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Many people start applying the concepts of orthomolecular medicine after researching it on their own, and begin taking supplements without a doctor's advice (which is rarely a good idea). To a large field of orthomolecular medicine include the enzymes that are involved in a large number of biochemical reactions in the human organism, eg. As carbohydrate and protein metabolism. Megadoses of vitamin A and D3 may be helpful for short periods in the treatment of cancer.
It is therefore also known as orthomolecular nutritional medicine. Orthomolecular medicine accesses a vastly expanded information data base and utilizes a more varied and powerful array of therapies than is otherwise available to the orthodox medical practitioner.
Orthomolecular therapy is preceded by thorough lab tests, which give us precise information on the body's current amounts of vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, trace elements, fatty acids, amino acids, and risk factors. Nutrition comes first in medical diagnosis and treatment.
The term "mega-vitamin therapy" was the first time in 1952 by the American psychiatrist Humphrey Osmond and Hoffer Abraham to describe high niacin (vitamin B3) - used psychosis - doses in the treatment of schizophrenia, LSD and amphetamine. A lifelong strict diet is not the goal of a nutritional approach.
During his years in Palo Alto, Pauling's experimental work largely focused on developing and refining urine and breath analyses for use in diagnosing various diseases and genetic conditions ranging from schizophrenia to cancer, skin disease, heart disease, and Huntington's chorea.
I was treated by you a few years ago and the diet plus the food supplements have successfully reduced my symptoms of fatigue and allergic reactions. In 1954 he decided to look at other groups of diseases to see if they could be classed as ortho molecular
diseases, and chose to study mental illness over cancer, because he felt that many people were working on cancer already.
A widely respected scientist, Frei's research has focused on the mechanisms causing chronic human disease, in particular atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, and the role that micronutrients, phytochemicals, and dietary supplements might play in ameliorating these diseases.
There is generally a certain element of orthomolecular medicine in conventional medicine, as well; most patients is advised to eat a good diet and to get their daily RDA of vitamins and minerals, but orthomolecular medicine goes much further, applying these principles of daily living to major diseases and extending vitamin intake radically past the RDA's paltry amounts.
More than a decade before Pauling gave his support to the notion that mental illness might be due to a vitamin deficiency, psychiatrist Abram Hoffer (1917-2009) was promoting the idea that vitamin C and niacin supplements could be used to effectively treat schizophrenia.
Dr. Linus Pauling (Double Nobel Prize Winner), in 1968, created the term, Orthomolecular Medicine, and he defined it as the Optimal Molecule (from the Greek word: Orto-Optimal). In July the Board decided to start addressing the problem by renaming the Institute of Orthomolecular Medicine.
Dr Hoffer is still editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine. The cutbacks are usually dietary, and the additions can be dietary or in the form of targeted nutraceuticals - megadoses of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, cofactors, and other nutrients and supplementary food items.
For many other indications (hyperactive children, children with Down's syndrome, IQ changes in healthy schoolchildren, schizophrenia, psychological functions in healthy adults and geriatric patients) there is no adequate support from controlled trials in favor of vitamin supplementation 5.


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Europe's sovereign debt crisis has for some time now roused euroskepticism in the U.K.
In his much anticipated January 23, EU speech U.K. prime minister David Cameron reiterated that he wants to work with the EU.
"First, the problems in the eurozone are driving fundamental change in Europe.
"Second, there is a crisis of European competitiveness, as other nations across the world soar ahead. And third, there is a gap between the EU and its citizens which has grown dramatically in recent years. And which represents a lack of democratic accountability and consent that is – yes – felt particularly acutely in Britain.
"If we don't address these challenges, the danger is that Europe will fail and the British people will drift towards the exit."
He also said the next parliament would give the British people an "in-out referendum" in 2017, if the Conservative Party wins the 2015 election.
But in his latest "Issues Which Keep Me Awake At Night" note, Nomura's Alastair Newton writes that a British exit from the EU, or 'Brixit,' continues to be a cause for concern. He points out two big risks to Cameron's strategy:
- "Between now and the election, the eurozone could come up with something, eg, on bank regulation, which spurs a real crisis in the UK over Europe." In an earlier note Newton pointed out that there is the chance that certain eurozone events – a single bank supervisor, which would in effect take away the UK's ability to veto; a bank transaction tax; and measures that discriminate against non-eurozone countries – could put more pressure on Cameron from euroskeptics in the conservative party.
- "Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fairly positive response to his speech notwithstanding, Mr Cameron could fail to negotiate a ‘new settlement’ with Europe wide and deep enough to produce an ‘in’ vote in a plebiscite."
Of course at this point there is real concern that Cameron could see a defeat at the 2015 election.
Newton writes that there is a 50-50 chance of a 'Brixit' in the next five years.
With the U.K. having lost its AAA rating, and widely regarded to be on the edge of a triple dip recession, this week's budget is crucial to restoring the government's credibility ahead of the election and the U.K.'s position vis-à-vis the EU.

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Independent Committee Member
M.D. - Graham Bentley Investment Intelligence Ltd (t/a gbi2)
gbi2 is a specialist consultancy helping asset managers, intermediaries and distributors create investment propositions that customers want to buy, and delivered in a language they understand.
After 40 years in investment marketing Graham has seen enough of the good, bad and occasionally outrageous to believe his business can help the industry think and act very differently, to the ultimate benefit of investors and savers.
• The first UK Corporate Bond fund in 1995 (M&G)
• The first ‘critical yield’ risk assessment process 1998 (M&G)
• The first UK Platform end-to-end investment process 2001 (Selestia)
• The first calibrated risk-targeted fund range 2008 (Spectrum)
Graham is expert in Behavioural Finance and the psychology of investing. A former economics and stock Markets “guru” at Virginmoney.com, he is frequent contributor in Investment press, and TV. He has advised the Investment Association, and is on the FCA’s ‘round table’ discussing the recent Asset Management Market study.
He sits on a number of investment committees and advisory boards, notably the UK’s Distribution Technology, Ireland’s ITC and France’s Hilbert. He is also a non-executive director of Marlborough International.
An entertaining speaker, known for his ability to present complex subjects in an easy manner with a refreshing touch of irreverence. He lists his Interests as: “Playing stringed instruments, Cinema, skiing and being a father”
• Skandia/Old Mutual Wealth - Head of Proposition
• Selestia – Head of Investment Marketing
• M&G - Investment Marketing Manager
• Henderson – Director

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According to the latest PwC 'Global State of Information Security Survey'
security spending has dropped by a third in the last 12 months. But is business spending that reduced budget wisely? SC Media UK has been finding out...
The annual PwC information security survey is always good for a host of key results. The 2018 report doesn't disappoint in this regard. Only 49 percent of organisations conduct penetration tests yet 28 percent have no idea how many cyber-attacks they suffered last year.
Or how about only 44 percent of organisations in the UK that formally work with others in their industry to reduce potential future risk of attack, compared to 58 percent globally?
Oh, and only 53 percent have any cross-organisational team working on cyber-security issues within the enterprise itself.
All of which would be food for thought, but when you also consider that security budgets have dropped by a third (from £6.2 million to £3.9 million on average) the analytical indigestion really starts to kick in.
You only have to read the news here on SC Media to see that there is little slowdown in the rate of compromise, the number of headline-creating breaches. Which leaves us wondering whether the enterprise is spending its reduced budget on the right kind of cyber-security or is just continuing to throw good money after bad, albeit less of it?
Mark Kedgley, CTO at NNT, admitted that "wasted money in cyber-security never ceases to pain and amaze us" continuing "we meet plenty of disillusioned cyber-security teams who have wasted money that could have been better spent, usually on products that are too difficult to use or take too long to deliver results, all at the expense of their security." Kedgley argues that focus on core security tasks is often being lost by the turning of heads toward the most hyped new innovation. "As with most things in life" Kedgley told SC "it's important to get the basics right first and in cyber-security."
Fraser Kyne, EMEA CTO at Bromium, agrees that businesses are often throwing their money at the wrong security tools. "Organisations have spent millions upgrading to next-gen security solutions with ‘AI-driven threat detection' and ‘cloud-based behavioural analysis' but they are just getting faster at failing" he insists. "This is because the whole detect to protect model is fundamentally flawed" Kyne told us "trying to protect organisations using detection tools is like trying to catch flies with a fish net."
Steve Mulhearn, director of enhanced technologies UKI & DACH at Fortinet, is more upbeat though. He sees customers being faced with a fast evolving threat landscape, making process and cultural changes to tighten security by restricting what employees can do on the Internet. "This is alleviating pressure on budget spending on traditional prevention technologies" Mulhearn reckons "and allowing a shift to true value added solutions such as sandboxing."
Steve Nice, chief technologist at Node4, told SC Media UK that "frankly, the scale of today's security challenge is often outstripping the resources and capabilities of in-house teams. In many cases, the best approach may be to utilise a managed service. This can allow businesses to access industry-leading expertise and advanced monitoring tools that might otherwise be impractical, while also improving their security resilience."
Ian Trump, chief technology officer at Octopi Managed Services, was equally frank. "Enterprise security is failing at a most basic level" Trump insists "and due to that the security vendor solutions are failing or are being ignored entirely." Trump doesn't think this is necessarily the fault of the vendors though. "If the basic enterprise security tasks such as vulnerability management and administrative account control are not practiced with discipline and rigor" he concludes "then the platform on which we heap security solutions is structurally unsound."
We will leave the last word with Javvad Malik, security advocate at AlienVault, who points out that while it's hard to pin down specific reasons as to why cyber-security budgets have been cut for many enterprises "it could be that despite years of increased spend, the breaches continue to roll on; forcing companies to rethink their strategy on cyber-security." As Malik concludes "greater spend doesn't always equate to better security; rather investing in the right areas is what is needed more often than not."


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Late in the evening of Monday, Apr. 4, 2022, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Detachment were called to the area of Highway 62 near Wilson Road for reports of two fires.
According to a release from the OPP, two structures had been burned, and the fires are believed to be suspicious. The investigation is ongoing.
Prince Edward OPP are asking anyone who may have information regarding this occurrence to report it by calling 1.888.310.1122. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or submit a tip online at www.crimestoppersquinte.ca. Individuals who leave tips may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.


Routine care and maintenance is critical for the optimum performance of your ThruDark waterproof garment.
Build up of dirt body oils from sweat can compromise the membrane and overall effectiveness of the textile’s Durable Water Repellent (DWR) treatment. DWR encourages water to roll off the surface –this is called ‘beading’. Regularly washing and re-applying DWR will restore the performance and extend the lifespan of your waterproof garment.
How often should you wash your waterproof garment?
Heavy use (running, skiing) – wash every 10 to 12 days of useLight use (walking, trekking) – wash every 20 to 30 days of use
If your garment isn’t beading water on the surface it means its time to re-proof it with a DWR treatment.
1. Prepare for Washing
- Close the main and the arm pit zips.
- Open all pocket zips..Release tension on all elastic drawcords.
- Loosen the cuff Velcro®.
- Place your garment in the machine with added cleaning agent.
- Wash on a cold wash on regular cycle.
It is advised to use a second rinse cycle to remove any residual soap which may compromise DWR and ultimately garment performance.
3. Re-apply DWR (if necessary)
If your garment has stopped beading water, then it is time to re-apply DWR. A spray-on DWR treatment will offer superior performance and the ability to target high abrasive areas like arm pits and back. Our recommendations are:
- Granger DWR treatment
- Nikwax DWR Spray
Remove your garment from the machine and shake off any excess water.
- Close all zippers
- Hang the garment and spray DWR on the face fabric – concentrating on high-wear area
Place your damp garment in the dryer on low heat for 40 to 50 minutes (or until dry to the touch) to effectively activate DWR.
We advise that you use a cleaning agent made specifically for technical outdoor fabrics. We recommend the following:
- Nikwax TX direct wash-in
You may also use a liquid free-rinsing soap or gentle detergent. Avoid detergents that contain fabric softeners, fragrance, whiteners or colourants.
Down relies on air and loft between its clusters to retain warmth. With everyday usage sweat and dirt collects on the outside surface. This can attract water which effects the down and can cause it to clump. Clumping of the down will affect the insulation properties of your ThruDark garment.
Only wash down when necessary. To maintain maximum performance only wash your garment when it shows signs of dirt or sweat, or when the down is starting to lose loft or clump.
Always try to use a cleaning agent made specifically for technical down products. We recommend:
- Grangers® Down Wash
- Nikwax Down Wash Direct
Caring for Ventile® garments is very simple and it will help maintain high performance throughout the lifetime of the product.
We would always recommend dry-cleaning your garment, but if that’s not possible, by following these basic rules, you’ll achieve maximum durability from the garment, whilst greatly improving its longevity.
1. Gently brush or sponge off any dirt. Close the zipper/fastener and turn the garment inside out.
2. Machine wash one item at a time in warm water on a gentle cycle using pure liquid soap. Ensure all residue soap is removed from the garment, re-rinse if necessary.
3. Reshape the garment on a hanger and allow to dry naturally avoiding direct sunlight.
4. Iron carefully on a warm setting – this reactivates the DWR treatment.
Restoring Water Repellency
Through hard wear and tear, Ventile® garments may eventually require a reproof. We advise that you follow the specific instructions on the waterproofing products we’ve suggested below:
1. Granger Extreme Waterproofing for Naturals
2. Nikwax Tech Wash or pure soap (ensure there is no residue of detergent in your washing machine)
3. Nikwax Cotton Proof


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Kevin Rowland has been added to the bill for the main stage at Reading and Leeds (August 28 and 29), making his first live appearance for 14 years.
Kevin will play a 15 minute set of three songs from his forthcoming Creation album ‘My Beauty’.
The album is a collection of cover versions ranging from The Monkees ‘Daydream Believer’ and Bruce Springsteen ‘Thunder Road’ to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and Squeeze‘s ‘Labelled with Love’.
It’s preceded by a single – a cover of Unit 4 Plus Two‘s 1965 hit ‘Concrete And Clay’.
Tickets are available from nme.com‘s 24-hour ticketline on 0870 121 0125 or click here to go to our online gig guide and ticket service.

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The LEADTOOLS Services Host Manager application will set up the medical services and demos required to run some of the LEADTOOLS demos installed on your machine. The source code for this application is provided as a demo. You are free to modify and use it to set up the services to be used from your own application.
The LEADTOOLS Services Host Manager application requires IIS 6.x and higher. IIS 5 cannot be configured programmatically. If you try to use the LEADTOOLS Services Host Manager application on a system that contains IIS 5, the application will display the following message:
Could not find an instance of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 or later installed on localhost.
You can still use the LEADTOOLS services in IIS5, but you must manually configure IIS5 to host the services.


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We’ve seen viral videos about Persons with Disability working in places you didn’t expect them to. We’ve seen memes about how we’re supposed to treat them like they’re no different from us. But while it’s of course important that we share them on social media, and even talk about them with our loved ones, what is more crucial is that understanding and empathy is paired with action, helping provide opportunities for Persons with Disability to lead productive lives.
Southstar Drug (SSD) and Project Inclusion Network (PIN) have been working together in creating opportunities for Persons with Disability, and for the next few months, they’re adding another aspect to this partnership: harnessing the power of art.
For the past three years, SSD has been working with PIN in placing Persons with Disability in several of their branches. Most of them are now regular employees. To date, they have already employed 23 Persons with Disability within the company. According to Christine Tueres, the General Manager of South Star Drug, Inc, this is very much aligned with their company’s advocacy and over-all philosophy. “We care a little more” is a tagline that they have used and it further strengthens their decision to extend assistance to people who need a little more special care and attention, not to mention inclusion.
While society has been a little more open and inclusive to Persons with Disability, there is still that perception that Persons with Disability cannot be fully functioning members of society. It is this stigma that has driven PIN to raise awareness and engage more companies like Southstar Drug to build a more inclusive and barrier-free Philippines. Grant Javier, PIN’s Executive Director, explains that helping improve access to work opportunities for Persons with Disability is part of our responsibility as citizens – to ensure that all members of society are included, and are provided with equal opportunities.
It is with this mindset that SSD and PIN explored more opportunities to engage with the Person with Disability community and to get SSD consumers involved as well. This year, they are launching the campaign, Drop the Prefix, to not just raise awareness about Persons with Disabilities but more importantly, to raise more funds to sponsor the training and development of Persons with Disability who have shown potential in arts.
For the coming Christmas season, Southstar Drug branches will be selling bags that have been designed by selected artists with disability that are part of Project Inclusion Network’s pool. The artworks will also be produced as desk and wall calendars as giveaways this Christmas. These uniquely designed bags are produced by Persons with Disability through Goodwill Industries of the Philippines, a civic organization whose main purpose is to provide “skill empowerment” to Persons with Disability so they will be able to reach their full potential as individuals and as contributing members of society. This is also in line with SSD’s mission, and so Goodwill is the perfect partner for this campaign.
It’s also important to know the stories of the artists with disability who designed these bags. These individuals have a common bond in their love for art and desire to create something that will be useful for people who would want to own their creations.
We have individuals like Maribeth, who is Deaf and extremely talented in painting. She started out just watching YouTube videos and copying the art she saw there. But now, after undergoing training and tutelage, she started painting her own original ideas and has even become her family’s breadwinner through her craft. For her bag design, she wanted to highlight the fight for equal rights of Filipino children with disabilities. This is her own way of helping out her community and she believes that if people like her continue to train and practice their art, they too will be able to have a fulfilling career in the arts.
You also have someone like Joaqui, a Person with Autism waho uses painting not just as part of his therapy but also to explore and hone his creativity. His mother Lala shares that because of his newly discovered love for art, he has become more patient and comfortable with his surroundings and at the same time, he has been creating art that tackles things like the environment and health and wellness. She emphasizes that through the support of family and community, people like her son can discover the talents that they want to share to the world.
For more information, visit South Star Drug Inc.’s website.


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According to a John Hopkins University School of Medicine report, patients who suffer injuries, infections or mistake during medical care rarely get an acknowledgement or apology.
The study was published in the Journal of Patient Safety.
The study was based on responses from 236 patients who completed ProPublica’s Patient Harm Questionnaire.
The questionnaire helps ProPublica’s reporters find stories and trends. The John Hopkins study was conducted independently from ProPublica.
Recently more than 600 people have volunteered to complete ProPublica’s Patient Harm Questionnaire.
The study found that it is common for health care providers to withhold information about medical mistake. Only 9% of patients said that the medical facilities voluntarily disclosed the harm.
Usually when officials did disclose harm, it was because they were forced to. Patients in claim that officials usually don’t even acknowledge that harm occurred.
Not only do patients rarely see acknowledgement of the harm, but they also infrequently received apologies, only 11% of patients reported getting an apology from a provider.
The study also discovered that more than 30% of patients reported paying bills related to the harm.
Last year, a study estimated that at least 210,000 U.S. hospital patients a year die from medical mistakes. Although the problem is widespread across the nation, there has been very little research into how patients feel about experiencing medical harm.
Patient advocates and providers should work together on how to best inform patients and medical schools and training programs to introduce the necessary skills to be more open with patients.
Authors of the study cautioned that because their findings are from a self-selected sample of patients. The self-selected sample of patient makes it impossible to draw definitive conclusions about patient harm or disclosure.

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I traveled from Spokane to Portland recently and spent a few hours one evening in the Columbia River Gorge along Old Highway 30, which parallels Interstate 84 through the some of the more scenic areas of gorge, but which is much slower but also much more beautiful than the Interstate. I stopped first at Horsetail Falls and took some, pictures and then went on to Multnomah Falls. By the time I took some pictures there, the sun was setting and I hurried on to Vista House on the cliffs above the gorge only to discover that the road was closed. I ended up taking a few pictures of the sunset from a viewpoint along the Interstate instead, not nearly as beautiful a vantage point as Vista House.
Sunset Along Interstate 84

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So close, yet so far away. I actually can’t believe that I am not writing an intro to the news round-up about Boston sports and our monopoly on titles. Unfortunately, after a valiant run, and a decisive game 6 victory to force a game 7, the Bruins were unable to bring the Stanley Cup home. Of course, I just assumed Boston would win, as it is what our sports teams do these days. For the second time in 12 years, Boston had a chance to win 3 of the 4 major sports championships, which once again, would have been the first time since Detroit in 1935 (Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings). But unfortunately, the St. Louis Blues were able to get the upper hand and bring home their first Stanley Cup championship. Even with the loss, it makes me realize how easy I have it as a Boston sports fan – I shrugged off the loss and got a great night sleep. This is something a generation before me could not have done. I’ve always been told to look at the silver lining – for my wife, it means I can finally trim my playoff beard. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
- FedEx dumps Amazon before Amazon dumps it
- Walmart to launch direct-to-fridge deliveries
- Stop & Shop steps up rollout of same-day pickup
- FAA makes headway in drone integration
- Amazon unveils Xanthus and Pegasus fulfillment robots
- Target unmasks blockchain framework for supply chain
- Chinese exporters dodge tariffs with fake “Made in Vietnam” labels
Any fan of Seinfeld is familiar with the term “preemptive breakup.” For non-Seinfeld fans, George thought his girlfriend was going to break up with him, so on the advice of Kramer, he preemptively breaks up with her. It sounds like this may be a favorite episode of FedEx. The company has announced that it will not renew its FedEx Express contract with Amazon at the end of the month. FedEx Express is FedEx’s air service that moves packages from one airhub to another. It is not surprising that this relationship is ending, as Amazon has been building out its logistics platform to lessen its reliance on other carriers. In a statement, FedEx said dumping Amazon, which represents just 1.3 percent of its business, will allow it to “focus on serving the broader e-commerce market.” The company expects the number of e-commerce packages to double from 50 million today to 100 million by 2026. Amazon will still use FedEx’s last mile delivery services, but that relationship is fading as well.
Walmart has been expanding its grocery delivery business significantly, and the company is ready to roll out a new service in three cities. Starting this fall, in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Vero Beach, FL, Walmart will deliver groceries directly to customer’s refrigerators. The service, called Walmart InHome, will use employees at stores that already offer curbside pick-up to deliver groceries to unattended homes. According to Walmart, associates will use smart entry technology and a proprietary, wearable camera to access the customer’s home – allowing customers to control access into their home and giving them the ability to watch the delivery remotely. Employees will undergo rigorous training on how to pick the best produce as well as how to enter a customer’s home with care and respect. Walmart is not the first company to offer this service, but it remains to be seen whether customers will get on board with the service.
Speaking of grocery e-commerce, Stop & Shop is expanding its service as well. The company has recently launched same-day grocery pick-up at 20 additional stores, the first part of a much larger roll-out. The service is powered by Peapod, the e-commerce arm of Stop & Shop parent Ahold Delhaize USA and the originator of grocery delivery. Customers go to Peapod’s website, choose “pick-up” from their preferred store, place their order, and go to the store at the specified time (usually within four hours). Stop & Shop stores that offer the service have designated parking spots for click and collect; customers park there, call a phone number to signal their arrival, and a store associate brings the groceries out to their car. As part of its expansion plans, Stop & Shop will roll out 175 additional locations throughout the year. Same-day online pickup costs $2.95.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed off on approvals for key commercial unmanned aircraft projects and expanded drone testing programs. Recently, the agency has granted waivers and certificates to companies that are looking to expand their drone delivery research projects. One such certificate was issued to Amazon for its Prime Air package delivery service. According to Amazon, the latest version of Prime Air system has thermal, visual, and ultrasonic sensors and can safely deliver packages under five pounds within a 15-mile radius in less than 30 minutes. The FAA also issued a waiver for Colorado-based Hensel Phelps Construction Company to allow a DJI Phantom 4 drone fitted with a safety parachute to fly over people at its job sites. Finally, the FAA announced that 100 more airports and control towers will be using the Low Altitude Authorization and Capability system that makes it easier for pilots of small commercial drones to get authorization to fly in controlled airspace.
The warehouse automation market is continuing to grow as robots become more ingrained in the everyday warehouse culture. Amazon is continuing to invest in robotics, and earlier this week, announced it had developed two new warehouse robot models called Xanthus and Pegasus to improve safety and efficiency for its sprawling buildings and enormous workforce. According to Amazon, the Xanthus model is the company’s first major redesign of its core drive-based robot, creating a common, sled-based foundation that serves as a mobile, modular base that can carry a wide range of potential attachments. The unit is similar to the Kiva unit it bought in 2012 but has a much thinner profile, with one-third the number of parts, one-half the cost, easier maintenance, and the same safety features. The Pegasus model, which the company said also goes beyond the Kiva unit, is able to sort and route individual packages instead of moving tall storage pods and can calculate the most efficient route for each drive unit to avoid traffic jams on the sortation floor.
Blockchain for supply chain is continuing to gain attention and traction. While many companies have been very vocal in their blockchain plans, Target has been slipping under the radar. However, the company has publicized its entry into the blockchain space which it has been working on since mid-2018. The solution is named ConsenSource and will support the Hyperledger Grid project, which is a Linux Foundation ledger-based solution for all types of cross-industry supply chain scenarios. ConsenSource has been mostly focusing in on certification of suppliers for the company’s paper manufacturing. The company is also advertising for a blockchain engineer and systems developer on its careers page, showing the level of commitment is has for the solution.
The trade war between the US and China has certainly been escalating, with new tariffs appearing on a weekly basis. And while this has been beneficial for some countries as they look to do more business with the US, it is also making some companies look at alternatives to getting their goods into the US. Specifically, some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs. Vietnam said earlier this week that it found dozens of fake product-origin certificates and illegal transfers by companies trying to sidestep US tariffs on everything from agriculture to textiles and steel. Vietnam has said that it will increase penalties on trade-related fraud as a result. Fraudulent cases discovered by Vietnam’s government include packaging on Chinese goods being changed to say “Made in Vietnam” before certificates of origin are processed.
That’s all for this week. Enjoy the weekend and the song of the week, So Far Away by Dire Straits.
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SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING - MON 10 JUNE - 2:30PM
Q&A WITH DIRECTOR, TOM WRIGHT.
Daniel Henshall stars as infamous Archibald Prize-winning artist Adam Cullen in this lyrical adaptation of Erik Jensen’s acclaimed biography.
When 19-year-old wunderkind journalist Erik Jensen (now editor of The Saturday Paper) was invited by bad-boy Australian painter Adam Cullen to write his biography, Jensen (Toby Wallace, Romper Stomper) jumped at the chance. Despite a turbulent relationship, the two formed a unique bond that lasted until Cullen’s death in 2012 aged just 46.
Shooting in the Blue Mountains where Cullen was based, ACUTE MISFORTUNE spins Jensen’s award-winning book into a subtle, striking tale of two wildly different men. Making his debut as a feature film filmmaker, theatre director and actor Thomas M Wright (Top of the Lake, Balibo) delivers a portrait of the writer and of the artist as a troubled and troubling man. With remarkable access – Daniel Henshall (The Babadook, Snowtown) wears Cullen’s actual clothing as he fully inhabits the role, and the artworks that appear onscreen are the real deal – this MIFF Premiere Fund-supported feature was co-scripted by Jensen, with Wright, and is executive produced by Robert Connolly (Paper Planes, Tim Winton’s The Turning, These Final Hours).
★★★★★ 'An enthralling, complex triumph.The best and most interesting bio-pic since Chopper.' - The Guardian
DIRECTOR: TOM WRIGHT / RUNNING TIME: 90 MINS / RATING: MA15+
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Had a simply wonderful time at this special home. It was wonderful to be surrounded by interesting books, paintings, artwork and lovely gardens. The yard gets wonderful sun, and the water fountain and special plantings make the outdoor area as pretty and relaxing as you hope it might be.
The location is convenient to all parts of the Outer Cape, and there are restaurants and beaches in walking and biking distance. I'd never hesitate to book here again, and recommend it to anyone who loves the Outer Cape.


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Guthrie Animal Control provides assistance with lost, stray, and vicious animals within the corporate city limits. We also provide educational materials or programs for schools, scouts, and individual organizations.
Donations can be mailed to: Guthrie Animal Control; 306 West Oklahoma; Guthrie, OK 73044.
We have ordinances for:
Animal Waste Disposal - You are responsible for removal of fecal materials left by your animal.
Leash Law - All dogs must be on a leash or confined by a fence, even on the owner's property.
Cable or Chain Restrictions - Any animal kept on a chain, cable, or tie out must remain 15 feet from where the general public can be, i.e., sidewalks, alleys, or roadways.
City Licensing - All dogs and cats over four months of age must be vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian and licensed yearly. All the local veterinarians and the City Utility Office sell city licensing, with proof of yearly vaccination (rabies certificate).

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Nick Clegg will issue an uncompromising warning to David Cameron today, with a speech telling him to stop playing parliamentary games with his backbenchers and "get back to governing".
The bill allowing same-sex marriage has passed its final Commons vote by 366 votes to 161 – a majority of 205.
Read David Cameron's letter to Tory members trying to patch up the "swivel-eyed" row - in full and unedited.
Ukip is now within touching distance of the Conservatives, with the eurosceptic organisation polling just two per cent behind the governing party.
David Cameron was saved from a potentially humiliating Commons defeat on gay marriage by the Labour party tonight, after a complicated series of political manoeuvres saw the prime minister face another damaging rebellion from his backbenchers.
The government can't have it both ways: Either no-one wants civil partnerships or they will cost lots of money. It can't be both.
Labour's poll lead has started to rally after several weeks of Tory infighting over Europe.
The Conservative party was in disarray today, after it was hit by multiple rows on Europe, gay marriage, and a growing disconnect between the leadership and its members.
Tradition, sarcasm and extraordinary silliness mix in committee room ten as the private members' bills are selected.
Read David Cameron's draft bill on an EU referendum - in full and unedited.
David Cameron was pitted in a game of competing parliamentary procedures today, as he tried to use a private members bill to outflank a rebel amendment to his Queen's Speech.
Eurosceptic troublemakers have forced David Cameron into a reluctant equivocation which collapses under scrutiny. By refusing to listen to them, they are making him play a terrible political price.
The Conservatives are sabotaging their own Queen's Speech just for a symbolic vote on Europe. What exactly is going on?
The Queens Speech comes apart at the seams almost as quickly as the omnishambles Budget.
David Davis' continued rebellions against David Cameron took on a new urgency last night after he branded moves to restrict immigrants' access to NHS treatment uncivilised.
The short period of unity the Conservative party has enjoyed since the death of Margaret Thatcher seemed to be falling apart today, as Downing Street offered a nervous and baffling response to a manoeuvre by Tory backbenchers.
Another senior Conservative has broken cover and said Britain should leave the EU regardless of the deal David Cameron secures in Brussels, as the party continues to be knocked sideways by Ukip.
Nadine Dorries was finally reinstated as an MP today, amid rumours of a possible defection to Ukip.
The Queen's Speech debate has seen Ed Miliband and David Cameron issue some of their harshest ever attacks on each other, after the Labour leader told the prime minister he was "in office but not in power".
Cameron does enough to alienate centrists but not enough to placate his backbenchers.
Former chancellor Nigel Lawson has issued a challenge to the authority of David Cameron by insisting he will vote against membership of the EU whatever deal the prime minister might be able to secure.
Nigel Farage has David Cameron firmly in his sights after last week's dramatic election results, suggesting a Tory-Ukip deal could be possible if the prime minister stands down.
David Cameron vowed to show Ukip a newfound respect today, after the party's unprecedented surge in the local elections gave the Conservatives a bloody nose.
Boris Johnson's younger brother will begin his first day as David Cameron's new head of policy this morning, amid signs the Conservatives are starting to make a recovery.
Public health minister Anna Soubry has called on disenchanted backbench colleagues to end the "tw*ttery" undermining David Cameron – before attacking the prime minister herself.


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St. George is back, and this time it’s personal.
Not really, but this morning the St. George incorporation effort, in which citizens of the unincorporated southern part of East Baton Rouge Parish are attempting to create a new city, is back. The St. George advocates posted this video at their Facebook page a few minutes ago…
The St. George, Louisiana website is also back up and updated as well. Here’s what the About section says…
The City of St. George was born from the effort to create a local independent school district in the southeastern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. The character of the opposition to that effort set in motion a larger discussion among grassroots citizens dissatisfied by the quality and cost of services from the City-Parish governance model in East Baton Rouge Parish, the quality of the institutions that the governing elite created, to particularly include the K-12 educational system, and the disparity in political influence enjoyed by the people of the southern part of the parish.
We represent more than two-thirds of the parish’s tax base, but only about one-third of its expenditures, and the area which will be the City of St. George has never produced a Mayor-President of Baton Rouge in modern times. An initial petition to incorporate the southeastern part of East Baton Rouge Parish began in 2013. The incorporation effort lasted until the summer of 2015 when the petition fell 71 signatures short of putting the City of St. George on the ballot for the citizens to decide. Since then, we have witnessed the further decline of our public school system, skyrocketing murder and crime rates, further decay of our Parish infrastructure, unprecedented exodus of our friends and families from the Parish, and a complete lack of trust in our City-Parish leadership.
After our initial effort to create a city, we were told that things would improve; we were told that we would have a voice; we were told that we are “Better Together.” These were false promises that instead were manifested into ridicule and mockery against those that believed in the vision of the City of St. George. We have re-emerged now with vigor to give the citizens of the proposed City of St. George a voice and to give them hope. We are simply a group of grassroots citizens who once again have decided to take a stand. Sign St. George for a better Baton Rouge. You can join us by clicking here.
The new effort looks like it’s a little less ambitious than it was for the first shot at creating the new city. The St. George website says the population estimate this time is 86,316, down from 107,000 last time. What we’ve heard is they’ve cut out parts of the old proposed St. George map in which petition signings were poor last time – largely in the Gardere section of southwestern East Baton Rouge and St. Jean Vianney in the southeastern corner of the parish.
Here’s the new St. George map…
It’s going to be fun to watch this new effort unfold. The Powers That Be in Baton Rouge fought it with everything they had last time, and only barely killed it. We’re told that if the St. George committee simply got the people who signed the petition last time to sign it again they would be well above the new number they’ll need to hit without the 19,000 or so people – about 2/3rds of them are registered voters, on the average – counting against the necessary signatures.
And with a different mayor-president in charge of East Baton Rouge Parish and a bit less confidence in the parish’s leadership, sentiment for St. George might well be stronger.
But we’ll see. What we do know is St. George is back, and it’s going to be interesting.
UPDATE: We wanted to make sure to include the Gary Chambers meltdown in reaction to St. George when it happened, and we didn’t have to wait long.
“St. George” folks dropped an interesting video today. Mayor Broome, city leaders, and most importantly citizens of this community the answer is simple on this St. George issue. Let the facts remain true, creating a new city and claiming that will save our parish is a lie. The choices of those THEY elected help with the decline of this community. They have the majority on the council and therefor they have had equal control of the destiny of this parish. The truth is, too many of the people who support the “St.George movement” are simply not interested in a city that is majority black. For many of them, the idea of blacks being the majority, and in control of leadership is scary. Their solutions are fabricated with lies, because a new city WILL raise taxes. A new city, will hurt this parish not help it. The reason a new city won’t help the parish is the same reason Central, Baker, and Zachary haven’t helped the parish.
Guess what? If the kids in EBR schools aren’t doing better, that still hurts a “St. George” city. Because they can’t build a Trump border wall and keep people out. All of our issues will remain our issues if we don’t fix the root problem which is inequity. Nearly all the problems we have stem from inequities. There is data to prove that, on so many different levels.
I encourage you all to be vigilant and ready, because if we are really going to save this community killing the “city of St. George” effort has to be a priority.
UPDATE #2: And now, Sharon Weston Broome…
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome says she is “steadfast” in her opposition to the renewed St. George incorporation effort, which was filed earlier today, and will “not stand for any effort to tear our city apart.”
Rather than aggressively fight the movement, however, Broome says she will concentrate on addressing the systemic problems facing the community.
“While I am not ignoring this, I believe one of the remedies is staying focused on the goals I have set before me: economic development in disinvested communities, eradicating blight, traffic remediation,” she says.

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Popular Japanese manga, One Piece is now on its 835th chapter. With immersive storyline and characters with amazing abilities, the journey of Luffy and his gang has progressed well for the past two decades. While the ever-twisting plot of the manga has kept millions of fans riveted, the manga's creator, Eiichiro Oda, has left several pieces of information unanswered.
The unpredictability of One Piece might be one of the primary reasons for its immense success as fans have to closely follow the adventures of Luffy and his gang. This Japanese manga is filled with characters with ever-evolving traits, special powers, and characteristics, which has lent a whole new level of volatility and several voids that fans are struggling to understand. While the creator has been trying to reveal the same as the story progresses, here are some burning questions that Oda could reveal in the next chapter:
What's the deal with Jinbe?
Back when Luffy and his gang attempted to invite Jinbe, he didn't completely reject the offer, but instead, declined to join and claimed he had "other things to do first." Oda hasn't revealed what exactly was Jinbe up to. While many fan theories suggest he may have worked as a spy or an assassin for hire, his presence alongside Big Mom could help clear a lot of mystery about the guy.
The Straw Hats' invitation is undoubtedly a big offer, and Oda could reveal what kept Jinbe from accepting the extended hand of friendship from Luffy and his gang besides his loyalty to Big Mom. Interestingly, Jinbe had reportedly asked for his freedom, but for some unknown reason, is still with her. The reason for his voluntary companionship could be revealed in upcoming chapters.Incidentally, Jimbe has already begun working for Charlotte clan. It is still a mystery why he willingly chose to volunteer for servitude when he so clearly dreamed of his freedom. Fans suggest Big Mom may have already granted Jenbe his freedom. Additionally, she may have also ensured the safety of Jinbe's people on Fishman Island. In return, Big Mom might have demanded that he retain his allegiance to the Charlotte clan.
If these speculations pan out to be true, Jinbe and his people could be in real danger if they ever try to leave or escape as Jinbe isn't strong enough to defeat Big Mom. Since he hasn't accepted Luffy's alliance, the latter can't save him and his people yet. Still, there are rumors that Luffy is expected to fight Big Mom in chapter 836. While the fight would be of epic proportions, the odds aren't in favor of Luffy. While it is unlikely Big Mom will go down easy, in case Luffy does manage to defeat her, Jinbe is the one who stands to gain the most. As an added bonus, Sanji will finally be back with the Straw Hats crew.Did Sanji truly master Newkama Kenpo and learned the Ivankov's 99 recipes?
In manga chapter 595, Sanji had requested Ivankov to impart his knowledge of the art of attack cuisine that makes the body stronger merely by consumption of the mystery dishes. However, Ivankov reportedly said that the 99 recipes could only be learned by "someone who has made his heart like a maiden's and learned Newkama Kenpo." Sanji is expected to showcase a new technique in the upcoming chapters. While there has been no confirmation so far, rumors suggest Sanji may have mastered the 99 recipes and had gotten really strong by consuming the delicacies. This might also mean he has mastered Newkama Kenpo.Besides Jinbe and Sanji, Eiichiro Oda could take the One Piece story in multiple other directions that reveal a lot more about Big Mom's ex-husband, Buried Guy, and their two daughters, Lola and Chiffon. But for chapter 836, the story could dwell mostly on Pedro and Brooke.
[Image via Luffylover97/Deviant Art]


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The teaser trailer for Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War just dropped and the latest addition to the Black Ops series looks rather different, to say the least. The franchise has built its name over the past decades by introducing a fast-paced FPS experience paired with engaging emotional storylines. While the hype for the Call of Duty Franchise itself has somewhat settled down over the past few years things look bright as ever with the development studios willing to experiment more and more.
The new teaser is the perfect example of what the studios behind the franchise have been up to. Introducing games with similar themes did make fans tired out of the whole idea of a new Call of Duty title. The new trailer looks a lot more mature and the fact that the story is inspired by true events makes it even more interesting. Lighting the events of the Cold War era is something the media hasn’t been able to do properly and building the perfect story around the events is something fans expect of Activision.
Black Ops: Cold War being the 5th addition to the legendary franchise has gotten enthusiasts pumped and for good reason. The classic theme around the Cold War era is somewhat a breath of fresh air representing a world without filters. A proper reveal of the game is scheduled for August 26th with more details to go on about.


Nearly 200 independent heavy-duty distributors, repair shops and fleet customers participated in a webinar last week sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) and the Heavy Duty Distribution Association (HDDA) segment of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). The one-hour webinar addressed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA).
“The CSA webinar was consistent with our association goals of providing education to our membership, and give them a tool that will be a valuable service to their customers,” says Marc Karon, president of Total Truck Parts and CVSN. “CSA2010 is one of the most meaningful regulations to affect our industry since FMVSS121. Our members will now be more capable of providing the valuable service of helping their customers improve safety and avoid penalties. Thanks to Debbie Freund and Bryan Price, both senior transportation specialists with FMCSA for the webinar.”
“We take CSA and truck safety seriously,” says Mike Betts, president of Betts Truck Parts and Service. “When CVSN offered this important educational opportunity on CSA we jumped on it. In almost every case the participants said they now understood and better appreciated CSA and what it means to further improve truck safety in North America. On behalf of all of our participants, we extend our appreciation to CVSN, AAIA and the FMCSA for providing the market place this informative and educational tool.”
CVSN says independent distributors, fleets and owner/operators who participated in the webinar and did not get their questions answered during the presentation can forward them to email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.org and they will get your question answered by the experts at FMCSA.


A couple of artists came together to create this tune. I heard it on my recent around the world trip and made note of it. It’s not amazing, just a fun tune.
Klangkuenstler is a techno artist from Berlin. Alice Phoebe Lou grew up in South Africa and now lives in Berlin too. Some might know her from her song “She” from the film Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. That song was on a shortlist for the 2018 Oscars in the Best Original Song category.


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By buying this product you can collect up to 1 loyalty point. Your cart will total 1 point that can be converted into a voucher of $0.05.
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
© 2006 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Dark Messiah, Might and Magic, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Developed by Arkane Studios.
1. Download, install and run installer STEAM.
2. After the game run, create your STEAM account according to instructions on screen, after that go into tab Games, options for product activation on Steam, copy the game bought game key from your KeenShop account
3. After this procedure the game and it's parts is present at Games tab.

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This project's scope involves the design, build, supply, installation, and T&C works for the data centre and allied buildings including fit-outs.
It also comprises systems such as the HVAC, elevators, electrical, fire fighting systems, public health engineering, networking & security systems, building management system, site development, road, boundary wall, landscaping, etc, the company said in a press release on Monday.
Additionally, B&F has received a repeat order from a famous client to build commercial office space in Hyderabad with a built-up size of almost 1 million square feet.
The Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation has given the company an order for the engineering, purchasing, and construction of the Adi Shankaracharya statue known as the "Statue of Oneness" at Omkareshwar in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
The statue will have a bronze exterior supported by a stone lotus petal base that sits above an RCC pedestal. The statue will be 108 feet tall when measured from the base, or the paduka, to the pinnacle. The project is expected to be finished in 15 months.
Dr. Abhay A. Pashilkar, Director, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, India’s premier civil aircraft design and development organisation, in a conversation with ET Infra’s aviation correspondent Dev Kachari, shares the status of several indigenous civil aircraft programmes such as Regional Transport Aircraft or RTA, SARAS MK II and HANSA trainer aircraft.


Despite of the material thickness the shelf provides stability and spaciousness.
By bending a single surface a stable form is generated.
"BOB" is the second product, which formknast designed for the german company deparso.
A functional bonus is the bezel at the front: It can be equiped individually by using magnets. Postcard, notes or keys find a suitable place. The different depths of the shelf provide convenient storage space for large books, small books and accessories.
hop here: www.deparso.de
Dimensions: W 110 x H 20 x D 30
Material: steel, powder-coated,
Colors: Available in white, black, red, green, gray
Scope of delivery: incl. screw, anchor and magnets
Country of Origin: Germany


President PW Botha's enforced absence from office for the past six weeks has produced a National Party form of limited glasnost in which ministers and the party caucus have grabbed the opportunity to push ahead with their idea of reform. However, all of this was put into doubt last night when President PW Botha announced that he would definitely be returning to office after the Easter weekend, at the end of March. He said this in a statement after visiting Tuynhuis and meeting acting state president Chris Heunis, party leader FW de Klerk, Minister of Finance Barend du Plessis, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pik Botha.
In the last few weeks, moves which at the beginning of the year seemed impossible to contemplate – such a Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok negotiating with the likes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr Allan Boesak about detainees and Consitutional Development Minister Chris Heunis talking about the kwaZulu/ Natal lndaba – have been taking place. The new "openness", characterised by the less authoritarian approach of the NP's new leader, FW de Klerk, has had a noticeable effect on the style and approach of government. The first threat to this was suddenly threatened by the front-page announcements last week in the NP's most loyal newspapers, Die Burger and Beeld, that PW Botha would definitely return to office after his convalesence. There was a great deal of uncertainty, as was reflected in the Nationalist press, about who was actually leading the government and who was making decisions – for instance, about the date of the next election.
It had been generally assumed that PW Botha would return to office for a brief period, then retire gracefully. That belief – perhaps hope – was shattered by last week's announcement in the loyal National Party press. The glasnost atmosphere was at first checked, and then there was growing anger that Botha would not relinquish power and let De Klerk take over fully. This was reflected in open support for De Klerk across the floor of the house when the National Democratic Movement MP for Durban Central Peter Gatrow, taunted the Nationalist benches about who their real leader was, an unusually critical editorial of President Botha in Beeld, and the, statement by former Nationalist minister, Hendrik Schoeman, that Botha should make way for a younger man.
With the government appearing divided and confused, Botha's status and hold has begun to fade. But still he appears to be determined to resume office and active control over government through the powerful executive presidency which he himself created. It is conceivable that PW Botha will bow down to the growing pressure on him, both from within the NP and in opposition circles, to quit, but this would be out of keeping with his political character.
Botha has never stood back from a political fight. So he could well ignore the pressure, resume power and attempt to re-establish his dominance and control over government. However, the mood in government circles is that even if Botha does try to restore the presidency to the power it was, they will increasingly ignore him as far as this is possible and look to De Klerk for leadership. In this way, Botha's return could dent the glasnost spirit but not kill it.
This article originally appeared in the weekly Mail.


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The Diwali Festival of Lights is returning to Cupertino on Oct. 8. The free celebration will be held at Memorial Park in Cupertino on Stevens Creek Boulevard, kicking off at 10 a.m. and lasting until 5 p.m.
Festivities will include a feast of food, business and craft booths, music, dance and a traditional Rangoli display.
Diwali marks the beginning of the new business year in India and is a festival of joy, splendor, brightness, happiness and prosperity, according to event organizers.
Celebrated throughout the world, typical Diwali traditions include exchanging gifts and new clothes, meeting new and old friends, offering traditional sweets and wishing each other a prosperous new year.
“The Diwali Festival of Lights is an excellent opportunity to bring the business community together to celebrate a holiday that is very significant for our Indian population,” says Mahesh Nihalani, festival chair.
Visitors to the festival will see Memorial Park transformed into a festive atmosphere with sari-festooned trees, lanterns and cultural activities and performances.
Attendees can get decorative mehndi tattooed on the palm of their hands or attend booths with Indian art, clothing, jewelry, children’s books and toys.
The Kids Zone will have magic shows, petting zoos, pony rides, inflatable bounce houses, wood workshop, face painting and coloring contests.
There will be also be the annual Rangoli decorative art display.
Admission to the festival grounds is free, with free parking available at De Anza College. Diwali is presented by the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and its Asian American Business Council.
A grand opening celebration with Mayor Gilbert Wong and elected leaders in native Indian clothing will be at 11:30 a.m.
Meanwhile, the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple and Community Center is hosting a three-day Diwali festival Oct. 21-23 at the temple, 420 Persian Drive.
Visit www.sunnyvale temple.org for more infor-mation.
For more information about the Diwali festival, contact the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce at 408.252.7054 or visit www.cupertino-chamber.org.


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Joined the Office in 1995
Geri Bonzon-Keenan was appointed County Attorney by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners effective March of 2021. Ms. Bonzon-Keenan previously served as First Assistant County Attorney, second in command to the County Attorney, from 2015-2021. As County Attorney, Ms. Bonzon-Keenan provides legal counsel to the 13-member Board of County Commissioners, the Mayor, the Property Appraiser, the Public Health Trust, all of the County's administrative departments, and numerous County boards, agencies, and councils. In addition, Ms. Bonzon-Keenan oversees over 135 employees, including approximately 75 lawyers.
The Office handles extensive litigation in state and federal courts and transactional matters in a multitude of substantive civil areas including, among others: construction and commercial litigation; real estate and commercial transactions; appeals; employment and labor law; workers' compensation; environmental, land use and zoning law; eminent domain; transportation law; bankruptcy; municipal finance; taxation; health law; tort liability and medical malpractice.
Geri joined the County Attorney's Office in 1995. Prior to holding the position of First Assistant County Attorney, Geri served as the Lead Attorney for the Real Estate and Commercial Transaction section of the office and as a member of both the Commercial and Construction Litigation section and the Tax and Finance section.
Throughout her tenure as an Assistant County Attorney, Geri has served as counsel in a number of different practice areas, including complex commercial transactions, real estate, municipal finance, tax increment financing, social services and procurement. She also worked for a number of years at the County Attorney's Miami International Airport satellite office, where she served as counsel to the Miami-Dade Aviation Department on its financing, procurement, real estate, airport security and labor matters as well as its Capital Improvement Program.
Geri has also had an extensive transactional practice with particular emphasis on complex commercial development projects and public private partnerships. For instance, she has represented the County with respect to the development, design, construction and financing of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the American Airlines Arena, the new Marlins ballpark, the Port Tunnel, and the Hard Rock Stadium modernization. Serving as lead counsel on those projects she handled the preparation of documents, including, development and construction contracts, professional service agreements, operating and management agreements, guaranty agreements, interlocal cooperation agreements with other governmental agencies, ordinances and resolutions, and financing documents related to the issuance of municipal debt, and participated in the litigation, mediation and arbitration of disputes resulting therefrom.

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It seems like everyday we are hearing new updates from the financial industry. FHA has just announced the following changes:
1.) Increase in the up-front mortgage insurance fee, paid by borrowers, from 1.75% to 2.25%.
2.) Allowable seller concessions will be reduced from 6% to 3%
3.) To qualify for the 3.5% down payment program, a borrower needs to have at least a minimum FICO score of 580. Borrowers with lower than 580 score will have to put down 10%.
The last change probably has the least impact on home buyers since currently represents a smaller segment of the market. Read more here.
(Update: The up-front mortgage insurance fee was subsequently reduced in October 2010 from 2.25% to 1% )
Hi Wendy, item 1 (the upfront mortgage insurance premium) goes into effect on case #’s issued on April 5, 2010 or later. People considering an FHA insured loan around this time, need to make sure they have their case # issued prior to April 5th!

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High-performance supercapacitors with excellent electrochemical activity require facile and scalable synthesis of electrode materials to fabricate the devices. The synthesis of sulfur-doped activated carbon (AC) has been found to be a suitable route for producing efficient supercapacitor electrodes with high specific energy and specific power combined with low self-discharging. We demonstrate a novel strategy for fabricating S-doped hierarchically porous jute-derived AC nanosheets (S-doped JAC), incorporating the advantages of well-defined hierarchically porous nanosheets morphology of AC and a proper heteroatom modification. It exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, providing high specific capacitance (230 F/g) at a current density of 1.0 A/g in a glycerol-KOH bio-based electrolyte. The symmetric supercapacitor also demonstrates superior specific energy of 32 Wh/kg at a specific power of 500 W/kg, and has excellent cyclic performance with ∼94 % capacitance retention and ∼86 % Coulombic efficiency after 10,000 charge-discharge cycles. Furthermore, density functional theory was used to calculate the charge density and quantum capacitance to verify the experimental outputs and open up new avenues to prepare high-performance electrochemical energy storage devices.
|Journal||Journal of Energy Storage|
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Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
The funding support provided by the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, through the project INHE-2105 and King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A. CARE) through the project KACARE211-RFP-03. This work was also supported by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) under contract number 2020-177-IRMC. Dr. Muhammad Ali, one the co-author, would like to acknowledge the college of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences, KFUPM for providing the Alfahd high performance computing facility for high throughput calculations.
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
- Glycerol-KOH based bio-electrolyte
- Jute derived activated carbon
- Quantum capacitance
- Sulfur doped carbon
- Symmetric supercapacitor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Despite calls, emails, and letters, Rutgers University is still moving forward with blasting our ocean and could begin their seismic study this Monday June 1st! Tomorrow we need all hands on deck! Governor Christie will be in Belmar at 2:30 PM at Ocean Avenue and North Blvd.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Governor Christie for fighting ocean blasting and urge him to keep on fighting. The NJDEP has used its power under federal law to reject the study due to the negative impact on fisheries as well as marine mammals. Rutgers University has become deaf to these issues NJDEP, elected officials, and the public our raising regarding harm to marine life.
We need Governor Christie to continue to stand strong and stop this seismic study! Will you join us? We need as many people in Belmar as possible. Rutgers could begin blasting our ocean as soon as June 1st and if allowed they can cause "any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance" to 18,547 marine mammals!
When: Friday May 29th at 2 PM
Where: Ocean Avenue & North Blvd, Belmar, NJ
Thank you and please spread the word!
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
In response to recent criticism about their Summer 2015 Rutgers Seismic Study, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) has often said that their past studies have not led to marine mammal strandings. Clean Ocean Action expressed concerns during the project’s comment period this Spring regarding the project and the potential for marine mammal beachings. In response, L-DEO stated in its study’s 2015 Issued Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) “that Lamont-Doherty has not ever experienced a stranding event associated with their activities during the past 10 years that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued Authorizations to them. In the past decade of seismic surveys conducted carried out by the Langseth, protected species observers and other crew members have neither observed nor reported any seismic-related marine mammal injuries or mortalities.”
This statement fails to consider the repercussions of different studies conducted by the Observatory’s other boats over a lengthier period of time. In 2002 (13 years ago), L-DEO was taken to a U.S. District Court by the Center for Biological Diversity regarding the strandings of a pair of Cuvier beaked whales in the Gulf of California. These whales, which are widely known as the deepest diving marine mammals, often frequent depths of over 3,300 ft and typically avoid ships. However, their lengthy deep dives and ship avoidance were not enough to protect them from the impacts of seismic airgun blasting in the area. The off-duty NMFS scientists that found the beached whales found no physical indication of harm, but rather reddening of the cheeks, a symptom of physiological distress, hinting that the whales likely died due to burst blood vessels in their heads. As a result, a U.S. Magistrate Judge issued a temporary restraining order against the project, and all machinery was shut off immediately.
In this particular case, Lamont-Doherty was not using the Langseth, but rather the Maurice Ewing. However, despite the name difference, the project’s purpose closely resembles their proposed study off of the Atlantic coast. Beginning September 18, 2002, the research vessel started conducting seismic testing by traveling in a zigzag pattern off the shore of the Baja peninsula in an effort to map a rift that had been caused by continental plate shifts. Similar to the conducted 2014 study and the proposed 2015 study off of the coast of New Jersey, the National Science Foundation (NSF) was a sponsor to the 2002 Pacific Ocean study.
In the 2002 case, the Center for Biological Diversity claimed that the NSF’s seismic study violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as well as the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which require the government to analyze the ecological impacts of studies as well as minimize the potential disruption of marine mammals. The NSF argued that due to the study’s location in Mexican waters, the NEPA and MMPA would not apply. However, it became clear quickly that the effects of the study would have implications for marine life far beyond international borders.
In 2005, the Maurice Ewing was used in a seismic study off of the Yucatan Peninsula for a project under the NSP, Lamont-Doherty and the University of Texas. Concerned scientists and environmentalists pointed to the 2002 California whale beachings as a cause for concern regarding the project in the Gulf. In addition, Rosario Sosa, former president of the Association for the Rights of Animals and their Habitat, said that activists had come across dead dolphins and turtles in Campeche, where seismic pulses were used to explore for oil.
L-DEO’s response to Clean Ocean Action’s concern fails to consider a wealth of information that can drastically affect how the project is perceived by the public. By only analyzing data within the last decade, they fail to include the previous strandings that were on record. In addition, they fail to consider harm done by other NSF vessels, and mention only the Langseth. While at the surface, these might appear to be minor oversights, the lack of consideration and analysis pose a significant threat to marine mammal, turtle and fish stocks off of the coast of New Jersey.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
US Senator Booker wrote to Dr. Sullivan, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, formally requesting that the National Marine Fisheries Service withdraw the Incidental Harassment Authorization needed for the Rutgers seismic study to legally harass marine mammals and reopen the comment period so that concerned organizations and the public are given a meaningful opportunity to review this survey. Senator Booker cited the exponential increase in the number of marine mammals estimated to be harassed and the methodology used to calculate the new numbers as justification for withdrawal of the authorization and a reopening of the comment period. In addition, Senator Booker reiterated his support for the NJDEP’s concerns with the proposed project’s impact on New Jersey’s coastal resources and desire for the ongoing mediation process between the NJDEP and the National Science Foundation (as lead agency for this survey) to conclude before any permits are issued by NOAA.
On May 22, 2015, NJ Senate President Sweeney, in conjunction with US Congressman Pallone, authored a letter directed to Rutgers University President Barchi, urging him, as President of the University leading the seismic survey, to halt the proposed actions immediately. Citing the disruptive impact and damaging effects of seismic testing on the marine environment, especially the impact to the recreational and commercial fishing industries which operate at peak capacity during the summer months, Congressman Pallone and Senator Sweeney, emphasized that Rutgers University should “aspire to be a good state citizen by minimizing negative impacts to our residents, businesses, and the environment.” The letter stressed how critical a healthy ocean ecosystem is to the economy of NJ, as almost 10,000 jobs are produced from the recreational and commercial fishing industries alone, not including the ancillary jobs necessary to support vibrant summer tourism based economy for many communities.
Clean Ocean Action thanks Senate President Sweeney and Congressman Pallone for their effective advocacy in support of a productive and intact marine environment.


As far as the new rides go, there are three new Porsches and a Nissan. The Porsches go all the way back to 1970, with the 917K, which you can earn for free in the upcoming Victory in Motion event starting 12th June. If you miss out, you can earn it via career mode after 17th June, although it’ll cost you 670 of your in-game gold.
There’s also the 1998 Porsche 911 GT1-98, attainable via the Perseverance event which starts this Sunday 20th May, and the 2018 Porsche 911 RSR, which you can win by competing in the aptly titled Porsche 911 RSR Championship starting 16th June. Both of these Porsches will also be available via the career mode once the events end, but they won’t be cheap either, setting you back 680 and 650 gold pieces respectively.
The fourth new car arriving in this update is the curvaceous 1998 NISSAN R390 GT1, winnable right now in the championship of the same name. You need to get cracking on this one as the event started 14th May and ends on the 22nd. Unfortunately the update came to iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) on the 14th, but only rolled out to Apple TV last night, so those playing on Apple’s digital-only console have some catching up to do. The Nissan will also be available after the event for 630 gold.
Apart from the new cars, there’s a handful of other new championships, and entirely new Motorsports Groups including Endurance Prototypes and Endurance GT Racing.
Back in 2017 Real Racing TV was introduced to Real Racing 3, bringing bite-sized catch-ups and explanations of the features of each new update, as well as some nicely produced racing featurettes. The current update refreshed the layout of RRTV, and thankfully videos will now remain instead of disappearing after a time, as well as being arranged in handy categories.
Firemonkeys rounds out this update with a bunch of bug fixes and changes, including the interesting news that the Real Racing 3 Apple Watch app will no longer receive support following this update.
You can check out the full patch notes over on the official site right here, and remember to get cracking if you’re playing on Apple TV and you want that new Nissan for free.
If you’re new to The Apple TV Gaming Blog (ATVG), or just new to Apple TV gaming in general, or both, then the best place to get acquainted is our Best Apple TV Games Of 2017 article. You’ll find a great collection of games to play, and a bunch of useful links to our previous site content. Enjoy.


If you’re a fan of Jacob Lee, Eden, and Flume, you’re going to fawn over Sam Sun. SAM SUN, a Brit-Nigerian pop artist and songwriter known for channeling his love for all aspects of life through genre-bending music and mixing of styles.
Coming from the humble background of performing and producing cover versions of hit tracks from 2015 – 2016, SAM made a huge impact! His version of Major Lazer’s Cold Water cover landed on “Best Cover Songs 2016”. SAM decided to break out as an original act 2017, following his first original release, “Save Me” which was phenomenal! Gaining attractions nationally, as the single received massive airplay which led to him being nominated for Best hip-hop Single at the Top Naija Music Awards and internationally, for Most Popular Pop Artist at the South Australian Music Awards 2017, not forgetting his single Save Me appeared on the Indie music chart Top 30 at #25
SAM ushers in a new dimension to his music! Interestingly, SAM dishes out a new hippie-like single full of emotion inspired by Justin Bieber and Illenium! “I Want U” is a unique track, fusing both pop and future bass into one golden piece. The soft cool vocals on the pre-chorus and chorus speak life into the track giving his audience, two to three reasons to fall in love with the song.
The music video portrays the message in the song at its best, the black cat wandering form different sceneries appears to be lost but all its seeking is to find its way home and by home; “the heart of his lover.
Revealing a sage depth of understanding about love and life, Sam explains the song;
“It’s been a tough ride getting here but I’m going to put my best into action! Crossing music genres and making a much bigger impact is simply amazing and I’ll love to do more of this. ‘I Want U’ is a magical piece inspired by Illenium and Justin Bieber. I wrote the song in correspondence to my feelings at that present time, I wanted to make it sound really romantic but plans changed and my lyrics appeared rather simple than hippie like! Love is weird and is much weirder when two individuals are crazy about each other, as much as I wrote it about me, it’s also for other lovebirds around”.
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Every rosarian wants to have huge, healthy roses. One of the keys to this is to properly care for and feed the soil.
Chemical fertilizers such as Miracle-Gro certainly nourish your roses with minerals and nutrients. However, they don’t add anything to the soil. Chemical fertilizers are like multivitamins: They do you good, but in the long run, it’s best to eat a balanced diet. In terms of soil health, the “balanced diet” comes from feeding the soil. When you add plenty of organic material to the soil, you start a process that works for both the soil and the plants that grow in it.
Microorganisms break the organic material down, making the soil looser and more crumbly. Earthworms further break the organic material down, then expel it in the form of worm castings. If you’ve ever seen how plant roots wrap around worm burrows, you’ve seen for yourself how much plants love the nutrients that worms make available in the soil. Also, the burrows bring air deep into the ground and ease soil compaction, which is also good for roots.
But there are many other organic ingredients that you can add to the soil to improve it, as well as stimulants to boost growth in your roses.
This is not a comprehensive list by any means, but any of these will be helpful in your rose garden. You can rotate fertilizers, change one out for another over the year. Or if your local nursery runs out of one fertilizer, you can grab another of these off the list and still be fine.
Greensand – This is an organic soil amendment that you don’t hear a lot about, but it’s great for soil. It’s a material called glauconite, mined from where the ocean floor used to be (i.e. New Jersey), and contains many of the nutrients and minerals you’d find in seawater (except salt). It’s an especially good source of potash (which stimulates photosynthesis in plants), and also silica, magnesia, iron oxide, lime and phosphoric acid, and 22 trace minerals.
It’s a slow-release fertilizer (0-0-3) but it’s a great conditioner for clay soils, improving its texture and loosening it up nicely. It also helps sandy soil retain moisture. Greensand absorbs and holds water very well. Apply this at about a quarter-pound per square foot of soil, or 50 to 100 pounds per 1,000 square feet. You can dig it into the soil when planting your roses, or broadcast it over the top of the soil, or even add it to your compost to enrich it.
Blood or bone meal – This is dried, powdered blood from slaughterhouses that’s high in nitrogen and iron. This should be added to the soil and dug in, because if you use this as a top-dressing (i.e. sprinkle it on top of the soil), dogs and cats and critters will be nosing around and licking your mulch.
Blood meal is supposed to keep rabbits away. I think it’s because all these dogs and cats come into your yard to investigate that delicious smell. Till it in when using, or water it in to keep your dog friends away.
Manure – Manure is generally low in minerals, but it’s one of the best soil conditioners, adding much-needed organic matter to the ground that breaks down very nicely to humus, which plants love. But, more important, manure is a biologically-active material, busy with microorganisms and bacteria that are the powerhouses that keep your soil busy and alive.
Fish emulsion – The cats will come running when you start watering your plants with this! But it’s an excellent source of nitrogen and the plants love it. Roses especially. Fish Bliss is a nice brand.
Fish bits – If you’ve been fishing and have finished filleting your fish, take the stinky parts and bury them in the garden and water them in. Then you’ll grow a fish tree!
No, actually, fish bits are great for plants. It’s said that when the Seneca planted corn, they put a fish in the soil by every plant. It works for roses, too. But water after planting your fish so you wash away the fish smell and the animals don’t dig it up. (If you do get a fish tree, please give me a call.)
Epsom salts – The magnesium in this stops blossom-end rot in tomatoes and helps roses to grow new canes. Put a half-cup around each plant once a year. However, if you have a high-salinity soil with too much salt in it, skip this step.
Tea and coffee grounds – These contain nitrogen, and make a super mulch for acid-loving plants. They seem to stimulate growth in some plants, too. I watered my orchids with a little coffee added to a cup of water, and they greened up nicely. The caffeine acts as a stimulant for them too. They probably won’t need a pot every morning, though, thanks.
Cottonseed meal – Good for adding nitrogen. This by-product from cotton manufacturing is good for acid-loving plants, which includes roses. I tried it as a mulch but was unimpressed, as it tended to repel water. Generally when I’d put this down, I’d lay some wood chips on top to help keep it moist. This might work better as a soil amendment and as a top-dressing for plants (one cup per rose).
Kelp and seaweed fertilizers – Kelp fertilizers can be applied as a granular fertilizer, or used as a foliar fertilizer that can be sprayed on the leaves. Kelp contains many trace nutrients, and may possibly contain small amounts of growth stimulants that will give you lush foliage and richly-colored blossoms. Seaweed sprays, on the other hand, can be sprayed as a foliar feed once a month, and might possibly help your leaves become more resistant to fungal diseases (blackspot and powdery mildew).

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OnePlus has already complicated its lineup by launching the main series, pro version, then “T” edition and McLaren edition. Now it seems they are ready to go beyond and add a lite edition to its next OnePlus 8 Series.
This leak comes from famous leakster @OnLeaks who has shared the render images of OnePlus 8 Lite.
OnePlus attempted to revolutionise mid-range segment by launching OnePlus X in 2014, aiming for same sort of disruption as they did with the flagship model. However, OnePlus’s attempt at doing so foiled as OnePlus X did not the popularity as expected.
OnePlus has already launched its most expensive phone yet and have reached the flagship status both hardware an price wise and now OnePlus is gearing up again to tackle mid segment and presumably launch this lite edition with other OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. The device seems to have 6.5 inch screen, with punch hole to house camera and a familiar alert slider makes and appearance. USB C can be seen, however, no headphone jack is included.
The rear panel is made of glass, with a gradient finish adoring camera module on the top left side with just two cameras. The fingerprint scanner is missing from physical appearance which suggests there is an in-display fingerprint scanner.


Ministry Statements & Speeches:
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2244 (2015). We particularly welcome the fact that it includes a specific provision to reinforce Somalia’s ability to exercise sovereignty over its natural resources. Disputes between illegal fishing vessels, local fishermen and armed groups concerning the illegal exploitation of Somalia’s natural resources run the risk of becoming a driver of conflict.
Somalia’s concern about its ability to control access to its resources is not unique. The governance and exploitation of natural resources and the challenge posed by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing was also identified by many Member States during the open debate (see S/PV.7499) held in July on peace and security issues facing small island developing States.
On Eritrea, New Zealand recognizes that there are important issues to address with regard to the scope and focus of the sanctions regime in the light of the last two reports (S/2015/802 and S/2014/727) of the Monitoring Group. We hope that an improved relationship, including on access between the Government of Eritrea and the Monitoring Group, may enable the Council to take clear decisions in future to determine if the original purpose for which the sanctions were imposed continues to apply.


‘Driving is a privilege, not a right. We must stop the obsession that cars are king’
Sister of killed cyclist speaks out as deaths rise
DEATHS on the region’s roads havee hit a record six-year high, promptingg the family of a cyclist killed by a trucker to renew their pledge too keep fighting for improved safety.
Eilidh Cairns, from Ellingham, near Alnwick, Northumberland, died after being knocked off her bike by a heavy goods vehicle while she cycled to work in London eight years ago.
Since the tragedy, on February 5 2009, the 30-year-old’s heartbroken family has campaigned tirelessly to improve safety for vulnerable people on the roads.
New figures by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) show 1,792 people were killed on roads in Britain in 2016 – the highest number of deaths since 2011. Many of casualties were classed as vulnerable road users, with pedestrian deaths up by 10%, while the number of cyclists killed rose by 2% from 2015.
Eilidh’s sister, Kate, said: “Sadly, the rise in deaths is not surprising. The roads are shared but the risk is not.
“Road safety has mostly been about reducing risk to vehicle occupants. We must stop the obsession that cars are king.”
Former Duchess’s Community High School student Eilidh had been working for a television company in the capital when she was killed. The driver later admitted he had not seen her but the Crown Prosecution Service recommended no further action be taken against the trucker, who had already been convicted of driving with defective vision.
Kate and her mum Heather setup the See Me Save Me campaign after Eilidh’s death, with the aim of making the roads safer for cyclists by eliminating lorry blind spots.
Kate said: “We need to focus on reducing danger at the source. The Highway Code tells us to ‘expect the unexpected’ and to take care in looking for vulnerable road users in


When an eight-year-old Illinois girl went missing last week, her family was not prepared to hear that her body was found on Wednesday. The Illinois State Police have arrested and charged an Olney man with first-degree murder and predatory sexual assault in the death of Sabrina Stauffenberg.
Olney is a town in Richland County with a population of about 9,000. According to WSIU, the girl's body was found behind a vinegar plant on the southside of Olney.Police have arrested and charged Glen R. Ramey, 53, a resident of Olney. Ramey is awaiting arraignment at Richland County Jail, WIBQ reports. It has not yet been released whether Ramey has requested an attorney.
The police have not yet released any specific details on the girl's death, still pending investigation completion. Olney Police Department, Flora Police Department, Effingham County Sheriff's Office, and Coroner, Salem Police Department, Richland County Sheriff's Department, Centralia Police Department, Vandalia Police Department, and Illinois State Police all took part in the investigation of this case, the Southern Illinoisan Reveals.
Further, details have not yet been released in regards to how they found the suspect responsible for Sabrina's death.
A second child has died as a result of gunshot fires in Little Rock, Arkansas. Late Tuesday night, Shunta Johnson, 37, Rokiya Williams, 27, and five minor children were traveling to a residence on Van Buren Street, when suddenly, her vehicle was the target of several bullet shots.
The mother was in the back seat holding her daughter when she heard the gunshots, but when she looked down, she realized that her little girl had already been shot. They quickly drove to a nearby hospital, but the two-year-old girl was pronounced dead around 9:00 p.m. as a result of gunshot wounds.
The mother has revealed that a $20,000 reward will be given to any information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible for her daughter's death, NWA Homepage reports. An anonymous person provided a $10,000 donation, and the remaining donation will come from the City of Little Rock.
City Manager Bruce Moore was very grateful for the donation.
"It is imperative the individual(s) be arrested, and we appreciate the community's assistance."Reverend Benny Johnson has opened up a bank account and has asked the public to help with donations and prayers to support the family during this tragic time.
As of yet, the motive of the shooting is not known and the investigation is ongoing. Neither the mother, nor her cousin saw the shooter, and the description of the vehicle was very vague to them. The other four children that were in the vehicle during the drive-by shooting were unharmed, Arkansas Online reports.
Several casings were found at the scene, but the caliber has not yet been revealed.
Another couple from Citrus Heights, California has been arrested and charged in the death of a two-year-old. The child's mother, Rebecca Thomas, and her boyfriend, Taylor Montgomery-Gutzma, were arrested more than one month after a report of the child not breathing, KCRA reports.
On October 13, Citrus Heights police received a call that a child inside a home in the 8000 block of Auburn Boulevard was not breathing.
Emergency crews quickly responded, and they rushed the boy to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The couple has been arrested on murder charges and are currently in the Sacramento County Jail. According to CBS Sacramento, the police determined through multiple interviews, as well as the analysis of evidence, that the child did not die of natural causes.
The police have not revealed detailed information behind the little boy's death, but more information will be provided as it becomes available.
As far as the ongoing investigation behind the death of eight-year-old Sabrina Stauffenberg, the Inquisitr will be updating the story as more information becomes available.
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Burnley's accounts, released last month, revealed the club made a profit of more than £4million for the 2018-19 season.
It was the third straight season the Clarets have been in the black and once again reiterates the financial strength at the club.
Chairman Mike Garlick worried some supporters when he said the club could run out of money by August and faces a £50million shortfall but he has since clarified this was a worst case scenario.
Indeed Burnley have cash reserves of more than £40million and in that sense are well placed to cope during the current pandemic.
The Clarets have no immediate plans to furlough staff or ask players to take a pay cut of wage deferral while the club have committed to paying matchday and non-matchday casual staff.
All in all the accounts paint a positive picture at Turf Moor and football finance blogger Swiss Ramble has extensively reviewed the paperwork and said the Clarets were in good shape.
The thread into the Burnley accounts said: "Arguably, they are the best run club in the Premier League, not only surviving (and being competitive) despite the financial challenges, but also maintaining a sustainable business model with no debt."
Here's a few other we things picked out from Swiss Ramble's excellent analysis.


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Waitrose 8 buttermilk pancakes
£2.00 (71.4p per 100g)
8 thick and fluffy pancakes made with free range eggs and buttermilk powder.
Wheat flour, water, pasteurised free range egg, pasteurised free range egg white, sugar, lactose (milk), sunflower oil, dried buttermilk (3%), wheat fibre, raising agent sodium carbonate, acidity regulator citric acid, stabiliser guar gum, corn starch, milk proteins
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|- Sugars||12.6g||8.8 g|
Typical values as prepared. Contains 4 Servings
For best results toast.
Microwave ovens vary; refer to handbook. Remove all packaging. Place one pancake on a microwaveable plate. Heat then serve immediately.
TOAST Remove all packaging, place pancake in the toaster on a medium setting. Heat then serve immediately.
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WhatsApp is using Status stories to make users feel better about their privacy
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Why Signal is the messaging app everyone is talking about
Even Elon Musk wants you to use it.
WhatsApp delays controversial update after user backlash
The messaging platform is trying its best to keep users from leaving.
Warning: Telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default
The encryption it does offer is also somewhat limited.
By Anna Iovine
WhatsApp clarifies it cannot see your private messages
But it does share your metadata with Facebook.
Elon Musk's endorsement of Signal is causing the good kind of problems
The end-to-end encrypted messaging app is having a moment.
9 things you didn't know you could do on WhatsApp
Learn some next-level tips, tricks, and tweaks.
By Amy-Mae Turner
Facebook illegally maintains a monopoly and a breakup is on the table, says FTC lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission is going after the massive social network.
WhatsApp now has disappearing messages, but there's a catch
The much-needed privacy feature is here, but it's not very granular.
WhatsApp now lets you fact-check forwarded messages
One more step in the fight against fake news.
Instagram and WhatsApp are tainted by Facebook's BS. Delete them.
Delete Facebook. Delete Instagram. Delete WhatsApp.
WhatsApp just made its group video chats a little less chaotic
Boom, you've been maximized.
Instagram's new shopping tab makes impulse buys even more tempting
Introducing "Facebook Shops."
I finally get why people obsessively use WhatsApp
It's so popular because it's easy to use.
By Sasha Lekach
Facebook sees spike in users during coronavirus outbreak
More than 2.6 billion users on Facebook, alone.
WhatsApp's anti-viral content measures are working
Viral messages on the platform may be a thing of the past.
WhatsApp is making viral content less viral to fight coronavirus misinformation
The messaging app is imposing new limits.
Zuckerberg tries to prevent Facebook server ‘melt down’ as WhatsApp call volume spikes
They just wanna chat!
WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users
The Facebook-owned app is more dominant than ever.
WhatsApp bug allowed hackers to access computers with only a text message
What's up with WhatsApp?
By Words by Jack Morse; Video by Mavin Van Buren
WhatsApp bug let hackers access computers with only a text message
The vulnerability has been fixed, but holy smokes.