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Train runs along the shore of Lake Baikal between Baikal station and Slyudyanka town. This route is the part of Trans-Siberian Railway.Maxim Kashirin / TASS
May 8, 2016 was the first anniversary of the signing of an agreement for a large-scale Sino-Russian political project - linking the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB). It is too early to be looking for results, but the difficulties that hamper the project have already become apparent. Among the main problems are the questionable economic feasibility of certain railway routes and mutual distrust between Russia and China.
Both parties looked like winners at the time of signing the agreement. Russia received a powerful symbol of support from the world's second largest economy during its confrontation with the West, a chance to upgrade its infrastructure with Chinese money and the first international agreement concluded between the EAEU and a country outside the former Soviet Union.
China seemed to be satisfied with an acceptable formula to stake out spheres of influence between the two powers in Central Asia. The agreement also gave weight to the SREB initiative, which was very raw at the time. Beijing also earned goodwill from Moscow at a time when the U.S.-China rivalry was heating up.
However, no real project in the framework of the existing agreement has been launched. To date, all the problems of the linking between the EAEU and the SREB can be divided into objective and subjective ones. The former are related mainly to logistics, the latter are linked to mistrust between Russia and China.
The most favorable option for China is to build corridors to Europe that a train could pass through non-stop in the shortest possible time (seven to ten days). Russia and Kazakhstan, however, want the trains to stop for unloading and reloading of goods as many times as possible so that the money comes into the territories through which the SREB runs.
A lot of routes are being worked out within the SREB, but so far only three are seriously considered in the framework of the EAEU.
The first and most obvious is the corridor from Western China to Western Europe, coming from China through Kazakhstan and Russia to Europe, which is already partially functioning. The second is the route along the Trans-Siberian mainline through Russia's Far Eastern border cities of Grodekovo and Zabaikalsk. The third is the Trans-Caspian route without the involvement of Russia, but with the participation of Kazakhstan, which is a member of the EAEU, as well as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Ukraine.
All three routes are faced with many difficulties associated with the modernization of the infrastructure (in the first case), railways themselves (in the second), and the need to off-load cargo to a ferry to cross the seas (in the third). As a result, the total cost of transportation of one container on the first route from China to Europe works out to $3,900, on the third – $7,950 (according to the data of Aleksander Kava, an advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure), whereas the sea transportation of the same container costs $1,300.
Regardless of the volume of investment, all these routes are unlikely to match the profitability of maritime transport, bypassing the EAEU, Timofei Bordachev, the Valdai Club’s Program Director for Eurasia, says. “A modern container ship takes about 19,000 containers on board, travels from Shenzhen to Hamburg in 24 days," he said in an interview to Kommersant. By rail, a train drags a maximum of 150 containers and travels in one and a half weeks. The figures are incomparable."
Bordachev says if the main task of the SREB was an inflow of economic benefits, the project would have no prospects. Obviously, the political aspect comes first.
The fear that the Russian authorities and companies have about Chinese objectives within the SREB is also coming in the way of cooperation.
"The idea of the SREB evoked mixed reactions in Russia from the very beginning,” says Igor Denisov, a senior researcher at the Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies “It looked like an attempt to pull Central Asia away from Russia's orbit."
The peculiarities of Russia's ‘defense consciousness’ have left a strong imprint on the project even without this. “You care more about security, and we care more about economic benefit,” says Guan Guihai, Associate Dean of the School of International Studies at the Peking University. “We do not always understand your strategy. You need to make it clearer. We must fight the myths that prevent us from developing relations.”
Chinese skepticism about the idea of the EAEU also has a negative impact on the project. According to a source, involved in the international expert community, Chinese officials say one thing about the Eurasian project at Russian platforms and another at international gatherings.
“Unfortunately, both the U.S. and China do not see anything in the EAEU but Moscow's project to keep Central Asia in its orbit of influence,” the source says. “At some events, Chinese experts often say that there is no point in the EAEU. In real politics, they prefer a bilateral dialogue with each of the EAEU countries, instead of dealing with them collectively.”
Russian experts also do not trust the SREB. A Kommersant source in Russian Railways said the entry of Chinese companies into railway infrastructure projects in Russia was very unlikely in the near future.
“The SREB is a project for the enslavement of Central Asia by China, and in the long term – of Russia,” the source says. “The only thing we achieved by signing this 'pairing' is the fact that we pushed ourselves further into the queue for a takeover.”
The source adds that the company is not going to ask for money from the Silk Road Fund. “This is a position of principle,” he says. “And not only for us, but also other Russian companies as well.”
However, the Valdai Club Program Director for Eurasia, Timofei Bordachev, believes that hesitation and a long decision-making process is normal. “Russia is not a country that will hand strategic assets, including infrastructure, over to foreign control,” he says. “Here, we need to carefully calculate the benefits and the form of participation. It can't be done quickly.”He believes that the projects are not competitors for each other by their very nature, and, therefore, the solution to the problems will eventually be found. “The EAEU is an organization, while the SREB is an initiative,” he said. “They can co-exist on the same territory, without competing.”
The linking of the EAEU and the SREB is a good opportunity for Russia to gradually integrate into international value chains. It would also help to restructure the economy, increase the density of contacts with China necessary for mutual trust, and gradually prepare for competition under the conditions of the 21th century. They will be defined by associations such as the U.S.-initiated Trans-Pacific Partnership, Veronika Nikishina, the Eurasian Economic Commission's Minister of Trade, said in March 2016.
“Unfortunately, despite the obvious need for integration into large mega blocs, we often continue to think in conservative terms,” she said. “We need to rethink our approach to participation in the international trading system. What we will be like in 20 years, when these blocs will almost cover the entire world?”
At the same time, Beijing needs to understand that Russia does not see itself either as a transit country for the transportation of goods from China to Europe or as a place for dumping dirty industries from which northern China is literally suffocating. A compromise would be to create joint ventures to upgrade the infrastructure of Russia and the other countries of the EAEU, as well as the construction of railroads, with final stops in the centers of Russian and Kazakh regions.
“This format would make sense from a commercial point of view, too,” says Alexei Bezborodov. “It will always be cheaper and better to transport goods to Europe by sea, but it is quite possible to deliver them by train to the Urals and the European part of Russia.” In his opinion, such an option does not preclude the creation of transit-only routes, but they are not a good bet.
“It seems reasonable that the pairing between the EAEU and the SREB should go along two tracks,” Russian Deputy Economy Minister Stanislav Voskresensky told Kommersant. “Firstly, it is the conclusion of a trade agreement with China that also involves SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organization] members. Secondly, it promotes joint projects in infrastructure and areas that Russia sees as its strength in value chains – IT and high-tech sectors."
This in an abridged version of an article, first published by Kommersant in Russian.
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The Unitarian Church of Barnstable has donated its early records to the Sturgis Library in the hopes that one day the library can make the hand-written ledgers and notebooks of daily colonial life available to the public. The records contain the births, deaths, marriages, taxes on pews and business dealings of early settlers.
If nothing else, the records should be a reminder of how comfortable life is today compared to 1646, when the first meeting house in the parish was built. Separate seats were assigned for “Indians” and “Negroes,” according to a historical booklet by church historian Scott Allan.
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The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment rises to a reading of 95.5 in February from 91.2 the prior month, contrasting with a separate report earlier this week from the Census Bureau that showed retail sales fell in January by the most in nine years.
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The control room of Euronext, the company that manages the Paris Stock Exchange (AFP/Archives/ERIC PIERMONT)
The Paris Stock Exchange gained 0.29% on Wednesday morning, making up for its losses the day before thanks to signals of economic recovery in China, but caution remained in order, pending new macroeconomic indicators in Europe.
The star CAC 40 index gained 33.68 points to 7,301.63 points around 10 a.m. The day before, the Parisian rating had ended in decline but closed the month of February up 2.62%.
The indicator of manufacturing activity in China, published overnight, “returns frankly to the growth zone and returns to a level it had not seen since April 2012”, commented economist Véronique Riches-Flores, of the firm RichesFlores.
“The post-Covid catch-up is therefore well and truly underway and is bearing fruit in all sectors of the economy, including construction,” she continued.
Manufacturing activity in China actually experienced its best monthly upturn in a decade in February, with factories gradually resuming their usual pace with the end of anti-Covid restrictions.
But after the figures for “French inflation and Spanish inflation which unexpectedly accelerated by 0.2 points in February to 7.2% and 6.2% respectively”, the markets keep the idea that ” domestic inflationary pressures remain too strong,” commented Xavier Chapard of La Banque Postale AM.
In this perspective, the markets will have their eyes on several indicators during the session: “the latest manufacturing PMI indices for Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom”, as well as the preliminary figures for inflation in Germany in February, “which investors expect to drop from 9.2% to 9%”, presents Michael Hewson of CMC Market.
Finally, “as far as American economic activity is concerned, it is the ISM manufacturing activity index for February that will be looked at”, he continues.
1.5 billion euros in share buyback for LVMH
The French luxury giant LVMH (+ 2.24% to 806.70 euros) announced on Wednesday its intention to buy back for a maximum amount of 1.5 billion euros shares, with a view to canceling them, a strategy which has the rating among large groups that have recorded record profits.
On the CAC 40, luxury was also driven by good news from Asia, an important market for the sector. Around 10:15 a.m. Kering gained 2.38% to 568.10 euros and Hermès 1.69% to 1,744.50 euros.
Eurofins severely sanctioned
Eurofins is the group that recorded the largest drop in the CAC 40, plunging 10.45% to 59.12 euros around 10:15 a.m., after announcing a net profit down 22.6%, to 606 million euros for the year 2022.
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D&D 5th Edition: Something Deeper
There's some very interesting stuff being circulated about the approach Wizards of the Coast are taking to the new edition of D&D. Greg Tito of The Escapist played in the session that David Ewalt was in as well. He's got some fascinating things to say in that article.
First, on 4th edition, Tito was one of the playtesters. He says, "Our feedback was summarily ignored, and Mearls admitted that was essentially true of all the feedback Wizards received from the 4th edition play test." That's pretty awful, but it's not all that surprising.
On the new edition, "Many things are now in the game that were missing from 4th, while newer concepts have been reworked to feel like they've been there all along.".
The stuff that was missing from 4th shouldn't be that hard to quantify. Proper multi-classing, I'm guessing, is almost certainly some of it, and doing away with rituals and reintegrating them as spells is more. And maybe the old Great Wheel cosmology will be back. I'm sure there are others.
There's a direct quote from Mike Mearls, "We plan to continue offering people access to tools like the D&D Character Builder and the D&D Monster Builder to support 4th edition", and then, to expand on that, Tito says:
In other words, Wizards vows it's not replacing 4th edition, but merely adding another layer of rules that will cater to the people unhappy with the latest edition's changes.
That's interesting, because it indicates that 4th edition has enough people playing it to be worth keeping it, and also that there are enough people not playing it for it to be worth constructing a new, more retro-form edition to bring the older players back - those now playing Pathfinder and the OSR variants. It also hearkens back to the days when there was Basic D&D and Advanced D&D - somewhat before my time, but I've read about them.
That would make a more complex product offering, and that's a difficulty for marketing, particularly when it's a hobby area. Hobby products are often bought as gifts, and the possibility of buying the "wrong kind" of D&D may be enough to put a less knowledgeable buyer off. Wizards haven't said, of course, that the new game will be called D&D - but that would be a massive departure.
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When I was a little kid, I loved anything and everything that sparkled. I was infatuated with glitter. To me, there was nothing that glitter couldn’t improve, except for maybe pancakes. As I grew older, my love of glitter intensified, but the kids around me had moved on to more sophisticated mediums, like paints and markers. Glitter was messy and hard to clean up, after all. It stuck to everything and became a nuisance. So, as my peers moved on, begrudgingly, so did I. This was one of the first times I remember hiding my authentic self in order to become more tolerable to those around me. I did what everyone else did and hid away the parts of me that were weird. The glitter had to go.
I had never once considered that my struggles were not universal. I thought that everyone experienced the world in the same ways that I did. It was just my own fault for being unable to cope with life and relationships as effectively as everyone else. The harder I tried; the worse things got. Friendships were fraught and stressful. School became increasingly difficult to manage. Adults saw me as an incredibly intelligent kid who was shy and socially awkward. A phase to be grown out of. Like lots of autistic girls, I flew under every single radar.
I was 35 years old when I started considering that I might be autistic. When it finally dawned on me, I was scared. I didn’t think anyone would believe me. And I had no idea where to look for help. Most mental health services that work with autistics only treat children. So, I started therapy. After a few months, I expressed my concerns and was encouraged to seek diagnosis. Once I received one, my therapist informed me that she was not equipped to work with someone like me and gave me other therapy options to consider. This was truly devastating. I felt like I was being punished for finally figuring out the source of my struggles. We ultimately continued for a while, but our relationship never recovered. Unfortunately, a lot of late-diagnosed adults experience this. Even many mental-health professionals are afraid of the word autism.
It was at this time, however, that I decided to apply to grad school in order to become a mental health counselor myself. Throughout my adult experiences with the mental-health system, I found there is very little neurodivergent representation in the field. I wanted to help others on their journeys back to their authentic selves and be a resource for those who are late-diagnosed neurodivergent like I was.
I’m slowly still adjusting to living a life that feels more authentic to my true self. There will always be situations where masking will be the safest option for me, but the more I can avoid it, the healthier I feel. I have come across many other adults in the last few years who share similar experiences to mine but feel like it’s too late to start down their own path toward living authentically. Every autistic person’s experience is different, as is every path towards understanding and healing. But no matter what shape someone’s mental health journey takes, you’re never too old to get your glitter back.
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Titan's atmosphere is orange. We cannot see the surface of Titan because of the thick atmosphere.
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Titan is the largest moon of the
planet Saturn. Titan is the second largest
moon in our Solar System. The diameter of Titan is 5,150 km (3,200 miles), which
is about the distance across the United States. Jupiter's
moon Ganymede is the only moon in
our Solar System that is larger than Titan. Titan is larger than the planets
Mercury and Pluto!
Titan is the only moon in the Solar
System that has a thick atmosphere. Titan's
atmosphere is even thicker than Earth's! We can't see through Titan's atmosphere
to get a clear view of the moon's surface. Thanks to the Huygens
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we are beginning to get some good looks at the surface
of Titan. Scientists have discovered lakes of liquid methane and ethane near Titan's poles. They have also spotted clouds in the atmosphere of Titan.
Titan was discovered by Christiaan
Huygens in 1655. It orbits Saturn at a distance of 1,221,830 km (759,208
miles). Titan is very cold (-178º C, or -288º F, at the surface), and is mostly
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‘A Huge Disruption’: Students Testing Positive for COVID-19 Report Confusing HUHS Communication
Local Businesses Fight for Revival of Harvard Square, Gear Up for Winter
DSO Staff Reflect on Fall Semester’s Successes, Planned Improvements for Spring
At Least Five GSAS Departments To Admit No Graduate Students Next Year
UC Passes Legislation to Increase Transparency of Community Council, HUPD
Undergraduate Council leaders took a more reserved approach in outlining their goals for the fall semester, conceding that their goal to secure more funding for student groups will likely stay unfulfilled during their tenure, even as they introduced a broad plan to increase student voice in faculty and administrative decisions.
UC President Gus A. Mayopoulos '15 and Vice President Sietse K. Goffard '15 explained in an interview Monday that although they will continue working with the Office of Student Life and relevant administrators to access student group funding, any changes would likely take shape after their tenure ends in December.
“Realistically, there is a very good chance that this will not be resolved...by the time our term ends,” Mayopoulos said.
The UC allocates grants to officially recognized student groups and initiatives through its annual budget of about $500,000, which is funded largely by a $75 term bill fee. While Mayopoulos and Goffard met with University officials and hosted a rally last semester to lobby for more funding, they say the OSL is responsible for a majority of the remaining work.
Following a meeting last spring in which Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith reportedly expressed desire for more data on club funding, Mayopoulos and Goffard said the OSL would work over the summer to gather the relevant information. Mayopoulos affirmed on Monday that the UC will be meeting with new Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana and OSL deans to discuss possible future recommendations.
And while Mayopoulos admitted he was “disappointed” at the pace of the negotiations, he and Goffard still expressed optimism.
“It’s not at all like we’re giving up,” Goffard said. “Getting the funding now looks more likely than it ever has been in the past.”
Focusing on what they see as another major student concern, the two also unveiled goals to change the role of the UC in facilitating student input for administrative decisions.
Both he and Goffard outlined broad plans to incorporate student voice into faculty votes by allowing undergraduates to view items to be voted on by the Faculty Council and submit statements conveying their opinion.
Meanwhile, UC Student Relations Committee Chair Ava Nasrollahzadeh '16 said that her group hopes to increase effective communication about the UC’s work, both internally and to all undergraduates.
“Where SRC is going to focus is really effectively communicating our advocacy work,” Nasrollahzadeh said of her broad goal.
Mayopoulos and Goffard also announced a new Charlie Card and Harvard University ID integration program prepared to launch later this semester.
Harvard Transportation Services is expected to provide more details on the program later this month, Mayopoulos and Goffard said.
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Portland, Oregon’s Bureau of Environmental Services is in the midst of a multi-year project that is changing the look of a large section of Southeast Portland. The changes are part of the Tabor to the River program, which will improve storm-water drainage in the Brooklyn Creek Basin, an area with a history of flooding problems.
Tabor to the River integrates hundreds of sewer, green stormwater management, tree planting and other projects to improve sewer system reliability, stop sewer backups into basements and street flooding, control combined sewer overflows to the Willamette River, and restore watershed health.
Neighborhoods will have more street trees and vegetated swales in the streets to divert storm water. The Southeast Examiner has the story:
During heavy rainstorms, storm drains sometimes overflow and flood streets. The backed-up water also floods basements by coming up through floor drains. This is the result of old sewer pipes in the area carrying more water than they were originally designed to carry.
Sewer pipes carry both rainwater and household sewage and the project’s central strategy is to remove rainwater from the sewer system, letting it filter into the ground. The strategy’s main element is to build swales, to catch street runoff and let it filter into the ground instead of going into the sewer.
The second element is to encourage building owners to disconnect their downspouts from the sewer and redirect them to areas on their property where the water can soak into the ground.
The third is to plant street trees, which catch some of the rain before it reaches the pavement.
According to program manager Bill Owen, Tabor to River is expected to cost a total of $81 million over 15 years. One previous solution, proposed in 2000, would have replaced many of the sewer pipes in the area with larger pipes at an estimated cost of $144 million. The current plan of diverting water from the sewer system will save $63 million over the previous plan.


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Dragon Age: Origins won game of the year here on e-AAGH.net in 2009, so I was really looking forward to the sequel. I played the demo like most everyone else, and was impressed. However, a demo does not a game make. Did Bioware blow their budget on the demo, or is there more fun to be found within the walls of Kirkwall?
When I say, within the walls of Kirkwall, I’m not kidding. After the introductory escape sequence, almost the whole game takes place inside the city. There’s the occasional foray into the wilderness but by and large your tale is an urban one. That winds up being a double edge sword – on one hand, it’s the same locations over and over, while on the other you develop a familiarity and comfort level with the surroundings, and they almost feel like home after awhile.
Unlike in Origins, you’re only allowed to be a human. You are allowed to choose between three classes – mage, warrior and rogue – that not only change how you fight, but how you and the world around you interact. Your choices and dialog options vary depending on your class and how you play them. However, it is the combat that sells the show in Dragon Age 2.
I started with a two-handed weapon-wielding warrior since I’ve always been a melee-centric player and the physical combat between you and your foes was stunning. Blows felt like they had weight and you could literally cut a swath through your enemies. A sword and shield warrior plays differently and usually focuses their attention on one opponent at a time. Mages have a number of schools they can specialize in, like spirit, primal, elemental, and entropy, and which one you pick determines how you play. You can heal your allies, weaken your opponents, trap them, protect your party or deal massive amounts of damage. The elemental school is the first one your introduced to at the start of the game and is probably the most straight-forward, but not always the best. Rogues can pick from dual wielding, ranged or stealth combat for their area of expertise, and as you expect they all play differently. Archery is great for crowd control and doing damage from safety, while stealth leads to a slightly slower style of combat that requires thought and precision. Dual wielding is my favorite and involves you leaping and darting all over the battlefield. While your not as powerful in short bursts as a warrior or mage, you can seek out the weak and finish them off with ease.
You get allot of potential party mates, but choosing an optimal party is key to your survival. My favorites were Varric the dwarven rogue and Merrill the dalish elf blood mage. I especially like having them in my party together since their back-and-forth banter was really funny. Merrill is extremely naïve while Varric is pretty street-savvy – hence the entertainment. At one point we were in a brothel trying to do some quests when someone mentioned the services provided. Merrill asked innocently for details and Varric said, “I’ll tell you when you’re older, Daisy.” Daisy being his pet name for her – he seems to have nicknames for everyone. Unfortunately, having a solid party means that I usually can’t have them both in the group. You can only have four party members, yourself included. My main character is a damage-dealing warrior and I usually need someone else to keep the bad guys busy and a rogue for trap detection, so Varric and one of my two warrior allies usually get to come along, but Merrill just isn’t useful enough to bring along in place of my healer. Occasionally I’ll sub out my melee ally for Merrill but that’s usually on a quest-to-quest basis. Because quest results change depending on who’s in your party, having Merrill along when dealing with blood mages is usually a good idea.
The game’s graphics are solid if not spectacular. I like the detail in the world, but it doesn’t look nearly as good in my eyes as Mass Effect 2, with the biggest culprit being blurry armor in close ups. The spoken dialog is usually good but sometimes there are really odd hitches in the speech to match up with the character lip syncing. I’m not sure which influenced which – if the recorded speech had the hiccups or if the animations had the pauses and the actors had to match up with them – but they can be very distracting. I’ve not had any crashes or freezes so the game is pretty darn stable and runs smoother for me then Dragon Age: Origins did on the same hardware.
I sometimes wish the game had more places to go, less errand-running or fewer loading screens (I hate loading screens), but then another combat sequence kicks in or I get to flex my diplomatic skills again and I forget the other issues I had with the game. Dragon Age 2 would be a very subpar game without the dynamic fighting system and great characters, but with them it’s one of the best games I’ve played in a long time. I can’t give it a max score since it is lacking in the some areas, but don’t let that stop you – go and get Dragon Age 2 and revel in it’s good qualities. Alphasim out.

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Documents over on the FCC website have revealed a new version of the Nvidia Shield Tablet in the form of the Nvidia Shield 4G LTE gaming tablet which could be on its way to an immanent launch for around $399.
Brad Linder from the Liliputing website has discovered the FCC listings, that reveal a new Nvidia Shield 4G LTE Tablet equipped with 32GB of internal storage.
Building on the already available wireless Nvidia gaming tablet with 16GB of storage launched back in July of this year for $299. To re-cap the Nvidia Shield Tablet is fitted with an 8 inch screen offering a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and is powered by a Nvidia 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core processor supported by 192-core Kepler graphics and 2GB of RAM.
Other features of the Nvidia Shield Tablet include 802.11n 2×2 Mimo dual-band wireless connectivity together with support for Bluetooth 4.0, 4K HD video playback and HDMI output. Brad explains :
“As for software, not only are some Android games optimized to take advantage of NVIDIA’s Kepler graphics, but you can also use NVIDIA GameStream technology to stream PC games to your device.
Just turn on your PC and you can play your games anywhere in the house — using the Shield Tablet as a sort of handheld PC gaming controller (and display). Or you can plug it into a TV and hook up a game controller so you can play PC games in the living room while your PC is in your home office.”
For more information on the new Nvidia Shield 4G LTE Tablet jump over to the FCC website for details and the official listings.
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Three bedroom, three bath luxury Villa located in Princeville, Kauai just steps from the Makai Golf Course country club. Includes two master suites with king-size beds and air conditioning units in the master units.. First master suite has a walk-in glass block shower and TV. The second master suite includes private bath with Jacuzzi tub and shower. Third guest bedroom offers a queen-size bed and adjacent full-size bath--located on the main level.
Our beautiful home will sleep six privately. Beds all have top of the line box top or pillow top mattresses. Granite counter tops throughout. Full gourmet kitchen, entertainment center with HD big screen TV, DVD/BlueRay player, WIFI Internet, full-size stacked washer and dryer. All linens provided including beach towels, beach chairs, boogie boards, charcoal grill, attached one car garage, beach rinse off area; heated community pool with BBQ grill also just steps away. Dedicated parking space (owner's car stored in the garage).
The Villa offers a heated community pool and hot tub with community BBQ. Nearby: Golfing on The Prince or Makai Golf Courses, enjoy a day at The Princeville Health Club and Spa. The Princeville Center offers a grocery, bank/ATM, post office, restaurants and shops. Kilauea, with its majestic lighthouse and bird sanctuary, along with the quaint little town of Hanalei. More entertainment options include: numerous beautiful beaches, hiking the Kalalua Trail on the Na Pali coast, snorkeling and swimming, surfing world famous Hanalei Bay and 'Tunnels,' scuba diving, boating, windsurfing, ocean and river kayaking, helicopter tours, and horseback riding are all within a 10 minute drive. Other island activities include hiking the Waimea Canyon, which is referred to as 'The Grand Canyon of the Pacific,' deep sea fishing, boat excursions for whale and dolphin watching, bicycling, and boogie boarding. Don’t forget that rest and relaxation are also available!
Full rental plus applicable taxes due 60 days prior to your arrival, Check-in: 4:00 PM, Check-out: 10:00 AM (late check out may be available), Non-smoking home, No pets allowed.
Keywords: Townhouse, beaches, luxury, townhome, Princeville
Bryan lives in Evergreen Colorado. Bryan is a 777 Captain for United Airlines and having traveled all over the world, and picked Kauai as his personal paradise many years ago.
Bryan McClintock purchased this townhome in 2004
I have been vacationing on Kauai my whole life. It is been a life long dream to own a 2nd home on the north shore. Bryan picked the Villas of Kamali'i due to it's central location to north shore beaches.
The north shore of Kauai has the most beautiful beaches in the world. Many of them are remote and many times we are the only people on them. The surfing and snorkeling here is awesome and hiking the Kalalau Trail is absolutely breath taking! The atmosphere is that of old Hawaii. We are delighted to be able to share this experience with our guests.
Bryan & LoriWhat a place! My boys loved the view of the pool and beach babes! Went snorkeling in Tunnels. That is a must do. Becky loved the shops in Hanalei. We’ll be back!Rob & Becky Dieter, Evergreen, Colorado
Villa was well maintained and fully furnished and the price was very good. Very nice pool that is salt water and always clean and well maintained. Beds downstairs are big and very comfortable. Smart TV upstairs with wireless internet connection so we could watch our netflix account. We had access to body boards, snorkel gear, and beach chairs, umbrellas and towels. There was even a shop vacuum to get all the sand out of my rental car. My nitpicks are the villa overlooks a secondary access road for the Princeville complex and can get noisy when they open the gate at 5AM. It would have been nice if the villa would have provided a stock of hand soap and toilet paper. We stayed for a month and had to buy our own once it ran out. Some of the pots and pans need replacing as the no-stick surfaces are damaged.
Spacious condo, well-stocked with beach amenities, and conveniently located across from the pool. Plenty of room for us, our toddler, and one set of grandparents. A/C in the master bedrooms, but we didn't need it, thanks to the trade winds. Upstairs bedroom was a little warmer some nights, but open windows and a fan worked well to cool it down. Great location close to Princeville Market. Owner very quick to respond to my emails. Thanks for a wonderful stay!
This property is exceptional and very spacious. The home is beautifully decorated and well stocked. We were so grateful to be able to cook meals instead of eating out every day. The attention to small details was so welcome too, such as a wireless printer and beach towels to use. (Freed up room in our suitcases!) Having a full size washer and dryer was also a plus. Our overall experience was wonderful, truly home away from home. A big thank you to the owner who shared his home with us!!
First of all I want to say how much we appreciate how the owner Brian always responded right away to any questions we had, especially when we had some last minute problems with our travel plans he was vey considerate and got back to us right away. We love the home itself, it is very nicely decorated, and like one of the people said in our group, every time we thought of something we needed like magic we would find that Brian already had it there. The beds were very comfortable. The area itself is gated, quiet and well kept, with the pool and hot tub conveniently in front of the house, and some beautiful mountain views from the front door. We enjoyed the north shore area there were some nice beaches to visit such as Annini and Ke'e beach. The whole island itself has a lot of things to see so we did a lot of exploring and at the end of the day we were always glad to come back to this great home!
Fantastic! It is like walking into your own home. Everything is provided and you can just settle in and enjoy Kauai. Views from the front door are great-we even saw a rainbow! Bryan, thanks so much for making us feel so welcome!
Thank you Brian for a wonderful winter stay in your awesome townhouse. I really don't want to write this as we don't want other people knowing about your great townhouse. The only things we could say was that you need an extra chair or couch in the living room and new towels for the new season. When you had 5 or 6 people there wasn't enough sitting area in the living room. The bedrooms are more than adequate, the beds are so comfortable. The pool area and hot tub were great after a day of hiking. We met some really great people in the pool area. We enjoyed our walks in the immediate area and the other hikes around the island. In January and February the wave were really high so a lot of the beaches were for watching only. We had really good weather with hardly any rain. However we have heard that those two months can be very rainy. There are many grocery stores in the area and one you can walk to. If you have a Costco card that is your. Eat bet for stocking up before driving onto Princeville. If you happen to rent this townhouse you will not be disappointed.
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Chittagong port’s container handling hits record high
Chittagong port handled 31.15 lakh twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers so far this year, the highest since it began dealing with containers in 1977, as the economy of Bangladesh is returning to normalcy at a faster clip. The CPA prepares the data by calculating the number of containers loaded and unloaded at the main jetties of the port, the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal in Keraniganj, and the Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Dhaka. Annual container handling by the port crossed 30 lakh TEUs for the first time in 2019. The growth in the container handling was in the negative last year because of the drop in foreign trade due to the impact of the pandemic. Port officials now say the figure may reach 32 lakh TEUs by the end of 2021. A major portion of imported goods are now directly delivered from the port yards after unstuffing from containers, while only 38 types of inbound goods are sent to the private ICDs for delivery. Once the under construction Patenga Container Terminal starts operation, the port would be capable to handle an additional 0.5 million TEUs containers per year.
Walton launches e-commerce company Walcart
Walton, one of top local electronics and home appliance manufacturers and exporters, yesterday launched its e-commerce platform Walcart Limited to capture a major share of the growing online business. Walcart, with the slogan of Shohoje, Sobkhane, Nirapode (Easy, Everywhere, Safely), is a business-to-business and business-to-customer e-commerce platform through which the company is providing countrywide delivery services of the products and services in more than 30 categories, including Walton products. Walton has hired 5,000 new employees during the coronavirus pandemic and did not sack a single employee.
Rezaul Karim re-elected chairman of Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh
The Election Board of Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh (SCB) led by its Chairman Dr. R. M. Debnath published the final result of election of SCB’s newly elected office bearers and directors for the term 2022 & 2023. Md. Rezaul Karim, Proprietor, S.N. Jute International was re-elected chairman while Md. Ariful Ahsan, Chairman, Silk Container Lines Ltd. was elected Senior Vice Chairman and A. K. M. Aminul Mannan (Khokon), Proprietor, East West Jute Trading Co. Vice Chairman.
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|Nikkei 225||$ 27,951.84||↓ 593.84||↓ 2.08 %|
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|Crude Oil (Brent)||$ 71.70||↓ 1.82||↓ 2.48 %|
|Gold Spot||$ 1,801.72||↑ 3.61||↑ 0.20 %|
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Guard Bird? Owner Says Pet Macaw Attacked Robbers
FORT SMITH, Ark. – A man who says two men burst into his Fort Smith apartment in the middle of the night says his pet macaw bit one of them and chased off the intruders.
Fort Smith television station KFSM reports that Jack Dukes told police that two men entered his apartment early Monday morning. He says one of the men hit him and knocked him across a table.
That riled the macaw, a large parrot-like bird with a powerful beak.
Dukes says the bird took a chunk of flesh out of an arm of one of the robbers. They burst in demanding drugs, but fled after the bite.
Police are investigating.
When the bird, named Charlie, isn't attacking robbers, Dukes says he likes to eat banana pudding and fried chicken.


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The Northumberland manufacturer is in administration again with the loss of 82 jobs.
Galliford Try is among the creditors owed cash after retaining a stake in the firm following a previous rescue.
Badekabiner blamed cash-flow problems caused by declining workloads and the collapse of a major customer which owed it nearly £500,000.
Administrators at Leeds-based PKF are looking for a buyer for the firm which had an order book of more than £8m when it collapsed and had been targeting revenues of £12m this year.
PKF partner Charles Escott said: “The business could potentially be quite successful again. It has a strong order book, considerable assets and potential workforce which is keen to get back to work.
“We have had quite few companies in the construction industry come to us already who are interested in buying the company and we will be looking to make a sale to the right buyer soon while keeping open talks with its customers, many of whom will want to resume supply of the bathroom pods into their developments quickly.”
Escott told nebusiness.co.uk that the firm’s books were still being examined but it is believed it owed more than £1m to suppliers, HMRC and to building giant Galliford Try, which owned 25% of the business before its collapse.
One supplier said: “We lost out before but were happy to carry on working for the business because it had a big name like Galliford Try behind it.
“But we have lost out tens of thousands of pounds this time, which is a lot to a small company.”
The firm was mainly owned by York-based entrepreneurs Andrew Forshaw and Mike Hampton who bought out a 75% stake from Galliford Try last August.
Galliford had only owned Badekabiner since November 2010 when it had bought it out of administration after original Danish owner EJ Badekabiner pulled the plug.
The firm was a major supplier on the Olympic Athletes Village where the ODA propped it up financially to keep work going.

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There is Fall pruning and clean-up in the garden, especially now that the leaves are falling. There has been baseball darn near every night, but that ended with the awful showing of the Dodgers (Gaaa!).
I’ve either been busy or not in the mood to read. I said a week or two ago I’d read short stories, and I have been, but they are oldies, so – if I ever manage to finish a collection or anthology, I’m trying to save them for Friday forgotten.
So for various reasons, I have, once again, nothing to share for my current reading post. Sorry.
Meanwhile, what are you reading?
Glad I live in a apartment. Did more than enough yard work growing up. Hate raking leaves.
Reading The Devil In the Marshalsea, a historical novel by Antonia Hodgson. It takes place in a debtors prison in London in 1727. Not a fun place by any stretch of the imagination. Reads very well. Also read Face It, Debbie Harry’s autobiography. It was okay.
I may have said last week, I prefer to listen to Blondie than read her book. I did yard work as a kid too, but we do love our garden. It’s just that as we age (both in 70’s) there are some tasks that are getting pretty difficult.
Another slow reading week for me, also.
I finished F. Paul Wilson’s DYDEETOWN WORLD. Despite its many faults it turned out to be a fairly entertaining novel and was my FFB this week. I followed that with Wilson’s THE TERY, a much better — albeit more predictable — novel in the same series. I’m currently working my way through his AN ENEMY OF THE STATE, the first book chronologically in the loose series and the third published. This one was elected to the Prometheus Hall of Fame by the Libertarian Futurist Society and its die-hard libertarian point of view is a little off-putting. Don’t most people outgrow libertarianism by their sophomore year of college?
The only other book I read this week was THE FACE OF THE EARTH AN OTHER IMAGININGS, a collection of very early stories, essays, and articles by Algernon Blackwood, many of which have never been reprinted. This was a Stark House publication edited by Mike Ashley, all very minor stuff but a great treat for Blackwood fans.
It’s been a blessedly quiet week here — the type of week where the most excitement would be if the general store got a new bacon slicer…if we had a general store and if bacon slicers were a thing. This week promises to be equally quiet; we will be stopping by for a factory recall on the airbags of our ten-year-old car, though. Exciting times, eh?
Have a great week, Rick!
We did the recall on the airbags for our Subaru, last Summer. It was no big deal, just a slight inconvenience. A quiet week is a good week, I say.
I did the Subaru airbag thing last year too.
Fortunately, I don’t have to rake leaves. However, like a child (or so my wife says), I still love to walk through them and listen to the sound.
I read the latest (#30) of Archer Mayor’s Joe Gunther Vermont series, BOMBER’S MOON. Once again, Mayor changes things up, as Joe’s team gives some of their on screen (so to speak) time to new characters, a young reporter (daughter of Joe’s girlfriend) and a PI. All his books are worth your time.
Short stories? I’m still reading and enjoying THE BEST OF MANHUNT. My short story reading has slowed down a lot in the last few weeks, though I still read at least one a day.
Patti Abbott reviewed Tom Rachman’s first novel, THE IMPERFECTIONISTS, a couple of weeks ago. At first I was sure I’d read it, but turns out I had only started it before having to return it to the library. So I took it out again, and this time raced through it quickly. It is, basically, a series of interlocking stories about the people who work at (or, in one case, just read) an English language newspaper in Rome, now near closure after 50 years. The stringers, the editor, the publisher, reporters, each get a chapter, Very well written and worth your time.
Not sure what I will read next, I have three or four library books, and I’ve downloaded a couple more, including Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning THE SYMPATHIZER. We’ll see.
I’m still reading that MANHUNT anthology, and finding it slow going, as not all the stories catch my fancy. I’m also reading another book of shorts, which, if I cannot through it, will be my Friday book this week.
Like Steve, I despise yard work in all forms, especially raking leaves. I spent my time more productively reading William Goldman’s scripts to many of his famous movies: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, HARPER, ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, etc.
Well, George, some of us really like getting out in the garden. We have a leaf blower, so that part is easy, though they still have to be bagged up. We use some for compost, but the rest go to the compost bin the city picks up.
I saw your post and enjoyed it.
Hey, I think I disappeared. Reading THE BODY IN QUESTION (Jill Ciment) about two jurors on a murder trial. Seems good so far.

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WAKISO- Government needs $30 million (about Shs75.2 billion) for the countrywide fight against the rampant Hepatitis B sickness, a junior minister for health has revealed.
Hepatitis B is an infectious illness of the liver caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects hominoide, including humans.
Ms Sarah Opendi, the state minister for health, said the money is required for purchase of drugs for treatment and vaccines for the next two years.
“Hepatitis B is on the rise because it is a sexuality transmitted disease and many of the people infected are not aware of it,” Ms Opendi said.
Speaking at the opening of the Rotary family health camp in Kira Town Council, Wakiso District recently, Ms Opendi observed that the needs in health sector are still enormous despite government investment in terms of equipment and infrastructure.
According to the minister, the sickness is prevalent in the regions of West Nile, Lango and Acholi. She commended efforts that have increased the country’s immunisation rate from 52 per cent in 2012 to the current 93 per cent of the children immunised.
Rotarians in partnership with corporate bodies organised the health camp at 150 sites across the country to provide free medical services, including testing for diseases, medical examinations, counselling and treatment.
Mr Emmanuel Katongole, the 9200 District Governor of Rotary
said the health camp seeks to treat people with various diseases, especially pregnant mothers as a way of preventing the high maternal death rate in the country.
“We appeal to all the people to utilise this chance to access medical services at no cost. Corporate bodies need to develop the Rotary spirit of serving above self and give back to the communities because a healthy society is the purchasing power for goods and services,” he added.


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Company “Nertus” is a young and promising enterprise created in 2013, dealing with supplies of rehabilitation devices, high-quality components and materials for manufacturing prostheses and orthoses of upper and lower limbs, orthopaedic footwear and insoles.
Our key objective is the implementation of innovative technologies in the fields of prosthetics and orthotics at the Ukrainian market and supplies of high-class materials and components to prosthetic and orthotic enterprises aimed at increasing the level of prosthetics in Ukraine.
We cooperate with all state prosthetic and orthotic enterprises of Ukraine and private prosthetic and orthotic companies, taking care of the availability of latest developments in this field for everybody who needs them.
COMPANY “NERTUS” GUARANTEES:
- Qualified consultation with a specialist.
- High level of service.
- Qualitative components at reasonable prices.
In Ukraine, Nertus is the only exclusive distributor of such companies as Freedom Innovations (development and production of carbon feet), Nabtesco (manufacturer of modern knee joints), Becker (leading orthotic products manufacturer), Karma (wheelchairs), Proteor (components and materials for prosthesis and orthosis), each company being the world leader in its field. We ensure supply of components for prostheses from Japan, Turkey, the USA and other countries to Ukraine.
We guarantee the highest quality of all materials and components, so that you can be sure that only qualitative prostheses with a long performance lifespan are created from them, helping a person lead a full and active lifestyle without any restrictions.
Our specialists are continuously increasing the level of their qualifications, visiting various trainings and seminars. Seminars, scientific consultations and presentations of modern equipment and components of prosthetic devices are held from time to time on the basis of our company. We have successfully organised conferences with participation of manufacturers from the USA and Japan, aimed at familiarisation of specialists from Ukraine with the latest possibilities in prosthetics and to demonstrate advantages of the latest developments of world manufacturers in the field to Ukrainian prosthetic technicians. We understand how important it is to develop and to promptly implement the latest solutions – the lifestyle quality of hundreds of Ukrainians depends on it. Thus, our representatives constantly visit exhibitions where best world industry leaders are represented.
Company Nertus was created in May 2013 to supply modern high-quality components to prosthetic and orthotic enterprises of Ukraine.
Contract with Turkish company OrtoTEK was signed. First supplies of components and materials to prosthetic and orthotic enterprises of Ukraine.
Contract with Spanish company Ortoplast for materials supply was concluded. Contract for components supply to prosthetic devices with the US company “Freedom Innovations’ was signed. Start of negotiations with company Nabtesco, Japan. Implementation of new technologies in the field of individual feet orthoses manufacturing, equipment purchase for CAD-CAM individual orthopaedic insoles manufacturing.
Component supplies of Nabtesco company (Japan) were established. Training conferences with representatives of Freedom Innovations (USA) and Nabtesco companies were held.

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It’s a common sight these days to see young people glued to their smartphones, tablets, and assorted other electronic devices–and that continues to confuse and worry many parents. Why do teenagers text their friends instead of talking to them when they’re in the same room? Are they addicted to technology? How are they going to get into college if they’re always so distracted? These are just a few of the questions that the prominent social media scholar danah boyd has frequently encountered from concerned adults, and such attitudes often permeate parenting guides and journalistic accounts of teenagers’ relationships with technology. In the newly released It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, boyd utilizes eight years of research and her background in technology to assess the anxieties surrounding teenagers’ use of social media. She makes a compelling case that, despite an environment of rampant fear-mongering, technology can actually empower teenagers to become informed and engaged citizens through their online interactions. boyd begins by pointing out that history is rife with examples of hand-wringing at the arrival of any new technology: when the sewing machine was invented, people feared the sexual implications of women moving their legs up and down; when the Walkman came along, it was seen as a malicious device that would cause people to stop communicating with each other. Then there were also the new genres of media such as comic books, penny arcades, and rock-and-roll music, which were believed to be gateways to hooliganism. Given this history, then, we should take such episodic moral panics with a grain of salt, boyd argues. Instead, it would benefit parents to consider their children’s underlying motivation for being tied to their iPhone 24/7: the desire for social connection.
Most teens are not compelled by gadgetry as such–they are compelled by friendship. The gadgets are interesting to them primarily as a means to a social end. Furthermore, social interactions may be a distraction from school, but they are not a distraction from learning. Keeping this basic social dynamic firmly in view makes networked teens suddenly much less worrisome and strange. […] Teens often want to be with friends on their own terms, without adult supervision, and in public. Paradoxically, the networked publics they inhabit allow them a measure of privacy and autonomy that is not possible at home where parents or siblings are often listening in. […] Although many adults think otherwise, teens’ engagement with public life through social media is not a rejection of privacy. Teens may wish to enjoy the benefits of participating in public, but they also relish intimacy and the ability to have control over their social situation.
Considered in this light, the puzzling sight of teenagers who seem surgically attached to their devices turns out not to be so strange after all: it is simply the modern manifestation of an age-old need to stay connected. It’s Complicated is full of other such insights into the lives of teenagers in a digital world, helping parents, teachers, policy-makers and journalists to understand the deeper motivations for what otherwise appears to be a shallow interaction with electronic objects. With sociological nuance and a journalistic flair, boyd unravels the complicated realities of teenage life, ultimately offering the reassuring conclusion that the kids are really quite all right.

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The Reggiane Re.2000 Falco I was an Italian all metal, low-wing, monoplane developed end- nineteen thirties. It first flew in 1939. It had single engine with a Curtiss-style retractable undercarriage. Construction was from metal and it had a good endurance, far better than contemporary Macchis and Fiats. Two 12.7 mm Breda's (300 rounds each) were fitted. The Piaggio P.XI radial 980 hp engine was not very reliable and despite the aircraft having a good performance, the type was not considered satisfactory by Italian military authorities. Only a few aircraft were ordered and used by the Regia Aeronautica. The Reggiane Re.2000 was however ordered by Hungary (70 planes) and Sweden (60 planes)
Re.2000 ( Swedish J20 )
Sweden purchased various types of Italian warplanes in 1939–41, as due to the War circumstances no other nations were willing to supply aircraft to Sweden as neutral country. For the Swedish Air Force, 60 Re.2000 Serie I aircraft were bought, which received the Swedish designation J 20 and were delivered during 1941-43 during the Second World War. All of the J 20s were stationed at the F10 wing near Malmö. They were mainly used to intercept Axis and Allied bombers that violated Swedish airspace. Maintenance was a problem but nevertheless it was satisfactory. At the end of the war, the 37 J 20s that remained in service were so badly worn out that they were decommissioned in July 1945.
This Re.2000 Falco aircraft is preserved at the Swedish AF museumnear Linkoping, Sweden. Seen August 2012.
It has serial no 405, Sw AF/n 2340. It is the only preserved aircraft of this type in the world. It has transparant panels to show the interior and construction. Also, the typical Italian type camouflage patterns are seen.
Photographed by Peter Booij (C) Copyright IPMS Nederland
In 1/72 scale various kits have appeared including Italeri, Legato, Special Hobby and SuperModel and in 1/48 scale from Classic Airframes and SMER.


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George Foreman is a former American boxer, twice world champion in the heavyweight category. Nicknamed Big George, he became a successful businessman
It doesn't make sense to be in a hurry thinking about at what age it would be ideal to retire if you don't even have a well-armed retirement plan yet. It's not just about breaking the bond you have with work and finally feeling independent, it's also about being prepared for this, so that you can be comfortable and live these years in the best possible way, without worries.
The term “financial independence” and retirement are often used interchangeably. Both are achieved when you have enough combined savings, investment income, and/or pension income to cover your living expenses. Retirement, according to the dictionary, means to “withdraw from one’s position or occupation or active working life.” You can achieve retirement when you have sources of income that do not have to be earned by working.
Retirement is expensive. Experts estimate that you will need 70 to 90 percent of your preretirement income to maintain your standard of living when you stop working. It's impossible that this doesn't require preparation, like investments, many savings, different incomes and a plan for them, etc.
To achieve retirement, you need to plan ahead and save accordingly. It is best to start saving young (in your 20s or 30s) and put away at least 10% of your income each year. You know that saving is a rewarding habit. If you’re not saving, it’s time to get started. Start small if you have to and try to increase the amount you save each month.


Renewables accounted for 38.3% of global electricity generation capacity at the end of last year, compared to 36.6% in 2020, IRENA said in its annual statistical report. They grew by 9.1% overall and reached 3.06 TW.
New data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed that renewable energy continued to grow in 2021 despite global uncertainties. Hydropower accounted for the largest share of the global total renewable generation capacity with 1.23 TW, according to the Renewable Capacity Statistics 2022 report.
Solar and wind contributed a combined 88% to all new renewable capacity. Solar led with a 19% increase, followed by a 13% jump in the wind sector. Total photovoltaic capacity surpassed wind, at 849 GW versus 825 GW.
The wind power sector expanded by 93 GW, against 110 GW in 2020
Solar power alone accounted for over half of the renewable additions with a record 133 GW last year, followed by 93 GW of wind energy overall (against a revised 110 GW in 2020), IRENA said. New offshore wind energy capacity came in at a record 21 GW.
The world added 9.1% in total renewables or 257 MW and crossed 3 GW to reach 3.06 TW, statistics showed. The 2 TW milestone was hit in 2016. Nominal growth in 2020 was 266 MW, the numbers reveal.
Renewables account for 81% of power generation capacity additions
The share of green capacity in total expansion hit a record 81%. Renewables accounted for 38.3% of global electricity generation capacity at the end of last year, compared to 36.6% in 2020. The level was at just 26.2% in 2012.
The share of renewables in global electricity capacity increased from 26.2% to 38.3% in just nine years
The European Union increased its renewable electricity capacity by 6.8% last year to 512 GW and its share grew by 1.6 percentage points to 79.6%. Looking at the member states in Southeastern Europe, only Cyprus saw an above-average increase, 21.5% to 486 MW, mostly with new solar. But the share of renewables in the island country was only 24.5% at the end of 2021.
Expansion in Turkey beats EU but slips below world average
The remaining EU member states and most other countries in the region saw little or no growth. However, Turkey continued with an impressive expansion in renewables in 2021, though this time slightly below the world average – 8.2% to 53.2 GW.
The country’s wind capacity jumped by a whopping 20.1% to 10.6 GW.
Turkey has just announced that its total electricity generation capacity topped 100 GW in March, and that renewables have a 54% share. It plans to add 20 GW of wind energy by 2030. According to some estimates, the country’s total offshore wind potential is 70 GW.
IRENA’s document shows solar power capacity in Turkey surged 17.2% last year, to 7.8 GW. Its growth in bioenergy was stunning: 49% to 1.6 GW. The additions were split between biogas and the category of solid biofuels and renewable waste.
Serbia, Albania, BiH gaining pace in solar power sector
With its dependence on hydropower, Albania has one of the largest shares of renewables in electricity generation capacity, 95.9%. The level remained unchanged year on year. The country must import significant quantities of power to cover its consumption.
North Macedonia’s capacity jumped 16.7% to 963 MW, IRENA claimed and attributed all the additions to hydropower. Kosovo* achieved extreme growth in relative terms, 77%, but total renewables capacity only got to 242 MW. Namely, a 105 MW wind farm was commissioned last year. Kosovo’s renewables share grew from 9.6% to a still meager 15.8%.
Public data on solar power in the Western Balkans, part of the region tracked by Balkan Green Energy News, is pretty unreliable. According to the agency’s calculations, the capacity in Albania rose by 5 MW to 22 MW, Bosnia and Herzegovina added 18 MW last year to reach 53 MW and Serbia grew from 31 MW to 52 MW.
Kosovo* remained at 10 MW and Montenegro increased its solar power capacity by 1 MW to 7 MW. North Macedonia was unchanged, after IRENA calculated a year ago that the country’s solar photovoltaics sector expanded from 26 MW to 94 MW in 2020.
In the annual update, Serbia’s share of renewables was cut to 34.8% from 37%.


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Colorado-based ski company Rocky Mountain Underground created the new BRFCS bag -- an all-purpose and durable backcountry adventure bag.
The carry-on style bag has a 35-litre base capacity that can be fully expanded to 50 litres. The interior features a compartmentalized storage space for clothing, ski boots or smaller zip pockets for essentials. With a padded laptop sleeve and a compression strap that doubles as a bottle opener, the product is perfect for any occasion. Finally, the bag has a hidden false bottom, to keep all expensive products secure.
Available in a stylish black shade, the new BRFCS bag from Rocky Mountain Underground is being sold online now starting at $199 as the perfect all-season travel essential.


text: You will love the inspiration. It is my favorite ship so far - I went on the inspiration 3 times! I also went on a cruise on my honeymoon -- now 25 years later I am still cruising and am about to surprise my hubby with a cruise to Alaska. Enjoy everything -- the more involved you get, the more fun you have. Make your hubby do the hairy chest contest! Do survivor -- do the scavenge hunt -- make sure you see the shows nightly! Just have fun and let us know how you enjoy it!


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Comics Creators Workshop
13 February @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm£10
The Comic Creators Workshop is a bi-monthly meet up for anyone that creates Comics, Graphic Novels and Comic Strips.
Whether you’re an absolute beginner, looking to improve, or gain new skills, this is the place to be.
Run by Comic Book Artist and Writer, Chris Geary, the sessions will include lessons on everything to do with comics, including Writing, Inking and Lettering.
We will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month from 7 to 9pm. It’s £10 per session or £50 for 6 sessions and Chris will donate half of whatever he makes to the library! Age 16+


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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Serving: 4 People
- Calories: 9070 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 954.43 g
- Cholesterol Content: 729 mg
- Fat Content: 412.05 g
- Fiber Content: 61.2 g
- Protein Content: 387.29 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 177.578 g
- Serving Size: 1
- Sodium Content: 19981 mg
- Sugar Content: 103.64 g
- Trans Fat Content: 0 g
Pizza is an Italian origin, and it is world famous food, so it is obvious that every people love this dish so much. In Mini Pan Pizza every bite of pizza is full of cheese and tasty that it becomes kids most favorite food. There are various types of pizza like oven-baked pizza, pan pizza, etc. So today we are going to learn to make Mini Pan Pizza. It is prepared with pizza base topped with pizza sauce, cheese, sweet corn, and mushrooms. This dish is less time-consuming and easy to make. Let’s check out the easy recipe to make kid's favorite Mini Pan Pizza at home.
Ingredients of Pan Pizza Recipe
- Pizza bases - 4
- Pizza sauce - ¾ Cup
- Grated pizza cheese - 1 Cup
- Fresh American corn - ½ Cup
- Sliced canned button mushrooms - ½ Cup
How to Make Pan Pizza
Step 1: Take pizza bases and spread a small amount of pizza sauce using the back of a spoon.
Step 2: Top it with pizza cheese, American corn, and mushrooms slices.
Step 3: Now, place two bases at a time in a large frying pan on moderate heat.
Step 4: Then cover the pan with a lid and cook for approximately 5-6 minutes or until the cheese melts and the base of the pizza is crisp.
- Use canned mushrooms for pizza toppings, as fresh mushrooms shrivel up and get dry unless you sauté them first in butter or oil.

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Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour party continues to mount pressure on US President Donald Trump over the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) trade deal.
President Trump has made it very clear in the past that the US has nothing to do with the NHS and wouldn’t take it even if it was handed to him “on a silver plate”. However, Corbyn is persistent and said that he is sceptical about Trump’s claim and assures that he will confront the President over it personally, said The Guardian.
Corbyn had recently written to Trump, demanding assurances that the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) will be "off the table" in any post-Brexit US-UK trade talks.
According to a report by The Guardian, Corbyn asked BBC, “If that’s the case, why have these talks gone on for two years?”
He added saying, “Why have they been kept secret? Why was, on a freedom of information request, the document only produced in redacted form? And eventually the full text has been released.”
The issue has dominated Labour's allegations against the ruling Conservative Party, which is accused of plotting to sell NHS contracts to the US but Johnson has dismissed the claims were "nonsense". Jeremy Corbyn, a vocal critic of the US President, has called for Trump to be treated with "respect and politeness" during his visit.
President Trump is visiting the UK to attend a Nato summit on Wednesday in Watford, south-east England, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the transatlantic organisation.
Trump said he was staying out of the UK election on December 12 "because I don't want to complicate it".
"I have no thoughts on it. It's going to be a very important election for this great country, but I have no thoughts on it. I could work with anybody," Trump told reporters at a briefing at the US ambassador's residence here.
Pressed further on why he was choosing to stay off the election topic, he said: "Because I don't want to complicate it. I'll stay out of the election."
"You know that I was a fan of Brexit. I called it the day before. I think Boris is very capable and I think he'll do a good job," he said.
Trump is also due to hold separate talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
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EDMONTON — Alberta says Saskatchewan has served notice that as of right now no vehicles with Alberta licence plates are allowed on any Saskatchewan government job sites.
That is a change from last week, when Saskatchewan said the ban would apply only on future government road and building projects.
Alberta Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says if the plate ban is not reversed by midnight, Alberta will take Saskatchewan to court on the grounds it is violating free-trade rules.
Bilous says Alberta will announce additional retaliatory actions Thursday.
Bilous says he spoke this week with Saskatchewan Infrastructure Minister David Marit and Trade Minister Steven Bonk, but they could not provide credible rationale for the ban.
Saskatchewan has said the ban is to retaliate against similar rules on Saskatchewan plates on Alberta job sites, but Bilous says those rules don't exist.


Overall, this project aims to engage a new material practice and next steps in digital fabrication in architecture through the production of models and prototypes via cutting edge parametric and associative software that interface fabrication technologies in related, but alternative disciplines. No longer privileging column, beam and arch, our definition of architectural tectonics has broadened alongside advancements made in computational design. How have these advancements impacted material practice in architecture, engineering and construction at economic, technological and cultural levels? How might we address these issues during the design process? Importantly, the proposed design research project seeks to communicate, document and make public advances in tooling and fabrication to advance the design and production of nonlinear systems via complex geometries. Central to this is the integration of fields and industries outside of our own in the practice of design research by a multi-disciplinary team composed of architects, mechanical engineers, scientists and fabricators active in academia, practice & industry. The main goal of this proposal concerns the evolution of digital complexity in the built world.
How can nature inform next-generation building materials and fabrication techniques? The Affinito-Stewart Grant is supporting two specific projects that engage the topic of ‘Generative Fabrication’ through the novel use of ceramic media at the cutting edge of digital fabrication for application at the architectural scale. The first project, jointly support by the Jenny Sabin Studio and Affinito-Stewart, is a large interwoven spatial structure composed of over 1400 digitally produced slip-cast ceramic components. This project is currently on view at the prestigious international exhibition titled ‘Naturalizing Architecture’ as part of ArchiLab 2013 at the FRAC in Orleans, France. The second project is underway and is in collaboration with Cornell Professor and Robotics Engineer, Hod Lipson. Together, we are producing the first 1:1 scaled 3D printed ceramic brick wall. This proof of principle prototype will revolutionize how we fabricate non-standard brick components for wall construction at the architectural scale. Sabin has already successfully 3D printed and fired complex clay forms for ceramic production that have never before been achieved.


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There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the incredible and harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. It is the remarkable account of a Medal of Honor recipient whose brave actions were forgotten for over three decades: Leslie Sabo Jr. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division, were involved in intense, bloody engagements such as the battle for Hill 474 and the Mother's Day Ambush. Beginning with their deployment at the height of the blistering Tet Offensive, and using military records and interviews with surviving soldiers, Eric Poole recreates the terror of combat amidst the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam. He tells the remarkable story of how Sabo earned his medal, as Bravo Company forged bonds of brotherhood in their daily battle for survival.
Poker Alice, the most famous lady gambler of the Old West, teams up with Widowmaker Jones in a search for lost treasure, a deadly trek through the desert, and an alliance with the greatest gunslingers in history.
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Interview with Dr Gan Wee Hoe, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, and Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Singapore General Hospital.
A lot of medical data goes unused. How can healthcare organisations gain more insights to improve patient care?
David Hendrick, Director, People Development, Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, shares how its virtual learning platform has helped.
Take a world tour to explore how the latest tech advancements are changing healthcare.
Dato Maimunah Mohd Sharif shares about city planning with Minecraft, and a mapping app that makes sure Covid aid reaches those who most need it.

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FIFA 19 is now available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The FIFA 19 Champions Edition can be bought the world over, India included. And if you prefer the standard edition of FIFA 19, you'll have to wait till September 28. The physical version of FIFA 19 Champions Edition on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One price is Rs. 5,999 ($80 in the US) while digitally it costs Rs. Rs. 4,499 on PS4, and Rs. 4,800 on Xbox One. Meanwhile, FIFA 19 standard edition price is Rs. 4,199 on PS4 and Xbox One with the Nintendo Switch, PS3, and Xbox 360 variants available for Rs. 3,999 $60 in the US).
In a welcome turn of events, Amazon India - EA's official exclusive retail partner for the country has been shipping out orders of FIFA 19 Champions Edition on time. Hopefully we'll see the same for the standard edition of the game as well. This wasn't the case for FIFA 16, FIFA 17, or FIFA 18.
Here's what the FIFA 19 Champions Edition comes with.
With Spider-Man, Forza Horizon 4, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider already on the store shelves and Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 yet to arrive, are you going to play FIFA 19 this year? Let us know in the comments.
If you're a fan of video games, check out Transition, Gadgets 360's gaming podcast. You can listen to it via Apple Podcasts or RSS, or just listen to this week's episode by hitting the play button below.


Air conditioners work by moving warm air over the cooling coil (also know as the evaporator coil). This process removes moisture from the air, which accumulates in the collector pan. This process is also key to maintaining a comfortable environment for your home in the summer.
Related article: How Does An Air Conditioner Work?
If the air moves too slowly over the evaporator coils or if the refrigerant in your system is low you run the risk of the coil developing frost and icing over. A frozen unit will not be able to cool your home properly.
A frozen unit can be the result of low refrigerant or a dirty filter or coils. You can help avoid these problems by scheduling annual maintenance and changing or cleaning your air filter on a regular basis. During a maintenance check-up your technician will clean dirty coils and a clean air filter ensures proper airflow through your system. If your refrigerant is low, this could be an indication that you have a leak. Contact a professional HVAC technician to check for proper refrigerant levels and leaks.
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Cargo bike deliveries have become very frequent on the streets of our cities. They are ideal for densely populated urban areas and allow everything to be delivered from take out to packages. The service is efficient mainly in historical centres, where big trucks cannot pass.
The advantages are clear: lower cost, no parking, no petrol tax, optimization of delivery time and, not least, no environmental impact. Smyb has always been particularly careful to develop sustainable logistics and distribution. In this context, we are implementing a genuine cycle logistics system starting to operate by cargo bike with loading capacity up to 300kg.
Smyb is becoming more and more green!
Cargo bike enriches our fleet, already made up by electric vehicles and vans. This guarantees us great flexibility, allowing us to access the ZTL but not only. From today we will also be able to deliver your packages directly to your home in the narrower streets of historical centres.


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Learn the secrets of creating the foundation for multi-faceted interactive doors. In this workshop we will explore: Fabric and paper altering: dyeing, stamping, burning and hand embellishing. We will cover how to create resin charms, papers and basic wirework. You will discover how to embed hidden elements and meaning into your piece along with the joys of machine quilting on paper and fabric.
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eThekwini Metro Mayor Oleb Mlaba said the A1 Grand Prix - a version of the Formula One Grand Prix - to take place on 29 January would advertise Durban as a premier tourist destination and a major player in hosting high profile sporting events.
"The event will undoubtedly put the city and the province on the map as a major player in hosting high profile sporting events," said Mr Mlaba.
The mayor and top council officials this week inspected the Durban Circuit, which is situated 300 metres from the North Beach coastline and close to the Sun Coast Casino and Entertainment World.
The Durban Circuit, which has nine corners and five straights, is the only street race on the A1 Grand Prix of Nations calendar.
The A1 Grand Prix pits 25 nations against each other for top honours in motor racing.
The city expects over 100 000 racing enthusiasts from all over the world to descend on Durban to watch the race next month.
The costs of staging the Grand Prix - which run at R92 million - have been split among stakeholders.
These include A1 Holdings (R30.7 million) and A1 Team South Africa (R36 million), while local and provincial governments have put in a combined figure of R24.9 million.
While the city expects to generate about R100 million from the event, there is also an expectation of spin-offs totalling millions of Rands for small businesses and the hospitality industry.
A Chinese delegation was also in Durban recently on a fact-finding mission, as they will be hosting the 12th leg of the race in April.
The chairperson of the Sport and Recreation Committee in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, Paulos Ngcobo, said the event would serve as a good basis for exploring the future of motor racing in the province.
"We know that there are a lot of motor racing enthusiasts in both the province and in the country and we are positive that the race will provide a clearer idea of how we [can] expand on such a sport in order to create economic opportunities for many people through sport," he said.


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Hello, my name is Maggie and I am just getting started on my BYC journey. I recently purchased a property with my husband with over an acre of land and we hope to start homesteading more. In addition to my vegetable garden we have decided to add chickens to our lives. I have been doing research for a while now and we have decided on Barred Rocks. We will be finishing our coop next week and then we will be on the way to setting up our run and ordering chicks probably early next year. Hopefully in that time I can find even more needed information here.

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This month is National Suicide Prevention Month and to recognize this important cause, the Jordan School District Health and Wellness team is sharing valuable resources for suicide prevention.
The most important message during National Suicide Prevention Month is that there is hope, there is help available, and there is healing for all individuals who may struggle with thoughts of hurting themselves. In fact, over 93% of people who have considered or tried taking their own life live among us. You see these people living happy, healthy lives around you every day. The overwhelming majority of people who have experienced that lowest point get better.
It’s important to be aware, informed, and cautious regarding suicide. However, having open and caring conversations with those that we love and care about is a great place to start.
To download a detailed spreadsheet of all mental health providers in our Jordan District Community, instructions are included in the document.
If you have questions about specific resources for suicide, please email email@example.com.
We wish you the best and encourage each of you to connect with one another around the hopeful message that there is healing and help available for each of us.