Lebanon’s economic and financial crisis has unfolded since late 2019, crippling the import-dependent nation and leaving residents struggling to find fuel, medicines and basic supplies.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in a visit to Lebanon threatened unspecified measures against officials obstructing the formation of a government in the crisis-hit country.
Protesters closed major roads leading to the Lebanese capital, causing traffic jams and triggering a call by the head of the hospitals union who warned that such moves are preventing oxygen supplies from reaching medical centers treating patients.
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab pressures politicians to form a new government, saying the country is confronting enormous challenges that no government can face.
The country's deeply divided political class has so far failed to reach any consensus on a suitable candidate to be prime minister, a position always held by a Sunni Muslim.
The EU move came as France President Macron said that France will organise a conference in the next few days to raise money for food, medicine, housing and other urgent aid.
The currency crisis is part of a wider economic meltdown that poses the biggest threat to the stability of import-reliant Lebanon since the 1975-90 civil war.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab accuses rivals of mounting a "coup" against his government as currency crisis deepens.
The initial rallies last year were sparked by a raft of new taxes, and quickly morphed into a street movement calling for a full overhaul of the political class.
Demonstrators joined hands from Tripoli to Tyre, a 170-kilometre chain running through the main protest hub in Beirut, as part of an unprecedented cross-sectarian mobilisation.
Demonstrations sparked by a proposed tax on WhatsApp and other messaging apps have morphed into an unprecedented cross-sectarian street mobilisation against the political class.
Tempers boiled over on Thursday over plans to introduce a $0.20 tax on calls on messaging applications such as WhatsApp, though it was then scrapped in response to the protests.
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Ornis Hungarica. vol.8 Suppl. 1.. (1998) p.9-16.
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The decrease of the Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) in Hungary was analysed using data of a 15 years long intensive capture-recapture program in Northern Hungary. Both numbered aluminum rings and color rings were used; actual recaptures as well as resighting data were analysed. The model selection, fitting of the General Cormack Jolly Seber Model and estimation of the survival and recapture rate was made by using the RELEASE and SURGE programs. There was a continuous decrease in the survival rate during the investigated time period. For the 1978-1983 period the level of the survival rate (S=0.6) was similar to survival in other European populations.. The survival rate was significantly lower for the last, 1989-1992 period, for both sexes. The decreasing trend in the survival rate coincided with the decrease in rainfall in the breeding area in Hungary, which caused adverse environment conditions for this species.

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Sobriety is over for Brandon · Heather vows to fight Paul Scarlett denies diva-like demands for ‘Sound of Music’
Lindsay Lohan’s wild ways are finally starting to affect her work.
Last week, the 20-year-old actress-singer-party-girl called in sick to work on the film “Georgia Rule,” claiming she was suffering from “heat exhaustion” and “dehydration.”
Well, James G. Robinson, CEO of Morgan Creek Productions, which is producing “Georgia Rule,” isn’t buying it. Robinson sent a letter to Lohan and other folks involved in the film calling Lohan “discourteous, irresponsible and unprofessional.”
Lohan’s rep said that filming in 105-degree weather for 12 hours the previous day led to a brief stay in the hospital, but several sources told gossip pages that Lohan had been getting her drink on at the nightclub Guy’s the night before.
“You and your representatives have told us that your various late arrivals and absences from the set have been the result of illness; today we were told it was ‘heat exhaustion.’ We are well aware that your ongoing all night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called ‘exhaustion,’” Robinson wrote in the letter posted Friday on TheSmokingGun.com. “You have acted like a spoiled child and in so doing have alienated many of your co-workers and endangered the quality of this picture.”
Brandon: Unclean and definitely not sober
Speaking of Lohan-bashing, Brandon Davis is off the wagon … again.
The oil heir, who admitted himself into rehab last month, is back to his partying ways.
The foul-mouthed party boy has been spotted at many clubs, and PageSix.com is reporting that Davis is heading to Saint-Tropez with professional no-good-doer Paris Hilton.
One Los Angeles source stated the obvious, telling PageSix.com: “He is not serious about getting sober.” Well, duh.
The sound of cha-ching Scarlett Johansson is not a diva.
Well, that’s what her PR people are saying anyway.
The actress’ rep is denying rumors that Johansson’s outrageous pay demands cost her the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Sound of Music” revival, which is set to open in London’s West End in November.
“Her people were not ‘pro’ the idea,” Lloyd Webber told The London Times. “[Johansson’s representatives] couldn’t understand why she would want to appear in the West End for $18,500 a week when she could be earning $10 million for a movie.”
“It is true that there were some discussions regarding Scarlett and the production of ‘The Sound of Music.’ But Mr. Webber’s statement regarding the demands is extremely exaggerated,” Johansson’s rep told The Associated Press. “Her management team was simply asking for terms that an actress of her stature would ask for.”
And since he couldn’t get Johansson, Lloyd Weber took the obvious next step. He’s handing the part over to the winner of a BBC reality show. No joke. The winner of “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria” will get a six-month contract.
It’s gonna get messy, folks
Paul McCartney filed for divorce from Heather Mills late last week, hoping for a nice, amicable split.
Of course, that’s right after sources said McCartney called Mills “argumentative” and claimed that her “unreasonable behavior” led to the couple’s breakup.
Hey Paul, say bye-bye to a quiet, private divorce. Get ready for a full-on brawl for your $1 billion.
Thanks to McCartney’s alleged statements, Mills has vowed to stand up for herself in court and tell her side of the story.
“She is hugely disappointed that matters of such a confidential nature should be aired in public and feels it is inappropriate to speak about such delicate matters when a child is involved,” Mills’ rep told The Daily Mirror. McCartney and Mills have a two-year-old daughter, Beatrice.


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- External Hard Drives for Xbox One:
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- Replacement Hard Drives for Xbox One:
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- Storage Expansion Cards for Xbox Series X|S:
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Intel is getting ready to launch its Romley server platform in a bid capitalise on a trend towards upgrading servers this year.
While Intel is facing stiff competition from ARM in the mobile computing chip market, it is well placed in the x86 server market.
According to Digitimes, the release of the Romley server will coincide with the big social network players such as Facebook upgrading hardware by the end of the year, meaning that Intel is all set to rake in the cash.
With Intel accounting for a hefty share of the server market, there will be a trend towards replacement in surrounding product areas, such as storage and switch devices.
And with many markets recovering from the depths of recession gloom, the sources noted that Intel hopes there will be plenty of spare cash floating around as businesses up their IT budgets.
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Work to date is
The cylinder cladding has been rolled and fitted.
The anti vacuum valves have been fitted to the cylinders.
The cylinder drain cocks and pipe work has been fitted.
The right hand side complete with the running plate in front of the cylinders which has been fitted.
The smoke box saddle has been painted with a protective coating.
More lubrication pipework in place.
The exhaust branches have been fitted along with the blast pipe base spacer.
A view through the front access plate showing the exhaust branch support brackets in place.
The new blast pipe and its base has been temporarily put in place to check its alignment.
The sanding pipes are being fitted.
Another view of the sanding pipes.
The new tender tank has been shot blasted and painted with red oxide primer.
The rear of the tender tank.
About the Trust
Work on the overhaul of 5025 began at the beginning of 2012. This was thanks to grants or promises of support from the Strathspey Railway Company, the Strathspey Railway Trust, the Heritage Lottery Fund the Strathspey Railway Association and the significant amount which had already been raised from our supporters though appeals.
Major progress has been made on the locomotive and tender frames, axleboxes, motion, dragboxes and valve gear at Aviemore and on the major rebuild of the boiler, reprofiling of the tyres of the locomotive and tender wheels and construction of a new tender tank at Riley Engineering of Bury. Work has also included the casting and machining of a pair of new cylinders
The WEC Watkinson Trust originally hoped to return 5025 to service in 2015, however owing to the amount of work needed, we now hope that the engine will be ready towards the end of the 2019 season. ( see edit below)
We are still on track for 2019 to be the year in which the oldest and best example of a L.M.S. Black Five steams again. Due to a very tight budget the original intention was to return 5025 to traffic by carrying out the minimum necessary work. However, she is an iconic locomotive and quite early on the sensible decision was taken to restore her to “as new” condition. This has resulted in considerable extra work and expense and has left the Watkinson Trust desperate for funds.
Edit, we were heavily delayed waiting for the boiler, this has put the completion date back to around summer 2020.
Further edit, owing to covid lockdown, this has been further delayed, completion date is now summer 2021.
The original budget of £354,050 has been spent wisely and with care. However, additional boiler work has cost a further £39,345, new cylinders and frame repairs £33,350, and other work such as a new cab, injectors and super heaters upwards of £22,500.
Although most of the work now being carried out is labour intensive, certain costly goods and services are essential to finishing the job and it is only with your help that we can make it happen.
We still need to complete the tender tank and the under frame, produce boiler cladding, purchase copper pipe and various fixings and fastenings and pay for transport, crane hire and specialist machining.
The Watkinson Trust would like to thank you for any generous donation you are able to make towards a successful conclusion.
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ncreased consumer interest is positively impacting producers of Mississippi’s truck crops, which include fruits, vegetables, nuts and flowers.
Rick Snyder, vegetable specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said the rapid growth of the local foods movement has increased demand for truck crops.
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The National Transportation Safety Board has been examining the battery from the Japanese Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was forced to make an emergency landing in Boston. Initial investigations show it was swollen from overheating. The battery will now be taken apart.
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Following a COVID induced boom for most of 2020 and 2021, big tech suffered a bruising 2022. Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Meta (Facebook) and Amazon have all reported results over the last couple of weeks that have given a better insight to the impact of the downturn on business.
Last week Google reported a 4% contraction in advertising revenue in Q4 2022, only it’s second quarterly contraction ever. Its parent Alphabet reported a 1% revenue increase for the year, down from 32% growth the year before. Apple posted a revenue decline for the same period, caused by supply chain issues, and both Microsoft and Amazon reported softening demand for their fast-growing cloud services.
As demand for these services digital services drop in the face of tougher economic conditions, hitting revenue and income, how have the cash and liquidity reserves of the big tech firms been impacted.
So, how much cash do they have?
The five firms making up our Big Tech analysis carried record cash reserves into the pandemic in 2020 and finished the year in an even stronger position with over $513bn in combined cash and cash equivalents. This is made up of cash and highly liquid securities such as US Treasury bonds.
Since the 2020 peak, total cash and cash equivalents have dropped by over 25% and now stands at combined total of $379bn based on the last reported full year accounts of each firm. This means that cash reserves have dropped to pre-2018 levels.
No doubt the drop in earnings and cash generated combined with the increase in costs driven by record breaking hiring has impacted cash on hand. However, each company’s core businesses continue to generate huge amounts of cash. Therefore, when looking to understand what impacts net overall cash flow, it’s important to explore how much they return to investors via share repurchases as this is the big non-operating cash out flow in most cases.
The $750bn share buy-back
Share repurchases and buybacks have been the most popular way to return cash to investors over the last decade. In the last five years, the Big Tech companies have repurchased close to $775bn of common stock, with Apple making up 50% of this number. These repurchases directly support the price of a stock and the numbers ignore dividends which some of the firms also pay.
Repurchases are funded directly from the cash and cash equivalent reserves of the business and liquid assets therefore reduce in line with cash spent buying back stock.
Theoretically, these repurchases can be turned off quite quickly to shore up cash reserves. Investors, used to strongly supported share prices, would no doubt react negatively to this, nevertheless, it’s a valuable lever to have.
How much cash could they have?
How much cash would the Big Tech companies have if they hadn’t returned so much to investors in recent years? Slightly under $1.2trn. This takes the current total cash and cash equivalents balance and adds the cumulative share repurchases over the last five years. Of course, some of these firms have been buying back stock in the years before so this number could be bigger. However, it shows the amount of cash they have had to play with in recent years and how much relative to their overall reserves they have been returning over the period.
Coming into a tougher economic climate with lower demand and higher costs, the question is whether the Big Tech companies will continue to repurchase shares at the same pace and instead use cash generated to buffer their balances sheets. It’s likely as revenue and earnings reduce, or at least don’t grow as quickly, the growth in share repurchases will also slow. One thing is for sure however, the big five tech firms won’t be running out of cash any time soon.
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Detroit Lions hire Dan Campbell: Will series of firsts work this time?
Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the Detroit Lions hiring Dan Campbell as their new head coach on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
We have seen all kinds of Detroit Lions regimes. But this feels totally different.
How all the pieces have come together.
The Lions didn’t hire the people’s choice to be their next head coach. Robert Saleh, from Dearborn, was scooped up by the New York Jets.
The Lions didn’t go with the familiar. Darrell Bevel, the Lions interim coach, interviewed for the job but didn’t get it.
SHAWN WINDSOR: Brad Holmes wants fans to ‘trust the process’; how long will they trust him?
They didn’t jump for the hot assistant coach. The Lions interviewed Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy but he didn’t get it.
The Lions didn’t go with experience. The Lions interviewed Marvin Lewis, who won 131 games with the Cincinnati Bengals. But Lewis also lost 122 and was 0-7 in the postseason.
They went in a totally surprising direction (until the news has leaked out over the last few days), and they have signed Dan Campbell, a former Lion, to be their next coach
Campbell is not known as an Xs and Os guru. He has never been a coordinator. And his only head coaching experience was as an interim coach in Miami in 2015 when the Dolphins went 5-7.
More than anything, Campbell is known as a leader of men. A motivator. Someone who can get a team to unite.
Which makes sense, to go in that direction, after the fractures of the Matt Patricia era.
The Parcells way
There are all kinds of leaders.
The Lions appear to have picked one in Chris Spielman’s image.
Tough. Hard nosed. Old school.
The kind of coach who ordered up Oklahoma drills in Miami to instill physical toughness. Which is interesting. When was the last time you described the Lions as being big hitters or even tougher than the opposition?
[ Lions hire Campbell as coach and fans have gripes, jokes and a little bit of hope ]
Campbell is the kind of guy who will instill discipline by making players run to the fence and back if you jump offsides during training camp. Which seems promising. When was the last time you described the Lions as being disciplined?
Campbell is from the Bill Parcells tree. He played under Parcells for three seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. And Campbell has coached under New Orleans coach Sean Payton, who worked under Parcells in Dallas.
One thing Campbell learned under Parcells: You can have a set style but you have to adjust to win games.
“You can’t use the same thing to win every game,” Campbell said on “The LiucciCast” podcast, hosted by Texas A&M writer Billy Liucci. “You can have a philosophy. But not every opponent is the same. You have to judge each opponent, what they have and what you have and what the matchup is like different every week. Sometimes, what beat that team isn’t what’s gonna beat this team this week. I know it sounds like, that’s common sense. But I’m telling you, not everybody knows how to handle that.”
‘A leader of men’
When new Lions general manager Brad Holmes was asked what he wants to look for in a coach, he gave an answer that described Campbell.
MORE SEIDEL: Why Brad Holmes and the Lions’ unconventional front office just might work
“He’s got to be a leader of men,” Holmes said Tuesday at his introductory news conference. “He’s got to have presence and within that presence, he’s got to have poise. He has to have confidence. He has to have command. He has to have mental toughness. He has to have intelligence, and I stress the mental toughness part because there will be ups and downs where that stress tolerance has to be at the right level, and to be able to persevere through those moments.”
[ Lions GM Brad Holmes will ‘collaborate’ with new coach on building roster ]
And that pretty much sums up how people describe Campbell, who played in the NFL for 11 seasons and has coached for another 11.
But that playing and coaching experience should serve him well.
Campbell has seen what doesn’t work — he was a member of the 2008 Lions that went 0-16.
But he has also seen what works. He played in the Super Bowl twice, losing with the Giants in 2000 and then winning with the Saints in 2009.
Campbell values hard work, discipline and intensity — all the things he saw in Drew Brees the first time he met him.
“Wow, here is the alpha,” Campbell said on the podcast. “This dude is the alpha. Just the way he talked and his intensity. This is what it’s about man. If everybody had his intensity and approach, you wouldn’t fail.”
Can’t do it alone
Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp has taken a swing for the fences by making this regime change.
WINDSOR: Ford Hamp has a vision. She knows exactly what it sounds like.
Hoping Holmes turns into the next great GM.
Hoping Campbell is the next Mike Vrabel, the Tennessee Titans coach.
But being a great leader is not enough.
And Vrabel has not done it alone. One of the secrets of Vrabel’s success has been his hiring track record. In his first season, Vrabel hired Matt LaFleur to be his offensive coordinator. LaFleur created the NFL’s No. 7 ranked rushing attack (126.4 yards per game). Of course, having Derrick Henry helps.
After one season, LaFleur left to become the Green Bay Packers head coach.
So Vrable turned the offense over to Arthur Smith for two seasons and the Titans produced pure magic. Henry won consecutive NFL rushing titles.
So you have to give Vrabel credit for putting coaches in the right spots.
And the same pressure will now fall on Campbell.
He has to hire the right offensive and defensive coordinators.
There are reports that Campbell will hire Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn to be his defensive coordinator.
And Campbell had better get this right. If Campbell doesn’t surround himself with the right staff, this whole thing could blow up once again.
‘You have to be willing to listen’
Campbell might be a hard nosed coach.
But he talks like he has a flexible style.
“You have to be able to adjust to the athlete of today,” he said on the podcast.
And it starts with communication.
“It’s just different,” he said on the podcast. “And these kids were raised different, and they have different experiences than we did 20 years ago and those before us.
“I think so much of it is, like back then, you do what you’re told to do, period. And that’s how you get better, and that’s all you knew, and it was black and white. And it was, ‘Man, you do this and if you don’t do this, we’ve got a problem with you and your team’s got a problem with you.’
“And with that, you lump all those things in a basket and sometimes things get lost. You lose good players, because — you know what — he’s got a damn rock in his shoe, and he doesn’t know how to communicate that, and so no wonder he’s limping around.”
“You have to be willing to listen to these (guys), and I feel like, there needs to be more of working relationship with your athletes, certainly at the NFL level. These are grown men that we’re dealing with. So like I always approach it as we are working together.”
And that is what the Lions are trying to build in their organization.
Of course, you would feel a heck of a lot better if either Holmes or Campbell had more experience.
But that’s the risk. I give Hamp credit for trying to create something new. It would have been easy to hire a GM with experience, or a coach with experience, or the hot name just to make the fans happy.
[ Holmes: Lions job will be a retooling, not a long-term rebuild ]
But she didn’t. She followed a different plan, hiring a 41-year-old GM and 44-year-old coach, hoping for a big payoff and long-term success.
Hamp’s vision is now clear: she is trying to build an organization that is cohesive and collaborative, placing a huge emphasis on finding talent, while creating a football team that is tough, disciplined and mentally strong.
Right now, those are all just buzz words. We’ll have to wait and see if it works.
But I like what the Lions have done — in theory — to try to reach that goal.
They have brought in a general manager with a track record of finding players in the draft.
And they have hired a well-respected, hard-nosed leader as their next head coach.
It’s certainly new and different but everything is tied together.
Campbell won’t succeed if Holmes doesn’t find players.
And Holmes won’t succeed if Campbell doesn’t hire the right staff and push the right buttons, while growing into the job.
It’s a massive risk with a tremendous upside.
As well as a huge downside.
Even though this feels new and different, if they fail, they will go down together.
And if that happens, Hamp will look a lot like her father.
Contact Jeff Seidel: firstname.lastname@example.org. Follow him on Twitter @seideljeff. To read his recent columns, go to freep.com/sports/jeff-seidel.


Concentrations of suspended chlorophyll a in the Humber rivers
Authors: Pinder, L.C.V., Marker, A.F.H., Pinder, A.C., Ingram, J.K.G., Leach, D.V. and Collett, G.
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
Concentrations of chlorophyll a have been determined at weekly intervals for all of the major rivers feeding the Humber Estuary since September 1993, as part of the LOIS monitoring programme. Highest concentrations generally occurred in the two southern rivers, the R. Trent and the R. Don, and also in the larger of the northern rivers, the R. Ouse and its main feeder, the R. Ure. High concentrations also developed on occasions in some of the other northern rivers, especially during the summer of 1995 when the unusually dry conditions led to low flows and extended retention times. Heavy pollution levels in the R. Aire and the R. Calder, a major tributary of the Aire, were probably responsible for the consistently low concentrations recorded in these rivers.
Preferred by: Adrian Pinder


For the first time since 1994, Maine’s gubernatorial ballot won’t have a Green candidate on it in November. The lone Green candidate who tried to get on the ballot, Lynne Williams of Bar Harbor, failed to secure the required 2,000 signatures of registered Greens.
Government, at the state and federal level, is better for having more parties. When third, fourth and fifth candidates enter the race, the debates move from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. If Ross Perot had not run for president in 1992, neither the American public nor Bill Clinton would have worried about the budget deficit. If Jonathan Carter had not run for governor in Maine in 1994, most Mainers south of Augusta would not have known what a clear cut was, or why they should care about them. If Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan had not run for president in 2000, the moderate policies being pitched by George W. Bush and Al Gore might have looked as different as night and day.
Maine would do well to have third-party candidates running for governor and the Legislature. Having those views represented in some numbers in the State House would force alternative views and coalitions to the traditional Democrat-Republican polarity.
But that does not mean getting on the ballot should be made easier, especially when third-party candidates, if they hope to win an election, must appeal to voters outside their caucus.
In statements to the news media, Ms. Williams complained that the ballot bar was set too high, given the fact that there are just 30,000 registered Greens. Democrats and Republicans have registered voters in the hundreds of thousands, Ms. Williams argues, and so have a much easier time of getting on the ballot.
Pat LaMarche, a BDN columnist, was a two-time Green gubernatorial candidate (1998 and 2006). She acknowledges that getting those signatures was not easy. But she believes lowering the required number is not the answer. When she ran in 2006, Ms. LaMarche hired a fellow Green, Jonathan Carter, to help direct signature-gathering efforts. Volunteers perused municipal voter lists and called Greens to arrange for signing; those who did not come to signing locations were sent petition forms and told to sign and return the form to the campaign.
Ms. LaMarche also conducted what she called a college tour, visiting campuses in the state, and not only garnering signatures, but also (first) enrolling young adults in the party. “We party built. That’s the role of a small party,” she said.
What comes after a minor party candidate gets on the ballot is of more interest to Ms. LaMarche. She advocates for allowing preference voting, in which voters rank their choices among candidates. The top two or three then compete in a run-off. Another version is called approval voting, in which people can vote for all the candidates they like, again resulting in a run-off.
Maine has been fertile ground for independent and third-party candidates. We are better off for that access to the ballot. But getting 2,000 people to sign a petition is a reasonable threshold.


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This fascinating series turns ordinary walks into adventures. Children learn to identify a variety of different plant, animal and insect species. -- Helps children identify different species. -- Includes scrapbook pages, for notes or drawings. -- Features detailed true-to-life illustrations.

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Arch Enemy Headline G! Festival 2010
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Arch Enemy will play their first ever show on the Faroe Islands at the 2010 edition of the G! festival. The band will headline on July 16th and issued the following statement about the festival appearance:
"Nestled in the heart of the North Atlantic, the solitary and spellbinding Faroe Islands lie midway between Iceland, Norway and Scotland. G! Festival is situated in the picturesque seaside village of Göta and has redefined the whole musical landscape of the Faroe Islands with its international scale and visionary scope. Over the last couple of years we have been fortunate enough to play a lot of new exciting territories for the band and we're extremely pleased to add the Faroe Islands to that ever-growing list!"
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SHERMAN, Tex. (KXII) -- Early voting wrapped up Friday in Texas, and on Tuesday, thousands more people are expected to cast their vote in the Texas primary election.
Statewide, there were more Democrats than Republicans that voted in early voting in the most populous counties in the state according to the state election board.
Grayson County is seeing similar trends. Of the 6,100 people early voted in-person in the county. 900 of those were Democrat.
In 2014, which was the last comparable election, 500 Democrats had cast a ballot at this point in the election. That's an 80 percent increase.
"We have some local races as well as statewide races, and that's driving our voters to the poll because they wanna be part of the solution," said Glenn Melancon, the chairman for the Grayson County Democratic party.
There was about a 10 percent increase in Republican voter turnout compared to 2014.
"I'm hoping the Democrats, just like us, want to support their candidate, and that is why they're showing up with greater numbers this year," said Grayson County Republican Chairwoman Barbara Woodroof. "I don't think it's going to have any effect on our outcome."
Woodroof said she's excited despite the numbers showing an increased Democratic turnout.
"We've had such a great number of individuals running this time, and I think it gives people the opportunity to look at who's running and make some really good choices as to who's going to help us with all the issues here in Texas," Woodroof said.
Melancon said the early results show people are ready for a change.
"Every vote counts, and you can make a difference right here in Grayson County by being a part of the solution," Melancon said.
We've posted some links to sample ballots and voting websites.

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Just how banner a
building year was 2017 in the Town of Chesterton, as the
Chesterton Tribune reported in its Year in Review retrospective on
last year the total value of all building projects in town--including new
commercial and residential, commercial and residential remodels and
additions, and home-improvement projects--was $65,616,014.
fully a 22-percent increase over the previous yearís total building value of
$53,666,963. Even more, it represents a 96-percent increase over
2015ís total building value of $33,475,082.
Put it this way:
over the last two years, businesses, homeowners, and home builders have
nearly doubled the amount of their investment in Chesterton.
Department also issued 16 percent more permits in 2017: 1,268, compared to
1,044 in 2016.
It collected 24
percent more revenues from building permit fees: $248,900, compared to
$200,253 in 2016.
And it generated 15
percent more in total revenue from all sources (building permit fees, park
impact fees, and contractorsí registration): $524,666, compared to $457,162
commercial projects in 2017 was the Residences of Sand Creek senior living
facility at Coffee Creek Center. Value: $12 million.
Laboratories Inc. takes second place in building value. Late last year the
company began a major addition to its manufacturing and office space valued
at $6.5 million. It also increased the size of its parking lot, to the tune
In October the
Building Department issued a permit for a new strip mall featuring a rooftop
restaurant on Gateway Blvd. in Coffee Creek Center. Value: $1.4 million.
Also in October it
issued a permit for a brand-new business build: Express Slats Manufacturing
on Pioneer Trail, valued at $813,700.
Other 2017 numbers:
* Four permits were
issued for commercial additions ($6,540,875).
* 13 for commercial
* 48 for commercial
parking lots ($1,638,740).
* 22 for commercial
* 45 for signs and
billboards (82), with a total value of $183,613 ($317,007).
number of new single-family home builds increased by a third in 2017: 89,
compared to 58 in 2016 (and 29 in 2015). Total value: $26,497,671.
By the Tribuneís
rough count, nearly half of those homes--43--were built or are being built
in the Morganís Corner neighborhood of Coffee Creek Center, south of
Sidewalk Road and west of 200E.
Nine more were
built in the Estates of Sand Creek.
Eight in Easton
Park, at the terminus of East Porter Ave. and 250E. When built out, Easton
Park will be the largest subdivision ever developed in Chesterton, with 342.
Eight also in the
Village Green neighborhood of Coffee Creek Center, south of Sidewalk Road
and east of Village Point.
Five each in Stone
Meadows, south of 1100N and east of 23rd Street; and in Brassie Estates,
north of the Brassie Golf Course.
Two in Duneland
Trails, west of South Fifth Street and north of C.R. 1050N.
And seven fill-in
homes and duplexes elsewhere in town.
On the multi-family
front, ground broke this year on the Eagle Crossing high-end apartment
complex at Coffee Creek Center, south of Rail Road and east of Kelle Drive.
Permits were issued for eight different buildings of varying sizes, with a
total value of $7,579,720. A permit was also issued for the construction of
a recreational clubhouse for the residents ($750,000).
* 282 permits were
issued for single-family residential repairs (245 in 2016), with a total
value of $2,085,323 ($1,689,965). By the Tribuneís count, 118 permits
were issued for roof work (111), 62 for windows (60), and 21 for siding
* 33 for
single-family remodels (30), with a total value of $774,276 ($731,200).
* 88 for
deck/porch/patio work (83), with a total value of $464,566 ($299,760).
* 67 for fences
(63), with a total value of $238,900 ($223,062).
* 37 for sheds
(17), with a total value of $114,686 ($29,080).
* 11 for pools
(14), with a total value of $99,340 ($139,800).
* 212 for electric
work (173), with a total value of $169,443 ($118,525).
* 139 for plumbing
(109), with a total value of $99,340 ($21,170).
Last year the
Building Department also issued 281 inspection notices, filed 38 written
complaints, issued two citations and five stop-work orders, performed
lawn-care management on five vacant properties, and traveled approximately


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49ers trim roster by waiving five defensive players originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers on Sunday got a head start on the roster moves required to reach the regular-season limit.
The #49ers waived:
CB Nate Brooks
DL La'Darius Hamilton
DL Breeland Speaks
LB Kyahva Tezino
DL Spencer Waege
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) August 27, 2023
The 49ers entered Sunday with 36 roster moves still needed to reach the regular-season limit of 53 players. They had 89 players after the Friday trade that sent quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys.
Defensive end Nick Bosa does not currently occupy a roster spot, as the club placed him on the reserve/did not report list at the opening of training camp.
Bosa continues his holdout as he seeks a long-term contract extension that will make him the team’s highest-paid player.
NFL teams must trim their rosters to 53 players by Tuesday at 1 p.m. PT.
The claiming period for waivers ends at 9 a.m. Wednesday, at which point teams may begin forming their practice squads.
The 49ers will have a practice squad of 17 players, including an exemption for international player Alfredo Gutierrez, an offensive lineman from Mexico.


Tissue Biology & Electron Microscopy Research Center
- Director：Kazunori Toida, M.D., Ph.D.
Outline of the Tissue Biology & Electron Microscopy Research Center
The Center is a centralized research and teaching facility which provides light, electron and scanning microscopy research of ultrastructures, serving a wide range of faculty and students of Kawasaki Medical School. The Center provides support and technical staff knowledgeable in instrument operation, as well as in techniques pertaining to specimen preparation, and offers training to potential users who wish to engage in research work using equipment located in the Center.
The facilities in the Center include a JEOL JEM-1400, a Hitachi H-7100 transmission electron microscope, a Hitachi S-3400N scanning electron microscope, and a JEOL JSM-6340F field emission scanning electron microscope. The S-3400N scanning electron microscope has HORIBA EX-250X-act energy dispersive spectroscopy systems for quantitative X-ray microanalysis.
The Center is equipped with various specimen preparation tools, including ion sputter coaters, a pure osmium coater, freeze-drying devices and critical point dryers for scanning electron microscopy, as well as Leica ultra-cut ultramicrotomes and vacuum evaporator for transmission electron microscopy. Other equipment in the Center includes two light microscopes (Nikon & KEYENCE) for fluorescence observation with several filter sets and TIRF (Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence) microscopy.
The center also contains a cryostat for processing frozen sections (Leica CM3050S), and automated slide processing systems for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry (Roche Ventana Discovery XT).
The ultra-rapid freezing machines, which freeze tissue samples within a few milliseconds, are available for electron microscopic studies on cytoplasm, cytoskeleton and membrane ultrastructures in high resolution. Frozen tissues for a replica technique of electron microscopy can be prepared using a Balzer's BAF-301 freeze-etching unit. For immunoelectron microscopy analyses, frozen sections are prepared in a cryo-ultramicrotome (Reichert-Jung SUPER NOVA).


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The New Utopia Begins Here, Audre Lorde, 2020
Fine art print on Hahnemuhle Velvet White paper
63 x 92,5 cm (edition of 10)
Frame: Whitewash Poplar, with clarity glass
Free pick up at the gallery. In case of delivery, shipping costs will be calculated at checkout.
- About the artist
Iris Kensmil is an Amsterdam-based visual artist with a Surinamese background. She is known for her installations, paintings, and drawings in her vivid style. She marks the history of how black movements and black intellectuals, writers, musicians, artists, and activists have increasingly influenced the shaping of our future. Iris Kensmil creates a visual construction of "Black Modernity" following her drive to work on a future history that includes herself too, The style and quality of her work invite the viewer to share her perspective.
Kensmil studied Fine Arts at the Minerva Academy in Groningen (1992–1996). From 2014 till 2018, she was a member of the Jury for the Dutch Royal Award for Modern Painting. Furthermore, Iris also represented the Netherlands at the Venice Biennial 2019 with Remy Jungerman.
2021 ‘Some of My Souls’, Art Institute Melly, Rotterdam, NL
2020 ‘Something Still Comes Back’, Matthew Brown Los Angeles; Women Make History, US
2019 ‘Feminism in the Age of Transnationalism’, The Haifa Museum of Art, ISR
2019 ‘Blues Before Sunrise’, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, NL
2019 ‘The New Utopia Begins Here’#2, Dutch Pavilion, Venice Biennial, IT
2014 ‘Shifting Colours’, met Willem de Rooij ,Tropenmuseum Amsterdam, NL
Kensmil took part in projects with The Black Archives.

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5 Cat Food Storage Mistakes You DON’T Want to Make
How to Safely Store Dry Cat Food
“How you handle [cat] food once you have it at home can make a big difference in how long it remains fresh and maintains its ideal nutritional profile,” says Dr. Jennifer Coates. The following are five mistakes you don’t want to make in order to best keep your cat safe.
1. DON’T Throw Away the Original Packaging
High-quality cat food bags have been designed to keep out the elements and maintain its freshness for as long as possible. Keeping the cat food bag also has the added benefit of retaining the cat food’s barcode, expiration date, and batch code – all of which are important information to have, especially in the event of a cat food recall.
2. DON’T Expose Cat Food to Air
Sealing the cat food bag after every feeding helps prevent unnecessary exposure to air and humidity — both of which speed up the rate at which pet foods degrade and increase the risk of bacterial contamination like Salmonella.
3. DON’T Store Cat Food in Sunlight
Exposing the cat food bag to sunlight can elevate temperatures and humidity inside. This will also speed up food degradation and increase the risk of Salmonella contamination as well as other bacteria.
4. DON’T Keep Cat Food Past Expiration Date
Cat food expiration dates (sometimes known as “best by” or “use by” dates) are established to ensure the safety of your cat. Don’t take the risk by feeding your pet expired cat food.
5. DON’T Mix Old with New Cat food
You may be tempted to transfer that last bit of cat food from the old bag to a new bag. Don’t! You may be unknowingly tainting your brand new bag of dry cat food.
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A Keith Newman sidestoryEdit
Penned by: K Neuman
LC 26 Febuary 14
NEU Colony Shelter 14, 1.24 PM
“Alright…his vitals have stablised…all his wounds are properly patched…he’ll be fine for now, sir.” “Thank you doctor…” William Gates the 15th said to the paramedic, who then excused himself to tend to other patients in the shelter. It’d been a horrifying day. What was supposed to be an annual Valentines Day Air show had turned into a bloody nuclear mess. His thoughts drifted back to the events of almost an hour ago.
NEU_5 Flight Grounds, 12.36 PM
Everything was going smoothly. He’d cut the ribbon that signaled the start of the event. There was cheering, whistling, rallying cries. Then it happened. A terrific ‘bang’ from above reverberated along the interior of the Colony. The cheering stopped. There was a moment of deafening silence; then a stray beam round pierced through the Colony’s glass walls, shattering the glass panel. Everyone watched, dumbfounded, as a Zaku plunged earthwards, landing violently onto the ground with another, much louder ‘bang’.
It seemed to have an effect on the people, who snapped out of their frozen states and started screaming, running, panicking. “Hurry! To the shelters!” the Mayor of NEU_5 shouted, trying to direct the panic stricken people to safety. “Bill! Help me rally the people!” William nodded and ran after him, trying in vain to stop the citizens of the Colony from running wildly away from the nearest shelters.
Seconds later, he heard a familiar voice. “William!” He turned around to find Peter Newman, the sponsor of the SOLAR Project and an old friend. “Have you seen my son?!” He yelled worryingly. Before William had any chance to reply, Peter froze; then he started to run towards where the Pink Ball was. “Wait, Peter!”
But it was no use. He scanned the area around the Pink coloured Ball. Standing nearby was a twelve year old child. He stood rooted to the ground in fear. Oh no.
Another explosion rocked the ground. William turned back to where his friend was, to find that that spot was now engulfed in soaring flames. No,Peter! Without any hesitation, the middle aged man broke into a sprint toward the child. At that moment the Ball burst apart. Pieces of shrapnel missed William by inches, but they smacked into the kid and blood and flesh tore away from his body. He fell to his knees and collapsed to the ground.
Finally he reached the boy. He quickly slung him over his shoulder and started to head for the nearest shelter. In the background, more explosions; or rather, the rounds of a Mobile Suit’s weapon, tore apart the landscape; destroying cars, breaking apart buildings, tearing away trees, apparently trying to hit the damaged Zaku lying in the field. William was closer to the Shelter’s entrance now. He saw the Mayor, getting the last of the few people he could gather inside. “Hold the door!” William screamed.
The Mayor turned to face him, then he blanched and started to gesture for him to hurry up. William looked behind. From a distance, he could see the Zaku starting to discharge bright sparks of electricity; and that only meant one thing: a nuclear blast was imminent. William approached the entrance and stepped inside. He laid down the child and turned to the door. “Benedict, faster…”
Without warning the opening of the shelter rammed shut with a metallic bang. “Ben!” He shouted, seconds before he was thrown off balance by the shockwave that impacted the shelter. “No!!” The Mayor was gone. He gave up his own life to save his and that of the boy’s. “Dammit!” he shouted, frustrated.
The tremors began to stop only after several minutes. The boy was rushed to the inner sanctuaries of the shelter to paramedics. His operation was completed in an hour.Now he lay before him in the sick bay. William Gates grimaced. Why did this happen?
“Water…” cried a rasp voice. He looked at the child. His eyes were half open, and they were looking straight at him. ‘Wait here,” William assured, running off to get a cup. He hurried out of the sick bay into the main room. The facility was coloured white with shades of light gray, yielding a very futuristic appearance. Overall it held well against the nuclear blast.
There was silence, other than the sound of a weeping woman. The people were huddled together in blankets, faces distraught with sadness and grief. It was a heart wrenching sight.
He returned a minute later with a small plastic cup in hand, only to find that the child was trying to sit upright. William rushed to his aid. “Careful,” he said, putting an extra pillow behind his back for support. The child winced. His breathing was laboured and deep. “Drink up.” William said, handing him the cup. “…thank you.” It was barely audible. His eyes seemed hollow and lifeless. For a long time he sat there, motionless, doing nothing but stare at the cup. Finally he took a sip at the water. Every move that he made seemed to send unbearable pain to his whole body. William decided to make up some conversation.
“Your name,” he began, struggling to remember. “It’s…Keith, right?” The boy looked up. If he was surprised, he didn’t show it. “Yes…” he replied. “Thank you for saving me.” William nodded, not knowing what else to say. He didn’t want to bring up the death of his parents either.
The two sat in silence for a brief while. “My dad; mom…they’re gone, aren’t they.” William looked Keith. He opened his mouth to speak, but he didn’t know how he should respond. “So they are…” The child whispered, looking down into his cup of water. His reflection stared back at him.
”Peter and Catherine…they were good people. I’m sorry I couldn’t help them…” William said. At first no apparent reaction came from the boy, but seconds later his eyes dampened, and tears started flowing down his cheeks. He sniffed and rubbed his eyes, trying in vain to hold back the streaming tears. “Don’t worry. Let it all out.” The boy did, releasing the well of tears that he was keeping. Keith Newman cried long and hard, letting his emotions run free.
William left the room to let him have a moment alone. He sighed. Poor kid...
Outside, in the darkness of space, the Musai II Jr sped off toward Zeon territory. Thanks to the destruction of the Colony they managed to escape. The Zaku IIIs were successfully retrieved, and they were undergoing repairs in the hangar.
16 Year Old engineer Magnus Alexandersson gazed blankly at the fading image of NEU_5 from the Mobile Suit Bay. “So this is war…” he whispered, feeling a chill being sent down his spine. Damned feds…this war needs to stop!
In the meantime, 12 Year Old Keith Newman had calmed down sufficiently to think. This war…it needs to end…!
At that moment, two resolves were put down. These were the very wills that were to change the course of history…forever.


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Board-Certified Pediatrician David Berger, MD of Family Medical Cannabis Clinic, Fights for Children's Medical Cannabis Rights at Feb. 8th Public Hearing in Tampa
Board-Certified Pediatrician David Berger, MD Fights for Children's Medical Cannabis Rights at Feb. 8th Public Hearing in Tampa
Tampa, FL, February 7, 2017 (Newswire.com) - In November 2016, Florida voters approved Amendment 2, which greatly expands the conditions that qualify patients for medical cannabis treatment. In addition to the debilitating conditions specifically listed in the amendment, a “Qualifying Debilitating Medical Condition” also includes “any comparable debilitating conditions for which the physician believes the potential benefit outweighs the known risk.”
The intention of the amendment’s authors was clear, “An individual physician makes the determination if a condition is comparable to those listed in the text of the amendment.” (Source: Amendment 2: Analysis of Intent). Despite this, the Florida Department of Health’s proposed rules would give the Board of Medicine, not the patient’s doctor, the authority to decide what "other" conditions qualify for medical cannabis treatment.
David Berger, MD, is a Board-Certified pediatrician in Tampa with more than 20 years experience treating thousands of children with special needs. In addition to his primary practice, Wholistic Pediatrics & Family Care, last year Dr. Berger opened Family Medical Cannabis Clinic with the goal of assisting eligible patients access to medical cannabis treatment. He is very concerned his patients with autism and other neuro developmental disorders will be denied the opportunity to be treated with low-THC medical cannabis, such as Charlotte's Web.
According to Dr. Berger, "Some children with autism have debilitating anxiety, irritability, insomnia, and panic attacks that is quite similar to how some patients suffer from PTSD, which is specifically listed in the Amendment. Right now only anti-psychotic medications are approved for autism; sometimes they work, but sometimes they become less effective over time. I have seen kids gain over 60 lbs. in a year on those medications. As these children become teens, some have been known to become violent to the point where because of their weight and strength they can overpower their parent or caretaker. If low-THC cannabis can possibly curtail these symptoms without the detrimental side effects common with other treatments, the benefits of using the non-euphoric form of marijuana for would far outweigh the risks for some patients.”
This week the Department of Health is holding five public hearings for residents to voice their concerns over how the Department will implement Amendment 2. The Department’s decision will impact the mental and physical health of tens of thousands of Florida children and their families.
Dr. Berger and some of his patients will attend the Tampa hearing to implore the Department to develop rules that comply with the language and intent of Amendment 2. His full “Call-to-Action” can be read here.
Dr. Berger will be available to speak with the press immediately following the hearing, which will take place February 8th, 9:00-11:00 am, at the Department of Health Branch Laboratory on the USF campus (3602 Spectrum Blvd - Tampa). He is also available by appointment for interviews and comments.
Family Medical Cannabis Clinic - www.familymedicalcannabisclinic.com
Dr. Berger’s Call-to-Action -http://wholisticfamilycare.com/florida-medical-cannabis-rules-call-to-action/
Source: Family Medical Cannabis Clinic

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Islam is a serious historical threat to Christians and what is left of Christianity in Turkey. However, there is another threat that is less spoken about but as and possibly more dangerous, which is that of Turkish nationalism, a movement that is rooted in secularism. While there were many Muslims who were involved (and many Muslims who also helped to protect Christians), it was the secular “Young Turk” movement that oversaw the genocide of the Christians of Turkey during the early 20th century.
There recently was an attack on a church in Greece. However, the vandals do not seem to have been Muslims, but Turkish secular nationalists as evidenced by the graffiti according to reports:
St. Theodoros Trion Church in central Turkey was targeted yet again by vandals. The church is Greek Orthodox.
The vandals sprayed hate speech across the church’s walls. The vandalism was largely a reference to the secularism that Ataturk, modern Turkey’s founder, had forced into the governmental structure. A famous slogan of Ataturk, “freedom or death”, dominated the vandalism. Just a few years ago, the same church was targeted by Islamist vandals who wrote slogans such as “the priest is gone, he went to the mosque” — a reference to the country’s genocide and the forced conversions which occurred during this time.
There are no Christians attending this church. All of the congregants were victims of the genocide. They faced death, deportation, and forced conversions. Those few who survived have since fled the country. The church currently stands as a historic monument to the Christianity that once was commonplace in the region.
Yet, centuries of Ottoman Islamic rule and decades of secularist governance has made Turkey a challenging place for Christianity to once again thrive. The encroaching Islamism of the ruling government makes these challenges even harder. (source)


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Chump at Crowleys – 08.03.2019
08/03/2019, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
As an impromptu show, we have Belgian melodic punks, Chump coming to Crowleys to finish off their first ever UK Tour!
Chump is a Belgian PunkRock band from the late 90’s-early 00’s. However, the Belgians returned in 2016, ready to hit the stage
The Belgians are recognised for their skate punk sound that is reminiscent to the likes of NOFX, Lagwagon and the Epitaph/Fat Wreck Chords flavour of the early 2000s, packed with raw energy and catchy hooks.


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Founding Editor/ Publisherhttp://www.cultnation.org
Clayton L. Luce is a writer and journalist, editor, artist, event producer and multimedia production professional living in Louisville, Kentucky.
He spent 6 years in international public relations for an international NGO and founded Emagyn Production Company and Emagyn Publishing Company which were later combined into Emagyn Media Company, specializing in video production, graphic design, corporate branding and small form publishing.
Clayton is also an activist in the fields of cult abuse and political reform and is also an active supporter of N.O.R.M.L. for marijuana reform legislation.
In 2014 he co-founded GonzoToday with many other like minded individuals as a New Journalism platform to counter the ever omnipotent news and Mainstream Media industry increasingly constrained by private interests, lack of journalistic integrity and the oppression of freedom of the press and artistic expression. He currently serves as executive publisher and a board member of GonzoToday.com and its social charitable parent organization GonzoToday Group, Inc.
The GonzoToday mission is to advance the promotion and social integrity of the arts and culture as well as to provide a grassroots based affiliate network of artists, galleries, writers, publishing houses, musicians and record companies for the purpose of creating opportunities for artistic expression and ideological freedom and community as an alternative to mainstream outlets/organizations.
In 2015 Clayton was appointed to the GonzoFest Louisville creative production as well as the GrateVille Dead music festival production team. In 2016 he was granted a Kentucky Colonelship by new Kentucky Governor and general Nazi, Matt Bevin, for no apparently good reason at all.
His plans are to flee the country as soon as possible, and never return.


During Lady Gaga's 90-minute show at Coachella in Indio, CA on Saturday (April 15), the pop star pulled out all the stops. She brought back a ton of the classics, including "Just Dance," "Alejandro," "Telephone" and a brand new song: "The Cure."
Before live-premiereing the new DJ White Shadow-produced song, Gaga admitted she had trouble keeping the next part of her show a secret. In recent weeks, Gaga hasn't been shy about venturing back into the recording studio, but no one knew exactly why... until now. "I've been so excited for this next part of the show because I've been trying to keep it a secret for so long," she told the audience of more than one hundred thousand. "I've been in the studio and I'd like to debut a brand new song."
The track isn't something you'd expect to hear off Joanne, which makes me wonder if she's planning a followup album, or simply wanted a one-off to share at the festival. Whatever inspired her to drop an airy new tune, it's very special.
Watch the performance then listen to the studio version which she released following the show below:


A Circular saw is one of the most useful power tools available today. Many professional woodworkers as well as DIY homeowners like these tools because of their versatility and ease of use. The good thing is that a circular saw is used in a wide range of applications that involve ripping, cutting, cross-cutting and beveling. Below, we will concentrate on two giants in the circular saws category – Dewalt and Makita. To understand the differences between the two, it is important to look at the main features that they come with. You can read also 11 Best Table Saw for Woodworking & 11 Best Miter Saw reviews on our blog.
The power produced is the first feature that we can use when comparing Dewalt and Makita power tools. The Dewalt however has a slight edge over Makita owing to the Flexvolt technology. This technology is very useful because it enables one to switch batteries regardless of the tool that they are using. Flexvolt batteries are very convenient because they can be interchanged with other types of Dewalt power tools on the market. In addition, the batteries can adjust voltage depending on the needs of the tool that you are using. The Flexvolt technology allows the battery to switch from 60 to 120 volts depending on the needs of the tool. Also, you will find that the Dewalt achieves a maximum speed of 5800 rpm.
On the other hand, the Makita has a speed of 5200 rpm. And although this is lower than that of Dewalt, it is still suitable to handle different materials and uses.
Cordless circular saws
In almost all power tools, cordless versions are less powerful when compared to their corded versions. However, when it comes to cordless Dewalt circular saws, the company is able to make equally powerful tools. This enables you to handle the same materials as you would with a corded model. They are able to achieve this through the implementation of Flexvolt technology that delivers reliable power.
Although the Makita cordless drill is not as powerful as the Dewalt, it does deliver an impressive amount of power. However, its battery does not match up to that of the Dewalt as it goes down rather quickly. As a result, you will have to charge the battery on regular basis. The good thing is that you can buy several batteries so that you will just replace the battery as soon as the one you are using goes down.
Functionality refers to how easy it is to use a circular saw. The good thing is that both the Makita and Dewalt are very easy-to-use tools that will cater to all your cutting needs. If you look closely, however, you are going to note a little difference between the two.
Dewalt on its part has paid a lot of attention in ensuring the comfort and usability of their tools. They have achieved this by having the power switch closely located to the centre of gravity of the tool. This means that you will not have to tilt the tool when accessing this switch.
On the other hand, Makita has invested in low-weight construction.
Both the Makita and Dewalt are great tools. They are well-built and durable. In the market, we have seen lots of circular saws available. If you are looking for speed then go for DeWalt. Because it can cut faster and you can get faster results. On the other hand, Matika is known for cleaner cuts & lightweight. If speed is not your concern but you need precise cut and lightweight usage then go for Matika. Price wise they both are the same and there is no big difference. Let me know what circular saw is your choice. Write down in the comment section.


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The death of Queen Elizabeth II had an impact on the world of sports. All Premier League matches this week have been suspended as a tribute to him. Champions League games have not been postponed, but Napoli’s game at Rangers in the group stage has been postponed. The match was scheduled to take place on September 13. But the match was postponed to the following day, September 14, Wednesday, due to inadequate police presence at the stadium.
The Scottish club Rangers said in a statement, “The match had to be postponed due to insufficient police personnel.” Many policemen are engaged in the organizational work of Queen Elizabeth’s farewell ceremony.
Queen Elizabeth II died last Thursday at Balmoral Palace in Scotland.
His state funeral will take place on September 19 at 11 a.m. in London. Before this, various programs are being organized to pay respect to the queen every day. Naturally, such a big event requires extra security. Additional policemen have to be employed for extra security.
Even after the match is postponed by a day, many spectators who have booked tickets in advance may suffer. Keeping them in mind, the Rangers are also keeping the opportunity to get the ticket money back.
The problem is, despite the postponement, adequate police security is not available even for Wednesday. That’s why there will be no Napoli spectators in this Champions League match, confirmed the Scottish A club. Therefore, keeping in mind the spirit of football, UEFA has already announced that no Rangers fans will be able to stay on Napoli’s field during the return leg.
The journey of Rangers and Napoli has started in two different ways in this season of the Champions League. Napoli beat Liverpool 4-1 in their first match. On the other hand, Rangers’ Champions League campaign started with a 4-0 loss to Ajax.


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On Wednesday, South Carolina Supreme Court justices questioned an attorney for SC Attorney General Alan Wilson on whether Wilson should have paid $75 million to two private law firms for their alleged work involving plutonium at the Savannah River site.
Wilson paid the law firms the $75 million in 2020 after a lawsuit was filed challenging the charges, the timing of which was questionable, Associate Judge John Cannon Few told attorney John Simmons. representing Wilson, during the hour-plus hearing.
“This (prompt payment) troubles me deeply,” said Few, who said Wilson seemed to have thought, “I have to sneak around the fact that this lawsuit might be successful and go ahead and pour those funds into the account in trust from a private law firm so that it is unrecoverable.
The attorneys’ share of $75 million that was wired to the firms instead of a check came from a $600 million payment the federal government agreed to make to South Carolina in August 2020. The 600 million dollars was the amount the federal government announced it would pay South Carolina. in exchange for leaving approximately 10 metric tons of weapons-grade highly radioactive plutonium at the Savannah River site until 2035.
Wilson’s prompt payment to private attorneys before a lower court judge could rule on the case underscores the importance of the issues discussed at Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing, Few said. at Simons.
“We very respectfully very strongly disagree with the characterization,” Simmons replied to Few.
Chief Justice Donald Beatty considered another case.
He said the law requires the $600 million recovered by Wilson’s lawyers — which included the $75 million fee — to be paid to the state. general nand. But the $600 million went to Wilson, who quickly handed over $75 million to private law firms Willoughby & Hoefer and Davidson, Wren & DeMasters.
“Those funds never got there (in the general fund),” Beatty said. “That’s what the law requires.”
Simmons disagreed, arguing that Wilson followed different legal guidelines that allowed him to distribute $75 million directly to private attorneys..
Judges impose Wilson’s $75 million fee on law firms
The specific issue before the judges on Wednesday was whether a private citizen — John Crangle, a Columbia lawyer — had the right to bring a lawsuit against Wilson challenging the charges under a provision of the statute known as the standard name “of public importance”.
Ordinarily, a private citizen does not have the right to sue the Attorney General for one of the many decisions he and his office make each year. However, if a citizen convinces a court that the matter is of sufficient public interest and that the Attorney General could repeat a dubious and possibly illegal action, a court could grant that citizen “standing to sue” or the right to sue. action.
In that case, Crangle and the SC Public Interest Foundation sued Wilson and the two law firms before the money was paid by Wilson to the firms. In January 2021, Trial Judge Kirk Griffin ruled on Crangle and the foundation lacked standing. They appealed on the issue of standing.
If Crangle and the SC Public Interest Foundation win their appeal, the case may return to a lower court for a trial on the merits. That could include questions about the amount of the fee and whether Wilson followed the law in giving the $75 million to the law firms so quickly and whether he followed state laws in doing so.
The Supreme Court could also set guidelines for the Attorney General’s office requiring it to limit future fees paid to private attorneys, how those fees should be approved, and how settlement money should be managed a once it is received. The Attorney General’s office has half a dozen other fee agreements with private law firms in ongoing cases.
Jim Carpenter, the attorney who argued the case for Crangle and the foundation, told judges Wednesday that Wilson should have gotten court approval for the $75 million settlement before giving it to the two law firms. lawyers, but did not.
Simmons said that under the agreement Wilson had with the private law firms, he did not need an explicit court order approving the $75 million going to the private law firms.
“There is no constitutional requirement (that) there be court approval,” Simmons said.
Associate Justice Kaye Hearn reminded Simmons that Governor Henry McMaster also questioned Wilson’s action.
McMaster’s letter, written to Wilson in August 2020, told Wilson that the $75 million was grossly excessive and claimed that the state congressional delegation, not Wilson’s private attorneys, had done much of the work. final work that resulted in the settlement.
At the time, Wilson and the two companies disagreed, saying the private companies’ work directly enabled politicians to lobby for a $600 million settlement from the US Department of Energy. .
“The governor is not a party to this,” Simmons said.
Hearn also asked Simmons who drafted the fee agreement between Wilson and the two private law firms.
Simmons said he didn’t know.
Simmons also urged the judges not to issue a ruling that would “permit every citizen” to file a lawsuit protesting fees paid to private attorneys by the attorney general.
But few told him there were only seven outstanding cases, including this one, currently being handled by private attorneys hired by Wilson.
“Seven cases don’t open the floodgates,” Few told Simmons. “One of the issues we have in South Carolina is that our judges sit idly by, especially coming out of the pandemic. We have a lot of judicial resources to deal with seven cases.
Law firm attorneys include two lawmakers: Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington, and House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, D-Richland. Wilson is represented by the attorney general’s office’s top appellate attorneys, Emory Smith and Robert Cook. Malloy and Rutherford were in court on Wednesday.
Crangle and the foundation are represented by Carpenter and Columbia attorney Jim Griffin (no relation to Judge Griffin).

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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama touted America's progress on ethnic equality, civil rights and religious freedom as she continued her tour of China.
Obama made the comments Tuesday during a speech to Chinese students at a prestigious high school in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
She said that in America, hard-working people can succeed "no matter where you live or how much your parents have...or what race, religion, or ethnicity you are."
The first lady has largely avoided controversial political issues during her week-long trip, instead focusing on topics such as education.
One exception was Saturday, when she told a group of Chinese and American students that freedom of religion and access to information were "universal human rights."
China is among the most repressive nations in the world concerning free speech, cracking down on dissent, blocking many news and online sites, and censoring Internet news that Beijing considers objectionable.
The U.S. also routinely criticizes China for its treatment of Tibetans and Uighur Muslims, who complain of government persecution and restrictions on their religious practices.
Obama, who is traveling with her two daughters and mother, last week met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. She has also visited popular tourists sites, such as the Great Wall of China and the former Imperial Palace.
She is set to depart for Washington on Wednesday.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama practices tai chi with students at Chengdu No.7 High School in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, March 25, 2014.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama looks at a terracotta warrior as she visits Qinshihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum with her daughters, Malia and Sasha, and her mother, Marian Shields Robinson, in Xi'an, March 24, 2014.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama walks with her daughters Malia and Sasha as they visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China, March 23, 2014.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks next to U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus as they attend a round table discussion on education at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, March 23, 2014.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, followed by her daughters Malia and Sasha, is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Diaoyutai State guest house in Beijing, March 21, 2014.
Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, shows U.S. first lady Michelle Obama how to hold a writing brush as they visit a Chinese traditional calligraphy class at the Beijing Normal School, March 21, 2014.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama plays table tennis at the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend colleges overseas, March 21, 2014.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia and her mother Marian Robinson pose with Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as they visit Forbidden City in Beijing, March 21, 2014.


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Turn Back Time at Cornerstone Suites, Egg Harbor's Countryside Retreat.
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin's "Best Small Town" of 2011, is a combination of the past and the present. Cornerstone Suites' 100 year old barn brings together the rustic beauty of the 19th century with the luxury of today with its four renovated private rooms. With multiple levels, vaulted ceilings and whirlpools, each suite transforms into a home away from home. Relax in the "crows nest" sitting area that overlooks Wisconsin's serene landscape or head out on your Door Country adventure; visit the vineyards for delicious wine tastings or ride through Sturgeon Bay on a scenic boat tour. The coziness of a B&B with the comfort of a hotel, Cornerstone Suites is your Egg Harbor destination.
- Restaurant Onsite
- Pets Allowed
- Property Size 4 units
- Conference Facility
- Kids Allowed
- Nearby City Egg Harbor
- Nearby Water Lake Michigan
- Open Dates All Year
Door County is a good time for the whole family! Enjoy the gem of Wisconsin with your entire family! Take a stroll through scenic Sturgeon Bay or head to Peninsula Bay for a day trip! The family will love spending time on the beaches of Lake Michigan or enjoying a scenic boat tour of the bay. There's something for the entire family at Cornerstone Suites!
Located near five different state parks and surrounded on three sides by Lake Michigan there's no shortage of ways to get out and enjoy Nature's finery. You can rent all sorts of watercraft, hop on a charter fishing trip, try your hand at kayaking, or simply jump in for a swim! Come enjoy all the nature has to offer at the Cornerstone Suites.
Door County is one of the most intimate and fun-filled destinations for your Wisconsin vacation. Cornerstone Suites provides the everything from private suites to two-person whirlpools and spacious rooms that are beautiful and romantic while maintaining the comfort that every traveler needs. You'll love the relaxing setting and the chance to spend quality time with your loved one.
In the heart of the soothing Door County, there's so much to see and do at the Cornerstone Suites. Enjoy the sun glittering on Lake Michigan and rent a kayak to explore more closely. Or, visit one of the five nearby state parks and wilderness areas. There's no wrong way to enjoy a vacation here!
Among the charm and style that recalls a bygone era, Cornerstone Suites features every modern luxury including cable TV with DVD players, two-person whirlpool tubs, multiple private baths and gas log fireplaces. This is comfort with a completely unique Door County vacation style.
The great Lake Michigan surrounds Door County on three sides, and so a stay at Cornerstone Suites truly isn't complete unless you enjoy all the fun that can be had on Lake Michigan. Rent a kayak, simply head to the beach and go swimming, or charter a fishing trip. The choice is yours!
Cornerstone Suites takes an authentic 19th century barn and transforms it into today's breathtaking interior rooms. With its charming Victorian decor and architecture, spacious Great Rooms and the comfortable "crows nest" sitting room, it is true Door County, past and present!
Start the newest chapter of your life at Cornerstone Suites! Here, you can stay in one of their beautiful and uniquely designed rooms in an authentic 19th century barn. With Egg Harbor close by for shopping and dining, this is the perfect place for a relaxing honeymoon with your sweetheart.
Discover a completely unique holiday experience at Cornerstone Suites. This cozy getaway offers charming rooms in a restored, authentic 19th century barn. Here, you can simply relax with your loved ones and enjoy fun activities nearby in Egg Harbor such as shopping, dining, and more.
- Mini Golf Course
- Air Conditioning
- Alarm Clock
- Coffee Maker
- Full Kitchen
- Hair Dryer
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Arts and Crafts
- Go Carts
- Horseback Riding
- Ice Cream Social
- Live Entertainment
- Theme Parks
- Bird Watching
- Cross Country Skiing
- Freshwater Fishing
- Wildlife & Nature
- Fitness Programs
- Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) / 56.3 miles
- Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) / 81.1 miles
- Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) / 96.1 miles
* Not all airports listed here may be open to public use, or service commercial flights

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U.N. Security Council Split Over Children and Armed Conflict
China, Russia, Pakistan and Azerbaijan abstained from a U.N. Security Council vote on children and armed conflict on Wednesday over concerns that the U.N. envoy on the issue can investigate any conflict, not just those before the council.
The remaining 11 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution that laid out the mandate for Leila Zerrougui, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s special representative for children and armed conflict.
Zerrougui, an Algerian who recently replaced Radhika Coomaraswamy, works to promote and protect children’s rights during armed conflicts and identifies countries and groups that kill, maim or rape children in conflicts, or recruit and use children as soldiers.
The four abstaining states argued that the work of the special envoy was restricted to conflicts before the council, and that this limit should have been more clearly reflected in the resolution.
“The sphere of activities of (the special envoy) does not cover all issues of protecting children in armed conflict, but only those situations that are on U.N. Security Council’s agenda,” said Russia’s Deputy U.N. Ambassador Sergey Karev.
A report by Ban to the Security Council on children and armed conflict, based on the work of his envoy, covers conflicts in 23 countries, of which 16 are on the council agenda and seven are not - Colombia, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the southern border provinces of Thailand and Yemen.


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BiographyKim Carnes was no one-hit wonder. Although she is best remembered for her smash hit "Bette Davis Eyes," this vixen with the sandpapered larynx had numerous Top-40 hits throughout the '80s. Weird Al is responsible for the tribute "Marty Feldman Eyes."
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