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Outgoing Liberian President and Standard-bearer of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), George M. Weah has announced his retirement from Liberian politics vowing not to contest the 2029 Presidential and Legislative Elections.
The CDC Standard-bearer said that he will not contest the next upcoming Presidential and Legislative Elections come October 10, 2029.
President Weah shocked Liberians and the world on Sunday at his Folky KlonJlaleh family fellowship Church in Paynesville outside.
Informing the congregation about his withdrawal from the political landscape of Liberia politics, President Weah said his disengagement from politics means that he will not be seen on the ballot come 2029.
The Liberian leader urged CDCians and his supporters to remain cooperative, committed and diligent to the party and anyone who will be chosen as the next Standard-bearer of the Party. The outgoing President appears not certain about his participation in Liberia’s next presidential election.
He believes by 2029, he will be close to his retirement age, and it is not his desire to grow old in politics. This decision has left many Liberians and political analysts speculating on the reasons behind his unexpected retirement, especially when he earlier encouraged his supporters to join him in preparing for the next presidential election in 2029.
“I can’t perform certain duties when I’m old, and I’m 57 now, our retirement age is 65, I’m 57 now; six years from now, I will be 63 and I can’t work for two years; so the best thing to do is to promote peace,” Weah said.
The football legend turned politician believes he should remain more engaged in promoting peace than struggling for state power even at his retirement stage. He added, “I can guarantee you that it’s one time, one time because I have broken undisputed records.”
Weah, a former international football star, was elected as Liberia’s 25th President in 2017, bringing hope and optimism to a country that had been ravaged by years of civil war and economic instability. His victory was seen as a symbol of change and a fresh start for Liberia.
During his presidency, Weah implemented several policies aimed at improving the lives of ordinary Liberians. He focused on infrastructure development, education, and healthcare, and made efforts to attract foreign investment to boost the country’s economy. However, his tenure has not been without challenges and criticism.
One of the major criticisms of Weah’s presidency has been the slow progress in addressing the country’s deep-rooted corruption and improving governance. Despite promises to tackle corruption head-on, many Liberians feel that not enough has been done to hold officials accountable and ensure transparency in government operations. This has led to disillusionment among some of Weah’s supporters who had hoped for more significant changes.

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Sunday, July 16, 2006
Sunday-Surf-Sensation : Satzinger & Hardenberg!
This sunday's surf recommendation leads you to austria. Satzinger & Hardenberg is an animation design studio with a focus on character and background design and story development.
They've got a very nice cartoon style and some marvelous characters and monstrosities on their site. The fella on the left is from a story called Aliens, Birds and Pencils.
Go and check it out here.
Really makes you want to draw some more monsters again ...

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Yuvraj Singh hanged his boots from competitive cricket on Monday as he announced his retirement in an emotional press conference in Mumbai. The veteran Indian cricketer enjoyed a stellar career and was recently a part of the Mumbai Indians squad in the Indian Premier League. As social media flooded with messages bidding farewell to one of the greats of the game, current vice-captain of the Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma in his tweet said Yuvraj deserved a better send-off.
The left-hander was the hero of India's two World Cup triumphs under MS Dhoni in 2007 and 2011. While he was the third-highest run-getter for India in the inaugural edition of the World T20, Yuvraj bagged the Man of the Tournament award after his impressive all-round show at the 2011 World Cup. He finished the tournament with 362 runs and 15 wickets to his name playing an instrumental role in India's title-winning campaign. He remains the only all-rounder in the world to have achieved the double of 300-plus runs and 15 or more wickets in a World Cup.
Post his successful battle with cancer in 2012, Yuvraj saw a massive slump in his career as his form started waning with growing age and fitness issues. However, the left-hander, a determined character that he has always been, continued to fight for a spot in the Indian team before making a strong comeback. He faced several ups and downs from thereon and failed to cement his spot in the side as he was not included in the Indian squad for the 2015 World Cup. He last played for India in an ODI against West Indies in June 2017.
Yuvraj on Monday called a press conference in a Mumbai hotel where he relieved his cricketing journey and thanked everyone for their support including the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, under whose mentorship he saw his stature rise. However, Rohit felt one of the finest limited-over cricketers to have donned the India blue, Yuvraj deserved a better farewell. "You don’t know what you got till its gone. Love you brotherman You deserved a better send off," he wrote on Twitter.
Yuvraj, who made his international debut in an ODI against Kenya in 2000, played a total 304 ODIs, 40 Tests and 58 T20Is matches. He amassed total 11,778 international runs including 17 hundred and 71 fifties.


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Content of review 1, reviewed on October 06, 2020
Abstract, title and references The title is not clearly defined (smallholder honey producers or large scale/investor). The abstract is not clear and attractive that much . Remove Irrelevant references example; - Tesfaye S, Bedada B, Mesay Y. Impact of improved wheat technology adoption on productivity and income in Ethiopia. Afr Crop Sci J.2016;24(s1):127–35. -Teklewold H, Kassie M, Shiferaw B, Köhlin G. Cropping system diversifcation, conservation tillage and modern seed adoption in Ethiopia: impacts on household income, agrochemical use and demand for labor. Ecol Econ. 2013;93:85–93 -Tesfaye H, Baye B, Eyob B, Kaleb K, Daniel H, Fitsum D. Impact of improved wheat variety on productivity in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Greener J Agric Sci. 2018;8(4):74–81
old reference , Example; Mariapia M. Agricultural technology adoption and poverty reduction: a propensity-score matching analysis for rural Bangladesh. Food Policy. 2007;32:372–93
Introduction/background Lack of consistence the title and introduction part. The title is Impact of Modern beehive technology adoptions on honey production. but the introduction all presents about the efficiency of honey production and the adoption of modern beehive technology. therefor from the insight of introduction the title should be better if ''production efficiency of honey production or/and the adoption modern beehive technology .rather impact.
The gap is not clearly defined
Methods I am not satisfied with the sampling technique. There is production differentiation among Dega/Highland, Woynadega/middle and Kolla/low land. but the sampling technique is not consider this production differentiation and perception. Type of data, source and method of data collection is not present in this document. I disagree with this statement''Adoption decision studies mostly employ a probit/logit model to determine the factors that infuence the probability''. Double hurdle is also the most common method to analys the factors affecting adoption
Results It will be better if the descriptive analysis is include the significance differences among the two groups for contentious and categorical variable present separately . the number of decimals should be consistent. you have presented like some parts 2 and the other 3 digits after decimal.
Discussion and Conclusions The conclusion part is not write clearly. the author should understand the difference between summary and conclusion. The author write the conclusion seems like summary.
overall lack of consistency across the document
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Tarekegn, K., Ayele, A. 2020. Impact of improved beehives technology adoption on honey production efficiency: empirical evidence from Southern Ethiopia. Agriculture & Food Security, 9(1).

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Welcome to the second lesson in web automation with LEAPWORK.
In the first lesson we looked at the basics of building a flow,
and we used a simple login form as the example.
In this lesson we will look at how we can reuse parts of the flow
by creating reusable sub flows. And we will also look at how to parameterize
the sub flows to make them even more reusable.
We will continue with the login form and the flow we built in lesson 1.
Performing a login could be part of many web automation flows.
In some cases all flows will include a login at the very start of the flow,
so the login process is typically a good candidate for a reusable sub flow.
To create a sub flow you simply select the building blocks you want to make into a reusable component,
and select "Create sub flow".
We name it "Login" and press Save.
We now see that all the selected building blocks are wrapped up into one new building block named Login.
This is the sub flow,
and we can find it in the list of building blocks under the category "Custom",
or navigate to it in the treeview.
A sub flow is like a custom block that we create from existing building blocks,
and it can be reused in as many flows as we want.
If you make changes to a sub flow,
the changes are automatically reflected in the flows that includes the sub flow.
So from a maintenance point-of-view creating sub flows is a good idea.
If we double click the Sub flow it opens up,
and we can refind the selected building blocks.
They are now surrounded by some special building blocks - execution input and output.
These blocks define how the sub flow can connect to other building blocks,
so they basically define the green connectors on the sub flow.
This also mean that you can design your sub flow to have multiple output connectors,
if the flow branches inside the sub flow.
Another very useful feature with sub flows is parameterization.
Instead of hard coding the values inside the sub flow,
we can define input parameters to the sub flow,
allowing the flow uthat includes the sub flow,
to provide the actual values.
Adding a parameter is very easy.
Simply add a Value Input building block, and double click on the header to change the name.
In this case we will use it to parameterize the email address,
so we pull the blue connector from the parameter block to the
text value property on the Type Web Text block.
The blue connectors are used for transferring values and properties between building blocks,
so adding the parameter block to the Type Web Text means that any values added as parameter
will be inserted in the email-field.
We do the same with the password field:
- Adding a Value input and renaming it.
- Then connecting it to the text value property
When we save and confirm the custom block and move back into the flow,
we can see that the custom block now has 2 new input parameters defined: email and password.
To specify the e-mail address we use a Set Text building block and connect to the Email property.
We do the same with the password.
In the next lesson we will look at how use external datasources, like Excel or databases,
to input the data to the sub flow.
We are ready to run the login flow - this time using a reusable, parameterized custom block.
*** Run the flow
And the flow ended in status Passed as expected.
In this lesson we have looked at how you can reuse parts of a flow in other flows
by creating sub flows. We looked at how we can add parameters to a sub flow to make them even more reusable,
and we introduced the the blue connectors which are used to transfer values between building blocks.


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What is Champions: Ascension?
This is Champions: Ascen sion, a true AAA blockchain game developed by Jam City exclusively for Web3. Step into Massina: A player-driven fantasy world where the rewards are as real as the risks. Collect and create unique NFT Champions, battle other players for vast riches, and stake your path in a developing token economy.
The Prime Eternals are 10,000 individually crafted, high-fidelity NFT Champions immune from death and imbued with divine power. Our 100% unique Prime Eternals are available to founding members for a limited time through our presale and will never be minted again. Claim yours while you can and hold an exclusive piece of this growing fantasy world.Champions: Ascension is a blockchain game built by Jam City, an award-winning game company led by former MySpace co-founder & CEO Chris DeWolfe.
Welcome to #10 in our lore series! This week marks the end of Season One of the lore, which I am provisionally calling “Shadow of the Titans.” We’ve compiled all the stories into a single PDF, which we really hope to distribute soon. Also, from the AMA, there has been interest expressed in an audiobook/podcast or YouTube readings of the stories.
As we plan and get Season Two underway, there is also a LOT going on in the other parts of the Champions world. We’re looking at ways to expand the lore and role-playing into the Discord space even more.
Speaking of! The very special thing about this week’s entry is that it is intended to preview a game mode we want to introduce to you in the near future. And not only that — the story shows us an entirely new side (and tone) of Massina life, one which has only previously been barely mentioned. You will be amazed at the variety of experiences we are planning for Massina: a true living and breathing city of diverse beings… and all that this implies.
The Inquisitor was written by Troy Whitlock, a veteran game designer and VP of Design for Jam City who has been a key part of the Champions: Ascension creative team since inception. I think you will dig this!

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A meeting that is public held in Montgomery Wednesday, March 9, to talk about legislation that could impact payday advances, a U.S. lawmaker from Alabama is selected to advise Republican front-runner Donald Trump on nationwide safety problems and we also leave behind a beloved, satirical social media marketing entity. All that in this weekвЂ™s discussion with Kyle Whitmire, governmental columnist when it comes to Birmingham Information and AL.com.
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Exactly Just How Alabama Ethics Laws Provide For Questionable Campaign Investing
A loophole in Alabama’s campaign finance legislation enables debateable efforts.
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Investing practices regarding election campaign funds in Alabama are under review. exactly exactly How those funds are spent, now, is seemed up as general general public information, and there are several relevant concerns that can come through the details. Kyle Whitmire of AL.COM while the Birmingham Information took a plunge in the information about Alabama Representative Mike Hill, a[ that is republican]
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Corruption in Alabama: The part regarding the State Ethics Commission
We carry on our study of corruption that generally seems to affect Alabama politics
How can you Solve A problem like Corruption in Alabama?
Alabama possesses corruption issue. Former House Speaker Mike Hubbard is presently waiting for sentencing for 12 felony ethics beliefs, Chief Justice Roy Moore is planned to attend test for allegedly breaking judicial ethics and Governor Robert Bentley has been examined for feasible impeachment. So, will there be way to resolve the stateвЂ™s corruption issue?
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Payday loan provider proposal would just harm susceptible residents
The harms of payday financing have already payday loans Ohio been well documented, plus the Michigan Legislature happens to be poised to offer those loan providers with another device which could cause harmful economic effects to your stateвЂ™s currently vulnerable communities.
May 27, the Michigan home of Representatives approved House Bill 5097, authorizing a brand new long run, high cost вЂњsmallвЂќ loan product by вЂњdeferred presentment solution deal providers,вЂќ better referred to as payday lenders. The proposed legislation allows payday loan providers to make loans all the way to $2,500, with month-to-month costs of 11 % of this principal of this loan, comparable to an APR of around 132 %.
Which means that for a one-year, $2,500 loan, a debtor would wind up paying back a lot more than $4,000. In a nutshell, HB 5097 will allow payday loan providers to market another loan that is high-cost, with bigger quantities and longer terms.
Pay day loans are marketed as an infrequent, quick monetary fix for unexpected emergencies, but can effortlessly develop into a long-lasting period of perform loans and continuing financial obligation.
Information through the federal customer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) demonstrates that 70 per cent of Michigan borrowers sign up for a payday that is new for a passing fancy time they pay one off, and 86 % re-borrow inside a fortnight.
Payday lenders empty over $103 million in costs from Michigan residents each year. Shops in Michigan are disproportionately situated in low-income communities and communities of color, which will make them specially harmful to the many communities that are vulnerable.
The proposed legislation further encourages an ongoing cycle of debt, by expressly enabling a customer to utilize one of these brilliant вЂњsmallвЂќ loans to repay a payday that is existing and in addition by permitting borrowers to restore financing after theyвЂ™ve made just 30 % associated with scheduled payments. Consequently, borrowers could be caught in conceivably this financial obligation trap indefinitely. In addition, the legislation authorizes lenders to directly access customersвЂ™ bank reports through electronic means, resulting in a prospective cascade of other negative economic consequences such as overdraft costs and standard on other costs.
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Widespread opposition to HB 5097 happens to be voiced from the coalition that is broad of, private, civic, spiritual, economic along with other businesses knowledgeable about the undesireable effects of predatory loans on Michigan residents. A may 26, 2020 page to bill sponsor Rep. Brandt Iden versus HB 5097 is finalized by over 90 such companies, with 57 cards opposition that is recording in to the Legislature.
Despite (or maybe in recognition of) the degree of opposition to the loan that is new, HB 5097 as authorized by the House of Representatives includes a final moment appropriation, which precludes any later citizen veto by referendum if enacted.
The Michigan Legislature should not authorize yet another high-cost loan product carrying the same debt-perpetuation characteristics as existing payday loans; especially one enhanced by larger loan amounts and longer payment terms while consumers should have the power to make their own choices. MichiganвЂ™s working families require use of safe, affordable options вЂ” maybe perhaps not another high-cost loan from payday lenders.
The bill is now before the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee awaiting a hearing after passing the House with limited support. We encourage all known people of the committee therefore the Senate as a whole to reject this proposition and place their constituents within the desires of predatory lenders.
Dana Nessel may be the state attorney general of Michigan.

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The Emden Company was a Prussian trading company which was established in 1752 to trade primarily with the city of Canton in China. Its full name was the Royal Prussian Asiatic Company in Emden to Canton and China (Königlich Preußische Asiatische Compagnie in Emden nach Canton und China), but it was generally known by the shorter name. The Company was made possible by the Prussian annexation of the port of Emden in 1744. This gave the Prussians a North Sea port. Frederick the Great established the company hoping to give Prussia a share of the valuable Asian trade similar to the British East India Company or the Dutch East India Company.
Although the small company was very successful, never losing any of its four ships, the business was destroyed by the outbreak of the Seven Years' War and the occupation of Emden by French troops in 1757 during the Invasion of Hanover.
Simms, Brendan. Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire. Penguin Books, 2008.
Suebsman, Daniel. 'Chinese porcelain shipped by the Royal Prussian Asian Company of Emden. 1753-1756', in: Have a Cup of Tea! Chinese Porcelain and Tea in North-West Germany, Ostfriesisches Landesmuseum Emden, 2015.

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text: This is a mid print shot from OctoPrint of what i have dubbed the DRS (Dash Rattle Stopper) for the legacyGT community. ABS, 230C,110C, open print space. That is 270 individual pieces that are 1cm high, 5mm deep and 8mm wide. Once the first layer was down I was able to relax a bit. Bed has a slightly low spot at about 5 o’clock if looked at from above. But the first layer stuck just fine. Retraction settings are, dare i say, perfect.

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I am in serious need of some fantastic, cathartic, queer reads, but I’m having a terrible time looking for them on my own.
Let me be more specific: I really want in-your-face, aggressively transgressive radical genderfucking queer as fuck characters. Queer “burn-the-status-quo-down” rage and/or joyfully transgressive sex are a must, basically.
Some examples of what I am looking for:
Joey Comeau’s Lockpick Pornography is my long-standing favourite queer manifesto in fiction format. Or anything like any of Comeau’s writing in general, really. This is sort of the gold standard.
Miranda July’s The First Bad Man is fucking fascinating and way queer in the sense I am looking for.
Melinda Gebbie and Alan Moore’s Lost Girls isn’t hyper-queer, but the vignettes are varied enough that they hit a lot of the right notes.
Raziel Reid’s When Everything Feels Like the Movies has some moments approaching the type of raging queerness I’m looking for, but is also suffers from bi/pan erasure issues, so.
This poem. It is eating up my insides and I want more things like this.
Fiction and non-fiction are both great! Erotica is totally acceptable! I will also accept awesome movie recommendations, really!


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The toxic trio
American taxpayers are ploughing billions in. Will they get their money back?
Illustration by S. Kambayashi
FORGET the banks and the carmakers. The biggest bets that American taxpayers have made are on three less famous firms: American International Group (AIG), an insurer, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two mortgage-finance agencies. The state now owns about $170 billion of shares in banks. It has so far invested over $160 billion of equity in the toxic trio, and this number is likely to rise towards $300 billion. Include other kinds of help, such as loans, and the total pumped into the three firms could eventually reach $800 billion (see table), or 6% of GDP. “I had no idea what I was in for,” admitted Edward Liddy this month as he stepped down after a gruelling year running AIG. Americans must feel the same way.
The case that was made to taxpayers last year for bailing out the three is intact. Through its derivatives activities and giant insurance business, AIG was so entangled in the financial system that it could have brought it down. Fannie and Freddie, which own, guarantee and help securitise about half of American mortgages, were judged as vital to a healthy housing market. Banks and foreign governments held buckets of their paper, too, in the belief it had implicit state backing. Defaults would have badly hurt relations with China, the largest foreign-government creditor.
What has changed is the size of the bill. AIG's bail-out has been revised upward four times as its losses have mounted. “They tried to put on a band aid and then realised they needed a tourniquet,” says Rob Haines of CreditSights, a rating firm. When the government first began to help the two mortgage agencies in July 2008, it said capital injections were “not something we expect”. That looks like a bad joke now. The question is no longer whether the trio will receive vast sums, but whether taxpayers will get any money back.
Of the three firms, AIG represents their best hope, even though its credit spreads are still at levels that suggest a real risk of default. The government fired a blunderbuss of money at it, with six different categories of intervention (see table). Safest are probably the direct loans from the Federal Reserve, the commercial paper that the Fed has guaranteed and the loans that it is likely to make that are secured by life-insurance policies. These instruments are fairly high up the pecking order if the firm goes bust. The $25 billion preferred-equity stake that the Fed owns in two of AIG's insurance subsidiaries is also pretty safe: they may be worth as much as double that sum.
The danger to taxpayers comes in two forms. First, the Fed has lent $44 billion to two special-purpose vehicles, into which many of AIG's flakiest securities have been dumped, including derivatives written on structured-credit instruments. At the end of March these vehicles were $5.4 billion in the red: unless prices recover taxpayers will ultimately take the hit. Second, the Treasury has $43 billion of preferred shares in AIG itself. So far the firm's core book value (the value of its assets) is about equal to that, suggesting that the investment is covered.
The Fed has around 25 full-time staff sitting in AIG now, so its accounts should be more reliable. But even though AIG made a small profit in the second quarter, more losses are possible. It still has a giant portfolio of credit-default swaps that European banks use to game capital rules. These have not lost money yet, but remain a black box. And the government's long-term plan to raise cash by spinning off or selling the traditional insurance businesses could crystallise losses. Several AIG assets sold so far have ended up fetching less than book value.
These risks, though, pale into insignificance compared with Fannie and Freddie. The two have racked up colossal losses. As Wall Street ate into their securitisation business, they branched into buying debt securities worth some $1.6 trillion. Of this about $230 billion turned out to be toxic, with losses of almost $90 billion at market prices. Future pain will come from the traditional guarantee business. The pair have underwritten $4.8 trillion of mortgages between them and delinquency rates are rising along with unemployment. Impairments are likely to be only 4-5% of the total but that would be more than enough to sink the two agencies.
The government has agreed to fund these losses with equity injections of up to $400 billion. It has invested $98 billion so far, and Rajiv Setia of Barclays Capital thinks the total cumulative capital required will be $160 billion-200 billion. It could turn out worse. The book value of the two firms, using market prices and excluding the existing equity from the state as well as tax assets, showed a capital shortfall of $280 billion at the end of June. This sum is a proxy for how much taxpayers will lose unless prices recover.
Such massive insolvency makes it hard to restructure the two agencies. Right now they are staggering on in “conservatorship”, a form of direct state control. The Treasury is backstopping their capital and the Fed is helping them refinance their debts by buying up to $200 billion of their bonds in the open market. Over time their holdings of securities will probably be wound down. The guarantee business will be harder to kill. The government plans to decide on Fannie's and Freddie's futures by February, but the agencies are likely to survive under state control or as co-operatives with state guarantees.
This extraordinary resilience reflects the widespread political lust in America for subsidising housing. Anyone who doubts this should look at Ginnie Mae, another fully state-owned agency which guarantees and bundles mortgages, usually of below-average quality, that are insured by the government. Fannie and Freddie are now being conservative about writing new business, but Ginnie is enjoying its own bull market, issuing guarantees at a furious rate. It is expected to have a trillion dollars outstanding by next year. “We are seeing a gravitation of the subprime universe from Fannie and Freddie to Ginnie”, says Mr Setia. It will be a miracle if taxpayers get their money back from Fannie and Freddie. Worse, there is a chance the disaster will be repeated.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "The toxic trio"
From the August 15th 2009 edition
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Kazakhstan faces an uncertain future as a Russian-led military contingent arrived in the country on Jan. 6 to support embattled president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev amid mass anti-government protests.
What started as a demonstration over fuel prices in one city on Jan. 2 rapidly spread nationwide, culminating in large-scale armed clashes over control of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s biggest city, between the army and protesters.
According to the Kazakh interior ministry, 18 soldiers and law enforcement officials, as well as “tens” of protesters, have been killed in the clashes so far. Nearly 2,300 people have been arrested.
In the face of the brutal military response, demonstrators continued to assemble in cities across Kazakhstan throughout Jan. 6.
Russia will provide most of the forces being sent into Kazakhstan, with the first Russian troops arriving this evening. It is not yet clear whether their function will be to assist the suppression of protests, or to shore up Tokayev’s regime against state elements loyal to ex-President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Protesters called for the removal of Nazarbayev from his influential role as chair of Kazakhstan’s Security Council, but his dismissal by Tokayev on Jan. 5 angered security officials still loyal to the ex-president.
Whether Russia’s military intervention will distract it from its ongoing 122,000-strong troop buildup on Ukraine’s border will depend on Tokayev’s ability to suppress dissent and organized opposition.
Professor Sergiy Shtepa, who was born in Kazakhstan but now heads the Dragomanov Sociological Center in Kyiv, told the Kyiv Independent that he expects Russia will increase its initial troop commitment, and get sucked into a difficult occupation, taking its focus off Ukraine.
“Ukraine will get at least a few (extra) months to prepare,” he said.
Why did the protests start?
A sudden spike in liquid petroleum gas (LPG) prices at the turn of the year sparked an outpouring of deep-seated popular anger about low wages, inequality, and elite-level corruption.
LPG prices in hydrocarbon-rich Kazakhstan used to be kept artificially low by the government. This made domestic consumer LPG sales unprofitable for producers, causing regular supply shortages.
The government therefore decided to gradually phase out controls on LPG prices, a process which concluded on Jan 1. As a result, prices doubled within days from $0.14 to $0.28 per litre, causing anger among drivers – most cars in the gas-producing western region of Mangystau, where the protest started, run on LPG.
Protesters assembled in the city of Zhanaozen’s central square on Jan. 2. Despite private LPG sellers scrambling to cut back prices in response to the demonstration, it remained on the streets overnight. The following day, the protest spread to other cities across Kazakhstan, taking on a broader anti-government focus.
“Frustration about inequality and lack of justice is so widespread that it only took a local price issue to spark a mass protest,” said Paolo Sorbello, an Italian journalist and researcher who has lived in Kazakhstan for five years.
Protesters complained about low wages and purchasing power, government authoritarianism, and called for the resignation of Nazarbayev from the chairmanship of Kazakhstan’s powerful Security Council.
Nazarbayev was Kazakhstan’s president from 1990 to 2019, a towering authoritarian figure who led the country’s transition from a poor Soviet Republic to a major oil and gas exporter. According to Freedom House, Kazakhstan’s elections are neither free nor fair, and suppression of dissent is commonplace.
Nazarbayev is seen as the epitome of a corrupt old guard of elites, and Tokayev was widely considered to be his protégé and handpicked successor.
According to Dr. Diana Kudaibergenova, a Kazakh-born sociology lecturer at Cambridge University, the mass economic protests in 2019 marked a change in how the Kazakh people viewed their government’s corruption, and that the country had seen two and a half years of constant protests since.
“People understood it's not just an economic issue, it's an issue connected with a regime that is corrupt and is enabling this economic injustice to go on,” Kudaibergenova told the Kyiv Independent.
“The timing of these protests was unexpected, but (they are) not totally surprising,” explained Sorbello.
How did it escalate?
Jan. 5 started with the announcement that Kazakhstan’s Cabinet of Ministers had submitted their resignations to Tokayev, who accepted them. This did not satisfy the protesters, who still came out onto the streets in large numbers, with some engaging in scuffles with police.
In the afternoon, news agency Interfax Kazakhstan reported that several thousand protesters had stormed the Almaty city hall. This was followed in reports by other media that stun grenades had been used by law enforcement who were battling protesters for control of the building.
Russian media outlet Meduza subsequently reported that the presidential residence in Almaty had also been seized by demonstrators. Photos and videos of both buildings on fire later surfaced on the internet.
Almaty’s police chief, who has been appointed as the “city commandant” by the government during the protests, said in the afternoon that over 500 people had been injured in the demonstrations and 120 vehicles damaged by what he called “extremists and radicals.”
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports of law enforcement officers abandoning their posts and siding with protestors came in from across the country.
Later in the day, the internet in the country was turned off. At midnight, news website Vlast reported that the internet in Almaty had been turned back on. As of Jan. 6, the internet was back on in Almaty and Aktau, but still off in the rest of the country.
In the evening of Jan. 5, Tokayev addressed his nation on television, announcing that he would not flee the country, that he would take over from Nazarbayev as the head of the Security Council, and that he was ready to use “harsher measures” to quell unrest.
As well as firing Nazarbayev, Tokayev dismissed some of the ex-president’s allies from key security posts, which has enraged and alienated Nazarbayev’s supporters.
As Tokayev was making the speech, Kazakh media outlet Orda News reported that protesters had taken control of Almaty airport. Several hours later, the government announced that it had regained control of the airport.
What could happen next?
Those who oppose the government in Kazakhstan have been incensed by Tokayev’s request for military support from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), which includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. Russia will provide the bulk of the troops.
Shtepa is sceptical that the initial CSTO force will be sufficient to quell unrest, citing military sociology research.
“One person with an automatic rifle can control around 500 people without weapons. You would need 4,000 just to control Almaty.”
The sociologist can foresee a potential civil war between Nazarbayev and Tokayev supporters in the military and law enforcement agencies, with Russia supporting the incumbent president.
“You could see the start of this in St. Petersburg in December, when (Russian President) Putin got in the car with Tokayev rather than Nazarbayev.”
Shtepa believes that most of the county’s security forces are still loyal to Nazarbayev, but that Tokayev will have the support of his newly appointed government and the northern regions of Kazakhstan, which have a higher concentration of ethnic Russians.
However, Sorbello disagrees, saying that Nazarbayev would not want a civil war to be his legacy.
“If we buy that he’s out of the country (Nazarbayev is presently believed to be in Dubai) and his elite was decimated, what’s the point of them holding the fort?”
What does this mean for Ukraine?
Russia’s involvement in Kazakhstan could mean that the Kremlin is too preoccupied in the short term to engage in any attack on Ukraine, fears of which have been building over the past several months, and which Ukrainian and Western military intelligence predicted could happen in January or February of 2022.
Russia has assembled 122,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders and has demanded that Ukraine’s U.S. and European allies agree to never allow the country into NATO.
In line with the Kremlin’s continuous narrative, Putin recently falsely said that Ukraine was “created by (Soviet leader Vladimir) Lenin,” undermining Ukraine’s right to statehood.
Shtepa believes that Russia will get bogged down in its venture into Kazakhstan by the complexity of the conflict in Kazakhstan to simultaneously attack Ukraine.
“It won’t be as easy as they think. They’ll spend a lot of money and use a lot of military resources.”
However, Timothy Ash, Senior Strategist at London-based BlueBay Asset Management, believes that Putin will be able to take control of the situation in Kazakhstan, after which he will be even more eager to fulfil any plans to attack Ukraine.
“I think that Putin will be smarting over what he will see as a Western plot in Kazakhstan,” he wrote in a mailout.
“He will look for a face-saving payback in Geneva (talks with U.S. President Biden) and ultimately in Ukraine.”


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Beautiful and bright handthrown fluted stoneware teapot, slipped in porcelain finished with a white glaze. Carved details embellish the surface creating simplistic, tactile designs with an impressive clay handle.
Robyn is a South Wales based Ceramicist. Working in clay for over 14 years producing functional stoneware that emulates leanings toward Japanese and East through a bold, rustic yet elegant style.
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NEW YORK (AP) - We may never know exactly what Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun are being accused of in Major League Baseball's Biogenesis investigation - if they beat the rap.
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HONOLULU (AP) - Linebacker Kaluka Maiava is charged with assaulting two men during a brawl at a Maui bar, days after signing with the Oakland Raiders.
OAKLAND (AP) - The three-team trade that will send swingman Andre Iguodala to the Golden State Warriors, guard Randy Foye to the Denver Nuggets and a trio of expiring contracts along with a package of draft picks to the Utah Jazz is complete.
OAKLAND (AP) - With the NBA's moratorium on free agency set to lift Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors wrapped up most of their major work ahead of schedule.
The Sacramento Kings found some much-needed depth at small forward by giving the Milwaukee Bucks some draft compensation and salary cap relief.
SANTA CLARA (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have signed first-round pick Eric Reid to a four-year contract.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dan Straily knew before he went to work on Tuesday night his next start wouldn't be in the majors. The All-Star break and a quirk in the Oakland Athletics' schedule means the AL West leaders won't need a fifth starter for a couple of weeks.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Marlon Byrd's two-out grand slam capped a five-run eighth inning and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Tuesday for their third consecutive win.
NEW YORK (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics will swing for the Citi Field fences in the Home Run Derby next Monday night, rounding out the eight-player field.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants placed backup catcher Hector Sanchez on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder in one of several roster moves made by the slumping World Series champions.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - At 40 years old and 16 seasons into his major league career, Bartolo Colon thinks he's having a career season.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Eric Young Jr. scored on shortstop Brandon Crawford's fielding error with two outs in the 16th inning, and the New York Mets outlasted the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in a game that ended early Tuesday morning.
Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don't make.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - A development group that includes a company controlled by the owner of the St. Louis Rams announced plans Monday to build an 80,000-seat stadium in the Los Angeles suburbs that could become home for an NFL team.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Marc-Edouard Vlasic needed only 3 seconds to give the San Jose Sharks a win over the Winnipeg Jets in a game that seemed destined for overtime.
NEW YORK (AP) - Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz appear to be shoo-ins for election to the Hall of Fame in what is shaping up as the baseball writers' biggest class of inductees in 60 years.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stu Miller, the former Giants pitcher who committed perhaps the most famous balk in All-Star game history, has died. He was 87.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Face-down on the turf, Tony Romo pounded his hands into the ground like a petulant child.
BOSTON (AP) - As a Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster, Nomar Garciaparra watched Clayton Kershaw become the dominant pitcher in the National League, winning three of the last four NL Cy Young Awards - the last one unanimously.
Ripon Christian put up 22 points in the first and third quarters on the way to a 78-58 non-league boys basketball win over visiting Big Valley Christian-Modesto on Saturday.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Brandon Jennings scored 35 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 114-95 Sunday for their fifth straight win.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When Andrew Luck was under pressure Sunday, he stood tall and maintained his poise.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stuart Scott was in his element, working a "Monday Night Football" game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation.
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - American skier Mikaela Shiffrin continued her recent resurgence in slalom by convincingly winning her second straight World Cup race, leaving her rivals in awe four weeks before she defends her world title in Beaver Creek.
RALIEGH, N.C. (AP) - Joe Flacco continued his impressive postseason performances, throwing for two second-half touchdowns to beat the Ravens' bitter AFC North rival. The Ravens (11-6) won in Pittsburgh for the first time in the postseason; Pittsburgh had been 9-0 in third games of a season against the same opponent.
Ohio State is looking for its first national title since 2002. Oregon is seeking its first, period.


So lets talk about that hinge.
This is how its designed. One bracket that bolts inside the frame, one that bolts to the bed, and a 5/8 Gr8 bolt for a hinge pin
Frame side bracket. Not thrilled with this piece. The bushing is a nut with the threads drilled out, but its oversize so the bolt is sloppy
Bed-side bracket. has this angle iron tab that extends forward to tie into the next forward bed xmember. Good idea, but it doesnt fit on the 92-97 bed, so its gotta go
so here's the new bed half. Not a fan of this as the hole on this is also oversize so the bolt is sloppy.
At this point i figure i had two options. Use their hinge and upgrade to a 3/4" bolt for a hinge pin, or just build my own hinges. So i looked it up. According to this page, a 5/8 Gr8 bolt has a shear strength of 27,920lbs! Clearly i dont need a 3/4" bolt for the hinge, and the 5/8 will fit in the space better. So i guess im making new hinges!
Ok, gotta make some spacers. Carbide holesaw in 3/8" plate
New hinge, with spacer welded in place. All 3/8"
Installed on frame. Unlike theirs, mine uses all existing holes in the frame. Also of note, i need to finish trimming the frame. That notch is required for room for the hinge to pivot.
...and the comparison between mine & theirs. IMO, mine is far superior.
So now i need to build the bed-side half of the hinge. Well, i scrounged up some more 3/8" plate that im going to use to build them this week. I really liked the idea of making the hinge double shear, but there just isnt any room under there to do it with the hinges built as such; i might have to make a second spacer to weld to the inside of each frame-side hinge, but these will most likely need to be 1/2" in order to space them far enough away that they will not interfere with the bed bolt. So my goal for next week is going to be to finish the hinges, as long as mother nature cuts me some slack!
One thing i want to say. Im not trying to bash on Pierce-Arrow. These guys have been building these kits for, as far as i can tell, 15-20 years, and everyone loves them. No complaints from anyone on the parts that ive found, which tells me that if their sloppy single-shear hinge is good, then mine will be better. Also, it doesnt have to be double shear, but if i can i want to do it, just cuz i can. The scissor for the hyd cylinder seems like a nice piece, as does the pump, and the wiring & hardware kits are both nice as well. So basically, my only complaint with it is the hinge, which will soon be resolved.


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The decisions you make in your 20s can shape your future for years to come. That's especially true when it comes to your finances. Between slaying your student loan debt and trying to launch a career, saving for retirement probably falls pretty low on your list of priorities. But it's not something you can afford to neglect, even if you have several decades to build up your nest egg.
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LIVE from SAC: Hector Martignon’s Clave y Jazz Descarga
with Special Guest Randy Brecker
brought to you by Bonhams Auction House
presented with Southampton Arts Center and The Jam Session
Saturday, April 22 | 7 PM* | $15 ($5 for children)
*Doors open at 6 PM for a special pre-show Reception and Art Viewing hosted by Bonhams
with refreshments provided by Union Cantina featuring FINCA Wölffer Rosé
Bonhams Auction House, The Jam Session, and Southampton Art Center invite you to a very special night of ART and JAZZ with an extraordinary addition to the LIVE from SAC concert series. A reception for all attendees will be held prior to the concert to allow viewing of Bonhams collection pieces and to meet their representatives.
At the Reception and throughout the evening Bonhams will preview several of its coming Art Auctions with pieces from its collections on display, adding to this memorable night of Art and Music.
The concert features Latin jazz pianist Hector Martignon and world-renowned jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker, along with a line-up of incredible musicians to round out the band for this One-Night-Only collaboration. New York based, Colombian born Hector Martignon has composed, orchestrated, produced, performed and recorded music in a wide spectrum of genres, from Classical and Crossover, to Jazz and World Music, to Rock and Pop. His five albums as a leader, two as co-leader (Mozart’s Blue Fantasies and Bach’s Secret Files) as well as his work on over a hundred albums, scores for five feature films, three Broadway musicals, and multiple other projects, showcase his wide-ranging area of expertise.
Jazz trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker has helped shape the sound of Jazz, R&B, and Rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists including James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Parliament/Funkadelic, Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Zappa, and more.
This very special event will be recorded for rebroadcast on local NPR Member station WPPB by recording engineer and Jam Session Radio Hour Host George Howard. Additional musicians to be announced.
About Bonhams Auction House:
Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house, founded in 1793, and is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers of fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewelry. Bonhams will be a presence at various Art events in the East End this coming season, and will be featured on The Jam Session Radio Hour, which it sponsors. Find more information at www.bonhams.com.
About The Jam Session Inc.:
The Jam Session, Inc. is a non-profit organization focused on the art of improvisational Jazz as the primary foundation, with other styles and influences present as well. Inspired by the late night jam sessions and loft rehearsals in New York City, The Jam Session believes that the evolution and survival of improvisational music takes place in front of a live audience, being inclusive and accessible to all who want to engage. Frequent local home for The Jam Session is Bay Burger in Sag Harbor. Please visit http://thejamsession.org/.
It’s friends like you that have made the first five years of SAC so successful. Now, we are taking the opportunity to invite you to become our Friend – formally – as we launch Southampton Arts Center Friends Circle.
TAKEOVER 2020! artists include Jodi Bentivegna, Michael Butler, Isadora Capraro, Franco Cuttica, Esly Escobar, Melinda Hackett, Erica-Lynn Huberty, Dinah Maxwell Smith, Miles Partington, and Kerry Sharkey-Miller Back by popular demand with 10 new artists-in-residence! For ten weeks in the winter of 2020 Southampton Arts Center will once again hand over its galleries to ten East End artists, each with an assigned space to set up a “pop-up” studio. Completed works will be installed and the artists will have scheduled weekly studio time in the galleries from Thursday to Sunday, 12-6 PM to create new works in a wide variety of mediums. A schedule will be posted online each week so the public can plan visits accordingly. This gives guests the opportunity to visit repeatedly to view the progress of new works. It is both encouraged and anticipated that the TAKEOVER! artists will also collaborate organically during the course of their residencies. TAKEOVER 2020! is sponsored by Ingrid Arneberg with additional support from the Long Island Community Foundation.


Senate Democrats and others have been encouraging Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to abandon his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination and turn his attention to helping frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton get ready to take on a formidable Donald Trump this fall.
While the democratic socialist has a chance on Tuesday night to reboot his campaign with strong showings in Arizona, Utah and Idaho after a substantial loss from Clinton last week in five important states including Florida and Ohio, the delegate math is working against him and many analysts say it would be near impossible for Sanders to overtake Clinton before the Democratic convention this summer.
But the 74-year-old progressive is more determined than ever to remain in the race through the end, and insists that the complexion of the contest could change for him with victories in more hospitable states in the Southwest, West and northeast. “I am not a quitter,” Sanders told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in an interview from Salt Lake City, Utah last night. “We are going to fight this to the last vote . . . I think we have a narrow road – but a road -- to the nomination.”
One other thing came through loud and clear in last night’s interview: Sanders has become nearly as dismissive of Clinton’s foreign policy chops as Trump. Inadvertently or otherwise, Sanders is helping Trump and the Republicans by leveling stinging critiques of her judgement during her years in the Senate and then as secretary of state during President Obama’s first term.
“I have shown a lot better judgement than she has on foreign policy,” Sanders declared during the interview.
Seemingly riled by questions of whether Clinton was far better prepared than him to handle foreign policy, Sanders rattled off an indictment of Clinton’s repeated foreign policy blunders, starting with her Senate vote in 2002 supporting the Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq that led to years of bloodshed, U.S. military casualties and terrorist activities.
As secretary of state, he said, she encouraged President Obama to support international military action that led to the violent toppling of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi – another ill-considered move that triggered more civil war and intervention by ISIS and other terrorists. And he was perplexed that Clinton once boasted of being complimented by Henry Kissinger, the former Nixon administration secretary of state, who Sanders described as one of the “worst” secretaries in history.
“I think Secretary Clinton and I look at foreign policy in very different ways,” Sanders said. “I am confident that I have the judgement that brings together people to create a foreign policy that works for Israel that works for the Palestinians, that works for people around the world.”
Sanders has done surprisingly well among Democrats and some independents with his populist, anti-Wall Street, anti-establishment campaign themes and promises of free tuition at state-run colleges, national health insurance to replace Obamacare, expanded Social Security benefits and other high-priced social programs. His attacks on major “job-killing” trade agreements like Bill Clinton-era North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) have played well in the “rust belt” and helped him engineer a stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in Michigan recently.
A New York Times/CBS News national poll shows that likely Democratic voters are sharply divided over the presidential contest, with Clinton holding a slim 50 percent to 45 percent lead after running far ahead of Sanders for months. While Democrats’ enthusiasm for Sanders far exceeds that for Clinton, according to the survey, more than 70 percent are convinced that Clinton ultimately will win the nomination.
Except for Clinton’s vote for invading Iraq, Sanders had generally shied away from foreign policy – what Clinton claims as her strong suit. For the most part, the Vermont senator has been something of a dove throughout his long career in Congress, opposing US military force overseas and “nation building.”


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EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Universal Pictures in a competitive situation has taken the rights to Alexandra Andrews’ unpublished debut suspense novel Under Another Name which Fast & Furious franchise producer Chris Morgan and Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal will produce.
The novel is described as a taut and twisty, character-driven novel, and is tentatively set for publication in March 2021 by Little Brown in the U.S., Tinder Press in the UK, and in a dozen languages around the globe. Andrews worked as an editor and reporter at ProPublica and as a commercial copywriter before moving with her husband and daughter to Paris, where she wrote Under Another Name.
Morgan and Ainsley Davies will produce through their Universal-Based Chris Morgan Productions. Davies is the company’s Head of Development.
Pascal has had a fantastic year with the Oscar-winning success of Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse, the $1.1 billion grossing sequel Spider-man: Far From Home and the upcoming Christmas Day release Little Women from two-time Oscar nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig. Pascal will produce through her Universal-based Pascal Pictures.
Universal’s SVP of Production Sara Scott and Creative Executive Christine Sun will oversee the project.
Andrews is represented by ICM Partners. Morgan is represented by ICM Partners and attorney Jeff Frankel.
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The NFU is consulting with the government on the RTFO in the light of recent changes to EU legislation affecting biofuel production. The cap on the volume of crops allowed for use as biofuel has fallen to 7 percent, down from a minimum of 10 percent. However, the UK is currently running at 4 percent and this presents an opportunity for a significant increase in domestic biofuel use, providing the DfT kick-starts demand through the RTFO. This would also help the UK to meet its current EU biofuel target.
Controversial EU proposals on Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) have been used by the DfT as a justification for falling far behind obligations to increase biofuel inclusion. These proposals are now legislation and the NFU is pushing the DfT to meet the country’s commitments with the EU Renewable Energy Directive. This will in turn re-open markets for UK farmers.
“The biofuel industry has led the way in demonstrating standards on farm in the UK, across Europe and subsequently raising sustainability around the world” said the NFU’s farmer expert on biofuels and crops board chairman for the North East, Brett Askew. “With legislation passed this week limiting the amount of crops used for biofuel to address concerns about ILUC, and bringing certainty to the status of the Renewable Energy Directive, it is time for our government to put the RTFO back on track towards meeting the UK’s 10 per cent biofuel commitment.”
Mr Askew added that regulators must look at what is deliverable when considering their options to decarbonise the transport sector up to 2030 and beyond. Crop-based biofuels must play a significant part in the debate, as one of very few scalable and sustainable alternatives at present.


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I got to our pop-up prototyping session scheduled to be held at a mid-town office space a little early to help set up the session for the evening. A pile comprised of Barbie dolls, fabrics, magic markers, sticky pads, and every item imaginable you would find in a kindergarten crafts bin filled a long conference table.
The evening of pop-up prototyping session was about to begin.
For the next 90 minutes, NYC Open Ideo chapter members and friends created a series of innovative prototypes addressing end-of-life experience for patients and caretakers.
Death is such an unsettling topic. So how might we re-imagine the end-of-ones' life and create a positive and delightful experience for all who are involved in the process? With this challenge in mind, Lee Kim (Pop-up session facilitator) and about twenty designer thinkers of the OpenIDEO NYC chapter worked hard to create with the following prototypes: The Emotional Clock, Rainbow Reward Program, Super Hero Kit, Caroling Digital Platform and the Mood Master.
The Emotional Clock prototype created by group members Thao-Nguyen Le and Kaiyi. The wearable prototype was crafted from pipe cleaners and paper plates. The clock is divided into six segments that list emotions: joy, sadness, disgust, anger, fear and ask me. The emotional clock has two dials; the longer dial indicates the user’s primary feeling whereas the shorter hand reflects their secondary emotion. The user would modify the dial to indicate how they are feeling at the moment. Since the users’ (patient and caretakers) emotions are publicly displayed, it lends itself to conversations about how they are all feeling thus building connectedness.
Team members -Jocelyn and others - formed The Rainbow Reward Program that is geared toward pediatric patients. It praises the bravery of children who are going through harsh medical treatments. As a celebratory prize, the caretaker provides a piece the rainbow when a child successfully complete their treatment. When a patient collects seven pieces, they can request a wish that will be administered by a caretakers. By providing an environment for caretakers and pediatric patients to participate in the Rainbow Reward Program we are building relationship between both parties and create a community where people can share their feelings.
The Superhero Kit, like the Emotional Clock, is a wearable device. It will be provided by caretakers to pediatric patients to engage in fun and creative activities. The prototype was fashioned by the following group members: Carson, Luti, Rolando, and Lorain. When a patient is exhibiting sign of distress, the caretaker surprises them by sporting a superhero cape kit. The Superhero Kit contains two capes and art supplies. The capes can be adorned, drawn or written on. The caretaker wears the capes and prompts the child to express what they are feeling visually on the cape. The young patient also has a cape of their own and the caretaker taker now can also express their feelings.
Sing me a song starts from the time a patient is admitted to the hospice unit. When a patient is admitted, caretakers ask what his/her favorite songs are. The data is collected then housed in the Caroling Digital Platform. Through the element of surprise, the caretakers band together and sing a song for the patient (based on the data of his/her favorite tune). This group of design thinkers utilized music as a device that bridges gaps, conjures memories and evoke positive emotions.
The Mood Master is a program constructed by team members-Asha , Davendra , Ding , Stan, and Page- to help medical practitioners to recharge emotionally through power of community. The participants embellish a pin board with a colored post-its to represent their mood. Vulnerability Director assesses the mood-board and determines the morale of staff and reports the findings to the Mood Master. Once a week, a Mood Master is appointed to facilitate conversation among staff so they could share their feelings. Collectively, the Mood Master and medical staff come to solutions to their challenges.
Overall, OpenIDEO NYC chapter prototyping pop-up session's core ideas were inspired by: a palliative hospice nurse who has been in nursing for 9 years, the director of Pediatric Palliative care at a children's hospital in NYC and a pediatrician who works with teens at Juvenile Justice Center.
We intend to put these ideas into testing and create solutions that will shift the paradigm of the end-of-life experience as sad and unwelcoming time to a delightful and rejuvenating experience for all.
By Lorain Hamilton, Graphic and Illustration


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I had never even heard of apple butter before this, but as soon as I read the name I was hooked. APPLE BUTTER… Yum! It sounded rich, tangy, sweet and right up my alley. It’s all that and more with a nice hit of comforting spices, similar to those in apple pie. I discovered this recipe while searching for something original to make with apples, given they abound in market stalls right now. As a bonus, it includes simple instructions for canning, which allowed me to finally try my hand at the process.
Because I know you’re wondering by now (I sure was…), apple butter can be used in a variety of sweet and savory preparations. You can spread it on buttered toast, biscuits or muffins, add a spoonful in oatmeal, yogurt or on top of ice cream, and even use it for roasting pork or veggies. So far, I love it straight out of the jar!
I ordered adorable mason jar labels from Mudandtwig on Etsy. I figure if I’m going to put so much effort into making something from scratch, I want the packaging to match. I can’t wait to get them!
Mason jars and lids aren’t so easy to find… After going to three different places, I finally found them at a Rona hardware store and thought I would share.
In case you’re a newbie at canning like me, Bernardin‘s website provides some pretty good info on the process.
Adapted from 101 cookbooks
Yields about 6 cups
3.5 lbs of Macintosh apples, peeled, cored and cut into pieces (any cooking apples will do)
1.5 litres of apple cider (can be replaced with apple juice)
1.5 cups of sugar
1.5 teaspoons ground spice mix for baking (cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg)
¼ teaspoon additional ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
Mason jars and lids (12 x 125 ml or 6 x 250 ml jars)
Candy thermometer (optional)
Spatter guard (optional)
If you want to keep things simple, you can forego canning and store the apple butter in the fridge. I think it would keep for about two weeks.
Preheat oven to 225 °F. Place jars (but not lids) on a baking sheet and heat for at least 10 minutes to sterilize. Wash lids in soapy water, rinse and dry thoroughly with clean dish towel. Leave jars to cool in the oven while you make the apple butter.
In a big pot with a thick bottom, bring apples and cider to a simmer. Skim off the foam from the top – there will be a lot! Simmer for 20 or 30 minutes, until apples are soft. Remove from heat and cool about 10 minutes.
Puree the mix using a blender. Do this in batches, never filling the blender more than half way. Also place a cloth over the lid to protect your hands and arms from accidental splashes. Press down firmly on the lid while blending.
Using caution (it’s HOT), return the pureed apples to the pot and attach the candy thermometer to the side. Bring to a simmer/boil while stirring frequently. I found 210 °F to be just the right temperature to get bubbles going without boiling over. Keep a close watch on the pot as you adjust the temperature. You may also need to skim off the foam again – I sure did.
Once the mix is simmering, add the sugar, spices and lemon juice. Continue simmering for about 2 hours (yep, it’s long…), stirring very frequently to avoid sticking or burning. During the last half hour, the sauce will thicken a lot and the simmering will become more lava-like. I strongly recommend using a spatter guard if you have one. At the end, you should have a thick dark brown sauce that sets when you leave a small quantity to cool in a bowl. Remove from heat when ready.
In another big pot, put enough water to completely cover the mason jars and bring to a rapid boil. Fill the mason jars with apple butter, leaving some space at the top. Wipe rims with paper towels. Tightly screw on the dry lids. Using tongs, gently place a few jars in the pot of boiling water and boil for at least 10 minutes. Repeat in batches until all jars are done.
Voilà! You now have pretty little jars of goodness to give away as gifts or keep all to yourself.

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Parmesan Chicken Cousous
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- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, divded
- 3 garlic cloves,minced
- 2 cups choped spinch
- 1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 2 teaspoons basil (dryed or fresh)
- pich salt & pepper
- 1 package (5-9 ounes) parmesan cousous
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
How to Make Parmesan Chicken Cousous
- 1In a large saucepan, cook walnuts over medium heat in 1 teaspoon oil for 2-3 minutes or until tosted. Remove and set a side.
In the same saucepansaute gralic in remaning oil for 1 minute. Add the spinch,chicken,water,basil,salt andpepper. bring to boil,Stir in Cousous.
Remove from heat cover let stand for 5-10 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Fluff with fork, stir in walnuts and sprinkle with cheese.


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Sharp, insightful, compulsively readable. This story collection cuts right to the heart of contemporary American life.
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Why I love it
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In her title story, "The Office of Historical Corrections," Danielle Evans imagines a world in which our society’s understanding of truth is so fractured that we have an entire governmental agency to help us separate fact from fiction. If this sounds like fantasy, consider how unreal reality has felt at so many moments over the past few years. What I love about this book is how it focuses on how our perceptions of what’s real clash with our capacity for honesty. Can we be honest with ourselves? Who are we and what do we stand for?
In five short stories and one novella, Evans shows us characters whose choices illuminate who they truly are. A young woman faces an impossible decision when she finds herself on a Greyhound bus in the company of an abandoned boy. An actress haunted by her mother’s medical battles reflects on her own fraught experiences of navigating her health. A college student enrages her classmates by refusing to reckon with why a viral social post of herself in a Confederate-flag bikini offends. These stories creatively show the daily demands put on women, particularly Black women, while offering insight, compassion, and even moments of dark humor.
This is the kind of book that is resonant with themes I’ve explored in my own storytelling: judgment, uncertainty, and loss as well as love, joy, and courage. You may find yourself reading it quickly, because the stories will keep you turning the pages, then again more slowly, soaking up all it has to give.
Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history. She introduces us to Black and multiracial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief—all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history—about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight.
In "Boys Go to Jupiter," a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a Confederate-flag bikini goes viral. In "Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain," a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend's unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a Black scholar from Washington, D.C., is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk.


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Buy Recommendation Issued On DAG Media by Wallstreet Research - Near-term Price Target $7 to $8 -
KEW GARDENS, N.Y., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- DAG Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAGM - news), the leading independent print and online publisher of yellow page directories servicing the New York metropolitan area, today reported that the Los-Angeles- based investment research firm Wallstreet Research issued a ``BUY'' recommendation on the stock.
The analyst report issued a near-term price target between $8 and $10 based on current price levels. ``Trading on the Nasdaq since May 1999, DAG Media has established itself as one of the most innovative and fastest growing niche-oriented publishers within the reference directory,'' stated the report.
The coverage of the Company identified DAG's product line with ``competitive features that offer an attractive product compared to Bell Atlantic.'' The report highlighted DAG's rapid penetration into growth markets, including Web and Internet directories, value-added referral services, and special interest directories. The report also noted, ``DAG targets Manhattan, a yellow page marketplace worth several hundred million dollars. Niche and specialized publishing adds to the aggregate revenue of the industry.''
Commenting on DAG's financial outlook, the Wallstreet Research report stated, ``DAG's gross margins consistently have been over 90% and are among the best in the industry ... EBITDA is an admirable 37%.
The report continued, ``Wallstreet Research has identified quantitative and qualitative criteria which indicate a very positive outlook for DAG's stock price and market position. Independent publishers are achieving double-digit growth. Management has achieved YTD and nine months sales growth of over 60% accompanied by an almost 50% increase of net income. DAG's strong balance sheet should sustain growth rates.''
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From pho to cheese-stuffed burgers and everything in between, warm up with these delicious foods that are perfect for a cold wintry day.
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These Salted Butterscotch Cookies are crisp little butterscotch delights! Totally addicting and made even better by the touch of salt on top! You’ll be making these cookies over and over!
- 1/2 cup (112g) unsalted butter, sliced
- 1 cup (225g) packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cups (163g) all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups (225g) butterscotch chips
- Sea salt, for topping
- Place the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Melt, then cook, stirring often, until the butter browns, about 2 to 5 minutes, depending on the size of your pan. The butter will foam, and then little brown flecks will appear and the butter will turn a golden amber color. Don’t walk away from the stove, because it can burn quickly.
- Pour the browned butter into a large bowl. Add the brown sugar and stir or mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in the egg, vanilla extract, baking soda and salt, then stir in the flour. Stir in the butterscotch chips.
- Scoop balls of cookie dough (each about 2 tablespoons) and place them on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Line a second sheet with parchment paper. After they have chilled, place the cookie dough balls 2 inches (5 cm) apart on the cookie sheets. Bake each batch separately for 10-14 minutes or until the tops just lose their glossy sheen.
- Sprinkle the hot cookies with sea salt. Let cool for a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Store in an air tight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 173
- Sugar: 20.9 g
- Sodium: 156.4 mg
- Fat: 5.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 28.9 g
- Protein: 1.3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
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Iraq ranked second among the largest exporters of crude oil to India, after Russia, during the month of February.
And a report by The Economic Times newspaper and its follow-up (Baghdad Today) stated that India’s imports of crude oil from Russia reached a record level of 1.62 million barrels per day last February, as it obtained a 35 percent share, and is now higher than the combined imports from traditional suppliers Iraq. and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .
She added that Iraq, which Russia overtook for the fifth month in a row, supplied India with 921.39 thousand barrels per day of oil in February, becoming the second largest exporter to India, while Saudi Arabia supplied 813.47 thousand barrels per day of oil, indicating that the supplies of Iraq and Saudi Arabia are the lowest in 16 months.
And she explained that the UAE overtook the United States to become the fourth largest supplier at 570.04 thousand barrels per day, and the United States exported 248,430 thousand barrels per day, noting that Russia sells record quantities of crude oil to India to bridge the gap in its energy exports after the European Union banned Imports in December .
India, the world's third-largest importer of crude oil after China and the United States, has been attracting Russian oil in recent months, which was available at a discount after it was shunned by some in the West as a way to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
In December, the EU banned Russian seaborne oil and imposed a ceiling of US$60 per barrel, which prevents other countries from using EU shipping and insurance services, unless oil is sold below the cap .


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Huth H. is a 42-year-old village woman wH. has worked as a fish catcher since she was single. She goes with her husband to fish along the river. When she is done fishing, she sells the fish, which allows her to earn approximately $4 a day. The humble couple has six children: two are married and the other four are single. As fishing season approaches, the river is full of fish but the family lacks fishing equipment. Huth H. is applying for a loan to purchase additional fishing supplies to support her business activities.
Hattha Kaksekar Limited is one of the largest and most successful microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cambodia. The organization provides microfinance services to the poor, particularly women, in urban and rural areas. Kiva lenders’ funds will be used to expand the outreach of HKL’s financial services to a greater number of clients in rural areas of Cambodia.


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Welcome to the world of ‘Pinkfiz’,
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PinkFiz is an 18 year old punk pop artist from Cambridgeshire. Having previously performed as part of other bands, the musician started her solo project during lockdown 2.0, as a way to continue writing and creating while stuck in isolation. PinkFiz represents female empowerment and the songwriters pride in being an independent female artist and producer.
Her upcoming EP The World Of Pinkfiz, features four pop-punk tracks all giving a glimpse into the emotions and life experiences of PinkFiz. The musician explains, “The World Of PinkFiz is an insight into my life and I want the listener to feel like they’re stepping into my shoes for 11 minutes.” Produced, recorded and written all by the artist herself, the EP is a passion project and an outlet to release her inner-frustrations and feelings. The EP has a delicate glaze over the electric, powerful punk infusion, creating a picture of both vulnerable emotions and angsty frustration. She confides, “I wrote the songs about different eras of my life so far and it’s based on a lot of bottled up anger. I felt this was the right way to release that emotion and honestly the easiest way for me to talk about things that have bothered me for a long time.”


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10 things to do before the storm season
10 things to do before the storm season. The Severe Weather forecast for the coming wet season (2021-2022) has been released by the Bureau of Meteorology with the prediction of an early wet season.
The forecast also expects a La Nina (wetter than usual on east coast) season.
There are some things you should do before the storm season to be prepared in case something should go wrong.
- Change wiper blades
- Check tyre tread
- Clean out roof gutters and downpipes
- Clean out surface drains
- Check your storm season kit
- Get the roof checked
- Review your emergency plans
- Educate family on emergency plans
- Know your area
- Clean up the yard
Storms, tornadoes and cyclones affect the whole country to different levels. Just because you don’t live in the tropics doesn’t mean you won’t get affected by a severe thunderstorm.
1. Change wiper blades
We go all year without using our windscreen wipers and then in the first big deluge, we discover they are old and cracked.
Visibility is hampered by smears across the windscreen. Rain makes visibility hard enough without wipers that don’t work.
Don’t forget the wiper on the back window if you have one.
If you don’t know how to change your wiper blades ask at the local car accessory shop and most offer to change them for you.
2. Check tyre tread
How much traction do you have on the road? Wet roads are slippery. Especially with the first couple of showers as the oil mixes with the grime and the water making the surface slippery.
Having good tyre tread the water is pushed out from under the tyre to increase contact with the road.
Bald tyres just slip on the wet surface which can cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Don’t forget to check the spare tyre too.
A few other things you can do to prevent accidents in the wet are
- Slow down in reduced visibility, your braking distance will be longer so you need more distance to brake at higher speeds.
- Increase the distance between yourself and the car in front to allow for extra stopping distance.
- If you have to go too slow pullover. There will be those who are still speeding and they won’t see you and will run into you.
- Pullover in a safe area in heavy rain or limited visibility. Don’t park on the road as you will be hit.
- Put on your headlights so people can see you, even during the day.
3. Clean up roof gutters and downpipes
During heavy rain you need all the drainage you can get. If the gutters and downpipes are full of leaves, tennis balls etc the water can’t get away so it will overflow back into the roof cavity and flood your home from above.
If the downpipes go underground, check they are not blocked by tree roots or the like. Ideally, you should have an overflow at the base of the downpipe to prevent excess water backing up into the guttering.
In really heavy rains your roof gutters and downpipes will not handle it as they are usually designed for average rainfall like a 50-year event. The angle of the roof, size of the guttering and number of downpipes all have a factor in how fast your roof drains.
Another problem I have seen over the decades with guttering involves Box gutters. Two roofs slope down toward the one gutter in the middle. This gutter can either have rust holes or can’t handle the excess water from 2 roofs in heavy rain and flows over into the roof cavity.
4. Clean out surface drains
To prevent water from entering your home as much as possible you want the water to drain away freely. This includes the roadside guttering.
Do you have a pile of dirt and lawn clippings blocking your drainage? Does your neighbour?
Some local authorities may clean out roadside gutters occasionally unless someone has parked their car in the way.
If you are on a hill or slope are there any drains above you that try to prevent water from running down into your property.
Too much water running down a hill can cause landslips.
5. Check your storm season kit
Why do I keep telling you to check your emergency kit? Wet season events whether they are local or in a different area of the state can affect food and supplies getting to the shops.
You must be able to look after yourself for at least 3 to 7 days.
If there are no supplies in the shops the emergency services won’t have enough to supply the whole town assuming they have any to start with.
Check your kit for-
- Any items out of date
- Missing items or damaged items
- Are all items on the checklist in the kit
Download your free Emergency kit checklist and start preparing.
6. Have your roof checked
Last wet season you had a drip in the kitchen and you said I must get that fixed. Then the dry season came and it slipped your mind. Or you know the roof has more holes than Swiss cheese but you can’t afford to fix it, so outcomes another box of silicone.
A leaking roof can cause
- Flooding in the roof and house
- Electrical shorts or shocks
- Mould and rot to develop
- Weakens the roof structure over time with rot and in a storm or cyclone, there goes the roof.
Temporary fixes like tarpaulins and silicone only reduce the problem. Tarpaulins break down after a few months on the roof and most emergency services won’t keep coming out to replace them.
Apart from rust and damage another leading cause of roof leaks and problems is loose roof screws. The sheeting is not held down firmly and water can seep in around the screw.
Flat roofs have poor drainage and water can bank up flowing into the ceiling space. The modern flat roof with a waterproof membrane can leak if the membrane is cracked or has a hole in it.
7. Review your emergency plan
What has changed since the last wet season? Have you moved? Carried out renovations to the house? Got married to someone with 2 kids?
What do you have to do to update your emergency plan before the next big wet season event (flood, cyclone, tornado)? Check your list of valuables and take photos of your property before the event for insurance purposes.
Plans change it may not even be a change in your home. The local council have changed the roads, evacuation points, road works has blocked your escape route.
If you don’t have a plan I have created this workbook to help you develop one. You can purchase the “Disaster Plan Workbook for Families” here.
hoto: Ingham Floods, North Queensland 2009
8. Educate your family
If your emergency kit and plan are up to date it’s time to refresh your family on the location and plan. At the very least do it when the season starts in your area.
Cyclones give you some warning but severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and tornadoes have happened in minutes.
9. Know your area
Especially if you are new to the area.
To create a workable emergency plan you will need to know your area. You can research the information at –
- Local council websites
- Ask neighbours or locals
- Local emergency services
- Local newspaper archives
- Local disaster plans for evacuation routes, centres, risks etc
10. Clean up your yard
Your plans, kit and house are in order now focus on the yard. Tidy up anything that can blow away. It doesn’t take much wind to send your trampoline down the street.
Some items to clean up before the storm season hits are-
- Overhanging tree branches
- Dead or rotten trees that can fall over
- Rubbish stacked in the corner waiting for a dump trip
- Unfinished projects
- Other lose items such as kids toys.
Don’t do any work around your incoming power lines. If trees are overhanging your power lines call your energy provider.
There is always a bit of panic running around collecting things when you get a storm/cyclone warning but being prepared before the season gives you some peace of mind.
The more you are prepared the less likely you are to have multiple problems requiring emergency services and other people to fix them. During a big event, they may not be available to help you.
Australian Tropical Cyclone Outlook for 2021 to 2022
Climate outlooks—weeks, months and seasons
La Niña ALERT; tropical Pacific continues to cool


Properties of TCP
Some of the properties of TCP that make it popular among the users are as follows:
• Reliability : This is the most important characteristic of TCP. As we have
said earlier, TCP guarantees unduplicated transmission and data delivery.
• Full-duplex : TCP allows full-duplex operations, hence two nodes can send
messages to each other simultaneously.
• Flow control : TCP uses the sliding-window technique to implement low
control. Sequence numbers attached to the transmission travels with the
ACK (0x10) lag set. This indicates the number of bytes they can receive
without resulting in a buffer overflow.
• Multiplexing : This feature allows a single node to handle multiple
ZeroMQ sockets have four different methods, just like normal sockets, as we have
said at the beginning of this chapter. It should be noted that ZeroMQ sockets are
always void pointers and are asynchronous.
Differences between TCP sockets and
The following is the difference between TCP sockets and ZeroMQ sockets:
• ZeroMQ sockets are asynchronous.
• They may implement particular patterns.
• TCP sockets are one-to-one whereas ZeroMQ sockets are many-to-many.
However, you could implement one-to-many, one-to-one, many-to-one, or
many-to-many with ZeroMQ, depending on your needs and socket type.
• ZeroMQ sockets transmit messages whereas TCP transmit bytes. As we said
in Chapter 1 , Getting Started , a message is a fixed-length binary object.
• I/O is done in the background in ZeroMQ sockets. Even if your application
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J.J. Watt’s back has ruined the NFL’s planned narrative (not to mention fantasy football teams all season). When the NFL schedule makers planned to send the Chargers to visit the Texans, they fully intended to see Derek Watt playing against big brother J.J. this afternoon, to see whether J.J. tackled his middle brother (the youngest, T.J. Watt, is still at Wisconsin) like he tackles everyone else. But that won’t be occurring today. Instead, Derek Watt will be playing against Jadeveon Clowney, Whitney Mercilus, Brian Cushing, and Vince Wilfork (doesn’t seem much better, but I digress).
The last time these two teams met, the Texans pulled out a win after looking like hot trash and going down 21 points. This time, the Texans cannot afford to be that far behind and hope to win.
What do you think will happen today? Will Philip Rivers demonstrate that he’s actually a pretty d@mn good quarterback? Will Melvin Gordon follow Derek Watt to glory? Will Brock Osweiler look like he’s worth $30+ million in guarantees? Will Clowney prove that he’s worth a contract extension? This is where we discuss the game before the game. Chill here until the first quarter thread opens up 15 minutes before the game. Inactives will post around 10:30 a.m.