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The newest era of Xbox consoles just lately celebrated its one-year birthday, though just like the PS5, your possibilities of simply shopping for one aren’t that nice ( $300 Series S Far simpler than discovering in inventory $500 Series X Is). Still, there have been some must-released video games on Xbox over the previous yr that make discovering considered one of these consoles well worth the effort.
We’ve pulled collectively a number of the greatest video games. Thankfully, a lot of them can be found by means of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription. This offers you entry to on-line multiplayer, in addition to entry to a library of video games for a flat month-to-month payment.
Of course, you may nonetheless purchase these video games piecemeal, however until you are a collector, there is not any purpose to not go the Game Pass route and use a month-to-month subscription to entry the entire video games under. Is.
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whats up infinity
Of course I used to be going to begin this checklist whats up infinity, The newest (lengthy in improvement) installment within the cherished sci-fi first-person shooter franchise provides a heavy marketing campaign with a free-to-play multiplayer mode. In phrases of the way it holds as much as the basic aura recreation launched in aughts, infinite The Master Chief actually lends a variety of nod to his previous whereas equipping him with crisp, detailed visuals and new instruments like grappling hooks that hold the gameplay feeling contemporary.
Both marketing campaign and multiplayer modes can be found by means of Game Pass. whats up infinity If you do not need to subscribe to Game Pass, it solely prices $60.
forza horizon 5
as compared with forza motorsport, a racing sim that allows you to race on well-known tracks from world wide, Forza Horizon It’s all about letting you go off-road to discover. One of the newest video games within the collection, forza horizon 5 The greatest entry but is a fantasy tackle Mexico to place your wheels down. This shouldn’t be a recreation that takes itself too severely, each by way of goals and the way it talks to the participant. You’ll interact in a number of competition challenges, making an attempt to be the very best racer round, and you may play on-line with others if you wish to race towards actual people as a substitute of AI.
With Game Pass subscription, additionally, you will get complimentary entry to this recreation. Otherwise, it should set you again $60 for the acquisition.
Microsoft Flight Simulator
flight Simulator Windows for PC has lengthy been top-of-the-line and most practical methods to think about what it could be prefer to pilot a small airplane or jet. newest iteration of flight Simulator The newest is on the Xbox console, the place it goes all out with spectacular graphics and clever cloud know-how that pulls in localized climate knowledge in actual time. It is the definitive flight simulator expertise, and as such, it’s a slow-paced recreation that tempts you to get misplaced in the great thing about aviation. It’s probably not aimed toward avid gamers who need nonstop motion.
This recreation is on the market to play with Game Pass or for $60 when you desire to make a copy.
when you felt burnt by cyberpunk 2077 final yr on consoles however that may’t quench your thirst for cyberpunk aesthetic, see climbing, It is a twin-stick isometric shooter that has RPG parts with quick gameplay. The recreation was created by a small workforce, however crammed with richly detailed environments, branching dialogue choices so you may play nevertheless you want, and deep RPG parts allow you to stage up your character to have energy in weaponry, hacking, and extra. Let it do
The recreation is on the market on Game Pass, and if you wish to play a moody shooter you need to actually strive it. Otherwise, it is $30 to purchase outright.
Psychonauts 2, the long-awaited sequel to the cult basic platformer, which was launched in 2005, was an enormous success when it hit Xbox consoles in 2021. It retains the light-hearted however barely uncomfortable aesthetic that’s paying homage to a number of the weirdest cartoons that used to air on Nickelodeon. The recreation’s mixture of platforming and merchandise amassing is delightfully centered in comparison with the way in which many video games are constructed as of late, with numerous quests to research and worlds to discover. The gameplay itself is enjoyable, however Psychonauts 2The intelligent stage design and tremendous writing make it a should play.
Psychonauts 2 Available on Game Pass for Xbox consoles. Unlike a lot of the different video games on this checklist, it is also accessible for PS4. It prices $49.99 for a replica.
A small workforce shaped in London sable, an exploration recreation that is lower than pleased with the issues you could regulate or struggle towards. Compared to most open world video games which are filled with goals, Sable is an expertise designed to make you calm down and respect its magnificence. There are many issues to gather, in addition to surprises, however as my colleague Ash Parish says in her evaluation, “sable Gifts you with a pod-racer and some encouraging phrases of self-determination and discovery, then allows you to go. ,
The recreation is on the market on Xbox Game Pass or digitally by means of the Xbox Store for $24.99.
Aside from PC, the Xbox Series X and S consoles are the one different platforms the place you may play comparatively new video games. exo one, a planet (and dimension) crossing title that hides an attention-grabbing story beneath its easy gameplay. You play as a shape-shifting object that makes use of gravity and the weather to realize sufficient pace to fly by means of the air that will help you attain better heights. If this sounds boring, imagine me, exo one Finds a option to make it an enticing, but zen-like expertise that may hold you entertained for some time.
The recreation is on the market with a Game Pass subscription or prices $17 when you resolve to buy a replica.
mlb present 21
Xbox lastly has an awesome baseball recreation, and it was made by Sony. Display The franchise has traditionally solely been launched on PlayStation consoles, however for the 2021 model of the sport, it went multiplatform. So now Xbox avid gamers can take pleasure in photorealistic graphics, get an up to date roster with their favourite gamers, and expertise a number of the greatest baseball gameplay round.
The recreation is on the market on Game Pass, or you may decide up a replica for about $20.


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Prior to the livestream show, which will offer the best way to view all 150 runway looks, Vogue’s European Editor-at-Large, Hamish Bowles will moderate an exclusive conversation with top fashion designers Tory Burch, Alexander Wang, and J.Crew President, Jenna Lyons. In addition to answering questions from the audience, the trio will address everything from fall trends, to personal inspirations and the night’s upcoming looks.
Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to discuss the newest wardrobe essentials with some of the fashion world’s top voices. In addition, all attendees will receive a special gift! Doors open at 6 PM in Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall for this special evening.
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The local currency gained N12, rising from 367 to 355 against the United States dollar at the parallel market on Thursday, a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria released the much-awaited foreign exchange market framework. Forex dealers and analysts said the naira-dollar exchange rate, which closed flat at 367 on Wednesday, started reacting to
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Central bank is selling long-dated treasury bills at higher yields than the secondary market to mop up naira liquidity before next week’s start of interbank currency trading, traders said on Friday. The central bank sold 205.9 billion naira worth of one-year bills on Friday at 13.5 percent, compared with the secondary market which is currently
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Amidst general belief among Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeriaâ€™s messiah, a former chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, Pete Hoekstra has said that Buhari is actually Nigeriaâ€™s problem, not its solution. Pete Hoekstra, Senior Fellow, The Investigative Project on Terrorism, Washington and former chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee from 2004
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Justice Mahkmud Lima of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt will on the 4th of July deliver judgment on the application by the embattled National Chairman of the Peopleâ€™s Democratic Party, PDP, Alimodu Sheriff seeking to dispose the order against him. Justice Lima had in May granted an order restraining Sheriff from parading himself
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Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday, heard the case between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Senator Ali Modu Sheriff & co. on Suit N0: FHC/PH/CS/524/2016 restraining Senator Sheriff and his co-defendants from parading themselves as national officers of the Party and to recognize the National Caretaker Committee as constituted by
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Senate yesterday, passed a bill to re-enact the Public Procurement Act, 2007, even as it expanded the National Council on Public Procurement to include the Nigerian Institute of Architects and the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Survey. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Public Procurement and passage of the bill
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Akwa Ibom state police command has refuted claims by the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, that it exploded gas pipelines in Ikot Osutek in Oruk-Anam local government area of the state yesterday. State Police Commissioner, CP Murtala Mani, told newsmen in Uyo yesterday that the rumoured explosion was an accident caused by leakage in the gas
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Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will not hesitate to cancel elections and declare them inconclusive if politicians do not refrain from activities that promote violence, threats of violence, disruptions by way of violence, intimidation and bribery of poll officials and voters. In his keynote address as lead speaker at a civil society
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has begun investigation over alleged N4.29billion fraud against the administration of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and other prominent members of the state government, including certain members of the state House of Assembly. The anti-graft agencyâ€™s action was sequel to the receipt of three petitions sent to it by
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Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig-Gen. Sulaiman Kazaure has declared that there are no plans by the federal government to scrap the scheme. The DGâ€™s clarification came on the heels of rumours making the round that the federal government is going to scrap the scheme. Kazaure, speaking during a courtesy visit to
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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, yesterday said the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Ajasteel in Kogi State could industrialise Nigeria over night if given the needed attention by all stakeholders with adequate funding. This is even as the Sole Administrator of Ajasteel, Isah Onobere said the company requires N80billion to put it
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Leader of the World Bank/FGN Mission to Kogi on FADAMA III, Dr. Salau Sheu has said that the initiative to effect a paradigm shift from subsistence farming to business-oriented agriculture is yielding results. Sheu disclosed this at the Ire-suare production cluster (Cassava special intervention site) in Adavi Local Government of the state yesterday, saying that
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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that gender imbalance is militating against free and fair elections in the country, and therefore advocated for improved participation of women in the electoral process and in occupying elective positions. The chief electoral umpire stated this at the commissionâ€™s interaction with Political
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Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, indefinitely adjourned a suit challenging the academic credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Adeniyi in his ruling said that the case was being adjourned indefinitely, following a notice of appeal filed by President Buhari. Nigerian pilot recalled that President Buhari had Wednesday, appealed against a
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United Nations International Childrenâ€Ž Education Fund, UNICEF has urged Bauchi State government to provide functional Primary Health Centres in all its 323 wards across the state to meet up with requirement of National Health Act. UNICEFâ€™s supervising officer in Bauchi Field Office; Dr Abdoulayi Kai Kai gave the advice during a one day sensitisation meeting
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Management of leading civil engineering and construction company, Julius Berger Plc yesterday in Abuja hailed the management, staff and directorate of the firm for what they saw as a wonderful performance in 2015 inspite of the turbulent economic conditions. At the companyâ€™s Annual General Meeting, AGM held at Yarâ€™Adua Centre, one shareholder after the other
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JUSTICE Micah Wrights of ECOWAS Community court yesterday in Abuja, handed down a $250,000 fine to Ghanaian government over abuse and alleged unlawful killing of 15 years old Ogukwe Obioma. The Judge while delivering the judgment, established that Ogukwe Obioma the Nigerian teenager studying in Ghana, has his right violated and abused which led to
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Gunmen suspected to be members of Greenlanders cult group, on Wednesday and yesterday, invaded two communities in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area, killing at least 11 people, including a pregnant woman. Nigerian Pilot gathered that the cultists had on Wednesday night, kidnapped two persons, including a popular medical doctor known as Dr. Erike
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Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, enjoined Corps members posted to Bauchi State to use the period of their service and get themselves integrated through the learning the language and culture of the people of the state. The governor represented by the state Acting Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Liman Bello stated this yesterday
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Kogi State new Resident Electorial Commissioner, REC, Samuel Madaki Usman has called on politicians in the state to play politics without bitterness, stressing that contesting candidates for forthcoming re-run election should play the game by the rules. The REC made the appeal in Lokoja yesterday while addressing stakeholders, members of registered political parties, security operatives
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Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies
Location(s): United States
The Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (TAPS) program trains scientists for academic and public health careers. We invite applications for two- and three-year postdoctoral fellowships in studies relating to the prevention of AIDS. Offered through the UCSF Department of Medicine, TAPS is located at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), which is itself part of the Division of Prevention Science within the Department of Medicine. Candidates must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent doctorate degree. The program is suitable for those who are currently completing their doctoral, residency, or clinical fellowship programs as well as for those who have recently completed their doctoral degrees and seek careers as independent researchers.
To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and must be an American citizen, a non-citizen national of the U.S. (e.g., from American Samoa), or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence and have an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151 or I-551). The most important selection criteria will be evidence of superior qualifications and productivity, demonstrated interest in AIDS prevention research, and career goals that can clearly benefit from the fellowship program. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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And it's...not terrible? I honestly have no idea. Listening to country music is a lot like drinking fancy wine for me—I get drunk and regret everything—but I think this song of John Daly's here is not terrible. It's called Hit It Hard and it sounds like Bon Jovi with a splash of what I believe pop country music to be.
The album, which is called "I Only Know One Way" is actually from 2010 but Hit It Hard has been getting a lot of airplay on SiriusXM. Here is some more, from someone who reviewed the song:
I love this song.
John is very honest with his music. But if you've ever seen him in an interview you know that's exactly who he is all the time. He's an open book. He's not afraid to talk about the things he's done in his life. He's quite the character and people love it. I think in a way, all of John's fans are inspired by his honesty.
Give the whole thing a listen here. You know you will.

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HT Wins Ookla and Umlaut Awards for the Best Mobile Network in Croatia
For the third consecutive year, Hrvatski Telekom was named as the best mobile network in Croatia. The operator has received Ookla Speedtest Awards for the ‘Best Mobile Network’, ‘Fastest Mobile Network’ and for the ‘Best Mobile Coverage’ in Croatia*, and it has as well received umlaut’s ‘Best in Test’ award for the best mobile network for the fourth time.
Consumer initiated tests on the Ookla Speedtest platform is free and users test the network in a real environment and on their own devices, which gives the best insight into real user experience. The Ookla analysis of the results of 318,477 user initiated tests conducted on Speedtest iOS and Android mobile applications, as well as results from over 106 million scans taken at 183,337 locations, during the first half of 2021 on all major mobile operators in Croatia, confirmed that HT has both the best mobile network in Croatia, as well as the fastest and the one with the best coverage. The analysis showed that HT achieved an overall Speed Score score of 83.42 compared to 70.71 in 2020.
umlaut’s in-depth crowd-based analysis was based on 44.4 million samples collected by 16,800 users across Croatia over a period of six months, from January to June 2021. Compared to previous year HT improved in an overall score by as much as 35 points, and along with winning the ‘Best in test’ award for the fourth time, the company also achieved the best rated broadband coverage and the highest download speeds score, strengthening further its market leadership position.
“We are in the ‘connectivity’ business that is technology based, digitalization driven and built on network development, but aside from these tech characteristics we go beyond just providing products and services convinced that success is defined by service quality we provide our customers with. This is why we are proud that our efforts and substantial investments in the network development and quality have been recognized and reflected in better and faster internet and mobile apps access of our customers, which has again been confirmed by results of not one, but both independent extensive analyses. Being the best once is a big achievement but repeating in then for the second and third time in a row is remarkable, and we will definitely continue building on it further”, stated Boris Drilo, Member of the Management Board and CTIO at Hrvatski Telekom.

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The How to Setup Canon imageCLASS D570 Printer is the process of connecting the printer to an active wireless network. There are a few methods to connect the printer to a wireless network. Let’s see some of them.
Basic How to Setup Canon imageCLASS D570 Printer:
First, unpack the printer from the package.
Take out the following box contents from the package.
User software DVD-ROM
Next, remove all the protective tapes and covers from the printer.
Open the scanner unit and take out the preinstalled toner cartridge.
Remove the protective seals and tapes from the toner cartridge.
Gently shake the toner cartridge to distribute the ink evenly.
Refix the toner cartridge into the printer and lower the scanner unit.
Lift the dust cover and then slide the paper guides apart.
Fan a paper stack and load it into the paper drawer.
Adjust the paper stack with the paper guides and lower the dust cover.
Next, pull out the paper stopper.
If necessary, you can also load paper into the manual feed cover.
Connect your printer to an electrical outlet using the provided power cord and then turn on the printer.
You have now completed the basic printer setup. Continue reading to set up the Canon imageCLASS D570 printer driver on your computer.
Installing the printer software:
Insert the User software DVD-ROM into your computer’s CD/DVD drive.
Run the setup file on the DVD drive to start the driver installation.
Carry out the on-screen instructions and complete the driver installation.
If your computer doesn’t support the DVD-ROM, open the default browser and visit the official Canon site.
Type your printer’s model in the search field.
Click the printer model in the search result.
Next, click the Drives & Downloads tab and wait until your OS version is detected automatically.
Select the required driver from the displayed list and click Download.
Open the downloaded driver file to run the driver installation wizard.
Finish the driver installation and verify the printer functionality.


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A Data Analysis: 2018-2020
Temporary work visas are supposed to be good for both workers and the U.S. economy. In theory, these visas allow U.S. businesses to fill mostly low-wage jobs that would otherwise sit vacant while giving migrant workers an opportunity to work in the U.S. Indeed the migrants are often referred to as “guest” workers – a term that implies dignity and respect. But in practice, data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline shows that these guests — workers who have followed all the rules and laws and are expecting simply to earn a decent living and return home — are frequently victimized by trafficking or exploitation.
Guest workers who come to this country legally are frequently exploited and victimized by forced labor and other forms of trafficking.
Human Trafficking Statistics
15,886 victims of labor trafficking were identified through the National Human Trafficking Hotline from 2018-2020.
92% of those victims whose nationality was known were foreign nationals.
72% of victims, for whom visa status was known, held an H-2A, H-2B, J-1 or A-3/G-5 visa.
60% of labor trafficking foreign national victims shared their visa status at the moment they called the Trafficking Hotline.
59% of victims across temporary work visa categories reported threats related to immigration status as a way to control them and keep them working against their will.
H2-A Agricultural Visas
H-2A visas allow foreign nationals to work in the fields for up to a year. The visas are tied to a single employer and workers cannot switch jobs once they are here.
The Trafficking Hotline identified 2,841 H-2A visa holders who were victims of labor trafficking. 58% reported having to work excessive hours, and 41 % reported that they had their wages withheld or taken.
H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Visa
The H-2B visa program allows for temporary or seasonal foreign workers to hold non-agricultural jobs that do not require specific professional skills, experience or education. While there are a wide range of jobs, most H-2B jobs are concentrated in 10 industries, such as construction, hotels, and landscaping.
The Trafficking Hotline identified 853 H-2B visa holders who were victims of labor trafficking. Seven out of 10 victims with H-2B visa reported their wages were withheld or taken.
J-1 Cultural and Educational Exchange Visas
The J-1 visa was created to foster international understanding and cultural exchange. These visas are supposed to include an educational component for the worker. Among the largest group of workers in these programs are people who come here as au pairs for U.S. households.
The Trafficking Hotline identified 184 victims of labor trafficking holding J-1 visas. 45% reported that the job was not consistent with what they were told when they were recruited.
A-3/G-5 Diplomatic and International Organization Employee Visas
A-3 and G-5 visa categories allow diplomats and employees of international organizations like the United Nations or the World Bank to hire workers, usually from their home countries, as household help.
The Trafficking Hotline identified 14 victims of labor trafficking who held either A-3 or G-5 visas. 43% had their documents withheld or destroyed, which impacted their ability to leave their employer and report any abuse.
Labor Trafficking Survivor Stories
In the Midst of a Pandemic
Jose arrived in Florida to work on a farm with an H-2A visa. The promise of a good job and a decent salary sounded like a great deal — especially because the COVID-19 pandemic made already-scarce opportunities in his hometown in Mexico even rarer.
Those promises started to fall apart shortly after he arrived. His supervisor Pedro used the pandemic as an excuse to exert excessive control over Jose and his nearly 80 coworkers. Dinner was a sandwich. Breakfast was non-existent, and the water they were supposed to drink was not potable. They could not get better food even if they could afford it because Pedro banned the workers from going to the only grocery store within walking distance.
In the summer, workers reported being given a shared jug of water to drink out of — despite the pandemic. Sometimes they used peppers cut in half as cups to stay safe. Finally, a few workers defied the boss and went to get water at a local store. Pedro then threatened to have all the workers deported and barred from ever returning.
Jose described how some of his coworkers started getting fevers and other COVID- like symptoms, but Pedro denied them medical attention with the excuse that none of them seemed to need care urgently. That was enough for Jose. He decided to tell his situation to his aunt, who contacted the National Human Trafficking Hotline and reported the farm where Jose was working.
*Names have been changed to protect victim’s identity.
Trapped by Debt
Victor learned that a construction company in the United States was looking for plumbers, and he thought this could be a great chance to make some money, considering that job opportunities in Guatemala were limited and not as well paid as this one in the Midwest. To secure the job, Victor and his coworkers had to pay $200 up front to a recruiter, who also made them pay for their own flights.
Once they got their H-2B visas, they traveled to the United States, where they learned that they would also need to pay $150 per week for housing and transportation. That housing turned out to be an old trailer for the six of them, and the salary was $250 per week before deductions for housing and transportation. After a few weeks of work, Victor was asked to sign a contract in English without receiving a copy in Spanish. His boss, Hector, was verbally abusive and routinely threatened workers with deportation if they complained.
One night everything changed. The workers were hungry and left the trailer to buy something to eat. They returned to find themselves locked out of the trailer. An irate Hector came to open the door and started screaming and cursing at the workers. Eventually, he pulled out a gun and demanded that they hand over their phones. All the workers wanted at that point was to leave and find another job, but they knew it was impossible. They didn’t have any money, and their visas only allowed them to work for that one employer.
Victor was able to hide his phone and eventually called the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The Trafficking Hotline connected them with a service provider, who helped extract the workers without harm. Later, Victor and his coworkers got legal aid to navigate the application process for T-visas.
*Name has been changed to protect victim’s identity.
Exploited at a Hotel
Katrina came to California from Peru on a J-1 visa. She was told her job would involve cleaning 10 hotel rooms a day, presumably with an opportunity for educational or cultural exchange. But the work turned out to be very different. The hotel fostered a party atmosphere where guests routinely left rooms trashed with spilled drinks and even broken furniture, and the 10 rooms had to be completed before 3:30 p.m. every afternoon. Katrina and her coworkers were not allowed to take promised breaks between rooms, nor were they given medical leave when they needed it. Katrina developed tendinitis, and her coworkers reported getting sick because they were using harsh cleaning chemicals without protective equipment.
The last straw for Katrina was when a male hotel employee started sexually harassing her and the other female workers. They complained to their visa sponsor, but the sponsor did not help. Katrina’s supervisor started to make threats to deport the workers if they didn’t stop complaining and asking for leave. The Trafficking Hotline connected Katrina with the J-1 Emergency Unit at the Department of State and reported her situation to trained law enforcement contacts as she requested.
*Name has been changed to protect victim’s identity.
Trafficking with Diplomatic Impunity
Fainess Lipenga is still waiting for justice. Instead of punished, her trafficker was promoted. Lipenga’s trafficker, a diplomat from her home country of Malawi, provided Lipenga with a contract promising a legal job as a domestic worker in the United States. Instead, the diplomat brought Lipenga to the United States on an A-3 visa and forced Lipenga to work for pennies an hour under inhumane conditions. For years, Lipenga suffered isolation, sexual assault and abuse.
Lipenga broke free and today she is a powerful leader in the movement to end human trafficking and support survivors. Part of that work is ensuring that traffickers are actually held accountable for their crimes. To that end, Lipenga worked with pro bono attorneys and in 2016 won a $1.1 million federal civil judgment against her trafficker. Not a dime has been paid.
While diplomatic immunity can make prosecutions and other legal matters challenging, there are steps that the U.S. government can and must take to collect this civil judgment. Enforcement of this federal judgment would send a powerful message that traffickers cannot hide behind diplomatic immunity. Diplomats are not entitled to impunity for their crimes. While this judgment remains unpaid, Malawi is complicit with the abuse. This impunity for human trafficking and forced labor cannot stand.
We have developed a non-exhaustive set of priority recommendations to increase transparency and accountability and more effectively protect workers on temporary visas.

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Charity number: 1185108
Skiggle is a unique charity and community, which exists to provide help and support to disabled people, their families, and carers across the UK.
With Skiggle, life always comes before the disability.
Skiggle is a growing UK disability charity, which runs a unique SOS emergency alert service, facilitates an online marketplace, and runs a forum to support people across the disabled world. Our 7,000-strong network of members step up to help each other in times of need by answering SOS alerts and collectively working as a rescue service for the disabled world.
If you’re miles away from home and your disabled child’s feeding tube breaks or a global pandemic affects your usual supply of equipment or care products, just send a completely free of charge SOS and Skiggle will help find someone nearby to come to your aid.
Our aim is to grow the charity to such a point that, wherever you may be in the country, help will never be any more than 10 miles away.
We also facilitate an online marketplace where hundreds of unopened pieces of equipment and various care products, can be safely donated, distributed, and shared among those in need.
Not only does this give people somewhere to turn if they need sealed feed items, specialist disability equipment, or care consumables, it also helps cut down some of the huge amount of plastic waste that would otherwise end up in landfill.
As a charity run solely by our two co-founders, Christine Singleton and Helen Taylor, we rely on generous donations and fundraising efforts to meet the annual running costs of providing a completely free SOS service and to secure the future of a unique charity for those who need it most.


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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was slightly higher against the US dollar at the start of trading today and also rose versus a basket of other major currencies as well as Asean currencies on positive sentiment following Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) statement on the local note's valuation.
At 9.05 am, the ringgit edged up to 4.7580/7620 against the greenback compared with Tuesday's close of 4.7585/7635.
Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the central bank's assurance regarding the ringgit's valuation has helped improve its value and this might continue further today.
Yesterday, BNM governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said in a statement that the ringgit is undervalued.
He also said the central bank has stepped up its engagements with government-linked investment companies, government-linked companies, corporations and investors to encourage continuous inflows to the foreign exchange market.
Previously, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the central bank has been assigned to monitor the ringgit closely, and on the government's side, relevant ministries and authorities, including the investment council, are conducting daily meetings to tackle the issue of the declining ringgit.
Mohd Afzanizam said foreign exchange (forex) market participants will also pay close attention to the release of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation tomorrow.
The US Conference Board Consumer Confidence fell short of expectation when the index dropped to 106.7 points (January: 110.9 points) against consensus estimates of 115 points.
"There appears to be a less sanguine outlook by the US consumers with the percentage of those who say jobs are not plentiful rising to 13.5 per cent in February from 11.0 per cent in the previous month.
"On that note, the US Dollar Index has remained steady at around 103 points after reaching 105 points on Feb 13. This will provide support for the ringgit although the uncertainties remain heightened owing to a bullish view on the US dollar," he said.
Meanwhile, the ringgit was traded higher against a basket of major currencies.
The local currency improved vis-a-vis the Japanese yen to 3.1623/1652 from 3.1671/1706 at Tuesday's close, rose against the British pound to 6.0322/0373 from 6.0362/0425 yesterday, and strengthened versus the euro to 5.1586/1630 from 5.1625/1679 previously.
The ringgit also performed stronger against other Asean currencies.
It edged up versus the Thai baht to 13.2627/2787 from Tuesday's close of 13.2782/2984 and was up against the Singapore dollar at 3.5404/5439 compared to 3.5419/5459 previously.
The local note also gained versus the Philippine peso to 8.47/8.48 from 8.48/8.49 yesterday and inched up vis-a-vis the Indonesian rupiah to 304.0/304.5 from 304.1/304.6 yesterday. - Bernama


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According to Department of Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens, one of two recent reported suicides on Georgia’s death row may not have been a suicide.On Dec. 6, condemned killer Timothy Pruitt died at Augusta State Medical Prison after sustaining injuries on Nov. 19 when he was found on the floor of his cell with a sheet wrapped around his neck. On New Year’s Day, guards found death-row inmate Leeland Mark Braley hanging in his cell. Both were on death row at the state Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.Georgia’s top Department of Corrections official has now acknowledged that one of two recent reported suicides on Georgia’s death row may not have been a suicide.When asked about one of the inmate’s deaths, Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens told the agency’s board, “One of them may not be a suicide.”A number of family members of death-row inmates have said Pruitt’s death was not a suicide and that he was likely killed by another death row inmate, Sara Totonchi, director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, said Friday.Corrections officials initially called Pruitt’s death an “alleged suicide.” Pruitt, 43, was sentenced to death for the 1992 rape and murder of Wendy Vincent, a 10-year-old Lumpkin County girl. Braley, 35, was sentenced to death in 1999 for the kidnapping and stabbing death of Kelli Hammond, an insurance agent from Zebulon.An internal investigation is ongoing.
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Legislation that could change the face of county roads by adding bike lanes was placed on hold by the County Council after county officials raised concerns about the cost.
The proposed Complete Streets ordinance is similar to measures that have passed across the country and calls for the county to add bike lanes, traffic signals and wheelchair-accessible curbs, among other improvements, whenever it makes changes to a county road.
Heavily supported by the nonprofit organization Trailnet, the bill is co-sponsored by 6th District Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton, 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, and 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby, D-University City.
In light of questions about how much it will cost, Dolan held the bill again at last week’s council meeting. For the fourth straight week, a line of county residents filed in to speak for and against the bill.
Under Complete Streets policies, planners elevate the interests of pedestrians, bicyclists and mass transit riders to the same consideration as drivers when building streets.
Opposition to the Complete Streets legislation mostly centers on potential cost, although some county cyclists said they prefer bikes to be part of routine traffic lanes.
Residents who support the bill point to the health benefits that could be gained if more people are able to bike or walk alongside county roads.
Jennifer Chan said she just moved from New York City with her three children last summer and wants St. Louis to emulate her former city and get more kids biking and walking to school.
“Our Mayor (Mike) Bloomberg did a fabulous job in creating more bike lanes for a healthier New York,” she said. “I guess we want to make a healthier St. Louis.”
As proposed, the bill would require that the county “equally promote access, mobility and health for all users … including pedestrians, bicyclists, users of mass transit, people of all ages and abilities, motorists, emergency responders, freight providers and adjacent land users.”
In general, that will mean more bike lanes and sidewalks on county roads, but how many and for how much is up for debate, County Executive Charlie Dooley said.
The actual cost to implement the measure hinges on what exactly the bill requires the county to do, but county officials and Complete Streets advocates dispute the other side’s interpretation of the bill’s requirements.
To clear things up, bill co-sponsor Erby requested a Committee of the Whole meeting be held in January to learn more about the bill, clear up the competing claims and hear from all those involved.
Dolan plans to meet with some of the groups opposed after the holidays to address the cost and safety concerns that are holding up the bill.
The county already embraces some aspects of the Complete Streets philosophy and adds sidewalks and access for the disabled whenever it can in new projects, said David Wrone, spokesman for the county Department of Highways and Traffic. But county officials are worried about being locked into building bike lanes on all 3,100 miles of county roads, at a cost of more than $1 billion, he added.
The city of St. Louis adopted the policy in 2009, and some roads have been narrowed from two lanes each way to one to make room for bike lanes.
The bill states the county “shall implement and create a system” connecting county roads with Great Rivers Greenway trails, transit stations, learning institutions, civic centers “and other high visitation facilities.”
Department of Highways and Traffic officials interpret those clauses to mean that every county road would have to be retrofitted with bike lanes, with few exceptions — and disregarding the costs involved.
Using the same techniques they regularly use to project the costs of road projects, county highway engineers estimate it would cost more than $300 million to retrofit just 15 percent of county roads with bike lanes.
“Our perception of the bill is that it would in fact require substantial financial outlays,” Wrone said. “And those outlays are, as we’ve said, very concerning … We are concerned about the financial unknowns of the bill, which is why we communicated them publicly.”
Dolan and Trailnet, however, dispute the engineers’ figure, saying the bill would only require that the county adapt roads as money allows, during existing construction or improvement projects.
The bill calls for implementing bike lanes on a “street-by-street, case-by-case basis, wherever it makes sense,” Dolan said, noting that if the county did not have the money to build a bike lane or add a sidewalk during a road project, it would not have to.
“We can’t spend money we don’t have,” he said. “Ultimately, if (the county) doesn’t want to OK the money spent on the roadway, they have the right to turn that down.”
The bill is not a mandate for the county to spend hundreds of millions of dollars, Dolan added.
“The numbers out there are totally false,” he said. “Millions and billions of dollars, that’s never been the intention. Everybody knows that.”
The city of St. Louis has seen no added costs from Complete Streets, and due to the recession, road budgets have actually declined in the years since the city began implementing the incremental improvements, 24th Ward Alderman Scott Ogilvie said.
“These things don’t automatically increase costs to road departments,” Ogilvie said. “If there are increased costs, we strongly feel they are more than offset by increased safety and quality of life.”
Under the bill, exceptions to Complete Streets would have to be documented with data and “may be considered for approval when … the cost is excessively disproportionate to the need or future use,” or “Other available means or factors indicate an absence of need, including future need.”
The data-based evidence requirement for exceptions does not add much to the county’s costs, since county engineers would be doing the work of planning the road project anyway, Dolan said.
Although Dolan said he had met with the highway department about the bill “numerous times,” Wrone said Dolan had not met with the department since it developed its cost estimates.
“There’s not been a dialogue,” Wrone said. “I’m wondering how many staff highway engineers he has developing figures. I would say the answer to that would be none. Trailnet’s got a dietitian — maybe that’s where his expertise comes from.”


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This week's card, made using the colors from the Pretty Palette challenge, is for someone who recently lost their furry friend. The image and sentiment is from My Time Made Easy as well as the digital printed paper. (See links to products below).
Our colors this week are Aqua (not in my card), Blue, Kraft and Lt. Brown (although I opted for a darker brown but that's ok - the palette is just to get you inspired!) The heart border was die-cut and embossed for some texture. The striped paper and image again was computer printed digi products. So easy and says exactly the message that needs to be relayed.
I hope you will consider playing along with our color challenge and sharing your wonderful creations. Be back again soon with more artwork and some catching up on life in general.
Images - Pawsitively Sweet
Paper - Cool Romance
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As the IPL extravaganza shifts to Rajasthan Royals' fortress that is Jaipur, the streets start to blare horns, fans are expected to come on the street as the excitement will reach the highest echelon as the men-in-pink take on Ravichandran Ashwin's Kings XI Punjab on March 25 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Australian batsman Steve Smith will embark on a redemption journey when Rajasthan Royals open their campaign in the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Smith, who suffered a year-ban for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa was last seen playing competitive cricket in a couple of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) encounter before an elbow injury ruling him out of the contest. With World Cup around the corner, this will probably be the best time to get some runs under his belt and help the team to start well in the tournament.
Ravichandran Ashwin-led Punjab side would rely heavily on their openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul to provide them with a fiery start and if swashbuckling West Indian opener happens to be in his elements, the Kings XI may be able to draw the first blood. Skipper Ashwin would be desperate to prove that he can still make a difference in this format. With Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Punjab’s bowling look pretty strong.
It is no secret that Rajasthan Royals will start with Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler at the top, and Steve Smith occupying the third spot. Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Krishnappa Gowtham will occupy fourth, fifth, and the sixth spot. The lower order will have the likes of Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni and Varun Aaron.
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Iyer, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Dhawal Kulkarni.
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With Rajasthan Royals playing their first win game at their fortress where they upstaged Chennai Super Kings (CSK) when they last played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The men-in-pink will surely have a better chance to register their first victory of the tournament.
Weather and Pitch
The temperature in Jaipur will be 36 degrees and with humidity of 33 per cent. There is no rain expected. The pitch will assist the pacers but in hot conditions, the spinners will also come into play.
Stadium and timings
The match will be played at the Sawai Mansingh and the game will start at 8:00 PM IST


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Now there’s another tool that can take agents to untold home-selling heights: social media. Why? That’s easy: Real estate has been — and always will be — a people business and social media couldn’t be more about people. So, agents need to be on social media as much as they need to be on oxygen.
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But that’s not all. Professional marketers are sold on social media, too. A recent survey of 271 marketing pros found that 41% say they’ll boost their social media marketing budgets “significantly” this year.
It's clear that social media makes plenty of sense for real estate agents. But the key is to use it wisely. When you hold a wrench by the wrong end, well, you’ll be at the job for a while. The same is true with social media: Done right, it can increase your trips to the bank. Done poorly, it can drive you to the poor house.
Here are my best tips on tapping social media for your real estate business:
1. Understand your options: The social media outlets I recommend for real estate agents are Facebook and Twitter (the main staples that seem to get the most press), Instagram and Pinterest (both primarily visual, which is good for agents who like to show off their spectacular listings) and finally LinkedIn (mostly a business-to-business outlet, which could lead to referrals from other agents).
2. Get purposeful: Social media can increase awareness and get people talking about you and your services. It can also drive traffic to your website. Heck, if you post just the right thing at the right time, it might even go viral. All of these are worthy goals, but for me, it’s important to remember the primary reason for using social media: It can bring you leads. Keep that five-letter word top of mind with all your social media efforts. Always have a response option — call, e-mail, etc. — so readers can easily follow up with you, and have a strategy to reply quickly to any and all leads.
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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the top government body for capital acquisition approvals for the Indian military, authorised orders totalling 705 billion rupees (USD 8.52 billion) for all forces, according to a statement from the Defence Ministry
India approved USD 8.5 billion in purchases of missiles, helicopters, artillery guns and electronic warfare devices on Thursday as it looked to beef up its military.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the top government body for capital acquisition approvals for the Indian military, authorised orders totalling 705 billion rupees (USD 8.52 billion) for all forces, according to a statement from the Defence Ministry.
It stated that all orders would be made with Indian companies, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government's push to boost domestic defence manufacturing.
India, surrounded by nuclear-armed neighbours China and Pakistan, has been trying to modernise its mostly Soviet-era military equipment, despite ongoing tensions with Chinese forces along its disputed Himalayan border.
The emphasis on the navy, which accounted for 560 billion rupees in approvals on Thursday, comes after India voiced concern last year about Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean. The inventory of authorised purchases included 200 additional BrahMos missiles, 50 utility helicopters and navy electronic warfare systems.
BrahMos is a supersonic missile created jointly by India and Russia with a range of approximately 300 kilometres. For more than a decade, all three Indian military forces have used variants of the missile.
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Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, spoke after the Security Council released a presidential statement about the latest developments in the Middle East.
Prosor: “Tonight I will not address leaders or heads of states”.
Tonight I want to speak as the voice of reason to the citizens of the world who need to hear the unvarnished truth..I call upon each and every one of you to stand with Israel. Stand with a nation that fights terrorism and defends its citizens – the same way that you would expect your government to defend you.”
This is what’s happening at the Gaza border. It’s about time to free Gaza from Hamas!
It’s been seven decades since the 1948 Arab-Israeli, and yet there are still an estimated 4 million Palestinian refugees…and zero Jewish refugees. With so many nearby Arab allies of the Palestinians, how did this happen? What does it say about Israel? What does it say about its Arab neighbors? Dumisani Washington, Diversity Outreach Coordinator for Christians United for Israel, explains.


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Listing Details For 26652 Colony Drive in Salvo
|MLS #: 103701|
26652 Colony Drive
Salvo, NC 27972
|Selling Price: $287,000|
Asking Price: $299,000
Closing Date: 6/13/2019
Status: Sold In House
Status Date: 6/14/2019
|Headline||Short Sale Oceanside|
|Original Asking Price||$325,000|
|Price Per Square Foot||$178|
|Cumulative Days On Market||24|
|Listing Type||Exclusive Right Sell|
|Update Date||6/14/2019 9:34:27 PM|
|Type||Single Family - Detached|
|Style||Contemporary,Reverse Floor Plan|
|Air Conditoning||Central,Heat Pump|
|Interior Features||Cathedral Ceiling(s),Gas Fireplace|
|Extras||Beach Access,Covered Decks,Outside Lighting,Outside Shower,Storage Shed,Sun Deck|
|Floor Coverings||Carpet,Ceramic Tile|
Lot Details & Legal Description
|Address||26652 Colony Drive|
|Full Subdivision Name||Hatteras Colony Section A|
|Doc Timestamp||2/14/2019 8:44:00 PM|
|Distance To Water||2 - lots from o|
Property Expense & Utilities
If the seller of this property located at 26652 Colony Drive in Salvo has provided the expenses, you will see them below, as provided by the listing agent. If there are no expenses listed, give Shore Realty of the OBX a call and let us do the research for you. It helps to know! Local 252-441-3416 or 800-647-1868. OBX Local experts here to help you!
|Septic Disposal System||Private Septic|
|Furniture Price/Bill Of Sale Amount||$1|
|Possession||Subject to Tenancy,Other-See Remarks|
|Potential Short Sale Y/N||Yes|
|Associated Document Count||5|
This section will only apply to homes already in a some type of rental program. If the property located at 26652 Colony Drive is used as a vacation rental home or as a year round rental, you will see the income listed below if provided by the seller's agent. A lack of rental numbers does not necessarily mean the property is not rented out. For more call 800-647-1868 and we can get you the actual rental numbers.
Listing Agent Remarks
Super close to the beach reverse plan beach house. Nice open floor plan. 2 bedrooms with sliders facing covered deck share jack and jill bath. Two other bedrooms share hall bath. Half bath upstairs in great room. Good under house storage with extra locked areas for owner storage. Currently used as a year round rental, but great location for a week to week summer rental. Great neighborhood and convenient to bike/walking path.
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The school systems on the Outer Banks are never lacking for money. With most of the property owners living out of town, there is a disproportionate amount of tax money available to the schools, the result is lots of money spent per pupil.
We have 2 county school systems on the OBX, the Currituck County School System for residents of Corolla and the Currituck Mainland AND the Dare County School System for residents of the beach's from Duck south through Nags Head to Hatteras Island, Manteo and the Dare County Mainland.
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Saudi Arabia has said it will attend next week's meeting on the Middle East at Annapolis in the US.
Mahmoud Abbas (R) briefed Prince Saud and other ministers in Cairo
Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said he would go to the Maryland summit but that there would be no "theatrical show" with Israeli officials.
He was speaking at a meeting in Cairo of the Arab League, which will also attend at ministerial level. Syria has yet to decide on its attendance.
The US has sought strong Arab presence to bolster the conference.
Egypt and Jordan have already said they will go.
Prince Saud confirmed his attendance but admitted there had been opposition.
"I'm not hiding any secret about the Saudi position. We were reluctant until today. And if not for the Arab consensus we felt today, we would not have decided to go," he said.
"But... as long as the Arab position has agreed on attending, the kingdom will walk along with its brothers in one line."
Prince Saud said he was "not prepared to take part in a theatrical show, in handshakes and meetings that don't express political positions".
Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel and has been pressing for Israeli concessions to the Palestinians ahead of the talks.
The Saudis have proposed a Middle East peace plan, endorsed by the Arab League, which offers Israel recognition by all Arab states if it leaves occupied Palestinian land.
Syrian attendance is still to be decided. But on Friday Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said his government had been given assurances by the US that the Golan Heights, Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, would be on the Annapolis agenda.
This had been a key condition of Syrian attendance.
A US state department spokesman declined to say whether Washington had confirmed to the Syrian government that the Golan Heights would be on the agenda.
He told the BBC News website that all participants would have an opportunity to express their views and their national interests.
The focus of the agenda would be the Israeli-Palestinian issue and issues surrounding that, he added, but nations would be able bring up specific issues if they wanted to.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been in Cairo briefing ministers on the progress of his preliminary talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Israel and the Palestinians have yet to agree on a joint declaration for the conference, to be held in Annapolis.
The BBC's Heba Saleh in Cairo says Arabs remain deeply sceptical about Israel's willingness to make concessions for a peace agreement.
But she says they seem to have decided that even a flawed peace conference is preferable to the paralysis of the past seven years.


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The Covid-19 pandemic caused a spike in antisemitic narratives in a number of European countries. Sometimes the hateful discourses were promoted by populist politicians. Other times, they were backed by individuals from the general public.
Moreover, the health crisis gave rise to conspiracy theories which either put the blame for the pandemic on the Jewish population or described the Jewish financial and the pharmaceutical elites as the masterminds behind a global experiment that arbitrarily imposed Covid-19 medical protocols on the population.
There were also a number of attempts at trivialising, distorting or denying the history of the Holocaust along with inappropriate analogies between the persecution suffered by the Jewish people and the medical restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The paper describes the socio-political national contexts that produced hateful discourses during the pandemic. Additionally, it identifies the main narratives, channels and actors that played a role in the propagation of online antisemitism in 5 European countries: Estonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.

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Venezuelan VP responds to Rummy's lack of imagination
Venezuelan Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel issued a statement in response to Dumbsfiend's complaints about Venezuela's purchasing of 100,000 AK-47 rifles from Russia. An excerpt:
The Lord of War, Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense of the United States made some statements following the same line of repeating the usual impertinences about Venezuela. These impertinences inspired by the goal of getting involved in the internal politics of other nations and violate our sovereignty, continue being utilized systematically by U.S. officials.The Bushies have restarted the arms race by claiming the right to attack any nation at any time without reason, but choosing only to attack the weakest and most defenseless (and oil-soaked) among them. Compare the treatment of Afghanistan to that of Pakistan, or Iraq to North Korea. Like all bullies, the Bushies pick on the weak. Rangel has clearly spelled out to Rummy what the world thinks.
In Venezuela we are worried about the elevated military spending by the United States, which stands around 450 billion dollars, representing a spending that surpasses that of the 18 other military powers that follow them. The U.S. alone absorbs 36% of the world's military spending. This has generated great preoccupation in the majority of the countries around the world, since there is no justification for the building of so many devices for war.
As the government of that country has said in repeated opportunities, they are the greatest military power in history, and its objectives are to control and assure its hegemony over the rest of the world. What are they fearing in order to justify such increase in military spending? Can anybody believe such country could be invaded by a foreign power? What is really happening is that the U.S. has developed a very new doctrine through which they justify their arms buildups. This is the frequently mentioned preventive war. For them it is not about peace, but about preventive war. This is the doctrine that has the whole world worried because, as we all know, it has already been put into practice.


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The U.S. qualified behind China and Japan into the World Gymnastics Championships team final Saturday, with team leader Sam Mikulak struggling but advancing to the all-around final.
The U.S. men were weak on high bar, counting a 13.666 and a 13.633 in Nanning, China. That came after the Americans posted the top combined team score on their Achilles’ heel apparatus, pommel horse, counting zero falls over five routines.
Qualifying scores are wiped out, and gymnasts start with a clean slate for the team and individual finals. The team final is Tuesday. The all-around final is Thursday. Individual event finals are next weekend.
“The team qualified, that’s the goal,” Mikulak said in a USA Gymnastics interview. “Team finals, everyone’s going to be a little fresher. Not everyone’s doing as many events as they possibly can. Really be able to focus on perfection.”
In 2012, the U.S. qualified first into the London Olympic team final and finished fifth.
The Olympian Mikulak, the two-time reigning P&G Championships all-around winner, struggled on parallel bars (14.133) and high bar (13.633) on Saturday, though he didn’t fall.
He qualified13th for the all-around final, 4.5 points behind Japan’s four-time reigning World champion Kohei Uchimura, after qualifying second into the 2013 World all-around final, where he was a medal threat until the last apparatus and finished sixth.
Mikulak was beaten in Saturday’s all-around qualifying by countryman Donnell Whittenburg, the only U.S. man making his Worlds debut. Whittenburg was fourth in all-around qualifying.
Uchimura’s super-favorite status was boosted before Worlds with Olympic all-around silver medalist Marcel Nguyen‘s torn ACL. U.S. Olympic all-around bronze medalist Danell Leyva did not compete on all six events in qualifying, keeping him out of the all-around final.
Reigning World all-around silver medalist Ryohei Kato and top British hope Max Whitlock were third among their countrymen in all-around qualifying, meaning they also did not qualify into the all-around final.
Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen, the reigning World all-around bronze medalist, is the only man other than Uchimura with a World or Olympic all-around medal to his name in the all-around final Thursday.
1. China — 362.698
2. Japan — 361.609
3. USA — 360.393
1. Kohei Uchimura (JPN) — 92.165
4. Donnell Whittenburg (USA) — 89.631
13. Sam Mikulak (USA) — 87.665
The U.S. men in position to qualify for individual event finals (top eight, maximum two per country) with one qualifying group left:
1. Danell Leyva — 15.9 (Leyva is the 2011 World champion on parallel bars)
7. Donnell Whittenburg — 15.533
2. Alex Naddour — 15.633
6. Jake Dalton — 15.183
8. Jake Dalton — 15.466 (Dalton is the 2013 World silver medalist on floor)
World Gymnastics Championships broadcast schedule

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Scandinavia man killed in Crawford County motorcycle crash
BELL CENTER, Wis. (WSAW) - A 68-year-old man from Scandinavia has died after he was injured in a motorcycle crash in Crawford County.
The crash happened around noon on June 17. Crawford County Sheriff Dale McCullick said the crash happened on County Road S at the intersection of Little Haney Road in Haney. That location is south of Gays Mills.
Larry Klotzbuecher heading west on County Highway S when he attempted to make a right turn onto Little Haney Road and lost control. Klotzbuecher was riding with a group of other motorcyclists. Speed was determined to be the cause of the crash.
The victim later died of his injuries.
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Together, we can make global mental health a priority
There are many factors influencing the state of global mental health right now: economic inequality, climate disasters and public health emergencies are all on the rise. As a result, highlighting mental health is more important now than ever, and it’s time to advocate for it across all spheres of society.
World Mental Health Day is a time for us to talk openly and seriously about mental health. This year’s theme is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’. Together, we can learn how to reduce the risk factors causing poor mental health and call on global and national leaders to take action.
We believe that education is the key to helping people challenge global attitudes and actions surrounding mental health issues. In light of this, we’ve assembled a curated collection of our top mental health courses, delivered by world-class institutions. You’ll not only improve your knowledge of global mental health but also learn to take charge of your own wellbeing.
To achieve the goal of making mental health a global priority, education must continue beyond World Mental Health Day. It should be part of everyone’s lifelong learning journey.
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4th supplemental to Noise Mitigation
BOARD BILL NO. 340 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN PHYLLIS YOUNG An Ordinance recommended and approved by the Airport Commission and the Board of Estimate and Apportionment authorizing a Fourth Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) from the Airport’s FAA Land Sale Account into the Noise Mitigation Program Ordinance 64192 approved November 17, 1997, as amended by Ordinance 65217 approved June 29, 2001, for the payment of costs authorized therein; and containing an emergency clause.
Board Bill Number: 340
Sponsor: Phyllis Young
Committee: Transportation and Commerce

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Engine fire leaves train blocking major railroad crossing in Roseburg
ROSEBURG, Ore. - An engine caught fire Wednesday and stopped a train blocking the railroad crossing at Garden Valley Boulevard and Stewart Parkway.
Roseburg Fire got the call around 12:26 p.m.
Minutes earlier, security cameras at NEXCom Networks captured footage of flames erupting from the engine as the train moved.
Brandon Ledbetter shared a video from the scene that shows smoke coming from a train engine.
The train came to a stop blocking a busy railroad crossing.
Umpqua Transit said the closures had delayed routes.
Traffic was backed up for at least 30 minutes.
No one was injured. Firefighters said the locomotive suffered some kind of malfunction. The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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As a writer I have learned to observe people and study their behavior very closely. In so doing I have been training myself to pick up on the subtle traits and idiosyncracies of people’s unique personalities. I then use these insights as to help me to develop the main characters in my writing, for instance, my upcoming historical fiction novel, Children of the Ocean God. Interestingly, in the past weeks I have encountered a strangely recurring theme in various observations. Many people seem to go through life wilfully blind to themselves. That is they not only consciously avoid information which is contrary to their viewpoint (so called confirmation bias), but also even when presented with such contrary information, they actively seek to deny or ignore it completely. In particular, I have noticed that this is especially true when it comes to people’s perception of themselves.
In all honesty I find this phenomenon very disconcerting, yet for a long time I couldn’t quite put my finger on why it bothered me so much. However, recently during an eight-hour long flight from Brussels to Kigali I arrived at a profound insight. People who exhibit wilful blindness often lack authenticity. They come across as being artificial and unnatural since there is disconnect between reality and their corresponding perception. For example, I have observed that many people are quick to present themselves to others as being a ‘good person’ because they commit an act of kindness and receive social status and visibility for it. However, at the same time they completely ignore the less visible facets of their lives in which they treat certain individuals or groups of people disparagingly or when they act habitually in deceitful ways. Sometimes the gap between their self-perception and reality can be disturbingly distorted!
When we become accustomed to lying to ourselves (as well as to others) it is impossible to be our authentic selves. We lose the ablity to differentiate between what is true and false, which results in the gradual metastasis of our lives into one big lie. To make this more concrete, here are a few common examples which I have noticed are symptomatic of the dyad of willful blindness and inauthenticity:
- Not keeping our word – If you say you will do something and then do not follow through on it. This is especially inauthentic when you know you have no intention of ever following through.
- Knowingly not speaking the truth – If you say something which you know not to be true, but you say it anyway, even in a circumstance when lying is to no advantage.
- Treating others, especially people we don’t not like with disrespect or contempt – If you have a hierachy in how well you treat the people with whom you interact this is a tell-tale sign of being two-faced and lacking authenticity. A good example of this is if you are rude to waitstaff and cleaners, but are overly polite to people who are wealthy or who you perceive to have influence/power.
- Gossiping and talking behind people’s backs disparagingly – If you would not say what you have to say about a person to their face, especially if it is something you don’t like or resent about them. This is a sign that you are not being authentic in your relationship with that individual. (Obviously, when sharing your viewpoint you should do so in a respectful manner).
The list of course can go on and on. If we are honest we should be able to look at ourselves in the mirror and admit when we engage in these behaviors. We should strive to not be willfully blind. In order to achieve this and become our authentic selves we need to first acknowledge and then (pro)actively take steps to eliminate these behaviors. We tend to give ourselves a free pass and judge others harshly. You need to cast out the log in your eyes first before pointing out the flaw in others. That’s my take for the week. If you would like to read more about authenticity please check out this blogpost, entitled Shame, Vulnerability and Authenticity, which I wrote back in September 2020. It has a number of useful resources that can help you to delve deeper into this topic.
Thanks for stopping by. Stay well and healthy!
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People’s Park occupies over 130 acres of land between
Shwedegon Pagoda and the Parliament House. Besides offering an opportunity to
unwind, there is a museum housing life-sized models of native citizens in their
colourful dress along with displays of local flora and fauna.
The restaurant within the park serves excellent
Burmese, Chinese and European fare.


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This is one of the easiest recipes for making salmon cakes that are whole30 compliant.
- 1 large can of pink salmon (14.5 ounces)
- 1 large sweet potato (about the size of your fist)
- 1 large egg at room tempature
- 1/4 cup all purpose gluten free flour mix
- 1/2 tsp of onion powder
- 1/2 tsp of pepper
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- Cook your sweet potato in the microwave by placing it in a microwave safe bowl, poking some holes in it with a fork and adding water to cover the sweet potato. Cook for around 6-8 minutes until it is soft when punctured with a fork. **Be careful as this will be hot. Let stand in the microwave for a few minutes to cool down. Drain from water.
- Mix the salmon and sweet potato with a fork. Remove any bones found.
- Add the egg and mix together.
- Add the all purpose gluten free flour mix, onion powder, pepper and salt together.
- If you want to amp up the flavor, add different spices in small amounts like paprika or cayenne pepper.
- Prepare a pan with coconut or olive oil. Take some of the salmon/potato mixture and make small, flat rounds with your hands. Keep them small to cook faster.
- Cook on both sides for at least 3-4 minutes each side until browned.
- Remove from the pan and enjoy!
**If it's too dry, add an extra egg. If it's too wet, add another 1/4 cup of the flour mix.

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Mrs. Lee's Stories About Jesus Paperback
Mrs. Lee’s Stories about Jesus contains 52 stories about Christ– one for each week of the year. Written for young readers, this book and the companion book, Mrs. Lee’s Stories about God’s First People, have large print and simple pen and ink illustrations. The questions at the end of each story help in the teaching process.
Use these books with your children in family devotionals. Allow them to read the stories aloud to the family, and then ask the questions. We highly recommend these books to parents, grandparents, and others who want to make a great contribution to a child's spiritual growth.


Man sentenced 18-40 years in prison for murder of retired Ann Arbor postal worker
ANN ARBOR, MI – A man convicted of killing a retired Ann Arbor postal worker who went out of his way to help those in need is going to prison.
Washtenaw County Trial Judge Carol Kuhnke sentenced Christopher Michael Cheatham Tuesday, Jan. 4, to serve 18-40 years in prison for the slaying of Richard “Dick” Fortune more than two years ago.
Cheatham, 27, was found guilty by a jury Nov. 16 of second-degree murder after a week-long trial where prosecutors presented evidence Fortune, 71, was killed in a rent dispute with Cheatham.
He was also found guilty of two felony counts of stealing a financial transaction device and one misdemeanor count of receiving and concealing stolen property less than $200.


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The introduction again dealt with the insults and condescending comments she had to endure at sports editors. Especially negative experiences with presenters Tom Eggbers and Jack Van Gelder had a great effect on her.
According to Moragadi, they pretend they are not responsible for the satisfactory work climate on the NOS Sport working floor. “But you’re depriving me of my story and the hundreds of other people this happened to,” said Marghadi in Bo. She describes Eggers and Van Gelder as “pawns in a very large and dignified climate that is maintained”. “They say: the editors-in-chief should have intervened. I think: my friend, if you had acted, we would not have had to go through all this.”
Watch what she has to say about it in the clip below:
Marghadi was soon warned when she joined NOS Sport by recently resigned editor-in-chief Martin Nutter about Egbers, whom she wanted to ask as a mentor. “He said, ‘I don’t think that’s a good idea, Tom has problems with pretty women,'” Morgady said. “But I’m there myself,” said I. He slammed his fist on the table: that’s not going to happen!
Van Gilder in the bathroom
She also told Morgady the story of what Jack Van Gelder said when she asked him over the phone to become her mentor. “He shared details of how he shaved his head,” she told Beau. “I thought, Isn’t that too much information? I’ve been trying to stay out of this bathroom all this time.”
When Morgady asked him if he wanted to be her tutor, Van Gelder joked if she wanted to come and sit in the bathroom with him. “A lot was going through my head at that moment. I wanted to respond quickly, but you didn’t know what to say. I’ve already heard stories about Jack. All I can say is: I’ll see you at work.”
Appeal: Teach children respect
Margadi calls on parents and educators to teach children respect and inclusion. Only in this way can a change be made that will ensure that the next generation no longer has to experience what they experienced on the working field at NOS Sport.
“It’s too late for me, my career is ruined,” said Marghadi. “But I hope my daughter and the new generation will not have to go through this.”
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