At their regular meeting on Wednesday night Nairn River Community Councillors discussed the lack of parking enforcement in Nairn. Liz was present and she responded when Iain Henderson said that the Council now had responsibility for parking:
"Yes but we haven't figured out how it is going to be done yet Iain, it has to come to a report. They are looking at different methods to be sympathetic to different areas. They're looking at using our existing staff and giving them powers to enforce and decriminalise it, so there's a whole load of issues that will be coming forward that we...the police gave it up and we we'rent ready for it but we have to take it over."
Jeanne Tolmie then said; "But it is no excuse not to sort the traffic out."
Liz responded: "I know but if people are parking illegally on pavements and things then that is still is the police's responsibility."
its about high time the police sorted it out,its getting beyond a joke,lorries and vans parked on pavements,cars,vans,and even a police car parked in disabled bays,political venues set up on pavements,seats and signs obstructing pavements outside cafes,its a bloody joke,you are now safer walking on the road as there is more room.
To be fair to delivery drivers, the new streetscape design meant that there are places in the High Street that leave drivers with little or no option to park/drive on the the pavement.
Take the brae for example.If a wider vehicle is parked in the bay often vehicles passing it will have to have one wheel on the pavement to get past.
if the loading bays were used for what they were intended for,loading/unloading only,and kept clear of illegal parkers,there would be no need to park on pavements
narrowing the high street was a huge mistake.
Last thing Nairn needs is the council Nazi's to be put in charge of parking.
mmm Anon, your point might have had more impact if put another way. The "Reductio ad Hitlerum" side of things can be a double-edged step
Nairn has had a few problems and bones to pick with Highland Council in recent years but whatever they are and whatever they have done they are certainly not Nazis.
the council could make loads of money if they rigourously enforce parking,a £60 fine on all illegally parked cars will sort them out,and generate badly needed income,people know the rules when they passed their tests,and if they decide to illegally park,,then they should accept the consequences too.
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Pandemics may come and go, but governance marches on. That’s the message BlackRock seems to have sent earlier this week, when it distributed its “Engagement Priorities for 2020.” Of course, the document was completed well before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, you’d think that BlackRock, ordinarily a reasonable player in the governance sandbox, would have added a last-minute addendum to the document or at least made public statements acknowledging that the current situation is extraordinary and might be taken into account in evaluating how companies are doing in that sandbox.
Not so, apparently. In fact, some BlackRock spokespeople have suggested that the crisis will separate the governance wheat from the chaff. I suppose that’s true to some extent, but when a company is struggling for its very existence, with many jobs at stake, is it really necessary that it worry about having non-executive board leadership? (Those of you who’ve read this blog probably know my views on board leadership. For those of you who have not followed my screeds, I have seen independent board leadership work wonderfully, and I’ve also seen it fail miserably. So, to me, it’s really not that big a deal.)
I note that BlackRock’s priorities should come as no surprise and generally are reasonable. Aside from board quality (i.e., leadership), it will be looking at:
- environmental risks and opportunities, including board and management oversight;
- corporate strategy and capital allocation;
- compensation that promotes long-termism; and
- human capital management.
Lest you think that BlackRock is an outlier, think again. Any number of institutional investors and advisers have let it be known that companies whose annual meetings are coming up may get a pass on meeting virtually this year, but if they do so they had better shape up in the future. For example, the “DealBook” section of The New York Times quotes Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller, saying that the funds he oversees “will not take action against boards holding virtual-only annual meetings due to the coronavirus that disclose their rationale and affirm their commitment to holding in-person meetings in the future.” Really? They have to disclose their rationale? Didn’t he just say it? And why commit to holding in-person meetings in the future when a virtual meeting gives far more holders that Mr. Stringer is allegedly protecting an opportunity to attend a meeting than having it at some venue a thousand miles from anywhere?
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|Type of Product Group||Concrete Batching Plants|
|Brand / model||Constmach 240 m3/h – Double Mixer & Truck Loading|
|Year of Production||2019|
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|Condition Grade (1 low to 5 high)|
|Gross weight||116,000 kg|
|Processing capacity||240 tn/h|
|Max. working load||15,000 kg|
|Transport dimensions (LxWxH)||16000 x 3000 x 4200 |
|Delivery terms||FCA, CPT, DAP, FOB, CFR, CIF, EXW|
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|Extra information||CONSTMACH 240 m3-h capacity stationary concrete plant consists of two different and independent concrete plants which are installed side-by-side in the same site. In this plant, there are double INDEPENDENT mixers and discharging is made by two different discharging buckets to two different truck mixers. Most important advantage of this plant is charging two truck mixers at the same time for not to spend so much time for waiting for the trucks. While one mixer is used for standard concrete production the other mixer can be used for special purpose concrete production such as concrete block or precast concrete.|
Full Automatic Stationary Concrete Plant
Capacity : 240 33-h
Mixer : 2 pcs, 3 m3 Wet Concrete Volume
Cement Hopper : 2000 kg – 2PCS
Water Hopper : 1200 kg – 2 PCS
Admixture Hopper : 50 kg – 4 PCS
Control Cabinet : Included in the price.
Cement Silos : Excluded. Optional.
ASSEMBLY & TRAINING IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.
WARRANTY : 2 YEARS.
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GLL’s deal with Lambeth explored,
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Lambeth Council accused of wasting ‘millions of pounds’ after independent scrutiny highlights Town Hall financial waste
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Heero slowly awoke from the wondrous sleep that he was enjoying. It had been a very long time since he felt at peace enough to sleep freely.
A sigh of contentment emanated from his throat as he felt the warm body snuggled up against his chest. His Duo. Heero was wrapped around him like a child holding its' favorite tattered teddy bear. Duo was the embodiment of everything he wanted and loved in this world. To be true to himself, he knew that Duo was the only thing that mattered to him. This was his best friend and lover. To love Duo was to feel God in your heart; that was the only way that Heero knew that God existed.
How many nights did they sleep like this when they were together? When Heero's world was wrapped in his arms like he was now. He softly ran his fingers down Duo's back and over the luscious curve of his perfect ass. Taking a few strands of hair with his fingers, he rolled the silken tresses between them to appreciate the soft texture. Heero pulled his fingers to his nose to drink in his lovers scent and rub the hair on his cheek. Moments like this were so rare. There were times when holding each other was all they had strength for after an exhausting mission.
As he reluctantly pulled away, he felt Duo's arms tightened around him even as he continued to sleep. Heero kissed Duo's forehead lightly before moving from the bed. As much as he wanted to stay in that bed a while longer, he couldn't. He was the Prince and General of the Earth's Military Defenses. There were responsibilities and obligations to see to. He slipped into a formal shirt before he went to his laptop.
Heero groaned as he saw that 552 of his 597 messages were from Relena or one of her staff. Ignoring that very annoying fact, he went about the business of returning important calls. As Heero knew she would, Relena beeped into a call to one of his top advisors. The man gave poor Prince Heero a sympathetic smile as he said good-bye.
A deep breath was taken to force the anger from his body before he pressed the receive button.
Relena appeared on the screen wearing a very pretty dress and her hair arranged perfectly to complete a very lovely picture. "Heero!" Relena put on her best smile.
He gave her face a passing glance before looking down to type in some notes from his last call. "What?" he asked totally devoid of any emotion in his voice.
She pinched her lips together to hide her disappointment with his lack of response. "I've missed you, Heero. When are you coming home?"
He shrugged as looked past the view screen to the naked braided beauty still sleeping on the bed. Heero wanted to make sure that Duo was still resting; he looked like he needed the sleep.
"So Heero, did you see Duo and talk some sense into him?"
Heero slowly turned a dangerous look into Relena's direction. "Talk sense into him?"
Now that Relena saw that she finally had Heero's full attention, she lifted her chin and squared off her shoulders to meet his "death glare". She would not allow him to intimidate her. "Yes, Heero. Did you tell him to be a man? Tell him to go back home and face his responsibilities! Has he given any thought to his children? Are they going to grow up without a father?"
"Duo didn't leave. She kicked HIM out!" Heero hissed.
"Well he needs his oldest friend to tell him to get home and make things right again! This is serious!" She smiled as if genuinely concerned. "You know that I care about Duo!"
Duo sat straight up in bed upon hearing his lover's command.
Relena looked at Heero like she wasn't quite sure that she heard him right. He had never spoken so tersely to her.
Heero was furious; his voice sounded low and threatening. "Lying doesn't become you, Relena."
She looked down. It wasn't "exactly" a lie. Of course she cared about Duo; at least she cared about him staying with Hilde. It was vitally important that Duo stay with his family and away from Heero. Relena looked back up at her husband and pleaded. "Heero, please."
Without another word, he cut the connection and stared at the blank screen.
Duo's deep voice broke the silence. "You want to tell me what that was about?"
Heero looked up to see Duo watching him from the bed with concern written on his face. He knew that he had to distract Duo from the question at hand and there was only one sure way of doing that. With a smirk, Heero stood and walked around to the bed.
Duo was rendered speechless as Heero walked over to him. The man was wearing nothing but a dress shirt to answer his calls. Duo crawled to the edge of the bed and grabbed Heero by his shirt. "Oh God, do you have any idea what you do to me?" Duo asked as he unbuttoned the bottom button of Heero's shirt. He pulled the lower part of the shirt apart to expose his lover. Duo engulfed Heero within his warm mouth, sucking and teasing with his tongue.
A gasp escaped Heero as he felt Duo's mouth work it's incredible magick. His hands reached down to fist themselves within the chestnut strands of silk. He looked down to watch Duo's head move rhythmically over his crotch. The luscious full lips wrapped around his steel hard member sliding up and down.
Heero groaned in protest as Duo pulled away to lean back on the bed. His legs seductively spread and his fingers tracing little patterns over his thick manhood. Heero growled as he pounced on his cheeky lover. In one quick motion, Duo found himself sitting on Heero, straddling his hips.
Duo leaned forward and took Heero lips with his own. He felt those wonderful hands reach down to his ass and fingers circling his tight entrance. Duo giggled. "So that's the game you want to play? It's fine with me 'cause I pick the speed. We do it my way, we do it hard and fast." Duo grinned as he began to unbutton Heero's shirt from the top, kissing the warm skin as it became exposed. As he undid the last button, Duo yanked to shirt open. He purred as he ran his hands up and down Heero's chest in long firm strokes.
He grabbed the lube and coated Heero's member. Duo shifted forward and then he impaled himself onto Heero. He moaned with the sheer pleasure of the mind blowing sensations was he took all of Heero's length into him. "Oh Heero." He gasped. Duo's body moved up and down. Starting slowly, then quickly picking up speed. His very lubricated hand found its way to his own manhood to relieve the pain.
Heero was too stunned by Duo's intensity to do much of anything except stroke his partner's inner thighs. He felt the movements get increasingly faster and he suddenly lost the mental capacity to breathe. Duo slammed himself down on Heero repeatedly, moving like a piston and quickly losing control.
Duo threw his head back as he screamed his release and shot all the way to Heero's chin. Heero quickly followed, thoroughly coating Duo's tightness.
They rolled over together on their sides facing one another. Their mouths melded in holy liplock, tongues dancing and teasing. They were one and nothing would change that fact. Time and space played no part in what they truly were.
Duo pulled back just slightly and suddenly looked very serious. "Love the distraction, but are you going to tell me what is going on between you and Relena?"

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We are in the process of buying our first home, and hope to find one and close by the end of the summer. So I could either wait until we bought a house and get whatever puppy I want, whatever size I want...OR get a small one NOW.
Guess what I picked?!!?
I searched online thru every puppy up for adoption at every local shelter, and in the newspaper. I found the perfect little "Cavapoo." His mom is a mini-poodle and dad is a King Charles Spaniel. Both parents are between 13-14 pounds. And this little guy is the runt of the litter, at only 3.5 pounds at 12 weeks old! His brother and sister are both 10 pounds already! He is going to stay very small. Maybe 6 pounds the vet guessed?
We went and got him on Thursday night. He is doing pretty well so far. He only wakes up around 2am to whine in his box. But I ignore him and he goes back to sleep after a few minutes. We're in the very beginning of potty training though.
He is sooooo lovey. He loves to be held and isn't afraid of strange people or the cats! (The cats however, are not a fan of him. Haha.) I tried to get him to walk on a leash today...that wasn't happening. Oh well, he's still pretty scared. He needs some more time to get used to living here first.
So.... Here is my little man, Rex!

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8 NOK to KRW: Norwegian Krones to Wons
As of 03:00AM UTC Eight 🇳🇴 norwegian krones is equal to ₩1,092.25 (KRW) or 🇰🇷 One thousand ninety-two wons . We use the midpoint between the buy and sell rates of NOK to KRW at currency exchanges across the globe. The current exchange rate is equivalent to 136.5306.
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South Korean Won 🚀 risen by 0% (+0.0504) against the Norwegian Krone as compared to the previous closing exchange rate. Alternatively, you may try converting 8 Wons to Norwegian Krones.
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The table shows the data and analysis of the variations. A year ago today, on this day, they provided the equivalent of kr8.00 norwegian krones for ₩995.73 wons, which is ₩96.51 less than it is now. Over the last 7 days, the best beneficial exchange rate was ₩1,092.25. Be on the lookout for any changes, ready up-to-date.
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|Monday, 20/09/2021||kr8 = ₩1,089.60||▲2.90||0.27%|
|Sunday, 19/09/2021||kr8 = ₩1,086.70||▲0.808||0.07%|
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|Monday, 13/09/2021||kr8 = ₩1,087.04||▲5.29||0.49%|

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How much protein does a 75 year old man need per day
When you hear high protein diet do you think of bodybuilders? Men and women with large arm, chest and leg muscles? Bodybuilders need high amounts of protein because they build muscle. But a high protein diet is important for seniors, too.SEE VIDEO BY TOPIC: Why and How much PROTEIN YOU NEED Daily? (Hindi / Punjabi)
SEE VIDEO BY TOPIC: How Many Grams of Protein on a Keto & Intermittent Fasting Plan?Content:
- 20 Ways To Get Your Elderly Parents to Eat More Protein With Their Meals
- How Much Protein Do You Need After 50?
- Nutrition Over 70: A Guide To Senior Dietary Needs
- Protein and older adults.
- Daily protein needs for seniors still unsettled
- Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein (And Not Overdo Protein Shakes)
- How Much Protein Does a Senior Citizen Need in a Day?
- Protein Requirements for People Over 70
20 Ways To Get Your Elderly Parents to Eat More Protein With Their Meals
April Issue. Older patients and clients need more protein than their younger counterparts. At one time, that would have been considered a controversial statement, but many experts now consider it a fact.
Previously, it was believed that high protein intake resulted in bone loss and strained the kidneys, both especially risky for older people. Now it's been shown that more protein benefits bone health, and getting enough protein is as important as getting enough calcium and vitamin D.
Though greater protein needs for older individuals aren't yet reflected in the Recommended Dietary Allowances RDAs , it's clear that not only do older people progressively lose muscle as they age but also their physiology resists building new muscle.
The muscle loss, known as sarcopenia, ranges anywhere from 0. The good news is that after age 50, getting enough high-quality protein in the diet, coupled with physical activity, can help overcome that resistance. However, Douglas Paddon-Jones, PhD, a professor in the department of nutrition and metabolism at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, says his research shows that for people who are inactive, muscle loss can begin much earlier in middle age.
Pair inactivity with low protein intake, and continued muscle loss with age is inevitable. He believes that getting plenty of high-quality protein can help buffer the aging process. Animal sources of protein are the highest quality protein in the diet and generally provide the most leucine, the essential amino acid that, Layman says, is the key threshold to the synthesis of muscle tissue. Pass this threshold, which likely is greater in older people ie, get enough leucine , and muscle synthesis triggers.
Whey protein has been found to be especially high in leucine. But research indicates that protein requirements increase with age. Recommendations for how much protein is enough for older people vary, but current studies suggest that most people over age 65 should take in about 1 g to 1. Older adults are less efficient in using amino acids for muscle protein synthesis than are young adults.
Exercise increases the efficiency of muscle protein synthesis in older adults. What about vegetarians? Older vegetarians can achieve the higher recommended protein intake, but it requires much more planning and forethought, Paddon-Jones says. Vegetarians should get protein from soy products, such as tofu, soymilk, and soy yogurt; lentils; beans; nuts; and seeds.
That begs the question: Although protein needs increase with age, do we need to eat more protein if we're already consuming more than the RDA? Not according to Paddon-Jones, who says the danger of recommending that people eat more protein is that it easily can be interpreted as "eat more food. We need to educate seniors, especially women, about the importance of protein in maintaining health and function.
Wright and Paddon-Jones agree, however, that it's best to focus on maintaining intake of high-quality proteins throughout life and not waiting until you're older. Eggs, low-fat milk, and Greek yogurt are examples of high-quality protein foods that easily can fit into the diet, especially at breakfast—even for elderly patients who have problems chewing or swallowing.
Protein at Every Meal While not everyone agrees, some experts believe that equally distributing protein intake over three meals during the day is just as important as getting enough protein overall. The distribution is important for maximizing the utilization of amino acids for muscle tissue synthesis. Wright says that seniors should strive for 30 g at each meal and include protein in snacks as well. An example of a g protein breakfast can include one scrambled egg and two Italian veggie sausage links.
Paddon-Jones says that breakfast can be the most neglected meal when it comes to protein, and that a "tea and toast" breakfast isn't conducive to maintaining muscle health. Senior Athletes But what about people who stay physically active well into their 60s, 70s, and even 80s?
Running, walking, cycling, hiking, even running marathons? Do they need even more protein than their less-active counterparts of the same age, and how much is enough? Again, Paddon-Jones says that obsessing over the right proportion of protein in the diet is unnecessary, unless you're going for the gold and training hard or working toward some personal best. Wright recommends older weight lifters strive for 1.
However, all older clients, but especially those who are physically active, require extra attention to their protein needs—the amount, the quality, and possibly the distribution throughout the day. References 1. Amount and type of protein influences bone health. Am J Clin Nutr. A high whey protein-, leucine-, and vitamin D-enriched supplement preserves muscle mass during intentional weight loss in obese older adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
How Much Protein Do You Need After 50?
Place referral orders on your computer or mobile device and track order status for all your orders in real time. If you are over 70 years old, some of your dietary needs differ from other populations. Your calorie needs decrease as you get older, yet you may need more of some key nutrients. The amount of calories you need depends on how physically active you are. The USDA defines a sedentary lifestyle as one in which you are limited to the activities of daily living.
Body composition changes as people get older. One of the noteworthy alterations is the reduction in total body protein. A decrease in skeletal muscle is the most noticeable manifestation of this change but there is also a reduction in other physiologic proteins such as organ tissue, blood components, and immune bodies as well as declines in total body potassium and water. This contributes to impaired wound healing, loss of skin elasticity, and an inability to fight infection. The recommended dietary allowance RDA for adults for protein is 0.
Nutrition Over 70: A Guide To Senior Dietary Needs
My mom is a little feather of an year-old, quite thin and less than five feet tall. Protein is good for building and maintaining muscle and bone. A new study aimed to extend the benefits even further, to stroke prevention. Researchers in China analyzed seven studies that included more than , participants who ranged in age from their mids to their 80s. They were followed for an average of 14 years. The results were published online today in the journal Neurology. That seems like a pretty important finding. Stroke is a major cause of death and disability.
Protein and older adults.
Protein is an essential nutrient for all age groups, but it's particularly critical to get enough as you age. Protein is a backup source of energy when carbohydrates and fat aren't available, and it helps repair skin and tissues and improves skeletal strength. Before making changes to your diet, check with your physician to ensure you're getting enough protein without going overboard. The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine recommends that men over age 50 get at least 56 grams of protein daily.
Older adults need to eat more protein-rich foods when losing weight, dealing with a chronic or acute illness, or facing a hospitalization, according to a growing consensus among scientists. During these stressful periods, aging bodies process protein less efficiently and need more of it to maintain muscle mass and strength, bone health and other essential physiological functions. Even healthy seniors need more protein than when they were younger to help preserve muscle mass, experts suggest. Combined with a tendency to become more sedentary, this puts them at risk of deteriorating muscles, compromised mobility, slower recovery from bouts of illness and the loss of independence.
Daily protein needs for seniors still unsettled
Enter your email and we'll keep you on top of the latest nutrition research, supplement myths, and more. Our evidence-based analysis features unique references to scientific papers. Each member of our research team is required to have no conflicts of interest, including with supplement manufacturers, food companies, and industry funders.SEE VIDEO BY TOPIC: How Much Protein Do You Need Per Day?
If you're over 70 and typically have just toast and jam for breakfast, you might want to add a portion of protein to your meal. While a serving of protein at breakfast is a good idea at any age, new research suggests that eating the right amount of protein daily and at the right times is even more important for maintaining optimal health when you're over While many people easily meet the recommended daily intake of protein in young adulthood and middle age, as you edge past 70, your body may become less efficient at using the protein in the food you eat. Even if you're eating the same amount of protein as you did at age 50, you may not be deriving enough value from it now. While general guidelines for the entire adult population used to recommend consuming 0. A challenge for many older adults is that as they age, their sense of taste begins to change.
Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein (And Not Overdo Protein Shakes)
How Much Protein Does a Senior Citizen Need in a Day?
Protein Requirements for People Over 70

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The Infiniti / Indy Pro Series made its debut in mid-2002 with an inaugural season of
seven races run in conjunction with the Indy Car Racing Series.
In 2008 the championship was renamed the Firestone Indy Lights Series when Firestone tires became the primary sponsor.
The fifteen-race schedule kicked off with a doubleheader at Saint Petersburg and concluded in early October at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Drivers compete in the Dallara IPS, designed and manufactured for the Infiniti Pro Series. The open-wheel, single-seat racer is equipped with a ground-effect underbody and outboard wings front and rear. The monocoque chassis is constructed using carbon fiber and composites. The Dallara has a minimum weight of 1,430 pounds, which includes all lubricants and coolants used during the event, but does not include fuel or the driver.
Firestone Firehawk racing tires are mounted on 15-inch diameter x 10 front and 15-inch diameter x 14 rear wheels.
The car is powered by a 3.5-liter Infiniti Q45 engine which produces approximately 450 horsepower and is fitted to a Ricardo six forward gear transmission with a sequential shifter.
Infiniti Pro Series costs are tightly controlled by the Indy Racing League, with the Dallara IPS costing $137,900 (including the data acquisition system).
Round eight of the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series was held at Watkins Glen International. The Corning 100 was a thirty-lap contest around the eleven-turn 3.337-mile road course.
|The points leader, J.R. Hildebrand, collected his first win of the season at Long Beach and earned his second in round eight at Watkins Glen International. Hildebrand qualified fourth fastest in the No. 27 AGR-AFS Racing Dallara IPS. His first pass was on lap-10 when he moved ahead of his teammate, Sebastian Saavedra, for the second spot. On lap-14, Hildebrand got by James Davison for the lead and victory.|
|Finishing 0.550-seconds behind J.R. Hildebrand was Australian James Davison. Before round eight, he had several top-ten results but had not stepped on the podium. Davison grabbed the pole at Watkins Glen International driving the No. 21 Vision Racing prepared Dallara IPS. He would lead the first fourteen laps before surrendering first place to the eventual winner, J.R. Hildebrand.|
|Brazilian Felipe Guimaraes didnít make his Firestone Indy Lights Series debut until round eight at Watkins Glen International. Guimaraes proved to be a quick study as he qualified sixth fastest driving the No. 29 Bryan Herta Autosport Dallara IPS. The retirement of James Hinchcliffe and the pass on Charlie Kimball moved him to fourth. On the final lap, Guimaraes got by Sebastian Saavedra for third place.|
|Charlie Kimball was the fifth fastest qualifier in round eight at Watkins Glen. The driver of the No. 35 Team PBIR moved into fourth place on lap-7 when James Hinchcliffe crashed but lost the position when he was passed by Felipe Guimaraes. On the final lap, Kimball had contact with Sebastian Saavedra in the ĎBus Stopí chicane. Saavedra was penalized for avoidable contact and Kimball went on to finish fourth.|
|Title contenders, Wade Cunningham and Mario Romancini had a miserable weekend at Watkins Glen International. Entering the weekend, Romancini trailed the championship leader, J.R. Hildebrand, by nineteen points. He started tenth in the No. 5 Revita / Win Brazil / Allied Dallara IPS. Unfortunately, he retired on lap-14 with transmission issues. Romancini was now fifty-eight markers behind Hildebrand.|
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A 33-year-old Berkshire woman is planning to make the fastest solo, unsupported trek to the South Pole.
Ms McKeand was part of a team that reached the South Pole in 2004
Hannah McKeand, from Newbury, hopes to travel the 690 miles (1,110km) from the edge of Antarctica to the Geographic South Pole in less than 42 days.
In 2004, she reached the South Pole, as part of a team of five, in 55 days.
She plans to begin her solo expedition in a few weeks and hopes the expedition will raise more than £10,000 for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity.
Ms McKeand wants to beat the 42-day record set by 37-year-old Fiona Thornewill in 2004.
On her expedition she will be pulling a sledge weighing up to 220lb (100kgs) on the uphill route and burning up to 8,000 calories a day.

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National Housing Bank Jobs: National Housing Bank has invited applications for various posts including Assistant Manager. The process of applying for these posts has started from October 29. Interested and eligible candidates can complete the application process by visiting the official website www.nhb.org.in till November 18 to get the job for these posts.
National Housing Bank Jobs: Vacancy Details
National Housing Bank has invited applications for a total of 27 posts. Under this, 16 for Assistant Manager Scale I (Generalist/Hindi), one for Chief Economist, two for Protocol Officer, Dy. Recruitment will be done for one post of General Manager (Scale – VI), 06 for Officer for Supervision (Backlog) and Regional Manager (Scale IV) – one post of Company Secretary.
National Housing Bank Jobs: Qualification
Different educational qualifications have been fixed for different posts. Candidates willing to apply for these posts can see the official notification to know the eligibility.
National Housing Bank Jobs: Age Limit
- Assistant Manager Scale I (Generalist/Hindi) – 21 to 30 years
- Chief Economist – Up to 62 years
- Protocol Officer – 60 to 62 years
- Dy. General Manager (Scale – VI) – 40 to 55 years
- Officer for Supervision (Backlog) – 57 to 63 years
- Regional Manager (Scale IV) – Company Secretary – 30 to 45 years
National Housing Bank Jobs:Application Fee
General / OBC / EWS candidates applying for these posts will have to pay an application fee of Rs 850 and SC / ST candidates Rs 175.
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William Shakespeare is not only one of the most widely read English authors, but also one of the most easily recognizable, with his beard, mustache, and oblong shaped head. As a result, he has been commemorated and memorialized throughout New York City. Below, we explore some of those many places where you can find references to the Bard of Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Negative function part of the experience. Image via Times Square Arts
Celebrate Earth Month in Times Square by participating in an interactive sonic visual art installation, called JUNGLE-IZED, a presentation by the Soundwalk Collective and David de Rothschild. As part of Midnight Moment, a monthly presentation by the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square Arts, each night from 11:57pm to midnight, the electronic billboards will show JUNGLE-IZED the video directed by Stephan Crasneanscki, revealing the hidden energy that exists in one the most biodiverse environments in the world, brining the animals, the air, the trees and the inhabitants of the Amazon to New York City. (more…)
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Today, Times Square is filled with commercial businesses, drowned in tourists (and its famous lights), and hosts secrets under its surface. Notably, the area is also home to the city’s theater district where plays, musicals, actors, writers, and everyone in the industry go to make their mark. The area is home to beautiful historic theaters, some still standing as operating theaters, others converted repurposed, while some have closed. Just recently, the New York City Landmarks Commission removed seven theaters in Times Square from landmarks consideration, which we will note below in our collection of historic theaters in New York City’s Times Square. (more…)
The original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York City has always been a hot spot for luxury hotels, which compete with each other for the latest amenities, most unique architecture, and more. But the cycle of construction, demolition, and rebirth is as old as the city itself, apart from the much needed landmarks preservation designations, and many of what were once New York’s grandest hotels have been lost to history. As a look back, here are ten notable hotels no longer standing.
Garish billboards are a common sight in Times Square. Image via Wikipedia.
Whether you’re a local or visitor, you are bound to have stepped foot in Times Square at least once. Located within the “Special Midtown District,” Times Square has its own set of zoning rules. In fact, the garish billboards that have became the hallmark of Times Square are not a coincidence, but planned down to the smallest detail from the minimum surface area of light on street frontages, where signage must face, to the mandatory level of brightness for illuminated displays. With more than 360,000 pedestrians passing through Times Square everyday, it is no wonder many stores have joined in the competition and add a little extra to their usual signage displayed elsewhere.
Here are the 10 most “blinged out” signage that passersby won’t miss even if they try to: (more…)
In New York City, the month of February will usher in thoughtful exhibits and installations, both indoor and outdoor, highlighting the way we live and work. Technology and the digital arts have arrived with a full-force of exhibits, translating our inner hard-drives into colorful patterns of our everyday web-lives. They are joined by a view of the spaces we live and work in, from our urban boxes to our loft-like live/work spaces.
The Guggenheim Museum will walk hand-in-hand with Times Square Arts and The Public Art Fund to show us How To Work Better. Life as seen through our artistic endeavors can shine a light on global issues that touch us all and it can present in images conditions in other parts of our world, both past and present. In the end, we are all Looking Up at the same sky, even if not from Park Avenue.
Without further ado, 18 exhibits to check out in February: (more…)

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) — Even amidst coronavirus, Santa Claus will be making an extended visit to Manhattan Town Center this holiday season — an experience you won’t want to miss.
With coronavirus still in full force, several changes will be made this year to ensure the safety of all participants.
- In accordance with local mask orders, everyone is required to where a face covering in addition to maintaining social distance.
- In between visits, enhanced cleaning will take place.
- Guests will not sit on Santa’s lap but will instead sit on large gift boxes in front of Santa.
Children of all ages this year will now have the opportunity to send letters to Saint Nick via a Letters to Santa mailbox at the mall.
This year, Santa will be meeting with children and their families from Friday, Nov. 27 through Thursday, Dec. 24. Santa will have days off on Monday, Nov. 30 and Monday, Dec. 7, along with Friday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. for the Spirit of Christmas Lighted Parade.
Reservations are encouraged, however, walk-up visits will be available as space allows.
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- Director:Harmony Korine
- Cast:James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Heather Morris
- Release Date:May 09, 2013
- Running time:94 minutes
- Film Worth:$17.00
- FILMINK rates movies out of $20 - the score indicates the amount we believe a ticket to the movie to be worth
A thrilling and provocative cinematic trip, which rides on James Franco’s riotous lead performance, and remains admirably enigmatic to the very end.
Polarising as he may be, Harmony Korine (the scribe behind Kids and writer/director of Gummo) has the rare ability to make us laugh, recoil and marvel at the same time. And that’s certainly the response yielded by the brave auteur’s latest feature, Spring Breakers, which takes the titular American ritual and pushes it to its darkest extremes.
Short of money to embark on their spring break dream, four best friends (Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, Selena Gomez) rob a restaurant, and are soon headed for Florida to join the partying hordes. But the cops arrive, and the girls end up in jail, only to be bailed out by a white rapper and drug dealer named Alien (James Franco, complete with tats and a gold grill). The girls become immersed in Alien’s world, which grows more sinister and strange by the second, with Korine using trippy visuals and a techno score to create a fantasy world that hints at the characters’ headspace and desires.
In many ways, this trashy, dazzling but enigmatic film belongs to Franco’s Alien, a wannabe gangsta who just doesn’t have the guts or heart to be a cold-hearted thug. In one of Spring Breakers’ funniest moments, Alien boastfully shows the girls all his prized possessions – his guns, dope and endless cash – and seems genuinely amazed himself. He’s a blast to watch, but there’s something deeply tragic about this character who, just like the girls, is desperately clamouring for the thrills promised to him by a world weaned on celebrity and excess. But while rife with provocation, don’t expect any scathing social commentary here. Any moral lifting is left to the audience, and that’s just the way that Korine likes it.

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UPDATE: George Johnson, 58, was sentenced Feb. 11, 2020 to two years in prison on one count of aiding and abetting third-degree assault in the case. Justin Wainner, 43, was sentenced to one-year probation June 2, 2020 after being convicted of one count of second-degree riot. He was acquitted of the other counts previously facing him in the case.
Two more Hells Outcasts members have been implicated in what authorities say was a coordinated attack against a bouncer who told members of the biker gang they were not allowed to wear gang colors inside the St. Paul establishment.
Anthony Joseph Ledo, 38, of St. Paul, and Richard John Mader, 41, of Vadnais Heights, were charged Monday with committing crimes for the benefit of a gang, third-degree assault and riot, according to criminal complaints filed in Ramsey County District Court.
The charges come more than a year after authorities say members of the gang assaulted a bouncer at Saloon Bar in the 1000 block of Hudson Road Nov. 9, 2018. The assault was in retaliation for a new rule at the bar that prevented Hells Outcasts members from wearing their gang colors in the bar and getting served, though members of other gangs could, according to the charges.
Surveillance video shows Ledo arrive at the bar about 11:15 p.m. that night and push past the bouncer who tried to stop him because he was wearing his gang vest and yellow work gloves at the time, the criminal complaint said. Footage shows the bouncer follow Ledo inside, where he tries to get him to either leave or take off his vest.
Instead, Ledo pushed the bouncer and sat back down, charges say.
Several other Hells Outcast members, including Mader, arrived shortly thereafter.
Six gang members were surrounding the bouncer when Justin Raymon Wainner, another Hells Outcasts member, arrived. That’s when the six started assaulting the bouncer, the complaint said.
Meanwhile Wainner and Mader stood on the perimeter and appeared to block others in the bar from interfering, according to the charges.
At one point, Ledo was reportedly seen smiling before pushing the bouncer down, according to the charges.
Ledo and Mader are scheduled to make their first appearances on the charges Feb. 6. No attorney was listed for them in court records.
Wainner, 42, Patrick Thomas Maykoski, 50, Joseph Michael Prantner, 35, and John George Johnson, 57, were also charged in connection with the assault.
Maykoski pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting third-degree assault this past August and was sentenced in October to 30 days in jail and five years of probation.
Prantner entered an Alford plea to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and is scheduled to be sentenced in March. He was accused of stealing the bouncer’s firearm during the altercation.
Wainner was acquitted this past December of one of the various charges filed against him but the jury failed to reach consensus on the other counts. Prosecutors are retrying those counts and a new jury is scheduled to hear the case in March.
Wainner is accused of threatening to “shoot up” the bar that night.
A jury convicted Johnson of all the counts filed against him in the case. He is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 11.
The bouncer sustained injuries to his eyes, and knee and was subsequently diagnosed with vision problems, according to court documents.

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The INspired GEOdata CLOUD Services (INGEOCLOUDS) project aims at demonstrating the feasibility of employing a cloud-based infrastructure coupled with the necessary services to provide seamless access to geospatial public sector information, especially targeting the geological, geophysical and other geoscientific information. This kind of information possesses interesting characteristics like the size of the available data, the existing metadata descriptions (mostly according to the European Directive INSPIRE) and the current availability of related services that can be moved to the cloud. Among the project partners there are many with such data and services available under more traditional infrastructures that can be easily deployed to the cloud. One of the project challenges would be the linking of the partners’ data among themselves and with relevant external datasets. On top of the basic cloud services the project plans to demonstrate the ability to built more intelligent services by using and combining data seamlessly integrated through the cloud. Based on the gained experience, the project will provide guidelines in order to support the partners and other stakeholders of public information in their efforts to move more of their services and data to the cloud in order to decide the best possible roadmap, the requirements of the underlying infrastructure that will be chosen as a host, the requirements for the services and the possible pros and cons of these choices. In summary we plan to provide the necessary documentation, the related analysis, the roadmap and a set of working services to support organizations that need to move large amounts of public sector information to the cloud. The service-based infrastructure created by the project can survive the pilot and demonstration phases since the partners plan to integrate it in their infrastructure and various charge-on-demand financial models can be employed to support it.
Innnovation Radar's analysis of this innovation is based on data collected on 10/09/2014. The unique id of this innovation in the European Commission's IT systems is: 78


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The past graduating season has brought the first class of college gradsto exit school during the Donald Trump era.
If youre one of those alums, thats worth noting, too, because of the drastic differences between this president and the last.
Simply put, things are going to be different. While you figure out how to navigate your way through adulthood, there are sure to be lots of policies brought forth by this administration that affect how well youre able to do just that.
Its inevitable, so you might as well be prepared.
Here are some of the main things all college graduates should think about now that theres anew president.
If the Republican party and President Trump successfully repeal and replace Obamacareand pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a lot of things will change when it comes to how Americans access healthcare, for better or worse.
It just so happens, though, thatyoung people are expected to experience the least drastic changes.
One reason is because Republicans planto keep the Obamacare provision that allows younger Americans to stay on their parents health insurance plans up until the age of 26.
That means you can still rely on mom and dad for coverage while you get yourself settled in the real world.
On the flip side, one Obamacare feature that expected to go away is theindividual mandate. The mandate is essentially the penalty that (typically) younger Americans have to pay if they dont sign up for health insurance.
All things considered,theAHCA is expected to be a good deal the young and healthy already on insurance plans although there are longterm issues.
That demographic is expected to have the luxury of staying on their parents plans and have the option of avoiding signing up for health insurance they feel they might not absolutely need although it will be more expensive to get onto a plan if youve been without one for over two months.
Of course, not all young people fit under that description.
For a comprehensive summaryfor how different groups of people would be affected by the AHCA, check out this guide.
If you have student loans to pay off, you should expect a bit less generosity from a federal government that, under Trump, is aiming to cutcosts.
As of now, the Office of Federal Student Aid offers repayment programsthat expect borrowers to pay no more than 10 percent of discretionary income towards students loans. Furthermore, if theres a balance left on these loans after 20 years, the debt can be forgiven.
But if Congress grants the wishes of the White Houses recent budget proposal, that cap will now be 12.5 percent for both undergraduate and graduate borrowers.
The 20-year feature would be gone as well. Undergraduate borrowers would pay up to the cap for 15 years, whilegraduate borrowers would have to pay off their loans for 30 years.
Changecould also be coming to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Under that program, people who enter professions such as teaching were eligible for loan forgiveness after ten years of paying their debts on time. The Trump budget proposes cutting the program.
Meanwhile, education secretary Betsy Devos rescinded an Obama-era order to reform the student loan industry. Despite the fact DeVos agreed reform is needed, its unclear what plans she has to address the issues that the Obama order tried, at least, to confront.
Bottom line, you should study up on how the Trump administrations policies on education financing will positively or negatively affect you.
Its safe to say President Trump is not a fan of drastic environmental protection measures. On Friday, Trump metwith world leaders with who will try to convince him to maintain the United States participation in the Paris Agreement, an international effort which aims to limit an increase in global warming.
At home, the most dramatic cuts proposed by the White Houses newly released budget will come to Environmental Protection Agency, with the budget requesting 31 percent dip in funding.
Add in the fact that President Trump has made a number of executive orders designs specifically to rescind Obama-era orders that sought to protect the environment, and its clear that subduingclimate change will not be a priority of this administration.
With cost of climate change worst possible effects most likely to come down on young people, how the government addresses environmental issues in the near future should be a key concern.
Should the AHCA successfully make its way through Congress,there will be a number of implications in this area.
For starters, insurance companies would no longer be required to cover the costs of contraception.That means birth control would once again requireout-of-pocket payment for any number of people.
Furthermore, the costs of pregnancy could increase by an extra $1,000 per month, according to an analysis of the AHCA by the Congressional Budget Office.
All of the aforementioned factors are worth considering for young people who use different measures to time the points at which they want to begin families.
Getting a job
In addition, more young people live with their parents now than at any point during the last century.
With that all in mind, the most important thing to watch for under this president is whether he can fulfill the promise of his campaigns broad, yet key, theme which might affect graduates ability to achieve financial independence: jobs.

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My Heart's Own Hero
©Eleanor Fairchild (Truly Carmichael)
His sword shall sing in summertime, held steady in his hand.
His gaze intense, his mind complex, his body sculpted stone.
He is my heart's own hero, and a leader in our land.
The skalds should sing his story that his noblest deeds be known
A lion's pride, an eagle's grace, sublimely blend within
A heart that's white with passion pure, for honor beating free.
Oh, blushing bold, of him I dream, though dreaming is no sin.
And then I wake, and peaceful find him sleeping next to me.


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GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - Broken signage and elephant dung on the Outeniqua hiking trail in the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park could mean that the elusive Knysna elephant, Oupoot, recently visited the area.
Whether it is because there is less human movement due to the lockdown could not be confirmed, but according to the experts it might just be part of her normal range.
According to Dr Sandra Taljaard, Wilderness park manager, the evidence was found by SANParks rangers who worked in the area on Wednesday 22 April.
Oupoot is about 45 years old and moves in the indigenous forest and fynbos areas on SANParks and neighbouring private land. In February last year, research conducted by SANParks scientists confirmed the presence of a female elephant roaming the Knysna forest.
SANParks scientist Lizette Moolman then said that their latest Knysna elephant survey used camera trap technology covering the whole elephant range.
"Because elephants move along defined elephant pathways, cameras were placed on these paths and covered the elephant range evenly, with spaces between camera traps no larger than the smallest range recorded for elephants. In other words, an elephant would not reside in a gap area, between camera trap locations, for the duration of the survey.
"The cameras were all active for 15 months, and during this time the same female elephant was identified in 140 capture events, always by herself. No other elephants were photographically captured," she said.
'We bring you the latest Garden Route news'


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Apparently disturbed by the prevailing socio-economic crises engendered by the new currency regime and fuel price hike, the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has joined the growing calls for intervention by security agencies.
At a meeting with officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the state headquarters in Uyo, the state capital yesterday, the group lamented the excruciating pains Nigerians, especially the ordinary people are being subjected to, and called on the agency to intervene with a view to restoring sanity to the prevailing humanitarian crises in the state and Nigeria.
The state director of the human rights and pro-democracy group, Otuekong Franklyn Isong, who led the group on a courtesy visit to the state director of the DSS, Mr. M. Modibbo, conveyed the feelings of the people to the leadership of the agency and solicited for effective deployment of its operatives to curb the menace.
The CHRAN boss commended the professionalism of the officers and men of the DSS in Akwa Ibom Command, saying that the DSS has maintained good human rights record since the coming of Mr. Modibbo, as its state director.
He said the hoarding of fuel and the redesigned naira notes have subjected Akwa Ibom people and Nigerians to serious hardship and urged the DSS to use its intelligence network to fish out those responsible for this clear case of economic sabotage.
He said, “CHRAN is a responsible organisation which believes in constructive engagement of government and agencies on policies of government that impact negatively on the masses, before mobilizing the people on a protest against such harmful policies thus, the visit to the DSS, knowing the role that the DSS plays in the country.”
Responding, Modibbo, lauded the CHRAN leadership “for coming to engage the service on the two critical issues of fuel scarcity and unavailability of the redesigned naira notes, instead of mobilising the people and go on a protest.”
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A shot was fired into a Winston-Salem State University residence hall Wednesday night, according to an alert sent out by campus police.
At 6:25 p.m, campus police responded to a call from the Foundation Heights residence hall regarding a bullet that had traveled into one of the rooms from the outside.
No injuries were reported.
Campus police do not have any suspects in this case at this time.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call campus police at (336) 750-2900.


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WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to global levels in nearly 100 countries.
Raising animals for meat, milk, and eggs has been a valuable part of the global agricultural landscape for millennia as it provides communities with a significant source of nutrition, underpins many cultural identities, and supports the livelihoods of more than a billion people¹ who work to provide these foods globally. Today, meat production occurs all around the world and is expected to increase by more than 70% by 2050.²
But rarely do we think about the complex relationship between animals and their food. The feed ingredients used to ensure a healthy diet and life for agricultural animals come from a large number of growers but only a small number of crops: maize (corn), soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, and rice. Unfortunately, growing these crops comes with a significant environmental cost, accounting for 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 12% of global freshwater consumption, and 65% of global land-use change between 1961 and 2011. At the same time, certain production practices—such as well-managed grazing of cattle on grasslands, the use of cover crops to build soil health, or the addition of certain ingredients in a cow’s feed to reduce the amount of methane emitted through belching—can provide important opportunities to conserve nature, mitigate climate change, and boost livelihoods.
Balancing livelihoods with environmental protection requires collaboration. To address some of the impacts of feed production, WWF partnered with the Institute for Feed Education and Research in 2022 to convene the first-ever Feed Systems Sustainability Summit with the goal of elevating feed and animal nutrition as a critical lever in achieving sustainable food systems. The summit called for stronger value-chain collaboration to advance feed systems solutions.
As a follow-up, WWF published Solutions to Meet the Need for Feed to support organizations looking to integrate feed systems into their sustainability journeys. The paper presents four transformative solutions that can impact the landscape of sustainable agriculture:
The goal is for people in supply chains, communities, companies, and beyond to learn about these solutions and implement them in their work. There are several important steps to use these building blocks for transforming livestock production.
First, we need to elevate the significance of animal feed production in food systems, recognizing it as the linchpin that supports sustainable livestock systems. This means ensuring that we’re transparent about and aware of where animal feed comes from and how sustainable it is. Second, we need our supply chains and markets to promote sustainability, openness, and collaboration. Third, we must support innovative technologies and ideas to protect nature, animal health, and productivity—all while keeping processes financially viable. Fourth, we need policies that encourage sustainable feed production, reliable data systems, and clear standards. And finally, we should share what we learn and what works best. This will speed up progress across the whole industry.
In a world where meat, dairy, and eggs hold generations of tradition, embracing the complexities of animal agriculture and its environmental impact is crucial. By doing these things together, we are taking big steps toward a better and more sustainable future in farming.

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General obesity, typically measured using body mass index (BMI), has been associated with an increased risk of several cancers. However, few prospective studies have been conducted in Asian populations. Although central obesity, often measured using waist-hip ratio (WHR), is more predictive for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk than BMI, knowledge of its association with cancer incidence is limited. In a cohort of 68,253 eligible Chinese women, we prospectively investigated the association of BMI, WHR and weight change during adulthood with risk of overall cancer and major site-specific cancers using multivariate Cox proportional hazard models. Compared to the BMI group of 18.5-22.9 kg/m(2) , obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) ) women were at an increased risk of developing overall cancer (hazard ratio = 1.36, 95% confidence interval = 1.21-1.52), postmenopausal breast cancer (HR: 2.43, 95% CI: 1.73-3.40), endometrial cancer (HR: 5.34, 95% CI: 3.48-8.18), liver cancer (HR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.14-3.27) and epithelial ovarian cancer (HR: 2.44, 95% CI: 1.37-4.35). Weight gain during adulthood (per 5 kg gain) was associated with increased risk of all cancers combined (HR: 1.05, 95% CI: 1.03-1.08), postmenopausal breast cancer (HR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.10-1.24) and endometrial cancer (HR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.27-1.48). On the other hand, WHR was not associated with cancer risk after adjustment for baseline BMI. These findings suggest that obesity may be associated with cancer risk through different mechanisms from those for type 2 diabetes and CVD and support measures of maintaining health body weight to reduce cancer risk in Chinese women.
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Chicago police are warning Northwest Siders about three home burglaries reported this month in the Avondale and Irving Park neighborhoods.
Someone broke into the apartments through a door or window and took property inside, according to a community alert from Chicago police.
The incidents occurred:
- between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 4 in the 3600 block of West School Street;
- between 9:30 and 10:23 p.m. Feb. 4 in the 3700 block of North Central Park Avenue; and
- between 11 a.m. and 1:58 p.m. Feb. 15 in the 3300 block of North Drake Avenue.
Anyone with information on the burglaries is asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.


The Court of Appeal in The Hague today rejected all of Scientology‘s claims in appeal in Scientology’s action against XS4ALL, Karin Spaink and ten other internet providers. The court concluded that Spaink’s publications which quoted from works of Scientology were completely legal. In this case, the court said, freedom of opinion does not take second place to enforcement of copyright. ‘The (…) texts show that, in their doctrine and their organization, Scientology et al. do not hesitate to reject democratic values. From the texts it also follows that one of the objects of the non-disclosure of the contents of OT II and OT III … is to thwart discussion of the doctrine and practices of the Scientology organization’, according to the Court of Appeal. Scientology therefore cannot invoke copyright in these proceedings in order to preclude any discussion of the nature of the sect. This means that there are no grounds for any claim against XS4ALL or other providers. The court has found against Scientology on all points.
On 5 September 1995 a bailiff, assisted by representatives of the sect, raided the premises of XS4ALL to seize materials of clients that Scientology claimed to be in violation of its copyright. The conflict revolved around the publications of the Fishman Affidavit on the internet. This testimony used in legal proceedings in the U.S. quotes from Scientology documents. The sect thereupon instituted exhaustive judicial proceedings, and each time the court decided in favour of XS4ALL subscriber Karin Spaink, XS4ALL and the co-defendants. Neither the court in first instance nor the appellate court found the quotes on the home pages to be unlawful. In interim injunction proceedings in 1996, the District Court of The Hague had already declared all Scientology’s claims against XS4ALL, Karin Spaink and other defendants to be unfounded. The court decision in full proceedings of 9 June 1999 again confirmed this.
However, the decision of the Amsterdam District Court of 9 June 1999 included a separate declaratory judgment stating that providers must take action if they are made aware of material on their servers that infringes upon a copyright if ‘the correctness of the notification of this fact cannot be reasonably doubted’. This judgment was grounds for XS4ALL to initiate appeal proceedings of its own. After all, both providers and internet users stand to gain from rules that are crystal-clear. Unless the criteria for removing information from a site are clearly delineated, commercial interests of providers may all too readily prevail over the protection of freedom of opinion. In its ruling, the Appellate Court of The Hague has now set aside this declaratory judgment of the District Court in Amsterdam.
The decision of 9 June 1999 also made reference to hyperlinks to material that infringes upon a copyright. According to the decision, if a provider is aware of this, it must take action against these hyperlinks. XS4ALL was of the opinion that the court went too far with this. After all, a hyperlink is merely a road marker on the internet, and according to XS4ALL, it can therefore never be unlawful. XS4ALL instituted appeal proceedings against this as well. The Appellate Court in The Hague has now also set aside this judgment of the District Court in Amsterdam. Moreover, the District Court ruled that, under certain circumstances, providers may make known the names and addresses of their subscribers. This judgment, too, was quashed by the Appellate Court.
XS4ALL is naturally very pleased with the outcome.
Verdict 4 September 2003 (pdf):
http://www.xs4all.nl/nieuws/overzicht/arrestscientology.pdf [English version]


The E46 (penultimate) BMW M3 just might be the perfect car for you, too.
I have always loved driving fast cars. I drove a blue '71 Mustang Mach 1 through most of college and a pretty red '93 Ford Escort wagon got me to and from teaching gigs and concerts. I have motor oil in my blood. I needed two cars to satisfy the "carry my stuff around without breaking the bank... or the car" and the "get me someplace fast and in style" requirements.
Fast forward (ahem... cough... already?) years and I've lately had the pleasure of driving a Silver 2003 BMW M3. This is a machine that laps the Nüburgring in 8:22, gets from "naught to sixty" in 4.6 seconds. You wouldn't expect it, but the back seat is actually usable for two non-American-sized people and they both fold down to reveal almost station-wagon-like cargo space, passing through to the trunk. No kidding. I brought a 6' wire shelf home the other night. In real - world driving, it gets just barely less than 30 miles / gallon on the highway, which is waaay better than the latest M3, which, while it has 414 HP and obviously flies, gets about 20 MPG on the highway. That's worse than my E46 city numbers of 23 MPG or so, even though I drive with occasional (ahem) spirit. The engine redlines at 8000 RPM and the peak horsepower and torque both live very near that (around 7000), which means you have to grow accustomed to keeping the car above about 3000 RPM if you want any kind of torque. Oddly, that's a good thing. When you want to drive conservatively, it's easy to do so as the car has relatively little low-end power. If you want to throw it around a bit, keep the revs up. Simple. Very girlfriend friendly driving down low, grins up high.
(Over the break for pics and more)


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Noel Gallagher, the former Oasis guitarist and songwriter, has announced details of his first album following his split from brother Liam in 2009. Gallagher will release 'Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds' on 17th October 2011 - one of two albums already in the can.
Speaking at a press conference in London, Gallagher revealed both albums will be distributed by his own label, Sour Mash Records. The second album, a collaboration with Amorphous Androgynous, is regarded as a "companion" to the first and will hit shelves in 2012. Musicians appearing on the records include drummer Jeremy Stacey (The Lemon Trees), keyboard player Mike Rowe (Oasis) and the legendary American percussionist Lenny Castro, best known for playing on records by the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Elton John. The guitarist also announced plans to tour with the 'High Flying Birds' band from October 2011, but further details are not yet known. Noel announced his departure from Oasis after a fight with his brother in 2009 - a little after midnight on 29th August, the guitarist posted a statement on his message board explaining he could no longer work with his controversial younger sibling.
Noel Gallagher gave his first post-Oasis performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 25th March 2011, playing at the Teenage Cancer Trust. He was supported by Manchester band The Courteeners and PLAN B.


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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The holy ghost
For I will show him what he must suffer for my name.
And supporting the souls of the disciples, beseeching to remain in the faith, that through many pressures we must come into the kingdom of God.
And having found disciples, we remained there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem.
These have I spoken to you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world shall ye have pressure; but take courage; I have conquered the world.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
For none to be shaken in these pressures: for ye yourselves know that for this we are placed.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we shall also reign together: if we deny, he will also deny us:
And thou, son of man; behold, they gave bands upon thee, and they bound thee with them, and thou shalt not go forth in the midst of them:
For whoever should wish to save his life shall lose it: and whoever shall lose his soul for my sake shall find it.
For whoever would wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whoever should lose his soul for my sake, the same shall save it.
And the Spirit said to Philip, Come near, and be joined to this chariot.
So that my bonds in Christ were manifest in the whole pretorium, and to all the rest;


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Researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered bacteria that can produce a therapeutic compound in the gut which provides a number of benefits, including preventing weight gain, insulin resistance and other adverse effects.
Sean Davies, Ph.D., said that although it's hard to speculate from mouse to human but essentially, they have prevented most of the negative consequences of obesity in mice, even though they're eating a high-fat diet.
He further explained that regulatory issues must be addressed before moving to human studies but the findings suggested that it might be possible to manipulate the bacterial residents of the gut, the gut microbiota, to treat obesity and other chronic diseases.
The investigators are currently working on strategies to address regulatory issues related to containing the bacteria, for example by knocking out genes required for the bacteria to live outside the treated host.
The findings will be published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.