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By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court Justices questioned whether asylum-seekers that Canada sends back to the United States are really automatically detained and if “safety valves” are available, peppering lawyers with questions during a hearing on Thursday over a U.S.-Canada asylum-seeker... read full story
"is sending refugees to a circumstance where they face a risk of detention and refoulement."
Photo: Migrants stack their luggage outside a makeshift police station after crossing illegally into Canada at the end of Roxham Road in Champlain, N.Y., while heading to an unofficial border station across from Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. Officials on both sides of the border first began to notice last fall, around the time of the U.S. presidential election, that more people were crossing at Roxham Road. Since then the numbers have continued to climb.

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UVA is an architectural practice of Unda Verbicka, based in Riga, Latvia, working in architecture and interior design focusing on Nordic architectural tradition with an emphasis on humanism, craftsmanship, and simplification as central values.
Unda Verbicka, architect, born 1983, Riga, LV
2004 – 2010 Studied at Riga Technical university Faculty of Architecture (Diploma of Architect / BEng in Architecture). Professional experience gained since 2006, working at Palast architects (LV), SZK architects (LV), Pedra Silva Arquitectos (PT). Participated in numerous architectural workshops in Latvia and abroad.

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Shock G’s Autopsy Report Revealed. The final word on the rapper’s mysterious death are out.
The Disturbing Cause Of Shock G’s death
Shock G’s autopsy report revealed. It has been almost two months since the legendary rapper was found dead.
Digital Planets front man Gregory Shock G Jacobs was found unresponsive by hotel manager in Tampa, Florida. The news was a shock to the hip hop community.
The rap group’s co – founder Chopmaster J was the first to break the news. While the final autopsy is not complete.
The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office shared Shock G’s summary, as reported by BET. There was a combination of fentanyl, ethanol and methamphetamines.
This toxic combination ultimately led to his death. It is such a tragedy. Unfortunately, Shock G was only 57 at the time of his death.
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On Sunday (Jan. 8), Instagram user AriTeaTalk posted a screenshot of a marriage license dated Jan. 7 (Saturday) listing Jazlyn Mychelle Hayes as Spouse 1 and the rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, as Spouse 2. According to the certificate, the nuptials took place in Salt Lake City where YoungBoy moved to after being released from prison in 2021.
The 23-year-old artist, who shares two children with Mychelle, previously announced his intention to get married in the new year during an Instagram Live stream back in November. During the broadcast, the Baton Rouge native jokingly declared that he was feeling “lonely,” due to not having any fans, prompting a fan to suggest the rapper go on OnlyFans to lift his spirits. After laughing at the fans’ proposition, YoungBoy abruptly revealed that he was getting married, meaning that his visit to OnlyFans was out of the question in light of his looming commitment.
“I’m getting married [on] January 7,” the hitmaker said at the time. “Boy, you can’t pay me $10 million to get on muthaf**kin’ OnlyFans, ni**a. You crazy.”
YoungBoy recently released his latest album, I Rest My Case, this past Friday. The album marks his fifth studio album and his first with Motown Records. He parted ways with Atlantic Records after the completion of his contractual obligations with the label in 2022.

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ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED with Kenneth Branagh and Glenn Close (Video/DVD)
This ground-breaking British documentary offers the most complete biographical account ever compiled of the young Jewish girl whose simple diary entries and observations brought the grim realities of the Holocaust to millions of readers the world over. It includes interviews from survivors who knew her including Peter Pepper, who hid with the Franks, Hanneli Goslar, who befriended Anne and her sister at camp and depicts the Frank girls' last days, and Miep Gies, Otto's employee, who risked her life to help the Franks. It also looks into never before seen family letters, new photographs and even archival footage. Director Jon Blair does a phenomenal job with this carefully detailed, thoughtful, emotional film (his previous documentary on Oskar Schindler so captivated Steven Spielberg that he was inspired to make Schindler's List). Blair unearths a 1980 interview with the only surviving member of the Frank family, Anne's father, Otto, who offers an unpublished portion of her diary. Blair also discovers previously unseen footage of her watching a 1941 wedding, the only known film of Anne to exist; it's a brief, but breathtaking image of a girl who inspired the world. This is all combined with historically accurate recreations of the attic where the refugee Frank family spent two years hiding from the Nazis. Together it all provides a fascinating look into Anna's daily life. At the end, the filmmakers then examine Otto Frank's efforts to preserve his daughter's memory and to keep alive her message of peace. Kenneth Branagh narrates and Glenn Close reads Anne's diary excerpts.

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The future's in your paws. Shape it well. Roleplay in a cat Clan of warriors. Based off the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. Takes place during the time before the cats in the books existed.
A Tactical Realism Unit based in Post Scriptum.
A One Piece RP. A text based role playing board based of the One Piece manga/anime series.
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A friendly club based in Sheffield that meet weekly to play Euro and Ameri-trash board games. Open to all. It's fun when you play together!
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Free forum : We are a semi realistic wolf based role play. Our setting is unlike most, we are beside the waves of the sea.
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Lorecraft RPG is a forum-based fantasy role-playing game set in a world where many different ideas converge into one cohesive realm where almost anything is possible!
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The new man at the top of Lycos Inc. is determined to teach the old dog some new tricks.
Alfred Tolle says that while the 10-year-old Web company is the 16th most trafficked site, he fears it's lost in the marketplace. The former Bertelsmann AG executive has embarked on a three-year strategy to position Lycos.com as an Internet hub for consumer-created content like photo albums, podcasts, video blogs, and short films. He hopes the payoff will be a return to the public markets with an offering in 2007.
"I don't have the ability to put $50 million into a marketing campaign," he explained in an interview. "So, I'm bringing back the dog," as the company's logo, a retriever who exemplified Lycos' original mission as one of the original search engines. Casting an eye at Looksmart.com
He says Lycos also has good technology. It delivers what he calls Helpful Search, "the most likely results you are looking for," compared to Google's
He concedes acquisitions are possible, mentioning Technorati, a Web log search service, in the same breath saying, "This is the kind of company we are looking at, seeing if they are acquisition potentials or whether we have the ability to do the same thing ourselves."
Lycos has 42 destination Web sites. In six months, there will be fewer. Each week, Tolle said, the company is looking at sites with an eye to shuttering them and taking popular features and aligning them with stronger sites. "Focus, focus, focus is what we must do, Tolle said.
Two sites already in the Lycos network have influenced Tolle as he mapped out his plan. Angelfire and Tripod, Web services which let users build personal or store sites, blogs and photo galleries, draw 25 million visitors a month, he said. He said they have very strong audiences 13-29 years old. "We already have this promotional platform with millions of people," he said.
The idea of a Web version of "American Idol" has not escaped his imagination. "We need to position ourselves as the content destination for creators and consumers. I would like to give people the opportunity to share in the advertising revenue we would get from people watching and listening."
He may be on to something. Consumer-generated media is attracting a lot of interest, to judge by startups like Evan Williams' podcasting service Odeo.com, and the success of Filckr.com, the photo sharing site, and venture capital investment in Adam Curry's Podshow.com.
Research released this week by Intelliseek Inc. said traditional advertising is being challenged by the opinions and recommendations contained in Web logs and message boards and comparison shopping Web sites. "Word of mouth behavior ... trumps all forms of advertising and is more trusted than news or 'expert commentary'," its study concluded.
Tolle came to the CEO job at Lycos, after serving on the board of Korea's Daum Communications Corp., which operates South Korea's second-largest portal at Daum.net. It bought Lycos from Spain's Terra Networks for $95 million. In 2000, Terra paid $12.5 billion.
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text: Dr. Alpana Agrawal is a Professor & HOD of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. MBBS from MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha. DGO from Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Department her speciality interest are High risk pregnancy and Fetal medicine. Internal & external examiner for UG & PG at several medical colleges of UP and Delhi.Senior Residency from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, N. Delhi, Joined Santosh Deemed to be University (Dept of Obs & Gyn) in 1997 as Assistant Professor.

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I think someone will be pleasantly surprised when they get this. The 2 most popular requests for sketches were Pablo and “surprise me. ” Lol.
I made a thing after watching the Joker movie trailer. Watch it here. Have you checked out the trailer?
For the Shazam flick? Looks fun!
Just a quick warmup sketch while I’m working on my submission.
Watch the timelapse of this freehand doodle. It took about 4 and a half minutes.
Just doing a drawing/painting study for my warmup today. Click here to watch a sped up timelapse of this being made.
Are you watching the Superbowl? No? Click here to watch a timelapse of the Hulk being drawn, inked and colored instead. Today’s warmup piece.
Did this warmup in about 8 minutes. Having fun figuring out painting techniques on my Galaxy Note 9. Click here for a timelapse video of this being painted.
Just a little freehand take on the Phantom of the Opera. Click here to watch this get painted from Galaxy Note 9
This warmup painting was to test creating a printable tabloid size image on my phone. The Galaxy Note 9 handled it well. Granted I only used one layer; so, next time I’ll really have to test it out using multiple layers. Click here to watch it being painted.

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The Comadres and Compadres Writers Conference will be held at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, Brooklyn. Joining La Comadres as collaborators are AT&T, Scholastic, the National Black Writers Conference, the Center for Black Literature, the Foreign Language Department and the Latino American Association, Adriana Dominguez, and Marcela Landres, with support from the Association of American Publishers.
The conference will help attendees navigate the challenges and opportunities specific to Latino writers. Scheduled panels will focus on poetry, marketing/publicity, children's/young adult writing,
self-publishing, fiction, and non-fiction as well as craft workshops for adult and children's books. Two of the more popular sessions are a pitch slam and an agents/editors panel. In addition, writers will have the option to meet one-on-one with agents and editors.
Participants currently include: Erin Clarke, Executive Editor, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers; Adriana Dominguez, Agent, Full Circle Literary; Sulay Hernandez, Senior Editor, Other Press; Toni Kirkpatrick, Editor, Thomas Dunne Books; Nancy Mercado, Executive Editor, Roaring Brook Press; Andrea Montejo, Agent, Indent Literary Agency; Lukas Ortiz, Managing Agent, Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency, Inc.; Jeff Ourvan, Agent, Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency; Diane Stockwell, Agent, Globo Libros Literary Management; Johnny Temple, Publisher, Akashic; and Stacy Whitman, Publisher, Tu Books.
Registration is now open for the conference at http://www.countonmebook.com/.


Ford Fiesta: Fuse specification chart
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If the oil level is close to or below the "L" mark, add oil until it reaches the "F" mark. To add oil: 1. Remove the oil filler cap by turning it counterclockwise. 2. Add oil ...
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A late winter snapshot from the indoor garden
Last spring, as I ate a grapefruit I noticed the seeds inside it had begun to sprout, right in the unlikely climate of the citrus fruit.
After soaking the seeds for a day or two, I potted them up and found space for them in my indoor garden.
Today the seeds have formed into little grapefruit trees.
By late February, all the tropical plants and cacti in my indoor garden begin to need more frequent watering, and larger quantities of water each time. Indoor gardening is an effective method of bringing the fun of outdoors and summer gardening to the winter.

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This month I don't have any nomadacy to write about - at least not yet. But I do have news to share.
We upgraded The Boss, our foundation for our Nomadacy Support Vehicle with the following:
Why did we want these upgrades?
- A winch is a tool that one may not need often but when its needed nothing else will do. We do go into remote places where there is a possibility of a winch being needed in unforeseen conditions. So far we've been fortunate with the various off road conditions we've encountered but, for us, its all about safety and being prepared. Of course a winch has to have a proper mount, hence a winch bumper.
- We've frankly been amazed at the performance of the OEM tires in off road, sometimes quite muddy, conditions. That said we knew there's better tires and good tires when off road are important. Again, for us, its a safety issue.
A lot of research went behind our choices.
- There are many, many aftermarket winch bumpers out there. We went with ARB because of their reputation for great engineering and, in my opinion, ARB bumpers always look good.
- Warn has a solid reputation for their winches. The NSV is a full-size truck with a camper on it so we needed a heavy duty winch and the Warn 16.5ti meets our needs.
- Our tire choice was based on experience and test reports. We've had the original BFG T/As on our Jeep and recently replaced them with the K02s. Wow what a difference! We are impressed with the K02. Every recent tire test I've read gives the K02 high marks. I could tell a difference in the tires just on the way home from the dealer. Why did we stay with the stock wheels and stock tire size? The stock wheels are alloy and the only advantage to aftermarket wheels would have been looks. We couldn't justify the money only for looks. The K02s in the stock size for our truck have the same load rating as the OEM tires, something very important considering we have quite a load with our camper. Also the stock size is about as big a tire as the truck will accommodate without a lift kit, something we aren't interested in at this time.
We want to acknowledge Chris Ramm the Accessory Specialist at York Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Chris is very knowledgable and a great guy. He did a wonderful job of ordering all the right parts and seeing to it that everything was expertly installed.
See the before and after photos below. Click on any photo to enlarge it and step through the photos. Roll over an enlarged photo to see the caption.


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Approved PGT-M and PTT conditions
Pre-implantation genetic testing for monogenic or single-gene disorders (PGT-M) can currently be used to avoid over 600 genetic conditions. For some of these conditions, you can also use pre-implantation tissue typing (PTT). Find out which conditions PGT-M and PTT has been approved for and what to do if you want to avoid a condition that’s not on the list.
Review date: 5 October 2024

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Brown and Blue Sprig Stoneware Ceramic Bead
The brown background of this stoneware ceramic bead has been unglazed for interest. The blue sprigs have been glazed with a clear gloss. This bead measures 17 mm hole to hole and 23 mm at its widest with a stringing hole of 3 mm.
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- Dilute pure Clove essential oil and apply directly to the neck and shoulders to ease feelings of tension or strain.
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Focus your mind, power your life, and steel your stomach with the versatile and focused scent of pure Clove essential oil. The sweet-wood spice of this ancient Indonesian plant has been used in traditional medicines for centuries to soothe the gut and ease stress and strain. Distilled to its essence, this powerhouse is a bedrock part of the home aromatherapy toolbox.
Apply topically to ease feelings of muscle discomfort or head and neck tension. Carry with you to school or work to feel more focused and mentally sharp. Use first thing in the morning to move seamlessly from resting to ready-for-the-day. If you are rebounding from illness, Clove essential oil can be a key to maintaining an optimistic outlook toward healing mind and body.
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Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen will be brimming with confidence when they meet on Saturday after successful midweek European outings.
UEFA Champions League holders Bayern thrashed Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to continue their hugely positive start to life under Pep Guardiola.
On the same night, and on home soil, Leverkusen were also successful, but they were made to sweat by Real Sociedad, only securing a 2-1 win over the Liga side in the 92nd minute.
Domestically, Saturday's meeting at the BayArena represents third against second, with Leverkusen sitting just a point behind their visitors after a good start of their own.
Both sides are in the midst of fine runs in home league games, but each of their last defeats on home soil came against each other.
Sami Hyypia's men have won all of their home games, bar one, since a 2-1 reverse to the Bavarians in March. Philipp Wollscheid's own goal in the 87th minute did the damage on that day after Simon Rolfes had cancelled out Mario Gomez's opener.
The recent record between the sides is incredibly even. Bayern just shade the last 10 fixtures between them with four victories, but Leverkusen have three wins to their name and have only lost one of their last five home meetings with the champions.
Bayern are in ominous form ahead of the game, however. Guardiola has seen his side win each of their last six games, scoring 17 goals and conceding just twice.
While he may have had little to do in recent weeks, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has urged focus from his side and demanded that they maintain their high standards as they look to keep pace with Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga table.
He told the club's official website: "It's important we don't now start thinking it'll all happen automatically. We have to keep it up."
Guardiola is without long-term absentees Thiago Alcantara and Holger Badstuber (both knee), but Javi Martinez could be back in the squad after groin surgery and Mario Gotze's comeback from an ankle knock is likely to continue after a substitute appearance against Manchester City.
Leverkusen's only potential doubt is Gonzalo Castro (hamstring).
Defensive midfielder Stefan Reinartz believes that the game provides the hosts with the perfect opportunity to test their title credentials.
"This game comes at a very, very good time for us," he said.
"Saturday provides us with a chance to see whether the tendency will be for us to look over our shoulders, or whether we can look forward to sustaining a three-horse race."
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|A-League Review: Victory stay in Sydney hunt, Roar slip up at home|
|Zidane hopes potential France return will boost Benzema|
|I have not talked to anyone at Leicester - Mancini on replacing Ranieri|
|LaLiga teams raise their game against Real Madrid, claims Zidane|
|Arrivederci, Claudio! Ranieri says his final Leicester goodbyes|
|Soldado expects Real Madrid to come out fighting after Valencia loss|
|Montella hoping to remain AC Milan coach despite impending takeover|
|Valencia hopes EFL Cup triumph can inspire late title charge|
|Pele´s son vows to clear his name after being jailed for money laundering|
|Wijnaldum highlights Kante loss as crucial to Leicester´s downfall|
|Lyon rejected chance to sign Sakho, says Aulas|
|Koeman hopes Southampton lose EFL Cup final to boost Everton´s European hopes|
|Mata insists Manchester United will not take EFL Cup final for granted|
|Simeone´s Atletico starting to decline, Abbiati claims|
|Chelsea´s Fabregas ´100 per cent´ staying at Stamford Bridge|
|´Being Joey´ - Dyche talks up Barton TV show|
|Messi the best of all time, says Jovetic|
|You can define an era - Buffon wishes Donnarumma happy birthday|
|Clement: Llorente wants to star against Chelsea|
|Koeman not interested in Everton renewal amid Barca links|
|Rivals scared of Ibrahimovic, says United team-mate Herrera|
|Schmeichel pays tribute to Ranieri|
|Yaya Toure wants to play with Neymar and Coutinho|
|Mourinho: It´s more difficult to win now|
|I didn´t sleep for six days – Conte motivated by last-gasp title loss|
|It all depends on success - Klopp knows trophies are a must|


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January 17, 2023
Apple Unveils MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max
The new MacBook Pro supports up to 6x faster performance than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 96GB of unified memory for demanding professional workflows.
cupertino, california Apple announced something new today 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros Powered by the M2 Pro and M2 Max, Apple’s next-generation professional silicon brings even more power-efficient performance and battery life to pro users. With the M2 Pro and M2 Max (the world’s most powerful and efficient chips for professional laptops), the MacBook Pro is up to 6x faster than his fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro for effects rendering, color grading, and more. tackle the demanding tasks of Up to 2x faster.1 Based on the unprecedented power efficiency of Apple silicon, the MacBook Pro now has up to 22 hours of battery life. This is the longest battery life ever on a Mac.2 For enhanced connectivity, the new MacBook Pro supports Wi-Fi 6E.3 That’s up to double the speed of the previous generation, and it also features advanced HDMI to support 8K displays for the first time. M2 Max models come with up to 96GB of unified memory, allowing creators to work with scenes much larger than they can run on a PC laptop.Four Completing the MacBook Pro’s unparalleled capabilities is the award-winning Liquid Retina XDR display, rich connectivity, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, 6-speaker sound system, and studio-quality microphones. Combined with macOS Ventura, the MacBook Pro user experience is unparalleled. His new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros are available for order today and will begin shipping on Tuesday, January 24th.
“The MacBook Pro with Apple silicon is a game-changer, allowing pros to push the boundaries of their workflows on the go and do things they never thought possible on a laptop,” said Apple Worldwide. said Greg Joswiak, senior vice president of marketing. “Today, the MacBook Pro is even better. With faster performance, enhanced connectivity, the longest battery life in a Mac ever, and the best display in a laptop, this product is second to none.” Hmm.”
Unmatched Power Efficient Performance with M2 Pro and M2 Max
MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max can transform professional workflows in a wide range of fields, from art to science to app development. Users looking to upgrade from Intel-based Mac models will see even more dramatic improvements in performance, battery life, connectivity, and overall productivity. And the MacBook Pro maintains performance whether you’re plugged in or on battery.
MacBook Pro with M2 Pro features a 10- or 12-core CPU with up to 8 high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores, delivering up to 20% better performance than the M1 Pro. With 200GB/s of unified memory bandwidth (twice that of M2) and up to 32GB of unified memory, users can tackle big projects and run multiple pro apps at lightning speed. A next-generation GPU with up to 19 cores will boost graphics performance by up to 30% and the Neural Engine will be 40% faster than his, speeding up machine learning tasks like video analysis and image processing. The M2 Pro’s powerful media engine also handles the most popular video codecs, significantly speeding up video playback and encoding while consuming very little power.
With the M2 Pro in a MacBook Pro:
- Up to 80% faster rendering of titles and animations in Motion1 Up to 20% faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook ProFive than the previous generation.
- Compilation in Xcode is up to 2.5x faster1 Nearly 25% faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook ProFive than the previous generation.
- Up to 80% faster image processing in Adobe Photoshop1 Up to 40% faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook ProFive than the previous generation.
With up to 38 cores, the MacBook Pro with M2 Max pushes your workflow to the limit with a much larger GPU that delivers up to 30% better graphics performance than the M1 Max, and double the graphics performance of the M2 Pro. It also features 400GB/s of unified memory bandwidth. With up to 96GB of unified memory, the MacBook Pro once again pushes the limits of laptop graphics memory for intensive tasks such as creating scenes with extreme 3D geometry and textures and stitching large photo panoramas together. enable powerful graphics workloads. The M2 Max is equipped with a next-generation 12-core CPU, featuring up to 8 high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores, delivering up to 20% better performance than the M1 Max, and more power than the M2 Pro. It has a powerful media engine and doubles ProRes. Dramatically speed up media playback and transcoding.
With the M2 Max in a MacBook Pro:
- Effects rendering is up to 6x faster in Cinema 4D1 Up to 30% faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro6 than the previous generation.
- Up to 2x faster color grading in DaVinci Resolve1 Up to 30% faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro6 than the previous generation.
MacBook Pro Gets Wi-Fi 6E3 It delivers faster wireless connectivity, more advanced HDMI, and supports 8K displays up to 60Hz and 4K displays up to 240Hz. These new features build on the versatile connectivity options already found in MacBook Pro, including three Thunderbolt 4 ports for high-speed connectivity to peripherals, an SDXC card slot and MagSafe 3 charging.
MacBook Pro with macOS Ventura takes performance and productivity even further. Powerful updates like Continuity Camera bring video conferencing features like Desk View, Center Stage and Studio Light to any Mac. FaceTime Handoff allows a user to initiate his FaceTime call on her iPhone or iPad and smoothly transfer it to a Mac or vice versa. And tools like Stage Manager automatically organize apps and windows so you can focus on the task at hand and see everything at a glance.
Messages and email are better than ever, and Safari, the world’s fastest browser on Mac, ushers in a password-free future with passkeys. With iCloud Shared Photo Library, users can now create individual photo libraries to share with up to six family members. And his new Freeform app offers a flexible canvas to help users be more productive and expressive, whether they’re planning on their own or brainstorming. , or with others. With the power and popularity of Apple silicon and new developer tools in Metal 3, gaming on the Mac has never been better.
MacBook Pro and environment
MacBook Pro is designed to minimize its impact on the environment. This includes his 100% recycled materials for the aluminum in the enclosure, the rare earth elements in all the magnets, the tin in the solder on the main logic board, and the gold in multiple platings. printed circuit board. And with multiple components made from 35% or more recycled plastic, it meets Apple’s high standards for energy efficiency. With the MacBook Pro free of many harmful substances and 97% of the packaging being fiber-based, Apple is getting closer to his goal of completely removing plastic from its packaging by 2025.
Today, Apple is carbon neutral in its global operations and plans to be 100% carbon neutral across its manufacturing supply chain and all product life cycles by 2030. This means that every Apple device sold has a net zero climate impact, from component manufacturing, assembly, transportation, customer use, charging, to recycling and material recovery.
price and availability
- The new MacBook Pro models featuring the M2 Pro and M2 Max are available to order starting today, January 17th. apple.com/store It is also available in the Apple Store app in 27 countries and regions, including the United States. It will arrive at Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Resellers on Tuesday, January 24th, and will begin to reach customers.
- MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, new zealandWhen Singapore From Friday, February 3rd.
- The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro is $1,999 (USA), and $1,849 (USA) For educational use. 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro $2,499 (USA), and $2,299 (US) For education. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options, and accessories are available at: apple.com/mac.
- Every customer who buys a Mac from Apple can enjoy a free online personal session with an Apple specialist, set up a product in select stores including support for data transfer, and learn how to get your new Mac working the way you want it. You can get guidance on
- With Apple Trade In, customers can trade in their current computer and get credit for a new Mac.Customers can visit us apple.com/shop/trade-in Check the value of your device.
- AppleCare+ for Mac provides expert technical support and additional hardware warranty from Apple, including up to two accidental damage protections every 12 months.
About Apple Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world with innovations in his iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple’s five software platforms (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS) deliver a seamless experience across all Apple devices, empowering people with groundbreaking services like the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. give power to Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the world a better place by making the best products on the planet.
- Results are compared to a previous-generation 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9-based 16-inch MacBook Pro system with Radeon Pro 5600M graphics, 8GB HBM2, 64GB RAM, and 8TB SSD.
- Testing conducted by Apple in November and December 2022 using a preproduction 16-inch MacBook Pro system with an Apple M2 Pro, 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, 16 GB RAM, and 1 TB SSD. I was. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from the bottom. Battery life depends on usage and configuration.look apple.com/batteries for more information.
- Wi‑Fi 6E is not available in mainland China. Japan requires macOS 13.2 or later.
- Testing will be conducted in November and December 2022 on a pre-production 16-inch MacBook Pro system with an Apple M2 Max, 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, 96 GB of RAM, and 8 TB SSD, and a production Intel Core Done by Apple using i9-. Base PC system with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 graphics and 24GB GDDR6 with latest version of Windows 11 Pro available at time of testing and Intel Core i9 with 16GB GDDR6 and latest version of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics Versions of Windows 11 Home available during base retail PC system testing. OTOY Octane X 2022.1 on a pre-production 16-inch MacBook Pro system and OTOY OctaneRender 2022.1 on a Windows system were tested using scenes requiring more than 40GB of graphics memory when rendered. Performance tests were conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
- Results are compared to a previous-generation 16-inch MacBook Pro system with an Apple M1 Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 32 GB RAM, and 8 TB SSD.
- Results are compared to a previous-generation 16-inch MacBook Pro system with an Apple M1 Max, 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 64 GB RAM, and 8 TB SSD.
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A Kerry TD has spoken about his party’s proposal for an emergency budget to help workers and families deal with the cost of living crisis.
Deputy Pa Daly said he is inundated with calls and emails from people who are struggling as, in many cases, they cannot afford the petrol to drive to work.
“With schools on going on holidays now, they are already living in fear of September when costs for back to school will drive them to the brink.
“Keeping the light and heat on in the winter months is also a concern already. It is clear that people in Kerry cannot wait until October, or 2023, for solutions to be provided,” Deputy Daly stated.
He said there is a disregard for these concerns that borders on callousness from the government.
“Michael Martin and Leo Varadkar are divided and chaotic on the matter, openly contradicting each other. We need targeted measures and an emergency budget now,” Deputy Daly remarked.
He said his party is in favour of increasing the minimum wage, reducing childcare costs and introducing a tax credit for renters.
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Nov 20, 2014 1:18 PM EST
Derrick Rose will sit out again on Thursday at the Sacramento Kings with a hamstring injury.
The Chicago Bulls are being conservative with injuries this season, and Rose's absence likely will extend to next week.
"When one guy is out, the next guy step in and get the job done," Tom Thibodeau said. "That’s the way it’s been. My first year here, Joakim (Noah) missed three months. So it’s just whoever is out, the next guy get in there and get it done."
Nov 14, 2014 12:26 AM EST
Derrick Rose injured his left hamstring during the final minutes of the Chicago Bulls' 100-93 win over the Toronto Raptors.
"I guess it's cramps in my hamstrings," Rose said. "But I think it's minor, and they decided to pull me out."
Tom Thibodeau said after the game that Rose told him he was fine and that he thought he just tweaked the hamstring.
Thibodeau thought an MRI on the hamstring was likely for Friday, but Rose was hopeful he wouldn't have to have one.
Rose could return to practice on Friday.
Rose isn't quite sure how it happened.
"I don't know, man," Rose said. "Just missing two years, now you're just going to fall for no reason I guess, man. Just trying to work every day, put in consistent work every day. And don't lose any confidence with these setbacks."
Joakim Noah is frustrated with the media's portrayl of Rose's injury issues.
"Every time something happens to [Rose], people act like it's the end of the world, and that's f---ing so lame to me," Noah said at one point.
Nov 11, 2014 3:06 PM EST
Derrick Rose returned from his ankle sprain injuries on Monday night and revealed Tuesday that he is already thinking about his future beyond basketball.
"I know a lot of people get mad when they see me sit out or whatever, but I think a lot of people don't understand that when I sit out it's not because of this year," Rose said. "I'm thinking about long term. I'm thinking about after I'm done with basketball having graduations to go to, having meetings to go to.
"I don't want to be in my meetings all sore or be at my son's graduation all sore just because of something I did in the past. (I'm) just learning and being smart."
Rose has underwent two knee surgeries since 2012.
Nov 07, 2014 6:38 PM EST
Derrick Rose will sit out the Chicago Bulls' game at the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night due to sprains in both his left and right ankles.
It will be Rose's third missed game out of six this season.
Rose scored 13 points in the Bulls' win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
Nov 06, 2014 1:58 PM EST
Free agent Ray Allen is visiting Chicago this week and has been spotted on several social media platforms, but his agent Jim Tanner told RealGM on Thursday: “Nothing to do with the Bulls.”
Allen remains a free agent deciding on his NBA future after playing for the Miami Heat over the past two seasons of his 18-year career.
Allen, who has built a reputation on staying in elevated shape in the offseason, averaged 9.6 points and two rebounds for Miami last season.
Nov 05, 2014 6:49 PM EST
Free agent guard John Lucas III received interest from the Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies, but declined those potential opportunities due to their short-term nature and has focused on making a more long-term decision, league sources told RealGM.
The Thunder, Pacers and Grizzlies scoured the free-agent market for point guards after injury issues, and they contacted Lucas prior to deciding upon players this week. Lucas, who has been working out in Houston since his release from the Washington Wizards, also received proposals in the Chinese Basketball Association.
As a seven-year NBA veteran who carved an instant-offense role, Lucas had his most successful and potent stretch in 49 games for the Chicago Bulls in the 2011-12 season. Long considered a respected teammate in the locker room and prepared on the court, Lucas had four 20-point efforts that season — including a 24-point game in March 2012 against the Miami Heat.
Lucas is believed to be hoping to ultimately return to the Bulls on a deal later this season, league sources told RealGM. Chicago currently has 14 players on the roster.
“John has received interest from different teams, but to say he has declined any formal offers would be inaccurate,” Lucas’ agent, Bernie Lee, said when reached on Wednesday. “John is in a situation, after a crazy summer, of trying to make the right decision versus any decision, but he is willing to prove himself as requested. John owes a tremendous amount of his value in the NBA to the opportunity Chicago's front office gave him there initially. Over time, it's become clear that Gar Forman has a unique ability to find value in obscure places: He signed John out of China, and he might be the best in the NBA at this. In some ways John was at the beginning of this.
“I have not had a single conversation with Gar about John since John left. The different situations just haven't lined up. Gar has found various ways to replace the role John left, including this year, and John has been under contract since leaving. I do have every belief that John will resume his NBA career soon, but to date the only opportunities John has declined have been lucrative money offers with Jilin in China earlier in the year and Fujian on Wednesday.”
Lucas, 31, has spent the past two seasons with the Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz, signing multi-year NBA deals in 2012 and 2013. The 5-foot-11 product has scored 4.8 points and registered 1.4 assists per game in his career, and averaged 3.8 points and one assist in 42 appearances for Utah a season ago.
Nov 05, 2014 1:17 PM EST
Jimmy Butler rejected the Chicago Bulls' final offer on a contract extension and will become a restricted free agent this offseason.
Butler could have an edge in negotiations due to the dearth of quality shooting guards.
‘‘It’s a great question, and you go through different stretches,’’ Tom Thibodeau said when he was asked Tuesday about the talent at the position. ‘‘There was a stretch where everyone was saying, ‘Where are the point guards?’ And now there are a ton of point guards. Now you have more skilled bigs, so you don’t have as many true centers. I think it goes in cycles.
‘‘There are a lot of good basketball players. You might have a small who is good at posting up. You might have a big who can really shoot the three. When you add pieces like that, it makes your offense a lot different, particularly with the passing.’’
Nov 01, 2014 7:00 PM EDT
Jimmy Butler's contract extension discussions with the Chicago Bulls ended on Friday night with no deal.
Butler remains convinced he will remain with the Bulls when free agency talks start next offseason.
"I'm going to be in Chicago," Butler said.
Butler has missed the first two games of the season with a thumb injury.
Oct 31, 2014 5:40 PM EDT
Jimmy Butler rejected the Chicago Bulls' final contract extension offer on Friday and will become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2015.
“It came down to me deciding that I want to bet on myself,” Butler told Yahoo Sports in a text message on Friday. “It was about me believing that I put the work in this summer to become a better player with the hope that my improvement will give the Bulls a better chance to win a championship.”
The Bulls would have the option to match any offer sheet Butler were to sign on the open market, but it could threaten their payroll structure or allow him to become an unrestricted free agent in 2017.
“All the [rookie extension] deals done so far have shown that teams are building around their stars of the future, and they’re compensating those players as such,” agent Happy Walters told Yahoo Sports on Friday. “I was under the impression Jimmy was also viewed as one of those future building blocks with the Bulls.
“We tried like heck to get something done, but ultimately, the Bulls wanted a ‘hometown’ discount. While understandable, I doubt their GM or coaches give Mr. Reinsdorf a discount when negotiating their own deals.”
Oct 30, 2014 11:14 AM EDT
The New York Knicks pursued Pau Gasol in the offseason, but they didn't have the cap space or title contender status that he was looking for.
Choosing between the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder was "probably the most difficult decision that I made in my career and in my life," Gasol said.
"I considered it," Gasol said of the Knicks. "But I thought the team was not at the level of others, other contenders and options that I had. I'm coming down to my last few years of my career, and I want to maximize them. And it was difficult to leave L.A. in the first place. But now I feel like I'm in a great position, and we have a great opportunity, and now let's see if we're lucky and we deserve to do something special."
Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the Bulls' opener against the Knicks.
"Plays where you need a great shot and you know that anything isn't rolling for you, you can easily dump it down and space out," Rose said. "If you double-team, it's going to be a wide-open shot, a wide-open three. … It makes the game easy for everyone."
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Derrick Rose had 13 points and five assists in 21 minutes during the Bulls' convincing 104-80 win over the Knicks.
Jimmy Butler would become a restricted free agent in 2015.
Jimmy Butler will miss two to four weeks with a thumb sprain.
The Bulls have exercised the third-year option for the 2015-16 season for Tony Snell.
A source in Joakim Noah's camp said that, “Jo’s knee is going to be an issue all season long.’’
Jimmy Butler will not practice this week and will not play in the Bulls' final preseason game against the Timberwolves.
Chicago’s roster now stands at 14.
In this two-part episode, host Daniel Leroux and Arturo Galletti of BoxScoreGeeks go through the over-unders for all 30 NBA teams for the 14-15 season.
Mike Dunleavy Jr. has filled a reserve and starting role in his two seasons with the Bulls.
Derrick Rose isn't upset with Tom Thibodeau's criticism of the Bulls, but he also doesn't agree with it.
Tom Thibodeau singled out Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.
The Bulls won't have Pau Gasol guarding "stretch four" forwards on the perimeter and will allow him to use his length to defend the rim
Jimmy Butler's representatives and the Bulls have started discussions on a possible contract extension.
The Bulls have signed free agent center Solomon Jones to a one-year, veteran-minimum contract, a league source told RealGM.
Nazr Mohammed saw action in 80 games (one start) and averaged 1.6 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 7.0 mpg last season.
The Wizards are "periodically" checking in on Ray Allen.
Taj Gibson privately isn't too thrilled about the prospect of continuing to be a reserve forward, according to sources.
E’Twaun Moore has signed a partially guaranteed two-year deal with the Bulls, a league source told RealGM.
Ryan Hollins met with the Heat on Friday, according to sources.
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7 October; Liam Petterson
Congratulations to the Women’s Sevens team from the Rugby Club, which went undefeated to win the Melbourne International 7s Competition over the weekend. The side, featuring several players from Melbourne’s Aon University 7s team, took home the $3,000 winners prize for the Club, while the Men’s team won the Plate after taking out 5th place overall.
In the first round the Cricket Club’s Victorian Premier season, the men’s First XI earned a nailbiting 1-wicket win. Akon Mawien, the first South Sudanese-born cricketer to play First XI Victorian Premier Cricket, hit the winning runs on debut as the side won 9/164 against Dandenong 9/163. Steven Reid was the side’s player of the round after bowling 5/34 with three maidens, while Andrej Yaksender was the highest run scorer with 33 off 54 deliveries. Brianna Herman’s game-high 37 run innings was a highlight despite the women’s XI falling to a 7-wicket loss against Ballarat.
In the VT League, the Division 1 Women’s team from the Touch Football Club earned a dominant 10 – 1 victory over rivals Monash University. Kate Baker was the only multiple touchdown scorer with a double, as the side propelled itself to 2nd on the ladder with two wins from three matches. The Division 1 Men's side succumbed to Monash losing 4 - 8.
Despite a bye for the women’s and colts’ sides, Gridiron’s senior men continued their perfect season with a 54 – 0 demolition of Pakenham. The team has now won all seven of its matches and sits equal-first on the standings.


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Good stories fascinate us all. They always have. They always will. Basically, there are two types of stories: Truth Stories and True Stories.
The first type, that is, Truth Stories, are those that convey timeless messages that convey universal truths. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were the first Truth Stories.
Ulysses Confronts the Cyclops Polyphemus – Jacob Jordaens
These epic stories respectively recounted the Trojan War and the journeys of Ulysses. They were stories about heroes and their roles in epic events. These stories were orally communicated, sung by traveling bands for centuries. In the process of communication, these stories were doubtless enhanced and extended. So, they had many authors.
The Message Is the Point – Maybe Not the Truth
“Fear Greeks Bearing Gifts,” – Lacoon on the Trojan Horse
They were Truth Stories because they contained great moral lessons.
Some of the content may have even been true. But, including the true into Truth Stories is beside the point. The message(s) is the point—not necessarily the facts.
Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, Ajax, Paris, even Helen of Troy and the Trojan Horse may never have existed. Many have wondered whether Troy itself ever existed. And, even though there must have been a first initiation of at least some of the story, some wonder …
… “Who was, or were, Homer?” “Did he even exist?” But really, who cares?
Truth Stories are not dependent upon whether their characters, events, or even their author, were ever true.
The Real Value—Meaning
Their value is in the Truth, or the meaning, of their message and the lessons offered, not their truthfulness.
True Stories, by comparison, do attempt to tell what is true.
The first of these True Stories were history stories formally written (not told) by Herodotus. He is, therefore, known as the Father of History.
Begin with Inquiry
The word history itself gives us insights into their intent. The word history (historie) in Greek, of Ionian origin, meant inquiry. We may speak of Homeric epics, though there may never have been a Homer, but history begins with historians. It is they who do the inquiries that uncover the facts that they report as histories.
From There to Eternity
Their stories are intended to be formally stated True Stories. Ideally, they may also contain eternal and universal Truths, or moral lessons. If so, they can become eternally admired and regularly quoted and retold stories as well.
Herodotus began his history with these words:
“These are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians, from losing their due mead of glory; and withal to put on record what were the grounds of feud.”
So, Herodotus formally wrote his history. That way, his history would not be subject to the ongoing changes that a verbally communicated message always tends to experience.
Why Is This Important in Business?
Every day wonderful things happen in your business. And every day some not-so-wonderful things happen. They need to be remembered, passed on and learned from. Both the “Truth Stories” and the “True Stories.”
I’ve found that to be successful in business, you have to be a great communicator. The best communicators are the storytellers that grab you by emotion, seize your mind and prompt you to action. They take you on a magical journey, if only for a moment.
Businesses need Stories, Storytellers and Story Sellers to succeed in the market.
A Vanishing Skill
Unfortunately, the values and the importance of the ideas of Stories, Storytelling and Story-Selling may not be as well understood by many of us. Nor may all of their many implications and possibilities be fully realized and appreciated by all of us to the degree they deserve.
Don’t Just Be a Face in the Crowd
Think Like a Storyteller
It might be hard. It might get lonely. But stories resonate through all human beings in all cultures and have throughout time.
I urge you to think about all of the events and experiences with which you may be involved, or have seen or heard about, that would make good stories to help your business. You don’t have to write them yourselves if you feel uncomfortable about it. Find someone in your company that will support your efforts. There are storytellers in your business somewhere … or your business wouldn’t exist. Provide them with your story ideas. Stories that can either be True Stories or Truth Stories – but ideally they would be both.
Timeless and Timely Business Lessons
We have now been in the software business here at Cincom for 40 years. Two of the lessons learned from our 40 years of business are timeless and timely. Essential and eternal. Pathways through rugged and trying times.
I pass them on to you to—like Herodotus said, “in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what people have done,” but also that they may help the reader as they pursue their own successful ideas and ideals for the next 40 years.
Long Ago and Far Away
Long ago and far away (from Silicon Valley anyway) in September of 1968, a radical idea for a new product and a new company was born in a Cincinnati basement; an idea that took seed with $600, a card table, and a dream.
A Daunting Dream
The challenges of the dream were daunting: create, market, and sell a product that one of the biggest companies in the world (IBM) was giving away for free.
No Product, No Customers, No Industry
That dream also included no venture capital; no one would finance it.
Because no one understood it. Software or softwear? What’s that, clothes? One bank actually thought that. Why? This was seven years before Microsoft was founded in 1975. Nine years before Oracle was founded in 1977. And, this was in Cincinnati, Ohio… not Silicon Valley.
Forty Years Later?
Forty years of pioneering, advancement, and leadership in a turbulent and unforgiving software industry followed from this company and its employees. Governors, President Ronald Reagan, Former British Prime Minister Heath, the Smithsonian Institute, and Harvard Business School among many other prestigious organizations have recognized its efforts.
Built to Last on Two Simple Concepts
Though the Cincom dream was daunting, risky, and some thought impossible, Cincom built that dream to last on two simple concepts: create and serve.
Cincom employees create software and services products that solve real business problems, and they have been since 1968.
These products create customers.
Serve the customers as well as the employees who create the products.
What You Really Need to Know
Without customers, there can be no service. Without service, there will be no customers.
“One of the reasons I’ve chosen to keep Cincom a private corporation is that I believe companies should put their customers first, and the people who are serving those customers a very close second.” – Thomas Nies, Cincom CEO
Built-to-last is built on “Create and Serve.”
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The operator of Exeter, the City of Derry, Blackpool and Coventry Airports, has announced that Steve Lilley has been appointed as the Aviation Development Director for the Group.
Mr Lilley, Flybe’s former Head of Commercial Planning joins Regional and City Airports Management (RCAM) and will be based at Exeter Airport. He is expected to start his work in early February in a drive to expand the routes and develop more services to new destinations for the passengers of the airports he will represent.
RCAM’s Managing Director, John Spooner said: “We are delighted that Steve has decided to join us in a role that will focus on one of the most important priorities for the Group. He has a wealth of experience in successful route development and commercial planning for airlines and we are looking forward to his work with RCAM.”
Commenting on his appointment, Steve Lilley said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time within the airline industry over the last fifteen years and I am very much looking forward to using this experience to help develop airports throughout the UK and Europe. It is an exciting time to be in aviation and I am very pleased that the UK’s leading operator of regional airports has asked me to join the Group.”


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Mumbai: The makers of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer ‘Tiger 3’ have decided to postpone the film’s Delhi shooting schedule in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases across the country. According to reports, Katrina was supposed to be travelling with Salman to the national capital for the shoot.
“The time is not conducive to plan big outdoor schedules. Omicron threat is real and it is only wise that the makers are choosing to be cautious at this sensitive time. The intense 15-day schedule, which was expected to begin on January 12th, stands postponed as of now, given the surge of coronavirus cases across India, including New Delhi. This schedule will now be planned and executed at a later stage,” a source close to the Yash Raj Films’ project informed ANI.
In a related development, film lead star Salman Khan has imposed has some strict COVID-19 protocols on the sets and has asked everyone to adhere to it in order to have a safe environment for the crew. According to a report published in Indian Today, the ‘Race 3’ actor is leaving no stone unturned to keep himself and the people around him safe from the deadly virus. He has reportedly instructed the seniors to allow only those people, who are required, to be present on the sets.
Speaking of the film, Salman Khan will be seen reprising his role of Indian spy Avinash Singh Rathore aka ‘Tiger’ whereas Katrina Kaif will be seen as the Pakistani spy, Zoya Humaini. To note, Emraan Hashmi, who will be seen as a Paistani spy in the film, was reported to joining Salman Khan in coming days to shoot for the action sequences.
As per reports, Emraan Hashmi and Naufal Azmir Khan will be seen in negative roles in the film, directed by Maneesh Sharma.
Produced by Yash Raj Films, ‘Tiger 3’ has been shot in Russia, Turkey and Austria. According to reports, Maneesh and Aditya Chopra didn’t want to compromise on the theatrical experience of the film, which is why they planned an extended international shoot. Not much has been revealed about the plot apart from that some never-seen-before action sequences for the film have been filmed.

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The International Civil Aviation Organisation is to consider new safety standards for air transport of lithium batteries in the wake of increased concern over the potential for in-flight fires.
Following a meeting in Montreal in February, the organisation's dangerous goods panel has put forward recommendations that large shipments of batteries be treated and labelled as dangerous, and that shippers be trained to prepare them correctly.
The standards also involve airlines performing acceptance checks and pre-loading inspections, while pilots would be notified of the location of any battery shipment on board an aircraft. Such provisions, if approved by the ICAO Air Navigation Commission, would come into effect from the beginning of 2013.
The transport of lithium batteries has been a discussion point for several years, but the loss of two Boeing 747-400Fs - a UPS jet in Dubai and an Asiana aircraft near Jeju - to in-flight fire in the space of 10 months has intensified the debate, as both had been carrying batteries.
After the Dubai incident, Transport Canada, the US Federal Aviation Administration and the UK Civil Aviation Authority analysed the likelihood of further fire accidents to US-registered aircraft. The assessment - based on five previous accidents - predicted six accidents, at least four battery-related, in the 10 years to 2020.
The model also suggested that, in an extreme case, there could be as many as a dozen accidents. However, during the Montreal meeting the Rechargeable Battery Association rejected the analysis as "flawed" and based on "faulty data and assumptions" - claiming, for instance, that the FAA had based its model on the "mere presence" of batteries on some of the accident flights.
Delegates heard of a disturbing incident at Toronto airport on 29 October, 2011, in which fire ignited on a pallet containing lithium batteries - as well as small-arms cartridges - just before loading on to a Boeing 767 passenger aircraft.
Investigators had no concerns over the equipment design, and found the consignment met "all the requirements" of the technical instructions for shipping, including being correctly classified, labelled, documented and packaged. However, the initiating event remains "unknown", and in response the shipper amended internal procedures on charging the batteries and opted to transport them using freighters only.
Both the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations have backed the tighter regulations. "While this recommendation marks critical progress, ALPA pilots will not rest in our work until the safe transport of lithium batteries is ensured on all aircraft," ALPA said.
But it added that it would continue to press for enhanced oversight of battery shippers, better safety standards for batteries contained in electronic equipment and mandatory installation of effective fire suppression in aircraft freight compartments.


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If you walk down the wrong (or right, depending on how you look at it) back alley in Sin City, you can find anything. A dismembered body part. A few gallons of blood and guts. Frank Miller's signature series isn't just a grandiose homage to the film noir and hard-boiled crime genres, it's also one of the most creatively gory comics of all time. You're probably thinking, "So what? There are so many gory Frank Miller comics." And it's true; the guy inks his pages like Jackson Pollock painting with blood. But it's the imagination in the most violent Sin City scenes that truly sets the series apart.
Released between 1991 and 1992, the first thirteen installments, The Hard Goodbye, kicked off years of gory Sin City comics and violent graphic novels. From exploding heads to dismembered "members," these are the goriest moments in Sin City comic books.
Marv Feeds Kevin to His Own Pet Wolf
For the penultimate murder in his Sin City-wide rampage, Marv catches Kevin the Cannibal with a pair of handcuffs. Then he semi-surgically removes Kevin's limbs and uses them as appetizers for Kevin's man-eating wolf. Kevin's spookily silent quadriplegic corpus is the main course. It's gory, but thanks to medical tubing and Marv's mitts, it's relatively tidy.
When Marv gets locked up with Lucille in Kevin's dungeon, she keeps her cool for a moment before revealing that her hand is now a stump (courtesy of cannibalism). Wrapped in bandages, the goriest aspects come through her description of being made to watch Kevin suck the meat off of her fingers.
Kevin's Wall of Decapitated Prostitute Heads
Kevin decorates his man cave with the faces of beautiful women, which is totally normal, except his man cave is a dungeon, and the faces are more like whole heads that aren't attached to bodies anymore because Kevin ate said bodies. So really, it's not normal at all.
Jackie Boy's Many Gruesome Humiliations
The "god damn hero cop" suffers a comical gore fest at the hands of Miho. First, his hand is removed by her throwing star. He subsequently falls on said star, lodging it in his buttcheek. Then she blocks the barrel of his gun, it backfires, and the shrapnel flies straight into his brain. Finally, Miho cuts his head off with a katana, but it doesn't come off clean. Says Dwight: "She makes a Pez dispenser out of him."


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Legislation that marks the biggest change for the better in federal child welfare law in 31 years has passed both houses of Congress and is on its way to President Obama. [UPDATE: The President signed the bill on September 30.]
“Biggest change for the better in federal child welfare policy” is, of course, a pretty low bar, particularly since almost every other change since 1980 has been for the worse. But this legislation has the potential to make a real difference – if states can be persuaded to embrace it.
That’s because the legislation includes a provision restoring the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to issue waivers from federal foster care funding restrictions, waivers like the one which allowed Florida to make dramatic improvements in its child welfare system.
The bill was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and in the House by Reps. Geoff Davis (R-Kentucky) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas).
But special credit also goes to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) who withdrew last-minute amendments to tack on his own proposal. That easily could have delayed and possibly killed the waivers and the entire bill – which also includes reauthorization of key prevention and family preservation programs.
In a field where everybody says they put the children first, Sen. Wyden really did it; putting personal pride in his own bill aside in order to get the very important legislation through.
So, the waivers soon will be law. Then comes the hard part – persuading states to break their addiction to foster care “entitlement” funding and apply for waivers – in particular big, broad waivers like the one that did so much for Florida.
That was made harder by a series of hoops states will have to jump through to qualify for waivers, provisions added in the Senate at the behest of a child welfare establishment that never really liked the waivers – or anything else that limits the foster care “entitlement.”
So we’ve won a big battle. But it’s a long war.


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If you’re reading this from America, you probably know both these books. Otherwise they might have passed you by. Personally, I discovered them quite late, by which time I already adhered to most of the principles in them. However, they summarise a lot of my views on writing clear and concise English language, so much so that I thought it worth blogging them here. Already famous in America, The Elements of Style was labelled one of the All-Time 100 Nonfiction Books by Time magazine – that is, one of the most influential books written in English since 1923. Otherwise called the Strunk and White (after its authors), this prescriptive language book is often forced upon students for its simple and effective rules. They are sometimes contentious, but mostly on point. The second book I want to highlight is Writing That Works, a business writing guide that novelist Louis Begley called “the Strunk and White of business writing” and famed advertiser David Ogilvy gave as his number 1 advertising tip: “read it three times”. Writing that Works is a similar style guide, from some of Madison Avenue’s most successful advertisers, and gives rules specific to communication. Continue reading
Let the Right One In is one of those rare books that works so well that it transcends genres. Every author wishes that of their book, to write a story that appeals beyond its target audience. If that’s what you’re after, this is a brilliant example of how writing a piece of solid genre fiction is the best way to broaden its appeal.
Trying to transcend genres is a dangerous game for a writer. I used to submit my fiction to agents and publishers under the banner of literary fiction. Like some kind of arsehole, I announced the unique character-depth and quirky twists in my tales could not be pigeon-holed. Not wanting to submit to one genre achieved one thing: no one wanted to read it. Let the Right One In fits its genre perfectly, and, quite the opposite of my abortive efforts, has instant appeal because of it. Continue reading

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