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Concord is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 8,494 at the 2010 census. The town is believed to be named after Concord, Massachusetts, by early settlers from New England. Concord is on the southeastern border of Erie County. Its principal community is the village of Springville. Concord is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County. ==History== Concord was first settled around 1807, and it was established as a town in 1812 from the town of Willink (now defunct). At the time of its formation, the town stretched across the entire south part of the county. The town lost much of its territory in the subsequent formation of the Towns of Collins, North Collins, and Sardinia. == Notable people from Concord == Amos Eaton, notable scientist George T. Day, pastor and writer Elon Howard Eaton, ornithologist and author, born in Concord in 1866 Thomas M. Reynolds, former U.S. Congressman Thomas J. Shear, former Wisconsin State Assemblyman Jack Yellen (1892 – 1991), American lyricist and screenwriter ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and, or 0.23%, is water. The south town line, marked by Cattaraugus Creek, is the northern border of Cattaraugus County. U.S. Route 219 (north-south) passes through the middle of the town, and New York State Route 240 passes along the eastern side. New York State Route 39 crosses the town from west to east. ==Demographics== As of the census of 2000, there were 8,526 people, 3,264 households, and 2,268 families residing in the town. The population density was 121.6 people per square mile (47.0/km2). There were 3,449 housing units at an average density of 49.2 per square mile (19.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.40% White, 0.50% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population. There were 3,264 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,891, and the median income for a family was $49,848. Males had a median income of $38,930 versus $24,531 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,477. About 4.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities and locations in Concord== Concord – The of Concord, centrally located in the town. Craneridge – A subdivision in the northeast corner of Concord. East Concord – A hamlet by the east town line on Genesee Road. Footes – A location in the southeast part of the town. Fowlerville – A location near the northern town line. Kahes Bridge – An historical location in the town. Kissing Bridge – A ski resort in the northeast corner of the town on NY-240. Morton Corners – The location in the southwest part of the town, west of Springville on NY-39.

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Human rights abuses persist in Burundi despite new gov't: UN Human rights abuses including rape, murder and targeting of the country's youth persist in Burundi despite a change of government, a new United Nations report has revealed. The report, released on Thursday, looks at the period preceding and following the May election of retired general Evariste Ndayishimiye, a member of the governing party who came to power after the 15-year rule of Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza, who became president in 1995 after the country's 12-year civil war, was elected for a third term in 2015 in a poll largely boycotted by the opposition. At least 1,200 people were killed and more than 400,000 displaced during the ensuing unrest between April 2015 and May 2017, according to the UN. While Ndayishimiye's inauguration speech hinted that he hoped to make a break from the abuses committed under his predecessor, the UN report said those changes have not come to pass. "So far we see little positive changes since President Ndayishimiye assumed office," Doudou Diene, the chief of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, said in a statement. "The democratic space remains very narrow, impunity persists, and there is no indication that the level of human rights violations has abated under the new government." The report added that Ndayishimiye promoted high-ranking military officers involved in human rights abuses, and appointed some military officers to governorships previously held by civilians. He has also appointed two men, currently under sanctions for rights violations, to his cabinet. Security forces and the youth wing of the governing party, the Imbonerakure, continue to have almost total impunity for beatings, kidnappings and sexual violence, the report said. In Thursday's report, which covers the period since May 2019, the UN commission said it "still has reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity... have been committed in Burundi." "These crimes include murder, imprisonment or other severe forms of deprivation of physical liberty, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence of comparable gravity and political persecution," it said. The investigators, who have been denied access to Burundi itself, particularly highlighted a wide range of serious abuses by local authorities and the Imbonerakure in the context of the 2020 elections. "The perpetrators were seeking to deprive the main opposition party of any chance of winning the election," the report said, pointing out that only members and supporters of the main opposition CNL party were the main targets. Authorities had also worked to muzzle independent observers, including journalists, and imposed tight controls on common people, it said, decrying "systematic attacks deliberately targeting civilians." SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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Adelaide Pereira da Silva (São Paulo, July 5, 1928 - São Paulo, August 8, 2021) was a Brazilian pianist, composer and painter. ==Biography== Adelaide Pereira da Silva was born in Sao Paulo. She started studying piano with her mother from an early age, and later with Nair de Souza. She became a well-accomplished pianist, when she took advanced interpretation classes with Professor Hans Bruch. According to the renowned pianist Gilberto Tinetti, she was one of Bruch's most talented students (along with Isolde Bass - Bruch's wife -, Gilberto Tinetti himself, Rudolf Frisch, Elisa Capocchi, Arnaldo Antunes, Maria Elisa Figueiredo, and Roberto Delollio). In her thesis as well as in an article about Adelaide Pereira da Silva's compositions, Maria Mati Sakamoto quotes Gilberto Tinetti, who referred to Prof. Pereira da Silva's "exuberant sonority" as a pianist. Initially, Adelaide Pereira da Silva studied composition with Dinorah de Carvalho and Osvaldo Lacerda. Later, she was Camargo Guarnieri's student, and became one of the major figures of his composition school, along with famous composers such as Osvaldo Lacerda himself, Almeida Prado, Sérgio Vasconcelos Correia, Nilson Lombardi, Lina Pires de Campos and Kilza Setti. She began working as a music teacher in 1960, and was also a professor at Santa Marcelina College and Belas Artes College. She composed a number of works based on Brazilian folk themes. Her knowledge and expertise in Brazilian folk music were acquired through studies developed under Rossini Tavares de Lima's guidance. Professor Pereira da Silva was one of the founders of the "Brazilian Pro Music Society" (Sociedade Pró-Música Brasileira). As a composer, Adelaide Pereira da Silva was awarded many prizes, decorations, distinctions and honors: - First prize by the Gazeta Burajiruforukurore Association composition competition with "Três canções sobre temas do folclore brasileiro" (Three songs based on Brazilian folk themes) - Second prize in Santos Composition Contest (Secretaria Municipal da Cidade de Santos) for the song "É tão pouco o que desejo" (based on a poem by renowned writer, Vicente de Carvalho). - Medal - José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (awarded by Sociedade Brasileira de Heráldica - Brazilian Heraldry Society) - Medal - Marechal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (awarded by Sociedade Geográfica Brasileira - Brazilian Geographic Society) - Medal - Legião Joana D'Arc (Sesquicentenário da Independência do Brasil - 150th Anniversary of Brazilian Independence) - Medal - Ana Neri (awarded by Sociedade Brasileira de Educação e Integração - Brazilian Society for Education and Integration) - Medal João Amos Comenius (awarded by Academia Brasileira de Letras - Brazilian Literary Academy) - Decoration (The Great Rondon) - Silver Jubileum - Marechal Cândido Rondon and its founding president Agenor Couto de Magalhães - Medal - Euclides da Cunha (Clube dos Estados - State Club) - Spring Medal - Agenor Couto de Magalhães (awarded by Sociedade Geográfica Brasileira - Brazilian Geographic Society - Campaign for ecological protection) - Medal - José Vieira Couto de Magalhães (awarded by Sociedade Geográfica Brasileira - Brazilian Geographic Society) - Decoration - Carlos Gomes (Highest honor for Cultural Merit) ==Works== Da Silva composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir and solo instrument. Selected works include: 1962 Variations for piano (8 Variations) 1965 Suite No.

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$3 Million Homes in California A 1940 cottage with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a studio guesthouse with one bathroom, on a 0.1-acre lot Balboa Island is a community with a small-town feel within the city of Newport Beach. This recently renovated house, which has been in the same family for decades, is a few blocks from Marine Avenue, a thoroughfare with numerous businesses, including an Italian restaurant, beachwear shops and a retro-style candy store. It is less than 10 minutes from the Fashion Island shopping mall and Corona del Mar, a popular shopping and nightlife hub. Irvine is a 20-minute drive; downtown Los Angeles is about an hour away. Size: 1,904 square feet Price per square foot: $1,573 Indoors: Behind a white picket fence is a stone patio in front of the house with a fire pit and room for a dining table and chairs. The front door opens into a living area with new white oak floors, a fireplace and a staircase to the second floor with a full bathroom tucked behind it. Beyond is an open dining area with a built-in home-office setup along one wall and folding glass doors that open to another patio. The adjacent kitchen has new appliances and a center island topped with quartz. All three bedrooms are upstairs. They share a bathroom with a combined tub and shower. A guesthouse across the patio, updated during the recent renovation, is laid out as a studio apartment, with a bathroom behind a farmhouse-style door. Outdoor space: The brick patio off the dining area has room for separate dining and lounge areas. The garage, accessible from the patio, holds one car. Taxes: $37,440 (estimated) Contact: Ryan Gunderson, The Gunderson Group, 949-873-3841; 305apolena.com A 2016 house with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot This house is in one of the few relatively new developments in Marin County, with views of the local ferry terminal and San Francisco Bay. It is a five-minute drive from restaurants and wine bars in the center of the city. Traveling by boat to San Francisco from the ferry terminal takes about half an hour, making Larkspur an appealing location for commuters looking to minimize the time spent in cars. The East Bay cities of Berkeley and Oakland are about a 25-minute drive, and the parklands surrounding Mount Tamalpais are as close as 20 minutes away. Size: 3,382 square feet Price per square foot: $886 Indoors: The house is near the top of a hill, with a driveway ascending from the street to the front entrance and a brick path leading to a patio big enough for outdoor entertaining. The front door opens into a long foyer with engineered wood floors that continue into an open living area with a fireplace and large windows facing the hilly Marin landscape. There is space for a dining table between the sitting area and the kitchen, which has stainless steel appliances and an oversized center island with a cooktop. Off the kitchen are a walk-in pantry; a wine room that holds more than 1,000 bottles; a powder room; and a storage closet. A full bedroom suite is on this floor, off the living room. The bedroom comfortably holds a king-size bed, and the bathroom has a porcelain soaking tub. Sliding-glass doors open to a deck with a hot tub. Three more bedrooms are on the second floor, including the primary suite, which has a private deck with mountain views and a bathroom with a long, marble-topped vanity. The other two bedrooms share a hallway bathroom. One side of this level functions as a den, with a built-in entertainment center that holds a television and books or CDs. Outdoor space: The stone patio off the kitchen and dining area offers views of the small yard, landscaped with native plants, and Mount Tamalpais beyond. The brick patio in front has a wood pergola for shade. The attached garage holds two cars. Taxes: $37,440 (estimated) and a $335 monthly homeowner association fee Contact: Tyler Grossman, Compass, 415-686-4451; compass.com A French country-style house built in 1936, with three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a guesthouse with a kitchen and one bathroom, on a 0.9-acre lot This home's location is an ideal mix of city and country: It is less than 10 miles from downtown Sacramento and the California State Capitol, but also within two miles of the banks of the American River, where there are trails for walking, biking and horseback riding, as well as spots for launching river rafts and kayaks.

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Rishi Sunaks Rival Liz Truss Taking "Holiday From Reality": UK Lawmaker Senior UK Conservative lawmaker Michael Gove said he now backed Rishi Sunak. London: Senior UK Conservative lawmaker Michael Gove on Saturday accused party leadership contender Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut taxes amid a cost-of-living crisis. Gove, who has held a raft of cabinet roles and previously stood to be Tory leader, instead endorsed Rishi Sunak for the top job, as the summer-long contest to become the next prime minister nears its final fortnight. Foreign Secretary Truss is the overwhelming favourite in polls to beat ex-finance minister Sunak and replace outgoing leader Boris Johnson when the result is announced on September 5. The victor, set to formally take power the next day, faces a daunting challenge with Britain experiencing decades-high inflation and the prospect of a recession later this year. Truss has vowed immediate tax cuts rather than direct financial handouts to help people struggling to pay their surging bills, drawing stinging criticism from Sunak, his allies and others. "I am deeply concerned that the framing of the leadership debate by many has been a holiday from reality," Gove said in an article in Saturday's The Times newspaper. "The answer to the cost-of-living crisis cannot be simply to reject further 'handouts' and cut tax." He added Truss' plans to reverse a recent rise in national insurance taxes earmarked for the health and social care sector "would favour the wealthy" while slashing corporation tax would help "big businesses, not small entrepreneurs." "I cannot see how safeguarding the stock options of FTSE 100 executives should ever take precedence over supporting the poorest in our society, but at a time of want it cannot be the right priority," Gove said. The 54-year-old, who previously supported right-wing lesser known MP Kemi Badenoch in the leadership race before it narrowed to a final pair, said he now backed Sunak. "I know what the job requires. And Rishi has it," he added. Gove, who until July led the government's department for levelling up, housing and communities and has previously led the education and justice ministries, indicated he would likely not take on another role. "I do not expect to be in government again. But it was the privilege of my life to spend 11 years in the cabinet under three prime ministers," he added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Paris Jackson debuts her golden locks in Los Angeles She has overhauled her looks a number of times over the years. And Paris Jackson debuted her latest hairdo on a sun-drenched shopping trip, in Los Angeles on Saturday. The King of Pop's daughter, 19, proudly showed off her lighter golden locks, worn in a loosely-tousled style, after she ditched her recent brunette tresses. Stunning Paris flaunted her toned tummy in her skimpy vest top which grazed her navel to best parade her model-honed figure Share this article Share 43 shares Known for her quirky sense of style, the famous offspring accessorised with layers of chic beads and a kooky set of goggles hung around her neck. Model Paris stripped off her jacket in the sweltering climes of the Los Angeles winter sun and wrapped it around her incredibly tiny waist. The shopping trip proved to be a success as Paris was seen carrying a Foldable drying rack which she purchased from Target. Recognised for her striking looks, Paris made a very candid beauty confession on her Twitter in late January. She admitted to her 1,350,000 followers that she doesn't always look perfect as she claimed she had three different looks: 'late night hobo', 'cute pre-date' and'smelly just woke up me'. Paris penned on social media: 'Damn the dudes that work at the gas station by my house are the real homies. 'They've seen me in every form. from late night hobo munchie me, to cute pre-date night me, to smelly just woke up me. i tell ya. they're dope.' (sic) According to Entertainment Tonight, Paris claimed she was robbed by hitchhikers when she headed out in Los Angeles in January. The outspoken personality recalled the harrowing experience for social media via the broadcasting channel. 'So, last night I picked up a couple of hitchhikers and one girl was pretty f***** up,' Paris began on her Instagram story. 'I mean I remember taking out a pair of my own socks and putting them on her and stopping by a f***ing fast food place to get them dinner. This b**** f***ing stole my debit card dude. 'I gave you guys a f***ing ride across LA and I do my very, very best to be the best Uber driver ever, even though I'm not a part of Uber and you steal my s***, dude? What the f***!' Despite the small set back, Paris earned $250million when her father Micheal's music catalog sold in 2014 and she stands to inherit even more as the years go on.

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"Hey Taylor. First of all i would like to apologise for posting that hurtful Instagram post, at the time i thought it was funny but looking back it was distasteful and insensitive. I have to be honest though it was my caption and post that I screenshoted of scooter and Kanye that said "taylor swift what up" he didn't have anything to do with it and it wasn't even a part of the conversation in all actuality he was the person who told me not to joke like that. Scooter has had your back since the days you graciously let me open up for you.! As the years have passed we haven't crossed paths and gotten to communicate our differences, hurts or frustrations. So for you to take it to social media and get people to hate on scooter isn't fair. What were you trying to accomplish by posting that blog? seems to me like it was to get sympathy u also knew that in posting that your fans would go and bully scooter. Anyway, One thing i know is both scooter and i love you. I feel like the only way to resolve conflict is through communication. So banter back and fourth online i dont believe solves anything. I'm sure Scooter and i would love to talk to you and resolve any conflict, pain or any feelings that need to be addressed. Neither scooter or i have anything negative to say about you we truly want the best for you. I usually don't rebuttal things like this but when you try and deface someone i loves character that's crossing a line," he wrote. Model and actress Cara Delevigne commented under Bieber's post, telling him he "should be lifting women up instead of tearing them down because you feel threatened." Swift signed with Republic Records in 2018. She and Kanye West famously have feuded since he interrupted her at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. She later described her beef with him and his reality star wife as "lower than [she'd] ever felt in [her] life." Other artists, including Halsey, the band Haim and Swift's friend Todrick Hall, have today come out in support of Swift: While Scooter Braun's wife Yael has called out the singer with a lengthy Instagram post of her own, accusing Swift of throwing an "embarrassing temper tantrum" because she "didn't get her own way." Toggle the arrow button on the right of the Instagram picture to read the rest of her statement: This story originally appeared on Fox News and is republished here with permission.

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This workpage details the results of the 2020 United States presidential election, which was the 59th quadrennial presidential election in the United States, held on November 3, 2020. Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the former vice president from Delaware, defeated incumbent Republican nominee Donald Trump from Florida. It was the first election since 1992, the first in the 21st century, and the fifth in the past 100 years in which the incumbent president lost re-election to a second term. Both major candidates received more than 74 million votes, surpassing Barack Obama's record of 69.5 million votes from 2008. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a candidate in a U.S. presidential election. Biden flipped five states that voted for Trump in 2016: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, as well as Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. He was the first Democrat to win in Georgia since 1992 and in Arizona since 1996, and the first candidate to win nationally without Ohio since 1960 and without Florida since 1992. This election marked the first ever occurrence of back-to-back elections with the same electoral vote distribution between candidates (306-to-232), excluding faithless electors. Biden became the second former vice president, after Republican Richard Nixon in 1968, to be elected president without having succeeded to the office.

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Mr Steele is due to be among the Brits being flown back, who will the be put into quarantine in Arrowe Park on the Wirral. Writing on Facebook, he said: "Informed we will have to do another 2weeks quarentine back in blighty although japan has set me free as all ok." Meanwhile fellow Brits David and Sally Abel, from Northamptonshire, are being treated in Japan. The pair have been documenting their experience through social media posts. As of 2pm on Wednesday a total of 5,216 people in the UK had been tested for coronavirus. Of those examined nine have tested positive. There have been more than 74,000 confirmed infections recorded in mainland China and about 700 cases in other countries.

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===Earliest texts of Shtokavian dialect=== Proto-Shtokavian, or Church Slavic with ingredients of nascent Shtokavian, were recorded in legal documents like the charter of Ban Kulin, regulating the commerce between Bosnia and Dubrovnik in Croatia, dated 1189, and in liturgical texts like Gršković's and Mihanović's fragments, ca. 1150, in southern Bosnia or Herzegovina. Experts' opinions are divided with regard to the extent these texts, especially the Kulin ban parchment, contain contemporary Shtokavian vernacular. Mainly Shtokavian, with ingredients of Church Slavic, are numerous legal and commercial documents from pre-Ottoman Bosnia, Hum, Serbia, Zeta, and southern Dalmatia, especially Dubrovnik. The first comprehensive vernacular Shtokavian text is the Vatican Croatian Prayer Book, written in Dubrovnik a decade or two before 1400. In the next two centuries Shtokavian vernacular texts had been written mainly in Dubrovnik, other Adriatic cities and islands influenced by Dubrovnik, as well as in Bosnia, by Bosnian Franciscans and Bosniak Muslim vernacular alhamiado literature – the first example being "Chirwat turkisi" or "Croatian song", dated 1589. ==Relationship towards neighboring dialects== Shtokavian is characterized by a number of characteristic historical sound changes, accentual changes, changes in inflection, morphology and syntax. Some of these isoglosses are not exclusive and have also been shared by neighboring dialects, and some of them have mostly but not completely spread over the whole Shtokavian area. The differences between Shtokavian and the unrelated, neighboring Bulgarian–Macedonian dialects are clear-cut, whereas the differences with the related Serbo-Croatian dialects of Chakavian and Kajkavian are much more fluid, and the mutual influence of various subdialects plays a more prominent role. The main bundle of isoglosses separates Slovenian and Kajkavian on the one hand from Shtokavian and Chakavian on the other. These are: long falling accent of newer origin (neocircumflex) development of the consonant group rj (as opposed to consonant /r/) from former soft /r'/ before a vowel (e.g., morjem, zorja) reflexes of /o/ or /ọ/ of the old Common Slavic nasal vowel /ǫ/, and not /u/ inflectional morpheme -o (as opposed to -ojo) in the instrumental singular of a-declension Other characteristics distinguishing Kajkavian from Shtokavian, beside the demonstrative/interrogatory pronoun kaj (as opposed to što/šta used in Shtokavian), are: a reflex of old semivowels of /ẹ/ (e.g. dẹn št', žd' depalatalization of /n'/ and /l'/ /ž/ instead of /dʒ/ (c.f. Čk. žep : Št. džep) /č/ > /š/ before consonants (c.f. Čk. maška : Št. mačka) word-initial consonant groups čr-, čri-, čre- (c.f. Čk. črivo/črevo : Št. cr(ij)evo, Čk. črn : Št. crn) conditional mood with biš in the second-person singular non-syncretized dative, locative and instrumental plural ==General characteristics== General characteristics of Shtokavian are the following: što or šta as the demonstrative/interrogative pronoun differentiation between two short (in addition to two or three long) accents, rising and falling, though not in all Shtokavian speakers preservation of unaccented length, but not consistently across all speeches /u/ as the reflex of Common Slavic back nasal vowel /ǫ/ as well as the syllabic /l/ (with the exception of central Bosnia where a diphthongal /uo/ is also recorded as a reflex) initial group of v- + weak semivowel yields u- (e.g.

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Infrastructure spending rose 16.1 percent over Jan-Feb, slower than 19 percent growth last year, as some local governments hold back on large building projects in the face of Beijing's crackdown on rising debt. Retail sales also regained some momentum, rising 9.7 percent, just shy of expectations but up from 9.4 percent in December. Auto sales were particularly strong, especially electrics and hybrids, again reflecting Beijing's tech push. Premier Li Keqiang said last week China aims to expand its economy by around 6.5 percent this year, the same target that it handily beat in 2017 thanks in part to massive government infrastructure spending and record bank lending. But comments by top officials at China's parliament in the past week suggested that Beijing will be more cautious about spending this year while it focuses on reducing financial risks. After years of heavy pump-priming by Beijing, markets worry that less generous stimulus could slow the pace of expansion not only in China but globally. China is already believed to be contributing about a third of total world growth. "Internally (in China), there's a lack of stimulus; monetary policy is getting a little bit tighter," Daiwa's Lai said. "The leaders are probably more tolerant of lower growth in general." (Reporting by Kevin Yao and Cheng Fang; Writing by Elias Glenn; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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As economist, Mark J. Perry, points out, when minimum wage laws are enacted in some places, it may force employers to get rid of their unskilled workers. This often leads to minorities being unable to find jobs due to discrimination. == Examples of Employment Discrimination == During WWII, many women worked in factories to compensate for the lack of male labor. After the war, the men returned home and many women were forced out of their jobs to make room for the incoming male labor force. Although productivity levels of men and women were equal, it was assumed women required more benefits in terms of maternity leave and childcare. The Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington conducted a study in 1994 and found that white women had a higher chance of receiving job interviews, higher chance of receiving job offers, were offered more money, and were offered higher-level positions than black women, even when all other characteristics and qualifications were the same. In 1996, six African-American employees alleged Texaco was “racially discriminatory hiring, promotion and salary policies”, using taped comments from white, corporate officials as evidence. In 1997 the Publix Super Markets were allegedly “gender biases in on the job training, promotion, tenure and layoff policies; wage discrimination; occupational segregation; ”. In a study of University of Michigan Law School graduates from 2005, it was found that the gap in earnings between men and women was small immediately following graduation. The gap widened within the next 15 years to the point where women were earning 11 percent less than men with the same credentials in the same job. In 2007 African American employees filed a lawsuit against Walgreen Co. inTucker v. Walgreen Co. The plaintiffs alleged that Walgreens actions resulted in discrimination in promotions of African Americans. In July of 2007 the parties reached a comprehensive settlement of $20 million. According to research conducted in 2013, 62 percent of accountants and auditors are women, but they only make up 9 percent of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the United States. Females in this profession are also underpaid by an average of 16 percent. In 2016 five licensed female paramedics were denied a jobs in the Chicago Fire Department because they did not pass an old fashioned physical abilities test. The pass rate on the physical abilities test for males exceeded the rate for females. These five females were already working for other cities or private ambulance companies as paramedics, and claimed that not being hired was because of gender discrimination. In September of 2016, the Seventh Circuit ruled in favored the paramedics. In September of 2017, Buffalo Wild Wings was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission because the company refused to hire male applicants for bartender positions because of sex; they wanted female bartenders. In January of 2018, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC paid $55,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Lowe's failed to accommodate a department manager who had a disability due to a spinal cord injury. The employee was hired in 2006 as a customer service associate and was then promoted to a department manager in 2008. The company was aware of his disability when the was elected for promotion. In June of 2015, Lowe's notified the employee that he could no longer be provided with accommodation, and demoted him to a non-supervisory associate position. In April 2018, Tarr, Inc. and Zenith, LLC, a San Diego-based company paid $50,000 and provided relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The female employee informed the company of her pregnancy and was terminated a few days later. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Comments: Critiques of Neoclassical Approach -Minor grammatical errors -Look for a source for what other "factors" come into play for discrimination -Interesting look at the way other studies have denounced discrimination: Could be expanded and show why their findings are, in fact, discrimination Government's Efforts to Fight Discrimination -Fixed some weird wording -Expand on idea of why human capital being a human invention is worse for minority groups -Source on how women's performance rivaled men's during WWII and how their wages were lower. -Further explanation on how minimum wage can be discriminatory in the final paragraph: seemed very confusing. Sources: -Examples of employment discrimination -Explains women in workforce, why they may have been laid off -Focuses on wage discrimination #page_scan_tab_contents -Explains how human capital is related to income inequality -How minimum wage can be seen as discrimatory (includes other forms of discrimination) -Types of Discrimination -Cases: Employment Discrimination -Discrimination at the Workplace -Employment Laws Civil Rights Requirements

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Was DMX ever charged with animal cruelty? RAP legend DMX sadly passed away on April 9, after being hospitalized for over a week for a reported drug overdose. The rappers mean and gruff sound showcased his gritty upbringings in Yonkers, while his signature bark in songs reflected his deep connection with dogs. * Read our DMX live blog for the latest news and health updates..

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It seems more like a placeholder for a relatively new article with ongoing developments, then anything of long-term merit. As it is, enough time has passed, that the inauguration is already starting to look overemphasized. Seraphim System (talk) :The primary purpose of hyperlinks is to provide additional information for those unfamiliar with the terms used. We also don't dumb down articles to include only the most generic or generally known content. How would that be encyclopedic? But as a basis, I also don't agree that readers won't know who Baghdad Bob is. A simple Google search confirms that term has had significant coverage. Also, as noted earlier, the section is wholly consistent with LEAD. If you disagree, you're welcome to explain your view. Finally, since the subject currently maintains such a high profile, it's quite likely the article will only undergo minor changes for the foreseeable future, as so many editors are monitoring it. And that is only likely to change when interest in the subject has subsided. X4n6 (talk) ::I would suggest reviewing WBA ... this seems to be a common problem. I am not really interested in becoming more involved with this particular article. Seraphim System (talk) :::As WBA itself explains, it is simply an explanatory supplement, neither a policy nor guideline. Beyond that, no lead is perfect, or never subject to change. But currently, this lead is well within our policies and guidelines. X4n6 (talk) ::::Well, I'm glad we've honed in on what's important about WBA. Seraphim System (talk) :::::To be clear, my take is the lead conforms with WP policies, guidelines - and WPA. Beyond general disagreement, I'm not sure what you've articulated to the contrary from that policy perspective. X4n6 (talk) ===Straw poll=== It's not really clear from the discussion above who is in favor of what, or what consensus is, with regard to comparing him to Baghdad Bob. How about a simple survey to help us sort this out? Option A Status quo: leave it in the lede and in the "Popular culture" section. Option B Remove it from the lede but leave it in the "Popular culture" section". Option C Do not mention it in the article at all. Pinging previous commenters. B is my recommendation. B second Seraphim System (talk) A I'm not in favor of straw polls, since consensus isn't derived from votes but optimally from the quality of the arguments. Yet there's enough ambivalence in some of the discussion above, rightfully so, that this might help us focus our concerns. While normally this might not be right for the lead, Spicer's actions and statements are unprecedented in the history of press secretaries — as historians, not just pundits, have pointed out (and personally, I've watched press secretaries on TV since the Lyndon Johnson administration) — and I believe in this case the comparison is necessary. When historians are saying that Spicer's behavior is that of a propagandist more so than that of a true press secretary, I believe that needs to be made clear in the lead. Option A is clear to me. Once again, unless/until someone can successfully articulate an objection based upon our policies or guidelines - beyond MelanieN's very gracious abundance of caution and courtesy - I'm not even clear on what has been provided as the basis for the question. If it's a question of sources, a Google search reveals a surprisingly substantial number of cases where the two terms are used in tandem. The reliable sources include CNN, the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, the UK Telegraph, Slate, MSNBC, Merry Jane, etc. There have even been references to the comparison on Breitbart, the Ron Paul forums, former Fox pundit Bernard Goldberg's website and the National Review among other conservative platforms. So even though we generally don't consider it for article content, the comparison even meets our notability guidelines. But I would actually have no objection to removing it, if someone could just provide a clear and compelling basis for removal. But no rationale has been presented, beyond that which some have presented as clearly partisan positions, suggesting that we should whitewash an unflattering comparison. However, that is not our job. In fact, regarding BLP's, per WELLKNOWN, that is expressly not our job. The comparison is notable, reliably sourced from multiple and disparate sources, informative and relevant. Those are just some of the legitimate arguments in favor of keeping it in. But what/where are the legitimate, equally strong or superior arguments in opposition?

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Days After Nitish Kumar's Outburst, A Win For Bihar Speaker, BJP Nitish Kumar is the junior partner in the alliance with the BJP in Bihar. (File) Patna: Four days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his temper in the assembly and accused the Speaker of "openly violating" the constitution over a run-in with some police officers, the BJP leader appeared to have scored the last laugh. The junior partner in the alliance with the BJP, Nitish Kumar on Friday signed off on the transfer of a senior police officer from Lakhisarai who had displeased Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha of the BJP. The move appears to have laid bare what many knew already, that Mr Kumar may be Chief Minister, but when it comes to the government, it is the BJP that is calling the shots, even leaders in his party, the Janata Dal-United (JDU), concede privately. Several BJP leaders too, on the condition of anonymity, said that the message was clear: If Nitish Kumar wants to retain the chair of Chief Minister, he can't get away by insulting a senior leader, especially someone armoured with a constitutional post like a Speaker. Despite Friday being a government holiday for Holi, Nitish Kumar who is also the Home Minister, issued the marching orders to Ranjan Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Lakhisarai, the assembly constituency of Mr Sinha. The BJP leader had been furious with the senior officer after the arrest of two party supporters last month for organising a cultural programme in violation of COVID-19 rules. During the ongoing budget session of the Bihar Assembly, several BJP MLAs raised the issue of the arrests, demanding action against the police officers, particularly for rebuffing Mr Sinha's directions to sort out the issue. On Monday, when despite a government response in the assembly, Mr Sinha rescheduled the matter once again for Wednesday, an angry Nitish Kumar had charged at him, saying that he was going against the constitution - creating an unprecedented scene inside the house. Miffed with Nitish Kumar's strong language, Mr Sinha decided to skip the assembly the next day, triggering questions. The episode was the latest in the souring of ties between the BJP and Mr Kumar who returned to power in Bihar in 2020 but with a vastly diminished share in the ruling coalition, having won far fewer seats than his ally for the first time. Finally, it was on the insistence of senior ministers of both the parties, that Nitish Kumar went to meet Mr Sinha and seek a truce where it was promised that officers who had riled the Speaker will soon be relocated.

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"Without democracy, we would be yet another China, maybe richer at this point but without the freedom to celebrate our diversity and to claim equal status in ways that make this India," says Ms. Mukhopadhyay of Headway. "If you look around," she adds, sweeping a hand over the buzzing incubator warehouse she shares with a hundred other entrepreneurs, "what you see is the result of the freedom of thought and inquiry that democracy inculcates." Back on the construction-filled side streets of Bangalore's Electronic City, Mr. Nachappaa is not prone to quite so lofty musings about India. But as he climbs a mound of dirt in a vacant lot to get a better look at his giant neighbor Infosys, the aspiring computer engineer nevertheless makes a case for his and his country's advancement. Get the Monitor Stories you care about delivered to your inbox. "People used to do whatever they were born into, like working your family farm in a place like Coorg," he says. "But young Indians are more ambitious; they want to make their own way. "My goal is to one day start my own company. If I can build something new and create a lot of jobs," he adds, "I think it would be fulfilling for me - and it would be a good thing for my country."

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Camile is an Irish restaurant chain, serving Thai cuisine. Originating in Dolphin's Barn, Dublin in 2010, the chain was co-founded by Brody Sweeney (previously associated with the O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars chain). The chain, which operates via a franchise restaurant model, has since expanded throughout Ireland and the UK, with 45 locations as of 2021. As of June 2021, it was also reportedly expanding via a "partnership" model in the United States. ==See also== List of restaurant chains in Ireland List of Thai restaurants == References == Fast-food chains of Ireland Thai restaurants

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Authentix® übernimmt Traceless® Authentication Group ADDISON, Texas, 1. Oktober 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Authentix, die Autorität für Authentifizierungslösungen, hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass sie die Traceless Authentication Group von Bibliotheca, Inc. übernommen hat, einem Technologie- und Dienstleistungsunternehmen im Bibliothekswesen, das in über 30,000 Bibliotheken weltweit vertreten ist. MHT Partners, L.P. war bei dieser Transaktion als Finanzberater für Authentix tätig. Traceless hat seinen Stammsitz in Rochester, New York und ist ein Branchenführer bei der Fälschungs- und Manipulationskontrolle mit einem internationalen Kundenstamm, u. a. Kunden aus der Pharma-, Spirituosen- und Bekleidungsindustrie. Diese Übernahme umfasst das komplette Portfolio des Unternehmens an patentierten Lösungen für die verdeckte Markierung sowie seine eigene, cloudbasierte digitale Track- und Trace-Softwarelösung für Unternehmen. Die Übernahme schließt die Produktlinien Traceless Ultra™, Traceless Pro™ und die verdeckten Markierungssysteme Traceless Anti-Diversion™ ein, die nahtlos in die Produktproduktion integriert werden können. Praktisch jedes verfügbare kommerzielle Druckverfahren, einschließlich Continuous Inkjet, kann verwendet werden und es liegt eine Zertifizierung für den Einsatz in Domino®-Tintenstrahldruckern vor. Darüber hinaus bringt das Unternehmen sein eigenes Portfolio an kundenspezifischen Lesegeräten und Vision-Inspektionssystemen bei der Transaktion ein. Traceless Brand Protection Cloud™, eine patentierte, cloudbasierte Track and Trace-Lösung, umfasst die verschlüsselte Generierung von QR-Codes sowie digitalisierte Etiketten, mit denen Verbraucher über ihr Smartphone interagieren und Authentifizierungen vornehmen können, ohne dass eine Telefon-App heruntergeladen werden muss. "Authentix ist seit mehr als 20 Jahren ein Marktführer im Bereich Markenschutz und hat einige der weltweit größten Markeneigentümer als Kunden. Diese strategische Übernahme erweitert unser Angebot an Sicherheitstechnologien, die unserer wachsenden Liste Kunden weltweit zur Verfügung stehen, und bietet auch Traceless Kunden, die im Rahmen dieser Transaktion hinzugekommen sind, neue Leistungen an," sagte Kevin McKenna, CEO von Authentix, und fügte hinzu: "Traceless bringt interessante Fähigkeiten im digitalen Tracking von Produkten und im Produktmarketing auf Konsumentenebene mit, die sich beide gut in unsere Wachstumsstrategie integrieren lassen." Informationen zu Authentix

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The three widows withdraw from battle after finding the whole money, Maxine gives the deeds to the only living "Thornton" (The Stranger) who remains unconscious, buries the memory of their husbands and their bodies along with Greta's body, says goodbye to Sheriff Jake and especially Maxine ready for new adventures, while they decide if the new destination would be San Francisco or Boston, or another land without letting no man stop them. In the 1880s during the Wild West era, three widows of a recently executed gang of outlaw brothers are forced to flee their homes as they are pursued by a posse of vigilantes and villains seeking the whereabouts of their dead husbands' buried treasure. On the perilous journey, the woman must find the courage to trust, care and kill for one another, while blazing the trail to their own destiny. ==Cast== Patrick Bergin as Jake Lawrence Pressman as Van Damn James Gammon as The Preacher John Diehl as Cash Thornton C. Thomas Howell as Little Jemmy Thornton Jason Connery as John "Pinkerton" Bill Doyle as David "Pinkerton" Suzanne Andrews as Maxine Thornton Judith Burnett as Claire Thornton Lissa Negrin as Bridget Thornton Tim DeKay as The Stranger Constance Forslund as Madame DuBois Vanessa Zima as Greta Van Damn Gary Carlos Cervantes as Segundo Debrianna Mansini as Rita Rio Alexander as Roberto Zachary Ray Sherman as The Kid ==Production== Shooting started in May 2005, in Santa Fe during its 23-day shoot in locations around New Mexico. Parts of the movie were filmed in Zia Pueblo, Cook Ranch, Bonanza City and Diablo Canyon. ==References== ==External links== 2006 films Films directed by Tim Hunter 2000s English-language films

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US and UK launch mutual charm offensive to repair Special Relationship US and UK launch mutual charm offensive to repair the Special Relationship as Dominic Raab praises 'bold' President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists Washington has 'no closer partner' than Britain Dominic Raab today met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London The pair held a press conference and they both lavished praise on the other Will be seen as attempt to repair Special Relationship after Trump administration Mr Blinken said the US has 'no closer ally' and 'no closer partner' than the UK By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Dominic Raab today lavished praise on President Joe Biden while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Washington has 'no closer partner' than the UK as they launched a mutual charm offensive to repair the Special Relationship. Mr Raab and Mr Blinken held a press conference this evening in which the Foreign Secretary spoke of his 'huge pleasure' at welcoming his US counterpart to the UK. The Foreign Secretary was full of warm words for the Biden White House as he said it had already taken 'a huge number of bold and very welcome steps' on the world stage. Meanwhile, Mr Blinken said the Special Relationship is 'enduring', 'effective' and 'dynamic' as well as being 'close to the hearts of the American people." The mutual praise will be viewed as a clear attempt by both sides to repair any damage done to the links between Washington and London during Donald Trump's time in the White House. The Special Relationship was strained during Mr Trump's presidency due to disagreements on a variety of issues like Nato military spending and climate change. Mr Raab and Mr Blinken signalled a reset in relations as they spoke at a press conference this evening. Mr Raab said: "It is a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it is great to have you here with us, a warm welcome. "I think it is fair to say the Biden administration is barely 100 days old but has already taken a huge number of bold and very welcome steps on issues like climate change, global health and human rights, and that has really created momentum in efforts to tackle these pressing global issues. "Since Tony's confirmation, we have been working very closely together and today's meeting has been another reminder of the depth and breadth of the work that we do together." He added: "Tony, again, thanks for being here, thanks for our valuable discussions today and I look forward and we look forward, to welcoming President Biden to the UK in June." Mr Biden's first overseas visit as US President will be to the G7 summit in Cornwall next month. Mr Blinken said Mr Biden is'very much looking forward to being here for the G7'. The US Secretary of State also said he is 'looking forward to the opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Johnson tomorrow'. On the Special Relationship, he said: "It is also the 75th anniversary of Winston Churchill's famous speech at Westminster College in Missouri where he described the Special Relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States and how vital it is for our two countries and many others around the world. "Three quarters of a century later, that Special Relationship is enduring, it is effective, it is dynamic and it is close to the hearts of the American people." He added: "The United States has no closer ally, no closer partner, than the United Kingdom and I am very glad for the chance to say that again here today." Share or comment on this article:

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I'm not up to speed with the Roman Britain romp Britannia (Sky Atlantic) so lines like "We've helped each other out before - you chopped up that king for me" go over my head. But it's not hard to get into the third season with David Morrissey having a riot as a general, Mackenzie Crook unrecognisable as a druid with what appears to be one of Ladybaby's stray condoms pulled over his head and - stealing the show - Julian Rhind-Tutt as a baffled prince who after have runes carved in his skull, is given a new name: "Kwunt - I think that's how you pronounce it." There's lots of carving going on - and gouging and garroting and straight-ahead stabbing. Lots of prog-rock on the soundtrack, too, although so far no ELP, which would be apt, given how Keith Emerson liked to plunge knives into his keyboard. A message from the Editor: Get a year of unlimited access to all of The Scotsman's coverage without the need for a full subscription. Expert analysis of the biggest games, exclusive interviews, live blogs, transfer news and 70 per cent fewer ads on Scotsman.com - all for less than £1 a week. Subscribe to us today

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{| |} USS Perry was a brig commissioned by the United States Navy prior to the American Civil War. She was tasked by the Navy for various missions, including those related to diplomatic tensions with Paraguay, the Mexican–American War, the slave trade, and the American Civil War. She was probably named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. ==Service history== Perry was launched in May 1843 by the Norfolk Navy Yard; and commissioned 13 October 1843, Comdr. Samuel F. Du Pont in command. The new brig departed Norfolk, Virginia, 3 December 1843, called at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and proceeded via Cape Town, South Africa, and the Straits of Sunda to Macau, arriving 27 August 1844. There she embarked Caleb Cushing, the first American Commissioner to China, and sailed via Hong Kong for the coast of Mexico, arriving Mazatlán, 4 November. Four days later she debarked Cushing at San Blas, for an overland journey to Vera Cruz, to catch a ship home. Perry then sailed via Honolulu for the Society Islands and the Marquesas where she helped win respect and fair dealing for American whalers. She departed Tahiti 16 April 1845; visited Valparaíso, Chile; sailed "round the Horn", reached Norfolk, Virginia, 17 September; and decommissioned on the 25th. Perry recommissioned 16 May 1846, three days after war was declared on Mexico, and four days later sailed for the Gulf of Mexico to blockade Mexican ports. However, after leaving Havana bound for Charleston, South Carolina, she endured the hurricane of October 10, 1846 driven over the reefs at Bahia Honda Key with every person on board surviving. She was kedged off (From account of ordeal by Naval Lieutenant Richard Schubrick Trapier who was aboard during that time.) and returned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for repairs 4 December 1846. Perry got under way from Philadelphia 16 May 1847 to join the Brazil Squadron protecting American interests between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Informed that suspected slavers were bound for the coast of Africa under false papers, she seized American bark Ann D. Richardson off Rio de Janeiro 16 December. Two days later, she took the American brig Independence. Investigation proved that both ships had been engaged in the slave trade and were sent to New York City under prize crews. Perry returned from the Brazil Squadron to Norfolk 10 July 1849 and decommissioned there four days later. Perry recommissioned 17 November 1849 and sailed for the west coast of Africa to help suppress the slave trade. But for a period in ordinary in New York City, 26 December 1851 to 27 April 1852, the brig continued this duty until returning to Norfolk 14 July 1854 and decommissioning on the 20th. With the exception of a month in commission, 20 March to 27 April 1855, Perry remained in ordinary at Norfolk until recommissioning 21 January 1858. She departed Hampton Roads 15 February to serve in the expedition, commanded by Flag Officer William B. Shubrick, protesting an unprovoked attack on 1 February 1855. The task force arrived at Asunción, Paraguay 29 January 1859 and quickly won James B. Bowlin, the U.S. Special Commissioner a respectful hearing. Sea power here achieved what four years of diplomacy had failed to obtain: an apology, an indemnity for the family of an American sailor killed in the fight, and a commercial treaty advantageous to the United States. The brig returned to New York 5 June 1860 and decommissioned ten days later. ===Civil War=== Perry remained inactive until the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, recommissioning on 23 April 1861. Under the command of Commander John J. Glasson she headed south the same day escorting three transports carrying some 3,000 troops to Annapolis, Maryland, where they landed on the 25th to reinforce the 7th Infantry Regiment then moving South to reinforce the nation's threatened capital. She then returned to New York City (where Glasson debarked for rendezvous duty) to prepare for duty as a blockader and steamed into Hampton Roads 18 May to join the newly established Atlantic Blockading Squadron. A week later she stood out from Fort Monroe and headed south for Fernandina, Florida. On the last day of May, she captured Confederate blockade runner Hannah M. Johnson about 15 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. The brig took Confederate privateer 3 June, and subsequently turned two British ships away from the Southern coast before reaching her blockade station off the mouth of the St. Mary's River on the 11th.

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Greek economy shows signs of recovery but banks are reluctant to invest Greece's creditors are returning to Athens on Monday (September 23) for a fourth post-bailout evaluation to review whether Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' planned tax cuts will affect Greece's economic results. A key factor to Mitsotakis' plans to lead his Greece's economy to a viable growth path, is attracting investors. The fact that bond rates are at historic lows suggests that the tide has taken a major turn in Greece's favour. "The government's initiatives towards reducing taxes," says Konstantinos Kollias, president of the Economic Chamber of Greece, "Especially concerning businesses, abolishing capital controls in full and the willingness to continue reforms all these things send a sign to our partners and the markets, which is reflected in the five- and 10-year bond rates, falling. I think they are building a package that makes for an appealing investment environment." But investments need bank financing and it's not certain that the Greek banking system is in a position to do so, with non-performing loans amounting to €80 million. This number lies significantly lower than the March 2016 peak of €107m, but is still high, "The big issue is guarantees," says Athens Chamber of Tradesmen president, Ioannis Chatzitheodosiu. "We want the government to create an investment bank, which will be able to guarantee and cover for the banks. Chambers of commerce should be allowed to underwrite some of the guarantees to small businesses to support banks and allow liquidity into the market. While the banks do have the means to provide liquidity, the ECB restrictions won't allow them to do so." Clearing the arrears stock of 1.4 billion euros is another challenge for the Greek economy. The third post-bailout review brands Greece's progress to that end "disappointing," especially since old debts to the private sector are not being cleared fast enough, while new ones are being created. The Greek government wants to wrap up the evaluation before the end of November and then go to the December Eurogroup meeting with no loose ends. The objective there will be to negotiate and eventually strike a deal on counting revenue from Greek state bonds withheld by central banks within their Public Investment Programme, thus implicitly reducing the agreed-upon primary surplus.

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It was reported in 1991 that bear gallbladders and the like could sell in Seoul "for 10 times their price in China", with prices for one ranging from US$700 to US$3,292. In 2002, the pricier bear galls in Japan were reported to be selling for as much as US$83 per gram, and were either sourced domestically, or from Tibet or China. A report published in 2013 stated that a poacher in North America can usually get US$100 to $150 for a gallbladder, but the organs can fetch $5,000 to $10,000 in the end-market once they are processed into a powder. The report also stated that the HSUS indicated a bear gallbladder can cost more than $3,000 in Asia. A TRAFFIC report estimated that prices for whole gallbladders were as low as $51.11 (Myanmar) and as high as $2,000 (Hong Kong SAR). For gallbladder by the gram, the least expensive was $0.11 per gram (Thailand) and the highest was $109.70 per gram (Japan). ====Raw bile and bile powder==== Raw bile can sell for as much as US$24,000 per kg, about half the price of gold. There is huge profitability in the trade of bile powder. In 2007, while the wholesale price of bile powder was approximately US$410 per kg in China, the retail price increased from 25 to 50 fold in South Korea, and to 80 fold in Japan, i.e. US$33,000 per kg. ====Pills==== Pill prices ranged from as low as $0.38 per pill (Malaysia) to $3.83 per pill (Thailand). and in the U.S., approximately $1 per pill, which is an average price between the two countries. ==Businesses== In 2010, the Guizhentang Pharmaceutical company was one of the most successful bile extraction companies in China, paying some 10 million yuan in taxes. In 2012, the company tried to go public in the Shenzhen stock exchange and proposed to triple the company's stock of captive bears, from 400 to 1,200. This provoked a large backlash from activists, internet users and protesters. It was followed by a number of controversies along with public interviews. The company responded with demonstrations of the extraction process where the bears seemed unconcerned by the procedure, in an attempt to counter the allegations its business was cruel. ==See also== Animals Asia Foundation Free the Bears Fund Snake wine, a rice wine made with snake bile ==References== "Torment of the moon bears" by Pat Sinclair, The Guardian, October 11, 2005, retrieved October 18, 2005 Chinese government attends official opening of Animals Asia's Moon bear rescue centre..." Animals Asia Foundation press release, December 2002, retrieved October 18, 2005 "The Trade in Bear Bile", World Animal Protection, 2000, retrieved October 18, 2005 Press Conference on Animal Welfare, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland, January 12, 2006 ==Further reading== McLaughlin, Kathleen E. "Freeing China's Caged Bile Bears", San Francisco Chronicle, April 25, 2005 "Ending the bear bile industry" World Animal Protection ==External links== -

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Levels last week fell as low as 5% at Stockport Foundation Trust, and 7% at Liverpool University Hospitals, Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals and the Northern Care Alliance in Greater Manchester, according to PA news agency analysis. Other trusts with very low rates of discharging fit patients included Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals in Surrey, Southport & Ormskirk Hospital and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals (all 10%), as well as Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (13%). At a regional level, nearly half of medically fit patients in eastern England and London were discharged week (48%), compared with just 29% in north-west England and 33% in south-west England. In north-east England/Yorkshire the figure was 42%, the Midlands 42% and south-east England 40%.

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The same is true of at least four other entries in the top ten. Take Bodycare, which also takes pride in its discount retailer status. Its genesis can be traced back to a market stall in Skelmersdale. Now, it has more than 130 stores with a turnover of more than £130m. Or there is The Perfume Shop, which eschews the pampering and one-to-one service of major outlets like House of Fraser. Instead, its fragrances are kept behind a counter. Do the punters care? Seemingly not, especially if they can save a bob or two on their favourite scent. Two other entries in the top ten - Screwfix and Toolstation - may offer a completely different range of goods, but they adopt to a similar approach to the budget beauty shops by undercutting major DIY outlets when it comes to tools, accessories, and hardware. There are lessons here for WH Smith. It is no longer the nation's newsagent, and its days as the go-to place for a newly published novel are in the past. But if it can focus on what it does best, there is a chance it can at least cast off the shackles of being named Britain's worst shop.

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style="width:67%;"| Awarded work |- | Beyoncé | align="center| 2000–21 | align="center| 25 | "Crazy in Love" (3); "Naughty Girl" (1); "Check on It" (1); "Beautiful Liar" (1); "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (3); "Run the World (Girls)" (1); "Countdown"(1); Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award; "Pretty Hurts" (2); "Drunk in Love" (1); "7/11" (1); "Hold Up" (1); Lemonade (1); "Formation" (6); "Brown Skin Girl" (1) |- | Madonna | align="center| 1986–99 | align="center| 20 | Video Vanguard Award; "Papa Don't Preach" (1); "Express Yourself" (3); "Like a Prayer" (1); "Vogue" (3); The Immaculate Collection (1); "Rain" (2); "Take a Bow" (1); "Ray of Light" (5); "Frozen" (1); "Beautiful Stranger" (1) |- | Lady Gaga | align="center| 2009–20 | align="center| 18 | "Paparazzi" (2); "Poker Face" (1); "Bad Romance" (7); "Telephone" (1); "Born This Way" (2); "Rain on Me" (3); Tricon Award; Artist of the Year |- | Taylor Swift | align="center" | 2009–22 | align="center| 14 | "You Belong with Me" (1); "I Knew You Were Trouble" (1); "Blank Space" (2); "Bad Blood" (2); "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (1); "You Need to Calm Down" (2); "Me!" (1); The Man (1); The Short Film (3) |- | Peter Gabriel | align="center| 1987–94 | rowspan="2" align="center| 13 | "Sledgehammer" (9); Video Vanguard Award; "Steam" (2); "Kiss That Frog" (1) |- | Eminem | align="center| 1999-14 | "My Name Is" (1); "Forgot About Dre" (1) "The Real Slim Shady" (2); "Without Me" (4); "Lose Yourself" (1); "We Made You" (1); "Not Afraid" (2); "Rap God" (1) |- | R.E.M.

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Northern Ireland minister orders halt to Brexit agri-food checks Northern Ireland's agriculture minister has ordered all Brexit checks on food and farm products to be stopped from midnight in a unilateral move that will set him on a collision course with Brussels. The former leader of the Democratic Unionist party Edwin Poots threatened the move last week after he failed to get the backing of other parties in Stormont to intervene in the face of a delayed resolution to the dispute over the Northern Ireland protocol. And on Wednesday night he carried through the threat following legal advice. "I have taken legal advice in relation to my position from senior counsel. Earlier today, I received that legal advice," he told the Stormont assembly. "The advice concluded that I can direct the checks to cease in the absence of executive approval. "I have now issued a formal instruction to my permanent secretary to halt all checks that were not in place on 31 December 2020 from midnight tonight." But Sinn Féin, with whom DUP shares power, said it was an "unlawful" stunt aimed at burnishing the party's hardline credentials on the protocol ahead of local elections in May. The deputy first minister, Michelle O'Neill, said in a tweet: "This stunt is an attempt by the DUP to unlawfully interfere with domestic and international law. "DUP [are] fixated on their own priorities, which are clearly at odds with where the wider community is at." There were reports last week after the visit of the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, to Northern Ireland that Westminster would not oppose Poots" mooted move. The controversial checks on food and agriculture products came into force as a result of the Northern Ireland protocol signed by Boris Johnson and the EU to get his wider Brexit deal over the line. However, many of the checks, including those on chilled foods and meats such as British sausages, have not been implemented after unilateral action taken by the former Brexit minister Lord Frost. But British businesses still face significant paperwork to comply with EU customs codes that are observed in Northern Ireland as a result of the compromise arrangements struck between the prime minister and Brussels. Other new barriers include a ban on the import of seed potatoes from Britain in Northern Ireland and soil, which has affected garden centres and tree nurseries. Sinn Féin says that Stormont has a legal obligation to conduct the checks, and that the executive or local cabinet agreed in May 2020 to implement the controls. John O'Dowd, Sinn Féin's member of the legislative assembly for Upper Bann, said: "The protocol is the law - the DUP signed off in the executive that they would adhere to the regulations in the protocol." Truss has taken over Brexit negotiations from Frost, who resigned before Christmas. The Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, indicated on Wednesday evening that the UK government would not intervene over the DUP's decision. "Obviously this is a matter for the Northern Ireland executive; it is something that is within their legal remit," he told ITV's Peston. "Obviously we'll be looking at the outworkings of that, exactly what the legal advice is they have taken. "One of the frustrations is this, I have to say, is something we have been saying to the European Union for some time was the kind of thing that we could see happening." Northern Ireland's department for agriculture, environment and rural affairs, which performs the checks at ports and airports, has been approached for comment.

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Early on March 12, the JTWC reported that Atu had reached its peak 1-minute windspeeds of 100 km/h (65 mph). Later that morning the FMS reported that Atu had reached its peak 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 85 km/h (50 mph). After it had peaked in intensity, Atu weakened under the influence of strong vertical windshear before the JTWC and the FMS issued their final advisories during March 13, as Atu had become extratropical. Atu's remnants were then monitored by the FMS and MetService until they dissipated on March 18. ===Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti=== On March 19, the JTWC started to monitor a tropical disturbance that was located about 1145 km (710 mi) to the northwest of Suva, Fiji. Over the next couple of days, the system moved towards the south and gradually developed further in an area of low vertical windshear, before the system was designated as Tropical Depression 23P by the JTWC on March 21. Over the next couple of days, 23P moved further towards the south, before the depression started to move towards the southwest as a ridge of high pressure strengthened on March 23. Later that day, the FMS reported that the depression had intensified into a category 1 tropical cyclone and named it as Beti. During that day, Beti continued to develop further before the system moved into the Coral Sea on March 24, after passing over the Vanuatuan islands of Pentecost and Malekula. As Beti moved into the Coral Sea, the system quickly intensified further, with the FMS reporting on March 25 that Beti had intensified into a category 3 severe tropical cyclone. As Beti intensified into a severe tropical cyclone, the ridge of high pressure weakened as it interacted with an upper level trough of low pressure. As a result, the system started to move towards the south-southeast. Over the next couple of days Beti continued to intensify as it moved towards New Caledonia, before the JTWC reported at 1800 UTC on March 26, that Beti had reached its peak 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 195 km/h (120 mph). Six hours later, the FMS reported that the system had peaked as a category 4 severe tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 165 km/h (105 mph). Later on March 27, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti made landfall on the Grande Terre island of New Caledonia near its peak intensity and quickly weakened into a category 2 tropical cyclone. During the next day, Beti moved towards the southeast under the influence of the trough, reemerging into the Coral Sea as a weakening tropical cyclone that had started to transition into an extratropical cyclone. Later on March 28, the FMS passed the primary warning responsibility of the cyclone to MetService, before the JTWC issued their final advisory on Beti as it had become extratropical. Over the next few days, TCWC Wellington continued to monitor Beti's remnants, as they came under the influence of a high pressure area and moved around New Zealand's East Coast, before they were last noted on April 2 while located about 1400 km (870 mi) to the southeast of Wellington. While it was active, Cyclone Beti was responsible for 2 deaths and caused damage in Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Vanuatu. The most significant damage occurred in New Caledonia where wind and flooding destroyed crops, gardens and caused disruption to the electricity network, water supply, road and telephone communications. Many homes and roads were also badly damaged, with over 50% of lower standard housing on the outskirts of Noumea damaged after rivers and creeks burst their banks. Press reports indicated that Beti inflicted between FF 22- (US$4.3 - ) in damage to New Caledonia and that only a few injuries had occurred. Within Vanuatu, Beti caused about, () in damage to food gardens and shelters. As an extratropical cyclone, Beti generated a high surf and long period swells that hit both eastern Australia and New Zealand. Within Australia, the high surf left several competitors in the Australian life surfing championships injured, while another competitor was killed after his boat was swamped by large waves. Within New Zealand, Beti's remnants caused flooding and mud-slips, which led to several roads being closed.

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McDonald's cleaner now owns 20 restaurants with 2000 staff A McDonald's cleaner once scraping by on a measly 93p ($A1.70) an hour has super-sized his job to own 20 restaurants with 2000 staff. Doug Wright, 56, started working at the Golden Arches in east England in Bedford, but always dreamed of being his own boss. But his wishes were very nearly dashed when he broke his neck in a horrific car crash and was warned that he might never walk again. He started cleaning part-time for the Bedford McDonald's branch as a 16-year-old, the day before he quit school in July 1981. He told Birmingham Live: "Back then it was a hamburger restaurant that was hardly ever heard of." Despite having to clean up after customers, he stuck at it and learnt "basic life skills, discipline and team work." RELATED: Aussie firm lets staff pick own hours He impressed bosses enough to be asked to put down his scrubbing brushes to become part-time general assistant just two months later. Wright was then further promoted to full-time assistant - having to train fellow staff - while he was still just a teen. At the age of 20, he was advanced to work as one of the UK's youngest-ever restaurant managers in Oxford. But his world dramatically crumbled six months later, when he was in a car smash, in which he broke his neck. Warned that he would never walk again, Wright recalled, "I suffered a crushed vertebrae, but I didn't sever the spinal cord." He spent most of the following 12 months recuperating and regaining his strength and recovered from partial paralysis. "I am very lucky as I was told to prepare to never walk again," Wright said. In 1988, McDonald's "created an administrative role for me at its regional HQ in Sutton Coldfield," Wright said. Kept busy locating potential sites to build new restaurants, he helped boost McDonald's property portfolio and market share. But, niggling away in the background was his unfulfilled hope of becoming his own boss. However, Wright was soon offered a major opportunity by the hamburger chain - which enabled him to run his first franchise in Lichfield in 2002. RELATED: Grad's desperate move after $88k degree He said: When I bought my first restaurant, it felt like my dream had come true." For an ambitious Wright, though, running just running one outlet wasn't enough of a challenge. So, he set about expanding his Golden Arches empire. He's now the proud owner of 20 McDonald's restaurants. He said: "I'm very lucky all my restaurants are between 30 and 40 minutes from home." Wright also paid tribute to his "wonderful team," adding that "aggressive growth [has] facilitated many, many promotions, all of which have been made internally." Aside from winning the Fred L Turner Golden Arch award - given two-yearly to top franchisees - he's also proud of financially supporting the Ronald McDonald House. His restaurants have raised £1.4 million ($A2.6 million) for the charity, with the help of loyal customers. Wright's "next ambition is to reach 50 years with McDonald's. It believes in people and gives you training." This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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Aldi shoppers are raving about a £3 tap cover that stops pipes freezing ALDI shoppers are praising the supermarket's £3 tap cover that stops outdoor pipes freezing over. The nifty gadget works by covering taps with a hard outer shell, which is made from polypropylene and a foam inner rim. Aldi is selling this outside tap protector for £2.99 You'll want to make sure it covers all exposed pipes, as well as your tap, for it to really be effective though. This is because frozen pipes can be costly to fix. Consumer champion Which? says the average cost for calling out an emergency plumber is around £100 to sort a frozen pipe. But Aldi shoppers have been applauding the tap cover for keeping their pipes intact during harsh weather. Posting a picture of the cover on the Aldi Shoppers UK Facebook group, one customer was met with a flurry of approval from fellow shoppers. She said: "I bought this outside tap cover yesterday. I don't know if this will work but I think it's a brilliant idea if it does." One shopper responded: "We've had ours for several years now and never had any problems." Another said: "Bought one of these from Aldi a few years ago. Still working well." A third commented: "Had ours a good few years now from Aldi. Brilliant." Sadly, the tap cover - which costs £2.99 and measures 10.5cm by 15.5cm - is sold out on the Aldi website - but you can still try your luck in stores. Aldi has around 890 supermarkets in the UK - use the online shop finder tool to find your nearest one. This is the cheapest tap cover we could find, with Screwfix starting prices costing £4.19, plus £5 delivery or free click and collect. But there are most cost-effective ways to keep pipes from freezing. You can save money by buying foam tubing insulation - which works by being fixed in place on top of a pipe - for less than £1 per metre. The cheapest in a previous round-up by The Sun costs 70p per metre from Wickes. Meanwhile, Screwfix sells identical foam tubing for 72p per metre. Brits may be wasting their money if they buy televisions of 32in or less Job Support Scheme: What changes has Rishi Sunak made? Pub landlord sells meals for 1p so he can stay open in Tier 3 lockdown You could claim back £124 if you've worked just ONE day from home during pandemic Universal Credit rule change to help those losing out when paid twice in a month Car boot sales and getting rid of a motor helped us buy £355k four-bed first home Winter can be tough if you're struggling financially - we've rounded up all the extra help that's available including the warm home discount scheme. It comes as struggling energy customers will get more help to pay bills and top-up meters as part of new rules. Meanwhile, the energy price cap, which helps households save up to £100 a year on gas and electricity bills has been extended. Woman is shocked after discovering hot water freezes faster than cold

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Sin nombre (English: "Nameless") is a 2009 adventure thriller film written and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, about a Honduran girl trying to immigrate to the United States, and a boy caught up in the violence of gang life. Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal were executive producers on the Spanish-language film. Sin nombre won awards for directing and cinematography at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. ==Plot== Willy, nicknamed El Casper, is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and lives in Tapachula, a Mexican town near the border with Guatemala. He introduces a young boy into his gang, and the boy is given the nickname Smiley after a violent initiation. Casper later helps Smiley to complete this initiation by helping him execute a rival gang-member. Casper is romantically involved with a girl, Martha Marlen. Fearing for her safety, he keeps the relationship a secret from his gang, but his double life causes his gang to doubt his loyalty. When Martha follows Casper to a gathering of his gang, the gang leader, Lil Mago, escorts her out, despite Casper's misgivings. Mago attempts to rape Martha and accidentally kills her. Later, he blithely tells Casper that he will find another girl. Shortly afterward, Mago brings Casper and Smiley to La Bombilla, a location along the train tracks where potential undocumented immigrants stow away on passing trains on their way to the United States. Among the immigrants is a Honduran family introduced earlier, consisting of the teenage girl Sayra, her father, and her uncle, who are on their way to relatives in New Jersey. Lil Mago, Casper, and Smiley rob the passengers for any money they have until Lil Mago spots Sayra and attempts to rape her. Casper intervenes, killing Mago and then sending Smiley off. Smiley goes back to the gang and reports Mago's death. The gang's new leader, El Sol accuses Smiley of collusion, to which Smiley timidly protests and begs to be sent to kill Casper to prove his loyalty. El Sol agrees and Smiley travels north to track down Casper. On the train, the still distraught Casper is avoided by other passengers. When some try to throw him off the train, Sayra warns Casper. She keeps on approaching him, despite her father's warnings. Casper's knowledge from previously smuggling gang members and avoiding the police proves useful, as he eludes his pursuers. He is finally accepted by Sayra's family but decides to leave the train while the others are sleeping. Unbeknownst to him, Sayra follows him. Meanwhile, her father and uncle decide to continue the journey. Traveling north on a car transport organized by a friend of Casper, Casper and Sayra barely escape a trap laid for them and enter an immigrant shelter, where Sayra sees a familiar face. She is informed that her father has died and her uncle has been caught. In disbelief, she rushes off to cry at the chapel, where Casper comforts her. They reach a river that constitutes the border to the United States. A coyote agrees to take them across one by one. Casper pays the man with his camera containing the cherished pictures of his girlfriend and insists that Sayra go first. When she is halfway across, the gang appears and begins to chase Casper. He flees the pursuing gang but runs into Smiley, who shoots him once, then slowly two more times. The others arrive and proceed to empty their magazines into Casper, while Sayra struggles to hold onto the raft and screams. The closing scenes show Sayra phoning her father's new family from outside an American mall, her uncle setting off on another attempt to cross the border, and Smiley having his lip tattooed as a sign of his loyalty to the gang. ==Cast== Paulina Gaitán as Sayra Edgar Flores as Willy ("El Casper") Kristyan Ferrer as Benito ("El Smiley") Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Lil Mago Diana García as Martha Marlene Héctor Jiménez as Wounded Man / Leche Gerardo Taracena as Horacio Luis Fernando Peña as El Sol ==Production== The film was shot mostly in Mexico City. Locations were found there resembling as closely as possible Tegucigalpa and the train station in Tapachula. The film was also shot in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. Several extras were actual migrants.

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Netflix The Watcher release date and cast It is based on a real life story of a couple forced to leave their home upon receiving terrifying letters from an unknown stalker. A much anticipated new series from Netflix called The Watcher is only a matter weeks away from it is due to be released in the United Kingdom. The Watcher, a new limited series, tells the tale of a family that is on edge after receiving a letter from an unknown "watcher" who claims to be obsessed with the home and therefore the family. The paranoia creeps in as strange occurrences like "Hopelessly Devoted to You" playing over the intercom occur, and the family begins to suspect that perhaps everything in the neighbourhood isn't as perfect as it seems. Based upon the real-life case of a house in New Jersey, the series comes from American Horror Story's Ryan Murphy that features Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale as its main cast. The official synopsis reads: "After the Brannock family moves into what was supposed to be their suburban dream home, it quickly becomes a living hell. "Ominous letters from someone calling themself "The Watcher" are just the beginning as the neighbourhood's"s sinister secrets come spilling out. Inspired by the true story of the infamous "Watcher" house in New Jersey." Here is everything you need to know about Netflix's latest series and when it is set to hit your screens. What is The Watcher based on? The series is based on the infamous incident of a couple, Derek and Maria Broaddus, who paid over $1.4 million for a 1905 Dutch colonial revival in New Jersey. They were forced to leave their new home after receiving terrifying letters from an unknown stranger who claimed to have been "watching" the house for decades. "I am the Watcher. Bring me your young blood," one of the notes read. It is also worth noting that this is not to be confused with 2022"s Watcher or 2000"s The Watcher with Keanu Reeves. Read More When will The Watcher be released? The Watcher will be available to watch from October 13, 2022 on Netflix. How many episodes will The Watcher have? The limited series will have seven episodes in total, with no second season planned. The Watcher cast line-up The series stars Naomi Watts (The Impossible, Mulholland Drive) and Bobby Cannavale (The Irishman, Blonde) as Dean and Nora Brannock, a married couple eager to settle into their new house in a picture-perfect New Jersey neighbourhood. Carter and Ellie are played by Isabel Gravitt (Little Fires Everywhere) and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island), respectively, while a large number of A-list celebrities represent their suspicious neighbours and the larger neighbourhood in the suburb. Karen, a realtor and longtime friend of Nora, is played by Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus. The loud and intrusive neighbours of the Brannocks, Mitch and Mo, are portrayed by Richard Kind and Margo Martindale. Terry Kinney portrays Jasper, Pearl's brother, who enjoys breaking into the Brannocks" home and hiding under the dumbwaiter, while Mia Farrow plays Pearl's neighbour.

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Henry Poole MacKeen, SM, CD, QC (June 17, 1892 – April 20, 1971) was a Canadian lawyer and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1963 to 1968. Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, the son of former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia David MacKeen, he served during World War I as an artillery officer, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and was wounded in 1916. After the war, he received his LL.B in 1921 from Dalhousie University. He was a practicing lawyer and served during World War II as the commanding officer of the Halifax Rifles 2nd Battalion from 1945 to 1946. He was also the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel from 1948 to 1960. He helped to defend Kurt Meyer, Canada's only jailed war criminal. In 1933 he was appointed a King's Council by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor in 1963 and served until 1968. After, he became the first Chancellor of Acadia University. In 1969, he was awarded the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada,. The Medal of Service of the Order was converted to the Officer level of the Order of Canada in 1972, however as MacKeen died in 1971 his Medal of Service was never converted to an OC. MacKeen's papers are held by the Nova Scotia Archives. A portrait of MacKeen by Brenda Bury hangs at Government House Halifax. Another portrait of MacKeen hangs in the Halifax office of law firm Stewart McKelvey which is the successor firm to Stewart MacKeen & Covert where MacKeen practised law. In 1928, he married Alice Richardson Tilley, the daughter of Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley. They had two children: Judith Tilley MacKeen and Henry David MacKeen. ==Awards and recognition== ==References== 1892 births 1971 deaths Schulich School of Law alumni Acadia University alumni Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian military personnel of World War II Canadian people of Scottish descent Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia Recipients of the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada People from Glace Bay

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The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it. ===kylekieran=== Final: (0/6/0) Closed early by non-bureaucrat Dylan620 per NOTNOW and SNOW. ====Nomination====  – I know I like editing work but it telling the real history and information of the article. And it good to apply my adminship to wikipedia and to be a good one and I find important information of the article. And it not about the article,it all about what we belive in like belive this sorry or that sorry it about what we belive I belive too. And not all about what people say it telling the truth of them. Kylekieran (talk) Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: ====Questions for the candidate==== 1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in? A: The administrative work do I intend to take part in to work for the community of the world and make each article bigger than siting below level where lot of people don't look at the article. 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why? A: Carriacou because to make people belive this is the real article story and make people wikipedia is the number one web Encylopedia article of Carriacou. 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future? A: Trying to article better to me and I can think my mind clean on wikipedia to be better but no better than me or them or others. ====General comments==== Links for kylekieran: Edit summary usage for kylekieran can be found here. Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Contributions/kylekieran before commenting. ====Discussion==== Editing statistics have been posted on the talk page. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) =====Support===== =====Oppose===== Thank you for submitting your RFA. While I applaud enthusiasm, I'm afraid you do not yet possess sufficient knowledge and experience for the community to have confidence in your readiness to become an admin. But that does not mean that we will never have confidence in you. For the most part, it requires at least 3,000 edits in a variety of areas to learn policy and guidelines well enough to attempt adminship. Nominees need to show the ability to contribute a number of significant edits to build the encyclopedia. However, if you work on vandalism patrol, most people would like a few thousand more. The Admin tools allow the user to block and unblock other editors, delete and undelete pages and protect and unprotect pages. Nominees will therefore do well to gain experience and familiarity with such areas as AIV, AFD, CSD, Protection policy, and BLOCK to learn when to do these things. As an admin, you will inevitably have to... #Explain clearly the reasons for one's decisions. #Review one's decisions and change one's mind when it is reasonable to do so. #Review one's decisions and stand firm when it is reasonable to do so #Negotiate a compromise. Admins need a familiarity with dispute resolution. The ability to communicate clearly is essential. Article building is the raison d'être of Wikipedia. I recommend significant participation in GA or FA as the surest way to gain article building experience. If you are not the type of person who likes to write content, there's plenty of other article work you can do (WikiGnomeing for start). My suggestion would be to withdraw and try again in another 3 months and 3,000 edits. Many nominees have found it helpful to submit an Editor Review or to receive Admin coaching before submitting their RfA and after passing that benchmark. Hope this helps. Good luck and happy editing. iMatthew talk at Oppose I am sorry, but you are not yet ready for adminship. You only have 88 edits. Usually the community desires candidates to have at least 3,000 edits, and even then it can be a bit iffy. You also need to have your edits spread around a larger area of the Wiki, and to gain more experience in other areas. (Ironically I'm having a similar problem at my RfA...) Please don't take this personally, but you are not ready yet.

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The many controversies of Boris Johnson's premiership Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British Prime Minister today, a government source said, after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party's politicians who said he was no longer fit to govern. After days of battling for his job, Johnson had been abandoned by all but a handful of allies after the latest in a series of scandals broke their willingness to support him. Below are some of the controversies that have hurt Johnson politically: The Pincher affair Chris Pincher was suspended from the party last week Mass resignations from the government this week followed accusations by a senior former civil servant that Johnson's office gave false information about past sexual harassment allegations against MP Christopher Pincher. In February, Johnson appointed Pincher deputy chief whip, giving him responsibility for the well-being of other Conservative MPs. Last week, Pincher was suspended from the party after acknowledging he had made other people uncomfortable during a drunken night out. It subsequently emerged that Pincher had been the subject of past sexual harassment allegations. Johnson's office initially said the prime minister had been unaware of specific past allegations against Pincher. However, on Monday, senior former civil servant Simon McDonald wrote a letter saying he had investigated the allegations in 2019 and had upheld the complaints. 'Partygate' The term "Partygate" was coined to refer to a scandal over parties held in government, including in Johnson's own Downing Street office, which were found to have violated strict Covid-19 lockdown rules. Johnson himself was fined by police for attending a birthday party, and was forced to apologise to Queen Elizabeth after it emerged staff had partied in Downing Street on the eve of her husband Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021. She had been seated alone at the funeral because mixing indoors was banned. A report by a senior civil servant gave a damning account on a series of illegal lockdown parties, detailing instances of staff's excessive alcohol consumption and vomiting. Parliament is still investigating whether Johnson misled MPs on repeated occasions when he denied being aware of illegal parties. Johnson says he sincerely believed at the time that gatherings did not break the law, but accepts now that he was mistaken. Other sex scandals Johnson's Conservatives have been hit by other scandals of politicians accused of sexual improprieties, including two that led to MPs resigning. In both cases, the Conservatives lost special elections held last month to replace them. Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigned after being found guilty of having sexually abused a 15-year-old boy. Neil Parish, another Conservative MP, resigned after admitting he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons twice, in "a moment of madness." Another Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and other offences. The MP was bailed in May and has not been identified in the media to protect the identity of the alleged victim. Owen Paterson affair After damaging headlines, Owen Paterson resigned Last year, parliament's standards committee recommended suspending Conservative MP and former minister Owen Paterson for 30 days after finding he had committed an "egregious case of paid advocacy" by lobbying on behalf of companies that paid him. The Conservatives initially voted in parliament to halt Paterson's suspension and overhaul the process of investigating MPs. After damaging headlines, Paterson resigned and the government abandoned the proposed changes. The Conservatives lost the election to fill Paterson's seat. Probe on refurbishment The flat at Downing Street, the centre of allegations concerning its refurbishment After a refurbishment of Johnson's Downing Street flat - led by a celebrity designer and including gold wallpaper - Britain's electoral commission fined the Conservatives £17,800 for failing to accurately report a donation to pay for it. Johnson's ethics adviser later criticised the prime minister for failing to disclose some messages exchanged with the donor. However, he concluded that Johnson had not intentionally lied about the messages.

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Rodrigo Prats (February 7, 1909 – September 15, 1980) was a Cuban composer, arranger, violinist, pianist and orchestral director. == Biography == The son of a musician, Jaime Prats, Rodrigo began to study music at the age of nine. He studied at first under his father, then under Emilio Reynosa, and finished later at the Conservatorio Orbón. When only thirteen he played violin in the Cuban Jazz Band, the first band of its type in Cuba, which was directed by his father. At around the same time he joined the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Habana, founded by Gonzalo Roig. Prats' first work as a director of an orchestra was for the theatrical company of Arquímedes Pous; later he fronted many other groups. He was the founder of the radio band Orquesta Sinfónica del Aire, the Orquesta de Cámara del Círculo de Bellas Artes. He was deputy director of the Orquesta Filharmónica de la Habana, musical director of RHC-Cadena Azul, and of Canal 4 de TV. Prats was the founder and director at the Teatro Jorge Anckermann, and the musical director of the Teatro Lírico de La Habana. He joined the faculty of Havana's Studio Sylvia M. Goudie in 1956 after his stint at the Iranzo Conservatory. His body of work includes popular music, sainetes (short comedies), and zarzuelas. Prats composed Una rosa de Francia, a famous criolla-bolero, at 15, and many other pieces, including Aquella noche, Espero de ti, Creo que te quiero and El tamalero. He wrote the music for sainetes such as El bravo and Soledad, and zarzuelas such as Amalia Batista, El pirata, Guamá, La perla del Caribe and María Belén Chacón. It is probably this work for the Cuban musical theatre for which he is best remembered. Of these, the song associated with Amalia Batista is perhaps one of the best-known standards of Latin American music, having been recorded by multiple artists around the world. ==Works or publications== Amalia Batista : zarzuela. Comparsa de la perla del Caribe. Corazón no llores. Dolor y amor : bolero. Los poemas musicales : composiciones liricas. María Belén Chacón : romanza cubana. Romanzas y canciones cubanas. Una rosa de Francia. == References == == External links == Rodrigo Prats Llorens, EcuRed. Library and archival resources by or about Rodrigo Prats. Magali O. Acosta Collection, 1956–1960 at the Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries. This archival collection contains parts and scores for arrangements written by Prats between 1956 and 1960. A selection of Prats's original scores, including the zarzuela Amalia Batista, has been digitized by the Cuban Heritage Collection. 1909 births 1980 deaths Cuban classical violinists People from Sagua la Grande Male classical violinists Cuban classical pianists Cuban classical composers Cuban conductors (music) Cuban opera composers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century classical violinists 20th-century classical composers 20th-century classical pianists Male classical composers Male opera composers Male classical pianists 20th-century male musicians

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==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin ofvictory!!Runner(s)-up!!Winner'sshare ($) |- ! colspan=8|AT&T Classic |- | 2008 || Ryuji Imada || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || Playoff || Kenny Perry || align=center|990,000 |- | 2007 || Zach Johnson (2) || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || Playoff || Ryuji Imada || align=center|972,000 |- ! colspan=8|BellSouth Classic |- | 2006 || Phil Mickelson (3) || align=center|260 || align=center|−28 || 13 strokes || Zach Johnson José María Olazábal || align=center|954,000 |- | 2005 || Phil Mickelson (2) || align=center|208 || align=center|−8 || Playoff || Arjun Atwal Rich Beem Brandt Jobe José María Olazábal || align=center|900,000 |- | 2004 || Zach Johnson || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 1 stroke || Mark Hensby || align=center|810,000 |- | 2003 || Ben Crane || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 4 strokes || Bob Tway || align=center|720,000 |- | 2002 || Retief Goosen || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 4 strokes || Jesper Parnevik || align=center|684,000 |- | 2001 || Scott McCarron (2) || align=center|280 || align=center|−8 || 3 strokes || Mike Weir || align=center|594,000 |- | 2000 || Phil Mickelson || align=center|205 || align=center|−11 || Playoff || Gary Nicklaus || align=center|504,000 |- | 1999 || David Duval || align=center|270 || align=center|−18 || 2 strokes || Stewart Cink || align=center|450,000 |- | 1998 || Tiger Woods || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 1 stroke || Jay Don Blake || align=center|324,000 |- | 1997 || Scott McCarron || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 3 strokes || David Duval Brian Henninger Lee Janzen || align=center|270,000 |- | 1996 || Paul Stankowski || align=center|280 || align=center|−8 || Playoff || Brandel Chamblee || align=center|234,000 |- | 1995 || Mark Calcavecchia || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 2 strokes || Jim Gallagher Jr. || align=center|234,000 |- | 1994 || John Daly || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || Nolan Henke Brian Henninger || align=center|216,000 |- | 1993 || Nolan Henke || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 2 strokes || Mark Calcavecchia Nick Price Tom Sieckmann || align=center|216,000 |- | 1992 || Tom Kite (2) || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 3 strokes || Jay Don Blake || align=center|180,000 |- ! colspan=8|BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic |- | 1991 || Corey Pavin || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || Playoff || Steve Pate || align=center|180,000 |- | 1990 || Wayne Levi (2) || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 1 stroke || Keith Clearwater Larry Mize Nick Price || align=center|180,000 |- | 1989 || Scott Simpson || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || Playoff || Bob Tway || align=center|162,000 |- !

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AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites BEIRUT (AP) - The past year has been nothing short of an earthquake for Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown, mass protests, financial collapse, a virus outbreak and a cataclysmic explosion that virtually wiped out the country's main port. Yet Lebanese fear even darker days are ahead. The country's foreign reserves are drying up, the local currency is expected to spiral further out of control, and incidents of armed clashes between rival groups are escalating. Bickering politicians have been unable to form a government, putting an international bailout out of reach. Last week, a French initiative to form a rescue government of specialists fell apart when the political factions split along familiar fault lines, deepened by the US-Iran rivalry. The country risks slipping into chaos. "Absent a major change in either side's political calculations, the coming weeks will see continued stalemate, a caretaker government that lacks the capability to implement any serious reforms, and an acceleration of the economic collapse," said Mike Azar, a former Johns Hopkins SAIS professor of finance. French President Emmanuel Macron's plan was widely seen as a last opportunity to charter a way out of Lebanon's gravest crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. It included a six-month timeline for a small government made up of non-partisan experts to deliver reforms. Mistrustful of Lebanon's famously corrupt leaders, the West has made billions of dollars in aid contingent on those reforms. Lebanon's politicians initially committed to the plan and named a new prime minister-designate, Moustapha Adib, who promised to deliver a Cabinet within two weeks. To avert the usual horse-trading among factions over ministries, Adib tried to pick his own names to form the government. But the two main Shiite parties, Hezbollah and Amal, accused him of acting on behalf of their local political rivals. They insisted on naming Shiite members of the Cabinet and on keeping the Finance Ministry for their sect. Adib refused and stepped down Saturday. For all the pressure on the factions to put aside their usual self-serving interest and jockeying, another force is in part making them dig in: escalating US-Iran tensions. The Trump administration has stepped up its maximum pressure campaign on Iran and its proxy militias, including Hezbollah, ahead of the November 3 US elections. It slapped sanctions on two senior pro-Hezbollah politicians, including the former finance minister, in the middle of efforts to form the Cabinet. That fueled suspicions Washington was seeking to isolate Hezbollah and diminish its role in any new government. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo openly berated Macron for meeting with Hezbollah officials during his visit to Lebanon and promised a wider array of sanctions targeting the group and its local allies. Hazem al-Amin, an anti-Hezbollah Lebanese journalist and columnist, wrote that the militant group has effectively put the Lebanese public in the middle of an "open confrontation" with the United States. Writing in the pan-Arab news site Daraj, he said the US is looking to squeeze Hezbollah before the elections, while Hezbollah is trying to wait out the Trump administration, betting on a new president. But can Lebanon wait? Last week, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, an ally of Hezbollah, could not have been blunter when he was asked by a reporter where Lebanon was headed if a new government is not formed. "To hell, of course," he replied. Macron, in a press conference on Sunday, said he was "ashamed" of Lebanon's political leaders and warned of "a new civil war" if they can't set aside personal and sectarian interests to unlock international aid. That aid is more sorely needed than ever, with worse still to come for Lebanese in the country's slide to the bottom. In the next few weeks, the Central Bank is expected to end subsidies on basic goods. Since the local currency's collapse, the bank has been using its depleting reserves to support imports of fuel, wheat and medicine. Already, after the blow of the financial crisis, half the population is below the poverty line. Lifting subsidies will further fuel inflation and could be a trigger for food riots. Civil unrest would put the population in confrontation with demoralized security forces who - like other Lebanese - have seen their salaries decrease by up to 80 percent in US dollar terms. "The threat is very real. There have been a couple of security incidents over the past month that show weapons are around in abundance, and so are idle young men to wield them," said Heiko Wimmen, project director for Lebanon, Iraq and Syria with the International Crisis Group. He said turf wars among local armed groups may become a daily occurrence in areas that are not controlled by any political actor and could scale up once groups driven by sectarian and political motivations become involved. Meanwhile, everyday life becomes harder.

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Scottish football in jeopardy of early halt after Celtic's Bolingoli ignored rules with Spain jaunt The Scottish football season is in serious jeopardy of being called to a halt after Boli Bolingoli broke strict quarantine rules and travelled to Spain before playing against Kilmarnock. The Celtic defender did not tell anyone at the club of his trip and now chiefs are furious at the player for risking the campaign and the safety of his teammates, coaching staff and opposition. Bolingoli breached the rules put in place by the Scots government where anyone travelling from Spain should self-isolate for two weeks. Last night a Scottish government spokesperson confirmed the blunder could force a pause in the Premiership season after only two matches. "The Scottish Government is aware of reports of a Celtic FC player having broken quarantine rules last week," the spokesman said. "We are currently in discussion with the club and football governing bodies to establish the facts. READ MORE: Celtic's Boli Bolingoli faces punishment after flouting strict quarantine rules with secret Spain trip "If confirmed as another serious incident within Scottish football, where protocols have been breached at the risk of wider public health, then the Scottish Government will have little choice but to consider whether a pause is now needed in the resumption of the game in Scotland." Boli, 25, apologised for his actions following a furious meeting between himself and raging club officials. "I have made a huge mistake," he said. "I want to apologise to my manager, my team mates, the supporters, everyone at Celtic and so many others for letting them down so badly. I am guilty of a major error of judgment. I know what I did was wrong and I know that I must now deal with the consequences." An internal investigation is now underway. A club spokesperson said: "Celtic Football Club has taken its response to Covid-19 extremely seriously and we are pleased that, to date, we have recorded no positive tests. "Our staff have given so much in this area, working tirelessly to ensure that all players and other club personnel are safe, fully aware of their own responsibilities and familiar with all guidance and protocols. Safety must always be our priority. READ MORE: Chris Sutton lets rip on Bolingoli who 'doesn't give a s*** about teammates' after secret Spain trip "Clearly, a full investigation will now take place and the club will take all appropriate action. Subsequent to the player's return he has recorded two negative tests in the past week." It comes after Leigh Griffiths flouted restrictions with a house party for his girlfriend last week, outwith government's social distancing guidelines. Manager Neil Lennon downplayed the issue - but may struggle to do so with this latest incident. Just last week Aberdeen's players were slaughtered by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for breaching protocols as two stars were diagnosed with Covid-19 and six others had to quarantine themselves.

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Tsūjun Bridge (通潤橋 -kyō) is an aqueduct in Yamato, Kumamoto, Japan. It is an arch bridge completed in 1854 and is 84.0m long. The arch spans 27.3m. It is the largest stone aqueduct in Japan. The Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs has designated the bridge an Important Cultural Property. ==History and technology== This bridge proves the high level of stone bridge technology in existence at the time of its construction. Yasunosuke Futa (1801–1873), who was the head of the then Yabe village, planned it and, after obtaining funding, succeeded in building the bridge in 1854 with the help of the group of 41 stone technicians and many farmers. Its purpose was to let water flow into a higher area (Shiroito Plateau) for farming. After placing wooden frames, stones were placed on the frames and three stone aqueducts were made. After that, the wooden frames were removed. Because the aqueducts were lower than the upper part of the waterway by, water a reversed siphon mechanism works when water flows through the aqueducts. The stone aqueducts were made watertight with mortar. The bridge was completed in 1854. Because the aqueduct is lower than the upstream and downstream waterways, sand and mud may accumulate in the aqueduct. To clean the accumulated dirt, the bridge is able to occasionally release water (and dirt) into the river below. This is mostly done in the farmers' off-season. ==References== ==External links== YouTube Tuujunkyo ==See also== History of Kumamoto Prefecture Bridges in Japan Bridges completed in 1854 Buildings and structures in Kumamoto Prefecture Aqueducts in Japan Important Cultural Properties of Japan Tourist attractions in Kumamoto Prefecture 1854 establishments in Japan

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Wiggins delivers on both ends, Warriors lead NBA Finals 3-2 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Exhibiting a determined confidence and grit all game, Andrew Wiggins single-handedly took the pressure off Stephen Curry and delivered the best game yet of his eight-year career. Now, the first-time All-Star is on the cusp of becoming a first-time NBA champion - and helping Curry capture yet another title. "It's something I dreamt about for sure, being in the league, and this is the ultimate stage," Wiggins said. "It doesn't get bigger than this." Wiggins had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 104-94 on Monday night for a 3-2 NBA Finals lead. "Coming into this year, he was an All-Star starter for a reason," Draymond Green said...." The bigger the challenge has been that we've thrown in front of him, the bigger he's responded. You want a guy like that. When the stage gets big, they respond and play their best basketball, and that's what he's been doing." One game after his 43-point performance, Curry contributed 16 points and eight assists but was 0 for 9 from 3-point range. The career 3-point leader's NBA-record streak of 132 straight postseason games with at least one 3 ended, along with his NBA-best run of 233 consecutive games with a 3 between regular season and playoffs combined. "Uh, keep shooting, very simple," Curry said, grinning. "I'm not afraid to go 0-fer or whatever because I'm going to keep shooting." Green knows how Curry will respond: "He's going to be livid going into Game 6. That's exactly what we need." Capping his brilliant performance on both ends, Wiggins drove through the lane for an emphatic one-handed slam with 2:10 left. "Bottom line is he's just having fun playing basketball," Curry said. The Warriors can win their fourth title in eight years when the series resumes in Boston on Thursday night. If the Celtics can win at home, the series will return to the Bay Area for a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday. All five games so far have been decided by 10 or more points. Jayson Tatum had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who lost consecutive games for the first time in the postseason. Marcus Smart was whistled for a technical foul then an offensive foul in a one-second span early in the fourth. He overcame a slow start to score 20 points. Jordan Poole knocked down a 33-foot 3 from the left wing to beat the third-quarter buzzer as the Warriors took a 75-74 lead into the final 12 minutes after the Celtics roared back in the third. The Celtics found their own third-quarter magic that has long defined Golden State's success in the second half. Boston trailed 51-39 at the break before charging back with a 35-point outburst in the third. Al Horford hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6:28 left in the period that made it 58-55 as the Celtics finally found their shooting groove from deep. Boston made eight straight made 3 after missing the initial 12. "Definitely we weren't as sharp as we needed to be during times there. Just tough," Horford said. "Definitely now, our backs are against the wall, and we have to see what we're made of." Jaylen Brown was 2 for 11 to start the game and finished with 18 points on 5-of-18 shooting and missed all five of his 3-point tries. Tatum gave Boston its first 3-pointer on the night 4:34 before halftime and the Celtics wound up 11 of 32 from deep overall. The Celtics were sloppy in stretches, committing 18 turnovers. "When we're at our best, it's simple ball movement. I think the third quarter showed that. The drive and kick was beautiful, was working, getting guys wide-open shots," coach Ime Udoka said. Golden State wound up 9 of 40 from beyond the arc - Wiggins 0 of 6. Curry didn't make a 3-pointer for the first time since going 0 for 4 in a 134-111 loss to the Bucks on Nov. 18, 2018. "A night that he didn't have it going we found offense elsewhere," said Green, who had eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists before fouling out with 3:01 remaining. Thompson shot 7 for 14 with five 3-pointers in another shining playoff moment. Monday marked exactly three years since Thompson tore the ACL in his left knee and had surgery before later tearing his right Achilles tendon while working back from the first injury - forcing him to miss more than 2 1/2 years.

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Chilling parallels between Russian army in Berlin 1945 and its invasion of Ukraine today revealed As the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra took a bow following a last concert for the Nazi regime, boys from the Hitler Youth passed among the audience with wicker baskets filled with cyanide capsules, offering them around. That evening, April 12, 1945, senior party officials, family and friends at Berlin's Beethoven Salle had listened to the final aria from Wagner's Gotterdammerung, The Twilight Of The Gods - knowing this was also the twilight of Hitler's rule. The Red Army was powering toward Berlin and fear stalked the city. Russia's army then, as now, was renowned for its ruthlessness. Who could blame those who availed themselves of those capsules, seeking a painless way out? The authorities in Berlin turned a blind eye to the trade in cyanide; a discreet request to a sympathetic pharmacist could elicit a small glass phial, secured with a cork. Urban myth had it that cyanide was painless, the taste of bitter almonds on the tongue leading to a calm, non-violent death. The reality for those who chose to take it was horribly different. As the chemicals hit the stomach there was a sensation of violent suffocation. The face and flesh would turn a deep, mottled red and agonising cardiac failure would follow. The whole process could last two to five minutes but must have felt like an eternity. Yet many still chose to end their lives this way, some encouraged by Nazi propaganda which praised self-sacrifice and insisted there was no honour in surrender; others through exhaustion and fear. Any period of Berlin's turbulent history makes for a compelling story, but right now - with the Russians attempting to crush Ukraine - none seems more poignant than those final few weeks of spring 1945, when the Red Army threatened to raze the city. Berlin, a fascinating new book by Sinclair McKay, allows us to hear the voices of ordinary Berliners for the first time, drawing on personal accounts collected by the Zeitzeugenbörse - a new bank of evidence created by German academics. For years after the fall of Berlin, the city's survivors were reluctant to speak openly about what they endured: in the wake of Nazi atrocities, it was taboo to suggest they were also victims of Hitler's war. The book restores the balance, offering up a rich, tragic and terrifying account of a city staring into the abyss. By the beginning of April 1945, most Berliners were living underground, in basements or U-Bahn stations, emerging only to join food queues. Many were reduced to eating dandelions and stinging nettles. Truckloads of refugees - in flight from the Red Army - flooded in from the East. As she stood in a queue, actress Hildegard Knef, who became internationally famous after the war, remembered one woman shouting: "Clear out, the Russians'll rape you, beat your brains out. They crucified my husband, nailed him to a door: clear out!" Some 100,000 civilian dead are believed to have been strewn around the city, buried and unburied, some victims of months of bombing, others killed by their own hand. Berlin stank of decomposition. Death was so common that passers-by barely glanced at the corpse of a woman by the river Spree. Her belongings were on a bench: she had presumably sat down next to her handbag and taken the poison. As its effects began, she had fallen helplessly to the ground. In suburbs where once-smart apartment blocks had been torn open by Soviet shells, a number of residents took what remained of their tattered sheets, bound them to doors and window frames and hanged themselves, their bodies sometimes dangling over the streets below. Hitler, in his bunker, aimed a gun at his head. His partner Eva Braun, her feet tucked behind her on the sofa, broke open an ampoule of poison. Magda Goebbels, wife of the Fuhrer's minister of propaganda, infamously killed not only herself but her six children. On the streets, children were sacrificed to the city's defence. Dorothea von Schwanenfleugel remembered seeing a boy, slight and small, no older than 12, sitting in a trench beside an anti-tank grenade and was startled to see tears running down his face. She gently asked what he was doing. He told her he had instructions to wait until a Soviet tank rolled into view then take the grenade, run under the tank and detonate it. He had been persuaded - or forced - to take his own life. She knew this attack would probably be futile - Russian soldiers would shoot him dead before he reached the tank. But she dared not act on her mother's instinct and take the boy home with her and hide him.

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I realised you meant the post above the Tb: the Tb was a freebie ;-) The post above was covered by ArbCom sanctions, so I templated Quantum166 and logged them on the relevant RfArb page. TFOWR :::::::That works, thanks! It would've taken me forever to load the case page to look at the context, never mind do anything about it! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? :::It may be a UK issue - when I first registered way back in February 2008 I was on a Vodaphone NZ 3G thingy, and it tended to be fairly reliable. I couldn't plug any other USB things in once I was connected, or the connection would drop, but it was pretty fast. Cost NZD$50 a month, and I got a 1GB limit, and if I went over the limit then Vodaphone sent "the boys" round to repossess my house, but other than that it was OK. Cheaper in the UK - I got 1GB for £10 (about NZD$20-ish right now) - but the connection was appalling. Then again, in Glasgow all the houses are built of stone and tend to be three-four storeys tall, so that may impact reception. TFOWR ::::Stone buildings yes possibly so. I did have about an hour w/o reception ≈a week ago, @HJ I got an edit conflict too! Just saying "HI", havent heard from you in ages like before your trip to the US. - 220.101 talk\Contribs :::::Indeed. Long to time no, er, speak! SF was amazing, but I'm afraid my tales will have to wait until I have a better connection. ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? ::::::Indeed Indeed! I shouldn't be 'here' at all due to Real Life issues, see this, @ point 4 on my talkpage. I will try to stay way from WP for the next week+, don't know how successful I'll be! Addendum: No sooner had I said I had 'no problems', I was unable to connect to WP! but I think the issue was the WP site, as I could still get Google etc. RL calls, bye!- 220.101 talk\Contribs @ HJ: You are now #2. I'm =19th!!1! TFOWR == advice == Could you have a look at this situation for me, no hurry. The user has editing issues as you can see on his talkpage, he likes to add content without cites and sometimes with low quality cites. Many of his edits are reverted. He doesn't communicate much and hasn't made a talkpage contribution for over three months and has made less than 40 all the time he has been editing. He was blocked a month ago for a week by Admin:The Rambling Man who is close to indefinably blocking him and imo is only holding back due to a degree of interaction that could be seen as involved. As he does sometimes add ok content that is not reverted was hoping to work something out, would it be possible to put him on a edit restriction to not add any content without a quality citation or any ideas are welcomed. I would give him a warning about adding uncited content but if he needs one it is better from an uninvolved Administrator. Off2riorob (talk) . I meant what I said about their edit summaries - they are great - but the rest is less than stellar: >99% edits to article-space suggests far too little communication. TFOWR Many thanks TFOWR. He needs to move to communicate or the options are extremely limited indeed. At one point early in the year he wasn't adding cites and I was reverting almost all his contributions and did have a word with him then (can't remember him replying) but he did get a bit better adding some cites but there are still issues that two or three users are reverting, hopefully he'll communicate and raise his game, best wishes to you. Off2riorob (talk) == AA2 == Hello. Could you please explain the reasons for your decision. I do not understand what was wrong with my edits. I explained why when I provided notice of the restrictions. However, again, it was because you had previously been warned about the restrictions when you had been blocked, however this was not recorded.

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Hibs boss Maloney hails Doyle-Hayes after brace downs Ross County Shaun Maloney hailed match-winner Jake Doyle-Hayes after the midfielder's brace in the 2-0 victory over Ross County lifted Hibernian up to fourth in the cinch Premiership. The Irishman scored both goals from distance after the break following a nondescript first half that lacked entertainment. Doyle-Hayes" second will go down as a goal-of-the-season contender, the former St Mirren player controlling and striking a volley in seamless motion to find the top corner from 20 yards. It was Hibs" first victory in seven league outings and manager Maloney paid credit to Doyle-Hayes for his vital contribution. He said: "The goals were outstanding, particularly the second, it was a brilliant finish. "The first was really important as well. We had some chances and if we had been more clinical I'd be even happier. "But Jake was really, really good. Take away his goals and his performance was very good. "So I'm really happy for him. I would love to take any form of credit for his strikes. "We've done a lot of work in the last two or three weeks on different types of finishing. "You have to give every credit to Jake, just two amazing goals. "His second was just a brilliant goal. I hope he can talk you through it a lot better than I can." Ross County manager Malky Mackay, whose side are four points clear of the relegation zone, was furious that his team did not get awarded a free-kick in the build-up to the first goal. He said: "The biggest thing that displeased me was the foul for the first goal. "I think everyone saw it clear as day on the big screen from behind the goals - the angle straight on doesn't see it but the minute it goes behind the goals, you see (Rocky) Bushiri just clipping Harry Paton's heels as Paton goes to block the shot. "I saw it from the dugout - why would Harry Paton just fall over? It was a huge decision to get wrong. "I asked him about it at the end of the game. I just said: "It's on the big screen, you'll see it tonight on television." "In a nip-and-tuck game like that, they got the goal in a game of few chances, and it means we have to go and chase it. "We have to expose ourselves a bit more, and get caught on the counter. That happens for their second goal - take nothing away from a fabulous strike - but that changes the dynamic of the game. "Decisions like that have to be correct. I genuinely have no idea why Harry Paton would fall over."

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Reem Bassiouney's award winning novels on Mamluk era gets drama series Egyptian producer Mamdouh Sabaa, the chairman of the Film Factory for cinema production, signed a contract with novelist Reem Bassiouney to adapt her award-winning novel "Awlad al-Nas... Thulathiat al-Mamalik" (Children of the People.. the Mamluk Trilogy) into a TV drama series. Since its release in 2018, the novel has been among Egypt's bestselling books, winning the Naguib Mahfouz Prize for the Best Egyptian Novel of 2019-2020 from the Supreme Council of Culture. Film Factory's move builds on its success with the series "Fe Kol Osbou Youm Gomaa" (In Every Week a Friday), based on a novel of the same name by renowned novelist Ibrahim Abdel Meguid. "Children of the People.. the Mamluk Trilogy" tells three stories in one book, revolving around the Mamluks in Egypt from the reign of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun until the Ottoman invasion of Egypt and the slaughter of Tuman bay, which saw Nasir's gruesome end at the Bab Zuweila gate in Cairo. These three stories follow Egypt's social and political situation of the time through a romantic and historical lens. Sabaa said he first learned of the novel during Ramadan after glowing recommendations from his friends, which interested him in the story despite it not being to his usual tastes. He soon found himself impressed by Bassiouney's style of narration and the ability to spin events between historical facts and romance in a smooth and simple way. Regarding the work to be done, Sabaa said that he first needs to contract a scriptwriter familiar with this historical era to convert the narration to the screen. Next comes finding a good director able to make adjustments and compile the rest of the work team, both on camera and behind the scenes. He added that 2022 will be the tentative date for the first part of the series, with a large part of the script to be finished by the end of this year. Bassiouney on her end said the novel took three years to write and is her seventh work. She didn't think it would ever be adapted into a drama series. "I was very pleased when contacted by producer Mamdouh Sabaa, and his enthusiasm to convey the story of the Mamluks and all details of that obscure period of history to the public with all its details, especially since it was not covered in artwork in such a way," she said. As to why she chose this period to write a novel about, Bassiouney explained it emerged from her interest in Mamluk architecture since her visit to the Sultan Hassan Mosque, leading to her researching Mamluk architecture in Arabic and English for three consecutive years. Despite a comprehensive revival in Egypt recently, the Mamluk era with its reign of over 300 years has seen the least amount of attention in literary narration, she added.

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Storm counting on experience as coronavirus-shortened WNBA season tips off in Florida bubble Ten weeks later than originally planned, the WNBA tips off Saturday for a season that Storm star Sue Bird calls "one big experiment of trust." The coronavirus pandemic wiped out the league's scheduled May 15 season opener, as states around the country sheltered in place and sports were forced to pause. During the down time, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league's players union hatched an elaborate and extensive plan to play a 22-game regular-season schedule and playoffs at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. "Knock on wood every day, but things are stable here," Engelbert said Wednesday during a conference call. "So far the plan and the protocols are working. Wearing masks, washing hands, daily temperature checks." There were two positive COVID-19 tests when the players and staff arrived July 6 and none since. At the time, Bird said: "Look, I don't know if this is going to work. We're all trusting each other to do the right thing." So far, so good. The protocols and precautions appear to be working. "I'm not superstitious, but the more I talk about how well things are going, I do get a little nervous," Engelbert said. "But I'm very confident right now." The season begins with a seemingly one-sided matchup 9 a.m. PDT Saturday between the Storm and the New York Liberty at the Feld Entertainment Center that's being televised by ESPN. Seattle was the unanimous No. 1 pick in The Associated Press preseason power poll, while a national media panel picked New York last among the 12-team league. "That's really tough to think about, because it's just a preseason assumption," backup Storm center Mercedes Russell said. "You never know how teams are going to pan out." The Storm's plan seems relatively simple. Seattle returns eight of its top nine leading scorers from the 2018 squad that compiled a league-best 26-8 record and claimed a third WNBA title after sweeping the Washington Mystics in a best-of-five championship series. Bird, the league's oldest player at 39 and all-time assists leader, is back running the offense after missing last season because of a knee injury. And the 25-year-old Breanna Stewart, the 2018 WNBA and Finals MVP, looks to reclaim her title as the league's best player following a yearlong layoff due to an Achilles tendon injury. "Take the best of what we did in 2018 and put that together with what we did in 2019, and hopefully you get a pretty good team that's going to be hard to deal with," said Stewart, the AP preseason MVP. "It's never as easy as it sounds or how it might look on paper.... You never know about chemistry until you get out there and play. "But the thing about this group is we've been together. We've played a lot of games together, and we've grown together. In this league, that experience means everything." Coach Gary Kloppenburg, who replaces Dan Hughes this season, is tasked with somehow blending the championship formula from 2018 with the scrappy and defensive-minded 2019 team that received career-best contributions from forwards Natasha Howard and Alysha Clark, reserve guard Jordin Canada and Russell. On the eve of the season opener, Kloppenburg is relatively confident that the Storm is prepared despite a two-week training camp, which included a scrimmage against the Dallas Wings. "I don't sleep very well these days," he said. "You wake up in the middle of the night.... You're always, as a coach, it's like 24/7. "We feel pretty good where we're at as far as our preparation. At some point you got to let go and let the players play. We tried to do a good job of getting them prepared. It's a very competitive team that wants to win. We trust them. We're all in it together." Once the games begin, it's a virtual sprint to the Sept. 12 regular-season finale. The Storm plays four games in the first week, which is why Kloppenburg is stressing the importance of a fast start. "Every game is really going to matter," he said. "Once we get rolling, the games start coming so fast that you kind of get in a rhythm and you get in a groove. That's what players like." Two months ago, many were skeptical if the WNBA would return while the nation wrestled with the coronavirus pandemic and civil-justice unrest. The league is dedicating its season to social-justice causes, including Black Lives Matter. Players will wear special uniforms during the opening weekend that have Breonna Taylor's name on the back.

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The Nelson moved to Craig Ranch after last year's COVID-19 cancellation, which followed two years at the treeless Trinity Forest links course in Dallas. Before that, the Nelson spent more than 30 years at the Four Seasons resort in Irving. Craig Ranch's debut coincided with Lee Westwood's first appearance in either Dallas-area tournament. The 48-year-old Englishman, who hasn't played Colonial in nearby Fort Worth, shot a 64 and was 9 under. Westwood wanted to see his daughter in Florida - and didn't want to go into the PGA without having played in a month. "I thought maybe, you know, try a new experience," said Westwood, who opened his second round on the back nine and birdied five of the first six holes. "I don't want to call it prep for next week, but I prefer to go into a major championship being competitive the week before." More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP - Sports

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Furthermore, 96% said they were excited to see Hugh Jackman, 94% were intrigued to see Patrick Stewart reprise his role as Professor X, and 76% were interested in watching newcomer Dafne Keen. In its second weekend, the film dropped 56.9%, grossing $38.1 million and finishing second at the box office behind newcomer Skull Island ($61 million). In its third weekend it made $17.8 million, finishing in third behind Beauty and the Beast ($174.8 million) and Kong: Skull Island ($27.8 million). In its fourth weekend it made $10.1 million, dropping 43.1% from the previous week and finishing 5th at the box office. ====Other countries==== Logan was projected to open as high as $105 million. However, US forecasters believed that it could post an even higher opening if it were to overperform in major markets—most notably China. It opened day-and-date in almost every major market except Japan, where Doraemon the Movie 2017 was released. Fox ultimately decided to postpone the film's release there in order to avoid competition. Through Sunday, the film exceeded expectations and posted a five-day opening worth $152.5 million from 81 markets. This is Fox International's third-biggest launch of all time, behind X-Men: Days of Future Past ($172 million) and Avatar ($164 million). It debuted at No. 1 in 80 markets. It broke the record for the biggest R-rated IMAX release ever and the biggest 2D IMAX opening, with $10.6 million on 687 screens. Mainland China is the movie's best-grossing market outside America, contributing $106 million in box office. The film was the first to feature an age-restriction warning in its marketing material, as required by a Film Promotion Law that took effect on March 1, 2017. Nevertheless, the film is still trimmed by 14 minutes, totaling 123 minutes. It is very likely that the move was due to usual censorship by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, because of the violence depicted. Despite such restrictions, the film managed to debut with a better-than-expected $48.9 million, including previews, according to data from Ent Group (Fox reported $46.3 million). This marked the second-biggest X-Men opening in the country, trailing behind only Apocalypse. Tracking showed that the film opened with 85,000 screenings on Friday, which increased to about 95,000 on Saturday and Sunday, from a 9.98 million attendance. Included within that total was $4.4 million from 388 IMAX screens. In Brazil, it recorded the biggest opening for Fox, and the seventh-biggest opening overall, with $8.2 million. The top openings were in China ($46.3 million), the U.K. ($11.4 million), Korea ($8.2 million), and Russia ($7.1 million). In India, the film debuted with an estimated 17 crore ($2.5 million) net, equating to a gross of $3.4 million, on 1,400 screens. According to Fox, that was the highest debut for any X-Men title in the territory, marginally ahead of X-Men: Apocalypse. While the debut was not enough to break any significant records, it ranked as the second-biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood release in the January–March quarter, behind Dawn of Justice. ===Critical response=== On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Logan holds an approval rating of 94% based on 427 reviews, with an average rating of. The website's critical consensus reads, "Hugh Jackman makes the most of his final outing as Wolverine with a gritty, nuanced performance in a violent but surprisingly thoughtful superhero action film that defies genre conventions." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak-surveyed audiences gave the film a rare five out of five. Some reviewers noted Logan as one of the greatest superhero films. Scott Collura of IGN gave Logan a score of 9.7/10, and called it, "an emotional, heavy picture, but it's also an uplifting one that reminds us that it's okay to fight for something more, something better", and "perhaps the best X-Men movie yet." A. A. Dowd of The A.V.

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Service dog welcomes litter of puppies while waiting to board flight at Tampa International Airport TAMPA, Fla. - Commuters at Tampa International were hit with a serious dose of puppy love on Friday afternoon. The pup-arazzi was on hand to capture the moment a service dog went into labor while waiting for a flight at Tampa International Airport. Elli, short for Eleanor Rigby, is a two-year-old Labrador Retriever and service dog. She was waiting to fly to Philadelphia with her owner Diane Vanatter when she went into labor. Tampa Fire Rescue was on hand to help deliver the puppies. An air traveler's service dog is delivering puppies now @FlyTPA We're a full-service department! pic.twitter.com/4xlPixtcFn - Tampa Fire Rescue (@TampaFireRescue) May 25, 2018 So far the new mom has delivered eight puppies. Seven males and one female. Ruff day for this mama at Gate F80! With the help of ARFF paramedics, service dog Eleanor Rigby just delivered 8 pups -7 males, 1 female. pic.twitter.com/kiijFz0FBq - Tampa Intl Airport (@FlyTPA) May 25, 2018

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Jakub Obrovský (December 24, 1882 – March 31, 1949) was a Czechoslovak artist, sculptor and writer. ==Biography== Jakub Obrovský was born in Brno-Bystrc. He studied at the School of Applied Arts in Prague with Celda Klouček, EK Liška and Stanislav Sucharda (1897-1901) and continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts with Max Pirner (1901-1905). In 1919 he became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, and later served as the rector. Obrovský favored women's figures in his paintings, and often sculpted figures of athletes. He designed early stamps of the new Republic of Czechoslovakia: the lion escaping from its chains (28 October 1919) and the allegory of economy (1920). In 1932 he won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Odysseus" (see Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics). Obrovský died in Prague. His daughter Jana Obrovská (1930 – 1987) became a noted Czech composer. ==References== ==External links== profile Virtual show 1882 births 1949 deaths Artists from Brno People from the Margraviate of Moravia Olympic bronze medalists in art competitions Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic competitors in art competitions Czechoslovak sculptors

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Family Welcomes US Vow to Press Iran on Missing American's Fate The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran after being abducted in 2007, says it is encouraged by the Biden administration's latest vow to press Tehran for answers on his fate, but also wants U.S. officials to do more than make public appeals for Iranian authorities to act. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke by phone with Levinson's family on Tuesday, the 14th anniversary of his abduction and disappearance on Iran's Kish Island. U.S. officials and family members said last year that they believed Levinson, who was 58 when he went missing, later died in captivity. "We were really encouraged by our conversation with Secretary of State Blinken," David Levinson, one of Robert Levinson's seven adult children, said in a VOA Persian interview from his home in Orlando on Tuesday. David Levinson: 'We were really encouraged by our conversation...'"He was very kind to our family, expressed his sympathies with us, and also reaffirmed his commitment and the Biden administration's commitment that they are going to work to get my father home," he said. In a statement that Blinken released after his call with the Levinson family, he said the U.S. "call (s) on the Iranian government to provide credible answers to what happened to Bob Levinson and to immediately and safely release all U.S. citizens who are unjustly held captive in Iran." Blinken also said Iran's "abhorrent act of unjust detentions for political gain must cease immediately." In other statements issued Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration "will not relent until all of our citizens who continue to be wrongfully detained in Iran and around the world are returned to their families." The FBI's Washington Field Office said it and its interagency partners "remain resolute in our efforts to investigate and seek the truth of what happened to Bob." Levinson disappeared March 9, 2007, while visiting Kish Island as a private investigator. He had retired from a 22-year career with the FBI nine years earlier. In 2013, several U.S. news outlets reported that he had been on a rogue CIA intelligence mission, a claim that U.S. authorities have not confirmed. Iranian officials have denied responsibility for Levinson's disappearance and asserted that he left Iran many years ago. Speaking to VOA, David Levinson said family members told Blinken his father's return home "must be a part of negotiations and any future conversations" with Iran. The Biden administration has said it is ready to join its European partners in starting low-level talks with Iran aimed at reviving a 2015 deal that offered Tehran sanctions relief in return for constraints on the Iranian nuclear program. Former President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018, saying the agreement approved by his predecessor, President Barack Obama, was not tough enough on Iran. Tehran retaliated a year later by intensifying its nuclear work in violation of the deal's constraints. The U.S. and its allies have said those constraints are needed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, a goal that Tehran denies having. Iranian officials have rejected the U.S. offer of low-level multilateral talks, saying Biden first must remove all U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran by Trump. "One thing coming out of the call with Secretary Blinken was an invitation to continue to collaborate, provide feedback and weigh in on negotiations," Levinson said. While welcoming the communication with U.S. officials, Levinson said his family believed the Biden administration's public statements about his father were not enough. "Statements of concern, statements of "Iran must do the right thing" - those fall flat," he said. "Iran does not respond to those statements. They do not respond to gestures of goodwill. They respond to strength, and they respond to pressure." David Levinson: 'We believe that Iran only understands pressure...'In a Tuesday press briefing, State Department spokesman Ned Price said U.S. officials would "continue to use every tool in our disposal... to find out all we can about what happened to Mr. Levinson and to try and provide those answers to the family." He said channels of communication with Iran were one such tool, and added, without elaboration, "We also have other tools and means at our disposal to try and find those answers." US Imposes 1st Sanctions on Iran for Abduction, Probable Death of American Robert Levinson US officials name, sanction Iranian intelligence agents Mohammad Baseri, Ahmad Khazai as responsible for fate of ex-FBI agent Bob Levinson, missing in Iran since "07

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What to Expect When Flying Now (and in the Future) Air travel is full of opportunities for coronavirus transmission. Touchless check-in, plexiglass shields, temperature checks, back-to-front boarding and planes with empty middle seats are all now part of the flying experience, and the future may bring even more changes. Illustration: Alex Kuzoian

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Saturday, September 11, 2021, marked the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States by Al-Qaeda, which was the deadliest terrorist attack in human history and significantly impacted American culture. A number of events were scheduled to commemorate the anniversary of the attacks. == Events and ceremonies == National September 11 Memorial and Museum reading of victims' names Flight 93 National Memorial reading of United Airlines Flight 93 victims' names == Television specials == ABC documentary adaptation of Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff. ==References== September 11 Twentieth anniversary

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Ms Symonds has dumped the jeans and is dressing suitably demurely, even sporting blue heart-shaped earrings to the Tory party conference in an attempt to divert attention from lack of progress in delivering Brexit. None of which changes our bizarre tolerance of Bonking Boris and his amorous escapades which are miles away from the traditional Tory values which emphasise family life and marriage. Sexual politics don't just operate one way. Around the time Charlotte Edwardes was getting her leg groped by Boris, I was editing the Independent on Sunday. The Labour government was full of middle aged powerful men who could be easily flattered and flirted with to encourage them to divulge secrets and Whitehall gossip. I lunched two different Cabinet ministers, accompanied by my female political writers, one sitting either side of our victim. One of the ministers was a well known groper, and we were willing to tolerate a bit of mild fondling in order to extract juicy nuggets about government business. I spent hours listening to one crashing bore drone on about his classic cars, while he leaned in try and get up close and personal. At every party conference, female staff were groped and propositioned, offered private phone numbers and the chance to have'special' lunches. Yuck! Back in 2000, Tony Blair was one of the few politicians not involved in any of that and female journalists knew only too well how to exploit male weaknesses to their advantage. Boris, like Trump, is a buffoon who appeals to his fans (many of whom are poorly educated men of a certain age) because he stands for everything they are not. He's virile, he still has a sex life, whereas many of them lead depressingly celibate lives, ignore their wives' pleas for a bit of nooky in favour of watching sport on the telly until the early hours. Boris might have lost some of his appeal to female voters, but plenty of men will be reading about Jennifer Arcuri and feeling slightly jealous. I am afraid that for some male voters he's living the dream. The big question is, are there enough of them to keep him in power?

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Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis. The village was first mentioned in 1487 as Schaerdendijke, and is a combination of dike and trench. Scharendijke is a dike village. It was originally a little hamlet. Between 1901 and 1902, a harbour was built and it developed into a little village around the harbour. Scharendijke was home to 204 people in 1840. Part of the village was rebuilt after the North Sea flood of 1953. From the 1970s onwards, holiday homes were built around the village. Scharendijke used to be part of the municipality of Elkerzee. In 1960, the municipality of Middenschouwen was created and Scharendijk became its capital. In 1997, it was merged into Schouwen-Duiveland. == Gallery == ==References== Schouwen-Duiveland Populated places in Zeeland

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ScotRail fined more than £3.3m over service failures ScotRail has been criticised over its level of performance after racking up more than £3.3 million in fines last year. Figures obtained by Scottish Greens MSP John Finnie show the rail operator was billed for almost 5,000 service failures recorded across stations and rolling stock. The data, produced by the Service Quality Incentive Regime (SQUIRE), is gathered by Transport Scotland's inspectors, who audit all 355 ScotRail stations and a minimum of between 190 and 210 trains at least once every four-weekly cycle. READ MORE: Revealed: Abellio's £11m fines for years of ScotRail failure Transport Secretary Michael Matheson told MSPs the current franchise agreement would end in March 2022 (Andrew Milligan/PA) During 2019, a total of 651 "fails" were recorded for ticket office opening hours, along with 294 for train cleanliness and 2,777 for litter, contamination and surface issues at stations. A total of 1,590 fails were picked up for car parks and taxi ranks, with 1,207 for station lights. The number of fails for train posters or on-train information was 930 and fails for public address systems was 604. Mr Finnie, transport spokesman for the Scottish Greens, said there is now an opportunity to put a public-sector operator in place after Transport Secretary Michael Matheson announced Abellio would be stripped of the franchise in 2022. "This volume of failures shows that significant improvement is required before the Scottish Government can claim that Scotland's railways are truly operating in the public's interest," Mr Finnie said. "Ticket offices, station lighting, platform shelters and toilets are all hugely important to passengers and it's disappointing that so many failures have been recorded. "The current system of franchising public services out to private operators means that private profit becomes the primary concern and as a result services suffer. "Now that the Scottish Government has announced that it will end Abellio's reign as the franchisee, there is a real opportunity to put in place a public sector operator who can run our trains exclusively in the public interest." READ MORE: ScotRail franchise cut short as SNP ministers strip Abellio of contract A Transport Scotland spokesman said: "The SQUIRE regime, the toughest of its kind in the UK, is a fundamental part of our efforts to improve the passenger experience. "Any penalties are disappointing, however, this highlights the robust and detailed audit methodology employed. "It is encouraging to note that penalties have dropped by nearly £100,000 from the previous rail period, over £100,000 from the same quarter in 2018-19 and over £500,000 when compared to the same quarter in 2017-18." He added: "Any penalties accrued are reinvested in the franchise through improvements to the Scottish rail network. "Examples already delivered include installation of winter working storage units, which will allow for quicker access to necessary equipment to tackle weather-related issues such as snow and ice treatment, upgraded waiting areas on the Edinburgh to Glasgow route, as well as funding for staff body-worn cameras."

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Rep. Gaetz: Americans on the'superhighway' to truth about Russia probe Are the American people on the verge of knowing the truth about the Russia probe's origins and the Obama administration's role? Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., believes we are on "the superhighway" to getting that information, praising the president's move to give Attorney General William Barr the authorization declassify information during an interview on Fox News Radio's "Todd Starnes Show" Tuesday. "I believe that the decision that you saw from the president to give Attorney General Barr the ability to access all of the intelligence and to declassify it was the necessary precursor to make the rapid disclosure of information possible. So we are now I think on the superhighway to getting the information out to the American people," Gaetz told Starnes. Last week, President Trump vowed to uncover the origins of the Russia investigation after he approved the declassification of documents related to the surveillance of his campaign during the 2016 presidential election. In his Thursday directive, Trump ordered members of the intelligence community to cooperate with Barr's probe. "The Attorney General has also been delegated full and complete authority to declassify information pertaining to this investigation, in accordance with the long-established standards for handling classified information. Today's action will help ensure that all Americans learn the truth about the events that occurred, and the actions that were taken, during the last Presidential election and will restore confidence in our public institutions," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. Former CIA Director John Brennan and former DNI James Clapper blasted Trump on Friday night for directing Barr to declassify documents and Democrats including House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff were unhappy with the president's move. Gaetz believes the FBI, in particular, former FBI director James Comey, was acting politicly. "You had Jim Comey turning the FBI into a public relations organization where they were worried about leaking to the media how different reporters were going to write different stories that reflected on them. And that's not really what the FBI is supposed to do they're supposed to conduct investigations and make recommendations to prosecutors they're not supposed to become political hacks and that's what you saw undercut me. And then you saw it emanating upward from there potentially into the Obama White House," Gaetz said. Fox News' Brooke Singman and Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report.

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Paddington trains resume after suspension ruins mourners" journeys to Queen's funeral Services at Paddington railway station have resumed following a 27-hour suspension, which saw thousands of mourners miss Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday, 19 September. Network Rail announced at 9:30am on Tuesday that trains started running to and from the station, following repair work on overhead electric wires. Six passenger trains became tangled up in fallen overhead wires on Monday morning, leading to the cancellation of services. The passengers were safely removed from the trains involved in the incident. Paddington is one of Britain's 10 busiest rail stations Click here to sign up for our newsletters.

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River Plate was qualified as the 2014 Copa Sudamericana champions. The other 6 berths were awarded to the 5 best teams of the Torneo de Transición if they are not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage and the 2014 Supercopa Argentina champions, Huracán. == Standings == == Results == ==Season statistics== === Top goalscorers === ===Top Assists=== Source: == References == 1 Argentine Primera División seasons

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The 8th of March is International Women's Day. Jane Garvey was employed as a medical records clerk in a finance company, as a trainee for an advertising agency and as a receptionist, before becoming a promotions assistant for Radio Wyvern, where she later became news editor before leaving in 1988 to join BBC Hereford and Worcester as a reporter. The station began in February 1989. In 1989, Garvey was presenter of The Breakfast Show at BBC Hereford and Worcester, where Ben Cooper (later head of daytime programmes at Radio 1) worked as her assistant. Garvey was the first voice on BBC Radio 5 Live when it launched at 5:00 am on 28 March 1994. She became the co-presenter of 5 Live's award-winning breakfast programme in 1994, and also presented the Everywoman programme on the BBC World Service. She was also the presenter of the relaunched Midday show on BBC Radio 5 Live, (during which the award-winning "Postcards from the Street" series by Stan Burridge was broadcast). Her final long-term assignment on 5 Live was as co-presenter of its Drive show on weekday afternoons with Peter Allen. She and Allen have won four Sony Gold Awards and their relationship on air was described in The Times in 2002 as "a marriage made in radio heaven". In September 1997, Garvey was a passenger on the Swansea train in the Southall rail crash and received praise for her on-the-spot reports. In May 2007 in a discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Labour Party gaining power in the United Kingdom Garvey unwittingly revealed an apparent pro-Labour bias at the BBC. Garvey reminisced how in the morning after the general election "the corridors of Broadcasting House were strewn with empty champagne bottles – I will always remember that", though adding that the BBC had "perhaps fallen out of love with Labour" in more recent years. In September 2007, it was announced that she would leave 5 Live after 13 years and on Monday 8 October 2007 she joined BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme as the second principal presenter, succeeding Martha Kearney in the role. She created a minor stir in February 2008 in a Guardian interview, describing Woman's Hour as too middle-class and fixated on cooking. She returned briefly to BBC Radio 5 Live in November 2011 as a stand-in presenter on the Double Take programme. In June 2016, it was announced that Garvey would be reunited with Allen on BBC Radio 5 Live, for a new Sunday evening programme.

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Queen's funeral procession: Prince Andrew pictured ahead of funeral Prince Andrew fought back tears as he joined the procession taking the Queen's coffin to her funeral at Westminster Abbey. He was wearing a morning suit, rather than military uniform, after being stripped of his royal duties and military titles over his relationship with convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Andrew, 62, reached an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Guiffre that accepted no liability in March, and has denied abusing her or other girls trafficked by Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell. He was seen walking alongside the King, his older sister Anne, the Princess Royal, and his younger brother, the Duke of Wessex in Monday's procession from Westminster Hall. The Duke of York took up the same position after the funeral ceremony as the Queen's coffin was taken to Wellington Arch. It will late be driven to a committal service in Windsor ahead of her being buried alongside her late husband Prince Philip. Prince Andrew was heckled over his relationship with Epstein while walking behind the Queen's coffin in Edinburgh last week, and the man was arrested and charged with behaviour "causing fear or alarm." Epstein's victims have been angered by Prince Andrew's appearance at public engagements following his mother's death, fearing that he will try to "rehabilitate his image." "For the victims that are involved, seeing him in these types of public appearances and being praised by the public, it's frustrating to them," Spencer Kevin, a Florida-based lawyer who represented nine of Epstein's victims, told The Independent. "This is a man they see as someone who is, at the very least, disrespectful to the victims, by his friendship with a paedophile. And for him to be lauded in public, as he's doing, and to be praised by the public, which is what he's seeking, is insulting." In a tribute to the Queen issued on Sunday, Prince Andrew called her "Mummy, Mother, Your Majesty" and said it had been "an honour and privilege to serve you." "Mummy, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence I will treasure forever," the statement added. Prince Andrew has not been a working royal or serviceman since being stripped of his titles in January, but was permitted to wear his military uniform at a "vigil of the princes ceremony" during the Queen's lying of state. Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre reach out-of-court settlement in sexual abuse lawsuit As the Queen's second-eldest son, he spent 22 years in the Royal Navy and served as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War.

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The Herrett Center for Arts and Science, located on the main campus of the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA, is a museum of anthropology, natural history, astronomy, and art. The museum's collections primarily comprise anthropological artifacts and natural history specimens from the Americas, as well as works of local artists. The Center also houses the Faulkner Planetarium, the Centennial Observatory, a museum store, and a 2900 square foot (269 square meter) multi-purpose event space. ==Museum Galleries== The museum exhibits a variety of anthropological artifacts, ethnographic items, and natural history specimens, primarily from the Americas. Notable among them is the Simon Clovis cache of over thirty stone bifaces found in Idaho in 1961, and a replica of the Huntington Canyon Mammoth, a nearly-complete Columbian mammoth skeleton unearthed in Utah in 1988. The Jean B. King Gallery of Art offers several exhibits per year, including annual student and faculty exhibits. ==Planetarium== The Faulkner Planetarium opened in November, 1995, as the largest planetarium theater in Idaho, seating 151 under a 50' (15.2 m) dome (seven seats were later removed). When first opened the theater featured one of the first Evans & Sutherland Digistar II digital graphics projectors, 49 random access slide projectors, three video projectors, and an 11,500 W sound system. An upgrade to an Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5 fulldome video system, LED cove lighting, a Dolby 5.1 surround sound system and an AstroFX theater control system took place in the fall of 2013, followed by an upgrade to Digistar 6 in May of 2020. Programs are offered for school groups and the public throughout the year. ==Observatory== The Centennial Observatory opened in May, 2004, featuring the largest fully [public

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Repairs completed on Lowell Observatory's Pluto telescope An observatory telescope in Arizona used to discover the distant Pluto nearly 90 years ago will reopen for business on Saturday after a year of extensive restoration work. Nearly every part of Lowell Observatory's Pluto Discovery Telescope and accompanying dome near Flagstaff has been refurbished, from the trio of lenses to historic wooden shutters that open up to the stars, the Arizona Daily Sun reported. The telescope was built in 1928-1929 to search for the mysterious "Planet X," then thought to be a ninth planet lurking unseen in the solar system. And, in February 1930, an observatory assistant spotted the object that came to be known as Pluto. Scroll down for video 'It's a beautiful telescope,' said Ralph Nye, part of the restoration team. 'This is the way it should look.' The team removed, cleaned and reused everything down to the nuts, bolts and screws - almost nothing needed to be replaced, said Peter Rosenthal, who also worked on the telescope. The observatory said the nearly 90-year-old telescope is working as well and is looking even better than it did when Clyde Tombaugh used the instrument to pick out distant Pluto 88 years ago. Known as an astrographic camera, the telescope's three lenses focus light onto a single glass photographic plate. Each image requires an exposure time of almost an hour, which would have been a chilly experience for Tombaugh on winter nights because the dome's shutters have to be open to the sky, Rosenthal said. As a young observatory assistant, Tombaugh took the exposures and then scrutinized the glass negatives using a Zeiss blink comparator. On Feb. 18, 1930, he pinpointed Pluto. The spacecraft that gave us the first close-up views of Pluto now has a much smaller object in its sights. New Horizons is now track to fly past a recently discovered, less than 30-mile-wide object out on the solar system frontier. The close encounter with what's known as 2014 MU69 would occur in 2019. It orbits nearly 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto. Nasa and the New Horizons team chose 2014 MU69 in August as New Horizons' next potential target, thus the nickname PT-1. Like Pluto, MU69 orbits the sun in the frozen, twilight zone known as the Kuiper Belt. MU69 is thought to be 10 times larger and 1,000 times more massive than average comets, including the one being orbited right now by Europe's Rosetta spacecraft. On the other end, MU69 is barely 1 percent the size of Pluto and perhaps one-ten-thousandth the mass of the dwarf planet. So the new target is a good middle ground, according to scientists. The spacecraft was recently approved for its extended mission, allowing it to continue on its path toward the object deeper in the Kuiper Belt. It's expected that New Horizons will make its approach to the ancient object on January 1, 2019. Nye said the repairs came in on time and met the project's $155,000 budget with a few bucks to spare. Each of the telescope's three lenses are 13 inches (32.5cm) wide. To detect an object in space, the researchers focused the light reflected off of it onto a 14- by 17-inch (35 cm x 42.5 cm) glass photographic plate, according to the Observatory, with time exposures of about an hour per image. The negatives were then analyzed with the Zeiss blink comparator. The telescope remained in use long after the historic discovery, and was used to study the motion of celestial objects. Now, nearly a century after it was first constructed, the refurbished instrument is looking as good as new.

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Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted across much of Asia as the coronavirus makes a resurgence in countries where it had seemed to be well under control. Sparsely populated Mongolia has seen its death toll soar from 15 to 233, while Taiwan, considered a major success in battling the virus, has recorded more than 1,000 cases since last week and placed over 600,000 people in two-week medical isolation. Hong Kong and Singapore have postponed a quarantine-free travel bubble for a second time after an outbreak in Singapore of uncertain origin. China, which has all but stamped out local infections, has seen new cases apparently linked to contact with people arriving from abroad. The resurgence hasn't come close to the carnage wrought in India and parts of Europe, but it is a keen reminder that the virus remains resilient, despite strict mask mandates, case tracing, mass testing and wider deployment of the newest weapon against it - vaccinations. That's setting back efforts to get social and economic life back to normal, particularly in schools and sectors like the hospitality industry that are built on public contact. In Taiwan, the surge is being driven by the more easily transmissible variant first identified in Britain, according to Chen Chien-jen, an epidemiologist and the island's former vice president, who led the highly praised pandemic response last year. Complicating matters are some senior citizens who frequent slightly racy "tea salons" in Taipei's Wanhua neighborhood. They accounted for about 375 of the new cases as of Tuesday, Chen said. The tea shops are known for providing adult entertainment with singing and dancing. "These seniors, when they go to these places, want to keep it veiled," Chen said. "When we are conducting the investigation, they may not be honest." In Wanhua, normally a bustling area with food stalls, shops and entertainment venues, the Huaxi night market and historic Longshan Buddhist temple are closed. Kao Yu-chieh, who runs a breakfast shop in the area, said business is down at least 50% since last week. Cab driver Wang Hsian Jhong said he hasn't had a customer in three days. "Everyone is affected. This is a Taiwan-wide problem. We have to get through it," he said, puffing on a cigarette on a street in Wanhua. Schools, gyms and pools are closed in Taipei, and gatherings of more than five people indoors and more than 10 people outdoors are banned. The island shut all schools starting Wednesday. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has sought to reassure a public that is reverting to panic-buying and shunning public places. "We will continue to strengthen our medical capacity," Tsai said, adding that vaccines are arriving from abroad. Malaysia unexpectedly imposed a one-month lockdown through June 7, spooked by a sharp rise in cases, more-infectious variants and weak public compliance with health measures. It was the second nationwide lockdown in just over a year and came after the country's cases shot up fourfold since January to more than 474,00. Interstate travel and social activities are banned, schools are shut, and restaurants can provide only takeout service. The government has warned that hospitals have almost maxed out their capacity to take new coronavirus cases. Singapore has imposed stringent social distancing measures until June 13, restricting public gatherings to two people and banning dine-in service at restaurants. That came after the number of coronavirus infections of untraceable origin rose to 42 in the past week, from seven the week before. Singapore had previously been held up as a role model after keeping the virus at bay for months. Schools moved online after students in several institutions tested positive. Wedding receptions are no longer allowed, and funerals are capped at 20 people. For wedding planner Michelle Lau, at least seven clients either canceled or postponed weddings meant to take place over the next month. Other couples have opted for a simple ceremony without a reception, she said. Janey Chang, who runs two Latin dance studios in Singapore, says that the tougher restrictions have drastically reduced class size. "We are taking on fewer students, but the costs such as rent remain the same," Chang said. "Whether we can continue to operate is highly dependent on the number of coronavirus cases." Hong Kong has responded to fresh outbreaks by increasing the quarantine requirement from 14 to 21 days for unvaccinated travelers arriving from "high-risk" countries, including Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, and, farther afield, Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands and Kenya.

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Police stops of Black people often filled with fear, anxiety The video seems clear: Patrick Lyoya disobeyed an officer during a traffic stop, tried to run, then wrestled with the officer over his Taser before the officer fatally shot him in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For a number of Black men and women, resisting arrest during encounters with police for minor traffic stops have been deadly. Experts say anxiety levels of the people stopped and even the officers involved can be high, adding to the tension. George Floyd's 2020 slaying by Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, the 2014 strangulation death of Eric Garner by a New York City officer and the shooting death of Michael Brown that same year by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri, are among high-profile encounters that proved deadly for Black men. A store employee called police, saying Floyd allegedly tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. Police stopped Garner on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes. An officer confronted Brown and a companion as they walked to Brown's home from a convenience store. Brown was shot after scuffling with the officer. All three men were unarmed. "Because of the way police are commonly portrayed, there can be anxiety for young men of color when they are pulled over," said Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund. ""Am I going to get a ticket? Am I going to get arrested?" They may believe they are going to be a victim of abuse. Many times they enter into these interactions thinking they are going to be a victim of brutality." In 2015, a white police officer in Columbia, South Carolina, pulled over Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black man, for a broken brake light. A bystander's video captured the two tumbling to the ground after the officer hit Scott with a Taser. The officer then shot Scott as he tried to run. In Lyoya's case, some - including his family and their high-profile attorney, Ben Crump - have said the 26-year-old Congolese refugee was slain for having a license plate that did not belong to the vehicle. While that's why the officer stopped Lyoya, Johnson said, that's not why Lyoya was killed. "It's one of the disconnects or misunderstandings between the police and the public," Johnson said. "If you look a little bit deeper, that's not what happened. (Lyoya) had a number of opportunities to comply with the officer's directions. This use of deadly force had nothing to do with a traffic violation and everything to do with (Lyoya) actively resisting arrest." Lyoya's actions led "down the path that ultimately ended in deadly force," Johnson added. Grand Rapids police on Wednesday released video of the April 4 stop, including from the officer's vehicle and body camera, from a bystander's cellphone and from a doorbell camera. The videos show the brief foot chase and a struggle as the white officer repeatedly tells Lyoya to stop. At one point, Lyoya has his hand on the officer's stun gun, and the officer yells at him to let go. The struggle ended when the officer shot Lyoya in the head as Lyoya was facedown, with the officer straddling him. Scott Roberts, senior director of criminal justice and democracy campaigns at Color of Change, a national racial justice organization, said officers are often fearful given the dangers involved with making stops. But that doesn't negate that Black motorists suffer for showing or expressing their justified fears in traffic stops, he said. "Looking at police culture, there is just this pushback on the notion that policing is rooted in white supremacy and has been a tool of white supremacy," Roberts said. "And so there is a kind of denial of why Black people would have that fear. You've already criminalized the person when you're making a pre-textual stop. Your assumption is going to be that this is only a confirmation of their guilt, that fear." Roberts added that these dynamics have increasingly led cities, prosecutors and police to enact policies that deemphasize or end stops for minor infractions. Skin color and experiences could skew how all parties interpret interactions and confrontations between Black Americans and white officers, said Paul Bergman, professor emeritus of law at UCLA. "Cultural narratives may lead white officers as well as Black officers to anticipate trouble when the person they are stopping is Black," he said. In Lyoya's case, "was he more likely to be pulled over because he was Black?" Bergman asked. "If he wasn't Black, would this be more of a minor infraction and would the police officer think he had better things to do?" The situation escalated when Lyoya didn't produce a driver's license and tried to run. That likely raised the officer's suspicions, Bergman said. But Lyoya also might have believed his best option was to flee, he said.

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Choking on diesel costs, Somali firm turns to solar for cheaper power MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A new solar power plant in Mogadishu should quadruple the city's generation capacity and cut bills, the owners said, providing relief to businesses facing crippling costs from diesel-generated electricity. Electrical power lines from the Benadir Electricity Company (BECO) solar project in the outskirts Mogadishu, Somalia May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar BECO, Somalia's largest electricity supplier, said it had been producing 8 megawatts (MW) since March using solar panels bought from Germany and Britain, and this was expected to increase to 100 MW by 2022, at a cost of $40 million. "It is a risky business," chief engineer Mohamud Farah told Reuters, noting that a profit from safer bets such as investing in milk powder was almost guaranteed. "But we are happy to be the first company to install solar energy to supply cheaper electricity." BECO which also transmits and distributes power to Kismayu, Barawe, Marka, Balad, Jowhar, Afgooye, Elasha and Mogadishu, said the additional solar power in its mix had already reduced electricity costs to $0.36 per kilowatt hour from $0.49 per kilowatt hour. The panels now supply power for four hours a day to its 300,000 customers, with generators providing electricity for the rest of the time, Farah said. Farah said even once the solar power's installed capacity reaches 100 MW, the company will retain its generators, as solar power was not available all the time, particularly at night. "Unless we get battery storage, we cannot stop using fossil fuel, and the cost per kilowatt hour when we get the 100 MW will still depend on storage batteries," he said. Somalia, which plunged into civil war in 1991, has no national grid. Each major city is powered by private companies that largely rely on diesel generators, Abdiwahid Ibrahim Ahmed, the general director at the water and energy ministry said. Mogadishu's total installed capacity is at 35 MW, against a demand of 200 MW, he said. Before civil war broke out, Somalia had a 70 MW installed capacity. At present 85% of Somalia's population has no access to electricity, with 60% of them living in remote villages, Ahmed said. Mogadishu's residents and businesses are desperate for cheaper power bills. "I was selling drinks in a refrigerator just outside my house. I cancelled the business after two months. My profit was $20 a month but the electricity bill was $40 to $50 a month," Shukri Mohamed, a mother of four, told Reuters. "I will restart my business if electricity becomes cheaper." Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by Katharine Houreld and David Evans

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by AliasZNR (talk • contribs) Ummmm.... it's clearly a derivative of tryptophan. The double bond next to the chiral hydrogen is clearly where the C=O bond of the amino acid used to be. In fact it's kind of easy to imagine how a plant might easily synthesise ergot-like compounds from tryptophan == Pregnancy Category == Previously the infobox said LSD was in Pregnancy Category X in both the US and Australia. Actually, LSD is in Category C in the US (Briggs, Freeman, Yaffe, 2008), and I have corrected this. I can't find any mention that LSD is in Category X in Australia, so I have removed this until someone can provide a Hella (talk) == Isomers == I changed the sentence saying that there are 4 isomers of LSD to say stereoisomers. If the general term isomers were used LSD would have many thousands of isomers, especially structural 555 (talk) == Notable users section? == The notable users section is a section that basically says famous people have used the drug, yet it fails to mention any of these users... Famous people have used every drug in existence, this section seems pointless unless it names some of the well-known people who have discussed using it like Steve Jobs, James D. Watson, Jimi Hendrix, Ken Kesey, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Phil Jackson, and others. Wikipediarules2221 == Topeka, Kansas, 2000 == That William Leonard Pickard 2000 bust should be added to the timeline, it was supposed to have caused a 90% reduction in the amount of LSD availiable worldwide. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.101.235 (talk) Agreed - it was a very important event. Go ahead and add it, and why not sign up with an account? Your IP address isn't private and reveals exactly where you are. -Chumchum7 (talk) == Timeline == There is an identical copy of the timeline on History of LSD. The history page is the best place for such a long, detailed timeline. I'm removing the timeline from the LSD main page. Tova Hella (talk) == Doctor who did the original, flawed chromosome studies == Here's a little factoid. I'm wondering whether it belongs in this page's Dangers/Genetic section, Jacobson's page, some other page, or nowhere at all. One of the doctors involved in the original research that indicated LSD was dangerous to chromosomes was Cecil Byran Jacobson, later convicted of numerous counts of fraud for selling his own sperm to his patients and other unethical practices. He's part of "Cohen et. al." in this page's Lysergic_acid_diethylamide#cite_note-dishotsky-52. Suggestions? Thundermaker (talk) Interesting. The "chromosome damage" panic started in 1967 with a Science article by Maimon M. Cohen, et al. MM Cohen was apparently the main scientist promoting this idea, he went on to became a prominent geneticist. I can't find any MM Cohen articles with Jacobson as a co-author, can you be more specific? I can't find what I was looking at before that made me think Jacobson was on Cohen's team. Cohen was at SUNY from 1965-72 and then moved to Israel, and I can't find anything linking Jacobson to SUNY. So what I said above is probably wrong. Jacobson wasn't on the original team, more of a bandwagon-jumper. Thundermaker (talk) Jacobson reported on birth defects in fetuses and babies of women who had taken LSD in a 1972 article in JAMA. This finding has not been confirmed, and as you mention Jacobson is not trustworthy. It would be worthwhile to discuss more about the Genetic/Birth Defect issue, maybe on the History of LSD page. "Chromosome damage" got an enormous amount of media attention at the height of the LSD "moral panic". It was discussed in the most prominent US scientific and medical journals even though it was clear from the beginning that caffeine, aspirin, etc. gave the same results (raising questions about the integrity of the researchers and journal editors). The factoid about Jacobson could be mentioned in this context. Tova Hella (talk) Good suggestion, thanks! Thundermaker (talk) == Removed image: Possible physical effects == nces are clear.

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McKinley realized that it would be risky to have a faction hostile to the presidential candidate within his home state, and sought an alliance, campaigning for Bushnell and for a Republican legislature that would send Foraker to Washington. The voters chose Bushnell and gave the state Republicans a large majority in the legislature. In January 1896, Foraker was overwhelmingly elected (to take office in March 1897), and McKinley gained Foraker's agreement to support him for president, assuring party political peace at home. During 1895, Hanna journeyed east to meet with the political bosses there, including Pennsylvania Senator Matthew Quay and Thomas C. Platt of New York. He returned to report that the bosses were willing to assure McKinley's nomination in exchange for a pledge to give them control over patronage in their states and a promise in writing that Platt would be Treasury Secretary. McKinley was unwilling to deal, seeking a nomination without strings, and Hanna, though noting that this made his task much harder, undertook to get it. McKinley decided on a theme for his nomination campaign, "The People Against the Bosses". With Hanna's aid, McKinley found talented men to run the state organizations, who would in turn find locals to ensure McKinley triumphed at the series of conventions that would elect delegates to the June 1896 Republican convention in St. Louis. Notable among these appointments was Charles G. Dawes in Illinois, a young banker and entrepreneur who had recently moved to Chicago from Nebraska, where he had known Congressman Bryan. In trying to organize Illinois for McKinley, Dawes faced the enmity of the local Republican bosses, who preferred to take a delegation to St. Louis that would support Senator Cullom until the bosses made the right deal. McKinley left office as governor in January 1896. In February, Harrison made it clear that he would not seek a third nomination. Hanna's operatives immediately organized Harrison's home state of Indiana for McKinley with a haste that the former president privately found unseemly. By early 1896, the Reed and Allison campaigns were beginning to form themselves, but they had little luck in Indiana. McKinley challenged his rivals everywhere except in states, such as Iowa, that he deemed had serious candidates like Senator Allison. The favorite son candidacies of Minnesota Senator Cushman K. Davis and former Nebraska senator Charles F. Manderson fell victim to the McKinley forces, well-financed by Hanna, who took their states away from them. McKinley was disliked by the American Protective Association, an anti-Catholic group angered that as governor he had appointed to office members of that faith. Their wide pamphleting caused Hanna to act against falsehoods that his candidate was a Catholic. According to historian Stanley Jones in his account of the 1896 campaign, "another feature common to the Reed and Allison campaigns was their failure to make headway against the tide which was running toward McKinley. In fact, both campaigns from the moment they were launched were in retreat." In March and April 1896, state conventions in Ohio, Michigan, California, Indiana, and other states elected delegates to the national convention, instructed to vote for McKinley. In New England, McKinley made inroads into Reed's regional support, as New Hampshire proclaimed no preference between the Speaker and McKinley, and the Vermont convention expressed support for McKinley. The Ohioan was not successful everywhere; Iowa remained loyally behind Allison, Morton won a majority of the New York delegation, and the bosses were successful in denying McKinley in New Mexico Territory and Oklahoma Territory. The contest was still undetermined going into the April 29 Illinois state convention, with the McKinley forces led by Dawes against the local bosses. McKinley gained most of Illinois' delegates, giving him a sizable lead, and influencing remaining state conventions to jump on his bandwagon. McKinley remained well ahead when the state conventions concluded, leaving his opponents' only hope the Republican National Committee (RNC), which would make initial rulings on which delegates would be seated; there were contested seats or rival delegations in several states, and rulings against McKinley could still deprive him of a first-ballot majority. When the RNC met in mid-June, just prior to the convention, McKinley was easily victorious in almost all cases. ===Republican convention=== The 1896 Republican National Convention convened at the Wigwam, a temporary structure in St. Louis, on June 16. With most credentials battles settled in McKinley's favor, the roll of delegates drawn up by the RNC heavily favored the Ohioan, though Reed, Allison, Morton and Quay remained in the race. The credentials report served as a test vote, which the McKinley forces won easily. Hanna, who was a delegate from Ohio, was in full control of the convention. Many westerners, including Republicans, were supporters of free silver.

William McKinley 1896 presidential campaign

Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 93rd birthday with Easter service April 21 (UPI) -- Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 93rd birthday on Sunday by attending Easter service at Windsor Castle. Members of the royal family, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex joined the Queen for the service at St. George's Chapel. The Duchess of Sussex, who is pregnant with her first child, and the Duke of Edinburgh, who has retired from public duties did not attend. Prince Harry and Megan sent the Queen a birthday wish on Instagram alongside a balloon emoji. "Happy Birthday Your Majesty, Ma'am, Granny," they wrote. "Wishing you a most wonderful day!" Prince William and Kate wished the Queen a happy birthday by sharing a selection of photographs on Twitter. "Wishing a very happy 93rd birthday to Her Majesty The Queen," they wrote. Two boys presented Queen Elizabeth with a pair of posies -- one yellow and one white -- as she left the chapel she was also treated to a rendition of "Happy Birthday." The Band of the Irish Guards will also perform Happy Birthday in honor of the queen on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace as part of the Changing of the Guard ceremony. Gun salutes that are traditionally fired in London to mark the Queen's birthday have been delayed until Monday as they are never to be performed on Sundays. Queen Elizabeth celebrates two birthdays every year -- April 21, the day of her actual birth and an official ceremony on the second Saturday of June, which is commemorated with the Trooping the Color parade.

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Recruitment agency sorry in 'non British' job gaffe Image copyright Michael Fowler Image caption Michael Fowler has since got a job with another haulage company A recruitment agency has apologised to a man who was told he could not apply for a job "because he was British." Michael Fowler, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, was going for a HGV driving job advertised by Wolverhampton-based recruitment company Blu Global. When he did, he received an email from a company employee informing him their positions "exclude British candidates." Since it was first reported in the Salisbury Journal, Blu Global has now apologised to Mr Fowler. The 39-year-old cited his 12 years of driving experience when he applied for the job earlier this month but was astonished at the response. Blu Global said it sent its "sincerest apologies for the appalling experience" adding it has taken disciplinary action against the individual responsible. "We understand that you were informed by one of our European based freelance recruiters that the vacancy 'excluded' British applicants, this is not the policy of the company and we are shocked that this statement was ever made," the email said. "No candidate is denied a chance of employment based on their nationality, age, race, gender or sexual orientation." Mr Fowler said he has since got a job with another haulage company.

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Some legal experts have suggested the loophole may not be legal because McAleenan was not confirmed as DHS secretary and thus may not have the authority to change the line of succession. Cuccinelli was criticized in August after he revised the iconic inscription on the Statue of Liberty to read: "Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet, and who will not become a public charge." He later said the original poem, penned by Emma Lazarus, had been referring "to people coming from Europe." Morgan has similarly been scrutinized for questionable comments. In a January Fox News interview, Morgan said he can discern, just by looking at them, whether a child is a MS-13 gang member. "I've been to detention facilities where I've walked up to these individuals that are so-called minors, 17 or under," Morgan told host Tucker Carlson. "I've looked at them - and I've looked at their eyes, Tucker - and I've said, "That is a soon-to-be MS-13 gang member.""

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4 more Seattle restaurants announce permanent closures - including posh Miller's Guild downtown It's a pandemic-times puzzle that the Seattle area continues to see far more new restaurant openings than closures. Even going into the second year of this thing (and, knock on wood, starting to come out of it!?), the number of permanent shutdowns has been lower than pre-COVID-19. Certainly, more closures have happened quietly; sharing the news, extremely understandably, might not be top priority. And surely, many places have been holding on only by the skin of their teeth, getting what aid they can and trying to make it through - and, hopefully, President Joe Biden's new $28.6 billion restaurant relief program will help. Here are the goodbyes at the moment - and from here, to quote Nicole Wilson below, the future is unknown. Miller's Guild downtown: The high-ceilinged, handsome steakhouse in the ground floor of Hotel Max since late 2013 is no more. Original co-owners Jason and Nicole Wilson both confirm the closure, stating that they went through a divorce this past year. "Miller's Guild was a labor of love for me," Jason reflects. "I still remember uncovering all of the treasures - from the original tile, to removing the dropdown ceiling and discovering beautiful crown ceiling molding work above." Jason now will run their Bellevue restaurant, The Lakehouse, which is currently on hiatus; he's also executive chef of brand-new Cedar + Elm, located at The Lodge at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore. Meanwhile, he says, Nicole took ownership of Miller's Guild and "made it her own during the challenging odds of the global pandemic." She'd reopened in November, but with the hotel remaining closed at that point and downtown itself largely shut down, the odds proved too much. "The city is just not as vibrant as it used to be," Nicole understates. However, she says that the door is open to Miller's Guild possibly reopening in another location. "The future is unknown," she observes, and isn't that the truth. Floating Bridge Brewing in the University District: May 15 was last call for this friendly place on Northeast 45th, with the owners saying on Instagram that although they "pursued every option, we were unable to reach terms with the landlord that were viable for the business." They expressed love and gratitude "for five years of amazing memories!" The sentiment was returned by myriad fans, including one who summed it up thusly: "It sucks to see this. I have so many great memories getting beer at FBB in college. It was (and still has been) a go-to spot whenever I get together with my friends. Much love, thanks for all the fantastic beer, and best of luck, Dawn and Russ!" Bite Box on Upper Queen Anne: A reader emailed to let us know how sad they were to see this neighborhood favorite for breakfast and brunch close up after five years. Owner Sharon Woo Fillingim says that while she was hanging in there financially staying open during the pandemic, "The challenges with COVID-19 and little support from our local government really put a bad taste in my mouth." She wrote letters to city and state officials, "but to no avail," she says. Fillingim was previously a partner in Le Reve, then ran the restaurant Grub before Bite Box, all atop Queen Anne Hill, in addition to several other restaurant endeavors around town before that. Bauhaus in Ballard: This branch of the longtime Capitol Hill cafe closed April 15, thanking customers on Instagram and explaining that, "Our lease is up and after this rough year it is no longer sustainable." The other location, now located off Broadway near East Mercer Street, remains open. Bethany Jean Clement is a Seattle Times food writer: bclement@seattletimes.com; facebook.com/bethany.jean.clement; on Instagram @bethanyjeanclement; on Twitter @BJeanClement.

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