Roundtable: Will Kyle Busch win 10 races in 2019?
We look back on Bristol Motor Speedway where Kyle Busch scored his third win of the season in this week's edition of the NASCAR Roundtable.
Jimmie Johnson is the most recent Cup Series driver to record 10 wins in a season in 2007. With Kyle Busch's hot streak, do you see him possibly getting 10 wins this season?
Jim Utter: It's very difficult for teams to maintain a top-level performance from start to finish in a season - just look at the "Big 3" last year. Few thought the championship would come from anyone other than those three. Yet, right now, Kyle Busch's team and the driver himself seem to be able to overcome just about every obstacle in their path. I don't think he will reach 10 wins in the Cup series but I do believe he will come close.
Nick DeGroot: He will get at least halfway there no question, but as the season progresses, those wins are going to be much more difficult to attain. But if he keeps up his current form, it's not out of the question, but I'd put my money on he and a couple other drives peaking just above five wins and no further.
Tim Southers: I think Kyle Busch could easily reach 10 wins this season based on his performance so far this season, however, there is a lot of things that have to happen. A good example is this weekend, if Joey Logano and others ahead of him stayed out on that final caution of the race Busch probably wouldn’t have won. But from a pure desire and talent level, I think he’ll go for 10 this season for sure.
Based on social media posts by a lot of drivers and people within the industry, Sunday's Cup Series race was one of the best in recent memory at the track. Do you agree or disagree and why?
Jim: I completely agree and the best thing about it was that most people felt that way even though the race didn't have an usually high amount of caution flags. There just seemed to be some very good racing on the track, including the use of multiple grooves and race leaders having to navigate lapped traffic. There were also a multitude of different storylines throughout, starting with Kevin Harvick's penalty and a Lap 1 wreck that collected several contenders, including the eventual race leader.
Nick: Yeah, it was a good one. I thoroughly enjoyed it and the drama throughout the race. It didn't need carnage to keep interest with so many developments throughout the race and changes in the running order. The battles were intense as well and although I don't know if I'd call it the best race in recent memory, it's certainly one of the top races of this season so far.
Tim: I agree it was one of the best races - if not the best - NASCAR Cup Series race of the young season. The racing for the lead was very competitive and the storylines of Kevin Harvick’s pre-race inspection issues and penalties, the early multi-car incident and late race situations made it very entertaining. I also love the different grooves drivers use to race two and three wide on the fast half-mile track.
Chevrolet remains without a Cup victory so far in 2019. Where do you think is the most likely track for a Chevy driver to break into Victory Lane?
Jim: I would suspect the next Chevy driver to win a Cup race will be the same one who won the manufacturer's most recent one - Chase Elliott. And I believe it will come no later that the first race at Dover, Del., the same track on which Elliott won last fall. While I think Jimmie Johnson has shown great strides of late, I'm not sure they are quite at the point of pulling into Victory Lane just yet.
Nick: Well, to be honest I'd have to say Talladega Superspeedway. Chevrolet is strong at plate tracks, but it's also a place where anyone can get the win if they put themselves in the right position and stay out of trouble. Although they're making headway on their intermediate program, they are still behind the Toyota and Ford teams.
Tim: While I agree with Jim that I think Chase Elliott will be the first Chevrolet driver to win, but I also think Kurt Busch could also challenge for a win. While Jim thinks Dover might be the track, I think it could come at Talladega Superspeedway in a couple of weeks as there always seems to be surprises at NASCAR’s biggest track.
Christopher Bell cashed in the $100,000 Dash for Cash bonus last Saturday in Bristol. Do you see him making it 2-for-2 this weekend in Richmond?
Jim: It's certainly possible, especially considering Bell already has two career wins at the track. I would not count out Cole Custer, however. He won the pole for this race one year ago and finished sixth, including leading 43 laps. And Custer and his Stewart-Haas Racing team are much improved over last season.
Nick: It's hard to bet against Christopher Bell and if you look at his Richmond record, it's very impressive -- two victories in just three Xfinity Series starts. I fully expect him to capture the checkered flag once again Friday night.
Tim: I think Christopher Bell could easily make it two in a row this weekend at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Anything can happen racing for that amount of money, but he and Cole Custer appear to be the two best cars in the Xfinity Series week in and week out.
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Liebherr at the OTC 2016 in Houston (USA)
Also this year, the Liebherr Group presents itself with two divisions at the international Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). This is one of the biggest offshore conferences worldwide, which takes place in Houston (USA) from May 2 – 5, 2016.
In the “German Pavilion” on stand 4527, the Liebherr Maritime Cranes division is presenting its comprehensive product-portfolio as well as its competencies as a global market leader in the offshore crane segment. This year’s highlight is the Liebherr crane simulator LiSIM, which simulates the board offshore crane type, BOS 4200. Due to the compact and function-orientated design the BOS cranes are the premium products in the offshore crane segment.
With its crane control by Liebherr the LiSIM allows intensive training for crane drivers. In this way, safety as well as productivity can be further enhanced. Also cost-efficiency can be improved during everyday use. Such training is the basis for all crane operators at Liebherr. The LiSIM simulators are available in various models – from the compact version to the “conventional” cabin solutions and the fully-equipped 40ft container model.
The Components division of the Liebherr Group is also presenting its wide range of products from the areas of gearboxes, large diameter bearings and hydraulics. The high-performance components and system solutions by Liebherr are suitable for a wide range of maritime applications such as cranes, ship propulsion systems and special equipment, for example in pipe-laying ships or jack-up platforms. The range is completed by comprehensive engineering and after-sales services.
One focal point at the exhibition will be the presentation of application-specific solutions for propulsion and lifting systems, for example, the DAT 1000. This is the largest slewing drive that Liebherr has developed and manufactured so far. It has a maximum dynamic output torque of 620,000Nm and finds its specific application in heavy-duty offshore-cranes as a slewing mechanism.
A combination of both ball and roller bearing elements in a slewing ring exemplifies the broad portfolio of large diameter bearings by Liebherr. Moreover, various possibilities for surface protection will be shown at the Components’ stand. For reliable protection against corrosion and increased wear under rough maritime conditions, Liebherr additionally offers special sealing systems.


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Paramount+ has released the trailer for a new superhero movie called Secret Headquarters. Owen Wilson stars in the movie as a superhero that was chosen by aliens to be the protector of the planet. he’s basically like a different version of Iron Man, check out the trailer below.
The movie also stars Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) as his son, and he and his friends discover his dad’s secret and they get into some hijinks playing around with his dad’s advanced alien technology. A group of villains is cautioned after they use this tech and those villains venture on a mission to steal these state-of-the-art weapons.
“a high-concept family action movie, centering around a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When evil strikes, he must defend the headquarters with his group of friends.”
The movie was directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Nerve, Project Power,) and it looks familiar but fun. This movie isn’t doing anything new, different, or unique, but it looks like it will entertaining. The script was written by Thor: Ragnarok scribe Christopher Yost, and it’s produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Wilson and Scobell are joined by Jesse Williams, Keith L. Williams, Momona Tamada, Abby James Witherspoon, and Michael Peña.
Secret Headquarters will be released on Paramount+ on August 12th.

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Total existing home sales slid to 2,435 in May, down 10.4 percent annually, according to data from the Miami Association of Realtors. Single-family homes — down 7.2 percent — fared better than condos, which fell 13.3 percent. (Existing condos are competing with a glut of new luxury construction.)
Two factors are contributing to the residential slowdown, which comes after three years of heady sales: First, a strong dollar is crippling the foreign buyers who drove South Florida’s latest real estate boom. Second, investors and flippers have already snapped up much of Miami’s shrinking foreclosure inventory, which ballooned during the recession and fueled sales.
Foreclosures fell from 25.1 percent of all sales in May 2015 to 18.9 percent of sales in May 2016.
Meanwhile, prices are still rising.
About 37 percent of Miami-Dade listings over a million dollars have seen price reductions since Jan. 1, according to research conducted by EWM.
The overall trends suggest single-family homes remain a seller’s market while condos are firmly in buyers’ territory.
While Miami’s luxury market is cooling down, there’s no sign of relief for starter and mid-market homes.
Because of a lack of available land and high construction costs, builders haven’t been able to put up much in the way of affordable homes. The tight inventory means strong sales.
Sales for single-family homes priced between $200,000 and $600,000 beat the rest of the market, growing 5.9 percent in May. There’s no sign of much new supply entering the pipeline at that price point.
Broward County, which is less dependent on foreign buyers, had a better month.
In Broward, single-family home prices rose to $312,500 in May, up 7.8 percent annually, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors. Condo prices hit $145,000, up 7.4 percent for the year.
Sales were up, too, likely driven by suburbanites seeking good schools as the summer buying season gets underway.
Broward saw 1,671 single-family home sales in May, up 15 percent from April and 9.5 percent from May 2015. There were 1,570 condo sales, down 1.6 percent compared to May 2015 but up 9.5 percent for the year.
The hot market is being driven by several trends also popping up at a national level: Homebuilders haven’t produced much stock at the lower end of the market. That’s driving down inventory and causing a mad scramble for the few available starter homes.
In Broward, single-family homes stayed on the market for an average of 41 days in May, down from 50 in May 2015. Nationally, homes last just 32 days on the market. Broward’s inventory for single-family homes has fallen to 3.8 months worth of supply. A healthy market generally has between six and nine months.
“Buyers struggling to find an affordable home to buy will continue to do so,” said Svenja Gudell, chief economist of real estate website Zillow, in a statement. She added that the housing market had become “hypercompetitive” for buyers seeking starter and other well-priced homes.
More at www.miamiherald.com.
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Some residents cry, “Para walay kwarantin, pag artista na lang (Be a celebrity so there’s no (requirement for) quarantine.” (Facebook photo)
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE
Lockdown-fatigue residents took turns in criticizing the Dipolog City government officials over what they say as double standard when Gerald Anderson, who was in Zamboanga del Norte to shoot his movie, did not undergo the14-day quarantine, a requirement for returning residents.
Some residents cry, “Para walay kwarantin, pag artista na lang (Be a celebrity so there’s no (requirement for) quarantine.”
The internet lights up hours after a photo of Anderson without a face mask.
A netizen, in dialect, complained: Ordinary people are penalized for not wearing face masks.
One Arthur Parilla said, it is better to be a celebrity.
Lawyer Arvin Bonbon, head of the pandemic task force’s Incident Command System (ICS), however, explained why the actor was exempted from mandatory quarantine and for not wearing a face mask.
Anderson, the lawyer said, has coordinated with the ICS and complied with all the requirements such as the certificates of coordination and acceptance.
Bonbon further said the actor and his companions had submitted their negative RT-PCR tests, travel order and itinerary.
Under an executive order issued on August 14, all persons entering the province, vaccinated or not, are subject to mandatory quarantine for 14 days.
The order exempts the following: authorized persons outside residence (APOR) whose official business does not exceed 48 hours, deliveries of essential items, trucks and courier services, and persons with indispensable travels that do not exceed 48 hours.
Anderson and his film production team stayed in Dipolog City since August 26 until August 30.
The ICS chief admitted there were some members of the production team who were caught without face masks. But they were already fined, he said.
The actor, according to Bonbon, has to remove his face mask during “actual shoot and in between takes.”
He assured that safety measures were undertaken and nobody was “in direct contact with him.”
The explanation has not soothed the lockdown-weary residents of the province with the detection of COVID-19 Delta variants.
Zamboanga del Norte recorded three Delta variants on Saturday, August 29.
As of August 31, the province has logged 53 new cases bringing the total cases to 5,584 with 437 active cases.

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Student Arrested in Bomb Threat
An 11th grade student at Fort Hill High School has been arrested and charged with a felony, in connection with making a false bomb threat and other charges. A threatening message was found in a second-floor restroom of the school on September 20th; the students were evacuated, while the school was searched. The student will be disciplined in accordance with the Board of Education's policy on student disciplined. Additionally, the Allegany County State's Attorney's Office and Cumberland City Police will be seeking restitution for the losses incurred by the Board as a result of the incident. Superintendent Dr. David Cox vowed to take an "aggressive and deliberate approach" to put a stop to what he called "this nonsense."
Keyser Man Charged With Drug Counts
Keyser resident Robert Lee Jessie has been arrested on a warrant, and for drug distribution charges, following a traffic stop earlier in the week. Jessie was taken into custody after police received an anonymous tip that he was driving in the area without a license. The court-contempt order was for possession with intent to distribute heroin and marijuana. He is being held at the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail on a total bond of $26,000.
Complaint Filed Against County Commissioners
A federal labor complaint has been filed against the Bedford County Commissioners, alleging that the county's inability or refusal to pay probation officers' overtime violates labor law. The complaint was filed by Bedford County Chief Judge Thomas Ling, and follows a related union grievance against the county. The county's eight probation officers went with either insufficient or non-existent overtime pay. Commissioner Kirt Morris blames Ling, who has allegedly refused to turn over more than $250,000 in government funds, according to published reports in the Altoona Mirror newspaper.
Police Find Decomposed Body in East Freedom Home
Police have identified the man whose body was discovered in an East Freedom township home last weekend. The remains of 24-year old Dustin Brown were severely decomposed, and police were not initially sure if they were of a man or a woman. The official cause of death remains undetermined, pending the results of toxicology tests. Investigators did not find any evidence of foul play, and the investigation is continuing.
Man Sentenced in DUI Manslaughter Case
A Somerset area man will serve nine months in jail for causing the death of a motorcyclist in September of 2010. Robert Hauser had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and DUI this past July; he had been accused of hitting and killing motorcyclist Edward Helsel, Jr. along Somerset Pike in Conemaugh Township.
Trial Ordered for Former Teacher, Church Official
A trial has been ordered for Brian Eppley, a former Somerset County teacher, school board member and church official. Eppley is charged with engaging in inappropriate behavior with a young boy. He waived a court hearing earlier this week. The alleged incidents occurred at the Maple Spring Church of the Brethern in Jerome, where Eppley was a deacon. He is also accused of similar crimes involving two other boys, and has decided to stand trial on those charges.
Tomblin Visits Morgan County
West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin was in Morgan County on Wednesday to take part in a bond signing ceremony. The bonds will be used for more than $26 million in improvements to Cacapon Resort State Park. Noting that it was an "absolutely beautiful state park, Tomblin says the improvements will both create jobs and build tourism for that area.
O'Malley Speaks Out Against Anti-Gambling Ads
Governor Martin O'Malley has spoke out against television ads against Maryland's proposed gambling expansion. The Governor calls them, quote, "a bunch of West Virginia casino hooey." Governor O'Malley was particularly annoyed that the ad stated additional gambling proceeds won't go to education, as set out in the proposal. The gambling issue will be on the ballot in November. Penn National Gaming, which owns a casino in Maryland and another in West Virginia, has spent more than $18 million on its campaign against a casino in Prince George's County. Supporters of the issue have spent more than $14 million.

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(Dead link. This is a good thing.)
Another scam going down. Millions to go. (3/9/2011)
Your scam moves into a whole new dimension when you specifically target retired people living on pensions. Here is an example of a health fraud that managed to attract some attention from the authorities, although being fined an amount which approximates the annual income of one of your victims does seem inadequate. I think an appropriate fine would be the annual income of the scamming operation, not that of an aged pensioner. See the media release from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission here.
Door to door seller admits misleading conduct
Advanced Lifestyle International Retail Pty Ltd and one if its former salespeople have provided the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with court-enforceable undertakings for making false or misleading representations to consumers during in-home sales presentations.
Advanced Lifestyle also paid three Infringement Notice penalties totalling $19,800 to the ACCC.
"The ACCC took action in this case following complaints from a number of elderly consumers who felt they had been taken advantage of and misled," ACCC chairman Rod Sims said.
"Businesses that engage in door-to-door sales must be accountable. Door-to-door sales staff must be trained properly and their activities monitored, because ultimately it will be the business that pays for any misconduct."
Advanced Lifestyle offered free 'massage' or 'therapy treatments' to gain access to consumers' homes in order to sell vibrating products. A former salesperson, Ms Lynn Laws represented that Advanced Lifestyle or its products had Government approval, when this is not true. Ms Laws also misled consumers about the price of Advanced Lifestyle's products.
"Stamping out these types of misleading sales practices is a priority for the ACCC as it occurs in people's homes and targets vulnerable or inexperienced consumers," Mr Sims said.
Advanced Lifestyle also told consumers who purchased products that they had no right to cancel the contracts, however under the Queensland door-to-door trading legislation that applied at the time consumers were entitled to a cooling-off period.
"Under the Australian Consumer Law consumers in all States and Territories are now entitled to a 10 day cooling-off period on all door-to-door contracts. Businesses who do not comply with the law or that misinform consumers about their rights face financial penalties," Mr Sims said.
Advanced Lifestyle's salespeople are now required to give each consumer a notice about their rights at the beginning of every sales presentation, publish corrective notices and implement a trade practices law compliance program to ensure it is aware of its obligations under the Australian Consumer Law.
Ms Laws is also required to complete trade practices law compliance training.
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How can I add action buttons to table (q-table)?
I need to add a delete button, but there are not examples on official documentation (https://quasar.dev/vue-components/table). also I can’t find any tutorial on how to do this.
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There’s a example with body-slots. I used that example to add custom content in cell’s. Instead of badges I added buttons in the first column.
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As a way of providing health organisations with information on where intended beneficiaries live, Facebook is launching three types of maps that will help nonprofit organisations and universities working in public health get ahead of disease outbreaks and reach vulnerable communities more effectively.
According to a Newsroom Post by Laura McGorman, Policy Lead, Data for Good, and Alex Pompe, Research Manager, Data for Good at Facebook, the maps will help the platform’s health partners better understand where people live, how they are moving and whether they have connectivity.
The maps — population density maps complete with demographic estimates, movement maps and network coverage maps — when combined with information from health systems, can improve the way organisations deliver supplies and respond to outbreaks, McGorman said.
They further revealed that Facebook’s initial partners for this effort, include: Direct Relief, FHI360, Harvard School of Public Health, the Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation at the University of Washington, International Medical Corps, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Malaria Atlas Project, the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London, Northeastern University, Sabin Vaccine Institute, UNICEF, Wadhwani AI, the World Bank, and the World Economic Forum.
“Our movement maps aggregate information from people who are using Facebook on their mobile phones with location services enabled, providing real-time snapshots into mobility patterns. Partner organisations can combine this data with information on specific cases of diseases to glean insights about where the next case of cholera or drug-resistant malaria is likely to occur. The improved insights from these forecasting models allow health systems to get ahead of an outbreak by prepositioning treatments where they’re likely to be needed most,” the post stated.
Adam Kucharski, Assistant Professor in Mathematical Modeling at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also added: “Population movements are crucial for the spread of many infections — from influenza to measles. But historically it’s been very difficult for disease researchers to get information on these movement patterns.”
Two years ago, Facebook began working with Columbia University to use satellite imagery and census data to build the world’s most detailed population maps to improve connectivity projects.
After working with groups such as the American Red Cross and its Missing Maps project, it realised these maps could also have profound applications in public health.
The high-resolution maps estimate not only the number of people living within 30 meter grid tiles, but also provide insights on demographics, including the number of children under five, the number of women of reproductive age, as well as young and elderly populations, at unprecedentedly high resolutions.
These maps aren’t built using Facebook data and instead rely on combining the power of machine vision AI with satellite imagery and census information.
By combining these publicly and commercially available datasets with Facebook’s AI capabilities, we have created population maps that are 3X more detailed than any other source.


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The seven Shrines’ alliance also realized that the strong cultivators of the Fortune Shrine’s alliance were there. Their expressions changed. The Ice and Snow Shrine’s Leader shouted, “Hurry up and kill those people, kill Lin Feng first!”
“Alright!” said the Empty Space Shrine’s Leader nodding. He looked at Lin Feng icily. Lin Feng was strong. They still hadn’t managed to kill him yet!
“Brother Ox, let’s move back,” said Lin Feng. He didn’t wait for them to attack. He stopped time once again. Only the old ox could avoid being slowed down by time. At the same time, Lin Feng accelerated using time strength. He moved to the peerless bestial Saint and took him away. After that, time returned to normal again. Some strong cultivators gathered outside of the Celestial Sealing Map and attacked it.
Among them were the Earth Shrine’s Leader with the godly axe and the Celestial Sound Shrine’s Leader with their ultimate weapon, a celestial pitch-pipe. With the ultimate weapons and the peerless Saints’ attacks, the Celestial Map was shaking violently.
“The Celestial Sealing Map is going to break.” The Empty Space Shrine’s Leader looked extremely worried. But how had Lin Feng escaped a moment before? Everything had happened in a few seconds. Time had stopped!
“Chase him!” The Empty Space Shrine’s Leader continued chasing Lin Feng.
Lin Feng shouted, “Come here!”
Lin Feng raised his spear and stuck the Celestial Sealing Map.
“Break!” said Lin Feng. A hole appeared, and Lin Feng jumped into the hole. The Fortune Shrine’s Leader and the others understood. The Earth Shrine’s leader also used the godly axe to make the hole bigger. The hole in the map was getting bigger and bigger.
“Lacerate!” All the strong cultivators moved towards the hole and attacked it. It was like the sky was falling. The Empty Space Shrine’s Leader’s face stiffened and turned deathly pale. He waved his hand and recalled the Celestial Sealing Map. However, there was a big hole in it now.
“Die!” The Fortune Shrine’s Leader and the others came in and released an explosive Qi.
People from the city were stupefied. They had never seen so many terrifying cultivators. The strongest cultivators of the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds were almost all there. It was the most powerful battle since the war in the ancient past.
The group of people who were attacking destroyed a peerless Saint instantly and then shot in all directions.
“Earth Shrine’s Leader, let’s join hands. Try and don’t fight, don’t collide with enemies directly,” shouted Lin Feng’s furiously. Everybody nodded and started moving away.
The Earth Shrine’s Leader had the godly axe. He came to Lin Feng and asked, “How do we join hands?”
“Help me block the attacks. Brother Ox, help me and protect me too,” Lin Feng said to the old ox. A few strong cultivators appeared in front of them: the Shrines’ Leaders who were chasing him!
“Standstill!” shouted Lin Feng icily. Time strength appeared, and time stopped in front of him. Time stopped for his enemies and his own people. He had modified the source of time!
Lin Feng attacked the Wind Shrine’s Leader who was in the front. The Wind Shrine was the fastest of the leaders, so he was closer to Lin Feng. He was even holding an ultimate weapon, a fan that served as an armor, too. It was black, white, and silver, and it looked extremely sharp.
Lin Feng threw himself at the Wind Shrine’s Leader. He used time strength to move faster, turned into a God’s Sword, and the space shook around him.
“No…” the Wind Shrine’s Leader became animate again when time restarted, looking desperate and shocked.
“Oh no!” The other Shrines’ Leaders were stunned and their faces all changed. The Empty Space Shrine’s Leader shouted out. Space condensed, but at the same time, all their attacks became slower. The Earth Shrine’s Leader knew what Lin Feng wanted to do, so he also threw the godly axe and moved forwards. He realized he was moving much faster too, there was a silhouette next to him.
“Die!” shouted Lin Feng furiously. The sword whistled, even as the Wind Shrine’s Leader moved into the wind.
“Slow!” shouted Lin Feng explosively. His sword pierced through the man’s shoulder bone, and at the same time it absorbed his strength.
Blood gushed out. The Wind Shrine’s Leader was injured, and continued fleeing. At the same time, he threw his ultimate weapon out, and a destructive strength appeared around Lin Feng.
Lin Feng’s body exploded. However, at that moment, the Wind Shrine’s Leader wasn’t happy because danger came from above.
“Time, standstill!” shouted Lin Feng. A sword appeared in Lin Feng’s hand and pierced through his enemy’s head. The Wind Shrine’s Leader wanted to escape with his soul and cried out desperately. The God’s Sword came back to Lin Feng’s hand, and he destroyed the Leader’s impaled soul.
“That’s his real body!” A gigantic empty space hand appeared in front of Lin Feng. The Earth Shrine’s Leader and the old ox had already destroyed many attacks and enemies around Lin Feng, however, some attacks still arrived in front of Lin Feng. He expected them, and withdrew. He modified the speed of time, his God’s Sword humming angrily. At the same time, he condensed strength into his hand and thunder boomed.
Lin Feng sensed an incredible strength penetrate into his body and corrode his life. He instantly released life strength all around him and retreated. The enemy was still chasing him, but he was much slower, which made Lin Feng smile icily. “Time…”
All the strong cultivators stopped. They had just now seen him kill a Shrine’s leader, and were scared.
Now they saw Lin Feng’s smile, he was making fun of them. They were very nervous, as they understood Lin Feng was playing with them. At the same time, the Earth Shrine’s Leader and the old ox also arrived next to Lin Feng.
“You can make time stop,” the Earth Shrine’s Leader said to Lin Feng. He didn’t know what to think though, was it a good or a bad thing? Lin Feng was becoming stronger and it was good to fight against the seven Shrines’ alliance, but in the future, what would happen?
Dazzling world lights flashed and descended from the sky, surrounding everybody. Lin Feng raised his head and saw a face in the sky, the World Clan’s King. Lin Feng had seen that person a very, very long time ago: the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts. The World Clan had had problems with the Shrines in the past, so he had had several lives in the lower world, then he had created the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts’ world to raise an army to fight against the Shrines.
“Lin Feng, you continue killing; the Shrines’ leaders and me will continue on our side,” the World Clan’s King said to him.
Lin Feng nodded, “Thank you!”
Lin Feng disappeared. The Fortune Shrine’s Leader and the Celestial Sound Shrine’s Leader replaced him to fight against the Shrines’ leaders. They didn’t need to win, they just had to defend. Lin Feng could make time stop, so killing other peerless Saints was easy.
Very quickly, Lin Feng arrived in front of someone, who panicked to see him. Lin Feng made time stop. The God’s Sword streaked across the sky and killed him instantly, his soul dispersed.
By the time the Shrines’ leaders destroyed the world lights, they saw that Lin Feng had already killed two peerless Saints in the blink of an eye. They all grimaced. Lin Feng’s understanding of cultivation was becoming extremely dangerous. What a tragedy!
“Escape!” shouted someone. Finally, the seven Shrines’ strong cultivators started giving up and escaping. The problem was that Lin Feng could only make time stop sporadically, he didn’t understand time well enough yet, and needed to wait between each attack. Therefore, he couldn’t make time stop and kill everybody at once. However, he didn’t intend to give up. He decided to chase them. The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts had slowed them down for a little while.
When Lin Feng made time stop, he used the source of time. It also impacted his own people, so they couldn’t catch up with the enemy. Therefore, Lin Feng could only catch up with one person at a time.
Lin Feng caught up with one and used his God’s Sword to attack him. After killing that person, he used his godly awareness to inspect the area and stopped when he couldn’t see any peerless Saints anymore. Since he had started chasing them, he had already killed three peerless Saints.
Lin Feng’s achievements were incredible during that battle, but he didn’t look happy at all. It was a tragedy, both sides had suffered losses.
Lin Feng turned around and flew back. After a short time, he arrived back on the battlefield. The battle was finished, people who were alive looked devastated and sad. It took cultivators a very long time to become a peerless Saint, and today, so many had died…
That’s quick, thank you for the chapters!
Thanks so much for the advance chapters. So there will be no released for tomorrow and have to wait the next day. That was awesome.
How did you know that ?
I know it isn’t over yet but I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
The last line madee sad as well.phewww
76-80 were the sunday releases. 81-85 are the monday releases. 86-92 should be tomorrows releases.
Thank you so much! I really admire this site and the people behind ^_^
The best novel site so far!
You mean no chapters for today! Haha! But for me it was quick like two releases in one day! Lol
Your the best
Thank you, so very f*ing much!!!
So sad just 15 chapters to go..??.
Enjoyed a lot reading the chapters….Go Lin Feng take the final dash and become a God….going to miss you bro.
Wooww he can stop time
well we got yesterday’s and today’s chapters at once together. so yeah double release haha. tomorrow we’ll have our chapters like usual as long as there are no other issues.
kinda sad we finally get to see the peerless bestial saints, dont even get a discription of them, and 1-2 already died…talk about fast killing off..
Thanks a lot!!!
Thanks for the chapter’s ?
Man now just only 15 remaining….last line so true .
So many chapters for all other levels but only around 20 chapter for pearles saint…and then I guess may be only 1 or 2 for God level…haha
We are almost at the end. Final chapter is 2499?
Would it be better to release all remaining 14 chapters in 1 shot?
Or 1 per day?
Calm tf down satan
this has me Rollin!! ????
I think 2500 is the final chapter.
Its not final. I still see chapter 28xx.
6 chapters tomorrow then there should be 9 chapters on last day of PMG. It would me amazing.
No… The news chaptervis 2835 an still on going… More epic battle…
Is there a sequel series?
Nope. Just the godly grave arc repeated
No..2835 only wrong written. The story itself was when Lin Feng went to forbidden area to catch fire shrine’s decendants.
No… there aren’t 2835 chapters of Peerless Martial God. The battles are not epic and the writing is very repetitive
Thank you so much ! ?
Wondering who the traitor is? It has to either be the Demon guy or the other Peerless Saint. Please no spoilers
I am really curious who is spy…
Someone explain… With the 500 year time skip… Shouldn’t most of his loved ones passed away due to old age since they weren’t particularly strong cultivators i.e they wouldn’t have the longer life span as he would. Am I missing something here? Like Fei Fei and his parents etc shoulda died due to old age..???
The all practice Cultivation, so their all basically immortal.
I thought that was at least a comment that Fei fei didn’t want to practice anymore ? Even so potential of others wouldn’t be as high as LF although with all the upgrades to his spirit world makes it easier to progress…
Pretty sure they’re all at least Emperors now. Emperors live 500 years easy.
They are in linfeng world where he modified time and given them a lot of treasures and reaources to practice cultivation so i guess they are alright
He controls time if his world so he can probably protect them that way.
Thanks for the chapter!
And actually it’s been a 1000 years for his family, time moves faster in his Small World.
Then after this battle, linfeng will declare war in world government. And then The End
Does anybody start encountering advertising when opening this site?Or is it only me?
Same for me as well!
What happened now to the son of Juzi the demonic punisher from demon clan? I thought his son is going to have his revenge against lin feng
I think his name is Mo Zheng
I hope Lin Feng will hook up with Qing Feng
Not today Satan???????lol….
Today’s chaps please… I beg you. Please naman oh

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Prati Roju Pandaage starring Sai Dharam Tej is one of the hit movies at the box-office, in the recent times.
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Guntur: 1.20 Cr
East Godavari: 1.23 Cr
West Godavari: 0.92 Cr
Krishna: 1.24 Cr
Nellore: 0.54 Cr
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Rest of India: 1.10 Cr
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Origen on the Authorship of Hebrews
The Book of Hebrews is one of the greatest writings of the New Testament. It has exerted great influence and done much good. Yet its authorship remains a puzzle. Who can possibly have written it?
Belief in the authorship of Hebrews as by Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, was anciently held by Christian writers, but it is now widely given up. As most scholars will put it, “the author was certainly not Paul.”
I had long felt this way myself. But the evidence keeps bringing me back to the Pauline authorship of Hebrews as a sounder point of view. What is the evidence for Paul, and does it not call for a faithful reconsideration?
There is one consideration of major importance that has been widely—one may even say totally—neglected in dealing with the authorship of Hebrews. This is the evidence of the church father Origen. Origen’s adherence to the Pauline origin of Hebrews was determined by an ancient belief that he knew to be well founded. His testimony has been preserved for us by Eusebius:
That the character of the diction of the epistle entitled To the Hebrews has not the apostle’s rudeness in speech, who confessed himself rude in speech, that is, in style, but that the epistle is better Greek in the framing of its diction, will be admitted by everyone who is able to discern differences of style. But again, on the other hand, that the thoughts of the epistle are admirable, and not inferior to the acknowledged writings of the apostle, to this also everyone will consent as true who has given attention to reading the apostle…. But as for myself, if I were to state my own opinion, I should say that the thoughts are the apostle’s, but that the style and composition belonged to one who called to mind the apostle’s teachings and, as it were, made short notes of what his master said. If any church, therefore, holds this epistle as Paul’s, let it be commended for this also. For not without reason have the men of old handed it down as Paul’s. But who wrote the epistle, in truth God knows. Yet the account which has reached us [is twofold], some saying that Clement, who was bishop of the Romans, wrote the epistle, others, that it was Luke, he who wrote the Gospel and the Acts.
Origen meets the stylistic objection to Pauline authorship in a manner similar to that of his predecessor Clement: the thoughts are Pauline, but the style and diction are to be credited to another hand. In this way Origen maintains the apostolic origin of the epistle while removing the objection drawn from the diversity of style. When Origen says, “For not without reason have the men of old handed it down as Paul’s,” and then adds, “But who wrote the epistle, in truth God knows,” he does not mean to suggest uncertainty about the author but only about the penman—that is, the one who reduced the letter to writing—for he has just asserted that the thoughts are those of the apostle Paul. To assert (as is all too often asserted) that Origen meant to suggest that only God knew the author of the epistle is to suppose that Origen has contradicted himself in the very same paragraph.
It is astonishing to see how these basic facts about Origen’s view of authorship are overlooked by commentators on Hebrews, who almost always quote him in support of an agnostic position on the letter’s authorship (and, by extension, its conceptual background). It is clear that Origen is referring, not to the author responsible for the contents of the letter, but to its penman, and he is certain that the former is none other than the apostle Paul. Had these authors read the works of Origen they would have seen that his actual method of quoting Hebrews indicates a firm belief in the Pauline authorship of the letter. A sampling of quotations from Origen will make this clear.
De Principiis 1:
And therefore I think it sufficient to quote this one testimony of Paul from the Epistle to the Hebrews, in which he says [Heb 11:24-26], “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of the Egyptians.”
De Principiis 3.2.4:
And the apostle Paul warns us [Heb 2:1]: “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest perhaps we should let them slip.”
De Principiis 4.1.13:
In another Epistle also, when referring to the tabernacle, he [the reference is to Paul] mentions the direction which was given to Moses [Heb 8:5]: “Thou shalt make (all things) according to the pattern which was showed thee in the mount.”
De Principiis 4.1.13:
Moreover, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, discoursing of those who belong to the circumcision, he [Paul] writes [Heb 8:5]: “who serve for an ensample and shadow of heavenly things.”
De Principiis 4.1.24:
For Paul openly says of them [Heb 8:5], that “they serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things.”
De Principiis 2.7.7:
And the apostle [Paul] says with reference to the law [Heb 8:5], that they who have circumcision of the flesh, “serve for the similitude and shadow of heavenly things.”
De Principiis 2.3.5:
I will show, however, from what statements of Paul I have arrived at this understanding. He says [Heb 9:26], “But now once in the consummation of ages, He was manifested to take away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
De Principiis 3.1.10:
To show more clearly, however, what we mean, let us take the illustration employed by the apostle Paul in the Epistle to the Hebrews, where he says [Heb 6:7-8], “For the earth, which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, will receive blessing from God; but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burned.”
Against Celsus 7.29:
And it is in reference to this Jerusalem that the apostle [Paul] spoke, as one who, “being risen with Christ, and seeking those things which are above,” had found a truth which formed no part of the Jewish mythology. “Ye are come,” says he [Heb 12:22], “unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels.”
Against Celsus 3.52:
For the word is used by our Paul in writing to the Corinthians, who were Greeks, and not yet purified in their morals…. Now the same writer, knowing that there was a certain kind of nourishment better adapted for the soul, and that the food of those young persons who were admitted was compared to milk, continues [Heb 5:12-14]: “And ye are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
To Africanus 9:
For the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in speaking of the prophets, and what they suffered, says [Heb 11:37], “they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were slain with the sword.” …some one hard pressed by this argument may have recourse to the opinion of those who reject this Epistle as not being Paul’s; against whom I must at some other time use other arguments to prove that it is Paul’s.”
These examples are sufficient to show that Origen, in his extant works, ascribes the authorship of Hebrews to the apostle Paul. He knew that the ancients had handed Hebrews down as a Pauline epistle, and it was on the strength of that tradition that he constantly cited the letter as Paul’s and declared his readiness to prove his convictions by arguments. Origen was aware of two conjectures, one identifying the assistant as Clement of Rome, the other identifying him as Luke. Nevertheless, on the strength of the ecclesiastical tradition that he had inherited from the “men of old,” Origen consistently cited the epistle as Paul’s.
One author has written:
This is well-meaning but incorrect. It was only in reference to the identity of the penman that Origen wrote “in truth God knows.” In light of this fact, any further attempt to use Origen’s words in support of an agnostic position on the authorship of Hebrews is not to quote Origen, but to misquote him.
February 5, 2004
David Alan Black is the editor of www.daveblackonline.com. He is currently finishing a 600-page work on Hebrews entitled Paul and Hebrews Compared.


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Monday, 7 December 2020
Questions without Notice
My question is to the Minister for Industrial Relations. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government is ensuring that businesses and employers have the certainty and security they need to help employ more Australians and drive our economic comeback as we recover from the COVID-19 recession?
I thank the member for his question, for his previous service for this country and for his great interest in this area. Perhaps the area of greatest uncertainty in the Australian employment market is with respect to casuals. During the COVID recession the first 500,000 jobs of 860,000 lost were casuals. So of the first 860,000 jobs lost there were 500 ,000 jobs lost. We need to regrow jobs everywhere, of course—in permanent part-time, permanent full-time—but we owe a particular obligation to have ideas that regrow jobs for casual employment in Australia.
As well as COVID-19, unfortunately, there has been a perfect storm of three structural problems in the casual employment market that need fixing. The first is that, inexplicably, there was never a definition of what a 'casual employee' is inserted into the Fair Work Act. What that means now is that, since a recent decision in a matter called Rossato on 20 May 2020, no-one can say with any certainty, going back six years, whether a person was definitively employed as a casual. Even if that's what the person wanted and even if that's what the employer wanted no-one can say whether that's what's actually occurred. And no-one can say going forward whether or not someone is actually being engaged now as a casual. Because of that confusion, the second problem that has emerged is that there's potentially a very large ability to claim double payments of business, including small businesses. Someone could potentially make a claim for back paid leave going back six years, even though at the time they were paid loadings meant to compensate for the fact that they weren't attracting leave or accruing leave in their job. The third problem is that there is no strong, consistent, universal, fair pathway for people to convert from casual employment to permanent employment, whether that be part-time or full-time permanent.
The bill that we will introduce this week will do four very important things. As well as ending that confusion, it does four things of critical importance for employees. It places a much stronger obligation on employers to offer conversion to employees after six months of regular work. It reduces the period of regular employment required to trigger that conversion from 12 months to six months. It creates an ongoing right after that offer of conversion that employers must make, so that every six months after that offer the request can be made and it can't be unreasonably refused. Further, it extends the scope of casual conversion well beyond the areas where it presently applies. We can fix this problem of confusion that is creating a barrier to employment. At the same time, for the first time, we can have a strong, consistent pathway from casual employment to permanent employment—if that's what people want to do, and they can make that decision for themselves.


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This is a story about Deanna, a small town girl whose dad caught her in the back seat of an older boy’s car three years prior to the story’s start. Her life (mostly unfairly) has been defined by that moment ever since, but this is the summer where she begins to move forward, forgiving (sort of) herself and those who hurt her.
It’s well written, with sparkling dialogue, and though I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the ending, there’s enough hope there that I don’t hate it. Well worth reading.
Thanks, Mom. You were right–it is a good book.
This book immersed me in a world of cold and ice, where devious politics threatened to overwhelm me–and the androgyny of the people seemed among the most normal things about them.
As Le Guin says in her introduction,
Yes, indeed the people in it are androgynous, but that doesn’t mean that I’m predicting that in a millennium or so we will all be androgynous, or announcing that I think we damned well ought to be androgynous. I’m merely observing, in the peculiar, devious, and thought-experimental manner proper to science fiction, that if you look at us at certain odd times of day in certain weathers, we already are.
It’s a testament to the power of Le Guin’s words that I actually read the introduction. Normally I skip such things. But once started on this one, I couldn’t stop. The book was lovely, but the introduction has given me food for thought for days.
Thank you, Craig. Great gift.
A beautifully-written book about two sisters who are chased from their beautiful life in 1930s Shanghai to the US by their father’s gambling debts and the Japanese invasion. The characters and setting are very well drawn, and the plot is both enlightening and heartbreaking. Immigration to this country has never been easy, especially for those who have to deal with racism on top of the trauma of leaving their homeland.
The ending doesn’t give me as much closure as I prefer, but I still found this a very, very good book.
Recommended to me by K, this is a beautiful tale about a young girl whose family is weighed down by grief, and the lengths that girl will go to to show her mother love and earn her mother’s approval. It’s more serious than K’s usual fare, and that’s all to the good. (There’s nothing wrong with cotton candy, but I don’t think it should become a staple of our diet.) At any rate, this is a good story, well told. Definitely worth reading (and it takes no time at all if you’re used to adult-length novels).
I think it’s tricky to have true historical figures in a novel, and even more so when said figure is a main character–and the main plot is not historical. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this mystery with Francis Bacon as the leader of a group of amateur sleuths. The characters are well-drawn; the details enlightening, and the mystery itself intriguing.
This Cinderella retelling has an Asian setting and a warrior-trained girl as the main character. Mai manages to be humble and confident at the same time, a difficult, but believable mix in this environment. I enjoyed her story very much.
These three books are light but fun, mixing romance and fantasy in good measure. The characters are interesting and the story-lines, which revolve around the relevance of magical people in a post-magical society, are engaging. I may at some point look up the next book in the series.
In this story of love and loss, Brea Cass must learn who her husband really was in order to deal with his death and move forward in her life. It’s a little bit love story, little bit mystery, little bit tale of friendship and finding oneself. The characters are interesting, and the story fairly well told. Worth reading for sure.
A nice little fantasy with interesting characters and some great description. I thoroughly enjoyed it up until close to the end. Then I got a bit weirded out by the bizarre religious rituals and the suggestion that thirteen is old enough to be a mother–of any kind.
Still, a fun read, that traditional fantasy lovers would probably like.
This was a lighthearted mystery with fun characters and ridiculous predicaments that kept me laughing, but never quite crossed over to unbelievable. I may try to check out more in the series.

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A few weeks ago I wrote about some of the challenges that transportation network companies (TNC’s) like Uber and Lyft are facing in the California legislature. Taxi companies, Insurance Companies, and trial lawyers have all backed legislation that could at a minimum significantly increase costs for TNC’s to operate in the Golden State, and at worst–drive them out of the state altogether.
While the most egregious legislation appears to be dead for this year, there is one bill out there, AB 2293, that is of great concern to TNC’s–enough so that today Uber actually sent an email out to all of their registered users in California to enlist their aid in lobbying State Senators.
AB 2293 seeks to address the question of whether, when and how much commercial automobile insurance TNC’s must provide for their drivers. An individual’s personal automobile insurance does not cover a commercial use of a vehicle–which would include using your car to pick up and drop of paying customers. Right now there are a hodgepodge of state and local laws and regulations that set various levels of required coverage for taxi cab and limousine operators. At issue is what amount of coverage should be required by TNC’s–Insurance Companies and trial lawyers are advocating for requiring higher policy limits (which of course cost the TNC’s more to provide).
This legislation has a key hearing next week in the California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee. The insurance industry and the trial lawyers, experienced hands in the legislative process, carry a lot of heft and influence with state legislators. Companies like Uber and Lyft are very new to the process. They’ve hired some contract lobbyists, but they represent a new presence in the marketplace, and in the Capitol. Both sides of the debate have legitimate points they are making to defend their positions.
Today’s e-mail from Uber to its users represents a flexing of grassroots muscle that can be harnessed by TNC’s and their broad base of users.
With a bold headline reading in capital letters, “WE NEED YOUR HELP!” the alert from Uber goes on to say:
“It’s time to take a stand. Next week, the California Senate Appropriations Committee will vote on AB 2293, a bill that would require companies like Uber to provide 20x the insurance that taxis must carry in California. This proposed legislation is part of a backroom deal by the insurance industry, taxi companies and trial attorneys, designed to funnel more premiums and fees to these already entrenched industries.
Thankfully, we have two champions on the committee: Senator Alex Padilla and Senator Ted Lieu have defended ridesharing by opposing the drastic and arbitrary requirements proposed in AB 2293. They understand that California is the home of new technology and that ridesharing offers greater choice and flexibility for California consumers and entrepreneurs.
Join Senators Padilla and Lieu and tell the CA Senate that you support Uber in California!
We need your help. Let your representatives know that California voters don’t support laws that hamper innovation and growth simply to protect special interests.
Can we count on you to make sure that Uber has a permanent home in California? Stand with us today and contact your senator on the Appropriations Committee?”
Uber users are then urged to click on this link for a briefing on the information, and to access a tool to allow them to identify their elected legislators.
Within less than 30 minutes of sending out the alert already hundreds of Twitter users had shared the link.
It is worthy of note that because of the way the alert was written, both Senator Alex Padilla who is running for secretary of state and Senator Ted Lieu who is running for Congress benefit from some positive PR to Uber users.


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NEWCASTLE house prices are tipped to rise at an average rate of almost $450 a week over the next three years, according to a national property industry analyst.
In good news for homeowners, BIS Shrapnel has predicted prices will soar by up to 18 per cent to June 2016.
But the prediction will come as a further blow to first-home buyers struggling to break into the market.
The Residential Property Prospects 2013 to 2016 report says the region’s prices will be boosted by low interest rates, relative affordability compared to Sydney, and the tight rental market.
Property values to rise $450 a week
NEWCASTLE’S property market is back in business, with values predicted to rise at an average rate of almost $450 a week for the next three years.
There have been solid gains in the past six months with the median house price expected to hit $395,000 to June – up $15,000 or 3.9per cent – new figures reveal.
National property industry analyst and economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel has predicted prices will soar by up to 18per cent to June 2016.
The company’s flagship Residential Property Prospects 2013 – 2016 report says the region’s prices will be boosted by low interest rates, relative affordability compared to Sydney and the tight rental market encouraging investors.
It predicts modest gains over the next year, with the following two years showing greater increases.
The report estimates Newcastle median house prices will increase on average $448 a week over the next three years.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the median Australian weekly cash earnings for all employees was $963 a week last year.
Real Estate Institute Newcastle Hunter divisional chairman Wayne Stewart said anything ‘‘priced on the money’’ was selling ‘‘almost the first day it hit the market’’.
Mr Stewart said the only thing holding confidence back was job losses in the mining sector.
‘‘We have very limited new land available which increases the pressure on existing homes and with a shortage of stock on the marketplace, prices will be pushed up,’’ he said.
‘‘Despite concerns about the mining sector and the fact that we are between a lot of major infrastructure projects, I think we will see the kind of growth predicted.’’
Hunter Valley Research Foundation director of research Simon Deeming agreed the Lower Hunter was well placed to experience growth in the coming three years.
Mr Deeming said he expected price increases to switch away from the Upper Hunter following the downturn in mining, with Newcastle and Lake Macquarie values set to rebound.
He said the ‘‘massive growth’’ experienced in the Upper Hunter market was over.
‘‘There will be a real difference in the region with growth more towards the metro urban areas and we probably won’t see it at all in the Upper Hunter,’’ he said.
‘‘Around 5per cent per annum growth is not inconceivable … the short-term weakness is people will need to get their confidence back around employment.’’
Median house figures produced exclusively for the Newcastle Herald by Australian Property Monitors reveal gains made in the majority of Hunter suburbs in the past year to May31.
Some of the most impressive include Abermain with a 32.1per cent increase in median house price to $350,000 and Fern Bay with a jump of 26.5per cent to $537,000.
Walkom Real Estate director Scott Walkom said there was a chance the predictions in the BIS Shrapnel report were understated and growth could reach above 20per cent by 2016.
Mr Walkom said he expected ‘‘steady growth’’, nothing like the price spikes seen in previous property booms.
‘‘We are seeing overall steady growth in the economy and I think the market will increase in line with that,’’ he said.
‘‘Under the $800,000 mark is very strong at the moment and units under $350,000 are extremely popular.
‘‘It’s always hard to predict the future but Newcastle is in the best position it has been in a very long time.’’
Street Property Group sales manager Damon Sellis said the university moving into the inner city and the announcement of a funding plan for light rail would boost confidence.
‘‘We would expect that these projects would help stimulate activity and generate optimism in the residential property market,’’ he said.
‘‘Demand has definitely increased, and we have noticed strong sales especially for off-the-plan purchases.’’’

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Advanced engine technologies for meeting CO2 and fuel economy targets - forecasts to 2034
Updated in the last quarter, this report has been extracted from QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging light vehicle engine technologies required to meet CO2 and fuel economy mandates, major suppliers, top markets, technology trends and market size forecasts.
Based on exclusive interviews, primary research and proprietary data this engine technologies global market study includes:
- Diesel and gasoline, fuel injection system and forced induction fitment and size data for the top 14* markets
- A review of the latest technological developments and market trends in engine technology (combustion strategies such as: Atkinson cycle; HCCI/CAI; lean burn; variable compression ratio and stratified charge). Also: fuel injection system developments; effects of downsizing and downspeeding; kinetic and thermal energy recovery; forced induction; engine material developments; variable valve actuation; alternatives to the internal combustion engine and alternative fuels such as hydrogen and CNG.
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An explosion at a Plantation strip mall late Saturday morning injured 23 people and caused serious damage to storefronts and vehicles. Initial reports said the explosion was caused by a gas leak that came from a closed-down pizza shop, but firefighters now say there may not have been a gas leak. Sundial spoke with WLRN reporter Maddy Fox, who was on the scene on Saturday, about what she saw and an update about the investigation.
Palm Beach County billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in New York on Saturday on child sex trafficking charges. This came after a Miami Herald investigation took an in-depth look at how Epstein, along with a group of associates, ran a sex trafficking ring to lure young women, minors between the ages of 13 and 17, to perform sexual acts, and how he got away with only a very light sentence when he was finally caught. Palm Beach Post’s Jane Musgrave joined Sundial to talk about the case.
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The international youth climate advocacy organization “Zero Hour” is leading a climate change strike and summit in Miami starting July 12. The event “This Is Zero Hour: The Youth Climate Summit” will feature speeches, panels, and student climate activists talking about some of the most pertinent climate issues, including rising seas, hotter temperatures, flooding, gentrification and hurricanes. 17-year-old Jamie Margolin is the founder and leader of the organization and joined Sundial to talk about the three day event.


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BETHLEHEM, Friday, October 09, 2020 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces ordered today the demolition of an inhabited Palestinian-owned house in the village of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem City in the occupied West Bank, according to a local activist.
Hasan Burajiya, director of the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission's office in the district, told WAFA that Samih Ahmad Salah, a local Palestinian villager, was informed by the Israeli occupation army that his home will be demolished within the upcoming 96 hours, under the pretext that the home was built without an Israeli permit.
Salah said he had his house demolished by the Israeli occupation authorities three times in the past, and every time the house was demolished he would resume construction again in order to shelter his family.
The area where the home is slated for demolition is classified as Area C, the more than 60 percent of the occupied West Bank where Israel retains military and civilian control.
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Since M$ isn't ever going to support my Halo Limited Edition Tritton Warhead Wireless Headset I decided to buy the new Stereo Headset as my headset that came with the Xbox One stopped working. Ever since I updated the controller because of the new adapter my controller now constantly locks up and I have to pull the battery out and plug it back in for it to start working again. I literately can not play for more than 30mins to an hour with out it locking up on me. Most times I'm mid game when it does it or just sitting idle and the headset starts to buzz like crazy and the controller locks up.
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The Credentials Committee shall determine eligibility as outlined in the By-Laws for membership in IACAC; make recommendations to the Executive Board regarding criteria for membership in IACAC; investigate membership eligibility questions referred to it by the Executive Board; and review the By-Laws and recommend revisions when deemed appropriate, including revisions required to maintain their consistency with the governing documents of NACAC.
The Credentials Committee meets in late-January or early-February to review the by-laws and propose any needed amendments to the Executive Board and membership. The Board votes to recommend the amendments at the March meeting, and the Membership votes to approve them at the Annual Membership Meeting at the spring conference.
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Guy Savage is a character whom Naked Snake dreams about during a particular sequence in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. By saving one's game while Snake is in the jail cell following the Volgin torture sequence, then quitting and reloading the game, the player will enter a dream Snake is having. The protagonist of this dream, Guy Savage, is a hooksword-wielding character facing hordes of zombies holding the same weapon. After a length of time, Guy transforms into a monster, amplifying all of his abilities. This sequence lasts until Snake wakes up. He attributes Para-Medic's various conversations about movie monsters as the cause of the dream.
Hideo Kojima initially denied the dream's existence. When he eventually opened up about the sequence, he said that the dream was initially to be Konami's classic game Gradius. However, he, along with the game's writer, Shuyo Murata, decided to create something original. This led to the creation of the Guy Savage sequence, which plays in an entirely different action style compared to the rest of Metal Gear Solid 3. Murata has said that the sequence was supposed to be a preview for a full game of its own, but that game never came to light.
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The Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé has a few of the same familial traits as its cousin, the convertible Drophead Coupé: rear-hinged suicide doors and an optional brushed-stainless-steel finish for the hood, and the same 6.75-liter V-12. However, increased structural rigidity and stiffer rear dampers produce a firmer ride, and a more substantial rear antiroll bar further […]
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IAS Fellows' Seminar - Infrared and Raman spectroscopies: from past to future. Where are we going?
After a brief introduction to the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter and the various types of spectroscopy, this presentation will focus on vibrational spectroscopy, especially to infrared absorption and Raman scattering.
Over the last few decades vibrational spectroscopy has become established as a powerful analytical method from the research laboratory to the process line in various fields such as materials science, mineralogy, environmental monitoring, food and beverages, forensic science, pharmaceutical, medical and clinical chemistry, biotechnology, etc..., primarily due to the extraordinary versatility of sampling methods, relative ease of use, and, the high accuracy, fast speed and nondestructive detection.
The technological and digital revolution of the contemporary world have dramatically sped up development in vibrational spectroscopy in recent years: size and costs reduction of spectrometers, ever shorter acquisition time, ever more extended scale of analysis (from the molecule to the planet), ever more varied environments, ever greater sensitivity, ever more amount of collected data. Where are we going? In the next future a versatile spectrometer in your smartphone?
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CEDAR RAPIDS — In less than three days this week, seven people — five of them children — have died in Iowa house fires, a fatality rate not seen in the state in at least 16 years, data shows.
Four children died Wednesday in a fire in Mason City. A retired couple died Thursday in a fire in northeast Cedar Rapids. And a fire early Friday in Onslow claimed another child.
The Mason City fire was blamed on a faulty power strip. The cause of the Cedar Rapids and Onslow fires remained under investigation, though officials believe the Onslow fire started in the kitchen.
Structure fires tend to pick up this time of year, said Ron Humphrey, the special agent in charge for the Iowa Fire Marshal’s Office, because as the temperature drops, people start using different kinds of heat-generating appliances that can sometimes become fire hazards — like space heaters, furnaces and fireplaces.
“I can’t say that that’s any of the causes for these recent fires, but fires in general this time of year, we seem to get more because … people are starting to turn on their furnaces,” Humphrey said.
Data compiled by the State Fire Marshal’s Office dating to 2006 shows there has never been such a high fire fatality rate in such a short period of time in those 16 years. In December 2017 — four days before Christmas — two fires on the same day claimed six people, including a family of five in Davenport.
A student in the Midland School District died Friday morning in an accidental house fire in the small town of Onslow in Jones County.
The Wyoming, Iowa, fire department — located about 3 miles south of Onslow, which does not have its own fire department — was called to the fire at 205 Summit St. at 4:15 a.m., according to a news release.
Before firefighters arrived, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting a child was trapped in an upstairs bedroom. Four other children and an adult were able to get themselves out of the house.
The news release states that when firefighters arrived, they attempted to reach the trapped child but they were unable to because of the fire’s intensity. The child died in the fire. An autopsy will be performed by the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office.
The adult and children who escaped were taken to the Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa to be treated for smoke and heat-related injuries. One child was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for further treatment. The others had all been released from the medical center as of Friday afternoon.
None of the victims were identified Friday.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office was called to assist with the investigation. Officials believe the fire started in the kitchen of the home.
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Thursday, a fire in northeast Cedar Rapids killed two people: 72-year-old Charles Osterkamp and 70-year-old Sheri Osterkamp. The couple was pulled from the basement by firefighters after a neighbor spotted smoke coming from the house and called 911.
Firefighters were called to the house in the 3800 block of Pine Tree Dr. NE shortly after noon Thursday. The cause of the fire was still under investigation Friday.
It had been a difficult year for the Osterkamps, according to their son, Mark Osterkamp. Their other son, Jason Osterkamp, died earlier this year, and Charles Osterkamp’s health had been declining.
Mark Osterkamp said he used to take his dad fishing every two weeks or so, but they hadn’t been able to go as often recently with Charles’ health issues. Mark, who lives nearby, was close with his dad and would visit regularly, often to spend time with Charles and bike with him to a Hy-Vee grocery store around the corner.
“I would have liked to spend more time with him if I could,” Mark said Friday.
He spent part of Thursday evening and Friday going through his parents’ house to see what could be salvaged. He said he’s been grabbing anything that has sentimental value, like pictures and his dad’s old guitar.
While going through the house, he found some plaques and a watch given to Charles by the former Midland Forge, where he worked before he retired, to thank him for the years he spent working for the company.
“He was a good worker. He didn’t ever miss any days of work,” Mark said.
The family hasn’t had much time to start thinking about funerals, and Mark is trying to find time around his schedule as a construction worker to figure out financial details surrounding his now-burnt parents’ house.
“I’m just still trying to soak some of it in,” Mark said. “I loved them.”
Mason City fire
Four children died in a Mason City house fire Wednesday that authorities say was caused by an electrical power strip. The children were identified as John Michael Mcluer, 12; Odin Thor Mcluer, 10; Drako Mcluer, 6; and Phenix Mcluer, 3.
An 11-year-old child, Raven Dawn Mcluer, and a 55-year-old man, John Michael Mcluer, survived the fire and were treated for injuries.
The fire was reported early Wednesday morning. The three-story house, built in the 1800s, was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
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The region’s smog control agency will spend $90 million — half of that federal stimulus dollars — to fast-track development of hybrid trucks and buses for Southern California fleets, including at least one in Orange County.
The hybrids will be developed over the next two years under the guidance of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in Diamond Bar.
The trucks will be plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids, and will include utility and delivery trucks as well as shuttle buses. Building them could also spur larger economic effects.
“If these become commercialized, now there are opportunities for utilities to start putting in more infrastructure,” said Matt Miyasato, assistant deputy executive officer at the air district. “They have to plug in somewhere. There’s a potential for more jobs in that arena.”
The smog agency is using a $45.4 million grant from the Department of Energy, part of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program meant to speed development of new batteries and electric vehicles.
The other half of the $90 million includes $32 million from agencies that would purchase the trucks and $5 million from the California Energy Commission, as well as contributions from the plug-in hybrid system’s producers and the non-profit Electric Power Research Institute.
While prototype versions of the hybrid truck technology exist — President Obama examined one on a recent trip to a Southern California Edison facility in Pomona — the technology will have to be fine-tuned to make it practical for uses by a variety of agencies, Miyasato said.
The Orange County Transportation Authority, which already uses a number of hybrid vehicles, plans to acquire at least one hybrid-electric shuttle bus, said Antonio Chavira, the agency’s manager of maintenance.
“We’re excited about it,” Chavira said. “The technology is proven, and they can expand upon it.”
Other agencies hope to use “bucket” trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks, Miyasato said.
“The devil’s always in the details,” Miyasato said. “We have to optimize the whole system so it works for different applications. It’s not off-the-shelf technology by any means.”
Eaton Corp. of Galesburg, Michigan, will produce the hybrid systems, and work with Ford Motor Co. to create the vehicles, he said.
About 50 fleets could purchase the trucks nationwide, including 14 in California and five in the south coast air basin, which includes Orange County.
The smog agency, which will oversee the project, plans to have 300 of the vehicles on the road by 2011, Miyasato said.
Edison plans to use 40 of the hybrid “bucket” trucks throughout its service area, said Ed Kjaer, director of electric transportation. They could allow the utility company to work at night because the arm and bucket would run on electric power so the trucks won’t have to idle.
“We can actually be doing work on the distribution system at night, in stealth mode, and we’re not disrupting the community,” Kjaer said.
(Photo of President Obama examining prototype hybrid truck at an Edison facility in Pomona, and of Eaton’s “bucket truck,” courtesy AQMD.)


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