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The first question we should ask is “why are the Africans so much behind economically”? The answer is not far fetched, what the Africans understand more is consumption, they hardly understand the importance of creating and building wealth. The fundamental rule of developing one’s community is to keep your money within your racial group.
The Europeans and Americans build their businesses, hire their own people, buy their own products and spend more of their money investing in their country, there is nothing wrong with that, but it is a basic rule Africans cannot comprehend and follow.
Some Africans kill their fellow Africans daily instead of wanting them to succeed.93% of blacks killed in America are by other Africans, the story is not different in Africa.
Their leaders steal from their people and send the money back to their colonial masters from whom they borrow the same money from, they go on holidays abroad, buy houses abroad, they school their children abroad and go for medical treatments abroad, instead of spending his money In his own country to benefit his people.
Statistics have shown that the whites money, exchange hands 18 times before leaving their community, while for blacks, it is probably a maximum of zero or once. only 6% of African money go back into their community, that is why the Europeans and Americans are at the top and the Africans are at the bottom of every social ladder.
Instead of buying Louis Vuitton, Hermès, expensive cars, shoes and houses abroad, Africans could industrialize Africa, build banks and get rid of colonial institutions by putting them out of business.
Most well established African businesses fail after 150 years, this is because, to an indigenous African, nothing is ever his fault, his compulsive habit of killing his own to climb the economic ladder, compulsive material consumption, and his inability to build businesses contribute to the numerous reasons why most well established businesses in Africa crumble after 150 years.
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Rare and unique collectors’ car, Lingenfelter Twin Turbo Corvette Convertible. Black with black top and black leather interior. This car is like brand new and even smells new inside. Only driven during the summer months after the roads have been cleaned. Treated very well with 10,000 original miles. Original owner selling. Detailed specifications follow.
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The SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) announced yesterday that it will take a full 90 days to decide on a rule change that may permit VanEck SolidX to take a Bitcoin ETF to market.
The latest request for a rule change came from the Chicago Board of Exchange (CBOE) BZX Equities Market, who hope to list the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin ETF.
According to CoinTelegraph, VanEck SolidX hope to sell Bitcoin ETF shares to institutional investors at $100 000 each.
ETFs are an increasingly popular investment vehicle because they are typically passively managed and incur low fees.
ETFs also take care of security issues related to storing commodities like gold and Bitcoin because companies hold the commodities for investors.
A conventional ETF contains a basket 0f stocks, bonds or commodities and is only taxed for capital gains when sold.
Many see allowance of a Bitcoin ETF as an important step towards mainstream adoption of Bitcoin.
And while many hardcore Bitcoiners welcome institutional involvement, they also argue that managing one’s own private keys is important, and says large pools of Bitcoin held by institutions are vulnerable to internal or external hacks.
The CBOE requested the rule change regarding the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin ETF on June 20th, and the SEC now has until September 30th to approve, disapprove or, “institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved.”
In June of this year, the SEC also delayed ruling on a request to allow a similar rule change on the NYSE Arca electronic securities exchange that would permit it to list two Bitcoin ETFs packaged by Direxion.
The SEC said it would take the extra time, “to allow for additional analysis of the proposed rule change’s consistency with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act, which requires…that the rules of a national securities exchange be, ‘designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade,” and, “protect investors and the public interest.”
A ruling on the NYSE/Direxion request is expected September 21st.
Numerous enforcement branches of the US Department of Justice are currently investigating manipulation in crypto markets.
There was some speculations that the SEC’s recent and much decried decision to deny approval of a Bitcoin ETF proposed by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss may have been informed by concerns about the manipulation of Bitcoin prices on variously regulated global exchanges.

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NEWARK – Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham today held a news conference with Newark Mayor Corey Booker, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, CeaseFire NJ Executive Director Bryan Miller and others, to discuss legislation (S-1774) she sponsored which would prohibit the sale and purchase of more than one handgun per licensed buyer, within a 30 day period. The news conference was held at Elwood Park.
“Handgun violence is on the rise, but taking guns off the streets will help to stop the senseless slaughter of our citizens – it’s common sense,” said Senator Cunningham, D-Jersey City and Bayonne. “Hopefully, passage of this legislation will encourage other states, especially neighboring states like Pennsylvania and New York, to follow suit.”
According to the bill, any buyer or seller who knowingly violates its provisions would be guilty of a fourth degree crime, which carries penalties of 18 months imprisonment and fines of up to $10,000.
“This bill would not affect law enforcement or licensed collectors, but it would impose a significant barrier to criminals who make straw purchases and traffic guns that ultimately end up on our streets,” said Senator Cunningham.
Senator Cunningham also noted that she’s thankful that she has the support of local mayors Booker and Healy on such an important issue.
The legislation passed the Assembly in June, and it’s now awaiting committee approval in the Senate.


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Industry reacts with caution to the grant of a compulsory licence to Natco, but cancer patients welcome it and hope for many more.
THE first compulsory licence (CL) issued by the Indian patent office, to the local drug manufacturer Natco Pharma Ltd to sell the generic version of Bayer AG's anti-cancer drug Nexavar, has led to varied reactions. The landmark decision has also raised concerns about the outcome of cases of a similar nature pending in court. The decision also assumes importance in the context of the government's plan to deliver universal health care as recommended by the high-level expert group appointed by the Planning Commission. Incidentally, the generic form of the drug is still expensive for many, at Rs.8,800 for a month.
While the pharmaceutical industry has reacted to the decision with overarching caution and disappointment, cancer patients have welcomed it and are hopeful of many more similar decisions. The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI), a platform largely of foreign companies, expressed disappointment with the judgment. In a statement, Ranjit Shahani, OPPI president and head of Novartis India, held that compulsory licences should be used only in exceptional circumstances, such as in times of a national health crisis. If used arbitrarily, compulsory licences will serve to undermine the innovative pharmaceutical industry and will be to the long-term detriment of the patient, he said. His argument is that for better access, improved health-care infrastructure and distribution are needed. Pharmaceutical companies have argued that they can have a system of differential pricing for different countries.
According to S. Srinivasan of the Vadodara-based organisation LOCOST (Low Cost Standard Therapeutics), differential pricing has never worked. It depends on the market which is the beneficiary and whether there won't be reverse leakages in the market. It also has a bit of elimination of manipulation of the market without market forces coming into play fully, and [it] can also be an argument against compulsory licences and local development of technology and backward integration. It is a bit like voluntary licensing of, say, Tenofovir without even benefits of any semblance of local manufacturing, such as it is with a voluntary licence. Generally, it is a device to hold a market captive and dependent on one manufacturer, usually the innovator. More importantly, it inhibits any questioning of pricing and costing per se of the product, investing the manufacturer with an undeserved halo, he told Frontline.
The basic issue is that these drugs are priced completely out of reach for the poor person, said a cancer patient who is on Glivec, which he accesses free at a leading government hospital in Delhi. He toldFrontline on condition of anonymity that the outpatient ward of the hospital was crowded with blood cancer patients. The medicine was being given free under the Access Programme of the company. In that particular hospital, there were three OPD sessions in a week, with each session being attended by nearly 125 patients, he said. The bulk of the patients came from the rural hinterland and there were very few patients from the middle classes, he added.
This is what happens just in one hospital. One can only imagine the number of needy patients, he said. He said that if he bought it from the open market, it would cost him Rs.1.5-2 lakh a month. The only reason I am able to use the drug is that even as exclusive marketing rights were given to the company, the condition was that it would provide the drug to needy people. In the case of this drug, the court held that under the Indian patent law generic production was permissible and rejected the patent on the drug. The company has challenged this in the Supreme Court.
He said that even for the needy persons, proof of income was demanded by the company. I am an income-tax payer and I legitimately file my tax returns. I passed the criteria to get the medicines free, he said. The government, he added, had taken a proactive line after the Left parties pressured the government to make several changes to the Indian Patents Act in 2005. The Left parties proposed as many as 13 amendments to the draft Patent (Third) Amendment Bill, 11 of which were passed by Parliament, he said.
As one who has been on the drug for nearly six years, he said he had to buy it from the market for the first four months. He said: I used to pay Rs.14,500 then, which was roughly equivalent to my monthly salary. Then I applied for the scheme and my application was sent back to the parent company. I have learnt now that the company has circulated a letter to all its patients stating that from 2012 onwards all new patients will have to pay Rs.10,000 a year and that they will not be able to provide the medicine free any longer. I cannot say I am out of the woods, but without this drug I wouldn't be talking to you today.
The Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA), too, has welcomed the compulsory licence awarded to Natco. Gajanan Wakankar, executive director of the IDMA, said it was a very good step for cancer patients and for the government, which appeared committed to providing access to medicines. Between profit and profiteering, there is a very thin line. In this particular case, involving Bayer, it was not a case of reasonable profits, he said.
Compulsory licensing, he said, was a provision accepted under TRIPS [Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights] and was applicable all over the world, including the United States. The prime reason was to prevent the abuse of monopolies. Multinational firms should recover their costs incurred in research and development, but when the costs exceeded by a wide margin it was tantamount to profiteering, he said. The decision of the patent office seemed to have had a positive effect, he added.
On the issue of differential pricing by pharma companies, Gajanan Wakankar said there were ways to do it under the voluntary licensing system, but most companies were not doing it. He gave the example of the anthrax scare in the U.S., where the government threatened to issue a compulsory licence for the cure, and thereby ensured a reduction in the price.
He said Natco, which happens to be one of the IDMA's oldest members, had wanted a voluntary licence from Bayer for the drug but the latter refused. He explained that drug production even under compulsory licensing was difficult for ordinary companies because they had to employ highly qualified scientists who had the expertise and know-how to produce the same. The IDMA was largely responsible for pushing and drafting the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005. There will be litigation but we hope that the law stands the test, he said.
Loon Gangte, representative of the Delhi Network of Positive (HIV) People, also welcomed the patent office's order, terming it a beautiful precedent. He said all third-line and second-line HIV drugs were patented. While the government had started rolling out second-line drugs, it was a matter of time before resistance would develop and third-line treatment would be required, he said. He said that while the government was being proactive, it was also a fact that there was not a single HIV drug that was not patented.

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Posted by: CS Shilpi Thapar
It’s a great victory for Mr. Barack Obama! A mind-boggling show. He is re-elected as President of the United States of America by winning elections against Mr. Romney by very few votes. It was really a very hard-fought campaign and elections.
I was listening to the speech of Mr. Mitt Romney and was highly impressed by noticing his attitude when he was defeated by very few votes. Indeed, it was a very painful moment for Mr. Romney, but he began saying, “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, my friends. Thank you so very much.I have just called President Obama to congratulate him on his victory. His supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations.His supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. I wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady and their daughters.This is a time of great challenges for America, and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. “He also added, “The nation, as you know, is at a critical point. At a time like this, we can’t risk partisan bickering and political posturing. Our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people’s work.”
I wish our Indian leaders to have such professional spirit when they lose elections. There are only scams, political bickering, and false promises given by our leaders.
I really appreciate American system of conducting elections. I would like to highlight few provisions which is remarkable and Indian Government should adopt it:
- In India, Government officers and teachers conduct elections where in America, qualified election judges are appointed.
- Most states in America give right to its citizens to vote very early. Voting goes on for even a month which is not the case in India.
- In America, polls just conduct from any where i.e from showrooms, garages, police stations, libraries and polling day are a working day where as in India, schools, colleges and government offices are converted into polling stations and polling day is declared as Holiday making it a very big event for the country.
All the best to Mr. Barack Obama and hope to have better America- India’s equation in the future esp. in IT and legal outsourcing field.


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Spring Term: Week 4
This week, the children have been focussing on using Super Andro’s ‘ambition’ Learning Power, for anything from perfect punctuation in Year 2 to holding a rolling pin carefully to roll out play-dough in the Sparrows Room.
Year 2 have been very ambitious and wrote their own ‘dragon’ plays this week. They thought hard about the characters they wanted to include; the plot, and the scenes. Each child worked creatively and independently and was very proud of sharing their work with each other. Multiplication and division have been looked at, and Florence Nightingale, habitats, and physical exercise have also been on the agenda.
Year 1 have been busy writing imaginative captions for the story of Three Little Pigs. They designed and created ‘Wanted’ posters about the Big Bad Wolf. For their creative afternoon, they made bird feeders, so important at this time of year, as they are taking part in the Big Garden Bird Watch. In Forest/Garden School, the children carried on making their dream catchers.
Reception has been also been very busy this week. In maths they revised ‘one more’ and have also started working with money; simple counting and laying out amounts in pennies. They teamed up with Year 1 to make bird feeders ready for the RSPB Garden Bird Watch starting on 29 January. They listened to the story Lost and Found, discussing how they would feel if they were lost and what they would need to take to the Arctic should they go! They continued making their dream catchers by adding beads which they threaded onto string.
There has been much excitement in the Chaffinch and Kingfisher classes this week, with the delivery of new pipes, crates, and tyres. Their outdoor classroom has been a hive of activity with the children using their new deliveries to make a house for the Three Little Pigs. ‘I’m going to London,’ said one child: ‘All aboard!’. Another set up an ice-cream van, ‘How much is your ice cream?’ asked Miss Richmond. Others were excited by the tyres and set up an assault course to balance on and had some great races.
The Nightingale children made their role playhouse into a Post Office. The children helped make post boxes and have been posting letters and parcels. In their cooking session, they made chocolate snowballs. They rolled the balls into the shredded coconut to make the snow effect.
The Robin children have continued to embrace the winter season and explored all different types of winter weather. As the ice play went down such a hit last time, they extended it by adding a winter-themed tuff tray. This gave the children an opportunity to talk about all kinds of animals that enjoy living in the cold. The children were also given tools to try and pick out the different objects that were frozen into the ice, such as animals, pine cones, and colourful pompoms. They have also been jumping in the puddles, running in the rain, and playing with the freezing ice that had formed in the playground.
The Sparrows have been engaged in sensory exploration with ice play, seashells, and pine cones. They had enormous fun exploring playdough by using rollers and their hands. Using different materials and textures is always very good practice for the development of their fine motor skills.
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The new animated flick Isle of Dogs has all the charm and grace of a really well-done school presentation. It works really well; the stop-motion animation is superb. Everything works. But, on the other hand, it works really hard to make a point (well, several) and that drives the picture.
The film takes place in Japan in the near future when dogs are seen as spreading disease to humans. The mayor of the city of Megasaki (the voice of Kunichi Nomura) becomes a demagogue, scaring the people enough to get support to ship all the dogs to a garbage dump where they have to forage for scraps of food.
The dogs have a really hard time, particularly since most have been house dogs, fed and cared for by their people. Chief (Bryan Cranston), however, is a stray who is far more cynical about things; he actually uses the phrase “dog eat dog.” But somehow the dogs all manage to work together, even making decisions based on majority rule. Three cheers for democracy!
The key plot element is having a young man, Atari (Koyu Rankin), nephew of the mayor, try to find and rescue his dog, and then try to free all the dogs on the island. Most of the film focuses on his search. But a strong subplot deals with the discovery by reporter/activist Tracy (Greta Gerwig) that the whole claim of disease if a fraud. A key element is that the mayor prefers cats.
Among the flaws is the difficulty in figuring out exactly what the point is. Some claim that it is a response to President Donald Trump’s policy toward undocumented aliens, and they hail director Wes Anderson for his anti-Trump response. Since the movie was actually begun in 2014 (stop action is a very slow process), when just about no one had any notion of who would be elected in 2016, that would seem to be pushing things. Other critics use it as an attack on the overreaching powers of government, and there are even some who claim the dogs set up a better government than just about all the ones we people do.
The biggest flaw, however, is more serious. There is simply not enough plot to last for a long, 101-minute movie. We have the deportation done right at the start, and the search for the dog and the underlying plot, all of which would fit nicely into a one-hour television show. That forces the film to use a lot of one-liners, some quick jokes, and an overly complicated search to get us through the parts that mean nothing but are part of the padding needed to make this a feature-length film.
What makes the film come alive, aside from the brilliant attention to detail which seems inherent in all stop-motion films, are the voices of the dogs. Special kudos should go to those actors. Spots (Liev Schreiber), the boy’s dog, is helped by Chief, Rex (Edward Norton), King (Bob Balaban), Boss (Bill Murray) and especially Jeff Goldblum, who plays Duke. Somehow they manage to inhabit the dog’s characteristics with their own personalities, which provides a lot of the fun. Even the city involved, Megasaki, is a sort of homage to futuristic films, providing a vivid contrast with the dump where the dogs are exiled.
There is a bit of confusion since Atari speaks Japanese (and never in English) but he works well with dogs whose “barks” are in English. That is a small point that has been built up by some critics who claim that Anderson is appropriating Japanese culture for his film. I find those kinds of things nonsensical. Remember a month or so ago when The Black Panther was criticized for using African culture? The arts work through all cultures and do best when they are blended. Megasaki, like Wakanda, may only live in the mind of its creators, but many of us get enormous pleasure from living there even if only for the time we are at the movies.
This is a good movie. I found it interesting, although too long. But, since we are coming into the summer movie season, which is beginning earlier every spring, it might provide a last chance to have a film that actually has a point other than sheer entertainment.


This story was first reported by Louisiana Illuminator and republished with permission.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a state abortion ban last year. But so far, the governor hasn’t proposed more money for programs to help pregnant people and vulnerable children in the wake of those restrictions.
Edwards’ latest budget proposal doesn’t include new money or services aimed at filling the vacuum left by the abortion prohibition. Instead, the governor said he would get behind a proposed tax credit that would benefit anti-abortion pregnancy crisis centers, controversial facilities accused of providing misleading medical information.
Last week, the governor said his staff is working with Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton, on Senate Bill 41. The legislation would provide an income tax break of up to $5,000 per individual or business to cover 50% of a donation made to an anti-abortion pregnancy crisis center.
The tax break would be capped at $5 million statewide annually, though the unclaimed tax credit availability could also be rolled into future state budget cycles. Donations made between Jan. 1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2030, would be eligible.
“This is a law for maternal health. Period,” Mizell said in an interview. “We don’t need to create a new entity. The [pregnancy crisis centers] already have a role in the community.”
Pregnancy crisis centers have myriad critics. Some of the faith-based organizations have falsely claimed abortion increases a person’s risk for breast cancer and infertility and equated emergency contraception to abortion, according to Lift Louisiana, an abortion rights advocacy organization.
Lift Louisiana also says the centers suggest they are akin to medical facilities, but they often don’t employ nurses or doctors and refuse to administer birth control.
Pregnancy crisis centers already receive direct support from the state. Louisiana has transferred federal money earmarked for low-income families — through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program — to the centers for years. In the current budget cycle, the state has allocated over $2 million to these organizations.
Other tax credits have also been proposed in response to the state’s abortion ban.
Sen. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, wants to expand an existing child tax credit to pregnant people with fetuses that have a heartbeat — referred to as “unborn children” — in Senate Bill 105.
Rep. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, has suggested a $5,000 tax credit in House Bill 443 for families who adopt children under the age of 18. If the $5,000 credit exceeds the adoptive family’s tax liability, the state would give the family the balance of that money.
Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, has proposed a $5,000 tax credit for families who adopt infants in House Bill 386. Like Edmonds’ bill, if the credit exceeds the adoptive family’s tax liability, they would receive the balance from the state.
Beaullieu’s legislation would also allow for individuals, companies and entities such as trusts to receive a tax credit worth up to $50,000 when they make donations to organizations that prevent child abuse, provide parenting classes to fathers, give books to low-income households and assist families of children with disabilities or chronic illnesses. The credit would have a $10 million cap annually statewide.
“I wanted to make sure we didn’t just focus on one aspect of life,” Beaullieu said. “This is putting some of our dollars where Louisiana’s intentions are.”
Other conservative states with strict abortion bans are looking at similar tax credits, though some are also proposing large amounts of direct funding for crisis pregnancy centers that Louisiana doesn’t currently have under consideration.
Last week, the Texas House of Representatives approved a state budget plan that included $80 million in public money for crisis pregnancy centers. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee proposed a $100 million grant program for anti-abortion centers earlier this year.
Florida’s proposed six-week abortion ban also comes with $30 million to expand programs that provide access to birth control, parenting classes and pregnancy programs.
Several other conservative states, including Mississippi, also adopted a Medicaid extension for postpartum care this year in response to their abortion bans, which Louisiana already did in 2022.
Shortly before the abortion ban took effect last year, Louisiana agreed to lengthen the amount of time a person could stay on Medicaid after giving birth from two to 12 months.
“We were one of the first states in the nation to do that,” Edwards said during an interview last week.


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Barnsley currently sit 22nd in the Championship and eight points adrift of safety, although they do have a game in hand on 21st-placed Reading, with Poya Asbaghi's team set to travel to South Wales on Friday.
The Swansea.com Stadium is the venue for the South Yorkshire side this week, when they will face an in-form Swansea City, who enter this encounter five games unbeaten.
A brace from Joel Piroe inside 16 minutes of that match set the Swans up well for another three points, but the visitors did make the hosts work hard for their victory after getting back into the game with a Tom Lawrence penalty.
Swansea currently sit 14th in the Championship, with an outside chance of reaching the playoffs as they are eight points behind sixth with a game in hand, but a more realistic aim is to finish Martin's first campaign in the dugout strongly and in the top half of the table.
The Swans are on their longest unbeaten run of the season, and with four of their remaining six games all coming on their own patch, they should be confident about ending the campaign well.
Friday's hosts are certain to dominate possession against Barnsley, and that may help them keep their 17th clean sheet of the year, which seems remarkable considering that the team have conceded 53 goals in 40 matches.
Barnsley have to pick themselves up after a heavy 4-1 defeat against Millwall last time out, in a game which they did not manage to contain the hosts' attacks, with the Lions registering 10 shots on target.
That result for Asbaghi's side may not have come as a surprise to many, considering that they have only managed to win once on their travels this season, which does not bode well for Friday.
If the Colliers lose both games over this bank holiday weekend, they could be relegated by the end of Monday, which will bring to an end their three-year spell in the second division.
As the visitors can expect Swansea to dominate possession, they will have to be effective with their counter-attacks and could also look to dent the hosts through set pieces.
Goals from Olivier Ntcham and Jamie Paterson secured a 2-0 victory for Swansea in the reverse fixture at Oakwell in November, when the home side struggled to get a foothold in the game, registering just two shots at goal.
Swans midfielder Flynn Downes has missed the last two matches due to a slight knock, but he is in contention to come back into the side on Friday, potentially taking the place of Jay Fulton in the starting 11.
Hannes Wolf was praised by manager Martin after his performances against Cardiff, Millwall and in particular last time out against Derby, and he is expected to keep his left wing-back role.
Piroe's brace last weekend took him to 20 goals in all competitions this season, while fellow strike partner Michael Obafemi will look to add to his nine Championship goals on Friday, when he leads the line for the hosts.
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Fisher; Latibeaudiere, Naughton, Cabango; Wolf, Grimes, Downes, Christie; Paterson, Piroe; Obafemi
Barnsley possible starting lineup:
Walton; Vita, Andersen, Kitching, Brittain; Palmer, Wolfe; Quina, Bassi, Styles; Morris
We say: Swansea City 3-0 Barnsley
Swansea are in the best form that they have been in all season and their confidence will be high going into this game, making the hosts strong favourites to collect maximum points.
Barnsley are fighting to save their Championship status, but a heavy defeat against Millwall may have been the evidence to show that Asbaghi's side are heading closer to relegation confirmation.


Memphis Sen. Raumesh Akbari speaks as one of Democrats' 'rising stars' at convention
One of Memphis' own state lawmakers was featured Tuesday night during the Democratic National Convention, addressing viewers as one of party's "rising stars."
Sen. Raumesh Akbari made remarks along with 16 other state legislators, congressmen and various other elected officials who shared why they believed the nation needs Joe Biden as president.
The group largely focused on issues related to the working class, also highlighting how President Donald Trump showed "no leadership" in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like much of this year's virtual convention, the remarks were pre-recorded.
Four years ago, Akbari, 36, spoke on stage at the DNC.
This time, Akbari's comments were primarily limited to women's issues and thanking healthcare workers.
"Nurses in Memphis who came out of retirement to treat patients during this pandemic, you built this country," Akbari said.
Later, she pointed to Biden's efforts in the U.S. Senate surrounding the Violence Against Women Act and his plans to restore Planned Parenthood funding, codify Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court opinion legalizing abortion, and reduce maternal mortality for women of color.
"Joe Biden has been fighting for women his entire career," she said.
Akbari has been a consistent supporter of Biden since long before he became the party's presumptive presidential nominee, endorsing him in late 2019 and earlier this year campaigning for the former vice president in Iowa.
Prior to being elected to the state Senate in 2018, Akbari served in the Tennessee House. She was first elected to the statehouse in 2013 at age 29.
Currently, Akbari is chair of the five-member Senate Democratic Caucus and previously served as chair of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators.
Other rising stars featured in the address included 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, U.S. Reps. Conor Lamb and Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Texas.
Typically, the DNC features a single rising star to give a keynote address, which in past years has included former President Barack Obama and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary and presidential candidate Julián Castro.
The party took a different approach this year in highlighting a number of Democratic state officials.
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angry tapir writes "Nokia has filed claims in the U.S. and Germany saying that products from HTC, Research In Motion (RIM) and ViewSonic infringe a number of the company's patents. Nokia has filed actions against all three companies in Mannheim's and Munich's respective regional courts. Nokia has also filed complaints against HTC before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), the Federal District Court of Delaware and the regional court in Düsseldorf. RIM will also have to dispatch its lawyers to Düsseldorf for a Nokia lawsuit filed there, while ViewSonic's legal team have to defend the company against a suit in Delaware."
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Sparrowvsrevolution writes "Mozilla has taken a public stand against the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, saying that it has a 'broad and alarming reach' that 'infringes on our privacy.' That makes it the first major tech firm to speak out against CISPA. Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Oracle and Symantec are all included among the companies that support the bill, which passed the House late last month and is now being considered in the Senate. Google has so far declined to take a stand supporting or opposing the bill."
hypnosec writes "When you're the President of the United States, sometimes certain activities you're involved in can be hard to keep secret — and yesterday was no exception, after Twitter let it slip that Obama was secretly in Kabul. On Tuesday, the White House released a fabricated itinerary — consisting of all-day meetings in the Oval Office to cover up the fact that Obama was secretly flying to Afghanistan. Whilst only a few US journalists were aware of this event, by mid-morning, a lot more people were suddenly in on the revelation courtesy of Twitter. The first tweet to let the virtual cat out of the bag was Afghanistan news site TOLOnews which reported: 'United States President Barack Obama has arrived in Kabul to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.'"
suraj.sun writes with more fallout from Comcast's bandwidth caps that give preference to their own video services. From the article: "An executive from Sony said Monday that concerns about Comcast's discriminatory data cap are giving the firm second thoughts about launching an Internet video service, that would compete with cable and satellite TV services. In March,Comcast announced that video streamed to the Xbox from Comcast's own video service would be exempted from the cable giant's 250 GB monthly bandwidth cap. 'These guys have the pipe and the bandwidth,' he said. 'If they start capping things, it gets difficult.' Sony isn't the first Comcast rival to complain about the bandwidth cap. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has also blasted Comcast's discriminatory bandwidth cap as a violation of network neutrality. Comcast controls more than 20 percent of the residential broadband market, which means that Comcast effectively controls access to one-fifth of any American Internet video service's potential customers."
First time accepted submitter Celexi writes "In a surprising move, Motorola Mobility (which is to be taken over by Google), has won an injunction preventing the distribution of Windows 7 and the Xbox in Germany until Microsoft starts paying royalty fees for the patents Microsoft is said to be infringing (two patents used to display H.264 video). The ruling is suspended as of now because of a restraining order, the effect in the rest of the EU and U.S. if the ban is enforced if the restraining order is lifted, is unclear." This could go into effect as soon as May 7th, pending the result of the next U.S. case hearing.
Fluffeh writes "It looks like some Pakistanis are taking on 'the man.' With plans laid by the Pakistani Government that could sink up to fifty million websites that it isn't a fan of, Pakistanis took the matter to court — which ruled that such action by the government was unconstitutional. Reporters without Borders was however a little more skeptical 'The high court's ruling, if respected, would make it impossible for the government to introduce any nationwide website filtering system. While welcoming the ruling, which penalizes the lack of transparency in the PTA's past website blocking, Reporters Without Borders calls for vigilance because the PTA could try to circumvent it by devising a constitutional procedure based on the anti-blasphemy law and national security provisions. '"
angry tapir writes "The U.S. Department of the Interior has picked Google Apps to provide cloud-based email and collaboration applications to about 90,000 staffers, choosing Google's services over Microsoft's Office 365. Google had sued the U.S. agency in 2010, claiming its requirements for the contract tilted the scales unfairly toward Microsoft. Google eventually dropped its lawsuit last September."
itwbennett writes "In a filing to the FCC, Bay Area Rapid Transit general manager Grace Crunican defended last August's mobile shutdown, saying that 'a temporary disruption of cell phone service, under extreme circumstances where harm and destruction are imminent, is a necessary tool to protect passengers.' Taking the opposing position, digital rights groups, including Public Knowledge, Free Press, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Democracy and Technology, told the FCC (PDF) that 'wireless interruption will necessarily prohibit the communications of completely innocent parties — precisely those parties closest to the site where the emergency is located or anticipated.'"
Fluffeh writes "Breaking up terrorist plots is one of the main goals of the FBI these days. If it can't do that, well, it seems making plots up and then valiantly stopping them is okay too — but the NY Times is calling them on it. 'The United States has been narrowly saved from lethal terrorist plots in recent years — or so it has seemed. A would-be suicide bomber was intercepted on his way to the Capitol; a scheme to bomb synagogues and shoot Stinger missiles at military aircraft was developed by men in Newburgh, N.Y.; and a fanciful idea to fly explosive-laden model planes into the Pentagon and the Capitol was hatched in Massachusetts. But all these dramas were facilitated by the F.B.I., whose undercover agents and informers posed as terrorists offering a dummy missile, fake C-4 explosives, a disarmed suicide vest and rudimentary training. Suspects naïvely played their parts until they were arrested.'"
An anonymous reader writes "The U.S. Trade Representative released its annual Special 301 Report yesterday, unsurprisingly including Canada on the Priority Watch list. While inclusion on the list is designed to generate embarrassment on target countries, Michael Geist explains why this year's report should elicit outrage. Not only is the report lacking in objective analysis, it targets some of the world's poorest countries with no evidence of legal inadequacies and picks fights with any country that dare adopt a contrary view on intellectual property issues."
mask.of.sanity writes "An online search portal has been launched that reveals the IP addresses of any Skype user. The portal needs only a Skype username entered in a search bar for it to produce the IP address of a target user. It then uses IP addresses to geo-locate users on a map and reveal their ISP information."
According to CNN, which credits Hamburg-based newspaper Die Zeit, German investigators have uncovered a trove of more than 100 Al Qaeda documents recovered from a "digital storage device" (and memory cards) which were found hidden in the underpants of Austrian citizen Maqsood Lodin, who had recently traveled to Pakistan. The documents "included an inside track on some of the terror group's most audacious plots and a road map for future operations." Among these future plots: "[S]eizing cruise ships and carrying out attacks in Europe similar to the gun attacks by Pakistani militants that paralyzed the Indian city of Mumbai in November 2008." The documents were reportedly neither in plain view nor simply encrypted, but instead steganographically embedded in a pornographic video.
theodp writes "Meet Engineer Doe. A NY Times report has identified Marius Milner as the software engineer at the center of the uproar over a Google project that used Wi-Fi sniffing Google Street View cars to collect e-mail and other personal data from potentially millions of unsuspecting people. Milner, creator of the wardriving software NetStumbler, referred questions to his lawyer. Google declined to comment. A patent search shows the USPTO awarded Google and Milner a patent in June 2011 for protecting Internet users from 'hackers and other ne'er-do-wells [who] may seek to tap into communications on a network.'"
New submitter Curseyoukhan writes "The phrase 'cyber war' is being used to scare us into coughing up money and liberties, just like 'anarchist' once was, and 'terror' still is. To quote H.L. Mencken, 'The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.'"


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KHABAROVSK, September 29 (Itar-Tass) - The water level in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia’s Far East, went down 20 centimetres over the past day and reached 731 centimetres at 08:00 local time (01:00 Moscow time) on Sunday, the local division of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Khabarovsk Territory said.
“The flood situation in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur is stabilizing,” the local emergency situation department said. “However, 1,268 residential houses remain flooded. The number of flooded houses is growing because the water is flooding the residential districts through private water wells and sewage systems. Meanwhile, 524 countryside houses, 1,193 land plots and four socially important facilities were flooded,” the local emergencies department said.
Sixteen transformer substations are disconnected, so, 13 apartment blocks and 493 private houses remain without power supplies in the city.
The water level in the city of Khabarovsk, Russia’s Far East, went down to 454 centimetres (nine centimetres down per day) and decreased to 260 centimetres in the city of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (two centimetres down).


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The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana says the expulsion of three middle school students over Facebook comments they made about killing another student went against their free speech rights.
The group says it was clear the girls were joking because they used smiley-face emoticons and the abbreviations, LOL (laugh out loud) and LMFAO (laugh my f------ ass off).
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the school.
The girls were initially suspended from Griffith Middle School in Griffith, Ind., in January over the Facebook postings. They were later expelled for the rest of the school year.
"Any reasonable person could see the conversation was purely in jest and could not be interpreted seriously," ACLU of Indiana staff attorney Gavin M. Rose said in a release. "Free speech rights under the First Amendment, even when it's speech we don't like or agree with, must still be protected, and schools do not possess infinite reach into the private lives of their students."
School officials, however, argued the three girls violated a bullying, harassment and intimidation policy because the post was about another student.
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My name is Rose Gawlak. It is now the time that the children are older, that I have decided to pursue one of my most treasured dreams. The origins of this dream have their roots in my own health challenges. Many years ago, I started to deal with a debilitating, chronic illness. This was extremely difficult for me, and my life changed forever. I went to numerous doctors who could not help me. I was told that my condition “was in my head” and was prescribed anti-depressants. Other doctors tentatively diagnosed me with lupus, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue and prescribed more anti-depressants and muscle relaxants for the pain. Physically and emotionally I collapsed. I felt scared and alone and truly wondered from day to day whether I would be there for my girls the next morning. I Thank God every day for the support of my family and friends, because it was with their help that I began my long journey back to vibrant health.
A whole new world opened up to me as I learned about my illness. I chose to fight for recovery and had faith that I would one day be well. I began to read many self-help books and books on healing and healing therapies. I also started to see natural healers and worked part-time in health food stores so I could learn more about how to regenerate the body naturally. I learned that everyone’s road to wellness is individualized, but that the best way to regain physical vitality is to detoxify, eat a nutritious diet (a diet high in greens), and achieve balanced PH levels in the body, implant beneficial bacteria back in the bowels, take supplements and exercise.
I had come across a book called The Maker’s Diet by Dr. Jordan Rubin. It suggests that one can eventually attain excellent health via the consumption of a traditional, biblically based diet as well as Dr. Rubin’s “Garden of Life” supplements and live foods, probiotics, and enzymes. Following the principles of the book has changed my life. I feel great and have tremendous amounts of energy. For decades I had a very restricted diet. I now am eating a variety of foods including kefir, fruits, cheeses, yogurts and much more.
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From Alberta Wheat Commission, Feb 2013:
“The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.”
Two new winter wheat varieties were recently registered and the news is being welcomed by the Alberta Wheat Commission which represents Alberta’s 11,000 wheat farmers. The development of new wheat cultivars was crucial for the establishment of the crop on the Canadian Prairies by the early homesteaders, but cultivar research and development remains essential to keep Alberta wheat competitive in the global marketplace.
The early 1800’s were precarious years for Alberta’s first wheat farmers, and early homesteaders struggled to survive extreme weather conditions and terrible crop losses. Many different European wheat cultivars were tried, but winter varieties did not survive the harsh Canadian winters well, and many spring varieties matured too late for the short growing season. The development and distribution of the Marquis spring wheat cultivar in 1909 made wheat production a more viable enterprise for prairie farmers and today wheat has become one of Alberta’s most important agricultural crops.
Modern wheat producers have many different wheat cultivars to choose from. Many farmers prefer to grow spring wheat, which is planted in the spring and harvested in the fall while others like to grow winter wheat, which is planted in the late summer-early fall and harvested in mid-summer. Major advances in equipment design, agronomic practices, and the development of disease resistant, agronomically superior varieties is helping to ensure that Alberta wheat is amongst the best in the world.
The two recently registered winter wheat cultivars were developed by Dr. Rob Graf at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre and were registered on November 1, 2012 as Emerson and AAC Gateway. Both varieties are high yielding, high quality cultivars, but their exceptional disease resistance sets them apart from other winter wheat cultivars. Emerson is the first variety registered in Canada that has been given a “resistant” rating to fusarium head blight, a disease that has cost producers in western Canada well over $1 billion since the mid-1990’s.
“These two new varieties will be a real asset to winter wheat growers in some areas of the western provinces,” said John Hopkins, a southern Alberta wheat farmer. “Plant breeding is a long-term process that needs ongoing support. It is essential for producers to have access to improved cultivars and to keep up with the latest agronomic practices in order to be competitive in the global marketplace.”
With the growing world population, annual worldwide production of wheat is anticipated to have to increase by more than 30 percent over the next 40 years, however the number of acres of farmland will likely decrease. In other words, farmers will need to grow more wheat on less land in order to feed the world. One of the ways they can do this is by planting better cultivars that are both higher yielding and more resistant to biotic stresses such as plant diseases and insects.
The two new varieties will provide winter wheat farmers with more choices when it comes time to plant next fall, but research is ongoing to find even more new and improved varieties of wheat to help feed the growing world population. “Innovative research is the key to keeping Alberta’s wheat farmers competitive,” said Rick Istead, General Manager of the Alberta Wheat Commission. “Developing and introducing new varieties which help producers become more profitable and better able to meet the needs of our customers is fundamental to our long-term success.”
For more information about the Alberta Wheat Commission, visit www.albertawheat.com.


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Drones can be amazing tools for creating videos and conducting search-and-rescue missions. But as drones become more popular, people are starting to do dumber things with them—like flying them near airplanes and decking them out with guns.
Enter Snake River Shooting Products, an Idaho company that has manufactured ammunition for shooting drones out of the sky. “The rounds are a 12 gauge 3″ shot shell solution aimed at defending against drone-based privacy concerns and terror!” the company announced in a press release. (Translation: These shells are standard 12-gauge birdshot, except there are pictures of drones on the box.)
Even though the Snake River shells appear to be just birdshot—the company acknowledges that “the round makes for a very high end hunting load for ducks, geese or turkeys”—advertising them for drone hunting is a fun gimmick. The boxes caution against “the invasion of privacy” and tell customers to “prepare for the drone apocalypse!”
“Drone Munition was created to provide defense against the danger caused when drones are misused,” the company explained. “Drone Munition is lead free, safe for the environment and provides a very high quality load that will effectively disable a drone encroaching your property’s airspace.”
However, as much as you may be tempted to shoot down your neighbor’s drone, be warned—it’s probably not legal to do so. You’ll be safer shooting at flying animals than flying robots.


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ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
Once a day, every day, i will be posting something done in grasshopper. It may be very small or big, an exercise or project. From drawings, to pattern, to design, to structure...Architecture, Digital Art, Programming2015
This is a focused obsession of color and facial expression in architecturalizing the theatrical behavior of blushing. The ambition is to have the blush belong to the materiality of the architecture as it brings faciality into the behavior of the skin.
The blush is a response to the attention paid to surface in architecture, particularly the post-modern attempt of expressive facades, but without defaulting into the clichés of contemporary façade treatments such as perforated skins, transparencies and layers. Therefore, this thesis defies the application of ornamentation onto facades; instead, it is rooted on the idea of cosmetics in architecture, as being indiscreet and working as fields1.
This project wants to intensify the expressiveness of the face of a building by literally using the facial qualities of a human face, a portrait. The abstraction of the portrait into a hierarchy of geometrical shapes suggests an overall figure of the face. The perception of the figure from form positions this thesis in close relation to sensation2 in an attempt to design a new diagram for contemporary sensibility.
Beyond formal manipulations, color embedded within the material makes the building blush. This thesis resides in the blushing occurring through the material and architecture as opposed to special effects of projections and animations. Specifically, the blush is underglazed coloration and its gradient effect is achieved by breaking it down into individual components that make possible the overall perception of a blushing façade.
In support of the argument that sensation is what is painted for color is in the body2, this method re-establishes the potential of architectural surface and its dependency on the viewer and the sensitivities of his sensory apparatus as it offers something to see3. Situated in Chicago, due to the existing frontality of buildings, The Auction House faces Grant Park on Michigan Ave., giving the opportunity for the building to be viewed at varying distances and angles. The front of the building is comprised of parts that delicately peel away from one another. This depth, carried through to the interior, establishes the separation between the font of the building and the exclusive, private auction house behind it.
1. Jeffrey Kipnis, “The Cunning of Cosmetics” El Croquis 84, 1997
2. Gilles Deleuze, Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation, University of Minnesota Press, 2003, 32
3. Sylvia Lavin, Kissing Architecture, Princeton University Press, 2011, 100
Thesis Advisor: Elena Manferdini, SCI-Arc 2013Architecture2013
A portrait can inevitably be iconic. Oleg Dou allows the emersion of human qualities through a pristine bleached screen of porcelained skin. The face is a construct; it unveils its frailty. Although the painting itself remains static, the human and non-human qualities glide back and forth on a scale stretching from frigid to warm. The Vanna Venturi house is taken as an example of face like features in the shape of a building.
The application of similar techniques of Puppet by Oleg Dou, to the facade of the building is an attempt at recreating a closer resemblance to the human, and then distancing it again away from it. In addition to a geometrical shift, a similarly treated surface can further enhance the duality of the face and a reconstruct of itself. The reduction of a photograph, an image into dots for instance can still provide the notion of a face, but with much dierent sensibilities.
The testing of the reconstructed image helps determine the threshold of where the shape starts to loose itself. To take such discourse into architecture, I have looked at Herzog and de Meuron’s work as the closest example in using the building envelope to continuously hide and reveal the interior of the same building. This surface manipulation also allows for reduction of information of the envelope itself and a blurriness of where that occurs.
My thesis claims that the coexistence of faciality and its abstracted qualities is a new diagram for building envelopes. The image abstraction is a potential veil for both the image itself and the building. This thesis lies in the glide between the recognizable face and recognizable building by means of depth, reconstruction and reduction of the portrait into geometry and its proximity to the face.
Thesis advisor: Elena Manferdini, SCI-Arc 2013Architecture, Digital Art2013
This project investigates the potential of the tension created by a sudden relationship between figure and material. Materials like stone, glass, and crystal have their immediate associated forms embedded in their traditional usage. The attempt of this project is to utilize this juxtaposition to create a different effect between the harsh, cold, strong, rigid, and static properties of stone and the intricate, dynamic curvilinear figures. The mass is therefore generated by the object qualities of natural stone and the 2D figure.
The tying element of these two otherwise non-related things, is an overall pictorial effect that occurs by means of the coloration and grain of the natural stone. This coloration is intensively applied in the proximity of the openings. Not unlike the traditional usage of contrast in openings and colorations of basilicas and cathedrals, this pictorial effect attempts to unify all these elements into one beautiful coherent whole.
Awkward, dressed is the awkward and monolithic gestures explored and exploited in the idea of a suite, a series.
Formally, this project is monolithic, but also relatively light by incorporating “feet” and “legs” into their form. These qualities are in response to the post modern problems of human and scale.
In addition to the formal gesture, the skin or envelope of the buildings also contributes to their seriality and monolithic qualities.
One of the most important aspects of this project is the skin articulation. The surfaces are reduced to lines. The usage of color, density, and overlaps attempts to redress the geometry and therefore disguise its monolithic qualities.
With ChengFeng Lin
The surface treatment for this project was to aggregate the surface with geometrical repetition of a polygon primitive and investigate the relationship between the exterior surfaces and the polygon density, scale, and position. We used a top down approach in terms of full pack, medium pack, and no pack. The polygon packing was also applied to find the most optimal design for openings on the middle-packing range facades.
This was used to design the South Beach Miami Concert Hall. There are three separate theaters enclosed by their own shells that are connected through the main central atrium space. The atrium space has a series of landing platforms and other types of vertical circulation, and is enclosed by glass. The overall color scheme is white, as suited for South Beach Miami, and the intention is for the top theaters to seem as if they are floating from the illuminated central atrium space. At any location in the atrium, the individual is entitled to views into the city, the theaters, the park, their own position relative to this negative space created by the three theaters.
*Some drawings done with DD Team: Robbie Crabtree, Laura Kwak, Raf RuizArchitecture2013


The era of the mid-engine Corvette has finally begun. After more than a half-century of empty promises, a Vette with the engine behind the driver has finally turned into reality. Meet the 2020 Corvette C8 Stingray – the most anticipated car to be launched this year. Breaking a longstanding tradition in the automobile industry is a big, big deal, especially when it deals with a successful product. After all, it risks angering the patrons. And General Motors took almost forever to break the mold and take the risk to change the iconic Corvette. But the American automaker had extracted all the performance they could from the front-mid-engine layout and they had to move the engine to the rear. The result is as stunning as one would expect!
The new Stingray is powered by a 6.2-liter LT2 V8 which is placed in between its axles. The engine is tuned to produce 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque and is coupled to a Tremec eight-speed dual-clutch transmission which sends all the power the rear wheels. For the very first time, a new Stingray has been launched without a manual gearbox. An optional Z51 pack adds bigger brakes, a performance exhaust, improved cooling and a performance suspension system. Chevy claims the new C8 Stingray with the Z51 pack has a zero to 60 time of under three seconds, which is seriously quick. It is also equipped with launch control and an electronic limited-slip differential.
In term of aesthetics, the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray looks like a proper, modern mid-engine supercar while retaining a lot of design elements from the C7. The headlights and tail lamps are sharp and aggressive, which perfectly blend with the straight and sharp lines of the sports car’s exterior styling. Chevy will offer the new Corvette in 12 exterior colors. On the inside, the cabin looks thoroughly modern thanks to the big floating infotainment screen and the digital dash. But the best thing about the new Corvette is the price-tag. While a lot of people speculated that moving to the mid-engine platform will significantly increase the price of Vette. But GM surprised everyone by saying that the base price for Stingray is $60,000. That’s right! We have a game-changer on our hands and as a petrolhead, I couldn’t be happier.


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Voting Begins to Decide the Maxol Car of the Year 2003
VOTING BEGINS TO DECIDE THE MAXOL CAR OF THE YEAR 2003
The search for Northern Ireland’s best car got underway today with the launch of the Northern Ireland Car of the Year Awards by Maxol and the Ulster Motoring Writers Association (UMWA).
The award scheme recognises and rewards excellence in vehicle design, performance, safety standards and value for money across the following categories; small car, multi-purpose vehicle, family car, diesel car, sporting car and executive ranges.
Over XX cars have been entered into the 2003 competition, which is judged by members of the UMWA..
Robin Young, Chairman of UMWA, said: “Maxol’s relationship with UMWA has enabled us to strengthen the appeal of the Car of the Year Awards in general with the result that there has been a marked increase in the number of vehicles which have been entered into the competition. We have tested some strong contenders across all of the competition categories and I for one am looking forward to discovering which car comes out on top.”
Brian Donaldson, General Manager – Marketing and Retail of the Maxol Group, said: “This is the fifth year that Maxol has supported the Car of the Year Awards, a competition which tests and then announces the best of vehicles that car manufacturers have to offer. The awards not only seek to reward those manufacturers which show excellence but to provide consumers with non-biased information which can help them make an informed decision when purchasing a new vehicle.”
The award ceremony which is being held in early April will showcase the best vehicles launched during the year 2002.


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Half Day Trip (8 am-noon)
• Discovery of Hohoi village (archeologic site, flower stone beach, local arts & crafts, viewpoints).
• Discovery of Hakahetau village (landscapes, Sharks Bay and Cascade).
• Hakamoui Bay : archeologic site (Chiefs' Valley), Tiki, ... (round 2-3 hours).
Full Day Trip (8 am-4 pm)
• Discovery of Hohoi village (see half day trip) and Hakatao village (viewpoint on Taakae Motu, lunch with locals or picnic, visit of the village.
• Discovery of Hakahetau village (see half day trip) and Haakuti and Hakamaii villages (visite of the villages, meeting with locals, different viewpoints, marquesian lunch at Ti'Piero Restaurant in Hakahetau village).
Half Day Trip (Hohoi or Hakahetau) :
• up to 3 people : 12.900 xpf (flat rate) (119 USD)
• 4 people and up : 3.300 xpf per person (31 USD)
• children (5 to 12 years old) : 1.600 xpf (15 USD)
Full Day Trip (Hakatao or Hakamaii) :
• up to 3 people : 18.900 xpf (flat rate) (189 USD)
• 4 people and up : 5.000 xpf per person (47 USD)
• children (5 to 12 years old) : 2.000 xpf (19 USD)
• up to 3 people : 14.000 xpf (flat rate) (130 USD)
• 4 people and up : 4.200 xpf per person (39 USD)
• 6.000 xpf flat rate
These rates don't include meals (from 1.500 xpf to 2.000 xpf without drinks) (from 15 USD to 20 USD).
Hikes will be led by a professional hiking guide.
• "The Crossing" (Hakahau-Hakahetau) : 8,6 km, slope +/- 600m, walking time 3 to 4 hours, accessible from the age of 5. Guide recommended.
• "Poumaka's Peak" (loop in the Hakahetau valley) : 9km, slope +/- 600m, walking time 4 to 5 hours, accessible to experienced hikers (and children from the age of 10). Guide recommended.
• "Hakamoui Loop" (Hakahau-Hakamoui) : start from the Guesthouse, 8km, light slope, walking time 2 to 3 hours, accessible to everyone. With or without guide.
During these hikes, your guide will explain you the flora of Ua Pou, its natural benefits and its relationship to the Marquesan culture. He will gladly tell you the various legends of the Marquesas Islands.
Other hiking excursions, with or without bivouac, might also be organized according to your wishes (tour of the whole island, homestay,...). More information available at the Guesthouse (ask for Jérôme).
The Crossing or Poumaka's Peak :
• 1 person : 12.600 xpf (117 USD)
• 2 people : 14.000 xpf or 7.000 xpf per person (65 USD)
• 3 people and more : 6.500 xpf per person (60 USD)
• children (4 to 12 years old) : 3.000 xpf (29 USD)
Hakamoui Loop (with guide) :
• 1 person : 6.000 xpf (60 USD)
• 2 people : 3.000 xpf per person (30 USD)
• 3 people and more : 2.000 xpf per person (20 USD)
• children (4 to 12 years old) : free
WARNING : please bring good walking shoes . If it rains, paths can be very slippery !
Rentals to be booked in advance at the guesthouse.
Possible option to book for a week.
Bikes from the Lapierre brand, Overvolt, full suspension.
4.000 XPF (37 USD)
Full day rental
7.000 XPF (65 USD)
We accept credit cards (except American Express), cash (XPF, EURO or US DOLLARS) or International Bank Transfers.

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Design: Hélène Magnússon
Skakki is a traditional everyday Icelandic shawl. It is a simple garter stitch triangular shawl, that was worn crossed over the front and bound at the back, with long wrist warmers that acted as sleeves. The skakkar were usually knitted in the natural colors of the sheep and often decorated with a few stripes and/or bands of openwork, gataprjón (hole knitting), at the bottom.
My design retains all the elements of the traditional skakki except for the bands of openwork that are not confined to the bottom of the shawl but cover the entire wingspan. Each band of openwork is different: some of the motifs come from different areas in Iceland or can be found in other traditional Icelandic shawls. The Skakki shawl is knitted from the top down in the manner that was common for such shawls in the Westfjords of Iceland.
The shawl was originally designed last summer as a prompt for the fundraising campaign of Uppspuni, Iceland first minimill. I used a very special Icelandic wool coming from the Feldfé, a grey Icelandic sheep that has been raised to produce more tog (the long coarse outer coat) than thel (the short soft and fine inner coat). Only four or five farmers have Feldfé today and the yarn is as such a rarity. Not as rare, but still a very special and unique yarn, Gilitrutt Tvíband, my beautiful plied lace made of soft Icelandic lambswool, is a good alternative: I select the wool myself from Icelandic farmers and the natural grey wool is the most difficult natural color to gather.
April 2019: I made a colorful version of this shawl randomly using left overs of Gilitrutt yarn, 9 shades in all. A little PDF is included with the KIT, showing how I used the different colors. I’m not sure you’ll get the exact same result but you can mix the colors together towards the end if any goes missing. You will at least have enough yarn!
Size: One size. Height at center 92 cm/ 36”, wingspan 186 cm/ 73”
Wool: Gilitrutt Tvíband from Hélène Magnússon 100% new wool, 100% Icelandic lambswool, plied lace weight, 2 ply, 25 g skein = 112 m/ 122 yds: 8 skeins needed (between 7 and 8 used).
One color kit: 8 skeins of Basalt grey
Colorful kit: 9 skeins, one of each of the following shades: Askja blue, Moss green, Viking rust, Silene pink, Hafra beige, Natural grey, Natural white, Natural brown and Raven black.
Gauge: 10 cm/4” = 25 sts and 35 rows in garter st after blocking. Gauge is not essential but will affect the yardage needed.
Needles: 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle; 3 mm / US C-2 or D-3 crochet hook
Notions: darning needle, markers (optional), pins and/or blocking wires.
Kit: the kit contains the wool but not the needles or the other material. The kit doesn’t include the pattern that must be purchased separately. Shipping costs are not included.
Shipping and returns: see Terms & conditions here


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These natural home remedies are suggested for poison ivy, acne, sunburn, sores and scrapes, motion sickness, diarrhea, food poisoning, hangovers, colds and congestion, cold symptoms and allergy, toothache relief, fever
We have lots of choices when it comes to health care. Here are some tried and true home remedies that families have used over the years. Just remember that these natural home remedies aren’t miracle cures. And they aren’t meant to take the place of the advice and treatment prescribed by your health-care professional.
1. Natural Home Remedy for Poison Ivy
Over-the-counter Benadryl, taken by mouth, will stop the itching. These products are available for children, too. To soothe the skin, spray mineral water on it. Spring water that is rich in minerals will relieve the pain of rashes and burns. The minerals work to reduce inflammation.
2. Natural Home Remedy for Acne
Make a paste from a low-dose aspirin crushed with a teaspoon of water. Many acne medicines have salicylic acid as the active ingredient, just like aspirin. This aspirin paste is also useful to reduce the pain and swelling of mosquito bites.
3. Natural Home Remedy for Sunburn
Here is a well-known remedy that my mother used many times. Soak a soft towel in cool tea, and apply it to the skin. The phytonutrients in tea will sooth the inflamed blood vessels.
4. Natural Home Remedy for Sores and Scrapes
After you’ve cleaned the sore and applied antiseptic, it helps to keep the wound moist with petroleum jelly and a bandage. This keeps water trapped on the skin, to minimize scarring and encourage healthy collagen growth.
5. Natural Home Remedy for Motion Sickness
Ginger is useful to calm the stomach. It is more effective than Dramamine and does not cause drowsiness. Mix a half teaspoon of ginger powder in a glass of water and drink. Ginger snaps, ginger ale and, my favorite, candied ginger can all help with mild nausea.


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New York City’s YMCA, Deutsche Bank Support Puerto Rico Survivors
New York, NY – December 20, 2017 - The YMCA of Greater New York received a $100,000 grant from the Deutsche Bank to provide support to Puerto Ricans and other islanders coming to New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
The Y has a long established history of welcoming newcomers to the country and assisting them in their transition. Here in New York City, the YMCA’s New Americans Initiative has six New Americans Welcome Centers in the Bronx, Chinatown, Flushing, Harlem, Prospect Park, and Staten Island. Through the Centers, the Y will connect survivors of Hurricane Maria with the resources they need to rebuild their lives. This includes food, clothing, transportation, benefits, medical care, employment opportunities, language classes, legal services, and more. Deutsche Bank has been a longtime supporter of the Welcome Centers.
“The Y stands firm in its commitment to welcoming all, and we are pleased to join the long list of organizations supporting the Puerto Rican community and other islanders coming here seeking stability,” said Sharon Greenberger, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater New York. “We are grateful for our longstanding partnership with Deutsche Bank, which allows us to serve communities wholeheartedly and meet emergent needs.”
Alessandra Digiusto, Deutsche Bank’s Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Americas, said, “Deutsche Bank is proud to be one of the first corporate supporters of the Y’s New Americans Welcome Centers, which have helped so many New Yorkers achieve economic independence and contribute their skills and values to our community. The Centers have proven adept at connecting people to the resources they need when all is lost, which is paramount to supporting Puerto Ricans arriving to NYC after being displaced by Hurricane Maria.”
All six Centers noted above are ready to receive those needing help with transition. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org or email@example.com.
About New York City's YMCA
New York City's YMCA is here for all New Yorkers — to empower youth, improve health, and strengthen community. Founded in 1852, today the Y serves a diverse population of more than half a million New Yorkers who learn, grow, and thrive through programs and services at our 24 branches. Community is the cornerstone of the Y. Together, we connect active, engaged New Yorkers to build stronger communities. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ymcanyc.
About the YMCA of Greater New York’s New American Initiative
New York City’s YMCA founded its New Americans Initiative in 1981, making the Y one of the largest immigrant service providers in the City. Since 2006, New York City’s YMCA has opened six New Americans Welcome Centers, which offer citizenship preparation courses, English language classes, and other services to help immigrants reach their goals and integrate into American society. The Centers support more than 5,000 immigrants and their families annually, and New York City’s success led YMCA of the USA to implement the model nationally in 2016.
About Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank provides commercial and investment banking, retail banking, transaction banking and asset and wealth management products and services to corporations, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses, and private individuals. Deutsche Bank is Germany’s leading bank, with a strong position in Europe and a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific.
Deutsche Bank’s commitment to serving communities in the Americas is grounded in a longstanding tradition of social responsibility. CSR Americas advocates for a just society by pursuing a strategy of equity and inclusion in its philanthropic activity, volunteerism and thought leadership. Its program of loans, grants and investments is designed to advance comprehensive community development, access to high-quality education and the long-term viability of social and creative enterprises. CSR Americas partners across the firm as well, promoting a culture of citizenship and developing employees’ capacity to effect positive social change.

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Saturday, January 7, 2017
Before the Deluge: Last Sunlight on the Sierra Nevada
It's a strange moment, seeing the sunlight shining on the serene snow-covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada, knowing that in a day or so they will be lashed by a violent storm that could cause unprecedented damage along the rivers and valleys below. The predictions are in; the actual outcome could be more intense and more dangerous, or we could get lucky and there could be a bit less meteorological violence. We can hope for the latter, but need to be prepared for the former. If you live in the area, be smart and be safe!
The pictures today may not be as sharp as one might expect on this blog, but these mountain peaks are more than ninety miles away! I was on the roof of the Science Community Center at Modesto Junior College. A 60x zoom does wonders to bring mountains closer, but there is a cost in clarity due to atmospheric distortion in pictures angled so close to a distant horizon. The three mountain peaks just right of center in the picture above are Mts. Maclure, Florence, and Lyell in the high country of Yosemite National Park. Sentinel Dome on the brink of Yosemite Valley is visible as the lowest light-colored rock on the right. The prominent peak in the picture below is Mt. Conness, known to most people as the beautiful peak that serves as the backdrop to Tenaya Lake.


According to a Page Six exclusive, Madonna would love to perform with Britney Spears again. At the moment, pop stars have not confirmed this news.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release I am against music, a duet of a queen with a pop princess. To celebrate this anniversary Madonna I would like to have BritneySpears a guest at one of five concerts scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in 2024. The indiscretion was reported by Page Six.
Madonna, desire to see Britney Spears on stage
After her hospitalization and subsequent postponement, the Celebration Tour began, which traces forty years of Madonna’s incredible and iconic career (PHOTO) returned to work during the tour, heading to London in October.
The tour will start from Europe and reach many countries including Sweden, Portugal and Italy, before reaching the United States of America and Canada, ending in Mexico City with four concerts scheduled at the Palacio de los Deportes.
Madonna, birthday and new dates Celebration Tour
An insider told Page Six that Madonna planned to invite Britney Spears to one of five concerts scheduled at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Los Angeles: “Initially, Madonna wanted Britney to join her on tour this year.”
The source then added, “It’s all on hold due to her illness, she still wants Britney to join her at the Kia Forum.” As of now, both artists have neither confirmed nor denied the news.
Music and concerts, all videos
In addition to the duet on sheet music I am against musicBritney SpearsPHOTO) and Madonna headlined their performance at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards along with Christina Aguilera writing a page in the pop music history book.
Britney Spears shocked by divorce: ‘I couldn’t take the pain anymore’


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My mother must be the only member of my family left for me to introduce.
This is one of the few 'old' photos I have of her. She's sitting on the steps of the cottage in Wavendon where she lived when newly married. My older sister Maureen is sitting on her knee. I don't know the exact date. Perhaps it was 1954 when Maureen was two years old.
Why don't I have any early photos of Mum? Because there are none.
She was born in Jarrow, County Durham. Her family was poor and apparently her father took part in the Hunger Marches from Jarrow to London in the late 20's and early 30's. Mum was orphaned when she was four by the death of both her parents; her Dad from alcohol-induced liver disease and her Mum from cancer. She was put into a childrens' home and was eventually adopted by a miner and his wife who didn't have children of their own.
After the war, Mum joined the Land Army and was sent to Woburn in Bedfordshire where she met my father who worked in an Ironmonger's Shop. One day she asked him to mend her bicycle and the rest, as they say, is history. I do have later photos of Mum, from her wedding day onwards.
Mum never talked about her past. I didn't even know she had a brother and sister until I was 10 years old! Everything I know about her younger days has been told me by my father. My own childhood memories of her are her quick temper (she chased my sister and I around the dining table with a leather belt if we were naughty) and the way she said whatever came into her head before thinking it through. The one piece of advice I remember her giving us children was, 'If you can't hit 'em, kick 'em!'- a legacy from her upbringing I guess.
Mum is 79 now and has Alzheimers Disease. She is deteriorating rapidly and cannot remember the names of family members who are alive, let alone those who have passed away. All her childhood memories are gone forever.
That's the main reason I scrapbook: to pass on the story of my family before it is forgotten, for my children to know where they came from, for them to have a record of their early years, and for them to know what makes me 'Me'.
If only I had asked Mum years ago all the questions I would dearly love to ask her now.
If only someone had recorded her family's story too.

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text: Diann grew up with dogs and became involved with her own dogs when she got her first Jack Russell Terrier, Cayenne, over 10 years ago. She was active with the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America's Russell Rescue and participated in their terrier trials. Before her retirement, Cayenne participated in earthdog and visited local nursing homes as a therapy dog. Diann rescued her second JRT, Winston, in 1998 and together they have earned numerous agility and obedience titles, including the AKC MACH title. Winston was named the Parson Russell Terrier Association of America's 2006 Agility Dog of the Year. Winston is now retired and enjoys his new job as Squirrel Patrol. Diann is an AKC Earthdog Judge and has served as Trial Chairman for the PRTAA's National Obedience and Agility events. Border Collie, Reddi, is now competing in AKC and USDAA agility.

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I am having some troubles with the
wifi on my laptop which has Manjaro installed on it.
Right now, the wifi seems to be working well. It connects at a great speed, and works flawlessly. However, at random points, specifically after rebooting, waking the laptop after sleep, logging off and logging back on, etc. the wifi seems to fail.
By fail, I mean that the wifi symbol shows only an Ethernet icon [I'm using KDE on a thinkpad], and wifi seems to be disabled. After enabling it, the wifi indicator on my laptop turns back on, which is a good sign, and the laptop tries to connect to established networks, only for it to be stuck on
configuring interface, slowly before saying that the network could not be found from my network interface
wlp3s0. I know this isn't a problem with the wifi, because if I reboot, occasionally, it starts working again.
An odd occasion I noticed that could be a wrong assumption on my part is that whenever I tried installing
network-manager-applet, the wifi stayed in the same state as mentioned above, without ever connecting to the internet. I might be wrong, but I've rebooted almost 5 times with that application installed, and the wifi never worked during that time.
I do not know which logs to publish, so if logs are needed, please tell me which logs you would like, cause I have no idea what is going on...
Output of inxi -b:
System: Host: Kilimanjaro Kernel: 4.14.44-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.12.5 Distro: Manjaro Linux 17.1.10 Hakoila Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 4180AJ3 v: ThinkPad T420 serial: N/A Mobo: LENOVO model: 4180AJ3 serial: N/A UEFI: LENOVO v: 83ET63WW (1.33 ) date: 07/29/2011 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 49.2 Wh condition: 88.9/94.0 Wh (95%) CPU: Dual Core: Intel Core i5-2520M type: MT MCP speed: 1465 MHz min/max: 800/3200 MHz Graphics: Card-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: intel unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1600x900~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile v: 3.3 Mesa 18.0.4 Network: Card-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e Card-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi Drives: HDD Total Size: 298.09 GiB used: 21.71 GiB (7.3%) Info: Processes: 174 Uptime: 2h 18m Memory: 7.68 GiB used: 3.12 GiB (40.6%) Shell: zsh inxi: 3.0.08
dmesg | grep wifi:
> $ dmesg | grep wifi [ 10.065654] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control [ 10.444074] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 188.8.131.52 op_mode iwldvm [ 10.862651] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG disabled [ 10.862652] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS disabled [ 10.862653] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING enabled [ 10.862655] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205 AGN, REV=0xB0 [ 11.882735] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0 wlp3s0: renamed from wlan0 [ 22.196811] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 22.486210] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 22.592118] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 22.882684] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 34.932749] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 35.223230] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 68.048540] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 68.339801] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 95.296969] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 95.586325] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0


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Designed for both business and leisure travel, Hawksmoor House is ideally situated in Stellenbosch; one of the city's most popular locales. With its location just 20.0 Km from the city center and 36.7 Km from the airport, this 4-star hotel attracts numerous travelers each year. This modern hotel is in the vicinity of popular city attractions such as Bugz Family Playpark, Devonvale Golf Course, Hazendal.
At Hawksmoor House, the excellent service and superior facilities make for an unforgettable stay. Top features of the hotel include Wi-Fi in public areas, car park, airport transfer, family room, BBQ facilities.
15 rooms spread over 1 floors provide a warm and pleasant home away from home. Modern comforts such as internet access – wireless, internet access – wireless (complimentary), non smoking rooms, air conditioning, heating can be found in selected rooms. The hotel's recreational facilities, which include outdoor pool, massage, garden are designed for escape and relaxation. Superb facilities and an excellent location make the Hawksmoor House the perfect base from which to enjoy your stay in Stellenbosch.