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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are among the candidates for FIFA’s The Best award for last year, the world football’s governing body revealed on Thursday, following their outstanding World Cup performances.
Messi, who has previously won the award, led Argentina to victory in Qatar, a victory that defined his career and increased his prospects of winning an eighth Ballon d’Or while possibly making him the favorite to win this award.
Mbappe, who scored three goals in the World Cup final, is one of three Paris Saint-Germain players nominated, along with Neymar and Achraf Hakimi.
The list of nominees is completed by Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland; the Real Madrid pair of Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior; Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Jude Bellingham.
The Ballon d’Or runner-up Beth Mead of Arsenal and Leah Williamson and Keira Walsh of the England side that won the European Championship on home soil are also eligible for nominations.
Additional awards include the Puskas Award for the best goal of 2022, the best goalie, and the best male and female coaches.
The three finalists in each category will be chosen by a public vote, which is open until February 3.
The winner is then chosen by a jury of of journalists, national team captains, coaches, and fans.
Best FIFA Men’s Player Nominees
Below is the list of the nominees:
- Julián Álvarez
- Jude Bellingham
- Karim Benzema
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Erling Haaland
- Achraf Hakimi
- Robert Lewandowski
- Sadio Mané
- Kylian Mbappé
- Lionel Messi
- Luka Modrić


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Vertex announces results of Phase 3 Ivacaftor study Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced data from a Phase 3 study of ivacaftor in 69 people 6 years of age and older with cystic fibrosis who have the R117H mutation. In the study, the mean absolute treatment difference in the change from baseline in percent predicted FEV1 between treatment with ivacaftor and placebo was 2.1 percentage points and the mean relative treatment difference in percent predicted FEV1 was 5.0% through the 24-week treatment period among all patients. The study did not meet its primary endpoint of the absolute change from baseline in FEV1 throughout the treatment period for ivacaftor compared to placebo across all patients. A pre-specified subset analysis in patients 18 years of age and older showed statistically significant improvements in lung function and other key secondary endpoints. In these patients, the mean absolute treatment difference in percent predicted FEV1 between treatment with ivacaftor and placebo was 5.0 percentage points and the mean relative treatment difference in percent predicted FEV1 was 9.1 percent through the 24-week treatment period. Vertex believes that the results show a clinical benefit for patients age 18 and older with the R117H mutation. The company plans to meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in early 2014 to discuss these data and the potential submission of a supplemental New Drug Application for people with the R117H mutation.
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The Nigeria Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, has described some Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) protesters as “pseudo-activists.”
This is just as the Deputy Commissioner of Police noted that some parts of Nigeria (some northern states) have supported the continuous operations of the anti-robbery squad in their states.
Speaking at the Sunrise Daily interview on Channels, Frank Mba said there are different categories of protesters: He described the first group as genuine protesters that want an end to the extrajudicial killings of some bad eggs in the police force.
He described the other group as clout chases, pseudo-activists that are portraying theirselves as influencers.
“Some of the people against SARS are the ones that are involved in shady deals; they engage in arm selling, and other crimes…”
Frank Mba, emphasising on the commitment of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, to sanistise the police system highlighted 10 points on the position of the IGP:
The IGP has banned FSARS, STS and IRT from routine patrols on the streets.
The IGP has also banned FSARS, STS and IRT from conventional low-risk duties – stop and search, check point, mounting of road blocks, traffic checks, etc – with immediate effect
The IGP has warned that no police officer, including personnel of FSARS, STS and IRT, is authorized to embark on patrol or tactical assignment in mufti.
The IGP has directed that the FSARS, STS and IRT personnel must appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear while on official assignment.
The IGP has banned the indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices.
The IGP has directed that personnel of FSARS and other tactical squads concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises.
The IGP has ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to monitor and arrest erring personnel of FSARS and other Policemen on the road.
The IGP warned that henceforth, the CP in charge of FSARS, CPs in charge of State Commands and FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal AIGs will be held liable for misconduct of personnel of FSARS and others within their jurisdiction.
The IGP has charged the affected AIGS and CPs to ensure an effective supervision of personnel of FSARS and others within their jurisdiction.
The IGP has appealed to citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their confidence and trust in the Police.


GENEVA, 31 May 2012 (BWNS) — The Baha’i International Community has joined with 16 other non-governmental organizations to call upon the government of Iran to urgently address the state of higher education in the country.
A joint statement addressed to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is the latest in a growing number of protests around the world at Iran’s abuses of the right to education.
In their statement launched today, the 17 organizations note that more than 600 students, and some university lecturers, have been arrested since 2009 for peacefully expressing their opinions. Hundreds have been deprived of education for their political beliefs, while student gatherings, publications, and organizations have been shut down.
“The right to education for all persons without discrimination is explicitly guaranteed under international instruments, which Iran has accepted or to which it is party,” they write. “It is also guaranteed under Iran’s Constitution.”
In addition to the Baha’i International Community, the statement is signed by such organizations as Amnesty International, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Human Rights Watch and United4Iran.
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The three GWAS breeds (high risk of OS) and the AKC greyhounds (low risk of OS) are genetically distinct and highly inbred populations. (a) Along the top two principal components of variation, the three breeds (Rottweilers (n = 135, red), Irish wolfhounds (IWH, n = 141, purple), and racing greyhounds (n = 267, dark blue) ) are each tight clusters equidistant apart, with the AKC subpopulation of greyhounds (n = 19, light blue) near but not overlapping the racing dogs. (b) Estimate of the inbreeding coefficient (IC) shows the racing greyhounds as the least inbred, on average, while the other three populations fall within the range seen in an earlier survey of 28 dog breeds (grey bars mark average IC in breed; two outliers at 0.53 and 0.62 not shown) . (c) The extent of linkage disequilibrium, measured as average pair-wise r2, drops below 0.2 at 196 kb, 632 kb, and 1,533 kb in the greyhounds, Rottweilers, and IWH, respectively.
Karlsson et al. Genome Biology 2013 14:R132 doi:10.1186/gb-2013-14-12-r132

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Youngstacpt – Own 2019 Mp3.
Download Youngstacpt Own 2019, Popular South African Lyricist/Rapper Youngstacpt dropped a new song titled Own 2019 after he released Own 2018 earlier January last year 2018.
Here is another new track from Youngstacpt which it makes his first released in the year of 2019.
Own 2019 by Youngstacpt is available to stream or download below. Don’t forget to share on Facebook or Twitter.

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The countries of Central America's Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) have seen a significant number of their citizens migrate to the United States. Immigrants from the Caribbean represent half of all Black immigrants in the United States. As such, the ties between these countries and their diasporas have taken on new importance, as has the integration of these immigrants in their country of settlement. Research here explores the demographics, migration flows, human-capital development, interconnected policy realities, and outcomes for immigrants from Central America and the Caribbean. (For research specific to Mexico, see North America.)
The countries in the region that stretches from Panama to the U.S.-Mexico border face an important opportunity to strengthen cooperation on migration. This report examines key building blocks that can lay the foundation for regional cooperation. In addition to assessing institutional capacity, legal frameworks, and migration policies, it also identifies key areas for capacity-building efforts.
MPI publishes its content most on point to migration policies, trends, and immigrant populations in Latin America and Spain in Spanish. You can access all of our Spanish-language content, including reports, commentaries, multimedia, and press releases, here, as well as sign up for updates when we publish Spanish-language content and learn more about our Latin America and Caribbean Migration Portal.
The Migration Portal is the first comprehensive website that tracks developments on immigration policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, presenting authoritative research, data, and analysis produced by MPI, governments, international organizations, researchers, and civil society.
Since the 1980s, Mexico has become home to Guatemalan refugees and served as a transit country for Central Americans seeking to reach the United States. Manuel Ángel Castillo of El Colegio de México analyzes Mexico's policies toward its southern neighbors.
Salvadorans abroad have helped their families economically and, to some extent, decreased poverty levels back home. Yet migration has economic and social costs in El Salvador - and has not yet proved to be the answer to its development problems, according to Katharine Andrade-Eekhoff.
Many migratory streams from Central America — including refugees, economic migrants, and transit flows headed north from South America and elsewhere — have converged in North America since the 1980s. Sarah J. Mahler and Dusan Ugrina of Florida International University outline the region's main trends.
Not long after the United States passed the 1980 Refugee Act, thousands of people began fleeing civil war in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Their treatment in the United States, linked to U.S. foreign policy, spurred the Sanctuary Movement and efforts to grant them refugee status, as Susan Gzesh of the University of Chicago explains.
From a massive typhoon in the Philippines last November to the ongoing civil war in Syria, recent global events demonstrate that natural disasters and political strife occur suddenly and often without warning. This article examines the U.S. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program that grants humanitarian relief to nationals of certain countries embroiled in violent conflict or recovering from natural disaster.
The flow of unaccompanied children from Central America and Mexico to the United States has surged 90 percent since last year, with government officials predicting that it might reach 90,000 by the end of the fiscal year in September—and perhaps 130,000 next year. This telebriefing discusses factors behind the flows as well as short- and longer-term policy options for improving how the U.S. immigration system interacts with this population with distinct needs.
The phenomenon of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, typically after an arduous and often dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico, has reached a crisis proportion, with a 90 percent spike in arrivals from last year and predictions of future increases ahead.
In the absence of a policy plan to address the surge in unaccompanied child arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, simplistic explanations and draconian “solutions” are already surfacing. In reality, the problem is enormously complex and there is no single policy approach that is going to bend the curve on unaccompanied child arrivals. This commentary explores possible ways forward.
This edited volume from the World Health Organization (WHO), which includes chapters written by MPI researchers, examines country-level responses to the international movement of health-care workers, both before and after adoption of the WHO’s Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel.
This event with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres features findings from UNHCR’s report, Children on the Run, which examines the increasing numbers of children from Central America and Mexico who head off alone to find refuge in the United States, fleeing violence, insecurity, and abuse. The discussion provides analysis on the reasons behind the growing migration of this vulnerable population and offers recommendations. Read the report here.
This panel discussion on unaccompanied minors focuses on a report by Kids in Need of Defense and the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at UC Hastings College of the Law, whose primary conclusion is that children face a U.S. immigration system created for adults that is not required to consider the child’s best interests.
This panel discussion offers perspectives on border policy management from leading officials in the Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. governments, and showcases the MPI book, "Managing Borders in an Increasingly Borderless World."

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The working titles of this film were Cowpoke and This Man Is Mine. The film's opening credits are superimposed over footage of a rodeo parade. Claude Stanush's screen story was inspired by his "King of the Cowboys," an article about a cowboy named Bob Crosby, which was published in the May 13, 1946 issue of Life magazine. To research his script, screenwriter Horace McCoy spent five months on the rodeo circuit, according to a Los Angeles Daily News item. Modern sources note that co-screenwriter and novelist David Dortort was a former cowboy.
In late 1950, Hollywood Reporter announced that Robert Parrish was to be the picture's director, and George Montgomery one of the male stars. According to modern sources, Parrish worked with Stanush on the story for about six weeks, and helped Dortort complete a first-draft treatment. Dissatisfied with the treatment, Parrish went on to another project, and writer Richard Wormser was hired to redo the treatment. Modern sources claim that after Parrish's departure, producer Jerry Wald considered John Huston, Raoul Walsh and Anthony Mann as directors.
Contemporary news items add the following information about the production: By late August 1951, director Nicholas Ray and star Robert Mitchum were hired for the project. RKO assigned cinematographer George E. Diskant to the crew in September 1950; it is not known if Diskant worked on a second unit, or was replaced by Lee Garmes prior to principal photography. Rodeo footage was shot at the Sheriff's Annual Rodeo in the Los Angeles Coliseum, in Tucson and Phoenix, AZ, San Angelo, TX, the Denver Rodeo in Colorado, and at the Annual Pendleton Roundup in Oregon. Exterior scenes were filmed in Agoura, CA. According to Hollywood Reporter, Wald and co-producer Norman Krasna acquired exclusive screen rights to the September 1951 Pendleton Roundup and promised to make the film's stars "available for participation in the rodeo."
An April 1952 Los Angeles Times item reported that Mitchum did his own riding and bulldogging in the film and was planning to become a "full-fledged rodeo star" in late spring 1952, if arrangements with RKO, his contract studio, were worked out. Actor John Mallory was Mitchum's brother. Mallory changed his professional name from his real surname, John Mitchum, to Mallory in 1951, but changed it back to Mitchum in 1953. Although Hollywood Reporter announced that ranch scenes had been planned for Dahlert, TX, and Roswell, NM, it is not known if any location shooting took place there. RKO borrowed Susan Hayward from Twentieth Century-Fox for the production. Although both Paul E. Burns and Emmett Lynn were listed by CBCS in the role of "Travis Waite," that character was not identified in the viewed print. According to a September 5, 1952 Hollywood Reporter news item, the film was to have its premiere on October 1, 1952 in San Antonio, followed by openings in Houston, Dallas and Ft. Worth. The Lusty Men marked the last collaboration between Wald-Krasna Productions and RKO.
According to modern sources, because of Hayward's schedule, principal photography had to begin before a shooting script was completed. Consequently, Ray and Mitchum wrote much of the story as filming went along. Some scenes were written by Wald, Alfred Hayes and Andrew Solt. Wald ordered that the ending be changed to have "Jeff" reunited with a former sweetheart instead of dying. Modern sources report that, after the revised scene was shot, Mitchum claimed to have sent his secretary to steal the reel and throw it in an incinerator. The original ending, in which Jeff succumbs to his injuries, then was shot. Modern sources also note that, during principal photography, Ray became ill and Robert Parrish took over direction for a few days. According to modern sources, rodeo performers Gerald Roberts and Jerry Ambler appeared in the picture.

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As the federal government presses ahead to resume dumping high-level radioactive waste in Idaho, scientists at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory are debating what to do with the hundreds of tons already there.
Many of the local nuclear scientists want to resume chemical reprocessing of the spent reactor fuel, creating new fuel with the remaining uranium or plutonium.
But critics of the nation’s nuclear program want it all blended into one highly radioactive waste form that would be more difficult to turn into bombs.
They want the government to glassify its plutonium and highly enriched uranium stockpiles or explore other storage or treatment options for spent fuel. Reprocessing leaves the material in a form that can possibly be used in bomb making, which sets a bad example when the U.S. cajoles other countries to stop reprocessing.


A Vegan Renaissance has Begun!
Things are changing in the world of vegan food, and I think we are finally seeing a shift that pushes plant-based food products out there into the world of mainstream consumers. We no longer have to skulk around in the back corners of health food stores to find a non-dairy cheese, or sit in a restaurant with a sad bowl of iceberg lettuce for lunch.
Product choices are absolutely exploding, and can now be found on all kinds of supermarket shelves, not just gourmet shops anymore. Personally, I shop at our bargain grocery store chain called No Frills. Nothing fancy, and not too cutting edge. A couple of weeks ago, I found one entire cooler section now dedicated to So Delicious non-dairy ice cream products, and one whole section filled with Daiya pizzas, more Yves products and a range of vegan Amy's entrees. There was some crazy dancing in the aisles that day.
|Latest hits from our No Frills store. So many more choices, and these 2 are favs in our house now.|
But this isn't about me or my shopping antics. This is about the new beginning for the vegan industry that is clearly going strong. We used to have one or two types of soy milk to choose from if we wanted non-dairy. Now you can get multiple brands that include soy, rice, almond, oat, cashew, coconut and pea milks. Whole aisles are getting dedicated to vegan or vegetarian foods, and vegan businesses are popping up all over the world. The Herbivorous Butcher is selling gourmet meat substitute products in Minneapolis and around the world, to use one popular example.
Mainstream restaurants are also taking steps to offer up more plant-based choices, including many fast food joints that I would never expect. Pizza Pizza has a list of vegan toppings, including soy cheese. They also do a great gluten-free crust but that's another story. McDonald's has rolled out a new McVegan (catchy name!) in Europe that will hopefully be brought to North America soon.
I wanted to give a shout out specifically to the Beyond Burger, as the latest innovation in veggie burgers. Not that there was anything wrong with the various brands of vegan burgers before, but apparently the people at Beyond Meat have created the holy grail and now have a burger patty that many say is indistinguishable from meat. It's so fantastic that restaurants are picking up on the trend and adding these bad boys to their menus. I haven't tried one yet, but they are apparently gluten-free too, which is more than super wonderful.
The infamous food pyramid that we all grew up with as a guide to nutritious eating has been given a make-over to increase the number of recommended servings of fruit and vegetables and to reduce the meat and dairy categories. The Canadian food guide is also changing to reduce the amount of meat and dairy it's suggesting, while upping the fruits and veggies. The World Health Organization has actually taken the position that processed meat products are a cause of cancer. These are serious statements, and are slowing changing the general public's opinion about plant-based food products.
Veganuary, an awareness event that promoted vegan choices during the month of January, has become a huge hit. In 2014, about 1,500 people pledged to ditch animal products for the month. In 2018, that had skyrocketed to 52,000. It's catching on and hopefully it will be the people who choose meat and dairy products who have to struggle to find food to fit their "oddball" diets. Our time has come!


(Private Members Statement, 2 July 2013, Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament)
The Royal Botanic Gardens and The Domain play a vital role in providing public open space with green grass and trees to inner-city residents, workers, visitors and tourists. As someone who grew up in the inner city, I know firsthand the vital role that the gardens play for families and residents' health, mental health and sense of space. This role must not be underestimated, as data reveals that more than half a million people occupy the central business district [CBD] each weekday and that significant inner-city residential growth has little or no private open space in new and existing homes. Urban consolidation is sustainable only if residents have easy access to adequate green open space. Local residents use the Royal Botanic Gardens and The Domain for picnics, walking, recreation and quiet contemplation, and must be able to continue to do this into the future.


a41.9tdi/zenons/s line kit/rs4 rims/eibach springs
the two top alloy arms normally bend first but being honest
it would be hard to tell by looking at them .
so i would change the two top arms it's a cheaper option.
a4 1.9 tdi avant
Things i've done
tuning box 182 bhp / zenons / alloy trim / s line kit / 18" rs4 rims / ambient lighting / multi changer / eibach sportline springs / leather / s line rear spoiler / smoked windows / aero wipers / s line door blades / colour coded sidskirts /lighting pack/ decat pipe / egr removal pipe
things to do
remap to 197 bhp / double din conversion/ possible coilovers.


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Tickets for all DCSD Revenue Sports can be purchased online. Please see the attached flyer for instructions when purchasing GOFAN Tickets on a smart phone, or the link above. Patrons should search for the school and then complete the transaction.
Tickets will be released every Monday for the ensuing week's activities. Patrons should search for the school and then complete the transaction to purchase tickets.
If an event is cancelled after tickets have been purchased, due to COVID, GOFAN will refund the card that the ticket was purchased with.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Parking construction moves Sunday Farmers Market out of current location for up to five weeks.
The following is a message from Rita M. McNany, Parking Services Manager: Due to Park & Shop Lot 2 being under construction, the Summit Farmers Market is temporarily moving to Beechwood Road and Bank Street Parking Lot beginning Sunday July 22, 2012. We appreciate everyone's patience through the construction phase. City of Summit — Parking Services Agency — 908-522-5100
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Residents and merchants filled the council chambers to share opinions about Summit's new paid parking plan.
Although several residents spoke out against a move to abolish the free shopper parking at the lots on Deforest Avenue, an ordinance to do so passed 6-1 by the Summit Council on Monday night. Councilman Pat Hurley was the lone dissenting voice calling the move risky since downtown shoppers only would have 30 minutes of free parking versus 2 hours. "I can't support this," he said of the ordinance. Councilman Dr. Robert Rubino, who voted for the ordinance, agreed that free paid parking was a topic of sensitivity. "Thirty minutes might not be enough," Rubino said about the unpaid time shoppers would get under a new parking system. Rubino said he was glad the council was moving forward on the issue, but that flexibility was key. "We try to …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Vote in our poll.
The Summit Parking Advisory Committee, which formed last December is expected to release recommendations for improvements to Downtown's parking problems. But what would you do if you called the shots? Let's say the choice is all yours. What would you do first? Get rid of those computerized meters and install more user-friendly ones? Add more five-hour paid parking spots near the train station? Build another garage? Vote in our parking poll, share your views on this matter. If we missed an idea, let us know in the comments.
Friday, December 23, 2011
The group that helps analyze and recommend parking initiatives was announced this week as part of a new resolution.
The new members of a revamped parking committee were announced this week. The parking committee consists of 12 members in all. There are seven people who are chosen as "Community-at-large" members who will serve two-year terms. One-year terms will be served by the following: the Common Council President, a member of the council's general services committee, and a council member on Summit Downtown, Inc. Both the City Administrator and Parking Services Manager will serve without limit. "Clearly over the past year there was a lot of discussion about certain issues having to do with parking, which is an issue that always evokes more passion in this city," said councilwoman Nouris Portuondo at this week's council meeting. "In the past we had …


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fficials at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee knew the odds were against them in the fight to block President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran from surviving a congressional vote. But the influential pro-Israel group threw itself into a nearly $30 million advertising and lobbying effort to kill the accord anyway.
On Thursday, the committee, known as Aipac, was handed a stinging defeat. After Mr. Obama mustered enough Democratic backing in the Senate to halt a vote on a resolution of disapproval against the deal, a group known for its political clout saw its power and reputation in Washington diminished.
“They failed — they couldn’t even get a vote,” said Clifford Kupchan, an Iran expert and the chairman of the Eurasia Group, a consulting firm, who noted that Aipac had gone “all in” and tried everything to stop the deal. “It’s among the biggest setbacks for Aipac in recent memory.”
The loss has raised difficult questions about the future of Aipac, a group formed in 1951 just a few years after the birth of Israel. Aipac has long drawn its political potency from its reservoirs of loyalty among members of both parties, but that bipartisan veneer all but vanished in recent weeks as the debate over the Iran deal became increasingly bitter.
Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson told a crowd at Yeshiva University in New York on Tuesday that the only proper negotiating tactic with Iran would be fire a nuclear missile at the country and threaten to wipe out the entire population of Tehran, the nation’s capital.
Adelson, the largest donor to the Republican Party and its affiliated groups, made the comments during a panel discussion hosted by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens and Yeshiva University President Richard Joel. Adelson’s remarks were videotaped by Philip Weiss of the news site Mondoweiss:
What are we going to negotiate about? I would say “Listen, you see that desert out there, I want to show you something.” … You pick up your cell phone and you call somewhere in Nebraska and you say, “OK let it go.” And so there’s an atomic weapon, goes over ballistic missiles, the middle of the desert, that doesn’t hurt a soul. Maybe a couple of rattlesnakes, and scorpions, or whatever. Then you say, “See! The next one is in the middle of Tehran. So, we mean business. You want to be wiped out? Go ahead and take a tough position and continue with your nuclear development. You want to be peaceful? Just reverse it all, and we will guarantee you that you can have a nuclear power plant for electricity purposes, energy purposes.”
* Slavery not racial.
* Bigger income gap between East / West Europeans, than Black / White Americans.
* Hispanic Household Income > Black Household Income, but Hispanic Individual Income < Black Individual Income. (Hint: Hispanic families are larger.)
* Black families more harmed by welfare than slavery.
* Racism is NOT discrimination.
The Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals
* “At the heart of the social vision prevalent among contemporary intellectuals is the belief that there are ‘problems’ . . . and ‘solutions’ . . .”
* “There has probably never been an era in history when intellectuals have planed a larger role in history than the era in which we live.”
* “Intellectuals give people who have the handicap of poverty the further handicap of a sense of victimhood.”
* Acknowledging that wealth is created (instead of arguing over its distribution) would devestate intellectuals’ world view.
* “[Although intellectuals pay a lot of attentions to inequality among racial groups], seldom . . . has this attention been directed . . . toward how the less economically successfull . . . might improve themselves by availing themselves of the culture of others around them.”
(For example, Scots embraced English language and culture to their great benefit in the mid 19th century.)
* “Black unemployment rates were lower than that of whites as long ago as 1890.”
* Minimum wage laws have wreaked havoc upon black employment.
* “Sweeping claims for the benefits of . . . diversity in innumerable institutions . . . have prevailed without a speck of evidence being asked for or given.”
* “At the same time you’re getting all this mouthing of diversity, there’s an extremely narrow ideological conformity that’s being enforced.”
* “In Chicago (unlike Harvard), economics was a full contact sport.” (HA!)
* “I was a Marxist when I went into Milton Friedman’s course. I was a Marxist when I came out. . . . [and then] I went to work for the government . . . . I realized other people’s well being would never be the priority of politicians and bureaucrats.”
* “The road to hell is paved with Ivy League degrees.”
* “I love the use [Obama’s] of the word opportunity. You know, I had just as much opportunity as Michael Jordan to become an NBA star. It just so happened that there was some difference in skill.”
The Difference Between Liberal and Conservative
Liberal premise: There is nothing in human nature that would cause us to be unhappy. It’s the fact that we have the wrong institutions.
Conservative premise: Man is flawed from day one and there are no solutions, only trade offs.
Most liberal ideas can be destroyed by three questions:
1. Compared to what?
2. At what cost?
3. What hard evidence do you have?
On Occupy Cry Babies
Argo provides the uninitiated Westerner with a crash course in the nature of the Iranian people as if out of some kind of hawkish fairy tale. Not just the regime, the people. In Argo, somewhere amid the exciting escape of six sympathetic American victims, we are treated to hordes of hysterical, screaming, untrustworthy, irrational, bearded and lethal antagonists. Some of them are pivotal characters that advance the plot. Others are just bystanders in seething crowds. It doesn’t seem to matter. The point is, these are the villains. Or more specifically, the Iranians. All of them. There is not one positive Iranian subject in the entire story.
When CIA operative Tony Mendez (the hero, played by Affleck) and the American escapees are trying to make their way through a bazaar in the crowded streets of Tehran, the omnibus nature of the hate-spitting Iranians is reminiscent of costumed characters from a professional wrestling league. In a subtler, earlier scene in which Mendez lands at the Tehran airport, the film makes it clear that every Iranian in sight – from an old man to a young woman – is to be treated with suspicion.
This is to say nothing of the more incendiary moments, such as that of a barking flock of Iranians stomping on an American flag. Scenes like that are clearly meant to arouse the emotions of a Western audience. And in a fiction-meets-reality kind of kismet, here’s a Hollywood movie that finds convenient kinship – and symbiotic validation – in today’s news cycle, as American politicians hammer away at the message that Iran and its people represent the greatest threat to global peace. (Read more)
Ten years before his “red line” speech at the United Nations last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the United States Congress and called for bringing down Saddam Hussein before he developed nuclear weapons. (Read more)
The Moment had arrived! I’m talking about that Benghazi Moment, when the axis of elite opinion turns and the Forces of Righteousness come to the rescue — Syria’s internet was down!
Rachel Maddow had one of those “Oh, This is Serious” looks on her face as she solemnly warned us that Something Was Up: that nasty old critter Bashar al-Assad was about to commit Hair-Raising Atrocities “in the dark”! Think of those poor jihadists “rebels” who would have to construct their suicide bombs without downloading the instructions — why, that could be dangerous!
Of course, Maddow knew who was behind this outage, because the US government told her what to believe, and she believed it. So in place of reporting, you know, actual news, she channeled US government officials accusing the Syrian government of this dastardly act.
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Two days later, our Rachel was “reporting” the imminence of yet another Benghazi Moment — the Syrians, she breathlessly recounted, have Weapons of Mass Destruction! Without referencing her previous false alarm, Maddow once again solemnly informed us the evil Syrian government was about to visit Death and Destruction “on its own people” — you know, just like Saddam Hussein, that other possessor of Weapons of Mass Destruction. (Read more)
Uncritical, fear-mongering media propaganda is far too common to take note of each time it appears, but sometimes, what is produced is so ludicrous that its illustrative value should not be ignored. Such is the case with a highly trumpeted Associated Press “exclusive” from Tuesday which claims in its red headline to have discovered evidence of “Iran Working on Bomb”.
What is this newly discovered, scary evidence? It is a “graph” which AP says was “leaked” to it by “officials from a country critical of Iran’s atomic program to bolster their arguments that Iran’s nuclear program must be halted before it produces a weapon” (how mysterious: the globe is gripped with befuddlement as it tries to guess which country that might be). Here’s how AP presents the graph in all its incriminating, frightening glory:
This, says AP, shows that “Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.” Moreover, “an intelligence summary provided with the drawing” – provided, that is, by the mysterious “country critical of Iran’s atomic program” – “linked [the graph] to other alleged nuclear weapons work – significant because it would indicate that Iran is working not on isolated experiments, but rather on a single program aimed at mastering all aspects of nuclear arms development.”
Where to begin? First, note that AP granted anonymity here not merely to an individual but to an entire country. What’s the proffered justification for doing so? The officials wanted it, so AP gave it: “officials provided the diagram only on condition that they and their country not be named.” That’s very accommodating of AP.
Binyamin Netanyahu UN with bomb Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu with a diagram illustrating Iran’s nuclear programme.
Second, this graph – which is only slightly less hilariously primitive than the one Benjamin Netanyahu infamously touted with a straight face at the UN – has Farsi written under it to imbue it with that menacing Iranian-ish feel, but also helpfully uses English to ensure that US audiences can easily drink up its scariness. As The Atlantic’s Robert Wright noted: “How considerate of the Iranians to label their secret nefarious nuke graph in English!”. It’s certainly possible that Iranian scientists use English as a universal language of science, but the convenient mixing of Farsi and English should at least trigger some skepticism.
Third, even if one assumes that this graph is something other than a fraud, the very idea that computer simulations constitute “evidence” that Iran is working toward a nuclear weapon is self-evidently inane. (Read more)
From earlier this month:
Many bazaar merchants had closed their shops the day before and authorities reported arrests amid efforts to clampdown on black market money exchangers, who effectively set the rates around the country. Trash bins were set ablaze during sporadic confrontations with security forces.
The Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran said 16 people have been detained for “disrupting” the currency — an apparent reference to speculators trying to take advantage of the rial’s declining value.
Iran’s rial has lost nearly 40 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar in the past week. The rate Thursday — about 32,000 rials for the dollar — was a bit higher than the record low earlier this week. (Read more)

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President Trump came into office criticizing the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and promised he would try to avoid foreign military engagements. Yet this month the White House has been talking as if conflict with Iran is suddenly on the table. Trump tweeted over the weekend, “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran.”
But it’s not clear if U.S. officials have evidence that Iran “wants to fight” or why the Pentagon has dispatched additional ships and bombers to the Middle East.
National security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been especially aggressive in their Iran rhetoric.
Pompeo and other top officials briefed members of the House and Senate in private on Tuesday. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters that the U.S. warnings and deployments have already made Iran think twice about starting anything. “This is about deterrence, not about war,” Shanahan said.
But Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told CNN the U.S. is “playing a very, very dangerous game” by placing more military assets in the region.
Here’s a look at how the talk has turned so bellicose and the risks involved.
What changed between the U.S. and Iran?
The first Sunday night in May, the White House issued a statement from Bolton, saying the U.S. has seen “a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings” tied to the Iranian regime threatening U.S. and allied interests. Bolton said the U.S. was sending an aircraft carrier strike group and land-based bombers to the Persian Gulf in response.
Later, administration sources said intelligence photos showed Iran had loaded missiles onto small boats run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the U.S. last month declared a terrorist organization. But then the Iranian forces reportedly unloaded some. Read more


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Sydney's 1st major film festival for women.
A place where female filmmakers are celebrated and supported.
The Sydney Women's International Film Festival is a new film festival designed to support and promote the work of women (self-identified) filmmakers.
Our festival offers award competitions across a range of categories - all with a focus on showcasing the work of local and international female filmmakers.
The Sydney Women's International Film Festival (SWIFF) is the passion project of a Sydney-based volunteer team of women, all committed to promoting women's roles and greater gender parity in the film-making industry.
The ongoing lack of gender diversity in the film industry means we aren't seeing enough stories about women, told through the eyes of women.
SWIFF is our contribution to improving access for audiences to these stories - and to promote the creativity of female filmmakers.
Partner with SWIFF and support gender equality in the arts.
As a not-for-profit with a team of volunteers bringing our film festival to life, we certainly welcome the support of organisations interested in supporting us financially by becoming a sponsoring partner.
Sydney Women's International Film Festival offer sponsors a unique opportunity to positively impact gender diversity in the film industry, as well as enjoy the film festival bringing together local and international female film-makers. It represents a genuine, exciting way to demonstrate your commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
If your organisation is keen to support our Sydney Women's International Film Festival and become a sponsoring partner, we'd love to hear from you.


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The Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area is holding it's inaugural year of the TD Song of Summer Music and Art boutique festival this Saturday, Aug 19th.
This is a celebration of the community and the cultural arts that are near and dear to residents. The festival will feature multiple genres of music, delicious food and drink, visual art displays, performance art and crafts.
The festival is a free one-day event from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. The event will have six stages, with over 40 performances, plus multiple interactive art zones throughout the downtown on Saturday, August 19, 2017.
The OCC has been asked to participate in this exciting new event which will be a great opportunity to promote both our Club and our Capture Oakville event.
Our booth will be located at George St and Lakeshore Rd. and we will be there from 2:30pm to about 8:30pm.
This is a perfect opportunity to practice your Street Photography skills and we hope that everyone will stop by our booth to say hi!


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The attached document looks at several topical issues in pain management. In the words of editor Dr David Gronow
“The first paper selected for this edition comes from Sydney researchers who systematically reviewed the limited data on pharmacotherapies for sciatica pain. The state of outpatient services in Australia for patients with persistent pain is also described. Danish researchers conducted a systematic review of intranasal (IN) fentanyl for acute pain, but could not form any firm conclusions based on the available data. We conclude this edition with a study showing that the phosphodiesterase (PDE)-IV inhibitor drotaverine was as effective and as safe as diclofenac in acute renal colic.”
Follow this link to Pain Management Research Review Issue 9 to read more.


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Country: South Korea
Date aired: Nov 7, 2018 - Dec 27, 2018
Baek Jin Sang is Lee Roo Da’s boss and he works as a team leader of a company. The team members, including Lee Roo Da, do not like him at all. He is mean and arrogant to the employees. He always believes he is right. On the night of April 14th, Lee Roo Da has a dream of her boss being hit by a truck. The next morning she wakes up and finds that it is still April 14th.
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As an author and journalist, Maria Konnikova began research for a book about a year ago, looking at the role that luck plays in life. It seemed to the writer that poker was a great place to start. After learning more about game theory and being coached by veteran poker player Eric Seidel, Maria decided to spend a year playing the game on the live circuit. She knew nothing about poker at the time but has ended up earning over $200,000 from tournament gaming during the process and has now been signed as a brand ambassador with the largest online poker brand in the world, PokerStars.
Maria’s story is pretty amazing. Not only did she know nothing about poker, but she has seen great success during her time playing the game. Many people set out to learn more about poker, but few have the success that Maria has been able to achieve.
During the twelve-month time frame, Maria has been able to cash out in gambling areas like Las Vegas, Macau and Monte Carlo. The best finish came during the PCA National Championship in January when she won the event, outlasting 290 competitors to win $84,600 plus a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship. This special event will take place this coming January in the Bahamas, with the best of the best coming to the felt. The Platinum Pass Maria earned has a value of $30,000.
When she won the pass, she was the first woman to do so and her story in poker began. Now, she will be working with PokerStars as well as continuing with her book. A new deadline has been made, with the book; ‘The Biggest Bluff’ still in the works. The book is set to be published by late 2019, giving Maria plenty of time to continue to compete, particularly in the PokerStars Players Championships next year and beyond.
Commenting on joining the team in a PokerStars Blog post, Maria stated: “I’m incredibly excited to be joining the PokerStars team. It’s been wonderful to be an unofficial ambassador with PokerStars for this past year, and I feel it’s a tremendous honour to be joining the team officially now.
“I never could have imagined poker becoming as big a part of my life as it has and joining PokerStars as an official ambassador offers me an incredible opportunity to take my game to the next level and to represent a brand that I’ve come to admire greatly. It certainly doesn’t hurt that the people I have the pleasure of working with at PokerStars are some of the nicest, smartest, and most fun I know.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to share my passion for poker with the world and, hopefully, bring many new players into the game.”


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It is Friday! For those in the US is it already weekend (happy long weekend!). Today I will be photographing some new products for Le Souk (beatiful linnen and cotton hammam towels from Turkey + cute embroidered cushions), then I will be working on my inspiration book for my new house. Surfing the net for inspiration I found these gorgeous images from photographer Nicolas Matheus.
Nicolas has worked for various magazins and his portfolio is truely stunning. I love those old, wooden doors in the top picture above.
(images by Nicolas Matheus)
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New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved pay and pension raises that will put an additional Rs. 1.02 trillion in the hands of 10 million central government employees and pensioners in the current fiscal, delivering a potential boost to the consumer economy.
At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the cabinet accepted the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission for pay and pension increases ranging from 14% to 23.5% for 4.7 million employees and 5.3 million pensioners.
Entry-level basic pay will more than double to Rs.18,000 per month from Rs.7,000 and at the level of cabinet secretary, the top-most civil servant, will rise to Rs.2.5 lakh from Rs.90,000.
The government said the raises, which will be backdated to January 2016, will have a multiplier effect on the economy. Demand for housing, automobiles and consumer durables is expected to increase, providing a fillip to the economy.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley termed the increases a “historic rise” in emoluments. The arrears will be paid in the current year as well so that employees can plan their “investments and savings” well, he said.
Besides the additional Rs.1.02 trillion that will be spent in the current year, the government will need to pay Rs.12,133 crore on account of arrears dating back to the last financial year.
The Indian economy grew 7.6% in fiscal year 2015-16 and 7.9% in the March quarter, thanks to a sustained recovery in private consumption demand, although investment demand is yet to recover.
The One Rank One Pension scheme for ex-servicemen, which is already being implemented, coupled with the pay and pension increases, will likely add more ballast to urban spending, a key driver of the Indian economy.
Jaitley cautioned that while stimulating demand and boosting savings, the move may also push up inflation which, based on the consumer price index (CPI), accelerated at the fastest pace in 21 months in May. The CPI rose 5.76% in May, from a revised 5.47% in April.
“Inflationary pressure is a third consequence” of the pay and pension increases, Jaitley told reporters in New Delhi.
The implementation of Seventh Pay Commission recommendations will have a “snowball impact” on the economy, said Motilal Oswal, chairman and managing director of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Oswal expects economic growth to accelerate. “The auto, consumer durables and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) sectors would see much higher demand. A small concern could be that this may push inflation a bit higher,” he said.
The industry welcomed the move.
Jamshyd Godrej, chairman of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd, said demand for consumer appliances will accelerate.
“We expect growth rate to increase to 15% in 2017 from around 10% at present. In the past, the consumer appliances division has seen growth rates of 20% and we see no reason why it can’t get back to that,” he said.
A spokesperson for automaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd said central government employees contributed around 17% of the company’s sales by volume, or around 200,000 units, last year, which he expects will increase to 250,000 this year.
Rating agency India Ratings and Research Pvt. Ltd estimated that the move will boost consumption by Rs.45,110 crore and increase savings by Rs.30,710 crore.
Justifying the hike, Jaitley said salaries of government employees had to rise to respectable levels to attract talent. Beginning with the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission, the effort has been to raise government salaries to private sector levels, he said.
At least at the lower end of the wage pyramid now, government salaries are “distinctly higher than (those in) the private sector”, he added.
The government said the new pay band will be 2.57 times higher than the one recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission.
According to the Seventh Pay Commission’s report, increase in pay would account for Rs.39,100 crore of additional spending in 2016-17, higher allowances for Rs.29,300 crore and increase in pension for Rs.33,700 crore.
Finance secretary Ashok Lavasa said the government was setting up two separate committees to review the allowances paid to employees and the national pension system. Both panels will submit their reports in four months.
The pay commission had recommended a life insurance cover of up to Rs.50 lakh for government employees, up from just Rs.1.2 lakh now, with staff contributing up to Rs.5,000 a month. This suggestion has not been accepted as it will drain the take-home salary of staff. “Instead, we will explore ways for giving better group insurance to the employees,” Lavasa said.
Central government employees will benefit immediately from the acceptance of the pay commission recommendations, but their counterparts at public sector units and autonomous government institutions will need to wait.
Separate committees will decide pay increases for those employees, keeping in mind the pay commission recommendations.
A section of government employees wasn’t happy with the raise and threatened a strike from 11 July . The National Joint Council of Action, a confederation of central government employee organizations, said it wanted higher minimum pay and demanded the prime minister’s intervention.
Jaitley said two committees that will be set up will look into any anomalies in the pay commission recommendations and demands by staff. But such demands, if accepted, would divert funds from development work, “which is not correct”, he said.


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A cyclone of diseases is here
“Most of us in the industry know and understand this disease to some point, however we sometimes forget to be preventative in managing potential outbreaks, and yes this article might be slightly late for some, but for those who have not been hit by it yet, prevention, prevention, prevention.”
High humidity, dense plant canopies with associated lower internal ventilation, lower light and mild temperatures are perfect conditions for infection. Any cut, scrape, or bruise is susceptible to botrytis. Harvest scars, pruning lesions or any plant damage are especially susceptible. The first signs of the disease appear on lower portions of the plant wherever there is tender tissue such as flowers, fruits, or seedlings. The climate during the last weeks’ with high relative humidity, lower light conditions (cloud cover) as well as temperatures in the mid 20’s would have given Botrytis the opportunity to have a full-on party in the paddocks and Glasshouses, and is now spreading the love all over the place. Botrytis is a very opportunistic and unique fungus that can survive and thrive without a live host e.g., on soil surface pruning residue, leaf litter etc. The moment conditions are favorable the fungus will take hold and breed like nobody’s business, causing plant and production losses and post-harvest headaches down the line!
- Prune, stake or trellis plants with the focus on light penetration and improving air circulation
- Search out and do preventative plant (or structure) maintenance in potential hot-spots e.g. wet areas or places prone to poorer ventilation or light reduction.
- When climate conditions are conducive to disease development, do preventative application of fungicides or biological preventative products.
- Disinfect pruning equipment as often as is practical with products or approved disinfectant in accordance with registration under ACVM Act 1997
- Carefully remove & destroy all plant debris and infected material and do a thorough clean up and disinfection after each season
- The most important step is to first identify any areas that indicate Botrytis infection.
- Remove the infected plant material, and if possible, bag the material before cutting it to prevent the clouds of spores from spreading into the air and onto surrounding plants.
- The cut should be made 1 to 2 cm below the infected areas as to ensure all infected material is removed from the environment.
- If Botrytis is present (= conditions good for development & spread) and treatment is planned for another disease/pest spray application, applications that do not contain a Botryticide, may just spread this disease even further by creating wet plants and even higher disease pressure. If possible, ad a product to control Botrytis too.
- Botrytis spores are highly hydrophobic – when applying your control product, ensure a good wetter is used and that the spray pressure is correctly set to prevent “blowing” spores around
- Clean your field or Greenhouse/glasshouse with registered disinfectants or apply a registered soil treatment post-harvest to ensure less risk of future infections.
For growers, a “better safe than sorry” and “early is best” approach to Botrytis is always the best way forward. Prevention is always better than cure.


Portability is bliss when humans are able to do their work while traveling from one place to another. This shows the progress of modern technology and Laptops are kind of thing which enhances the productivity of portable gadgets. Through Laptops, you can do your official work while traveling and keeping it in your customized bag. So which one you have to buy this fall as there is a wide range of excellent Laptops around.
Here’s the list which you can consider if you are buying a laptop.
Hp Spectre X360
However, Hp came a long way and having its influence on the market. So we are starting with all new Hp Spectre X360 which has brilliant specs to make your work much easier.
Processor/CPU: 10th-generation Intel Core i5 – i7
Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics
RAM: 8GB – 16GB
Screen: 13.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS BrightView micro-edge WLED-backlit multitouch
So this is the specifications of the Hp powered Spectre, this one’s stylish and light-weighted which is easy to carry. However, it can be hot at some times while processing major entities including your work.
Dell XPS 13
Source: Laptop Mag
Now comes the Dell XPS 13 which will never fail any chances to impress you with its sleek design and modern specs.
Processor/CPU: 10th generation Intel Core i5 – i7
Graphics: Intel Iris Plus
RAM: 8GB – 16GB
Screen: 13.3-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,080) – 4k (3840 x 2160)
Storage: 256GB – 2TB SSD
However, the demerit of this device is that it’s kinda pricey and audio of the device is not up to the mark.
Acer Swift 3
Source: Ars Technica
As Acer Swift is already labeled as the Best-Budget laptop in the world currently. As specs can prove the fact that it is cheap and best indeed.
CPU: up to Intel Core i7-8565U
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce MX150, Intel HD Graphics 620 or AMD Radeon Vega 8
RAM: 4GB – 8GB
Screen: 14-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,080) ComfyView IPS – 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Storage: 128GB – 1 TB HDD, 16 GB Intel Optane Memory
So the specs here have a wide range of varieties, from selecting options upon preferred GPU from various brands to storage allocation.
MacBook Pro 16inch 2019
Source: The Verge
Now the game-changer which everyone wishes to have it in their life but some budget issues let people settle for other things.
CPU: 9th-generation Intel Core i7 – i9
Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5300M – Radeon Pro 5500M
RAM: 16GB – 64GB
Screen: 16-inch Retina display with True Tone
Storage: 512GB – 8TB SSD
Macbooks are work powerhouse from the very first beginning, the specs, and the hardware quality makes your work much easier.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
If you are a gamer and you are considering to buy a gaming laptop than to build a PC. Then Asus Rog Zephyrus is definitely a gig for you.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS – 9 4900HS
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
RAM: 16GB – 32GB
Screen: 14-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 120Hz – 14-inch Non-glare WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS-level panel, 60Hz
Storage: 512GB / 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0
Through the specs, it is evident that it could handle games with Ray-tracing so that’s what a gamer wants nowadays.
You all wondering we have missed the most important thing regarding the list. “Prices” were not mentioned as it varies from region to region and now the current state of Pandemic could heavily affect them. So we skipped this part to ensure that you can find the right place to bring your preferred device at home.


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WINTER ON THE BEACH
In this opening photograph, you can see the early morning atmosphere on the coast a couple of kilometers from the village of Liznjan.Spoiler - the post will end with a shot taken in the same place, on the same occasion.
This is a morning scene from a place about seven or late kilometers from there, relatively close to the village called Shishan.
This is also the "Shishan riviera" early in the morning. But less early than in the previous shot.
Here you can see one of the sandy beaches of Medulin, my hometown.
This is another scenic shot from the "Shishan riviera". Shishan riviera is a formulation that I made up for this post, to give some kind of name to the place. In reality, no one calls it like that.
Here you can take another look at the area not far from Liznjan. The same stretch of coastline is shown in the opening picture. This stretch of coastline has a name. I mean a traditional name, not the one I invented. It's called Marlera.
This is Marlera again.
Along the coastline of the Shishan riviera, you can often come across big pieces of driftwood. Here you can see one of those.
And, as promised at the beginning - the post ends with another look at Marlera. THE END.
The photographs in this post were taken on various stretches of coastline in my hometown and some of the surrounding villages. They were all taken in winter when the crowded summer places are deserted and sometimes look slightly gloomy and foreboding. Some pictures are from 2007. Others are from 2008. And that's practically it. There isn't much to say here. Enjoy the rocks, the sea, and a bit of sand from the bay of Medulin.
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Name of Post:-District Coordinator (Hospital / IT)
Eligibility:-Post Graduate, Diploma
Job Location:-West Bengal
Pay Scale:- Rs. 16860/- Per Month
Last Date:-29th June 2015
Total no. of Posts:-02 Posts
Age Limit:-The age of the candidate should be 40 years as on 1st January 2015.
Qualification:-Candidate should have Post Graduation with Diploma in Hospital Management / PGDHM OR Post Graduate with at least one year certificate course in computer or Graduate with Post graduate diploma in computer Application.
Selection Procedure:- Selection will be on the basis of written Exam and Personal Interview.
Desirable:-Diploma (or certificate course) in computer application OR diploma or Post graduate diploma in business management or Administration.
How to apply:-Interested and Eligible candidates may apply online through website www.nadia.gov/in on or before 29th June 2015.
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- Defective / incomplete application will be summarily rejected.
- Candidate must abide by the instruction as may be given by the supervisor / invigilator of the examination Centre.
- Submission of more than application for a single post is strictly forbidden.
- Use of mobile phones, calculators and any kind of electron, gadgets inside the examination hall is strictly prohibited.
- Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.
- The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of total marks obtained in the written Test including computer test and the personal interview.


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Relativity was a multimedia theatre play combining video projections, sound art and contemporary dance performed at Universum Teatteri Helsinki (FI).
Artistic concept: it is a misbelieve to think that we are not anymore a part of nature. Mankind has always been and still is a part of nature, even while destroying it. For every object we create we take the original material from nature. Nowadays in the majority of cases we modify the original materials drastically. This is often seen as a clear sign of our separation from nature, but at the end nature is capable to recycle whatever kind of substance, even if it will take thousands of years to do so. We are not as important and as powerful as we think, as at the end nature will recuperate from whatever we do. Nature will surely survive us. How and if mankind will survive is a mystery.
In the Finnish culture the idea and the approach to nature is not prioritized to human presence. Nature has been conceived as an equilibrium where all the elements depend on each other for survival. One of our goals is to give to this ancient idea a new reading.
CAST Video-projection + scenography: Egle Oddo (as the reality) Sound art + performance: Marko Timlin (as the wind) Contemporary dance: Giorgio Convertito (as mother nature)


What is How to Hook Up Jumper Cables?
How to hook up jumper cables is the process of connecting a dead car battery to a live one in order to jump-start the dead vehicle. It’s essential knowledge for every driver, because you never know when your car’s battery might die.
- Make sure both cars are turned off and parked close enough together for the cables to reach each other.
- Attach the red cable clamp onto the positive terminal on the dead battery, then attach it onto the positive terminal on the live battery.
- Connect one end of the black cable clamp onto the negative terminal on the live battery, then attach its other end onto an unpainted metal surface away from it, under or near where your vehicle’s battery sits.
The right sequence is important when hooking up jumper cables. By following these steps correctly, you can jump-start your car safely and effectively without risking damage to yourself or your vehicle.
5 Essential Facts That Everyone Should Know About Hooking Up Junper Cables
Hooking up jumper cables is one of those essential life skills that everyone should have. Whether you’re facing a dead battery on your own car or helping someone in need, knowing how to properly connect and use jumper cables can mean the difference between getting back on the road quickly and being stranded for hours. Here are five essential facts that everyone should know about hooking up jumper cables.
1. Understanding the Basics
Jumper cables are simply a set of heavy-duty wires with clamps at each end used to jump start a vehicle with a weak or dead battery. The red clamp usually connects to the positive terminal (+) of the working battery, while the black clamp goes to the negative (-) terminal.
2. Connecting Positive First
When connecting jumper cables, always attach the positive (red) clamp to the positive (+) post on your car’s good battery first before attaching it to the dead battery’s positive post. This reduces any risk of sparking, which could ignite hydrogen gas that may be present near a battery’s terminals.
3. Grounding Before Connecting
The second step is linking negative (black) ground lead from working or good vehicle by clipping onto an unpainted metal area close enough such as bolt or bracket rather than directly touching it against negative terminal metal body connector using just bare clamp surface may result in sparks if there is any residual power running from either car.
4. Attending Start-up Procedure
Once jump starting procedure has started make sure both ignition switches are off prior connection as well as all unnecessary electronic devices turned off while the connections are made because these may cause power surge or short cirstuits giving damage to control module parts in cars especially in modern vehicles.
After connection of both batteries turn over ignition key ON for 20 sec without starting engine repeating this three times building up some charge before turning key fully (starting engine)
5.Do not disconnect immediately after successful start
It will always require some time during which batteries could vary with voltage and will need time to stabilize,after starting vehicle that was dead it is important to leave engine running for at least 15-20 minutes and driving for some distance before fully switching off engine.
In conclusion, jumping a car battery may seem like a simple task, but if not done correctly, it can lead to serious damage. By following these five essential facts about hooking up jumper cables properly and carefully, you can easily jumpstart your vehicle in no time. Remember to be safe and cautious when handling jumper cables as electricity can be incredibly dangerous.
Don’t Be Left Stranded – FAQs About How to Hook Up Junper Cables
If you’ve ever experienced a dead battery in your vehicle while stranded on the side of the road, you know how frustrating and downright scary it can be. Fortunately, with jumper cables and a little bit of knowledge, you can easily get your car running again. Here are some FAQs about how to hook up jumper cables to help you stay prepared.
1) What are jumper cables?
Jumper cables are electrical wires that transfer power from one battery to another. Typically, they’re about 10-20 feet long, with clamps on each end designed to clip onto metal contact points on each vehicle’s batteries.
2) Can I use any kind of jumper cables?
No! It’s essential to use proper jumper cables designed for automotive use only. Don’t try hooking up welding or booster cables instead, since those typically carry too much current which could damage the vehicles’ electrical system or start a fire.
3) Is there a correct way to connect the cables?
Yes – follow these simple steps for connecting jumper cables properly:
a) Make sure both cars’ engines are turned off
b) Identify positive and negative terminals:
The positive (+) terminal sometimes has red rubber insulation over it,
while the negative (-) terminal may have black insulation over it.
c) Attach one red clamp (positive clamp) to positive terminal of dead battery,
then attach other end of same cable (still holding red clamp )to positive
terminal of good battery.
d) Attach black clamp (negative clamp )to negative terminal of good
e) Finally attach black clamp to unpainted metal surfaces or bolts close
to your car’s dead battery
4) How long do I need to leave the cars connected before trying to restart my car?
Usually between 5-10 minutes after turning on the engine in the donor vehicle is sufficient. During this time, allow enough time for electricity flow back into your drained battery from other vehicle’s battery.
5) How do I disconnect the cables once my car starts?
Make sure both engines are still running, and disconnect clamps in reverse order- starting with the black negative cable, then removing red positive cable. Adding a small amount of Vaseline on terminals helps to protect against corrosion. Once disconnected, you’re good to go!
Knowing how to hook up jumper cables is an easy task to learn that can provide great relief in case of a dead battery emergency situation, so don’t wait until it happens; be prepared and carry jumper cables in your trunk at all times.
A Beginner’s Guide: Understanding the Basics of How to Hook Up Junper Cables
If you’re a beginner to the world of cars, chances are you may be unfamiliar with how to jump start a car using jumper cables. Don’t worry, it’s easy and quick once you get the hang of it.
Before we dive into the process of hooking up jumper cables, let’s first understand why you need them in the first place. A dead car battery can happen for a variety of reasons – leaving your lights on overnight or forgetting to turn off your car’s electronics. When this happens, your vehicle won’t start and you’ll hear an unpleasant clicking sound when turning the key in the ignition.
That’s where jumper cables come into play. By providing an external source for electricity through another running vehicle’s battery via the jumper cables, you’ll be able to give your own battery enough energy to get started again.
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to properly hook up jumper cables:
1. Find someone with a vehicle whose battery is functioning properly. Position both vehicles so that they are facing each other – but not too close that they could touch during the process.
2. Identify where both vehicles’ batteries are located in their respective engines. In most cars, one will be located under the hood while some newer models may have them within the trunk.
3. Connect one end of one red (positive) cable clamp directly onto one red (positive) terminal on YOUR dead vehicle’s battery.
4.Connect the other end of that same red (positive) cable clamp directly onto YOUR functioning vehicle’s red (positive) terminal on its battery as well.
5.Attach one black (negative) cable clamp directly onto YOUR dead batterie’s black negative (-) post or unpainted metal surface under their hood adjacent.
6.Attach the second black (negative) cable clamp directly onto any unpainted metal surface underneath YOUR working vehicle’s engine bay hood area as well.
7.Start up your assistance vehicle (the one with the good battery) and let it run for some time. This will charge your dead battery partially.
8.Try starting YOUR dead car’s engine. If you hear a clicking sound, wait a minute or two as your car’s battery is still charging. Then try again and should start up very soon.
9.Detach the cables in reverse order and store them away safely until the next time you may need them.
Remember: Always wear protective gloves while using jumper cables as there is electricity running through them during use. Also, make sure to never touch both clamps together while they are attached to either vehicle’s battery terminals.
By following these simple steps, you’ll be able to effectively jump start your vehicle using jumper cables like a seasoned pro!
Expert Tips and Tricks: How to Safely Use and Connect Your Junper Cables
Jumpstarting your car is something that every driver should know how to do. You never know when your battery might die and leave you stranded, or when you might come across a friend in need of a jump. But if you’re not familiar with using jumper cables, it can be intimidating – after all, there are risks involved with connecting batteries, and doing it wrong could cause serious damage to both vehicles.
That’s why I’ve put together some expert tips and tricks on how to safely use and connect your jumper cables – so you can be confident and prepared in case of an emergency.
First off, make sure you have the correct equipment. You’ll need a set of jumper cables with clips that are big enough to fit securely over your battery terminals. Don’t try to make do with homemade jumper cables or makeshift connectors – investing in high-quality cables will ensure that they conduct electricity properly and safely.
Before connecting the cables, it’s important to turn off both cars’ engines and ensure that their parking brakes are engaged. Then, identify the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals on each battery. The positive terminal will usually be marked with a “+” symbol or colored red; the negative terminal will be marked with a “-” symbol or colored black.
When connecting the cables, start with one end of the red (positive) cable attached to the dead battery’s positive terminal. Then attach the other end of the red cable to the live battery’s positive terminal – being careful not to allow metal surfaces near each other which may cause sparks fly once they touch i.e hold them separately . Next comes the black (negative) cable: attach one end to live battery’s negative terminal ONLY then attach its remaining end BUT NOT THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL on dead car chassis like frame rail ,bolt head ,alternator bracket etc as shown .Do not attempt attaching it directly onto dead car’s negative terminal because this itself poses safety hazards if not done rightly as gasses from battery may ignite with sparks leading to explosion.
Once the cables are connected, start the engine of the car with the live battery and let it run for a few minutes – this will allow its alternator time to charge up the dead battery. After 3-5 minutes ,revving semi-high for faster charge build-up should take place in case of big engines . While idling increase does not help other than getting more heat into system which instead harms starters and alternators, leading to damages e.g: overheating etc., so apply right concepts with principle.When both batteries have been connected together give priority attention on removing the jumper cable clamps starting from negative terminal with discretion never allowing them touch each other during unwinding then finally disconnecting positive end. As soon as you’re done, secure your jump cables away nicely for future use.
Remember – safety comes first when jumpstarting your car. Always follow these expert tips and tricks for a smooth and easy ride every time!
Troubleshooting Tips: Common Mistakes When Hooking Up Junper Cables and How to Avoid Them
There are a few things as frustrating as the sound of your car engine refusing to start. You try turning the key, but nothing happens. If you’re lucky enough to have a set of jumper cables on hand and a willing friend or good samaritan, you might be able to jump-start your car and get going again.
However, it’s not as simple as just connecting the cables and revving up the engines. In fact, there are several common mistakes that people make when trying to jump-start their vehicles. These mistakes can not only fail to start your engine but can also damage both cars’ electrical systems. Here are some troubleshooting tips for common mistakes when hooking up jumper cables and how to avoid them:
Mistake #1: Connecting The Cables In The Wrong Order
Connecting the jumper cables in an incorrect order is one of the most common mistakes people make while attempting a jump-start. When jumping a vehicle with low battery voltage from another vehicle which is running fine with sufficient voltage, it is important first to connect positive terminals (red colored cable) then negative terminals (black colored cable). However, if they are connected backwards or in reverse order – this can cause serious damage or in some cases an explosion!
Tip: Before connecting your cables inspect for any tangles or loose grips along with identifying positive and negative ends on each battery so that confusion does not lead you into making this critical mistake.
Mistake #2: Not Letting The Running Vehicle Charge The Dead Battery Long Enough
Expecting quick results from such jumps can create impatience leading towards removing cables before giving proper time for recharging dead-battery enough to run on its own power leading towards damaging batteries sometimes permanently.
Tip: Ensure both vehicles stay connected until after the dead vehicle’s engine has had some minutes running at idle without accessories like AC systems turned on allowing properly charged electrolytes within battery cells.
Mistake #3: Not Testing Your Battery Or Alternator Before Jumping It
Before starting to use jumpers, it’s important to make sure the battery is actually the problem. And if you do use a jump-start to start your car, then it’s crucial that you check your alternator right after or on the next turn since a bad alternator can kill your battery again. This will not only damage both cars’ electric system but also wastes time and effort ending with power loss due to non-optimized connections between vehicles.
Tip: Always check/properly inspect both battery terminals before hooking up jumper cables onto them. Testing batteries for voltage levels and checking alternators for correct charging requirements can help avoid unnecessary trips leading towards overconsumption of fuels too!
Mistake #4: Having A Dead Or Weak Battery In The Jumper Car
If you’re using another vehicle’s battery as the source for power, it needs to have enough power itself! Otherwise, we may plan in advance just like packing safety first aid kit before any trip.
Tip: If initiating a jump requires using another vehicle’s battery supply power – ensure that their car has an adequate charge level by checking their voltages similar to point number 3.
In conclusion, by avoiding these common mistakes when hooking up jumper cables you minimize risks of any potential fatal damage to electrical systems within the vehicles involved and get back on road carefree! Remember always prioritize safety when working around electric circuits and double-check everything before proceeding with jumping procedures.
Mastering the Art of How to Hook Up Junper Cables: Tricks for a Quick and Easy Jumpstart.
If you’re a driver, then you know that at some point in your life, your car is likely to break down or fail to start due to a depleted battery. It’s aggravating and stressful but before rushing out to the mechanic or even calling for roadside assistance, there’s a simple solution: jumpstarting the car using jumper cables.
Jumper cables are an essential tool that every driver should have in their car’s trunk. But knowing how to use them properly could make the difference between safely getting back on the road or damaging your vehicle. In this blog post, we’ll go over some tricks on how to hook up jumper cables like a pro.
Before You Begin
The first and most crucial step is Safety! Safety! Safety! Pull off of the driving lane and into a safe spot where both vehicles are not in harm’s way of other drivers. Here’s what you’ll need:
– A functioning car with at least ten minutes’ worth of idle time.
– Jumper cables with metal clamps at both ends.
– Gloves and safety glasses, just in case of any potential sparks.
– The owner’s manual for directions specific to your vehicle
Step 1: Park Your Cars Face-to-Face
Bring both cars close enough for their batteries’ jumper-cable leads can connect without touching each other. Turn off all electrical components (lights, radio, AC/heater blower motor). Turn off engine subsystems such as fuel pumps and ignition coils.
Step 2: Locate Your Batteries
Before doing anything else locate where your batteries are positioned – they can be in different places from model-to-model from under the hood on one side of the frame under passenger seats up front–referencing your manual helps accomplish this quicker than guessing.
Step 3: Attaching Positive Clamps To Both Battery Terminals
Attach one end of the red/positive jumper cable clamp onto positive terminal located on fully functioning battery and the other end of the cable onto positive terminal located on dead/discharged battery. For safety purposes, it’s recommended only to clamp one end at a time. Although there should be a spark as clamps touch metal shouldn’t be alarmed.
Step 4: Attaching Negative Clamp
Attach negative/black clamp to fully charged battery – some cars have metal ground in their engine compartments and this can also be used. As an important precautionary measure never attach negative/black clamp directly make sure to connect it onto another fastened point on the vehicle frame such as screws or brackets.
Step 5: Starting The Working Vehicle
Start functional car——Once started remove cables completely from this end (negative first followed by positive last), maintaining complete separation as you move them away from each other.
Step 6: Get Your Dead Battery Jumped!
After removing clamps from the functional vehicle reattach response sequence previously completed steps for connection of jumper cables, cross-connecting both working and dead batteries.
– Attached Red Clamp to Dead/Damaged Positive Terminal
– Attach Black Clamp to Opposite End of Engine Frame (Similar Apart From Connection Point Used for Starting Vehicle)
If all goes well, your car has started without professional help! Once running, allow jumpstart time for ten minutes prior switching electrical systems back on and pulling off safely.
A Few Pro Tips:
– If nothing changes when you attempt starting engine via connection, might require repositioning of ground leads potentially smoothing out corrosion built upon that particular lead.
– Disconnecting black/negative end should always come first after completion due possible chance electric current still flowing throughout system before attaching red/positive edge; adds higher risk getting shocked.
– While cranking up dead batter if it shows signs shockingly caused by weak pumps or damaged transmitters might involve replacing it soon rather than after it dies out entirely; postponing ultimately increases likelihood event reduces shelf life exponentially.
In conclusion, jumper cables are a simple and effective way to get your car back on the road in no time. But remember safety is essential, so take precautions when setting up the cables and jumpstarting. As always, if anything seems a bit off with your car’s system or have any troubles getting it towards operating well, Consulting an Automotive Technician should be considered immediately!
Table with useful data:
|Park the disabled car next to the booster car, so the two batteries are within reach of one another, and both cars are turned off.
|Connect the red jumper cable to the positive terminal (+) of the dead battery.
|Attach the other end of the red cable to the positive terminal (+) of the booster battery.
|Connect the black jumper cable to the negative terminal (-) of the booster battery.
|Attach the other end of the black cable to an unpainted metal surface on the engine block of the dead car. Ensure it’s not near the battery or any other moving parts.
|Turn on the booster car and let it run for a minute or two with the engine at idle. Leave the disabled car turned off.
|Attempt to start the disabled car. If it doesn’t start, let it recharge for another few minutes and try again. If it fails again, there might be a more significant issue that requires a visit to a mechanic.
|Once the car starts, disconnect the cables in the opposite order you attached them: negative on the booster battery, negative on the dead battery, positive on the booster battery, and positive on the dead battery. Ensure that the cables don’t touch any part of the vehicle’s body or engine and return them to the kit or storage area.
Information from an Expert
If you need to jump-start your car, the first thing you need are jumper cables. Start with both cars turned off and the cables laid out on the ground between them. Identify the positive (red) and negative (black) terminals on each car battery. Attach one of the red clips to the positive terminal of your dead battery and then attach another red clip to the positive terminal of the donor car’s battery. Next, attach one of the black clips to the negative terminal on donor car’s battery and then finally, attach the remaining black clip to an unpainted metal surface on your dead car, such as a bolt or bracket. Start up your donor car and let it run for a few minutes before attempting to start your own vehicle.
Historians have found evidence that the use of jumper cables dates back to the early 1900s when automobiles were first mass-produced and became more popular. However, it wasn’t until the 1950s that jumper cables began to be used widely by drivers as a way to jump-start a dead battery.


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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said the law and order situation in Punjab will be maintained. (File)
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said his government was committed to maintaining law and order in the state and no one would be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace.
Referring to the insurgency period in Punjab, Mr Mann said the state and its people have suffered a lot in the past and they only want peace and progress.
Though some fissiparous forces are continuously trying to derail the peace and progress of the state, their nefarious designs will not be allowed to succeed, the chief minister said, adding no one will be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace in the state.
He reiterated that those who carried the Guru Granth Sahib to a police station in Ajnala in Amritsar as a shield cannot be called the 'waris' (heir) of Punjab.
His remarks came days after self-styled Sikh preacher and Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and barged into a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of the Amritsar city on Thursday, extracting an assurance from the police that his aide and kidnapping case accused Lovepreet Singh would be released.
Amritpal heads an organisation called 'Waris Punjab De." This is an unpardonable crime which must be condemned by one and all, Mr Mann was quoted as saying in an official statement.
The chief minister said, "The Guru Granth Sahib is a source of inspiration for all of us and we must take inspiration from it rather than taking cover under it for protection from unlawful activities." The AAP government in Punjab has come under opposition attack which has alleged that the law-and-order situation in the state has broken down.
The chief minister, speaking in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, said that some people funded from across the border are trying to destabilise peace and progress in Punjab.
Such people are acting as puppets in the hands of Pakistan. But the Punjab Police personnel are capable of safeguarding the interests of the state and its people, Mr Mann said.
He said that, earlier, parties used to seek votes on the "divisive agenda".
However, a paradigm shift was witnessed in the political system with the entry of AAP, which forced the traditional parties to reset their agenda, Mr Mann said.
He said the AAP was a party of warriors who can do anything for the well-being of the people.
In mere 11 months, the AAP government has fulfilled the major guarantees promised to the people. Top priority is being accorded to health, education and employment, Mr Mann said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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