Risk Group Founder, Jayshree Pandya PhD discusses “Internet of Things” with Maarten Ectors, Vice President at Canonical Limited based in United Kingdom.
There is a growing excitement that “The Internet of Things (IoT)” will bring nations “the next industrial revolution” because of the way it will transform the way, we the people, will live, work, entertain, shop, and travel, as well as how nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) will interact with each other, within and across nations boundaries in cyberspace, geospace and space (CGS).
There is a growing belief that the revolution is already here. Irrespective of whether the revolution has already begun or will begin in the coming years, one thing remains certain –it will bring each nation: its government, industries, organizations, academia and individuals (NGIOA-I), each one of us great promise as well as great peril.
When physical objects, from across industries, businesses, homes, and entire human ecosystem in CGS become embedded with sensors and gain the ability to communicate through connected computers, the new information networks will need to create new integrated: governance models, business models, technology, business processes, and way of doing things. While this will likely reduce costs, increase speed, efficiency, and bring new opportunities for NGIOA-I, it is also expected to create many new risks and bring each NGIOA complex challenges.
IoT is expected to fundamentally change the way each NGIOA operates and does things. The, governance, management, and business models that are currently based on largely stationary and silo information architectures, will fundamentally face complex interconnected and integrated challenges, as new ways of creating value will emerge across NGIOA in the coming months and years.
Of all the technology trends that are taking place right now, the IoT brings NGIOA the most complex challenges for which perhaps no nation is prepared for. While the Internet of Things has great promise; the business, policy, governance, security, privacy, operational and technical challenges must be tackled before these systems are widely embraced. Now is the time for decision makers across NGIOA to structure their thoughts about the potential impact, opportunities and risks likely to emerge from the Internet of Things.
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Maarten Ectors is the Vice President at Canonical Limited based in United Kingdom.
About the Host of Risk Roundup
Jayshree Pandya (née Bhatt) is a visionary leader, who is working passionately with imagination, insight and boldness to achieve “Global Peace through Risk Management”. It is her strong belief that collaboration between and across nations: its government, industries, organizations and academia (NGIOA) will be mutually beneficial to all—for not only in the identification and understanding of critical risks facing one nation, but also for managing the interconnected and interdependent risks facing all nations. She calls on nations to build a shared sense of identity and purpose, for how the NGIOA framework is structured will determine the survival and success of nations in the digital global age. She sees the big picture, thinks strategically and works with the power of intentionality and alignment for a higher purpose—for her eyes are not just on the near at hand but on the future of humanity!
At Risk Group, Jayshree is defining the language of risks and currently developing thought leadership, researching needed practices, tools, framework and systems to manage the “strategic and shared risks” facing nations in a “Global Age”. She believes that cyberspace cannot be secured if NGIOA works in silo within and across its geographical boundaries. As cyber-security requires an integrated NGIOA approach with a common language, she has recently launched “cyber-security risk research center” that will merge the boundaries of “geo-security, cyber-security and space-security”.
Previously, she launched and managed “Risk Management Matters”, an online risk journal and one of the first risk publications, publishing “Industry Risk Reports of Biotechnology, Energy, Healthcare, Nanotechnology, and Natural Disasters” over the course of five years. Jayshree’s inaugural book, “The Global Age: NGIOA @ Risk”, was published by Springer in 2012.
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Risk Group believes that risk management, security and peace walk together hand in hand. Though security is related to management of threats and peace to the management of conflict, risk management is related to management of security vulnerabilities as well as management of conflict, and it is not possible to conceive any one of the three without the existence of the other two. All three concepts feed into each other. Risk Group believes that the security we build for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for everyone across nations. Tradition becomes our security-so if we build a culture of managing risks effectively it will lead us to security and security will lead us to peace!
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SPECIAL Lufthansa Cargo Flight Arrives In UK Carrying Fruit And Vegetables to help stop the threat of a food shortage
A special Lufthansa Boeing 777 freighter flight arrived from Frankfurt into Doncaster Sheffield Airport, in Yorkshire, at around 2pm on Wednesday, December 23, carrying a cargo of 80 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables.
The jet was chartered by a company that supplies supermarket chains, Aldi UK, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and the Co-op, and loaded with produce including broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower, strawberries, and citrus fruits, with a Lufthansa spokesman reportedly saying more of the same special charge flights were scheduled over the next few days.
A Doncaster Sheffield Airport spokesman also said that for January, there was a planned increase in daily cargo flights carrying perishable goods, from three flights a week, up to eight per week, meaning a total increase of around 700 tonnes a week.
The spokesman added, “We are currently experiencing a large volume of enquiries for flights, as a result of border closures, and we are handling additional flights, such as today’s, where possible. Naturally, this is already a busy period for the airfreight sector as a result of Christmas and Covid-19. This planned increase is related to anticipated Brexit congestion, rather than the current issues affecting cargo waiting to cross the Dover Ferry”.
He continued, “These flights are largely non-EU freight that usually travels through the continent. We have seen a general increase in freight traffic in the period since the pandemic began in March by around 40% year on year, up to 30,000 increased from circa 20,000 tonnes in 2019”.
Thank you for taking the time to read this news article “Special Lufthansa Cargo Flight Arrives In UK Carrying Fruit And Vegetables”.
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There have been important developments on trade agreements, but growers are also taking ownership of the demand situation as well. “Our beans don’t have end-users in North Dakota; maybe a crush plant wouldn’t be a bad idea,” said Greg Gussiaas, secretary, North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. “We need to find an alternative destination for our beans other than the PNW. We need an end-user in our backyard so we have some place to go with our beans.”
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The Kingman Chamber of Commerce is opposing a proposition that would continue the one-cent sales tax.
The chamber recently released its stance on the nine propositions on November's ballot, but it didn't offer an explanation for each recommendation.
Proposition 204 would continue the one-cent sales tax that was approved by voters in 2010. The money would go toward education and infrastructure.
"First, we do want it known that we are not against education," Chamber CEO Pam Wilkinson stated in an email to the Miner. "We took an opposing position on this proposition because the way that it is written, the funding is certain, meaning if the target dollar amount is not met, then money can be taken from other funds to balance the shortfall, thus tying the hands of our legislators. And, the one-cent sales tax is permanent, making Arizona's the second highest tax in our nation."
The chamber also opposed propositions 121 and 115.
Proposition 121 would require primary ballots to carry the names of all of the candidates running for office, regardless of party. The two candidates who get the most votes would continue on to the general election.
Wilkinson said the chamber opposed the proposition "due to the fact that everyone is already allowed to vote in the primaries and the possible additional costs (if the state switched)."
Proposition 115 would change how judges are appointed to the superior and state appellate courts.
"The Chamber consulted with an attorney and chose a position of opposition because we did not see the need to extend the term to eight years or the retirement age from 70 to 75," Wilkinson said.
The chamber supports proposition 114, which would prevent someone charged with a felony from suing their victim for damages or injuries that happened during the crime.
Wilkinson said the chamber decided to support the proposition after speaking with Kingman Police Chief Robert DeVries.
The chamber also supported propositions 116, 117, 118 and 119.
The chamber decided to support the two propositions because Proposition 116 would encourage job growth by reducing taxes on business equipment and Proposition 117 would limit the annual growth in assessed property values to no more than 5 percent.
Propositions 118 and 119 deal with state lands. Proposition 118 changes how money from the sale of state lands would be distributed to schools. The chamber supported it because "it does not change the amount of funding but changes the formula to make funding more consistent," Wilkinson said.
Proposition 119 allows the state to swap state land for federal land in order to protect a military base from housing developments.
The chamber remained neutral on Proposition 120. The proposition would declare that the state has sovereignty over all land within its borders including all federal land, except military bases and Indian reservations.
Wilkinson said the chamber needed more information on how the proposition would affect the state budget before it could make a recommendation.


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Most people think that meaning in life is this esoteric thing that is beyond our grasp. Many people elevate meaning as something reserved for the select few, while making a life void of meaning into their reality. However, it’s interesting that we think of meaning as a creation of this societal framework. I have thought a lot about this, and would like to propose that meaning is in fact a universal principle, something that transcends time, society, culture, socio-economic status etc.
Meaning is our reason for being in this world. Purpose and living out our meaning is our reason for being on this earth. We are born into this societal framework, and we do have to eat and have shelter, however, that is all besides the point. Regardless of our lot in life or what we are doing, our primary goal for being born on this earth is living our meaning and purpose. Yet we lose sight of this as we grow up conditioned by our society. This framework which we have created seems to have over powered any notion of what it means to be fulfilled and what well-being actually is.
So we have a decision to make, either we succumb to this societal framework and throw in the towel and pass our days working in this system. Or we take control and use this system as a tool in the arsenal of life to express our meaning and purpose. In the former view we are being controlled, in the latter view we reclaim control of our lives.
What does this mean? This might mean quitting your job and pursuing the “work” (aka. purpose) that might pay less. This might mean taking a risk when we are young and can afford to rebel against this societal framework if we choose to do so. This might mean reclaiming your time and dedicating it to doing what you love regardless of its pay or what others think. This might mean doing something that your family, friends, and co-workers just don’t understand. This might mean putting yourself out of your comfort zone doing something that others thought you never could do.
What does life mean to you? Why are you here? Start with that question and let that guide how you live your life.
Realize things won’t change over time but this might start chipping away at some aspects of your life that truly bother you deep down.
For me, what made absolutely no sense is to work in an office for 9-10 hours/day. Yes, work is important but it shouldn’t mean having to go to this physical location in the morning and coming back in the evening. Work should be interwoven with life, it should be a by product of living your day doing what is interesting to you. It should be woven in with meetings, coffee sessions, exercise, watching a movie, hanging out with friends, networking sessions. It should take place on weekends and weekdays a like. I couldn’t understand why in the world I have to go to work on Monday and come back home on Friday to spend my weekends doing what I love. Why can’t I just do this every single day of my life? This is what really started the journey into questioning my life and what it means to be fulfilled.

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A computer-based simulation system creates a visual and haptic virtual environment for training a medical practitioner in laparoscopic surgery. Heretofore, it has been common practice to perform training in partial laparoscopic surgical procedures by use of a laparoscopic training box that encloses a pair of laparoscopic tools, objects to be manipulated by the tools, and an endoscopic video camera. However, the surgical procedures simulated by use of a training box are usually poor imitations of the actual ones. The present computer- based system improves training by presenting a more realistic simulated environment to the trainee.
The system includes a computer monitor that displays a real-time image of the affected interior region of the patient, showing laparoscopic instruments interacting with organs and tissues, as would be viewed by use of an endoscopic video camera and displayed to a surgeon during a laparoscopic operation. The system also includes laparoscopic tools that the trainee manipulates while observing the image on the computer monitor (see figure). The instrumentation on the tools consists of (1) position and orientation sensors that provide input data for the simulation and (2) actuators that provide force feedback to simulate the contact forces between the tools and tissues.
The simulation software includes components that model the geometries of surgical tools, components that model the geometries and physical behaviors of soft tissues, and components that detect collisions between them. Using the measured positions and orientations of the tools, the software detects whether they are in contact with tissues. In the event of contact, the deformations of the tissues and contact forces are computed by use of the geometric and physical models. The image on the computer screen shows tissues deformed accordingly, while the actuators apply the corresponding forces to the distal ends of the tools.
For the purpose of demonstration, the system has been set up to simulate the insertion of a flexible catheter in a bile duct. [As thus configured, the system can also be used to simulate other endoscopic procedures (e.g., bronchoscopy and colonoscopy) that include the insertion of flexible tubes into flexible ducts.] A hybrid approach has been followed in developing the software for real-time simulation of the visual and haptic interactions (1) between forceps and the catheter, (2) between the forceps and the duct, and (3) between the catheter and the duct. The deformations of the duct are simulated by finite-element and modalanalysis procedures, using only the most significant vibration modes of the duct for computing deformations and interaction forces. The catheter is modeled as a set of virtual particles uniformly distributed along the center line of the catheter and connected to each other via linear and torsional springs and damping elements. The interactions between the forceps and the duct as well as the catheter are simulated by use of a ray-based haptic-interaction- simulating technique in which the forceps are modeled as connected line segments.
This work was done by Cagatay Basdogan of Caltech and Chih-Hao Ho of Cambridge Research Associates for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
This software is available for commercial licensing. Please contact Don Hart of the California Institute of Technology at (818) 393- 3425. Refer to NPO-21192.
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Review of Dobu: Ethics of Exchange on a Massim Island, Papua New Guinea, by Susanne Kuehling
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Randy Orton is a true veteran in the world of professional wrestling as he has worked in WWE for close to twenty years at this point. It seems he has a lot left in the tank and is more than determined to work in WWE for several more years. Triple H also recently approached for a replacement of Randy Orton.
For the few months, Randy Orton has been teaming up with Monday Night RAW Superstar Matt Riddle and together they have been known as Team RK-Bro and have been quite successful since their debut together. They even went on to become RAW Tag Team Champions after defeating AJ Styles and Omos at WWE SummerSlam back in August last year.
They would eventually lose the titles to Alpha Academy earlier this year and since then they have been engaged in a feud with Chad Gable and Otis. They then won back the titles and even defended them at WrestleMania 38. They lost the titles to the Usos and Randy Orton was written off WWE television due to a back injury.
Tattoo artist Catherine Alexander brought a lawsuit against WWE, Take-Two Interactive Software, 2K Games, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., Visual Concepts Entertainment, Yuke’s Co., Ltd. and Yuke’s LA Inc. The case is going to trial on Monday, September 26 before The U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
PW Insider reports that the case was presented before The U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, which has now issued a Memorandum and Order yesterday, officially striking down one of the defendants’ possible arguments.
Plaintiff Catherine Alexander filed the instant lawsuit against Defendants Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Games, Inc., 2K Sports Inc., Visual Concepts Entertainment (the “Take-Two Defendants”), and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (“WWE”) asserting copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501. On September 26, 2020, this Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment and denied Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Doc. 228).
This matter is now before the Court sua sponte to clarify the Court’s Summary Judgment Order(“Order”).
Alexander moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of copying. In granting Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, the Court found that it was undisputed that Alexander holds valid copyrights for the five tattoos at issue and that Defendants copied her copyrighted works. Therefore, the Order is amended to clarify this Court’s finding that, as a matter of law, Alexander owns a valid copyright to the five tattoos at issue in this lawsuit. Given that Defendants copied Alexander’s copyrighted tattoos, they are liable for copyright infringement unless they can establish an affirmative defense to their usage. Defendants asserted three affirmative defenses to their utilization of the tattoos in their motion for summary judgment: the existence of an implied license, the fair use doctrine, and use of the tattoos was de minimis.
In denying Defendants’ motion regarding the de minimis defense, the Court noted its doubt that the defense was viable under Seventh Circuit precedent and that the defense had been successfully invoked in other circuits to allow copying of a small and usually insignificant portion of the copyrighted works, not the wholesale copying of works in their entirety as occurred here. Therefore, the Court amends and clarifies its Order to reflect that, as a matter of law, the de minimis defense is not viable in this case and Defendants cannot assert the defense at trial.


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The other day I was in the bathroom washing my hands and when I looked-up at myself in the mirror I got a surprise. I looked like myself again.
For years now I have looked in a mirror, searching for me and failing to find the person that once looked back at me. I would see someone with a puffy, tired, drawn face looking back at me like I was a stranger and I would say to her ‘who are you?’
I would stare at this person, intently, gazing into her eyes, trying to find the person I used to know.
Then, all of a sudden, she just showed-up.
The person looking back at me had the mischievous twinkle in her eye that was so familiar. She looked happy, refreshed and full of life.
I didn’t realize how much I had been missing her until she showed up again.
She took my breath away.
There was great relief to find that she still existed. I had been feeling as though she would be lost forever.
This girl and I were close once. We used to explore, create, love, laugh and live a wondrous life full of energy. She was brave and enjoyed exploring and trying new things.
I guess I first started losing touch with her when I was pregnant-the first time. After the miscarriage, she began to distance herself a little bit more. After moving country and finding herself more alone than ever, she would disappear for weeks at a time. She was never really the same after that.
After she gave birth to her little boy she disappeared, almost, entirely. There were brief moments of pure joy when she would show her face, but for the most part, she was lost.
I couldn’t find her. I would call out to her ‘where are you?’ and hear nothing in response. I missed the excitement she brought to the world, I missed the energy, the love for life, the hunger for experience.
I missed the love of art, the desire to create music and write thoughts, the joy that she would have when she watched a breeze rustling the leaves of a tree.
And, all of a sudden, here she was. A cheeky grin on her face, her eyes glowing like an andalusite gem, ready to take on the world.
Like Bastian in “The Neverending Story”, I have traversed through sadness, fear, loss, overcome great obstacles and battled “the Nothing” only to discover that I was the one all along.
The rediscovery of this girl has been a huge part of this journey that I call “seeking life now”. It hasn’t happened by accident. I have had to work at it. My lost self didn’t just appear of her own volition, I have been working on creating a safe space for her so that she felt confident in returning.
And, although she’s not 100%, fully back, the glimpse I have seen of her has given me new hope and renewed energy to keep working on the things I have been doing so that she has space to thrive once again.


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Nicolet catcher/pitcher Sam Kohnke won't say he's in a bit of a home run competition with his teammate and fellow NOW All-Suburban selection Brian Huntsinger, but the grand slam that Kohnke belted far over the left-centerfield fence at Stormonth Monday night to all but clinch the Knights' 12-2 five-inning rout of area rival Whitefish Bay, did bear a strong resemblance to Huntsinger's "grannny" that finished off a win over Germantown last week.
Even his comments were similar to the strong "team first" attitude that Huntsinger adopted after that win over the Warhawks.
"Yeah, we're in a bit of a competition," laughed Kohnke, who was serving as DH this game, "but seriously, this is the time we have to bring it together. We want to start rolling and play as a team. Play good, fundamental baseball and just get the job done."
And that's what the Knights appear to be doing, as they rode starter Max Kramsky's strong, five-inning (three strikeout and three walk) effort to their 21st win of the season against just 10 losses. They are battling for second in the North Shore Conference at 11-5 with two games left to play.
Kramsky, who transferred back to Nicolet for this his senior season after living up in the Appleton area for two years, is happy to be part of this strong stretch run.
"I try not to leave anything on the table," said the hard-throwing right-hander, who will attend Upper Iowa University on a baseball scholarship. "It's been great to come back here and play baseball with these guys. I played with them for 10 or 12 years (before moving) and it was a great coming back to finish things off with them."
"And there's still room for him to improve," said Knight coach Dick Sykes.
For Blue Duke coach Jay Wojcinski, it was another lesson in a competitive, though occasionally difficult season for his young squad. The Blue Dukes left the game at 6-9 in league play and 15-16 overall.
"We just got beat by a better team tonight," he said. "They hit the ball hard, played better defense and with Kramsky throwing the way he was, they were just way better than we were."
It didn't appear that way in the third, when the Blue Dukes Mike Leckie ripped a two-out double off Kramsky to score both Pat Rose (double) and Jeff Kerr (walk).
But that was to be the high point of the night for Bay, as the Knights took the lead right back in the bottom of the third as Huntsinger (three hits and three RBI) tripled home two runs and Kohnke knocked him in with a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2 Nicolet.
Blue Duke starter Justin Alt fought hard, but tired in the fourth, as the Knights put the game away with a seven-run, five-hit outburst. Huntsinger had an RBI single and then a batter later and with the bases loaded, Kohnke hit what could only be called a majestic shot that disappeared into the night sky over the North Shore.
The inning was book-ended by a double from freshman second baseman Tyler Crass and an RBI single from freshman catcher C.J. Putterman, who was brought up for this game.
Nicolet invoked the 10-run "mercy" rule in the fifth when first baseman D.J. Peltz singled home senior shortstop Brandon Zall. In the top of the fifth, the Knights turned a nifty 6-4-3 doubleplay with Zall, Crass and junior first baseman D.J. Peltz involved.
"Justin (Alt) didn't have his best stuff tonight and he fell behind in counts," said Wojcinski. "When you do that, you have to come with fastballs and these guys are a great fastball hitting team."
"Good things happen when you get the lead-off man on," said Sykes, which the Knights did in three out of the five innings this night.
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Over the last three weeks, the Australian government has stepped up its response to the COVID-19 crisis to the point that now there are reports that it might have succeeded in flattening our nation’s curve.
However, when it comes to the over 1,400 people it’s holding in onshore immigration detention centres, it’s done nothing to help them take preventative measures. And while they might be in permanent lockdown, their guards – who continue to come and go on a daily basis – certainly aren’t.
These people include long-term offshore detainees from Manus and Nauru, who were flown to Australia under Medevac. Doctors deemed it necessary they come here for treatment due to the severity of their conditions, which make them more vulnerable to the potentially fatal COVID-19.
Life threatening circumstances
Currently, there’s around 70 asylum-seeking detainees being held at the Mantra Hotel in the Melbourne suburb of Preston. They’re unable to practice social distancing due to the way they’re being housed. And they’re not being provided with any protective gear or products.
The Mantra is what’s now referred to as an alternative place of detention (APOD). The guards employed to watch over the detainees aren’t practicing social distancing. And a guard watching over refugee detainees at a similar APOD in Brisbane tested positive for COVID-19 a few weeks back.
Ismail Hussain is a refugee detainee at the Mantra. He’s a 28-year-old Somali national, who first arrived in Australian waters in November 2013 and was held on Manus Island until last November. Sydney Criminal Lawyers spoke to Ismail about the current situation inside the hotel.
Firstly, when we last spoke two weeks ago, you had concerns about being in the Mantra Hotel, as you were being held in cramped circumstances without adequate COVID-19 prevention measures, such as soap, sanitizer, masks, or even enough room to practice social distancing.
Ismail, have any improvements been made to your situation since then?
There’s been no improvements since then. There’s still not enough hand sanitizer provided. So, nothing has improved. I can only say that the situation remains the same, or it’s getting worse.
There were issues around the guards last time we spoke. Some of them had been showing flu-like symptoms. They hadn’t been wearing gloves or masks. And they were coming and going from the hotel on a daily basis.
Has the situation gotten any better, so fears around catching the disease from the guards aren’t as bad?
They have increased the staff. There are now roughly 80 staff every 24 hours. Every 12 hours, they have a shift and there’s around 40 staff in the building. They’re not participating in social distancing. They don’t wear gloves or masks.
There is no one checking them when they’re clocking in and clocking out. Some of them have been showing symptoms of the coronavirus.
There was a night when one of the security guards was coughing. We reported it to the manager who was on duty. We told her that the man was feeling unwell and he shouldn’t be here.
She asked, which staff. And we pointed to him and said that’s him. She saw that he was coughing and sneezing. So, she asked him how he was doing. He said that he had the flu. Then she told us that he just had the flu and there wasn’t anything to worry about.
She also told us that they were short of staff, so they were not able to send him home. Then they gave him a mask to wear while he was on duty.
The department said a few weeks back that every staff member that was not really feeling well or showing the symptoms of coronavirus would not be allowed to work.
But, they didn’t excuse him. The staff who are showing symptoms are still working.
And have you heard anything from the government over the last two weeks?
We haven’t heard anything from them. They’re still lying about our situation. I saw in an article a few days ago that they were saying that so far there’s no case of coronavirus in a detention centre. But, that’s a big lie, because no one checks us.
No one has been tested for coronavirus. They don’t even take our temperature, even weekly, unless we request to see it. They don’t come and check our temperature. No single case of coronavirus has been tested for.
They say that there is no case. But, how do they know if they aren’t doing the testing? It could already be here. We don’t know. Some of the guys are feeling unwell: sneezing, coughing. We don’t know.
These men don’t seem very serious. But, the doctors said that this coronavirus can stay in the person’s body for weeks before they become serious.
So, how are you all holding up in there with this extra concern around potential COVID-19 infections?
Everyone is fearful. We’re very nervous. Most of us have chronic disease and the doctors have said those with chronic disease have to be more careful than other people.
Many of us have diabetes or high blood pressure. I have high blood pressure and diabetes at the same time.
Some of us have asthma and respiratory problems. And they’re more vulnerable than other people. If they contract the virus, it can cause more damage, death or put them in a coma.
We are fearful. We don’t get fresh air. We don’t get sunlight. We can’t really prevent ourselves from the coronavirus, because there’s no way that we can keep social distance from each other.
The security comes to our rooms and brings the food. There is one common area: the coffee room. And most of the time, there’s more than 20 guys attending to have coffee.
There’s no way that we can prevent ourselves from the coronavirus, because we can’t be distanced from each other. And if it came here, it would affect everyone very easily, immediately.
So, we are all fearful of our situation.
Last Friday, a large group of demonstrators risked being fined to protest your situation out the front of the hotel. They were subsequently shut down by police. How did you all feel about these people calling for your release into the community?
We’re really grateful to them for showing that innocent people have been locked up in this situation in this hotel. And that there’s no way that they can take social distance to prevent the coronavirus.
They were showing the people and asking for our release, because we have the same rights as everyone else. We are human beings. We can catch the virus. And as a result, we can die.
They were asking for our release and we are grateful to them. They were really peaceful and were not causing any problems. They stayed in their cars.
And lastly, Ismail, it’s been about three weeks since the Australian government started implementing more extreme measures to deal with COVID-19. Despite this, your circumstances haven’t changed over that time.
How are you expecting this to play out? Do you think the Australian government may show you some compassion now that there’s a pandemic going on?
As you said, over the last three weeks, the government has been putting more measures on how to prevent the coronavirus.
For us as people in detention, we’ve been detained for seven years. The government has spent billions of dollars. There have been doctors and lawyers writing to the government calling for our release.
At this time, when the pandemic is becoming more serious and the government is taking more steps to prevent it, we’re expecting them to show some compassion towards us and to let us free, so we will be able to look after ourselves and prevent the coronavirus from infecting us.
It wouldn’t cost the government anything if they released us into the community. We all have a room offered to us by friends and good people who are supporting us.
If we are in the community, we can look after ourselves. And we will be able to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
So, basically, you all have somewhere in the community that you can go?
Yes, we all have a room offered to us by friends, and people who support us. They have written support letters to the government and the Department of Home Affairs asking for our release.


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Luxury home sales fell 44.6% year over year, according to data released Friday by Redfin. Prices are nevertheless still high because inventory is so low, economists say
In a sign of the now-troubled times facing the real estate market, Redfin on Friday reported that luxury home purchases experienced a record-breaking drop at the end of 2022 and beginning of this year.
Redfin’s report specifically shows that in November, December and January, U.S. luxury home purchases were down 44.6 percent compared to the same period a year earlier. That was the biggest drop Redfin has ever recorded. The company’s records go back to 2012, and the previous record was a year-over-year dip of 37.5 percent.
In its report, Redfin noted that “the housing market has cooled significantly over the last year due to elevated mortgage rates, persistently high home prices, ongoing inflation and a shaky economy.” And as a result, many wealthy Americans — who make up the market for luxury homes — are turning to investments other than real estate.
Redfin defines luxury homes as those in the top 5 percent based on market value.
Despite the record drop in sales, Redfin’s report also notes that prices for high-end houses are “near their peak” and actually rose 9 percent year over year during the three month period that ended on Jan. 31.
The reason prices have been able to remain high even as sales have dropped off is because inventory is tight. The report notes that the number of luxury homes for sale rose 7.1 percent in November, December and January, but that such a rise happened against the backdrop of an extreme shortage.
“The sizable year-over-year increase is largely due to the fact that supply hit rock bottom roughly a year earlier; supply is also piling up because so few people are buying homes,” the report notes.
The report goes on to note that fewer people are putting their homes up for sale thanks to higher mortgage rates, and that supply consequently “remains near historic lows.”
Moreover, the supply of new luxury listings actually fell 6.6 percent year over year in November, December and January. The fact that overall listings increased even though fewer homes came on the market means properties are sitting unsold for longer.
Broken down by metro area, the places that saw the biggest dips in luxury sales were Miami, New York state’s Nassau and Suffolk counties, and Riverside, Anaheim and San Jose, all in California.
The metro areas with the smallest declines in luxury sales were Kansas City, Missouri, Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Of the metro areas included in the report, San Francisco had the highest median sales price for luxury properties, at $4.7 million. Cleveland had the lowest, at $663,400.
In the report, Los Angeles area Redfin agent Alin Glogovicean noted that another key factor driving luxury housing dynamics right now is uncertainty.
“If you’re investing millions in a property, you want to make sure it will hold its value,” Glogovicean said. “Most luxury buyers and sellers are thinking, ‘Let’s just wait and see what happens to the market. When it stabilizes, we’ll be ready to go.’ Everyone is kind of at a standstill.”


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Chief Executive Officer of Mind, United Kingdom
Paul Farmer has been Chief Executive of Mind, the leading mental health charity working in England and Wales, since May 2006. He is chair of the NHS England Independent Oversight & Advisory Group which brings together healthcare leaders and experts to oversee the current mental health long term plan for the National Health Service in England. He was awarded a CBE in 2016 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his work in the field of mental health advocacy.


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January is traditionally the most unpopular month for dining out - but that may all change now a restaurant in Edinburgh is letting customers pay whatever they want for their meals.
Throughout this month, customers can sample dishes from Restaurant Mark Greenaway's award-winning menu for whatever they think they are worth. A 'suggested price' guide will be on hand, but what people actually pay is up to them.
The eaterie hopes that its unusual invitation will combat the post-Christmas slump and attract a host of new customers, as well as “prove that fine-dining doesn’t have to be expensive."
The concept is nothing new in Europe. Honesty bars, where drinkers help themselves to popular beverages and leave money in a box, usually operate in high-end hotels and have been a success for years.
Despite the potential pitfalls of a pay-what-you-want method, it’s heartwarming to think that a system that relies on people’s conscience can actually work. But is the UK ready for it?
Will Restaurant Mark Greenaway's initiative attract a new audience to its food on a longterm basis, or lose money by serving expensive meals to people who have no intention of paying anywhere near what its worth?
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Sludge – from waste to secondary fuel
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The agricultural use of sludge is not ensured in the long run: Apart from heavy metals, sludges can contain organic pollutants (residues of pharmaceuticals, fragrances, plasticisers, etc.) as well as pathogens, of which the effects due to bioaccumulation and combination effects are barely assessable.
In conventional procedures, a thermal removal of the sludge is often accompanied with high costs and pollution, due to the transport of sludge with a high water content (filter cake has a water content of approx. 70-80%) and the use of fossil fuels while drying, among other things.
On the other hand, sludge drying concepts based on the use of low-temperature heat and solar energy are gaining in importance.
Hybrid sludge drying – The process
Hybrid sludge drying – an advancement of the mere solar drying – can make a positive economical and ecological contribution for a sustainable sludge disposal concept.

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Antiqued and Polished Seashell Pendant in Sterling Silver
Bring the essence of the sea with you wherever you go with this unique seashell pendant. The antiqued finish gives this pendant a vintage appeal while the sterling silver construction ensures long-lasting wear. Note - Chain is sold separately.
- Seashell pendant
- Measures 1.57" x .98"
- Antiqued finish
- Made of sterling silver
- Made in India
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Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on February 25, 2019.
Forward-thinking public health professionals are reaching across sectors to build healthier communities. Many leaders in other sectors do not understand the value of collaborating with public health. PHRASES (Public Health Reaching Across Sectors) is designing the PHRASES Toolkit to provide evidence-based framing tools and resources to help public health professionals communicate and collaborate more effectively with other sectors. During this webinar, Maureen Byrnes of PHRASES and Melissa Monbouquette of the de Beaumont Foundation will share information about this upcoming toolkit and how public health practitioners will be better equipped to successfully advance partnerships with hospitals, housing, education, and the business sectors.
The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.
This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Maureen Byrnes, MPA and Melissa Monbouquette
Maureen Byrnes is a Lead Research Scientist and Lecturer in the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. Ms. Byrnes also serves as the Project Director of the de Beaumont Foundation/Aspen Institute PHRASES project. With over 30 years of experience Ms. Byrnes previously served as Director of the Health and Human Services program at The Pew Charitable Trusts as well as the Executive Director of the National Commission on AIDS.
Melissa Monbouquette is a Program Officer at the de Beaumont Foundation. She provides grant management and technical assistance focusing on cross-sector collaboration, social determinants of health and upstream approaches to health improvement, and workforce development in the public health sector. She serves on the Executive Steering Committee and as coordinator of the BUILD Health Challenge, a national initiative working to reduce health disparities.
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
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MC Whizzkid - Sorted For Es and Whizz
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
You went to your first rave in the early ’90s. Obviously, where you are today is a result of this event, so run us through your memories of the night…
I remember walking into this huge field, surrounded by thousands of ravers stomping the night away. It truly was unbelievable, everyone was friendly, I’d never really experienced anything like that before. I worked my way through the crowd to the front of the stage and stood watching in sheer amazement all night. The DJ, the MC, dancers, lasers and lights... That night changed my life.
Was it an immediate desire to get into music- How long did it take you to get your first gig-
I’d been interested in music since I could speak really, and luckily my family encouraged this. I learnt how to play various instruments, and soon got into hip hop, RNB, and soul. I used to write raps and songs to the instrumentals of 7 Inch singles around at the time. After I discovered hardcore music, my then interests switched, and I knew that being a top hardcore MC was what I wanted to do, more than anything. I suppose, it took a couple of years doing demos and friends local parties before I got my first gig. But finally in 1995, I got a call asking me to do an early set at a small club. The rest is, as they say, history.
What productions are you working on at the moment-
At the moment, back in the UK, DJs Sy & Unknown, Dougal & Gammer and Supreme & Sunset Regime, have an album out called True Hardcore. It’s hosted by MC Storm and myself, which is the first time that has been done in modern day hardcore music. People said MCs on albums would never work. Well, the first album got to number six in the national UK compilation charts, and we are just about to start the second album on my return from Oz. Hopefully, after the huge success of the first, the second instalment should smash it even bigger!
Tell us about your side projects. We hear you’re dabbling in a bit of hip hop, RNB and indie-
Yeah, I like to keep things fresh, and as you have read I love music. I’ve just done a track with an indie band, who I cant mention at the mo, but the feedback has been awesome. Also I’ve just done a hip hop/breakbeat style track with the legendary Liquid, who had chart fame with Sweet Harmony etc. That looks set to be big as well. I had a hip hop track on a British movie called Car-Jack, in one of the main scenes. Again, loads going on, but I don’t wanna bore you so I’ll just say it’s fantastic being lucky enough to do this job, and working with different genres of music that I’m passionate about.
WHO: MC Whizzkid
WHAT: Plays Planet Manic, Sydney Olympic Park
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The figures of the Virgin Mary and St John raise their right hands to their faces in a gesture of mourning. A scratched inscription on the cross arm identifies Christ. The three figures appear barely to be contained by the borders and Christ's halo actually breaks the frame, creating a sense of dramatic tension.
The composition is neatly divided by the 'T' shape of the figure of the crucified Christ. The symmetry, however, is broken by His body and head which slump to the side and by Mary, who reaches out her left hand to touch Christ's body. This tender gesture does not appear on any other Crucifixion scene and lends a personal immediacy to the standard grouping of this depiction.

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Star Wars director J.J. Abrams refused to replace or edit late actress Carrie Fisher out of the latest film in the sci-fi series.
He confirmed she would be part of the upcoming blockbuster, now titled Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Illinois on Friday (12Apr19), and revealed he couldn’t imagine finishing the latest trilogy without her character, General Leia Organa.
Fisher died after suffering a massive heart attack in December, 2016, but the character she created lived on in 2017’s Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – and she also appeared in a teaser trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, which debuted on Friday.
“You don’t recast that part and you don’t suddenly have her disappear,” Abrams told Star Wars fans, explaining he turned to unused footage of Fisher as Princess Leia from 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens to help him complete the character’s story.
The moviemaker added, “Looking at those scenes and starting to understand that there was actually a way to use those scenes and continue her story, so that it would be her… The idea of having a CG (computer-generated) character was off the table… We said, ‘What if we could write scenes about her, so it’s her performance?'”
Abrams then explained it was difficult not having Carrie around as he completed the third Star Wars trilogy: “Every day it hits me that she’s not here,” he told fans. “It’s so surreal because we are working with her still, if that makes sense. She’s in scenes. She’s alive in scenes.”
The latest Star Wars film will hit cinemas on 20 December (19).
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This is a portable 286 IBM-compatible, featuring a mechanical (Cherry MX) keyboard and blue monochrome LCD panel.
Although branded differently, you can view what appears to be a closely related model in this video from Wired. This is in the same somewhat generic case that has been shared by several portable computer models over time, notably including some models of Dolch network sniffer. Some of the photos below compare it against the very similar chassis, but quite a bit newer Dolch PAC 65.
Other brands known to have appeared on this chassis: IMC Traveler, Dolch, Micro Express Roadrunner, Trans PC, Pond Systems, and Pacific Computer. There are surely more out there also.
The chassis is capable of accommodating a typical XT (and therefore also baby-AT) motherboard so a non-working example would be an excellent candidate for a case mod, if one were so inclined.
The originally installed motherboard features onboard floppy and ATA hard drive interfaces.
The LCD panel is connected internally to an ISA graphics card which has special accommodations for the panel, including an external-facing power switch and connection to the power supply enabling the user to turn off the LCD panel. There is an invert switch which flips the blue monochrome to more of an orange colour, which could help with visibility in certain conditions or based on preference.
- Identification: Scantech LCD-286
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- Input: “Parex Modern-I” Cherry MX-switch keyboard, which attaches to front of chassis forming the cover for the screen
- Networking: none integrated
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Safari honeymoons are a great way to create a honeymoon with loads to do, see and talk about once you return. See the most wonderful sights in the world and share a fantastic experience with your loved one as you witness wildlife animals in their natural habitats.
Kenya offers an awe inspiring safari through the Masai Mara. Here you can visit the traditional Masai tribes as well as see many different species of wildlife including elephants, lions, rhinos and much more. End your safari adventure with a visit to the stunning Kenyan beaches where you and your partner can bathe in the warm seas of the Indian Ocean.
Botswana can also provide a stunning safari honeymoon with magnificent landscapes such as the Chobe National Park. Here you can camp in luxury camps or under the stars. Or how about a trip to the world famous Victoria Falls where you and your partner are never short of things to do, such as taking jet boats up the rapids, bungee jumping, visiting the elephant sanctuary and so much more.
If you’re looking to take a safari honeymoon in the wet season then the rain offers a great opportunity for river safaris. Kruger National Park has amazing views of the garden route along the South African coast and you are able to enjoy the vibrancy of a stay in Cape Town where you can dive with shark, take a cable car up the Table Mountain, go penguin spotting or relax on a wine tasting tour.
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Wednesday, 4 November 2015
NDLEA impounds bullion vans with Indian hemp in Ogun State
According to a report by Punch, the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ogun State command, have impounded bullion vans and a Ford bus loaded with bags and parcels of Indian hemp. Concealed inside were 42 bags of the illicit drug, weighing 512 kilogrammes. The two vans, with number plates, FKJ 731 XQ and LSR 837 XR respectively, were impounded in Ijebu Igbo area of the state, where the suspects abandoned them.


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Warrior basketball team wins Rainbow Classic, Nov. 12, 2012.
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Hawaii's Jace Tavita brings the ball upcourt with Houston Baptist's Marcel Smith defending in the first half of the Houston Baptist vs Hawaii basketball game at Stan Sheriff Center.
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Development Corp. Approves $50K to Help Establish Movie Theater
The Valley City-Barnes County Development Corp. has approved $50,000 to help establish a movie theater in Valley City. Development Corp. director of development Jennifer Feist said Wednesday, "We are letting the community know that the Development Corp. will support the establishment of a theater in Valley City with a $50,000 investment."
She said no one has committed to opening a theater yet, but is optimistic that one or more parties will step forward with this contribution.
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At Wednesday's Fulton Rotary Club meeting, Rotarians heard Westminster College sports updates from Todd Creal.
Creal is the interim vice president of intercollegiate athletics at Westminster. He is also the head men's basketball coach and the head women's golf coach.
He said he and his family have been in Fulton for three years, and they really enjoy living in Fulton.
Creal shared with Rotarians that Westminster has hired a new athletic director, Derek Zander.
"This will be the first time that we will have a dedicated athletic director only. He will be a vice president at the college and a member of our president's cabinet," Creal said.
Zander is coming from Iowa Wesleyan University, which will permanently close on May 31 after 181 years.
Creal said the college is excited for Zander to bring his ideas to Fulton.
Starting in June, Creal will become the associate athletic director once Zander arrives on campus.
The Westminster sports department has around 350 student athletes, Creal said. The total enrollment at the college is around 650, he added.
Creal said the 2022-2023 season was very successful and was highlighted by four teams.
Women's volleyball, women's soccer and women's basketball all advanced to their conference championships.
Men's baseball "had the second best season of any baseball team in the history of Westminster College baseball," Creal said.
The team won 27 games, and advanced into the post-season tournament. The team also tied or broke 15 conference records.
"All the rest of us, we're a work in progress," Creal said. "And I will fully accept that."
He said all the sports teams are currently very active in the recruiting process, with some good students coming to the college.
While winning is important, Creal said there is more to being a Westminster student athlete than just wins and losses.
"To have the academic rigor that Westminster offers in the classroom, we want our kids involved on campus and in the community," Creal said.
He said seven of the eight "core sports" carry a 3.2 GPA or higher. The core sports are volleyball, football, men's/women's soccer, men's/women's basketball, baseball and softball.
The only sport without a 3.2 GPA or higher is football, which Creal said has a 2.8 GPA. He said this is impressive given the the size of the team.
"Our kids are really working hard in the classroom, and that's what they're there for. We want to compete at a high level, but they're there to get their education, to get their degree, and be able to live lives they want to live," he said. "...It's student athlete for a reason, not athlete student."
The college's new football stadium is nearing completion. Creal said it should be finished in about a month. A replica of the college's iconic columns will be at the stadium, but are currently on back order.
After the completion of the football stadium, the college will turn its attention to a new construction project. Creal said this will likely be for a new track and field stadium and cross country course.
Fulton Rotary Club recently organized a Charity Poker Run and Car Show. Five clubs teamed up for the event. The clubs were Columbia South, Rocheport, Boonville, Jefferson City Evening and Fulton.
The event raised money for Rotary's charitable causes, including Therapy Paws and K-9s on the Front Line.
The run began at Head Motor Company in Columbia, and then continued to Rocheport, Boonville and Jefferson City. The run finished in Fulton, where a car show was also held at Ohana Pizzeria.


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This elegant silver heart jewelry box makes a great keepsake for anyone, has a black velvet interior and a silver finish.
It features a floral design around the border.
Measurements: 3 1/4 length x 3 1/4" wide 1 1/2" tall
The finishing on this jewelry box will slowly tarnish to give it an antique look.
It will make a perfect bridesmaid's gift, flower girl gift or birthday present for her.
It comes individually packaged in a black box.
You can use this as a keepsake box, jewelry box or a trinket box. Great for gift bridesmaids, sweet sixteen, Graduation, or any occasion
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1953-1956 Powerflite two speed transmission front band. This band uses a strut on one side and the adjusting anchor on the other side.
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Here's what you need to renew your Georgia Barber license
The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.
If you hold Barber licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.
Georgia Barber: Barber (Continuing Education)
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Engineer – Cundalls
Built on the edge of the historic town centre in Penrith, the development incorporates a reconfigured store for WCF, a new unit for Mountain Warehouse as well as a first floor café overlooking the town centre above the Booths store.
The scheme was linked to the town centre via a series of sensitively designed sign posts, bus shelters and art creations, with new linkages to the railway station via a newly created pedestrian pathway.


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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Responding to a Twitter posting from an alleged IS-affiliated account that included a photo depicting Taipei's cityscape burning, the Executive Yuan responded by saying that they have activated emergency anti-terrorism contact mechanisms since learning about the online posting yesterday evening.
"When Islamic State attack your cities it won't look nice. By the permission of Allah that day is not far," said the tweet that accompanied the picture posted on Feb. 23 by user @KhilafahTimes.
The tweet was re-tweeted five times and favorited by 10 users.
Media have accredited the tweet to a possible ISIS attack on Taipei.
The Ministry of National Defence (MND) also said yesterday that the Taiwanese government would implement additional prevention mechanisms against terrorist attacks.
Military spokesman Luo Shao-ho said that the Twitter account allegedly affiliated with IS still needs to be verified for its credibility.
Luo said that he hopes citizens do not panic over the unconfirmed threat.
All related anti-terrorism departments will investigate the source of the news and implement follow-up measures if necessary, said the Executive Yuan.
Cabinet spokesman Sun Lih-chyun said that related departments like the National Immigration Agency (NIA), the Investigation Bureau (IB), the MND, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Security Bureau (NSB) will be staying in close contact to monitor the situation.
Foreign Minister David Lin said he is actively in the progress of understanding the post.
According to reports, the NSB has been cooperating with international intelligence units in order to gather a global list of terrorists in their efforts to keep terrorist groups out of Taiwan.
NSB Director Lee Shying-jow recently presented a comprehensive list of 52 international terrorists who were denied entry into Taiwan between 2013 and 2014 to the Legislative Yuan.
Art Series Of Destroyed Cities
The picture tweeted by the alleged IS-affiliated individual is a digital print produced by artist Jonas De Ro in 2013.
De Ro also illustrated Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai and Moscow in ruins for his series.
Suspended Twitter Account
In related news, Twitter account-holder @Enghaitham89 tweeted unverified threats against New York on Jan. 12, according to reports.
The tweet included a photo of a destroyed cityscape and included text that read: "Tomorrow New York will burn #ISIS staying and stretching."
The account was suspended very shortly after the tweet.


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Singer and mellow voiced radio presenter Sanaipei Tande has decided to kill her fans softly with a risque bikini pic.
The pretty young thing shared a rarely seen side of her that seemed to excite her secret admirers.
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In a captivating Instagram photo, the young musician also opted to be body positive and show off her bulging tummy without any fear of judgement.
I mean, who does not love a daring, confident chick who embraces her uniqueness and banging body?
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Dressed in a tiny blue bikini, the curvaceous musician showed off her perfect body as she flashed a tempting smile effortlessly.
In the caption, she played around with her words and poetically declared she was not about to suck in her belly just to make people happy.
Sanaipei, popularly known as Sana, showed off her African curves and opened the door for thirsty hounds to come at her.
In 2018, unforgiving Kenyans spotted a photo of the beauty dressed in a green crop top with what seemed to be abs popping through her belly.
However, others were quick to claim the musician had just sucked in her stomach during a photo session then finally released it after taking the snap.
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Whenever Jon Gomez called for specific quick cash to fix an air conditioning enthusiast inside the 2007 Toyota, this new 38-year-dated delivery rider relied on a greatest economic services provided by Amscot-The cash Superstore. New Cuban-Western said he got out a great $400 pay day loan in the among their locations for the Hialeah, Florida, in which the guy lifetime.
“We paid off the $441, nevertheless the next day, We got aside other $400 payday loans just like the I needed the bucks,” the guy advised VICE. “I happened to be within vicious circle for a few weeks.”
It reached a time the man did not have enough money to pay for one of his cash advance inspections, and it bounced. Below Fl legislation, Gomez don’t see various other pay day loan up to the guy settles the fresh a great one to. “One ended up being a true blessing in disguise,” the guy recalls. “I won’t set me with debt in that way again.”
The newest declaration try built by Center for In control Credit, a consumer advocacy providers for lowest-earnings some body, together with Federal Council of La Raza, the new Florida Alliance to have Consumer Coverage, and you may Latino Leadership Inc, good nonprofit company based in Orlando. Critics say payday loan providers was preying with the poor African Americans and you will Latinos for the a get older away from spiraling money inequality-along with spite out of your state rules one to allegedly currently regulation a.
“These companies are booming if you take advantage of mans [financial] state,” Marisabel Torres, the fresh National Council’s senior rules expert, told you into a meeting label having force the other day. “The content most shows all of us one Florida ?ndividuals are not-being protected against this type of dangerous facts.”
The brand new conclusions were put out at a life threatening minute for the payday loan world: The consumer Economic Defense Bureau (CFPB), the latest federal institution tasked with regulating lending products employed by typical anybody (read: not steeped bankers), is decided so you’re able to procedure the latest regulations made to crackdown toward obligations pitfall developed by too-much payday loans. However, Dennis Ross, an excellent United states congressman off north Fl, features recommended a statement who would decelerate this new bureau’s new legislation for a couple of years, and give states which have pay day loan regulations on the instructions currently wide latitude doing their point. The balance try supported by a substantial slice from Florida’s congressional delegation, several of exactly who was basically state legislators in the 2001, if the Fl laws function limitations with the pay day loan was enacted.
“It rules carry out limit the bureau’s ability to include users up against large rates pay day loan,” Torres told you for the name. “It could let the community to quit government regulation as a whole.”
Executives for the majority of of biggest pay day loan organization for the Fl, needless to say, trust the state currently really does an excellent employment regarding controlling the business. “He is indicating the official laws have not worked,” Amscot’s President Ian Mackechnie said. “I simply take issue with you to Ohio online payday lenders. In the last 15 years, it has got proven to be successful.”
A beneficial spokeswoman to have Congressman Ross failed to answer a phone message and you will a couple of current email address requests review. And Sean Bartlett, good spokesman to own Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, debated the state succeeded inside reigning in the payday loans industry inside the 2001. “The official home and senate voted unanimously at the time to help you build reforms one to, 15 years afterwards, ideal manage customers while you are still sustaining usage of borrowing from the bank to have working family who are in need of it,” Bartlett said into the a statement on the behalf of Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz. “The girl goal could have been and you may stays balancing entry to resource if you are protecting consumers.”

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On my way home tonight I was stopped on Rt. 83. I looked ahead of me and saw a baby bunny, strong enough to be away from his mother probably for the first time. He was on the curb, and I saw he had every intention of jumping down to get under the car in front of me and through to the other side. I knew that would be a disaster if the car moved. I mentally thought, don't do it. Just stay where you are for now.
But he hopped down. Then he went under the car. I thought about lowering my window and yelling at the driver ahead of me to not move because of the bunny, but it was a rainy night. No one had their windows down. No one would have heard me.
And then the car moved. The bunny freaked out and tried to hop back, but then he realized that he was fucked if he didn't stand still. He froze, ears back, making as small a target of himself.
The car drove away, and the bunny remained uncrushed. But he was still frozen, probably by my presence. I rolled down my window and poked my head out. Someone behind me honked, but fuck them. I said, "It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you. Go on, now. Get out of the road."
And he did; He disappeared into some brush, unharmed.
It brought me back to when I was a kid. It was my first father-son Cub Scout camping trip. Some may recall my story "Snipe Hunt" in The Literary Hatchet #12 (which you can read for free here). That's kinda-sorta based on a true story. It happened on the same camping trip as what I'm about to talk about.
We were all out on a hike, and it turned out we were lost. Not even the adults knew where we were. One of them jokingly said we were probably in Missouri, and I bought it hook, line and sinker. It took me many years to realize just how far Missouri is from Chicago. Anyway, we were walking along a highway, trying to find our way back to camp, and the cars were next to us, stuck in a traffic jam. They were moving very slowly.
A baby crow came down on the pavement. It had no fear of us. It hopped close to us, and we were all thrilled to be so close to this bird. One of my companions even tried to feed the bird out of his hand.
And then a car, slowly creeping up, crushed the bird to death under its front wheel. We all watched this poor bird die before our very eyes. There was nothing left of the fella but paste. All of my fellow Cub Scouts were absolutely horrified. So was I, come to think of it.
Maybe that's yet another reason that I'm incredibly fucked up.


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text: Field measurements of photosynthesis of Vitis vinifera cv. Semillon leaves in relation to a hot climate, and responses to photon flux densities (PFD) and internal CO2 concentrations (ci) at leaf temperatures from 20 to 40oC were undertaken. Average rates of photosynthesis measured in situ decreased with increasing temperature and were 60% inhibited at 45oC compared with 25oC. This reduction in photosynthesis was attributed to 15-30% stomatal closure. Light response curves at different temperatures revealed light-saturated photosynthesis optimal at 30oC but also PFDs saturating photosynthesis increased from 550 to 1200 Âµmol (photons) m-2 s-1 as temperatures increased. Photosynthesis under saturating CO2 concentrations was optimal at 36oC while maximum rates of RuBP carboxylation (Vcmax) and potential maximum electron transport rates (Jmax) were also optimal at 39 and 36oC, respectively. Furthermore, the high temperature-induced reduction in photosynthesis at ambient CO2 was largely eliminated. The chloroplast CO2 concentration at the transition from RuBP regeneration to RuBP carboxylation-limited assimilation increased steeply with an increase in leaf temperature. Semillon assimilation in situ was limited by RuBP regeneration below 30oC and above limited by RuBP carboxylation, suggesting high temperatures are detrimental to carbon fixation in this species.


ENFIELD, N.S. — A new facility in the Elmsdale Business Park will allow Corridor Community Options for Adults to have nearly triple the amount of clients it has now.
And with help from multiple levels of government, the not-for-profit organization, which provides programs, services and employment opportunities to East Hants residents of all abilities, is one step closer to raising the $6 million needed for the new building.
On Tuesday, Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois announced the federal government will contribute up to $2.6 million for the new build. Eleanor Roulston, warden for the Municipality of East Hants, followed up Blois’s announcement with a contribution of $200,000 from the municipality.
“We need to be able to put four new walls around the good work that you guys do,” Blois said.
Corridor Community Options for Adults has been at the former Enfield District Elementary School on Convent Road since 2002, but Ross Young, manager of Corridor Community Options for Adults, said it’s time to move on.
“The building is in pretty rough shape. We’ve been trying out best to hold it together,” Young said.
“When this building was first occupied, I think the thought was we could never run out of room,” he added.
But now the not-for-profit organization has a waiting list that continues to grow as its space is at capacity.
“Pre-COVID at the current building, we had 44 clients,” Young said. “In the new building, we’re hoping to have capacity for at least 125.”
With nearly triple the number of clients, the not-for-profit organization will also have to hire more staff.
Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois says the Corridor Community Options for Adults (CCOA) and its work goes far beyond a thrift store. He says if you had to paint the definition of community, it would resemble the CCOA. pic.twitter.com/NtVF7WUW6K— Nicole Munro (@Nicole__Munro) December 22, 2020
With donations, the latest funding and $1.5 million contributed by the Nova Scotia government earlier this year, Corridor Community Options for Adults is close to reaching its financial needs for the new building.
Young said the organization considered renting space from other buildings but “it wasn’t very feasible.” They also considered building on its current lot but opted to move to 5.5 acres of land in the Elmsdale Business Park.
“We wanted to be a little bit more visible in the community,” Young said. “We’ll be front and centre in the new property.”
The new building will also allow the facility to offer more programs and services, such as a laundry service, and more space for the workers.
The organization is hoping to break ground at the new location by spring/summer 2021, Young said, with hopes of opening in early 2022.


Molly Poling, left, president of the Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation and Lori Klinedinst, executive director of the organization, provided an update on the foundation at the June Indian Hill Board of Education meeting.
Getting technology in the hands of high school students was a major initiative for a local school foundation this school year.
The "Bring Your Own" technology initiative was the Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation's first targeted campaign and involved one of its largest grant donations.
The foundation provided $21,000 toward the initiative which was implemented at the high school and encouraged high school students to bring their own electronic devices to class. ...


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Edwin Hodge plays Danny in the remake of Red Dawn. Starburst caught up with him to chat about the film and his career…
Starburst: So, what influenced you to become and actor?
Edwin Hodge: One of my first memories was when I was 3 years old wanting to be inside watching what I called the ‘Magic Box’, which was our TV set. All those people, different situations. You could be a detective, superhero, lawyer, doctor, astronaut… it was pretty exciting for a little kid. My mom ending up taking me on auditions and at the age of 5 and I found my way on Sesame Street. In high school, I continued acting, but was active in sports and focused on getting a good education. I ended up making the honor role when I graduated.
Your first film was Die Hard With A Vengeance and you also worked on the Shane Black vehicle The Long Kiss Goodnight. Do you enjoy acting in action films?
I do, but I also gravitate towards drama. I also like doing romance comedy films; rom-coms. You get funny little quips, witty-one liners in a story that’s a lot of fun. I’m a big fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I’ve learned a lot from that show on dialogue delivery and timing.
What’s the character of Danny like in this film?
He’s different from the original. Here, Danny’s more of a conflict kind of guy and that comes from being a wide receiver on the Wolverines football team. The enemy invasion is a life altering experience for him. He has a more gung ho, let’s go get ‘em attitude.
Did you prepare a lot for the role?
Man, did we! We were taught by former military personnel for a week and a half out in Simi Valley, California. They were the best! Very instructive on weapons and how to handle ourselves. We learned how to open doors by slipping a knife under them, how to shoot and carry a gun, combat techniques, relying on and protecting each other. There was a lot of drill and we focused on objectives during our training. You’re put into a situation and you do your best. It was a great learning experience.
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The scene in the cave is pretty intense.
So what’s up next?
I’m currently on Cougar Town and I have Christmas In Compton coming up. I’m heading to Paris to do a motion capture video game. I also have Open Heart, Grimsville Invaders, James De Monaco’s Vigilandia with Ethan Hawk which is a very intense, dark, sci-fi movie of what could happen in the future and One Heart which is a dramatic football film based on a true story.
Red Dawn is out now in US, with a UK release still pending.

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