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Catch up on 5 of Ayushmann Khurrana’s boldest new looks in these pics
Ayushmann Khurrana has been making a statement with his red carpet outfits and his personal style. We decode the actor’s last few outings to find out what worked and what didn’t.Updated: Feb 21, 2019 13:57 IST
Ayushmann Khurrana might be one of the hottest young actors in Bollywood today, but he’s also one of the most stylish, whether he’s sporting that pompadour hair to dressing head-to-toe in neon. In recent years, the Andhadhun actor has come into his own personal style of cool slim suits, from classic grey to statement stripes. He’s also not afraid to play with colour, and has upended traditionally masculine celebrity style expectations with bright athleisure looks. Ahead, we decode the actor’s last few outings to find out what worked and what didn’t.
Wearing a striped double-breasted suit from Tisa Studio, Ayushmann attended a wedding. The suit looked nice but the white shirt and black tie didn’t do justice to the look. The black tie could have been avoided and he could have accessorised the look with a bow.
Seen in Amit Aggarwal, Ayushmann’s look is a futuristic take on fashion here. The mix of white and silver looked classic. We would have liked had he not opted for that pompadour hair and instead gone with slicked back hair.
Staying casually dandy, Ayushmann made quite a statement in a pair of faded denims teamed with a striped blazer and grey tee. Those green socks looked chic with the white sneakers. The overall look was impressive.
Showing his love for Camo prints, Ayushmann wore a camouflage printed blazer teamed with drop crotch pants from designer Siddartha Tytler. Drop crotch pants usually give a very laidback vibe and this look gave just that.
Neons are trending and Ayushmann too made sure he was dressed up in neon from head-to-toe. He styled the athleisure look with a pair of sneakers to round off the look.
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The new Supra 950 truck refrigeration unit boasts the highest output of any truck unit made by Carrier
Transicold, and its sound output is said to be significantly lower than its predecessor.
The diesel-powered unit completes a two-year transformation of Carrier’s single-temperature truck refrigeration line, which also includes the Supra 550, 650, 750 and 850.
It will be popular for frozen applications, says Carrier, and for the leasing industry, where the varying demand on
daily rental trucks requires a refrigeration unit with the highest capacity. At 100 F ambient with its setpoint at 35
F, the Supra 950’s cooling capacity is a significant 32,000 BTUs.
Sporting a new ‘skin’ with a contemporary appearance, the 950’s exterior is made of a composite material that’s lightweight, damage-resistant and easy to clean.
Like others in the series, the Supra 950 was acoustically engineered to reduce sound output. A new, all-composite bottom panel seals against the housing, helping to buffer and redirect engine noise.
Maintenance is also easier, Carrier says. Basic inspections can be performed without opening doors or removing panels. Operators and technicians can easily check the engine oil level, check and add engine coolant and inspect the refrigerant level without opening the unit. Grab bars attached to the frame on both sides provide secure, convenient grips for service technicians.
The Supra 950 unit uses a 1.1-liter CT3-69 TriVortex diesel engine and a 6-cylinder compressor. The large engine and compressor deliver high-capacity refrigeration while running at relatively low speeds, which is said to reduce wear and tear on the mechanical system while conserving fuel. For even greater fuel savings, the unit can be optionally equipped with an electric standby motor for times spent at the loading dock.
All Supra units are controlled by the Cab Command microprocessor with a driver friendly in-cab digital readout.
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Short chassis, lightweight cars with big power – it’s a recipe for instant grins, and one that gave TVR a reputation as a builder of some of the wildest machines you can buy.
The company was founded in 1958 by TreVoR Wilkinson and shot to success at the height of the UK kit car boom, when selling cars in knockdown form avoided harsh sales taxes on cars. Believe it or not, but at one point TVR was the third largest sports car manufacturer in the world. Unlike almost all of its contemporaries, the TVR product has never changed in spirit. With trademark wild angles and curves the design’s gave a uniform ‘stuff you’ to the establishment, and build quality was always akin to that of a kit car.
But who cares about fit and finish when you’re behind the wheel of something like this T350C, which was spotted on the Friday morning commute just outside of the Adelaide CBD. The 3600cc dry-sumped straight six, with its factory 11.8:1 compression ratio, sends 350hp to the rears. The curvaceous fibreglass body sits over adjustable double wishbone suspension with coilovers front and back, and with a traditional 5 speed manual and none of that ABS/traction control/stability control rubbish to worry about the whole package weighs in at a scant 1187kg. Near 50/50 weight distribution (51.9% front, 48.1% rear) and fat rubber on the back only sweetens the deal.
There are some very special cars hiding in Adelaide, and two of them were spotted in the city at the opening of Royal Car Wash this morning.
The Lamborghini Murcielago needs no introduction. An old school hairy chested supercar, the venerable Murcie gets by on the drama of its scissor doors and the brute force of its six-and-a-half litre V12.
With a limited production run of just 500, the Lexus LFA is one of the rarest supercars as well as one of the most technologically advanced. The shrill of its naturally aspirated 4.8 litre V10 is spine tingling, and the complexity and quality of its carbon-fibre construction is awe inspiring. This LFA is not a garage queen and sees regular use on the streets and hills of Adelaide, even on rainy mornings such as today. Supercars are good, but supercars that get used are even better.
Any Given Reason has just returned from pre-event scruitineering at City Holden for this weekend’s Adelaide Motorsport Festival, and if the small snapshot of cars present at that time is anything to go by we’re in for quite the treat.
This coming Saturday I will step out from behind the camera and put the helmet on, competing in the Windy Point Hillcimb in our Alfa Romeo Sprint. Friend of Any Given Reason Luke Jaksa will take the lens on Saturday, capturing the spirit of this first-time hillclimb for AGR. My father will be behind the wheel of the Alfa for Sunday’s Victoria Park Sprint, while I will be relegated to the sidelines behind the camera once again. But there will be Formula One cars roaring around the Victoria Park circuit as well as hundreds of other fine machines, so it’s hardly a tough job.
Spectating is going to be pretty tricky up at Windy Point on Saturday, and my advice is to get there early to get a good spot at the lookout. You could try your luck trekking through the bushland but I understand they will be very hot on keeping people away for safety reasons, so be prepared to be turned back if this is your plan.
The upcoming Adelaide Motorsport Festival was launched to the media last week with a display of several important racing cars on the Victoria Park circuit, including two Formula One cars that raced in the Adelaide Grand Prix in the eighties.
The inaugural event, to be held on the weekend of 12-13 April, has been described as a virtual ‘museum-in-motion’ and celebrates South Australia’s rich motorsport heritage. The event commences on Saturday with the (still to be confirmed) Windy Point Hillclimb, although Sunday’s Victoria Park Sprint will be the headline component and the one that draws the crowds. A section of Wakefield Road will be used to link up a complete circuit with the permanent section of the Clipsal 500/Grand Prix circuit in Victoria Park, creating the perfect setting for the competition vehicles to stretch their legs in the heart of the CBD fringe.
Ten Formula One vehicles have so far been confirmed for the event, including the first ever Lotus F1 car from 1957, a 1974 March, the Beatrice Lola Hart driven by Alan Jones in 1985, his 1980 World Championship winning Williams and the car’s shown here. It will be a rare opportunity to not just see these cars, but to hear and experience them being properly worked as their designers intended. Continue reading →
There’s an interesting observation to be made when comparing human versus internal combustion as forms of propulsion. There are obviously exceptions (I’m one of them), but on the whole, ‘car guys’ aren’t typically also into cycling. However, road cyclists usually take at least a passing interest in cool cars. Road bikes are also finely tuned machines, and whilst this is a concept I plan to explore in more detail in a future story, a passion for the bicycle usually overflows into a passion for other mechanical devices.
Out an about on my bike during the recent Tour Down Under pro cycling race in Adelaide, I spotted two vehicles that support my theory. The first was this left-hand drive Citroen H van, from Rapha Racing. Rapha produce a range of mighty fine cycling kit, and are suppliers to the Sky Pro Team.
The H was produced in France and Belgium from 1947 to 1981 and is known for its distinctive corrugated iron bodywork which adds strength without adding weight, whilst also reducing manufacturing costs. Rapha have fitted their beautifully restored van out with an espresso machine (another cycling institution), and were out all over the hills during race week providing a much needed caffeine shot to the thousands of fans out on their bikes. I spotted it here dispensing much needed relief at the top of Eagle on the Hill, after making a rather sweaty ascent.
By far the coolest vehicle I’ve spotted in a long time was this Volvo 240GL Wagon (bet you never thought you’d read those words on Any Given Reason!). The car itself is nothing special, but the fact that it was stickered up as a period European support car for 70’s Belgium cycling champion Eddy Merckx was beyond cool. Continue reading →
There are rare occurrences, and then there’s seeing a Giallo Modena Ferrari F50 in midweek Adelaide traffic. Unlikely? Damn, it’s about as unlikely as you could get.
The F50 has always sat in the shadow of its older brother, but technologically speaking it’s the more fascinating and sophisticated car. Whereas the F40 relies on sheer turbocharged brute force, the F50 delivers its punch through a howling 60 valve, 65deg V12 derived from the F92A Formula 1 engine. The engine and six-speed gearbox also doubles as the rear suspension mounting points, and the whole assembly is mounted as a single stressed unit direct to the carbon tub. That’s pure racecar exotica, and the F50 is closer to an F1 car for the road than any other Ferrari has been.
With only 349 F50’s built and only 31 in this colour, it is significantly rarer than the F40 too. It just goes to show that there is some very special machinery hiding in the garages of Adelaide, and if you happen to be in the right place at the right time you just might get a glimpse.
A two door, rear engined, air cooled flat six coupe. We’ve been here a million times before, right? Well, no. It’s rare for the American auto industry to try something radically new, but they most certainly did with the Chevrolet Corvair in 1960. Not only was this a move away from large land barges into something smaller, safer, more modern and far sportier, but its layout was truly big news – air cooled flat sixes have been commonplace since the 911, but the Corvair actually predated our favorite Porsche by three whole years. And what’s more, from 1965 the all aluminum, 2300cc motor could be enjoyed in turbocharged form. That’s proper innovation for 1965.
Of course the Corvair will forever go down in history, connected indefinitely to the name of political activist Ralph Nader, who’s book Unsafe at Any Speed slammed the first generation’s swing arm rear suspension in his damning review of the American car industry. External testing by the DOT later determined the Corvair to be no more diabolical than four of its more popular contemporaries and noted that the Porsche 356, Volkswagen Beetle and some Mercedes-Benz all used swing arms without issue. Despite a complete re-design in 1965 to fully independent rear suspension, the damage was done and after years of declining sales the Corvair was discontinued in 1969 after nearly 1.8 million of the revolutionary coupe, sedan, wagon, convertible and van had been sold.
Apart from a few small spots of rust, this lightly modified example was in mint condition and spotted sitting pretty in Adelaide’s Torrens Parade Ground recently. Still in left hand drive, this example has a nice stance over its three piece split rims, and I really dig the pro touring style front air dam, unfortunately a little hidden in the shadows of these midday photos. It just goes to show how a few carefully chosen and reversible modifications can really change the whole feel of a car.
The Volkswagen scene continues to amaze with its sheer size and diversity. Regardless of your particular automotive tastes, there’s a type or style of Volkswagen to match and a bunch of enthusiastic people out there doing it. The annual Volksfest, organised by the Volks Enthusiasts Club of SA, is Adelaide’s biggest dedicated Volkswagen show and the place where bug’s, buses, water cooled and a huge variety of anything Volkswagen or Volkswagen based comes to meet.
AGR has long been a proponent of the fact that when it comes to a car show, the location is the single biggest factor contributing to a good day. Volksfest was previously held on a closed road in Port Adelaide and that was brilliant, but the organisers have really outdone themselves and for 2013 somehow managed to secure Elder Park, in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD, as the venue.
A rock ‘n roll band played the famous Rotunda and the show fanned out radially from there, with the Festival Centre & Intercontinental as backdrop on one side and the impressive new Adelaide Oval re-development just a stones throw over the Torrens. Continue reading →
1963. Kennedy was assassinated and an American Baptist minister voiced his dream in DC. A band called The Beatles were on the rise, the Great Train Robbery captivated a nation and for the first time since the end of the war the Berlin Wall opened for one day passes. It’s almost unimaginable what West Germany must have seemed like through the eyes of an Easterner, especially as that first raspy flat six Porsche 911 roared past.
Yes, a lot happened internationally in 1963. After the devastation of war, West Germany was getting back on its feet and proving itself to the world. The country was experiencing an economic boom for the first time and Porsche had shown, with its 356, that people once again had money to spend on sports cars. The Porsche story is one of evolution, and in 1963 the small company unveiled their next move – the 911. The same engine was in the same place (in the 912, at least), and the car had grown in size. There was now a six cylinder option for increased performance and new styling embraced postmodernism yet still remained quintessentially Porsche. I don’t know if people in 1963 knew the importance of the new 911 or maybe it was just another expensive car, but in retrospect it’s clear that an icon was born.
An icon that, whilst now significantly massaged to suit the tastes, demands and regulations of the age we live in, still exists in almost undiluted form some fifty years later. I can’t think of another car, product, place or even an idea that fits that description. We can wax lyrical all we like, but a 911 is still a 911. End of story. Continue reading →
At Any Given Reason we’re all about actually driving our cars as their makers intended. However, as the speeding fine that came in the post this morning attests, this is not always a feasible thing to do anymore. As alluring as the dream of you, a GT3 RS and an empty hills road is, the harsh reality is seemingly blanket 80km/h speed limits and Orwellian laser detection cameras. I feel almost ashamed to say this, but I fear that so long as you value the possession of your license, driving a GT3 on said hills roads would, for the most part, be an extremely frustrating experience and a constant exercise in self restraint. So that raises the question – is it actually possible to have fun driving slowly?
To answer this question I’ve arranged a drive that is quite different to what I normally do. In fact, more than just arranging a drive; I’ve organised a bit of a social experiment, if you will. The car I’ve chosen just happens to be the fastest accelerating Australian car ever made, but on this drive I really just want to find out if it’s any fun to drive at 50km/h. We’re going to go and cut a few laps of the city on a Saturday night and see if we actually enjoy the experience. It could go either way, but somehow I suspect the FPV GT RSPEC is going to be the right car for the task.
I’m standing waiting on Grenfell Street’s footpath for our 11pm rendezvous, the bass line of the DJ’s tunes emanate from the pub across the road; a group of tipsy girls walk past me, hardly noticing my presence as they discuss their next venue. But it’s not long until another bass line roar can be heard echoing off the buildings, and as I look up from my phone the jet black FPV stops kerbside. And it’s an especially mean looking machine in RSPEC guise – the glossy black duco offset by red striping on the bonnet and down the side, red wheels and a red spoiler, with large ‘BOSS 335’ lettering in relief. I can hardly believe that it has more street presence than the 911 Carrera that passes by as we take in the details, but it does. The humble Falcon has come a long way.


Best Toro Lawn Mowers
Toro Lawn Mower at the Most Affordable Price
Recycler (High-Wheeled) The High-Wheeled Toro push mower may not be self-propelled, but it is light, easy to push, starts on the first push of a button, and needs extremely little maintenance.
Our favorite feature is the high-wheeled recycler. They are a great old-fashioned walk-behind model push mower. It is very easy to use, it requires minimal maintenance, turns on with one push, or pull, and it is small and lightweight.
Few units offer as much value as the Recycler with its high wheels. It doesn’t have self-propulsion, but it requires less gas and is much lighter in weight as well. According to most owners, this machine can be used as easily as the self-propelled model, and maybe even more so.
The best thing about this unit is the fact that it will not require oil changes throughout its lifetime. Even more, it starts up with the push of a button. So you do not have to prime, choke, or choke it.
Who Should Buy It: For those who aren’t ready for a self-propelled mower or rider, this classic push mower is more than enough to get the grass cut, and with less effort than many of the best walk-behinds What Sets Toro Lawn Mowers Apart?
Choosing The Right Toro Lawn Mower For You
With the many Toro products on offer, choosing the best Toro lawnmower can seem daunting. Many of them are superior in quality and craftsmanship. Our guide and five best choices will help you make the right choice and be informed.
All things considered, our top pick is the 22-Inch Toro Recycler . The machine performs as well as self-propelled grass cutting machines, and is more powerful than most. Personal pace technology is included, as well as a robust Briggs & Stratton drive motor. Additionally, the machine has a lighter design than similar units. The manufacturer warranty is included as well, like all Toro mowers.
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Toro Lawn Mowers – A Guide to Buying
All it takes to maintain a neat lawn is having the right tools. Finding the ideal lawn mower will help you create the garden of your dreams. Toro is a trusted brand in lawn mowers. This company has been around for more than 100 years.
Toro provides a broad range of mowers. This makes it difficult to pick the perfect one for your yard. Other than choosing the ideal mower for your yard you also need to think about details like type of fuel, engine horsepower and drive type. Finding the right mower can prove difficult with so many available.
At Best. Our goal is to make shopping easy at Best. For our top recommendations, you can take a look to the above product list if youre looking for a Toro mower. You can read our buying guide for general information on selecting a Toro mower model.
Toro mowers have different maintenance plans. To learn how to maintain your mower, consult your owner’s guide.
To determine the best Toro self-propelled mower for you, it is important to consider which drive type will work for you.
All-wheel drive: A self-propelled mower with all-wheel drives supplies power to all the wheels. It works great for uneven or even terrain.
Front-wheel-drive: This is a self-propelled mower that supplies power to only the front wheels. The mower can be tipped up so that it turns easily on uneven lawns.
Rear-wheel Drive: Only self-propelled mowers equipped with rear-wheel drives supply power only to the rear wheels. They are able to work on uneven grasses because they have greater traction.
A. A Toro self-propelled mower is best if your yard measures between half and an acre. Make sure to get a mower that is rear-wheel driven so the mower can withstand uneven ground.
A. Toro zero turning mowers excel at maneuvering obstacles and are ideal for larger yards. Toro’s self-propelled Toro push mowers are best suited for small yards that have many trees or obstacles.
A. The length of the Toro lawnmower’s life depends on how frequently you use it, and how carefully you keep it. In general, though, a well-maintained Toro push or self-propelled lawn mower should last seven to ten years. You can expect a Toro zero turning mower to last longer than 20 years when it’s properly maintained.
Toro 20353 Lawnmower all-wheel drive Feature
All Wheel Drive traction assists is my favorite feature on the Toro 20353 mower. The Toro 20332 Personal Pace lawn mower uses only the rear wheels. If you’re mowing uneven terrain, your traction can be reduced, especially if the slopes are steep. All Wheel Drive features front and rear tires with an aggressive tread. These wheels can spin independently. This ensures you have the most traction when mowing inclines.
The Toro 20353 AWD mower definitely outperforms standard Personal Pace in this area. These mowers can reach speeds of 4.8 mph. It was more than sufficient to perform fast-paced mowing.
Honda Vs. Toro – Who is The Best Push Mower?
CR pits two strong performers against each other in a head-to-head test When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. All fees collected are donated to our non-profit mission.
Honda and Toro lost ground this year.
They now have the No. 1. and 2. in our ratings. We rated No. 1 and No. 2 respectively, so we did a comparison of the Honda HRR216PKA, which costs $430, with the Toro Recycler Smart. Stow 21329, $300. How much do you get for the money? Which model is the most hassle-free and the most cost-effective?
Frank Spinelli of CR oversees the mower test. He says: “The first thing that you should understand about these lawnmowers is that most people going to really be happy with what they get from both models.”
Consumer Reports Consumer Reports Honda HRR216PKA
has a dual-blade system, which Honda promises will provide better mulching performance than a single blade. Although it can cut or bag clippings in mulching mode or side-discharge mode on this model of mower, clippings actually go through the rear and into the path right in front of your feet.
This mower has a Honda engine of 160 cubic centimeters and a 21 inch cutting deck. Unfortunately, it does not include a washout port that can clean under the cutting deck using a garden hose. You will have to move the mower to the side in order to clean it. It has a three-year engine guarantee.
The top three Toro Walk behind Mowers
The best Toro commercial mower walk behind is not easy. This requires extensive research as well as a great deal of effort. But let’s face it. you really don’t have that much time, right?
It is not necessary to worry. You have already done the research. These Toro lawn mowers have the highest quality in the market:
Guide To Toro’s Walk Behind Mower
It is important to understand the basics of lawnmowers before purchasing a Toro Walk Behind Mower. It is no secret that lawn mowers have many features.
This is why we have created the following guide to discuss the most important features a lawnmower must possess in order for you to live a simpler life.
Type As you may already know, there are different types of walk-behind lawn mowers, and each has its own unique functionalities. So, you have to choose the type of mower that matches with your requirements.
walk-behind mowers fall into two categories. This first group includes electric mowers. These are better suited to smaller lawns and have less power. Second is the gasoline-powered mowers. These mowers are more powerful and can manage large areas.
You can choose between a push or self-propelled lawnmower. That’s because self-propelled mowers are much easier to maneuver, and they are also faster. All Toro’s walk-behind mowers have All Wheel Drives (AWD), which help propel the mower. You want a mower that can cut in the mode you like best. The mowers we reviewed are all designed for mulching. They also have side and rear discharge, as well.
It is easy to change the mode of cutting. You just need to remove the mulch plug and attach the bagger.
Toro’s walk-behind mowers feature decks measuring 19-30 in. For deck construction, steel is most popular. A few mowers also come with aluminum- and plastic-decks.
Toro makes a great lawnmower
Toro is a trusted brand that makes high-quality mowers for both professionals and consumers. … We brought in the Toro 22’s Personal pace Recycler Lawnmower (20332) and the all-wheel driven model, the 20332. 21 May 2020
How Long Should A Toro Lawn Mower Last?
An average Toro lawn mower can last up to 8-10 years if you maintain it properly. Without proper care and maintenance, it may last as little as half its original lifespan.
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The Senate did take up a resolution urging Trump not to accede to Putin’s request for Russian officials to interview the financier Bill Browder and the former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the chamber should hold hearings on a broader package of sanctions against Russia.
Only McCain, who called Trump’s Helsinki meeting “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory,” has come close to matching Flake’s criticism. But even Arizona’s senior senator has not questioned the motive behind Trump’s acquiescence to Putin. McCain and Flake are linked not only by state, but also by their political circumstance: Neither will face the voters again, and so neither must contend with a Republican base that is resolutely behind the president. The only other GOP senator with the same freedom is Corker, the Foreign Relations Committee chairman who, after a rapprochement this spring with the president, has lately renewed his criticism of Trump’s policies toward trade, NATO, and Russia.
As my colleague David Graham reported Thursday morning, most other Republicans in the Senate, after initially voicing dismay at Trump’s performance, quickly accepted his Wednesday clarification that he misspoke alongside Putin. Flake did not. He made no mention of the president’s clean-up attempt, and he implicitly called out those who used it as an excuse to move on. “This is not a moment for spin, deflection, justification, circling the wagons, forgetting, moving on to the next news cycle, or for more of Orwell’s doublespeak,” he said. “No, when the American government offers an onslaught on unreality, it puts the whole world at risk.”
Flake’s willingness to confront Trump rhetorically has heartened some Democrats but frustrated many others. They see a senator who takes comfort in speaking but refuses to act, too reluctant to use the source of power he’ll relinquish next year—his vote. Flake has threatened to hold up legislation and nominations in the past. But he has folded easily, first when he supported the Republican tax bill in December in exchange for an immigration commitment that never materialized, and more recently when he held up judicial nominations only to relent in exchange for a nonbinding vote on trade.
“We need more from Republicans now,” Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont said shortly before Flake spoke on the floor. “It is time for the Senate to rein in the president’s dangerous behavior.” He warned that without concrete action, “all of their fine-sounding words of concern become meaningless.”
Democrats and GOP defectors outside the Senate have urged Flake to withhold his vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, or even switch parties to deprive Republicans of their narrow Senate majority for the remainder of the year. Flake laughed off the suggestion that he should defect to the Democrats, reminding a Politico reporter who asked him about it that he literally wrote a book on how conservative he is last year.
On Thursday afternoon, Flake readily acknowledged that his resolution would do nothing to rein in Trump. “Yes, it’s symbolic,” he said. “And symbolism is important.”
His argument all along has been that a president’s words matter, that tone matters. And as Flake makes his sharp-tongued but largely rhetorical stands against Trump, he’s betting, with dubious chance at success, that his own words can matter, too.


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The Atlantic: …A conference on “global fraternity” has featured rabbis, imams, swamis, cardinals, and obscure religious officiaries whose titles I had never heard before. …The assembled clerics, seemingly one of every type, were a sort of warm-up crew for the pope, who appeared Monday night with Ahmed el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University (the seat of Sunni learning in Cairo), in a double act billed as a moment of public healing that will mend hatreds dating to the Crusades. Tuesday morning, Francis celebrated the first papal Mass ever in the Arabian Peninsula.
I have been coming to the Gulf for nearly 20 years, and for almost that long I have heard quoted a saying of the Prophet Muhammad, to the effect that the Arabian Peninsula (UAE and other Gulf States, plus Yemen) should not contain any religion but Islam. This religious zoning law is enforced with greater zeal as one approaches Mecca and Medina. There one finds no non-Muslims at all. In Saudi Arabia, non-Muslims may live temporarily and worship discreetly. In the UAE, there are churches, but proselytization is still illegal, and Islam is enshrined in law. You can get thrown in jail for blaspheming, and killed for leaving Islam. Practice of magic is criminalized, per Islamic law. And yet Francis performed, before an audience of about 120,000 and with no danger of prosecution, what many Muslims consider an act of sorcery, the transformation of wine and bread into the body and blood of Christ.
What has happened to the Emirates? Whence this turn toward tolerance?
A papal Mass on the Arabian Peninsula is something very new indeed—as evidenced, most obviously and literally, by its failure to occur ever before. Something has happened, and the change has proceeded not slowly and continuously but with surprising speed, and only in the past five years or so. Today’s UAE is more open and tolerant of other cultures.
The old emir, Sheikh Zayed, was an absolute monarch. …Under his rule, Abu Dhabi grew more cosmopolitan, more modern, but at a pace far slower than in the 14 years since his death.
What has changed, in brief, is the dual rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic State.
For years, the Gulf gave the hard-liners one-way tickets into exile—ideally so they could die in the cause of jihad far away, without threatening the stability of the Gulf monarchies. That was the deal: The Gulf States would give Islamists wide latitude to operate, as long as they concentrated their efforts elsewhere.
By about six years ago, ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood had separately declared that the deal was off, and that they would seek the eventual overthrow of the Gulf monarchies. (The Muslim Brotherhood exempted only one of them, Qatar, from the threat.)
The pope’s visit was advertised as the UAE’s gift to the many thousands of Catholic guest workers, including nearly 700,000 from the Philippines alone. That was only part of its purpose. Freed from any obligation to Islamists, and faced with the promise that those Islamists would work implacably to end the monarchies, the Gulf States have everything to gain from embracing the West, opening further, and reaping the benefits of cooperation against Islamists. The visit was not a concession to Christianity but a strategic calculation, and a canny one at that.
To see tens of thousands of Filipinos and Indians worshipping together, in front of their Holy Father, in an event that all will someday describe to their children and grandchildren, was to see them achieve visibility. When you are legally required to hide what matters most to you, the chance to proclaim it becomes something greater than just a personal release. It is a collective acknowledgment of humanity long suppressed.
By the time I arrived in the stadium, nearly every seat was full, and Vatican flags that had been left on the seats were wagging in every section. Large screens showed Francis at a nearby church, which in his address to the congregation he called (with obvious affection) “small” and “new.” He then hopped into an open-backed truck, and we watched him proceed, waving in the familiar papal parade posture, a short distance to the soccer stadium that had been outfitted for celebration of Mass. The only part of the scene that would have distinguished it from another, less historic papal visit was the presence of one member of his security detail wearing a thawb, the body-length white garment traditional in Abu Dhabi.
He entered the stadium like a matador, cruising back and forth before each section of seats, so no one was denied a close look and an opportunity to cheer. When he passed by me, about 10 feet away, he smiled broadly and squinted to avoid being blinded by the Gulf sun. He looked energetic—younger than 82—and he must have been grateful that in the heat of Abu Dhabi, his regalia was a heat-reflecting white.
[A]t least a few repercussions of the papal visit will be permanent. The Catholic population of the Emirates will remember the visit—and, perhaps more important, the decision of Abu Dhabi’s ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MbZ), to invite him. …Western countries will remember that by inviting a Christian idolator to perform sorcery on the peninsula of the Prophet, Abu Dhabi took a step away from Islamists, a step that cannot really ever be taken back.
Of less certain long-term significance is the effect of the visit on global religious dynamics, writ large. Yesterday night, Pope Francis and Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Azhar imam, signed a “Human Fraternity Document,” agreeing on general values shared by the two communities of faith. I feel certain that the details of this document have already been forgotten forever; the shared values. . . are bland and unchallenging, and therefore effortlessly ignored. Moreover, they were adopted in the face of, and without mentioning, ongoing humanitarian disasters in which the UAE and el-Tayeb’s Egypt are complicit—namely the war against Iranian proxies in Yemen, and abuses of state power in Egypt.
But the fact that el-Tayeb and Pope Francis signed the agreement is, in a way, more important than the contents. What matters is that they, as the preeminent figures in Christianity and Islam, were joining forces, in a coalition of institutional religious authority, not so subtly united against upstart forces of popular religion. The Catholic Church has worried for centuries about the same concern that now afflicts the Emiratis and Egyptians: that younger generations no longer trust the establishment, and that they will, if not forced into obedience, adopt rebellion both religious and political.
El-Tayeb, in his talk on Monday, argued against what he called “individualism”—which seemed to mean independent thought, outside the scholarly edifice of which he is the superintendent. Francis’s predecessor, Pope Benedict, is better known than Francis as a doctrinal enforcer. But Francis too, by simple virtue of being pope, is nothing if not the unifier and director of a massive and coordinated religious enterprise.
The Gulf States no longer fear Christianity. Christendom no longer covets Muslim land; Christians just want to be respected and respectful guests. The greater threat comes from chaos—the danger that their Muslim sons and daughters are beyond their command, and will instead embrace entrepreneurial amateurs like the Islamic State. The friendly and conciliatory performances of el-Tayeb and Francis proved that the religious authorities of Christianity and Sunni Islam will happily make peace with one another, and not focus unduly on converting one another or fighting. But the fights within Islam continue to be fought, as they were in Christianity, with catastrophic effects for the Church of Rome, 400 years ago in the Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation. The institutional authorities of Islam, and the political authorities with which they are aligned, have just bought themselves an institutional ally, if not a theological one. Whether the alliance keeps the theological barbarians at bay is another question.
Will Catholicism join with Islam to crush God’s true people in the end times?
“And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” (Revelation 17:1, 2)

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Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, who has been mentioned as a potential Democratic candidate for governor in 2018, opted out of that race via a press release Thursday.
However, Ford said he will run for office locally, and is considering a big for the District 10 Senate seat being vacated by Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City.
Ford, a former House minority leader who represents District 28 in the Alabama House, said he’d been asked by people “all over the state” to run for governor. He said it’s been “truly humbling” to receive that support and confidence, but decided against a gubernatorial bid “after prayerful consideration and many long conversations with my family.”
As for a local race, he said, “My priority and passion have always been serving the people of Etowah, Cherokee and DeKalb counties. We have a lot of work to do, and the people deserve a strong senator who can actually get things done. But whether I run for state senate or another office, I will continue to prioritize education, fight for a lottery and work to grow our economy and create good-paying jobs.”


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Heating a gas held at a constant pressure
A fun experiment to try at home is to blow up a balloon and tie it, then put it into a freezer so that it cools down. About 5 or 10 minutes later, take it out and you should see that the balloon has shrunk and reduced in volume.
After a few more minutes back at room temperature, the balloon will then expand back to its original size.
So why is this? Can we explain what's going on in terms of gas particles or molecules?
If the pressure of a gas is kept constant, then increasing its temperature will also increase its volume. This is called thermal expansion of a gas, and is a similar process to the expansion of liquids and a solids when they are heated (although their expansion is much less noticeable compared to a gas).
Let's explain this in terms of the motion of particles.
- Firstly, when you heat a gas, the particles (molecules or atoms) gain more kinetic energy.
- Faster moving particles hit the container walls more frequently.
- Therefore, the particles apply more force to the container walls, pushing them outwards*.
- So the volume of the gas increases.
Note that if you are asked to explain why a gas expands in volume when heated, you should explain each of these four points in this sequence. It is incorrect to say that the particles themselves expand - they don't! The atoms or molecules stay the same size, but the space they take up increases when they move around faster.
* The pressure of the gas has risen and so in the case of the balloon there is a pressure imbalance between the inside and outside. This imbalance means the balloon expands until the pressures equalise again.
GCSE Physics Keywords: Temperature, Pressure, Particles, Kinetic Energy, Collisions

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Build an essential services career in agriculture
Covid is far from a thing of the past and, as in every challenging situation, this environment provides an opportunity. As we begin a new year, would-be students considering their choice of career would do well to make agriculture a part of their future.
If we take a step back to March 2020, hindsight shows us just how much of an advantage those working in the agricultural sector, or with some agri-skills have had. When lockdown was first announced, agriculture was among the few sectors named as an essential service, significantly limiting the impact of lockdown compared to other industries. As the months passed, agri-skills became even more important for individual people and families as a means to putting food on the table, as salaries were cut, businesses closed and retrenchments became a reality.
Whether you have an interest in agriculture to protect yourself and your family from hunger, earn an income, or because you want to build a long and successful career in the industry, there is an opportunity for everyone.
Not too long ago, the options for careers in agriculture were relatively straightforward. However, technology and the realisation that, by 2050, the world’s population will have ballooned past 9 billion people, have resulted in a rapid increase in the scale and efficiency of farming practises. At the same time, the variety of jobs available across the agri-business value chain has grown significantly – requiring a similar increase in new skills and ways of thinking.
As far as careers go, agriculture was once considered old fashioned, but now it’s opening doors to the younger generation who are tech-savvy, connected and looking for exciting and innovative careers. From soil or food scientists to agricultural and environmental engineers, marketers and managers, a career in agriculture is no longer about ‘just farming’. It’s an industry looking for young, skilled workers who will improve farming methods, efficiency and productivity, using technology and know-how. However, no matter the scale of a farming business, basic skills and knowledge in agribusiness, plant and animal production always have a place.
In spite of the educational interruptions from Covid, it’s never too late to continue your education – and online learning provides a perfect solution to issues of travelling to traditional bricks and mortar institutions and mixing with large numbers of other students on campus. When it comes to online learning and agriculture, signing up for a course with AGRICOLLEGES international will give you access to a range of Agri-SETA accredited short courses and one-year NQF4 courses that offer a safe, flexible and more affordable alternative to traditional institutions.
In Africa, where the vast majority of farmers are ageing, what all this means is that we need to continue bringing new young agri-preneurs into the modern world of agriculture and training them with the skills to take up this new range of opportunities for varied and fascinating jobs in careers that are both rewarding and meaningful.
Even if you’re already involved in the industry and are looking for the best way to grow to the next level, AGRICOLLEGES’ accredited online courses can provide you with modern skills and know-how to help you progress further. You can work full-time and study online to learn how to successfully manage an agri-business, from production to marketing.
AGRICOLLEGES international’s online short courses, as well as the NQF4 National Certificates in General Agriculture or Plant Production are excellent options for anyone wanting to kickstart a career in this rapidly evolving industry. Whether your interest lies in plant or animal production, or you have a preference for agribusiness, AGRICOLLEGES has a wide range of courses suitable to set you on a career path that offers a world of opportunity.
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Norway’s parliament has formally endorsed the move to sell off coal investments from its $900bn sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest. It is the largest fossil fuel divestment yet, affecting 122 companies across the world, and marking a new success for the fast-growing and UN-backed climate change campaign.
A new analysis said the fund would sell off over $8bn (£5bn) of coal-related investments as a result.
The biggest single sell-off from Norway’s fund will be the UK utility SSE, in which the fund holds $956m of shares. The fund is also set to sell its $49m stake in Drax, which runs the UK’s biggest coal-fired power station.
Other major energy companies identified in the analysis by German and Norwegian NGOs are Germany’s E.ON ($685m) and RWE ($320m) and the Danish company Dong ($30m), which is often associated with wind energy but has a significant coal business.
Sweden’s Vattenfall and Italy’s Enel are also set to be affected by the coal ban as are 35 groups in the US, including Duke Energy ($434m). A dozen coal-related companies on China are set to lose their Norwegian investment, as are eight in Japan and five in Australia.
The decision to divest Norway’s $945m fund from coal assets was made on 27 May, when an agreement between political parties was reached. It was formally passed by a parliamentary vote on Friday. Svein Flaatten, of the governing Conservative party, said coal investments were both a global warming risk and financial risk. A global deal to cut carbon emissions at a crunch UN summit in December could leave some fossil fuel reserves unburnable and worthless.
The fossil fuel divestment campaign seeks to persuade investors to dump stocks on the basis that current reserves of coal, oil and gas are already several times greater than could be safely burned. It has seen a string of successes, including last Friday’s commitment from French financial services giant Axa sell to $560m of coal-related investments.
The Guardian’s Keep it in the Ground campaign is calling on the world’s two largest medical charities – the Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust – to divest their endowments from fossil fuels. The Guardian Media Group pledged to divest its own $1bn fund from all fossil fuels in April.
Norway’s finance committee decided the nation’s fund, known as the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), should sell stakes in companies for which mining or burning coal makes up more than 30% of their business, or have projects in development that would tip them over the 30% threshold. The measures are to be implemented on 1 January 2016.
The NGO’s Urgewald, Greenpeace and Framtiden applied these criteria to the more than 9,000 companies owned by the GPFG to create their list of 122 companies. It calculates the combined value of the holdings to be sold at $8.7bn. The GPFG is funded by revenues from Norway’s large oil and gas production.
“This is the biggest divestment from coal in history and it should pave the way for other investors and countries to follow suit,” says Truls Gulowsen, head of Greenpeace in Norway.
“The significance of the Norway decision is that, because of their size and reach, this will act as a major signal for other investors to follow. This will certainly create a wave,” said Mark Campanale, founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, which has pioneered analysis of the financial risks of fossil fuels.
Norway’s finance ministry is reported to have calculated that $9bn-$10bn of investments would be affected by the divestment, suggesting that the NGO analysis may be an underestimate.
Some major mining companies, such as Anglo American and BHP Billiton, have very large coal reserves and production but are not affected by the new GPFG rules. This is because coal makes up less than 30% of their total mining operations across the world.


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Pizza A Colazione
© 2022 Gabriele Corcos / Clarkson Potter · Reproduced with permission. · Reprinted with permission from Extra Virgin, by Gabriele Corcos & Debi Mazar, copyright © 2014. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House LLC. Photographs copyright © 2014 by Eric Wolfinger
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Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500oF for 1 hour before baking. (Or preheat a wood-fired pizza oven to very hot, 4 hours before baking.)
In a food processor, puree the tomatoes until smooth. Season with salt to taste.
In a skillet, heat the olive oil and pancetta over medium heat and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, or until crisp.
Using a spoon, spread one-fourth of the pureed tomatoes on 1 disc of dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Sprinkle one-fourth of the mozzarella on top.
Gently place the pizza on the pizza stone and bake for about 5 minutes, until golden with slight signs of charring. (If using a wood-fired oven, gently place the pizza on the oven floor, and bake for 3 minutes, or until golden and crisp.)
Remove the pizza from the oven and break an egg over the center of the pizza. Top with one-fourth of the cooked pancetta, return the pizza to the oven, and bake another 3 to 4 minutes (1 to 2 minutes if using a wood-fir ed oven), until the egg is cooked.
Remove the pizza from the oven, transfer to a cutting board, and top with one-fourth of the basil. Serve immediately. Repeat with the remaining 3 pizza discs.
In a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the yeast, lukewarm water, and ½ cup of the bread flour. Mix well and let it sit for 30 minutes, or until bubbly, like foamy beer.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the remaining 3½ cups bread flour and the salt until evenly combined.
Add ¾ cup cold water and the olive oil to the yeast mixture. Turn on the mixer and begin adding the flour mixture in increments, then mix for 5 minutes, until the dough starts creeping up the dough hook and detaching from the sides of the bowl.
Grease a large bowl with oil and transfer the dough to the bowl. Turn the dough to coat its surface with oil. Cover the bowl loosely with a tea towel. Let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Punch the dough down, then let rise another 1 hour.
Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces and form into discs. On a work surface lightly dusted with flour, use your fingers or the heel of your hand (and a rolling pin, if you prefer) to stretch the discs until they’re 13 inches in diameter. The disc should be very thin, less than 1/8 inch.
IMPORTANTE! If you’re making pizza within the hour after forming the pizza dough discs, they can be kept at room temperature. Otherwise, place them on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to 12 hours before baking, as long as the dough doesn’t rise too much, because acidity will creep in and the flavor will sour. Ideally, though, you should make the pizzas the same day you make the dough.

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- Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
This iconic song is more than just a track made by the ever-famous band, Queen. It’s a song with multi-layered harmonies and an instantly recognisable opera section that can test your headphones to their limits.
The song is a story told in soundwaves that have reverberated throughout generations of music listeners. Because of its innovative use of a mix of genres, it’s the perfect song to test out the full range of your headphones.
If you bought a high-end headset then you might even pick up on tiny details that were left intentionally by Queen when it was first released, including the slightly out-of-tune piano.
- Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
You’ll definitely know that it’s Seven Nation Army playing because of its unique and incredible bass riff. Because of that, it became one of the most recognisable songs to have been released in the early 2000s.
Listen to this song with your new headphones and let the deep bassline test the limits of your headphones. The mix of different instruments alongside with the bassline will help test the dynamic response of your new headphones.
- Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame Impala
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David Bowie makes incredible tracks but Heroes is among those songs that you can test your headphones with. That’s because the song has a dynamic range of notes from the lead guitar and the piano keys as well as the consistent pitch variations in Bowie’s voice. These sounds can help you gauge your headphone’s capabilities in handling changes in musical intensity. It can also help your headphones get through the paces of being broken in.
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GM's dismal profit may spur analysts to cut 2014 estimate
By Ben Klayman and Deepa Seetharaman
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co reported a disappointing fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by weaker-than-expected results in Asia and South America that may prompt analysts to ratchet down their profit forecasts for 2014 for the No. 1 U.S. automaker.
The poor showing triggered an early drop in GM's stock price by as much as 2.5 percent, before it recovered to gain 0.2 percent to $35.31 in afternoon trading.
It was the first quarterly earnings report for GM's new management team led by Chief Executive Mary Barra, the 52-year-old electrical engineer and GM "lifer" who became the industry's first female CEO last month.
"We have more work to do and our sense of urgency won't let up one bit," Barra said on a conference call.
Excluding one-time charges, GM earned 67 cents a share, 21 cents less than expected by analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters
The fourth quarter was bogged down by $200 million in one-time charges stemming partly from the Chevrolet brand's exit from Europe and a plan to stop manufacturing cars in Australia. GM has said it will spend another $1.1 billion in 2014 to restructure operations in Europe and South America.
Citi analyst Itay Michaeli said the fourth quarter was disappointing, but GM's projection for a modest profit increase this year remained unchanged from its update to investors in January. Continued...

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Landlord of the Dog and Duck
1001 Threads To Read Before You Die
Firstly, the "cultural" "phenomenon" of the 1001 series is a little obnoxious to me, even if I've read some of the books. I think about 90% of the reason is because the title is so daft and that the books nowhere meet a definitive list of the "best" things...although possibly this is not a prime ambition.
But such books and lists have been a long utilised source for me (and for others). I have been thinking for some time of the implications of going further and further down those lists until they feel largely depleted...would that mean at such a stage, I'd essentially be tired of life? I suspect that the answer may be that such a process will always broaden my horizons, and make me pursue interests related to those pieces that I find I like...I guess also there will be several more George Clooney films to look forward to. Or perhaps I will develop entirely new interests, such as "101 Operas to See Before You Die", "1001 Railway Stations to See Before You Die", "10001 Species to See Before They Die" and so on.
Isn't Life just one great adventure?!

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Working in partnership with Planning Aid Wales, the National Park Authority has already invited local community and town councillors to a series of workshops designed to explain the new Local Development Plan (LDP) and how it can help meet the individual needs of local communities.
The new LDP will replace the older-style Unitary Development Plan (UDP) in 2011 and is currently being produced by the National Park Authority in consultation with the public, key stakeholders and partner organisations. Apart from being easier to understand, the policies contained in the LDP will guide all future development across the National Park. It is hoped that the series of workshops will help engage local people and give communities a greater understanding of the planning framework for the area covered by the National Park.
Chris Morgan, Head of Planning Services for Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority said: “These workshops have been funded using monies from the Planning Improvement Grant from the Welsh Assembly Government and are tailor-made to emphasise the importance of community council involvement from the early stages of the development plan process.
“Community councils have a key role in speaking up for the communities they represent and we would love them to contribute to our workshops at a local level and find out more about how the National Park Authority can help them.
“After this initial programme of workshops we will also be offering all community and town councils an opportunity to meet with the Strategy and Policy team. These meetings will allow locally important community issues to be highlighted and discussed in detail with planning officers.”

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Fife Toddler Death Could've Been Caused By Kid Stamp
14 April 2016, 17:31
It is possible a single stamp from a child could have led to the heart injury that resulted in toddler Liam Fee's death, a court has heard.
Pathologist Dr Paul French was giving evidence for a second day at the trial of Rachel Trelfa or Fee, 31, and her civil partner Nyomi Fee, 28, who deny murdering Trelfa's son Liam.
Jurors have heard how Dr French carried out a post-mortem examination on the two-year-old's body two days after his death at a house in Fife in March 2014.
He told the High Court in Livingston how the toddler had a ruptured heart and he recorded the cause of death as blunt force injury to the torso.
Dr French, 38, said "severe force'' would have been needed to cause the injury.
During cross-examination from Mark Stewart QC, defending Fee, he was asked that if the child had been stamped on in a "sudden, sharp manner'' to the abdomen, would it have generated the sort of "compressive force'' that led to the heart injury.
Dr French replied: "That is one possibility, yes.''
Mr Stewart asked: "That event, if it occurred, was capable of being executed by a single person.
"Yes, that's possible,'' Dr French said.
"That single person might have been a four stone child?'' asked Mr Stewart.
"That's possible,'' the witness said.
During re-examination of his evidence, advocate depute Alex Prentice QC, prosecuting, put it to Dr French that it was also "equally possible an adult could have done it''.
The witness agreed.
"It's not just a push or a punch in the stomach, is it?'' asked Mr Prentice.
"No, it's severe force,'' said Dr French.
The murder charge alleges that the couple assaulted Liam at a house in Fife on various occasions between March 15 and March 22, 2014.
They also face a catalogue of allegations of wilfully ill-treating and neglecting two other young boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, over a period of more than two years.
The pair are accused of falsely telling others, including police, that one of the other young boys was responsible for Liam's death.
They deny all the charges.
On day four of the trial, jurors also heard from Professor Anthony Freemont who specialises in diseases of the bones.
He was sent samples from Dr French for analysis after he found fractures to Liam's upper arm and thigh.
Prof Freemont, 63, said the evidence showed `"wo fracturing events'' and in his opinion these were three to five days previously and less than six hours before his death.
He said he did not find any evidence of an underlying bone disease which might have made Liam more prone to fracture or a lack of vitamin D.
The court then heard from Dr Ralph Bouhaidar, a consultant forensic pathologist who carried out the post-mortem examination alongside Dr French and had attended the scene at the house in Fife the day after Liam's death.
Dr Bouhaidar, 41, was asked by the advocate depute if the rupture of Liam's heart would have caused death "almost instantaneously'', to which he agreed.
The trial, before judge Lord Burns, continue on Friday.


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It is one of the best sports cars in the world for any money.
Winner of numerous tests on track and road, it’s hard to think how the Porsche Cayman could improve.
This gave Porsche a bit of a problem, because the world expects cars to improve with each new generation.
But here it is, the first totally new Cayman since the model was launched in 2006.
We knew it was coming because earlier this year Porsche totally revamped the Boxster – and since the Cayman is a hardtop coupe version of the roadster, it’s arrival was a done deal.
The Boxster is a brilliant car – always has been – but Porsche has managed to dramatically improve it, so the signs are promising for the Cayman.
So what’s Porsche done to its junior sports car? For starters the wheelbase is 60mm longer than before, which should make it more stable.
Like-for-like, the car is also up to 47kg lighter than before due to 44% of the car’s body being made from aluminium.
The front and rear boot lids, the doors and the front section of the car, including the floor and the rear bodywork, are all aluminium, and there’s a bit of magnesium here and there.
The latest Cayman is also stiffer – by 40% – which is an amazing figure because it hardly felt bendy before.
Surprisingly, Porsche has reduced the engine size of the entry level non-S Cayman down from 2.9 litres to 2.7.
Nothing to worry about though, because at 275bhp it’s 10bhp more powerful than the old engine and also more economical.
With this engine and the standard manual gearbox (an automatic PDK gearbox is an option) the Cayman will do 0-62mph in 5.7sec.
The S model’s engine is still 3.4 litres but has gained 5bhp to make the power output 325bhp.
It’ll do 0-62mph in 5.0sec, or 4.7sec with the PDK gearbox and Sport Chrono package. We’ll go into more detail when we’ve got one to test early next year.
The spec is tantalising on paper and looking at the photos from the LA motor show the new Cayman looks a stunner – just like the new Boxster.
The coupe shares loads of details with the roadster, including the new back end with integral spoiler that goes across the boot lid and on to the rear wings.
The new Cayman will be in showrooms in March and we’ve got the prices – the base model starts at £39,694 and the Cayman S starts at £48,783.
Of course, when a new model comes out, especially when it promises to be a marked improvement over the old car, it can trigger a slight dip in second-hand values.
I’ve had a look at second-hand Cayman prices and you’re looking at just under 15 grand for an average mileage (roughly 75,000 miles) car from 2006.
That’s a fantastic motor for the money.


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THE YEAR IS 1881
The United States of America ends at the Mississippi River. Beyond lies the Indian nations, where the magic of powerful Medicine Men have halted the advance of the Americans east of the river.
An American government desperate to expand its territory sends Thomas Alva Edison out West to the town of Tombstone, Arizona on a mission to discover a scientific means of counteracting magic. Hired to protect this great genius, Wyatt Earp and his brothers.
But there are plenty who would like to see the Earps and Edison dead. Riding to their aid – old friends Doc Holliday and Bat Masterson. Against them stand the Apache wizard Geronimo and the Clanton gang. Battle lines are drawn, and the Clanton gang, which has their own reasons for wanting Edison dead, sends for Johnny Ringo, the one man who might be Doc Holliday's equal in a gunfight. But what shows up instead is The Thing That Was Once Johnny Ringo, returned from the dead and come to Tombstone looking for a fight.
Welcome to a West like you’ve never seen before, where “Bat Masterson” hails from the ranks of the undead, where electric lights shine down on the streets of Tombstone, while horseless stagecoaches carry passengers to and fro, and where death is no obstacle to The Thing That Was Once Johnny Ringo. Think you know the story of the O.K. Corral? Think again, as five time Hugo winner Mike Resnick takes on his first steampunk western tale, and the West will never be the same.
Michael Diamond Resnick (1942-2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards, a Nebula award, was the guest of honor at Chicon 7, and was executive editor of Jim Baen's Universe.
His daughter Laura Resnick is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy author.
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Doc Holiday, post-Okay Corral, teams up with a succession of historical figures to battle the enemies of a steampunk America.

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When our lives are going well, and sometimes even when they aren't, we may find ourselves feeling very attached to the status quo of our existence--life as we know it. It is a very human tendency to resist change as though it were possible to simply decide not to do it, or have it in our lives. But change will come and the status quo will go, sooner or later, with our consent or without it. We may find at the end of the day that we feel considerably more empowered when we find the courage to ally ourselves with the universal force of change, rather than working against it.
Of course, the answer is not to go about changing things at random, without regard to whether they are working or not. There is a time and place for stability and the preservation of what has been gained over time. In fact, the ability to stabilize and preserve what is serving us is part of what helps us to survive and thrive. The problem comes when we become more attached to preserving the status quo than to honoring the universal givens of growth and change. For example, if we allow a situation we are in to remain stagnant simply because we are comfortable, it may be time for us to summon up the courage to challenge the status quo.
This may be painful at times, or surprisingly liberating, and it will most likely be a little of both. Underneath the discomfort, we will probably find excitement and energy as we take the risk of unblocking the natural flow of energy in our lives. It is like dismantling a dam inside ourselves, because most of the work involves clearing our own inner obstacles so that the river of our life can flow unobstructed. Once we remove the obstacles, we can simply go with the flow, trusting the changes that follow.
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After incident near jury bus, judge in Kyle Rittenhouse bans MSNBC from trial
Police said they briefly detained a man associated with MSNBC who had followed the jury bus and may have attempted to photograph jurors. As a result, Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial judge barred MSNBC from the courtroom on Thursday, Nov.18. Jurors are driven to the courthouse daily from a secret location in ...
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On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the jury began deliberations in the murder trial of Kenosha Rittenhouse, with the goal of determining his sentence. The teen could walk free or face up to a mandatory life sentence, New York Post reported. Kyle Rittenhouse faced a slew of charges after shooting three men, killing ...
Rittenhouse’s mother said her son would have been killed last year if he had not been carrying his semiautomatic gun
Kyle Rittenhouse's mother stated in a "Nightly News" interview on the day of closing arguments in his homicide trial that he would have been killed amid unrest last year if he had not been carrying his semiautomatic gun.Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder gave 2 1/2 hours each to the prosecution ...
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FIFA Confirms Ban on Harare Stadium
Football's world governing body FIFA confirmed in Zurich, Switzerland Tuesday it had banned the use of Harare National Stadium for international matches after 13 people were crushed to death there on Sunday.
FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper said they took the decision after having asked for more information on the tragedy from the Zimbabwe Football Association, ZIFA.
ZIFA were due to send them the report by July 17, he said. The information would then be studied by the organizing commission of the 2002 World Cup and if necessary by the FIFA discipline commission, which could decide to take sanctions, Cooper said.
He expressed FIFA's regret about Sunday's tragedy, which saw police fire teargas into the stands after disgruntled Zimbabwe fans threw bottles on to the pitch following South Africa's second goal in the World Cup qualifying match.
The victims were trampled to death in the ensuing stampede as fans tried to leave the stadium.
Cooper said use of the stadium for international games was suspended until the decision of the FIFA organizing commission. He confirmed an earlier statement by ZIFA spokesman in Harare Peter Mukuna - (AFP)
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After watching the kids splash in the water all summer man's best friend will finally have their chance to take a dip in the pool. Valley Mission Pool is hosting their second annual Paws in the Pool event over two days next week.
On Sunday, August 25th, the pool is open for dogs 59 pounds and under from 1pm-2:15pm and for dogs over 60 pounds from 2:30pm-3:45pm. The dogs will take over the pool again on Monday, August 26th, with the smaller dogs going first from 4:45pm-6pm and the larger dogs following from 6:15pm-7:30pm.
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Objective: Acarbose and trans-chalcone are glucosidase inhibitors whose beneficial effects have been demonstrated in diabetes. The present study aimed at investigating their potential effects in obesity. Materials and methods: NMRI male mice (n = 48) were subjected to a high fat diet for four weeks, which induced an initial state of obesity. One control group was given normal rodent diet. Obese animals were then switched to normal rodent diet, and divided to four groups (n = 12 in each): untreated, sham (receiving grape seed oil), and experimental groups receiving acarbose and trans-chalcone (12 mg/kg) during eight weeks. Body weight, blood glucose and other biochemical parameters including triglycerides (TG), cholesterol, HDL, AST, and ALT were measured, as well as leptin, adiponectin, TNF-α, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC). Histological studies were performed on adipose cells and liver tissue samples. Results: All factors were affected in a positive manner by acarbose, save for body weight, blood sugar and leptin levels, on which acarbose effects, although observable, were not statistically significant. Grape seed oil, used as a solvent for trans-chalcone was found to possess significant effect on TG and TAC, and had beneficial effects on other factors including liver enzymes and cholesterol. Trans-chalcone effects were significant on HDL, leptin and ALT. All compounds seemed to be able to affect fat deposition in liver tissue, and decrease the size of adipose tissue cells to some extent. Conclusion: In conclusion, the tested compounds were able to affect lipid accumulation in tissues and influence adipokines, which may result in an enhanced state with regard to inflammation and oxidative stress.
Jalalvand, F., Amoli, M. M., Yaghmaei, P., Kimiagar, M., & Ebrahim-Habibi, A. (2015). Acarbose versus transchalcone: Comparing the effect of two glycosidase inhibitors on obese mice. Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 59(3), 202–209. https://doi.org/10.1590/2359-3997000000038


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Shares of Regis ( RGS) were among the NYSE's losers Wednesday, sliding 10% after the hair services company cut its third-quarter and full-year guidance, noting a challenging salon retail and service environment. The company now sees earnings of 45 cents to 48 cents a share for the third quarter ending March 31, down from an earlier view of 56 cents to 60 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call project earnings of 58 cents a share. The company expects sales of about $607 million, below analysts' projection of $612.6 million. For the fourth quarter, Regis expects earnings of 58 cents to 62 cents a share and sales of $640 million to $645 million. Analysts project earnings of 70 cents a share, with sales of $645.5 million. Regis shares were trading down $3.88 to $33.54. Shares of Alberto-Culver ( ACV), which is involved in a merger with Regis, fell $1.85, or 4%, to $44.10. Chaparral Steel ( CHAP) vaulted 14% after the steel-beam maker reported a big jump in third-quarter earnings. The company earned $49.2 million, or $2.06 a share, on sales of $374.6 million. During the year-earlier period, Chaparral earned $14.2 million, or 62 cents a share, on sales of $259.1 million. "Improved global demand, industry consolidation and low cost production are the primary factors contributing to strong industry results," the company said. Looking ahead, Chaparral said fourth-quarter results should be strong, as demand for the company's products remains high. Shares were trading up $6.97 to $56.31. Shares of Transmontaigne ( TMG) surged 23% after Morgan Stanley ( MS) disclosed a proposal to buy the company for $8.50 a share. The bid represents a 15% premium over Transmontaigne's closing price of $7.42 Tuesday. In a letter to Transmontaingne's CEO, disclosed in an SEC filing, Morgan Stanley said the proposal is a non-binding indication of interest that comes after ongoing discussions about the companies' strategic relationship. Transmontaigne shares jumped $1.76 to $9.18.
Separately, Morgan Stanley posted better-than-expected first-quarter results. The brokerage earned $1.64 billion, or $1.54 a share, on revenue of $8.48 billion. Analysts expected earnings of $1.21 a share on revenue of $7.55 billion. During the year-earlier quarter, the company posted earnings of $1.4 billion, or $1.29 a share, on revenue of $6.84 billion. Shares were up $1.01 to $61.42. Shares of Nike ( NKE) rose 1% after the maker of athletic shoes and apparel posted third-quarter results that easily topped forecasts. The company earned $325.8 million, or $1.24 a share, on sales of $3.61 billion. Analysts expected earnings of $1.10 a share on sales of $3.51 billion. During the year-earlier quarter, Nike earned $273.4 million, or $1.01 a share, on sales of $3.3 billion. "The strength of our product pipeline, brand portfolio and global reach is enabling us to balance continued challenges in markets such as Western Europe and Japan with strong momentum in other key markets and regions," the company said. Shares recently traded at $85.97, up $1.02. AAR ( AIR) rose modestly after the aviation services and products company posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings. For the quarter ended Feb. 28, the company earned $9.1 million, or 24 cents a share, on sales of $226 million. Excluding items, the company earned 27 cents a share. Analysts expected earnings of 23 cents a share on sales of $228.6 million. Last year, the company posted earnings from continuing operations of $5.2 million, or 15 cents a share, on sales of $197.7 million. Shares were trading up 5 cents to $28. NYSE volume leaders included Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMY), up $2.74 to $25.57; Lucent Technologies ( LU), unchanged at $2.80; Elan ( ELN), down 74 cents to $13.61; Ford ( F), up 5 cents to $8.10; Qwest ( Q), up 12 cents to $6.74; Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD), down 46 cents to $33.98; General Motors ( GM), up 38 cents to $22.38; Pfizer ( PFE), up 13 cents to $26.44; and Micron Technology ( MU), down 47 cents to $14.53.
Nasdaq volume leaders included Microsoft ( MSFT), down 77 cents to $26.97; Intel ( INTC), down 7 cents to $19.72; Sirius Satellite Radio ( SIRI), down 13 cents to $4.99; Generex Biotech ( GNBT), up 50 cents to $4.73; Oracle ( ORCL), up 14 cents to $13.76; JDSU ( JDSU), up 5 cents to $4.03; Apple Computer ( AAPL), up 24 cents to $62.05; Cephalon ( CEPH), down $4.16 to $67.70; Sun Microsystems ( SUNW), up 5 cents to $4.77; and Cisco ( CSCO), down 2 cents to $21.39.


Czech Intelligence Services chief Colonel Michal Koudelka gave a press conference to caution against the new stratagems of the Russian secret services.
While noting that the expulsion of Russian diplomats and the travel ban on Russian businessmen depletes the Russian secret services of their staff, Colonel Koudelka anticipates possible Russian disinformation campaigns in the Czech Republic and more generally in the West.
He also described the 250,000 Ukrainian refugees in his country as amenable, overlooking reports that many of them showed up at Banderite-run camps and events. Finally, he floated the idea that Russian spies might be in their midst.
Close to MI6 and the CIA, Colonel Koudelka had tried to overthrow Czech President Miloš Zeman, by implicating him in a case that would have painted him as a Russian agent. Then he retrospectively accused the Kremlin of having organized the two explosions at the Vrbetice arms depots in 2014, enlisting the same agents that were used in the 2018 Skripal poisoning in London.


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True Blue: The Real Stories Behind NYPD Blue
True Blue The Real Stories Behind NYPD Blue Author:David Milch, Bill Clark A unique collaboration between David Milch, the co-creator of the Emmy-winning NYPD Blue, and Bill Clark, a former New York homicide detective and now the show's creative consultant, True Blue tells the stories on which NYPD Blue is based, as well as those considered too controversial even for this groundbreaking series.
Misleading and horrible. Instead of "True Blue: The Real Stories Behind NYPD Blue" it should be titled "The Making of NYPD Blue with a Few Stories Thrown In". That's what this is.
I don't care who decides how many curse words can go in the show and where. I don't care who and how they decided who gets what role. I wanted REAL STORIES BEHIND NYPD BLUE and that is NOT what I got.
I "read" until about pg. 109 and quit. During those over one hundred pages I read exactly two stories on what a show was based on and each consisted of a few paragraphs at best.
Lastly, the writing is only just better than "sucks". I'd have been pissed to no end had I paid even a quarter for this crap.
Though NYPD Blue has been off the air for some years now, it was interesting to read this account of the inception, actual police cases which led to episodes, and the background of Milch, the co-creator and Det. Clark, the creative consultant of the series. Well written, filled with anecdotes, and containing several pages of photos, this is a quick read which will be especially appreciated by anyone familiar with the show.


Where Does TVA Get Electricity?
When scientists and engineers talk about energy in its simplest form, they mean “the ability to do work.” Types of energy are stored in different ways. For example, the energy stored in the food you eat allows you to run and jump.
Producing electricity for people in the 80,000-square-mile Tennessee Valley region is one of TVA's most important jobs. From the refrigerator that keeps your milk cold, to the computer your mom uses at her job, to the power to keep the factories working each day, TVA power keeps the Valley running.
You may be wondering how TVA produces so much electricity. There are four main ways:
TVA operates three nuclear plants, 29 hydroelectric plants, 6 coal-fired plants, 17 natural gas plants, and one pumped storage hydroelectric plant. Learn more about TVA's power system.


Nuclear Security Summit & Workshop 2017
Concerns about nuclear issues ranging from the threat of nuclear weapons to nuclear power accidents seem to be unlimited. This year, from November 6th to 7th, the Georgetown Nuclear Security Summit will be exploring the trends and current state on two key issues: Nuclear Diplomacy and Advanced Technologies. The summit is a must-attend for students and scientists! Attendees will be able to engage with experts on these topics, both through Q&As as well as specialized workshops and sessions.