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Racing breathlessly from uncharted CIA prisons to the skyscrapers of Dubai, from stormbeaten oil rigs off the African coast to the ancient caverns beneath the city of Naples, Marc Dane returns in Exile, the explosive thriller from James Swallow, the internationally bestselling author of Nomad.
A vicious Serbian gang whose profits come from fake nuclear weapons.
A disgraced Russian general, with access to the real thing.
A vengeful Somali warlord, with a cause for which he'd let the world burn.
A jaded government agency, without the information to stop him.
Only one man sees what's coming. And even he might not be able to prevent it . . .
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There was a peculiar stillness in the air, and it made the night seem like a solid mass laid over the low, dusty cityscape. With the balcony windows half open, little of the oppressive, blood-warm heat from the faded day had diminished inside the mansion. Each time Welldone Amadayo moved, he felt his expensive Chinese silk shirt sticking to his back. The temperature, a steady drumbeat of fear, was making him sweat, and he absently ran a long-fingered hand over the dark worry lines of his oval face.
The screen on the wall above his desk was blank except for a blue square surrounding a coiled arrow, which turned in an endless circle as the voice-over-Internet-protocol software in his computer worked to connect him. Amadayo peered at the stubby digital camera clipped to the frame of the screen, watching the slow blink of a crimson light diode. He experienced a moment of brief panic, and his hands fluttered over the shirt, readjusting it in an attempt to portray himself in a more casual fashion. After a moment he gave up and hissed through his teeth. The arrow continued the endless chasing of its own tail.
Amadayo thought about sitting down, then discarded the idea. He glanced at the closed door behind him, then away. Every second of waiting was eroding his calm. He looked through the slatted blinds leading outside to the balcony. Beyond, a soft aura of light was cast from the windows of his home and the watery shimmer of the swimming pool, but the glow petered out as it reached the high walls and acacia trees surrounding his private compound.
Past that lay the clutter of the city of Mogadishu, the scattered specks of illumination in constellations of orange light that escaped from the windows of red-roofed apartment buildings and sodium-lit streets. If he stood there, he might be able to pick out the line of darkness where the seashore began, but Amadayo stayed inside more often these days, and he had an arsenal of lies for anyone who wanted to know the reason why.
Finally, he decided to loosen the shirt, to make himself look as if he were completely relaxed. He sat and stared into the camera, schooling his expression, glimpsing his reflection in the dark portions of the screen. He was experienced at this sort of thing, he reminded himself. There was no reason to be concerned.
The turning arrow vanished and the blinking red light became a steady green. Suddenly there was a white man on the screen, outlined against a wide room made of yellow Italian stone. Shafts of daylight from a setting sun cut across the background. "Mr. Amadayo," began the man. "Greetings."
"Doctor," Amadayo corrected him automatically. He had paid a good amount for the framed university degree hanging on his wall, and it was second nature for him to remind anyone who addressed him as that. "Mr. Brett. A pleasure, as always." He showed a practiced grin.
Brett inclined his head, his eyes flicking away to glance at something that the camera on his end didn't show, then back once more. "Dr. Amadayo," he began again. "Forgive me for disrupting your evening, but as I am sure you understand, my employers are eager to communicate their concerns to you. And you have been rather difficult to reach over recent weeks." Brett's accent was like the BBC World Service radio broadcasts Amadayo had listened to in his youth, every word balanced, cut to length and positioned in exactly the right place. There was a strangely soulless, machine-like quality to the man, which Amadayo found slightly unsettling. His milk-pale face, his straw-like hair and watery blue eyes seemed unnatural. He reminded the Somalian of albino children he had seen in Tanzania, and Amadayo half-wondered if, like them, the Englishman's body parts would be worth money if made into charms post-mortem.
He nodded and widened his smile for the camera. "It is I who should be begging your forgiveness!" Amadayo faked a contrite tone. He shook his head. "So much work to be done here, you know? So many people with needs to be dealt with and hands held out. It takes up all of my time."
"That is why we agreed to have you work as our representative in Somalia, because of your connections," said Brett. Personally, Amadayo had always thought of himself as a partner more than an employee, but he let that go for the moment. "But we are concerned about a lack of visible progress."
"Oh?" Amadayo raised an eyebrow. Outwardly he maintained an air of quiet concern, but his heart was racing. The shirt stuck to his back like a second skin. "I have done everything the Combine has asked of me —"
"We prefer you not to use that name again," Brett snapped, with a wince.
Amadayo bristled at the Englishman's tone and pressed on, masking his worry with a rising anger. "How long have I been helping you in my nation? Your past transactions in Puntland and elsewhere — who ensured that those would proceed without issue?"
"And you have been paid handsomely for your brokerage," came the reply, "That guarded compound where you sit? My employer's money made it possible for you to live in such luxury. And safety."
There was a threat buried in the words, but Amadayo didn't waste time on it. This man was half a world away, and the things that Amadayo did fear were far closer than he was.
But then Brett looked out of the screen at him, and it was as if the pale man reached into his thoughts and pulled that fear out across the distance. "You enjoy your comfortable life, doctor. You like to say you are the man who knows all the names, the one with a friend in every town and village. But how much of that is true?" He came closer until his face nearly filled the screen. "You promised stability. You told my employers your influence could make that happen. But it has not."
Amadayo blinked, briefly lost for words.
When Brett spoke again, the cultured accent had become acidic and accusatory. "You were employed because you pledged to bring us some measure of constancy in that cesspool of a country. But somehow, despiteall your promises, despite all the people you claim to hold sway over, terrorism and piracy are on the increase once again. How is that possible, if you are working so hard for us?"
"I —" Amadayo sucked in a breath and marshalled a tirade to throw back at the pale foreigner. But before he could shape it, a crackling ripple of noise reached his ears. Gunfire, close at hand.
He bolted from the chair and took two quick steps toward the balcony door, in time to catch the sound of an echoing crash from the front gate. Amadayo gingerly leaned out and saw flashlights bobbing at the far end of the sandy driveway. A handful of his security men were sprinting in the direction of the commotion.
Looking down, he found a lanky guard with an AK-47 assault rifle circling warily around the edge of the poolside two stories below. Amadayo shouted out an urgent cry in the local Benadir dialect. "You! Tell me what is going on out here!"
The guard halted and showed him a shrug. "Not sure, doctor-sir. Someone at the gate, but I don't know —" The younger man's words mingled with a low subsonic crack that cut him off mid-thought, as half of his face was abruptly ripped away in a fluid jet of crimson. The guard tottered and tumbled into the pool, a gush of blood staining the grubby tiles and clouding the water.
More shots rose in a chorus and Amadayo tore his gaze from the dead man in time to see the gate crumple as a cattle truck rammed it open. Yellow sparks of muzzle flare erupted all along the line of the acacias and Amadayo flinched, ducking back into the room.
"What was that noise?" Brett asked lazily.
Amadayo tore a drawer from a nearby cabinet and pulled an old World War II-vintage Tokarev pistol from among the papers inside. He kneaded the weapon and spun in place to glare at the little camera. "You have done this?" He stalked toward the screen, wishing it was a window through which he could send a bullet. "You sent them?"
"Sent who?" The Englishman didn't show the slightest flicker of alarm. He sat and watched as if he were in the audience at a theater, indifferently observing some uninvolving drama.
A random spray of automatic fire hosed across the stone balustrade outside and splintered the wooden balcony doors, causing Amadayo to cry out. Spurred into motion by the shots, he ran across the room and levered open a trapdoor in the floor. Beneath it was a safe, and inside that a bag containing a few gold bars, wads of American dollars and forged identity papers. Amadayo stared at the bag, knowing what it represented. If he removed it, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat, like a pilot taking a parachute before abandoning his aircraft to smash into a hillside.
The shooting outside tailed off to nothing, and Amadayo heard the low, indistinct rumble of a man's voice. He held his breath, straining to listen.
* * *
After the gate was breached and the initial exchange of automatic fire ended, a dangerous, loaded silence descended on the compound. The bulk of Amadayo's guards were Yemeni, ex-military who had fled the civil war in their own country and crossed the Gulf of Aden in search of better odds. The doctor thought that made them a smarter choice for his protection detail than the locals: they were trained soldiers but also lacked connections to the web of clan obligations and rivalries that were a matter of course for his fellow Somalis. They could keep him safe from the criminals who took issue with his actions, or the Al Shabaab militants who considered him an ungodly apostate. But what he had failed to take into account was that these men were also survivors, who knew full well when the deck was stacked against them.
The guards drew back into cover behind lines of ornamental planters and low stone walls, weighing their chances. Half their number had already been killed in the opening exchange.
The cattle truck that had rammed the gate retreated and dozens of armed men flowed in through the gap it left. They toted beaten, battle-worn versions of the same Kalashnikov rifles that the guards carried, one or two sporting grimy rocket-propelled grenade launchers or PKM machine guns with heavy box magazines. At first glance they resembled the gangs who prowled the lawless provinces, or the burcad badeed pirates from outside the city — but unlike those rabble they moved with something approaching self-control. The Yemeni guards had expected shouting and wildfire shooting, but not discipline.
The invaders' ranks parted to allow their commander to advance into view. Heavyset, he was a densely muscled street fighter with a broken nose and a face that shone like polished teak. A curved scar began at the right corner of his mouth and described a semicircle up his cheek to end above the brow, with the effect of permanently pulling his expression into a narrow glare. The iris of his right eye was damaged, permanently wide and black like a shark's. He marched slowly up the driveway, the heavy iron ingot of a Desert Eagle semi-automatic dangling at the end of his arm, and found a place to stand out in the open.
He took a breath and gestured with the big pistol. "Look at me," he called. A few wary heads bobbed up from behind cover, vanishing as fast as they had risen. "Who does not know my name?" He cast around, waiting for someone to reply. "Ask those with you, if you do not." The gun went back into a leather holster strapped across his chest. "Do you want to oppose me? Do you understand what that will mean?"
Thirty meters away, the brother of the youth whose body now floated in the pink water of Amadayo's swimming pool sighted down his AK-47. He knew the name of the big man.
He knew who he was and what was said about him but, in that moment, his grief was in control. The dead guard's brother rested the weapon atop a concrete urn and framed the man's chest in the ring of his rifle's iron sights. Teeth gritted, he broke the silence with a shot that the poorly maintained gun sent well wide of the mark. Ramaas heard the wasp-drone of the round passing by and glanced after it, making a disgusted face.
The next shot came from one of his men atop the compound's outer wall, the spindly length of a Dragunov sniper rifle in his hands. The weapon chugged and the guard joined his brother.
Ramaas sighed. "Anyone else?"
Slowly, hands rose and guns clattered to the ground.
* * *
"We execute them?" said Guhaad. He was trying not to seem eager about the prospect, but to Ramaas the other man was like a hungry dog always pulling on its chain, desperate to taste blood.
He shook his head. "Take their weapons and let them leave. It's a good lesson for the others." Ramaas didn't add that dozens of dead bodies piled on the mansion's piebald lawns would draw the wrong kind of attention. A handful of killings could be ignored under the cover of night in Mogadishu, but the open massacre of a dozen disarmed soldiers ... that might force the men who pretended to govern the fragmented city into action. They would feel the need to be seen to do something, and Ramaas did not wish that. He wanted them to remain comfortable and complacent, until the moment he knifed them in their beds.
Guhaad grimaced, showing teeth that were stained orange from too much khat leaf. Ramaas had outgrown partaking of the narcotic, but his second-in-command liked it as much as the younger bandits did, chewing it to keep him alert and awake all hours of the night. Ramaas indulged him, though. Guhaad was his war dog, after all. Brutal and violent at the snap of his fingers, Guhaad was the club in Ramaas's hands for battering down his foes. He just lacked the insight to think more than a day ahead.
"No sign of the army," said another voice, as Ramaas's other weapon approached. The rifleman's name was Zayd, and he was the careful knife to Guhaad's blunt instrument. The two of them looked similar enough to be brothers, both of rangy build with long arms and legs, both from clans in the south, but the way they carried themselves made the divergent nature of their characters obvious. Zayd was sly and cold-eyed where Guhaad forever teetered on the edge of fury.
Ramaas nodded. "They won't come." He nodded toward the house, its doors yawning open and unguarded. "In there, he is calling for them right now." He shook his head. "They won't come," he repeated.
* * *
Amadayo snapped his cell phone shut and gripped it in his hands. The men in the federal government who owed him favors were suddenly unavailable, as if a peculiar malaise had struck them down all at once. From out of nowhere, his name had become a filthy thing, a word that no one wanted to utter.
How had this happened? He tossed away the phone and went for the pistol again. "Ramaas. The pirate is in my home." Amadayo said it aloud, cementing the horrible truth of it in reality. "He's come to end me."
"I think we can consider this the conclusion of our working relationship," said Brett, reaching for a control off-screen.
"No!" Amadayo shouted at him, eyes wide with panic. "You think I am a man who cannot produce results? I will show you!" He brandished the pistol. "You will learn!"
Outside the room, floorboards creaked under the weight of heavy boots, and Amadayo surrendered to action over reason. Swearing a curse, he unloaded the Tokarev into the closed door, mashing the trigger as fast as he could, bullets crunching through the wood in a desperate attempt to kill whomever was on the other side.
Without warning, the gun's slide locked open with a hollow click and Amadayo started, staring down at the weapon in his hand. The magazine was empty, brass shells scattered at his feet, cordite smoke curling around the barrel.
The bullet-punctured door burst open, sagging on its hinges, and Ramaas filled the room. Amadayo staggered back, but in a single quick stride the bigger man was upon him and he was disarmed with a backhand slap that knocked the Tokarev to the floor.
"You have never shown me respect," Ramaas growled, the words low like a leopard's snarl.
Amadayo gathered spittle in his mouth as a retort, but then thought better of the act and swallowed it as he locked gazes with the other man's dead eye.
"You brought this on yourself," Ramaas told him. "You should have left the country when your wife and daughter did."
"My ...?" Amadayo's legs turned to water and he had to grasp the back of a chair to remain standing. "What did you do to them?"
Ramaas ignored the question. "Everyone hates you," he explained. "Because you are a jackal that cannot be killed cleanly. Because you have made yourself necessary." He shook his head. "Not for much longer." He glanced at the screen and the camera, as if noticing it for the first time, then returned his attention to his prey. "I have heard what you said to the other weak men about stability and community. Those are just the words you use for the chains you put about people's necks."(Continues…)
Excerpted from "Exile"
Copyright © 2017 James Swallow.
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Underworld Malayalam Movie: Samyuktha Menon to act alongside Asif Ali in Arun Kumar Aravind’s next
With her remarkable performance in movies like Theevandi and Lilly, Samyuktha Menon is now a quite popular face in Mollywood. Now, the talented actress is all set to act alongside young star Asif Ali.
As per the reports, Samyuktha Menon has been roped in to play a vital role in Asif Ali starrer Underworld. This movie is the directional venture of Arun Kumar Aravind, who made movies like Cocktail, Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Left Right Left, 1 By Two, and Kaattu.
With this movie, Arun Kumar is teaming with Asif Ali for the second time. Their earlier collaboration was for the movie titled Kaattu. Underworld will also have Farhaan Faasil in an important role. Jean Paul Lal, Mukesh, Ketaki Narayan, and Amalda, among others, are also part of the star cast.
The movie touted to be an action crime drama thriller has its scripts written by Shibin Francis. Underworld will have shooting at places like Kochi, Coimbatore, Goa, and Mangalore.
Meanwhile, Samyuktha Menon is also acting in Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha, which got Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role. This movie directed by BC Noufal has its script penned by Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Bibin George.


Legendary and delightful funnyman Kyle Gordon (My Dark Little Corner, Magnet Theater) was our guest to talk about “Wondering Where The Lions Are” by Bruce Cockburn. Kyle tells us how he came across this song and how much it means to him. It’s pretty clear that this is Kyle’s song considering how much he listens to it and it’s a tune he relies on to calm him down.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!! We continue our annual tradition of LOVE SONGS ONLY for the Valentine’s Day edition of the live show and we invite SEVEN wonderful friends to join us for the occasion.
World-renowned funnyman Brady O’Callahan (UCB, The Onion) is on the show to talk about The SteelDrivers’ song “Blue Side Of The Mountain.”
Josh Sharp (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Jacob’s brother) is on the show to talk about Ryan Adams – Let it Ride. Jacob Sharp (Mipso, Josh’s brother) joins Josh to play the cover together! The brothers grew up playing this song together, and their take on it is beautiful.
The hilarious and sharp-witted Sarah Pappalardo (co-founder, co-editor of Reductress) joins us on this LIVE episode of the show to talk about St. Vincent’s song “Cruel.”
Maeve Higgins (Maeve in America, Inside Amy Schumer) joins us to talk about Frank Ocean – White Ferrari. Maeve is from Cobh, Ireland and now resides in NYC. White Ferrari is a beautifully simple song that is as emotional as it is ambient. Maeve discusses what it’s like to write a book and how this song helped her sit down and write.
Holy shit! Our next and final show of 2017 is tomorrow, Sunday, 12/3, at 7:00 pm and our guests will be comedian Maeve Higgins (Inside Amy Schumer, Maeve In America) and Bartees & The Strange Fruit….
Writer, actor, and classically trained vocalist, Eliot Glazer, uses his best public radio voice to tell us about his favorite song: Janet Jackson’s “If.” Our friend Mikki Hommel makes her first appearance on the show and performers a beautiful improvised song for you in addition to the “If” cover! We talk to Eliot about growing up on Long Island, the makeup of the island, and discovering this song. We all agree that the artwork for “Janet” is the quintessential Janet Jackson album cover and how, back in the day, Janet’s portrayal of herself felt more real and important.
Maris Kreizman (Slaughterhouse 90210) brought her favorite sad song with her: Concrete Blonde – Joey. Joey has been one of Maris’ favorites for years, and even sang it from a porch for the world to hear! We talk about how Maris found herself connecting to sad songs about complicated relationships and thinking she related to them on some level. We talk about aspirational sadness and the cathartic power that sad music has.
Two guests! One host! Oh, what a night! On this LIVE episode, Pat talks with Kiri Oliver and Heidi Vanderlee of the band Early Riser about a song they both love! With Evan out of town, Pat interviews Kiri and Heidi about “You Can Make Him Like You” by The Hold Steady.


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|Which brewing fits you?
|We have put down three procedures with clearly written steps describing the process of making coffee. Read this article to convince yourself that brewing coffee is no science
|10/27/2014, 12:00 AM
Not that long ago, actually back in the early 2000s, coffee making industry had a single aim: convenience. It may have been hand in hand with the rising economic growth. Everyone felt they had to stay busy and get as much done as possible in order to succeed at their lives. Making coffee was usually the matter of pressing a single button. Convenience brought us the likes of Tassimo, Nespresso and other many similar amenities.
Nowadays, though, everything seems to be slowing down. People take time. Or maybe, they just gave up and they don't bother being in a rush any more. This brought a renaissance of rediscovering the forgotten. Decades old brewing techniques, otherwise performed only by baristas and the geekiest of coffee enthusiasts, are finding their way into everyone’s homes.
The variety of devices can easily scare the uninitiated off, though. Looking at some of the more complicated brewers especially so. Take vacuum coffee makers, for example. They look like they’ve been taken straight from a chemist lab and that handling them incorrectly could make the whole block go off. Not surprisingly, then, many of us give up and opt for the ‘convenient’ way.
In this article, we’ll go through some of the simple of these brewing methods. Just to show you that they’re nothing to be afraid off. Making a proper cup of coffee can be super simple. Let’s get to it.
We won’t lie. This one’s our favorite. It’s super easy to use, and it’s got style (go for the wood handle variant)!
Chemex produces a cup free of any bitterness. We use the 40oz Chemex, which can make 6 to 8 pretty smooth cups at a time.
Enjoy! You can easily manipulate the Chemex with the coffee in, as the handle insulates the heat.
This is probably the one that’s easiest to work with. It’s pretty easy to clean up and lets you control the steeping. The brewer is pretty durable and also safe, as it’s 100% BPA free.
Brews only one cup at a time, but makes a very smooth, almost chocolaty cups.
Pretty simple right? The coffee stays in the dripper until you release it yourself, which is pretty convenient. Be careful, though, as leaving the coffee in for too long will make it bitter.
Similar to the Clever Dripper. Immediately brews into a cup so you don’t have to do the draining yourself.
Comes made from ceramic, glass or PVC and in tons of colors.
Produces one cup at a time. The brew has a more ‘roasted’ taste.
And that’s it. This should be a pretty smooth a cup.
Don’t forget that you can buy all the three brewers and many others at our store! Let us know if you want to know about other techniques in the comments below.

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Validity of wireless device measuring velocity of resistance exercises
Active Aging Research Center
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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School of Medical and Health Sciences
Objectives : The purpose of the study was to identify the level of accuracy in velocity measurement from a newly developed inertia sensor. Design and Methods : Five subjects performed two dumbbell exercises for total of four sets of ten repetitions with a light intensity. Velocity data were taken and considered for analysis from two devices; the inertia sensor, wirelessly connected via Bluetooth™ to a smartphone, and a motion capture system. Both data were taken at the sampling frequency of 200 Hz. Identical data sets of peak and average velocity were analyzed with Pearson product-moment zero-order correlation using total 200 data points (5 subjects, 4 sets, and 10 repetitions) on both exercises with p value of 0.05. Data were also analyzed using the same statistical procedure for left and right side to ensure the device-device data consistency. Results : Results showed high correlations in both exercises between the two velocity measurement methods (0.80 - 0.92), indicating the accuracy of the data from the inertia sensor is supportive. Left and right side correlations were also high from the inertia sensor (0.90 - 0.93) indicating that the data were similar with relatively identical movements between the two limbs. Conclusions : With the accuracy of the velocity measurement, this would potentially replace currently used, wired devices to accommodate user-friendly, accessible to more exercises to measure velocity.


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Modi government eyes merger of two big state-run banks after debt cleanup
Rai declined to go into detail, saying deliberations were preliminary and depended on the success of efforts to restructure the balance sheets.
Arun Jaitley to review performance of state-run banks today
The meeting is also expected to take up suggestions made during the last review o...
Bad loans of state-run banks double in 15 months
The data was available with Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor S.S. Mundra at a conferenc...
SS Mundra bats for a lower govt stake in state-run banks
Significantly, lowering of government stake below 51% will free lenders from the glare and harassments of government agencies like CVC and CBI whose actions often delay decisions.
Will tomorrow's units of economic reckoning be mega-regions running across state boundaries?
"It is a reasonable bet, borne out by statistical modelling, that in 10 years each of the mega-regions will individually have a $1 trillion GDP."
Buy State Bank of India, target Rs 270 : CA Rudramurthy
Buy State Bank of India at a price target of Rs 270 and a stop loss at Rs 260 from entry point
State Bank of India to replace students’ debit cards first
“Though banks are yet to find out the exact number of cards that were affected, the biggest thing that we are worried about are the PMJDY accounts,” said another banker.
Finance ministry asks state-run banks to strengthen IT systems against cyber threats
Banks reported 16,468 cases related to cyber fraud in 2015-16, including credit card and net banking cases, according to RBI data.
Buy State Bank of India, target Rs 270 : Dr CK Narayan
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State Bank of Patiala gets special award for excellence in MSME lending
S A Ramesh Rangan, Managing Director and Devendra Kumar, General Manager, State Bank of Patiala received the award on behalf of the Bank.
State-Run Bankers to Get Lesson on Cyber Security
There has been an increase in cyber-attacks on state-run financial institutions, and intelligence agencies have warned finance ministry.
Government cracks down hard on errant heads of PSBs, state-run financial institutions
A former State Bank of India chairman and two serving executive directors at other lenders are being investigated for various violations.
Buy State Bank of India, target Rs 275 : CapitalVia Global Research Ltd
Buy State Bank of India at a price target of Rs 275 and a stoploss at Rs 250 from entry point
Government will back state-run banks to commercially deal with bad loans
Bankers will thrash out the framework to shield them from decisions on haircuts and the government is fully committed to support the banks in this regard.
Islamic State recruits more educated than average: World Bank study
The study, which aimed to identify socioeconomic traits that might explain why some are drawn to the Syria-based extremist group.

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On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation podcast, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Jada Griffin, Matt Kim, and Mark Medina to discuss the latest news in the world of PS4 and PS5 games, consoles, and more. First, the cast breaks down PlayStation's official unveiling of new DualSense colors and the first official PS5 faceplate covers in new colors, so your massive console doesn't only have to come in white. We discuss what we think this means for future PS5 looks, how it could affect PlayStation's work on specialty consoles for releases like God of War Ragnarok, Spider-Man 2, and more, and if we actually are going to buy them.
Plus, we dig into PlayStation's fifth studio acquisition for the year, and how PlayStation's acquisitions could boost its first-party games. We dive into what we think of Sony's strategy this year of acquiring studios, how they both allow for new games and support of the games of other first-party studios, like Santa Monica's God of War Ragnarok, and what we think of the general approach the studio's taking to impact first-party development for PS4 and PS5.
We also look into the improving relationship of PlayStation with its indie partners, and discuss what we've been playing ahead of the holidays, including Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Fortnite, Dark Souls, and the Matrix Unreal Engine 5 experience, which we think bodes well for the future of next-gen games designed in UE5.
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Join Sarah Lean Chase and Greg Margolis as they team up for the ultimate Thanksgiving menu planning and tasting session. Gather some wonderful ideas and recipes for your feast this year!
Tentative menu below:
Truffled Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes
Savory Apricot, Sausage, and Chestnut Dressing
Roasted Brussel Sprouts w/ Pancetta & Apple
Savory Challah Stuffing Bread Pudding
Baked Cranberry Conserve
Roasted Delicata Squash with Burrata
Enjoy bites and beverages throughout the evening.
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Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:49 PM IST
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday once again pushed for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and 'vocal for local' mantra as he virtually inaugurated the India Toy Fair 2021 in Delhi.
Interacting with toy manufacturers from Chennapatnam, Varanasi and Jaipur, PM Modi stressed on the need to use less plastic while making toys and use more raw materials "so that they can be recycled".
"Our toys reflect reuse and recycling that has been a part of the Indian lifestyle. Most Indian toys are built out of natural and eco-friendly material. The colours used in them are natural and safe," PM Modi said.
"I would like to appeal to the toy manufacturers of the country to build such toys that are better both for ecology and psychology. Can we make an effort to make minimal use of plastic in toys and use such material that can be recycled?," PM Modi stressed.
The Prime Minister also regretted that India's share in the USD 100 billion global toy market is very less and about 85 per cent of the toys sold in the country are imported. "We need to promote hand-made in India," he said.
He said that the government has also prepared a National Toy Action Plan by involving 15 ministries with a view to make the domestic toy industry competitive.
The Prime Minister said that this initiative will make the toy sector self-reliant and increase the presence of domestic toys in the global market.
Notably, Prime Minister Modi in his Mann Ki Baat address in August last year had said that toys not only augment activity but also give flight to aspirations and emphasised boosting toy manufacturing in the country.
The India Toy Fair 2021 is being organised in line with this vision of PM Modi. This year, it will be held from February 27 to March 2 to bring together all stakeholders including buyers, sellers, students, teachers, designers etc. on a virtual platform to create sustainable linkages and encourage dialogue for the overall development of the industry.
Over 1000 exhibitors from across 30 States and Union Territories will display their products in e-commerce enabled virtual exhibition. It will showcase traditional Indian toys as well as modern toys including electronic toys, plush toys, puzzles and games.
The fair will also host numerous webinars and panel discussions with eminent Indian and international speakers with proven capabilities in toy design and manufacturing. For children, it is an opportunity to participate in a plethora of activities, including craft demonstrations on traditional toy-making and virtual visits to toy museums and factories.
(With ANI inputs)


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What is an Investment Trust Fund? An investment trust is a publicly listed financial institution, which is a closed-end fund. Later, these stocks are exchanged in the open market among the shareholders like other shares. Such investments provide better returns than the open-end funds.
Is an investment trust a mutual fund?
An investment trust is a listed company, and shares in this company can be bought and sold on a stock market. … In contrast, mutual funds are open-ended funds, which work by splitting the assets they invest in into units (this is why they are sometimes referred to as ‘unit trusts’).
Is an investment trust a financial institution?
Broadly speaking, for family trusts, the trust will be classified as an FI if it meets the criteria for an ‘Investment Entity’. … The trust’s gross income is 50% or more attributable to investing, reinvesting or trading in financial assets AND it is ‘managed’ by a financial institution.
Is an investment trust a fund or a share?
Investment trusts are ‘closed-ended funds’ because they issue a fixed number of non-redeemable shares for investment. Investors buy and sell shares by trading amongst themselves on a recognised stock exchange, in a similar way to a standard company share.
Which one of following is type of investment trust?
Most investment trusts issue only one type of share (ordinary shares) and have an unlimited life. Split capital investment trusts are investment trusts with more than one type of share, such as zero dividend preference shares, income shares and capital shares.
What is the difference between unit investment trust fund and mutual fund?
Mutual funds are investments that are made up of pooled money from investors, which hold various securities, such as bonds and equities. However, a unit trust differs from a mutual fund in that a unit trust is established under a trust deed, and the investor is effectively the beneficiary of the trust.
What is the difference between unit trust and investment trust?
An investment trust is a limited company with a fixed number of shares which investors can buy or sell on the stock exchange. That fixed number means that investment trusts are often referred to as closed-ended. A unit trust or OEIC operates as an open-ended fund.
How do I invest my trust fund?
The firm could buy stocks, mutual funds, trade ETFs (exchange-traded funds) or hold REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) for the account. You could open the trust account directly with a mutual fund company such as Vanguard. Vanguard has varying rates and fees for different types of investments.
How does an investment trust fund work?
A trust fund is designed to hold and manages assets on someone else’s behalf, with the help of a neutral third-party. Trust funds include a grantor, beneficiary, and trustee. … The trustee manages the fund’s assets and executes its directives, while the beneficiary receives the assets or other benefits from the fund.
What happens if an investment trust goes bust?
What happens if a fund manager you’re invested with goes bankrupt? … Again, you get FSCS protection here if it’s an authorised UK collective investment. If a fund you invest in does go bust, the platform will work to arrange the return of the correct amount of asset to you.
What is the difference between trust and a fund?
A fund is owned by its managers and is similar to holding shares in a firm, whereas a trust is not owned by any party (not even the beneficiary) and is treated as a separate legal entity.
Are investment trusts better than ETFs?
On average, investment companies outperform equivalent ETFs over the medium term. This is despite the fees they charge and despite their shifting premiums and discounts. Active management works and, as the outperformance of open-ended funds shows, it works best in closed-end structures.
Why REITs are a bad investment?
Potential drawbacks of REIT investing
REITs tend to have above-average dividends and aren’t taxed at the corporate level. The downside is that REIT dividends generally don’t meet the IRS definition of “qualified dividends,” which are taxed at lower rates than ordinary income.
What is the main function of investment trust?
Meaning of Investment Trusts:
An investment trust is a financial institution which collects investible funds of large number of investors and invests them in a diversified portfolio. The individual investors may not have large funds to purchase securities of many companies.
What are the best investment trusts?
Top 10 most-popular investment trusts: April 2021


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HABITAT is an international journal, provides a forum for publishing the original research articles, review articles from contributors, and Short communications related to the HABITAT aim and scope. It accepts manuscripts in the following categories:
- Original Research Articles : These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. The length of a full paper should be the minimum required to describe and interpret the work clearly.
- Review Articles : Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest are welcome and encouraged. Reviews are also peer-reviewed.
- Short Communication : Short communication paper may be used if you are working with a hot topic and had discovered something never explored before in the literature.
The process of preparing a manuscript for publication is a crucial step in the academic writing process. Authors are strongly advised to conform to the subsequent rules when preparing their submissions for submission to the HABITAT:
All manuscript submitted to the journal should be written in good English and the work should not have been submitted or published for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word.
The peer review process is a critical component of academic publishing. It involves the evaluation of scholarly work by experts in the same field to ensure its quality and validity before it is The manuscripts that are submitted to HABITAT are subjected to a meticulous double-blind peer review procedure. In order to ensure unbiased evaluation, the identity of both the writers and reviewers are maintained in anonymity. The primary objective of the review process is to offer authors valuable input and uphold the utmost standard of published articles.
The topic of discussion pertains to the principles and guidelines governing ethical conduct in the realm of academic publishing. HABITAT maintains a commitment to upholding the utmost standards of publication ethics and anticipates that authors will likewise adhere to these principles. The act of plagiarism, the use of fake data, and engagement in unethical research procedures are explicitly forbidden. It is imperative for authors to uphold the integrity of their work by ensuring its originality and appropriately acknowledging and citing the contributions of others.
The topic of copyright and open access is of significant importance in academic discourse. It encompasses the legal framework around intellectual property rights and the accessibility of scholarly works. This discussion explores the implications and challenges associated with copyright protection HABITAT adheres to a copyright policy that is designed to safeguard the rights of authors. The copyright of published works is often retained by the authors, while users are provided with unrestricted access to the papers through open access.
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Continuing the series recalling Justices of the Peace duties over the years, this is an article published in Christchurch’s Press newspaper, November 1900, in which a reporter asks an elderly (unnamed) J.P. to look back over his time serving in rural communities. It gives one man's view of being a J.P. in the late 1800s.
Respect… well, some…
Q. What is it like to be a J.P.? Is it difficult, does it take up much time?
A. "Well, it is supposed to be nice at first. It is believed to be an honour to be able to sign J.P. after your name, and to have the police and other people touching their hats, though, as for constables saluting J.P.s, that custom has fallen into disuse. It isn't difficult to be a J.P. if you take no trouble… there are so many parts. The law part is heavy, as anyone perusing the manuals and law books can see but with care and perseverance, I think I passed fairly creditably”.
Drunks Leave Town
Q. How did you come to be appointed?
A. "I was asked by the Resident Magistrate to act in repressing the nuisance of drunken labourers in the neighbourhood. After some persuasion I consented, and since then one or two nuisances have disappeared from my locality, and the place is all the better for it. I always tried to get the other Justices with whom I was sitting to impose sentences which were sufficiently stiff, and, if possible, give a little free advice to the defendants. I could see that sound and clear advice often had better effect than excessive penalties”.
Q. Did you ever convict any innocent persons in error?"
A. “Not that l’m aware of. On one occasion a warrant to arrest an innocent man was signed, and the constable was well on his way to serve it when I stopped it under a suspicion that the information laid for the alleged offence was untruthful. It was recalled in time. There have been other episodes. Some months after I sat on a Bench which sent for trial two men for the same offence, one of whom was the informant. On another matter a warrant was brought to me for correction in which the name of a witness in a case had been substituted for that of the defendant a man alleged to have stolen some pigs.
On another occasion a man complained his house had been entered and cash, exactly 70 pounds, taken. His statement seemed clear and the police sergeant was keen on the matter, believing it a straight forward case of theft. ‘Well’, I said, 'go and examine the man's house, and the box from which the cash was stolen”. The man suddenly became very anxious. I asked him to wait with me while the search was made. The sergeant returned with the exact amount of the cash found in the place as described by the informer. I gave him a talking-to about fabricating false accusations and frightened him with a threat to confiscate his 70 pounds – then left matters lie”.
View From the Bench
Q. Talking of lying… how do you handle those who don’t tell the truth in Court?
A. "The greatest trouble in Court is caused by lying witnesses, and if I could have had it my way such persons should only be allowed to make a statement for what it is worth compared with the rest of the evidence. It would assist Justices and Magistrates immensely if they were to tell a lying witness to stand down, and refuse to allow him or her to be sworn again. The perjurer may begin evidence without realising its effect, but if not detected by the Bench many a poor innocent person would be sent to languish in gaol”.
Q. And setting fines?
A. “The adjustment of fines is rather a difficult matter. Sometimes the fines appear erratic, due to there being a large maximum penalty fixed which to some Justices looks smaller than it does to others. Except in extreme cases of wilful mischief, injury to the public services, etc., the fines should hold some relation to a man's earnings. But it is, and will be, ever a matter of difficulty to arrange an exact scale of fines.
Q. Where have you ministered?
A. “On one occasion I held Court in the porch of a chapel, and one or two inquests were heard out on the grass where the accommodation of the dwelling was not suitable, the jury at one of these standing to attention while I occupied a soap box for a seat, and a rough bush table served to write the depositions on".
Q. And the most unusual?
A. “It was left to me on one occasion to sign a summons to myself in my own Court, and take down my own evidence! Now, that's unusual!”

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After two years of demonetization, the Gujarat police on Sunday seized the scrapped currency of Rs 3.5 crore in Navsari district of the state. Investigating the matter, the police held accused in the case. Investigation Officer, Shaileshgiri Goswami, said that four accused were held and a car was also seized. The counterfeit amount includes Rs 500 and Rs 100 currency notes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the demonetization in November 2016 and claimed that the step would bring black money out and stop corruption. Later, the government issued a new Rs 500 and Rs 2000 notes to exchange old currency. The country had to face a cash crunch after PM’s announcement. Also, people had to remain in serpentine queues outside banks for hours together to exchange the notes. While the opposition parties in the country had opposed the move, with Congress terming it as tax terrorism.
According to reports, around 100 people lost their lives apparently due to the demonetization in the country. Reports said that 28 deaths took place in the country’s most populated state, Uttar Pradesh.
It is to inform that after 21 months of demonetization, the Reserve Bank of India in its report said that 99.3% of banned notes were returned to the bank, only Rs 10,720 crore were not deposited back. Out of Rs 15.30 lakh crore demonetised currency, Rs 15.41 lakh crore was returned to the bank.
After the November 2018 step, the seizure of currency notes was mostly reported from Gujarat. In December 2017 around Rs 50 crore banknotes were seized in Bharuch area of Gujarat. In a similar incident, Rs 3.36 crores were seized in August 2017 in Surat.


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New York Rangers center Brad Richards celebrates his second of three goals against the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, April 19, 2013. New York won 8-4. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Taipei, Taiwan 15th of February 2016.
Netberg is proud to present its groundbreaking solution for the HPC customers and advanced data centers – Netberg Kratos 2 Aqua rack system with liquid cooling on the compute nodes based on the Open Compute specification and Kratos 2 product. It’s an important milestone in the improvement of our HPC offering with the leading-edge design.
The Netberg Kratos 2 Aqua rack system is now available for worldwide shipment for proof of concept evaluations and production deployments.
Netberg Kratos 2 Aqua design:
Based on the 21″ OCP rack standard, the Netberg Kratos 2 Aqua brings great values of the open design that eliminates proprietary hardware lock-in and next level of energy savings and reduced service downtime. Racks are designed for centralized power, hybrid cooling along with industry-leading serviceability in mind.
Unlike any other liquid-cooled solution available on the market, Kratos 2 Aqua is truly integrated from top to bottom to provide a solid user experience with a single pane of glass management capability of all rack resources. Compute, cooling, and power subsystems are monitored by a rack management controller to deliver optimal performance on all levels.
Benefits of Netberg Kratos 2 Aqua:
Netberg offers complete building blocks for the HPC application – 1U three node compute servers are complemented with the storage nodes in the same rack. Flexible networking options include InfiniBand, Intel OmniPath and up 100G Ethernet for any budget and application requirements.
“Data centers and HPC users face significant challenges to energy efficiency, density, flexibility, and agility,” said Alex Ustyuzhanin, CEO of Netberg. “We have developed our Kratos 2 Aqua rack system with these challenges in mind. Based on the open standard, it’s an answer to all needs of performance-demanding customers. Throughout manageability, performance, density and scalability at the off-the-shelf price point.”
Netberg is a provider of advanced hardware solutions for data centers and enterprises worldwide. With vast expertise in hardware and software, we aim to provide the best solutions for servers, storage, Ethernet switches and integrated rack systems. More information about Netberg can be found at www.netbergtw.com
Taipei, Taiwan, 14th of November 2022. Netberg announced the new Aurora 810 400G model programmable switch with Intel Tofino 2 Intelligent Fabric Processors (IFPs) at its heart. The new platform has 32x 400G QSFP-DD Ethernet ports and a 12.8Tbps switching capacity.
Taipei, Taiwan, 24th of October 2022. Netberg participates in the new round of the Fast Forward Initiative by Intel (FFI'22). The program supports academic and research organizations today, aiming at accelerating tomorrow's best network programmability research.


Fiat has launched the Abarth Punto for Rs 9.95 lakh as per the ex-showroom pricing in Delhi. It is the most powerful hatchback that is available in the price bracket below Rs 10 lakh, and it delivers a peak power that is 40 hp higher than that delivered by Volkswagen Polo GT.
The Fiat Abarth Punto is the most inexpensive car available in the Indian market with a power of over 140 hp. It has been launched in two colors – Hip Hop Black and Pearl White.
While the vehicle was unveiled at the Buddh International Circuit, the third variant with grey color of the hatchback was showcased. It was spied earlier outside a dealership of Fiat, but it is not available right now.
When it comes to its physical dimensions, the Fiat Abarth Punto has a measurement of 3,989 mm in length, 2,510 mm in wheelbase and 1,505 mm in height. Talking of the other details, the ground clearance of the hatchback is 155 mm when compared to the standard Punto that has a ground clearance of 185 mm to 195 mm. This is achieved due to the lowered as well as stiffened suspension.
The Fiat Abarth Punto features a helical coil-spring alongside double acting telescopic dampers on both the front wheels. The same is the case with the torsion beam on the rear wheels. There is a stabilizer bar on both the front and rear suspensions.
The Fiat hatchback is powered by a T-Jet turbocharged petrol engine of 1.4 litre. This engine renders a power output of 145 hp and a torque of 212 Nm. There is a 5 speed manual transmission along with the engine.
On the safety front, the Fiat Abarth Punto has 7 airbags, Electronic Stability Programme (ESP), Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) alongside Electronic Brake-Force Distribution (EBD), Hill-start assist control, etc. With these features, the hatchback zeroes in on its challenger Volkswagen GT TSI.


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With the resounding success of Demon Slayer’s first season. It’s no surprise to anyone that this question has been floating around the internet for a long time and with the movie coming out very soon, when can we expect for Demon Slayer season 2 to start and what’s the news out there about it?
Here’s what we can gather so far from various sources on the internet.
Demon Slayer Season 2 When? – After winning the “Best Anime Award” at Newtype’s 2019 Anime Award, it’s obvious that people will be asking when is the Demon Slayer 2 will be released.
The exact date for it hasn’t been announced yet as of October 2nd, but, the anime was supposedly to premiere this month 2020, but the production was pushed back because of Covid-19. An optimistic estimation of when Demon Slayer season 2 will premiere would be somewhere in January 2021, but a more it’ll more likely be somewhere around April instead.
It’s quite unfortunate that the release date has been pushed back so far, especially with all the hype around it from the movie right now. But it is what is. In the meantime, there’s supposedly a Demon Slayer game that is coming out on both mobile AND PS4.
So, while we wait for more news and trailer about Demon Slayer Season 2, we can enjoy the Demon Slayer Movie: Infinity Train in the meantime, or you can just rewatch the first season to bask in all its glory and remind ourselves of the beauty that is Demon Slayer.
With that concludes our short and brief explanation of when Demon Slayer Season 2 is supposedly coming out. What do you think? Will it be in January 2021, or April 2021 and who’s your favorite character? Let us know in the comments.


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The Green Movement in West Germany Hardback
Part of the Routledge Library Editions: German Politics series
The Green Movement in Germany is widely regarded as one of the most powerful expressions of popular opposition to government policies.
A broad analysis of this powerful group is made in this book, showing that the origins of the movement relate to the general protests against industrialisation in the nineteenth century and also to more recent forms of protest.
The author assesses the challenge posed by the Green Movement to established groups and organisations both in proposing alternative policies and in a long run of electoral successes.
The Green Movement has evidently had a great impact on assumptions about defence, welfare and environmental policies.
Data from major surveys on public attitudes and interviews with senior officials complete the picture of the practical and theoretical dimensions of the Green Movement.
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 240 pages, 16 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date: 12/12/2014
- Category: Politics & government
- ISBN: 9781138846272
- Paperback / softback from £25.89
- EPUB from £26.09
- PDF from £26.09

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In March 2021, USF COMPS headed to sea on the R/V Weatherbird to replace the C10 buoy off the coast of Sarasota, Florida. This buoy provides real time data on water velocity, wind speed, air temperature, water temperature, salinity, and more.
SECOORA collaborated with the FACT Network to install new acoustic receivers on buoys in North Carolina and West Florida. This is helping build bridges between oceanography and acoustic telemetry researchers to expand marine animal observations in the Southeast.
Join SECOORA for a webinar titled "Making the Data Work for You" on March 23 at noon ET presented by Lauren Showalter and Brian Stone from Axiom Data Science. The team will discuss how the SECOORA data system is using data to meet the needs of users and how to make the data work for you. Click here to reserve your spot.
Thank you to everyone who tuned in for SECOORA’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting on May 24. The meeting included a brief Board and Members business meeting and an update on SECOORA's revised Strategic Plan.
SECOORA’s 2020 Data Challenge Winner, Douglas Cahl from the University of South Carolina, has developed a new online tool that identifies eddies from 6km resolution High Frequency radar (HF radar) current data.
The curriculum, Water Shapes Our Planet and Our Lives, provides a unique, hands-on experience where students explore local weather, discover and create tools used by scientists to collect weather data, and evaluate long-term trends recorded by climate scientists. Each lesson is designed as an online teaching resource for both educators and curious learners.
SECOORA is thrilled to the announce the winners of the Enhancing Regional Ocean Sharing Data Request for Proposals. We will be funding three projects that use state and regional geospatial data to enhance marine management practices.
SECOORA is honored to announce the winners of the Request for Proposals to Fill Regional Product and Observational Gaps. We received many innovative submissions for this 1-year funding opportunity and three proposals will be funded.


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Award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou died this morning at the age of 86, but girl, did she live a full life. The way that Dr. Angelou's life overflowed with incredible achievements and wisdom is not just admired by all, but her unwavering dedication to helping others will forever be appreciated. As will her perseverance during the toughest of times. Angelou's long and honorable journey devoted to social justice through activism, education, and the arts is an inspiration to all.
Despite having lived in segregated Arkansas, witnessed domestic violence in her childhood home, and worked as a single mother at the age of 17, Angelou never gave up. With an unfaltering commitment to her passions, she leaped over these obstacles only to lead an incredibly fulfilling life.
During a career that spanned over fifty years, Angelou published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and a number of books of poetry. She is also credited with a sprawling list of plays, films, and television shows.
Angelou's courage and ambition is not just an inspiration to everyone everywhere, but she especially proves that women are unstoppable.


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Medterra Pets Calming Soft Chews
Our new Calming Soft Chews were developed with supporting, calming ingredients including Valerian Root and L-Tryptophan, to help keep your pet happy and relaxed. Each chew contains 10mg of CBD, making it easy to track and monitor your pet’s serving size. Our chews come in delicious bacon flavor, perfect for your four-legged friend.
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WASHINGTON — Area hospitals will see millions of dollars in funding restored following the passage of temporary federal budget measure last week.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced that he successfully included legislation that renews and extends two vital hospital programs for five years as part of a recent budget agreement.
Schumer said the recently passed budget deal includes the extension of the Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) and Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Programs, both of which are essential to rural hospitals often under serious financial pressure due to a lower volume of patients and a higher percentage of Medicare beneficiaries than their urban and suburban counterparts.
Both programs expired last year. The new extension includes revisions that could increase payments to some New York hospitals in the Low Volume Hospital program and add additional hospitals to the program.
Local hospitals benefiting from the extension include:
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Bath, receiving $1,202,623 in Medicare Dependent Hospital funding; Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital will also receive $2,483,600 in Low-Volume Hospital funding; Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville will receive $3,497,100 in low-volume Hospital assistance; Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville will receive $2,458,300; and St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell will receive $2,569,000 in Low-Volume Hospital funds.
“The inclusion of five-year extensions of two at-risk federal health care programs – both of which are critical to the financial stability of rural hospitals across the state – is great news for New Yorkers. These hospitals serve a vital public need, employ several thousand New Yorkers across the state, and they deserve our support and long-term certainty in their continuous efforts to provide the highest level of care to residents,” Schumer said. “With the passage of the budget deal, we were able to give our hospitals, patients, and employees some peace of mind and give these hospitals across New York State a clean bill of health . Extending these programs for the next five years was a no-brainer, and that is why I have pushed for their vital inclusion. Now, these hospitals can continue to provide high-quality healthcare and serve as the lifeblood of rural communities across Upstate New York.”
The Low-Volume Program impacts 20 New York hospitals that provided Medicare support to hospitals that are very important to rural communities but do not necessarily serve a high volume of patients.
Schumer explained that rural hospitals face many challenges due to serving a population in more isolated communities where it is harder to achieve economies of scale, making it difficult to provide the same, high-quality care as urban hospitals and medical centers. The LVH and MDH Programs help make these hospitals viable, and allows hospitals across Upstate New York to continue their necessary, high-quality work.
The Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program provides funding to hospitals who mainly serve Medicare patients, bringing greater financial stability to the hospital for over 25 years.
"We are grateful to Senator Schumer for constantly fighting for policies that help New York's hospitals and health systems and the patients and communities they serve," said HANYS President Bea Grause. "Thanks to the Senator's strong leadership, safety net hospitals serving vulnerable populations across the state will see relief from over $820 million in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital cuts, as well as much needed certainty from the extension of the Medicare Dependent Hospital program and Medicare Low-Volume payment adjustment that will provide nearly $80 million for New York's rural and small community hospitals."
Schumer has long been an advocate for the MDH and LVH programs. In April 2017 he introduced legislation with his colleague Senator Charles Grassley to permanently extend these two programs.
Schumer said the passage of the budget deal is a critical step to ensuring that rural residents have the same access and level of care as their urban counterparts.

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Griffith Review 30: The Annual Fiction Edition
Edited by Julianne Schultz
Three pieces stood out for me from this collection.
First: “The Geometry Lesson” by Jewelene Barrile — a beautifully balanced and finely wrought story about the love between a father and daughter, the triangular nature of single-child families and how the erosion of a marriage can be acutely observed by a child.
Second: “Cedric Abroad” by Peter Temple — a humorously-rendered tale of an English man who inherits a property in the Australian outback. From the moment Cedric Marchant seats himself on the plane to come to Australia, he meets some of the nation’s bizarre people and begins to realise how integrally his life will change.
Third: “Study for the Weather Station” by Luke Davies — almost a meditation, this evocative and moving reflection is about a couple’s time spent in an apartment perched on a cliff in North Bondi.
These three standout pieces make the cover price more than reasonable. But there are also offerings from Marion Halligan, Janette Turner Hospital, Nick Earls and others, which promise enticing summer reading.


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To the rest of the world, China may seem like a strong nation, but in reality, domestic insecurity drives a large portion of its posturing abroad. Specifically, and as outlined by Tufts’ own Professor Michael Beckley, Chinese demographics and resource scarcity make it so that if China does not capitalize on potential gains from aggression overseas now, its economy would suffer greatly, and it would no longer have the capacity to realize some long-term strategic goals.
China, under the rule of Xi Jinping, is the nation that represents the greatest threat to the international status quo that has existed since the end of the Cold War. Although there are areas where cooperation between China and the United States may be both desirable and highly necessary, like dealing with climate change, such instances are far and few between. Instead, the seemingly inevitable collision of the two powers is sure to determine the fate of the 21st century.
It is highly likely that the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will overturn Roe v. Wade and leave the legality of abortion to the states. The nationwide legalization of abortion could no longer be the law of the land. Twenty one states will automatically implement some level of abortion restrictions, ranging from total bans to enforcement of prior laws, while 14 states and Washington, D.C. will automatically implement laws permitting abortion.
While I typically use this space to write about Korean songs and artists that I think everyone should be listening to, today’s column will center Tufts' very own K-pop dance association cover group, while recognizing the community it has built.
Barbie sees a talking dog, Martin Tenbones, from her dreams get shot in the streets of New York City and she’s horrified, naturally. The twisted fifth volume “The Sandman: A Game of You” (1991–92) begins: Gaiman’s imagination is beautiful and perverted –– a perspective just as important as fairytale happy endings.
During the last four decades, China has undergone a radical change, metamorphosing from a predominantly agrarian nation to a city-centric, economic powerhouse. The Chinese Communist Party has actively facilitated this trend of mass urbanization.
There’s a growing consensus in the Democratic Party to eliminate the Senate filibuster. Even President Biden is now open to at least reforming it.
As Thanksgiving approaches on an annual basis, I naturally tend to find myself reflecting on everything I have to be grateful for. Last year, during my pandemic-laden freshman experience, I spent my first college Thanksgiving away from home. Although I was with friends I had met just a few weeks before, we shared a sense of home among each other. From making cranberry sauce in a noodle pot to baking a pie in the Carmichael Hall kitchen and commiserating over the sad state of the university-issued turkey, we made the best out of a less-than-ideal situation.
As I have mentioned many times before, the world of K-pop is vast and is much more than simply pop music in Korean. K-pop has Latin, pop, alternative, rock, hip-hop and rap influences. The industry is built to mesh these sounds together and try to create distinct sounds. One artist who most definitely has her own sound, but is often overlooked, is Jessi.
President Biden finally reached a deal for his Build Back Better bill on Medicare drug pricing. Medicare, the program that gives health insurance to everyone over the age of 65, would be able to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices on life-saving drugs. It would also limit how much seniors would have to pay for drugs bought at pharmacies and keep insulin prices at a maximum of $35 a month. The administration and Congress are also working to have Medicare cover routine dental care, glasses and hearing aids, and also to expand Medicaid, the program for low-income individuals and those with disabilities.
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s concerns about the labor participation and budgetary costs of the Child Tax Credit have forced lawmakers to consider extending it for only one more year, not to 2025 as the Biden administration had proposed. Manchin’s demands would cap recipients’ earnings just $60,000 in income and add work requirements.
Growing up as a twin, often the first question my brother, Matt, and I would be asked is, “Are you fraternal or identical?” Logically, as biologically boy-girl twins, the answer is fraternal. Nonetheless, as we matured, we learned to answer this question with more understanding, recognizing that not everyone could relate to the experience of being born just six minutes apart.
A few days ago, I awoke to a crisp Medford fall morning and heard a rumble from the corner of my dorm room; there’s nothing quite like the annual activation of the heating system to bombard you with thoughts of the upcoming winter. As a native Floridian with only one New England winter under my belt, the anticipation of the coming season is daunting. Even with a closet shoved full of sweaters, jackets, hats, scarves and boots, I know that the changing seasons will inevitably bring a lack of sunshine, more time spent indoors and bone-chilling walks up and down the hill. Although we didn’t have to spend this Halloween with snowfall, as we did last semester, impending below-freezing days loom in our near future.
The Assad dictatorship in Syria — led for 50 years by Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar — has been brutal, long-lasting and authoritarian. Even movements such as the 2011 Arab Spring revolts, which dethroned dictators in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia, did little to dislodge Assad's iron grip on its civilians. The revolts prompted a still-ongoing civil war in Syria, in which millions of Syrians were forced to seek refuge, were externally displaced or perished from the violence. Tragically, the Assad regime has been the main perpetrator of human rights abuses throughout the war, abandoning its obligation to protect Syrian citizens. In her book, “Ambiguities of Domination,” Lisa Wedeen illustrates how this phenomenon reflects the politics of “as if."Per Wedeen, the Assad regime does not care about Syrian citizens, but it acts as if it cares in order to appear legitimate.Conversely, many Syrians do not necessarily support the Assad regime, but act as if they do to escape persecution.
What if I told you that there’s a middle-ground solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
When coming to Tufts, I never envisioned life as a student-athlete. I spent my first year here on the treadmill masked in the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center, and I never imagined myself sporting team-labeled apparel. Yet, earlier this semester, after seeing an advertisement for walk-on women’s rowing tryouts, I decided to step completely out of my comfort zone and show up in pursuit of a position as a coxswain.
The recent testimony of Facebook’s degradation of democracy and harm to millions of young women’s self-esteem has proven again that Washington must act.
Twentieth-century technological advances led to the modernization of Pan-Arabic music. Musicians utilized improved microphones to cultivate the sensation of “atifiyaa,” an artist-centric feeling of sentimentality and sensuality characteristic of modernist Egyptian music. Further technological changes led to the popularity of the cassette tape, which helped deviant underground music reach millions of Pan-Arabic listeners. Underground cassette tape recordings were utilized by Dana International, a transgender Mizrahi Jewish pop singer whose music generated controversy because of her sexual lyrics and provocative dancing. Modernist changes in musical style allow artists to push traditionally rigid boundaries of gender in Middle Eastern culture.


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Doctor Who is BACK, and so are we, now with a Scooby Doo Mystery House. ZOINKS!
This episode has zero to do with Cinco de Mayo because this week Jennie and Ben discuss the newest season and episode 4, ” Knock Knock”
This is a Spoilers episode so don’t listen if you’re not caught up to Season 10, Episode 4!
Don’t forget to stop by and meet Jennie and Ben at Tidewater Comicon May 13-14 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. They’re at Artist Alley Table 912! Get more details at http://tidewatercomicon.com/
This week Jennie and Ben discuss “Before the Flood” episode 4 of the 9th season. We weren’t too happy about this one but what can you do.
We discuss spoilers from the episode and lots of talk about bootstraps, like the doctor said, Google it. Apparently lots of folks did as there was a spike in Google trends for searches for “bootstrap” on Saturday night and Sunday.
This week Jennie and Ben are joined by long time friend of the Show, Darryl Lewis to discuss Season 3, Episode 10.
Sally Sparrow and her Scooby Doo gang of Mystery Investigators check out a derelict house in London. There, they discover the race known as the Weeping Angels who kill by sending their victims back in time. They cannot move if you look at them, so all you have to do is just.. not … blink. ever. As the mystery unfolds Sally communicates with the Doctor across the decades to help defeat the angels and return his TARDIS.
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Back from an exciting weekend at Intervention 6 Jennie and Ben didn’t even have time to unpack before they were off to the Kempsville Area Library in Virginia Beach to record a live show as part of the library’s “Evening of the Doctor” program. As always the crew had a great time visiting with their library friends.
One of the events during the Evening was a vote for your favorite companion. The results were rather interesting:
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There were some interesting responses added, such as: Handles, K9, and “Not Clara”.
This week Jennie and Ben discuss the third season episode “42” which coincidentally is the 42nd episode of the Playing Doctor Podcast. The Doctor and Martha land on a spaceship that’s about to crash into a sun in– wait for it — forty-two minutes. A mysterious “infection” threatens to kill the crew before they have a chance to crash and burn in the sun. Their only hope is to know their Beatles trivia and avoid escape pods.
Special thanks go out to Librarian Denise Walker and Crystal Parker for inviting us to the show and once again putting up with our antics. We really enjoyed ourselves and were honored to once again be asked to participate in the evening’s events.
This gif works amazingly well with our theme song.
Joined by our friends Ben Taylor and CW Cobalt before a live audience at Intervention, we go back to 1982 and discuss the upperclass English adventure story in “Black Orchid.” The Doctor arrives in the early 20th century countryside for some cricket, a spot of tea… AND MURDER. Several cases of mistaken identity leads to the typical wacky hijinks of a Davison episode. As the Doctor and pals try to unravel the mysteries in the strange house, we try to keep CW from thinking about the Charleston and avoid scathing burns from Future Ben’s wit.
While The Doctor is dropping off Martha after their “one” trip in the TARDIS a story on the news catches his eye and soon they’re off on another adventure. The brilliant Dr. Richard Lazarus has figured out how to reverse the aging process. Meanwhile the effects of Dr. Lazarus’ experiment have started to show as he becomes the Scorpion King of Death. The Doctor defeats the Scorpion King by playing his organ to defeat the CGI monster once and for all. In the end Martha and the Doctor leave again for more adventures despite ominous warnings from Harold Saxon to Martha’s mom.
This week we are joined by Tommy V. and Lauren as we discuss series 3, episode 4, “Daleks in Manhattan”.
The Doctor and Not-Rose land on November 1, 1930 (GREAT SCOTT!) to witness the construction of the Empire State building. They meet some friendly hobos and begin to uncover the mysterious disappearances in the otherwise perfect utopia known as Hooverville.
Meanwhile, four Daleks known as the Cult of Skaro have taken over the construction of the Empire State building with a Frankendalek genetic lab. Using their creepy pigmen slaves to kidnap more humans, the Daleks plan on harnessing gamma radiation from a solar flare to create a master race of Dalek-human hybrids.
As usual, the Doctor and his Companions risk life, limb and snout to thwart the evil plans. The Doctor’s compassion allows Dalek KHAAAAAAN to survive in the end, undoubtedly to return again soon.
Our good friend Dennis Black-N-Asian returns to talk about the series 3 episode, Gridlock. the Doctor and his rebound companion, Martha, take a trip to New Earth. As a reflection of his relationship with her as compared to Rose, he ends up going to grim, post-apocalyptic version of NNY’s history instead of the idyllic apple grass scented futuristic paradise. Much like modern day Earth, they get stuck in a traffic jam and that’s where their adventures begin.

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Live Review: Menomena and Suckers at Varsity Theatre
I am unsure what is more impressive, Menomena’s amazing albums that are filled with their off kilter, cut and past songs, or their everything plus the kitchen sink while still sounding concise live shows? The group, who released the solid Mines earlier this year, really caught my attention a few years back with their outstanding album Friend and Foe and the tour that followed the release of that album. Last Thursday provided another opportunity to see the group (at the same venue as before, unfortunatly with a slightly smaller crowd) and provided an equally great experience.
For their latest trek, the group has expanded from a three piece to a four piece, adding fellow West Coaster Joe Haege (from the band 31knots) to help them out in the live setting. It is quite impressive watching the group, who perform the bands patchwork songs live with deft precision, nailing the intricate musical arrangements and meshing vocals from all three main members. The set relied almost exclusively on material from the bands last two albums, with Friend and Foe material seemingly to get a stronger reaction from the mid sized crowd than the newer material. As someone who is at a lot of shows, it is cool seeing Menomena and having to constantly look around to see who is doing what. Unlike a lot of bands, there isn’t one member or focal point in the group, and each person brings a unique performance and style to their songs. Menomena are one of those bands that I would feel comfortable recommending to any open minded fan of music. Their albums (they have 3 “albums” and some other odds and ends stuff) are all great, but I would suggest anyone who can to check out this band in the live setting. Even if you don’t appreciated the music (which you should), you should be able to enjoy the unique spectacle the band provides every time they step on stage.
I missed the first openers, but arrived just in time to catch the solid set by buzz band Suckers, who sound like a more glammy Wolf Parade fronted by a hippy singing with a Antony-esqe falsato. The bands songs were slinky and anthemic, with the high water mark being their set closer, in the form of their stirring anthem “It Gets Your Body Movin,” which, if replicated 8 or so times, could provide Suckers with an album of the year contender. Over the bands 40 minute set, they showed more life on the upbeat, bass driven songs, but seemed to lack focus on the tracks without a deep groove. The group seems to have great potential, but especially after seeing the excellent set by Menomena, Suckers showed a band that is hopefully on the begginging of their progression, not at the peak.
To see a whole photo spread from the show, check out Jon’s pictures HERE.


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This group never ceases to amaze me! We have worked with this intense and thought-provoking dance company for several years now and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to work on their re-branding, logo and their new digital press kit. All photos by Vanessa Briceño.
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