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Xiaozhu Zha1, Mei Kang2, Liyang Zhu2, Dong Chen3, Yichun Wang2*
1Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Anqing, P. R. China - 2Department of Radiation Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P. R. China - 3Center for Genome Analysis, Wuhan Ruixing Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, P. R. China
The upregulation of nuclear expression of S100 calcium-binding protein A4 (S100A4) is associated with aggressive behavior and poor survival in cancers. However, the underlying molecular events regulated by nuclear S100A4 is poorly understood. Here, we performed improved RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (iRIP-seq) to identify S100A4-RNA interaction map within Hela cells. Our results revealed that S100A4 binding targets were enriched in 5'UTR regions, 3'UTRregions and coding DNA sequence regions, and there were well overlapped peaks in two replicates, suggesting that S100A4 had relatively stable RNA binding activity. S1004-RNA interaction associated genes were enriched in cancer-related functional pathways, such as regulation of alternative RNA processing and DNA repair. S100A4-binding gene associated mRNAs and LncRNAs were commonly up-graduated and played important roles in malignant tumors. Moreover, many mRNAs were involved in regulation of DNA damage and repair. In conclusion, S100A4-RNA interaction can modulate the progression and metastasis of cancer through complicated interaction with binding targets. We firstly analyzed the whole transcriptome of S100A4-overexpressed expression, which adds to the understanding of the critical role of S100A4 in malignant tumors.
S100A4, RNA-seq, DNA repair, RNA binding protein, transcriptome analysis.


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BANGKOK, November 26, 10:54 /ITAR-TASS/. The Russian Embassy in Thailand, Southeast Asia, asks Russian citizens to refrain from trips to the city of Bangkok except for the transfer to the Bangkok airport Suvarnabhumi over street unrest reported in the city, press attachй of the Russian Embassy Aleksander Mrykin told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.
“We ask our citizens to observe absolute cautiousness, fulfil all requirements of the law enforcement agencies and avoid the meeting places of demonstrators,” Mrykin said, noting the situation remains calm and does not raise concern in the Thai tourist zone.
The diplomat noted that the Russians had not addressed in the embassy over sweeping anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok.


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Roderick Carson Cook
Missing since December 7, 1986 from Bignell Bridge, Saskatchewan River, The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Classification: Endangered Missing
Circumstances of Disappearance
On December 7th, 1986 a male was seen floating in the river. The male initially responded to Police calls, however, shortly after he was observed going under the water. It is presumed he drowned.
The identity of the male was unknown to police until Cook's parents contacted police advising they had not seen their son for some time. It is assumed the man in the river was Cook based both on the description and the fact that Cook was seen walking near the river.
Police further found footprints that led from the shore to the open water. No foul play is suspected in this matter and it is assumed Cook drowned.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Winnipeg Police Service’s
Long Term Missing Persons Unit
Agency Case Number: MB20004 1986-2346; MB10067 1986-13253

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Trinidad & Tobago head coach Dennis Lawrence has named his 23-man roster for the final round of CONCACAF 2018 World Cup qualifiers, including a massive showdown against the US national team.
The roster, which includes a number of notable names in American soccer, including three current MLS players (Kevin Molino, Joevin Jones and Mekeil Williams), will take on Mexico in San Luis Potosi on Oct. 6 before hosting the USMNT in Couva on Oct. 10 in the finale of the Hexagonal, the final round to determine CONCACAF's entrants in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
T&T currently sit in last place of the six teams in the hex, although they can still qualify for fourth place, which leads to an intercontinental playoff against a team from the Asian Football Confederation. The US currently sit in fourth place, and the Oct. 10 game could determine if they finish in the Top 3 and avoid the playoff or if they have to play in the playoff, or even finish below fourth and miss the World Cup altogether. But Lawrence is apparently using the last two qualifiers to evaluate Trinidad & Tobago players for the future beyond the Hexagonal, leaving a few key contributors in recent years home for the October matches.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS (3): Adrian Foncette (Police FC), Greg Ranjitsingh (Louisville City FC/USA), Glenroy Samuel (Morvant Caledonia United)
DEFENDERS (8): Daneil Cyrus (Juticalpa/HON), Kevan George (Jacksonville Armada/USA), Curtis Gonzales (Defence Force), Triston Hodge (DirecTV W Connection), Alvin Jones (DirecTV W Connection), Josiah Trimmingham (Club Sando), Kevon Villaroel (North East Stars), Mekeil Williams (Colorado Rapids/USA)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Neil Benjamin Jr. (W Connection), Levi Garcia (AZ Alkmaar/NED), Khaleem Hyland (Al-Faisaly Harmah/KSA), Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders/USA), Jared London (Club Sando), Kevin Molino (Minnesota United/USA), Nathan Lewis (San Juan Jabloteh), Leston Paul (Pasaquina FC/SLV), Kathon St. Hillaire (St. Ann's Rangers)
FORWARDS (3): Trevin Caesar (Sacramento Republic/USA), Akeem Roach (Vida/HON), Shahdon Winchester (Murcielagos/MEX)


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So a couple of days ago I got a strange missive in my letter box.
I have to have my car safety tested. This is a big deal in Japan. The procedure is called Shaken.
Before a test can be administered on a vehicle the owner of the vehicle must call up a shaken center and make an appointment by phone after which the owner must fill out paper work at the center.
I didn’t do anything like that I just drove to a garage and mimed change my brake pads please. The guy said “Hai! Shaken Stevens!”
He gave me another car and mimed “Come back on Tuesday.”
The cost for the shaken is broken up as follows:
- ¥1,400 for paperwork and processing,
- ¥25,200 for the testing,
- ¥29,780 for 24 months of validity and
- ¥8,090 for the “Recycling Department” with fees being added depending on the vehicle and its intended use (business, personal, commercial, etc.).
A typical shaken costs between ¥100,000 and ¥200,000.
That’s ~ $1200 to $2400! Ouch!
If the vehicle is in good condition with no mechanical problems, the shaken costs about ¥60,000 for kei cars and includes 2 years of compulsory auto insurance. The higher costs quoted above are for regular automobiles, and the prices increases when the car requires repair or when extra fees are paid to third party companies to take the car in for the inspection.
In the US you can drive more or less anything, anyhow, anywhere. In Britain I remember the MOT. In France there was “La visite”. I do not remember either being very costly. The Japanese take roadworthiness seriously.
Anyway I now have a different car to drive around. It is an old Nissan Cube.
I stop off at my favorite fishing port to um buy some fish.
I get some Okinawan tempura – battered and deep fried in front of you. It is the best fast food in the world. I get two squid and two seaweed that are chucked scalding hot into brown paper bag. You then stand on the harbor side and eat it.
The shaken is the reason for the hordes of cheap Japanese cars on the roads in NZ. A great boon for the lower paid Kiwi what with the machines having their steering wheels on the God-given side of the vehicle and so on. The Japanese labels on some controls can be a bit of a puzzle but usually are non-fatal if misunderstood. Also a boon for the less well-heeled tourist as the lowest-priced car-hire companies offer these ex-shaken failure cars!
The sheer numbers of Japanese vehicles failing/becoming too expensive to pass the shaken led about 4 years ago to Kazakhstan tightening the rules on right-hand drive cars being imported – Kazakh drivers were good but ‘exhuberant’ and anything that lessened their view of the road was deemed a bad thing. Given their road death rate of 30.6/100,000 inhabitants in 2000 perhaps a sensible move.
I believe that the a driving-force (ta-raah!) behind the shaken was to drive older cars off the roads so ensuring a steady stream of customers for new vehicles from Honda and pals.
A whole lot of shaken going on
wow! Shaken costa mere CHF 65 here…
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Was it a mistake I made? While some breakups are inevitable, you can do your part from preventing it from happening:
1. Make your relationship a priority
Your partner should never be at the bottom of your list of priorities. If you really care for your relationship you will want it to survive. You need to show your partner and your relationship attention, tenderness and love for it to grow strong.
2. Understand your partner
Ask yourself what you think your partner needs. Their well-being is something to consider when you make decisions. Does she need more emotional reassurance? Do you need to make more time in your schedule to spend time for him? Ask yourself how you can make your partner happier and see how your relationship improves.
3. Communication is key
If your partner does not know what is going on in your life what is the point of being together in the first place? Clear communication happens when you both are talking and listening to each other.
4. Remember where you started
Looking back at how it all began will give you the motivation to find those butterflies you had at the beginning. Sometimes all a relationship needs is to remember how much you loved it when he first kissed you. It always comes back to the beginning.
5. Know where you want it to go
Once you have dated for a while, you need to decide where this is going. Talk about what you both want out of this relationship to make sure you are heading in the right direction. This will avoid any misunderstandings and confusing ideas about the two of you.
6. Be open-minded
I'm not saying to change your standards or expectations, but don't be so quick to judge. For things to last, you will need to embrace some aspects you don't absolutely love about your partner. Have faith and support their goals.
7. Respect them
In my opinion, I consider this to be the most important one of all. Do not blame, insult, or lie to your partner. Obviously, if you want your relationship to last, you need to give it the respect that it deserves. The little things make the biggest difference; Instead of zoning out when your partner is talking to you, pay attention! Instead of being distracted by what is on Netflix, go snuggle up with your other half and talk about your day. This will show how much you care and make them feel like they come first.
8. Have faith
I know this sounds cliché, but believing that a relationship will not work out means that you aren't giving it a chance. It might as well be over before it even began. Believe in making this relationship work can help make it last.
Put your relationship above distractions and give your partner the attention and love they deserve. It won't be easy, but something that makes you truly happy never is easy. It takes work and practice but on day you will look over at your spouse and realize "you made it". That will make it well worth the work in the end.

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With tensions rising half a world away, it seems hard to believe that the crisis between Russia and the Ukraine could impact the housing market in the U.S. Sunshine State. But as the economy has become much more global (versus local) over the past several decades, events anywhere can disrupt just about anything!
So, how can this all affect your residential real estate rental business in Florida?
First and foremost, some economists are predicting that there could be a few changes in the United States housing market, which in turn, might spark changes in consumer behavior as it pertains to securing property.
But this may not necessarily be all bad if you own rental property(ies). For instance, even given the low mortgage rates that are still available in the market today, potential home buyers could soon become a bit more hesitant to make large purchases, because of the uncertainty in the stock market (and in turn, a potential downturn in the amount of liquid funds they have available).
In addition, given that the conflict could put added pressure on the already-rising food and oil prices, not only can consumers be hit harder at the gas pump and in the grocery store line, they may also have smaller budgets for housing, too. So, while this has the potential to turn some possible buyers into renters, it might also force would-be tenants to look for rentals in the lower price ranges.
If you currently own residential rental property(ies) in Orlando and/or the surrounding Central Florida locale, and you would like assistance with aligning your rent prices and offerings – along with delegating the time-consuming tasks like maintenance and responding to emergencies – having a professional, local property manager on board could help. For more details on how we can pick up some of the slack, give us a call and let’s set up a time to chat.
How Russia-Ukraine War Could Affect U.S. Housing, Economy. Realtor Magazine. February 25, 2022. https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2022/02/25/how-russia-ukraine-war-could-affect-us-housing-economy

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Various metals and steel alloys are shaped using inserts. To obtain the desired form for acceptable turning materials, it will be necessary to use inserts of the proper shape and quality.
Why Do Carbide Inserts Need?
Carbide inserts are utilized to precisely mill metals, such as steels, carbon, cast iron, high-temperature alloys, and non-ferrous metals. These are replaceable and are available in several designs, qualities, and sizes.
There are several significant factors to consider while selecting the proper carbide inserts. Whether for Turning, Milling, or Drilling, the cutting operation is one. Carbide is more costly per unit and more brittle than other standard tool materials, making it more subject to chipping & breaking. The carbide cutting tip is frequently a tiny insert for a more extensive pointed tool whose shank is typically constructed of carbon tool steel to overcome these issues. It provides the advantages of utilizing carbide at the cutting contact without the high expense and brittleness of constructing the entire tool from carbide. Many lathe tools & endmills employ carbide inserts, as do most contemporary face mills.
Utilizing carbide inserts at high speeds enables quicker machining, which eventually results in superior finishing. Proper selection is crucial because improper carbide inserts can damage the insets, machine, or cutting product.
Why are carbide inserts so superior?
Those are some of the causes why carbide inserts are superior to other types of cutting tools:
- Carbide inserts are particularly efficient & cost-effective compared to other cutting tools of a similar nature.
- Some carbide inserts, such as tungsten, are highly durable and extend the work life.
- Carbide inserts are available in various forms and grades for usage in various applications.
- Carbide inserts give a superior surface polish compared to other types of tools.
Components Of Inserts
Inserts are often formed of carbide, segments and sub carbide, ceramic, CBN, cermet, diamond PCD, chrome, silicon nitride, and high-speed steel, among other materials. The coating on the insert increases this cutting tool’s wear resistance and durability. These coverings include titanium nitride, chromium nitride, aluminum titanium nitride, zirconium nitride, titanium carbonitride, and diamond DLC.
Inserts of carbide and their geometry
There are three fundamental geometries for carbide inserts optimized for various processes, including roughing, finishing, or medium. The figures below illustrate the working area of each geometrical form based on the geometrical chip breaking with a depth of cut.
Selecting Carbide Inserts 3
Roughing is a combination of a substantial depth of cut and feed rate. This operation demands the highest level of edge security.
Selecting Carbide Inserts 2
Finishing involves shallow cut depths and low feed rates. Low cutting forces are required for this procedure.
Selecting Carbide Inserts
This procedure comprises a variety of deep-cutting and feed-rate configurations.
Entering Tilt for Inserts
The entering angle, KAPR, is formed between the feed direction and the cutting edge. Choosing the right entering/lead angle is crucial for a turning operation to be effective. The entrance/lead angle impacts:
- Chip morphology
- The orientation of slicing forces
- Length of cutting edge in cut
Forms of Carbide Inserts
Depending on their shape and composition, several types of carbide inserts serve a variety of applications. These inserts are changeable attachments for cutting instruments whose natural cutting edge is often the cutting edge itself. These carbide inserts contain the following:
- Terminated and parting
- Shearing \sCutting
- Brake rotor rotation
- Inserts made of carbide have various geometrical forms. For example:
- Circular / Round Inserts
Alternatively, round circular carbide inserts are utilized in button milling and radius groove turning applications.
Insertions of Triangles and Triangles
Triangle or Trigon carbide inserts feature three equal sides and three points with 60-degree angles. They are triangular inserts with a modified shape, such as bent sides or medium-sized angles with chamfers at the points.
Four-Sided Carbide Inserts
Carbide inserts with four sides are available in diamond, square, rhombic, and rectangular geometries. Four-sided diamond-shaped carbide inserts with two sharp corners for material removal.
Square carbide inserts have 4 equal edges. In contrast, rectangular carbide inserts consist of four sides. Two sides are longer than the remaining two. These sorts of carbide inserts are used for grooving, with the cutting edges located on the short sides of the inserts.
Rhombic / Parallelogram
The sides of a rhomboid or parallelogram-shaped carbide inserts are likewise angled for cutting point clearance.
Other shaped carbide inserts include the pentagon, which has five equal sides and angles, and the octagon, with eight sides.
In addition to their forms, carbide inserts are distinguished by their tip angles. Here are a variety of carbide inserts with varying tip angles:
Ball Nose Mill: A ball end mill carbide insert features a ‘hemispherical’ ball nose with a radius half the cutter’s diameter. This carbide insert assists in the machining of female semicircles, grooves, and radii.
A radius tip mill carbide insert is a straight insert with radiused tips. This carbide insert is utilized in milling cutters.
Chamfer Tip Mill: A chamfer tip mill has an angled segment on its tip to create an angled cut or chamfered edge on the workpiece.
Dog bone Carbide Insert:
It is a two-edged insert with a tiny mounting center and a wider cutting edge on both sides. This carbide insert is utilized for grooving. The angles of its tips range between 35, 50, 55, 60, 75, 80, 85, 90, 108, 120, and 135 degrees.
What Are the Primary Applications For Carbide Inserts?
Since the late 1920s, carbide implants have been utilized. These cutting instruments are prevalent in the realm of metal cutting. Here are some applications of carbide inserts in the metal cutting business. Carbides are helpful for many company owners, construction workers, and workers in several other sectors throughout the world.
Producing Surgical Instruments
Insert carbides are one of the instruments that physicians and surgeons rely on for all types of medical operations that require precision and durability.
Carbides are utilized most often in the medical field. However, the tool’s base is composed of titanium or stainless steel, while the tool’s tip is constructed of tungsten carbide.
In the jewelry-making industry, carbide inserts are commonly employed. They are employed in both the shape and composition of jewelry. Tungsten material is second only to diamond in terms of hardness, and it is a good material for wedding rings and other jewelry.
In addition, jewelers rely on efficient tools to work on pricey items, like carbide and tungsten inlays.
Tungsten carbide inserts are also excellent neutron reflectors in the nuclear research business. This substance was also utilized during early studies of nuclear chain reactions, particularly for protecting weapons.
Hard Turning & Milling
Turning ceramics is a virtually perfect procedure. In general, it is a system for continuous machining that permits a single carbide insert to remain in the cut for a more extended period. It is a fantastic instrument for generating the high temperatures required to optimize the performance of ceramic inserts.
On the other hand, milling is comparable to interrupted machining in turning. Each carbide insert on the tool body enters and exits the cut with each cutter turn. Hard milling requires much greater spindle speeds to obtain the same surface speed for efficient operation compared to turning.
To match a turning mechanism’s surface speed on a three-inch diameter workpiece, a three-inch milling cutter with four teeth must operate four times the turning speed. With ceramics, each insert creates a minimum amount of heat. Therefore, each insert must move quickly to create the same amount of heat as a single-point rotating tool during milling operations.
Advice for Confronting the Difficulties of Cast Iron Machining
Cast irons are currently more sophisticated than they were twenty years ago. They are more inexpensive, lighter, and more durable. Cast iron is an excellent alternative to steel if under persistent cost-cutting pressure. However, several variables and obstacles to consider when determining the appropriate tools for your cast iron machining processes.
Initially, it is essential to comprehend the many cast-iron forms and recognize that each has extraordinary strength, cost, and machinability. In addition, there are several grades for each of these categories with vastly distinct mechanical characteristics.
Here are a few varieties of modern cast iron from which to choose:
- Grey cast iron, one of the most popular and cheapest forms, contains carbides in the form of lamellar graphite particles, which gives it excellent vibration dampening qualities and makes it a suitable material for engine components. In addition, its machinability is superior to that of other varieties.
- Compared to grey cast iron, vermicular cast iron, also known as compressed graphite iron, has more strength and less weight. Because vermicular cast iron is excellent for mechanical and thermal stress components, automakers increasingly employ it to produce cylinder heads and brake components.
- Cast silicon-alloyed ferritic ductile iron is suited for manufacturing wheel hubs and axles. Due to its outstanding machinability and superior mechanical qualities, the material is gaining popularity in the automobile sector.
- Nodular ductile cast iron, which consists of spheroidal nodular graphite particles in ferrite and pearlite matrix, possesses high ductility, good fatigue strength, superior wear resistance, and a high modulus of elasticity; consequently, it is the material of choice for transmission housings and wheel suspension components in the automotive and heavy equipment industries.
- Austempered ductile iron has high strength, high fatigue strength, strong wear resistance, and high elongation to fracture values, making it a very competitive material compared to many cast and forged steels. Due to its high strength and elasticity, austempered ductile iron has the lowest level of machinability among the other forms of cast iron described.
- Companies that manufacture cutting tools, such as Seco, are continually creating new turning and milling solutions to tackle the variations and difficulties associated with dealing with cast iron materials. However, this can be a challenge in and of itself, as each material, manufacturer, and application around the globe is unique. Nonetheless, here are some essential considerations you should constantly bear in mind:
- Variations in the qualities of your workpiece can have a detrimental effect on your overall production, either directly or indirectly. When workpiece qualities are unknown, tooling systems and cutting methods can be used to compensate for any material quality deficiencies. The challenge is determining which tools and tactics are optimal for your application.
- Regarding turning cast iron, everything relies on the application at hand. You must determine the number of activities required to achieve your objectives. If the qualities of your workpiece are uncertain, you may decide to incorporate an additional finishing cut, which can affect lead product times. However, you may decrease the number of procedures by using the appropriate equipment for the component’s circumstances and specifications.
- There is more intricacy involved in milling cast iron than in turning it. It is necessary to consider the insert grade, but it is more crucial to consider the entire cutting solution. In addition, to insert geometries and grades, you must also consider cutter body types and the number of cutting edges about your component. In addition, neither heat nor coolant is suitable for milling cast iron.
- There is no one-size-fits-all solution regarding the optimal cutter type for milling cast iron. In general, however, the sort of milling cutter that appears to be gaining the most traction is a negative cutter with inserts with positive rake angles and a grade that can withstand both wet and dry circumstances.
- While a single type of cutter may be able to cut all sorts of cast irons satisfactorily, this does not imply that it can manufacture every form of workpiece shape. You must consider the surface you will be slicing and ask: Is it rectangular or long? Are the thicknesses of the walls small or thick, fragile, or stable? Moreover, how secure is the clamping of workpieces?
- It would help if you considered your machine tool. When milling cast iron materials, there is more significant dynamic stress. Therefore your machine tool must be highly durable and provide high power and high stability – all of which strain the machine. In these situations, however, a negative cutter with a positive rake angle can assist minimize the power needs of the machine tool and the stress on machine spindles.
Carbide inserts mill steels, carbon, cast iron, high-temperature alloys, and other non-ferrous metals. Carbide is pricier and more brittler than other tool materials. Finishing requires shallow cuts and low feed rates. Depending on shape and composition, carbide inserts have different geometric shapes. Carbide implants have been used since the 1920s. Carbides aid business owners, construction workers, and others. Tungsten is second only to diamond in hardness and makes excellent wedding bands. Cast iron is a cost-effective alternative to steel. Grey cast iron is affordable and popular. Nodular ductile cast iron is ductile, fatigue-resistant, wear-resistant, and elastic. Workpiece quality can directly or indirectly affect output. Every material, manufacturer, and application is unique.


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Step aside S'well! Check out this double wall, stainless steel thermal bottle with copper vacuum insulation and a threaded stainless steel lid. Keeps drinks cold for 24 hours and hot for 12 hours! Featuring a silver logo, choose from one of three awesome colors: matte gray, glossy white and copper (matte black is sold out).
- 17 ounces
- 10 3/8" Tall
- Three color options
- Hand wash only; do not microwave

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Land for sale in Alexandria, TN at 0 County Line Rd. This land is priced at $3,331/acre.
Great farm for cattle or Hunting. Fenced with cattle at this time.Half pasture, Half heavy woods, Perfect for hunting. Big Pond, Fantastic Views, Lots of Rd. Frontage. Great Wilson County Farm.
Listing information last updated on October 25th, 2016 at 10:24am CDT.

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The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a civil society campaign for a global treaty that would end new fossil fuel exploration and expansion, phase out existing production in line with the global commitment to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and accelerate the transition towards using sustainable energy sources. The Treaty aims to be a complementary mechanism to the Paris Agreement by directly addressing the fossil fuel industry and putting the just transition at its core.
The Treaty has already been endorsed by a large number of organizations, businesses, and local governments. The Vatican, Nobel laureates, academics, researchers, activists, and municipal governments are all in support. It also includes a program to create a standalone Global Registry of Fossil Fuels to ensure transparency and accountability of production and reserves. The goal is for the coal, oil, and gas industries to limit their emissions, ultimately helping to solve the climate crisis.
In September 2022, Vanuatu became the world's first nation to formally call for the passage of the Treaty.


New appointed Ministers to be sworn in today. he Ministers who were recently appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in today at State House, the Chief Secretary to the President, Misheck Sibanda has said.
He said the ministers and the invited should be at State House by 13:00 hours, adding that COVID-19 regulations would be observed.
These include Tapiwa Felix Mhona Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development and Nokuthula Matsikenyere Minister of State for Provincial Affairs for Manicaland.
The list also, include Ruth Mavhunga-Maboyi Deputy Minister of Home Affairs & Cultural Heritage and Kindness Paradza Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services.
In other news – Here is how some Zim celebrities celebrated their Valentine’s Day
Here is how some Zim celebrities celebrated their Valentine’s Day. The day which is usually associated with red and white where lovers pamper each other with presents such as flowers, chocolates, dining and merrymaking, was celebrated under a new normal.
Most Zimbabweans yesterday joined other parts of the world in celebrating Valentine’s Day, albeit under lockdown. This year’s Valentine was different due to the Covid-19 pandemic and needed the creative ones to make it happen…Learn More.


text: Happy Cat VET Diet Struvit is used to break up struvite stones. The main features of this diet are the particularly high-grade protein along with reduced magnesium and phosphorus contents. It results in a clear reduction in urine pH levels. The slightly elevated sodium content increases water consumption and thus flushing of the urinary tract. The birch leaves and stinging nettle ingredients contained in the Natural Life Concept® are traditionally used to supplement conventional urinary tract treatments.

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Please note this tutorial is for Windows Users and will about Snapp!, which was used to convert Snap Projects to Applications.
Some people might ask after converting a project, "How can I customize my brand new app?", the answer is here! This will show tricks using a program called ResEdit, which is a software that allows Windows users to edit, create, or extract files from certain files such as an .exe.
Before we begin, you need to load your project, open up ResEdit and select "Hacker mode"
Then click on Next and select the .exe of the project. Then it should load. If you already used this software and disabled this or cancel the wizard, simply open the file from file or the folder icon.
You can able to change the icon of the Project, select the Snap Logo icon and change it.
You are able to add new formats of icons, if you want to.
Then you can change the version info of the project, such as the copyright and description.
Is ResEdit free?
Yes it is, ResEdit is free without a licence. You can donate the creator if you want to.
Do I have to donate the creator?
You do not need to donate the creator, but it should be nice to so!
Unfortunately, both PE.Editor and Resource Editor cost money to use, however, there are free trails for these software.
What does ResEdit supports?
It supports on Windows 32/64 bit computers.
Isn't a bundle in with Microsoft Windows? (from @bh)
It is not a bundled software for Windows, as it is not made or licenced software by Microsoft, the creator of Windows. There's a chance you may be mistaking for something else. (including @bromagosa)
Are there alternatives if you are a Linux or MacOS user?
I do not know, but I could not find any alternatives. Please feel free to share alternatives you have.
Can I used WineBottler (or Wine)?
I am not sure it does work, but it doesn't, I am sorry about that.
Should I use a Virtual Machine (VM) so I can use this on an actual Mac or Linux Computer?
I should say a Virtual Machine is the best choice or the last resort. Instail this software on a Windows VM. Software such like, but not limited to, VirtualBox or VMware's VM software like Workstation are VM Emulators or Players.
Have Questions? Let me know!


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The widow turned the air on, closed her door
against the summers’ sounds and cooling breeze.
She had no friends or allies anymore
and family were mere shards of memories.
But sometimes, like a captured damsel, she
would stand beside her window for a while.
Her neighbor sitting on his porch would see
her. He'd turn her way, and tip his hat and smile.
It might have crossed her mind she could regain
some confidence in going out to meet
this friendly gent, but at her window pane
she stayed as life outside breathed in the heat.
Then risking nothing, she would turn away
and never know the scent of that one day.
STAY WITH ME
Stay with me, hold my hands so tight.
Stay with me, I need you here by my side.
Stay with me, until the clouds get dark.
Stay with me, I'll take you somewhere we can hide.
Stay with me, you are the only one I want.
Your breath,your smell that make me high.
Stay with me, I want this room to burn on fire.
I'll let you win this broken heart if you'll stay with me ,tonight.
Stay with me, I need you here by my side.
Stay with me then hold my hands,'til clouds get dark.
Stay with me, there's somewhere else that we can hide.
Stay with me, I'm begging for a one night stand.
This life isn't be this way before,
When I met you, I broke the rules.
I became free and saw the light.
So please stay with me ,tonight!
Stay with me, the time is short.
You'll be gone soon in open door.
Stay with me until my eyes were closed.
So I can save the memories when you stay with me, tonight.
God named me a straying cloud,
and by His perpetual wish I abide...
as the loneliest cloud floating on the earth's breeze.
I glance below and discover the yellow daffodils pride,
and fluttering they dance beneath the apple trees;
and as a sparrow I feel the bond.
My night visitation is more exciting than broad daylight,
I encounter many stars and make them my friends,
and they love shining on the Milky Way...
looking down on the lonely bay so bright;
and tossing their luminous heads, they brightly dance:
so happy they have come my way!
Even the ocean's waves join them in their play,
but their dance is better than theirs,
and at such wondrous sight I make verse...
being offered their warm company;
I am amazed by how they roll and still gazing away,
I do admire the spectacle that gladdens me.
So often, on my couch I gladly lie to rest,
but overwhelmed by empty or moody thoughts,
that splendid image flashes in the glow of the sunset;
my daffodils still wave and invite me to dance,
and I dance with them, making a happy sound...
not to feel the loneliness of a lost cloud.
Entered in Brian Strand's Adaption poetry contest
This is an adaption of Williams Wordsworth's poem,
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci
His home is beneath the theater stage
Disfigured, he remains within his cage
Listening to melodies played onstage
Fills him with loneliness, not rage
Once a fine actor, the Phantom awaits midnight
To sing alone, so fear he won’t incite
For the “garish light of day” he finds too bright
When he hears Christine sing, he bemoans his plight
Hours pass until midnight when the theater’s empty
And he lays his hands on each piano key
Stroking them as he would her face on the marquis
But only at midnight is his soul set free
What would Christine think if she saw his face
He senses the need his feelings to encase
As much as he longs for her tender embrace
He fears she would just leave him in disgrace
Midnight, midnight, he awaits patiently
So he can finally perform shamelessly
This midnight ritual he enacts faithfully
Singing to a woman he’d love undyingly
He croons sadly, wishing for her ovation
Absorbing the power of each note’s vibration
Dreaming one day he’ll submit to temptation
And reveal himself to discover her elation
* Based on the Broadway play “Phantom of the Opera”
and its powerful song, “Music of the Night.” Most
plays end just before midnight. “Garish light of day”
is a line from the song.
* Poem written Jun 6, 2014
The routine ride home from a neighboring town, seemed different today.
As I glanced at the dirty, sandy spot left on the usually spotless black leather seat beside me,
I felt almost ashamed of the warm smile that crossed my face..
But that's how I felt.
Content some how.......
No radio blaring as usual. Just thinking of Ernie and his stories.
Wondering what that look was, I saw deep in his eyes.
Scared eyes..yet not scary. Eyes that had seen too much maybe, who couldn't seem to find home.
The cardboard sign simply said east. He was sitting atop a dirty, dark roll of gathered belongings at the only stop light in town. It was one of those sunrises that make you feel small. Pinks..purples..glassy blue..sun rays shooting through scattered clouds like golden fingers pointing straight to heaven. As I sat waiting for the light to change, I noticed this guy noticed it too! I don't see many hitchhikers in our small town and the words pounded into my head since birth kept ringing over and over. Never talk to strangers...don't do it!
Ernie is sitting next to me holding his dirty rolled up bag protectively in his lap and
I'm at the drive through at McDonald's. Three sausage biscuits please..I take mine and hand the bag to Ernie who looked like a skeleton lost under layers of old wrinkled clothes. Kind, hollow eyes thank me as he rolls the top of the bag down tightly and asks if he can please save his for later. I can't speak and hope he doesn't notice tears running down my cheeks. He must , for he breaks the silence by telling me of his years on the road, although I didn't ask. He speaks intelligently of the sights and places I've always intended to visit some day. His words bring to life the adventures of meeting all kinds of people - good and bad - all over the country, but Ernie didn't tell me why he lived life on the road.
Later, he shook my hand and said goodbye.
As he stood there, that last look we shared..he smiled - I cried.
I thought I was going to help a lonely man, but he helped me........
i look at the walls around me
bootleg-moonshine shadows dancing
a waltz atop nighttides stage
yet i am empty of my own emotion
alone, covered in reflections of us.
i still smell your scent
linger in every deep breath
within this humid air
and i choke up another piece of me
as the hands of time rape me
of all my colored thoughts
i now dream in black and white
in a room dressed the same.
the clock laughs in seconds
mocking raindrops on rooftops
my eyes cry the same tune
over and over again
as time becomes my enemy
i can almost hear your footsteps
tracing the stairs, approaching me
they fill the voids within my heart,
momentarily, yet it beats no more for love
than the clock on the wall,
it's just there the same
tick tock, tick tock...
memories fade with night
Leaving on a jet plane...it relates to this song...the person is alone, lost their love and has a longing...yet begins to question if the love was worth staying for!
Contest Name Songs to Poetry
Sandra Adams 9/11/13
She stands at the edge of the precipice,
looking down towards her future.
The last tears that she will ever cry,
falling from her eyes,
then falling into oblivion.
She watches them drop
as they disappear forever.
Yet, she laughs in the face of death.
Would it really matter if she took the leap?
She has been forgotten by tomorrow.
The wind blowing at her back,
pushes her to the edge.
Almost agreeing with her final decision,
and encouraging her to jump.
A thousand thoughts and memories
racing through her mind.
Her first day of school.
Her tenth birthday party.
The lonely, awkward days of her teenage years.
The day she discovered poetry.
The moment she first saw him.
The day she thought that she was worth something.
The day when all of that became a lie.
that never made the pages of a history book.
She has been forgotten by tomorrow.
She exists to no one but herself.
In the blink of an eye, she decides her fate.
Her feet leave the ground,
and yet, she did not fall.
Out of nowhere he appeared,
and carefully grabbed her hand.
Pulling her back to reality,
saving her from the brink of disaster.
He held her, as her tears stained his jacket.
Old tears of sadness,
mixed with new tears of happiness.
She was remembered by yesterday.
Before she was forgotten by tomorrow.
long scarf of a night
clasping the bracelet of a moon,
what emptiness is this when i have you not near?
the distance of a thousand galaxies collecting stars
when once i could tumble upon your
nape so bronze
as if there to fly
swept by every lingering breath
borrowing some endless moaning of time;
a stewing chorus of sacred yet wild mouths
coming together then parting...
farewell, a few more steps closer
and i shall disown my soul and bones under
the cloud's dark awning
to silently memorize your fading eyes
entombed in near burial of an unbecoming night.
Loneliness Contest of Frank
by nette onclaud
(Message of hope dedicated to all those that have been through such an excruciating experience.)
When you are present, Time immobile
Each second an eternity of intolerable
At such moments,
We implore Time to advance,
To accelerate his pace
To hurry up
The next second to come
The next minute
The next hour
The next day
The pain to decrease
Our agony to lessen
And us to be liberated from distress
From our affliction and from
But Time – a sadist- unmoved stays
Instead of picking up speed he
Is dragging his leaden feet, enjoying thus himself with
Our perpetual torture,
Disappointed by Time's unhurried stance,
Absorbed by his immobility,
Let ourselves sink deeper and deeper into our hopelessness,
Till we reach the deepest point of
A place void of all thoughts,
Of absolute silence and of intense
We wish to shout
No voice is possible to be heard
No-one is there to listen to our call of distress
In the darkest hour of solitude,
At the culminating point of desolation,
When we thought all is lost, we realize to our surprise, that
We are not alone,
WE WERE NEVER ALONE!
A tenant is there with us,
A tenant, beyond the limits of ourselves,
Of our understanding,
Of our awareness,
A tenant who looks at us with affection
With compassion and most of all
Yes, it is HIM
The ONE and ONLY
HE who was there before us
Will be here into eternity
After we are gone: GOD HIMSELF!
We look at His Holy visage and we discern an
Apologetic expression for
Having put us through this tribulation so as to be able to make
HIS presence to us known!
He had tried before to approach us on
During the period of our good fortune,
Of our successes and of our achievements
We had ignored HIS calls at that time,
You see, we didn’t need any help then
We thought everything was our doing
Under our firm control
That we were INVINCIBLE!
© Demetrios Trifiatis
13 JUNE 2013
Let's sit together and talk like we used to. . .
when we were young; your voice was like a bass drum-
pumping through my brain. You were a white noise to
block out the rest of the world.
I can never remember what we talked about but
I remember the silence when we expelled all our stories and fears.
Closer, you came, and I heard the sound of locusts flying-
their beating wings, drowning out my vision.
I was senseless and clung to you, stable and strong.
There was a deep rent in your soul- I saw it one day.
And for a moment, I fell in love with you. I felt strong
where you were weak.
I wanted desperately to be the one. Am I beautiful
enough? to fill the void, the gap, the space?
When you look at me: you see my shell,
pretty and useless, with soft hands, soft lips.
You never did find out if I was beautiful. We stopped
talking long before it ever came up. And I-
never healed the part of you I loved the most.
Where do we go from here?

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European Union – Chemical Recycling of Plastics Waste (PVC and other resins) – (1999)
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The study was undertaken by TNO (The Netherlands).
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- 1,000 Crore Freebies For Doctors To Prescribe DOLO, Supreme Court Told
New Delhi, August 18: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to file its response within 10 days on a PIL seeking directions to make pharmaceutical companies liable for giving freebies to doctors as an incentive to prescribe their drugs.
A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna was informed that makers of Dolo-650 mg tablet had invested Rs 1,000 crore in freebies to have its anti-fever drug prescribed to patients.
The Central Board for Direct Taxes has accused makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of distributing freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors as consideration for prescribing the tablet, said senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for the Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India.
Justice DY Chandrachud remarked that it is a “serious issue” and said that even he has been prescribed the same tablet during COVID.
“This is not music to my ears. I was also asked to have the same when I had COVID. This is a serious issue and matter,” Justice Chandrachud said.
Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, appearing for the Centre, said that affidavit is almost ready and it will be filed.
The apex court then asked the Central government to file a reply within 10 days on the plea alleging unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies in their dealings with healthcare professionals resulting in the prescription of excessive or irrational drugs and a push for high-cost or over-priced brands.
Earlier, the bench had issued notice to the Centre on the petition but it has not filed a response yet.
The plea claimed that there are abundant examples that show how corruption in the pharmaceutical sector endangers positive health outcomes and puts patients’ health at risk.
There are abundant examples that show how corruption in the pharmaceutical sector endangers positive health outcomes and puts patients’ health at risk, the petition has said.
The petition added that as violations of this kind have become a recurring phenomenon and are progressively becoming more pervasive, a Statutory Code of ethical marketing for the pharmaceutical industry, with penal consequences, be established to curb such practices for the enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Health of the people of India.
The petition also said that due to the voluntary nature of the existing Code, unethical practices continue to increase and have also surfaced during the COVID-19 times.
Hence, the petition urged to issue direction to give the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices a statutory basis and make it effective by providing a monitoring mechanism, transparency, accountability as well as consequences of violations.
The petition has urged to direct that till an effective law is enacted as prayed above, this court may lay down the guidelines to control and regulate unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies or in the alternative make the existing Code binding with such modifications/additions as the court may find proper and reasonable, which should be followed by all the authorities/courts under Articles 32, 141, 142 and 144 of the Constitution. (Agencies)


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Read more on this subject: Pennsylvania
News Story Source: https://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden
In a viral video posted by attorney Will Chamberlain, which gained over 700,000 views in less than two hours, poll watcher Gary Feldman can be seen attempting to enter a polling station, only to be turned away by workers who claim his certificate 'isn't valid for this location.'
"Call the police!" says one poll worker, adding. "If you legal, call the cops."
"I have a city-wide watcher's certificate," said Feldman, to which another poll worker replied "That's not for this location."
Poll watchers are allowed to challenge the identity or residency status of a voter in the event they suspect fraud, along with inspecting voting machines and making sure poll workers aren't influencing the vote in any way.
The incident happened days after Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, tweeted: "If all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose."
A poll watcher in Philly was just wr
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Atramedes Guide with Cheap Decks for Blackrock Mountain
Table of Contents
Atramedes is the third boss of the Hidden Laboratory, the fifth and final wing of Blackrock Mountain. In this guide, you will learn how to use cheap decks to defeat Atramedes in both Normal and Heroic modes.
1. Health, Hero Power, Cards, Etc.
|Health||30||30 (+15 Armor)|
|Hero Power||Echolocate costs 1 Mana (0 in Heroic Mode) and equips a weapon (Dragonteeth) that grows as you play cards. On Normal Mode, you receive 3x Reverberating Gong cards to help you control Atramedes' weapon.|
2. Strategy and Deck Building
The key to the Atramades fight is the weapon that he will have equipped throughout most of the game. On Normal mode, he must at least invest 1 Mana to equip this weapon each time you destroy it, and you are granted 3 1 Mana spells with which to do so. On Heroic Mode, his weapon can be equipped at any time for free, and you do not have the luxury of the destruction spells.
Key to defeating this fight are Weapon destruction cards such as Harrison Jones and Acidic Swamp Ooze. Mage is also an very strong choice due to their access to Freeze effects, which can also neutralise the Weapon.
If your deck has enough methods for dealing with the Weapon, this fight offers very few other concerns and should be straightforward.
To help you build your decks and defeat Atramedes in both modes, here are decks we defeated him with:
- Developer Insights: 12.0 Game Mechanics Update
- PC Gamer Reveals Three Treant-Themed Druid Cards
- Three Exciting Cards Revealed In Hearthside Chat With Peter Whalen
- This Week's Tavern Brawl: Ragnaros' Fire Festival!
- Annoy-o-Module Card Reveal
- The Boomsday Project Full Spoiler Schedule
- Magnetic Hearthside Chat Shows Off New Mechanic, Reveals Four New Cards
- The Midsummer Fire Festival Has Returned
- Basic Rogue Deck
- Zoo Warlock
- Control Mage
- Boomsday Project Hub
- Time-Tinker Monster Hunter
- Is the game dying?
- Token Druid
- Even Warrior

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The curtain has raised on what can only be described as an action-packed GP of Europe. Five classes took to the track multiple times throughout the day, which, when combined with the temperamental weather, led to a rugged Eurocircuit.
The MXGP and MX2 qualifying heats were the main attraction, hence why they will act as the focus of this. We’ll start with the former, otherwise known as the premier class. Multiple riders had a stint at the front in that one, and they weren’t necessarily guys who have been in the limelight thus far this season. Max Nagl spent the most time in first, after grabbing the early lead, and admitted that starts were his main focus in the weeks prior to the event.
“Mainly in Qatar and Thailand we had problems with the starts. Normally I’m pretty good on the start, but there it did not go well. We had something wrong on the bike and we just found out what could happen too late. We have changed it and now it works like it should work. I am pretty confident we are good on the starts again, and that is pretty important in the races at the moment. I think tomorrow will be a completely different story, because from what I know they have promised a lot of rain and a lot of wind. It will maybe be a bit of survival tomorrow, we will see.”
Shaun Simpson followed Nagl across the line in second, but wasn’t quite feeling one hundred percent. After alluding to the fact that he felt unwell last week, it has now become apparent that the Scotsman is battling a stomach virus. How much will this affect him in the longer, rougher races tomorrow? Time will tell, but he must be considered one of the favourites if he performs in a similar way to how he did today.
Romain Febvre was third and is the man who I would tip for the win tomorrow. It took him a little while to get going, but he started making progress around the halfway mark and could have perhaps passed Simpson had there been an extra lap or two. Febvre’s times in practice were uninspired, but he is clearly more of a racer.
Another rider that must enter that conversation is Kevin Strijbos, as he looked set to deliver Suzuki World MXGP’s second qualifying heat win in as many rounds before a basic tip over cost him. Although the Belgian got up on the cusp of the top five, he dropped back to seventh at the flag due to arm pump. The crucial thing to consider here, however, is that the speed is there and he is much better than what he was earlier this month. The team made some progress with the engine, which has benefitted him greatly.
Tenth may seem like a mediocre result for Jeremy van Horebeek, but the fashion in which he earned it was quite impressive. After crashing with Tommy Searle on lap one, ‘Jerre’ made great progress to salvage a decent gate pick for tomorrow and also close up on the contenders ahead of him. A second MXGP win could be on the cards for ‘89’ tomorrow, if he can put it together across two motos.
What about Searle? After posting a good practice time he finally rounded turn one inside of the top five and looked set to challenge for a heat win. However, he crashed just three turns later and was the last rider to get going again. Like Jeremy, he showed promise whilst slicing his way through the pack. It is worth noting that the MXGP class features thirty-six riders this weekend, so cutting through the field isn’t as easy it would be at a flyaway event. I just question whether Tommy can replicate his start from today from the middle of the gate, however, as the fact that he could slide up the inside benefitted him greatly today.
Further down the field you would find Ben Townley in a lowly twenty-first. The result was far from what the Kiwi would have liked, but he too is fighting a virus that is quite evidently holding him back. Salvaging some points will be a goal tomorrow, but even that could be tough based on his showing today. In a team statement, he mentioned that he doesn’t “have any energy and do not feel good at all. I wasn’t actually going to ride today. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow.”
Onto MX2 then and the class that some would be forgiven for renaming ‘the Jeffrey Herlings show’. It took the Dutchman less than a lap to get into the lead and, from that point on, it was over. No one came close, as ‘84’ was lapping two to three seconds faster than his competitions on most laps. This obviously sets him up well for race day, where he is poised to collect a fiftieth GP win.
“I did what people expect me to do and that is win,” said Jeffrey following his win. “There were no points up for grabs today, but it is always good to grab a qualification heat win and it brings even more confidence. I’m looking forward to tomorrow. The fiftieth GP wins is something special. Of course it is also special to maybe win seven in a row, but fifty is a magical number like ten or one hundred. There have only been four guys who have ever passed that, so to make it as the fifth guy is pretty special. It is an honour.”
Behind a gruelling battle ensued, as holeshot-man Aleksandr Tonkov, Pauls Jonass and Brent van Doninck stalked each other for the duration. Well, the latter didn’t exactly make it the whole way as he went missing towards the end; his speed was prominent though. Other notables in the class include Jeremy Seewer, who charged to thirteenth after a first lap crash that also collected Davy Pootjes (nineteenth).
Max Anstie and Brian Bogers were caught up in a different and gnarlier first lap incident, as bikes were sent cartwheeling just moments after the gate drop. Bogers got up and was favouring his shoulder, so withdrew (hence why the timing sheets show that he did not start – he didn’t make it across a single beam). Anstie, on the other hand, took a worrying amount of time to get back on his bike, but he did eventually return to the racing. After a lap he was in pit lane, but whatever issue was restricting him was rectified and he was able to finish the heat. He was handed thirty-third for his efforts, although that will do little to save him when it comes to gate pick.
You may find it odd that the start has been mentioned so much in this, especially when the sand tends to create multiple options. The common consensus from awning-to-awning, however, was that the track was one-lined and difficult to pass on. This makes sense, based on what we witnessed today, and was undoubtedly a big talking point during Rui Goncalves’ meeting with riders like Jeffrey Herlings and Tommy Searle to discuss track prep.
The forecast for today makes for tough reading, as rain, wind and storms are expected all day long. We got off lightly yesterday, however, with just one downpour, so fingers crossed for more of the same.
Words: Lewis Phillips | Image: ConwayMX

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Are Depression and Cluster Suicides Contagious?
Oftentimes, suicides will seem to happen in clusters, especially with celebrities. There are studies that show when suicides are broadcast in the media, the rate of suicides in the general population go up, briefly.
When suicides are no longer front-page news, everything goes back to normal. Likewise, when there is a suicide within a peer group, or neighborhood, the chance of secondary suicides also goes up for a time.
We’ve seen the phenomenon with celebrities, and, more recently, survivors of shared trauma including mass shooting victims and combat veterans.
Does that mean suicide is something you catch, like a cold, by mere suggestion? Is it, as they say, “contagious"?
The Evidence for Contagion
The evidence that backs up the idea of “cluster suicides” (when people of a certain peer group or locality die of suicide within a short span of time) and “contagious suicide” (when a spike in the general suicide rate is seen after a local or reported suicide) is pretty extensive and solid.
The good news is, so is the evidence for prevention.
From Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, to Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, many fictional accounts of suicide and suicide attempts have been blamed for encouraging copycat suicides.
One fictional book from 1774, The Sorrows of Young Werther, by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, was so notorious, it got its own nickname for the copycat suicide phenomenon – the Werther Effect.
In this book, a young man named Werther kills himself with his friend’s pistol, when he can no longer bear the pain of his beloved choosing to be with his friend instead of him. A trend ensued of young men killing themselves in the same way, and in the same clothing, of the fictional character. Many were said to have a copy of the book nearby, like a calling card.
But, the evidence for suicides after fictional characters suicides is not as voluminous as the evidence for suicides after real people have taken their own lives.
According to studies performed by Madelyn S. Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H., along with a meta-analysis of the subject we can draw four conclusions:
When the media reports suicide in an incessant or detailed way, general suicide rates go up for a few weeks.
When one person in a local area or within a peer group commits suicide, there is often a cluster effect.
When an adolescent commits suicide, it is not uncommon for others who were acquainted with him/her to follow suit.
Copycat, cluster, and contagious suicides are not committed by healthy, happy individuals. These events happen to others who are vulnerable, have attempted or planned suicide previously, or who are currently struggling with mental illness or serious life disruptions, themselves.
What Works to Stop the Spread?
The good news is there are things we can do to mitigate this problem.
In the 1980s, there was a large number of people committing suicide by stepping in front of subway trains. With each new case, the newspapers emblazoned the issue on the front page, until they made it a point to stop. Once they ceased sensationalizing the suicides, the suicide rate went down 75%.
There are new media guidelines being pushed, currently, that seems to work.
When a journalist or news outlet reports a suicide, they may unintentionally glamourize it by highlighting the method used or the details surrounding the case.
They may linger too long on the effects of the person’s death, the grieving family or fans. They may report on how the person did it, thereby giving the public a new idea, instead of a deterrent.
Instead, suicide reports should focus less on the method, the shock, and the sadness, and more on the topic at hand: how to prevent this from happening. When reports do not mention details and instead focus on warning signs, and calls to reach out if you are depressed, it is much more helpful.
Another evidence-based tactic is to focus on stories of hope. Too often, the news starts going down the rabbit hole of other related suicides, or insinuating the suicide rates are “skyrocketing” or at “crisis-levels.” They have nothing better to talk about that rehashing suicide itself. It’s lazy reporting, really.
Evidence has shown that when the media publishes or broadcasts stories of redemption and recovery, suicide rates go down. People reach out to crisis hotlines. When people who have battled mental illness and suicide come out the other end and say they are grateful, it gives other people permission and encouragement to come out of the darkness, themselves.
How the media presents a topic influences how the public views the topic. Imagine that.
Is “Contagious” an Appropriate Term?
Suicide is not contagious like the flu or a virus. If you were close to someone who has committed suicide, it doesn’t mean that you will begin to feel suicidal.
However, what happens is people who were already at risk are susceptible to the suggestion. It can bring their repressed suicidal thoughts back to life. It can re-ignite the thought of suicide as a viable option. In other words, it is a trigger for those who are struggling.
Since most of us have no control over how the media reports on suicide, it’s best to check in on the people who you feel might be vulnerable. This would include those who have previously attempted suicide, those who suddenly drop off the radar, start working unusual goodbyes into conversations, or who give away their prized or necessary possessions out of the blue.
You should also check on those who seem to have it all together, except they are juggling multiple high-stress tasks at once. Just a conversation, or a simple nudge can be life-altering. In many cases, a simple check-in can stop someone from going over the edge.
Influential is probably a better word than contagious, so be an influence of hope if you are healthy and reach out if you are unwell. Either way, you have the power to influence people to hang in there and keep living.
1) "THE CONTAGION OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR - Contagion of Violence - NCBI Bookshelf." National Center for Biotechnology Information, 6 Feb. 2013, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207262/.

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International students score a big victory: Court changes how ‘Unlawful Presence’ is calculated for
On February 6, 2020, U.S. District Judge Loretta C. Biggs, stopped U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from changing how the agency determines when a foreign student or exchange visitor is “unlawfully present” in the U.S. “Unlawful presence” is defined by law as any time a foreign national spends in the U.S. after their authorized stay has ended.
Students and exchange visitors are often given “duration of status” while they’re in school or training. For years, USCIS’ policy for those admitted to the U.S. in duration of status was to begin counting unlawful presence from the day after an agency official determined they were out of status.
This way, the student/exchange visitor had a definite starting point to calculate the number of days they were unlawfully present. An individual who is unlawfully present in the U.S. for more than 180 days is subject to a penalty preventing them from returning to the U.S. for years.
USCIS issued a memorandum in August 2018 that changed this policy. Students and exchange visitors would now accrue unlawful presence beginning the day after they engaged in “unauthorized activity” that caused them to lose their status.
For example, a student could be hit with unauthorized activity by not realizing they had worked two more hours than the 20 hours they were authorized to work while school was in session. Unlawful presence would be counted even when the student or exchange visitor was unaware that they had violated the terms of their status.
This placed many international students and employees at risk of accruing unlawful presence and being penalized if they wanted to return after departing.
Guilford College and three other schools sued USCIS, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and their respective directors in federal district court in North Carolina over USCIS’ change in policy. In May 2019, the court ordered the government to temporarily halt enforcement of the new policy nationwide.
On February 6, 2020, a federal court found that USCIS’ new policy was unlawful.
USCIS’ change was unlawful because it conflicts with the “plain text” of the INA.
USCIS’ prior policy adhered to the INA because the agency would consider a duration of status “expired” after formally documenting a status violation. Only after the expiration did unlawful presence begin to accrue.
The outcome of the case is also significant because the court vacated (canceled) the memo and permanently prohibited USCIS from applying it.
The court rejected USCIS’ proposal that the court’s order should be limited to the named plaintiffs in the lawsuit, recognizing the importance of nationwide enforcement of immigration laws. The case involved only issues of law, with the court saying that:
“If left in effect, [it] could alter the unlawful-presence clocks for thousands, if not millions of nonimmigrant visa holders who are incapable of quickly bringing their individual cases and avoiding reentry bars.”
This case serves as an important reminder that USCIS should be challenged in court when it tries to pass off substantial changes to longstanding policies as interpretive or procedural.


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6:02 p.m. | Updated Facebook plans to file the prospectus for its initial public offering on Wednesday, according to people briefed on the matter, finally kicking off one of the most anticipated stock sales of the social networking era.
The Internet giant plans to list a preliminary fund-raising goal of about $5 billion, one of these people said. Another cautioned that any such number was largely a placeholder for determining filing fees, and that the final amount could differ significantly. And the company could still decide to delay its filing.
Facebook is also expected to pick Morgan Stanley as the lead bank for the offering, putting it in the coveted “lead-left” position of the underwriters listing, said these people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Morgan Stanley had dueled with Goldman Sachs for the prestige that comes with leading Facebook’s market debut. The two firms sit atop the league tables for I.P.O.’s held over the past 12 months, according to data from Thomson Reuters. Goldman is currently in the lead, having led 52 offerings that raised $11.8 billion. Morgan Stanley led 66 offerings that raised $10.1 billion.
But Facebook’s debut may reap smaller fees than are seen in normal offerings. Analysts at Freeman & Company estimated that the fees for the offering could be as low as 2.5 percent to 2.8 percent, roughly on par with what Google and Visa paid in their I.P.O.’s.
General Motors paid its underwriters even less — a remarkably low 0.75 percent — thanks in part to pressure from the auto maker’s principal shareholder, the Treasury Department.
A number of other banks are expected to round out the list of underwriters in the initial prospectus, with more added over time.
At $5 billion, the size of the offering is remarkably small, given speculation that Facebook could seek as much as $10 billion. But other Internet companies that have gone public in the last year, including Groupon and Zynga, initially sought small fund-raising amounts, only to raise those targets after gauging investor demand.
Should Facebook expand the size of the stock sale to that expected $10 billion, the I.P.O. will be the biggest technology offering in history, according to data from Thomson Reuters. The current record holder is Infineon Technologies’ debut, which raised nearly $5.9 billion in 2000.
News of the filing’s timing and its size was reported earlier by International Financing Review online.


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Duke University Chapel Organist, Christopher Jacobson, FRCO, is active as a versatile concert organist, conductor, accompanist, continuo artist, and teacher. At Duke, he conducts the Duke Evensong Singers, oversees the training of the Chapel’s organ scholars, and plays the organ for over 150 services each year.
As a soloist, Mr. Jacobson has presented organ recitals across North America, Europe, and Australia. His recordings appear on Pentatone Records, and he has presented performances of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach across the United States to critical acclaim.
Mr. Jacobson frequently collaborates with conductors including Brian A. Schmidt in the Grammy-nominated recording of Marcel Tyberg’s two Masses. He has recently performed and recorded with conductor Kazuki Yamada and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
As a conductor, Mr. Jacobson has led choirs on tours in the United States and England. In 2018 he conducted the Duke Evensong Singers in choral residencies at Gloucester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.
Mr. Jacobson was previously Associate Organist and Choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina, and Assistant Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Washington National Cathedral where he played the organ for numerous services including the State Funeral of President Gerald Ford.
Mr. Jacobson is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and St. Olaf College where his teachers included David Higgs, John Ferguson, and Catherine Rodland. Mr. Jacobson is a graduate of the American Boychoir School where he was a treble chorister under James Litton.


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Pandemic-Associated Cyber Charter Enrollments and the Impacts on Rural School Districts in Pennsylvania
September 01, 2023 | Education
This study investigated the financial impact of cyber charters in Pennsylvania, parents’ decision-making about cyber enrollment, and traditional rural school district and cyber leader responses to changing cyber enrollments to inform Commonwealth cyber charter policy. The data suggest that cyber enrollments and costs to rural districts have dramatically increased over time and cyber charter achievement data lag behind both brick-and-mortar charters and traditional public schools.
Analysis of Special Education Enrollments and Funding in Pennsylvania Rural and Urban School Districts (2015)
September 10, 2015 | Education
This research examined special education student enrollments in rural and urban school districts and in charter schools in Pennsylvania. It also conducted a fiscal analysis of the expenditures and revenues from state, federal, and local sources. Finally, it described the long-term fiscal impacts of special education on school district budgets and state and federal funding levels. The research covered the latest 10-year period (2002-03 through 2012-13) for which data were available.
Assessing the Enrollment Trends and Financial Impacts of Charter Schools on Rural and Non-Rural School Districts in Pennsylvania (2014)
June 18, 2014 | Education
This research assessed charter school enrollment trends in Pennsylvania and the financial impacts of charters and cyber charters on traditional K-12 school districts for academic years (AY) 2006-2007 through 2010-2011, the most recent years for which data were available. The research also analyzed how these impacts may vary according to urban and rural location and districts’ student racial/ethnic demographics
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Swedish newcomer artist, Yalmar has released the funniest music video of 2019. The clip for his new single “I Need A Match” is inspired aesthetically and lyrically by Tinder. The popular dating app is still giving us much to talk about these days. Quite frankly, I enjoyed so much the way Yalmar expresses different personalities with all those crazy costumes as shown in the visuals. Particularly, his creativity emerges with a touch of humor.
In essence, “I Need A Match”, allow us to take a look at today’s society, where people will do almost anything for a “like” or “match”. From my view, some users of Tinder are seeking for approval while others are being picky or have high standards. At any rate, you can find out more electronic-based songs with a vintage-esque vibe on ‘The Breakup’ EP via Spotify.


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Nous apportons une aide vitale d’urgence aux populations touchées par des catastrophes ou des conflits. À plus long terme, nous les aidons à cultiver ou acheter de quoi se nourrir et assurer leur survie et celle de leur famille. A tout moment, nos équipes interviennent sur près de 30 opérations d'urgences à travers le monde.
EU budget: Don’t use development aid for controlling migration
In its draft budget for 2018 presented today, the European Commission suggests to divert substantial amounts of development aid towards migration control.
Reacting to the news, Oxfam’s EU aid policy advisor Hilary Jeune said:
“Instead of addressing the actual needs of people in developing countries and ensuring everyone can live in safety and dignity, the Commission suggests to invest in border security to stop migration.
“The EU must not divert development aid from its goal of eradicating poverty. Throwing money at migration control will mean supporting some governments who we know act against human rights. Development aid is meant to help the poorest people, not promote what the EU thinks is its own interests.”
- The EU’s external action receives financing from heading 4 of the EU budget, ‘The EU as a Global Player’.
- In the draft budget for 2018, the Commission suggests to reduce the total funds in heading 4 by 232 million euros, i.e. 5.6%, to 9.593 billion euros. This money is used as a “margin” in the budget to support migrants in Turkey, if needed.
- The most important budget line for development, the ‘Development Cooperation Instrument’ (DCI), is now earmarked entirely for “contributing to the fight against the root causes of irregular migration”, instead of exclusively focussing on poverty reduction.
- This is contradicting the EU treaties which determine that poverty reduction and eradication should be the primary objectives of development cooperation. The EU’s recently adopted new framework for development policy renewed the EU’s commitment to poverty eradication, gender equality, climate change and food security.
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Ukraine’s debt security in the context of military conflict
In the context of military conflict, security issues come to the fore in all spheres of state life. As the combat capability of the army largely depends on the financing of its needs, the problem of finding additional financial resources is becoming more acute. However, the economy is currently unable to cope with this task due to the destruction of the material and technical base and logistics routes, military mobilisation of some employees, the outflow of labour resources abroad and other factors resulting from the armed aggression. Therefore, the search for ways to improve debt security in the context of a military conflict is of utmost importance.
The purpose of the article is to identify the ways to increase the level of debt security of Ukraine's economy. To achieve this goal, the state, dynamics and structure of public and publicly guaranteed debt for 2013–2022 have been analysed. It has been established that over the past ten years, the volume of total public debt has been steadily increasing. This was mainly due to an increase in such components as direct public and external debt. The fastest growth in total public and publicly guaranteed debt was in the years of military operations.
The analysis of the state debt security indicators has shown a deterioration in the state of debt security and the approach of a debt crisis. Due to the significant complication of the conditions in which Ukraine's economy has been operating over the past year, it is proposed to revise the Medium-Term Public Debt Management Strategy for 2021–2024 to define new targets and approaches in this area. Currently, the Ministry of Finance's main task is to restructure domestic and external debt.
In order to increase the level of debt security of Ukraine, it has been proposed to initiate the development of an international protocol for debt cancellation for countries affected by armed aggression. In the course of domestic debt restructuring, it has been suggested that the yield on domestic government bonds should be reduced, but this can only be done if monetary policy is changed.
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Construction has begun on a $60 million senior housing expansion in Portland, Oregon, managed by Madison-based consultant Craig Witz and designed to appeal to younger, more active seniors, he said.
“With so much of existing senior housing, you can drive by and think, ‘Oh, that’s senior housing,’ ” Witz said. “The current generation isn’t thrilled with that and I know the next generation of seniors is not going to stand for it.”
At Rose Villa, a nonprofit, continuing care retirement community founded in 1957, the expansion project is adding 75 new independent-living units and many new common areas to the 22-acre development, which currently offers 130 traditional senior housing units.
About 40 of the new units will be grouped in small communities known as “pocket neighborhoods” meant to emulate single-family housing. There will be about five units per one-story building, all featuring private front entrances that open to a shared themed garden space. That way, Witz said, neighbors socialize not in building hallways but on front porches and central open spaces.
“It creates more of an intimate residential neighborhood feel,” Witz said. “The pockets bring the units closer together, but (residents) each have their own home.”
Another new design element
The other new design element will be independent-living apartments on the top floor of mixed-use buildings to be built along a new “Main Street” section of the community. The ground floor of the buildings will offer new common areas including restaurants, cafes, a wine bar, retail outlets, a performing arts center, wellness studio, aquatic center and technology & learning center.
This approach, coupled with the pocket neighborhoods, will create a more appealing community for current and future generations of more active, independent seniors, Witz said, “rather than just building more large apartment buildings with double-loaded hallways.”
Witz said the concept of pocket neighborhoods in senior housing with shared outdoor garden spaces started in the Pacific Northwest but has not yet been widely adapted to the less temperate Midwestern climate.
Witz, a Madison native, has more than 25 years’ experience coordinating senior housing development nationwide; he founded Witz Co. in 2002.
Good but not frothy market
He described the market as good but not great for continuing care retirement communities, which provide a full-spectrum of housing options for seniors from independent living to assisted living to nursing care.
“It’s not as frothy as the apartment world,” he said. “I’m seeing activity, but it’s still cautious and conservative. ...
“I’m keeping really busy, and the demographics certainly are in our favor. It’s just not crazy-busy the way it was before everything (crashed).
“I’m still not seeing speculative projects,” Witz said.


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On Friday, an Ohio man allegedly murdered, decapitated, and lit his adoptive mother on fire in a crime reportedly witnessed by the man’s 6-year-old nephew.
According to The Marietta Times, Diane Gore’s sister arrived at Gore’s New Matamoras home on Saturday morning and spotted Gore’s son, Lionel, 34, running out of the home covered in blood. The sister said he told her, “get out of the way or I’ll kill you next” before fleeing to a vehicle.
The victim’s sister stated that she tried to enter the home but could not due to a fire. Lionel Gore’s 6-year-old nephew told police that he witnessed his uncle on top of Diane Gore, sawing her head with a knife. The boy claimed his uncle initially had a smaller knife but retrieved a larger one, The Marietta Times reported.
Per an affidavit, the boy also told police that Lionel Gore set the home on fire and he had to crawl away to escape the smoke. Washington County police said firefighters found Diane Gore’s body in a master bedroom in the home.
The Marietta Times reported that Lionel Gore was apprehended following a pursuit with Wetzel County police. He was hospitalized after allegedly striking two deputy vehicles during the chase.
While in the hospital, Lionel Gore allegedly told officers that Diane Gore was not his biological mother and he was adopted. After avoiding various questions, he eventually told them, “I cut her head off and set her on fire,” according to the affidavit.
Lionel Gore allegedly said the Holy Spirit made him kill Diane Gore because she was the devil. The affidavit noted that officials did not know the victim was decapitated before her son’s revelation.
Lionel Gore is facing charges in connection with Saturday’s chase with police. Washington County Prosecutor Nicole Coil told The Marietta Times that he will likely be charged with a slew of crimes, including murder, arson, and child endangerment.
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