canceled its summer teacher’s institute, which has hosted 141 teachers since 2008. That program brings in teachers to the two museums and lets them put on costumes, gain access to educational materials and learn what it is like to work in interpretive areas — the parts of the museums with the costumed interpreters.

The museums will cut back on video production used in educational outreach to save more money. During the 2013-14 school year, JYF brought 197,853 students to the two museums, while the outreach programs available for teachers to use in schools served 88,266 students in 105 of Virginia’s school districts.

To deal with the cuts, the outreach education goal has been reduced to 70,000 students across Virginia.Darren Drake, of New Milford, was riding his bike during a 15-minute break from his program manager job at Moody's Analytics when the truck plowed into crowds of pedestrians and riders on a popular Tribeca bike path Tuesday. Drake, a graduate of Rutgers pursuing a second master's at Stevens Institute of Technology, also served four years on the New Milford Board of Education, holding the vice president chair for two of them. He didn't yet have children of his own, but was hoping to one day.

The other American victim was identified by police as Nicholas Cleves, of Manhattan. The software engineer and web developer lived on Greenwich Street in the West Village, where stunned neighbors said he was a smart, friendly young man with an adventurous spirit.

"This is


an absolutely lovely young man," said a neighbor named Dianne, who declined to give her last name. "The type of person every parent hopes theirs grows up to be."

Cleves was "smart, funny, kind, engaged," she said.

"He was a Village kid and everyone in the store knew him and loved him," said Dianne. "There have been more tears shared in this store than ever."

A family friend later Wednesday said that Cleves was a "fine young man."

Online profiles show he went to Elisabeth Irwin High School in New York City and graduated last year from Skidmore College with a degree in computer science. An only child who was living with his mother, he had been working as a software engineer for the Unified Digital Group.

Cleves described himself on his Facebookof comfort."

In New Jersey, Drake had recently undergone weight loss surgery and was riding his bike 25-plus miles a day to stay fit, his father says. An only child, he lived with his parents; his father said he drove him to the Hoboken train station each morning. His parents knew something was wrong when their conscientious son was late for dinner and didn't call.

"If there was one guy a terrorist was going to kill, it wouldn't be my son," he said. "He wouldn't swat a fly."

Jimmy said he will give his son's bike to charity, and his own, too, now that his only child is gone.

"I'll give it to some kid who needs it -- and give him my bike, too, I'm not riding it," he said.

The New


Milford Board of Education said in a statement, "A board member in high esteem, Darren was a good man with a soft touch and huge heart. He is respected for his unwavering commitment to the children of New Milford and their education."

Drake had cheated death before, missing the Hoboken train crash last year by just minutes and staying at the Mandalay Bay Hotel just weeks before the Las Vegas massacre.

His employer Moody's said he was a valued member "and his loss will be deeply felt by all those who worked with him."

The other six fatalities included five Argentinians celebrating a graduation anniversary and a 31-year-old Belgian national, Anne Laure Decadt. Six of the victims died at the scene; the other two died at hospitals.

"We now and forever willconsider them New Yorkers. They shared this tragedy with us and for that we will always remember them as New Yorkers," Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday of the foreigners killed in the attack.

Decadt was a mother of two, including a baby, according to the New York City Belgium Consulate General. She was riding bikes with her mom and two sisters when she was mowed down from behind; she died at New York Presbyterian Hospital. The rest of her family was injured. A second Belgian family of four was also injured in the attack.

Argentinian nationals Hernán Mendoza, Diego Angelini, Alejandro Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij and Hernán Ferruchi, most of them architects, were having a 30-year reunion after graduating from the Polytechnic School of Rosario. The five dead were among a


group of 10 friends marking their graduation with a tour of New York and Boston, where at least one survivor of the group lived.

They had gone on a bike ride through Central Park on Tuesday before turning south, to lower Manhattan.

"They were pedaling in lines of two, chatting, laughing, enjoying the ride. My husband was the last one in the line, when he felt a speeding car, and then the truck that zoomed by" at high speed, Cecilia Piedrabuena, the wife of survivor Ariel Benvenuto, told an Argentine radio station. "The truck took away his friends, and he saw them all scattered on the ground."

Benvenuto called his wife and said, "Honey, this is very serious. It's a terrorist attack," she recalled. "An hour later, he called me andtold me that his friends had died."

Mendoza was an architect and father of three who designed the home of his close friend, Estanislao Beas.

"The news destroyed my wife and I," Beas said. "We had a tight bond. We cared for him so much. It's incredible that this happened to him and that he was there at that time."

The reunion trip was partially financed by Erlij, the chief executive of Ivanar, an Argentine steel products manufacturing company, according to Argentina's La Nacion newspaper.

Another classmate, Martin Ludovico Marro, of Newton, Massachusetts, near Boston, was being treated at a Manhattan hospital.

In Rosario, a minute of silence was observed at the high school, and the light-blue and white Argentina flag was flown at half-staff. The school planned a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening.

"It


hurts us to think that these are people who walked the same school halls as we did or that studied in our same classrooms," said Agustin Riccardi, a senior at the school.

Twelve other people were hurt in the truck rampage, an attack authorities have described as the worst terror attack to hit New York City since 9/11. Authorities detailed gruesome injuries to some of those survivors, ranging from bilateral amputation to serious head, neck, back and chest trauma, as well as trauma to their arms and legs. Five of the dozen sent to hospitals were in serious condition Wednesday; four were in critical but stable condition and three went home.

Of the survivors, two victims were students and two were employees on the school bus the suspect smashed intoalong his route of terror. The German government says a German citizen is among the injured. The Foreign Ministry didn't identify the female German citizen or give any details about the severity of her injuries in a note on its website. A sixth Argentinian who lives in Newtown, Massachusetts, is also among the injured.

Investigators said Wednesday that the suspect, 29-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, had planned the attack for weeks. He was shot by police as he ran through traffic with pellet and paintball guns but is expected to live.


Gary Martin (actor)

Gary David Grant (born 18 June 1958 in Ealing, London), known professionally as Gary Martin, is a British voice actor and actor who has been in the acting industry since the early 1980s. His first recorded acting credit is as a chauffeur in the television series Nobody's Perfect. He has since gone on to perform in over 60 roles, either as a voice actor or actor. Martin is well known for his vocal range, and has recorded voiceovers for multiple American and British commercials and film trailers.

Martin provides the voice of Judge Bergan in the PlayStation 2 video game Final Fantasy XII.

Filmography

Animation
 Alice in Wonderland: What's the Matter with Hatter? (BKN Classic Series)
 The Beano Video – Talent Contest Host, Pa, Hank, Narrator #1
 The Beanowill help us maintain and strengthen those relationships, while his time in the gaming industry will serve us well in communicating state regulatory matters. I look forward to working with him to continue demonstrating how Curaleaf is well-positioned to lead our sector and deliver long-term shareholder value."

Foley joins Curaleaf from Red Rock Resorts where he served as Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations for the past three years. He also assisted with capital raising and allocation, as well as strategic financial planning and analysis. With 20 years of financial experience, Foley has spent the majority of his career leading investor relations in the gaming and resort industry for MGM Resorts International, New Cotai Holdings, and Harrah's Entertainment.

He also served as an Assistant Portfolio Manager at Wall Street


Associates, a San Diego-based investment advisor to institutional clients. Foley started his career as an equity analyst at Fulcrum Global Partners and Bear Stearns. Foley holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Utah and an MBA from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Christine Rigby, current Head of Investor Relations, will be departing the company.

"A strong financial and strategic planning capability is essential to our ongoing efforts to become the most accessible cannabis company in the U.S. while maintaining our capital discipline," said Joseph Lusardi, Chief Executive Officer of Curaleaf. "We want to thank Christine Rigby for her expertise, insights in the industry and contributions to our significant growth."

About Curaleaf Holdings

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.(CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is the leading vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator in the United States. It is a high-growth cannabis company with a national brand known for quality, trust and reliability. The company is positioned in highly populated, limited license states, and currently operates in 12 states with 44 dispensaries, 12 cultivation sites and 11 processing sites. Curaleaf has the executive expertise and research and development capabilities to provide leading service, selection, and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets, as well as the CBD category through its Curaleaf Hemp brand.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain information provided in this press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements about Curaleaf's anticipated plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the


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None of us, regardless of our differences in life, want to see an animal harmed.

Unfortunately, some savages have no morals or conscious in any fashion and believe they can abuse creatures who cannot defend themselves.

In Fairfield, California that's exactly what happened as a vicious thug and his friends took it upon themselves to take the life of an innocent pit bull after they would violently torment the animal first.

An emergency 911 caller, identified as Tom Turner stated to the dispatch that he heard what he described as a loud thumping noise coming from the alley behind his house, located south of Ohio and Webster Streets in Fairfield, California.

As he went to investigate, the witness said that he saw three evil criminals laughing as they walked around a pitbull who was chained to a fence so that only his hind legs could touch the ground.

"Literally they had the chain strangling him," Turner said. "You could see the dog was on his hind quarters and the guy was cracking his skull."

One of the vile beasts, who Turner described as a slim black male in his twenties, struck the dog’s head with a baseball bat repeatedly.

"It's sick. It's sick behavior," he said. "There's something wrong in America to treat an animal or a person like that."

Once the trio of brutal gangbangers noticed that they had been spotted, all three of them jumped into a gold SUV and sped off from the scene.

That's when Turner had first contacted the police, and along with the help of his neighbors drove


the dog to Solano County Animal Shelter.

Turner's neighbor, Mekayla Benton said, “The dog was friendly. We were driving it to the shelter.”

Benton went on, "It tried to smile as we're going there. You could tell it had the biggest headache, but after all that, it wasn't aggressive at all."

The dog had suffered multiple severe injuries, including a fractured skull, and a community outreach from animal rights activists had attempted to assist in paying for the dog's treatment while also beginning a campaign to find the monster and his friends who brutally beat the dog with a baseball bat.

Tragically, the dog died overnight at an emergency clinic due to the severe injuries it incurred at the hands of the real animals, the black criminals responsible.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund,to the Bushehr site, due to open in August after years of delay.

"We are practically discussing this now," he told Reuters news agency.

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The existence of a missile "loophole" has been attacked by critics of the Obama administration such as John Bolton, former US envoy to the UN, who told the Washington Times it amounted to "diplomatic malpractice".

Republican Senator John McCain was quoted by Reuters as saying the UN resolution was "a lowest common denominator product".

The White House said it welcomed the fact that Russia had, "up to this point", shown "restraint" in not delivering the S-300 to Iran.

"Russia has exercised responsibility, restraint and has not delivered


those missiles to Iran," state department spokesman Philip Crowley was quoted as saying by AFP.

Inspections debate

Iran's parliament is to reconsider relations with the UN nuclear watchdog following the latest round of UN sanctions, state media says.

The announcement by the national security and foreign policy committee head, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, did not specify what action might be taken.

But correspondents say options could include restricting access by UN inspectors to Iranian nuclear sites.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the UN's resolutions were like a "used handkerchief which should be thrown in the dustbin. They are not capable of hurting Iranians".

Iran's two main opposition leaders have reportedly called off demonstrations planned for Saturday to mark the first anniversary of last June's disputed presidential election.

In a statement published on pro-reform website sahamnews.com, Mir HosseinMousavi and Mehdi Karroubi said the decision had been made to protect lives and property.

'Counter-productive'

The new UN resolution includes measures to prohibit Iran from buying heavy weapons such as missiles and helicopters.

The Security Council voted by 12 votes to two in favour; Brazil and Turkey voted against, while Lebanon abstained.

They argued that the move was counter-productive and endangered a diplomatic solution.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the imposition of the latest sanctions was a "mistake", reports Reuters news agency.

Although the measures were not as tough as the US had wanted, President Barack Obama said they sent an unmistakable message about the determination to stop the spread of nuclear arms.

BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen says the most significant parts of the resolution create a


legal basis to restrict the supply of goods that Iran wants for its alleged nuclear missile programmes.

Our correspondent says the measures single out the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who run much of the economy - including the national shipping line, which Western diplomats say is trying to evade sanctions by setting up front companies.

The resolution toughens rules on financial transactions with Iranian banks, and increases the number of Iranian individuals and companies that are targeted by asset freezes and travel bans.YB?” Yes, the Secretariat staff are knowledgeable and can always guide the elected representatives through the labyrinth of Standing Orders.

The Speaker has certainly taught them well. The DUN building was abuzz with activity this month, for the first time, because the legislative assembly is sitting next week. To have a State Assembly sitting in April is a first, as far as the staff can recall. The sittings have always been in May and November each year.

Though this sitting is a month earlier than usual, there is no shortage of questions, motions and bills to be tabled for the deliberation of the legislators, I was told.

Speculation started in January, when a reporter overheard whisperings in the corridors of power that the State Assembly would likely be convened in April.

Some


elected representatives to be members of committees of the legislative assembly and to play crucial roles in looking into government policy and the work of the executive branch of government, in ministries, departments and agencies, etc to oversee and query the implementation of policy and works so that issues are tackled in detail, and the state and the people’s interests are better served.

The principle of public accountability and transparency would have been better served with informed officers from the State Financial Secretary’s office and the chairman of Sacofa appearing before a committee overseeing the Ministry of Public Utilities and providing detailed explanations on the proposed disposal of the state-owned company, rather than leaving it to the Chief Minister and the Minister of Public Utilities to answer queries ofbe a force in both the hammer throw and the discus, where he placed seventh and eighth at the Pac-12 Championships, respectively.will return to join Prena for the Ducks this season as a senior. Hunter-Simms competed at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the shot put before redshirting in outdoors, and he was a scorer in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships in 2015., a two-sport athlete who played football in the fall, competed in the shot put at both the UW Preview and the MPSF Championships last season indoors, and was a Pac-12 scorer outdoors with a seventh-place finish in the discus (172-0/52.43m).will compete in the shot put in both indoors and outdoors. White competed at the UW Indoor Preview last season, finishing with a top throw of


51-2.75 (15.61m), and set a personal best outdoors at the Pepsi Invitational (56-1.25/17.10m).has not competed indoors yet in his career, but he set a PR in the shot put last season at the Oregon Twilight with a throw of 54-0 (16.46m).Highly-touted freshmanjoins the fold for the Men of Oregon after a tremendous high school career at Hood River Valley High School in Oregon. Barajas won the discus at the 2016 OSAA 5A State Championships with a career-best throw of 200-0 (60.96m), and also placed second in the shot put with a long toss of 56-11.75 (17.36m). There will be a transition period for Barajas as he moves from the 12-pound shot he used in high school to the 16-pound shot at the collegiate level, but he certainly enters2017 as one of the Ducks' most promising newcomers.Redshirt freshmanis set to make his Oregon debut after a high school career that saw him place eighth in the shot put at the 2014 OSAA 4A State Championships as a junior. Lydum spent his redshirt season last year training to throw the hammer.will make his debut as a Duck after redshirting last season. Tharp will compete in the hammer throw and was the fourth-place finisher in the javelin at the state meet for Sheldon High School as a senior, and has experience in all of the throwing events.leads this group as an All-American and the 2016 Pac-12 Champion in the javelin. Danielson competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials after placing seventh at the NCAA Championships, and will be


counted on once again for points when the outdoor season begins.returns as an All-American after finishing 10th in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last spring and as the runner-up to Danielson at the Pac-12 Championships.also comes back after competing sparingly in outdoors last season. VanVuren threw at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, and will look to build a bigger role in his second year.government agent when he took the documents and affirm.

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Snowadzki is a Portland businessman involved in the sale of aircraft parts and accessories.  In the years material to the indictment, he worked as Portland branch supervisor for Cooper Aeromotive which is engaged primarily in the sale of new aircraft engines, parts, and accessories.

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In addition to his corporate duties, Snowadzki privately engaged in the resale of used aircraft engines, or "cores."    He maintained a log of these outside transactions and openly discussed them with other Cooper employees, but never reported the sales to the IRS.

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On April 12, 1979, another Cooper employee, Keith Pugh, called the IRS and told an agent that Snowadzki had significant unreported income.  Pugh described Snowadzki's activities and asked if copies of


Snowadzki's records would be helpful.  The agent said they would.  Pugh also inquired about a reward and discovered that one might be available.

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Pugh took the log books from Snowadzki's private desk, copied them, and delivered them to the IRS agent on the following day.  He had no authority to enter the desk or copy the documents.

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After receiving the papers, the IRS examined Snowadzki's returns and interviewed him on September 4, 1979 at his office during business hours.  The agents advised him of his Miranda rights.  He indicated that he understood them and agreed to talk.

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Once during the interview, Snowadzki says he stated he ought to have an attorney present.  He alleges the agents reassured him and continued their questioning.  The agentsKirpan Saves Life of 65 Year Old Woman in Mohali

I was coming back to home from Gurudwara Singh Shaheedan, Sohana situated in Sector 78, Mohali, suddenly some ladies sitting in a Maruti car and a male driver stop by me and started asking about someone.

These ladies tried to indulge me in their talks but I doubted them so I continued my walk. Within a moment two ladies came out from the car and they forcefully put me into the car. After which I shouted as well, but nobody heard my voice as the glasses of the car were closed.

Afterwards the ladies started assaulting me in the car, also tried to remove my gold ear rings from my ears, as my head was covered properly Dupatta (Head Gear), they


make his debut at the Pro Football Hall of Fame game in August.

“This is a dream come true,” said McDonough in a statement. “One of my favorite memories of my childhood was watching Monday Night Football with my Dad, who I know is smiling down on me today. I am humbled and deeply honored to have the opportunity to be a part of the most iconic franchise in the history of sports television.”

Sean McDonough will be the fifth person to occupy the play-by-play position in the 46-year history of MNF. pic.twitter.com/lBhXDje1m3 — ESPN Monday Night (@ESPNMondayNight) May 9, 2016

Tirico is expected to remain at ESPN through the end of June and will appear on NBA Playoff games and the UEFA European Football Championship 2016 in France.

He has appearedurban combat with US troops.
Is it true that the US army has fought few if any urban battles in its existence? The only two I can really think of are Manila and Aachen.

A:

Urban warfare is a complex and difficult form of warfare, very different from that portrayed in modern computer games like Call of Duty. There are very good reasons why the military (not just in the US) prefers not to fight in urban areas. As far back as the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu observed in his classic work The Art of War that

“the worst policy is to attack cities. Attack cities only when there
  is no alternative.”

Of course, he was talking about walled cities, but the principle remains true today. The terrain in cities favours


the defenders.
That said, you have named a number of significant urban battles in your question, although I wouldn't agree with your assessments of most of them. The Battle of Aachen, for example, was certainly not the walkover that you seem to think it was. Similarly, the fact that X Corps suffered over a thousand casualties during the Second Battle of Seoul indicates that US forces were far more involved in the battle than your question suggests.
Perhaps a good starting point might be for you to read Alec Wahlman's Storming the City: US Military Performance in Urban Warfare from World War II to Vietnam (2015). He focuses on four urban battles between World War II and Vietnam (Aachen (1944), Manila (1945), Seoul (1950), and Hue (1968)), and examines eachyear.

Luke Neal, festival organiser, said: "Merefest was a project output by The Meres and Moses Landscape Partnership Scheme. The first event saw 1,500 people and it grew from there. The event peaked last year with only between 3,000 and 4,000 people attending. We were hoping when it was the end of the project it would be able to fund itself but we lost funding. This is down to a couple of reasons, the weather wasn't great and we decided to trial selling tickets. It was found that about 1,000 people came into the event without paying. The Mere Advisory Group who oversee the mere took part in a vote afterwards and said we couldn't manage the gates to make sure people paid. That coupled with the loss of


Personal musings on Israel, Jewish matters, history and how they all affect each other

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

How Israel avoided its Grexit moment

30 years ago today, on June 30th 1985, Prime Minister Shimon Peres convened the Cabinet for a dramatic meeting. Israel had been living with monthly double-digit inflation for a number of years; now, less noticed by the populace but more dangerous, the money had run out. Within days the economy was expected to collapse. It was essentially the last possible moment to avert catastrophe. For weeks Labor PM Peres, and Likud Finance Minster Yitzchak Modai, had been overseeing the formulation of a complex package of measures, some of them quite harsh and most of them politically explosive or worse, and now the Cabinet was called to adoptof China.

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blintson
According to the People's Republic of China everywhere is a region of People's
Republic of China. Yes, it's technically part of the PROC, but they've been
independent from the mainland for hundreds of years.

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borism
_they've been independent from the mainland for hundreds of years_

who are "they"? Hong Kong has never been a sovereign nation, it was a colony
of Chinese, British and Japanese Empires, and now PRC.

It is still run as a colony by Communist China - no political sovereignty but
higher economic freedom relative to mainland (thus far).

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bd_at_rivenhill
Hong Kong is governed by a political system that is separate from, but
influenced by, the mainland political system. For example, I was there in June
and witnessed the march to commemorate the anniversary of Tiananmen Square. No
such event would be possible in any territory directly


controlled by the
mainland government. That being said, my experience is that the residents of
Hong Kong seem fairly apolitical, and much more interested in economic
concerns. My experience also agrees with the conclusion that Hong Kong has a
higher level of economic freedom than either the US or the UK.

Meet The Squirrel Whisperer Of Happy Valley

A squirrel at Penn State University has become a social media sensation. Emily Reddy of WPSU reports that undergraduate student Mary Krupa discovered the squirrels on campus were so tame that they'd eat from her hand, soon putting hats on them and even setting up a Facebook page, which now has more "likes" than the school's mascot.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

Now a story about squirrels at college with a wildly-popular Facebook page. At Penn State, one student's collection of photos of squirrels wearing costumes has gotten four-times as many likes on Facebook as the school's mascot. Emily Reddy of member station WPSU explains how the rodents became a sensation.

EMILY REDDY, BYLINE: Mary Krupa is sitting beneath a massive elm tree that flings Penn State's


administrative building, Old Main, and watching for her favorite squirrel.

MARY KRUPA: See how she walks? She just kinds of trots over here. That one's Sneezy. Hi, Buddy.

REDDY: As the brown squirrel comes closer, Krupa reaches into a paper bag to get Sneezy a peanut.

KRUPA: Oh, yeah. She sneezes pretty frequently.

REDDY: The Penn State junior is also known as the squirrel whisperer. This squirrel is clearly her favorite. But Facebook friends of Sneezy the Penn State Squirrel could actually be oohing and ahhing over a few different squirrels - any of the ones who let Krupa dress them up. After just a little coaxing, the squirrel is in Krupa's lap.

KRUPA: She's getting hungry again. Peanuts are her favorite. I buy them in, like, five-pound bags.

REDDY: While Sneezy is busywith another peanut, Krupa balances a tiny ball cap made of paper on the squirrel's head, and snaps a picture with her cell phone. Krupa figured out she could pet some of the Penn State's squirrels freshman year, so she started putting hats on them and posting pictures online - straw hats, cowboy hat, beanies with propellers.

KRUPA: I started realizing that she'll do props now, too. I borrowed a little doll tea set from my aunt. And I put a little peanut butter on the cup. And I have a nice picture of her. She's having a fancy English tea.

REDDY: People couldn't seem to get enough of Sneezy. Her Facebook page has more than 17,000 likes. And she's gotten news coverage around the world. Sneezy is a quirky


WASHINGTON: The recent slowdown in India's economic growth is an "aberration" mainly due to the temporary disruptions in preparation for the GST , the World Bank said today, pointing out that it will get corrected in the coming months.World Bank President Jim Yong Kim also said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is going to have a hugely positive impact on the Indian economy "There's been a deceleration in the first quarter, but we think that's mostly due to temporary disruptions in preparation for the GST, which by the way is going to have a hugely positive impact on the economy," Kim told a group of reporters during a conference call ahead of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank here.Finance MinisterArun Jaitley would be leading the Indian delegation to the annual meeting next week.Kim was responding to questions on slowdown in India's growth in the first quarter, which the Opposition and several economists have attributed to demonetisation and the GST.India's GDP grew 5.7 per cent on a year-on-year basis during the April-June period (Q1). During the previous quarter (January-March) the GDP had grown by 6.1 per cent.The GDP growth rate for the same quarter last year was 7.9 per cent.Responding to questions, the World Bank president insisted that this slowdown is temporary."We think that the recent slowdown is an aberration which will correct in the coming months, and the GDP growth will stabilise during the year. We've been watching carefully, as Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has really worked


look at some of the educational outcomes, we've looked at some of the health outcomes, and India has room to improve, like most other countries," he said."Our job is to take the political will and commitment that Prime Minister Modi has clearly demonstrated and has communicated to everyone, and then bring to India the most effective intervention that will, as quickly as possible, improve the stock of human capital," Kim said.That's the message for every country in the world, he said."The Bank stands ready, with lots of new insights on how to improve health outcomes and improve education outcomes to help every country in the world with financing, with technical knowledge, and with direct support around implementation that will lead to a situation where we can talk aboutan emerging equality of opportunity, which has got to be the central focus of all this work," he said.Kim said investing in people drives economic growth. But far too many leaders undervalue the contribution of human capital which one builds through effective investments in people through health care, quality education, jobs and skills."Human capital is the key to reducing poverty and to reducing inequality," he said.This year, the Bank is producing a new report in a series on 'The Changing Wealth of Nations'.For the first time, it has added human capital to its wealth analysis, in addition to produced capital, things like machinery and buildings, natural capital, energy, forests, agricultural lands, and net foreign assets, he said.


MonsoonSIM Makes Its USA Debut in the American Accounting Association conference

Orlando, FL – MonsoonSIM began its expansion into the US market at the “Intensive Data Analytics II summer workshop” at the 12th of June in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by the American Accounting Association. MonsoonSIM president, Mr. Abdy Taminsyah demonstrated the product offering in a presentation called “Using Real Time Business Simulation to Teach Business Analytics”.

During the workshop, participants learned how easy it is to use MonsoonSIM to produce data for data analytics and machine learning. There was a live simulation workshop, where participants were grouped into teams and each team ran their own virtual company in competition with others within one simulated business marketplace.

The datasets generated by MonsoonSIM are “real” (in the context of a simulated business environment)Chelsea 'exploited' the rest of the Premier League title chasers according to manager Antonio Conte.

The Blues are now eight points clear at the top of the table thanks to a 2-0 win over Hull City at Stamford Bridge, with others around them dropping points.

While not at their best, Diego Costa and Gary Cahill's goals sealed all three points for Conte's side, and he was delighted that his side managed to handle the pressures on them by moving eight points clear at the top.

On the win

“Yes, yes, for sure this game wasn't our best game. But I think it's normal. It can be normal because we are in the second part of the season, and the points now are heavy for us but also for the other teams.

“Today the


Yasumoto, and Masahiro Yokotani. 5pb. head Chiyomaru Shikura is credited with planning and the original story, and Tatsuya Matsubara is serving as the producer.

5pb. and Nitroplus released the original Steins; Gate game on the Xbox 360 in 2009 as its second "scientific adventure" series title (after Chaos;Head and before Robotics;Notes). The game spawned a 2011 television anime series that in turn, is inspiring the Steins;Gate Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu film next spring.

5pb also announced a Blu-ray Box and a DVD box will ship with the entire television series and the unaired epsiode on March 27.

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Image © 2009-2013 5pb./NitroplusJean-Luc and Danièle, said they were proud of him despite their grief. “As soon as he left high school, he wanted to join the navy. That was his choice,” Jean-Luc Bertoncello told RTL radio.

“What he loved was the esprit de corps … he was doing what he wanted and he always told us not to worry … he was well prepared. They did what they had to do. For him it ended badly, for the others, it was a successful mission.”

A statement from the Élysée Palace said the men, both decorated special forces soldiers and part of Task Force Sabre, a unit based in Burkina Faso, were killed in action during a “complicated” operation that was a race against time to rescue the hostages.

At a news conference on


Friday, Gen François Lecointre, the French armed forces chief of staff, said the hostages were on their way to being transferred to an Islamist militant group in neighbouring Mali when they were rescued. He said it would have been “absolutely impossible” to carry out a raid once they had been handed over.

Emmanuel Macron (R) walks with freed French hostage Laurent Lassimouillas (L). Photograph: EPA

Four of the kidnappers were also killed during the operation, while two were reported to have escaped. It is not known who abducted the four hostages, two French tourists, an American and a South Korean, but terrorist groups linked to Islamic State and al-Qaida operate in the region.

Frenchmen Patrick Picque and Laurent Lassimouillas disappeared while visiting the Pendjari national park in Benin on 1 May.we
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A new Mapinguari Papavero & Wilcox (Diptera, Mydidae, Mydinae) from Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
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At Indian Wells about three weeks ago, not a single quarterfinalist from 2013 returned to that round (Serena skipped the event, as she always does, both of those years). That’s pretty amazing. Last week in Miami, the pecking order was somewhat stabilized, as four of last year’s quarterfinalists repeated their performance. Of course, Williams playedand wonin both 2013 and this year, which was a big boost for the status quo. But just three quarterfinalists from Indian Wells made the same round in Miami: Li Na, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Dominika Cibulkova.

Six of the top eight seeds in Miami made the quarters (the two women who surpassed official expectations were No. 10 seed Cibulkova and No. 11 Caroline Wozniacki), which suggests a


results at Wimbledon), and seems lately to be spinning her wheels. Losses this year to Cibulkova at the Australian Open and to Flavia Pennetta in the Indian Wells final are disappointing, and add credence to those who doubt her potential as a Grand Slam champ.

Sharapova was the No. 4 seed in Miami, and while she made her seed (she lost in the semis to Serena), her ranking tumbled all the way down to No. 9. She struggled for much or March, and seems to be forcing her game and fighting herself. Things are apt to get more complicated for her now that she can’t count on being seeded to make the quarterfinals, but when Serena is out of action, Sharapova will move up among the top eight seedsawelcome break during the time of year when Sharapova lately has done well.Angelique Kerber was seeded No. 5 in Miami, and she survived to the quarterfinals. Like Radwanska, she’s been having trouble punching through to the most elite level, even though her game is more explosive. Kerber took back-to-back first-round losses at Dubai and Indian Wells, indicators that the consistency that vaulted her into the top five in October of 2012 may have abandoned her. In the big picture, she’s lookedand playedas if she’s in over her head in the late stages of big events.

The No. 8 seed in Miami was Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion. Unlike Kerber and Radwanska, she has won the big one, but she’s been less consistent than either of them. More than


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MEET THE VATICAN PRIEST WHO SCANS THE HEAVENS FOR THE ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE. (HEY, GALILEO — WANT A JOB?)

We have come to meet the Pope. It's tourist season, and the Sistine Chapel is punishingly full. Visitors from around the world crowd together, ogling Michelangelo's ceiling. At the back of the chapel, our little group of scientists and theologians has gathered, a small knot trying to cohere against the jostling throng. Our audience with John Paul is the culmination of a weeklong conference on science and religion convened by the Vatican Observatory. Host and guide Father George Coyne glances nervously at his watch, then shepherds us through a hidden door and into a private chamber beyond — backstage at the Vatican.

Richard Ballard. Father George Coyne, head of theVatican Observatory Research Group.

For nearly a quarter century, Coyne has been the director and senior scientist at the Vatican Observatory, the Roman Catholic Church's beachhead on the shores of astronomical research. The Church's interest in the stars dates back to well before Galileo's time. Five hundred years ago, papal astronomers in charge of fixing Easter's date noticed that the Julian calendar was getting out of sync with the stars, and in 1582 they replaced it with the Gregorian. In 1891, long after the Church had accepted the heliocentric universe, Pope Leo XIII officially founded the Observatory so that "everyone might see clearly that the Church and her Pastors are not opposed to true and solid science."

Today, the Vatican Observatory Research Group boasts 13 professional astronomers and cosmologists, all


of them Jesuits. The group specializes in fields like galaxy formation and, to quote from their latest annual report, "the dynamics of inflationary universes with positive spatial curvature."

En route to His Holiness, we're led through endless miles of corridors, every yard the work of Italian master craftsmen. Around one corner, an entire wall erupts with rococo excess as, in front of us, Christ rises into the heavens, his feet hovering yards above the ground. "They really knew what miracles were back then," quips the English cosmologist Paul Davies. We walk on, marveling at the might of the Catholic Church congealed into aesthetic overload. Cardinals swoosh by swathed in deep-red satin. Bishops shimmer in rose-colored silk. Swiss Guards stand watch in multicolored velvet pantaloons.

Ruled by ritual and formality, theVatican is the last living Renaissance court, and Coyne a courtier who haunts its inner sanctum. Ironically, though, it's science that got him here. As a Jesuit novitiate from Baltimore, his life consisted mostly of prayer and study. He pursued astronomy and theology with equal vigor, earning a PhD from Georgetown in 1962 and a priest's collar in 1965. In 1978, he became the director of the Vatican Observatory. Today, he also serves informally as science adviser to the Pope.

Our party is ushered into a room to await His Holiness. He enters accompanied by a burst of song - young priests chanting hosannas. Our conference has been wrestling with evolution, both biological and cosmological. And so has he, John Paul tells us. "The Church's Magisterium is directly concerned


with the question of evolution, for it involves the conception of man." Though "Revelations teaches us that man was created in the image and likeness of God," says the Pope, "new knowledge has led us to realize that the theory of evolution is no longer a mere hypothesis." It's good to hear, but hardly breaking news. The Catholic Church has long accepted an evolutionary worldview, complete with descent from apes and a big bang beginning. John Paul in particular has championed science and lent his personal support to "Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action," a decade-long program of which our conference is a part.

As the Pope finishes speaking, Coyne approaches the dais. Their lives have followed similar paths: Both were rigorously schooled in theology and philosophy, both speak multiplelanguages, and both hail from humble backgrounds. But what a difference a throne makes — without hesitation, Father Coyne drops to his knees to kiss his superior's ring. As a Jesuit, he is bound by absolute obedience to the Pontiff. Symbolic, ritualized, and utterly expected by a priest, it's an act of self-abnegation that seems shockingly out of place in a scientist. In this gesture lurks a fundamental tension: How can Coyne live both in the hierarchical world of the Catholic Church and the egalitarian world of science, where there is no higher authority?

The Vatican Observatory Research Group conducts its fieldwork light-years away from Roman opulence, at the University of Arizona. From the campus in downtown Tucson, it's an easy drive to Kitt Peak, site of the world's


largest collection of optical telescopes. Father Coyne picks me up in the VORG 4x4 early in the day, before it gets too hot to travel comfortably. Hurtling across the Sonoran Desert, I nurse an herbal tea. Coyne's been up since 5 am, biking 12 miles and then running 3 more, as he does each day. He's 69 years old.

At 6,875 feet, Kitt Peak is the highest point in the Quinlan range. Twenty-two optical and two radio telescopes cluster atop the mountain, including the university's 90-inch reflector, the Bok. The VORG has a special interest in the evolution of galaxies, and with the Bok they are studying the formation rate of nearby stars.

The question of origin is also of central interest to the Vatican — and has been sincethe beginning of the Church. For the medievals in particular, the celestial heavens were a metaphor for the theological heaven. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the study of the stars was regarded almost as a branch of theology — "this divine rather than human science," Copernicus called it. Johannes Kepler, the founder of modern astrophysics, famously declared: "For a long time I wanted to become a theologian. Now, behold how through my efforts God is being celebrated in astronomy." Half a century later, Isaac Newton himself attributed the force of gravity to God.

Coyne, too, sees the material world as a manifestation of divine will. "The human person participates in the mystery of God, and so does the universe," he says. But he has no time for creationists


studies have dovetailed with our growing desire for off-world contact. In the early 1960s, he was working on the surface chemistry of the moon, a subject of special interest to NASA, which was trying to locate a landing site for the Apollo missions. Later, his research shifted to the formation of stars and the evolution of protoplanetary discs, now a major topic in astrobiology. Planets, it's assumed, are the first requirement for any form of life.

Today, the Vatican Observatory is surveying all the galaxies in the neighborhood of the Milky Way. This is the distinctly unglamorous end of astronomy, which is increasingly obsessed with getting back to the big bang. The farther out in space one looks, the further back in time one sees; and the Beginning iswhere big reputations are made. By concentrating on nearby galaxies, the Vatican group is expanding what we know about the contemporary universe, which is as far from that apogee as it's possible to get. The VORG's research is unlikely to win any Nobels, but it's important work for astronomy as a discipline.

More than anything, it is this aspect of the VORG that sets it apart. In an age of Everest-sized egos, modesty is in short supply. Yet it is a natural outgrowth of what Ignatius of Loyola stressed as a central aspect of Jesuit life: "ministry," or service to the community. In the 16th century, the original Jesuits tended the poor and the sick; for Coyne and his colleagues, astronomy is their form of community service.

As an astronomer,


But neither, he said, could it prove Him. That hasn't stopped many people from trying, and today there is a new fashion for the so-called anthropic principle.

Anthropic arguments are based on the notion that the universe has been specially tailored for the emergence of life. On both the cosmological and subatomic scales, from the force of gravity to electromagnetic bonds, the universe is shaped by powers that seem finely tuned for life to evolve. Evidence of an intelligent consciousness that built the very laws of nature?

Coyne dismisses this idea as well. "To imagine a Creator twiddling with the constants of nature is a bit like thinking of God as making a big pot of soup," he declares with a rare flash of sarcasm. A bit more onion, awould be unable
to recognize that Kerry is an incurable warmonger, a man who voted for-and
wrote parts of-the USA PATRIOT Act, a man who declared that the Vietnam War
was merely a "mistake," a man who cast a "yes" vote in October 2002 for
George W. Bush's plan to invade Iraq the following year. Kerry justified
that vote with the statement that "according to intelligence, Iraq has
chemical and biological weapons." He later asked "Why is Saddam Hussein
attempting to develop nuclear weapons when most nations don't even try?" In
2004, he ran on a platform of sending even more troops to Iraq than Bush was
willing to commit. In what universe is Senator John F. Kerry "anti-soldier"
or "soft" on terror?

Then we have the concept of being "stuck" in Iraq. Let's be clear: No one is
more


"stuck" in Iraq than the Iraqis. They didn't ask for Saddam Hussein,
but they got him. They didn't ask for the American and British military to
bombard them for 15 years without pause, but they got it. They didn't ask
for depleted uranium shells to poison their land, but they got it. They
didn't ask for foreign armies to invade and brutally occupy their country,
but they got them. They also didn't ask for this manner of "insurgency," but
they got it. The Americans who willingly signed up for the armed forces, in
some ways, are stuck in Iraq. Their hardships, however, are not even in the
same league as the long-suffering Iraqis.Sunday, January 29, 2017

Michigan 62, Michigan State 70: A tale of two seniors

On Sunday in East Lansing, the car hit pothole after pothole and broke down, a helpless wreck sending tendrils of smoke snaking to the rafters.

After a stretch during which Michigan defeated Michigan State in six of eight tries, the Wolverines came into today's matchup having lost the last four meetings. That losing streak became five straight on Sunday afternoon, as the Wolverines fell, 70-62, despite a motivated effort from senior Derrick Walton (24 points, nine rebounds, five assists).

Zak Irvin, however, finished 0-for-8 from the field, with zero points and three turnovers, his worst outing of the season and worst since a 1-for-8 performance against Texas on Dec. 6.

Meanwhile, Walton did his usual work on the glass,


with a key conference road win.

Things started auspiciously enough in the second half when Walton buried Irvin-assisted triples on consecutive possessions. The good vibes didn't last long, though, as the Spartans were able to enter the bonus with more than 11 minutes remaining in the half and build a 51-42 lead.

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman stemmed the tide with a triple for a scuffling Michigan, but MSU's Matt McQuaid buried his third trey in three tries to put the home team's lead back at nine with 10 minutes to play.

Unfortunately for Michigan, that second-half offensive renaissance never came. With around seven minutes to play, Michigan had more second-half turnovers than second-half made field goals.

Michigan was within striking distance late, but in the sort of way that a football game is astoppable the next.

Which Michigan will turn up down the stretch? Your guess is as good as mine.

UPDATE: Per Beilein, Irvin has been battling the flu, which would certainly explain today's performance.

John Beilein says Zak Irvin missed practice on Thursday and Friday with the flu.

Xavier Simpson had a nice dish in the first half, wheeling around the right side before dropping a nifty pass to Mark Donnal in the paint.

Moritz Wagner continues to be plagued by foul issues, picking up an early one that saw him yanked for Mark Donnal. This goes without saying, but Michigan's best lineup includes both Wagner and DJ Wilson on the floor.

Speaking of Wilson, his first-half block from behind was a thing of beauty.

Zak Irvin finished scoreless for the first time all season. While


year, which began on Oct. 1, is over Trump’s demand for billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump made his pledge to build such a wall a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign for president, although he assured voters at the time that Mexico would pay for the construction - an idea Mexico has roundly rejected.

Having failed to persuade Congress to grant him the money for his border wall, Trump has used “emergency” authority to shift funding to the wall from various projects, raising the ire of Democrats.has never lost a single case" "His father is some entrepreneur in the Mainland" "So a rich brat like him can be capable too" "It's weird you guys never met" "Maybe because we wish to protect different folks" "Here's the main point" "Besides Winston Zhou's information," "I found out that at the age of 6 of 7," "Jane Li was sent to an orphanage by her mother" "She later had an accident that crippled her legs" "Then she started giving kids piano lessons" "And now, yet another atrocity" "According to psychologists, desertion and sexual assault leave the worst scars" "Mr Winston Zhou at 18:45 on October 31, 2012, in Rm 3610 on 36/F of Chinese Liaison Building, you were suspected of violating Section 122 of Chapter 200 of


"According to Ms Jane Li's statement, at 18:20 on October 31, 2012, she went to the defendant's clinic for checkup" "When the defendant conducted the checkup, he illegally touched her breasts and lower body" "On the floor and on the bed in the crime scene, we collected both parties' DNA and finger prints" "Both parties' statements and the injury reports indicate prima facie evidence can be established" "We therefore decided to prosecute the defendant" "Sergeant Li during the entire alleged indecent assault, were there any eye witnesses?" "In most cases of indecent assault, there are no..." "Please just answer "yes" or "no"" "No" "In other words, the police based their judgement entirely on Ms Li's statement and some circumstantial evidence." "Is that correct?" "You can say so" "Inlove?" "This is Ms Li's medical report that year" "After the accident, she's hospitalized for a year" "She was first diagnozed with general paralysis" "But after continuous efforts, she finally managed to move her upper body" "Then she continued to exercise her legs" "But one day the doctor told her to give up hope" "Who could truly understand the psychological trauma she had gone through?" "Abandoned by her family, Jane Li did not only lose a pair of legs" "but her hope for the future" "She has persevered till today" "I am very much convinced, as long as everybody, including herself who can give herself a chance," "she will definitely see her future" "Mr Xue, any further questions?" ""Private and Confidential"" "Your Honor," "I have no further questions"


Difference Between Navy Blue Royal Blue and Cobalt Blue

Blue is one color that has been a favorite of millions of people around the world. This is because it is a very soothing color and also because it reminds us of the skies and the oceans, both of which reflect blue colors to appear to us different hues of the color blue. Three of the most popular shades of blue are cobalt, royal, and navy. Many people remain confused between these shades of blue color. This is because of their similarities. However, there are differences in appearances too that will be talked about in this article.

Royal Blue

Royal blue is a deep shade of blue that is sometimes associated with tinges of slight red or purple. Royal blue is ablue is a very dark shade of blue that has perhaps got its name from the color of the uniforms worn by the officers of Royal Navy. The shade is extremely popular for uniforms in schools and one can find students wearing navy blue blazers around the world.

What is the difference between Cobalt Blue Royal Blue and Navy Blue?

• Navy is the darkest of the three shades while cobalt is the lightest.

• Royal blue is the brightest of these three shades of blue.

• Cobalt blue is darker than sky blue shade and is used more often in glassware and ceramics.

• Navy blue is used mostly in uniforms in institutions across the world.


on reviving the coal industry, and his administration has loosened several coal regulations. His son Donald Trump Jr. recently knocked Inslee’s anti-coal rhetoric.

US coal plants are still retiring in the face of cheaper energy alternatives. Since Trump was elected in November 2016, about 50 coal plants have announced retirement plans, according to the Sierra Club environmental group. Relatedly, a number of US coal companies have declared bankruptcy, and some have proposed cutting workers’ health insurance and pensions in the process.

Inslee’s plan also seeks to reward people looking to contribute to the greener economy with good jobs. Specifically, he is advocating for jobs, including through publicly funded projects, that would pay at least $25 per hour, and he supports union jobs and expanding collective bargaining rights for unions.

“We wantMany photoresist strippers and residue removers have been proposed for use in the microelectronics field as downstream or back end of the manufacturing-line cleaners. In the manufacturing process a thin film of photoresist is deposited on a wafer substrate, and then circuit design is imaged on the thin film. Following baking, the unpolymerized resist is removed with a photoresist developer. The resulting image is then transferred to the underlying material, which is generally a dielectric or metal, by way of reactive plasma etch gases or chemical etchant solutions. The etch gases or chemical etchant solutions selectively attack the photoresist-unprotected area of the substrate.
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MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday defended the government’s approval of the construction of a casino-resort in Boracay even after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a rehabilitation of the island paradise due to its worsening water pollution problem.

Macau casino giant Galaxy Entertainment and its Filipino partner, Leisure and Resorts World Corp, are expected to start construction of a $500 million integrated resort on a 23-hectare property in Boracay next year after they signed a provisional license with the state’s gaming regulator.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the main reason of the President for ordering the rehabilitation of the island was its poor sewerage system which has led to wastewater being dumped to the sea. He said the planned casino construction will surely not skirt its obligation to have its own waterOPPOSED

Boracay tourism stakeholders, meanwhile, expressed dismay over the planned casino construction.

Boracay Foundation board member Connie Helgen said the island, known for its picturesque waters and sunsets, should not be marketed as a gambling destination.

Helgen said the island's natural resources, water activities, and booming night life are enough to attract tourists to the island and sustain the livelihoods of the locals.

"Boracay island is for beach lovers. Boracay is a wholesome destination. Why go to Boracay to play casino? There are so many casinos in Manila and in Macau," Helgen said.

"Having a casino here would just affect the social environment of Boracay. The influence of casino to the people there, there's no telling what will happen. We hope the President will reconsider.

Construction of the casino will take 3 years and


will generate "hundreds of jobs," Galaxy vice chairman Francis Lui said. The joint venture expects $100 million in gaming revenues from the project once it is operational, he said.

"What excited us, one of the reasons, has to be the new airport which has been built last year, giving direct access to international market to bring in some high-end customers," Lui said.

Galaxy had consulted Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp on the project as early as July last year, said PAGCOR chairperson Andrea Domingo.

Domingo said the integrated resort would be built on "raw land." She earlier said that Galaxy had assured Duterte during a recent meeting that the company would preserve the environment.

Leisure and Resorts World founder Alfredo Benitez, an incumbent congressman, said he expected Galaxy to preserve the environmentGrant discovered the issue on January 20th while setting up a group FaceTime conversation with his friends for a session of Fortnite. After discovering the issue, Grant and his mom on Twitter and Facebook in attempts to get Apple's attention. (In a Facebook post, the mother said her son wanted an "iPhone X, a MacBook and a new pair of AirPods," for the discovery). They also called and faxed the company, but to no avail. They eventually discovered they needed a developer account to report the bug and did manage to communicate via email with Apple's security team. But the mother and son didn't feel like Apple took the issue seriously until word of the bug started spreading on social media.

My teen found a major security flaw in


Sen. Bernie Sanders helped put them on the map, but now the group seems to be on everyone's lips in this city: The Democratic Socialists of America.

The Democratic Socialists's New York City chapter was instrumental in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win over Rep. Joe Crowley in their Democratic primary, providing hundreds of volunteers to canvass for her.

Now, many observers are asking what exactly Democratic Socialism means.

"The definition of Democratic Socialism to me, again, is the fact that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live," Ocasio-Cortez said.

The group's priorities include issues like universal health care, labor rights, and, in recent weeks, the movement to abolish U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, known as ICE.

It's an activist group rather than a political party, andit's very picky in choosing candidates to get behind.

"When we endorse someone, we don't just do a paper endorsement; we send an army," said Renée Paradis of NYC Democratic Socialists of America.

That army is holding its fire in some of this year's hotly-contested state primaries. The group is not endorsing any of the progressive challengers to former members of the Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC, which helped keep Republicans in power in the New York state Senate. It also has yet to decide whether to back candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon.

For now, its only endorsed candidate is Julia Salazar, who is trying to unseat longtime Brooklyn State Sen. Martin Dilan.

"It's an incumbent who takes a huge amount of money from real estate interests, has been in power for


Kylie Jenner is an independent woman.

The 18-year-old reality star covers Glamour UK's June issue, and says she's an "inspiration" to younger girls due to her business savvy.

And just in case you're wondering, yes, Kylie considers herself a proud feminist.

WATCH: Kylie Jenner's Cosmetic Doctor Says She's 'Going Through an Amazing Metamorphosis'

"I'm a young woman, for one thing, and I don't depend on a man or anybody else," she explains. "I make my own money and start my own businesses, and I feel like I'm an inspiration for a lot of young girls who want to stand on their own."

"I haven't had a dollar of my mom's money for five years," she adds. "Ever since I started earning my own money, I've paid for everything: all my cars, houses, clothes,everything. I like to know exactly what's going on and I'm actually quite careful with what I spend. We all are as a family."

A large part of Kylie's success is due to her massive popularity on social media. On Instagram alone, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has a whopping 59.4 million followers. But when it comes to her revealing posts, she stresses that she only shows her followers what she wants them to see. Eventually, she says she wants to be out of the spotlight and focus on her own cosmetics line, which she hopes to have in two years.

"In time, I think I'll just slowly start moving behind the scenes," Kylie reveals about her future plans. "The show [Keeping Up With the Karadashians] has to


and Crafts Society and taught jewelry and metalsmithing. She also taught china painting to women from the Atlan Ceramic Art Club in the 1890s and was credited with turning the club's technical gifts "to a rare standard of beauty, excellence, and originality." She traveled to London in March 1898, where she studied enamelwork and jewelry with Alexander Fisher. Afterwards her work made reference to historic designs, particularly those of the Renaissance period.

Koehler separated from her husband sometime after 1900. She was the traveling companion of Emily Crane Chadbourne and the pair settled in London where Koehler retained a studio in Kensington. There she was acquainted with Alice Stopford Green, Arthur Bowen Davies, Augustus John, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Henry James, and Roger Quilter. Beginning in 1912, she moved toTag Archives: sea salt caramel

Magnum, the luxurious Belgian chocolate ice cream bar has gained a huge following in the Philippines over the past two years. As a brand, it has added countless moments of personal indulgence and spectacles, events, and activations worth talking about. Now, to kick off 2014 with a bang, Magnum once again has big news for its loyal pleasure seekers – the arrival of Magnum Gold in the Philippines!

This year, Magnum lovers will be regaled with a Magnum Gold experience like never before. First and foremost, they will experience a new level of indulgence with the luscious blend of silky vanilla ice cream and sea salt caramel, coated with thick cracking golden Belgian chocolate. It is the first ever double dipped Magnum bar wherein the


the ice cream bar is first coated with a layer of Belgian milk chocolate and dipped again in a layer of golden coloured white chocolate!

Then, to push things further, for the first time ever, Magnum has tied up with Hollywood greats such as acclaimed director Bryan Singer (who is about to release the much awaited second installment of the XMen franchise this 2014), Oscar winner Benicio del Torro (about to come out as The Collector in The Guardians of the Galaxy, the second installment of the Avengers franchise), and Brazilian supermodel and actress Caroline Correa to create a golden cinematic trailer to launch the newest flavor, Magnum Gold.

Inspired by this cinematic feat, Magnum Philippines spun its own story of action and suspense. Last February 5, motorists weaving theirway around the heavily congested Makati area may have caught a glimpse of a massive golden vault, marked only by the letter ‘M,’ being escorted through traffic, casting an air of mystery and anticipation. This 7×7 foot-large vault of shining gold was hauled from the RCBC Tower on Ayala Avenue to the Fort Bonifacio Activity Center, guarded by an entourage of BMWs ensuring its safe arrival. Once at the Fort, the golden vault was held under maximum security and will continue to be guarded until its unveiling on February 9.

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There could be deepening conflict between Indigenous leadership seeking to preserve their culture and Indigenous politicians seeking to conserve their own power and expand their own political influence.

Tens of thousands of residents in China’s southern Guandong Province gathered in the streets yesterday, occupying a highway to demonstrate against the development of a new coal plant near Shantou city. The residents say existing coal plants in the area are fouling local air and water, and are making people sick.

Each year, protests spring up to counter the construction of dirty coal plants. But this appears to be the biggest yet. Officials now say they will abandon plans to build a new coal plant in the area. Two people were reportedly killed in clashes with police, but the government is denyingthose reports.

China’s coal use has exploded over the last few decades. Since 1980, coal consumption in China has grown 500%, and now represents three quarters of consumption in Asia. That has coincided with a five-fold increase of lung cancer since 1970, now the leading cause of death in China. (Of course, an increase in smoking is also a huge contributor.)

Watch the protesters gather in the streets throughout Guandong Province protesting coal plants and local land rights:

Stephen Lacey is a reporter/blogger for Climate Progress, where he writes on clean energy policy, technologies, and finance. Before joining CP, he was an editor/producer with RenewableEnergyWorld.com. He received his B.A. in journalism from Franklin Pierce University.

Tens of thousands of residents in China’s southern Guandong Province gathered in the streets yesterday, occupying a


highway to demonstrate against the development of a new coal plant near Shantou city. The residents say existing coal plants in the area are fouling local air and water, and are making people sick.

Each year, protests spring up to counter the construction of dirty coal plants. But this appears to be the biggest yet. Officials now say they will abandon plans to build a new coal plant in the area. Two people were reportedly killed in clashes with police, but the government is denying those reports.

China’s coal use has exploded over the last few decades. Since 1980, coal consumption in China has grown 500%, and now represents three quarters of consumption in Asia. That has coincided with a five-fold increase of lung cancer since 1970, now the leadingcause of death in China. (Of course, an increase in smoking is also a huge contributor.)

Watch the protesters gather in the streets throughout Guandong Province protesting coal plants and local land rights:

Stephen Lacey is a reporter/blogger for Climate Progress, where he writes on clean energy policy, technologies, and finance. Before joining CP, he was an editor/producer with RenewableEnergyWorld.com. He received his B.A. in journalism from Franklin Pierce University.


Since the beginning of time, human beings have sought to understand what the universe and everything within it is made up of. And while ancient magi and philosophers conceived of a world composed of four or five elements – earth, air, water, fire (and metal, or consciousness) – by classical antiquity, philosophers began to theorize that all matter was actually made up of tiny, invisible, and indivisible atoms.

Since that time, scientists have engaged in a process of ongoing discovery with the atom, hoping to discover its true nature and makeup. By the 20th century, our understanding became refined to the point that we were able to construct an accurate model of it. And within the past decade, our understanding has advanced even further, to the point that wehave come to confirm the existence of almost all of its theorized parts.

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Episode 660: Crew Dragon Reaches the Station. What it Took to Replace the Space Shuttle

On Sunday, May 31st, 2020, a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley docked with the International Space Station. This was a tremendous accomplishment for SpaceX and NASA, giving the United States the capability of launching its own astronauts, and no longer relying on its Russian partners.

This was the 5th time that US astronauts went into orbit on a new kind of space vehicle, following in the footsteps of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and the Space Shuttle.


another poolee, Juan Velasco, spent August 13, 1992 working at the "request and command" of Marine Corps recruiter Sgt. Freddy A. Feliz at the Marine Corps Recruiting office at 72 Westchester Square in the Bronx. (Amend.Compl. at ¶ 16.) According to the amended complaint, Feliz instructed Velasco to assist him with recruiting activities by travelling to the Pan American Motor Inn in Queens. Feliz "expressly or impliedly" gave Velasco  who was a licensed driver  permission to use Feliz' personal automobile to perform this errand. This is alleged to be a violation of Marine Corps regulations. (Id. at ¶ 19.) It is also alleged that Feliz had previously permitted Velasco to use his automobile to run personal errands for him. (Id. at ¶¶ 20-21.) Feliz is notalleged to have instructed plaintiff to accompany Velasco to Queens, although plaintiff telephoned his mother to inform her that he would be home later than usual because he was assisting Feliz with recruiting activities. (Id. at ¶ 18.) While driving to Queens, Velasco lost control of the automobile, skidded off the road and hit a tree. Plaintiff, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, suffered massive abdominal and neurological injuries. (Id. at ¶ 24.) Plaintiff claims that the United States is liable for the negligence of Velasco, and for Feliz' allegedly negligent supervision of Velasco.
The United States moves to dismiss the amended complaint on the grounds that (1) it cannot be liable under the FTCA for the negligence of Velasco, since Velasco was not a federal employee


may proceed only if Velasco was an "employee of the Government" who was acting "within the scope of his office or employment" at the time of the accident. "Employees" of the United States are defined by the FTCA as "officers or employees of any federal agency, ... and persons acting on behalf of a federal agency in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of the United States, whether with or without compensation." 28 U.S.C. § 2671. The Second Circuit has stated that this language is to be construed "with an eye to general agency law rather than to the formalities of employment contracts." Witt v. United States, 462 F.2d 1261, 1263-64 (2d Cir.1972).
It is not alleged that Velasco was either enlisted in the Marine Corpsor a government employee at the time of the accident. However, plaintiff contends that Feliz' "order" to Velasco to travel to Queens on his behalf created a principal-agent relationship, which in turn transformed Velasco into a federal "employee" under the FTCA pursuant to Witt. Witt held that a civilian employee of a private club run by a private association of military personnel on a military base was an "employee" under the FTCA. The plaintiff was a military prisoner who had "volunteered" for a prison work detail to shovel manure at the club. He was injured in an accident caused by the negligence of the civilian employee. Although there was no written agreement, the court noted that the civilian supervisor was "impliedly authorized by the Commandant of the Disciplinary


a summer residence. Alex Sr. told Alex Jr. to rent a moving van for this purpose, gave Alex Jr. his credit card to pay for the rental, and "pointed out several things" which he wanted transported. Alex Jr. rented the van, and with the help of several of his brothers, transported the items to the summer residence. While driving back to Brooklyn, Alex Jr. stopped the van abruptly, causing his brother Michael  who was riding in the cargo area of the van  to fall to the floor. Michael sustained severe injury to his cervical spine that rendered him a paraplegic. Michael and Alex Sr. sued Alex Jr. and several other defendants. The defendants counterclaimed seeking indemnification and/or contribution from Alex Sr. on the theory that inthe course of events, the breach of duty may be a proximate cause of injury" and held that this issue was properly submitted to the trier of fact. 875 F.2d at 692-93. In Johnson, a bartender at a Non-Commissioned Officers Club permitted the tortfeasors to hold an "after hours" party at the Club at which alcohol was served in violation of Air Force regulations. After attending the party, the tortfeasors were involved in an automobile accident. The court permitted the United States to be liable for the conduct of the bartenders, holding that "[t]he negligence of Air Force personnel in violating the statutes and government rules with respect to permitting alcohol to be delivered or given away to an intoxicated person after the legal closing time for a


sports car -- the C5 shares almost nothing with previous-generation Corvettes. The wheelbase is longer, the track is wider, structural rigidity is far higher, and there are far fewer pieces in the whole assembly, which improves rigidity and quality. It offers vastly improved ride quality -- and performance -- over the fourth-generation Corvette.

With its thick hindquarters and Acura NSX-like front fenders, the styling of the C5 Corvette has been controversial. The rear end is reminiscent of the IMSA GTP Corvettes of the late '80s, and the flowing front fenders are handsome when viewed either from outside or behind the wheel. The convertible version looks graceful when the top is down.

The Z06 is more than a hopped-up model; it's a vastly different animal. It was intended as a streetTV lineup" along with having "weekly themes and monthly programming stunts" that include the 1990s broadcasts, according to the network.

Nickelodeon is also creating a website for "The Splat" along with pushing out accounts on social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

"We have been listening closely to our first generation of Nick kids that are craving the great characters and shows they grew up with watching Nickelodeon in the '90s," Cyma Zarghami, president of Viacom Kids and Family Group, said in a statement.

Missing from the list are fan favorite shows like "Double Dare" and "Doug," but Nickelodeon stressed that additional series will roll out throughout the year.


safe injection facilities and opioid substitution therapies such as methadone.

Russia is the opposite extreme, the authors said. Opioid substitution is prohibited by law, and needle and syringe exchanges are allowed only sporadically. The official estimate of Russians living with HIV rose to 907,000 by the end of 2014, up from 500,000 in 2010. More than 57 per cent of the cases were attributed to unsafe drug injection. Globally, HIV transmission linked to drug use is also increasing.

After Mexico's government turned to the military instead of police in a literal war on drugs, there was an increase in lethality and civilian deaths, Beyrer said, noting it reduced life expectancy measurably.

The authors' recommendations include:

Comprehensive HIV, hepatitis C and TB services should be scaled up in prisons as well as inHarry Styles’s Rumored Love Interest Georgia Fowler Responds to Speculation That “Kiwi” Is About Her

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Ever since the release of Harry Styles's solo debut album, fans have been wondering if the song "Kiwi" is a reference to New Zealand model Georgia Fowler. That said, Georgia has finally opened up about this on UK chat show The Morning Show, according to The Daily Mail.

Rumors that the two were an item briefly surfaced in 2015 after the two reportedly stayed in a hotel together in the English countryside. Add this to the fact that "Kiwi" is also a common nickname for the people of New Zealand and it's easy to see why fans were quick to speculate. However, when asked if the song was about her was about her, she reportedly


BALLINCUSLANE, a parish

BALLINCUSLANE, a parish, in the barony of TRUGHENACKMY, county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER, 4 ½ miles (S. E. by S.) from Castleisland; containing 4700 inhabitants. The parish, which is situated on the west bank of the river Blackwater, and on the confines of the county of Cork, is intersected by the old and new roads from Castleisland into that county, the latter being the road to King-William's-Town, now in progress at the expense of Government. It comprises 37,118 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, a large portion of which consists of rough mountain pasture and bog, which is mostly reclaimable: the arable land is of good quality, and limestone is found in abundance near Ardnagragh, and is used principally for manure. Theonly gentlemen's seats are Derreen, a lodge belonging to J. Bateman, Esq., and Mount-Eagle, the sporting residence of C. G. Fairfield, Esq., who, with Colonel Drummond, are proprietors of one-sixth of the seigniory of Castleisland, and have made considerable improvements by planting, draining, and the construction of new roads.

The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, and till lately was one of the four that constituted the union of Castleisland, in the patronage of the Proprietors of that seigniory; but the union has been divided into three separate livings, confirmed by act of council in 1836: the tithes amount to £460. 12. 7. Divine service is regularly performed at Derreen; but it is expected that a church will be built in the parish. In


the R. C. divisions the parish, with the exception of a small portion attached to Knocknagashel, forms part of the union or district of Castleisland; the chapel, a plain but commodious building, is situated at Cordel, near Ardnagragh. A school-house has been lately built near Mount-Eagle, for 120 children; and there are six private schools, in which about 100 boys and 50 girls are educated. At Ardnagragh are the ruins of Desmond's chapel, with a burial-ground attached, now called Kilnananima; here the remains of " The Great " Earl of Desmond (who was slain in 1583) were interred. Near this spot are the ruins of Kilmurry castle, which was taken by Colonel Phaire, of Cork, in 1650: this and the castles of Kilcushnan and Bally-Mac-Adam, situated within halfa mile of each other, were inhabited by three brothers named Fitzgerald, of the Desmond family, between whom such enmity subsisted that none of them would suffer the others to pass unmolested through his lands.

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indignities historically heaped upon Louisiana. But he also expressed in this interview a fear that after the well was capped the problems of the Gulf would be forgotten, that time would pass, the media would leave and the public would move on to the next crisis demanding our attention. And in many ways, his fear has become reality. The pictures are not in our faces every night and day. Our attention has been captured by earthquakes in New Zealand, uprisings in the Middle East, and radiation leaking in Japan.

But today is Earth Day. And as part of our Earth Day activities, we must make a commitment to paying attention to the damage and the clean-up of the Gulf. I was listening to a report on the radio aboutAMERICA:Washington may challenge Arizona’s new immigration law on grounds it pre-empts the federal government’s right to determine immigration policy, writes LARA MARLOWE

THE MEXICAN-AMERICANS sit on folding chairs, around picnic tables laden with coolers, in the shade outside the state capitol building in Phoenix.

It is the 60th day of their vigil against law SB1070. There are no posters or political slogans, only the US flag and the emblems of the army, navy, air force and marine corps, to remind the white people that they, too, served this country.

A plaster Madonna draped in rosary beads, a framed image of Christ and burning candles form a makeshift chapel beneath another tree.

At first, they are wary.

“People come out of the building to talk to us. Then they go back inside and they


A Blueline Taxi driver has been charged by the city's bylaw department after a man and his friend said they were kicked out of a cab when they asked him to stop texting while driving.

Brian Alkerton said he and a friend were kicked out of a Blueline taxi cab after his friend asked the driver to stop texting while driving. (CBC)

Brian Alkerton, 26, said he was riding with a friend on their way downtown after a concert at Bluesfest on Sunday night.

He said the driver was heading east along Slater Avenue at full speed, and texting while driving.

Alkerton said his friend asked the driver to stop texting, and that the driver pulled the cab over and told them both to get out.

"I've never been kicked out of aoccasion. But that's not to say "Red Lights" was a TOTAL loss. First and foremost, the movie starts out well.

And the on-screen chemistry between Murphy and Weaver was fantastic! But at one point in the movie, her character is emotionally disturbed by an apparent "vision", that DeNiro's character Simon Silver has. Pertaining to a lost loved one of hers. That's when her character begins to break down, and ultimately dies. But that's also when the movie itself dies. I think two things happened here.

One...we were spoiled by having one of the best actresses in the business, Mrs. Weaver...carry a film with Cillian Murphy for about half way through the movie. But once her character is killed off. The movie loses its luster. Its intrigue, and swaggy demeanor. It


Murphy is tasked with carrying the majority of the movie post-Weaver's characters death scene. And from there, DeNiro has to hold up his end as well. DeNiro's character Simon Silver is an interesting one. But perhaps, the part was written to rambunctious for the veteran actor. Silver comes off as this "diety" type of person.

Who never misses an opportunity to literally "perform", while he's displaying his "miracle works". But I think, had the character been more reserved and laid back. And sinister in demeanor. The mechanics of the movie would've worked better. Instead, Silver reminds me of one of those church preachers. Who is always about the flash and never about the message. But it is fun watching Murphy pretty much rack his brain trying to figure Simonwhirl. It's not great, but it has its moments.

THE GOOD:Weaver, Murphy, and DeNiro give good performances. The movie never misses a beat with Weaver's character and her many scenes early on in the movie. The ending was well done too. Mixing various elements together for a suspense-filled finale.

THE BAD:ELIZABETH OLSEN! Don't wanna make it seem like I am personally ragging on this young lady. Again, she could be the nicest person in the world. But Horror or Thriller is not her genre. It also didn't help that her character was poorly written. But when Sigourney Weaver dies in a movie, and her replacement in the story to step to the forefront is Elizabeth Olsen? Come on now! Add to that, the movie needed more genuinely scary moments, and


and multi-trillions of dollars in economic activity. Any change to the current tax deduction would severely adversely impact these numbers.

We are building the kind of momentum necessary to ensure that advertising, both as an economic driver of sales and as a consumer resource, remains a valued component of corporate tax reform legislation. Through grassroots meetings with key senators and representatives in their home states and districts, ANA as a member of The Advertising Coalition (TAC) is working to show lawmakers that advertising needs to be protected in any new tax reform plan. TAC is comprised of media companies and national trade associations whose members are advertisers, advertising agencies, advertising clubs, broadcast networks, cable operators and program networks, and newspaper and magazine publishers. These companies and associations share aOn Halloween, two moms shared a picture of their son dressed as Hillary — and can we say, he killed it. He sported a bright yellow coat, briefcase, Hillary logos, and clip-on earrings as he went out trick-or-treating in Brooklyn. His two moms shared his costume on Twitter and the post went viral with 3.9K […]

By: Amber Leventry Back to school time is filled with the excitement of new backpacks, teachers, and reunions with friends. But for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender parents and students that excitement can be accompanied by anxiety and fear. New schools, classmates, and teachers may also mean coming out again to unknowing peers. This may […]

As we gear up for the Supreme Court oral arguments on April 28, 2015, Human Rights Campaign takes


Bret Hart Hockey Team Celebrates Anniversary, James Storm Explains Why He Set Up The Great Muta

Bret Hart Hockey Team

The Calgary Hitmen, a minor league hockey team in the Western Hockey League, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with some retro uniforms and jersey patches.

Co-founder and nickname inspiration, Bret “Hitman” Hart, was mentioned in a blog post on Icethetics.co, a leading hockey uniform and branding website.

The article details the 20th anniversary plans, and talks about how Hart’s influence was included the team’s branding and identity, including naming the team after his WWE nickname. In addition, the anniversary “throwbacks” feature the return of Hart’s trademark pink and black color scheme, and a “Best There Is…” shoulder patch.

Hart took part in a photo gallery shoot, which can be seen on the Hitmen’sofficial site, by clicking the following link.

BP: As someone who is really into logo design and sports uniforms, I really like this move. The nods to Hart are pretty subtle, (like how the Kannapolis Intimidators baseball team stays true to Dale Earnhardt Sr), and not obnoxious like some minor league teams can be.

The Hitmen really have no identity in the United States outside of Hart wearing Hitmen merchandise on WWE TV, but I always liked the brand. The current color scheme works just fine, but the pink and black would be a great permanent alternate jersey.

Impact365 With James Storm

TNA star James Storm explains his actions from Thursday’s episode of Impact on a new #Impact365 segment. Storm spit beer in The Great Muta’s face before attacking him, and facilitated


towards the growth and development of the MSME sector in the Philippines.

The framework also takes into consideration global issues and provides cross-cutting strategies such as to expand MSME assistance centers, promote women and youth entrepreneurship,

strengthen the role of the local government units, maximize opportunities in the digital and Internet economy, and promote green growth.

On the other hand, some of the important points discussed during the meeting were: the Resolution to Adapt MSMED Council Resolution No. 04 Series of 2016, “Approving the Organization and Institutionalization of the Regional MSMED Councils,” where the Regional Council is chaired by the DTI Regional Director and Co-Chaired by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Resolution to Adapt MSMED Council Resolution No. 04 Series of 2017,”Approving the Revised Terms of Reference of theProvincial MSMED Council in line with the Republic Act 10644: Go Negosyo Act,” where the Provincial Council Chair is the President of any active MSME organization in the province and co-chaired by the Provincial Government Representative; election of Council Officers and identification of possible Officers and Members; and the schedule for the submission of the 2017-2022 Provincial MSME Development Plan.

The participants in the meeting were the DTI-BSMED, Department of Agriculture 4-A, Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood, and Entrepreneurial Development Office, Development Bank of the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, National Economic Development Authority 4-A, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and SB Corporation.

“Through the Regional MSME Development Council, we aim to coordinate and work closely with different agencies and sectors to address the needs of our MSMEs and to help


CALABARZON Investment Forum and B2B Meetings with the Canada Inbound Mission Delegates on February 17, 2018 in Lucena City.

The forum is part of the program of activities of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce-Toronto (PCCT) Inbound Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines, which is an offshoot of the Outbound Trade and Business Mission in Canada organized by the DTI 4-A, in cooperation with the Department of Science and Technology CALABARZON, Philippine Coconut Research and Development Foundation Incorporated, and the local government of Alabat through the support of the DTI-Foreign Trade Services Corps Toronto last November 2017.

Among the investment opportunities presented in the said mission was the Philippine makapuno industry and agribusiness investment promotion in the Alabat island. PCCT has expressed serious interest in the program. Thus, they willbe visiting the Philippines on February 10-17, 2018 together with other Canadian-based companies such as iAdverTUBE, Canada Business Connections, Blueprint Canada, Accubooks, Montephil, Inc., Boulevard, G&C Logistics, and the Federation of Filipino Canadian Associations of Quebec to pursue and finalize talks about the joint venture project and explore other business and investment opportunities.

The forum aims to encourage more investments and exports in CALABARZON and to promote local products and services to the North American market, especially in the food and non-food sector, business process outsourcing, custom brokerage, education, construction, and real estate business. The program will include discussions on turning Overseas Filipinos (OFs) to Overseas Filipino Investors (OFIs), technologies on makapuno processing, support program for the Alabat Island Economy, and the signing of the memorandum of agreement.

“We, in


Reshmie Oogink

Reshmie Oogink (born 26 October 1989) is a Dutch taekwondo athlete.

She represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's +67 kg. She won a bronze medal in middleweight at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships.

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India has included sex education in its national curriculum since the late 1980s, but earlier course material gave little detail on contraception and sexually transmitted diseases and had no illustrations. The AIDS group maintained that with the epidemic spreading and with teenagers starting to have casual sex, the new course had to be clearer in certain areas.

A study by the group in 2006 showed that 8 percent of Indian teenagers had had casual sex; a less comprehensive survey conducted by the India Today weekly newsmagazine showed that one in four Indian women ages 18 to 30 who were questioned in 11 large cities had had sex before marriage.

The timing of this debate comes as self-appointed defenders of Indian morality have caused noisy controversy on various other