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A WILLIAMTOWN RAAF base spokesman has suggested that "supersonic activity" by aircraft taking part in a major defence exercise off the coast was responsible for the shaking felt by Hunter residents last night.
The spokesman said there were aircraft taking part in the East Coast Air Defence Exercise about 10.30 last night when the shaking was felt.
He said that while the aircraft may have been operating some 50 kilometres off the coast, conducive atmospheric conditions may have caused the supersonic soundwave to travel further than would normally be expected.
The spokesman said the aircraft were operating within flight rules and restrictions.
Just weeks before the 20th anniversary of the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, some Newcastle people thought it was happening all over against last night.
Numerous callers to 1233 ABC Newcastle radio this morning reported shaking windows for about a minute at 10.30pm last night.
The callers were from as far afield as Rothbury, Caves Beach and Anna Bay.
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Some callers reported that the event was like thunder.
Others said it came in three short bursts during a minute.
Geoscience Australia, in Canberra, did not record any earthquake activity in the region.
A spokesman said one explanation for such an "atmospheric event" could be a meteor exploding high in the sky.
He invited Newcastle people who experienced the event to email Geoscience Australia, via their website, www.ga.gov.au.
One Nelson Bay caller said he was convinced it was a sonic boom from RAAF jets out at sea.
Another from Anna Bay said she did not believe it was the jets, as it sounded like "a ship out to sea bombing the beach".


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Mo Gilligan’s Channel 4 documentary Black, British and Funny highlights the lack of opportunities and exposure Black comedians face in the industry, reflecting a pattern of institutional racism taking place throughout the arts, as well as in other industries.
Gilligan speaks to professional comedians that have made it to the top of the Black comedy circuit, but are repeatedly turned down or ignored by mainstream comedy programmes and TV channels. What is great about this documentary is that structural racism is explored microcosmically by focusing on the comedy industry, but Black and brown viewers everywhere will be familiar with the glass ceiling that prevents people of colour making it to the top of their field, despite their talent or popularity.
The most eye-opening part of the documentary comes at the beginning, when Gilligan is talking to Slim, a comedian who was huge on the Black comedy scene and had performed around the comedy circuit successfully for years. No matter how successful his shows were, he was never asked to go on a comedy panel or mainstream stand-up show. This highlights the attitudes of television and film companies, that, at the end of the day, exist not to entertain, but to make money. For some reason, these companies either think that Black comedians aren’t profitable, or that a limit on the number of Black comedians they platform needs to be put in place in order for the show to be a success.
The same goes for other comedians Gilligan talks to, including Michael Dapaah, who became famous when he first performed as the character Big Shaq. Again, he is a young Black comedian with a massive following and social media platform, but he too is unable to penetrate the Black comedy industry.
One part of the documentary that I had mixed feelings towards was Gilligan constantly referring to imaginary white viewers who might be hostile towards the issues he raises. On the one hand, it felt apologetic, and I find it uncomfortable when Black activists and entertainers feel it is their job to get people with racist opinions on side. On the other hand, communication with people that haven’t accepted institutional and everyday racism as a fact of some people’s lives need to be educated somehow.
The documentary is very funny, engaging, easy to understand and inspiring. I do feel, however, that it coddled and tried to wrap viewers in cotton wool by not naming the elephant in the room: institutional racism. These comedians live under a glass ceiling because they are Black and because their industry, like so many others, is racist. The question of how we fix it isn’t addressed. Do Black comedians just keep trying to break into the industry until one or two become successful? This tactic seems to have failed so far. The people that wield power and seek to profit from these industries need to be held accountable and confronted with the fact the structures they maintain are racist. One successful Black comedian doesn’t change a racist comedy industry, even if he does manage to get his own documentary.

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Delta Air Lines plans to expand its service between Hawaii and Japan starting Dec. 22.
The Atlanta-based airline (NYSE: DAL) is awaiting government approval for daily, nonstop service between Nagoya, Japan, and Honolulu International airport, according to a company statement Friday.
If approved, the flights would depart Nagoya at 7:50 p.m. and arrive in Honolulu at 8:05 a.m. the same day, crossing the International Date Line. Return flights would depart Honolulu at 10:40 a.m. and arrive in Nagoya at 4:20 p.m. the next day.
The airline also announced plans to add daily flights between Tokyo and the Pacific island of Palau.

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'Change' is an understated piano ballad, the tenth track on 'Voicenotes'.
Slow it Down
There's a reason that the ninth song on 'Voicenotes', 'Slow It Down', sounds like a lost Hall & Oates track
One Call Away
A cheese-fest of early Taylor Swift proportions, 'One Call Away' was the second single from Puth's debut album 'Nine Track Mind'.
The Way I Am
Listen closely to this tune's punchy intro and you'll hear the influence of System of a Down’s 'Chop Suey'
Originally penned for Cee Lo Green, 'Marvin Gaye' is a sugary pop ode to doing the deed.
Done for Me
This 2018 pop-R&B tune progresses from 'Attention' and 'How Long' to make one thing clear: Charlie's had enough of your s***.
We Don’t Talk Anymore
Released in 2016, not only does it utilise funky guitar lines and the vocals of Selena Gomez
Dealing with the debris of cheating, the second single from 'Voicenotes' is a disco-influenced jam.
See You Again
When the delicate piano intro of 'See You Again' begins, you can practically hear a pin drop - and it does
As soon as this track's sneaky guitar intro starts, it's clear that something's about to go down.


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This research on Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) will use zebrafish models so that we can gain a better understanding of how cells of the brain respond to the bleeding.
‘Invisible impairments’ can make it difficult for stroke survivors to maintain a job, according to a study from the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
New research from Stroke Association Fellow, Dr Anna Kuppuswamy, suggests that feelings of limb heaviness after stroke are not related to actual muscle weakness.
We want to support the next generation of stroke research leaders to continue to improve stroke care and the lives of people affected by stroke in the years to come.
This study is investigating how to make thoracic endovascular aortic stenting (TEVAR), treatment for thoracic aortic disease (TAD), safer by using extra protection devices.
On 24 February 2015, researchers at City University launched The CommuniCATE project, looking at enhancing Communication in Aphasia through Technology and Education.
This project aims to find out if peer support can avert some of the adverse psychological consequences of aphasia.

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CLOSINGS & DELAYS
MADRID (AP) — Women soccer players in Spain plan to go on strike after failing to reach a deal with clubs over working hours and minimum wages.
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Future of Freight: Integrated European E-Truck Train System
This project explores the possibilities of a future integrated, full electric freight system in Europe. Students are challenged to conduct research and design a transport system using the strong competitive elements of e-trucks (local) and the rail freight system (Europe). Students will work for 3 ProRail Directors and will present at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
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Feasibility Study of Spatial Implementation for Rotterdam Heating Network
Rotterdam has the Netherlands' largest district heating network, and aims to be climate neutral and natural gas free by 2050 (Rotterdam Sustainability Compass). The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of the spatial implementation of a district heating network for Rotterdam. The specific goals are to determine the optimal spatial arrangement of the heating network, to assess any conflicts with existing infrastructure, and propose solutions for any identified concerns above and below the surface.
Carbon efficient, Circular Design, Sustainable bridges
Standardization of circular/sustainable concrete bridges
Rijkswaterstaat aims to replace bridges that have reached the end of their useful lives by adopting a circular, carbon-efficient strategy that allows for numerous component lifecycles. The number of concrete bridges that will need to be renovated and replaced in the future will constantly rise due to the growing demand for mobility. The goal of this case is to design a standard circular viaduct based on (concrete) beams and include a circular business strategy, a logistics plan, a draft of production, and processes.
Standardization, Frugal Design, Sustainability
Rijkswaterstaat will renovate a large number of - mostly big - locks in the coming decades since they are reaching the end of their life-span. It has to be done in a sustainable and cost-effective way. Sustainability, lifecycle costing, availability, maintainability, innovation, future readiness, and standardization will be leading concepts.


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Recently I attend an intense jam session and had the chance to sit down to talk with Montreal's own Freakency.
Together for almost 2 years now this four member band owes much of its existence to strange twists of fate. Lead singer, FreakyNat was literally picked out of the crowd on the dance floor by original member and guitarist Gilles. A year later the band found itself without a bassist. In complaining to a friendly bartender about the situation, Nat found the bassist she was looking for and Dave hoped on the Freakency band wagon, joining Freakynat(vocals), Frak (Drums), and Gilles (guitar) to complete the band.
A highly skilled group of musicians, Freakency writes and records all its own music collaboratively. Everyone was adamant about this process and how important it is to them that each member is a part of it and that no idea is ever rejected. To them a good band equates to a band with no restrictions.
What makes this shared creative process even more impressive are the highly diverse influences and interests which each member brings to the table. Gilles, who is an Engineer by day, says his influences include artists like John Zorn, Sonic Youth and John McLaughlin. For Frak, a well known web page and graphic designer, John Zorn hits home as well but also Napalm Death, and Guy Nadon. For Dave, a German automobile specialist Mechanic, he says he loves melodic music and that his influences are admittedly more from guitar than bass including everything from Memphis Jazz to 1980s metal. FreakyNat, who is a 9-5er and tattoo artist, says that in 10 years she'll likely be listening to today's music as right now she's stuck on the music of the 80s and 90s. For her Peter Murphy, David Bowie, Steven Tyler, Velvet Underground and Rita Mitsco all hit an inspirational note.
Somehow these distinct aspects combine with unique samples and programming in Freakency's music to create something completely new: Freak Core, as they call it, touching on elements from goth, punk, metal, techno and more. The music is, as is their stage show, a combination of unusual and unexpected elements that explore the freakish and bizarre, but that work so well they create an experience that is difficult to put into words.
Both their music and live show are highly sexually charged. FreakyNat, who writes the lyrics, explains that she didn't want to sing about love all the time. Not everyone can relate to that; but, everyone can relate to sex on some level. And as for the "blood and guts" that also seem to pop up? Well she chops that up to a group of non-violent people using their music as an outlet: "Psycho Billy without the Billy" as she says.
As for the name of the band and seeming obsession with the 'freak' aspect of nature and society, FreakyNat pipes up to explain that it all comes down to an innate love and interest that she has in things that are different from the norm. As for the sideshow, which includes a beer drinking, toast throwing nurse, a masked, thong wearing man yielding a 6 foot penis and a topless dancer, that's all about offering up the whole package, a complete show that is interesting beyond the music, something which Nat is intent on since that is what she appreciates in shows she sees.
Freakency is serious about their music; but, is also out to have a good time and it shows. Often dressed in matching costumes in their trademark red, black and white, the band says it prefers a non-traditional set up on stage with all four playing in a row where they can easily interact with each other and the audience, harking back to the importance placed on equality within the band. Interaction with the audience is key to their performance, especially when the stage show gets involved, but Freakency also plays its part on the other side of the stage by supporting their fellow musicians. This was evident at the recent Emergenza Festival where band members cheered on fellow competitors and encouraged younger musicians. "What goes around comes around," says Nat, "everyone needs support."
What does the future hold for Freakency? Well Frak would like to see them do a few songs in French, and FreakyNat, who prefers to express herself in English, despite it being her second language, says it is something she'll work on. For the band as a whole their goal is to continually improve and keep re-inventing themselves all while enjoying the music, friendship and having a blast on stage, which is a highlight for all four members.
Freakency is releasing a new EP entitled "Freak's Unite" with a live show this Sunday, May 2nd at Café Chaos' Spooky Boogie Nights. I was lucky enough to get a sneak peak at the tracks. As Gilles explained, in recording the band tries to evoke the same feeling and sound as they have live and I must say they've done well in accomplishing this, I highly encourage everyone to come out and pick up a copy. There will be a movie beginning at 8pm and then the fun will really begin with a live performance! Cover is FREE so there's no reason not to come out to play with the Freaks.
'Freaks Unite' EP Release Party – Café Chaos 2031 St. Denis, # 844-1301 – FREE – 8pm


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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a body disorder, causing great muscular skeletal pain and fatigue, affection nearly about 2million adults in Britain, and several millions globally. Therefore, it is time to get your body moving again by combining easy stretches and relaxation techniques alongside your standard treatment, for effective relief, reports express.co.uk.
According to the study carried out by a team from Oregon Health and Science University, patients taking “yoga awareness programme”, along with their standard treatment showed remarkable improvement, in comparison to control group sufferers.
The Research Head, James Carson, said that although yoga has been practiced for ages, only recently researchers have begun to demonstrate the positive effects of yoga in helping those suffering from persistent pain.
The experts conducted the study on a group of women, as at least 80 percent of FM cases are women. Yoga practice was incorporated to address fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance and emotional distress in FM patients. The classes involved gentle stretching poses, mindfulness meditation and breathing techniques.
On completing the treatment programme, women in the yoga programme group showed far more improvements in their symptoms and general mood, in comparison to the control group.
The finding of this pilot study is, no-doubt, a promising preliminary support for beneficial effects of yoga in FM patients, Carson concluded.

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Kupwara, Feb 5: Food Corporation of India Depot in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district has allegedly become the hub of corruption where Weight Bridge men in connivance with officials are looting truckers in broad day light.
Reports said that truckers have been frequently registering the protest against weight bridge men and officials at FCI Kupwara alleging that each trucker has to pay Rs 1200 to unload the and weigh their load.
“We are helpless and pay bribe to the tune of Rs 1200 to get our trucks unloaded at an earliest. Those who refuse to grease the palm of the Weight Bridge men get stuck there for days’ togather,” said a group of truck drivers.
“Weight Bridge men have categorically informed us that they have clear instructions from the officials to collect Rs 1200 from each trucker,” they added.
The agitated drivers said that besides collecting Rs 1200 from them, the Weigh Bridge men demand bribe from them separately. “It is a big scandal. Keeping in view the number of trucks that unload rice, flour, sugar and other material at the depot, it comes to Rs 30 lakh bribe per month, which is a huge amount,” said a driver.
Interestingly, the purported video of a Weight Bridge man has gone viral on the social media. The video has been shot at FCI Kupwara Depot. In the video, the old Weight Bridge man has been demanding and accepting Rs 1200 bribe from a driver.
An official from FCI Kupwara declined to comment on the issue while the Deputy Commissioner Kupwara said he will get the matter investigated. “Please send me the video that has gone viral. I will definitely investigate the issue and action will be initiated, if the allegations are found correct,” Khalid Jehangir, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara said.


Intrawest: It’s ‘business as usual’ while financing is sorted out
January 21, 2010
Intrawest’s creditors plan to auction off equity stakes in the company next month, according to notices posted in major newspapers Tuesday.
The move comes after Intrawest’s parent company Fortress Investment Group failed in December to make a $524 million loan payment on a $1.4 billion debt, according to reports by the Globe and Mail, Denver Post, and the Associated Press.
The auction has been scheduled for Feb. 19, smack in the middle of the Winter Olympic Games. The Games are scheduled to begin at the Intrawest-owned Whistler Blackcomb ski area Feb. 12 and will wrap up on Feb. 28.
Despite the published notices, Intrawest insists that negotiations with its creditors regarding the debt are ongoing and that it is hoping to refinance the loan. In a press release Wednesday, Intrawest said the company maintains control of its resorts and will be conducting “business as usual.”
A report in the Globe and Mail Wednesday states that lenders, including the defunct Lehman Brothers and hedge fund Davidson Kempner, notified Fortress of its intent to begin foreclosure proceedings earlier this month.
“No foreclosure has happened,” Intrawest spokesman Ian Galbraith later told the Associated Press, adding the public notices are standard procedure during refinancing discussions.
Fortress acquired the British Columbia-based company in a $2.8 billion leveraged buyout in 2006.
The purchase included a 50-year agreement between Intrawest and the City of Denver for the operations and development of Winter Park Resort.
Intrawest picked up Steamboat in 2007 for $239 million, according to the Denver Post, and last month, the company sold Copper Mountain to Powdr Corps for an undisclosed amount, signaling the company’s looming financial difficulties.
“We are confident there will be no impact on the operation of the resort,” City of Denver’s chief financial officer Claude Pumilia told the Denver Post. “Intrawest doesn’t own Winter Park. There is no risk whatsoever of the city losing the resort.”
Winter Park Resort President and CEO Gary DeFrange declined comment, and Intrawest spokesman Ian Galbraith did not respond to requests for comment on this story.
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Blocks up to 37% Tax Increase by Allowing Deductibility
AGC blocked a surprise federal tax increase of up to 37 percent on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness, benefiting tens of thousands of construction firms. AGC was able to secure a provision in the year-end COVID-relief and government funding bill enacted Dec. 27, 2020 that overturned the IRS position barring deductions for PPP loan-forgiven business expenses. In addition, the association secured provisions providing for expedited loan forgiveness for PPP loans less than $150,000, expanded additional expense categories for PPP loan forgiveness and more. For a detailed analysis of what was included in the year-end bill from a construction industry perspective, click here.

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text: MacPhersons Resources Limited explores and evaluates various precious and base metal projects in Australia. It primarily explores for gold, silver, zinc, lead, and copper deposits. It focuses on the Nimbus–Boorara projects that comprise 205 square kilometers and are located in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The company was formerly known as Macphersons Reward Gold Limited and changed its name to MacPhersons Resources Limited in February 2012. MacPhersons Resources Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Kalgoorlie, Australia.

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It began last month when the Wall Street Journal reported that three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology had come down sick in November 2019. According to an intelligence report obtained by the Journal, the scientists had exhibited symptoms ‘consistent with both COVID-19 and common seasonal illness’. This was further evidence in favor of the lab leak theory, the idea that the coronavirus had originated inside a Chinese lab.
It continued last week with the release of a trove of Dr Anthony Fauci’s emails, which revealed that Fauci had been warned by a California virologist last January that the coronavirus appeared ‘engineered’. Both the virologist and Fauci have since reversed course, but the fact that the lab leak theory had crossed Fauci’s desk so early caused the internet’s antenna to go up. So too did the fact that the United States government had once funded the Wuhan lab in question to the tune of more than $800,000.
It culminated on Friday with the release of a bombshell report in Vanity Fair. Journalist Katherine Eban spotlighted a team of scientists who suspect that the coronavirus came from a lab yet have been constantly roadblocked by politically correct orthodoxy and government obstinacy. The piece exposed what looked an awful lot like a cover-up. It also made plain what’s been angrily denied since the start of the pandemic: the lab leak theory isn’t some crackpot thread off of Reddit; it’s very much scientifically plausible.
And it came to a crescendo across social media this weekend with a refrain: your conspiracy theorist friends were right.
In fairness, nothing that’s emerged over the last month has confirmed that the coronavirus came from a Chinese facility. Many good-faith scientists continue to believe that it was zoonotic, meaning it emerged through animal-to-human contact. Yet if the lab leak theory is true — and we now have more evidence than ever to suggest that it is — then the broad-stroke narrative that emerges sounds like a cobweb strung across the dankest corner of Alex Jones’s hippocampus: the United States funded a Chinese lab that produced a virus that killed 3.7 million people, then tried to cover it up.
It’s like the big reveal from some season finale of The X-Files, accompanied by a look of controlled shock from Gillian Anderson and that aha-I-knew-it smugness from David Duchovny. The show’s tagline, ‘the truth is out there’, is how a lot of keyboard sleuths feel right now. The X-Files, which aired during the 1990s, was mesmerizing television not only because of its writing but because it captured a certain familiar mood: suspicious, anti-establishment, a kind of instinctive libertarianism that maintained the government had much to hide and was very good at doing it.
This way of thinking is deeply American and dates back much further than the end of the 20th century. Richard Hofstadter wrote about it in his famous essay ‘The Paranoid Style in American Politics’, even if he was too focused on right-wing conspiracy theories to see the full picture. From witch hunts to Millerite apocalypses to Masonry to the Kennedy assassination and Roswell and 9/11 as an inside job, we Americans have always relished the thought that there’s a larger and more exhilarating truth just behind the curtain. It’s a function both of our Puritan origins, which place special emphasis on man’s depravity and eschatology, and our contempt for centralized power.
This streak isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Anyone who’s been paying attention to the war on terror, for example, knows that our government conceals horrible truths all the time, and it’s only paranoia until someone proves it’s true. Yet lately our Mulder and Scully LARPing has gone to new lengths. Many on the left have come to believe that Donald Trump was essentially a Manchurian candidate, controlled by the Russians and on the cusp of being arrested by the ‘marshal of the Supreme Court’. Some MAGA sorts, meanwhile, maintain that Donald Trump is collaborating with a secret agent called Q to save America from a coven of child rapists and ultimately usher in the end times.
All of that, of course, is squinting-in-the-sun nonsense. But the sudden crediting of the lab leak theory forces us to ask another question: what if that paranoid style is on occasion correct? What if, when it comes to COVID’s origins, the government really didn’t want us to know the truth? Bear in mind that trust in American institutions has already cratered, from the government to big business to our churches. Imagine how much more emaciated that trust will become if it’s revealed that Washington helped cover for the Chinese as millions were killed. Imagine how little buy-in there will be the next time there’s a pandemic or even just an event that requires some sort of national narrative.
The Overton window, which refers to the accepted boundaries of mainstream thought in a society, can get a bad name, since it can constrict criticism. Yet it also affords us a set of common guardrails we can cleave to, rules to keep our discourse grounded. It may be that we’re about to find out what happens when that window is shattered, when X-Files politics becomes reality. And how much more are they hiding from us? What really did happen to Jeffrey Epstein? Is a government that concealed a lab leak really above putting fluoride in the drinking water?
There’s only one possible way out of this: we need a thorough, honest, independent, nonpartisan investigation into the feds’ performance during COVID. Though even commission reports tend to be loaded with vagaries and redactions, more fuel for our suspicions. And then fresh conspiracies will arise, new cover-ups will be alleged. The truth is out there and that’s unfortunately where it may remain.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shutting down a Kentucky coal-fired power plant is the right decision, the new head of the Tennessee Valley Authority said Friday. President Donald Trump and the U.S. Senate majority leader who hails from Kentucky had previously criticized the move.
Jeff Lyash took over as president and CEO of the nation’s largest public utility on Monday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Lyash said the Paradise Fossil Plant is at the end of its life and no longer cost effective to operate.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had joined Trump in the plea to keep Paradise up and running, but TVA’s board still voted days later in February to retire the remaining coal-fired unit there by December 2020. The board also voted to close the Bull Run Fossil Plant near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by December 2023.
“These coal plants were ‘the’ technology when they were built,” Lyash said Friday. But he added that technology has changed along with customer demands.
“And that’s what leads to decisions like retirements on Paradise and Bull Run. For me it has little to do with a ‘war on coal’ or anything else. It has to do with deciding what’s best for the Tennessee Valley,” he said.
And as for Trump, Lyash said with a laugh, “One of my objectives is to never be on either end, good or bad, of a presidential tweet.”


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Happy (almost!) Valentine's Day! Today we're rounding up some doggone great ideas for having a pawesome Valentine's Day with your dog. All that unconditional doggy love definitely deserves a little something special.
Ok, I know that we're crazy about the treats here at Dalmatian DIY, but I'm going to start our list of ways to show your dog a little love this Valentine's Day with time together, preferably doing something that your dog really enjoys like walkies, training, a run, hiking, a car ride, trip to the beach, etc. There's nothing better than time, attention, mental stimulation and exercise. It's also free and good for both you and your dog. Win win! If your dog is a social animal, how about planning a doggy play-date with some furfriends? This might be a little tricky to coordinate since Valentine's Day is on a weekday this year, but I'm sure your dog would accept a weekend IOU.
Playing together with toys is also great fun. Enjoy some playtime with you dog's favourite toys or treat them to a new toy or two. If your local pet store allows dogs, you might even be able to go shopping together! If you'd like to make instead of buy, we have lots of fab DIY toy ideas in our archives, including some special Valentine toys like our Love Bone squeaky softie and Cupid's Arrow tug toy (pictured below).
Don't forget to take a few photos of you and your Valentine having fun together. Even better, why not book a photo session for you and your dog to have your portraits taken together and create some special images to treasure? You might also like to create pawprints (see how to make clay pawprints) or other special mementos.
After all that exercise and fun, you can indulge your pup with a few guilt-free treats. If you'd like to make instead of buy, check out our homemade dog treat recipe ideas, including some special Valentine treats like the Beetroot and Carob "Red Velvet" Truffles pictured above. You can also make any roll-and-cut treats using heart cookie cutters or gummy/frozen style treats using heart shaped molds to turn any favourite treat into a special Valentine treat.
Whew, what a day! Curl up together and relax with a few special snuggles. If your dog doesn't mind the noise (mine dislike on-screen barking), you can even enjoy a dog-themed movie together.
Are you still in contact with your pet's source? If you don't already do this (I like to message at Christmas and birthdays), why not contact the breeder or charity/rescue that your dog came from, let them know how he/she is doing, and thank them for the love and joy your pet brings into your life?
A donation to your favourite animal charity in their name is a lovely way to pay-it-forward so that other animals can find their furever homes and feel the love someday. This is also a beautiful way to honour departed furfriends. There are plenty of shelter dogs that could use a little hands-on TLC if you'd like to volunteer with your local charity. This is also a great way to get some doggy love and snuggles if you aren't able to own a dog of your own. :)
Looking for more doggone great Valentine's Day ideas? You can dig through all of our Valentine's posts here, and we have a whole Pinterest board of Valentine's Day doggy DIYs, recipes, and more. Have a great Valentine's Day!

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A PM stepper motor is made up of a multi-pole magnetized rotor and offset inductors for each phase. In order to reduce their size and number of parts, claw pole inductors are made from folded steel sheet. Because of this, the flow of magnetic flux is three dimensional, so it is necessary to carry out a 3D electromagnetic field analysis using the finite element method (FEM) to proceed with an accurate preliminary study.
This Application Note describes how the stiffness torque at 0.5 A of current can be calculated for a PM stepper motor.
Fig. 1 shows the stiffness torque with one-phase excitation and fig. 2 shows the stiffness torque with two-phase excitation. Fig. 3 shows the magnetic flux density distribution of the yoke with one-phase excitation at a rotation angle of 5.5 deg. Fig. 4 shows the magnetic flux density distribution of the yoke with two-phase excitation at a rotation angle of 5.0 deg. A maximum torque of 0.26 Nm is obtained at 5.5 deg for one-phase excitation, and 0.27 Nm is obtained at 5.0 deg for two-phase excitation. The magnetic flux density is concentrated at the inductor regardless of the excitation.


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Take care in your thinking...your mind and body are listening.
I recently watched a PBS Special, "Heal Yourself: Mind Over Medicine" presented by Lissa Rankin, MD. Happily, I found she and I are united in the belief that the mind is more important than the body since it is responsible for what's going on.
For years, I have known that the mind is more powerful than most of us realize...I have seen results first-hand. My own injuries have responded to my thoughts. But wait...there's more. Time after time, studies have shown patients respond to what doctors tell them...good or bad. They get better or, sadly they don't. It's the patient's own belief that creates the environment for healing or not healing.
Follow this link to a video of Dr. Rankin discussing the healing power in each of us, if only we believe. Dr. Lissa Rankin
It IS All In Your Head!


For three decades, Medicare official Anne Avery has devoted herself to educating others.
Backstory: Emigrated from South Korea in 1975.
Education: Studied at University of Louisville.
Profession: National lead for Asian-American and Pacific Islanders outreach at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Vision: Promote good health and access to federal health care benefits.
Anne Avery, 58, has spent her adult life bridging cultures. Arriving in Louisville with family at age 17, she often translated for Koreans working at a local garment factory when problems came up. Years later, after taking a job as a bilingual clerk with the federal government and eventually landing at the Department of Health and Human Services, she developed a passion for educating the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities about benefits.
By 2006 Avery was spending so much of her own time and money on outreach that HHS made it her job. Through workshops, webinars, YouTube videos, and more, Avery has educated tens of thousands across the country. Now after 31 years, she is retiring. Still, she notes, "I want to keep helping."
Her Medicare Advice
Do An Annual Checkup. Use open enrollment—Oct. 15 to Dec. 7—to review your coverage with any health changes in mind. "Are you on new drugs for high blood pressure? Prices vary year to year and plan to plan," says Avery.
Pay Only for the Care You Received. Check your Medicare summary for errors. "Being charged for a doctor's visit while you were out of town may be a mistake—or it may be a scam," she says.
Stay Alert to Fraud. A Medicare counselor won't contact you for your Medicare or bank account numbers without permission. "Don't let anyone rush you," says Avery. "There are no early-bird discounts."


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COMPUTER GRAPHICSAcademic Year 2019/2020 - 3° Year - Curriculum A
Credit Value: 9
Scientific field: INF/01 - Informatics
Taught classes: 36 hours
Exercise: 36 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
These are the main objectives of the course:
- to acquire basic knowledge and understanding about the basic procedures, data types for graphics, fundamental pipelines and methods for the production of images form 3d models and scenarios;
- to gain basic ability in using a contemporary state of the art software uite devoted to 3d models creation, texturing, animation and rendering;
- to have principles and references to choose among different graphics platforms for projects and data visualization;
- very basic introduction to the fundamentals pronciples of visual design and of animation.
- to provide a starting point to proceed either in autonomy or in a specialized academic course to a higher education in digital graphics and animation
Frontal lectures on theoretical topics
Laboratory using Blender 3d, latest version
Detailed Course Content
Tesh modeling and representations.
Fundamental rendering equation.
Ray casting, ray tracing, path tracing (montecarlo methods)
Animation and deformation of meshes.
basic of movie languae
basic of CAd: Bezier and NURBS.
3D ART ESSENTIALS, The Fundamentals of 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Animation, AMI CHOPINE, Focal Press
Fundamental of Computer Graphics (IV ed) Marschner, Shirely, CRC press
Fondamenti di grafica tridimensionale interattiva , Montani, Scopigno Scateni, McGrawHill
Grafica 3d con Blender , Siddi, Apogeo

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We're The Fight Back Home, and we're a party band from Philadelphia.
After growing up and playing in a variety of different bands from the Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia areas, we decided to get together and do what we love: play music and entertain crowds. When you come see us, you'll hear all the best party songs from the 80's, 90's, 2000's, today's current radio hits, and even some oldies mixed in. We're loud, proud, and love making every show feel like you're seeing your favorite band from the front row.
Over our 6 years as a band, we've had the great pleasure of playing at numerous festivals, weddings, charity and private events, and bars. You can get updates on what we've been doing and where we're playing on our main website (www.thefightbackhome.com), you can sign up for our mailing list, or you can follow us on any of our social media pages.
Come hang and have some beers with us soon! We promise it'll be a good time!
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Sympathetic monsters are simultaneously tragic and terrifying. Take George Waggner’s THE WOLF MAN or James Whale’s FRANKENSTEIN. Neither monster chose their fate. They were both thrust into this confusing world of horror, and are forced to deal with the repercussions. In both these examples the “monster” is not the most monstrous character in the film. Hordes of mindless villagers posse together to track them down and kill them, ignoring the creators as the true monsters.
Another classic horror monster whose legacy is as heartbreaking as it is unsettling is THE INVISIBLE MAN. Originally brought to screen by Whale, the concept of losing one’s physical identity has been revisited in THE UNSEEN. Ignoring the story and creation myth of Whale’s film, THE UNSEEN instead focuses on the physical and psychological effects of slowly disappearing, with mixed results.
Directed by Geoff Redknap, THE UNSEEN focuses on the effect of a disappearing father, in both the literal and metaphorical sense. Bob (Aden Young) is living a grumpy, solitary life in northern Canada as a logger. He is gruff and direct with his coworkers, but gets the job done, so they cannot complain too much. When his estranged daughter, now a teenager, begins rebelling back home, his ex-wife calls him to get the support she needs to get their daughter back on track.
Throughout this family drama we are slowly introduced to Bob’s affliction. We see his hands are taped, and that the masking is covering up his secret: he is disappearing. There is no flesh where there once was. The tips of his fingers float in the air, while his tendons and bones are like marionette strings exposed for us to see.
Bob’s physical maladies are honestly the best part of the film. Though it is easy to identify which reveals are practical effects and which are computer generated, their ingenuity and measured reveals are fascinating. Not only is it captivating to see violence-free gore and viscera, but seeing how these body caverns effect Bob emotionally makes the overall impact heavy.
It would have been better if the plot of THE UNSEEN saw that the relationship between Bob and is body is the soul of the film. Young’s performance is haunting and he could easily have carried the film on his own. Instead, it spends a good amount of its running time threading in unnecessary plot and subplots. Beyond Bob’s family drama we also have a crooked drug dealer (aren’t they all crooked?), shady Chinese medicine practitioners, and even an abandoned mental hospital (or is it?). This is all just too much. While this does give plenty of opportunities to have us get to know Bob, a more intimate examination of the man would have heightened his tragic nature.
Overall, THE UNSEEN is a great retelling of a classic concept. It fails when it ignores that focus, but regains its footing with enough frequency to generally remain on top.

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Arya Ayala Coloring Pages, 2020-06-09 17:13:52. That’s what coloring pages and coloring books do for kids. They bring the imagination to life. They entertain kids bringing out creative and artistic talents. Yet coloring book pages can also educate kids, teaching them through various themes and concepts. Coloring book pages for kids are a classic, wonderful activity that they can enjoy endlessly.
Jemma Bryan Coloring Pages, 2020-06-09 17:01:51. Internet is used to find the free printable coloring pages of your requirement. There can be lots of varieties of coloring pages over internet like the Disney pages or the Spiderman’s or any other cartoon character’s. All such pages can also be looked over specific web sites. You can also try through Google search images option to locate numerous of beautiful images which would be loved by kids too. What all you need here is just internet connection. All thanks to the widespread and easily accessible internet. Parents can also try offline resources like bookshops which carry a bunch of such books having color pages inside. At the end parents should never give up while selecting the correct and best printable pages for their kids.
Victoria Sutton Coloring Pages, 2020-06-09 17:06:51. Create your own animal contest. Have the children color various animals in whatever way they like. If a child wants to color a monkey purple allow them to do so. Then cut up various parts of the colored images. Cut the body parts off of the animals and place them in a pile on a table. Then have the kids assemble animals out of the parts. The final product will be a remarkable and weird compilation. This exercise usually really gets the kids laughing as they create funny and weird animals.
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49ers Take Another Image Hit With Brooks Charge Questions Remain In Phillies' Front Office Jim Buss Remains Optimistic About Lakers Leonsis Weighing Wizards Practice Facility Spots White Sox To Host Faith Day Franchise Notes Bayern Munich Partners With Columbia Univ. Blank Hiring CEO To Oversee Teams, Business Redskins, Native Americans Ordered To Mediation Bills Tap Former Player For Alumni Relations
SBD/September 19, 2013/Franchises
Ducks Owner Samueli Hopeful New CBA Gives Franchise More Stability
Published September 19, 2013
NBA NOT IN THE CARDS: Samueli said that he "doesn't anticipate bringing an NBA team" to the Honda Center "as a tenant any time soon but he remains committed to backing his money-losing NHL team and maintaining a state-of-the-art arena." In L.A., Helene Elliott notes Samueli since buying the team in '05 has spent $80M "on arena improvements." That includes "upgrading locker rooms to NBA standards and undertaking" the $20M Grand Terrace entertainment project that will open Oct. 10, coinciding with the Ducks' home opener. Samueli said of adding an NBA tenant, "If an opportunity presents itself we'll look at it but we haven't had any contact with the NBA for quite a while. You never give up, but clearly it's not going to happen in the near term" (L.A. TIMES, 9/19).

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To Jim Norris the air in room 1029 seemed stuffy. He picked indifferently at a seafood cocktail as an official of the Illinois Athletic Commission jumped up to open a window. On a couch against the wall, Truman Gibson Jr., the urbane, smooth-talking "front man" who had run Norris' boxing operation for 11 years, nursed a drink and watched a score of freeloaders gulp their luncheons. "I seldom eat lunch," he said with a wan smile. "Breakfast and then a pretty good dinner. Hardly ever lunch."
It was not a day for bon appetit. Norris and Co. had gathered in the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago on Tuesday of last week to admit that they were licked and that they were getting out of boxing. The following night, the 501st—and last—of the Norris-promoted TV fights would be held in the Chicago Stadium (attendance: 760, including freeolas; net gate: $841). "This is the formal dissolution of the NBE," said Norris. With those words, the 20-month-old National Boxing Enterprises followed its Norris-controlled predecessor, the International Boxing Club, into oblivion.
For a week Jim Norris had alternately scheduled and postponed his G�tterd�mmerung luncheon while his aides scurried about, trying to find out just what the agents of the U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating boxing were planning to do in Chicago. The investigators were scattering subpoenas about—hitting Norris' chief partner, Arthur Wirtz, as well as heavyweight contender Sonny Liston and eight other persons—for hearings that are scheduled to open in Washington on December 5. They had not yet hit Jim.
Now, as Norris pushed away his roast beef in the Wirtz-owned Bismarck, his longtime associates were thinking more of the future than the past. "Ya see what I tell ya, Truman—newspapermen respect ya if ya always tell 'em what ya can," said Bennie Bentley, who had been matchmaker for the Norris interests in Chicago. Now he was about to open a public-relations business in the Loop. "Mention me in your story," he said to a newsman. "People will think I'm an O.K. guy if ya mention me in your story. I mean, in your paper, ya know?"
Norris rose and smoothed his gray suit. Two members of the Illinois Athletic Commission—part of the Greek chorus in the tableau to follow—dutifully stopped bolting their food. Norris' face seemed a trifle puffy, his eyes a little sad. A monopoly "only exists if it comes from Chicago," he said bitterly. Of his years in boxing, he said, "I've enjoyed them, but we're not going to be able to continue." He cast out his plea of innocence of any wrongdoing in boxing, apparently hoping the antennae of the Senate subcommittee were properly tuned. "Any disreputable elements in boxing in New York were there before," he said. "I didn't bring them in. We didn't have any of that in Chicago and no matches were questioned here." ("You're —- —— well right," said a member of the Greek chorus. "You're —- —— right he's —- —— right," echoed a member of the state athletic commission.)
In order that everybody could have their say—and express undying fealty—Norris turned the chair over to Frank Gilmer, chairman of the Illinois Athletic Commission. Gilmer is a lumpy, belligerently naive ex-referee (and a lawyer in one of Chicago's most prominent law firms) who insists that the only villains in boxing are those who attack it. "When you knock a promoter like this out of business, you hurt a very great sport," said Gilmer. An elevated train rumbled by outside, dramatically punctuating the remark.
" 'They' didn't want Jim Norris and Arthur Wirtz in Madison Square Garden," said Gilmer. He rambled on about the antitrust decision of Federal Judge Sylvester Ryan and the U.S. Supreme Court. " Judge Ryan's decision and the Supreme Court don't look so good," he said.
("Like I say, I can't afford to have no subpoena served on me now," said Bennie Bentley. "I mean, now that I'm a respectable businessman.")
Beside Gilmer sat pudgy, marcelled Lou Radzienda, chewing on a big black cigar. He nodded solemnly as Norris, speaking again, said, "Truman has been tremendously embarrassed. We've been tremendously embarrassed. To use a vulgar term, we've had a bellyful." The Greek chorus around him bobbed with emotion. "Boxers never went without their money with you running things," shouted Radzienda. "You're —- —— right," shouted another member of the chorus. "They weren't not paid, they were overpaid." "Nobody did more for boxing than you did," said a third.
Norris went on. "Ten years ago, when we came in, there were no title fights in Chicago. We got into business and got a lot of title fights for Chicago. (The Greek chorus: "You're —- —— right, Jim." "Without you, they would of never gotten a fight in Chicago.") Said Norris, "Now we're back to where we were 10 years ago."

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text: Cotinuing on the previous JE, here's an old Jon Katz post. In it he notes this slashdot sells-his-book phenomenon, makes this cute comment, Everyone's first impulse was to cite the USA Today review. But that didn't make sense. It was obvious to me that it was Slashdot that was driving the books. For one thing, USA Today is linked to Barnes & Noble's website, not Amazon., and everyone disliked him then too.

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Rep. Greg Stanton today applauded a recent move by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which will begin to equip agents and officers with body-worn cameras.
In the wake of the January 6 attack, Stanton introduced a bill to require all uniformed, on-duty U.S. Capitol Police officers to utilize body-worn cameras.
A non-partisan review led by senior retired military leaders and law enforcement experts agreed with Stanton’s push, the measure passed the House as a part of an emergency security supplemental package meant to boost security at the complex. Curiously, it was omitted from a $1 billion Capitol security bill that originated in the Senate and was ultimately approved by the House.
“Every law enforcement officer walking the beat in the United States ought to have a body-worn camera,” said Stanton. “Cameras increase transparency and accountability and make both officers and the public they serve safer.”


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David Banner Speaks On Upcoming Productions.
by Steven J. Horowitz ,posted October 07, 2011 at 8:50PM UTC+0100
The Mississippi native reveals production for Duffy and John Legend.
“Production-wise, it’s been my best year. Chris Brown, Justin Bieber... I’m about to go into the studio with Duffy for two weeks".


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Britain's government has promised to put £300bn of investment into bringing the country's creaking infrastructure up-to-date by the end of the decade.
Whitehall pegged investment to be spread across a variety of major projects, including the creation of a high speed rail network linking UK cities.
It also aims to triple the annual spend on repairing the country's potholed roads, a wave of new affordable homes, and roll out superfast broadband to all areas.
Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, outlined £100bn (€117bn, $153bn) of the government's plans in a speech to the House of Commons, a day after Chancellor George Osborne's latest round of austerity cuts were announced in a spending review. Most of the money is reallocated from different budgets, rather than new capital investment.
He claimed there would be "the biggest public housing programme for over twenty years, the largest programme of rail investment since Victorian times, the greatest investment in our roads since the 1970s, fast online access for the whole country, [and] unlocking massive investment in cleaner energy, to power our economy forwards."
"This is an ambitious long-term plan to build an infrastructure of which Britain can be proud, and in doing so help to build a stronger economy in a fairer society, where everyone can get on in life," he said.
The Treasury will spend £3bn a year for three years from 2015 on building 165,000 affordable homes. There will also be hundreds of millions spent on flood defences to protect 400,000 homes.
Alexander also said there will be a £42.6bn funding cap for the construction costs of the High Speed 2 rail network, which will connect eight of the UK's ten largest cities, to give "long term financial certainty".
After the next election, there will be £16bn of investment in High Speed 2, confirmed Alexander.
Almost £6bn will be given to local authorities to repair roads. There will be £1.2bn of public investment in a superfast broadband network across the UK, which the government claims will see the country boast the fastest broadband speeds in the EU by 2015.
An extra £800m is being given to the Green Investment Bank on top of the £3bn already pledged, to supporting investment in renewables and clean energy.
The UK Guarantees Scheme (UKGS), where the government underwrites the finances of up to £40bn in nationally-significant infrastructure projects that could qualify, has been extended for two years until 2016.
Only two projects have so far signed up - a Drax powerplant upgrade and the Northern Line Tube extension to Battersea - but Alexander announced two more on the cusp of guarantees.
Treasury officials are set to offer a £500m guarantee to the Mersey Gateway Bridge and another worth billions to the building of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point.
Critics say the government is not moving quickly enough on infrastructure.
"If the UK is to secure strong growth we need significant investment and while today's news of how previously-announced budgets will be spent brings much-needed capital expenditure a step closer, it is still too little too late," said TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady.
"Although setting out major infrastructure projects in advance may give industry more confidence to begin to invest in training and research so that they are ready when the time comes for contracts to be awarded, our economic problems are huge and require far more immediate attention. The UK needs policies to boost growth and jobs now rather than in two years time."


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The purpose of this study was to examine age, sport/competition experience, and gender differences in psychological skills among Greek elite archery athletes. Seventy archery athletes completed a Greek version of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 by Smith, Schutz, Smoll, and Ptacek, during the 2011 Greek Men and Women National Archery Championship Tournament. Analyses yielded differences between age groups on two factors (freedom of worries and peaking with pressure). Additionally, differences were indicated between sport/competition experience groups on three factors (freedom of worries, confidence and concentration) but no statistically significant differences between sexes. Older athletes reported better emotional control, with less distress. Overall, results could help archery athletes become more familiar with the sport-specific psychological skills involved in their sport.
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|The President met with the President of Lebanon|
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, met today, in Beirut, with the President of Lebanon, Mr Michel Aoun.
President Anastasiades, who was accompanied by his spouse, Mrs Andri Anastasiades, and the members of the Cypriot delegation, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Energy and the Government Spokesman, arrived at 11.30 in the morning at the Presidential Palace in Beirut, where he was officially welcomed by President Aoun.
|The President will pay an official visit to Lebanon|
The President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades leaves today, 11 June, for Lebanon where he will pay a three-day official visit.
Tomorrow, the President will be officially welcomed by the President of Lebanon Mr Michel Aoun with whom they will hold official talks.
Among the issues to be discussed at the talks are the bilateral relations of Cyprus and Lebanon, regional matters, EU-Lebanon relations and the latest developments on the Cyprus problem.
|Address by the President at the 12th Cyprus– Russian Festival Limassol|
It is a great pleasure to address the official opening ceremony of the 12th Cyprus – Russian Festival.
The fact that this Festival is being held for the 12th consecutive year manifests that it has been firmly established as an event that fosters unity and social cohesion between our two peoples, through sharing our exceptional rich culture and traditions and celebrating our well-established and genuine friendship.
|The President met with the Vice President of the USA at the White House|
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, has expressed his full satisfaction with his meeting with the Vice President of the United States, Mr Mike Pence, whom he met yesterday at the White House.
Present at the meeting, which lasted about an hour, were the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ioannis Kasoulides, the Minister of Energy, Mr Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, the Government Spokesman, Mr Nikos Christodoulides and the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Washington, Mr Leonidas Pantelides.
|Speech by the President at PSEKA Banquet|
I am honoured, Dear Friends, to be here with you this evening at the 33rd Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference, and to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this award.
Allow me to express my profound gratitude to the organizers and hosts of this banquet and the Conference:
• -the International Coordinating Committee: Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA),
• -the American Jewish Committee (AJC),
• -the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC),
• -the National Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH),
|Remarks by the President at the German Marshall Fund’s event|
First and foremost, I would like to warmly thank the esteemed German Marshall Fund of the United States for organizing this event.
Warm thanks to the two distinguished ladies I have the honour to share this platform with – Dr. Kareen Donfried, President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and our moderator, Ms. Susan Glasser, POLITICO’s Chief International Affairs Columnist.
Warm thanks to you for attending, and for your interest in Cyprus.


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+-- Nicholas Hancher | 1705-1777 +-- William Henshaw -----+ | 1736-1799 | | +-- Rebecca Smith | c1707-? William Slaughter Henshaw ---+ B: 1783 | +-- William Anderson D: 1836 | | +-- Agnes Ann Anderson --+ c1745-<1806 | +-- Mary Lauren M: Harriet Brown Lyle +-- Robert W. Henshaw, ?-1861 +-- Isabella Lyle Henshaw, 1817-1891 +-- Mary Henshaw, +-- Hugh Lyle Henshaw, 1819-1861 +-- William Anderson Henshaw, 1822-1881 +-- Ann Lavinia Henshaw, 1825-1842 +-- Ruhmau Rebecca Moore Henshaw, 1827-1836 +-- Wallace Wellington Henshaw, 1830-1854 +-- Harriet Biron Bailey Henshaw, 1832-1870 +-- Susan Henshaw, c1835-?
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(William Slaughter Henshaw)1,70,132,165    (William Sloughter Henshaw)133,a    (William Slouth Henshaw)69
Born Nov 23 1783.166
On 6 Mo. 12 1805 at Hopewell Friends MM (Virginia), William S. Henshaw signed and witnessed the marriage certificate of Joseph Hackney Jr. and Lydia Sidwell.b
William was a captain in the 5th Infantry, U.S. Army, 1808-1815, and served during the War of 1812.165,c    Promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain, April 30, 1813.d
He married Harriet Brown Lyle, Sep 19 1816, Berkeley County, Virginia.1,70,132,e    (Harriet Browman Lyle)69    (Harriet Byron Lyle)165,166,129    Harriet was born Mar 12 1793, Virginia.165,166,f,g
Note that William's neice Eleanor married a Hugh Lyle in 1821.132    Harriet's relationship to Hugh is unknown.
William was a Captain in the 5th Infantry, U.S. Army, from 1808 to 1815, serving actively through the war of 1812.1,132,133,145,166
William Slaughter Henshaw died Apr 28 1836, at his home.129,165,166
Widow Harriet Henshaw and family were shown in the 1850 census, Berkeley County, Virginia, as follows:f
The 1850 census shows the following Henshaws all living near each other in Berkeley County, Virginia:
1. "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", by William Hinshaw; edited by Milo Custer; private printing, Bloomington, Illinois, 1911; Frank I. Miller Co., printers. LDS microfilm number 1402822.
69. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - West Virginia.
70. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Virginia.
129. "Family Tree Maker, Family Archives, World Family Tree", Vol. 3, by Broderbund Software, a collection of individual family group submissions.
132. "The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly", Vol. 4, No. 2, April 1904. The West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society, Charleston, W.VA. Article "The Henshaw Family" by Valley Virginia Henshaw. Contributed by David H. Henshaw ().
133. "Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County Pennsylvania", Volume II. John W. Jordan & James Hadden, editors. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1912. Contributed by David H. Henshaw ().
145. Family group sheets created by Frances G. Brumley, citing Henshaw family bible records, Greene County, TN court & cemetery records, and several secondary sources. Contributed by Ruth Jenkins ().
165. "History of Henshaws in Scotland, in England and in America to the Present Time", Edith Henshaw Kuntz, 1956; contributed by Don Henshaw.
166. Henshaw history and genealogy manuscript, original by Holmes Hart Henshaw, 1930; updated in 1995 by Donald Craig Henshaw and others.
(a) Contribution from Tom Henshaw.
(b) "Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934: Frederick County, Virginia:
Records of Hopewell Monthly Meetings and Meetings Reporting to Hopewell",
1936, Shendendoah Publishing House, Strasburg, VA.
(c) "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants" by Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich; Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988;
Roster of the General Society of War of 1812; pages 229, 273.
(d) "Notes and Queries Historical and Genealogical chiefly relating to Interior Pennsylvania"; by William Henry Egle; Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970; page 147.
(e) "Virginia Marriage Index, 1740-1850", Ancestry, Inc.
(f) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 417, family #1543.
(g) 1860 census, Arden P.O., Berkeley County, Virginia; page 764, line #36, dwelling #86, family #86.
(h) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 417, family #1544.
(j) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 416, family #1519.
(k) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 416, family #1524.
(l) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 416, family #1525.
(m) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 416, family #1528.
(n) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 416, family #1529.
(o) 1850 census, 9th District, Berkeley County, Virginia, roll 936, pg 418, family #1565.
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Reported Shark Bite Incident on Cape Cod
A person was reportedly bitten by a shark Wednesday afternoon on a Cape Cod beach.
Truro Police confirm that a man at Longnook Beach in Truro was reportedly bitten by a shark and suffered "deep puncture wounds."
The victim, a 61-year-old man, reportedly suffered puncture wounds to his leg and torso, and was taken by helicopter to a Boston medical facility.
Police say they will be releasing more details, and we will update this story as they become available. They say Longnook Beach was not shut down.
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The gems from the High Priest's breastplate provided the source material for a locally produced thriller called Diamond Rose, produced by the sister of "Diamond" Joe Gutnick – Pnina Feldman.Ms. Feldman herself has posted a 1997 story about the Diamond Rose company on her blog, diamonds forever.
Feldman was convinced that a geologist in the Pilbara had discovered one of the 12 sacred stones which – according to the Old Testament – were set in the breastplate, known as the hoshen.
She called it "pittado" and promised in the Diamond Rose prospectus that it would make the company "Australia's premier gemstone producer and exporter".
It debuted on the ASX in 1997 with Feldman – a former schoolmistress and mother of 11 children – wheeling in four of her daughters and six rabbis for the grand occasion.
Another recent story involving the twelve stones on the High Priest's breastpiece is here. And lots more on last season's now-canceled television series Dig is here and links.


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A 12-year-old boy is running Donald Trump’s presidential campaign office in one of Colorado’s most vital counties, according to a new report.
Weston Imer runs operations for the GOP presidential nominee’s camp in Jefferson County, KDVR News said Sunday.
KDVR News said Jefferson County is one of the most populous counties in Colorado as it includes part of the Denver metro area.
Imer is responsible for gathering volunteers and helping get out the vote for Trump in the critical swing state, the news station added.
KDVR News said Weston Imer starts school next month, so he hopes to perform his job with Trump’s campaign until at least that time.
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Mahbouba Gharbi, Chairwoman of the Board of iSAQB®, appointed to the Advisory Board of the Department of Computer Science at Worms University of Applied Sciences
Ludwigshafen am Rhein on November 15, 2021: On October 13, 2021, Worms University of Applied Sciences, with its more than 3700 students as well as 80 partner universities in over 50 countries, appointed Mahbouba Gharbi, Chairwoman of the Board of the International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB), to the Advisory Board for the Applied Computer Science and Mobile Computing programs.
With the appointment of Mahbouba Gharbi to the academic advisory board, Worms University of Applied Sciences intends to further develop the networking between IT industry and academic teaching. The common goal of Ms. Gharbi’s involvement is the advancement of the department as well as the teaching and research programs based on the internationally recognized educational standards of the iSAQB. “Especially for the content design of teaching programs according to requirements of the workplace as well as the attractiveness of a modern study program, Ms. Gharbi’s expertise is in great demand,” says Prof. Dr. Herbert Thielen (Vice Dean of the Department of Computer Science, Worms University of Applied Sciences).
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Amanda Guzman Shelton
Amanda Pangelinan Guzman Shelton (1906-1982) was one of a handful of native Chamorro nurses who worked at the Naval Hospital in Hagåtña in the early American administration of Guam before World War II. Better known as “Mac,” Shelton was born 22 October 1906.
As a young woman Shelton made a commitment to help the sick, the children and the elderly. Her goal in life was to become a nurse. As a young child, Shelton wanted to wear white nurse’s cap and take care of an aunt who was very ill. The aunt was hospitalized in the Naval Hospital and Shelton was impressed by the gentle care and compassion of the hospital nurses during the early 1920s.
In 1922 at the age of sixteen she joined the Naval Hospital nurse-training program. Shelton’s parents had serious reservations about enrolling their child in the program because of the requirement that the young women in the program live at the hospital while in training. The head nurse, rather than parents, would have supervision of the trainees. Shelton sought advice and support of Maria Aguero who encouraged Shelton to continue her dream to be a nurse and assured the young woman’s parents that she would be a wonderful nurse. Shelton’s parents eventually relented and she was allowed to enter the program.
Shelton worked under the first Chief Native Nurse, Maria Roberto. Back then, it was the job of the chief nurse to work with the Navy nurses at the hospital and to supervise the training of the Chamorro nursing students. The chief native nurse was a principal, a teacher, a supervisor and a housemother. Her presence reassured the parents of the trainees that their daughters would be looked after while away from home. The chief native nurse also helped reassure that the students’ reputations would be protected in their interactions with Navy doctors and other male employees.
Shelton’s primary instruction as a nursing student was attending classes, making patients’ beds, bathing and feeding patients, and distributing medicine. Other duties included cleaning, mopping and changing bedpans.
Shelton was deeply saddened about three weeks before graduating from nursing school in 1924, when Naval doctors confirmed that Roberto had contracted Hansen’s disease (leprosy). The United States Naval government had a policy in place from 1912-1924 that all patients with leprosy be sent to a leper colony in Culion, Philippines. Roberto continued to work as a nurse assisting her fellow sufferers in Culion until her death there.
Shelton continued working diligently as a nurse under other Chief Native Nurses such as Dolores Lujan, Rita Pangelinan Garrido Blaz, Maria Duenas Sablan and Consuelo Terlaje Pellacani. Shelton herself became the Chief Native Nurse in 1934, through the Japanese occupation during World War II, and then again after the war, up until 1948. By then, the Naval Hospital had been destroyed.
As Chief Native Nurse, Shelton is remembered as a strict woman with a “kuatta,” or belt, for use when nurses got out of line. In her capacity, though, she also encouraged other young women to take up nursing as a professional career.
During World War II the Japanese had put Shelton in charge of a whole store of medical provisions and supplies so she could take care of the wounded and the sick if needed. According to historian Antonio Palomo, the local nurses were real heroines of the war. When the Japanese Occupation began, the nurses were ordered to continue working at the hospital in Hagatna. A rule was put in place that Japanese personnel receive medical care first before any local people. Because of this rule, sometimes the nurses would take medicine from the hospital to care for the locals in need of help. As Guam historian Anne Hattori has asserted, considerable evidence exists of native nurses administering medical care throughout the Japanese occupation. Indeed, the Chamorro nurses that were left behind to work with the Japanese showed that they had – and were respected for – their care-giving skills and knowledge.
Around June 1945 the US Naval Hospital School for Native Nurses was re-established. The following year it was renamed the US Naval Hospital School of Nursing, and later the Guam Memorial Hospital School for Nursing. The last class graduated in 1950 when the school closed after the signing of the Organic Act of 1950.
Eventually, Shelton took leave and traveled to the US continent where she met and soon married Austin James Shelton on 18 November 1947. They had one child, Austin James Shelton II, nicknamed “Sonny,” who eventually was elected senator in the 19th Guam Legislature. The Sheltons operated a family business together, called Shelton Music Company, which provided musical supplies and instruments for the island community for many years.
Amanda Guzman Shelton, as one of the Chamorro Chief Native Nurses, helped pioneer the nursing profession among Chamorro women. Her compassion and desire to help the sick and the suffering became an example for other Chamorro women to become nurses. Historically, Shelton’s experience at the nurse-training program highlights the shift of Chamorro women into careers outside of the domestic sphere and the impact of US naval health policies on the Chamorro people in the 20th century.
For further reading
DeLisle, Christine Taitano. “Navy Wives/Native Lives: The Cultural and Historical Relations between American Naval Wives and Chamorro Women in Guam, 1898-1945.” PhD diss., University of Michigan, 2008.
Hattori, Anne Perez. Colonial Dis-ease: U.S. Navy Health Policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898-1941. Pacific Islands Monograph Series 19. Honolulu: University of Hawai`i Press, 2004.
I Manfåyi: Who’s Who in Chamorro History. Vol. 1. The Hale’-ta Series. Hagåtña: Political Status Education and Coordinating Commission, 1995.

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OTTAWA — The Ottawa REDBLACKS have officially agreed to a two-year contract extension with linebacker Damaso Munoz.
The team confirmed the news on Friday after the Ottawa Sun‘s Tim Baines first reported the extension on Twitter earlier in the week. Munoz, the REDBLACKS’ leading tackler in 2015 was due to become a free agent on Feb. 9.
“Damaso has proven to be an extremely valuable member of the REDBLACKS, both on the field and in the locker room,” said REDBLACKS General Manager Marcel Desjardins. “We were among the top defensive teams thanks to his contributions and leadership and we are happy that he has decided to remain in Ottawa.”
Munoz arrived in Ottawa in 2014, joining an expansion REDBLACKS team that went on to win just two games. That year was shortened by injury for Munoz, who recorded 15 tackles over the span of seven games.
Last year Munoz enjoyed one of the most productive seasons of his career, recording a team-high 74 tackles, four sacks, one interception and three forced fumbles. The 29-year-Rutgers graduate played a pivotal role on an Ottawa defence that ranked number one overall in the CFL.
Munoz also scored a touchdown on Sept. 26 at TD Place for a 40-yard score after intercepting Argonauts quarterback Trevor Harris.
A native of Miami, Fla., Munoz first broke into the CFL in 2011 with the Eskimos, recording 67 tackles, one sack and one interception over 18 games. In 2012 and 2013 Munoz recorded back to back seasons with 88 tackles, finishing with 243 tackles over a three-year span with Edmonton.
In his career, Munoz has played in at least 17 games in four of his five seasons in the CFL.