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Supermarket giant Waitrose says its new Oundle store will open its doors to customers for the first time next Thursday, October 17.
The 15,000 sq ft supermarket is creating about 150 jobs and the firm says the store will include meat, fish, cheeses and deli counters.
Jo Maish, spokesperson for Waitrose, said the shop will open at 8am next Thursday.
She added: “Waitrose Oundle will share £12,000 each year between local charities nominated by local people as part of the Waitrose Community Matters scheme. The first three charities nominated are Oundle Rural Mind, Oundle Middle School Monday Munch Club and Volunteer Action.
“The branch will also donate 250 staff hours to local causes through our Partner Volunteering initiative.
“All Waitrose Oundle employees will become Partners in the John Lewis Partnership, the UK’s largest and oldest example of employee ownership. As Partners, they will be entitled to benefits including leisure and learning subsidies and a share in profits in the form of an annual bonus.”
Waitrose said there was high demand for the 150 jobs on offer, with about 640 people submitting applications for positions.
The new store will also have 158 car parking spaces.
Waitrose’s plans to open a supermarket in Oundle proved popular among people in the town when the scheme was mooted last year.
A public consultation was carried out in May 2012, with 579 responses received.
Of those, a total of 364, or about 60 per cent, approved of the plans, while 84, or about 14 per cent said they did not want the store.
A further 119, or about 20 per cent, said they approved of the supermarket but had some reservations about it.
At the time, Roland Bohn, Waitrose’s development surveyor, said: “We’ve done research which shows that about 74 per cent of customers in the catchment area go to the likes of Peterborough, Corby and Stamford to do their shopping.
“Part of the vitality of a town centre is how it retains people and we think a Waitrose in Oundle will do that.
“We found that the site matched our needs and we think we will satisfy adequately Oundle’s needs too.
“We will look to include signage that points the way to the town centre, and I think we can work together with traders in Oundle to promote the town centre. We will look to integrate ourselves within the community.”


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WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY
By Hajjarah Nanteza
In this global scare, media is awash with the outbreak of the COVID-19 given the magnitude of its spread across the globe and the number of deaths registered daily. As we lament this calamity, let us not forget the everyday societal struggles we face due to the spread of Tuberculosis.
Similarly, fatal, this bacterium is responsible for the loss of over 4,000 lives each day according to the World Health Organization and close to 30,000 people are infected with this preventable and curable disease. Compared to COVID-19, TB has a cure, 58 million lives since the year 2000 have been saved as per the World Health Organisation.
Ranked among one of the world’s deadliest airborne diseases, Tuberculosis spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes and someone else inhales the expelled droplets, which contain the bacteria. A lot of similarities with how the COVID-19 spreads, shared spaces like homes, schools, public transport, waiting rooms or even churches can be transmission hotspots.
Majorly two classifications of TB common in Uganda are the Drug Sensitive and Drug-Resistant cases. Many times, drug-resistant cases are caused by inadequate treatments including the use of wrong or inadequate medications. Inconsistent adherence to medication or not finishing the full treatment is another cause of drug resistance. The treatment period for drug-sensitive TB is six months but many patients quickly give up midway degenerating into resistance to drugs.
Treatment of Drug-Resistant TB requires second-line drugs which in general are more toxic and much more expensive than first-line drugs. More so, treatment for this type can run for 9 months to 2 years, compared to the 6 months if handled at an early stage.
Fortunately, the drugs for TB are free and available to all at least in government health centers. It is mainly behavioral challenges that are still keeping TB in our country. As we have embraced the awareness and prevention of COVID-19 lately, lets equally be vigilant about the spread of TB by embracing the same hygiene practices and getting the full treatment.
Same as COVID-19, its everyone’s responsibility, let us be on the lookout for suspected cases and report them to our local area leaders for linkage to health care. When linked to care then we support them to complete their treatment. The good news to us all is that when one is on treatment for 2 months and continuously adheres to treatment, that case is not contagious. However, sharing a space with a Drug-Resistant case, not on treatment or not adhering well has a risk of transmitting the same resistant strain which comes with all the challenges mentioned earlier. This time a heavier burden is shared with a larger population.
If COVID-19 is wreaking havoc to supposedly healthy victims, what can happen in countries where we still have TB like Uganda. As we pray that this new strain is contained quickly, it’s wonderful to note how everyone has positively responded to the mass sensitization and awareness currently in place towards COVID-19. Applying the same vigilance, we will be saying goodbye to TB as this one is already here and already highly spread.
The prevalence in urban centers is so high further exacerbated in congested areas like slums. According to the performance review report, October- December 2019, by Defeat TB – Tuberculosis case notification out of the 6 divisions in Kampala district, Nakawa division alone identified 310 cases taking 76% of the 1,584 cases identified in Kampala district alone.
Stigma in the communities and poor drug adherence due to denial is still very common.
Similar infection control measures like; coughing etiquette (covering the mouth or coughing in the inner side of the elbow), use of masks for the confirmed cases, avoid open spitting, proper ventilation and aeration at places of work, home, and all shared spaces, seeking medical attention in case of signs and symptoms will help break the chain of this spread.
Common signs and symptoms of TB include; coughing for more than 2 weeks or any cough irrespective of the duration in HIV positive patients, body weakness, joint and chest pains, low appetite, excessive night sweats, evening fevers and weight loss among others. Due to ignorance, some Ugandans experience these signs and symptoms but remain at home putting the rest of their families at risk of contracting the disease.
As we commemorate World TB day 2020, lets equally take it upon ourselves as our individual responsibility to be our brothers’ keeper. Sensitize the communities where we live, notify health workers and local leaders about suspected cases plus support those on treatment to adhere and complete the same. It’s an equal society problem we should not forget.
The writer is the Project Officer Defeat TB project Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative.
As published in The NewVision online Newspaper on 25th March 2019. https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1517037/-tuberculosis

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Zambia’s Minister for Technology and Science has said the country, through the Security Exchange Commission and Bank of Zambia, is currently testing technology to enable regulation of cryptocurrency in the country.
In a statement published on his ministry’s website, Mr. Mutati said while cryptocurrency is the future the country desires to achieve, there is a need for a policy framework that supports this revolutionary technology.
The Minister’s statement marks the first signs of progress since the lack of regulation has created a confusing environment for businesses and other operators in the country.
In 2019, the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) suggested that there was need to revise the BoZ Act, since the crypto market developed well after the Act was instituted. Back then, the bank had put out a cautionary statement saying that ‘cryptocurrencies like bitcoin aren’t legal tender.’
In the same vein, the SEC said it had no jurisdiction over cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
“The fact of the matter is that currently, these products/assets are not regulated by the Commission unless they meet the definition of a security as defined by the Act and this, as indicated, will be considered on a case by case basis,” said Philip Chitalu, the SEC Chief Executive Officer.
However, it was reported in February 2022 that the Bank of Zambia was exploring the pros and cons of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the exploration was supposed to be complete in Q4 2022.
Speaking in Lusaka, Mr. Mutati said the testing of the technology on regulating cryptocurrency will be up-scaled in due course as part of deliberate measures to achieve an inclusive digital economy for Zambia.
The Minister said, currently, Zambia is putting in place appropriate digital infrastructure, attracting investments in technology, and creating access thereby positioning itself to be a hub of technology in the region. “Zambia has created magnetism that attracts investments and it is one of the countries in Africa that is becoming a must-be place for investment.”
Below are pictures from Mr. Mutati’s meeting:
The meeting comes on the same week the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Situmbeko Musukotwane, played host to several members of the Ethereum community including Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin.
This Monday I was pleased to host @VitalikButerin, @yosephayele, @technocrypto , @lirazsiri, @iamsonge, & Vicki Coleman, from the @ethereum community alongside several others at the @mofnpzambia.
It was illuminating to learn more about the Ethereum blockchain & its potential. pic.twitter.com/1EMWDeNQ6D
— Situmbeko Musokotwane (@S_Musokotwane) February 15, 2023
According to players in the country, Zambia’s tech ecosystem is expanding, thanks to the government which has brought about changes in ICT and regulation to encourage a more robust ecosystem and innovations. One of Africa’s most known countries, Zambia is keen to take advantage of crypto and blockchain technologies to boost the lives of the people and to become a stronger country in Africa. Mr. Mutati said the government targets to reach over $4.7 million in terms of digital payments which will, as a result, be huge for the economy. He added that, through digital payment platforms, people will become much more included in digital financial services, hence, cryptocurrency will be a driver for financial inclusion and a change maker for Zambia’s economy.
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Volvo Cars India, a business arm of Swedish luxury automaker Volvo has reported a 25 percent growth in the retail sales business.
In the statement, Volvo cars India has said that “The company has reported a 25 percent of growth in retail business sales for the year 2018-2019, where the company has sold 2,687 units as compare to the 2,157 units which it sold in the previous fiscal year.”
“The growth in the sales largely come from new product launches by the company including the recently launched SUV XC40,” the company said.
The company also stated that “The additional growth has come from the newly opened showrooms across India including the cities like Calicut, Raipur, Kolkata, Indore, and South Mumbai.”
Talking more on developments, Charles Frump, Managing Directors, Volvo Car India said: “We had a strong performance in the last financial year because of the greater customer demand for our award-winning products and new dealer openings.”
He added, “We continue to be optimistic about the future but are somewhat cautious about the year ahead owing to external factors and predictions of an impending downtrend.”


OSAKA, Japan – The president of Argentina held a brief meeting with the prime minister of Japan on Thursday, a day before the G20 summit kicks off in Osaka.
Mauricio Macri and Shinzo Abe appeared smiling before the cameras in what was their first meeting in more than six months.
It served to align their positions ahead of the summit, to be held on Friday and Saturday, during which discussions held will include environmental protections and free trade amid current tensions.
The leaders exchanged views on issues to be addressed during the summit, such as achieving a free, open, inclusive and sustainable society, and they agreed to work together to make the Osaka summit a success like last year’s in Buenos Aires, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a statement.
Addressing bilateral issues, Abe praised the free and open economic policy of Macri and expressed his expectation of the entry into force of the tax treaty signed by the two governments and which has been ratified by the Japanese parliament.
Abe added that he wished to promote more trade and investment between the two nations, referring to the program that grants working holiday visas of which Argentina is party to, and which has welcomed 200 people – a figure which is expected to double to 400 by 2020.
Macri said he was honored to once again meet Abe, with whom he has always had a productive relationship, and he expressed his desire to deepen strategic bilateral alliances.
The meeting, which lasted around 15 minutes, took place a few hours after the Argentinian leader arrived at Kansai International Airport, where he was received by Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura.
The last time Macri and Abe met was in Buenos Aires in Dec. 2018, when Argentina passed the chairmanship of the G20 – a group of the most developed and emerging economies in the world – to Japan.
Macri was also scheduled to meet Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.


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Australia Perth from Kings Park
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King's Park is Western Australia's city bound park. It is huge, and has some beautiful gardens and native wildlife. It also offers Panoramic views of the city from multiple points along Fraser Avenue and in front of the State War Memorial
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Don't you have an E70 already? The F15 is pretty much an LCI-on-steroids from the E70, IMHO. New sheet-metal; same basic vehicle concept. Except for the PHEV 40e (which was revolutionary), F15 was a sensible evolution of the E70 which I believe came from the same production line, same people, same parts bins.
The E70/F15 issues are similar. I'd frankly be more worried about the individual unit than about the F15 line overall.
The recurring serious complaints in this forum are the A pillar sunroof drain clogging in some geographies and the V8 being inappropriate for years of grocery-getting. But, again, those are common complaints across a lot of BMW vehicle types.
Go CPO (Certified Pre Owned) if you can. Like others have said, the F15 is a very well-engineered vehicle. The folks at Spartanburg really know what they're doing, having assembled X5's since the E53 debuted in 1999.
As an original owner, I went 160,000 kms before I had issues with the controller arm. My mechanic says this is a common problem and I went longer than normal. He also recommends changing the oil more frequently and stay within the ll4 certification. It's a fun truck to drive! Good luck in your search.
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Dr Galanopoulos provides care for a comprehensive range of Ophthalmological conditions including:
Cataracts refer to when the natural lens of the eye is undergoing a degree of cloudiness. This affects the way light passes through the lens, so images do not focus properly on the retina. This results in poor vision. Cataract surgery involves removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with an implant, thus restoring sight. To discuss whether this surgery will help you please make an appointment.
Further reading on cataract surgery is available at:
Dry eyes are common in our community and can result in disabling symptoms. Treatments include topical therapy and even surgery to the tear ducts.
Further reading on dry eye treatments is available at:
Glaucoma is a progressive disease that results in damage to the optic nerve, leading to loss of vision and blindness. If glaucoma is detected early and treated we can reduce vision loss in patients. Up to 50 percent of people with glaucoma in our community may not know they have it, so eye examinations are essential.
Treatments include medication, laser or surgery.
Further reading on the types of glaucoma and treatments:
Allergic Eye Disease
This is a common condition which ranges from mild disease to more severe forms that can impact on vision.
Further reading on allergic eye conditions is available at:
Pterygium is a growth of thickened tissue that typically grows from the inside corner of the eye. It can extend across the cornea and towards the pupil.
Further reading on pterygia and pterygium surgery is available at:
Diabetic Eye Disease
Diabetes can affect the eye causing damage to the retina and glaucoma. Regular examinations can identify at risk patients so that treatment can prevent loss of sight.
Further reading on Diabetic retinopathy is available at:
This area is where the relationship between the eyes and the brain if impaired by can give rise to visual symptoms. This covers a broad area of conditions including patients who have had neurosurgical procedures.
Treatments include surgery for facial nerve palsies, blepahrospasm and hemifacial spasm.

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May 24, 2012
Report: Border Patrol Scrambling To Keep
Up With Shifting Immigration Patterns
Daily Caller -- May 23, 2014
The U.S. Border Patrol is having trouble shifting resources towards a heavy stream of illegal immigrants whose entry patterns are moving eastward along the Mexican border, the Associated Press reports.
They built some really good fencing in Texas -- but not much.
The Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas has seen an accelerated influx of illegal immigrants.
Between Oct. 1 and May 17, 148,000 arrests were made at the border in the Valley, according to the AP which obtained internal documents from the Border Patrol.
That level of traffic is on pace to surpass all of last year’s arrests in the area in only eight months. Agents arrest an average of 1,100 illegal immigrants a day.
For the first time last year, the Rio Grande Valley surpassed the Tuscon, Ariz. sector in terms of arrests. Only 63,000 illegal immigrants were arrested in that area last year.
Using an internal metric to measure whether “sufficient assets” drones, infrared cameras, and other detection equipment are in place at various spots along the border, the Border Patrol document shows that the Rio Grande Valley has a “deployment density” of 58 percent, ranking it near the bottom compared to other sectors........


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Samsung Galaxy S11 tipped to undergo name change: Could we see Galaxy S20?
There have been loads of apparent Galaxy S11 leaks, ranging from renders to specifications. Now, the latest rumor points to the 2020 flagships undergoing a name change.
Frequent tipster Ice Universe says the Galaxy S11 is set to be known as the Galaxy S20, claiming that next year marks a “new beginning.”
Next year is 2020, and 20 is a new beginning.— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 24, 2019
We haven’t heard any whispers of a name change just yet, and Ice Universe’s posts have been open to interpretation at best before. But the tipster has also made plenty of Galaxy S11 claims before, such as a better 108MP camera and a 48MP 5X zoom sensor. Either way, we’ll need to wait for corroborating sources or official information to find out if the name change is indeed happening.
The last time a Samsung flagship skipped a number, we got the Galaxy Note 7. But hopefully the Galaxy S11/Galaxy S20 family avoids the same fate.
In any event, we’re expecting the series to offer a Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 chipset, a center-mounted punch-hole cutout, and a 108MP main sensor. Other rumored features include no Bixby button or 3.5mm port, and an in-display fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S11e.
Do you prefer Galaxy S11 or Galaxy S20 as the name for Samsung’s 2020 flagship series? Let us know in the comments!


Scottish Labour issues blacklisting warning
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has demanded the Scottish Government must act to ensure construction companies caught up in the blacklisting scandal do not victimise workers who raise safety concerns.
In 2009, a UK government investigation uncovered a secret blacklisting operation involving Britain’s leading construction giants, including Kier, Balfour Beatty, McAlpine, Costain, Carillion and Skanska. Builders were denied work across the industry for raising safety concerns on sites.
Trade magazine Construction News reported last month that it had spoken to numerous people on sites that are not complying with Covid-19 safety rules, who are scared about speaking out for fear of blacklisting.
Many of the construction companies caught up in the blacklisting scandal are still under contract for major projects in Scotland, including on Scottish Government-funded projects.
Commenting on newly issued guidance from the Scottish Government, Richard Leonard asked: “What steps are contained in that guidance that ensure that workers in the construction industry who raise health and safety concerns when they return to work do not face the threat of blacklisting if they do?”
In response, Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop pointed to the Scottish Government’s joint statement with the Scottish Trades Union Congress and emphasised the legal right to stay away from unsafe workplaces. But she did not directly address the issue of blacklisting.
Mr Leonard also pressed Ms Hyslop over the apparent similarity between Boris Johnson’s mantra “if you can’t work from home, go out to work” and the First Minister’s statement to Parliament last week that her government would “focus first on industries where people simply can’t work from home.”
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A ten cent user fee on the new Sakonnet River Bridge has seemingly inspired political sabotage as authorities say an arsonist targeted the tolls Saturday morning.
The alleged act of extremism hopefully says less about how opposed community members are about paying a dime to cross the new bridge than about the consequences – good, bad or indifferent and intended or not – of radical rhetoric in political debate.
“Rhode Island’s government is now engendering such hopelessness and distrust of the system that people are resorting to criminal activity to push back against it,” writes Justin Katz, in response, this morning. Or someone got a little over-inspired by the grandiose tactics implemented by a vocal minority of influential conservatives who have exploited this issue to further their ideological assault on Rhode Island.
In either case, the right should be cautious of crying wolf. Paying a dime to be able to drive over Narragansett Bay is a flimsy reason to declare a revolution.

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Ruling expected soon on FanDuel, DraftKings
A state judge said Wednesday he will rule "very soon" on state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's push to prevent FanDuel and DraftKings from taking entries in New York.
Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez heard more than two hours of arguments from attorneys for Schneiderman's office and the two daily fantasy sports giants, who sparred over whether the popular contests are legal under the state's gambling laws, Gannett's Jon Campbell reports.
Appearing before a small, packed courtroom with an over-capacity crowd that spilled into the hallway, Mendez said he would reserve a decision on a temporary injunction, which would block FanDuel and DraftKing from accepting entries from New York-based users while the two companies await trial.
The two sides calmly laid out their arguments in front of Mendez, who listened silently aside from asking two brief questions. The case is viewed as crucial to the future of the popular, burgeoning games.
Kathleen McGee, Schneiderman's Internet bureau chief, argued that the games offered by FanDuel and DraftKings rely materially on chance, which would make them illegal under the state's gambling prohibition.
Since the rewards for daily fantasy sports users rely on the performance of professional and college athletes on the playing field, there's plenty of chance involved, she said.
"Any way one looks at it, FanDuel and DraftKings are gambling operations," said McGee, who likened their contests to "prop bets."
Attorneys for FanDuel and DraftKings laid out the opposite argument: Users show skill by studying playing performance and strategically picking a winning lineup.
The games offered by the rival companies – which have spent more than $200 million on advertisements in the last year alone – allow users to pick mock lineups for a particular day or week, with rewards handed out based on how their chosen players perform.
David Boies, a high-powered attorney representing DraftKings, told Mendez the key question is whether the "players of fantasy sports are able to influence the outcome of the contest."
"Not only is this a contest that's not of chance … but this is not a wager," said Boies, who represented Al Gore in the infamous Florida recount of 2000. "This is the payment of an entry fee to win a prize."
Schneiderman's office first sent cease-and-desist orders to FanDuel and DraftKings earlier this month, not long after he first launched a probe examining whether employees had been using insider information to win prizes on the rival company's site.
But while Schneiderman's office takes the position that daily fantasy sports contests are illegal under state law, it says traditional, season-long fantasy leagues are legal.
Boies said the two variations of fantasy sports are essentially the same, calling the attorney general's differing positions "fatal" to its case.
Mendez took note, too.
"I still don't understand why is it that traditional fantasy sports would be allowed while daily fantasy sports wouldn't," he said to McGee. "What's the difference?"
McGee said season-long fantasy sports generally don't have jackpots set by the sites that host them. Generally, she noted, they are played for bragging rights or small wagers among friends.
"The difference is there is no wager being controlled by the management of the traditional fantasy enterprise," she said.
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Steve Bannon boasted 'I have Hunter's hard drive' two weeks before its secrets were revealed - and allies of billionaire Chinese fugitive who pays Bannon and partied with Rudy Giuliani hinted at 'sex and money scandal' late in September too
- An internet poster linked to dissident living in U.S. wrote Sept. 25 about 'videos and dossiers' coming out that would damage Biden
- An account linked to dissident Guo Wengui also hyped 'three hard disk drives of videos' shortly before Hunter Biden hard drive information emerged
- Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani provided the information to the New York Post
- Giuliani is promising additional information 10 days before the election
- Information purports to show Hunter Biden business dealings in Ukraine and China
- Washington Post reported U.S. intelligence had flagged Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine with people tied to Russian intelligence
Associates of a dissident Chinese billionaire made cryptic posts about 'three hard disks' about Hunter Biden which would cause 'a big money and sex scandal' almost two weeks before their release, it emerged Friday.
An online post – which mentioned 'videos and dossiers' – appeared to anticipate the release of the cache of potentially damaging information about Joe Biden's son that first appeared in the New York Post this week.
And on Friday a Dutch journalist revealed that Steve Bannon had boasted on September 28: 'I have the hard drive of Hunter Biden.'
In an outtake from Nieuwsuur posted by journalist, Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal, Bannon was asked 'what's on it?' and replied. 'You'll see. Stand by. Stand by. stand by.'
Both developments were reported by the Daily Beast.
The posts raise new questions about the origins of the information about Joe Biden's son that has rocked the presidential election with details of Hunter's business dealings in Ukraine; demands for more than $30 million in China; selfies including one with an apparent crack pipe; and a claim that the laptop contains a 'sex and drugs' video of the 50-year-old father of five.
The FBI has already launched a counter-intelligence investigation into the laptop.
The initial posting of the rumor came from a Chinese-language YouTube channel, Ding Gang, which is linked to fugitive Chinese dissident billionaire Guo Wengui, who is advised by former chief White House strategist Bannon. Guo is a vocal public opponent of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
The post shows a man on the YouTube channel making the cryptic prediction on September 25, the Daily Beast reported - long before the first publication of the material on October 14.
The Chinese-language stream was picked up by a Twitter account called Himalaya Global, which tweeted: 'Bombshell… 3 hard disk drives of videos and dossier of Hunter Biden’s connections with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have been sent to Nancy Pelosi and DOJ. Big money and sex scandal! may come out soon.'
In the video, the man spoke about 'three disks' which he claimed had been sent by the politburo of the Chinese Communist Party to the U.S. Department of Justice and to Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker.
Both Ding and Himalaya Global are linked to Wengui and to Bannon.
'I have the hard drive of Hunter Biden.' What Steve Bannon told Dutch television on September 28 is now revealed
Is this proof that Hunter's emails were known to a Chinese billionaire in September? The post on a YouTube channel linked to Guo Wengui has close parallels to the release of his laptop's emails and photographs.
Celebration: This was Guo Wengui and Rudy Giuliani in a tweet posted on the day the New York Post said the president's attorney passed the newspaper a copy of Hunter Biden's hard drive
Steve Bannon was with fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui when Bannon was arrested in August. Now a Chinese-language channel linked to Guo is said to have offered a cryptic prediction which linked Hunter Biden 'disks' to a scandal about sex and money
In hot water: Hunter Biden's laptop contained emails about his business dealings, sexually explicit pictures and footage of him apparently smoking crack
Bannon was identified by the Post as the person to first alert the newspaper to the existence of a cache of information about Hunter, which the paper said was then given to them by Rudy Giuliani last Sunday. On that day Giuliani was pictured smoking cigars with Guo, who has two New York apartments.
Bannon was aboard Wengui's mega-yacht when he was arrested in August and the two men joined forces this summer in New York to declare the New Federal State of China, planning to overthrow the Communist Party.
The two have appeared together in public repeatedly, and Bannon's podcast has frequently featured on Himalaya Global's social media accounts.
But it is the tweet about Hunter Biden, disks and scandal on September 28 which is certain to raise eyebrows.
WHO'S WHO IN TANGLED WEB OF CHINESE LINKS TO HUNTER'S LAPTOP
Named in original New York Post story as the person who told paper about Hunter's hard drive in 'late September.' The former Trump aide had spent the summer on the superyacht of exiled - and fugitive - Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui. Bannon was arrested aboard on fraud charges in August. He has been advising Guo since 2018 and now runs a 'war room' podcast on which Guo has appeared
Became a billionaire in China, apparently through real estate, but fled in 2014 claiming senior Communist officials were targeting him because he was a threat to them. 50-year-old is wanted in China for fraud, but has also faced claims he is a Chinese double agent. In June he and Bannon declared the New Federal State of China, backed by what he says is $100m of his cash, to overthrow Communism. Guo funds media outlet GNews to amplify attacks on Communist leaders. Linked outlets include Voice of Guo, Himalaya Global and Chinese-language Ding Gang. Smoked cigars with Rudy Giuliani on the same day the president's personal attorney gave the Hunter hard drive to the New York Post
Group which amplifies Guo's New Federal State of China, with presence in Australia and Canada as well as U.S. On Septembner 28, it tweeted translation of Ding Gang's claims that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had three of Hunter's laptops and they would cause a 'big money and sex scandal.' That was 12 days before Rudy Giuliani gave it to the New York Post
Chinese-language channel linked to Guo which uses the name of a senior Communist official to spread anti-Communist material and which first made the claim that disks from Hunter's laptop would cause a scandal
Chinese Communist Party
Guo's sworn enemy who he wants to see removed as country's rulers. The Hunter emails do not directly link him to known party members, although becoming rich in China without being a member is difficult. Bannon and Guo have used their podcast and online channels to claim it created the coronavirus as a bio weapon
The tweet on Himalaya Global's account included an English translation for the clip about the dissemination of the hard drives.
It suggested that as well as compromising material, it included information about the coronavirus 'and biochemical weapons' and claimed that sending it to both the the DOJ and Pelosi was a hedge by members of the ruling Communist party in Beijing on who would win the election.
'They are betting on both sides,' the broadcaster is translated as saying.
The DOJ and the Speaker's Office have not commented on the claims.
It is the first time that Chinese government interests have been suggested to have Hunter's material, in contrast to persistent reports that intelligence agencies were concerned about Russian links to Giuliani.
The Washington Post reported that in December national security adviser Robert O’Brien warned President Trump that U.S. intelligence had flagged Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine, where he was seeking to obtain information to prove his theories of Biden 'corruption.'
Intercepted communications showed Giuliani was dealing with people tied to Russian intelligence, according to the report.
There is no direct evidence in the stream that would prove that Guo had any sort of knowledge of the Hunter laptop - but there have also been disclosures that a poster on an online forum dedicated to Donald Trump similarly claimed that material about Biden would be released this week.
And on October 11, the day the Post says Giuliani handed over a copy of Hunter's hard drive to the New York Post, a pro-Guo Twitter account posted images of the fugitive billionaire smiling and smoking cigars with Giuliani.
The new detail came as Giuliani promised there was more to come from the hard drive in a new interview with the Daily Caller, where he revealed his attorney has been in possession of the information for months.
'By the time 10 days is out, you'll have the whole thing,' he said.
'We're going to be in control of putting it out and we're going to catch them in lies,' the former New York Mayor said.
However he raised more questions over how the laptop came into the public domain.
Hunter - or a man who said he was Hunter - is said to have left the laptop, and two others, at an independent Mac shop in Wilmington, DE, on April 11 2019.
The computer shop owner, John Paul MacIsaac said this week that a man came into his store who said he was Hunter, but after 90 days failed to pick up the laptops.
The disclaimer he signed when he dropped them off said that at that point they would be considered 'abandoned.'
There appears to be no clear law on whether MacIsaac was then free to look at the data on the laptop, experts told Slate.
MacIsaac said he made copies of the hard drive and provided it to the FBI and to a lawyer for Giuliani, MacIsaac said. MacIsaac was adamant that he had made only one copy, which he had kept for himself before giving it to the FBI.
He says he gave it to the FBI in December – a subpoena provided by Giuliani is dated December 19.
But on Friday Giuliani offered a marginally different version of events, saying that MacIsaac, 44, in fact made four copies and tried to give them to other Republicans as well as to Robert Costello, Giuliani's attorney.
'He gave it to the FBI first,' Giuliani said of the computer store owner. 'And he waited four or five months. He held on to forged copies of it. He gave two to friends of his in case he was killed.
'He waited about four months, five months, I'm not sure because my lawyer's the one who talked to him about this.'
Giuliani says it was also offered to other Republican operatives and said that that either the turned it down, or that his attorney responded first.
He said it contained 'horrible, disgusting' photos that proved it was Hunter's information.
Handed over: This is the receipt showing when a man who called himself Hunter Biden left the laptop and how if he failed to pick it up it would be treated as 'abandoned'
John Paul MacIsaac, 44, a former Genius Bar worker who runs his own Mac store in Wilmington, DE, revealed that he had passed the laptop to both the FBI and Rudy Giuliani John Paul Mac Isaac on his facebook page - identified as the owner of the Mac shop in DE where Hunter Biden's laptop was allegedly taken for repair and subsequently turned over to FBI
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January 2009: Hunter Biden (below right) quits lobbying because his father has become vice president, and sets up investment and advisory firm firm Rosemont Seneca with friends Christopher Heinz - John Kerry's stepson - and Devon Archer (left), a former Kerry aide
July 2010: Ukrainian oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky, who owns its biggest natural gas company Burisma joins the government of its president Viktor Yanukovych
February 2014: Yanukovych is deposed in a revolution which claims scores of lives and Burisma Zlochevsky is thrown out of government too
April 16: Burisma is secretly accused of money-laundering by Britain's Serious Fraud Office. On the same day Archer meets Joe Biden at the White House. Six days later Archer joins the board of Burisma
April 28: Britain's Serious Fraud Office freeze $23 million of Burisma's cash, every dollar which exists in the UK's banking system
May 12: Hunter joins the board of Burisma to improve 'corporate governance.' Hunter's salary is later revealed to be $50,000-a-month. Burisma board advisor Vadym Pozharskyi who had met Hunter in Lake Como, Italy, days earlier, emails him asking to 'use his influence' to stop prosecutions. During the summer, the new prosecutor-general of Ukraine opens an investigation into Burisma
February 2015: Senior diplomat George Kent, on temporary assignment to Kyiv, learns of Hunter's role. He phones a staffer at Biden's office to it could 'create perception of a conflict of interest.' That month Viktor Shokin takes office as Ukraine's prosecutor general, despite already being the subject of questions about his own links to corruption
April 17: Email from Hunter's laptop shows Pozharskyi writing Hunter: 'thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent some together.'
Summer: The Burisma investigation appears to become dormant
January 2016: Biden travels to Ukraine amid mounting international disgust at Shokin failing to tackle corruption. One of the concerns raised by the European Union and IMF is that he has failed to investigate Burisma. Biden tells Poroshenko he needs to go. He later boasts: 'I looked at them and said: I'm leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you're not getting the money. Well, son of a bitch. He got fired.' Shokin in fact is finally removed from office in March after internal turmoil in Kyiv
2018: Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani starts 'investigating' the Bidens' links to Ukraine, enlisting the help of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who are now indicted on fraud charges. Ukraine's latest prosecutor general announces he will investigate Burisma early the next year
April 12, 2019: Hunter - or a man saying he is Hunter - takes three damaged Macs to John Paul MacIsaac's Apple repair shop in Wilmington, Delaware. MacIsaac puts data from one on a new hard drive
April 25: Joe Biden announces presidential run
July 11: The laptops have not been picked up and are now considered 'abandoned' according to MacIsaac's terms and conditions
Summer: MacIsaac claims he becomes worried about what he has seen on the laptop whose contents he put on a disk, and thinks he might be killed by a Biden associate for having it in his shop
Fall: MacIsaac either contacts the FBI or is contacted by them; he has said both
December 9 or 19: The FBI pick up the laptop, but MacIsaac has made a copy for himself. Giuliani later says the shopowner has made four. They give him a grand jury subpoena to hand it over, even though he was going to anyway
Early January 2020: The FBI tell MacIsaac not to talk to anyone and to stall if a Biden representative comes to get the laptop back
February: Trump is acquitted at end of his impeachment trial
May: On Giuliani's account, MacIsaac hands over the hard drive to Robert Costello, Giuliani's attorney, by this month at the latest as well as trying to give it to other Republicans
September: Steve Bannon, Trump's ex-aide and now indicted on fraud charges, tells New York Post about existence of laptop
October 11: Giuliani gives Post the hard drive
October 14: Post publishes emails and partially-clothed pictures of Hunter from the laptop - one of them with an apparent crack pipe - and says it has an 11-minute sex-and-drugs video. Giuliani promises there is 'more to come,' Republican senators promise to investigate but Democrats say the former New York mayor has 'paraded with Russian agents'
Giuliani says the information on the hard drive proves Joe Biden is 'corrupt.' The former mob prosecutor described Hunter Biden as his father's 'bag-man,' based on information on the hard drive.
Giuliani told NewsMax Thursday the president did not know about the information.
'Because they covered it up. The president didn't know this. I didn't know this, this part, until now, until a few weeks ago, approximately when I found out about it,' he said.
He also told Bannon's podcast Thursday the hard drive contained 1,000 photos and said it contained 40,000 emails.
On Giuliani's new account, he and his own attorney have had the hard disk since around May.
No Republican has come forward to say they had been offered the hard drive before or at the same time as Giuliani.
One part of the Chinese connection to the laptop emerged Thursday with its emails disclosing that Hunter pursued deals with a major Chinese energy company including one that would be 'interesting for me and my family.'
He also struck a deal for $30 million plus bonuses 'based on introductions alone' over three years after his father left office, then was offered a 'much more lasting and lucrative arrangement.'
The son of the Democratic presidential nominee communicated with China's largest private energy company, CEFC.The trove of emails have set of a series of political shockwaves including:
The emails focus on Hunter's dealings with Ye Jianming, the former chairman of CEFC in 2017, after his father had left office and when it was thought he would not run in 2020.
Ye has not been seen since he was taken into custody by Chinese authorities in 2018 amid rumored links to the Chinese military and intelligence services.
It was previously known that he gave Hunter a diamond as they discussed putting together a deal.
CEFC went bankrupt earlier this year after it was unable to repay its huge debts after warnings over its lack of transparency and dealings with sanctioned Russian firms.
It is unknown if Ye was a Communist Party member, although being successful in China is difficult if you are not.
In one email sent to Hunter in May 2017 titled 'Expectations', details of 'remuneration packages' for six people in a business venture were discussed.
He was identified as the 'chair/vice chair depending on agreement with CEFC', an apparent reference to the now bankrupt Shanghai conglomerate China Energy Co.
Hunter's pay was '850' and the correspondence also noted how he 'has some office expectations he will elaborate'.
Another email outlines a 'provisional agreement' where 80 per cent of the 'equity' would be shared equally among four people whose initials appear to relate to Hunter and three other recipients.
The sender of the email, James Gilliar, from consulting firm J2cR, said: 'I am happy to raise any detail with Zang if there is shortfalls?'
The email divides the equity into '20 H' - meaning 20 per cent equity to Hunter; 20 per cent to RW, meaning Rob Walker, also of the jc2r consultancy; 20 per cent to another man called Tony Bubulinski.
The remaining 20 per cent was split with 10 per cent going to 'Jim' who is otherwise unnamed, and then '10 held by H for the big guy?'
The big guy is unnamed.
Zang appears to be a reference to Zang Jian Jun who was the former executive director of CEFC.
In another 2017 email, Hunted reportedly discussed a deal with Ye. According to the leaked emails, Biden wrote that Ye had been influential in improving a three-year consulting contract with CEFC that would pay him $10million annually just for introductions.
He was given half ownership of a holding company to sweeten the deal, with Ye owning the other half.
According to the leaked emails, Biden wrote: 'Consulting fees is one piece of our income stream but the reason this proposal by the chairman was so much more interesting to me and my family is that we would also be partners inn the equity and profits of the JV's [joint venture's] investments.'
His email was sent to Gongwen Dong who has been linked to the purchase of two luxury Manhattan apartments for a total of $83million, which were bought by companies linked to Ye, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A photo from August 2017 appears to show a flowchart of the ownership of Hudson West which is split equally between Hunter Biden and 'Chairman'.
A report on Biden's business dealings released last month found Hudson West III opened a line of credit in September 2017.
Credit cards issued against the account were used by Hunter, his uncle James and James's wife Sara.
They purchased more than $100,000 worth of items including airline tickets, Apple products, hotel and restaurant bookings, according to the report released by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
Hudson West has since been dissolved and Hunter's law firm Owaco PC was one of its two owners the report said.
Also seen in the emails was an agreement from one of Ye's associates to pay Biden a retainer of $1million for counsel on US law.
The offer was made by former Hong Kong government official Chi Ping Patrick Ho, who has been convicted in Manhattan for two schemes to pay $3million in bribes to African government officials for oil rights.
Hunter is said to have struck deals with Ye Jianming, the former chairman of CEFC, who has not been seen since his arrest in 2018
Extracts from one email published Thursday by the New York Post show how Hunter Biden was to be paid $850,000 in part of his arrangement with the Chinese firm
He served a prison sentence of three years and was deported to Hong Kong in June.
The revelations come after emails come from Hunter's laptop appeared to show him making an introduction between his powerful father and a Ukrainian energy firm on Wednesday.
Gas company Burisma' adviser Vadym Pozharskyi thanked Hunter for 'an opportunity to meet your father' in an email sent in 2015, according to the stash of data given to the New York Post by Rudy Giuliani.
Biden dismissed the findings, and his spokesman Andrew Bates said the paper ' never asked the Biden campaign about the critical elements of this story...moreover, we have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.'


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Sporotrichosis is infection caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
The infection develops when the fungi enter the body through a puncture wound.
Usually, the skin and lymph nodes are infected, resulting in bumps on the skin and swollen lymph nodes.
Rarely, the lungs, joints, or other parts of the body are infected.
Diagnosis requires culture and identification of the fungus in a sample of infected tissue.
Itraconazole is used to treat most infections, but amphotericin B is required for bodywide infections.
Sporothrix fungi typically grow on rosebushes, barberry bushes, sphagnum moss, and other mulches. In contrast to many other fungal infections, Sporothrix fungi enter the body through a puncture wound to the skin. Most often, farmers, gardeners, and horticulturists are infected.
Sporotrichosis affects mainly the skin and nearby lymphatic vessels. Very rarely, bones, joints, lungs, or other tissues are infected.
An infection of the skin typically starts on a finger as a small, nontender bump (nodule) that slowly enlarges and forms a sore. Over the next several days or weeks, the infection spreads through the lymphatic vessels of the finger, hand, and arm to the lymph nodes, forming nodules and sores along the way. Even at this stage, there is little or no pain. Usually, people have no other symptoms. This infection is seldom fatal.
An infection in the lungs may cause pneumonia, with a slight chest pain and cough. Lung infection usually occurs in people who have another lung disorder, such as emphysema. Joint infection causes swelling and makes movement painful. Rarely, an infection develops in other areas and can spread throughout the body. Such infections are life threatening.
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Skin infections are treated with itraconazole given by mouth. Potassium iodide, given by mouth, may be prescribed instead, but it is not as effective and, in most people, has side effects (such as a rash, a runny nose, and inflammation of the eyes, mouth, and throat).
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Or something like that. Nearer to the end of That Hideous Strength, the final instalment in his space trilogy, Lewis describes a process designed by the villains to destroy any sense of objective value in the world. At the first stage of re-education, Lewis has the antagonists using architecture, interior design, and visual arts to begin the psychological corruption. I don’t recall off-hand if Lewis has commented elsewhere on modern art, but this passage certainly must be indirectly relaying his views on artists like Dali. And I think it probably lets us know what he would think of much contemporary “high art” and pop culture.
The room, at first, was an anti-climax. It appeared to be an empty committee room with a long table, eight or nine chairs, some pictures, and (oddly enough) a large step-ladder in one corner. There were no windows; it was lit by an electric light which produced, better than Mark had ever seen it produced before, the illusion of a cold, grey place out of doors. A man of trained sensibility would have seen at once that the room was ill proportioned, not grotesquely but sufficiently to produce dislike. Mark felt the effect without analysing the cause, and the effect grew as time passed. Sitting staring about him, he next noticed the door. The point of the arch was not in the centre; the thing was lopsided. Once again, the error was not gross. The thing was near enough to the true to deceive you for a moment and to go on teasing the mind after the deception had been unmasked. He turned and sat with his back to it … one mustn’t let it become an obsession. Then he noticed the spots on the ceiling; little round black spots at irregular intervals on the pale mustard-coloured surface. He determined that he would not fall into the trap of trying to count them. They would be hard to count, they were so irregularly placed. Or weren’t they? They suggested some kind of pattern. Their peculiar ugliness consisted in the fact that they kept on suggesting it and then frustrating expectation. He realised that this was another trap. He fixed his eyes on the table. He got up and began to walk about. He had a look at the pictures.
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Today, the future of humanity depends on climate change and environmental sustainability. Only collective responsibility for our actions can ensure our secure existence. Whether a manufacturer or a consumer, we can do our part by living a more sustainable lifestyle.
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Types Of Environmental Awareness Apps And Their Features
Forests are an essential part of our ecosystem. They reduce the risk of global warming by producing oxygen and reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. At the same time, people actively use wood for production needs and cut down forests for the construction of cities or agricultural work. As a result, deforestation is a major environmental problem today.
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One person is dead following a drive-by shooting in Cincinnati's Evanston neighborhood.
It happened around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday on Montgomery Road near Clarion Avenue.
Investigators said the shooting victim, later identified as Yarsellay Sammie Sr., 39, was walking in the area and was attempting to cross the street. That's when someone inside of a maroon sedan fired at least one shot.
Before officers arrived at the scene, Sammie was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center by a private vehicle where he died.
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How long does it take noodles to cook on high?
The key to avoiding squishy penne noodles is to check the slow cooker baked ziti very closely towards the end of cook time. In my experience, right around 2 1/2 hours on high yields a perfectly cooked but not too squishy pasta.
How do you tell if a noodle is fully cooked?
The only way to know if it’s done is to taste it! It should be al dente, or firm to the bite. The more pasta cooks, the gummier it gets, so if it sticks to the wall it’s probably overdone. Rinse pasta after cooking and draining.
How long does it take to cook egg noodles?
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil over high heat. Drop in the egg noodles and stir so they don’t stick. Cook until just past al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.
How long do you cook noodles on the stove?
Boil 6 cups water in a large pot or a deep pan and bring it to boil over medium flame. When it comes to rolling boil, add dried noodles, 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Boil until noodles are soft, it will take around 4-5 minutes.
How do you know when egg noodles are done?
How do you know if egg noodles are overcooked? If the pasta is delicate to the bite but firm to the touch, it is finished (al dente). Using a strainer, remove the pasta from the water and mix it with (or continue cooking it with) your sauce. If the pasta has become soft and mushy, it has been overdone.
Is chewy pasta undercooked or overcooked?
When your pasta is chewy, this is a sign that it’s undercooked. Let it boil for another minute and taste-test it for doneness again. When the pasta noodles are tender on the inside but still firm to the bite on the outside, you know that they’re done. Italian chefs call this “al dente,” which means to the tooth.
Is my pasta undercooked?
How to tell if pasta is undercooked. Before you try to fix your pasta, you’ll need to figure out whether it’s overcooked or undercooked. Pasta that is soft and mushy is usually overcooked, while if it’s crunchy and hard, this is a good indication that you haven’t cooked it for long enough.
How long boil dry egg noodles?
Drop noodles into boiling broth. Reduce heat to a slow boil and cook for 20 minutes or until desired doneness. Stir occasionally to keep noodles from sticking to bottom and each other.
How long do you cook egg noodles on the stove?
Heat 2 quarts of water with 1 tablespoon kosher salt in a large pot on high heat until boiling. Add the egg noodles. Cook for 5 minutes.
How do you cook noodles?
- In a large pot, bring water to a boil. …
- Add the pasta to the water, stir a few times to prevent the noodles from sticking together.
- Cook according to package directions, stirring occasionally, until al dente or softer depending on desired texture.
- Drain and toss with desired sauce.
How long boil instant noodles?
Preparation. Bring 2 1/2 cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the noodles and cook for 2 minutes.
How many minutes do you cook pasta?
Most pastas cook in 8 to 12 minutes. Test dry pasta for doneness after about 4 minutes of cooking by tasting it. It is difficult to give exact cooking times since different shapes andthickness of pasta will take less or more time to cook. Watch the cooking process of the pasta carefully.

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Navajo Generating Station threatened with closure
- Navajo Generating Station faces an uncertain future
- Officials must decide by spring whether to keep the plant open
- If the owners don't want to keep the plant open, it could close this year
The Navajo Generating Station coal-fired power plant near Page and the coal mine that supplies it may close this year in the face of low natural-gas prices that undercut the economics of the plant.
The glut of cheap natural gas sweeping the country has made the plant's electricity more expensive than simply buying power from natural-gas-fired plants. That trend is bringing renewed focus on whether the five utility owners should continue to run the plant.
Salt River Project, an owner and the plant's operator, has been negotiating to keep it open but faces a variety of headwinds, from retrofits required by federal environmental regulations to renewing a property lease with the Navajo Nation.
"The economics are changing and this has kind of shifted how the owners look at potentially the future of the plant," SRP spokesman Scott Harelson said Tuesday. "We anticipate we will make a decision right around or before spring of this year."
SRP's northern Arizona coal plant one of the biggest carbon emitters in the country
The current lease with the Navajo Nation expires in 2019. If the plant owners are not going to keep running the plant and don't negotiate a lease extension, they would need to start tearing it down for decommissioning by the end of this year to be done by the end of 2019.
Harelson said that the owners "could consider other options," but declined to elaborate.
The first of the plant's three generators opened in 1974. The plant employs about 500 on land owned by the Navajo Nation. Another 430 work at the Kayenta Mine, 80 miles away, on Navajo and Hopi land.
The economic benefits of the plant extend far beyond northern Arizona, as its power pumps Colorado River water in the Central Arizona Project canal to Phoenix and Tucson. About half the water used in metro Phoenix comes from the canal. But its impacts, particularly its climate-changing carbon emissions, also extend far beyond the region, making it a major target for environmental groups.
The plant is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, SRP, Arizona Public Service Co., NV Energy and Tucson Electric Power. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently withdrew from the plant, and NV Energy plans to do the same.
That leaves the remaining owners with the financial burden of retrofitting the plant with better air-quality controls, which they have negotiated with the Environmental Protection Agency for installation in 2030. They also have plans to shut one of the units or reduce output at the plant by one-third to comply with air-pollution rules.
But as the owners, tribes and other interested parties have begun to file public testimony on that plan, it has become apparent that the cost of running the plant is now higher than simply buying power from natural-gas plants.
“Electricity produced at NGS is currently more expensive than electricity purchased on the wholesale spot market,” the U.S. Department of Energy said in a National Renewable Energy Laboratory report on the plant in November.
“Price trends examined in this analysis suggest a turnaround might be years away, especially if natural-gas prices remain low,” the report said.
The Central Arizona Water Conservation District runs the CAP canal using power from Navajo, and the agency recently confirmed the upside-down economics of the coal plant cited in the NREL report.
The district’s general manager, Ted Cooke, said Wednesday that while it is cheaper to buy power on the spot market at times, costs vary, and Navajo is the cheaper option during certain times of year.
“I don’t believe anybody is quote, ready to back out,” Cooke said. “Any decision to keep the plant open or close the plant is something the owners would have to agree on. But any prudent enterprise … must look at all of the available options.”
Because natural-gas power has been so cheap the past two years, coal plants across the country have been put to use less frequently.
Navajo only ran at 61 percent capacity in 2016. In 2014 it ran at 72 percent capacity, and running above 80 percent capacity is not uncommon for such plants, when gas prices are high and coal is a cheaper option.
According to the NREL report, the total cost of making power at NGS is about $38 per megawatt hour, while electricity on the market in the region was just $32 per megawatt hour in 2015 and 22 percent lower than that in the first half of 2016.
And the Navajo plant is about to get more expensive to run. Energy from the Navajo plant will cost about $41 a megawatt hour after 2019, when a new lease with the Navajo Nation is scheduled to go into effect, and will increase to about $51 a megawatt hour in 2030, with the new pollution controls to comply with the EPA. These figures don’t consider any other factors that could raise the cost of doing business.
Utility owners like APS and TEP can decide to back out based on simple economics, but the water district has a more complicated involvement.
Under the act of Congress that enabled the power plant to be built, the water district also is responsible for selling surplus power from the plant and using the revenues to repay the cost of building the canal, pumping stations and power plant. More than $1 billion is owed, and if the water agency doesn’t have surplus power to sell, the only other option to raise revenue is to raise the price of water to cities like Phoenix that use the CAP canal.
“Should Navajo surplus revenue no longer flow into the development fund, CAWCD may need to implement a rate increase to make up the shortfall in its repayment obligation,” the agency said in a Dec. 28 letter to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Cooke said Wednesday that were the plant to close this year, a rate hike on users would be the only short-term option for the agency to meet its repayment obligation.
“Whether or not NGS exists to help us with repayment does not relieve us of that repayment obligation,” he said.
The CAWCD and SRP are hoping to keep the power plant open under a plan agreed to by the EPA, but should any additional owners choose to withdraw, it’s unlikely a new agreement could be reached to keep it open.


There are only a handful of fantasy-relevant RB injuries heading into Week 12, but for owners of Joe Mixon, Leonard Fournette, and Gus Edwards, knowing the injury updates will be crucial ahead of start 'em, sit 'em decisions.
Below, we'll give you the latest news on these running backs and break down how their injuries could potentially affect the Week 12 fantasy landscape. For news on ailing pass-catchers Mike Williams, Ja'Marr Chase, Marquise Brown, Jerry Jeudy, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Gerald Everett, and more, go here; for more on injured QBs Justin Fields and Kyler Murray, click here.
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Joe Mixon injury update, Week 12 fantasy outlook
Mixon (concussion) missed practice on Wednesday while in concussion protocol, and he's the definition of "questionable" ahead of Cincinnati's Week 12 game against Tennessee.
If Mixon clears protocol, he's a must-start despite the tough matchup against the Titans' second-ranked run defense. If Mixon is out, Samaje Perine would start and be worth a flex spot given his projected volume.
Leonard Fournette injury update, Week 12 fantasy outlook
Fournette (hip) was limited in practice on Wednesday, and afterward, coach Todd Bowles was non-committal about whether Fournette will play against the Browns.
Bowles also said he would "ride the hot hand" between Rachaad White and Fournette if Fournette plays. Against some defenses, that would make both backs risky flexes, but against a Cleveland defense allowing the second-most fantasy points per game to RBs, both are still in play. Given Fournette's injury, White is the better option even if Fournette is active.
Gus Edwards injury update, Week 12 fantasy outlook
Just like last week, Edwards (knee, hamstring) started the week with a limited practice. He's missed each of Baltimore's past two games (with a bye week in between), so his status is truly up in the air ahead of the Ravens' matchup against the Jaguars.
If Edwards is active, he figures to see the bulk of Baltimore's carries as he did in the two games in which he played (27 touches). That's enough to make him a solid RB2/flex. If he's out, Kenyan Drake and Justice Hill will split snaps, and neither would be a particularly good flex option in a deep week.


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Now that I'm deeper in the dungeon, I'm regularly running into levels filled with ice blocks, and they're kind of awful. Is there a trick to breaking them that doesn't make each one basically 1d100 damage, other than Fire Aura?
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The chance to destroy an Ice Block depends on your Attack
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Chance = 10% + 1% per Attack -0.5% per Dungeon Level
There is always a minimum 5% chance of success. Failure causes 1 Cold damage (you can mitigate this with Cold resistance).
In addition the following methods can also destroy Ice Blocks:
- Evaporate (Fire Magic)
- Aura of Fire (Fire Magic)
- Armageddon (Fire Magic)
- Conjure Water Elemental (Water Magic)
- An exploding monster
In the next update I will also allow Break Boulder
(Earth Magic) and the Pickaxe Tool
destroy Ice Blocks. AoE spells like Fireball or Dragon Breath currently do not destroy ice blocks, althrough I might consider adding it if is a wanted feature.

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After a month of inactivity, I am back! I took a break from blogging to focus on the semester at hand. I’m currently teaching about eight classes a week, and I’m trying to design some new lesson plans. I’m also still working on my novels. Enough personal updating: you’re here for an interview!
This is an interview with a cosplayer that I have been following for about a year or two now. I first noticed her work when she posted the following image to DeviantArt. I’ve been admiring her work ever since.
Jacky the Nerd: What is your name and/or your cosplay alias?
Sophie: My name is Sophie and my cosplay alias is basically my name Sophie Riis, [or] Sophie Karine Riis.
JtN: How long have you been cosplaying?
Sophie: I’ve been cosplaying since 2010 is, so around 6 years.
JtN: Why do you cosplay?
Sophie: I cosplay firstly because it’s fun! It’s a fun way to express my feeling towards a game, comic, manga, TV series, anime and movies etc. I always cosplay characters that I can relate to or love. I’ve always been very creative and I’ve always loved video games, so to be able to make a costume in their honor and actually be my favorite characters are the best feeling ever. Luckily for me, two of my sisters also do this and we’re also neighbors so I get a lot of inspiration from them as well.
JtN: What is like cosplaying with your sisters?
Sophie: It’s really the best! we have done several group cosplays with each other and we got so many more to come. And since we’re neighbors (which is amazing) it’s easy to have cosplay workshops together and travel together to different events and cons
JtN: What is the group cosplay that you are proudest of?
Sophie: The Tokyo Mew Mew group so far! Since we watched the show as kids, being able to cosplay them is really a dream come true.
JtN: What is the cosplay you had the most trouble completing?
Sophie: Probably Lux from League of Legends. I “finished” her for Dreamhack winter 2014. She got a lot of armor and it was the first real time making so much armor. I’ve been thinking of dragging her out of the closet again and again, but it never happened. But I have started to re-make a lot of the pieces and will have her finish-finished before summer.
JtN: Besides cosplaying with your sisters, what is your favorite cosplay experience?
Sophie: That’s a hard one. There [are] really plenty of them! But if I got to choose one it would be the first time I wore a cosplay I made myself. It was Blue Link from Four Swords with the Twilight Princess design (we were a group). We got stopped all the time and we got so many compliments! It meant really much to me, since I was so nervous to attend a con with my first made costume. Getting so much good feedback really gave me the push to continue making cosplays.
JtN: How do you think cosplay has affected your life?
Sophie: Well I can’t say it hasn’t affected me! Without cosplay I wouldn’t have all the friends I have today that’s for sure. I know I would still be gaming and such, but I think I would be in a totally different community. Cosplay also brings me happiness and I get to push myself to the limits with creativity, which I love, and always have.
JtN: What are your plans for the future cosplay and non-cosplay related?
Sophie: Too many cosplay plans at least! Right now I’m currently making Aragorn from Lord of the Rings, after that it’s Fox McCloud from Star Fox Zero and Rapunzel from Tangled. I HOPE AT LEAST. Other than cosplay I’m actually going back to school! Going to a university to study more. I’m an educated hairdresser, and have been for almost three years now, which means I haven’t gone to school for a long time, so that’ll be weird, but fun.
JtN: What advice would give to readers if they get involved with cosplay?
Sophie: Go to a con before starting to cosplay, really! Not because you can’t cosplay, but simply to get the whole community feeling. The best way to get the whole picture is to simply “study” what other people do. And of course, don’t be afraid to fail if you’re making a costume! It’s all about having fun and you learn by doing. Even if you buy or make one, you’ll find people with the same interest!
Thanks for reading! (And your patience.)
Photo Credits and Sources
Sommer, Mathilde. Blue Link: Twilight Princess Edition. 2013. Photograph. Online gallery.
Weckerle, Valentin. Fox McCloud. 2014. Photo. Online gallery.


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The Interior Ministry acknowledged Thursday that an Iraqi police officer whose existence had been denied by the Iraqis and the U.S. military is in fact an active member of the force, and said he now faces arrest for speaking to the media.This should explain, even to the idiots, why Hussein didn't "come forward to clear his name," pretty nicely, doesn't it? It also explains why he quit talking once you started pushing this clearly stupid issue.
Ministry spokesman Brig. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, who had previously denied there was any such police employee as Capt. Jamil Hussein, said in an interview that Hussein is an officer assigned to the Khadra police station, as had been reported by The Associated Press.
As I wrote before:
It is strange that the AP doesn't seem interested in dragging out an Iraqi source and shouting, "Dance, monkey!" while all their bureau reporters and staff circle up and clap rhythmically. I'm sure Hussein would then be welcome on many national television shows and, afterward, he could go home with some lovely green room gift baskets and a big target to stick on his family.I expect you not only to send apologies but checks, people.
And, by the way, aren't you glad we've helped create a "democracy" in which people get arrested for talking to the media? Freedom, apparently, smells a lot like tyranny...
Update: There's more from Greg Sargent and Crooks and Liars, but the key issue is this: For a group of assholes who continue to crow about their glorious "victory" in the Dan Rather scandal, this is their moment to skulk away and keep their stupid mouths shut for a while. As
The check on blogs is other blogs. Because blogs operate in a reputation-based environment, nobody minds a bias. But they expect you to be honest about your facts. And if you get a reputation for not being honest about your facts, people pay lots of attention to you.So true. And, even if you actually thought you were being honest but are, in the end, simply proven to be stupid...Well, the same thing happens, pretty much.
Update: Of course, if you thought that there's a single right wing blogger who still has the capacity for shame you haven't been paying attention.

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Italian painting has been very present for many centuries and especially during the Renaissance: this profusion of Italian painters is due to the large number of artistic movements and schools of painting which developed since the Renaissance.
Many schools of painting developed independently of each other during the Middle Ages and the Italian Renaissance, like for example the Florentine school, the Venetian school or the Roman school. We also more often talk about schools of painting rather than artistic movements.
Italian painters generally came from lines of descent painters such as the Carraccis, the Gandolfis or even the Bellinis.
The Byzantine Art corresponds to the Pre-Renaissance: it lasted until the middle of the 14th Century. Then the Renaissance saw the emergence of several artistic movements: firstly with the Early Renaissance, then with the High Renaissance and finally with the late Renaissance. At the end of the 15th Century, the late Renaissance gave away to the Baroque. The period of Neoclassicism roughly corresponded to the movement of Rococo, from the first half of the 18th Century.
The list of Italian artists is very long. We can cite for example Duccio, Martini and Lorenzotti for the period of the Pre-Renaissance. The Renaissance period is that of the greatest Italian artists like Da Vinci, Botticelli, Perugino, Michelangelo, Titian, Vernonese or even Bernini. But more recently, other Italian artists continued to paint during the 18th Century like Tiepolo, Canaletto or even Carriera.
Closer to us, there are also many Italian artists during the 20th Century, as Monbrini, Zevola and Lauricella if we had to mention only three of them.

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The performance was set to take place in Walnut Park on Friday, April 28, but Mensa missed his connecting flight from Atlanta to Syracuse.
Caitlin Russell of University Union said the school learned this morning that Mensa could not make it in time to Syracuse.
"Our team worked diligently to find a replacement in time for the concert," said Russell.
Rapper Tunji Ige will drive up from New York City this afternoon to take Mensa's place in Mayfest. Electronic DJ trio Cheat Codes will also perform as expected.
Mensa earned a Grammy nomination as a songwriter on Kanye West's song "All Day," from the album "The Life of Pablo."He has collaborated with West on the hit single "U Mad," Kaytranada's "DRIVE ME CRAZY" and the Gorillaz song "Clint Eastwood."
Rapper Fetty Wap canceled his appearance at Juice Jam, Syracuse University's 2016 fall music festival, less than a year ago.


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