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In what has been a very closely contested series between two evenly matched teams, it was Pakistan who drew first blood in the three-match T20I series against South Africa on Wednesday. After finishing the PK-W vs SA-W ODI series in a very unusual tie in the the final game, Pakistan bounced back and got the better of the hosts in the first T20I of the five-match series. With a 1-0 lead, the two teams will now enter a very crucial match on Saturday, May 18 at Pietermaritzburg. If Pakistan manages to win on Saturday, they take a 2-0 lead which will mean that South Africa will have to win all the games. Here’s a look at the probable playing 11 for the South Africa Women vs Pakistan Women 2nd T20I and our top five Fantasy Cricket picks for PK W vs SA W Dream11 team:
Top Dream11 picks for PK W vs SA W 2nd T20I –
1. Sana Mir - All-rounder, Pakistan
Sana Mir was instrumental when Pakistan won the first ODI and yet again she proved why she was a top pick with a brilliant performance against South Africa in the first T20I. Picking up three wickets and giving just 14 runs in four overs, Sana Mir was an impact player and is a top pick for your PK-W vs SA-W 2nd T20I.
Dream11 Points - 35
2. Masabata Klaas - Bowler, South Africa
Klaas has been very clinical for South Africa in the ODI series, picking up six wickets for the home team in three games. Klaas has spearheaded the South African bowling attack and is a player that will have some impact for your South Africa Women vs Pakistan Women fantasy team.
Dream11 Points - 17
3. Chloe Tyron - All-rounder, South Africa
While all the others in the Proteas team failed to make any sort of impact in the first T20I, Chloe Tyron looked the most likely to actually do something. She scored a gritty knock of 43 and looked like the only differentiator between the Pakistani bowlers and South Africa’s batswomen. If you had to pick someone from the home team, it has to be her for your PK W vs SA W Dream11 Team.

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Visvim 2009 Fall/Winter Collection Exhibition
With some of the most well respected names in Paris to appreciate Visvim’s Fall/Winter 2009 collection exhibition, Slam Jam were on hand to capture the events unfold. With a very interesting move having taken place from the Japanese based label it is great to see how the move was received. Take a closer look inside at how things went down in Paris.
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U.S consumer prices rose modestly in July according to the latest data release from the Bureau of Labor and statistics, with headline inflation rising a timid 0.1 percent compared with the 0.3 percent gain in June. The rate of annualized inflation now stands at 0.2%, well short of the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% and … Continue reading Tame inflation numbers put rate hike in further doubt
Manufacturing data from New York released earlier today paints a brutal picture of the slowdown which is currently taking root in the US economy. The latest report, commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, revealed a activity in the region had slumped at the fastest pace since the height of the subprime turmoil … Continue reading The End of the Candy Floss Economy
The rising cost of rent is starting to become one of the biggest challenges that average working class and middle class families are having to face. Despite assurances from the Federal Reserve that inflation remains subdued (and for cheap quality use once and throw away goods this is probably true), the cost of essential services … Continue reading I’m glad inflation is under control because I can’t afford my rent!
When savers and investors seek alternatives to the US Dollar, precious metals are often their first port of call due to the tremendous store of value and inflation fighting properties which they possess. Gold above all, is the most coveted of the precious metals, but in a scenario of total economic collapse, many people believe … Continue reading Junk Silver: Half Dollars worth more than 10 times its face value?
As if the deck wasn’t already severely stacked against the average investor, new criminal fraud charges have been brought against 32 global investors by the DOJ for hacking Dow Jones Newswires which shed new light on a growing business for criminal investors – inside information. As part of the scheme, a group of Ukrainian hackers … Continue reading Hacking, Inside Information and the increasingly rigged wall street game
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) stunned markets overnight with a shock devaluation of the Yuan, a move few if any Wall Street analysts saw coming. The Yuan devaluation is the latest in a string of policy moves to come out of China in a bid to help stimulate an economy which looks increasingly on … Continue reading China enters the global currency war with Yuan devaluation
The US dollar is enduring a turbulent start to the week on the back of a growing sense amongst investors that the Fed will delay raising interest rates to December at the earliest. The dollar is losing ground against all of its major competitors, falling -0.5% against the Euro and nearly -0.7% against the British … Continue reading Dollar drops, Gold pops as rate hike expectations begin to fade
Banks in the United States are set to increase their credit exposure to the consumer sector by Increasing the limit for individuals on their credit card and offering more credit cards to customers according to a recent report from the Federal Reserve. Now, before people start jumping up and down as their spending power suddenly … Continue reading Consumer lending looks set to surge
Since the financial collapse of 2008, the most popular policy response amongst the world’s governments and central banks has been an unprecedented increase in the money supply with the expressed aims of fighting deflation and boosting overall demand within their respective economies. Disguised under nondescript titles such as “Quantitative Easing”, what these central banks have … Continue reading What the United States can learn from Zimbabwe
The Great Depression of the 1930s is one of the most studied periods in economic history, due largely to the vast array of policy responses that were introduced to try and pull the failing economy out of the doldrums and on to a more prosperous path. Increased government intrusion into daily life, most notably into monetary affairs, … Continue reading Silver Nationalization and the Early Seeds of Inflation


SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares hit a 7-month high, China’s yuan jumped and safe-harbor assets slipped on Tuesday, amid signs of goodwill between China and the United States, as the world’s two biggest economies prepared to sign a truce in their trade war.
An investor uses his mobile phone in front of a stock quotation board at a brokerage office in Beijing, China January 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee
The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said China should no longer be designated a currency manipulator – a label it applied as the yuan dropped in August.
China, meanwhile, allowed the tightly managed currency to climb to its highest point since July, after fixing the yuan’s trading-band midpoint at its firmest in more than five months.
The yuan sat 0.4% firmer at 6.8677 per dollar by mid session.
The moves come as a Chinese delegation arrived in Washington ahead of Wednesday’s signing of the Phase 1 trade agreement, seen as calming a dispute that has upended the world economy.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan hit its highest since June in morning trade, driving world stocks to a record high.
Japan’s Nikkei added 0.7% and hit its highest point in a month. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose to its highest since May and Shanghai blue chips scaled heights not touched since January 2018, though both later pared gains.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.7% to a record intraday high. Gold fell and the safe-harbor Japanese yen dropped to a seven-month low.
“There have been a number of false starts,” said Vishnu Varathan, head of economics at Mizuho Bank in Singapore.
“The fact that this is really coming to the moment when the rubber hits the road is the most tangible evidence of traction in starting to resolve issues, that’s what’s driving optimism.”
Chinese economic data showing rising exports and imports in December also put a floor under gains.
Overnight Wall Street logged record closing highs, helped by sharp rises in technology stocks as investors bet firms such as Facebook Inc, Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc might have the most to gain from revived global growth. [.N]
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% to a record closing high, while the Nasdaq Composite added 1% and also closed at a record peak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.29%.
With the text of the Sino-U.S. deal yet to be finalised, some fretted the gains could leave stocks exposed should anything go awry, with modest volumes in equity markets hinting at caution.
“The market appears to be fully pricing a signed agreement,” said CMC Markets’ chief strategist in Sydney, Michael McCarthy.
“It’s buy the rumor, sell the fact… Even a delay could see an extremely negative reaction,” he said.
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told Fox Business late on Monday that the Chinese translation of the deal’s text was almost done.
“We’re going to make it public on Wednesday before the signing,” he said.
YEN, GOLD SLIP
In tandem with the rally, safe-harbor assets slid lower on Tuesday. Gold extended Monday’s fall to trade 0.6% weaker at $1538.76 per ounce.
Oil nursed losses and yields on benchmark U.S. Treasuries rose as prices fell. Brent Crude was steady around $64.37 per barrel. Ten-year Treasury note yields rose to 1.8599% compared with the U.S. close of 1.848%.
In currency markets, the yen weakened past the 110 yen-per-dollar mark while the yuan’s strength helped lift trade-exposed currencies across Asia.
Besides the trade deal, investors are also looking to U.S. inflation data due later on Tuesday and the beginning of the fourth-quarter U.S. company results season.
Big banks JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co are due to report earnings before market open on Tuesday.
Reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Christopher Cushing
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TOTALLY ALIVE (a health update) - House of Forgotten Thoughts
Aug. 23rd, 2015
04:22 pm - TOTALLY ALIVE (a health update)
So, I've been not-posting long enough that people have started quietly asking me for updates instead of waiting for announcements, which I completely appreciate.
Surgery went great, they took out the entire tumor with good margins and 10(!) sentinel lymph nodes. (Out of 50-ish on that side, usually they have to take 1-5.)* Good margins means no stray bits. Nodes also came back clean.
Tumor was completely mucinous, which means the cancer cells were surrounded by a snot blob, also fantastic news as those are much less likely to travel.
Healing up has been going well. I ended up taking three weeks completely off instead of the expected two (SO TIRED), but my energy is back up now and I'm no longer worried about dragging exhaustedly through the Netherlands with random temperature fluctuations.
Gender and body changes and stuff
I currently have no sensation on the skin or nipple on my left breast. They didn't touch the nerve, so they said it's just swelling and localized shock. It should come back in about 2 months after surgery.
Loss of sensation, even asymmetrically, isn't nearly as upsetting as I was afraid of, and I'm impressed by how much my "sensation" of that skin is actually mapped by my fingertips. It's a huge change in my data points about how I would feel about doing more radical chest surgery. For which I still have a giant blank check. I think people concerned about that as a factor should ask about getting a temporary nerve block (I'm sure there's a way to numb that nerve) and fooling around with it to see how they actually respond to the reality instead of the hypothetical.
I have two 1" long incision scars, one on my breast and the other in my armpit. I'm planning a Fury Road style smiley tattoo where Didi was. :)
Long term plan
6 weeks of daily radiation therapy (they shoot x-rays through Didi's former kennel and tattoo LASER SIGHTS onto my body there is so much science i am too excited for punctuation), which will be a royal pain scheduling-wise but shouldn't have many side effects.
I will get a radiation burn which will look like a bright pink sunburn for a few months! It will look a lot like a sunburn because all squares are rectangles.
10 years of Tamoxifen, a hormone blocker for estrogen and progesterone which has selective effects. Instead of just shutting down my ovaries, I can anticipate all the hot flashes, emotional lability, and skin change stuff from menopause, but not the bone density impact. I am very excited about keeping bone density. I am already living with two mood disorders, and don't expect a third to massively impact the way I live my life. Plus I will have an iron-clad doctor's note for this one.
My overall genetics have no markers for increased risk of later cancer. The tumor genetics have a very slight increased risk. I had the option of doing chemo, but the doctor refused to give a recommendation one way or the other. I will not be doing chemo.
About playing the odds
I could get a 2-3% ish reduction in long term distant recurrence (sneaky cancer shows up in another body part later) by doing 3 months of chemo. Once you figure in permanent side effect chances (0.5% chance of serious leukemia! No solid data on permanent neuropathy or brain fog!), this is about a 2% solid change for the good.
In big picture statistical terms, if there are 100 universes diverging from this point, and 100 of me do chemo, we will collectively spend 25 years doing chemo.
Or two of us could get a preventable later cancer and have to do some fighting again, and maybe one of those would even die and lose 25 years of life. But those two would get to do *next* decade's chemo. Dr. McCoy would still call it barbaric, but ten years is a long time in cancer tech. There is an embarrassment of research, and the curve is very, very fast.
* Another post about sentinel nodes as explained by Gotham City sewer architecture later. Remind me at least 24 hours from now.

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While most of us wish to demonize the narcissist and write him or her off as irredeemable, especially if you have had the misfortune to live with or be raised by one, please understand that it’s our goal to offer insight into the root of all disease and not just deal with the symptoms. In order to understand how the weeds of your life began to break the surface, you must first understand what was planted in the ground. If you don’t, then you will spend your life in crisis, going from one chaotic moment to the next. This is not living; it is only existing, and it gives all power to the illness—whereas living gives the authority back to you.
Narcissism is a sickness from which it is hard to recover; those who have been forced into this kind of behavior have endured extreme abuse. They have possibly come from households where they experienced domestic violence, drug abuse, abandonment, or mental illness. Having few options to truly express themselves, they can grow into angry adults filled with pathological anger that results in sudden, unprovoked outbursts.
Because they are in love with their own reflections, they are one step removed from reality; thus, they tend to be great liars and even believe their own lies. That’s why it’s so hard for these people to seek help; they feel like they know best, and often only seek treatment after some major crisis in their life robs them of their pride. If they do go into therapy, those sessions are like a duel to the death; for they always believe that they know more than the therapist. Thus, recovery is difficult. But it is possible. May God give you the courage to believe that.

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Types of DMT
DMT is a psychedelic found in plants and mostly it is present in the nut and barks of certain trees in south and central America. DMT is a hallucinogenic drug that is mostly used to enhance sensory perceptions, energy levels, the thought process and to facilitate spiritual experiences. The chemicals in DMT are the ones responsible for creating the spiritual and hallucination effects that they have on their users.
You need to understand that DMT is one of the drugs in the psychedelic category and most of these drugs appear naturally in various plants. Specifically, DMT appears in different related forms depending on its chemical compositions that make them. The various types of chemicals related to DMT include bufotenin (5- OH-DMT), and 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT). For a better understanding of these types of DMT, here is a detailed explanation of them.
Different Types of DMT
DMT has been used by different people and tribes for thousands of years and most of these times it’s been used for certain practices such as the indigenous Amazonian practices. DMT is consumed in different ways that include when vaporization and smoking it in a pipe, injections, and orally in brews such as ayahuasca. With that said, here are the different types of DMT chemicals explained in detail as they are.
Though most DMTs are found in plants, bufotenin is also found in animals that include toads, frogs, mushrooms, and some mammals. Due to its effects, bufotenine is illegal in most countries but people continue to use it. Though illegal, bufotenine has been used in modern medicine for experimental purposes to stimulate the states of psychotic diseases in psychiatric studies.
When used at higher doses, bufotenine has been to known have side effects that include vomiting, high respiratory rate, nausea, and gastrointestinal effects. Adverse effects to the body and the brain that could cause death are some of the reasons why bufotenin is a controlled substance and therefore makes its usage illegal.
5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) is a psychedelic drug that is found in a variety of plants, and one toad species, the Sonoran desert toad. This drug has been used in South America. This drug is used due to its effects in the brain because its effects can influence how the brain reacts to certain emotions and feelings. Because of such effects, 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine is used in naturalistic settings to address mood problems, negative affect, recreation, and spiritual exploration.
The toxicity of 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine is not well known but it is recommended that this drug should be accurately weighed on a scale and users should never overdose it. There have been no known deaths caused by this drug alone but there have been reports of vasoconstriction from many of its users.
Some users of 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine have reported a substantial decrease of energy the following day after using this drug and so users need to have this in mind.
Though commonly used by different people for a variety of reasons such as the shamanic ritual that some other uses that some people find beneficial, DMT and all its related types of psychedelic drugs are considered illegal.

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You probably already know too much screen time can make you fat and unhappy, but science says that's not actually the worst effect all of our gadgets might be having on our health. Connecting more virtually and less in real life might be literally killing you, dramatic new science warns.
That's not because sitting all day is bad for your health (it is, but it's pretty easy to reverse those effects with just a little movement). That's because our digital lives are part of what's making us increasingly lonely. And according to the latest research, loneliness is even more deadly than a pack-a-day smoking habit.
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It's not that we don't have friends these days. Check your Facebook page. You probably have hundreds. The problem is that we don't often actually see those friends face to face, as the Boston Globe's Billy Baker discovered when his editor asked him to write about the health effects of loneliness recently.
He began reflecting on his own friendships. "First of all, there was my buddy Mark. We went to high school together, and I still talk to him all the time, and we hang out all the . . . Wait, how often do we actually hang out? Maybe four or five times a year?" he writes. "And then there was my other best friend from high school, Rory, and . . . I genuinely could not remember the last time I'd seen him. Had it already been a year? Entirely possible."
If you're navigating the many struggles of middle age, Baker's plight probably sounds entirely familiar. But who cares, right? Maybe it's a bummer that you're too busy to see your friends, but it's hardly a tragedy. Except it just might be. An ever growing pile of studies shows that a lack of face to face time with your fellow human beings will kill you as surely as fast food or cigarettes.
"Beginning in the 1980s... study after study started showing that those who were more socially isolated were much more likely to die during a given period than their socially connected neighbors, even after you corrected for age, gender, and lifestyle choices like exercising and eating right. Loneliness has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke and the progression of Alzheimer's. One study found that it can be as much of a long-term risk factor as smoking," Baker uncovers.
A simple way to add years to your life
If you're starting to feel depressed by all this, don't give up hope. The good news is that while loneliness will hasten your death, you don't need to take drastic action to reverse the effects of isolation. Something as simple as hanging out face to face with friends can have a seriously large impact on your health -- and ultimately your longevity.
In her new book The Village Effect psychologist Susan Pinker lays out the case for the near miraculous health benefits of regular, real life social interaction. She recently boiled down her findings for the Guardian, and the article makes for fascinating reading.
From cancer and stroke survivors to super agers in Sardinian villages and your average modern day citizen, wherever scientists look they seem to find huge benefits from actually looking another person in the eyes, Pinker reports. "When the daily habits of nearly 17,000 utility workers in France were monitored throughout the 1990s, researchers discovered that their degree of social involvement was a good way to predict who would still be alive at the end of the decade," she claims, for example.
Your friends are basically a wonder drug, in other words, but the sad part is many of us are missing out on the benefits of social interaction. "Despite evidence that confirms the transformative power of social contact, our routines have become more solitary," Pinker notes. "Since the late 80s... the number of people who say they feel isolated has doubled if not trebled, according to population surveys in Europe, the US and Australia."
The bottom line for the average overscheduled, screen addled adult is twofold. One, your failure to get out as much as you like isn't just a minor nuisance. You're isolation is literally hastening your demise.
The second takeaway, however, is more cheerful. Just as it's easy to slip into a solitary life, it's way easier to break this bad habit than it is to quit cigarettes or lose a few dozen pounds. Unlike giving up chocolate cake, meeting friends is actually pleasurable, after all. Make it a priority and you'll not only be happier, you'll also add years to your life.

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Chancellor Philip Hammond has been given a fresh warning that continuing uncertainty over Brexit could jeopardise the public finances.
The head of the National Audit Office (NAO) Sir Amyas Morse said high levels of government borrowing since the financial crash meant there were already “significant risks” to the finances.
And he warned that these could be exacerbated by “unexpected developments” – including any unforeseen consequences of leaving the EU.
The NAO said that since 2009-10 borrowing had increased by 61% while interest payments on the UK’s debts had cost the Government £222 billion.
At the same time, it said managing the public finances had become more difficult since the global financial crash of 2008.
It pointed to an increase in the use of index-linked gilts to finance the Government’s debts which meant a rise of just 1% in retail price inflation could add £26 billion in interest costs between 2016-17 and 2020-21.
The latest warning comes after the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies warned last week Mr Hammond could be forced to abandon his target of eliminating the deficit by the mid 2020s when he delivers the Budget on November 22.
Sir Amyas said uncertainty over Brexit, as well as the eventual unwinding of the Bank of England’s programme of “quantitative easing”, meant it was essential the Treasury kept the risks under constant review.
“Put simply, public and private borrowing are high, kept affordable by record low interest rates, and quantitative easing continues ten years after the crisis it responded to,” Sir Amyas said
“There are significant risks to the public finances and any unexpected developments, potentially including consequences of leaving the EU could exacerbate them.
“In these circumstances, the Treasury needs to constantly monitor these risks and be ready to react quickly and flexibly. It has taken steps to increase its capacity to respond.”


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In this second beta edition of Dev Game Club, we continue to examine System Shock 2, moving through R&D and ultimately into Hydroponics B/C. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary.
Engineering Control/Engine Core
1:15 Discussion of SS2 begins (with level persistence)
55:43 What we're playing/next time
Issues covered: level data persistence, navigation cues or lack thereof, lack of clarity to certain interactions, not focusing the player, health buffs and de-buffs, inversion of RPG skill-ups, using the environment to kill your foes, the world continuing while you interact with inventory and HUD, Brett's biggest scare in games, monkey terror, enemy introductions, emergence and player agency, exploitability of AI, do sleeping robots notice you?, cargo section as stealth, quantum entanglement reconstruction tank expert use
Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Half-Life, Doom, Souls series, Outlaws, Far Cry 4, Bioshock, Unreal engine, Dishonoured, Republic Commando, Dead Space, Quake, Deus Ex, Warren Spector, Elder Scrolls series, Fallout series, Skyrim, Thief, Alien: Isolation, Alien (film series), Super Mario Bros.
What we've been playing:
Brett: Uncharted (PS4 remaster), Tim: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
To play for next time:
Remainder of Hydroponics, through Ops and into the end of Recreation.

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England rugby insiders have been left shocked by an emerging star’s decision to turn his back on Tests to play club footy in France instead.
Henry Arundell, who exploded onto the Test scene last year in Australia with a try on debut in Perth, and added five in one match at the World Cup, has opted to sign a contract extension with Racing 92 that will prevent him representing England until the end of 2026.
Last month news emerged of interest in the young winger from two NRL clubs – the Dolphns and Tigers.
Arundell’s agent said at the time: “Players of Henry’s calibre generate almost constant interest. Whilst we have had a couple of enquiries recently from NRL sides, these are not something Henry has entertained or considered in any way, and we were clear in our response.
“Any reports of a possible move to rugby league are false. Henry is excited for the remainder of the season with Racing – and hopefully with England.”
Arundell joined Racing 92 after the financial collapse of London Irish. He would have been given clearance to play for England in the Six Nations providing he signed a contract with a British club before then for after the current season, but he has chosen to stay in France.
“He fits perfectly into the club’s short and medium term objectives,” said Racing president Laurent Travers.
“We are convinced that he will be one of the driving forces to achieve them.
“He joined our squad just a few weeks ago but has already demonstrated all these qualities of a great competitor and great maturity.”
The decision has raised eyebrows in his homeland.
“I’d like to know how many players there is that are 20-21 who have left their country and become a success?” said former England player Chris Ashton on the BBC.
“Henry’s gone from playing on the bench at Irish, Irish going under, gone to a World Cup, gone to Paris where he’s got to learn a new language, playing at a club with a lot of superstars.
“I just can’t see how that is the right thing to be doing right now. There are times in your career to be doing that stuff.
“I needed somebody at that age to like properly mentor, spend a lot of time, put a lot of effort into me.
“You need someone who is willing to put a ridiculous amount of time into kids that age.”
Former England winger Ugo Monye was also bemused by the call.
“The steps from domestic to European to international are significant,” added Monye. “The game at international level is wildly different from club.
“Whilst Henry is so special I don’t think he quite understands what’s required from a winger at international level.”
The Times reported that Premiership side Bath and the RFU tabled an offer which would have made Arundell the first England player to take a new ‘hybrid contract’ – where club and country both contribute to his salary – but he rejected it.
Moana to take Super Rugby ‘home’
Te’ufaiva Stadium in Nuku’alofa will host Moana Pasifika’s first ever game in Tonga – when they face the Highlanders on May 4.
The Auckland-based club will be hooping for a similar injection as seen with Fiji who have proven very hard to beat at home.
Tonga Rugby Union president and Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni said in a joint Moana Pasifika and TRU statement that they recognise the significance the game will have for rugby in Tonga.
“I am very happy as I am sure all Tongans are, to have Moana Pasifika right here in the Kingdom,” Hu’akavameiliku said.
“We look forward to continuing to demonstrate that we can host these international games.”
Nineteen of Moana Pasifika’s squad of 38 are of Tongan descent including former Wallaby Sekope Kepu.
TRU managing director Aisea Aholelei said: “It has been a long overdue event in the hearts and minds of locals to host Super Rugby Pacific, because of the prominence of Tongan players in Super Rugby and in Moana Pasifika.”
Moana Pasifika chairman Michael Jones added: “We are extremely privileged and excited to bring the very first Super Rugby game to the Kingdom of Tonga.
“Our Tongan people are some of the most passionate and loyal supporters.
“They deserve this fixture being played on home soil and to have the opportunity to watch their Moana Pasifika rugby heroes representing them live at their beloved Teufaiva Stadium.
“For us this game is about opportunity and hope. We want to build on the excellent momentum of the ‘Ikale Tahi made of late, particularly at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.”


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South Pekin, Illinois facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Location of South Pekin in Tazewell County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
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|Elevation||516 ft (157 m)|
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South Pekin was incorporated on April 12, 1917, five miles south of Pekin in an area previously known as "McFadden Flats". The village is located in Sections 27 and 34 of Cincinnati Township, which was formed in 1850. South Pekin owes its origin to the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, as a railway station.
Settlement in the South Pekin area began in the 1820s with the first arrival of white settlers to what would soon become Tazewell County. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad made a series of corporate decisions that eventually led to the founding of the village. The railroad constructed its line from Nelson, Illinois to Peoria in 1901. In 1904, C&NW discovered a large coalfield near Staunton in Macoupin County. A few years later, C&NW decided to build a line of access to the coal field and carry freight between Chicago and St. Louis. By March 1912, the right of way had been purchased and construction was started. C&NW needed a water, refueling, and repair station midway on the new line. The first choice for the location of this new station was Green Valley, Illinois, but protests from residents there prompted a change of plans. A new location was chosen, and the railroad and its employees began to build the new station that became South Pekin. The first permanent resident, Al Casper arrived with his family on Christmas Day, 1912. As more families arrived, the railroad gave them boxcars to use as homes on a location that was known as McFadden Flats. The Village of South Pekin was incorporated on April 12, 1917.
The economic possibilities that came with the railroad caused business leaders in Pekin to be very interested to pull the switch yard closer and get the new "railroad people" with steady work and good pay in their town. Ultimately most employees opted to settle close to the yard which was already located in South Pekin. In addition to the numerous blue collar jobs the C&NW operation also brought management positions and erected a three story masonry office building (Demolished near the beginning of the 21st century). South Pekin was a home terminal for Chicago and Northwestern Railroad crews in the twentieth century. Trains were made up in the middle of the town in a "Kick" Yard. After the trains were put together, crews would get on the train and proceed south to East St. Louis or north to Nelson, where they would be relieved and allowed to sleep for the next tour of operation. The Chicago and Northwestern also maintained a bunkhouse in South Pekin where crews could stop for the night. In the 1970s train crews would go onward through Nelson and proceed to Proviso (a suburb of Chicago) or to Clinton, Iowa. At times there were as many as 20 + trains per day either made up at South Pekin or that went through South Pekin.
All these tracks running north-to-south through the middle of town created two communities—the East side and the west side. To reach the other side of town it was common to be delayed 20 minutes by switching operations or by a long train called a drag to clear the tracks. This was a problem sometimes as the fire station was on the west side and lead to a small fire building being constructed on the east side. There is another railroad line on the east side of South Pekin; the "Illinois Central". It would interchange cars onto a siding where they would be collated in the Northwestern trains. Not a lot of activity but this added to the awareness of railroads in the community.
In the early 1900s, South Pekin grew to be a bustling town with its own bank, grocery and general stores, bakery, service stations, restaurants, and two hotels (one on the East and one on the West) and all of the amenities due to the railroad traffic. The center of the social world was the Comfort Inn on the West Side which offered Vaudeville, dancing, flickers, pool hall, barber, minor gambling, dining and bar. The bustling activity of the town slowed in the late 20th century and many businesses faded with the role of railroads. In the post war period South Pekin was a place that one would associate with average America.
South Pekin has been a home to a recording studio called Golden Voice Recording, owned and operated by Jerry L and Mary Anne Milam.
South Pekin continues to hang on to the Midwestern way and is currently a village of approximately 1100 people (in accordance with 2010 census information). The village, like the rest of America has been hit by the recession. Plans for a new subdivision have fallen through due to the housing bubble burst. However, as of 2013 it seems the town may be rebounding as small businesses have expressed interest in the village. South Pekin's history can be roughly divided into four time segments: the original C&NW era with growth, the post war period where the town did not grow but held its own, some decline and loss of almost all businesses, including most of the C&NW which is now Union Pacific, and slow growth after 2013.
South Pekin has seen its share of disasters, starting with flooding during the Midwest Flood of 1927. The town's worst disaster was the F3 tornado of March 30, 1938 that destroyed much of South Pekin and killed nine of the village’s residents, it remains the deadliest tornado in Central Illinois 75 years later. National Weather Service research suggests the storm was a super-cell that spawned up to five tornadoes. On May 9, 1995 another tornado rated F1 moved northeast across town, destroying several garages and destroying a railroad barracks. Two injuries and around one million dollars in damage reported. On May 15, a tornado touched down just south of town that would later hit Tremont. On May 10, 2003, South Pekin was again hit by a tornado. The tornado touched down three miles southwest of town around 9:45 P.M. and crossed Highway 29 into the village at F3 intensity. It went through the village at 9:50 PM and was about a quarter mile wide. There were 23 injuries in South Pekin but no fatalities. The town was rebuilt over the next ten years and constructed a new tornado warning system.
According to the 2010 census, South Pekin has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.29 km2), all land.
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As of 2010, there were 1,146 people, 437 households, and 314 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,292 people per square mile (884 people/km2). There were 437 housing units at an average density of 874 per square mile (337.5 housing units/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.17% White, 0.35% Black, 0.17% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.31%.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,455, and the median income for a family was $42,102. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,717. About 6.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The unemployment rate in South Pekin was 6.2% as of March 2015. While higher than the national unemployment rate, this is lower than the state average and significantly lower than other communities in the metro area.
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Political correctness is often a problem on liberal college campuses. Liberals say that they condemn the usage of certain terms and ideas because they might offend somebody. Of course, this is a bad idea because college campuses always be a place where the open exchange of ideas is encouraged to the fullest. However, this campaign at the University of Maryland is especially harmful because it not only condemns a politically-incorrect term, but replaces it with a term that is completely untrue. The phrase “illegal alien” may hurt the feelings of a few overly-sensitive students, but as the saying goes: the truth hurts.
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The number of candidates running for the Eppalock Ward in the October elections now sits at six, with Bendigo and District Environment council's Stuart Fraser confirming today he will run.
Mr Fraser, who has spent his life working in agriculture across the Bendigo region, says liveability, infrastructure and the city's finances are the issues he's most concerned with.
"The City of Greater Bendigo covers a very large area in both social and geographical terms and I would welcome the opportunity to be involved in achieving the balance that is required, between the different and sometimes competing interests that are brought about by the environmental, geographic, social and economic interests across the area," he said.
"It is important that the needs, interests and views of all areas are taken into account.
"An independent and open review of the city’s finances that is able to inform the people of Bendigo is essential.
"It is important that the people have confidence in the way that the city is being run."
Mr Fraser said with council to review its residential strategy in the coming years he would advocate for a compact city.
"It would for example be near impossible to produce an integrated transport system that worked with a city that continued to sprawl," he said.
"The servicing of a compact city is much more efficient and cost effective. A compact city would also stop the ever increasing pressure on the natural environment, as can be seen by the continual destruction of indigenous vegetation, by the expansion of the built environment.
"Just placing sustainable in front of the word city does not make it so."
Other candidates running for the Eppalock Ward in the October 27 elections include Bendigo mayor Alec Sandner, Eaglehawk businessman George Flack, Heathcote newsagent Wayne McKay, Bendigo teacher Tim Bardsley and Bendigo businessman Mark Weragoda.


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Your provider may also recommend a vitamin B12 test if you have certain nervous system symptoms. A low level of B12 can cause numbness or tingling in the arms and legs, weakness, and loss of balance.
Other conditions for which the test may be done include:
Normal values are 160 to 950 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL), or 118 to 701 picomole per liter (pmol/L).
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- Deoxidized steel
Deoxidized steel is steel that has a certain degree of oxygen removed from the melt during the steelmaking process. There are four types, ranging from fully deoxidized to slightly deoxidized: killed, semi-killed, capped, and rimmed.
Deoxidizing agents are added to the melt either before or after it is tapped. Note that none of the various types are better than the other, but that each is useful in its own regard.
Killed steel is steel that has been completely deoxidized by the addition of an agent before casting, so that there is practically no evolution of gas during solidification. They are characterized by a high degree of chemical homogeneity and freedom from gas porosity. The steel is said to be "killed" because it will quietly solidify in the mould, with no gas bubbling out. It is marked with a "K" for identification purposes.
Common deoxidizing agents include aluminium, ferrosilicon and manganese. Aluminium reacts with the dissolved gas to form aluminium oxide. Aluminium also has the added benefit of forming pin grain boundaries, which prevent grain growth during heat treatments. For steels of the same grade a killed steel will be harder than rimmed steel.
The main disadvantage killed steels is that it suffers from deep pipe shrinkage defects. To minimize the amount of metal that must be discarded because of the shrinkage, a large vertical mold is used with a hot top. Typical killed-steel ingots have a yield of 80% by weight.
Commonly killed steels include alloy steels, stainless steels, heat resisting steels, steels with a carbon content greater than 0.25%, steels used for forgings, structural steels with a carbon content between 0.15 and 0.25%, and some special steels in the lower carbon ranges. It is also used for any steel castings. Note that as the carbon content decreases the greater the problems with non-metallic inclusions.
Semi-killed steel is mostly deoxidized steel, but the carbon monoxide left leaves blowhole type porosity distributed throughout the ingot. The porosity eliminates the pipe found in killed steel and increases the yield to approximately 90% by weight. Semi-killed steel is commonly used for structural steel with a carbon content between 0.15 to 0.25% carbon, because it is rolled, which closes the porosity. It is also used for Drawing_(manufacturing) applications.
Rimmed steel, also known as drawing quality steel, has little to no deoxidizing agent added to it during casting which causes carbon monoxide to evolve rapidly from the ingot. This causes small blow holes in the surface that are later closed up in the hot rolling process. Another result is the segregation of elements; almost all of the carbon, phosphorus, and sulfur move to the center of the ingot, leaving an almost perfect "rim" of pure iron on the outside of the ingot. This gives the ingot an excellent surface finish because of this iron rim, but also form the most segregated composition. Most rimmed steel has a carbon content below 0.25% carbon, a manganese content below 0.6%, and is not alloyed with aluminum, silicon, and titanium. This type of steel is commonly used for cold-bending, cold-forming, cold-heading and, as the name implies, drawing. Due to the non-uniformity of alloying elements it is not recommended for hot-working applications.
Capped steel starts as rimmed steel but part way through the solidification the ingot is capped. This can be done by literally covering the ingot mold or by adding a deoxidizing agent. The top of the ingot then forms into a solid layer of steel, but the rim of the rest of the ingot is thinner than in a rimmed steel. Also there is less segregation of impurities.
The yield of rimmed and capped steel is slightly better than that of semi-killed steel. These types of steels are commonly used for sheet and strip metal because of their excellent surface condition. It is also used in most cold-working applications.
Due to production processes, as the carbon content of rimmed and capped steel increases above 0.08%, the cleanliness decreases.
- Decarburized steel
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Although the hiatus has proven chaotic for football it could actually play in to United's hands as they will go into the remainder of the campaign with a fully fit squad as their injured players have had time to recover.
One of whom is Pogba, who has been limited to a mere eight appearances this season due to persistent ankle issues.
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However, according The Athletic, Pogba is unlikely to start against Tottenham due the good form United were in prior to the break, going 11 games unbeaten in all competitions.
Bruno Fernandes, Fred and Nemanja Matic had all been excellent while Scott McTominay, who was only just returning from injury himself, also put in some good performances.
It's claimed that Pogba will have to earn his way back into the United midfield but some fans disagree and believe he should be placed straight back into the side.
Tottenham also go into the match with some of their star players available again, with Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Moussa Sissoko all fit after various injury problems.
However, they have suffered a fresh blow after young defender Japhet Tanganga suffered a stress fracture in his back and has been ruled out for a number of weeks.


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Have you ever eaten an extremely satisfying meal, feel totally full and replete, and then get hit with a unrelenting need for something sweet. It just hits you. You prowl around your house looking for the little Snickers bar or Snickerdoodle. Anything to satisfy your junkie craving. You may have to resort to a spoonful of brown sugar or drizzle of honey to lick off your finger.
Well, I know how you feel. This happened to me the other day. But what was really weird was during my search, I ran into a bar of Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate in my pantry. That was it. All over. I had to have brownies. Chewy. Fudgy. Densely chocolate-y. I didn’t have very much chocolate, so I decided to make these Chocolate Brownie Cookies from an old recipe of mine. I had to search my files for it, but it was so worth it. A few minutes to mix up the batter and heat the oven, and I was happy, happy, happy. *sigh*
My “in-house-taster” looked at my photos and said I should tell you that you can see what the outside of the cookies look like, but what you can’t see is the melt-in-your-mouth soft inside. Which was the part he liked the best. Ok, so now I’ve told you and fulfilled my promise.
The first chocolate mill in the US was opened in 1765 in Milton, Mass and was called Walter Baker & Co. Apparently the colonists weren’t getting along too well with their supplier, the British. So to ensure their supply of the beloved stuff, they open their own mill. Good ole American spirit. Yea!
The history of the Brownie varies somewhat with each source, but has some points all agree on. The Brownie was invented at the Palmer House Hotel in 1893 in Boston, Mass. It contained chocolate and was covered with an apricot glaze. The first recipe for Brownies was in 1896 in Fanny Farmers Boston Cooking School Cook Book. However, it was more of a blondie, containing molasses, and no chocolate. The first brownie recipe, similar to as we now know it was in 1904 in the book, Home Cookery, printed in Laconia, NH. Many recipes have followed for this iconic American treat, whether fudgy, chewy or cakey.
I would put these Chocolate Brownie Cookies in the chewy category. There they’ll be, sitting on your cooling paper, smelling like super chocolate from heaven, and still warm, you take your first bite. Oooh. Bet you can’t eat just one.
Chocolate Brownie Toasted Pecan Cookies
Makes about 30 cookies
2 tablespoons salted butter
6 ounces semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate (I used Ghirardelli baking bars)
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons beaten egg
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup pecans, toasted, chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Toast pecan halves on baking sheet for about 7 minutes. Cool and chop into roughly ½-inch pieces.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment and very lightly spray with cooking spray.
3. Heat 1 inch of water in sauce pan to simmering. Break the chocolate bars into pieces and place in medium stainless steel bowl. Add butter and sit bowl on sauce pan. Bottom of bowl should not touch water. When chocolate looks half melted, remove from heat and stir with spoon until all chocolate lumps are melted. Let cool.
4. In a large bowl, beat egg and sugar with hand held mixer (or use a whisk) until light yellow and creamy. Will form a ribbon when drizzled from beaters.
5. Add cooled chocolate and vanilla to egg foam. Stir with a spoon to combine.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into chocolate mixture. Add chopped pecans and mix to combine evenly in batter. Let rest 5 minutes.
7. Using a 1 ¼-inch ice cream scoop or two spoons, place 1-tablespoon of batter for each cookie on parchment lined sheet, 1 ½ inches apart.
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until tops are puffed and cracked. Break one cookie in half and check that interior is not raw. Cook for 1 more minute if necessary. Cool on paper or wire rack.

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Gen. Scott Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on February 3 to meet with project managers and engineers and get a better understanding of the ongoing construction.
Alkali aggregate reactions present in the concrete since the existing lock’s original 1940 construction have resulted in concrete growth and cracking throughout the structure. As a result, a new lock chamber is being built at the dam on the Tennessee River, seven miles upstream of Chattanooga, Tenn., at Tennessee River Mile 471.
Spellmon welcomed U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, and they received a project update, toured the existing lock and then moved inside the cofferdam to get an up-close view of work crews placing concrete to build a monolith for the new 110- by 600-foot lock.
The contractor, Shimmick Construction, operated a conveyor system to move concrete more than 900 feet over the existing lock into a tower-belt system and then down inside the cofferdam. The system places 200 yards of concrete per hour.
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, and Lt. Col. Sonny Avichal, Nashville District commander, joined Spellmon and Fleischmann as part of the visit.
Fleischmann praised the work of the Corps of Engineers and noted that $191 million has been appropriated for the project in the fiscal year 2021 budget.
“We have attained almost full funding for the entire new lock project,” Fleischmann said.
Fleischmann said the Corps of Engineers is doing an exemplary job of maintaining the existing navigation lock to keep it open to commercial and recreational vessels until the new lock begins operating.
“There are over 3,000 monitoring devices on the existing lock,” he said. “A typical lock might have 100 devices. I’m here today to say that the existing lock is doing exceedingly well.”
As the alkali reaction occurs, rocks throughout the lock form an expansive white gel that resembles calcium build-up common to home showers and bathtubs, project manager Adam Walker said previously. Since construction, the existing lock is now 1 foot longer and 4 inches taller than when it was built. Although the concrete growth can be mitigated, it cannot be halted, so the solution is to construct a new lock. Because of the aggregate reaction, the existing lock has a finite life and will eventually have to be closed due to stability concerns, according to the Nashville Engineer District. Instrumentation all over the lock monitors for any sign of growing structural fatigue.
Spellmon, who became chief of engineers in September 2020, said Chickamauga Lock is one of 239 lock chambers that the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for nationwide.
“I want to thank Congressman Fleischmann for his leadership in getting the Corps the funding to bring this project to fruition,” Spellmon said. “The vision of the Corps is ‘We want to deliver engineering solutions for our nation’s toughest challenges.’ This is certainly one of them, and with the congressman’s leadership, he’s giving us the resources to get a project done on time and within budget.”
Construction funding for the project was first received in fiscal year 2004 to begin road relocations. Lock design was completed in 2009; however, the project did not receive consistent annual funding, leading to delays. The project has not been included in the president’s budget since 2010, although since 2015 funding has been received through the Corps’ Work Plans from funding pots created by Congress.
Shimmick Construction has worked more than 1 million man-hours constructing the lock chamber without a lost-time accident.
“That’s a big, big deal,” Whittle said. “As you can tell, there is a lot of work getting done here. They are doing a great job. And again, with all that work and everything you have witnessed observing the project, you can see that safety record is really something to behold.”
Whittle also noted the success of the partnership between the Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Chickamauga Dam is a TVA project, but the Nashville District operates and maintains the lock.
“I just want to thank them publicly for everything they do to help us, and I know we are helping them as well,” Whittle said. “That partnership is absolutely vital.”
Avichal, who is responsible for managing the construction project, said he is massively impressed with the teamwork between the Corps, TVA and the contractor, which is placing 240,000 yards of concrete.
To put the concrete placement in perspective, he said it’s enough to build a two-lane highway from the lock in Chattanooga all the way to Nashville, Tenn.
One of the next steps in the project will be the award of a contract for the upstream approach wall, scheduled for September. Additional work on the downstream approach walls, decommissioning of the existing lock and site restoration are planned as part of future contracts.
Walker said the Corps of Engineers has expended $316 million or about 42 percent of the total estimated project costs through December 2020. With the $191 million appropriation announced by the congressman, all future construction contracts can be fully funded, he said.
Currently, the Chickamauga lock is 60 –by 360 feet, a size resulting in delays for tows transiting through it. In addition to easing concerns about the concrete overgrowth, replacing the lock is designed to speed the process for tows locking through. The new lock will allow the ability for up to nine jumbo barges to pass through at one time. The existing lock can handle only one barge at a time.
Lee Roberts, public affairs specialist for the Nashville Engineer District, contributed to this report.


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MOBILE, Ala. — A Carnival cruise ship disabled for five days in the Gulf of Mexico finally pulled into a dock in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday night, ending a nightmarish ocean odyssey for more than 4,000 people on board. (Snip) "The crew is wonderful," Erwin said. "They did the best they could. They would have made some different decisions if they had it to do over again, but so would most of the quarterbacks that play in the Super Bowl." Link repaired by staff
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These poor people landed in Mobile late yesterday, in a lovely city, the terminal within 6 blocks of more than 6000 comfortable hotel rooms, with clean sheets and hot showers, with great meals within a short walk, or even room service, and sympathetic and hospitable Mobilians ready to welcome the influx of refugees with open arms. So, what did Carnival do? They spurned the southern hospitality, and instead arranged to herd the long suffering passengers onto buses for an all-night ride, sans showers or meals, to Galveston, or to New Orleans, only three hours away... And then the bus broke down halfway to NOLA.
Way to go, Carnival! I hope there are a lot of people who now know that this is NOT the cruise line you wish to patronize for your next luxurious dream vacation!!!!
"Carnival Triumph guests were given the option of boarding buses directly to Galveston or Houston, Texas, or to spend the night in a hotel in New Orleans, where they could rest before flying out on private charters the next day. Carnival will cover all travel related and incidental expenses."
Right. And recovering there in lovely, hospitable Mobile, and boarding a charter flight at either of Mobile´s two very fine airports, for some secret reason, was NOT an option. People who chose to do that would do so at their own expense. Carnival, in fact, had made a public point of disparaging their host city. Most odd. Carnival? Sounds more like a three ring circus. BLEAH!!!
Chip Wilson, the billionaire founder of yoga clothing retailer Lululemon, has resigned as chairman over controversial statements about body size. Mr Wilson told Bloomberg TV in November that complaints over "see-through pants" were due to overweight women. Some women´s bodies "just don´t actually work´´ for Lululemon trousers, he said. In March, Lululemon had to withdraw one of its yoga trousers from shops after complaints about the sheer fabric. The company blamed the problems on style changes and production issues, but the complaints continued.
US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with his stirring eulogy, but it was his grinning "selfie" with the Danish and British premiers that set social networks abuzz. In a candid moment captured by a photographer, Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt can be seen holding up her smartphone, with Obama lending a helping hand, as they pose for a picture with David Cameron, all three of them smiling broadly in their seats at Soweto’s World Cup stadium.(Snip)Mashable, the news and technology website, ran the photograph under the headline: ‘‘Dear Obama: Funerals are no place
While much was made about President Barack Obama´s handshake with Cuban President Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela´s memorial service, the U.S. leader also gave a warm greeting to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, despite recent tension between the two countries. As Obama took his place among other world leaders and dignitaries before he addressed the memorial, he shook hands, embraced and patted them on the shoulder. When Obama arrived at Rousseff, he kissed her on both cheeks The U.S. and Brazil jointly agreed in September to postpone Rousseff´s state visit to Washington - originally scheduled for October - over controversy over
LUNENBURG, Mass. —Investigators say the mother of a Lunenburg teen whose home had racist graffiti sprayed on it last month is a "strong suspect" in the case. According to the search warrant, Isaac Phillip´s mother, Andrea Brazier, replied "OK" when an FBI agent said she was the one who spray painted graffiti on the house. Watch Report "Most of the leads we have followed up throughout the investigation have led back towards the house," said Lunenburg police Lt. Michael Luth. When asked if police considered Brazier a strong suspect, Luth responded, "I would." Court documents also claim Brazier made false statements and then asked
The fight for Christmas took a hit this week when politics bigfooted a troupe of adorable little ballet dancers performing “The Nutcracker.” MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is scheduled to interview President Obama on Thursday night at American University as part of the “Hardball College Tour.” MSNBC approached AU to host the chat, and officials jumped at the chance for a free, hour-long commercial for the university and its students. But the interview, announced Tuesday morning, abruptly kicked the Ballet Petite’s rehearsals of”The Nutcracker” out of AU’s Greenberg Theatre. That didn’t sit well with the ballet school’s staff, teachers and parents who
Well, it’s not like there’s any danger of this stuff crossing the porous border into the US… Tepojaco (Mexico) (AFP) – Mexican authorities scrambled Wednesday to find a truck containing “extremely dangerous” radioactive material used in medical treatment that was stolen by two gunmen two days ago, officials said. The white Volkswagen Worker truck was transporting a teletherapy device containing cobalt-60 when it was stolen Monday in the central Hidalgo state town of Tepojaco, near Mexico City, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. (Snip)So they found the container, just not the incredibly dangerous material that was in it. The
A fourth student at the University of California Santa Barbara has come down with a strain of meningitis similar to the one that sickened eight Princeton University students in New Jersey, authorities said. The California students began getting sick about three weeks ago, according to a university statement. One student had to have both legs amputated, ABC News has learned. "He´s from my hometown. I hope he is doing well," said David Burkow, another student. "It´s just kind of scary because there is a constant fear." The California school has suspended social events, including sorority and fraternity parties, to avoid
On his way to the podium at the memorial ceremony for former South African president Nelson Mandela, President Obama walked down the line of dignitaries, greeting other leaders there to pay their respects. Among the hands shaken: that of Cuban leader Raul Castro. Obama neither made a special effort to shake Castro’s hand nor to avoid him. A snub might have been awkward: In his speech, Obama praised Mandela’s “greatest gift” as “his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that can be invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by
The Obama State Department has finally released a second round of photos revealing the harrowing devastation wrought by a terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012. The new photographs depict rampant damage to the consulate. They show charred walls, smoldering fires, Arabic graffiti defacing exterior walls, and scattered debris throughout. The extent of the damage would lead any reasonably serious person to conclude that this was a cold, calculated attack, carefully coordinated to mark the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. Unfortunately for the American people, the Obama-Clinton-Rice cabal that led to the Benghazi cover-up was
A black fashion student says he was brutally attacked by a gang of Hasidic men who shouted anti-gay slurs at him while he was walking through Williamsburg after a night of partying, the Daily News has learned. Taj Patterson, 22, was headed home to Fort Greene around 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 1 when he says more than a dozen ultra-Orthodox Jewish men began assaulting him on Flushing Ave. and yelling, “Stay down, f----t!”
A “presidential selfie” featuring President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service began making the rounds this morning, but it’s the person not included in the frame who caught everyone’s attention: As anyone with two eyes and a Twitter account has noticed, Michelle Obama does not appear amused. Of course, though a picture says a thousand words, not all of those words are necessarily true. FLOTUS might not have even known the photo was taking place. Or she could disapprove of funeral selfies. Either way.
Just how much do many Hollywood liberals hate conservatives? In an interview with Playboy, Ben Affleck said, "When I watch a guy [on film] I know is a big Republican, part of me thinks, I probably wouldn’t like this person if I met him": PLAYBOY: You developed a political profile campaigning for presidential candidates Al Gore, John Kerry and Barack Obama. How did that come about? AFFLECK: I grew up in a house with a mother who was a teacher and a Freedom Rider—very left-wing Democrats living in a heterogeneous working-class neighborhood. I picked up a lot of those values there, and I
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry opened her program over the weekend with a commentary about the Affordable Care Act’s colloquial moniker: “Obamacare.” She said that the word was originally created as a “derogatory term,” designed by white men as a way to delegitimize President Barack Obama and his achievement. However, she said that the term will soon be synonymous with all of Obama’s accomplishments and she urged her audience to use the term with pride. “I want to talk today about a controversial word. It’s a word that has been with us for years, and like it or not, it’s indelibly
Barack Obama has arrived in South Africa to lead the American delegation at a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. But his party is reportedly stuck in traffic and he is said to have arrived late at the stadium for the ceremony. [Snip] But Mr Clinton, Mr Carter and his wife Rosalynn have all traveled separately to the event. According to reports, Mr Obama and his delegation are stuck in a lines of traffic caused by tens of thousands of people making their way to the event. Mr Obama is among the foreign leaders who


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Reform Party chairman Charles Yeo, who stood for the general election in 2020, was arrested for his alleged involvement in offences of criminal breach of trust and forgery.
Yeo wrote in online postings that he is currently on S$35,000 bail after being detained for 15 hours.
Police received at least four reports
In response to Mothership queries, the police confirmed that investigations are ongoing against Whitefield Law Corporation for alleged offences of criminal breach of trust under Section 409 of the Penal Code and alleged offences of forgery under Section 465 of the Penal Code.
Yeo works at Whitefield Law Corporation as a criminal defence lawyer.
Yeo was arrested with another person on Jan. 12, pursuant to at least four police reports lodged against Whitefield Law Corporation by their clients, the police said.
The other person was not named.
Police categorically reject Yeo's claim that investigations "politically motivated"
Yeo made several allegations in his own recounting of events via videos on Facebook live and his Instagram stories regarding his arrest.Yeo claimed that he did not commit the offences and that the charges against him are "politically motivated" and the alleged offences were "trumped up and false".
He claimed that there was never a police report filed against him nor any complaints from the Law Society before he entered politics. However, he had since received 10 police reports since he joined politics, he shared in a Facebook video post.
However, the police said they categorically reject Yeo’s allegations that the investigations are "politically motivated".
Neither are the allegations “trumped up” for political reasons, they added.
Yeo's phone and SIM card were seized
Yeo also said he found it "most unusual" that his phone and SIM card were seized. He also said that officers who handled his case "acted unprofessionally".
In response, the police said Yeo's mobile phone and SIM card were seized for forensic examination, for the purpose of the investigations.
The seizure was done in accordance with powers given to the police under the Criminal Procedure Code, the police said.
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A copy of his bail bond was uploaded on his Facebook account on Jan. 13.
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In order to optimize production settings and inspect products at factories for high productivity and reliability, surface properties of the products can be evaluated by three dimensional (3D) measurements. For these applications, optical sensors are ideal for their high-speed non-contact and accurate measurements, such as laser triangulation sensors and polychromatic confocal sensors for displacement measurement, as well as colorimeters and spectrophotometers for color sensing, as shown in Fig. 1. To generate 3D measurement data, such sensors are moved with respect to the products for scanning. However, currently used methods have limited performance on measurement rage, scanning speed, motion precision, or flexibility.
To overcome the limitation for better productivity and reliability of production in this project, a rotating or steering mirror scans the sensor’s optical point or line over a product surface, targeting triangulation, confocal, and color sensors.
Laser triangulation sensors are one of the most commonly used optical sensors in dimensional metrology and quality control tasks, due to their large measurement range as well as their high resolution. In order to precisely obtain the distance between sample and sensor, the diffusely scattered laser light spot from the sample must be projected sharply onto the detector, which can only be realized by fulfilling the imaging condition. Figure 2 shows an optical scanning triangulation sensor system, which manipulates only the illumination path of the sensor, such that a fast steering mirror (FSM) with a small aperture size can be used, enabling a high scan speed. However, the imaging condition could be violated, through the scanning motion. By placing the FSM on the intersection line of the lens and detector plane, the imaging condition is satisfied at each measurement point. As can be observed in Fig. 2(a), the position of the intersection line can be changed by inserting a static mirror in the optical path, such that the FSM can be placed elsewhere.
To scan the area of interest, appropriate scan patterns are required. Most commonly raster scan trajectories are employed, which generate an image with a uniform spatial resolution. Lately Lissajous-based scan trajectories have been utilized for precision scanning systems. Due to the multi-resolution property, an early overview of the complete scan area is generated and continuously refined. Depending on the application, the raster or Lissajous scan trajectory prove advantageous.
Figure 3 depicts the measurement results of the optical scanning system and a conventional mechanical scanning system. The measured height of the hollow cylinder is comparable between the two scanning methods (optical 4.44 mm, mechanical 4.493 mm). However, the measurement time can be reduced from 67 minutes to 10 seconds through the optical scan, which is reduction by a of 400.
Fig. 4 shows a photograph of a scanning system for an off-the-shelf chromatic confocal displacement sensor, which is well-calibrated and reliable. The optical point of the sensor scans a sample for topography imaging. For raster scanning of the optical point, the sample is moved by a linear stage. Because its mover is relatively large and heavy, dependent on the sample, such a conventional method restricts the achievable scanning speed. As a result, a long measurement time is typically required. Therefore, for the fast lateral scanning axis of raster scanning, the optical point is scanned by a galvanometer scanner that rotates a mirror. This enables to increase the scanning speed by moving neither the sensor nor the sample but the optical path along the fast scan axis.High-quality imaging in a short time, the galvanometer scanner needs to precisely track a high-frequency triangular trajectory of raster scanning. Challenges to control galvanometer scanners include the nonlinear bearing friction, the mechanical dynamics, the noise of the internal angular sensor, and the generated heat that results in thermal drift and model uncertainty. To overcome these challenges for a high quality motion of the galvanometer scanner, a PID controller is utilized with machine learning (modeling-free inversion-based iterative control). As a demonstration, a PCB surface indicated by the yellow lines in Fig. 5 (a) is scanned for a 200×200 pixel image in 0.8s. Fig. 5 (b)(c) successfully demonstrates that machine learning enables to reconstruct a sharp image without deformation.
To correctly obtain the color of a surface, a precise alignment between the color sensor and the sample is necessary. State of the art color sensors are ether contact based, which could impair the surface of the sample during the measurement, or non-contact, such that several additional external sensors are necessary to align the sensor with respect to the sample. By scanning the optical path of a non-contact color sensor the orientation between sensor and sample can be changed. Figure 6 depicts the experimental setup of the scanning color sensor system, which consists out of a fast steering mirror and a color sensor. To manipulate the distance between the sample and sensor a motorized stage is used.
The measurement result of a RAL color card (RAL5026) is depicted in Fig. 7. As can be observed the brightness value L* has an extrema at an angular position of θx = 0° and θy = 0°, which corresponds to the correct orientation between sensor and sample. The measurement results of a* and b* can not be used for the alignment, since the position of their extrema’s is influenced by the measured color. Figure 7 also depicts the measurement results for various distances between sensor and sample. The brightness value L* has a maximum at a distance of z = 33 mm, which corresponds to the correct distance between sensor and sample, such that the correct alignment can be observed without any additional sensors.


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Paperboys is a Norwegian hip hop-duo consisting of rapper Øyvind «Vinni» Sauvik and DJ Ole Aleksander «Pope Dawg» Halstensgård. The duo has released four albums and their debut included Barcelona, a collaboration with Madcon which was a hit in Norway. The band won the hip hop Spellemannprisen in 2002 and 2005.
Paperboys made a huge comeback in 2009 after a break. Vinni and his Team Vinni made sucess in TV2`s "Korslaget" ( The battle of the choirs) and went straight to the top on the Norwegian hit lists with "Lonesome Traveller" .
Paperboys new album "The Oslo Agreement " in stores 31.08.09!
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EFFECT OF PROTON IRRADIATION ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF CU-CR-ZR ALLOY
In order to simulate the effects of 14 MeV neutron damage in materials to be used in the divertor of a Tokamak Fusion Reactor, irradiation was undertaken using 18 MeV protons induced by a cyclotron. The materials investigated were Oxygen Free High Conductivity Cu and a Cu-Cr-Zr alloy from which thin miniaturized specimens were produced for tensile testing and microhardness measurements. Testing of unirradiated material demonstrated that at specimen thicknesses below 0.5 mm the primary effect of decreasing the thickness further was that of lowering the ductility, whilst the yield stress and ultimate tensile strength remained unchanged. Irradiation was carried out at 295circC up to a damage level of 0.2 dpa. Post-irradiation testing showed that for annealed OFHC Cu a softening has occurred. For the Cu-Cr-Zr alloy it was found that the strength decreased during irradiation, the fall being approximately 50% at 0.2 dpa.
Bibliographic Reference: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS, VOL. 152, PP 348-350, 1988
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There is nothing like welcoming a child into the world, and Women First wants only the best for you and your baby. Beginning with an office visit at 8 weeks to confirm pregnancy and establish a due date, we schedule our obstetrics patients once every four weeks up to their 32-week visit. From 32 to 36 weeks, patients are scheduled for appointments every two weeks, with weekly appointments beginning at 36 weeks. Ultrasound screening is typically done at 8 weeks and 20 weeks, and gestational diabetes screening is performed at 28 weeks.
Our providers are here to give you the highest quality prenatal care. We deliver exclusively at Baptist Health Louisville—a hospital committed to patient safety and care—and our office is conveniently located on the third floor immediately above Labor and Delivery which is located on the second floor in the Baptist Health Medical Pavilion. Seven of our physicians provide both obstetric and gynecologic care. They are well supported by compassionate staff members and, together, we work as a team to encourage and assist you throughout this special life experience.


Electric buses continue to be the preferred choice of public transportation agencies around the globe. (Even Moscow has 1,000 of them!) According to Electrive, authorities in New York, London, and Sydney are adding more of them to their public transit fleets. And why not? They are quiet and emissions free — two qualities that may not have direct monetary advantages, but are important to riders and city residents. Electric buses also reduce maintenance and fuel costs, which gives them an economic advantage as well.
60 New Flyer Electric Buses For NYC
New York City has ordered another 60 electric buses from New Flyer of America to add to the 15 already delivered to the city. The Xcelsior Charge NG buses are 12-meter long, 39-seat models fitted with 525 kWh battery packs — the largest available from New Flyer. The Metropolitan Transit Authority says, when fitted with these larger battery packs, the buses will be able to complete their normal daily runs without recharging. New Flyer says the buses will be equipped with a new lightweight electric traction drive system that can recover up to 90% of the electricity used during regenerative braking.
“For more than 25 years, we delivered over 2,990 buses and 1,170 coaches to the MTA,” says Chris Stoddart, president of North American Bus and Coach. “With these additional high performance, zero emission Xcelsior CHARGE NG buses, we are expanding sustainable mobility in New York City and the surrounding boroughs and delivering cleaner air through immediate greenhouse gas reductions. Together with the MTA, we are building more livable, sustainable communities in the New York region.”
The MTA serves an estimated 8.5 million citizens and more than 60 million visitors with 678 million bus trips per year and is one of 7 transit agencies in New York State to purchase zero emission buses from New Flyer.
29 Electric Double-Decker Buses For London
BYD-ADL has delivered 29 more of its Enviro400EV to Transport for London. The iconic red double-decker buses are in keeping with what people are used to seeing on the city’s streets. The new buses will service TfL Route 63 between King’s Cross and Honor Oak.
Louise Cheeseman, director of buses for TfL, says, “As we recover from the pandemic it’s vital that our bus network stays relevant and remains an appealing option. Continuing our dependency on cars, especially for journeys that could easily be made by bus, would be catastrophic for our health and the environment. An ongoing investment pipeline into the capital’s zero emission buses is not only essential to keep London moving in a sustainable way, it is crucial in supporting green jobs across the UK.”
BYD-ADL is a partnership between ADL — a UK-born subsidiary of US bus manufacturer NFI Group — and BYD. The buses are equipped with BYD Iron-Phosphate Battery technology which BYD-ADL says enables a longer driving range and optimized battery life. The Chinese company also provides the electric bus chassis, incorporating a ‘6 in one controller’ which the company says integrates the entire ecosystem of the bus for improved reliability.
Louise Cheeseman adds, “We have made significant progress in developing zero-emission buses and with bus safety over the last few years, leading the way for the rest of the UK. Ultimately any evolution of the bus in the capital is focused on the customer. These brand new buses on route 63 show our ambition to enhance the customer offer, bringing together for the first time a suite of new features that improve everything from comfort to journey speeds, and make buses the obvious choice over the car.”
79 Electric Buses For Sydney
The vehicle manufacturing industry in Australia has been largely moribund since Ford and GM closed their operations Down Under a few years ago. Today, most of the cars, trucks, and buses sold in the country are manufactured in other countries.
New South Wales is planning to change that by encouraging local manufacturers to build electric buses there. Custom Denning, a commercial vehicle manufacturer, has a factory in St. Mary’s, a community west of the city. It has just been awarded a $70 million contract to design, manufacture, and assemble 79 new electric buses for use in the suburbs west of Sydney proper.
The money is being provided by the government of New South Wales as part of its plan to transition the NSW bus fleet to zero emissions vehicles while creating local manufacturing jobs for the local economy. NSW announced in 2019 that it intends to replace all of its 8,000+ buses with zero emissions alternatives,
David Elliott, minister for transport and veterans, says the $70 million investment should help drive a post-pandemic jobs recovery and boost local manufacturing. As a result of the Custom Denning order, other Australian bus manufacturers such as BusTech and Nexport to design and build electric buses in New South Wales. The 79 coming from Custom Denning leaves 7,921 others to be sourced from somewhere over the next few years. David Elliott adds, “I’m committed to exploring opportunities to secure more local manufacturing, component supply and workforce skills development to boost our economy.”
The electric bus contract in New South Wales adds another reason to transition to electric vehicles — boosting employment in local economies. Going green is good for business, as several recent articles on CleanTechnica have pointed out. Those who say going green will destroy local economies are fear mongers. The EV revolution is a job creator. Embrace it!
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