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The New York Times bestselling author of Spellcasting in Silk continues as witch and vintage boutique owner Lily Ivory cracks open a Pandora’s box when she investigates some alarming apparel... Even the most skilled sorceress can’t ward off a lawsuit, and Lily is not at her enchanting best with her hands full as the temporary leader of San Francisco's magical community. So after her potbellied pig Oscar head-butts rival clothier Autumn Jennings, Lily tries to make peace without a costly personal injury case. But any hope of a quiet resolution is shattered when Autumn turns up dead. As one of the prime suspects, Lily searches for a way to clear her name and discovers a cursed trousseau among Autumn’s recently acquired inventory. Lily must deal with a mysterious dogwalker and spend the night in a haunted house as she delves into the trunk’s treacherous past. She’s got to figure out who wanted to harm Autumn fast, before the curse claims another victim…
A new ghoulish mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Ghostly Light featuring Mel Turner, a ghost-whispering contractor. Mel Turner can’t resist the chance to bring the Crockett Theatre, a decrepit San Francisco Art Deco movie palace, back to life. But there’s a catch for Turner Construction: Several artists are currently squatting in the building, and they aren’t the only ones haunting the once-grand halls of the historic theater.… When one of the squatters is found dead, the police department has a long list of suspects to investigate. Meanwhile, Mel and her fiancé, Landon, are remodeling an old house for themselves, and Mel finds being on the other side of a home renovation project more challenging than she expected. When Mel discovers that the former owner of the Crockett Theatre died under mysterious circumstances, and that there just might be a connection to the ghost haunting her own attic, the case takes a new turn—one that could bring down the curtain for the last time.
Witch and vintage store owner Lily Ivory faces her most difficult mystery to date with a case of mistaken identity that hits close to home... Lily Ivory and her friends are planning a 1950s-themed brunch to benefit the local women's shelter. When a figure from her past shows up unannounced, threatening her unless she returns something that belonged to him, Lily's fiancé, Sailor, steps in to defend her. After the same man is found dead later that day, Sailor is the primary suspect. He swears he's innocent, but multiple witnesses ID him as the perpetrator of the assault. Lily vows to clear his name...only she's not sure where to start with the mounting evidence against him. When she sees Sailor in the neighborhood despite knowing he's in jail, Lily starts to wonder if there could be a doppelganger in San Francisco. When she's not busy helping customers find matching outfits for the upcoming event, searching for a vintage wedding dress for her own nuptials, and dealing with an ill-timed magical cold, Lily begins to suspect one of her magical foes is targeting her loved ones in an attempt to weaken her.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Key comes the story of a mysterious work of art and the woman inspired to uncover its history in the City of Light. After surviving the accident that took her mother’s life, Claire Broussard has worked hard to escape her small Louisiana hometown. But these days she feels something is lacking. Abruptly leaving her lucrative job in Chicago, Claire returns home to care for her ailing grandmother. There, she unearths a beautiful piece of artwork that her great-grandfather sent home from Paris after World War II. At her grandmother’s urging, Claire travels to Paris to track down the century-old mask-making atelier where the object, known only as “L’Inconnue”—or The Unknown Woman—was created. Under the watchful eye of a surly mask-maker, Claire discovers a cache of letters that offers insight into the life of the Belle Epoque woman immortalized in the work of art. As Claire explores the unknown woman’s tragic fate, she begins to unravel deeply buried secrets in her own life. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The SFPD asks Lily to investigate a suspicious suicide connected to a Mission District botanica whose owner's granddaughter has apparently gone missing.
In the latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Give Up the Ghost, it will take a beacon of ghostly intervention to guide contractor Mel Turner to the truth... Dangerous tides ahead... When her friend Alicia hires Turner Construction to renovate a historic lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay, Mel Turner can’t wait to get her hands dirty. Alicia plans to transform the island property into a welcoming inn, and while Mel has never attempted a project so ambitious—or so tall—before, she’s definitely up for the challenge. But trouble soon arises when Alicia’s abusive ex-husband shows up to threaten both her and Mel, and later turns up dead at the base of the lighthouse stairs. With no other suspects in sight, things start looking choppy for Alicia. Now, if Mel wants to clear her friend’s name, she’ll need the help of the lighthouse’s resident ghosts to shine a light on the real culprit...
A supernatural force on the loose in San Francisco and a family reunion keeps witch and vintage storeowner Lily Ivory on her toes as she prepares to walk down the aisle... When Lily Ivory stumbles on the uniform of a former prisoner from Alcatraz and SFPD inspector Carlos Romero’s cousin is kidnapped, Lily suspects something dangerous has been unleashed on the ghost-ridden island of Alcatraz. She'll have to sleuth out the culprit—when she’s not busy entertaining her visiting relatives and resolving romantic conflicts as her wedding date approaches. Could recent omens be pointing to the magical threat in her adopted city? If so, she'll have to line up her allies to change the fate of the Bay Area. Because no matter what, Lily's determined to celebrate her marriage with her friends by her side—even if it means battling a demonic foe before she can make it to the altar.
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Love the vintage- not the ghosts Lily Ivory feels that she can finally fit in somewhere and conceal her "witchiness" in San Francisco. It's there that she opens her vintage clothing shop, outfitting customers both spiritually and stylistically. Just when things seem normal, a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area. Lily has a good idea that some bad phantoms are behind it. Can she keep her identity secret, or will her witchy ways be forced out of the closet as she attempts to stop the phantom?

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Title: Hard Gras 38 - Acht spitsen
Author: Several (Jana Beranova, Simon Kuper, Per Holmer a.o.)
Language: Dutch (some translated)
# Pages: 112 (6076)
With the words EK-special on the front cover and a big picture of Van Nistelrooy, the series is trying to lift on the popularity of the European Championships. Understandable, yet unnecessary. The series has success because of it's timelessness, because it does not follow the hype of the moment. Because it does not do interviews by journalists, but stories by authors.
Reading this volume this becomes even more evident. J. Rentes de Carvalho writes an article about Portugal and its economic depth, its culture, though the title suggests it is about Figo. Apart from parking in a space where Figo once parked, there is no link with the star player. Interesting story though. Jan Mulder writes about the similarities between the football player he once was and Ruud van Nistelrooy nowadays. Luigi Garlando tells the struggle of Christian Vieri to become the star he is nowadays, with the emotional visit of his grandfather to a match of his grandson. Pavel Srut compares football to poetry and uses Jan Koller to clarify this.
Not so much about football, therefore even more interesting than often. Shame about the marketing trick.


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Viola Miss Dior!
As my boyfriend knows all to well I love anything French.
Imagine my delight when earlier I saw on Vogue Italia a 'trailer' for the new Miss Dior Ad called 'La Vie En Rose'.
(Miss Dior perfumes also happen to be a fav of mine.)
The new trailer for the perfume is directed by the legendary Sofia Coppola (I still love the Marie Antoinette film she directed staring Kirsten Dunst).
And the lead role is given to a veteran Dior campaign star Natalie Portman.
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Dec 21, 2023
On this episode of Ron's Amazing Stories, Ron will be reviewing the audiobook Killing Floor by Lee Child. This is the first book in the Jack Reacher series of novels. After the review, Ron will be sharing a listener story from Thailand about a moldy green woman. The featured story for this episode comes from the pages of the 1950's pulp magazine Orbit. It tells the story of a reporter who has an encounter with a traveler in time. This is sure to be an amazing episode, so press that play button and enjoy the show.
Featured Story - A Traveler In Time
Our featured story was written by August Derleth who was a writer and the first publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. So, I’ll bet you are thinking that you are in for a horror story. Our story today follows more of a HG Wells feel than H.P. Lovecraft's horror. It tells the story of a reporter and his encounter with time travel. It is a strange story, full of twists and turns. It is titled A Traveler In Time and first appeared in the pulp magazine Orbit in 1953.
“YOU CAN'T ALWAYS ESCAPE EVILS BY RUNNING AWAY FROM THEM...BUT IT MAY HELP!”
Other Stories Include - Egyptian Banknotes, Review - Killing Floor, The Moldy Green Woman, and A Traveler In Time
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Will 20mph zones work in Reading?
Hilary Kemp lives on St Bartholomew's Road in Reading and has a Twenty's Plenty poster in her window.
The social worker and mother has witnessed her street, opposite Palmer's Park, become a "rat run" over the nine years she has lived there.
A couple of years ago her cat was run over and killed, but she fears more serious road accidents will happen if the current 30mph restriction remains.
"Cars speed down here," she said. "One day there will be fatality."
She added: "You can see the cars are parked bumper to bumper, you take your life in your hands.
"Little children crossing to get the park have to be significantly far out in the road to see if there's anything coming and if the cars are coming very fast. It's very scary."
Her fears come amid a fresh call by the Green Party for a 20mph limit across all residential roads in Reading, like in Portsmouth and Oxford.
Keith Taylor, Green MEP for Sussex and the South East, said: "Introducing 20mph can make a real difference to a town like Reading.
"It can save children's lives."
He added: "In both Portsmouth and Oxford 20mph residential streets have reduced the speed of traffic without the need for other traffic-calming measures."
Portsmouth City Council has reported a 22% reduction in recorded road casualties since introducing its city-wide 20mph zone.
However, AA head of road safety Andrew Howard said it was hard to define what a residential road actually is.
"There are some where its sole function is to get you to and from your house, there are others where the much greater function is getting people around town.
"If a road is a bus route or bigger, its prime function is carrying people around and can't really be a 20mph limit."
Blanket 20mph zones
In the case of St Bartholomew's Road, it is a seen as a short cut to the M4.
Reading borough council's head of transport Councillor Richard Willis said the town would not be emulating Portsmouth and Oxford in having a blanket 20mph restriction across the whole authority.
He added that he was looking at creating 20mph blocks across connecting streets instead.
"But what we want do is look at this as a bit more of a whole and say that in some cases it's ridiculous that you've got a 20mph road that then has another road off it that is not 20mph.
"So in theory you could accelerate to 30 going into a residential side road.
"We've got to tidy this up and make some more sense out of it."
He said the council was looking at how to implement a 20mph zone.
"You can't just put signs up and expect people to follow them, they've got to be able to be enforced."
He added that the council would be happy to look at a scheme similar to Community SpeedWatch, currently active in 40mph areas, that gives residents a speed gun to monitor drivers' speeds.
A speeding driver is not be fined but receives a letter from the local police authority indicating he or she has been caught speeding.
He said: "Last year the council bought a number of handheld speedguns precisely for those purposes so that local residents in areas where there are particular problems can go out and use those."


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In an extraordinary show of harmony both the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Pope Francis have separately announced the ground-breaking decision that Roman Catholic priests and vicars in the Church of England can now give blessings to same-sex couples, together with a softening towards divorced and remarried couples.
This huge step forward for the LGBTQ+ community was not without strong objections from other clerics within the respective Churches. Both Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury have had to face robust opposition from among their most senior clerics.
The General Synod of the Church of England issued the following statement after agreement that services of prayer and dedication should soon be introduced on a trial basis:
“That this Synod, conscious that the Church is not of one mind on the issues raised by Living in Love and Faith, that we are in a period of uncertainty, and that many in the Church on all sides are being deeply hurt at this time, recognise the progress made by the House of Bishops towards implementing the motion on Living in Love and Faith passed by this Synod in February 2023, as reported in GS 2328, encourage the House to continue its work of implementation, and ask the House to consider whether some standalone services for same-sex couples could be made available for use, possibly on a trial basis, on the timescale envisaged by the motion passed by the Synod in February 2023.”
Similarly, The Vatican issued the doctrinal office’s document, reversing a previous declaration, emphasised that such blessings do not endorse irregular situations but signify God’s inclusive love. Highlighting that the blessing seeks enrichment, healing, and elevation by the Holy Spirit for the true, good, and humanly valid aspects of people’s lives and relationships.
Clarifying that this gesture is distinct from the sacrament of heterosexual marriage, the Vatican urged priests to evaluate each case individually and not hinder the Church’s support for people seeking spiritual help through a simple blessing.
This move follows hints by Pope Francis in October during a bishops’ synod. While the October response was more nuanced, Monday’s comprehensive eight-page document titled “On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings” explicitly outlined scenarios regarding blessings for couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples.
However, this decision is likely to face opposition from conservatives, the new guidance could lead to misunderstanding and division within the Church.
The document specified that the blessing should not align with a civil marriage ceremony and must not mimic wedding rituals. It suggested alternative settings for these blessings, such as pilgrimages, meetings with priests, or group prayers.
The ruling, signed by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, was approved by the Pope during a private audience on Monday 18th December.
Religious devotion of all types is dwindling and religious traditionalists may find themselves out of step with their congregations. Hard-liners may find that they fracture the diminishing congregations and that they must adapt or suffer decline.
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Stuffed Flank Steak
1 Flank steak
1 half cup of coconut flour or low carbohydrate gluten free whole grain flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 onion, minced
4 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons butter or beef
WIPE the meat with a damp cloth. For the stuffing, brown the celery and
the onion lightly in the fat and combine with the other ingredients.
Spread the stuffing over the steak.
Beginning at one side of the steak, roll it up like a jelly roll, and tie securely in several places with clean string. When carved in slices, the meat will be cut across the grain, if rolled from the side, not the end.
Sear in a small quantity of fat in a heavy skillet or a baking pan on top of the stove, and turn the meat frequently until browned on all sides.
Slip a rack under the meat in the pan, cover closely, and cook in a moderate oven at 350 Fahrenheit for about two hours, or until tender. When the meat is done, remove from the pan and prepare gravy as follows:
Drain off the fat. For each cup of gravy desired, measure two tablespoons of fat and return to the pan, add one and one half to two table spoons of flour and stir until well blended and slightly browned.
Then add one cup of cold water or milk and stir until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the stuffed steak with browned potatoes.
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Green Building Certification
Lentor Hills Residences has been awarded the Green Mark certification, which is the national benchmark for green buildings in Singapore. This certification recognizes buildings that are environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient. The developers of Lentor Hills Residences have incorporated several eco-friendly features in the property, including solar panels and water-efficient plumbing fixtures.
One of the major sustainability initiatives at Lentor Hills Residences is their use of solar panels. The panels are installed on the roof of the building and are used to generate renewable energy. This clean energy source helps to reduce carbon emissions and can offset some of the electricity used in the building. The solar panels at Lentor Hills Residences generate enough energy to power common areas such as the swimming pool, gym, and rooftop garden.
Water conservation is another area where Lentor Hills Residences is making strides. The developers have implemented water-efficient technologies such as low-flow faucets and showerheads, as well as water-saving toilets. In addition, the building has a rainwater harvesting system that collects and stores rainwater for landscape irrigation and toilet flushing. By reducing water usage, Lentor Hills Residences is helping to conserve this precious resource and minimize the impact on the environment.
Greenery and Biodiversity
Lentor Hills Residences has an extensive landscaping program that includes over 70 species of plants and trees. The greenery not only adds to the beauty of the property but also has several environmental benefits. Plants and trees are natural air purifiers, removing pollutants from the air and releasing oxygen. In addition, Lentor Hills Residences has created a biodiversity garden that features plants and habitats to attract birds and butterflies, promoting the conservation of local wildlife.
The developers of Lentor Hills Residences are committed to engaging the community on sustainability issues. They have organized several outreach programs and workshops to educate residents on the importance of sustainability and how to lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Additionally, the property has a community garden where residents can grow their own produce, promoting sustainable agriculture and reducing the carbon footprint of food production. In our pursuit of delivering an enriching learning journey, we offer you extra and related details on the topic discussed. https://www.thelentorhillresidencescondo.sg!
In conclusion, Lentor Hills Residences is setting an example for sustainable building practices in Singapore. By implementing initiatives such as solar panels, water conservation, and greenery, the property is reducing its environmental impact and promoting a more sustainable future. The community outreach programs and the community garden also demonstrate a commitment to engaging residents on these important issues, making Lentor Hills Residences a model for sustainable living.
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- Administer the legislation or regulation that enables the self-regulating professional body;
- Evaluate and certify qualified I.S.P. applicants, which is delegated to the Certification Council;
- Hear formal complaints against, and discipline Members, as the need arise;
- Administer the I.S.P. of Canada designation within the provinces:
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There are tons of reasons why one should visit Frankfurt, Germany. For most art enthusiasts, it is to visit Frankfurt’s long list of museums. The truth is that museums are more than just structures that house archives, ancient documents, or paintings–it is a way to communicate and explore the history of a nation. Frankfurt definitely has a lot to offer. Frankfurt’s amazing variety of museums will surely persuade you to book another trip. Furthermore, it has also gained a national reputation as a City of the Arts. With this in mind, read on to learn more about the many art museums in Frankfurt, Germany.
1. Caricatura - Museum for Comic Art
Caricatura Museum exhibits various comic arts, as well as other types of German literature and film. The museum was started by the Caricatura group from Historical Museum of Frankfurt. The museum’s most iconic design is the Elch Sculpture which can be found in front of the building. This a great museum to visit if you are an art enthusiast, history junkie or if you simply want to learn about the comic arts of Germany.
Caricatura - Museum for Comic Art
Address: Weckmarkt 17, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: Caricatura - Museum for Comic Art
Opening hours: Tue, Thu - Sun: 11am - 6pm; Wed: 11am - 9pm (closed on Mon)
Price: 7 USD
2. MMK Museum of Modern Art
MMK Museum of Modern Art, also called the Museum für Moderne Kunst, is a museum known for its massive collection of popular art and minimalist pieces by famous artists around the globe. The triangular shape of the building lends an iconic look to it which led to it being called a “piece of cake” by many tourists and locals alike. If you visit this place, you can view thousands of modern art pieces dating back to the ‘60s.
MMK Museum of Modern Art
Address: Domstraße 10, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: MMK Museum of Modern Art
Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 10am - 6pm (closed on Mon)
Price: From 13 USD
3. Städel Museum
Städel Museum features important historical artworks and literature from over seven centuries ago. It is one of the most highly regarded museums in the country owing to its vast number of collections of artifacts. Should you plan to visit this place, you will surely spend a lot of time marveling at some of the pieces exhibited in the museum. There are also events and activities every month for those who want to do more than just look at the museum’s displays.
Address: Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: Städel Museum
Opening hours: Tue - Wed, Sat - Sun: 10am - 7pm; Thu - Fri: 10am - 9pm (closed on Mon)
Price: From 18 USD
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4. Museum Applied Art
Museum of Applied Art, which is also called Museum Angewandte Kunst features different exhibits showcasing the changing cultural values and living traditions of the German people over time. The museum sheds light on the importance of correlating things from the past, present, and future. With Neoclassical architecture, this building by Richard Meier integrates the historic Metzler villa to create an interesting complex featuring the home, the museum, and a park. This is a great museum to visit if you want to have a glimpse of the different handicrafts from different time periods.
Museum Applied Art
Address: Schaumainkai 17, 60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: Museum Applied Art
Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 10am - 6pm (closed on Sun)
Price: 13 USD
5. Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt is one of the major attractions in Frankfurt. This is where temporary art exhibitions are showcased in the country. The museum was built in the late 20th century and it enjoys international recognition from the art community. The museum’s name is derived from the location where it was built, which pertains to the phrase “open sales booth” in German. Should you plan to visit this place, you must check out the numerous exhibits portraying contemporary art pieces by various artists around the globe.
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
Address: Römerberg, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
Opening hours: Tue, Thu - Sun: 10am - 7pm (closed on Mon & Wed)
Price: Vary depending on exhibit
6. Icon Museum of Frankfurt
Religious icons and artifacts are not only found in churches and monasteries. Located at the eastern end of the Museum Embankment is the Icon Museum of Frankfurt. Here is where you will find an extensive display of sacred art and ritual icons from the 15th to 20th century Orthodox Christian. The museum is an art in itself. It is an old refectory building which was redesigned by Oswald Mathias Ungers, a Cologne-based architect. The interiors feature a modern and contoured design to accommodate a collection of more than 1,000 exhibits. The collection includes works by famous artists such as Michail Milutin, Emmanuel Tzanes, and Yussuf Al Mussawir. If you want to check out the museum, keep in mind that it is open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 5pm. It closes at 8 pm on Wednesdays. Guided tours are also available.
Icon Museum of Frankfurt
Address: Brückenstraße 3-7, 60594 Frankfurt am Main, German
Website: Icon Museum of Frankfurt
Opening hours: Tue, Thu - Sun: 10am - 5pm; Wed: 10am - 8pm (closed on Mon)
Located inside a villa built in the late 19th century, Liebieghaus is the home to the Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus sculptures. You can see sculptures from the various eras of history. Guests here can join on tours or participate in a workshop at Liebieghaus ateliers. If you get tired, you can satisfy your hunger and dine at The Liebieghaus Café, which features elegant interior decor and a historic fireplace. This museum is a mixture of what home feels like and what traveling to an exotic country feels like. It’s going to be a roller coaster but it will definitely be worth it.
Address: Schaumainkai 71, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 10am - 6pm (closed on Mon)
Price: 13 USD
8. German Film Museum
German Film Museum, which is also called DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, is a museum dedicated to preserving films over the years, as well as sharing it to a wider audience. The museum highlights the importance of the connection between keeping historical films and adapting to the changes brought about by the modern digital age. Here, you can leisurely watch films from the museums’ archives or attend workshops that will enrich your film knowledge.There’s also a cafe and a shop that you can go to after visiting the museum. With all of these in mind, do note that German Film Museum is open to all. You do not have to be a film enthusiast to enjoy a tour in this museum. Anyone who has been touched by art, and this includes films, will appreciate this museum.
German Film Museum
Address: Schaumainkai 41, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: German Film Museum
Opening hours: Tue - Thu, Sat: 10am - 6pm; Fri: 10am - 8pm; Sun: 10am - 5pm (closed on Mon)
Price: From 7 USD
Planning your trip to Frankfurt, Germany
We’re not going to say that the art museums in Frankfurt, Germany are the only noteworthy attractions to visit. In fact, Frankfurt has a lot to offer in terms of culture and history. If you are planning a trip to Frankfurt, by all means, visit the other attractions in the place because, by doing so, you can further understand the contents you see in the art museums that you visit. There are a lot of places in Germany that do not receive proper recognition. Hopefully, with this article, you’ll think about putting the art museums in Frankfurt, Germany as part of your itinerary.
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In the 88th minute of Liverpool’s clash with Aston Villa, the Reds buried the Midlands outfit’s hopes of getting back into the game thanks to a fine goal from academy graduate Curtis Jones.
Jones brilliant sparked the attacking opportunity with a run from the halfway line, the ace showed his tenacity by continuing to charge forward after playing the ball into one of his teammates.
The 19-year-old hit the back of the net with a superb half-volley after Mohamed Salah headed the ball down after a dangerous cross from Andy Robertson.
Sadio Mane broke the deadlock for the Reds about twenty minutes before with a tidy finish after a well-worked team move.
Take a look at the academy graduate’s lovely finish below:
What a moment for Curtis Jones! ?
The teenager scores his first Premier League goal minutes after coming off the bench to secure the points for Liverpool.
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) July 5, 2020
Pictures from Sky Sports and NBC Sports Soccer.
This was Jones’ ninth first-team appearance for the Reds this season, the ace will be hoping that his impressive displays will earn him a bigger role next season as the side bid to defend their title.


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Amidst leadership shakeups in the Republican National Committee, President Trump appears to be eyeing North Carolina Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley as a potential GOP leader.
This came after Chief of Staff Mike Reed announced his decision to step down. Shortly after, President Trump shared his leadership suggestions for the RNC.
According to RSBN, President Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Ronna (McDaniel) is now Head of the RNC, and I’ll be making a decision the day after the South Carolina Primary as to my recommendations for RNC Growth.”
Newsmax reported that earlier in the week, President Trump hinted at changes in leadership during a Fox News interview, saying, “I would say right now, there’ll probably be some changes made.”
Now, there is speculation, shared by Newsmax, that President Trump may be eyeing North Carolina Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley to head the RNC.
Fox News reported that, according to a familiar source, President Trump may prefer Whatley because he was “so powerful on election fraud” back in 2020.
Whatley has served as the North Carolina GOP chair since 2019 and has been a staunch supporter of President Trump. However, this does not guarantee him the leadership position. Should McDaniel resign, her replacement, be it Whatley or Republican California Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon, will need approval from the 168 RNC committee members.
Fox News reported that McDaniel said, “I want to take the time to reassure all of you that I am still hard at work as RNC Chairwoman and building a machine that will elect Republicans up and down the ballot in November.”
No final decisions have been made as of yet.

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Homeless advocates this week criticized Anaheim Councilwoman Lucille Kring for suggesting the city oust homeless people from parks by turning the spaces into dog parks, calling the suggestion “mean-spirited” and “counterproductive.”
The criticism came after published news reports and video of Kring’s remarks circulated on social media. Kring was responding to residents who attended a City Council meeting earlier this month and complained that Twila Reid park had become a de facto homeless encampment, bringing crime and drugs into the neighborhood.
Kring asked city officials to study turning Twila Reid into a dog park as a way to keep homeless people out. In making her suggestion, she said the police department found that turning La Palma Park into a dog park was effective in pushing out homeless people.
“It’s a social activity. It’s wonderful for the dogs. It’s wonderful for the owners, and it really keeps the homeless out,” Kring said.
Kring also had called on a local church to stop providing food for homeless people at Twila Reid park. She said the church should instead bus them out of the park and feed them elsewhere. The church’s charity work at the park was trashing the place, she said.
The Anaheim Poverty Task Force, a group of faith-based leaders dedicated to helping homeless people, stated in a press release that Kring’s suggestion “ups the ante of sheer callousness.”
The Task Force noted that homelessness in the region rose in 2015 by 5 percent, despite better economic conditions. And the problem is exacerbated by the fact that affordable housing lists are closed and shelters are either full or closed, the statement said.
Orange County is also without a permanent year-round shelter. Local government officials in Anaheim and throughout the county are working on changing that, but have run into stiff resistance from businesses and neighbors at proposed shelter locations.
At this week’s council meeting, a few homeless advocates criticized Kring’s suggestion. But some residents near Twila Reid park also thanked Kring for her comments.
At one point, the councilwoman got into a heated back and forth with R. Joshua Collins, a Christian advocate who supports homeless people, held up a sign saying “dogs b4 people = shame.”
“God condemns a lot of things. But one thing he doesn’t condemn is poverty and homelessness,” Collins said.
Kring shot back, saying that the people around Twila Reid park don’t have the ability to enjoy it because homeless people had taken over, leaving drugs and needles, washing their clothes in the bathroom sinks, and doing “all kinds of bodily functions.”
She denied saying that “a dog park would supplant the homeless,” claiming that all she said was a dog park would help increase activity at the park to reduce crime.
“We need to do something for the people who rightly belong in the park,” Kring said.
Collins replied that it was hateful to say homeless people don’t “rightly belong” at a city park.
“That’s shameful. You’re a bigot,” Collins said.
“I’m not a bigot,” Kring responded.
At that point, Mayor Tom Tait shut down the exchange. But not before Kring got in the last word.
“He attacked me first,” she said.


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Noise by quarter, NYC Council District 32
Noise complaints to 311 from NYC Council District 32, aggregated by quarter.
From the first full quarter after Councilmember Eric A. Ulrich’s election in 2009, to the most recent quarter. District 32 covers the Queens neighborhoods of Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Neponsit, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Rockaway Park, Roxbury, South Ozone Park, West Hamilton Beach, Woodhaven.
311 data from NYC Open Data downloaded at various times. Parsed in RStudio v1.1.453 on R v3.3.3

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Soybeans are rich in immuno-modulatory isoflavones such as genistein, daidzein, and glycitein. These isoflavones are well-known antioxidants, chemopreventive and anti-inflammatory agents. Several epidemiological studies suggest that consumption of traditional soy food containing isoflavones is associated with reduced prevalence of chronic health disorders. Isoflavones are considered to be phytoestrogens because of their ability to bind to estrogen receptors. The literature is extensive on the chemistry, bio-availability, and bio-activity of isoflavones. However, their effects on immune response are yet to be fully understood, but are beginning to be appreciated. We review the role of isoflavones in regulation of the immune response and their potential clinical applications in immune-dysfunction. Special emphasis will be made regarding in vivo studies including humans and animal model systems.
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PySCF is a free, open-source quantum chemistry and solid-state physics software package designed to perform electronic structure calculations in molecular and periodic systems.
Q. Sun, T.C. Berkelbach, N.S. Blunt, G.H. Booth, S. Guo, Z. Li, J. Liu, J. McClain, E.R. Sayfutyarova, S. Sharma, S. Wouters, and G.K.-L. Chan, “PySCF: the Python‐based simulations of chemistry framework,” WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci. 8, e1340 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1340
D.V. Chulhai and J.D. Goodpaster, “Projection-Based Correlated Wave Function in Density Functional Theory Embedding for Periodic Systems,” J. Chem. Theory Comput. 14, 1928 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b01154


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Islamist militants in the southern Philippines are still holding captive 12 foreign hostages and four Filipinos, the military said Monday.
Over the weekend, the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf released six hostages – a Norwegian man, three Indonesians and two Filipinos – on the island of Jolo.
Kjartan Sekkingstad was freed on Saturday, followed by the Indonesian fishermen. On Sunday, Abu Sayyaf freed two Filipinos abducted in August.
"There remain 12 foreign hostages in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf, and there are four locals also in their hands," Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said.
"We believe that most of these hostages are still in good condition," he added. "We are aiming to rescue or recover them safely."
Among the remaining hostages is Dutch birdwatcher Eworld Horn, kidnapped in February 2012 with a Swiss man and a Filipino guide, who escaped immediately after they were taken.
Swiss citizen Lorenzo Vinciguerra escaped in December 2014.
Abu Sayyaf spokesman Abu Ramie said a ransom of 30 million pesos (638,200 dollars) was paid for Sekkingstad's release, but he did not say who paid the money.
Local media reports added that 10 million pesos was paid for each of the three Indonesians.
The Philippine government has a no-ransom policy, but authorities have admitted that they are unable to stop other parties from paying.
Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for some of the deadliest attacks in the Philippines, aside from high-profile kidnappings of foreign hostages.


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Shahs of Sunset alum and kaftan designer Asa Soltan Rahmati might have found a new muse in a familiar face. That would be Shereé Whitfield, who just popped up on the Asa Kaftans Instagram page looking radiant in one of Asa's designs.
Scroll to see The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum wearing a brilliant green kaftan, with embroidered touches and colorful print. It looks like a version of this Kashmir long kaftan available on Asa's site. Shereé, who is rocking super long, blonde braids these days, wore big gold hoops with this look and pulled her hair into a bun on the top of her head.
To say that Asa loves how her kaftan looks on Shereé is an understatement. The caption to the photo reads: "Our Goddess @shereewhitfield looks stunning in our Kaftan! So flowy and glam! You look SO dreamy and GORG!" Then Asa chimed in below with even more praise, writing: "Stunning goddess."
Shereé looks like she's hard at work designing here, in the most glam way possible. Maybe we'll see Asa in some She by Shereé next?
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This Cruise takes you into the wild and spectacular Alaska. On this Alaskan cruise with Holland America Line you will experience breathtaking coastline carved by massive tidewater glaciers over thousands of years, iconic wildlife in their natural habitats, fascinating native cultures and Klondlike Gold Rush history, the great land will amaze, engage and delight you.
18-Jun-19 Fly from the UK to Vancouver. Transfer to a 4* Hotel for a 1 night stay
19-Jun-19 Transfer from the Hotel to Vancouver Port and Embark Volendam
20-Jun-19 Scenic Cruising the Inside Passage
21-Jun-19 Tracy Arm Inlet
22-Jun-19 Skagway, Alaska
23-Jun-19 Glacier Bay, Alaska
24-Jun-19 Ketchikan, Alaska
25-Jun-19 Scenic Cruising
26-Jun-19 Arrive Vancouver. Transfer to 5*Hotel airport for a two night stay.
27-Jun-19 Day at Leisure
28-Jun-19 Join the Rocky Mountaineer night spent in Kamloops
29-Jun-19 Day on Rocky Mountaineer before arriving into Banff - 2 night hotel stay in Banff
30-Jun-19 Day at Leisure in Banff
1-Jul-19 Transfer to Calgary for your return flight.
2-Jul-19 Arrive UK
1 Nights in a 4* Vancouver Hotel
7 Nights Cruise Onboard Volendam
2 Nights at 5* Vancouver Hotel
Rocky Mountaineer - Silverleaf
2 Nights 4* Banff Hotel
Selected Transfers Included
London Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast


Rasmussen: 79% of voters say the nation is “going the wrong way” while only 14% say the nation is “on the right track.”
TEA Party Abandons Core Concerns;
Hillary Clinton Poised to Contend:
2012 Political Waters Roiled, Muddy
Two related stories springing up in recent weeks have greatly muddied the American political waters as the nation heads toward the 2012 campaign. Both stories owe the vigor of their credibility to recent polls at the eminently respected RasmussenReports.com website. Scott Rasmussen’s polling group, which has outdone all other political surveys in accuracy over the last dozen years, ran the results of two surprising polls in the last week and information from several other polls contributed to the muddying. First the result of some related “normal polling” by Rasmussen:
A) The generic congressional ballot shows Republicans getting 45% and Democrats 36% in prospective 2012 congressional voting. The highest seen was a 12-point differential favoring the Republicans a few weeks prior to the 2010 landslide midterm election.
B) After the Obama administration moved to set the nation’s immigration laws aside and via regulatory fiat put Homeland Security in charge of deciding which illegal aliens are deported and who gets to stay (Republicans call the move “Backdoor Amnesty”) a Rasmussen poll showed the move was highly unpopular. 61% of American voters say that border security is vital while 31% say Amnesty is the correct policy, roughly a 2-1 margin opposed to the President’s move.
C) While only 15% of the nation says that the economy is improving; 63% say it’s getting worse.
D) 79% of voters say the nation is “going the wrong way” while only 14% say the nation is “on the right track.”
E) In a ranking of the top ten concerns voters worrying them right now, the Economy outranked all other concerns as it has for almost the last 38 months (Mr. Obama has been in office for 33 of those months). The surprise was that 84% of Americans ranked the Economy as “very important” well ahead of Government Ethics and Corruption (67%) and Health Care (65%).
F) Finally, while only 29% of likely voters believe that President Obama is doing a good or an excellent job on the economy; 51% rank the President’s efforts as poor with 14% more ranking him as doing only a fair job with the economy.
In short, “it’s the economy, stupid!” is the watchword for 2012 politics and most Americans are unimpressed with Barack Obama’s decisions and results. Now let’s have a look at those two new and surprising Rasmussen polls alluded to in this blog’s first paragraph and headlines . . . .
1) When voters were asked about the label “Tea Party candidate,” 43% regarded the label as “negative” and only 32% regarded it as a “positive” according to Rasmussen in a poll done yesterday.
2) Besides a recent ABC poll which showed that Obama was in a statistical dead heat with Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann; and besides the oft-quoted Rasmussen polls which now show a generic Republican beating Barack Obama 48% to 40%; and Obama leading Texas Governor Perry 43% to 40% . . . a recent Rasmussen poll showed Hillary Clinton has a higher approval rating by all Americans over Barack Obama by 47% to 43% and Hillary, as we all know has shown as yet, absolutely NO interest or inclination to run.
Looking at item #1, the Democratic leadership’s efforts to paint the TEA Party as extremists, racists, economic terrorists, stupid and just plain nuts is finally paying dividends for them. Of course Rajjpuut’s unwavering stance on the TEA Party’s raison d’etre shows exactly why this cynical ploy is working as the words and actions of TEA Party’s most prominent names are willfully sabotaging the movement . . . .
I. Rajjpuut has long stated that the TEA Party can do far more good for the country as “kingmakers” rather than as a separate political party actually nominating or running candidates. For example, your blogster was highly critical for roughly four months of the senate candidacies of Sharon Angle in Nevada; Ken Buck in Colorado; and Christine (“I’m not a witch”) O’Donnell in Delaware which gave victories to three Democratic senators pinned on the ropes and which prevented the Republicans having a senate plurality (50-48 with two Independents) right now. Just as Ross Perot in 1992 guaranteed the defeat of G.H.W. Bush by Bill Clinton, any third-party pretensions by the TEA Party can only further mire the nation in progressive politicians with their tax-spend and expand government approach.
II. The original TEA Party script is simple, powerful and vital to America’s interest and yet it’s being ignored totally. In the last six months there has been an explosion of high profile TEA Party people like Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul and Sarah Palin who have ignored Rajjpuut’s well-thought out advice and taken to free-lancing rather than following the TEA Party script that initiated the landslide effects of 2010 . . for example, they’ve . . .
A. Made absolutely asinine remarks that reflect badly on the movement: Paul has looked like a 12-year-old on foreign affairs. Bachmann made a huge historical gaffe citing New Hampshire as the site of the start of the Revolutionary War; and she’s been getting into conservative social issues (submission to her husband; gay marriage; and several other “focus on family-type” social conservative comments). Palin continues to frequently express social conservativism issues (that do NOT play well in Peoria) like abortion**, school prayer and Creationism on an equal basis with fiscal conservativism and far ahead of Constitutional conservativism. Rick Perry who reaches out to the TEA Party has even made public statements about teaching Creationism in public schools alongside Evolution. In short, the TEA Party seems to have lost its way, forgotten its focus
B. In an ideal world, the vast majority of Americans would believe (and have evidence backing up their belief) that the TEA Party is this and only this:
1. Staunchly fiscally-conservative
2. Staunchly Constitutionally-conservative
3. Staunchly free-market conservative
4. Staunchly in favor of smaller, less expensive and far less obstructive and intrusive federal government
5. A grass-roots movement tying together concerns of conservatives whether Republicans, Independents, Democrats and Libertarians.
6. Has NO leader and no political agenda other than helping save America.
C. Meanwhile this important document has been totally ignored:
Rajjpuut has repeatedly emphasized that next to the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, no more important political document has ever been written in the English language than the TEA Party Contract from America. You’ll notice that the American people, not Republicans or TEA Partiers, who in early 2010 voted on the 28 issues raised by the TEA Party did not place a single social-conservative issue among the ten items in the contract . . . indeed every single one of the contract items refers only to fiscal responsibility, Constitutional fidelity, shrinking the size and interference and obstructive power of the federal government, and a just plain common-sense businesslike approach to running government. And yet, how often have you heard anyone other than Rajjpuut espousing the continued proclamation of these ideals** as the key to recapturing the three branches of elected federal government and beginning to restore America to her former greatness and character?
The TEA Party needs to get its act together: that is clear. Meanwhile Hillary Clinton is looking more and more like a threat to Barack Obama’s hoped for hegemony. According to top Democrats who don’t want to be named, Clinton has been upset by the economic approach favored by Obama; and was angry about the country’s credit being downgraded. For her part, Clinton appears happy as Secretary of State (though less happy since Robert Gates retired he was her favorite “pal” at the White House) and seems content to serve out her full-term in that role. Bill Clinton, on the other hand sees Obama as weak and a danger to the Democrats’ goals. Clinton, the ex-President has recently been spending a lot of time in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and in Washington talking to Democratic operatives . . . as much as anything, Bill Clinton’s ambition for his wife and himself may be fueling the intensity and frequency of rumors that Hillary in 2012 is a strong possibility. There are also frequently quoted statements that Hillary and Barack have not had a single conversation outside of “office necessity” in three or four months. The United Kingdom’s well-reputed Telegraph blogsite recently ran a headline: “Democrats Doubt Barack Obama’s Re-election Chances” which emphasized the movement of thinking toward Hillary Clinton. The often spurious but always provocative political blogsite weeklyworldnews.com has in recent weeks cited several surveys of Democratic primary voters. In the most recent their numbers are 52% for Hillary and 45% for Obama with 3% undecided. Weeklyworldnews also claimed that James Carville, Paul Begala and, most intriguingly FOXNews analyst Dick Morris, “have all signed up to join the Hillary for President team.”
Ya’all live long, strong and ornery,
**The capacity of one single social conservative issue, abortion, to derail voters from voting for candidates interested in fiscal- and Constitutional conservativism canNOT be over-emphasized. Since Roe vs. Wade was passed in the early 70’s American opinion has by a 59-40% margin been opposed to anti-abortionism IF that meant denial of abortion “rights” in case of rape or incest; or for a very young girl; or where the mother’s life is deemed endangered. While the country as a whole identifies itself a “right-center” nation on fiscal and Constitutional issues . . . Americans are liberal or moderate on social issues and especially so on abortion . . . and the staunch anti-abortionists who dominate the extreme rightwing of the G.O.P. (and who have recently sought to usurp the TEA Party as their own as well) will not meet 60% of America halfway.


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Who needs No Time To Die when we have Zella Day. In “My Game,” the new video from the songstress puts James Bond, Derek Flint, and Austin Powers to shame. Appearing like a disco double agent with a trio of crimson-colored counterspies, Zella pulls a Casino Royale by going all-in on the dance floor, serving up a romance that’s better shaken, not stirred. The video, directed by Phillip Lopez, is an exciting thrill ride, full of car chases, secret phone calls, deadly dance-offs, and love – the most dangerous game of all. It’s a groovy, electric track – one produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys — that will make everyone feel like putting on a pair of go-go boots to dance along.
” ‘My Game’ is feverish time travel into every dimension where the hustle is on the floor,” Zella says in a statement, giving a peek into the kind of mind that conjured up this colorful romp the late 1960s. “It’s a disco game board with a pair of cherry red dice rolling in my favor. I’m climbing up onto the table in my glitter platforms and I’m calling the shots.”
This disco thriller is the second track from Where Does The Devil Hide, Zella’s forthcoming EP (out on Aug. 28.) The lead single, “People Are Strangers,” is a sun-kissed single in the similar psychedelic-pop of her major label debut, 2015’s Kicker. Though she’s released a handful of singles since Kicker, including a cover of Hot Chocolate’s “You Sexy Thing,” fans have been waiting for a proper follow-up and were ecstatic when “People Are Strangers” arrived in April.
“I began writing ‘People Are Strangers’ on the bathroom floor after a night of learning an ugly truth about my lover,” she told Idolator when the song premiered. “I brought the idea to Nashville where I finished the song by taking a dark subject matter and approaching it with simplicity. There is sweetness to the lyrics and melodies of ‘People Are Strangers’ that is meant to inspire empathy towards the ones that have hurt us.”
Where The Does The Devil Hide may be one of the high spots of 2020, and it’ll be another amazing chapter in Zella’s story. The Arizona native has been involved in music since she was a youth. In 2009, she self-released her independent album, Powered by Love. Her aforementioned “hustle” eventually caught the attention of the major labels, which isn’t surprising. It was only a matter of time before everyone fell in love with Zella Day. Though, be careful if you do, because, with her, love is a game you’re gonna lose.


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Public Meeting on October 17th to discuss future of Bishop Bridge
FOR IMMDEDATE RELEASE
October 4, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Kirk Stoner, 717-240-5381, Cumberland County
Heather Bitner, 717-771-9870, York County
Public Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Future of Bishop Bridge
Cumberland and York County officials will hold a public meeting on October 17, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Upper Allen Township Building, 100 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss future plans for Bishop Bridge in light of a new emergency access road agreement approved between the Counties and Messiah College. A brief presentation will be made at 7 p.m., followed by a question and answer session with personnel from both counties.
Bishop Bridge is a 119-year old single lane, steel truss bridge that carries Bishop Road over the Yellow Breeches Creek in Upper Allen Township in Cumberland County, to Monaghan Township in York County. The bridge is co-owned by Cumberland and York Counties and carries an estimated 150 vehicles per day. In 2014, the Counties solicited public input on long-term plans for the bridge, noting that replacing Bishop Bridge was not likely given its low traffic volumes, high cost and the recent replacement of Gilbert Bridge, which is half a mile to the west. Residents expressed concerns about access to their properties and emergency response time if Bishop Bridge is permanently closed and Gilbert Road is concurrently flooded.
Cumberland County and York County recently negotiated an agreement with Messiah College to construct an emergency access road through their campus. The road would ensure residents have access to their property and accelerate emergency response if Bishop Bridge is closed in the future and a flooding event occurs.
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The inaugural start to festival season is upon us! Coachella kicks off next weekend and we are ecstatic! We’ve gone through sartorial conditions, researched our celebrity and blogger style muses; and prepared to adjust our outfits accordingly if the Californian desert throws some freaky weather our way. Now, for the music.
That is what it’s all about after all! We’ve compiled a list of our favorite acts from both weekends to ensure you know what’s hot, what’ll be happening, and so you can enjoy a wide variety of musical talent. Get keen honeys, we hope you enjoy our favorites too!
The Scottish trio skyrocketed into our ears after hitting the BBC’s Sound of 2013 list. Promising talent has leapt into a sound reflecting British pop and electronica of yesteryear. Imagine a homage to Depeche Mode, New Order and Joy Division. Now picture that as cleaner, indietronica - there you have Chvrches! Led by the beautiful vocals of pint-sized Lauren Mayberry, this is one group that can-not-be-missed!
At. Long. Last. A$AP. ‘Nuf said. In all seriousness though, he’s a powerhouse rapper that dares to experiment. His sound is expansive: dabbling across blues, rock, deep funk and much, much more. Like the man himself, we are confident you’re going to dig it!
This electronic duo hails from Canada, balancing delicate notes dabbled with danger to their tracks. Though their second album embraces minimalism, the textures to their pop hits of the first are sure to resurface at the festival. Prepare for feel-good pulses and a versatile set!
The man needs no introduction. Rap storyteller, icon, and revolutionary. As one of the original members of N.W.A., Cube is an assured lyricist and phenomenal MC. Coachella-goers are in for a treat watching the big man himself!
This group has been kicking around for well over a decade, bringing us electronic gems and dream-like pop. Boasting multi-instrumentalist’s and a sound that echoes the tenderness of Pink Floyd; M83 is haunting and ambitious! This French band is sure to excite the imagination!
There’s something in the water at Oxford. Foals is a stirring live act and sensational band that mixes dance punk with indie rock! With their killer riffs and uninhibited vocals, the English group is sure to knock your socks off!
It’s no secret that rap is personal. Earlier this year, the homegrown talent dropped his third album, highlighting his most assured project yet. Paak is a man that holds as much conversation as soul. His presence is confident and always festive - he’s sure to be a treat on the stage this year!
Australian electronic music producer, Harley Streten (stage name, Flume), got in the game early - creating music from the age of thirteen. His years of experimental electronica affirmed a powerful talent that has been rippling through indie and mainstream charts since his debut in 2012. Although collaborations with dynamite acts such as Mike Snow, Lorde, and Chet Faker, have been noted, he is a musical tour de force in his own right!
More like GOOD-GOOD-NOT-BAD (though their stage name suggests otherwise)! Toronto post-pop group combines the quirk of improv music to instrumental hip hop. Vibes are all leisure, soul and goodtime-jazz! These imaginative beatmakers have collaborated with acts such as Wu-Tang’s Ghostface Killah and Frank Ocean, proving that they can spin R&B noir with the big boys!
American sweethearts and festival favourites, Beach House, are a whimsy pop duo from Baltimore. Their rhythms are gracing Coachella for a second time and one can expect an eclectic set mix from the six albums under their belt. The vocals of Victoria Legrand emulate those of Nico, paired with Alex Scally’s psychedelic melodies, the pair are sure to bring a great deal of ethereal goodness!
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The overall relationship between communications directors and their PR agencies is expanding, but the nature of that relationship is changing, according to the inaugural Global Communications Report, which is produced by The Holmes Report in conjunction with USC Annenberg Centre for Public Relations.
The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1000 senior public relations executives, has already revealed the scale of disruption affecting the PR industry, the need for new talent and skills, and how media channels are being used and measured differently.
The majority (55%) of client respondents expect their reliance on outside agencies to remain about the same over the next five years, while 31% expect to become more reliant, and just 14% expect to be less reliant. Meanwhile, PR agency leaders predict their share of their clients’ overall marketing budgets will increase by more than 20% over the next five years at the expense of other disciplines.
Only about one-in-five corporate respondents (21%) works with a single agency of record, while 33% maintain ongoing relationships with multiple agencies, and 23% assign projects on an ad hoc basis. Somewhat surprisingly, 23% of respondents say they do not work with agencies at all.
In what may be a major shift, furthermore, PR agency leaders report that today more than 30% of the time they are reporting into marketing (21.8%) or brand management (9.6%) vs corporate communications (33.7%).
Encouragingly, strategic and creative input is now more important than additional “arms and legs” when it comes to selecting agency partners.
Client-side respondents cited strategic insight as the single most-important reason to bring in outside agencies (3.73 on a scale of 1–5), followed by creative thinking (3.67). By comparison, more prosaic concerns — the need for additional arms and legs (3.60) and expertise in media relations (3.28) — were less prominent. However, clients found less value in hiring outside agencies for their expertise in research and analysis (2.95) or measurement and evaluation (2.95).
When asked how satisfied they were with the way agencies are compensated, corporate respondents gave the current billing model a score of 59 out of 100, suggesting they are slightly satisfied. Agency leaders seem a little more satisfied at 62.
There is also a strategic focus when it comes to the ways in which clients believe agency relationships ought to be measured. Among clients, the most-popular metrics focused on meeting pre-determined goals and objectives and strength of strategic counsel (4.05), quality of the creative product (3.85) and business results (3.75).
Similarly, agencies believe they are most-valued for their strategic insights (4.38), with their expertise in specific practice areas (4.34) not far behind. But they are considerably more likely to believe that clients value their expertise in media relations (4.22) and their ability to bring an objective outside perspective (4.05) and considerably less likely to believe that they served as additional arms and legs (3.29).
There was less interest in evaluating agencies on either media results (3.44) or product sales (2.56)—and very little enthusiasm for the hourly billing model currently employed by most agencies (3.00).
Agency respondents’ views were similar. They believe that strategic counsel (4.44) should be the most-important metric for determining compensation, followed by predetermined objectives (4.42) and the overall health of the relationship (3.93), ahead of the quality of creative product (3.85) and business results (3.84).
Agencies were slightly more supportive of the hourly business model (3.31) but equally dismissive of media results (3.40) and sales results (2.99).
“It is encouraging to see the client/agency relationship shifting to one based more on strategy and creative,” said USC Center for Public Relations director, Fred Cook. “It appears that it’s time to explore new compensation models based more on value delivered than hours spent.”
For more insights, articles and analysis of the PR industry, go to www.holmesreport.com.


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The Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination (OCGC) was established by the Victorian Government in February 2002. It was located within the Department for Victorian Communities.
The Honorable Justin Madden, MLC, was the Minister for the Commonwealth Games and also held the portfolio of Sport and Recreation.
The role of OCGC was to ensure the effective delivery by the Victorian Government of the Commonwealth Games through management and coordination of all relevant bodies involved.
OCGC had the role of coordinating all areas of games activity, from ticketing to infrastructure.
The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth was a landmark event in Melbourne's history creating lasting benefits for Victorians, Australians and the Commonwealth. As well as hosting a great event, the Victorian Government through the Games delivered lasting infrastructure, social, environmental and ecomomic benefits to the Victorian community.
Further, the Games attracted visitors, generated jobs and investment, and built better infrastructure. They brought people together. They helped us celebrate what we have in common, and they encouraged an appreciation of what makes us (Victorians) different.


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Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.The Committee reached its decisions in the context of the monetary policy guidance announced alongside the publication of the August 2013 Inflation Report.
Also in the context of that guidance, the Committee agreed to reinvest the £8.1 billion of cash flows associated with the redemption of the March 2014 gilt held in the Asset Purchase Facility.
Notice to Editors
The previous change in Bank Rate was a reduction of 0.5 percentage points to 0.5% on 5 March 2009. A programme of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves was initiated on 5 March 2009. The previous change in the size of that programme was an increase of £50 billion to a total of £375 billion on 5 July 2012.
Information on the Asset Purchase Facility can be found on the Bank of England website at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetarypolicy/Pages/qe/default.aspx.

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UL LWAMA – Managing Director of the National Garden Board, Rajbir Singh Panwar, today visited the Indian Kashmir Safron Trade Center in Dusu Pampore.
He inspected various facilities in the center, including the Rajiber Singh Steam separation, cold storage room, Hi-tech quality control laboratory, drying room, packaging room and e-bidding platform. During the festival, Kashmir was briefed on various facilities for the preservation, grading and marketing of saffron.
Commenting on India’s Saffron Trade Center, MHHB said it is one of the best in the sub-continent of Asia and that the facilities provided to the saffron growers are ready to provide cutting-edge technology to revitalize the saffron industry.
During his visit to the Electronic Bidding Center, he said the electronic bidding will provide an adequate platform for Shafron producers to find their suitable products. He added that IIKSTC will play a role in reviving the traditional saffron sector. He said the center will boost the economy of the region as it will be sold and exported to various countries.
He is the Director of Agriculture Kashmir Chawdari Mohamed Iqbal, Director General of Horticulture, Kashmir, Ijaz Ahmed Baht, Co-Director NBC Gandhi, Co-Director of Agricultural Extension Shahid Iqbal Sheikh K, Co-Director of Agriculture Seid Wassem, Deputy Director of Planning Mohamed Younis Chawdari They were with him. Department.

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Dubai: The Arab online gaming market is growing at an exponential rate due to the robust increase in internet users, industry experts say.
"It is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. It is underserved right now. The potential from more than 350 million Arabic speakers is going to be tremendous. New players are popping up, which is a good sign for the industry and for the gamers," Steve Tsao, CEO of Tahadi, told Gulf News during the Dubai World Game Expo.
Currently there are around 63 million internet users in the region with a penetration rate of 28.3 per cent compared to the global average of 25.6 per cent, according to Internet World Stats.
The online gaming industry has grown 1,648 per cent over the last 9 years and is now a $15 billion (Dh55 billion) global annual business.
It is estimated that there are 1.6 billion internet users worldwide that play games, 38 per cent of which are from the Arab world. And that is only going to grow.
The market has been mostly ignored by the big gaming developers due to copyright issues in the region, however this was not a problem for massively multiplayer online role-playing game that entered the market five years ago, since most of these games are free to download or play online, so copying them is not an issue.
He said he estimates the market has around one million Arab online gamers. Growth in mature markets is around 20 per cent, but in the Middle East it is around 5 per cent. "Our expectations are that it will double in the next few years."
According to Ahmad Fahmy, General Manager of Saudi-based Onecard, the number of customers and gamers is increasing. There are around 50 Arabic online games right now.
"We have around 500,000 gamers in the Arab world on a monthly basis. Saudi Arabia and Egypt are the biggest online gamers. It is growing at around 50 per cent year on year," Fahmy said. He added that the Arab gaming industry must explore opportunities and broaden its market so that it can keep pace with the exponential growth in global online gaming and eventually become one of the rapidly evolving industry's key markets as internet usage in the region has grown more than 1,825 per cent since 2000 with many users attracted to online gaming.
Tsao said that the value of the regional online gaming industry is about $100 million compared to $70 million last year. The next phase of growth lies with Arabic localised content.
"On a monthly basis, we have around 50,000 users for our site. On average a user spends an hour a day while hard-core players spend 6 to 8 hours a day. On an average a user spends around $15 a day for games," Tsao said.
"In the next five years, the Middle East will be in the top five globally. It will have the size of Latin America and Europe. Loc-alisation is a difficult one in terms of translation. Infrastructure and distribution are issues in the region as infrastructure is different from country to country," he said.
Travian is the most played Arab game online.


Here’s a picture of “baby ballerina” Suzanne Farrell of New York City Ballet, mid-pirouette while on tour in Amsterdam fifty-four years ago. 25th August 1965.
Farrell’s autobiography is Holding On to the Air.
This is the edition of LIFE Magazine for the 23rd of August, 1965.
The cover features choreographer George Balanchine, who was born into a Georgian family in Saint Petersburg before moving to the United States and becoming the so-called “father of American ballet”.
With him is Suzanne Farrell, a young ballerina who was arguably the most famous of his “muses”. She had just turned twenty when this magazine came out.
They are in costume for the roles of Don Quixote and his “ideal woman” Dulcinea in Balanchine’s version of Don Quixote for New York City Ballet. This version is unrelated to the world-famous production that is regularly performed today. However, the version starring Farrell became a signature piece and showcase for both her as a ballerina, and for her famous Balanchine technique.
Romeo and Juliet as it was intended to be: Gable and Seymour in the roles created for them, in a 1965 performance.
Kenneth Macmillan’s acclaimed ballet version of Romeo and Juliet premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on the 9th of February, 1965.
Even though the ballet had been specifically created for Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour, the intervention of Russian-American tour organiser Sol Hurok meant they were not allowed to dance first cast in the lead roles.
Instead, Gable and Seymour, critically acclaimed dancers who had personal input into the choreography, were forced to teach their roles to Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, who would also go on to feature in the video recording of the ballet.
In further controversy, choreographer John Cranko, whose earlier production of the ballet is eerily similar to Macmillan’s version in a number of scenes, was said to be horrified by what he saw as plagiarism of his work.
Murder victim Viola Liuzzo.
On the 3rd of December, 1965 a jury in the US southern state of Alabama convicted three Ku Klux Klan members in relation to the murder of white woman Viola Liuzzo.
A fourth man, who had been part of the crime but who worked for the FBI, was not convicted as he testified against the others.
Liuzzo was helping as a driver for civil rights activists at the time of her murder. She was driving a car and escorting a black man, Leroy Moton, when the Klan members shot her through the window.
Moton was unhurt in the attack, which took place on the 25th of March.
Immediately after the murder, authorities tried to cover up the facts, and the FBI attempted to destroy Liuzzo’s character in order to distract from one of their own being involved in the crime.
At the time of Liuzzo’s death she was thirty-nine years old, married, and the mother of five.
American soap opera Days of Our Lives had its premiere on the 8th of November, 1965.
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Famous for its outlandish storylines, including characters being possessed by the devil, and people coming back from the dead multiple times, it is one of the longest-running scripted shows in history.
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Due to Days’ popularity, episodes were expanded from half-hour to one hour length in April 1975.
The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak occurred across the US states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa on the 11th and 12th of April, 1965.
Forty-seven tornadoes struck, including the “double tornado” in Indiana (above) that killed fourteen people. 271 deaths were confirmed across all states.
On the 30th of March, 1965 the United States embassy in Saigon, Vietnam was bombed by the Viet Cong. The attack killed twenty-two people and injured 183 others.
The vehicle containing the bomb held 300 pounds of plastic explosives. Even though it was suggested, US President Lyndon B. Johnson refused to authorise retaliatory raids on North Vietnam.


cold fjord writes "Aviation Week reports, 'Ever since Lockheed's unsurpassed SR-71 Blackbird was retired ... almost two decades ago, the perennial question has been: Will it ever be succeeded by a new-generation, higher-speed aircraft and, if so, when? That is, until now. After years of silence on the subject, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has revealed exclusively to AW&ST details of long-running plans for what it describes as an affordable hypersonic intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike platform that could enter development in demonstrator form as soon as 2018. Dubbed the SR-72, the twin-engine aircraft is designed for a Mach 6 cruise, around twice the speed of its forebear, and will have the optional capability to strike targets. Guided by the U.S. Air Force's long-term hypersonic road map, the SR-72 is designed to fill what are perceived by defense planners as growing gaps in coverage of fast-reaction intelligence by the plethora of satellites, subsonic manned and unmanned platforms meant to replace the SR-71.'"


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Eviction Prevention: Rent & Utility Assistance
Total Assistance Distributed in August 2022
- $2,239,130 in assistance distributed to 676 households
Eviction Prevention Assistance Totals for August
- $2,032,670 distributed to 427 households
- Average assistance = $4,760/household
- $109,501 in Utility Assistance distributed to 216 households
Eviction Prevention Breakdown by Area
- Fort Collins: 241 households received $1,039,165 in assistance
- Loveland: 133 households received $702,869 in assistance
- Other Larimer County: 25 households received $107,297
Utility Assistance Breakdown by Area
- Fort Collins: 111 households received $36,603 in assistance
- Loveland: 94 households received $64,161 in assistance
- Other Larimer County: 11 households received $8,737
*Households who receive rent and utility assistance in the same month are reflected twice.
- 452 households are waiting for assistance or are in process. 255 are repeat clients and 197 have received eviction notices.
- Wait times for households with eviction notices are one day and without an eviction notice is 3-4 weeks.
- The number of N2N inquiries from households with eviction notices has been increasing: April-May: 268, June-July: 561.
- Weld County stopped accepting new rent assistance clients as of 8/15/22. N2N will begin assisting Weld County households once state funding is secured.
Homeownership & Mortgage Assistance
- 36 New/First Time Homeownership Clients and 101 Total Active Clients in August 2022
- $523,977 in mortgage assistance distributed to lenders
- 87 households completed homeownership education with N2N
- 76 homeownership households educated by N2N closed on a home in August
- 1 household closed on a reverse mortgage after receiving reverse mortgage counseling and education.
- DOLA estimates to have an executed Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) contract with N2N in October 2022.


The United States has commenced issuing type approvals of automatic identification system (AIS) equipment. Coast Guard type approvals may be accessed at AIS-USCG
N.E.I. Treatment Systems receives its fifth BWTS type approval certificate from the netherlands, issued with a treatment rated capacity of 6,500 cubic meters per hour. N.E.I. Treatment Systems announced today that the Netherlands has issued a Type Approval Certificate for the Company’s Venturi Oxygen Stripping™ (VOS) Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) with a Treatment Rated Capacity (TRC) of 6,500 cubic meters per hour (m3/hr). The Netherlands is N.E.I
Litton Marine Systems (LMS) received type approval for its Decca BridgeMaster E 180 and 250 flat-screen marine radars. The type approval, granted by the U.K. Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, signifies that the flat-screen radars meet the stringent International Electrotechnical Commission specifications for performance and environmental requirements. The approval covers the 15-in. BridgeMaster E 180 and 18- and 20-in
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) issued a type approval certificate for the Navi-Sailor 2400 ECDIS from Transas Marine. The certification procedures resulted in the full acceptance of the similar type approval, which was given to the Transas ECDIS in October 1999 and became the world's first internationally recognizd approval for this type of product. Navi-Sailor 2400 ECDIS is capable of displaying S-57 official charts published by national Hydrographic Offices, ARCS by UKHO
The Finland-based AC drives manufacturer Vacon has received a type approval for marine use from the Norwegian certification body Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Earlier, Vacon received a type approval from the French certification body Bureau Veritas (BV). These approvals apply to Vacon's NXL, NXS and NXP ranges of AC drives. Vacon has delivered AC drives to control e.g. main propulsion, thrusters, steering gear as well as drawworks, topdrives, rotary tables and various types of winches
PureBallast, Alfa Laval’s chemical-free system for ballast water treatment, has now received full Ballast Water Type Approval from DNV on behalf of Norwegian authorities. The certification, which was issued on June 27th, confirms that PureBallast complies in full with pending ballast water treatment legislation from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Alfa Laval’s PureBallast system, which has been purchased for installation aboard more then 25 vessels since its launch
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit today announced that its BridgeMaster E marine radars have been certified by QinetiQ (formerly DERA) to meet the new international regulations for radio frequency emissions. The International Telecommunications Union this year adopted new requirements radically tightening the amount of permissible spurious and out-of-band emissions that can be emitted by marine radars. The new specifications become effective Jan
Sperry Marine, a business unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation, today announced that its Decca BridgeMaster E 340 is the first flat-screen radar to be type approved to meet the international carriage requirements for automatic radar plotting aids (ARPA). The flat-screen radars provide significant savings in space and weight over traditional CRT displays. This is especially important for high-speed craft, in which size and weight are significant constraints.
The NSF International Independent Laboratory (IL), the first designated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to test ballast water management systems (BWMS) for U.S. type approval, will now include the American Bureau of Shipping’s (ABS) expertise. ABS will complete design/construction and documentation reviews as part of the type approval, and will work with three other IL partners to maximize the value of USCG type approval testing for BWMS manufacturers
Approvals from ABS, BV, DNV, Korean Register and Lloyd’s Register add to previous GL approval Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, has received type approvals from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Korean Register and Lloyd’s Register for Vic-Press, a flame-free press system for joining small-diameter stainless steel pipe. With these new approvals
W&O, a global supplier to the marine and upstream oil and gas markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation and engineered solutions, announced new fittings for the Georg Fischer SeaCor marine thermoplastic piping system. The addition of Schedule 80 drain waste and vent (DWV)
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC says that its SeaCURE Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) has been granted AMS Acceptance in all salinities. System highlights SeaCURE benefits ship owners by providing a solution that can operate in fresh
Trojan Marinex ballast water treatment system receives U.S. Coast Guard AMS acceptance for all water qualities Trojan Technologies’ Trojan Marinex ballast water treatment (BWT) product suite is one of the few to receive United States Coast Guard (USCG) Alternate Management System (AMS)
Hyde Marine, Inc., a ballast water treatment technology company, will showcase its Hyde GUARDIAN Gold HG250G Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) at the upcoming Shipbuilding, Machinery, & Marine Technology (SMM) International Trade Fair, September 9-12, 2014, in Hamburg, Germany.
In keeping with its commitment to deliver high strength bonding solutions into the most demanding marine and offshore applications, SCIGRIP, a global supplier of smart adhesives, has been awarded the ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) certification for its SG230 HV (high viscosity) range of
Noboru Ueda, Chairman and President of ClassNK announced that it has granted type approval for the new MX-200F welding consumable, developed by Kobe Steel Co., Ltd. (KOBELCO) to greatly improve welding efficiency and coating quality in commercial vessels.
Evoqua Water Technologies said it will present technical information about its type-approved SeaCURE Ballast Water Management System and applicability to newbuilds and retrofits at the Posidonia International Shipping Exposition in Athens, Greece.
Danelec Marine A/S announced introduction of their new-generation DM100 VDR, the first VDR on the market to be type-approved and Wheelmarked under the new IMO standard. The DM100 VDR has been type approved by Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) in Germany.
The partners behind DESMI Ocean Guard A/S today announced that A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S and UltraAqua A/S have sold their shares in DESMI Ocean Guard A/S to DESMI A/S. The transaction gives DESMI A/S full ownership of the company, which presently has two Ballast Water Treatment systems in its
A powerful new software upgrade is available for the Simrad AP70 and AP80 Autopilots. The upgrade is currently available as a free download and installed on all new systems sold. Continuing to build upon a legacy of state-of-the-art, high-performance autopilots
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued a certificate of approval for the Danelec DM100 VDR for installation on ships under the Singapore registry. The Singapore approval follows on the type approval and European Union Wheelmark certification for the Danelec DM100 issued by the
MAN announced it will present a newly developed 12-cylinder V-engine for use in working vessels at the SMM 2014 trade fair in Hamburg, Germany. The German engine manufacturer will thereby extend the power range of its high-speed marine engines for heavy-duty operation up to 735 kW (1,000 hp).
Corvus Energy today announced that it has completed a strategic investment by Green Marine Capital (GMC) previously announced on May 5, 2014. Green Marine Capital, an investment partnership of global maritime companies that draws on the maritime heritage of the BW Group and DNV GL to assist Corvus
JK Fabrication has landed DNV certification for its 40-30-3000-DNV series Anchor Winch. Culminating a two-year process, JK’s C-series winch was at last awarded DNV Type Approval in March—the first time ever for an anchor winch in the U.S., the manufacturer said.
DMW Marine Group announced it has completed factory acceptance testing on four of its model M400.24A4 cranes with DNV OS E101 certification and type approval. The cranes are for installation on new drillships for a U.S. customer, DMW said