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I thought I'd already written a post on this subject but couldn't find anything. I was likely thinking about this post which is the process I follow when I've already ordered seeds and I'm figuring out when to plant what. But that comes later.
First things first ... pull out the boxes, containers or cans of those leftover seed packets from last year (I keep my seeds in the basement between seasons). And whew, do I ever have a lot! I've been trying a lot of different varieties trying to figure out what I like to grow or not. The 2016 season is probably the first in which I'm planning to grow less varieties than the year before as I start to focus on what I like to grow best (but hopefully as much or more in quantity!).
I store my seeds in boxes based on type of crop (or other strange combinations that make sense to me - not really sure why I have beans with root veggies). Most of the boxes are from Loose Button Luxe Box orders (I spoil myself with these personalized beauty boxes each year from a Canadian company and the boxes are perfect for storage).
But as you'll notice in the main photo, I also have some seeds in old nut cannisters or gift boxes - and, oops, that basket of seed packets got left in the basement as is.
And then I go through every box and make notes of what I have. And that becomes the first two columns of my seed order prep sheets as you can see in an example below.
Sometimes the next two columns come easy ... like the list below of brassicas. I've decided to not buy any more as I'm struggling too much with even mild success. But I'll likely use some of the seeds that I already have.
Or here where I probably have most of what I need.
But then this is also a good example of the benefits of going through the seed catalogues - I don't have any parsley seeds so completely forgot to add it on the list (parsley is definitely a "Need"). Oh, and I don't want to grow many brassicas, but I forgot about kohlrabi - again, no seeds left so out of sight, out of mind.
So the next step is flipping through seed catalogues
Any good tips you'd like to share in the comments section for how you organize your seeds or prepare for your annual order? Happy Gardening!

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This book examines the crime-terror nexus in South Asia, focusing in particular on the activities of non-state actors that operate out of Pakistan, and challenges the conventional wisdom that the Pakistan Taleban (TTP) and Al-Qaeda are Pakistan’s most serious security threats.
Much research has focused on the policies of India and Pakistan towards Kashmir. But surprisingly little attention has been paid to several notable Pakistan-based non-state actors who are increasingly operating on their own, and who have the potential to greatly inhibit, if not derail, the peace process there. These groups blur the line between terrorism and organized crime with serious implications for policy in the region. India and Pakistan can engage in confidence-building measures, but if criminal actors such as Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT) and D-Company cannot effectively be controlled, a lack of trust between both sides will remain.
Although the role of regular military forces is not to be discounted, many of the non-state actors in Indian-Held Kashmir, such as LeT, are not confined by the same restraints as state forces, thus allowing them engage in more violent actions without fear of reprisal. In order for lawmakers, security personnel, and others to develop sound, comprehensive policies, these forces and their potential to undermine political initiatives must be fully appreciated. This book explores the dynamics of the relationship between Pakistan, D-Company, and LeT and how it affects strategic thought, decision-making, and security interests in the region and explains the triangular relationships between states, terrorist groups, and organized criminal syndicates in general, and in India and Pakistan in particular.
This book will of much interest to students of South Asian politics, terrorism, organised crime, war and conflict studies, and Security Studies in general.

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Here is a list of common myths related to Mental Health
Myth 1. All the people who visit therapists and psychiatrists are mad, harmful and violent:
Fact: There might be some severe cases where people with mental health issue turn violent or inflict harm to others; however not all of them are like that. In fact many may harm themselves rather others.
Myth 2. Everyone who visits a therapist or a psychiatrist ends up in an asylum.
Fact: Most of the people who visit therapists or psychiatrists live in society. With support and appropriate guidance; people comfortably lead productive lives. There could be a few cases where an individual may have to be sent to a hospital for better treatment.
Myth 3. There is no hope for people with mental health issue and it is a lifelong burden
Fact: This is untrue. Like in case of physical issues, some get easily cured, some take time and there are some which may need regular monitoring. The impact of some disorders with right guidance, counselling and medication (in many cases) on a person’s life can be minimized. Most of the people recover completely; they lead productive and satisfying lives.
Myth 4. There is no relapse once your issue is solved
Fact: Relapse can occur in certain cases. Out of the many other factors; Skill building is a major area of work for an individual to be able to resolve a problem. If skill building takes place successfully, chances of the same issue cropping up are lesser. Although, issues of a similar nature may occur, this can be further managed by cultivating newer strategies and skills.
E.g. Lets say you recovered from a hand injury due to some accident. The way it is impossible to ensure that there will be no other accident in your life; similarly one can’t ensure that an individual once recovered cannot face any issue ever again or the same issue.
Myth 5. If people see a therapist they are mad and have severe issues
Fact: Issues may be of different levels for people. However, there are many who simply see a therapist for the purpose of goal accomplishment or motivation and related things. Going to a therapist need not imply that an individual has a severe disorder
Myth 6. Only weak people go to a therapist or a psychiatrist
Fact: Mental illness is caused by genetic, biological, social and environmental factors. Seeking and accepting help is a sign of strength.
Myth 7. Children can’t have issues, they don’t need to visit therapists
Fact: In cases of behavioural and emotional difficulties with children, different approaches like play therapy, REBT, art therapy and some more customised approaches can be utilised.
In some cases, illnesses first appear when the person is young. Mental illnesses may look different in children than in adults but they do occur. If they are helped at an earlier stage, it becomes easier for them to have better lives as adults.
Myth 8. Mental illness cannot affect everyone
Fact: Let’s hope for the best for ourselves. Even if we may not be feeling anything but it’s very likely that a family member, friend, or co-worker is going through a tough time
Myth 9. Only medication works and no therapy is required
Fact: The course of treatment differs from case to case. In some you need therapy in some medication and in some both. All of it works, provided it is done appropriately.
Myth 10. People with psychological issues can’t work
Fact: it is a possibility that at times during a tough period an individual may not be able to focus or give 100%. However, this need not be the case with everyone. Right support can help people and they can function as well as their co-workers. In most cases it is hard to identify whether the person is undergoing any therapy or treatment.

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Updated:STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) (AP)ong> - A Penn State sorority has apologized after a photo of members wearing sombreros and holding offensive signs circulated on the internet.
One of the signs in the photo of Chi Omega sisters says "will mow lawn for weed + beer" and another reads "I don't cut grass I smoke it." The two women holding signs are wearing fake mustaches.
Chapter president Jessica Riccardi told campus newspaper The Daily Collegian that the sisters are sorry for "portraying inappropriate and untrue stereotypes."
The Penn State Panhellenic Council is investigating.
The Chi Omega national council says it is working on "educational directives" for the Penn State chapter and does not condone "personal degradation."
Penn State sorority apologizes for offensive photo
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The Federal Government has released a Secure Cloud Strategy, to enable government agencies to make a coordinated transition to cloud technology.
The Minister Assisting the Minister for Digital Transformation, the Hon. Michael Keenan, also announced that the Government has executed a new whole-of-government agreement with cloud travel and expense management solution provider Concur, an SAP company, to enable cheaper and easier adoption of cloud services.
“This strategic arrangement will simplify our ICT procurement and allow the Government to get the best return on investment for ICT products and services,” Minister Keenan said, adding that ICT procurement reform is expected to provide savings of up to $54 million over the next four years.
The Concur deal builds on the whole-of-government purchasing arrangement with SAP previously announced last October.
The strategy, available on the Digital Transformation Agency website, is a “key component” of the Digital Transformation Agenda, replacing the Australian Government Cloud Computing Policy released in 2014.
Among the initiatives forming part of the strategy is the creation of seven principles to guide agencies in the development of their own cloud strategies, moving towards a certification mode, instituting a common assessment framework to clarify cloud system requirements, developing appropriate contracts, building cloud skills and expertise in the Australian Public Service, and exploring and developing shared platforms that could be used by multiple agencies.
Keenan said agencies which have embraced cloud have already seen significant benefits.
“By moving its Sentinel bushfire hotspot mapping service to the cloud in 2016, Geoscience Australia eliminated outages during the 2016-17 bushfire season and reduced its ongoing maintenance costs by 80 per cent,” Minister Keenan said. “Harnessing the power of digital technology will make the delivery of government digital services faster, more secure and more reliable.”


All the songs on the album are about a historical person. Some, like the tracks in honor of Brian Boru and Gerry Adams, are purely instrumental, while some contain Old French lyrics. The last third of the songs in the album concern Guillaume Seznec.
The album was recorded at l'Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud. It also marks the arrival of Christophe Le Helley into the group, which would give the band a more medieval sound, as well as a rare appearance by former member Bernard Baudriller.
Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and other European languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words, such as unicycle – bicycle – tricycle, dyad – triad – decade, biped – quadruped, September – October – November – December, decimal – hexadecimal, sexagenarian – octogenarian, centipede – millipede, etc. There are two principal systems, taken from Latin and Greek, each with several subsystems; in addition, Sanskrit occupies a marginal position.
There is also an international set of metric prefixes, which are used in the metric system, and which for the most part are either distorted from the forms below or not based on actual number words.
Table of number prefixes in English
In the following prefixes, a final vowel is normally dropped before a root that begins with a vowel, with the exceptions of bi-, which is bis- before a vowel, and of the other monosyllables, du-, di-, dvi-, tri-, which are invariable.
Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) is a 1996 compilation album of works by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis.
The album features some of the most-renowned Vangelis' solo work, as well as songs from Jon & Vangelis, his collaboration with Yes vocalist Jon Anderson.
The album won gold sales awards in 9 countries, platinum in Portugal and quadruple platinum in the Czech Republic. The album reached #3 in Austria,#4 in Netherlands, #7 in Switzerland, #13 in Germany, #14 in the UK and #59 in Sweden. The album also won the "Platinum Europe Award" for sales exceeding one million copies on the European continent.
All songs were written by Vangelis, except where noted.
?! is the third studio album by Italian rapper Caparezza, and his first release not to use the former stage name MikiMix.
Reviewing the album for Allmusic, Jason Birchmeier wrote, "The Italian rapper drops his rhymes with just as much fluency and dexterity as his American peers throughout the album. [...] Caparezza's mastery of the Italian dialect [makes] this album so stunning."
Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century, first as books of individual 78rpm records, then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at 331⁄3rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though in the 21st century albums sales have mostly focused on compact disc (CD) and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used in the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl.
An album may be recorded in a recording studio (fixed or mobile), in a concert venue, at home, in the field, or a mix of places. Recording may take a few hours to several years to complete, usually in several takes with different parts recorded separately, and then brought or "mixed" together. Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing are termed "live", even when done in a studio. Studios are built to absorb sound, eliminating reverberation, so as to assist in mixing different takes; other locations, such as concert venues and some "live rooms", allow for reverberation, which creates a "live" sound. The majority of studio recordings contain an abundance of editing, sound effects, voice adjustments, etc. With modern recording technology, musicians can be recorded in separate rooms or at separate times while listening to the other parts using headphones; with each part recorded as a separate track.


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By Susanna Spurgeon October 6, 2018 Rabat
With the arrival of the US Peace Corps’s 100th group of volunteers in Morocco, the organization celebrates “55 years of friendship.” Peace Corps Country Director Sue Dwyer noted, “These milestones are a testament to the strong friendship and partnership between the people and government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States Peace Corps.” The Peace Corps is a US organization that promotes peace in the world through a volunteer program. According to a press release from the US embassy in Rabat, Peace Corps volunteers serve Moroccan youth in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Volunteers seek to help youth become “productive and civically engaged adults.” Volunteers also learn about Morocco. Sofia Ashooh, serving in the Fes region, told Morocco World News, “Peace Corps has provided me with an outstanding opportunity to learn about Moroccan culture. I discover something new every day as I carry out my daily life with neighbors, friends, and work partners.” The Peace Corps’s newest group of volunteers in Morocco, the 100th to come to the kingdom, arrived September 11. The 110 volunteers will spend 11 weeks studying the culture and Darija (Moroccan Arabic).
After training, Peace Corps volunteers will be sent primarily to rural areas in six regions of Morocco. There, they will work in youth and women’s centers “to strengthen youth life skills through participation and leadership in classes, clubs, camps and mentoring.” The volunteers commit to serving two years in their sites assigned by the Ministry of Youth. The experience can be life-changing. “In Morocco I’ve learned how to be truly generous from the selflessness of my neighbors. I’ve become more patient and understanding as well,” Ashooh reflected. “I will always be grateful to the Moroccan people for welcoming me into their lives, and I strive to be a better person every day because of them.”
Although Peace Corps volunteers serve across the globe, Morocco is “one of the most highly sought after” countries. Morocco received 900 applications from Peace Corps candidates this year.
Morocco invited the Peace Corps in 1963, and since then, 5,052 volunteers have served in Morocco. For many volunteers, Peace Corps is a springboard to distinguished careers as diplomats. The late US Ambassador Christopher Stevens to Libya, killed by militants in Benghazi in 2012, served in Morocco as a Peace Corps volunteer in the early 1980s. The US Chargé d’Affaires at the US embassy in Rabat, Stephanie Miley, also served as a Peace Corps volunteer, in Ecuador. The Peace Corps mission is to provide social and economic assistance for communities abroad through training. The organization also promotes mutual understanding between Americans and their host countries. As Sofia Ashooh put it, “I now consider Morocco a second home, and I am lucky to do so.”
By Morocco World News - October 5, 2018 Rabat
Morocco’s ambassador to the US, Lalla Joumala Alaoui, has asserted Morocco’s determination to preserve its centuries-old history in Florida. In a debate hosted Thursday at the University of Central Florida, the ambassador spoke about Morocco’s openness to the world at all levels. The debate, under the theme “The Business Climate in Morocco and the Socio-Cultural Environment,” gave the ambassador an opportunity to explain Morocco’s commitment to progress and prosperity, owing to the political stability in the country.Follow it here: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/10/254650/lalla-joumala-morocco-rich-heritage-florida-us/
By Morocco World News - October 5, 2018 Rabat
The US Department of State has announced the opening of the registration period for the diversity visa lottery for US permanent residence in 2020. The US grants 50,000 immigrant visas through the diversity visa lottery each year to foreign citizens of eligible countries, including Morocco, who have applied and qualified. Eligible countries are those that have sent fewer than 50,000 immigrants to the US in the past five years
By Morocco World News - October 6, 2018 Rabat
Orlando, Florida, is hosting a “Moroccan Village” for the first time to encourage US tourism to Morocco. The “Moroccan village,” according to the state-owned news agency Maghreb Arab Press, displays attractions, shows, culinary stands, crafts, traditional products, art exhibitions, and conferences. The village is open October 4-7, promoting Moroccan culture and heritage.
The village’s purpose is to present Morocco’s highlights to increase understanding and exchanges between the countries. The initiative also aims to attract investors through presentations on Morocco’s advancement and innovation in various sectors, including renewable energies, real estate, agriculture, and sustainable development.
More here: https://world.einnews.com/article_detail/464229586/aUiIcoMdG5Qmi0Md?n=1&code=F0A6UI8SDeLVJB2O&utm_source=NewsletterNews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morocco+News&utm_content=article ================================================
Social media and dating apps have revolutionized the way young people live, and given women the right to seduce.
Ghalia Kadiri LE MONDE 2018-10-04 CASABLANCA
Facebook is the only place Nadia* is allowed to go out in the evening. From her tiny, windowless bedroom, with the fan on full blast, she allows herself a breath of fresh air. Social media has revolutionized her life – that of a young bank employee who, at 23 years of age, has led an unremarkable life, suffocated by the traditions that her parents still adhere to. In the room next door, they have no idea what is happening inside Nadia’s head, beneath the multicolored veil which covers her long, brown hair. It is made from “high quality silk from Saudi Arabia,” boasts the pretty Moroccan with large, black eyes.
By Souhail Karam October 04, 2018
Khadija Ouqrou was outside her aunt’s house in the central Moroccan town of Ouled Ayad when a man dragged her off at knife-point. The teenager says she was gang-raped and abused for two months then dumped home after her father promised not to tell the police.
In a rare break with conservative mores prevalent in most Islamic countries, where families tend to hush up rape to avoid stigma, the 17-year-old insisted on pressing charges. She spoke of her ordeal on camera, leading to the arrest of 12 men…………….
Read more here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-04/teenager-s-gang-rape-claim-inspires-metoo-movement-in-morocco
By Ahlam Ben Saga - October 5, 2018
After visiting a Moroccan prison, the British ambassador, to Morocco, Thomas Reilly, has drawn attention to the importance of reintegration. Reilly recently attended the inauguration ceremony of a university within the walls of the local Ait Melloul prison in Agadir. The purpose of the university is to “give prisoners hope of a different, better life after jail,” Reilly stated……………..
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By Tamba François Koundouno - October 4, 2018 Rabat
The economic and political transformations Morocco has experienced in recent years have not been enough to change the World Bank’s mixed outlook on Morocco’s growth potential. In its latest bi-annual report on Morocco’s economic performance, the Washington-based institution offered a relatively bleak reading about the capacity of Morocco’s economic model to absorb the kingdom’s level of unemployment, poverty, and socio-structural disparities. Moroccan news outlet Aujourd’hui le Maroc wrote in an October 4 editorial that the World Bank is “particularly concerned about the vulnerability of Morocco’s economic model.”………
By Ahlam Ben Saga - October 4, 2018 Rabat
Scientists have discovered a 90,000 year-old bone-knife made from an animal rib in Morocco. The bone tool, recovered in 2012 in the Dar es-Soltan 1 cave south of Rabat, is the oldest tool to have been shaped and used as a knife by the Aterian culture from the Middle Stone Age in North Africa, announced the Ministry of Culture and Communication on October 3.
According to Natural History Museum, the bone, 13 centimeters long, came from a large mammal and had been shaped and sharpened for cutting soft material……….
Follow it here: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/10/254590/ldest-bone-knife-morocco/
By Morocco World News - October 9, 2018 Rabat
Morocco will host the 13th International Female Writers Conference in seven cities across the country. Typically held on the American continents or in Spain, the conference will be hosted in Morocco for the first time in the northern cities and towns of Tetouan; M’diq on the Mediterranean; Chefchaouen, 50 kilometers inland from the Mediterranean; and Larache on the Atlantic coast from October 25 to 28. The conference will move to Tangier, Fez, and Rabat on October 29. https://world.einnews.com/article_detail/464490661/Zww4fYkS0IA2zgmV?n=1&code=F0A6UI8SDeLVJB2O&utm_source=NewsletterNews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morocco+News&utm_content=article ================================================
October 8, 2018
Hundreds of trade unionists and teachers demonstrated yesterday in front of Morocco’s Ministry of Education in the capital Rabat, demanding better education conditions. The protest was called by the National Federation for Education.
Protesters called for “real education reform” and rejected the “privatisation of education and the cancellation of free education.” They also called for improved employment terms and conditions for teachers.
Words by Karina Schwartznau Photography by Daniel Rönnbäck
In Morocco, sand is everywhere: in your clothes, in your teeth, in your ski boots.
When the western shore of Morocco first came into view, I saw sunbaked sand stretching long and far. I expected dirt--dirt in the streets, dirt on clothes, dirt in the soles of my ski boots. I did not expect the narrow paved roads that twisted up the hillside out of the city, children who sprinted and waved behind our car with excitement as we passed their village, or donkeys that hauled straw piles twice their height.
By Amy Bertrand St. Louis Post-Dispatch Amy Bertrand Oct 7, 2018
Who and where • Tina Crouppen of Frontenac in Marrakesh, Morocco. The trip • Crouppen and her husband, Terry, traveled to Morocco in January.
By Morocco World News - October 9, 2018 Rabat
The minister of energy has launched the Pumped Power Transfer Station Project in Abdelmoumen dam, 70 kilometers northeast of Agadir. As Morocco increases its development of renewable electricity, Minister of Energy, Aziz Rabbah, launched the building of a second energy transfer pumping station (STEP) on Monday, October 8. The project is part of Morocco’s development plan and integration of renewable energy. The total cost of the project is MAD 3 billion. Construction is expected to last 3 years, and the total installed capacity will be 350 megawatts.
By Morocco World News - October 9, 2018 By Oumaïma Fassi Fihri Rabat
The coastal city of Essaouira will host the 15th annual Atlantic Andalusia Festival from October 25-28 to promote Muslim-Jewish intercultural exchange. “Andalousies Atlantiques d’Essaouira,” as it is called in French, will host twelve concerts featuring international and Moroccan Muslim and Jewish artists.
Morocco World News - October 3, 2018 Rabat
Morocco has won the prize for best international gastronomic destination in the third “Gastro y Cia” award of Spanish newspaper La Razon. Morocco received the award at a ceremony Monday, October 1, in Madrid, represented by the delegate of the Moroccan National Office of Tourism (ONMT) in Spain, Mohamed Sofi. According to the organizers, the award is a tribute to Moroccan cuisine, characterized by quality and slow-cooked dishes known throughout the world.
By Morocco World News - September 30, 2018By Ihsane Elidrissi Elhassani Rabat
“The adoul (notary) examination results for the year 2018 were unveiled July 21; 299 women candidates passed, making up 37 percent of the 800 successful candidates.”
Behind this seemingly anodyne announcement hides one of the most controversial and bold decisions of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, a decision made on January 22, 2018, in his religious capacity as the commander of the faithful to allow women to become adoul. The profession until then had been reserved to men.
Read more here: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/09/254339/women-adoul-morocco-public-notary/
"The history we teach our children must present humanity's greatest moments as well as its darkest moments," King Mohammed VI says • UNESCO Director Audrey Azoulay: To address anti-Semitism is to defend dignity for all human beings.
By Ahlam Ben Saga - October 9, 2018 Rabat
The Moroccan Coalition Against the Death Penalty has called for a demonstration in front of Parliament to demand the abolition of the death sentence. To bring awareness to its campaign, the coalition organized a press conference alongside the Moroccan Prisons Observatory (OMP) on Tuesday in Rabat.
The coalition seeks to lead a demonstration to ask MPs to vote for the UN resolution for a “moratorium on the use of the death penalty” which the country had abstained from in 2016.
By Shelina Permalloo For Weekend Magazine 5 October 2018
More dishes created by the cooks who dazzled John and Gregg, from a new recipe book that celebrates a decade of MasterChef winners. This tagine is made extra special with the addition of ras el hanout, a North African spice mix available from supermarkets, and saffron, which is ground with water in a pestle and mortar to extract as much flavour as possible.
It is traditionally eaten off a shared platter as a celebratory meal, especially at weddings….
By Younes Yassni October 6, 2018
Abstract: Recently the Moroccan public had to grapple with what was perceived to be a worrying upsurge in youth crime related to Tsharmil or (cyber) bullying in the Moroccan vernacular. Mainstream media coverage of this issue ushered in an overwhelming sense of panic towards “deviant” youth that pose a serious “threat” to public law and order. By addressing the issue of Tsharmil, this article aims to go beyond the infotainment and politics of fear that have informed mainstream Moroccan media reports, which have failed to capture the complexities and ramifications of this phenomenon. Far from being a sudden, unwarranted outbreak of violence instigated by youth bullies, it is a strong indication of the emergence of a youth subculture where new modes of “marginal” practices, identities, solidarities, and visibilities have become inextricably woven into a rising consumer and brand culture. By looking specifically at Facebook pages devoted to Tsharmil and conducting formal interviews with members of the Tsharmil movement, this article argues that social media has provided youth with possibilities for the articulation of new practices, imaginaries, and identities in the face of a marginalizing consumer culture that has pushed youth to the ranks of flawed, disenfranchised, and frustrated consumers unable to fully partake and indulge in consumerist lifestyles.
From chic but cheap hideaways in the medina to stylish bolt holes with pools — we pick the best places, Staying in a riad is a uniquely Moroccan experience. Hidden away in the labyrinthine streets of the medina, these townhouses have rooms around a courtyard filled with plants, trees and running water. The number of riads has exploded in recent years, with more than 1,000 to stay in, from opulent palaces to simple five-room B&Bs. What they all have in common, though, is a wonderful sense of peace and escape from the chaotic medina just outside the door.
The presence of Jewish tradesmen helped shape the character of Essaouira in Morocco. Traces of the portʹs Jewish heritage are evident to this very day. Every year Jews from all over the world make a pilgrimage to Essaouira, keeping memories of the city’s Jewish character alive.
By Claudia Mende
At the old Jewish cemetery, all is quiet. A tranquil melody wafts on the breeze. A small group of worshippers prays at the mausoleum in the centre of the burial ground, a man sings. An old lady dressed from head-to-toe in black explains that this is the grave of Rabbi Pinto. She says she comes here every year from Paris to pray at the mausoleum of the venerated Rabbi. And meets other Jews from all over the world.
The Jewish cemetery lies directly on the coast, outside the historic old town. Just a few minutes' walk from the Christian cemetery. There's a guard at the entrance, but no police. The gravestones are strewn at random, with weeds growing in between. The Hebrew inscriptions are severely eroded, because this final resting place is so often flooded by sea water.
A banner on the cemetery wall bids worshippers welcome to Hilloula, on the pilgrimage for Rabbi Haim Pinto, buried here in 1845. To this day, the Rabbi is revered as a just man who had the ear of God. Those who make the pilgrimage to his grave every year are for the most part Jews, originally from Morocco, who were forced to leave their childhood home following the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948.
by TheTower.org Staff | 10.05.18
The decision of Morocco’s King Mohammad VI to incorporate Holocaust education in the nation’s high-school curriculum has drawn praise from Israeli MK Michael Oren, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday.
A Moroccan news site, Le Desk, reported that the king’s decision was initially publicized at a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last week by Morocco’s Education Minister Said Amzazi.
October 3, 2018 Said Temsamani
Undoubtedly, Morocco has the potential to benefit from its young population. However, what is lacking nowadays is a coordinated strategy to give Moroccan youth employable skills. There is absolutely a major need for a more coordinated planning for the production of a skilled workforce required for economic growth. Vocational training centers in Morocco offer non-formal trainings beyond the formal educational system under the Ministry of Education. As such, the qualification needs of disadvantaged persons can be fulfilled very flexibly. However what is missing is an institutional framework to organize, articulate, integrate, regulate and ensure the quality of training interventions and programs to suit demands and needs of potential employers.
“It’s very much possible to grow sweet potatoes in Morocco year-round. In summer, regions near Larache on the north coast of Morocco are suitable, and in the winter period, the region around Agadir is suitable for the production,” says Ton de Leeuw of AGF Fresh. This is the conclusion he came to after careful research of the options in Morocco. “The country has plenty of good soils, average annual temperatures are high enough, and irrigation is always possible. Moreover, manual labour is still affordable in Morocco.”
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Celebrity couple Mzwandile Ngubeni and Nolwazi Shange have revealed they are set to welcome a bundle of joy.
Nolwazi broke the news on social media by sharing a picture of her ultrasound. The couple are expected to welcome their son into the world in November.
Speaking to Sowetan the couple said they were both ecstatic about becoming first time parents.
"We are happy and feeling blessed. It all happens at the right time because we got married last year. We feel that it happened in God's time since we were not even trying to have a baby. But we welcome the blessing with both hands," Mzwandile said.
Their unborn baby has been named Ntsika by Nolwazi's mom because they believe he will be a pillar of strength to the family.


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This Father's Day 2012 will be the first Father's Day that Jeff Trout will be able to celebrate from the Angel Stadium stands to watch his son, rookie outfielder Mike Trout, in the major leagues. The day Trout was drafted in 2009 was one of the proudest for Jeff Trout. "It was a lifelong goal (for Mike to play baseball). We never pushed him. He played a lot of sports growing up."
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Maungdaw, Arakan State: Army personnel and Natala (New Settler) villagers destroyed Black (Hala) Mosques of Tha Yae Kone Tan village under Zawmat Tak villager tract, Maungdaw south Yesterday night (22 August 2012) and religious school ( Madarasa ) of Lambagonna village is destroying today at about 9:00pm , according to a villager from Tha Yae Kone Tan village.
“The army personnel from Maungdaw joined with army who are stained near Tha Yae Kone Tan and at Tha Yae Kone Baw Natala village together with Natala villagers sit a meeting at about 4:00pm on 21 August 2012.”
“The Tha yae Kone Tan villagers ( Rohingyas) from their villages as they saw two truck of army joined the Tha Yae Kone Baw Natala village’s army camp. There are no males in the villages, only females are living their home.”
The army and Natala villagers came to Black Mosques – situated out of village and northern side of Natala village and east side of Maungdaw Alay Than Kyaw high way road- at about 8 ;00pm and they started destroying the wall of Mosque till might night, said an elder from village.
“The Natala villagers are destroyed the Mosques while the army covered the Natala villagers from any attacked of Rohingya villagers.”
Similarly, the Natala villagers and Army are destroying the religious school (Madawrasa) of Lambagonena village today at about 9:00pm, the elder said.
The Burmese government formed a 27 members of fact finding committee from Burma to block International Investigation group , showing the government is working on Arakan State riot to find out the fact which will report to President Thein Sein. But, The president also formed a Investigation committee for killing 10 Muslims pilgrims at Taungkok on June 3. The committee still not giving real report to President and the committee only reported that everybody said they didn’t see anyone killing the Muslim pilgrims. Now , again, the president formed a committee with all round of civil society. After forming the committee , the security forces and Buddhist community of Natala villagers are destroying Mosques and religious school where the government security forces covered the Natala villagers from defensing the Mosques and religious school by Rohingya Muslims villagers, said a school teacher from Maungdaw.
“If the government real want to find real fact of Arakan state riot between Rakhines and Rohingyas. Now, the government formed the committee one side and another side the government destroying Rohingyas’ religious building. How , the people believes the government will give the justice and real report.”


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Kraft Heinz Co. KHC 0.31% divests from much of its cheese business, a sign of challenges facing food companies whose scale has complicated operations as the coronavirus pandemic has driven unprecedented demand .
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Kraft Heinz said on Tuesday it had reached a deal to sell its natural cheese business in the United States and a blend of other brands of cheese in North America and abroad to French group Lactalis SA for 3.2 billions of dollars.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that the sale was imminent earlier Tuesday. Ketchup maker Heinz and deli meats Oscar Mayer, among many other foods, said the sale was part of its plan to streamline its business and focus on brands that have the best potential to resonate with contemporary consumers. .
“We have moved away from the consumer,” Nina Barton, Kraft Heinz chief growth officer, said Tuesday in a virtual meeting with investors. “We are rebuilding the connection.”
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Sales of groceries, including packaged foods, increased during the coronavirus pandemic as consumers stocked their pantries and turned to food primarily at home. But some established companies have lost market share even as their sales have increased because they cannot meet unexpected demand. And the sudden need for more cleaning supplies, protective gear, and delivery trucks has squeezed their profit margins.
Kraft Heinz had just started an overhaul of its portfolio of dozens of brands when the pandemic hit. While Kraft Heinz struggled to make enough macaroni and cheese to meet demand, competitors gained ground, such as General Mills Inc. with its Progresso soup and Betty Crocker baking mixes. The pandemic has reinforced a theme evident in Kraft Heinz’s challenges since the company was founded in a 2015 merger: bigger isn’t always better.
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Nestlé SA, Unilever PLC and other major food manufacturers have also made significant divestments in recent years to better target their operations.
Kraft Heinz has struggled since the merger, with consumers turning to foods that look more fashionable or healthier, and to lower-priced store brands. The pressure to revive sales has dampened its ability to improve profitability. This is reflected in a stock that has lost more than half of its value since the early days of the merger, giving it today a market cap of around $ 40 billion, not much more than its leverage close to. of $ 30 billion. A portion of the proceeds from the sale to Lactalis is intended for debt reduction, the company said.
Kraft Heinz said at its investor meeting that it plans to cut costs by $ 2 billion over five years, reverting to the strategy that inspired the creation of the company in the merger five years ago. It starts with gross savings of $ 350 million to $ 400 million this year.
Kraft Heinz shares edged up 0.3% on Tuesday to $ 31.97.
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Lactalis, a France-based global dairy company with a narrow stake, produces brie, ricotta and other cheeses in the United States and sells them under brands such as President.
The company entered the United States about 40 years ago and embarked on a frenzy of expansion, acquiring Stonyfield organic yogurt from Danone SA in 2017 in a transaction valued at $ 875 million.
The addition of the Kraft cheese business would further strengthen the company’s footprint at a time when demand for basic groceries is higher than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The sale will include shredded Kraft cheese and Cracker Barrel brand and US cheese blocks, Breakstone cottage cheese and sour cream, and other assets. Kraft Heinz will keep Philadelphia, Velveeta, Cheez Whiz and Kraft Singles cream cheese in the United States. It will also maintain its macaroni and cheese business around the world.
The brands that Kraft Heinz sells have achieved sales of around $ 1.8 billion in the past year, which represents around 7% of the company’s annual sales.
In 2018, Kraft Heinz agreed to sell its Canadian natural cheese business to Parmalat for more than $ 1 billion.
Sale to Lactalis comes as Kraft Heinz reorganizes its business under six new platforms that it says are more focused on what consumers want, like more convenient meals and snacks, instead of 55 grocery categories different. Executives say the new approach will help the company be more agile and innovate more effectively.
In the years following the merger, Kraft Heinz reduced costs to generate approximately $ 1.7 billion in net savings. Both sales growth and market share suffered.
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This has contributed to the loss of value of many of its biggest brands. Since February 2019, Kraft Heinz has reduced the value of its brands by approximately $ 20 billion.
Kraft Heinz chief executive Miguel Patricio said the company, which is part-owned by Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, was too focused on cutting costs and made short-sighted decisions under his previous leadership. . “We’re changing that mindset,” he said in an interview.
Last year, Mr. Patricio took over the management of Kraft Heinz after several years as Marketing Director at Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, another company in which the partners of 3G are invested.
Mr Patricio said Kraft Heinz will be more strategic about how it cuts costs and invests more savings in marketing its brands, rather than passing everything on to bottom lines, as the company has said. done in the past.
“Do we need to reduce margins to develop brands? The answer is no, ”he says.
RBC Capital Markets LLC was financial advisor to Kraft Heinz and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP acted as legal advisor. Perella Weinberg Partners was Lactalis’ financial advisor and Dentons was legal advisor.
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Design of graphical content for an iPad app for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
In the application, the doctor can display and document each patient’s individual clinical picture and show the patient the result in an augmented reality mode on the IPAD.
For the app, 3D model of the intestine was created with shaders and textures (diffuse and normal map). In addition, pathological changes of the intestine in CED such as stenoses and fistulas were created.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. on Monday reported a slim operating profit for the fourth quarter, but missed Wall Street expectations, as the Dow component became the first major company to report results for the period.
The company said it lost $266 million, or 27 cents per share, including charges for restructuring and special items of $275 million, or 28 cents per share. Excluding the charges, Alcoa (AA, Fortune 500) posted a profit in the quarter of about 1 cent a share, compared to a loss of 28 cents in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings per share of 6 cents per share.
Alcoa posted a net loss of $277 million, or 28 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared to a loss of $1.19 billion, or $1.49, a year earlier.
Revenue fell 4% in the quarter, to $5.43 billion. Analysts had predicted revenue would fall 15% to $4.9 billion from $5.69 billion a year earlier.
"It's clearly not a quarter that will blow people's socks off," said Jorge Beristain, analyst at Deutsche Bank. But there is not not enough negative news for investors to abandon Alcoa's stock, he added.
"This was a tough year for the aluminum industry," Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa chief executive said in a statement, "a price crash, demand destruction, and credit crunch. Yet, today Alcoa is stronger than when the year started."
Aluminum prices plunged 60% in fewer than five months, bottoming at the end of the first quarter of 2009. Since then, prices have ticked higher, rising 9% during the last quarter, according to Alcoa, and have helped the company report a profit during the last two quarter of 2009.
Beristain said that climbing metal prices could benefit Alcoa and help the aluminum producer increase its profit in upcoming quarters.
To boost savings, Alcoa chief financial officer Chuck McLane has been in the process of cutting 24,600 positions from its workforce to save an annualized $600 million. He said the company has already shed 21,500 positions to save $325 million in cash, and plans to make the remainder of the cuts by the end of the first quarter of 2010.
About 75% of the cuts are permanent reductions, he added.
Alcoa's headcount is down to about 59,000, McLane said during a conference call.
For the full year, Alcoa posted a net loss of $1.15 billion, or $1.23 per share, on revenue of $18.44 billion. That compared to a loss of $74 million, or 10 cents a share, in 2008.
Shares of Alcoa were down more than 5% in after-hours trading.
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Flight Data Recorder For Small Aircraft Approved
The FAA has issued the first supplementary type certificate on a flight data monitoring and recording system designed for small aircraft and helicopters. Jointly developed by Air Logistics and Appareo Systems, the Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety (ALERTS) system is billed as being small and affordable, but still capable of recording 100 hours of high resolution 3-D graphical data about the aircraft’s flight. It also keeps an eye on the pilot and can tell aircraft owners (or crash investigators) if the aircraft was being flown according to procedures. The first STCs are for Bell 206 and 407 helicopters, and Air Logistics President Mike Suldo said it provides a major safety benefit for operators of light aircraft. "Now we finally have a simple-to-install, low-cost, lightweight version for our smaller fleet. Every customer I have discussed this new safety technology with wants it installed as soon as possible," Suldo said. The unit is designed for simple field installation, according to Air Logistics.


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Dr. Donald P. Brannan has been practicing medicine for 32 years. Dr. Brannan graduated from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1982. He practices medicine in Jackson, MS and specializes in Gastroenterology. Dr. Brannan is affiliated with Baptist Medical Center and St Dominic Hospital.
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The Space Development Agency (SDA),United States has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build 18 space vehicles as part of its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer constellation.
Lockheed Martin will provide 16 wide field of view missile warning/missile tracking space vehicles with infrared sensors and two space vehicles with missile defense infrared sensors that can generate fire control-quality tracks to provide preliminary missile defense mission capabilities.
This firm-fixed price, other transaction agreement has a total potential value of $890 million.
The T2 Tracking Layer will accelerate the capability to provide global, persistent indications, detection, warning, tracking, and identification of conventional and advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
It will also deliver preliminary missile defense capability by incorporating fire control quality sensors in the constellation.
Each Lockheed Martin-built T2 Tracking Layer satellite will incorporate a Terran Orbital bus and an infrared missile tracking payload provided by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems – Optical Sensor Systems.
The satellites also will be equipped with SmartSat™, Lockheed Martin’s software platform that makes it easier to dynamically add and quickly change missions in orbit through simple application uploads.
The 18 T2 spacecraft will be assembled, integrated, and tested in Lockheed Martin’s new small satellite Colorado-based processing facility, designed for the high-volume delivery of complete satellites.
Lockheed Martin also is leveraging its proven Horizon™ Command & Control and Compass™ Mission Planning software on both of the SDA’s missions, enabling mission critical capabilities – including orbit management, autonomous operations and formation flying – for small, medium or large constellations.
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A crowd gathers at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial to commemorate Veterans Day Monday, Nov. 11.
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Great Falls More than 100 citizens gathered at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month Monday to pay tribute to Americas’ veterans.
“I’ve always thought what we do here is a perfect example of small town patriotism,” said Andy Wilson, vice president of the Friends of the Freedom Memorial. “We do three events per year here at the memorial, Memorial Day, a 9/11 remembrance and Veterans Day, which takes on additional importance for me. I hope everyone here will remember the words of George Washington: ‘The willingness with which young people are willing to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of early wars and how they are treated.”
The ceremony, one of three annual events held at the Freedom Memorial, featured performances by the Langley High School Madrigals, an invocation and benediction from Pastor Dave Zucchelli of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church and the presentation of colors from the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard Detachment.
“These ceremonies always bring in the best, and today was no exception,” said Shirley Babel of Great Falls. “The Madrigals’ songs were just beautiful and very fitting to hear while the wind was blowing the American flag, and the Marine color guard was also a wonderful touch.”
The event’s keynote speaker was John “Sandy” Pidgeon, a Great Falls resident and former Navy SEAL. Pigeon served as a SEAL platoon commander or Vehicle Delivery Teams, did two tours as a member of SEAL Team Eight and served two years as a Special Warfare Plans and Exercises Officer.
He was the military detailee at the CIA and was the first SEAL co-pilot of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System, a dry combatant submersible designed to deliver SEALs to remote locations. He has served tours in Somalia, Haiti, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pidgeon recalled one of the most inspiring experience he had ever had with a veteran. He decided to visit a SEAL officer in the hospital who was wounded during a firefight in Fallujah. Though the man had several wounds, including several gunshots to the face, something caught Pidgeon’s attention just outside the hospital room.
“I look at his door, and there was an orange piece of construction paper with some handwriting on it. It said ‘Attention all who enter here. If you’re coming into this room with sorrow, to feel sorry for my wounds, go elsewhere. I got them in a job I love, doing it for people I love, supporting the freedom of a country I love deeply… The room you are about to enter is a room of fun, optimism and serious, rapid re-growth. If you are not prepared for that, go elsewhere,” he said. “That piece of paper is now a bronze plaque on that door, it has been affixed to the door.”
Pidgeon said that while veterans are honored, on Veterans Day and others, he hoped they would give back by sharing their experience.
“Planting seeds is something we as veterans need to start thinking about. We’re here to take a moment to celebrate each other’s service, but we have an obligation to pass on those lessons whenever and to whomever we can. Whether in a conversation with other adults, with kids or on a comment thread online and to our elected representatives,” he said. “I hope all of us will keep the torch burning, because there are those that would like to see it doused."


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Evolution Acquires Non-operated Wyoming Natural Gas Interests02/23/2022
Evolution Petroleum announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire non-operated natural gas assets in the Jonah Field in Sublette County, Wyoming from privately-owned Exaro Energy III, LLC.
The purchase price of the transaction is $29.4 million, with the closing date scheduled for April 1, 2022.
As a result of this accretive transaction, Evolution Petroleum is able to diversify into natural gas assets in Wyoming, providing access to multiple attractive markets including to the west through the Opal market hub, with the optionality to flow to eastern markets, according to its president and CEO, Jason Brown.
The Houston-based company, Evolution, owns, manages, and develops producing properties with the aim of providing a sustainable dividend yield for its shareholders. As part of the company's long-term strategy, it will strive to develop a diversified portfolio of oil and natural gas assets.
At present, Evolution's portfolio of non-operated assets includes interests in multiple geological formations, including the Barnett Shale in North Texas, the Delhi Field in Louisiana, the Hamilton Dome Field in Wyoming, and assets in the Williston Basin in North Dakota — the result of a $25.9 million acquisition closed earlier in the year.
Due to the company's recent acquisitions in the Williston Basin and Jonah Field, the company has been able to boost cash flow generation and significantly grow production volumes through low-risk development drilling. The top management of Evolution also plans to extend dividend payments through these acquisitions for the next decade.
Among the assets are 42 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (bcfe) of long-life proved developed producing reserves in the Jonah Energy LLC-operated natural gas field in the northwestern portion of the Green River basin. The field has 648 producing wells and spawns approximately 1,040 net acres.
A total of 14.2 MMcfe/d is currently being produced from acquired assets; 88% of that is natural gas, 6% is oil, and 6% is NGL. Jonah Energy has operated all of the wells since 2014, and the company is an established operator in Wyoming.
Within the last two years, Evolution has more than 400% increased production and reserves. Moreover, this growth and value creation have occurred without material shareholder dilution or onerous debts.
After taking into account expected incremental debt, Brown estimates a debt level post-closing to be below one-time Evolution's pro forma annualized EBITDA.
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The ever-increasing demand for natural gas exports from the Gulf Coast started a race to further develop Permian Basin. Various companies, including Kinder Morgan and MPLX, are among those looking at building new pipelines in the region due to the demand spike. But Energy Transfer seems to edge past them into the lead since its project strikes as the most economical option for the basin outside of capacity expansions on existing pipelines and could essentially add 1.5-2 Bcf/d of transport capacity with just 260 miles of new pipe.
Enterprise decided to go in on the Permian Basin. With the surprise purchase of Navitas Midstream for $3.25 billion in cash, the company gained a foothold in the Midland Basin, as it previously lacked #naturalgas or NGL infrastructure apart from downstream pipelines in the region. Enterprise estimates that distributable cash flow accretion will be in the range of $0.18 to $0.22 per unit in 2023, while simultaneously supporting additional capital returns to their limited partners through distribution growth and buybacks of common units.
Oil output in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico is supposed to go up 88,000 bbl/d to a record 5.219 million bbl/d in June, as the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced in its report on May 16. Additionally, gas productivity in the Permian Basin and the Haynesville in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas will rise to record highs of 20 Bcf/d and 15.1 Bcf/d in June, respectively. Given that this growth has been expected, recent global market changes make forecasting the output even more challenging. Learning how production will change is easier with early activity tracking, a new service recently launched by Rextag – Pad Activity Monitor. With the help of PAM, you are able to monitor well pad clearing, drilling operations, fracking crew deployment and completions with new data collected approximately every 2 days. Additionally, it cuts down activity reporting lag times by at least 98%, from 120-180 days down to just 5-8 days. In order to access reports, charts, tables, and mapping visualizations via Rextag’s Energy DataLink use a web-based application allowing users to filter, download and identify activity on a map or data table. Moreover, customers will be able to set up daily, weekly, and monthly email report notifications.
The EIA forecasts that total output in the main U.S. shale oil basins will increase 142,000 bbl/d to 8.761 million bbl/d in June, the most since March 2020. Oil productivity in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico is supposed to go up 88,000 bbl/d to a record 5.219 million bbl/d in June, as the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced in its report on May 16. In the largest shale gas basin, the productivity in Appalachia in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia will grow up to 35.7 Bcf/d in June, its highest since beating a record 36 Bcf/d in December 2021. Gas output in the Permian Basin and the Haynesville in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas will rise to record highs of 20 Bcf/d and 15.1 Bcf/d in June, respectively. Speaking of the Permian future output, putting hands on upcoming changes in production has recently been made easier with the new Rextag's service - Pad Activity Monitor. Thanks to satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, customers are able to monitor the oil and gas wells and are provided with near real-time activity reports related to drilling operations. However, it is noticed that productivity in the largest oil and gas basins has decreased every month since setting records of new oil well production per rig of 1,544 bbl/d in December 2020 in the Permian Basin, and new gas well production per rig of 33.3 MMcf/d in March 2021 in Appalachia.
No sooner had the crude prices soared above $100/bbl than the industry professionals believed in an incredible growth of drilling activity in North America’s largest shale patch. Analysts speculate that additional output of 500,000 barrels of oil daily would become a significant part (4%) of overall U.S. daily production. That is going to flatter oil and gasoline prices. Drilling permits in the Permian Basin are persistently growing, averaging approximately 210 at the beginning of April. Moreover, the permits trend is noticed as an all-time high as a total of 904 horizontal drilling permits were awarded last month. Nowadays, learning and analysing the current situation and predicting the future development become easier with early activity tracking, a new service recently launched by Rextag. Rextag's Pad Activity monitor (PAM) allows you to see well pad clearing, drilling operations, fracking crew deployment and completions with new data collected approximately every 2 days with the help of satellite imagery and artificial intelligence. While the increase in drilling will result in higher production, U.S. shale producers will have to overcome several hurdles including labor shortages and supply constraints.

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Niall Fergusson's most important book to date-a revolutionary reinterpretation of the modern era that resolves its central paradox: why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing. From the conflicts that presaged the First World War to the aftershocks of the cold war, the twentieth century was by far the bloodiest in all of human history. How can we explain the astonishing scale and intensity of its violence when, thanks to the advances of science and economics, most people were better off than ever before-eating better, growing taller, and living longer? Wherever one looked, the world in 1900 offered the happy prospect of ever-greater interconnection. Why, then, did global progress descend into internecine war and genocide? Drawing on a pioneering combination of history, economics, and evolutionary theory, Niall Ferguson-one of "Time" magazine's "100 Most Influential People"-masterfully examines what he calls the age of hatred and sets out to explain what went wrong with modernity. On a quest that takes him from the Siberian steppe to the plains of Poland, from the streets of Sarajevo to the beaches of Okinawa, Ferguson reveals an age turned upside down by economic volatility, multicultural communities torn apart by the irregularities of boom and bust, an era poisoned by the idea of irreconcilable racial differences, and a struggle between decaying old empires and predatory new states. Who won the war of the world? We tend to assume it was the West. Some even talk of the American century. But for Ferguson, the biggest upshot of twentieth-century upheaval was the decline of Western dominance overAsia. A work of revelatory interpretive power, "The War of the World" is Niall Ferguson's masterwork.
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Read information about the authorNiall Ferguson is a British (Scottish) historian who specialises in financial and economic history as well as the history of empire. He is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and the William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He was educated at the private Glasgow Academy in Scotland, and at Magdalen College, Oxford.
He is best known outside academia for his revisionist views rehabilitating imperialism and colonialism; within academia, his championing of counterfactual history is a subject of some considerable controversy. In 2008, Allen Lane published his most recent book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World which he also presented as a Channel 4 television series.
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The Opportunity rover's silent stretch on Mars has now reached four months.
A few months from now, the International Space Station (ISS) could be unoccupied for the first time in nearly two decades.
A huge haul of newfound fast radio bursts (FRBs) may help astronomers finally start to get a handle on these mysterious and powerful blasts from deep space.
Exploring the tropics of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa would be no walk on the beach.
Scientists may have bagged the first-ever exomoon.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover noticed this summer's monster dust storm fairly early on — but not in the way you might expect.
An ambitious, student-run hunt for intelligent aliens is underway.
A Japanese company that aims to help humanity explore and settle the moon will fly its first two lunar missions with SpaceX.
Don't sleep on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
It's still unclear exactly what's ailing NASA's Curiosity Mars rover , but mission team members are optimistic they can get the six-wheeled robot up and running again.
SpaceX's Mars-colonizing Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceflight system just went through a growth spurt.
A Japanese billionaire and a coterie of artists will visit the moon as early as 2023, becoming the first private citizens ever to fly beyond low-Earth orbit, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced tonight.
The water sloshing in Earth's oceans and coursing through its canyons may have been with the planet since it first started taking shape, new research suggests.
The northern lights just got a boost thanks to a big hole in the sun's atmosphere, and there could be something of a repeat showing tonight.
If you know your way around a chemistry lab, you could help humanity set up shop on Mars — and make some serious cash in the process.
The dramatic neutron-star merger that astronomers spotted last year generated a jet of material that seemed to move at four times the speed of light, a new study reports.
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — Sending humans back to the moon won't require a big Apollo-style budget boost, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.
Protecting Earth from dangerous space rocks might require a little asteroid-on-asteroid violence.
We now know where a Japanese asteroid-sampling probe's lander will touch down this October.
Don't worry: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity isn't falling apart.


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Whidbey Island was once inhabited by members of the Lower Skagit, Swinomish, Suquamish, Snohomish and other Native American tribes. The first known European sighting of Whidbey Island was during the 1790 Spanish expedition of Manuel Quimper and Gonzalo López de Haro on the Princesa Real. The island was fully explored in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver. In May of that year, Royal Navy officers and members of Vancouver's expedition, Joseph Whidbey and Peter Puget, began to map and explore the areas of what would later be named Puget Sound. After Whidbey circumnavigated the island in June 1792, Vancouver named the island in his honor. The first known overnight stay on Whidbey Island by a non-native American was made on May 26, 1840 by a Catholic missionary during travel across Puget Sound. Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, commander of the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842, sailed the USS Vincennes into Penn Cove in 1841. There he found the largest Native settlement on Puget Sound and noted that a Catholic mission had been started with a 2-acre (8,100 m2) fenced garden. Wilkes named the lower cove Holmes Harbor, after his assistant surgeon, Silas Holmes. In 1850, Colonel Isaac N. Ebey became the first permanent white settler on Whidbey Island, claiming a square mile (2.6 km²) of prairie with a southern shoreline on Admiralty Inlet. Even though he was farming potatoes and wheat on his land, he was also the postmaster for Port Townsend, Washington and rowed a boat daily across the inlet in order to work at the post office there. On August 11, 1857, Colonel Ebey was murdered and beheaded by Haida who traveled from the Queen Charlotte Islands when he was 39 years old. Ebey was slain in proxy-retaliation for the killing of a Haida chief at Port Gamble. Admiralty Head Lighthouse is located in this area, on the grounds of Fort Casey State Park. The area around Coupeville is the federally protected Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, named in honor of Isaac Ebey. In 1984, the island was the site of a violent encounter between law enforcement and white nationalist and organized crime leader Robert Jay Mathews. Mathews' followers have reportedly gathered on the island at the location where he was killed by FBI agents on the anniversary of his death to commemorate it.
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Hotels in Sambalpur
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Location is good, room is quite clean. Service is of extremely bad quality. Hotel management staff is least bothered. The tea ordered from outside is stale and cold. They don't tak ...
TRIBENI HOTEL VSS MARG,
Last booked at 9(hrs) ago
Good hotel to stayfor this price range, nice and friendly staff, food was awesome and in budget. Would like to stay again on my next trip and also recommend my friends and relative ...
HOTEL NIIKI VSS Marg,NEAR AHOKA TALKIES,
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Pest control not applied in wooden furnishings in the room there are so many micro insects on the bed which are visual because of that need to shift the room but the other room is ...
NH 6 NEAR PVT BUS STAND,
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Hotel Konark is situated 15 km from Sambalpur Airport, 4 km from Sambalpur Road Railway Station and 4.1 km from Private Old Bus Stand. The hotel is in close vicinity to Samaleswari Temple(3.0 km), City Center Mall (3.2 km), Maneswar Shiva Temple (3.9 ...
NH 6 Baraipali Chowk, NH 6 Baraipali Chowk
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Pest control not applied in wooden furnishings in the room there are so many micro insects on the bed which are visual because of that need to shift the room but the other room is also in same condition. So not so much comfortable.
Arun Rana | Mon, Sep 26, 2016
We stayed at Hotel Konark. It is a very small lower budget hotel. The rooms are not all that clean and the bathroom is also not all that great. There is no hot water available in the room. But the service is excellent and the people in the hotel are very nice. Though the room was not all that great, the people more than made up for it. They took such good care of us. Also they have 24 hour check-in which is an excellent feature. If you check-in at 10 in the night then you can checkout at 10 in the night the next day. Hotel Name : Hotel Konark Room cost : INR 500/- per 24 hours. Type of Room : Simple low budget room, no hot water shower. Booking: On Makemytrip.com Service : Prompt and excellent. Restaurant: Good room service with tasty food. Rating : 3.5/5 (recommended for short stay). Value for money : 3.5/5 Connectivity: 4 km from Railway station and Airport.
Nikhila Krishnamurthy | Thu, Jan 21, 2016
It was horrible experience . . First of all they said that they had no confirmation from make my trip .. After argument they gave the dirty untidy room .. The window of the bathroom was vanished .. It was in terrific condition. Except location everything was bad
Krishnendu Panja | Mon, Nov 14, 2016
Chances are that you may heard ... The cards are not acceptable .. Only cash. Or bill will not be issued to MMT customers. So beware & discuss all these things & clear it before check in. I faced this issues last night. When inform yo hand over only cash for some cab services & they will not give bills etc. I argued that they should inform us initially only as we can make some arrangements but invain. So freeze all the terms initial only.
Girish Shah | Thu, Dec 1, 2016
A decent hotel along with good food, free wi-fi, decent check in and check out process. The major factor which differentiate from other near by hotels is its 24 hrs check out timing for all types of booking (including online bookings). A must recommended hotel to all.
Sujit Saran | Tue, Nov 15, 2016
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most significant global events in the past century, both resulting in massive casualties and significant mental health outcomes across the world. Some of the most impacted populations are children and adolescents whose lives have been interrupted during their formative years. The purpose of this literature review is to explore how art therapy has been used during the COVID-19 pandemic to address the grief experienced by children and adolescents through their losses of stability and peer support surrounded by uncertainty. This literature review seeks to understand exactly how the pandemic has affected the mental health of young people, the definition of grief beyond death, and what art therapy can do to begin healing from these losses. Findings of this review reveal that there is more research to be done on this specific subject, but the work of grief art therapy so far has laid a foundation for further exploration. Meaning construction theory paired with developmentally appropriate directives may be most effective with this population.
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Speicher, Lydia, "COVID, Creativity, and Connecting Through Change: Reviewing the Literature on How Art Therapy Can Help Children and Adolescents Cope with Pandemic-Related Grief" (2023). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 672.
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KNITTING PATTERN INFORMATION
Refine your wardrobe with this classic 1940s Peggy Houndstooth Jumper ⁄ Sweater. This fitted jumper is knitted with double ribbing at waist, sleeves and neckline. Style will be your strong suit when you knit this vintage jumper.
KNITTING PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
Bust: to fit 31 to 35 inch bust
Original Yarn suggestion and needle size info:
4 oz Patons Fingering 3 ply in dark shade, 3 oz in light shade for short sleeves
5 oz Patons Fingering 3 ply in dark shade, 4 oz in light shade for long sleeves
No. 9 needles (3.75 mm)
No. 12 needles (2.75 mm)
Worked to a tension of 8 stitches to 1 inch over Fair Isle pattern.
The original yarn may not be available due to the age of the pattern. Select the yarn type that is closest to the weight of the original yarn.
When reworking the pattern it is best to knit a tension swatch with your chosen yarn. To get the correct measurements, your tension must be the same as stated in the pattern.
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The all-new Aprilia RS 660 is certainly the biggest addition to the 2021 range for the Noale-based brand. It represents a big change for a market segment in which a motorcycle like this had been missing for many years. More exploitable than the four-cylinder Supersport bikes, but more performing than its Japanese rivals, the RS 660 is... the bike we needed.
Design-wise, there is a clear sporting line - thanks to the winglets integrated into the double fairing - with sharp and slim lines that convey aggressiveness. At the front, the protagonist is the triple LED optical group with daytime running lights, which has a typical Aprilia family feeling. There are three colors available: Apex Black; Lava Red; Acid Gold.
Very light - 169 kg dry, 183 kg in running order - the RS plays as always on the perfect integration between chassis and engine, with an in-line twin-cylinder engine that is basically... the front bank of the RSV4 1100's V4, with an 81mm bore that happens to be the regulatory limit of MotoGP. Euro-5 compliant, it performs a load-bearing function and integrates, in the rear area, the swingarm attachment.
Max power is 100 hp at 10,500 rpm, maximum torque of 67 Nm at 8,500 rpm, with 80% of the torque available from 4,000 rpm, and 90% from 6,250 rpm. The big-bang engine (with 270° timing) offers a V-Twin sound and it boasts a single countershaft.
The RS 660 is also available in a 95 HP version, ideal for new riders.
The fork is a fully adjustable upside-down KYB 41 mm unit, while the shock only lacks the compression adjustment. The braking system includes a pair of 320 mm discs with radial calipers and Brembo radial master cylinder, as well as a two-piston rear caliper and a 220 mm disc. And obviously, cornering ABS.
The RS 660 is equipped with Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II tires: 120/70 ZR 17 at the front and 180/55 (or 180/60) ZR 17 at the rear.
The electronic package is what differentiates the most the Aprilia RS 660 from the competition, both in supersport and sport-touring. The APRC package is in fact virtually the same that equips the RSV4 and Tuono, with Traction Control, engine maps, Wheelie Control, Cruise control, bi-directional Quickshifter, and even more the engine brake management.
The RS 660 is equipped with a TFT screen, with two different views (Road and Track), on which you can activate Aprilia MIA, the multimedia platform that allows to connect the smartphone to the bike and which includes both the infotainment system with vacal assistant, phone calls and music through the joystick on the handlebar, together with the navigation and data acquisition function.


On 6 February 2020, a total of 35 Media Law students from the Faculty of Applied Communication (FAC) participated in a study visit to the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The study visit aimed at gaining more knowledge and experiencing the practicality of the Malaysian legal system.
The students were briefed by Tuan Nik Muhammad Azrin Hafiz Nik Mahmood, a Senior Assistant Registrar and the team from the Office of the Chief Registrar Federal Court of Malaysia. The students were enthralled as he spoke on the updated and current decided cases as well as the jurisdiction of courts and tribunals available in Malaysia.
Apart from that, the students gained new insights when they were given an opportunity to attend court hearings for civil and criminal cases during the day. It was an interesting study visit and a memorable court experience for the students.


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The Life Dog Nutrition Plus line is made from natural complete dog food. With first choice meat, cut into chunks or minced, we provide high biological quality proteins, in balance with fat and carbohydrates. Preserved in maxi packs of 400 gr are ideal for medium and large dogs. Without artificial colours and preservatives.
In this taste you can find real beef pulp cut into large pieces. Beef is rich in proteins of high biological value, with few fats and carbohydrates, and is rich in minerals and vitamins. It is also extremely appetizing for the dog.
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Expression Engines and Bigfoot Interactive, two e-mail marketing companies, said Thursday that they agreed to merge. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The new company, based in New York, will combine Expression Engines' digital marketing technology with Bigfoot's professional services. The combined company employs about 100 people.
Expression Engines Chief Executive Al DiGuido will become CEO of the combined company, called Bigfoot Interactive. Jim Hoffman, co-founder and former CEO of Bigfoot Interactive, which was founded in 1997, will serve as chief strategy officer. Fred Wilson from Flatiron Partners, one of Expression Engines backers, was named chairman.


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The majority of foods that star athletes promote are nutrient-poor, which may encourage young people to adopt bad eating habits. The top 100 athletes endorsed 512 brands, with sporting goods and apparel representing the largest category at 28.3%, followed by food and drinks at 23.8%. Most of the food and beverage endorsements were for sports drinks, soft drinks, and fast food. 93% of the endorsed beverages received 100% of their calories from added sugars. 79% of the food products were energy-dense and nutrient-poor.
Pediatrics, October 2013
Scientists have observed that the appetites of some species of fish can increase in warmer water. Rising ocean surface temperatures caused by climate change could result in some fish accumulating greater concentrations of mercury in their bodies, posing a health risk to people who eat seafood.
PLoS ONE, October 2013
Adding walnuts (a healthy plant source of omega-3 fatty acids) to a high-fat meal appears to benefit the arteries of people with high cholesterol. Researchers compared how arteries were affected by five teaspoons of olive oil versus eight walnuts when added to a fatty meal. While both walnuts and olive oil decreased inflammation, walnuts increased the elasticity and flexibility of the arteries (flow-mediated dilation, or FMD) in high cholesterol patients by 24%. In comparison, high-cholesterol patients who consumed olive oil showed a 36% decrease in FMD.
American Journal of Cardiology, 2006
Observational research indicates that those who regularly exercise have 19% reduced risk of esophageal cancer. According to Dr. Siddharth Singh, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic, “Esophageal cancer is a deadly disease. On average only 1 in 6 people survive to 5 years, and that’s with chemotherapy and radiation as well as surgery. It’s an intensive treatment. So we would be best served if we can prevent this cancer, especially in patients with high risk for developing [esophageal cancer].”
American College of Gastroenterology, October 2013
118 patients with diagnosed unilateral hip osteoarthritis received either patient education (PE) with or without manual therapy (MT, performed by a chiropractor), or a minimum control intervention (MCI) consisting of an at-home stretching program. The study found that the combination of patient education and manual therapy to be the most effective of the three treatment options. Interestingly, MCI outperformed PE alone (no MT) suggesting that the primary benefit in the PE & MT group was the manual therapy delivered via chiropractic care.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, October 2013
A regular five meal pattern – breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks a day – was associated with a reduced risk of being overweight or obese. Skipping breakfast was associated with a greater BMI and waist circumference.
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|Fastest flight time||20h 50m||The fastest flight from New Delhi to Nadi takes 20h 50m|
|Direct flights||None||There are no direct flights from New Delhi to Nadi. Popular non-direct route for this connection is New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Airport - Nadi Airport.|
|Airports in Nadi||1 airport||There is 1 airport near Nadi: Nadi (NAN)|
The cheapest time of year to fly to Nadi from New Delhi is May. The most expensive is January.
The cheapest day of the week is usually Monday. The most expensive is usually Thursday.
in the evening
New Delhi to Nadi flights are approximately 24% more expensive at midday than in the evening
Fiji Airways is the most popular carrier operating from New Delhi to Nadi
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The cheapest time to buy a flight from New Delhi to Nadi is approximately 31 days to departure
To ease the stress of booking flights, some of our airline partners flying from New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl to Nadi are responding to the global pandemic. The following airlines may have a flexible cancellation policy to help accommodate travellers: Fiji Airways and Qantas Airways.
The straight-line distance from New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl to Nadi is 11903.6 km. By plane, this route typically takes 18h 20m.


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With more than 300 days of sunshine year-round, the Gold Coast is an outdoor-lover’s paradise. The city may be famous for its golden beaches, but its greenspaces are just as spectacular!
There’s a stack of beautiful parks just waiting to be discovered and the best thing is there’s something for everyone! So pack a picnic, grab your friends and family and get exploring! Here are our top 5 family friendly parks on the Gold Coast…
Palm Beach Parklands
It’s been labelled as one of the best and most popular areas on the coast and it’s easy to see why. The parklands overlooking Palm Beach has an Arr-mazing pirate themed playground for the littlies, enough open space for a game of footy, cricket or a barbecue with mates, and a café that serves up breaky and lunch nearby. Not to mention the picturesque cycle paths and walkways with an off-leash area for your fur babies.
There’s so much to see and do at this newly redeveloped parklands in Southport. Overlooking the stunning Broadwater, the parklands stretch across three kilometres and is ideal for family picnics and fun.
Take a dip in the swimming enclosure, cast a line off the 100 metre long pier and take in the sweeping views of the Surfers Paradise skyline. Let the children go wild at The Rockpools water playground and The Washington Waters Park which features a bike track, a flying fox and bouncy pillow!
Most weekends there’s an event on at the parklands too, so check out the events calendar and start planning your weekend.
Kurrawa Pratten Park
A beautiful park in central Broadbeach that’s right next to the beach! This park has great barbeque and picnic facilities, making it perfect for family and friend gatherings.
For the big kid in all of us, you can’t go past the All Abilities Playground. The play space features an ocean-themed area with a submarine, two huge slippery slides and a sandcastle zone.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens – Rosser Park
Stop and smell the roses, literally! The Botanic Gardens in Benowa is set on 31 hectares with a picturesque lake the centrepiece. Enjoy a stroll along the boardwalk, take the Mangroves to Mountains walk, visit the native Butterfly Garden and Rose Garden or stop off at the children’s playground. There’s also an off-leash dog area to enjoy!
This park is bound to nab you more likes on Instagram #GoldCoastRegionalBotanicGardens
Currumbin Valley Rock Pools
Be at one with nature and enjoy a day out at the iconic Currumbin Valley Rock Pools. The flowing creek surrounded by lush bushland is a hot-spot for locals and a must-see for visitors.
There are grassy banks, perfect for exploring and rolling out a picnic rug, as well as barbeques, picnic tables and a café across the road in case you forgot a packed lunch.


James Hogsett 5pts Absolutely! I've been toying with the idea of getting Solstice or Chrysler Crossfire. Crossfire is less desirable to me because the engine is Mercedes design. I want domestic. So, I would lean toward the Solstice/Skye. With it gone, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Either a new version of Solstice/Skye or the Crossfire with the excellent 3.6L Chrysler engine needs to happen.


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You might have seen in the Guardian and elsewhere that Deliveroo drivers have called a strike over proposed changes to their contracts, pay and conditions.
Currently drivers earn £7/hour + £1/delivery. Deliveroo want to ditch the hourly rate, and move to a piece rate system, where drivers would only earn £3.75/delivery.
Many riders are now joining the IWGB, and our Couriers branch has been helping conduct negotiations with management (see more details here – https://iwgbclb.wordpress.com/2016/08/14/deliveroo-strike-update-3/ – or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/IWGB_CLB)).
The riders are holding daily pickets from 5 until 7 every day on Torrington Place (just up by Waterstones) and so it would be great if people could come along and show their support!