I wrote a piece last week about the possibility of a Taliban surge in Afghanistan after three previously divided warlords across the border in Pakistan decided to put aside their differences and unite in a common cause. What's the common cause? First, stop fighting the Pakistani security forces. Second, and more ominous, join forces with the Afghan Taliban to fight the U.S. and NATO in Afghanistan.
The Guardian caught up with the story this week. Also, Ahmed Rashid, the extremely well plugged-in Pakistani journalist and author of the books Taliban and one I'm currently reading, Descent into Chaos, confirmed the likelihood of a surge of Taliban fighters into Afghanistan this spring in an article in the Globe and Mail. A spate of ceasefires between the Pakistani army and militants in northern Pakistan give these groups renewed freedom of movement and a secure sanctuary from which to launch attacks into Afghanistan.
Mullah Omar, who is believed to be based in Quetta, in Pakistan's southern province of Baluchistan, followed up by sending envoys to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) — the tribal belt adjoining Afghanistan — where the Pakistani Taliban leaders are based. His appeal was part of a concerted attempt by al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban leaders such as Jalaluddin Haqqani, calling upon the Pakistani Taliban to unite.
Their efforts have resulted in an unprecedented show of unity by the once divided Pakistani Taliban commanders, who have been fighting Pakistani forces in FATA since 2004. Three major warlords of the region, Baitullah Meshsud and his two rivals Maulvi Nazir and Hafiz Gul have struck up a new alliance called the Shura-e-Ittehad ul Mujaheddin or Council of United Holy Warriors. They have called for a ceasefire with the Pakistani army in Bajaur, where the army has been carrying out an offensive since last August. Islamabad still has to respond to the offer.
Al-Qaeda and the Taliban now have the opportunity to create a new safe haven in Swat, well away from FATA, where they have been subjected to increasingly successful surprise attacks by U.S. drones. Sources in Peshawar say that extremist leaders are already moving to the safety of Swat, where drones have not been used so far.
Bill Roggio over at Long War Journal was way out in front on reporting many of these important developments.


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[ -r /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ] && . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion

alias cp="cp -i"                          # confirm before overwriting something
alias rm="rm -i"
alias df='df -h'                          # human-readable sizes
alias free='free -m'                      # show sizes in MB
alias mosh='mosh --experimental-remote-ip=remote'
alias kinit="kinit alexalex@CSAIL.MIT.EDU"

set -o vi
export EDITOR=vim

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    source "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate"
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More wacky science á la Coburn
August 24, 2011 August 24, 2011 by genotopia
Senator Tom Coburn has been attacking what he considers spurious science funded by the National Science Foundation. In a scathing recent report, he skewered grants that supported a robot that folds laundry (an activity recently proven to lead to Nobel Prizes) and taught shrimp how to run on a treadmill. Coburn, who holds a BS in accounting, an MD, and a PhD in BS, knows his science. He told ABC News, "What it says to me is, they have too much money if they're going to spend money on things like that."
What else "like that" has grant money been spent on over the years? Funny you should ask. We here at genotopia have compiled, as a public service, a list of insanely useless research that, as it turned out, led to Nobel Prizes. See if you can identify them. Get one point each for correctly identifying the scientist, year of their Nobel, and the scientific topic. Play along and win! Post your score in the comments section to be sure you can claim your prize!
1-6: Consider yourself an honorary Republican Senator.
7-14: You will receive a copy of Coburn's memoir, My story and I'm sticking to it, forthcoming from Anal Richards University Press.
15-20: You will be entered in a drawing for a coveted slot as chair of an NIH study section!
21-24: Congratulations! You've just been elected Secretary of Labor!
a) For decades, the Carnegie Institution of Washington gave money to an eccentric, prickly loner who eventually stopped publishing altogether, and whose main contribution, if you can call it that, was a study of colored spots in corn!
b) In the early 1950s, the March of Dimes funded a bright but aimless postdoc and a superannuated and feckless British graduate student working in England, paying them to diddle around with Tinker Toys!
c) In the late 1950s, the Jane Coffin Childs Fund supported research on sex in bacteria! This same researcher went on to study life on Mars—the only science which has no subject matter!
d) Countless thousands in federal funding went to a foreign researcher who studied what happens when you poke a sea slug!
e) For more than 40 years, this Caltech scientist was supported in his research into how to create mutant fruit flies!
f) This kooky researcher was supported in what he called the "wonderful experience" of studying brown fat in Syrian golden hamsters! He later proposed the wacky hypothesis of an infectious disease that isn't caused by any organism!
g) This so-called scientist spent time creating mutants of beer yeast that die when it gets warm! Just keep it in the fridge—it tastes better anyway!
h) This person spent years on the federal dole trying to figure out how many different kinds of garbage a rat can smell!
Answers: a) Barbara McClintock, 1983, transposable genetic elements; b) James Watson and Francis Crick, 1962, DNA double helix; c) Joshua Lederberg, 1958, bacterial conjugation; d) Eric Kandel, 2000, signal transduction in Aplysia; e) Edward B. Lewis, 1995, genetic control of early embryonic development; f) Stanley Prusiner, 1997, prions; g) Leland Hartwell, 2001, cell cycle regulation; h) Linda Buck, 2004, odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system.
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Dorkins Genome Project a Failure; DNA refuses to be sequenced
August 2, 2011 by genotopia
Jim Watson was the first person to sequence his own genome. Or perhaps it was Craig Venter. Then it was George Church, Misha Angrist, Steven Pinker, the PGP 10, San Francisco 8, and the Jackson 5. Now, Dick Dorkins, evolutionary biologist and President of the atheistic Society for the Prevention of Intelligent design, Theology, Or Other Nonsense (SPITOON) has attempted to sequence his own genome. But it simply can't be bothered to be sequenced.
Dorkins is best known for his book, The Self-Indulgent Gene (1986), which argued that evolution acts at the level of college students. Keggers, bad tattoos, intramural sports, and sleeping through poli sci seminars, he argued, were simply contemporary expressions of the ancient evolutionary drive to fuck off. Humans, Dorkins wrote, were hard-wired to oversleep for tests, oversell their achievements and ideas, sleep with their best friend's partner, and get hammered the night before job interviews. Dorkins believes self-promotion and slacking are not only human nature; they are a key driver of natural selection.
The reason lies in our DNA. Early in human evolution, those individuals who did the least work tended to survive to have the most offspring, because while everyone else was out hunting and gathering, the slackers were cuckolding everyone they could get their hairy hands on. As a result, when the rest of the clan returned, the slow, lazy, and generally clueless had appointed themselves chief and controlled the clan.
In sequencing his own genome, Dorkins boldly put his theories to the ultimate test. And his genes spoke. "Dude, WTF?, It's not even breakfast time," they said, despite the fact that it was well past noon when researchers ran Dorkins's DNA through their new high-throughput automated sequencers. And then the sequencers clogged, stalled, and ultimately crashed. Dorkins's colossally self-centered and bored genes would not be sequenced.
"It was a total mess," said Dirk Erlenmeyer, a technician at GenesRUs, the company that did the sequencing. "Nucleotides just spilled out onto the floor, As, C, Gs, and Ts, everywhere underfoot, crunching like cockroaches wherever you walked. The floor was literally crawling with DNA." Doing an an uncanny imitation of Monty Python's Terry Jones, Erlenmeyer said, "Bleagh!" It has taken days to get the lab cleaned up; it will take even longer to explain what happened.
The result has researchers scrambling for answers. In the early years of genomics, it was believed that long stretches of DNA were too difficult to be sequenced, because they were too repetitive; shotgun sequencing methods were thought useless.
It turns out that large sections of our chromosomes are simply unwilling to be sequenced. According to the results of a Genome-Wide Inference Study (GWIS, pronounced "Gee-whiz"), up to 20 percent of genomes flat-out refuse to be sequenced, whether out of arrogance, petulance, or sheer ennui.
The results could have far-reaching implications. Evolutionary psychologists claim that Dorkins's self-indulgent gene thesis could explain much about contemporary politics. Preliminary results indicate 95% homology between those intractable regions of Dorkins's DNA and certain key genes in US Congressmen. Those genes, once labeled "feeblemindedness" in bygone, politically incorrect days, are now included in genome profiles for intelligence. Alas, presence of these sequences have been shown to lower IQ by some 40 points.
Some researchers are claiming that DNA results prove that unenlightened self-interest has taken root at the heart of American politics. "DNA results prove that unenlightened self-interest has taken root at the heart of American politics," said C. M. Ishmael, author of a potent recent study on thalassophilia.
Science continues to search for answers.
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Severe Streptococcus pyogenes infections, such as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing soft tissue infections, are rare but life threatening conditions. They are characterized by high bacterial load and a hyper-inflammatory state. The aim of this thesis was to investigate interactions between S. pyogenes and the phagocytic cells neutrophils and macrophages and how this correlates to cell activation and inflammation.
First, we investigated high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a marker of inflammation and necrosis, as a potential biomarker and mediator of tissue pathology in S. pyogenes tissue infections. Analysis of tissue biopsies collected from patients with streptococcal soft tissue infections of varying severity showed that HMGB1 was present in the tissue, and that the amount correlates with severity. Further investigations showed that HMGB1 co-localized with IL-1β suggesting the potential for immunostimulatory complexes to form at the site of infection. HMGB1 was also demonstrated to act as a chemoattractant for neutrophils.
Next, we assessed neutrophil activation and degranulation in response to different bacterial species, focusing on the release of the sepsis-associated factors heparin-binding protein (HBP) and resistin. Stimulations of neutrophils showed that streptococcal strains were potent inducers of neutrophil activation and degranulation. The results also showed a difference in signaling requirements for the release of HBP and resistin, respectively. While HBP release was mainly dependent on a previously described mechanism involving dual ligation of integrins and Fc-receptors, the release of resistin appeared to be multifactorial and involve multiple bacterial structures and host signaling pathways.
Finally, we set out to define the macrophage phenotype present at the site of infection. Using a multi-parameter imaging workflow, we were able to assess the phenotype of macrophages present at the site of infection, in tissue from patients with severe S. pyogenes soft tissue infections as well as infected organotypic skin tissue models. These investigations showed that macrophages in S. pyogenes infected tissue displayed a shift towards a more anti- inflammatory M2-like phenotype, in spite of the hyper-inflammatory environment in the tissue. Gene expression analysis of infected patient tissue, skin tissue models as well as a murine model of severe streptococcal soft tissue infection showed an overrepresentation of signaling pathways associated with anti-inflammatory macrophage polarization.
Taken together these findings highlight the complex pathophysiology of severe S. pyogenes infections, where on the one hand the bacteria and mediators present in the infected tissue potently activates neutrophils. While macrophages on the other hand, display a more anti- inflammatory phenotype upon infection, potentially promoting intracellular survival and persistence of S. pyogenes. Emphasizing the importance of careful patient characterization with regards to immune status, to ensure optimal treatment.
I. Johansson L, Snäll J, Sendi P, Linnér A, Thulin P, Linder A, Treutiger CJ, Norrby-Teglund A. HMGB1 in severe soft tissue infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2014) Jan 30;4:4.
II. Snäll J, Linnér A, Uhlmann J, Siemens N, Ibold H, Janos M, Linder A, Kreikemeyer B, Herwald H, Johansson L, Norrby-Teglund A. Differential neutrophil responses to bacterial stimuli: Streptococcal strains are potent inducers of heparin-binding protein and resistin-release. Scientific Reports (2016) Feb 18;6:21288.


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Q: React validate password and confirm password fields I am trying to validate the values of password and confirmPassword fields as below.
The issue is state update seems to be lagging by one event (character).
eg.: if password.value = "pass1234", confirmPassword.value at the time of validation is "pass123" though the "4" has been typed. So the validation is occurring before state is updated.
What is the best way to tackle this?
import React, { Component } from "react";
import { connect } from "react-redux";
import { Redirect } from "react-router-dom";

import Aux from "../../hoc/Aux/Aux";
import Button from "../../components/UI/Button/Button";
import Input from "../../components/UI/Input/Input";
import Spinner from "../../components/UI/Spinner/Spinner";
import classes from "./Auth.module.css";
import * as actions from "../../store/actions/index";

class Auth extends Component {
  state = {
    controls: {
      name: {
        elementType: "input",
        elementConfig: {
          placeholder: "name"
        },
        value: "",
        validation: {
          required: true,
          minLength: 4
        },
        valid: false,
        touched: false
      },
      email: {
        elementType: "input",
        elementConfig: {
          type: "email",
          placeholder: "Email ID"
        },
        value: "",
        validation: {
          required: true,
          isEmail: true
        },
        valid: false,
        touched: false
      },
      password: {
        elementType: "input",
        elementConfig: {
          type: "password",
          placeholder: "password"
        },
        value: "",
        validation: {
          required: true,
          minLength: 8
        },
        valid: false,
        touched: false
      },
      confirmPassword: {
        elementType: "input",
        elementConfig: {
          type: "password",
          placeholder: "confirm password"
        },
        value: "",
        validation: {
          required: true,
          minLength: 8,
          passwordMatch: true
        },
        valid: false,
        touched: false
      }
    },

    isSignup: false
  };

  checkValidity(value, rules) {
    let isValid = true;
    if (!rules) {
      return true;
    }

    if (rules.required) {
      isValid = value.trim() !== "" && isValid;
    }

    if (rules.minLength) {
      isValid = value.length >= rules.minLength && isValid;
    }

    if (rules.maxLength) {
      isValid = value.length <= rules.maxLength && isValid;
    }

    if (rules.isEmail) {
      const pattern = /[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?/;
      isValid = pattern.test(value) && isValid;
    }

    if (rules.isNumeric) {
      const pattern = /^\d+$/;
      isValid = pattern.test(value) && isValid;
    }

    if (rules.passwordMatch) {
      const pwd = this.state.controls.password.value;
      console.log("pwd: " + pwd);
      console.log("pwdConfirm: " + this.state.controls.confirmPassword.value);
      isValid = this.state.controls.confirmPassword.value === pwd;
    }

    return isValid;
  }

  inputChangedHandler = (event, controlName) => {
    let updatedControls = {
      ...this.state.controls,
      [controlName]: {
        ...this.state.controls[controlName],
        value: event.target.value,
        valid: this.checkValidity(
          event.target.value,
          this.state.controls[controlName].validation
        ),
        touched: true
      }
    };
    this.setState({ controls: updatedControls });
  };

  submitHandler = event => {
    event.preventDefault();
    if (!this.state.isSignup) {
      this.props.onAuth(
        this.state.controls.email.value,
        this.state.controls.password.value,
        this.state.isSignup
      );
    } else {
      this.props.onSignUp(
        this.state.controls.name.value,
        this.state.controls.email.value,
        this.state.controls.password.value,
        this.state.controls.confirmPassword.value
      );
    }
  };

  switchAuthModeHandler = () => {
    this.setState(prevState => {
      return { isSignup: !prevState.isSignup };
    });
  };

  render() {
    const formElementsArray = [];
    if (!this.state.isSignup) {
      for (let key in this.state.controls) {
        if (key !== "name" && key !== "confirmPassword") {
          formElementsArray.push({
            id: key,
            config: this.state.controls[key]
          });
        }
      }
    } else {
      for (let key in this.state.controls) {
        formElementsArray.push({
          id: key,
          config: this.state.controls[key]
        });
      }
    }

    let form = null;
    form = formElementsArray.map(formElement => (
      <Input
        key={formElement.id}
        elementType={formElement.config.elementType}
        elementConfig={formElement.config.elementConfig}
        value={formElement.config.value}
        invalid={!formElement.config.valid}
        shouldValidate={formElement.config.validation}
        touched={formElement.config.touched}
        changed={event => this.inputChangedHandler(event, formElement.id)}
      />
    ));
    let button;
    if (!this.state.isSignup) {
      button = <button btnType="Success">LOGIN</button>;
    } else {
      button = <button btnType="Success">REGISTER</button>;
    }
    let buttonRegister = null;
    if (!this.state.isSignup) {
      buttonRegister = (
        <button btnType="SignUp" onClick={this.switchAuthModeHandler}>
          SIGN UP FREE!
        </button>
      );
    } else {
      buttonRegister = (
        <button btnType="SignUp" onClick={this.switchAuthModeHandler}>
          Back to Login!
        </button>
      );
    }

    if (this.props.loading) {
      form = <Spinner />;
    }

    let errorMessage = null;

    if (this.props.error && !this.state.isSignup) {
      errorMessage =
Email or Password is incorrect
;
    }

    if (this.props.error && this.state.isSignup) {
      errorMessage =
Please confirm email is valid and passwords match
;
    }

    if (this.props.error && this.state.isSignup) {
      let errorObj = JSON.parse(`${this.props.error}`);

      if (errorObj.code == "11000") {
        errorMessage = (

            Email is already in use. Please reset your password, if you don't
            remember it

        );
      }
    }

    let authRedirect = null;
    if (this.props.isAuthenticated) {
      authRedirect = <Redirect to={this.props.authRedirectPath} />;
    }

    return (

        {authRedirect}
        {errorMessage}
        <form onSubmit={this.submitHandler}>
          {form}
          {button}
        </form>
        {buttonRegister}

    );
  }
}

const mapStateToProps = state => {
  return {
    loading: state.auth.loading,
    error: state.auth.error,
    isAuthenticated: state.auth.token !== null,
    role: state.auth.role,
    userName: state.auth.name,
    userPoints: state.auth.userPoints,
    userJourneyPoints: state.auth.userJourneyPoints,
    journeysCompleted: state.auth.journeysCompleted,
    userLevel: state.auth.userLevel,
    useHints: state.auth.useHints
  };
};

const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
  return {
    onAuth: (email, password, isSignup) =>
      dispatch(actions.auth(email, password, isSignup)),
    onSignUp: (name, email, password, confirmPassword) =>
      dispatch(actions.signUp(name, email, password, confirmPassword))
  };
};

export default connect(
  mapStateToProps,
  mapDispatchToProps
)(Auth);

A: After taking a glance through your code, it seems like you could solve the issue by comparing target.event.value to the current state of password when inputChangedHandler is invoked due to changing the "confirm password" input. What you're currently doing is comparing the confirmPassword and password states before confirmPassword has the chance to update. The target.event.value of the "confirm password" input, however, would have the updated value at the time that inputChangedHandler is called.
An alternative solution could be to validate your form inside of componentDidUpdate, instead of validating as soon as inputChangedHandler is called. By validating inside componentDidUpdate, you ensure that the state has had time to update.

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Green roofs save on carbon overheads
Earth 4 October 2009
By Jacob Aron
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(Image: Jim Brickett)
To see how architects are making sustainable buildings beautiful, see our Gallery The growing beauty of green architecture
Green roofs are not just a load of greenwash. That's according to a new study which has measured the amount of carbon absorbed by 13 different green roofs.
"I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want a green roof," says Kristin Getter, who carried out the research with colleagues at Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Getter's team examined 12 existing green roofs and grew their own Sedum-covered roof. They found that the roofs absorbed up to 375 grams per square metre over the two years of their study.
That may not sound like much, but it adds up. If a city the size of Detroit, Michigan, with around a million inhabitants, were to switch to green roofs, it would remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as taking 10,000 mid-sized SUVs and trucks off the road for a year.
There's a catch, though: starting a garden on the roof won't immediately lower your carbon footprint. Greening conventional roofs requires special materials, which come at a carbon cost. It takes seven years for the roof to offset the carbon used for its building materials and become truly carbon negative. Developing low-carbon building materials could bring it down to two or three years, says Getter.
Jon Sadler of the University of Birmingham, UK, says green roofs have many benefits, such as increased biodiversity, but is unconvinced by their potential for absorbing carbon. "You need a big area to make it work," he says. "It's not a quick fix."
Journal reference: Environmental Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1021/es901539x
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European Lithium and Sizzle Acquisition Corp. Announce Filing of F-4 Registration Statement with the SEC
Filing is in connection with the proposed business combination to form Critical Metals Corp.
PERTH, Australia & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--European Lithium Ltd (ASX: EUR) ("European Lithium"), announced today that it has filed a Form F-4 Registration Statement ("F-4") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regarding European Lithium's recently announced business combination (the "Business Combination") with Sizzle Acquisition Corp., (Nasdaq: SZZL) ("Sizzle"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to form Critical Metals Corp. ("Critical Metals").
"We are pleased to reach this important step in our plans to list Critical Metals on Nasdaq," said Critical Metals Executive Chairman, Tony Sage. "Through our business combination with Sizzle, we expect to access substantial opportunities available in the U.S. market as we support the clean energy transition."
Upon closing of the Business Combination, Critical Metals is expected to be a leading lithium mining company and intends to list its shares on the Nasdaq under the symbol "CRML." The closing of the Business Combination is subject to approval by each of the European Lithium and Sizzle stockholders, the declaration in the future of the F-4 as effective under the U.S. securities laws, and other customary requirements.
As agreed in the Business Combination, Critical Metals will own European Lithium's Wolfsberg Lithium Project (the "Project"), which is currently owned by European Lithium's wholly owned subsidiary, European Lithium AT (Investments) Limited, as well as a 20% interest in additional Austrian projects currently held by European Lithium. European Lithium will be the largest shareholder of Critical Metals and is expected to continue to trade on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX").
About Critical Metals Corp.
At the closing of the proposed business combination announced on October 24, 2022 between European Lithium AT (Investments) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of European Lithium Ltd (ASX: EUR) and Sizzle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SZZL), Critical Metals is expected to be a leading lithium mining company. Critical Metals is expected to own the Wolfsberg Lithium Project, as well as a 20% interest in additional Austrian projects currently held by European Lithium Ltd. For more information, please visit https://criticalmetalscorp.com/.
About European Lithium Ltd
European Lithium is a mineral exploration and development company which owns the Wolfsberg Lithium Project located in Carinthia, 270 km south of Vienna, Austria, via its wholly owned Austrian subsidiary, ECM Lithium AT GmbH. European Lithium's primary listing is on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: EUR) and it is also listed in Frankfurt (FRA: PF8) and USA (OTC-QB: EULIF). The Wolfsberg Lithium Project is strategically located in Central Europe with access to established road and rail infrastructure to distribute lithium products to the major lithium consuming countries of Europe. For more information, please visit https://europeanlithium.com/.
About Sizzle Acquisition Corp.
Sizzle is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Sizzle is led by Chairman and CEO Steve Salis and Vice Chairman Jamie Karson. In addition, Sizzle's management team is comprised of: Nestor Nova and Daniel Lee; board directors, comprised of: Steve Salis, Jamie Karson, Carolyn Trabuco, Karen Kelley, David Perlin and Warren Thompson; and board advisors, comprised of: Rick Camac and Geovannie Concepcion. For more information, please visit https://sizzlespac.com/home/default.aspx.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This press release is provided for informational purposes only and contains information with respect to the Business Combination among Sizzle, European Lithium, EUR BVI, a company formed in the British Virgin Islands which is wholly owned by European Lithium, and certain other parties formed in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement"), including Critical Metals and Project Wolf Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Critical Metals. Subject to its terms and conditions, the Merger Agreement provides that Sizzle and EUR BVI will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Critical Metals.
The Registration Statement includes a proxy statement to be sent to Sizzle shareholders and a prospectus for the registration of Critical Metals securities in connection with the Business Combination. If and when the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be mailed to the shareholders of Sizzle as of the record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination and will contain important information about the Business Combination and related matters. Shareholders of Sizzle and other interested persons are advised to read these materials (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and any other relevant documents, because they will contain important information about Sizzle, Critical Metals, European Lithium and EUR BVI and the Business Combination. Shareholders and other interested persons will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant materials in connection with the Business Combination, without charge, once available, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Sizzle Acquisition Corp., 4201 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20011, Attn: Steve Salis, Chief Executive Officer. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this press release in each case is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
This press release is not a solicitation of a proxy from any investor or securityholder. Sizzle, European Lithium, Critical Metals and EUR BVI and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Sizzle's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Sizzle's shareholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and officers of Sizzle in Sizzle's Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the SEC on November 10, 2022. To the extent that holdings of Sizzle's securities have changed since the amounts included in Sizzle's Form 10-K, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Sizzle's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination, accompanying the Registration Statement. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Business Combination will likewise be included in that Registration Statement. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Sizzle's, Critical Metals', and European Lithium's and/or EUR BVI's actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. No representations or warranties, express or implied are given in, or in respect of, this press release. When we use words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the future financial performance of Critical Metals; the growing global market demand for lithium-ion batteries and their raw material; Critical Metals' liquidity requirements and capital resources; the ability of the parties to complete the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination in a timely manner or at all; the ability to realize the expected benefits under the Offtake Agreement; the ability of Critical Metals to develop the Project into a mine and develop mineral deposits from the mine on a commercial basis; the inability to commence production at the Project; the risk that the Business Combination or other business combination may not be completed by Sizzle's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline; the outcome of any legal proceedings or government or regulatory action on inquiry that may be instituted against Sizzle, European Lithium or EUR BVI or others following the announcement of the Business Combination and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; the inability to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Business Combination, including the approval of the Business Combination by the shareholders of Sizzle; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement relating to the Business Combination; the ability to meet stock exchange listing standards following the consummation of the Business Combination; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Business Combination on European Lithium's and EUR BVI's business relationships, operating results, current plans and operations of European Lithium and EUR BVI; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Critical Metals to grow and manage growth profitably; the possibility that Critical Metals, European Lithium and EUR BVI may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; Critical Metals', European Lithium's and EUR BVI's estimates of expenses and profitability; expectations with respect to future operating and financial performance and growth, including the timing of the completion of the Business Combination; European Lithium's and Critical Metals' ability to execute on their business plans and strategy; those factors discussed in Sizzle's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading "Risk Factors," and other documents Sizzle has filed, or will file, with the SEC; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in filings with the SEC.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Registration Statement referenced above and other documents filed by Sizzle and Critical Metals from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. There may be additional risks that neither Sizzle nor European Lithium and EUR BVI presently know, or that Sizzle and European Lithium and/or EUR BVI currently believe are immaterial, that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. For these reasons, among others, investors and other interested persons are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Neither Sizzle, European Lithium, Critical Metals nor EUR BVI undertakes any obligation to publicly revise these forward–looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law.
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Thompson: I grew up in Rochester, Michigan but now reside in beautiful Denver, North Carolina. I have been married to my coach/trainer for the last five years. I have taught seventh grade mathematics at East Lincoln Middle School for the last six years and love it. I have received my National Board Certification for teachers and was just voted as Teacher of the Year at my school! I love the outdoors and wake boarding on Lake Norman. My powerlifting accomplishments are: USAPL National Bench Press Champion for the last two years. I took third, second, first and second place at the I.P.F. World Bench Press Championships. I have broken the 132 pound World Bench Press record twice. I have placed second at the USAPL National Women's Powerlifting Championships twice. I have never been worse then third in any international competition. I also just became the North Carolina State Chair for USA Powerlifting.
Thompson: My best competition lifts are at 132 pounds are: bench 292 lb., squat 320lb., deadlift 375lb. I have benched 315lbs . at a local non sanctioned meet.
BT: A 315LBS BENCH FOR A WOMEN AROUND 130LBS IS AMAZING!!! WERE YOU ALWAYS VERY STRONG?
Thompson: No. When I first started benching I was doing three sets of five at 65 pounds. I couldn't wait to get to a 135 bench – now I warm up with it. I was always a very skinny girl and was a long distance runner before I started lifting.
BT: DO YOU DO ANY CARDIO?
Thompson: No. The most cardio I get is when I am wake boarding or walking up and down the stairs. I think it goes against the purpose of weight training. I want to build up muscle, not break it down.
BT: WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO WHEN YOU AREN'T COMPETITING AND TRAINING?
Thompson: When I am not training I like to work in my yard and go wake boarding. My husband tells everyone that I am an avid shopper.
BT: HOW DID IT FEEL WHEN YOU SET A WORLD RECORD?
Thompson: Totally awesome. It has been a goal of mine that seemed to elude me my first years of competing. I knew I could do it but struggled with cutting weight and competition jitters (aka diarrhea). I have that fixed now.
BT: HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU CAN OUT BENCH 98%-99% OF THE MEN WHO WEIGH OVER 200LBS WHEN YOUR A WOMEN UNDER 132LBS?
Thompson: It's pretty cool. My family and friends like to boast about it the most. My students think it is neat that I can out bench their dads. When I meet my student's parents they usually say " I thought you would be bigger". I take that as a compliment.
BT: WHO WAS YOUR MENTOR?
Thompson: I really just kind of fell into the sport, so I didn't have anyone that I was looking up to. When I started weight training I looked up to Cory Everson because she represented a strong athletic woman that was beautiful and feminine.
BT: WHO DO YOU THINK THE GREATEST BENCHER EVER IS?
Thompson: Besides me? Just kidding. I think Deb Ferrell is one of the greatest female benchers. She is the first drug free female to bench over 400 pounds. Mike Hara is one of the best pound for pound benchers I have seen (529@160) with his great "elbows out" technique. Dennis Cieri is one of the strongest benchers I have seen who relies on purely raw strength. I have to add in my workout partners Jason Geml and Dave Schmidt. Jason can bench about half of his body weight and Dave is a six foot, two hundred pound guy that is still trying to catch up to me. Sorry guys, I had to put in a dig.
BT: WHAT TRAINING STYLE DO YOU TRAIN? WHAT'S YOUR ROUTINE? WHAT ROUTINE DO YOU THINK WORKS THE BEST?
Thompson: This is my fifth year of competing.
Thompson: Partners are very important, mostly for motivation. I know I will never miss a workout because everyone else will be there to do it with me. I also never leave a workout where I am not pumped up and exhausted. We encourage each other through the workouts to do our bests or sometimes goat each other into lifting heavy weights out of embarrassment. Negative reinforcement can work pretty well sometimes.
BT: WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO BECOME A WORLD CHAMPION IN THE BENCH PRESS?
Thompson: It is something that only the elite can achieve. I always strive to do my best and like to set higher and higher goals. I want to put my mark on powerlifting and hope to achieve many more World Championships.
BT: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EXERCISE OTHER THAN BENCHING?
Thompson: I love the deadlift. I am not very good at technique and the deadlift doesn't require much. Plus I have made a lot of gains in this exercise in the last year so I get excited to work on them.
Thompson: Mostly I would say that beginners get stuck in routines. You need to change up workouts and strive to reach heavier weights. Too often I see women in the gym that pick up the same dumbbells and do the same routine over and over never making any real progress. Girls, lift heavy you won't get too big or bulky, guys like muscle.
Thompson: My advice would be to work with someone that is familiar with weight training. It is important to have good form. Also, I believe in logging your exercises, weights used and reps accomplished. I think this helps chart your progress and keep up your motivation. Lastly, it is important to have a wide range of goals, from daily to lifetime goals. Set your goals small but always be working for the big prize at the end. If a little skinny runner can be one of the best benchers in the world why can't you?
BT: DO YOU HAVE ANY FUNNY STORIES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
Thompson: We had a WWF wrestler come to our school to give a motivational talk to our students during gym class. When he opened up for questions my students challenged him to arm wrestle me. I thought it was pretty funny that they thought I could beat this six foot five, three hundred pound wrestler. When he refused my students started chanting and wouldn't leave him alone. It's funny that even though I am only 132 pounds my students think I can leap tall buildings in a single bound! We had Steve Buerlien come to our school (he was then the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers) to talk with the kids about staying in school and working hard. Half way through the assembly he asked to meet me and introduced himself. He had read about me in the newspaper and wanted to meet the World Champion teacher. Needless to say, he thought I would be bigger. My students couldn't get over the fact that an NFL quarterback would want to meet me, their teacher.
BT: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MOST MEMORABLE POWERLIFTING AND BODYBUILDING EXPERIENCES?
Thompson: The World Championships is definitely the most memorable. There is nothing like hearing the National Anthem in front of all those athletes from other countries. I felt an enormous amount of pride and honor to be on the first place stand while the Star Spangled Banner played. Records are nice, but when you are halfway around the world and they play the Anthem in your honor it takes your breath away.
Thompson: I would like to win some more World Championships. I would like to make it to the World Powerlifting Championships and put in a competitive performance. A few more World Records would be nice too.
BT: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN IT COMES TO INCREASING YOUR BENCH MAX?
Thompson: It is very important to listen to your body and avoid over training. I cannot stress enough how important sleep is, especially naps. When I notice I am having trouble sleeping or my muscles are very achy, I will take and accessory day off from my training. It is important to listen to your body so that you have enough rest to build the strength you need to max out.
Thompson: I would love to see powerlifting as an Olympic sport. The number of Powerlifters outnumber the weight lifters by the thousands. Powerlifting already is a huge international sport. I don't think the excuses of drug testing and sponsorships are valid. If badminton and synchronized diving can be Olympic sports and powerlifting can't – there is a problem. We are already in the World Games and I think the Olympics are the next natural progression. We are ready!
Thompson: I think benching will stay a strong sport. It is an exercise that everyone understands and relates to. Most people will ask you what you bench to gauge how strong you are. I think some of the equipment has gotten a little crazy. I have heard of people using duct tape around bench shirts or taping themselves to the bench – that is a little extreme and in my opinion degrades the sport.
Thompson: Protein, protein and more protein. I try to get a little over one gram of protein per pound of body weight. I start off my morning with a Protein shake in fat free milk. I have a rotein bar mid-morning and then some sort of chicken dish for lunch. I have another bar in the afternoon and take creatine before I work out. After my workout I have a SportPharma Lean Protein shake and then usually chicken and rice for dinner. I am a supplement junkie, but this stuff tastes great.
BT: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES?
Thompson: Desire. Dedication. A champion never misses a workout and doesn't use excuses.
Thompson: I believe in supportive gear. I think Inzer Advance Designs has a great line of supportive gear that allows athletes to have longer, competitive careers. Realistically, if you wanted to know who was the strongest lifter you would go raw.
Thompson: I stay away from cycling. I think this type of workout builds you up to your peak performance, but you better hope that falls on your competition day. I prefer using straight sets. I work on getting three sets of five reps on all my major exercises. This is what has gotten me strong and even on a bad day I know I can perform well because I have a good solid base of strength.
Thompson: Totally, I think my routine is probably considered more of a bodybuilder routine. I think the accessory exercises are important and help the increase performance in powerlifting. Plus having a nice, symmetrical physique is important to me.
Thompson: Mostly, I have learned that the powerlifting community is a great group of people. You can learn from each other and exchange routines and then be a total competitor.


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Can You Confront the Death Toll in Syria?
We're reaching Iraq levels of human tragedy
Written by: Vijay Prashad
Syria remains an open sore. Inside Syria, the war continues. Death tolls have long become meaningless. Estimates range towards half a million dead, half the population displaced and life expectancy down by 15 years. News of this massacre and that has now faded from the imagination of people who do not live in the region. The fate of the Syrian people has now entered a register that includes that of the Iraqis and the Afghans. Death is their lot, it seems. Eighty dead in a suicide attack in Kabul barely makes the headlines. It would take more to shake the Western audience: more dead, more gruesomely killed.
Where Syria becomes of interest is when the detritus of that war sweeps through the West: a butchering in Normandy, a truck battering through Nice, a machete attack in Reutlingen. This is when Syria comes to Europe, either through the frustrations of a deranged refugee or the fantasies of an alienated thug. There was a time when Western intelligence tried to encourage these thugs to go off to Syria and fight in the war against Assad. One of the reasons Belgium sent the highest per capita fighters to Syria in the early years of the war was because its intelligence services had no problem emptying out Molenbeek of its drug dealers and toughs. As the United States started to bomb Islamic State positions, these men hastened back home. If the Afghan Arabs had left their mountain positions in the 1990s to build Al-Qaeda and attack their homelands, these Syrian Europeans returned home to do their own kind of damage.
Wars are ugly. They destroy countries. No one comes off as angelic. The Syrian government advances toward Aleppo, bombing from the sky to open a path into the city. A car bomb goes off in Damascus, just after a mortar attack hit a restaurant in the district of Bab Touma. U.S. fighter planes hit civilians in Manjib, killing as many as 125 civilians. An Islamic State bombing in Qamishli kills 14 people as it battles Kurdish forces near the Turkish border. The map of the war is as complex as it was a year ago. The violence has not clarified anything. Gains are being made here and there for this side and that, but there is no significant path to an easy victory.
Sniffs toward the International Criminal Court with allegations of war crimes have now been silenced. That was the path for the regime change operation in Libya. The West tried to do that in Syria in the early years, calling for Bashar al-Assad to go, and using the threat of the ICC investigation to scare him into exile. But the Russian intervention last year stayed the hand of the advocates of regime change. It is no longer on the cards. Syria suffers from a death by a thousand cuts. No one wants to entertain an investigation into the brutalities of war—neither for the acts of the Syrian government nor for the U.S. bombings (such as at Manjib) or the Russian bombings. There is a complicity of silence here.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of civilians live under siege, held hostage by the rebels and garrisoned by the government. Starvation is their horizon. Aleppo is the most vulnerable. The government has used its siege tactics as a method in the war. The Syrian military has warned the rebels of Aleppo that it will tighten the siege on 300,000 people as a method to force the rebels to depart from the city. Food will run out in August. Medical supplies shortly afterward. Sixty percent of hospitals in Syria are now closed or non-functional. Aleppo barely has any medical infrastructure. The cautious advance by the Syrian army into Aleppo could halt at any time. It has stopped before. This means that starvation will linger on, poisoning the possibility of any reconciliation. Winning a war cannot be the only goal. It is difficult to fight a war in order to win the peace.
The U.N.-brokered peace process will restart in August. In Geneva, the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said that progress was urgent. He hoped that the U.S. and the Russians would work out the parameters for the talks, making clear it was their agreement that would put pressure again on the Syrian factions to return to the table. Evidence for an intra-Syrian dialogue remains low. Trust is hard to reconstruct. De Mistura has said the same kinds of things since he took the office. He repeats his predecessors, Lakhdar Brahimi and Kofi Annan. Neither could move an agenda. But matters a little more hopeful now, with the entente between the Russians and the United States able to lessen the pressure for a total victory in the country.
Chaos in the region feeds into the failure—for instance, can Turkey, now torn by its own internal crisis, control its proxies? What will be the state of the Turkish border, which is the conduit for fighters and logistics to enter the region of the Islamic State? The commander of Turkey's Second Army, with responsibility for guarding the Syrian frontier, is now in prison. So too are a number of his deputies. Turkey's new relationship with Russia has sown anxiety among its proxies, who see themselves as disposable as the geopolitical alliances shift. Syrian rebel leadership in Istanbul does not believe that Turkey will give them the kind of robust support it had given in the early years of the war. This means that support from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the other emirates will not be so easy to manage, since it was largely through Turkey that these funds and goods came into the hands of the rebels.
Meanwhile, in the southern front of the rebellion, Israel has indicated that it would like to create a "safe zone"—taking control of more parts of Syrian territory. Journalist Nour Samaha spoke with Kamal Al-Labwani, a Syrian rebel leader, who said he favors this arrangement. This part of Syria is now home to fourteen brigades, including the Free Syrian Army, the al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State affiliate Shuhada al-Yarmouk. "None of these groups have a problem with Israel," Labwani told Samaha, "and Israel doesn't have a problem with them either." It is unlikely that Israel will be able to take over Turkey's role here, being the main conduit to the rebels. The Syrian war has not yet spilled fully into Israeli held-territory, including the illegally occupied Golan Heights. If Israel does become the pipeline for the rebels, it is unlikely that it can insulate itself from the kind of mayhem already inflicting Turkey.
Inside Syria, the al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra has decided to split from al-Qaeda. It will now be known as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (the Syrian Liberation Front). It wants to be seen in the West and amongst the Gulf states as the most promising rebel front against the Damascus government. That Jabhat al-Nusra was a creation of the Islamic State in 2012 and that it has long had affinity to al-Qaeda will make this kind of disassociation hard to accept. Nonetheless, it is already clear on the ground that the West, the Gulf Arabs and the Israelis treat Jabhat al-Nusra as a "moderate" force when set beside the Islamic State. It is an impossible standard, familiar to those who followed the Afghan War of the 1980s and '90s when the West and the Gulf Arabs anointed what was to become Al-Qaeda as a viable force against the Afghan communists and the Soviet Union. To acknowledge Jabhat al-Nusra as a moderate force will set back the dial for the peace process. It will not be accepted by Damascus, nor by Russia and Iran.
The status of Jabhat al-Nusra has confounded the previous U.N.-brokered peace. Damascus saw Jabhat al-Nusra as a terrorist group and wanted to allow its Russian allies to pound it from the air. The West was reticent, but could not make the case that an Al-Qaeda affiliate is not a terrorist organization. Jabhat al-Nusra has cleverly made alliances with the web of rebel groups along the western edge of Syria. This knit it into the fabric of the rebellion. But this also compromises the West's ability to carve out its own moderate allies and it allows the Syrian government license to bomb any rebel group (since they will likely to linked to Jabhat al-Nusra). Clarity on Jabhat al-Nusra's status will not come by its own disassociation from al-Qaeda. That will be viewed with suspicion in Damascus.
The U.N.'s de Mistura wants the peace talks to reopen "tomorrow, the sooner the better." John Kerry (U.S.) and Sergey Lavrov (Russia) met and said what they have been saying for the better part of a year—that there needs to be a peace process. None of this is cause for optimism. The sounds of mortar fire and shells are the soundtrack of Syria's continued destruction.
Vijay Prashad is professor of international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the author of 18 books, including Arab Spring, Libyan Winter (AK Press, 2012), The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South (Verso, 2013) and the forthcoming The Death of a Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution (University of California Press, 2016). His columns appear at AlterNet every Wednesday.
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Join us as we travel back to Southeast Asia and explore the country of Laos. Built on a legacy of trade, see how the nation has changed and adapted over the years.
Want to learn more about Laos?
Evidence of human settlement in Laos dates back thousands and thousands of years though many of the specifics are vague. We do know that people here came into contact with nearby civilizations (namely in China and India). Various tribes also came to Laos throughout the 8th to 10th centuries.
Our story truly begins in the 14th century, with the formation of the kingdom of Lan Xang. A prince named Fa Ngum, backed by thousands of troops, took the capital (Vientiane) and power with it – while also promoting Buddhism as the state religion. While he expanded the kingdom's territory, his own subordinates eventually forced him out. Many others followed in his footsteps however, until infighting and factionalism began to weaken the kingdom in the mid 15th century.
A change of fortunes occurred in the 1600's and Lax Xang expanded once more. However the Burmese and Siamese (Thai) took over much of the land around 100 years later. There were rebellions against foreign rule, however these proved largely unsuccessful. The years of conquest and rule were brutal for many Lao people.
In the final years of the 19th century, France annexed the country as a part of French Indochina. It was largely a backwater in the colony as opposed to the other, more important and valuable possessions. Laos endured numerous occupations during WWII, with everyone from Axis-sponsored forces (such as Vichy and Japan) to Free France to Chinese nationalists having a piece of the pie. Following the war, many sought independence from France. After some devolution of powers and the First Indochina War, Laos achieved independence in 1953.
The country was divided between the Royal Lao Army and government (backed by France and later the US) and the communist Pathet Lao. While war raged in nearby Vietnam, civil war also erupted in Laos. North Vietnamese positions in Laos were bombed by the US in an effort to save the government and weaken the communist forces. By the end of the conflict, two million tons of bombs had been dropped on Laos. In the end, the Soviet backed Pathet Lao succeeded in overthrowing the royal government in 1975.
The new socialist government remained close to Vietnam, though was isolated in trade from the US and China. Vietnamese troops remained in place for many years as well. Today, the country is a one party socialist state that is heavily dominated by military officials.
Much of Lao culture is characterized by Theravada Buddhism, which is seen in religion (obviously), arts, literature, and more. Traditional music, dating back centuries, retains a special place in the culture of Laos. Laotian women are also known for wearing the traditional sinh – a woven silk skirt.
The flag of Laos displays three horizontal stripes; small red ones on the top and bottom with blue in the middle. In the centre is a white circle. It is rare amongst countries with communist traditions for not using any symbols related to communism in the flag.
Lao cuisine is diverse, though sticky rice is a hallmark of nearly every diet. Overall, it has much in common with Thai food – although spiciness and other sensations can be more extreme in Laos. Hunted meat and even insects are also eaten, with red fire ants often adding sourness to soups.
Soccer is the most popular sport in Laos. The national team is not one of the stronger in the region, though they have won victories against neighbours occasionally. Muay Lao is the national sport and is, as you may have guessed, a martial art that is similar in many ways to Muay Thai.
Laos is landlocked, the only country in Southeast Asia that is (thanks to a long narrow strip of Vietnam to the east). Mountains and highland regions dominate the majority of the country, with numerous rivers cutting through. Despite the lack of coastline, its central location in the region has made it a trade hub throughout the centuries.
Vientiane is the capital and largest city in Laos. The population has grown over the years to over 700,000 and it serves as the centre of economic and political life in the country. Pakse is the second largest city in Laos, though it is quite a bit smaller.
The past has shaped a country that is both unique and similar in many ways to its better-known neighbours.
Find your favourite destination with Continental's Countries! Explore more with our Laos Travel Guide and Currency Spotlight.


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We have been working with various high speed ovens for over 10 years and seen what a huge impact a single piece of kit can have on a business.
High Speed Ovens are generally ovens that combine cooking methods – convection, grill, steam, microwave – in order to cook food quicker and thus in turn serve your customers quicker. Everyone knows a happy customer is one that is likely to return.
The High Speed Oven Company is the realisation of an idea to build a website that really explains in detail how the ovens work and give you ideas on how they can add to your business. When we were researching ovens we actually found it very hard to find out information other than dimensions, power requirements etc. Useful information admittedly but not information that really helps make an informed decision what is a significant purchase.
We are an independent company without any formal ties to any of the manufacturers of equipment we have listed on our website. There are 100s of different ovens from dozens of different manufacturers and our suggestions on what the right equipment for your company is totally unprejudiced.
Before suggesting any High Speed Oven to you we would go through your menu, or if you are yet to open, what you would like to put on your menu and only then would we make some oven suggestions to you.
We have had years of experience with all of the ovens we sell and consider ourselves experts in how to help our customers as much as possible. We believe that that 'help' doesn't just exist when trying to sell an oven. Back up & support are crucial and believe it to be an important part of the service that you can call and help for our advice at any time.
Finally all the ovens we list come with a minimum 12 month warranty – and many come with a 3 year warranty. We will only sell equipment we know to be reliable.
Many of our customers have chosen finance in order to purchase new equipment and helping you organise finance is very much part of the service we offer.
Finance is a very tax efficient option. Lease rentals are normally 100% allowable against taxable profits, this can mean a substantial saving over paying cash. Furthermore choosing finance preserves working capital, spreading the cost and minimising disruption to cash flow.
In most cases there is a low initial outlay. Normally, one monthly payment is adequate for the initial deposit. In addition, the rentals are fixed and not subject to inflation or interest rate hikes.
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We had a delicious meal and Errol was really nice and professional.
Errol was friendly and very professional. He obviously takes great pride in producing wonderful food. He was sensitive not to interrupt the flow of the conversation.
Great evening! Errol was very professional. The food was beautifully presented and we all enjoyed the entire experience.
Starters, main and dessert were all of high quality, both taste and visual display were excellent. Friendly and dedicated chef who kept kitchen tidy and did great job leaving with all cleaned up.
Other all experience was very good the chef was obviously nervous, which was to be expected. His food was mostly excellent.
What are your favourite 3 ingredients and why ?
Flour, Eggs and potato because these are the starting ingredients to make so many dishes.
I am looking for recipes or thinking about dishes.
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Traveling to CDMX with La Porra de Mexico | A Review
Traveling to Mexico City with La Porra de Mexico; A Review
Hello Soldados!
As we prepare to return to Mexico City for the October and November official League of Nations Cup I wanted to take this opportunity and give you all a little insight into what we learned from our first trip as a group and how those lessons are helping us establish the itinerary for this trip. Check out the photos of our 2017 adventure here on Facebook, link.
As we prepare for this year's travel we have been pushing a poll so we can figure out exactly what you would like to do as a group. If you haven't take the poll please do so here. This will help us greatly.
In 2017 La Porra de Mexico traveled to CDMX for the Mexico v. USMNT match, the World Cup qualifier for qualification to Russia 2018. Overall it was a great time but here is what we learned:
Ticket | Club Seats Cost
For this match we were given the opportunity to attend the game from the Corona Club, which has been renamed the Coca Cola Club, a VIP club that is located in the lower level, field view, near the corner flag. The view was amazing, probably no more than 15 feet from touchline. How was the view to the opposite goal? It was good. As a Porra that usually sits behind the goal the view was the same or better than our usual seats. The key difference for us was that the Corona Club included in seat food and drink service. I think everyone was extremely pleased with the options and service. Every single row had three or four servers who would take your order and bring your food and drink items to your seats. Food options included burgers, fries, hot dogs, nachos, tacos al pastor and beef fajita, and other options. Mexican beers were freely available and included a commemorative cup.
There was no limit. An additional plus to the Club section was the roof top. It rains a lot in Mexico City! We were able to avoid a downpour throughout the game and even allowed to stay one hour after the match, with beer still flowing, to wait out the rain. These seats were awesome and everyone truly enjoyed the experience.
Poll results to date: 48% preferred the VIP Club Ticket Experience
Party Bus | Double Decker Open Air Bus
We worked with a local company and rented a double decker open air bus. Transportation to and from the game is problematic as a group. A big bus like the one we rented is difficult for navigating the narrow streets of Mexico City. Also, the open air double deck was fun for a bit but quickly created problems due to the low hanging power lines. It was very challenging to get the bus through the city, to the
stadium, and back. What we realized is that smaller buses or vans, with indoor seating, would be easier to take to and from the stadium. For the upcoming games we will be looking for these types of smaller options but still including a party atmosphere with music, drinks, and cool people.
Poll results to date: 75% preferred welcome party + tailgate party + bus
Hotel Accommodations | 5 Star Hotel with Breakfast and Wifi Included
For the trip we offered a trip package with and without a hotel option. We figured that some people would want to try and find hotel accommodations on their own. Those of us that booked the hotel included package were EXTREMELY happy! We obtained a 5 Star Hotel, usually ranging in price between $200-$300, depending on availability, in the middle of downtown Reforma, which included breakfast and wifi. The hotel breakfast is amazing! All your traditional Mexican dishes such as chilaquiles, freshly squeezed juices of every variety, on the spot cut fruit, and pan dulce were included. This breakfast was the perfect way to start the day. The hotel had other dining options and a premier spa. For those of us traveling with a non-soccer fan spouse or significant other, or you ladies doing a girls trip, I booked my wife a full spa day for under $200. I am talking like the full package with facials, mani-pedi, sauna, mud baths, and more. Let's just say that my wife is very agreeable to traveling to Mexico City for Mexico games. Free wifi inside the hotel is also a major plus! While using American carriers in Mexico has become easier, it is very much data consuming to be on social media, upload photos, and look up information on data plans. The hotel's extremely reliable wifi allowed us to do all that we needed to do on our phones, download the information we needed, uploaded what we wanted, and save our data for emergencies.
Poll results to date: 50% preferred $150+ 5 Star Hotel with Wifi + Breakfast
Tailgate Party | Taco Party at Park
This was a fun and relaxed event. We ordered a taquero who came out to a cool location at Chapultepec park and provided tacos and drinks. While the event was nice, we are thinking of improving this event, bringing it indoors, and adding more entertainment.
Welcome Party | Museo de Tequila y Mezcal
Our welcome party became a highlight of the entire trip. Many of the Soldados who traveled with us ended up enjoying the welcome party more than the match itself. The party included a tour of the museum, dinner, drinks, and entertainment. We capped off the event with a special appearance by Luis Roberto Zague. Everyone had a great time enjoying some comradery, traditional Mexican food, and dancing and singing the night away with a Vicente Fernandez and Juan Gabriel impersonators. This event was an expensive add on to the travel package. We have not decided whether or not to include a welcome party, either at the museum or another venue, in this travel package because these two games, unlike the Mexico v. USMNT, are being played on a Tuesday night. We are still in talks with the venues about potentially hosting the event on a Saturday or Sunday for those that wish to travel from either Friday or Saturday to Wednesday.
Mexico Travel for October and November
Although we are still waiting for the final numbers to come in from some vendors and the FMF for tickets, we have decided that we are not going to split the packages up like last time. Its TOO MUCH WORK for us to do and it becomes extremely complicated! It is easier for us to keep the package options to two options and make it all inclusive. The two packages we will have are a 2 day package, arriving Monday night and checking out Wednesday after the Tuesday game, and a 4 day package with arrival on Saturday night and checking out Wednesday.
If you haven't taken the poll and you are interested in attending with our group please take the poll and help us ensure we set up the package as perfectly as possible for everyone.
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Soy mexicano asta la madre
Experience Qatar 2022 With La Porra De Mexico
Mexico's Road to Qatar 2022 Is Set
Its official! CONCACAF released the qualification schedule for Qatar today and our Seleccion Mexicana begins its' road to the World Cup in June of 2021. The Tricolor will host Jamaica on June 1, 2021, at the Estadio Azteca.
Nations League Playoffs Return March 2021
Mexico will face Costa Rica in the Nations League restart in March of 2021!
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Photographic slides taken in London. Includes photographic slides of: Reverend R W Lee with his Chow Chow named Shen, and flowers at All Saints with St Margaret Church, Upper Norwood; and the 1969 Easter Parade in Battersea Park, featuring steam engines, period dress, camels, drummers and a float from Jersey.
[For the photographic slides of the Jersey float at the Easter Parade in Battersea Park, see L/C/142/C1/A/69/5/4, 18-20].
Reference L/C/142/C1/A/69/5
Date 7 March 1969 - 15 April 1969
Names Lee, R W, Reverend
Rower, Frank
All Saints with St Margaret Church, Upper Norwood
Keywords Battle of Flowers | camels | Churches | Dogs | drummers | Easter | floats | parades | Photographs | steam engines
Category L/C-Personal and estate
Places Battersea, Battersea Park, Upper Norwood
Dimensions 21 slide - colour
L/C/142 Archive of Kenneth and Kathleen Le Sueur
L/C/142/C Photographs
L/C/142/C1 Slides
L/C/142/C1/A Slides arranged by original reference number, 1958-1975
L/C/142/C1/A/69 Slides arranged by original reference number, 1969
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L/C/142/C1/A/69/5/4 Photograph of the Jersey float at the 1969 Easter Parade in Battersea Park. 6 April 1969
L/C/142/C1/A/69/5/18 Photograph of the Jersey float at the 1969 Easter Parade in Battersea Park. Maids of honour are pictured in motorboats leading the float. 6 April 1969
L/C/142/C1/A/69/5/19 Photograph of the Jersey float at the 1969 Easter Parade in Battersea Park. London Tourist Board Easter Princess Christina Hasler is pictured on the throne, and maids of honour are pictured in motorboats leading the float. 6 April 1969
L/C/142/C1/A/69/5/20 Photograph of the rear of the Jersey float at the 1969 Easter Parade in Battersea Park with mounted police following behind. 6 April 1969
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Barnstable gets the win
Kathleen Szmit and Ted Pappas
The Barnstable Red Raiders survived five penalties and a Norwood lead to capture a tumultuous 5-4 overtime victory against the Mustangs March 5, grabbing a spot in the South Final for the first time since the '93-'94 season.
HUSKA DOES IT – Barnstable goalie Kevin Huska (30) pushes the puck away from the net during the MIAA Div. 1 South quarterfinals. To purchase this photo, visit www.barnstablepatriot.com and look for our SmugMug link.
Red Raiders boys hockey advances to finals
With fans cheering wildly from the stands at the Gallo Arena in Bourne as OT commenced, Kyle Rood took aim at the goal on a behind-the-net feed from Donnie Brodd, finding the net at 14:24, giving the Red Raiders the winning goal.
A blazing Barnstable opened the scoring in the MIAA Div. 1 semifinals at 10:46 of the first period when Cody Pasic lifted a rising wrister from just inside the blue line past Mustang Goalie Denis Drummey.
Norwood used breakaways and Power Play opportunities to open up a 4-2 lead midway through the third period before the Red Raiders rallied behind tallies from Pasic (7:46) and Max Lambert (10:16) to tie the game.
Overtime was back and forth and physical, with Barnstable piling into an on-ice celebration after the red light was lit indicating the winning goal.
The Raiders' run included a 4-3 win against Milton in the quarterfinals March 1, with Brodd and teammate Mike McDonough netting two goals apiece.
The first quarter of the game proved explosive, with Barnstable netting all four of its goals in the frame to take a solid lead early on.
Penalties and power plays allowed the Wildcats to narrow the Red Raiders' lead, but Barnstable goalie Kevin Huska worked like a champ to defend his goal until the final buzzer, even as Milton went on a shooting spree, assailing Huska with eight shots on goal in seven minutes.
Huska had what could be called the play of the game in the final quarter when he executed a stellar sliding save with less than five minutes left in game play.
"It was unbelievable," said BHS head coach Scott Nickerson. "We've been counting on him all year, but he hasn't played that well in the last couple games. I thought the goals he let in, they were what they were. But the saves he made to win the game for us are what matter."
Barnstable's defense also stepped up their intensity even while down a man repeatedly into the third quarter after a trio of penalty calls. Nickerson expressed frustration with the calls.
"That first period we played extremely well. We were doing everything right. Then we started taking penalties," he said. "The referees change the way they start calling the game. A team is dominating; they're up 4-1, all of a sudden they're starting to call penalty after penalty. We weren't the only ones committing fouls out there. It's like the NFL. A team gets ahead and the next thing you know there's penalties and for what? They shouldn't do that."
Nickerson felt Barnstable out-skated Milton and deserved the win, but wished the Red Raiders had carried their first-period intensity through to the final period.
"At this stage of the game you're not going to get by on individuals," he said. "I thought everybody played well. I thought everybody did their jobs. I think we let them back in it, [but] we scored enough early to hold them off."
The Red Raiders will face Braintree March 9 at 1:45 p.m. at Gallo in the Div. 1 South Final.


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package gnieh.blue
package core
package impl
package paper

import com.typesafe.config.Config

import java.util.zip.{
  ZipOutputStream,
  ZipEntry,
  ZipException
}
import java.io.{
  FileInputStream,
  ByteArrayOutputStream
}

import tiscaf._

import resource._

import http._
import common._
import permission._

import couch.Paper

import scala.util.Try

import gnieh.sohva.control.CouchClient

/** Backup the paper sources as a zip file
 *
 *  @author Lucas Satabin
 */
class BackupPaperLet(format: String, paperId: String, val couch: CouchClient, config: Config, logger: Logger) extends SyncPermissionLet(paperId, config, logger) {

  def permissionAct(user: Option[UserInfo], role: Role, permissions: Set[Permission])(implicit talk: HTalk): Try[Unit] = permissions match {
    case Download() =>
      entityManager("blue_papers").getComponent[Paper](paperId) map {
        case Some(Paper(_, name, _)) =>
          // only authors may backup the paper sources
          import FileUtils._
          val toZip =
            configuration.paperDir(paperId).filter(f => !f.isDirectory && !f.isHidden && !f.isTeXTemporary).toArray

          for(os <- managed(new ByteArrayOutputStream);
              zip <- managed(new ZipOutputStream(os))) {
            for (file <- toZip) {
              for(fis <- managed(new FileInputStream(file))) {
                try {
                  // create a new entry
                  zip.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(file.getName))
                  // write into this entry
                  val length = fis.available
                  for (i <- 0 until length)
                    zip.write(fis.read)
                  // close the entry which was just written
                  zip.closeEntry
                } catch {
                  case e: ZipException =>
                }
              }
            }

            zip.finish

            talk.setContentType(HMime.zip)
              .setContentLength(os.size)
              .setFilename(s"$name.$format")
              .write(os.toByteArray)
          }

        case None =>

          talk
            .setStatus(HStatus.NotFound)
            .writeJson(ErrorResponse("not_found", s"No paper data for paper $paperId"))
      }

    case _ =>
      Try(talk
        .setStatus(HStatus.Forbidden)
        .writeJson(ErrorResponse("no_sufficient_rights", "You have no right to download the paper sources")))
  }

}


Alena's life is a living hell. Since she arrived at a snobbish boarding school, she's been harassed every day by Philippa and the girls on the lacrosse team. But Alena's best friend Josephine is not going to accept that anymore. Not from the counselor or the principal, not from Philippa, and not from anyone else at that horrid school. If Alena does not fight back, then Josephine will take matters into her own hands. There's just one problem . . . Josephine has been dead for a year.


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