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Is Manchester United’s Paul Pogba a big-game player? We check the stats ahead of the blockbuster derby with Manchester City this weekend…
The World Cup winner earned praise from Jose Mourinho for his performances in Russia but, despite raising his game on the ultimate stage for France this summer, has he produced the goods in big games for United?
I think the World Cup is the perfect habitat for a player like him to give their best. Why? Because it’s closed for a month, where he can only think about football.
Just six months ago, with hair controversially streaked in sky blue, Pogba scored twice in two minutes to level the scores before Chris Smalling completed a stunning match-winning comeback at the Etihad – putting City’s title coronation on ice.
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According to the Sky Sports Power Rankings – an algorithm that measures player performances based on 34 different matchday metrics – that game against City was Pogba’s second finest in the Premier League to date.
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The numbers suggest his top statistical league performance came in December 2016 during a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace, when he combined with Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score the opener and teed up the Swede for a late winner.
In terms of games against Big Six rivals, the 25-year-old has missed eight out of 22 league clashes through injury since his return to the club more than two years ago.
Darren Fletcher on Paul Pogba’s role
As the graphic below shows, his performances have been typically underwhelming against United’s top-five rivals, averaging at just 1,452 points per game – some 40 per cent fewer than against lesser teams.
Pogba only scored in two of those 14 games: against City and Arsenal in April this year – which remain the only games he has registered in excess of 2,000 points against the elite to date.
According to the rankings, his worst performance in the Premier League was against Liverpool in January 2017 – conceding a 27th-minute penalty in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
This season, Pogba recorded his second-worst performance during the 3-0 defeat to Spurs at Wembley in August, while his run out in the 2-2 draw at Chelsea last month also reaped below-average returns.
The radar graphic below suggests Pogba is deployed in a more defensive role against Big Six sides, winning far more tackles and interceptions – frequently being deployed in a 4-2-3-1 rearguard pairing.
Interestingly, Mourinho deployed Pogba in a 4-3-3 formation during his standout games against City and Arsenal – epitomised with his second goal at the Etihad and underlining his attacking potency when unleashed.
Pogba in starting formations against Big Six rivals
Can Pogba raise his game and emulate his performance against City in April? Watch Manchester City v Manchester United live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4.15pm on Sunday
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Almost three years after it kicked off its services, Grofers, the online grocery delivery startup has ditched its application only strategy and has finally launched a web portal as well. The new Grofers website allows users to place their orders from the web as well.
The website’s interface is similar to that of the mobile application. It provides users with the option to purchase groceries from different categories and stores. As per the company, a team has been created to launch the website based on feedback from its user-base.
Commenting on this move, Albinder Dhindsa, co-founder at Grofers, said,
While we started the app for the smartphone user, we realised there are people who love our service but prefer to use the web instead. There were also people who do not use our service because we were app-only. We received plenty of queries around this. So, a couple of months back we assembled a team of talented engineers and designers to bring the Grofers ordering experience onto the web platform. This move should further help in driving order volumes for us.
Initially, the website will be available in 10 cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune. We can expect Grofers to follow up with a roll out in other regions as well, if this pilot proves to be a success.
The website has a clean interface with product pop-up details and the ability to let users add stuff by quantity and units. It is currently charging a delivery fee of Rs. 19 for orders below Rs. 500.
Grofers claims to have over 120,000 products and says that it delivers to 17 cities and regions, which include Agra, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, NCR, Nagpur, Pune, Surat and Vadodara.
The company says that at present, its user base is growing 4x on a month on month basis and that it has 3 million collective downloads on iOS and Android. The Grofers website should hopefully boost it further.
Market Scenario for Grofers and its cadre
The online grocery delivery segment in India hasn’t had it easy and Grofers also had its fair share of rough times. The company fired almost 10% of its work-force citing “general slowdown in activity”.
Earlier this year, it shut down services in 9 cities. On the other hand, PepperTap closed operations in February this year despite raising $51 million and pivoted to logistics; Flipkart shut down Nearby, Ola shut down Ola Cafe and Ola Food.
However, Grofers true competitor is BigBasket, which had raised around $150 million around 6 months ago. The Grofers website may let the company cater to first time or casual audiences, who would like to get a taste of the grocery delivery service before downloading its application.

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Andrew Thaler for the Deep-sea Mining Observer
While the development of a deep-sea mining code may have slowed to a crawl over the last two years, the mining contractors have been hard at work pushing the limits of marine robotics. Deep-sea mining contractors cleared several key technical milestones in the race to commercialize the deep seafloor. These advancements bring the technological reality of deep-sea mining closer than ever before. However, several milestones remain to be reached before any contractor is ready to plant their flag on the seafloor and plumb the depths at commercial scale. At the same time, next generation battery technologies creep towards mass adoption, threatening the industry’s core value proposition.
The Metals Company, in partnership with AllSeas, reached several notable milestones over the last quarter. In early March, they announced the first successful wet test of their pilot nodule collecting vehicle, deploying it from the deck of their flagship, The Hidden Gem, lowering it to the seafloor, and successfully recovering it. Following that protected water trial, The Metals Company conducted an open ocean deployment in the North Sea, testing a variety of systems under demanding ocean conditions. “This North Sea drive test is a key milestone that not only shows that our collector can be remotely operated in open seas but that it can do so in parallel motion with the Hidden Gem’s dynamic positioning system,” said The Metals Company CEO Gerard Barron in a press release.
GSR has been relatively quiet on the technology front since last year’s Patania II trial, during which the prototype nodule collector was stranded, and then successfully recovered from the seafloor. GSR intends to return to the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone in 2024 to conduct the next series of trials, involving a full-scale seafloor nodule collector. The contractor was also recently awarded an exploration license for areas within the Cook Islands exclusive economic zone.
One major technological hurdle that has yet to be cleared is the successful testing of a full riser and lift system at operating depth. Riser and lift systems allow mining tools on the seafloor to pump ore to the surface vessel for processing. Riser and lift systems are an essential component of currently developed deep-sea mining tools, and also one of the most complex.
The Metals Company will embark on an expedition to the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone later this year to conduct more comprehensive tests of its nodule collector and initiate the industry’s first tests of a riser and lift system to commercial operational depth.
Impossible Mining is a relative newcomer to the deep-sea mining industry, but with experienced leadership at the helm and a novel approach to nodule collecting. Rather than harvesting polymetallic nodules from the seafloor using a benthic crawler and riser and lift system, Impossible Mining proposes neutrally buoyant AUVs that glide just above the seafloor using AI-powered systems to identify nodules and recover them, piece by piece. This system will also allow them to leave heavily colonized nodules in place. While still in the early stages of development, Impossible Mining argues that their system would have a significantly lighter impact on the seafloor than current contractor proposals.
India continues to press forward with its Deep Ocean Mission. After successful tests of a prototype personnel sphere to 600 meters in late 2021, the Samudrayaan project to build a 6000-meter-rate human-occupied submersible was formally launched, with a budget of almost $580 million over five years. This comes close on the heels of India’s National Institute of Ocean Technology successfully testing a seafloor crawler robot to a depth of six kilometers. India’s Deep Ocean Mission represents a significant financial commitment to advancing the nation’s deep-submergence capabilities.
The Privatization of Exploration
More humans have visited the bottom of the ocean since 2020 than had in the preceding century. Deep-sea explorer and current owner of the only full-ocean-capable submersible in private hands, Victor Vescovo, has conducted a series of dives across the world, mapping the deepest points in five oceans and contributing high resolution bathymetry to global seafloor databases. His team has also begun campaigning for policy change in the high seas, pushing for reduced use of disposable tethers and umbilicals, which pose a navigational challenge to submersibles and present s potential environmental hazard to the deep seafloor. His team has led multiple expeditions, both scientific and recreational, to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Meanwhile, the Pisces VI, a 2000-meter-rated submersible that was once part of the US research fleet, was acquired by Scott Waters, an entrepreneur from Kansas, refurbished and upgraded, and deployed in the Canary Islands, where it now conducts dives for scientists, documentarians, explorers, and tourists. Private individuals, in 2022, now have greater access to deep submergence technologies than at any point in the history of ocean exploration.
The technology that may have the most significant impact on the development of the deep-sea mining industry over the next decade is not directly related to mining. Though it has a decades-long lead, deep-sea mining is in an ever-tightening race against next-generation solid-state batteries. Solid state batteries forgo the liquid electrolyte used in modern lithium batteries in favor of a solid medium. This allows for batteries that are more energy dense, charge faster, and, of most relevance to deep-sea mining stakeholders, require not rare metals in their production. In 2019, IBM unveiled a solid-state battery that was free of nickel, manganese, and cobalt. Toyota has announced a target of 2025 to begin selling hybrid vehicles with solid-state batteries.
More recently, Nissan has announced a partnership with NASA to develop and implement its own solid-state battery technology. Nissan will open its first solid-state battery plant in 2024, with plans to launch an electric vehicle powered by their solid-state batteries in 2028. Volkswagen is also looking to launch pilot battery plants this decade.
More than any other singular development, commercial production of cobalt- and nickel-free solid-state batteries would undermine the core value proposition of deep-sea mining–that harvesting resources from the seafloor is the most sustainable way to unlock the metals needed for decarbonizing the world’s vehicle fleets.
Featured Image: Engineers inspect the tracks of the pilot nodule collector vehicle, photo provided by The Metals Company via Press Release.


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Brunswick matrix HV30494. María / Vicente Gonzales Rubiera
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Why was Rembrandt’s Night Watch painting so controversial? The painting was controversial not because of its subject, but because of the way Rembrandt depicted the group’s members. Not only that: He also painted people as they are instead of the ‘airbrushed’ portraits people were used to.
Accordingly, why is the night watch so famous?
The Night Watch is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings. The painting is famous for three things: its colossal size (363 cm × 437 cm (11.91 ft × 14.34 ft)), the dramatic use of light and shadow (tenebrism) and the perception of motion in what would have traditionally been a static military group portrait.
Also, what does the Night Watch painting mean? Perhaps the most famous painting is the work by Rembrandt known as The Night Watch. It is a group portrait of a militia company. These were groups of able-bodied men who, if the need arose, could be called upon to defend the city or put down riots.
Keeping this in consideration, why was the night watch attacked?
In 1975 the Night Watch was severely damaged National Archives, Public domainA disturbed man with a knife attacked the painting. On 6 April 1990 a man sprayed acid onto the painting. Due to the type of acid and the rapid intervention of a guard, only the varnish was damaged, as in 1911.
What is the night watch worth?
The Night Watch was valued at about $925,000 following the second attack; no word on how much the beat-up painting would fetch today.
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What happened to the night watch?
the Night’s Watch; the watch has truly ended. Though it technically dissolved with the breaching of the Wall itself, the Battle of Winterfell saw the last of its actual members — notably Dolorous Edd, the episode’s first big casualty, who had been the acting Lord Commander — fall to the invasion of the White Walkers.
Why is it called the Night Watch?
Why is the painting called The Night Watch? By the late 18th century the multiple layers of varnish Rembrandt applied to the painting had darkened to such an extent that people thought the canvas depicted a night scene. Hence it’s nickname was born: De Nachtwacht — The Night Watch.
How Big Is The Night Watch?
3.63 m x 4.37 m
How long did the night watch take to paint?
The Night Watch, its common name, is considered to be Rembrandt’s most ambitious painting and took three years to complete.
What style of painting is The Night Watch?
Baroque Dutch Golden Age
What is the meaning of the Night Watch?
noun. a watch or guard kept during the night. a person or the persons keeping such a watch. Usually night watches. the periods or divisions into which the night was divided in ancient times.
Who painted the Night Watch?
Rembrandt Nicolaes Pickenoy
What is so special about Rembrandt?
Rembrandt is also known as a painter of light and shade and as an artist who favoured an uncompromising realism that would lead some critics to claim that he preferred ugliness to beauty. Early in his career and for some time, Rembrandt painted mainly portraits.
Where Is The Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum?
Did Rembrandt paint himself in the Night Watch?
That eye to the upper left of Banning Cocq, belongs to the artist himself. Just as the Flemish artist Van Eyck loved to do, Rembrandt painted himself hidden within the scene. At dignity’s expense, Rembrandt appears to be punning on the captain’s name, even perhaps alluding to his appetites.
Why was Rembrandt forced to cut up his painting?
The Night Watch has suffered several indignities in its 377-year history: in 1715, Rembrandt’s large-scale painting was cut down in order to fit a new room when it was transferred from a militia headquarters in Amsterdam to the city’s Town Hall. The painting’s iconic status is part of what has made it a target.
Does Netflix have night watch?
Night Watch ( 2004 ) on Netflix In order to avoid the total slaughter, their leaders agree to have an armistice. Along the centuries, the two balanced sides are divided and the forces of light watch and control the vampires, a.k.a. as the forces of night.
What Baroque painting was damaged by a mental patient?
The Night Watch
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It’s said that grandchildren are the sweetheart of their grannies but not for this particular woman from Benin city as she subjected her grand child to horrific experience in the name of disciplining her.
As report has it that she placed her fingers on a gas cooker and burnt it until they turned red for eating indomie against her wish while she was hungry.
But a kind hearted person who witnessed the terrible act of wickedness reported the case to the Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and the Ministry has stepped in, arrested the grand mother and have taken the child to hospital for prompt medical care and attention.
Isn’t that wickedness of the highest order.
We hope she doesn’t lose her fingers?

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Elegant looking indeed, but what will make this vertical wind turbine perform any diffferent than other vertical axis sytems that have apperared over the years, only to receed quietly into obscurity. Common knowledge says that energy output per dollar invested cannot compare to the advanced horizontal turbines that are spreading like wildfire. But according to Treehugger, the UK company called Quiet revolution LTD might be offering something revolutionary -- at least interms of simplicity of design (very few moving parts result in vibration free and virtually silent operation) and double-duty functionality by integrating LED lighting in the blades to provide decorative lighting or even messaging. The product was developed by XC02, an appropriate name for an engineering and design studio dedicated to providing low-corbon solutions in the built environment.
According to Treehugger:
Trials were carried out at the end of last year and with the results XCO2 say that the Quiet Revolution will be capable of producing 10,000 kWh per year based on an average wind speed of 5.8 m/s. "If you had two of them that would satisfy the 10% renewable energy requirement for a 1200 square-metre office building," says their marketing director Julia Grove.
- Physical dimensions: 5m high x 3.1m in diameter
- Generator: Direct drive, mechanically integrated, weather sealed 6kW permanent magnet generator
- Power control: Peak power tracking constantly optimises turbine output for all sites and windspeeds
- Operation mode: Max wind speed: 16m/s; Min wind speed: 4.5m/s
- Design life: 25 years (annual inspections recommended)
- Rotor construction: Carbon fibre & epoxy resin blades and connection arms
- Brake & shutdown: Over-speed breaking above 14m/s wind speed, auto shutdown in high wind speeds (above 16m/s)
- Remote monitoring: Event log can be accessed via GSM Dial up. Remote monitoring stores operation and kW hours of electricity generated
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Now that the festive resting period is over, its time to get back to business. The club will reconvene on Thursday 10 January at 19:30 in Dingwall Town Hall.
We had another good year last year, with competition success for a number of our fencers including one of our newest fencers and a Commonwealth Medal for our coach. The club has continued to grow and thrive as a welcoming part of the fencing community and we look forward to more this year.
If you’re looking for something new to try for 2019 or are looking to get back into fencing, why not come along and join us, we’d love to have you with us.


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The concentration of a given species in a pristine air mass in which anthropogenic
impurities of a relatively short lifetime
are not present. The background concentrations of relatively long-lived molecules,
methane, carbon dioxide, halocarbons
etc.) and some other species continue to rise due to anthropogenic input, so the composition
of background air is undergoing continual change. Background concentration of a given
species is sometimes considered to be the concentration of that impurity in a given
air mass when the contribution from anthropogenic sources under study is absent. Synonymous
with baseline concentration.
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167
(Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990))
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook

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Janhvi Kapoor performs Aishwarya Rai’s Salaam in throwback video, says ‘classroom can be anywhere’
Janhvi Kapoor has been missing her dance classes as she remains confined to her residence amid lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak, but hinted that she can practise at home as well. The actor shared a video of her performing to the song Salaam from Aishwarya Rai’s film Umrao Jaan.
Sharing the video on Instagram, Janhvi wrote, “#missing the class room. But anywhere and everywhere can be a classroom no?” She can be seen beautifully dancing to the song in a pink kurta and palazzos with her hair tied in a ponytail.
Her near and dear ones loved her small dance piece and showered her with praise. Guilty actor Akansha Ranjan Kapoor wrote, “Atti sundarrrrrr.” Director Sharan Sharma wrote, “Live kathak session must happen soon.” Manish Malhotra also dropped heart emojis in reaction to the post.
Janhvi has been spending her time in isolation with sister Khushi Kapoor who had flown down from New York ahead of the lockdown. The two sisters have been having a lot of fun in each other’s company. Janhvi had also shared glimpses of her paintings she’s been making in free time.
Janhvi had also written a heartfelt post on the things she learnt during her time in isolation. From learning the value of food to understanding the importance of her father’s love and realising how badly she misses her mother, late actor Sridevi, self-isolation has been a period rich with realisations for the young actor.
“I’ve learnt that I can still smell my mother in her dressing room. I’ve learnt that I’m a better painter in my head than in real life. I’ve learnt that Khushi (Janhvi’s younger sister) is definitely the cooler sister. I’ve learnt that I have the funniest friends in the world,” she wrote.
Janhvi added: “I learned that my father misses me. Before lockdown, whenever he was home; he would wail for me and Khushi to come back from work or from meetings or from our friends houses to spend time with us. I would never see him wait.”
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- Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were clicked at an ad shoot with director Gauri Shinde. Check out some behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot here.
- Salman Khan said he feels 'awkward' and 'embarrassed' but at the same time, 'delighted' and 'honoured', to have his painting displayed alongside legends at an art show.
- Dr. Shriram Nene prepared a homemade pizza for Madhuri Dixit. As he shared a picture of it on Instagram, many of their fans showered compliments.
- Sara Ali Khan took to Instagram and revealed that she and her mother Amrita Singh visited Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Friday.
- Parineeti Chopra shared a new song - Matlabi Yariyan - from her upcoming film, The Girl On The Train. The actor has sung the soulful ballad. Watch here.
- Sara Ali Khan and her mother Amrita Singh were seen twinning in green at Mumbai airport on Thursday. See their pictures here.
- Sharmila Tagore had once talked about how Kareena Kapoor had her birthday when Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was hospitalised but chose not to draw attention towards herself.
- Mumbai Saga trailer has John Abraham and Emraan Hashmi locking horns with Mumbai streets as the arena. Watch the trailer here.
- Pulkit Samrat shared a funny picture of himself and his beauty regimen and credited girlfriend Kriti Kharbanda for it. See her response here.

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Guardian is the name of a series of large LEGOLAND military robots that went rogue and tried to take over the world.
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The original Guardian was designed by the LEGOLAND military using the latest technology available in 2004. After tests were complete, Guardian was deployed in Antarctica with the intention of battling Ogel's forces. However, the programmers failed to design the Guardian to recognize Alpha Team as an ally, and before long, the Guardian was hunting down Alpha Team agents.
Guardian's arrival in Antarctica was concurrent to the attacks of Ogel's assassin robot, forcing Future Frozeen to steer his Time Boat clear of Guardian's rampage. However, Guardian traveled to Alpha Team Antarctic Headquarters and attacked agent Rich in its search for Hacker, whom Guardian perceived as a threat. Developing its own artificial intelligence, Guardian ignoring attempted overrides from the LEGOLAND military. Rich eventually succeeded in disabling Guardian.
However, immediately after the first Guardian's defeat, it remotely activated its own construction files in the military base, causing the assembly of Guardian 2 and Guardian 3. Guardian 2 arrived in Antarctica first and teamed up with Guardian 1, and together they battled Alpha Team agents Rich and Subzero. However, Guardian 3 deceived its fellow Guardians and had them destroyed.
Guardian 3 took Kotua hostage and created Mini-Guardians to take over the LEGOLAND military. Once activated, Mini-Guardian 4 took control of Kotua and, later, Databoard to commit crimes and frame Alpha Team. This stirred conflict between Alpha Team and the LEGOLAND military, which Guardian 3 and Evil Ogel used to their advantage. A Mini-Guardian also caused Databoard to attack his fellow Alpha Team agents, including Subzero. However, once Alpha Team became aware of the Mini-Guardians' existence, they were quickly eliminated.
While the Mini-Guardian-controlled soldiers attacked Alpha Team Headquarters, Guardian 3 proposed a truce with Evil Ogel, but the villain refused the robot's offer and attacked Guardian 3 with his drone army. Guardian 3 retreated and discovered the old laboratory of Dr. Voltage. Guardian 3 proceeded to invent BladeBugs, which harassed Alpha Team for much of following weeks. However, Guardian 3 was ultimately defeated by Kotua and the Voltage.
Years later, Kotua created Guardian Mk. IV to join his robot forces during his attack on Dino Attack Team. Kotua revealed Guardian Mk. IV to Databoard aboard the Voltage during Databoard's second attempt to escape the airship. Guardian quickly overpowered Databoard and captured him once more. Guardian was later confronted by Databoard, Turahk-Kal, and Glide on the bridge of the Voltage, but this time, the Dino Attack agents were able to escape the giant robot.
Rex and Little Bot were taken prisoner aboard the Voltage, and while Rex faced off against Kotua, Guardian Mk. IV battled Little Bot. Due to its size and strength, Guardian quickly overpowered Little Bot. Shortly afterward, Databoard, Turahk-Kal, and Glide returned to the Voltage with PBB, where they were met by Guardian Mk. IV once again. While the others were taken prisoner, Guardian brought Databoard to the command deck to be confronted by Kotua once again.
After Kotua left, Guardian was confronted by Rex, Turahk-Kal, and PBB. Databoard escaped Guardian and fled with the others as Guardian, security bots, and Kotua gave pursuit. Although Rex was recaptured by a security bot, Guardian failed to capture the others, and they were ultimately able to escape.
Guardian was called to the command deck, where it was reprimanded by Kotua for its failure to capture Databoard, Turahk-Kal, and PBB. Guardian then was assigned to oversee Rex's execution. However, Rex vomited on Guardian and escaped, and Guardian was unable to pursue due to a Cleaner Bot's attempts to clean it.
Disappointed with Guardian's recent failures, Kotua destroyed Guardian Mk. IV. No more Guardian robots have been produced, ending their lineage for good.
Abilities and TraitsEdit
As shown by its performance in firing ranges, Guardian was a skilled shooter with nearly any firearm. However, its artificial intelligence was not designed to handle flight or aquatic combat. Guardian also was equipped with phasing technology to allow it to pass through walls, and is armed with machine guns, missiles, and chemicals.
Due to faulty programming, Guardian could not discern Alpha Team agents from Ogel Drones, causing it to treat both factions as enemies. Even worse, Guardian started to become self-aware and developed its own artificial intelligence, ignoring orders and commands from the LEGOLAND military. The military scientists who designed the original Guardian suspect that it was hacked by Evil Ogel to distract Alpha Team from his plans, although Ogel's refusal to work with Guardian 3 contradicts this theory. Guardian's ultimate plan was to create endless copies of itself and take over the world. The original three Guardian robots were also heavily concerned with hunting down Alpha Team agent Hacker, perceiving Hacker as a threat, and thought of Rich as their means of accessing Hacker. Guardian Mk. IV, however, appeared to be obedient and loyal to Kotua.
Guardian was equipped with a large laser sword designed to cut through nearly any material. Guardian 3 was armed with a tail covered with special equipment to create a powerful laser blast. Guardian Mk. IV was armed with laser vision.
Unlike other Guardian models, Guardian 3 had no legs, instead hovering in mid-air.
Mini-Guardians were only the size of a housefly, but had the ability of attaching themselves to a Minifig host and controlling their actions. For inexplicable reasons, Mini-Guardian 4 was only capable of saying "Moo!"
- Later posts by Kotua in Space revealed that Guardian Mk. IV survived Kotua's attempt to destroy it. However, nothing ultimately came out of this and the character was not developed any further, so it is currently disregarded by this wiki.


Can a shield be used as a weapon?
It could be used as a weapon, and in fact, it has been. The roman legionaries used their scutum in addition to their gladius to hit the enemy. They could also use the edge of the shield to do some damage. So depending on the use you make of it, a shield can be called a weapon.
In respect to this, does a shield count as a weapon?
No! The shield is not a weapon, this is designed to be a sword and board feature. Shield is definitely not a weapon (no weapon stats), and there are currently no enchantments to make it a weapon. This is a feature designed for a brawler style (hand free for grappling) or a sword and board fighter.
Likewise, can you use a shield as a weapon 5e? Shield Bashes according to D&D 5e Rules The shield can only be used to cause damage if it is used as an Improvised Weapon. When using a shield as an improvised weapon (PHB p147-148) , you are Two-Weapon Fighting (PHB p195). Because of this, you get a bonus action with which to attack with the shield.
Just so, is a shield a good weapon?
They’re that good. You can reasonably forego the shield in favor of a second full-sized weapon or a two-handed weapon depending on the specific context of your fight. In other words, shields are so good that they are better than most other companion arm options almost regardless of fight context.
What were shields used for?
Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of active blocks, as well as to provide passive protection by closing one or more lines of engagement during combat.
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Is a shield a weapon or armor 5e?
Yes, shields are armor. However, shields are wielded, not worn. The fighting style only applies while wearing armor.
Is an improvised weapon a weapon?
An improvised weapon includes any object you can wield in one or two hands, such as broken glass, a table leg, a frying pan, a wagon wheel, or a dead goblin. As soon as the attack begins, the object is considered a weapon. As soon as the attack completes is is no longer treated as a weapon.
How much damage does a shield do 5e?
Martial weapon: A spiked shield is a light martial melee weapon. Damage: 1d6 + STR bonus (piercing). Cost: You can add a spike to a normal shield for an additional cost of 2 gp. (Adding more than one spike does not change the damage.)
Does Dueling work with two handed weapons?
4 Answers. Being possessed of the Dueling fighting style doesn’t preclude the use of a two–handed weapon. You can still use a two–handed weapon as you normally would. However, when you do so you do not gain the bonus provided by Dueling as you no longer meet the prerequisite.
What does shield do in DND?
Shield. A shield is made from wood or metal and is carried in one hand. Wielding a shield increases your Armor Class by 2. You can benefit from only one shield at a time.
Can you use dueling with a shield 5e?
Dueling style works with shield. As long as you are not wearing heavy armor or using a shield, you have a swimming speed and a climbing speed equal to your normal speed, and you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Did Knights use shields?
Near the end of the medieval period knights did not use shields because the armor was so good(other soldiers with out such good armor did). But before the advancement of plate armor shields were a must in warfare. Shields can deflect a lance in a way armor can’t.
What is the shield of God?
In terms of the parts of the Armor of God, the various pieces (the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit) are correlated to what Paul would have witnessed firsthand as the arms and armor of Roman
What is shield stand for?
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What does a shield symbolize?
The Shield symbolizes steadfast principles, commitment, loyalty and protection, which are afforded us by taking up the spiritual “Shield of Faith” in Christ.
Can you fight with a shield?
Contrary to a lot of people’s belief, shields were used as both an offensive and defensive weapon. However your problem is reach and penetration. You can bash an unarmored opponent with a shield fairly effectively or just barge into them with it. There’s a reason shield-only fighting was never really a thing.
Can the shield hero attack?
He’s the Shield Hero—he’s not allowed to use any weapons, and even attempting to grab one will result in him being shocked and the UI telling him this isn’t possible. He can still attack people hand to hand, but this doesn’t do much in the way of damage.
Who is the strongest hero in Shield hero?
Shield Hero: The 10 Most Powerful Characters, Ranked
- 8 Itsuki Kawasumi.
- 7 Filo.
- 6 Motoyasu Kitamura.
- 5 L’Arc Berg.
- 4 Therese Alexanderite.
- 3 Naofumi Iwatani. The one and only Shield Hero.
- 2 Fitoria. She is a Filolial like Naofumi’s own Filo is, but these two bird-ladies are in entirely different leagues.
- 1 Glass. Much like L’Arc, Glass is a hero from another world.
Who invented the shield?
While the Greeks had created the phalanx (a shield wall held in place by ranks of soldiers), the Romans perfected it. The legionnaires were not only good at the phalanx, they came up with trick formations, like the testudo.
Is Shield hero the strongest?
Naofumi takes all the upgrade methods and applies it to his shield, making him even stronger than the other heroes. As of Vol 13 of the LN He is most likely the strongest of the heroes.
How do you draw a shield?
How to Draw a Shield (easy)
- Step 1: Materials. To draw you need a pencil or pen, and an eraser. Sharpeners are optional. Tip Question Comment.
- Step 2: Follow the Pictures. Draw a three point shield shape to start. Try to make pretty neat line.
- Step 3: Finish. Thanks for checking out my instructable. Tip Question Comment.
How does shield master work?
The Shield Master feat lets you shove someone as a bonus action if you take the Attack action. Can you take that bonus action before the Attack action? The bonus action provided by the Shield Master feat has a pre-condition: that you take the Attack action on your turn.


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Visitors Can Now Experience “Rock Hall 2.0”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened along Cleveland's Lakeshore back in 1995.
So the time is probably right for a bit of an update.
This weekend, the Rock Hall premieres what leaders are calling - Museum 2.0.
Today, the Rock Hall held a media preview of the new Connor Theater where the 'Jonathan Demme' film will be shown.
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Lasha Darkmoon caught Posting Crap on her Site!
Yours truly has already called her an op pointing out her willingness to stoke goy on goy wars using Jewish neo-con sources like the Gatestone Institute for fire. Today I go to her site and she has this wonderful pro-Putin article saying :
ROTHSCHILDS BANNED FROM RUSSIA —“UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES”
Putin recently reminded his cabinet that he paid off the Rothschild’s debt and “grabbed them by the scruff of the neck and kicked them out Russia’s back door.”
This meeting featured the President pounding his fist on the table and vowing to destroy the New World Order, and according to a Kremlin source Putin is making great strides towards this goal.
“They do not own the world, and they do not have carte blanche to do whatever they want. If we do not challenge them there will be other issues. We will not be bullied by them.”
Now they want to plunge us into World War III.
The New World Order’s invasive roots and branches keep spreading around the world, but President Putin has stopped them expanding into Russia. This is a major blow to their plans for world domination and now they view him as a real threat. He’s got them running scared, which is why he is degraded in the Western media at every opportunity.
The reality is that Putin is leading us towards a multi-polar world, far from the one government, one religion future plotted by the New World Order. When he took his forces into Syria to protect a sovereign state he further enhanced his reputation as a powerful leader.
People around the world have started to wake up and notice.
Oh goody, I thought. We got a new Hitler on our hands and "Mighty Mouse is going to save the day"! Just to be sure I followed the "source" link to YourNewsWire.com and found out the author's name was Baxter Dmitry, an apparently anonymous blogger I find after googling his name and getting several poor reviews pertaining to his legitmacy.
I also found garbage like this:
Buckingham Palace Admit Queen Elizabeth ‘Is Not Human’ ~ Baxter Dmitry
An internal document acknowledging that Queen Elizabeth is a shapeshifting reptilian was briefly published as a press release on the Royal Family’s official website yesterday before being taken down – but not before alert internet users captured screenshots of the extraordinary article and proof that the press release appeared on Google.....continue reading crap!Getting more concerned I investigated what others had found:
The Rumor Mill News Reading Room......"Baxter Dmitry" has posted a lot of articles there that are, shall we say, "veracity challenged"
Clearly enough cautionaries on this dude to warn her readers but this article is on display on Darkmoon's site as is and presumably because it is so warm and fuzzy Putin. Please note this writer implies that the Rothschild's are behind the NWO and leaves it at that.
All fine for Darkmoon, to be vague in these areas presumably because it's easier to get away with posting contradictory narratives from one day to the next. A quick glance at Lasha's lapdog following in the comment area reveals no concerns just happy to jump on the Putin choo-choo train!
To remind, Lasha markets herself as an anonymous blogger with literary credentials. A favorite place Lasha reposts occur is Truthseeker.org and they too have a history of displaying compromised articles and authors so no real surprises. Just pointing out, once more, Lasha's slovenly approach to truth which very well may be deliberate if she's a paid operative.
Here's her bio that she provides:
Dr Lasha Darkmoon (b.1978) is an anglo-American ex-academic with higher degrees in Classics whose political articles have been translated into several languages. Most of these can be found at The Occidental Observer and The TruthSeeker, but others on a variety of different topics—such as philosophy, religion, art and poetry—will be found here. This website, darkmoon.me, which is named after Lasha Darkmoon but is owned and edited entirely by her cousin John Scott Montecristo, is now within the top 1 percent of websites in the world according to the Alexa ranking system.
Because of her radical political ideas in regard to 9-11 and the role played by organized Jewry in international affairs—ideas that would alienate her friends and family and make them ostracize her—Lasha Darkmoon is forced to conceal her true identity at the present time under a pen name.
The need for the strictest anonymity makes it impossible for Lasha Darkmoon to reveal her home address or telephone number to anyone; nor to accept the numerous invitations she has received to appear on people’s radio programs, to give talks and interviews, or to enter into audiovisual communication with anyone. She remains a strictly reclusive and private person whose only contact with strangers, for the foreseeable future, must be through the written word.
All I got to say is,"Hmmm." Quite a claimed pedigree for quite a sleezy article post, wouldn't you say?


Unrealized after nearly 50 years, Petaluma’s Rainier Avenue cross-town connector is back in the forefront again and shaping up to be a divisive election issue.
Through the decades, Rainier, one of the longest-planned street projects in Petaluma, has suffered from lack of funding and, at times, a lack of political will.
Its configuration has changed over the years, too, and a scaled-down version is being analyzed for its potential environmental impacts.
Much of the community at large has long supported Rainier, according to several polls since the mid-1990s. In 2004, 72 percent of city voters said they backed a Rainier cross-town connector.
Relieving traffic congestion — which supporters promise Rainier will do — also polled strongly in city surveys in the past year about what residents would be willing to increase their sales tax to fund.
The project once was killed, removed by an environmentally friendly council from the city’s general plan in 1999. But it was revived in 2004 after so-called development-friendly council members won a majority.
Today, most of the seven-member council appears to support finding funding for the connector and getting it built.
“At this point you have a strong council majority that has every intention of making it happen,” said Councilman Mike Healy, long a supporter of the project. “It’s not that the Rainier project is without flaws or without issues, but it’s the best alternative.”
Opponents argue the project could cause downstream flooding, won’t solve the town’s traffic problems and actually will cause delays at several other nearby intersections. They say it is an expensive pipe dream and a boondoggle that would open several hundred acres of land to growth for the benefit of developers.
Planning commissioners earlier this month heard a staff presentation on the draft environmental impact report that is being prepared.
“It’s a fairy tale. It was invented to increase the value of those properties,” critic Dave Libchitz told commissioners. “I don’t think it was ever really meant to be built.”
City Council members will hear the report and the public will be able to add its comments at the Sept. 8 council meeting. Once a final EIR is written, the council will vote on whether to certify it, a major hurdle to its being built.
In its current form, the project calls for Rainier Avenue to extend to the southwest from North McDowell Boulevard underneath Highway 101, over the Petaluma River and railroad tracks, and connect to Petaluma Boulevard North.
It is almost three-quarters of a mile with four traffic lanes, a median, bicycle lanes and sidewalks.
Construction could begin as soon as 2017, city environmental planner Olivia Ervin said, but that is dependent on Caltrans’ obtaining funding to pay for Highway 101 widening through that stretch. Caltrans is $90 million short.
The city doesn’t have Rainier’s estimated $88 million cost in hand, either. With redevelopment funding removed by the state, the city would have to cobble together funding from developer impact fees and other sources.
The city has committed about $8.5 million to building the infrastructure beneath Highway 101 that would allow Rainier to be built as Caltrans completes its widening, without requiring 101 to be elevated.
Three large developments promise several million in traffic impact fees that could go toward Rainier — the Target and Friedman’s shopping centers and the recently approved Riverfront mixed-use development, which total about $18 million in traffic fees.


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Irish songstress Sinéad O’Connor posted what appears to be a suicide note via Facebook on Sunday, November 29. From the letter, it appears that she is quite emotionally distressed — she described herself as being “alone,” “a horrible mother,” “abandoned,” “invisible,” and “treated like sh*t.” Fortunately, the 48-year-old singer has been found “safe and sound” by the Dublin police. However, according to Pitchfork, she is “unwell and receiving treatment.” Our prayers go out to Sinéad and her family during this time of difficulty.


The International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE) only happens once every three years in conjunction with CONEXPO-CON/AGG, and the largest international gathering place for the construction industries and fluid power professionals is arguably the most anticipated event of 2020. Now, with only two months to go, Las Vegas is setting the stage to welcome over 400 exhibitors showcasing their latest products and innovations including everything from industrial hydraulics to mobile hydraulics to pneumatics of every shape and size.
IFPE 2020, scheduled for March 10-14, is where you’ll learn everything to help your company stay at the forefront of your industry. You will see all of the latest innovations in fluid power, have in-depth technical conversations with other engineers and executives to spark new ideas, and find new suppliers and new ways of doing things. Plus, there is an opportunity to attend innovative education classes and sessions covering the latest topics and industry trends, as well as talk with suppliers about your specific challenges and the solutions they offer. No other show brings as many sectors of the fluid power, power transmission and motion control industries together in one place.
Stay informed by learning what’s new in your field and critical for your success in the next decade at IFPE 2020, the leading international trade show and educational conference for designers and product engineers in the constantly evolving fluid power industry. New to this year’s event is an opportunity to mix-and-match sessions between both IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG, so now you can pay one price and select education from both shows.
SOME OF THE EDUCATION TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Electric vs. Hydraulic Transmission
• Variable Speed Technology of Fluid Power (Industrial)
• Mobile Hydraulic Robotics
• Workforce Development
• Assessing Your Hydraulic System Efficiency
• Integration of Site Management
• Digital Displacement Pumps
• Hydraulics in the Digital Age
• Hydraulic Transmission Control Methods
• Industry of the Future
• Economic Outlook
• Additive Manufacturing
• Digital Design
• Hydraulic Fluid Properties, Efficiency and Contamination Control
When mapping out your IFPE schedule, be sure to keep the lunch hours on March 11, 12 and 13 open for the IFPE Research Symposium. Over these three days, the National Fluid Power Association will be presenting the IFPE Research Symposium, which showcases the latest fluid power research being performed at U.S. universities with funding provided by a new program within the U.S. Department of Energy to improve the energy efficiency of hydraulic systems on off-road vehicles. Professors Perry Li and James Van de Ven of the University of Minnesota and Andrea Vacca of Purdue University will present. To learn more about what you can expect to see and learn at IFPE, visit www.ifpe.com.


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Russian Impressionist Painter, 1865-1911 Related Paintings of Valentin Serov :. | In Winter | Open Window | Girl in the Sunlight. | Portrait of Count Felix Sumarokov | Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia |
Related Artists:Amico Aspertini
(c. 1474 - 1552) is an Italian Renaissance painter whose complex, eccentric, and eclectic style anticipates Mannerism. He is considered among the first of the Bolognese School of painting.
He was born in Bologna to a family of painters (Guido Aspertini and Giovanni Antonio Aspertini, his father), and studied under masters such as Lorenzo Costa and Francesco Francia. He is briefly documented in Rome between 1500 - 1503, returning to Bologna and painting in a style influenced by Pinturicchio. In Bologna in 1504, he joined Francia and Costa in painting frescoes for the newly restored Oratory of Santa Cecilia in San Giacomo Maggiore, a work commissioned by Giovanni II Bentivoglio.
In 1507-09, he painted a fresco cycle in San Frediano in Lucca. Asperini painted in 1508-1509 the splendid frescoes in the Chapel of the Cross in the Basilica di San Frediano in Lucca. Aspertini was also one of two artists chosen to decorate a triumphal arch for the entry into Bologna of Pope Clement VII and Emperor Charles V in 1529.
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Jan Wallander är en svensk forskare, författare och företagsledare född 1920. Han är son till arkitekten Sven Wallander. Efter sin doktorsexamen var han verksam som nationalekonom vid Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle som han var chef för i början av 1950-talet, 1953-1961 var han chef för Industrins Utredningsinstitut. Han bytte bana från forskningen till banksektorn när han anställdes som direktör för Sundsvallsbanken 1961.Alexei Korzukhin
(1835-1894) was Russian painter. A Korzukhin 000.JPG
Korzukhin was born in Yekaterinburg on March 23, 1835. In 1858 he began his studies in the St. Petersburg in the Imperial Academy of Arts. In 1860, Korzukhin won his first award for the painting his The Drunken Father.
In 1864, he help found Petersburg Artel of Artists - the "Revolt of Fourteen". Korzukhin has received a rank of the artist of the First Degree for his painting Commemoration on a Rural Cemetery (1865). For The Return of the Father from Fair, he received a rank of the academician. In 1870, he became a founding member of the art group 'The Wanderers.
In 1891 he painted The Lord's Supper for a cathedral in Riga. Korzukhin is perhaps most famous for his many portraits, each of which is characterized to have a subtle psychological depth. For this reason they are generally accepted as masterpieces of Russian portrait painting.
Alexei Korzukhin died in St. Petersburg on October 30, 1894.


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Lifting patients can often lead to back injuries, especially when these lifts are performed periodically. For this reason, the technology known as lift assist equipment has been implemented in the hospitals. However, home caregivers, friends and family members might also benefit from using lift assist equipment.
What is the Lift Assist Device Used For?
The lift assist equipment is often used to move patients from the bed to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to a chair. There are different types of lift assist equipment available depending on the medical condition of the patient. For example, some patients should not be lifted vertically and there is instead a horizontal lift assist device.
Types of Lift Assist Devices Available
One type of lift assist device is a gait belt, which is a device that is designed to place less strain on the patient’s back. The belt is worn around the patient’s waist. Another system that is commonly used is the ceiling track hoists, which is a device attached to the ceiling that allows the patient to be carried horizontally. Then, there is the Hoyer lifts, which lift a patient by a cradle and a boom. This device is like a crane and will lift the patient vertically. For situations where the lift assist devices are too expensive, more affordable alternatives include the sliding boards and sliding sheets.
The sling lift relies on a piece of fabric being placed under the patient. The fabric must be strong enough to hold the weight of the patient. The sit to stand devices are designed for patients who struggle to stand on their own and rely on vests, straps or belts. They help patients get into a position where they can support their own weight.
How Much do Lift Assist Devices Cost?
Lift assist devices have costs that vary depending on the features found in the device. The cost of the Hoyer lifts can range from $400 to $4,000. The cost of the device is partially dependent on the lift capacity of the device. Gait belts have a much lower cost and can range from $5 to $40. Track hoists can range from $2,000 to $3,000.


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Bitcoin has held steady from yesterday after a horror week which saw the number one token drop 20 per cent since May 5.
Bitcoin is currently valued at US$30,816, which is an over 50 per cent fall from its all time high in November.
Ethereum rebounded 1.6 per cent from yesterday and is now valued at US$2,348.
Meanwhile, several of the top ten tokens saw slight gains from yesterday with Solana being the biggest gainer, claiming 3.17 per cent.
Also Read: Three crypto ETFs set to get listed in Australia this week
As the rest of the market has been left reeling from Bitcoin’s sudden crash in this past week, one altcoin has managed to buck the trend. TRX, the native token of the Tron network.
The token was valued at 7.2 US cents on 5 May but has increased to its current value of 7.7 US cents.
In April, Tron announced plans for a new stablecoin similar to the Terra network. However, Tron has been using the Tether stablecoin, which has served it well. According to data from CoinMetrics, there is more Tether on the Tron network than there is on Ethereum.
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New Danube Bridge following the alignment of Galvani Road in Budapest – approval, permit and tender design
The bridge crossing the main Danube branch, as the “southernmost” bridge in Budapest, provides public road, rail and pedestrian-bicycle connection between southern Buda and the northern corner of Csepel island.
The prelude to the design project was the international design tender conducted by KKBK Zrt. in 2017 and 2018 which was won by the two-pylon cable stayed bridge submission of the Dutch architect company UN Studio and their English bridge engineering partner called Buro Happold Ltd.
The actual project scope included the further planning of the winner competition entry. CÉH Zrt. as the Hungarian partner of the design consortium made up of UN Studio and Buro Happold carried out the design work of various disciplines.
The length of the five-span bridge: 546m; the spans: 29+111+246+111+29 m. Due to the site constraints the skewness of the bridge is 73o. The superstructure of the approach spans has a traditional composite structure. They are made unique by the steel structure architectural edge beams running along the edges of the bridge, which ensure transition between the pronounced edge beams of the main bridge and the retaining wall connected to the abutment. The main bridge itself is a 3-span, two-pylon stay cable structure. The side spans are continuous girders that do not make use of stay cables. The main support structure components of the side spans are closed-box cross-section edge beams. The main span is supported by 4x7 stay cables connecting to the pylons. A closed, orthotropic steel structure will be constructed underneath the walkways, bicycle routes and public road lanes along the full length of the main bridge, while an open, double-planed steel ladder beam structure with RC slab is to be constructed under the public transport lanes. The main visual components of the bridge are the boat-shaped RC river piers and the slanted double-footed steel pylons featuring a varied quadrilateral cross-section.
The complexity of the designed geometry made the application of a co-ordinated 3D model essential. The fundamental geometry was provided by the architectural Rhino model of UN Studio, which was further refined by the bridge engineering team, which used it to create the structural designs applying Tekla Structures.
The cooperation of more than 100 engineers and architects was required to complete the project successfully.
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Combining a typical high street cafe with a summery Portuguese deli, O Girasol attracts people from all walks of life to this cosy little restaurant.
Open first thing in the morning, it serves food for any appetite from breakfast onwards.
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Constantly changing tax and regulatory regimes are damaging London's financial services industry, the government has been told by senior bankers.
The banks raised their concerns at a meeting with Mark Hoban today at which the City minister also discussed the need to ensure the Square Mile retained its competitive position on the world stage, particularly in the derivatives markets.
In Hoban's first major meeting with key City banks, fund managers, lawyers and accountants, the international banking groups are understood to have reiterated the frustrations they voiced to the previous government after slapped a tax on bonuses on the industry late last year.
Such a change in domestic policy can have major implications for foreign players in the City. US banking groups have already emerged as major contributors to the bonus tax. JP Morgan and Citi alone paid more than £500m of the £2.5bn the exchequer received from the one-off tax on bonuses.
While the coalition government has stepped back from reintroducing the bonus tax, it is pressing ahead with a levy on banks' balance sheets through which it hopes to raise £2.5bn annually by 2012.
Among those invited to today'smeeting were senior bankers representing JP Morgan, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, which will announce its results for the first half of 2010 tomorrow amid fresh scrutiny about the size of its bonus pot. Analysts have calculated that Goldman's net revenue is expected to fall, as has been the case with its rivals, to $8.5bn (£5.6bn), in the second quarter, while its pay and bonus pool may amount to $4.3bn.
Citigroup has already aired its concerns about taxation regimes publicly. On Friday its chief financial officer, John Gerspach, warned that the bank would have a choice of paying up, or leaving the UK, if the bonus tax was repeated or further substantial tax hikes were imposed.
None of the bankers attending today'smeeting would comment and neither would the City minister, although bankers who attended said tax concerns had been raised. Bankers noted that Deutsche Bank had agreed to lead work on how to ensure London maintained its dominant position in the derivatives markets, while Hoban had appeared ready to back the sector in negotiations with the EU, where a swathe of regulatory changes are looming that could affect the City.
The body that controls the taxpayers' stakes in the bailed-out banks, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, also created controversy today by naming a Merrill Lynch banker, who had a role in the disastrous takeover of ABN Amro, on a £180,000-a-year salary.
Jim O'Neil is joining UK Financial Investments as head of market investments, a role previously held by a former Merrill Lynch colleague, John Crompton, who now works at HSBC. He was involved in helping Lloyds during last year's rights issue and also played a part in the controversial takeover of the Dutch bank ABN Amro by a consortium led by RBS. O'Neil helped Fortis – which, along with Santander, bought parts of ABN Amro – raise the funds proceed with the deal.
O'Neil will be entitled to a bonus once he starts to sell off the stakes in RBS and Lloyds – a move that Hoban has made clear is at least 12 months away. His salary is less than the £200,000 a year received by Keith Morgan, the UKFI official who looks after the nationalised Northern Rock.


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WASHINGTON — The legal watchdogs at the Federal Trade Commission have been trying to police the proliferating – and often phony – claims in recent years that products are “green” or “environmentally friendly.”
The agency recently brought cases against Macy’s, Amazon.com and Sears, Roebuck & Co. for selling clothing purportedly made of bamboo fiber that was really fashioned from rayon, a decidedly ungreen material. It cracked down on the paint manufacturers Sherwin-Williams and PPG Industries for saying that some of their products did not produce hazardous fumes. It shut down an online firm selling “tested green” certifications for products that were neither tested nor green.
“This is certainly one of our priorities,” said James A. Kohm, the associate director of the trade commission’s enforcement division. “We’ll bring a case where we need to make a point, where consumers are getting hurt the most.”
This week, two environmental groups, ForestEthics and Greenpeace, filed a complaint with the trade commission claiming that an organization that certifies paper and other forest products as “green” is a front group for the timber industry and violates the agency’s new standards for such claims. They call it a classic case of falsely claiming that a product or service is somehow more environmentally friendly or sustainable than similar products.
ForestEthics and Greenpeace charge that the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or SFI, a group originally formed by big timber companies, defrauds the public by certifying that products carrying its label are harvested using only environmentally responsible practices. The environmental groups say that some of the companies using the SFI label engage in damaging forestry methods like clear-cutting, overusing pesticides and destroying habitats or rare species.
The groups claim that the certification panel, far from being independent of the industry it supposedly oversees, as required by FTC guidelines, is in fact a body created by and dominated by timber companies. SFI officials deny the allegations.
The environmental groups’ complaint aims to test the trade commission’s new “green guides,” a revised set of rules issued last year laying out the circumstances under which a company can claim that a product or process is environmentally sound. The new guidelines also update previous guidance on what constitutes a legitimate certification or endorsement. They now state explicitly that any certifying body must be independent of the industry it oversees and that any “material connection” to that industry must be disclosed.
The FTC warns manufacturers or marketers not to use broad claims that a product is “environmentally friendly” or “eco-friendly,” because these statements frequently have no scientific basis and mislead consumers. The agency also now warns against claiming that a product is biodegradable, free of harmful substances, made with renewable energy or made with all-natural materials unless these statements can be proven.
Kohm said that the agency had received the complaint about the forestry certification program but would not comment on it. It may be months or longer before it is known whether the commission has opened a formal investigation or declined to take any action.

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A round bezel setting pendant with a simplistic style. It has a hand painted glass cabochon inside with a one-of-a-kind acrylic painting in the varies shades of scarlet red, earthy tones and titanium white. Coordinate this pendant with any ensemble from business casual to everyday wear
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Christiana Erotokritou participated in a session of the Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Cyprus, as a semi-occupied and small-sized country, with limited resources at its disposal, faces the biggest immigration problem among the member states of the European Union (EU), said the Member of Parliament Christiana Erotokritou, who participated in session of the Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in Paris.
Speaking about the immigration issue in Cyprus, in the context of a session of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons of the KSSE, Mrs. Erotokritou informed the members of the Committee that approximately 5% of the population of Cyprus consists of asylum seekers or people with international protection status and mentioned to the methodical channeling of a large number of irregular migrants from Turkey through the occupied territories under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.
He also pointed out the arrivals of a large number of migrants by sea, mostly from Lebanon, stressing at the same time that as a result of the Turkish invasion of 1974 and the continued occupation of part of its territory, Cyprus knows very well what refugee and displacement means.
He also underlined the positive steps that have been taken for better management of the immigration issue by the Republic of Cyprus, through the enhanced cooperation with the European Commission and the European Border and Coast Guard Organization (Frontex) and emphasized the importance of continuing, but also strengthening support for the Republic of Cyprus from the European institutions.
Pointing out that in the Eastern Mediterranean region Lebanon hosts the most refugees, especially Syrians, Mrs. Erotokritou argued that the financial assistance of the EU towards Lebanon, as is done in the case of Turkey, with the aim of better managing the increased flows to the country.
Finally referring to the networks of illegal migrant trafficking, Mrs. Erotokritou emphasized that the EU does not focuses as it should on the fight against organized crime that traffics in human lives, which is a necessity to reduce migration flows.
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A North East man whose working life began selling hotdogs in Newcastle’s Bigg Market has returned to the region leading a circus company.
Anthony Anderson, who grew up in Hartlepool, is one of the directors of the European Entertainment Corporation, which is staging the Circus Extreme show on Newcastle’s Nuns Moor for the next 10 days.
Mr Anderson’s early career saw him joining a local poster distribution company, with one of his first assignments being to distribute flyers for the Moscow State Circus.
He later set up his own poster distribution company for the events sector, which led him to become involved in touring shows theatres and festivals. He later bought the Moscow State Circus and also developed the Circus Berlin brand, and is now leading the Circus Extreme show.
The show - which combines traditional circus acts with elements of stunt shows - employs 26 performers and 70 people in all. The touring operation takes more than 30 trucks to transport its equipment between dates.
Much of the company’s operations were halted last year due to the pandemic, but Circus Extreme has returned with a show that is putting on dates in Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Torquay, Plymouth and London after its stay in Newcastle.
Mr Anderson said: “Circuses are constantly changing with the times and it evolves so quickly, the scene. The mindset is very different - people want to entertain, and whatever happens, the show will always go on.
“I see it as a business but it is showbusiness at the end of the day; the most important thing is the show.”
The Circus Extreme show was put on hold during the pandemic after European Entertainment decided it was too hard to get performers from overseas into the country and provide a top-class show while audience numbers were likely to be low.
He added: “I wanted Newcastle to be the first place we re-opened, but it wasn’t possible quite possible to sort the dates. Being from the North East, we like to get the region involved and perform for them.
“Being from the North East, I know my family and friends have all been down and you can see they all want to go out do something. This is a big event, a massive spectacle and really entertaining.”
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The 2011 Trouble in Toyland report is our 26th annual survey of toy safety. In this report, we provide safety guidelines for consumers when purchasing toys for young children and provide examples of toys currently on store shelves that may pose potential safety hazards.
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Childhood obesity is skyrocketing and yet shockingly, American taxpayers are spending billions of dollars subsidizing junk food ingredients making the problem worse. This report outlines how many tax payer dollars are going to junk food ingredients.
2011-09-15 As the Congressional “Super Committee” begins its search for $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, a new study released today by the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) and the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) provides the panel with a great place to start: more than $1 trillion of spending cuts with appeal from across the political spectrum.
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The maritime history of Australia's monsoon coast, stretching from Broome to Thursday Island, has a known story that is far older, more complex and more redolent of men against the sea than any other coast of the continent. Here came the earliest explorers of Australia, the greatest of her hydrographic surveyors, the whole of her pearling fleets, the trepang and trochus-shell gatherers of the East Indies, the seaborne missionaries of Cape York, Arnhem Land and the Kimberley shore, the bold entrepreneurs who forged and kept open the thin line of sea transport that alone enabled European settlement to survive on that long and lonely coast. Here, too, was fought the only real naval war in Australia's history and here the Royal Australian Navy still holds the front line in the country's defence.This book blends the multiple threads of north coast history into a single concise and colourful story.
Alan Powell, Emeritus Professor of History and former Arts Faculty Dean at Charles Darwin University, has published extensively in north Australian history , has sailed yachts to the Arnhem Land shore and has taken four-wheel drive vehicles to nearly every remotely-accessible beach and headland on the monsoon coast.

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The Savannah College of Art and Design presents SCAD deFINE ART 2022, taking place from February 28 through March 2 with in-person events in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as programs streaming online. The 13th edition of the university’s annual program of conversations, curated experiences, and exhibitions at the SCAD Museum of Art brings together an international roster of vital voices in art and design — from countries such as Canada, Cameroon, Germany, Iraq, South Korea, and the US — to share thought-provoking work and ideas. This year’s honoree is artist Katharina Grosse.
The new exhibitions at SCAD deFINE ART 2022 aim to encourage deeper engagement with the histories we inherit, creating spaces in the present moment to envision a future full of opportunity. These include a site-specific installation by Elaine Cameron-Weir, a solo presentation of recent works by Matthew Angelo Harrison in the museum’s Evans Center for African American Studies, exhibitions of new works by artist Norbert Bisky and designer Sang Hoon Kim, a presentation of recent paintings by Hayv Kahraman, new large-scale commissions by Doreen Lynette Garner, a survey of work by Barthélémy Toguo, SCAD alum Carter Flachbarth’s first museum exhibition, and an expansive site-related textile installation by Katharina Grosse as well as large-scale works on canvas created between 2006 and the present. Exhibition programming also includes the group photography shows Icons Only and Taking Shape.
“Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the opening of the SCAD Museum of Art, the world’s finest teaching museum, this year’s SCAD deFINE ART promises special magic,” says SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace. “From honoree Katharina Grosse’s extraordinary paintings of incendiary color to Matthew Angelo Harrison’s sculptures that explore diasporic identities, SCAD deFINE ART 2022 both interrogates the zeitgeist and begets boundless beauty.”
Many of SCAD’s top-ranked degree programs, including sculpture, painting, fibers, and furniture design, are represented in the exhibitions and programming. Students and community members can interact with the artists during this three-day signature event through gallery talks, conversations, master classes, collaborations, and public art.
An opening reception takes place in Savannah at the SCAD Museum of Art on Tuesday, March 1, at 6pm (EST).
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Description of App
Blindfold Basketball is an fully accessible audio game that's just like playing basketball on an indoor court. In Blindfold Basketball, the tutorial teaches you how to move on the court, pick up the ball, dribble and shoot with 3 lessons. Then you start playing one of the coach game. Coach tells you where to go, and which of 5 different types of shots to make: such as a free throw, dunk, hook, jump or post shot. As you move from level to level in the coach games, your shooting must become more accurate to score points. Once you get good at the coach games, you can play with opponents are the court. Depending on the game, some opponents move around randomly and others play a strong defensive game, trying to block your shots. Like the other Blindfold Games, you can post your high scores to Facebook or Twitter. Blindfold Basketball was suggested by several blind gamers who enjoyed Blindfold Bowling and Blindfold Shuffleboard. The game includes several in-app upgrades.
Though there are five shots in the game, I have realized that the coach never calls for the post shot. Am I perhaps missing something, or are the post shot just used as a free bonus shot on free modes?
Wondering this too
I'm awondering this too.
Hope they create a football game and I will be more happy. One that is close to the real thing.
I'm glad we have a basketball game we can play now. One question. What are the coins we are earning for?
Never heard anything about any coins. Then again, I have purchased the bundle.
If you look in my scores
If you look in my scores the game says you have 10 coins. But it isn't letting me use them for anything. That's why I asked. I'm about to buy the bundle though. This is a great game.
Yes that is kind of strange.
Try playing one of the coach games. Perhaps it is used to play some of the coach games if you did not purchase the bundle, but I am not sure. All and all, a good game. I have managed to turn myself into a Michael Jordan of some sort lol.
One important thing i realized
When playing games with players on the court, I have realised that the game only announces players to your left, front and right, but not players that are behind you. This is an issue that can really mess up your game if you are moving backwards and there is someone behind you that you don't see. To test this bug, try moving around a player and go stand in front of them. You will then see that the game will not announce him standing behind you.
Playing the game
So, I downloaded the game and was able to check out the lessons, however, I can't play any of the games apparently with out purchasing the upgrades first. This is a bit different than all the other games where you have coins and can try the game first. So, I surmise I can’t try the game before buying?
Ask marty for credits
In all of the Blindfold Games settings, there is a text field that says "Credits." Ask Marty for a code, and he will give you a code. Go to Settings and go to Blindfold Basketball, in the credits field, type the code. Go back to blindfold basketball and press a purchase you would like to make. Your Apple ID will not be needed, no money will be spent, the credits basically act like money.
What a great first addition. T
You know, Marty and his beta team should be commended. This is a great first edition. The only thing that I don't understand is why there is no three-point shot. I cannot wait until other concepts are introduced into this game such as passing, Fouls, and team game play.
Clarification on credits
To my knowledge, Marty will only supply credits if there is a sufficient reason as to why credits are necessary. I do not believe that he gives them to everyone, because if he did, he would make very little money.
Totally true, but they can come in handy.
I agree with TJT
Besides, I have checked the settings and did not see anything regarding credits. Perhaps this text field that you are talking about disappears once a bundle is purchased. Not quite sure.
The text field for entering credits appears in the Settings app.
Oh ok thanks.
Thanks for clarifying. I thought it was suppose to be in the blindfold game's settings itself.
Coins and things
In basketball, the free coins are used to play the game prior to purchasing one of the regular games, like the coach game. it gives you a chance to try out the game. Once you get a game, that game no longer needs coins. I'm moving in that direction for lots of games.
3 point shots and stuff
I spent about a month on this game - far more than expected, and if you read the blogs, you'll find out why. I have 2 more blogs to publish on this. I am holding back other features till I know people love the game, as I suspect they will. I have lots more I can add to it. I want to do more sports games, and baseball will probably be next since it has a rich soundscape. Games like football and soccer have poorer soundscapes so I'm not sure what to do there.
Can't play without purchase
That doesn't sound right. The free coins the game starts with should let you play. If someone else can try that too, please let me know if there's a bug there.
Players behind you
I will be updating the game to give you an option for players sneaking up from the back, and hitting you over the head. JK
Yes I did not start with any coins to play the game. So I cannot try it out in full.
Yeah it won't let you use the coins to play the games. That's why I asked about this.
Bought the bundle anyways. Lol i would have ended up buying it after I ran out of coins. I love this game.
That's a bug. I am resubmitting a new version in a day or two with that bug fixed.
Enjoying the game, but have a question
Hi! I installed Blindfold Basketball the other day, and have gone through the first three lessons as well as having several goes at the coach game with same shots and positions for each level: I'm hardly a basketball expert, not even with this simplified version of the game, but I'm getting better the more i play. Which brings me to a question about the bundle, which maybe only Marty can answer. When I bought the bundle, I was told it contains 19 games: does this mean I can only play 19 games before I have to re-buy the bundle, or does it simply mean that there are 19 possible games within the bundle. I haven't yet tried dribbling with a wrist snap which is also part of the bundle, but I may well do so in the future, when I'm even better at shots and so on, and having the bundle gives me that possibility without having to make an extra in-app purchase. Three cheers yet again to Blindfold Games for yet another good game in their ever-growing collection!
When you purchased the bundle, you will be allowed to play all available games as many times you want. You don't have to buy the bundle again.
There are a bunch of games with the bundle; it gives you unlimited play for both varieties of the coach games.
I'll be creating some more games soon, based on the survey results.
Confirmation of bug for the coach games
Hi Marty et al,
I can also confirm I just got the game today, never used the coins, and can't play coach games at all. Says I must buy. I like the idea of the game, and love basketball. Thanks.
That will be fixed in a few days.
I have a few questions regarding future games.
If we already purchased the bundle, do we also need to purchase these new future games? Will they come separately, or will they also have a bundle?


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A documentary focusing on tragic events that occurred on WVU’s campus six years ago has been nominated for a regional Emmy, having inspired people across the nation.
Published to YouTube in early November 2019, “Breathe, Nolan, Breathe” centers around the 2014 hazing of Nolan Burch, a WVU student who passed away due to the incident. Daniel E. Catullo III, the director of the film and the founder and CEO of City Drive Studios, said he was inspired to produce the documentary through experiences that occurred during his own life.
“I experienced hazing in both high school and college,” Catullo said. “At the time, I didn’t realize how much it could affect people, or what the potential dangers were. As I got older, I’m able to see things differently now, and I’m on a mission to educate people and stop these traditions.”
Catullo is an alumnus of the University, and he frequently works with it and provides presentations to students on a variety of topics. After seeing Burch’s story appear on Dateline NBC two years ago, Catullo was quick to set up a meeting with University staff to see what they could do to learn from the past tragedy. The documentary was the result.
Resting at 35:30 minutes long, “Breathe, Nolan, Breathe” has accumulated 174,895 views on WVU’s YouTube channel and 16,207 views on City Drive Studios’ channel. It is currently nominated for an Emmy from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The documentary has additionally received seven Telly awards, an AVA Digital award, a Webby award and several other nominations over the past year. Despite its overwhelmingly positive reception, Catullo stated he was initially unsatisfied with the film.
“I actually wasn’t done with it yet,” Catullo said. “I felt that I had more interviews and editing to do. I didn’t realize WVU wanted us to release it when they did, and I decided to republish an updated, polished version a few weeks later. After seeing how well it was doing though, I just left it as it is.”
Nolan’s parents, TJ and Kim Burch, were overjoyed with the film.
“I thought it couldn’t have been any better than it was,” Kim Burch said. “We’ve told him a billion times that it’s basically perfection.”
TJ Burch echoed those sentiments.
“It did Nolan justice,” he said. “It got his message across and we think that it resonates with everyone who sees it.”
The Burches were overwhelmed by the positive reception the film received, and said they were eager to help the crew in any way they could while the documentary was being produced. Alongside assisting with the film, the family started the NMB Foundation, which hosts events to combat and educate against hazing, and has supported a recurring blood drive in their local community.
The family said it was inspired by Nolan to host the blood drive, whose donated organs saved the lives of four individuals following his death.
“Breathe, Nolan, Breathe” and countless other nominated works will be receiving their awards in a virtual ceremony of the 56th Annual Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards. The ceremony is being held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 4.

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