone arena Samsung with sales hitting $97.8 billion finished not far behind Apple's $116.4 billion. Samsung makes more phones, but Apple sales were greater.
CEO Score said Samsung finished second again in semiconductors behind Intel Corp. with SK Hynix Inc. coming in fifth place.
South Korean companies such as Hanjin Shipping Co. and Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. ranked second and eighth in terms of sales in the shipping business dominated by AP-Maersk, with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. ranking a combined sixth place in sales as of September. Germany's Volkswagen A.G. led the pack, followed by Toyota Motor Co. and Daimler-Benz A.G.
Large companies, moreover, did well in petrochemicals with many ranking between 10-20.
Despite these successes, not one South Korean bank made the global top 20 that was dominated by firms from China, the U.S. Japan and Britain, with the dismal showing being repeated in the insurance field.
The latest findings showed that KT ranked 16th overall in the telecommunications sector.
Besides these areas no South Korean pharmaceutical company made the top 40, with companies such as LG Household