Nigeria’s legislature recently passed a harsh anti-gay law that would punish same-sex couples and the “public show of same-sex amorous relationships” with long jail sentences and make the advocacy of gay rights illegal. The head of Nigeria’s Human Rights Commission warned that the legislation would even criminalize public displays of affection between family members of the same sex.
But the anti-gay group MassResistance is quite pleased and praised Nigeria for “taking bold steps to fight back” against attempts “to subvert public morality.”
“The breakdown in society caused by the homosexual movement seems to bring more general social destruction in African cultures than in the West,” the group said in a blog post. “And nation after nation has had enough.”
The government of Nigeria, which has one of the world’s largest populations of AIDS sufferers, is outraged by what they feel is the Western world’s efforts to subvert public morality. They are now taking bold steps to fight back.
Almost predictably, Great Britain and the United States are threatening to take action against Nigeria for having the nerve to challenge Western political correctness. A strong bill passes the Nigerian legislature
On Thursday, May 30 the Nigerian House passed a bill which outlaws and provides jail terms for homosexual activism, public homosexual behavior, and anyone entering into or conducting a “gay marriage.” An identical bill passed the Senate in 2011. It now goes to the President.
As the Associated Press reported on Thursday:
Nigeria’s House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that also calls for 10-year prison sentences for any “public show” of affection by a same-sex couple.
Representatives appeared to unanimously approve the proposal in a voice vote, sending it immediately to President Goodluck Jonathan for him to potentially sign into law in Africa’s most populous nation. It wasn’t immediately clear if Jonathan would sign the measure, though gays and lesbians already face public ridicule and possible prison sentences in Nigeria.
While Western diplomats declined to immediately comment, the United Kingdom already has threatened to stop aid to nations that discriminate against gays. But those threats appear unlikely to assuage the desire of Nigerian authorities to further criminalize homosexuality, part of a wave of such laws in African nations eager to legislate against what they believe is a challenge of their traditional values by the West.
. . .In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a similar directiveasking officials to “ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of” gays, lesbians and the transgendered. That included having diplomats “combat the criminalization” of being gay by foreign governments. . .
The Obama Administration even has an “openly gay” State Department official who specializes in dealing with African and Asian countries that are deemed “hostile” to the LGBT worldwide agenda.
In many ways, the Africans are feeling the brunt of the world-wide homosexual activist movement even more than the United States. They are dealing with the huge spread of AIDS. But also, the breakdown in society caused by the homosexual movement seems to bring more general social destruction in African cultures than in the West. And nation after nation has had enough.
Luckily, they’re not intimidated by the West. We’ll let you know what happens.


Checkers or wreckers; it’s the essence of World Champs in a nutshell. Always has been, always will. The one-hit-wonder format to finish the season is the jewel in the crown every time, but what a ferocious battle this was. For some it was more of a massacre, an orgy of red flags and explosive crashes, on a parched and blown-out course that already had a history of violence. Many of the riders were in agreement; it was the toughest of all time. And, with the likes of Greg Minnaar almost completely gassed and literally red-eyed and white-knuckled just to hang on through the final turns, it was now time to go big or go home.
Rachel Atherton stole the show, just one more time in the women's to put the cherry on an immaculate 2016, taking her fourth gold medal back to the Welsh mountains she calls home. Canadian junior prodigy, Finn Iles, stepped up after his brutal crash just two days prior to take the stripes by almost four seconds alongside Italy’s own great female hope of the future, Alessia Missiaggia.
Then, after five long years, Danny Hart reclaimed the coveted jersey and swapped out the furry dice for another gold medal to hang from the rear-view mirror in his motorhome. If Hart’s rainbow run had failed then fellow GB team-mate Laurie Greenland would have been right there with his wild ride to do the unthinkable and claim gold in junior and elite on consecutive years… Instead, 19 year-old Greenland took silver, just ahead of veteran racer, Florent Payet, and the three Mondraker bike riders celebrated their new hardware together as Aaron Gwin’s assault on the top step, in the only race he’s never won, went up in flames. What an absolute barn-burner... 2016 World Champs; out.:: JUNIORS' FINALS :::: WOMEN'S FINAL :::: MEN'S FINAL ::
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A fascinating talk about the habitats and wildlife of Brazil was presented by Barbara and Peter Murphy, who have visited the area many times and taken some wonderful photographs.
On a cold, grey Friday, we were transported to Brazil, fifth largest country in the world, most of which is below the equator. The regions we found out about were the Amazon, the Pantanal and the Cerrado.
The Amazon with its rainforest and oxbow lakes supports lots of plant species and wildlife although the increasing areas of the rainforest being cleared for cattle are not fertile for plants and crops. On the river colourful Amazonian kingfishers, white winged swallows and the green ibis can be seen as well as the giant river otter and the alligator lookalike, the caiman. Another interesting phenomenon in this area is butterfly puddling where a huge number of male butterflies descend on a muddy patch to extract minerals. In the rainforest are monkeys, lizards and snakes and different species of the stunning Helicona which can only be pollinated by humming birds.
In contrast, the Pantanal is tropical wetland and the flood plains support the yellow or pink tabebuia, which can flower up to three times in one dry season, giant water lilies of 18” in diameter and the erythrina, the seeds of which are dispersed by floating on the water. Here hyacinth parrots, savannah hawks and snail kites can be seen as well as mammals such as deer, caimans and jaguars.
The Cerrado was once under the sea and is the largest savannah in South America. Here can be found unique plants with leathery leaves such as the caryocer and the paepalanthus. Other wildlife found here are the armadillo wasp, the tanager, oven birds and giant anteaters which feed on the many termite mounds.
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|Maggie M’s 3 year- old cyclamen is kept in the conservatory|
|Ann showed us a Banksia fruit which she brought back from Western Australia. Some plants grow on bushes and some sprout straight from the ground. Also displayed are some ornaments made from the fruit|
Our visiting speaker, Peter Murphy, told us about the winter heliotrope which flowers in January and February but is invasive.
James reminded us about collecting plastic bottle tops for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity.
Dorothy advised us that there are still few places left on a trip to the Eden Project.
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The seals in Antarctica were largely responsible for attracting explorers to the continent, as many Antarctic bound expeditions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were searching for new seal populations. During these centuries, the seals were highly coveted for their fur, their skins, and their oil. Times have changed, however, and today the seals in Antarctica enjoy a relatively charmed life. While a small quota of Antarctic seals are still taken in the name of science, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals has done well to do away with hunting, which has helped the seals to get their population numbers up. There's a lot to eat for the seals in Antarctica, and since they don't have many native predators to worry about, they have it pretty easy these days.
Antarctica supports a larger seal population than the Arctic does. This has everything to do with the rich food supply and the lack of predators in the Antarctic. Six different kinds of seals can be found south of the Antarctic Convergence, and four of these species are true Antarctic species. The true Antarctic species include leopard, Weddell, Ross, and crabeater seals. The remaining two species, which do venture as far south as Antarctica on occasion, include rur and southern elephant seals. Generally speaking, the fur and southern elephant seals prefer the warmer subantarctic seas and the more northerly islands of the Southern Ocean. While all of these seal species spend the bulk of their time in the water, they do venture onto land to breed.
The leopard seals in Antarctica are just one of the seal species that you can expect to see on your visit, especially if you visit during the austral summer. It's important to note that the austral summer, which is summertime in the southern hemisphere, coincides with wintertime in the northern hemisphere. During the austral winter, the Leopard seals in Antarctica tend to head north to subantarctic islands, which include those Southern Ocean islands that are found southeast of Tasmania and south of New Zealand. Leopard seals are the most ferocious of the seals in Antarctica, and they are even known to feed on other seal species, which not something that the other species practice. The leopard seals in Antarctica can measure up to ten feet in length and top out at around 750 pounds, and while they eat other seals on occasion, their diet is mostly comprised of penguins, squid, fish, and krill.
Antarctica fur seals, much like southern elephant seals, are mostly found on subantarctic islands such as South Georgia Island. They are being spotted with greater regularity on the Antarctic Peninsula, however, which means that you are likely to see some on your Antarctica visit. The Antarctic fur seals are aptly named. In the 1800s, they were hunted to the brink of extinction, and it was their fur that the hunters were mainly after. Thankfully, these seals have rebounded dramatically, which is mainly tied to conservation efforts and the healthy abundance of krill that can be found in the Southern Ocean. The Antarctica fur seals are typically six to seven feet in length and can weigh up to 250 pounds.
While the southern elephant seals are the largest seals in Antarctica, the other species can get quite big as well. Like the Leopard seals, the native Weddell seals are quite large, and thus hard to miss. These seals can measure ten feet in length and weigh up to 1,000 pounds, and they mostly eat krill, squid, and fish. Weddell seals are relatively placid, and they like to hang out in large groups. According to many, they are the most attractive seals in Antarctica, which has a lot to do with the fact that they almost always appear to be smiling. Around 800,000 Weddell seals can be found in Antarctica, and they mostly stick to the McMurdo Sound, which is about 800 miles from the South Pole. When you're not checking out the seals in McMurdo Sound, you can keep an eye out for whales and other marine creatures, not to mention cruise along the Ross Ice Shelf, which is bound to impress.
Most of the seals in Antarctica are easy to find and thus spot, though that's not exactly the case with Ross seals. Before 1970, only around 100 people had ever laid eyes on a Ross seal, and they are still relatively elusive to this day. A solitary species, the Ross seals tend to reside in places that are surrounded by heavy pack ice. This has a lot to do with the fact that sightings are relatively rare. If it wasn't for all the pack ice that these seals hide behind, they would otherwise be relatively easy to spot. That's because they can measure up to twelve feet in length and weigh up to 1,000 pounds. All of the seals in Antarctica tend to be quite large, and while you've likely seen seals at your local zoo, there's nothing that compares to actually seeing them in the wild. Wildlife viewing is big in Antarctica, and in addition to seals, many visitors come to see the penguins, the whales, and the numerous species of birds that call the continent home.


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The Romanian Cereal Production At Regional Level
AbstractThe paper presents the development of the cereal sector at regional level and the variation in time of the land areas under cereals, of the cereal production and of the average yields. The evaluation reveals quite a good position for the Romanian cereals. Although representing one of the most important groups of agricultural products in our country, cereal production has a non-uniform evolution throughout the years, the weather conditions, the seed quality and the non-respect of cropping technologies resulting in average yields much below those in the European Union. In order to delimit the place and role of the cereal sector at the level of each of the “eight development regions”, statistical data were taken into account, referring to the cultivated area and the crop production. Their analysis enables to shape the possibilities for re-orienting the national support to increase the efficiency of those cereal crops for which there is a growing demand at the European and world level.
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Jatropha is an evergreen succulent shrub or small tree growing up to 15 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It blooms almost all year with clusters of little red star-shaped flowers. This plant is hardy in USDA zones 10 and 11, which means it will not survive temperatures that drop below 30 degrees. Jatropha, therefore, can only grow outdoors in the warmest regions of the United States. Knowledge of how to create the right environment for the plant will help you produce a healthy and thriving jatropha.
Plant jatropha seeds 1 inch deep or cuttings 1/3 of their length in an area with partial shade or full sun. Space multiple plants at least 6 feet apart. This plant can withstand any type of soil as long as it is well-drained, but it prefers sandy soil. Keep the cuttings or seeds moist, but not soaked, until they start to grow on their own.
Water the jatropha minimally. This is a drought-tolerant plant that can survive on the humidity in the air in some cases. Too much water will kill the plant. Two inches of water a month is optimum for growth.
Fertilize the Jatropha after establishment with a complete, all-purpose fertilizer. Follow the directions on the package for application instructions. This plant can survive with few nutrients but will thrive with one application of fertilizer a year to encourage growth.
Weed around the plant. This will keep down competition for water and nutrients. Alternatively, place a 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch around the base of the plant to keep the weeds at bay.
Prune the jatropha to your desire with pruning shears. It responds well to pruning at any time of the year as it blooms on the current year's growth. You may prune it down to shrub form or as a small tree with a single leader.


text: To determine the relationship between cellular uptake of cadmium and content of metallothionein, we measured uptake of 109Cd in cells that differed in content of metallothionein (MT). MT cells were derived from NIH/3T3 cells by transfection with a plasmid containing the genome of bovine papilloma virus and the mouse metallothionein-I gene, driven by the promotor for the glucose-regulated protein of 78 kDa. Control cells were similarly transfected with bovine papilloma virus-based plasmids with the gene for metallothionein inverted and thus separated from the promoter (TM), or deleted, along with the promoter (BPA). The number of copies of bovine papilloma virus-based plasmids was similar in MT, TM, and BPA cells, approximately 100 per cell. MT cells were more than 10 times more resistant to the lethal effect of cadmium than were the control cells. Synthesis of metallothionein was 15-fold greater in the MT cells than in the TM or BPA cells. The uptake of 109Cd by the cells enriched in metallothionein was 4-fold less than by the control cells. These data suggest that an increased content of metallothionein may protect some cells from the toxic effects of cadmium, in part, by diminishing uptake of the metal.

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AAA urges patience from drivers on Black Friday
80% of drivers expressed anger, road rage at least once in the past year
Press Release, AAA of Western and Central NY
While the holidays are usually a time of joy and cheer, getting ready for them can be stressful and overwhelming – especially if you’re rushing.
Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that nearly 80 percent of drivers expressed significant anger, aggression or road rage behind the wheel at least once in the past year. As holiday shoppers rush out for Black Friday and continue shopping throughout the coming weeks, AAA Western and Central New York is reminding motorists to pack their patience.
The most alarming findings from the AAAFTS study suggest that approximately 8 million U.S. drivers engaged in extreme examples of road rage, including purposefully ramming another vehicle or getting out of the car to confront another driver.
“Everyone wants the perfect gift for the holidays, and emotions can run high trying to find it,” said Elizabeth Carey, director of public relations at AAA WCNY. “Minor frustrations in parking lots or on the road can turn deadly when drivers take their anger out on other drivers.”
The National Retail Federation reported 66 million people shopped on Black Friday last year. With 54.3 million Americans traveling for Thanksgiving, the roads will be crowded with everyone trying to get to their destination.
Road rage includes purposefully tailgating; yelling at another driver; honking; making angry gestures; trying to block another vehicle from changing lanes; cutting off another vehicle on purpose; getting out of the vehicle to confront another driver; and – perhaps the most dangerous of all – bumping or ramming another vehicle on purpose.
AAA offers these tips to help prevent road rage this shopping season:
• Don’t Offend: Never cause another driver to change their speed or direction. That means not forcing another driver to use their brakes, or turn the steering wheel in response to something you have done.
• Be Tolerant and Forgiving: The other driver may just be having a really bad day. Assume that it’s not personal.
• Do Not Respond: Avoid eye contact, don’t make gestures, maintain space around your vehicle and contact 9-1-1 if needed.

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|Abstract:||Current navigation signal is so weak to be submerged under flat thermal noise floor. Thus, frequency domain anti-jamming (FDAJ) methods adopted by most of current receivers often set single threshold in whole frequency domain to detect and suppress interference. However, to improve anti-jamming performance, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) plan to broadcast higher powered navigation signal for receivers. Besides, power of navigation signal broadcasted in operation control system (OCX) of GNSS may be higher than noise power. Therein, navigation signal can’t be ignored. Some spectral lines of navigation signal may exceed noise floor, which will interfere with detection of interference. Thus, current FDAJ methods based on single threshold will malfunction. To solve the problem, a FDAJ based on a threshold setting strategy called symmetric cancellation based consecutive mean excision (SCCME) is proposed. The SCCME firstly utilizes symmetry of navigation signal power spectrum to cancel itself. Then, CME is applied to generate threshold for interference detection. Effectiveness of the proposed FDAJ based on SCCME is verified by simulation. When JNR is 24dB, interference detection ratio (BDR) of the proposed FDAJ approximates to 100%. However, BDR of LAD-ACC can reach 100% when JNR is up to 32dB. BDR of BCME and FCME can reach 96% when JNR is up to 40dB.|
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I’ve written about the IDF before – when my daughter handed a chayal (soldier) a flower and in a post highlighting our chayalim bodidim (lone soldiers). Yesterday a friend shared a video (on Facebook, of course) about another type of chayal and I was so taken by it that I have to share with you, too. I was aware that the IDF integrated disabled young teens and adults into the army but was not aware of the scope of this project until I watched the video.
Whether or not one is actually serving in the IDF, it still plays a major part in the life of most of us living here in Israel just because of the ubiquitous presence of soldiers in uniform, many traveling with a giant backpack and a gun slung over their shoulder. In the U.S. a soldier in uniform is a rare sighting; here it is an everyday occurrence. It is so much part and parcel of life in Israel, and a right of passage for many, that until recently young adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities felt very left out not being able to serve alongside their peers. In 2001 Maj. Col. (res.) Ariel Almog changed the reality for the disabled when he initiated the ‘Great in Uniform’ project enabling them to serve their country. They are part of the Israeli Defense Forces for three years providing valuable service. At the same time they gain important skills and receive needed support and guidance so that they can lead independent lives in Israel after they are discharged. Almog, who was seriously wounded preventing a suicide bomber from perpetrating an attack as well as taking out his accomplice, spent two and a half months in the hospital. While there he saw many disabled young adults and it occurred to him that they deserve an opportunity to serve their country just like everyone else. When he returned to duty he initiated project ‘Great in Uniform’.
The association Lend a Hand to a Special Child (Yad La’Yeled HaMeyuchad in Hebrew) has recently teemed up with the ‘Great in Uniform’ project to help ramp up and increase the scale of participation in the defense forces for special needs teens and young adults. Lend a Hand was started in 2005 by parents of disabled children. Israel National News’ article, of May 8, 2014, Special Needs Soldiers Are ‘Great in Uniform’ discusses the motivation behind Lend a Hand’s collaboration with the ‘Great in Uniform’ project and how important it is for the individuals who volunteer their service:
Rabbi Mendi Belinitzki, CEO of Lend a Hand to a Special Child, explained that the project “starts in the army but doesn’t end there. We can clearly see how afterwards it leads to a better integration into the society, the community and the workforce.” Belinitzki added that his organization “will expand the project so that G-d willing, thousands more teenagers throughout the country will be able to join the project.”
The Jewish Press, in their article of May 9, 2014, Project ‘Great in Uniform’: Integrating Those with Special Needs says of Almog and the program:
Lt. Col. Almog’s spirit, passion and ongoing care are an inspiration to everyone involved with the organization. A man whose incredible bravery on the field of battle is well known, and who’s bravery off the field of battle in taking on this important mission is just as impressive. The project enables young Israelis with disabilities to perform significant supportive and productive tasks as part of IDF service.
Today we are proud of the IDF not only for its military achievements at home and humanitarian accomplishments around the world, but also because it provides a shining example of what a little bit of caring can do to improve the lives of our developmentally and/or physically disabled brothers and sisters. Donations can be made by clicking here.


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Have you ever wondered what happens to all of your trash? View these links to find out where that plastic bottle you drank from earlier will eventually end up. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between California and Hawaii, is carrying almost 80,000 metric tons of plastic — 16 times what scientists thought.
Now that you you know where your trash goes, click here to learn about how it impacts oceanic wildlife. This article details how our plastic waste ends up killing animals.
Not only are we killing almost one million animals a year by our waste production, but we are also harming ourselves, too! When we consume seafood, we are also consuming the plastic that they ate in the ocean.
There's more! Not only are we harming animals and eating plastic, but our waste production has several other detrimental effects on on our habitat and lives as well. This article created by the US EPA details the many different ways pollution harms our environment and our bodies.


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Congratulations to Emily, Will and Daisy who flew off the blocks on 28 Jan for the first event of the Kent Swim Champ events with a 1500 freestyle.
Emily and Will placed 5th and Daisy 6th. Well done on your fantastic times.
This first 1500 freestyle event took place at K2 in Crawley. This will also be the site of next week’s 800m freestyle event.
Full results for the event can be found here https://results.kentswimming.org/2023D/RX6H1.HTM


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Fritz Henderson Resigns as CEO of General Motors
After only nine months on the job, Fritz Henderson is resigning as chief executive officer of GM. He had replaced former GM boss Rick Wagoner, who was fired at the direction of the Obama administration, which has injected up to $ 50 billion in taxpayer money into the bankrupt automotive manufacturer.
So this is the “new” GM? It seems apparent that a major internal conflict has arisen within the corporation’s board of directors. A sign of this internal strife was the last-minute decision by the GM board to scrap a deal Henderson had worked out to sell Opel, the company’s European subsidiary, to a Canadian led consortium. In an earlier post, I expressed my view that GM was mad to tear up this agreement, which provided a sound means to unload a loss-making entity GM simply did not know how to manage.
What does the sacking of Henderson mean in the long-term? Probably confirmation of my earlier assessment, which was that General Motors is toast. Unfortunately, a lot more taxpayer money will be expended before the truth can no longer be denied.

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|Full name||Leslie William Benjamin Blizzard|
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|Date of death||1996 (aged 72–73)|
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He signed for Rangers in 1944 and played war time football alongside Alec Stock. He made his league debut in the 1-0 win against Norwich City in March 1947. He played right half and went on to play only 4 league games for Rangers before transferring to Bournemouth in 1947. He broke his leg on debut, he joined Yeovil Town in May 1948 and featured in their great FA Cup run the following season and later Leyton Orient where he played over 220 games.
- Kaufman, Neilson. Leyton Orient: The Complete Record. Breedon Books
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Stochastic analysis of explosion risk for ultra-deep-water semi-submersible offshore platforms
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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd The Response Surface Method (RSM)-based non-intrusive method has been widely used to reduce the computational cost for stochastic Explosion Risk Analysis (ERA) in oil and gas industry. However, the RSM, which may cause the overfitting problem, can reduce robustness and efficiency of the ERA procedure. Therefore, a more robust Bayesian Regularization Artificial Neural Network (BRANN) is introduced in this study. The BRANN-based non-intrusive method is developed along with its executive procedure for stochastic ERA. The BRANN-Dispersion-Deterministic (BDD) models and the BRANN-Explosion-Deterministic (BED) models are firstly developed based on representative simulations. Optimal simulation input numbers of the aforementioned deterministic models are then identified. Furthermore, the exceedance frequency curve is generated by combing the deterministic models with Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS). Sensitivity analysis of simulation input numbers with regard to the exceedance frequency curve is conducted. Eventually, comparison of the exceedance probability curves between the BRANN-based method and the RSM-based method is carried out. The ultra-deep-water semi-submersible offshore platform is used to demonstrate the advantages of the BRANN-based non-intrusive method.
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Li, B.; Zhu, Y.; Sun, Y.; Grace, A.; Teo, Kok Lay (2018)Manpower planning is a very important component of human resource management. However, there are many indeterminate factors that should be taken into consideration in manpower planning. For example, the decision of employees ...
Cepuritis, Peter M. (2010)In order to develop an appropriate mine design, a thorough understanding of the rock mass conditions and its potential response to mining is required. Rock mass characterisation is a key component in developing models of ...

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It’s normal to occasionally feel apprehensive and distrustful. for a dog, even! Puppy love, though, is genuine. They naturally have the tendency to adore those they trust. When a dog loves you, it is from a deeper place than you might think.
Romanian traveler and animal rescuer Georgiana Neagu recently shared tragic video of the moment she discovered the abandoned puppy.
After Neagu stopped her car, the terrified dog was observed racing in her direction, but as Neagu reached out to pet her, the animal cowered and sobbed. The dog seemed to be skeptical that anyone would truly treat her nicely because of the tragedy she had experienced.
The small dog quickly recovered after being saved, licking Neagu as if to express gratitude for giving her the confidence to once again be her sweet self.
Neagu told The Dodo, “When I saw her, I knew I had to take her home with me. “Every shattered heart can be fixed by unconditional love. In my arms, she felt secure.
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Rhino Records re-released Number Ones worldwide in 2008 using the European track list. Combining sales of versions issued by two different record companies, it has sold 1,236,000 copies in the US as of August 2012. The set, which peaked at No. 23 in the US on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in 2004, re-entered the charts peaking at No. 5 in 2012. The following week after peaking at No. 5 the album plummeted to No. 195, the second-greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in Billboard album history. This gives the group a span of 44 years, 9 months since their first Top 10 album, 1967's Bee Gees' 1st, which peaked at No. 7 in November 1967. The only other groups with longer spans are The Beach Boys (49 years 1 week), The Beatles (47 years 7 months), and The Rolling Stones (45 years 6 months).
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Shane Patrick Stewart will be confined at a juvenile facility before visiting the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and meet with a survivor.
A Montgomery County juvenile court judge is hoping that dirty, muddy shoes and boots - thousands of them - drive home to a Franconia teen just how evil his actions were when he spray painted swastikas and ethnic slurs on the home and cars of a Jewish family in his neighborhood.
The boots and shoes belong to only a small number of the estimated six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and are on display at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
"I want you to look at them and think of that hateful symbol you used and stop and think of the damage you have done," Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy Wednesday told Shane Patrick Stewart, 18, of the 100 block of Anjou Court. "I want you to think of the terror and fear that you caused that family, to those in Franconia and to the community at large."
After that visit, during which Stewart will be accompanied by two probation officers, the judge ordered him to talk with a survivor in Philadelphia.
"Ask them about the inked number they have on their arm and tell them why you are there," the judge ordered.
After those visits, Stewart must write a comprehensive and detailed essay detailing for the judge what he saw and what he learned.
"It is easy for some to dismiss your actions as a joke, a prank or just something stupid," Demchick-Alloy told Stewart. "But what you did was cause fear and terror by using a symbol that is sadistic and represents violence and represents Hitler's Final Solution, the extermination of all Jews."
However, before Stewart visits the two museums, he will spend an unspecified amount of time in confinement at a secure juvenile detention facility. Once he earns his release from that facility, he will be assigned to a Jobs Corps facility where he will learn a trade and return every night to the dormitory-style facility.
The juvenile system can keep Stewart, who was 17 at the time he was taken into custody for the incident, until he turns 21.
County Assistant District Attorney Alec O'Neill said he was "absolutely satisfied" with the judge's disposition of the case.
"In juvenile court, it is just not about punishment but trying to straighten out a kid," said O'Neill. "I think this disposition does just that while it also reflects the seriousness of the crimes he committed."
The victims were not present in the courtroom.
The hate crime occurred on the night of Feb. 4. Four teens - Stewart, a second 18-year-old male and two females ages 15 and 17 - were hanging out at the home of one of the girls and looking for something to do.
Stewart and the other male, Colin A. Ford of the 700 block of Upper Mainland Road, Lower Salford, suggested that they go outside and spray paint something, according to the criminal complaint. They picked the Nectar Run home of a Jewish family because allegedly neither Ford nor Stewart liked the homeowners' son, the criminal complaint said.
Taking silver spray paint from the garage of one of the female juveniles, the four went to the victim's home and spray-painted swastikas on the home's doors and cars and also wrote "Jew" and an ethnic slur on the doors, according to the criminal complaint.
The vandalism was reported when one of the younger family members returned home shortly after midnight.
The younger family member immediately wondered what had happened to his parents and was concerned with their safety knowing that a swastika represents cruelty and death to Jews, according to authorities. When it was determined everyone was safe, the vandalism was reported to police.
Until the four youths were apprehended, the family that was victimized lived in fear, thinking that some group might have singled them out, authorities said.
Stewart, who last month admitted to charges of ethnic intimidation, terroristic threats and criminal mischief, apologized to the family at that hearing.
"I didn't mean to scare them," Stewart said at the time. "I just thought it would be cool."
Since being taken into custody, Stewart, who lives with his mother, learned that members of his father's family were Jewish and died during the Holocaust.
The two girls involved in the incident were processed in juvenile court but authorities have declined to provide further details about the pair, who cooperated with police in their investigation
Ford, who was 18 at the time of the incident, will be tried in adult court. His preliminary hearing is scheduled next month.

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The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts (4-5) took one of two games against the previously undefeated Bethesda Big Train (9-1) on Saturday at Montgomery Blair Stadium. In the first game, the T-Bolts fell to the Big Train 6-0 and Cheng-You Chen got the loss for Silver Spring. Carlos Lomelli continued his dominant start to the season for Bethesda and earned his second win of the season.
Silver Spring managed to stifle the strong bats of the Big Train to start the first game of the doubleheader, as Chen did not allow a hit until the fourth. In the fifth, 1B Udie Summerall knocked in Bethesda's first run with an RBI single. The Big Train then scored four runs in the seventh inning, capped off by an RBI double from 3B Carson Taylor. Taylor had another RBI double in the ninth, making the score 6-0 Bethesda.
Errors once again plagued the T-Bolts. 3B Jimmy Cain had two, while Chen sailed a throw over first base which lead to Bethesda's first run.
The second game was a very different story. In a shortened seven inning contest, the T-Bolts came out on top 8-4. Yung-Tai Lu took the win for Silver Spring, while Josh Nelson lost the game for Bethesda.
Silver Spring got on the board early in the first inning with an RBI groundout from DH Zach Buck. Bethesda took the lead in the third with three runs of their own. East Carolina product Alec Burleson had an RBI single in the inning to give the Big Train a 3-1 lead. Burleson is off to a blazing hot start, with a batting average of .500 on the season.
After scoring two runs in the fourth, the T-Bolts took the lead back with a huge sixth inning. Silver Spring scored five runs, highlighted by a 2-RBI single from LF Cory Rosier. 2B Hunter Pierre also had two RBIs on the day. With that, the T-Bolts took a commanding 8-3 lead and never looked back.
The T-Bolts will be back in action on Sunday, when they will take on the Baltimore Dodgers at Montgomery Blair Stadium. At 5pm, the teams will resume a suspended game which was tied 5-5 in the eighth inning. At 7pm, the regularly scheduled game will begin. The games will be broadcast live at tboltsradio.com.


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We have two kids who don't share a bed so we are always trying to find a place that has at least three beds, won't break the bank, and still is in a good location, etc. This fits the bill! We had a big main room with one bed and a living room area, a dining table and the kitchen plus, up several stairs, a room that you could separate with curtains with two more queen size beds (maybe full - not sure). It is very light and airy and everything looked fresh and clean. We had everything we needed - dishes, grill, laundry, plenty of towels, comfy beds, etc. We really enjoyed the little patio that was attached where we had dinner one night. The people who worked there were very nice. I went to do laundry and someone appeared to show me how to use the machines - you pay $2 and use them as much as you want. We went to light the grill and again someone appeared to make sure we knew how to use it. The beach is directly across the street so our kids could play over there in the evening while we chilled on the patio. It is also right on the bike path and very close to restaurants, etc. Great location!
- Also Known As:
- Bluewater Hotel Grand Haven
- Bluewater Inn And Suites Grand Haven, Michigan


IRVINE, Calif., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless products, services and solutions, today announced the availability of two new high-end telematics devices designed for connected vehicle applications anywhere in the world. These new devices address growing global market demand in Europe and Latin America for more connected vehicle technology options and enable a broad range of applications such as fleet management, usage-based insurance, crash notification, stolen vehicle recovery, vehicle finance and auto rental.
New products include:
Built on CalAmp's scalable hardware and device management platform suite, each product employs the Company's PEG™ on-board alert engine and processing environment as well as PULS™ over-the-air device management and maintenance application. These pioneering systems allow customers to leverage one platform to manage their entire portfolio including remote firmware updates regardless of the vehicle type or use case.
"The introduction of these two new devices represents our ongoing, strategic investment in solutions that enable the connected vehicle ecosystem in key markets such as Europe and Latin America," said Justin Schmid, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Telematics Systems business at CalAmp. "With CalAmp as a leading IoT enablement solutions provider with new technology and a growing product portfolio, customers in these regions now have more options to choose from whether they're looking for a simple vehicle tracking option or a full solution to support complex mixed fleet applications."
To learn more about CalAmp's newest products, visit booth #8.1B71 (Hall 8.1/Upper Level) at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, Spain from February 27 – March 2, 2017
CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP) is a pure-play pioneer in the connected vehicle and broader Industrial Internet of Things marketplace. The Company's extensive portfolio of intelligent communications devices, robust and scalable telematics cloud services, and targeted software applications streamline otherwise complex Machine-to-Machine (M2M) deployments. These solutions enable customers to optimize their operations by collecting, monitoring and efficiently reporting business-critical data and desired intelligence from high-value mobile and remote assets. CalAmp is headquartered in Irvine, California and has been publicly traded since 1983. For more information, please visit www.calamp.com.
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The aesthetic, economic, and environmental benefits of urban trees are well recognized. Previous research has focused on understanding how a variety of social and environmental factors are related to urban vegetation. The aim is often to provide planners with information that will improve residential neighborhood design, or guide tree planting campaigns encouraging the cultivation of urban trees. In this paper we examine a broad range of factors we hypothesize are correlated to urban tree canopy heterogeneity in Salt Lake County, Utah. We use a multi-model inference approach to evaluate the relative contribution of these factors to observed heterogeneity in urban tree canopy cover, and discuss the implications of our analysis. An important contribution of this work is an explicit attempt to account for the confounding effect of neighborhood age in understanding the relationship between human and environmental factors, and urban tree canopy. We use regression analysis with interaction terms to assess the effects of 15 human and environmental variables on tree canopy abundance while holding neighborhood age constant. We demonstrate that neighborhood age is an influential covariate that affects how the human and environmental factors relate to the abundance of neighborhood tree canopy. For example, we demonstrate that in new neighborhoods a positive relationship exists between street density and residential tree canopy, but the relationship diminishes as the neighborhood ages. We conclude that to better understand the determinants of urban tree canopy in residential areas it is important to consider both human and environmental factors while accounting for neighborhood age.
Lowry J.H., Baker M.E., Ramsey R.D. (2012). Determinants of urban tree canopy in residential neighborhoods: Household characteristics, urban form, and the geophysical landscape. Urban Ecosystems, 15:247-266. 10.1007/s11252-011-0185-4.

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Virat Kohli’s only human: Mike Hesson
Virat Kohli never stopped working hard and kept his confidence up through his bad patch to show glimpses of his old self on Thursday, RCB’s director of cricket Mike Hesson said.
But having been dismissed cheaply throughout the tournament can dent someone’s confidence and it is only human that Kohli desperately sought some luck.
“No doubt when you go through a patch like that — he is only human, you know then you do start to just having doubts and wonder when your luck is going to turn. So look, a little bit of luck tonight (Thursday) but he’s certainly earned it,” Hesson said at the post-match conference.
Delighted with the former captain’s performance, the New Zealander said: “The fact that he was working so hard in the nets and trying to find rhythm away from the playing games, allowed him to keep that confidence up.”
While RCB are on the edge and might lose out on a top-four spot if Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians on Saturday, Hesson explained not being able to chase made it tough on the team.
Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya rued that technology did not come to their rescue when Matthew Wade was controversially adjudged lbw on Thursday but said overall it has been right.
Wade was livid with his dismissal, with the ultra-edge not showing any spike although it seemed that the ball had deflected when it passed the bat. “I think it was slightly there (spike) in the ultra-edge. From the big screen, it was not visible. Because you can’t fault, if technology is not helping, then who’s going to help,” Hardik said. (PTI)


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|Above, Richard Crist who earns nearly 100 grand in the County Legislature.|
|Lou Desso, interviewed on voter fraud.|
May have impact on North Greenbush Justice race...It took the news media a bit longer than expected to do a story on the Rensselaer County Republicans who wrote the book on the gathering of questionable absentee ballots. While Crist didn't come close to the record set by Desso and his team in the 2005 town of North Greenbush election where more people voted absentee than at the polls on primary day, he did account for some 61 absentee ballots county wide, about 22% of the total turned in at the Board of Elections.
His actions will come under scrutiny, most likely in court, as a result of 7 absentees he collected in the North Greenbush primary for town justice on the Independence Party line where Democrat George Burke is ahead on the machines by 9 votes and is being threatened by Crist's 7 absentee ballots which are likely 100% for Republicans. Again, what are the odds of that in a fair gathering of someone's ballot?
And what are the lawyers likely to ask in court? Well the voters will be subpenaed and asked, under oath, the time of day Crist obtained their applications filed at the BOE. They will then be asked to testify under oath about where they were on Primary Day and whether Crist suggested they file an absentee and concoct an excuse.
This is what likely happened in 2005 when Desso and company obtained more absentee ballots in the minor party primaries than people who actually voted at the polls! Primary Day became Absentee Day in North Greenbush! Trouble is Democrats obtained numerous affidavits as a result of going to the homes of the so called absentee voters and they were not away during voting hours but at home, calling into question the legal legitimacy of their absentee vote.
That case was dismissed on a service technicality, but the facts remain that more than 120 people gave Desso and his crew absentee ballots for these primaries and because of it, the candidates who won on the machines were defeated with the clearly questionable absentee ballots. Those ballots, incidentally, when opened were 100% for the Desso team. Again what are the odds if fairly gathered rather than manipulated at the time the ballots were filled out?
It has long been suspected that Crist ran a business called Victory Lane out of his office in the County Legislature. Most recently, a GOP candidate paid Crist $10,000 for "consultant" work which of course, he would tell you, he does none of it from his office in the county legislature. That means that the candidate who paid the tidy sum never once entered his office in the legislature to discuss the consultant services or fees.
Certainly enough fodder to for grand jury inquiry and more than enough for an election case to explore the how, when and why of at least 7 of those absentee ballots that could undermine a fair vote in a North Greenbush election.
UPDATE: Thanks to readers who informed us about yet another alleged episode of ballot manipulation by Crist. A college student registered in the Working Families Party whose name is Kanan Vandenburgh, gave an absentee ballot application to Legislative employee and candidate for the Legislature, Harry Tutunjian. Mr. Crist, Tutunjian's supervisor at the Legislature, picked up the ballot after the voter signed the envelope but had not voted for anyone on the ballot. Crist apparently got to vote in a Troy election and in a party he's not registered in because that ballot was allegedly filled out,(tampered with) by Crist and placed in the envelope.
We hope the District Attorney is not ignoring these events and that his office initiates an investigation into all ballot irregularities. Clearly Mr Crist should be suspended pending completion of an investigation into the absentee ballots he obtained and whether he induced anyone to falsify an application for a ballot.
We'll be back with more after we verify the tips received. Keep the leaks coming!


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Sveta suffered a big brain bleed in 2017 leaving her with balance and coordination issues, and paresis of several of the muscles on the right side of her face and body. Her cavernoma journey has led her to become a visual coach, helping people who have the same issues are her. You can find Sveta on Instagram via her account @rookie_biatch, where she documents her training and rehabilitation work – from training in sand and dancing for balance, to drawing and art for fine motor skills.
We asked her some questions about her experience of cavernoma and how she got to where she is now.
Where is/was your cavernoma located?
My Cavernoma was located in brainstem.
When were you diagnosed?
I was diagnosed at the age 21, I am now 25.
How did you find out about your cavernoma?
I woke up in the morning and realized that I had double vision. My left eye turned to the nose. I didn’t pay attention to it because I thought it was stress symptoms. I went to university and returned home as normal. We eventually decided to visit an ophthalmologist to understand why I had double vision.
Tell us about your decision to have brain surgery?
My cavernoma was located in the brainstem and it bled into the cerebellum; I was told there was a huge risk during operation because of it’s dangerous location but the surgeons needed to eliminate this Cavernoma from my brain. The operation lasted 6 hours.
What symptoms did you experience post-surgery?
- Left side Facial paresis
- Left eye turn to the nose (double vision, I try to turn my neck to avoid double vision)
- Right side paralysis of the body.
- Loss of control of the body
- Loss of balance and coordination (due to location in cerebellum)
- Loss of sensitivity and fine motor skills.
Tell us a bit about the activities you do for rehab?
(2017) 1 year after surgery :
Home gym to be able verticalize from my wheelchair and go to university (with the help of parents or friends). Face gym/facial exercises everyday – even until now!
(2018)2nd year after surgery:
Finished Architectural university (this was a very hard time for me)
I started training at a Rehabilitation centre
(2019) 3rd year after surgery:
I continued my training at the Rehab center
Started visiting my psychologist.
(2020) 4th year after surgery:
Started visual therapy (with Franco, a visual and cognitive coach – you can find him on Instagram at @francolococo_neurovisual_coach).
Tried driving lessons.
Started dancing – for coordination, memory, repeating after the teacher and looking in the mirror
Training in sand – for balance, proprioception, jumping, gait and strength Nordic walking – to improve coordination in the arm and leg.
I also continued visiting my psychologist and doing my face gym and facial exercises
(2021) 5th year after surgery:
I started teaching cognitive training both with Franco and on my own.
I started body combat training (boxing in group) which has helped me to overcome my fears of training in a group. I was afraid of losing my balance and my gait and what I would look like while training.
I started doing aqua gym in a group too.
psychologist (mental work)
face gym everyday 🙂
Now I feel much more independent, confident and strong, although I still have weak fine motors skills, fingers and wrist on my right hand. I still have facial paresis and paresis of the muscles in my left eye.
Balance was much more important for me to begin with, so now it’s time for me to improve my writing and drawing skills.
I am very happy with my recovery! I have gained a huge amount of experience in neurology and I’m still learning and trying new things. It’s unbelievable!
It seems like my journey was meant to bring me to the place I’m at now 😊


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Hello, I am owner of a flat (alone) which I bought few years ago. I would like to buy a new flat with my wife, my current flat will be then let.
I need to convert my current flat to a “Buy To Let” (to borrow some more equity).
I am additional tax payer (45%) while my wife is basic (20%).
I have a very simple question, if you could help.
If I understand well, as my wife will take care of this flat (organize viewing, taking care of tenants etc.) I can do a declaration of trust so my wife has 99% of my current flat and me 1% and we will pay tax accordingly on the rental income. However, does this need to be done before I remortgage this flat (alone) or should I do this trust and then remortgage with both names, even though she is not on the deeds?
If I remortgage it now, does my lender need to take into account both financial situations or only mine? If I remortgage later, after the trust, will my lender check mainly her income and not on mine to rely on reimbursement?
Can I do a mortgage only on my name even there is this declaration of trust?
In the case the mortgage and the deed are on my name but there is this declaration of trust, can we still deduce the 99% interests paid from the gross income (with future law – for 2016/2017 it’s still fine)? Also, will the 40K letting relief apply for both of us when we sell?
Is there any other to optimize the situation (and to avoid to pay SDTL) ?
Further, I will be subject to the new tax 3% SDTL on my new flat. Is there a way to pay it on the value of my current and not the new? As I will do Buy to Let on this one and not on the new one which will be my main residence, it’s quite unfair that I am taxed on the new flat which will be double of the old. Will I be entitled to claim back this tax back in 2 years if I sell the current flat even I have done a BTL for 2 years?


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Chireta or Girella
Chireta or Girella (Gireta) is an Aragonese sausage made with pork belly, sheep offal meat (intestines, heart, lungs, liver), rice, parsley and spices. It is stuffed into sheep stomach.
|Sheep offal meat (heart, tripe, lungs, liver)||300 g||0,66 lb|
|Pork meat||200 g||0.44 lb|
|Pork belly, fat trimmings||300 g||0.66 lb|
|Rice||200 g||0.44 lb|
Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of meat
|Salt||15 g||2.5 tsp|
|Black pepper||2.0 g||1 tsp|
|Pimentón, sweet||10 g||2 tsp|
|Parsley||1 bunch||3 Tbsp|
|Cinnamon||1.0 g||1/2 tsp|
- Cook rice, but don't overcook.
- Grind all meat through 5 mm (1/4") plate.
- Mix meats with all ingredients and rice.
- Stuff into sheep stomach. The stomach is cleaned with white vinegar then rinsed very well before filling The stomach is cut with scissors into smaller sheets. Each sheet is filled with sausage mix, folded over and sewn with twine. Fill casing loosely as the rice will expand a little.
- Cook in water at 80° C (176° F) for 60 minutes.
Chiretas are usually served hot, as a main dish. They are also sliced, dipped in an egg-flour batter, and fried to a golden color.

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Dubai: Dubai-based real estate investment portal Stake brought in $8 million plus from an oversubscribed pre-Series A round, with investors including MEVP and BY Ventures. There were also contributions from Vivium Holding and Combined Growth Real Estate.
What Stake does is allow retail investors to pick up ownership stakes in local properties, from as low as investing Dh500. The company launched operations in 2020 at a time when Dubai and UAE property values were starting to recover. What the model does is use the combined power of a pool of investors. (In Dubai, developers have also been offering fractional ownership deeds, and that too has gained quite a bit of traction.)
Those buying into a property through Stake make their returns from the asset value appreciating by the time they exit. Until then, they could also realise steady returns through rental income.
The portal had completed its seed round in June 2021, raising $4 million in the process. It now has a base of 42,000 users for its business model. “Investors in the region and beyond deserve a more transparent, digital-friendly means of investing in real estate,” said Rami Tabbara, one of the three co-founders. “This round is a testament to our mission at Stake to bring access and liquidity to the oldest, largest, and most sought-after asset class in the world.
“The proceeds will allow us to continue attracting the best talent to the team and cement Stake’s position as the category leader in the MENA region.”
Next up would be entries into Saudi Arabia and Egypt, both markets where housing demand will continue to grow as a new generation of buyers make an entry.
Quite a track record
MEVP has through the years cottoned onto investment trends, and has had a broad swathe of exposures in the region. "We believe that the future of property investment is digital, fractional, and hassle-free,” said Riyad Abou Jaoudeh, Partner at MEVP. “The team at Stake has enabled thousands to become real estate invetsors and we are excited to partner with them as they scale in MENA.”
MEVP stakes in the past include those in the Arabic music streaming portal Anghami and the e-retailer The Luxury Closet.
Currently with a 30 plus workforce, Stake is moving double the team size in its expansion markets. “The startup will provide investors with more liquidity and democratize the real estate asset class, as the region calls for a better real estate investment journey for its population of over 400 million, saving upwards of $500 billion a year,” the statement said.
"We’re proud of their early success in the UAE and excited about the potential in the wider MENA region," said Abdallah Yafi, founder and Managing partner at BY Ventures. "We strongly believe in the execution capabilities of the Stake team and their ability to build a dominant business while focusing on delivering profitable growth."


MICHAEL VIRTANENALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ¿ New York Yankees officials said Monday that taxpayers would face more than $5 million in document costs if the team is forced to provide internal records sought by lawmakers looking into public financing of the club's new stadium. Assemblymen Richard Brodsky, a Westchester Democrat, and James Brennan, a Brooklyn Democrat, are questioning what Brodsky claims is nearly $4 billion in financing and tax breaks over 30 years that was used to build the new ballpark. The legislators say many ticket prices have been hiked beyond the reach of fans. Yankees' attorney George Carpinello said the estimated $5 million is for legal review of some 1.4 million relevant e-mails and attachments and doesn't include reams of other documents. "If he wants the documents, the standard rule is he pays for them," Carpinello said. "That's the law in New York. That's the case law. "I hope they're spared. I hope the bill isn't put on the taxpayers." Brodsky said the Yankees didn't provide information they promised and he disputed that the team's document costs would fall to him or the public, saying the Yankees are looking for another subsidy from the taxpayer.
Brodsky chairs the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions. And by his accounting, the stadium included $1.4 billion as the face value of the New York City Industrial Development Agency bonds, $1.4 billion in interest, $700 million in direct cash payments and $300 million in mortgage and sales tax relief. The Yankees dispute the $4 billion figure for the stadium that cost $1.5 billion, and said many ticket prices remain in reach. They said the stadium deal was fully considered by many public agencies. After Monday's contentious hearing, state Supreme Court Justice John Egan Jr. said he will issue a written decision. He'll decide whether Brodsky has the subpoena authority, which the Yankees challenged, whether they must comply, and the scope and cost of any required information, and whether it's overly burdensome. Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat, testified the Yankees' information would help lawmakers considering his legislation that would limit some ticket prices and set other terms in return for public stadium funding. He now has 70 Assembly co-sponsors. Yankees chief operating officer Lonn Trost says 90 percent of non-suite stadium tickets ¿ some 42,000 seats ¿ cost under $100. Trost said Brodsky was "grandstanding." He said the Yankees have sold 87.5 percent of available tickets.
"We are leading Major League Baseball in attendance by a fairly wide margin," team president Randy Levine said. "Can we do better? We can always do better." Kavanagh said he has heard complaints from constituents about ticket prices and questioned whether $100 tickets for a family of four, or $400 for a night of baseball, is affordable. Trost countered that the team has 5,000 tickets priced between $5 and $14 and another 22,000 in prices ranging from $20 to $45. Brodsky, who also took the stand, said he focused on the Yankees' deal instead of public financing for the new New York Mets stadium across town because the Yankees' deal was twice the cost. Brodsky also claimed the Yankees' deal appeared to manipulate the property tax assessments and had included $1 million to cover free tickets for city officials.


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When you First Arrive
When You First Arrive
Upon your arrival, you will be seen by a triage nurse, who will evaluate your condition and assign you a triage priority. The priorities have the following meaning.
Life threatening condition that needs IMMEDIATE medical attention (i.e., car accident, heart attack, severe burn)
Urgent condition that is not life-threatening (i.e., severe abdominal pain, shortness of breath, asthma, minor chest pain)
Minor medical conditions that require treatment. A delay in treatment will not cause the condition to worsen (i.e., back pain, cough, earache, sore throat)
Before registering, the triage nurse will take your initial blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate and temperature along with a brief medical history. Based upon your triage priority, you will be taken back to the treatment area as soon as an appropriate treatment room is available.
A patient who arrives after you, but has a more urgent or life-threatening condition, may be taken back to see the doctor before you. After you are seen by the triage nurse, the nurse will determine if you are able to register or if you need to be seen immediately by the emergency care physician. Our goal is to have you triaged within 15-30 minutes of your arrival to the Covenant Emergency Care Center.


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Some Mandalorians are Mercenaries or Bounty Hunters. Others, seek to serve a higher purpose. We, the Death Watch, are that higher purpose. Mandalorian Crusaders, Forgemasters, Freelancers, Shipmasters, and more will find themselves welcome here.
A group for Mandalorians to be among their own people. We are not, nor do we wish to be a major power in the galaxy. We aim for a safe home, a respected neutral ground for Mando'ade to meet and be with other Mando'ade.
The Galidraan Imperial State spearheaded by the Tals and Barrans, funded by Fiolette Fortan, and the New Imperial Order serves to free Galidraan from the Sith Empire. The goal is to liberate Galidraan, creating a free Imperial nation.

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