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Welcome to another edition of What Fresh Hell?, Raw Story’s roundup of news items that might have become controversies under another regime, but got buried – or were at least under-appreciated – due to the daily firehose of political pratfalls, unhinged tweet storms and other sundry embarrassments coming out of the current White House.
Donald Trump really, really does not want you to see what’s in his tax returns.
The New York Times reported this week that Trump told Mitch McConnell that he should make confirming Michael Desmond, his pick to serve as the IRS’s top lawyer, a higher priority than seating General Coverup Attorney General William Barr. According to Bloomberg, Desmond had previously consulted with the Trump Organization on tax issues and worked with a couple of current tax counsels for The Trump Organization.
He’s now advising Trump’s hand-picked IRS commissioner, Charles Rettig. Just as Barr had written a memo before he got the gig claiming that a president couldn’t be guilty of obstructing justice for blocking an investigation into himself and his associates, back in 2016, Rettig authored an op-ed arguing that Trump should never release his returns. He also owns shares in a couple of rental properties at the Waikiki Trump International Hotel and Tower in Hawaii, according to the WSJ. Nothing to see here.
But those picks may be less consequential in the coming fight over the release of Trump’s taxes than another one: Brett Kavanaugh.
You’ve probably heard of the 1924 law, passed as an anti-corruption measure after the Teapot Domes Scandal, which requires the IRS to hand over any citizen’s taxes to the proper Congressional committees upon request. It’s black letter law, it’s used regularly and the IRS has never denied such a request, according to David Cay Johnston.
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal crafted his request for Trump's returns carefully, citing the committee’s duty to oversee how the IRS is auditing the president’s* taxes, as it does with all presidents. Because the law is so straightforward, Trump’s lawyers are arguing that the request is nothing more than an act of revenge against a POTUS they hate. As such, they claim that the House is retaliating against Trump for being a bigoted asshole his political speech and therefore the request violates the First Amendment. (They may yet make a slightly stronger separation-of-powers claim.)
It’s a goofy argument because it requires establishing that the sole motive of the Committee is “presidential harassment.” One would have to believe that there can be no legitimate oversight purpose by a committee whose specific role is oversight.
Trump’s vowed to take this fight to the Supreme Court. And one person who also believes that Congressional processes--like tough confirmation hearings in which past allegations of sexual assault are resurfaced--are motivated only by Democrats’ lust for vengeance. Recall that he claimed that Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations amounted to nothing more than “a calculated and orchestrated political hit" designed to get "revenge on behalf of the Clintons."
Assuming the case gets to the Supreme Court, Trump should lose 9-0. But with this Court, who knows? Kavanaugh will almost certainly buy Trump’s argument. Justices Alito and Thomas are basically Tea Party Republicans in black robes. Gorsuch not only has a lot to thank Trump for, but he’s also bought “expansive claims of unreviewable executive authority” in the past.
That leaves it up to the Court’s very conservative “swing vote,” Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts has shown repeatedly that he worries about the Court being seen as another organ of the Republican Party. Maybe he’ll seek to protect it's last shreds of legitimacy. In any event, it’s quite possible that the case could drag on for a couple of years, and that may ultimately be the point.
This week, Trump flummoxed pretty much everyone by suddenly withdrawing his pick to head ICE just before his confirmation came up for a vote. Ronald Vitiello, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol, would have gotten in relatively easily—he had some Democratic support.
Vitiello has, according to WaPo, “advocated for the president’s policies, but he has been relatively restrained in public statements about enforcement matters and does not make bombastic statements.” What is even the point of having people work for you if they won’t make bombastic statements on your behalf?
Anyway, it turns out that this was the work of the undead Stephen Miller.
[It’s] a sign of the expanding influence that Miller now wields over immigration matters in the White House, particularly as Trump lashes out at Mexico and Central American nations — as well as Homeland Security officials and aides who express doubts about the legality of his ideas…
Miller has pushed for someone to take over the ICE role who would be more receptive to his policy ideas. He also is “particularly adept,” one administration official said, at placing blame on others in the White House when ideas he promotes do not work.
There may be more to the story, however. We can’t say that it’s related, but Buzzfeed News reported that a department-wide memo was sent to DHS staffers this week warning them that they may face criminal liability if they leak info to the press.
Speaking of stupid, xenophobic ideas not working as intended, Newsweek reported this week that the Marine Corps' top general was so pissed off about the regime’s attempts to “to bankroll the southwest border with defense funds at the expense of combat readiness” that he leaked internal memos about funds being shifted from military families devastated by hurricane Florence to the press.
When asked why Neller would allow internal memorandums to leak to press outlets, one Defense Department source expressed bluntly, “Because he didn’t want the Marines and families at Camp Lejeune [in North Carolina] to get f***ed.”
This week, the Trump regime has revoked a visa for the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor, who is investigating allegations that the “US military had committed torture at secret detention sites in Afghanistan operated by the CIA, and that the Afghan government and the Taliban had committed war crimes.” More on that from the BBC.
“With almost no one watching,” wrote Maryam Saleh for The Intercept, “the federal government on Tuesday went to trial in one of the first denaturalization cases of the Trump era, a project the administration enthusiastically rolled out in 2017…
“The federal government has so far expended extraordinary resources trying to denaturalize Khan, a truck driver and grandfather of three who’s been a citizen without incident since 2006.” Kahn’s crime? On his application for citizenship, he “fail[ed] to disclose a past deportation order that he wasn’t even aware of.”
And Saleh’s colleague, Akela Lacey, reported that North Carolina Republicans passed a bill this week, over the objection of the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association, that would force local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. That would certainly not be out of character for North Carolina Republicans, but according to the report, ICE actually helped draft the legislation. Which is a very not normal thing for a federal agency to do.
This week, FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress that violence from white supremacists, including acts of terror, posed a “persistent, pervasive” threat in the US.
Also this week, The Department of Homeland Security “disbanded a group of intelligence analysts who focused on domestic terrorism,… as the threat of homegrown terrorism—including white supremacist terrorism—is growing,” according to The Daily Beast. File this one under what could possibly go wrong?
And put this story right in that same file...
Kimberly Kindy reported for WaPo that the Trump regime “plans to shift much of the power and responsibility for food safety inspections in hog plants to the pork industry as early as May, cutting the number of federal inspectors by about 40 percent and replacing them with plant employees.” Make E Coli Great Again!
The cruelty is the point.
More Than 750,000 Could Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Administration Proposal Three-quarters of a million people wo… https://t.co/L4rlOXkbOo— Lawyers' Committee ☎866-OUR-VOTE (@Lawyers' Committee ☎866-OUR-VOTE) 1554483912.0
Last year, Trump picked “Barry Myers, then the CEO of AccuWeather and a fierce critic of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, to head the very agency he had spent decades attacking, [and] many who care about government ethics sounded the alarm. The announcement seemed extreme, even by the loose ethical standards of the Trump administration.” It was so extreme that his nomination languished in committee and appeared to be dead.
But Mitch McConnell has zero shame, so this week a Senate committee “ram[ed] through Myers’s renomination without a hearing despite his failure to address any of the major ethics issues that were raised the first time he went through this process.” Via the WaPo.
We have wondered on occasion whether Trump’s minions breath air, eat food or believe that climate change won’t impact the donor class.
This week, we have to wonder if they have children.
The crashes were brutal. With no warning, the front wheel on the three-wheeled BOB jogging strollers fell off, causing the carriages to careen and even flip over. Adults shattered bones. They tore ligaments. Children smashed their teeth. They gashed their faces. One child bled from his ear canal.
Staff members at the Consumer Product Safety Commission collected 200 consumer-submitted reports from 2012 to 2018 of spontaneous failure of the stroller wheel…nearly 100 adults and children were injured, according to the commission. The agency’s staff members investigated for months before deciding in 2017 that one of the most popular jogging strollers on the market was unsafe and needed to be recalled.
The company that makes the stroller, Britax, refused to pull the product. And according to WaPo’s Todd Frankel, they did so just as Republicans secured a majority on the commission. What happened next? You probably guessed it: “The agency’s Republican chairwoman kept Democratic commissioners in the dark about the stroller investigation and then helped end the case in court.”
A couple of pieces of good news this week.
First, Coral Davenport reported for the NYT that, “in a major legal blow to President Trump’s push to expand offshore oil and gas development, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by Mr. Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean and parts of the North Atlantic coast was unlawful.”
And then there was this, because elections matter...
After years of fights over Medicaid expansion in Maine, @HHSGov approves state's plan. ~70,000 Mainers expected to… https://t.co/FdOj05QrZr— Scott Hensley (@Scott Hensley) 1554386545.0


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THE director of Quantum Quarry (Fiji) Ltd, Lui Baikeirewa, says they have noted the concerns of the residents of Qauia Settlement and stressed their machines are state-of-the-art machines that are compliant with sound and dust mitigation, which the residents had raised issues on.
“We have invested in four machines worth $12 million which are modified in such a way that controls dust and noise. It’s good to know the residents have raised their concerns, and we have taken it into account,” says Mr Baikeirewa, who is also the trustee of the Nasevou clan which owns most of the lands leased in Lami.
The director was responding to a petition signed by the residents of Qauia which protested over the setup of the company in their area.
According to the director, the company is in a business partnership with the Nasevou clan who are the landowners. The company intends to operate a stone crushing business.
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When this newspaper visited the area, workers were already setting up the machinery. It is understood the company will conduct a test run of the machine in the next two weeks.
“The stone crusher is a state-of-the-art machine. It’s been catered to mitigate sound and dust. All these were asked by the Mineral Resources Department, which we were able to provide with the blueprint,” said Mr Baikeirewa.
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How Does That Make You Feel? obliterates the boundaries between the shrink and the one being shrunk with unabashedly candid writers breaking confidentiality and telling all about their experiences in therapy.
This revelatory, no-punches-pulled book brings to light both sides of the relationship” between therapist and clienta bond that can feel pure and profound, even if it is, at times, illusory.
Contributors include an array of essayists, authors, TV/film writers and therapists, including Patti Davis, Beverly Donofrio, Royal Young, Molly Peacock, Susan Shapiro, Charlie Rubin, Estelle Erasmus, and Dennis Palumbo.
Full list of contributors:
Sherry Amatenstein Laura Bogart Martha Crawford Patti Davis Megan Devine Beverly Donofrio Janice Eidus Estelle Erasmus Juli Fraga Nina Gaby Mindy Greenstein Jenine Holmes Diane Josefowicz Jean Kim Amy Klein Binnie Klein Anna March Allison McCarthy Kurt Nemes Dennis Palumbo Molly Peacock Pamela Rafalow Grossman Charlie Rubin Jonathan Schiff Barbara Schoichet Adam Sexton Susan Shapiro Beth Sloan Eve Tate Kate Walter Priscilla Warner Linda Yellin Royal Young Jessica Zucker
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A COVID-19 vaccine may be on the way.
“What we know right now, it is with a very, very high level of confidence, [is that] these are very highly effective vaccines,” Bourla told Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN‘s chief medical correspondent. “…we don’t have any safety concerns, but we need to wait until the results are there.”
A placebo group and a group that received two rounds of the vaccine were entered in a trial to test the efficacy rate of the potential treatment. An independent research committee looked at the data from the trials for 3 hours and determined that protection against the virus was attained just 28 days after the second dose.
The vaccine uses mRNA, a never-before-approved technology that uses genetic material to trick cells into producing a protein that emulates the virus. Despite predictions from the FDA that any coronavirus vaccine would be no more than 50% effective, Pfizer is pushing its new findings as the leading data in the race to find a cure.
Bourla says Pfizer partnered with the German company BioNTech to develop the immunization shot and that it could be “the greatest medical advance in the last 100 years.” He also believes that Pfizer expects to have 50 million vaccine doses globally by the end of the year and that it “will be free to all American citizens.”
In the meantime, we should all continue to practice social distancing and wear masks.

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Save the date: digital IAA Europe Symposium 24 September 2021
The digital "Fair Pay for Artists: Exhibition Payment" Symposium will take place on Friday 24 September 2021.
The event is co-hosted by the International Artists Association Europe (IAA Europe), the Artists’ Association of Finland and the british organization a-n The Artists Information Company.
The Symposium invites visual art professionals, organisations and decision-makers to discuss exhibition payment models.
Speakers from the US, UK, Netherlands and Finland will share examples of different exhibition remuneration models, provide concrete tools for advocacy work and offer experience and insight into the visual arts industry as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Full details of the speakers and how to attend the Symposium will be announced in Summer on www.iaa-europe.eu
Exhibition Remuneration in Europe 2018
Already in 2018 IAA Europe had organized a symposium on the issue in Brussels. You will find more information and the accompanying extensive handout for the symposium with reports from eleven different countries here.


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Great food, service was a little bit slow. Overall okay!
This is a restaurant very close to the fair area. It was my first choice because of distance.
The restaurant was in a good location, the food was of a really high standard and the service was just the right level of attentive. I would definitely recommend.
It was nice and food was good. However, it was the waitress that really made the experience.
Delicious food in a very nice and cozy place. All the gyozas we tried were really yummy, with a special mention for the ume shiso ones. And the price was average, so good value for money.
Great pizza! Seemed to be the only nice restaurant with reasonable prices in the area.

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Many years ago, there was a famous person who addressed the people of this country. The last sentence of his address reads: "and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
The elected officials or those appointed to government positions here in the Kingman area seem to have forgotten that they were put there to represent all the people in the area and not just those that have lived here for ages and have money. Those that have been here for a long time and are well known and have money can get what they want without any concern for the majority of the people.
That is very apparent with the decisions I have seen over the past nine years, the latest being the biodiesel plant decision. It shows that one person gets what he wants and the 650-plus that live close do not. Government of the people, by the people, for the people? I think not.
Going back, you can look at a number of businesses that have wanted to come to the Kingman area - most have backed away. They are not close to the "Good Ole Boys" and don't have the strings, so they have to jump through too many hoops to get here. If we want something or with a decent price, we must drive to Golden Valley, Bullhead City, Lake Havasu or Henderson. Gas can be purchased at 12- to 15-cents per gallon less in any one of those places. Tomato juice in the quart container can be purchased at 80-cents less than here.
"Shop Local?" Why when things are not reasonable here compared to shopping elsewhere? You can drive to Henderson to Costco, shop with a better variety to choose from and save much more than the cost of gas.
There are a lot of new businesses that have gone in the Lake Havasu and Bullhead City area, but little here. Based on a conversation that I had with an employee of Lowe's in Bullhead the other day, they were going to come to Kingman but had too many hoops to jump through.
I believe the majority in the area have lost the pride they had for the community for the way this community is and is going with the leadership that is not listening to the people.
They certainly don't or didn't listen to the residents of Valle Vista. Twenty new jobs, you could get that and more with one new decent restaurant to choose from such as: Applebee's, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Outback, and the list goes on.

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Are you a busy mom who doesn’t have much time to cook the usual lunch meals most of which are time-consuming? If yes, you don’t have to substitute those with snacks or other unhealthy foodstuffs simply because of cooking time limitations. After all, there are several delicious, and healthy meals you can prep and cook in under 30 minutes, making perfect solutions for your quick lunch recipe needs. One of them is vegan alfredo, which is so flavorful and healthy that you should try it out. Having said that, let me break it down for you, explain its nutritional benefits, and easy-to-follow recipe. Ready for that? Let’s then get right to it:
Delicious, soft and flavorful, Vegan Alfredo is, without a doubt, one of the easiest and quickest meals you can cook during lunch hours when the time for cooking is generally limited. Packed with incredible nutritional benefits, this Italian-inspired delicacy can be a perfect solution for busy moms who don’t have much time to make traditional lunch meals that are otherwise time-consuming. Taking approximately 30 minutes to make, Vegan Alfredo serves as an excellent dish for vegans who don’t eat animal products, including dairy and eggs. For those who don’t know what “Alfredo” means, this is simply an Italian word referring to a sauce for pasta incorporating a variety of ingredients, including Parmesan cheese, garlic, and unsweetened plain almond milk.
Nutritional Benefits of Vegan Alfredo
Notably, vegan Alfredo is packed with several nutrients that are vital for good health. For example, this mouthwatering vegan dish is high in calcium, dietary fiber, iron, potassium, phosphorus, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, thiamin, and zinc. Apart from these minerals, it serves as a rich source for vitamins A, B-6, B-12, C, and E. Nonetheless, vegan alfredo doesn’t include or the delicacy is low in potentially bad nutrients such as cholesterol, saturated fats, and sugar.
Vegan Alfredo Recipe
Wondering how to make the mouthwatering vegan alfredo dish at home? Don’t worry, I’ ll show you how to do that in a bit, with this easy-to-follow vegan alfredo recipe, which takes only 30 minutes to make. Note; the recipe yields four servings, so if you intend to share the meal with more than four individuals, be sure to adjust your ingredient quantities accordingly. With that said, let’s get started:
What You Will Need
i. A source of heat.
- Two non-stick skillets of the appropriate sizes; one with a lid.
iii. A blender.
- A whisk.
- A measuring cup.
- 10 ounces gluten-free pasta.
ii.1/4 cup vegan parmesan cheese (plus extra for topping).
iii. 2 cups of plain, unsweetened almond milk.
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
- 4 large minced, clove garlic.
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
vii. 4 tablespoons of arrowroot powder.
viii. 6 tablespoons of nutritional yeast.
- 1/2 tablespoon salt(to taste).
- 1/2 pepper (to taste).
- Red pepper flakes.
- 1 cup of green peas.
- First, add enough water to a skillet, followed by salt, and bring to a boil, covered with a lid.
- Once the water boils, add the pastor and bring it to a simmer over medium heat, according to the package instructions.
iii. After the pasta is cooked, remove from heat, drain excess water and cover to prevent drying.
- Meanwhile, heat the separate skillet over medium heat until hot.
- Thereafter, add garlic and olive oil, stirring fast to make sure the mixture does not burn.
- Then, lower the heat a tad bit and add arrowroot before whisking to combine.
vii. Now, cook for approximately 1 minute before adding almond milk 1/4 cup at a time, working up to 2 cups later on as necessary.
viii. Next, whisk to prevent clumps and cook for 2 minutes.
- Thereafter, transfer the arrowroot-almond-milk mixture to the blender.
- After that, add the vegan parmesan cheese, garlic powder, nutritional yeast, pepper as well as salt and blend the sauce until creamy-smooth, scraping down sides as necessary. Tip: You can taste and adjust seasonings accordingly – you want your dish to be pretty cheesy as well as salty, so do not be shy.
- After that, return the sauce back to its corresponding skillet and cook on medium heat until it bubbles.
xii. Now, reduce the heat to low and cook until thickened, making sure to stir occasionally. Tip: If the sauce is too thin, scoop out some sauce using your measuring cup and whisk in more arrowroot as necessary. If too thick, add a little more milk until you achieve the desired thinness.
xiii. Next, whisk to combine and add the sauce you had previously scooped out back to the original sauce. Tip: Feel free to repeat the above step as necessary until the desired consistency is achieved.
xiv. After the sauce is ready, add peas, pasta, and toss and cook for 2 minutes to warm through.
- Finally, serve with extra red pepper flakes and vegan parmesan cheese.
Don’t worry about where to source your ingredients as you can easily order those conveniently from Sun Basket or Hello Fresh. However, if you don’t know how to get started, you can check out this incredible review and comparison of options from which you can choose.You don’t have to compromise on your lunch nutritional requirements by consuming nutrient-deficient snacks simply because you are too busy to make a regular meal that will otherwise require much time to prep and cook.
There are several quick, less-time-consuming, and nutrient-dense meals you can try instead. One of them is vegan alfredo, whose recipe takes only 30 minutes to prep and cook. Nonetheless, the nutritional benefits of this Italian-inspired vegan dish cannot be emphasized enough. With nothing more to say, good luck prepping as well as cooking your vegan alfredo recipe.


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The offseason haul continues for Sporting Kansas City. Spanish midfielder Ilie Sanchez was announced as Sporting KC's latest winter signing on Friday morning after agreeing to a two-year deal that includes an option for 2019. Sanchez, 26, arrives in Kansas City after most recently playing for Elche CF in Spain's second division.
Goalkeeper Jaime Penedo recorded 10 saves – tied for second-most in a single game in LA Galaxy history – backstopping the 1-0 win against Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday evening which snapped a two-game losing streak and a four-game winless run. The Galaxy club record is 11 saves, recorded by Kevin Hartman in the 2003 season.


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Sunday offers another pile-up of dramatic series. In addition to "The Good Wife" and "Desperate Housewives" at 9 o'clock, viewers can try "The Killing" on AMC, "Game of Thrones" on HBO and the conclusion of "Birdsong" on PBS' "Masterpiece." AMC serves a...
| Mar 13, 2012
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Lucas Neff wants you to tune in to his Fox comedy, "Raising Hope," and he offered an extra incentive to watch the March 13 episode.
"You have me getting spanked a lot," he told me Sunday at the Coffee Studio in Andersonville. (Watch the video above.)...
| Mar 21, 2012
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When Jackalope Theatre Company stages the world premiere of "The Last Duck" on Thursday and Friday, playwright Lucas Neff probably won't breathe a sigh of relief.
"I'm an expectant parent," Neff said during a recent chat at the Coffee Studio in...
| Oct 30, 2012
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Few network shows celebrate Halloween as well as sitcoms, and Tuesday's Fox lineup is going all out for the holiday.
"We've got a great Halloween episode," Chicago native and "Raising Hope" star Lucas Neff told me recently. "Burt [Garret Dillahunt] and I...
| Aug 21, 2012
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Fox is so excited about its new Tuesday night comedy line-up for the fall season that it's giving Chicago residents an opportunity to preview all four comedies airing that night.
This Sunday, Fox will host an advance preview screening of the new comedies...
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New Fall TV shows may be getting most of the ad time these days, but I'm excited about one old favorite that's getting some new blood in its Season 3 premiere.
Mother-daughter duo Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith guest star in the premiere as Sabrina's...
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Each week we tell viewers what they can get for free. This week's free list: 1) Watch "The Goonies" 2) Bollywood Dance Party 3) Chandelier sculpture 4) Free Night Cream
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The territory of Gemer lies in the south of central Slovakia. In the 19th century, the region of Malohont with the centre in Rimavská Sobota was annexed to that of Gemer.
Part of the National park of Slovenský raj lies in the north of Gemer and neighbours with the National park of Muránska planina with uncountable threatened plant and animal species and a unique karstic relief. The National Park of Slovenský kras situated in the southern and south-eastern parts of Gemer was designated in 2002. Caves and abysses of the karst are inscribed in the UNESCO List of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage.
Among the cultural and historic monuments the castles (Krásna Hôrka) or their ruins (Muráň), numerous manor houses (the most beautiful is undoubtedly the manor in Betliar) and many churches dispersed along the branch of Gothic Way, are of interest for visitors.
Districts: Rimavská Sobota, Revúca, partly Rožňava.
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WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to roll back fuel and power subsidies and also wind up a business tax amnesty scheme to revive a $6 billion loan programme, officials said on Saturday.
"The government will increase both the petroleum and electricity prices in a staggered manner in line with recommendations made by the IMF and it also pledged to pursue structural reforms," a senior official told The News.
The commitment was made by Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, who led a high-powered delegation to hold a meeting with IMF’s Deputy Managing Director (DMD) Antoinette Sayeh at the Fund’s annual spring meetings.
An increase of Rs10 to 20/litre in petroleum products prices and Rs5/unit in electricity tariff is expected to revive the Fund’s programme. "The government has also shown its willingness to undertake much-needed structural reforms in short-to medium-term to avoid a balance of payment crisis," the official said.
When The News contacted Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in Washington and inquired about his meeting with the IMF, in his brief reply, he stated, “Very good” but declined to share any further details. A finance ministry official said meetings "are going well. The IMF’s DMD has assured of resuming the consultations."
Another senior official confirmed Islamabad had assured the IMF of withdrawal of fuel subsidy through hiking of petroleum and electricity prices in a gradual manner. "Now Pakistani side and the IMF staff team will work out modalities for finalising the Memorandum of Financial and Economic Policies (MEFP) for paving the way for revival of the stalled Fund programme,” the official said.
The IMF has said it would place conditions as agreed by the two sides before forwarding a request to the IMF’s Executive Board for granting assent to completion of pending 7th Review and release of $1 billion tranche next month. The IMF in 2019 approved a $6 billion loan over three years period for Pakistan but disbursement has been slowed down on concerns about the pace of reforms. Earlier, the finance minister, who took office this month after the previous government lost a no-confidence vote, said he had "good discussions" with the IMF.
"They've talked about removing the subsidy on fuel. I agree with them," Ismail, himself a former IMF economist, said at the Atlantic Council. "We can't afford to do the subsidies that we’re doing. So we’re going to have to curtail this," he said.
He said that former prime minister Imran Khan, seeking to avoid an ouster, set a "trap" for his successors through heavy subsidies on fuel and electricity, as well as a tax amnesty scheme for businesses -- measures that derailed a disbursement from the IMF loan.
"He gave an amnesty to businesses for setting up factories so that they don't have to pay taxes, or even if they evaded taxes that’s ok," Ismail told reporters at an event organised by Pakistan’s embassy. But Ismail added that some targeted subsidies should remain for Pakistan’s poorest amid sky-high prices.
The country's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to jump start a moribund economy, certain to be a major issue in elections due next year. Pakistan has repeatedly sought international support and suffers from a chronically weak tax base. Ismail said that Pakistan, the world’s fifth most-populous nation, needed to move to a new economic model by removing obstacles and promoting exports to the world.
"We have such an elite benefitting country that almost every subsidy that you can speak of actually goes to the richest people," he said.
Ismail added that his immediate goal was reining in double-digit inflation -- a target complicated by lifting fuel subsidies -- and kickstarting job creation.
He denied Pakistan was in danger of defaulting on its debts, with foreign reserves currently standing at $10 billion, and much of its bilateral debt held with friendly countries like China, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
But Ismail said there was "never a wrong time to do the right thing".
"If what we claim is true, and we are actually more competent, then we should be able to make a difference in a few months. And if we don’t, we’ll be thrown out by the people, which is fine,” he added.
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Rhodes University Biochemistry and Microbiology departments had a combined graduation function on Friday following the morning graduation session. Steven Lang was there to capture the pride and the joy.
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DNC on Native American Heritage Month
November 30, 2020
DNC Chair Tom Perez and Native American Caucus Chair Rion Ramirez released the following joint statement on Native American Heritage Month:
“November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the contributions and accomplishments of Native Americans and Alaska Natives in America. Native Americans are a political class of people with reserved and inherent rights reaffirmed in treaties, U.S. Supreme Court cases, executive orders and congressional mandates. We owe it to the first peoples of this continent to honor these treaties and our Constitution, which explicitly recognizes tribal nations and others as the supreme law of the land. This is also a time to remind ourselves that we all must also do our part to ensure our history is told correctly and not repeated. We also take this time to also pause and recognize the tremendous sacrifice of Native Americans who serve our country in the armed forces at the highest rate of any ethnicity.
“As the first people of this Nation, and despite being the last Americans to earn the right to vote, Native Americans turned out in historic proportions this Election Day, helping swing Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin to President-elect Joe Biden. We celebrate the re-election of Native leaders Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland into Congress, and we welcome the second Native Hawiian to be elected since statehood, Kaiali’i Kahele from Hawaii. We now have more Native representation than ever in history.
“President-elect Joe Biden over the course of his career has tirelessly worked to enhance tribal sovereignty and prosperity, and to ensure the United States follows through on the commitments it has made to Indian Country. He knows that Tribal Nations should be empowered to govern Native communities and that the United States must continue to work to meet its solemn trust and treaty obligations.”


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J. Stephen Lodmell
Faculty and Staff
Professor, Division of Biological Sciences
BCH294 (with others, spring semesters)
BCH480 Advanced Biochemistry I (fall 2020)
BCH482 Advanced Biochemistry II (every spring semester)
BCH561 RNA Structure and Function (every semester)
BCH584 Nucleic Acids (fall semesters- odd numbered years)
BCH380 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (fall semesters- even numbered years)
The overall research areas in my laboratory are molecular virology, host-virus interactions, and cellular antiviral and inflammatory pathways. In particular, we study how mammalian cells respond to Rift Valley fever virus infection, and how the virus evades the cellular antiviral and inflammatory reactions to infection. We investigate the roles of RNA structural motifs within viral genomes and host mRNAs during viral packaging, translation, and splicing, and during the host cell's response to infection. Enhanced understanding of these essential processes will lead to potential novel antiviral therapeutic strategies. Furthermore, understanding how viruses suppress cellular immune responses to infection will inform novel strategies to combat autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases.
B.S. Chemistry, University of Montana 1985
M.S. Biochemistry, University of Montana, 1991
Ph.D. Biology, Brown University, 1996
Post-doctoral: Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France 1996-1999
My research interests lie in the mechanisms of molecular recognition between biological macromolecules. In particular, I am interested in RNA-RNA and RNA-protein interactions as they relate to viral replication. Interfering with these essential interactions during viral replication represents a potential avenue for antiviral drug development.
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito borne pathogen that is endemic to Africa, but has the potential for spread outside its historical boundaries due to increased global trade and changing climate patterns. The virus causes disease in humans and livestock. In humans, symptoms range from a mild flu-like illness to severe hemorrhagic fever. So far there are no proven treatments or vaccines to combat or prevent the disease.
RVFV nucleocapsid protein, N, has several known functions during replication, including roles in encapsidation, packaging, translational control, and regulating the balance between genomic and antigenomic viral RNA synthesis in infected cells. Each of these functions is crucial for the virus to propagate successfully and each involves interactions with RNA. We are striving to understand at the molecular level how N recognizes viral RNA. We are also endeavoring to identify small molecule inhibitors of this interaction that could be developed into drugs to treat humans and/or livestock that are infected with RVFV.
Field of Study
Molecular virology and RNA biochemistry
Stamm S, Lodmell JS (2019) C/D box snoRNAs in viral infections: RNA viruses use old dogs for new tricks. Non-coding RNA Research 4: 46-53.
Havranek KE, White LA, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS (2019) Transcriptome profiling in Rift Valley fever virus infected cells reveals modified transcriptional and alternative splicing programs. PloS one 14: e0217497.
Hornak KE, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS (2016) RNA Encapsidation and Packaging in the Phleboviruses. Viruses 8: 194-208.
Ellenbecker, M, St Goddard, J, Sundet, A, Lanchy, JM,Raiford, D, Lodmell, JS (2015) Computational prediction and biochemical characterization of novel RNA aptamers to Rift Valley fever virus nucleocapsid protein. Comput Biol Chem, 58, 120-5.
Ellenbecker, M, Lanchy, JM, Lodmell, JS (2014) Inhibition of Rift Valley fever virus replication and perturbation of nucleocapsid-RNA interactions by suramin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 58, (12), 7405-15.
Ellenbecker M, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS (2012) Identification of Rift Valley fever virus nucleocapsid protein-RNA binding inhibitors using a high-throughput screening assay. Journal of biomolecular screening 17: 1062-1070. PMCID: PMC3520603.
Ellenbecker M, Sears L, Li P, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS (2012) Characterization of RNA aptamers directed against the nucleocapsid protein of Rift Valley fever virus. Antiviral Res 93: 330-339. PMCID: PMC3299919.
Wright BE, Schmidt KH, Hunt AT, Lodmell JS, Minnick MF, Reschke DK (2011) The roles of transcription and genotoxins underlying p53 mutagenesis in vivo. Carcinogenesis 32: 1559-1567. PMCID: PMC3179427.
Strong CL, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS. Viral SELEX reveals individual and cooperative roles of the C-box and G-box in HIV-2 replication. RNA. 2011;17(7):1307-20. PMCID: 3138567.
Strong CL, Lanchy JM, Dieng-Sarr A, Kanki PJ, Lodmell JS. A 5'UTR-Spliced mRNA Isoform Is Specialized for Enhanced HIV-2 gag Translation. J Mol Biol. 2009;391(2):426-37. PMCID: PMC2750851.
Baig TT, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS. Randomization and in vivo selection reveal a GGRG motif essential for packaging human immunodeficiency virus type 2 RNA. J Virol. 2009;83(2):802-10. PMCID: PMC2612376.
Baig TT, Strong CL, Lodmell JS, Lanchy JM. Regulation of primate lentiviral RNA dimerization by structural entrapment. Retrovirology. 2008;5:65. PMCID: PMC2494553.
Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS. An extended stem-loop 1 is necessary for human immunodeficiency virus type 2 replication and affects genomic RNA encapsidation. J Virol. 2007;81(7):3285-92. PMCID: PMC1866085.
Fabbretti A, Pon CL, Hennelly SP, Hill WE, Lodmell JS, Gualerzi CO. The real-time path of translation factor IF3 onto and off the ribosome. Mol Cell. 2007;25(2):285-96.
Baig TT, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS. HIV-2 RNA dimerization is regulated by intramolecular interactions in vitro. RNA. 2007;13(8):1341-54. PMCID: PMC1924897.
Criswell D, Tobiason VL, Lodmell JS, Samuels DS. Mutations conferring aminoglycoside and spectinomycin resistance in Borrelia burgdorferi. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006;50(2):445-52. PMCID: PMC1366916.
Knight W, Hill W, Lodmell JS. Ribosome builder: a software project to simulate the ribosome. Comput Biol Chem. 2005;29(2):163-74.
Hennelly SP, Antoun A, Ehrenberg M, Gualerzi CO, Knight W, Lodmell JS, et al. A time-resolved investigation of ribosomal subunit association. J Mol Biol. 2005;346(5):1243-58.
Bowen WS, Van Dyke N, Murgola EJ, Lodmell JS, Hill WE. Interaction of thiostrepton and elongation factor-G with the ribosomal protein L11-binding domain. J Biol Chem. 2005;280(4):2934-43.
RNASocietyNews. Annual RNA/Scaringe Award Presented to Stefano Marzi. RNA. 2004;10(8):1036.
Lanchy JM, Szafran QN, Lodmell JS. Splicing affects presentation of RNA dimerization signals in HIV-2 in vitro. Nucleic Acids Res. 2004;32(15):4585-95. PMCID: PMC516069.
Brandi L, Marzi S, Fabbretti A, Fleischer C, Hill WE, Gualerzi CO, et al. The translation initiation functions of IF2: targets for thiostrepton inhibition. J Mol Biol. 2004;335(4):881-94.
Marzi S, Knight W, Brandi L, Caserta E, Soboleva N, Hill WE, et al. Ribosomal localization of translation initiation factor IF2. RNA. 2003;9(8):958-69. PMCID: PMC1370462.
Lodmell JS, Hennelly SP. Conformational dynamics within the ribosome. In: Lapointe J, Brakier-Gingras L, editors. Translation Mechanisms. Georgetown, TX USA: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers; 2003. p. 264-79.
Lanchy JM, Rentz CA, Ivanovitch JD, Lodmell JS. Elements located upstream and downstream of the major splice donor site influence the ability of HIV-2 leader RNA to dimerize in vitro. Biochemistry. 2003;42(9):2634-42. PMCID: PMC1473984.
Lanchy JM, Ivanovitch JD, Lodmell JS. A structural linkage between the dimerization and encapsidation signals in HIV-2 leader RNA. RNA. 2003;9(8):1007-18. PMCID: PMC1370466.
Deer EL, Douk B, Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS. Elucidation and characterization of oligonucleotide-accessible sites on HIV-2 leader region RNA. Antisense Nucleic Acid Drug Dev. 2003;13(1):45-55. PMCID: PMC1403296.
Lanchy JM, Lodmell JS. Alternate usage of two dimerization initiation sites in HIV-2 viral RNA in vitro. J Mol Biol. 2002;319(3):637-48. PMCID: PMC1451413.
Lodmell JS, Ehresmann C, Ehresmann B, Marquet R. Structure and dimerization of HIV-1 kissing loop aptamers. J Mol Biol. 2001;311(3):475-90.
Jossinet F, Lodmell JS, Ehresmann C, Ehresmann B, Marquet R. Identification of the in vitro HIV-2/SIV RNA dimerization site reveals striking differences with HIV-1. J Biol Chem. 2001;276(8):5598-604.
Bowen WS, Hill WE, Lodmell JS. Comparison of rRNA cleavage by complementary 1,10-phenanthroline-Cu(II)- and EDTA-Fe(II)-derivatized oligonucleotides. Methods. 2001;25(3):344-50.
Lodmell JS, Ehresmann C, Ehresmann B, Marquet R. Convergence of natural and artificial evolution on an RNA loop-loop interaction: the HIV-1 dimerization initiation site. RNA. 2000;6(9):1267-76. PMCID: PMC1370000.
Jossinet F, Paillart JC, Westhof E, Hermann T, Skripkin E, Lodmell JS, et al. Dimerization of HIV-1 genomic RNA of subtypes A and B: RNA loop structure and magnesium binding. RNA. 1999;5(9):1222-34. PMCID: PMC1369845.
Lodmell JS, Paillart JC, Mignot D, Ehresmann B, Ehresmann C, Marquet R. Oligonucleotide-mediated inhibition of genomic RNA dimerization of HIV-1 strains MAL and LAI: a comparative analysis. Antisense Nucleic Acid Drug Dev. 1998;8(6):517-29.
Gregory ST, Brunelli CA, Lodmell JS, O'Connor M, Dahlberg AE. Genetic selection of rRNA mutations. Methods Mol Biol. 1998;77:271-81.
Lodmell JS, Dahlberg AE. A conformational switch in Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA during decoding of messenger RNA. Science. 1997;277(5330):1262-7.
O'Connor M, Brunelli CA, Firpo MA, Gregory ST, Lieberman KR, Lodmell JS, et al. Genetic probes of ribosomal RNA function. Biochem Cell Biol. 1995;73(11-12):859-68.
Lodmell JS, Gutell RR, Dahlberg AE. Genetic and comparative analyses reveal an alternative secondary structure in the region of nt 912 of Escherichia coli 16S rRNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995;92(23):10555-9. PMCID: PMC40650.
Lodmell JS, Tapprich WE, Hill WE. Evidence for a conformational change in the exit site of the Escherichia coli ribosome upon tRNA binding. Biochemistry. 1993;32(15):4067-72.
Marconi RT, Lodmell JS, Hill WE. Identification of a rRNA/chloramphenicol interaction site within the peptidyltransferase center of the 50 S subunit of the Escherichia coli ribosome. J Biol Chem. 1990;265(14):7894-9.
Viral RNA structure and function
Division of Biological Sciences
Specialized Research Interests
The roles RNA structure and RNA-protein interactions in the regulation of viral replication and gene expression.
Area of Expertise
Molecular Virology; RNA Biochemistry; Host-virus interactions
Post-doctoral Fellow 1996-1999
Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
Université Louis Pasteur
Visiting Scholar 2006-2007
(Research on Rift Valley fever virus N-RNA interactions, hosted by Prof. Richard Elliott)
The University of St. Andrews
Centre for Biomolecular Sciences
St. Andrews, UK
Visiting Professor June-August 2011
(Research on ribosome structure and function, hosted by Prof. Albert Dahlberg)
Primary affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences/CMMB
Program Director: Biochemistry Program (interdepartmental)
Participating faculty in Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
Participating faculty in Molecular Biosciences (MBS) Umbrella Program


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Skoobhop's Folly . This creation is built for a MOCoff with Stuart Lucas in the “Out of Your Comfort Zone” contest; my assignment was to make a creation combining Steampunk and City. Enjoy! . People said it couldn’t be done…and that’s exactly why he did it…
Skoobhop is an aging gentleman dissatisfied with his life in the decaying city of Arcadia. Everywhere he looks, he sees despair and melancholy. But Skoobhop has a plan: saving all his coppers, he has re-built his house into a flying vessel of wonder. Coining his contraption “Skoobhop’s Folly in honor of his detractors, the daring pilot is ready to take to the skies and seek a new place to call home. So, hoist the anchor and start the engines! After all…adventure is out there!
Skoobhop contentedly smoking his pipe as he takes to the sky.
The Konkpressor 2000 engine and four-bladed propeller is the primary mode of lift for the structure; it is powered by a charcoal-pellet fueled furnace, providing excellent fuel economy and incredible power.
Twin Rolls Royce variable engines are used to provide directional control.
Hoist away the anchor!
A pair of vicious Black Hand officers cease their beating of a delirious Drunk to stare at the miracle of man-made flight.
Calm down, madame! It’s just a flying house, for heaven’s sake!
A steam-fitter on his way home from work can hardly believe his eyes.
Parker Pyne seems to approve of the enterprising chap’s flight…
One of Arcadia’s flame-lamps, powered by hot gasses from pipes deep within the ground.
Ruins and a skeleton are a grim reminder of the recent Havoc War, which destroyed much of Arcadia.
A seemingly abandoned house sits next to Skoobhop’s property.
Empty cups, jugs, and bottles reveal the Drunk’s favorite spot to forget the cares of this wretched world…
Beware falling debris!
The interior of Skoobhop’s house.
The helm, complete with comfy chair and instrument gauges.
The kitchen, with a small table, barreled provisions, and plenty of explorer gear.
The main engine removed form the house. My, is it big!
The Man of the Hour himself: Skoobhop!
When I got my assignment for this MOCoff, I decided to resist the urge to go the “easy” route and make a Steampunk City, which was the first thing that popped into my head. Instead, I decided to make something a little different; while the Floating Rock sub-category is definitely a mainstream theme amongst LEGO Steampunk builders, I wanted to try my hand at a relatively unknown sub-theme: Floating Houses. I drew heavy inspiration from Disney/Pixar’s movie “Up” , which I am a massive fan of. Overall, I am very pleased with the creation, although I do wish I had more pieces/time to make it a true masterpiece; work has been absolutely crazy lately (I'm a sales associate for the U.S. market chain Dollar General), and I barely had any time to build this creation. Still, I’m very pleased with it and I hope you are to. Best of luck to Mr. Lucas (who is a fabulous builder in his own right) and as always, may the best MOC win!
EDIT: After three grueling arounds of facing off against some really talented builders, this creation was declared the overall winner by the judges :D
Please feel free to rate and/or comment!


iciHaiti - PoliFRONT : 6th anniversary of creation
On this occasion, a mass of sung thanksgiving was celebrated by Mgr. Pierre Lindor, Chaplain of the National Police of Haiti (PNH). In the presence of, among others, Divisional Commissioner Holden Saintilus, Principal Commissioner Marie Adeline D. Gilles, respectively Director and Deputy Director of PoliFRONT, police officers of all ranks and members of administrative staff
In his speech, Saintilus highlighted the interventions carried out in border areas by PoliRONT, while motivating the agents of this specialized unit to remain committed to their motto "Protect and Serve". Finally, he reiterated PoliFRONT's commitment to continuing to secure national borders, particularly the border lines between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Furthermore, he took the opportunity to award letters of congratulations to police officers and members of administrative staff for their sense of duty.


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Second Chances by Dr. Christopher Handy, Ph.D.
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Published on October 19, 2012.
“Second Chances” is an E-book by Dr. Christopher Handy, Ph.D. This e-book is an inspirational collection of messages to offer hope and encouragement and reassures us that God gives Second Chances and that we are not to give up or give in.


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Tesla will be releasing its second-quarter financial report as well as hosting a Q&A session with investors on August 1. The roughly two-hour earnings call will be live streamed on the company’s website shortly after markets close that Wednesday at 5:30 p.m Eastern.
This quarterly report comes hot on the heels of the California-based electric car firm meeting its 5,000 Model 3 cars a week production goal. But it also follows CEO Elon Musk’s controversial Twitter dispute with Vernon Unsworth — a man that played a key role in the rescue of 13 people that were trapped in a Thai cave.
Even for Tesla — which has been known to put on more fireworks filled earnings calls than most companies — it promises to be a major event. The main question will be whether recent controversies outshine some of the quarter’s milestones.
1. Tesla Predictions: Is Tesla Model 3 Production Pace Sustainable?
Hitting the heralded 5,000 Model 3s a week goal was a monumental effort by Tesla employees across the board, so much so that Wall Street isn’t convinced that Musk can keep it up. In a June 28 research note Goldman Sachs shared with Inverse, four analysts laid out what they expect to hear from the automobile company come August.
“We see the possibility for Tesla to meet the objective, given incremental assembly lines added to the Model 3 program,” states the note. “However, the question that will remain is how sustainable that run-rate of production is for 3Q18 given the historical volatility of the Model 3 production rate, where Tesla has taken intermittent downtime.”
In other words, analysts believe that Tesla was able to hit its goal because it kicked its production into overdrive, and wonder how they can sustain that pace.
2. Tesla Predictions: Investors Are Looking For Profits
Now that Tesla has shown it is capable of cranking out 5,000 Model 3s a week, some analysts believe investors will begin to look towards another benchmark: cash flow. The company recently laid off about 9 percent of its workforce in pursuit of profitability, a move Musk explained as being essential to the company’s mission.
“Profit is obviously not what motivates us,” Musk said at the time. “What drives us is our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable, clean energy, but we will never achieve that mission unless we eventually demonstrate that we can be sustainably profitable.”
In its call, Tesla will have to open up its books and show its investors how that’s going.
3. Tesla Predictions: Path to More than 5,000 Per Week?
A route towards turning a profit could be further stream lining Model 3 production, which is precisely what Baird equity research analyst, Ben Kall, believes could happen.
“We think there is a chance Tesla announces a pathway to continue to expand production, which would likely be a positive catalyst,” he said in a statement. “We think there is an offchance Tesla could provide additional information on a potential path to further increasing production, [beyond 5,000 per week] ahead of expectations.”
This is more of a bullish stance on Tesla’s future than Goldman Sachs — who have traditionally been more bearish on the electric-car company. Presenting a plan on how to further bolster Model 3 production could be the key to boost investor confidence and a surge in profits.
4. Tesla Predictions: Will the Cash Burn Stop?
New Street Research analyst Pierre Ferragu — one of Tesla’s biggest bulls — believes Musk is on his way towards spending less and making more.
“The balance sheet doesn’t look good and the cash burn of the last four quarters has been enormous — but they are at a turning point,” he said in an interview with Business Insider. “I think they’re going to more than halve the cash burn in Q2 and they are indeed going to stop burning cash toward the end of this year, which means that they don’t need to raise on that kind of time horizon.”
During that same interview, Ferragu explained that other Wall Street analysts are too fixed on production goals when they should be paying attention to how much market share Tesla can box out from traditional auto companies.
5. Tesla Predictions: Potential Backlash from Thai Cave Comments
While this was not mentioned in the Goldman Sachs note that predates the controversy, it is possible that Musk’s recent Twitter altercation could be brought up on the call.
Musk tweeted, and then deleted, a serious accusation of Thai cave rescuer Vernon Unsworth, calling him a “pedo,” before subsequently apologizing for the remark. Musk is no stranger to controversial behavior, but said in a recent Bloomberg he plans to try to “say nothing more often.”

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Anna Netrebko is one of the present day greatest sopranos, especially famous for her beautiful, dark, and distinctive voice, elegant and alluring stage presence, imagination, acting, attitude and glamour. She is called "La Bellissima", "the reigning new diva of the early 21st century" and is known and welcomed around the globe.
Anna Yuryevna Netrebko was born on 18 September 1971 in a family of Ukrainian and Kuban Cossack background and grew up in the city of Krasnodar, Russia. She left home when she was 16 to enter St. Petersburg conservatoire At the same time and took a job at the city's famous Mariinksy Theatre - washing the floors. That was her day job, and it gave her a chance at night to soak up the music. "I was surprised why such an attractive girl decided to do such a job," recalls maestro Valery Gergiev, the musical director of the Mariinksy Theatre. He says he was even more surprised to see the cleaning lady turn up at one of his auditions - but he noticed her immediately. "After her first minute of audition, it was clear, of course, I immediately offered her to become a young member of our ensemble," says Gergiev. "A Cinderella story."
He subsequently became her vocal mentor. Under Gergiev's guidance, Netrebko made her operatic stage debut at the Mariinsky at age 22, as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. She also started touring the world with his company, singing mostly Russian repertoire.
She went on to sing many prominent roles with the Kirov Opera, including Amina in La sonnambula, Pamina in Die Zauberflote, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor. In 1994, she sang the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflote with the Riga Independent Opera Avangarda Akademija under conductor David Milnes.
After her triumphant Salzburg Festival debut in 2002 as Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Anna Netrebko has gone on to appear with nearly all of the world's great opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, London's Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, the Paris Opera, the Zurich Opera, the Berlin State Opera, and Munich's Bavarian State Opera.
She also frequently returns to the Kirov Opera at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg to collaborate with her longtime mentor, conductor Valery Gergiev.
Anna Netrebko made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2002 as Natasha in Prokofiev's War and Peace, a role she has also sung at London's Covent Garden, Milan's Teatro alla Scala, and Madrid's Teatro Real. Ms. Netrebko's other signature roles include Mimi in Puccini's La boheme; Violetta in Verdi's La traviata; Giulietta in Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Elvira in his I puritani, and Amina in his La sonnambula; Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni and Susanna in his Nozze di Figaro; Norina in Donizetti's Don Pasquale, Adina in his L'elisir d'amore, Juliette in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette.
Anna Netrebko takes part in charity programs and actions, both in Russia and abroad. One of the most serious programs is SOS-KinderDorf project which functions in 104 countries of the world. Besides, the singer takes part in "Anna" project (program for helping orphan houses in Kaliningrad and Kaliningrad region), helps the international charity fund "Roerich Heritage", and also aids the Institute of Children's Orthopaedics Centre n.a. G. I. Turner in the town of Pushkin.
Netrebko is married Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott. Her son Tiago Arua Schrott was born on 5 September 2008. She now holds dual Russian and Austrian citizenship and currently resides in Vienna
Anna Netrebko has an extensive discography that includes solo albums, complete opera recordings, and DVDs. To date, all of her solo albums have earned platinum status in Germany and Austria Her recording Duets, with her frequent stage partner, tenor Rolando Villazon, claimed the top spot on the Billboard classical chart shortly after its release in the U.S., and in Europe Duets set a record for the best debut ever for a classical album, climbing to the top of the pop charts in several countries.
In 2007 Anna Netrebko became the first opera singer ever to be named to the TIME 100 list - Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. That same year she serenaded film director Martin Scorsese on the CBS broadcast of the 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, and in 2008 she performed alongside Andrea Bocelli on the BBC telecast of the Classical BRIT Awards. Ms. Netrebko has been profiled in numerous glossy magazines, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Town & Country. etc.
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Here is the map of a village I made for a friend. Because I don't know about his campaign there is only a short legend. I've decided to make it a bit cartoony, choosing Ascension's 'Fast Town Tutorial' for the houses. The layout was generated with the RPG City Generator.
Hope you enjoy it.

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By Binebai Princewill
A leading Niger Delta human rights activist cum philanthropist, Amb. John Dekawei has urged South-South Governors in the Niger Delta region to unite for its development.
Amb. John Dekawei made the call via a powerful press statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Monday while reacting to the International Peace Day, a copy of which was sent to The Liberator Newspaper.
The renowned global advocate of good governance while speaking on the gains of peace noted that a peaceful atmosphere remains the mother of all development, adding that people must learn to always embrace peace at all times.
Using the Niger Delta as a reference point, the young philanthropist stated that peaceful approach to the region’s development remains a key method for its prosperity, stressing that the days of violence is long gone.
The peace advocate noted that most of the violence in the Niger Delta region is as a result of a failed system of government, attributing it as failure to engage youths on a productive venture.
He said it is high time Governors of the Niger Delta region unite for the common interest of developing it, stressing that they must collaborate with all Niger Delta intervention agencies to make life meaningful in the region.
Dekawei continued that all state Governors in the Niger Delta region must also take employment of the youths more serious as ‘the idle mind is the devils workshop’.
In his words: “Niger Delta Region often regarded as the most economically viable region that accounts for a large percent of our economy in the country with natural endowments such as Oil and Gas that have overtime become the mainstay of the country’s economy despites its rich endowment remains the most underdeveloped and poverty ridden region. This is more worrisome even as on the part of the federal government, various agencies, ministry and commisions have been created to take care of the region’s development challenges.
“The environmental suffering, violence, and degradation that the Niger Delta is undergoing have remained unabated. There is no gainsaying the truth that the Niger Delta is suffering. There is also the reality that much of the sufferings and abuses to which the Niger Delta peoples and its environment are subjected are manmade, avoidable and unjustified.
“The environmental problems that have pervaded the Niger Delta include oil spillage, gas flaring, corporate deforestation, poverty, loss of biodiversity, etc. Oil companies in their prospect for oil and gas resources have also caused a lot of human rights violations and deprived people of their right to water, a healthy environment, livelihood, indigenous ancestral sites, etc
“The reality on ground is that the various state governors, intervention agencies, ministry and commisions have not done enough in changing the ugly developmental narrative of the people, if years after the creation of these agencies by the federal government of Nigeria to develop the Niger Delta and yet the region remains shamefully underdeveloped, then Niger Deltans needs to look inward and begin to hold political leaders in the region accountable for its underdevelopment.
“This is so as it is Niger Deltans that have overtime overseeing the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Amnesty Program, Niger Delta Ministry, 13percent derivation.
“If the claims of these agencies are true, how come evidence of poverty, infrastructural decay, unemployment, lack of good water supply, environment degradation , epileptic power supply, are still clearly visible?
“A pertinent question at this juncture is, who is to be blamed for the woes of the region. Is it the government who has put in place many intervention agencies to ensure that the underdevelopment of the area is addressed , or those who directly or indirectly oversea these development policies and projects?
“Remember, large chunk of political appointees and officers who head these agencies and ministry are indigenes of the area.
“It is time for the people of Niger Delta to look inward and tell each other the honest truth, blaming the federal government alone for the underdevelopment of the area cannot help matters , the fact remains that the underdevelopment of the region is firmly rooted in the systemic corruption that has almost become a sub- culture among some public office holders.
“This places an urgent call on the political leaders of the Niger Delta, the traditional institution, the clergy and all stakeholders to prioritize the development of the region.”.
Amb. John Dekawei is President general of the revered Niger Delta Socio Cultural group under the aegis of Delta Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement (DIYMPA), raising the banner of good governance in Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.
Meanwhile, It would be recalled that Amb. John Dekawei is the founder and chairman of the John Dekawei Foundation (JDF), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) he has used in transforming the lives of many across the World.


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The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has dropped murder charges against State Minister for Information and Communications Technology Idah Nantaba.
Nantaba together with three others have been on trial over the death of a one Ronald Sebulime who was shot dead in March 2019.
Sebulime who was riding on a sport bike was arrested, cuffed and executed by Police Officers on suspicion that he intended to assassinate the minister.
The issues caused a public uproar that saw three Police Constables Ronald Opira, Edward Cherotich and Ronald Baganza sued and arrested.
A one Corporal David Ssali, attached to Kasangati Police Station would later confess to the crime and a ballistic report confirmed that the killer gun actually belonged to him.
He was charged and remanded to Luzira while the other three officers were sent to the Police Disciplinary Unit for trial.
But the trio was never charged prompting the late Sebulime’s family to file for a private prosecution against them and Minister Nantaba who they said was also an accomplice to the murder.
The DPP would later take over the case but to the dismay of the family, the case was dropped on Monday September 9th.
“This is to inform court that the Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to discontinue proceedings against Erios Nantaba Idah, PC Ronald Opira, PC Ronald Baganza and PC Edward Cherotich charged with murder,” the DPP’s withdrawal notice reads.