Sleater-Kinney Announce 2019 Tour Dates
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Sleater-Kinney aren’t going to make us wait another decade for a follow-up to their comeback album, No Cities To Love. The influential rock band just announced that they are hitting the road in October behind a slate of new songs.
The tour for the group’s ninth album, The Center Won’t Hold, kicks off in Spokane in October. From there, the group will head to the Boise outpost of the Knitting Factory and run through the west with stops at Salt Lake City’s Depot and Denver’s Odgden Theatre.
A trek through the Midwest follows before Sleater-Kinney play Nashville’s famous Ryman Auditorium and Atlanta’s Tabernacle. From there, the band takes a trip up the East Coast and into Canada, doubling back for another slate of Midwestern dates and a few Texas shows. The tour closes out with a West Coast itinerary that takes them nearly back to where they started, ending the trip with a show at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on November 23.
Tickets go on sale June 14; take a look at the dates below.
Sleater-Kinney Tour Dates
|09/05/19||Raleigh, NC||Hopscotch Music Festival|
|10/09/19||Spokane, WA||Fox Theatre|
|10/11/19||Boise, ID||Knitting Factory Concert House|
|10/12/19||Salt Lake City, UT||The Depot|
|10/13/19||Denver, CO||Ogden Theatre|
|10/15/19||Minneapolis, MN||Palace Theatre|
|10/16/19||Milwaukee, WI||Riverside Theater|
|10/18/19||Chicago, IL||Riviera Theatre|
|10/20/19||Louisville, KY||Old Forester’s Paristown Hall|
|10/21/19||Nashville, TN||Ryman Auditorium|
|10/25/19||Washington, DC||The Anthem|
|10/26/19||Pittsburgh, PA||Stage AE|
|10/27/19||Philadelphia, PA||The Fillmore|
|10/29/19||Boston, MA||House of Blues|
|10/30/19||Brooklyn, NY||Kings Theatre|
|10/31/19||New York, NY||Hammerstein Ballroom|
|11/01/19||Columbus, OH||Newport Music Hall|
|11/03/19||Toronto, ON||Rebel Complex|
|11/04/19||Detroit, MI||Majestic Theatre|
|11/05/19||St. Louis, MO||The Pageant|
|11/07/19||Houston, TX||House of Blues|
|11/08/19||Dallas, TX||House of Blues|
|11/09/19||Austin, TX||ACL Live at Moody Theater|
|11/11/19||Phoenix, AZ||The Van Buren|
|11/12/19||San Diego, CA||The Observatory North Park|
|11/13/19||Santa Ana, CA||The Observatory OC|
|11/14/19||Los Angeles, CA||Hollywood Palladium|
|11/16/19||Oakland, CA||Fox Theater|
|11/19/19||Portland, OR||Crystal Ballroom|
|11/21/19||Vancouver, BC||Commodore Ballroom|
|11/23/19||Seattle, WA||Paramount Theatre|
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UFC champion Daniel Cormier is a certified WWE fan and he aired out his suggestion and comments about the upcoming SummerSlam 2016. He is not sold with Brock Lesnar taking on Randy Orton.
Cormier together with Lesnar was victorious against separate rivals in last weekend’s UFC 200 held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cormier was supposed to fight Jon Jones for the undisputed light heavyweight division but was flagged by USADA for possible anti-doping violation. Instead of Jones, Cormier fought against Anderson Silva, who accepted the fight on a 48-hours notice, and won via unanimous decision.
— Jon Fisher (@JonFisherTV) July 11, 2016
Lesnar, on the other hand, fought against Mark Hunt in the heavyweight division and won via unanimous decision as well. Cormier noted that Lesnar should be given a title fight rather than babysitting for the comeback of Randy Orton. Cormier added that Lesnar has beaten one of the top 10 heavyweights in the UFC, which makes him unstoppable, and yet he is not given a title shot at the WWE.
“I think I’d make him more unbeatable. In WWE they call him the ‘conqueror’, the ‘beast incarnate’, you know, he can’t be beaten. I’d make him more unstoppable now because he just did something that I’m not sure anyone else over there can do. He came in and beat a top ten heavyweight, so you just make him more unstoppable. I say to hell with Randy Orton, and throw the belt on him again, because it legitimizes it because of what he did tonight,” Cormier said in an interview about Lesnar’s appearance at this year’s SummerSlam.
— WrestlingNewsSource (@WNSource) July 11, 2016
For Cormier, Orton does not stand a chance against Lesnar, who has shown what he is made of during his fight against Hunt. Cormier added that Lesnar would only hurt Orton when they tangle inside the ring on Aug. 21 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cormier added that the WWE needs to overhaul its fight card for SummerSlam and give Lesnar a title shot.
Orton is making his comeback after undergoing a shoulder surgery back in Feb. and has been cleared by the WWE doctors after reporting to the WWE Performance Center, where he had his training for the bout against Lesnar. Orton has been out of WWE action since his shoulder surgery back in December and hints of his comeback has been swirling as he will be seen advertised in some WWE live events leading to SummerSlam.
— Live Audio Wrestling (@LAWradio) July 10, 2016
For Cormier, Lesnar deserves a better fight card rather than taking on Orton. He hopes that the WWE would reconsider changing the bout and pit Lesnar to a more exciting bout come SummerSlam.
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The 430L motor is a 3550 Kv motor (3550 RPM/volt) that was popular several years ago when the Align 450 had evolved up to about the point of being a 450 SE V2. Batteries in use at the time were generally 3S LiPo (11.1 volt nominal), of about 25C continuous discharge rating.
The Align 35 amp ESC was, and still is, a very good ESC to use with this motor.
By today's standards, the motor is a bit anemic, and not terribly efficient. Back in its heyday, it was THE motor to have in your 450.
Pictures of the heli you have would go a long way toward helping you with answering your questions.
The 430L was available in several Kv ratings. With some luck, yours will have a sticker on the bottom -- 3170, 3550, 2800...etc. I'm guessing yours is the 3550 Kv model.
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My good feelings about me come from being liked by you.
Receiving approval from you.
My serenity is affected by my focus on solving your problems, relieving your pain, pleasing you, protecting you, or manipulating you to "do it my way."
I am not aware of what I want, so instead I ask what you want.
I am not aware of how I feel, but I believe I am aware of how you feel and if I am not aware, I assume.
My fear of your anger and/or rejection determines what I say or do.
My social circle diminishes as I involve myself with you.
I put my values aside in order to connect with you.
What is this called
Codependent individuals look outside of themselves to determine who they are. In other words, they do not have a sense of themselves internally. They difficulty making decision, is scared of doing anything wrong, depend on other people's opinions about beliefs, values, behaviors, have difficulty running their own lives and generally rely on others for many things about living.
They often have a lot of difficulty with relationships. Since they don't have a sense of who they are, they have relationships with dysfunctional people. Examples are:
* someone who stays in an abusive or painful relationship, but is unable to make decision to leave.
* An men or women who have relationships with people who dominate them.
They often stay in jobs, homes, relationships and other types of situations they hate because of their fears about doing the wrong thing. Consequently dependent people do a lot of complaining but take little, if any, action. The payoff for the dependent person is they don't have to control their own life, make any decisions, etc.
Dependent people often have drug problems. Since they are unable to manage stress, have difficulty socializing, finding a new job or whatever, they use drugs to medicate fears, insecurities, anxiety and other feelings associated with uncomfortable experiences. As the drugs take over their life, they are less able to function.
Dependent people are developed in a variety of family types.
* One is the religious, controlling family which relies on external, rigid rules which are obeyed blindly rather than flexibly. The key factor is the rigidity and the controlling.
* Another type of family is one which sets few, if any, guidelines. The child doesn't learn how to tell when they have done an adequate job because an adequate job hasn't been defined. These families are often obviously abusive, neglectful and/or chemically dependent.
IDENTIFYING CO-DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS
Co-dependency is so common that it is sometimes difficult to sort out co-dependent relationship patterns from the functional patterns of relationship.
The following are some of the key indicators of a co-dependent relationship:
* Even though you have lots of objective evidence that the relationship as it stands is not good for you, you take no steps to change it or break the co-dependent patterns.
* You find yourself making excuses for you or your partner that are designed to hide the truth from others.
* When you think about changing or leaving the relationship, you feel afraid and cling to it even harder.
* When you take some beginning steps to change the relationship, you suffer acute anxiety and physical symptoms that can only be relieved by reestablishing the old co-dependent patterns.
* When you do begin to make changes, you experience an intense longing for the old patterns, or you feel scared, all alone or empty.

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Nagpur: Raging to settle score over an old feud, three drunk men gang-raped a woman at knife-point and another accused clicked video of the heinous crime. The accused then blackmailed the victim by threatening to make the video public if the police complaint lodged against them by her husband is not withdrawn. The shocking incident occurred in Pachpaoli police jurisdiction on August 3, 2019 night. No arrest has been made so far in this connection.
As per details, a resident of Pachpaoli area, the victim woman around 11.30 pm on August 3 started water pump as water was not coming to her bathroom. Later she went to the terrace of the building to see whether water is coming to the tank. At that time the accused Jagjitsingh alias Romi Gurcharansingh Chandok (57), Narendrapalsingh Gurcharansingh Chandok (59), Gurmitsingh Saini (58) and Tanvirsingh Gurmitsingh Saini (38) were consuming liquor at the terrace. Seeing the victim woman at the terrace the accused caught hold of her and pushed her on floor.
The accused whipped out a Kirpan and threatened to kill her by throwing her down from the terrace. Later three accused abused her sexually and the fourth accused clicked video of the crime. The accused blackmailed the victim by threatening to make the video viral in social media if the police complaint lodged against them by her husband is not withdrawn. Moreover, the accused also threatened to thrash her husband as was done on August 7, 2013.
Following the incident, the victim had lodged a complaint before the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Pachpaoli Assistant PSI Subhashsingh has registered a case against the accused under Sections 376(1), 506(2), 34 of the IPC and started investigation. No arrest has been made so far in this connection.

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Moving too fast on your commute, looking out of the corner of your eye one second too late, and you might miss HOTTEA’s yarn installations.
Peruvian history is a contentious subject, and the authorities in charge of writing its first drafts should not be taken at their word.
Presented by Northwestern’s Block Museum and McCormick School of Engineering, this new exhibition seeks empathy at the boundaries of life. On view in Evanston, Illinois.
A little detail in an artwork can reveal that sometimes what is right on the surface can change our understanding of the whole.
Oh Shit! retraces the historical arc of feces from ancient Rome to the sewage challenges and potential innovations of the 21st century.
Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this residency for emerging and established artists includes studio and living space, a $1,000 monthly stipend, and more.
The controversial technology determined that the so-called de Brécy Tondo is an original by the Italian Renaissance master.
Specialists inflated the protest artwork as part of conservation testing at the Museum of London.
Fully-funded teaching assistantships are standard for MFA students at the top-ranked, flagship research university in the state of New York.
Some museums are opting for new language to describe the preserved individuals in their collections who were once living humans.
As art history buffs on the app have pointed out, both movements attribute meaning to the meaningless.

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Government 'warned' about high West Coast bid
THE COMPETITION to win the next West Coast franchise has taken a new turn, following rumours that FirstGroup is the favourite to win the four-way contest.
It's reported that Richard Branson has tried to intervene in the process by writing to transport secretary Justine Greening as well as the Prime Minister. He is urging them to reconsider a bid from First which would allegedly mean cuts in on-board services and other economies in order to pay an extra £1 billion in premiums during the 14-year contract.
He has pointed out that other high-end bids have come to nothing in recent years, citing the failures of both GNER and National Express to stay the course on East Coast.
The Department for Transport has said that all bids are subject to a 'deliverability test', and that the highest is not necessarily the winner. As an example of this, it is widely believed that Arriva bid more than National Express for the last East Coast franchise, but failed to win the contract because the DfT did not believe its business plan was good enough.
After National Express surrendered its contract, East Coast was handed to a state-owned operator. Although it had originally been said that East Coast would return to the private sector in 2011, the government operator is now expected to stay in charge until at least the end of next year.
An unusual step like Sir Richard's would break the rules of franchise competitions, in which bidders are not supposed to make public comments until the franchise is awarded, but his subsidiary Virgin Trains, 49 per cent of which is owned by Stagecoach Group, is staying silent.
The Department for Transport is presently considering four bids for the Intercity West Coast contract. Apart from First and Virgin, the other shortlisted contenders are the Dutch operator Abellio and a French partnership of SNCF and Keolis.
An announcement about the winner is due this month, and the new franchise is scheduled to start in December.
Views expressed in submitted comments are that of the author, and not necessarily shared by Railnews.

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It says everything about the topicality of this exhibition that Rabih Mroué chose to remove an artwork and give the exhibition a new title at the last minute.
The Lebanese artist, actor and director witnessed the ongoing tumult in the Middle East and felt that the personal emphasis of the show's original title, I, the Undersigned, was undermined by the collective voice emerging from his home region.
So now the show is called The People Are Demanding, after a text work which covers Rivington Place's window. The text is a list of verbs - an inventory of the people's demands. It begins with the factual and hopeful - "to change, to overthrow" - but as the list lengthens, the tone grows increasingly equivocal. For every "to love" or "to forgive", there is a "to hang" or "to mutilate", suggesting its author's worldliness, born of a life lived in Beirut, plagued by false dawns and uncertainty.
Despite the shift in the show's overarching emphasis, Mroué himself is an insistent presence throughout. Immediately as you enter, French actress Catherine Deneuve calls his name repeatedly as she walks through Mroué's desolate and much destroyed Lebanese village. This is a short looped extract from the 2008 film Je Veux Voir, in which Mroué co-starred with Deneuve, both playing themselves but in a partly fictional story. This blurring of storytelling and documentary, art and real life, permeates a number of works.
A film in which Mroué pontificates on the merits and flaws of one of his own theatre productions feels archly self-indulgent, but when he employs his intellect with a lighter touch, he can be brilliant. In Grandfather, Father and Son (2010), he uses text, film and family mementoes to weave together a touching story about his family, which also acts as a compelling and saddening tale about Lebanese society.
Until May 14 (020 7749 1240, rivingtonplace.org)
The People Are Demanding


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St John Brook babbles through the conservation park, providing the ideal environment for several species of native fish, including western minnow, night fish, western pygmy perch and Swan River goby. However they are threatened by the introduced rainbow trout that prey upon these small native fish.
Swamp peppermints fringe the brook. You will also find open forest with marri, river banksia, monah and peppermint. Further up on the hilltops there is jarrah.
Birdlife is abundant in the park, with many small birds in the desne shelter afforded by the riparian vegetation and red-tailed black cockatoos in the jarrah trees. At least 38 bird species live in the park, along with six reptiles, four amphibians, four native fish and 11 mammals.
A timber mill was established on the banks of ST John Brook in 1910. Prized jarrah timber was transported by rail. Today, the Timberline Trail follows where the track once was.
Prior to European settlement, Nyoongars probably followed St John Brook at the end of summer as they moved from the coastal lowlands to the open woodlands inland.
St John Brook Conservation Park is a short drive from Nannup, along an unsealed road.
You can swim at Workmans Pool and Barrabup Pool. Beware of submerged logs and rocks.
Walking and cycling
The Timberline Trail passes through Workmans Pool and Barrabup Pool.
Drive-in camping is available at Barrabup Pool and Workmans Pool. Walk-in camping is available at the Sleeper Hewer’s Camp, about three kilometres north of Barrabup Pool along the Timberline Trail. The camp has three tent sites and a hut that sleeps four to six people. Bring your own fuel stove. These camp sites are generator free.
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Life meeker, or Eliphalet meeker
by coming up to Tim Meeker's house
The book does not specify the exact age of Tim Meeker. But, you picture him to be around 14. His brother Sam is 16 at the beginning of the novel, and Tim is probably a few years or so younger than him.
when is sams birthday in my brother sam is dead
he has kisses besty reed
Tim meeker doesn't end up going fishing, he just says he is so he can go deliver the letter from Mr. Heron.
Sam Meeker (Tim's older brother) is executed by his fellow soldiers at age 16, after being accused of stealing cattle.
Tim Meeker is a character based on the real person Tim Meeker. If you read the Epilogue of "My brother Sam is Dead" It explains that historical records support much of the story, like most of the characters. The characters of the book are set to act as the author believed the real people would have in that type of situation. Therefore, to answer your question, Tim Meeker was a real person that died, but the story is fake. The execution of his brother Sam was actually how a soldier named John Smith died. A good deal of the story is based on historical records.
Their last name was Meeker.
In "My Brother Sam is Dead," two dynamic characters are Sam Meeker and Tim Meeker. Sam undergoes a transformation in his beliefs about the Revolutionary War, while Tim matures and gains a deeper understanding of the complexities of war and loyalty.
a rebel general that came into the meekers tavern with his aides demanding rum and food from mrs meeker and tim

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Riverdale girls reach state basketball tournament again
As the final seconds ticked away in top-ranked Riverdale’s 65-45 win in the Class AAA sectional round over Stone Memorial, the Lady Warriors looked almost subdued, not showing very much emotion.
Riverdale (30-1) looked like it was business as usual, but senior Jalyn Holcomb said her team was most definitely excited – even if it didn’t show it.
“Oh, we are definitely pumped, and when our assistant coach came in the locker room and screamed we got even more excited,” said Holcomb, who scored 16 points. “We’ve been to this round every year that we’ve played, and we’ve been through a lot at the state tournament, so we know what we need to do when we get there.”
More:Live updates: Tennessee high school girls basketball state tournament pairings
The Lady Warriors will play either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning in the state tournament, depending on Sunday's state tournament draw.
Riverdale will be playing in its fourth consecutive state tournament, with the previous three ending in state championships.
Holcomb and Aislynn Hayes are the lone seniors for Riverdale as both look to pull off something special with the duo winning a state tournament in each of their first three seasons.
“We’re excited to be here and we’re excited to be going to the state, but we are also focused on our next goal, and we’ve been through a lot,” said Hayes, who scored 11.
“We know that we have to take games step by step, and when we win, we know we just have to focus on the next game until the end.”
The sectional round has been a foregone conclusion for the Lady Warriors over the past four seasons, and Saturday night’s win was no exception. A suffocating Riverdale defense limited Stone Memorial (23-7) to only 10 first-half points.
Riverdale went on a 21-4 run in the second quarter and never looked back. Freshman Alasia Hayes led all scorers with 19 points.
Riverdale has won the title in each trip it has made to the state tournament – seven total. Still, it isn't taking anything for granted.
First-year coach Amy Josephson said her team is prepared thanks to the experience of her senior leaders.
“(Jayln and Aislynn) are two different types of kids, but both are leaders and they’re a joy to have around and (we) are blessed to have them on this team,” Josephson said.
Bradley Central 43, Oakland 37
The Lady Patriots trailed by just two (38-36) with less than two minutes remaining, but Bradley Central was able to pull away in the closing minute.
Oakland (21-11) led 20-19 at halftime and trailed 30-27 heading in to the final period.
The Lady Patriots were hampered at the free-throw line, where they made just six of 15.
Senior Faith Adams closed out her career with a 17-point performance to lead Oakland. Claira McGowan added 13 for the Lady Patriots.


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SALINAS, Calif. — As regulators scrutinize the new-found genetic match between tainted spinach and manure from a nearby cattle ranch, Salinas Valley-area farmers are increasingly fearful that the long-standing coexistence of two leading agricultural practices may be in jeopardy.
The breakthrough suggests that deadly E. coli O157:H7 somehow might have traveled from cattle to a spinach field, provoking an outbreak that has killed three people and sickened nearly 200 in 26 states.
Those who farm in this valley known as the "salad bowl of the world" worry that the finding announced Thursday by state and federal regulators might help trigger new rules restricting where they can grow produce in a region already crowded with farm fields, cattle ranches and new homes.
"There has been farming and ranching here for at least 100 years.... and all of a sudden this problem is exposed?" said Scott Violini, a fourth-generation cattle rancher based in Salinas, sitting on the back of his pickup.
Investigators caution that they are far from pinpointing a direct link between cattle droppings and spinach, and they and other experts list many possible factors that could have spread the bacterium, including wild boars, irrigation water and even dust.
But already, some health experts are urging potential safeguards -- such as more fencing and even more stringent testing of soil, water and produce -- which some farmers are already doing voluntarily.
One idea floated last week was that of a required buffer zone, a demilitarized zone of sorts separating cattle and produce fields that could place wide swaths of valuable land out of bounds for growing.
All of this raises the stress level of farmers who grow three-quarters of the nation's spinach.
"It's an enormously scary situation for anyone producing food crops," said Jim Rider of Watsonville, who grows organic apples and cut flowers but still is unnerved by the spinach outbreak. "We all know that we do a pretty good job, but you also know there's no way you can produce a 100% clean and safe product when you're growing it outdoors."
He and others cringe at the prospect of new standards that could turn the Salinas Valley into a virtual greenhouse, its fields fenced, netted and sanitized. "If you build those, everyone is going to buy their produce from Chile because it's cheaper," Rider said.
But health officials point out that the Salinas Valley area has seen nine outbreaks of the virulent \o7E. coli\f7 in the last decade or so, providing plenty of warning that agricultural practices need improvement.
The latest finding marked the first time that investigators have matched the bacterium from an outbreak to an \o7E. coli\f7 sample in the environment close to where the contaminated spinach or lettuce was grown.
The proximity of cattle to farm fields "has always been an issue of concern," said Robert Brackett, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's food safety center, during a conference call with reporters Thursday.
In the days since, growers have puzzled over newspaper accounts of how regulators describe the still-unidentified cattle ranch in Monterey County or San Benito County where the cattle feces were found.
The ranch is said to cover several thousand acres, wrapping around a spinach field separated from cattle by a paved road and fences. The manure samples were found a half-mile to a mile from the field. It is one of four believed to have supplied spinach to Natural Selection Foods, which packaged greens under the Dole label tied to the \o7E. coli \f7outbreak. The rancher leased the field to a spinach grower, regulators said.
Growers and ranchers say they are stumped. No farmer they can think of is growing spinach on a land island inside a cattle ranch, they said.
"It certainly doesn't describe 99.9% of Salinas Valley agriculture," Rider said.
"If there really is a spinach field surrounded by a cattle ranch, I think we'd all love to shut it down and get on with it," Rider said.
Cattle and farm fields have coexisted here for nearly a century, since vegetable production became popular in the early 1900s along the Central California coast.
Most cattle spreads are grazing operations, however, where only a few dozen calves and younger cows dot the hills at a time, unlike the dense cattle feed lots of the Central Valley.
Most farmland is concentrated in the fertile valley bottom and is not bordered by pasture land.
But the two operations do coexist on the drier foothills lining the valleys: prime real estate for cattle grazing operations.
"You drive up and down the valley -- there's range land all around," said Andrew Cumming, president and chief operating officer of King City-based Metz Fresh. "It shouldn't be a surprise."
When a reporter asked regulators Thursday if they would consider instituting a minimum setback or buffer zone between farms and cattle operations, Brackett said that would be "something we will take into consideration as we go forward."

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Staying healthy on a university campus can sometimes be a challenge. During flu season, it is especially important to take extra steps to prevent the spread of disease. A Ready Slug knows how important it is to follow these basic steps to keep the flu at bay. Click here to view the video.
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An educational video on avoiding the flu.
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HOBBS, N.M. (AP) An explosion at a New Mexico oil field site has killed one worker and injured another.
Authorities say preliminary information indicates the workers were loading material into perforated pipe being installed into a drilling pipe in southern Lea County when the blast occurred Wednesday.
The sheriff”s office says metal debris from the explosion struck the victims.
It”s not yet known what caused the blast, and the sheriff”s department says an investigation is underway.
There was no fire following the explosion.


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JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel has determined that Hamas infiltrated a leadingU.S. relief agency.
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TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has launched serial production of a small tacticalunmanned aerial vehicle.
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LONDON [MENL] -- Egypt has ordered military systems from India.
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- An Israeli company has developed an unmanned aerialvehicle payload that could maintain reconnaissance in all weather.


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Britain’s economy is being held back by the culture of short-termism, which is a major obstacle to the development of productive businesses and industries. We will reform corporate governance to protect our leading firms from the pressure to put tomorrow’s share price before long-term growth potential. Institutional investors will have a duty to act in the best interests of ordinary savers. They will have to prioritise long-term growth over short-term profits for the companies in which they are investing. We will change takeover rules to enhance the role of long-term investors by restricting voting to those already holding shares when a bid is made. In addition, we will strengthen the public interest test. We will improve the link between executive pay and performance by simplifying pay packages, and requiring investment and pension fund managers to disclose how they vote on top pay. And we will make sure employees have a voice when executive pay is set by requiring employee representation on remuneration committees.
We will…use government procurement to promote the Living Wage, alongside wider social impact considerations. Publicly listed companies will be required to report on whether or not they pay the Living Wage.
We will seek international agreement to make country-by-country reporting [on tax] information publicly available, and we will act at home if agreement is not reached. British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will be required to produce publicly available registries of the real owners of companies based there. We will extend the sharing of tax information to developing countries and increase DFID’s help to governments to collect more of their own taxes.
Suppliers and supply chains
We will work with companies to ensure they have sustainable supply chains that are free from slavery, treat their workers fairly, and pay taxes where they are due.
We will expand the role of the supermarket watchdog to support the growth of the sector, and protect food producers from unfair practices by the major supermarkets.
Lobbying and Freedom of Information
We will repeal the Lobbying Act, which has gagged charities, and replace it with a tougher statutory register of lobbyists. We will ban MPs from holding paid directorships and consultancies.
We will extend the scope of FOI laws so that public services run by large private companies are included.
Access to justice
We will abolish the Government’s employment tribunal fee system as part of wider reforms to make sure that affordability is not a barrier to workers having proper access to justice, employers get a quicker resolution, and the costs to the tax payer do not rise.
We will make sure that access to legal representation, a cornerstone of our democracy, is not determined by personal wealth, but remains available to those that need it.

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AUSTIN - Texans now can register an inventory of their personal property, report property that has been stolen or check whether an item they are attempting to buy has been reported as stolen.
Trace.com, a subsidiary of MyThings Inc., is collaborating with the Texas Police Chiefs Association, the Texas Department of Public Safety and more than 500 local Texas police departments and sheriff's offices to make Texas stolen property files available to the public at www.trace.com.
The Trace online database includes all identifiable property reported stolen to the FBI by Texas law enforcement agencies. Texans can access the Trace database, free of charge, to:
• Research items before purchasing them to determine whether or not they are stolen.
• Report recently stolen property to law enforcement.
• Create a secure, anonymous inventory of their valuable property that could aid in recovering the property if it is ever stolen.
Windstorm coverage rates to rise
Mike Geeslin, Texas Insurance commissioner, OK'd windstorm insurance rate increases of 8.2 percent for residential and 5.4 percent for commercial properties, effective Feb. 1, 2008.
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association had requested a 10 percent increase for both in a filing made this past August.
Geeslin said the increase is part of a strategy to improve the financial health of the windstorm association.
Parks agency touts upgrades
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says "Christmas came early this year" to dozens of state parks throughout Texas, thanks to lawmakers and voters who voted for more funding for parks.
Already, the agency said, many of the more than 200 new state park employee positions have been filled, repairs of long-neglected facilities have begun or will soon begin, and days and hours of park operations are being extended.
And, because of the increased funding, park visitors will not only notice better maintained park facilities, but also will benefit from more interpretive programming, reopened camp grounds and trails, and better customer service.
The 80th Texas Legislature passed legislation to provide $25.6 million for park operations and the hiring of park staff during the 2008-09 biennium.
Lawmakers also appropriated $52 million in bonding authority to fund state park repairs, sending the measure to voters for approval. In the Nov. 6 election voters approved Prop. 4, allocating $25 million to dry-berth the Battleship Texas to ensure its long-term preservation and another $27 million for infrastructure repairs throughout the eight state park regions.
Court emergency plan in works
The Texas Supreme Court appointed a task force to begin design and implementation of an emergency program to prevent or manage disrupted court operations throughout the state in emergencies.
The 16-member "Task Force to Ensure Judicial Readiness in Times of Emergency" will identify existing gaps in court security, abilities to operate and other preparedness functions and response policies, procedures, and programs within the Texas judiciary.
The task force will develop an interim plan to fill gaps it identifies in the beginning, then design an emergency management program, oversee it and work with court officials and others outside the judicial system to install it.
"Normal court operations may be at risk during an emergency," Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson said. "Our courts must be able to quickly deploy personnel, equipment, vital records and technological support so that the rule of law is preserved and substantial rights are protected."
Denise Davis of Austin, special counsel with the Baker Botts law firm and former parliamentarian of the Texas House of Representatives, will chair the task force. The first meeting is scheduled for Dec. 13.


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US: Healthier Choices Management Corp purchases Mother Earth’s Storehouse
Hollywood, Florida-based Healthier Choices Management Corp (HCMC) has acquired Mother Earth’s Storehouse, an organic and natural health food and vitamin chain in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Mother Earth’s two stores offer organic and all natural products and vitamins from local sources. The company also operates the Mother Earth’s Café and Deli, as well as an onsite bakery.
HCMC owns Ada’s Natural Market, a natural and organic grocery store, and Paradise Health & Nutrition’s three stores. These outlets sell fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health and beauty products and natural household items.
Jeffrey Holman, chief executive of HCMC, said: “Mother Earth’s Storehouse is a major step forward in our growth initiatives, and based upon past performance, we believe this addition should roughly double HCMC’s top-line revenue on an annualised basis. We are thrilled with this addition to HCMC, which expands upon our Ada’s and Paradise-branded stores in Fort Myers and Melbourne, Florida, respectively. There are certainly synergies between the chains upon which we intend to capitalise. For example, the additional purchasing power that naturally comes along with doubling the size of our orders should result in improved margins, potentially leading to better bottom-line results across the board.”
“We are looking forward to continuing the 40-plus year tradition of Mother Earth’s Storehouse in providing the Hudson Valley community with the best health food at competitive pricing, coupled with a knowledgeable and inviting staff, all existing hallmarks of HCMC. As always, I wish to thank our loyal and valued shareholders for their support, and I could not be happier to see another of our growth initiatives come to fruition.”

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Vermont’s General Fund could finish the month a little richer than expected, but perhaps not enough to banish red from the forecast.
Secretary of Administration Jeb Spaulding expressed optimism about the state’s economy, but cautioned against reading too much into some higher than expected tax revenues from April and May. The General Fund is currently $31.88 million above its year-to-date forecast, although corporate tax refunds yet to be paid out could diminish any surplus from personal income tax receipts.
“I think we are seeing an earlier turnaround” than expected last year, Spaulding said. Personal income tax receipts were one-third above projections for May, and year-to-date earnings from corporate, inheritance and estate, and real estate transfer taxes are solidly higher now than they were last year at this time.
“So there’s a lot of good stuff,” Spaulding acknowledged.
On the other hand, public confidence is “not as strong as we’d like to see it” judging by only a 1 percent uptick in the sales and use tax receipts from last year, he said.
Sen. Tim Ashe, D/P-Burlington, also downplayed the brightness he sees in a potential general fund surplus. “(U)nexpected revenues are a plus, but they don’t come close to resolving the longer term sustainability of the state budget,” he said by email. Ashe sits on the state’s Emergency Board, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2013 Consensus Revenue Forecast at their Jan. 23 meeting.
Ashe said the revenue news is good, but may not mean much. “Given the volatile state of the national economy this may be a one-time blip on the radar. In addition, this revenue uptick is small beans compared to a $1.3 billion general fund.”
Commissioner Jim Reardon of the Department of Finance & Management said the state’s economists attribute much of the personal income tax increases to tax strategies from 2012.
“Remember the federal taxes were expected to go up in January,” Reardon said, recalling the so-called Bush-era tax cuts that were set to expire at the end of 2012. On Jan. 2, those cuts were extended to all but the highest earners, but not before fear of a tax hike compelled many people to cash in more of their assets than they normally would have before New Year’s Eve.
“So a lot of people, rather than defer income from calendar year 2012, accelerated their income because they thought the tax rates were going to go up,” Reardon said. He added that the ripple effect on state income tax receipts is likely to carry over into June.
Uncertainty from world markets and federal policy also temper optimism about Vermont’s budget. House Speaker Shap Smith, D-Morrisville, said the surplus reflects an improving economy, but “we’re still in a fragile place.”
“You can see the markets reacting to (Ben) Bernanke saying we might remove our accommodative easing at the end of the year — all of a sudden the markets are losing a couple hundred points,” Smith said. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Board chairman, announced Thursday that the central bank would begin phasing out the monetary policy this year.
“Next year we face yet another huge budget gap,” Ashe warned. “But we will not have the luxury of falling back on reserves, one-time monies or federal largesse. So unexpected revenues are a plus, but they don’t come close to resolving the longer term sustainability of the state budget.”
The potential deficit for the fiscal year 2015 General Fund could be as high as $50 million, according to projections from the Joint Fiscal Office.
“It’s been a long time since I can remember when the revenues were either the same or better than expenditures,” Smith joked. “But I’m optimistic we’re getting closer to the point where revenues will be in line with expenditures.”
State law requires one-quarter of any surplus funds to be directed to the Budget Stabilization Fund (or Rainy Day Fund) and one-quarter to a reserve to buffer against federal budget cuts.
The other half goes toward property tax relief, but that wouldn’t be felt until next year. Smith said current estimates show the reduction to the statewide property tax would be about a penny in the rate.
By the numbers
Vermonters paid about $37.92 million in personal income tax in May — $5.1 million more than was forecast for the month. April personal income tax revenues had come in high, as well. Personal income taxes comprise nearly half of the General Fund.
Earnings from corporate taxes in May were $3.88 million below forecast, and monthly sales and use, insurance premium and inheritance and estate taxes all dipped slightly. Nonetheless, almost all components of the General Fund showed solid gains above the same month’s year-to-date earnings from last year.
While the General Fund appears in good shape for the fiscal year ending June 30, the Transportation Fund has traveled a somewhat bumpier road: May revenues were up, but overall the fund remains about $1 million short of its projected $203.58 million. However, the new gas tax increase, which took effect in May, could boost June receipts and help the fund meet its target in the end.
The Education Fund’s non-property tax revenues are about $1.8 million short of year-to-date projections, but Spaulding said he expects the fund will be close to its target once the property tax revenues are added.

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Sun FeiFei Making A Splash at London Fashion Week
The new Asian face to watch out for in Europe this season is Sun FeiFei from Elite London. She just walked for Christopher Kane at the London Fashion Week and according to Laila Lu of Rock the Trend, there is … Continue reading
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Good morning crafty friends,
Today I am sharing on the Pazzles Craft Room a project I created with some of the wonderful Spellbinders Digital Dies, exclusive to the Pazzles Craft Room. Here is what I came up with.
All of the nice patterned papers are from the DCWV White Ginger stack. I also followed the sketch from Stuck On U Sketches challenge. The large scalloped oval mat is also a Spellbinders Digital Die.
Here is a closer look at the cute die cuts I used. The surfboard is from the Surf’s Up Die Cut Collection. The fish and the turtle are from the From The Sea Collection. All of these collections can be found on the Pazzles Craft Room site.
The flip flops are from the Surf’s Up collection. You can see under the fish turtle and flip flops, there are some flourishes. Those are from the Floral Accents collection. I also added some fun Robin’s Nest Dew drops to give a little extra visual interest.
The Umbrella is from the Surf’s Up collection. Again the patterned papers are from the DCWV White Ginger Stack.
Lastly, I created the title in my Pazzles software and then print and then cut it out. The decorative label behind the title and smaller picture is the Labels 15 collection.
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DCWV White Ginger Stack
Petite Scallop Ovals
Floral Accents Collection
From The Sea Collection
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Beaches Tear Drops
Now head over to the Pazzles Craft Room and check out the rest of the wonderful projects and inspiration!
Also, check out the Stuck On U Sketches Challenge. They also have a bi-weekly die cut challenge as well as a project life challenge you can join too!
Well that about covers it for today. As always, I thank you so much for stopping by and sharing some of your crafty time with me. I appreciate your comments and support so very much. Be sure to come back again as I will be sharing another fun and hopefully inspiring project! Until then,


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(ORDO NEWS) — The American space company Impulse Space plans to launch the first ever private mission to Mars. Impulse Space is a very young company founded in September 2021 by Thomas Müller, famed “father” of SpaceX ‘s Merlin rocket engines.
Ambitious plans for Impulse Space
The company wants to focus on the development of transportation services between different objects in the solar system, giving preference to non-toxic fuels, that is, alternatives to traditional hypergolic rocket fuels (while Impulse Space is betting on ethane and carbon monoxide).
The space company, in need of a big debut, has announced its intention to build a lander for the Red Planet, which is no doubt a good start.
The craft will be launched on a two-stage Terran R rocket being built by Relativity Space , which has not yet launched anything.
However, Relativity Space is promising to launch the Terran 1 in the near future , an ultralight 3D printed two-stage methane rocket that will feature a reusable first stage.
But Relativity Space’s long-term goal is the Terran R, a fully reusable two-stage rocket capable of launching 20 tons into low orbit. In other words, the Terran R will be something like a mini SpaceX Starship.
According to an agreement signed between Relativity Space and Impulse Space, the latter will use the Terran R to launch a probe to Mars between 2024 and 2025.
The probe will include an orbiter and a heat-shielding capsule, inside of which there will be a lander, which will make a direct entry into the Martian atmosphere.
The capsule would then deploy a parachute to decelerate, and when the speed was low enough, the lander would separate and fire its jet engines into a controlled descent until it touched the ground.
Of course, the Impulse Space probe will carry a payload aimed at developing technologies related to future manned flights, so it would not be surprising if the company reaches some kind of agreement with NASA or even SpaceX to send their instruments as part of this mission.
As we all know, landing on Mars is a very difficult technological challenge. Therefore, the plans of a young private company that wants to organize all this in just two or three years sound not only ambitious, but even crazy (in the good sense of the word).
There is no doubt that this is an incredibly risky venture for two companies that have yet to put anything into orbit.
Impulse Space and Relativity Space will bear the costs of the first Mars mission, hoping that the next ones will be paid for by clients such as NASA, research centers and private universities that would like to conduct their own experiments on the Red Planet.
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State of the nation: South Africa 2012-2013
: Monograph (Book) PUBLICATION YEAR
: F.Nyamnjoh, U.Pillay, G.Hagg, J.JansenKEYWORDS
, FOREIGN POLICY
, LAND REFORM
, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICADEPARTMENT
: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
, Office of the CEO (ERM)
, Office of the CEO (OCEO)
, Office of the CEO (IL)
, Office of the CEO (BS)
, Office of the CEO (IA)
: HSRC Library: shelf number 7653
If you would like to obtain a copy of this Research Output, please contact Hanlie Baudin at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Between 2003 and 2008, the HSRC published its annual flagship publication, State of the Nation. Since the launch of the first edition, the series has captured the attention of public intellectuals, scholars, policymakers and the media in South Africa and abroad. Internationally, the series has been acclaimed as one of the most in-depth and important independent analyses of the national agenda through the lens of the South African political, economic and social context, and has been selected by university departments across the world as prescribed or highly recommended reading. In view of its historically high demand and the need for vibrant national and continental debates, the HSRC will relaunch this authoritative publication in 2013.


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Who would have thought a Pizza could be a healthy, balanced meal? Add all the vegetables AND fruit for a meal that is low in saturated fat and high in fiber!
1 Whole Wheat Pizza Crust (12 in. diameter)
1 can of Tomato Paste
6 oz. Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (part-skim)
1/4 cup of Turkey Pepperoni
1 tbsp Onion
Salt or Basil for seasoning
Vegetables of your choice
1. Preheat oven to 400 F for 8 min.
2. Pan fry onion & mushrooms on medium heat until soft
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4. Top with mozzarella cheese and your cooked veggies and bake 12-15 min.
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Cities around the world routinely make data available online — along with thinking about how to best use that information in new ways. But in 2013, when Chicago won the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge for its plan to combine data from across departments to create its predictive SmartData Platform, that idea was at the vanguard.
“At the time, even open data was a new concept, only a couple of cities had open data portals,” said Tom Schenk, Chief Data Officer for the City of Chicago. “Certainly, the concept of applied data science living within cities was very new — only a couple of cities had chief data officers.”
Now, four years later, Chicago has proven the value of data analytics for cities — and is now helping other cities learn from its experience, helping bolster the global movement toward data-driven management.
New data-driven solutions for old problems
Chicago’s Department of Innovation and Technology saw the potential for data science to benefit the lives of residents early on. One of its first projects focused on improving rodent control. By analyzing data from across different city departments, the city found that it could predict future rat outbreaks based on water-main breaks and 311 calls involving garbage, empowering the city to preemptively address rodent problems before they happened.
The city also has developed an algorithm to predict the restaurants that are most likely violate health code. The formula, which — among other factors — looks at the time since a restaurant’s last inspection and nearby garbage complaints, now helps the city prioritize restaurants for inspection and identify violators a full week earlier than before.
One of the keys to Chicago’s success has been the strong relationship between the Department of Innovation and Technology and other city agencies, Schenk said. In fact, working with other departments to identify problems results in most of the team’s projects.
“We understand statistics and how to leverage data very well,” he said. “But to really make an impact on the city’s challenges and connect them to data analytics, we need to work closely with the other departments to create real and lasting solutions.”
Chicago has done more than pioneer the use of data analytics in cities; it’s also helping other cities in very tangible ways. All of Chicago’s SmartData code is open source, meaning that anyone can copy the city’s work for free. Plus, Chicago has partnered with Amazon Web Services to package its OpenGrid platform as an app, making it even easier for other cities to replicate. Other local governments that have already leveraged Chicago’s SmartData work include Denver; Raleigh, N.C.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Montgomery County, Md.
For cities seeking additional help, “We’ve partnered with a local start-up to provide user support through phone and email,” Schenk said. “Providing technical assistance isn’t something that the City of Chicago can do since we do don’t have the bandwidth. But we’ve really thought about how to distribute this information by providing very low-cost support or making it possible for cities to move forward without any support at all.”
Chicago continues to push ahead and seek new ways to use city data to benefit residents. As cities across the country face fears around mosquito-borne Zika and West Nile viruses, Chicago this summer is piloting a new predictive model to determine where the West Nile Virus is most likely to occur, enabling the city to prioritize areas for mosquito control.
“We want to protect Chicagoans and our visitors,” Schenk said. “The model that we’ve created will allow us to get ahead of the problem and reduce the amount of testing we’ll have to do. Also, if the City of Chicago ever needs to deal with Zika, we’ll be able to use this model for that, too.”


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Great Lakes cities say Wakausha diversion is bad precedentEnvironmental Water & Wastewater
A coalition of over 120 cities in the U.S. and Canada, representing 17 million people, has written to President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau asking them to stop a diversion of water from the Great Lakes.
Mayor Denis Coderre of Montreal is the chair of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (“Cities Initiative”) which is taking legal action to challenge the decision to allow the city of Waukesha in Wisconsin to divert water from Lake Michigan. They say it sets a bad precedent and that the diversion does not meet the conditions of a formal agreement.
The Waukesha diversion was approved by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council, which is an organization of the U.S. states that border on the Great Lakes formed in 2008 to manage the resource. They are known as the “Compact Council” for short.
In a press release of August 23, Coderre said: “For the Compact Council to grant an exception to the first application that does not meet the conditions of the compact sets a very bad precedent. To make sure the Compact and Great Lakes are not compromised in the future, this decision should be overturned.”
Mayor Paul Dyster of Niagara Falls, New York, vice-chair of the Cities Initiative said: “This decision opens the door to every neighboring city and county [on] the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin in the U.S. and Canada to get water from the basin without meeting the conditions of the Compact.”
The mayors said they were disappointed with the public consultation process, which was held in Waukesha (“hardly representative of the people in the region”).
Their opposition also hinges on other factors. They suggest Waukesha has other reasonable alternatives for water supply. They are also concerned about the impact of the return flow of the city’s sewage on the Root River, and the fact that the service area includes communities that are not part of the city of Waukesha.
For its part, the city of Waukasha says they are only borrowing and returning the Great Lakes water. In a statement on June 22 following the approval of the diversion, Mayor Shawn N. Reilly said that the city has studied the issue for over a decade, and that they had no reasonable alternative. He said: “The recharge of our aquifer is limited due to local geology. Our water is contaminated with naturally-occurring radium, a carcinogen. We will return approximately 100% of the volume of water that withdraw.”
To read the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative press release of August 22, click here.
To read the statement by Mayor Reilly of Waukesha, Wisconsin of June 22, click here.
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Preema, a suburban housewife (whose name has been changed), allegedly earned extra spending money by acting as a “personal service provider” for male clients. Paul, her husband, was suspicious of her behavior. During their divorce proceedings, Paul’s private investigator—on stakeout at the local apartment brothel—watched Preema’s attorney arrive at her room wearing shorts, a T-shirt, and sunglasses, but carrying no briefcase. He left exactly one hour later. During Preema’s deposition, she explained that her lawyer came that day to pick up payment for his legal services. She testified that she paid her lawyer in cash but had no receipt. Paul’s attorney sought a motion to compel the opposing lawyer’s deposition. The court denied the request, suggesting that the lawyer refer the matter to a State Bar of Texas grievance committee. Would you file a grievance against this opposing counsel?
To read the entire article written by William Herrscher, go to the Texas Bar Journal.


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"A Relationship That's Respectful." What A Concept in the White House
When President Obama made an impromptu visit to the White House press room yesterday, he said he wanted to "try to have a relationship that's respectful and where you guys feel like you're actually getting answers."
Let's put that one in the cautious-optimism file. Given his statements about letting the sun shine in on government operations and err on the side of openness instead of the reflexive secrecy practiced by the Bush administration, you have to like the chances of this happening.
Then again, the way reporters got into a huff over how the White House handled access to Oath: The Sequel, they won't be cutting Robert Gibbs & Co. too much slack, if there's any slack left at all.
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Local connectivity is to be improved by a new rapid transit system and active travel infrastructure, enabling easy access to Colchester and beyond.
A homes England funded Link Road between the A133 and A120 will also benefit new and existing communities.
Future residents will enjoy the use of a new country park, open spaces, community, retail and leisure uses as well as primary and secondary schools and new employment opportunities.
The local authorities have produced a Development Plan Document (DPD) to provide planning policy for the new community, which has been extensively consulted on. The policy has been submitted to the Secretary of State and adoption of the policy is anticipated in 2024.
Following an international design competition held in 2022, an award-winning team of consultants have been appointed to prepare detailed masterplans for the new community.
The team is led by RIBA Stirling Prize winning architecture practice, Haworth Tompkins, and includes Swedish Masterplanning practice, Kjellander Sjoberg, landscape designers, Periscope, international engineering firm, Arup and Exploration Architecture.
The team is working towards submission of an outline planning application in 2024.


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Title: The Lens and The LookerAuthor: Lory S. Kaufman
Published: March 2011
Copy Obtained: From Publisher for review
There's hope for the future, but what about the past?
It’s the 24th century and humans, with the help of artificial intelligences (A.I.s) have finally created the perfect post-dystopian society. To make equally perfect citizens for this world, the elders have created History Camps, full sized recreations of cities from Earth’s distant pasts. Here teens live the way their ancestors did, doing the same dirty jobs and experiencing the same degradations. History Camps teach youths not to repeat the mistakes that almost caused the planet to die. But not everything goes to plan.
In this first of a trilogy, we meet three spoiled teens in the year 2347. Hansum almost 17, is good looking and athletic. Shamira, 15, is sassy, independent and an artistic genius. Lincoln, 14, is the smart-aleck. But you don’t have to scratch too far beneath the surface to find his insecurities.
These three “hard cases” refuse the valuable lessons History Camps teach. But when they are kidnapped and taken back in time to 1347 Verona, Italy, they only have two choices; adapt to the harsh medieval ways or die. The dangers are many, their enemies are powerful, and safety is a long way away. It’s hardly the ideal environment to fall in love – but that’s exactly what happens. In an attempt to survive, the trio risks introducing technology from the future. It could save them – or it could change history.
I really love the concept of this book. It’s almost like taking the quote “those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it” and bringing it to life. That’s kind of what the kids in the book are being forced to realize. Here they live in a “perfect” world, but they don’t appreciate it. They don’t realize the horrible things that have happened in the world’s past, so they must experience it first hand at History Camp, so they can gain an understanding of what their world could be like. Pretty neat idea!
Ok let’s talk characters – at first I really wasn’t liking the main character Hansum. I’m a teacher, so his behavior completely drove me nuts because I’ve had students like him!! Thankfully as the story progressed he grew on me. Now Shamira I liked from the beginning. Yes I’ve have students like her before too, but I liked her personality. She was very independent and stubborn. I liked that. Lastly there is Lincoln. Like Hansum I found him hard to like at the start. He’s very negative, so that was hard to see past. He did grow on me throughout the story, but not as much as Hansum did.
Ok the plot: The story starts are pretty quickly with Hansum heading to History Camp. I will admit this confused me at bit at first because it was so quick. I had to read carefully to understand why he was being sent there – that it wasn’t for doing something really big but more because of his general attitude. A little more background wouldn’t helped. For me though the story took off when the kids were no longer in the safe environment of History Camp’s 1347 Verona. Instead they were now in the real thing. This brought out the strength in the characters instead of their whininess and complaining. They actually started to think and react in a way that was more responsible. Plus the heightened tension of them now needing to survive really grabbed my attention more.
I also liked the technology in the story. I thought it was all pretty unique. And like most time travel books – they struggle with the danger of changing the past too much and affecting the future. Of course the technology (Pan the Genie) they carry into the past with them adds to this!
Final thought: Creative idea that definitely caught my attention
Best stick-with-you image: Shamira’s reaction to the killing of the chicken
Best for readers who: Like history
Best for ages: 12+
For the Guys? Yes!


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AspectJ has a multi module maven build. Although various modules produce intermediate results, the key artifacts at the end of the build are:
aspectjrt- the AspectJ runtime
aspectjweaver- the AspectJ weaver
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These are the artifacts published to maven central for each release. In addition there is an installer that can be run with
java -jar to install AspectJ onto Windows/Mac/Linux. This installer is produced by the installer sub module.
In the root of a cloned AspectJ simply run:
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This will build all the modules, run all the tests and install the key artifacts in your local repository.
Running the tests in eclipse
Once you have imported all the projects using
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org.eclipse.jdt.core project (TOBEFIXED), then there is a special module called
run-all-junit-tests and within that a
RunTheseBeforeYouCommitTests class that can be run with the JUnit launcher. This will execute all the tests in each module plus the compiler tests in the
tests module. When you close
org.eclipse.jdt.core you might need to do a maven refresh on the
Setting version for release:
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Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (KMDB), which is part of the Ukroboronprom concern, passed the Ukrainian Army the first BTR-4 armored personnel carriers manufactured from new domestically-made steel. The press office of Ukroboronprom reported this on Monday.
It is noted that the APC's hull is made at Lozova forging and mechanical plant. Currently, almost 40 units are in production.
In 2018, production cooperation was established for the production of armor sets and their further welding at Malyshev Factory, as well as at Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (KMDB) and Kyiv Armored Plant.
Earlier, President Petro Poroshenko claimed that Ukraine started building the first hull for BTR-4.
As it was reported earlier, Kyiv Armored Plant gave a batch of BTR-3DA to the National Guard of Ukraine. The armored personnel carrier is equipped with Storm-M module equipped with 3TM-1 30mm automatic cannon, which has a fire rate of 330 shots per minute.
Prior to this, the enterprise manufactured more than 50 new BTR-3 for Ukrainian servicemen; about 140 armored vehicles and other heavy weaponry were repaired.


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Buying Altcoins like DasCoin are Better than Bitcoin Investments
The term altcoins refer to all digital alternatives to Bitcoin. Most alternative coins were introduced shortly after the success of Bitcoin. Altcoins are slowly getting on to their maturity stages and most have solid investments. Some of the popular names like Ripple, Ethereum and DasCoin have other benefits than just simply being currency. When you are investing in an altcoin, you might receive access to their blockchain environment or their software product.
With altcoins still nearing their maturity period, many experts predict huge growth for coins. Here are some pointers to help you decide whether an altcoin investment is better than Bitcoins.
Why Altcoins like DasCoin are Better Investment Options
Altcoins like DasCoin have become very popular among people because of their real-world usability. Let’s take a look at how they are better than Bitcoin.
- Better Coin Environment
Altcoins like DasCoin have a better ecosystem around them. The developers received ample time to work on Bitcoin’s shortcomings and make a better overall coin. As a result, the coins are very stable and less prone to security breaches. They have also built up project teams with cryptocurrency experts and most coins have a loyal following.
- Faster Transactions
The use of latest blockchain enables users to transfer coins very quickly. Altcoin transaction speeds are light years ahead of Bitcoin speeds with most transaction happening within the first 10 seconds. This transaction speed will also help altcoins to be available for general use.
- Better ROI
Altcoins offer a better return on investments than Bitcoins. After Bitcoins bull run, its value is coming down to the level which experts predicted. Because of their growth phase, altcoins are always increasing their market value. The chances of getting a return on your first week or even the first day are very high with many users reporting 6X growth over a week.
- Very less transaction fees
You should note that altcoins don’t charge any transaction fee when you are buying or selling coins. It is the exchanges that usually charge money for transactions. The lack of transaction fees is also a pointer towards future applications.
- Better Blockchain
When you are investing in altcoins the returns are not just monetary, many altcoins provide you access to their software and even their blockchain which might help your business do a certain task in a better manner.
All altcoins offer different types of values because of the use of blockchain, some offer fast transactions, some offer file management solutions, some provide better anonymity and some a very secure.
Considerations in Buying Altcoins
If you are an investor looking to purchase altcoins, here are some factors you should look into before making a purchase:
- The coin’s presence in a good exchange.
- The unique solution the coin offers.
- An active community base.
- The coin website.
- The project team along with the leaders.
- The number of coins that can be mined/released.
- The whitepaper of the coin.
- The value curve of the coin.
You can find information on the internet about all these factors. Proper research is essential before investment especially when a coin is very new.
Scams are also present which provide you will multi-level MLM schemes or just plain Ponzi schemes. Just make sure of identifying the vital signs of a coin before investing.


The 25 greatest Christmas carols of all time. BBC Music magazine is published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Worldwide, which helps. The home of BBC Music. The latest tracks, clips, programmes and music news from across the BBC. A Very Merry BBC Music Christmas. Bringing you Christmas treats from acts who played a huge part in our BBC Music journey of 2014. Read the stories behind the music here.
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Farm is home to 750, 000 Christmas trees Jump to media player About seven million Christmas trees are bought in the UK each year. Dec 10, 2014 · BBC America By BBC America GET IT NOW. 10 British Holiday Songs Every American Should Know. Anglophenia. Carol singers at Bath Christmas Market (Pic: Matt Cardy/Getty Images). There are also more recent Christmas song that didn’t quite make the ubiquity list but deserve consideration as part of another.
When Christmas carols were banned During the Puritans’ rule of England, celebrating on 25 December was forbidden. Singing yuletide songs then was a political act, writes Clemency Burton-Hill. For Christmas 1997, and the first under the new corporate BBC style, a huge set of idents were produced using pictures and music for different parts of the Carol 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas Songs of Praise Bbc christmas songs Aled Jones has been axed from the show's Christmas episodes after he was accused of sexual harassment.
He was seen shopping in. The following is a list of songs that the BBC (the British Broadcasting Corporation ) has, at one. . " My Christmas Prayer" – Billy Fury (1959); " My Friend" – Eddie Fisher (1954); " My Friend Jack" – The Smoke (1967); " My Generation" – The Who.
Cairn String Quartet - White Christmas / Let It Snow (The. — The Quay Sessions, The Silencers, White and King Creosote. Performing live on The Quay. The traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College. Gareth Malone and Laura Mvula join Aled Jones for a feast of favourite carols. Dec 18, 2017. Fairytale of New York has been declared Bbc christmas songs best Christmas song in a vote on Twitter. Pointless presenter Richard Osman asked followers to. Dec 17, 2017.
What does pop guru Pete Waterman think about the history of Christmas music? Dec 23, 2017. Everybody loves a Christmas pop classic, but why can't we find room for new songs? The home of BBC Music. The latest tracks, clips, programmes and music news from across the BBC. Get more of the music you love. Add tracks to your playlist, discover new music from BBC Radio DJs, and listen via Deezer, iTunes, Spotify or YouTube. In Japan at Christmas time there is one song that choirs across the country sing.
It's Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and one choir of 10, 000 people is getting ready for their performance. When Christmas carols were banned During the Puritans’ rule of England, celebrating on 25 December was forbidden. Singing yuletide songs then was a political act, writes Clemency Burton-Hill.


If Cobra Commander Owned An Electric Car…
Set your eyes on the Renault DeZir, a concept electric car the automaker says is “simple, sensuous and warm”. According to Fast Company, the car hits 60 mph in 5 seconds and goes 100 miles on a charge.
The DeZir was one of many eco-themed cars being shown at the Paris Auto Show this week. For a nice rundown, check out Fast Company’s gallery of some of the coolest.
To see the DeZir in motion (it gets even better), check out the video after the jump below.


YEREVAN (Noyan Tapan)–"I came not to struggle–criticize or discredit anyone–any organization–ministry or the government. The reason for my resignation today from the post of Philharmonic Orchestra Director is not a gesture against the minister of culture–but a step against the old way of thinking," said Loris Tcheknavorian at a news conference Thursday–announcing his resignation from his position.
He suggested that his resignation had been prompted by the cultural minister’s Sept. 8 decree relieving him of the post of Director of the Aram Khachatourian Concert Hall. According to Tcheknavorian–the Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia would not have scored such success without having its own hall.
He voiced concern over the fact that the absence of an auditorium and reduced hours for rehearsals might result in the orchestra’s break-up and make it difficult to hold in full volumes a number of concerts to mark the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity as a state religion in Armenia.
"Taking into account the fact that national philharmonic orchestras in all civilized countries have their own halls–which ensure their existence–we ask you not to deprive us of the privileges we enjoy now," the letter addressed by the Philharmonic Orchestra’s staff to Levon Ter-Petrosyan said.
The letter also points out that no group willing to perform at the Aram Khachatourian Hall has ever been denied.
Not denying the fact that the Ministry of Culture had transferred $2 million to the Philharmonic Orchestra’s account for the concerts performed by Ohan Durian’s Orchestra–Tcheknavorian pointed out that the pay for the performances had been raised to cover the expenditures for the maintenance of the Hall.


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|Abstracts on Global Climate Change|
Electrodynamic structure of charged dust clouds in the earth’s middle atmosphere
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Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) and polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSEs) are two phenomena at the forefront of near-earth space science. NLCs are high-altitude clouds in the earth’s mesosphere that are formed from visible aerosol particles. The occurrence rate of NLCs over time is believed to have profound implications on global climate change. NLCs are often associated with PMSEs which are strong 50 MHz-1.3 GHz radar echoes from mesospheric electron irregularities. Therefore, PMSEs may be an important remote-sensing diagnostic for the evolution of NLCs and the earth’s middle atmosphere in general. The electron irregularities that produce PMSEs are generally believed to result from charging of electrons onto subvisible aerosol irregularities, the source of which is currently a debated issue. Neutral air turbulence has long been considered a primary source of the irregularities. However, there are clearly fundamental characteristics of the irregularities in past and recent observations that cannot be explained by neutral air turbulence and most probably involve plasma processes. This work considers the latter mechanism and the possibility of production of aerosol irregularities in the boundary region between the charged aerosol layer and the background mesospheric plasma. First a model for investigating the electrodynamics of this boundary layer is described. This model indicates that plasma flows are expected to exist in the electrodynamic equilibrium. An initial assessment of the possible role of these plasma flows in producing irregularities that may ultimately result in PMSEs is provided.


SIR MIX-A-LOT'S salacious 1992 hit ''Baby Got Back'' blasted from the house stereo system at 7 Bamboo, a karaoke bar here, on a Friday night. Two bar regulars momentarily turned rap stars, billed as Toqer and Woody, gyrated on the corner stage and praised big behinds as the audience joined in with off-key wails.
It was great entertainment for the regulars at the 'Boo, as well as for 14 others who were watching the performance online from as far as St. Louis, Uruguay and Australia and as near as the next town.
Shortly after Toqer and Woody finished the song, Woody's cellphone rang. ''That was my friend,'' said Woody, who is Woodrow Mosqueda away from the karaoke stage. ''He just saw us online and he's on his way here!''
The medium was a Web-based television station called ToqerTV, an enterprise that makes Toqer, also known as Robert Cortese, the establishment's 31-year-old karaoke jockey and Webmaster, immensely proud.
''I am a modern-day Marconi,'' Mr. Cortese said as he tended to his computer beside the stage. ''People may mock it, but 10 years from now, all our content is going to be delivered like this.''
Mr. Cortese, whose pompadour is distinctly more 50's greaser than rapper, developed the station himself, solicited the bar's permission to stream the show on the Internet, created a Web site and chat room and even started selling merchandise in support of what he considers the first all-karaoke television station.
Its content may be unique, but its approach is not. ToqerTV is one of over 100 independent television stations streaming over the Internet, covering almost every imaginable interest.
Increased broadband access and enhanced streaming technologies have boosted Internet video from the blocky slide shows of the past to presentations that can begin to rival conventional television. Programming has expanded, too. With the adoption of popular media players like RealPlayer and Windows Media Player, avid video hunters can download and watch movies, sports programs and television news.
With the Winamp media player (www.winamp.com), many of the independent stations can be seen as well. Although Winamp's company, Nullsoft, was acquired by America Online in 1999, the group has maintained a close allegiance with a core group of users who take advantage of its free and powerful media tools -- the perfect mix for such low-budget operations.
Earlier versions of Winamp helped to popularize the MP3 music format, and thousands have used its Shoutcast server technology to build their own online radio stations. Nullsoft Video seems to be quickly following in popularity.
AOL has done some of its own programming on the player, airing high-quality videos of performers like Bjork and Radiohead, and also putting together select video clip submissions in a special ''public access'' channel.
A vast majority of the stations, however, are the work of individual programmers who serve their own video clips amassed, legally or not, on their hard drives. Japanese animation is very popular, as are the latest episodes of ''The Simpsons,'' ''South Park'' and ''Invader Zim.''
Others turn to yesteryear for inspiration. Webranger Nostalgia Broadcasting (www.webranger.net) runs five channels of classic movies and television programming.
Airing vintage material is an old hobby for the station's creator, Kevin VandeWettering, 41, who broadcasts from his home in Hillsboro, Ore. ''I've been doing an old-time radio site since they invented the Internet,'' he said.
Mr. VandeWettering switched to video as soon as the technology became available. ''I like vintage film,'' he said. ''And I like to share.''
The old films he runs span the genres: everything from Abbott and Costello and ''The Lone Ranger'' to ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' and ''The Mark of the Hawk'' with Sidney Poitier. He trolls through online auction sites and a nearby Goodwill store for material published without copyright notice, or whose copyrights have expired.
He has never run into legal problems, he said, and he intends to keep things that way. ''It's challenging to find out what I'm not going to get sued over,'' he said.
That challenge does not apply to stations like ToqerTV, whose programs are entirely original.
Winamp TV carries many personal Webcam stations, garage-band music videos and ''frag movies'' -- video taken mid-action from first-person shooter games. (Watching them is much like watching an older brother hog a video game, to a fist-pumping soundtrack.)
One of the biggest independently produced successes on the Internet takes the frag movie concept to hilarious ends. The series ''Red vs. Blue'' places dialogue over video snatched from the multiplayer shooter game Halo to create short sitcoms.
''Red vs. Blue'' began as a free weekly download at the show's Web site (www.redvsblue.com). The creator of the series, Mike Burns, lost count at over 750,000 weekly viewers. ''I would have thought that everyone who wanted to see it had seen it,'' said Mr. Burns, 31, who works by day at a computer help desk and does most of the show's programming on his days off. ''But after we started on Winamp TV, we're getting e-mails from new viewers all the time.''
For Mr. Burns and his small group of collaborators, Internet programming provides a fresh audience for their creative efforts. ''There are very few people doing this on a regular basis,'' he said. ''It's like when cinema was new.''
As fans download and discover the programming on Winamp TV, the audience grows. AOL counts 18 million installations of the video-enabled Winamp 5 player, although the player's traffic counter usually lists a number closer to 2,500 active viewers. One avid Winamp TV watcher, Dave Childers, 39, of Mobile, Ala., spends five hours a day tuning to online broadcasts. ''I don't watch regular television much anymore,'' he said.
Mr. Childers's favorite channels are Korean music show OhMyTrance (www.ohmytrance.com), and Rant TV (www.ranttv.com), which runs documentaries of dumpster diving and radical political talk along with instructions on how to hot-rod a sports car illegally. Mr. Childers is partial to Rant TV's Sean Kennedy, the host of an uncensored fringe talk show, who appears in a kung fu uniform. ''You would never see that on network TV,'' he said. ''They'd haul the guy off.''
Alex Blum, America Online's vice president for broadband services, cautions that Winamp television is an advanced tool for technically minded enthusiasts. ''At this point, it's kind of an experiment,'' he said. ''We put some tools out there, but it's not easy. The jury's still out on whether this is a mass-market thing.''
Tom Wolzien, an analyst with Bernstein Investment Research and Management, said that the success of such programming depends on how well independent broadcasters can keep up with viewer demand, given the cost of the servers and Internet connections required. ''The real issue is, where is the server located?'' Mr. Wolzien said. ''How do you get it from your garage to the Web?''
Once that hurdle has been overcome, he said, anything is possible. ''If you think of the stuff that's come out of 'Saturday Night Live,''' he said, ''a lot of it has just been two guys sitting on a couch.''
A Concise Guide To Video Streams
THE Winamp 5 player, found at www.winamp.com, offers access to over 100 independent video broadcasts through a special Internet TV browser, from music videos and cartoons to adult movies and Webcam talk shows.
To see the programming, users need to install the player on a PC (not a Mac) with at least a 1-gigahertz Pentium III processor, Windows 98 SE or later, 128 megabytes of RAM, a 16-bit sound card and a 32-bit video card.
A high-speed Internet connection improves Winamp video viewing, but the stations' own servers and bandwidths greatly determine video quality. Video streams can vary from choppy and blocky to smooth and clean, even with a maximized screen. Stations handle a finite audience, again dependent on broadcasters' connections, so new viewers can be temporarily shut out of available slots, which can sometimes make it a challenge to see popular programs.
Selecting ''Internet TV'' from the player's media library loads an eclectic list of broadcasts.
For those interested in starting a station, details are available at the Winamp site or www.scvi.net. The tools required are for advanced users and require familiarity with servers and command-line programming. Tim Gnatek


I'm looking for a replacement coolant temp sender that's N/O until XXXdeg (200F?) then grounds out.
A cooling fan type switch. For Koso replica gauge unit idiot light, but also might add cooling fan so it would be key for that.
FOUND it! Standard Motor Products TS305, Thermo switch 90C ($25)
fits like it was made for the RZ, just needed to open up OE spade connector for it to slide on.
For the $80 total including this thermoswitch & new OEM style connectors, this instrument pkg is a pretty good deal.
Figuring out the wiring was kind of a pita.
Gear indicator & associated wiring (reed switchs & magnet) coming next.
General forum on troubleshooting electrical problems and modifications to electrical systems
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