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This manuscript outlines the first mathematical model that explicitly models the contribution of relapsing infections to P. vivax transmission. This model has since served as the basis of more advanced models investigating both the effect of different intervention on P. vivax transmission and evolutionary advantages of different relapse phenotypes.
September 9, 2014
This study standardised protective immune responses across multiple populations to identify biomarkers of protective vivax immunity across populations of varying malaria transmission.
September 8, 2014
A meta-analysis of >191 clinical trials highlighting the complexity of defining P. vivax antimalarial efficacy. The paper demonstrates that the extent of chloroquine resistant P. vivax is far greater than previously appreciated
Making the most of clinical data: reviewing the role of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic models of anti-malarial drugs
September 1, 2014
Our invited review highlighted that current pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic models exclude important factors such as host immunity and complexities of drug action. We highlighted a lack of statistical rigour in parameter estimation.
Opsonic phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites: mechanism in human immunity and a correlate of protection against malaria
July 1, 2014
This study demonstrated than human antibodies to merozoites promote opsonic phagocytosis by monocytes, which is was associated with protective immunity to malaria in Africa children. The acquisition and boosting of these antibodies was defined.
May 5, 2014
In Malawi and Papua New Guinea, maternal antibodies fell as malaria transmission declined, but rates of fall differed between different types of malaria antibody response.
Malaria burden and control in Bangladesh and prospects for elimination: an epidemiological and economic assessment
February 1, 2014
This original research quantifies the malaria burden and programmatic costs of malaria elimination in Bangladesh.
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment of multidrug resistant falciparum and vivax malaria in pregnancy
January 17, 2014
Background Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) is recommended for the treatment of multidrug resistant malaria in the second and third trimesters…
Major burden of severe anemia from non-falciparum malaria species in southern Papua: A hospital-based surveillance study
December 17, 2013
This paper highlights the central role of anaemia in the aetiology of severe vivax malaria.
Low antibody levels to pregnancy-specific malaria antigens and heightened cytokine responses associated with severe malaria in pregnancy
November 25, 2013
Sudanese pregnant women with severe malaria had low levels of pregnancy-specific antibody suggesting low immunity, and had high blood cytokine levels. Lack of immunity may predispose to severe pregnancy malaria.


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Despite the many areas of canvas left bare, this is one of the few paintings Cézanne signed and thus regarded as "finished." It shows a view of the Jesuit estate of Saint-Joseph, situated on a hill, the Colline des Pauvres, on the road between Aix and the village of Le Tholonet, an area beloved by the artist since his youth. This picture was the first by Cézanne to enter an American museum: the Metropolitan acquired it from the historic Armory Show in 1913.
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The Lawyer Asia Pacific 150 is the only research report to provide a ranking of the top 100 independent local firms and top 50 global firms in the region. The report offers critical review of some of the fastest growing firms and their strategies, a country-by-country guide to leading legal advisers and legal services market trends, plus exclusive insight into the current business development opportunities in the Asia Pacific. Read more
This year, The Lawyer’s annual ranking of the largest UK law firms by turnover is available as an interactive, digital benchmarking tool. For the first time this will allow you to manipulate each data set against the metrics of your choice.
Respected former Pearson and 3 general counsel Paul Vickers has re-emerged at burgeoning publishing company Mecom.
Vickers joined Mecom last week (2 July) as general counsel and company secretary with a remit to build a legal and company secretarial function.
Since its AIM listing in March 2005 Mecom has transformed from a cash shell to one of Europe's leading newspaper publishers and has made a series of senior management hires. It is expected to transfer to the main list next year.
Vickers is the first lawyer at the company's London headquarters. He will report directly to chairman David Montgomery, the former boss at the Mirror Group.
Through a series of acquisitions Mecom now has more than 8,000 employees in five European countries and a market capitalisation of around £1.3bn. It owns regional newspapers in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Poland.

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Offroad Trucks Jeep Hurricane and Jeep Safariby Morsun Led Offroad Wrangler Morsun
A concept car is a prototype used to test new technologies and designs that could be applied to future models. Jeep has created several unusual concept cars.
The first of these is the Jeep Hurricane. This prototype was presented in 2005 at the Detroit Motor Show. It was characterized by its large tires and its absence of doors, but above all by its wheels, which turned to allow the vehicle to roll sideways. Plus, it had two V8 engines, so going from 0 to 100 km / h in under five seconds was no challenge. For the most popular offroad accessories, our 9 inch Jeep jl headlights are the most popular ones.
In addition to this road colossus, Jeep also created more adventure-oriented off-road trucks, with simpler but powerful modifications.
One of them is the 2017 Jeep Safari. This was based on the Wrangler and was designed to enjoy nature at all times. It was distinguished by its doors and in plexiglass. To enjoy the view, the rear seats were facing outward. In addition, the model included a drone integrated into the roof, to be able to capture these spectacular views that nature offers.
Jeep Quicksand was also introduced in 2017 and was a cross between a hotrod and an all-terrain truck. It was impossible not to see him right away with
Although without a doubt what stood out the most was its HEMI V8 engine with eight manifolds that protruded from the hood and whose function was to bring air into the intake of the cylinders. Another relevant change was its side exhaust.
Inside, this concept only had two very simple seats, accompanied by a roll cage and red interiors.
These concepts, while a little out of the ordinary, demonstrate Jeep's constant spirit of innovation and the many possibilities that exist when creating a vehicle. We are very excited to see what innovations and concept cars the future will bring to off-road trucks and we hope you are too.
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Travis Scott – like many other artists this year — is the latest to have succumbed to his newest album being leaked online a few days before it's official release. This does however mean that we get to hear the most hyped tracks early as they've been uploaded online for our enjoyment.
While there are collaborations from Kanye West, Young Thug, Justin Bieber, Chief Keef and more, one has caught our attention, "Pray 4 Love," a collaboration with rising R&B singer The Weeknd. The two team up for a collision of sounds and styles; from Scott's ruthless edge, to The Weeknd's signature sensual crooning, this contrasting joint effort is exciting from start to finish. Listen to this track as it's surfaced in full ahead of it's release September 4th, which you can pre-order now. Enjoy!
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The quickly rising Mind of a Genius label had one of the most talked about breakout acts of the past year with ZHU, and now R&B vocalist Gallant has really been proving himself as the next to break out from the label. “Weight In Gold” has already garnished some unreal remixes from both Louis Futon and Ta-Ku, and now we get another stellar take on the track from Brasstracks. This Brooklyn based duo have been working their trumpet heavy sound into covers and remixes including their recent take on TNGHT’s “Higher Ground.” They highlight Gallant's soothing vocals as they float on top of the mellow horn fueled production for their take of "Weight In Gold. Stream below and grab a copy if you're feeling the remix. Enjoy
Gallant – Weight In Gold (Brasstracks Remix) | iTunes
Album leaks have become a common occurrence in the age of the internet, and they seem to be almost unavoidable for most artists. While some make a big fuss about leaks, The Weeknd himself leaked an 18-minute album preview following the surfacing of Beauty Behind The Madness, which is scheduled for an August 28 release via Republic.
Abel has been on an absolute tear on Billboard charts this year and it seems like you can’t even leave your house without having one of his tracks infiltrate your eardrums. He continues this trend on the new album which includes previous hits “Often,” “The Hills,” “Can’t Feel My Face,” along his Lana Del Rey collab titled “Prisoner,” which we featured earlier. Check out his album preview and support him by preordering on iTunes.
The Weeknd – Beaty Behind The Madness (The Leak) | iTunes Preorder
Ahead of the release of The Weeknd's highly anticipated forthcoming album Beauty Behind The Madness, one of the most hyped tracks off the project has surfaced on the internet! “Prisoner” features none other than Lana Del Rey, and just as we hoped, these two crooners have an unreal level of chemistry as their duet brings a female perspective on the otherwise all-male album. The track starts off slow and builds to a catchy, yet sorrowful and heartfelt hook with the typical menacing, eerie production going back to the sound from Abel's mixtape days. The two sadly reflect on their lifestyle in this track and Lana comes in and offers her slick falsetto vocals to round out the track and it ends with Lana’s spoken word putting the song in perspective. Stream the song below and enjoy.
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Sumary of Autumn event of “Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden / Ropeway” – Various autumn flowers and herbs that color …:
- , and a variety of events to fully enjoy autumn, such as the experience of picking red storks.
- Kobe’s famous autumn leaves “Nunobiki autumn leaves” Also, from early November to early December, you can walk around the Rokko mountain range from the ropeway and the vast garden that spreads for about 4 hours.
- Various autumn herbs and flowers are in full bloom During this fall event, autumn herbs and flowers are in full bloom.
- Red mulberry (until mid-November), kochia (late September to late October), sage (late September to early December), rose (early October to early November), cosmos (early October to early December) ) and various autumn plants color the garden.

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Xbox division president Phil Spencer made some eyebrow-raising remarks recently on the Guardian. He gave his insights about the current status of the video game industry. His remarks were met with criticism across social media. Here are four main takeaways from Spencer’s comments:
- Single-player games are not as lucrative as they once were
The bulk of the criticism from Phil Spencer’s comments came from his view on the current status of single-player based games. Video game development budgets have burgeoned as modern graphics have become more demanding and labor intensive. While Spencer did single out Horizon: Zero Dawn and Zelda: Breath of the Wild as exceptions to the rule, many games have to sell millions of copies just to break even. Final Fantasy XV, for example, required at least 5 million copies just to break even. Often times, sales of single-player games lose relevancy weeks after their initial release, unlike multiplayer games that sell well in the long-term.
- Games as a service is the current market trend
Modern consumers have many devices that fight for their attention, and video games are no different. Customers are increasingly sensitive to value propositions from entertainment. That is one reason why Netflix and HBO GO have grown steadily. Phil Spencer understands this notion and plans to replicate a similar service via Xbox Game Pass.
- Multiplayer games rule the roost
It is no surprise that multiplayer-centric games regularly appear on NPD top-selling lists. Overwatch, Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto V are all regulars on top-selling games list for a good reason, they consistently add new content and value to their respected games while continue to bring in new players. Spencer is a big fan of Destiny, who has put hundreds of hours into Bungie’s MMOFPS also noted this trend and he believes such games will continue to bring in gamers in the long-term. Microtransactions, online distribution and new content prolong multiplayer games’ lifespans; this is one reason why Microsoft tries to incorporate these trends in their exclusive games.
- Xbox One will have upcoming single-player focused games
Although the Xbox head’s opinions on single-player games received criticism, it is not an admission that Microsoft will phase out single-player games. On the contrary, Spencer indicated that there are Microsoft IPs in the pipeline without mentioning specifics. The Xbox boss also said on Twitter that there will be single-player Xbox console exclusive games to look forward to in the near future. Expect unannounced Microsoft IPs to appear at E3.
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Ulyanovsk Airborne formation to hold first tactical exercise operating BMD-4M AFV and BTR-MDM APC
In late September the Ulyanovsk Ariborne formation is to have a scheduled tactical exercise using the battalion complex of modern BMD-4M AFV and BTR-MDM Rakushka APC that recently have entered the service with the formation.
During the exercise the military are to combine firing and technical advantages of the new airborne vehicles when operating as part of battalion.
The exercise will feature combat hardware application in extreme difficult environment of cross-country terrain.
It will be the first practical experience for the Ulyanovsk Ariborne formation in using the latest BMD-4M AFV and BTR-MDM Rakushka APC that are superior in trafficability and fire power to their predecessors.
The combat training is scheduled and coordinated with other arms.


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The Appenzeller Mountain dog is the rarest of the four canine breeds of Switzerland. Characterized by a well-built, muscular stature, they have short, glossy coats, a flat head along with a tapered muzzle, hanging ears, small-sized, dark eyes, high set, floppy ears as well as a thick tail curled to the back. Their smart, energetic, confident and hardy disposition, make them good working dogs in the present times.
|Also known as||Appenzelle Cattle Dog; Appenzell Mountain Dog, Appenzeller Sennenhund|
|Coat||Thick double coat|
|Colors||Black, brown, white with patches of tan and white on the face, eyes, chest, cheek and legs|
|Type||Mastiff, Mountain Dogs, Working Dogs|
|Group (of Breed)||Purebred|
|Lifespan||12 to 14 years|
|Size and Height||Big; 18 to 23 inches|
|Weight||45 to 70 pounds|
|Litter Size||4 to 6 puppies ( on an average)|
|Personality Traits||Outgoing, Loving, Energetic, Affectionate, Hard-working|
|Good with Children||Yes ( More comfortable with the older ones)|
|Competitive Registration/ Qualification Information||ACR, ACA, APRI, AKC/FSS,CKC ( Continental Kennel Club) CKC ( Canadian Kennel Club), FCI, DRA, NKC, NAPR|
Of the two theories mentioned regarding the origination of the Appenzeller Mountain Dog, one of them states it to be a native breed existing as early as the bronze age, whereas, the other one mentions it to be a descendant of the Molossus that were crossed with the native canine breeds of Switzerland. In fact, over the years it was widely used for a variety of farm work including herding livestock, guarding their owner’s farm and property, and pulling carts.
It attained recognition as a native breed of Switzerland, requiring conservation in the year 1897. Dr. Albert Heim formed the first breed club in the year 1906, the first breed standards written in the year 1916.
They were introduced in the United States of America during the early 1950s and included in the Foundation Stock Service of the United States.
This breed has been recognized by the Federation Cynologique Internationale as Appenzeller Sennenhund translated as Appenzell Cattle Dog in English. The UKC has acknowledged it as Appenzeller in their Guardian Dog category while the name Appenzeller Sennenhund is also in the books of the American Kennel Club’s Foundation Stock Service. Though not acknowledged by the Kennel Club as well as other major Kennel Clubs of the English speaking countries, some of the small clubs along with internet-based registries have given it acceptance. In North America, they have been promoted as rare breeds.
This versatile breed excels brilliantly as a family and working dog, sharing a deep bond of affection with their near ones, going to the extent of risking their lives to protect them. Being keen to get their master’s attention always, they are also highly sensitive to emotions.
This hardy breed might display wariness and suspicion towards strangers that prompts them to bark at the sight of any unfamiliar face.
This trait of theirs makes them good guard dogs, but their excessive barking does not make them suitable for a highly populous locality. In fact, its large size, as well as high energy levels, does not make it an apt choice for an apartment dog too.
Though they are a good playmate for kids, their herding instinct might cause them to nip at the heels of the little ones. Moreover, adult supervision is required while small kids interact with these dogs as owing to their robust and massive stature, they might unwillingly knock down or injure them.
These active dogs dislike sitting lazily at home, rather being more keen on doing a certain job. When not assigned one, they are experts in finding a job of their own, which might not be too constructive enough.
Though it might not have too much of a hassle in getting along with other especially if brought up together, this breed might not be friendly enough with noncanine breeds. At present, it is popular as a companion dog, excelling in obedience, agility, and Flyball competitions.
This attention-seeking, intelligent breed is easy to train, requiring a firm and tactful person who can handle it in a proper way.
Provide this breed with a healthy diet of meat, bones and other nutritious food.

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Maurice Wood, who died on 4th July, 1960, suddenly and without having been seriously ill, at the age of 76, wrote some years ago an autobiographical sketch ‘Sleight’s Farm’ (Star and Furrow, Spring 1957). He speaks there about a turning point in his life. when he was 42 years of age. Now that we can look back over the whole long and very rich life, we can see how this first period gave the background for what came to fruition later, gave Maurice Wood the tools of which he made such wonderful use.
Maurice Wood was born in Yorkshire and this stamped his whole life. There was hardly a meeting or longer conversation in which he failed to mention his Yorkshire background, even if not in so many words – Yorkshire was present in manner of expression, in his certainty and sureness, and however annoying it could be for a fleeting moment, one began to appreciate and love this Yorkshire as represented by him.
Maurice Wood was born in Leeds, and he tells us that very few farmers appear among his ancestors. He came from a city where his father owned much property and was a building contractor. All his sons had to learn one of the parts connected with the building trade and Maurice chose bricklaying and stone masonry. Thus he learned to love the stones of the earth and out of this love he could fashion them. He could dress stone so that the product of his labour could form an integral part of a larger plan, full of beauty, full of usefulness. Did we not all recognise these faculties in Maurice Wood in later life? – when he went searching here and there, discovering a picture he needed, a formulation which expressed what he had in mind. And painstakingly he would piece all this together – the bricklayer. But when the essay or lecture was presented the stonemason had been at work, fitting the fruits of his labours into the whole of a conference or into the continuity of common study.
Maurice Wood was born into a Quaker family: he was educated at the Friends’ schools in Ackworth and York. To those of us from other countries (whose only knowledge of Quakerism was perhaps based on the school meals provided by the Society of Friends when Central Europe faced starvation during the blockade after the World War), Maurice Wood was a wonderful revelation of what the Society of Friends stood for. The writer well remembers when he took him to the First meeting and helped with explanations. During the First World War, Maurice Wood worked in Holland in connection with the Friends’ War Victims Relief Committee. Throughout his life he maintained those standards of dealing with business one associated with the Friends, it seemed one of the integral factors of his life.
In 1904 Maurice wood had gone to Canada to work there as a bricklayer for a year. On returning home he set up in business on his own as an estate agent, and also got married, and for more than fifty years it was really Maurice and Etta Wood that one met. After his return from Holland, it seemed impossible for Maurice to go back to his old life, successful as it had been and he took the drastic step of leaving tho city and buying a small farm at Huby between Leeds and Harrogate. He marshalled all his resources and all his courage to start this new life. IN the article mentioned, he tells vividly of his feelings and doubts and determination at that time. He became do Poultry farmer and made a success of it, until he was caught up in the maelstrom of mechanisation. Things began to go wrong and what had been a constructive life, became a nightmare of worries day and night. It resulted in a breakdown from exhaustion, laying him up for weeks. Into the period of convalescence fell that event which was the turning point of bis life.
During his wartime work in Holland, he had met a friend who now invited him e Anthroposophical conference at Glyngarth! on the Island of Anglesey. He became a member of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain, and thus it came about that George Adams stayed with the Woods at Huby while translating who lectures on agriculture which Rudolf Steiner had given in Koberwitz, at Whitsun 1924. That must have been a tremendous fortnight for all of them for George Adams, the brilliant and sympathetic translator who had been Rudolf Steiner’s interpreter for years, to be able to undertake this difficult task while living on a farm. So much better a setting than a study in town: for Maurice Wood to meet these lectures for the first time, not as a printed book but in instalments day by day, as he came in from the fields. Immediately the Yorkshireman and the craftsman in him responded, helped by the singleness of purpose of the Quaker and all the enthusiasm given to the pupil of Spiritual Science, and he set to changing his poultry farm into a balanced holding, turning it into a farm organism. A task fraught with difficulties, as the land was not in one piece, there was an odd field here, another there.
It was in this period that the writer had the privilege of staying at Sleights Farm, first as a guest for six weeks in preparation for the World Conference for Spiritual Science and its Practical Applications, held at the Friends Meeting House in London in 1928, and then for many months during the initial period of the implementation of Rudolf Steiner’s agricultural impulse in this country. With truly Anthroposophical enthusiasm, tempered by the Yorkshireman’s cautious shrewdness and realism, he set to work, concerned with his own farm, but always seeing at the same time the needs of others, most anxious to give his best in the service of Anthroposophia. From the day of that memorable meeting in London, when the foundation was laid of the Bio-Dynamic Movement in this country Maurice Wood has been one of its main pillars, even if, in the course of the years, his functions in the Movement have changed. Work on the farm took precedence and great strides were made. His reputation as a farmer grew and he held office in the local National Farmers Union which grew under his chairmanship. He went to endless trouble at the same time to become a farmer, not by ‘going back to nature’ but by living in accordance with the true demands of the time. There were week-ends devoted to the deepening of knowledge of Spiritual Science, there were visits from leading Anthroposophists from Britain and abroad, there were visits to conferences and meetings, there developed a steadily growing correspondence with anyone who he felt could or should know of and understand Rudolf Steiner’s gift to agriculture.
When war broke out, he found himself at times at cross purposes with the authorities and their directions to farming. They found their match in Maurice Wood who would not act against his better knowledge and his convictions. Over the years he also took a growing interest in how his products, especially his corn, could reach the consumer – and so he became a miller. To see Maurice Wood stooping over his ‘Huby Mill’ was a revelation of the man and also an unforgettable lesson. How he loved his millstones and the patterns of their dressing. He made models so that also those “unfortunate” people who were neither faemmers nor millers night understand what happens inside a mill. For he loved to handle The Corn and ascertaining its moisture, not with instruments, just with his hands. How he watched that mysterious change from corn to flour. Here again he fought for his principles, and when his small mill was to be prevented from milling grain produced on his own farm, the case was carried right to the House of Commons. Maurice Wood got his way and in the article quoted the text of the Official reply in Parliament is given, followed by the words: “Actually, I had only 30 cwt of wheat of my own growing that year…” How he must have chuckled when he got the official reply – and when he wrote about it.
Alter the war the farm became too great a burden, with labour and other difficulties, and Maurice Wood concentrated on being a miller. He built up a flourishing business, sending Huby’ flour all over the country. His business acumen helped him to do all this most efficiently. But he had definite views on the size of such a milling enterprise and so he designed the ‘Huby Mill’ for sale to others, and these mills have gone far afield. even overseas. True craftsmanship went into their making, and long before they were despatched he would point to the stones – These will go to so-and-so, that lot to that place. In a way, each mill was built around a pair of stones, personally selected by him in the quarries.
It is characteristic of Maurice Wood’s life that it stands before us as a whole. There is only that one turning point when he met Rudolf Steiner’s work. Otherwise there is always this gradual foreshadowing, this incipient growth of something new while the old phase is still active. And when the time came when age made it necessary to give up active physical work as a miller, he had trained someone whom he helped to set up in business as ‘Huby Mill’, but no longer at Huby, but some miles away. For Maurice Wood there started that last phase of his life studying, writing, counselling. Ever since he joined the bio-dynamic work, he liked to write and he wrote so well. We have from his hand a lovely essay, “Man and the Feathered World’, inspired by his deep study of Rudolf Steiner’s lectures on Man as the Symphony of the Creative World; later he wrote much about the grain, on minerals, and many other topics. The list of his writings is surprisingly long and covers an astonishing range of subjects. This last phase of his life brought so much to fruition, summed up so much of his life’s striving, and was also most characteristic of his whole being. He had become rather deaf and much as he suffered from this impediment to free and easy contact with others it also gave him the opportunity of not hearing what he did not want to hear, and yet he listened most modestly. Altogether, his humility often put us younger ones to shame. In his studies he would pick a subject, a theme (and the writer was one of those who would ask: ‘What on earth makes Maurice pick on this! – only to see much later how it fitted into a grander and wider theme). and then he would read widely, in Anthroposophical and other literature. He had that strange gift of being able to pick up the most learned and weighty tome and find among its hundreds of pages just the one illustration or passage he needed. When he did this, one somehow saw the Yorkshire stonemason picking up a stone, turning it over and over, and then carefully setting to work until under his loving treatment it fitted in just where he wanted it to rest, as ornament or as support.
During the last years of his life, his whole love and most of his thoughts belonged to the Experimental Circle of Anthroposophical Farmers and Gardeners. He moulded its present form and he gave of his best to keeping the members together.
Most of us have never met Maurice as a young man, he was always mature. For years we knew him as an old man, one would almost say The Old Man. But he showed the most beautiful attributes or old age, experience, wisdom, love, perseverence, courage, humour, mildness, humility and readiness to hand over his work to others where he could no longer act. To have met Maurice Wood was an experience not easily forgotten, to have been associated with him in work gave standards not easily maintained to have been called his friend (and there are many) makes us feel his passing as a cruel loss and, at the same time, fills us with gratitude for having gained his friendship, and with resolve to let this friendship bear fruit.

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Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys
Date and Time: Sunday, December 21st at 4:25pm (EST) on CBS
Game Line: Dallas -3.5 (from WagerWeb)
Sunday NFL Football Analysis: The Dallas Cowboys will look to stay atop the NFC East when they host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Dallas Cowboys are coming off an impressive performance last Sunday night. The Cowboys got a little revenge for their Thanksgiving Day loss at home against Philadelphia. Tony Romo connected with Dez Bryant on three touchdown passes en route to a 37–28 win. DeMarco Murray, who has somewhat carried his team this season was held to 81 yards, averaging just 2.6 yards per carry. The Dallas defense made some noise and made plays when they had to, sucking Philadelphia quarterback Mark Sanchez four times and had a total of six tackles for a loss.
The Indianapolis Colts are coming off a 17–10 win over Houston. With that win, the Colts clinched the AFC South division and in all likelihood will be a 3 or 4 seed. In his third NFL season, Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck continues to improve. Luck has completed 61% of his passes for 4492 yards with 38 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton has really come into his own this year with 1345 yards and seven touchdowns. The Colts defense is allowing 351 yards per game and allowing 22.6 points per game.
I’m recommending a play on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Apparently, DeMarco Murray will play after having surgery on his hand this week. The question is how effective will he be? The average bettor will look at this line and think of this as a gift, and they’ll think that DeMarco Murray won’t be 100%. Well, I like the Cowboys with or without DeMarco Murray. I don’t know where the motivation will be for the Colts, who just clinched the division and have little to play for. Dallas on the other hand, has a ton to play for, and I really think that the rest of the team, including the offensive line, Will step up their performance. Indianapolis has been suspect when it comes to stopping the run, and I think Dallas can be extremely effective doing so with either Murray or back up Julius Randle. I’ll lay the points with the Cowboys on Sunday; this isn’t the same Dallas team that’s going to tank at the end of the year.
Sunday NFL Week 16 Free Picks: Dallas -3.5 , Over 55
Indianapolis at Dallas Score Prediction: Dallas 34 – Indianapolis 27


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|Product name||Popular corn puff snack extruder machine|
|Capacity||100kg/hr ~ 800 Kg/hr|
|Product||corn snacks, puff snacks, breakfast cereals, nutrition powder etc|
|Processing type||Twin Screw Extrusion|
|Inverter||DELTA SIMENSE ABB(or Customized)|
|Type||Twin Screw Extruder|
|Raw material||Corn Flour,Rice powder, wheat flour etc|
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What is a mooring winch?
The mooring operation plays an important role in the operation of ships, and offshore operations need to be equipped with sturdy and reliable mooring winches.
Mooring winch will work effectively when the ship is berthed or docked, and has many functions such as drift, support and positioning during loading and unloading, and at the same time, it can adjust and compensate for the deviation caused by vibration with a constant tension.
What Are The Two Types of Mooring Winches?
Aicrane mooring winches consist of up to three mooring drums with a nominal pulling force ranging from 5 tons to 100 tons.
Depending on the power source, there are two main types of mooring equipment: electric and hydraulic winches.
Electric Mooring Winch
The electric winch is easy to manage and has a compact structure, so it is currently widely used.
The electric motor of the single-drum electric winch drives the drum through the reducer, and a brake is installed between the electric motor and the input shaft of the reducer.
In order to meet the needs of traction and rotation, there are double drum and triple drum winches.
Hydraulic Mooring Winch
Hydraulic winch is suitable for larger rated loads.
Its structure is mainly composed of hydraulic motor (low-speed or high-speed motor), hydraulic normally closed multi-disc brake, planetary gear box, clutch (optional), drum, support shaft, frame, rope press (optional), etc.
The hydraulic winch has the characteristics of compactness, small size, light weight and beautiful appearance in structure. In terms of performance, it has the characteristics of good safety, high efficiency, large starting torque, good low-speed stability, low noise, and reliable operation.
Other Types Of Mooring Equipment
Windlass mooring winch
Mooring winch with warping head
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Features of Aicrane Ship Mooring Equipment
- Manual or hydraulic clutch
- Band brake
- Single, double or variable speed
- Variable constant tension option
- Warping head
- Rope spooling device
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What is the purpose of mooring winch?
The winch has the function of retracting, holding and storing the rope on the drum, and this kind of ship mooring equipment can also be used to winch the rope.
Common mooring methods used for ships
- Wharf mooring
- Ship to ship mooring
- Single point mooring
- Multi-buoy mooring
Technical Requirements of Mooring Winch For Ships
Drum load – When running at the corresponding nominal speed, the load of the drum should not be greater than 33% of the designed rope breaking load.
Holding load – The supporting load should not be less than 80% of the design rope breaking load.
Recovery load – The recovery load should not be less than 50% of the drum load.
Release load – The release load should not be greater than 50% of the design rope breaking load.
1. Tensile strength of 1 520 N/mm and 1 667 N/mm round strand steel wire rope can be used when designing the drum. Synthetic fibers or other types of ropes can also be used.
2. The diameter of the drum shall meet the following requirements:
- Use round stranded wire rope: the diameter of the drum should not be less than 16 times the designed rope diameter;
- Use polycool or polyphthalamide rope: the diameter of the drumshould not be less than 6 times the designed rope diameter;
- Use polypropylene rope: the diameter of the drum should not be less than 4 times the designed rope diameter.
3. The length of the drum shall meet the following requirements:
- The length of the drum of normal capacity should be able to wrap the full length of the designed rope and not exceed 5 layers;
- The length of the large-capacitydrum should be able to wrap the full length of the designed rope and not exceed 8 layers;
- In order to prolong the service life of the rope, heavy load should not be applied when the rope wound on the drumexceeds 4 layers. It is recommended to use a double drum, and the number of rope layers in a drum for storing the rope can be increased.
4. The height of the flange of the drum shall meet the following requirements:
- When all the ropes are wound on adrum of normal capacity, the height of the flange beyond the outer rope should not be less than 1.5 times the rope diameter;
- The large-capacity drum should be designed so that the outer rope cannot exceed the height of the flange when all the ropes are stored on the drum. The ropes of each layer should be stacked on top of each other, and no rope diameter should be offset between two adjacent layers.
5. Control braking device
The electric winch must be equipped with an automatic control braking device. When the joystick or handwheel is moved to the stop or braking position or the winch is without power, the control braking device should automatically brake.
The braking device must be able to withstand 1.5 times the load of the drum, and be able to stop the rotation of the drum at the maximum speed without failure.
For winches of other drive types, they can adopt a suitable braking device, which should also be able to withstand 1.5 times the drum load.
6. Drum brake
Each winch needs to be equipped with a drum brake device.
For double drum mooring winches or winches with warping heads, a clutch should be set between the driving device and the drum.
8. Warping head
Mooring winches can be equipped with or without a warping head, and the shape of the warping head should meet the requirements of GB 7390.
9. Rope spooling device
If the customer proposes, an automatic rope spooling device can be installed on the winch.
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Series: Reed Security Series
Author: Giulia Lagomarsino
Genre: Contemporary/Security Romance
Release Date: February 18, 2019
Rating: 5 Stars
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Isabella. Mother of two and currently filing for divorce.
One night at a bar brought them together, but could Gabe opening the door the morning after actually tear them apart?
He's not ready to walk away, yet she's not sure she's ready to move on. Before he even realizes it, he's falling for her and her adorable hellions.
He'll do anything to keep her, including following the unorthodox advice from Knight.
But someone wants her out of the picture, and that only fuels his desire to keep her forever.
Gabe Moore is a man that loves everything about a woman. He has quite the “salty” language and makes no excuses for it. He also has a great sense of humor. It gave me a chuckle a time or two. Isabella “Isa” knows how to put her brother in his place. His story is book two in the series – if you need to catch up. She’s just come out of a bad relationship but you can tell that she still knows how to flirt.
Our author seems to be on a roll. All of a sudden, each story seems better than the last. No two books seem the same, which is good for us. Each story takes us on a different adventure. Seeing the heat between our main characters builds as the story progresses. Ms. Lagomarsino also takes the time to create two cuties. You have to pull out the sympathy card for Isa who has a lot on her plate but you can feel the love she has for them – plus they’re part of the reason that you’ll get a laugh at Gabe’s expense. In creating the interactions between Gabe and Isa, they seem so natural and believable. She also had me curious as to whether men actually do what the group did for Gabe.
This is another of our author’s books that I just couldn’t seem to put down. I didn’t want it to end – especially when there’s some suspense going on. Though I know it has to because how else will I get to the next book in the series – yes, the author’s not done yet. It does make it hard to go back and read what I’ve missed because I keep wanting to move forward. But since I don’t really feel that I’ve missed anything so far, I know that at some point I will get caught up – just not right now.
I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.

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The BoM says chances of an El Nino developing later in the year remain with its latest update saying there’s around a 50 per cent chance of an El Nino evolving in 2017, about twice the normal likelihood.
Many of the major international weather agencies are tipping this warming will continue.
The Bureau says seven of eight international models monitored indicate that sea surface temperatures will exceed El Nino thresholds during the second half of 2017.
However, they are saying the warning comes with some caution.
They are keen to remind us that models have lower accuracy, and that “There remains a significant spread in possible forecast outcomes.”
Other forecasters are already saying the impacts of any possible El Nino are likely to be mild, pointing to the recent stagnation in ocean temperatures in the mid-Pacific.


The past few weeks have been quite busy for developers and technology fans in general. First, Google’s annual Google I/O conference brought us a look at all the new software we can expect to see from Google in 2015. Then, Apple’s WWDC 2015 keynote gave us glimpses at iOS 9, OS X El Capitan, WatchOS 2, Apple Music and more.
Few people would argue that Apple came away the big winner when it comes to generating buzz, as expected. But that doesn’t mean Google’s announcements were duds — far from it. In fact, Google showed off some impressive new stuff at I/O, and now it’s time to see how one of the company’s most impressive new features stands up to iOS 9. More →


Shub Niggurath is a deity from H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, and is referred as “The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young” and is mentioned in several of his works. (For example The Whisperer in Darkness, which you should read!) Shub Niggurath is also the name of a French avant-garde, prog-rock, zeuhl band. If you have not sunken as far into the obscure and inescapable hole of weird music as I, zeuhl is a genre of music, created by a band called Magma. They were, and still are, a sort of avant-garde prog-rock band, that didn’t just settle with creating a whole new genre of music , but even created a new language that they sing on all their albums. It sounds a bit like gibberish French/German. Zeuhl often blends the styles of progressive-rock, symphonic-rock, martial and various instruments, keyboards often, to create some far-out, spaced bits, in between the symphonic-prog-rock and sudden dashes of improv.
As established, Shub Niggurath is a quite weird progressive rock band, with heavy symphonic, almost operatic, focus. The styles are well blended together and I wouldn’t be suprised if there are a opera version of the album. The singing and grandiose melodies are all epic and fantastical, while the more slow and methodical progressive song structuring hint at something dwelling, sinister and alien, behind the music. This is an album that should be played at night in a candlelit room, while an evil and macabre rite that leaves all the participants insane.
Only the bravest souls should invoke the works of Shub Niggurath and only the truly insane and foolhardy minds should ever consider listening to Shub Niggurath’s Testament!
Iä! Iä! Shub-Niggurath! The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young!
I. Incipit Tragaedia
II. Cabine 67
III. Yog Sothoth
IIII. La Ballade De Lenore
V. Delear Prius
VI. J’ai Vu Naguère En Peinture Les Harpies Ravissant Le Repas De Phynée


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I got plenty to paint, two Swedish, one Russian, one Saxon battalion, as well as one squadron of Saxon dragoons, I also got some Polish Hussars in the work. Warfare is hopefully close to the release of Swedish and Russian cavalry.
I decided to start with a Saxon cannon. I had finished the cannon before I jumped over to Napoleonics, but I did get a few hints and tricks doing the French artillery, I wanted to use those on the Saxon gun, So the gun got a short dip in acetone and got repainted.
So managed to do the gun and crew yesterday and finished the base today.
The cannon is massive, I think it's a 12pdr, it's front rank and I bought it in like 2012 or something. So I don't remember if it was the 12 or 24pdr I bought, I think it's the 12.
But Front Rank are kinda over scale, and so a 12pdr front rank next to Warfare crew turns the 12pdr into a 16pdr.
So this Wasp got at a minimum a 12pdr sting.


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Max Holloway Injured, out of UFC 222
According to ESPN, sources are saying that Max Holloway has suffered an injury and is out of UFC 222. Holloway was set to face Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on March 3rd, 2018.
There has been no official word yet from the UFC, but are expected to make one shortly. This is the second time in the past couple months now that this fight has been canceled. The two were suppose to meet at UFC 218, but and injury to Edgar made him drop out.
ESPN reports that the UFC is currently looking at options to replace Holloway and to fight Edgar at UFC 222.


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WASHINGTON — An advisory panel created to transform the military for 21st-century battles has questioned the need for the futuristic CVNX-class aircraft carrier to be built by Newport News Shipbuilding.
At a Pentagon briefing Tuesday, retired Air Force Gen. James P. McCarthy outlined a vision for future warfare that continues to rely heavily on aircraft carriers as a centerpiece of a strategy to project power overseas.
But McCarthy, who headed a two-month study at the direction of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, raised doubts about the need for designing a new class of carrier, saying it would do little to change how the military operates.
He also questioned the need for the Navy's next-generation destroyer, known as DD-21, for the same reason.
"We were not persuaded they were truly transformational," McCarthy said.
Although his panel is not recommending killing any weapons program, he said, the focus of future defense spending should be on programs that add speed and precision to future military operations.
To that end, McCarthy's panel recommends, among other things, converting four Trident submarines to carry conventional cruise missiles, improving the B-2 bomber to carry more bombs, and accelerating work on the Joint Strike Fighter, so the advanced jet fighter could be deployed on carriers years ahead of schedule.
By contrast, McCarthy said, it was not clear how new ships such as CVNX and the DD-21 would allow the military to do anything different from what it does today.
"We didn't see a substantial difference in operational capability," he said. "We felt that continuation of what we're building now is the right answer."
That recommendation, officials cautioned, has yet to be approved by Rumsfeld. And McCarthy's panel is just one of more than a dozen that are working on a comprehensive review of military programs President Bush will use to restructure the armed forces.
But any move away from the CVNX or DD-21 would come as a major setback to the Navy, which is counting on both ships to help sustain the fleet and save billions of dollars in future operating costs.
A construction contract on the first CVNX-class carrier tentatively is to be awarded to Newport News in 2006. That ship would replace the USS Enterprise when it retires in 2013.
The CVNX class would be designed with a new propulsion plant and electrical power system aimed at reducing both manpower and maintenance costs.
Navy officials have said the futuristic design could reduce by as much as 40 percent the lifecycle cost of an aircraft carrier, which now is about $20 billion. The crew of some 5,000 sailors and airmen might be cut by a third or more.
"We can't afford to keep building 5,000-man aircraft carriers," one Navy official said. "There's an issue of sustaining the force structure. The reality is you've got to evolve and not transform."
In presenting their plans for military reform at internal Pentagon briefings, Navy leaders portray the sea service as largely a force that is already transformed for the 21st century. Unlike the Army, which is struggling to become lighter and more easily deployable, and the Air Force, which has had to reorganize into more readily deployable units, the Navy argues it is already positioned overseas, ready to strike at a moment's notice.
What is revolutionary, they say, is not the ships themselves, but new technology such as "network-centric warfare," which will allow ships to "talk'' to one another and share information about targets and other war-fighting strategies.
As for CVNX, one official said, "It's not going to be transformational. It's still going to fly airplanes off the deck."
But Commander Greg Smith, a Navy spokesman, said research and development work on CVNX and the DD-21 destroyer includes technologies that will enable the transformation in fighting wars to take place.
For Newport News Shipbuilding, the nation's sole builder of nuclear aircraft carriers, the risk posed by McCarthy's recommendations would appear small. Either the yard would proceed with the new CVNX class, or it would continue building the current Nimitz-class carriers.
The yard this year won a contract for CVN-77, billed as the last Nimitz-class carrier and a transitional ship toward CVNX.
McCarthy's study was financed by the federally funded Institute for Defense Analyses and conducted by an appointed group of military officials, scientific advisers and intelligence specialists.
Rumsfeld is expected to roll out a final blueprint for military reform later this year as part of the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review..
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- Assess your health insurance options: Understand how Medicare works, including the different parts (A, B, C, D), and what they cover. Determine if you need additional coverage such as a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan or a Medicare Advantage plan. Research private health insurance plans if you retire before you're eligible for Medicare.
- Build healthcare costs into your retirement budget: Create a comprehensive retirement budget that includes healthcare expenses. Account for expected monthly premiums, annual deductibles, prescription drug costs, and potential long-term care or home healthcare expenses. Adjust your budget accordingly as you review your estimates in step 1.
- Save in a Health Savings Account (HSA): If you are eligible, contribute to an HSA before retirement. HSAs offer tax advantages and can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses without incurring taxes. Build up your HSA over time to cover any healthcare costs not covered by Medicare or other insurance plans.
- Consider long-term care insurance: Long-term care can be a significant expense in retirement, especially if you require assisted living, nursing home care, or in-home healthcare services. Explore long-term care insurance policies and evaluate whether this type of coverage is suitable for your situation.
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- Stay healthy and prioritize preventative care: Invest in your own health by adopting a healthy lifestyle. Regular exercise, a balanced diet, and routine medical check-ups can help prevent more significant health issues in the future, reducing potential healthcare costs.
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Pakistan’s ‘First Use’ in Perspective
May 12, 2011
Before and after Osama’s killing, the spotlight fell momentarily on Pakistan’s nuclear intentions. Prior to his death, the headlines dwelt on Pakistani tests of Hatf VIII and Hatf IX. Demonstrating plausible first use capability, these were intended to deter a conventional attack by India. After Osama’s death, in a verbal salvo, Pakistan’s foreign secretary warned of ‘catastrophic’ consequences in case any state (read India) chose to emulate the US. His reference was perhaps to escalation, with Pakistani nuclear first use as a grim possibility. What exactly are the chances of this?
That ‘first use’ is inherent in Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine is less indicative of what the doctrine contains and more the general consensus with regard to its nature. Pakistan has not declared its nuclear doctrine as India has done. The fact that it does not subscribe to NFU does not by default imply a first use doctrine. Therefore, it cannot categorically be said that Pakistan’s operational nuclear doctrine is one of nuclear first use.
Having acknowledged this, it has to be said that all indicators point to Pakistani ‘first use’. Firstly, Pakistan wishes not only to deter a nuclear attack but also a conventional attack by compensating for its conventional disadvantages through nuclear means. Second, it has not subscribed to NFU and as per Wikileaks revelations, General Kayani was not in sync with his president’s inclination towards NFU. Third, there are several statements from important personages on the Pakistani intention to escalate in case of conventional conflict. Fourth, since it is the military that has control over the nuclear button, the nuclear arsenal may be more attuned to developments in conventional warfare than would otherwise be the case. Lastly, Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent is operated under military control through service specific strategic commands. This indicates a greater readiness to follow through.
Pakistan is also ambiguous about the nature of its first use. One option is along the time dimension. For some, first use could be a Samson option - as a ‘last resort’. This may command greater legality in terms of extreme resort in self-defence. Alternatively, as the development of the ‘Nasr’ suggests, it may be taken early on when the conflict in a ‘low threshold mode’.
The second ambiguity is over the type of nuclear strike. The first type is a ‘higher order’ strike, attempting to disarm and degrade India’s strike back capability. This is more likely a last resort. The targets could be a mix of counter military, counter force and counter city. The second type is more likely a ‘middle order’ use option in which multiple nuclear strikes are used to blunt India’s conventional offensive capabilities, such as when India’s strike corps are delivering a grievous blow. These could be on counter military targets, and include targets within India - such as supporting air fields. The third is ‘lower order’ first use, as part of nuclear signalling such as demonstration strikes or low opprobrium quotient strike(s). These could include a strike or two -in the oft-discussed scenario of a strike on an advancing Indian armoured column - in Pakistani territory in a defensive mode. In graduated first use scenarios, this is how nuclear weapons may be introduced into the conflict.
Pakistan has demonstrated its tactical nuclear capability through the miniaturisation, low yield, short range and shoot and scoot capability of ‘Nasr’. This helps project a low threshold in the early use mode. This means it can attempt either demonstration strikes or employ these in greater numbers to derail India’s strike formations. This is not so much by physically stopping the pincers, as much as by slowing them down by the strategic, operational and logistics effects of transiting to the nuclear realm.
These weapons have not been delegated to operational formations. Instead, they are controlled by service specific strategic commands, indicating centralisation. This means that any of the options discussed above is available to Pakistan for execution, and it is not necessarily restricted to a default war fighting first use option.
Pakistan can be expected to reinforce its deterrent through an information campaign, surrounding a low threshold projection. This compensates for any weakness or lack of credibility relating to its deterrent, since the deterrent also covers the conventional level. Its projection of irrationality is in keeping with the ‘rationality of irrationality’ thesis - a part of nuclear deterrence theory. The idea is to keep India guessing and hopefully deterred.
To attribute a first use doctrine to Pakistan is to admit that India’s nuclear weapons do not deter adequately. This may not be true since Pakistan too is subject to the psychological effects of deterrence. Deterrence is heightened since first use implies a break in the nuclear taboo. There would also be no guarantee of success and the only certainty would be of costs - known and known unknowns as well as unimagined and unimaginable.
‘First use’ would be dependent on appreciation of gains and costs. Gains from projection of a first use are self-evident. Firstly, the existence of a ‘threshold’ forecloses any expansive options that India’s conventional might may enable. Secondly, it refines the stability/instability paradox in injecting instability at the nuclear level. It indicates a rejection of India’s deterrence as it is currently defined, as a one-step escalatory ladder. This will force India to reconsider its nuclear response strategy, if not its declaratory doctrine. It stabilises the conventional level in reinforcing Indian prudence, thereby opening up the sub-conventional level for proxy war. The paradox can therefore be extended to read instability/stability/instability.
The gain from executing first use is in attempting to escape paying a price that India may set out to exact by catalysing the international community’s intervention. It would also bring home to India grave dangers that it may have discounted in going in for a military showdown. But the costs are much starker.
India’s promise of assured retaliation cannot be ignored, in the light of India’s growing second strike capability. Even if India’s declared intent of visiting ‘massive’ retribution is seemingly lacking in credibility, assured retaliation may yet inflict ‘unacceptable damage’. Secondly, there are risks in a first use intent inviting a pre-emptive strike. India is going down the BMD route. It has a multiple satellite launch capability, which over time can translate into an MIRV capability.
The upshot of this discussion is: firstly that first use is useful only for projection. Secondly, strategic sense favours an operational nuclear doctrine that tends towards NFU. Equally, strategic sense, from Pakistan’s point of view, is in keeping this secret. It can therefore be inferred, that the greater the projection the less likely the intention.
Projection of first use is safe for Pakistan since it rightly counts on India’s strategic maturity. India has no intention of being deflected from its economic trajectory. Pakistan’s nuclear nonchalance therefore owes much to its largely accurate appreciation of its nuclear posturing going untested.
This is one assumption India will not challenge by departing from military prudence. Its recent distancing from Cold Start is not so much on account of the efficacy of Pakistani deterrence, but its own grand strategic economic imperative. Sensibly, even as India wishes to match step with Pakistan, it has no intention of accompanying Pakistan on its way downhill.


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Vancouver real estate: detached homes spark bidding wars
Real estate agents say locals, not mainland Chinese buyers, are driving the market
CBC News Posted: Jan 30, 2015 8:22 AM PT Last Updated: Jan 30, 2015 1:21 PM PT
Detached homes in Vancouver are being snapped up by local buyers, with some going for more than 20 percent over the asking price, according to local real estate agents.
Macdonald Realty's Clair Rockel said one home at 401 East 21st was listed for a little below market value at $1.289 million, but after 10 offers it sold for $250,000 over the asking price.
Rockel said despite concerns about mainland Chinese buyers driving up prices, all of the bidders on that home were individuals living in the Lower Mainland.
"We've had more than one listing already in 2015 with multiple interested parties and selling over asking and none of those have been Chinese buyers."
Other agents have experienced the same thing. Royal Lepage's Sebastien Albrecht said a recent South Vancouver property listed at $899,000 had 31 offers.
"I think that it's telling us there is not a lot of supply, in particular with houses ... and an incredible amount of demand," said Albrecht.
It's unclear whether the activity is being driven by falling interest rates. Last week the Bank of Canada dropped its overnight lending rate to 0.75 per cent, leading some banks to drop their prime rates by 0.15 per cent to 2.85 per cent.
But with no official 2015 numbers yet, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation market analyst Robyn Adamache said it is too early say whether the recent sales are signs of a solid trend.
"As you know a month of data does not a trend make, and we generally like to see conditions stable for about two quarters before we would say it's a buyers market or a sellers market," said Adamache.
The major factors to the detached housing market staying strong are job growth and low interest rates, she said.


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Priyanka Chopra is back in India. The actress first attended her brother, Siddharth Chopra’s roka ceremony with Ishita Kumar in Delhi and has now reached Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar, to shoot for her Bollywood film, The Sky Is Pink. But from the photos and videos coming out of the shoot location, one can imagine that it is not all work and no play for Priyanka and the rest of the cast and crew.
In the latest video posted by Priyanka on Instagram, the actress can be seen having a lot of fun on the beach with her co-actors Farhan Akhtar and Rohit Saraf. The trio can be seen playing with huge blue umbrellas at the location, which is dotted with pristine waters on one side and lush foliage on the other side.
The trio is dressed perfectly for the beach in the boomerang video. While Priyanka looks comfortable in a black swimsuit with a white robe thrown on top, Farhan looks casual in a white lee and blue shorts. Rohit, too, seems to be enjoying the sun in a vest and shorts.
The Sky Is Pink is being directed by Shonali Bose and is a biopic based on the life of motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary. Aisha was given just a year to live by doctors when she was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.
The film also stars Zaira Wasim and is being co-produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screwvala.

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Investigators believe three men and a woman stole a $1,600 guitar from a shop in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood and then caused a multi-vehicle collision while trying to get away with it.
Three people have been arrested after police say they caused a multi-vehicle crash on Seattle’s busy Mercer Street during rush hour Wednesday while trying to flee a South Lake Union guitar shop with a stolen instrument.
Police have booked the group, two men and a woman, into the King County Jail on suspicion of multiple crimes, according to Seattle police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb. A fourth person, a man, was apparently with the crew during the alleged theft and traffic collision, but police have not located him.
Police recovered a gun and machete from two people in the group, Whitcomb said in a news release. No one was seriously injured.
Investigators believe the foursome, whose relationships to each other and identities remain unknown, stole a $1,600 guitar from the store in the 500 block of Westlake Avenue North shortly after 6 p.m.
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They allegedly took off in two separate cars, Whitcomb said, and then, “for reasons unknown, the suspects began chasing each other.”
The chase led to the crash on Mercer Street, which put traffic on the infamously hectic corridor at a standstill, according to police.
The release did not describe the location or details of crash, nor the number of vehicles involved.
After pausing commuters, one of the suspected robbers apparently exited his car and jumped onto the hood with the machete, Whitcomb said. Another man in the group responded by wielding a gun.
Officers with Seattle police’s West Precinct, which is located less than one mile from the guitar shop, arrived quickly and arrested those men and the woman, Whitcomb said. The fourth person apparently walked away from the scene.
Besides the weapons, police recovered the guitar and plan to return it, Whitcomb said.
About 60,000 vehicles a day use Mercer Street surrounded by booming development and between Interstate 5 and the Uptown neighborhood, also known as Lower Queen Anne.


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Financial results published by Nisbets reveal that the catering equipment supplier banked a trading profit of £31.2m last year, a 9% improvement on the previous 12 months.
The Bristol-based outfit, which earlier this month announced the takeover of Space Catering, said the healthy profit came off the back of a strong year of sales growth.
Turnover for 2015 reached a record-breaking £255m for the firm, marking a 13% improvement on the previous 12 months as its multi-channel strategy of selling though direct mail, online and retail paid off.
Tim Carr, finance director at Nisbets, said the level of sales it did last year was a “milestone” for the business.
“We continue to build on Nisbets market leading position and are delighted to have broken the quarter of a billion turnover barrier for the first time. This is a significant achievement and one of which we are all extremely proud.”
He added: “The directors are pleased with the overall financial performance during the year and believe that Nisbets PLC is in a strong position to sustain growth and expand its market share.”
Nisbets currently operates in seven countries worldwide, including the UK, France, Spain and Australia and now employs more than 1,200 people.
As well as having a substantial catalogue and online business, Nisbets has 16 retail stores across the UK.

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A controversial murder case which involved evidence produced through the use of STRmix software recently ended in a plea bargain agreement in which with the defendant pleaded guilty to a single charge of manslaughter in the 2008 death of a 15-year-old.
Reporting on the case, a reporter for the San Diego Union Tribune wrote, “When [defense attorney] Speredelozzi sought to have an expert examine the source code to determine how the program is working, he was rebuffed. The company [Institute of Environmental Science and Research, or ESR] said he would have to sign a restrictive nondisclosure agreement first, claiming the code was a privileged trade secret it could protect.”
In point of fact, Speredelozzi was not rebuffed and the nondisclosure he was asked to sign is not restrictive. ESR (which is a government institute, not a private company as characterized in the Tribune article) has the utmost respect for Sixth Amendment rights. As a result, ESR voluntarily provides access not only to the source code for its STRmix software, but also to a time-limited version of the software, developmental validation records, user’s manuals, and extended output.
While ESR does ask prospective users to sign a nondisclosure agreement, that NDA is, by all counts, more liberal than the terms offered by virtually any other commercial software and is simply designed to safeguard ESR’s intellectual property rights
The article was also inaccurate on multiple other counts. Specifically, it failed to note that:
STRmix source code has already been reviewed four times by the same defense expert.
All of the algorithms for STRmix previously have been published in peer reviewed literature – to the extent that partial clones of the software now exist.
STRmix has been extensively validated to ensure robust scrutiny and acceptance by the scientific community.
ESR negotiated in good faith with the defense in the case cited.
Bottom line with respect to this case: Failure to reach an agreement is not the fault of ESR. ESR’s efforts to reach agreement were both extensive and costly. Given the resulting plea bargain, ESR can only assume that the defense was not genuine in its interest in reviewing the source code, and potentially was more interested in giving the impression that ESR was being uncooperative.
Probabilistic genotyping and STRmix continue to be generally accepted by the forensic community and represent a significant improvement over older methods of DNA profile interpretation. Standards for probabilistic genotyping software have been published by professional bodies covering the validation and use of such software. These include SWGDAM and the UK Forensic Science Regulator (FSR).
More importantly, probabilistic genotyping methods are much more likely to correctly exclude individuals who are not present in a DNA mixture and, therefore, to be beneficial in proving innocence. STRmix and other probabilistic genotyping software have been used repeatedly to overturn wrongful convictions that were based on less powerful interpretation methods.

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