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The statement of the Prosecutor’s Office, in which he assured that requested the definitive suspension of the trial against the retired general Hugo Torres, a political prisoner of the Daniel Ortega regime, for “humanitarian reasons” due to his worsening health, is a vain attempt to “clean the face” of a system characterized by its cruelty to prisoners of war. conscience, said jurists consulted.
Yader Morazán, a specialist in the administration of justice, accused the Public Ministry of lying, because when reviewing the Nicarao electronic system—used by lawyers to monitor the progress of the files—there is no trace of the alleged request to the court made by that institution. , which leads the lawyers to consider that General Torres died “with an open cause”, led by Judge Félix Ernesto Salmerón, of the Fifth District Criminal Court of Judgment. The Prosecutor who filed the accusation was Andrea Salas.
The #Attorney of Nic. #lie again through its communication 002-2022. Yesterday they stated that “for humanitarian reasons they requested the suspension of the trial” against #HugoTorres, but there is not a single writing in its favor. I operated that system for years and there is no way to hide it: pic.twitter.com/69QhNjSEmB
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“The conclusion is that (in the Prosecutor’s Office) they feel a great responsibility and in the face of public scrutiny the reaction is to try to wash their hands of a lie that could be sustained for 24 hours,” said Morazán, who explained that this is one more example of that justice in Nicaragua lost its credibility long ago.
The leadership of the Unión Renovadora Democrática (UNAMOS), the party in which Torres was vice president until his tragic end, demanded a independent investigation due to the lack of credibility of the dictatorshipand access to the country by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OACNUDH), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Tower’s death a hero of the fight against somocismo that he had been imprisoned since last year on the orders of Ortega, was informed on Saturday, February 12 at 1:33 in the afternoon by the Presidency, which sent the pronouncement of the Public Ministry. However, Luis Carrión, leader of UNAMOS, maintained that they had information that the death occurred on Friday at 10 p.m., which means that the Government did not report the news for at least 15 hours.
“The Judiciary entered a phase of radicalization after the protests in 2018, I think they do it in order to compromise these (judicial) authorities and for the Ortega Murillo family to guarantee their fidelity. By entangling them, they make them part of that criminal cell they lead,” Morazán explained.
Torres is the second political prisoner to die while in the custody of the authorities. For more than two months, human rights organizations asked about his whereabouts, information that the State handled hermetically. The first deceased was Eddy Montes, who was killed by a prison officer in 2019.
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However, there have been other cases of judicial cruelty. Yonarqui Martínez, a defender of political prisoners, mentioned on her Twitter account the story of Eliseo de Jesús Castro, 60, who is hospitalized in Managua and suffered a stroke as a result of blows received at the time of capture, more missing of medical care.
“Public Ministry rule on the case of Elisha de Jesus Castro, stroke victim hope to deliver him to his family in a box. So expeditious in his pronouncement that they should avoid deaths, not add them,” added Martínez on February 12.
Eliseo de Jesús Castro, 60 years old, as a result of blows at the time of his capture plus lack of medical attention, caused him a stroke, hospitalized in the Lenin Fonseca. Who is the culprit? pic.twitter.com/QN2FYMDSyh
– Yonarqui Martinez (@YonarquiM) February 13, 2022
The lawyer also mentioned just rodriguezformer political prisoner from Ometepe who left the hospital paraplegic in 2020 where he was transferred from the Modelo prison and handed over to his family in terrible conditions.
For the criminal lawyer Boanerges Fornos, a former departmental prosecutor, what happened with General Torres is a puncture to the bad performance of the institutions of the justice system, which do not ensure the rights and guarantees of due process.
According to recent research from CONFIDENTIAL, at least 15 officials, including judges, prosecutors and police officers, carry out the orders issued from El Carmen against the political prisoners. The common feature of all is their loyalty to the ruling party and they would be committing crime of malfeasance and the crime against humanity of tortureaccording to analysts consulted.
“In principle they have not behaved transparently (judges, prosecutors, forensic doctors), because the correct thing is that I must assume that the defense requested that they do the medical assessment and determine what corresponds. These officials do not attend to legal procedures and simply attend to political-partisan orientations that come from the Executive Branch,” Fornos said, referring to the authorities.
Fornos added that in the particular case of Torres it is shown that the authorities do not respect the rights of the defendants, because they should have verified from the beginning that Torres’ situation was very delicate and he could not be under a prison regime.
In addition, Fornos considers that what happened is also an alarm signal for the fate of the other 170 political prisoners in Nicaragua, including the last 46 who were detained since the end of May last year and who were victims of the repressive escalation. with which Ortega eliminated electoral competition to ensure a fourth consecutive term by imprisoning the political, economic and social leaders of the country.
More than 100 relatives have sued the immediate release of all political prisoners, but the Ortega and Murillo regime has ignored the request, backed by the international community. Rather, the ruler has called the political prisoners “sons of bitches of imperialism.”

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In fact, they were reportedly very close to each other and oftentimes displayed their affection through interacting on social media. We’ve always said from the get-go that we’re incredibly great friends. And to have that friendship and that closeness and to be able to get along as we do on set, it’s great that we’re able to get along that well. Heughan also added that he was amazed how their fans wanted them to date for real.
Balfe and McGill have kept their relationship as private as possible but they were photographed together at the Oscar Wilde Awards in.
There is no denying that Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe share some serious chemistry on the set of Outlander , so it makes sense that fans would love to see them get together in real life. The onscreen couple, who play Jamie and Claire Fraser , has faced plenty of romance talk over the past four seasons, and here are all of the times the Outlander stars have sparked dating rumors.
During the Season 2 premiere of Outlander in , Balfe was asked about the dating rumors while walking the red carpet. According to E! Online , the actress shut down the dating talk and assured fans that she and Heughan are just good friends. She also apologized to fans for not living up to their expectations and explained how it would be difficult to date and work together on the show. He also acknowledged that fans sometimes feel like the show is duping them when they find out that their romance is not for real.
But at the end of the day, no matter what happens on the show, Heughan and Balfe keep things strictly professional.
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In , she cheekily responded to an article on Twitter that speculated the friends were dating and wrote, “Nope, not my boyfriend and definitely not a model” with a double-heart emoji. Most recently, Heughan has been linked to actress MacKenzie Mauzy , but they have kept their relationship under wraps. They were first spotted together in at her 27th birthday party and made their first official appearance together back in February No word on why or when they broke up, but clearly Heughan has moved on.
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Irish actor Caitriona Balfe says she’s grown very protective of her Outlander alter-ego, Claire Fraser. Given that she films the hit, sci-fi tinged love story for more than 10 months of the year, she’s playing Claire more often than not, so it’s little wonder that she has been deeply affected by the plucky heroine.
Outlander, which spans oceans of time and is set to a backdrop of sweeping landscapes is something of a rarity in the modern television environment, which is characterised by an ever-increasing number of streaming platforms with ever-expanding content. It’s been a slow-burn success in an era when shows tend to get the chop if they don’t fire on all cylinders straight out of the gate. Balfe, who also found time to appear opposite Christian Bale in last year’s Oscar-nominated drama Ford V Ferrari , says she’s always happy to return to her Outlander family.
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Outlander cast members and the show’s legions of fans have reached out via social media to support Sam Heughan , who posted a shocking statement Thursday about suffering from years of bullying and harassment online. Since early Friday morning, WeStandwithSam has trended on Twitter after the Scottish actor said he’s been falsely accused of “manipulating fans, being a closet-homosexual, trying to mislead or exhort fans for money and disregarding coronavirus advice.
Executive producer Maril Davis said it was “a sad reminder that we all need to be respectful and kind to one another,” while Outlander series author Diana Gabaldon author said, “I don’t know what possesses some people, but the bottom line is Sam’s private life is exactly that.
Is it possible that this time the rumors of a real-life romance between Heughan and Balfe are actually true? The hot, steamy scenes between.
Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe were recently spotted spending time together at a mall in South Africa while taking a break from filming the third season of the Starz TV series “Outlander. Photos of the two actors shopping together at a mall in Cape Town have surfaced. While the pair was enjoying a great rest day from work, lucky fans who encountered them managed to have photos taken with them. The on-screen couple did not hesitate to oblige their “Outlander” followers.
With photographic proof that Heughan and Balfe have indeed been spending time together outside of their official work on “Outlander,” the hopes of many fans that the two could actually be dating in real life have been reignited. Heughan was previously romantically linked with MacKenzie Mauzy, and fans were astonished the actor appeared with the “Into the Woods” actress in the recently held Academy Awards. There are those who even went so far as to speculate that his relationship with Mauzy is only a publicity stunt pulled by the actor to keep his romantic relationship with his “Outlander” co-star under wraps.
She also explained that she is just “very good friends” with her “Outlander” co-star and that they get along really well.
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If you’re a fan of Outlander , it’s likely you’re a fan of Sam Heughan. The actor, who is best known for his role as Jamie Fraser, is hot property right now. His work on the historical period drama has also had him pegged as the fan favourite for the next James Bond. But who exactly is Sam Heughan dating?
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This action RPG is fun while it lasts, but becomes a chore later on.
Calling Diablo III highly anticipated is an understatement – this sequel was released almost twelve years after its fondly-remembered predecessor. Since so many gamers spent countless hours playing Diablo II, it would seem that Diablo III would need to be near-perfect in order to live up to its massive hype.
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That doesn't mean that Diablo III is a bad game – far from it – but it does have its share of issues. The story is cliched at best, characters lack customization, and the game becomes a chore to play at higher difficulties. We enjoyed leveling a character up to level 60, the maximum level, but after that, Diablo III loses focus. The game becomes about finding slightly better items that will eventually help you find – you guessed it – even more slightly better items.
Blizzard, the developer of the Diablo franchise, update the game periodically and have stated that they want to add things to the game, like player vs. player combat, in order to increase its replayability. As it stands now, Diablo III is a lot of fun for the first forty hours, but after that, it produces diminishing returns.
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The Adult Swim Festival Block Party is coming to Fishtown next month. There are lots of musicians from Philadelphia on the bill, including headliner Tierra Whack who grew up nearby.
This is the first time the festival held annually by Cartoon Network's late-night adult comedy block will happen on the East Coast, a release says. Like South by Southwest, the festival will stitch together several distinct events into a single weekend-long experience.
The concerts will take place from August 5-7 at four venues: the Fillmore, the Foundry, Punch Line and the Brooklyn Bowl. Each event is ticketed separately, but there are also single- and three-day general admission passes available.
The block party itself will happen on the corner of Allen and Canal streets, which will be closed to traffic during entirety of the event.
Whack, a North Philadelphia native, is headlining the festival alongside political hip hop act Run the Jewels and Dethklok, the death metal band from Adult Swim show "Metalocalypse." She'll play at the Fillmore at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Whack is a critically-acclaimed rapper with an eclectic, wonky sound.
Since then she's released three EPs and a handful of singles, the biggest of which was the 2020 track "T.D." The collaboration with Lil Yachty with features from A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator debuted at No. 83 on Billboard's Top 100.
Whack has also released a custom shoe with Vans and collaborated with Lego on a music video for her 2021 track "Link." The idea for the spaceship made of animals the video is centered came from a group of Philadelphia schoolchildren.
For high school, she attended the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, where she was a vocal major and one of the only Black students.
It was around this time that she became a fixture in Philly's freestyle rap scene under the name "Dizzle Dizz" at just 15-years-old.
By 2015, she had returned to Philadelphia. After a brief struggle with homelessness, she was able to launch a music career under her real name.
Whack is not the only solo female artist from Philly who will play at the festival. Two will open for her at the Fillmore.
DJ Diamond Kuts, who hails from West Philly, will play a set. She's the host of Paramount+'s reboot of "Yo! MTV Raps," which premiered on May 24.
Jewelssea, an electronic producer with hip-hop influences, will open for Whack, too. The Temple University graduate's work is similar to that of late Japanese producer Nujabes. One of her main influences were the extended lofi hip hop study compilations which have become popular on YouTube in recent years.
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The Israeli interim prime minister, Yair Lapid, warned yesterday both Iran and the Assad regime due to their positions on Israeli borders in Syria and Lebanon.
The warning came through a press statement by Lapid on the second day of his assumption of office saying, “From Gaza to Tehran, from the coast of Lebanon to Syria — do not test us. Israel will know how to use its force in face of any threat or enemy.”
He stressed, “Iran is still the greatest threat to Israel, and we will do whatever it takes to prevent Iran from obtaining the nuclear weapon or stationing its troops on our borders.”
On June 7, the Israeli army warned the Hezbollah militia in Syria and Lebanon against any possible escalation or the outbreak of an imminent war, saying that Israel “will not leave one stone upon another” at that time.
It is noteworthy that, for years, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria, targeting Assad regime’s sites, Iranian targets, and others for the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.

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Also, Mr. Hughes, I like the idea of this gaming church, and if any of my gaming buddies of old were in the same time zone, or at the very least, the same continent, I think I’d definitely participate, but probably on something even less hostile than Terraria. Probably good old Stardew Valley (which I really should…
I don’t want to be Mr. Red!
...this is a fun, fast-paced outing that only mostly steals its plot from the most popular science fiction blockbuster of all time.
I would read the shit out of Starchitectural Digest, consistently and thoroughly.
Archer is such a world-weary smartass for so much of the time that the contrast when he finds something he unabashedly loves is a huge burst of amazing energy, one that elevates just about any episode...
Let’s see your Mario Maker 2 levels, AV Club! I’ve made three so far, all of which have turned out to be pretty challenging, though I’d argue still fair, due to reasonable checkpoints and/or power up placement.
When I was getting hyped for Sigil, I was inspired to shake off the rust by doing something in Doom 2 that I had never done the first time around: completing all 30 levels from Pistol Start. Having to find the weapons within the level instead of bringing them in from the previous map is something that can transform a…
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risk of rain 2!
Same. I was disappointed that so many games on this list felt like they would be time sinks or action heavy. At this point, I mostly want low-stress games I can play in small chunks.
My favourite gaming moment this year has been thanks to Resident Evil 2. I played the original way back when front-to-back and over again as a teen, so it’s been a unique experience to find things be so familiar yet alien at the same time. I’ve met the “Mr.X” Tyrant for the first time, and juking past him have made my…
I liked Days Gone because Deacon St. John is the most realistic zombie-apocalypse protagonist in video game history. He’s impatient. He rolls his eyes at every request, before begrudgingly agreeing to it. He doesn’t do fucking swamp duty. The second he hangs up his radio, he starts swearing at the person who is no…
So far I think my fav 2019 game has been Persona Q2, like a lot of the Persona spinoffs it’s a good excuse just to hang out with these characters again. Secret best crossover in the game is the combo of P3, P3P, P4, and P5's singers all together.
I agree with Apex Legends. Despite the countless “APEX LEGENDS IS LOSING PLAYERS” articles by clickbaity game websites that gets posted on Reddit, it is still considered the best Battle Royale game ever made.
Seconded. That was a good read.
Sigil, a level pack for Doom, was released at the beginning of this month.
William, if you ever use the phrase”my sizzle bladder is glistening, over-ripe, and full” again I will, and I mean this quite seriously, pay to have you killed.


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Pertamina to Buy an Airbus A400M
Posted 24 April 2019 - 09:49 PM
Indonesia oil company Pertamina is planning on buying an Airbus A400M, according to local media.
The rescue mission for the Palu earthquake could be implemented quickly because the Airbus A400 could land on the short runway yet carry a larger number of passengers than Hercules planes, Undersecretary for financial, survey and consulting services Gatot Trihargo said recently, as quoted by kontan.co.id.
With the new aircraft, the Jakarta Post reported, the company could transport cargo to Papua as well as other remote regions, the official noted, adding that the A400M was expected to arrive this year or next year.
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Drew Struzan is one of the most famous and beloved of movie poster artists and an exemplar of the painted style that seems to have been quite thoroughly quelled in studio marketing campaigns of recent years.
Frank Darabont created a nice tribute to Struzan in The Mist, featuring some of his original artwork in the movie: Struzan painted the Dark Tower-styled image that Tom Jane is shown to be working up. Now, Darabont pays tribute again in the new documentary, Drew: The Man behind the Poster.
And so does George Lucas, the popular image of whose Star Wars films most definitely benefited from Struzan's work. Some of the Star Wars posters are as memorable, and more immediately striking, than the film they're promoting.
That happened a lot. There are some comments on The Masters of the Universe poster in this trailer that cut to the quick.
As for Struzan's next works, he's apparently been speaking with Mondo, the collectable poster people, about some paintings. Struzan says:
I am planning with Mondo to produce some art, not commissions but work I have chosen to create of my own initiative and will be, may be, pleased to allow Mondo to show.
I'm never going to be a poster collector, not in a million years, but I do wish the things littering the hallways of the cinemas I visit were all nicely crafted, evocative and full of spirit. Struzan did that, brilliantly, and probably sold hundreds of thousands of cinema tickets, over the years. If there was a room of his stuff in a gallery I was visiting, I'd certainly take my time soaking it all up.
And I can't wait to see the documentary.


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- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
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- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped, toasted if desired
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- Combine the chocolate, cream, espresso powder, corn syrup, and vanilla in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Heat the mixture in the microwave (or in a saucepan set over low heat on the stove) until the cream is hot and the chocolate has softened.
- Remove from the heat, and stir until the chocolate has melted and everything is smooth.
- Spread about 3/4 cup of the melted chocolate in the bottom of the pan.
- Space the marshmallow halves atop the chocolate. Distribute the walnuts evenly in the spaces between the marshmallows.
- Spread the remaining chocolate atop the marshmallows and walnuts, spreading to the edge of the pan so that everything is covered.
- Refrigerate for an hour or so, to set the chocolate. Remove from the refrigerator, and loosen the candy from the edges of the pan.
- Bring to room temperature, and leave in the pan, covered with plastic, till you're ready to cut into squares.


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The average American driver puts 15,000 miles on their vehicle each year. That also happens to be the total number of miles covered by our 10 Grocery Alliance drivers each month, as they recover fresh produce, meat, dairy products and other staples from over 300 grocery stores throughout Central Florida.
All of that mileage means that we’re filling up — a lot! Trucks used for our Grocery Alliance Program get approximately 6 miles per gallon of diesel, however, there’s a much more important MPG to take into consideration – Meals Per Gallon. Our trucks collect the equivalent of 340 meals per gallon of gas, which is the same as 57 meals per mile!
Thanks to the overwhelming support of our participating retailers, who include Publix, Walmart, Winn Dixie, Target, BJ’s, Sam’s Club and Sweetbay; products distributed through our Grocery Alliance Program now account for over 40% of the food bank’s overall distribution.
While we may be at the pump pretty often, we’re ultimately ‘filling up’ with truckloads of nutritious food for our neighbors in need.
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Exec returns to Toyota as adviser after ’15 arrest in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — An American executive who resigned from Toyota after being arrested in Japan in 2015 on suspicion of drug law violations is back at the Japanese automaker, the company said Thursday.
Julie Hamp has been hired by Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American operations to support its chief executive, Akio Toyoda, and advise the company on global management, sustainability, governance and global media relations.
She was arrested on suspicion of importing the prescription painkiller oxycodone, which is tightly controlled in Japan, after arriving in the country to head Toyota’s public relations in 2015.
Toyota said her return was not a problem because she was never prosecuted.
“Toyota believes the incident in 2015 will not hinder her career going forward,” it said in response to a query from The Associated Press.
In 2015, prosecutors said Hamp arranged with her father to have 57 oxycodone pills sent via air mail from the U.S. to a Tokyo hotel. They decided not to pursue charges.
Toyota officials repeatedly apologized for the arrest, but Toyoda commented how he wished he could have done more to help Hamp. He also publicly defended her as an important member of the Toyota team.
Hamp’s was the first high-profile female promotion at Japan’s top automaker. She joined the company in 2012, overseeing marketing and communications for the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands in the U.S. She earlier worked for PepsiCo Inc. and General Motors Co.
In her latest assignment with Toyota, Hamp will also work on the English version of Toyota’s own media, Toyota Times, according to the maker of the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models.
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The achievement of excellence is the mark set by the Koenigsegg Agera RS. Niklas Lilja recently set world speed records as the driver in test runs whichtook place in the state of Nevada. The production car reached a brow singing speed of 284. 55 mph.
Slow and steady wins the day
While some wondered by Niklas started off at a snail’s pace, there is a perfectly good explanation. The crew was not out to set a record for acceleration, or reaching zero to sixty in record time, it was simply to find out what the vehicle could achieve as a top speed. There was no need to redline it prematurely. This would happen soon enough in the quest. Taking care of the engine was as much a priority as demonstrating the mettle of this exquisite vehicle.
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The time came to give it full reign as the driver gave it full throttle and license to break loose. Like a mustang released from a pen, the Agera RS rocketed to the speed of just over 284 mph. The car maintained an amazing level of stability, given the speed that it achieved. The test driver maintained as much control as such high speeds would allow.
At full throttle the Agera reached its max capacity for speed, eating up 416 miles per second with the road appearing as little more than a narrow ribbon. The expert driver knew when it was time to back away and limit the rev as the car had hit its limit and it was clearly time to allow the speed to drop back down.
Having completed the speed test, it’s official and at 284.55 mph, the Agera RS has broken five speed records. The performance assessment was needed to gauge any remaining tweaks thatare needed prior to the production run. The 1MW motor spits out 1,360 horse power with 1,371 Nm or torque.
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Speed and stability were on the checklist and the Agera RS passed with flying colors. A few calibrations in the software were needed for reduction of drag at higher speeds, but this is to be expected as was not problematic. It was accomplished by adjustments to the rear wing angle. This was the preparation that was done prior to the speed test. Determining the safe braking zone was another preparation that had to be completed. The grass runoff zone was in place if it had been necessary, as a safety precaution.
Traction control was an issue at high acceleration initially and due to a low grip level on the surface, but the engagement of traction control assisted with the issue. The car was brought to a controlled stop in a matter of 9.56 seconds upon the application of the brake. The entire run took a total of 36.44.
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Designers and engineers put everything that they’ve got into the design and manufacture of a single test example of the Agera RS. It takes an entire time of top pros to orchestrate the maelstrom of facts, figures, inferences and computer generated recommendations to arrive at a fully testable end result that is ready to be put to the test. Such tasks are monumental and the accomplishment of a testable version has been a labor of love for the entire team who is committed to reaching new heights of accomplishment that shatters previously impressive records.
The video of Niklas’ amazing feat has generated quite a few questions from a public that has a limited understanding of the small details that have such a tremendous impact on the performance elements of the Agera RS. Knowing what to do, when to do it and how to do it are the secrets that only Niklas understands because it’s as much a sense of what the revolutionary vehicle is capable of, as it is in understanding the common sense principles of test driving an experimental vehicle. The designers, engineers and drivers share a common connection with the vehicle because the creation is a joint effort. It’s almost like getting to know a new person and become familiar with the personalities as well as the strengths and limitations that are present. It’s also in knowing how far to push, and when to back off. It sounds like a person to person relationship, but it’s the connection to the Agera RS.


“The secret of a great success for which you are at a loss to account is a crime that has never been found out, because it was properly executed.” — Honoré de Balzac
Corruption has long been a festering sore on the body politic of Pakistan. Persistent low rankings on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index bear testimony to the fact that this cancer has spread to all state institutions. Be it the political elite or the bureaucracy, the police or other public service departments, none has been able to develop a corruption-free culture. Although tall claims to root out corrupt practices have been made by successive governments, yet our country is still a hotbed of problems caused by corruption and by going scot-free of the corrupt. Poverty, unemployment, energy crisis and soaring inflation, as well as social injustices, are but some manifestations of what corruption has done to our great nation.
The calls for nabbing the corrupt and eradicating corruption in all its forms, especially that by political leaders got an added impetus in April 2016 when the name of the incumbent Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, and members of his family came under the spotlight after the Panama Papers – 11.5 million documents from the database of a Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca – were leaked by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Since then, the national scene has been marred by wrangling, mudslinging and agitation on both sides of the political spectrum. Nonetheless, a big respite came in October 2016 when the Supreme Court accepted petitions to begin proceedings on revelations in Panama papers. The people of Pakistan pinned their hopes that the verdict would be a coup de grace for those involved in looting the national wealth.
Then, after a lengthy legal battle, finally came the D-day on April 20th when the apex court delivered a historic verdict whereby it ordered to constitute a joint investigation team (JIT) that would complete the investigation and submit its final report within a period of sixty days from the date of its constitution.
This verdict is historic in the sense that it shows the SC’s – and people’s, for that matter – trust in the state institutions and also provides them with a golden opportunity to win back the prestige they had lost due to some black sheep. It is a significant milestone in the judicial history of Pakistan as well because the SC, as a guardian of the Constitution, protects people’s fundamental rights which have been encroached upon by those wielding power and authority.
The verdict must also be seen as a stern warning to those who think themselves above the law and go on with their illicit practices. The severe chiding of the Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Mr Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, by the honourable judges should be an eye-opener for the state officials who either shirk their legal duties or serve the interests of their political bosses, as Justice Khosa wrote in the verdict: “… neutrality and impartiality of the incumbent Chairman, National Accountability Bureau Mr Qamar Zaman Chaudhry has been found by me to be compromised in the matters of respondent No. 1 [Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif] …”
One thing that has become crystal clear is that as long as state institutions remain subservient to the rulers, we cannot effectively stop corruption and plundering of national wealth.
State officials must show with their actions that they are the servants of the state, not of one political party or the other. They have to perform their duties strictly according to their mandate given to them by the law of the land. They must recognize that the key to country’s prosperity is in their hands as political parties come to power and leave after a certain period but they stay there. So, they have to do what they can for the betterment of the nation and the biggest responsibility on their shoulders is to eradicate corruption. Admittedly, the biggest impediment to anticorruption efforts is the meagre salaries paid to government officials and the wide gap between their salaries and the expenses they have to meet for living a normal life. This lacuna must be plugged and the government must ensure that they are paid sufficiently so that they stay away from indulging in corrupt practices.
We need to purge politics as well as bureaucracy of corruption. Besides, the vices like tax evasion, political loan write-offs must also be dealt with iron hands.
This requires systemic solutions. We must strengthen our systems and make them strong to thwart any abuse of power by public officials and those in power.
Our ultimate affliction is the acceptance of corruption as a way of life. This is the thinking that encourages the corrupt to flout the laws and loot the money. Commissions, kickbacks, underhand deals must stop as Pakistan cannot progress unless these foundations of corruption are destroyed.


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America’s official Labor Day falls in September, but the world’s Labor Day is May 1. That includes the Church, which celebrates this day as the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. This year’s Mayday is shaping up to be an especially active one, because immigrant workers have organized a day of walkouts, rallies and demonstrations to respond to recent executive actions targeting immigrants. The AFL-CIO and several national and local labor organizations have endorsed this action and provided critical support. How are you celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker? Share your plans in the comment section below!
We are pleased to report that Loyola University Chicago has established a Just Employment Task Force to examine university labor and employment practices in light of Catholic Social Teaching! Loyola has witnessed a number of labor disputes in recent years. Food service workers there, who belong to UNITE HERE and are employed by a university contractor, tangled with their employer over health benefits. Loyola’s adjunct faculty (right) voted to join the SEIU and are in the process of negotiating their first contract. And last month graduate teaching assistants voted to join the SEIU as well.
Too often, employers and administrators become defensive when workers organize and turn to professional union-busters for advice. Loyola, it seems, is instead consulting Catholic social doctrine to determine how to move forward. Jo Ann Rooney, Loyola’s new President, said: Read more
Mark Shriver, inspired by Pope Francis’ life and ministry, traveled to Argentina and retraced the footsteps of our surprising Pontiff – and writes of his journey in a new book, Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis. As Mark Zimmermann reports in the Catholic Standard,
The future pope, who encouraged his seminarians and priests to have “muddy shoes” in their service to their people, especially the poor, did just that, catching the bus, even on his vacation days, to visit the priests and people at the parish in the slums, joining processions and taking part in Masses held outside train stations and under a tent in a city plaza, bringing to life what some call a “theology of the people.”
Shriver also meets a man named Sergio Sanchez, the leader of a Buenos Aires cooperative of thousands of workers who make their living by picking up cardboard and plastic bottles for recycling. He said Cardinal Bergoglio first got to know the workers by baptizing their children and later supported them in their organizing efforts. Sanchez sat in a seat of honor at Pope Francis’s inaugural Mass and has attended Vatican conferences on ending poverty.
John Carr of Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life will host Mark Shriver for a book talk Monday, Dec. 5. If you would like to attend, click here to RSVP.
The Michigan Chronicle reports that UAW-Ford, a charitable endeavor that brings together labor and management at the automaker, is sponsoring meals this winter at the Pope Francis shelter for the homeless:
This holiday season, warm meals await area homeless men, women and children at Pope Francis Center in Detroit. Thanks to a generous donation from UAW-Ford, the non-profit is now launching its Nutritious Food Program. It serves hot meals to 80-100 people daily and is expected to now serve up to 20,000 healthy meals annually, including a meal for Thanksgiving. “We’ve found that homeless men and women have extremely limited access to healthy food, which causes and exacerbates serious health problems; consequently, we started our nutritious food program,” said Jesuit Fr. Tim McCabe, executive director of the Pope Francis Center.
God bless the men and women of Ford, and the staff of the Pope Francis Center, for their important work!
The horrible Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh threw a spotlight on labor conditions in the world’s garment factories. More than 1100 workers were killed when the building full of tenement factories collapsed in 2013, but unsafe working conditions are hardly the only hazard these workers face. Perhaps no other modern industry is so closely associated with poverty wages and child labor. In the wake of the tragedy, Pope Francis condemned the “slave labor” conditions that obtained there and called on people of conscience to take action. A group of Catholic activists in Wisconsin are taking up the challenge with The Human Thread.
In the mid-twentieth century, cutting and assembling ready-to-wear clothing was one of the first industries shipped from the developed world to the global south to take advantage of lower wages. But the retailers and brands — not to mention the customers they covet — remain largely in Europe, North America and Japan. Companies and consumers here can take action for fair wages and workers’ rights there.
How can you help? Currently the Human Thread is running a postcard campaign calling on Macy’s and Kohl’s to offer clothing produced under fair working conditions, giving consumers a chance to choose “no sweat” garments. If you are seeking “clothing with a conscience” you might also be interested in a report ranking clothing lines by their labor practices.
Early in October, Pope Francis announced his intent to create 17 new cardinals. The Catholic Labor Network was pleased to learn that Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago was among them – the Archbishop’s deep commitment to Catholic social teaching on labor and work is quite evident.
Archbishop Cupich is surely familiar to readers of the Catholic Labor Network newsletters and blog. When the Illinois legislature was considering so-called “right-to-work” legislation, the Archbishop challenged its political supporters to reconcile their proposal with Catholic social teaching – which calls for “the promotion of workers’ associations.” This summer he adopted a paid parental leave policy for Archdiocesan employees – in a single gesture, acting to advance worker justice, setting a good example for Catholic business leaders, and promoting Catholic teaching on life and the family.
Please keep our newest Cardinal in your prayers!
The adjunct faculty at Seattle University voted 73-63 for union representation by SEIU 925. The Seattle University administration has announced its willingness to recognize and bargain with an adjunct faculty union outside the NLRB process. Hooray! Problem solved, right? The administration and the union can sit down and bargain an agreement and agree to disagree about the NLRB matter.
Not so fast. Readers of the Confessions will recall how the young and randy Augustine asked God, “Give me chastity and give me continence… but not yet.” Seattle administrators, likewise, say they are willing to honor Catholic social teaching on the rights of labor…after the litigation is finished and their claim to immunity from NLRB jurisdiction is resolved.
Meanwhile, the long-impounded votes have been counted at St. Xavier University. (The adjuncts voted on union representation in 2011 but SXU legal objections have delayed the count for five years.) The contingent faculty, by a vote of 29-25, have chosen to join the Illinois Education Association.
On October 8, I was fortunate enough to attend the annual convention of the National Association of Catholic School Teachers (NACST) as a guest. The teachers were interested in learning more about the Catholic Labor Network, and after offering a few words on our work I was kindly invited to witness the proceedings.
The NACST is a union of Catholic schoolteachers with nearly 4,000 members. Wait a minute, you are probably asking… didn’t the supreme court rule in NLRB v. Catholic Bishop (1978) that the National Labor Relations Act didn’t apply to Catholic elementary and high schools because of the first amendment?
Well, yes. But the court didn’t rule that the teachers couldn’t have a union, just that the Labor Board couldn’t get involved. In 1986, America’s bishops affirmed that, Supreme Court jurisprudence notwithstanding, we answer to a higher law. Catholic social teaching required that “all church institutions must fully recognize the rights of employees to organize and bargain collectively with the institution through whatever association or organization they freely choose.” Hundreds of Catholic schools bargain with unions representing their teachers.
The local unions of the NACST stretch from Massachusetts to Missouri. They include major school systems such as those in Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, and single-school bargaining units that dot the Northeast and Midwest. Their members are deeply committed to their Catholic faith. They must be: wages and benefits are substantially lower than those offered in the public schools. At a surprising number of Catholic schools, teacher salaries start below $25,000 per year. These teachers have chosen significant material sacrifice to deliver our children a quality education rooted in our faith.
Indeed, the union was established by teachers who found it difficult to reconcile their faith and commitment to Catholic education with the politics of the national teachers’ unions. Although powerful unions like the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) could provide resources and support, they are firmly opposed to tuition voucher programs and have adopted positions on social issues (such as contraception and abortion) putting them at odds with Catholic teaching. In 1978, a group of local unions representing Catholic schoolteachers broke away from the AFT to form the NACST.
Without the protection of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), this was no small matter. The officers of NACST locals are working teachers who pursue union business on their own time; without the resources of a large union like the AFT or NEA they lack powerful political friends or large strike funds. For survival they rely in large measure on their employer’s fidelity to Catholic social teaching. If a bishop or school system decides to bust the union – as happened in the Diocese of Scranton, in 2006 – they have few tools at their disposal to resist.
Catholic schools may not have the resources that public school districts do, but they can certainly recognize their employees’ right to organize and bargain collectively. Surely that is the least we owe our teachers.
I didn’t know either until a few days ago. Our friends at the Catholic University of America Libraries have put together a fascinating profile of this early twentieth century labor activist who worked as a factory inspector in her home state before joining the Bishops’ Social Action Department. CUA archivist William Shepherd writes:
Linna Eleanor Bresette (1882-1960) was a teacher and pioneering social justice advocate in her native Kansas for nearly a decade before serving for thirty years as the field secretary of the Social Action Department (SAD) of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (now the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). It was with the SAD that she worked with legendary labor priests John A. Ryan, Raymond McGowan, and George G. Higgins as a tireless field worker on behalf of the working poor regardless of race or gender…
Visit the CUA Archivists’ Nook to read the whole story!
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A single boil can be treated at home. To prevent complications, one should start treatment at the first signs of symptoms. In general common sense home remedies will help alleviate the boil.
Warm compress: Apply a warm compress on the boil for about 20 minutes 2-4 times a day and over the next few days, the boil will resolve. The heat increases the blood circulation and helps one fight off the infection. Warm compress also diminish the pain.
Clean: Keep the area clean. Avoid any creams or lotions on the boil. Avoid any dressing and keep the boil exposed to air. Occluding the boil with dressings only creates more humidity and heat which encourages bacterial growth.
Home piercing: At home, one should avoid sticking pins or needles in the boil Home made piercing equipment are not sterile and can lead to worsening of the infection. Piercing is best done by a physician.
Topical antibiotics: One can apply a topical antibiotic like polysporin for several days. These rarely help in chronic cases.
Lancing: Sometimes the boil may be large and painful. In such cases lacing by a health care professional is the best treatment. Lancing is a small procedure and can be done in an office. The boil is pierced with a sharp bade and provides immediate relief. After lancing, the boil will continue to drain for a few days and you have to apply dressings to cover and soak up the pus. Washing the area with water is adequate. One does not need to use any fancy antibiotic or antiseptics once the boil has been lanced.
When there are multiple boils or pockets of pus, all these must be opened up and this is best done in an operating room.
Antibiotics: In some individuals with multiple boils and other medical disorders like diabetes, antibiotics may be required. Antibiotics do not work if the boils are chronic and hard. The antibiotics generally fail to enter the boil. Thus, lancing may be required prior to administration of antibiotics.
Surgery: Sometimes ingrown hairs may be the cause of a boil. When this occurs in the buttock area, it is known as Pilonidal sinus. To treat the condition, one may require surgery to excise the skin with the ingrown hairs.
Depending on the size of the boils and area infected, different types of surgery may be required.
In the majority of cases, boils can be treated by simple lancing and keeping the area clean.


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The World Cup match between Sri Lanka and South Africa on Friday was halted for a brief period after a swarm of bees invaded the centre of the ground here.
Players and on-field umpires were forced to hit the ground to save themselves after a swarm of bees entered the field, but luckily none was stung by the insects.
The interruption occurred for about a minute in the 48th over of Sri Lanka’s innings.
Incidentally, it is not the first occasion when bees played spoilsport during a match between the same two sides.
In 2017, the bees had halted the match at Wanderers Stadium when South Africa hosted Sri Lanka in Johannesburg.
Bees stop play... pic.twitter.com/kRjzCeQexZ— Fred Boycott (@FredBoycott) June 28, 2019

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The History of the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and the Seby Jones Arena – 15 years in the making
It took almost 15 years to build the George M. Holmes Convocation Center. In 1986, Appalachian State University officials began exploring ways to enhance academic offerings within its department of health, leisure and exercise science and renovate Varsity Gym.
Built in 1968, the gym was designed as a multipurpose facility to serve the campus’s 5,500-student population. As the university’s enrollment grew and student interest in the department of health, leisure and exercise science increased, the building no longer met the university’s academic or recreational needs.
In mid-1987 university officials met with N.C. Rep. David Diamont to discuss renovating the gymnasium. Appalachian received $300,000 from the General Assembly to plan the building’s renovation. However, after determining that the project would cost more than $12 million, legislators recommended that a new facility be constructed.
In 1994, with the support of Diamont, Rep. Wade Wilmoth, Rep Andy Cromer, Sen. Sandy Sands, Sen. Fred Folger and others, the Legislature appropriated $9.75 million to begin construction of a student activity center.
The originally proposed site for the center, above the football stadium on a site now occupied by the university’s baseball field, was rejected amid concerns that it would negatively impact an area used for environmental study by several academic departments.
That opposition proved fortuitous for the HLES department. As originally conceived, the student activity center did not include any space for academics.
A broad-based committee was formed in the spring of 1994 to determine what type of facility would meet the needs of the university and region. The committee recommended a facility that would support the university’s commitment to excellence in teaching and research; support the university’s charge to promote the intellectual, cultural and personal growth of students through curricular and extracurricular activities; and support cultural, educational, recreational and other programs of public service to the local and regional community.
From this report, and the input of faculty and others, evolved the convocation center.
An economic impact study completed in August 1994 indicated that the center’s construction could generate $5 million in revenue for Watauga County Businesses.
In 1995, Rep. George M. Holmes gained support for a plan to fund over a two-year period the remaining convocation center costs. The Legislature adopted a funding package allocating $20.6 million in 1995 and an additional $5 million 1997. Combined with a $600,000 reimbursement from the N.C. Department of Transportation for right-of-way grading and reserves held by the university, the project was completely funded.
An engineering study completed in 1995 by Ogden Environmental and Engineering Services reported that the convocation center site, located on portions of the former baseball field near Rivers Street and U.S. 321, would have minimal impact on the town’s floodway. A flood mitigation project was developed that opened Boone Creek, created a park near the campus entrance that also serves as a rainwater catch basin, realigned Rivers Street and improved rainwater drainage through a series of box culverts near the new site.
By November 1996, architectural drawings were finalized and in October 1997 bids were awarded for the center’s construction.
Ground breaking for the new facility was held in December 1997. Construction began in January 1998. In March 1998, Appalachian’s board of trustees named the center for Holmes and the arena for Seby B. Jones, former chair of Appalachian’s board of trustees and a longtime supporter of university programs and activities.
The convocation center totals 200,840 square feet, including 48,830 square feet of academic space and will seat between 8,500 to 9,313, depending on the seating configuration used. The building can accommodate conventions, trade shows, concerts and athletic events.
- 1986 — Student population and HLES department start outgrowing Varsity Gym.
- 1987 — NC Rep. David Diamont discusses renovating Varsity Gym; high cost leads to plan for the new building.
- 1994 — NC Legislature appropriates $9.75 million for student activity center; original site above Kidd Brewer Stadium rejected for environmental concerns; committee formed to determine how the center could best serve needs of university and region.
- 1995 — NC Rep. George Holmes gains support to fund convocation center; legislature appropriates $20.6 million; engineering study says center will have minimal impact on town’s floodway.
- 1996 — Architectural drawings finalized.
- 1997 — Bids awarded for construction; legislature allocates additional $5 million, based on 1995 funding plan.
- December 1997 — Groundbreaking.
- January 1998 — Construction begins.
- March 1998 — ASU board of trustees names center for Rep. Holmes and arena for benefactor Seby B. Jones.
- Fall 2000 — Convocation Center Opens.
Convocation Center Advisory Board members are:
- Eddie Crawford, center director, chairman
- Mark Dreibelbis
- Dave Robertson
- Jane Nicholson
- Vaughn Christian
- Mike Evans
- Perry Mixter
- Bill Cummings
- Bill Post
- John Cooper
- Vaughn Hayes
George M. Holmes: A ‘People’ Person
The Hamptonville resident represents Alexander, Wilkes and Yadkin counties as a member of the N.C. House of Representatives 41st District.
Friends say that early on Holmes had the skills necessary to be a successful politician. He is a “people” person and a hard worker, according to friend and classmate Bryan Houck of Gastonia, former Appalachian board of trustees member and retired Bell South executive.
“George was always a good leader, popular and had wisdom and good judgment,” Houck said. “He is highly respected by both parties and has as many Democrats for friends as Republicans,” Houck said. “He also is a good student of history and government.”
Holmes’ years on the appropriations committee allowed him to have a great voice in determining the state’s budget, Houck said.
“George has been a steady, loyal supporter of his alma mater,” said Chancellor Francis T. Borkowski. “He has done a great deal for his alma mater. Through his very clear support for equity funding, Appalachian and four other universities in the state received their fair share of the education budget. We benefit annually from the increased dollars that the change in the state’s funding formula brought to campus.”
Holmes was instrumental in the university’s efforts to keep its doctoral program in higher education when consultants recommended dropping the program, Borkowski said. “School superintendents and principals lobbied and worked for Appalachian to maintain this program, but George’s leadership role in the House had a tremendous influence in our ability to maintain the doctoral program, which is a very critical program for this portion of the state.”
Borkowski called Holmes “the catalyst” in securing funding for the convocation center.
“He has been a staunch advocate for Appalachian, and we have obviously made progress with the role he has played in the Legislature,” Borkowski said. “There isn’t much subtlety on his part about his advocacy for the university. He’s very open in saying that Appalachian for years did not have the kind of legislative support it needed.”
Holmes was first elected to state office in 1975. He has since served as a state representative continuously since 1979. He was minority party whip from 1981-82 and minority party joint caucus leader from 1983-84. He was senior co-chair of the House Appropriations Committee from 1995-96 and 1997-98, and served on the governor’s budget advisory commission for 12 years, including two years as chairman.
He currently is a member of the Appropriations, Insurance, Judiciary III, Public Utilities, Technology, Transportation and the Children, Youth and Families committees, and serves on the Select Committee on the Tobacco Settlement, the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Information Technology.
In 1995 the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research ranked Holmes fourth in overall effectiveness in the House of Representatives. He was recognized by Wilkes County and the Town of Wilkesboro in 1997 for obtaining $4 million in state funds to remove and clean a hazardous waste site.
He received Appalachian’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995, and in 1996 received the N.C. Senior Tarheel Legislative Award for Exemplary Leadership. Other honors include the Long Leaf Pine Award in 1992, the Yadkin Chamber of Commerce Public Service Award in 1993, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Exemplary Service awards in 1995 and the National Federation of Independent Business Guardian of Small Business in 1997-98 and 1999-2000.


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When it was announced in February, the June 23 concert at the O2 Arena was marketed as “Quincy Jones Presents ‘Off the Wall,’ ‘Thriller,’ ‘Bad,’” promising “three iconic albums performed back to back with live symphony orchestra.” The show is to be hosted by Jones, with appearances by unnamed guest stars.
But the gig is now being billed as “Quincy Jones Presents Soundtrack of the 80s: Iconic Sounds & Defining Albums.” Hits by Jackson, including “P.Y.T.,” “Off the Wall” and “Man in the Mirror,” are still featured prominently on the playlist, but songs by other artists such as Patti Austin and James Ingram are now also mentioned.
The show was announced just as controversy resurfaced around Jackson as a result of the documentary “Leaving Neverland,” in which two men detail the sexual abuse they allege they were subjected to as boys by the singer. In Britain, the documentary was shown on free-to-air Channel 4 in early March, and broke streaming records for the broadcaster. Jackson fans protested the showing of the film and mounted a short-lived ad campaign against it on the sides of London buses.
Jones said then that he was excited at returning to the O2 after a successful show last year. ““I had an absolutely beautiful time celebrating my 85th birthday with all-a-y’awl in London at The O2 last year, and I’m looking forward to doing it again this year, except this time, in honour of ‘Off The Wall’, ‘Bad’, and ‘Thriller,’” Jones said in a statement. “It’s an absolute dream to present this music live, so I hope you’ll come join me for a hang-thang! It’s time to rock wit y’awl!”
It’s unclear when Jones’ show was re-branded. The legendary producer tweeted a poster for the concert last Friday with the new wording.
— Quincy Jones (@QuincyDJones) May 3, 2019


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The unabated circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Andhra Pradesh is posing a big challenge to state police which has seized counterfeit notes with a face value of over Rs 6 crore during the last four years.
The involvement of ISI and mafia in supply of FICN has been strongly established by confessions of ISI agents/terrorists arrested by the police in recent past,S V Ramana Murthy,Additional Director General of Police,Crime Investigation Department (CID),said.
Andhra Pradesh police with the help of RBI has seized FICN with face value of Rs 6,15,44,580 crore and arrested 862 people involved in circulation of fake currency and registered 1233 cases.
Of the 1233 cases,80 cases involve FICN having face value of Rs 1 lakh each,he said.
The state-level committee for detection of counterfeit notes (FICN) of CID felt that particularly fake currency notes of of Rs 500 denomination were more in circulation as they seized fake notes with the face value of Rs 41.85 lakh in Hyderabad,East Godavari,West Godavari,Kadapa,Visakhapatnam and Kunrool districts so far this year,he said.
Hyderabad,Nalgonda,West Godavari,East Godavari,Visakhapatnam and Guntur districts emerged as centres,of fake currency circulation,Murthy said.
We have constituted a full fledged cell in coordination with RBI to check the circulation of fake currency notes besides changing the strategy to stumble down on the source of manufacturers and gangs involved in distribution or circulation of FICN, a CID official said.
The investigating wing of CID looking into fake currency has now changed its strategy focusing more on identifying sources of distribution channels and gangs smuggling the fake currency notes across some border districts instead of taking action against a person,who become victim of gangs involved in circulation of fake notes,Murthy said.
It was noticed that there were two types of printing of fake currency notes. While some notes are printed locally in Kurnool,East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh,the other type of face currency notes are of high quality and were being smuggled into India through Malda district of West Bengal by air,sea and train routes,the Additional DGP (CID) said
It has also come to notice that certain people of border states like West Bengal,North Bihar,Eastern UP have been trying to establish contacts with locals for circulation of fake currency,Murthy said.
The CID has appealed to public to be more careful about the high quality fake currency more particularly,the denomination of Rs 1,000,Rs 500,and Rs 100 which were mainly pumped into Indian market.
While the locally printed fake notes lack sophistication of genuine currency,those smuggled from abroad are relatively closer to genuine notes. The focus zones or in other words,corridors for the entry of fake currency into the country were states having other nations on our borders,the CID chief said.
In order to tackle the problem,the state CID with the coordination of the RBI,has taken up several programmes for creating awareness among the public in identifying fake currency notes,he said.
As a part of awareness programme,posters have been displayed at all public/vulnerable places mentioning the differences between genuine and fake currency notes,the security features and distributed pamphlets under caption in Telugu and English languages under caption ‘Know your Bank Note Features’.
In addition,the RBI has been organising camps periodically in districts,the additional DGP said.


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Brendan Rodgers’ spell as Liverpool boss taught him to take a step back from the transfer market and place more trust in the recruitment team.
The Leicester City manager returns to Anfield on Saturday, four years after being dismissed by Liverpool.
Rodgers was heavily involved in transfers while in charge at Liverpool, with owners Fenway Sports Group, who bought the club in 2010, lacking experience in the market.
Other than big hits like Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and James Milner, many of the deals conducted on Rodgers’ watch were misses.
Since leaving Merseyside, Rodgers has learned that his strengths are on the training pitch, and he now affords more control over transfers to the scouting team, with his long-time colleague Lee Congerton following him from Celtic to become City’s head of recruitment.
“What the experience has given me on that side of things is I'm much more relaxed now on that front,” Rodgers said on transfers. “My strengths are managing players and coaching players.
“As a modern manager at the top level, it's very difficult to have the time to go out all the time looking at players.
“And with my experience now, part of the development is to come into a club and to make it clear the type of game we want to play, and then put trust in the recruitment team and the club to get the players in.
“Going back to Liverpool, I think it was a learning aspect. I think back then I was a young manager and the board were new to it as well.
“We had a strategy and that was how they worked and I was part of the process. You couldn't see whether it would work or not.
“The climate was slightly different [compared to the current Liverpool]. When I arrived we were eighth and it was a time when we were cutting the budget.
“We were bringing in guys on loan from Aston Villa – Aly Cissokho – to help us. So it was different.
“But afterwards [following Rodgers' departure], they knew they could spend on a senior player or a top goalkeeper.
“That clearly helped, but you have to go through that process of learning.”
Rodgers was just 39 when he was appointed as Liverpool boss, with only four seasons of management under his belt.
He said: “There is no doubt if you were 10 years older then you’re in a better position, with more experience around your management. But it’s helped me.
“When I went to Celtic, that was again managing a huge club so having those pressures before and dealing with it, it really helped.
“Then coming back into the Premier League, I feel richer for the experience and have a lot more perspective. You get a sense of what is important and what you have to work on to do better.”
Rodgers is now flying high with City, the club sat in third ahead of the trip to Anfield, but the Northern Irishman rejected any comparisons between his side at Liverpool and his current squad.
“Well the balance is difference in terms of money,” he said. “When you're that size of club with that history and the revenue that you can take in, it's totally different.
"In terms of football, it's different. The squads are different. But what they do have, both squads had really good experienced players and some really talented young players.
“But in terms of the history and profile of the clubs, they're very different.”


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Katrina Fincham made over $75,000 farming gold in World of Warcraft, which she ironically converted into bars of gold bullion.
Katrina Fincham, an Australian nurse, made over $75,000 farming gold in World of Warcraft. When the piles of cash started pouring in from her little side business, she decided to make her assets a little more solid, purchasing $75,000 worth of solid gold bullion. It would have been a sound investment… had the gold bars not been stolen from a wall safe in her Adelaide home.
Gold farming is a perfectly legitimate practice in Australia – as long as farmers include details on their annual tax return. As such, Fincham had the gold bars that she earned through her farming insured legally through insurance company AAMI. But AAMI is refusing to pay up, accusing Fincham of only converting the money into gold bars so that it could be purposely stolen. Fincham sued her insurer, who proceeded to issue a counter-claim, accusing her of insurance fraud.
Fincham had previously set up a real-world business: Virtual Item Sales, in which she would often work late hours to meet online demand. On any given night, she claimed to make multiple exchanges of up to $700 each – and she’d be paid in cash, finding checks or money orders inconvenient.
With the advent of the lawsuit, Virtual Item Sales has collapsed, as her former customers are now constantly being harassed by insurance investigators. Fincham has had to sell her house to cover the costs of the lawsuit.
To add insult to injury, it turns out that it was an inside job after all, though Fincham herself had little part in it. Her then-boyfriend, who she’d met online, tipped off the criminals in exchange for a paltry $500.
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These are the photos I would have taken the first time Stefan and I visited Bethel Island, if I’d only had my camera with me.
Bethel Island, for those unfamiliar with the Delta, is a “census-designated place” with a population of about 2100 a few miles from Oakley. It’s just barely an island, since the sloughs dividing it from Jersey Island, the Holland Tract, and the mainland are pretty narrow.
In any case, it makes Oakley look like a teeming metropolis. There are cows, goats, horses, and the occasional dead skunk, as well as a good 300 acres of empty land for sale.
The first time we went there, about a month ago, we drove up Bethel Island Road to Gateway Road and out all the way to the water, thus landing at Frank’s Marina, which is abandoned. The map I bought today says that next to Frank’s Marina is Riverview Harbor, and then Lundborg Landing. What we saw was a deserted RV park used as a dumping ground.