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Billionaire George Soros said Tuesday that he would invest $500 million to fund projects aiding migrants and refugees — more money than some entire countries have dedicated toward the people affected by the largest migration crisis since World War II.
The announcement comes at a time when 65.3 million people have been forcibly displaced from their home countries, with at least 21.4 million people registered as refugees with the United Nations refugee agency.
In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece released Tuesday, Soros said that his monetary commitment would help fund “startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees themselves.”
“Although my main concern is to help migrants and refugees arriving in Europe, I will be looking for good investment ideas that will benefit migrants all over the world,” Soros wrote. He explained that investments and profits from his investment would fund programs at the Open Society Foundations, his philanthropic organization that in part gives out social justice grants.
The investment comes three months after a White House-led “Call to Action” asking private sector businesses to give opportunities to refugees who are “a valuable, untapped resource” and “can thrive and contribute wherever they reside.”
Soros’ investment in refugees and migrants represents more money than some countries have given to refugee agencies to impede the large flow of migrants and refugees seeking refuge away from insecure and violent places.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees — a United Nations agency that helps refugees resettle in host countries as well as support the voluntary repatriation process of refugees back to their home countries — operates almost entirely on voluntary contributions from various governments around the world. A budget report from December 2015 found that the United States donated about $1.35 billion to the UNHCR, followed by the United Kingdom’s donation of $262 million and the European Union’s donation of $191 million.
That means Soros’ donation represents more money toward the UNHCR than the United Kingdom and the European Union have contributed last year combined — and these governments are the ones at the center of the migration storm.
Investing in refugees can make financial sense. Cities resettling refugees in their communities reap serious economic benefits. Many of the three million refugees who have been admitted to the United States since 1975 have been critical to improving the American economy in old steel and coal towns that have since become economic ghost towns. According to a Center for American Progress report from June, refugee populations have a high labor force participation by the time that they’ve been here for a decade. They tend to start businesses, learn English, buy houses, and naturalize as U.S. citizens.
ThinkProgress previously reported that employers in Baltimore, Maryland who hire refugees are “extremely satisfied” with them because they are motivated to work after having been given a second chance at life.


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Brides of Helheim #1 introduces us to Sigrid. Sigrid is looking to have an evil spirit slain and does not seem to grasp the scale of the land she is in.
MAGIC AND SCALE
Cullen Bunn dips his toe back into the world of Norse mythology and his 2013 series Helheim with Brides of Helheim #1. This first issue is great, though could have used a touch more exposition. Readers meet protagonist Sigrid and her traveling companion Brand on the first page. They have come to Helheim with a very specific purpose – they are seeking out a man called Rikard – one who cannot rest, but serves Maiden, Mother and Crone.
Sigrid is in every way the woman in charge of this quest and as she and Brand drag a dead body through the panels of Brides of Helheim #1 Bunn skillfully leads his readers to wonder just how far this spritely, blonde Viking lass will go to get what she wants. Just as it appears Sigrid and Brand are about to be set upon by wolves wholly interested in devouring the corpse they are transporting through Helheim a gigantic man (a veritable white walker straight out of the Game of Thrones television series), calls off his dogs.
A mere six pages into Brides of Helheim #1 we’ve already met the legendary Rikard, a familiar face to those who read the original Helheim series. Sigrid wants Rikard to slay a beast that has been terrorizing her village – something they call a Móđvig – and the price she is willing to pay is her father’s corpse.
Rikard lives with the spae-women and brings Sigrid and Brand to meet the Maiden and state his business. Brides of Helheim #1 spends some time with these three women, allowing readers to witness their special brand of witchcraft that implicitly aids Rikard in all of his doings and bind him from ascending to Valhalla. Additionally, when one considers the title of this issue – Brides of Helheim #1 – the importance of these three women and the fact that the protagonist is female become very compelling details indeed.
In the latter half of Brides of Helheim #1 Rikard, Brand and Sigrid face off against the Móđvig, quite brutally, but Bunn leaves the question of whether they will remain together as a trio unanswered. The issue ends on the Mother, Maiden and Crone as they divine the great villain of the series and pinpoint his location in the then-known-world.
Brides of Helheim #1 relies heavily on a reader’s pre-existing knowledge of essential tenants of Norse mythology and of the previous Helheim series. It’s a strong idea populated with interesting characters and enough magic to validate its telling in the comic book format. I think more information ought to have been explained by the characters or given in the prologue. That being said Brides of Helheim #1 is a really, really great issue.
Original series artist Joëlle Jones does fantastic work throughout Brides of Helheim #1. Sigrid, in particular, is an ethereal beauty with true strength behind all of her actions (directly combative or otherwise), and her Tinkerbell-esque stature directly contrast Brand’s large, square frame. As imposing as Brand often seems when standing beside Sigrid, Jones suggests a gentle nature in this character as much as Sigrid’s strength.
As for the dead, unsleeping warrior of Brides of Helheim #1, Rikard is the most visually stunning. As mentioned above, he very much resembles the white walkers of A Song of Ice and Fire. Save for the most basic tenants of his frame Rikard is hardly human, Jones visually distinguishes this disgraced warrior from those readers are supposed to have pathos for. The spae-women appear much in the same way, each varying degrees from human in a style that suits their respective titles – Mother, Maiden, Crone.
As for the world of Brides of Helheim #1, Jones has it cemented firmly in the reality of the relative historical period, which not only helps ground the more mythological elements of the narrative, but piques curiosity in the reader. Does this take place in Hel or in the deepest, darkest places of our own world?
Jones’ work throughout Brides of Helheim #1 is stunning. She has created a world and populated it with characters who can stand up to their scale of their magical reality and are utterly visually distinct.
THE BOTTOM LINE: GO BACK TO HELHEIM
Any fans of the works of Cullen Bunn and Joëlle Jones will delight in this issue. Brides of Helheim #1 is interesting, shrouded in our own human mythology and even manages to eek in a requisite action scene in twenty-two pages.

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Ol Rust is a custom head I got off of ebay that I thought looked alot like Mcconaughey. Painted head, shirt, and tie to resemble the Charmaine Boudroux interrogation where ol' Rust tells that crazy b---- it like it is. Comes with his pistol used in the LeDoux shootout and his trusty notebook (he'd have a flashlight if I could find it.) If youre not watching the show, drop what you are doing and find it.
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Among the most generally asked questions in the email as well as discussion forum community is, “Do Vaping Supplements function?“ There are lots of reasons individuals believe it might be a great concept to offer your body nutritional supplements to assist you with quitting smoking. Cigarette smoking is bad for your wellness. It causes cancer cells, heart problem and also various other issues. However it might likewise impact your lungs.
The human body needs a selection of essential vitamins and minerals to keep points running properly. Not all vitamins are produced equal. Even if you eat a healthy diet regimen, you may not get all the nutrients your body needs. The liver is normally extremely efficient at obtaining things where they require to go, however often it can not create adequate to satisfy the body‘s demand. That is when it requires a little increase.
Sometimes there is simply no way your body can produce all the nutrients it needs on its own. In this case, the body must rely upon an outdoors source. By utilizing cigarette or other abused substances to aid fill in the gaps, the body has the ability to improve its immune system and also therefore fight off health problem a bit a lot more quickly. 2 Pax Time Back
Nonetheless, smoking cigarettes, in addition to other dangerous drugs do not enhance health and wellness. In fact, with time, smoking minimizes the body immune system‘s capacity to eliminate off other diseases. When you use a health and wellness supplement to assist improve your body‘s vitamin production, you are improving your health, stopping illness, as well as soothing your lung cancer cells.
If you ask me, as well as a variety of various other health and wellness experts, the response is, “Yes, they do!“ By using a health vitamin supplement, such as Vitamin A, E, C, B, or H, we are enhancing the amount of vitamin H we have in our bodies. By enhancing the amount of vitamin H within our lungs, we are enhancing the lung‘s capacity to heal itself. By easing the signs of lung cancer, we are lowering the possibility that it will certainly infect various other parts of the body.
A health and wellness supplement is not just something for old people on the decline. Smokers can gain from a wellness supplement also. There is little evidence that sustains the theory that cigarette smoking in some way lowers the effectiveness of a health and wellness supplement. Several health professionals think that the raised level of vitamin C found in vegetables and fruits neutralizes the dangerous impacts of nicotine. However, it is unidentified whether making use of these substances alone will be enough to quit cigarette smoking. As with anything else, professional assistance is extremely suggested.
So, do vaping supplements work? The solution to that inquiry relies on the person. For some, indeed; for others, no. There are various variables that go into establishing whether or not a wellness supplement will certainly be effective for a certain person.
When asking, “do vaping supplements function?“ it is important to take into consideration all the variables included. These elements include your general wellness, your existing smoking cigarettes routines, and also the types of supplements you are taking. It is likewise crucial to ask yourself whether or not there is a clinical condition causing your signs and symptoms. If there is a medical problem, just a physician can determine if a wellness supplement will certainly work in treating your signs and symptoms.
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Babies born through Caesarean section are more likely to develop autism, a new study claims.
In a report, academics warn increasingly popular C-section deliveries heighten the risk of the disorder by 23%.
However, they urge caution on the findings and have stressed more research is needed.
Professor Louise Kenny, one of the authors and a practising obstetrician, said the link between C-sections and children developing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) also remains unclear.
“The overall risk of a child developing ASD is very small”
“Parents should be reassured that the overall risk of a child developing ASD is very small and that Caesarean section is largely a very safe procedure and when medically indicated, it can be lifesaving,” she said.
It reviewed existing findings from studies on C-section and ASD in a number of countries including the United States, Australia, Canada and Sweden.
They also looked for any links between the surgical delivery of a baby and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
But there were only two studies to review and their findings were unclear.
Eileen Curran, lead author of the report, said the relationship between the type of delivery used in childbirth and psychological development is complex.
“Given the accelerating rate of Caesarean section globally, this finding warrants further research of a more robust quality using larger populations to adjust for important potential confounders and explore potential causal mechanisms,” she said.
The rate of births by C-section has been rising steadily in recent years.
In Britain, rates have increased threefold over the past three decades from 4.5% of deliveries in 1970 to around one in four births now.
In Ireland, more than a third of babies are delivered by C-section in some of the country’s main maternity units.
The World Health Organization recommends that no more than between 10% and 15% of births should be through the surgical method.
Last year, a study published in the British Medical Journal said the number of new cases of autism being diagnosed had levelled off after a surge in reported cases during the 1990s.
It suggested increased awareness and diagnosis of the condition were behind the earlier rising rates.

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Picking up and dropping off parcels at bpost parcel lockers is a convenient, efficient and sustainable solution. That’s why bpost and Lidl are strengthening their partnership by adding new parcel lockers at 120 Lidl car parks over the years to come. That gives customers the option of dropping off and picking up their parcels while shopping.
The first parcel lockers at Lidl were put int use in 2015. The branches for this new wave will be selected on the basis of population density, available space at car parks and the existing network of parcel lockers in the vicinity. Furthermore, the most frequently used parcel lockers without display will be replaced by a larger model with display.
“We began with parcel lockers at three Lidl locations in 2015. The current acceleration will bring that up to 126 locations. As well as the quantity, there is also a positive trend in terms of geographical spread. We will install parcel lockers at branches all across Belgium. That will give every customer an additional sustainable parcel pick-up option at a Lidl supermarket close by. Parcel lockers at Lidl locations have been a big success since day one. So strengthening this partnership was a logical step for us,” says Nick Bond, Head of Partner Network at bpost.
The first new branches to get their own parcel lockers are Marche-en-Famenne, Genk and Putte.
Sustainability matters greatly for both partners. Deliveries are grouped for pick-up points like parcel lockers (as well as post offices, post points, and parcel points). That means the carbon emissions are lower than for home delivery. Lidl customers benefit from an alternative delivery option, which is convenient, practical and sustainable.
Julien Wathieu (Lidl Belgium): “Internal research shows that one in three customers shop at the Lidl supermarket after picking up their parcel and 85% of users will recommend the service to family and friends." By developing this project, first and foremost Lidl continues to strengthen its supermarket network. The online shop, the pick-up points and the Lidl supermarkets complement each other.We also see a significant rise in the number of Lidl online shop parcels in the parcel lockers at the Lidl supermarkets.
Lidl and bpost avail themselves of an optimal network of pick-up points for their customers, centred on proximity, sustainability and convenience. The Lidl locations with parcel lockers will increase going forward to cater to the developments on the parcel market.
Selected figures for parcel lockers at Lidl
- From the present 6 large parcel locker to 126 parcel locations (larger models).
- From 1000 to 10,000 locker doors
- 66,802 parcels in parcel lockers at Lidl locations (January 2023 up to and including July 2023), including 9,609 Lidl online shop parcels


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Chess Game Collection Books
In this book Sokolov demonstrates the deadly effectiveness of his systems against openings such as The Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Gambit, Slav and King's Indian. Contains 50 deeply annotated games with introductions . Brilliant and inventive opening play will both instruct and entertain . Includes many spectacular miniatures of under 30 moves Ivan Sokolov is one of the most outstanding talents to emerge in the 1990's, and many of his victims in this book- Anand, Adams, Topalov, and Lautier – hail from the cream of the younger generation.
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Games and Stories
Ivan Sokolov was one of the most furious attacking and creative player of his time. The author presents an overview of his Life in Chess, full of entertaining unpublished material. He is not shy to share his opinions and promises the reader a personal roller coaster loaded with fun stories an unexpected twists. We are convinced you will enjoy the ride!
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LARA Orders Unsafe Carnival-Amusement Rides at Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights to Cease Operations
Inspections cite multiple safety violations of state law
Media Contact: LARA Communications 517-335-LARA (5272)
April 12, 2019 - Due to multiple safety violations of Michigan’s Carnival-Amusement Safety Act (Act), LARA’s Bureau of Construction Codes (BCC) has issued a Cease & Desist order against Jeepers of Lakeside Mall for operating hazardous and unsafe carnival/amusement rides. The rides are: Banana Squadron, JJ’s Driving School, Python Pit, and Yak Attack, all located at Lakeside Mall, 14600 Lakeside Circle, Unit 1600, Sterling Heights, MI 48313. The order prohibits Jeepers from operating the rides until violations are corrected to meet compliance with the Act and its promulgated rules, and before they may safely and legally be put back into service for public use.
Upon inspection, BCC found numerous safety violations, including, but not limited to:
- missing parts including a brake fin, body latches, seat latches, rollback levers, keys in pins connecting cars;
- cracks in equipment including at a jack stand;
- leaking hydraulic line or cylinder;
- unsafe lap bars, body latches and seat latches;
- dysfunctional operator controls, track joints, motor covers; and
- failure to properly inspect and document daily inspections of rides.
“Carnival rides in Michigan are held to the highest safety standards to keep riders safe,” said BCC Director Keith Lambert. “LARA inspects permitted amusement rides annually; however, ride operators are required to conduct daily inspections before operation according to manufacturer criteria, national standards, and state law.”
The order also notifies Jeepers that violation of the Act may lead to administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions. A person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and every subsequent day which continues the violation is a separate offense. Jeepers was also informed that the matter was referred to local police and fire authorities, and the prosecuting attorney for review and possible action which may include criminal sanctions.
Consumers who have questions regarding the status of a carnival-amusement ride, can visit LARA's Ski-Amusement Division website, call us at (517) 241-9273, or email at: firstname.lastname@example.org

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text: Gulf of Peñas Table of Contents Gulf of Peñas Table of Contents Introduction References & Edit History Quizzes Water and its Varying Forms Related Questions How far from north to south does the Pacific Ocean extend? What is the salinity of the Pacific Ocean? What is the deepest region of the Pacific Ocean? Read Next Just How Many Oceans Are There? 5 Buildings You Have to See in Chile A Tale of Two Submerged Continents Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”? When the “Hannibal of the Andes” Liberated Chile Discover 5 Unforgettable Moments in the History of Spaceflight and Space Exploration What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas? All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained 9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler What Is Known (and Not Known) About Area 51 Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Timeline of the American Revolution Home Geography & Travel Physical Geography of Water Geography & Travel Gulf of Peñas inlet, Chile Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Gulf-of-Penas Give Feedback Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Print Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Gulf-of-Penas Feedback Also known as: Golfo de Peñas Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Article History Table of Contents Category: Geography & Travel Spanish: Golfo de Peñas (Show more) Gulf of Peñas, inlet of the southeast Pacific Ocean, southwestern Chile. It extends inland for 55 miles (89 km) and stretches about 50 miles (80 km) south from Taitao Peninsula to the Guayaneco Islands. This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.

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The Three Stooges (2012) did not seem like a promising idea. In fact, it seemed hubristic, sacrilegious, even, for the Farrelly Bros. (modern-day hacks, in my opinion) to take on these icons of classic slapstick. But it worked out pretty well.
Early reports had all kinds of scary rumors about who was going to play who: Jim Carrey as Curly, Adam Sandberg, Johnny Depp, horrible things. In the end, Will Sasso as Curly, Sean Hayes as Larry and Chris Diamantopoulos are just about perfect. The script is a nice mix of classic gags (which the original Stooges constantly re-used) and updated material: Moe goes on Jersey Shore, which is just about right.
The movie's strength and weakness, in my opinion, is that it is really about Moe. The emotional center of the movie is a monologue by Moe where he breaks up the team go solo. It takes the movie into another realm, beyond slapstick and pastiche. But Larry and Curly don't get the same treatment. Sasso's Curly is very accurate, but doesn't really have a lot to do, beyond saying things like "Soitainly!"
Still, no objections. They pulled it off, and the difficulty level is high.


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- Check Point Research (CPR) unveils a targeted campaign against at least two research institutes in Russia, which are part of the Rostec corporation, a state-owned defense conglomerate.
- This campaign is a continuation of what is believed to be a long-running espionage operation against Russian-related entities that has persisted since at least July 2021. The operation may still be ongoing, as the most recent activity was observed in April 2022.
- This activity was attributed to a Chinese threat actor, with possible connections to Stone Panda (aka APT10), a sophisticated and experienced nation-state-backed actor, and Mustang Panda, another proficient China-based cyber espionage group. The campaign has been dubbed Twisted Panda to reflect the sophistication of the tools observed and the attribution to China.
- The hackers use new tools, which have not previously been described: a sophisticated multi-layered loader and a backdoor dubbed SPINNER. These tools use advanced evasion and anti-analysis techniques such as multi-layer in-memory loaders and compiler-level obfuscations.
In the past two months, Check Point Research (CPR) observed multiple APT groups attempting to leverage the Russia and Ukraine conflict and sanctions against Russian companies as baits for espionage operations. It comes as no surprise that Russian entities themselves became an attractive target for spear-phishing campaigns that are exploiting the sanctions imposed on Russia by western countries. These sanctions have put enormous pressure on the Russian economy, and specifically on organizations in multiple Russian industries.
The investigation showed that this campaign is part of a larger Chinese espionage operation that has been ongoing against Russian-related entities for several months. Researchers estimate with high confidence that the campaign was carried out by an experienced and sophisticated Chinese nation-state APT. This report will reveal the tactics and techniques used by the threat actors and provide a technical analysis of the observed malicious stages and payloads, including previously unknown loaders and backdoors with multiple advanced evasion and anti-analysis techniques.
By definition, spear phishing is a highly targeted phishing attack. Like any phishing attack, it can be performed over a variety of different media – email, SMS, social media, etc. – but spear phishing emails are the most common. As a type of phishing, spear phishing operates very similarly to other phishing attacks, but the process of crafting the phishing message is a bit different.
On March 23, malicious emails targeted several defense research institutes based in Russia. The emails, which had the subject “List of <target institute name> persons under US sanctions for invading Ukraine”, contained a link to an attacker-controlled site mimicking the Health Ministry of Russia minzdravros[.]com and had a malicious document attached:
Figure 1: Spear-phishing email sent to research institutions in Russia.
All the attached documents were crafted to look like official documents from the Russian Ministry of Health, bearing its official emblem and title:
Figure 2: Screenshot of the lure document sent to research institutions in Russia.
On the same day, a phishing email of similar type was also sent to an unknown entity in Minsk, Belarus with the subject “US Spread of Deadly Pathogens in Belarus.”
Given the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of this operation, researchers feel confident this campaign to have been carried out by a Chinese APT threat actor. In general, Chinese groups are known to reuse and share tools. What is more, Twisted Panda campaign bears multiple overlaps with advanced and long-standing Chinese cyberespionage actors , like the control-flow obfuscations observed in SPINNER were previously used by the Chinese group APT10 and reappeared in a recent Mustang Panda espionage campaign. There is not enough strong evidence however, such as infrastructure-based connections, to point the fingers at a specific Chinese group. .
The Made in China 2025 plan defines objectives for China to become a major technological and economic power, and also identifies the sectors in which it must become a world leader, including robotics, medical equipment, and aviation. The defense research institutes that we identified as targets of this attack belong to a holding company within the Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec Corporation. It is Russia’s largest holding company in the radio-electronics industry and the specific targeted research institutes’ primary focus is the development and manufacturing of electronic warfare systems, military-specialized onboard radio-electronic equipment, air-based radar stations and means of state identification. The research entities are also involved in avionics systems for civil aviation, the development of a variety of civil products such as medical equipment and control systems for energy, transportation, and engineering industries. This campaign relies on social engineering techniques and spear phishing in particular. The purpose of the espionage operation is likely to collect information from targets inside the high-tech Russian defense industry to support China in its technological advancement and long-term plan.
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“Getting tied up in ropes and chains; escaping from a tiny locked metal box; and, being suspended high above the ground in a straitjacket may seem like frightening things. To Jason Gardner, aka Jason Escape,” it `s simply another day at the office.
This almost `supernatural artist` was influenced by his father and grandfather at a very young age. Joel Gardner, Jason`s father, was the bearer of the creativity and humor that would become a integral part of Jason`s chosen career path; while Jason`s grandfather offered entry into a world where Jason would excel. To say the least, these two amazing men would play a large part in the creation of Jason Escape.
Living just outside New York City, Jason and his grandfather would spend time going to all the shows that focused on the greatest illusionists of the time period. Jason would sit in the theatres and venues practically shaking, waiting for the amazing performer of the hour to take the stage. His rapt attention would focus on the likes of Copperfield, Henning – even Penn & Teller – and the hours would fly by as Jason`s day turned into one of the most mystical and unimaginable events in the world. One of the best parts came after the show, when Jason`s grandfather would introduce a trick for Jason to learn. And, boy, did Jason learn! With each try, Jason`s hands became `quicker than the eye,` and he began to feel the thrills and chills of the world of enchantment pump through his blood.
In the 1990`s, as Jason was touring with bands and traveling around the country, his true desire to practice illusions, stunts, and other mystical paths grew. Beginning simply, Jason used the tricks of the trade` that his grandfather had taught him. At that time, perhaps even Jason didn`t know that the skills he had would grow so immense that they`d one day end up startling and mesmerizing audiences everywhere.
Throwing himself into the world of sorcery and illusion, Jason practiced constantly. He even began rock-climbing and doing yoga in order to increase his dexterity and strength to be able to perform stunts – the likes of which were incomprehensible to the people around him. He also used his extremely creative mind and unending spirit to challenge himself in all different ways. Learning how to free himself from furniture he was tied to, making objects vanish into thin air, and even reading his own cat`s mind, Jason went to great lengths to achieve the best illusion or “escape` possible.
Jason Escape: The Houdini Arrives in Boston. Read More..>>>

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An experienced director has been appointed as the first chair of a new company to oversee social housing and adult social care services in Barnet.
Deep Sagar, who has extensive experience of leading public and private sector organisations at both senior management and Board level, has become chair of The Barnet Group and its subsidiary organisations Barnet Homes and Your Choice Barnet. The Barnet Group went live on 1 February 2012.
Mr Sagar will take on the post in addition to other roles. He is chair of the Leasehold Advisory Service, and has experience of chairing social housing and social care organisations such as Patchwork Community Housing Association and Turnstone Support. He has also held senior management positions at Coca-Cola and Unilever.
The governance arrangements of the new organisation mean that Mr Sagar will chair The Barnet Group board along with the boards of Your Choice Barnet and Barnet Homes, where he replaces Vi Britchfield who is standing down after three and a half years in the role.
Deep Sagar said: “The Barnet Group will do more and better for customers. Barnet Homes and the social care operations have a fine record. I will work with Board members to support staff who do such valuable jobs, day in and day out.”
The Barnet Group Chief Executive, Tracey Lees, said: “Deep has a very impressive track record of overseeing a wide range of public sector organisations along with senior management experience in the private sector.
“That’s really the ideal combination for The Barnet Group, where we will be looking to combine a strong public sector ethos with a business-like approach to identifying new markets and working ever more efficiently. I very much look forward to working with him to make The Barnet Group a success.
“I’d also like to thank Vi Britchfield for all of her wise counsel and invaluable contributions as Chair of Barnet Homes. She was over 80 when she took up the position but approached the role with the kind of energy you’d expect from someone less than half her age. I’m very pleased she is remaining on the Barnet Homes Board as leaseholder representative during this period of transition for the organisation.”
Councillor Sachin Rajput, Cabinet Member for Adults at Barnet Council, said: “I’m delighted that Deep Sagar will be able to bring his wealth of experience from both the public and private sector to help run one of the first Local Authority Trading Companies in the country covering adult social care and housing.”
The new company means that people will be able to use direct payments to purchase a range of social care services from Your Choice Barnet. For legal reasons, this would not have been possible had the services remained with Barnet Council.
Staff working for these social care services will automatically be transferred to Your Choice Barnet on 1 February.
Business support to Your Choice Barnet, such as finance and HR, will come from teams already in place at Barnet Homes. This, together with a focused approach on marketing the services and attracting new business, is expected to generate significant savings over time.
Your Choice Barnet will provide the following services:
- Rosa Morison
- Flower Lane Autism Service
- Barnet Independent Living Service
- Barnet Supported Living Service
- Valley Way Respite Service


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After nine months in Pearsall’s South Texas Detention Facility as she sought asylum — getting sick from stress and promising her young son they would be reunited — Josefina Ortiz Corrales of Honduras lost her case on Tuesday.
She has decided to appeal and will remain in detention until there is a final order, which could be months away. She has been detained and separated from her 4-year-old since December.
Honduran gangs murdered one of Ortiz’s daughters, and her partner physically abused her regularly, which Ortiz and and her lawyer, Sara Ramey, argued were grounds for asylum. But under Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent decision narrowing the scope of asylum claims, Judge Stuart Acorn told them they could scrap any arguments related to domestic or gang violence.
"Before Matter of A-B (Sessions’ decision) we had more of a chance of winning," said Ramey, executive director of the San Antonio-based Migrant Center for Human Rights.
Within the nearly 20-page declaration given to the judge before the hearing are pictures of scars on Ortiz’s scalp, arms, and eye from her boyfriend’s beatings. Letters from friends and family recount his abusive behavior. In her statement, she noted that her partner harmed her adopted son, Erik.
Ortiz, 51, was separated from her son at the U.S.-Mexico border in December, when the family separation practice was quietly taking place under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy. The administration reversed itself in June and began slowly reunifying more than 2,000 children with their parents.
The latest numbers in the Ms. L court case, which ordered government deadlines for reunification earlier this summer, indicate there are still 437 children who were separated from their parents at the border and remain in government care.
Evelyn Zepeda, 30, another daughter of Ortiz, moved to the United States a few years ago and was waiting for her mother and her little brother to follow suit, when they were separated at the border and their family’s plans for refuge was thrown into chaos.
Ortiz adopted Erik when he was born. And though she has no legal documents to prove it, she and Ramey have produced letters from relatives, photos of them when the boy was a baby and other proof of her care for little Eric.
If Ortiz ultimately loses and is deported, it will be up to Zepeda, who works the night shift at an Austin tortilleria and is also raising a son of her own, to save up enough money to send Erik back to his mother.
When her mother had called her to tell her the verdict, they both cried on the phone.
“Imagine being nine months in that place, just so they come and tell you that you can’t leave. It’s too much for her,” Zepeda said.
The Sessions’ decision this June narrowing the scope of asylum claims overturned Obama-era precedents and was largely regarded as an attempt to address Trump’s concerns that criminals are using asylum as a loophole to gain entry into the United States.
Asylum-seekers must prove that they’re part of a particular social group — being persecuted based on a part of their identity, like race, religion or nationality. They must also prove that the harm in their home country is either caused by the government, or the government is "unable or unwilling" to protect them from violence.
Immigration lawyers argue that domestic violence in Central America is pervasive enough to be considered systematic — not just an individual incident of abuse in one household, but the product of a government that is actively choosing not to help women who are harmed by their husbands.
In Honduras, the female murder rate has increased 37 percent between 2008 and 2015, according to an Amnesty International report.
"The vast majority of crimes reported against women remains unpunished, with an estimated 95 percent impunity rate," it reads.
A UN Human Right Council report in April 2017 on Honduras said "state security forces offer limited or no protection to these communities … It should be emphasized that the state remains responsible for the protection of all citizens from threats to their lives and security and if it does not take reasonable measures in that regard, the state is in violation of the right to life."
Ramey’s arguments contend that a culture of machismo, corruption and other cultural indicators in Central America have created an environment where women are a persecuted group, and should therefore qualify for refugee status.
She also tried another tactic — the Convention Against Torture, which, like seeking asylum, would allow Ortiz to stay in the Untied States. Refugees can qualify under this designation if the government of their home country directly caused them harm, if it sent someone else to cause them harm, or if it employed what lawyers call “consent or acquiescence.”
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St. Louis — A federal trial involving a lawsuit that Michael Brown’s parents filed over his 2014 police shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri, now won’t happen until at least next year, though a judge is giving both sides time to resolve the matter out of court.
U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber has scheduled the wrongful-death case filed by Michael Brown Sr. and Lezley McSpadden to go to trial in February 2018. It had been docketed for October.
But Webber also has scheduled for the first time “alternate dispute resolution” blocks of time. Those efforts, set for two several-week periods between April and mid-June, typically are confidential and can include mediation or arbitration.
No court filings as of Wednesday have indicated willingness by either side to resolve the matter out of court.


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They might also depend on different individuals to really feel worthy and beloved. Can’t perceive why your partner is being complimentary and sort to you one minute, and then accusatory and imply the next? This Jekyll and Hyde behaviour is frequent among narcissistic abusers, and they use it as a method to keep you in line. Sometimes, the narcissist might even have identified about you before they started talking to you.
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This is somebody with extensive knowledge of the topic material and extremely cited revealed materials. Regularly managing a relationship with somebody who has a narcissistic persona can take a toll on your own mental and physical health. People often describe a person with a narcissistic character as charming and likable, which could make it straightforward to miss some of their different extra harmful behaviors. Instead of defending themselves or setting boundaries for their very own mental well-being, companions of individuals with NPD might decide it’s simpler to associate with their partner’s calls for and manipulation. People with out NPD or other related psychological health conditions often consider a relationship as a selfless equation. It’s about providing one thing to another person without the expectation of immediate or equal reimbursement.
Why the rise in narcissistic women is happening
Narcissists lack empathy which suggests they do not seem to be affected by how other people’s feelings. This would not be a red flag if this was just the case but narcissistic express empathy envy. If you ever notice your romantic partner making an attempt to speak over you, or completely ignoring you when you talk about your accomplishments.
What’s extra, a narcissist likes to dominate the relationship and for their associate to be submissive to them. If you’ll be able to, whereas the method is shifting ahead, take away all weapons from the home and retailer them some place else, in order that they’re inaccessible to the abuser. This data will also be useful particularly when the writ of divorce is delivered by the court. When you communicate to law enforcement let them know whether or not there are any weapons in the house (not a good idea in case you have an abusive particular person anyplace on the premises), or other weapons. There’s an inside battle between social expectation and biological inclination that has many decent naturally female women subconsciously befuddled.
Social media warning indicators she’s a narcissist (or super insecure)
However, they will not think twice about cheating on and gaslighting those same companions. This suspicious conduct on social media can manifest in a selection of methods. Narcissists are identified to be on courting apps even whereas dedicated and also can interact in apparent flirting each on-line and offline. Their shady conduct can vary from their nefarious possession of relationship apps to extra innocuous on-line exercise. You may discover that the narcissist posts strangely provocative or flirtatious feedback on the photos of different engaging men or girls.
Blame-shifting permits them to take control of the connection and your perceptions of it. Similarly, narcissists are likely to challenge their very own shortcomings onto these round them, especially the folks closest to them, says Durvasula. When confronted with one thing that meant to make them feel shame, a narcissist might resort to rage as a substitute. This is why criticizing them can wound their self-esteem and drive them to be hostile toward you. When narcissists really feel susceptible, they might attempt to devalue you.
Rule of thumb for gauging narcissism / insecurity in various age ranges
You’ll be in a position to spot the little things that are mistaken and will know when you’re being manipulated. Here’s another constructive facet of having been in a relationship with a narcissist. Being with a narcissist, you’ll go through plenty of loss – of id, vanity, trust, and even hope. After being with a narcissist, you may become depressed due to the trauma and abuse.
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Dealing with a narcissistic coworker can certainly be difficult, however that doesn’t necessarily imply you have to tolerate their toxicity. It’s time to interrupt free from their toxic internet and take again management. Yes, some narcissists can have empathy as narcissism is extra difficult than simply mere black and white.
Talia manipulated her relationship with Chester to get more and more of what she wished. Chester had efficiently shocked the narcissism out of his girl. Today, Chester and Talia are fortunately married with their first child on the way. And not only is Talia an superior, supportive wife, however she’s also now an lively volunteer in her neighborhood. Instead, she’ll hook up with another man using the same techniques she used to hook you. She’ll go her merry means while you’re left with a shattered sense of yourself.

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- Adidas said it made $437 million from the first sales of Yeezy shoes since cutting ties with Kanye West.
- Some of the proceeds will be donated to groups fighting antisemitism, the company said.
- A second batch of Yeezy items dropped Wednesday as Adidas keeps trying to shift leftover stock.
Adidas made close to 400 million euros ($437 million) from its first batch of Yeezy sneaker sales since cutting ties with Kanye West last year.
The company kicked off another round of Yeezy sales Wednesday, including the popular sneakers Yeezy Boost 250 V2, 500, 700 and the Yeezy Slide and Foam Rnr lines.
It comes after the first wave helped Adidas post an operating profit of 176 million euros ($194 million) in its second quarter, which it said was "slightly better" than expected.
The German sportswear company ended its partnership with the rapper, now known as Ye, in October after he posted antisemitic tweets and made offensive comments on Fox News.
After initially planning to burn its remaining Yeezy stock, Adidas instead decided to sell the sneakers and use the profits to make "substantial donations'" to causes combatting antisemitism and other forms of racism.
CEO Bjørn Gulden said Thursday these groups included the Anti-Defamation League, the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change, and Robert Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.
Adidas did not say what proportion of the sales would be donated to charity, nor whether Ye would receive any of the proceeds.
Gulden said in the financial statement that this solution was "much better than destroying and writing off the inventory" – a move that was welcomed by former Yeezy chief operating officer Udi Avshalom.
The sales continue to ease financial pressure on Adidas. Demand for the remaining Yeezy stock has helped to bring the company's expected annual loss down from $764 million forecast in March to $491 million.
In line with Gulden's promise that the company will "continue to carefully sell off more of the existing Yeezy inventory", a second batch of Yeezy sneakers went on sale this week. More drops are expected throughout August.
Adidas did not immediately respond to a request for further comment from Insider.


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Training: Previous owner, I haven't learned care / training techniques, Attended conferences / shows, Books
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Ralphy found us when he was 4 months old. He favored a Shepard which is what the shelter labeled him as and while we didn't have a preference in mind, a Shepard was about the size we were looking for.
Ralphy came from a high -kill shelter in KY via 3 weeks in solitary confinement for vetting purposes to a wonderful rescue in the Poconos. The people that lovingly held him for us till we could pick him up said if we didn't want him he was absolutely going to be their 7th dog!
One look and you guessed it, it was love at first site. Ralphy was energetic and full of kisses, we felt like the luckiest people alive!
While we have not had Ralphy tested to what breeds he has in him, we do know that he carries some of the traits of an Anatolian Shepard. While he very rarely barks, he does show all the signs of a working class canine.
He, like all canines went through a chewing stage that we thought we would never end, and of course the usual well you go in the house so isn’t that what I’m suppose to do period.
Training was and is a challenge as Ralphy becomes very focused on anything but what you are trying to teach him. Any movement, any sound and he is off to investigate, protect and serve. Reparation is the key and just like with all canines if you don’t have the time to teach, you shouldn’t have them just like children they are a lifetime commitment!
To experience a dog in need of rescuing is very different then going to your standard (hopefully) ethical breeder.
When you go to a breeder you have in mind a specific breed that you have probably had in the post or researched and believe that it would be a good fit for your lifestyle.
Rescuing becomes a very different thought process when looking for that special companion.
There are a lot more questions to ask and a lot more questions you will be asked based on the rescues background. The more severe the trauma, the more experience you will need. Most who start out rescuing do so with puppies in which case they tend to be more fortunate as to not experience the abuse or abandonment that older shelter rescues face.

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THE crisis in Spain’s autonomous region of Catalonia posed the question whether the Catalans’ “democratic opposition” to Spain’s Constitution of 1978 could prevail. The Spanish Constitution was a work of reconciliation by all the political parties of Spain (including the Communist Party of Spain), after the death of the military dictator Francisco Franco, and it was approved at a national referendum in which Catalans overwhelmingly voted in favor.
Last September, Catalonia’s Parlament voted to call a unilateral referendum for independence on October 1 but Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled that the referendum would be illegal. The Spanish Constitution provides that, “national sovereignty belongs to the Spanish people, from whom all State powers emanate” and that “the Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation, the common and indivisible self-government of the nationalities and regions of which it is composed and the solidarity among them all.”
The unilateral referendum took place despite efforts by the Spanish government headed by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, to prevent it from taking place. The Catalan autonomous Govern headed by Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont claimed that the referendum had a turnout of 43 percent and that the vote was overwhelming in favor of the independence of Catalonia as a republic.
On October 27, the Catalan Parlament declared Catalonia an independent republic by a secret vote of 70 out of 135 members (with the opposition walking out of the session). The secret vote was a sign of weakness. The Parlament met while the Spanish Senate was also meeting, poised to vote on the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution. This was the constitutional measure, similar to other constitutions in the European Union, designed to restore legal order in Catalonia. For a while, there were efforts to persuade Puigdemont to refrain from announcing unilateral independence and to call for autonomous elections as a compromise to avoid Section 155.
With the approval of Section 155 by the Senate, Rajoy removed Puigdemont from office and called for autonomous elections on December 21, thereby dissolving the Parlament. These measures, Rajoy explained, do not suspend Catalonia’s autonomy. Spain’s Constitutional Court subsequently declared the unilateral declaration of independence as a nullity.
Rajoy justified the extraordinary application of Section 155 as restoring the rule of law. The Catalan separatists argued that their democratic right to vote for independence overrides any decision of the courts. The standoff was between the State’s derecho de estado (rule of law), recognized by the international community, versus the Catalan separatists’ perceived “people power” relying on civil disobedience and the parliament of the streets.
The Spanish flag remained flying beside the Catalonian flag, outside the Parlament, on the first working day following the dramatic events. The Mossos, Catalonia’s regional police, obeyed the orders of the national government to prevent the Catalan republicans from holding office. Puigdemont fled to Brussels where he made a call for “democratic opposition,” seeing the autonomous elections as a plebiscite on independence. Puigdemont and his senior officials now face rebellion and other criminal charges.
No right of secession
The Catalan separatists cannot claim a right to secede under either the national law or international law. The principle of self-determination is applicable to peoples under colonial rule and does not give minorities the right to secede from an established state. The UN Charter in its Article 1 (2) speaks of the principle of self-determination of peoples as a basis for achieving the purposes of the United Nations to develop friendly relations among nations and to strengthen universal peace.
Pursuant to this provision, the UN General Assembly approved the 1960 Declaration of Independence to Colonial Countries and people which sought to end colonialism in all its manifestations. This Declaration sought to give peoples under colonial rule or foreign domination the right to secede. At the same time, Paragraph 6 thereof declared that “Any attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and territorial integrity of a country is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.” The right to secede from an established state does not exist.
Under the influence of the decolonization process, the principle of self-determination was enshrined in Article 1 of both the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Section 27 of the ICCPR did not include secession as among the rights of minorities.
In light of this historical context, the Canadian Supreme Court in the leading case of Reference Re Secession of Quebec declared that “international law expects that the right of self-determination will be exercised by peoples within the framework of existing sovereign states and consistently with the maintenance of the territorial integrity of those states” and that the right to unilateral secession “arises only in the most extreme of cases, and even then, under carefully defined circumstances.”
Catalonia, as an autonomous region of Spain, exercises the same rights of self-government as the other autonomous regions of Spain. The County of Barcelona was part of the Kingdom of Aragon and later of Spain, and Catalonia was never an independent state. As stated by Rajoy, it is inconceivable to think of Spain without Catalonia or of Catalonia outside of Spain.
Does a state have the right to secede from a union?
Cognizant of this historic fact, the previous autonomous government of Catalonia headed by Artur Mas had previously attempted to hold a referendum, with one question containing two sections: 1) Do you wish Catalonia to be a State? 2) If the response is affirmative, do you wish Catalonia to be independent?
The first question sought to place Catalonia on the same standing as Scotland because the latter was empowered to hold a referendum on independence in 2014. But Scotland has a long history of having been an independent kingdom until it formally joined with England and Wales in 1707 to form the United Kingdom of Britain. Nevertheless, the UK Parliament had to pass an Order in Council granting the Scottish Parliament the necessary powers to hold the referendum.
Whether a state has the right to secede from the union depends on the national law of the union. Quebec also held a referendum on independence in 1995 without the opposition of the federal government. When there was a threat to hold another one, the Canadian government turned to the Canadian Supreme Court, which ruled in the case quoted above that Quebec’s legislature did not have the right to effect the secession of Quebec unilaterally.
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Thanks to the power of apps, we can put someone else's face over our own faces. But what about the poor animals? Where's their face-swapping fun? Well, if you've ever looked at your adorable puppy and thought to yourself, "Hmmmm, Fido would look amazing with a human mouth," well, there's a Web app for that.
Called Petswitch, it allows you to upload a picture of yourself, and superimpose your human features over that of your animal companion. If you don't have an animal companion, you can select from one of the available animal pictures, including cats, dogs, rabbits, bears, and pigs.
It's pretty easy to use. You upload a picture of yourself and a picture of your pet, or choose from the eight sample pets, then move targets to the eyes and mouth. The tool then superimposes the human features onto the pet photo to varying horrifying effects.
We've all heard that little bit of folk wisdom that pets resemble their owners, but when it's actually applied, we're not entirely sure the result is quite what the saying had in mind. Nevertheless, it's pretty fun -- especially the gallery of other people's attempts, which have led to some truly bizarre photos.
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Rather than keep Pinto around as a backup catcher the Twins have decided to send the 25-year-old rookie to Triple-A. Development-wise he’s likely better off playing regularly in Rochester than sitting on the bench in Minnesota, but it’s odd that the Twins benched Pinto for 27 of their first 64 games before they even signed Morales.
Pinto has slumped recently and his defense behind the plate has been predictably shaky, but his .813 OPS in 64 games as a big leaguer is the 17th-highest mark in Twins history among every hitter with at least 200 plate appearances, ahead of guys like Michael Cuddyer, Torii Hunter, Matt Lawton, Chuck Knoblauch, Marty Cordova, Paul Molitor, A.J. Pierzynski, Jason Kubel, and Tom Brunansky.
Pinto’s career on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS are also higher than Morales’ marks since returning from a broken ankle in 2012. He can hit, but for whatever reason the Twins played him sporadically despite having the DH spot available and then decided Morales was a worthwhile upgrade, so now Pinto is left to beat up on International League pitchers for a while.
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I had this rebuilt by a shop, then put a kit in it myself after it fired one brad and re-leaked. I only opened the head portion, not the handle section.
The leak is through the small hole in the head and only occurs when the trigger is not pulled, plus the gun does not fire. The plastic trigger does not appear bent and the gun has only seen light home use.
The new small O-ring seems to bind, unlike the old one and none of the old rings or seals seemed to be worn or leaking.
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Re: Bostitch T31 air leak thru small head hole
I have repaired hundreds of nailers, however not a t31. I can offer you a few tips on general nail gun repair pertaining to leaks. It is important to check each oringseparately if you can to check for proper fit/contact. Do not just replace all orings and then hope for the best. Each oring must fit snugly not too tight not too loose. The surface where the oring contacts must not have fine scratches. Inspect all surfaces with magnify lens for scratches and remove with fine sandpaper. Check each oring for nicks Make sure that gaskets do not block small ports that direct air to headalve. Use silicone grease instead of oil on orings and metal/plastic parts. Lowes sells a small container of silicone grease in the plumbing department. It is used to lube faucet parts. Oil will wash away too fast and sometimes it will swell the orings causing gun to jamb. Finally do not use too much pressure on small nailguns. Try using 70 to 90 lbs. Good luck
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Most likely problem is the head valve orings not making perfect seal. Remove the head and pull out the headvalve piston. Apply plenty of white grease to orings and test fire. If gun fires, will need oring kit soon. Good luck
Most likely the orings or seals in the headvalve are not making perfect seal. Remove the head and pull out the headvalve. Apply plenty of white grease to orings and test again. If the gun fires, then will need oring kit soon, or just keep using plenty of grease. If the gun still does not fire, check that the safety foot is depressing the trigger valve all the way in. Good luck
I had the exact same problem after doing a complete rebuild. If you are using the Stanley bostitch rebuild kit, check to see if you accidently swapped o-rings 6 and 63. They look the same but o-ring #6 is 1.925x.103 and o-ring #63 is 1.862x.103. Use plenty of lubricant. Hope this helps.
If the new trigger valve leaks air when you connect the air supply, most likely defective valve or air is leaking past outer trigger valve orings due to debris in the slot or new orings were cut when the valve was pushed in. If air leaks when you depress safety to fire gun then most likely problem is in the head valve or safety foot is not pushing the firing pin all the way in. Easy test, remove nails and remove the trigger to expose the firing pin. Connect air and very quickly depress the firing pin all the way in. If the gun fires, adjust the safety foot as needed. If the gun does not fire, remove the head and check headvalve orings for good snug fit against the cylinder within the head. The surface were orings make contact must be very smooth and not too deeply worn. If you notice fine scratches remove with fine sandpaper. Reinstall head using plenty of white grease on all the orings within the head and retest. Good luck
Easy test, Remove the nails and remove the trigger retainer pin and trigger to expose the trigger valve (tva6 valve). With air connected and nails removed, quickly depress the trigger firing pin all the way in. Gun should fire (if gun fires, adjust safety foot to make better contact with tva6), if no joy air is leaking past orings in the head valve or head gasket vent hole and/or trigger valve. Remove head and check gasket around vent hold (small hole in the head gasket). If the gasket good remove head valve and examine surface where orings make contact for fine scratches. If scratched or worn, orings are not sealing. To check if orings are leaking, apply lots of white grease to orings in the head valve, replace the head and test fire. If the gun fires, sand contact areas with fine sandpaper and or use oversize orings or wind teflon tape under the external orings. The metal ring or washer that you are wondering about is sometimes used to space up the bumper to control depth of nail. Other nailers use a metal fitting under the bumper to help guide the driver and to seal the lower chamber helping to prevent too much air leaking past the driver. If too much air leaks past the driver, guide, the piston may not return to top. Good luck
The check seal is what causes the piston to retract. Remove cylinder and examine check seal. It is a small band that covers a series of holes and should fit snuggly around cylinder. Other factors that have effect on piston retraction are, split/cracked cylinder, bent driver and lack of lubrication. This gun is tricky to rebuild. Make shure that all the parts in the head are placed correctly. The kit does contain all the parts that you need. Good luck
I have seen many small bostitch guns all with different problems that did not shoot nails. Both of your guns have simillar triggers. You might try the trigger valve from the gun that works to see if that is the problem. Most no fire situations come from faulty trigger valve. The trigger valve used in your guns has a part that stays in the body of the gun; be sure to replace both parts. If still no fire check the following:
Remove the head and check if the piston/driver travels all the way down the cylinder with the tip of be blade showing at the nose. Some piston/drivers have a grove that must be aligned.
Check that the headvalve travels into the head and returns. Push the valve in with your thumb then cover the small vent hole at the base of the head where the gasket sits with your finger and release your thumb. The headvalve should be held in with vacuum then pop up when you remove your finger from the vent hole. If the headvalve does not stay pushed in with the vent covered, the orings are leaking and can cause the gun not to fire. Try lubing the headvalve with light grease such as silicone lube. Do not use bearing grease. Silicone lube is available in small amounts at plumbing supply/lumber outlets such as Lowes. It looks like wax feels like shortening.
Reassemble the gun and check your work. I test the gun with-out nails and without the trigger installed. Just place the nose of the gun on a piece of rubber, (I use a piece of heavy garden hose rolled up tightly into a coil) and press the trigger valve pin with your finger. The reason that I leave the trigger off is that sometimes the problem is caused by the safety mech not pushing the trigger pin correctly. enjoy


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PLAIN TWP. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will host a live nativity presentation on Dec. 9.
The outside presentation lasts about 20 minutes, with performances at 5:30, 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. and will feature a full cast of biblical characters and live animals.
After the presentation, visitors can come inside for free food and refreshments. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 2551 55th St. NE.


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Concerned over non-performance of some mutual fund schemes and their non-compliance to stated investment objectives, regulator Sebi today said it will probe the matter and may quiz CEOs of fund houses in this regard.
The watchdog said funds performing poorly over a long period need to answer not just to unit holders, but also to the regulator.
"It is a cause of concern. There are at least nine fund houses' schemes which have underperformed and some of them since their launch. These schemes have failed to match returns of their benchmark index.
"Sebi is considering questioning CEOs and fund managers of the mutual funds which have non-performing schemes over a long-term basis," Sebi Chairman U K Sinha told reporters on the sidelines of a CII summit on MF here. He added Sebi will ask them what measures they are taking to address the issue.
Fund houses have welcomed Sebi's decision to quiz heads of the fund houses for non-performance saying it will increase their accountability.
"I think this is a welcome step. It should lead to accountability on the part of fund houses for non-performance and will also encourage them to perform better," HDFC Asset Management Company managing director Milind Barve said.
A CII-PWC report on mutual funds also pointed out that there is a proliferation of mutual fund schemes.
"Overlapping schemes may be analysed and the possibility of merging overlapping schemes or discontinuing such schemes with a less than optimal AUM size could be evaluated without prejudicing investors' interest," the report said.
Sinha also said the regulator will inspect AMCs (asset management companies) to ensure there was no violation of rules with regard to the fund objectives.
Every MF scheme has a stated investment objective and they are supposed to invest accordingly.
The regulator is also in the process of formalising regulations for investment advisors, said Sinha, a former Chairman and Managing Director of UTI Mutual Fund.
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Re: Replacing broken valve stem
Let me guess, stock valves and revving over 5500? Was it valve bouncing at the time too? These are good insurance things to keep in mind to avoid busting parts.
Wouldn't removing the head be 100 times easier than removing the sump and piston in the car?
I'd be pulling the head and just inspect the top of the piston - if its OK, then just do the valve. Did the valve drop into the cylinder and mash the piston, or did the valve stem seal hold it up?
Are you sure its a busted valve and not the locks or retainers failing?
So, remove the head........
With the valve stem broken, the retainer would have fallen off the top of the spring with the 2 locks lying around too (you'll see this with the rocker cover removed). This negates the requirement for a valve spring removal tool for the strip down.
Not sure if you'll need some cutting compound to seat the valve into the seat? Bueller?
Give it a thorough parts clean, insert valve, valve stem seal, spring and retainer. Squash it all down with a spring compressor tool and the insert the 2 valve locks and then release the compressor tool slowly. Refit head.
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When XtremeMac introduced the original Luna — as close to a revolutionary alarm clock radio as anything released for the iPod, history shows — we were thrilled; it was our clock of choice until the iPhone came along, bombarding speakers with audio interference and necessitating redesigns. Soon thereafter, XtremeMac showed off two new models called Luna X2 and Luna Voyager ($80), the first a cut-down sequel, and the second a substantially different concept: a travel alarm clock. Turbulent times at XtremeMac saw Luna X2 repeatedly delayed, re-engineered, and apparently only given a small-scale release; now Luna Voyager has actually made it to market, and it’s a qualified success.
Luna Voyager is, in quick summary, a cool-looking clock and speaker dock with the total area of a small hardcover book: it’s a little under 8” wide, 5” deep, and 1.5” tall, capable of fitting into any backpack, briefcase, or other travel bag with ease. On the front of the almost entirely black unit is a glossy plastic face with a big blue clock in the center, using futuristic digits that resembled the ones on Luna X2, but no calendar date or other information; the sides have silver metal mesh speaker grilles, and the top has a multi-function ratcheting dial and two buttons: one’s for setting the clock or play/pausing the connected iPod or iPhone, and the other is for activating the single alarm. Most of the rest of the unit is a soft-touch matte black body, interrupted by an oversized dark gray battery compartment. XtremeMac notably packages it with a wall adapter, but without a carrying case, a potential issue for those who hope to keep the glossy part of its body in tip-top shape.
An oddity of the battery compartment is that it was designed to be large enough to cover a bunch of AA batteries, but instead has space for only two AAAs, which XtremeMac doesn’t provide in the package; they are only used as backups for the clock. Our guess based on the design is that Luna Voyager was originally intended to run its speakers off of battery power, too, but the engineering didn’t quite work out, so XtremeMac preserved the compartment as-was while leaving only space for the AAAs. In any case, what this means is that Voyager’s speakers run only off of wall power, via the included adapter, and that you’ll have to supply the batteries if you want to keep the clock stable. In a neat accommodation, however, Luna Voyager automatically can set itself to the time programmed into your iPhone or iPod, and preserve that time until it’s unplugged.
Though Voyager doesn’t do a lot more than play iPod or iPhone audio, keep time, and offer the aforementioned single alarm, those three features all work well enough given the price and size. The speaker quality is somewhere between decent and good, providing significantly louder sound than an iPod nano, iPod touch, iPhone 3G or 3GS can put out through its own speaker, but offering relatively flat, midrange-focused audio rather than anything that impresses with sparkle or thump. Songs sound FM radio-like, which is par or above par for the course with sub-$100 audio systems without clocks, and a little above par for ones with clocks built in; an aux-in port in the back lets you connect 3.5mm audio sources, as well. You can set the alarm to beep, starting quietly and then quickly ratcheting up to something louder, or trigger iPod/iPhone music. Both worked without a problem in our testing.
What will either sell or sink the Voyager for most people is the clock. We loved it; the blue numbers just look plain cool, and the system’s ability to set itself from a plugged-in iPhone or iPod all but forgives its lack of included AAA batteries, as well as its dependence on those ones rather than a smaller disc-shaped cell to provide continued backup power. But some people won’t like the fact that it has no dimmer settings other than a switch on the unit’s back that turns it off or switches it from 12 to 24 hour mode. This isn’t an issue for us, but users who are looking for the numbers to be anything other than solid-looking and semi-bright may need to look elsewhere, as will those who want a calendar date in addition to the time.
There’s a fair argument to be made that XtremeMac dropped the ball somewhat with Luna Voyager—that it should have been capable of running entirely off of batteries, given its size, and that its sparing feature set will relegate it to niche appeal. The lack of a protective carrying case was also a clear miss for a semi-glossy plastic product designed to travel around in a bag. That said, while we’d agree that Voyager could have been and done more, that doesn’t stop us from appreciating what it is and can do: it’s a truly very nice looking little clock with fine to good sound quality, and one that’s easier to pack up for travel than many of the other iPhone-ready clocks we’ve tested. We also really liked its setting and volume dial, which looks good and feels nice thanks to a series of dots on its edge and a depression in its center. XtremeMac mightn’t have hit a home run in execution here, and it was clearly late to the game, but Luna Voyager is still one of the nicest-looking and simplest travel alarm clocks on the market for iPhones and iPods right now. We’d call it a flat B product overall and worthy of our general recommendation; it wouldn’t take much for a sequel to be worthy of greater praise.
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Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been listed in the top 20 passers in the upcoming video game FIFA 21.
EA Sports have announced the top-rated players based on their passing stats for the game, with Alexander-Arnold making the top 20.
Only eight players have a higher passing rating than Alexander-Arnold (87), with Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne (93) coming in at number one. Lionel Messi, Christian Eriksen, Luka Modric, Bruno Fernandes. Dani Parejo and David Silva are the only other players ahead of the Liverpool right-back.
He is also on par with Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech, Eibar’s Pedro Leon and Barcelona’s Miralem Pjanic.
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Given that Alexander-Arnold has produced 25 assists in two Premier League seasons from right-back for Liverpool, this does appear to be a fair call from FIFA. His passing from defence has been crucial to how Liverpool have played under Jurgen Klopp – as shown by the aforementioned assist numbers he has totted up.
The England international racked up four goals and 13 assists in the Premier League last season as Liverpool won the Premier League title for the first time in their history. He was also named in the PFA Team of the Year to reaffirm how important he was for the Reds.
These achievements highlight why Alexander-Arnold is worthy of being in the top 20 passers in FIFA 21. Hopefully, he will be able to continue to provide excellent assists for Liverpool in the Premier League this season and lead the club to a second successive title ahead of their rivals.

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Jacki Schneider was smiling broadly as she headed out the door of the carriage house at the Cuneo Museum and Gardens last weekend. The lucky shopper had made a "find" at the third annual Antiques Show and Sale sponsored by the Barrington Area Historical Society.
"I'm an interior designer. This I'll probably be using in my own home," she said, referring to the Chinese embroidery with its bird motif stitched in a palette of blues that she had just purchased from one of the show's 34 exhibitors.
"There were plenty of things I could've bought in addition," said Schneider, of Barrington.
Indeed, the carriage house at the Libertyville mansion was chock full of treasures from the past, including 17th and 18th Century French and English furniture, maps, rugs, art prints, grandfather clocks, sterling silver and vintage clothing.
The historical society, which previously hosted its annual sale in Barrington High School, raised more than $15,000 during the two-day sale, said Linda Grubb, event chairman.
"It's been fun to work with another museum," she said, of the Cuneo site.
Grubb said the proceeds will help support the society's educational and conservation programs. "The historical society is blessed with unique documents and photographs," she said.
Although most of the dealers were from Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kentucky, some trekked farther to show off their wares.
"One of our dealers came from California," said event coordinator Betty Fitzgibbons.
"And another from Woodbury, Conn.," Grubb said.
The items for sale were as diverse as the places from which the dealers came. There were even a few items that bordered on whimsical, including an antique roulette wheel and combination backgammon/chess set displayed by Winnetka antique shop Robertson-Jones.
"Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen," John Robertson-Jones joked as visitors meandered by.


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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia, one of only three countries in the Asia-Pacific region that is seeing a trend of increased HIV infections, must plug a $30 million funding gap in its fight against HIV, a UN health official said on Wednesday.
President-elect Joko Widodo, who won a July election, should build on the policies implemented by the outgoing administration, Cho Kah Sin, Indonesia country director for the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, told Reuters.
Indonesia’s five-year strategic plan to combat HIV/AIDS ends this year and domestic funding of the plan is about 40 per cent, much lower than a 70 per cent target, Cho said.
While the domestic budget for tackling HIV/AIDS has increased from $27 million in 2010 to $37 million this year, the current funding gap is estimated at about $30 million, and it is expected to increase to about $175 million by 2020.
“Indonesia is a middle income country (and) is going to have a challenge trying to convince international donors to continue to invest in development assistance for social and health projects,” said Cho.
“Eventually it will have to provide its own funding for priorities like health,” he added. “It is very important for the national government to continue to increase the proportion of funding for HIV from domestic resources.”
The United Nations, in a report released every two years on the world HIV and AIDS epidemic, said last month new infection rates in Indonesia were a “cause for concern”.
About 0.43 per cent of the adult population, or about 640,000 people, are infected with HIV in Indonesia.
Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines were the only three countries in the Asia-Pacific region with a trend of increased HIV infections, the United Nations said.
But Cho said he was optimistic about the fight in Indonesia.
Since 2012, the world’s fourth most populous country has massively increased access to HIV testing and now offers early antiretroviral treatment.


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Peter Doig's recent show of 15 paintings and works on paper include images of a man sitting in a drifting canoe, two people in fancy dress standing between low walls covered in rough bright tiles, a spectral child hovering amid the tangled branches of a grey tree, a desolate tunnel adorned with a clumsy rainbow, and a distant couple entwined in a lonely embrace. Roads, oceans and rivers dominate, but the journeys they hint at are solitary ones. The overall mood is melancholy and nocturnal, even when light has bleached the details white. Although the show is titled '100 Years Ago', time doesn't feel important; a minute can feel like a year if the feeling is intense enough. As in the world, surfaces are uneven and animated; occasionally they are tired. These are grand narratives that have no story to tell except the one you want to tell yourself, yet they draw you in as effectively as a camp fire; images of exile that make you feel less alone.
This is Doig's first solo show in London since 1998. One of the great things about it is the way it won't let your imagination alone; one moment you're in the suburbs, bored and underage, the next a long way from home preoccupied with Monet, the wrecked splendour of human isolation or the fact that snowflakes and stars look alike when seen through a twilight mist.
In order to absorb all these pictures have to offer you have to slow down. You think you get one, and then the next changes key; degrees of intensity and focus shift restlessly about, not only from painting to painting but within isolated areas. In parts they made me think of country music, especially the late Townes Van Zandt, who wrote heartbreaking, pared-down songs in which the smallest moments and movements become charged allegories. When Van Zandt sings 'The winter howled high round the mountain's breast, and the cold of a thousand snows lay heaped upon the forest sleep', you know he's not just singing about the weather in the same way you know that Doig isn't simply painting pictures about snow or swamps or a horse that bows its head in sadness. Perhaps such confusion allows for some compensation: despite everything, these are paintings that remind you that if all else fails the moon will still rise, beautiful in its lonely ascent.
At every step these images resist the idea that a picture, or your perception of a picture, can be either ordered or logical. Take, for example, 100 Years Ago (Carrerre)(2001), a painting of a bearded, long-haired man dressed in black sitting in a canoe. He looks a little like a Heavy Metal fan or a Dead Head. The canoe is a vivid sweep of burnt orange; the figure of the man a sombre note played amid the dark swell of water that gets lighter as it approaches the small island behind him, glowing beneath a gloomy sky. The man seems to be absorbed with whoever is looking at him. The atmosphere is vaguely ominous - the canoe appears to be drifting; it makes you wonder who might suffer if it drifted ashore. It also reads like a homage to history painting: it's impossible not to think of the man-and-nature aspect of German Romanticism, most obviously Arnold Böcklin's paintings of the Island of the Dead. But - and here's the rub - the man is nothing in 100 Years Ago, dwarfed by what surrounds him, yet this is not to say he is insignificant. In the same way that music touches everything around it, here the paint itself democratizes the relationship between the man and his environment: the expanse of water is as concentrated as a hair. The great horizontal swathes of colour force you to think about paint in the same way a blizzard makes you think about snow. Every brushstroke is applied with a loving indifference to a hierarchy of meaning, as if Doig is equally in thrall to 19th-century painting and 1970s bands; the sky and skin.
One of the more intriguing aspects of these pictures is the way they allude to altered states - dreams, hallucinations and reveries saturate their surfaces - but the means by which Doig has achieved this is remarkably restrained: tiny shifts in intensity create a subtle sense of dislocation. Take, for example, Grand Riviere (2001-2), a fantastically complex image of swamp-like desolation. It comprises a few seemingly innocuous components: trees, water, an empty boat, a lone white horse and a sky. The paint is by turns animated, reticent and yet utterly unified; hints of cerulean hover above a verdant green, while the horse grazes beneath ghostly dribbles of translucent white. The atmosphere is humid and still, yet at any moment you expect the stillness to be startled. But then perhaps startling their own stillness is what good paintings do best; they let you expect the things you don't expect to see.


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Thursday’s (January 3, 2019) news space was abuzz with the American President Donald Trump’s comment with regard to the situation in Afghanistan. He reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with respect to India and other countries for not forthcoming enough in the affairs of Afghanistan. There may not be a necessity to clarify Indian role in Afghanistan to the American President, nevertheless, we as Indians should know the fact that India has been playing an active role in rebuilding Afghanistan.
If anybody thinks that India’s involvement in the Afghanistan is limited to building a library, then they are grossly mistaken. As noted in our earlier article, India has been playing the geo-politics to its advantage in the last 4.5 years. India’s role in rebuilding the war-torn Afghanistan is rather long-term and far-reaching as we have a strategic interest in the country as well.
India’s Role in Afghanistan
Here how the facts stand as far as India’s role in rebuilding Afghanistan is concerned:
- As the government informed the Lok Sabha in August 2015, India has committed over US$ 2 billion to Afghanistan in the form of a variety of development and humanitarian assistance projects.
- Part of this commitment was construction of the Afghan Parliament Building, which is already fulfilled by India. PM Modi inaugurated the Afghan Parliament in December 2015.
- Another big commitment was construction of the Salma Dam, which has also been completed. As reported, it is expected to generate 43 megawatts of electricity for 40,000 families and will irrigate 80,000 hectares of farmland, belonging to 50,000 families.
- In another flagship scheme, setting up of power sub-stations at Doshi- Charikar in northern Afghanistan, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned two 220/20kV substations in Afghanistan.
- India’s food assistance to Afghanistan stand at 1 million tonnes of wheat, partly in form of grain, and partly as biscuits for about 1.5 million school children provided through the World Food Programme.
- 1,000 annual scholarships to Afghan students for undergraduate and higher studies in India.
- Training and medical treatment for personnel of Afghan National Defence and Security Forces in India.
Indo-Afghan Partnership - As Seen By Media
Above are the highlights of India’s role in rebuilding Afghanistan. If one goes into the detail, India has initiated more than 100 projects and has been actively playing a transformational role in Afghanistan covering as many as 31 provinces of the country. This has been acknowledged by various media reports from time to time as the below snapshots show:
One can not understand the role of India in rebuilding Afghanistan just by seeing it through other country’s prism. India’s role in Afghanistan has a sustainable approach as it involves building roads, strengthening democratic institutions, constructing public amenities so on and so forth. The progress made by India in this regard is there for the world to see.