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Garden Island’s European history goes right back to the arrival of the First Fleet (European settlement) into Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788. The island was set aside as a vegetable garden (hence its name) to grow food, initially for the crew of ships anchored in the Harbour.
In the 1820s sandstone fortifications (small parts of which remain) were built here as part of a number of defences built to protect Sydney from a feared Russian attack, which never eventuated. By 1855 the (British) Royal Navy had begun berthing ships at the island so beginning its (and its successor’s – the Royal Australian Navy’s) long association with the island – though arguably this association dates back to 1788 when the island was essentially a navy garden.
While still called Garden Island and referred to as an island, the island ceased to be an island in the 1940s when the strait separating it from the mainland was filled in. That said, from the tourist’s perspective (unless you are on a bus tour which I will assume you are not), it might as well still be an island as your only means of access is via ferry, landing at the Garden Island Wharf on the northern tip of the former island – the Public Access Prescient. This is because the majority of the island is out of bounds to the visitor as it remains an active naval base.
While HM Queen Elizabeth II, a couple of US Presidents and now I have visited the island not many tourists visit it, albeit a simple 5 min ferry ride from Circular Quay. This is a great shame and I strongly encourage you to jump on a ferry and visit this most beautiful Harbour-side location. While there are top class views from the foreshore area the views from the roof of the former signal station, which once controlled the movement of naval vessels into and out of the Harbour, at the top of the small hill are some of the best you will find across Sydney Harbour and back to the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, Fort Denison, and the city skyline. I should point out that once you leave the foreshore area you will need to be able to negotiate steps and slightly uneven paths.
Best of all, while you will probably encounter a small number of visitors, there will certainly be no crowds here making it a lovely tranquil escape from the city centre. (Note: I visited mid-week – weekends will, without doubt, be a lot busier) Either take a picnic with you or buy something from the reasonably priced and reasonably good Salthorse Café located within the RAN Heritage Centre.
In addition to the great views, picnic area and nice paths through tended gardens (of the flower and plant variety these days) there are a number of other things of interest within the Public Access Prescient area:-
*The excellent RAN Heritage Centre – This naval museum, which focuses on the history of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) – established post Federation in 1901, is excellent and well worth a visit – it would probably be your primary motive for coming to Garden Island.
*On the foreshore between the wharf and the RAN Heritage Centre, you will find a series of maritime memorials including those to Australia’s first two submarines, both sadly lost (WWI) within a year of their arrival into Australia.
*Australia’s first European graffiti dating right back to 1788.
*A memorial to Japanese midget submariners lost in a WWII attack on Sydney.
*What is claimed to be Australia’s first grass tennis courts dating back to 1888 (not open to public use). You will note from my attached photo that they are currently being refurbished – June 2016.
While you may be able to sight some naval vessels on your right as you approach the island from Circular Quay and perhaps also from the wharf, a better viewing location is Wooloomooloo’s Finger Wharf should there be any vessels moored at Garden Island’s Cowper Wharf. Note that you cannot pass through the naval base to Wooloomooloo.
Getting to Garden Island/ RAN Heritage Centre
As noted above, Garden Island is an active naval base and public access is only permitted to the Garden Island Public Access Precinct on the north tip of the island. Unless you are on a bus tour, access is only permitted via Sydney Ferries using the Circular Quay to Watson’s Bay route. Ferries stop at the Garden Island Wharf during RAN Heritage Centre opening hours only and you must leave the island by the last ferry each day (around 4pm). The RAN Heritage Centre is a short walk from the wharf.
Museum Opening Hours
9:30am to 3:30pm daily except for New Years Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Eve.
Address: Garden Island
Directions: Access via the Garden Island Wharf only

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Type 2 diabetes patients who struggle to control their blood sugar could achieve better HbA1c levels through taking Jardiance (empagliflozin) and metformin, research suggests.
These are the findings of a new study which compared empagliflozin and metformin as first-line therapy compared to patients who took either drug as a monotherapy.
Samy Hadjadj, MD, PhD, Poitiers University Hospital, France and colleagues conducted this study, which involved 1,364 patients with type 2 diabetes who were not taking medication beforehand.
All the participants had an HbA1c greater than 7.5% (58.5 mmol/mol), and were randomised to 24 weeks of treatment either with varying doses of empagliflozin and metfomin together, empagliflozin on its ow, or metformin on its own.
The participants were evaluated at baseline and weeks six, 12, 18 and 24, with follow-up visits conducted seven days after the last intake of the study drug.
All treatment groups experienced reductions in HbA1c, but the highest reductions occurred among patients taking empagliflozin and metformin twice daily.
Patients in the combination therapy group also experienced greater weight loss compared to those taking metformin alone, as well as more significant reductions in blood pressure.
However, the improvements in blood pressure were not greater in the combination therapy group when compared to the empagliflozin alone group.
“This was as expected given that empagliflozin has consistently been shown to reduce BP in patients with type 2 diabetes,” said the researchers.
“The mechanisms behind reductions in BP with empagliflozin have not been fully clarified but may reflect weight loss, volume contraction secondary to osmotic diuresis or arterial stiffness.”
The drug combination was well tolerated by patients and did not increase hypoglycemia, and the researchers hope the findings could encourage use of combinations including empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes patients with high cardiovascular risk.
The study appears in Diabetes Care.

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When we met with the agency to discuss adopting our beautiful six year old daughter we were told very little of her history. We knew she had been in two foster homes and it was made to seem that it was more the fault of the foster parents than our daughter, that she had to move. The big "behaviour" we were constantly asked if we could deal with was her wetting. At six, she was still in pull ups. It was told to us there had been occasions where she would look the foster parent in the eye and pee on her sofa or her dining room chair. This was an issue we felt we would be able to help her with. We were also very briefly told that she had "super human strength" and had bent a steel spindle on the staircase at the foster home although no one knew when or why and she hadn't displayed any destructive behaviour since. Things seemed pretty straight forward to us as we moved forward into adoption probation.
Fast forward through the beautiful honeymoon phase into reality. Our little girl starts having melt downs. The melt downs start with screaming and crying and saying horribly mean things. We can handle this but we turn to our CAS for support because we hate seeing her struggle. They suggest therapy and we are on board. But then the meltdowns become physical. She begins to attack and physically assault me (mom) - punching, kicking, pushing, slapping, head butting, biting, and spitting on me. She does some of the same to Dad and the dog. She puts a plastic bag over my head and threatens to slice my throat with a knife. She rips up and breaks everything in the house she can. She carves into our bedroom door and bath tub. Nothing is safe. She is not safe. Her episodes last 3-6 hours. I beg my agency for help. They offer more therapy, a new therapist and tell me I am doing a good job but my daughter is clearly hurting and now so am I. In crisis I call the after-hours number and they tell me to make a fort and paper airplanes while my child beats me up. I feel so lost, so helpless, and like I am failing her. She shouldn't have to go through this alone but I can't help her because I don't know how --no one is telling me how to help.
Ontario has to do better by these children and their families. We cannot continue to leave families, like ourselves, to struggle in isolation with children of trauma. Timely and adequate #Support4EveryFamily is needed urgently to help us help our children to heal from past traumas. Locally developed support groups throughout the province with mandated attendance for the first year of adoption, and funding for individualized therapy and treatments is far less costly than the status quo, risking disruption and lack of permanency for Ontario’s children.

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Helene Schjerfbeck was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less well known for her landscapes and still lifes. Throughout her long life, her work changed dramatically.
Born: July 10, 1862, Helsinki, Finland
Died: January 28, 1946, Stockholm, Sweden

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I think the sheer fabrics make this very pretty, but you can use other soft fabrics even if they are not sheer. I might even make one of these with some of my kids’ old marbles! Might be a little heavy though. ;o
Click title for link at CraftStylish. Your teens might like to make these as gifts for their friends.

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Likewise if a man or a woman has in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots,
If the bright spot is white in the skin of his flesh and looks to be not deeper than the skin and the hair thereof is not turned white; then the priest shall shut up the one that has the plague seven days;
and the priest shall see him; and if the rising looks white in the skin and it has turned the hair white and there is quick raw flesh in the rising,
and in the place of the boil there is a white rising or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, it shall be shown to the priest;
Likewise when the flesh has in its skin a burn from fire, and in the place healed from the burn there a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white,
then the priest shall consider; and if the leprosy has covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce the one that has the plague clean; it is all turned white; he is clean.
But when the raw flesh turns again and is changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest;
and the priest shall see him; and if the plague is turned white; then the priest shall pronounce the one that has the plague clean, and he shall be clean.
the priest shall look; and if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh are darkish white, it is a freckled spot that grew in the skin; the person is clean.
But if in the bald head, or bald forehead, there is a white reddish sore, it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
Then the priest shall look upon it; and if the rising of the sore is white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh,
And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Now put thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.


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Could it be? Happy Days debuted 44 years ago? Gerald Ford had just stepped in for President Nixon, Led Zeppelin was putting the finishing touches on “Physical Graffiti” and a little comedy show began on ABC that ruled the Nielsen ratings for the next 10 years. We got to know Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph, Joanie, Fonzi and the rest of the gang. After The Fonz “Jumped The Shark” the show began to wind down, yet after all these years, it’s still a re-run staple.
Nothing lasts forever and with Erin Moran and Tom Bosley gone, this ’29 pickup will end up outliving the cast.
And now you have a chance to own it. It will cross the block in at Mecum’s Auction in Kissimmee, Florida this weekend. It is estimated to bring $150,000.00.
According to Mecum, “Donny Most, better known perhaps as Ralph Malph in the hit TV series “Happy Days,” was the comedian on the show, always looking to make someone smile or forget their problems.
He was well known for the phrase, “I still got it.” Personalities and vehicles are often linked, and this 1929 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster Pickup that was used in the show as Ralph’s ride certainly stands as a testament to that.
The bright yellow paint, red flames and accoutrements all remind us not to take life so seriously. Powered by a flathead V-8 with short headers and a host of modifications, the truck is the absolute epitome of a vintage hot rod. A very special detail to point out is the dashboard is autographed by members of the cast and crew of the popular show.
The show was initially called “Love and the Television Set,” an unsold story filmed in 1972 starring Ron Howard, Marion Ross and Anson Williams, which was later syndicated under the title “Love and the Happy Days” for the ABC anthology “Love American Style.”
George Lucas, who liked the plot idea, cast Ron Howard in his hit 1973 film “American Graffiti,” which was so popular, ABC took a closer look at the show idea and in January of 1974, debuted “Happy Days.”
The show wasn’t expected to do as well as it did, but the stellar cast and crew integrated various subtle ideas until they had the No. 1 television show in America from 1976-77.
From there, ratings always remained very strong, right up to the very end. The main adjustment to regain audience viewership was broadening the focus from Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) to other characters in the show, namely Richie’s friend, Arthur Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler), or as he was more popularly known, “The Fonz” or simply “Fonzie.”
The show ended in 1984, sustaining 255 episodes and 10 years of production and popularity, a major milestone in Hollywood speak. Today, the show is still on the air across innumerable channels and in several countries around the world.
Arguably, three vehicles stand out from the show: Howard Cunningham’s (Tom Bosley) Hudson, Fonzie’s Triumph motorcycle and Ralph’s Hi-Boy Pickup. The chance to acquire a memento such as Ralph’s little Hot Rod is something unique. It’s an important piece of television history and something that’s sure to pave the way to a few “Happy Days.”
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The dashboard is signed by many cast members. Significant in it’s absence is the late Erin Moran’s John Hancock. “Joanie’s” passing was bittersweet. As someone who lost a sister last spring–about the same age as Ms. Moran–I can attest how painful it was for America to lose a TV sitcom sister.


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A judge for the Raipur Sessions Court [GlobaLex backgrounder] of Chhattisgarh state India found human rights activist Binayak Sen [Hindustan Times profile] guilty of aiding rebels and sentenced him to life imprisonment Friday, amid criticism from international rights groups. Sen was convicted under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act of 2005 [text, PDF] and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act of 2004 [text] for involvement with the Naxalite Maoist rebellion [CFR backgrounder]. Sen, along with two others, was also acquitted of charges of waging war against the state [WP report] by Judge B.P. Verma, both of which are punishable by the death penalty [JURIST news archive]. The two other defendants were Piyush Guha and Narayan Sanyal, whom prosecutors said aided Sen. Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] called the charges "politically motivated" [press release] and called for them to be immediately dropped, saying
Life in prison is an unusually harsh sentence for anyone, much less for an internationally recognized human rights defender who has never been charged with any act of violence. ... Dr Sen, who is considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was convicted under laws that are impermissibly vague and fall well short of international standards for criminal prosecution. ... [A]uthorities in Chhattisgarh should be acting to protect the people of the region from the abuses committed by the Maoists, as well as state security forces and militias.AI also criticized the conduct of the trial, which lasted over three years due to repeated delays. Sen, who had been free on bail since May 2009, was taken into custody [TOI report] following the ruling.
The Indian government has faced both international and domestic criticism for its anti-terror laws. In 2008, AI urged Indian President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil [official website] to reject [JURIST report] the Unlawful Activities Prevention Amendment of 2008 (UAPA) [legislative materials], which allows the government to hold terrorism suspects for up to 180 days. The bill, which came in response to the Mumbai terror attacks [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Proponents of the UAPA have said that there are safeguards in place to make sure that the new law is not misused. In 2006, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) [party website], alleged that the Mumbai train bombings [BBC report] were "a fallout of repealing" [JURIST report] the country's Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) [text], set aside by the incumbent United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2004.

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"And why not, why should Honduras or Guatemala or El Salvador – why should they keep their criminals if they put them in a caravan, lose them in a caravan and send them to the United States?" he said. "We all take because the Democrats do not allow immigration laws that mean anything, it's terrible."
"Everything we've seen suggests that the caravan migrants were loosely organized and largely spontaneous and not organized or led by the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala or Honduras," said Ariel Ruiz, an associate political analyst at the Institute for Migration Policy.
Migrants and Courts
Trump repeated one of his frequent false claims about migrants being arrested and then released to await a trial.
"We catch them and release them, we catch them and say, 'Come back to court in five years', and nobody comes back Be careful, I want to be precise because I do not want the press to say 'I'm inaccurate' Two percent come back And these people wonder why ̵
It is possible that the percentage has dropped since 2017, but there is no indication that it has fallen to nearly 2% or zero.
"We are doing very well, but we have no help at all from the Democrats, they obviously have nothing against crime, drugs and human trafficking, which is a huge problem, and it's mostly about trafficking in women. with their big, wonderful hearts, trafficking in women, where three, four, five women sit in the back of a van or in a car and cross areas where there will soon be a wall, but at present there is no wall, because you obviously can not come through the ports of entry, "Trump said
"I've been dealing with human trafficking across multiple continents in several countries for more than two decades. In all the work I've done with victims of human trafficking, I've met someone who was actually kidnapped and thrown into a car," Martina Vandenberg from the Human Trafficking Legal Center told CNN in January, when Trump shared frequent stories about women being tied up and gagged in cars.
According to experts, many victims are tempted to come to the United States with the promise of good work. Others are forced by threats against their families or themselves. While experts argue that there may be some cases like those described by Trump, they emphasize that such cases are in a small minority.
"We are very well Well, but we do not have any help from the Democrats – on the contrary, they want open borders – they obviously have nothing against crime, drugs and human trafficking, which is a huge problem, "said Trump.
But none of them has suggested opening the border literally for unrestricted migration.
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Trump also advocated an energy facility that he is not responsible for.
"Or LNG facilities, I've just left Louisiana to cut a $ 10 billion LNG facility that is so incredible that people would not believe it – it took many, many Years to get permits, they could not get the permits, but we got the permits and we got them very quickly. "
Facts First: The permits for the visited Establishment Trump were granted by the Obama administration.  Trump spoke at the Cameron Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plant of Sempra Energy in Louisiana in May. The company says on its website: "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the project in June 2014." The company confirmed FactCheck.org: "You're right, Cameron LNG was approved in 2014."
North Korea and the US remain
"And every car that goes through this was once made in the US – now Mexico has 30% of our car business, but that will not happen anymore, there will be no more companies because we have it. " Reasons they can not leave anymore. There's simply no reason for them to leave, "said Trump.
Facts First: Nothing in Trump's revised trade agreement with Mexico and Canada prevents the auto industry from joining companies from the United States
The Border Wall
"We're building a lot of walls right now," said Trump.
Facts First: There have not been any new miles of walls built since then.  Customs and Border Guards announced in a leaflet that "construction works" had begun for about 21 miles of the new barrier wall system and dam wall system in the Rio Grande Valley, but such "activities" are different from the construction itself; The cutting down of plants, as previously told us by a customs and border protection spokesman, and there is currently no evidence that construction of the actual wall started. Even though it started quietly now, that's not a lot of wall.
Trump bragged precisely with the record unemployment rate for members
"Our unemployment figures are historical in the sense that we never had better numbers … women, 75 years, "he said.
Tariffs on China
Trump returned to a favorite A story about how he decided to announce $ 16 billion in development aid to farmers through his tariff fight were injured with China.
"From customs duties, I took $ 16 billion to make up for the deficit." I went to (agriculture) secretary Sonny Perdue … I said, "What was the highest amount China made in the form of a purchase "16 billion dollars." "I said that's fine, we're taking multiple times the tariffs, we're going to help the farmers, and I did that with $ 16 billion," Trump said.
Trade deficit with China
"During the Obama administration, $ 500 billion was raised annually China lost. Five Hundred Billion, "said Trump.
Facts First: There is no obvious basis for the $ 20 trillion dollar figure, and experts on the Chinese economy have rejected even Trump's earlier allegations that China's wealth is $ 10 trillion
The Iran Deal
" Remember one thing. An agreement was reached with then-Secretary of State Kerry and with President Obama. This agreement was a billion-dollar disaster, "he said.
Facts first: The US has not" donated "tens of billions to complete Iran's nuclear deal, which allowed Iran access tens of billions of his own assets – not on US cash – that had been frozen in foreign financial institutions due to sanctions, according to experts, the total was well below $ 150 billion.
Trump quoted two quotes for which there is no evidence. In the first case there is no indication that the quote itself was ever pronounced. The second case, in relation to Google and China, is about the substance of the quote.
Trump the hostage negotiator
"Our ambassador for hostage bargaining, Trump said, is the greatest of all times, I'm just telling you because you'll never say it." , he said.
Facts first: There is no public evidence for this quote.
It is of course possible that O & Brien Trump told this privately.
Trump was asked this morning for a tweet in which he cited a charge against Google of billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel in a speech this weekend assumed that Google may have made a "seemingly treacherous decision to cooperate with the Chinese military."
"He (Peter Thiel) made a very strong case," Trump said. "He's one of the top experts, maybe the top expert in all of these things, and he made a very big statement about Google, and it's a big statement to say that Google is not involved in a single country with China . " very positive for our country, "said Trump.
Facts First: Thiel, a board member on Facebook, did not provide evidence for his allegations on Fox News in either the Sunday speech or his Monday show has rejected the allegation: "As we said earlier, we are not working with the Chinese military," Google told CNN on Tuesday.
In March, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Committee on Armed Forces that Google's work in China "indirectly benefits the Chinese military."
In an interview with Fox Business on Monday, National Business Council Director Larry Kudlow said he had not spoken to Thiel and was " not "sure where he wanted to go or what he shows."
"I meet with Google's CEO on a regular basis, I think they work for Ameri ka, for our military and not for China, "Kudlow said.
Kevin Liptak of CNN contributed to this report.

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Big W.R. Grace & Co. shareholders said they're urging Hercules Inc. Chairman Thomas Gossage to bid for Grace and want him to run the combined companies.
The three institutional holders said they are frustrated with the pace of change under Grace Chairman and Chief Executive Albert Costello. Gossage, they assert, has proven his ability to increase shareholder value.
Costello has grown increasingly prickly about investor input since he took over Boca Raton-based Grace a year ago, the shareholders say.
"A merger would be a powerful combination and provide another platform for Tom Gossage to work his magic," said Erik Gustafson, a vice president of Stein Roe & Farnham, which owns 60,000 Grace shares and 400,000 Hercules shares. "This isn't an institutional strike at Costello; it's an institutional bear-hug of Gossage."
Grace, a chemical and healthcare company, accepted Gossage's resignation as a director earlier this month after rejecting his proposal to merge the two companies.
Hercules, a Wilmington, Del.-based maker of chemicals and aerospace products, hasn't indicated whether it will come back with another offer.

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Royal Mail workers will again picket outside Royal Mail’s delivery and sorting offices on Saturday in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) went on a 48-hour strike on Friday, hitting mail deliveries across the country.
Talks between the two sides were held on Thursday but there was no sign of progress and the union plans to step up industrial action in the coming weeks.
The union said the strike by around 115,000 of its members was the biggest strike of the year amid longstanding disputes in other sectors.
A further 19 days of strikes were announced on different days in October and November, leading to a major escalation of the conflict.
CWU general secretary Dave Ward told the PA news agency the union would offer Royal Mail an opportunity to get back into “serious talks” and an opportunity to suspend industrial action if progress was made.
He said it would be “useful” for the Government to explain its position on the future of Royal Mail amid union fears that the company is being positioned for a takeover.
Mr Ward said new business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg had told the union they could meet an official from his department.
“Postal workers across the UK are now facing the fight of their lives to save their jobs and the services they provide to every UK household and business.
“We call on everyone to stand by their local postal worker.”
A Royal Mail spokesman said: “The CWU can have no doubt as to the impact their ruthless conduct of 19 days of industrial action is having on our weakened finances and the job security of their members.
“Royal Mail is losing £1million a day. We operate in a competitive market and our customers have choices. Continued strike action will force our customers to make these decisions sooner rather than later.
“Our invitation to start talks about Acas remains open. Our staff need CWU leadership to recognize the reality of the situation Royal Mail is facing as a business and to urgently advocate for the changes needed to adapt to customer demands in a highly competitive marketplace.
“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience the ongoing CWU strike will cause.
“We’re doing everything we can to minimize delays and keep people, businesses and country connected.”
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Should You Summon: June 2021 Prize Summon Showcase Ft. Isaac and Raphael
Disclaimer: The opinions below are written by GamePress and do not actually reflect Nintendo, Cygames, or the fairy Notte's opinions... probably. If they somehow do, it's merely coincidental!
Welcome to another edition of Should You Summon, an article to provide a secondary opinion when you have troubles deciding whether to pull for the new adventurers or dragons added to the game. As it seems to be common occurrence now, every single event seems to add two banners to summon from. One, which is tied directly to the Gala unit of the month, and now this banner, which ties an adventurer and dragon to a prize summon showcase. Like all previous showcases, treat the prizes that you summon from this banner as an added cherry on top to those adventurers and dragons you get, and not the sole reason to go for it. This month’s banner features a light adventurer and dragon to possibly add to your team’s roster should they turn out to be excellent additions to this respective meta.
Guardsman of the Verdure
So he's the one that has guarded the super secret Yggdrissil tree? Or, well, not so super secret now i guess. Wonder what awesome Sylvan traditions I can learn from his visit.
The protector of Yggdrasil, Isaac enters the game as the third 5-star light bow of the game, hoping this alleviate an element and weapon archetype that does not boast any impressive meta options. His current competition consists of Summer Mikoto, who ever since the second anniversary buffs has fallen off a cliff when it comes to damage output thanks to how slow he gets his unique sun and moon buffs, and Summer Cleo, who offers decent support and damage utility, but is bested by other options within the light element on both fronts.
So overall, it is clear Isaac does not have much of a high bar set for him to leap ahead of these two units. However, as you will soon find out its more of a challenge then it really should be. Starting with his most complex skill Wealdfury, this deals a rather low 1 hit of 800% and 4 hits of 75% damage at an SP cost of 2835, and not only activates a random Verdure Blessing effect to Isaac, but also a buff zone with that grant a slightly more potent version of this effect, both of which last for ten seconds. The effect can grant one of four colours, each having their own buffs to them:
- Red: Increases the user’s strength by 5%, and generates a buff zone which increases the strength of adventurers within it by 10%
- Blue: Gradually fills the skill gauges of the user by 2%, and those standing within the associated buff zone by 2%
- Green: Gradually recovers the user’s HP with 10% recovery potency every 3 seconds, and those standing within the buff zone by 20% every 3 seconds.
- Yellow: Increase the user’s attack rate by 5% for every 10 seconds, and adventurers standing within the associated buff zone by 10%.
As such, Isaac can double-dip on both the effects granted by Verdure Blessing and those also from the buff zone. Do note that the buffs from the buff zone are immune to Curse of Nihility, positioning Isaac as one of the only adventurers who can generate useful buff zones for endgame Sinister of the Dominion fights. This skill also has one added benefit tied to his first ability Guardsman of the Verdure, which allows him to gain a strength amp each time it is utilised (maximum team strength amp of 2). Due to its low SP cost, Isaac can utilise a skill haste build that allows him to reliably output buff zones and amps for his adventurers, uniquely positioning as a respectable light support option for Rise of the Sinister Dominion content such as Master Lilith.
However, like other units who can abuse amps, they do tend to have low skill mods, and this is reflected in not only his first skill, which deals approximately 1200% damage, but his second skill as well. His Skill 2 Lightning Hunt meanwhile deals a disappointing 1 hit of 1500% damage at a ridiculously high SP cost of 7475. Besides this waste of a skill, he comes with the Poised Strength ability, which passively increase his strength by 20% whenever he is in a buff zone, something that is easily achieved due to his skill 1. The second ability as mentioned before, Guardsman of the Verdure, also comes with the added benefit of increasing his shadow resistance by 5% whenever he is in a buff zone.
As mentioned previously, due to his poor mods because of him being positioned as an amp buffer for the game, his personal damage is mostly a non-factor for all content outside of Curse of Nihility environments, even with some decent support options. However, within this environment he seems to be a possible meta option for light teams in battles, like that of how Kimono Ellisane found a place within the flame meta in Curse of Nihility content. Due to his passive abilities and buffs not being nullified, his low mods can be carried somewhat by these perks that other raw damage adventurers miss out on. His ability to output amps and buff zones from his skill 1 also allows him to have great support utility that the current light element is lacking when adventurers suffer from Curse of Nihility. Combined this with a unit who has the capabilities of generating a team strength amp level of three such as Gala Prince or the soon to be released mana spiral of Gala Luca, and you have got a strong enabler unit who can be an excellent pseudo damage and buff support option for fights such as Master Lilith. Of course, one of his main drawbacks will be the random nature of his skill 1 buff output, as 3 out of the 4 options provide great damage utility to supporting adventurers, while one will be typically useless when you must bring healers such as Hildegarde to combat corrosion. As such, I can recommend summoning for him if you need a good support option within the Master Lilith fight, while also boasting some respectable damage.
Recommended Builds: Because light currently possesses no co-abilities or chains which would add to the ability for him to utilise his Skill 1 more often, I would suggest to go with the standard strength, light damage and skill damage co-abilities that are found on blade units, Peony or Sophie, and wand units respectively. This helps his personal damage out to be a bit more respectable within the light element. If you do wish to utilise his Skill 1 slightly more often though, you do have the option of running Joker’s co-ability in none element-locked content, who provides a 7% attack rate increase to adventurers.
Considering his Skill 1 is at a relatively low SP cost, and assuming you are running with at least one other strength amp unit, a standard damage setup for Isaac position him as a great pseudo damage and support option for your light teams. For a standard damage setup assuming 100% paralysis and flashburn uptime from other adventurers, the setup below maximises punisher effects from those two afflictions, skill damage, strength bonuses from the Sword’s Psalm effect, and other bonuses that lend well to increasing output damage. In the off chance that you do not have access to paralysis or flashburn affliction, switch these out prints which improve his skill haste and critical damage.
If you though wish to prioritise Isaac as an amp adventurer for your team though, you can do a full-blown skill haste damage setup to ensure he can get his amps out as quickly as possible. For his skill haste build, make sure you are running the dragon Tie Shan Gongzhu to provide him with a skill haste boost of 35%. Also run the two standard skill haste prints Jewels of the Sun and Memory of a Friend to get as close to the maximum cap for skill haste from wyrmprints. The Castle Cheer Corps will grant him the force charge ability, as well as his third skill haste affinity. For dominion print slots, its best to run prints which provide the bow’s boon to maximise the skill haste affinity, such as Mask of Determination and Savage Hawk. Wind’s of Oaths will also give you the final point of skill haste you’ll need to maximise the cap, even if you overcap. The final two normal wyrmprint slots can either be filled with skill prep to immediately ready up Isaac’s skill 1 at the start of a quest, or wyrmrprints which provide a damage boost via skill damage and strength bonuses.
So that's the archangel that watches over Ryszarda? Well, she does certainly seem strong. I can see where Rys may have got some of her talents from.
Due to the impending release of another Rise of the Sinister Dominion fight at the end of the month, Raphael is the third archangel has been added to that game, that which has given her blessing to Ryszarda. Unfortunately, though, she boasts nothing that screams impressive or meta defining within the light element. Starting with her passives, she grants a basic 60% boost to the user’s strength, and the unique Raphael’s Aid ability. This ability restores their HP with 132% recovery potency when they take a hit, and grants them the ‘Raphael’s Aid’ effect, in which for 30 seconds the user’s defence is increased by 50%. This ability will then not activate for another 60 seconds. While these passives would certainly be good to increase consistency of teams which auto and farm endgame content, they do nothing to alleviate her within a cooperative environment against the likes of Gala Reborn Jeanne or Daikokuten.
Her dragon form however is respectable, boasting some large mods with her standard attacks. Her skill Angelic Justice also hits hard, dealing 1 hit of 650%, 1 hit of 800% and 1 hit of 950% damage, and readies the user’s second skill immediately. This skill is a respectable utility option for units who either rely on their Skill 2 to empower themselves, such as Albert or Pecorine, or to units which can provide strong support options, such as Gala Euden and Peony. It obviously can also help Ryszarda, whose skill 2 heal allows her to unlock her sigil benefits quicker. Even with this boon though it is hard for her to circumvent the deficits of her passives, and as such I do not recommend summoning for her at all.
On Summoning Rates and Wyrmsigils
- This banner has normal summoning rates, with a 4% chance of summoning any 5-star adventurer or dragon
- Isaac boasts a 0.5% chance to summon, while Raphael has a 0.8% chance of attaining one copy of her
- As this is a prize showcase, you will receive a prize based on individual rates displayed in the game per summon you perform, with the higher quality prizes being rarer to get
- Isaac and Raphael are the only sparkable units in this banner.
Final Verdict: Skip
While Isaac seems to have a potential place within the light meta for Curse of Nihility content, its hard to justify solely summoning for him when, outside of this content, his damage and support is just not competitive with the best of light. Raphael, while being a decent option for adventurers to equip for auto teams, has no place as a competitive option for improving the damage output of adventurers. It is probably in your best interest to skip this banner and wait to see which gala unit will be reprised as the focus in the upcoming gala remix banner later this month instead of spending summoning currency on this showcase.

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The summer of 2021 is going to be filled with lots of great sporting events. From the Euros to the Olympics, each fun-filled event will be enjoyed by millions around the world – so it’s the ideal time to bring family and friends together over a love for sport.
With this in mind, we want to celebrate this summer the best way we know how…with food! We have put together the ultimate sporting snack guide, to help you enjoy a number of sporting games with lots of delicious dishes.
Sporty snacks to enjoy during the Euros
With the Euros kicking off on 11 June, for an entire month, why not make the most of the matches with these tasty half-time snacks.
- Prepare your favourite sides and condiments and tuck into these 16 Mini Sausage Rolls with your friends and family – there’s plenty to go around
- Take a bite into one of our flakey Jumbo Sausage Rolls, they’re guaranteed to satisfy those hungry moments during any time of the match
- Can’t wait till halftime? Choose from one of our latest microwave slices, featuring Chicken Piri-Piri and Nacho Chilli Cheese. These flavoursome slices can be eaten hot or cold and make the perfect quick snack to indulge in while watching the game
Snacks to enjoy with a gold-medal team
Tune in to the 2020 Summer Olympics, which takes place in Tokyo on 23 July, closely followed by the Paralympics on 24 August. Wherever you end up watching the games, these classic pastry treats are guaranteed to go down a treat.
- Our snacks are best enjoyed together so why not throw a buffet for champions and add in some of our favourite shareable snacks?
- Try our 20 Snack Sausage Rolls, perfect to tuck into with a tangy tomato sauce dip – a delicious combo to indulge whilst watching the Olympic games
- Our family-sized quiches are also a firm favourite when it comes to race day. Try either Cheese and Onion or Cheese and Bacon and serve with this Epic Summer Salad
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New Delhi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited the 42nd Indian International Trade Fair organised at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday and inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh Pavilion there.
The CM visited various stalls of handmade products in the ODOP (One District One Product) Mart of UP Pavilion and interacted with artisans and handicrafts men. The ODOP products from all the districts of the state have been displayed in the UP Pavilion.
Yogi said that UP has done very good work in the last five-six years through the India International Trade Fair, expressing the hope that the state might bag the Golden Trophy for the second year in a row.
He said that in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of Vocal for Local, ODOP of UP is establishing the entire state as an export hub, opening doors to jobs and employment for lakhs of youth.
The CM said that besides displaying the ODOPs, an attempt has also been made in the UP pavilion to showcase works being done for infrastructural development in the new UP of new India. “UP’s rejuvenation through various development authorities is also on ample display at the trade fair,” he said.
He said, “UP has become a revenue surplus state from a BIMARU state in the last 6 years. A new environment has been created for industrialization in UP today,” he said.
Yogi said that UP is famous for workmanship, pointing out that a large cluster of 96 lakh MSMEs is operational in the state. He said that the UP International Trade Show was organised in Greater Noida some time ago, which received more than 70,000 domestic and foreign buyers.
He said, “Through ODOP, work is on to export the identified products of each district to the international market. Today the exports of UP have tripled to Rs 1.74 lakh crore. Through the inspiration and digitalisation of the PM, the products of UP are becoming popular in the country and abroad.”
The CM said, “UP is emerging as a growth engine of the country. When the Global Investor Summit was organised in UP in the month of February, investment proposals worth more than Rs 38 lakh crore were received.”
On this occasion, MSME Minister Rakesh Sachan, Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad and senior officials and officers related to MSME were present.


Slime Slayer X
The very first computer game I ever created. Slime Slayer X was a crude attempt at an RPG made in BASIC in 1998. Now updated with new writing and Windows compatibility. Plays in console.
- Original Release: 1998
- Latest revision: 15th November 2010
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Jun 27, 2018
The professorships were made possible by a gift from longtime NC State supporters Jim and Ann Goodnight.
The professorship was made possible by a gift from longtime NC State supporters Jim and Ann Goodnight.
Jun 11, 2018
A new project brought together scientists and designers to explore new ways to share scientific research with the public.
Jun 5, 2018
A new online service from NC State researchers lets users navigate the chemical space of thousands of drugs and environmental compounds in 3D and real time.
May 30, 2018
A new synthetic compound inspired by a natural product could be a useful chemical tool for studying antibiotic-resistant infections.
May 29, 2018
A new way to probe granular materials — like the ground beneath us — without disturbing them may enable researchers to forecast their failure.
May 24, 2018
The Association of Retired Faculty recognizes longtime physics professor Richard Patty.
A B1 precursor called cHET can be easily taken up and used in extremely small concentrations by phytoplankton and plants.
May 23, 2018
An NC State researcher explains how increased hurricane frequency can lead to increased algal blooms, fish kills and dead zones in estuaries.


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The Apache Junction School District is taking steps to approve a four-day school week. Superintendent Dr. Chad Wilson says the move will save the district money and attract more teachers. The district has a two-point-seven million dollar budget deficit that it has to cover for 2015/2016. He says by eliminating
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How about no to all, Reggie thought with a roll of his eyes and a bored sigh.
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I was able to maneuver around all the spools of thread and yards of fabric to be able to chat with Delina herself! I prepared a few questions for her to try and get the real scoop on how she designs her excellent outfits.
|Time Sensitive Avatars|
Most Neopians are aware of the elusive seasonal avatars only after they pass, causing sadness and tears. Hopefully this guide to different time sensitive avatars can help alleviate some of the heartbreak associated with missing such coveted avatars.
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|Welcome to White River: Part Three|
She breathed in slowly, steeling herself as she entered.
She could feel the change in the air as she entered, as heads slowly began to turn and stare. She spotted Enid, wearing a kilt and a dark brown shirt, a long swath of tartan fabric draping down her shoulder across her chest. She smiled, and gave Portia a thumbs up.

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The Freundel Stuart administration is being warned that the economy will continue to struggle unless foreign direct investment picks up.
In fact, General Manager of the umbrella organization for local credit unions Anthony Pilgrim is further cautioning that despite record arrivals last year, not even the bright spot in tourism would be enough to revitalize the struggling economy.
The head of the Barbados Cooperative and Credit Union League Limited (BCCULL) said Government must get the pending capital projects going without further delay.
“Tourism has been performing reasonably well, but one of the big issues seem to be FDIs, foreign direct investments. We need to get those projects going, we need to attract more foreign investment. Until we do that, I think we will continue to be under some pressure in terms of the foreign reserves,” Pilgrim said.
The credit union leader said he was waiting with bated breath for the latest economic review from Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Dr Delisle Worrell, in order to find out if the projected growth targets had been met and what are the prospects for 2017.
“But the economy certainly continues to be challenged,” he said.
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler told Parliament this week Worrell would present his latest report on the economy next Tuesday.

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This Spring, men’s fashion heads forward, into the past. Whether you’re talking accessories, your basics like shirts or pants, or even additional pieces like vests and jackets, there’s a little retro flair in most of what to look out for in 2022.
This Spring and Summer, GQ says to be on the lookout for just the right pair of glasses. As always, if they’re just for fashion, you can go hard in whatever direction you want. If you actually have a prescription, you might be a little more limited on your choices, but at least you’re ahead of the curve.
You also can’t go wrong with a big, chunky chain. Whether on your wrist or your neck, sporting a chain is getting it.
It all depends where someone is looking first, but your shirts and jackets and anything else on your torso is a gateway to whichever half they look at next. Fix it up so that the trip in either direction is a positive one.
- Cutout Shirts: Vogue France sees a near future where shirts with holes cut out are the future of men’s fashion. It’s catching on among designers, and if you can do it, there’s nothing wrong with finding a new way to show some skin.
- Thermals: While the seventies are making a re-comeback, the nineties are no slouch, either. The grunge, t-shirt-over-a-thermal might be on its way back in.
- Sleeveless sweaters: Want to stay warm in your core but cold where you hold? That almost makes sense, and to some, so does the return of the sleeveless sweater.
- Vests: Sure, cutting the arms off of sweaters might seem weird, but why not cut the arms off of a button-up shirt and wear it over one with sleeves? That’s basically what’s happening with vests, which are making a comeback in more than just leather – even knit vests are a thing, now
- Varsity jackets: If you like sports but weren’t good at them, go back all the way to the 1950s and you’ll see the inspiration for this comeback. They’re stiff and uncomfortable, and maybe warm? Still, there’s a consensus that varsity jackets are on the upswing
If the eyes drift here, there’s no telling who you’re dealing with, but regardless, you always want pants that make you feel good. Here are some possible 2022 “downward” trends.
- Flared Trousers: The seventies aren’t just back, they’re behind. As in on your butt. Not quite bell-bottoms, but nowhere near skinny jeans, these throwbacks will make you feel like a real Wilmer Valderrama trying to feel like a real John Travolta.
- Summer leather: Leather is warm, but the little voices tell us that it’s making a comeback, even in warmer weather, in pants form.
- Heels: Heels make your legs look good, no way around it. Give it a shot, and pretend you know what women go through.
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To accompany your other fashion choices, consider that the color green wants to come back this season, as well as glittery, shiny party attire. Whatever you choose, make sure you feel good looking good.


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New Zealand Native Birds Bunting
The bunting features New Zealand Native Birds using antique illustrations by J G Keulemans (1842-1912) that are digitally printed onto fabric and cut into little flags. The edges are kept raw with a simple stay stitch.
Featuring the Tui, Silver Eye & Bellbird, Huia, Kingfisher, Piwakawaka, Kakapo
Handmade in New Zealand.
Total length from first bunting edge to last: 119cm
Total length with ties: 309cm

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Israel adds Iron Domes to northern interceptor deployment
Ahead of a US strike against Syria, the IDF Wednesday installed two Iron Dome missile interceptors in the northern “Valleys” region and Safed in addition to Haifa. Another Iron Dome battery was posted in the heavily populated central district. Arrow, Patriot anti-missile missiles, as well as Iron Domes, have been deployed more widely across Israel than ever before. DEBKAfile’s military sources report that Israel’s Arrow and Patriot interceptors are linked to the US missile shield with which their operation is synchronized.


A rapid liquid chromatographic-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) multi-residue method for the simultaneous quantitation and identification of sixteen synthetic growth promoters and bisphenol A in bovine milk has been developed and validated. Sample preparation was straightforward, efficient and economically advantageous. Milk was extracted with acetonitrile followed by phase separation with NaCl. After centrifugation, the extract was purified by dispersive solid-phase extraction with C18 sorbent material. The compounds were analysed by reversed-phase LC-MS/MS using both positive and negative ionization and operated in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, acquiring two diagnostic product ions from each of the chosen precursor ions for unambiguous confirmation. Total chromatographic run time was less than 10 min for each sample. The method was validated at a level of 1 mu g L-1. A wide variety of deuterated internal standards were used to improve method performance. The accuracy and precision of the method were satisfactory for all analytes. The confirmative quantitative liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method was validated according to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. The decision limit (CC alpha) and the detection capability (CC beta) were found to be below the chosen validation level of 1 mu g L-1 for all compounds. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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|Journal||JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES|
|Publication status||Published - 01 May 2010|
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cell Biology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Analytical Chemistry


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This half term with have had the opportunity to work with one of Sheffield's leading yoga practitioners- Dr Hillary Jones.
We have been trying out some of the postures and learning how to salute the sun!
Yoga is a brilliant way to calm the mind and energise the body. We have learnt some breathing techniques to help us focus and some tricky balance postures that will help to make us strong and supple. Some real yogis in the making!

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A wide variety of surgical strategies are used in tetralogy of Fallot repair. We sought to describe the international contemporary practice patterns for surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot.
Surgeons from 18 international paediatric cardiac surgery centres (representing over 1800 tetralogy of Fallot cases/year) completed a Research Electronic Data Capture-based survey. Participating countries include: China (4), India (2), Nepal (1), Korea (1), Indonesia (1), Saudi Arabia (3), Japan (1), Turkey (1), Australia (1), United States of America (2), and Canada (1). Summary measures were reported as means and counts (percentages). Responses were weighted based on case volume/centre.
Primary repair is the prevalent strategy (83%) with variation in age at elective repair (range). Approximately 47% of sites use patient age as a factor in determining the strategy, with age <3 months being the common cut-off for staged repair. In addition, patient weight of <3 kg is an indication for staged repair in 80% of participating institutions. Trans-atrial ventricular septal defect closure is the preferred approach in 62% of sites. Approximately 70% of responders reported using pulmonary valve z-score to guide right ventricular outflow tract management technique with the most prevalent cut-off for annulus preservation being a z-score of −3. Estimated incidence of annulus preservation is 53%. Minimal trans-annular incision is performed in >90% of all trans-annular repairs.
In this cohort representing 11 countries, there is variation in tetralogy of Fallot surgical management with no consensus on standard of practice. A large international prospective cohort study would allow analysis of impact of underlying anatomy and repair strategy on early and late outcomes.

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Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 15, 1691-1696. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.
DIE Veneris, 10 Februarii.
Epus. Coven. & Litch.
Epus. St. David's.
Epus. Bath & Wells.
Epus. St. Asaph.
(fn. 1) Ds. Præses.
Ds. Berkeley Ber.
Ds. Willoughby P.
Ds. Clifford L.
Sir T. Wroth's Bill.
The Lord Bishop of Exeter reported the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable Sir Thomas Wroth Baronet to make a Jointure and Settlement upon his Marriage, and to make Provision for his Sister, notwithstanding his being under the Age of One and Twenty Years," as fit to pass, without any Amendment.
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable Sir Thomas Wroth Baronet to make a Jointure and Settlement upon his Marriage, and to make Provision for his Sister, notwithstanding his being under the Age of One and Twenty Years."
Message to H. C. that the Lords have passed it.
Hertford Highways, Bill.
Message to H. C. that the Lords have passed it.
The Lord Bishop of St. David's reported the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Manors of Bar crofts, otherwise Thonock, otherwise Low Thonock, Hinton, otherwise Hengton, and other Lands in the County of Lincolne, Isle of Ely, and Counties of Cambridge and Norfolke, in Trustees, for Payment of the Debts of Thomas Towers Esquire, and making Provision for his Wife and Daughter," as fit to pass, with some Amendments.
Ward & al. versus Turner.
Upon hearing Counsel this Day, at the Bar, upon the Petition and Appeal of James Ward Esquire, Roger Jackson, Christopher Cratford, John Adams, and others, from a Decree made in the Court of Chancery, the Thirtieth Day of June One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-one; as also upon the Answer of Sir Edward Turner put in thereunto:
After due Consideration had of what was offered by Counsel thereupon, it is ORDERED and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Decree, made the Thirtieth of June One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-one, on the Behalf of Sir Edward Turner, shall be, and is hereby, reversed.
Royal Mines Bill.
Message from H. C. to return the Bill for frequent Parliaments.
Message to them, that the Lords agree to their Amendments in it.
Kelynge versus Sandye.
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House will hear the said Cause, by Counsel on both Sides, at the Bar, on Tuesday the One and Twentieth Day of this Instant February, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.
E of Gainsborough, and Noel versus Count. Dowager of Gainsborough.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Baptist Earl of Ganesborough, an Infant under the Age of One and Twenty Years (by Dame Susan Noel Widow his Mother and Guardian) and John Noell Esquire Appellants, from an Order and Decree of the Court of Chancery, made in a Cause there depending, wherein the Respondent Katherine Countess Dowager of Ganesborough is Complainant against the Petitioners, bearing Date the Eight and Twentieth Day of January last; and praying the Reversal of the said Order and Decree:
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Katherine Countess Dowager of Ganesborough may have a Copy of the said Petition; and do put in her Answer thereunto on Friday the Seventeenth Day of this Instant February, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.
Message from H. C. with Bills.
Who brought up a Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better Discovery of Judgements in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, at Westminster;" to which the Concurrence of this House is desired.
Advice to His Majesty.
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That To-morrow, at Twelve of the Clock, this House shall consider of the Heads of Advice to be given to His Majesty; and all the Lords summoned then to attend.
Quominusand Outlawries, Relief against, Bill.
Malicious Informations in the K. B. Bill against, and for more easy Reversal of Outlawries.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee, upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to prevent malicious Informations in the Court of King's Bench, and for the more easy Reversal of Outlawries in the same Court."
Gardiner and Bawden versus African Company.
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That this House will hear the said Cause, by Counsel on both Sides, at the Bar, on Tuesday the Fourteenth Day of this Instant February, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.
Rob'tus Atkyns, Miles de Balneo, Capitalis Baro de Scaccario, Orator Procerum, declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati, (videlicet,) undecimum diem instantis Februarii, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.


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On not so historic a day, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s ruling on Panama leaks just fell short of what it was meant to be: a clear-cut verdict. The order for further investigation by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has, therefore, prolonged a controversy that has already consumed more than a year and is likely to continue to inform Pakistan’s political landscape for a few more months, or may be until the next general election due to be held in early 2018.
Notwithstanding what the ‘judgement’ says and regardless of the fact that it has fell short of disqualifying a serving Prime Minister, there are larger questions involved, questions that have been largely ignored by both the opposition parties and the government.
While recent years have seen a number of JITs being established with regard to probing into the dynamics of violence in Karachi, the JIT in this regard involves a critical question about the state and strength of democracy in Pakistan and stands as a direct challenge to ‘civilian supremacy.’
In this regard, the involvement of military intelligence agencies, such as Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in this JIT is setting a precedent whereby civil institutes are once again relegated to a secondary position and non-civilian apparatus of the state gain unusual importance in determining issues that otherwise are of ‘national importance’ but purely political in nature.
Therefore, far from being a historic decision, the verdict seems to be rooted in Pakistan’s typical political dynamics wherein military has always remained directly and indirectly involved in political matters and has yielded a sort of influence that goes far beyond its constitutional role.
In this context, the verdict has opened up a socio-political conundrum whereby not only will the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s ordeal will continue but will also see a fresh political tussle between state institutes.
While it is ironic to see the highest civil institute of Pakistan expressing a lack of trust in subordinate institutes and favouring the inclusion of non-civilian institutes, a student of the political history of Pakistan is most likely to see in this particular verdict a continuity of the (controversial) role that the Supreme Court has been playing since 1950s in sanctioning a lopsided political landscape.
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Starting from 1954, for instance, the historic verdict of the Supreme Court that upheld the then Governor General, Ghulam Mohammad’s unconstitutional dismissal of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan under the ‘doctrine of necessity’, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s history is a fascinating story of controversial decisions—decisions that involve not only the hanging of a prime minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1978, but also constitutional sanctioning of military regimes of Zia-ul-Haq (1977-1988) and Pervez Musharraf (1999-2008).
In this context, the apex court’s fresh reversion to the non-civilian institutes should be considered to be a political anomaly rather than a healthy sign for the development of democracy and civil institutes.
Therefore, while a number of political pundits have argued that it will be for the first time in the country`s history that a sitting prime minister will appear before an investigation team probing allegations of financial wrongdoing, the fact that the involvement of the intelligence agencies in a purely financial inquiry would have serious political ramifications cannot be understated nor can it be simply looked upon as an ‘all inclusive’ inquiry aimed at ensuring transparency and impartiality.
What, therefore, it would do is add to the political power of institutions which are not supposed to play any role whatsoever in such matters in a democracy that Pakistan claims to be.
Similarly, if we stretch the conundrum further to include the role political parties are themselves playing in this regard, what we see is a clear absence of an anti-corruption discourse that goes beyond the resignation of a serving prime minister’s and that may involve the question of larger institutional reforms.
In the absence of such institutional reforms, the central problem that the whole Panama leaks has raised—the problem that long-standing political families in the country use the system to enhance their personal wealth — will potentially stay unresolved and its long term socio-political consequences largely absent.
Even a cursory look at the way this whole case has been publicly projected and fought on various fronts—in the parliament, the roads and the Court—shows a remarkable focus on its being a duel between Nawaz Sharif, the sitting Prime Minister, and Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
With political parties themselves playing no role in taking the question to the level of institutional reforms, what is left is a clear path for non-civilian institutes — popularly assumed to be strong and corruption free — to steer themselves into straightforward political matters of this and other sort and thus prevent the growth of democracy.
What, in this context, the Panama ruling has done is that it has unmistakably reinforced Pakistan’s perennial political conundrum wherein civil institutes, which constitute the flesh and bone of democracy, remain weak and least worthy of attention of the main drivers of political processes i.e., political parties.
Salman Rafi Sheikh is an independent journalist based in Pakistan. His areas of interest include politics of terrorism, global war on terror, ethno-national conflicts, foreign policies of major powers, application and consequences.