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For the last week, I have been fighting furiously something I was 100% confident about: that we would not make it. That $5M was too big. That I was mistaken in setting the goal to high. And that this incredible movement of now close to 25k contributors would stop.
This morning, at 4am, I was…
The governor, and others before him, have received gifts from companies with interests in actions by the state.
Typical story: Politician receives huge gifts from powerful special interest; special interest suddenly gets special tax breaks or other competitive advantages. Repeat ad nauseam.
Ryan Grim and Sabrina Siddiqui have an incredibly important piece in the HuffingtonPost about the time Members spend raising money.
One picture captures it all. This is a slide taken from a PowerPoint deck, given to incoming freshman congressmen about how they are to allocate their time.
I’ve been a fan of Congressman Sarbanes (D-MD) (son of Paul Sarbanes) for sometime. I wrote about his Grassroots Democracy work in HuffPo last December. Today, Sarbanes did something critically important for the anti-corruption movement: He introduced, with a significant number of co-sponsors,…
Some excerpts from this long article:
"A decade ago, however, wealthy Democrats and Republicans began circumventing limits on direct campaign contributions by making enormous donations to political groups that were technically separate from campaigns but effectively served as their proxies, often by funding negative ads. In 2004, the outspoken liberal financier George Soros gave $27.5 million—then a record amount—to groups opposing President George W. Bush. The strategy provoked widespread censure."
“By the end of July, the two biggest Super PACs allied with Romney, Restore Our Future and American Crossroads, had raised about a hundred and twenty-two million dollars. The most prominent Super PACs allied with Obama, Priorities USA Action and American Bridge 21st Century, had raised only about thirty million.”
"According to ProPublica, Americans for Prosperity and another conservative group have accounted for more than eighty per cent of spending by social-welfare nonprofits in the 2012 election cycle. Conservative social-welfare groups have already spent some seventy million dollars on television ads, whereas liberal groups have spent only $1.6 million."
|—||COO of the American Bankers Association, which is set to vote tomorrow on a plan to create a 501(c)(4) nonprofit – intended to, per the trade groups’ officials, funnel money into “six to 12 fiercely contested” U.S. Senate races. (via officialssay)|
Another problem with our campaign finance system is the time spent fundraising rather fulfilling actual governmental duties. This is true for Congress as well.
Friday marked another stage in President Obama’s springtime metamorphosis into full-fledged campaigner: his first daylong trip out of the capital devoted solely to fund-raising. He gripped and grinned through five campaign events in Chicago and Atlanta…The 13-hour “money run” raised at least $4.8 million for the president’s re-election effort — more than $5 million if one counts a fund-raiser in Minneapolis with Michelle Obama.
Lawrence Lessig on how money is polarizing Congress, along links to other thoughts from Ezra Klein and The Economist. I’d encourage you to read his whole post, this is just the first clip:
They [allow me this grammatical mistake so I don’t have to say “he or she”] rightly read me to argue that there…
Slate has a nice feature on how much of Super PAC money is spent on negative advertising:
The Restore Our Future PAC, which backs Mitt Romney, has spent 97 percent of its $31 million against Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.

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The vivo V23 5G, launched in January 2022, is a testament to vivo’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of smartphone technology. Let’s delve into the features and specifications of this state-of-the-art device:
Specifications and Features:
- Design and Build: The V23 5G showcases a sleek design, weighing between 179g to 181g and having a thickness of 7.4mm. The device is constructed with a Schott Xensation Up glass front and back, ensuring durability and a premium feel.
- Display: The smartphone boasts a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080×2400 pixels. With a 90Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support, users are guaranteed a smooth and vibrant viewing experience.
- Performance: Powering the V23 5G is the Mediatek Dimensity 920 chipset, built on a 6nm process. This is complemented by RAM options of 8GB or 12GB, ensuring efficient multitasking and high-speed performance.
- Camera: The triple-camera setup on the rear comprises a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultrawide lens, and a 2MP macro sensor. The dual front camera setup includes a 50MP primary sensor and an 8MP ultrawide sensor, ensuring detailed and wide-angle selfies.
- Battery and Charging: A 4200mAh Li-Po battery powers the device, ensuring all-day usage. The 44W wired charging capability ensures that the phone charges from 1% to 68% in just 30 minutes.
- Additional Features: The V23 5G comes with a unique color-changing back panel that reacts when exposed to sunlight. It also features an under-display fingerprint sensor, NFC (depending on the region), and a host of other sensors to enhance user experience.
Price: The device is priced at €499.00 for the international market and ₹29,990 for the Indian market, offering a balance of performance and value.
Price in Bangladesh: 39,990 BDT+ VAT
User Feedback: Some users have shared their positive experiences with the device, praising its design, performance, and camera capabilities.
Final Thoughts: The vivo V23 5G is a blend of innovation, performance, and aesthetics. With its unique features and competitive pricing, it stands out as a strong contender in the mid-range smartphone segment.
Note: It’s always advisable to check the latest reviews and user feedback before making a purchase decision.


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The other day, I woke up feeling fatigued with neck pain and a throbbing headache.
That wasn’t the first time tho. I’ve actually experienced this several times, and I noticed it usually happened when I had a looong day outside the house or when I stayed up really late the night before.
I hate waking up like that. If I don’t do anything about it, the pain would last the whole day and my day would be ruined.
I cannot cook for my family, I cannot do the laundry, I cannot do any housework, and most importantly, I cannot attend to my children’s needs properly. All I want to do is just sleep and rest without any interruptions until my headache subsides. But that is highly unlikely, especially if you’re a mother with no helper. Can you imagine attending to your 4-year-old’s cry with a pounding headache? Things can get really ugly and both of you could end up crying!
Sometimes I would even lose it and get snappy at my children for playing too loud or interrupting my rest with their petty little things.
Sigh… Poor my children. They just wanted my attention and I failed to give it to them because of my headache and I got mad at them instead. I feel like such a crappy mom! >_<
Now whenever I wake up with a headache, I know what I need to do. I need my Panadol Actifast. I need to treat it right away so that I can get back to my normal life, enjoying every precious moment with these two munchkins of mine….
I won’t be able to enjoy these moments if I am sick or in pain, because pain can really get in the way of everything.
Aligned with Panadol’s recent campaign, let’s not sacrifice any pain with every small yet priceless moment with our children. Instead of ignoring the pain, choose to treat it so we could go back to our normal every day routines with the kids.
Did you know that Panadol Actifast is gentle even in an empty stomach, which absorbs twice as fast than regular paracetamol and leaves body naturally within 24 hours, besides being a safe and effective pain reliever?
If you’re in pain, don’t just suffer through the pain. Your children need you. They need their mommy to be healthy and happy again. Treat your pain, because when pain is gone, life takes its place. #LifeReplacesPain #PanadolActifst

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NFL brothers Jason and Travis Kelce are getting candid about an emotional chapter of their childhood.
In the new Amazon Prime Video documentary “Kelce,” which chronicles Eagles center Jason Kelce through the 2022 season as he contemplated retirement, Travis — who is a tight end on the Chiefs — expressed how he suspected early on that parents Donna and Ed Kelce were going to split up.
“I knew my mom and dad’s situation was different than other parents,” Travis said in the documentary. “I would go and have sleepovers at other houses and the other parents are staying in the same room, and my parents didn’t stay in the same room.
“I started making those connections when I was in middle school and I realized that they were probably gonna split — but they stayed together for me and Jason’s benefit, I believe.”
Donna and Ed were married for nearly 25 years and split after raising their sons together.
It’s unclear exactly when they parted ways.
Ed explained in the documentary that he and Donna made sacrifices to make sure their sons found their passion and followed it.
“If we had split as we probably both would have preferred, that would have been a nightmare with the logistics, getting kids where they had to be and providing all the support,” Ed said.
Donna recalled that time as being “tough” while juggling parenting.
“Just trying to keep it all together when you’re being a parent,” she said. “It’s tough.”
Elsewhere in the documentary, Jason, 35, explained that fatherhood made him realize the sacrifices Donna and Ed made for him and Travis, 33.
“I think I told my mom after Wyatt was born, maybe the first year, I was like, ‘I’m sorry, I had no idea what you guys were actually sacrificing and doing on a daily basis for us,’” Jason said.
The Super Bowl champion’s wife, Kylie Kelce, is featured in the documentary, along with the couple’s three young daughters: Wyatt, 3, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 6 months.
Kylie shared that she and Jason met on Tinder, and she believed she was getting catfished the first time they met.
The couple hit it off and eventually tied the knot in April 2018.
They welcomed their third child, Bennett, in February after Travis’ Chiefs defeated Jason’s Eagles in the Super Bowl, 38-35.
Jason and his wife attended the red carpet premiere of the “Kelce” documentary last week at Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia.
#Jason #Travis #Kelce #open #parents #marital #challenges #revealing #documentary

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I really like sandwiches. A lot. Yesterday I decided it was time for a decent homemade sandwich, so I went to the grocery store to purchase some supplies and make up a recipe, here’s what I came up with.
1 Tablespoon cilantro
2 Slices of bread (I used Brownberry Oatnut bread)
1 Block of swiss cheese (I used Amish swiss)
1 Block of goat cheese (I used Silver Goat with herbs & garlic)
½ Cup fresh spinach
3 Slices of turkey, thin
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Start by slicing your tomato as thin as possible, thin slices are important in this recipe because if your tomato slices are too thick they will cause the bread to get soggy. Chop the cilantro and put them together in a plastic baggie for at least an hour.
Brush olive oil on outside of bread, then put a layer of each kind of cheese on the inside of one of your bread slices. My goat cheese was soft enough to spread, and the swiss broke up nicely into small chunks.
Next, layer your tomato slices (I like to sprinkle on a little extra cilantro), turkey, spinach, and top bread slice.
Cook your sandwich in a hot skillet for about ten minutes or until the bread starts to turn a nice golden brown.
Garnish with some extra cilantro and enjoy your delicious turkey sandwich!
I found that this sandwich paired really well with the taste of Hansen’s pomegranate soda, also try making your sandwich without turkey for a delicious vegetarian (but not vegan!) meal.

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Pianist age 9 plays “Tick Tock the Jazz Clock” by Bill Boyd
Jazz music started in the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and by the 1920s had taken America by storm. It’s continued to take new and interesting forms since then. Try searching on bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion, Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz – you’ll all kinds of great listening!
Jazz has a great swing to it because many of the notes come a little before or after the main beats. That may sound complicated - but this fun duet is easy to play! Listen to how the student plays the “tick tock” part, making a beat for the teacher’s music to dance around.


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Written by Angela Rairden
I recently picked up four new comic series and found all of them to be unique, interesting, and intriguing. Dealing with subject matters ranging from magic to religion to PTSD, these are four not-to-be-missed comics that you should run, not walk, to your local comic book store to gobble up the first issues of before they sell out!
EIGHT BILLION GENIES (Image) – Written by Charles Soule, Art by Ryan Browne
In issue one of Eight Billion Genies, every person on Earth is unexpectedly gifted a genie of their own and told that their genie will grant them one wish, and that that wish can be anything that they want. Once the wish is made and granted, the genie disappears and the consequences of that wish play out. Much in the same vein as Soule’s last hit comic, Curse Words, Eight Billion Genies is a mix of the modern world meeting a magical world, and the ramifications that can come from such a pairing. Ultimately, it asks the tantalizing question - what would you wish for???
THE VINEYARD (Aftershock) – Written by Brian Hawkins, Art by Sami Kivela
Set in modern times, The Vineyard is another series that examines the unpredictability of magic. This is an ancient magic from the Greek god of old, Dionysus. The Vines family made a pact with the god of wine and pleasure decades ago – he would bless their grape harvest and thereby ensure the fruitfulness of their vineyard and, in return, the family would be tasked with making four sacrifices to him every year. This is a duty that Didache, the devout patriarch of the family, has faithfully fulfilled every year. Except now Didache finds himself wheelchair bound and unable to complete the necessary sacrifices himself. This means that the task must fall to someone else, or risk not only the future of the The Vineyard but the wrath of a god, as well.
SACRAMENT (AWA Upshot) – Written by Peter Milligan, Art by Marcelo Frusin
The year is 2999 and the future is bleak, especially for Catholicism. In this timeline, humans have discovered non-Newtonian sub-gravitational travel and fled Earth, creating new homes on new planets where religion is banned, and anyone found practicing it faces dire consequences. Enter Father Vass, one of the few priests left who travel from planet to planet to conduct both mass and exorcisms in secret to the covertly devout. Having lost his own faith in God, Vass hides his own misgivings and follows his mission to spread the word of God. Until the day that he’s finally caught by the authorities. Expecting the worse, Vass is instead shipped to a planet where is his ordered to help solve a mysterious and violent problem of Biblical proportions.
THE DEAD LUCKY (Image) – Written by Melissa Flores, Art by French Carlomagno
In another futuristic timeline, 33-year-old honorably discharged Army veteran Bibiana (Bibi) Lopez-Yang struggles to come to terms with both her survivor’s guilt and the fact that she has electrifying superpowers. Having just returned home to San Francisco, the city she grew up in looks quite different from when she left. Tech company Morrow has made the city a test case by releasing bots and cybernetics intended to battle crime. With the deadly Salvation Gang planning to move in and overthrow the city, the police have relinquished control of the city to the Morrow bots and, in the process, initiated a turf war that Bibi and everyone she cares about risk getting caught in the middle of. Knowing that she can use her hidden powers to help, Bibi must overcome her PTSD to save what’s important to her.
Angela “LaLa” Rairden is an avid fan of comic books, Star Wars, and most things nerdy. A cosplayer, she loves to attend comic cons dressed as her favorite fictional characters, particularly Harley Quinn. Although her day job is at a grocery store, writing has always been her true calling. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she is currently writing her first novel.

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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE
26 February 2003
HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY 2010: BRIEFING
Chairperson: Ms Thandi Modise (ANC)
Documents handed out:
A Critique of HRS 2010 within the context of the SANDF's Readiness Levels
Presentation on Human Resource Strategy 2010 (document will be available here shortly)
Present: Mr January Masilela, Secretary of Defence
General De Wet, DoD
General Shope, DoD
General Matanzima, DoD
General Van der Poel, DoD
Captain Van Niekerk, DoD
The Department of Defence briefed the Committee on amendments to their Human Resource Strategy 2010, on which the Committee was first briefed in January. The Department told the Committee that personnel expenditures are to be reduced annually by R1.363 billion by 2010. If such savings are not implemented, the only remedy is an increased defence budget. The Committee criticised the performance of the Department of Defence and operational readiness of the SANDF in meeting affirmative action and other requirements of the Defence Review. The Committee will review the amendments to the Strategy further.
Ms Modise (Chair): Disputes with the parliamentary secretariat have not resolved whether Committee meetings held on Monday and Tuesday are even legal. Nonetheless, I am resolved to proceed with consideration of Human Resource Strategy 2010, first presented to the Committee in Saldanha on January 24. It is deplorable to bring DoD personnel from Pretoria only to find that the agenda cannot be covered within two hours or that the meeting is cancelled. My apologies.
Mr Mthethwa (ANC): A five page memo by the ANC study group on the HR 2010 strategy is tabled, and presents criticisms of the SANDF's failure to meet issues required by the Defence White Paper. Reference is made to the near collapse of the SANDF reserve force and slow implementation of affirmative action. The conclusions of the memo are that there is no correlation between HR2010 and the SANDF's readiness levels.
General De Wet (DoD): The DoD has made amendments to the HR2010 strategy. We appreciate the comments by Mr Mthethwa, and wish to make suggestions on how to merge the two documents.
Captain Van Niekerk then presented the DoD's proposed amendments to the HR2010 using a slide presentation. (Please see document attached)
Captain Van Niekerk: Personnel expenditures are to be reduced annually by R1.363 billion by 2010. If such savings are not implemented, the only remedy is an increased defence budget. Personnel expenditure is to be reduced to 45% by 2006/2007 of the Defence budget compared with the current 52%.
Ms Modise (Chair): This assumes a cut in personnel numbers from 70 000. Please motivate why cuts in personnel will reduce costs, and how the competency of the SANDF will not be affected. Reflecting South Africa's demographic realities in "all mustering and all levels" will be extremely difficult. For instance, if Indian or Tswana representation falls short in any sector of the SANDF, then the SANDF will fail to meet the HR 2010.
Mr Blaas (NNP): There are no Indians in the infantry, but Indians have a propensity for the Navy.
Mr Oosthuizen (ANC): Will the goal of affirmative actions not be achieved by overall representivity rather than all mustering?
Mr Blaas: Eventually a sunset clause must put an end to affirmative action, and merit will become the criterion.
Captain Van Niekerk: Retention of skilled personnel becomes increasingly difficult given the more lucrative opportunities outside the SANDF. This will become increasingly problematic with the introduction of the new equipment of the strategic package.
General De Wet: It does not make sense to train a fighter pilot only to find that he leaves after three years for SA Airways.
Mr Diale (ANC): This comes back to affordability. The HR2010 document refers repeatedly to cost, but what about ongoing affordability?
General Shope: The corporate world competes like vultures, given shortages of doctors, pilots and so forth. Civilian doctors cannot necessarily serve as military doctors, given specific requirements for military operations. Retention of skilled personnel is a major problem.
Mr Masilela: It is not only a problem of salaries. Banks poach IT staff of other banks. It is not just a matter of money, but also of the environment, career development and other non-monetary issues.
Mr Booi (ANC): If you raise the questions of competitive salaries, you will be shot down - as SA Police Services have found.
Ms Modise (Chair): Which brings me back to my statement that cuts in personnel do not necessarily translate into savings or improved efficiency.
Captain Van Niekerk: The success of HR 2010 depends on the support of all sectors including civil society.
General De Wet: The Defence Review provides for an SANDF complement of 70 000. Yet current thinking considers 70 000 to be unaffordable. The force design structure must determine the numbers rather than the HR 2010.
Ms Modise (Chair): The approved force design says 70 000, but you say that it is now not viable or affordable. Will cuts from 70 000 make the force design more viable?
Mr Masilela: We are re-prioritising within Option One of the core force, including the RDP.
Ms Modise (Chair): Yes, you need to re-prioritise, including the reconfiguration of regular and reserve forces. There is also the initiative of what constitutes South Africa's national security policies and other elements of security. You have tampered with the structures without reference to Parliament and the people who made input into the Defence Review. Those people, including Laurie Nathan and pacifists such as Terry Crawford-Browne, also "own" the structures. Defence reviews are not cast in stone, but the Department of Defence cannot change the Review without reference to Parliament. That is why we have not supported the DoD changes, and why people say that we need another defence review.
General De Wet: The way forward. We presented the HR2010 document on January 24, and today we have the amendments and input from Mr Mthethwa and this meeting. We will incorporate these and forward them to the Committee for further review.
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The Ukrainian military began using Mark 19 grenade launchers
The Armed Forces of Ukraine use 40-caliber Mark 19 automatic grenade launchers of American production.
This was reported in the Operational Command "West".
The grenade launchers arrived in Ukraine as part of security assistance from the United States.
Mobile groups in cars equipped with American Mark 19 automatic grenade launchers are already working in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and are fighting the Russian occupiers.
The supply of these weapons became known earlier this year.
It is known that only on February 3, Ukraine received 85 tons of 40-mm shots to automatic grenade launchers , which were delivered by the seventh American plane this year with military assistance.
It is possible that Mk 19 grenade launchers have been supplied to the Armed Forces before, as 40-mm shots have repeatedly been part of the cargo of American aircraft, including in the fall of 2021.
Mk 19 grenade launcher (from Mark 19) is an American automatic machine grenade launcher with tape power for 40 × 53 mm ammunition. Mark 19 has been in service with the US Army since the late 1960s in various versions.
Mk 19 in contrast to the existing in the Armed Forces of Ukraine AGS-17 has a wider range of ammunition:
- regular M430 HEDP is multi-purpose with fragment-cumulative action (punches up to 50 mm of armor-piercing steel, and the radius of damage - 5 meters)
- fragment M383 and M384
- training M385
Each standard box contains 32 shots connected by M16A2 links in a ribbon.
The modification transferred to Ukraine was made in the period from 1981 to 2000 in the United States. The grenade launcher is also licensed in countries such as the Republic of Korea and Turkey.


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Rear Heater Core went last year. The metal hoses that connect to it are exposed to water, mud, salt thrown up by the rear passenger tire which causes premature deterioration of the part.
Front Brake pads last year - maintenance.
Alternator went this year - Mazda told my garage (and me - I called the parts dept. too) "None in the country." Part miraculously appeared when brought to the Mazda dealership for repair one week later.
Tires all four this year - maintenance.
Passenger front power window motor failed this year - replaced.
Driver side power door lock motor seized this year - replaced.
Rear spoiler wing that was installed new by the dealer rusting at bolt attachment for past three years.
The 2.5L V6 has enough power for this size of vehicle even with the entire family along for the ride and is fuel efficient.
VERY clunky transmission under acceleration.
Contrary to what Toyota sales staff will tell you Mazda was the first to have rear sliding doors that have winde-DOWN type windows - a great feature.
Rear bench seat is versatile and convenient folding into the floor when you need the space, can roll over and serve as a bench, or can fold halfway with back of seat resting on bench. Reservoir when bench is in normal position keeps items contained.
Middle bucket seats roll up and can slide together to ease rear access.
One major pet peeve: Driver cannot turn on the interior light for rear passengers. The switch is on the light in the middle of the rear passenger area. Kids have to do it themselves if they can reach. Given this is a family vehicle this is a major oversight.
2nd pet peeve: Though the Driver has control of the rear fan I discovered by happenstance that he/she NEVER has control of the rear climate ie. whether hot or cold air is blowing in the rear. Rear temperature is adjustable only on the climate controls by the third row bench passengers. Hopefully the rear passengers in this promoted as family vehicle are of age where they can appreciate what turning those knobs will do - like blowing ice cold air on the kids in December when at the front your climate control is set to heat. This isn't congruent with the fact that the Driver has control (or can turn over control to rear passengers) of the rear fan.
3rd pet peeve (and it appears on a lot of cars it seems) : The Driver's over-ride switch for the power windows stops all the passenger window switches AND THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE PASSENGER WINDOWS. ie. Juniors playing with the window, I turn off the switches so there's no more playing, but, now I can't put the window up. Not without turning back on the over-ride and getting into a power struggle. Poor design that seems to be prevalent in today's cars.
This is my second Mazda. My first was a 1993 Mazda 626 ES and my positive review of the car is on this site. I still recommend Mazda and would buy another.


Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass, 3-Color Sunburst
Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass Guitar, 3-Color Sunburst
The Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is an exact replica of the tonally singular instrument that Rush's revered bassist/vocalist has riffed away on in front of millions of devoted fans worldwide and on many a mega-selling album. Built in Mexico, this fantastic bass is built from an alder solidbody with a 3-Color Sunburst finish, along with a perfect thin C-profile maple neck, home to a smooth and comfortable matching maple fingerboard.
Loaded with a pair of American Vintage single-coil Jazz Bass pickups, this bass roars with quality tone, and can be shaped to your liking using the dual volume and master tone controls. Lee remains an acclaimed and enormously influential bassist and, with mean, mean stride, his best-selling and elegantly styled signature model makes your tone crackle with life and bristle with the energy, with massive low end, guttural midrange and crystal clear highs.
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From my collection.
Bought in November 2014.
First listen: 27-11-2014.
Second listen: 9-12-2016.
CD 3 from 19.
Recording date: April 2008.
Recording venue: Eglise abbatiale Saint Maurice, ( Ebersmunster)
Instrument: Andreas Silbermann (1732)
Recording engineer: Christoph Martin Frommen.
Running time: 75:45.
Classical relevance: Essential. Reference recording and performance.
Fantasie in c Moll, BWV 537.
Fuge in c Moll, BWV 537.
Allein Gott in der Hoh. sei ehr, BWV 715, and 717.
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 726.
Ach Gott und Herr., BWV 714.
Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727.
Fantasia und Imitation, BWV 563.
Fantasia super, Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 713.
Jesu, meine zuversicht, BWV 728.
In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729.
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730 & 731.
Partite diverse sopra, O, Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767.
Fantasia in c Moll, BWV 562.
Partite diverse sopra, Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, BWV 766.
For those that enjoy Kooiman's playing style, this set is a must.
It is some kind of a novelty that I hear all of Bach's organ works on Silbermann Organs. Being used to basically North German instruments, it takes some sort of a adaption, to find the genius in these works again. In most of Bach's works I enjoy this sound, but there are pieces that do not lend themselves to this opulence, notably the work "Allein Gott in der Hohe, sei ehr, BWV 715". That needs adjustment, but it is far and wide between, for hearing "Ach Gott, und Herr BWV 714" is heart rendering, and so well suited to the instrument. And I could go on, for this set has many moments of sheer bliss, the more so for the recording, which is almost the best I ever heard in regard to the instrument.
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From the 206 titles available in the BIS sale, there were not many of interest for me. A lot of new composers, but their modernity was a tad...
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The Strauss Family, Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss. Overtures/Waltzes/Polkas. CD 5 & 6.New acquisition. 2016. First listen: 9-4-2018. Label: EMI. CD 5 & 6 from 6. Recording dates: 1971-1986. Venues: Somewhere in Munich...
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Romania, UK, Belgium & Switzerland – coordinated takedown of a Romanian THB criminal network
On 19 June, Romanian prosecutors from the Directorate for the Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), Piteşti Territorial Service, together with judicial police officers from the organised crime fighting structures within Piteşti, Craiova, Ploiesti, Bucharest, Vâlcea and Dâmboviţa, carried out 71 house searches in Romania.
In parallel, on the same day, 20 house searches were conducted within the UK, Belgium and Switzerland.
As a result of these joint operations, 30 suspects were detained in Romania and three suspects in the UK, and large amounts of currency, jewellery, firearms, drugs and electronic equipment were seized. Forty witnesses have been interrogated in the involved countries.
Following an investigation initiated in Romania, on 12 September 2016, the Romanian Desk opened a case at Eurojust and sought the assistance and support of Belgium, the UK, Germany, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. The target of the investigations was an international organised criminal group (OCG) accused of committing trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation, pimping and money laundering. The investigations revealed that a substantial amount of money was obtained from those criminal activities. The banking transactions managed through the OCG alone total EUR 5 million.
Eurojust facilitated cooperation between DIICOT, the Territorial Service of Pitesti and the judicial authorities of the UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic by organising two coordination meetings at Eurojust. A joint investigation team (JIT) agreement was signed between Romania, Belgium and the UK. Eurojust provided logistical and financial support to the JIT and its members. In parallel, Eurojust received and facilitated the execution of requests for cooperation submitted within this investigation from countries not party to the JIT.
Europol contributed to the smooth exchange of information among the States concerned, supporting the operation by organising an operational meeting, providing cross-matches of information and setting up a mobile office in Romania on the action day.
At the conclusion of the action day, Ms Daniela Buruiana, National Member for Romania, said: ‘This highly successful joint action could not have taken place without the constructive collaboration of all the parties involved, demonstrating the importance of national police and judicial authorities cooperating fully with each other and with Eurojust to defeat criminals sexually exploiting innocent victims’.
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With the Regulation on the free flow of non-personal data, the EC proposes a new principle that abolishes data localisation requirements while ensuring access rights to competent authorities for regulatory control.
State aid: EC approves alternative to divestment commitment for Royal Bank of Scotland19/09/2017 14:10:00
The EC has approved under EU State aid rules the alternative package proposed by the UK authorities to replace the commitment for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to divest Williams & Glyn. The alternative package will increase competition in the UK SME banking market.
EC welcomes stakeholders' views on the future of EU finances19/09/2017 12:49:00
As part of the process started with the publication of the Reflection Paper on the Future of EU finances, the EC is organising on 25 September 2017 a conference on the challenges ahead of the EU budget and the ways to address them.
Juncker: ‘I don't intend to force countries to join the euro if they are not willing or not able to do so'18/09/2017 15:20:00
Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the EC,has defended his proposal to expand the eurozone. All EU Member States should have the possibility to introduce the euro, but no one would be forced to do so, Juncker said on Thursday.
EMA concludes review of human factor VIII medicines authorised in EU.18/09/2017 13:20:00
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded that there is no clear & consistent evidence of a difference in the incidence of inhibitor development between the two classes of factor VIII medicines: those derived from plasma and those made by recombinant DNA technology.

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In terms of skydiving, one must be careful with what he or she wears in order to prevent the chances of getting a serious injury. One of the most common materials that are used in the construction of skydiving flight suits and other equipment is vinyl. This material is made up of two major components – the outer layer and the inner layer. The outer layer is made of the same material used in making plastic gloves and various other forms of protective clothing.
However, vinyl is not just a passive material. It is an extremely strong material that can withstand a lot of force when being used in the construction of skydiving jackets and other skydiving accessories. The strength of vinyl is also attributed to the manner in which it is produced. Vinyl is manufactured by taking layers of plastic and pressing it together under high heat and pressure. The end product is a strong fabric similar to cotton but with the added ability to resist the force applied to it.
Nylon And Other Synthetic Materials
This strong material is often combined with nylon and other synthetic materials. These fibers of fabric are dyed to create the different colors that are seen in a typical skydiving jacket. There are also those that are printed with logos and designs. They are made up of the same material but are treated with special chemicals so that they will resist the elements more. Such treatments are usually necessary during the production phase, although some fabrics are available for pre-treatment already.
As the outer layer, vinyl is able to withstand high levels of acidity, chlorine, as well as UV light. These are the three main components of skydiving jumpsuits. The inner layer, on the other hand, has the task of preventing any form of air leaks that might occur during the skydiving jump. Thus, these suits are made out of strong, flexible, yet breathable materials. This particular material is also used in other kinds of clothing as well to make people more comfortable, such as skydiving pants.
Another substance that makes up this type of material is polyurethane. This is a tough synthetic material that comes in various forms. It can be applied to fabrics or garments. Some of them are applied with a spray while others come in a liquid form. This is mostly used in the making of boat engines.
Another important substance that these suits are made from is spandex. It is a combination of cotton, Lycra, and other materials. Spandex is the most common element found in these types of apparel. This is the most flexible of all the materials, which makes it ideal for use as the main material.
Dressing for a skydive requires a special kind of fabric. These are usually full-length jumpsuits. They usually contain a polyurethane coating over an elastic backing. These suits are equipped with a zipper that allows the wearer to wear them easily.
The materials used in skydiving flight suits are made to withstand many gasses and harsh conditions. However, they can also get damaged if the wearer is not careful. For example, if the parachute is open while in use, the diver can easily get tangled in the fabric. If not removed immediately, this can cause suffocation. So, always remove the suit before taking off.
Resistant To The Extreme Conditions
Most of the time, polyurethane is used because it is resistant to the extreme conditions during a dive. However, some divers find that this material discolors easily, especially when soaked with water. Moreover, this kind of material may not be able to withstand very high pressures. Other options include neoprene and silicone, which have less limitations when it comes to exposure to water and pressure.
Some divers choose to use a neoprene suit, because it is lightweight, which makes it easier to put on and take off. Also, it is easier to adjust the fit of the suit for a perfect fit. It is made from a blend of polyurethane and silicone, which makes it water-resistant, while still maintaining its flexibility.
If you want a more rigid option, you may opt for the same material used for skydiving flight suits, but it is a bit heavier. It is made from acrylic. Other materials that are used in skydiving flight suits include carbon composites and carbon fiber. Since they have different textures and structures, they also vary in price.

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Friday, April 02, 2010 | Men's Basketball
UNI's Farokhmanesh Ties For Sixth
University of Northern Iowa senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh competed in ESPN's State Farm 3-Point Championship on Thursday in Indianapolis. Farokhmanesh tallied 16 points in the first round, but failed to advance to the semifinals. He finished tied for sixth in the field.
On the season, Farokhmanesh led the Panthers with 77 made 3-pointers in leading UNI to a 30-5 overall record and Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Farokhmanesh made national headlines by draining a 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left to lift UNI to a 69-66 first-round win over UNLV.
He further cemented his status on the national scene when he buried a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left in the Panthers' 69-67 victory over No. 1-ranked Kansas in the second round. In three NCAA Tournament games this season, Farokhmanesh scored a team-high 42 points (14.0 points/game) and drained 10-of-25 3-pointers.


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How To Open Wines and Spirits Stores
The service industry offers the most apt and reliable answers to most home prerequisites. As such investing in the service industry is one of the most profitable processes and business ventures. It is possible to become one of the top spirits and wines retailer in your area like Derby Spirits in Vegas.
If you have a liking for fine wines and love spirits, you can consider turning this to a business. Wines’ health benefits have led in many wines and spirits stores around the nation, in recent days. There’s a growing number of customers of spirits and wine, and the amount doesn’t appear to be decreasing any time soon. In this case, starting up a company in this industry enables you to become a significant participant, contributing millions to the market in taxes.
Advantages of establishing a wines Shop
You stand to benefit from insider information pertaining to the most recent trends and sought after wines when you open up a wine shop. You will have the ability to get your hands on the world best wines and spirits. The liberty of selling any sort of wines you wish to sell will be yours.
You will have the freedom to be creative and to make decisions pertaining to all functions of your store, when you open your shop. Furthermore, you can make a decision of having to sell wine accessories and gift items, such as wine glasses, wine racks, carafes, corkscrews and more. You might think about using your shop for enjoyable events such as wine tasting. You’ll have the freedom to draw clients of your selection like clients or wine fans from the upscale marketplace-getting lifelong friends.
How to Start Wines/Spirits Shops
Options: Pick the kind of store you want to open. The choice is yours whether to obtain a wine shop or a franchise. You can open a new wine enterprise. Choose a name for the store that sets you apart.
Location: It is important to choose your target market deciding on a place for your company. You might want to establish a wine & spirit boutique at an affluent community, if you are targeting the high-end customers. This can help bring your target audience. Determining the amount of space or square footage you will need for your shop is important, as you pick the place. It is important to find out more concerning the exterior and interior design of the store.
Licenses & insurance: Search for information regarding Permits, other regulations and licenses. You want to make sure you’re operating within the law. Moreover, you want to discover important information that affects the wine business including insurance. You will need to ensure your investment is protected.
Financing: You have to decide on how you are going to fund the business. You might decide to use your savings or borrow from family and friends. You may also consider borrowing from the bank. An important element to keep in check is that you get funds at the lowest price possible.
Supply of stock: You Will Need to Find out where you may Locate wine importers or the ideal wine providers.

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Archived News and Media Releases
22 May 2015
The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB) has appointed Martin Sawyers as its new Chief Executive and Registrar.
19 May 2015
A Rotorua man has been convicted and fined $1000 plus court costs and solicitor’s fees today for illegally carrying out sanitary plumbing.
2 April 2015
An Auckland man has been convicted and fined $1500 for carrying out drainlaying work without an authorisation for a second time
31 March 2015
The Timber Design Society is pleased to be able to present the Timber Design Society Sapwood Conference. The conference will be held in Christchurch only, 13 – 15 May 2015.
4 March 2015
The Rules Reduction Taskforce has been set up to cut red tape and get rid of loopy property rules and regulations that are stopping people from getting on with the job.
19 February 2015
An online tool that supports the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) technical guidance document on repairing and rebuilding houses affected by the Canterbury earthquakes has been released.
19 February 2015
In a judgment released 18 February 2015, a Nelson man has been convicted and fined $4000 for doing or helping to do gasfitting work without a licence, and has been ordered to pay solicitor’s costs of $113 and Court costs of $130.
2 February 2015
The recent conviction of an Auckland man has served as a timely reminder to consumers to only use plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers who hold a current authorisation card.
11 January 2015
The Australian Industry Group report “The quest for a level playing field: the nonconforming products dilemma”, provided compelling evidence on the increasing risks of non-conforming Products in Building and Construction projects. To assist industry stakeholders, the new Steel Compliance website is provided as a risk mitigation service to the construction community by ACRS.


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Medically Reviewed by Dennis J. Lang, DO
Living with diabetes is difficult enough. But adults with diabetes face a 2-4 times greater chance of cardiovascular disease than of a person without diabetes. Patients with diabetes undergo a higher rate of Coronary Artery Bypass surgeries than non-diabetics. Nearly 70% of adults with diabetes age 65 and older die of some form of cardiovascular disease.
“Diabetes and its effect on the body place a person at high risk of stroke, heart attack, coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease and congestive heart failure,” says McLeod Cardiologist, Dr. Dennis Lang. “We also know that with the appropriate treatment and lifestyle changes those risks can be controlled and reduced.”
Among the first steps: determine if you need cardiac testing. The American College of Cardiology has these indications for diabetic patients:
If your testing shows you are at increased risk, your cardiologist may begin you with these types of medications – among other drugs:
Your cardiologist will probably also recommend that you increase your physical activity, lose weight and quit smoking.
HOW DOES TREATMENT HELP
Losing weight and following a healthier diet (less fried foods, more fruit and vegetables) will improve your diabetes status. Diabetes is a chronic – meaning a long-lasting, ongoing – disease. So, although you may never be rid of it, you can improve your risk of heart and vascular disease in the following ways:
ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE
Work with your personal physician on controlling your diabetes. See a cardiologist for further testing if you have any of the five indications in the “First Steps” section in this article.
Find a Cardiologist near you.
Sources include: McLeod Health, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, British Columbia Medical Journal, World Heart Federation, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, American College of Cardiology

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DC is trying to get its connected comic-book universe off the ground on the big-screen with Superman/Batman serving as a sequel to Man of Steel but all the 'second tier' superheroes (apparently everyone not named Clark or Bruce) are still having their origins unfold on The CW, the latest of which is Arrow, which could be followed by a series focusing on The Flash. Marvel's rival has really come a long way since Smallville. Oh yeah, that was The WB. Arrow's Marc Guggenheim shared some insights on The Flash's presence in the Arrow universe, but before we get to that, there've been some notable casting and character updates for Arrow.
According to TVLine, The Killing Season 3 standout Bex Taylor-Klaus will be in two Arrow episodes (3 and 4) playing Sin. A 'street urchin' from the DCU has a connection with Colton Haynes' aspiring Red Arrow Roy Harper and is also befriended by the mysterious new heroine Black Canary.
Black Canary coming to Star(ling) City was announced during Arrow's Comic-Con panel (as was Kevin Alejandro's Brother Blood and Michael Jai White's Bronze Tiger) but the identity of the actress portraying the non-(Dinah) Laurel Lance version of Arrow's ally was kept a secret. For a short time anyway, TVGuide revealed that this first iteration of the character (similar to the way that the first Deathstroke we saw wasn't Slade Wilson and/or Yao Fei was the first Green Arrow) will be played by Caity Lotz. Unlike the Flash, Black Canary is a perfect addition to Arrow and I'm try intrigued with how they plan to tell the hero's origin.
And the additions don't end there with Guggenheim tweet-teasing the possible arrival of Metamorpho. Metamorpho, aka Rex Mason, was an Indiana Jones-like adventurer who was forever altered by an encounter with a radioactive Egyptian artifact. Yep. Fits right into the real Starling City the show has created, especially since the mutation leaves him unable to assume human form. Finally, another superhero connection has surfaced with GreenArrowTV announcing that Jean Loring will be the one defending Moira Queen during her upcoming legal battles. Those familiar with the DCU, know that Loring is the the ex-wife of Ray Palmer aka The Atom meaning that yet another crime-fighter with superhuman abilities could be on the way to Arrow. That makes... a lot. When will Wonder Woman show up?
Going back to the intro, if you can't tell, I'm not super-impressed with the way that Detective Comics and Warner Bros. have handled the live-action adaptations of their properties, particularly when it comes to planning out the entire universe. And I say all this as a big fan of Arrow but I can understand why the bow-wielding Batman rip-off (sorry, it's true, I mean his HQ is the Arrow-cave) had his origins told on the small screen. When it comes to The Flash, however, it's a completely different story since he's definitely a top-tier superhero and easily the most accessible for the masses after The Bat and Superman. Not to mention the fact that introducing powers seems counter to Arrow's 'gritty and realistic' approach to world building.
Arrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim recently addressed that very issue (and let slip several other Flash details) while discussing the character addition with Hitfix and, oddly enough, he brought up Marvel's film universe to help assuage any fears about the possible tonal problems. He said, "Arrow is like Iron Man where The Flash will be The Hulk. And just as The Hulk coming out did not change the tone of the Iron Man movies, The Flash will not change the tone of Arrow." I see where he's going but the circumstances aren't analogous for me. Marvel was careful with the first Iron Man movie to instill a light (and flexible) tone, not to mention unrealistic tech, that allowed for the easy entrance of a gamma ray created monster as well as superhuman serums and Norse Gods.
Guggenheim continues the connection stressing that "the Marvel movies demonstrate that each piece of a universe can have its own feel. Thor is consistent with the tone of Thor while Captain America is consistent with the tone of Captain America's character. Arrow's tone will remain consistent much in the same way, and we are looking forward to expanding our canvass a bit." Well, the canvass is certainly being expanded for Season 2 (more on that in a flash, sorry) but I'm worried that the finished composition will be an unpleasant mishmash. Barry Allen (aka The Flash) will appear in three episodes in Arrow upcoming season with Andrew Kreisberg, Guggenheim's show running partner and co-creator, writing all of them. At least they are taking the introduction seriously and it's kind of cool that there will be concurrent shows with lots of potential to crossover. Guggenheim added,
Honestly, I'm just excited to help be a part of expanding the DC Universe. I think one of the big thing that appeals to me about comics in general is the idea of the shared universe. It's a lot of fun to be able to do that in television, and growing up one of the things I enjoyed was the Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman and the way those two shows would interact with each other. We're at least a season away from Arrow interacting with The Flash, but the potential for that is really exciting for me.
The geek in me can't help but still be excited even with all my trepidations. Now we can all look forward to seeing what handsome young actor who looks good shirtless will be cast to play The Flash.
Arrow returns for Season 2 on Wednesday, October 9 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.

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JOIN US FOR THE CASUAL ART FAIR THIS SUNDAY JUNE 18, 12-7 FOR INSTALLATION BOOTHS, PERFORMANCE, & TASTY FOODS
With the Casual Art Fair, The Hester Street Fair & LikeMindedObjects aim to play with the context of the contemporary art fair, to create an affordable space for galleries, project spaces, collectives, and experimental retail projects to gather outdoors in a truly public space and share their most current excitements, artists, and projects. This is the first of two we will be hosting in our 2017 season, the next Sept 17. As for Sunday, we have a unique group of participants! Read below for more info!
All day Lil Deb’s Oasis, the artists run restaurant from Hudson, NY, headed up by Artist/chefs Hannah Black & Carla Perez Gallardo, will be serving up the tastiest Tropical Comfort Food, the food will act as a center point to a larger installation of collected art and action via their community of painters, sculptors, tattoo artists, clothing makers, & poets. Since they opened their brick and mortar April 2016, it is rare they grace NYC with their treats, so don’t miss it!
1-2// Annie Bielski & Ariele Max
3-4// Xhosa (presented by Alexander Kellogg)
Installations & Retail Booths
Parked in the fair grounds will be Rec Van, an installation by artist/curator duo Craig Monteith & Steve Mykietyn hosting a collection of artists objects for sale surrounding their parked van. The Yellow Curve Like Minded Lounge will take over our treelined section of the fair with over 10 artists including large works to be displayed on park fencing and artist lounge furniture on the ground for passerby to relax within. Nightlife & Wellness Artist Ariele Max will be hosting her Other Original Activated Charcoal Detox Bar. LES Contemporary art gallery Essex Flowers will bring an installation of Christian Sampson’s globe lamps and small paintings on fabric and hand-painted totes by Ariel Dill. LES Community Gathering Art Bar, Beverly’s, will host video & furniture works by the artists Carrie Elston Tunic & Elise McMahon of their latest show that will be open for viewing across the street(don’t forget to grab a drink ticket!). Front Room Gallery will present gallery artists small works and a selection of multiples and editions presented by Fuse Works: Multiples and Editions. Paintings & Furniture Sculpture will be in a booth by artists Good__Chair & Rylee Nicole. JJSoftGoods will bring their hand painted clothing by artist Jordan Johnson using graphic imagery like snakes & chains wrapping over the wearer’s body. Artist Elizabeth Whitolm is bringing Tapley, her hand cast silver sculptural jewelry collection. We will have illustrated works by Vladislavea Nikolova, a collection of objects, prints, & clothing with Troll Hole, Piece NYC will bring their minimalist clothing, & more.
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The Hester Street Fair is an outdoor market on the Lower East Side in treelined Seward Park, at the corner of Essex & Hester. Every Saturday we host a market focussing on food, collected & hand made goods, performance, & workshops. We pride ourselves on being the most affordable fair in the five burroughs, allowing our vendors flexibility to experiment with their business models and products. This results in a fun, diverse & authentic market experience, not the blog-like experience you may have at other fairs through-out the city.
LikeMindedObjects produces furniture, social spaces, community markets, & art events that aim to expand our expectations of daily life.

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On the steps of Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan, George Washington stands on the spot where he was inaugurated in 1789 and with an outstretched right hand seems to ask for calm. Like most of Wall Street a week after the event the nation has still not quite found a name for, he stands in a haze of airborne grit that renders him slightly out of focus. The rumble of New York has been replaced by the more immediate roar of generators parked up and down nearly every side street in the district. To get to their jobs, most of which began again with the resumption of trading on Monday, Wall Street workers of every kind have to confront a sensory discontinuity that is every bit as sharp as the emotional discontinuity that many of them feel.
Trinity Church stands more alone than it ever has, the visual flow of Wall Street into its portico disrupted by a police and National Guard barrier that keeps people out of the rescue zone to the west. In some spots the movement of foot traffic is closely shepherded by long lines of metal barricades. But the constriction of surface traffic has been removed. Delivery trucks worry their way slowly on unfamiliar routes along streets filled with pedestrians who have been freed from the sidewalk. Everything is strange, but you can feel most people actively reclaiming a sense of familiarity.
The day-to-day changes so far this week in the financial district are almost too numerous to catalog. Some people reflexively show ID's where they're no longer needed because the boundaries have shifted. At some security stations, running jokes between the police and pedestrians have already begun. The crowds pouring out of the Staten Island ferry are solemn, but not so solemn that you don't hear a welcome new music in some of their voices. Eyesight blurs a little in the haze, and throats tighten, but the only real pause in the flow of people comes at the sight of the Stock Exchange itself, draped in a huge American flag. Everyone knows intuitively what a feat it was to resume trading on Monday, what a powerful demonstration of will and improvised engineering that was.
For most of the past week, New Yorkers have stood somewhere above 14th Street or Canal Street and looked down toward the financial district. It is a striking reversal to be able to stand in those canyons and look northward again. With only a little imagination, you used to be able to sense the whole thrumming web of city streets that crisscrossed the island uptown. The effect is even more powerful now, and somehow more reassuring.
It has always been tempting to think of New York City as an organism, as an entity that has an independent, self-sustaining equilibrium. That metaphor will come back to us again in time. But right now, standing in front of the Stock Exchange, what one understands is that this city is a machine being consciously run. The machinery is visible now in a way it almost never is, and we can see, with gratitude, the men and women who keep it operating.Continue reading the main story


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"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" From 1930-1954, the wealthy Lamont Cranston was one of the best-known characters on radio, using his mystical powers to fight crime. The only person who knew The Shadow's true identity was his "friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane". Through the years, The Shadow was portrayed by Frank Readick, Orson Welles, Bill Johnstone, Bret Morrison, and others. As listeners were reminded at the end of every episode, "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay! The Shadow knows!"
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Early Warning for floods (बाढीका लागि पूर्व सुचना)
यस भिडियोले department for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection of the European Commission (ECHO) को आर्थिक सहयोगमा Mercy Corp, Oxfam and Practical Action बाट संयुत्त रुपमा संचालन भएको "SAFER Nepal- Strengthening Actions for Fostering Resilience through Early Warning and Risk Sensitive Planning in Nepal" परियोजनाको पूर्व सुचनाका क्रिर्याकलापलाई देखाएको छ।
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Landscape architecture, Sustainable design -- Oregon -- Portland, Urban runoff management
Interview of Christopher Weaver by Gerald Bones at Hillsboro, Oregon on November 29th, 2006.
The interview index is available for download.
Christopher Weaver became the Area Manager for Pacific Landscape Management (PLM) in January 2003. Pacific Landscape Management is a commercial maintenance company, providing year-round care for over 350 commercial properties in the Portland and Vancouver metro area. Oregon Business Magazine named them one of Portland’s Best Green Companies. In 2008 they installed a rain garden to process their rainwater, installed solar panels in 2009, and received a Master Recycler certification from METRO. Christopher Weaver earned a BS in Landscape Contracting from Penn State University in 1995.
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AS-PL adds new CV alternator to range
AS-PL has added a new alternator (A0828S) to its range, which is suited for use in popular Volkswagen and Seat commercial vehicles.
The new alternator can be used in Volkswagen’s Caddy, LT, Multivan, and Transporter, along with the Seat Inca.
AS-PL offers more than 20,000 different products with a total of almost 450,000 reference numbers.
A wide selection of original products is divided into three product lines: ‘Economy’, ‘Standard’ and Premium’. The new alternator belongs to the standard line.
The offered products include parts and components for passenger cars, lorries, agricultural machines, boats, motorcycles, and for the industrial market.
AS-PL says all alternators and starters are tested using specialist machinery. The test results are included in the product packaging.


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HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. corporate acquisitions in China collapsed to their lowest level for 14 years in the first half of this year, as trade tensions between the two countries and uncertainty about Chinese government regulations took a toll on deal making.
The value of mergers and acquisitions involving American companies in China dropped 32 percent to just $523 million in the six months to June 30 from $771 million in the same period last year, and were down 87 percent from $4 billion in the first six months of 2015, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Bankers and lawyers involved in deal making say that increasing signs of trade friction between Washington and Beijing are acting as a deterrent. The tensions were reflected at a meeting earlier this month when officials from the two countries failed to agree on major new steps to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with China.
American companies do not want to make acquisitions in an environment where they could get caught in crossfire between the two governments, these sources said. That could happen if, for example, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese steel and other products and Beijing retaliated with its own action against American goods or entities.
(For a graphic on U.S. M&A in China, click tmsnrt.rs/2gWn98u)
That in turn leads to the danger that American companies won’t be able to take full advantage of China’s still buoyant economic growth of just under 7 percent a year, adding further to the stresses in the trade and investment relationship between the two countries.
“The new norm for China and the U.S. is to be at odds on trade issues. As of now, they are having huge differences with regards to the steel industry, huge differences with regards to trade imbalance,” said Roy Zou, a Beijing partner at law firm Hogan Lovells. “I don’t see a big increase in U.S. investments in China.”
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) did not respond to Reuters faxed request for comment on the drop in U.S. acquisitions. The decline is happening at a time when Chinese deals in the U.S. are still rising, though opposition in Washington to certain kinds of Chinese purchases on national security grounds is also increasing and could add to tensions.
FOREIGN FIRMS COMPLAIN
European companies’ deal making has also been declining but at a slower pace. Their acquisitions in China in the first half of this year were worth $223 million, against $268 million in the same period last year.
Foreign firms have complained for some time about not being offered a level playing field in China. Among their concerns are restrictions on foreign ownership in key sectors – including finance and technology – and various regulations that favor domestic firms over foreign rivals.
And all of this can make them think twice about pulling the trigger on a major acquisition, trade experts said. \
“Foreign investors face explicit and implicit ownership restrictions in the most attractive sectors, and they are also not able to participate in the restructuring and consolidation of ailing industries,” said Rhodium Group economist Thilo Hanemann, who analyses China’s international investment position.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said in its annual China Business Report published on July 12 that the Chinese government needed to halt policies and regulations that favor domestic firms over foreign businesses. The lobby group complained of long-established “systemic inequities,” in the report, which was based on responses from 426 AmCham member companies in China.
While buyers of assets in China have faced many such challenges before, they haven’t usually had to do so against such a backdrop of trade tensions and wider political uncertainty.
“There is a lot of grandstanding going on between the two countries,” said a senior M&A banker at a U.S. bank in Hong Kong. “Not many would like to deploy a couple of billion dollars now when you are not sure of the regulatory landscape and what shape and form it would take.”
This picture is further complicated by the approaching 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, this autumn. The gathering is expected to lead to a consolidation of President Xi Jinping’s power.
Many of the organs of the party and government are focused on making sure the Congress, which is held every five years, goes off without a hitch and that there isn‘t any kind of economic or political schism in the months leading up to it.
“Chinese economic bureaucracy is now dominated by a desire to manage systemic risk in preparation for the upcoming 19th Party Congress,” said Brock Silvers, managing director of Kaiyuan Capital, a Shanghai-based investment advisory firm.
“Any policies or reforms to be adopted after the Congress are still unknown,” he said, adding last week his firm advised a U.S. private equity fund to postpone plans for China investments until regulatory issues are clarified.
The Chinese authorities’ increasing scrutiny of some of the most acquisitive Chinese companies of recent years, such as the HNA Group Co Ltd, which has led to a slowdown in their deal making, has added to the uncertainty. This is focusing attention on the opaque nature of their ownership and finances and may make them less appealing as deal makers, whether as buyers and sellers of assets, or as partners in any transactions.
There have been 17 announced acquisitions of companies in China by U.S. firms this year, compared to 39 in whole of 2016. The average value is down to $43 million this year from $73 million in 2008, when U.S. acquisitions hit an all-time high of $12 billion.
Some trade experts worry that a more hawkish Washington approach to the national security risks of proposed Chinese investments in the U.S. could easily trigger retaliation from Beijing.
“The sense we get from talking to our clients is there is concern as to whether anti-trust policies (in China) could now be used to discriminate against foreign enterprises,” said Mustafa Hadi, head of disputes and international arbitration for Greater China and North Asia, at advisory and consultancy firm Berkeley Research Group.
In the financial sector in particular, there are concerns that some deals and expectations of reform could get derailed if Sino-U.S. relations deteriorate, according to people familiar with the situation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is in talks to set up a new joint venture with a local partner in China, while Morgan Stanley is looking to further increase its stake in its mainland China investment-banking operations after already raising it to 49 percent this year, people with direct knowledge of the discussions have said.
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley declined to comment.
Reporting by Sumeet Chatterjee and Kane Wu; Editing by Martin Howell
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The Fiji opposition leader says changes to the party funding system are illegal and have plunged the parliament into crisis.
Ro Teimumu Kepa says the Secretary-General to Parliament halted the contracts of six administrative staff in the SODELPA offices under the directive of the Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
The directive changes the allocation previously given to the parties, and means each party will be given 11,000 US dollars per MP for staffing at their discretion.
Ro Teimumu says SODELPA's needs will likely exceed their allocation and the fellow opposition National Federation Party's allocation will not cover its costs.
She says the changes should be reversed.
"The directive that has been given is that the funding goes to the parties and that is what we do not agree with because according to the decree which is parliamentary decree number four of last year, according to that it is illegal for us to receive funding from any other source except for the members themselves."
Ro Teimumu says the independence of the Secretary-General to Parliament has also been called into question.