The Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a US$2.4 billion joint line of credit to finance sustainability projects in Brazil on 16 December 2016 (Valor, BNDES). The first operation will be a sustainable energy financing program of US$750 million from BNDES to Brazilian companies, with the Brazilian federal government as a guarantor. These energy infrastructure funds will focus on increasing the share of alternative renewable energy in the national energy matrix and energy efficiency. The funds will have a four-year term and an interest rate determined by the IDB's ordinary loans. BNDES emphasized that the energy projects stemming from this financing will help Brazil to reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals laid out by the U.N.'s Paris Accord on Climate Change. Between January and October 2016, BNDES had already disbursed US$20.6 billion in financing.
Uruguay beef exports in 2016 increased from 387,000 tons in 2015 to 440,000 tons. According to Meat Institute (INAC) President Federico Stanham, it is the largest volume produced in a decade (La Republica, 21 December 2016). INAC projected prices will close 2016 with an average price close to $3,400; a 10 percent decrease from 2015. The decrease in price is due to fifteen years of fluctuating prices. China is the primary destination for beef exports. The European Union only accounts for 12 percent of total beef volume exports (second largest market). The third largest market is NAFTA (Mexico, USA and Canada) with 23 percent (El Pais, 21 December 2016).
Members of the Honduran coffee sector predict a need for more than 60,000 seasonal workers for the 2016-2017 coffee harvest, which began on 1 October (Prensa Latina, 19 December 2016). Instituto Hondureño del Café (Ihcafé) President Asterio Reyes explained that last year between 35,000 – 40,000 workers from Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador came to Honduras to harvest coffee, and he expected that number to be closer to 60,000 in 2016 (La Tribuna). According to La Tribuna, the coffee sector generates up to 1 million direct and indirect jobs throughout the season.
The state oil firm Petrobras reported on 16 December 2016 that it signed a financing agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB) for a ten year loan of US$5 billion (Valor, Globo G1). The financing is the result of a US$10 billion agreement announced on 26 February 2016 between Petrobras and CDB. Per the agreement, Petrobras will provide a total volume of 100,000 barrels of oil per day to China National United Oil Corporation, China Zhenhua Oil, and Chemchina Petrochemical over the term of the loan, in lieu of making interest and principal payments. The company also signed agreements with these three firms.
The agreement is questionable on Petrobras' end. At an average price of US$50 per barrel of crude oil, Petrobras would effectively pay a 36.5 percent interest rate based on economic cost. However, Petrobras is the most indebted company in the world, with over US$100 billion in long-term debt as of 30 September 2016 and scaling efforts to shed non-core assets to reduce its leverage (Globo G1). As such, their credit options were limited in February 2016, and the US$10 billion agreement with CDB enabled them to raise funds in February without issuing equity, when their stock price was at its nadir (Globo G1). Shares of the firm rebounded in 2016, increasing 266 percent from a low of US$2.71 in February to US$9.91 on 20 December 2016, as the Brazilian stock market rallied in anticipation of Dilma Rousseff's impeachment and the price of Brent crude oil rebounded from a low of around US$35 in February to the mid-US$50s in December 2016 (Google Finance).
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto met with the Executive Board of Global Enterprises (CEEG) on 19 December 2016 and received the Mexico Agenda 2030: Proposals for Inclusive Growth before the Fourth Industrial Revolution (El Economista). The agenda contains approaches to achieve economic growth with greater productivity and social inclusion, and CEEG President Frédéric García claimed the document laid the foundation for Mexico to become the world's fifth largest exporter by 2030 (El Economista and SIPSE). Peña Nieto said the proposal matched his administration's vision of improving society through the transformation of productive sectors. The meeting was moderated by Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal and addressed a variety of topics, including development of value chains, special economic zones, and research and development among others. The CEEG includes 50 multinational companies which together represent 10 percent of the Mexico's GDP, 11 percent exports, and 40 percent of the country's total foreign direct investment (SIPSE).
El Economista reported on 19 December 2016 gasoline production from Pemex has reached its lowest levels since 1992. Gasoline production reached an average of 341,023 barrels per day (bpd) from January to October 2016 (El Economista). Production of premium gasoline from January to October 2016 stood at an average of just 9,700 bpd, a 45.8 percent decrease from the same period of 2015 when the company produced 17,900 bpd (América Economía). Gas shortages across Mexico have recently caused concern and Pemex clarified the shortages were due to bad weather issues which have prevented ships from unloading supplies in Tuxpan, Veracruz. Although Mexican refineries have experienced operational issues which have led to decreased production, Pemex insisted it was not the cause of gasoline any shortages (América Economía).
The Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry shared on 19 December 2016 that the Chinese Government requested protection for its citizens residing in Venezuela, following recent episodes of violence and looting due to cash shortages. According to Fernando Cepeda, the President of the Bolívar state Chamber of Commerce, hundreds of businesses were looted in Ciudad Bolívar, and many were Chinese-owned (Efecto Cocuyo). Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying stated the Chinese Embassy in Caracas activated an emergency mechanism to issue security warnings to Chinese residents in Venezuela and urged the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry to take measures to protect Chinese citizens (La Patilla).
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on 19 December 2016 agreed to gradually reopen the frontier beginning on 20 December. Maduro first shut down the border on 13 December for a 72-hour period to prevent alleged economic attacks from Colombia, and had stated the border would be closed until 2 January 2017. However, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced via Twitter that the pedestrian crossing, the Simón Bolívar International Bridge between San Antonio del Táchira in Venezuela and Cúcuta, Norte de Santander province, would reopen, followed by the eventual normalization of all border crossings (Efecto Cocuyo). Colombian Communication and Information Minister Ernesto Villegas also took to Twitter to report that the president instructed the Banco Central de Venezuela and Colombia's Banco de la República to discuss a solution to the problem of instability in Venezuela's money supply (Panorama).
The border reopened after the Colombian Foreign Relations Ministry announced on 19 December it summoned Iván Rincón, the Venezuelan Ambassador to Colombia, to Bogotá to hand Rincón a statement. The declaration expressed the Colombian Government's disagreement with Venezuela's accusations that Colombia has caused economic instability in Venezuela (El Nacional). Santos commented on 19 December that Venezuela's economic problems are not on the Colombian border, and stated he would travel to Cúcuta on 20 December to speak with local authorities (El Nacional). Maduro's decision to blame "cash mafias" and currency exchange houses in Colombian border cities such as Cúcuta for soaring inflation and currency hoarding have led to strained relations with Colombia since 11 December, when Maduro announced that all 100-bolivar notes would be removed from circulation. Maduro has since reversed the policy, and the decision to gradually reopen Venezuela's border with Colombia could help to repair relations with its neighbor and ensure Venezuelans can cross into Colombia for much-needed supplies of food and medicine.
Turkish Airlines began running its new Istanbul-Havana-Caracas route on 20 December 2016. The route is set to operate three times per week, with additional flights planned for the near future (Globovisión). During the inauguration ceremony in Caracas, Venezuelan Industry and Commerce Secretary Jesús Faría noted the rapid launch of the route following an accord signed at a 10 October summit between the Venezuelan and Turkish presidents. According to Sule Oztunc, the Turkish Ambassador to Venezuela, the route is part of Turkey's plans to expand its presence in Latin America (El Nacional).
United Nations spokesman Stéphane Dujaric announced on 16 December 2016 that the U.N. has given Venezuela and Guyana a one-year deadline to resolve their border dispute. If significant progress is not made by the end of 2017, the new Secretary General António Guterres will send the case to the U.N.'s International Court of Justice (El Universal). Current Secretary General Ban Ki-moon decided to continue the Good Offices process, which began in 1990, for another year, and Guterres is set to elect a new Good Offices envoy to mediate in the dispute shortly after taking office in 2017. Tal Cual noted the territorial dispute intensified in 2015 after ExxonMobil discovered oil fields in the waters off the coast of Guyana.
Ford Motor Company announced on 20 December 2016 it suspended its automobile production in Venezuela and will not resume operations until April 2017. Lyle Watters, Ford's President for South America, stated the measure would adjust production to demand in the country, and added the shutdown of Ford's plant would affect 2,000 employees (La Patilla). Ford is the only auto company that still mass produces cars in Venezuela, albeit at the rate of fewer than eight vehicles per day, according to figures from the Venezuelan auto producers' association Cavenez. Panorama noted Ford produced 2,253 of the national total of 2,758 cars between January 2016 and November 2016.
Guatemalan security and police forces captured thirteen people, including a Chief Commissioner and an Assistant Attorney for the Public Prosecutor (MP), on 18 December 2016 for the crimes of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, passive bribery, obstruction of justice, and abuse of authority (El Periodicio, Emisoras Unidas). According to El Periodico, the group, led by Mynor Fabricio Oajaca Quiroa, is part of an investigation implicating them in customs contraband as well as arms and drug trafficking. El Periodico linked the group to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico and reported they orchestrated the arrival and departure of drug shipments along the Pacific Coast from the beaches of Mazatenango. Interior Minister Franciso Rivas said the group terrorized the western part of the country through drug trafficking, extortion, contract killings and kidnapping (El Periodico).
The Brazilian Federal Public Ministry on 15 December 2016 denounced former President Lula on corruption and money laundering charges related to the Petrobras corruption scandal (Folha de S. Paulo, Valor). The crimes involve US$22.4 million in eight contracts between the state oil firm and Odebrecht, a major construction firm that has admitted to its involvement regarding bribes and cartel activity in the scandal. Lula stands accused of accepting US$3.7 million worth of land, used for the headquarters of his Instituto Lula in São Paulo, and a penthouse addition to his apartment in São Bernardo do Campo (SP) valued at US$150,000. The Ministry also cited Marcelo Odebrecht, Lula's wife, and others on money laundering.
The organization of Reporters Without Borders (RWB) released its annual report on 19 December 2016 and found Mexico to be the third deadliest country in the world for journalists during 2016 (Zócalo Saltillo). In 2016, there were nine reported murders of journalists in Mexico, only behind Syria (19) and Afghanistan (10) (Zócalo Saltillo). The organization listed Mexico as the most lethal country for journalists in Latin America as well as the deadliest among countries not at war (Veracruzanos and La Vanguardia). RWB accused the criminal organization Los Zetas for using violence to dissuade journalists from meddling in their affairs. RWB also pointed to corrupt police and judicial authorities who turn a blind eye to the repression of reporters when not involved in direct violence against journalists themselves (La Vanguardia).
Mexican Interior Secretary Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong requested that Mexican states and municipalities to strengthen their police forces on 20 December 2016, and suggested the army would not be used as a long term solution (Milenio). The Interior Secretary commented on security issues during the 41st Session of the National Public Security Council which also featured President Enrique Peña Nieto and other government officials (La Jornada and Milenio). Osorio Chong warned the armed forces should be used as a last resort in emergency situations and said the accusations of excessive force and a lack of legal framework have lowered morale in the military (Milenio). The Interior Secretary also highlighted the establishment of special anti-kidnapping units in every state and reported the Security Cabinet authorized the arrangement of operations in 50 of Mexico's most problematic municipalities (La Jornada).
Venezuela's Asamblea Nacional (AN) on 19 December 2016 agreed to investigate President Nicolás Maduro and Central Bank President Nelson Merentes to determine their responsibility for violence that broke out following the paper money shortages since 16 December. Opposition Deputy Freddy Guevara noted Article 294 of the Constitution provides for jail sentences in connection with destruction and looting, and stated Maduro should be imprisoned (Tal Cual). The legislative accord demanded the Government to extend the validity of the current money supply, and to take an inventory of damages caused to businesses and residents and send humanitarian aid to Bolívar state, the area of the country that experienced the highest level of looting and violence related to cash shortages (Efecto Cocuyo).
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on 16 December 2016 to protest cash shortages after the government announced the 100-bolívar bill would no longer serve as legal tender. Although President Nicolás Maduro on 17 December postponed the date by which the 100-bolívar note would be valid until 2 January 2017, citizens have already deposited or exchanged the notes and a new set higher-denomination bills had not yet arrived in Venezuela. Maduro stated on 18 December that his government had arrested over 300 people for causing violence in recent days (Panorama). The southern state of Bolívar experienced a high level of violent incidents, and the city of El Callao Mayor Coromoto Lugo reported 40 injuries and one firearm-related death (La Patilla). In Ciudad Bolívar, approximately 600 businesses were looted, 90 percent of food purveyors were robbed or destroyed, and over 3,000 state security officials were deployed (Efecto Cocuyo).
A delegation from the Brazilian state of Roraima was sent to the Venezuelan border on 19 December 2016 to assist 37 Brazilian citizens who were trapped in Venezuela. The Brazilians, the majority of whom hailed from Roraima and Amazonas states, were stuck at the border city of Santa Elena de Uiarén following President Nicolás Maduro's extension of the border closure between Venezuela and Brazil until 2 January 2017 (El Nacional). According to Claudio Bezerra, Brazilian Vice Consul in Santa Elena de Uiarén, the Brazilians requested help due to cash and food shortages after Maduro ordered the 100-bolívar bill taken out of circulation (El Universal). The Brazilian Foreign Relations Ministry announced later on 19 December that the Venezuela-Brazil border will be opened once per day for Brazilians to cross back into Brazil, but did not state how long the border would stay open per day (O Globo).


Here is my Airborne Avenger (Atari 1977) directb2s Backglass File. Image from DarthMarino There are other Versions avaiable here and there, with other Lights (Game Over, ...), but These Lights are only on the Apron. I tried to make a BG like the real one, with the Lights during the attract mode, like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqPisb42Du4 Have Fun.


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Not as busy as April, but I still had plenty of writing on the go. Hopefully by now you're familiar with my monthly roundup post. The idea is to provide a digest of last month's posts that I think you will still enjoy reading.


In 2017 the variable went down by 19.94%, according to updated numbers presented by European Commission. The indicator decreased from 1 342 810 Euro to 1 075 030 Euro, versus the prior year when it increased by 16.56%. The overall changes for the previous 17 years hit a raise of 122.84%. Furthermore, it has shown a 0.17 percent compound annual growth rate during the 5 years with a marginal overall rise since the start of time series. It averaged 439 844.71 Euro from 2001 to 2017 and it reached its all-time high of 1 342 810 Euro in 2016 and record low of 56 100 Euro in 2009.


Here and There on the Turf Jockey Club Broadens Attitude i Aurora Plans Are Ambitious May Improve Tropical Park ; Will Wait Reigh Counts Get Taxation Endangers Florida Racing ! ; Tampa Sport May Be Revived .,4 Latest example of the new order in New York racing as well as the changed attitude of The Jockey Club is reflected in the ac- tion of the latter organization in granting a license to train horses to Miss "Mary Hirsch, daughter of a well known trainer, Max Hirsch, but distinctly a conditioner of thoroughbreds in her own right. Miss Hirsch received her first papers to train horses from the Illinois State Racing Commission and later similar approval was given in Michigan, but announcement that her application has been okayed by The Jockey Club comes as a greater surprise than did news of the original permit because of the general adherence to old standards by the 250 Park Avenue organization. Miss Hirsch made her first bid for a license to The Jockey Club, but she was advised not to press the request. Undaunted while feeling in the right, Miss Hirsch finally found members of the Illinois commission in a sympathetic mood and was given her papers. After moving her horses to Michigan, the young New York woman was unable to obtain a license elsewhere and has not officially trained horses since, although she has had several in her care and has been responsible for their condition. One of these is the speedy sprinter Captain Argb, a delicate type of horse which lias done exceptionally well in Florida this winter under her tutelage. Her father claims no person in the world could have done so well with Captain Argo as Miss Hirsch. The opposition to granting JMiss Hirsch a license has beep principally based on the theory that it would set a bad precedent, but it might be said the same was true when the first permit was granted a male applicant. Quite a few men have been given the privilege to train horses who didnt deserve the right. Just because she is a woman is no reason why Miss Hirsch should not be allowed to train horses. She is well qualified, Which cannot be said for all the men having permits and she does not expect to receive any favors just because she is a woman. Rules and regulations apply to her just as they do to any others on the race track and she can be expected to obey them just as well as male trainers. What is most significant, however, in the action of The Jockey Club in giving Miss Hirsch trainers license is the broader attitude adopted by the solons of 250 Park avenue towards the government of racing. It presages a new order in the sport. Even though their meeting at Aurora last year was a substantial loser and this -pring they must closed on a Friday instead of Continued on twenty-first page. HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page. Saturday, the Fox "Valley Jockey Club again intends to add 0,000 to the Illinois Derby. This mile and a furlong event brought out a pretty fair field of three-year-olds last spring, victory going to Dixianas speedy filly Mata Hari, by a narrow margin over James W. Parrishs New Deal. Coming as it does three weeks after the Kentucky Derby and a similar time before the Detroit Derby, the Aurora special should attract many of the Wests better three-year-olds, especially those which are not shipped east for campaigning. Numerous improvements are being made at Aurora in anticipation of better support from the public at the Fox Valley course. The space between the grandtsand and the track is being concreted and the walk to the paddock also is being paved. The front stairways to the grandstand are being replaced by ramps leading into the betting in-closures and the seating facilities in the stand also arc being improved. Even though the Aurora meeting does not start until May 1, more than a hundred horses already are in training there, having recently arrived from New Orleans, where they had been campaigning at the Fair Grounds. Racing in Florida was brought to a close Monday afternoon at Tropical Park with the offering of a program benefiting charity. The season has been a long one, running continuously from December 15, but despite its great length, it has been the most successful in modern times at Miami. As a result the 1935-6 season may be expected to be as long. Both the Miami Jockey Club and the Gables Racing Association made good profits, even the latter organization at the first Tropical Park meeting. In the case, of Tropical Park, the good season may result in a number of improvements being made by William Vincent Dwyer, the prin- j cipal owner. Dwyer has in mind an extension of the grandstand and other alterations to improve accommodations for the public. If the Florida legislature should happen to pass a measure providing for a more equitable distribution of the best dates between Hialeah and Tropical, Dwyer may go to even greater effort to improve Tropical Park. In the mind of no less an authority than Matt Winn, Tropical Park possesses one of the finest racing plants in the country. The Kentucky Derby impresario says the Gables course would be more widely recognized as such but for the existence of Hialeah Park with its fabulous "beauty. Tropical has not near the landscaping of the older Miami track, but more is planned by Dwyer in his effort to make the plant as complete and as beautiful as possible. The victory of Our Count for H. R. Rum-age in the Fort Worth Handicap at Arlington Downs Saturday, when he lowered the track record for a mile and one-sixteenth, bears out the theory now entertained by Mr. and Mrs. John Hertz that the produce of Reigh Count must necessarily be given plenty of time for development. Our Count, a gelded son of Reigh Count and Anita Pea-body, is on the small order, but even so he did not reach his stride until last summer as a threeTyear-old. Other sons and daughters of Reigh Count also have demonstrated their lateness in coming to hand and as a consequence Frank Hackett, who has charge of the Hertz stable at Columbia, intends to go slowly with the Reigh Count juveniles this season. Meanwhile he looks for his two promising Reigh Count three-year-olds Our Reigh and Count Arthur to be better race horses than they were last year. Among the questions expected to come before the Florida legislature when it convenes next month is one increasing the tax on pari-mutuel betting. Already the Everglade state get three cents of every dollar wagered and with the tracks share amounting to seven cents plus another cent and three-quarters from the breakage, the public gets a pretty thorough going over. If the cut is made any stiffer by the state increasing its share, Florida racing will be pushed over the danger line. The public is able to stand plenty of gaff, but there is a limit to everything, including the percentage they will allow to be taken from the money wagered on horse races. If Floridas legislators can see the matter in the correct light they will let well enough alone and not alter the present status of the racing bill insofar as the take is concerned. Racing at the horse and dog tracks in Florida nets the state treasury nearly a million and a half dollars. This is very important money in Florida and is divided . I equally among all the counties for school purposes. In more than one case it has been the means of the; schools remaining open. When the Florida legislators put the life af racing in danger by considering an increase in taxation, they will be aiming a blow at their educational system. Also they will be weakening Floridas attraction as a winter, .haven for tourists. Too much taxation will and can have the effect of driving the capital of winter racing to some other section of the country and with it will go many thousands of good spenders. California is doing the right thing by racing and its many attractions by reducing the takeout, not increasing it. A strong possibility exists that racing will be revived in the Tampa-St. Petersburg district, perhaps at a new course more convenient than the old Tampa track. The writer knows of one prominent racing man who has gone into the situation on the west coast of Florida very thoroughly and he is convinced good racing could be made successful, but he certainly cannot be expected to go into the project if Florida raises its cut of the wagering from three to say five per cent. The best lesson of what the heavier take means is to be learned from dog racing at the Miami greyhound tracks this winter. Even though the sport at Hialeah and Tropical parks boomed as more persons than ever visted Miami this season, the attendance and wagering at the dog tracks showed a decrease. The take at the dog tracks is fifteen per cent plus breakage. Results of the ninety-seventh running of the Grand National Steeplechase were very disappointing to the majority of American racing fans, as they had hoped Thomond H. would carry the silks of John Hay Whitney to victory. Thomond II., second choice in the wagering to Golden Miller, could do no better, however, than finish third behind the outsiders, Reynoldstown and Blue Prince, thus duplicating his feat of a year ago when Golden Miller and Delaneige led him to the judges in the worlds greatest steeplechase spectacle. Golden Millers downfall must have been very stunning to the English racing public, as Miss Dorothy Pagets horse had been made the shortest-priced favorite in years, but the result was very pleasing to the bookmakers, as they had been deluged with commissions on the horse. Whitney may be expected back at Aintree next spring for a try at the Grand National. The young American sportsman is very keen on owning a vinner of the jumping classic, an honor enjoyed by very few Americans. Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark was the last American to furnish a Grand National winner, her Kcllsboro Jack emerging victorious two years ago. Previous to that A. Charles Schwartz saw his Jack Horner get the verdict in 1926, while Stephen "Laddie" San-fords Sergeant Murphy defeated a notable field in 1923. Before that year the Grand National was regularly captured by home-owned horses. Connecticut will have no racing, this year at least, which should make the operators of New York, Rhode Island and New Hampshire tracks feel much easier. Governor Cross vetoed the pari-mutuel measure passed by the legislature, and his action received the approval of the house of representatives. The Connecticut bill would have gone on the statute books had Governor Cross been called out of the state or something, as Lieut. Gov. Frank Hayes most surely would have signed it. The former mayor of Water-bury long has been the owner of a modest stable trained by that master of the English language, P. E. Fitzgerald. With no racing in Connecticut, Walter OHara, at Narragansett Park, and Lou Smith, at Rockingham Park, will have no cause to worry about added competition for horses while the owners of New York tracks need have no fears about a loss of attendance. One angle to the treatment of j the resolution altering New York states constitution permitting pari-mutuel betting by the senate committee, in which it now reposes, is eliminated by the death of Connecticuts racing bill. Pari-mutuels in Connecticut undoubtedly would have hurried New York action. The resolution already has been passed at one session of the New York legislature, and must be approved by another before it can be put before the people for their vote. Then a pari-mutuel bill must be passed be-form this form of betting is made legal, and at the very earliest this could not be attained before 1936. That the resolution is having trouble is indicated by the open opposition of Senator Crawford, sponsor of the law under which the metropolitan circuit now enjoys open wagering. When the annual meeting of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners adjourned at Miami in January, the delegates were agreed on the new modified claiming rule, which provided for a maximum claiming price of ,000 and a twenty-five per cent increase on the value of horses claimed for a period of thirty days. The new regulation was put into effect for the first time towards the middle of the Hialeah Park meeting, and it resulted in a reduced amount of claiming, as the haltermen were more wary about taking horses which had to run in higher brackets for the ensuing month. To take the place of the higher-priced claiming events forbidden by the new rule, graded handicaps were offered, but these failed to meet with the general approval of horsemen. Taking a cue from the results in Florida and the protests of many horsemen, quite a few of the racing commissioners have been thinking about the new claiming rule. Kentucky, one of the first states to adopt the regulation, has just changed it by raising the maximum price of ,000, which is high enough to take in all platers. As a result the racing secretaries at the Kentucky tracks will not be called upon to offer substitutes such as the graded handicaps for the higher-priced claiming events. Other states probably will follow Kentuckys lead, but one of these probably will not be New York. Sponsors of the new claiming law, members of the American Thoroughbred Breeders Association, had hoped to elevate the standards of racing by reducing the number of claiming races, but probably some other means than the arbitrary use of graded handicaps will have to be found.


Trying to re-create the undulation of ocean waves in non-organic material…fancy talk.
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In Black Sect you play the role of a guy who has been entrusted both to stop the strange sect that torments the town of Hobdale, and to recover the spell book in its possession. The game takes place in said town and its surroundings, and has a typical medieval setting.
The game is from the producers of Maupiti Island, and even though it has similarities, it also has unique qualities of its own. You have only three days to solve your situation, and like every real time adventure, people come and go according to the hour. You have sixteen actions and seven more for the items, all shown through icons. It can take a while to realize the meaning of each icon, but you will come to understand their purpose. As in all games with so many actions, you never know if you must push, raise, or pull the lever, but that doesn't matter.
The interface is simple. In the right side there are, from top to bottom: the Lankhor logo (that if pressed shows the percentage of the game already completed), the time, the hint button (that shows you a little and pretty useless hint), the chosen item from your inventory, items on the floor if any, and a button that shows the actions. On the lower part of the screen there is the move icon, the inventory, and the save button. In the corner there is a circle with a BS. It's used to exit, and if it changes to a picture of grass, it means you are hidden.
Fortunately, time isn't much of a problem as long as you don't walk around too much, and has just the right effect on the game.
The game mostly revolves around finding items and using them, or giving them to someone. Although that works most of the time, if one gets stuck it is easy to become bored and leave the game. The difficulty of the game doesn't help with that point. Also there is no dialogue: talking to someone shows just one or two phrases, just to know what to do with them. It may feel like a flaw, but this is not that kind of game.
You can have only five items at once, so you may need to drop something, and as you never know what item you are going to need it can be a bit annoying.
On the technical side the graphics are good, if not great, and the music and environment sounds are good.
In the end, although the game has flaws it can be enjoyed at least for a while, and it's worth trying if you like this kind of game.
While most of this game has been translated from French, some parts were unable to be changed: the intro credits and help text for the objects and locations, and in the move panel, west is still marked with an O. This is not an official English translation, as Lankhor never made one.
This game has been set up to work on modern Windows (10/8/7/Vista/XP 64/32-bit) computers without problems. Please choose Download - Easy Setup (2.61 MB).


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School Wellness Offers Teachable Moments
For Bill Rawlinson, learning from MassCOSH about environmental hazards that trigger asthma in students and staff is more than just a part of his job, it's also a personal matter.
"Learning about different asthma triggers was eye-opening," said Rawlinson of Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers. "It will help me think about what more I can be doing in my school as well as with my son who is asthmatic. There are a lot more things that I could be doing to help him manage [his asthma]."
Thanks to funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency, MassCOSH is training Rawlinson and 11 other school community members to be Healthy Schools Champions who take action through environmental school audits, identifying asthma triggers that can be eliminated.
MassCOSH's Healthy School coordinators Tolle Graham's and Al Vega's work preventing asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases in school workers and students sometimes starts at the crack of dawn, greeting school staff members turned indoor air quality advocates just as they arrive at work.
"We are looking to prevent what's happening in Detroit from happening here," says Vega, referring to Detroit public school teacher's recent suit against the city's public school system, demanding officials repair moldy, dirty, and pest infested buildings they say are creating dangerous conditions for students and staff. "It's a sad example of what can happen when school conditions aren't seen as a priority"
MassCOSH and its partner, the Boston Healthy Schools Taskforce, have been able to ensure that healthy school environments are not an after-thought by integrating environmental health into the official wellness policy for all Boston Public Schools, a big victory for over 65,000 students and staff who work and learn in these old buildings.
With this new mandate, the BPS Health & Wellness Department provide stipends to the 12 Healthy Schools Champions, opening the door to further improving school conditions.
"With the engagement of our healthy school champions, we are hearing more about ways to improve BPS policies such as the green cleaning policy, which requires the use of certified green cleaners for the majority of school cleaning." said Graham. "However, the policy did not cover products and procedures for all before and after school programs. We are really excited to be working with the Taskforce to expand this policy so that all programs will use the approved products and receive the same training. We are also finally moving away from using a known asthma trigger, bleach, which will be replaced with a more asthma friendly hydrogen peroxide based sanitizer and disinfectant"
"By expanding our cadre of healthy school champions, we are showing more and more schools that they can be more proactive about improving the environmental quality of their schools," explains Graham. "I don't think the schools involved are seeing it as something they just have to do, but something that really benefits everyone."
For many of these new champions, MassCOSH's trainings are the first time they really considered the effects of mold, clutter, chemicals, pests and other hazards on their well-being.
"I really liked learning about green cleaners," said Mattahunt Elementary staff member Kyla Tavares. "I just used to use whatever was available like bleach and wipes. Being able to understand the difference between sanitizers, disinfectants and green cleaners will help me change the way I clean."
"Quite a few eyebrows are also raised when we start talking about how many asthma triggers there are in school buildings," said Vega.
With more trainings set to take place this spring into summer, MassCOSH is piloting a training to involve peer leaders from its Teens Lead @ Work program as young Health Schools Champions. For more details, please email tolle.graham@masscosh.org

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Home DOGS Dog Breed Bully Breeds: Born or Educated?
Bully Breeds: Born or Educated?
Most American pet lovers truly feel that even if dogs belong to the bully breeds, they can be safe pets provided they are trained well. Bully breeds include Rottweilers, Pit bulls, Chow Chows, Dobermans and German shepherds. These breeds are believed to be vicious by nature thus not good as pet choices.
Most pet lovers believe that a dog is as good or as bad as the owner. A dog that has been trained to be friendly and well behaved will do so irrespective of its breed and a dog that has been trained to be suspicious and vicious with others will behave accordingly.
A recent survey, conducted among pet owners, shows that almost 60% of them believe that dogs from bully breeds should be allowed in residential societies, while almost 38% of them wanted to have the bully breeds banned.
Despite their agreeing about allowing bully breeds almost all of them did not favor the pit bull when asked about this specific breed. Apart from this, most of them requested all large breeds to be also banned.
Most of the older pet owners who were polled, voted for the ban on certain breeds, whereas the younger generation welcomed them into their homes. On the same note parents with pets favored the ban but couples with no kids were not in favor of the ban. Parents definitely did not want to take risks with breeds like pit bulls.
There are many who believe that young guys prefer to have bigger dogs. It is almost a status symbol to be seen walking these muscle dogs. They tend to carry the don't-mess -with-me attitude, supporting the fact that a dog is only as good as its owner.
Dog Whisperer, Cesar Milan begs people to make a difference and states that each dog should be evaluated on its own merits. He believes that each dog is different and the right environment and training will keep its social manners in line with any society rule.
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I just finished painting a bunch of egg carton cherry blossoms. I'm going to make long strings of garland (on twine) to decorate for my little niece's third birthday party!
I told my sister-in-law she has to keep these forever - and I mean it, in a way. I really hope they aren't a-one-time-use-and-into-the-trash-deal...I hope they can be reused for her older daughter, and maybe passed along to friends, maybe? right?
ps. How I did it: cut out the cartons into individual pods (or tear them apart, a little easier but more jagged edges to trim); cut four triangles - one in each side; go back and trim the petals into a rounded tip; paint by hand with watered down acrylic paint.
pps. The plan for garlands: poke holes in the end of each (the circle), tie a knot in the string, thread them on like a bead, tie another knot to secure.


At Cloudmark, we have long recognized that we are in an arms race against the spammers. Spammers are continually trying to come up with new techniques for getting through our spam filters, and we are constantly monitoring their activities and staying one step ahead. It seems that the same thing is now happening in the world of identity authentication for financial transactions.
For example, a bank may provide a token generator app for your smartphone. If you want to log into your bank account over the Internet you need to include a code generated from this app in real time. So, what better disguise for a trojan trying to take over your bank account than a fake token generator? But the cyber criminals have taken it one step further. RSA recently documented a malware control panel that generates fake token apps with any required design, so they can be made to match the design for specific banks. The resulting malware, mToken, has been detected on thousands of smartphones in several countries world wide.
The mToken software uses HTML injection to intercept communications when you visit your bank's web site, but it also has another sneaky trick. It sends a copy of incoming SMS messages back to a command and control sever. Since SMS is often used to perform password resets or allow additional authentication for transactions, this gives the criminals another tool for taking over your bank account. SMS message interception is also a feature in an sms trojan reported by FireEye this week. The MisoSMS malware so far has only hit Korean users. It captures incoming SMS messages and forwards them by email to the criminals.
One important way to mitigate the effects of this sort of attack is to disrupt communications between the compromised devices and the command and control servers. MisoSMS uses email, and mToken uses both SMS and HTML to communicate. Once the threat has been identified, HTML communications can be disrupted by network black holing of the C2 servers at the DNS or router level. (This was the technique used to stop the SpamSoldier Android botnet a year ago.) However, disrupting email and SMS based command and control communications requires a tool that can analyze messages and do sophisticated pattern matching to detect known threats. Ideally you need a signature based system that can be updated in seconds to deal with a new attack. Luckily that's one of the many features of Cloudmark Security Platform for Broadband (email) and Cloudmark Security Platform for Mobile Messaging (SMS).
As phones become more important not just as communications devices, but as tools for managing finances and payments, they become more and more attractive to hackers. Though infection rates for Android malware are still low, the value of each individual infection is potentially very high if it allows the spammer to drain the victim's bank account and max out their credit cards. If phones are to remain as trusted devices, it is vital that mobile carriers have in place all the tools necessary to mitigate these attacks. In the case of the MisoSMS attack, for example, the ability to filter outbound mail to specific addresses or with content in a specific format would be necessary. The tools that Cloudmark Security Platform for Broadband provides for controlling outbound spam are equally applicable in this case, and could be used to prevent the infected devices from relaying copies of the victim's SMS messages back to the criminals.


Pope Francis confounds the false narrative of a pope who asks us to choose between service to the poor and the defense of unborn human life.
Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, is being scrutinized for its teaching on abortion, and other hot-button issues, by reporters and commentators who may wish to sustain the on-going narrative of a pontiff who asks us to choose between service to the poor and the defense of the unborn child. The pope clearly rejects that false choice, and as he presents his plans for "a new phase of evangelization, one marked by enthusiasm and vitality," he clearly wants the faithful to embrace both missions.
The relevant passages on abortion and religious freedom in his 84-page apostolic exhortation are below.
On Abortion: the defense of unborn life is "closely linked to the defense of each and every other human right."
On Religous Freedom-- and "the myopia of a certain rationalism."
55. The Synod Fathers spoke of the importance of respect for religious freedom, viewed as a fundamental human right. This includes "the freedom to choose the religion which one judges to be true and to manifest one's beliefs in public". A healthy pluralism, one which genuinely respects differences and values them as such, does not entail privatizing religions in an attempt to reduce them to the quiet obscurity of the individual's conscience or to relegate them to the enclosed precincts of churches, synagogues or mosques. This would represent, in effect, a new form of discrimination and authoritarianism. The respect due to the agnostic or non-believing minority should not be arbitrarily imposed in a way that silences the convictions of the believing majority or ignores the wealth of religious traditions. In the long run, this would feed resentment rather than tolerance and peace.
Now let's see whether these salient points are included in coverage of the apostolic exhortation.


The special education faculty at Bomaderry High School currently supports 21 students with special needs. The special education staff includes two specialist teachers and two teachers' aides who are highly committed to provide all students with the best possible learning opportunities.
Through the development and implementation of specific teaching and learning programs, students are able to access the life skills curriculum, elective classes taught by mainstream teachers as well as a number of post-school options which will allow them to make a successful transition to adulthood and the world of further education, training or work.
The special education unit at Bomaderry High School believes that working in partnership ensures that students who have difficulties learning will be given the best possible opportunities to succeed.
Through collaborative planning we hope that we can successfully move students from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational training, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, independent living and or community particiation.
Teaching programs are developed in accordance with the NSW DET life skills syllabus Stages 4, 5 and 6. The planning, preparation and implementation of teaching programs is an involved and necessary process designed to ensure that all students are given every opportunity to access the life skills curriculum and therefore learn alongside each other.
Programs are developed within the first 3 weeks of term one and are continually assed throughout the academic year. Each students individual education plan (IEP) are based on their own ability, tailored to meet each student's academic needs. Assessments are conducted in the first couple of weeks to ascertain strengths and weaknesses and an IEP meeting is held in consultation with the parent or career of each student.
Assessments are conducted using a variety of assessment tools, and through consultation with all stakeholders and most importantly the student to prioritise goals and set authentic targets both at school and for our older students transition pathways.
Programming, teaching and learning are viewed as a shared responsibility and as a partnership between students, teachers, parents and support agencies where necessary. A collaborative approach to teaching and learning also ensures that individual students' needs are being addressed and met through the development of individual education plans and transition planning.
The movement from school to adult life is one of the most critical transition periods for all students, especially those with special needs. Research has indicated that students with special needs require greater support in their transition to adult life than their peers. This is especially the case in relation to vocational outcomes, which includes getting and maintaining work.
The special education faculty at Bomaderry High School recognises the need for effective planning and support of secondary-aged students with special needs and therefore supports the transition planning process through a range of Programs.
Transition planning is student centred. It focuses and concentrates on the outcomes that students need to achieve in order to facilitate a smooth transition from school to adult life. The process is designed to incorporate the involvement of each individual student in a personalised process which focuses both on their current and future goals.
Students, parents, teachers, community agencies, community services and government departments all work together to bring about the best possible outcomes for students whether it be for them to get a job if they have the appropriate skills or to access a program that caters to their individual needs once they have left school.
The Support Unit at Bomaderry High School works closely with such organisations as Essential Personal, Northcott, Flagstaff, PCYC, Centrelink, Centacare and AGO to ensure that all students are placed in appropriate and meaningful post-school training and employment.
Regular attendance at school (PDF 421KB) is directly related to the success of your child, both at school and after leaving school.
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America's New 1,900-HP Electric Hypercar Will Soon Be Unleashed
Dec. 19, 2020 7:10 AM ET by Martin Bigg Electric Vehicles / 8 Comments
Prototype testing of the Elation Freedom will begin next year.
A new era of electric hypercars with absurd amounts of power is about to begin, led primarily by the Lotus Evija, Pininfarina Battista, and Rimac C_Two.
But there's another entry from the US you may not be aware of. Last month, California-based startup Elation Hypercars previewed its extraordinary Freedom hypercar, and development has only continued to gain ground ever since. Bypassing the typical "mockup" stage, Elation is instead focused on jumping right into a fully functional prototype.
Previewed in new renders released this week, perhaps to try and steal some of the Hennessey Venom F5's thunder, the prototype is nicknamed Dogo 001 as a reference to the Dogo Argentino - a dog breed famous in South America for its strength and power. The renders are "a preview of our vision becoming reality," said Carlos Satulovsky, CEO of Elation Hypercars. "While our prototyping phase has been well underway for some time now, we are incredibly excited to share the physical manifestation of our car with the world."
Elation Hypercars
Elation Hypercars plans to show off the Dogo 001 early next year, at around the same time static and dynamic prototype testing gets underway. The final production version will bow at the 2022 Geneva Motor Show, replete with streamlined carbon-fiber bodywork that "balances a timeless, elegant aesthetic with precise, purist performance." Partly because of that carbon bodywork, Elation boasts that the Freedom will be "one of the lightest, most powerful cars available in the world."
Production of the Freedom hypercar will be limited to only 25 examples per year, each requiring more than 4,000 hours to build. In standard spec, the Freedom will be offered with three electric motors generating a combined 1,427 horsepower and 1,062 lb-ft of torque, but the range-topper will be a quad-motor version with a colossal 1,903 horsepower.
The sprint from 0 to 62 mph in the Elation Freedom will take 1.8 seconds before the car tops out at an electronically limited 260 mph.
For those that prefer combustion power, Freedom is one of very few startups working on both pure-electric and internal combustion propulsion. The company's forthcoming Iconic Collection will be powered by a 5.2 liter V10, good for 750 horsepower and an 8,500-rpm redline, and backed by a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel drive. The 0-62-mph sprint should come in about 2.5 seconds, and the top speed will be limited to 240 mph.
Pricing for the electric Freedom will start at $2 million, while the combustion variant will be even more expensive, starting at around $2.3 million.
Elation Hypercars has a lot to prove, as we've lost count of how many automotive startups have failed to deliver on their bold claims, or have folded before ever turning out a saleable product. But going purely by the weight of its claims, the company is a promising one.
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Thursday delivered substantial losses to investors, with major market benchmarks losing about 1% on the day. Concerns about the financial sector helped lift expectations of more volatile trading in the near future, with the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEMKT: VXX) posting gains of more than 6% in anticipation of greater turbulence ahead. The Dow's drop of almost 200 points was significant, but some stocks posted even greater losses on a percentage basis. Among them were Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE: SBH), and Intra-Cellular Therapies (NASDAQ: ITCI).
Deutsche Bank fell 7%, hitting an all-time record low for the shares that trade on the New York Stock Exchange during the day. The German bank has been under pressure for a while, and now, it appears that some of the bank's customers are taking action to protect themselves from potential future fallout. In particular, reports surfaced that some of the clients that use Deutsche Bank as a clearinghouse for trading activity in derivatives have withdrawn some of the excess liquidity they had on deposit there, and some have closed out positions to avoid any potential counterparty or clearing risk. As U.S. financial institutions saw during the financial crisis in 2008, such losses of confidence can sometimes feed on themselves and actually create the problem that investors were trying to avoid. Investors will have to wait and see whether Deutsche Bank can survive the onslaught.
Sally Beauty Holdings dropped 7% after the beauty company revealed the resignation of CFO Mark Flaherty. The company said that Flaherty had resigned "to pursue other interests" and "was not the result of any disagreement with the Corporation regarding its operations, policies, practices or otherwise." Nevertheless, the departing CFO entered into a separation agreement that will pay Flaherty his base salary for 15 months in exchange for a release of any potential claims against Sally Beauty. Janna Minton will take over as interim principal financial officer until a CFO replacement is found. The phrasing of the SEC filing of the news seemed to imply a more detailed story behind the episode, but any such details might never become public.
Finally, Intra-Cellular Therapies crashed 64%. The company announced late yesterday that its results from a phase 3 clinical trial of its schizophrenia drug ITI-007 failed to show any separation from the placebo with respect to its primary endpoint of producing improvement in total patient scores on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale metric. The trial did show that ITI-007 was better than rival drug risperidone in terms of safety and tolerability, and Intra-Cellular speculated that an unusually high placebo response at certain sites might have affected trial results adversely. Intra-Cellular expects to continue to study ITI-007 and remains optimistic that the entirety of its research could provide enough evidence that the drug is effective in treating schizophrenia. Nevertheless, investors are concerned that the failure could prevent FDA approval in the future even if other studies have more favorable results.


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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shows Patrik Mathews. FBI agents on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, arrested the former Canadian Armed Forces reservist and two other men who are linked to a violent white supremacist group and were believed to be heading to a pro-gun rally next week in Virginia's capital. The three men are members of The Base and were arrested on federal charges in a criminal complaint unsealed in Maryland, according to a Justice Department news release. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police via AP)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A hidden camera captured members of a violent white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday. Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Jordan Mathews...
Photographs of Consuelo Alejandra Haynie, 52, right, and three of her children, 12-year-old Maylan, 14-year-old Mathew, and 15-year-old Alexis Haynie, left to right, are displayed at a candlelight vigil for the Haynie family at City Park in Grantsville, Utah, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Police say four members of the Haynie family were killed and one injured after being shot by a teenage family member on Jan. 17. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP)
Utah police: Boy accused in killing 4 not cooperating
GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A boy accused of shooting and killing four members of a Utah family and wounding a fifth surrendered peacefully following the Friday night slayings, but has since refused to speak with detectives trying to piece together a possible motive, police said Monday. Police in the...
Demonstrators are seen during a pro-gun rally, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Thousands of pro-gun supporters are expected at the rally to oppose gun control legislation like universal background checks that are being pushed by the newly elected Democratic legislature. (AP Photo/Sarah Rankin)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists from around the country rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol on Monday to protest plans by the state's Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation — a move that has become a key flash point in the national debate over...
Coroner: Inmate dies, found hanging at a Mississippi prison
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — An inmate at a Mississippi prison that was a focus of recent deadly unrest was found hanging in his cell by two corrections officers over the weekend and pronounced dead, a coroner said Sunday. Coroner Heather Burton said she was called Sunday to the Mississippi State...
Fencing and magnetometers are set up around Capitol Square for the anticipated pro gun rally at the Virginia State Capitol Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A look at expected participants in Virginia gun rally
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia that's expected to draw a mix of militias, firearms advocates and white supremacists to Richmond. Citing credible threats of violence, Gov. Ralph...
The Virginia state Capitol building is surrounded by fencing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in Richmond, Va., in preparation for Monday's rally by gun rights advocates. Gun-rights groups are asking a judge to block the Virginia governor's ban on firearms at a massive pro-gun rally scheduled for next week. Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday, Jan. 15, announced a state of emergency and banned all weapons from the rally at the Capitol. (Dean Hoffmeyer/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Virginia's highest court upholds weapons ban at gun rally
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's highest court on Friday upheld a ban on firearms at an upcoming pro-gun rally in the state's capital, an event that authorities feared could erupt in violence at the hands of armed extremists. The Virginia Supreme Court's decision came a day after gun-rights groups...
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows John Gardner. Gardner a Texas inmate with a history of violence against women faces execution for fatally shooting his wife, who had repeatedly told friends and family she would never get out of her marriage alive. Gardner is set to receive a lethal injection Wednesday Jan. 15, 2019 for the January 2005 slaying of Tammy Gardner.(Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
Texas inmate faces execution for killing wife in 2005
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women is set to be executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his wife, who had feared she would never get out of her marriage alive. John Gardner, 64, is facing lethal injection for the January 2005 slaying of Tammy Gardner...
Police officers respond to a shooting at Bellaire High School, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in Bellaire, Texas. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect arrested
BELLAIRE, Texas (AP) — A 16-year-old student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect was arrested hours later, officials said. Grenita Latham, interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, confirmed the shooting victim at Bellaire High School had died...
Prisoner advocates hold signs supporting inmate rights at a protest outside the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. The protesters called on the federal government to investigate Mississippi's prison system for possible civil rights violations. They say five deaths in recent days highlights deliberate violations of inmates' constitutional rights. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Lawsuit says Mississippi prisons are 'plagued by violence'
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than two dozen Mississippi inmates sued the state Tuesday, saying understaffed prisons are "plagued by violence" and inmates are forced to live in decrepit and dangerous conditions. The federal lawsuit follows an outbreak of violence that killed five inmates and left an...
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, students walk on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein donated more than $700,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visited campus at least nine times after being convicted of sex crimes in 2008, according to new findings from a law firm hired to investigate Epstein's ties with the elite school, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. MIT President L. Rafael Reif called the findings "a sharp reminder of human fallibility and its consequences." ( AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Epstein gave $850,000 to MIT, visited 9 times, report finds
BOSTON (AP) — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein donated $750,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visited campus at least nine times as he sought to rehabilitate his image following a 2008 sex crimes conviction, according to findings released Friday by a law firm hired to...


Chevron sides and a horizontal front—it's fabulous to mix up your stripes, especially when they grace a figure-flattering maxi skirt as gorgeous as this design. Pair it with white or black tops and tees—or even better, a top in a bright, contrasting color.
Pull-on, maxi length with an away-from-the-body fit.


Ever want to play the lead guitar and rock the house down like the guitarists in your favourite band?
These tips are only for those who have mastered the basic guitar lead tips.
The idea behind sweep picking is that you're going to play notes, one after another, that are on strings next to each other, rather than playing notes on the same string. It sounds exactly like strumming but in the case of sweep picking, you want the notes to be heard individually and clearly. In order to do sweep picking, you have to do a sort-of strum but do it with more force so that each note rings clear. Sweep picking allows you to play notes one after another much faster than if we were using other techniques such as alternate picking.
To understand and be good at tapping, you have to understand and be good at doing hammer ons and pull offs with your fretting hand. Hammer ons and offs are called slurs and using this technique, the left hand is the only hand doing the job. In tapping, the pulling off part of the slur is done with the right hand and plucking of the string is avoided. You will use the force of the string hitting the fret to cause the string to vibrate. In other ways, tapping is slurs done with both hands.
Legato means ?to play smoothly with no unintentional audible pauses in between the notes?. Sounds hard, it really isn?t. Legato greatly resembles slurs but only without the pulling off part. A legato can be done by constantly hammer on to while the picking hand only hits the first note. It can even be done without picking. That?s all there is to doing a legato but this technique takes lots of practice so get right down to it.
As its name suggest, string skipping refers to the guitarist picking a string, skips the immediate string be it up or down, and pick the next string. There isn?t much to teach about string skipping but it requires a lot of practice. Okay! On to the next technique.
Natural harmonics when played correctly, sound like bells. No kidding. Natural harmonics are played on open strings. Place a finger lightly on a string above the fret (not pressed down) and pick with your right hand. To make it sound louder, remove your finger from the string immediately when the note rings. Natural harmonics can be played on all frets but they sound louder when played on the 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th and 19th frets. Natural harmonics are best played with an amplifier. Just a reminder, when you are playing the natural harmonic, don?t press where you normally press to get a note out, press gently on the metal strip dividing the two frets.
Slightly different from natural harmonics, artificial requires the guitarist to press his finger or fingers on the fretboard to produce the harmonic sound. How do you play an artificial harmonic? First of all, you have to know that in the case of artificial harmonics, it branches out into more in-depth harmonic techniques such as pinch harmonics, finger pick harmonics, double attack harmonics and tapped harmonics. All these artificial harmonics have different names as they are played differently.
To learn more about harmonics, proceed to the next article on harmonics. Need more help? Consider getting a guitar teacher in Singapore to guide you to be achieve your dream of playing the electric guitar!
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All Pieter Bruegel Oil Paintings
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c.1525-69 Greatest Netherlandish painter of the 16th century. Not much is known of his early life, but in 1551 he set off for Italy, where he produced his earliest signed painting, Landscape with Christ and the Apostles at the Sea of Tiberias (c. 1553). Returning to Flanders in 1555, he achieved some fame with a series of satirical, moralizing prints in the style of Hiëronymus Bosch, commissioned by an Antwerp engraver. He is best known for his paintings of Netherlandish proverbs, seasonal landscapes, and realistic views of peasant life and folklore, but he also took a novel approach to religious subject matter, portraying biblical events in panoramic scenes, often viewed from above. He had many important patrons; most of his paintings were commissioned by collectors. In addition to many drawings and engravings, about 40 authenticated paintings from his enormous output have survived.
Related Paintings to Pieter Bruegel :.
| Giordano, Luca - La Batalla de San Quintin, 1692-93 | Georges Seurat51 | Giovanni Boldini (08) | Dyck, Antonio van (Copia de Taller)-El conde de Arundel y su nieto Thomas-189 cm x 165 cm | Dughet, Gaspard-El huracan-74 cm x 98 cm | | The Tenth Street Studio | Allegory of wealth | Improvizacio XX | Der Besenbinder | vallotton and missia |


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The website (S) is not the same domain.
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This summer, I've been practicing/teaching my daughter and her friend from the Ukulele in the Classroom, book 1. The teacher edition is so well laid-out and easy to follow. I'm hoping to sign up more kids for Ukulele Club next September and teach them from this method book from October to May. Does it come in a french edition? This is one of the requirements at the moment at our French immersion school, that the music curriculum should be taught in French for grades 4-6 (the rule doesn't apply to an extra curricular program though). Is there a translated version?
At the moment there is no French version of Ukulele in the Classroom. We are working on this but as yet only English is available. A French version of Chalmers Doane's Classroom Ukulele Method -- Methode de L'Ukulele Pour la Classe -- was published by Waterloo Music in 1981. The book was "not simply a translation of the Classroom Ukulele Method Book 1," reported Ukulele Yes! in 1981. "It is both a revision of that book and a selection of new materials drawn from the rich resource of French-Canadian folk song." Your best bet is to contact Empire Music; they may be able to track down some copies of this out-of-print resource for you. -- Ed.
We are planning on teaching ukulele to our 5th graders. We will have 15 ukes per classroom. We need a cheap and space-saving way to store the ukes between classes. We were thinking of placing 4 (more or less) ukes into rubbermaid containers, laying them front to back. Do you have any other ideas?
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There are many options here. Ideally, the instruments should be kept safe (i.e. off the floor) but accessible and in-sight (i.e. not stuffed into a closet). A set of wall-hangers (DIY version here) would be perfect. If you're going to pack them into containers make sure each instrument is also in its own soft case. -- Ed.
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Ive noticed a lot of recurring posts for people that are looking to get a 1st gen or have just purchased a 1st gen, so I thought Id make this to help answer a lot of the common questions that people have and maybe give a specific thread for people to post in with questions they have about a new truck. I happen to be stuck on a long flight, so hopefully I can use this time to do something productive and help some new people out!
This post is by no means exhaustive and is just meant to be a good start. If you want more info, please use the search function, or use google to search the cumminsforum website by typing your keywords followed by: site:cumminsforum.com into the google search bar.
I find this to work much better than the search bar located on the site itself.
I'll divide this post up into sections so it's easier to find the info you need.
3. I have it home, what do I do to it first?
I think the most common questions I see is "How much do I pay for this truck?" and to be honest, the answer completely depends on the specific area you are buying in. based on the condition of the truck, they can sell for anything from $500-$20k. The truck you're looking at will probably fall somewhere in the middle, but again its more a matter of what YOU want to pay for it.
Don't buy the first truck you see. Watch the market (check craigslist etc. daily), get an idea for prices, and then buy. If you do, you'll know exactly what you should offer and what the truck is really worth.
When you do find the one, show up with CASH in hand and act quickly since these trucks are very popular.
1) the less do-dads the better. Power windows and a/c are cool, but they break. Make sure you test them all out or just avoid them all together. If the A/C doesn't work, its probably because it needs to recharged… with R12 coolant that no longer exists. You can definitely get the AC to work again, but it will take a little doing. There are plenty of threads on that topic.
Not all of these trucks have lived pampered lives, so try to size up the owners and get a sense of the vehicle history from them and looking around carefully at the truck.
2) check the fluids. Check the oil, trans fluid, coolant, and diff fluid if possible.
You want them all to be clean, clear, and smell normal. Issues here point to poor maintenance that might not be reflected elsewhere on the truck. Make sure there is no coolant in the oil and vise-versa. If there is, run like the wind.
3) check under the truck. Don't miss rust holes or frame cracks because you were too lazy to get dirty underneath the truck. If there is oil leaking, see where its coming from. A little is normal, a lot isn't, and make sure its coming from somewhere minor.
These trucks can get cracks on the frame by the steering box, so check there.
Check all front end bushings and drive line components for play etc. front end issues (bushings and ball joints that are toast) are very common.
4) check for blow-by. With the truck running and warm, carefully open the oil fill tube. If haze comes out, (more than a very minimal amount) then the engine has issues and you probably want to reconsider. You can also check under the truck and watch the crank case vent tube, again a little haze is normal, but clouds are not.
5) If you live in the rust belt, check the rain gutter around the cab along with the other obvious body panels for serious cancerous rust. A lot of people on here will tell you that forking out the cash for a rust free truck is well worth it, unless you like grafting in new body panels…..
work the transmission. Make sure all shifting is firm and purposeful. Check the function of the overdrive if the truck has a a518 (post intercooled). make sure the fluid is red and sweet smelling.
Make sure it shifts well and the clutch feels good, and keep an eye out for any odd noises. The Getrag 360 can get bearing issues if it gets beat on, so excessive growling and noise can be a sign of these. They don't liked to be lugged though so keep it above 1500 rpm.
7) Intercooled vs non-intercooled: anything pre 1991.5 is going to be non-intercooled, and anything post 1991.5 is going to be intercooled. There is nothing wrong with the non-ic trucks. They make great power, and are rumored to get the best mileage of the bunch.
-The non-ic have less electrical stuff on the engine, and are also lacking overdrive on the automatic transmissions (727 is non-ic auto). Anything post 1991.5 will have overdrive (A518) and a few more electrical components.
8) The test drive: Keep in mind these trucks were loud, slow, and had pretty sloppy steering from the factory. Check for excessively sloppy steering (ie your wheel has 15* or more of free play) but don't freak out when it doesn't feel new, because it isn't. Take it on a long drive that will get you to test highway speed driving. Check for loose or wobbling front end and steering. Check for smoke that is any color other than black coming from the exhaust as white or blue smoke is not the sign of a happy diesel engine.
3. I have it home, now what?
Overfill the transmission through the TOP pto bolt hole (the bolt hole for those rectangular covers on the side of the trans) with 5w30 synthetic motor oil. Don't fill it through the normal hole as it doesn't allow enough oil to lubricate the trans bearings properly.
1) unplug the wire to the sensor on the bottom of the filter.
2) Drain filter by using the water separator.
3) Unscrew old filter, making sure to get the little o-ring with it.
6) screw filter on, and and plug the wires back in to the filter.
You may have to release the air in the filter. On the line that comes out the front of the filter housing is a fitting with a 10MM headed bolt. This is the bleeder screw.Loosen the bleeder a turn or two. Then grab the lever on the side of the lift pump. Pump it till you get clear fuel out with no bubbles. Close the bleeder screw. Then pump the lever a couple of times till you feel resistance. Then be sure to lock the lever back into the up position. You're done!
If your truck does not start, then you have air in the system, and you need to bleed the injectors. Crack them loose just slightly, crank the truck and watch diesel spray everywhere and on everything, then tighten them back up and youll be good to go, after cleaning up that diesel that's now on everything.
you can read about this at the link provided, but in short, this little dowel pin has the ability to total your engine if not addressed. It doesn't happen to everyone, and is actually relatively rare, but a lot of people just don't want to roll the dice on it.
Intake = 0.010" Exhaust = 0.020"
Fuel Pressure: 18-24psi at idle, 28-36 at 2000 rpm with no load.
1)drill some holes in the front of the stock air box. It is very restrictive.
3)Get gauges! These old trucks need to be watched, so before engine mods go any further, get gauges! Exhaust temp and trans temp (for autos) are a must, and fuel pressure, boost pressure, oil pressure, and coolant temp are recommended.
However I feel the need to add, please don't tune your pump to dump smoke. Its not good for your engine and even worse for the diesel community. Don't make us look bad or we will make you get a gasser, and that's no fun.
If you have any further questions about the price of a truck, or need opinions on one you are looking at, please post them in this thread instead of in a new one. It will help to reduce clutter on the site. Thanks for reading and enjoy your 1gens!
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Thanks for the write up, you covered a lot!
thanks for the sticky moparproud. Hope it helps someone!
I have been told that the listed lift pump fuel PSI are wrong, can you verify this info is wrong or correct?
I have seen these very same figure listed on/by, Geno's Garage and others that seem to re post the very same list including myself.
"Fuel Pressure: 18-24psi at idle, 28-36 at 2000 rpm with no load."
in my experience with the stock lift pump, its usually a bit lower than the pressures listed but still pretty close. However thats not surprising given that most of the lift pumps on these trucks are about 20 years old. If your pressures are much lower than that, or drop near zero with full throttle acceleration, its time for a new lift pump!
Good info, just purchased one little over a month ago. Been awhile since I owned a first gen, so I'm getting reacquainted.
Thank you for putting it together. Hope it helps some folks.
a brand new stock diaphragm lift pump will put out 5-7 psi. the max recommended lift pump PSI for the VE pump is 15 psi.
I am looking to buy a first gen so this was a good post to read. I have been looking for a year and almost picked one up out of state last winter but it was sold to someone local.
Patience pays off since you gotta be quick on the draw with these trucks. If you see one that you think might be it, pounce on it!
you can always back out once you're there, but it never hurts to be first in line, and trust me, there will always be a line for one of these.


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I have played the Metal Gear Survive and, while not completely enamored, I am plan on playing it some more. Being unfamiliar with the Metal Gear gaming interface hurt a lot.
Looks to play similar to How to Survive which I consider a good thing. Your mileage may vary.
This is not being priced as a full game. $54.99 for Canada, $39.99 USD.
Always on internet - the co-op and single player resources and XP are tied together.
Gamespot has an impressions article up: Metal Gear Survive Story Mode Impressions - No Snakes In Sight.
For as much as we're not yet convinced of the long term appeal of Metal Gear Survive, we have to give what we've seen so far credit for going all in on its demanding survival-centric gameplay.
Release date is February 20th, 2018.
So I am still not committed yet but it is on my radar now.


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