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Recently, a rich Californian complained that he and other wealthy residents "should not be forced to live on property with brown lawns, golf on brown courses or apologize for wanting their gardens to be beautiful. We pay significant property taxes based on where we live. And, no, we’re not all equal when it comes to water.” Another wealthy Californian explained (perhaps oblivious to the homeless problem in California), "You could put 20 houses on my property, and they’d have families of at least four. In my house, there is only two of us, they’d be using a hell of a lot more water than we’re using.” ("Rich Californians balk at limits: 'We're not all equal when it comes to water,'" Washington Post, June 13, 2015)
A recent study by UCLA found that "on average, wealthier neighborhoods [in Los Angeles] consume three times more water than less-affluent ones," and one of the researchers noted that many of the wealthy are "lacking a sense that we are all in this together...The problem lies, in part, in the social isolation of the rich, the moral isolation of the rich" ("California's wealthy lagging in water conservation," Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2015).
In times of drought and water restrictions, some wealthy Californians can afford to get water brought in by truck, and "affluent coastal cities such as Santa Barbara and Cambria" can afford to build their own desalination plants. Others just use as much water as they want, despite the restrictions, and pay the fines. After all, it's just money. Of course, lower income folks have much fewer options when times get tough.
With respect to water, the callousness of some (not all) wealthy Californians extends to the ocean - literally. California State Assemblywoman Toni Atkins recently pointed out that some "wealthy beach house owners" have been "unlawfully blocking public access to the coast" with razor wire, gates, boulders, chains, altered foot paths, and official-looking (but ultimately bogus) "no parking" and "no trespassing" signs ("The Beach Belongs to Everyone," Huffington Post, June 9, 2015). Why are they doing this? Well, it's pretty obvious: They want the beaches and the ocean all to themselves, and don't like the "commoners" being near them.
These types of problems are not restricted to California, of course. It seems to be human nature to hoard resources. For example, I grew up in Maryland and saw waterfront areas along the Chesapeake Bay gobbled up by the wealthy. In 2013, it was reported that "Only 2 percent of the bay has public access points for kayaks, canoes, fishing, bathing and other recreation." A retired economic development executive said, "I call it the world’s biggest gated community, the Chesapeake Bay. There are probably 100 beaches in Anne Arundel County, but they are private beaches. For the general Jack and Jill, there’s no other beach to go to” ("U.S., groups working to open more public access to Chesapeake," Washington Post, July 28, 2013). Things have actually gotten better over the past 5-6 years, but it took an executive order from the White House, to "expand public access to waters and open spaces of the Chesapeake Bay," to get the ball rolling. Many rich Marylanders certainly weren't going to show enthusiasm for the public's ability to reach the Bay. Some of them probably saw the executive order and moaned, "More of those pesky little crabbing boats getting in the way of my half-million dollar cigarette boat?!? Good Lord! Obama's a communist!"
What all of the above highlights is that we are living in a society where, as the climate changes and resources become severely limited, we are likely to break up along class lines. Some of the wealthy will live in "moral isolation" and say things like "we're not all equal when it comes to water." Others will put up razor wire to prevent people from reaching a drinking water supply or enjoying a day at the beach. Perhaps some will wonder why their golf courses needs to suffer, just because some of "those people" need to drink water.
New Deal policymakers had a completely different philosophy than many (again, not all) super-rich Americans have today. They sought to bring more water to the people, and more people to the water. Work crews in programs like the CCC and the WPA created drinking water reservoirs, installed new water lines, and hooked up homes to water supplies (the WPA made or improved 882,000 consumer water connections). With respect to beaches, they performed general clean-up, constructed bathhouses, fortified sand dunes, and more.
With our growing water problems (chemical pollution, water main breaks, plutocratic governments shutting off water to low-income citizens, droughts in some areas, a greater frequency of extreme rain events in other areas, etc.) it will be good for us to heed the polices & principles of the New Deal, and work together, and not follow the people living in "moral isolation" who will increasingly claim that the amount and quality of water you receive should be based on your income & wealth.


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“Virgin Mary Visits Walsall”
A Walsall firm, Ace Pub Supplies, produced the finger licking scratching which a snack addict claims looks like a Madonna and a Child.
Midland pub-goer Aaron Dodgson was dumbstruck when he saw the "miracle" image in his pack of Q Pork Cracklings, produced by Black Country Snacks.
Now the God-fearing man is planning to keep the religious relic in a glass case - prompting jokes and merriment at the packing plant in Walsall.
Ace Pub Supplies Scratchings owner, Phil Rolls, which delivered the popular pig product, said: "When Aaron rang us about it, I thought it was a big joke."
"I can't believe people have taken it so seriously,” said Phil, who runs the company with wife Linda. "It is just amazing that one of our scratchings has become so famous."
Aaron, of Earlsdon, Coventry, is planning a round of TV appearances with the religious rind - including Channel Four's Big Breakfast.
"Scratchings Firm Pulls Off Cracking Deal at Pub Chain"
A Black Country Pork Scratchings firm is to create jobs and invest thousands of pounds into its business after winning a lucrative contract with pub operator Mitchells & Butler and Marston's.
Walsall based Black Country Snacks has been chosen by M&B to supply its Q Pork Scratchings and other snacks to 1,500 of its pubs and clubs across the country.
Before this, they came first, second and third place in "Pork Idol", a nationwide contest run by Marston’s to find the best pork scratchings in the country.
Director Philip Rolls, aged 55, said it could lead to the creation of almost half a dozen jobs and recently £50,000 was being ploughed into new machinery at the site in Walsall.
Mr Rolls said: "The popularity of pork scratchings is increasing all the time. We are selling more and more all over the place and as far afield as Scotland".
It already supplies Marston's managed pubs but after winning Pork Idol, it will see its snacks being sent to Free Houses as well.
"It's the equivalent of a major record deal in the pub snack world," said Mr Rolls. "We were thrilled to be named winners.
We have been supplying the Black country with their favourite pub snack for more than 20 years and to win a taste contest and regional contract is simply fantastic."
Marston's marketing manager Des Gallagher said: "We've been delighted with the success of Pork Idol and the number of local suppliers who responded to the challenge. We're a local beer which truly reflects the tastes of our drinkers and have had great fun finding our winner."
Mr Rolls said his most popular pork scratching was the Roast Pork flavour. However he said other flavours such as Pork and Stuffing had been favourable in the past as well.
The firm was founded 30 years ago and has had its base in Walsall for the last 15 years.
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A Strathclair-based counsellor and consultant is diligently working to remove the stigma and barriers surrounding mental health and wellness on the Prairies.
Kim Moffat said there is an imperative need to talk about the agricultural industry and mental health, as the number of stressors farmers and their families face increases.
“Changing weather patterns and climate change, it’s just putting another level of stress on producers to know how to manage their land and to respond to droughts and excess moisture cycles,” Moffat said. “It’s been a challenging year.”
Prior to launching her practice in Strathclair, Moffat worked for Manitoba Farm Rural and Northern Support Services for 20 years as a counsellor. Her tasks included talking to farmers every day when they or family members would call in, offering counselling and support, or referring them to other resources that could be helpful.
When the farm stress line closed and moved to Winnipeg in 2020, Moffat was working for the University of Guelph and with Canada Suicide Prevention Services.
She decided that because there was a gap in mental health services available to farmers, she would open up her own private practice focusing on agricultural mental health and wellness for farmers in Manitoba and across the country.
She counsels farmers via Zoom, in person or on the phone, and continues to host workshops and presentations on stress management to different farm organizations.
For the past year, she has been a lead facilitator for the workshop In the Know — a mental health literacy training program developed by the University of Guelph. The five-hour training sessions were created to provide information around mental health and agriculture for those in the ag industry.
“In all of our sessions, we’ve had a nice blend between farmers and people working in the ag industries. The people in the ag industry could learn a lot from the farmers that were participating in these workshops and hear and understand … what the stressors are on the farm, and vice versa.”
She estimates she has hosted about 40 workshops across Canada and will continue to facilitate the gatherings to help open up the conversation around mental health and wellness in the agricultural sector.
She appreciates the different doors COVID-19 has opened for farmers with virtual counselling.
“It’s opened it up to people so that they can access support online, which has been really nice. Especially with farmers, because they might not have the time, the money to be able to drive to wherever to get the support,” Moffat said. “If they can pick up the phone and talk to somebody or come in and have a Zoom session, it makes it a little more accessible to people, which is the goal.”
It has been difficult having these conversations about wellness because there can be a lot of stigmas attached to mental health that may prevent farmers from asking for help.
This mentality has been shifting over the past decade, Moffat said, and it has been wonderful to see farmers increasingly reaching out in times of mental health duress.
“There are certain barriers that farmers have in terms of reaching out for help. One of them is simply it’s difficult to take time away from the farm to travel to Brandon [or other urban centres] to seek out support or help,” Moffat said. “If they’ve never done that before, they might not see it as a good use of their time and money and maybe unsure if that will actually help.”
Several studies show that when farmers reach out, one of the key components is ensuring they are able to speak with someone who understands agriculture and the culture of farming, Moffat said. There can be some skepticism when reaching out to somebody they do not believe will understand the daily stress they face.
Some rural residents may not even have the language they need to talk about mental health and wellness, she added. The important takeaway is learning how to identify when someone is at risk for stress, is in a crisis or may be a risk for suicide. From there, they can learn how to respond in a sensitive and empathic way.
After 20 years of working in agricultural mental health, Moffat said, she is optimistic the conversation is changing.
“There’s been a real shift in people talking about their mental health.
“It’s unusual now that there will be a conference … that doesn’t have some kind of mental health component to it — the industry is really recognizing the pressures and the stress that’s in farming and really kind of stepping up to make sure that they’re getting the information and support they need.”
There remains significant work to do still, she said, including continuing to break down the stigma around mental health. People still hesitate to speak out about what they are experiencing, and it remains critical to continue having these conversations about mental health — be it at an official conference or in a local coffee shop.
“It’s an ongoing conversation that we need to keep having in order to make it safe for people to talk about it and get the help they need.”
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Vanderbilt’s stadium construction was the talk of college football during Week 0 and Texas Tech just made it look even worse. The Red Raiders are also undergoing a significant renovation to their athletic buildings, but their accommodations for visitors are much better than that of the Commodores.
It is not uncommon for college football programs to play at a stadium amidst construction. It happens more often than you might think.
However, there are levels to the process.
At Vanderbilt this year, according to Andrew Graham of On3, an opposing team did not have access to a locker room. Hawaii rolled into Tennessee for Week 0 and was forced to use a sizable outdoor tent.
The temporary accommodations have showers and bathrooms, so it’s not a full-blown Fyre Festival situation. But it’s not great!
Visiting teams will not enjoy their experience on the road when playing in Nashville. They will tolerate it.
Conditions at Vanderbilt look even worse when compared to that of Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are currently redoing a good portion of their football stadium and surrounding facilities.
Both locker rooms are part of the multi-million dollar makeover. That includes the visitors.
Unlike Vanderbilt, though, Texas Tech is not using a tent. It’s using a trailer!
The accommodations in Lubbock are not great. Visiting teams won’t be living in luxury.
But they will be comfortable! The Red Raiders’ visitors locker room is nicer than that of most high schools.
Vanderbilt caught a lot of heat for its midseason stadium renovation over the last few weeks. None of it was warranted, because it’s nothing out of the ordinary.
With that being said, though, the visiting locker
room tent deserves all of the jokes. Texas Tech proved that it can be done differently and made the Commodores look even worse in the process.

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Due to a high demand for library services and to make sure that everyone gets a fair chance to use the library's resources, we ask that if there are five or more children in your daycare group or school class that you come to a separate, pre-arranged storytime or program instead of the regularly scheduled program for children. This will help us provide the best possible library visit for daycares and schools!

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* Revision to corn crop forecast a minor adjustment
* Effects of drought become clear now harvest under way
* Planting of winter corn crop well advanced vs 2011
SAO PAULO, March 5 (Reuters) - Brazil’s 2011/12 corn harvest should turn out 60.4 million tonnes, local analyst Celeres said on Monday, trimming its view slightly from the 60.58 million tonnes it forecast in February.
Analyst estimates for corn had been slashed recently after a harsh dry spell destroyed some of the corn in top producer Parana state. Many forecasts then swung higher on expectations the winter crop, one of two annual harvests, would be bigger than previously thought.
Celeres estimates that Brazil produced 53.74 million tonnes from both summer and winter crops last season. The summer crop runs roughly from September to April with the planting of the winter crop coming straight after.
The small adjustment to Celeres’ number appeared to be more a case of fine-tuning than a significant change in its outlook for the crop. Though drought conditions have eased, data from forecaster Somar showed key grains states were much drier than the historic average in February.
“The effects of the drought that took place at the end of last year in the southern region of the country are starting to become clear, with productivity turning out lower than initially expected for the current crop,” Celeres said in a statement.
The analyst said 25 percent of the summer crop has been harvested, up from the 18.3 percent collected this time last year in main soy regions. The larger summer crop is seen at 34.76 million tonnes, up 5 percent from 33 million tonnes last year.
The winter crop that is planted as the summer corn and soy crop is harvested is seen at 25.6 million tonnes, up nearly 24 percent from the 20.7 million tonnes harvested last year from the second crop. Celeres said that crop was now 60 percent planted, well up from the 40 percent sown by this time last year.
Celeres revised its outlook for soy production to 69.8 million tonnes from 72 million tonnes in early February. (Reporting by Roberto Samora; Writing by Peter Murphy; Editing by David Gregorio)

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[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Gene belongs to a group of human germline-specific genes that rely on DNA methylation for repression in somatic tissues. Many of these genes, termed cancer-germline (CG) genes, become demethylated and activated in a wide variety of tumors, where they encode tumor-specific antigens. The process leading to DNA demethylation of CG genes in tumors remains unclear. Previous data suggested that histone acetylation might be involved. Here, we investigated the relative contribution of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in the epigenetic regulation of gene . We show that DNA hypomethylation in expressing melanoma cells is indeed correlated with local increases in histone H3 acetylation (H3ac). However, when -negative cells were exposed to a histone deacetylase inhibitor (TSA), we observed only short-term activation of the gene and detected no demethylation of its promoter. As a more sensitive assay, we used a cell clone harboring a methylated construct, which confers resistance to hygromycin upon stable re-activation. TSA induced only transient de-repression of the transgene, and did not lead to the emergence of hygromycin-resistant cells. In striking contrast, transient depletion of DNA-methyltransferase-1 in the reporter cell clone gave rise to a hygromycin-resistant population, in which the re-activated transgene displayed not only marked DNA hypomethylation, but also significant reversal of histone marks, including gains in H3ac and H3K4me2, and losses of H3K9me2. Collectively, our results indicate that DNA methylation has a dominant role in the epigenetic hierarchy governing expression.
[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Several human germline-specific genes rely principally on DNA methylation for repression in somatic tissues. Many of these genes, including MAGEA1, were qualified as cancer-germline (CG), as they become activated in tumors, where losses of DNA methylation are common. The developmental stage at which CG genes acquire DNA methylation marks is unknown. Here, we show that in human preimplantation embryos, transcription of CG genes increases up to the morula stage, and then decreases dramatically in blastocysts, suggesting that CG gene silencing occurs in blastocyst stem cells. Consistently, transfection studies with MAGEA1 constructs in embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells, which represent a malignant surrogate of blastocyst-derived stem cells, revealed active repression and marked de novo methylation of MAGEA1 transgenes in these cells. Active repression of the endogenous MAGEA1 gene in human EC cells was evidenced by its rapid re-silencing following prior induction with a DNA methylation inhibitor. Moreover, de novo DNA methyltransferases DNMT3A and DNMT3B appeared to contribute to the silencing of MAGEA1 and other CG genes in EC cells. Altogether our data indicate that CG genes like MAGEA1 are programmed for repression in the blastocyst, and suggest that de novo DNA methylation is a key event in this process.
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[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Most antigenic peptides presented by MHC class I molecules result from the degradation of intracellular proteins by the proteasome. In lymphoid tissues and cells exposed to IFNγ, the standard proteasome is replaced by the immunoproteasome, in which all of the standard catalytic subunits β1, β2, and β5 are replaced by their inducible counterparts β1i, β2i, and β5i, which have different cleavage specificities. The immunoproteasome thereby shapes the repertoire of antigenic peptides. The existence of additional forms of proteasomes bearing a mixed assortment of standard and inducible catalytic subunits has been suggested. Using a new set of unique subunit-specific antibodies, we have now isolated, quantified, and characterized human proteasomes that are intermediate between the standard proteasome and the immunoproteasome. They contain only one (β5i) or two (β1i and β5i) of the three inducible catalytic subunits of the immunoproteasome. These intermediate proteasomes represent between one-third and one-half of the proteasome content of human liver, colon, small intestine, and kidney. They are also present in human tumor cells and dendritic cells. We identified two tumor antigens of clinical interest that are processed exclusively either by intermediate proteasomes β5i (MAGE-A3(271-279)) or by intermediate proteasomes β1i-β5i (MAGE-A10(254-262)). The existence of these intermediate proteasomes broadens the repertoire of antigens presented to CD8 T cells and implies that the antigens presented by a given cell depend on their proteasome content.
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[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Cancer-germline (CG) genes are a particular group of germline-specific genes that rely primarily on DNA methylation for repression in somatic tissues. In a wide variety of tumors, the promoter of these genes is demethylated, and their transcription is activated. The mechanism underlying this tumor-specific activation is still unclear. It was recently suggested that CG gene expression may be a hallmark of stem cells, and that expression of these genes in several tumors may reflect the expansion of constitutively expressing cancer stem cells. To clarify this issue, we carefully evaluated the expression of several CG genes in human stem cells of embryonic and adult origin. We found no or very weak expression of CG genes in these cells. Consistently, the promoter of CG genes was highly methylated in these cells. We conclude that CG genes do not qualify as "stemness" genes, and propose that their activation in cancers results from a tumor-specific activation process.

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I consider myself pretty leveled headed and reasonably arbitrary when it comes to film, TV, and pretty much anything else. I give most anything a chance and I try to watch anything for the purpose of having my say in an argument. The worst thing you can run into is a conversation with someone who one, doesn’t have frame of reference of a topic, and two, simply tries to flame you into an argument and put you on the defensive. It’s common for these two things to happen in this day and age of Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc. I just wanted to preface all of this before I get into this review of THIS GENERATION’S “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” produced (not directed people) by the grand auteur Michael Bay. It’s a befuddling experience in nostalgia, childhood, and finding my place in the world.
“Turtles” is the origin story of everyone’s favorite heroes in a half shell, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo. In this adventure they are tasked with stopping The Shredder and politico Eric Sacks from destroying New York City. With the help of April O’Neil and cameraman/news van driver Vernon Fenwick, the turtles have to save the day while finding out about their past. This is the basic plot, if I was to tell you anymore, I’d only confuse you and probably myself.
Where does one start with this film. My first thought when watching this was “did I just miss the first part of the movie?” I literally thought I was dropped into the middle of a film. There was no character development and characters are shown as you should already known who they are. As a life-long Turtle fan it’s a good thing I didn’t need to know who everyone was or I would have been lost. However, even with knowing who most of these characters are, this new adventure is befuddling and the way most of the characters are portrayed is simply, sad.
One of the main arguments that most fans made was the new look of the Turtles. After watching the film, that was something that really didn’t bother me, and honestly, it never bothered me in the first place. Despite the departure from the comic book, cartoon, and original film, you have to know what mutation does to something(s). When something is mutated things change from the molecular level and not everything will look the same. Bottom line, I like the look of the new Turtles. I also liked the look of Splinter, and from it’s base form, I liked the look of the new Shredder suit. I understand the need to upgrade things from an aesthetic standpoint, but this brings me to how characters are portrayed.
The main gripe about these Turtles is their likeability. I honestly didn’t like them. Sure, if you’re a kid you might like the fart jokes, and their rocket skateboards or nerd glasses, since “geek chic” isn’t something going away anytime soon. Just an aside, and to educate those less informed, the “geek” derives from people in the old circus sideshows that would bite the heads off of chickens. Just putting that out there. But aside from Raphael, who I think they kept as close to the comic, TV, and film versions, I just didn’t like the personalities, especially Michelangelo. His dialogue was irritating and it made him seem like a douche-bag teenager with ADD, and this brings me to his “relationship” with April O’Neil, played by Megan Fox. Where does one begin here. Unlike Judith Hoag, or even Paige Turco, Fox provides nothing of substance or memorability to one of the key figures in Turtle history. Her blank stare and vapid dialogue are hard to really get past, and I can only wonder what could have been with another actress in that role. First, give me a REAL redhead; Anna Kendrick would have been great in this role, almost perfect if you ask me, but of course I’m partial to Ms. Kendrick. Back to the dialogue. There was an air of weird stalker/rapeiness that seemed to permeate off of Mikey. Yes, he’s a teenager and his turtle hormones are running wild, but wow was it uncomfortable.
Now, I don’t want to make this a bash-fest, because there were scenes that I really liked about this film. Contrary to popular belief, I thought the re-imagining of the Turtles’ origin was actually pretty interesting. It kept the overall spirit, but it added an extra wrinkle that will likely come into play if they decide to keep this franchise going, which I’m sure they will. Two, like I said before, I liked Raphael. I thought they made him a bad-ass and he really was he backbone of the film. Donatello wasn’t bad either, and him being my favorite Turtle, I thought it was an interesting take, but I think they played up the nerd angle a little too hard, and this is coming from a nerd. Finally, I loved the snow chase that closes the second act of the film. It looked great and showed something the film lacked a lot of; the Turtles acting like a team. It was an engrossing sequence and it made me forget about much of the things that bothered me up to that point. But, low and beyond, to take me out of the zone, we get a shot of Megan Fox’s ass. I get it, and I understand why it’s in this film, but come on…..
Overall, I’m not the biggest fan of this version of my beloved Ninja Turtles, but I can see why some people will love it and will call it THEIR TMNT, just like I still consider Tim Burton’s “Batman” as MY “Batman,” and this generation will consider Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” THEIR Batman. If anything, after seeing this version of TMNT it re-affirms my love for the 1980s cartoon and the film from 1990. See this new version of the “Turtles” at your own risk.
Fun Fact: Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the “Turtles” to poke fun at some of the biggest comic books of the 1980’s including Frank Miller’s run of “Daredevil.”

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Washington: The foster mother of Sherin Mathews, a three-year-old Indian girl who was found dead in a ditch last month in the US state of Texas, has been arrested on the charge of child endangerment.
Police said Sini Mathews and her husband Wesley Mathews left the child home alone while they went to dinner on October 6, the night before she was reported missing by her foster father.
Sini Mathews, 35, surrendered to the Richardson police on Thursday and was being held on $250,000 bond in the state jail on the felony charge, the US media reported.
In a statement, Richardson police said detectives learned Sini and Wesley Mathews took their 3-year-old biological daughter to dinner and left their adopted daughter, Sherin, alone at home, placing her in “imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment”.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, detectives used cellphone records to show that the couple went to a North Garland restaurant on the evening of October 6. A receipt obtained by police showed the couple purchased only one child’s meal in addition to their individual meals, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported.
Wesley Mathews told detectives in an interview on October 23 that he and his wife had left Sherin Mathews at home while the rest of the family went out. He said he left the child after growing frustrated when she refused to drink her milk.
Police said they have not determined whether the girl was alive when the couple returned home an hour and a half later, the Dallas Morning News reported. An affidavit said the toddler was in the kitchen where they left her.
Wesley Mathews remains jailed on a charge of felony injury to a child and is being held on a $1 million bond. He initially said he sent Sherin Mathews outside to an alley near their house about 3 a.m. because she refused to drink her milk.
However, later he said that he “physically assisted” her with drinking milk in the garage of their house. The child began coughing and choking, her breathing slowed and then there was no longer any pulse. He admitted to removing the body from the house.
Sherin Mathews’ body was found in the culvert under a road about one kilometre from her home in suburban Dallas on October 22. Her parents adopted her in June 2016 from Bihar.
Sini Mathews said she was sleeping when Sherin disappeared and was unaware of what took place overnight. Her attorney maintained throughout the investigation that she had nothing to do with her daughter’s death and that she was distraught.
Sini Mathews was in court earlier this week asking for custody of the couple’s biological child to be returned to her, but that hearing was rescheduled for November 29. The couple’s surviving child was put in foster care shortly after her sister’s disappearance.

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Do You Spell Lobotomy?
Let's pretend you are on the Board of Directors of a well-known company--a company with troubles. Your company is on a death spiral towards bankruptcy, since you have no source of additional funds to offset the deficit spending. To make matters worse, your only product is failing all of your quality tests--including the minimum testing standards of your competitors. Given this situation, you decide to forget your company's strategic plan and hope for the future. Instead, you decide to push through a scheme to pay $19.5 million to terminate the CEO who recently developed a new strategic plan.
In the real world, angry shareholders would immediately demand the resignation of any members of the board responsible for these careless actions. Rather than accept responsibility for their mismanagement, the board decided to use this opportunity to get rid of a CEO they disliked and to cement their power base. You may find it difficult to imagine such irresponsible behavior in today's market place. However, the Huntsville City School Board is facing the same situation. The school budget is facing a deficit spending crisis with no hope of recovery. Many of our city schools are failing the standardized tests that dictate the minimum standards necessary to prepare our students for college or for life.
Instead of addressing the problems facing our schools, the board members have used this situation to buy out the remaining eleven months of Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Gene Thompson for $195,000. They are doing this for a simple reason--some members of the Huntsville Education Association do not like him. There remains a single hero in this debacle, School Board Member Steve Shaw. He fought this fraudulent use of our taxes even though he was overpowered by the liberals that control our city's educational system.
Apparently, three of the five school board members hatched a scheme behind the scenes to enact this buyout of Thompson's contract. How these three members could have possibly achieved this without violating Alabama's Sunshine Law, which dictates the rules against secret meetings, is impossible to discern. Over the protests of parents, PTA officials, and board member Shaw, these three members rammed through a measure that robs our school system of badly needed funds.
Some may argue that our school system is only paying an additional $21,000, with a portion going to the now-promoted deputy superintendent. However, Huntsville has been paying for a superintendent, one deputy, and two assistant superintendents. Why? Has Huntsville been wasting money or will they find it necessary to hire another deputy superintendent? We either need all four positions, or we should have fired some people long ago. In any case, the Huntsville City Schools have plainly wasted money, also known as our tax dollars.
Given the recent actions of the School Board, which no sane citizen of Huntsville could have imagined, one must conclude they will now try to hand pick Thompson's successor before two of these three members face elections in August. These three members; Ann Fee, James Dawson, and Scott Irwin; have chosen to further their political agenda and to grab power for the Huntsville Education Association at the expense of our children. Shame on them.
We should demand the immediate resignation of these School Board Members for the injustice they have lumped on our school system. They should be carefully and thoroughly investigated for what seems to be a flagrant violation of our State's Sunshine Laws. At a minimum, we should all work together to make sure Fee and Dawson are given an early retirement in August.


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Trinidad was founded in 1514 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. It prospered during the colonial era and for some time was Cuba’s wealthiest city. To preserve the colonial atmosphere and to honour former residents—among whom were the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt—Trinidad was declared a national monument, and in 1988 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site with the nearby Valley de los Ingenios.
The city has numerous and varied industries, including sugar refineries, dairies, sawmills, and cigar and cigarette factories. Highways lead from Trinidad to Cienfuegos city, 50 miles (80 km) to the northwest, and to Sancti Spíritus city, 50 miles (80 km) to the east-northeast. A railroad crosses the island from Trinidad to Caibarién, on the north coast, and Trinidad has an airport. Pop. (2002) 41,293; (2011 est.) 42,700.
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I wish that everyone would just be honest with themselves and others, about what truly makes them happy. If, instead of being taught to follow the lifestyle steps and patterns that society tells us is “right”, everyone was taught to find what makes them happy, and to build their life around that, the compound effect would have a vast, positive impact on the whole world.
You’re talking to the girl who wouldn’t take yoga class because she’d burst out laughing during savasana – the meditative, still, yoga posture that always ends a session – out of the pure discomfort of being still.
Releasing myself from societal norms and 300 characters or less.
We live in a world that is afraid to be seen. We hide behind computer screens and then wonder why we don’t have any real relationships. We don’t want to listen to other people’s problems because they’re too real and we don’t like having to face that kind of reality but then we wonder why we’re all alone in our own. All we want is a date, a relationship, but we’re too afraid of being rejected to ask anyone out on a date. We stay within our comfort zones of 300 characters or less and a few photos and talk about how much “fun” our lives are. No one wants to do the hard stuff so we pretend it doesn’t exist until we can’t pretend anymore. But when we finally stop pretending

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text: Crushing is a lot of fun for this mistress. She loves to crush and crushing things like she did today with this toy car helps her exercise her feet besides enabling her to have fun. She also loves how it makes her feel powerful. The part where she destroys the toys is what makes her feel as powerful as she does. And is one of the reasons she is addicted to it.

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If you’ve peeked into my instagram stories in the past few days, you definitely know we traveled to Cluj-Napoca to attend the Depeche Mode concert there! Since we stayed a couple of days more, my camera is filled with pictures from this lovely city and of course I had to share some with you!
Over the span of my blogging, I have gathered a fair amount of embarrassing pictures that are a little less than perfect. Whenever I flip through the images of the shoot in order to choose the best angles, the most flattering face, I always give out a giggle whenever I encounter these funny captures. Why I am sharing them with you? For the same reason, they’re just too funny!
I’ve been thinking the past few days that I have a certain admiration for women who cross the border of what society expects of them. And all these women have something in common: casual, comfortable but still festive and chic looks. Taking pride in trying to strive for such a posture, I figured that there are a couple of elements to look out for when trying to compose a simple, but still chic outfit. Here’s your guide for it!
My life has taken an interesting turn lately and it got me filled with positive energy and in the mood for new projects and collaborations! Hopefully they will all go well together and I’ll be back with more news soon. For now, I am back with a favorite type of post, the month’s moodboard!
Summer is clearly upon us and I feel more relaxed than ever! It got me thinking about warm, picturesque places like Provence. And because my fantasies get the best of me, they reflect in my outfits. Here’s my own twist on the Provence look!


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An easy recipe that needs just 5 minutes of prep and 10 minutes in the oven. The salmon will turn out rich, moist, and buttery.
I used to cook salmon exclusively on the stovetop, because I was obsessed with crispy salmon skin. Lately I’ve been using the oven more often, especially when I want to get dinner on the table as fast as possible. The thing I love about baked salmon is that it is cooked more evenly, and the texture of the fish comes out more consistent. When I cook salmon on the stove, I need to keep it medium rare to get a moist texture. But when baking, I’ve found that the fish will taste very juicy and tender even when cooked through.
Today I want to share a new sauce to enjoy with salmon. The recipe was inspired by the roasted salmon glazed with brown sugar and mustard by the New York Times. I wanted to create a different version of the classic honey soy sauce glazed salmon.
The things I did differently:
- Use plenty of mustard to add acid instead of vinegar or lime, so it thickens the sauce naturally.
- Replace brown sugar with honey to make the recipe healthier.
- Use fresh herbs to give the fish a richer flavor.
- Bake the fish instead of cooking it on the stovetop, so you can prepare a side dish while cooking it.
Some baked salmon recipes recommend using the broiler all the way through, to create a crispy surface. I found this method is not very consistent. Since the honey glaze has a very high sugar content, it can easily end up burning the fish. With this glaze, you don’t need to have a crispy surface to enjoy the freshness of the salmon. The sauce will be cooked until thickened, so that it coats the salmon very well, and guarantees a satisfying mouthfeel.
To add a quick side dish, you could try the Garlic Spinach in Chicken Broth, Broccoli with Oyster Sauce, or Baby bok Choy with Garlic Soy Sauce. These are sides you can easily finish cooking in less than 10 minutes. If you cook brown rice beforehand, you can serve a hot dinner of freshly cooked fish and vegetables in 30 minutes.
Thaw, cook, and store properly
I always keep packaged frozen fish in the fridge. It is a great way to put a healthy and delicious protein on the dinner table, really fast.
To make the prep, serving, and storage easier, I want to introduce the OXO 14 Piece Glass Bake, Serve & Store Set. The set comes with four bakeware and four storage containers that work great for meal preparation.
First, remove the fish from the packaging and thaw it in the fridge. Note: never thaw fish on your countertop. Fish is very delicate and it loses its freshness very quickly in a warm environment. You should always thaw fish in the fridge and cook it without letting it return to room temperature.
I used the largest baking dish to thaw and bake the salmon instead of my usual “plate + plastic wrap” combo. I especially like the slosh-proof lid. It seals the odors and liquid inside without contaminating other items. Plus I can place other containers on top without squashing the fish.
Brown rice is the perfect side dish to serve with the salmon. You can cook it on the weekend, freeze it in portions in the fridge, and heat it up in a few minutes in the microwave just before serving.
I recommend these thermal shock resistant snap containers for this purpose. Both the lid and the container can withstand up to 250 degrees F of temperature change, so you can move the rice directly from the freezer into the microwave without the container cracking. Cooking rice without thawing, and heating it up properly are must-follow procedures to prevent foodborne illness. Just remember, you need to release the tabs on the container before heating it up in the microwave.
Lastly, you can use the bakeware to store the leftover fish. We are a family of two, but I always cook four fillets. Cooked fish stays in the fridge for 3 to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. Using the bakeware for storing, you can heat them up in the oven directly from the freezer, thus saving time and making for easy clean-up.
While I’d like to thank OXO for providing 14 Piece Glass Bake, Serve & Store Set, all the opinions in this articles are my own.
Honey Soy Sauce Glazed Salmon
- 4 pieces salmon fillets (*see footnote 2)
- 4 tablespoons honey (or brown sugar)
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free)
- 4 tablespoons whole-grain Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons ginger , minced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground paprika (or chili powder)
- Adjust oven rack to top third. Preheat oven to 220 degrees C (425 F). Spray a thin layer of oil onto a large baking dish.
- Whisk honey, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, ginger, and chili pepper in a small bowl.
- Place the salmon into the baking dish, skin side down. Pour marinade over each piece of salmon.
- Bake for 6 minutes, until the surface of the salmon is cooked, but the fish is still raw inside. Turn on broiler. Bake for another 2 to 3 minutes, until the salmon is just cooked to the preferred doneness. To check doneness, gently lift the thick end of the salmon. If the fish flakes easily along the grain, it is done. The salmon will be the tenderest if it is still a bit pink inside. If you prefer your salmon cooked through, return it to the oven and bake for another one or two minutes.
- Serve immediately with rice and spinach.
- For more information on preparation and storage, see the blog post above.
- Try to select (2 cm) 1 inch thick fillets with an even thickness. If you use thicker salmon, you will need to extend the baking time.


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Caldera Records is proud the "Guy Farley Film Music Collection", representing a selection of four soundtracks composed by Guy Farley.
Included are "Anthropoid" (2016), "Tula: The Revolt" (2013), "Irish Jam" (2006) and "Dot.com" (2007). No compilation can highlight the versatility of the British composer as well as this one: For "Anthropoid", Farley wrote a moving choral piece, while "Tula: The Revolt" shows his sure symphonic hand for romantic melodies and aggressive action. "Irish Jam" is a colourful score featuring influences from Irish folklore and "Dot.com" is a lively composition for small orchestra and solo instruments such as guitar and harmonica, portraying the joie de vivre of village life in southern Europe. All four scores are bound together by their catchy melodies and transparent orchestration, making Farley one of the most inspired British musicians who can always be trusted to deliver high-quality work.
Caldera has already released three CDs with the Farley's works, "Secret Sharer", "Maria di Nazaret" and "Modigliani". This new CD is not only a celebration of our relationship, but also a celebration of great music.
As a bonus, we included an exclusive audio commentary by the composer where he talks about his work. The 17th CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet-text by Gergely Hubai and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas with new, exclusive photographs taken by Madeleine Farley. The CD was produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg.
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Valtteri Bottas ensured Williams finished pre-season testing on top of the timesheets, with a qualifying simulation on Super Soft tyres during the morning session proving unbeatable.
Everybody focused on long runs during the afternoon as all teams looked to make final adjustments ahead of the season-opening Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park on 12-15 March.
Sebastian Vettel was second fastest for Ferrari, racking up an impressive 129 laps, while Felipe Nasr completed...
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Well known as a favourite of F1 teams and drivers alike, the Albert Park street circuit is the perfect setting for the opening round of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship™.
General Admission fans can enjoy all the on-track action from a variety of vantage points as well as a bumper line-up of entertainment away from the track.
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There has been a rise in popularity of apps and podcasts designed with the purpose of sending us to sleep at night. With one in three adults complaining of broken sleep at night, you can see why there’s a need for this type of sleep-inducing technology.
You really don’t have to persuade me that reading is a good idea. I spend the majority of my life doing it in some form and when I’m not reading, I’m writing.
I’m not a traditionalist either. Personally, I love holding a physical book in my hands. I’m not about to shame you with a literary superiority if you prefer to listen to one, though.
The main point is that people are looking for escapism. They’re looking to lose themselves in a world of fiction to liberate themselves from the monotony of boring, everyday thoughts.
As somebody who has read every night since I was about five-years-old, I’m so pleased people are coming around to the idea of a bedtime story.
I’ve seen apps like Calm and Headspace releasing sleep stories and meditations as an antidote to those of us who struggle to drift off.
Some people prefer to listen to books they’ve read hundreds of times before. That way, it doesn’t matter if they fall asleep mid-way through a chapter.
Harry Potter is great for this purpose. Stephen Fry’s voice is so relaxing.
Reading books helps me to fall asleep as well. It’s not all about listening. Anything that allows you to switch your brain off and move it as far away from your phone as possible will serve the same purpose.
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Children love bedtime stories, but it’s not just the story they love; it’s the closeness and family time.
I’ve heard that Alexa and Google Home has replaced the traditional family story time in some households and that makes me a bit sad. Growing up, I loved reading just as much as I loved reading to somebody or having somebody read to me.
Something else I would recommend (if this suits you) is to have a family or couple audiobook to listen to if you’ve been stressed, had a bad day or had arguments.
It’s a calming shift from reality that I’m all for, in whatever form you choose.booksFeaturedreading


Narendra Modi expected to share dais with Ramdev in Delhi
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New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will be addressing a rally in the national capital on Sunday and has invited Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to share the dais with him. A fitting reply to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s remark that the BJP`s prime ministerial candidate will be disastrous for the country will be on the cards.
Ramdev had yesterday extended issued-based support to Modi but said that he needs to know the policies of Modi ahead of 2014 General Elections and stressed the Modi should promise to bring back black money stashed abroad and to declare it a national asset.
If policies of Modi and character of the BJP, in favour of bringing back the black money and tackling the corruption in this country, then we will be making an announcement regarding this year`s Lok Sabha elections,” Ramdev had said.
Modi is likely to speak on the conditions set by Ramdev on his supoort in the upcoming Lok Sabha election in the second quarter of this year.
Along with Modi, BJP president Rajnath Singh, party leader Arun Jaitley have also been invited to put forward their opinions in the discussion.
Reacting on the PM`s comment on Modi, Ramdev said that instead of the BJP`s prime ministerial candidate the grand old Congress party was disastrous for the nation.
The yoga guru blamed the wrong economic policies employed by the Congress as the reason behind rising inflation and presented his economic vision demanding the abolition of all the taxes across the country.
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That is some good penetracion! Lol
I can just imagine what kind of havic the .22 80fpe will reap on small game:)
Heck with the accuracy there i wouldn't hesitate headshots on fox or yote!
Some may not agree but i took a grey a few years back with a .25 mrod with a well placed heart shot at about 18 yds.. Didnt run 50 feet and flopped over! With that kind of power and right ammo and "he who knows his rifle"...
Enough said lol.... JMHO;)


Grandfather Mike Wilcox is set to become an honorary Phoenician - by recreating one of the greatest ever voyages of discovery.
The property maintenance worker from Bicester Road, Launton, is one of seven people from across the world who have been picked as full-time crew on an exact replica of a Phoenician sailing boat.
He will spend a year on the wooden boat, including 10 months recreating the first-ever circumnavigation around Africa, a voyage first made by Phoenician mariners in 600BC.
The 52-year-old said: "I couldn't believe it when I was picked. It took a couple of days to sink in. It's a voyage of discovery. Nobody has sailed 17,000 miles in one of these boats since 600BC."
Mr Wilcox was a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy for 16 years and saw action during the Falklands conflict in 1982, when he was a member of the crew of the landing ship HMS Intrepid, delivering troops to the beachhead at San Carlos.
He was offered a place in the crew of the Phoenicia after hearing about the British Museum-sponsored expedition and emailing a good luck message to the organisers.
They replied asking him to consider applying. After a four-hour interview, he was chosen for the voyage, which will set sail from Arwad, in Syria, in August.
The crew will have to live without creature comforts, such as running water, electricity or a flushing toilet. They will stop at ports including Mombasa, in Kenya, Dar es Salaam,in Tanzania, and Accra,in Ghana.
Mr Wilcox said: "The boat has got no engine, no running water - and as for a carbon footprint - there isn't one.
"There's no toilet - just a plank with a hole in it - and the shower cubicle is a box stuck on the side of the boat with a rope and a bucket."
The father-of-two added: "Sunday roasts are the thing I'll miss the most. There's one leg that is 60 days at sea, so I imagine we'll be catching our own fish.
"The biggest challenge will be getting round the Cape of Good Hope, which is normally called the Cape of Storms."
Mr Wilcox has been bike riding and swimming to get in shape.
On July 15 he and the rest of the crew will head to Syria for three weeks of sea trials in the boat.
Once the 10-month voyage is complete, the crew will spend two months sailing to England. The boat will be displayed at the British Museum. For more details, see phoenicia.org.uk


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Overhead, Cove Crow caws. I tip back my head, stare at him; he stares at me. My dog lifts his head. We stand, animals listening, living, being. Crow is a great idea.
Long ago and far away, a tiny atom Exploded—Big Bang—and hurled matter out and beyond. Some of that matter became our galaxy. Not an infinite universe? But an infinite idea. Dark Matter surrounds invisibly, yet one can see the dark. No energy, but mass. Could right now dark matter hover near, over, above, through us? Would we feel it? Know it? Sense it? The universe’s density: ratio of visible light to mass. Density mass is low—much of matter in universe is dark. The universe, with a beginning, a middle, an end—just like any story, just like any living being. The universe—a great idea.
I feel my feet upon the ground. The ground is real. I am real. My dog is real. I breathe in the air. I let out the air. The sun touches the top of my head, heats it. There is a bird’s nest, abandoned, in the Poplar tree. On the ground, a dead worm, and underneath my foot, live ones I cannot see but I know are there. A chipmunk scurries. Great ideas.
In my dream, I fly. I look down upon the cities with their lights on and their lights off. I see the sleepless man toss his sheets into knots. I see the woman who cried herself to sleep. I see the little boy sleeping peacefully with his teddy bear under his arm. I see the teen-aged girl reading a book she loved as a child. I see the wolf howl. I see the other side of daylight. Dark matter surrounds. Dark Energy pulls. I accept this. I accept the ways of life and of death. I had a beginning. I have middle. I will have an end…then a beginning and a middle and an end, and then round and round, outward and outward, faster and faster, until all is torn apart, until I am nothing but atoms swirling in a madness of other atoms. What an idea.
The mysteries surround me. I accept them. I am grateful. I am the idea. I am a great idea. You are a great idea. We are all a great idea.


Photos: Meet ‘Checkmate’, Sukhoi’s Sleek New Fifth-Gen Fighter Jet for Half the Cost of an F-35
19:22 GMT 20.07.2021 (Updated: 18:27 GMT 16.01.2023)
© Sputnik / Евгений БиятовThe prototype of the new fifth-generation light tactical single-engine "Checkmate fighter" during a presentation at the MAKS-2021 air show The aircraft is being developed by Sukhoi, part of the United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation.
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On Tuesday, Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft design bureau unveiled a sleek new fighter jet intended to rival Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Based on technology from its Su-57 fighter, Sukhoi has dubbed the new fighter “Checkmate.”
A prototype of the Checkmate fighter was the opening act for the MAKS-2021 air show at Zhukovsky Airport southeast of Moscow, which runs from July 20-25 and of which Sputnik is the official media partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the exhibit on its opening day.
© Sputnik / Евгений БиятовPrototype of the Checkmate fifth-generation fighter at the MAKS air show, showing the aircraft's four tail surfaces and single engine, which is unusual for Russian aircraft.
Prototype of the Checkmate fifth-generation fighter at the MAKS air show, showing the aircraft's four tail surfaces and single engine, which is unusual for Russian aircraft.
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The Checkmate is intended for export, and the promotional video released a day before the expo included interested figures from the United Arab Emirates, India, Vietnam, and Argentina.
“It will indeed be oriented towards African countries, India and Vietnam. The demand for these aircraft is quite high, it is estimated at least 300 aircraft in the near future,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said at the presentation on Tuesday. Sukhoi expects to begin deliveries in under six years.
Also at the presentation, Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov said the Checkmate would cost roughly $25-30 million each, which is just a fraction of the price of some advanced European fighter jets like the Dassault Rafale and Saab Gripen, to say nothing of Lockheed’s F-35.
"Why were we able to make this aircraft so quickly? We used the Su-57 developments,” Chemezov explained, noting that among these were the jet’s single engine and its avionics systems.
© Sputnik / Алексей МайшевA prototype of Russia's new Sukhoi Checkmate Fighter is displayed at the MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia. The missiles on display include the R-73 and R-77 anti-air missiles and the Kh-59MK anti-ship missile.
A prototype of Russia's new Sukhoi Checkmate Fighter is displayed at the MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia. The missiles on display include the R-73 and R-77 anti-air missiles and the Kh-59MK anti-ship missile.
The jet clearly draws on the Su-57, Russia’s first fifth-generation fighter, in other ways as well, including the slide-back bubble canopy and its internal weapons bay - a standard for minimizing visibility on enemy radars. A display near the jet suggests some of its prospective weaponry, including the R-73 heat-seeking anti-air missile, the R-77 active radar-homing anti-air missile, and the Kh-59MK anti-ship cruise missile, meaning it could be used for both air superiority and surface strike missions.
The Checkmate will also be able to deploy missile-shaped drones from its internal weapons bay, according to the presentation. The fighter will be able to reach speeds of up to Mach 2.2 and an altitude of 54,000 feet.
As a fifth-generation aircraft, the Checkmate will have greatly reduced radar visibility, vectored thrust capability or "supermaneuverability," and likely also supercruise, meaning it would be able to hit supersonic speeds without needing to use the gas-guzzling afterburner.
Notable differences from the Su-57 include its single engine, which will make the Checkmate much lighter but also unable to recover from a burnout; the single diverterless supersonic inlet mounted under the nose; and the four angled tail surfaces, which give it a profile evocative of the failed YF-23 Black Widow, a competitor design to the aircraft that the Pentagon later adopted as the F-22.
© US Air ForceThe two Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototypes in flight. The aircraft on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force is the darker one on the right.
The two Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototypes in flight. The aircraft on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force is the darker one on the right.
Russia hasn't debuted a single-engine fighter aircraft in more than 50 years, since the Su-22 and MiG-27 both entered service in 1970.
Its name, Checkmate, is notably left untranslated from English even in Russian, where the winning move of a game of chess is called “shakh-i-mat.” That leaves little doubt about who the recipient of the message is.
While the US has refused to sell its advanced F-22 Raptor fighter to other nations, the jet’s sister aircraft, the F-35, has been marketed to several, including many NATO allies but also US partners like Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Thus, Checkmate is Moscow’s winning reply to the proliferation of F-35s around the globe.
However, Washington has attempted to frustrate sales of advanced Russian military hardware to other nations through punitive measures such as the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which the US uses to impose sanctions on the equipment’s buyers. Targeted systems include the Su-35 fighter and S-400 air defense system.


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The Capitol Police has live cameras outside Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home — but officers were reportedly not watching the feeds when her husband was brutally assaulted.
The agency monitors 1,800 cameras at the Capitol and away from its jurisdiction, including at the Pelosi residence in San Francisco, the Washington Post reported.
An officer who was cycling through the many live feeds Friday at one point noticed police lights flashing outside the home and rewound the video, according to the paper.
The officer in DC then observed the alleged attacker, David DePape, 42, breaking a glass panel and entering the residence, where police say he attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, three sources told the Washington Post.
The Capitol Police first installed cameras around the Pelosi residence more than eight years ago, the paper said.
When asked by reporters if the Pelosi residence has a security alarm system installed, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins dodged the question.
“There was no security present,” Jenkins said, according to Fox News.


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Police are hunting Ross Ryan, who disappeared from prison during a sentence he was given over a 2008 shooting
A gunman who was jailed for shooting a man in the leg outside his home has gone on the run from prison.
Ross Ryan was handed a 19-year sentence in 2009 for attempted murder after he blasted a 28-year-old man in the Levenshulme area of Manchester.
Police launched a hunt for the 29-year-old today after he went missing from HMP Thorn Cross in Cheshire.
They released a photo of the prisoner and appealed to anyone who knows where he is to come forward.
Ryan was 20 when he was convicted after a jury heard how he fired at a man following a row outside a house in December 2008.
The victim confronted Ross before throwing his bike over a fence. Ross, who was wearing a hood, then fired a gun at his victim, hitting in his upper leg.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said today: ‘We are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man from Levenshulme.
‘Ross Ryan of HMP Thorn Cross is wanted for absconding from prison on Sunday 26 November 2017.’
Ryan went missing from HMP Thorn Cross, where he was in the last two years of his jail term
The spokesman added: ‘He is known to have links with the Levenshulme, Openshawe and Reddish areas.
‘Anyone who seems him or knows where he is, is urged to call police on 101 at the earliest opportunity.’
Thorn Cross is a Category D jail for prisoners with less than two years less to serve. It has a capacity of 380 inmates.
Anyone with information about Ryan’s whereabouts should contact police of anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.


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Public garden of 1875, with a public garden designed by John James Sexby, 1894-5, both laid out on parts of Poor's Land, preserved from development in the C17.
In 1678 a 15.5 acre (c 6.25ha) 'Bethnal Green' was purchased by a group of neighbouring property owners to prevent it being developed. This land had been part of the unenclosed manorial common within the manor of Stepney (VCH 1998). The land was enclosed, leased for grazing, and the rent was then used to provide for poor families in Bethnal Green. In 1690, the Poor's Land Trust Deed was drawn up, which referred to the land, 'enclosed for the prevention of any new buildings thereon' (Copy of Trust Deed, c 1891). The deed covered three pieces of enclosed land to the east of the 'King's Highway' (now Cambridge Heath Road), and a small unenclosed piece to the west.
Following an appeal by His Majesty's Commissioners for Building New Churches in 1822, the Poor's Land trustees reluctantly agreed to sell half an acre (0.2ha) of land in the south-west corner of the northern enclosure. The church by Sir John Soane (now the Church of St John-on-Bethnal Green) was consecrated in 1828. In 1849 a further piece of land was sold for a vicarage, built in 1852. The vicarage was bombed during the Second World War and the land is now occupied by a C20 rectory and Tarrant House.
In 1868, The London Museum Site Act authorised the trustees to sell a further 4.5 acres (c 1.8ha) to the north of the church and vicarage for a proposed museum. A condition of the sale required that land not needed for the museum, 'be laid out and for ever maintained... as an ornamental garden' (Draft Conveyance, 1868), preserving the original object of the 1690 trust deed. The museum opened in 1872, and in 1875 Bethnal Green Museum Garden was opened on the south side of Museum Passage, which preserves the line of an ancient right of way across 'Bethnal Green'. The design of the garden is attributed to Archibald McIntyre (1828-87), the Superintendent of Victoria Park (qv, East London Advertiser, 1875). McIntyre had been gardener to the Earl of Clare at Mount Shannon, near Limerick, and was later foreman at Kew Gardens, and Superintendent of Greenwich Park. The garden was maintained by the government and was transferred to the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1887, and then to the LCC in 1888.
Proposals to sell the remaining parts of the Poor's Land (which by then were being used as ornamental and kitchen gardens) for public building were opposed by the LCC, the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, and Bethnal Green Poor's Land Preservation Committee. As a result, the Charity Commissioners drew up a scheme, established by law in 1891, in which most of remaining land was sold to the LCC, 'provided that the said land be secured and permanently maintained... as a recreation ground accessible to the inhabitants of the said parish' (Sexby 1905). The sale was completed in 1892, plans approved in 1894, and the two gardens were opened in 1895: 6.5 acres (c 2.6ha) to the south of Roman Road (later reworked, and outside the area registered here), and a quarter of an acre (c 0.1ha) garden to the west of Cambridge Heath Road, both designed by John James Sexby, the LCC's Chief Officer of the Parks and Open Spaces Sub-Department, and author of The Municipal Parks... of London (1898, 2nd edn 1905). The two new gardens, together with the former Bethnal Green Museum Garden, were together known as Bethnal Green Gardens (LCC Minutes, 1893).
A small section in the south-west corner of Museum Gardens was lost in the late 1930s for the northern entrance to Bethnal Green tube station. Adjacent to this entrance, a public lavatory block was built by Bethnal Green Borough Council in 1959-60. As it was on Poor's Land, the LCC made the site available on an annual license.
The gardens remain (2003) in public use and are owned and maintained by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING
Bethnal Green Gardens are in three parts: Museum Gardens to the north; a garden to the west; and a garden to the south (2.6ha, outside the area registered here, with an additional area added after 1958). The two parts of Bethnal Green Gardens registered here (c 1.1ha) are situated on either side of Cambridge Heath Road (A107) in Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, c 700m south-west of Victoria Park (qv). The c 1ha Museum Gardens are laid out on level ground and are square in shape. They are bounded to the west by Cambridge Heath Road, to the north by Museum Passage, to the east by Victoria Park Square, and to the south by the Church of St John-on-Bethnal Green, the church hall, rectory, and Tarrant House. The gardens are enclosed to the west, north, and east by wrought-iron railings (original two-stage railings, 1904, with sections of post-Second World War single-stage replacements), mounted on granite plinth blocks (1904). The southern boundary has the original Sir John Soane railings along the churchyard boundary, and a stretch of chain-link fencing to the east alongside the boundary with the rectory and Tarrant House. The c 0.1ha level, roughly triangular garden to the west of Cambridge Heath Road is orientated north/south. It is bounded by Cambridge Heath Road to the east, Bethnal Green Road (A1209) to the south, the Bethnal Green Mission Church to the north, and Paradise Row to the west. The late C18 and C19 houses along Paradise Row (Nos 2-11 individually listed grade II, with their railings) overlook the gardens. The garden is enclosed by post-Second World War replacement railings mounted on late C19 granite plinth blocks.
ENTRANCES AND APPROACHES
There are two entrances to Museum Gardens, one in the south-west corner from Cambridge Heath Road, through two-stage wrought-iron gates (LCC 1901-2, replacing the original wooden gates), and the other in the north-east corner from Victoria Park Square, through post-Second World War gates, replacing the 1901-2 LCC gates (themselves a replacement for the original late C19 wooden gates). There are two entrances to the west garden, one in the centre of the south side, from Bethnal Green Road, and the other at the northern end of the east side, from Cambridge Heath Road.
The National Museum of Childhood Bethnal Green (part of the V&A) and Church of St John-on-Bethnal Green lie outside the area registered here but form a visual group with the gardens. The church (listed grade I) is situated on the junction of Cambridge Heath Road and Roman Road, to the south of Museum Gardens. The church was designed by Sir John Soane (1753-1837) in 1824-5, and restored by William Mundy in 1871, following a fire in 1870. The museum (listed grade II) is situated to the north of Museum Gardens, divided from them by Museum Passage along which stand four cast-iron lamp standards (LCC 1897, listed grade II). The museum, opened in 1872, consists of part of an 1855-6 pre-fabricated cast- and wrought-iron frame with red-brick walls designed by James Wild. In the forecourt of the museum is a mid C19 cast-iron statue of the Eagle Slayer (listed grade II), by John Bell.
GARDENS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS
The main entrance to Museum Gardens is near the south-west corner, with the public lavatories and entrance to Bethnal Green tube station to the south. A drinking fountain of 1903 stands c 5m from the entrance, at the meeting of the outer two of the three paths leading to the other entrance near the north-east corner. The outer paths curve close to the edge of the garden, one running north and then east, and the other east and then north, and the third curves north-east, slightly east of the centre of the garden. These paths (together with a fourth which also led north-east, but slightly west of the centre, and was removed between 1948 and 1960) follow their late C19 alignment and were presumably part of McIntyre's design. Between and around the paths are lawns, planted with specimen trees. Two heart-shaped island beds at the north-east end of the middle path, and an island bed alongside the eastern outer path, planted out with bedding schemes, and the north-west and north-east corner borders, mostly planted out with shrubs, all survive from the C19 scheme. The gardens are bordered to the west, east, and north by rows of C19 London plane trees. The row to the west is mirrored by a row in the west garden, forming an avenue along Cambridge Heath Road, and the north row in Museum Gardens is mirrored by a row in the ground immediately south of the museum, forming an avenue along Museum Passage. Along the southern boundary there are scattered trees and areas of shrubbery.
The west garden is laid to lawn on either side of the late C19 path which winds north from the southern entrance and then turns east at the northern end of the garden and leads to the north-east entrance. The northern end of the path was laid out in the late C19 as a T-junction but the small path and its associated entrance on the western boundary were removed in the C20. A row of London plane trees, planted c 1894-5, lines the east side of the garden and is underplanted with a shrubbery, on the site of a C19 shrubbery. There are trees along the west boundary, with shrubberies at the southern and northern ends of the west side and across the north end of the garden. The path is lined by benches and has two beds of roses along the west side.
The London Museum Site Act (1868)
East London Advertiser, 22 May 1875
H G C Allgood, A History of Bethnal Green, From the Earliest Times to 1680. To which is added an account of the Poor's Land Charity (1894), pp 302-9
J J Sexby, The Municipal Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of London (1905 edn), pp 250-61
N Pevsner, The Buildings of England: London (1952), pp 68-9
R Desmond, Dictionary of British & Irish Botanists and Horticulturists (1994), p 453
Victoria History of the County of Middlesex XI, (1998), pp 14, 162, 164-5
J Gascoyne, Survey of the Hamlet of Bethnal Green, 1703 (Facsimile published by London Topographical Society)
W Mundy, A Plan of Bethnal Green in the Parish of Bethnal Green, c 1868 copy of 1763 original (Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives)
W Mundy, A Plan of the Poor's Lands, 1868 (Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives)
London County Council Bethnal Green Gardens, 1896, surveyed 1890 and 1896 (LCC/MISC P/196), (LMA)
OS 25" to 1 mile: 1st edition surveyed 1870, published 1881
2nd edition revised 1893-4
3rd edition revised 1914
Engraving of New Public Recreation Ground, Bethnal Green, published in The Pictorial World, 12 June 1875 (Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives)
Draft Conveyance from Poor's Land Trustees, 11 August 1868 (V&A Museum)
Bethnal Green Poor's Land Copy of Trust Deed, c 1891, pp 3-15 (Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives)
J J Sexby, 'Opening of Bethnal Green Gardens' 1895, pp 1-21 (Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives)
Additional information (research and cartographic material) supplied by Tom Ridge, Bethnal Green Campaign.
Description written: June 2003
Amended: September 2003
Register Inspector: CB
Edited: October 2003


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Mosaic has been integrally involved in HITLs in support of NASA’s Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) project. For example, a HITL was conducted in 2017 at the NASA Future Flight Central and Airspace Operations Lab, a test environment equipped with a full-scale Air Traffic Control Tower capable of high-fidelity airport operation simulations, to evaluate the performance of the tactical scheduler, identify human factors concerns, and set parameters before the field evaluation. This HITL involved active airline ramp controllers and other ramp personnel, traffic management coordinators from ATC and TRACON, and Atlanta and Washington Center personnel.
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During his visit to 'The Late Night Show with David Letterman', the 'Les Miserables' actor tries to outshine Daniel Day-Lewis' on-screen performance as Abraham Lincoln.
Hugh Jackman makes a special campaign when coming to "The Late Night Show with David Letterman". Channeling his inner Abraham Lincoln, the actor shows off his singing skills to sway Daniel Day-Lewis' supporters so that he can win Best Actor at the upcoming 85th annual Academy Awards.
Wearing a fake beard and stovepipe hat to resemble the 16th President of the United States, Jackman says, "The truth is, I wanted to sway a few last-minute Oscar voters. I'll be honest. I mean, really, can Daniel Day-Lewis do this?" He then proceeds to sing the opening line of the Gettysburg Address.
Both actors are facing off each other for Best Actor title at the Oscars for their respective roles in "Les Miserables" and "Lincoln". "The Wolverine" actor jokes, "I don't know why I didn't get cast [in 'Lincoln']. Really, I have no idea."


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Michael Carrick was coy on ‘speculation’ surrounding Ralf Rangnick’s impending arrival at Manchester United, but says the squad is good enough to adapt to a new manager’s principles.
Manchester United are understood to be finalising the appointment of Rangnick as the club’s interim manager, the German reportedly set to sign a six-month deal, before moving into a consultatory role at the end of the campaign.
The 63-year-old former Schalke and RB Leipzig coach is a highly-respected figure in the game, having been credited as being amongst the founders of the gegenpressing system later popularised by the likes of Jurgen Klopp.
Carrick refused to speak much on his potential arrival, admitting his focus is on overseeing the Red Devils’ trip to face Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend.
“From my point of view, not a lot [to say], speculation and reports are just that,” he said. “My head is just on the game.”
The caretaker boss was asked what a new manager could implement at Old Trafford, with the Red Devils having endured a disappointing start to the season.
Carrick believes the squad possesses enough quality to adapt to new methods, praising the talent available to a prospective incoming manager.
“I think you can get ideas across quickly. Sometimes it is just a different voice, history proves that,” he said
“There’s a lot of different styles and there’s a good group of players here. Whoever comes in and whatever is implemented, I’m sure they can adapt. There’s some real good talent within the squad, sure they’ll look forward to what’s ahead.”
Carrick praised the role of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the side’s recent development and believes the club’s former manager has provided his successor with a ‘great starting point’ moving forward.
“One of the biggest things during Ole’s time here was the stuff people don’t see day-to-day.
“We were improving, finished well last season. Everything else can get overshadowed but it is all still there.
“Whatever happens next it is a great starting point.”
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Mexico: US-based Vulcan Materials has accused Cemex of illegally entering and unloading materials at its Punta Venado terminal in Quintana Roo. Vulcan Materials’ subsidiary Sac-Tun operates the terminal, which serves its nearby Playa del Carmen quarry. Sac-Tun previously provided handling and unloading services at the terminal for Cemex, under a contract which expired on 31 December 2022. A local court ruled in favour of Cemex in the dispute over its continued use of the facilities on 5 March 2023. A high court intervened with an injunction in favour of Vulcan Materials on 16 March 2023.
Vulcan Materials now plans to take further legal action, according to Forbes. It is currently engaged in another legal dispute against the Mexican government for the latter’s refusal to renew Sac-Tun’s licence to operate the Playa del Carmen quarry. The producer is seeking damages of US$78.9m. The government said that the quarry had ceased to operate in line with requirements under its environmental impact licence and local land use plans.
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