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10 years of research at Solar Tower Jülich
In contrast to commercially operated solar thermal power plants, electricity production at the Jülich solar tower is not the central concern.
The Jülich solar tower was officially inaugurated in August 2009 and has been operated by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) as an experimental power plant since 2011. A feature of the tower is that it is completely in the hands of a research institution: “This means that we have access to all components in the power plant – the heliostat array, receiver, power plant technology, heat storage unit and control systems,” explains Felix Göhring, who is responsible for the facility at DLR. This enables the researchers to be active at all points in the power plant where there is something to optimise. In contrast to commercial plants, a research platform halfway up the tower can be exclusively used for experiments.
To operate the power plant, the sunlight is bundled via the heliostats, which are mirrors that track the movement of the sun. The concentrated light is then projected onto the radiation receiver at the top of the tower. There it is converted into heat. The heat thus obtained is then used to generate steam in a boiler and drive a turbine. Finally, a generator is used to generate electricity. Excess heat can be transferred to a heat storage system. When there is less sunlight, for example when a cloud passes by, the stored heat can be fed back into the boiler. This enables the power plant to be operated without interruption.
Research focus on receiver technology
In recent years, research at the Jülich solar tower has focused, among other things, on improving the technology of the air receiver, which is also the subject of the current VORWAiRTS project. The scientists are hoping that this technology, which in contrast to receivers with steam and salt melts is not yet commercially in use, will provide high process temperatures and efficiencies.
In addition to further developing the air receiver, Jülich is also conducting research in many other areas. For example, a milestone was reached when a tested particle receiver achieved a temperature of 900 degrees. By way of comparison: In commercially operated power plants, which generally operate with salt melt receivers, temperatures of around 560 degrees are reached. In addition to improved efficiency, the high temperatures are also particularly important for solar process engineering, such as solar fuel generation.
Technology for export markets
The tower is also important for industry. The projects are therefore usually based on a specific interest of an industrial partner. “The tower is a kind of germ cell around which an entire site has developed,” says Göhring. This can also be seen in numerous spin-offs from the institute, which have specialised, for example, in control systems, the marketing of individual components or measurement technology.
Due to the low annual solar radiation, the technology developed at the Jülich site will never be used commercially in Germany. “It only becomes really interesting south of the 35th parallel,” explains Peter Schwarzbözl, who is working at DLR on the technology of the air receiver. For this reason commercial facilities are therefore situated in, for example, Morocco, China, the USA and Chile. Although the proportions supplied by German companies for solar thermal power plants abroad are already very high, the potential supply share could be almost 100 per cent. “This means that German technology could be used to build a complete power plant,” says Schwarzbözl. The technologies developed in Jülich together with industry are therefore also potential export items.
Creating the conditions for more research
Those responsible at the site expect further exciting research topics in the future. In addition to the ongoing further development of individual components, such as the heliostat, and further research into the various receiver technologies, the scientists also hope to make progress in the production of green fuels, such as solar hydrogen for road traffic or solar kerosene for aviation. It is also intended that a largely automated solar power plant using intelligent control systems will be demonstrated at the Jülich site over the next few years.
In order to create the conditions for this, the site is currently being expanded to include a second tower, the so-called multifocus tower. This will comprise three additional test platforms but, unlike the old tower, will not contain any power plant technology for electricity generation. This will enable them to carry out significantly more scientific experiments – including in parallel, work more continuously in future and make even better use of the available solar radiation.
Storage for a stable energy supply
Those involved see an important role for solar thermal power plants in supplying sustainable energy in the future. A major advantage of this technology is its storage capacity. For example, a heat storage system can be charged during periods when more energy is available than is consumed. It can then be discharged again during periods when less energy is available. “This is technically very easy to implement and clearly distinguishes this technology from wind turbines and photovoltaics, which are now very inexpensive but fluctuate greatly with the supply of sun and wind,” says Schwarzbözl. Plants like the one in Jülich have real turbine generators like steam power plants. They can therefore maintain the load in the grid in a targeted manner and thus offer the same grid services as, for example, coal-fired power plants.
In addition, the scientists believe that there will be many other applications for solar thermal systems in the future. In particular, the high temperatures generated mean they could play an important role in industrial processes, such as in process engineering for chemically converting specific substances, or for direct thermal use such as drying processes.


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The San Francisco ban on providing free toys to entice children to eat unhealthy foods goes into effect Thursday, but McDonald’s plans to comply with the law by charging 10 cents a toy for their Happy Meals and donating the money to the nonprofit Ronald McDonald House.Read more »
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So today is Mother’s Day.
I should probably take advantage of this opportunity to wax poetic about my own mother. But I can’t get her to read this blog, so there’s no point in sucking up to her, now, is there? I do love my mother, of course. She has many excellent qualities. But am I heartbroken that she happens to live on one coast of the United States while I live on the other? No, I wouldn’t say “heartbroken” is the appropriate term ...
There is another mother in my life, of course: she is the mother of my children. Mother’s Day has always been a bone of contention between us. She expects me to buy her something, or do something for her. I keep pointing out that she isn’t my mother. Somehow she doesn’t seem to see this as a rational argument. So I keep trying to encourage my children to do something nice for her that I can participate in. You know, make me look good as an accomplice. That sort of thing.
Which is not to say that I don’t appreciate her. She and I have an odd relationship history ... I’ve been told (by more than one person) that I’m one of the few people that “it’s complicated” is actually appropriate for. But it’s a relationship that’s lasted for nearly 15 years, so obviously something is working.
That something has everything to do with motherhood. Obviously, I love my children. They are the most important things in my life, and I wouldn’t have them without their mother. Which is sort of self-evident. If that’s all there was to it, I wouldn’t be saying much other than I value my parenting partner for her genes and her reproductive system.
But that’s just the beginning.
As children, we often resent the actions of our parents. We say to ourselves that we would never act in such a way if we were in their place. And then, of course, we grow up. As Allison told us: it’s unavoidable, it just happens ... when you grow up, your heart dies. Well, perhaps not so melodramatic as all that, but certainly we have a tendency to turn into our parents, whether we like it or not, and often without noticing. I won’t claim to be immune to that, but I do have a tendency to refuse to believe in “accepted wisdom.” If we’re being generous, we can call me “non-conformist”; a more cynical viewpoint would be that I’m just pig-headed. You know all those times your parents told you “when you have children of your own, you’ll understand”? And then you did have children, and you did understand? Well, I contend that you didn’t actually understand, you just came to accept that that’s the way it’s done. Your parents did it that way, and it seems like everyone else’s parents did too, and if you know of any parents who didn’t do it that way, you think of them as a bit odd. Thus, it’s very logical to come around to this way of thinking. Unless you’re a stubborn bastard, like me.
With the end result that I am now one of those parents you think of as odd. I’ve obstinately held on to those naive ideals I formulated as a child, when I thought of all sorts of unrealistic ways to treat children, based primarily on how I wished I were treated as a child. It turns out that most of those ways aren’t as unrealistic as we’ve been led to believe. These are techniques that can be very effective ... if applied consistently. Which means that all the people involved in the parenting have to agree.
Now, imagine for a moment, if you will, me: possessed of all these bizarre ideas—ideas which are literally childish, having been developed as a child—on how to raise children. Treating them like people, being friends with them, having a set of rules you can count on the fingers of both hands, sending them to a school where there are no classes, and more. What are the chances that I could find a woman who would be willing to go along with even one of these insane ideas, much less all of them? What are the chances that I could find a woman who would go even further, and bring a few insane ideas of her own to the table?
So when I think about the mother of my children, the primary thing that springs to mind is how lucky I am. How lucky I am to have found someone who was not only biologically capable of producing the children that I always wanted, but mentally capable of understanding and agreeing with my non-traditional ideas on raising them, and emotionally capable of putting up with my eccentricities and perspectives (well, usually, anyway). Spiritually capable of both standing up to me and standing by me. Psychologically capable of raising well-adjusted children. Educationally capable of teaching our children at home when we can’t find a school that suits our needs. And geographically inclined to want to move across the country with me. That’s a whole lot of luck right there.
No, she’s not my mother, but she’s an awesome enough mother that I’m a bit jealous of my children. When I think of how little they have to complain about—really, the worst they could come up with is that she constantly wants to take pictures of them for her scrapbooks—I’m practically green with envy. Think about them looking back on their lives one day, remembering that their mom was their teacher and their friend, that she took them to museums and zoos and to the beach, that she planned family vacations for them and fought to get them more Christmas presents, that she let them sleep in her bed with her at any age, that she let them stay up late and didn’t make them eat things they didn’t want to eat, that she taught them to be polite, and independent, and loving, and encouraged them to try new things, and played video games with them, and treated them with respect, and kindness, and so much love that they thought their hearts would burst with it all.
One day my children will write these things for themselves. Today, I will celebrate her for them. And thank her for them. Because this mother is pretty important in my life too. And for that, I am grateful.

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The Medical Protection Society has published proposals calling for the ‘urgent’ reform of the procedure for pursuing claims for damages for Clinical Negligence. Their plan is called – Striking the Balance. It is interesting that all of their points would heavily weight the system against victims.
There is a briefing document available at –
Here are some of the highlights
- A limit on recoverable care costs based on ‘the realities’ of providing home based care.
This proposal assumes that victims and those who care for them are simply seeking to make as much money as possible. This could not be further from reality. Most victims prefer to receive care from family members if possible. In most cases this is what happens. So if a victim is unable to cook their own meals, in the vast majority of cases it is family members who pick up the burden. There is a right to claim for their time but this is already discounted. You cannot claim damages based on the 100% cost of employing a carer. Rates are already reduced by up to 30%. Many victims are so severely disabled that they require specialist care, often 24/7. I cannot imagine that the MPS are seeking to have those costs reduced.
- Limiting loss of earnings to national averages so that higher earners get less compensation.
This would create a ‘first’ in English Law. Damages are calculated by reference to what is needed to put a victim, as far as possible, in the position they would have been if the incident had not happened. So a person who earns £100k a year is so badly injured that they will never work again. The national average salary is £27,600.00. So where does the poor victim find the shortfall of £72,400.00? Who pays their mortgage? They are left with a life changing injury and could be forced out of their house into the bargain…
- An introduction of fixed costs for claims under £250,000.
As the MPS know, this is currently the subject of two separate consultations. The government has proposed a scheme for limiting the recoverable legal costs in cases worth up to £25,000.00. They did flirt with the idea of £250,000.00 but soon dropped it. Lord Justice Jackson is currently working on a report looking at the fixing of recoverable costs for all cases up to £250,000.00. He has suggested that it would be difficult to extend such a scheme to Clinical Negligence in most cases. This is because these cases are inevitably expensive to run – not least because they are so often contested until the very last minute.
- The introduction of an ‘ultimate’ Limitation Period of 10 years.
This is the most jaw dropping proposal, and again would mean introducing entirely new law just to save money for the MPS. At the moment the Limitation Period in most cases is 3 years. This runs from the date the victim ‘knows’ or should know that there is likely to be a claim. So if I woke up from a tonsillectomy with a leg missing it would be fairly obvious when the 3 years began to run. Sometimes an injury, say a fracture, is missed but the truth does not come out until years later. So the Limitation Act 1980 says that the clock starts ticking when the victim knows what has happened. In the case of say a child who suffers catastrophic brain injury at birth, there is effectively no deadline if they are rendered incapable of deciding for themselves whether to pursue an action. The same goes for an adult who loses all capacity to manage their lives. These victims are the most badly affected by negligence. They are, by definition, the most vulnerable members of society. Why should they lose access to any justice because somebody else does not know to bring a claim on their behalf?
The full report can be seen at - https://www.medicalprotection.org/docs/default-source/sab-docs/5892-striking-a-balance-policy-paper-web.pdf
The MPS seem to have learned lessons from RTA insurers. If they lobby hard enough they hope to get their way – regardless of the clear injustice that would follow to those who are least able to speak for themselves.
In fairness, the report also touches on the need for the avoidance of incidents. But the briefing document makes it clear where their main concern lies.
The cost of pursuing claims for clinical negligence is undoubtedly high. But you don’t strike a balance by passing the burden to entirely innocent victims.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is on top of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world right now. He recently secured a massive fourth-round submission (watch full highlights here) over Conor McGregor in the main event of last weekend’s UFC 229 from Las Vegas. Khabib’s performance was by far the biggest of his undefeated career.
All is not perfect in his world, however. The Dagestani champion caused a chaotic scene when he jumped into the crowd to fight McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis. To top it off, three of his teammates rushed the Octagon and got into it with McGregor. They were arrested but McGregor didn’t press charges.
That adds up to Khabib being on the sidelines for quite some time, and possibly even worse. He could conceivably be stripped of his belt and will be fined. The champion could have a lot of time on his hands as a result. And he might be able to spend more time with his family, something he chooses to keep under wraps unlike McGregor.
McGregor is often seen with longtime girlfriend Dee Devlin and their son, Conor Jr. The much quieter Khabib has obviously chosen a more secluded lifestyle.
Khabib’s father Abdulmanap says he’s going to punish his son tougher than the UFC does, but we see precious little from Khabib’s wife.
The undefeated lightweight king has yet to even reveal her name to the public. “The Eagle” has two children with his rarely-seen bride. They had a daughter in 2015 and a son in 2017. While her name is not known, they supposedly call their son Mohammed.
The couple lives in Makhachkala in the Republic of Dagestan. Khabib has often criticized McGregor’s absence from fighting due to the birth of his son. He claimed he never stopped training when his children were born.

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Out of all the Klingon Chancellors that we know of which would you say is the best?
K'pec was the longest lasting Chancellor.
Azebuk was the only female Chancellor and kept the Klingon together after Praxis was destroyed and after her father was assassinated. Also brought peace with the federation.
Gowron won the Klingon civil war and before the intervention of the dominion had ended it had almost conquered Cardassia during the Klingon-Cardassian war.
Martok Won the Dominion war and strengthed the relationship with the Federation.
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Gorkon- Started the peace process with the Federation.
I say from a Klingon perpective J'mpok would be concidered the greatest for expanding the Empire so much as well as for offering glorious battle. Followed by Martok for his victory over the dominion, as well as by the Klingons who question weather war with the federation is honorible.
From my personal perpective I'd say Azebuk, she saved the empire from destruction and ended a stupid and needless war.
My Vote goes to Azetbur not only was her father killed by federation extremists and was betrayed by Kang. She swallowed her hatred and also restored Kirks faith in klingons and even though we don't know what happened after Khitomer apart from a long peace between the fed and Klingons she gets my vote. Never really liked any of the others especially crazy eyes Gowron. And yes Jmpok is a Undine

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I discovered some favorite products this year, and I don't know that I'll never not have them lying around my house again. They are Stabilo brand pens and Papermate Flair pens. I LOVE THEM. I use them for bible study, in my journal and for doodling. And when I'm feeling extra generous, I share them with my kids.
The Stabilo brand pens I ordered from Amazon, and because of my posts about them this year, apparently, a lot of my friends bought them as well. You're welcome.
This was the year of the nonfiction book for me. I vaguely remember making some sort of resolution to read more intently this past year. I changed what I read (I only read books that were Christian fiction or nonfiction, and I added the nonfiction.) and because I share my life on social media and on this blog, I just so happen to have pictures of them all.
In order from top to bottom are:
Keep it Shut, by Karen Ehman
What Women Fear, by Angie Smith
Nobody's Cuter Than You, by Melanie Shankle
Home Is Where My People Are, by Sophie Hudson
Angels Walking, by Karen Kingsbury
I discovered that I love a good memoir, such as the ones by Melanie Shankle and Sophie Hudson. I read another of Melanie's books, Sparkly Green Earrings, Catching the Light at Every Turn and loved it every bit as much as the one pictured above. Both her and Sophie Hudson are writing books that will be released sometime in 2016. Also, in case you were curious about those two ladies, I found them through a blog several years ago. Melanie is Big Mama (Google it) and Sophie is Boo Mama.
If I had to narrow down my favorite book from 2015, it would be Nobody Is Cuter Than You.
I am excited to continue reading these kinds of books in 2016, and I'm going to have monthly reading goals, but more about that later.
I'm embarrassed to admit how many hours I wasted watching episodes on Netflix. My top three favorites were:
Army Wives placed third.
Parenthood was second.
Gilmore Girls won my heart.
I will watch these three over and over again. I'd like to own Gilmore Girls, to tell you the truth, and I might start a collection sometime in the new year.
Images from around the web.
I think one reason why I love having teenagers in my home is because when they're here, my home is filled with laughter. With laughter comes happiness. And when my kids are happy, I am happy. I tell my friends all the time that my dad gave me one piece of parenting advice when I started having kids. That was that if they ever asked for friends to come over, don't ever tell them no. Or, at least, don't tell them no very often. People ask me all the time how our home became the hang out home...well, that is how. If you're a mom to little's, consider taking my dad's advice. It works, I promise. My kids are now 12 (twins), 15 and 16, and our home seems to have a revolving door of friends. Of course it helps that our family is AMAZING and always let us bring the extras with us.
I love this above quote! I found it early this year from Christine Caine's Facebook page and shared it. I take leadership very seriously, and because of that, I hold myself to a higher standard. You will not catch me doing something I've told my kids not to do, because I don't want to be hypocritical. I am careful with what I read and I am careful about what I watch. I tell my kids all the time that if you take garbage in, garbage will come out. I am also VERY careful about my mouth. If I've said something that could be taken the wrong way, I like to know, so that I can go and make it right. I try to stay away from and refrain from gossip. I try to not let any unwholesome talk come out of my mouth (Ephesians 4:29), whatever that looks like, whether it's cursing, gossip, negative or judgmental statements. I am nowhere near perfect, but these are just things God started showing me early in 2015, and He has done a work in my heart. The only thing I can boast in is Him, because He is good and He is faithful.
Y'all know how much I love a good Bible study. I always have several going: my Thursday study for my homeschool group and whatever we're doing in Sunday school, plus over the summer, we added a Tuesday night study with some of the ladies from church. So, I've done many this year, but I narrowed my two favorites down to these:
My Precept study on the book of 2 Timothy, and The Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer. The Armor of God actually takes first place in my opinion and with the amount of what I learned from within the pages.
Judging from where I have probably read the most this year and from where I keep turning back to, my favorite book of the Bible for this year is the book of Ephesians.
My favorite movie by far this year is the movie The War Room.
On my mom's birthday back in August, this movie premiered. I asked my mom and sister if we could go have dinner then see it afterward, and they were really great sports and humored me. I don't know if they were looking forward to it before we saw it, but by the time we left the movie, we were all wiping our eyes from the tears that rolled down our faces and they loved it as much as I knew that I would. I'm going to buy it today, in fact, with the leftover money I have on my Lifeway gift card.
And maybe a book of two.
Numbers six, five and four are all connected. Another theme of my year has been prayer and learning all about spiritual warfare. I believe that is why God had me stuck in Ephesians all year, and why I so loved that bible study and why I loved the movie as much as I did. (I saw it twice, in the theater, for goodness' sake.)
It is no secret that my home away from home is my beloved church. I am at almost every event and we have a lot of youth events. I've narrowed down a list of my favorites from the year.
D-Now made the list. Even if I was sicker than a dog by the end of the weekend. I got to hang out with some amazing girls and some precious friends and co-leaders.
High school summer camp. I had the honor of leading the (then) junior girls all week, and never have I been more blown away by a group of young ladies. We were all very open and honest and vulnerable with one another, and it was a sweet time for all of us. I cannot count the amount of time we spent crying. Them and me. (Go figure.)
And though this picture was taken with this sweet friend on our night off, my favorite event was Street Reach. I love the kids, I love the people who work at Street Reach, I love the memories we make each year, I love every single aspect of this amazing week of inner city mission work. The kids are precious and work their way right into the very crevices of our hearts, and every single year, I bawl like a baby multiple times each day.
Because of number three, that brings about number two~my favorite friend moments.
Sweet Abbey and her twin nieces. I've gotten extra close to this amazing lady this year, and I have heard countless tales of her twins. She has two sets of twins in her family~these twin nieces you see above, Madelyn and Audrey, and a twin niece and nephew set, Cathryn and Carter. I got to meet these two little angels over the summer and it made my list of favorites for life. They are precious and they pronounce an "L" sound like it's a "y" sound.
I got to see my best friend multiple times this year! This time trumps all other times, though. She came over the summer and we got to swim together for a whole day with her mom and her sweet little girl and my boys. It was so much fun! Later that night, we decided to have a mom's night out. We ended the night at Starbucks and the hours passed like sand slipping through our fingers. Every time we are together, we each glean so much. She is irreplaceable in my life.
My best moment this year is something so dumb to everyone but us, and will never be forgotten.
One of the girls asked us (Lori, Missy and myself) to hold her phone while we were at camp with the high schoolers, and we did this. There were over three hundred pictures taken by Missy with her phone at the end of this selfie stick. The fact that you can see the selfie stick in this picture is what cracks me up. We were having way too much fun, and we were all a little delirious from lack of sleep from the previous four nights. I can tell you that we laughed so hard that all of us almost wet ourselves.
Another moment not pictured are the moments I got to spend with my other best friend, Mandy. She and I try to get together monthly (give or take) and we have been best friends since middle school. When we're together, we never take pictures. I will have to get one before she moves in a week. I am sad to say that she and her family are moving to Florida. We're going to try and get together one last time before they leave on January eighth.
Missy makes the list, again. A favorite moment that I shared with her is something that I coined The Great Camping Excursion with Junior Girls of 2015. It rained the first night of our trip and when we finally got cozy in our tent, we laughed and laughed and laughed over the amount of rain that made its way into our tent. It was pouring outside and sprinkling inside the tent. That little statement just about made us wet ourselves. The girls complained that we kept them up way past the quiet hour of ten, and we definitely had the party tent. Life is always a part when we're together.
Last, but certainly not least, are the moments I have spent with my beloveds. (Is that a word?) We have so much fun together and we laugh all the time.
Laughing is my favorite.
This was the night before we put them on a plane to Guatemala. We went to Pyro's for dinner with Todd's parents and immensely enjoyed ourselves. At the end of this night, Drew was in our car, in the backseat, with no pants on. Just know that it was funny and crazy and we all laughed our heads off.
The boys and Missy and I went to Target one night after our Tuesday night bible study, and looked for a costume for Drew for the next night in youth. He was looking for a bikini, but tried on this ensemble instead. I am shocked we weren't kicked out of the store.
This moment that you see above still makes my dad, Sandy and I laugh ridiculously hard. For their twelfth birthday party, they had friends spend the night and then the next day they had an air soft gun war out at my dad's house. It was so much fun and before we left that day, their friend Cole knocked over a GIANT tub of pellets in my dad's driveway. I'm talking thousands. They are STILL finding these little neon orange pellets, and each time they find one, they laugh all over again. I will never forget this day and the time they spent running around and Dad, Sandy and I just sat outside with them and watched all the crazy.
I had the privilege of traveling with my mom, stepdad, sister and nephews to Colorado back in September for my niece Erika's wedding. It was some of the most fun I've ever had. I loved being with my sisters, and I cannot tell you of all the laughter that was shared. It was priceless. Here's a picture of us all from the night of the wedding.
On my birthday, we went to the Pink Palace for The Enchanted Forest. Todd was trying to take a picture of the boys and me, and just kept snapping away. I was laughing every bit as hard as it looks like I am in this picture above. I love my family so much, y'all. They crack me up.
It's been an amazing year of favorites. I look forward to keeping up this Friday tradition on my blog in the coming year. Thanks again, for always reading! Love to all.

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Spanish Ambassador to Moscow summoned to Foreign Ministry
Spanish Ambassador to Moscow Marcos Gomez Martinez was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. This information was confirmed to a TASS correspondent by a source in Spain’s diplomatic agency.
"At this moment, we are only confirming that he was summoned," the source said.
The reason for the summons is not being specified.
In April, Spain’s authorities announced the decision to expel 27 employees of the Russian Embassy.
European Council president sure EU leaders will grant Ukraine candidate status51823.06.2022, 13:42
Germany's Scholz to discuss 'Marshall plan' for Ukraine with G7 leaders42923.06.2022, 10:12
To the US and EU Ambassadors to the Republic of Armenia,73320.06.2022, 18:54
Kuleba: Armed Forces of Ukraine will fight with ''shovels'' in the absence of arms supplies67120.06.2022, 14:36
Macron's alliance loses absolute majority in French parliamentary elections but remains largest bloc65520.06.2022, 10:42
Zelensky hails European Commission opinion on EU candidate status for Ukraine95318.06.2022, 10:36

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In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism martyred 11 Kashmiris including a minor girl and a woman during the last month of July. According to the data issued by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, today, during the month, 80 people were critically injured due to the use of brute force and firing of pallets, bullets and teargas shells by Indian police and paramilitary personnel against peaceful protesters in the territory. Forty-six Hurriyat leaders, activists and youth were also arrested.
Meanwhile, High Court Bar Association has expressed serious concern over the directions issued by Indian police asking for details of mosques and their managements in the territory.
In a statement in Srinagar, the association termed the move as interference in religious affairs of Muslims.
It said the directive is discriminatory as it singles out the Muslim community and subjects it to unfair treatment, which is contrary to the concept of freedom of religion.

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One of my favourite movie scenes is the one in Pretty Woman where Richard Gere gives Julia Roberts a beautiful necklace presented in a luxurious black box. It struck me at the time how important packaging is in the gift giving and receiving experience, which is why each of my classic original necklaces are presented in a beautiful luxurious faux suede and velvet monogrammed box, to create a sense of anticipation and delight on opening your delivery, whether it be a gift for someone else or a well-deserved treat for yourself. Afterall, we all deserve the best, don’t we!
Always different, yet instantly recognisable, you know you have a genuine Marina-ra Designs® classic original as each necklace is finished with my signature M® branded 14kt gold-plated insignia.
Continue to celebrate your individuality by wearing your beautiful Marina-Ra Designs® one of a kind designer jewellery piece.

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brazen bodysuit in cool grey
Imagine not having to wear a bra, undies or a top - it's all in one. This three-in-one bodysuit, built with an inner shelf elastic, keeps the tatas tamed, and you happy.
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While actor Sanjay Kapoor has been recently making headlines for being the Most Inspiring Indian Bollywood Actor in the UK, his daughter Shanaya Kapoor is no less. The gorgeous star child became the talk of the town, as soon as her social media video with popular dancer and trainer Sanjana Muthreja surfaced in the internet.
The 19-year-old star kid is yet to make her debut in Bollywood, but her belly dance video on the beats of solo drum is a visual treat. The video shows Shanya, twinning with trainer Sanjana Muthreja and performing belly dance, in perfect sync with her instructor. The video was shared by Sanjana Muthreja, in her Instagram account with the caption, “Love for drum solos [sic]." Indeed it requires intense practice and dedication to achieve this perfection level.
Recently, Shanaya Kapoor has assisted the director on the sets of her cousin, Janhvi Kapoor's upcoming film, Kargil Girl, while her father, Sanjay Kapoor is eagerly waiting for the right opportunity to launch his beautiful daughter in Bollywood.


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4 Division World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez Confirmed For 5th Annual Box Fan Expo
The ultimate fan experience event that gives boxing fans the opportunity to meet-and-greet top fighters, current and former world champions, boxing celebrities and industry people in an up-close personal setting. The Expo will take place during Cinco De Mayo weekend 2019 in Las Vegas
4-Division World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez has confirmed that he will appear, have a booth and hold a Meet & Greet with his fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 5th Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 4, 2019 from 10a.m to 5pm, during Cinco De Mayo weekend. The Boxing Expo will also coincide with the highly anticipated fight between Canelo Alvarez vs Danny Jacobs, that will take place later that evening at the T-Mobile Arena.
Marquez will make his second appearance at this years’ Expo and will be signing gloves, photos, personal items and memorabilia. Marquez will also have merchandise to sell for fans to enjoy. Boxing Fans will also have an opportunity to take pictures with this boxing legend also known as “Dinamita”
Marquez joins Vinny Paz, Devin Haney, Earnie Shavers, Al Bernstein, Michael Spinks, WBC, Erik Morales, James Toney and Jessie Vargas as an early commitment to this year’s Box Fan Expo.
Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with fans and boxing industry people. Many boxing stars have attended the last four Expos such as Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roy Jones Jr., Andre Ward, Mikey Garcia, Marcos Maidana, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Errol Spence Jr., Sergio Martinez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Judah, James Toney, Jessie Vargas, Vinny Pazienza, Mia St.John, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Abner Mares, Jorge Linares, Brandon Rios and many more…
Exhibitors include: boxing promoters, gear, apparel, equipment, energy drinks, supplement products, broadcasting media, sanctioning bodies, and other companies who wish to participate will once again have a chance to showcase their brand to fans and the boxing industry.


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Jenny Graham Maytime
Jenny Graham Maytime oil and cold wax
Jenny Graham has been working as an artist in Somerset since 1984. She studied both in New York and Bristol, where, in 1997 she received an MA in Printmaking from the University of the West of England.
Her work explores the specific aspects of each location - those things which make it unique. She is attracted to the timelessness of landforms contrasted with the interventions of society and agriculture.
Jenny's painting style has changed considerably in recent years. After much thought she decided that she needed to work in a much freer and more atmospheric style. She still works primarily from the environment but her approach is more to capture the essence of a place from memory.
Over the past couple of years Jenny has had work exhibited in the National Open Art Exhibition, the Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition, the National Original Print Exhibition, the Royal Watercolour Society Exhibition and The Discerning Eye.
Oil and cold wax
Size, including frame, is 39cm square. Ex frame is 29cm square


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There are only three clubs in Massachusetts for model train aficionados, and one meets practically in your own backyard.
The Southern New England Model Railroad Club, which is always open to new members, meets Wednesday nights at United Methodist Church, 161 Chestnut St. The O scale club is a rare find, indeed.
“I’ve been interested in trains since I was 4 or 5 years old,” said member Mike Goguen. His story is familiar among his comrades — most of the club members have had a long-standing relationship with the world of model trains.
“My father was into trains long before I was born,” said member John Roberts, who was one of the founding members of the club more than 16 years ago. A visit to the Amherst Railway Society Big Train Show in the early ’90s convinced Mr. Roberts to form a group that would resurrect the lost art of O scale layout.
O scale was the most common model railroad scale in the United States from the early 1930s until the early 1960s, when HO (‘half O’) scale trains pushed ahead in popularity. O scale has experienced a resurgence among model railroad fans, with manufacturers such as Lionel and Atlas creating new models.
It would be years before the group was “official,” but Mr. Roberts got the ball rolling with the creation of what is now a 21-foot-by-83-foot modular layout.
The club has been the recipient of many awards over the years for its layouts, including Best in Show and Chairman’s Awards from the National Model Railroad Association’s National Convention in Hartford, which has been displayed across New England for years.
With a 6-foot-long bridge, hand-detailed vegetation and scenery, and trains painstakingly crafted by individual members in addition to their collectibles, the setup attracts train-lovers young and old. Some members favor the steam engines of old while other like the more modern cars.
With a large space in the basement of the church, the club has now begun work on a permanent layout structure. The track circles the room with hand-laid tracks and electric-switching mechanisms, and the club hopes to complete the track in the upcoming year.
The Southern New England Model Railroad Club will appear Jan. 29 and 30 at the Amherst Railway Society Big Train Show at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. They will be displaying their modular layout in addition to recruiting new members.
“For people who have a genuine interest in model railroading and yet do not know everything about it, this would be a good time to consider joining the club,” said Membership Chairman Dennis Lyons. “We are in the early stages of building out permanent layout, and thus it is a good time to learn about benchwork, trackwork, wiring, scenery techniques and other aspects of model railroading.”
For more information, call Mr. Lyons at (978) 874-2075 or visit www.snemrr.org.

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So, you've been knitting your fingers off on a lovely sweater, and the top is great, but despite your best attempts at self-deception, you're finally forced to face it: it's just too long. Hits at a horrible spot, bags around your hips, completely not working. It would be perfect if you could just take a couple of inches off; unfortunately, you knitted it from the bottom up with a ribbed waistband, and ripping out ribbing from the cast-on row is a real bear. Or maybe you just hate the bottom ribbing, and wish you'd done a straight or rolled hem. Or maybe it's even too short, and you'd like to have an extra couple of inches above where the ribbing is.
The answer is sweater surgery. In most cases, it's possible to cut off the offending bottom, and reknit the bottom of the sweater in a manner more to your liking.
You're going to need a thin circular, preferably several sizes smaller than the size you knitted the sweater with; the length isn't terribly important as long as it's enough to go comfortably around the sweater (or across the front or back half, if it was knitted flat). If you don't have a suitable needle, you can use a tapestry needle threaded with a smooth yarn or a piece of thin ribbon, but you'll need to transfer the stitches back to a needle before you can knit them, whereas with a thin circular you can knit from it directly. You'll also need some good sharp scissors.
Turn the sweater upside down, so the area to be removed is at the top; if it was knit flat and has already been seamed, you'll want to undo the seams in the part to be removed so you can work with the edge stitches. Select a row to become your live stitches, from which you will knit your new sweater bottom. Using the thin circ, pick up the right leg of each of these stitches. Just to be extremely clear here: sometimes when people say to "pick up" stitches, they mean to pull a loop of the working yarn through each stitch, forming a new stitch on the needle -- that is not what I mean. You want to actually capture the right leg of the existing stitches on the needle; no working yarn is involved at all. If you get the left leg instead, it isn't a big deal, but you'll need to knit the stitches through the back when you start knitting down, so they're not twisted. Just check them as you work that first row, and be sure you're knitting through the right leg of every stitch, whether it's in front or in back.
Once you've captured all the stitches for your new working row, it's time to cut the excess part of the knitting free. You want to leave the first several stitches on the row above the captured row intact; these will provide the tail for you to weave in, where you join your working yarn to knit downward. Leave about two horizontal inches worth of stitches for a 6" tail, a few more if you prefer a longer tail to work with.
Now, there are a couple of ways to do the cutting, depending on how bold you are. You can snip a single stitch, choosing the stitch right after the tail stitches you're leaving intact, and then unravel one row stitch by stitch. You can cut straight across the knitting a couple of rows above the needle you placed, and then unravel back down to the needle, which may require picking out some stitches one by one, depending on the type of stitch. Or, you can cut each of the stitches on the row right above the needle, in which case it's important to remember that for that first couple of inches, you want to cut two rows above, so the tail stitches stay intact; this last option leaves you the least amount of subsequent work to do, but it takes a little more nerve. Whichever option you choose, once you've separated the stitches on one row, the former sweater bottom will come off in a piece, and can then be easily unraveled top-down to reclaim that yarn, if you wish.
You're now ready to join yarn and knit the new bottom of your sweater, but there are a few things to note before you begin. First, because you're now working with what were formerly the bottoms of your stitches, you're offset by half a stitch. This isn't a problem if you're working in stockinette; because you're also going in the other direction, the new stitches will nest nicely into the old ones, and the point where you changed direction will be no more noticeable than a well-done grafting job, which is to say generally completely invisible. However, you'll also have one stitch fewer, which means you may need to increase by one, or decrease by one fewer if you previously increased after the ribbing, in order to make your ribs come out evenly.
If you're working in something other than stockinette and you're not going straight into a new bottom ribbing, the half-stitch offset becomes an issue, because the jog will show. The solution is to change your stitch pattern -- do a band of something else for half an inch or an inch, and then switch back to your pattern stitch, and that will fool the eye sufficiently. If your design won't work with something like that, then you probably don't want to try this technique.
Are there other situations where this technique shouldn't be used? Yes, of course; nothing's universal. In particular, you'll notice that in the opening paragraph, every situation I mentioned involved a ribbed bottom. There's a reason for that. Ribbing is a major hassle to rip from the cast-on edge; the way you move the yarn back and forth results in the yarn being woven through the stitches as they appear from the bottom up, so you have to unpick every individual stitch, and that makes cutting the ribbing off in a piece really appealing. Stockinette, on the other hand, rips as easily from the bottom as from the top, so for a rolled-hem sweater, it's better to unpick the cast-on row and rip upward than it is to cut.
This technique can, of course, be used on sleeves and other situations, not just sweater bottoms. While it won't rescue every knitting misstep, it can be a real lifesaver in the situations it's suited to.
ETA: I've just recently become aware of this nice little tutorial which shows this method with pictures. Enjoy!


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Some Bay County parents will be paying slightly higher fees for Pre-K next school year. The state mandates the first 3 hours of Pre-K are free for all children, but parents have the opportunity to pay extra for their children to stay 3 additional hours. Wednesday School Board members approved a fee increase of $5 a week for the 2009-2010 school year. This will bring the cost of additional hours of pre-k to 55-dollars per week. The Board has not raised the fee for Pre-K in 3 years.
"$55 in my opinion is pretty cheap. You couldn't get them in a daycare for that price," said Lendy Willis, Executive Director of Curriculum of Instructional Services.
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These sterling silver drop earrings are set with 10mm, semi-precious lapis lazuli balls.
They hang from sterling silver earwires.
Total drop - 29mm
All items are handmade by me with care, love and attention. To ensure that you get the most out of your jewellery please -
- do not wear it in any form of water (pool, shower, sea etc)
- let it come into contact with perfume or other cosmetics.
- wear whilst undertaking any form of exercise or other activities such as gardening or housework etc.


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Get Jeff’s New EP Now!
The wait is over. You can now stream Jeff’s new EP (with 5 beautiful, fully original instrumental piano compositions) everywhere you stream music; Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, and more! Listen and share it today.
Decades In the Making
Jeff’s parents started him with piano lessons when he was six, and he continued with his classical training through his days at Wheaton College and Anderson University. During his time at Anderson, he wrote many songs, including an instrumental piano song, entitled “Awakening,” that he took on the road with the group Witness in the summer of 1991. This was the beginning of something special that would culminate 29 years later with the release of his first ever instrumental piano EP, From Eternity. Enjoy the ride as you take the journey with Jeff over the years.
“From eternity to eternity I am God.
No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.
No one can undo what I have done.” Isaiah 43:13
“From Eternity” songs:
- Living Water
- From Eternity
Jeff has been releasing music for years but is often recognized globally for his work as the former lead singer of the Dove Award-winning group Sonicflood. He is the impassioned voice behind classic worship songs like “I Could Sing of Your Love Forever,” “In the Secret,” and “Open the Eyes of My Heart.” As Sonicflood’s lead singer, primary songwriter, and co-producer, Deyo saw the band’s gold certified, self-titled debut album (1999) and its Grammy-nominated follow-up, Sonicpraise (2001), reach combined sales of over a million. Subsequently, Deyo released four more acclaimed worship recordings, “Saturate,” “Light,” “Surrender,” (Live), and “Unveil.” “Moving Mountains,” his fifth and newest full-length worship album (2012), blends pop rock sounds with soulful grooves and striking melodies, enriched by meaningful lyrics and modern congregational expressions in songs like “We Delight,” “Rescue Me,” and “Eternity,” as well as the salient title track. He also regularly contributes original songs to the most recent NCU Worship Live recordings “Glory to God,” “Hearts on Fire,” “Always Remain,” “Breath of Heaven,” including singles like “You Will Be Our God,” produced by Deyo for North Central University.
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On October 3, 2016, at 4:15 PM., the Rockford Police Department responded to an armed robbery that took place in the 1200 block of Rose Ave. Upon arrival officers met with the victim who advised that he had been walking in the area when he was approached by two suspects. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun and punched the victim in the face. The other suspect went through the victim’s pockets and took cash and the victim suffered only a minor injury. The suspects fled the area on foot. The suspects are both described as black males, 35 years of age, wearing hooded sweat shirts.
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Okay, Paul Klee could be tough to follow. I mean, it’s not like he’s live tweeting or anything. But his diaries are worth going to the library and checking out and, well, you can go to an exhibit and be really moved.
I spent Thursday in the house weighing some options and moving toward being practical (and writing a book review that’s driving me to the limits of words). AND reading Klee’s diaries.
It stands out that Klee was a poet, that he saw himself painting poems. There does seem to be an investigation or interrogation of signs and symbols. In the diaries, more pencil sketches from his notebooks (as a schoolboy even) and, still, the sense of a context around the sketches: a storm, a war, a disaster.
It all seems like a wandering line. That, for a second, the line has individuality for a moment and then it gets abstracted into an image and–if possible–re-abstracted by Klee. With the lines, these impressions come, he creates a common measure.
It’s that, it’s that point of contact that I’m always trying to make and that Klee does so successfully.

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Soothe CBD Salve
During the month of April, for every Bath Soak or Salve purchased, we’ll send another to a medical worker that can use these products to rest and recover after long shifts, soothe ache-y muscles, and moisturize chapped and irritated skin.
How it works:
Just simply purchase the amount of Salve(s) you’d like, and we’ll donate the same amount (i.e. if you buy 2 Salves, we’ll donate 2). Our goal is to send a total of 500 products to these hospitals, and we can’t do it without your help, so thank you for contributing!
About this product:
Soothe dry or irritated skin, aches and pains with Lauren’s All Purpose x Rosebud CBD’s salve comprised of organic ingredients and 350mg of full spectrum CBD. Handmade in small batches with organic ingredients.
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Infusing Lauren’s All Purpose Salve with Rosebud’s full spectrum CBD oil offers users a calming effect on skin irritants and can reduce inflammation. Using CBD topically has been known to reduce eczema, psoriasis, sore muscles and pain, rashes and skin irritation, redness and inflammation, dry and itchy skin.
Why did we partner with Lauren’s All Purpose Salve?
Lauren’s All Purpose Salve is a cult green beauty product – a favorite throughout the NYC wellness community. From Goop to Vogue and stores like the influencer-approved Cap Beauty, Lauren has managed to transcend the saturated beauty and skincare market. Any LAPS lover will tell you… her product speaks for itself.
The LAPS brand ethos is truly aligned with Rosebud’s core values; women-owned, made in the U.S. and, above all else, real ingredients. No fillers, fragrances or preservatives – it’s simple and versatile, just like Rosebud CBD.

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"Let not the price tag fool you. This gun is worth every penny. Three years ago, when I first started playing airsoft, this was my first primary. It's still intact today, and I use it as a primary in arenas in which fast movement is a must. It could also be a decent sidearm, provided you have a holster for it (I don't).
Needless to say, I was excited to get this gun in October, 2011. Its loud, automatic fire was thrilling to a 15-year-old who had never wielded anything bigger than a KJW M93R before.
Two days later, I was using this as my primary in an airsoft game. Yes, the gun ate through two mags in the blink of an eye, and I ended up relying on my 1911 and M9 for the rest of the game. Lesson learned: Ignore the high cost of spare magazines, since they are essential. Aside from my own ill-preparedness, though, the gun performed well and didn't run out of gas.
Mine still fires with a consistent muzzle velocity of 396 fps, so unless you're also willing to deal out extra cash for a low-power bolt assembly, don't bother taking it to most CQB arenas. You may also want to consider a one-point sling and red dot sight.
Another notable benefit is the rail system running along the top and sides of the gun. There is ample room for your favorite accessories, and the collapsible stock doesn't interfere with them. The foregrip also folds, allowing you to use this as a large machine pistol.
- High-efficiency gas system
- Fully-licensed HK product
- High rate of fire
- plenty of rail space
- Folding foregrip and collapsible stock
- Suitable for use as a primary or a sidearm
- Fully ambidextrous
- A must-have for Half-Life 2 fans. (I use a USP Match as my sidearm, too.)
- Expensive! The gun, two spare mags, and a low-power bolt cost a small fortune.
- Guzzles gas and ammo (but at least it won't run out of gas with a full fill.) "I purchased the MP7 back around Christmas. This by far is my favorite airsoft gun I have used so far. It has been my primary weapon since. I can out range a majority of AEGs with this thing. People always ask me to see it haha. They also are afraid of playing against me when I use it.
The price of the gun
Shoots far for having a short barrel
Mags can be pricey (But keep in mind that is GBB for you)
I would recommend at least having 4 magazines for this gun. I usually run 5- 7 mags depending on how many people are playing. Get this gun. You won't be disappointed. "I recently traded a TM M4 to a friend for this beauty, and let me say it is probably the most well crafted gun I have had the pleasure of owning. I planned on having this as a backup\whenever I feel like using it gun, but this may actually replace my SCAR in the field. As usual, KWA has made an exceptional weapon weapon that performs flawlessly in the most realistic and solidly feeling way.
The MP7 has a not-so-strong blowback, but is very crisp. The trades along the side of the weapon are very nice, as is the laser engraved symbols for the fire selector. Included on the top rail of the gun are front and rear sights. When flipped down, the sights are like that of a pistol, night sights included, and when up are similar to a customs M4 ( I believe in real life they are used for longer ranges ). I currently have three nags and a replica T1 on my MP7. I plan on customizing more, and possibly getting an Angry Gun surpressor. But ya know, money. Read More Reviews Write a Review
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*Red Dot Scope not included H&K Umarex MP7 Rapid Deployment Hard Kick Airsoft Gas Blowback by KWA
For H&K fans, this is a "H&K Airsoft MP7" that is directly manufactured by H&K (OEM by KWA).
The detailed marking, performance and feel of this sub-machine Airsoft gun is simply amazing. H&K has officially granted a license to Umarex for the H&K MP7. Umarex USA has officially licensed the Heckler & Koch MP7 Personal Defense Weapon. The H&K MP7 is a compact, lightweight Personal Defense Weapon that is smaller than a conventional sub-machine gun. The conventional layout and fully ambidextrous controls on the MP7 means it handles like a pistol yet allows targets to be engaged like a rifle. This clever design allows any user to operate this PDW with minimal training. The MP7 is ideal for those on Personal Security Detail (PSD) or plain clothes duty in hostile territory and require more firepower than a pistol can provide.
Fully trademarked / licensed / manufactured by Heckler & Koch. OEM: KWA
Extreme high quality build and detailed finish.
Made out of high impact ABS.
Metal rails, flashhider, magazine, fire selector, slide release, iron sight and retractable stock.
Two position telescopic retractable stock.
Folding vertical support grip.
Adjustable iron sight.
(Ambidextrous magazine release, fire selector, slide release and charging handle)
H&K engraved trade-mark.
Realistic hard kick blowback.
Grate accuracy and range.
Able to fire fully automatic and semi-automatic.
Orange Flashhider affixed to outer barrel.
Gas / Propane Adapter
Heckler & Koch, Licensed by Umarex USA
Optic Compatible :
Safety Type :
Gun, Magazine, Manual.
Firing Modes :
Safe / Semi / Full Auto
Rear Sight Type :
Flip-up - Dual Aperture - Adj. for Windage & Elevation
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Flip-up - Adjustable Post
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Overall Length :
380mm / 590mm (stock fully extended)
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Ammo Type :
6mm Airsoft BB. 0.20g or heavier / Matrix & compatible high grade Airsoft bbs recommended.
H&K (Heckler & Koch). OEM: KWA / Umarex
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Spare Magazines Available here at Evike.com! Find MP7 tactical holster here at Evike.com! Find MP7 Mock Suppressors here at Evike.com! Heckler & Koch
The U.S. affiliate of firearms maker Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf, Germany, Heckler & Koch USA is the American distributor of a wide range of technologically advanced small arms for defense, law enforcement, and sporting use.
This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 17 November, 2012.


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Top Ten Thyroid Stories of 2006
By Mary Shomon, About.com Guide
Updated December 20, 2006
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April 26, 2006 was 20 years to the day since the Chernobyl nuclear accident -- and the health effects of the worst nuclear plant accident in history were still in the news
UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped to Spare Many Children From Thyroid Cancer
As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the number of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident. Find out more now.

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Mango Kush has its origins from elite genetics. These can only be found in the form of a mother plant and are not available in a seed form – these plants are the most sought after and the rarest in the world. Mango Kush is a cross of unknown Kush genetics.
Mango Kush E-Liquid
Dachab Duke believe in contributing to health and wellbeing of humankind by understanding cannabis. Our products does not contain any cannabis but hybrid strains of essential oils of the exact amount and ratio of specific strains of cannabis.
They do not compromise with safety and quality, all our products are 100% organic and are manufactured in a gmp pharmaceutical plant.
- 0% Preservatives
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- 0% CBD
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Cannabis is not just THC and CBD
The strength and effect of cannabis does not rely only on cannabinoid ratios. Over a dozen compounds work synergistically in order to attain cannabis’ marvellous overall experience – terpenes are one of these compounds.
The Medicinal Properties
Terpenes are an organic group of compounds in charge of a plant’s sent. Cannabis contains over 300 different types of terpenes. Terpenes in concentrations above 0.05% are considered of pharmacological interest and can protect the human body against many types of disease.
Mango Kush has its origins from Elite genetics. These can only be found in the form of a mother plant and are not available in a seed form – these plants are the most sought after and the rarest in the world. Mango Kush is a cross of unknown Kush genetics.
- Exotic Mango Flavours
- Mild Sweet Kushy Body
- Delicate pine and Citrus Finish
Major & Unique Terpenes
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Emanuel has more than 13 years of experience and 500+ different projects with worldwide clients on his back. From designing websites to designing touch–screen applications, he has worked with small and big clients, startups and global projects. Although primarily a designer, he’s been in love with WordPress for the past 10 years, being one of the biggest promoters in Croatia – writing articles about WordPress that are not only promoting WordPress but open source as well. He helped to organize WordCamp Croatia and organizes WordPress Meetups Zagreb with his brother Lucijan.
Being one of the pioneers of the web standards movement in Croatia he is active in the community where he works on building a better understanding of design process and educates clients as much as possible.
This talk is an exploration of how people with disabilities use the web and what are the ways of helping us to create better user experiences for everyone.
Yes. We all say “I love you” too often, and yes – web *IS* the most transparent platform in the world. But, do we really think of all the users in the world that will access our website? We are not all the same. Every one of us uses the web differently. Some use it on their mobile phones, some on their tablets, some on their desktops and some on their televisions.
When building websites we don’t think about *all* the users out there, do we? And the reason is often – money. We don’t get enough of a budget to think of them. But let’s be honest – we should do more. Is there something we should and can do? Is there a way to create a better website for *all the people out there* and not only the lucky ones?
This talk will be particularly interesting for designers, project managers and business owners.
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The White House reiterated its commitment to delivering $1,400 relief checks to the vast majority of American households, following a report detailing disagreement over the dollar amount and eligibility requirements among senior aides to President Joe Biden.
“The president’s proposal is to finish the job on $2,000 checks by delivering 1,400 additional dollars in direct relief to American families,” a White House spokesperson told HuffPost. The payments would be part of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
Congress in late December approved $600 checks, thwarting the push by progressives for $2,000 payments to help Americans alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two of Biden’s top economic advisers, Heather Boushey and David Kamin, have questioned the efficacy of the new cash payments and fretted that their price tag could deprive the White House of the fiscal wiggle room to spend on other, potentially more urgent priorities, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
White House officials have already signaled that they remain open to additional means-testing of the payments.
But Boushey and Kamin have “privately expressed reservations about the size of the checks” as well, according to Bloomberg. The revelation comes a day after 10 Senate Republicans’ unveiled a scaled-back $600-billion relief plan, which would reduce checks from $1,400 to $1,000, as an alternative to Biden’s plan.
The Bloomberg report immediately prompted an outcry among progressive activists, many of whom already consider $1,400 inadequate.
“The size of the checks is literally the main thing they definitely shouldn’t change,” tweeted Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and co-founder of the No Excuses PAC, which is pressuring Democratic members of Congress to support ambitious COVID-19 relief.
The suggestion that Boushey and Kamin are concerned about depleting funds for other priorities was especially galling to progressives who have spent years arguing against the idea that the federal government has finite funds. They argue that while the government must occasionally raise taxes or cut spending to avoid excessive inflation, no evidence has emerged that current economic conditions merit such austerity.
“We are in a low-interest rate, low-inflation period where the velocity of money has been reduced given the pandemic,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) told HuffPost. “I have yet to hear a single coherent argument on how our economy will suffer if we give people $2,000 checks.”
Political considerations surround these discussions, as well. Biden and congressional Democrats promised voters on the eve of the Georgia Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 that if granted control of the chamber, Democrats would move immediately to ensure that low- and middle-income households would receive a total of $2,000 in relief.
Some of Biden’s critics on the left maintain that in their efforts to court voters, Biden and the two Democrats who won the runoffs ― Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff ― deliberately blurred the distinction between a $1,400 supplemental check that would bring the total to $2,000 and an additional $2,000 payment on top of the $600. For the sake of alleviating potential political fallout, they have called for Biden to just pass a round of $2,000 checks.
To those critics, further reducing $1,400 in relief payments would amount to a compounded betrayal of election-eve promises.
“It’s already bad that they went from $2,000 to $1400,” Chakrabarti tweeted. “Whenever you are asking voters to do math to support your policy change, ask yourself if your change is really worth the political cost.”
“I have yet to hear a single coherent argument on how our economy will suffer if we give people $2,000 checks.”
Given the White House’s denial that it is open to whittling down the dollar amount of relief, the more acrimonious fight among Democrats is likely to be over any adjustments to the income-based phaseouts.
The two previous rounds of cash payments ― Congress also sent Americans $1,200 payments in March ― began phasing out when a single individual’s income hit $75,000 or a married couple’s income crossed $150,000. For every dollar above those amounts that a person or a married couple earned, the payments decreased by 5% of that dollar, resulting in a reduction of $50 for every additional $1,000 earned.
In the case of the $1,200 checks that Congress sent out in March, that gradual wind-down meant single people would receive no money if they earned $99,000 a year or more, and married couples would receive no money if they earned $198,000 a year or more.
Because the December payments were smaller but the pace of the phase-out was the same, the benefits disappeared for individuals earning $87,000 a year and married couples earning $174,000.
By contrast, absent changes to the pace of the phase-out, the proposed $1,400 payments would encompass a larger group of households than either of the first two rounds of checks. In such a scenario, single people would begin receiving no money if they earn $103,000 or more and couples would receive no money if they earned $206,000 or more.
But the effect of any changes that the White House entertains to hasten the phase-out period or otherwise narrow the universe of relief check recipients could vary greatly, depending on the method that the White House employs.
The White House could choose to simply impose an income cap on the households eligible for any cash relief to ensure that the universe of beneficiaries for the $1,400 payment is similar to what it was for the $1,200 or $600 checks.
At the same time, a trio of prominent economists ― at least one of whom, Raj Chetty, has ties to Democratic politicians ― have called for targeting the payments to families earning less than $75,000 a year, based on their research that families with lower incomes spent the money they received in the first two rounds faster than those earning more than that level. That suggests they support beginning the cash benefit phase-out at a lower income level than $75,000, potentially cutting the benefits of middle-class earners who were entitled to the full checks during the first two rounds of relief.
Jim Kessler, a former aide to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and vice president of the business-friendly Democratic think tank, Third Way, tweeted approvingly about the economists’ proposal.
Khanna, an influential member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, warned against plans that curtail the benefits of middle-class families eligible for the full cash benefit during previous rounds of relief payments.
“We should not be alienating working-class and middle-class Americans by excluding them from Covid relief,” he said. “The argument is so obvious it’s surprising it has to be stated.”
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In Memory of Rob Rothman
Akin Gump mourns the passing of our longtime friend and colleague, Robert Rothman.
A senior counsel in Akin Gump’s tax practice, Rob was one of the foremost federal tax practitioners in the country. Beyond his exemplary work on behalf of our clients, Rob was also a scholar and prolific writer, penning numerous well-regarded and intellectually rigorous articles on topics in his field, as well as a beloved and important mentor to a generation of tax lawyers.
Rob did not confine his skill with the written word to the complex world of tax law. A poet and inveterate punster, he was, by his own description, “one of the world’s foremost practitioners of the art of tax poetry (probably because he is one of the world’s only practitioners of the art of tax poetry).” His poems, such as “The Rhyme of the Ancient M&A,” were published in a well-known tax journal.
Rob’s exceptional knowledge, kindness and jovial nature will be greatly missed by all of us at Akin Gump, and we offer his family and friends our most heartfelt condolences. To honor his memory, the firm is creating an annual scholarship in Rob’s name at the NYU School of Law in their Tax LLM program.


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Conventional mortgage loans are taken out to buy a home or refinance an existing home loan. Also known as traditional loans, these mortgages can carry a fixed rate, such as the 30-year fixed-rate.
Gse Mortgage Definition Overview RMBS that are not guaranteed by a U.S. government agency ("non-Agency RMBS"); Credit risk transfer securities that are unsecured obligations issued by government-sponsored enterprises ("GSE.Fannie Mae Maximum Loan Amount WASHINGTON (AP) — The regulator overseeing government-controlled mortgage giants fannie mae and Freddie Mac has announced a. public speech that the agency will not reduce current limits on amounts.
Conventional loan limits are $484,350. No geographic restrictions. General Qualifying Requirements. Credit score minimum of 620. The lower the credit score the higher your rate and/or fees will be. No previous mortgage loan late payment in the past 24 months.
A Conventional Loan is a mortgage that is not guaranteed or insured by a government agency, such as FHA or VA. A conventional loan can also be a conforming loan if it adheres to guidelines from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A conventional loan can also be a jumbo loan if it is too large for those guidelines.
Therefore, both countries receiving loans as well as the Bank need to improve both the effort as well as the candour of their monitoring and evaluation work. Advocates of continually increasing IDA.
you’re going to come across a lot of lingo that can be a bit intimidating if you’re not 100% sure of what it all means. The.
Fannie Mae High Balance They feel that their job is to prevent recession from ever happening, even if that means guaranteeing losses on loans just for the sake of nominally and temporarily padding bank balance sheets.
In many cases, this means taking out student loans as the cost of education continues to rise, which can often be quite.
· FHA vs. conventional loan: If you need a mortgage to buy a house, odds are you’ll be weighing the pros and cons of the two most common types available.. that would mean you should spend no more.
A conventional loan is a mortgage loan that’s not backed by a government agency. conventional loans are broken down into "conforming" and "non-conforming" loans. Conforming conventional loans follow lending rules set by the federal national mortgage association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan mortgage corporation (freddie mac).
A conventional loan is a traditional mortgage from a private lender. Conventional loans meet the lending requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
This BLOG On Conditional Approval Versus Clear To Close In Mortgage Process Was UPDATED On October 8th, 2018. There are various stages of the mortgage approval process. To get a mortgage approval with me, mortgage loan applicants first need to complete an online application at www.gustancho.com by clicking on the APPLY NOW icon on the top right

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Norland wins Heist award for the Best Prospective Student Journey and Experience
14 July 2023
Norland is delighted to have won the Silver Award for the Best Prospective Student Journey/Experience at the UK’s national Heist Awards.
For over 30 years, the Heist Awards have recognised excellence and innovation within the higher education sector. Dubbed higher education’s Oscars, the Heist Awards celebrate outstanding university marketing teams across the UK.
The judging panel was made up of senior and experienced leaders and marketing professionals from universities and industry experts from around the UK. In selecting Norland for the Silver Award, the judges commented on how the Norland prospective student journey and experience was especially “thoughtful, personal and impactful”.
Dee Burn, Head of Marketing, Student Recruitment and Brand at Norland, said: “We are thrilled to have won this award. As one of the smallest degree awarding providers in the country, we’re delighted that our hard work and commitment to delivering an exceptional journey for our prospective students from first enquiry through to enrolment and beyond has been recognised nationally!
“Most importantly, this award is testament to the passion and dedication of staff across Norland in ensuring that the life-changing opportunities it offers are available to all and that every aspect of the student journey reflects our welcoming, nurturing and inclusive community.”
Norland beat many significantly larger universities around the UK to earn the Silver Award for its outstanding prospective student journey. The award makes Norland a triple award-winner this academic year. In April, Norland was named the top Small or Specialist Provider in the UK at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023. In autumn 2022, Norland was named winner of the Inspiring Course award at the UK’s Independent Higher Education Awards.


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With the Samsung Galaxy S6 widely expected to be unveiled in early March, latest reports have suggested the manufacturer is still deciding between a number of potential designs.
According to claimed Samsung insiders, a range of Galaxy S6 designs are still being tested, including edge and dual-edge encompassing display offerings.
Having been the subject of multiple leaks and rumours in recent weeks, the Galaxy S6 – codenamed Project Zero given its standing as a substantial refresh – is widely expected to launch around MWC 2015 with an all new, metal framed finish.
“Project Zero is indeed a real thing,” an unnamed Samsung employee is quoted by SamMobile as stated.
They reportedly added: “
“However, when I went to my orientation, a few weeks before the S5 came out I got to physically see the 5.2 inch version. Samsung prototypes a lot and things change extremely rapidly.”
Although the insider has failed to offer any detailed insight into the phone’s finalised specs sheet, they have suggested the handset is benchmarking with only marginally better performance than its predecessor, the Galaxy S5.
“As far as performance, benchmarks are noticeably higher but not by earth shattering amounts,” they stated. “Overall device responsiveness is vastly improved, and memory consumption is way down.”
They added: “[It’s] not just specs Samsung is focusing on this time around. I’ve heard lots of rumblings about crazy new designs (and I’m not just talking Galaxy Alpha ‘redesigns’ either.)”
Related: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 release date
While we must stress that these questionable claims be taken with a considerable pinch of salt, reports of a reworked design have long been linked with the S6.
As well as an all-new look, past reports have claimed the Galaxy S6 will follow the Galaxy Note 4 in adopting a 2560 x 1440 pixel QHD display and an improved, optical-image-stabilised camera.
Power will also be improved, with the S6 expected to be one of the first handsets to come running Qualcomm’s new 64-bit Snapdragon 810 processor.


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Question: Three years ago I started having bad congestion after cleaning out a moldy house where hoarders lived. I have been to four specialists, had numerous tests, and they say they don't know what might be causing the problem, which won’t go away. I do not smoke or drink and I eat very healthy. Could my problems be caused by a fungal infection?
Dr. Hibberd's answer:
Yes, it is possible, though not highly probable unless you have an immune-system disorder. Doing work in moldy homes without protection is unwise. It could be the subject of a worker's comp claim if you were employed to do this.
It sounds like you were exposed to fungal spores, and if your work placed you at risk for exposure, your doctor needs to take this into consideration in prescribing treatment. Fungal exposure usually generates allergy-type symptoms triggered by exposure. Infection of your sinuses is unusual unless you are immune suppressed, or you had repeated exposure to fungal spores or possibly even TB spores.
Consider consulting a pulmonary or ear, nose, and throat specialist, and also ask your primary care physician whether an immunology/allergy consultation is in order. Then, if testing does not indicate allergy, consider consulting a tertiary referral center or teaching hospital close to where you live.
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