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The Nike 20XI S golf ball is the softer of the two 20XI golf balls and will spin a little more as well. The resin core is 15% lighter than a rubber core and therefore the 20XI is more stable and up to 66% more consistent according to Nike. This stability should result in more accurate shots and in the wind the 20XI S is very good, although maybe not as stable as the lower spinning Nike 20XI X golf ball as it flies a little higher, but it is still better than average thanks to a market leading MOI figure of 84 g/cm2.
Both versions of the 20XI golf ball feature one of the softest covers in the premium ball market and the S version is slightly softer so you will get a little more spin around the green and it feels a little better than the X version to putt with. The cover durability is also comparable with most other balls and each one should last you 2 or 3 rounds, depending on how many bunkers you go in!
Due to the lighter core the sound and feel is a little different to rubber core balls and this takes a little getting used to, but for us it was not a big deal as the distance, feel and wind stability are all excellent reasons to put this ball in play.
We met Rock Ishii who designed this ball in conjunction with Stewart Cink and Tiger Woods and says Tiger is testing the S version. Prices are going to start at the premium end of the market, but we think the Nike 20XI S golf ball will still be worth the investment.


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Michael B. Jordan is enjoying a purple patch when it comes to casting rumours, with the young actor seemingly linked to every second franchise that comes along.
Two of the biggest in recent months are The Fantastic Four and Star Wars: Episode VII , both of which the star has confirmed he is interested in.
“Everybody’s going in on this project,” says Jordan, going on to confirm that he has auditioned for a role in Episode VII , but was not asked to perform any lightsaber work.
“They're trying to figure out what they want,” he continues. “That's another incredible franchise. It's pretty crazy!”
As for The Fantastic Four , Jordan confirmed that he is, “definitely interested in the project”, while admitting that director Josh Trank is, “a buddy of mine”.
There’s also talk that Jordan may sign on for Independence Day 2 , while he’s a certainty to play the son of Apollo Creed in Rocky spin-off, Creed .
“We'll see how it happens,” says Jordan. “I don't know how I can do everything…”
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Olney is roughly the same distance from Northampton, Bedford & Milton Keynes: around 12 miles.
There's easy access to the M1 Junction 14 & with fast and frequent train links to London from Milton Keynes Central or Bedford. The fastest routes take just 30 minutes. See visiting London below.
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Delicious and Nutritious: The Ultimate Vegetable and Bean Chili Recipe
Are you looking for a hearty and satisfying meal that is not only delicious but also packed with nutrients? Look no further than the vegetable and bean chili recipe! This versatile dish is not only a crowd-pleaser but also a great way to incorporate a variety of vegetables and legumes into your diet. In this article, we will explore the benefits of vegetable and bean chili, provide a step-by-step recipe, and offer valuable insights on how to make the most out of this flavorful dish.
The Health Benefits of Vegetable and Bean Chili
Before we dive into the recipe, let’s take a moment to appreciate the numerous health benefits that vegetable and bean chili has to offer. This hearty dish is not only a comfort food favorite but also a nutritional powerhouse. Here are some key reasons why you should consider adding vegetable and bean chili to your regular meal rotation:
- Rich in Fiber: Beans and vegetables are excellent sources of dietary fiber, which plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy digestive system and promoting regular bowel movements.
- High in Protein: Beans are a fantastic plant-based source of protein, making vegetable and bean chili a satisfying and filling meal option for vegetarians and vegans.
- Packed with Vitamins and Minerals: Vegetables like bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions are loaded with essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin A, and potassium.
- Heart-Healthy: The combination of beans, vegetables, and spices in chili can help lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Weight Management: The high fiber and protein content in vegetable and bean chili can help you feel fuller for longer, aiding in weight management and preventing overeating.
The Ultimate Vegetable and Bean Chili Recipe
Now that we understand the incredible health benefits of vegetable and bean chili, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of creating this delicious dish. Follow the step-by-step recipe below to whip up a batch of flavorful and nutritious chili:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, for heat)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the diced onion and minced garlic, and sauté until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add the diced bell peppers, carrots, and zucchini to the pot. Cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the vegetables start to soften.
- Next, add the drained and rinsed kidney beans, black beans, and diced tomatoes to the pot. Stir well to combine.
- Sprinkle in the chili powder, cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper (if desired). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and let the chili simmer for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.
- After 30 minutes, give the chili a taste and adjust the seasonings if needed. If you prefer a thicker consistency, you can mash some of the beans with a fork or blend a portion of the chili using an immersion blender.
- Serve the vegetable and bean chili hot, garnished with your favorite toppings such as shredded cheese, sour cream, or chopped cilantro.
Enjoy this wholesome and flavorful vegetable and bean chili with your loved ones, and savor the goodness of a nutritious meal that is both satisfying and nourishing.
Tips for Customizing Your Vegetable and Bean Chili
While the above recipe serves as a fantastic base for vegetable and bean chili, feel free to get creative and customize it to suit your taste preferences. Here are some ideas to help you make your chili truly unique:
- Spice it up: If you enjoy a spicier kick, add additional cayenne pepper or diced jalapenos to the chili.
- Experiment with different beans: While kidney beans and black beans are commonly used in chili, you can try using other varieties such as pinto beans or chickpeas for a twist.
- Add more vegetables: Feel free to incorporate other vegetables like corn, sweet potatoes, or mushrooms to add extra flavor and texture to your chili.
- Try different toppings: Get creative with your chili toppings by adding avocado slices, crushed tortilla chips, or a squeeze of lime juice for a burst of freshness.
Remember, the beauty of vegetable and bean chili lies in its versatility, so don’t be afraid to experiment and make it your own!
Vegetable and bean chili is a delicious and nutritious dish that offers a wide range of health benefits. Packed with fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals, this hearty meal is not only satisfying but also supports a healthy lifestyle. By following the step-by-step recipe and customizing it to your liking, you can enjoy a flavorful chili that suits your taste preferences. So, gather your ingredients, get cooking, and indulge in the goodness of vegetable and bean chili today!

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An autonomous drone rocket from Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX self-landed on a floating barge Friday, thus initiating the first step towards rocket reusability and launch turnaround time reduction.
After four failed attempts, the rocket’s return became the first successful ocean landing by an unmanned drone, a little more than a year after another SpaceX drone self-landed for the first time on the ground. Ocean landings are far more difficult to execute than on the ground, but will be more cost and time efficient for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 program, which has been contracted by NASA for 20 missions.
When rockets are launched, they follow a parabolic arc of flight, moving them horizontally far from their launch pad and into the ocean. To return to the launch site for a landing would require more fuel to combat the rocket’s natural trajectory. Instead, physicist’s can calculate the rocket’s flight path so that an awaiting barge can be an on-call landing pad, thereby saving the rocket all the troubles of backtracking in-flight. Ocean landings will be a necessity for some Falcon 9 missions required to launch spacecrafts deep into space by using more fuel to reach higher velocities, leaving little leftover for a safe rocket ground recovery. However, in order to accomplish true cost efficiency, SpaceX’s rocket reusability program will have to assess whether the rocket can be re-launched into space with minor refurbishments. The Falcon 9 rocket drone was a mainstage booster for the Dragon spacecraft that’s carrying a resupply load to the crews on the International Space Station. When docked at ISS, the Dragon spacecraft will demonstrate its newest addition an inflatable space habitat that extends from its trunk, much like extensions on RVs. When the spacecraft returns to Earth, it will return with trash, important data collections, and defective hardware in need of repairs.


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Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Phase 0. Feasibility and Planning Study. Volume 1: Executive Summary. Document No. 74SD419. Final Report.
General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA. Space Div.
The purpose of this study was to establish the technical and economic feasibility of using solar energy for the heating and cooling of buildings and to provide baseline information for the widespread application of solar energy. The initial step in this program was a study of the technical, economic, societal, legal, and environmental factors involved with solar energy and the identification of barrier problems in its use and of potential solutions to these problems. The study also includes definitions and plans for proof-of-concept experiments. (Author/MLF)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. RANN Program.
Authoring Institution: General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA. Space Div.
Note: Related documents are EA 006 622-626


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Our facility is located on a large, fenced plot of 2.000m2, on a slope with beautiful views of the Vistula Lagoon and Frombork and pine forest, through which about 10 minutes. It goes to the sea. We rent rooms in single-story house and pavilions series. We have rooms 2, 3, 4, 5 passenger. Each room and the pavilion has a separate entrance from the… Pokaż więcej
Our facility is located on a large, fenced plot of 2.000m2, on a slope with beautiful views of the Vistula Lagoon and Frombork and pine forest, through which about 10 minutes. It goes to the sea. We rent rooms in single-story house and pavilions series. We have rooms 2, 3, 4, 5 passenger. Each room and the pavilion has a separate entrance from the garden or terrace with table and chairs to relax in the air, private bathroom, comfortable furniture, refrigerator, TV, electric kettle, crockery and cutlery upon request. In addition, the house on the first floor, we offer 2-room flat with kitchen, bathroom, terrace or balcony for max. 5 people each, with unforgettable views of the Vistula Lagoon. We also offer a 3-storey pavilions bedroom for max. 4-5 people, with a kitchen on the veranda. Available to all guests are: - outdoor kitchen suitable for cooking and frying fish- BBQ Facilities with grill
- playground for children
- Open with alignment to warm the Vistula Lagoon in which can be bathe
- kayaks, rowing boats at no additional charge
- Open with fishing.
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- charge for a dog
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The place is particularly suited to stay for parents with children of school age and school and for anglers and grzybiarzy.
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e-turysta.com project is a touristic social networking site presenting the accommodation and tourist offers from entire Poland. The accommodations can be searched by location criterion, i.e., by cities, geographical regions, historical regions and colloquial names of regions. The accommodation can also be found in a particular landscape, so you can search for accommodation at the seaside, in the mountains, by the lake, or in the country (also agritourism). e-turysta.com gathers also tourists interested in specific forms of spending free time in an active way and extreme sports lovers. Particular accommodation offers may correspond with the possibility of practicing specific sports such as sailing, gliding, rock climbing, or leisure activities such as hiking or trekking. The available accommodations are also divided into different categories of accommodation facilities. You can look for accommodation in hotels, spa resorts, holiday resorts, hostels, guesthouses, agritourist farms, as well as private lodgings, guest rooms or on campings.


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AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Uncertain situation in Malakal, at the center of the fighting between government and rebels
Juba (Agenzia Fides) – The south Sudanese government and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar, have been fighting since February 18. According to information gathered by Fides Agency, a rebels spokesman said that Machar 's forces have taken full control of the city of Malakal, but the government in Juba has denied this, but admitted that some central areas of Malakal have fallen into the hands of rebels. "Fighting is still underway" concluded the spokesman of the government.
According to a military source, cited by "Sudan Tribune", the rebels have better weapons, with which they are now in a position to threaten government tanks, many of which were destroyed in recent fighting. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced that ten civilians who had taken refuge in Malakal were killed. Despite the clashes, peace talks between representatives of the government in Juba and those of the rebels planned for today, February 19, in Addis Ababa have not been postponed. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 19/02/2014)
- 2014-07-30 - Thousands of children at risk for an outbreak of cholera
- 2014-07-22 - Child malnutrition rates skyrocket: +73% compared to 2013
- 2014-07-10 - 3 children die every day; 50 thousand at risk for malnutrition, diseases and ethnic conflicts
- 2014-07-03 - 6 hospitals looted or burned in a few months, at least 58 people killed in the hospitals
- 2014-06-24 - Appeal of Christian and Muslim leaders: "Pursue political dialogue for peaceful settlement and end the war"
- 2014-06-13 - Despite the peace agreement there is still alert due to the constant arrivals of refugees in Ethiopia
- 2014-05-23 - 132 children abducted by the LRA have been released
- 2014-05-14 - Appeal of the World Council of Churches: "With the agreement signed, the real work starts now"
- 2014-05-05 - "Untold suffering of more than five thousand Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs" denounces the Assistant Parish Priest in Abyei
- 2014-04-30 - Child soldiers leave school to "avenge" their parents' death


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“And when you turn twenty,” Thomas whispered, “the Testers come and they take you away. And if you’re very very lucky, they take you to a good place, and if you’re not, they take you to a bad place.”
The younger children shivered. Kelly was supposed to be watching them tonight, but she was letting Thomas tell his stories, even if they weren’t at all helpful.
She’d be twenty tomorrow. She remembered when they’d taken Aaron. And before Aaron, Jennifer, and before Jennifer, Keisha and Min and Lad and Petyr Continue reading
Written sort of adjacent to Inspector Caracal’s prompt.
This is set in a earlier era of Reiassan than Rin/Girey and definitely earlier than Edally, although really we see almost no markings of era in the story.
They had been walking for four days.
At first, Gianci had preferred the walking. It had to be better than sitting in a prison tent waiting to die. It had to be better than being dirty and sweaty, fighting on the front lines because he’d pissed off the wrong person in High Command. It had to be better than dying with a Callenni spear through his gut, the way he’d watched Tierri die, the way he’d thought he was going down when that tiny dark soldier had hit him with something in the gut. Continue reading

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Pattaya police and city officials conducted a citywide patrol yesterday, October 29th, to ensure that businesses complied with the no-alcohol sale policy during the end of Buddhist Lent Day.
Yesterday marked the end of Buddhist Lent Day. The end of Buddhist Lent Day refers to the conclusion of the Buddhist Lent, also known as Vassa or Khao Phansa. It is a three-month period during which Buddhist monks traditionally remain in their monasteries for intensive meditation and teaching.
The end of Buddhist Lent marks a significant religious observance, and in some regions, it may involve various traditions and ceremonies. The prohibition of alcohol consumption during this time is one such observance.
Around 9:30 PM, 40 Pattaya police officers and city authorities gathered to initiate a citywide patrol in Pattaya City. Their aim was to ensure that teenagers did not misbehave and that shops (excluding duty-free shops within the airport) did not sell alcohol from 00:01 to 24:00 on Saturday, October 28th, in accordance with the policy set forth by the Royal Thai Police.
According to The Pattaya News reporters, it appeared that most entertainment areas were relatively quiet, with bars deciding to close down for the day due to the alcohol ban.
The beach area, on the other hand, became much busier mostly with Thai tourists. Pattaya authorities also patrolled the beach to prevent people from engaging in misconduct. It was found that most people eagerly obeyed the law as nothing illegal was found.


A Brooks Stevens concept.
Aaron Cole’s post about automotive patent art gladdened my heart. Years ago, I decided to check out some of Les Paul and Leo Fender’s original patents on their electric guitars and I discovered the artistry of patent drawings. These days the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as well as patent offices around the world, accept digitally produced artwork. However, before the digital age, an inventor had to hire someone skilled at technical drawing to produce the various exploded and see-through sketches needed to describe the “preferred embodiment” of a process patent.
Of course the “inventor” of a design patent — a slightly different form of intellectual property that protects the design and look of a product — is more often than not, the actual designer.
Following up on Aaron’s post, I decided to put the names of some notable automotive designers into a patent search engine to see what I could find. My hypothesis was that in the case of a design patent, particularly for a car, the artwork for the patent application was likely to have been drawn by the designer. A patent is a big deal to any engineer or designer and he’d likely want to be the one responsible for representing his own idea best.
Back in junior high in the late 1960s, we had an assignment to write about “the good life in the year 2000”. Since I regularly read magazines like Popular Science and Mechanics Illustrated, it wasn’t too hard to put something together about edible silverware (didn’t happen) and microwave ovens (did). Perhaps that’s why I like the site Retro Future so much. There’s something meta about looking back into the past at how people looked forward into the future. While researching the Brooks Stevens Studebaker concepts I came across this 1963 clipping from the Milwaukee Journal. Stevens was based in Milwaukee and his hometown paper reported on a panel at the SAE congress in Detroit which featured Stevens and Richard Teague, who was by then the head of styling for American Motors after stints at Chrysler, GM and Packard. Stevens worked as a contract designer for a variety of non-automotive companies in addition to his work for Studebaker. The topic of the SAE panel was the car of the future. Stevens had a grandiose plan for a rolling living room. Teague, no stranger to cutting edge designs himself (cf. Packard Predictor) suggested a more evolutionary process. The interesting thing is that they both sort of turned out to be right, if not on the exact time frame.
Desperate times call for desperate measures; and sometimes the result is nothing short of spectacular. The Studebaker Gran Turismo coupe is gorgeous, despite having been cobbled together on a shoestring in six months. It’s also compromised and imperfect, a car that The Big Three would never have built. It did little to change the inevitable outcome of the Studebaker Death Watch, but then it probably would never have been created under other circumstances. There’s nothing like staring death in the face to focus the last remaining creative forces and take exceptional risks. Along with the Avanti, the GT Hawk is Studebaker’s gran farewell gesture. Gone indeed, but hardly forgotten.


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The billions owed by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel for historic license fees must be paid after the Indian Supreme Court rejected their appeal.
The two massive operator groups appear to be running out of options, having spent the latter half of last year first contesting the fees, then begging for clemency and then finally threatening to exit the market if they’re given no relief over their massive financial burden. Typically the Supreme Court is where you turn to when you’ve tried everything else, but in this case it was that same court that enforced the fees last year.
Reuters reports that it’s specifically petitions seeking a review of last year’s order that have been rejected, indicating that the Supreme Court has seen nothing since then to persuade it any mistake was made. In today’s money Vodafone Idea owes £3.9 billion and Bharti Airtel $3 billion. This decision is sure to bring a fresh wave of existential angst from the beleaguered operators.
So what next? There will be talk of further petitions and that sort of thing but it looks like the Supreme Court is not for moving. That just seems to leave the political angle. The money is owed to the government, so it’s presumably within its power to at least ease the burden. In most countries MNO competition is considered vital to a healthy telecoms sector, but the way the Indian government has acted since the creation of Reliance Jio suggests otherwise in India.

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She looks like a fashion model to me. But she could be a Mongolian woman. Or a Mongolian fashion model. Pictures of Mongolian women - Asian Gallery - China History Forum, Chinese History Forum - Page 2
These boots, called Gutul, are traditional of Mongolian dress. They are rigid boots with a curled up toe. In the typical outfit, trousers are tucked into these boots. The upturned toe makes them recognizable as Mongolian.
BEAUTY WITHOUT BORDERS: Mongolian headdress. One of the most colorful and original items of Mongolian national dress is the traditional head wear. The Mongolian headdresses differs in shape and purpose.

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Maria Popova can tell simply by the number of interview requests she receives, that day-to-day coverage of the war in Ukraine has waned.
“I did over 200 interviews in 2022, about 150 in 2023. It is really declining significantly,” says Popova, an associate professor in McGill’s Department of Political Science who studies the rule of law and democracy in Eastern Europe.
But there’s an understanding, especially in Europe, that it can’t tune out the war, Popova says. “They really cannot afford to do that because Russia’s ambitions have escalated.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin regularly talks about how the Baltics also belong to Russia and will be eventually subjugated, or threatens Poland, Popova adds. “The conflict that is now clear between Russia and Europe – and the West more broadly – has only intensified.”
Popova won the Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media (Established Academics category) at McGill in 2023 for sharing her expertise extensively in local, national, and international media in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
As the war reaches its grim second anniversary, Popova continues to shed light on the intractable conflict in her new book Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States.
Co-written with Oxana Shevel, an associate professor of political science at Tufts University, Popova says they wanted to write a book that could be both accessible to non-academics, useful to students and grounded in academic research rather than more journalistic accounts.
It explores how the politically divergent paths of Ukraine and Russia since the dissolution of the former Soviet Union in 1991 led to the war. They contend that a cycle of escalation between Russian imperialism and Ukraine’s commitment to independent statehood since that historic break-up is at the root of it.
In an interview, Popova explained that the Russian identity definition posits a tri-nation unity with Russians as the big brother and Belarusians and Ukrainians as the younger ones. “Both Belarus and Ukraine are central to this understanding of Russian identity as a supranational identity,” she says. “It’s really fundamentally a belief in empire that is enduring.”
Russia has long viewed Ukraine as a “branch of its own nation and expected from the start of the post-Soviet period to control Ukraine politically in some form or another,” Popova and Shevel note in the book, which concludes with an unequivocal statement: “Ukraine must be free and the empire must finally die.”
Like Putin, the West anticipated that Ukraine would fold quickly after the Russian invasion in February 2022, Popova says. “There was a pervasive misunderstanding of the extent to which over the past 30 years, Ukrainians committed to their independence and to a distinctive Ukrainian identity – and in such overwhelming numbers – that they could rise up like this to defend their independence from Russia’s encroachment. I think both Russia and the West misjudged that.”
Another revelation has been Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former comedic actor who has successfully rallied support for his country in the West. “That was part of the surprise of 2022,” Popova says. “He is an entertainer. So, he’s always been effective at communication.” But as a politician before the full-scale invasion, he wasn’t particularly skilled or popular, she says. “In fact, segments of the Ukrainian electorate feared that he would sell out Ukraine to Russia. So, if one had to predict how he would act in January 2022, I don’t think anybody would have [foreseen] this Churchillian figure that emerged.”
The book delves into the growing chasm in the two neighbours’ political trajectories: Russia increasingly authoritarian and Ukraine more democratic. Was there one change in Ukraine’s shift to an independent democratic state that was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back for Russia?
“It’s very hard to pinpoint one thing. It’s really this growing divergence that also leads to Russia escalating the methods that it uses to try to bring Ukraine back in line,” Popova says. “The reason really for the full-scale invasion [in 2022] was that when Russia invaded in 2014, they thought that this dismemberment of Ukraine would lead to Ukraine just collapsing onto itself,” she says, referring to Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The opposite happened: Ukraine got stronger and increasingly distanced itself from Russia.
“The interesting thing – and we emphasize this a lot in the book, is that [Ukraine’s] NATO orientation, the geopolitical orientation is actually one of the last things that switched. It’s not what drives the collision course and the divergence between Russia and Ukraine,” Popova says. “It’s kind of the effect of divergence that happened domestically.”
Part of that was the significant regime differences, Popova says, “that really showcased for Ukrainians what stark choice they’re facing. And eventually, they thought, OK, there’s also a geopolitical choice here to be made, and we’re choosing the West. But a lot of the other accounts get it backwards, and they think, well, Ukraine chose to look to the West or was lured by the West, as some will tell you, and that created all the problems. No, the problems existed before, and they came from Russia trying to impose domestic political choices on Ukraine and Ukraine resisting.”
Two years on, Popova sees no end in sight to the conflict “because the goals are absolutely irreconcilable, and they cannot be met halfway because Russia wants the full destruction of the Ukrainian state and nation. It doesn’t want part of Ukraine. It wants it all.
“And for Ukraine, it continues to be existential. They don’t plan to surrender. There is a very high level of support within Ukrainian society…they want to survive as an independent nation. It’s not a conflict that’s conducive to negotiation and meeting halfway. So, the only way it can end is with military defeat of some sort on the battlefield – and defeat in the sense of one side cannot keep going.”
For Ukraine, the biggest threat is the West becoming distracted and complacent and not supplying enough weapons, she says. “That’s really the biggest threat that Ukraine faces much bigger than any internal divisions.”

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The soup looked smooth and tasted great, but as I used my spoon to pull from the bottom of the soup crock, I noticed something hard sitting on the bottom. I couldn’t immediately tell what it was, and after some investigation, I realized it was a shrimp.
This is Instant Pot Carrot Curry Soup that will you shouldtry out. This is delicous homemade soup great regarding for you. The ingredients listing, while a little for the long side, includes mainly pantry items. Every solitary one of these is nutritious!
How to make Instant Pot Carrot Curry Soup
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Instant Pot Carrot Curry Soup
Yield: 6 to 8
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Instant Pot Carrot Curry Soup is a flavorful and delicious soup. Top with chopped peanuts, toasted coconut, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime for the perfect bite.
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon grated ginger
- 2 Tablespoons red curry paste
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seed
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 5 cups peeled and chopped carrot
- 3 1/2 cups broth (chicken or vegetable)
- 1 can coconut milk
- Toasted coconut
- Chopped peanuts
- Lime wedges
- Chopped cilantro
- Heat Instant Pot to sauté. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and cook until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Make sure to stir frequently to not burn the garlic.
- Add the curry paste, curry powder, cumin, coriander, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook for another minute.
- Add the carrots and stir to combine. Pour in stock.
- Cook using SOUP setting for 20 minutes.
- Let pressure release naturally.
- Add coconut milk. Use a stick blender to puree until smooth. Check for seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed.
- Ladle into bowls and garnish with toasted coconut, chopped peanuts, a squeeze of lime, and chopped cilantro.


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A Chesterfield charity shop has today celebrated its first anniversary, after raising over £90,000 for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice since opening in March 2015.
The charity shop can be found on Packers Row, located in the town centre, stocking a great selection of excellent quality pre-owned clothes, books and DVDs. All funds raised go towards supporting children with life shortening conditions, and their families, at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.
Jayne Smith, Chesterfield Shop Manager, said: “We’ve had an amazing first year and it’s been great to have seen the shop progress and succeed in such a short space of time.
“Chesterfield community members have been extremely generous with donations, have helping to make a real difference to our charity.”
The celebration event today saw volunteers, customers and staff come together to mark the anniversary.
Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice is currently supporting around 250 families across South Yorkshire and beyond, both in their own homes and in the North Anston hospice. The ten Bluebell Wood shops help to raise thousands towards the more than £4m it costs for the hospice to keep its doors open.
James Bower, Head of Retail at Bluebell Wood, said: “It’s been a tremendous year and I’d like to thank the customers, volunteers and staff for their dedication and support. We care for numerous families in the Chesterfield area and for us to have a presence on their high street is fantastic.
“We are looking forward to another successful year ahead, helping to raise the funds we need to continue providing special memories for families facing the toughest of times.”

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Ars Technica reports that a judge ordered Comcast to pay a $9.1 million fine and refund 50,000 customers it tricked into subscribing to a worthless "protection plan."
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued Comcast in August 2016, accusing the nation's largest cable company of tricking customers into buying a "near-worthless 'protection plan' without disclosing its significant limitations."
Buying the $5-per-month plan ostensibly prevented customers from having to pay each time a Comcast technician visited their home to fix problems covered by the plan. But in reality, the plan did not cover the vast majority of wiring problems, the AG's lawsuit said. Moreover, Washington state attorneys said that Comcast led customers to believe that they needed to buy a Service Protection Plan (SPP) to get services that were actually covered for free by the company's "Customer Guarantee."
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A number of Bank of America customers have reported that their safe deposit boxes have gone missing. Bank of America doesn't have an answer for them.
From CBS Sacramento:
Susan Nomi says when she went to open her Bank of America safe deposit box of 16 years, the entire box was gone.
That’s where she kept her family’s jewelry and her dad’s coin collection.
“I was in shock; I was just like what happened to my box,” said Nomi.
She says Bank of America can’t explain where her valuables went.
“They don’t have an answer. They don’t have an answer. They say thanks for letting us know,” she says.
Nomi was infuriated, especially considering she is a retired Bank of America employee of 40 years. And she’s not alone. Others have complained that Bank of America drilled their safe deposit boxes without permission or notice.
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After last week’s leaked confirmation of zombies being featured in Sledgehammer’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, fans were excited at the option to battle the undead and also play as one online. Many fans were a little disappointed however, to learn that a full on zombie mode in the game was not to be.
Well it turns out that Advanced Warfare will feature a full on zombie mode but there is a slight catch that might not sit well with some fans. You must purchase the $50 Season Pass in order to have access to it. According to a Gamestop press release, in addition to the four DLC map packs and one bonus map, players will also be able face off against the zombie horde.
“This just in, Zombies are back as part of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare season pass! Stop by any GameStop to pick up one of the most anticipated games to launch this year, along with 4-multiplayer map packs, Atlas Gorge, and yes – ZOBMIES [sic]. All this is available for purchase today GameStop as part of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare season pass for only $49.99.”
No other details were given on the zombies mode. Will zombies release as separate DLC packs, or will they be exclusive to the Season Pass? Stay tuned to RGN learn more as the info rises.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare releases tomorrow for PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. Thos who pre-ordered the game can pick up the Day Zero Edition today.
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The best images from the Bundesliga clash between Bremen and Bayern
Bayern turned in a strong defensive display in Bremen, keeping a clean sheet.
The Bavarians were pleased after the 2-0 victory away to Werder Bremen.
FC Bayern downed Werder Bremen 2-0 away from home on Saturday
On Saturday FC Bayern travel to the Weserstadion to meet Werder Bremen - the preview.
fcbayern.com looks at the stats ahead of the meeting with Werder Bremen.
The best images from the Champions League clash between Bayern and Besiktas
The Colombian, who had to be substituted in the Besiktas game, is suffering with a calf injury.
Müller scored his 41st and 42nd Champions League goals in the 5-0 win against Besiktas.
FC Bayern already have one foot in the UCL quarter-finals thanks to a runaway 5-0 win against Besiktas...


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Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 20-25 Feb
Meursault, Kobi Onyame, Big Joanie, Mothers, Du Blonde and Pictish Trail are just some of the musical treats on offer this week across the central belt
This week sees bands like Art Brut (Sneaky Pete's, 20 Feb), Razorlight (The Liquid Room, 21 Feb), Palace (The Mash House, 21 Feb), Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes (The Liquid Room, 22 Feb) and She Drew the Gun (Sneaky Pete's, 23 Feb) bring sold-out shows to the capital this week while Glasgow hosts the likes of Beth Jeans Houghton's Du Blonde (Broadcast, 20 Feb), Lost Map label boss Johnny Lynch, aka Pictish Trail (BAaD, 22 Feb), The Lemon Twigs (Saint Luke's, 22 Feb) and Blue Öyster Cult (O2 Academy, 24 Feb) among others. Here are our top picks for the week ahead:
Gigs in Edinburgh
Wyvern Lingo @ The Mash House, 20 Feb
Almost a year on since releasing their eponymous debut album, Irish trio Wyvern Lingo bring their stunning harmonies to Edinburgh's Mash House tonight with support from two of our favourite local acts, Chuchoter and Super Inuit.
Meursault @ Henry's Cellar Bar, 21 Feb
Prolific singer-songwriter Neil Pennycook, who performs under the moniker Meursault, plays Henry's Cellar Bar tonight for an intimate hometown show with support from Jamie Sutherland (Broken Records).
TEEK @ Teviot Row House, 21 Feb
Head along to Edinburgh University's Teviot Row House union tonight for an evening of pop, hip-hop, R'n'B and electro from a trio of local acts. Headliners TEEK play alongside Edinburgh-based Finnish act Aino Elina and "the newest addition to the Scottish hip-hop scene", Slester.
Ded Rabbit @ The Mash House, 22 Feb
Edinburgh promoters Bangers'n'Mash are putting on Edinburgh-based band of brothers Ded Rabbit at The Mash House for a long overdue hometown show. With their musicality indebted to the likes of Razorlight and The Libertines, Ded Rabbit are a must for any fans of mid-00s jangly indie. Support tonight comes from Newcastle quartet MAYFARE and Bankfoot five-piece Real Life Entertainment.
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Kobi Onyame @ Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 23 Feb
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Kobi Onyame here at The Skinny. Having graced us with his infectious presence on our stage at Kelburn Garden Party last summer, and again as part of our involvement at the Alternative Peers Ball at the Assembly Rooms in November, we’re excited to see what he’s going to bring to Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery tonight. What’s more, Heir of the Cursed – who features on Onyame’s track Wedadi – is on support duty. A two for one if you will. Count us in!
Gigs in Glasgow
Queen Zee @ Garage Attic, 20 Feb
Having just released their self-titled debut album earlier this month, Liverpool's glam pop-punks Queen Zee stop by Glasgow's Garage Attic tonight.
Big Joanie @ The Hug & Pint, 20 Feb
Lo-fi London punk trio Big Joanie released their debut album Sistahs at the end of last year as part of the Daydream Library Series via Thurston Moore and Eva Prinz's publishing house Ecstatic Peace Library. It's a total beaut and you catch them playing probably almost all of it tonight at The Hug & Pint. Support comes in the form of Secret Power and Happy Spendy.
Mothers @ The Hug & Pint, 23 Feb
With their sophomore record Render Another Ugly Method released into the world in the second half of last year, Kristine Leschper is finally bringing her band Mothers to Glasgow with this show at The Hug & Pint being the only Scottish date on their tour. We recently spoke to Leschper, which you can read here to help get yourself in the mood for the show.
Troye Sivan @ O2 Academy, 23 Feb
South African-born, Aussie-raised Troye Sivan worked with a dream team of American musician Leland and Canadian musician Allie X, as well as producers including Oscar Holter and Ariel Rechtshaid, on his second album Bloom last year. The album also featured a collaboration with musician of the moment Ariana Grande, Dance to This. Expect nothing but straight up pop gold tonight.
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From Petri Nets to Polynomials: Modeling, Algorithms, and Complexity (Abstract) (Invited Talk)
Petri nets are a widely-used model for parallel and distributed systems of concurrent systems using common resources. They admit a precise algebraic formalization as vector addition or vector replacement systems. If one considers symmetric VRS’s, it turns out that they are equivalent to finitely presented commutative semigroups or to binomial ideals in a multivariate ring over ℚ.
We outline and survey the interaction between these domains of computational algebra, system modeling and verification, and, in particular, complexity theory. While many of the fundamental computational problems in these areas turn out to be very complex (i.e., EXPSPACE-complete or even worse, we also present some new results concerning better complexity for restricted subclasses of the problems.


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The service, in coordination with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and the U.S. Air Force, will permanently station a company's worth of MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones at the Kunsan Air Base just south of Seoul.
The unit -- set to be active as early as next year, Stars and Stripes reported -- will be assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and will work to bolster intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in the region.
The Army didn't say how many aircraft would be involved, but the former project manager for unmanned aircraft systems has said the service aims to deploy four Gray Eagles per platoon, for a total of 12 drones per company.
The service eventually wants to purchase 152 MQ-1Cs, but so far has budgeted $5 billion to acquire 34 Gray Eagles, according to Pentagon budget documents.
News of the Gray Eagle deployment to South Korea comes just days after the U.S. moved in parts of the THAAD missile defense system, angering neighboring China. Beijing's Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying on Tuesday also responded to permanent drone station, saying now is not the time to "add fuel to the fire," when dealing with an already volatile North Korea, according to UPI.
The medium-altitude, long-endurance Gray Eagle is cousin to the MQ-1 Predator, and is also made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., based in San Diego, California.
The unmanned aerial system can fly for roughly 25 hours at speeds up to 170 miles per hour, and can operate at an altitude of up to 29,000 feet, according to the company. The drone carries 1,075 lbs of internal and external payload -- equipped with four Hellfire missiles -- which also includes electro-optical/infrared sensors with laser designation, synthetic aperture radars and communications relay.
The drone first deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010.
The Defense Department is working to recapitalize the unmanned aerial vehicle despite its previous setbacks. The drone had subsystem malfunctions early on in its tenure, according to Wired magazine.
Recently, General Atomics was awarded a $310 million contract for logistics support on the platform, according to a Defense Department announcement in October. In addition to building more drones for the Army, the company since 2014 has been awarded a dozen contracts varying from the next block of communication upgrades, to ground support engineering systems, to operations and maintenance work.
Last year, Inside Defense reported Congress even approved to reallocate $27.3 million to replace a Gray Eagle lost during Operation Inherent Resolve, the name for the fight against the Islamic State. The money allocated will go toward procuring three new drones, the site reported.


WWE News: Backstage Update On Daniel Bryan’s Health After Last Night’s MatchDecember 20, 2018
Daniel Bryan took an inverted 450 rather hard from Mustafa Ali last night on ‘SmackDown Live.’
Last night was a very exciting night for Mustafa Ali. He was called up from the cruiserweight roster to the SmackDown Live roster permanently. Ali was put into the main event on Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown and he pinned the current WWE Champion Daniel Bryan.
However, things looked like they could have actually gone poorly for Ali, who landed knee-first on Daniel Bryan’s collarbone area and ribs when performing the 054 (inverted 450). After Ali performed the move, he could immediately be heard checking on Bryan to make sure he was okay.
Thankfully, Daniel Bryan appears to be just fine. According to Fightful, Bryan was adamant that he was okay as he made his way through the curtain to the backstage area after the match.
As one might expect, Ali was reported to be very apologetic to Bryan after the incident, even more so than what you could hear in the ring as he was pinning Daniel Bryan.
Fightful is also reporting that Daniel Bryan and the referee of the match were taken to the trainer’s room to evaluate the incident.
WWE was taping another episode of SmackDown Live immediately after the first episode went off the air, which didn’t leave a lot of time for Bryan to be evaluated before he had to go back out and perform again.
According to spoiler reports, he interrupted a segment with R-Truth and Carmella about 30 minutes after taking the knees to the throat and ribs, and he appeared to be fine.
The main worry from fans when Daniel Bryan returned to the WWE was his head. The reason he was forced to retire was due to excessive concussions. While taking knees to the collarbone/throat and ribs certainly isn’t pleasant, it’s fortunate that it didn’t hit him in the head, as one major concussion could lead to the end of his career for good.
Daniel Bryan won the WWE Championship from AJ Styles in November. He won the match via a low blow, which started his current run as a heel performer in the WWE. He refers to himself as the “New” Daniel Bryan while working as a heel, and it seems to be getting over very well with the fans.
Many were concerned that a heel Daniel Bryan would have a hard time gettings fans to hate him, but it appears to be working quite well so far.
Daniel Bryan returned from retirement in March. During his time away from the ring, Bryan served as the storyline General Manager of SmackDown Live.
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A lawyer for a hitman who killed South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993 says the killer will be released on parole this month.
Lawyer Julian Knight said Thursday that a court ordered parole for Polish immigrant Janusz Walus after legal appeal against the justice ministry’s refusal to grant parole.
Walus was sentenced to life in prison for shooting Hani. Clive Derby-Lewis, a conspirator who also got a life sentence, was released on medical parole last year after more than two decades in prison.
Hani was the leader of the South African Communist Party and head of the military wing of the African National Congress, the main anti-apartheid movement that became the ruling party in South Africa’s first all-race elections in 1994.


Letter to the Editor
Conservatives demand that Justin Trudeau resign amid SNC-Lavalin affair
Canadians were shocked to hear the explosive testimony of former Attorney General
Jody Wilson-Raybould on the SNC-Lavalin affair. Canadians heard of the inappropriate,
and potentially illegal, pressure brought on her by the highest officials of Justin
Trudeau's government and Justin Trudeau himself.
Since the Globe and Mail broke the story on February 7th, this Prime Minister has
not been straight forward with Canadians about his actions and those of the PMO.
But this week, Canadians heard testimony from Ms. Wilson-Raybould. She stated during
her testimony that she "experienced a consistent and sustained effort by many people
within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial
Following the testimony, Conservative Leader, Andrew Scheer, sent a letter to the
RCMP requesting that they immediately open an investigation into this matter. We
believe that Canada should be a country where we are all equal under the rule of
law. This Prime Minister's actions to intervene in a matter were not appropriate.
Canadians deserve better.
Karen Vecchio, MP


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According to the International Chamber of Commerce, counterfeiting and Piracy are a form of theft that has been steadily growing in recent years. Counterfeiting and Piracy negatively affect business, the economy, and the general population. Counterfeiting and Piracy in the healthcare sector can become hazardous to the consumers. The ultimate victim of such malpractices is the consumers; they receive poor-quality medicines and products excessively and are exposed to health and safety dangers. Counterfeit medications include:
Some counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs may even be incorrectly formulated and produced in substandard conditions.
Counterfeiting and Piracy can apply to both branded pharmaceuticals and their less expensive generic counterparts. Generic drugs are sometimes confused with counterfeit medications, which may obstacle the widespread use and acceptance of generic medications. And this creates challenges for the pharmaceutical industry. The medicines approved by the FDA are the safest in the World, and there are branded and generic medicines in the market approved by the FDA. These malpractices are rising day by day; imagine the scenario in which a patient takes medication for a life-threatening illness, only to become aware later that the doses contained no APIs. It is estimated that this misfortune has occurred with thousands of people worldwide and continues to happen. The growing issue of counterfeit medications is a concern for the patient and pharmacists, and pharmaceutical companies.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), 10% of global pharmaceutical commerce, or $21 billion worth, involves counterfeit drugs.
As per the US Pharmacist, the increasing access to the internet and new methods of manufacturing and distributing illegal pharmaceuticals have created new challenges to safeguarding the legitimate pharmaceutical supply chain. A large number of websites quickly sell unapproved and counterfeit drugs and prescription drugs without requiring a valid prescription, all in violation of federal and state laws. As a result of such damaging effects, counterfeit drugs may decline public confidence in healthcare systems, professionals, the suppliers and sellers of genuine drugs, the pharmaceutical industry, and national drug regulatory authorities.
There are live examples of counterfeiting and piracy in India, as per news published on 18th February, 2022 in national and international newspapers like Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Eastern Eye, etc. that the four Indian markets, along with the e-commerce website IndiaMart ranked in the latest annual list of the World’s notorious markets released by the US Trade Representative. The 2021 Notorious Markets List identified 42 online and 35 physical markets worldwide that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.
The USTR report said IndiaMART, an e-commerce website and mobile app that connects buyers with suppliers, describes itself as the World’s second-largest online business-to-business market. Counterfeit products can allegedly be found in large volumes on IndiaMART, including counterfeit pharmaceuticals, electronics, and apparel.
Counterfeit medications may affect a patient’s health status. The use of substandard drugs may result in adverse reactions, treatment failure, resistance, toxicity, and even death. Awareness and education among the Pharmaceutical companies, healthcare professionals, pharmacists, and patients about counterfeit medications and the laws being enforced to prevent this crime.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man pleaded guilty to multiple drug-related charges on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Trini Ross announced.
Garson E. Butcher, 30, pleaded guilty on charges of distribution of fentanyl causing death, narcotics conspiracy and using and maintaining a drug-involved premises. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and $1 million fine.
According to the indictment, between March 2020 and June 2021, Butcher and a co-defendant, Alisha Centi, conspired with others to possess and sell fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. Additionally, they used residences on Fairview Avenue and Roland Road to manufacture and distribute those drugs.
On March 29, 2020, Butcher and Centi sold fentanyl to an individual which resulted in a death. They also sold heroin to an individual on September 28, 2020 which caused an individual to overdose, though they did regain consciousness after receiving Narcan.
Butcher is scheduled to be sentenced on March 14, 2023. Charges against Centi remain pending.


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It looks like Gran Turismo finally has some competition, now that Project Cars is finally making its way to home consoles. The stunningly realistic racing simulator will be coming to Playstation 4, Xbox One and SteamOS, Slightly Mad Studios have announced.
The game is set to release in Fall of 2014, and Slightly Mad Studios’ Boss Ian Bell had this to say regarding the console and SteamOS port:
“Project CARS has always led the pack in terms of insane detail. Whether that’s graphically in the craftsmanship of our cars and tracks, technically in the way we’ve approached weather and time of day, or emotionally in how each car feels and responds to your touch. These powerful new platforms allow us therefore to not compromise on the quality of our vision and ultimately that means players are going to experience something truly breathtaking when they get behind the wheel.”
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South Africans offer prayers for Nelson Mandela
Churches across South Africa are holding prayers for Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for four days while he is treated for pneumonia.
On Saturday, South Africa's presidency said Mr Mandela, 94, was breathing without difficulty but said that people should also prepare for the inevitable.
Many in South Africa are following his recovery closely, and some have been voicing their hopes and fears for the future.
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Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, firmly lamented gun violence as a women’s issue as their political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, gears up to support candidates in the 2014 midterm elections.
Giffords and Kelly visited the Hearst headquarters in New York on Monday morning to speak with Ellen Levine, editorial director of Hearst magazines. During their presentation they revealed a number of startling facts: American women are eleven times more likely to be killed by guns than in any other high-income country, and every month, nearly 50 women are shot to death by a current or former partner. The campaign by Americans For Responsible Solutions intends to reduce gun violence and support candidates that advocate for stricter gun control.
Giffords prepared her own statement and said:
Dangerous people with guns are a threat to women. Criminals with guns, stalkers with guns, abusers with guns: that makes gun violence a women’s issue. For our mothers, for our families, for me and you. Women can lead the way. We stand for common sense, we stand for possibilities. We can win elections. Please join your voice with mine.”
Giffords and Kelly listen to Ellen Levine. (Lucy Westcott / The Wire)
Americans For Responsible Solutions launched on Jan. 8, 2013, a few weeks after the Sandy Hook massacre, and nearly two years after the attempt on Giffords's life. Giffords, the youngest woman elected to the Arizona state senate, was shot in the head in January 2011 in Tucson, outside a Safeway supermarket. Six people died in the incident.
“We founded this organization, ARS, because like millions of Americans, we were fed up with the problem of gun violence in our community,” Kelly said. “And Gabby, after what happened at Sandy Hook, said ‘Enough.’” Responsible gun owners are either left out of the discussion, or demonised when they’re included, Kelly said, leaving little room for any nuanced discussion on guns in America.
Last month, Politico's Jose Delreal reported that Americans For Responsible Solutions will support seven Senate races and four House races, including Minnesota Sen. Al Franken and North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan, as well as two Republicans. The group said they have raised $14.5 million so far, and aim to match the estimated $20 million the National Rifle Association spends each election cycle.
But it's American women who are "disproportionately affected" by gun violence, Kelly said, and recent mass shootings like the Santa Barbara rampage last month only serves to strengthen his point. Kelly pointed out disturbing loopholes that allow some abusers to access guns. While domestic abusers are prohibited from buying guns, going to a gun show or buying a gun online bypasses the background check. And pleading to lesser charges like misdemeanor sexual assault, stalking, and harassment means you aren't prohibited from owning a firearm. Giffords and Kelly also support faster reporting of restraining orders, as it often takes a couple of weeks for an order to be recorded, allowing time for a gun purchase.
Giffords also provided a brief update on her health as she continues her recovery from the shooting. She has been practicing yoga twice a week, is learning the French Horn, and is taking Spanish lessons, alongside speech therapy and biking.
This article was originally published at http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/06/gabby-giffords-calls-gun-violence-a-womens-issue/372876/


What is the difference between a universal fixture
Fixtures can be used for different workpieces.
1.Working principle and characteristics of combined fixture
Definition: It is a new type of process equipment developed on the basis of standardization of machine tool fixture parts. It is assembled from a set of universal components and assemblies whose structure, dimensions have been standardized, serialized and standardized.
It can be seen that the combined fixture is a special fixture that can be repeatedly used for parts and components. According to production practice, compared with the single-use special fixture, it uses assembly instead of design and manufacturing, so it has the following characteristics:
1. Flexible and wide adaptable, which can greatly shorten the production preparation cycle.
2. It can save a lot of manpower and material resources and reduce the consumption of metal materials.
3. It can greatly reduce the area of ??the warehouse where special fixtures are stored, simplifying management.
Disadvantages: large dimensions, bulky, and poor rigidity. In addition, due to the large reserve of required components, one-time investment costs are high.
2. Combination fixture system
According to the shape of the connecting base surface between the components during assembly, the combined fixture can be divided into two systems: slot system and hole system.
1) The slot system combined fixture uses slots (T-slots, key slots) and keys to match to achieve positioning between components. Because the position of the component can be adjusted steplessly along the longitudinal direction of the slot, it is very flexible to assemble and has a wide range of applications. It is the earliest developed combination fixture system.
2) The main component surface of the hole system combined fixture is a coordinate hole system consisting of a cylindrical hole and a threaded hole. Assembly and fastening between components is achieved by positioning pins and bolts.
3. Assembly of combined fixtures
The assembly of the combined fixture is a process of selecting the relevant components and assemblies to be assembled according to the processing requirements of the workpiece and according to a certain procedure, thereby obtaining the required fixture.


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Authors of Grand Theft Childhood spoke on G4 about their research findings. Apparently, no one ever researched normal gameplay behavior before. I find this particularly interesting because game studies in all disciplines rarely discuss games as a realworld activity. In this video they talk about the misconceptions surrounding violence and games. What they found was that highest marker for behavioral problems are gamers who play only M rated games more than 15 hours per week and those who play no games. The argument they are making on their data is that gaming is a marker of social competence for boys. To me, this supports an understanding of gaming as a social phenomenon. Seems then that this reinforces the recent emphasis on social gaming.
check the video on Kotaku


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PIC presents online seminar
“Pacific Islands Journey” ~Independent State of Samoa~
The PIC in collaboration with the Embassy of the Independent State of Samoa in Japan will host an online seminar titled “Pacific Islands Journey – The Independent State of Samoa” on 18th November 2021.
The Independent State of Samoa is located in the South Pacific region and consists of four inhabited volcanic islands. The two main islands are Upolu, where the capital Apia is located, and Savaii. Samoa’s culture is based on the ‘fa’asamoa’ or Samoan way of life and is key to Samoa’s unique traditions, culture, food and customs. The economy overall has sustained growth over the years however, experienced significant impacts from COVID-19 pandemic especially due to restrictions in international travel and trade. Key domestic sectors are services, tourism, agriculture and fisheries.
Building on Japan and Samoa’s strong bilateral relations and the PALM framework, the objective of the online seminar is to promote tourism, trade and investment opportunities in Samoa through connecting businesses.
This seminar has been certified as a commemorative project for the 9th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM9).
The outline of the seminar is as follows. We look forward to your participation.
18 November 2021 (THR)
|Time:||11:00-12:15 (JPN time) / 15:00-16:15 (Samoa time)|
Online seminar (ZOOM)
|Organized by:||Pacific Islands Centre (PIC)|
Embassy of the Independent State of Samoa in Japan
|Language:||English / Japanese (No interpreter)|
|Participation:||Free of charge|
To join the seminar, register from here
Application deadline: 10:00 AM (JPN Time) on 18 November 2021
Program (JPN time)
Opening remarks (Language: English)
“Country Brief” (Language: Japanese)
“Trade and Investment Opportunities in Samoa” (Language: English)
Ms. Toleafoa Nella Tavita-Levy, ACEO Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
Ms. Fiu Jacinta Malie Matulino, ACEO Investment Promotion and Industry Development, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL).
(Short movie will be on air)
Introduction of Samoan products (Language: English）
●Taro: Mr. Asuao Kirifi Pouono, National Coordinator, PHAMA Plus
Q & A
Closing (Language: Japanese)

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Proteorhodopsin is an integral membrane light-harvesting proton pump that is found in bacteria distributed throughout global surface waters. Here, we present a protocol for functional in vitro production of pR using a commercial cell-free synthesis system yielding 1.0 mg purified protein per milliliter of cell lysate. We also present an optimized protocol for in vivo over-expression of pR in Escherichia coli, and a two-step purification yielding 5 mg of essentially pure functional protein per liter of culture. Both approaches are straightforward, rapid, and easily scalable. Thus either may facilitate the exploitation of pR for commercial biotechnological applications. Finally, the implications of some observations of the in vitro synthesis behavior, as well as preliminary results towards a structural determination of pR are discussed.
|Original language||English (US)|
|Number of pages||11|
|Journal||Protein Expression and Purification|
|State||Published - Mar 2008|
- Functional expression
- Membrane protein
ASJC Scopus subject areas

domain: chemistry


Due to wildfires and virus outbreaks, it’s now more crucial than ever to monitor your home’s air quality. Woosh is the perfect appliance for that. It’s a smart air filter that measures air quality in real-time and sends notifications via a mobile app. Winston Mok appeared on season 14 of Shark Tank and got a deal with Kevin O’Leary. As of 2024, Woosh is worth an estimated $5 million.
Winston Mok’s Background
Winston Mok is an ambitious entrepreneur hailing from San Francisco. He has a degree in Engineering, Computer and Mechatronics from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Given his engineering background, Winston has worked in technical roles at Blackberry and served as CEO at Simply Good Technologies and Level One Analytics. Prior to founding Woosh Air, Mok was a Senior Product Manager at Google for over five years. He left a high-paying role at the tech giant to focus on a passion project.
Founding Woosh Air
In 2019, a wildfire in California polluted the air so much that Google had to tactically seal its offices to keep employees safe. Mok’s workplace was safe, but his home was not. So, he decided to build his own HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system.
In a year, he developed a smart HVAC device that helps users monitor air quality. It also lets them know when the air filter needs to be replaced. The data is transmitted via WiFi to a mobile app. Winston launched Woosh in 2020 and left Google the following year.
Mok got a $1.3 million investment in a pre-seed round in April 2022. The round was funded by executives from Google, TI Platform, Life360 and Quiet Capital. The entrepreneur also ran a Kickstarter campaign that raised $62,817 from 336 backers.
Shark Tank Appearance
Wok had a strong start to the pitch and clearly explained how his product works. The Sharks all groaned when he revealed the company had no revenue but they recently signed a promising partnership with Emerson.
Kevin O’Leary was the first to make an offer once he sniffed out a royalty deal was in play. He offered $500,000 for 12.5% but wanted a 0.50c royalty on every filter sold in perpetuity. After the remaining Sharks dropped out, Kevin greedily raised his offer to 15%.
Winston didn’t like how royalty was forever as it would impact the cash flow of the business in the long-term. After some back and forth, Kevin accepted Winston’s counter of 10% equity with the royalty deal still in place.
After Shark Tank
When the episode aired in October 2022, the positive PR from Shark Tank gave them a nice spike in orders. The company already has more than 330 Kickstarter backers waiting for delivery, which was expected to come in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The only place to buy Woosh products is through their website, WooshAir.com. Currently, they are only accepting pre-orders. The Smart Filter sells for $99 and Smart Filter + Air Quality Monitor Bundle retails for $149.
Several customers have already received their purchases and rated them 5 stars on the Woosh website. Appearing on Shark Tank with a product still in beta will put a lot of pressure on shipping. Customers could be waiting at least 3 months to receive orders. Woosh Air has 16 employees and is looking to hire more talent to help with scaling.
Woosh is now ramping up manufacturing and is finalizing components for the electronics. Despite being an early-stage startup, Woosh is already valued at $5 million. It wouldn’t be surprising if the deal with Kevin doesn’t close because of the royalty aspect. Woosh could use the publicity to raise money from a venture capital firm.
Winston has big plans for his company. He confidently stated, “what Nest did for the home thermostat is what we want to do for HVAC air filters.”


The truth be told, Where Fortune Smiles was not originally released under the leadership of John McLaughlin. Its reissue on CD with McLaughlin as leader seems to exist for marketing purposes only. The reissue notes indicate a 1971 recording date, but my memories of its original release on PYE Records suggest that it was recorded a year earlier. (However, memories can fade.) The other members of the quintet—bassist Dave Holland, saxophonist John Surman (also on Extrapolation ), vibraphonist Karl Berger, and drummer Stu Martin—each contribute equally to this outing.
The compositions, all by McLaughlin and Surman, have strong head arrangements that are not directly quoted in the free improvisations that follow. Fortune does not even hint at rock or fusion. Do not expect any of the usual clear themes, call and response playing, or unison lines. These differences, which may confound many McLaughlin fans, are also its greatest strengths.
Free jazz is what this release is all about. For listeners who don't normally immerse themselves in this sort of thing, it's a record that can be enjoyed only about once a year. But it remains a must-listen. Whoa! Listen...is that a quote which will later turn into "One Word" from Birds Of Fire ? Listen to McLaughlin's far-out guitar. Listen to Holland's resonating bass. Listen to Surman as he reveals things to come. Listen for a historical perspective on music which McLaughlin would later deliver.
Jazz critic Scott Yanow wrote: “McLaughlin's raw sound was starting to take shape by this time and his impeccable chops are on full display. So too are those of the underrated vibraphonist Karl Berger and, of course, soprano saxophonist Surman. The foundation is held loosely in place by bassist Dave Holland and drummer Stu Martin. It's a challenging but interesting listen, especially given McLaughlin's later success and popularity.
- "Glancing Backwards (for Junior)" – 8:54 - Surman
- "Earth Bound Hearts" – 4:15 - McLaughlin
- "Where Fortune Smiles" – 4:01 - Surman
- "New Place, Old Place" – 10:24 - McLaughlin
- "Hope" – 7:19 - McLaughlin


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Gradient is our dedication to a timeless espresso profile. This iteration features washed coffees from Peru and Ecuador resulting in lovely malic, crisp fruit and a permeating richness.
70% Washed Typica, Mundo Novo
30% Washed Bourbon
Region Pucallpa, Peru and Loja, Ecuador
Varietal Typica, Mundo Novo, Bourbon


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The richly functional cultivator ROW-MASTER RN has a universal stone frame for victorious planting in inter-row processing for ruynuvannya soil pick and the use of weeds in wide-row crops. The interval of regulation between the rows of 45 to 80 centimeters allows ROW-MASTER to vykoristovuvat when sowing corn, dormouse, beetroot and other sleepy crops. To increase productivity and change the growth rate in the rows, the cultivator can be equipped with the CultiCam automatic guidance system.
BEDNAR ROW-MASTER is a universal tool for processing sugar beets, corn, sunflower and other row crops to obtain a higher quality crop.
- designed to destroy soil crust,
- effectively destroys weeds in between rows of row crops,
- thanks to the clearance of the frame allows you to work on tall crops buz damage,
- has an easily adjustable row spacing.

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Scientists make great protest signs! Here is a link to the Boston Globe article.
The president’s flexibility on issues has impacted his relationship with Russia. Here is a BBC article called Russia media no longer dazzled…..
Our President asked an African American white house correspondent to set up a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus. Here is a CNN article with details.
Okay, this one is pokey. It is hard for me to continue to emit love sometimes…….
Running a business is very different than running a country and I think it is good to highlight that there is a big distinction. Here is a link to a Steve Benen article posted on MSNBC Rachael Maddow Show blog …


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Hotaru Tachibana is a girl disguised as a boy. Through strange circumstances she finds herself drawn into the world of survival games by a host, Masamune Matsuoka. The two form a team with ero-manga artist Tohru Yukimura and aim to be the be the best in Japan.
Sakamoto Ryota is an unemployed 22 year old who lives with his mother and spends his days doing nothing but playing video games. In the real world, there may be nothing special about him, but online, he's one of the world's top players of the combat game called Btooom. One day, he awakes on what appears to be a tropical island, though he has no memory of how he got there or why. While exploring the island, Ryota runs into a mysterious being who attacks him by throwing a strange looking bomb at him. Ryota then realizes that both his life is in danger, and that he has somehow become trapped in a real-life version of his favorite game. Ryota and the other "players" must now survive through the nightmare to figure out the reason why they ended up in the game in the first place.
Yura Yamato has just arrived at the high school division of Stella Women's Academy, when Sonora Kashima invites her to join a club called "C³". Sonora is the third-year student who became the new head of this club for military survival games. The other members include two second-year students (part-Japanese Karila Hatsuse and G36K-wielding Honoka Mutsu) and two other new students (Rento Kirishima whose family runs a Japanese sweets shop and the really short Yachiyo Hinata).
The players of a virtual reality MMORPG, Sword Art Online, are trapped and fighting for their very lives. After it is announced that the only way to leave the game is by beating it, Kirito - a very powerful swordsman - and his friends take on a quest to free all the minds trapped in Aincrad.


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SMM News: risk volatility and Asian Foreign Exchange in parallel
The renminbi has shown resilience in geopolitical tensions
Under the dual pressure of escalating tensions between China and India and contradictory remarks between China and the United States on the first phase of the trade agreement, the RMB has not been materially affected. Some of the blockade measures taken by Beijing in response to the recent Xinguan outbreak have not put much pressure on the yuan. The impact of the outbreak is mainly reflected in the decline in air passenger traffic (and other travel data, such as TomTom), which has raised concerns that the economic recovery may be disrupted. However, for now, the new round of outbreaks has not yet substantially reversed the expectations of China's V-shaped recovery. Beijing's restrictions are far less than the scale of the total shutdown in Wuhan and key industrial zones at the beginning of this year.
Concerns about the strength of the economic recovery may be one of the factors for the people's Bank of China to remain silent these days, aimed at building strength for future stimulus policies. At the beginning of this week, the benchmark lending rate announced by the people's Bank of China remained at the expected levels of 3.85% (1-year) and 4.65% (5-year), while recent easing was achieved by lowering the required reserve ratio. In order to boost the economy to inject liquidity, the central bank has cut the required reserve ratio several times this year.
We believe that there is still some room for the RMB to continue to appreciate moderately. Current account changes and interest rate spreads are good for the renminbi, and geopolitical tensions are not yet likely to escalate further, but this is undoubtedly an important monitoring factor. The United States has confirmed that the first phase of the agreement is still in force, while the threat of restrictions in a number of other non-trade areas has recently eased. We expect the RMB to continue to strengthen.
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text: I’m afraid I’m bringing this concert to your attention about 15 months late. Luckily the ‘performance’ isn’t due to finish for another 637 years so you have time to get an ice cream. The extraordinary John Cage (who used to have his own special side-bar feature here at Bowblog, back before blogger ate my template) scored his piece ‘As Slow as Possible’ to last about twenty minutes played on a solo piano but the literal-minded Germans plan to play approximately one chord per year on the Halberstadt town organ until 2640 thus neatly untethering music from human time entirely and sending the mind reeling. The performance stretches an ephemeral human enterprise across many generations and tests the endurance of every institution associated with it. I love this kind of really long-term thinking.


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Our family returned last night from a trip to Colorado. We spent six days enjoying the beauty of nature around us by hiking around Castle Rock, riding a train through the Royal Gorge, watching rock climbers at Garden of the Gods, driving up Pikes Peak, viewing elk in the Rocky Mountain National Park, skipping rocks in creeks, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. Our goal of this trip was to spend as much time outside as possible. I think we achieved our goal!
Being in nature always makes us think of Kyleigh a little bit more. Being surrounded by God’s creation makes us feel just that much closer to her. I have had other people express this to me, as well. There is just something about climbing up a mountain and walking around a huge rock or hiking up a trail and discovering a waterfall, then hiking a little bit further to find the source of that waterfall that makes me feel more connected with God, my family and life. We truly had an amazing trip.
In the first days, weeks and months without Kyleigh, everywhere we went was a reminder that she wasn’t with us. That feeling has faded over time, although I do not think it ever goes away. There were times on our trip where I caught myself thinking, “If Kyleigh were with us she would be …” When I think these thoughts, I have to stop myself. Kyleigh is with us. She may not be physically present, but she is always with us. Sometimes she is a little more present than others …
So VERY true–all of it.
How true- she is always with you!
I love that little sun ray shining over you and your boys.
(Found your blog from comments you left on the Sufficient Grace Facebook page <3)


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MGS+ ICS Security Report July 2017
MG Strategy+ ICS Security Report July 2017: Editor Picks: News Intelligence Alerts Reports
Power plant cyber threat: Lock up your ICSs and SCADAs
Nuclear power stations have been told to tighten their defences after government officials warned of a “credible” cyber threat.
AI for Security: The Ghost in the Machine (Learning)
In order to fully understand the impact of a breach, the detection of malware threats needs to be complemented by the proactive exploration of anomalous network behavior and inter-artifact relationships. This activity is supported by machine learning techniques, which can be leveraged to aggregate and classify events at an unprecedented scale.
Hackers Ran Through Holes in Swift’s Network
Payment-transfer network left banks largely responsible for their own cyberdefense; old passwords at Bangladesh’s central bank
Cybersecurity of nuclear reactors
The potential for remotely turning reactors into weapons is independent of their country of origin.
The Maturation of Cybercrime
Also, Understanding the Intel Active Management Technology Flaw
Cybercriminals Are Building an Army of Things Creating a Tipping Point for Cybersecurity
Cybercrime is big business, and is growing at an exponential rate. British insurer Lloyd’s of London estimated the cybercrime market at $400 Billion in 2015. Today, just two years later, the World Economic Forum estimates that the total economic cost of cybercrime to currently be $3 trillion. And Cybersecurity Ventures is predicting that cybercrime will cost the world in excess of $6 trillion annually by 2021.
The Department of Defense network of the future
Military operations today are characterized by complexity.
It’s impossible to know the location or underlying mission of the country’s next deployment, and nothing on the horizon suggests the future will be any less complex.
Cybersecurity Threat Insights from the Eye of the Storm
Our experts dive into the fundamental security challenges organizations face in an ever-evolving threat landscape
Blockchain and Financial System Impact
Blockchain is a technology that basically distributes a ledger. For those of you in the financial management world, you know a ledger as the trusted source of transactions or facts. The same is true with blockchain. But instead of existing in a large leather bound tome or in a financial management application, blockchains are managed by a distributed set of computing resources working together to maintain that ledger.
Israeli companies are going to set up a Latin American cyber-defense center
A group of Israeli companies led by state-owned defence contractor Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI) has won a deal worth tens of millions of dollars to establish a national cyber centre in an unnamed Latin American country.