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The Director-General, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, (NAQS), Vincent Isegbe, has said the country will begin the export of foliage sorghum to China following the signing of a protocol on phytosanitary requirements between the two countries.
Isegbe, who stated this at the 2nd Director General’s Summit and Management Retreat in Lagos, noted that the deal will lead to the establishment of 5 sorghum plantations in different zones of the country by the Chinese.
addition, the deal will lead to the establishment of five (5) sorghum plantations in different zones of the country by the Chinese.”
According to him, 5 new health clinics have been established across the 6 geopolitical zones to help tackle plant diseases.
“We have established six (6) plant health clinics in the six (6) geopolitical zones of the country. This is the pilot step in our strategy to spread plant health infrastructure to the grassroots. We will gradually multiply the NAQS plant health clinic footprint until there is one to serve each senatorial district in Nigeria.
“We are upscaling our laboratories. The Lagos and Ibadan labs are nearing completion. Work on the Abuja lab is underway: the structure is now at lintel level,” he added.
He also rewarded zonal station coordinators and officers with money for using PowerPoint to deliver their papers and adhering to the military rules of saluting after the recitation of the national anthem.
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One in three teenagers may be consuming the equivalent of 10 instant coffees a day in energy drinks that can cause insomnia, anxiety and heart problems, a leading sleep expert says.
A survey of 110 patients conducted by Chris Seaton, a paediatric sleep specialist from the Westmead Children’s Hospital, found 35 per cent of teenagers consume at least two energy drinks a day.
A daily dose of caffeine should not exceed 200 to 300 milligrams, yet a 500 millilitre serving of Mother, Monster or Red Bull contains 160 milligrams of caffeine, and some teens drink three a day. ”They are getting into it before school,” Dr Seaton said. Health professionals are calling for tighter regulations on the availability of energy drinks which, with sales of $593 million a year, make up the fastest growing beverage sector.

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The Sukhoi Su-34 (Russian: Сухой Су-34) (export designation: Su-32, NATO reporting name: Fullback) is an advanced Russian 2-seat fighter-bomber. It is intended to eventually replace the Sukhoi Su-24 and the Tupolev Tu-22M.
A dedicated fighter bomber version of the Sukhoi Su-27, first developed from the 1980s for the Soviet Union (with the Sukhoi bureau designation T-10V), it made its first flight on 13 April 1990 and was originally designated Su-27IB (IB: Istrebitel Bombardirovshchik / Fighter Bomber). It was developed in parallel with the two-seat naval trainer, the Su-27KUB (KUB: Korabelnyy Uchebno-Boyevoy, shipboard combat trainer), although, contrary to earlier reports, the two aircraft are not directly related. EnlargeFrontal view of the Su-34Budget restrictions led the program to stall repeatedly, and led to the prototype aircraft being displayed publicly under a variety of roles and designations. When first described in the official Russian press in 1994 it was described as the Su-34. The third pre-production aircraft was shown at a Paris Air Show in 1995 as the Su-34FN (FN for "Fighter, Navy"), described as a shore-based naval aircraft, and it was displayed as the Su-34MF (MF for MnogoFunksionalniy, multi-function) at the MAKS air show in 1999. At the 1999 Paris Air show the aircraft was nicknamed the Platypus due to the unusual shape of the nose. The Russian Air Force has apparently recently adopted the designation Su-34.
The aircraft shares most of its wing structure, tail, and engine nacelles with the Su-27/Su-30, with canards like the Su-30MKI/Su-33/Su-27M/35 to increase static instability (higher maneuverability) and to reduce trim drag. The aircraft has an entirely new nose and forward fuselage with a cockpit providing side-by-side seating for a crew of two. The Su-34 retains the Su-27's engines, but with fixed intakes, limiting its maximum speed to Mach 1.8+.
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] ProcurementEdit
To date only a handful of pre-production models have been built. In mid-2004 Sukhoi announced that low-rate production was commencing and that initial aircraft would reach squadron service around 2008. Nevertheless, upgrade programs continue for surviving Russian Sukhoi Su-24, as the Su-34 may still not enter wide service for some years to come.
In March 2006, Russia's minister of defense Sergei Ivanov announced that the government had purchased only two Su-34s for delivery in 2006, and planned to have a complete air regiment of 44 Su-34s operational by the end of 2010. A total of 200 aircraft will be purchased by 2015 to replace some 300 Su-24s, which are going through modernisation upgrades currently to prolong their service life. Ivanov claimed that because the aircraft is "many times more effective on all critical parameters" the Russian Air Force will need far fewer of these newer bombers than the old Su-24 it replaces. The Su-34 will also replace Tupolev Tu-22Ms.
In December 2006, Ivanov revealed that approximately 200 Su-34s were expected be in service by 2020. This was confirmed by Air Force chief Vladimir Mikhaylov on March 6, 2007. Two Su-34s were delivered on 4 January 2007, and six more will be delivered by the end of that year. On 9 January 2008, Sukhoi reported that the Su-34 has begun full-rate production. At this time Russia planned to have 24 Su-34s operational by late 2010 with 70 to be purchased by 2015.
In June 2009, Sukhoi was awarded a five-year contract for Su-34 production. As of January 2010, the Russian Air Force plans to have 32 Su-34s in service by 2015.
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] DesignEdit
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[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] PerformanceEdit
The Su-34 has a three surface planform, with a conventional horizontal tail at the rear and a pair of canard foreplanes in front of the wings for extra lift and more maneuvering power. The Su-34 has an active-safety system with artificial-intelligence elements. This system enables the plane to execute just about any stunt and combat maneuver and to fly at near ground level at a maximum speed of 1,400 km/h (765 kts). The Su-34 can also fly in TERCOM (Terrain Contour Matching) mode, bypassing unexpected obstacles and streaking through ground air-defense zones. The plane's crew can therefore conduct effective bombing runs, take evasive action, destroy enemy weapons and steer clear of missiles and anti-aircraft shells.
The Su-34 has 12 pylons for up to 8,000 kilograms (17,635 lb) of ordnance, intended to include the latest Russian precision-guided weapons. It retains the Su-27/Su-30's 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon. The Su-34 ordnance load includes subsonic and supersonic homing missiles and glider bombs, can destroy hardened and well-camouflaged targets at a range of up to 250 km. The airplane has enlarged capacity internal fuel tanks for practical unrefueled flight of 4,000 kilometres (2,160 nm). With three refuelings, the Su-34 is capable of covering a distance of more than 14,000 kilometres (7,560 nm). The onboard electronics engineering ensures the flight crew with a full information about parameters of flight and enclosing space, condition of onboard systems and power plant, purposes in an air on ground, on surface of water and under water, about means of radar-tracking detection and REF of the opponent, about AD and degree of threat, created by them concerns to one from the important features of a new airplane. In addition, the Su-34 features a rearward facing radar capable of detecting, tracking, and directing R-73 or R-77 AAMs at pursuing enemy aircraft.
An operational mission for the Su-34 begins with a mission planning period that loads into the aircraft's two main computers the coordinates and elevations of every navigation and mission-dependent point from takeoff to landing. At each coordinate-point or time-hack, automatic switching of modes can be accomplished so that the pilots can be hands-off or involved with other parts of the mission. Data link with command aircraft, ground stations, and command ships will be maintained and where line-of-sight limits are reached these communications resort to satellites for expanded coverage. Mission updates can be passed by higher authority anytime during the flight. All types or tactical and strategic ordnance can be utilized with emphasis being placed on long range standoff weapons such as the Kh-59 Ovod/Kh-59ME cruise missiles, Kh-29 & Kh-31 anti-radiation weapons, Kh-35 Uran anti-ship weapon, and the Kh-41 Moskit long range anti-ship missile.
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] Cockpit and avionicsEdit
Unlike the earlier Su-27, the Su-34 has a modern glass cockpit, with colour CRT multi-function displays. Its avionics currently are based around a Leninets V004 passive electronically scanned array radar, and a UOMZ laser/television system for designating and guiding precision-guided munitions. The front-mounted radar is supplemented by a rear-aspect V005 radar housed in the long tail "stinger". The Su-34 is equipped with comprehensive ECM equipment, including an infrared missile launch detection system.
The avionics suite has an extended architecture of computers, memory boards, color multi-function displays, and processors designed as self-contained information processing modules. They consist of large "Argon" digital computer units with specially programmed processors that use multiplex data-exchange channels. All information modules are controlled by a dual central computing system that fully coordinates workload and provides all relevant information to the flight deck. Two-way data link enables the mission planning and weapon aim-point computations to be loaded or updated while in flight or aircraft to aircraft. As a penetrating attack aircraft, the Su-34 incorporates an advanced multi-function phased array radar capable of terrain following and avoidance for high speed, low level operations.
The Su-34's most distinctive feature is the unusually large flight deck. Much of the design work went into crew comfort. The two crew members sit side by side in a large cabin, with the pilot-commander to the left and navigator/operator of weapons to the right in NPP Zvezda K-36dm ejection seats. An advantage of the side by side cockpit is that duplicate instruments are not required for each pilot. As long missions require comfort, it has pressurization that it allows to operate up to 10,000 metres (32,800 ft) without oxygen masks, which are available for emergencies and combat situations. The crew members have room to stand and move about the cabin during long missions. The space between the seats allows them to lie down in the corridor, if necessary. A small toilet and a galley are located behind the crew seats.
A long-range surveillance radar, passive detection systems, system of communication for tactical and strategical voice and data in a single platform with long-range capacity with flight refuelling, transform the Su-34 into a way of monitoring and recognition in real time and platform of command and control, forming a complete battle management system.
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] Operational historyEdit
The Su-34's long range was shown in a July 2010 exercise when Su-34s and Su-24Ms were moved from Russian bases in Europe to one on the Pacific coast, 6,000 kilometers away, which requires in-flight refueling. The Su-24Ms were refueled three times, while the Su-34 was refueled twice.
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] OperatorsEdit
- Russian Air Force - 16 with 32 more on order as of 2008 total of 48 by 2013 Although, the actual number of Su-34's in service is a military secret.
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] Former operatorsEdit
- Soviet Air Force - 2 prototypes, 1 complete
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] Specifications (Su-34)Edit
top and side viewData from Sukhoi data, Gordon and Davison AF Technology
- Crew: Two
- Length: 23.34 m (72 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
- Height: 6.09 m (19 ft 5 in)
- Loaded weight: 39,000 kg (85,980 lb)
- Useful load: 8,000 kg (17,600 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 45,100 kg (99,425 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-35F turbofans, 12,500 kgf (122.6 kN, 27,560 lbf) with afterburner each
- Maximum speed:
- Combat radius: 1,100 km (680 mi)
- Ferry range: 4,000 km (2,490 mi)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,200 ft)
- Wing loading: 629 kg/m² (129 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.68
- 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1 (9A-4071K) cannon, 180 rounds
- Defensive weapons include the R-27 Alamo, R-73 Archer and R-77 Adder series, with the PESA providing the capability to track ten targets and concurrently engage four with BVR missile shots.
- 10 × wing and fuselage stations for up to 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance, including Kh-29L/T (AS-14), Kh-25MT/ML/MP (AS-10), Kh-36 (?), Kh-38, Kh-41 (?), Kh-59M (AS-18), Kh-58 (AS-11), Kh-31P (AS-17), Kh-35 Ural (AS-20), Kh-65S, Kh-SD, 2 Moskit, 3 × Jachont air-to-ground missiles, KAB-500L/KR or KAB-1500L guided bombs, unguided bombs, B-8 rocket pods with 20 × 80 mm S-8 rockets, B-13 rocket pods with 5 × 122 mm S-13 rockets, O-25 rocket pods with 1 × 340 mm S-25 rocket, fuel tanks, EW- and reconnaissance pods.
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] See alsoEdit
- General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
- McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
- Panavia Tornado
- Sukhoi Su-24
- Tupolev Tu-22M
[[[Sukhoi Su-34|edit]]] ReferencesEdit
- ^ Su-32/34 page. Sukhoi.
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- ^ a b Johnson, Reuben F. "Russian contract to boost Su-34 production" (subscription required). Jane's Defence Weekly, 5 June 2009.
- ^ http://paralay.com/su34.html english translation
- ^ Military aircraft prices
- ^ a b c "Outlook 2010 Reorganization Nears Completion, But Russian Industry Still Has Far To Go", 25 January 2010, Volume 172, Issue 4, Aviation Week & Space Technology
- ^ Williams, Mel ed. Superfighters, The Next Generation of Combat Aircraft, AIRtime, 2002. ISBN 1-880588-53-6. p. 132-135, 138.
- ^ Andrews, Thomas, "Sukhoi Su-27/Su-3o Family," International Air Power Review, Volume 8, Spring 2003.
- ^ a b "Russian Air Force to receive five Su-34 warplanes in 2008". RIA Novosti (Russian News and Information Agency), 14 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Russia producing new Su-34 bombers". United Press International, 9 January 2008.
- ^ "Su-34 Fullback fighter takes to the skies", RIA Novosti (Russian News and Information Agency), 19 December 2006.
- ^ "3rd serial Su-34 fighter-bomber to take to the skies in November". RIA Novosti (Russian News and Information Agency), 6 March 2007.
- ^ Gordon 2006, pp. 80-81.
- ^ a b c Gordon, Yefim. Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker: Air Superiority Fighter Airlife Publishing. (1999) ISBN 1-84037-029-7.
- ^ a b Spick, Mike. "The Flanker", The Great Book of Modern Warplanes. pp. 518-519, MBI, 2000. ISBN 0-7603-0893-4.
- ^ Eden, Paul. "Su-27IB, Su-32FN and Su-34", Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft. Amber Books, 2004. ISBN 1904687849.
- ^ http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20100706.aspx
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- ^ "Inside Russia's military". BBC News. 17 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7947082.stm. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Su-32 (Su-34) Aircraft performance, Sukhoi
- ^ Gordon and Davison 2006, pp. 92, 95-96.
- ^ Specifications - Su-34 (Su-27IB) Flanker Fighter Bomber Aircraft, Russia, airforce-technology.com.
- Gordon, Yefim and Peter Davison. Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, Specialty Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-58007-091-1.
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On Friday afternoon, AMA Supercross stars Chad Reed, Ryan Dungey and Trey Canard as well as course designer and five-time Daytona Supercross by Honda champion Ricky Carmichael participated in media day at Daytona International Speedway and got their first taste of the course for Saturday’s Daytona Supercross By Honda.
The Daytona Supercross By Honda, which traditionally features one of the toughest and most challenging layouts of the season, was designed for the fourth straight year by Carmichael, who owns 150 AMA wins and 15 championships.New to the Ricky Carmichael Signature Design this year is the placement of the starting gate, which is now located on pit road and will provide fans with a great view of the first turn.Trey Canard
(American Honda CRF450R) says: "It’s exciting. I think it’s going to be really cool for the fans – to be coming right at them and looking right at them before we take off."Ryan Dungey
(Rockstar Makita Suzuki RMZ450) says: "It opens up the first turn to a 90 degree instead of a 180 and gives everybody a chance at the shot no matter where they are at the gate."Carmichael, who now competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, can’t wait to see the action in Saturday’s Daytona Supercross By Honda.Ricky Carmichael
says: "The racing has been epic this year. I’m excited for these guys to get on this track tomorrow. It’s going to be a great race. That’s what we’re here to do and what we’re looking forward to happening tomorrow."The Daytona Supercross By Honda is unique on the schedule, and with the course being an outside venue, it’s known for being the most physically demanding race on the circuit. Chad Reed, a three-time winner of the Daytona Supercross By Honda, is looking forward to the challenge.Chad Reed
(Two-Two Motorsports Honda CRF450R) say: "It’s just a special race," Reed said. "I think what’s unique about it is we’ve done eight races and we’ve been concentrating on that style of (indoor) racing since September. So this is like a blessing. It’s like, ‘Wow, we’re outdoors.’"It’s kind of nasty and pretty gnarly. It’s brutal for us. It’s very physically demanding but it breaks up that rhythm at least for me and I like that. It’s a different challenge. It’s a blessing and comes at the right time of the season for me."Ryan Dungey
says: "It’s always fun coming here. It’s one of the one-off races of the supercross season. It’s kind of got a more outdoor feel. The rhythm is really busy, the track is going to get pretty physically demanding. "But it’s exciting to be here, you know there’s a lot of history in this place — Daytona International Speedway. To have the opportunity as a rider to come here and race dirt bikes is a great position to be in. It’s always fun coming back. It’s something new, it’s something exciting, it’s something different."The race is also going to highlight a tight championship chase. Entering Saturday’s race, defending race winner Ryan Villopoto owns a 10-point lead over James Stewart with Reed sitting in third 21 points behind. Rounding out the top five are American Honda’s Trey Canard (25 points back) and Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey (26 points back).For more information and tickets for the Daytona Supercross By Honda, visit daytonainternationalspeedway.com.


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WootWoot!! It's Saturday and that means our Cupcake Blog Hop has begun!!! Now if you came here from Simply-Pam's then you are in the right spot, but if not go here and start at the beginning with Janis. (Didn't Pam just knock you over with her creations?!!) For this awesome hop we are bring you 'cupcake' themed items. We were told it could be anything. Meaning it didn't even have to be paper based!! Well, all of mine are paper based! LOL What I want to show you first is the little invitations that I made. Had the Grands in mind when I made these. This is what I started with:
Peachy Keen Stamps I cut the icing from core-dinations-Flower Power. It cuts sooooo good on the Cricut!!! I then used some Rock Candy Distress Stickles on the icing to give it a little shine. On the back I used a stamp that is just lines and then wrote the invite on it. I hunted an invitation stamp at HL, but they didn't have one that would fit. :( But I still think they turned out pretty cute!!
My next project is a gift bag and tag. I bought a package of pastel color gift bags at HL on 1/2 off. I picked the pink on to use. Guess 'cus I always think of cupcakes as being female! I don't know why! (Insert shoulder shrugs here) I just do!! I measured the front of the bag. Mine is 8 by a little over 10. I cut my cupcake paper to fit and glued it down. Took my Once Upon A Princess again and did this cupcake with 'cupcake' on the top!! Sooooo cute!! I designed her on my Gyspy Girl so I could get her the right size. I used George and did a rectangle at 8x10 and then enlarged the cupcake until I liked the fit. On your Cricut you can cut her at 8 inches and she should fit perfectly!! I did all of the layers for her. I just love her smile. I used Diamond Stickles on the icing and the inside of her eyelashes and smile. Then I did some faux stitching. Next, I cut a gift tag from OUAP also. I cut it and it's layer at 2 3/4 inches. I cut 2 of the bigger piece to
to make it more thickness. The little cupcake is cut at 1 1/4 along with it's layers.I used the Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment from Peachy Keen Stamps on this little cupcake. I also stickled the icing.. Then I used some Sorbet twine from The Twinery for the tie. Perfect for a little girl! Well, maybe even a big one!!! LOL
For my last project, I made a card. Now, ya'll must know that I just had to make a card, too!!! The cupcake cut for this one if from Smiley Cards. I know that this is a cart that was a download for just Gypsy owners, cut I just had to use it. I sooooo love the big fluffy icing!! My most favorite part of a cupcake!!! But you could use any cupcake from all the different ones on different carts out there. I cut mine at 3 3/4 inches for this A2 (4 1/4x5 1/2) card. The icing paper is the back side of some Christmas paper I had in my scrap stash. Love the swirl it has in it. I used Peach Keen Stamps Princess Face Assortment for this face. Used Glossy Accents on the icing to give it some shine. I then popped her up on the card. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occasions and the inside if is from Family and Friends. The outside sentiment I stamped and then cut with a one inch circle punch. Punched several and stacked them instead of popping it up. The cupcake wrapper is after the fact. The fact that I ate the cupcake!!! HaaaaHaaaa!!!!
Here'sssss my card!!
Now it is time to hop along to the next stop. Go visit Corri-Buglvr and check out her awsomeness!!!
If you get lost along the way just come back here and check out the list at the end of this post.
Janis has some great giveaways on her blog that she is asking for you to visit and leave a comment on all the hop stops to qualify for. Also she asks you to have a USA shopping address.
Now, if you have made it this far, I sure want to Thank You!!! And I hope ya'll like all of my creations! :)
Oh yeah.........I've got some blog candy myself. Well, one item. How about this Cartridge?!
Here's the awesome lineup!!:
1.Janis-Pause Dream Enjoy
3.Sandra-365 Days of Cricut
6.Melissa-A Paper Journey
8.Sharon-MeeMees Creations You are here-Me
9.Corri-Buglvr Next Hop Stop
10.Theresa-The Scrapbooking Queen
11.Kristal-K Andrew Designs
12.Krista-Kristas Paper Cafe
15.Laura-Makin Pretty Things

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The Budget Commission reviewed an initial 5-year budget plan Tuesday, voting to analyze it to see how taking 30 years to pay the $42 million unfunded pension liability instead of five would affect the numbers.
One thing was certain to members: Woonsocket can't afford to pay it off in five.
Any change to the 5-year plan will have to be followed up by a change to state law, said Jennifer Findlay, CPA and state-appointed financial advisor to the Budget Commission from the Division of Municipal Finance.
During the meeting, Findlay explained that state law requires, in the event the city falls behind on its payments to pensions, that they make it up in five years.
From the 2011 report, Pension and OPEB Plans Administered by Rhode Island Municipalities: "The City of Woonsocket issued a $90 million pension obligation bond in fiscal 2003 to fund the actuarially determined pension obligation for the Police (pre 7/1/80) and Fire (pre 7/1/85) pension fund. Beginning in fiscal 2008, the portfolio losses generated an unfunded actuarial accrued liability and therefore, annual required contributions have been computed. The actuarially calculated annual required contribution is based on a 30-year amortization of the unfunded accrued liability. This methodology is in accordance with GASB requirements; however, as long as the bonds are still outstanding, Rhode Island Public Law 2002, Chapter 10 (which authorized the City to issue the pension obligation bonds) requires that the unfunded liability be amortized over five years."
In the city was behind $42 million, said Woonsocket Finance Director Thomas Bruce.
"As you can see, this is a worst-case scenario," Findlay said Tuesday. She pointed to the line on pensions, which requires a $10,974,000 payment in FY 2013 to start (See page 2, attached pdf). Findlay said the city currently pays about $3 million annually on pensions, so the additional amount required in FY2013 would be about $7,974,000.
"My main problem is the payments on pensions," said Commission member Peder Schaefer.
"It creates what I would call an unattainable goal at every level," said City Council President John Ward. He noted that with the pension payments paid in only five years, there is no amount of cost savings that will balance the city's books.
The baseline 5-year projection printout distributed to the public at the meeting was created using a comprehensive Excel document accounting for every element of the city's budget, Findlay said.
Should officials need to see what a change in revenue or cost of supplies will do to the city's budget, she said, the change can be made and officials can instantly tell what that will do to the bottom line.
Steve Coleman, the second state-appointed financial advisor to the Budget Commission from the Division of Municipal Finance, worked together with Bruce for the last two months to finish the document, Findlay said.
During the meeting, Findlay said the document could be used to identify savings and as a tool for the city's representatives to the General Assembly to add credibility to the numbers they present when asking for the state's support.
The Commission voted to assess how the payments spread out over the next 30 years instead of five would affect the plan. To actually make those payments over that period, they'll need to get the law changed as well — something Ward suggested the Commission start working on.
"We should also take the time to ask the same General Assembly that authorized us to borrow the money to approve, ammend it," he said, to allow them to legally ammortize the liability accordingly.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A District of Columbia police spokesman says a man who set himself on fire on the National Mall has died of his injuries.
Officer Araz Alali says the man died Friday night at a Washington hospital where he had been airlifted.
He says the man was so badly burned that he will need to be identified through DNA and dental records.
The man poured a can of gasoline on himself in the center portion of the mall Friday afternoon. He then set himself on fire, with passing joggers taking off their shirts to help douse the flames.
Police are investigating the man’s possible motives for doing so.
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This report presents findings and data from the ‘EU Citizens’ Identity, Belonging and Representation Post-Brexit’ Survey conducted between 15 February and 15 March 2021. The Survey was designed for adult EU/EEA/Swiss nationals or dual British-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals who acquired British nationality through registration or naturalisation (not by birth) who normally live in the UK and arrived here before 31 December 2020.
The survey contained a mix of ‘tick box’ and free comment questions around five clusters of questions covering: (1) status in the UK; (2) issues of identity; (3) views on belonging; (4) experiences of representation; and (5) standard demographic questions.
|Place of Publication||Glasgow|
|Publisher||University of Strathclyde|
|Number of pages||62|
|Publication status||Published - 18 Aug 2021|
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As we’ve discussed in an earlier post, some 70% of people in L.A. are currently unable to watch the L.A. Dodgers because SportsNet L.A., a station jointly owned by the first-place team and the bottom-of-the-barrel cable company, won’t let other pay-TV carriers air the channel without paying a premium. While the FCC has generally stayed out of such messes, FCC Chair Tom Wheeler has let TWC know that he’s not exactly happy with the current situation in Los Angeles.
“I am writing to express my strong concern about how your actions appear to have created the
inability of consumers in the Los Angeles area to watch televised games of the Los Angeles
Dodgers,” explains Wheeler in a letter [PDF] to TWC’s CEO-for-now Rob Marcus.
See, TWC wants other pay-TV carriers to a $4-5 month per customer to SportsNet L.A., and for the channel to be carried on the most popular tiers of service.
Some companies, like DirecTV have said they are willing to pay that fee — nearly as much as pay-TV operations ante up each month for cable’s most expensive network, ESPN — but that they would only do so if they could sell it as an add-on premium channel or as part of a sports package.
TWC recently said it is willing to enter into arbitration to settle these disputes, news that FCC Chair Wheeler finds encouraging.
But, writes Wheeler, “I am troubled by the negative impact that your apparent actions are having on consumers and the overall video marketplace.”
As such, he says the FCC will monitor the dispute. His office is also requesting that TWC provide it with an explanation of the proposed arbitration process, along with info on “how that process could bring relief to consumers expeditiously, and what other steps TWC will take to resolve this matter if arbitration is not successful.”
Since TWC isn’t currently making SportsNet L.A. available to satellite companies at an agreeable price, and since most consumers have only one choice for terrestrial cable TV service, the only option for Dodgers fans is to pay for an online package like MLB.TV, but even those games are blacked out during the live broadcast and only available for online viewing starting 90 minutes after each game’s conclusion.
(That is unless you use a DNS-spoofing service, high-speed proxy, or VPN to get around MLB.TV’s blackouts… just saying.)
Wheeler has requested that TWC turn over unredacted copies of certain documents within 10 days, including, “Any contract or agreement between TWC… and SportsNet LA…. providing TWC with rights to SportsNet LA;” “Any contract or agreement governing TWC’s… carriage of SportsNet LA, including any schedules or amendments to the contract or agreement, or any term sheet summarizing the terms and conditions under which TWC currently carries SportsNet LA;” and any documents showing which terms TWC has proposed to other carriers in the area, and what those carriers have proposed in return.
“I continue to have the hope that this dispute can be resolved in the marketplace,” concludes Wheeler. “Nevertheless, given the breadth and protracted nature of this dispute, it is appropriate that we begin to assemble the facts and build a record. Inaction is no longer acceptable.”


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Fast hands and keen eyes are the name of the game in the Tenzi dice game. Here’s how you play:
- Every player gets 10 dice.
- The object is to roll the dice as fast as possible.
- The player who gets all dice on the same number and yells “Tenzi!” is the winner.
To expand on the game, several variants in the rules add variety and more challenge.

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Chicago’s Footballhead has joined Tiny Engines who will give their debut album, Overthinking Everything, a proper release in early 2024. Originally self-released digitally by the band in the Summer of 2023, the album has been remastered by Jesse Cannon (Basement, The Menzingers, Saves The Day, Somos). Overthinking Everything is out March 1st and the title track and the 4th single from the album is out now.
Footballhead is a Chicago-based alternative rock band headed by singer/songwriter Ryan Nolen. At its heart, the band is a vessel to toil forward through internal and external insecurity. It also serves the unrelenting spirit of new-millennium Midwestern youth, with MTV and skatepark dreams in the core of their memories. By blending pop structures with alt and emo sounds, Footballhead channels the frantic, dramatic, and anthemic to map the pressure points of existence. It’s outcast music, revitalized in search of a modern, blissful awakening.
Nolen was a skate kid from the western Chicago suburbs; the one who only kicked it with older neighborhood kids. The punkish attitude of late-90s and early-aughts alt-rock galvanized Nolen, from the infectiously fun music down to the fashion. A teenage relocation to Palm Springs, CA coincided with Nolen inundating himself with all the music he could: Warped Tour, 411 videos, Limewire, and the like. The Footballhead ethos comes from this comfort zone of pop impulses and raucous energy, carried by a DIY spirit that grants Nolen the autonomy to facilitate honesty and reflection.
Joined by Adam Siska, snow ellet, Liam Burns, and Robbie Kuntz, Footballhead crafts supercharged rock songs like brief, open secrets. However weathered one is from their struggles and mistakes, this music offers unbridled fun as a reprieve, and salves for the shaken. These are your old friends inviting you in to commiserate, elevate, and believe.

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WE ARE FAMILY 3.0
The World Beatbox Summit is a global gathering of event organizers and producers involved in the beatboxing community from all over the world. After the core team conference was established on Discord, many like-minded community builders has it brought together to team up and connect on fellowship values. This online hub act as a platform for networking and meet-and-greet opportunities, enabling members of the movement to connect and collaborate with one another more effectively. Through the conference and the networking space, participants can expand their structure and build valuable relationships with others in the community.
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As a community based umbrella organization, the core team brings together approximately +60 nations actively involved in promoting the vocal percussion movement and it’s competition format within their respective countries. The World Beatbox Summit at the Beat Box Expo serves as a trailblazer for future event activities and their decentralized organization structure. All participating chapters will present on the conference podium its respective country scene and report about their past cultural projects. The organizer committee is strived to bring many interested nations together to support and complement each other with know how and infrastructure. The accredited speakers will discuss the general principles of a global competition format in a panel discussion and guide an open podium for upcoming activities and events to set new milestones and strengthen the network foundation.

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The surprise decision by national Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne to retire on Tuesday and embark on a possible NFL career has sent shockwaves through rugby and has sparked curiosity about a foreign player taking on professional American football. There is a great deal to consider about Hayne’s ambitious leap to the NFL and his prospect of earning a spot on a team’s 53-man roster.
There are obvious obstacles for Hayne to overcome like learning the often confusing rules, using a different ball, adjusting to NFL culture, but most importantly, understanding all of a team’s plays. Prior to entering the NFL, prospective players take a Wonderlic test, which is basically an IQ test for football players. They also endure rigorous Fitness examinations in draft combines. Many potential roster players have come up short on the Wonderlic and didn’t impress during the combines despite showing clear signs of talent at the college level.
Such tests are thorough, which complicates matters for Hayne in the short term. The NFL begins Week 7 of a 17-week schedule on Thursday night, with many qualified practice-team players itching for the opportunity to be named to the active roster. The idea of a newcomer, without even high school football experience, let alone college or professional experience, suiting up at some point of the 2014 season seems like a major stretch.
However, Hayne has attributes that NFL coaches are interested in, making the transition perhaps less difficult. The 26-year-old has good size, with tremendous speed and quickness, and is good at tackling. In a best-case scenario, Hayne, who is listed at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, might be used as a running back, fullback, or safety. At worst, he might be utilized as an undersized linebacker, who can also play on special teams.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to play in the NFL, and at my age, this is my one and only chance at having a crack at playing there,” Hayne said in a statement. “I’m excited about the potential opportunities that lie ahead. I’ve known the deadline has been looming for me to make this call, and I believe the right time is now.”
Hayne had reportedly been mulling a move to the U.S. for months. He starred for the Parramatta Eels since 2006, and was nicknamed “Hayne Plane.” While he is gifted with great physical strength, he has also been criticized for caring too much about making spectacular plays that he sometimes withdraws during matches, showing disinterest during stretches.
Hayne’s manager, Wayne Beavis, claims that he has been inundated with interest from NFL teams, though there has been no word about any possible tryouts. In September, Hayne visited the Seattle Seahawks, the Super Bowl champion team that already boasts an australian player. Jesse Williams, a defensive tackle, was born in Brisbane and played rugby, but the difference between Williams and Hayne is that Williams spent two seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide, a premier college football programs.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll weighed in on Hayne, and described him as an “incredible athlete” and a “great competitor,” but acknowledged the difficulty Hayne will face to make an impact on the NFL in little time.
“I think it would be really hard and a tremendous challenge,” Carroll said at press conference on Wednesday. “Only a certain few could do it. There would need to be a lot of patience from the [NFL team involved]. I don’t think a guy could come in in the middle of a season. I think it would take more time than that. But we’ve seen guys over the years who have made the transition from other sports.”
U.S. rugby head coach Mike Tolkin believes the transition is great for a rugby player to compete in the NFL. He echoed Carroll’s sentiments, claiming the NFL has too many complexities and intricacies for a rugby player to learn.
“I think it will be very difficult,” said Tolkin, in a phone interview. “I think [Hayne] is an unbelievable athlete, probably the top Rugby League player right now in Australia, but I think it will difficult for him to play in the NFL.”
However, Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush, a nine-year NFL veteran who starred at USC under Carroll, sees the NFL potential in Hayne.
“I think he’d do pretty well actually,” Bush said. “Because he’s quick, he’s elusive, he’s powerful, he’s fast, he has great vision and those are all the things you need to play running back in the NFL.”
Hayne is regarded as the best player in Rugby League, and though there are distinct differences between rugby and American football, they both place a high importance on speed, toughness, and strength. Hayne could be a trail blazer for rugby players to pursue an NFL career. At the very least it could open up additional international scouting. There is almost certainly a great deal of talent outside the U.S., but probably not as talented as Hayne. It still poses the question: how much has the NFL done to develop foreign players?
“Not nearly enough, would be my answer,” said Mark Waller, NFL’s executive vice president of international, in a phone interview. “I think that is probably the next phase of our development is to do more work on that. I think we have a lot more to do in that area.”
Carroll was quick to point out the potential of Australian rugby players.
“I’ve always thought it would be cool to recruit down [in Australia] and all that because there are some great players, and it’s a great game,” said Carroll. “It’s a very physical and demanding game, so those guys have all the same stuff we’re looking for in our guys.”
Hayne is not the first rugby player to draw interest from the NFL. In Feb. 2003, New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu reportedly rejected a $10 million offer from the Denver Broncos. Lomu, considered among the greatest rugby players ever, was 28 years old at the time and boasting a 6-foot-5, 260-pound physique.


At least 6 dead in fiery I-5 collision
Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, November 22, 1995
At least six people were killed Wednesday in a fiery collision involving two big-rigs near Castella in Shasta County that closed Interstate 5, the state's main north-south artery.
The crash happened at 9 a.m., according to a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman in Mt. Shasta City. It occurred about a mile south of the site where a 30-vehicle accident last Friday killed one man and injured 17 others, including former New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen.
The sky was overcast, but there was no rain or fog in the area, the CHP said.
Initial reports indicated a southbound big-rig crossed the center divider and struck a northbound tractor-trailer head-on. One of the trucks was a logging truck.
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It was not immediately known how many other vehicles were involved, though officers at the scene said several burst into flames when drivers were unable to avoid the wreckage. The fires were still burning at midday.
There were no reports on the number of people injured in the crash, but some were being taken to hospitals in the area.
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In the past two years Pomona College has worked to incorporate a variety of organic and local food items into its dining halls. Sustainability and Purchasing Coordinator Samantha Meyer PO ’10 has led this initiative since her graduation. This semester, Meyer left Pomona to work for a nonprofit organization in the Bay Area.
“I see the biggest achievement as the amount of sustainable food we were able to source—from under nine percent sustainable food to over 40 percent,” Meyer said. “Sustainability, ethical food sourcing, and health were not priorities when I was a student. That is no longer the case.”
Char Miller, the director of the environmental analysis (EA) program at Pomona, said Meyer’s work made a difference in campus sustainability efforts.
“She really began to change the conversation about food on campus, why sustainable agriculture and fisheries and the like were so essential. She made sustainability a mission for the food that we all consume,” Miller said.
As Sustainability Coordinator, Meyer was responsible for purchasing and sourcing products as well as reaching out to local farmers.
“She was the conduit between us as a department and the vendors,” said Glenn Graziano, General Manager of Pomona Dining Services. “She was instrumental in helping develop relationships with local farmers.”
Dining Services has had to adjust since Meyer left her job.
“I think we’re in an interesting period on the campus where we had this one really stellar person who pushed the story, and now we need to do the next stage of that work, and I hope we do,” Miller said.
Since Meyer left her job, Dining Services has been negotiating directly with local farmers in the area.
“The executive chef and I visited one of our local farmers out in Rialto, John Adams, who is actually a Pomona alum and runs Adams Acres, the last orange grove in Rialto,” Graziano said. “The benefits are two-fold: We are supporting local sustainable farmers and offering a healthier variety of options to students, many of which they’d never seen.”
Meyer’s work in the dining halls started in her senior year, when she investigated the food that the dining halls bought.
“This started out as her senior thesis in EA, in which she stood on the landing docks, opened up every crate, looked inside, tried to figure out what was, in the terminology used in the food world, ‘real food’–that is to say, what its value was in terms of nutrition and the like,” Miller said.
After her analysis of what faculty and staff were consuming on campus, Meyer came to the conclusion that Pomona was not sufficiently promoting sustainable choices.
“She ended with this central argument that if, as a liberal arts college, we think education is so valuable and sustainability and resources so essential, then why [are] we not thinking about the dining hall in the same way?” Miller said. “The consequence of her thesis was that she got hired to do that.”
Meyer, along with the dining hall team, collaborated to reach the goals the school set for its dining program.
“Pomona’s President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability [PACS] decides certain goals and percentages of sustainable food that we must reach,” Graziano said.
PACS was started by Pomona President David Oxtoby in 2006 and consists of student leaders, faculty, and staff.
“We advise him on all sorts of things, including solar power, water resources, and in this case, also on food,” Miller said.
Meyer’s new job with the nonprofit Clean Water Action draws on her experience with Pomona Dining Services.
“[Meyer] is doing some really important work with food waste and how to prevent that from getting in landfills, where it would pollute watersheds,” Miller said.
Meyer hopes that Pomona will continue to carry out the program she implemented.
“The college has made big strides in developing a sustainable food program over the last several years,” Meyer said. “I hope they continue to move forward.”

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Range: 0 – 90 kg (200 lbs)
The DHD-3 digital hand dynamometer (SH1003) provides the same features as the DHD-1 when used as a standal kilometer, but adds automated Rapid Exchange Grip Testing. In automatic mode, up to 10 strength tests for each hand and the time to change hands can be configured to automate the test procedure.
The Grip Strength Testing and Research (G-STAR) software further expands the capabilities of the DHD-3. G-STAR is a user-friendly yet powerful software tool that automates grip strength tests and endurance tests in both clinical and research environments. All patient information and test results are stored in an Access database of normative score tables for age and gender comparison. Maximum grip strength and grip endurance tests are graphically displayed during testing and can be stored in the database with the corresponding patient data. In addition, tests stored in the DHD-3 itself when used as a standal requiring device can be imported into the database when reconnected to the PC via G-STAR.
Range: 0 – 90 kg (200 lb) / Minimum requirements: Windows XP + USB port


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By: KDKA-TV News Staff
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) - Friends and family said goodbye to Washington County District Attorney Eugene Vittone Thursday morning.
The longtime public servant passed away over the weekend following a battle with lung cancer.
A funeral took place at the Immaculate Conception Church in Washington.
Vittone had been the district attorney since 2012 when he was elected to the office of district attorney after 12 years of serving as the assistant district attorney. Prior to working as an attorney, Vittone was an EMT.
The family requests that instead of flowers, donations be made to Pet Search or to Ambulance and Chair EMS for a scholarship for EMS training.
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It used to be that The Dirty Nil had advantage over all other rock ‘n’ roll bands because they had punchier riffs, sharper hooks, and snazzier collared shirts. No strangers to success, the JUNO Award-winning group have gained accolades, international recognition, and shared stages with the likes of The Who, Foo Fighters, Billy Talent, and Alexisonfire since the release of 2018 Juno Award-nominated crusher Master Volume.
With the world in isolation mode, the Hamilton, ON trio can exploit yet another unique asset – the fact that singer/guitarist Luke Bentham, bassist Ross Miller, and drummer Kyle Fisher all live together in the same house. As a result, the Nil have been able to regularly convene and put the finishing touches on their next album without having to worry about social distancing, face masks, or their 40-minute Zoom time limit running out.
Today, the band provides a preview in the form of the instant, adrenalizing power-pop anthem “Done With Drugs.” Stream the track on your preferred platform now.
Purchase the “Done With Drugs” 7-inch, featuring an exclusive B-side of the Tom Petty standard “Even the Losers,” a song they frequently aired out on the Master Volume tours and one of the first things they jammed on when they started working on the record in early 2019.
As Bentham admits, the song was inspired by his imminent entry into his 30s, and the significant life changes that he and his friends are experiencing as that milestone birthday approaches. But in true cheeky Nil fashion, “Done With Drugs” isn’t exactly the sincere pledge to sobriety it may appear to be on the surface. In fact, it’s not so much about drug use per se, but rather the performative aspects of self-care as they often play out on social media.

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