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== Wikipedia Signpost — 2 March 2009 == This week, the Wikipedia Signpost published volume 5, issue 9, which includes these articles: Books extension enabled News and notes: Stewards, Wikimania bids, and more Wikipedia in the news: Wikipedia's role in journalism, Smarter Wikipedia, Skittles Dispatches: WikiProject Ships Featured topic and Good topics Wikiproject report: WikiProject Norse History and Culture Discussion report: Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations Features and admins: Approved this week Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation Delievered by SoxBot II (talk) at == WP Syria == {| | |align="center"|Hi, you have been invited to join the WikiProject Syria. There you can also find and contact users who are trying to improve Syria-related articles. If you would like to get involved, just visit the participants page and/or inquire at the project's talk page. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. | |} Great job copyeditting and referencing Hims! We could use all the help we could get. Cheers! == ITN for 2009 Mexico prison riot == Hope i've done this correctly - it's my first one == ITN for North Korean parliamentary election, 2009 == Thanks again, SpencerT♦Nominate! == Wikipedia Signpost — 9 March 2009 == This week, the Wikipedia Signpost published volume 5, issue 10, which includes these articles: News and notes: Commons, conferences, and more Wikipedia in the news: Politics, more politics, and more Dispatches: 100 Featured sounds milestone Wikiproject report: WikiProject Christianity Discussion report: Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations Features and admins: Approved this week Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation Delivered by §hepBot (Disable) at == Hims GA pass! == Glad to hear the good news and thanks for the barnstar! Without your copyeditting and source verifications, I don't think Hims would have passed, so shukran! An FA might be difficult for Hims due to the lack of official and other sources, but who knows. I'll see what Zozo thinks. He and I have recently moved on to Latakia and I hope you could join in there as well. If we do an FA on a Syrian city, I think it's best we use Damascus or Aleppo. Cheers! == Hawk! == Thanks for the Barnstar and your help on Hims. As for FA, I agree with Al Ameer, with the sources we have now it's going to be difficult. But at least I know what to look for the next time I am there. Salamat! Yazan (talk) == Possible ITN == I think the title you're looking for is probably in the source's headline. 2009 West African meningitis outbreak? Possible stylistic comparisons to 2009 Bolivian dengue fever epidemic – although many more were affected by that one. Including a nomination link in your signature now? That sounds like a good idea... Hi again Spencer, in addition could you please place some sort of protection on this? I do my best to keep it tidy but it hasn't even been in the news this week and the amount of vandalism I've just removed was appalling... Thanks. Hmmm... I'm currently trying to restore my battered reputation at DYK by attempting to take it over on Tuesday... but perhaps I shall take a look... :I've done a bit but when I googled it I discovered this epidemic happens every year... :-/ == WikiCup Newsletter == |- | valign="top" style="border: 2px #000000 solid; padding: 1em; width: 50%; background-color:#ADD8E6;" | Content Leaders As of this newsletter, the following is a list of participants with the most: Featured articles Gary King and Juliancolton have both had 3 successful featured article nominations. Featured lists Matthewedwards has had 7 successful featured list nominations. Featured topics Scorpion0422 and Mitchazenia have both had 1 successful featured topic nomination. Featured pictures Durova has had 51 successful featured picture nominations.

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Car bomb in Syrian town near Turkey border kills at least 13: monitor, rebels BEIRUT At least 13 people were killed and dozens were injured by a car bomb on Thursday which targeted a building used by a rebel group in the northern Syrian town of Azaz near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Yasser al-Yousef, from the political office of the Nour al-Din al-Zinki rebel group which controls the building, put the death toll higher at 25 and said 13 of the dead were Nour al-Din al-Zinki fighters. It said the car bomb targeted a security office belonging to the group. Azaz, controlled by rebel groups, has been the scene of infighting between the various insurgent groups. (Reporting by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Richard Balmforth)

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In Video, Breeder Runs Over Dog. BJP MP Calls Out Cruelty On Twitter A case has been registered against the man after the video was viral New Delhi: A Punjab-based dog breeder places a dog in front of his car and runs it over in a disturbing video that captures the inhuman act of cruelty. The dog is seen yelping out of excruciating pain in the clip. A case has been registered against the man after the video was widely circulated on social media. BJP MP Maneka Gandhi called out the cruelty on Twitter, alleging the man, identified as Gurinder Singh of Punjab's Kapurthala, sells dogs for fights and disposes them when they are of no use to him. She also said that the animal died after suffering for 30 minutes. "This is Gurinder Singh s/o Harbans Singh, village Dandupur, Kapurthala in Punjab. He is a breeder and seller of dogs for dog fights. This is what he does to dogs when they are no longer useful. This dog died after 30 minutes of being in excruciating pain," she tweeted. A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act has been registered against the accused, who is missing, the police said. "We have registered a case in this regard," Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jaspreet Singh Sidhu told PTI over phone. The police have confirmed that the accused is a dog breeder. Efforts are being made to arrest him. Ms Gandhi, who represents Sultanpur constituency in Lok Sabha, is a noted environmentalist and animal rights activist. She has been raising issues related to cruelty against animals for years. She also runs a non-profit People For Animals, which is one of the biggest animal rights organisation in the country.

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Qatar coronavirus cases exceed 100,000, Kuwait tops 50,000 DUBAI (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Qatar exceeded 100,000 and Kuwait surpassed 50,000 on Monday, their health ministries said. Qatar, which has seen its daily case numbers fall from a peak of 2,355 in late May, added 546 new cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours to give a total of 133 deaths and 100,345 cases in total. Only about 12 percent of Qatar's population are Qatari nationals and, as in other Gulf states, Qatar saw COVID-19 spread among low-income migrant workers living in crowded quarters. With a population of about 2.8 million people, the energy-rich Gulf state has one of the world's highest per capita numbers of confirmed cases. Qatar, which did not impose curfews, began a four-phase lifting of restrictions on June 15. The second phase began on July 1, allowing the limited reopening of restaurants, beaches and parks. Qatar has the second highest number of cases after much larger Saudi Arabia in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which together have recorded more than 489,000 cases and 3,000 deaths. Kuwait reported 538 new infections to bring its total tally to 50,644 and 373 deaths. Kuwait initiated a five-phase plan at the start of June to gradually lift coronavirus restrictions, including partially restarting commercial flights from Aug. 1. A partial curfew remains in place. Reporting by Yousef Saba; Writing by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Jon Boyle Image: General view of a empty kids playing area, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Doha, Qatar March 17, 2020. (REUTERS/Stringer)

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Pep Guardiola: Rebuilding Manchester City will test Spaniard's impressive credentials to the limit The irony of it all was that after suffering the indignity of answering the "Is Pep Coming?" question so often in the past six weeks, no one decided to ask Manuel Pellegrini on the day when he actually wanted it out there that he would be on his way on 30 June. So after an indication that he had "something to say," at the end of a sparsely attended press conference convened to discuss the match at Sunderland, Pellegrini took it upon himself to break the worst-kept secret in British football. The last of the questions he fielded as the permanent Manchester City manager was actually more telling than any which might have been designed to provoke a Guardiola conversation, though. It went along the lines of: "Are you concerned you've not won two Premier League games in a row since mid-October?" and to be fair, he did admit that an improvement was necessary. It certainly is. Beyond the glitter and anticipation attached to City's thrilling and exceptional coup in landing the most celebrated manager on the planet, though, there is the not insignificant question of the rebuilding job required of Guardiola. It is a very different landscape to the one Ferran Soriano, the Manchester City chief executive, surveyed when he last hired the Catalonian, as his Barcelona manager in 2008. Back then, it was the 37-year-old Guardiola's willingness to keep things just as they were that most impressed the Nou Camp senior management. "It was Josep's good judgement to take the team left by [Frank] Rijkaard, make only a few changes to it, and regain the commitment of very talented players so that the club could go on to win several titles in the following season," Soriano reflected years later. Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini It won't be the same this time. This is a creaking squad Guardiola takes over. Its spine was established as far back as Roberto Mancini's tenure and two of the core components - Vincent Kompany and Yaya Touré - increasingly seem past their best. The ankle of David Silva, another of that extraordinarily well-judged sequence of signatures from that era, has become a frequent worry and the dependency on Sergio Aguero is more acute than ever. Reshaping will be necessary. And though City's player recruitment system, based on the Barcelona model Guardiola knew so intimately, is the most enlightened in the Premier League - problem positions agreed months ahead with four or five targets for each one -the acquisitions have not always delivered immediate dividends in the past few years. Eliaquim Mangala, Nicolas Otamendi, Jesus Navas and Wilfried Bony only go to prove as much. You also wonder where the route back is for Samir Nasri, now omitted from City's Champions League squad after three months out with hamstring trouble. The logic behind Nasri's exclusion from the group who face Dynamo Kiev, to accommodate Kelechi Iheanacho, as outlined by Pellegrini, underlined the perennial anxieties attached to Aguero, even though he has an uninterrupted month of football behind him now. "We need Kelechi, because with Wilfried Bony injured we cannot afford any risks if Kun [Aguero] is injured," the Chilean said. Pep Guardiola with the Champions League trophy Guardiola, whose arrival on these shores has been more talked about than any other, will also find the expectations amplified by this early announcement - however much anticipated it had been. Players have experienced the same when their names have been trailed months before their signing. The weight of anticipation will be monumental by the time he - prophet, renaissance man and football genius - actually drives up the Ashton New Road. It will be Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool to the power of 10 - and few untested Premier League managers have been proclaimed such a saviour as the German was ahead of an English baptism which revealed the complexity and level of difficulty domestic football represents. There is certainly much for Guardiola to savour, too. In Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling this season, there have been more than enough signs that City invested incredibly well. Both look like the nexus of a new incarnation, while Aguero still has five years in him and Joe Hart is as good a goalkeeper as an incoming Premier League manager could wish for. City are also through the hard yards of their "accelerated spending" now, having reached Europe's top table. They break even - the irony being that the credibility of financial fair play, their bête noire, was shot to pieces when its creator, Michel Platini, was so disgraced. Guardiola celebrates his first Bundesliga title with Bayern players Pep Guardiola instructing his Bayern team last season

2016-12-31 00:00:00

Chinese tech company threatens to sack employees who buy iPhone 7, over allegations Apple is 'anti-Chinese' Members of staff at a Chinese technology company have been told they face being sacked if they choose to buy the as-yet-unreleased iPhone 7, amid allegations that Apple software programmers could be 'anti-Chinese'. Hangzhou Bina Industrial Technology Company in east China posted a notice in its offices on July 18, entitled merely 'Patriotism', according to Huanqiu.com, an affiliation of People's Daily Online. The company instructed its 50-strong workforce to trade in their iPhone handsets for China-made phones, offering bonuses for staff members who agreed to complete the exchange. Clampdown: Hangzhou Bina Industrial Technology Company offers £283 in compensation for iPhone 6 users Time to stop: The sign was titled 'Patriotism' and offered firm guidelines to staff about buying the new iPhone Any employee with an iPhone 6 will receive 2,500 yuan (£283) in compensation, while iPhone 5 users are said to receive 1,500 yuan (£170) for a handset and iPhone 4 users 1,000 yuan (£113). Management from the company confirmed the remaining iPhone handsets will be 'destroyed' once they are handed over by staff to general manager Zhang Yunlong. Furthermore lower down, the sign reads: 'From today, any company employee who wishes to buy an iPhone 7 will be sacked. Anyone who gets sacked over this matter will not be hired for good.' The decision appears to be a response to an apparent iPhone software glitch, which has caused a storm on WeChat, a Chinese social media app, with many users saying the alleged fault is proof of Apple's anti-Chinese beliefs. When iPhone users typed out the Chinese pinyin word 'jichen', meaning 'hit and sink', the word 'China' would automatically appear as the first recommended word of choice, resulting in offence caused by the association of the two words, according to a report on Huanqiu.com earlier this week. The company ended the notice by reminding employees of its patriotic slogan, 'Let China love Made-in-China'. On the up? Apple revealed it had sold more iPhones in China than the US for the first time in April last year Local reports said around 13 staff had expressed interest in changing their mobile phones so far. According to Chinese media, Apple explained the situation by saying there had been a confusion over search terms after Argentina's coastguard vessel chased and sank a Chinese fishing boat in March this year. In April last year, Apple revealed it had sold more iPhones in China than the US for the first time Last week, photos of smashed iPhones went viral on Weibo as some netizens vowed to boycott American goods, as a wave of nationalism spreads across China following the ruling over the controversial South China Sea region. Apple is expected to release the highly-anticipated iPhone 7 model in September this year, with millions of handsets forecast to be sold worldwide.

2016-12-31 00:00:00

"The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities thanks Senator Smith for her commitment to changing the lives and future opportunities for the youth in our state and around the country," said Terryl Brumm, CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities. "This bill is an investment in a transformational and effective program model that will support achievement of essential skill-building starting at an early age when we at Boys & Girls Clubs know we can make a difference. We've seen firsthand that providing a safe environment where young people are engaged and challenged to build and practice essential skills ensures that they can reach their full potential and are well prepared to enter the workforce strengthening the economy today and into the future." About Boys & Girls Clubs of America For more than 150 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (bgca.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, nearly 4,600 Clubs serve 4.7 million young people annually through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 54 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at http://www.bgca.org or on Facebook and Twitter. SOURCE Boys & Girls Clubs of America Related Links

2019-12-31 00:00:00

Italy registers 1,229 new COVID cases, nine more deaths ROME. KAZINFORM - The health ministry said Tuesday that Italy has registered 1,229 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, ANSA reports. This was 221 more than on Monday, although Tuesday's results stemmed from 80,517 swabs, compared to 45,309 the previous day. The ministry said Lombardy, the worst-hit region, had the most new cases, 176, followed by Liguria (141). It said nine COVID-19 sufferers have died in Italy in the last 24 hours, down from 14 on Monday. Italy's coronavirus death toll is now 35,633. There have been 289,990 recorded cases here, including the deceased, the recovered and the currently positive.

2020-12-31 00:00:00

Burnley 3-1 Aberdeen AET (4-2 agg): Dons bow out after brave effort Two extra time goals, both of which were greeted with huge roars of relief from the home fans, finally edged Burnley through on a fuggy, often chaotic night. These supporters hadn't expected this. Aberdeen were magnificent in magnolia. They christened their new away strip in style, stretching out the tie to extra-time. The only reason for their fans to lament in Lancashire was the result. Jack Cork's header after 112 minutes of pulsating, end-to-end action broke Aberdeen's resistance. Ashley Barnes" penalty with seven minutes of extra-time left meant the Scots were out but far from down. Joe Lewis was immense in goal. Michael Devlin showed it isn't all about Scott McKenna, his much-admired partner in central defence. Graeme Shinnie played like what he was: a local boy giving everything for the team he loves. And then there was Lewis Ferguson, who scored the goal of his young life to silence the home crowd. There was a moment of surreal hush as everyone, including Ferguson himself, tried to process what had just happened. What had happened was an 18-year-old had flipped himself into the air and scored with a right-footed overhead kick to score his first senior goal to cancel out Chris Wood's opener. It was an act of audacity that surely saw his father's chest swell with pride. Derek, the former Hearts and Rangers midfielder, has clearly tutored him well. As for uncle Barry, he might have smiled as he remembered his own coming of age performance for Scotland against England at Wembley in 1999. As well as signifying a potential turning point in Ferguson's life, it also marked a changing point in the game. Prior to Ferguson's inspired intervention he and his teammates were finding life tricky. McKenna had to display his defensive nous early on to cut out a dangerous through ball that was otherwise destined for Sam Vokes, scorer of the late equaliser last week. But he looked slightly more leaden-footed when Burnley made the breakthrough just a few minutes later. "Come on you Reds!" the travelling fans implored in the direction of players sporting a different colour entirely. Come on they did. The last time Aberdeen faced English opposition in Europe they drew 1-1 in the first leg as well. But the return game was at Pittodrie, where they triumphed 3-1 over Bobby Robson's English champions. Aberdeen were required to do something special in an unfamiliar setting. The visiting fans did their best to turn Turf Moor into a Little Pittodrie. Over 2000 had travelled south and took over the cricket ground next door to the football stadium, singing and drinking in the sun. Many might have found it a wrench to leave this enchanted spot. But they did, filling up the end where Lewis spent the first-half. Wood punctured their reverie by scoring under their noses after just seven minutes. Frustration at the loss of such a quick goal was compounded by the knowledge it was cheaply conceded. Aberdeen had possession of the ball in the form of a shy on the right. Shay Logan's throw was directed towards Shinnie, who lost control under pressure from Westwood. The Burnley player then launched a high through ball between the Aberdeen centre-halves. Lewis, too, was slow to react and Wood did well to keep his composure and score after switching feet and rounding the "keeper. Aberdeen took time to find their feet. But then, after 27 minutes, came Ferguson's moment. A better-taken corner, from Gary Mackay-Steven this time, was cleared but the ball made its way back to the winger, who crossed again. Wood tried to clear but sent the ball back across the goal to where Ferguson was lurking. In the flick of an eye he was in the air. Another flick, of the boot this time, saw the ball nestling in the net. There was a brief, stunned silence and then an explosion of joy from the away end. Shinnie nearly sent them wild again on the stroke of half-time but his shot was tipped past Anders Lindegaard. The same player should have given Aberdeen the lead midway through the second half but shot wildly over from the edge of the box after a cutback from McGinn. Shinnie was irrepressible at times. Lewis was excelling at the other end, somehow tipping Johann Berg Gudmunddson's effort over the bar. Better still was his stop from a Barnes shot at the far post, which again he touched over. But he could do nothing about Cork's flying header 12 minutes into the first period of extra time.

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Cristiano Ronaldo sleeps five times a day BEFORE bed and snoozes in foetal position, reveals superstar's sleep guru CRISTIANO RONALDO'S secret weapon is that he sleeps five times a day BEFORE bed and snoozes in the foetal position. Sleep guru Nick Littlehales has lifted the lid on the amazing routines behind the Portuguese superstar's success. Ronaldo is said to go for a lie-down five times every dayCredit: Splash News Sleep guru Nick Littlehales has revealed Ronaldo's sleep secretsCredit: Reuters The Manchester United chief enlisted the help of the former bed company director to help with Gary Pallister's back problem. Twenty years on and Littlehales is now helping advise some of the biggest names in world sport. Ronaldo used to need a decent rest after Fergie let United's stars kick the forward to toughen him up. And the 34-year-old proved a sponge for sleep advice when then Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti invited Littlehales to come and work with Los Blancos. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was told to take five 90-minute sleeps a day and sleep on fresh sheets in the foetal position. Ronaldo also stops staring at screens an hour and a half before bed. At Madrid's training centre only the player himself is awarded access to their customised sleeping pod, meaning that the forward napped alone. Research shows the blue light emitted keep your brain ticking sleep by suppressing sleep hormone melatonin. From what I have learned from working with him, Ronaldo is not interested in fad diets, he is not interested in copying others Nick Littlehales Speaking to the Independent, Littlehales said: "Anyone who has ever worked with Ronaldo knows that if you have a discussion in the corner of the room, he will come over and ask what you are talking about. "I was invited to Real Madrid when Carlo Ancelotti became manager. "I was standing on the edge of the training pitch, talking to the Madrid staff, when Ronaldo ran over. "He had been training all day and you would have expected him to run straight to the dressing room for a shower but he asked what we were discussing. "He was interested in what I was trying to do because as an athlete he has always invested in himself. "From what I have learned from working with him, Ronaldo is not interested in fad diets, he is not interested in copying others. "The only thing he is concerned with is: does it work for him?" Ronaldo's sleep patterns may have been tested by his childrenCredit: Refer to Caption Former Chelsea ace Michael Essien once claimed he needed 14 hours of sleep a day to ensure he was at his powerful and energetic best in games. And 15-time tennis Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras would insist on pristine new sheets every night and banned his wife from even touching him once he got into bed. But Littlehales says the key to a good night is sleeping in a mattress with just TEN CENTIMETRES of foam. Aside from his work with football and rugby league clubs, Littlehales has also advised golden British cycling couple Laura and Jason Kenny. He added: "Why, when you go camping and start sleeping on a thinner mattress do you wake up feeling fantastic? "I've been working with Team Sky for a number of years and during every Tour de France, Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a Espana, we go ahead to the hotels making sure the cyclists sleep on exactly the same mattress every night. "All you need is 10 centimetres of foam." Littlehales was previously employed by Sir Alex Ferguson at Man UtdCredit: Getty Olympic heroes Jason and Laura Trott are two of his clientsCredit: Getty Images 'Inspirational' Cristiano Ronaldo shows off caring side as he plays football with young lad born without legs

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Hathras case: SIT gets 10 more days to submit investigation report India oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P New Delhi, Oct 07: In a recent development, the three-member special investigation team (SIT) which was set up to probe into the alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman was scheduled to submit its report on Wednesday. But the government has extended the deadline by 10 more days. Based on the recent finding of the SIT, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended Hathras SP and four other police officers for their 'handling' of the case. The SIT also recommended lie-detector tests for all those who are involved, including the family members of the victim. Amid China's growing assertiveness, India US Japan Australia agree to step up coordination On September 14, a 19-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and assaulted. She was taken to Aligarh Muslim University's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College for where she was shifted to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital after her condition worsened. On September 29, she succumbed to her injuries in Delhi. Later, the deceased victim's body was hurriedly cremated at night with nobody from her family being present, though Hathras police denied all charges. The brutality of the crime and rushed action of the Hathras police drew nationwide criticism while the police proceeded to sequester the village - no politicians were being allowed, the family members were barred from talking to media. Former BJP MLA, 100 others booked for organising crowd in support of Hathras accused Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government took some 'corrective measures' and relaxed the restrictions. On Tuesday, the SIT team went to the village, examined the spot where the women was cremated. The Yogi Adityanath government has asked the Supreme Court to order a court-monitored CBI probe into the gang-rape case. It has also said the midnight cremation was done to avoid large-scale violence, which was apprehended next morning. For Breaking News and Instant Updates Allow Notifications You have already subscribed

2020-12-31 00:00:00

How 800,000 people are trying to save Uber in London LONDON - Sorry, Uber says, we took a wrong turn. London transit authorities announced last week that they were revoking Uber's license to operate in one of its biggest and best markets, yanking the popular ride-hailing service off the roads because it wasn't a "fit and proper" private car-hire operator. At first, Uber was defiant, and its top London executive essentially called the city a bad place for a high-tech company to do business. By Monday, cooler heads were working the problem. Uber's new global chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, said he accepted that Uber had to do better. Meanwhile, an online petition in support of keeping Uber drivers on London's streets has garnered almost 800,000 signatures, putting the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan, in a tight spot with his constituents. In an open letter published in the Standard newspaper, Khosrowshahi said, "While Uber has revolutionized the way people move in cities around the world, it's equally true that we've got things wrong along the way. On behalf of everyone at Uber globally, I apologize for the mistakes we've made." The chief executive said Uber would appeal the decision to revoke its license "on behalf of millions of Londoners, but we do so with the knowledge that we must also change." London is one of Uber's top markets, and the app does especially well here, where it costs about half as much to ride in an Uber than in one of London's iconic boxy black cabs. The ubiquitous car service has experienced explosive growth in sprawling London, where an estimated 40,000 Uber drivers prowl the streets waiting for hails from the 3.5 million residents who have downloaded the app. If Uber loses London, it is in trouble. Transport for London, the governing authority for taxis and private-car hires, said it rejected Uber's application to renew its license because "Uber's approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility," including not reporting serious criminal offenses by its drivers to police, failure to conduct thorough background checks and issues with how it obtains medical certificates for the drivers. "As Uber's new CEO, it is my job to help Uber write its next chapter," wrote Khosrowshahi, a former chief executive of the online travel company Expedia. He replaced Uber's freewheeling co-founder Travis Kalanick, who was ousted by the company's board of directors last month. Kalanick sought to turn Uber into the Amazon of the transportation industry. He was also seen as reckless - in part based on "accusations of sexism that compound years of indications that an unchecked, hyper-alpha culture made Uber an uncomfortable place for many women to work," USA Today reported. In London on Monday, Khan, who heads the transit authority, told BBC Radio, "I appreciate that Uber has an army of PR experts, an army of lawyers. They've also made aggressive threats about taking us to court." He added: "I'm quite clear in my mind that London should be a place for new technology, a place were new companies set up, but they've got to play by the rules. If you play by the rules, you're welcome in London. If you don't, don't be surprised if [we] take action against you."

2017-12-31 00:00:00

One Nation issues threat over ABC funding Pauline Hanson's One Nation is threatening to vote against key budget measures The party wants the broadcaster's allocation cut by $600 million over four years ABC recently leaked phone recording of Hanson discussing a plane donation By Australian Associated Press One Nation is threatening to vote against key budget measures unless the federal government slashes funding for the ABC. Party whip Brian Burston says the party wants the public broadcaster's allocation reduced by $600 million over four years. 'It's about time we took a stand against the ABC because if it's us and they destroy us, what is it next, the government?' Senator Burston told The Australian on Wednesday. Scroll down for video The ultimatum comes after the ABC broadcast a leaked recording in which Senator Hanson appears to acknowledge a $106,000 Jabiru plane was donated by Victorian property developer Bill McNee. The minor party would only consider supporting a planned hike in the Medicare levy designed to fully fund the national disability insurance scheme, because it didn't want disabled Australians to be 'held to ransom'. When asked whether the government would be blackmailed by One Nation, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield told ABC radio: 'We have a range of legislative measures before the parliament and we put them forward and ask our colleagues to consider those on their merits.' Three-year funding for the ABC was established in the 2016 budget, he said. Share or comment on this article

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Texas House Approves New Limits on Abortion Federal law already prohibits the sale of fetal tissue. The proposal previously cleared the State Senate but will have to return there because the House expanded its scope. The State Senate is even more conservative, though, and passage is expected to be easy. The amendment on dilation and evacuation bars physicians from using forceps or similar instruments on a live fetus to remove it from the womb in pieces. Abortion rights groups say that method is the country's safest abortion procedure in the second trimester, and even some anti-abortion groups have opposed prohibiting it, fearing that doing so will prompt legal challenges. But Texas conservatives on Friday called the practice "barbaric." "Drawn and quartering," said Representative Stephanie Klick, Republican of Fort Worth, who attached the amendment to the bill. "That's essentially what we are doing to these unborn children." Representative Donna Howard, Democrat of Austin, countered that banning the procedure would endanger the lives of pregnant women. "This is political interference in medicine at its worst," said Ms. Howard, who broke down in tears. The bill reflects a change in strategy for Texas Republicans, who in previous years focused on the health of the mother in drafting anti-abortion legislation but now are concentrating on the fetus. In 2013, Texas approved one of the nation's strictest abortion laws, which supporters said would improve women's health. The law imposed costly building upgrades on abortion clinics while requiring doctors who perform the procedure to have admitting privileges. More than 20 Texas abortion clinics closed after the law passed. The Supreme Court voided much of that law, and Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote in the majority opinion that it failed to offer "medical benefits" sufficient to justify the burdens placed on women. Three Texas abortion clinics have since reopened. Representative Chris Turner of Grand Prairie, the leader of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, predicted future legal challenges to the new legislation. On Friday, he asked, "Why don't we just stop passing unconstitutional laws for a change?" Continue reading the main story

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Under the title “Findings of fact” in the section titled “Locus and state of dispute” ArbCom outlined the nature of the content dispute between the parties being: the appropriate titles for the article or articles concerning the country of Ireland and the island of Ireland the ambiguity that exists because the designation "Ireland" is used in English to refer to both of these disagreements concerning recent page moves relating to these articles whether consensus was properly obtained for the moves the extent to which the current article titles conform with the requirement of maintaining a neutral point of view. Points 3-5 have not been addressed at all during any of the discussion; while points 1-2 have been endlessly discussed with no resolution been achieved. At the moment, we have been unable to locate the discussions which lead to the consensus for points 2 and 4. This proposal will not be directly addressing these issues. This proposal is not something I came up with but is a compilation of a number of proposals by a number of Editors. MickMacNee got things started with this suggestion here. Suggesting an “Ireland which would cover all conceivable Ireland/Irish topics, such as History, Geography, Politics, Culture etc etc etc, with sensible formatting to fork to both all Ireland sub topics, and other specialist articles (Northern Ireland being the most obvious).” This was followed up by Rannpháirtí anaithnid with a similar suggestion here. They suggested “Ireland is a primary topic (i.e. deals with the history, culture, geography, people of all of Ireland). The article currently at Republic of Ireland is a subtopic of that (in respect of history, culture, geography, people etc. )… Contrast our way of doing things with Britannica which makes no distinction between the state and the island, having only one article that is ostensibly about the state, but which actually covers the whole island (like a merger between our current Ireland and Republic of Ireland). I would be in favour of such a solution too (over the current solution).” This was advanced to suggesting a merger of Ireland into Republic of Ireland then move Republic of Ireland to Ireland. These suggested were summarised then by Tfz in this post here. Having provide a sample Straw poll based on the comments of various Editors, I was prompted to put forward this proposal. This is the genesis of the suggestion so can not be considered mine alone. == My rational == I have stayed within ArbCom’s Final decision, and based my proposal on the Principles laid down. Based on this then, per Naming conventions, use of the term “Ireland” for the State/Country reflects current official usage by the UN, Europe and by the UK Government. The Government of the nation refers to itself as "Ireland." Numerous evidence cited indicates that the most common usage of the term "Ireland" is in reference to the nation, and not the island land mass. In addition, as pointed out by ArbCom in the section titled “Locus and state of dispute”, article titles must conform with the requirement of maintaining a neutral point of view, and based on all the available sources it does. This proposal is directed towards the Community and the reader and is not intended to appeal or appease any one group or individual as the suggested polls will possibly do. I have not addressed the issue of the Republic of Ireland article at this time, but suggest we address the initial cause of the dispute as outlined by ArbCom. Having worked out any possible concerns it would be the intension to place a notice on the various notice boards and ask for Community endorsement. ==Proposal== To create one Ireland article, by merging the current article at Republic of Ireland with the Ireland article. The article would be covered with disambiguation hatnotes such as: For the constituent country of the United Kingdom, see Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Ireland (disambiguation). This Article would cover all conceivable Ireland/Irish topics, such as History, Geography, Politics, Culture in a general way with a summary style format. Each section would have a disambiguation hatnote linking to a more detailed sub-article on that topic. Such as: For other uses, see Ireland (disambiguation) For the history of the Irish State see For the history of Northern Ireland see This has been called the China solution. == Support == Please do not add any comment besides signing your name here. If you agree or disgree post a comment in the sections below. BigDuncTalk Tfz == Oppose == Please do not add any comment besides signing your name here.

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Kim Kardashian's KKW Beauty campaign shows reality star with bold new look Kim Kardashian looked unrecognisable as she swapped her usual brunette locks for a platinum-blonde look while posing in a corset for a new shoot. The 38-year-old has revealed a bold new look for her latest collection for her make-up brand KKW Beauty. The reality star, who just appeared in the season 16 finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians - which is available to stream on Foxtel - donned a form-fitting leather garment featuring hues of red and orange to mimic flames for her Sooo Fire Collection. Captioning the shot, Kim, who held a lit match in her mouth, wrote: "The new Sooo Fire Collection by @kimkardashian features the ultimate glam essentials to create a gorgeous fiery look." The beauty mogul's fans believed she looked as though she was emulating a superhero from the Avengers franchise, while others were astounded by the new look. One fan penned: "Why does she look like she's trying to join the Avengers." "Kim this looks nothing like you," another said. A third wrote: "Why do you look sooo different?" Her new collection, which launches on July 19, features three gloss shades in Flammable, Extinguish and Radiate that boast a brand-new formula. The complete range also includes the Sooo Fire Eyeshadow Palette, which boasts 10 matte and metallic shades as well as three new eyeliners. KKW Beauty launched in 2017 with her contour kit and has since launched an array of products, including Kim's much lauded body make-up. However, Kim hasn't been without scrutiny lately after she apologised and vowed to rename her latest venture - a shapewear brand named Kimono. Last week, she announced the new launch, but soon after she tweeted the announcement, criticism about the chosen name poured in and it sparked major cultural appropriation backlash. The mum-of-four tweeted: "Being an entrepreneur and my own boss has been one of the most rewarding challenges I've been blessed with in my life. "What's made it possible for me after all of these years has been the direct line of communication with my fans and the public. "I am always listening, learning and growing - I so appreciate the passion and varied perspectives that people bring to me. "When I announced the name of my shapewear line, I did so with the best intentions in mind. "My brands and products are built with inclusivity and diversity at their core and after careful thought and consideration, I will be launching my Solutionwear brand under a new name. "I will be in touch soon. Thank you for your understanding and support always." People of Japanese heritage have been angered by the reality star's new project and accused her of "disrespecting" their national dress. This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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Massive magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits city in south-west Japan Massive magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits city in south-west Japan The earthquake hit south-east of Miyazaki, a city of about 400,000, at 8.48am The magnitude 6.3 earthquake had a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles) No abnormalities were reported at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant By Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:48 a.m. Friday and had an epicenter 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Miyazaki, a city of about 400,000. The earthquake had a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles.) The Japan Times reports that Kyushu Electric Power Co. says no abnormalities were reported at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. The Times also reports that nation's weather agency did not issue a tsunami warning. Advertisement Share or comment on this article:

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Young women having cheap fillers don't realise they can lead to blindness and even a stroke Beth Craigs knew having fillers injected into her lips might be painful, but was willing to endure discomfort to get the plumped-up look made popular by celebrities. Yet, 24 hours after the procedure, the 21-year-old was in such agony she knew something was very wrong. Her lips had swelled to twice their size and she "couldn't sleep as the pain was so bad." "My lips felt like concrete and the pain was spreading down my cheeks into my jaw. I'd never had fillers before and assumed it would hurt, but this was something else." Beth, of Wallsend, North Tyneside, is a beauty therapist. She saw an advert on Facebook offering lip fillers for £120, which she admits was "quite cheap compared to what it would normally be." At a doctor-only clinic locally the same procedure would cost £240. She'd booked her appointment through Facebook with the beautician, who was renting a chair at a Newcastle salon. When she was left in terrible pain, Beth messaged the beautician, who told her it was fine and she should wait 14 days for the swelling to go down - but she subsequently deleted her page and profile on Facebook. "I contacted a doctor who told me my reaction wasn't normal. He prescribed steroids, and I had to have costly injections to dissolve the filler," Beth says. She is horrified by the experience. "I had no idea that you could inject someone without having medical qualifications," she says. "The more I've learned, the more terrifying it is. The doctor I saw was worried that if the beautician had hit a blood vessel when she injected me, I could have had a stroke." Beth is one of many women whose health is being put at risk through a scandalous lack of regulation governing fillers. This is despite the fact that, in the wrong hands, consequences range from disfigurement and tissue death to sight loss and stroke. Unlike muscle-freezing injections such as Botox, fillers - usually containing hyaluronic acid, which occurs naturally in the body - are not prescription medicines. Instead, they are classified as medical devices, which means that if I could get my hands on a syringe of filler I could, legally - and without training - charge people for lip injections. Unbranded products from China are sold on eBay for just £9, while branded products, such as Juvederm, are available for £74. In February, South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa led a parliamentary debate on the regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures. While the Government agreed action was needed, it has no immediate plans to change legislation, preferring to rely on voluntary registration by practitioners - which won't deter the cowboys. The MP became involved after a constituent, Rachael Knappier, ended up in A&E after receiving botched fillers administered by a beautician. The 29-year-old's lips had swollen up so much they were touching her nose. Rachael has since started a petition calling for aesthetic medical treatments to be administered only by medical professionals. The issue is not new. In 2005, the government chief medical officer warned that, in the wrong hands, injectables put patients at risk of permanent injury. My lips felt like concrete and the pain was spreading down my cheeks into my jaw - Beth Craigs Then, in 2013, a government report recommended fillers be reclassified as prescription drugs. Its author, Sir Bruce Keogh, then the NHS England Medical Director, said the lack of regulation was a "crisis waiting to happen." Five years on, nothing has changed. According to Antonia Mariconda, founder of campaign group Safety In Beauty, that crisis has arrived. The group's fifth annual audit showed complaints in 2018 were two-and-a-half times higher than in the previous year. Of the 3,117 complaints investigated, 638 involved dermal fillers, with eight cases where people were hospitalised and three where patients suffered anaphylactic shock. "What is most concerning is not only that there are more complaints, but that those are coming from an increasingly younger group of individuals," says Mariconda. The figures showed that in 2018, 267 cases were reported by individuals aged between 17 and 24. In 2017, that figure was just 48. The popularity of lip-plumping is dubbed by industry insiders "The Kylie Effect" - referring to American reality star Kylie Jenner, 21, who began having lip fillers at the age of 16, to striking effect.

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Sheringham Football Club is a football club based in Sheringham, England and was established in 1897. They are currently members of the and play at Weybourne Road. Nicknamed "The Shannocks", the club are affiliated to the Norfolk County FA. ==History== The club was established in 1897. They played in the Norfolk & Suffolk League, finishing bottom of the league in 1949–50. In 1957–58 they were league champions. In 1964 the league merged with the East Anglian League to form the Anglian Combination, with Sheringham placed in the Premier Division. The club were Premier Division runners-up in 1968–69 and champions the following season, before winning the league's Senior Knock-Out Cup in 1970–71. Having sunk into the lower divisions by the early 2000s, Sheringham were Division Three champions in 2002–03. They went on to win the Division Two and Division One titles in successive seasons, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2008–09 the club won the Premier Division title for the first time since 1970. Although they were relegated to Division One at the end of the 2014–15 season, the club were Division One runners-up in 2017–18, resulting in promotion back to the Premier Division. After winning the Anglian Combination Premier Division title for a third time in 2018–19, Sheringham were promoted to Division One North of the Eastern Counties League. ==Honours== Anglian Combination Norfolk & Suffolk League Cromer Lifeboat Cup ==Records== Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58 ==References== ==External links== Sheringham Football clubs in England Football clubs in Norfolk Association football clubs established in 1897 1897 establishments in England Norfolk & Suffolk League Anglian Combination Eastern Counties Football League

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Winter-proof your hair and foundation Stephanie Darling tries a skin-tautening facial and finds a body spray inspired by a magical part of the world. Trend Poker-Straight Hair Take inspiration from Bella Hadid's sharp new bob at New York's Met Gala. Begin with a leave-in conditioner or smoothing cream to protect your hair from heat and smooth down the cuticle, then start your blow-dryer. Bella Hadid attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo: Noam Galai Cult Following Tom Ford's Fleur de Portofino body spray is a delightful homage to the beautiful town on the Italian Riviera. His inspiration was the white acacia tree, which is translated here with notes of lemon, violet leaf, jasmine and honey. Tom Ford Fleur de Portofino All Over Body Spray, $110, davidjones.com.au. Road Test This week I try... a collagen-boosting facial Evo Lockdown Smoothing Treatment, $45. Redken No Blow Dry NBD Bossy Cream, $35. Essano Coconut Milk Hydrating Leave-in Conditioner, $16. Photo: Jennifer Soo The lowdown I'm all set to try the latest treatment on the spa menu at Melbourne's Langham Hotel - the Babor Collagen-Booster Facial. Th e treatment begins with a double-cleanse, followed by an enzymebased exfoliation. My therapist then alternates between warm and cool towels to remove the excess product and stimulate circulation. Now my skin is ready for the deeply relaxing facial massage that targets tired face muscles. Next comes Babor's unique, collagen-infused facemask. While this is doing its magic, my therapist works her fingers over pressure points on my face. To finish, she applies a moisturiser and eye cream. From here I hop straight off the table, catch the lift upstairs, jump into bed and order room service. Bliss. Pain factor The cold compress, following on from the deeply soothing hot towels, took a little getting used to. Downtime One hour. Tom Ford Fleur de Portofino All Over Body Spray, $110. Photo: Jennifer Soo Results My skin felt as if it had had a good workout, especially with the hot and cold towel treatment. The next day, my face felt and looked tauter. Where to get it Melbourne and Sydney: Th e Langham; langhamhotels.com. Cost: $189. At home Try Doctor Babor Collagen Booster Cream, $254, babor.com. Ask Stephanie Should I change my foundation in winter? As shine isn't such an issue in winter, embrace the joys of a dewy foundation - a dose of hydration will help combat the drying eff ects of wintry air. Try Jane Iredale Liquid Minerals A Foundation ($80, adorebeauty.com.au), which is loaded up with hyaluronic acid to combat dry skin. Send beauty questions to stephanie@darlingbeauty.com.au. Follow Stephanie Darling on Instagram @mrssdarling

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Zara McDermott stuns with beautiful bikini shot as she enjoys holiday with Made In Chelsea stars ZARA McDermott looked gorgeous as ever as she hit the beach with some of her Made In Chelsea pals. The 23-year-old is currently living her best life in Marbella with her boyfriend Sam Thompson - and has been topping up her tan in some of the most amazing bikinis. Zara McDermott stuns with beautiful bikini shot as she enjoys holiday with Made In Chelsea starsCredit: Instagram The former Love Island star hopped on a plane earlier this week and flew nearly 2,000 miles to could escape the miserable British weather. Zara looked effortlessly stunning as she caught some rays in a revealing sparkling orange bikini. She kept the sun out of her eyes with an oversized sun hat and went au natural without an inch of makeup on her face. The bombshell was all smiles as she hung out with her beau and the rest of his MIC pals in the Spanish city. Zara looked back to see what the rest of her pals were doing as she stood in the seaCredit: The Mega Agency Zara showed off her toned physique in her sparkly orange bikiniCredit: The Mega Agency Boyfriend Sam eventually joined her in the waterCredit: The Mega Agency The beauty also showed off her peachy bum in a polka dot bikiniCredit: The Mega Agency Last night she enjoyed a meal at Japanese restaurant Nobu Credit: zara_mcdermott/Instagram Back in April Zara showcased her impressive two stone weight loss after starting a gruelling fitness regime. The reality star tipped the scales at 10st 7lbs last August but now weighs 8st 9lbs having cut out junk food - including her beloved chocolate milkshakes. Zara recently revealed she's "hurt" and "confused" after trolls slammed her for being too skinny. She clapped back with a statement on her Instagram fitness page. Zara has been taking some seriously sexy snaps during her travelsCredit: instagram.com/zara_mcdermott Zara looked completely different back in 2018 Credit: Splash News In the caption Zara explained she had been left feeling hurt by comments from trolls that she was looking too skinny. She wrote: "I never thought those kinds of comments could hurt me, but if I'm honest they hurt me more than the fat shaming comments. "Why? Because I have worked so hard to get to where I am, I have spent so much time changing my lifestyle and focusing on being healthier. "I can now walk up a hill without feeling out of breath, I can run down the road and feel absolutely fine, my mental health has never been better." Zara first rose to fame on the 4th series of Love Island in 2018Credit: Rex Features The Essex girl has appeared on E4's Made In Chelsea alongside boyfriend SamCredit: Planet Photos Love Island's Lucie Donlan takes new boyfriend Luke M for first surfing lesson outta here Piers Morgan quits UK saying he's a 'washed up celeb' - but it's only for summer Inside EastEnders star Maisie Smith's family home with quirky loft bedroom Exclusive terrified Katie Price's son Harvey is rushed to hospital as he's struggling to breathe Beckhams pull out all the stops and share sweet snaps for Harper's ninth birthday Jada Pinkett Smith fans convinced Will Smith hinted at Margot Robbie affair But Zara has had all the support she needs from doting boyfriend Sam Thompson - who she started dating just over a year ago. Rumours that the pair were dating spread like wildfire after the pair were pictured together in a social media post in May 2019. A month later they confirmed their romance after being seen holding hands together while out on a stroll in London. Their relationship has gone from strength to strength and Zara has even appeared in the popular E4 show alongside her beau. Love Island's Zara McDermott shows off incredible two stone weight loss

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A win for Beverly Hills A superior court judge ruled in favor of the city of Beverly Hills and overturned a judgement in a lawsuit claiming harassment and discrimination by Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli. (photo by Edwin Folven) A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has overturned a jury verdict that previously awarded monetary damages to former Beverly Hills Police Department Lt. Shan Davis. Davis was among four employees from the police department who had claimed they were discriminated against by Beverly Hills Police Department Chief Sandra Spagnoli in a civil lawsuit. A jury reached the verdict last July and awarded $250,000 to Davis. The jury found no discrimination against the four plaintiffs but found some statements by Spagnoli qualified as harassment or retaliation, an assertion with which the city disagreed. The city filed a motion contesting the verdict and last week, Judge Elizabeth R. Feffer ruled there was no evidence to support it and overruled the jury's decision regarding Davis, who will not receive any monetary damages. "This rarely granted motion is certainly a victory for the city and the chief," Beverly Hills City Attorney Laurence Wiener said. "Although the jury found there was no discrimination as to each of the plaintiffs, they still concluded there was harassment based on several alleged comments the chief made in 2016. The city disagreed with the jury's finding these alleged statements rose to the level of harassment, particularly [concerning] plaintiff Davis. Obviously, the judge agreed." The ruling did not change the awards by the jury to the other employees in the case - lieutenants Renato Moreno and Michael Foxen and civilian employee Dona Norris, the department's public safety communications and evidence manager. Moreno was awarded $350,000 and the others $250,000 each. The city also brought a similar motion against the ruling regarding Norris that was not granted by the court. Davis and the others in the case are among nine plaintiffs who have claimed discrimination and harassment by Spagnoli. Last year, the city settled a lawsuit by former BHPD Capt. Mark Rosen for $2.3 million, and in July settled another lawsuit by former employee Clark Fogg, who worked in the forensics laboratory, for $300,000. In August, the city settled lawsuits filed by Officer Anne Marie Lunsman and Sgt. Scott Dibble, as well as administrative assistant Tania Schwartz, for $975,000. Attorney Bradley Gage, who represented the plaintiffs, said he is contemplating what to do next in regards to the ruling involving Davis. Gage added that he may appeal the Feffer's decision to the California Courts of Appeal, and would likely make a decision later this fall. "The first thing to keep in mind is we won eight other cases either by settlement or verdict. One has been overturned, but the other seven will result in the payment of millions of dollars," Gage said. "The city of Beverly Hills continues to have a serious problem of harassment, discrimination and retaliation and it appears they are not taking steps to remedy that." The Beverly Hills City Council supports Spagnoli, who was hired as chief in 2016. Prior to her hiring, an independent report by Management Partners firm analyzed BHPD policies, hiring practices and disciplinary processes, and made recommendations for improvements. The City Council called for the analysis to improve the department overall, fill vacant positions and boost morale. Representatives of Management Partners appeared before the City Council earlier this year and reported that progress had been made with organization and morale in the police department. "The city remains committed to a Beverly Hills Police Department that upholds the highest ideals of fairness, dignity and equality," Wiener added. "This win sends an important message as the department continues to move forward with great success."

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Durham cop says kids are buying alcohol with pocket money Children are getting drunk on strong alcohol sold for "pocket money prices," a police expert has warned. Sergeant Mick Urwin, a spokesman on licensing for the National Police Chiefs" Council, said youngsters were able to buy booze for less than the cost of their school dinners. He said groups of underage drinkers were hiding away in woods or by rivers to neck very cheap, high-strength alcohol such as three litres of cider for £3 - putting them at risk of sexual exploitation or other dangers. Sgt Urwin, of Durham Constabulary, spoke out as the Commons" Health and Home Affairs select committees carried out a joint investigation of introducing minimum unit price on alcohol. In November, the Scottish Government announced it would press ahead with plans to charge alcohol at a minimum price of 50p per unit. That means a 500ml can of beer can be sold for no less than £1.50 and a bottle of whisky £14. The UK Government will reconsider introducing a minimum price for alcohol after the Scottish scheme was backed by the Supreme Court. Campaigners argued that minimum pricing would reduce the consumption of super-strength ciders, cheap vodka and special brew lagers. Then Prime Minister David Cameron dropped a fixed price per unit in 2013 after a lobbying campaign by drinks companies and ministers warned it could unfairly hit responsible drinkers on lower incomes. Sgt Urwin said: "Alcohol is being sold at pocket money prices. Young people will go for the cheapest drink they can get. If we continue to allow young people the access to cheap alcohol at less than the cost they are paying with their dinner money at school then it will continue to cause a lot of harm." Giving evidence yesterday MON Rosanna O'Connor, of Public Health England (PHE), said just 4 per cent of the population consumed almost one-third of all the alcohol sold in England. A three-litre bottle of cider containing 22.5 units of alcohol can be bought for as little as £3.60. If the 50p minimum unit price were to be introduced, the costs would jump to £11. Ms O'Connor said: "The result would be a significant impact on a small group of people. That's why it's such a targeted policy for such great health gains." Professor Nick Sheron, a liver expert at the University of Southampton, said for people drinking 14 units per week - the recommended weekly limit - the cost would be an extra £1.26 per week for someone drinking wine or spirits, £2 for a beer drinker and £3 for a cider drinker. Those supporting the minimum unit price say it only targets a small group of problem drinkers, such as street drinkers, under age drinkers and young people "pre-loading" before a night out. Unlike a tax, it will not impact alcohol price in pubs and clubs, which they say could have a negative impact on the night-time economy. Critics of the proposals say money raised from a minimum unit price goes straight to the manufacturers, while increased duty could be used to provide alcohol treatment programmes. Government figures estimate that alcohol abuse in England and Wales costs £21billion annually, including cost to the health service, alcohol-related crime and losses to the economy. Introducing a minimum price of 60p per unit would see 3,000 fewer alcohol-related deaths over five years, 88,000 few hospital admissions and 350,000 crimes, according to health data.

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Scientists discover potential path to improving samarium-cobalt magnets -- ScienceDaily Scientists have discovered a potential tool to enhance magnetization and magnetic anisotropy, making it possible to improve the performance of samarium-cobalt magnets. The scientists, at the U.S. Department of Energy's Critical Materials Institute at Ames Laboratory, in collaboration with the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska, identified orbital-moment quenching as the possible tool, and rationalized the quenching in terms of the dependence of electrical charge distribution in samarium atoms. Sm-Co magnets were the first rare-earth permanent magnets, and are still the top performer in applications where resistance to demagnetization -- its coercivity -- and performance at high temperatures are important. The scientists at first sought to test the limits of substituting iron for some of the cobalt, attempting to make a Sm-Co magnet comparable in strength to neodymium iron boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnets, which has a higher magnetic moment. "The Critical Materials Institute (CMI) has as one of its moonshots the discovery of materials that are comparable in strength to neodymium magnets, but with the high-temperature durability of samarium magnets," said Durga Paudyal, Ames Laboratory scientist and project leader for Predicting Magnetic Anisotropy at CMI. "We were looking to increase the magnetic moment of the standard Sm-Co magnet." The research collaboration led to the discovery that substitutions of iron could range as high as 20 percent, keeping the coercivity of the magnet intact. Computational theory and modeling results showed that the electronic structure of the Samarium in the material may violate Hund's rule, which predicts how electrons occupy available orbitals in the atomic structure. The research findings will help scientists sort out the parameters of magnetism in rare-earth materials, and help speed discovery of potentially useful magnets in the future.

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Dog died in 'hot as an oven' horse box after Euston Hall event Image copyright Ashley Dace/Geograph Image caption The horse endurance event was taking place close to Euston Hall in Suffolk A man whose dog died after it was left in a horse box on a hot summer day has been found guilty of animal cruelty and fined. Iain Cockley-Adams, of Gloucestershire, had left his collie-cross dogs in the back of the vehicle while his wife took part in an endurance event at Euston Hall, Suffolk, on 18 June. The court was told the horse box felt as "hot as an oven" when it was opened. Cockley-Adams said he felt he took "appropriate" steps for the animals. East Suffolk Magistrates' Court heard one dog, Wade, was found collapsed and unresponsive when ground staff opened the horse box at about 15:45 BST. He was later put down and a second dog, Dec, was found panting and dehydrated. Magistrates were told temperatures had reached 29C (84F) on the day. Cockley-Adams said he had left four bowls of water for the dogs and he had been to check on them at 09:30 and 13:40. They had been locked in the vehicle from 07:30. He said he had a routine of checking the dogs during convenient time gaps at endurance events, and had never had a problem before. "My experience was telling me what I was doing was going to be OK," he said. "My interaction with the dogs during the course of the day didn't do anything to make me to think otherwise." Cockley-Adams, of Sevenhampton, near Cheltenham, was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and failing to ensure the welfare of both dogs. He was ordered to pay £3,437 in fines and costs, and banned from owning a dog for three years. The RSPCA, which prosecuted Cockley-Adams, said it hopes the sentence "sends out a clear message that leaving a dog in a hot vehicle will not be tolerated by the courts."

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venue disrupted by Olympic preparations Car makers were ill served by the Japanese Motor Manufacturer's Association (JAMA), the organiser of the Tokyo Motor show, although some were more ill served than others. With the Big Site exhibition halls in the Ariake district of Tokyo being readied for next year's Olympic Games, the motor show was forced to split itself across four halls over a mile apart. It was a bit like the Frankfurt show in September, where organisers refused to reduce the footprint of their much-diminished show, which simply meant that you walked more to see less. So who won and who lost out in this process? Certainly journalists' shoe leather fell victim, as you either paid a fiver to get a return rail trip between the halls, or took Hobson's Choice of a half an hour queue for a free bus ride or a half an hour yomp between the halls. Toyota's position here is moot. As well as being Japan's, if not the world's, biggest car maker, it is a major sponsor for the Olympics and the Paralympics so Big Site being dug up is in its long-term benefit. Akio Toyoda, Toyota's president, holds a similar position at Jama, so he signed the show contract knowing full well that this year would be far from a vintage example of what has traditionally been one of the most technically interesting shows in the calendar.

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Romana Labounková (; born April 27, 1989) is a Czech racing cyclist who represents the Czech Republic in BMX. She represented the Czech Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event, finishing in 11th place. ==References== == External links == The Official website of Czech BMX The Personal website of Romana Labounkova The Official website of UEC 1989 births Living people Czech female cyclists BMX riders Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of the Czech Republic Cyclists at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for the Czech Republic

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was delete. Tone ===Eglinton Bus Garage=== () – (View AfD)(View log) Unnoatable Bus Garage L-Tyrosine (talk) Delete - Per nom. No assertion of notability. Livna-Maor (talk) Wow. Delete as non-notable. There is no indication that this is notable for any reason, a google news search provides no coverage; a couple of mentions in passing but that is all. The only reference gien in the article is the official website. – Toon(talk) Snowball delete. A bus garage? Very unlikely that we can find much in the way of reliable sources about that. —David Eppstein (talk) The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

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The current champion of the country Alsou Asanova came down after 57 km, the world champion Marina Zhalybina ran a little more than 30 km. In the middle of the race, the leader was Olga Ukolova, the bronze medalist of the previous year's championship. At the beginning of the second half, she was ahead of Nadezhda Gogoleva and Dina Zakharchenko, who led the fight for the victory to the finish. At certain moments, Gogoleva's advantage reached almost two minutes, but by 85 km only 10 seconds remained. Zakharchenko closely approached the leader, but she did not have the strength for the final segment. Nadezhda Gogoleva became the champion of Russia for the second time in her career, Dina Zakharchenko won the silver medal, losing by less than a minute. For the second year in a row, Nadezhda Shikhanova reached the national podium in both supermarathon disciplines, 24 hours and 100 km. === Men === {| |- |100 km |Vsevolod Khudyakov Voronezh Oblast|| 6:47.47 |Igor Veretennikov Saint Petersburg|| 7:00.58 |Vitaliy Verendyakin Mordovia|| 7:05.02 |} === Women === {| |- |100 km |Nadezhda Gogoleva Sakha−Sakha Republic|| 7:44.50 |Dina Zakharchenko Samara Oblast|| 7:45.41 |Nadezhda Shikhanova Kirov Oblast|| 7:55.05 |} ==Cross country (autumn)== The 2018 Russian Autumn Cross Country Championships was held in Orenburg on 20–21 October. A total of 58 runners (38 men and 20 women) from 29 regions of Russia took part in two senior races. Competitions were held in cool weather with strong gusty wind. Alexey Vikulov added the title of the strongest on the autumn highway in Orenburg to the victory in the spring national championship in cross country. === Men === {| |- |10 km |Aleksey Vikulov Novosibirsk Oblast Zabaykalsky Krai|| 32.37 |Veniamin Kanybekov Bashkortostan|| 32.43 |Vildan Gadelshin Bashkortostan|| 32.47 |} === Women === {| |- |6 km |Margarita Novgorodtseva Kemerovo Oblast|| 21.32 |Lyudmila Lebedeva Moscow Mari El|| 21.41 |Natalya Khokhlova Kurganskaya Oblast|| 21.48 |} ==Mountain running (long-distance)== The 12th Russian Championship in Long Distance Mountain Running took place on 28 October in Krasnaya Polyana, Krasnodar Territory. A total of 42 participants (30 men and 12 women) from 13 regions of Russia took part. Nadezhda Leshchinskaya won the women's run for the fourth year in a row, ahead of Nailiya Yulamanova. === Men === {| |- |30 kmHeight difference:+1311 m −1311 m |Yuriy Chechun Samara Oblast|| 2:02.47 |Ruslan Fattakhov Bashkortostan|| 2:03.19 |Viktor Samoylov Samara Oblast|| 2:04.52 |} === Women === {| |- |30 kmHeight difference:+1311 m −1311 m |Nadezhda Leschinskaya Samara Oblast|| 2:30.25 |Nailiya Yulamanova Samara Oblast|| 2:33.00 |Aleksandra Zhavoronkova Samara Oblast|| 2:36.11 |} ==References== Results Russian Athletics Championships Russian Athletics Championships Russian Athletics Championships Russian Athletics Championships Sport in Kazan 21st century in Kazan

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Personally I don't think that any means of collecting tax is useless but they all require careful control in order to ensure they allow the correct market influence and are egaliatrian. ==Contradiction== In the two sections about "imputation" it is said (i) the tax credit is never recoverable and (ii) it is offsettable by individuals. I think (ii) is correct. Anyway, it's a contradiction. Paul Beardsell It's not contradictory, as "recoverable" means that if you have no tax liability, the amounts in question can be paid to you. Offsettable only means they can reduce a tax liability. (This is important elsewhere in the Taxes Acts, for example see s468Q(5A) ICTA.) However, I'll make it clearer tonight, when I have time to amend it, jguk ==Disambiguation== In this section, where should High Court disambiguate to? Should it be High Court of Justice of England and Wales or High Court of Justiciary? SWAdair | Talk The first one is correct for England and Wales. It is the Court of Session in Scotland and the High Court of Justice of Northern Ireland (I think) for Northern Ireland, jguk The page is now at High Court of Justice for the Eng and Wales court. Just go to the High Court disambiguation page for a list. FedLawyer == Protect against vandalism? == As long as this is a Featured Article, should it be protected against vandalism? People seem adamant to change the article for the worse. == Vandalism in progress == Twice an anon has put some rather coarse language on this page in place of, you know, the page. If it occurs again it ought be placed on the Vandalism in progress page. An admin might want to ban this troll. Wally I checked the user out, and it turns out he's the same one I just reverted on the page of the new President of Hungary. I've reported him as a vandal, and we'll see if we can't get a firefighter to put out this flamer. Wally == Incorrect use of 'United Kingdom' == 'United Kingdom' cannot be used adjectivally. The correct term is 'British', and so this article should be moved 'British corporation tax', I believe. I did move it myself, but found a very large of 'double redirects' would occur, and I didn't have the time to change them all. Lord Solar In common usage, that may be correct. However, as British includes the Channel Isles, which have a very different tax system, 'United Kingdom' is almost always used in practice, for good reasons. Richard. == Update? == Post budget hasn't brown declared corporation tax will now stand at 28%? Not until FY 2008, starting on 1 April 2008. But the rates for smaller companies are increasing incrementally in April 2007 and 2008 until they reach 22% from April 2009. == Work required == This article is currently undergoing a featured article review (see here), which has highlighted a number of deficiencies, notably in referencing. Please note any areas of concern either here, or on the article, and they will be looked at. Winklethorpe "Recently the tax has come under pressure from a number of sources." I don't care for the word "Recently". Do we have a year or date to affix? Beginning in 2005,... Also the next sentence "Tax competition between jurisdictions has..." Is the semi-colon use here proper? Seems like an alkward sentence that could use some commas, breaks, or something. Morphh (talk) I will have a look into the facts in that para. There's an actually an issue with a few statements like that, which I've found it difficult to back up without indepth knowledge of the subject. On the grammar, I wonder if it was meant to have a colon after "number of sources"? Winklethorpe (talk) The European cases began arriving in 2001 (and so started in the UK courts a few years earlier). Tax avoidance schemes have always been around, but the more aggresive legislation to counter them began in 2004. The rates have been falling for decades. To be honest, the para is starting to look like an attempt to loosely tie together the several issues that needed summarising in the lead. Winklethorpe (talk) There are currently two heading entitled "rates".

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Unity In Diversity Is India's Strength, Says West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee says we should all work together to defeat the forces that seek to divide us. Kolkata: Calling upon people to stay united to fight divisive forces, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said "unity in diversity" was the strength of this nation. On the occasion of "International Human Solidarity Day," she said people should not be divided on the lines of religion or caste. "On International Human Solidarity Day, let us celebrate our unity in diversity. This is our strength. Let us all work together to defeat the forces that seek to divide us along religious, casteist lines," Ms Banerjee, who had been at the forefront of protests against amended Citizenship Act and proposed nationwide NRC, tweeted.

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2M U.S. residents urged to evacuate over Hurricane Matthew; Fort Lauderdale airport closing FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- More than 2 million people have been urged to evacuate and hundreds of flights have been canceled in the U.S. as Hurricane Matthew churned through the Bahamas, taking aim for the U.S. East Coast. At least 15 people have been killed due to Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean. Florida, Georgia and South Carolina state officials have urged residents to evacuate if their homes are in Matthew's potential, destructive path. Florida Gov. Rick Scott suspended the Transportation Department's acquisition of traffic tolls in counties were evacuations are in effect for the hurricane. Travel through the Caribbean and in south Florida has been disrupted by Matthew. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is scheduled to close at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, canceling dozens of flights, while more than 250 flights have been canceled at the Miami International Airport since Tuesday. "Upon suspension of services, airport guests will no longer be allowed into the airport. Please seek alternate shelter locations during this time, as the airport is not a shelter," the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport said in a statement. "At this time, we have not determined when services will be restored." FlightAware reported 1,430 flights had been canceled Thursday in the United States and some 120 were delayed. Most major airlines have granted fee waivers to travelers whose plans have been disrupted by Matthew. Matthew, a Category 3 hurricane early Thursday, is heading north in the Caribbean toward the northwestern Bahamas and near the Florida coast, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Nato chief says alliance 'does not want new Cold War' Image copyright AFP Image caption Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is using deterrence Nato is not seeking confrontation with Russia and does not want another Cold War, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has told the BBC. The planned deployment of 4,000 extra troops to eastern Europe aims to prevent, not provoke conflict, he said. Despite current tensions, the military alliance does not see Russia as a threat, he added. Relations between the west and Russia are at their lowest point since the Cold War. The US and European Union imposed sanctions on Russia following its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014. The war in Syria has also been a flashpoint for tensions, with key Western powers accusing Russia of war crimes in its bombardment of opposition-held areas in support of the Syrian government. Read more: The Russians who fear a nuclear war Russia and the West: Where did it go wrong? Why is Nato deploying more troops? - BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus explains Russia is in many ways a weak country. Its leadership has a strong sense of encirclement - a view that the West is only eager to do it down - and, rightly or wrongly, this is driving Mr Putin's more assertive approach. That is what is making Nato allies like the three Baltic Republics and Poland so worried. That is why countries like Romania and Bulgaria worry about Russia's behaviour in the Black Sea region. And that is why Nato has sought to provide visible and highly symbolic reinforcements to its northern and south-eastern flanks. But Nato has to square a circle here. Despite Mr Putin's barbs, there is no great enthusiasm for a new conventional arms race. Read more from Jonathan Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected those allegations, and says the idea that Russia has aggressive military designs in Europe as "ridiculous." Multi-national Nato battalions made up of 1,000 troops each will be deployed to Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania early next year. They will be led by the US, Britain, Canada and Germany. But rather than seeking to confront Russia, Nato continues "to strive for a more co-operative and constructive relationship," Mr Stoltenberg said. "But we have to do that based on collective defence - deterrence." While Nato did not see any imminent threat from Russia, it was responding to its actions in Ukraine, he said, as well as what he called the use of nuclear rhetoric to intimidate European nations. Nato says it believes Russia has about 330,000 troops stationed near its western border. Earlier this week, plans for Russian warships to dock at a Spanish port were cancelled after Nato allies voiced concern that they could be used to bomb civilians in Syria.

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Another rider positive as Giro heads toward uncertain finish cyclist Fernando Gaviria AP Italy Coronavirus Colombian sprinter Fernando Gaviria became the latest cyclist to test positive for the coronavirus and be withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday as the race heads toward an uncertain conclusion this weekend. A staff member for Team AG2R La Mondiale was the only other positive out of 492 tests carried out Sunday and Monday to coincide with the race's second rest day, organizers RCS Sport said. The race is scheduled to end Sunday in Milan, the capital of the Lombardy region which is putting in place a nightly curfew beginning Thursday because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in an area already hard hit during the first wave of infections earlier this year. Two other stages in the final week of the race are also slated to ride through Lombardy. Race director Mauro Vegni has said from the start that the race's greatest achievement would be reaching the finish in Milan. The three-week event was already rescheduled from its usual slot in May because of the pandemic. Gaviria's UAE Team Emirates said the rider "was immediately isolated following the test result and is feeling well and is completely asymptomatic." The team noted that Gaviria also had COVID-19 in March. Gaviria has won five stages at the Giro during his career - four in 2017 and one in 2019, plus two stages at the 2018 Tour de France. Overall contenders Simon Yates and Steven Kruijswijk had already been withdrawn from the race after testing positive, as had Australian standout Michael Matthews. Yates' Mitchelton-Scott team and Kruijswijk's Jumbo-Visma team withdrew their entire squads last week following a series of positive results from the first rest day. Team Emirates said all of its other riders and staff came back negative in the latest round of exams. The teams added that its medical staff is "monitoring the situation closely and doing all they can to ensure the we can proceed safely." Italy added another 9,338 confirmed coronavirus infections to its official toll Monday as the government implemented new restrictions to curb night life and socializing in hopes of slowing the resurging outbreak. Another 73 people died, bringing Italy's official COVID-19 death toll to 36,616, the second highest in Europe after Britain. Stage 16 of the Giro, a hilly and lengthy 229-kilometer (142-mile) route from Udine to San Daniele del Friuli, was to be contested Tuesday. Portuguese rider João Almeida leads the race by 15 seconds ahead of Dutch rival Wilco Kelderman. More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

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Odian would follow his love of writing, a rather humble job for someone in his family's financial position, thanks to the support he received from his uncle, who was one of biggest influences during his upbringing. Odian would even be elected Deputy of the Armenian National Assembly, this was major link for him to use sources for his literally works throughout his career. Though Odian would seek a life as a political satirist through writing, he was never aligned specifically with any political party, rather he believed in free thought as being the most thorough and thoughtful process of understanding political issues. Armenian massacre events of the 1894-1896. He had the unique ability to conceive of and write stories at any given instant. In a 2013 piece written by Eddie Arnavoudian, he proclaimed "Even if elsewhere equalled in modern Armenian literature, Odian's exposure of the establishment's putrid core has certainly not been bettered". Odian's writing styles are often described as extroverted, as if his is removing his persona from the piece in order to best portray the truth. Though Odian was surrounded by nearly all of the other great Armenian writers of his time, and friendly with many of them, their writing styles never altered his own, always staying true to his voice. == History of Odian's Life == ===Early Life=== Early in his life, Odian attended the Berberian School (Constantinople), where he fine tuned his love of the Armenian language as well as writing. Over the course of his life, Odian would come to be fluent in a number of languages, French, Turkish, and Armenian to name a few. Odian would follow his love of writing, a rather humble job for someone in his family's financial position, thanks to the support he received from his uncle, who was one of biggest influences during his upbringing. Odian would even be elected Deputy of the Armenian National Assembly, this was major link for him to use sources for his literally works throughout his career. Though Odian would seek a life as a political satirist through writing, he was never aligned specifically with any political party, rather he believed in free thought as being the most thorough and thoughtful process of understanding political issues. Armenian massacre events of the 1894-1896. He had the unique ability to conceive of and write stories at any given instant. In a 2013 piece written by Eddie Arnavoudian, he proclaimed "Even if elsewhere equalled in modern Armenian literature, Odian's exposure of the establishment's putrid core has certainly not been bettered". Odian's writing styles are often described as extroverted, as if his is removing his persona from the piece in order to best portray the truth. Though Odian was surrounded by nearly all of the other great Armenian writers of his time, and friendly with many of them, their writing styles never altered his own, always staying true to his voice. == History of Odian's Life == ===Early Life=== Early in his life, Odian attended the Berberian School (Constantinople), where he fine tuned his love of the Armenian language as well as writing. Over the course of his life, Odian would come to be fluent in a number of languages, French, Turkish, and Armenian to name a few. Odian would follow his love of writing, a rather humble job for someone in his family's financial position, thanks to the support he received from his uncle, who was one of biggest influences during his upbringing. Odian would even be elected Deputy of the Armenian National Assembly, this was major link for him to use sources for his literally works throughout his career. Though Odian would seek a life as a political satirist through writing, he was never aligned specifically with any political party, rather he believed in free thought as being the most thorough and thoughtful process of understanding political issues. ] events of the 1894-1896. He had the unique ability to conceive of and write stories at any given instant. In a 2013 piece written by Eddie Arnavoudian, he proclaimed "Even if elsewhere equalled in modern Armenian literature, Odian's exposure of the establishment's putrid core has certainly not been bettered". Odian's writing styles are often described as extroverted, as if his is removing his persona from the piece in order to best portray the truth. Though Odian was surrounded by nearly all of the other great Armenian writers of his time, and friendly with many of them, their writing styles never altered his own, always staying true to his voice. == History of Odian's Life == ===Early Life=== Early in his life, Odian attended the Berberian School (Constantinople), where he fine tuned his love of the Armenian language as well as writing.

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"Dominion systems continue to reliably and accurately count ballots, and state and local election authorities have publicly confirmed the integrity of the process," it stated overnight. It then gave a breakdown of some of the claims it has faced in recent days and the "facts" that put them straight. One of them is the claim - repeated by Mr Trump - that the company has strong ties with the Clintons. Dominion said it made a one-time philanthropic commitment at a Clinton Global Initiative meeting in 2014, but the Clinton Foundation has no stake or involvement in its operations. It said no credible reports or evidence of any software issues exist and claims about software updates being done the night before Election Day are "100 per cent false." Meanwhile Mr Trump's claim that 2.7 million votes had been stolen from him by the machines, remains unsubstantiated. Fact-checking website Politifact said the claims was based on an OANN report that stated it had "unaudited analysis of data obtained from Edison Research." Edison Research is a company that contracts with the National Election Pool, a consortium of American news organisations, to provide exit polling data during election cycles. The company said it has not found data that back up OANN's report or Mr Trump's tweet. Politifact said the claim is "inaccurate and ridiculous" "Edison Research told us they have found no evidence of voter fraud. Dominion, state election officials and federal officials say there's no evidence that millions of votes were miscounted," it stated. On its website, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says bad actors would not be able to change vote counts undetected even if they tried. "The systems and processes used by election officials to tabulate votes and certify official results are protected by various safeguards that help ensure the accuracy of election results," the agency says. "These safeguards include measures that help ensure tabulation systems function as intended, protect against malicious software, and enable the identification and correction of any irregularities."

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Bradlee's Charisma - The New Yorker I first laid eyes on Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee on July 12, 1976, in a cavernous hotel ballroom across Seventh Avenue from Madison Square Garden. It was the first day of the Democratic National Convention. The ballroom had been turned into a giant encampment for the press. The big papers each had their improvised workspace, a jumble of rented desks and televisions and teletypes and typewriters, cordoned off with blue-curtained partitions. I was up in some sort of balcony, taking in the whole sprawling scene with a college friend, Herbert Denton, who had recently been made the first black city editor of the Washington Post. "Look out, here come Ben and Sally," Herb said. The most famous newspaper editor in the world and his vivid inamorata (they would not make it legal for another two years) had just entered the room from a door below us and were making their way up the center aisle toward the Post's compound. Seen from above, their progress resembled a royal procession, an ink-stained Roman triumph. As the news of their arrival spread, people seemed to flow toward them from their cubicles like iron filings around a magnet, hoping for a word or a glimpse. The context of that convention was, in a way, Bradlee's creation. If not for Bradlee - and Bradlee's confidence in his young reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who blew open the Watergate story, and the confidence that Bradlee had earned from Katharine Graham, the Post's owner, who risked the paper's future to print it - Gerald Ford would not have been President of the United States and Jimmy Carter wouldn't have been poised to beat him. As the managing and then executive editor, Bradlee had taken hold of Mrs. Graham's Post and, in David Remnick's words this week, "turned it into something ambitious, wealthy, and brave," a paper that could stand toe to toe with the New York Times. (Bradlee's girlfriend was no slouch, either. Sally Quinn was the star profile writer for the Post's Style section, which he had created, and she was well on her way to inspiring the half-admiring, half-reproving wisecrack of Christopher Ogden, Time's Washington bureau chief: "The seven most frightening words in the English language are "By Sally Quinn, First of a series." ") And, of course, there was the movie, which had come out only three months before. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman were (and are) movie stars, so it's only natural that they were (and are) somewhat more presentable than the real Woodward and Bernstein. But "All the President's Men" is a rarity: a movie in which an actor playing an actual person has less star power than the person the actor is playing. Jason Robards, Jr., was a movie star, too. He had the swagger down pat, along with the rough grace, the easy confidence, and the gravelly voice. But Bradlee is - was, I mean, alas - taller than Robards, broader in the chest and shoulders, less delicate and more leonine in the face. He was altogether more physically imposing and, potentially, intimidating. His gravelly voice was more gravelly, his fierceness more fierce, his deployment of profanity more thrilling. Robards was an excellent choice for the part, a better choice than Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum, who were also considered. (George Clooney, who was only twelve in "76, would be perfect for the remake.) The only person who could have played Ben Bradlee better - who did play Ben Bradlee better - was Ben Bradlee. Herb took me downstairs for a close look and a handshake and a bit of growly teasing. Bradlee was fifty-five years old then; Sally, thirty-five. The charisma - the vitality, the sheer erotic energy - that radiated that day from him, and from the two of them together, was stronger than anything of the kind I've since felt from any of the movie stars, rock stars, and politicians whose paths journalism has put me in.

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Analysts predict rise in oil prices up to US$150 a barrel in five years Experts who analyze the situation in the oil market predicted that oil prices may raise up to US$150 a barrel by 2025 due to reduced oil production and lower investment in this area. "That funding pressure is going to be massive. It's going to be really difficult for some of the producers to produce," said Trevor Woods, Chief Investment Officer of the Ohio-based hedge fund Northern Trace Capital. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal. Analysts believe that this will have long-term consequences. Due to the reduction in capital investments, oil production may decrease by five million barrels per day, which is 5 percent less than the pre-crisis figure. Oil companies will have to invest an additional US$625 billion over ten years to meet the demand. Therefore, oil can easily exceed the mark of US$100 per barrel in two years. Other analysts assured that oil prices would exceed US$100 per barrel in the second half of 2020. As of July 13, according to trading data, world oil prices are showing decline. August WTI Futures reached US$40.27 a barrel. September Brent crude oil futures fell to US$42.95 a barrel. Fluctuations in the oil market began back in early March, when members of the OPEC+ meeting could not come to a decision. After the failure of the agreement, oil prices collapsed. According to the agreement signed in May, the member countries reduce production by 9.7 million barrels per day, 7.7 million in the second half of the year and 5.8 million further until the end of April 2022. OPEC+ member countries and its allies plan to discuss the changes of the oil agreement on July 15 in a videoconference. Many members of the organization want to gradually increase oil production in August. Countries are ready to take this step due to the gradual recovery of the market. Photo: kem.kp.ru

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==Transport== ===Maritime traffic=== During the mid-19th century, ships carrying timber from Canada (particularly Quebec City) arrived at Padstow and offered cheap travel to passengers wishing to emigrate. Shipbuilders in the area also benefited from the quality of their cargoes. Among the ships that sailed were the barques Clio, Belle and Voluna; and the brig Dalusia. The approach from the sea into the River Camel is partially blocked by the Doom Bar, a bank of sand extending across the estuary which is a significant hazard to shipping and the cause of many shipwrecks. For ships entering the estuary, the immediate loss of wind due to the cliffs was a particular hazard, often resulting in ships being swept onto the Doom Bar. A manual capstan was installed on the west bank of the river (its remains can still be seen) and rockets were fired to carry a line to ships so that they could be winched to safety. There have been ferries across the Camel estuary for centuries and the current service, the Black Tor Ferry, carries pedestrians between Padstow and Rock daily throughout the year. ===Railway=== From 1899 until 1967, Padstow railway station was the westernmost point of the former Southern Railway. The railway station was the terminus of an extension from Wadebridge of the former Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway and North Cornwall Railway. These lines were part of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), then incorporated into the Southern Railway in 1923 and British Railways in 1948, but were proposed for closure during the Beeching Axe of the 1960s. The LSWR (and Southern Railway) promoted Padstow as a holiday resort; these companies were rivals to the Great Western Railway (which was the larger railway in the West of England). Until 1964, Padstow was served by the Atlantic Coast Express – a direct train service to/from London (Waterloo) – but the station was closed in 1967. The old railway line is now the Camel Trail, a footpath and cycle path which is popular owing to its picturesque route beside the River Camel. One of the railway mileposts is now embedded outside the Shipwright's Arms public house on the Harbour Front. Today, the nearest railway station is at, a few miles south of Bodmin. Plymouth Bus operates buses to the station. ===Footpaths=== The South West Coast Path runs on both sides of the River Camel estuary and crosses from Padstow to Rock via the Black Tor ferry. The path gives walking access to the coast with Stepper Point and Trevose Head within an easy day's walk of Padstow. The Saints' Way long-distance footpath runs from Padstow to Fowey on the south coast of Cornwall. The Camel Trail cycleway follows the course of the former railway (see above) from Padstow. It is open to walkers, cyclists and horse riders and suitable for disabled access. The long route leads to Wadebridge and on to Wenford Bridge and Bodmin, and is used by an estimated 400,000 users each year generating an income of approximately £3 million a year. ==Culture== ==='Obby 'Oss festival=== Padstow is best known for its "'Obby 'Oss" festival. Although its origins are unclear, it most likely stems from an ancient fertility rite, perhaps the Celtic festival of Beltane. The festival starts at midnight on May Eve when townspeople gather outside the Golden Lion Inn to sing the "Night Song." By morning, the town has been dressed with greenery and flowers placed around the maypole. The excitement begins with the appearance of one of the 'Obby 'Osses. Male dancers cavort through the town dressed as one of two 'Obby 'Osses, the "Old" and the "Blue Ribbon" 'Obby 'Osses; as the name suggests, they are stylised kinds of horses. Prodded on by acolytes known as "Teasers," each wears a mask and black frame-hung cape under which they try to catch young maidens as they pass through the town. Throughout the day, the two parades, led by the "Mayer" in his top hat and decorated stick, followed by a band of accordions and drums, then the 'Oss and the Teaser, with a host of people - all singing the "Morning Song." - pass along the streets of the town. Finally, late in the evening, the two 'osses meet, at the maypole, before returning to their respective stables where the crowd sings of the 'Obby 'Oss death, until its resurrection the following May Eve.

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At some point in the Fifth Century, Athena's great cult image was looted by one of the emperors and taken to Constantinople, where it was later destroyed, possibly during the siege and sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 AD. ===Christian church=== The Parthenon was converted into a Christian church in the final decade of the sixth century AD to become the Church of the Parthenos Maria (Virgin Mary) or the Church of the Theotokos (Mother of God). The orientation of the building was changed to face towards the east; the main entrance was placed at the building's western end, and the Christian altar and iconostasis were situated towards the building's eastern side adjacent to an apse built where the temple's pronaos was formerly located. A large central portal with surrounding side-doors was made in the wall dividing the cella, which became the church's nave, from the rear chamber, the church's narthex. The spaces between the columns of the opisthodomos and the peristyle were walled up, though a number of doorways still permitted access. Icons were painted on the walls and many Christian inscriptions were carved into the Parthenon's columns. These renovations inevitably led to the removal and dispersal of some of the sculptures. The Parthenon became the fourth most important Christian pilgrimage destination in the Eastern Roman Empire after Constantinople, Ephesos, and Thessaloniki. In 1018, the emperor Basil II went on a pilgrimage to Athens directly after his final victory over the Bulgarians for the sole purpose of worshipping at the Parthenon. In medieval Greek accounts it is called the Temple of Theotokos Atheniotissa and often indirectly referred to as famous without explaining exactly which temple they were referring to, thus establishing that it was indeed well the time of the Latin occupation, it became for about 250 years a Roman Catholic church of Our Lady. During this period a tower, used either as a watchtower or bell tower and containing a spiral staircase, was constructed at the southwest corner of the cella, and vaulted tombs were built beneath the Parthenon's floor. ===Islamic mosque=== In 1456, Ottoman Turkish forces invaded Athens and laid siege to a Florentine army defending the Acropolis until June 1458, when it surrendered to the Turks. The Turks may have briefly restored the Parthenon to the Greek Orthodox Christians for continued use as a church. Some time before the close of the fifteenth century, the Parthenon became a mosque. The precise circumstances under which the Turks appropriated it for use as a mosque are unclear; one account states that Mehmed II ordered its conversion as punishment for an Athenian plot against Ottoman rule. The apse became a mihrab, the tower previously constructed during the Roman Catholic occupation of the Parthenon was extended upwards to become a minaret, a minbar was installed, the Christian altar and iconostasis were removed, and the walls were whitewashed to cover icons of Christian saints and other Christian imagery. Despite the alterations accompanying the Parthenon's conversion into a church and subsequently a mosque, its structure had remained basically intact. In 1667 the Turkish traveller Evliya Çelebi expressed marvel at the Parthenon's sculptures and figuratively described the building as "like some impregnable fortress not made by human agency". He composed a poetic supplication stating that, as "a work less of human hands than of Heaven itself, should remain standing for all time". The French artist Jacques Carrey in 1674 visited the Acropolis and sketched the Parthenon's sculptural decorations. Early in 1687, an engineer named Plantier sketched the Parthenon for the Frenchman Graviers d’Ortières. These depictions, particularly those made by Carrey, provide important, and sometimes the only, evidence of the condition of the Parthenon and its various sculptures prior to the devastation it suffered in late 1687 and the subsequent looting of its art objects. ===Destruction=== In 1687, the Parthenon was extensively damaged in the greatest catastrophe to befall it in its long history. As part of the Morean War (1684–1699), the Venetians sent an expedition led by Francesco Morosini to attack Athens and capture the Acropolis. The Ottoman Turks fortified the Acropolis and used the Parthenon as a gunpowder magazine – despite having been forewarned of the dangers of this use by the 1656 explosion that severely damaged the Propylaea – and as a shelter for members of the local Turkish community. On 26 September a Venetian mortar round, fired from the Hill of Philopappos, blew up the magazine, and the building was partly destroyed.

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Tom Cruise can resume filming Mission: Impossible in UK after culture sec gives production the green light Major sporting events, as well as TV and film productions, are to be given an exemption from the UK's 14-day coronavirus travel quarantine. It means Formula One will return to Silverstone this summer with the British circuit hosting two Grands Prix on 2 and 9 August. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has also told Tom Cruise he will be able to resume filming the latest Mission: Impossible films - 7 and 8 - which are being shot at the Warner Bros Studios Leavesden in Hertfordshire. 'There's an appetite for female-led action films' He spoke to the franchise's 58-year-old Hollywood star earlier in the week about how production can continue. The move gives the go-ahead for other international sports competitions to take place, including cricket, Champions League and Europa League football, the PGA British Masters Championship and the World Snooker Championships. Film and sports stars and their support teams - all those deemed essential to the event or production - will be exempt from quarantine. They will have to live and work in controlled "bubbled" environments behind closed doors, according to the rules. Sporting authorities, event organisers and the film industry will need to follow government COVID-19 secure guidance and put in place "stringent protocols." All F1 races are expected to be staged behind closed doors with a minimum number of team personnel at the circuits. Social distancing measures will also be in force and on-site testing for coronavirus. Britain's Lewis Hamilton is aiming for a record seventh championship. Mr Dowden said: "British Grand Prix, international cricket and Champions League football can look forward to yet more sporting action on home soil - a further boost to our national recovery." On film, he said the country was "an in-demand location" that in turn delivers a great return for the economy, including "the thousands employed across the screen industries and the sectors it supports." "We want the industry to bounce back and exempting small numbers of essential cast and crew from quarantine is part of our continued commitment to getting cameras rolling safely again." The exemption applies to individuals coming into England specifically to work on film and television productions which qualify as British under one of the government's cultural tests or official co-production treaties. Darts, horse racing and other sporting events are expected to follow, ministers said. :: Listen to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker Cruise said in January last year the next two Mission: Impossible films would be released in the summers of 2021 and 2022. However, filming on Mission: Impossible 7, which will feature British actor Simon Pegg, had to be halted in Italy in February over coronavirus fears. Last month, Universal said it was due to resume filming on Jurassic World: Dominion in the UK from the second week of July at Pinewood Studios near Slough. Ben Roberts, chief executive of the British Film Institute, said: "Film and television are worth £9.9bn to the UK economy and being able to get production back up and running as quickly as possible is going to help our industry and its 77,000 production workers contribute to the UK's economic recovery."

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Australia election announced: 10 things to know about the poll Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Scott Morrison made his announcement on Thursday morning after visiting the governor-general Australians will vote in a general election on 18 May, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. The poll will decide whether the conservative government wins a third term or is replaced by a Labor administration led by Bill Shorten. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives will be contested, and half of the 76 seats in the Senate. The election is expected to be hotly contested in several areas including climate change and the economy. "[The election] will determine the economy that Australians live in, not just for the next three years, but for the next decade," Mr Morrison said at a press conference on Thursday. "We live in the best country in the world, but to secure your future, the road ahead depends on a strong economy," he said. "That is why there is so much at stake." Here are some key things to know about the vote. 1. Voting in the election is compulsory Unlike many other global democracies, Australia has mandatory voting for people aged 18 and over - or they risk a fine. It ensures a high turnout: 95% of people voted in Australia's last election. The most recent US and UK elections, by contrast, drew an estimated 55% and 66% respectively. Advocates say it depolarises the vote and reduces the influence of lobby groups, though critics dispute this. 2. Leadership'madness' may haunt the government Mr Morrison only became prime minister last August after bitter party infighting ousted his predecessor, Malcolm Turnbull. In doing so, Mr Morrison became Australia's fifth leader since 2013. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAustralia's decade of internal leadership coups "It was a peculiarly Australian form of madness," Mr Turnbull told the BBC in March, speaking about a coup culture which began with Labor in 2010. It's likely to harm the government's standing with voters, predicts Prof Sally Young, a politics expert from the University of Melbourne. "They're sick of the sniping and undermining," she says. "Knifing a leader - it never goes down well." 3. Climate change could sway votes - but to what extent? Australia has just endured a year of extreme weather events, including destructive floods, bushfires, cyclones and a severe drought. The past summer was the nation's hottest on record. It has made climate change a key election issue in some seats, experts say. Image copyright Reuters Image caption Extreme weather has pushed climate change into voters' minds, experts say Last year, the government scrapped plans to set an emissions reduction target in legislation - prompting fierce criticism. "Australia's lack of action [on climate change] internationally is becoming more recognised within this country," says Prof Young. The University of Sydney's Prof Marc Stears agrees, but says it's unclear how it widely it will affect voting decisions. 4. In many ways, the main battle lines are familiar Prof Stears says the major parties are already talking up their traditional strengths. That's subjects like jobs and infrastructure for the government, and health and education for Labor. They will compete fiercely on economic issues, with both parties promising policies aimed at reducing the cost of living, Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bill Shorten has led the Labor opposition for six years Although Australia's economy is the envy of many countries, wages growth is flat, and there is a generational split in attitudes to house prices. 5. There's much talk about a north-south divide Mr Morrison is overseeing a minority government, meaning he can ill afford to lose support anywhere in the country. Political observers say he faces challenges from the left and right - a debate that is often framed in geographical terms. In the northern state of Queensland, experts say the government fears losing votes to more socially conservative minor parties and independents. But in Victoria in the south, the electorate is perceived as more progressive. It delivered a resounding victory to Labor in a state election five months ago. 6. Will migration and refugee debates resurface? During past elections, Australia's major parties have employed tough rhetoric on immigration issues - particularly regarding asylum seekers. It has often been used to appear strong on issues such as national security, says Prof Stears. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Australia holds asylum seekers in offshore detention, under a controversial bipartisan policy That debate resurfaced in February, however, Prof Stears believes that last month's New Zealand mosque attacks may see politicians tone down such rhetoric. 7. There are signs of support for minor parties Prof Young says there is some public cynicism about the major parties, pointing to possible increases in support for other candidates. High-profile independent candidates have entered key races, and in New South Wales, a recent state election saw rises in minor party support in rural electorates.

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Terrifying moment road rage driver rams a man into a pole The video is thought to have been filmed on Saturday night at 9pm in Newcastle A Ford Focus is sat in the middle of the road before a woman hits it with her shoe The vehicle then reverses up the road and knocks a man off his feet into a sign By Joe Middleton For Mailonline This terrifying footage shows the moment a man is run over after a woman is seen pummeling the windscreen of the same car with her shoe. The video is thought to have been filmed on Saturday night at around 9pm in the Biggs Market area, in Newcastle City Centre. It begins with a Ford Focus, sitting in the middle of the road with the doors open as a woman bends down to remove her shoe. Suddenly two men leap in the vehicle and the woman starts hammering the windscreen with her shoe, in front of shocked revellers. As the woman strikes the car with her sixth blow, the driver accelerates, sending her flying as she grips the car handle. The car rapidly reverses and another man tries to get into the car and begins chasing it down the road. Suddenly the black car stops and begins to reverse back up the road as the woman halfheartedly attempts to hit the car with her shoe again. The motor vehicle then drives into the man, knocking him from his feet and into a road sign. It is not clear what started the incident or if the individuals involved know each other. Police have launched an investigation following the disturbance in Newcastle city centre. Shortly after 9pm yesterday, police received a report of a fight involving a number of individuals on Groat Market, Newcastle. An investigation is ongoing into the incident and officers are now carrying out enquiries to trace those involved. Acting Inspector Michelle Jahangiri, of Northumbria Police, said: 'This is a very serious incident that happened in a very busy street in Newcastle city centre. 'This could have resulted in a very serious injury, and I would like to reiterate that this type of behaviour is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated. 'We are aware of footage circulating on social media regarding the incident, and would ask members of the public to respect the ongoing investigation. 'Officers are the process of identifying the victims and offenders involved, and will take robust action against anybody found to be involved.' Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 1160 270719 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Advertisement Share or comment on this article:

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Stella Maxwell flashes the flesh revealing ample bosom By Dailymail.com Reporter She flaunts her figure as a world class bikini model. And Stella Maxwell took her talents to the public arena as she was seen in an open shirt and bra in Los Angeles on Friday. The 27-year-old stunner left little to the imagination as her ample cleavage and toned tummy were on center stage as she enjoyed a coffee break. Daring to impress, the Victoria's Secret Model showcased her amazing physique as she left her black and white striped jacket wide open. The British-New Zealand fashion icon was the opposite of shy as her black skimpy bra barely covered her bountiful bosom. Making heads turn in the neighborhood of Los Feliz, Stella squeezed into a form fitting pair of faded leggings. Meanwhile, Stella has been dating Kristen Stewart since rumours first surfaced they were an item back in 2016. Their relationship status was finally sealed with a kiss when they were spotted smooching in the back of a taxi in Milan at the beginning of this year. The Hollywood actress revealed that she keeps her relationships under wraps because she treasures them. In March 2017, Kristen told The Sunday Times: 'When I was dating Rob (Pattinson), the public were the enemy - and that is no way to live. 'I didn't talk about my first relationships that went public because I wanted things that are mine to be mine. 'I would have kept my life private for ever. But then I can't walk outside holding somebody's hand, as I'm followed everywhere.' Share or comment on this article

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US election officials dismiss 'unfounded claims' about result - live updates The spread of the coronavirus - which has sidelined roughly 10 percent of the agency's core security team - is believed to be partly linked to a series of campaign rallies that President Trump held in the weeks before the Nov. 3 election, according to the people, who, like others interviewed for this report, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the situation.... Trump went on a travel blitz in the final stretch of the campaign, making five campaign stops on each of the last two days. On Nov. 2, Trump's campaign schedule required five separate groups of Secret Service officers - each numbering 20 to several dozen - to travel to Fayetteville, N.C.; Scranton, Pa.; Traverse City, Mich.; and Kenosha and Grand Rapids, Wis.; to screen spectators and secure the perimeter around the president's events. President-elect Joe Biden made two campaign stops that day that also required Secret Service protection, but in smaller numbers. The agency is also examining whether some portion of the current infections are not travel-related, one government official said, but instead trace back to the site where many Secret Service officers report for duty each day: the White House.

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Two women who discovered they were sisters have been reunited with long-lost father after 24 years Two women who discovered they were sisters on Facebook while searching for their long-lost dad have been reunited with him after 24 years - just in time for Christmas. Lisa McLean, 33, from Nottingham, and Rebecca Parton, 24, from Doncaster, South Yorks, found each other on social media by chance while searching for David Riggs four years ago. The strangers had spent decades trawling the internet for their father before eventually discovering they were siblings in an incredible coincidence in 2016. Lisa and Rebecca did not know one another existed until they stumbled across each other on Facebook and they have since gone on to form a close sisterly bond. But the pair failed to give up on their search for their father and two weeks ago Lisa received a friend request from David who had seen their online appeal. After the pair got chatting Lisa soon realised he was their genuine dad after he was able to identify people in childhood family photographs. And on Sunday, David Riggs, 53, who is from South Shore, Blackpool, travelled down from his home to meet his daughters for the first time in over two decades. The emotional reunion took place at Lisa's house, where David also got to meet his grandchildren for the first time. They are also now set to spend their first Christmas and New Year together as a complete family after they were all brought back together by Facebook. 'It was just great, there were a few emotions which were obviously to be expected,' mum-of-five Lisa, a carer, said. 'You get butterflies and I was thinking "is he coming?" when I was at the station and if his train was delayed. 'But it was just lovely, he's seen his grandkids now and there's a lot of catching up to do - a lot of years to catch up on. The kids have now started to call him grandad so now he's feeling a bit old. 'But it's just nice. The only way I can describe it, it's a bit cheesy, but I suppose it is a Christmas miracle. 'It will be our first Christmas together and Rebecca is hoping to come down for New Year if we are allowed.' Former Blackpool Pier maintenance worker David described feeling 'like he'd won the lottery' and was the 'happiest man in the world' after meeting his daughters. 'I was searching for the girls for quite a number of years on and off,' explained David. 'They were always on my mind and in my heart. 'As the years passed and I was getting older I was trying to find them but every time I was trying it seemed to backfire as though my world was just falling apart. 'I feel for the last 20 or 30 years I was out walking around without a heart. 'I only found them by chance as I went on my phone and saw these two ladies online looking for their dad. I didn't recognise them. 'They could have walked past me in the street and I wouldn't have known. I scrolled down and saw my picture and thought wow why am I online? 'When I read it all I broke down in tears. 'I then found them on Facebook, they had changed their names and it was difficult to recognise them but I took a chance and the first person I rang was Lisa. 'I didn't sleep for two nights as I had found my three daughters. 'I was texting, crying and trying to explain my life and everything that has gone on - it's been emotional. 'I was heartbroken, it was a shock to find out they had been searching for me and I did cry for quite a bit. 'I never thought I would see them again ever I was in absolute shock. 'But they are really great girls and I'm very happy - it's now just a case of making up for the lost time. 'I'm going to get them all presents and look after the grandkids. It's proper heartwarming and it doesn't happen every day. 'At the end of the day a lot of families haven't been together throughout this crisis with Covid and this might put a smile on peoples faces. 'I'm excited for Christmas, it's the first Christmas that I am going to be with all my daughters and all the grandkids. 'When the kids started calling me grandad I was like am I that old - but it's just wonderful. 'I am possibly the happiest man in the whole world. This is the best thing that has ever happened in my entire life. 'I've never won the lottery but I suppose it's like that.' Lisa had been looking for her dad since she was 18-years-old by searching missing person websites and online appeals after he disappeared when she was nine.

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But an increasing number of Zambians do smoke. And that number is almost certain to rise with local cigarette manufacturing targeting local consumers. While female adult smoking remains in single digits, male adult current smoking is now greater than 25%. More troubling is that smoking among girls is now roughly equal to boys. Zambia has since changed its investment policy and is no longer offering the 5 year tax free break. This was too late to prevent the new cigarette factories from taking advantage of the tax incentive. But it offers a cautionary tale to other African countries trying to attract investors to ensure tobacco is excluded from its offers. Meanwhile Zambia, like many other countries around the world, finds itself caught between pro-tobacco development policies and efforts to implement tobacco control measures. The Zambian legislature is presently considering a new comprehensive tobacco control bill. If it becomes law, it will help to minimise the unhealthy consequences of its past investment policy, and to provide meaningful support for Zambians' future well-being. Ronald Labonte, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Ottawa; Fastone Goma, Associate Professor, University of Zambia; Jeffrey Drope, Professor in Residence of Global Health, Marquette University, and Raphael Lencucha, Associate professor, McGill University

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"ology" is the "study of" so it could have be used interchangeably, over the years as these words came into being, for medical specialties; probably the suffix that sounded better was adopted. There is also the suffix "dontist" eg. orthodontist, periodontist for different specialties of dentistry. And don't forget the good old physician. Sandman30s (talk) Thanks for the reply. I would have to disagree about orthopod being the origin of orthopaedic; in my experience orthopod is an affectionately dismissive slang term used, by physicians, to refer to our surgical colleagues. A Greek colleague of mine has suggested it derives from the origins of the profession which was at first about correcting abnormalities in childhood posture. I think you're probably spot on that -ology/-iatrics are chosen according to the sound of the resulting word; onciatrics and paediology just sound wrong! Thanks, Od6600 (talk) Paed- comes from a Greek word meaning "child", pod- (as in podiatry) comes from a Greek word meaning "foot", and (o)dont- comes from a Greek word meaning "tooth". These are the oblique stems (the nominative singular forms listed in dictionaries were different). AnonMoos (talk) Greek origins for "ortho" mean straight and for "pod" mean foot for literal translation of straightening or correcting the foot...... == Uknown phrase in unknown language == What does "Kak vi poivaete" mean? I don't know what language it's in, and I'm unsure about the third word. The first two are right, I think. It sounds Slavic. Thanks in advance. 80.123.210.172 (talk) Yes it's certainly slavic. the first two words mean "How are you..."? Are you sure you use the appropriate alphabet? Most of the slavic languages usualy use the Cyrillic alphabet, except for Croatian (and other few slavic languages) which use the Latin alphabet, so if you've used the appropriate alphabet then it's probably Croatian. Hope it helps. Eliko (talk) It looks like a miss-spelled transliteration of "как вы поживаете?" - Russian for "how are you?" (lit: how do you live? ), but I suppose it could be from another Slavic language altogether. Koolbreez (talk) (snigger) - you mis-spelled mis-spelled as miss-spelled (couldn't resist this one). If a young woman had done it you could have said "miss mis-spelled mis-spelled as miss-spelled, but being English I preferred mis-spelt". By the way, if the latin alphabet in which the sentence is written is the original one, then the sentence is supposed to be Croatian, and then the first two words mean: "How do I create more". Eliko (talk) "Most of the Slavic languages usually use the Cyrillic alphabet"... except Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Kashubian. i.e. about half of them. And are you saying that 'vi' is a Croatian verb form meaning 'I create more'? I don't think that they are about half of them. "Kak" means: how do I create; "vi" means: more. Eliko (talk) Eliko, in which language do these words mean these things? Croatian. Eliko (talk) There are 15 modern Slavic languages with a non-deprecated ISO 639-2 code, which seems to be as neutral a definition of what counts as a language (as opposed to a dialect) as anything. Of these, 9 are usually written in the Latin alphabet, 5 usually in the Cyrillic alphabet, and 1 (Serbian) can be written in either. Latin Bosnian Croatian Czech Kashubian Polish Slovak Slovenian Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Lower Cyrillic Belarusian Bulgarian Macedonian Russian Ukrainian Either Serbian So if each language gets an equal "vote", well more than half of the Slavic languages are written in the Latin alphabet.

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One Take Radio Sessions is a live in-studio EP by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 21 June 2005 by Mercury Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The tracks were recorded in one take at Shangri-la Studios in Malibu, California. The EP contains live in-studio versions of seven songs from the 2004 album Shangri-La and one song, "Rüdiger", from the album Golden Heart. This EP is in fact an extended version of The Trawlerman's Song EP, featuring two more tracks and a revised version of the title track. ==Critical reception== In his review for AllMusic, James Christopher Monger gave the EP two out of five stars. Although Monger thought "the playing is top-notch, the recording impeccable, and the tunes are strong", he felt that the EP offered nothing new that had not been previously delivered on the 2004 album Shangri-La. ==Track listing== All songs were written by Mark Knopfler. ==Personnel== Music Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar Richard Bennett – guitar Jim Cox, Matt Rollings – keyboards Doug Pettibone – guitar (tracks 2 and 5), mandolin (track 8) Glenn Worf – bass guitar Chad Cromwell – drums Production Mark Knopfler – producer Chuck Ainlay – producer, engineer Rodney Pearson – digital editing Bob Ludwig – mastering ==References== 2005 EPs Mark Knopfler albums Albums recorded at Shangri-La (recording studio)

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The Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The act was signed by all twenty members of the council, chaired by Jonas Basanavičius. The act of February 16 was the end result of a series of resolutions on the issue, including one issued by the Vilnius Conference and the act of January 8. The path to the act was long and complex because the German Empire exerted pressure on the council to form an alliance. The Council had to carefully manoeuvre between the Germans, whose troops were present in Lithuania, and the demands of the Lithuanian people. While the act's original document has been lost, its legacy continues. The laconic act is the legal basis for the existence of modern Lithuania, both during the interwar period and since 1990. The act formulated the basic constitutional principles that were and still are followed by all Constitutions of Lithuania. The act itself was a key element in the foundation of Lithuania's Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, adopted on March 11, 1990. Lithuania, breaking away from the Soviet Union, stressed that it was simply re-establishing the independent state that existed between the world wars and that the act never lost its legal power. (more...) Recently featured: Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The KLF – Lead(II) nitrate

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Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MBD5 gene. ==Function== This gene encodes a member of the methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) family. The MBD consists of about 70 residues and is the minimal region required for a methyl-CpG-binding protein binding specifically to methylated DNA. In addition to the MBD domain, this protein contains a PWWP domain (Pro-Trp-Trp-Pro motif), which consists of 100-150 amino acids and is found in numerous proteins that are involved in cell division, growth and differentiation. Mutations in this gene cause an autosomal dominant type of cognitive disability. The encoded protein interacts with the polycomb repressive complex PR-DUB which catalyzes the deubiquitination of a lysine residue of histone 2A. Haploinsufficiency of this gene is associated with a syndrome involving microcephaly, intellectual disabilities, severe speech impairment, and seizures. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found, but their full-length nature is not determined.. == References == == Further reading ==

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The Roshydromet statement about the ruthenium 106 levels was undated. Officials at the agency pointed it out on their website on Friday to a researcher from Greenpeace, Rashid R. Alimov, in response to a question about the radiation cloud posed by the conservation group last week. The agency then published a statement saying that "the discovery of even insignificant concentrations of radioactive isotopes on Russian territory speaks to the high effectiveness," of the Russian monitoring system. Environmental organisations, the statement said, were publicising the incident to raise money. "The heightened attention to this monitoring was created by some conservation organisations in the period of their budget formation for next year, with the goal of 'elevating' their importance in the eyes of the public," it said. Alimov said, "They say we were worsening the situation, driving everybody into a panic." In fact, he said, Greenpeace has emphasised that the now dissipating cloud over Europe is harmless, though it may have posed dangers near the source. What is worrisome, Alimov said, is the Russian government's apparent reluctance to publicise information about a radiation leak, and a potential health hazard. Officials at Mayak denied in interviews with the newspaper Kommersant that the plant was the source of the leak. Rosatom, the nuclear company, did not return calls to the press office. Stepan Kalmykov, a chemistry professor at Moscow State University, told N+1, an online news portal, that while posing no health hazard, the leak clearly raised other worries in Russia and beyond. "Somewhere, apparently, the process broke down," he said, "and nobody can guarantee that at the same place a more serious and more dangerous accident will not happen." The ruthenium cloud is not an indication of a reactor meltdown, which would spew a bouquet of many different isotopes, not just the one, said Vitaly G. Fedchenko, senior researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. "The release would have to come from a container or a place where already separated ruthenium isotope is stored," he said. Scientists say the ruthenium 106 release appears to be over. While European authorities have traced the cloud back to a region around the Mayak plant, the precise source has not been determined. It might have spilled in a transportation accident. "The problem is, we don't know," Fedchenko said. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, coming on the heels of the Chernobyl meltdown in 1986, the framers of Russia's new constitution prohibited the classification of information about the environment, though that provision has been flouted before. The Mayak spill in 1957 is often compared in its severity with the two worst power plant meltdowns, at Chernobyl and at Fukushima, Japan. In Chelyabinsk-40, residents were left largely in the dark, and the scope of the disaster was suppressed for decades. The source of the radiation that killed the daughter of Fomina's friend -- the radioactive bed -- was discovered only after a teenage girl living in an apartment one floor lower also died. Three years later, the infant's mother also died. "People just didn't know," Fomina said. "Radiation doesn't smell." New York Times

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Philadelphia police inspector cheered by fellow officers as he turns himself in on charges of assaulting protester A longtime and widely respected Philadelphia Police Department inspector captured on video striking a Temple University student protester with a metal police baton last week turned himself in on aggravated assault and related charges on Monday. But that wasn't before hundreds - including many cops in uniform - applauded and saluted the 31 year veteran of the force as he left the police union headquarters to head to the precinct to surrender, Fox 29 Philadelphia reported. Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna Jr., 54, waved and shouted "Thank you," as he walked out of Lodge 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police around 8:30 a.m. Monday. Accompanied by his attorney Fortunato Perri Jr., and police union head John McNesby, Bologna got into a black SUV to drive to the 15th Police District. He was booked, arraigned and released about eight hours later on $10,000 unsecured bail. His preliminary hearing is set for June 25. A melee broke out between police officers and protesters near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on June 1. Videos showed Bologna shove one protester back before striking another, later identified as Temple engineering student Evan Gorski, with a metal police baton. The student's attorney, Jonathan Feinberg, claimed his client needed 10 staples to the head after the incident. Gorski was held in police custody for more than 40 hours and received medical attention before prosecutors decided to drop the charges against him, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. But FOP President McNesby said Bologna followed procedure by striking Gorski in the shoulder - not in the head - as the student interfered with an arrest. "He never ever even came close to the head, it was shoulder strike, it's what we are trained to do. The proper procedures were followed. Our guidelines were followed," McNesby told WPVI on Monday. When McNesby was asked about the student's head injury, he said he wasn't sure how it happened. "That's something you'd have to ask him," McNesby said, referring to Gorski. "I don't know how he got those staples. He sure as hell didn't get them from Joe Bologna." In a statement Monday, Bologna's attorney added: "In the midst of this deadly pandemic, Inspector Bologna and his fellow officers were spit on, sprayed with urine and other chemicals, as well as verbally and physically assaulted. His use of force to apprehend an individual who was trying to thwart a lawful arrest during a melee was lawful and justified." After a video of the incident went viral, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Friday that Bologna would be pulled from street duty pending an internal affairs investigation. Hours later, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the charges against the staff inspector. "This issue of an arrest warrant for Bologna comes the same day police issued a new catch and release policy for those who assault officers. Why are officers not afforded those same basic rights?" a police union press release said. "Along with arsonists, looters and thieves, Krasner is complicit in the destruction of our great city." Several officers attempted to organize a "blue flu," or when officers call out sick from work in protest, on Saturday, but a police memo warned that the move would only put other law enforcement in danger, as thousands of protesters later gathered in Center City, the Inquirer reported. Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 said Sunday it was selling $20 T-shirts to show support for Bologna. A GoFundMe page set up by a fellow officer raised nearly $22,500 by Monday morning. Meanwhile, a Change.org petition calling for Bologna's dismissal had more than 1,700 signatures by Monday afternoon. In a statement Sunday night, Temple University administrators said they were "extremely disturbed by the violent treatment" of Gorski and would arrange a meeting with city police to discuss the "shared responsibilities and patrols among the Temple Police Department, our Allied Universal security partners, and the Philadelphia Police Department help keep us safe by providing effective layers of service and protection for the Temple community and residents in nearby neighborhoods." Both peaceful protests -- and violent riots and looting -- have captivated the nation for two weeks straight following the May 25 death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Police have been accused of using excessive force in quelling crowds, while many officers have also suffered violent attacks. The National Guard was sent into several cities to restore peace and prevent further property damage. Meanwhile, officials in Minneapolis, New York and Los Angeles, as well as congressional Democrats, have pledged to defund police departments and allocate funds into underserved communities - the latest objective advocated by the Black Lives Matter movement.

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A systematic investment plan (SIP) is an investment vehicle offered by many mutual funds to investors, allowing them to invest small amounts periodically instead of lump sums. The frequency of investment is usually weekly, monthly or quarterly. ==Overview== In SIPs, a fixed amount of money is debited by the investors in bank accounts periodically and invested in a specified mutual fund. The investor is allocated a number of units according to the current Net asset value. Every time a sum is invested, more units are added to the investors account. The strategy claims to free the investors from speculating in volatile markets by dollar cost averaging. As the investor is getting more units when the price is low and fewer units when the price is high, in the long run, the average cost per unit is supposed to be lower. SIP claims to encourage disciplined investment. SIPs are flexible; the investors may stop investing a plan anytime or may choose to increase or decrease the investment amount. SIP is usually recommended to retail investors who do not have the resources to pursue the active investment. ==In India== In India, a recurring payment can be set for SIP using Electronic Clearing Services (ECS). Some mutual funds allow tax benefits under equity-linked savings schemes. This, however, has a lock-in period of three years. ==See also== Recurring deposit Dollar cost averaging == References == Investment funds

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Looking for substance in Quinoa Keneally Illustration: Cathy Wilcox Kristina Keneally seems certain to move to the Australian Federal Senate after losing the Bennelong by-election. Kristina is an intelligent person who can think on her feet. This makes her a formidable parliamentary performer. Unfortunately all the promise that Kristina brings is left empty by what she doesn't deliver. In this regard she's like quinoa salad. Quinoa salad looks absolutely fantastic, but once you've tasted it, you do go back to good ole potato salad and meat. Please Bill, get the Labor Party to choose someone with more substance than Quinoa Keneally! Adrian Nolan, Thornleigh Kristina Keneally campaigning. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen If the Labor Party decides to give the vacant Senate spot to Kristina Keneally, will she still be "nobody's girl"? Carolyn Wills, Cremorne It will be so very reassuring to have someone in the Senate, like Kristina Keneally, who is so adept at catchy, but insightful cliches. Let's face it, all of us have so little time to read, listen to and ponder upon issues of the day, that we only have time for sound bites and cliches to inform us. In steps Keneally! I look forward to Ms Keneally claiming the crown as Queen of the Cliches, in that most austere and boring of chambers. ("Go girl!" And bell that cat!) Pasquale Vartuli, Wahroonga Pay rise for top brass Simply outrageous that the head honchos at Sydney Trains gave themselves a 9 per cent pay rise, refuse a 6 per cent pay rise to those who actually do the work and simply outrageous that the train timetable is a mess. Has Patricia Forsythe, of the Sydney Business Chamber, estimated how much the failure to employ enough train drivers has cost the city? Constantly arguing the case for business does not support good social outcomes. Carolyn van Langenberg, Blackheath Almost all the reporting on the rail union dispute with the NSW government, has focused on pay demands. Sometimes there is a passing reference to "pay and conditions" but never a focus on conditions as a major issue. Truck drivers, train drivers, police, nurses and many others don't want to work such long hours that they start making serious (possibly fatal) mistakes. Yet the focus is always on the "unreasonable pay demands." These demands are ambit claims, often used as a bargaining chip in an attempt to get reasonable (read safe) working conditions. George Rosier, Carlingford If the train strike goes ahead on January 29 and costs the NSW government $100 million surely they can just reduce the budget for the corporate boxes at the new stadiums by the same amount? I think that more people travel on the trains than will ever see the inside of a corporate box. Lee-Ann Groblicka, Turramurra If we all go to work on Friday 26th, an inappropriate day for celebration, and then take Monday 29th off when the trains are on strike, we could, rather serendipitously, enjoy both radical political protest and economic rationalism at the same time. Peter Fyfe, Enmore First it was the naming of a Sydney ferry with a funny name, now it's train chaos. Let's hope Andrew Constance never applies for a civil aviation job. Peter Skrzynecki, Eastwood National rules a must for the truck industry Michael Byrne's opinion piece is absolutely right and his final phrase "The nation rightly expects nothing less from us" should register with all who operate in the industry ("Australia needs a road safety revolution to stop people dying in truck crashes," January 18). There is no escaping the fact that moving freight is the lifeblood of the nation, a nation on one hand facing enormous population growth and concentrated living, and on the other hand long distances between major centres and ports.The freight and logistics industry, or supply chain sector as I prefer to call it, is a national business. State boundaries are meaningless, we don't need 19th-century thinking. We must have a national set of regulations on speed, driver fatigue and all manner of hardware and software regulation. And we don't need five, 10 or 15 different regulators. We need just one with teeth and who can work with industry to get it right and get it happening. To turn Michael's phrase around "the people rightly expect action from our government." Ian Murray, Chairman Australian Logistics Council, Cremorne Point

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Nigeria Won't Depend On Handouts From Foreign Partners Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that the country will not be sitting idle to wait for handouts from the foreign development partners. President Buhari said that at this critical stage, what Nigeria required was top managers to handle the numerous challenges. Speaking at the opening of a two-day retreat for ministers designate and other top government officials at the presidential villa, Abuja, the President said in the next four years, he would rely on members of his new cabinet to deliver on policies and programmes geared toward lifting many Nigerians out of poverty. He explained that considering the United Nations (UN) estimate that Nigeria's population will grow to 411 million 2050, the third globally, behind only India and China, it becomes frightening, since the need for proactive action towards development. The President said that the purpose of the retreat was for the ministers designate to familiarize themselves with their colleagues that they would be working closely for the next four years and to reflect and assess the country's position in 2015 and presently as well as chart a course for the country for the foreseeable future. He said, "I congratulate all the new comers who your country has chosen above others to join the first term Ministers whose performance has been outstanding. All of you are appointed to assist and advise the President in running the affairs of our country. "At the end of the Retreat, it is hoped that all of you will be in tune with the roles and responsibilities of positions you will occupy in Government. Many national issues require unified decisions. "It is a great privilege for you to be called upon to serve in these Great Offices of State and you must grasp the chance with two hands and put in your best efforts as Nigeria today needs top managers to handle our numerous challenges. There will be long hours and you must be prepared to live laborious days if we are to serve our people optimally. "We are all aware of the looming demographic potential of our country. By average estimates, our population is close to 200 million today. By 2050, UN estimates put Nigeria third globally behind only India and China with our projected population at 411 million. "This is a frightening prospect but only if we sit idly by and expect handouts from so-called development partners. The solution to our problems lies within us. "Honourable Ministers-Designate, in our first term we identified three salient areas for close attention and action, namely to secure the country, to improve the economy and to fight corruption. "None but the most partisan will dispute that we have made headway in all three areas: " First - we have rolled back the frontiers of terrorism; we are actively addressing other challenges such as kidnappings, farmer-herder violence, improving the safety of our roads, railways, air traffic and fire control capacities. "Second - we are steadily turning the economy round through investment in agriculture and manufacturing, shoring up our foreign reserves, curbing inflation and improving the country's infrastructure. " Third - on corruption, we have recovered hundreds of billions of stolen assets and are actively pursuing control measures to tackle leakages in public resources. We will not let up in fighting corruption." President Buhari said as ministers, he was counting on them together with advisers and Nigerians willing and able to contribute to build upon the administration's road map of policies, programmes and projects that will lift the bulk of the people out of poverty and set them on the road to prosperity. He said, "Our Administration's eight years will have laid the grounds for lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. This outcome will fundamentally shift Nigeria's trajectory and place us among the World's Great Nations. " Honourable Ministers-Designate, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of policies, programmes and projects in your various Ministries, Departments and Agencies in line with Government priorities. You must also ensure that Agencies under your Ministries are effective, efficient and accountable in the discharge of their responsibilities. "Honourable Ministers-Designate, we must work as a team. Although you have been chosen to represent your states as a constitutional imperative, it is vital for all of you to work as Nigerians. "Furthermore, working as a team demands that we know what the next person is doing. You must open communications with your colleagues. Lack of communication leads to lack of cooperation and sub-optimal performance. " Finally, although this is called a Retreat, I would like to think this is a preparation for an advance to the Next Level. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I wish you fruitful deliberations."

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UK cinemas could reopen with strict social distancing as early as mid-July UK cinemas could reopen as early as mid-July in time for the launch of the latest Christopher Nolan film, the boss of Vue has said. Tim Richards, chief executive of the Vue Cinemas chain, said he is 'hopeful' that cinemas can be open in time for the release date of Nolan's new film, Tenet, on July 17. He told the BBC that the company is working with the government on ways the industry can operate while ensuring social distancing. It comes as theatre closures in London's West End have been extended until at least June 28, with no guarantee when they will resume. Tim Richards, chief executive of the Vue Cinemas chain, said he is 'hopeful' that cinemas can be open in time by the middle of July Share this article Share 95 shares Mr Richards said Vue Cinemas was trying to work with the Government 'to demonstrate that we are not like sporting fixtures or music concerts'. He said: 'We can actually control how many people go into our cinema at any given time. We have the ability to schedule our films separately and we have the ability to control entrances and exits for customers. 'We have operating systems in place today which allow social distancing and cocooning within the cinema for couples, individuals or families who want to watch a movie.' The chain said it has learned significantly from the impact of the Sars outbreak on its Taiwanese operations between 2002 and 2004. Mr Richards said the chain is prepared for 'every possible eventuality, ranging from social distancing to restricted access'. He said there will be a 'demand like we've never seen before' for cinemas when they are reopened, highlighting the releases of Tenet, Minions, Mulan and the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die, later this year. Last week, Odeon-owner AMC Cinemas said it will refuse to screen any Universal Pictures films in a row over the company's decision to release Trolls World Tour on streaming services after its theatrical release was disrupted by the pandemic. However, the Vue boss said he had a 'lot of sympathy' for the film studio, but stressed he did not believe this was a turning point towards more on-demand releases. Mr Richards said: 'We are not seeing any change - in fact we are seeing the opposite. UK cinemas could reopen as early as mid-July in time for the launch of the latest Christopher Nolan film, the boss of Vue, Tim Richards, has said 'We are seeing an incredible amount of support from all the studios. They want their movies released on big screens and our customers want to see those movies on big screens.' Meanwhile, West End theatre closures have been extended to June 28 amid the coronavirus crisis. Theatres around the country closed their doors after the Government advised against visiting leisure venues in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19, and the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has been cancelling performances across the West End on a rolling basis. SOLT said this does not mean theatres will reopen on June 29 and further cancellations are still possible as different theatres and productions are likely to reopen at different times. The news comes shortly after Jake Gyllenhaal announced that the West End transfer of Sunday In The Park With George, in which he stars with Annaleigh Ashford, has been postponed until next year. He wrote on Instagram: 'Though it may not come as a surprise to many, we have been forced to postpone Sunday In The Park With George at the Savoy this summer. 'London is like a second home to me and I was so excited to be spending the season in that beautiful city finally bringing our production to the West End. 'But, in accordance with science, we're going to have to wait. We will find another Sunday to bring our Sunday to you before too long. 'Thank you to everyone who already bought tickets (all that will be handled, not to worry) and I hope to see you all in the theatre when this moment has passed. 'Until then, please stay safe and don't worry: the beard will be back. Bigger and burlier than Broadway.' Ticketholders for all shows will be contacted by the organisation from which they bought their tickets to arrange a refund, credit note or exchange for a later date. A statement from SOLT said: 'We are grateful to customers for the patience they are showing during this challenging time for our industry. 'With 300,000 people visiting West End theatres in a normal week, it's a major undertaking to process refunds, exchanges and credit notes, particularly when many staff are working remotely.

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As the expanding Roman Republic began to conquer Greek territory, at first in Southern Italy and then the entire Hellenistic world except for the Parthian far east, official and patrician sculpture became largely an extension of the Hellenistic style, from which specifically Roman elements are hard to disentangle, especially as so much Greek sculpture survives only in copies of the Roman period. By the 2nd century BC, "most of the sculptors working in Rome" were Greek, often enslaved in conquests such as that of Corinth (146 BC), and sculptors continued to be mostly Greeks, often slaves, whose names are very rarely recorded. Vast numbers of Greek statues were imported to Rome, whether as booty or the result of extortion or commerce, and temples were often decorated with re-used Greek works. A native Italian style can be seen in the tomb monuments of prosperous middle-class Romans, which very often featured portrait busts, and portraiture is arguably the main strength of Roman sculpture. There are no survivals from the tradition of masks of ancestors that were worn in processions at the funerals of the great families and otherwise displayed in the home, but many of the busts that survive must represent ancestral figures, perhaps from the large family tombs like the Tomb of the Scipios or the later mausolea outside the city. The famous bronze head supposedly of Lucius Junius Brutus is very variously dated, but taken as a very rare survival of Italic style under the Republic, in the preferred medium of bronze. Similarly stern and forceful heads are seen in the coins of the consuls, and in the Imperial period coins as well as busts sent around the Empire to be placed in the basilicas of provincial cities were the main visual form of imperial propaganda; even Londinium had a near-colossal statue of Nero, though far smaller than the 30-metre-high Colossus of Nero in Rome, now lost. The Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker, a successful freedman (c. 50-20 BC) has a frieze that is an unusually large example of the "plebeian" style. Imperial portraiture was initially Hellenized and highly idealized, as in the Blacas Cameo and other portraits of Augustus. The Romans did not generally attempt to compete with free-standing Greek works of heroic exploits from history or mythology, but from early on produced historical works in relief, culminating in the great Roman triumphal columns with continuous narrative reliefs winding around them, of which those commemorating Trajan (113 AD) and Marcus Aurelius (by 193) survive in Rome, where the Ara Pacis ("Altar of Peace", 13 BC) represents the official Greco-Roman style at its most classical and refined, and the Sperlonga sculptures it at its most baroque. Some late Roman public sculptures developed a massive, simplified style that sometimes anticipates Soviet socialist realism. Among other major examples are the earlier re-used reliefs on the Arch of Constantine and the base of the Column of Antoninus Pius (161), Campana reliefs were cheaper pottery versions of marble reliefs and the taste for relief was from the imperial period expanded to the sarcophagus. All forms of luxury small sculpture continued to be patronized, and quality could be extremely high, as in the silver Warren Cup, glass Lycurgus Cup, and large cameos like the Gemma Augustea, Gonzaga Cameo and the "Great Cameo of France". For a much wider section of the population, moulded relief decoration of pottery vessels and small figurines were produced in great quantity and often considerable quality. After moving through a late 2nd century "baroque" phase, in the 3rd century, Roman art largely abandoned, or simply became unable to produce, sculpture in the classical tradition, a change whose causes remain much discussed. Even the most important imperial monuments now showed stumpy, large-eyed figures in a harsh frontal style, in simple compositions emphasizing power at the expense of grace. The contrast is famously illustrated in the Arch of Constantine of 315 in Rome, which combines sections in the new style with roundels in the earlier full Greco-Roman style taken from elsewhere, and the Four Tetrarchs (c. 305) from the new capital of Constantinople, now in Venice. Ernst Kitzinger found in both monuments the same "stubby proportions, angular movements, an ordering of parts through symmetry and repetition and a rendering of features and drapery folds through incisions rather than modelling... The hallmark of the style wherever it appears consists of an emphatic hardness, heaviness and angularity – in short, an almost complete rejection of the classical tradition".

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Charles H. Roadman II (born November 27, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas) was the 16th United States Air Force Surgeon General (1996–1999), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C. His father, Charles H. Roadman (1914–2000), was also an Air Force flight surgeon and command pilot. ==Education== 1967 Bachelor of Science degree in geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 1973 Doctor of Medicine degree, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 1974 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1977 Internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 1979 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar 1985 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. ==Career== Roadman entered the Air Force in May 1968. After receiving his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine, he completed his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) at Keesler Medical Center. Roadman served as a commander three times, twice in a hospital and once in a medical center. He was also a major command deputy surgeon, surgeon and command surgeon of both U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command. He served as both commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency and deputy surgeon general, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General. He assumed duties as Surgeon General in November 1996. He retired from the Air Force on December 1, 1999. ===Assignments=== July 1968 – September 1969, clinical laboratory officer, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas September 1969 – June 1973, training status at AFIT, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia July 1973 – July 1977, internship, then residency in obstetrics and gynecology, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi July 1977 – July 1980, staff obstetrician, then chief of obstetrics and gynecology, later chief of surgical services, then chief of hospital services, 401st Tactical Hospital, Torrejon Air Base, Spain July 1980 – July 1983, commander, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing Hospital, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England July 1983 – July 1985, commander, 554th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada August 1985 – June 1986, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. June 1986 – January 1988, director, professional services-aerospace medicine and deputy surgeon, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska January 1988 – May 1990, commander, USAF Medical Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio May 1990 – September 1991, command surgeon, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany September 1991 – July 1994, command surgeon, U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command, then Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois July 1994 – November 1996, commander and director, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Office of the Surgeon General, Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. November 1996 – October 1999, surgeon general, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. ===Awards and decorations=== Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal ==Academia== Roadman was Assistant Dean, Wright State Medical School (1988); the Distinguished Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (1997–1999), and Adjunct Professor of Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. ==Later career== After retiring from the Air Force, Roadman moved into the public health sector as President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) (1999–2004) Dr. Roadman also served as interim president and CEO of Assisted Living Concepts as well as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Altarum. He is currently on Altarum's Advisory Board. ==Notes== ==References== 1943 births Living people Surgeons General of the United States Air Force Emory University School of Medicine alumni People from San Antonio Recipients of the Legion of Merit Washington and Lee University alumni Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal

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The city of joy was where Santosh Shaw had hoped he will live and die. But sucked into a vortex of despair, for the man who navigated the chaotic lanes of Kolkata with consummate ease, finding the right way out is proving tough.

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The Clock Without a Face is puzzle book by Eli Horowitz and Mac Barnett with illustrations by Scott Teplin. It was published in 2010 by McSweeney's. The plot of the book revolves around the theft of 12 jeweled numbers from the face of "the Emerald Khroniker," a cursed clock, and with clues to the thief's identity and the whereabouts of the numbers are included throughout the text and in accompanying pictures. The identity of the thieves is revealed on the last page, but the location of the loot is not. The authors hid 12 actual emerald-studded numbers (crafted by Anna Sheffield) in locations around the United States, and readers are encouraged to search for them using the clues in the book. ==References== ==External links== The Faster Times: Interview with author Eli Horowitz 2010 books McSweeney's books Mystery fiction Puzzle hunts Puzzle books

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The film was quite the talk of the event at the Copper Box Arena, at the Queen Elizabeth Park in Stratford, this week, which also featured magician Dynamo and guests including Nancy Dell'Olio (pictured with the car). Fiat is holding a nationwide promotional tour and more than 71,000 potential customers have already registered an interest. It is available in April from £14,595. Pure automotive Viagra, clearly.

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"However, given the circumstances, we extended an offer that would have allowed Ms Ashcroft to sublet the property. We regret that we have not progressed this offer since then, and we are working with her to find a resolution. "Shared ownership is a great option for many people and helps them to buy a place of their own. We are sorry that on this occasion it has not been a positive experience for Ms Ashcroft."

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The last scene appears after the credits, and again features the Looney Tunes rings. This time, Porky comes out of the rings and tries to say his usual "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" However, Daffy interrupts again and takes over. After Daffy says the slogan, the back of the Warner Bros. shield, with the words, "Title Animation Written & Directed by Chuck Jones (with Chuck Jones' signature)", smashes him. He peeks his head out to the left side and says, "Fade out," and the segment ends. == Production == The original Gremlins was a financial success, and Warner Bros. asked its director Joe Dante to make a sequel straight away. Dante declined, because he saw Gremlins as having a proper ending, and thus a sequel would only be meant to be profitable. Moreover, the original film was a taxing experience for Dante, and he wanted to move on. Work on Gremlins 2: The New Batch continued without him, as the studio approached various directors and writers. Storylines considered included sending the gremlins to cities like Las Vegas or even the planet Mars. After these ideas fell through, the studio returned to Dante, who agreed to make the sequel after receiving the rare promise of having complete creative control over the movie; he also received a budget triple that of the original film. Dante later acknowledged that by this point too much time had passed between the films, thus possibly reducing Gremlins 2: The New Batch's appeal. Gremlins 2: The New Batch was shot in New York in June 1989 and released in 1990. As the filmmakers noted, this was a time when cable television, genetics, and frozen yogurt were becoming more common in popular culture, hence are all parodied in the movie. === Plotting === With more control over the film, Dante engineered a project that he later referred to as "one of the more unconventional studio pictures, ever." Dante included some material that he believed Warner Bros. would not have allowed had they not wanted a sequel to Gremlins. Allowed to break a number of rules in filmmaking, he also later claimed it was the film into which he had put the most of his personal influence. Dante imagined Gremlins 2: The New Batch as a satire of Gremlins and sequels in general. The recommended screenwriter, Charlie Haas, introduced the concept of moving the gremlins to New York City and a corporate head (Daniel Clamp) as Billy's boss. When the Warner Bros. executives grew concerned about the expense of portraying the gremlins attacking an entire city, Haas came up with the idea of confining the action within Clamp's "smart building". Haas also included a great deal of material in his screenplay that proved too elaborate to produce, including having a cow–hamster hybrid running on a treadmill in the laboratory. In keeping with Dante's desires to satirize the original film, the sequel has some meta-references and self-referential humor. These include a cameo appearance by film critic Leonard Maltin. He holds up a copy of the original Gremlins home video and denounces it, just as he had in reality; however, his rant is cut short when gremlins pounce on him. Partly for this scene, one academic called Dante "one of contemporary cinema's great pranksters." Additionally, when Billy is trying to explain the rules regarding the mogwai to staff in the building, the staff find them quite absurd and derisively interrogate Billy on their precise meaning; at one point considering the thought experiment of a mogwai in a plane which crosses a time zone. This scene originates from the fact that the filmmakers themselves saw the rules as irrational, and some questions in the scene were based upon those raised by fans of the original film. At one point in the film, Dante attempted to involve his audience in the story by making it seem as if the gremlins had taken control of the theatre where Gremlins 2: The New Batch was showing. The filmstrip appears to be broken by the gremlins, who then engage in shadow puppetry over a white screen before replacing the reel with the vintage nudie film Volleyball Holiday. Hulk Hogan then makes a cameo appearance as an audience member and intimidates the gremlins into running the rest of Gremlins 2: The New Batch. This joke was inspired by a similar stunt in William Castle's film The Tingler (1959). The studio feared that people might leave the theatre if they thought the film had broken; Dante therefore secured the inclusion of the sequence by assembling some people for a preview of the film.

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Mark-Viverito, the first Puerto Rican and Latina to hold a citywide elected position in New York, replied: "Claro @Lin_Manuel! (Without) a doubt! Told him you would invite him to Hamilton. But no idea you would perform! What a treat! But he deserves it!" Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, told CNN affiliate NY 1: "Being characterized as a terrorist himself, the White House took its time to assess every level, every fact, but most importantly this is a President who is very cautious, who is very respectful of the law." "Today is a day of celebration. It's a day of brotherhood and sisterhood in PR and we are very proud and I'm very grateful to the president." Puerto Rico's governor, Alejandro García Padilla, also celebrated the decision on Twitter. "The people of PR have just received the best news and are starting to celebrate the long awaited decision of @POTUS," he tweeted. He called López Rivera's incarceration "a fight for all Puerto Rico." "Congratulations on the release of Oscar López. This was a fight of all Puerto Rico. Thanks @POTUS. - AGP" he added. Mass pardons On Tuesday, Obama granted commutation of sentence to 209 prisoners and pardons to 64 more, including the commutation of sentence to former Army soldier Chelsea Manning, who was convicted of stealing and disseminating 750,000 pages of documents and videos to WikiLeaks. The President also pardoned James Cartwright, the former vice chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, who pleaded guilty in October to a single charge of making false statements to federal investigators in 2012 when he was questioned about leaking top secret information on US efforts to cripple Iran's nuclear program to two journalists. CNN's Maria Santana, Dalila-Johari Paul, Laura Jarrett, Gloria Borger and Emily Smith contributed to this report.

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Hong Kong competed at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China. ==Basketball== Hong Kong has qualified a men's team. ==Gymnastics== Wong Hiu Ying Angel has qualified into individual all-around final at 22nd place and vault final at 3rd place. In the individual all-around final, Wong finished 15th with a total score of 48.350. In the vault final, Wong won a bronze medal with an average score of 13.650. Ng Kiu Chung finished 69th in the preliminary round and did not advance into any final. == Volleyball== Hong Kong has qualified both a men's and a women's team. ==References== Nations at the 2011 Summer Universiade Summer Universiade Hong Kong at the Summer Universiade

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"It does lead the market to think that the Fed is moving as an insurance cut. If the economy is deteriorating and the Fed is cutting, all they're doing is offsetting weaker growth. But if growth is fine and they're cutting, then that leads the market to think this is much more of an insurance cut, which could boost risk assets and that's in part why we're seeing a bounce in breakeven insurance rates." "Fed funds futures had a 100% chance of a rate cut and it certainly looks like we are going to see a rate cut later this month. The jury is out, though, on the one full percentage point cut over the next 12 months, that still remains to be seen. "Given that it was a 100% expectation, the best they could hope for was expectation, so I'm sure there was some lingering doubt among equity investors. When you see a 100% chance of anything, it causes some concern. Powell is setting it up, certainly for a July rate cut. To me, it all depends on where you look in the economy. But over the last decade, the Federal Reserve has been banging the inflation beehive with a baseball bat and the bees haven't come out, so they figure keep trying this until something happens." Compiled by Alden Bentley

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I don't have the exact dates, but a cursory calculation for the said setting dates seems accurate. I will remove the word sunrise from the article, but it would be nice if someone with the proper calculation software could add the correct rise dates. J. Crocker Okay, it's taken me a year, but here's what I've got. According to this page, the approximate deviation of Manhattan avenues from true north is +28.9. By the foregoing discussion, that gives us a sunrise azimuth of 118.9, and a sunset azimuth of 298.9. Using a little trial-and-error here to determine when the sun's altitude is zero when its azimuth equals these values, I get dates for 2006 of Jan 11 and Dec 2 for the sunrise, and May 25 and Jul 17 for the sunset. That should be accurate to within one minute and 1/10 of a degree. uFu Article should mention that the island was bought from a neighboring tribe, and not the ones Manhattan belonged to (The Choctaws). == Photo arrangement == Anyone like the new photo arrangement? I myself was looking at getting the Times Square one full right, but server was acting up, so I gave up. Now I see somebody put all photos at top. I hope everyone likes what I did - there are no more large gaps in the text caused by the photos, and I made them all the same width for a more professional look. I like the fact that there are a lot of great photos in the article, but this can cause weird layout issues. Paradiso On my screen (1600x1200), ALL the photos are up top and the first paragraph is squeezed into 8% of the screen width on the left. After that there are no more photos. Maybe try putting them all in one table no wider than the widest jpg I fixed it for me - photos were NOT inside table before " {| align =right " | ng further to the confusion. Manhattan Island once was, indeed, the entirety of the City of New York. Consolidation of what is today the City of New York began in 1898 and even then the political boundaries were different than they are today. The section of City law that defines the borough of Manhattan is below: : § 2-202 Division into boroughs and boundaries thereof. The city of New York is hereby divided into five boroughs to be designated, respectively: Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. :1.

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It took Bong's return to Korea for him to create his masterpiece. Let's hope "Parasite's" near year-long press tour hasn't delayed whatever he has planned next. "Parasite" is in US cinemas and available to stream on Amazon Prime, and released in UK cinemas February 7. An earlier version of this story used an outdated name for North Macedonia. This has been corrected.

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Big Brother: Best Shows Ever remembers the late Verne Troyer Big Brother: Best Shows Ever remembered the late Verne Troyer tonight as Davina McCall and Rylan Clark-Neal took us back to the 2009 celebrity series. One of the actor's most memorable moments during his stint in the infamous compound included his rendition of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross's Endless Love with Ulrika Jonsson. Verne passed away in April 2018, with his death ruled as a suicide by alcohol poisoning by LA County Coroners. As audiences watched Verne rehearse in the bedroom, Davina recalled: "Verne really struggled with this task so much. He really knew he was going to struggle. "There was no hissy fit, no dramas... he sat in that bed with his headphones on..." She continued: "Imagine trying to learn a track from scratch! It's quite a big thing to perform in front of everyone else when you struggle with that." Verne Troyer appeared in Celebrity Big Brother series six (Picture: Rex) Viewers paid tribute to Verne as they watched the old scenes play out, with one writing: "Verne Troyer taking the task of learning Endless Love so seriously is still one of the sweetest things. "I developed a love for him during #CBB RIP." "This episode is dedicated to the late Verne Troyer," added another. More: Celebrity Big Brother Monday's episode of Big Brother: Best Shows Ever remembered the late great Pete Burns, Pete's time on the programme included his performance of number one hit You Spin Me Round (Like A Record). The musician passed away in 2016 at the age of 57, and viewers took to Twitter in their droves to praise the "one of a kind" star. Big Brother: Best Shows Ever continues on Thursday at 9pm on E4. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you.

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US proposal aims to be alternative to China investment in Asia "The U.S. is increasingly concerned about China's efforts in the region, the types of investments they are making, what it's doing to different economies and what it's doing for China's strategic interests," echoed Clete Willems, special assistant to the president for international trade, investment and development at the National Security Council. "We want to find a way to provide a clear choice and a clear alternative and that's really what this is all about." The IDFC's size is set to be more than double the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the current instrument for development finance that has a ceiling of $29 billion. Unlike its predecessors, the IDFC would boast the ability to make equity investments abroad. The proposed institution looks to employ local workers and catalyze private sector money in a transparent fashion that will boost economic growth. Its model is a clear response to some of the biggest criticisms behind Belt and Road: a reliance on Chinese workers and unsustainable loans that many participating nations cannot afford in the long term. If unable to pay, indebted countries may be forced to sell strategic state assets to Beijing, as was the case with Sri Lanka - a phenomenon that's been dubbed debt-trap diplomacy. Such problems arise from China's use of government-to-government agreements, said Conor Savoy, director of policy and advocacy at investment firm Global Innovation Fund. Private investment, as promoted under the IDFC, is more sustainable, he added.

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Africa: Our Food Systems Need Transformation Rome - The right to food is a universal human right. Yet, over 820 million people are going hungry, according the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2019). In addition, 2 billion people in the world are food insecure with great risk of malnutrition and poor health" 1. Another report 2 describes the situation even more worrying: "At the global level, one person in three is malnourished today and one in two could be malnourished by 2030 in a business-as-usual scenario. While hunger remains a critical concern, malnutrition in all its forms (undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity) now affects all countries, whether low-, middle- or high-income. Those different forms of malnutrition can co-exist within the same country or community, and sometimes within the same household or individual." Against this backdrop, the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) 3, which is, at the global level, the foremost inclusive and evidence-based international and intergovernmental platform for food security and nutrition (FSN), requested a High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) 4 to prepare a report on nutrition and food systems. The comprehensive HLPE report 5 is the basis for a series of inclusive, multi-stakeholder discussions at global and regional levels, including e-consultations, to provide inputs for shaping the Voluntary Guidelines (VGs) on Food Systems and Nutrition. The zero draft 6 of the VGs provides a comprehensive overview on the situation of food security and nutrition. However, among the causes of malnutrition, appropriate reference to the root causes is still missing: poverty and inequalities. Due to their extreme poverty, many people do not have access to enough nutritious food, although it should not be a privilege, it is a basic human right. This confirms the need for transformation of our current food systems and make them more sustainable. One basic problem is the misconception of low food price policy. The impacts of low food prices on the consumers' behaviour are significant, including their buying preferences. The situation of "low food prices" appears to be the result of competition among retailers and as such, they seem to be positive, favouring the poor people. In reality, all people, including the poor, suffer the consequences of low food prices, which regularly mean low quality of food. Low quality, ultra-processed food (frequently with high fat, sugar and salt content, the so-called junk food) have serious consequences on the nutrition status of the poor populations, leading to obesity, overweight and other non-communicable diseases. Food prices generally do not reflect the real costs of production, ignore the positive and negative impacts (externalities) of food systems on the environment and on human health. For the right decisions to transform our current food systems, true cost accounting is essential, giving due consideration to all environmental and human health externalities. This could help shape the VGs, recommending appropriate measures, policy incentives in support of sustainable solutions. There are ample scientific evidences related to the true costs of food and there are several studies 7 available on this topic. In addition, artificially distorted, low food prices have a strong impact on the food waste as well. Cheap food conveys the message that it does not represent a real value and consumers will throw away food more easily. Higher food prices (reflecting the true costs of food) would discourage consumers to buy more than they effectively need. Realistic prices of food do not imply generally high food prices. Only the prices of those (ultraprocessed, junk) food would go up which do not internalize the environmental and public health externalities. Studies show that as a result of true cost accounting, locally produced, fresh, healthy, unprocessed (whole) food would become more competitive, for the benefit of those who produce them, and in particular, the consumers and the whole society. The solution for the poor is not cheap food, but decent work and wages, essential to combat extreme poverty. In addition, the costs of decent wages are much lower than the benefits of saving great amounts of public health care expenditure. For the transformation of our food systems, sustainability should be the driving principle, paying due attention to the (so far ignored) environmental and social dimensions. Obviously, the economic dimension should also be considered, keeping in mind, however, that economic sustainability is nothing else but the result of the financial policy incentives or subsidies, promoting one or another type of food systems. In this regard, national legislators have enormous responsibility in providing the appropriate policy incentives to those food systems, which are sustainable. Sustainability addresses climate change adaptation and mitigation concerns as well, and goes well beyond, it provides adequate responses to a number of other environmental challenges (biodiversity loss, soil degradation) and to social issues as well, like rural employment.

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Elvis: Priscilla Presley shares Colonel Tom Parker telegram that was previously unknown Much has been written about Elvis Presley, but his ex-wife Priscilla has said there are some facts she keeps for herself from their private life. Nevertheless, during the King's 85th birthday celebrations at Graceland last week, the 74-year-old shared a story she says was previously not public. Speaking at a Q&A, Priscilla spoke of an ultimatum telegraph from Elvis" manager Colonel Tom Parker. Priscilla, who had been dating Elvis aged just 14 during his military service in Europe, said: "I have a telegram that he gave me, I've never shared this before really. "A telegram, when he left [Germany], [detailed] what he was up against with Colonel Parker if he was dating anyone. "[It] warned Elvis that if he has a girlfriend that fans will not be there for him, basically - I'm paraphrasing this. "And he showed it to me and said, "This is what I'm up against."" READ MORE: Elvis backstage tensions: "You NEVER approached him before a show" She continued: "I never ever said, "Can I come, can you let me come?," I was never that girl, I was very reserved. "He's the one who told me he wanted to see me. "And my dad had to talk to him. I was going to stay with Vernon [Presley, Elvis" father.] "It was not that easy, but the stories out there that I wanted to come to Graceland...it was never that way round." Priscilla explained: "It was Elvis making the phone calls...I didn't know when he was going to call. It could be three months, it could be a couple of months, it could be maybe four months. "Again, he was also busy too. And back in the day, the telephone calls went through an operator, so it would take a few hours before we got the call. [My father] wanted to know his intentions. I mean, he didn't want me hurt." "And Elvis said he cared very much about me...and that he had plans for me. There's all these stories out there that my dad forced him to marry me. "I mean it makes me sick when I read that, because that's not true."

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November 28 1942 – World War II: Ron Middleton is awarded the VC after a raid on Turin, Italy

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In set theory, the union (denoted by ∪) of a collection of sets is the set of all elements in the collection. It is one of the fundamental operations through which sets can be combined and related to each other. For explanation of the symbols used in this article, refer to the table of mathematical symbols. == Union of two sets == The union of two sets A and B is the set of elements which are in A, in B, or in both A and B. In symbols, A \cup B = \{ x: x \in A \text{ or } x \in B\}. For example, if A = {1, 3, 5, 7} and B = {1, 2, 4, 6, 7} then A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. A more elaborate example (involving two infinite sets) is: A = {x is an even integer larger than 1} B = {x is an odd integer larger than 1} A \cup B = \{2,3,4,5,6, \dots\} As another example, the number 9 is not contained in the union of the set of prime numbers {2, 3, 5, 7, 11,...} and the set of even numbers {2, 4, 6, 8, 10,...}, because 9 is neither prime nor even. Sets cannot have duplicate elements, so the union of the sets {1, 2, 3} and {2, 3, 4} is {1, 2, 3, 4}. Multiple occurrences of identical elements have no effect on the cardinality of a set or its contents. == Algebraic properties == Binary union is an associative operation; that is, for any sets A, B, and C, A \cup (B \cup C) = (A \cup B) \cup C. The operations can be performed in any order, and the parentheses may be omitted without ambiguity (i.e., either of the above can be expressed equivalently as A ∪ B ∪ C). Similarly, union is commutative, so the sets can be written in any order. The empty set is an identity element for the operation of union. That is, A ∪ ∅ = A, for any set A. This follows from analogous facts about logical disjunction. Since sets with unions and intersections form a Boolean algebra, intersection distributes over union A \cap (B \cup C) = (A \cap B)\cup(A \cap C) and union distributes over intersection A \cup (B \cap C) = (A \cup B) \cap (A \cup C). Within a given universal set, union can be written in terms of the operations of intersection and complement as A \cup B = \left(A^C \cap B^C \right)^C where the superscript C denotes the complement with respect to the universal set. Lastly, it is idempotent: A \cup A = A == Finite unions == One can take the union of several sets simultaneously. For example, the union of three sets A, B, and C contains all elements of A, all elements of B, and all elements of C, and nothing else. Thus, x is an element of A ∪ B ∪ C if and only if x is in at least one of A, B, and C. A finite union is the union of a finite number of sets; the phrase does not imply that the union set is a finite set. == Arbitrary unions == The most general notion is the union of an arbitrary collection of sets, sometimes called an infinitary union. If M is a set or class whose elements are sets, then x is an element of the union of M if and only if there is at least one element A of M such that x is an element of A. In symbols: x \in \bigcup \mathbf{M} \iff \exists A \in \mathbf{M},\ x \in A. This idea subsumes the preceding sections—for example, A ∪ B ∪ C is the union of the collection {A, B, C}. Also, if M is the empty collection, then the union of M is the empty set. === Notations === The notation for the general concept can vary considerably.

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Hotel Arthur, also commonly known as the Traction Terminal Building, is a historic, six-story building in Aurora, Illinois. It was originally designed as a hotel to service travelers on the Fox River. The Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad relocated their headquarters here in 1915, and the building became the final station on the Aurora branch. ==History== The Renaissance Revival building was constructed in 1905 and initially functioned as a [John Knell, Sr., a beer wholesaler who immigrated from Germany, commissioned the building in 1904. Upon completion, Hotel Arthur was the tallest building in Aurora, surpassed in 1917 by

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Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1991, where it was absorbed into Aljunied GRC. ==Elections in the 1950s and 1960s== Lim Koon Teck, who joined the Liberal Socialist Party and became its leader before joining the Singapore People's Alliance in 1958 was unable, under law, to contest in the 30 May 1959 election resulting from the objection to his nomination by an assistant returning officer. ==References== Singaporean electoral divisions Hougang

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An audacious Lindelovian puzzle that performs a dazzling racial re-imagining of comics and American history, earning critical weasel words like "audacious" and "dazzling." Episodes 5 and 6 are the standouts, so I don't even care if it manages to pull off the finale, but fingers crossed. Bias: Better to read the graphic novel first, in the opinion of a person who read the graphic novel first. "BoJack Horseman" The sharpest response to #MeToo on television, a satirical interrogation of antihero art, and also a rich meditation on addiction (to everything, including TV). A rare perfect combination of sensibilities, merging Lisa Hanawalt's sweet and horny illos with Raphael Bob-Waksberg's cryptic-crossword-level wordplay. Unfortunately, this description makes "BoJack" sound as if it has no dildo jokes or penguins when, actually, it has both. Bias: The ideal show for anyone who loves sitcoms and has panned "True Detective." "Sherman's Showcase" Photograph by Michael Moriatis / AMC A trippy, chill satire of a "Soul Train"-ish variety show that doubles as a love letter to black pop culture, a science-fiction experiment, and a good party. If you double as three things, I like you! Bias: It's like "Documentary Now!," only more heimische, so, right up my comedy alley. "Jane the Virgin" For five seasons, this sweetheart of a series at once satirized and celebrated the pleasures of telenovelas and adjacent genres in a smart, accessible way that, frustratingly, often kept the show hovering on the outer edge of TV talk. With the exception of some tiny miscalculations in the Michael plot, it nailed the final season. Reader, I cried (and converted to Team Rafael). Bias: My family's favorite show. "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" What, I should skip over one of my favorites - a dark, empathic musical comedy about toxic femininity and mental illness - just because the first few episodes of the final season were imperfect? The show celebrated imperfection. Bonus difficulty points for a truly absurd number of memorable songs, all of which I am currently rewatching on YouTube. Bias: "You Stupid Bitch" provides the perfect accompaniment for writer's block. "Dickinson" A dreamy show about weirdos, for weirdos. The premise is that Emily Dickinson speaks in modern teen-age patois, scored to Billie Eilish. It sounded gimmicky, but, a few episodes in, this stoned, surprising début got under my skin. Bias: When I was a moody teen, I literally cut out Emily Dickinson poems and pasted them in a journal. Also, the show flashed me back to one of my favorite "Fleabag" jokes: "What's your favorite period film?" " "Carrie." " "Russian Doll" Yes, as in "Groundhog Day," the protagonist keeps repeating the same day, but this brassy show uses that structure to explore very different themes: not nihilism but addiction and trauma. A witty, sultry mystery box set in Manhattan's East Village, it's sparked by a fab ensemble and a perfectly growly central performance from Natasha Lyonne. Bias: I like a good party and a death by bees. "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson" Photograph by Eddy Chen / Netflix There were a bunch of sketch-comedy shows this year, and - of those I saw - this was the clear standout. It's experimental but not annoying. I don't even know why I called it experimental, because that makes the show sound annoying, but it is confident in making you uncomfortable. Bias: Memorized the Instagram sketch. "High Maintenance" The third season of this dreamy, independent-minded series about (to the extent that it's "about" anything) a pot dealer in Brooklyn managed to include an episode about sociopaths, a quiet arc about a sexual-harassment scandal, and beautiful vignettes set everywhere from Manhattan to the Rockaways. Unpredictable in the best way. Bias: Excited me by filming episodes on my street and in my favorite local bar. "Unbelievable"

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(I've italicized the text, but otherwise reproduced the text as it appears on the project page.) High barrier to RfDA Resistant to mere retribution These first two points sound quite reasonable — but also seem to be features that are present quite thoroughly in the existing system (Arbitration). If the proposed process is supposed to have a high barrier (and quite legitimately so), then what can be improved about the present process? Arbitration already requires brief statements of complaint by the involved parties, presentation of at least a prima facie case through diffs and other suitable evidence, and a preliminary screening of the evidence by community-selected experts: the Arbs. Further, the process is (to some extent) monitored for adherence to proper process and for proper behaviour by the Arbitration clerks. Community-driven It could be argued – and not facetiously or speciously – that the community has done exactly that in selecting (indeed, electing) certain of its members to act in our stead as Arbitrators. Not a trial That's quibbling about semantics, really. Any process, whether this one or Arbitration, is evaluating the actions of an admin to determine whether or not they should retain their admin bit. Evidence will be presented, weighed, and discussed, and ultimately a final, binding decision will be rendered. While it appears that the intent of this passage is to affirm that all edits (and not just those involving the tools) will be considered, that doesn't make it any less of a trial. No Stigma That's bollocks, really. The purpose of this process is to cause an individual to be desysopped, presumably without requiring their expressed desire or consent for that outcome. Call it whatever your like, but it's certainly a 'forced' desysopping. And a'successful' RfDA absolutely does imply a failing of some sort on the part of the individual concerned. They're unsuitable for adminship, and their bit is being taken away. Whether it's for misuse of the tools or because they're just too much of a jerk, they're being fired for some sort of (at best) incompetence and a stigma does attach to that. Further, even a 'failed' RfDA would bear a certain stigma. If the first two points (a high barrier, and an apparent resistance to vexatious or vengeful litigants) are met, then the successful start of an RfDA implies that any complaints enumerated within have at least some credibility on their face. the 'failed' RfDA will be presented as evidence that an admin is on notice, on a short leash, or is just good at recruiting friends to the discussion. Appeals to Arbcom That's a reasonable safety net, though I do worry that there may be a bit of 'then-I'll-just-ask-the-other-parent'. The ArbCom will be very reluctant to overturn even a poorly-though-out successful RfDA for fear of provoking endless wikidrama. And if an RfDA fails, should there be yet another bite at the apple for the complainant? See also my further comments below, about how this process would unnaturally separate desysopping from all other aspects of dispute resolution. Reading between the lines a bit, it seems that this proposal is trying to hint at some changes to the standards (or perceived standards) for desysopping, with the implicit assumption that creating a whole new desysopping process is the only way to implement those standards. I note that in the past, the ArbCom has held that administrators (like other editors) are expected to be civil in their dealings with others, and to meet reasonable requests for explanation of their actions. Further, while admins are expected to be impartial in the use of their tools, we cannot compel them to lack opinions or biases in all aspects of their on-wiki conduct. I would strongly advise that instead of constructing an entirely new regime for desysopping, it might be wiser simply to ask the community to endorse suitable changes to the adminship policy with regards to expected standards of conduct. If those changes were based on a suitably thorough and credible community discussion, the ArbCom should reasonably be expected to follow them. I'm concerned and confused that this process attempts to simply extract a portion of the Arbitration process to deal solely with desysopping. While I'm not prepared to troll the Arbitration case logs, I would be shocked to discover that more than a very tiny fraction of cases (if any) involving desysopping also involved no other case findings, cautions, or remedies.

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Forbes rich list of highest paid athletes: Roger Federer tops Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Roger Federer has edged out the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar to become the first tennis player to finish top of Forbes' list of the best-paid athletes in world sport. The Swiss star was ranked first with earnings of $106million (£86.2m) thanks to an extensive portfolio of investments which brought in £81m - dwarfing his on-court earnings. Federer ranked just ahead of Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, who Forbes said earned £85m, and Lionel Messi, third with £84m. PSG's Neymar was fourth, ahead of NBA stars LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. Tiger Woods was ranked eighth with NFL quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Carson Wentz completing the top 10. Boxer Tyson Fury was the highest-ranked Brit on the list in 11th place with earnings of £46.2m, while six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was 13th with £43.7m. The highest paid female athlete, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, was 29th overall with earnings of £30.7m. Forbes said the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world had collectively raked in £2.95bn over the past year, nine per cent down on the figure from 2019 as the postponement or cancellation of several events due to coronavirus took a significant bite. Forbes' Europe 30 Under 30 2020 - In pictures Naomi Ackie The actress recently starred in Netflix's The End of the F***ing World Getty Images Olly Alexander The singer is best known for his group Years and Years Getty Images Freya Allan The actress was recently seen playing Princess Cirilla in the Netflix series Witcher Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Sheila Atim The singer and composer won the 2018 Laurence Olivier Award and is set to star in the Alan Moore-penned fantasy-drama "The Show" Getty Images Anthony Bajon The actor won the Silver Bear award for Best Actor in 2018 at the Berlin International Film Festival, and was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor in both 2018 and 2019 Getty Images Kantemir Balagov The filmmaker won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize as well as the award for Best Director of the Un Certain Regard category for his film Beanpole Getty Images for Palm Springs In Bartosz Bielenia The Polish actor starred in the Oscar-nominated film "Corpus Christi" Getty Images for EFP Lorenzo Brewer Best known for cofounding Nkoda which organizes the world's sheet music offering unlimited access to every single piece for just $13/month Lewis Capaldi Best known for his hit single 'Someone You Loved' Getty Images for The Recording A Cara Delevingne Best known as a model and the Amazon Prime show Carnival Row Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Ncuti Gatwa Best known for his role in Netflix's Sex Education AFP via Getty Images Bel Powley Best known for her role in Apple TV's The Morning Show Getty Images Michael WardBest known for his role on Netflix's Top Boy Getty Images Naomi Ackie The actress recently starred in Netflix's The End of the F***ing World Getty Images Olly Alexander The singer is best known for his group Years and Years Getty Images Freya Allan The actress was recently seen playing Princess Cirilla in the Netflix series Witcher Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Sheila Atim The singer and composer won the 2018 Laurence Olivier Award and is set to star in the Alan Moore-penned fantasy-drama "The Show" Getty Images Anthony Bajon The actor won the Silver Bear award for Best Actor in 2018 at the Berlin International Film Festival, and was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor in both 2018 and 2019 Getty Images Kantemir Balagov The filmmaker won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize as well as the award for Best Director of the Un Certain Regard category for his film Beanpole Getty Images for Palm Springs In Bartosz Bielenia The Polish actor starred in the Oscar-nominated film "Corpus Christi" Getty Images for EFP Lorenzo Brewer Best known for cofounding Nkoda which organizes the world's sheet music offering unlimited access to every single piece for just $13/month

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Georgia Republican Senator Loeffler Dodges Questions on Trump During Debate With Challenger Warnock Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler danced around questions about whether President Donald Trump lost the November 3 election in a debate with her Democratic challenger on Sunday before two Georgia runoffs that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. Facing off with the Rev. Raphael Warnock on a debate stage in Atlanta, Loeffler repeatedly called the political newcomer a "radical liberal," while Warnock criticized Loeffler's stock trades after the wealthy businesswoman was appointed senator a year ago. Each criticized the other's interpretation of the Christian faith. As the debate began, Loeffler sidestepped a question about whether she agreed with Trump's baseless claims that last month's election was rigged. Trump has not conceded to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, instead insisting without evidence that the result was because of widespread fraud, claims that state and federal officials have repeatedly rejected. "It's vitally important that Georgians trust our election process and the president has every right to every legal recourse," Loeffler said. Warnock countered by asking why Loeffler "continues to cast doubt on an American democratic election. It's time to put this behind us." Trump Campaigns in Georgia for Republican Senators The president repeats vote fraud claims while backing GOP candidates in January runoff elections that could decide party control of Senate Uphill fight for Democrats Georgia has not elected a Democratic U.S. senator in 20 years, but Biden's narrow victory there over Trump has given Democrats hope. They face an uphill battle, however, and need to win both races to deny Republicans a Senate majority that could be used to block much of Biden's legislative agenda. Republicans are training much of their fire on Warnock, the Black senior pastor of the Atlanta church where civil rights champion the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. "My opponent, radical liberal Raphael Warnock, is a socialist," Loeffler said, an attack she voiced repeatedly throughout the debate. She went through a litany of attacks she has made in her campaign ads, which seek to portray Warnock as anti-police, anti-Israel, Marxist and tied to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and a sermon in which the Black Chicago pastor declared: "God damn America!" Warnock said Loeffler was trying to misrepresent him. "I believe in the free enterprise system," he said. He accused Loeffler of improperly profiting by "dumping millions of dollars of stock" just after becoming senator and early in the coronavirus outbreak, before the stock market turned down. "I'm OK with the fact that she wants to make money, I just think you shouldn't use the people's seat to enrich yourself. You ought to use the people's seat to represent the people," Warnock said. The Justice Department closed a probe into stock trades made by Loeffler, along with Senators Dianne Feinstein and Jim Inhofe, earlier this year, shortly before market turmoil tied to the coronavirus, media have reported. All three have denied wrongdoing. Loeffler was appointed to her seat a year ago after its former occupant retired. She trailed Warnock in her complicated 20-candidate November 3 contest, when Warnock got 32.9% and Loeffler took 25.9%. Who's in Georgia's US Senate Election Runoffs? Two special elections in Georgia on Jan. 5 will determine which political party controls the US Senate Runoffs, recriminations Senator David Perdue, the other Georgia Republican fighting to hold his seat on January 5, opted out of debating Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff again, leaving his rival alone on stage on Sunday. Ossoff said Perdue may not want to talk about his frequent stock trades while a senator. Last summer, the Justice Department closed an inquiry into Perdue's trades in shares of a financial firm without charges, the New York Times reported last month. "Senator Perdue, I suppose, doesn't feel that he can handle himself in a debate, or perhaps is concerned that he may incriminate himself in a debate, both of which in my opinion are disqualifying for a U.S. senator seeking reelection," Ossoff said. Perdue's campaign has said he does not manage his stock portfolio day to day. The road to the runoffs poses challenges for both parties. Biden demonstrated that a Democrat could win in the historically conservative state by defeating Trump there by 49.5%-49.3% in last month's election. That outcome has sparked recriminations among Republicans, with Trump blasting Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, and Loeffler and Perdue calling for the resignation of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

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Épehy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. ==Geography== Épehy is situated in the northeast of the department, on the D24 and D58 roads some north-northwest of Saint Quentin. ==Population== ==Places of interest== Saint Nicholas's church The mairie The war memorial ==See also== Communes of the Somme department ==References== INSEE ==External links== Le site du village d'Epehy Le site internet de la troupe Épyserit! Communes of Somme (department)

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Year 1064 (MLXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. == Events == === By place === ==== Europe ==== Summer – King Ferdinand I (the Great) conquers more territory in modern-day Portugal and captures Coimbra. He appoints Sisnando Davides to reorganise the economy and administer the lands encircling the city. European warriors go to Spain, to participate in the siege of Barbastro. This expedition is sanctioned by Pope Alexander II – and is now regarded as an early form of Crusade. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, is shipwrecked on the shores of Ponthieu (Normandy). He is captured by Count Guy I who takes him as hostage to his castle of Beaurian. Duke William I (the Bastard) demands the release of Harold Godwinson from Guy I (after paid a ransom). Harold must swear an oath to aid William to the throne of England. Kings Harald Hardrada of Norway and Sweyn II of Denmark agree to a peace agreement. Harald turns his attentions to England where he believes he has a right to the throne. ==== Seljuk Empire ==== April 27 – Alp Arslan, succeeds to the throne as sultan of the Seljuk Empire. He becomes sole ruler of Persia from the river Oxus to the Tigris. The Seljuk Turks under Alp Arslan invade Anatolia, and capture Ani after a siege of 25-days. He sacks the city and slaughters its citizens. Badr al-Jamali, Fatimid governor of Syria, tries to engineer a pro-Fatimid coup in Aleppo; but the rebellion is suppressed by Musa Yabgu. ==== Asia ==== King Bagrat IV of Georgia captures the fortress city of Samshvilde, the capital of the neighboring Tashir-Dzoraget. ==== Mesoamerica ==== January 4 – The Aztecs migrate from Aztlán to the southern lands in central Mexico. === By topic === ==== Religion ==== Winter – Great German Pilgrimage: Archbishop Siegfried I of Mainz leads an pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Michaelsberg Abbey at Siegburg (modern Germany) is founded by Anno II, archbishop of Cologne. Construction of the Piazza dei Miracoli (known as Piazza del Duomo) at Pisa in Tuscany begins. ==== Volcanology ==== Sunset Crater Volcano (modern-day Arizona) first erupts (approximate date) == Births == Adela of Flanders, queen of Denmark (approximate date) Beatrice I, countess of Bigorre (approximate date) Bořivoj II (or Borivoi), duke of Bohemia (approximate date) Danxia Zichun, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1117) Hugh of Flavigny, French abbot (approximate date) Robert Fitz Richard, English nobleman (d. 1136) == Deaths == August 15 – Ibn Hazm, Andalusian [and poet (b.

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Thanks, Jan Hi Jan, if you add the following user customization setting then only the rightmost bar is displayed and wikEd is turned off (it is the preset for the "toggle between classic text area and wikEd" button): var wikEdUseWikEdPreset = false; Their button settings are stored in cookies only during a single browser session, so they would have to re-enable wikEd every time they restart their browser. Therefore, I am not sure if that is a good idea... If you want to enable wikEd for all users you have to add the installation code to the MediaWiki: page. Cacycle == wiki prefix == I've got WikEd working at but all my internal links in the preview have /wiki/ prefix stuck on for some reason. How can I turn this off? I've not got the script installed on our server. theaquariumwiki has not been installed correctly, the article path should never be empty! But I have fixed the InstaView script, update by pressing Shift-Reload. Please could you report back if it works. Thanks, Cacycle == Color highlighting == The color highlighting is a nice feature, but seeing a blue background for every occurrence of "blue" is a bit distracting. Is there a quick way to set this off? (i.e. "set wikEdShowColors = false;" or some similar code in my.js) Thanks. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ That has been fixed with the last update to 0.9.36. Actually, I liked it... Cacycle == Preview and Save don't == Just tried to preview an edit and got the original page. Not even the edit box etc. Just the original page!? That happened for the quick and regular Preview and the Save buttons. Purge didn't help. Disabling WikEd did. WikEd 0.9.36; Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.11) Gecko/20070312 Firefox/1.5.0.11. No changes in my.js or.css in weeks but using Lupin's popups. Thanks. Saintrain Strange, when I use the same Firefox version (I keep an outdated version for testing purposes) and even your, everything works fine for me. Do you see any error messages related to that in the JavaScript console under Tools? Does anybody else have the same problem? Cacycle Stranger. Post-double-check: behavior doesn't happen when editing this page or Gilliam class attack transport but does in USS Barrow (APA-61) and (the page I first noticed) Saintrain/S2/Barrow!? Saintrain Thanks for spotting that! What was it? I took quite a few tries to get rid of it in Saintrain/S2/Barrow How do I not type that again? Saintrain I do: Right now I can't seem to edit Infobox It's on the 6th line at ';">:51, 24 April 2007 (UTC) == On the Request Not to Copy== Is the request not to copy WikEd intended for users of Wikipedia to keep them from using lots of spaced to host code unecessarily? If you are running your own MediaWiki and want a site-wide installation it seems to be the best option to install it locally for your users... but I'd like to honor the requests of the author, so if you don't mind explaining it would be appreciated. Looks like a great tool! It is just a warning to users that do not know what they do :-) The reason to load the code from this single place is primarily related to updating and code-fixing. The only reason to copy the code would be an internal wiki that has no access to the internet and requires a sysadmin that regularly updates the code manually. I will update the homepage accordingly. Cacycle Thanks Cacycle! Looks like it will be a great addition to our wiki! == Brown doesen't show brown == Edit this comment then look here: black - green - orange - purple - "brown" - yellow Is this just me?

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Proponents of binary economics claim that their system contains no expropriation of wealth, and much less redistribution will be necessary. They argue that it cannot cause inflation and is of particular importance as more of the physical contribution to production is automated. and that the Binary economics paradigm is particularly helpful in addressing the issue of why developing countries languish. Advocates contend that implementing their system will lessen national debt and encourage national unity. They believe binary economics could create a stable economy. ==Productiveness vs. productivity == Binary productiveness is distinctly different from the conventional economic concept of productivity. Binary productiveness attempts to quantify the proportion of output contributed by total labor input and total capital input respectively, Adding capital inputs to a production process increases labor productivity, but binary economic theory argues that it decreases labor productiveness (i.e. the proportion of the total output with the support of both labor and capital that the labor inputs could have produced alone). For example, if the invention of a shovel allows a laborer to dig a hole in quarter of the time it would take him without the spade, binary economists would consider 75% of the "productiveness" to come from the shovel and only 25% from the laborer. Roth criticised the shovel example on the basis that the shovel is not a factor of production independent of human capital because somebody invented it, and the shovel cannot act independently: the physical productiveness of the shovel before labour is added to it is zero. Kelso used the concept of productiveness to support his theory of distributive justice, arguing that as capital increasingly substitutes for labor..."workers can legitimately claim from their aggregate labor only a decreasing percentage of total output", implying they would need to acquire capital holdings to maintain their level of income. In The Capitalist Manifesto, Kelso boldly asserted: "It is, if anything an underestimation rather than an exaggeration to say that the aggregate physical contribution to the production of the wealth of the workers in the United States today accounts for less than 10 percent of the wealth produced, and that the contribution by the owners of capital instruments, through their physical instruments, accounts in physical terms for more than 90 percent of the wealth produced" Whilst the increased importance of capital as a factor of production following the Industrial Revolution has long been accepted even by those believing economic value derives from labour such as Marx, Kelso's figures suggesting that value was created almost entirely by capital were dismissed by academic economists like Paul Samuelson. Samuelson asserted that Kelso's had not used any econometric analysis to arrive at his figures, which completely contradicted economists' empirical findings on the contribution of labour. The Capitalist Manifesto did not provide detailed calculations to support Kelso's claim, although a footnote suggested that it was based on a simple comparison with 1850s labour productivity figures. ==Employee stock ownership plan (ESOPs) and other plans== Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are compatible with some of the principles of binary economics. These stem originally from Louis Kelso & Patricia Hetter Kelso (1967)Two-Factor Theory: The Economics of Reality; the founding of Kelso & Company in 1970; and then from conversations in the early 1970s between Louis Kelso, Norman Kurland (Center for Economic and Social Justice), Senator Russell Long of Louisiana (Chairman, USA Senate Finance Committee, 1966–81) and Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska. There are about 11,500 ESOPs in the USA today covering 11 million employees in closely held companies. ==Uses of central bank-issued interest-free loans== Binary economics proposes that central bank-issued interest-free loans should be administered by the banking system for the development and spreading of productive (and the associated consuming) capacity, particularly new capacity, as well as for environmental and public capital. While no interest would be charged, there would be an administrative cost as well as collateralization or capital credit insurance. Proponents of binary economics are dissatisfied with fractional-reserve banking, arguing that it "creates new money out of nothing". The supply of interest-free loans would place in circumstances of a move (over time) towards banks maintaining reserves equal to 100% of their deposits; in practice, the large-scale interest-free lending desired by binary economics is compatible with the widespread reduction in money supply that would be caused by increased reserve requirements only if the government takes over the banks' role in credit creation. === Investments eligible for interest-free loans === Binary economics suggests that ownership of productive (and the associated consuming) capacity, particularly new capacity, could be spread by the use of central bank-issued interest-free loans.

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Kidnapped Australian in Yemen in new ransom video Craig McAllister remains missing in Yemen. Picture: Supplied AN Australian man abducted in Yemen has appeared in a new ransom video asking his government to meet the demands of his unidentified kidnappers. The video of the man, identified as Craig McAllister, shows him giving a statement with the barrel of a gun held against his head, a US-based monitor said yesterday. The 12-second clip was uploaded to a file-sharing website on January 10, said SITE Intelligence Group. Mr McAllister was taken hostage in rebel-held Sanaa in September and said in a video released in October that he had been working in Yemen as a football coach. In the latest video, he made no mention of what his captors" demands were, but in October's clip he said they were seeking money. Shiite Huthi rebels overran Sanaa in September 2014, forcing President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and his government to flee the capital. A number of foreigners have been taken hostage in Yemen in the past 15 years, mostly by tribesmen as bargaining chips in negotiations with the government. Almost all have been freed unharmed. But in December 2014, US journalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie died during a failed attempt by US commandos to rescue them from an Al-Qaeda hide-out in southeastern Yemen. Craig McAllister was working as a football coach at the time of his abduction. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

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