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‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ has been selected as one of the five finalists for the Pride Art Award. The themed of this year competition was ‘Line of Beauty – Exploring Sexuality, Gender and Identity’.
‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ is a journey of self discovery, Within the project the participants were asked to explore their emotions connected with their sexuality and portray it in a character. Their expression was a reflection of their subconscious and the influences of gender, age, sexual orientation, life experience and their culture background on their sexual identity. The journey for me was two fold, both as a photographer, experiencing the expressions of each model, as well as participating in the project with a self portrait.
In regards to beauty, the aim is to portray authentic images of the participants. Beauty is not the physical shape of the body, it is the emotion that manifests itself through a person with self confidence and self acceptance. The piece shows people in various stages of their personal journey, from shyness and fear to contentment and happiness, I believe beauty is only achieved through finding clarity in self identity: as our sexuality is such a significant element of who we are, this makes finding acceptance in ur sexual identity all the more consequential.
You can read my interview for the Awards’ blog.
The exhibition takes place at the Islington Arts Factory, London 15-29 April 2016.


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|Vulture Mk IV|
|Manufacturer||Manufacturing Plant SFF-TU1|
|Chassis||Eden Mk 72-OM Endo Steel|
|Armor||Composite Alpha-V1 Ferro-Lamellor|
|Engine||Type I 300 XL|
|Communications System||Comset 1|
|Targeting Tracking System||J-Track 52|
Manufactured by Clan Sea Fox and sold to every nation and Clan, the Vulture Mk IV OmniMech is largely unchanged from the original in basic design terms, incorporating self-contained missile pods in the torsos that are angled upwards to obtain the longest possible range and the projecting cockpit armored with heavily reinforced ferro-glass that provides a panoramic view of the battlefield while providing ample protection to the pilot, dispelling the illusion of vulnerability the Vulture Mk IV's appearance might suggest.
Intended to take and hold the high ground, the Vulture Mk IV lacks jump jets but is capable of moving at more than eighty kilometers per hour and has surprised many with its agility. Variants of this successful design largely restrict themselves to altering the configuration of the missile pods; to reduce the risk of pilots finding themselves defenseless once their ammunition is expended, every variant also incorporates at least one energy weapon. The Vulture Mk IV also mounts fourteen and a half tons of advanced ferro-lamellor armor for physical protection and is known as the Mad Dog Mk IV to the Clans.
Weapons and Equipment
The primary configuration of the Vulture Mk IV mounts three energy weapons - an Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon in the right arm and a pair of Extended Range Small Pulse Lasers in the center torso's chin turret, a visual quirk introduced in the Vulture Mk. II. A pair of SRM-6s are mounted in each of the left and right torsos along with a ton of ammunition in each side torso, and a single LB 5-X Autocannon with a ton of ammunition in the left arm rounds out the weapons load.
- Alternate Configuration A
- This configuration retains the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original but alters the remainder of the weapons load. A Large Pulse Laser replaces the ER PPC in the right arm, while the LB 5-X AC in the right arm is replaced with an Ultra AC/10 and two tons of ammunition. Each of the four SRM-6s is replaced with an LRM 5 although again each of the left and right torsos carries only a single ton of LRM ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,177.
- Alternate Configuration B
- This configuration retains the ER PPC and the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original. It replaces the autocannon with another energy weapon - a Medium Pulse Laser - and swaps out the SRM 6s, mounting a single Streak LRM 15 in each of the left and right torsos instead, each supplied with a single ton of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,649.
- Alternate Configuration C
- A radical departure from the prime configuration, this configuration strips out all of the weapons, replacing them with an Improved Heavy Large Laser in the right arm, a pair of ER Medium Lasers in the center torso and Gauss Rifle in the left arm. Two tons of ammunition are carried in the left torso, along with an additional Double Heat Sink. The C Configuration also mounts a Targeting Computer in the right torso. BV (2.0) = 2,584.
- Alternate Configuration D
- The D configuration replaces the weapons loadout of the prime completely; mounted in the center torso are a pair of Micro Pulse Lasers, while each arm mounts a single Improved Heavy Medium Laser. An ATM 12 is mounted in each of the left and right torsos, and the D configuration carries five tons of ATM ammunition in total - two in each of the left and right torsos and, in a variation unknown in the other configurations, a single ton in the right arm. This configuration also mounts two additional Double Heat Sinks, one in each arm. BV (2.0) = 2,346.
The Vulture Mk IV was first described on Linknet:
|“||Sporting the same leg construction as the MadCat Mk IV, the Vulture Mk IV seems to have made only minor design improvements. Most noticeable is the tilted hip/torso connection point, which is also placed behind a portion of the main body to shield this delicate area from frontal assaults. Another alteration places two small lasers in the center torso on a turret, which has been known to retract up into the body for protection when not in use. Other than that, this Vulture (also called a Mad Dog by Clan warriors) is fairly similar to its original ancestor.||”|
|— Linknet 3136|
- Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 36, "Vulture Mk IV"
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- Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 42
- Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 43
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- Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 45


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Coronavirus deaths in Florida climbed by 53 to 2,765, including an increase of 15 in Palm Beach County to 388 -- much higher numbers than the day before -- as additional cases in the state spiked above 1,000 again, the Florida Department of Health announced Tuesday morning.
Positive confirmed cases rose from 966 to 1,096 --third in the nation behind California and Texas -- to a total of 66,000. For five days, figures had hit four digits -- an increase of 1,180 Sunday, 1,270 Saturday, 1,305 Friday, a record 1,419 Thursday and 1,317 Wednesday. In Palm Beach County, the cases rose by 189 cases after 99 Monday, 156 Sunday and a record 258 Wednesday.
With statistics traditionally lower from the weekend, deaths in Florida climbed Sunday and Monday by 12 as Palm Beach County increased by 1, only on Sunday. Last Tuesday the state rise was 70 and 14 in the county. The state record is 83 on Tuesday, April 28. Twice, the increase was 72 -- once in April and once last month. In Palm Beach County the record is 17 twice.
In the Treasure Coast area, Martin County reported two deaths to rise to 15 -- an 88-year-old man and an 89-year-old woman. On Thursday, Martin's death toll was 10. Remaining the same are St. Lucie with 31, Indian River with 11 and Okeechobee among eight counties with none.
Over seven days, state deaths increased by 235 for 8.7 percent and by 22 for 6.3 percent in Palm Beach County.
Miami-Dade County has the most deaths in the state, rising by 7 to 777 after an increase of 1 Monday. Broward increased by 3 to 346, which is 42 behind Palm Beach County. Lee is in fourth place with 124, a rise of 7.
Twenty-seven of the 53 additional deaths are linked to South Florida, which accounts for 1,565 deaths for 56.6 percent of the state total though the population comprises 30 percent.
The Treasure Coast area reported 37 more cases -- 17 in Martin, 25 in St. Lucie, 0 in Indian River and 5 in Okeechobee.
The state positive test rate drop from 5.3 percent to 5.2 with the rate more than 10 percent for several weeks. The most recent positive daily rate was 4.6 percent compared with 4.9 percent Monday.
In all, there were 23,770 tests compared with 18,508 additional tests announced Monday. Total tests reached 1,259,283 with 1,192,305 negative results and the remaining 978 inconclusive or not reported.
The mortality rate involving positive cases is 4.2 percent in the state compared with 5.6 percent in the United States and 5.6 percent worldwide, which passed 413,000 deaths and passed 7.3 million cases Tuesday. Palm Beach County's rate was 5.2 percent, compared with Broward at 4.3 percent and Miami-Dade with 3.9 percent. With much fewer deaths, the mortality rate is 4.6 percent in St. Lucie, 6.6 percent in Indian River and 1.6 percent in Martin.
The youngest victim is a 23-year-old woman from Miami-Dade County. A total of 16 people from 25 to 34 have died from the virus in data through Monday. A 104-year-old woman is 1 year older than the previous oldest, including a 103-year-old woman from Polk reported Tuesday. A total of 908 people 85 and older have died in the state from the virus.
Ninety-four percent of the fatalities are 55 and older and 64 percent 75 and older. A smaller percentage of older people have tested positive -- 39 percent 55 and older and 12 percent 75 and older. At the other end of the age spectrum, there are 680 cases of infants to 4 years old and 1,499 from 5 to 14.
The death of a 30-year-woman reported Wednesday ties a man who age was verified earlier. The oldest ever in the county is a 102-year-old female.
Palm Beach County's death count is higher than 17 states, including Oklahoma with 353.
The county's total number of confirmed cases range from newborn to 104.
West Palm Beach moved into first place among Palm Beach County cities with 1,542 cases, an increase of 52. Lake Worth, which includes the city and county portion, rose from 1,505 to 1,534, down to second. Boca Raton has 714, followed by Delray Beach with 564, Boynton Beach with 742 and Belle Glade with 467. Port St. Lucie leads the Treasure Coast with 442.
Palm Beach County has 7,518 cases out of 95,313 total tested for 7.9 percent, not including those awaiting tests and inconclusive. Anything above 10.0 percent is considered out of "target range" by the health department.
Miami-Dade leads with 19,980 positive cases out of 211,527 tested for 9.4 percent, and Broward is second with 8,035 cases and 128,655 tested for 6.2 percentage.
In St. Lucie, it's 669 positive out of 114,937 for 4.5 percent, Martin with 934 of 11,203 for 8.3 percent, Indian River with 167 out of 7,743 for 2.2 percent and Okeechobee with 143 out of 2,155 for 6.6 percent.
An infant has tested positive in every South Florida county.
A total of 11,185 people in the state have been hospitalized at one time, which is 177 more than the day before. That means it is a running total and includes people who have been released or died. Including nonresidents, the number is 1,314 in Palm Beach County, an increase of 14, followed by 116 in St. Lucie, 101 in Martin, 37 in Indian River and 13 in Okeechobee.
More than half of the deaths, 1,433, are residents and staff of long-term care, including 162 in Palm Beach County.
Florida, which is third-most populous state, is 11th in the nation for total deaths behind Maryland, which has reported 36 more deaths than Florida, including 35 Tuesday, according to Worldometers.info. Florida has 129 deaths per 1 million people compared with the U.S. average of 345 per million. New York, which represents 27 percent of the deaths in the nation, has 1,573 per million. Worldwide, the figure is 53.0 per million.
Worldometers lists the death toll at 114,148 with 1,093 additional fatalities Tuesday after 588 Monday. Johns Hopkins reports 111,989 deaths.
Cases hit 2,045,549 with 19,056 additional ones.
Last Tuesday, there were 1,136 additional deaths and 22,258 more cases.
The one week U.S. death increase is 5.4 percent with a gain of 5,849.
The most new deaths was California with 96 for seventh place followed by No. 5 Illinois with 94. First-place New York was third 87 new deaths after reporting 799 deaths in one day in April for first place. The others were No. 3 Massachusetts with 55, No. 4 Pennsylvania with 67, No. 6 Michigan with 31, No. 8 Connecticut with 13, No. 9 Louisiana with 13.
Georgia is in 14th place with an increase of 77. Washington, which was the original epicenter in the United States, is in 18th with an increase of 15.
One week ago Tuesday in the United States, there were 108,299 two weeks ago there were 100,008 deaths, three weeks ago there were 93,750, four weeks ago 83,920, five weeks ago 72,450, six weeks ago 59,418, seven weeks ago 45,651, eight weeks ago 30,1565, nine weeks ago 15,561,10 weeks ago 5,161, 11 weeks ago 957, 12 weeks ago 121, 13 weeks ago 30, 14 weeks ago 9, 15 weeks ago 0.
The U.S. represented 22.9 percent of the 4,763 additional deaths and 27.6 percent of the world total though its population is only 4.3 percent of the global total. On Monday, the increased deaths were 3,157.
The one week world death increase is 8.1 percent with a gain of 30,904.
Two Latin American nations, Brazil and Mexico, have had skyrocketing deaths and cases.
Brazil reported 1,185 additional deaths -- the most in the world Tuesday. The record is 1,492 Thursday. In one week, Brazil has moved past Spain, France and Italy into third place, rising from 31,278 to 38,497. Two weeks ago, the figure was 24,549. Brazil reported 31,197 cases to total 742,084 after a record 31,890 cases Thursday for second place behind the United States.
Mexico's 596 additional deaths were third in the world with the record 1,092 Wednesday. Also, 4,199 cases were reported. The nation's deaths have risen from 8,134 to 14,649 in two weeks into seventh place.
The six European nations in the top 10 – United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany -- reported a total of 513 after 192 Monday. But 286 of them were reported by the United Kingdom after 55 Monday, which was the lowest since 35 on March 22. Others were No. 4 Italy with 79, No. 5 France with 87, No. 6 Spain with 0, No. 8 Belgium with 13 and No. 9 Germany with 48.
The daily rate was as high as 1,494 in France, 1,172 in Britain, 919 in Italy, 961 in Spain. Italy was the epicenter of the world at one time.
Iran is in 10th place with 74 new deaths. Canada is in 11th place with an additional 62 deaths reported.
Russia’s cases continue to surge – 8,595 – and is in third place. Also, it reported 171 additional deaths in 13th, passing the Netherlands.
Sweden, which has been doing "herd immunity," reported 23 more deaths with 4,717 as well as 202 new cases after 1,056 Friday. Neighboring Norway reported 0 deaths to stay at 239 as well as 15 more cases.
China, the original epicenter of the world but now in 18th place, hasn’t reported a death since April 26 and reported 3 cases Wednesday.
India added 277 deaths for 7,750 in 12th place.


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Tornadoes have swept through central Nebraska, damaging buildings and throwing parked train carriages from their tracks.
US authorities say dozens of tornadoes were reported in Nebraska and Kansas.
Footage shows tornadoes tearing through York County and Silver Creek in Nebraska on Monday.

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We are excited to share that ManageEngine’s Log360 has been awarded the 2020 Fortress Cyber Security Award for Threat Detection. The Business Intelligence Group’s unique scoring system measures performance across multiple business domains.
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The United Conservative Party raised nearly 75 per cent more than the NDP brought in last quarter, according to the latest financial reports from Elections Alberta.
From July 1 to Sept. 30, the UCP central party and its constituency associations brought in $1.18 million, compared to $676,450 by the NDP.
That puts the UCP comfortably at the head of the pack for year-to-date donations, having raised almost $2.7 million in the 2017-18 fiscal year so far. The NDP has raised $1.86 million.
United Conservative Party executive director Janice Harrington told Postmedia in an email she was encouraged by the figures, which she believes point to Albertans “looking forward to change.”
But the figures don’t worry Premier Rachel Notley.
“Tories have typically out-fundraised us and I think in the last election they outspent us something like 10 to one or 15 to one. On the flip side what I know is our fundraising is better than it ever has been and it continues to grow every quarter,” she told Postmedia in an interview Friday.
“I’m quite confident and satisfied with where we are there. At the end of the day, our party’s always been one (where) you’re not going to buy your way into power. We’re going to campaign our way into power and we have a lot of folks ready to do that.”
Major parties millions ahead
Despite the near-million-dollar gap between the United Conservatives and New Democrats, both major parties leave the rest of Alberta’s political landscape in the fiscal dust.
The Alberta Party raised just under $29,000 last quarter, and the Alberta Liberals brought in close to $27,000. That puts the two parties’ 2017-18 amounts at $235,700 and $83,700 respectively.
But Alberta Party chief financial officer Saira Wagner partly attributed her party’s low Q3 figures to the “major headache” of switching to a new data system.
In an email, she said delays with the new system “significantly impacted” the party’s Q3 numbers. She expects figures to bounce back in Q4.
Meanwhile, the new Freedom Conservative Party led by Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fildebrandt raised $2,951 in the third quarter, just ahead of the Green Party with $2,216.
The now-defunct Wildrose Party continues to pull in cash in the third quarter as well, though it was a paltry $25 — exactly half that of the Communist Party.
The Pro-life, Reform and Progressive Conservative parties all came up empty-handed.

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Improving spatio-temporal benefit transfers for pest control by generalist predators in cotton in the southwestern U.S.
Given rapid changes in agricultural practice, it is critical to understand how alterations in ecological, technological, and economic conditions over time and space impact ecosystem services in agroecosystems. Here, we present a benefit transfer approach to quantify cotton pest-control services provided by a generalist predator, the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana), in the southwestern United States. We show that pest-control estimates derived using (1) a compound spatial–temporal model – which incorporates spatial and temporal variability in crop pest-control service values – are likely to exhibit less error than those derived using (2) a simple-spatial model (i.e., a model that extrapolates values derived for one area directly, without adjustment, to other areas) or (3) a simple-temporal model (i.e., a model that extrapolates data from a few points in time over longer time periods). Using our compound spatial–temporal approach, the annualized pest-control value was \$12.2 million, in contrast to an estimate of \$70.1 million (5.7 times greater), obtained from the simple-spatial approach. Using estimates from one year (simple-temporal approach) revealed large value differences (0.4 times smaller to 2 times greater). Finally, we present a detailed protocol for valuing pest-control services, which can be used to develop robust pest-control transfer functions for generalist predators in agroecosystems.
|Publication Subtype||Journal Article|
|Title||Improving spatio-temporal benefit transfers for pest control by generalist predators in cotton in the southwestern U.S.|
|Series title||International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management|
|Publisher||Taylor & Francis|
|Contributing office(s)||Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis|
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Today it’s been 40 years since the US Supreme Court legalized abortion-on-demand. It’s hard to believe that America has tolerated the killing of innocent preborn children for so long. The human carnage is beyond words. Those of us who’ve long been involved in working to end abortion never guessed it would take over 40 years to right the wrong—and we still have much work to do before mothers and their babies are protected from the abortion industry. Who could have imagined the conscience of our nation would grow so callous awhile tens of millions of mothers and fathers who chose abortion daily struggle with their past. Let this be a day of mourning and prayer. Please join me in praying God will have mercy on America and help us end the slaughter of His babies.
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Colombia’s Antioquia department has offered to sell its 53% stake in the 2.4-GW Ituango hydroelectric project in return for a minority interest in Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), according to BNamericas.
Under the deal, EPM would acquire Antioquia’s 2% share of the project and the 51% interest held by the department’s development institute IDEA. EPM already owns 46% of the Hidroeléctrica Ituango consortium.
“It is a necessary and convenient move that helps us to avoid a long and tortuous legal conflict,” Antioquia governor Luis Suárez said in a video posted on social media on Thursday. “It is aimed at protecting the public assets of IDEA and, of course, EPM. It would allow us to continue establishing alliances in Antioquia and to strengthen EPM’s presence [here].”
EPM did not immediately comment on the proposed operation.
Serious construction problems have forced Hidroeléctrica Ituango to postpone the project’s scheduled startup to early 2022, more than three years later than originally planned.
Initially slated to cost 11.4 trillion pesos (US$2.97 billion), Colombia’s largest infrastructure project is now expected to require 16.2 trillion pesos in a best-case scenario, at least US$1.2 billion over the original budget.
Suárez said the sale would ensure EPM continues to be “100% public” and that Antioquia has a minority representation on its board.
The multi-utility is currently owned by departmental capital Medellín, whose mayor Daniel Quintero has been accused of wielding undue influence in his dual role as EPM chairman. EPM’s current board was handpicked by Quintero after the previous directors quit en masse last year, alleging that he had made important decisions related to Hidroituango without consulting them.

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The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2019, 1(5); doi: 10.25236/FSST.19010522.
Yibin University, Sichuan 644007, China
With the deepening of the reform of higher education management system in China, the financial management model of colleges and universities appears to be of essence. Financial management is the core of economic management in colleges and universities. With the development of market economy, the operating subject and mode of colleges and universities have changed, the economic interests of colleges and universities have become more diversified, the economic relations have become more complicated, and the financial management has become increasingly detailed, requiring colleges and universities to establish a suitable, reasonable and effective financial management system to straighten out the financial relations and promote the sustainable and healthy development of colleges and universities. At present, management accounting has widely used in the financial management of colleges and universities, making the financial management of colleges and universities more efficient and scientific and promote the healthy, coordinated and sustainable development of colleges and universities.
Management accounting; Finance of colleges and universities; Application
Cuili Wang. Research on the Application of Management Accounting in Financial Management of Universities. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2019) Vol. 1 Issue 5: 125-129. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.19010522.
Y.X.Liu(2018). Research on the Application of Management Accounting in the Financial Management of Colleges and Universities. Modern Communication, no.7, p.189-190.
N. Li (2018). Research on the Application of Management Accounting in the Financial Management of Colleges and Universities. Journal of Liaoning Radio & TV University, 2018 no.1, p.93-91.
S.H.Shao(2016). Reflections on the Implementation of Management Accounting of Colleges and Universities in the New Era. Friends of Accounting, no.10, p.104-106.
C.H.Qiao (2015). Research on Management Accounting of Colleges and Universities.
F.C.Li (2017). Analysis of Application of Management Accounting Theory And Practice in Financial Management Of Colleges And Universities. Accounting Learning, no.18, p.64-64.

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Eric Reininger of Waikiki rides his bike on trails that wind through Waahila Ridge state park. The park closes an hour earlier during the winter season.
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On July 1 voter unrest over Mongolia’s recent parliamentary elections boiled over into street demonstrations during which five people were killed, 300 injured and more than 700 arrested, leading the government to declare a state of emergency. Underlying voter unrest were concerns about economic issues, including record-high inflation and contracts with foreign mining concerns eager to exploit the country’s vast mineralogical wealth. Seizing on the issue of imminent massive foreign investment both leading parties promised voters a “share of the treasure” equivalent to the average worker’s annual salary. In reality however, amendments to the country’s 1996 Mining Law have yet to pass Parliament, frustrating foreign investors and leaving national windfall profits to the future even as the recent elections raised the issue’s visibility among the electorate.
BACKGROUND: On June 29 Mongolia held its fifth round of elections for the Ulsyn Ikh Khural (State Great Hural, or parliament) since the country abandoned Soviet influence in 1990 and Communism two years later. While 13 parties contested the seats, the two main contenders were the ruling Mongol Ardyn Khuv'sgalt Nam (Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, MPRP), the former Communist Party and the Ardchilsan Nam (Democratic Party, or DP.) On July 1 voter resentment, rising over perceived electoral irregularities, resulted in rioting in Ulaan Baatar. During the tumult the MPRP headquarters was burnt, five people were killed, 300 injured and more than 700 arrested. President Nambaryn Enkhbayar, an MPRP member, announced a four-day state of emergency, the first in the history of the country, where calm has since been restored.
A key electoral issue during the campaign was government plans to develop the country’s massive but largely untapped mineral wealth, and how much percentage the government should seek of foreign ventures. The DP sought support by promising each Mongolian a one million tugrik ($884) “share of treasure;” the MPRP upped the ante, subsequently promising that each Mongolian’s "country's profit" share would be 1.5 million tugriks, no small consideration in a country where the World Bank last year estimated annual income at $880. The Irgenii Zorig Nam (Civic Will Party) coalition chairman Galbasuren Batzandan said, "We support foreign investors, but our platform says the Mongolian state needs to keep a controlling stake, at least 51 percent."
For foreign investors the Ivanhoe Mines and Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi (“Turquoise Hill”) concession, discovered in 2001, is the bell weather case. A definitive Mineral Law delineating investment issues has languished in parliament for years as amendments over foreign participation and governmental ownership are repeatedly introduced, debated and revised yet again. The current legislation gives the state either a 34 percent stake or a controlling 51 percent stake in mining projects, depending on whether the site was discovered with governmental or foreign investor resources.
Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto have touted Oyu Togloi, in the Gobi desert 50 miles from the Chinese border, as the world’s largest undeveloped copper project, with the potential of an average of 440,000 tons of copper and 320,000 ounces of gold annually over the next 35 years, and maintain that Oyu Tolgoi’s revenues alone could increase Mongolia's GDP by more than a third.
In 2007, Ivanhoe agreed to a draft investment providing the Mongolian government a 34 percent stake in Oyu Tolgoi, but the government withdrew the offer earlier this year in the wake of opposition from smaller parties in the coalition government.
The foreign investment community favors taxation over direct government percentage ownership, and their view is supported by Mongolian National Mining Association president D. Ganbold, who said, "Participation through taxation yields the most effective outcome because there are taxes that have to be paid even at times production goes down."
Here too however, foreign investors are unhappy; in 2006, the Mongolian Parliament enacted a windfall profits tax. It has a top rate of 68 percent under conditions set by world market mineral prices, when gold exceeds $500/oz or copper more than $2,600 per ton. While the government made concessions on negotiating the windfall tax rate on mining projects, Oyu Tolgoi’s output would face substantial royalties if the ores were not refined in Mongolia. Analysts suggested that Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto could exempt their project from the windfall profits tax regime by building a 100,000-300,000-ton smelter and refinery complex. What investors dream of for Mongolia is a 15 percent flat tax regime similar to Russia’s or China’s.
Ivanhoe has enlisted some heavy political support for its case. When Canadian Trade Minister David Emerson visited Ulaan Baatar in January he said, "the fundamental rationale for going to Mongolia is that we have a substantial number of Canadian mining companies that are involved in Mongolia,” adding in a moment of understatement, “There are legal and regulatory issues there."
What foreign investors have yet to appreciate fully is the Mongolian electorate’s desire for an improved standard of living not beholden to foreigners. Mongolia is far from economic autarchy; Russia supplies over 90 percent of its oil imports and massive volumes of wheat, while China, which takes over 70 percent of Mongolia’s exports, also provides substantial grain and produce imports.
Mining issues and their revenue potential are not likely to go away as a political issue anytime soon. According to the Asian Development Bank, in 2007 foreign direct investment in Mongolia was $500 million, of which nearly two-thirds was in the mining sector, while the World Bank estimated that mining accounted for about 20 percent of Mongolia’s GDP, 56 percent of gross industrial output, 69 percent of exports, and 36 percent of the government’s revenue. Given the pattern of foreign investment, such percentages will only grow over time.
If final parliamentary approval takes place this year, Oyu Tolgoi could begin commercial production by mid-2010. The foreign investment community was hoping that the June elections would provide a clear mandate to the MPRP, allowing the country to sidestep the instability that followed the 2004 election of a hung parliament, when the MPRP and the DP were forced to share power, as each had won 36 seats.
In the June elections, which international observers deemed overall to be fair and accurate, according to General Election Committee spokesman Purevdorjiin Naranba the MPRP won 47 of the 76 seats in parliament, while the DP gained 26 seats; the remaining three places were won by two smaller parties and an independent candidate. Ulaan Baatar, where a third of the country’s population lives, is a DP stronghold.
According to the World Bank, although Mongolia's economy grew 9.9 percent last year, inflation reached 15.1 percent, its highest level in a decade, no small consideration in a country where estimates show that over 36 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, struggling to survive on $2 a day.
Added to the average Mongol’s perception of imminent great mineral revenue flooding the country is the increasing issue of corruption, which Transparency International says has worsened since 2001, a conclusion corroborated by the World Bank’s 2006 Investment Climate Survey.
CONCLUSIONS: All parties raised the issue of imminent riches for the electorate as a campaign issue and will have to live with the consequences. For the foreign investment community, which clearly hoped that a massive MPRP victory would break the political logjam of the last four years, there must dawn the realization that the Mongolian debate over natural resources is but a subset of a larger one sweeping the post-Soviet space over Western buccaneering practices of seeking resources at fire-sale prices, and the electorate’s growing perceptions that local politicians who endorse such agreements must in fact themselves be corrupt. If the Mongolian government wishes to avoid a replay of July’s turmoil it must incorporate its electorate’s aspirations into its drafting of legislation. For Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto, if a possible 49 percent share of profits on annual production of 440,000 tons of copper and 320,000 ounces of gold is unacceptable, there are doubtless Russian and Chinese companies who would feel considerably less aggrieved. Mongolia’s official Montsame news agency noted that next month, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will make an official visit to Mongolia, “accompanied by a large group of business representatives.” The competition is in the wings.
AUTHOR’S BIO: John C.K. Daly is an international correspondent for UPI.


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Justin Tucker kicked a 43-yard field goal on the final play to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a 19-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday and take possession at loner of the leadership of the North Division of the American Conference.
Tucker also hit a 58-yarder in the third quarter, and even when the Ravens (3-2) trailed 17-16 on Joe Burrow’s 1-yard run into the end zone with 1:58 left, they could feel confident because they just needed a field goal. Tucker’s kick extended his streak to 61 successful field goal attempts in the fourth quarter or overtime.
Lamar Jackson left behind a difficult evening in the passing game and commanded the Ravens with his arms and legs in the winning offensive series. Baltimore blew leads of 21 and 17 points in its last two home games, losing to Miami and Buffalo. On Sunday they let go of a 10-point lead, but managed to bounce back.
It was a remarkable turnaround for Baltimore’s defense, which allowed 41 points in each of its two losses last year to the defending AFC champion Bengals. This time the Ravens held Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase in check and put together an impressive defense in the third quarter after Cincinnati (2-3) had first-and-goal from the 2-yard line.
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CBT aims to teach children and teens positive behavioral coping such as relaxation, deep breathing, and visualization skills to help manage negative emotions. It also teaches them positive cognitive coping skills such as challenging negative thought patterns and developing healthier approaches to thinking about day-to-day experiences. CBT interventions involve the use of talking therapy, worksheets and activities to provide behavioural and cognitive interventions. These include problem-solving skills, anger management, stress management, communication and assertiveness training, and social skills training. Numerous studies show that CBT is as effective or more effective than medication in the treatment of depression, anxiety, obsessions and other fears, without the negative side effects of medications.


San Jose State has had one constant during this roller coaster of a season: winning.
Despite having two games canceled, despite its schedule constantly changing, despite being unable to practice or play at home because of county coronavirus restrictions, San Jose State keeps doing what it does.
Saturday in Honolulu, the Spartans defeated Hawaii 35-24, improving to 5-0 for the first time since 1939 when they finished 13-0.
With one regular-season game left — Friday against Nevada (6-1), a home game that has been moved to Las Vegas — San Jose State is in a prime position to qualify for the Mountain West championship game for the first time in program history.
The Spartans still have not cracked the Top 25 — they’ve done that only once since 1975 (in 2012). But they got 66 votes in the poll released Sunday, essentially tied for 27th with Marshall behind only North Carolina State (98 votes) among “others receiving votes.” Boise State got 10 votes, Nevada 5.
Here are five takeaways from the latest win:
No one would’ve been surprised if San Jose State came out slow. In addition to having their previous two games canceled and declared a no-contest because of COVID-19 issues within the Fresno State and Boise State programs, the Spartans had their itinerary shredded when Santa Clara County banned contact sports last week through at least Dec. 21. Plus, an unexpected trip to Hawaii also meant dealing with humidity and heat.
Instead, San Jose State, which was supposed to host the Rainbow Warriors before the new restrictions, started the game about as perfectly as possible.
On the Spartans’ first three offensive possessions, they scored touchdowns. Nick Starkel hit Isaiah Holiness in the flat for a two-yard TD to get the scoring started, then Tyler Nevens had scored on the ground from 72 and 10 yards.
San Jose State was just as good on the defensive end, holding Hawaii to three consecutive three-and-outs to start the game. The Spartans held the Rainbow Warriors to 14 total yards in those drives, and quarterback Chevan Cordeiro didn’t complete a single pass.
“We came in at halftime, and I was just talking to the guys and I said, ‘How good does this feel? We’re playing football again,’” Starkel said.
Robinson & Nevens
With every subsequent game, San Jose State has run the ball just a little bit better. The improvement came to a crescendo on Saturday as the Spartans logged 288 rushing yards, the most the team has gained in a single game in coach Brent Brennan’s four seasons.
“It was just awesome to see that O-Line come together and Tyler Nevens have a great day and Kairee have a great day and score touchdowns and run for over 100 yards and just our O-Line to feel that, pretty special,” Brennan said.
Nevens and Kairee Robinson, each of whom had career games, were the catalysts. Nevens had 152 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a 72-yard run in the first quarter. Robinson had a career-high 143 all-purpose yards (111 rushing) and a touchdown of his own.
For San Jose State, it was quite the flip in offensive philosophy. Entering Saturday, the Spartans averaged 33.8 passing attempts to 28.0 rushing attempts per game. Against Hawaii, they attempted 46 runs, their most of the season, to 25 passes, their fewest of the season.
“We’ve just been trying to get this run game going this whole year,” Robinson said. “We’re just excited to have a big game rushing.”
Though San Jose State ended up winning by double digits, there was a moment when it seemed as if the game might be getting away from the Spartans.
After San Jose State scored the first 21 points, the Rainbow Warriors responded with 17 unanswered points of their own.
With its advantage down to four points In the third quarter, San Jose State put together an eight-minute, 18-play touchdown drive that gave itself some breathing room.
The marathon series included several gutsy play calls.
The first came early in the drive. On fourth-and-one from their 39-yard line, the Spartans went for it. They handed the ball to Nevens, who ran for three yards to move the chains.
A short time later, San Jose State found itself in a similar situation — fourth-and-one at the Hawaii 25-yard line. Again, they handed the ball to Nevens. Again, he converted, this time with a two-yard run.
Along with those conversions, Starkel completed a 12-yard pass to Isaiah Hamilton on third-and-eight, keeping the drive alive and setting up Robinson’s touchdown.
Kenyon Reed’s first start
Entering play, the Spartans were allowing 15.3 points per game, the fewest in the Mountain West. Instead of sticking with the status quo, Brennan pulled a wild card, inserting cornerback Kenyon Reed into the starting lineup.
Reed, a redshirt freshman who transferred from Kansas State, had only appeared in one game this season, a cameo against UNLV. Despite the limited in-game reps with San Jose State, Reed made an impact.
On defense, he had five tackles and helped break up several passes. In the first quarter, Reed blew up Hawaii’s Jared Smart as he attempted to make a catch, knocking the ball out of the receiver’s hands.
Reed also had two punt returns for 29 yards, including a 21-yard return in the first quarter that he might have taken all the way to the end zone if he didn’t trip.
With San Jose State’s penultimate game in the books, the team now turns its sights to Nevada (6-1).
Under normal circumstances, San Jose State would fly back to San Jose after a road game. But because of Santa Clara County’s ban on contact sports and 14-day quarantine restrictions for anyone who travels outside a 150-mile county radius, returning home won’t be possible if San Jose State wants to continue its season.
So the Spartans flew to Las Vegas after the win. The team will set up its temporary home base at a hotel and prepare for the Wolf Pack.
San Jose State has finals this week.
“We have this incredible faculty at San Jose State and they’re all working their butts off,” Brennan said. “But you’ve got freshmen in college that have never even taken their general ed classes. So we’ve got to dive into that this week also.”


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Originally released digitally in 2009 on Sounds Of Zilence, Magna Carta Cartel's [MCC] debut album "Goodmorning Restrained" has become a classic amongst music lovers who have found their way to this album and band. The album is an 11 track experience of what the band refers to as "soundtracks for movies yet unmade" or "Radio-edited movie themes, for daily life and death".
Magna Carta Cartel is a five piece Swedish rock band, often rumoured to be mysteriously connected to the highly secretive band Ghost. The band themselves describe their music like this:
"It reminds of Vangelis meeting Tom Petty, trying to reach U2, willing to be Joy Division, feeling like ABBA, longing to be Brian Eno, remembering Jean Michel Jarre, looking at Metallica, sleeping with Mike Oldfield, dancing to Koto, hunting the Beatles, killing Morricone in a duel, snorting to Moroder etc"


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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Tres Pommes Patisserie
This is my one of my favorite spots on Fifth Ave, near Garfield Street in the Slopey, Slope. This charming spot owned by the former pastry chef at the ever popular Union Square Cafe in Union Square churns out amazing baked goodies plus homemade ice-cream and chocolates. Everything is simply delish here, with an expert at the helm. My personal faves are the sticky pecan bun loaded with sugary pecans and molasses baked to a golden dark hue, banana bread, homemade oreo cookies, brownies and rocking homemade hazelnut chocolates with a hazelnut on top. A recent addition of jelly donuts are simply killer with a beautifully fried donut with a layer of raspberry jelly and lots of sugar on top. Her ice-creams are luscious which as you know I have a thing for ice-cream. All are creamy fresh and good with a homemade waffle cone, but the caramel ice-cream with caramel pieces is simply delisiouso. Mine yesterday was soft and tasted like caramelized dark brown sugar with crispy caramel pieces, oh so yummy. A few tables are up in front of the store with the kitchen and other baking and ice-cream paraphanalia in the back. A small purple bathroom in the back is there if you need it.


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Whenever you don’t know what to do, taking photos of ink in water is a good idea, at least in my book. You can get tons of gorgeous shots, and each one will be unique, which I find especially fun about it. If you want to make the most out of this technique, Steve Kazemir has a video for you. He shares some tips to help you pick everything: from container to photography gear; and make your shoot enjoyable and your photos truly outstanding.
How to get professional ink in water commercial photos with almost no budget
In honor of Inktober, Isaac Alvarez of UNPLUG Production made his own ink-related project. But rather than making an ink drawing, he focused on commercial watch photography. He used only a simple two-light setup and some super-cheap items, most of which we all have lying around the house. Despite the low-budget setup, the results are professional-looking, so let’s dive in and see how he did it.
This photographer creates mesmerizing ink in water art
Ink in water is definitely a photogenic and interesting subject. Photographer Brian Tomlinson is also attracted to it, and he creates this kind of artwork by mixing various liquids and techniques. As a result, he ends up with photos that sometimes look like soothing, and other times like creatures from your craziest dreams. His images have a great sense of depth, and he achieves it with minimal gear – a camera and a single speedlight.
It’s hard to believe this macro universe is not CGI
Ink floating in water is one of the most hypnotizing things to watch. It’s a favorite subject of many photographers and videographers, and guys from Macro Room have raised it to a new level. They have created a video using a fish tank with water, some ink and a couple of objects. And they did such a great job, it will be hard to believe there aren’t any computer generated effects. There’s no CGI, only the mesmerizing dance of ink with different elements in water. Three minutes seem like a fair time for a video, but when it ends, you’ll wish it lasted longer.
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WOOOO what an amazing game, it really came down to the wire with only 3 secs left. Hell yeah, Packers play Atlanta next week. You know I never really used to be all that much of a football fan, but the past 10 years or so I’ve come around. And, being in Milwaukee, it’s Packers all the way.
Ever have those nights on Youtube clicking on one video and before you know it you’re researching the difference between a Nimitz class aircraft carrier and a Kitty Hawk? No? Well, consider yourself lucky. That was last night for me and I came across flowmotion vids, a Sony Xperia ad featuring it, and not many vids on how to do it. ( I really did look up aircraft carriers, Im Army so I had no clue really about the difference) We’ve all seen the 4K reels of this kind of photography so lets look at how I did it.
Beautiful High Speed Photographs of Ink and Water
Italian graphic designer and photographer Alberto Seveso was fascinated by the art on album covers of heavy metal albums and skateboard plates. and decided to create similar art by pouring ink into water.
By using specific ink consistency and a dedicated pouring process Alberto creates these images. While often the end result is careful planned, a lot of the process was discovered by a chain of creative mistakes. It is pretty cool to see how Alberto celebrates those mistakes.
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Sri Lanka has recognized the contribution that its million-plus migrant workers make to its economy with plans to implement a pension scheme while also considering a system that allows them to vote from abroad. The pension scheme has already been approved by the president and cabinet and the necessary documents have been directed to the draftsman department and treasury, said the Minister of Foreign Employment Thalatha Athukorala. Full implantation is expected in 2017. Caritas, the Catholic Church's social service agency that assists ill-treated migrant workers, has welcomed the government's moves. "As an institution that works for the betterment of migrant workers, we welcome the suggestion [of a pension scheme]," said Freddi Jayawardana, a Caritas national project officer. Labor migration has become the main source of foreign revenue for Sri Lanka. According to statistics from the country's central bank, foreign revenue from migrant workers exceeded US$7.5 billion in 2015. Some 55 percent of that number came from migrants working in the Middle East. Former migrant worker, Sandaya Priyanthi who returned to Sri Lanka in December 2016, said it appeared the government was valuing what they had done while being understanding of the hardships that workers face abroad.
"I worked in Saudi Arabia for two years. I was asked to work nearly 16 hours a day without a rest, even for meals. It was hard to receive my salary on time," said Priyanthi. Many migrant workers report being victim of abuse and mistreatment. According to the statistics from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, 8,366 complaints were lodged in 2015 by Sri Lankans working abroad and 312 migrant workers were reported dead. A group of 122 women, allegedly harassed by their employers in Kuwait, had to be brought back home under the guidance of foreign employment ministry on Feb. 22. In March 2016, the government announced age restrictions for women wanting to work abroad. A minimum age of 25 was set for Saudi Arabia while for other Middle Eastern countries it is 23. For all other countries outside the Middle East the minimum age is 21. Sunil Hadunneththi, the chairman of migrant workers' rights organization, Ethera Api (serving abroad), explained the importance of the government's move. "Every [normal] worker in Sri Lanka has either a government trust fund or pension scheme but, when it comes to migrant workers, they only send money home to the country," said Hadunneththi. Sri Lanka's parliament has also been discussing how to make it possible for the country's 1.7 million migrant workers to vote while abroad. "The government has established a selection committee and the committee has met several times. It is gathering information about voting systems established in other foreign countries," said Hadunneththi, who is a member of the selection committee.
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Garlic knots, the delicious pizza store treats, are really easy to make at home. You can either make your own pizza dough or use store-bought. Either way, if you know how to make a knot, you can whip these up in no time. If you’re having dinner guests, this is a good way to impress them. Everyone likes dinner rolls, especially if they’re brushed with garlic and oil. Continue reading
I love pizza. I love making it at home, I love little mini ones, and I love pizza store pizza. Sometimes, homemade pizza needs a little twist. Tomato sauce and muenster cheese can get boring. When I saw Aida Mollenkamp make pizza with roasted mushrooms and an EGG on top, I knew I had to try it.
I made it once before, on one pizza dough, and with only one egg. That was definitely not enough – of course if two people are eating the pie they’ll fight over that lone egg. So this time I made the pizza I split the same amount of mushrooms over two pies, and put three eggs on one pie, and two on the other. The result? Well, aside from absolute deliciousness, it was a perfect meal for a busy/lazy day. I didn’t even to make a side dish that night. If you’re not lazy like I am, a nice big salad would be delicious with this. Continue reading


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On Sunday, the young center scored his third of this season in only 14 games.
What has been the difference? Opportunity. Bonino, playing with veteran wingers Jason Blake and Andrew Cogliano, said more consistent ice time has permitted him to discover his game at the NHL level.
“Last year was frustrating," Bonino, 23, said. "You play 26 games, but you just don't feel like yourself. This year, I'm getting a chance to show that I can give a little more than I did last year. I'm getting a lot of ice (time), getting a pretty good opportunity from Coach (Bruce) Boudreau to make plays and be creative and I think that's my game.”
Boudreau, who has spent much of his adult life around the NHL, said extended ice time "sure helps" any player. But he also called the lack of ice time "an excuse" young players sometimes use to justify uneven performances.Read the rest of this entry »

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The political class in Washington has failed to reach a deal. They are effectively playing a game of chicken with the markets to see who blinks first. As usual, there are plenty of lies and spin swirling around this situation.
The US Treasury has stated it will run out of cash on October 17.
This in of itself is a strange claim as technically we hit the debt limit back in May and have been resorting to “extraordinary” measures since then. I don’t recall anyone in at the Treasury talking about the importance of the “debt ceiling” then, do you?
Secondly, the Government has effectively been running a Ponzi scheme with our debt for the greater part of 20 years. Over $5.7 trillion of our debt is owned by the Federal Government, ($2.1 trillion is owned by the Fed, $2.6 trillion is owned by Social Security, and over $1 trillion is owned by various Federal Retirement entities).
Indeed, the single largest owner of US debt is not in fact China, but our own Government. We’ve been running this kind of scheme for over 20 years.
Now this is not to say that a debt ceiling breach or a possible default on some payments are NOT huge issues. What I am saying is that the US Government can shuffle money around just as it has for the last 20 years to insure that we meet our debt obligations.
So the debt ceiling “we’re going to run out of money and the world ends” talk is not accurate. What is accurate is that playing games with your debt limits impacts other investors’ psychologies. And THAT is the real issue here.
The Fed has already screwed this up royally. Indeed, by engaging in QE, the Fed alters the very structure of risk in the financial system. Traders on Wall Street, knowing full well that the Fed would be soaking up Treasuries, rushed into new debt issuance with the intention of flipping over these assets to the Fed in the near future.
This became a self-fulfilling prophecy as the “front-running the Fed” trade became a dominant theme for Wall Street. By piling into bonds, traders forced prices higher and yields lower: precisely what the Fed wanted.
It is critical to note that a significant percentage of these investors had no interest in actually owning US debt as an asset class in the long run. They were simply looking for an easy trade that made money. As a result, interest rates were driven even lower by the “investment herd”.
We saw this when Treasuries dived soon after the Fed hinted at “tapering” QE. At that time, traders realized the “front-run” the Fed trade may be ending and dumped Treasuries. Rates rose, mortgage rates rose, mortgage applications collapsed, and the slew of other problems surfaced.
My point with all of this is that Central planning is always a disaster. We are now watching another Central-Planning debacle in the form of the debt ceiling fiasco. These folks got us into this mess, expecting them to get us out of it is foolish.
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Mesothelioma & Asbestos
Filing a claim for mesothelioma is the initial step toward being compensated for any individual who was diagnosed with this disease related to asbestos that is fatal.
If you or a family member has received this type of diagnosis, you may be entitled to recover damages which can cover lost income and expenses because of mesothelioma.Asbestos-Related Claims
In filing asbestos-related claims, it is vital to know the kinds of claims which can be filed, including veterans benefits, legal actions, and claims for worker’s compensation.
A hazardous substance, asbestos has been associated to multiple diseases often fatal, not limited to, but including mesothelioma & asbestos.
Mesothelioma claims, as a result, normally rely on some major pieces of information, such as: your exposure to asbestos; the duration of the asbestos exposure occurrence; the effect of asbestos exposure in ability to work, quality of life, and health.
For the length of time for the development of mesothelioma, establishing facts pertinent to the exposure to asbestos can be a challenge.
You may have worked in a number of places where you came into contact with or handled asbestos.
You may have even been exposed to asbestos second hand, like via dust on the clothing of a loved one, or through materials and products filled with asbestos in the home.
You may not be aware how exactly you came into contact with asbestos. When diagnosed with the mesothelioma disease, it is vital to consult with mesothelioma attorneys with experience about pursuing to file a legal claim.
Attorneys with skills, expertise and knowledge may ask questions regarding your previous residences, work history, and other details to assist you in identifying likely claims.
If a claim is argued at trial successfully or settled, the settlement amount or award from the jury will be paid out by the defendant. Funds for claims for mesothelioma & asbestos may be a part of worker’s compensation or benefit as well.
In fact, several companies have admitted liability already for negligence in the use of asbestos in building materials, consumer products, and various objects. Asbestos trust funds have been established in these companies, managed by trustees, to recompense individuals for claims related to asbestos.
In the United States, there are currently about 60 trusts. No limit exists on the number of trusts an individual can file a claim against; naturally, this depends on how he or she for a trust given fulfills the exposure criteria.
Other companies which have yet to establish trusts may essentially be held liable. There may be a likelihood to submit against them a successful claim. An attorney with expertise and skills can assist you to determine which of these entities can be held liable for exposure to asbestos, which results in mesothelioma diagnosis.
When companies do not possess exposure criteria or established trusts, it may be a process that is a challenge to get them to pay money. Most companies, however, are willing to settle ultimately rather than go to a legal trial if your mesothelioma & asbestos claim is verifiable and valid.


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Christchurch City Council is about to ramp up its resurfacing programme around the city.
The Council says a large number of the roads have been jointly selected – by Council and the public – for repair.
“Through the Living in Christchurch survey late last year, we received a lot of feedback about the areas people used the most, and would like to see them repaired,” said City Streets Maintenance Manager, Steve Guy.
“We cross referenced these streets with our own records, specifically where we have known faults, already programmed for repair, aged surfaces that have a lack of surface texture, and completed Three Waters works, and pulled together a list of areas that cover the entire city.
“This has meant we’ve brought forward some resurfacing sites by a year or two to better meet the needs of our residents, whilst also managing our road network in an efficient manner. In particular we will be completing a lot of work in the city’s east, including Bromley and New Brighton, as well as central and north-west.”
Mr Guy says the Council is aiming to get as much work done as possible before the weather stops us from continuing.
“We know the condition of our roads is important to residents, and as we have publicised the roads that are going to be resurfaced this season, we need to do what we have said we will do.”
“There have been a few challenges, like the wet weather, which have slowed down delivery so far, but by working collaboratively with our maintenance contractors, we’ve secured additional resources from all across the country to help us deliver our programme,” Mr Guy says.
“This means that for the next month residents can expect to see an increase in activity, so we’re asking people to be patient. Where we are chipsealing the road surface, there will be some loose chip around, which is completely normal.”
“We will be doing everything we can to mitigate this, which is why we have been using new products to reduce the amount of chip loss from the road surface,” Mr Guy says.
There will also be a number of streets where we are rejuvenating the existing surface, and this won’t require chip to be laid, he said.


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Gamescom 2022 kicked off its opening night on Tuesday, covering a handful of really interesting titles. From Goat Simulator 3 to The Callisto Protocol, the annual expo held in Germany definitely showed a little something for everyone.
Perhaps the title that we are most intrigued by is The Callisto Protocol, a spiritual successor to Dead Space made by a handful of the original creators. We got gameplay last night and boy, does it look good.
The gameplay was captured on “Next Gen Hardware” but it wasn’t stated which platform in particular. Beyond that, the gameplay looked absolutely incredible as the player is seen facing a handful of mutated enemies with a variety of weapons and plenty of gore that will be sure to keep fans of the genre plenty happy.
The Callisto Protocol arrives on December 2, 2022, and will be available on PS4, PS5, and Xbox platforms, and on both Steam and Epic Games storefronts. You can pre-order the game now by going [here].
If you missed Opening Night Live, you can check out the full event on YouTube below, courtesy of TheGameAwards channel.


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Just like a website's architecture is the foundation of it's success, Kitty is the foundation and amazing mum for her puppies.
What is site architecture?
Site architecture refers to the structure of content on a website. This includes the hierarchy of pages and how they are linked to each other which are the fundamentals of a crawlable site. It also includes the functional & visual aspects that help users navigate the site and ultimately complete their desired goal.
Essentially a site's architecture affects how search engines crawl it, as well as how users navigate it.
The impact of site architecture
Having an optimised site architecture has multiple benefits for both users and search engines.
The impact of site architecture on users
Having an easy to understand site architecture helps users to find what they are looking for on a site as quickly as possible.
A site's structure will directly impact a user's journey across the site, determining which pages they will be able to navigate to, and whether they will be able to complete their primary goal of visiting the site.
It will also impact a user's experience and engagement, in order to keep users happy and make sure they return, it is imperative that a site's structure matches the expectations of users and matches their journey and intent.
The impact of site architecture on search engines
Providing a positive user experience is a key signal to search engines and will help them to rank your site higher. But there are also other benefits of an optimised site structure for search engines.
The first is by providing a clear map of which pages search engine crawlers should crawl, and ensure they see your most important pages first. Ensuring websites are structured in a way that makes it easy for search engines to crawl and find pages will help to display the importance of different pages, which will in turn help with indexing.
Essentially the structure of a website will determine how often search engines are able to crawl it, and how efficient that crawling will be.
What is information architecture?
Information architecture involves organising and structuring the pages on a website in a way that is logical, easy to understand and navigate through.
An optimised information architecture helps users understand where they are on a website and how they can navigate around to find relevant content. Just like SEO, information architecture is also about findability, ensuring content is findable and meets a user's search intent.
Having a clear website navigation is one of the best methods for helping users find the most important pages on a site, as well as to inform search engines of the most important pages.
When a user is starting on a homepage, the navigation is used to help them discover which pages they can easily navigate to, as well as displaying the main pages on the site. For users who land on any other page, the navigation is used to orientate them to other content in order to move them forward in their journey and match their intent.
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Wooley, 65, beat one form of cancer this year, only to learn that his doctor feared he had another.
But on Monday, as Wooley sat in a committee hearing at the state Capitol, his troubles melted away. He learned that he was free of cancer.
"I was very concerned. I did not want to go into a 60-day (legislative) session undergoing chemo," Wooley said in an interview.
He had follicular lymphoma and needed chemotherapy to combat the disease last winter. Wooley, R-Roswell, missed about five of the 30 days in that legislative session.
More recently, he said, his physician became worried about Wooley's weakened immune system and low count of white blood cells.
The doctor told Wooley there was a chance that the lymphoma had metastasized and attacked his bones.
But the flash of news he received was all he could have hoped for.
"I'm all clear," he said. "Now I'm hungry."
Wooley and other legislators had 45 minutes for lunch, but he finally ate a meal with peace of mind.
Along with health problems, Wooley went through other difficult times in 2012.
Redistricting threw him into competition with his friend and officemate, state Rep. Dennis Kintigh. In a campaign that pained both men, they ran against one another in the Republican primary election.
Wooley won the race, but said he also lost something.
"Dennis and I will never have the same relationship again," he said after his victory.
Wooley had no opponent except the threat of cancer during the general election campaign.
He is a Vietnam veteran and a retired pipeline safety inspector. Wooley said the demands of legislative work convinced him that he needed to leave his regular job to focus on his duties in the House of Representatives.
"It's been a rough year," he said.
But on a wintry Monday in December, it got brighter.
Milan Simonich, Santa Fe bureau chief of Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org or 505-820-6898. His blog is at nmcapitolreport.com