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„The TEV organisation – whose name translates as the Action and Protection Foundation – was created in 2012. Its founders are the three major Jewish communities, the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation EMIH (Chabad-affiliated) to which I belong, the Federation of the Jewish Communities in Hungary — Mazsihisz, which is Neolog — and the Sim Shalom reform community. The need for such an organisation was felt because, in Hungary, there was no data on anti-Semitism suitable for comparative analysis.
„TEV began to monitor attacks on Hungarian Jews according to four criteria of the OSCE – physical crimes, hate crimes, hate speech which leads to action, and incitement. These are all criminal categories under Hungarian law. In addition, TEV also provides legal aid to victims of anti-Semitic acts.”
Daniel Bodnar is the Chairman of TEV. He was born in Budapest in 1977 and studied at the ELTE University of Budapest. He received his M.A. in 1999. He was a Price Fellow at the New School for Social Research in New York in Political Philosophy.
„Currently, the main concern of Hungarian Jewry is anti-Semitic incitement and Holocaust denial in public discourse as well as the deterioration of public discourse. In the first round of the 2010 elections for the National Assembly, the extreme right-wing and anti-Semitic party Jobbik obtained almost 17% of the votes. It’s the third largest party with 47 out of 386 National Assembly seats. Several of its parliamentarians make extreme anti-Semitic statements.
„In the first six months of TEV’s monitoring activities, we brought 27 complaints to the police. Sixteen of them concerned Holocaust denial, and 11 were about anti-Semitic incitement. We have not had any complaints about physical attacks.”
„In Hungary, current laws against anti-Semitic incitement are among the best in Europe. The problem is that the authorities do not apply them. Even worse is that the former Constitutional Court ruled that only in cases of direct and clear danger is there a transgression of incitement laws.”
„A complaint for incitement was filed against Jobbik Parliamentarian Marton Gyongyosi, who in 2012 said in the National Assembly that it was ‘time to assess . . . how many people of Jewish origin there are here, and especially in the Hungarian Parliament and government, who represent a certain national security risk for Hungary.’ The prosecution decided that this should not be considered incitement to hatred. This illustrates the shortcomings of the Hungarian judicial arena in dealing with major cases of anti-Semitic hate promotion.”
„Along with this incitement for the past six or seven years, the quality of public speech has rapidly eroded. Hate speech has infiltrated the Hungarian Parliament and society’s public discourse. In the national education curriculum, one finds texts from writers who were Nazis. We finally achieved with two other fellow negotiators from the Jewish community that the new curriculum should include a directive that teachers must explain and contextualise that these were evil people. Together with the ADL, we succeeded in taking the Kuruc hate site off Facebook. It has not returned since then for periods of more than one or two days.”
„An infrastructure of hate has been built up in Hungary. One does not know when and how it may blow up. Legislators must respond to the reality of the huge hatred which is promoted publicly. The current government of the right-of-centre majority party Fidesz makes many symbolic gestures. Yet undoubtedly, it has different approaches and sensitivities to anti-Semitism than the previous socialist one. It is essential that any government goes beyond symbolic acts and provides the Jewish community with genuine legal tools to fight anti-Semitism.”
„There are an estimated 100,000 to 120,000 Jews in Hungary. Almost all of them are either Holocaust survivors or their descendants. Jews have been used politically in Hungarian politics for a long time. Socialists use the ‘Jewish card’ by saying that most Jews vote for them. This card is then usually played back by the right.”
„In a society where many traumas from the past still exist, the extreme right brings up several claims. One concerns the stigma that during the communist regime, many party leaders were Jews, and most Jews supported the ruling party. Another one is that Jews are not loyal to the Hungarian state.”
„One important problem is that the great majority of anti-Semitic incidents are not reported. People who lived under a communist regime have been silenced to a large extent, and this attitude continues until today.”
Bodnar concludes: „Current Hungarian anti-Semitism is mainly ideological and political. We realise that it can become very dangerous, but we cannot forecast what it may lead to. Today, physical violence committed by the extreme right is primarily directed at the 600,000 weak members of the Roma community. Many believe that having a larger prime target deflects attacks away from Hungarian Jews. Yet the racism and violence worry us. The present situation provides no promise for a better future if the legal framework concerning the applicability of the law does not change.”
Manfred Gerstenfeld Interviews Daniel Bodnar, Chairman of TEV.
Via Arutz Sheva


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Reach for the stars at Blackpool's X Factor auditions
Producers are heading to Blackpool to find local singing stars with The X Factor.
Singers and bands, aged 14 and over, can register online for an open audition day at Phil Winston’s Theatreworks next Sunday, March 18, or turn up on the day, between 10am and 2pm.
Talent scouts are looking for the ‘next big breakout music stars’ to take part in series 15 of the show.
A spokesman said: “Everyone who turns up on the day will be guaranteed an audition.
If acts impress the X Factor audition team with their vocals they will then be in with a chance of auditioning in front of the X Factor judges when the judges’ auditions take place later in the year.
“The auditions are open to all genres and types of singers, including those performing their own original material. So if you think you are the next Rak-Su, Grace Davies, Louisa Johnson, One Direction or Little Mix and think you have what it takes, make sure you apply to audition.”

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As they say on Broadway, “Break a leg.” Perhaps Brooke Shields took that too literally?
Now that Lipstick Jungle is on hiatus, the 42-year-old star will undergo surgery to correct a chronic foot injury she sustained while performing on stage, the New York Post‘s Page Six reported Thursday.
“Yes, she is having surgery on a tendon,” her rep told the paper. “It’s from an old injury she got from dancing on Broadway. It’s the second surgery she’s had on it.”
Shields’s credits on the Great White Way include the revivals of Chicago, Wonderful Town, Grease and Cabaret.
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Quick Overview of the Malagarasi River in Tanzania
The Malagarasi River is situated in the west of Tanzania. While one of its branches flows from Burundi in the southeast, the Malagarasi River flows through Kigoma. It has the biggest watershed of all the rivers running into Lake Tanganyika and is the second-longest river in the country (next to the Rufiji – Great Ruaha). The Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands was named a Ramsar Site, and local tribes refer to as a river with bad spirits.
The Malagarasi River is 475 km long. Its source is close to the Tanzania-Burundi border, and its first 80 km make up the boundary between these two countries. Many branches from the Burundi upland flow into the Malagarasi River’s right bank.
Before emptying into Lake Tanganyika‘s eastern side, approximately 40 km south of Kigoma, near Ilagala, the Malagarasi River enters Tanzania after a confluence with the Lumpungu River and makes a circle. This inflow is one of Lake Tangayika’s primary inflows. Alongside the Nikongo River, the Moyowosi River is the main branch. Other branches include the Gombe River, the Lumpungu River, the Nguya River, the Ruchugi River, and the Ugalla River.
The Malagarasi River is classified as a low stream waterway and has four drainage biotopes. These biotopes are a running river with moderate rapids, a sizeable double-branched delta, swampy areas, and river channels.
Local agriculture, deforestation, which causes increased sediment levels, and the yearly wet and dry seasons influence the flow of the Malagarasi River. While being suspectable to flooding at times, the river can also reduce to a small stream.
The Malagarasi River flows through Precambrian crystalline rocks from the Archaean and Proterozoic ages, called the Dodoma Belt. Approximately 80 km from its mouth, the Malagarasi River runs through the Moyowosi swamplands, an area with a marshy labyrinth and extensive floodplains and swamps. At Mberagule, the river has been estimated to have a flow of 6.9 cubic km per year.
The Malagarasi River’s watershed has a catchment area of 130,000 sq km. It accounts for 30% of Lake Tanganyika’s watershed area, making it the river with the greatest watershed to flow into this lake.
Most of the Malagarasi River’s basin is miombo woodland. Its two ruling tree species are the Brachystegia Spiciformis and the Julbernardia Globiflora. The Ugalla River’s middle and the Malagarasi-Moyowosi’s central basin are extensive flooded grassland areas along the southwest.
The northern Lake Victoria watershed binds the Malagarasi River watershed, and on the east, the Southern Eastern Rift binds it by a closed basin. The closed Lake Rukwa basin also binds it to the south and Lake Tanganyika to the east.
Rosemary Lowe-McConnel, an ecologist, stated that the Malagarasi River is presumed to be a relict headwater of the broadened pre-rift Zaire system, alongside the Rungwa River.
The Malagarasi River was a branch to the west of the Congo River during pre-rift times. It pre-dates Lake Tanganyika, which has undergone transgression and regression through deposits of new sediments and the altering of the delta. Over time, the path of Lake Tanganyika was changed as well, and its levels dramatically fluctuated between a hundred and two-hundred meters. Historical data captured in the late 1900s indicate that the Lake was approximately 10 m higher than today.
The Malagarasi River has been nicknamed “the river of bad spirits” by local tribes. The Wavinza tribe ran the ferry on the river in the late 1900s. The ferry service ran from the bank on the left side to avoid contact with the Wanyamwezi tribe. Avoiding assimilation was possible due to a natural barricade formed by the river. The Wangoni tribe (Watutu Zulus) was also on the other side.
Henry Morton Stanley believed that missionaries played an essential role in civilizing Africa. He stated they could follow the Malagarasi river route and partake in transformation tours to Ugala, Uha, and Uvinza.
Fauna and Flora
The Malagarasi river and basin is home to many fish and plant species. Several fish species in the Malagarasi river are also found in the Congo River Basin but not Lake Tanganyika. The Mbu Pufferfish, a large freshwater species, is found in the Malagarasi River and the Central and Upper Zaire Basin.
Plant species in the Malgarasi area include grass species such as Echinochloa, Hyparrhenia, and Themeda in the valley grasslands. The basin has trees like the Syzygium Owariense and Cordatum, the Phoenix Reclinate, the Parkia Filicoidea, the Khaya Senegalensis, the Isoberlinia spp., the Ficus Sycomorus and Verruculosa, the Diospyros Mespiliformis, the Cyperus Papyrus, the Bridelia Micrantha, and the Albizia Gummifera.
The Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands
The Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands is situated 1200 m highs in the basin’s middle at the joining point of the Malagarasi River and various other branch rivers, including the Ugalla, Gombe, and Muyovozi. Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand hectares of dry-season and unbarred water lakes such as the Nyamagoma and Sagara, as well as 200,000 hectares of perpetual papyrus swamp, are included in the wetland. On the bordering floodplain, varying seasonally-flooded grasslands with yearly rainfall make up approximately 1.5 million hectares.
The grass Oryza Barthii and the sedge Cyperus papyrus rule the papyrus swamps. The Echinochloa Pyramidalis, Hyparrhenia, and the Hyparrhenia Rufa are included in the seasonally-flooded grassland. The Enchinochloa rules the frequently flooded areas, the Vossia the perpetual wetlands, and the Hyparrhenia the least-flooded ones.
In the middle and upper Ugalla River reaches, seasonally-inundated floodplains of 120 km long and about 50 km wide are situated. The floodplain is ruled by the Andropogon spp., Digitaria spp., Enchinochloa Haploclada, Eragrostis spp., Setaria spp., Sporobolus pp., and Themeda Triandra grasses. Closed-canopy forests, in small patches on enormous termite mounds, Borassus Aethiopum palm groves, C. Obovatum, Combretum Fragrans, and C. Purpureiflorum trees are scattered on the floodplains.
The wetland is home to many endangered and vulnerable animals. Included are the Bugeranus Carunculatus (Wattled Crane), Balaeniceps Rex (Shoebill), Loxodonta Africana (African Bush Elephant), Mecistops Leptorhynchus (Central African Slender-Snouted Crocodile), and the Tragalephus Spekii (Sitatunga). The Pollimyrus Nigricans (Dark Stonebashed) and many other endemic, endangered, and food species make up the 50 fish species of the wetlands. Also familiar in the wetlands are the Hippopotamus Amphibius (Hippopotamus) and the Kobus Ellipsiprymnus (Waterbuck).
The Wanvahosa tribe prefers to eat meat instead of fish, and possible poaching of the river basin’s hippo has raised concerns.
Protected Areas Surrounding the Malagarasi River
After the Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands was named a Ramsar Site on the 13th of April 2000, it became a protected area. It is Tanzania’s first Ramsar Site and also the third-largest in the world at 35,000 sq km.
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Saliency, Anchors and Frames: A Multicomponent Damages Experiment, co-authored with Roderick O'Dorisio, 26 Michigan Technology Law Review 1 (2019).
Focusing Patent Litigation, 18 Chi-Kent J. Intell.Prop. 497 (2019) (solicited).
How Evidence of Subsequent Remedial Measures Matters, co-authored with Kylie Santos, , 84 Missouri Law Review 609 (2019).
Crowdsourcing & Data Analytics: The New Settlement Tools, co-authored with Christopher Robertson and David V. Yokum, 102 Judicature 62 (peer reviewed) (2018).
Why Courts Fail to Protect Privacy: Race, Age, Bias and Technology, 106 California Law Review 263 (2018) (co-authored with Ian Farrell, Catherine Durso and Christopher Robertson).
Lost Profits in a Multicomponent World, 59 Boston College Law Review 1321 (2018).
Time is Money: An Empirical Assessment of Non-Economic Damages Arguments, 95 Washington University Law Review 1 (2017) (co-authored with John Campbell and Christopher Robertson).
Testing the White Hat Effect in Patent Litigation, co-authored with Roderick O’Dorisio, 27 Federal Circuit Bar Journal 155 (2017).
Countering the Plaintiff’s Anchor: Jury Simulations to Evaluate Damages Arguments, 101 Iowa Law Review 543 (2016) (co-authored with John Campbell, Christopher Robertson and David Yokum).
Horizontal Innovation and Interface Patents, 2016 Wisconsin Law Review 287.
Causation and Harm In a Multicomponent World, 164 University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online 61 (2016).
An Early Look at Mayo's Impact on Personalized Medicine, 2016 Patently -O-Patent Law Journal 10 (co-authored with Amy Mapes).
The Infringement Continuum, 35 Cardozo Law Review 1359 (2014).
A Case Study In Patent Litigation Transparency, 2014 Journal of Dispute Resolution 87 (2014) (solicited and co-authored with Derigan Silver).
Patent Imperialism, 109 Northwestern University Law Review Online 77 (2014).
Finding the Point of Novelty in Software Patents, 28 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 1218 (2013).
Reconciling Foreign and Domestic Infringement, 80 UMKC Law Review 607 (invited symposium contribution) (2012).
Moderating Mayo, 107 Northwestern University Law Review 423 (2012).
The Case for Contribution in Patent Law, 80 University of Cincinnati Law Review 113 (2011) awarded a Samsung/Stanford Patent Prize.
Not So Confidential: A Call for Restraint in Sealing Court Records, 2011 Patently-O Patent L.J. 6 (July 29, 2011).
Breaking Aro’s Commandment: Recognizing That Inventions Have Heart, 20 Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal 1185 (2010).
Rethinking Enablement in the Predictable Arts – Fully Scoping the New Rule (2009 Stanford Technology Law Review 3 (2009) reprinted in Intellectual Property Law Review, Thomson West 2010 ed.).
After eBay v. MercExchange: The Changing Landscape for Patent Remedies, 9 Minn. J. L. Sci. and Tech. 543 (2008) (reprinted in Patent Law Review, Thomson West 2009 ed.).

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Search For "hepatitis b"
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Ontario [Canada], October 26 (ANI): Not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, even though this screening is recommended, and the majority of those who test positive do not receive follow-up testing or interventions, leading to infections of newbo
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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): For many people with preexisting medical issues, staying at home isn't an option amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients in the middle of chemotherapy or need a liver transplant, or heart patients can't postpone their checkups
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New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): With an approximate five crore people suffering from hepatitis B and C in India, the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) are jointly sensitising people to eliminate the burden of the viral disease from the co
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Gurugram (Haryana) [India] Oct 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in association with Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) Limited organised 'I Pledge... (my support)' activity at WAPCOS Limited Corporate office at Gurugram.
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): A team of researchers found that oral administration of Hepatitis B vaccine protects children against dangerous viruses and have also delivered a 'recipe' called virologists to improve the vaccine drops.
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Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 21 (ANI): A research has found the mechanism behind the establishment and maintenance of persistent infection by Hepatitis B virus (HBV). It could help in the development of new therapeutic strategies.
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New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): As per recent statistics, about 400 million people around the world are living with Hepatitis B or C. Of these, 52 million are in India alone. Hepatitis causes inflammation of the liver, further leading to serious scarring (cirrhosis), which can prove fatal
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Viral hepatitis is inflammation and damage of the liver by viruses , most commonly hepatotrophic (predominantly with an affinity for attacking the liver - Hepatitis A , B , C , D , E ) or non hepatotrophic viruses (Generalized involvement of human body with
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 22 (ANI): Despite existing prevention methods, transmission of infections with HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis or rubella from mother to child before and during birth as well as in infancy still occur across Europe.

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How to Get the Best Classical Piano Music Class
Learning piano is the best thing you can do. Pianomusic is something that can heal not only your mind but also your soul so classical music is recommended. With so many grand pianos schools, you can get a place you can learn classical piano music. Steinway pianos is one of the piano school that you can choose and you will be happy with their lessons. Choosing the right piano school can be hard but with good research you can definitely be sure that you will get one. This article will help you when it comes to getting a classical piano music school.
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|VH-ZRM at Townsville Airport recently (File photo)|
Also on Tuesday 3 October, a pair of Townsville Airlines (Flightech Air Logistics) Cessna 402C twins VH-UCM and VH-THX also both flew into Rocky from Cairns.
All three aircraft stayed at Rockhampton Airport for the night.
Then before dawn on Wednesday 4 October, VH-THX departed Rockhampton Airport and looked to fly into Lockhart River before returning to Cairns, while VH-ZRM departed Rocky for Cairns as RXA9912.
It appears the VH-UCM may have broken down at Rockhampton Airport and so VH-THX then completed another return flight from Cairns to Rocky and back a little later on Wednesday 4 October.
Also on Wednesday 4 October, a third Townsville Airlines (Flightech Air Logistics) Cessna 402C VH-JOH was spotted shortly after arriving into Rockhampton Airport but from Charters Towers Airport. It departed to Cairns before dawn on Thursday 5 October.
Finally, also on Thursday 5 October, Wolff Aviation Hawker Beechcraft C90GTi VH-VWG arrived into Rockhampton Airport from its Toowoomba base.
It was captured departing to Wanella Station (near Coppabella) and later returned to Rocky. VH-VWG then returned South to Toowoomba.
Photos taken by Kayanne Hardsman and Trevor Hardsman ©

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- Cooking Time: 10 hrs
- Servings: 10-12 sandwiches
- Preparation Time: 15
- 1 tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3/12 lb. boneless chuck roast
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Liquid Smoke
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook until it is translucent; set aside.
- Place the chuck roast in a slow cooker.
- In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, and blend well.
- Add the onion to the sauce.
- Pour the barbecue sauce over the chuck roast.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.
- Remove meat from slow cooker and shred with fork.
- Return to the slow cooker and mix with sauce.
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Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
Board of Supervisors Adopts Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has approved a budget totalling approximately $1.8 billion for the general county government and school system for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 14).
On April 3, 2013, the Board set the real property tax rate at $1.205 per $100 in assessed value, a decrease of 3 cents, or 2.4 percent, from Fiscal Year 2013. The newly adopted tax rate will reduce the average homeowner property taxes in Loudoun County by approximately $69 per year, based on the current average home value of $405,977. The personal property tax rate remains unchanged at $4.20 per $100.
The FY 14 Adopted Budget Document will be found here when it becomes available.
Supervisors Holding FY 14 Budget Work Sessions
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has tentatively concluded its series of work sessions on the Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 14) budget. The Board has directed that the FY 2014 Budget and Appropriations Resolution be prepared with a tentative tax rate of $1.205 pending final adoption. The Board is expected to adopt the FY 14 budget at its business meeting on April 3, 2013.
The Board held a series of work sessions on the FY 14 budget throughout March. Documents for the meetings are available online:
The work sessions are available for viewing through the Loudoun County webcast system.
The Board is expected to adopt the FY 14 budget on April 3, 2013.
Budget Public Hearings
The Board held a FY 14 budget public hearing Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the offices of the Loudoun County Public Schools in Ashburn with about 30 members of the public providing comments. The Board also held afternoon and evening budget public hearings at the government center Wednesday, February 27, 2013, with 54 members of the public providing comments. The webcasts of those sessions may be viewed online:
Send a Comment about the Budget
You may send your comments about the Loudoun County budget via email to
. You may also call the Citizen Comment Line, 703-777-0115; or write to the Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, VA 20177.
Hemstreet Presents Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet has presented a proposed fiscal plan for the Loudoun County Government for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 14) to the Board of Supervisors. The fiscal plan totals about $1.8 billion in appropriations for the general county government and school system. (FY 14 begins July 1, 2013, and ends June 30, 2014.)
Current Budget and Budget Archives
The current Fiscal Year 2013 Loudoun County budget and adopted budgets from past fiscal years are online.

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Since the Target and Home Depot hacks of 2013, high profile data breaches are an increasingly common occurrence. Here are nine of the largest ones this year:
1. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
While not the largest breach on the list, the health insurance provider was the longest, stretching as far back as December 2013 before it was finally stopped this past September. Personal data of more than 10 million members were compromised when the company's IT systems were hacked.
2. Premera Blue Cross
This breach barely qualifies for this list, as it was discovered in back in January. This health insurer's hack started in May 2014 and leaked information of more than 11 million members, including many employees of three Seattle based companies: Amazon, Microsoft and Starbucks.
The last healthcare breach on the list is also the largest ever recorded in that industry. Though no start date for the hack was disclosed, when the data leak was discovered in February 78.8 million patient medical records were breached. Later, Anthem officials added another 8.8 million to 18.8 million more people to that total, covering non-patient record leaks.
This breach is significant because it was the first to target children. VTech, the landline phone turned early educational electronics manufacturer, announced last month that a hack exposed 6 million children accounts and 5 million parent accounts from their Learning Lodge application store.
Much like how the Premera breach involved outside companies, the Experian leak was a publicity nightmare for T-Mobile. Experian, which processes credit checks for the mobile phone carrier, compromised the data of 15 million T-Mobile subscribers by the time the hack ceased in October.
Even the federal government couldn't escape data breaches this year. In June, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced the leak of over 21.5 million American citizens, including 19.7 million people who applied for security clearances, 3.6 million current and former government employees and 1.8 million relatives and associates of other government personnel. In addition, the hack stole 5.6 million fingerprint records.
7. Ashley Madison
In August, the website revealed that it leaked the information of 37 million users. Even worse was that the site's "full delete" feature didn't actually remove personal data, meaning many former users who thought they had removed their information were included in the breach.
8. The Trump Hotel Collection
From May 2014 through June 2015 several prominent Trump Hotel locations were hacked, leaking an as yet undisclosed number of customer credit and debit card information.
9. Hilton Worldwide
This breach is one of the shortest on the list, from April to July of this year, but it covers a large portion of the company's brands, including Hilton, Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn and Suites and Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts. Much like other hotel hacks on this list, criminals were able to obtain customer credit and debit card information from malware installed on point of sale hardware in restaurants and shops located on hotel property.
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Lymphoplasmacytoid proliferation resulting in a high level of a macroglobulin (IgM), elevated plasma viscosity and bone marrow infiltration.
0.5 per 100,000 per year.
Onset most commonly aged 60 years.
M > F
The abnormal proliferation of lymphoplasmacytoid cells produces high levels of IgM, which polymerises and results in increased plasma viscosity. Marrow infiltration may result in pancytopenia.
Hyperviscosity presents as weakness, tiredness, confusion and coma. Platelet opsonisation results in a functional deficiency and hence an increased risk of bleeding. Patients also often have peripheral lymphadenopathy. Marrow failure may lead to symptoms and signs of anaemia, recurrent infections and bleeding.
Full blood count: Haemoglobin, white cell count and platelets may be low or normal.
Bone marrow demonstrates lymphoplasmacytoid cell infiltration.
Protein electrophoresis shows an IgM paraproteinaemia.
Plasma viscosity is raised.
Chemotherapy produces a variable response. Plasmapheresis is used for symptomatic hyperviscosity.

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My name is Reginald "Reggie" Hilts and I have been singing since the early age of 13 years old. Around the age of 17, I decided to incorporate my love for singing and music together so I started teaching myself to play the keyboard. With the help of God, I am now able to play and sing, in which I try to do skillfully. (Psalms 33:3 states, "Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.")
Now let's set one thing straight ahead of anything, I don't consider myself to be "The Best" but the anointing does WONDERS!!
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Gregory Thayer, age 48, of Magic Drive in the Town of Ulster, was indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury for Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Thayer was charged by Town of Ulster Police Department for the murder of Bruce Swierc on September 29, 2021.
At Thayer’s arraignment in Ulster County Court on Friday, October 15, 2021 the District Attorney’s Office disclosed to the Court that the victim was a childhood friend of Thayer and was spending time at the Thayer home when he was shot once in the head as he sat at the dining table. Afterwards Thayer called a family member; he did not call 911 or the police.
Bruce Swierc lived in California with his wife and family; he was in town to console his mother who had lost her partner. He had planned to spend a few days more to see relatives and the defendant before returning to California. He was 48 years old.
Following bail arguments on Friday, Ulster County Court Judge Brian Rounds remanded Thayer to Ulster County Jail pending further proceedings in the case.
The next court appearance in the case is scheduled for January 19, 2022. The murder charge carries a possible sentence of up to 25 – life; the weapons charge carries of up to 15 years in prison.


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Tantus Technologies | January 04, 2023
In a recent announcement, Virginia-based Tantus Technologies, Inc., received a Task Order through the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Information Assurance Branch. Tantus is engaged to provide cyber security services to the Risk Management Agency (RMA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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The Pentagon on Friday welcomed Saudi Arabia's pledge to commit ground forces to fight Islamic State jihadists in Syria, should the US-led coalition ever send in combat troops. Saudi Arabia has been part of the coalition since late 2014. "We welcome the announcement by Saudi Arabia that they6 days agoAFP
The planned “North Thunder” military exercise is a clear message to Iran and the countries in the region it supports that any hostile intentions and actions will be firmly dealt with, an expert has said. The military drill is scheduled to be held in the northern region of Saudi Arabia in the next few days and a number of countries will be participating in it, local media reported on Tuesday. Military experts have warned that the next probable threat to the Gulf states is likely to come from the northern areas, after Iran demographically occupies Iraq and uses that country as its military arm to meddle in the affairs of neighboring countries and drain Gulf states’ resources.
Kurdish forces backed by Arab rebel groups on Wednesday seized most of a key military airport and the adjacent town in northern Syria from rival anti-government factions, a monitoring group said. The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and its Arab allies expelled Islamist and other rebel fighters from the town of Minnigh and overran "more than half" of the nearby air base, north of Syria's second city Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Clashes were ongoing inside the airport, where Islamist rebels were trying to maintain a grip on the last military air base they hold in Aleppo province, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said.
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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The construction of India's strategic petroleum storage in Karnataka's Mangaluru with the assistance of the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is proceeding on schedule and will be completed soon, the government said on Wednesday. According to an Indian petroleum ministry release here, this was mentioned by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in his meeting here with United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Mohammed Al Mazrouei, ahead of the India visit of Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
By Katie Paul RIYADH, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's three telecom operators are in talks to create a company to own and manage their mobile transmitter towers in a move that could cut costs and lower tariffs in the kingdom, a Saudi financial news website reported on Wednesday. Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) in November said it was considering selling its towers, most likely to a tower company which would lease these back to the seller.
Qatar signed a long-term deal with Pakistan on Wednesday to export liquefied natural gas, according to state media in the Gulf. The deal will see Qatar export up to 3.75 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, according to Pakistan's petroleum minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The Qatar News Agency (QNA) confirmed the deal had been signed in a statement posted on its website.
Syrian Kurdish separatists on Wednesday opened a representation in Moscow amid a push by the Kremlin to have them included in Syria peace talks despite Turkey's objections. "This is a historical moment for the Kurdish people," Merab Shamoyev, chairman of the International Union of Kurdish Public Associations, said at the ceremony in an industrial neighbourhood in southeast Moscow. "Russia is a great power and an important actor in the Middle East.
* Turkey, Russia exchange barbs over downed plane * Russian sanctions depress bilateral trade * Executives fear being barred from Russia: bank source (Releads with source at bank, possible buyer) By Oksana Kobzeva and Margarita Papchenkova MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Turkish conglomerate Fiba Group has put up for sale a bank it owns in Russia, two banking sources told Reuters, a decision that may be due partly to a row between Moscow and Ankara over the shooting down of a Russian warplane. One of the sources said Fiba Group's decision to sell Credit Europe Bank was prompted by fears among the unit's senior executives that their Russian entry visas might not be renewed because of the diplomatic dispute.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS/WAM) Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on a three-day visit to India, on Thursday visited Rajghat and laid a wreath at the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. Sheikh Mohamed, who observed a minute's silence in respect, also planted a sapling at the site and watered a tree that the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan had planted on a visit to India. "The world is in much need today for the principles and values that Gandhi lived by," Sheikh Mohamed wrote in the guestbook.
South Korea announced on Wednesday it would completely shut down all operations at a jointly run industrial park in North Korea to punish Pyongyang for its latest rocket launch and nuclear test. WHAT IS KAESONG? Kaesong is formally labelled as a special administrative industrial region of North Korea.
Ramallah, Feb 11 (IANS) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in a press statement that the Israeli walls and fences will not make peace with Palestinians. "It is bridges of peace that bring security to all," said the statement, which also warned of the consequences and implications of the annexation and "colonialist walls mentality" adopted by Israeli government as a policy to anchor the occupation, Xinhua reported. The ministry's statement came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supported a plan to surround "the entire State of Israel with a fence" to keep out refugees, drawing the analogy that the people of neighbouring countries are like "predators".
Qatar's World Cup organisers said on Wednesday that six labourers building stadiums for the 2022 tournament suffered work-related injuries last year but there were no fatalities. Qatar has been widely condemned for its treatment of almost two million foreign workers. Critics have estimated that several thousand workers could die in the run-up to the World Cup because of labour conditions in Qatar on direct or indirect tournament projects.
US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for the efforts the Kingdom has exerted in assisting coalition forces against Daesh. Speaking to reporters following talks with Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir held at the headquarters of the State Department in Washington, Kerry said: “Let me thank King Salman and Saudi Arabia for the strenuous efforts they have made in assisting coalition forces against Daesh and their being prepared to include their troops as part of the coalition.
* Sees larger drop in 2016 non-OPEC supply of 700,000 bpd * OPEC output rises in January, increasing supply glut * Says low oil prices hurting world economy (Adds details from report, quotes) By Alex Lawler LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - OPEC pointed to a larger oil supply surplus on the world market this year than previously thought as Saudi Arabia and other members pump more oil, helping to make up for losses in non-member producers hurt by the collapse in prices. OPEC's 2014 strategy shift to defend market share and not prices helped deepen the decline. OPEC also cut its forecast for world economic growth in 2016 to 3.2 percent from 3.4 percent and said low oil prices were hurting the economy, in contrast to previous price slides that were supportive of global growth.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit president Satish Upadhyay on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, following a video clip that showed his minister's involvement in a bribe demand. "Kejriwal should resign on moral grounds. Seven MLAs of AAP have gone to the jail and approximately 32 (AAP) people have criminal cases against them, what kind of government is this," Upadhyay said, talking to IANS.
The defeat on Tuesday in the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka brought the Indian players down to earth after the auction euphoria of the Indian Premier League (IPL) barely two days before the game. None of the new-found IPL millionaires was playing at Pune, though the highest-paid Indian, Pawan Negi, was in the squad. Dominated by the IPL rejects -- Secuge Prasanna, Dasun Shanaka, Milinda Siriwardana, Dishamantha Chameera and Sanchitha Senanayake - the islanders nearly bowled the Indians out for less than a hundred before coasting to a five-wicket victory.
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan are praying for the recovery of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, the soldier who was rescued from under an avalanche on the Siachen glacier, in what many have called a 'miracle'.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged party leaders in Kerala to stop fighting among themselves ahead of the assembly polls, saying only "the Congress can defeat the Congress". "The Congress is like a family and can fight (within), but it should not be done (now) as elections are around the corner," he said here. "Only the Congress can defeat the Congress in Kerala.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) In the midst of political controversies between India and Pakistan, six Indian directors including Aparna Sen, Tanuja Chandra and Ketan Mehta and six Pakistani directors of the likes of Mehreen Jabbar, Sabiha Sumar and Meenu Farjad are coming together on a common platform for an apolitical exchange to mark the onset of the 70th year of the country's Partition. After the launch of Zindagi channel which brought Pakistan's TV content closer to Indians in 2014, Zeal For Unity (ZFU) is the second initiative by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) to use the strength of creative thought leadership from both the countries to bridge the divide between the two.
Iranians waved "Death to America" banners and took selfies with a ballistic missile Thursday as they marked 37 years since the Islamic revolution, weeks after Iran finalised a nuclear deal with world powers. In the capital, hundreds of thousands converged on the historic Azadi (Freedom) Square, where President Hassan Rouhani was set to make a speech. Many demonstrators carried the traditional placards reading "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" while others carried the Iranian flag.
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Malhotra says he doesn't have any special plans for Valentine's Day and will be working on his film "Baar Baar Dekho" with Katrina Kaif. At the trailer launch of his film "Kapoor and Sons", Sidharth was asked how he intended to celebrate Valentine's Day. "As of now, I'll be travelling and shooting for 'Baar Baar Dekho', so sadly with the whole crew," he said.
* Syria says Saudis cannot bear costs of intervening * Government forces aim to open highway south * Idlib's time will come, says minister By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry DAMASCUS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Syrian government expects a tough battle for Aleppo, the city that has become the focal point of the country's long civil war, but is confident of victory and says it won't be a long fight. Damascus aims to seal the border with Turkey, a major sponsor of the insurgents fighting President Bashar al-Assad, and to retake rebel-held areas of what was Syria's biggest city and industrial hub before the conflict began in 2011. "These battles are not easy, but the day will come, God willing, when all Aleppo - its rural areas and the occupied part of the city - will return to state authority," Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said in an interview on Wednesday.
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Following a complaint and an internal probe, the National Commission of Minorities (NCM) has held the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Deoband assembly by-polls in Uttar Pradesh guilty of making a hate speech with the aim of dividing the voters on religious lines. Social activist Shehzaad Poonawalla had made a complaint before the minorities panel seeking action against Rampal Singh Pundir for his inflammatory speech. The panel will now contact Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, vide a letter seeking action against Pundir, an official said.
The UAE and India are set to unveil a series of new agreements which will strengthen their strategic partnership in new areas, a top Indian official said, as His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, began a three-day official visit to India on Wednesday. The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) that will be signed between the two countries range from infrastructure investment, cooperation between financial and insurance agencies and renewable energy to cyber security, forging stronger cultural links and exchange of skill sets, Anil Wadhwa, Secretary East, Indian Ministry of External Affairs, said on Wednesday.
(Corrects CIB Q4 profit to 1.15 billion pounds from 1.5 billion, and annual increase to 11 pct from 46 pct) DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Middle East may come under pressure on Thursday after oil prices reversed back near $30, although Egypt may find support from a blue-chip lender's strong earnings. Dubai's index, which has been outperforming its regional peers, could weaken after the largest listed real estate developer, Emaar Properties, posted earnings at the low end of expectations. Emaar reported near-flat quarterly net profit of 1.03 billion dirhams ($281 million), after taking a writedown related to a fire at one of its hotels on New Year's Eve.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday greeted the Iranian government and its people on the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in their country. "On behalf of the government and the people of India and on my own behalf, it is with great pleasure that I convey warm greetings and best wishes to Your Excellency and to the government and people of Iran on the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran," the president said. The president extended his greetings in a message to his Iranian counterpart Dr Hassan Rouhani.
South Korean companies prepared Thursday to begin pulling out of a jointly-run industrial zone in North Korea after Seoul shut it down to punish Kim Jong-Un's regime for its recent nuclear test and rocket launch. Wednesday's announcement to close the Kaesong complex took many by surprise, given that South Korea had always allowed it to remain open despite serious provocations in the past. Defending what it called an "unavoidable" decision, the South said North Korea had been using the hundreds of millions of dollars in hard-currency cash that it earned from Kaesong to fund its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday launched a bitter attack on NATO ally the United States over its support of Syrian Kurdish groups, saying it was creating a "pool of blood" in the region. In an impassioned and sometimes angry address, Erdogan asked whether the United States was an ally or was working with groups Ankara lists as terror organisations. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its People's Protection Units (YPG) militia to be terror groups allied to Kurdish rebels inside Turkey, a position not shared by Washington.
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said Wednesday he had lost an appeal against his exclusion from elections for the powerful Assembly of Experts. "Based on news we have received, Sayyad Hassan Khomeini's qualification for candidacy for the Assembly of Experts has once again not been approved by the Guardian Council," he wrote on instant messaging service Telegram. The Guardian Council, a conservative-dominated committee that decides who can run for public office, has barred hundreds of candidates from standing for the assembly on February 26, the same day as parliamentary polls.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday sought Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's resignation after the Delhi High Court set aside a trial court order to the CBI to release documents seized during a raid at the state secretariat. In an order on Wednesday, Justice P.S. Teji said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will retain the documents seized by it during a raid at the office of Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to Kejriwal, on December 15, last year. "The Bharatiya Janata Party welcomes the high court decision.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called on Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, soon after he arrived here on a three-day visit. EAM @SushamSwaraj calls on Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Al Nahyan," external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted with pictures of the two leaders. Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol as he received the crown prince on his arrival here.
(Repeats Tuesday item) * Namazi was left behind in U.S.-Iran prisoner swap * Prisoner advocated U.S.-Iran rapprochement through business * Dubai-based executive may be pawn in Iran power struggle By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - When Iran and the United States sealed the implementation of a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear programme with a prisoner exchange last month, Siamak Namazi was among the detainees some expected to be freed by the Iranian authorities. The businessman with dual U.S.-Iranian citizenship was on a list of four prisoners to be released published by the official Islamic Republic News Agency and the Tabnak website on the day of the swap, Jan. 16. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters the following day he had commitments from Iran that Namazi's case would be resolved.
Abu Dhabi, Feb 10 (IANS/WAM) The cooperation between India and the UAE in the energy sector is expected to grow following the visit to India of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, beginning Wednesday. The visit comes six months after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to strengthen bilateral ties and increase investments between the two countries.
Long seen as a destination strewn with shortcomings, Iran is making a fresh pitch for tourists, with the recent lifting of economic sanctions providing an opportunity to cash in. The tourism industry has been overlooked by successive governments in Tehran but the deal Iran struck with world powers over its nuclear programme last summer could change that. Along with nine companions including Americans and Germans, China-based Frenchman Yannick Lequelenec said he aims to make "one unique journey" every year.
(Releads with Security Council meeting, Syrian minister, reports from aid workers) * Kerry seeking ceasefire, access for aid * Major powers meeting in Munich on Thursday * Little hope of breakthrough * Source says Russia pushing for battlefield victory * Syria says no halt to offensive By Michelle Nichols, Tom Perry and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS/DAMASCUS/ONCUPINAR, Turkey, Feb 10 (Reuters) - W orld powers pressed Russia on Wednesday to stop bombing around Aleppo in support of a Syrian government offensive to recapture the city and a Western official said Moscow had presented a proposal envisaging a truce in three weeks' time. Secretary of State John Kerry is pushing for a ceasefire and more aid access to Aleppo, where rebel-held areas are being cut off and the United Nations has warned a new humanitarian disaster could be on the way.
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* Says U.S. stance turning region into "sea of blood" * Says Turkey should respond with own proposed solution * U.S. envoy summoned over support for Syrian Kurds * Turkish army says soldier killed in clash with Kurds (Adds Erdogan comments on safe zone) By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan upbraided the United States for its support of Syrian Kurdish rebels on Wednesday, saying Washington's inability to grasp their true nature had turned the region into a "sea of blood". Turkey should respond by implementing its own solution, he said, alluding to the creation of a safe zone in northern Syria - something Ankara has long wanted but a proposal that has failed to resonate with the United States and other NATO allies.
* Kerry pushing for ceasefire * Major powers meeting in Munich this week * Source says Russia pushing for battlefield win * Syria says offensive will continue By John Irish and Louis Charbonneau PARIS/UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Major powers meeting in Germany on Thursday aim to revive Syria peace efforts, but with Russia backing a government push for a military victory, opposition delegates and Western officials see little hope of a diplomatic breakthrough. United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura halted the first attempt to negotiate an end to Syria's war in two years after an unprecedented offensive by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against Western-backed rebels supported by Russian air strikes.
The Kingdom’s decision to sever ties with Iran following attacks on its diplomatic missions in Tehran and other cities is a sovereign act aimed at preserving its security and stability, Vice-Prime Minister of Mauritius Showkutally Soodhun has said. Talking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette during his recent visit to the Kingdom, Soodhun said Saudi Arabia’s decisive action was aimed at stopping Iran’s intervention in the internal affairs of other countries and putting an end to its aggressive policies. “Iran is known for its intervention in the affairs of the Arab and Islamic countries.
* French foreign minister questions U.S. "commitment" * Says Russia, Iran have noticed * Comments come as Fabius steps down from post (Adds details, quotes) PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Wednesday questioned the commitment of the United States to resolving the crisis in Syria, saying its "ambiguous" policy was contributing to the problem. "There are ambiguities, including among the actors of the coalition ... I'm not going to repeat what I've said before about the main pilot of the coalition," Fabius told reporters, in a clear reference to the United States. "But we don't have the feeling that there is a very strong commitment that is there." Fabius, who separately announced on Wednesday that he was leaving the French government, as expected, ahead of a wider reshuffle of ministerial posts, said he did not expect U.S. President Barack Obama to change his stance in the coming months.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside the order of the trial court directing the CBI to release the documents seized during the raid at the office of Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on December 15, 2015. The court's order came on a CBI plea challenging a trial court order directing the probe agency to release the documents. The CBI, however, said the documents seized from the office of Rajendra Kumar "prima facie reflect criminal conspiracy and criminal misconduct and abuse of official position by the accused people".
Saudi Arabia's Bank Albilad plans to issue 1 to 2 billion riyals ($267-533 million) of sukuk by the end of the second quarter of 2016 to finance expansion, chief executive Khaled al-Jasser told CNBC Arabia. The bank plans to open 25 new branches and hire more employees, which Jasser said would likely increase costs this year by 15 to 17 percent. Given weak market conditions, Jasser said the bank would prefer not to distribute dividends at the moment.
Rabat, Feb 11 (IANS) Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar said on Wednesday that his country supports Saudi Arabia against any interference in its internal affairs. "We reiterate our full support of Saudi Arabia against any interference in its internal affairs," Xinhua quoted Mezouar as saying during a joint press conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir. Mezouar said Morocco also stands with Saudi Arabia against the growing threats that undermine peace and stability in the Gulf region, and "firmly rejects any use of sectarianism as a tactic to interfere in Gulf countries' affairs".
Jerusalem, Feb 11 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the parliament on Wednesday that the situation is not yet right for a two-state solution aimed at ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a statement from his office read. In a speech during a special Knesset (parliament) session, Netanyahu said he supports the two-state solution, as he stated in his seminal 2009 Bar-Ilan speech in which he acknowledged it officially for the first time, but the Palestinians do not accept Israel's basic principles, Xinhua reported. "I have clarified what is needed to end the conflict between us and the Palestinians, acknowledgment and demilitarization," Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening, according to a statement from his office.
Seoul, Feb 10 (IANS) South Korea's parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch, calling for effective sanctions against Pyongyang. The National Assembly called an emergency plenary session on the final day of the five-day Lunar New Year holiday, passing the resolution with 241 votes in favour and seven abstentions, Xinhua reported. The resolution said Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test and long-range missile test clearly violated UN Security Council resolutions, denouncing the reckless provocative acts threatening peace and security of the Korean peninsula and the international community.
DUBAI, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock index edged lower in early trade on Wednesday in response to a fresh slide of oil prices, while Egypt's market moved little. The Saudi stock index lost 0.6 percent to 5,852 points in the first half-hour of trade; it has minor technical support at the early February low of 5,834 points. Any break would trigger a minor double top formed by the end-January and February highs and pointing down to about 5,600 points. Petrochemical shares held up, with Saudi Basic Industries climbing 0. ...
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) There is an incredible demand for dubbed entertainment content in the country, says Sashi Kumar and his team of writers who have lent the magic of words to the Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions of Ryan Reynolds-starrer "Deadpool". Sashi represents Sound and Vision India, the country's biggest film dubbing company. "The demand for dubbed English films in the regional market is amazing.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday slammed as "hypocritical" calls by some countries urging Ankara to open its borders to Syrian refugees while failing to demand Russia halts punishing air strikes. Turkey is under mounting pressure to open its border to people fleeing a Russian-backed assault by the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad in the north of the war-torn country. On a visit to the Netherlands, Davutoglu insisted the borders of his country had always been open to those fleeing Syria's civil war.
(Adds analyst, background) CAIRO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation fell to 10.1 percent in January from 11.1 percent the previous month, the statistics agency CAMPAS said on Wednesday, after the country raised interest rates and moved to control prices of essential food. The central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points in December, citing inflationary pressure. In November, Egypt's government said it would control prices of 10 essential goods, and the army rolled out trucks to distribute subsidised food.
The Saudi-backed opponents of President Bashar al-Assad said they would attend peace talks later this month but called on U.S. President Barack Obama to show more strength with Russia to stop an aerial bombardment of their positions in Syria. When asked if the opposition would attend peace talks later this month, spokesman Salim al-Muslat told Reuters: "Yes we will go. When asked again whether he would go to peace talks, he said "We will go to peace talks.
The United Arab Emirates plans to release new risk management and corporate governance rules for banks by the end of this year, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday, as a looming economic slowdown threatens to pressure credit quality. "We are changing the UAE regulatory framework that will be consistent and transparent as per international standards," James O'Brien, head of regulatory development at the central bank, told a conference of regional regulators. Banks were hit hard by the UAE's financial crisis of 2009, as credit problems spread from small firms to large government-linked companies.
The Saudi economy will continue to slow in 2016, as the private sector gradually adjusts to the new norm of fiscal deficits and lower spending announced by the government, Jadwa Investment has predicted in a report. The report comments on the reduction in the level of spending outlined in the 2016 Saudi budget: “This move underscores the government’s determination and ability to support economic activity despite the prevailing subdued oil pricing environment.” According to the report, as oil prices fall year-on-year, the fiscal deficit will remain in double digits, but that the government is expected to gradually diversify its revenue base and consolidate its spending. The report added that price increases for domestic energy products mentioned in the budget is a welcome move that points to the start of a new trend of reform in domestic economy policymaking.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) Ahead of assembly elections in Kerala, the two known factions of the CPI-M in the state have decided to work together, setting aside their internal issues. The majority faction in the Communist Party of India-Marxist is led by former state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, while former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan heads the other. The Vijayan faction, which more or less controls the party, had decided to teach Achuthanandan a lesson after he walked out of the party state conference last year.
Saudi and Zambian representatives discussed bilateral cooperation in agriculture, grain trade and investment at a meeting here. Saudi businessmen present at the discussion expressed their willingness to invest in Zambia’s agricultural sector in the interest of strengthening the food security initiative. A Zambian delegation headed by Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda is in the capital and met with Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Faris, director general of Saudi Grains Organization (SGO), on Tuesday seeking cooperation to further enhance bilateral ties.
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) US President Barak Obama has proposed $19 billion for the US space agency in the fiscal 2017 budget - a little less that $19.3 billion NASA received for the fiscal 2016. According to the initial numbers released by NASA, while $5.6 billion are earmarked for science, $3.3 billion are for deep-space exploration programmes like Mars. The proposed budget also lists $5.1 billion for space operations, including $1.4 billion for upkeep of the International Space Station (ISS) and $1.2 billion for the Commercial Crew programme to replace the space shuttle, the US space agency said in a statement.
Visakhapatnam, Feb 10 (IANS) As the International Fleet Review concluded, the massive warships lined off the Visakhapatnam coast bid adieu to the coastal city in an impressive and first ever Passage Exercise (PASSEX). The 54 foreign and Indian ships that were anchored for review by President Pranab Mukherjee sailed out of Visakhapatnam on Tuesday evening. The Passage Exercise was conducted in two groups, centred on Indian Naval aircraft carriers - INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat.
Neil Nitin Mukesh is afraid of being alone -- it is such fears and more that a string of Bollywood stars have shared ahead of the release of "Neerja" -- a biopic on a fearless woman. The celebrities shared their fears as part of a unique social media campaign made for the Sonam Kapoor starrer "Neerja", which encourages unleashing one's fears and exhibiting courage. Produced by Atul Kasbekar under the banner of Fox Star Studios, the film, which is slated to release on February 19, revolves around the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in Pakistan and how a flight attendant named Neerja Bhanot saved the lives of 360 people on board the air craft.
Madrid, Feb 10 (IANS) Real Madrid face being without two key footballers for their next two games as Gareth Bale and Marcelo both look likely to miss Saturday's La Liga game. Real are to play against Athletic Club Bilbao at home, and the first leg of their European Champions League last-16 tie away against Roma the following week. Left back Marcelo suffered a shoulder injury as he fell awkwardly during Real Madrid's hard-fought 2-1 win away to Granada on Sunday night and his place on the left will either be covered by Nacho Fernandez or Danilo, reports Xinhua.
No cases of Zika virus have been found in the Kingdom so far, a senior health official has said. “We have been strictly implementing the measures advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent the spread of Zika in the Kingdom,” said Prof. Hayel Matar Al-Abdali, director of the department in charge of combating infectious diseases at the Health Ministry. Zika’s symptoms are similar to that of dengue, the official said while speaking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette.
KFSH Blues, Pak Shaheen, Lahore Badshah and Fast have qualified for the semifinals of the Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Nasser Bin Abdul Aziz Saturday League, which is being organized by Riyadh Cricket Association (RCA).
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) A new TV show "MTV Girls On Top" will celebrate girl power and attempt to shatter longstanding stereotypes and question taboos surrounding women in Indian society. Starting from March 7 on MTV, the show will talk about the issues women face in the country. The show will feature the journey of three girls who try to survive in Mumbai - dealing with job issues, love issues and also domestic issues.
Thai police have broken up a major fake passport ring led by an Iranian known as "The Doctor" which sent thousands of passports to Middle Eastern customers trying to enter Europe, officers said Wednesday. The kingdom has long been a hub for a forged document industry serving human traffickers and other criminals. Five years of investigation culminated in Monday's arrest of the alleged Iranian mastermind Hamid Reza Jafary, police said.


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The simple fact there was snow during the high season (which is this month and next) for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro was enough to warrant a front-page feature in this week’s travel section of the New York Times. Seeing the white-capped summit–the highest in Africa–is just part of a growing trend of “see it while it’s still there” tourism, which Aaron wrote about a few weeks ago.
Anyways, it turns out there was “several weeks of heavy rain and snow” right before the writer showed up. By the way, this was during last January, so perhaps our readers can update us on whether there’s any snow left this January. One of the Tanzanian guides on the trip had this to say about global warming at Mt. Kilimanjaro, “When I first started climbing, we had big snow, big glaciers. The glaciers were bigger and taller than now. And also, the weather changed. We had heavier rain than we have now.”
But here’s the trouble about climbing the summit to appreciate the mythic glaciers and snow-caps. On the writer’s trip, there were 11 American climbers, 3 Tanzanian guides, and 38 porters and cooks. That’s a rather big carbon footprint, dont’cha think?
If you’re still up for the trip, and I don’t blame you if you are, we’ve written about the logistics of getting there and picking a climbing outfit here.


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Heaven the Axe has been off the road for most of 2016. That’s an unusual situation for the husband and wife team at the core of the Melbourne band, but one necessitated by the need for new membership. It was a call heeded from the other side of the world, in the shape of guitarist Alex Hellenbach, who sold everything he owned to fly out and link up with the band.
“It’s challenging to find people who are that talented,” begins singer Phoebe Pinnock, “because they’re not easy songs to play – and also that dedicated, which is why when Alex said he’d move from Croatia to be in the band we just thought, ‘He’s mental. He’s gotta be the one.'”
Rebuilding the band has been a process Pinnock describes as ‘heartbreaking’, a difficult period that has both tested and strengthened their resolve and their faith in the band and each other. It has pushed back their writing plans and stopped them from touring for eight months, but the couple are now prepared to endure it. Heaven the Axe is their passion, and it was hard to come to terms with the idea that it might not be every one else’s.
“You can really doubt yourself. There was a period where Steve and I would think, ‘If the music is good enough, people would stay’. But we realised that we were wrong. It wasn’t the music itself. There was a lot of real world situations. It takes a lot of faith in your music to forge it ahead. You go through periods of doubting what you’re writing and what you’re doing.”
The new line-up should help to further assauge any doubt. Heaven the Axe – Pinnock and husband, rhythm guitarist Steve Watts plus drummer Adam Savino, bass player Ben Gilmore and lead guitarist Hellenbach – have been locked away getting ready to hit the road again. They’re hitting it hard too, on an extensive tour with NT band Southeast Desert Metal that takes in both legs of the Brewtality Festival.
“Getting them up to live level is the first priority,” the singer says of the group, “and then hit the road so they’re really gig fit, so they should be nice and juicy to be able to record shortly after the tour.”
New blood also gives Pinnock and Watts more people to bounce song ideas off; Hellenbach in particular has been keen to step forward with a few of his own. Phoebe is grateful for the extra input.
“Alex being a lead guitarist, he’s really keen to contribute,” she explains. “He’s contributed to structures and solos and things like that. So there’s ideas coming in that we haven’t had before, because in the past, Steve and I pretty much wrote everything and then jammed with friends and people who were external to the band as well to get more ideas. It wasn’t always the way that everyone contributed to the songs. That’s what we’ve got now, another head, and that’s what you need when you writing music. A few heads to contribute to the ideas, because you can write verse-chorus-verse-chorus and then go What the fuck! when it comes to the bridge!”
Hellenbach has taken an enormous leap of faith to move halfway around the world to join a totally independent, underground band working a scene that isn’t known for mainstream acceptance. In Australia, everything depends on the support of the fans, of which Heaven the Axe has many – and they appreciate every one of them.
“It’s not an easy thing being in an Australian band. It’s very hard work to tour and the crowds aren’t huge and you’ve gotta be really, really dedicated to it,” Pinnock says. “It’s just so wonderful to have fans that come along. All the people that come to our shows, we consider a friend and we love to meet them. Often I’ve been at a show and I’ve thought, ‘Hardly anyone’s going to come to this show,’ and then all of a sudden the room’s packed and you spend the night taking photos and meeting people you’ve never heard from before in your life.”
Brewtality will bring Heaven the Axe back to Sydney for the first time in quite a while. Phoebe is a big fan of the event, which is making its inaugural appearance in Sydney this year. In Melbourne, it’s a show that helps bring the scene together.
“It’s going to be great to get back there and play on such a special show. Because Sydney doesn’t realise it yet, but the Melbourne Brewtality is just the most wonderful metal community night. Everyone comes along and has such a wonderful time and to be able to do that in Sydney and come along for the ride is just wonderful.”
While heavily catering to the metal audience, Brewtality bills itself as a ‘Celebration of Metal, Rock and Beer’ and as a band with an affinity with all three of those things, Heaven the Axe will slot in very nicely. Their music has managed to transcend boundaries, something that initially came as a surprise to Phoebe Pinnock.
“We definitely thought we were a rock band,” she admits. “We came out swingin’ as a rock band because Steve had been in Manticore that were death metal, and far more brutal than Heaven the Axe, so we never, ever considered Heaven the Axe to be a metal band. But going out there and playing on a lot of different line-ups, it was definitely the metal fans and promoters and events that totally took us on.”
In the beginning, when she and Steve were writing songs on acoustic guitars, she wasn’t even sure if Heaven the Axe was supposed to be a rock band. Steve and legendary everywhere-man drummer Matt Skitz soon sorted out that dilemma.
“When the band first started and we moved down from Wagga and started jamming on a few songs with Skitz, I looked at them and said, ‘You know, maybe we’re meant to be a roots band’ because we’d been translating these acoustic songs,” the singer recalls with a ringing laugh. “They just laughed and said, ‘Well, you’ve got the wrong guys in the room!'”
Heaven the Axe seems to have the right guys in the room now. Touring is underway and another recording is finally looming. Phoebe and Steve have been through the gloom together, and things are looking positive again. It’s full steam ahead once more.
“With those line-up challenges, you either choose to move ahead, or give up,” the singer declares. “Giving up is not an option, so we’ve done the hard work instead.”
4/8: Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
6/8: Brewtality Festival, Melbourne VIC
7/8: Musicman Megastore, Bendigo VIC
11/8: Rad Bar, Wollongong NSW
12/8: The Basement, Canberra ACT
13/8: Brewtality Festival, Sydney NSW
14/8: Small Ballroom, Newcastle NSW

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This is undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, spawning a host of imitators on stage and screen, including Leonard Bernstein's smash musical West Side Story, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet filmed in 1968, and Baz Luhrmann's postmodern film version Romeo + Juliet. The tragic feud between "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona", the Montagues and Capulets, which ultimately kills the two young "star-crossed lovers" and their "death-marked love" creates issues which have fascinated subsequent generations. The play deals with issues of intergenerational and familial conflict, as well as the power of language and the compelling relationship between sex and death, all of which makes it an incredibly modern play. It is also an early example of Shakespeare fusing poetry with dramatic action, as he moves from Romeo's lyrical account of Juliet--"she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" to the bustle and action of a 16th-century household (the play contains more scenes of ordinary working people than any of Shakespeare's other works). It also represents an experimental attempt to fuse comedy with tragedy. Up to the third act, the play proceeds along the lines of a classic romantic comedy. The turning point comes with the death of one of Shakespeare's finest early dramatic creations--Romeo's sexually ambivalent friend Mercutio, whose "plague o' both your houses" begins the play's descent into tragedy, "For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo". --Jerry Brotton --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This production of Romeo and Juliet featuring Kenneth Branagh and Sir John Gielgud is a superb contribution to the field of classics on cassette. The stunning performance by the Renaissance Theatre Company captures all the color and emotion of Shakespeare's eloquent tragedy of young love. With Samantha Bond as Juliet, Derek Jacobi as Mercutio, and Judi Dench as Nurse, the play, which is set in 16th-century Verona, contains some of the most passionate dialog ever written. An excellent musical score by Patrick Doyle accompanies the actors, as well as a full array of authentic sound effects. The pounding of hooves, the chiming of church bells, and the clashing of angry swords enrich this outstanding listening experience. A 24-page booklet complete with sketches and photos of the actors, a synopsis of the play, and background information is included in the package. Highly recommended for most libraries.
Gretchen Browne, Rockville Centre P.L., N.Y.
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Not to mention in other versions I would read a little bit, glance down at the footnotes, read, glance down, re-read to find the word in the footnote, et cetera and it was very tedious. Now I just read a page of Shakespeare and then a page of modern, or vice versa. I do vice versa because then I understand how the character feels before reading the lines out loud, making this version very useful for putting on the play.
There is one problem. In most editions, you have various essays and notes. They don't have this in here. I don't take of stars for this because I personally never read the essays, but some people might.
Anyway, the story itself. Shakespeare is very poetic, and you can appreciate it more if you know what he's talking about. How ever, I hate 'love at first sight' with a burning passion. If you get over that, the characters and plot are engaging.
I read this because I was in the play. But this edition is so good I'm going to read other Shakespeare plays for my own enjoyment.
In the city of Verona, the Montagues and Capulets are locked in a deadly feud. Then a Montague teen named Romeo, infatuated with a Capulet girl named Rosaline, sneaks into a party to see her.... but instead encounters another Capulet girl named Juliet, and the two immediately fall in love. Since their families hate each other, their love must be expressed in secret.
Hoping to unite the two families, the kindly priest Friar Lawrence assists the two in marrying in secret. But then Juliet's cousin Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel, leading to the death of two men -- and Romeo's exile from Verona. Even worse, the Capulets have decided to marry Juliet to Count Paris -- leading to a desperate plan that goes horribly awry.
"Romeo and Juliet" is a play that is hard to pin down -- some see it as the poetry-laden embodiment of romantic love, while others view it as Shakespeare's witty jabs at fickle teenage infatuation and how melodramatic the kids are (Juliet is only thirteen!). But whatever you think it is, it's undeniable that it's a beautifully written, often-wrenching story.
Despite the simplicity of the story, Shakespeare spins it in a silken web of lush poetry ("O swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon/That monthly changes in her circled orb") and the famous speeches where Romeo and Juliet speak at night on a balcony.Read more ›
It's funny how two different teenagers and from families who hated each other could have love one another. At the end they would have died if instead they had had hated each other because of the quarrel. This tragedy is weird and something different from all of the other plays, and I think that may be that's why It's still famous now a days.
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