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What’s wrong with Ohio’s unemployment system?
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Ohio’s unemployment system has been overloaded with claims since the COVID-19 pandemic put tens of thousands out of work either temporarily or permanently.
Ohio jobless claims have topped 1.2 million in the last nine weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, which is more than the combined total of claims in the last three years, according to state figures.
Nearly 90,000 of those claims still haven’t been processed.
So what’s wrong with unemployment in Ohio? FOX19 NOW Investigates went searching for answers.
Kimberly Hall, the Director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, defends her agency’s handling of the challenges the coronavirus pandemic has created for her agency.
The department, which is in charge of administering unemployment benefits, went from having 42 workers in its call center when the pandemic started to now having more than 1,000.
Despite the additional workforce, Hall says the agency still hasn’t processed roughly 88,000 claims of the more than 1.2 million filed since March 15. Some of those 88,000 people say they have waited eight weeks for an answer. Others have called and e-mailed FOX19 NOW begging for help.
Wilbur Bobo of Price Hill lost his job in April when his company shut down due to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s stay-at-home order.
Bobo says he spent five weeks on the phone on hold, twice getting through to an operator only to be informed they weren’t qualified to help him.
"At first I told my wife, I asked her if she thought it was something we are doing wrong,” Bobo said. “She said, ‘No, no, no.’ I then started thinking we didn't do anything wrong after I tried to call and make contact with an individual to no avail."
Bobo eventually received his money.
Director Hall said the more than 1.2 million claims filed exceeds the total amount of claims filed in the past three years combined. “Three years of work, in about eight weeks,” Hall said when describing what her agency is dealing with.
Hall said more than seven million calls have come into the agency since March 15, averaging 350,000 calls per day. Of the 146,450 calls for service that came in on May 20, the agency was only able to service about three out of every ten.
Hall remains steadfast in her praise for the agency. “It is not at all a source of pride for me that individuals are still in need of benefits,” she said. “But I am proud of the herculean effort that has been undertaken since March 15th when we experienced literally overnight, a 26 hundred percent increase in our workload.”
Hall said the agency has sent out $2.8 billion to more than 624,000 Ohioans who filed for unemployment benefits.
“Every claim remains important to us certainly, and we continue to work through all of our processing and call center challenges,” Hall said.
The unemployment money that Ohioans receive from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services comes from something called the Ohio Unemployment Trust Fund. The money in the fund comes from a tax that employers pay the state. At the start of the year, the fund had roughly $1.3 billion in it. State leaders say that money will be gone next month.
More than two weeks ago the state asked the federal government for a $3.1 billion loan, to make sure everyone who is approved, gets paid. When it comes time to pay that loan back, the state may need more than $3.1 billion, because Ohio does not meet the federal requirements needed to borrow money without interest.
U.S. Department of Labor statistics show Ohio’s Unemployment Trust Fund did not have enough money in it to be able to pay benefits for a year should an economic downturn happen. It’s called the “solvency rate” and is the criteria used to decide whether a state can borrow without interest.
During the great recession, Ohio borrowed $3.4 billion from the federal government, then had to pay it back along with $258 million in interest. Department of Labor statistics show Ohio has the fourth-lowest solvency rate in the U.S.
“Even states that had pretty solvent funds are facing the onslaught," Director Hall said.
However, FOX19 NOW Investigates examined states with similar populations, such as North Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia. Those states can borrow money from the federal government without interest because their funds were deemed adequately solvent before the pandemic began. The last time Ohio’s Unemployment Trust Fund was considered solvent? 1974.
The Ohio Legislature is the body that decides the strength of the fund. Republican Bill Seitz represents Western Hamilton County. He claims the fund pays out too much money for unemployment benefits and doesn’t bring in enough money from the employers who fund it.
“I’ve been trying since 2005 to get some solutions.” Seitz said.
North Carolina, Georgia, and Michigan all pay out less in unemployment benefits than Ohio.
But North Carolina, Georgia, and Michigan pay either more in tax or the same into the fund as Ohio.
Democratic State Senator Cecil Thomas of Cincinnati referred FOX19 NOW Investigates to the group “Policy Matters Ohio”, who wrote last year that the state created a review committee to investigate tax loopholes, but claimed it wasn’t effective because it wasn’t given the staff and budget to do its job.
Where will Ohio get the money to pay the federal loan back this time around? Should employers have to pay more into the fund? And are lawmakers willing to send out less money to the unemployed?
"The answer to fixing this fund is not doing it on the backs of the workers who rely on it.” Democratic State Representative Bridget Kelly of Cincinnati said. “It has to be a thoughtful balanced approach with input from both workers and businesses to find a solution."
Representative Seitz hopes the federal government will forgive the interest after the dust settles but he believes it didn’t have to get to this point.
“Nobody wants to each their spinach you know,” Seitz said. “They all want ice cream and they don’t want to eat their spinach.”
We took our investigation to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.
“Well it’s certainly not a long term solution,” DeWine said. “Now the state has borrowed money before, the state has done this before. But I’m not a person who likes to borrow money. And this is something that’s up to the legislature. We need a solution. Frankly we need business and labor to come together and figure out how we can fund this.”
Director Hall’s agency now has the added task of being responsible for the administering of benefits from the federal government’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created the new temporary federal program. PUA provides up to 39 weeks of unemployment benefits to individuals not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or extended benefits, including those who have exhausted all rights to such benefits.
Hall’s agency has already had to deal with what she describes as a data leak. 26 people who filed for pandemic unemployment benefits, unknowingly had access to names and social security numbers of 130,000 fellow claimants. Hall says the leak also happened in Colorado and Illinois.
“We had about two dozen individuals, 26 or so, that inadvertently had the ability because of a glitch, to have their screen look like what a staff member’s screen would look like,” Hall said.
Hall says Deloitte Consulting, the company they contracted to create the computer system, fixed the issue within one hour. She says Deloitte is offering free credit monitoring for 12 months to anyone who has filed for pandemic unemployment assistance.
“Some of these things are naturally going to be a function of moving at the speed of light in order to be as responsive as every state can to do what the federal government asked us to do,” Hall said. “We had tremendous pressure to launch a system as soon as possible, build a system brand new and get it launched. A system like this typically should take six months to develop. And it was done in four weeks.”
This is an unprecedented time for the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. Director Hall has a message for the public.
“Me saying please be patient is not acceptable. And I have conveyed that to the team. We’re moving forward to implement day over day strategies to get more calls in, and so I just deeply regret that we have that challenge.”
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Basic research in Biomembrane Sciences encompasses the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying development, growth, and barrier properties of biological membranes as relevant to the etiology and treatment of disease.
Applied research in this area covers drug delivery technology and also measurement and/or prediction of the barrier properties of biological membranes. Areas of strength include development and experimental assessment of mathematical models underlying membrane transport, molecular pharmaceutics leading to innovative drug formulations, and the rational design of nanocarriers.
The College has particular expertise in the areas of skin, hair and nail. This includes developmental biology, topical and transdermal delivery, prediction of skin barrier function, and safety and efficacy evaluation of cosmetic products. This research overlaps with the broader program carried out campus wide by the Skin Science & Technology Center at UCRI and also aligns with the teaching program in Cosmetic Science. Other campus partners include the College of Medicine Department of Dermatology, Shriners Burns Institute, the Ohio Center for Microfluidic Innovation, and the Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics.
Faculty in this focus area include:
- Kavserry Ananthapadmanabhan, PhD: Surfactants and colloids, Skin care science, Dermal delivery
- Jiukuan Hao, MD, PhD: Neuroimmunology, brain-drug delivery, blood brain barrier
- Jerry Kasting, PhD: Skin permeability, topical and transdermal delivery, computational models
- Harshita Kumari, PhD: Skin care science, nanoscience, host-guest chemistry
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- Kevin Li, PhD: Drug delivery: transdermal, topical and ocular
- Giovanni Pauletti, PhD: Nanopharmaceutics, targeted drug delivery, membrane transport
- Yuhang Zhang, PhD: Cutaneous biology, melanoma

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The Euro-VO DCA workshop
GRID and the Virtual Observatory
The Virtual Observatory (VObs) is rapidly evolving as a fundamental tool for the astronomical community. It may be seen as a Grid of federated astronomical databases. The VObs allows global electronic access to the available astronomical data archives of space and ground-based observatories, and to simulation databases as well. It also aims to enable data analysis techniques through world-wide network access, state-of-the-art analysis tools, and a coordinating entity that provides common standards. To process the huge amount of data residing in the VObs it is necessary to provide an adequate amount of resources. Providing these resources in a convenient way is the aim of the Grid middleware. The combination of the VObs and Grid technology is the right answer to this issue, offering a complete and integrated working environment to the Astronomical and Astrophysical community.
Within this framework, it appears as extremely important to interconnect the VObs and the different Grid infrastructures being deployed and that will be deployed in the future. The strong investment in this kind of facilities, both at the national and European levels, provides a geographically distributed e-infrastructure available to European astronomers. It is crucial to make this infrastructure available, usable and useful to all users of the VObs. Actually some astrophysical applications, mainly in the theoretical and modeling fields, are already making use of the computing power the computational Grid is able to offer.
Therefore, the main goal of this workshop is to lay the groundwork to build the bridge between the VObs and the standard Grid infrastructures making developers from the different fields meet and exchange experiences and solutions.
To achieve its goals for the workshop targets three main audiences:
This workshop aims at contributing to the development of new Grid-aware astronomical applications and Data Centres.
- Current Research advances in Grid and Virtual Observatory systems;
- European and National and Campus e-Infrastructures;
- Applications in Astronomy and other scientific fields;
- Data and Databases virtualization in e-science infrastructures;
- Interoperability and long term sustainability;
This workshop is organised in the frame of the EuroVO Data Center Alliance FP6 (http://www.euro-vo.org/pub/dca/)
funded coordinated action.
The workshop is organized "back-to-back" with the Euro-VO DCA workshop Theory in the Virtual Observatory" [TBC], which will take place from April 7-9, 2008, also in Garching. It is assumed that many participants will want to attend both workshops. Information about that workshop can be found at the same website.
Scientific Advisory Committee:
Andrew Belikov (NOVA), Art Carlsson (MPE), Harry Enke (AIP), Gerald Lemson (MPG), Masatoshi Ohishi (NAO Japan), Pedro Osuna (ESAC), Guy Rixon (IoA), Enrique Solano (LAEFF), Andre Schaaff (CDS), Juan de Dios Santander Vela (IAA-CSIC), Ruben Alvarez Timon (ESAC), G. Taffoni (INAF Trieste), Edwin Valentyn (NOVA)
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Paleochora, Kandanos-Selino, Chania,Crete
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The Castle of Selinos in Paleochora Chania, was founded by the Venetians. It was built by the Duke of Crete Marino Gradonigo in 1282 who named it “Selino”. The name came from the plant celery, which is abundant in the region
In 1332, the Cretan rebels demolished the castle, which was rebuilt in 1334 by the Venetians.
Eight years after the conquest of Chania by the Turks in 1653, the new conquerors besieged the Castle of Selinos by sea and by land, until it was finally taken over and demolished again in order to be rebuilt later.
Nowadays, only some ruins of the Castle are preserved, the majority of which date from the Turkish rule.
The fortress was almost square. It consisted of two towers on the south side and one on the north. Like all the forts, there were cantonment areas, residences for the officials, a church and small water tanks. These two towers are still visible among the rest of the ruins of the Castle of Selinos.
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Botswana General Information
The majority of the people are nominal Christians, with a large admixture of African traditional beliefs. About 40% are practicing Christians. The majority of these are Anglicans, Congregationalists, and Methodists. There are other, smaller Protestant and Roman Catholic communities in the country.
The official language is English, but the national language is Setswana (also called Tswana), which is understood by over 90% of the population.
Area (sq. km):
600,370 square meters
When To Travel
Botswana generally has a semiarid subtropical climate. Rainfall is greatest in the north, where it averages about 640 mm (about 25 in) annually. In the Kalahari rainfall averages less than 230 mm (less than 9 in). The normal rainy season in Botswana is in the summer months and so hot and humid conditions are associated with the rain. Rain usually falls from December to March, although it can extend on either side of these months. We recommend a rain jacket should you be travelling at this time of year. In winter (May- September) temperatures during the day are often in the mid-20s; at night, however, it is possible for them to drop to 0ºc and you will need to bring adequate warm clothing, particularly for early morning walks or game drives. By late September, daytime temperatures will be back into the low to mid-30s with milder, warmer nights. In general, October is the hottest month, and July is the coldest.
Winter (April through to August) is a good time to visit Botswana, as the days are generally pleasant and the wildlife never wanders far from water sources. In general, June, early July and mid to late September are the least crowded times to visit. Summer isn't always the best time to travel to Botswana as temperatures can soar up to 45 degrees celcius in the middle of the day in the months from October through to January.
Useful Travel Facts
The international dialling code for Botswana is +267. Telephone calls, especially international ones, can be expensive when made from a hotel. We suggest you check the price first. If you have a mobile phone it should be a relatively simple procedure to arrange ‘global roaming’ with your service provider; however, charges are generally very high so be sure to check this option thoroughly. You should also check with your service provider to see if your mobile phone is compatible with the networks used in Africa. Phone calls made from public telephone offices are generally your cheapest option.
The electricity supply in Africa is rated at 220 volts/50 cycles, and appliances requiring 240 volts will work normally. If you bring electrical appliances you should also bring an international adaptor. Round three pin plugs are the most common types in southern Africa.
The markets of Botswana are filled with a large variety of foods. While some are grown locally many are imported from neighboring countries. A large number of high quality beef is raised in Botswana. Lamb, mutton and chicken as well as other meats are also plentiful. Beef being the most popular meat eaten. Sorghum and maize are the main crops grown in Botswana. Wheat, rice and other cereals not grown locally are also imported. Many different types of beans are grown locally, including cowpeas, ditloo, letlhodi as well as peanuts. Vegetables, such as spinach, carrots, cabbage, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and lettuce are grown. Vegetables that grow in the wild that are available seasonally. Dried bean leaves are a popular Setswana food. Many fruits are available ion Botswana. These include exotic fruits like the marula fruit and more common ones such as watermelon. Another kind of melon called lerotse or lekatane is locally grown. There are some kinds of wild melon found in sandy desert areas, which are an important food and water source for the local people.
The road network in Botswana is well developed and constantly being improved. Public transport is largely non-existent in Botswana. Taxi services are available in the major cities. Mini bus taxis provide long distance and in-town services within Botswana, but are poorly maintained and vehicles are generally un-roadworthy. Trains and luxury inter-city coaches run between Gaborone and Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) and Johanneburg and Cape Town (South Africa).
Botswana is reputed to have some of the best art and crafts in Southern Africa. To name a few: Woven baskets - Beautiful designs hand crafted by the Yei and Mbukushu women who live in the Ngamiland district of north-western Botswana. The baskets are made of fibrous shoots from the heart of the mokolane palm, which is boiled in dyes that are of earthy tones. Dye colours are taken from motsentsila roots, tree bark, fungus that grows in sorghum husks, blood, ochre, clay and cow dune. As a guide a basket of medium size takes around two to three weeks to complete. Weavings - Rugs, bed covers, tablecloths, contemporary weavings and scarves are all made from karakul wool. Weavings are made mostly by women who use wooden looms.
Visa: Australians, Americans, Canadians, British and New Zealanders do not currently require a visa for Botswana. For other nationalities that do require a visa to enter into Botswana, this is no longer able to be purchased upon arrival. Visa will need to be pre-arranged - please contact your travel agent for assistance.
Useful Words & Phrases
Setswana (Tswana)1: Bongwe
9: Boroba bongwe
Boiled water: Metsi a a bedileng
Do you speak English?: A o bua Sekgoa?
English: Setswana (Tswana)
Excuse me/sorry: Intshwarele
Goodbye (person leaving): Sala sentle
Hello (to a group): Dumelang
Hello (to a man or woman): Dumela mma/rra
How much is it?: Ke bokae?
How’s it going?: O kae??
Thank you: Kea leboga
Where is the_____?: E ko Kae_____?
Botswana-Lonely Planet The Guide to Botswana-Alec Campbell Birds of Southern Africa-Newman The Chobe-Bruce Aitken The Lost World of the Kalahari-Laurence Van der Post Okavango-Sea of Land, Land of Water-Bannister & Johnston

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https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/sub-tropical-living-queensland-apartments-take-cues-environment/ 13th December 2016 | Category: Architecture, Construction, Features, Inspirational Urban Design, New Developments, Opinion, People, QLD, Residential, Sustainability, Top Stories, Town Planning | Staff Writer By David Jessup, Studio Director, Hayball Brisbane Most of Australia’s multi-residential property developers are in competition to make theirs the biggest and most eye-catch
See news about property prices by clicking here Sustainability, Health and Property Values – Why Australia Needs Greener Cities Australia’s population growth is being felt in our cities, but are we adequately prepared for the future of high-density living? Higher density urban living has become a primary concern for urban planners, who grapple with issues such as infrastructure development, traffic management and housing solutions. But beyond these physical concerns, there ar
Brisbane apartment ‘hot boxes’ not suited for local climate, QUT research suggests Dec 3, 2016Jim MaloProperty reporter Does size matter?
Domain takes a look at some clever ways the make the most out of a tiny apartment. Much of Brisbane’s new apartment stock is not built to handle the city’s sub-tropical climate, leaving residents short-changed in an attempt to keep cool, new research suggests. Of nearly 4000 planned apartments in 15 developments studied by QUT Associate Pr


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Rotterdam as a Case of Complexity Reduction: Migration from Central and Eastern European countries
Various authors have described the Netherlands as a ‘reluctant country of immigration’. Although the Netherlands was de facto an immigration country, until recently it seemed unwilling to admit it.
Similarly, with 174 different nationalities in the city, Rotterdam is characterised by ‘superdiversity’. But unlike cities such as London or Amsterdam who celebrate their diverse populations, Rotterdam is rather reluctant to do so.
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With the third pick in the third round of the 2009 MLS Draft SuperDraft (33th overall), the LA Galaxy select Liberty Univeristy midfielder Josh Boateng.
Hmmm... I believe he is a midfielder-transformed-forward. Great. Another necessary pick. Not bad! Of course, the coahces and other players have to see him perform in training, practices, scrimmages, and eventually actual MLS games.
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BBNaija 2018 finalist, Nina has revealed in an interview with Beat 99.9 FM that she has not contacted her boyfriend Collins since stepping out of the big brother naija house. According to her, it is because she doesn’t want any bad vibes from him.
Speaking with OAP Toolz yesterday, she also revealed that she knows that Collins and his family might not be happy with her right now and she is not ready to deal with the issue just yet as she’s currently having her media tour with other housemates.
While in the house, the reality tv star was seen kissing Miracle who went on to emerge winner of the competition. Even till now, the both of them have not hidden their romance as they can be seen all over each other even with many fans are expecting her to called whatever she has with Miracle off and get back with her boyfriend, Collins.
A video also surface showing her sharing her first kiss with Miracle since the show ended. Perhaps that was her loud and clear message that she’s found a new man and not ready to go back to whoever.

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Another week has past us by and in the gamer world a lot can and as always has happened; hopefully you squeezed in a game or two as well.
Where else to start our week in review than with the latest games. Starting us off is Unravel, a puzzle platformer with a similarly adorable art style and indeed premise to Little Big Planet. From reports across the Internet Unravel looks to have released fairly smoothly with gamers praising its aesthetic and story even if the puzzles are causing a knot or two. Next up is Firewatch, a PS4 exclusive best described as an open world explorer of sorts. Unlike games that follow a similar formula, Firewatch is setting gamers alight (in the good way) through a stellar story and accessible gameplay mechanics. Xbox owners had an exclusive of their own this past week in Cobalt, a game which in comparison hasn’t been as kindly received so far. Last but not least is Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia, the final instalment in the platform based Chronicles trilogy. And despite an interesting setting, this final instalment is plagued by the same issues of its predecessors with poor level design and inconsistent difficulty making this a trilogy many are happy to see meet its end.
To news of games to come and Titanfall 2 is reportedly set to have a fleshed out single player campaign. A big let down of the original was a lack of backstory and explanation of the Titanfall world courtesy of no single player campaign. Will this inclusion make you more likely to pick up the game when it releases?
From one shooter to another, albeit one with a very different setting. Battalion 1944, a World War II shooter has reached its funding goal in less than three days therefore green lighting the game. Feels like it’s been too long since we last had hood history based shooter.
Many an Xbox owner rejoiced when Red Dead Redemption was accidentally revealed as a backwards compatible title for Xbox One. Unfortunately Microsoft has come and called the announcement an error and removed access to it. Sitting third at 360 title gamers want to see made available on the Xbox One, surely it’s just a matter of time until we see the Rockstar classic revived for current gen.
A double whammy this week for Rockband 4 publisher Mad Catz with both their CEO and Chairman resigning. It seems that they had had enough of the madness and cats
Halo 5 was promised regular updates and details of its next big update have been revealed with a Griffball game type that was popular on Halo 4 set to be introduced for 5. Let’s hope Master Chief hasn’t forgotten how to play the game.
Screencheat, a split-screen FPS where everyone is invisible and only revealed by screen cheating, is set to release for both PS4 and Xbox One March 1. From developer Samurai Punk the game is a ridiculous amount of fun, I got small dose of it at PAX last year and am eager to improve my screen cheating skills.
Telltale Games next release will be a Walking Dead spin-off featuring series legend Michonne. Episode One of the mini-series is set to release February 23.
SEGA’s CEO Hajime Satomi has opened up about the future of the seemingly fading gaming giant. In an interview, Satomi confirmed that a Sonic the Hedgehog movie will be releasing in 2018 and be a live action/animation hybrid…Aside from Hollywood SEGA is also looking to expand further into the smartphone market, explore animation and unveil SEGA themed resorts.
Activision has confirmed that Destiny 2 will be landing in 2017 with a large new expansion for the original set to release this year. A report earlier in the year suggested Destiny 2 was slated for a 2016 release but delays had forced them to settle for 2017, seems there was some accuracy to those reports.
Ubisoft are set for a quiet 2016 and a busy 2017 as they confirmed no new Assassin’s Creed game will release this year along with confirmation that Watch Dogs 2 will launch sometime in 2017.
Unlike Assassin’s Creed, there will be another Call of Duty this year with Activision confirming that Infinity Ward are a developing a game for release this year. No more details have been revealed as yet.
The rumours of a Google VR device are growing with indications hat they’ll be aiming for a middle ground in what us becoming an expensive field. It also fair to assume it won’t be made out of cardboard this time around!
Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West has released a trailer for his upcoming game ‘Only One. Dedicated to his mum, the game sees you guiding Donda West through the gates of heaven. Having been in production for about a year and half there is still no word on a release date nor platforms.
The previous Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break has been confirmed for a Windows 10 PC release after a PC rating in Brazil was leaked last week. As well as this announcement an Xbox One bundle for the game has been revealed which features an all-white Xbox and downloadable copies of Quantum Break and Alan Wake. Quantum Break is currently slated for an April 4 release.
To sports, well eSports to be more accurate, and live-streaming video game service Twitch has confirmed the demand for eSports with the service confirming their peak viewership period came as a result of eSports tournaments. Over 2 million users were watching a video on the service at once when two eSports events were being broadcast, illustrating the demand for eSports is only growing.
It’s raining Hadouken’s this week with Street Fighter V set to land a few punches when it releases for PS4 February 16. Meanwhile handheld gamers have something knew to lose themselves in with Fire Emblem Fates releasing for the 3DS February 19.
And that my fellow gamers, was the week that was, game on!
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Biogas Plant Set For Wincanton
Plans for a new anaerobic digestion plant in Wincanton, Somerset, have been approved by the county council, with construction expected to begin in 2018.
Somerset Live reported on the decision by the council, which will see AcrEnergy, a London-based biomass company, replace existing buildings on Brains Farm with a farm anaerobic digestion plant.
The company intends to process “agricultural manures, crops, crop residues and pasteurised food waste” on the site, with the council limiting the amount of waste it can process each year to 50,000 tonnes.
AcrEnergy has also committed to a number of steps, particularly during the construction phase, that are designed to protect the local countryside and animals that live there.
Among them are the commitment to not remove any hedgerows or shrubs between March 1 and August 31 to allow birds to continue to nest in them; to gradually reduce the level of onsite vegetation to prevent the deaths of amphibians and reptiles; and to carry out extensive onsite planting.
No doubt the company will be looking for the best tank breather valves it can get before it begins construction work next year, as well as sourcing other high-quality parts for the new plant.
This is far from the first such plant to be constructed in the county though, with Somerset Waste Partnership using an anaerobic digestion plant to help tackle the county’s food waste.
According to the organisation, the facility processes up to 30,000 tonnes of food waste per year, generating enough electricity to power 1,700 homes, as well as providing electricity for the plant itself.

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The Benchmade Contego Folding Knife Combo Edge BK Blade 810SBK is a folding knife that has been manufactured using strong and high-quality materials to provide durability and reliability. “Contego” is a Latin word that means protect or shield. This knife is four inches and has a CMP-M4 steel Tanto blade. It has a handle that is made of G10 with stainless steel liners that has high friction contouring and texture. In this review, we will delve into the product features, product pros and cons, and common questions asked by customers.
Benchmade Contego Folding Knife Review with Detail Features
Strong Thumb Opener and Unique Locking System
For the knife to work effectively, the Benchmade Contego Folding Knife has an ambidextrous thumb stud opener. This is the feature that is used to release the knife from its folded position. The opener is strong and well fitted and only releases the knife when the opener is pressed. The axis locking mechanism is an inbuilt feature that ensures that the knife is firmly locked in position. The axis also helps the knife to remain stable during any action, thus providing the user with efficiency.
The Benchmade Contego Knife has a simple yet stylish design and is a great match for anyone. This knife is simple and easy to use as one must only flip using the thumb and the knife either opens the folder or folds back to its locking position. Its simplistic nature means it is a light product, thus making it easy to carry the knife around. The simple small glass breaker allows easy adjustments using the thumb, and the reverse grip is tightened.
This Benchmade Contego Folding Knife is made from strong and high-quality materials. The blade is made of CPM-M4 steel, and this means that regardless of what you cut, the surface of the knife will not bend, break or even get damaged. Additionally, the knife’s handle is made of G10, which is an unbreakable material. With that combination of a steel blade and an aluminum handle, the Benchmade Contego Folding Knife can last for a lifetime.
The Benchmade Contego is a perfect size that matches the purpose of the knife. This knife is meant to be a defensive weapon, and thus it is better that it is small. When closed, it has a length of 5.30 inches. The blade length is 3.98 inches, which is effective when attacking. The small size pocket clip that helps to keep the knife safe also makes the user more comfortable when carrying it around.
- The features an excellent CPM-M4 super steel blade.
- It is strong and durable.
- No maintenance needed as the knife is made using a simple and stylish design that cannot easily break.
- The ambidextrous thumb stud opener and the axis locking mechanism makes the knife safe for use and carrying around.
- It is very affordable.
- The hard handle can cause blisters.
- It is rather heavy for its small size.
The Benchmade Contego folding knife is designed in a simple yet stylish design for the purpose of providing the user with defense. The knife is a simple to use tool that only requires flipping the opener with the thumb. After use, the knife is folded back to its internal position. This knife is strong and made of durable and quality materials that can withstand even hard objects without getting damaged.
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The differences between Amazon’s Kindle e-readers used to be stark. The cheapest base model had paltry storage, bitsy battery life, and a slow, low-resolution screen. Meanwhile, the extravagant Kindle Oasis luxuriated in its sleek aluminum chassis, fully adjustable lighting, big battery, and physical buttons for turning pages.
But the models have slowly begun to blend together, with the less expensive Kindles adopting premium features previously only found in the Oasis. The mid-tier Paperwhite got some sprucing up in 2021, when Amazon added adjustable lighting and a USB-C port. (It’s still WIRED’s pick for best e-reader.) At last, Amazon is juicing up the base-model Kindle as well.
The new Kindle gets an upgraded display—a 300-ppi-resolution screen versus the previous Kindle’s 197 ppi. Storage is doubled to 16 GB. The new Kindle also—finally!—features a USB-C port like the newest Paperwhite models. It charges in as little as two hours over USB-C.
Unfortunately, the prices have started to converge too. The new base-model Kindle costs $100, which is 10 bucks more than the previous version. Spend another $20 and you get a version that doesn’t bombard you with ads on the lock screen.
Here’s some more news from the world of consumer technology.
Alexa Speaks Brand
The worst thing about searching for something on Google is all the ads that show up at the top of the page. Well, now Amazon is planning something like that for its Echo smart speakers.
In a blog post with the not-at-all-dystopian title “Alexa Can Now Help Brands Answer Customer Questions,” Amazon laid out a new business strategy that will allow brands to provide answers to user questions that might relate to the products the brand wants to sell. Amazon gave an example of asking Alexa how to remove pet hair from the carpet. Such a query could cause a brand-backed response to spring forth, offering to send you links to Amazon pages selling the brand’s products.
In Amazon’s brand registry system, sellers will be able to view common user questions and attach their branded answers to them. Amazon says the questions and branded answers will be reviewed by content moderators before they can be used by Alexa. Amazon insists these are not ads and that brands won’t be able to pay to submit answers. The company also says branded answers will be attributed to the brand that answered them, but it didn’t elaborate on what form that disclosure would take.
The company plans to test the feature starting in October, then roll it out across the US after that.
TikTok Wants to BeReal
Every app is trying to be TikTok, but sometimes the viral video-sharing app has to play a bit of catch-up itself.
If you are hip and cool (read: young), then surely you know about BeReal. The popular app prompts users with a notification at a random time every day that reads “Time to BeReal.” Users then have two minutes to snap a photo that captures images from both the front and back cameras. The results are quick and candid; the point of catching people unawares is to encourage more “authentic” moments than the carefully staged shots you see on platforms like Instagram.


NXNE Reveals 2019 Festival Village Lineup with Santigold, Cold War Kids, Killy
Published May 22, 2019NXNE returns to Toronto next month, and the latest wave of performers has just been announced.
The Festival Village lineup has been revealed, and it will include sets from Santigold, Cold War Kids, Killy, Anders, 88GLAM, Leikeili47, cleopatrick, Greys, Kississippi, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, the Blue Stones, Notifi, Sir Babygirl, Haviah Mighty, Just John x Dom Dias, Uptown Boyband, Hot Garbage, Walrus, No Party for Cao Dong and more to be announced in the future.
The Festival Village will take over Yonge & Dundas Square (as well as Yonge Street from Dundas Street down to Queen Street) from June 14 to 16. All performances at the Festival Village are free to the public.
The aforementioned performers are in addition to NXNE's Club Land series, which has already teased sets by the likes of American Football, CupcakKe and Royal Tusk, as well as shows curated by Brendan Canning, the Elwins, Charlotte Cornfield and many others.
The festival also boasts programming under banners like Game Land and NXNE Talks, and you can find further information and ticketing details via NXNE's official website.
The festival runs in its entirety from June 7 to 16.


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The home secretary is permanently lifting restrictions placed on police in the use of stop and search powers.
Priti Patel announced the changes in a letter to police forces on Monday, under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, saying they are part of the government’s strategy to tackle violent crime.
The law gives police officers the right to search people without reasonable grounds when serious violence is expected.
The changes extend the length of time the powers can be in force from 15 hours to 24 hours, and they can be extended to 48 hours instead of the previous 39 hours.
They also mean that the use of the powers can be authorised by an inspectors rather than the previous senior office, while a superintendent can no extend the length of time the powers are in force.
Officers authorising the powers now only need to anticipate that serious violence “may” occur, whereas previously they had to anticipate that this level of violence “will” occur, and they no longer have to inform communities in advance.
The laws are controversial due to concerns that they are used disproportionately against black and other minority groups.
In the year to March 2021, black people were seven times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people, while Asian people were two-and-a-half times more likely.
A recent report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct called for an overhaul in the use of these powers for this reason.
Ms Patel said: “The devastating impact of knife crime on families who have lost their loved one is unbearable.
“No one should have to endure the pain and suffering of the victims of these appalling crimes and we have a responsibility to them to do everything in our power to prevent future tragedies.”
She said use of stop and search has increased by around 85% since 2019 and some 50,000 weapons have been taken off the streets.
“I stand wholeheartedly behind the police so that they can build on their work to drive down knife crime by making it easier for officers to use these powers to seize more weapons, arrest more suspects and save more lives.”


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The world continues to adjust to COVID-19, and the real estate market continues to march on. With the record-low interest rates that have continued, potential homebuyers have jumped at their opportunity to purchase homes. Although purchase mortgage volume dropped 3% during the week of June 15th, it was still 18% higher than a year prior.… Read More »
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Four people is not a crowd!
With this short choreography, Chiara presents in an ironic way the oligarchic problem of our society. How too often a very small amount of people is given to take decisions that will affect and decide for millions of souls. Like aliens, they sneak in our lives, sometimes almost invisible, sometimes lifting lot of dust, for us to be blind. What when the will of four people is not the one of a million? Are we going to sit and let this happen?
Concept & choreography: Chiara Fersini (2023)
Dance: Barcelona City Ballet - Ainhoa Tepedino Urbieta, Carola Lucia Sosa Arditi, Mathilde Lopez Gonzalez, Ruby Alison Jenni
Photo credit: Fotostudio Rother


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Any Guns N' Roses fan owes it to themselves to see the group live at least once. This tour will leave a long lasting impression.
24 Oct 2017
Gorillaz, M.I.A., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Future, LL Cool J and De La Soul were amongst the many acts that drew a crowd to Citi Field.
06 Oct 2017
Queens of the Stone Age's latest Villains is their most energetic release and their tour kick off proves they remain formidable.
28 Sep 2017
The 2017 Global Citizen Festival's message for social action was amplified by Stevie Wonder and many other incredible performers and notable guests.
25 Sep 2017
Patti Smith celebrated her late husband's birthday in Central Park with their children and her band.
15 Sep 2017
A decade and a half on, James Murphy hasn’t lost his edge one bit, just like the greats never do. However, not only is he more mature and less concerned with all of us -- he is also successful in his own eyes, on his own terms
13 Sep 2017
The sensational Greta Van Fleet bear strong similarities to a seminal classic rock band. And that's terrific.
31 Aug 2017
Brooklyn's Breanna Barbara kicked off the second day of the Emerging Music Festival in Bryant Park with a raucous bluesy set.
31 Aug 2017
Deer Tick performed the entirety of the acoustic album (one of a pair of forthcoming releases) and have announced a fall tour.
29 Aug 2017
Muse treated fans to a relatively small show in New York in July and will stop at Lollapalooza and Osheaga this weekend.
04 Aug 2017
Rhiannon Giddens, formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, brought her Freedom Highway tour to New York for a powerful show. The tour resumes next week and hits Newport Folk later this summer.
02 Jun 2017
Although sound issues delayed their set on the second night, Slowdive put on an unforgettable show in Brooklyn, or rather two shows.
25 May 2017
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Anna Maria Cristadoro
Just about every product consists of different, inseparable building blocks. If we could separate these components from one another like Lego bricks and reassemble them, we would be a significant step closer to a circular economy. This is the field of work in which expert Anna Maria Cristadoro and her team are conducting research. She wants to enable better recycling of plastic waste and is firmly convinced that we can use chemistry to solve many of our current challenges.
What are you working on right now in the lab with your team?
I do research on polyurethanes, which are very versatile plastics or synthetic resins that are used, for example, to make mattresses, shoe soles or adhesives. We are all confronted with adhesives on a daily basis, because at the end of the day almost everything consists of different materials that are bonded together - whether it's packaging in the supermarket, in the car or in our shoes. This has one disadvantage: once the adhesives have cured, the bonds are almost impossible to break and it is impossible to recycle the material without leaving residues. We are working on a solution called "debonding-on-demand" - a kind of smart adhesive that stops bonding as needed. This allows the separated components to end up in the right recycling stream and be recycled.
How does this "unstickering at the touch of a button" work?
In our society, different materials are usually bonded together so tightly that the products last forever. As consumers, we want products that are durable and never break. That's what new materials are supposed to do while we use them, too, and only "debonde" - that is, split into their individual components - in the recycling process. To do this, we build a trigger into new adhesives that senses when the material is in the recycling system. For example, this trigger uses temperature, a chemical reaction, or both as a clue and then dissolves the adhesive. One possible application is shoes. Together with designers and other partners, we are researching solutions to separate individual elements such as the sole, cap and textiles. Wie funktioniert dieses „Entkleben auf Knopfdruck“?
What can we do as consumers?
The best "debonding-on-demand" adhesive is no use if the sneaker ends up in the forest. Each of us should contribute to using our waste as a source of new things by separating and disposing of it properly. Chemistry then enables the process to continue. We are working hard in research together with universities, our customers and other partners to find solutions for a circular economy with better recycling. For example, by designing materials from the molecule up so that they can be easily recycled, or we design recycling processes so that they consume as little energy as possible. To tackle sustainability properly, we definitely need to start at several points and combine different expertise.
Have you ever had a real moment of happiness in the lab?
As a native of Sicily, after completing my doctorate on biodegradable polymer groups in Italy, my path led me to BASF in Ludwigshafen, and from there to the U.S. and now to Lemförde, in the north of Germany. One of the best moments for me was when I developed a liquid polymer additive in Ludwigshafen, which was then applied in a specific formulation in the USA. It was a biodegradable dispersant for agricultural products. My task in the USA was then to accompany the production of this new product all the way to the customer. So I was very fortunate to be there for the whole process and to see how the final product then actually had the desired properties that I had been researching in the lab with the liquid solution. That's when I felt that I was exactly right in what I was doing.
You know the entire process from the first idea to the new product. What is your most important insight?
I think you have to be aware that many ideas and attempts will not work. We must not be discouraged by this. Because every result, even a negative one, brings us a little closer to a solution. And the best idea is always one of many. We researchers need to find out what works and what doesn't. To do this, we have to be courageous and also take paths that may not lead to the goal. When an idea starts to take off and works, and I can gradually get more and more people excited about it, that motivates me a lot. And only with motivation and together as a team can we be successful.
What made you want to become a researcher?
Even as a small child, I mixed all kinds of things in my mom's kitchen and was fascinated by how the substances reacted and changed color, for example. Later, it became clear to me what power chemistry has and what positive changes it enables in our everyday lives and in our world. So it was clear to me that I wanted to do chemistry - with a connection to materials science. It fulfills me to be able to hold the result of chemical changes in my hand. After graduating from university in Italy and doing my doctorate in Mainz, I started working in research at BASF in 2008 and have since worked there at various sites. The chemical industry is my absolute feel-good place. Here I can contribute to improving things and creating something new.
Does your spirit of research and curiosity also make itself felt in your private life?
In the moments when I come down and reflect, for example when I'm playing with my twins or baking, the best ideas often come to me. I'm very connected to my work and wouldn't be where I am today without the fun I get from research. I carry this over into my private life as well, because I can't help but pass on my enthusiasm for chemistry. I also do this, for example, in the vacation program for the children of my colleagues. Children often see more possibilities than adults, and their openness and curiosity with which they absorb information shows me that anything is possible.
Dirk Voeste: Die Wichtigkeit von Bodengesundheit
BASF sucht ebenfalls nach Möglichkeiten, CO2 abzuscheiden und zu speichern. Wie etwa in einem Projekt mit Air Liquide, bei dem das Unternehmen an seinem Verbundstandort im belgischen Antwerpen die weltweit größte grenzüberschreitende Wertschöpfungskette zur Speicherung von CO2 (Carbon Capture Storage, CCS) entwickelt. Das Ziel: die Beförderung von CO2 zu Offshore-Senken mithilfe der Hafeninfrastruktur von Antwerpen-Brügge.

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"We believe we've developed a strong plan, one which includes beer distributors, to also give them the ability to grow their business," Turzai spokesman Steve Miskin said Friday.
Turzai's new plan calls for issuing 1,600 licenses, the first 1,050 of which would be offered to beer distributors, who under current law can sell only beer, and only by the case - or keg. The remaining licenses would be auctioned off, on a county-by-county basis, to the highest bidders.
In other words, the plan holds out to Pennsylvania drinkers the hope of one-stop shopping, such as their New Jersey counterparts already enjoy: beer, wine and liquor under the same roof.
The plan also would, for the first time, let beer distributors sell six-packs - or any other configuration, such as an 18-pack - with no limit on the number of packages sold in a single transaction. Now, as Pennsylvania beer drinkers know, one can only buy six-packs at bars, delis, or taverns (usually at a steep markup), and no more than two at a time.
It was not immediately clear from Turzai's office how much money he believes the state could reap from this plan. A report commissioned last year by Corbett, a staunch privatization supporter, said auctioning off the Liquor Control Board's 600-plus retail stores, as well as its wholesale liquor operations, could raise as much as $1.6 billion.
Privatization foes - chief among them the union representing liquor store clerks - on Friday were quick to pick apart Turzai's latest proposal, grousing that it lacked detail and asserting that no privatization model can bring state coffers the kind of money the current system does.
Also in the "against" column: some in the state's beer industry.
"This plan is not good for beer," said Jay D. Wiederhold, president of the Pennsylvania Beer Alliance, which represents wholesalers. "It's disguised as being good for beer, but the fundamental problem is, you are trying to privatize a state-controlled system by interfering with private business. Beer in this state is a private industry."
He and other industry people said it would be tough for mom-and-pop distributors to afford the licenses to sell wine and hard liquor. Turzai's bill would charge distributors a flat fee that would vary by county.
If they do purchase a license, those distributors would then need to scramble for cash to buy inventories of wine and liquor and perhaps knock down walls in their stores to make room to fit it all in.
This in the midst of rising competition from supermarkets and other chains that have recently received LCB licenses to sell beer. Under Turzai's bill, distributors would be the only ones allowed for the first decade to sell beer, wine, and hard liquor - but businesses such as Wegmans that already have beer licenses would be grandfathered in.
"This is not a pro-small-business bill, this is a very big-business bill," said Paul Egonopoulos, owner of Brewers Outlet in Philadelphia's Mount Airy section and a director of the 450-member Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania. "More accurately, it's a supermarket bill."
Beyond the beer industry, privatization still faces a tough battle inside the Capitol, from those in the legislature who say alcohol should be tightly controlled to union supporters who worry that LCB employees will lose good-paying jobs.
There is also spirited debate on whether it makes financial sense to scrap the current system, which provides reliable revenue for the state. "It's real simple," said Wendell W. Young IV, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, which represents 3,000 employees in wine and spirits shops. "You cannot take the system private and make the state the same kind of money."
According to the LCB, liquor sales this fiscal year have totaled $1.5 billion, with the agency set to kick roughly $80 million in profit into state coffers.
That is on top of $113 million in sales tax - plus money raised from the 18 percent so-called Johnstown flood tax slapped onto wine and liquor sales. That tax has generated nearly $273 million this fiscal year, which ends June 30.
Turzai's plan would replace that 18 percent levy with a new gallonage tax, at a rate not immediately made public Friday.
Young said he would be "relentless" in his efforts to beat back the latest privatization push. He said he did not believe Turzai had the votes to get it passed in the House, where Young said more than 200 amendments had already been filed to change the legislation. "It is going to look like freaking Frankenstein," he said.
But like the monster of fiction and film, the idea is popular. Every recent poll has found a solid majority wants the state to get out of the liquor business.
"Privatization has very broad support throughout Pennsylvania," Miskin said Friday. "Because, frankly, people travel - and they know that Pennsylvania's system just doesn't work."
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Sugar & Ice Creamery- Sweet Pea
Top 5 Worst Flavors
Congratulations to Sugar & Ice! They’ve made it into the historical top 5 worst ice cream flavors I’ve ever tried. Keep in mind that this list is continually updating and the Top 5 Worst Flavors badge will be stripped from them if someone else beats them.
To read on why this is one of the worst flavors, read on below.
Sweet Pea Flavor Profile
Sweet pea ice cream is one of those concepts that sounds great on social media or even in theory, but in practice it’s turns out just like Frankenstein’s monster.
“Let’s do a vegetable inspired flavor!” They say.
“It’ll get kids to start eating their vegetables!” The say.
These are simply the ramblings of a concerned health parent who doesn’t know when to bow out. At the very least, if you plan to make a healthy tasting flavor, make it taste good! Don’t make the good thing taste bad like its some form of petty revenge on a widely beloved dessert.
In terms of the flavor profile, it’s like a half mix between straight sweet cream, and then the frozen peas that you get from the grocery store. It’s not like these are fresh peas- no. These are the nasty ones that are served in school cafeterias along with carrots and will get thrown away by 100% of the student population. There’s a tiny taste of produce at the beginning, followed by a middle of straight cream. But when it finishes, it goes down your throat and leaves the most terrible pea aftertaste to linger and fester. I’m sorry did I say pea? I actually meant pee (metaphorically). Because at this point, it feels like they just urinated all over a dessert I love.
Is there anything redeeming about this?
Yes, the waffle cone. I found myself in favor of eating the freshly made waffle cone instead of the ice cream. To liken it to another dessert, that’s like seeing a dessert cart come by with all sorts of delicious goodies, and then choosing the fortune cookie without the fortune. Nobody likes the fortune cookie taste! It’s merely a vehicle to get to that sweet sweet fortune. It’s the same here. The cone is just the delivery system to get the ice cream it holds within. But in this circumstance, I found myself more intrigued with the packaging than the goods inside.
To elaborate on the wonderous waffle cone a little more, it was light, thin, and not too intrustive. In normal circumstances, it’d be perfect because it doesn’t have a potent flavor profile to muddle the purity of the ice cream. It would just be a simple, supporting character, one whose light sweet carb taste could pair with virtually any flavor. Also, according the scooper, they’re made fresh, so they have a nice slight bend with warmth eminating from them.
Overall the cone was the part of this experience that I enjoyed the most.
Sweet Pea Conclusion
In conclusion, this flavor takes the worst elements of healthy food and desserts and combines them together. The terrible taste of peas with none of the health benefits, and then adds in all the fattening aspects of ice cream, with little to none of the deliciousness. Sugar & Ice is a great family friendly establishment along a Barrington Highway, and they have some good standard flavors, but the sweet pea just isn’t one of them. Also, their waffle cones are pretty amazing.
If you are a bit of a masochist and want to find out if sweet pea is as bad as I say, Sugar & Ice Creamery is located at 146 Calef Hwy, Barrington, NH 03825.
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What to eat the night before
No one knows better than Joan Buchbinder, the sports dietitian for the Boston Celtics, about the importance of eating a carbohydrate-rich dinner, along with some lean protein, as well as an evening snack before the big game (or race).
“Carbs will be stored in a runner’s muscles as glycogen, which is the gasoline that will fuel you during the 26.2 mile run. If you’re not a pasta lover, load up on familiar foods, such as rice, potatoes, whole grain cereals, pancakes, waffles, French toast , veggies, fruits, and fruit juices. The night before a marathon is not the time to experiment with a new recipe.”


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Remarkable Collection Reunites Timeless Classics Including 1941, Street Fighter and Strider
SUNNYVALE, Calif - November 18, 2005 - Just when the past was in the past, Capcom® today announced Capcom® Classics Collection Remixed, a remarkable compilation for the PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) system which will have every gaming generation reminiscing about the good ole arcade days. Bursting with retro flavor, this portable arcade compilation comes together in an amazing collection of 20 all-time favorites that will have gamers reaching for their quarters. Adding to the bountiful content, the game is further enhanced with wireless multiplayer gameplay via the PSP system's ad hoc mode. Bonus features are abound in this 20-in-1 anthology, enticing those wanting a great handheld gaming package at a tremendous value. Capcom Classics Collection Remixed is scheduled for release throughout North America in March 2006.
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed provides quality entertainment that delves deep into Capcom's history, offering players more depth and gameplay challenges. Play this latest cache of classics in several aspect ratios including normal, stretch or, depending on the title, its original vertical orientation. Fully customizable controls enhance the gaming experience by allowing the reassignment of the analog stick to accommodate vertical games. Enjoy the timeless hits of yesteryear with the wireless capabilities the portable system has to offer such as joining no-fuss multiplayer games and downloading music. Players will need to be pried away from this game as the multitude of bonus materials will have them glued to the system wanting more.
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed boasts the following features:
- 20-games-in-1 including:
o 1941 - A vertical shooter that challenges player to shoot down enemy fighters, buildings, ships andvehicles.
o Avengers - A unique top down, vertically scrolling beat 'em up has players roving through the gang riddled streets of Paradise City in search of the ring leader who has taken hostages.
o Block Block - An innovative twist to the block breaking genre, Block Block features a two player co-op mode, allowing for the cooperative destruction of blocks. Also unique to this title was the constantly shrinking paddle that forced player to finish each board as quickly as possible.
o Captain Commando - Following in the footsteps of several great side-scrolling brawler titles, this four player co-op game tracks the adventures of four intergalactic space rangers who must enforce peace throughout the galaxy.
o Magic Sword - An intense side-scrollinggame that takes players through 50 levels of the ominous Dragon Tower in order to defeat the evil Drokkmar.
o Quiz and Dragons - The most innovative quiz game of its time which features integrated RGP style gameplay. Taking place on a virtual board game, players would roll the dice to determine their progression. A battle would ensue if characters landed on an enemy. Knowledge is power as quizzes are provided with each confronted challenger. Answering correctly is a strike against the enemy. A wrong answer is a strike against the player.
o Street Fighter - The game that started the entire fighting phenomenon and created a generation of video game brawlers. The first Capcom fighting game only had two playable characters, Ken and Ryu, who would travel the world to compete in martial arts tournaments.
o Strider - An inventive action platform game that follows Strider Hiryu who must save the earth from the clutches of the evil Grandmaster Meio and his minions.
o Three Wonders - A compilation of three games in one that covered three different genres: horizontal scrolling platformer (Midnight Wanders), horizontal scrolling shooter (Chariot) and a puzzle game (Don't Pull).
o Varth - A scrolling aerial vertical shooter that has players in the cockpit ofa plane firing shots on the offensive or defensive.
- Network functionality -
o Easily join multiplayer games, via the PSP system's wireless ad hoc mode, at anytime without the fuss of complicated lobby rooms.
o Download music to the memory stick.
o Virally transfer high score data to and from others systems while engaging in multiplayer battles.
- Customizable controls - Reassign the PSP system controls to suit any gaming preference or style.
- Selection of screen settings - Change the size ratio including normal, stretch or vertical.
- Bonus content - Listen to remixed music and view original artwork.
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Founded in 1983, the company has created world renowned franchises including Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, Devil May Cry and the Onimusha series. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company maintains operations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Tokyo and Hong Kong. More information about Capcom and its products can be found on the company's web site at www.capcom.com.
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Tag / The Met
News • Aug 15, 2018 18:35 BST
Police are appealing for information following a fatal collision in High Holborn.
News • Aug 15, 2018 00:05 BST
Buddha statue stolen from India 57 years ago is to be returned to the Indian High Commissioner
News • Aug 14, 2018 07:06 BST
The Metropolitan Police Service has become the first British police force to develop its own mobile fingerprint device in a move that will save both officer time and public money
News • Aug 11, 2018 17:13 BST
There have been seven reported knifepoint robberies on lone women in their cars in Newham borough, since 19 July.
News • Aug 10, 2018 10:56 BST
Second man arrested in connection with the murder of Gerard Hoarau is released under investigation.
News • Aug 09, 2018 17:19 BST
Statement following the Central London County Court judgment in the case of Joseph, Coburn and Sammy v Commissioner
News • Aug 07, 2018 09:15 BST
A seven-year-old boy has died following a fire in Lewisham.
News • Aug 03, 2018 18:12 BST
PS Alan Weddell, attached to Lambeth boroughwas dismissed without notice on Friday, 3 August
News • Aug 03, 2018 16:24 BST
Safaa Boular, 18 (29.03.00) of south-west London, was sentenced two terms of life imprisonment for two counts of preparation of terrorist acts
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Officers in Greenwich would like to speak to Lloyd Boniface about a stabbing in Eltham.
News • Aug 02, 2018 06:00 BST
Detectives in Haringey have today released the image of two men they would like to speak to following a grievous bodily harm (GBH) attack that left their female victim suffering severe injuries to her face and head.
News • Aug 01, 2018 19:11 BST
Officers have made an arrest for fraud offences relating to Grenfell Tower.

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From the album Adivinanza de la guitarra (track #19)
Here we have an example of work inspired by ‘música de ida y vuelta (roundtrip songs) . It is about guajiras composed for learning purposes. The work presents a continuous tonal modulation with passages of great virtuosity which compels the soloist to use barré/bar chords and profound knowledge of the fingerboard of the instrument.
Notes: Ismael Ramos
 Musical forms that originated in Spain, traveled to Latin America (mainly Cuba), and subsequently reintroduced to Spain in their renewed form.
 A musical form of flamenco which is derived from farmers’ songs about the beauty of Eastern Cuba.


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The message below was sent to the campus community by email, phone, text and social media:
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area. A tornado watch means tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area.
Please monitor local weather reports for the latest information.
The University recommends keeping cell phones charged and set to receive calls and text messages.
Updates will be posted on the Wake Alert website at wakealert.wfu.edu.
In the event of a tornado warning, Wake Forest will use the Wake Alert emergency notification system to communicate with students, faculty, and staff. An announcement would be posted on the Wake Alert web site and the University’s home page at wfu.edu; sent by text, email and voice mail; and posted on the Wake Alert Twitter and Facebook accounts.
To contact the Office of Family Engagement, please visit our contact page.
One of the best ways parents/families can help their students is to let them solve their own problems. Use the Stop, Drop, and Roll method when your student contacts you with a problem. The flyer also lists contact information for serious concerns where family intervention might be appropriate.
Select slide shows and handouts from Orientation sessions are available online.


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Glenn Proudfoot—an incredibly talented guitarist, and frequent Guitar World contributor to boot—is currently preparing the release of his new album, Fire & Rain, next month. Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of the album's first single, "Broken."
The song—which features Lucius Borich on drums and Peter Reggie Bowman on bass and backing vocals—was recorded with Proudfoot's trusty Strat, in addition to his Victory VX ‘The Kraken’ 50-watt amp and 4x12 Victory cabinet.
“It was my goal to dig a little deeper with this album, both musically and melodically, while still maintaining the tough, gritty, organic and technical elements of music that I love so much,” Proudfoot said of Fire & Rain.
“While I was focused on pushing into some deeper areas of both my lyrics and music the one thing that I wanted to keep constant was the intense riffs and big solos, the guitar is the definitive driving force behind every song on this album.”
You can check out the "Broken" video below.
For more on Proudfoot, follow along on Facebook.


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Both men and women compete in field hockey at the Olympic games. Twelve teams qualify through a series of tournaments. China is guaranteed one automatic entry, while five continental championships determine up to nine other qualifiers. Three Olympic qualification tournaments are held to determine the last three entrants.
For the competition, there are two rounds. In the first round, teams are divided into two pools of six teams, then play follows a round robin format. Each team plays every other team in the pool once. The top four teams advance to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, and the bronze and gold medal games.


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SLT's preferred methods of conservation are to act as a facilitator in a transaction leading to conservation by other group(s) and the use of conservation restrictions (CR), but the range of conservation strategies that SLT may consider is outlined below.
Facilitator. In partnership with another conservation organization, state agency or the town, SLT may help
a) negotiate a deal;
b) develop a conservation strategy for a property; and/or
c) fund a project.
SLT would hold no interest in or stewardship responsibility for the property.
Fee Ownership. SLT acquires land through purchase, bargain sale, donation, or bequest. SLT maintains perpetual stewardship and management responsibility for this conservation property. (See SLT Stewardship Policy for information on endowments.) SLT may grant conservation restrictions on land it owns in fee to another conservation organization, agency or town.
Temporary Fee Ownership. SLT acquires land as described above with the intent to convey it to a public or private third party for conservation purposes. The property may be conserved by SLT prior to the transfer or by the third party after the transfer.
Partial Interest. SLT acquires a Conservation Restriction (CR), Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR), or other partial interest in the property. SLT maintains perpetual stewardship responsibility for ensuring compliance with the CR APR's are then transferred to the State. Recognizing the time and expense involved, unless the property is important habitat or abuts conservation or significant agricultural lands, we avoid parcels of less than five acres. SLT always establishes a stewardship endowment.
In its first twenty years, it has seemed prudent to SLT to co-hold CRs with a larger organization (BNRC, TNC, ATC, etc.) where conservation goals overlap, so that in the event of a violation or other problem, the financial resources of both SLT and the larger organization will be available to defend the CR.
Limited development. This method may be used in conjunction with one of the four conservation methods listed above. SLT would sell or facilitate the sale of a portion of the property for appropriate development to help fund the conservation of the majority of the original property. In its first twenty years, SLT has not done a limited development transaction.


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For centuries, fishing rights on the river Welland in Market Deeping and Deeping St James were owned by the Crown and leased to local tenants. Documents in the 1500s and 1600s specified the stretch of river as from Market Deeping Mills to “Kenulph Stone alias Cross in the Ewe” or “Le Crosse in the Eya” (meaning Eau or Water).
Kennulph’s Stone is named on modern Ordnance Survey maps, and forms the downstream boundary for Deeping St James Angling Club, but its position and history are obscure. If you go to the end of Willow Drove in Newborough, walk a few yards to the right, then down a track into a field, you will find the monument shown below, by the side of a dyke.
The letter K engraved in the top section signifies Kesteven, with H for Holland on the opposite face. It is dated 1817, when it was set as the southernmost point between the two county divisions. It also marks the boundary between Deeping St James and Crowland parishes.
Although the top stone is only 200 years old, the structure is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, as the base is believed to date from around 1200. It was originally positioned as a boundary stone for land owned by Crowland Abbey, which can be seen in the distance. The early history of the Abbey is uncertain, but in the mid 1100s it is known to have been under the control of the Abbot of Peterborough. His predecessor between 992 and 1006 was named Cenwulf (Cenulf or Kenulf), whose notable achievement was building a wall around the Abbey of St Peter’s at Medehamstede and changing its name to St Peter’s Burgh, hence Peterborough as it’s known today. It seems fitting that his name is still commemorated by a boundary stone.
Disputes often arose between Deeping people and monks at Crowland Abbey over fishing and access to the fenland. A chronicler recorded that in May 1393, “a vast multitude of people of Depying came into the marshes with an armed force and outrageously threw to the ground the cross called Kenulphstone…” They were said to have broken it into pieces and thrown it into the pools.
So the original Cross, literally did end up in the water! Some of the perpetrators were taken to Lincoln Castle and held until their accomplices restored the damage.


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“.. the funniest show since they were last in town.”
The Laughing Samoans comedy duo of Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea’i has been touring the world for more than a decade now performing their unique and hilarious brand of humour. Don’t miss the latest offering from one of New Zealand’s most successful live comedy acts. These guys sold out the last time they were here so buy your tickets now and avoid disappointment.
“Laughing With Samoans” was an instant hit, selling out in Wellington, Auckland and a return season in Wellington. The first professional show Ete and Tofiga did together was called “Laughing With Samoans” which premiered in February 2003 at the New Zealand Fringe Festival at the Illott Chamber of the Wellington Town Hall, New Zealand.
The show featured Tofiga as the MC, another young Samoan comedian, James Nokise as the opening act and Ete as the main attraction. By the end of the first Auckland season however, Ete and Tofiga decided to develop the show into a two-man show as James was looking to travel overseas. “Laughing With Samoans” was such a hit people started referring to Ete and Tofiga as ‘the Laughing With Samoans guys’, so they abbreviated and adopted the name and the Laughing Samoans was born.
In October 2004, the Laughing Samoans premiered their first show as a duo called A Small Samoan Wedding. This was another hit with sell out shows throughout New Zealand, the Big Laugh Festival in Sydney, Australia, the 5,000 seater fMf Dome in Suva, Fiji, and the 2,000 seater National Auditorium in Rarotonga. It also toured Hawai’i and the United States.
Since then the Laughing Samoans have produced and toured a new show every twelve months, playing to larger venues in more and more places. In 2005 it was Old School, 2006 it was Off Work and last year it was Crack Me Off.
Catch the comedy duo when they hit Cairns this November. The Laughing Samoans: Island Time! Will be shown at Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns this November 19. Our Cairns Holiday Apartments are just minutes away from Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns.
We offer a great selection of apartments. Choose from our one bedroom apartment, two bedroom apartment and two bedroom apartment with disabled facilities. Our room amenities include air-conditioning, ceiling fans, a fully equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, broadband internet and WiFi access, bed linen and towels, free cable TV, flat screen TV and others.
For booking information, please visit http://tropictowers.etourism.net.au
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The property is located on a very busy intersection. An intervention in the existing building use class made possible better light and sun exposure conditions. In order to defuse the “T”-point, a V-shaped courtyard has been cut into the building. The paths to the access balcony and the ancillary areas are concentrated around the courtyard.
A passage in the East creates a pedestrian connection between Brünnerstraße and a park in the West.
A large variety of apartment ground plans are made possible through the particular body structure of the building. Openness and the dynamic of the space structure may add to the diversity of housing units.
B-type apartments can be put together into bigger units, each with correspondingly large sanitary facilities. It is possible to connect the rooms between the B and C-type apartments, or to merge them together.
The apartments are designed in a very compact way and are economically optimized. The flats offer the same quality and category of living by taking up less usable space.
LIVING IN A COMMUNITY
The project has a differentiated system of meeting and communication rooms with varying degrees of privacy, for example community rooms and a community kitchen.
The development scheme of spatial connectivity results in small and easy to manage neighborhoods. The large diversity of free spaces strengthens the identification of the inhabitants with their residential complex. Additionally, the integration of the lower social groups in the managed apartments on the ground floor furthers the building of the community spirit and reduces prejudice.
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Did you know that a simplified limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée simplifiée - SARL-S) does not work in the same way as the standard limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée - SARL)? Why? Because there is no blocking of funds!
All the partners simply have to sign an affidavit to prove that the contributions in cash or in kind have been released.
What are the steps to set up an SARL-S?
First you have to draft and sign the articles of association established by private deed (or before a notary if preferred).
Then it is necessary to apply for the relevant business permit to the Ministry of the Economy.
Once you have received the provisional authorisation with a reference number, you can register the company with the Trade and Companies Register (RCSL) but must not forget to submit the affidavit in order to prove that the contributions in cash or in kind have been released.
You then have to open a company bank account and will thereafter receive the definitive business permit from the Ministry of the Economy.
Finally, you only need to register with the different administrations (CCSS, AED and any other administration depending on the profession chosen) before you can begin operations!


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Stimulate your students’ curiosity about technology by sharing with them the unique green design of the Flower Dome, the Supertrees, and more. Enhance their appreciation of how modern innovations and the “natural” environment can co-exist.
They will learn:
For Primary 1 to 6.
Read Terms & Conditions.
$150 per group of 20 (excludes Flower Dome’s admission fee)
Plant Diversity, Sustainability, Social Studies, Science, CCE, English

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St Antony's Exim Private Limited was registered at Registrar of Companies Chennai on 30 July, 2010 and is categorised as Company limited by Shares and an Non-govt company.
St Antony's Exim Private Limited's Corporate Identification Number (CIN) is U51909TN2010PTC076791 and Registeration Number is 076791.
St Antony's Exim Private Limited registered address on file is 5-A/195A, 2ND STREET CALDWELL COLONY TUTICORIN Thoothukudi TN 628008 IN, - , Tamil Nadu, .
St Antony's Exim Private Limited currently have 2 Active Directors / Partners: Adhariyan Thartius Rybin, Clifton Xavier, and there are no other Active Directors / Partners in the company except these 2 officials.
St Antony's Exim Private Limited is involved in Trading Activity and currently company is in Active Status.


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Sunmore Sans Serif an created by Viaction Type.Co. It’s a sans serif font with elegant characters. It’s perfect for your elegant-themed work, suitable also for elegant vintage.
This font is available in six font style variants, making it easy to do work on various design themes. Sunmore Font is equipped with multilingual accents.


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|Reviews for Lord Charming|
| lucysaionji chapter 507 . 10h ago
wow..you are amazing.. i am completely into this story.. the way you manage to express within 100 words is astounding.. keep on your amazing writing..
| KagedIn chapter 507 . 17h ago
These snippets never fail to amuse me! Love it!
| Sarah Victoria Cullen chapter 507 . 3/10
*falls over laughing* Okay, I will admit, that last line was freakin' hilarious.
| Kaggybearr chapter 507 . 3/9
HAHAHAHA love that chip ending
| romina chapter 400 . 3/7
yo creo que mientras mas capitulos mejor y no encuento razon de prisa
| Guest chapter 1 . 3/6
What is happening with all of you how do you like the couple of seshhomaru and kagome are you crazy or something they don't even match together one word disgusting!
| Guest chapter 507 . 3/6
"Come share a bag of chips with me."
For some reason this line amuses me greatly XD
| ChocolateKisses9 chapter 507 . 3/7
Still so glad this story is running!
It's just getting better and better! I love how all of this is going, and how you do the characters so much like themselves. Sesshomaru's mother is so amazing. She's amusing, keeps throwing twists in there, and everything else! But I love this chapter too! lol Just the ending had me laughing :D
Anyways, just wanted to say I love this whole story and I'm so glad it's still going on!
I haven't reviewed this in a long time, and I figured I was way past due.
So here's a little review for you and have a wonderful day! :)
| llebreknit chapter 507 . 3/7
HAHA Sess sharing a bag of chips with Miroku?!
| karla chapter 506 . 3/5
Oh! Can't wait for more !
| S-chan08 chapter 507 . 3/7
Hey great fic! I can't wait to see Kagome out lout that she wants Sesshoumaru XD please update soon o/
| NinjaNine chapter 507 . 3/7
Woohoo! Sesshoumaru and Miroku bonding session!
| noMuku chapter 507 . 3/7
| Killercandycane chapter 506 . 3/4
Lol they are now ganging up on her xD
| AshWolf Forever chapter 507 . 3/6
Poor Sesshoumaru. Lol what a culture shock.

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Kid Friendly Chicken Wraps
1/2 package NATURE’S GREENS™ Kale
1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
1 cup low fat shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup Thousand Island dressing
6 (10-inch size) tortillas
1. Chop Kale finely and set aside.
2. Skin and shred chicken.
3. Combine shredded chicken with chopped kale and cheese, tossing to combine.
4. Add dressing, tossing to coat.
5. Divide chicken mixture evenly between tortillas.
6. Roll up to enclose chicken mixture.
Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritious Kids Popsicles
1 cup low fat frozen yogurt
1/4 cup vanilla flavored almond milk
1/2 cup Orange Strawberry Banana 100% juice
1 cup NATURE’S GREENS™ kale
1 banana, sliced
1 teaspoon honey
1. Spoon yogurt in a blender.
2. Pour almond milk and juice over frozen yogurt.
3. Spoon kale, banana in with other ingredients.
4. Pour in honey.
5. Blend until kale is well pulverized.
6. Pour mixture into 3-ounce paper cups and place in freezer.
7. After 30 minutes, insert Popsicle sticks into frozen Popsicle mixture.
8. When ready to serve, tear off paper cups and enjoy.
Yield 8 popsicles.
Easy Kale Smoothie
2 pears, unpeeled and chopped
1 or 2 bananas, sliced
1/2 cup white grape juice
2 cups water
1/4 cup honey
3-4 cups NATURE’S GREENS™ kale
Blend the first 5 ingredients in a blender. Spoon in kale and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Yield 6 cups smoothie.
Quick Veggie Pizza
1 tablespoon Extra Lite Olive Oil
1 (10-ounce size) pkg. VERSATILE VEGGIES® Fajita Mix
1 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 (10-ounce size) pkg. VERSATILE VEGGIES® Squash Medley
1 cup VERSATILE VEGGIES® diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded Six Cheese Italian Blend shredded cheese
1 (1.5 lb. size) prepared pizza crust
1. Sauté fajita mix and garlic in olive oil. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
2. Spoon Mixture in the center of unbaked pizza crust.
3. Top cooked vegies with squash medley.
4. Spoon tomatoes around outer crust.
5. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 425° for 18 minutes or until cheese has melted and vegetables are tender.
Yield: 6-8 slices.


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Garbage fire leads to damage, restitution
Edward Wynn Jay of New York Mills was convicted in connection with an illegal fire that spread and destroyed trees on a neighbor’s property in Newton Township, in the New York Mills area.
Jay appeared in Otter Tail County District Court on Feb. 26 and accepted a plea agreement of 30 days in the county jail, stayed for one year. He will pay restitution totaling $1,915.
The neighbor whose trees were destroyed will receive $840. Payment to the New York Mills Fire Department will be $675, and $400 will go to the Department of Natural Resources’ Forestry Division.
An investigation determined that Jay began an illegal burn of household garbage on Nov. 19, 2012. He then left the property without ensuring that the fire was extinguished. Later in the day, the unattended fire escaped into adjacent fields.
The neighbor who lost trees to the fire said he planted the white spruce between 10 and 15 years ago.


By Madelaine B. Miraflor
The National Food Authority (NFA) is set to propose to the NFA Council additional importation of 1 million metric ton s of rice to fill its buffer stocks until the early part of next year.
An NFA official said the agency has done drafting the proposal to import additional 500,000 MT of rice for this year, and another 500,000 MT of rice in the first few months of 2019.
According to the NFA official, the proposal will soon be submitted to interagency Food Security Committee (FSC) on Rice before it will be presented to NFA Council, which is the highest policy-making body of the grains agency.
“We will propose this asap [as soon as possible]. We will refer it to FSC. We are ready even for our proposal for next year,” the source, who refused to be named, said.
But NFA Administrator Jason Aquino confirmed the plan. He said the rationale for this move is to avoid the same situation this year when the agency completely ran out of stocks, the first time it happened in many years.
The importation got delayed several times since the economic managers won’t give it a go, citing abundance in supply.
“We don’t want this to happen again so we are planning [to propose this] as soon as possible. Ideally, the importation will be timed for December arrival,” Aquino told reporters Thursday.
He said the proposal should be submitted on or before October.
As for the mode of importation, he said he prefers it to be done through a government-to-government bidding “for faster transaction.”
The source explained that if the NFA won’t be allowed to import additional 500,000 MT this year, the agency’s inventory would only last for 2 to 3 days by the end of December.
If it did get the approval, NFA will have a buffer stock of 18 to 20 days, which would be considered “safe”.
Under the law, NFA is required to have at least 15-day buffer stock at any given time and 30-day buffer stock during lean season, which starts in July and ends in September.
The NFA Council meeting happens every third week of the month but the source said the agency will have to face FSC first.
Chaired by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), FSC members include NFA, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and group of farmers.
In a separate interview, Mercedita Sombilla, NEDA Director of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environment Staff, said she doesn’t see the need for another importation for this year.
“We have so much supply with MAV also coming in,” Sombilla said.
If the importation of additional 500,000 MT this year will be approved and will indeed be scheduled for arrival in December, the amount of rice the country will be importing for this year alone would already rise to as much as 2.4 million MT.
This includes the 500,000 MT of rice imported through the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) scheme of the World Trade Organization in February, which was followed by another 250,000 MT for its second tranche; 500,000 MT of rice imported through the NFA-led government-to-government and government-to-private bidding; and the first phase of the latest MAV importation, which stood around 653,000 MT.
In April, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the Philippines may only import as much as 1.4 million MT this year.
The output for the country’s main staple is also seen to reach record levels this year, with bulk of the rice production expected over the next six months.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that for the second half of this year, rice output will reach “record levels” as typhoon allows rainfed areas to replant. In 2017, the country’s total rice output ended at a record level of 19.26 million metric tons (MT).