Information making it into the public domain over the weekend raised excitement levels in the world of iOS by pretty much confirming that Apple will introduce a new smartphone this coming March, dubbed the ‘iPhone 5se‘. Now, a few additional details have surfaced about the device which give us a more clear idea of what we can expect from the newcomer when it’s officially announced.
This recent news seems to further strengthen the recent surge in speculation that the 4-inch smartphone will be called the iPhone 5se. We’ve also seen unverified sources taking a jab at the technical specifications of the phone as well, and now 9to5Mac is pointing out that the phone will carry some premium internal hardware.
A lot of the attention and focus on the iPhone 5se has been placed on the processor that it will ship with when it officially goes live. The latest reports so far suggest that the roadmap isn’t exactly black and white in that respect. Apple is said to be testing multiple prototypes of the new 4-inch device, some which are powered by the company’s A8/M8 combination, and others powered by the A9/M9 combo that currently powers the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. It looks as though Apple will be banking on the A9 processor and M9 Motion coprocessor as it affords users with the “Hey Siri” always on functionality.
Aside from the fact that the A9 offers unparalleled level of functionality and power, there’s also a strategic element to the decision on Apple’s part. The iPhone 7 is likely going to feature a brand new A10 processor, and the Cupertino-based company doesn’t want the new iPhone 5se to be two generations behind on the CPU front with an A8 chip.
Those interested in purchasing the new 4-inch device can also expect to benefit from a capacity increase over the iPhone 5s. Today’s information has revealed that Apple is planning on introducing just two storage options: 16GB and 64GB with Apple continuing to skip the 32GB option altogether.
It seems that the iPhone 5se will be a lot more functional and powerful than what the early reports suggested. Rather than being billed as a “budget” device akin to the iPhone 5c, it looks as though it will actually be a very capable smartphone that could essentially take the place of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 in Apple’s iPhone lineup this year as far as users are concerned, but apparently it will be officially replacing the iPhone 5s and assuming its price point.


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LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday gave the green signal to a new investigation into certain unidentified cases against high-profile individuals, including PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his brother, party supremo Nawaz Sharif.
The anti-graft watchdog's decision was made during a meeting of its executive board, attended by the NAB deputy chairperson, prosecutor general, director-general operations, and other senior officials.
"All inquiries and investigations have been ordered on the basis of accusations raised and are in no way final or binding," a notice issued Tuesday read. "[The] NAB will strive to obtain the stance of all those involved, as per the law, after which it will decide whether or not to proceed with the inquiry," it added.
The meeting approved an investigation against Nawaz but made no mention of the nature of the probe.
It also approved inquiries against former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, former senator Sartaj Aziz, former deputy inspector-general (DIG) of Punjab traffic police Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, member of the Punjab Assembly Meher Hamid Rasheed, former members of the Punjab Assembly Ateeq-ur-Rehman and Sheikh Ijaz Ahmed, Faisalabad Heaven Villas developer Meher Abdul Rauf, and the defaulting PhD scholars of the University of Punjab.
Moreover, it approved separate investigations against Shehbaz, former secretary to Punjab chief minister Javed Mahmood, former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director-general Ahad Khan Cheema, and others.
It also accorded approval for a probe into illegal activities by Earth Resource Private Limited (ERPL) chief executive and others accused of taking undue advantage of their position.
In addition, inquiries against the management, officers, and members of the environment management company Faisalabad Industrial Estate and Development Management Company (FIEDMC), the Punjab Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (PIEDMC), Lahore Transport Company, Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company, and the Gujranwala West Management Company were ordered shut due to a lack of evidence, as per law.
NAB Chairperson Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said the anti-corruption body was making utmost efforts to eradicate the country of illegal activities and corruption.
"[The] NAB's foremost priority is to see to the conclusion of mega corruption cases," the press release quoted him as saying.
According to the statement, the anti-graft watchdog has deposited Rs466 billion into the national exchequer recovered directly or indirectly while probing unlawful elements, "which is a record achievement".
In December 2018, Nawaz, the former prime minister, was handed seven years in jail by an accountability court in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case.
He is currently in London, where he travelled to in November 2019 after obtaining a four-week bail for medical treatment. The incumbent government, however, did not allow an extension in his stay.
Meanwhile, Shehbaz faces multiple cases pertaining to money laundering, corruption, assets beyond known sources of income, and misuse of authorities.
The PML-N president had joined his brother in London but returned to Pakistan in March and has since been regularly summoned by the NAB.
After testing positive for the novel coronavirus back in June, Shehbaz sought an exemption from NAB hearings. He recovered earlier this month.

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It’s been 11 months since Brexit and 6 months since the US election. The world is in a bad place right now, and Canada is caught–literally–in the middle. We are England’s daughter and America’s sister. We are a member of the Commonwealth and a major trade partner. But beyond that, the UK and the US are such large international powers that what happens to them affects the entire world.
I can feel it affecting me.
I published my first novella in 2013. For the next two years, I tried really hard to write full time, but I couldn’t write fast enough to make enough money. So I found a day job and gave up fiction for while. But in 2017, happy endings feel more important than ever. We all need a few more happy endings in our lives right now.

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At this point, it’s almost as if the pandemic is a distant memory. Masks and social segregation are no longer required in Las Vegas casinos. Events, on the other hand, are not proceeding as smoothly thousands of kilometers away and on the opposite side of the planet. And it may now end up costing some of the biggest gaming companies a lot of money.
Macau is an island that is China’s most important gaming center. As a result of the most recent Coronavirus outbreak in that area, the government has decided to restrict access to the area and close the casinos. If the current trend continues, major American operators with significant stakes in the sector, such as MGM, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands, stand to lose a significant amount of money.
Many people in the United States may be unaware that Macau’s casinos, not those in Las Vegas, comprise the world’s largest gambling destination. Visitors to the city come from all over the world, including Europe, Asia, and Australia. However, a significant increase in the number of Coronavirus cases has recently been observed on the small island off the coast of China. In fact, it was the largest increase ever seen. Macau has become the gambling mecca that it is today, thanks in large part to the investment of many billions of dollars by casino businesses based in the United States, which also helped the city recover from the pandemic. However, at this point, the Chinese government’s efforts to contain the most recent outbreak could be disastrous.
Among these efforts is the implementation of a policy known as “zero COVID,” in which individuals are essentially isolated in their own homes and are only allowed to leave for “necessary services.” Furthermore, widespread testing is being carried out in areas with a high infection rate. Macau’s casinos will be closed and quiet for at least a week, if not longer, as a result of all of this.
Although none of the Las Vegas casinos or the companies that own them will comment on the matter, the fact remains that they rely on Macau for hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year. And Macau’s fortunes have already begun to decline for the year 2022. Indeed, MGM, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands have all stated that their earnings fell during the first quarter. The corporations point to China and travel restrictions as factors that have contributed to the drop in profitability, and a shitstorm in Macau will not help the situation.


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1- MSc Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran , firstname.lastname@example.org 2- PhD Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran 3- MSc Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran 4- MSc Department of Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branchl, Islamic Azad university Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Department of Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branchl, Islamic Azad university Tehran, Tehran, Iran 5- PhD Department of biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, North Branch Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Department of biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, North Branch Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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ABSTRACT Backgroundandobjectives: Synthesis and characterization of several metal complexes (metal ions: Co2+, Ti4+ and Ce3+) of macroacyclic Schiff base ligand have been reported. The Schiff base ligand is prepared from the condensation reaction of 1, 4-di-(4-fluoro-2-aminophenoxy) butane with salicylaldehyde in ethanol. In addition, antibacterial activity of metal ions, Schiff base ligand and their complexes have been investigated. Recent studies show that many Schiff base complexes have antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, we aimed to synthesize new Schiff base complexes and evaluate their antibacterial activity against a number of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Methods: Schiff base ligand and their complexes were characterized by mass spectrometry and IR, H-NMR and C-NMR spectroscopy. The in vitro antibacterial activity of the Schiff base ligand, metal ions and their complexes were evaluated against some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria by disk diffusion method and determining minimum inhibitory concentration. Results: In this study, the Schiff base complexes had good antibacterial activity, but the Schiff base ligand and metal ions did not show any antibacterial effect. In some cases, the antibacterial effect of the complexes was higher than that of the standard antibiotics tetracycline and gentamycin. The titanium complex showed the highest antibacterial activity in both methods. This complex created the largest growth inhibition zone (diameter: 100mm) against Staphylococcus aureus, and had the lowest minimum inhibitory concentration against Bacillus subtilis (6.75 mg/ml). Conclusion: The compounds synthesized in our study have strong antibacterial activity. Keywords: Schiff base complex, Schiff base ligand, antibacterial activity, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis.
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Subject: Special Received: 2017/08/2 | Accepted: 2017/08/2 | Published: 2017/08/2
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Biebers fans have flooded social media asking Bieber to cancel the concert what is set to go ahead at London’s Hyde Park on July 2nd.
One person tweeted:
‘Cancel Justin ‘s concert in the UK, please! We want him to be safe, please,’
‘Please cancel Justin’s concert in Manchester.I’m afraid something will happen to him!’
Fans have also been contacting the singers manager Scooter Braun asking him to step in a cancel.


ALICE COOPER to release 'A Paranormal Evening' double album
Alice Cooperis expected to release a double live album this year. Details of the 18-track title appeared online before an official announcement was made.
A Paranormal Evening at the Olympia Paris was recorded on Dec. 7 last year during Cooper's Paranormal tour and was mixed by his longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin.
Journalist Mitch Lafon revealed the full track listing, and an Amazon listing states Aug. 31 as the release date. One track, “Ballad of Dwight Fry,” was already available to purchase digitally. The album cover shows Cooper looking in a mirror, putting on his stage makeup. Fans commenting on Lafon’s post noted that the same Paris concert had also been filmed, though there's no news on whether a DVD might accompany the two-CD set.
You can see the track listing for the album below.
Paranormal was released last July and featured guest appearances by U2’s Larry Muller, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Deep Purple’s Roger Glover, plus members of the original Alice Cooper band.
“This is not a normal Alice record," Cooper said at the time. "Bob and I decided, no theme this time — we’re gonna make a record of things that just get us off, things that we like. And it might go in a lot of directions."
Alice Cooper, 'A Paranormal Evening at the Olympia Paris' Track Listing
CD 1 1. “Brutal Planet” 2. “No More Mr. Nice Guy” 3. “Under My Wheels” 4. “Department Of Youth” 5. “Pain” 6. “Billion Dollar Babies” 7. “The World Needs Guts” 8. “Woman Of Mass Distraction” 9. “Poison” 10. “Halo Of Flies”
CD 2 1. “Feed My Frankenstein” 2. “Cold Ethyl” 3. “Only Women Bleed” 4. “Paranoiac Personality” 5. “Ballad Of Dwight Fry” 6. “Killer / I Love The Dead (Themes)” 7. “I’m Eighteen” 8. “School's Out”


Widespread protests in Kashmir in which 8 persons have been killed and over three hundred (including a hundred security persons) have been injured marked the election to Srinagar by-election. According to the Election Commission only 7% votes were cast and polling had to be folded up by noon in most of the polling booths due to people’s protests. This tells about the real situation in Kashmir. State’s plan to hold election and to flaunt it as a proof of Kashmiris acquiescence with status quo has fallen flat in face of determined opposition of the people.
According to reports, a new phase in the people’s struggle in Kashmir has unfolded in which people intervene in encounters of militants by security forces. There are numerous such incidents. Army authorities including Army Chief have warned the protesters calling them as supporters of ‘terrorism’. Functionaries of Central Govt. have also issued statements on similar lines.
The large scale participation of the people in protests unequivocally questions the narrative of Indian Govt. that unrest in Kashmir is a handiwork of Pakistan aided handful of ‘terrorists’. That this has not sunk deep into minds of the people of the country as mainstream media does not cover it, and to that extent it does, it is to reinforce the narrative of the Govt.… Read More


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Friday, November 21, 2008
THIS IS JUST ONE REASON WHY A PLAYOFF WOULD BLOW
Texas Tech is on the verge of destiny. A school relegated to back seat of football in the State of Texas has one more large leap to make before they legitimize their run to the national title (with Baylor and the Big 12 Championship still left on their journey).
If Texas Tech wins this game, and then wins out, they've gone over the hurdles of a rigorous schedule that is probably only topped by a one or two SEC teams.
Not only would running the table this year be a landmark event for a program that managed to only win two SWC titles in 40 years, but it signifies that they are indeed one of the two teams that deserves to play for a national title.
T-Tech beating Oklahoma in Norman means they've completed a sweep of their major divisional foes, which is something that the traditional dominant teams in their conference couldn't accomplish this year.
Why would it then make sense to force this team to play even more games in a playoff, just to prove they're worthy?
Winning out with their schedule is enough of an accomplishment to have a shot at the title and a playoff only diminishes the potential achievement this team can gain tomorrow night.
This game, as well as their previous games against Texas and Oklahoma State, would have a diminished value if a playoff were in place. You could say T-Tech would benefit by still having shot if they lost this game and could still make a playoff.
While potentially true, that only gives evidence to my point that the importance of this game is diminished by a playoff. It also shows how pointless a playoff would be if T-Tech won. With a playoff, they would still have to prove themselves for several more games, despite winning against Oklahoma. With the current system, they can simply lock up their division and ensure they're shot by winning this game. The reason they can do that is because they've already proven themselves on the field in their previous games.
The game tomorrow night displays the essence of college football that so many seem to be forgetting (or just ignoring).
Good luck to the Yosemite Sams against the land thiefs.


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Sense of Place: Through Entrepreneurial Setups
Mukta Nagare | Urban Design | KRVIA 2022
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Keywords: Public Realm, Vending Setup, Urban Space, Informal Economy, Inclusive Design
Indian cities are known for the liveliness that projects high urban vitality in their traditional way of life. Entrepreneurial setups of varying scales grown organically at every other street, junction, and around prominent structures have been a characteristic of vibrant Indian cities.
Formal & informal vending areas coexist in a synchromesh arrangement (Parmar & Singh, 2017) to form these entrepreneurial setups. They have developed a deep social connection as an integral part of everyday life. However, current development practices in India look at formal vending areas as real estate value boosters, while informal vendors are seen as a nuisance in urban development. Their coexistence and significance beyond physical form are overlooked. While providing everyday services to the lower & middle-class, these accessible enterprising spaces create opportunities for many as a source of livelihood.
They share direct physical boundaries with the public realm. Hence the segregated & polarising urban development approach towards formal & informal vending setups is impacting the urban vitality of the public realm in Indian cities. There is an expected increase in population dependent on informal commercial activities in forthcoming years, considering the pace of urbanization & rising competition over the urban space.
Thus, to tackle a dual purpose of addressing the quality of the public realm and incorporating inclusive entrepreneurial urban areas for future livelihood opportunities, the thesis aims at understanding how formal and informal vending setups create a sense of place in the public realm. The research identifies conditions of enterprising social spaces for urban vitality by studying three cases from Mumbai & its suburban region. In the process, it acknowledges the presence of informality as a necessary fragment of a formally organized public realm.

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Giving to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection grows access to Colorado history for everyone!
Our modern society has become accustomed to having a wealth of information at the click of a button wherever and whenever we want it. So much so that it’s easy to forget that important historical documents — like newspapers — were once solely printed and read on paper. In order to preserve this vital resource, the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is working with cultural heritage institutions around the state to digitize and provide online access to these historic treasures to everyone everywhere for free.
Newspapers are one of the most versatile and heavily used sources of information for researchers, genealogists, students, and the general public. Feature stories, society news, classified and picture advertisements, school and church announcements, news from surrounding towns, editorials, and cartoons all give the reader the sense of “being there.” Often the papers contain historical information that is not available in any other source.
CHNC was created using federal grant funds from the Institute for Museums and Library Services and the Library Services and Technology Act, but now continues to grow through contributions from individual libraries, museums, and other organizations. Together, these institutions have supported the digitization of over 3,840,000 additional pages. But there is still much more to do. You can help make these important resources available online by donating to the CHNC.
Help Us Begin the Preservation Now
If you have found the CHNC to be useful, we hope that you will consider making a tax-deductible contribution to provide general support for the resource. Your donation will support the CHNC’s mission to get all of Colorado’s earliest newspapers online. There are more than 2 million pages from over 200 Colorado newspapers still available for digitization through 1927 and so much more from the years that follow.
The CHNC has some nifty branded products that we would like to share with you as a thank you for your donation during the month of December. We welcome donations of any size, and you can even specify on the donation form the newspaper title or geographic/topical area you would like to help grow the collection around. Here is a summary of the available rewards for each donation level.
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The rings native size is around a US 7 but will fit from a 5 to 10 so lots of possibilities for different fingers and great for a gift for someone with mysterious finger sizes.
The base of the bezel exceeds past its walls.
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The world over, there are more than a hundred varieties of Abalone. However, paua is the most sought-after amongst these. This is due to the vibrant, catchy, and iridescent colors of its shell; they come in various kinds of hues―right from green and blue, to pink, purple, and golden. Traditionally, these shells were used by Maori people to highlight ‘eyes’ in their artwork. For example, when it came to depicting rage in the eyes of warriors, red paua shells were used. Many traditional and contemporary crafts of New Zealand are made using these shells even today. Also, paua shells have always been an indispensable part of jewelry making in New Zealand.
It is believed that all varieties of abalone (including paua) strengthen the body as well as the heart. If a person wears jewelry made from paua shells, it is said that he can express his feelings to others articulately. They are believed to bring sensitivity, harmony, and connectivity in relationships. As this shell is found in a number of colors, it represents the beauty of life, which is ‘change’ that we experience every day.
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‘Avocado’ is the debut single from Receptor on the imprint Evolution Chamber, the fresh drum & bass imprint which has already given audiences Magnetude’s ‘Mantis’, ‘Falling’ and Task Horizon’s ‘Disintegrate’. The Russian stalwart, often described as the countries answer to Spor, has spent the last few years building up an arsenal of weaponry which he’ll now drop on a label brought together by the combined weight of his own work, alongside Task Horizon and Magnetude. Following in the wake of such successful records, ‘Avocado’ manages to hit the same high standards as its predecessors, although through the Receptor trademark which has enabled him to receive global recognition.
‘Avocado’ takes the swinging grooves of jump up and splits this across the high-production standards which Receptor has coined from the beginning. With slick vocals driving you into the track’s first breakdown, it ducks and dives between each hook, something which will prove its worth throughout clubland. This is a different take on a typically UK sound and Receptor does this perfectly, using the cross-pollination of styles which has helped Evolution Chamber rise from the ashes as a label that showcases the versatility of its artists.
Evolution Chamber continue their onslaught of releases with the showcasing of Receptor, a member of its roster who will also be bringing his sounds to a range of Evolution Chamber nights across Europe. Alongside Evolution Chamber’s roster members, Receptor is looking to have one of his biggest years to date, with a consistency that many fans have been waiting for.
From the moment Mitya Veshchunov first began pouring over his brother’s jungle record collection, the man who’d become Receptor was hooked on the genre. From Aphrodite, to Pendulum then Noisia to Konflict it would shape his path into the genre. He immersed himself with DnB, leading him to Lifted Music, one of the most contemporary labels of this period and became a mecca for Receptor’s own musical tastes. At the age of ten, Receptor was gifted a Yamaha PSR-740 synth by his father. Despite no musical background, he learnt musical notation through a friend and his skills exploded, with him laying his hands on a plethora of DAWs through the internet and his production knowledge increased at an astounding rate. From ‘Rhyno’ on Lifted Music’s Breed 12 Inches, through to ‘Kurchatov’ in 2009 on Obsessions and his ‘Girls’ EP on Beta Recordings, Receptor’s discography was proving to be as formidable as his fan base. He was later called on to remix Black Sun Empire’s ‘Dawn of a Dark Day’ ft. Foreign Beggars and Noisia’s ‘Alpha Centauri’, highlighting a definitive part of his career. After a long hiatus, Receptor now returns and plans to push his name into the direction he’d always planned. This will represent a more experimental approach to sound design, something which will develop through his new music. Receptor offers some of his biggest selections to date, which many listeners have been waiting for patiently; the music he brings along with him will make the wait worthwhile.


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When winter was queen
There was a time in the not too distant past when winters were somehow both bitterly and charmingly cold and when kids entertained themselves by playing outside rather than watching TV or playing video games. A time when the ice on Honeoye Lake was thick enough — and locals daring enough — to ride go-carts and snowmobiles on top.
From 1961 to 1971, icy diversions brought tens of thousands of visitors to Honeoye for the annual Honeoye Lake Winter Carnival, held on a weekend in late January or early February.
Though the weather always kept organizers guessing, the carnival drew more and more attendees each winter. After 10 years — and hundreds of dog sled races, thousands of cups of hot chocolate and a few dozen skydivers’ jumps — the tradition ended, having become just too big for the town and Chamber of Commerce that had supported it.
The idea for the carnival emerged from a late-1961 meeting of the Finger Lakes Association, a group that worked to promote tourism around the region. Members of the Northern Sled Dog Association spoke at the meeting, describing their racing events to the group and screening movies of sled dog teams in action.
Henry Kleman, George Baker and Otto Uthe, representatives from the Honeoye Chamber of Commerce, were intrigued by the presentation. At the next chamber meeting, they proposed a sled-dog racing event for Honeoye on the last weekend of January — just three weeks away.
Not everyone was in favor of the idea, Baker recalled in a written memoir.
“You couldn’t draw 300 people to see all of Honeoye burn,” Baker remembered one skeptic saying.
But the measure passed. An offshoot committee — the Honeoye Lake Winter Carnival Association — was formed, plans were rapidly drawn up and the first carnival took place as scheduled.
The first two-day carnival, held on Jan. 20 and 21, 1962, drew 15,000 visitors “from as far as the deep South,” reported Rochester’s Times Union newspaper. Youths were crowned as the “snow prince and princess,” and activities included hockey games, public ice skating and an ice boat show. For the most part, the weather was cooperative, though there wasn’t enough snow for a planned ice sculpture contest.
The carnival’s headline attraction was its sled-dog race, featuring 15 teams of one-to-nine dogs each. At just 5 years old, Greg Peet of Kirkville, Onondaga County, was the youngest human racer.
Col. Dave Irwin, billed in the carnival’s souvenir program as a “famed explorer of the frozen north and consultant to the U.S. government on Arctic affairs,” had an exhibit on display featuring trained bears, sled dogs and other “interesting items of Arctic lore.”
Dozens of local organizations participated by sponsoring events or concession booths.
Events are added
The inaugural event went so well that the Carnival Association decided to try it again in 1963. Each subsequent year, events were added to the two-day schedule, and the visitor count skyrocketed. More than 25,000 visitors came in 1963; 50,000 were reported in 1965.
Snowshoes, sports cars, skates, go-carts, motorcycles, ice boats and any number of other conveyances kept the frozen lake occupied for the duration of the weekend festivities.
“The carnival took on the appearance of an outdoor three-ring circus ... when all the events were running simultaneously,” the Messenger reported in 1965.
Carnivalgoers in 1963 watched teams play the Scottish game of curling long before it became an Olympic sport.
There were plenty of demonstrations and exhibitions, including a popular fashion show that in 1969 featured girls wearing bikinis — the models “declined encores despite the wild approval from male onlookers,” a Rochester newspaper reported.
Rounding out the events were wood-chopping and chain-saw competitions, snow-themed balls and dances, photography contests, airplane rides, sky-diving demonstrations, bonfires, trapping and muskrat-skinning competitions, skeet-shooting and the crowning of Miss Winter Finger Lakes. There was always plenty to eat, with various organizations selling hamburgers, hot dogs and other carney food.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce converted an old school bus into a mobile kitchen, whipping up their popular pancakes and hot chocolate inside.
Women from the Honeoye United Church of Christ had such success with their “North Country-style chicken dinner” in 1962 — 460 meals were sold, consisting of 125 whole chickens, 200 pounds of mashed potatoes, 560 home-made biscuits, 250 pounds of squash, 504 home-made rolls, 80 pounds of cabbage salad, and 94 apple and mince pies, according to a local newspaper — that they cooked for each successive carnival, becoming one of its most popular and delicious attractions.
As the carnival grew, the wider media started to take notice. The event was featured in the January 1968 issue of Holiday Inn magazine, and it gained a mention in a 1969 issue of the New York Times.
Weather: The ultimate variable
The carnival’s success each year rested largely on whether the ice was thick enough, the weather “wintry” enough, the snow plentiful enough for the various events to take place. Warm temperatures delayed the carnival by two weeks in 1967 and canceled certain events in other years.
One year, an airplane broke through the thin ice upon landing and started to go under water.
“It was stopped from sinking only when its wings settled atop the ice and prevented it from going all the way down,” recalled John Street, a Richmond resident and frequent carnival attendee.
The January thaw would also turn the makeshift carnival parking lot — a field near Sandy Bottom Park — into a mud pit, causing hundreds of cars to get stuck. Jeff Huff, a former Chamber of Commerce president, remembers being a part of the crew that cleared snow from the parking area in some years and struggled to pull cars out of the mud in others.
On the opposite end of the weather spectrum, an intense blizzard during the 1966 carnival closed the Thruway and stranded many of the out-of-town visitors in Honeoye. Though classes had been canceled, the school opened its doors to the stranded visitors, who slept on mats and cots in the gym.
The end of an era
After putting Honeoye on the map for a decade’s worth of winters, the Honeoye Lake Winter Carnival ended in 1971.
“It was a real happening — a lot of fun for thousands of people — but I think it just got too big, with too many problems and not enough new blood to keep it going,” said Street.
Liability was a concern. The cost of insuring the town against potential lawsuits from injuries became prohibitive, said Jerry Clearman, a former chairman of the carnival committee.
“We also had a few winters near the end when the weather did not cooperate,” Clearman added. It was expensive to put off the entire carnival for a week or two to wait for snow, what with all the preparations that had been made for a given date, he said.
With growing crowds and liability concerns, the carnival was not unlike another local annual event that become too big for its own good: The Wild Water Derby through the villages of Manchester and Shortsville. The annual springtime water race was suspended in 1997 when it became too rowdy. But the Shortsville-Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce resurrected it in 2006 as a kinder, gentler derby — and it has been a family-centered success. Might a such a return the glory days be possible for the Honeoye Lake Winter Carnival?
Clearman isn’t so sure. A few smaller-scale outdoor winter festivals have been held since the carnival ended, at California Ranch Point and elsewhere on the lake — but none had the regularity or mass appeal of the 1960s version, he said.
Beyond the liability and weather concerns, Clearman wonders whether there would be enough interest among younger generations to start up a new winter carnival. Entertainment has changed a lot since the 1960s, he explained.
“Back in the carnival’s early years, not everyone had a TV — and if you did, you were lucky if you got three stations. So guess what? You got outside and did things,” he said, adding, “It was a different time.”
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How to Make Wise Food Decisions
What you eat significantly contributes to your overall physical health. Consuming quality foods rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber can improve the way you feel. Making healthy food choices can help you manage your weight, increase your energy, elevate your mood, and reduce inflammation and pain.
Fortunately, you don’t need to memorize a long list of rules when it comes to making wise food decisions. There are two main rules that are simple and straightforward to help guide you as you discover food that is better for your body.
Rule No. 1: Limit or avoid refined sugar and processed foods. Read the labels on the foods you buy, and avoid foods that are full of chemicals, sugars, preservatives and artificial coloring.
Rule No. 2: Increase vegetables and whole foods. The closer a food is to its natural state, the more nutrient dense it typically is. Fuel your body with nourishing substances, cook with whole foods and take your time enjoying the flavors as you eat.
Here are some tips to get you started.
- Buy seasonal produce. Take advantage of fresh seasonal produce available through outlets like the Farmers’ Market, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs and community gardens. Produce purchased in-season has the best flavor and the most nutrients.
- Fill half your plate with vegetables. Try different herbs to season vegetables without adding salt and fat. Try adding veggies to smoothies, sandwiches, burgers or wraps.
- Satisfy a sweet tooth with fruit. When you are craving something sweet, try fruit first. Eat whole fruits and limit your consumption of fruit juices.
- Make healthy proteins and fats part of your diet. Choose from either animal or plant-based proteins and fats. Select meats like lean beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, wild game and seafood. Seeds, nuts, beans, quinoa and eggs are other excellent low-fat or plant-based protein options.
- Watch what you are drinking. Your beverage has the potential to either support or negatively interfere with your nutrition. Select beverages like water, black coffee and unsweetened tea that you can self-sweeten to control consumption of excess calories, fat, sodium, sugar and additives.
- Eat mindfully, and listen to your biological hunger cues. Eat only when physically hungry, not when you are bored or seeking emotional comfort. Remove distractions (no devices) and don’t eat in front of the television. Eat slowly and chew thoroughly, engaging your senses to notice colors, smells, sounds, textures and tastes. Stop eating before you feel full.
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The event series „Party like Gatsby“ was inspired by the world-famous novel „The Great Gatsby“ written by the American author F. Scoot Fitz- gerald in 1925. Ever since, the novel has been filmed multiple times with the most recent screen adaption starring Leonardo DiCaprio. „The Great Gatsby“ centres around the young mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. Jay became famous in his city foremost due to his mesmerizing parties that were hosted every weekend in his glamorous residence.
With the event series „Party like Gatsby“, we take up the idea of a glamorous event of the golden 20s and turn it into reality. Spend an evening at a fantastic venue with mesmerizing decorations and world-class entertainment ranging from burlesque to live music as well as fire and aerial shows. We expect you to dress elegantly and get lost in the magic of the roaring twenties.


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Heather B. Livingston is the chief operating officer for the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) and managing editor of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of hospitals, outpatient facilities, and residential health, care, and support facilities. Heather served as consulting editor for FGI from 2011 through 2016 and was a freelance writer from 2006 through 2016. Prior to that, she was an associate editor for the American Institute of Architects and director of the Business Week/Architectural Record awards program. Her work has appeared in This Old House, Cadalyst, Architectural Record, AIArchitect, and other design publications.


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Vol. 1, No. 1 (January/February, 1977). Journal edited in Atlanta by Hoyt W. Fuller. This issue contains "Dreamer," a story by Angela Jackson, "Blueprint for Black Criticism" by Addison Gayle, "Spotlight on the Black Theater Alliance" by Peter A. Bailey, poems by Ahmos Zu-Bolton, Carolyn Rodgers, Everett Hoagland, Samuel Allen.....
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Do you know how much it takes to raise a child these days?
Are you sitting down?
That would be almost a quarter of a million dollars.
It costs $245,000 to raise a child born in 2013 until they hit 18, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
This is not about a luxury upbringing. This is no Kardashian-esque baby outfitted in cashmere onesies. This is not about a privileged college education, because these numbers do not include the cost of college. That’s extra. Add on about $18,000 a year for public and $41,000 a year for private college.
This number—$245,000—is a place to live, food, clothes, health care…the basics.
You’re here to take care of these expenses now. But what happens if something were to happen to you? If an average middle-income family is spending around $13,000 a year on their child,that money would have to come from somewhere.
That’s where life insurance comes in. If you take between one and two percent of what you already spend on your child each year—or about $200—it could pay the yearly premium for $250,000 in term life insurance coverage. If something happens to you, your child would be okay financially.
We’ve used a healthy 30-year-old dad or mom (who doesn’t smoke!) who gets a 20-year level term policy for the above example. Age and health will vary the amount of your premium—as your age increases or health decreases, the price goes up.
But the truth is, setting aside one to two percent of what you’re already spending on your child is a small price to pay to protect them. There’s no reason to wait. To help you figure out how much life insurance you might need, contact your local ERIE agent. He or she can help you decide the amount and type of protection is right for you, and how affordable life insurance can be to protect the ones you love most.

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- Ross Resnick is the CEO of Roaming Hunger, a food truck catering and events company that opened during the 2009 recession.
- As COVID-19 takes a massive toll on the restaurant industry, Resnick suggests food trucks as an option to meet the public's desire to keep eating out while also abiding by local safety regulations.
- Food truck customers have ample room to distance themselves while waiting in line, and they can also order ahead to avoid waiting in a crowd.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Coronavirus is changing everything, including how we eat, and the impact on the food industry can't be overstated. During the first 22 days of March alone, the restaurant industry saw a $25 billion loss in revenue. That number soared to $80 billion in April, but concern goes beyond sobering statistics.
Harvard professor Paul Freeman predicted sit-down dining and communal eating in general will see a sharp decline in the coming years, meaning the future of the restaurant industry itself is unclear.
Despite all the doom and gloom, however, we've seen something remarkable: examples of food entrepreneurs actually growing their businesses. There are two things these businesses are doing right now that I believe hold the keys to success in the post-COVID-19 restaurant industry.
First, they're going mobile to go where the customers are. And second, they're creatively incorporating order ahead (not just delivery).
For the past 10 years, I've been the CEO of Roaming Hunger, a company that started at the beginning of the gourmet food truck movement, a product of the Great . We've built a network of over 18,000 mobile food partners across the US and Canada, and in March our entire industry was disrupted by the cancelation of events and by social distancing requirements.
Unfortunately, many of the food businesses that existed just a few months ago will not recover. The fact that some are thriving, however, makes me optimistic about what the long-term future holds. The demand for food service is still there, just now in different formats.
Food trucks partner with neighborhoods and homeowners associations to bring meals to customer's doorsteps
With the restaurant industry on hold for the foreseeable future, innovative brick-and-mortar establishments are pivoting to mobile dining to navigate the new market.
San Francisco's Wayfare Tavern, for example, recently opened a supplementary food truck that pops up throughout the Bay Area selling a custom menu. They set up an order-ahead option so customers could pick up their food, and even allowed the public to request where and when the truck showed up. The customer focused approach paired with the truck's mobility meant showing up where there was existing demand, and it generated a good amount of daily revenue.
We've seen an increased demand to bring food into communities, specifically neighborhoods and apartment buildings. Last week alone we worked with over 40 apartment property managers looking to bring a food truck to their tenants. Unlike delivery, a food truck showing up creates a culinary event to break up the monotony of the week. Plus (and this is a big plus), the food is prepared fresh and on location. People still crave the community aspect of eating out, and some trucks in our network have capitalized on that demand, even if they're just walking outside to pick up their dinner.
A great example is the recent success of Queens Ice, a North Carolina-based Italian ice truck. I spoke to owner Monica Walsh, who told us her business is doing better than before the pandemic.
When COVID-19 cancellations began in early March, the impact on Walsh's business was immediate; her main source of summer revenue, festivals and events, disappeared overnight. After a few weeks of experimenting with delivery and curbside pickup, Walsh began working food truck days orchestrated by Homeowners Associations (HOAs). The neighborhoods wanted to create a bonding experience for their community without breaching social distancing protocol. Queens Ice was able to provide that.
In a market where food must go to consumers (not vice versa), being constrained to a single location can be a disadvantage. Mobility is now a necessity to reach customers in their homes or as they start to visit parks, open spaces, and other areas.
Order-ahead instantly increases sales
Mobility combined with order-ahead has been the winning combination during the pandemic.
For the customer, order-ahead allows for a safer experience. Customers still get hot, fresh food from a truck, but are able to do so without standing in line with potentially large crowds. This kind of swift, efficient service is a major draw for health-conscious consumers who still want to participate in getting a delicious meal.
In some cases, over 50% of revenue has come from order-ahead sales. The coalescence of order-ahead and mobile dining recreates food experiences for a changing world; it preserves some social aspects of eating out, but does so while minimizing health risks now associated with indoor dining.
People miss dining out, and that's not going away
A recent Ipsos poll showed the majority of Americans would still feel uncomfortable going to bars and restaurants even once restrictions were lifted, unfortunately meaning COVID-19's effects on the restaurant industry will be long lasting. However, another poll indicated over two-thirds of Americans do long for their old routines, and going to bars and restaurants tops the list of the most missed social activities.
No matter what happens, people need to eat, and food has an intrinsic link to community, occasion, and ceremony. We expect the demand for these types of services to grow as mobility and order-ahead both becoming necessities.
Together, they allow food businesses to reach customers where they live, work, and play — and give us all a taste of what the world was like before this madness just months ago.
Ross Resnick is the founder and CEO of Roaming Hunger, which he started in 2009 out of appreciation for street food culture. Roaming Hunger is now the leading platform for over 18,000 food trucks and brands, connecting them with workplaces, events, and communities across the US.

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James T. Farrell (1904 – 1979) was an American writer of fiction and poetry. Much of his writing is based on his experiences growing up and living in Chicago. One of his most famous works is the Studs Lonigan trilogy which was made into a film in 1960 and a television miniseries in 1979. Farrell was noted throughout his writing career for his ability to consistently write about the world of childhood and youth, and especially through a boy’s point of view.
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And be sure to visit my review of “The Fastest Runner on Sixty-first Street”
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Holocaust historian 'will quit US' if Trump is electedHistorians in the News
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Pulitzer prize-winning historian Saul Friedlander, a world authority on the Holocaust, said Friday he would leave the United States if Donald Trump was elected president.
The 83-year-old Israeli-American writer, who escaped the Nazis by being hidden in a Catholic boarding school in France, described Trump as a "dangerous crazy".
He said the controversial Republican candidate could win November's election because of Hillary Clinton's "tendency to lie and to hide things".
"One cannot exclude Donald Trump winning even though he is a dangerous crazy," he told AFP.
"He says whatever comes into his mind."
Friedlander's magisterial two-volume history of Nazi Germany and the Jews charts Adolf Hitler's rise to power in a period where populism was rising across the world as it is today. ...


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You will go back in time to an island rooted in culture and history, where the people are as warm and welcoming as the climate. Cruise through Cuba during 8 days aboard Panorama on a State Department approved "People to People" program that takes you to a country which has been closed to Americans for half a century. You'll explore the western portion of the island, famous for its culture, music, warm people and art.
Cienfuegos, Cuba *
Cienfuegos is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. Near the entrance to Bahia de Cienfuegos is Castillo de Jagua, a fortress erected in the 1745 for protection against Caribbean pirates.
Cienfuegos, one of the chief seaports of Cuba, is a center of the sugar trade, as well as coffee and tobacco. While sugarcane is the chief crop, local farmers grow coffee.
There is no other place in the Caribbean which contains such a remarkable cluster of Neoclassical structures.
Attractions include parks, plazas, museums and castles used to guard against pirates. There is a dolphin and sea lion lagoon and a botanical garden.
Casilda (Trinidad), Cuba
Casilda is a Cuban village and seaside resort in the municipality of Trinidad with superb beaches. What brought Casilda on the map was colonials from Spain exploiting the land for sugar.
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Little is known of the pre-Columbian history of the Juventudisland, though a cave complex near the Punta del Este beach preserves 235 ancient drawings made by the native population.
Pirate activity in and around the area left its trace in English literature. Both Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie are rooted in part on accounts of the island and its native and pirate inhabitants, as well as long dugout canoes and the great American crocodile on the island.
Much of the island is covered in pine forests, which is the source of the island's large lumber industry. The northern region of the island has low ridges from which marble is quarried, while the southern region is an elevated plain. Agriculture and fishing are the island's main industries, with citrus fruit and vegetables being grown. A black sand beach was formed by volcanic activity.
Maria la Gorda, Cuba
Maria la Gorda is in Pinar del Rio province in western Cuba. It is mostly synonymous with the diving camp that is situated there. The entire settlement consists of a hotel, diving center, small shop, sandy beach and 2 restaurants. However, even if you are not a diver, it is a nice place to spend a night.
Diving is the main activity. Snorkeling trips go out with every change of tide.
Havana, Cuba *
Havana is the center of the Cuban government, and various ministries and headquarters of businesses are based there.
The current Havana area and its natural bay were first visited by Europeans during Sebastián de Ocampo's circumnavigation of the island in 1509. Shortly thereafter, in 1510, the first Spanish colonists arrived from Hispaniola and began the conquest of Cuba.
Shortly after the founding of Cuba's first cities, the island served as little more than a base for the Conquista of other lands.
Havana was originally a trading port, and suffered regular attacks by buccaneers, pirates, and French corsairs.
Under American influence, the city saw a new era of development. Numerous residencies, luxury hotels, casinos and nightclubs were constructed since the 1930s to serve Havana's burgeoning tourist industry, strongly reviling Miami.
There was a severe economic downturn after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and with it the end of the billions of dollars in subsidies the Soviet Union gave the Cuban government.
Neo-classical, Baroque, and colonial archiecture can be found throughout the island. The influence from different styles and cultures can be seen in Havana's colonial architecture, with a diverse range of Moorish, Spanish, Italian, Greek and Roman.
There are diverse museums, clubs and beaches for tourists to enjoy.
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When: December 12, 2011
Where: Book Sale – Makati Square
Why: A winner of the National Book Award
How much: Php 115.00


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The hearing of the case filed in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of defeated candidates as MPs abusing the National List provision in the Constitution by the Rights Activist and lawyer Nagananda Kodituwakku, has once again been postponed till 19th September 2016.
In the Motion filed in Court on 11th May 2016, the Petitioner-activist states that the Chief Justice has failed to honour his Constitutional obligation to hear and determine this important case within the specified period of two months, as required by Article 104H of the Constitution, effectively allowing the defeated candidates at the 2015 General Election appointed as MPs through the National List to occupy the office unhindered.
In this case filed in the Public Interest, the petitioner-activist relies on the 14th Amendment Bill approved and presented to the Parliament on 08th March 1988, which does not contain the clause “… being persons whose names are included in the list submitted to the Commissioner of Elections under this Article or in any nomination paper submitted in respect of any electoral district by such party or group at that election…” in the Article 99A of the Constitution approved by the Parliament. Presenting the evidence in Court, the petitioner-activist submits that, President J R Jayewardene had surreptitiously referred another typed-written undisclosed Draft Bill to the Supreme Court on 08th April 1988 with the said disputed clause fraudulently inserted to the Article 99A of the Constitution. The said bill however, had not been presented to the Parliament or gazetted for the information of the people, a process,that is mandatory for any Bill intended to amend the Constitution.
However, the Supreme Court on 18th April 1988, despite one citizen informing the Court that the said J R Jayewardene’s typed-written Draft Bill had not been gazetted and requesting a copy of draft be made available to him to raise observations, refused the request and had approved the said clause on the same day that it did not violate the peoples’ sovereign right of franchise protected in Article 3 of the Constitution, which cannot be denied without a mandate obtained from the people at a Referendum.
The activist challenged this Court ruling as unlawful, on the basis that the Court had made the said ruling apparently under moral duress after the judges had been intimidated by the Executive President J R Jayewardene, which was reported by the International Commission of Jurist (ICJ) in April 1984, well in advance of the said flawed ruling was made by the Supreme Court. ICJ states that “he (President J R Jayewardene) found that the Supreme Court a hindrance to some of his policies … and that … he was deliberately seeking to teach the Judges a lesson in order to make them more pliable to the Executive’s wishes”
In background the Petitioner submits that the said clause inserted to the Article 99A of the Constitution by fraudulent means has no force in law and shall not be deemed interpreted or construed as an Amendment to the Constitution [Article 82 (6)], in the absence of the due process (not Gazetted and not tabled in the Order paper of the Parliament) being followed, which is mandatory in terms of Chapter XII of the Constitution.
Filing this Petition in Court on 13th Oct 2015, the Activist Petitioner made a request to Chief Justice K Sripavan to appoint a Full Bench to hear this case in terms of Article 132 (3) (iii) of the Constitution. However the Chief Justice ruled that in his opinion the abuse of National List is not a case of National Importance.
The Petitioner-Activist has challenged the Chief Justice’s opinion on the basis that it is absolutely flawed, unfair and unreasonable and that the Chief Justice has abused the office to confer an unlawful benefit to the Executive President Maithripala Sirisena.
Now the Chief Justice has been charged for Judicial Corruption in another case (SC/Writs/03/2016) by the Petitioner-Activist and the Chief Justice has withdrawn from the hearing of both cases, effectively allowing rejected candidates occupy various high profile offices in the Parliament, making the democracy a mockery in the ‘Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’.


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AN elderly motorist was taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Willowbrae.
The 85-year-old man suffered injuries to his pelvis and ribs when his Ford Ka collided with a Vauxhall Astra in Piershill Terrace at around 9.10pm yesterday.
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Around two weeks back, January 23 to be precise GBP went on a tear on the back of the news that Labour Party in UK could support a proposal to delay Brexit until at least the end of year. GBP/USD from a level of around 1.2850 on January 22 went up as much as 1.3218 on January 25 on the delayed Brexit hope. In the last one month, GBP/USD has traded in the range of 1.2670 to 1.3218. The volatility at its best, especially for traders provided the view has gone right!(Refer graph below depicting the 1.2900 to 1.3200 move)
As we see today, GBP has lost almost all the gains made in the last fortnight to trade at 1.2948 at the time of writing. It is getting some support around 1.2950 on a report that several UK cabinet ministers have secretly discussed plans to delay Brexit by eight weeks. It has renewed hopes of delayed Brexit from the March 29 deadline to May 24 despite warnings from the PM Theresa May that such discussion could be "counter-productive". Theresa May will be travelling to Brussels to meet the EU policymakers and formally announce a renegotiation of her Brexit deal tomorrow.
Bank of England will be having its monetary policy meeting tomorrow wherein it would also release the quarterly inflation report. QIR report provides the BOE's projection for inflation and economic growth over the next 2 years. BOE is expected to hold the official bank rate at 0.75 %.
GBP/USD need to surpass the 1.3000 in order to revisit the 200-day simple moving average around 1.3040, above which it can aim for the 1.3100 level. On the downside, a break of 1.2905 can take it to 1.2800. In the remaining part of this week, we can witness extreme volatility in GBP against the majors and would not be surprised to see a (+/-) 2 to 3 big figure movement based on the Brexit and BOE meet outcome.
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After posting superlative gains in March, due to resurgent FII inflows, rupee has been range-bound
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A look at the daily chart is showing that USDINR is trading in between the range of a downward sloping trend channel
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Correction: Volume III Issue 5 dated February 10, 2015
It has come to our attention that the article “Tennis: Building Gradually” did not report that Mollie Saltskog ´17 is a member of the Varsity Tennis Team. While she has stepped down this semester for medical reasons, she was the female co-captain and has been the founder and key driver in establishing the tennis team.
Fashioned on the room door of tennis co-captain Lee Koon Min ’18 is a poster that boldly states ‘Varsity Tennis: Recruiting Now’—a last grasp at a solution to the team’s most pressing concern—numbers.
The Yale-NUS College Tennis team, coached by Associate Dean of Students Kim Cheah, currently consists of Lee, co-captain Hannah Yeo ’18, Liam Rahman ’17, Alex Pont ’18, Julianne Thomson ’18, Pratyush More ’18, Holly Apsley ’18 and Tamara Burgos ’18. This puts their roster at eight, barely enough to field a full team in the upcoming Inter-Collegiate Games. “Our biggest priority at the moment is to recruit enough genuinely interested players,” Lee said.
Yet in a school of just more than 300 busy students, finding genuinely committed players is no easy task. Yeo said that while there may be ways to circumvent the dwindling numbers—like holding joint training sessions with other teams—the time commitment required of players cannot be avoided. “It’s very easy to slip into the mentality that tennis is just something you do once a week, casually,” she said. “When tennis conflicts with something less casual, tennis is probably going to lose out.”
The team hopes to iron out some of their problems this semester and lay the foundations for the future. Before the Class of 2019 matriculates, which may increase their numbers, Yeo is looking to improve the team’s efficiency and chemistry. Her ideas begin with training. While increasing the frequency of tennis-specific trainings may not be possible, Yeo thinks that the issue of intensity can be addressed. Both captains have communicated to the coach, Ms. Cheah, their desire to make trainings more physically gruelling and their willingness to be held accountable for gameplay mistakes, both in training and on the court.
Both captains also hope that the administration can play a role in creating more efficient communication structures and networks so that Yale-NUS is not left out of the loop. Yeo cited the National University of Singapore tennis team’s connections and explained that “tournament organizers know NUS and email their captains directly, who then text the players in advance—it’s simple and efficient—two things we’re really missing.”
The team will face off against the College of Alice and Peter Tan, Tembusu College, Cinnamon College (USP) and Ridge View Residential College on Feb. 14.
Thanks for featuring the Yale-NUS College Varsity Tennis Team in The Octant! That’s awesome!
However, I’d just like to note something important. Mollie Saltskog ’17 is the female co-captain of the tennis team. Mollie has only temporarily stepped down due to medical reasons. Mollie fully intends to continue her leadership of the tennis team when she’s back to full health shortly. As the founder and key driver in establishing the tennis team, Mollie has been essential to developing the team, in organisation, funding, training and competitions. I hope that this misrepresentation is both retracted and explicitly corrected as soon as possible.
Liam Rahman, ’17
Hi, I’d like to clarify that while she’s not playing this semester for medical reasons, Mollie Saltskog ’17 is an important member of our team. She was one of the original founders and co-captains; we’ll be excited to have her back next year!
Hi Liam and Holly,
Thanks for raising this issue. We are currently looking into it and will be issuing a formal correction in the next few days.
Dave Chappell, Sports Editor


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The U.S. Department of Defense said that the United States is maintaining close coordination with its allies while criticizing North Korea’s move to reattempt a space rocket launch.
Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a press briefing on Thursday that he would not speculate about uncertainties when asked about the possibility of the North’s second attempt.
Noting the North’s pronouncement of a second attempt, the spokesperson said Pyongyang must be aware of the fact that U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd and many global leaders recently condemned its last launch, which is a destabilizing violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
Ryder then stressed that the U.S. will continue close consultations with South Korea, Japan and other allies and partners in the region to discuss the situation and maintain cooperation to curb possible provocations.
North Korea launched what it claimed to be a space launch vehicle on May 31 to place its first military spy satellite into space orbit, but the attempt ended in failure, drawing condemnation from South Korea, the U.S. and the international community.
The North quickly announced that it would make another attempt to launch the satellite in the near future.


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Contact: Outer Banks Group, (252) 473-2111
Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray announced today the public comment period for proposed 2008 park fees for several park facilities is now open through May 15.
The park annually compiles a rate survey of comparable businesses within the Outer Banks community. Based upon this survey the park is proposing increases to the rates at the Ocracoke, Oregon Inlet, Frisco and Cape Point Campgrounds; an increase for the vessel docking utility hookups at the Silver Lake Marina and an increase for the Wright Brothers National Memorial entrance fee. "We invite everyone to comment on this information," stated Murray. "Public participation is vital to the NPS planning process".
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Silver Lake Marina: From $5 to $6 per night for 120 volts
Camp sites at Oregon Inlet, Frisco and Cape Point Campgrounds: From $20 per night to $22 per night.
Ocracoke Campground: From $23 per night to $25 per night
Wright Brothers NM Entrance Fee: From $4 per person to $5 per person.
Following the comment period a decision on the proposed 2008 rates will be determined and any proposed fee changes will be submitted to the National Park Service Washington Office for final approval.
Specific information on the proposed rate changes is available on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment website: http://parkplanning
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SHERIDAN — A rattlesnake bit Shelby Fortik when she was 5 years old. The poisonous venom nearly took her life, but Fortik ultimately survived. However, she pondered what her legacy would have been had she died from that bite as a young child.
“If I die today, what would I leave behind?” she recalled thinking.
The question propelled Fortik through the rest of her life, which included graduating Saturday from Sheridan College. Fortik graduated from the dual culinary arts and hospitality management program and was one of about 300 graduates to receive a diploma during the 69th Sheridan College commencement in the Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome.
Stephen Woody, former publisher of The Sheridan Press, gave the commencement address. Woody shared some of his background, noting that he finished one semester shy of his college degree, which has left him “a peculiar emptiness for 43 years.”
He also elaborated on several near-death experiences, including being involved in a car accident at age 17 when a drunk driver hit his car; a rare blood disease in 2003; surgery complications in 2008; and septic pneumonia that put him in intensive care for 24 days a few years ago.
Woody focused on the idea of planning throughout his speech, explaining that his life changed in 1975 when he didn’t have any plans. On a lark, he drove to Wyoming and asked for a job with several newspapers in the state, ultimately landing an advertising job with the paper in Lander.
Woody mentioned a few things for graduates to remember, including the importance of in-person conversations; complimenting others; not settling for “good enough;” and honesty.
“It’s not a tactic,” Woody said of telling the truth. “It’s a way of being.”
After Woody’s speech, Sheridan College President Paul Young presented him with a few gifts related to Woody’s love of jazz music. The gifts included several albums and a framed photograph of Benny Carter, a jazz musician who was active from the 1920s to the 1990s before his death in 2007.
Young concluded the ceremony by congratulating the graduates and reminding them that “the highest calling is in service to others.”
The message is something Fortik plans to act on going forward. She took the idea of service for others to heart during a 10-day spring break trip this March to Nicaragua. Fortik went with nine other students and several TRIO staff members to help build a water system. She said the experience changed her outlook on her career goals and mission in life.
“It was a life-changing experience,” Fortik said. “It affected my thoughts of what I was going to do after college. Before I left I was just hoping to get a job and be successful, but after I left, it made me realize that with everything that people have done for me, it was time for me to pay it forward.”
Fortik will attend the University of Wyoming in the fall and study business management with a concentration in entrepreneurship and a minor in international business. She hopes to ultimately receive her Master’s of Business Administration and help people outside of the country in any way she can.
Fortik was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, and moved to the small town of Chugwater in the southeastern part of Wyoming. She always liked to bake and cook since about age 11 because it helped bring people together and served as stress relief.
“Whenever I was having a rough day or anything, just going into the kitchen and baking everything I could think of,” Fortik said. “I can still remember Christmases where I made so much food we had to call the neighbors over (because) we didn’t have enough people to eat it all.”
Fortik was part of the college’s TRIO program because she comes from a low-income background. She also interned for a year and a half at the Downtown Sheridan Association. Fortik had to use what little money she received from her internship to support her family.
Fortik credited the Sheridan College faculty and staff with helping her graduate.
“There were times when I was a little bit uncertain,” Fortik said. “But after a while it became clear to me that people aren’t just there to get a paycheck. They’re there to help me. They’re there because they care for me. They genuinely want me to succeed.”
Before the trip to Central America, Fortik was unsure about her future. Now she has a clearer sense of her goal.
“I’m hoping that one day I can work at a place where I can impact people’s lives in a positive way,” Fortik said. “Every night I still go to bed thinking, ‘If I die today, what would I leave behind?’ That Nicaragua trip really gave me peace of mind after I went, because now I know that even if I died today, I helped create a water system that brings clean drinking water to generations of people. This is something that is going to outlive me.”
Fortik was only one of the Sheridan College graduates, but her story illustrated the themes presented by both Woody and Young during Saturday’s ceremony.


“It’s like watching Chelsea grow,” said Brent King, Chelsea’s dad.
Chelsea King’s life was cut short in 2010 while running in a Rancho Bernardo public park.
“She was abducted and raped and then murdered by a previously convicted sex offender,” said Kelly King, Chelsea’s mother.
Even with so much taken away, her mom and dad wanted to give back. They named the race they started in the cross country runner’s honor, “Finish Chelsea’s Run.”
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Chelsea’s parents were just months away from sending their Poway High School student to college, so now they’re helping dozens fulfill the dream Chelsea never could. The money from the race goes toward the Chelsea Light Foundation’s Sunflower Scholarship Fund.
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“She – in perfect Chelsea fashion – graduated early,” said Chelsea’s mom.
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By Katherine Dean
The haters at the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) are at it again. With mid-term elections less than a month away, the anti-gay marriage group is crisscrossing the country, throwing money behind candidates that oppose same-sex marriage and funding ads that attack equality supporters.
According to the Edge Boston, NOM has filed lawsuits in Florida, New York and Rhode Island to challenge campaign finance laws that limit what the organization can spend backing their favorite gay marriage opponents. Among other arguments, NOM claims that it should not have to report its expenditures or comply with spending caps, because the organization is not a political action committee (PAC) and because NOM believes that campaign finance restrictions violate the organization’s freedom of speech.
And while the organization has extremely deep pockets, their attorneys seem to lack the proper legal know-how. In dismissing the Rhode Island lawsuit on Friday, U.S. District Judge Mary Lisi called it “disorganized, vague and poorly constructed,” the Boston Globe reported. Judge Lisi has given NOM a deadline of October 6 to re-file a cleaned-up version of the lawsuit.
The Edge Boston also reports that, in New Hampshire, NOM has poured $625,000 since last spring into ads attacking Democratic Governor John Lynch, who is up for re-election, because he signed gay marriage into law in 2009.
In California, NOM, along with the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles and the Susan B. Anthony List, launched another bus tour, this time targeting Latinos urging them to “vota tus valores” or “vote your values,” by supporting failed Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina.
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On her blog, lesbian journalist Karen Ocamb reports that attendance at tour stops has been abysmal.
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In an effort to shed light on NOM’s actions, the Human Rights Campaign and the Courage Campaign have launched NOMexposed.com, which details NOM’s religious ties, outlines NOM’s supporters and tracks NOM’s funding sources.