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The price equates to about 16 times' broker estimates of current year earnings per share.
This means the stock will probably start trading at a discount to other chemicals companies. The sector average prospective multiple is about 18 times.
The unambitious pricing is likely to see the shares rising in value, netting subscribers an immediate gain of at least 20p unless market conditions change.
Inspec also declared a notional dividend that would have produced a yield of 2.7 per cent at the issue price. It is using the flotation to raise money and reduce debt. The company hopes to receive pounds 35m from the issue.
Since parting from BP in 1992, Inspec's sales have risen from pounds 37m to pounds 49m and operating profit from pounds 2.9m to pounds 7m.Reuse content


Some Elmsford residents brace for flooding as remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy hit area
A flood watch is in effect for parts of Westchester County due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy. Many Elmsford residents, who are drying out from last week?s storm, say they are concerned the heavy rains will cause additional damage to their homes. Other residents, however, say they are not concerned about the possible flooding and have not taken any additional precautions.One resident says he would like to see some kind of retaining wall built near the Saw Mill River Parkway to keep the neighborhood dry. Town Supervisor Paul Feiner says he will be speaking with the Army Corp of engineers about that.


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Well preserved example of Chaco era out lying community. Evidence of both Chaco and Hohokam influence. Precursing residence of Hopi before inhabiting mesas. Other surrounding ruins...Citadel, Lomaki, and Woloki all very interesting. Expansive views of the San Fransisco peaks to the Painted Desert.
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China to fund big-ticket infrastructure projects.
PICS: Chinatopix.com and Philstar
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The Japanese model, that is actively supporting large infrastructure projects to improve the quality of life, seems contagious. The trip to China by the Filipino delegation seems to have achieved the targeted needs.
To provide useful assistance to the Philippines, the Chinese government was ready with its package of bounties. They earmarked 12 projects in the Philippines for financing.
Furthermore, the package includes a rehabilitation project for the devastated Marawi City that is under siege since 6 months. The Department of Finance revealed these details on Monday.
The DOF conveyed this information on behalf of Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III who led the delegation to China last week. During the meeting with officials of the Chinese Commerce Ministry, Dominguez confirmed that he achieved further progress.
Therefore, the Philippines augmented the list of infrastructure projects that he proposed for funding from China. Commerce Minister Zhong Shang led the Chinese delegation that Dominguez addressed.
He expressed the appreciation of the government of Philippines on the expediting of the larger infrastructure projects. He told them both sides were working to streamline the processes to cut down the lead time for processing.
Consequently, Zhang told him that China had proposed eight big-ticket infrastructure projects for priority funding. This was to ensure that the projects are in an advanced stage by November 2017.
Thus, when the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Manila in November, there will be substantial progress to show.
CThis fist big-basket package would include the following selected projects:
• P10.9-billion New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project;
• P1.4-billion Estrella-Pantaleon bridges in Manila, which will be financed by grants;
• Building an elevated expressway in Davao City;
• Construction of an industrial park;
• Two drug rehabilitation facilities,
• P4.6-billion Binondo-Intramuros, funding by grants;
• P2.7-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project in Cagayan and Kalinga provinces.
In addition, Zhong explained the other projects that the Chinese government will finance. In fact, four more projects will be funded in the Philippines, Zhong stated.
Thus, the projects are as follows:
• A donation in kind of 20-million-renminbi or $3-million for reconstruction works in the
war-torn Marawi City,
• Constructing an agriculture technical center,
• Constructing bridges on the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island bridges route, and
• Other provisions covered under the enforcement and security cooperation agreement between
Manila and Beijing.
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Religion 2.0. As long as they can see the light. It seems like a paradox, a type of oxymoron: religious Zionism. A nativist approach to the land, nation building, combined with the traditional diaspora values of power that are exclusive of statehood, even an abhorrence of the nation state and the use of military force to defend it. In some respects they are copying the Salafist kooks in the neighboring lands, trying to make up for lost ground, while realizing fully that in the internet age, the squeaky wheel get the grease and the lease on the web reporting.
Aviner has become somewhat of a seasoned pro in garnering attention for misogynist statements, as if he intentionally spouts off the most outrageous even if he doesn’t hold the views, just to grab the free PR for his other projects. Despite the heavy handed sexism which is likely intentional, he has had a keen analytic mind on other issues, even if ultimately the question is, why should torah expert rabbis be involved in politics at all other than keeping the tongues wagging among Jewish radicals as they navigate their own complicated personal crises of Post-Zionism and Post-Judaism…
(see link at end)…A prominent Orthodox rabbi has instructed his followers that women should not engage in politics or run for the Knesset because it transgresses Jewish modesty laws, the Israeli religious news site Kipa reported on Wednesday….
Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, head of the Ateret Cohanim yeshiva in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, told students earlier this week that “women should not hold senior positions in the Knesset, as it is immodest. Public exposure is contrary to the Jewish view of the woman, whereby ‘the king’s daughter is all glorious within.’”
Aviner is regarded as an important spiritual leader of the religious Zionist movement. He also posited that, in principle, women shouldn’t even vote in the general elections but, in the current reality, if a woman wishes to vote he would permit it.
“It’s not merely a matter of going to the polls, casting the ballot and returning home,” the rabbi was quoted saying. “There are also parlor meetings, for women to know whom to vote for, and those are public events that are inherently immodest. They cause men to mingle with women.”
Aviner’s statement caused a stir, especially with the right-wing national religious Zionist party Jewish Home, whose list includes several women. Liora Minka, chair of the religious women’s organization Emunah, responded scornfully to the rabbi’s words, saying they exemplify “the kind of stagnation that holds sway with quite a few of the rabbis who claim to represent the religious Zionist movement.”
“Their minds are high in the sky — or deep in rabbinic books — yet their feet are not firmly grounded in reality,” added Minka. “Thus it comes as no surprise there is a big, constantly growing gap between the general population, including many groups within the religious sector, and the stagnant, conservative religious establishment.”
Later on Wednesday, MK Tzipi Hotovely of the Likud party presented a letter she received from Aviner, in which he told her that he had been speaking of the “ideal” situation rather than everyday reality, and that he approves of her political career.
“The Torah ideal is that women should not be involved in politics,” said Aviner in his letter to Hotovely, adding that since many political parties have set a quota of women, “voting for the most suitable woman” is a moral obligation.
…Chief rabbi of Norway and former MK Rabbi Michael Melchior also condemned Aviner’s pronouncement, writing on his Facebook page that “introducing as many worthy women to Israeli politics as possible may bring the desired change.” Read More:http://www.timesofisrael.com/women-should-not-run-for-knesset-says-prominent-rabbi/

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I've told myself many lies over the years:
"It doesn't matter"
"It doesn't hurt"
But you know what? I was not ok, it did matter, and I did hurt. Over the years those lies became so easy to believe and they hurt me more than I ever imagined.
I "found" the Grief Recovery Method through a friend in October of 2019. The first and most profound thing I learned was I didn't even know I was grieving. Through the program I was given a different set of tools to help me cope with life's curveballs; I didn't realize I would be using my new tools so soon after completing the program.
In January 2020, I left my government position of almost 16 years due to downsizing, soon after the pandemic hit, and in December my grandfather (Tata) died. In January 2021, my Mom died and I soon began a long probate process. In June, my father-in-law died, and in December we moved to Tennessee.
As you can see, there were many changes and challenges through 2020 and 2021, but I was able to approach it all differently because of what I learned. Of course I still hurt, I was still mad, upset, angry, and feeling all kinds of emotions, but I finally knew what I had been dealing with, what I would be dealing with, and what those around me were dealing with: grief.
Thankfully I've had a small breather in 2022 to really take everything in, but I know there's only more to come. Not to be pessimistic, but life happens…and I know I'm equipped, knowledgeable, and supported--and I have a passion for helping others have the same.
Love is my motivation to do what's right and to do what's hard. That's why I help people through grief and loss. Resilience isn't something that's innate, it's a learned skill that is practiced over and over again.
I support people in person and online for 1-on-1 work, and in person for Group Support, Helping Children with Loss, and Pet Loss.

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US Ambassador Feltman with with Lebanese-American Evacuees Last Summer
I went up to the American embassy yesterday to add more pages to my passport, and absent-minded as I am, was surprised to find it closed for Washington’s Birthday. Of course, it’s appropriate that State Department facilities abroad honor our first president, but all these holidays make it hard to do work. The embassy also shuts down on major events related to Lebanon’s Muslim and Christian sects, and there are a lot of them. If Lebanon had many Jews, the embassy would probably never open.
Still, I don’t envy the members of the foreign service who are posted to Lebanon or begrudge them their days off. What should be a dream assignment — arguably the most beautiful and most westernized Arab country in the Middle East — must at times feel like a white-collar prison sentence thanks to the strict security measures that govern embassy operations. While the rest of us paint Beirut red, they live and work in glorified trailer park conditions in a heavily fortified hilltop compound in a sleepy Christian suburb north of the city, which they can’t leave without advanced notice and armed bodyguards.
The reason for such precaution is Hizballah, the Lebanese Shia Muslim political party which until September 11 had killed more Americans than any other non-state actor. A suicide car bomber linked to a Hizballah faction blew up the old American embassy in West Beirut back in 1983. And though the organization has matured since then, and though many American journalists and aid workers and average citizens regularly visit Hizballah territory and meet with Hizballah members without incident, officials at the American embassy say that the Party of God is actively planning to do them harm, and would if they could.
But all that security must have an effect on the embassy’s ability to promote American interests and formulate policy in Lebanon. Not only is the embassy legally barred from talking to Hizballah — perhaps the most important player in Lebanese politics — one wonders what other parts of society they can’t easily reach while they are stuck in their Green Zone Lite. The net result is that American diplomats in Lebanon, as the most visible representatives of the US, bear the blame for policies that they have less and less of a role in developing (especially under this administration.)
This was clear when the American embassy began evacuating American citizens in last summer’s war with Israel, and the American press was hounding US Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman about why the State Department tried to make evacuees sign a promissory note for the cost of transportation. While it did seem strange that the American government wanted to charge money for an evacuation from a country it was helping to bomb (the US was speed delivering smart munitions to Israel at the time) the mess was hardly Feltman’s fault. All the shots were being phoned in from Washington.
Today when I returned to the embassy to take care of my paperwork, I found myself again feeling sympathetic towards the embassy staff. They have been busy of late with passport applications and consular services for all the Lebanese who have or want American citizenship and who are trying to get themselves out of the country during this time of political crisis. There are about 20,000 people in the country with American citizenship, many of whom have minimal connection to any of the 50 states, who may not own or rent property or pay taxes. One suspects that there are some who’ve never even been to America.
If I were Lebanese, I too would be doing anything possible to get my family out of here. But as I waited in line at American Citizen Serivices, the behavior of one family irked me, that of a father who was getting passports for his three teenage children but who hadn’t renewed his own since 1993. The kids were being kids, smart-aleky and self-consciously cool, the son wearing blue jeans hanging past his ass and a big smirk. I wanted to tell him to pull up his pants and take this process a little more seriously. I thought for the moment of Iraq, and of all the Iraqis who’d worked for the American Army and the American government as translators or advisors or drivers and who now faced all manner of threats and violence but who have been still been denied asylum by our government. They deserve a US passport a thousand times more than this pip-squeak, and for that matter, a thousand times more than me.
–Andrew Lee Butters/Beirut

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By JIM WILLIS
In July, 2013, the Fair Haven burger joint filled the River Road space left vacant when the beloved Le Fandy closed its doors, and no doubt part of us didn’t want to walk through that door and let go of the memories of cold winter nights warmed by cassoulet or pot-au-feu.
Of course it’s unfair to blame Kind Burgers for the demise of our walking-distance French bistro fare. No, the dearth of all sorts of culinary variety on the Green can largely be laid at the well-heeled feet of valet-parked diners who order Caprese salad in January and smile gleefully at paying $22 for $2 worth of boxed pasta and canned tomatoes because “it’s just like mama’s!”
So anyway, Fair Haven now has burgers instead of bouillabaisse, and in the interest of égalité, What’s For Lunch headed over there.
Kind Burgers offers an extensive burger menu that includes a chicken burger ($6 to 8), vegetarian options – a Portobello mushroom burger ($6.50) and veggie burger ($8.50) – as well as a gluten-free roll option.
We were there for the meat. The grass-fed Kobe burger ($8.50 to $12) sounded good, but we opted for a budget- and waistline-friendly single patty with Kind Sauce (ketchup, mayo, relish) and a side of sweet potato fries.
Our ordering at the counter was awkwardly interrupted as the cashier told us to wait while he answered the phone and took a phone order. After a short wait we got our orders placed, grabbed a couple of Stewart’s bottled root beers from the cooler and took a seat.
Lunch was served quickly.
Presented on a bulky potato roll, the burger thankfully lacked the greasy texture of fast food and had a decidedly homemade taste. The Kind Sauce complimented the burger well. The sweet potato fries were nice and crispy and we felt like we made the right call with this ostensibly more health-conscious option – until we tasted a few of our lunch companion’s regular fries. The regular potato fries were stellar, and we left the sweet potato fries untouched for the rest of the meal.

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Stacked Deck: QEP Antes Up $950 Million For Permian, Will Cash In Granite Wash, Woodford
Acquired acreage in Martin and Andrews counties with net production of 6,700 BOE/d.
QEP Resources Inc. (NYSE: QEP) continues to amass crude oil supplies, picking up proved resources of 47 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE) in the the Permian Basin for $950 million, the company said Dec. 9.
The acquisition of Enervest Ltd.’s acreage in Martin and Andrews counties in Texas’ Midland sub-basin adds at least 10 years of drilling opportunities, QEP said. It also puts the company in two of the nation’s best plays, the other being the Williston Basin.
As part of financing the deal, QEP plans to exit “selected non-core assets” such as the Granite Wash and Woodford Cana by the first half of 2014.
Currently, the Permian assets’ net production is 6,700 BOE/d, consisting of 68% crude oil. But total estimated net recoverable resources are up to 300 MMBOE per square mile, QEP said. The development is expected to be self-funding post-2015.
The purchase keeps the company on the path toward rapidly increasing the margin of oil and natural gas liquid it can produce. Crude oil comprised 8% of QEP’s production in 2011 and 12% in 2012.
Combining the acquisition and exploitation of their current asset base, the production mix will shift to nearly 50% oil/liquids production by the end of 2015, said Bill Herbert, managing director, co-head of securities for Simmons & Co.
“This acquisition is part of our continuing strategy to become more focused on crude oil and natural gas liquids,” said Chuck Stanley, chairman, president and CEO of QEP. “Our new ventures team has been actively focused on expanding our footprint in the world-class crude oil provinces of North America, first in the Williston Basin and now in the Permian Basin.”
The company has identified nine potential horizontal development targets over a 3,000-foot vertical section. The purchase gives QEP 26,519 net acres with an average working interest of 94% and a 75% net revenue interest.
The property adds 264 vertical producing wells near horizontal activity by industry peers to QEP. The company could also realize another 200 vertical wells and up to 775 horizontal drilling locations.
The Permian deal follows QEP’s August 2012 oil acquisition in the Williston Basin for about $1.38 billion. At the time, aggregate net production was 10,500 BOE/d.
Stanley said several potential Permian properties were evaluated but until now none had met the company’s criteria.
“This acquisition allows us to leverage our competitive strength of drilling horizontal development wells in multi-pay, stacked reservoirs,” he said.
The acquisition is expected to be initially funded by their revolver and cash on hand and then by asset sales.
“In time, borrowings will be repaid by the monetization of non-core E&P assets in the Midcontinent,” Herbert said. “The acquisition will add 16% to QEP’s total production.”
Herbert said that most importantly, QEP’s developments call for the transaction to be self funding within two years and they “are targeting a 400% increase in total company production to 33 MBOE/d by 2018 from the assets,” he said.
The company expects to focus its capital spending in its two premier oil assets: the Williston and the Permian basins, and its two liquids-rich gas assets: the Pinedale Anticline and the Lower Mesaverde play in the Uinta Basin.
“Along with the planned separation of QEP Field Services Co., the acquisition and the anticipated asset sales will continue the company’s transformation into a liquids-focused, pure-play E&P company with assets located in premier basins across North America,” Stanley said.
Stanley said QEP’s Permian deal and the decision to explore separating its $1.7-$2.3 billion midstream business are unrelated.
“I want to stress this acquisition is a totally discreet decision from our announcement last week to separate our midstream business from QEP,” Stanley said.
QEP paid $16,875 per acre for Enervest’s acreage. That compares to recent acquisitions by Diamondback Energy (NYSE: FANG) in Martin/southern Dawson counties for $165 million or $9,417 per acre.
“This morning’s announcement is a significant positive for SM Energy and FANG, which hold acreage in the offsetting areas,” said Gabriele Sorbara, an analyst for Topeka Capital Markets. “This acreage is located in the core fairway of the play, and upcoming well results in early 2014 should go a long way in garnering an increasing interest in the area.”
The effective date of the transaction is November, and it is expected to close on or before Jan. 31.


Nissan introduced its latest compact crossover called Magnite. With a length of less than 4 m, Magnite is the smallest crossover on the automaker’s lineup. Nissan Magnite especially designed for the Indian market but the company wants to sell it in other markets as well.
In terms of design, the main highlights to mention are the big grill, daytime running lights, the lower section of the front bumper, front integrated skid plate, rear diffuser, and new design for headlights and tail lights.
Inside the cabin, there are also hexagonal events multifunction steering wheel, an 8-inch infotainment screen, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and push start button.
Inside the instrument cluster, there's a 7-in TFT display. Other features are electric windows, Hill-start assist, 360 degree around view monitor, cruise control, and automatic climate control system.
Under the hood, there's a new turbocharged 1-liter engine with 95 horsepower connected to an automatic CVT transmission. Nissan also wants to install a 1-liter naturally aspirated engine on Magnite with 7 horsepower and with a 5-speed manual transmission.
Nissan Magnite s is built on the CMFA platform which is shared with some of Renault products like a driver.
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Some pundits are calling it the "Most Texan thing imaginable."
The Lone Star State takes pride in its heritage. And a lot of that is wrapped up in the cowboy culture of the Old West.
And, of course, residents are well-known for their love of firearms and strong support of Second Amendment rights.
That's why it was, perhaps, a most Texas thing this week when Gov. Greg Abbott signed a resolution naming an "Official Handgun of Texas."
The governor didn't honor some shiny new pistol. Nothing foreign-made either.
No, the state's official handgun is steeped in the Old West mystique itself. It's the 1847 Colt Walker revolver, America's first six-shooter.
The gun has Texas roots, designed by Texas Rangers Capt. Samuel Hamilton Walker and firearms magnate Samuel Colt. It was based on the five-shot Colt-Paterson revolver but with an extra round and more stopping power.
The same year the Colt Walker came out, 1847, Capt. Walker was killed in the Battle of Huamantla during the Mexican-American War.
Today the gun is a rare collector's item. An original, complete with case, sold in 2019 for $1.84 million. It's the highest auction price ever realized for a firearm.
One can debate the merits of having an "official handgun" all day long. But in the end it's not much more than a romantic symbol of an idealized past. And for that, the governor couldn't have picked a better example.


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This DVD is part of an overall story arc. The complete series is, in order:
1. Astonishing X-Men: Gifted
2. Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous
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An excellent series to watch if your a marvel X-men fan. This series is meant for older fans and not for children who probably wouldn't really go for this style of animation and... Read morePublished 11 months ago by M. Wilson
. . . I have no personal opinion of the movie.
The recipient, a relative, put it in his wish list;
so, he must have really wanted it!
This installment of the X-men motion comics is just ok, not great or incredible when compared to the other installments of the saga.
In fact, this could be the weak link..

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It'll mark the first Delta IV launch of 2017, and the seventh launch of a certain configuration of the rocket known as the Medium+ (5,4).
Delta IV rocket carrying the ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-9) satellite for the United States Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March 18 at 8:18 p.m. EDT.
WGS satellites play an essential role in the tactical and strategic adjustment of military operations.
The Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM - WGS-9 - communications station will provide high-speed communications services to US and allied nations, including drone command and control, voice and video links, messaging, data relay, email and television broadcasts to troops in the field. A single RL10B-2 liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine powered the second stage.
One more WGS satellite will be launched late next year, the tenth member of a constellation replacing older Defense Satellite Communication System spacecraft.
This was the 35th launch of a Delta 4 rocket since the current version of the booster began flying in 2002, all of them successful. United Launch Alliance is a partnership of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co. To do so, WGS-9 exploits a state-of-the-art channelizer that elevates the communication capacity by almost 45% compared to the first seven WGS satellites. "The team's number one priority was safely and reliably delivering one of our nation's most critical satellites". A total of 10 satellites are planned for WGS, so the constellation will be almost complete.
The mission exhibits the continued commitment from the Air Force to provide reliable and secure satellite communications around the world to USA forces and her allies.


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The food fight for Just Eat reached its climax today as competing bidders sought to woo the board with last-minute blockbuster offers.
Prosus, the Dutch investment firm, has raised its cash bid to 800p for each Just Eat share, as it attempts to prevent a merger between the food delivery firm and its rival Takeaway.com
Within minutes Takeaway.com increased its own bid for the prized FTSE 100 firm, offering an all-share merger worth 916p.
In October Prosus launched a share cash offer of 710p, but has raised its bid several times to win round the board.
“Just Eat shareholders are urged to accept the Final Increased Offer as soon as possible and, in any event, by no later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) 10 January 2020,” the firm said.
In a statement this afternoon, Prosus chief executive Bob van Dijk said: “We have been very clear from the beginning about our ambition to build the world’s leading Food Delivery business.
He added:“This level delivers outstanding and certain value to Just Eat shareholders while also providing an appropriate return for our own shareholders, given strong levels of competition and significant investment required to reinvigorate growth. We urge Just Eat shareholders to accept this final offer and bring the uncertainty around Just Eat’s future to a close.”


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How To Stay Carbon-Neutral When Getting To Paris Is Carbon-Costly
There's a contradiction here at the U.N. climate summit in Paris. And it's been bugging me.
So I stopped a woman at random, Liz Hanson, from Whitehorse, Yukon, in Canada, and asked her about it.
She flew a long way to get here — 12 or 13 hours.
"Big carbon footprint for that, right?" I asked her.
"I would say there probably really is," she said.
Here at the summit, there are tens of thousands of people who've flown to Paris to talk about reducing carbon emissions — emitting a lot of carbon in the process.
How much carbon?
I went to a kiosk labeled "Carbon Neutral Now."
I asked Niclas Svenningsen, who works for the U.N. Environment Program, how much carbon I emitted flying from Washington to Paris.
On the website climateneutralnow.org, he punched in my itinerary and concluded my round-trip flight would emit about a ton of greenhouse gases.
"If you think of a hot air balloon," he said, "the volume that you have in a hot air balloon, that's roughly 1 ton of greenhouse gases."
At this kiosk, they do more than just calculate your emissions. The U.N. sells carbon offsets — basically, investments in projects that bend the emissions curve downward. The website features projects from clean cookstoves to renewable energy, each at a different price.
I picked a hydropower program in India.
To offset my flight to Paris and back, "it's a very low cost, actually," Svenningsen told me. "It's $1 per ton."
Only a dollar?
"It's ridiculously cheap, to be quite honest," he said. "And to be honest, also, the proper carbon price should be higher. But because the market's between demand and supply now today — it may change next week — but now, today, it's more supply than demand, and therefore prices are very, very low. And that's one reason many people are taking the opportunity to offset not only the flight, they offset for a year — or for life."
So I gave him a dollar.
For my dollar, I got a white lanyard for my conference ID.
All the U.N. staffers wear them. It's a way of showing that your trip here was carbon-neutral.
But most of the conference delegates here are not wearing white lanyards. Lots of people told me they just hadn't heard of the program.
Finally, I met Samuel Welsh, from England, wearing one.
"I thought it was a good idea to do that, seeing as I'm coming to a climate change conference," he said.
He told me he's not surprised by how few people are offsetting the carbon emissions from their flights.
"I think there's a lot of people here that do care," he said, "but maybe think that it's more than just an individual effort on behalf of themselves and think it's down to maybe negotiators and people like that."
Everyone here is so focused on the big global picture, sometimes it can be easy to overlook the small stuff.
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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My first published work was in 1986 when I was 7 years old. I had written a story about my teachers selected topic ‘the olden days’. The winning story had the great honour of being typed out on a real electronic TYPEWRITER– yes, back in 1986 it was pretty amazing to see your words printed on a page like a real book. My story was chosen from all of the other little Grade 2 students at Tea Tree Gully Primary School and the finished product was presented to me with a shiny gold sticker and written congratulatory note from my school principal. That was my first taste of what it felt like to be a PUBLISHED author and I remember liking it . . A lot!
In 1988 I came second in a story-writing competition held by the Albert Shire Libraries on the Gold Coast for a story called the ‘Merry Mob.’ I smile as I read through my carefully handwritten SCRIBE and revisit the tale of Puss In Boots, a donkey, Jack (without his beanstalk) a Gingerbread Man and a menagerie of other various fairy tale characters all trying to get some new clothes for a bossy Emperor who wanted to go to Rapunzel’s wedding. The story did however, lack a green ogre. Perhaps this is why I didn’t win FIRST place.
Since then my writing has travelled almost as much as my passport. I have received a Diploma of Business & Marketing (Marketing & Creative Advertising) through the AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM. I have studied screen writing with the AUSTRALIAN FILM TELEVISION AND RADIO SCHOOL I have studied Writing for Social Media through QUT and am currently studying Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing. My words have been printed in magazines, newspapers, brochures and most recently the world wide web on a host of websites, blogs and social media pages. I am constantly educating myself (and will continue to do so) on this POWERFUL MARKETING and lifestyle tool – the written language. My advantage as a copywriter is I simply LOVE TO WRITE. Not only that, I love to learn and research is absolutely paramount when it comes to understanding new and relevant content that your target market can relate to.
I am grateful every day for the direction my life has lead me with a fantastic hubby, two Amazing kids (with a capital ‘A’) and our own business which gives me my essential CREATIVE outlet for writing. If variety is the spice of life, I have the Masterfoods of content in my daily routine. I can start my day writing about immigration laws, have a cuppa while I whip out an article on a new collection gorgeous kaftans then finish up the day with a post on Facebook about A BABY SHARK CALLED ‘BRUCE.” Yes, I am a pretty lucky gal!

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There was a guy who wanted to know how to calculate the volume of a red rubber ball.
He took the ball to a mathematician, who measured its radius and used the formula, V = 4/3*π*r3, to find its volume.
Next, he took the ball to a physicist, who submerged the ball in a bowl of water and calculated the volume of the ball by the amount of water that was displaced.
Still not satisfied, he took the ball to a mechanical engineer. The engineer says, “Hold on a second, I got this.” He gets up and rummages through the books on his shelf. “Ah, this should do it,” he says and pulls out a big, fat, hard-bound book titled, “Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook for Red Rubber Balls.”

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DeKalb Commission moves forward with removing Decatur’s Confederate monumentAn inscription on the Confederate monument in Decatur. Photo by Erik Voss
The DeKalb County Commission on Tuesday approved a resolution to remove Decatur’s Confederate monument and relocate it elsewhere.
The resolution passed at the Jan. 23 County Commission meeting. The resolution was introduced by Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson.
Activists have been working for months to get elected officials to take action on it. Johnson acknowledged that it has been a long process.
“I know that this process seemed to take a little longer than you would want and I would want, but we are a governing body,” Johnson said. “I can guarantee this: the intent is to move forward. We’re going to move forward and we’re going to remove that monument.”
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Commissioner Nancy Jester was the only “no” vote.
People advocating for the monument’s removal cheered when the resolution was approved.
State law currently prohibits the removal of these monuments, but the county’s attorney believes it can be moved as long as it isn’t obscured. According to the resolution, the county will accept proposals for relocation of the monument. The resolution also asks the state Legislature to repeal this law.
Activists demanded the monument’s removal after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. held in August resulted in the deaths of three people. Opponents of the monument held a rally and a discussion in the city’s downtown to support removing it. The monument has also been defaced several times since the debate began.
The monument is located by the old DeKalb County courthouse and was constructed in 1908. It is widely seen as a symbol of the Jim Crow era South.
Sara Patenaude, with Hate Free Decatur, said during public comments that the group fully supported the resolution.
“Today you have an opportunity to vote for a plan that relocates the monument in a measured, intentional way,” she said. “We fully support this resolution as a part towards rectifying a great wrong perpetrated upon black residents of DeKalb County over 100 years ago. This is a chance to tell a fuller and factual history not only of the Civil War but of our Jim Crow past in Georgia.”
Hannah Hill also spoke in favor of the removal, saying that members of her family owned slave and advocated for Jim Crow and she was ashamed.
“The monument that stands does not represent something that I am proud of,” she said. “I understand that it is hurtful.”
Mawuli Davis, with the NAACP’s Beacon Hill branch, said the monument is hurtful to the city’s black residents, particularly young people.
“We ask that you move forward with the removal,” Davis said. “We believe it is the right thing to do and we believe the time is now.”
Chris Billingsley, a retired Decatur High teacher, was the only person to speak against the removal during public comments.
“I believe it is morally wrong to remove a monument that is dedicated to DeKalb veterans,” he said. “I believe it is a violation of state law to store the monument in a warehouse even if only for a brief time. For those of you Christians with hatred in your hearts for Confederate veterans, I ask you to forgive them. Our faith demands this.”
Editor’s note: This story was reported by viewing a live video stream of the Jan. 23 County Commission meeting.
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Student debt was already a crisis before COVID-19, but the pandemic’s widespread economic suffering, including an increase in unemployment, has put some people in even more vulnerable financial situations than before.
In 2020, the average student loan debt reached a new high of $38,792, with over one third of all American students’ loans to pay for college. Their outstanding debt was $1.58 trillion at the end of November 2021, according to the Federal Reserve Bank.
A student graduating from UK colleges in 2021 will have a total student debt of about 45 thousand British pounds, which is slightly higher than the student debt in Wales and Northern Ireland, but lower than 15.2 thousand in Scotland.
The average student loan debt at the time of graduation in the Canada is $27,975. The average amount of student loan debt varies by institution and type of study.
In the end, it is quite apparent that almost all major economies are struggling, and students are suffering the most for merely getting a degree in order to create a good life for themselves.
This is statistical data showing the rise in student debt in the United Kingdom.
In light of COVID-19, households falling behind on student loan payments were significantly related to employment, income, and liquid assets (checking accounts, savings accounts, and cash). This is consistent with a pandemic that has seriously disrupted large segments of the economy.
Those with college experience, but no degree, were in the most difficult position: they carried debt while in college but did not earn the higher wages associated with a degree.
Students have experienced the largest changes in their lives in recent years. Students will be the first to have to alter as society evolves. They are the ones who must prepare to be a part of that society, so when anything changes, they must adjust, even if it means they are unable to adapt to the new requirements. We can see that if governments decide to discontinue free education, students would be in tremendous debt before they complete their studies, making it more difficult for them to secure a loan to purchase a house or start a company.
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State-backed developer says existing buyers on troubled offshore project have defaulted
Dubai state-owned developer Nakheel is pricing islands on
its troubled ‘The World’ project for sale following talks with potential
investors, the company said Thursday.
A number of owners of islands on the troubled offshore
project are in default, the developer confirmed. Nakheel is embroiled in at
least 12 legal cases relating to The World.
“We confirm that we have had interest from purchasers and
the properties are currently being priced,” a spokesperson from Nakheel said in
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and others who are in default. Remedies and consequences to this breach are
determined in the agreements between the seller and the purchaser.”
Announced at the height of Dubai’s real estate bubble, ‘The
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Construction on the offshore project ground to a virtual
standstill in the wake of the economic downturn, which saw real estate prices
in Dubai fall more than 60 percent from their peak.
Most buyers on the project have failed to begin work, with
the except of an AED68m beach club on the island of Lebanon, which is due to
open in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Austria’s Kleindienst Group, the developer behind the
six-island Heart of Europe Project, has stalled construction work amid a $199m
legal battle with Nakheel for breach of contract.
In February, at least five islands were advertised for sale
at discounts of up to 17 percent on the initial purchase price as distressed
developers cut their losses.
Last month, Arabian Business revealed Nakheel had issued buyers
on The World with ultimatums to pay any outstanding balances on their islands
or lose ownership.
A source said the developer had changed terms on payment
schedules previously agreed with buyers of islands to fast-track the collection
of fees. The new demands were allegedly issued after a revamp of Nakheel’s
chairman and board in March 2010, as the developer sought to restructure
$10.8bn in debt.
Nakheel, which this month saw its ownership transfer from
Dubai World to Dubai government, has said 70 percent of the 300 of the manmade
islands in The World are sold.
Nakheel has stalled construction on at least 100 projects in
the wake of the downturn, according to data on the website of Dubai property

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After the release of this year’s Magnify, Ham Sandwich (styled as HamsandwicH) have announced they will mark 20 years in the music game with a show at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, on Saturday 21st October 2023.
Tickets from €29.40 including booking fees on sale Monday 19th December at 10am.
Ham Sandwich are Niamh Farrell, Podge McNamee and Darcy.
“Magnify is a new type of record for us”, says the band’s lead guitarist and arranger Darcy. “There’s a bit of indie electro dance on it but it also has lots of nods to our older stuff people will recognise, which we felt was important. The album deals with human connections and examining old and new relationships, making peace with the past while also reaching out to those needing to be heard more who might be a bit lost.”
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The Human Rights Campaign is calling a press conference at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13 to urge Governor Bob McDonnell to support proposed changes in adoption and foster policies.
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Washington – The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – will join Virginia Delegate Adam Ebbin, Equality Virginia, and Northern Virginia lesbian and gay adoptive parents to hold two press conferences on Wednesday, April 13 to ask Governor McDonnell and the State Board of Social Services to put the best interest of Virginia’s children first by eliminating discrimination in the adoption process. There are currently over one thousand children in Virginia’s foster care system waiting to be adopted into a loving forever home. Barring discrimination could open hundreds of loving homes to Virginia’s children.
Governor McDonnell has said he opposes proposed regulations in front of the State Board of Social Services that would remove some forms of discrimination in the adoption process. HRC and partners will call on the governor and members of the State Board of Social Services to enact these regulations, and go further by proposing law that would place the best interest of children first by eliminating all discrimination in the adoption process.
In Richmond, HRC will be joined by the following people and organizations:
Joe Solmonese, HRC President (Alexandria and Richmond)
Ellen Kahn, HRC Family Project Director (Alexandria and Richmond)
John Dougherty, Vice President for Business Development at Virginia Home for Boys and Girls (Richmond)
James Parrish, Equality Virginia Executive Director (Richmond)


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Donald Trump may not yet have built his much-ballyhooed wall along the southern United States border, but his election in November 2016 seems to have erected a different kind of barrier: an invisible one that has repulsed international students who might once have considered attending graduate business school in the U.S. That’s a conclusion that is becoming clearer with each new study of the intentions of students in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere, the latest of which has just been published by the Graduate Management Admission Council.
GMAC’s one-page report, titled International Candidate Interest in U.S. Business Schools Stays Below Pre-2016 Election Levels, reveals how monthly surveys of non-U.S. citizen registrants at mba.com “show that international candidate preference for the U.S. as their study destination has stayed below the previous five-year average each month since the election, and has most recently declined for three consecutive months between September and November 2017.” What’s driving the decline? Two main factors, both of which are attributable to the anti-immigration rhetoric and stated political mission of the Trump era: B-school candidate concerns around obtaining a job in the U.S. post-graduation, and safety and security fears.
The findings hew to the conclusions of recent reports and mirror the results of other recent surveys. One of these, the 2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange reported on by Poets&Quants in November, found the number of new international enrollees in U.S. universities declining for the first time in 12 years, even as the total number of international students has risen.
MORE THAN HALF WORRY ABOUT JOBS; NEARLY HALF WORRY ABOUT SAFETY, POLITICS
Pre-election, the five-year average of international candidates preferring to study in the U.S. was 45%. The monthly surveys cited in GMAC’s study show that the preference was at 44% in November 2016, hit a low of 32% in February 2017, recovered through the summer to return to 44%, “but has since declined for three consecutive months,” dropping to 39% in November 2017. Among the 1,992 non-U.S.-citizen candidates surveyed between September and November 2017, 23% had considered applying to a U.S. program but said they now do not plan to apply, reads the report authored by Matt Hazenbush, research communications senior manager.
GMAC says the top reasons given for reconsidering study in the U.S. center around getting a job in-country post-graduation (54%), in addition to concerns about securing a student visa (51%), safety and security fears (47%), the political environment (42%), and racism and discrimination fears (39%).
Moreover, GMAC points out, about half (49%) of the nearly 700 U.S. business school programs that responded to the 2017 Application Trends Survey reported receiving fewer international applications than in the previous year. “Just 31% of programs reported international application increases,” the new report reads, “and 20% reported no significant change.” GMAC intends to study the matter further and have more data prepared for its annual Preliminary Application Trends Survey, slated to launch in February.
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TULSA -- The Tulsa Christmas Parade has been postponed until next Saturday, officials said.
The timing for the parade will remain the same, other than the date switch. The parade will now be held Dec. 15.
The Tulsa Christmas Parade is postponed until next weekend! Same time, same place, just a week later. pic.twitter.com/PQBrJw9usA
— Mycah Hatfield KJRH (@MycahHatfield) December 6, 2018
The parade was postponed due to the threat of winter weather. Two to six inches of snow and icy conditions are possible throughout the area.
“We are postponing Tulsa Christmas Parade until December 15th, 2018 at 1 PM.” Says, Paul Ross, Vice President of American Waste Control. “We want city services to focus on the safety and well being of all the citizens during this forecasted snow.”
“We look forward to having the Tulsa Christmas Parade on Saturday December 15th at 1 PM and we hope you join us as we bring Christmas to Tulsa!”
It marks the first time since 1926 that the parade is being postponed.
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Team CERBERUS won the Systems as roboticists and engineers from eleven countries participated in the Final Event of the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge last week at the Louisville, Kentucky, Mega Cavern. CERBERUS won $2 million. CERBERUS (CollaborativE walking & flying RoBots for autonomous ExploRation in Underground Settings) is a product of the collaboration between ETH Zurich (Robotic Systems Lab and Autonomous Systems Lab), Flyability, University of Nevada, Reno, Sierra Nevada Corporation, University of California, Berkeley, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and the University of Oxford. The team used an ANYmal robot for the competition.
Teams in the Systems Competition developed a wide variety of robotic systems to advance and evaluate novel mapping and navigation solutions for application in realistic field environments, such as human-made tunnels, urban underground settings, and caves. Since the SubT Challenge began in 2018, teams have had the opportunity to compete in three Circuit events – Tunnel, Urban, and Cave (though the Cave Circuit was shifted to virtual-only due to the pandemic). The Final Event tested qualifying teams on courses that incorporated relevant challenges from all three environments.
“In time-sensitive missions, such as active combat operations or disaster response, warfighters and first responders face difficult terrain, unstable structures, degraded environmental conditions, severe communication constraints, and expansive areas of operation,” said Timothy Chung, program manager of the SubT Challenge. “The Challenge has helped to significantly advance technological tools for tackling these impediments and safeguarding lives.”
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UK punk rock band Dead! have announced that they will no longer be playing shows or recording music together, in a Twitter statement simply titled “Dead! Is Dead.”
The four-piece have been making music ever since they met in 2013 and, after releasing numerous singles and an LP independently, they finally signed to Infectious Music / BMG in April of 2016. 2018 marked the release of their first ever full-length effort “The Golden Age of Not Even Trying”.
Their statement didn’t include their reasoning for the split, but did include an apology for the fact that they “won’t be playing any more shows this summer”. That means several of their upcoming festival slots have been cancelled, including their appearance at 2000 Trees Festival in Cheltenham in July.
The band emphasised that the decision was “not one [they made] lightly”, and extended a special thank you to anyone who “has come to a show, bought a CD, worn [their] merch, or let [them] sleep on your floor”. They closed out the statement by reminding fans that they were “the damned, restless future”, finally signing off as just “the boys” – a reference to their song, The Boys † The Boys.
Although they have cancelled all upcoming summer appearances, they will still be playing a sold-out show at Camden Underworld in October, which the band have said will be a “farewell show and celebration of Dead!”.


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Booking is very easy, simply select the cooking class you'd like to take, then select the date and time and book online. Classes are available daily and are great for both beginners and advanced cooks. With over 100 cooking classes, all Certified Tested by The Chef & The Dish team, you'll be whipping up Homemade Pasta or Pad Thai in no time. Before your class, you'll receive your shopping list and everything you need for your cooking experience.
Below is a list of local markets and stores in the Cleveland, OH area to help you buy the needed ingredients for your culinary experience. Once you receive your shopping list, find the appropriate place to shop. Purchasing ingredients is where your kitchen mastery begins.
Murray Hill Market
This cute little market shines on the corner of Murray Hill Road and Paul Avenue in the Little Italy district. Voted "Top 10 Grocery Markets in Cleveland" twice by Cleveland.com, at this market you'll find a wide selection of local products along with specialty imports. Whether you're looking for fresh produce, locally made artisan breads, or a sweet treat like Italian ice, Murray Hill Market makes a great stop in your day.
Park to Shop
With several locations in the midwest, the Cleveland location is located in the Asiatown area of the city. Carrying a wide array of Asian products, here you can find everything from fresh produce to pantry staples. Whether you're looking for Chinese Broccoli, Bok Choy, Long Beans, a collection of Fish Sauce, Tamarind Paste or Thai Chilli Paste - this is a busy market where you can browse the shelves for hours.
West Side Market
West Side Market history dates back to 1912 and is the oldest publicly owned market in Cleveland. This slice of Cleveland history has come a long way in it's century of operation and proudly boasts over 100 vendors offering everything from ethnic shops to cheese markets to prepared foods. Whether you stop at Kate's Fish for your fresh seafood, head to J&J Meats for speciality cuts of beef, or stop by to eat some Pierogis from the Pierogi Palace, West Side Market should have your cooking class needs covered.
The Olive Scene
The Olive Scene is exactly that, a specialty shop dedicated to all things olives. Rated Best of Cleveland by Cleveland Magazine, you'll be hard pressed (get it?) to not leave with more knowledge about olive oils and olive products. Offering a variety of olive oils from both the North and South hemisphere, you'll leave the store with some new flavors to try and an appreciation of this artisan product.
Fresh Fork Market
While not a market open to the public, Fresh Fork Market is a subscription to local produce and with a subscription, you get access to their market. With access to over 100 family farms, all within 75 miles of Cleveland, you'll be eating local, exposing yourself to new produce and local products, and will be able to gain access to their online shop where you can hand-pick extra items you may need for the week.
Gallucci's Italian Foods
Gallucci's Italian Foods is a step back in time. With their first store opening in 1912, Gallucci's has seen a few homes, with its current location on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland's midtown core. Their impressive selection of Italian products covers everything from imported Giardiniera to 25 year aged balsamic vinegar and DOP tomatoes from the south of Italy. A testimonial from best selling author Mary Ann Esposito, of Ciao Italia, has called Gallucci's one of the finest Italian food stores in the country.


Flowering-bushes-for-zone-5, starting with the classic hardy flowering shrubs, zone 5 gardeners can choose from many varieties of hydrangea, viburnum, lilac, spirea, rhododendron, azalea, dogwood, ninebark and roses. hydrangeas bloom for long periods in midsummer, some varieties even have fall colored foliage.. About bushes for zone 5 climates shrubs are an important feature in a landscape. evergreen shrubs become anchors of permanence and deciduous shrubs add interest with their changing foliage and blossoms throughout the seasons. they add scale and structure to the garden in conjunction with trees and other perennials., flowering shrubs are a must in a zone 5 & 6 garden! they provide color and good structure for garden beds along with winter interest after the growing season ends. make sure to give them a good start by carefully planning where they will be planted..
In order to make shopping for your garden easier, we have gathered all of the shrubs & vines we offer for hardiness zone 5 here. if you aren't sure about your hardiness zone, click on the link under the search box that says find hardiness zone, and enter your zip code., mar 23, 2019 - explore michelle herbert's board "great shrubs for zone 5-6", followed by 950 people on pinterest. see more ideas about shrubs, plants, garden shrubs..
Flowering shrubs are the backbone of any garden, offering privacy along a border, attracting pollinators, and providing color and interest for years. with hundreds of varieties, there’s a beautiful blooming bush for every taste! see some of our favorite perennial flowering shrubs, here., (usda zones 5 through 10) butterfly bush is a favorite of hummingbirds as well as butterflies. dwarf crape myrtle(lagerstroemia)turns up the blooms just as summer turns on the heat. high temperatures and low rainfall don't slow this shrub down.. Celebrate spring with the lovely, fragrant flowers of lilac. these shrubs perform best and open the most flowers in full sun. lilacs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from dwarf types that fit small entry gardens to tall varieties like 'mount baker' and 'pocahontas' (pictured), which reach 10 to 12 feet tall., little joker® ninebark zone: 4 – 8. award-winning beauty with burgundy stems and leaves and pale pink button flowers in spring and summer! useful for small urban gardens, mass plantings, or a low maintenance landscape..
Add beautiful blooms without a lot of maintenance to your garden this summer with easy-growing, summer-blooming shrubs. the best part about this selection? most of these summer shrubs attract birds and butterflies, making your green space a wildlife haven. here are some of the best flowering shrubs to grow in your yard.


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Death and the AfterlifeBe sure to show this "mutata" image to someone soon, or else you're dead.
"RealTimePicnic" does a wicked cool job playing exorcist!
"G-III" goes for yet another Cthulhu joke. He's more popular here than Jesus.
"mortalenema" is truly inspiring. At least right now.
That's it for this week! Thanks to the Something Awful Forum Goons for their quality work. If you want to join the fun, the forums are the place to be. Normally there would be a final page dedicated to the utmost crappy images submitted, but I wasn't particularly impressed with the crappy images this week. Don't get me wrong - there were some lame submissions, but none that really pissed me off. For all you fans of poor workmanship, I apologize. Join us next week when we use Photoshop to add awesome rocket jet packs to historical pictures.
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June 5th: The workers at MGT Power Plant in Teesside start day five of their spontaneous protest today.
June 4th: Sitting at our Angel Alley headquarters, we were quite astonished to see the media shitstorm unraveling around Killdren, a popular London band self-describing their music as a ‘two-bit rave-punk’, and also good comrades of ours.
May 25th: You’ve probably seen the headline: “Police fine man for hiding his face from facial recognition camera”.
May 24th: The Brighton Solidarity Federation is currently in dispute with CJ Barbers, a barber shop which owes one of SolFed’s members two months in unpaid wages.
May 21st: The Royal College of Nursing (RNC) has voted yesterday in favour of the motion that “this meeting of Congress calls upon the RCN Council to lobby governments across the UK to decriminalise prostitution.”
May 12th: Following the success of last year’s weekend of decentralised anarchist happenings, the Anarchist Festival is back this year, this time aiming to host events scheduled across the country.
May 1st: Today in London, a group of Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs) attempted to join the Mayday march with a transphobic banner.
May 1st: Rest In Power Ewan Brown, who went missing yesterday and started our Mayday was sad news.
April 24th: The London headquarters of Amnesty International have been occupied by Kurdish activists and friends to shed light on the Kurdish Hunger Strikes.

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If a sweeping environmental initiative leaps several imposing hurdles and is made law by California voters in 1990, West Hollywood can claim to be the first city to have supported the measure.
At its first November meeting, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously approved a resolution in support of the Environmental Protection Initiative of 1990, making it the first city to officially endorse the fledgling effort.
The initiative will seek voter approval of such environmental programs as consumer protection from food pesticides, acquisition of ancient redwood forests and severe limiting of offshore oil drilling. The measure was cleared to gather signatures by the state in October and will start circulating at the end of this month.
"This would be the Proposition 13 of environmental initiatives. If it passes, it will have wide-ranging effects for decades to come, and would likely set the tone for the rest of the country," said Councilman Paul Koretz, who authored the resolution.

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Premier Crop Systems is a leading precision ag-data processing and analysis company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Premier Crop Systems’ data analysis drives better agronomic decisions that lead to higher yields, increased profits and more sustainable practices for customers including leading retailers, agronomists and growers who are interested in discovering new knowledge that can be used to make better planning, production and marketing decisions. Premier Crop Systems is proud to be the behind-the-scenes technology provider for the best precision ag programs in the country and is unwavering in its data policy commitment to the customers and growers they serve.
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