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Campaign group Action on Sugar has responded to a request from UK health minister Jeremy Hunt, MP, to help address the crisis in childhood obesity by producing a seven point recommendation.
The group wants measures brought in to cut added sugar in food by 40% by 2020, to cut fat in foods and to ban sports sponsorship by ‘junk food’ companies. The Department of Health has said it will consider the recommendations.
"Obesity is preventable if the food environment is changed, yet the current policies are not working,” said Action on Sugar chairman Professor Graham MacGregor. “The UK requires the implementation of this coherent strategy, starting by setting incremental sugar reduction targets for soft drinks this Summer. No delays, no excuses.”
Shameful sports links
Dr Dr Aseem Malhotra, cardiologist and science director of Action on Sugar added that is ‘shameful’ that the food industry spends billions in advertising junk food to target children: “They even manage to associate sugary products with sport.”
“Physical activity has a multitude of benefits but a child doing an hour of PE every day would be putting all to waste if they ended up gorging on a burger and chips and a packet of crisps washed down with a sugary drink,” he said.
“One has to run half a marathon to burn off those calories. It's time to bust the myth of physical activity and obesity and dissociate junk food and sport."
However, Richard Pike, managing director of British Sugar contended that singling out an individual ingredient - like sugar - is misleading because current evidence points to an over-consumption of total calories and increasingly sedentary lifestyles to be the cause of obesity.
"We recognise that obesity is an urgent and complex issue facing our nation and as a responsible business we strongly believe that we all have a role to play in tackling this,” said Pike. “We fully support measures that help people better manage their diet and address some of the key health concerns in the UK. Obesity, however, is a result of multiple lifestyle factors and so sadly there is no silver bullet to solving this problem.”
The British Sugar chief added that it is also important to remember that while obesity rates have increased in the UK, figures also show that total sugars consumption has reduced by almost 12% per capita in the last decade.
"Calls for the mass reformulation of products to reduce sugar content are not always practical, as there is no one ingredient that can replicate all of its functions in each and every product. We fully support, however, reformulation of food and drink products (including the removal of sugars), where it results in a reduction in total calories and where it is palatable to consumers,” he said.
The seven measures proposed by Action on Sugar are:
- Reduce added sugars in food by 40% by 2020
- Ban all forms of targeted marketing of ultra-processed, unhealthy foods and drinks to children
- Disassociate physical activity with obesity by banning junk food sports sponsorships
- Reduce fat by 15% in ultra-processed foods by 2020
- Limit the availability of ultra-processed foods and sweetened soft drinks as well as reducing portion sizes
- Introduce a sugar tax to incentivise healthier food
Earlier this year Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for England, said a sugar tax may have to be introduced to curb obesity rates. She told a committee of MPs that she believed "research will find sugar is addictive", and that "we may need to introduce a sugar tax".


An RTI petition has brought out the shocking state of affairs of even famous temples such as Murugan temples at Palani, Thiruttani, Thirupparamkundram and Marudamalai and the Meenakshi Amman temple of Madurai incurring revenue losses. The total loss of revenue in the last 10 years incurred by 148 temples in Tamilnadu was found to be to the tune of 2,640 crores of rupees. The cause was attributed to mismanagement of temple properties. The recovery of dues was not properly done by the temple administration.
Misuse of temple property is happening at two levels - by the individuals and by the administration. Less than a month ago, an article in the Organiser magazine (given below) brought to light how the funds from Hindu temples are not being used for the Hindu temples, but diverted for other purposes. Stephan Knapp who has been doing a yeomen service for the Hindu cause has highlighted in one of his books that 85 % of the revenue of the Thirupathy Balaji temple goes to the government exchequer from which the money is diverted for purposes not connected with Hindu causes.
We don't know the exact state of affairs happening in the temples in Tamilnadu. The recent RTI petition has brought only the loss in terms of recovery of money from temple properties. We do not know how much is being spent on temple welfare. As far as I know the festivities in many temples are being run with the support of devotees only. The misuse and mismanagement of temple property has not yet been investigated.
From astrological point of view, misuse of temple property gets manifest in many forms. But the unfortunate thing about is that the effects do not get manifest in the same birth itself. It comes in a future birth when people would suffer for having cheated the deity by misappropriating the temple properties.
By this it is interpreted that God gives enough time to set right the wrong done to the temple / deity / temple property in the same birth itself.
When it is not done it is being carried over to a future birth when people would not know why they suffer.
From the horoscope it is possible to ascertain whether one has done an offence to a deity in a previous birth.
- The Bhadak planet is an indicator of the offence done to a deity in some form in the previous births. All lagnas have a bhadak-sthan. The 11th,9th and 7th are the signs of the bhadak planet for moving, fixed and common signs respectively.
- If the bhadak lord is positioned in dussthanas such as 6th,8th and 12th , that is sure sign of harm done to a deity.
- If there is a malefic in the 12th to the bhadak lord, that also foretells harm done to the deity.
- If the bhadak lord is conjoined with Gulika, Mandhi or Saturn or Mars, that also is an indicator of harm done to a deity.
- If the bhadak lord or the lord of dussthana joins a malefic in the 4th house, that also shows a harm done to the deity.
- Similarly if the lords of dusthanas (6th / 8th / 12th) occupy 2nd or 12th house, it shows that the native had misused the property of the deity signified by that planet.
The misused or misappropriated property will be Dhatu or Moola or Jeeva according as the lagna happens to be moving, fixed or common.
Dhatu stands for metals and minerals such as gold, silver, copper etc. If the lagna happens to be moving (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) and the bhadak and dusthana lords come under above mentioned combinations and / or the dusthana lord is in 2nd or 12th, the crime was stealing or misuse of the jewellery of the deity.
Moola refers to land and plant kingdom such as land, trees, plants etc. If under the above mentioned conditions, the lagna happens to be fixed (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius), it means that the native had misappropriated the moola properties of the deity denoted by the afflicting planet.
Jeeva refers to jeeva dravyas or living entities such cattle and other animals that belong to the deity or temple. When the lagna happens to be a common sign (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces), it shows jeeva dravyas have been misused or stolen.
The plants also are classified as Dhatu, Moola and Jeeva. If the afflicting planet occupies the lagna it also denotes harm to the deity with specific reference to dhatu, moola or jeeva.
Saturn, Mars and Moon are Dhatu planets.
Sun and Venus are Moola planets.
Jupiter and Mercury are Jeeva planets.
Propitiation must be done in accordance with the sign / planet by identifying the deity represented by the afflicting planet.
The deities can be identified as follows:-
- Sun in the 1st Drekkana of common sign – Lord Subramanya.
- Sun in the 2nd Drekkana of a common sign – Lord Ganesha
- Sun in other drekkanas and signs – Lord Siva.
- Moon strong / waxing – Durga
- Moon weak and in Martian signs – Chamundi
- Mars in odd / satwic signs (satwic signs are Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius and Pisces) – Lord Subramanya
- Mars in odd and other signs – Lord Bhairava
- Mars in even signs – Chamundi, Bhadrakali.
- Mercury in movable and common signs – Any avatar of Vishnu.
- Mercury in the 1st and 2nd Drekkana of fixed signs – Lord Krishna
- Mercury in the 3rd Drekkana of fixed sign – Vishnu in general.
- Jupiter – Vishnu
- Venus in own sign – Annapurna
- Venus in a benefic sign - Lakshmi
- Venus in enemy sign – Yakshi
- Saturn in any sign – Sastha / deity of one's native place.
Hope people understand that playing with deity and its wealth does not do them any good.
Temples in state suffer Rs 2,640 cr revenue lossFeb. 17: In the last 10 years, around 148 temples in the state under the control of Hindu religious and charitable endowments department have incurred a revenue loss of Rs 2,640 crore, according to the response to an RTI petition.
Mr V. Thiagarajan, state president of the Hindu Baktha Jana Sabai, told Deccan Chronicle that it was the mismanagement by temple administrations that caused such a huge revenue loss. The temples usually generate revenue through various means such as renting out shops, houses and lands besides auctioning of parking lots and sale of temple pooja tickets etc.
"There is no denying the fact that majority of the temples has been blessed with good revenue," he said. "The audit report also points out that administrative mismanagement has led to revenue loss."
Several important temples in Tamil Nadu figure in the list including Palani Murugan Temple (`68 crore), Meenakshiamman Temple (`40 crore), Tiruttani temple (`7 crore), Tiruparankundram temple (`9 crore), Chennai Kaligambal temple (`7 crore) and Marudamalai Subramaniasamy Temple (`7 crore).
Usually a joint sitting of the top honchos of the endowments department comprising the commissioner, additional commissioner and joint secretary is held every year to discuss threadbare the objections raised in the audit report.
"However, no such meeting has been held in the last 10 years raising doubts of large-scale irregularities by the temple administration," said Mr Thiagarajan.
Despite a directive from the Madras High Court asking the endowments commissioner to take steps for the recovery of amount from the temple trust board and the executive officers of the respective temples, no action has been taken so far, said Mr Thiagarajan.
The Hindu Baktha Jana Sabai would file civil suit against the endowments department if it fails to act, he added.
Meanwhile, a memorandum has been sent to the Chief Minister, Dr M. Karunanidhi, seeking his intervention in directing the endowments commissioner to initiate recovery.
The HR&CE commissioner, Mr P.R. Sampath, refused to speak on the issue but another official, on condition of anonymity, said that both the trustees of temple trust board and the executive officers were pulling strings to get the arrears waived.
The Moving Finger Writes
The on-going loot of Hindu temples
By MV Kamath
WHILE Congress leaders are hell-bent on damning the RSS – it is an old game that has long ceased to have any meaning – they seem to be unaware (or deliberately wish to ignore) that as late as on July 4, 2010 the right hand of a 53-year old Christian college professor (one TJ Joseph) was chopped off by Muslim fundamentalists, at Thodapurzha, Iduki district, in Kerala, for alleged blasphemy.
Digvijay Singh probably doesn't want to be reminded of this. Nor, one suspects, would he be anxious to know that police found out that this heinous crime was committed as part of the implementation of the verdict of a Shariah court run by fundamentalist elements in Kerala. The police apparently discovered that 14 such parallel courts have been running in Kerala for the last twenty years and Kerala State Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has been reported as confessing that since 1993, twenty two murders have taken place under the direction of the Shariah courts in Kerala (vide, Mangalam Daily Kottayam, July 21, 2010).
Digvijay Singh can check this bit of information as could Rahul Gandhi. At the same time, they could both check out on the performance of The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Act of 1951 which allows State Governments and politicians to take over thousands of Hindu Temples and maintain complete control over them and their properties. It is claimed that they can sell the temple assets and properties and use the money in any way they choose.
A charge has been made not by any Temple authority, but by a foreign writer, Stephen Knapp in a book (Crimes Against India and the Need to Protect Ancient Vedic Tradition) published in the United States that makes shocking reading. Hundreds of temples in centuries past have been built in India by devout rulers and the donations given to them by devotees have been used for the benefit of the people. If, presently, money collected has ever been misused (and that word needs to be defined), it is for the devotees to protest and not for any government to interfere. This letter is what has been happening currently under an intrusive law. It would seem, for instance, that under a Temple Empowerment Act, about 43,000 temples in Andhra Pradesh have come under government control and only 18 per cent of the revenue of these temples have been returned for temple purposes, the remaining 82 per cent being used for purposes unstated.
Apparently even the world famous Tirumala Tirupati Temple has not been spared. According to Knapp, the temple collects over Rs 3,100 crores every year "and the State Government has not denied the charge that as much as 85 per cent of this is transferred to the State Exchequer, much of which goes to causes that are not connected with the Hindu community". Was it for that reason that devotees make their offering to the temples? Another charge that has been made is that the Andhra Government has also allowed the demolition of at least ten temples for the construction of a golf course. "Imagine the outcry" writes Knapp, "if ten mosques had been demolished". It would seem that in Karanataka, Rs. 79 crores were collected from about two lakh temples and from that, temples received Rs seven crores for their maintenance, Muslim madrassahs and Haj subsidy were given Rs 59 crore and churches about Rs 13 crore. Very generous of the government. Because of this, Knapp writes, "25 per cent of the two lakh temples or about 50,000 temples in Karnataka will be closed down for lack of resources", and he adds: "The only way the government can continue to do this is because people have not stood up enough to stop it". Knapp then refers to Kerala where, he says, "funds from the Guruvayur Temple are diverted to other government projects denying improvement to 45 Hindu temples". Land belonging to the Ayyappa Temple, apparently has been grabbed and "Church encroaches are occupying huge areas of forest land, running into thousands of acres, near Sabarimala".
A charge is made that the Communist state government of Kerala…. wants to pass an Ordinance to disband the Travancore & Cochin Autonomous Devaswom Boards (TCDBs) and take over their limited independent authority of 1,800 Hindu temples. If what the author says is true, even the Maharashtra Government wants to take over some 450,000 temples in the state which would "supply a huge amount of revenue to correct the state's bankrupt conditions…." And to top it all, Knapp says that in Orissa, the state government intends to sell over 70,000 acres of endowment lands from the Jagannath Temple, the proceeds of which would solve a huge financial crunch brought about by its own mismanagement of temple assets. Says Knapp: "Why such occurrences are so often not known is that the Indian media, especially the English television and press, are often anti-Hindu in their approach, and thus not inclined to give much coverage, and certainly no sympathy, for anything that may affect the Hindu community. Therefore, such government action that play against the Hindu community go on without much or any attention attracted to them".
Knapp obviously is on record. If the facts produced by him are incorrect, it is up to the government to say so. It is quite possible that some individuals might have set up temples to deal with lucrative earnings. But that, surely, is none of the government's business? Instead of taking over all earnings, the government surely can appoint local committees to look into temple affairs so that the amount discovered is fairly used for the public good? Says Knapp: "Nowhere in the free, democratic world are the religious institutions managed, maligned and controlled by the government, thus denying the religious freedom of the people of the country. But it is happening in India. Government officials have taken control of Hindu temples because they smell money in them, they recognise the indifference of Hindus, they are aware of the unlimited patience and tolerance of Hindus, they also know that it is not in the blood of Hindus to go to the streets to demonstrate, destroy property, threaten, loot, harm and kill…
Many Hindus are sitting and watching the demise of their culture. They need to express their views loud and clear…." Knapp obviously does not know that should they do so, they would be damned as communalists. But it is time some one asked the Government to lay down all the facts on the table so that the public would know what is happening behind its back. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is not secularism. And temples are not for looting, under any name. One thought that Mohammad of Ghazni has long been dead.


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BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — “I’m going to miss him — I really am,” declared James Pitts, former Buffalo Common Council president, friend of George Arthur’s.
The Queen City is mourning the loss of a legendary politician. Former Buffalo Common Council president George Arthur died Christmas morning at the age of 87.
Arthur is remembered for his political and community work and being a great friend and mentor.
“George was my big brother he was a brother that was a true believer,” remarked Pitts.
Pitts followed in Arthur's Ellicott District Council seat and later as council president.
Pitts called Arthur a “true friend” but a man who had a feisty political edge hidden by kindness.
“He was a fierce competitor — you would never know that — because he always had a kind demeanor,” reflected Pitts.
Arthur spent more than two decades on the common council. But even after retiring in 1995, Arthur never stopped contributing to the community.
He served on the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority even into 2020.
“One of a kind, brilliant and exceptional politician,” Pitts stated.
Arthur also helped to recreate the Colored Musicians Club on Broadway in Buffalo.
He shepherded restoration of the Nash House in the Michigan Street corridor.
Pitts said Arthur “loved” the Nash Museum.
“But it was also like walking into George’s mind — he knew everything,” Pitts recalled.
In 2017, Arthur's portrait was painted among the 28 here on the Buffalo’s Freedom Wall at Michigan Avenue and East Ferry Street for his contributions to equity and unity in the Queen City.
The legacy of George Arthur is being remembered by his good friend former Buffalo Common Council president James Pitts: “He was an extraordinary individual.” Our story tonight at 5:30 @WKBW pic.twitter.com/CKCmg9MtGK— eileen buckley (@eileenwkbw) December 28, 2020
Arthur played a role as a plaintiff in desegregating the Buffalo Public School District.
Buffalo Mayor Brown Brown said he was very sadden to learn of Arthur’s death.
“He was one of the most prominent government, political and civic leaders in this community for more than 50 years,” Brown told reporters Sunday.
The Mayor says Arthur was a mentor to him.
“My first job in government was working for George K. Arthur, and before that I was an intern in his office when he was council member-at-large,” noted Brown.
Mayor Brown called Arthur a “gentleman” who loved Buffalo with great passion.
Casimiro Rodriguez, president of the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York, sent a private Facebook message to 7 Eyewitness News stating Arthur was “an admired leader in our Hispanic Community.”
“I had the opportunity to sit with him on the former Buffalo Columbus Hospital board of directors,” Rodriguez wrote
“I don't care if it was south Buffalo, north Buffalo, the west side, the east side, George would always know somebody there," Pitts remembered.
Pitts had trouble holding back his emotions as he reflected on Arthur's legacy hoping new generations of Buffalo will see the path Arthur carved.
“He was extraordinary individual — extremely bright — he was my big brother, my mentor and I hated to see him go — I really did,” cried Pitts.

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The teenage driver of a truck that went right through the funnel of a ferocious tornado in Elgin, Texas and was thrown into the air in horrific footage said he was shocked but not scared.
Riley Leon, 16, was driving home on Monday when he was narrowly confronted with death. His truck, a red 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, got caught up in a destructive tornado.
Within seconds, the lone truck was tossed onto its side on the freeway and spun several times while the teenager was still on its wheels, before somehow being flung back onto its four wheels by the winds that littered the derby sky.
Amazingly, Mr Leon was able to drive away unharmed after the 10-second ordeal, which he described as a blessing to get through another day in an interview with ABC’s “Good morning America.”
“I wasn’t very scared, but it was a shocking moment for me,” he said. “Like a carnival game, the ones that turn you over. It was fast. I didn’t feel anything because it was like a blink of an eye.”
The incident, which was widely shared on social media, was caught by Storm Chaser Brian Emfinger, who watched it from across the freeway.
The tornado engulfed the truck shortly after wreaking havoc at a trailer community across the street, destroying a trailer and power line and injuring one.
“I am grateful to God for giving me another chance in this world,” Mr Leon said in the video. “He probably left me here because something special was coming my way.”
The teenager came back from an interview and called his friend and told him, “I got the job! Everything went well.”
“Out of nowhere, the tornado came and got me,” he said. “I knew there was going to be bad weather, but I never expected the tornado to be at the same moment as me. There was a ditch and he took me there and then he led me onto the road and there I spun the truck.”
He said he had a few scratches on his arms when he got out to check out the damage to his truck. He said it has a lot of scratches and dents but it’s something he can fix.
The tornado that devastated Elgin was part of a larger tornado outbreak that struck Texas and other southern states, causing widespread damage. At least one person died in New Orleans and a dozen were injured when about 66 tornado warnings were issued Monday through Tuesday.
After the storm, images showed collapsed buildings, collapsed roofs, trees and overturned cars.


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The European Union is banning all Russian airlines from serving destinations in the EU and flying through its airspace. This was first reported by German public broadcaster ARD on Saturday evening.
At the same time, European airlines are stopping their flight connections to Russia for at least one week while also avoiding its airspace entirely.
On Saturday, several Lufthansa and KLM flights that had already entered Russian airspace turned around. “Lufthansa will not use Russian airspace for the next seven days due to the current and emerging regulatory situation. Flights to Russia will be suspended during this period.“, a Lufthansa spokesperson tells International Flight Network.
Previously, several Eastern European countries announced closures of their airspace to Russian airlines. On Thursday, the United Kingdom became the first country to take this step, followed by Poland, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria on Friday, and the Baltic states, Slovenia and Romania on Saturday.
S7 Airlines, the second largest Russian airline, had already stopped suspended its routes to destinations in EU countries. However, flag-carrier Aeroflot kept serving most of its destinations until the EU’s ban.
The avoidance of Russian airspace will inevitably lead to significantly longer flight times on routes between Europe and East Asia. This affects both passenger and cargo services. A ban of Russian airlines could lead to logistical problems as the major Russian air cargo group Volga-Dnepr served various destinations in Europe, often operating on behalf of companies such as DHL.
This is a developing story. Updates to follow.
Jakob Wert is an aviation journalist from Germany. He built up the website IFN.news and is the Editor-In-Chief of International Flight Network.

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|Mk 2 Grenade|
World War II-era Mk 2 grenade
|Place of origin||United States|
|Used by||Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Philippines, United States|
|Wars||World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Suez Crisis, Six Day War|
|Weight||1 lb 5 oz [595 grams]|
|Length||3 5/6" [111mm]|
|length||2 5/16" [59mm]|
|Filling||TNT or EC blank fire powder|
|Filling weight||2 oz|
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The Mk 2 grenade (sometimes written Mk II) is a fragmentation type anti-personnel hand grenade introduced by the U.S. armed forces in 1918. It was the standard issue anti-personnel grenade used during World War II and in later conflicts, including the Vietnam War. Replacing the failed Mk I of 1917, it was standardized in 1920 as the Mk II, and redesignated the Mk 2 in 1945.
The Mk 2 was replaced by the M26-series (M26/M61/M57) and later M33 series (M33/M67). It was phased out gradually in service beginning with the Korean War. Due to the tremendous quantity manufactured during World War 2, it was in limited standard issue with the US Army and US Marine Corps throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The U.S. Navy was one of the last users when it was discontinued in 1969.
The Mk II was manufactured with grooves in the cast iron to enhance fragmentation and provide a better grip handling and throwing the grenade. These gave it the appearance of a pineapple and origin of that nickname. It was also commonly referred to as a "frag" grenade, in contrast to the Mk 3 grenade concussion grenade.
The original Mk II grenade had a 3/8-inch threaded plug in its base covering the opening used to place the explosive filling. The improved "Mk IIA1" (a designation used informally by armorers, historians, and collectors but was never officially by the US military) introduced in 1942 was filled through the fuse well instead.
Low explosive Mk II grenades were filled with smokeless EC powder, which produced an adequate amount of fragmentation and did away with the need of a detonator. It was initially replaced by a small length of safety fuse terminated with a black powder igniter charge. Production grenades with the EC powder filler used the M10 series of igniting fuse.
High Explosive Mk II's used flaked or granular TNT. Pre-war Mk IIs with a TNT filler were identified with an all-yellow body as a warning to users. Wartime grenades were repainted olive drab for camouflage purposes with a narrow yellow band below the fuse. Repainted grenades usually lacked the yellow band.
The Mk II used the M5, M6, and M10 series fuses. These early fuses made a loud "bang" and produced sparks when activated. They had other problems as well. The M10-series' powder train made a "hissing" sound as it burned, potentially alerting the enemy of its presence. The M5 and M6 series sometimes prematurely detonated when the flash from the primer hit the TNT charge rather than the delay fuse. Moisture could get in under the foil fuse cap, causing the weapon to fail to detonate. Improved smokeless and (almost) silent fuses (like the M204-series) were later fitted after World War II.
Mk II Grenades came 25 to a wooden crate and were shipped in fiberboard packing tubes. TNT grenades, like all High Explosive devices, were shipped unfused to prevent accidental detonation. Their fuses were shipped separately and came in flat cardboard boxes of 25. EC Powder grenades were shipped with their fuses attached.
- Grenade, Hand, Fragmentation, Mk II: EC powder filler, uses M11 or M10A1 igniting fuse.
- Grenade, Hand, Fragmentation, Mk IIA1: EC powder filler, uses M10A2 igniting fuse. Has no baseplug because it was filled through the fuse well.
- Grenade, Hand, Fragmentation, HE, Mk II: TNT filler, uses M5 detonating fuse.
- Grenade, Hand, TNT, Fragmentation, Mk II: TNT filler, uses M6A4C detonating fuse.
- Grenade, Hand, Practice, Mk II: Black Powder "spotting" charge in a cardboard tube connected to a M10-series igniting fuse. Has a standard body with a wooden or cork baseplug that popped out during detonation, creating a loud report (i.e., "BANG" noise) and smoke to indicate ignition. The body would be reused and reloaded as long as it remained intact.
- Grenade, Hand, Practice, M21: Black Powder "spotting" charge, uses M10-series igniting fuse. Has a heavier body and no baseplug. Its body was embossed with the vertical letters "R" "D" and "X" on the knobs in a column on one side (because it was originally designed to be for an HE grenade with a more powerful RDX filler). When detonated, it made a loud report and smoke came out of the fuse vents.
- Body: Made of cast iron with a grooved surface that is divided into 40 knobbed segments in 5 rows of 8 columns. Models made from 1918 to 1942 have a 3/4"-threaded baseplug to insert or remove the explosive filler. Models made from 1942 onwards were filled through the fuse well to speed up production.
- Fuse: Dependent on variant, includes M5 and M6 detonating fuses (for Mk 2s with a High Explosive filler), and M10 igniting fuses (for Mk 2s with an EC Black Powder filler). The delay time was 4 to 5 seconds.
- Charge: Either a Low Explosive (EC powder) or High Explosive (flaked or granular TNT) filler.
- Markings: Low Explosive grenades were made of blackened iron or were painted Gray or Black to prevent rust. Pre-war High Explosive grenades were painted Yellow; wartime grenades (c.1942 and onward) were over-painted or painted Olive Drab with a Yellow ring at the top. Mk II Practice grenades (c.1920-1945) were painted Red (a practice copied from the French military). M21 Practice grenades (c.1945 to 1950s) were painted light Blue (a practice copied from the British military) and had blue-painted fuse levers, often with the end painted light brown indicating a "low explosive" marking charge.
A World War II era Mk2 grenade recovered in Opheusden, The Netherlands, in 2008.
Notes and references
- Gervasi, Tom. Arsenal of Democracy II: American Military Power in the 1980s and the Origins of the New Cold War: with a Survey of American Weapons and Arms Exports. New York: Grove Press, 1981. ISBN 0-394-17662-6.
- War Department. Field Manual FM 23-30-1944 Hand and Rifle Grenades; Rocket, AT, HE, 2.36" (February, 1944); pgs. 5-6.
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Although surveying is not a new concept it is often overlooked by businesses and property owners. Here at Duggan Mather Surveyors we want to change that by educating clients and providing a complete range of surveying services.
We believe land surveying is of vital importance to land ownership. It can help you purchase a property, subdivide land and assist with construction projects. Our team tackles every aspect of land surveying and will even help with any council lodgements.
If you’re interested in land surveying, or are undertaking a new project, contact our surveyors to get started. We service the Hunter and Port Stephens regions.
At Duggan Mather Surveyors, we conduct land surveys including topographical, detail and level surveys to assist in creating building designs.
Topographic surveys involve identifying and mapping the contours of the ground and existing features on the surface including existing trees, walkways, manholes, buildings, etc.
Detail and level surveys are similar in the identification of ground contours; however, they also obtain adjoining property and street information.
Once our surveyors have collated the information we produce plans that are required by architects in the design process. We will provide these plans to you and your nominated architects.
Our surveys will help you:
- Clearly define property boundaries
- Help determine if the land is flood-prone
- Identify if the deed shown by the seller accurately reflects the size of the property
Boundary Marking Surveys
As the name suggests, boundary marking surveys identify and map the perimeter of a
property. We will also physically mark the corners of your land in the process.
These surveys can be useful in situations such as:
- Boundary disputes
- Creating easement plans
- Installing fencing or retaining walls
- Identifying natural boundaries such as creeks or rivers
A construction survey physically marks the points where a new building or structure is to be positioned. The marks set by our team will accurately match the design and regulations identified in your plans.
Our construction survey services include bulk earthworks set outs, building set outs plus floor and roof height compliance surveys.
Floor and roof height compliance surveys are usually carried out to confirm the height of floor slabs or roof heights to the Australian Height Datum, or the local council’s standard of ground level. Our surveyors will help you determine ground level before any design or construction work commences. This will help you identify if your site has any limitations to combat.
Subdivision involves dividing an existing land parcel into two or more lots. Once registered with the NSW Land and Property Information (LPI) these lots will be given a new Title.
Our surveyors can assist with subdivisions for Torrens Title (Duplexes), Strata Title (Multistorey buildings) and Community Title (Where lots share common property) properties.
We can also help with the lodgement of your development application (DA) as well as the electronic lodgement of your subdivision plans with the LPI.
Lease Area Surveys
At Duggan Mather Surveyors, we carry out lease area surveys to determine the area of land or space within a building. This area then becomes the basis for determining the rental value of the premises under the lease agreement.
Utilising our lease area survey will safeguard the interests of both the property owners and tenants alike. Miscalculations can have significant impacts when multiplied over long standing leases of 10 or 20 years.
We conduct identification surveys to identify and locate structures and improvements on an area of land. This will show you the distance from the structures to the land’s boundaries. It will also depict existing easements, restrictions or covenants. We recommend having an identification survey completed before purchasing property, for conveyancing purposes and to protect against any potential disputes.

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Tungstenboride is a dark powder. It has the molecular formula WB2 with high metal conductivity.
Particle sizes: 10-20um
About Tungsten Boride WB2:
Tungstenboride is an alloy of tungsten, boron. They are known for their remarkable hardness. When loads exceed 3N, WB’s Vickers hardness or -tungsten diboride WB2 Crystals is less than 20 GPa.
Tungsten bore density 10.77, and Tungsten bore melting point 2900°C.
You prepare it by heating tungsten or boron to a high heat.
Tungsten bore has many properties, including a high melting point and high hardness. The superhard material is new and has high melting points. This is an important material that can be used to protect against bullets in military operations.
Since more than 50 year, it is believed that the rich phases diagrams of tungsten alloys and the structure of various phases are ever-changing.
WB4 is the highest form of Boride. It has a grid structure made up of three-dimensional boron atoms. This is where the initial principle calculation and thermodynamic instability are combined. The thermodynamic stability along with mechanical properties and possible structures of the tungsten carbid system are systematically studied.
It is WB3 made of two-dimensional plane-boron atoms and not WB4 which contains three-dimensional boron grids that should have the highest boride. In the borate system, tungsten’s shear modulus transformed its formation energy. This shows that their mechanical properties and thermodynamic stability are closely linked.
The free diffusion coefficient WB2 makes it possible to synthesize dense tungsten-diboride mostly by using high-temperature and high-pressure sintering technologies. It is cheaper and less expensive than sintering technology. Instead, B will infuse at high temperatures.
To prepare bulk WB2 materials from tungsten powder or boron powder, however, it can be difficult to determine the amount of boron.
The sintering of hypoborate can also result in compact bulk material with WB2 not being obtained.
If you are interested in buying Tungsten Boride powder, please send us an inquiry.
How is Tungsten Boride WB2 produced?
1. Use metal tungsten or boron for raw materials. Mix the two and heat at 1400. Then react again to create tungsten boreide. Next, cool the product and smash it.
2. Tungsten can be mixed with stoichiometric Boron powder at a Molar ratio of W. B=2 to 1, and then sintered at 1200 to 1300°C in an argon atmosphere or vacuum to produce two tungsten bores.
3. You can use the solid phase technique. Tungstenboride can be prepared using tungsten and/or boron. Here is the reaction equation. Mix the elemental boron and tungsten powder to get tungstenboride. You can continue the reaction until you get W2B. After that, cool the mixture and crush it to make the product.
Tungsten boride WB2 powder Feature
Tungsten boride powder Molecular formula: WB2
Tungsten boride powder CAS NO:12007-09-9
Tungsten boride powder density:10.77g/cm3
Tungsten boride powder melting point:2900
Tungsten-boride powder Solubility & Stability
Do not dissolve in water Can be dissolved with aqua regia or certain concentrated acid.
Tungsten boride powder Purity: >99%
Tungsten boride powder Particle size: 10-20um
Applications Tungsten Boride –
For wear parts, and for semiconductor thin film.
WB series compounds possess a high melting temperature, high hardness and high conductivity. They also have wear resistance, high resistance to high temperatures, corrosion resistance, and high resistance to high temperatures. The WB series compounds are also highly used for their neutron and radiation shielding abilities. Materials and in other industries. Tungstenboride can be made from the reaction of element boron with metal tungsten heated in an electric oven. It is a compound of W-B type and it has many applications in the future.
1. Prepare a workpiece using a high-quality tungsten Boride-rich coating.
2) This method prepares a hard material made of tungsten-diboride. The first step is to use a mechanochemical process to make tungsten-diboride powder at ambient temperature using high-purity, pure tungsten (W), powder and boron(B) powder as the raw materials. After that, in an argon atmosphere, high-temperature Sintering is applied to dehydrate the synthesized powder. This technique can produce compact tungsten dioxide bulk material by using sintering in normal pressure and temperature conditions. It has excellent properties like hardness and stability. There are many uses for it, such as in cutting tools, corrosion-resistant materials and new shielding material.
Storage condition of Tungsten-boride WB2 powder
Damp reunion can affect the WB2 Powder dispersion performance. WB2 should therefore be stored in vacuum packaging and kept in cool, dry place. The tungsten-boride WB2 dust cannot be exposed to air. WB2 powder shouldn’t be exposed to stress.
Shipping and Packing of tungsten boride WB2 Powder:
We offer many packing options that are dependent on WB2 tungsten powder quantities.
Packing of Tungsten boride (WB2) powder:vacuum packed, 100g to 500g or 1kg/bag. 25kg/barrel. Or as you request.
Tungsten boride WB2 pulver shipping: can be sent by sea, air or express as soon after payment receipt.
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LA’s senses dropped a new single last week, and as fans were beginning to add it to their springtime playlists and run up the number of streams, the duo were plotting to release its visual accompaniment. Today, it’s here. The music video for “better than this” is out now and The Aquarian is thrilled to be exclusively premiering it for those same fans of the song, the current fans of the buzzing pair, and the fans about to be made out of new listeners, viewers, and readers.
There’s an ease to both the song and its video – the simple, but effective, effortlessly relatable formula that indie rockers of all age can (and will) be captivated by. The song emulates the idea of growing up, getting out, overthinking, and owning the feelings you are feeling . It’s a tune that would make an early Paramore and Mayday Parade proud of how pop rock and pop punk has evolved – the drum-driven angst and heartfelt, personal values never changing.
Madison Taylor and Nick Sampson, the duo behind senses, this single, and this fantastic video infamously linked up via Craigslist and the rest is history. With all of this out in the world here and now and a tour supporting Charlotte Sands on the way, there is more to come, much to see, and lots of rocking out to do with senses.
For some quick fire insight into the world and roll-out of “better than this,” look below… but make sure to watch this fun new video first!
“better than this” is your first official single of 2024 following the “sleepwalking” remixes from earlier this year. What does this song in particular set up in terms of releases and things to come fromsenses?
“better than this” is a little different than what we usually write, but we just wanted to go with it because it made us feel something that we thought others could relate to. We have a ton of new music recorded and are going to start putting that out, so stay tuned!
What was the creative process behind the wonderfully and nostalgically stripped-down style music video? Did you have the vision ahead of time or did it come about closer to releasing the song itself as a single?
We just wanted to make something fun and simple! We liked the idea of a singular framed shot and it cutting to us doing a bunch of different things as if we were trapped in this world. It came together really quickly and we even adjusted some ideas onsite. The director, Pat, is a good friend and we really trust his vision.
You’ve got two songs on Spotify’s “Pop Punk’s Not Dead” playlist and one on each of “All New Punk” and “The Scene.” Your music is being placed alongside blink-182, Frank Turner, Paramore, girlfriends, Neck Deep, and more – and it’s being served to fans of such. How does that make you feel? How do you wrap your head around that?
It’s really wild, actually [Laughs]. We love all of those bands and feel so honored to even be considered next to them!
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Liver Disease: Expert discusses risks and symptoms
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The health body says that muscle weakness and three other symptoms can appear if the condition reaches the more advanced stages.
Other symptoms of advanced NAFLD are:
• Extreme tiredness
• A dull or aching pain in the top right of the tummy
• Unexplained weight loss.
If NAFLD develops further, a patient may experience a condition known as cirrhosis, a condition where the liver is scarred by long term damage.
Symptoms of cirrhosis of the liver include:
• Yellowing of the skin
• Yellowing of the whites of the eyes
• Itchy skin
• Swelling in the legs, ankles, feet, or tummy.
The NHS says: “See a GP urgently or call 111 if you have any of these symptoms and have a liver condition.”
Can it be treated?
While the advanced stages of NAFLD and its symptoms can be unnerving, it is possible to stop the condition getting worse.
The NHS says: “Most people with NAFLD will not develop any serious problems, but if you’re diagnosed with the condition it’s a good idea to take steps to stop it getting any worse.
“There’s currently no specific medication for NAFLD, but making healthy lifestyle choices can help.
“Treatment also may be recommended for associated conditions (high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol) or complications. You may be advised to have regular appointments with your doctor to check your liver function and look for signs of any new problems.”
Examples of actions people can take to reduce their risk include losing weight, eating a healthier diet, having water instead of sweet drinks, exercising regularly, quitting smoking, and reducing alcohol content.
Furthermore, doctors may try and treat NAFLD by treating problems associated with the condition such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.
Should NAFLD reach the stage of cirrhosis, a liver transplant may be required.
The NHS explains: “If you develop severe cirrhosis and your liver stops working properly, you may need to be put on the waiting list for a liver transplant. Or it may be possible to have a transplant using a section of liver removed from a living donor.
“As the liver can regenerate itself, both the transplanted section and the remaining section of the donor’s liver are able to regrow to a normal size.”
Why you may be at increased risk
Just as some risk factors can increase your likelihood of cancer, so too can they increase your risk of developing NAFLD.
These include if you:
• Are obese or overweight
• Have type 2 diabetes
• Have a condition which affects how the body uses insulin
• Have an underactive thyroid
• Have high cholesterol or high blood pressure
• Have metabolic syndrome
• Are over the age of 50.
Metabolic syndrome is a condition made up of three others, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity.
Despite these risk factors, it is still possible to be diagnosed with NAFLD even if you don’t have any of them.
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Featuring 1/2 second trigger speed that is the fastest at this price point and captures the deer that so many other cameras would miss.
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Cuddeback's Super Simple Setup makes setup and deployment virtually fool-proof. Spend more time scouting and less time messing with the settings.
We even reinvented the mounting system to make it easier and more versatile to deploy the camera. With Genius™ Mount, you will not bang the camera around while strapping it to a tree. You simply strap (or screw) the mount to the tree, then slide the camera on and off as needed. Plus, optional mounts allow panning, tilting, and locking.
Cuddeback IR Plus. With this level of performance and value, it’s a great camera for budget-minded hunters or those who want lots of cameras.
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IR provides best image quality with only a slight red glow.
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Not all LEDs are created equally. Camera uses high-power LEDs instead of cheaper, low-power, commodity LEDs. Flash range is highly dependent upon the setting, but in a forest, deer can be identified to over 75 feet.
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Fast trigger speeds allows the camera to capture moving animals before they move beyond the view of the camera.
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The camera can be ready for the second shot 1 to 2 seconds after the first, allowing the camera to capture a second animal following the first.
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Monitor food plots, construction projects or whatever you dream up.
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This is getting serious.
Maybe that whole “pass it to see what’s in it” thing wasn’t such a good idea after all.
Hill’s flopping harder than a fish out of water.
These brilliant points are not what you would expect to hear…
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MING Teaches Multi-Genre Mixing In Two-Part Video Series
In a new two-part video tutorial, Dubspot instructor MING shows how he created the multi-genre mix to teach aspiring DJs how to mix multiple genres together. MING's comprehensive tutorial charts the planning stages of the mix and the actual performance. MING utilizes Mixed in Key and Rekordbox to analyze BPM and see which tracks mix well together, and uses Rekordbox, Pioneer CDJ 2000s NXS, and a DJM-900NXS to bring the mix to life. MING also recently created an exclusive mix for EDM.com's Cloudcast series, which you can listen to here.
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Title: Border Control
Release date: 2017-05-19
Review by: Colin Steele
Top Tracks: “Blood On Your Face”
I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a big punk guy. But if I do get the urge to listen to punk, I prefer real punk (although I do very much enjoy good horror punk, but thats a whole other story). For me, real punk has certain criteria. I expect socio-political (bordering on anarchistic) lyrics, fist-raising anthemic choruses, sing-a-long moments, and very simple structure. For me, punk goes back to the icons. The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Angry Samoans, etc. Upon listening to the latest offering from Sweden’s (yes Sweden) Blisterhead, Border Control, it did not disappoint. Four songs of pure old school punk fury. Full of slightly off key lead vocals, gang vocals, and fist pumping anthems. In fact, if The Ramones threw in some minor ska influence, it would be hard to distinguish the sound. Upon the first instant the title track’s gang vocal chant came on, I knew I had a winner. It’s incredibly catchy (almost to an annoying point, but that’s exactly what I want). I imagined a bunch of throwback punk rockers still wearing patch-covered leather vests, combat boots, and spiked hair playing these songs. Can you imagine my complete (and much appreciated) lack of surprise when I came upon a photo of Blisterhead and that’s exactly what they looked like. The sound doesn’t necessarily vary all that much between the songs, but that’s exactly the point. “Valley Of The Dead” easily has the most melody, and its a great second song after the title track gets you in the mood. Easily, my favorite number is the very politically charged “Blood On Your Face”, whose catchy shouted chorus (“Blood on your face, blood on your hands/All in the name of the Fatherland”) transcends borders in my mind. Whether you’re European, American, or whathaveyou, it rings incredibly relevant in this day and age. Its also one of the catchiest songs on the album. The irony of that is probably what endears it to me most of all. These guys are doing old school punk right. As with almost all punk, you don’t listen to it looking for originality or progression. You listen for a certain style and aggression. Blisterhead delivers exactly that. No apologies, no silly shit.
1. Border Control
2. Valley of the Dead
3. Blood on Your Face
4. System Overload
Blisterhead has probably been touring since you attended kindergarden. Almost 20 years of that rock’n roll soaked punkrock with three-part vocals that made the band a name in every squat in Europe. From Stockholm to Neapel, Paris to St.Petersbourg. Making headlines with bombs in Russia, catchy videos on MTV and their anthem of an encore, The sound of unity. Guitar riffs from 1977, bass lines from 1957, and still, after more than 300 shows with countless opening acts and headlines, the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world when it comes to punk drums.
Their new EP Border Control was recorded live in The Panic Room Studio together with Thomas “Plec” Johansson. A little faster and a little more room for the human factor makes this album Blisterheads best contribution to the punkrock made famous by the likes of The Clash and Rancid. The EP raises a lot of questions about our current situation for refugees in Europe and how inhuman our politics towards them has become. A relevant subject now as much as ever. The vinyl issue is distributed by Dead Lamb Records (Ireland), Dirty Old Man Records (England), Rock Em Dead Records (England) and Punkebjartes Punkeplattor (Norge). Cramada is handling the digital release thru Sound Pollution Distribution, Phonofile (Nordic countries) and The Orchard (worldwide).
2017 Border Control (EP)
2015 Tumbling Down (album)
2007 Under the city lights (album)
2004 Via Casilina (album)
2004 Blisterhed / Voice of a generation (split EP)
2003 Punk Royale (album)
Erik Törnqvist – Vocals & Guitar
Kim Nilsson – Vocals & Guitar
Andreas Emanuelsson – Bass
Johan Karlsson – Drums
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Pythonect is a new, experimental, general-purpose dataflow programming language based on Python. It aims to combine the intuitive feel of shell scripting (and all of its perks like implicit parallelism) with the flexibility and agility of Python.
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In the middle of the continent, where waterways and rivers gather in immense lakes, many different peoples have met, lived, and thrived. Travel back through the millennia and forward to the present day to gain a dynamic picture of a territory interconnected through words, ideas, and experiences.
From one page to the next, readers will discover writings from historically significant figures, literary works by well-known writers, nonfiction and political pieces by Indigenous leaders, contributions by storytellers and Knowledge Keepers from far-reaching Manitoba communities, as well as new and vibrant voices that express contemporary Indigenous experiences.
Beginning with traditional writing systems, Manitowapow shares diverse Indigenous perspectives and histories, from the late 1700s through to the present day in what is now Manitoba.
Created in the spirit of the Anishinaabe concept debwe—to speak the truth—The Debwe Series is a collection of exceptional Indigenous writing from across Canada. Manitowapow, a one-of-a-kind anthology, is the first book in The Debwe Series.

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This newer superhot has giant pods for a C.Chinense we think it’s safe to say that this variety has the biggest pods yet for a superhot/Chinense. Plants are medium to large with average yields of pods that start out green and than ripen to dark chocolate. Pods have a great sweet aroma with a little floral and some fruity. Pods are thin to medium walled and are very oily. Pods dry out good for powder.
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Help is available for freelancers and gig economy workers who are left without income as a result of coronavirus in Singapore.
By Joelyn Chan
Without legal protections, Singapore’s 200,000 gig economy workers are at the forefront of the economic fallout from coronavirus. Reduced public demand leaves gig workers with reduced earnings and if the downturn endures, they could find themselves struggling to earn a living.
Singapore has the highest number of COVID-19 cases, of any ASEAN nation. The outbreak prompted the nation to lower its 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast range to -0.5% to 1.5%. The tourism and service sectors are among the sectors most heavily impacted.
Freelancers and independent contractors that work in the gig economy stand to be among the worst affected workers. Ride-hailing drivers, food delivery riders, and fitness instructors run the risk of going without income during the 14-day quarantine period, or longer if they contract the virus.
Recognising the opportunity for potential and the need to support the most economically vulnerable workers, the Singaporean government devised an assistance framework for gig economy workers during this tumultuous period.
The government has devised a way of containing the virus while strengthening the gig economy
Ride-hailing drivers and food delivery riders that come down with the virus are torn between self-isolating for the benefit of everyone or continuing to work to maintain an income.
To entice workers into making a decision that does not contribute to the spread of the virus, the Manpower Ministry invested S$36 million (US$26 million) into a training support scheme. From April to June 2020, self-employed workers will be given a training allowance of S$7.50 an hour when they attend selected SkillsFuture courses and sector-specific training programmes. There is no cap on how much training they can register for. Gig economy workers can take advantage of the current downtime to build skills while earning a small income.
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said, “The immediate concern of all (freelancers) is the significant drop in earnings due to the Covid-19 outbreak … Not only will this scheme supplement their income, it can help them become more future-ready.”
The courses are available both online and in physical sessions, reducing the time spent interacting with the larger community and limiting the opportunities for the virus to spread.
More benefits lie ahead for the gig economy workers
While the training support scheme may pale in comparison to what other sectors are getting, it is worth noting that the gig economy is still in its infancy. Three years ago, the government set up the Tripartite Workgroup on Self-employed persons (SEPS).
The Singaporean government has been at the forefront of protection the rapidly increasing number of freelance workers. The Tripartite Group devised a set of industry guidelines, known as the Tripartite Standards, for contracting freelance workers. With greater adoption of these employer standards, freelance workers will enjoy more protections and improved welfare.
A pilot scheme called Contribute-As-You-Earn (CAYE) also allocates a portion of freelancer fees into MediSave accounts, providing more medical security for gig workers. Such policies will encourage more citizens, especially the unemployed, to be part of the gig economy.
Coronavirus outbreak will not slow the growth of the gig economy in Singapore. The government has taken decisive steps to ensure that its freelance population does not stagnate. Once the city-state has fully recovered from this crisis, its gig economy will bounce back faster and stronger.


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July 23, 2020 - "Normally"
Normally, at this time of year, I would be counting down the days to the Harry Potter Birthday party annual event at the library as well as counting down the days to the end of the Summer Reading Program which, normally, follows soon thereafter. "Normally" is the operative word here and since about March of this year, nothing has been what you could call "normal". This year we will be celebrating Harry Potter's Birthday by sending out parties in a bag so that you can celebrate at home and perhaps share some of your celebration with us via social media. We have also extended the Summer Reading Program until the end of August. "Why would we do that?", I hear you ask. For s couple of reasons. First, we put a rather high-priced prize in our prize store and want to give people a chance to earn enough dragon dollars to "buy" it. Second, getting books to read for some of you this summer has been a bit more challenging this summer than in previous years so we thought we would extend the time through the month of August.This means that there is still plenty of time to read, earn dragon dollars, get fabulous prizes with those dragon dollars, or donate them to one of three charities: the Dane County Humane Society, the DeForest Area Needs Network (D.A.N.N.) or the endowment fund of the DeForest Area Public Library. So keep reading! Below are some of the new titles recently-arrived at your library.Enjoy!
The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjold by Ravi Somaiya. Investigates the mystery behind the 1961 death of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, drawing on previously undisclosed evidence, recently revealed firsthand accounts and groundbreaking interviews to identify the powerful international cabal behind his death.
She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man’s World by Jennifer Palmieri. An empowering guide to feminism by the best-selling author of Dear Madam President outlines a blueprint for activism while sharing lessons from her personal choice to live on her own terms instead of embracing toxic patriarchal norms.
Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less by James Hamblin, A lively introduction to the new science of skin microbes and probiotics draws on expert and alternative-treatment insights to clarify contradictory recommendations and explain how to cultivate a healthy and natural biome for optimal skin health.
“The Empire of Gold (The Daevabd Trilogy)” by S.A. Chakraborty. In this final installment in the critically acclaimed trilogy, Nahri and Ali are determined to save both their city and their loved ones, but when Ali seeks support in his mother’s homeland, he makes a discovery that threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith.
“The Heir Affair, No.2 (Royal We)” by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan. A follow-up to The Royal We finds Bex Porter and her husband, Prince Nicolas, in self-imposed exile in the wake of a scandal before a royal crisis exposes old family secrets and a brother's ongoing disgrace.
“The Outsider, No.12 (Kate Burkholder)” by Linda Castillo. A follow-up to the best-selling “Shamed” finds Kate Burkholder helping a friend from the police academy go into hiding among the Amish to avoid vengeful rogue cops who have wrongly accused her of murdering an undercover officer.
“Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Shadowlands)” by Madeleine Roux. Presents an all-new official prequel novel to Shadowlands, the next expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s legendary online game World of Warcraft.
“The Shadows” by Alex North. Forced by his mother's failing health to return to the hometown where a misfit friend committed a shocking murder 25 years earlier, Paul learns about an investigation into a local copycat before realizing he is being followed.
“Peace Talks, No. 16 (Dresden Files)” by Jim Butcher. Joining the White Council's security team to help facilitate peace among hostile supernatural nations, wizard Harry Dresden is confronted by manipulative political forces that threaten all of Chicago. By the best-selling author of the Codex Alera series
“The Sin in the Steel, No. 1 (Fall of the Gods)” by Ryan Van Loan. In a debut fantasy set in a world of dead gods, pirates and shapeshifting mages, a brilliant former street youth-turned-detective and her ex-soldier partner investigate the activities of a pirate queen to expose societal corruption.
“The Lost and Found Bookshop” by Susan Wiggs. Inheriting her mother's San Francisco bookshop in the wake of a tragedy, Natalie bonds with her ailing grandfather and hires a contractor to perform repairs before unexpected discoveries connect her to the community and family secrets.
“The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel. The best-selling author of “The Winemaker's Wife” draws on true events in the story of a Polish graduate student in World War II who uses her forgery talents to help hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis.
“1st Case” by James Patterson & Chris Tebbetts. Recruited into the FBI when her unorthodox programming skills get her kicked out of MIT, a computer genius tracks a killer who has been targeted young women through a sophisticated messaging app.


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America reached a crisis point Wednesday with new data showing inflation rising a shocking 9.1% compared with one year earlier, fueling what many economists are now calling a “cost of living disaster” for working families.
From the Associated Press:
Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, with higher borrowing costs to follow.
Consumer prices soared 9.1% compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, the biggest yearly increase since 1981, and up from an 8.6% jump in May. From May to June, prices rose 1.3%, another substantial rise, after prices had jumped 1% from April to May.
The persistent price acceleration underscores the brutal impact inflation has inflicted on Americans, with the costs of necessities, in particular, rising much faster than average incomes. Lower-income and Black and Hispanic Americans have been hit especially hard, because a disproportionate share of their income goes toward such essentials as housing, transportation and food.


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- Why do they put minors in prison?
- Why do I have nothing left to ask?
- If another country invites us to come, why does the Eu don’t let us go. The EU obviously don’t want us here, but other countries do!?
There is a reason why we camed to europa, we didnt leave for fun!!!
- Why is there no asylum in Greece?
- When will they give rights to the refugees?
- What do you mean by refugee, what does that even mean?
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The “Gowri Vilasam” the palace of the royal house of sivagangai which was built at the heart of sivagangai the capital of modern, Sirvagangai District as a Historical Monuments and as the seat of all the past glories and heroic deeds of the then Marava Kings is now being left uncased with a scorching look of veritable Sahara.
Top Local Seight seeing places
- Shiva Temple :- There are two Siva Temples at this place. Sree Viswanatha and Sree Subramanian temple, bigger of the two is an important temple.
- Pillaivayal Kali Koil (Temple ) :- It is situtated at Kollankudi about 15 kms away from city, It is maintained by Hindu Religious Charity Endowment Department.
- Vairavar Temple :- It’s known for its Musical pillars each of them producing a different note of the Saptaswaram, the Septave of indian music. Do observe the sculptures, especially the horses and elephants. Pallathur is 12 km north of Karaikudi.
- Sri Kamakshi Temple :-
- Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple :- The temple of Sri Raja Rajeshwari. It is the family deity of the royal family. Sri Raja Rajeshwari temple is open for the public only in the evenings and on auspicious days. On the Southern part of the temple there is a huge hall supported with numerous pillars.
- Sivagang Palace :- Also called “Gowri Vilasam”, is situated in the Sivaganga district about 40 km from Madurai. It was once the seat of Marava kings. At present the palace is in dilapidated condition but the architectural beauty can still be appreciated. The architectural style of the palace reflects elements borrowed from the Thirumalai Nayak’s period and infused with Rajputana arts.
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Lil Uzi Vert is currently on The Endless Summer Tour with Ty Dolla $ign, G-Eazy and YBN Nahmir. The tour made a stop at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut, over the weekend where the stars performed for a sold out crowd. During Lil Uzi Vert’s set, a fan threw the Holy Bible at him as he performed his song, “XO Tour Llif3.”
The Bible which missed Lil Uzi laid on the stage for a few seconds before he realized what it was. Realizing that it was a Bible, Uzi picked it up and began to read verses from it as he performed. The significance of it all is that Uzi has been accused in the past of following the cults. In fact Uzi’s upcoming album titled, Eternal Atake was put on hold after his label received threats of a lawsuit over the use of Heaven’s Gate cult imagery.


Scientists have developed an “off-switch” for the brain to effectively shut down neural activity using light pulses.
In 2005, Stanford scientist Karl Deisseroth discovered how to switch individual brain cells on and off by using light in a technique he dubbed 'optogenetics'.
Research teams around the world have since used this technique to study brain cells, heart cells, stem cells and others regulated by electrical...
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2nd Total Lunar Eclipse in 2010 A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20/21, 2010. It will be visible about 9:30pm PST on December 21 in North and South America. READ MORE TO FIND OUT THE TIME IS BEST FOR YOU.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. and Mexican officials reached a deal Monday for Mexico to defer part of its water allotment from the Colorado River until 2014 while farmers in the Mexicali area repair irrigation networks damaged by an earthquake this year.Under the agreement, Mexico can defer delivery of up to 260,000 acre-feet of water through 2013 and then seek to recover that in the following three
Hacienda Sand Castle Contest - Cabo San Lucas - December 27-29Champion sand castle builders Archisand will show you how to build your own sand castles and if you're interested you use your new skills and enter the Hacienda San Castle Competition which will be held on December 29th at the Hacienda Resort in Cabo San Lucas. To enter the competition, contact the Hacienda Beach Club concierge at (


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|Navigating the multiple meanings of β diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist|
MJ Anderson, TO Crist, JM Chase, M Vellend, BD Inouye, AL Freestone, ...
Ecology letters 14 (1), 19-28, 2011
|Drought sensitivity shapes species distribution patterns in tropical forests|
BMJ Engelbrecht, LS Comita, R Condit, TA Kursar, MT Tyree, BL Turner, ...
Nature 447 (7140), 80-82, 2007
|Disentangling the drivers of β diversity along latitudinal and elevational gradients|
NJB Kraft, LS Comita, JM Chase, NJ Sanders, NG Swenson, TO Crist, ...
Science 333 (6050), 1755-1758, 2011
|Asymmetric density dependence shapes species abundances in a tropical tree community|
LS Comita, HC Muller-Landau, S Aguilar, SP Hubbell
Science 329 (5989), 330-332, 2010
|Testing predictions of the Janzen–Connell hypothesis: a meta‐analysis of experimental evidence for distance‐and density‐dependent seed and seedling survival|
LS Comita, SA Queenborough, SJ Murphy, JL Eck, K Xu, M Krishnadas, ...
Journal of Ecology 102 (4), 845-856, 2014
|Developmental changes in habitat associations of tropical trees|
LS Comita, R Condit, SP Hubbell
Journal of Ecology 95 (3), 482-492, 2007
|Nonrandom processes maintain diversity in tropical forests|
C Wills, KE Harms, R Condit, D King, J Thompson, F He, ...
Science 311 (5760), 527-531, 2006
|Local neighborhood and species' shade tolerance influence survival in a diverse seedling bank|
LS Comita, SP Hubbell
Ecology 90 (2), 328-334, 2009
|Trait similarity, shared ancestry and the structure of neighbourhood interactions in a subtropical wet forest: implications for community assembly|
M Uriarte, NG Swenson, RL Chazdon, LS Comita, W John Kress, ...
Ecology letters 13 (12), 1503-1514, 2010
|Seasonal and spatial variation in water availability drive habitat associations in a tropical forest|
LS Comita, BMJ Engelbrecht
Ecology 90 (10), 2755-2765, 2009
|Community‐level consequences of density dependence and habitat association in a subtropical broad‐leaved forest|
L Chen, X Mi, LS Comita, L Zhang, H Ren, K Ma
Ecology letters 13 (6), 695-704, 2010
|Dung beetles as indicators of tropical forest restoration success: Is it possible to recover species and functional diversity?|
LD Audino, J Louzada, L Comita
Biological Conservation 169, 248-257, 2014
|Abiotic and biotic drivers of seedling survival in a hurricane‐impacted tropical forest|
LS Comita, M Uriarte, J Thompson, I Jonckheere, CD Canham, ...
Journal of Ecology 97 (6), 1346-1359, 2009
|Stochastic and deterministic drivers of spatial and temporal turnover in breeding bird communities|
JC Stegen, AL Freestone, TO Crist, MJ Anderson, JM Chase, LS Comita, ...
Global Ecology and Biogeography 22 (2), 202-212, 2013
|Functional traits as predictors of vital rates across the life cycle of tropical trees|
MD Visser, M Bruijning, SJ Wright, HC Muller‐Landau, E Jongejans, ...
Functional Ecology 30 (2), 168-180, 2016
|Conspecific and phylogenetic density‐dependent survival differs across life stages in a tropical forest|
Y Zhu, LS Comita, SP Hubbell, K Ma
Journal of Ecology 103 (4), 957-966, 2015
|Strategies for fitting nonlinear ecological models in R, AD M odel B uilder, and BUGS|
BM Bolker, B Gardner, M Maunder, CW Berg, M Brooks, L Comita, ...
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4 (6), 501-512, 2013
|Density dependence across multiple life stages in a temperate old-growth forest of northeast China|
T Piao, LS Comita, G Jin, JH Kim
Oecologia 172 (1), 207-217, 2013
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Submitted by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 12/04/2013 - 12:21pm
Richard (RJ) Eskow was on Fox Business with Neil Cavuto recently. Since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is positioning himself to run for president as a moderate Republican and since Fox Republicans can't have that, Cavuto invited Eskow on to bash Christie for him.
Steckel is leaving her $210,000 state position to be senior director of public policy at WellCare Health Plans, which provides managed care plans for Medicaid and Medicare.
The state Department of Health and Human Services is working on a plan to transform Medicaid that will open the $13 billion government health insurance program for the poor, elderly and disabled to management by private companies. They call the plan the “Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina,” and Steckel had the lead role in creating it.
This story could be a an entire chapter in Business Ethics 101, a model of what not to do. But it probably won't be mentioned in any Legislative oversight hearings, because the NC GOP thinks private companies should be running the government anyway.
Carol Steckel resigned Monday as the director of North Carolina's Medicaid program. Steckel was brought in from Louisiana last spring to overhaul the Medicaid program, which has suffered repeated cost overruns in recent years.
Top officials [at NC DHHS] are about to embark on another "listening tour," according to a set of slides that Sandy Terrell, the Division of Medical Assistance's acting chief operating officer, presented at the North Carolina Institute of Medicines annual conference this month. It's unclear where and to whom the agency will be listening. Also unclear is what Terrell meant when she wrote that there would be "changes within the Division of Medical Assistance."
The Department of Health and Human Services refused a request to make Terrell or anyone else available to talk about pending changes in Medicaid, saying that an announcement was coming.
The system has missed – sometimes by a wide margin – its own targets on paying claims, and doctors around the state say they aren’t receiving payments.
Dr. Bill Atkinson, WakeMed CEO, says that isn’t isolated to physician practices in rural areas, pointing to the $2.5 million he says physician practices under the WakeMed umbrella are owed.
A couple of important points, and then I need to get back to hospital vigil duty: the healthcare sector nationwide is the single biggest employer, somewhere in the neighborhood of 17% of the workforce. That percentage is probably slightly higher in North Carolina due to so many world-class teaching hospitals and the massive biotech industry. And when you screw around with the Medicare/Medicaid funding pipeline, you are screwing around with the job security of tens of thousands of North Carolinians, if not hundreds of thousands. Aldona Wos isn't just a political mistake, she's an economic disaster in process.
DAG McCrony and the Tillisberger were hellbent on refusing the federal money for Medicaid expansion. These are our tax dollars, already paid, that now go to places with more enlightened governors, which even includes Ohio and New Jersey.
The decision not to adopt the Medicaid expansion will create inequities in coverage. Those with incomes below 100 percent will not be eligible for subsidies in exchanges or for Medicaid coverage beyond current eligibility levels. This leaves considerable gaps in coverage and will also result in substantially less revenue for hospitals.
Under the ACA, hospitals in these states will still face cutbacks in Medicare and Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments as well as lower Medicare payment rates independent of whether or not a state adopts the Medicaid expansion.
The NCGOP is pursuing a strategy of radical restructuring. Human health is collateral damage.
THE BUDGET PASSED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA SENATE includes a special provision changing the state’s Medicaid eligibility requirements for pregnant women. Under the Senate provision,
starting in 2014, pregnant women earning more than 133 percent of federal poverty level (about $15,282 for a single person) will no longer qualify for Medicaid. Currently, pregnant women earning up
to 185 percent of federal poverty level (about $21,256 for a single person) qualify for Medicaid. This change will impact thousands of women.
Sanctity of life my ass. The sheer hypocrisy of the Tarheel Taliban is mind-boggling. Try to force women seeking an abortion to look at an ultrasound, when they are the ones who should be forced to look at every fetus they want to cut from Medicaid funding. You know what? That's what we should do, start collecting pictures of unborn babies who fall into this category and putting them on signs and pamphlets. Kinda hard to argue with that.
Submitted by Martha Brock on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 9:15am
Got questions or comments about the McCrory Administration’s plan to privatize much of the state’s Medicaid system?
Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos and Medicaid Director Carol Steckel will hold two public hearings today and again on Thursday to answer questions about privatizing the $13 billion program and what it would mean for patients and health care providers.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Aldona Wos told an audience in Reidsville today that the decision not to expand the state’s Medicaid program came from state Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Her comments came during a community forum held at Annie Penn Hospital during a question-and-answer period with the audience of 70 to 80 hospital personnel, community members and medical professionals.
To which the Department of Insurance had this to say:
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Moorefield – Intel’s new processor for small tablets
Intel plans to make a great appearance at the upcoming Computex conference with its new processor. Codenamed Moorefield, the 64-bit processor was specially designed for small Android and Windows tablets. The processor is also known as quad-core Atom Z3560/Z3580, and it’s designed for 8-inch or smaller devices, including smartphones.
An Intel spokeswoman said that Moorefield is different than its predecessor, the “Bay Trail” that powers tablets like ThinkPad 8. The processor comes in a smaller chip package and it runs cooler. The fact that it comes in a smaller chip package means it’s easier to use in 8-inch tablets or in phablets. The spokeswoman also said that the processor is LTE optimized, meaning it includes support for Intel’s XMM 7260 silicon that’s CAT 6 capable. Matching the LTE with their processor in some tablets wasn’t easy, because not many tablets come with built-in LTE. For instance, few Windows 8.1 devices have LTE on board, but Intel managed to squeeze in Moorefield. Meanwhile, the matching process was easier with Android devices, which come with built-in LTE. Here are Moorefield’s main specifications:
- CPU: 4 core/4 thread Silvermont CPU core @ 2.33 GHz
- Graphics: Imagination PowerVR G6430 @ 533MHz
- Max Memory Bandwidth: 12.8 GB/sec
- Image signal processor: 13MP front facing, 2.1MP rear facing
- Cellular: Discrete; LTE-Advanced cat. 6 capable w/ XMM 7260
- Connectivity: Discrete
Considering we’re talking about a processor that was specially designed for small Android and Windows devices, Moorefield’s specs are more than satisfying. Compared to one of its rivals, namely the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, Intel’s new processor does look a bit slack. The Snapdragon 805 comes with 25.6 GB/sec max memory bandwidth and a 1 gigapixel/sec image signal processor, so no doubt which processor is better, if we refer strictly to these two specifications. However, the processor is good enough for 8-inch or less devices, so don’t worry about it. Moorefield worked just fine on KDDI MeMo Pad, as they personally stated, so it should be good for Android devices too.
Intel plans to show off with their new processor and other products at the Computex conference in Taipei, starting on June 4. Even if Moorefield is not the best in class, nor is it as known as its competitors, Intel is making great progress with its latest line of processors. It may not be long until Moorefield will be a common trait in all high-end devices.
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