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I probably have an unhealthy love for Harley. I love her dopiness and her intelligence. I love her compassion and her brutality. I love her loyalty and her independence. And since most people would tell you I’m “one bad day” away from becoming the Joker anyway, it’s fitting that I’m crazy for her. So what could be better than two Harley stories in one issue? Luckily, that’s what Harley Quinn #17 delivers and the best part is Paul Dini co-wrote the second one.
“‘Deadly Sin’ part one! The twisted Harley Sinn’s been released from prison, and she’s looking to hurt Harley in a whole new way…by going after somebody she loved and lost! And to make this issue extra-unmissable, a brand-new backup story begins, set in Harley’s earliest days with the Joker—and co-written by one of Harley’s original creators, Paul Dini! “Harley Loves Joker” kicks off as Harley makes the biggest mistake of her burgeoning criminal career…accidentally revealing the location of Mistah J’s hideout!”
While “Nether Regions” gave us the fun, flirty, talk-too-much Harley, “Deadly Sin” (or “Red Meat” as the cover says) gives us a smart, tough, kick-ass Harley. Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti continue to tap all of the intricacies of Harley’s personality. I would never have expected her to school Red Tool in the cause, tragedy, and importance of understanding the homeless problem in the city, but there she goes impressing me again. Add in a little ass kicking and you have a decent start to a new arc that promises to be darker than the last.
I’m literally giddy after reading the first part of “Harley Loves Joker.” Palmiotti and Paul Dini are writing a story that could have been pulled right from Batman: The Animated Series and I love it. Bret Blevins, Jay Bone, and Alex Sinclair’s artwork nails the style of the cartoon without being identical. The end result feels both familiar and new.


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You have probably seen the image below of the New York Times January 20 headline. It has gone viral on web and renders absurd the current denials by the Times and much of the rest of the mainstream media that there was no wiretapping of the Donald Trump campaign by the Obama administration. No, there won't be a document out there signed by former President Obama that says something like "I hereby authorize the wiretapping of the Trump campaign." There doesn't need to be. The headline and its January 19 article makes very clear that the previous administration did secretly monitor communications of the Trump campaign.
Times reporters Michael Schmidt, Matthew Rosenberg, Adam Goldman, and Matt Apuzzo were quite forthright in describing the wiretapping by the Obama administration:
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WASHINGTON — American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current and former senior American officials said.
It is not clear whether the intercepted communications had anything to do with Mr. Trump’s campaign, or Mr. Trump himself.
The F.B.I. is leading the investigations, aided by the National Security Agency, the C.I.A. and the Treasury Department’s financial crimes unit. The investigators have accelerated their efforts in recent weeks but have found no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing, the officials said. One official said intelligence reports based on some of the wiretapped communications had been provided to the White House.
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A state investigation into Kansas River basin water availability shows there's not enough water flowing into the river to meet the water flow request of the owner of Lawrence's Bowersock Dam.
Dale Mahan, water commissioner for the Topeka field office of the Division of Water Resources, said his analysis of water flows in the Kansas River basin showed that only 31 cubic feet per second (cfs) were available to meet the Bowersock request to raise the flow level to 2,000 cubic feet per second or restoration of a natural flow level for this time of year, whichever is less.
The state's findings mean that Bowersock representative Stephen Hill, whose family owns the Bowersock Mills and Power Co., the operator of the dam, must decide whether to formally exercise his vested water right and request the additional 31 cfs of water, Mahan said.
"Nothing is likely to occur unless Mr. Hill chooses to ask for his right to be administered, and that would be up to him," Mahan said.
Mahan said he talked briefly with Hill on Friday.
"HE INDICATED he wanted to take a while to study it and to determine what route he would choose to take," Mahan said. Hill could not be reached for comment Friday night or this morning.
On Jan. 10, Hill asked for a flow of 2,000 cfs at the dam or a restoration of the normal flow for this time of year, whichever is less. The water flow at the dam had been running from 1,000 cfs to 1,100 cfs. Bowersock sells the electricity it generates to KPL Gas Service Co.
Hill said Bowersock generates "in the neighborhood of 10 million kilowatts to 11 million kilowatts" annually for KPL, an amount that "varies with water conditions."
Michel' Quakenbush, KPL director of media relations, said KPL paid Bowersock $173,500 for the 8,890.2 kilowatt-hours the dam produced from January 1991 to November 1991. A kilowatt-hour is the amount of electrical energy consumed when 1,000 watts are used in an hour.
Hill based his request for increased water flow on the company's vested water rights, which date to the 1870s and pre-date the state's 1945 law governing water rights. That senior right can take precedence over water rights of other entities.
SHOULD HILL exercise his right and call for a "regulation," or ruling, the water apparently would come from KPL's Jeffery Energy Center northwest of St. Marys. Jeffrey is pumping 31 cfs from the river, Mahan said, and has water rights junior to those of Bowersock.
"That's under an appropriation right rather than a vested right, and appropriation rights are junior to vested rights," he said of Jeffrey's water rights.
The Jeffrey center would have three options for other water sources if Hill requests his 31 cfs of water. Mahan said Jeffrey could use contract water stored in Milford Reservoir, or use storage from the Kansas River Water Assurance District, or draw from its own storage at the site.
Mahan's investigation showed other water wasn't available to meet Bowersock's request.
"My findings are that essentially all flows that are going into the three federal reservoirs Milford, Tuttle Creek and Perry are being passed on through," he said. "So there is no net water that is going into storage, if you will, that could be secured and passed on through."
MAHAN LATER said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had told him at mid-week that the total outflow at the three reservoirs was 5 cfs greater than the inflow.
The state's study also surveyed other users of Kansas River water, he said. The entities the city of Topeka, KPL's Tecumseh and Lawrence plants and the city of Lawrence, all were pumping water from the river under their vested rights.
He said he doesn't expect any impact on those users. "So essentially, if regulation was to occur, the most that could be achieved would be the 31 cfs, and that would be subject to any stream loss in transit between (Jeffrey) and Lawrence."
Hill earlier said the current water flow of 1,000 cfs to 1,100 cfs allowed the dams to operate only two or three of its electricity-generating turbines.
"IF WE DON'T generate power, we don't get paid," he said. "We are a business, we are interested in revenue."
Quakenbush explained the arrangement between KPL and Bowersock as "a matter of federal permits, hydropower generation and the KCC. All of these factors come into play. Because he is generating power, we have the system to put the power out to our customers, so we buy whatever he generates."
But the power Bowersock produces is a tiny part of KPL's overall picture.
"The power that Bowersock generates really isn't enough to light half of downtown Lawrence. It's not that significant," Quakenbush said.
The coal-powered Jeffrey Energy Center is KPL's major electrical producer, Quakenbush said.
Hill's request also has troubled the Kansas River Water Assurance District, which includes municipalities along the river. Bowersock is not a member of the assurance district.
Earlier this week, the district's secretary said Hill's request could have serious long-term effects for the district.
DICK PELTON, assurance district president, said he wanted to update a 1986 consultant's report that studied the correlation between the river level and power generation at Bowersock. He said the report indicates "there possibly could be somewhere between $2,500 and $2,700 (annual) damage to Bowersock purely from a generation standpoint because of being denied the flows.
"That does not take into account, though, the water that is being released by the assurance district and what value it has to him that isn't costing him anything," he said of Hill. "The difference between the natural stream flow and what is being augmented by the assurance district would be somewhere around 400 cfs. What value is that to him? I don't know."

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VEGF-Inhibitor Avastin Shows Promise for Treating Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) accounts for the vast majority of cases of mesothelioma. This rare, but aggressive disease is a type of cancer that affects the mesothelial surface of the pleural cavity (the membranes around the lungs). The largest number of reported deaths from mesothelioma today occur in the U.S. and the prevalence of the disease is higher in males. Though the fact that mesothelioma primarily affects males cannot be changed, researchers say that the number of deaths from the disease can with the right combination of drugs and targeted-therapies.
Currently, the mainstay of MPM management is surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, with chemotherapy being the primary treatment method for the majority of patients. However, researchers have found that adding certain targeted-therapies to systemic chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin (trade name Platinol) and pemetrexed (Alimta) could greatly enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment, thus improving overall survival (OS). One such targeted-therapy is a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor called bevacizumab, trade name Avastin.
According to Pavel Levin, MD, PhD, and Jonathan Dowell, MD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and authors of Spotlight on bevacizumab and its’ potential in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma: the evidence to date, “vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor have been recognized as important players in the biology of this disease. Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds VEGF and blocks its interaction with the VEGF receptor. Recent studies have shown benefit with the addition of bevacizumab to the combination of cisplatin and pemetrexed in MPM. This combination is now included in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines (with a category 2A recommendation) as a possible first-line treatment for unresectable MPM in appropriately selected patients.”
In addition, writes Drs. Levin and Dowell, “immunotherapy agents (including programmed cell death 1 [PD-1], programmed death ligand 1 [PD-L1], and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated 4 [CTLA-4] inhibitors) are currently being investigated in MPM and preliminary studies show encouraging activity with these drugs.” Developing evidence suggests that VEGF may suppress T-cell-mediated immune response as well, and therefore, “anti-VEGF therapies may augment the effect of immunotherapy in cancer.” This, says the team, “provides a strong preclinical rationale for future trials targeting VEGF in combination with immunotherapy in MPM.” In fact, a trial of pembrolizumab and nintedanib (PEMBIB) is currently recruiting patients across different malignancies, including MPM.
Currently, Avastin is FDA approved to treat certain types of colon cancer, ovarian cancer, advanced cervical cancer, kidney cancer, brain cancer, and advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Drs. Levin and Dowell expect to see further clinical studies with bevacizumab-based chemotherapy regimens in combination with immunotherapy in patients with MPM.
Avastin® (bevacizumab) | Official Patient & Caregiver Website. Genentech USA, 2017. Web. 21 June 2017.
Levin, Pavel A., and Jonathan E. Dowell. "Spotlight on Bevacizumab and Its’ Potential in the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: The Evidence to Date." OncoTargets and Therapy. Dove Medical Press, 07 Apr. 2017. Web. 21 June 2017.
"Trial Of Pembrolizumab And Nintedanib (PEMBIB)." ClinicalTrials.gov. U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 02 Aug. 2016. Web. 21 June 2017.

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While the defeat of GMO bans in three California counties yesterday may have been a setback for anti-GMO forces, there is another development that could spell the rapid demise of such crops. Back in May Wired Magazine reported on "smart breeding," which is nothing more than taking the latest advances in genetic mapping and using them to create new strains of crops using traditional breeding techniques. The upshot according to supporters: You get all the advantages of GMOs with none of the dangers posed by transgenic gene manipulation.
Another advantage is that the seeds are largely unpatentable. Even better, much of the work is being done by a foundation that plans to make seeds available to farmers in the same way that Linus Torvalds made his Linux computer operating program available to the public. In other words, the foundation would give free licenses to use the seed to anyone who wants one. Translation: farmers can keep their seeds and plant them again, something that is especially important in the developing world. And, researchers can try to improve or adapt the seeds to local conditions without having to get permission or pay royalties to do so.
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This week we bring you an interview with Michel Porfirio Pereira (Buiu). Michel is a 4th Degree Black Belt in BJJ training and teaching in Miami. In this interview Michel shares his story and offers advice to help you along with your BJJ journey. Check out Michel's profile here.
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In this report from the Bach Festival at Prades published in The Strad July 1950, writer Christina Thoresby describes the love and respect felt towards the Catalan cellist – one of our great players of the past in the October issue
Looking back on the Bach Festival at Prades, it is as if for a brief spell we were privileged to visit a world of peace and enchantment, where human and artistic values were true, and where the everyday world of strife and pettiness had no existence.
It was unlike any other festival in most respects. How to do justice to it in so few words, and how to convey to those who were not fortunate enough to be there its special quality?
Imagine the emotion felt by all in the ancient and crowded church with its exuberant Spanish Baroque reredos, when Casals entered on the opening night carrying his cello. The audience rose spontaneously, a mode of applause which continued throughout the festival. For five years we had hoped that this moment might materialise, respecting Casals’ feeling and integrity, regretting our loss.
As the sensitive bow moved smoothing backward and forward, the small agile hand scanning the intervals with no trace of portamento, the unforgotten tones filled the air. The first of Bach’s unaccompanied cello suites unfolded in long flowing phrases, the rhythms dancing, strong, ethereal, gruff, elusive, the depths and integrity of conception overshadowing the ease and perfection of execution, as the Sarabande rose pure and detached like a prayer suspended in eternity.
Every activity of the festival was inspired by the spirit of Casals the artist and man, and by the love and respect shown him alike by musicians and visitors from many parts of the world and the citizens of the little French Catalan town, which, lying at the foot of the mighty Canigou, has harboured him for thirteen years. For himself he will accept no credit, either as instrumentalist or conductor, acknowledging only the greatness and wonder of Bach’s music, in which he was able to reveal to us fresh vigour, greater riches, deeper joy and faith.
The morning rehearsals conducted by Casals in the school hall were as great a musical experience as were the evening concerts, for he lifted them to the level of great interpretations. The splendid chamber orchestra, led by Alexander Schneider, who was responsible for the idea and realisation of the festival, consisted largely of soloists from the United States, France and Switzerland, and included such fine string players as the French cellist Paul Tortelier, and an exceptional young American violinist, Ralph Hollander, who has already had a marked success in Italy this year.
There is no space to write in detail of the many remarkable soloists. Memorable performances were given by Isaac Stern, Szigeti and Alexander Schneider on the violin, by Rudolf Serkin and Clara Haskil at the piano, by Doda Conrad and Helene Fahrni in the Cantatas and by John Wummer on the flute. With the orchestra they all contributed to make this a festival of music making in the finest sense of the term, and all will have returned to their work enriched by the contact with Paul Casals and his vital interpretations of Bach.
The festival has proved an unqualified success, in part due to the fine organisation of the American committee and to the warm response of musicians and public, in part to the recordings undertaken by Columbia and a film which is being prepared.

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The 50th anniversary edition of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue hits the newsstands (and computers) next week featuring just what you'd expect -- times three.
Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge -- facing away from the camera, minus swimsuit tops -- grace the cover, representing the magazine's past, present and future. The cover was unveiled Thursday on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The issue hits newsstands and digital formats next week.
It was the second time the magazine used three models in the cover shot. In 1994, Kathy Ireland, Elle MacPherson and Rachel Hunter appeared on the cover.
According to an Associated Press story, Aldridge said she was still "in shock" over her selection.
"It's the most incredible honor to be a Sports Illustrated cover model," she said.The cover shot was taken in the Cook Islands, off the coast of New Zealand.


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The idea comes from the last century – to introduce into the plants the mechanism of the glow of firefly beetles , so that photons of light are created in a passive way, simply ka to the side part of the life process of flowers, however, attempts at radical genetic engineering are more likely to fail than result, so the MIT went more simply, they identified three key components that provide fireflies with their luminescence and planted them in lettuce leaves.
The luminescence in the beetle's beak begins when a luciferin enzyme is acted upon by the luciferin molecule, and coenzyme A is used to enhance the process. The scientists divided these components into two groups and placed them in polymer nanocapsules. Luciferase, together with silicon through fertilizers, penetrates deep into the plant cells and remains there. It is worth spraying it with a solution of luciferin and coenzyme A, how the reaction begins and light appears.
The prototype of the luminous plant is very dim, 1/1000 of the brightness required for reading the text. But this is only the beginning – the researchers believe that they will not be difficult to optimize the process, and then establish the release of fertilizers with luciferase. And then you will just need to sprinkle on the leaf to make it glow, and for plants on the street you can use the garden watering system. A simple but useful element of the landscape design of the future.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Now that Bruce Levinsky of Merlin Development is free to tear down the dilapidated rear of the historic Rip Van Dam Hotel, preservationists are looking to the future to try to prevent a similar situation from ever happening. While the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation’s Friday press release said the Design Review Commission’s 4-2 decision to allow demolition was wrong, it also said it was inevitable. “The historic building, which had once been handsome, functioning and profitable, had become an eyesore, and few in the community could see its value,” the release said. The foundation is asking the City Council to adopt an ordinance to prevent “demolition by neglect.” Levinsky was out of the country Friday. Reach Ted Reinert at firstname.lastname@example.org or 583-8729, ext. 221.
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10 Oct Victim of trafficking challenges Home Office policy that creates barriers to effective identification
On Friday 11th October 2019, The High Court (sitting in Bristol) will hear a challenge to the lawfulness of the Defendant’s policy on human trafficking and modern slavery, the Victims of Modern Slavery: Competent Authority Guidance, specifically in relation to the process for reconsidering negative trafficking decisions in the NRM (National Referral Mechanism).
Deighton Pierce Glynn is acting for the Claimant, who is (now) a recognised victim of modern slavery/human is trafficking. Initially, the Home Office Competent Authority (the body responsible for making decisions on an individual trafficking status) rejected her trafficking claim. She obtained new evidence that was highly material to her claim to have been the victim of sexual exploitation and human trafficking and provided that to the Home Office. However, the Home Office refused to even look at the evidence she produced or the representations made in support of her request for reconsideration, citing their policy in force at the time that only a First Responder or NRM support provider can make the request. The Claimant challenged this policy and in the course of proceedings, the Defendant agreed to reconsider the Claimant’s case. The Claimant subsequently received a positive decision.
Whilst proceedings were ongoing, and without notice to the Claimant, the Defendant Home Office published an even more restrictive policy which stated that only the specific First Responder or NRM support provider involved in the case could request a reconsideration. This policy change was not subject to any policy announcement and was not accompanied by any explanation.
The effect of the original and the amended policy under challenge is to create barriers for individuals in being identified under the NRM system and prevent victims from having access to an effective remedy against the backdrop of a broad duty on the Defendant as the Single Competent Authority to identify victims correctly. We have filed a significant amount of evidence from support providers to support the contention that this policy as it operates is unduly restrictive, unworkable, can undermine the relationship between victims an those who support then, and is sometimes plain impossible. Being unable to access an effective process of reconsideration for a negative decision also has a significant impact on victims’ ability to access protection from the state on account of their past trafficking experiences.
The Government has sought to adjourn these proceedings on the basis that it is due to publish statutory guidance. The Government has however refused to disclose documents about what the reconsideration policy will look like under the statutory guidance. There are publicly known concerns from stakeholders that the statutory guidance will not alter the barriers posed by the current reconsideration policy. We are therefore seeking a finding from the Court that the barriers to accessing reconsideration posed by the current policy are unlawful, in breach of the UK’s trafficking obligations, and are unfair because the policy denies vulnerable victims of trafficking the right to access an effective remedy.

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IDEX, a decentralized crypto exchange, has revealed the launch of “Multiverse.” The Multiverse will be a multichain initiative that will bring its renowned trading experience to new blockchains. It plans to start with the expansion to Polkadot and Binance Smart Chain.
The Multiverse Initiative
As part of the Multiverse initiative, IDEX will issue a new supply of tokens native to every blockchain where the exchange is launched. The tokens will be used to secure its operations on the blockchains as well as earning 50% of the trading fees. These tokens will be distributed to the holders of the Ethereum-based IDEX tokens starting on December 7, 2020.
Why They Chose Binance Smart Chain And Polkadot
The reason why the IDEX team settled on the Polkadot and Binance Smart Chain blockchains is their growing popularity. They offer great alternatives to Ethereum, which has been facing network congestion and high fees due to a booming DeFi sector. IDEX is already one of the most successful DApps on Ethereum. IDEX wants to ensure that users of these alternatives also have a chance to enjoy its services. By launching the Multiverse, IDEX intends to become a one-stop-shop for asset trading on various blockchains via a unified platform.
IDEX revamped its platform earlier this year. It now features a new user interface and has been scaled to handle hundreds of thousands of transactions per second. Today, IDEX is the only non-custodial platform that matches the throughput of centralized platforms.
Details Of The Multi-Chain Tokens And Staking Mechanism
IDEX infrastructure, which includes the highly scaled matching engine and the layer 2 system, will be deployed to each layer-1 network. To support the new layer-2 system, a token will be launched for every blockchain. The Multiverse tokens for Polkadot and Binance Smart Chart have been dubbed IDEXP and IDEXB respectively.
These two new tokens will be distributed on a 1:1 ratio to all IDEX token holders over two years via a staking mechanism. The mechanism will launch on December 7, 2020, at 12:00 UTC. To incentivize users to take part, IDEX plans to accelerate the token issuance by 2X before it launches on a new blockchain. To participate in the IDEX Multiverse staking, you can visit this link.
According to the co-founder and CEO of IDEX, Alex Wearn, they have seen several smart contract platforms emerge in the past year. He added that each of these platforms had unique assets and capabilities. The CEO added:
“As these platforms grow, we’ll see increased demand for trading these assets and a need for non-custodial trading solutions that support these networks.”
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The IDEX decentralized exchange is considered the most advanced crypto exchange in the world. It offers users the speed and features found on centralized exchanges and the security of a decentralized platform. On IDEX, it is easy for market makers to integrate with their existing infrastructure and provide deep liquidity securely.
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Dr. Emandi Sankara Rao (Dr. ESR) was born and brought up in Visakhapatnam, the city of Destiny on the East Coast of India in Andhra Pradesh. Had his primary education at St.Aloysius School and secondary education Matriculation at V T College in 1974 and then went to prestigious Mrs. AVN College to do his Intermediate during 1974-76. Having an interest in engineering & technology, had done graduation in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the reputed College of Engineering, Andhra University.
In B.E he had designed and developed an innovative project in those days on 2716 EPROM programmer using the 8080 microprocessor and 8255 PIA along with his Electronics & Communications Engineering teammates in the ECE Department instead of his parent Electrical Department Branch. With the introduction of GATE in 1983 and after passing the first GATE exam went for a post-graduation in M.Tech Reliability Engineering, a new specialization offered at IIT Kharagpur, and had done a project in DRDO-NSTL on Torpedos recorder systems reliability and maintainability in 1984. After passing from IIT Kharagpur, served for 10 years in Telecom Systems and Power Systems manufacturing sectors and then again went to academics with a passion for research and joined IIT Bombay and had done Doctoral degree Ph.D on Telecom Infrastructure Services Project Finance & Technology titled " Techno-Economic Framework For Sensitivity & Risk Analysis Towards Network Effectiveness " using the Stochastic and AI-ANN simulation models on International Digital Telecom Services Networks having a innovative technological combination of PCM TDM Class 5 Switching Systems and transmission through evoloving IP Networks and linking the networks through Satellite C-Band transponders due to shortage of Optical Fibre in 2002. While persuing Ph.D he has also done PGDBA from Pondicherry Central University in year 2002 when serving in IDBI & IDFC.More About Dr. ESR
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Maps, photos and statistics of Costal de Huesos, a beautiful tiny town of 6 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
the town of Costal de Huesos is located in the Municipality of Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios (in the State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave). There are 6 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #113 in terms of number of inhabitants. Costal de Huesos is at 85 meters of altitude.
The town of Costal de Huesos is located at 32.3 kilometers from Alto Lucero, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Costal de Huesos.Population in Costal de Huesos
In the town there are 3 men and 3 women. The ratio women per men is 1.000, and the fecundity rate is 4 children per woman. People from outside the State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave account for 0.00% of the total population. 33.33% of the inhabitants are illiterate (33.33% of men and 33.33% of women). The average school enrollment ratio is 1 (0.67 within the men and 1.50 within the women).Indigenous culture in Costal de Huesos
0.00% of the population is indigenous, and 0.00% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 0.00% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.Unemployment and the economy in Costal de Huesos
33.33% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (66.67% of the men, and 0.00% of the women).Housing and infrastructure in Costal de Huesos
In Costal de Huesos there are 5 dwellings. 100.00% of the dwellings have electricity, 0.00% have piped water, 100.00% have toilet or restroom, 33.33% have a radio receiver, 66.67% a television, 66.67% a fridge, 0.00% a washing-machine, 0.00% a car or a van, 0.00% a personal computer, 0.00% a landline telephone, 0.00% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access.
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A group of research scientists led by Dr. Chandima Wijesiriwardana of Industrial Technology Institute(ITI) has invented a device to analyse and determine quality of bee’s honey, Ministry of Science, Technology and Research said.
The ministry said the quality of bee’s honey should meet the SLS 464-2016 standard and through this new device quality control procedures could be carried out at the site of production itself. Moreover, the cost would be a minimum of Rs.100 and the time taken would be minimal. Many local industries use bee’s honey in their products such as in ayurvedic medicine. The ITI said this device would be useful for individuals engaged in apiculture.
According to the ministry, there is huge demand for bee’s honey in the global market and used widely for medicinal products, beauty products and plant based products. Even though there is a domestic demand of about 20,000 metric tons for bee’s honey, only 8,000 metric tons are produced. Therefore inferior quality of bee honey is available in the local market due heavy demand and the adulteration of bee honey is very common. Therefore it is essential to identify and maintain the standard quality of bee’s honey to provide good quality products to consumers. Dr. Chandima Wijesiriwardana said this device would solve difficulties of scientific quality analysis in apiculture.


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Urgent call for badger cull debate in House Of Commons
11 October 2012
Animal welfare charity, the League Against Cruel Sports is calling for the Government to postpone the badger cull trials and to debate the issue within the House of Commons. This follows the e-petition exceeding the 100,000 signatures needed - by over 50,000 - to be considered for a debate.
The charity’s plea comes as rumours mount indicating that the pilot cull of thousands of badgers could begin on Monday 15th October in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset, following the second licence granted by Natural England last week, to allow farmers to shoot badgers to help control bovine TB.
Joe Duckworth, Chief Executive of the League Against Cruel Sports, comments: “Proceeding with the trial badger cull flies in the face of the overwhelming public opposition and scientific evidence. The Government must listen to us and the countless thousands of voters, who see badger culling as an unjustified, cruel and counter-productive policy.
“Without calling for a debate to discuss the facts carefully before commencing with the slaughter and suffering of thousands of badgers, the Government is simply putting two fingers up to British wildlife and the public wanting to protect it.”
The League Against Cruel Sports is strongly opposed to the impending badger cull, in favour of implementing a more sustainable and humane solution of both a vaccination programme for badgers and cattle, along with improved testing and biosecurity.
The charity urges the Government to listen to the overwhelming public opposition to the cull and to study the independent scientific research available.
Notes to Editors
• The League Against Cruel Sports has issued an urgent action to supporters to contact their MP and urge the Government to halt the trial culls and have the issue debated and a vote taken before progressing
• The petition reached over 150,000 signatures on Tuesday 9th October 2012, less than a month after it was created and opened online
• TeamBadger: http://www.TeamBadger.org
• To sign the petition: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257
• The League Against Cruel Sports is part of Team Badger, a coalition of national, local and grass roots animal and wildlife welfare organisations representing millions of compassionate citizens. We reject the government’s policy of badger culling as unsound, unscientific and unacceptable.
• Please contact the League’s Press Office on 01483 524250 (24hrs) with any queries, or email email@example.com


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- Cut off the oil pan gasket flush with the front of the block.
- Align the gears of the oil pump with the crankshaft lugs and carefully tap the pump on as far as possible.
- Apply silicone sealant to the edges of the pump and the oil pan and to the pump sealing surfaces. Tighten the screws to 87 in.lbs.
- Install the crankshaft seal with a seal installing tool.
- Install the camshaft drive sprocket and the crankshaft accessory drive pulley, making sure the pins align with the holes. Install the crankshaft screw.
- Install the camshaft drive belt, belt guard, accessory drive belts and the fan shroud. Start the engine and check for leaks or low oil pressure, and adjust the timing.
- Disconnect the battery ground.
- Raise and support the car on jackstands.
- Drain the oil.
- Disconnect the exhaust pipe at the manifold.
- Remove the starter.
- Remove the bellhousing access plate.
- Unbolt and remove the oil pan.
- Clean the gasket surfaces thoroughly.
- Install a replacement seal at the bottom of the timing case cover and at the rear bearing cap.
- Using new gaskets coated with sealer, install the pan and torque the bolts to 10 ft. lbs.
- Install all other parts in reverse order of removal.
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- Remove the engine oil pan. Refer to the 4-151 oil pan removal procedure in this section.
- Remove the two bolts and one nut, and carefully lower the pump.
- Install in reverse order. To ensure immediate oil pressure on start-up, the oil pump gear cavity can be packed with petroleum jelly.
6-232 and 258 Engines
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The oil pump is driven by the distributor driveshaft. Oil pump replacement does not, however affect distributor timing because the drive gear remains in mesh with the camshaft gear.
- Drain the oil and remove the oil pan.
- Remove the oil pump attaching screws. Remove the pump and gasket from the engine block.
- Installation is the reverse removal. Prime the pump before installation; use a new cover gasket.
8-304, 360 and 401 Engines
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The oil pump is located in, and is part of, the timing cover. The pump is driven by the distributor driveshaft. Oil pump replacement does not, however, affect distributor timing.
- Remove the retaining bolts and separate the oil pump cover, complete with filter and gasket, from the timing cover.
- The drive gear and shaft and the idler gear will slide out of the timing cover after removal of the pump cover.
- Prime the pump before installation, and use a new gasket.


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Samurai Eddie, let's fucking go.
1. "Senjutsu" (Smith/Harris) 8:20
2. "Stratego" (Gers/Harris) 4:59
(I NEED THIS RED EDDIE FLAG)
3. "The Writing on the Wall" (Smith/Dickinson) 6:13
4. "Lost in a Lost World" (Harris) 9:31
5. "Days of Future Past" (Smith/Dickinson) 4:03
6. "The Time Machine" (Gers/Harris) 7:09
7. "Darkest Hour" (Smith/Dickinson) 7:20
8. "Death of the Celts" (Harris) 10:20
9. "The Parchment" (Harris) 12:39
10. "Hell on Earth" (Harris) 11:19
It's Maiden's first album since 2015's The Book of Souls, which definitely had some bangers like The Red and the Black, but a few duds I like to skip. Well, since I saw the opportunity to listen to this one a day early and I'll have it through my Apple Music tomorrow, I decided to listen to it all today.
-This is a mix of some classic Maiden (Stratego, Days of Future Past, The Time Machine), some fresh sounding Maiden (Smith's bluesy Writing on the Wall), and Steve Harris epics. Oh my god Steve Harris epics. I didn't take notes or anything while listening, some were blasting in my truck on my drive to work, some on my headphones in my office, I'm going to re-listen to some more on my home theater after I post this but...if you're a Maiden fan, there's fuckton to love here. And keep going because the final two tracks are absolute gems. The second half of The Parchment in particular gave me goosebumps, which nothing has done since Fear Inoculum, there's just so much good shit in here. I honestly don't think there was a single track I wasn't tapping my foot too.
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Basically, if you're a Maiden fan I think you're going to love it. It feels like a journey through their various styles over the years, the main guys (Harris/Smith/Gers/Dickenson) all have their trademark signatures on their particular songs, the production is very good overall.
Sometimes it's hard to believe these guys still got it after all this time.


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Madison Bumgarner Absolutely Rocked By Single-A Club For 4 HRs In Rehab Start
There are a bunch of kids in the California League that will have a story to tell for the rest of their lives as they all took turns getting a hit off of Madison Bumgarner on Wednesday.
They didn’t just knock the leather off the ball for base hits. They knocked the ball out of the park 4 DIFFERENT TIMES against Bumgarner. In his second rehab start, and his first with the High-A San Jose Giants, Bumgarner allowed eight of his nine earned runs in the 4th inning, during which he faced 11 batters and allowed three homers.
Madison Bumgarner allowed 9 ER and 4 HR in a rehab start tonight; his career highs in 221 MLB appearances are 8 ER and 3 HR
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 6, 2017
This marks the second straight disappointing rehab start for Bumgarner after he allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings with Triple-A Sacramento on June 30. His next rehab start is scheduled to take place July 10, once again in San Jose.

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Melody Sharp, owner of Oxford’s Living Foods, says people are buying celery from her store more than ever.
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How did Gorbachev differ from previous Soviet leaders?
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In 1989, the Velvet Revolution peacefully ended the Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia, sometimes known as the Velvet Divorce….Slovakia.
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Slovakia is considered a high-income advanced economy. Following the return to democracy, the country underwent a challenging transition to a market economy and the privatizations of most industries are now complete. Substantial regional differences exist, however, in wealth and employment.
Is Slovakia a good place to live?
Most of Slovaks are not satisfied with their life but don’t want to go abroad. They’re friendly and kind(in general). I used to live in Slovakia for 10 months, in Bratislava, and I could tell that you won’t find any country’s capital with such a fresh air. It’s awesome!
What Slovakia is famous for?
What Is Slovakia Known For
- Slovakia Is Divorced.
- Slovakia Has The Highest Concentration Of Castles Anywhere.
- There Is A Fascinating Culture Of Folk Dancing.
- Slovakian Birth Rates Are Incredibly Low.
- Discover An Andy Warhol Obsession.
- Slovakia’s Landscape Is Dominated By Mountains.
- Big Mountains Equals Great Skiing.
- A Labyrinth Of Caves.
Is Slovakia First World country?
The US, Japan and Korea are all there. However, the part of Europe that could be considered First World has shifted east with the Baltic states, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary now shifting from Second world to First world countries.
Is Argentina a 2nd world country?
Argentina. Argentina is a developing country, even though it ranks higher than the vast majority of non-developed countries in most metrics. Today the country’s economy has rebounded somewhat. It is one of the strongest in South America or Central America.
Is Israel a 1st world country?
Countries aligned with the United States included Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. Today, CIA The World Factbook has a list of developed countries that are considered to be known as First World, high-income countries. There are a total of 31 countries on this list as of July 2018.
Is China a 1st world country?
The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the “First World”, while the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and their allies represented the “Second World”. Some countries in the Communist Bloc, such as Cuba, were often regarded as “Third World”.
Which is the first country of the world?
Republic of San Marino
Which country has no Internet?
Countries with the most people lacking internet connection 2020. As of 2020, the country with largest offline population was India. The South Asian country has over 685 million people with who were without internet connection. China ranked second with 582 million people not connected to the internet.
Is Japan the oldest country?
Japan is the oldest country in the world. The Japanese Emperor who ascended the throne in 660 BCE was apparently the descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
What country no longer exists?
Countries That No Longer Exist 2021


Power presses are becoming a more common tool in modern manufacturing.
The latest to take up the mantle is the PowerPress, a machine designed to press metals and plastics for heavy duty manufacturing applications.
Its makers, CNC Machinery in the US, have a price tag of $14.990 for a full-sized unit.
“Our goal was to build a system that would fit in the toolbox and allow us to push more complex shapes and applications in the same size toolbox,” CEO Jim Crampton told Business Insider.
Crampton said he wanted to build something that would be useful in any manufacturing application.
Power presses can be used for industrial applications like casting, welding, casting metal, casting plastics, casting castings, and even for metal cutting.
But they can also be used in a range of other tasks, from prototyping and testing to assembly, packaging, and packaging, assembly, and finally shipping.
One of the key characteristics of a PowerPress is its power.
“We wanted to provide the flexibility of a power press, and the weight of a table saw,” Clampton said.
For this reason, the company designed its machine to be able to use a power bed.
This power bed was able to press down on the metal without needing to have an actual power source.
There’s also a separate motor that allows for more torque, which is needed for a machine like the PowerPress to be strong enough to lift and press a heavy object.
That’s one reason why Cramton says the Powerpress is “so much more” than a tool.
“It’s a whole new machine,” he said.
“It’s more than a table or a table press.
It’s more a power machine.”
The PowerPress was designed with a single goal in mind: to give power tools a new life.
As you can see from the above image, the machine can press down and lift a 2.25-pound (1 kg) piece of steel.
However, Crumpton said the machine also allows a user to easily press down larger parts without having to spend time and resources on tools that are heavy.
Another way to put that is that the PowerTap’s press wheel has a lot more room to move.
So it’s much easier to get the job done without having tools that can be easily damaged or bent.
Because the machine is so much more powerful, it can be made smaller, allowing it to be used as a bench press, as well as for prototyping.
A prototype of the Powertap that is a part of a tool kit.
Once Cramptons company is ready to start manufacturing, they’ll have to build it and test it.
At the moment, they have no plans to mass produce the PowerPress, but they will make their way to market once they’re ready to do so.
And, of course, Cramston expects it to sell well, because the machine has a great price tag.
You can see a video of the machine in action below.
Image credit: Cynthia Cramerton.


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In 2014 I took the leap and left my full time job for the life of a contractor. I’d thought about it for years but was apprehensive about the necessity to network and find jobs. Then I realized how much networking I do as a writer and it became less daunting a task.
The big difference between networking as a writer and networking as a contractor is the purpose of the connection. For many years I served as chairman of writers’ conferences, from local to national, and I looked to build a network of potential writers, editors and agents who would be willing to speak. It’s a great learning opportunity as well – you find people who are experts at the most unusual things that you can use for your writing. Guns. Antique dolls. Scuba diving. The mating rituals of the T-Rex. You never know what will be important or interesting or funny as hell.
It’s much harder to keep up with my writer network than it is with my business network. My business network all rests under one category. But how do you remember the person you met three years ago in-between workshops at a conference who knew about ghost hunting? I keep them in my email contact list under the topic of their expertise. It makes for a strange listing, let me tell you.
In my early years of attending conferences, I was hesitant to approach a published writer or editor or agent and ask for advice, but it was easier to approach from a business perspective. That let me build a relationship where I was eventually comfortable to ask about a story or submission. I also spent many years hosting a writer’s conference in Memphis and you get to know people very well when you take them to the Elvis mansion for a tour involving carpeted ceilings and pink a Cadillac early on a Sunday morning.
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Title: Prince of Killers: A Fog City Novel
Author: Layla Reyne
Publisher: Layla Reyne
Release Date: June 10th, 2019
Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
Page Count: 200
Reviewed by: Kirstin
Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
No indiscriminate killing. No collateral damage. No unvetted targets.
These are the rules Hawes Madigan lives by. Rules that make being Fog City’s Prince of Killers bearable. Soon, he’ll be king—of an organization of assassins—and the crown has never felt heavier. Until the mysterious Dante Perry swaggers into his life.
Dante looks like a rock god and carries himself like one too, all loose-limbed and casually confident. He also carries a concealed weapon, a private investigator’s license, and a message for the prince. Someone inside Hawes’s organization is out to kill the future king.
In the chaos that follows the timely warning, Hawes comes to depend on Dante. On his skills as an investigator, on the steadiness he offers, and on their moments alone when Hawes lets Dante take control. As alliances are tested and traitors exposed, Hawes needs Dante at his back and in his bed. But if the PI ever learns Hawes’s darkest secret, Hawes is sure to get a knife to the heart—and a bullet to the brain—instead.
There’s no shortage of twists and turns in this new romantic suspense trilogy from Layla Reyne. Prince of Killers is book one of three. Fair warning: buckle up, cliffhangers ahead!
Okay, WOW. What I was expecting and what I got were not the same thing, but in a very, very good way.
Layla Reyne is not a new author to me, so I should have known. This is so twisty and deep and full of suspense. It’s gripping and bold and fun and sexy. BUT… yeah, the dreaded but… we are left with a cliffhanger of epic proportions. Yes, the next book is coming, but I neeeeeed it now!
Hawes Madigan basically runs the mob in San Francisco. He’s got someone on the inside that wants him out and someone on the outside that wants in. He trusts his family, but he no longer trusts himself. And it’s sooooo worth the read.
I don’t want to say more and give any spoilers, so I’ll just say, please read this. Get as caught up in the shock and suspense as I did so that we can angst over our wait for the rest of the series. Because it’s bound to be amazing.

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|Some unemployed Egyptians have turned to parking vehicles for money [GALLO/GETTY]
Amid Cairo's bustling neighbourhoods, where cars and people battle for space on congested roads, two brothers are keenly watching a new BMW slow down at an intersection a few metres away.
The driver, a young woman, appears distressed as surrounding cars come very close to hitting her.
Hisham nudges his brother, Sayed, who quickly runs toward the BMW and asks the woman for the keys. She hesitates before handing him the keys and walking away from the car.
In any other metropolis this may appear to be the scene of a car-jacking, but in Cairo it is an example of a street economy that has become increasingly popular during periods of financial crisis.
Sayed is known among Cairo residents - also called Cairenes - as a sayes, or parking attendant that roams the city streets looking for drivers in need of his valet services.
Each service has its cost, of course. If he were to find a place for the car, the driver pays from five to ten Egyptian pounds ($0.80 to $1.80).
Sign of the times
The job of the sayes is a fairly new socio-economic trade. It was a rarity in the 1960s and 70s, but gained a foothold in the 1980s as migration from rural to urban centres increased Cairo's population from 10 to 18 million people.
With the migration of many farmers to the heart of the city, urban developers felt the need to demolish thousands of villas and raise buildings which would house several families.
On average, Cairo's buildings have five floors, each with at least two apartments. With two cars to a family, every building requires enough adjacent space to park 20 cars.
In 1980, several Cairo municipalities started to require that parking attendants apply for a license to park cars.
"With the increasing numbers of cars in the streets, the municipality urged people to register," said Saber Abdel Aal, an official at the Mohamed Mahmoud street municipality.
"Each registered Sayes is required to wear a city-certified metal name tag at all times."
Harsh economic realities
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However, the global banking crisis in 2008 and its effect on Egypt's once-thriving real estate market put strains on the economy and the already devalued local currency.
Brokerage firms in Egypt predict that the US financial downturn could reduce growth in foreign investment in the country by as much as 35 per cent.
Tariq Hussein, a Dubai-based financial analyst, says emerging markets, such as Egypt, are forced to bear the repercussions of the US financial downturn.
"There is no doubt that over the past five months, foreign investors have been aggressively fleeing our regions' equity markets," he told Al Jazeera.
Egypt's central bank expects economic growth at 6 per cent, down from 7.2 per cent in 2007.
Egyptian investment firms have also pointed out that foreign direct investment (FDI) figures are also expected to fall in the face of the global financial turmoil.
Some financial experts believe the unemployment rate will surge past the officially reported statistic of 8.3 per cent.
Egyptian police authorities say they anticipate a number of unemployed men will turn to the street for work.
Khaled Abd El Rahman, an official with the Cairo traffic police department, said the authorities are no longer enforcing the licensing rule on parking attendants.
"If we closed all [the] doors of opportunity to them, you will find that they will soon resort to theft," he told Al Jazeera.
"The demand for the sayes is really growing - sometimes drivers have no other option but to leave their cars with a sayes to park. Who has time to park a car on a busy day?"
Sayed, who is an unlicensed parking attendant, has been driving around Ali Mahmud Street in Heliopolis, a suburb in northeast Cairo, for 15 minutes hoping to find a parking space for the BMW.
He tells Al Jazeera that the BMW's owner is not one of his regular customers, but he figured he could use the extra money.
"My brother and I are responsible for 100 vehicles; we are able to park 10 of them in the garage of a nearby building, but the other 90 we drive around the neighbourhood until we find a parking spot," he said.
Last year, the brothers were living in al-Mahala, a town in the al-Gharbya province north of Cairo where they both had jobs. They moved to Cairo once the opportunities for work became scarce.
"Parking cars all day is a tiring job, but it is worth the money paid," Hisham said.
Sayed and his brother pay the garage owner the equivalent of $18 a month for each car. They then charge the car owners about $26 a month and pocket the difference.
For each car parked in the street, the brothers charge about $7 a month, half of which goes to the garage owner. Together they earn about $385 a month, nearly three times the average salary of a government employee.
"But we usually depend on tips," Hisham said, grinning.
"During Ramadan and the Eid our customers tip rather generously."
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MONTREAL – Quebec was set to consider emergency legislation Thursday aimed at calming weeks of student protests over rising tuition costs, after thousands took to the streets once again and more than 100 were arrested.
Authorities said 122 were arrested late Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators spilled into the streets of Montreal, with some smashing bank windows and hurling objects at police.
Legislation could be introduced as early as Thursday amid student strikes. Dozens of protesters on Wednesday stormed into one Montreal university for the first time, breaking up classes.
Premier Jean Charest said he would table emergency legislation aimed at ending the disorder, while sticking to the planned tuition hikes.
"It's time for calm to be restored," Charest said Wednesday. He added, "The current situation has lasted too long. ... Quebecers have a right to live in security."
Under the latest version of its tuition plan, the government would increase fees by $254 per year over seven years.
That would mean tuition increases of more than 75 percent for Quebec students, who pay the lowest rates in Canada.
The emergency legislation would temporarily stop the spring semester and push up the summer holidays.
The government also hinted at severe penalties for anyone who tries to picket or otherwise prevent students from entering classrooms.
The government has pointed out that a majority of students in Quebec have quietly finished their semester and aren't striking.
But thousands remain angry over the proposed tuition hikes.
"If there is violence, if there are serious injuries, Premier Jean Charest will have to carry the blame for the rest of his political career," said Leo Bureau-Blouin, one of the protesting student leaders.
The dispute has claimed the province's education minister, who announced her resignation from politics earlier this week.


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By Tiffany Tan (China Daily)
Folli Follie 2012 collection of watches, jewelry and bags. Mid-level luxury brands offer an attractive option for young people. Provided to China Daily
China's growing middle class is going for "mass luxury" - brand names that promise quality but do not burn a hole in the pocket. Tiffany Tan scouts the market.
Wang Qian adores jewelry, and Folli Follie is her brand. Every few months, the 27-year-old heads to a Folli Follie store to pick up another ring, necklace, watch or pair of earrings. Why the fascination with the Greek fashion label with the flower motif?
"The price is just right, the designs are trendy and the quality is good," Wang, a resident of Panjin, Liaoning province, says after buying a new Folli Follie watch at a Beijing mall with her husband.
Another reason she regularly goes jewelry shopping may offend her favorite brand - but it hasn't diminished her loyalty.
"The jewelry fades pretty fast, so I need to find a replacement every so often," she says. "But anyway, the prices suit me."
Wang, a fresh graduate who is now doing an internship, is part of China's expanding middle class, which is fueling the domestic growth of mid-level luxury brands, such as Folli Follie, Coach, Longchamp, Agnes B and Marc by Marc Jacobs.
Referred to as "affordable", "mass" or "accessible" luxury, these labels occupy the space between inexpensive generic brands and high-end luxury like Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gucci.
They offer an attractive option to consumers climbing the economic ladder: a brand name, better product quality and better design, but one that won't burn a hole in their pockets.
"This does not necessarily mean having products that use cheaper materials," says Angelito Tan, founding partner of Robert, Tan & Gao, a luxury consultancy with offices in Shanghai and Beijing.
"More often than not, it's simply having more products that are less expensive to make (such as accessories), providing consumers with a 'glimpse' of the luxury lifestyle experience at a price point that is not necessarily prohibitive," he says in an e-mail interview.
Prices vary depending on the brand and the product category. But generally, jewelry pieces cost 800-8,000 yuan ($127-1,270), while bags are 1,500-8,000 yuan.
Coach, an American brand best known for its handbags, is considered one of the leaders in accessible luxury on the Chinese mainland. This, say analysts, is due to the brand's "first-mover advantage" (it entered the market in 1988), extensive presence (at least 73 stores) and regularly updated merchandise.
It has also faithfully stuck to its niche. "Another thing Coach has done very well is avoiding competing head-to-head with true luxury brands," Leo Wang, an analyst at China Market Research Group in Shanghai, says.
"They don't set up stores near LV or Gucci. Coach stores are located in less upscale shopping centers, but the key is that they are usually the most visible tenant in those malls, so they get a lot more attention than they would if they were near a higher-end brand," Wang, who specializes in fashion retail strategy, says in an e-mail interview.
But China's accessible luxury market is still in its infancy, and brands know the battle for customer hearts and credit cards is just starting.
Studies put the Chinese middle-class population anywhere from 200 million to 300 million, and the figure is expected to grow exponentially within the next decade.
Athens-based Folli Follie, for one, has redirected its efforts toward China.
Last year, it signed Hong Kong model and actress Gaile Lai to be its global brand ambassador to show "how important this part of the world is for us", says CEO George Koutsolioutsos.
In June, the brand unveiled its largest flagship store in the world at Beijing's Oriental Plaza Mall. And within the next two years, it's planning to open 120 new stores on the mainland to bring the figure up to 250.
"We do believe, overall, that sooner or later, China will become the biggest market in the world, overcoming the US," Koutsolioutsos, whose parents founded Folli Follie in 1982, says in an interview in Beijing.
"We want to be part of this growth, for sure. We believe that this affordable luxury will have a bigger audience in the future," he says. "We are the perfect offering to feel luxurious and trendy for the season without, of course, spending a fortune."
But the brand, which entered the Chinese market in 2002, has to fight hard to keep customers like Wang Qian.
"Multiple competitors are at risk of stealing its share of a market that is only beginning to grow," says Leo Wang of China Market Research. "Most lifestyle brands face this threat as they have not been able to build a loyal consumer group yet."
But in a few years, the winds of change in the Chinese marketplace might just take Wang Qian to the doorstep of another brand. When she makes more money, Wang says, she wants to get something from the high-end French jeweler Cartier.
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