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Reserve Bank indicates more rate hikes on the way
Kathryn Stolarchuk
Posted ThuThursday 25 MarMarch 2010 at 1:50amThuThursday 25 MarMarch 2010 at 1:50am , updated ThuThursday 25 MarMarch 2010 at 11:36amThuThursday 25 MarMarch 2010 at 11:36am
The Reserve Bank says the economic outlook for Australia appears considerably brighter than that of many other advanced economies.
The RBA says the current debt problems in Europe highlight the fact that many governments have a long way to go to escape their financial predicaments.
In a speech to the Australian Industry Group economic forum in Sydney, the Reserve Bank's assistant governor, Philip Lowe, said many countries are dealing with large deficits and an ageing population is putting pressure on budgets.
Dr Lowe said in the years ahead, significant steps will have to be taken to bring public finances into line.
"The flexibility that they have to determine the timing and size of these steps is limited by the fact they went into the current downturn with already high levels of debt," he said.
"As a results of the poor starting point, many are now treading a very narrow path.
"On the one hand, tightening fiscal policy in the very near term risks derailing the recovery, while not doing so risks a damaging loss of confidence."
The RBA says its quick response to changing economic conditions has given it the flexibility to deal with any potential global economic upsets and that, while the outlook for Australia is mostly positive, there are still risks.
Dr Lowe says the RBA's preference in regard to monetary policy is to act quickly, then take time to evaluate and make further adjustments if necessary.
"The alternative of waiting to see how these myriad risks evolve before adjusting policy runs the significant downside of moving too late, particularly given that the economy is starting this upswing with less spare capacity than in previous upswings," he said.
"Fortunately in Australia we've had the policy flexibility to respond to changing events, and so far this has served us very well."
The Reserve Bank also again indicated it will keep raising interest rates until they reach a more normal level.
"The important thing is the level of interest rates that borrowers face, not the cash rate," Dr Lowe said.
"At the moment the mortgage rate is still around 50 basis points below the average of the last decade and a half."
Posted 25 MarMarch 2010ThuThursday 25 MarMarch 2010 at 1:50am , updated 25 MarMarch 2010ThuThursday 25 MarMarch 2010 at 11:36am
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Ana Cristina Teles Meneses Hormigo (* 13. April 1981 in Castelo Branco) ist eine ehemalige portugiesische Judoka. 2008 war sie Europameisterschaftsdritte.

Sportliche Karriere
Die 1,55 m große Ana Hormigo war 1999, 2000, 2001 und 2006 portugiesische Meisterin in der Gewichtsklasse bis 48 Kilogramm, Ende 2008 gewann sie den Titel in der Gewichtsklasse bis 52 Kilogramm.

2001 schied Hormigo bei den Europameisterschaften 2001 im Achtelfinale aus. Im Jahr darauf erreichte sie bei den Europameisterschaften in Maribor das Halbfinale und unterlag der Französin Frédérique Jossinet. Anschließend verlor sie den Kampf um Bronze gegen die Rumänin Laura Moise-Moricz und belegte den fünften Platz. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2003 verlor sie im Viertelfinale gegen die Deutsche Julia Matijass und schied dann in der Hoffnungsrunde aus.

Bei den Europameisterschaften 2006 und 2007 belegte Hormigo jeweils den siebten Platz. 2008 fanden die Europameisterschaften in Lissabon statt. Hormigo unterlag im Viertelfinale Frédérique Jossinet, mit Siegen in der Hoffnungsrunde über die Italienerin Valentina Moscatt und die Russin Ljudmila Bogdanowa erkämpfte Hormigo eine Bronzemedaille. Vier Monate nach den Europameisterschaften wurden in Peking die Olympischen Spiele ausgetragen. Hormigo unterlag in ihrem zweiten Kampf der Nordkoreanerin Pak Ok-song. Nach einem Sieg in der Hoffnungsrunde unterlag sie Ljudmila Bogdanowa und belegte den siebten Platz.

2009 und 2010 kämpfte Hormigo im Halbleichtgewicht, kehrte dann aber 2011 ins Extraleichtgewicht zurück. 2011 gewann sie die Weltcup-Turniere in Prag und in Lissabon. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2011 schied sie im Achtelfinale gegen die Rumänin Alina Alexandra Dumitru aus. 2012 belegte sie noch einmal den siebten Platz bei den Europameisterschaften.

Nachdem sich Hormigo nicht für die Teilnahme an den Olympischen Spielen 2012 qualifizieren konnte, endete ihre Karriere als aktive Leistungssportlerin. Später betreute sie die portugiesische Nationalmannschaft als Trainerin.

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It looks like the Saudis and the UAE, backed by naval bombardment, is finally getting down to business in Yemen. It is not going to be pretty because the Saudis are apparently willing to scratch the paint on their tank fleet. With 1200 tanks that is a serious force even if only a fraction is deployed.
What this means for the Iranian-backed Yemeni rebels is annihilation. And there is little chance Iran is going to be able to do much to stop them as it is occupied to the north trying to keep Assad in power and fighting ISIS.
In broader terms this is a departure for the Saudis who have usually kept ground troops at home. It is also a setback for Obama's whistling past the graveyard Middle Eastern surrender. His boys the Iranians are going to suffer a significant loss to their Sunni enemies.
My bet is that the Saudis didn't bother to ask permission or even tell the Americans they were going to launch this offensive. The ever dumb Kerry was in Qatar as the offensive launched meeting with Sunni leaders. Want to bet they mentioned the fact they were taking on Iranian proxies.
And if the Sunnis did not bring in the US where were they getting their satellite intelligence from. One guess. Those fiends in Israel have 24/7 high-res coverage of the relevant areas.
Things are changing fast in the Middle East. The Big Zero has been benched.


Our client wanted to create space for a home office on their property.
The property had an existing flat roofed garage and it was decided that replacing the existing roof with a pitched roof would provide the much needed loft space for the home office.
The property is located within the Green Belt meaning that there are more planning constraints imposed on extensions.
The application had no neighbourhood objections and was supported by the Statutory Consultees, notably the Parish Council.
The application was subsequently approved by the Case Officer on the 27th July 2016.
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▼Graphics Basic

Pixel

                1 bit grayscale

                8 bit RGB (24 bits/pixel)

                16 bit RBG (48 bits/pixel)

2D transformations

                Translation

                Scaling

                Rotation about z-axis

                Rotation about x-axis

                Rotation about y-axis

                Rotation about point

                Rotation about axis

              glRotatef(angle, 0, 0, 1); // z axis
                glRotatef(angle, 0.707, 0.707, 0);

▶OpenGL Drawing

        Basic OpenGL function:

      void glColor3f(GLfloat red, GLfloat green, GLfloat blue);
        void glRotatef(GLdouble angle, GLdouble x, GLdouble y, GLdouble z);
        /*mode - GL POINTS, GL LINES,GL LINE STRIP, GL LINE LOOP GL TRIANGLES, GL TRIANGLE STRIP,
       GL TRIANGLE FAN, GL QUADS, GL QUAD STRIP, and GL POLYGON*/
        void glBegin(GLenum mode); glEnd();

▶Shading

Diffuse

 Energy from light source depends on angle to light source.

            Max illumination - surface directly toward light source.

            Min illumination - surfacetangent to light source.

            L_d = k_d * I * max(0, n {dot product} l)

Specular

            Reflection brightest when v and i are symmetric across surface normal.

            h = bisector(v, l)

            L_s = k_s * I * max(0, n {dot product} h)^p

Ambient

            Independent of everything, add constant color, fill in black shadow.

            L_a = k_a * I_a

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Perspective and Viewing

Orthographic Projection

Mechanical and architectural drawings

Parallel lines are parallel!

Preserve size and shape

            ray direction -> -w

            ray origin(s) -> e + uu+ vv

Perspective Projection

Pass through a single point

Not parallel to each other

Not perpendicular to image plane

            ray direction -> e + uu + vv - dw

            ray origin(s) -> e

Pixel to image map

            u = l + (r-l)(i+0.5)/n_x

            v = b + (t-b)(j+0.5)/n_y

OrthoNormal camera frame

u, v, w

right-handed

v up!

view-direction -w

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Texture Mapping

        A technique of defining surface properties (expecially shading parameters) in such a way that they vary as a function of position on the surface.

        A general technique for storing and evaluating functions.

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Sampling and Reconstruction

        Convolution, (a*b)[i] = SIMGA(j) a[j]b[i-j]

Filter

Box filter

Tent filter

Gaussian filter

B-Spline cubic

Catmull-Rom cubic

Near the edge

clip filter(black)

wrap around

copy edge

reflect across edge

vary filter near edge

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Ray Tracing

     for(each pixel){
        compute viewing ray
        intersect ray with scene
        compute illumination at visbile point
        put result into image
    }

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Line Drawing

  //y = b + mx;
    x = ceil(x0);
    y = round(m*x+b);
    d = m*(x+1)+b-y;
    while(x == floor(xl))
    {
    if(d > 0.5){
    y += 1;
    d -= 1;
}
x += 1;
d += m;
output(x, y);
}

Reference

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If you are interested in pursuing organizational psychology, you may want to consider attending one of the 3 organizational psychology schools in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio has a total population of 1,144,646 and a student population of 117,839. Of these students, 39,604 are enrolled in schools that offer organizational psychology programs.
Of the 3 organizational psychology schools in San Antonio, the largest organizational psychology school, by student population, is University of the Incarnate Word. In 2010, approximately 53 students graduated from the Organizational Psychology program at University of the Incarnate Word.
In 2010, 63 students graduated with an organizational psychology degree from one of San Antonio's organizational psychology schools. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $28,977 per year in tuition if you are eligible for instate tuition. Out of state tuition for all San Antonio organizational psychology schools was an average of $31,193 per year in 2009.
In addition to tuition costs, you should plan on spending an average of $1,100 for books and supplies each year, while enrolled in a organizational psychology program in San Antonio. And if you live on campus at one of the San Antonio-based organizational psychology schools, you will have an added expense of $7,754 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $20,509.


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Rejecting the criticism that the government was curtailing free speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that it was not possible to impose Emergency-like restrictions on press freedom thanks to modern technology that provides multiple platforms to citizens to express their views.
Speaking at an event on the occasion of the National Press Day organised by the Press Council of India (PCI), he also sought to drive home the point through examples that even Nehru and Indira regimes had sought to put restrictions on the press and free speech.
"It is fashionable to say these days it's another Emergency. Even if Emergency were ever to be reimposed today, it would collapse for the simple reason that one of the strengths of Emergency was press censorship and technology doesn't permit press censorship," Jaitley said.
"Technology does not permit any kind of prior restraint today. You will get access to information through various means that technology provides," he added.
He said that he had not been able to understand the criticism by some who say that free speech was in danger.
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Jaitley said that every political viewpoint these days was able to find "some space in some section or the other", and pointed out that the social media permitted individual citizens to express their opinions freely.
"With these multiple platforms now available nobody can seriously complain that their free speech is in danger," he said.
The Minister emphasised that the biggest challenge the media faced today was not that of curtailment of free speech but that of retaining its own credibility.
"The biggest challenge today is how the media retains its own credibility so that it continues to become a maker of public opinion," Jaitley said.
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6 British dishes to try with Rail Discoveries
By Georgia Shipley
It's currently British Food Fortnight (21st September - 6th October 2019), the biggest annual festival celebration of British food and drink. With that in mind, we wanted to share with you some of our favourite dishes from the British gastronomy scene.
When you think of British food you think comfort, warmth and taking shelter from the weather outside, especially in colder months. Whether you're a native or a visitor then these are some of the nation's most cherished dishes to sink your teeth into!
One of Britain's favourite dishes has Jewish origins dating back to 1860, when Joseph Malin, an immigrant, opened the first fish and chip shop in London. Today, there are millions up and down the country and are a staple must-visit at any seaside town or resort. Famously served with either mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy, or even a wedge or lemon and some tartare sauce. There are often arguments from different regions around this topic, competing to decide which is king of the sides.
You can try this dish on our tour Yorkshire by Steam!
Neeps & Tatties
A Scottish dish typically served with haggis, but which often feature in other dishes. The name refers to 'neeps' which are turnips, and 'tatties' meaning potatoes. This dish is traditionally associated with Burns Night which is celebrated in January and commemorates the life and works of Scottish poet Robert Burns, but is also generally a great winter warmer.
You can try this dish on our tour The Outer Hebrides & the Highlands!
Bakewell Tart
If you travel into the heart of the Peak District, you'll come across the quaint town of Bakewell, best known for its dessert - the Bakewell Tart which dates back to 1836. A shortcrust pastry sits beneath layers of jam and frangipane, while the topping is made with almonds and sometimes a bit of icing. It can be served warm straight from the oven, or cold with fresh fruit, cream or custard, but it's even just as good on its own!
You can try this dish on our tour The Peak District!
Full English Breakfast
The classic full English cooked breakfast goes right back to the 13th century from an Anglo-Saxon tradition of giving guests a hearty breakfast. It usually consists of bacon, sausages, eggs, mushrooms, beans, tomatoes and toast, and is served with tea or coffee. With a more sustainable diet such as veganism and vegetarianism on the rise, there are now meat-free alternatives including tofu, soy protein and more. Of course, if you want the more traditional version of this dish, then look no further than a high-street café, or comfortable hotel.
You can try this dish on our tour Lumley Castle & Durham!
Once a humble lunch time pastry for Cornish Miners, the Cornish pasty has significantly moved on from its roots in the 13th century. Originally, the pasty was the convenience food, containing hearty ingredients such as potatoes, swede and onions, with meat being added much later. It's also said that some Cornish pasties were made with meat filling at one end, and a sweet filling of jam or fruit at the other. The thick crust of this delicacy makes it perfect for if Miners had mucky hands, meaning that the filling wouldn't be contaminated. It would also act an insulator for the filling keeping it warm for hours underground. Today, the pasty is as well-loved by everyone all over the nation, as much as it was by local Cornish who first enjoyed it.
You can try this dish on our tour Captivating Cornwall!
Originating from Devon, cream tea is tea taken with scones, jam and clotted cream. There is an age-old debate about what should go on first - the cream or the jam? The Devon way is typically clotted cream first and then jam, whereas the Cornish prefer to spread the jam first and dollop clotted cream on top.
Sparking outrage and many a family falling-out over the years, this delicacy has had to be clarified by Queen Elizabeth II herself. In a tweet made by a former chef who worked for the royal family confirmed that, "The Queen always had home-made Balmoral jam first […] with clotted cream on top at Buckingham Palace garden parties in the Royal tea tent and all Royal tea parties." Personally, I'm with the Cornish on this one, which way do you think is better?
You can try this dish on our tour Canterbury & the Garden of England!
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Any suggestions on how to avoid getting leg cramps when sleeping at night??
I had the most horrendous cramps, waking me up twice through the night. I have heard that a lack of salt in the diet can cause cramps, but I have never added salt to my food &never had a problem before.
I had the same with Kimberley but did nothing about it. It used to get so bad. Have you tried putting your legs on an extra pillow when you sleep ?
I was told once calcium tablets will help but not sure if you are able to take them while pg.
I hope you find an answer to what to do.
I took Calcium tablets when I was pregnant with Lachlan and it did help.
I suffered with the leg cramps Sarah, and I think I mentioned it several times LOL. It's not very nice. From memory I mentioned it to the OB and there wasn't anything that could be done about it. I used to find that doing a few stretches eased it a little bit, as did getting up and walking for just a minute or two...I know that's not the ideal situation in the middle of the night, but since being PG you're up at the loo a bit more frequently anyway, you can kind of kill two birds with one stone so to speak....LOL. I used to do the stretches before bed too.
Okey dokey, I might try the calcium tablets & stretches before bed. I've been drinking heaps of milk / eating yoghurt so I think my calcium levels are ok, not sure if the tables will help, but hey anythings worth a try.
I was a big milk drinker too Sarah and still got the cramps.
That's interesting, I suppose it's just not enough milk still.... Will try the tablets, do I just get them at the chemist?
I might wait til Monday cos I have an appointment with my Dr, he might recommend something like your OB did.
Thanks Kathryn Will let you know how I get on.
The calcium tablets helped a little but the best remedy was eating a packet of salty chips before bed. It's not something you want to do every night but it really works!
I was having heaps of yoghurt etc too Sarah but it didn't help me any!
I was just reading an article in a mag and it says that to help get rid of cramps to eat a banana a day... hmmmm... don't know why?
Remember Sarah, our bodies change soo much when we are pregnant, it is hard to compare yourself now as to want you are like without being pregnant. IYKWIM??
I had been getting leg cramps as well and I get restless legs when I am really tired. I have taken to sleeping with my body pillow every night with one leg over and some of the pillow between my legs and have found that helps.
Chatting to your Dr is probably the best idea.
Hi Sarah - I get leg cramps anyway, not too severe but enough to keep me awake sometimes at night.
Banana's probably help cos they are quite high in potassium, which is similar to calcium and sodium (i think from rudimentary chemistry...) They commonly form salts?
My suggestion would be to massage with something like deep heat (check if safe during pg) before sleeping and try wheatbags/icepacks on the legs when they cramp up.
I've always found massage to be the best thing for cramping.
Deep heat's a no-no Fi, I checked a while ago for another complaint. Aparently cos it's absorbed into your body it ends up at the placenta & is no good for bubs at all. Besides that, my skin's too sensitive for it!
Ohhh - sorry to give bad advice! Thanks for the tip on deat heat though - I guess tiger balm is the same?
Maybe another thing to do would be to got to a naturopath and get a massage oil made up? They would probably use a carrier oil like apricot seed adn then add some good stuff in to help with relaxing the muscles. Again -I'm not sure what these would be, but they would be very careful not to put anything naughty for bubs in?
Sometimes I think it would have been great to be in the middle ages and to just pop down to the village witch for a magic brew! Frogs legs, eye of newt, bats wings - who knows, all of these things may do the job for cramps!
There is a natural alternative to deep heat etc that is safe. I used it during my pregnancy. Andrew had to have it when he put his back out.


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Q: In eclipse how to create a new cpp file I would like to know how to create a new cpp file in my project using Eclipse.
I created a new cocos2d-x project and imported android project in Eclipse using "File->New->Project->Android->Android Project From Existing Code"
Now when I right click on the classes folder under my project,
selecting New->Class I could see only option to create a java file.
A dialog shows create a new java class.
Could someone tell me how to create a new cpp file in Eclipse?

A: Install c development tools (cdt) into your eclipse and you are good to go. The plugins can be downloaded from the eclipse update site

A: After Installing c development tools (CDT). Select Window->OpenPerspective->Other->c/c++

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The Los Angeles Police Department Have Announced They Are Investigating Harvey Weinstein
Dan MacRae 10.19.17 2 years ago
The Los Angeles Police Department announced on Wednesday that they are investigating Harvey Weinstein on allegations of rape. The announcement comes shortly after rumblings of similar investigations in New York and London.
"The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery Homicide Division has interviewed a potential sexual assault victim involving Harvey Weinstein which allegedly occurred in 2013," said Sal Ramirez of the LAPD. "The case is under investigation. There is no more information at this time."
Weinstein's camp responded to the investigation news with a stern denial of the allegations before the disgraced movie mogul.
"Mr. Weinstein obviously can't speak to anonymous allegations, but he unequivocally denies allegations of non-consensual sex," said representatives of Weinstein.
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We recently reported on Johnson & Johnson's worldwide recall of DePuy ASR hip replacements. Since the report, a number of articles have mentioned an increasing incidence of lawsuits against the company. The recall began after the National Joint Registry of England and Wales reported that one eighth of all patients with the hip replacement had to suffer repeated surgery to make adjustments to the device within five years of receiving it. A News Inferno article reports that over 93,000 people around the world have received the recalled implants.
Lawsuits have now been filed in federal courts in New Jersey and California, and in a California state court as well. At least one, and likely more, patients have had the recalled hip implants removed, but have not yet received replacements and have been left unable to walk. More lawsuits are expected to arise as the recall proceeds, the article noted.
A PR Web release added that approximately 11,000 people with the recalled implants will require at least one further hip replacement surgery. The release alleges, "DePuy manufactured a defective product, failed to warn patients and doctors of problems with it and negligence in designing, manufacturing and selling the hip replacement systems." The criticized design defect involves metal on metal abrasion that can result in debris that leads to inflammation and other internal damage.
Another PR Web report said that the FDA received over 400 complaints before Johnson & Johnson initiated the recall. The article noted that, "most major joint replacement surgery centers have also experienced issues with the hip replacement systems." Lawsuits against the company allege that they had prior knowledge of device dysfunction and failure long before recalling the devices and that they failed to warn consumers of potential dangers, a Lawyers and Settlements article said.
News Inferno Staff. (September 8, 2010) "Johnson & Johnson DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall Sparks Lawsuits." Retrieved on September 8, 2010 from the News Inferno website: http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/23794
PR Web Staff. (September 3, 2010) "DePuy ASR Hip Recall News Devastates Tens of Thousands of Older Americans." Retrieved on September 8, 2010 from the PR Web website: http://www.prweb.com/releases/depuy/hip-recall/prweb4463624.htm
PR Web Staff. (September 8, 2010) "DePuy Hip Recall Provided Somber Labor Day Weekend News for Unfortunate Hip Replacement Patients with the DePuy ASR Replacement Hip." Retrieved on September 8, 2010 from the PR Web website: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prwebdepuy/hip-recall/prweb4477034.htm
Turner, Heidi. (September 8, 2010) "DePuy Hip Devices Recalled." Retrieved on September 8, 2010 from the Lawyers and Settlements website: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/14932/depuy-orthopaedics-implants-hip-5.html
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As car makers introduce new vehicle crash avoidance technologies, questions are beginning to surface about whether the latest options can and should be embraced by drivers.
A study conducted earlier this year confirmed that some of the newest crash avoidance technologies may not improve safety at all.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reported on its analysis of insurance claims involving crash avoidance technologies. Adaptive headlights and forward collision avoidance systems demonstrated the most crash reductions, the IIHS reported.
In contrast, IIHS found that lane departure warning systems are associated with increased claims and the benefits of blind spot detection and park assist systems could not be discerned.
Besides the lack of statistical evidence to support some of the new technology options, there are other factors that may stall their use. One is cost – as much as an additional $4,000 for some of the features.
Adoption of the safety features could also be hampered if there is a rise in product defect litigation. Just this year, Honda dodged a product liability class action bullet when a California appeals court dismissed a case involving a car in its luxury line, the Acura RL. The case involved a collision mitigation braking system designed to warn drivers of potential accidents by tightening seatbelts and braking automatically. The class of about 20,000 plaintiffs alleged the system in models years 2005-2008 doesn't work in inclement weather or is too slow to deploy. The judge determined California law couldn't apply to the plaintiffs' actions because the class resided across the country.
Another concern, according to a National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) memo sent to the National Highway Transportation Institute, is driver dependency on crash avoidance systems, such that greater risks are taken.
"…Advance vehicle technologies may actually contribute to and enable more distraction among drivers that occurs today as complacency with the technology becomes commonplace," the NASEMSO memo stated.
While there is the risk of technology dependency, the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute conducted a study of vehicle safety features and found that respondents feel the benefits of connected vehicle technology – saving lives and preventing accidents – outweighed the drawbacks of dependency, complacency or over-reliance.
Despite the high cost, potential for product liability litigation and over-reliance, one industry expert believes crash avoidance technology works.
"While some results indicate the need for further investigation, it's clear that certain systems, such as those that help drivers avoid collisions with the vehicle in front or better illuminate the road ahead, can play a role in making roads safer for everyone," said David Zuby, chief research officer at IIHS.


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Thousands of Russians have protested across the country against government plans to raise the pension age. The rallies come despite concessions made by President Vladimir Putin earlier this week.
Large protests took place throughout Russia on Sunday as thousands protested again against government reforms to state pensions.
Moscow was the site of one major rally that drew several thousand people following a call from the Communist Party. Other protests were reported in Vladivostok in the Far East of the country, and in the Siberian cities of Barnaul and Novosibirsk.
White Counter, an NGO that tallies attendance at demonstrations, said some 9,000 people took part in the Moscow rally, but police put the figure at around 6,000.
The size of the rallies indicates the unpopularity of the proposed measures, which were opposed by 90 percent of Russians when they were introduced on June 14, opinion polls showed. Approval ratings for President Vladimir Putin have also fallen around 10 percentage points since the pension reforms were proposed, according to polls by the Levada Centre.
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The demonstrations took place despite Putin's efforts on Wednesday to argue the case for the reforms and to water down the proposals.
In a televised speech, the Russian president described the reforms as a financial necessity but promised to raise the pension age for women, currently 55, to 60 rather than the originally proposed 63. He said that the proposal to raise the pension age for men to 65 from the current 60 would go ahead.
Some critics see the later pension age for men as especially problematic in view of the fact that the life expectancy of men in Russia in 2018 was just 66.4 as compared with 77.2 for women. This could mean that many men never live to their retirement age.
Others point out, however, that this figure is likely to go up as nutrition and health care in the country improve and alcohol and tobacco consumption decline.


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Roggenkamp and Staley Join KG MarketSense
Des Moines, Iowa – April 20, 2017 – KG MarketSense is pleased to announce the addition of two new employees – Greg Roggenkamp as a Key Account Manager for the company's AMIS® Panels and Kyle Staley as Key Account Manager for Ad Hoc Research. Both will serve agricultural clients throughout North America.
"Both Roggenkamp and Staley bring unique experiences that will be instrumental to serving clients and the growth of KG MarketSense going forward," says David Soorholtz, Managing Director of KG MarketSense. "Roggenkamp will direct KG MarketSense's syndicated studies for crop, seed and crop protection chemicals, and Staley will be responsible for ad hoc research for clients in the crop protection, seed and agricultural machinery markets."
Before joining KG MarketSense, Roggenkamp served as Project Vice President of Agronomic Syndicated Quantitative Studies for GfK (formerly Doane Marketing Research) in St. Louis, Mo., for more than 15 years. He also has held positions as a department manager and agronomist in at Cenex/Land O' Lakes in southeast Nebraska and as a crop consultant for Servi-Tech, based out of Dodge City, Kan.
Roggenkamp earned his Ph.D. in Agronomy and Weed Science from the University of Nebraska. He also holds a M.S. in Agronomy and Crop Ecology, and a B.S. in Agronomy and Soil/Water Conservation from Kansas State University.
Staley joins as a Key Account Manager for Ad Hoc Research. Staley previously worked for KG MarketSense as a Market Research Analyst from 2009-2012.
"Kyle brings a unique perspective from his past experience with us, as well as his consultant work for some very data-driven companies," says Soorholtz. "Kyle also understands agriculture, having grown up on a crop and livestock farm in North Central Iowa."
Besides his previous stint with KG MarketSense, Staley spent nearly three years as a manager and consultant for Grant Thorton LLP (formerly Arryve) in Bellevue, Wash., working for such clients as Microsoft Corporation, and serving on a wide variety of projects, including big data analytics in a cloud computing environment. Staley began his professional career as a consultant for Accenture in Overland Park, Kan.
Staley earned a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University. He also received a B.S. in Agricultural Business and Economics, as well as a B.S. in Management from Iowa State University.
KG MarketSense is a premier agricultural market research and consulting firm. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, KG MarketSense is the U.S. subsidiary of the Kleffmann Group – a full-service agency with more than 25 years of experience providing agricultural market research services.
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When you pull the trigger you've already made the decision that it's time to fire. The problem is, with the factory trigger setups available now, the trigger response you need to operate effectively just isn't there the way you need it to be. When you're done messing around, and you're ready to take control of your Smith & Wesson M&P Trigger, it's time to upgrade with a quality M&P trigger kit. The Enhanced Action Apex Tactical M&P Trigger takes out a lot of the excess travel experienced in factory setups and puts you in control.
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The Apex M&P trigger kit comes with your choice of two different trigger types. Choose a solid polymer or aluminum trigger body. Either way, the smooth surface of these triggers will guide your finger to the appropriate center position for the straight pullback you need for consistent operation and optimal performance. Each M&P trigger kit includes an Action enhancement trigger, a heavy-duty sear spring and a slave pin to help you install the trigger return spring.
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Hay, hoe, let's go! Presenters launch BBC Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace
Tom Dulat
Published : 15 Apr 2016 Last update : 19 Apr 2016
Presenters from the BBC's Countryfile climbed into a sixteen foot "haystack" at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, to launch the first ever Countryfile Live, which is set to bring the best of the Great British countryside to the stunning stately home and grounds from 4th-7th August 2016.
Matt Baker, John Craven, Adam Henson, Anita Rani, Ellie Harrison and Tom Heap were all out in force to launch the event, which will be staged in association with ourselves and sponsored by Quilter Cheviot. It is set to be one of the country's biggest outdoor events. Countryfile Live will combine the tradition of the UK's best county fairs with stars from the show across four extraordinary days, perfect for all the family (and our four legged friends!).
2016 has seen Countryfile reach its highest ever ratings of 8.7 million viewers, making it the most popular programme on British television and affirming the British public's appetite for all things rural. "We're opening up Countryfile to the general public and allowing a hands-on experience for all those who watch and love the programme. We hope people will come along and have fun with all the family. It's a full-on live experience with a bit of a festival vibe," said presenter, Matt Baker.
Co-presenter Anita Rani continued: "You'll see everything from agricultural machinery to environmental areas, to food, arts and outdoor pursuits. Anything that is to do with the country will be celebrated in the glorious shadow of beautiful Blenheim Palace."
At the heart of the event will be a spectacular live show in the 4,000 capacity Countryfile Live Main Arena. Throughout the day, each show will be a celebration of the very best that rural Britain has to offer, focusing on Britain's love of farming.
"As a conservation charity, the countryside is at the heart of what we do," said Helen Ghosh, Director-General of the National Trust.
"We look after it for the British public and we know people love it. We welcome some 200 million visits to our outdoors places every year so BBC Countryfile Live is a perfect fit for us.
"We'll be hosting talks and debates in our National Trust Theatre on the value of the countryside and the challenges it faces, like extreme weather, the pressure of development and how to balance the needs of food production with the needs of wildlife and nature.
"We'll also be celebrating the countryside with a secret woodland adventure playground for children and a cookery theatre where people can try the wonderful produce from our tenant farmers."
Other event highlights include: the Barn, where you can meet the Countryfile presenters; Adam's Farm where the public will have the chance to meet some of Adam Henson's rare breeds, and The Village Green, complete with bandstand and traditional maypole - the perfect setting for live, family entertainment such as, Tug-of-War, Morris dancing, Punch-and-Judy, village cricket, a vintage Funfair and the ever-popular village fete.
In addition, there will also be hundreds of exhibitors and with on-site camping available, Countryfile lovers can even make a weekend out of what will be one of the biggest, and most exciting, outdoor events this year, an experience that the whole family - and its dog - can enjoy.
To book tickets use code NTSUPPORTER - all show information and tickets are available now from countryfilelive.com
National Trust at BBC Countryfile Live 2018, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra
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Discover what we're doing at Countryfile Live, as the countryside extravaganza takes place at Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard this summer.


A tide of talented and good looking actors has struck Bollywood but still there is one man who always stands out; he is none other than the 'Badshaah of Bollywood' 'King Khan' aka Shahrukh Khan. Women just love 'King Khan' for the way he romances with his leading ladies on screen. The way he romances, his style and his feelings cannot be depicted by anyone else in the Industry. His every action is mesmerizing.
King Khan did receive appreciation for portraying villainous roles like that in Darr and Baaziger but his fame is credited to his romantic films more like Dil Wale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (KKHH), Veer Zaara and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. Several young girls still hold on to posters from DDLJ.
His most significant release was the romantic 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'. Lauded by both critics and the public, it became the year's highest grossing production in India and abroad as it was declared an "all time blockbuster" by Box Office India. It is the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema; it is still showing at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai after more than 1000 weeks. SRK's performance in musical romance film, 'Dil to Pagal Hai', won him his 3rd award for best actor at Filmfare and critical admiration. His rebellious alcoholic lover role in Devdas made him and production collect US$12 million worldwide. 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' his another romantic film earned a label of ''potpourri'' of romance, comedy and entertainment.
Although he made his name in other genres of acting but his romantic roles stand outs from other big stars of the industry and these romantic roles are the reason why he is called the 'King Khan'.


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La Copa Gagarin () es el trofeo presentado al ganador de los playoffs de la Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), y lleva el nombre del cosmonauta Yuri Gagarin, el primer humano en el espacio. La copa se le puso el nombre de Gagarin, presuntamente, porque el último partido posible de la temporada inaugural de la KHL tendría lugar el 12 de abril, la fecha de aniversario de vuelo de Gagarin.

Después del final de la primera temporada regular de la KHL, dieciséis equipos participaron de los playoffs. Los octavos y cuartos de final fueron series de local y visitante al mejor de cinco juegos de la postemporada, y las semifinales y finales fueron series al mejor de siete juegos. En la segunda temporada se estableció el sistema de conferencias, con el objetivo que la KHL sea una liga de alta competitividad como la NHL norteamericana, los cuartos de final de conferencia son series de local y visitante donde gana el mejor a cinco juegos, mientras que las semifinales de conferencia, las finales de conferencia y la final se juegan al mejor de siete encuentros. El vencedor de la serie final recibe la Copa Gagarin.

El peso del trofeo es de 18 kg, por lo que es más pesado que la Copa Stanley de la NHL. La Copa es de plata y está bañada en oro.

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SCSJ students brought joy and happiness to the refugee community
SEGi College Subang Jaya's Community Service students under the School of MPU & Language have organised a "Shape of Happiness", an orphanage visitation event on 22 October 2022.
Our students have collaborated with The Peace Education Centre (T-PEC), a non-profit, Myanmarese refugee community learning centre based in Kuala Lumpur. The purposes of this event are to foster a sense of belonging and togetherness among the children and the community and to encourage children's participation which leads to the development of specific soft skills through activities. Our students also wanted to create a memorable moment with the children through activities that bring value. The event was participated by 41 participants, including children from the age of 5 to 17 years old.
The overall event was divided into four sessions: Introduction of the team members, Paper Mache Making Session, Target Practice Session, and Draw and Sing Games. This event provides opportunities for these children to showcase their talents by making their crafts, target practice, and singing. The children were encouraged and praised by the team members, which led to boosting the children's confidence and self-esteem for participation throughout the event.
At the end of the event, a token of appreciation was given to the home director, Julian Cangmah, for providing the space for our students to have such an unforgettable memory with the children, as well as snacks for the children to enjoy. Our students also had an interview session with the director to further understand the centre's roles, as it is crucial for us to know how our students could further contribute and collaborate with them. Their efforts paid off after seeing the happiness and warmth on the children's faces.
The responsibilities of helping children become their better selves are limited to key workers from the orphanage, government, and the community. We can always give back to the community in various ways. By doing this voluntary activity, our students can enrich their life, familiarise themselves with the community, and connect to people that will positively impact their perspectives for the rest of their lives.
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Reflection on Psalm 102: 12-22
Part 2 - The View from the Mountain
Stephen Black
Psa. 102:12 ¶ But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; your name endures to all generations.
Psa. 102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to favor it; the appointed time has come.
Psa. 102:14 For your servants hold its stones dear, and have pity on its dust.
Psa. 102:15 The nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
Psa. 102:16 For the LORD will build up Zion; he will appear in his glory.
Psa. 102:17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their prayer.
Psa. 102:18 ¶ Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD:
Psa. 102:19 that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,
Psa. 102:20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die;
Psa. 102:21 so that the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,
Psa. 102:22 when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the LORD.
If the problem is personal, is the answer communal? The woes and troubles narrated in verses 3-11 all pertain to individual problems of various sorts. They aren't speaking to communal concerns, such as famine, plague, or captivity, but individual ones such as bad personal health, and inter-personal trauma. With this in mind, it is striking that the focus of the psalm changes so dramatically.
The change is so dramatic that it causes me to wonder if verses 1-11 were originally from a different psalm that was later joined to verses 12-22 to form a new combined longer psalm? But as it is, we move, without preparation from considering the problems of an individual to the fate of Zion as a community.
The emotional shift is also striking, moving from lamentation and woe to celebration and anticipation. It is almost as if the writer stands on a mountain top which has completely different views if one looks to the east from what one sees looking west. On one side of the mountain it is all wasteland, but on the other it is paradise and beauty. On one side God hears the prayers and frees the prisoners (verses 12-22 –in verses 3 through 11, prison was not mentioned as a problem). So, looking down on one side of the mountain, all we see is personal woe, but looking down on the other we see collective struggle and liberation. God is on the move here, but seemingly absent there. It is a contrast of horizons.
The problems articulated in 3 through 11 are not resolved. It is rather as if the psalmist merely looks away from them to see a completely different narrative playing itself out. In the first narrative, all was private defeat, but in the second narrative, there is struggle, but there is also victory: God is on the move. The problems of the first part of the Psalm are not resolved, but the problems in the second, more collective narrative are. It's as if we are offered a choice of narratives – an individual one which is really a litany of tragedy, and a collective one, which has its share of trouble, but also hope. The psalm offer us a choice as to which vista to look at and to live into. Look this way or that way; live into your own personal tragedy, or into a struggle unto victory with God.
Ps 102:23-24
Psa. 102:23 ¶ He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.
Psa. 102:24 "O my God," I say, "do not take me away at the mid-point of my life, you whose years endure throughout all generations."
The psalmist seemingly turns his attention back to the more private woes of verses 3-11 – unto that side of the mountain (as it were). He summarizes the experiences of verses 3-11 – they are like being broken in the middle of one's way. One expects to be broken – or at least to have one's body break down in later years – but not in the middle of one's days: that is too soon! This setback does not occasion self-pity, but rather a philosophical reflection…
Psa. 102:25 ¶ Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Psa. 102:26 They will perish, but you endure; they will all wear out like a garment. You change them like clothing, and they pass away;
Psa. 102:27 but you are the same, and your years have no end.
Psa. 102:28 The children of your servants shall live secure; their offspring shall be established in your presence.
The trouble narrated in the first part of the psalm could lead to despair. Yet that is not where the psalmist wants to take us. Rather, he would have us reflect on our mortality – and on God's immortality. There is comfort in God's abiding nature. There is even a strange comfort is knowing that our time is fleeting. Heidegger, an important 20th century German philosopher, argued that we only truly become our real selves when we deeply consider our impending deaths. Death has a way of cutting away the trivial things and bringing us closer to that which is really important. He believed the anxiety that often accompanies this deep meditation upon death is a key that unlocks a courage to live more deeply and truly. The psalmist may have come to think something like this as well. But for him, our mortality is only part of the story – he encourages us to consider the "mortality" of the whole created order – even of the stars! When measured against our brief lifespans, they seem as if the stars are immortal – but they aren't. Even if they may exist for many billions of years, the day is coming when each of them will burn out and cease to be. We live in a mortal universe. Only God is immortal.
The psalmist ends not with hope for his own post-mortem survival – but with that of his community. In Christ we hope for more, but I think there is wisdom for us in the psalmist's perspective. Do we have hope for the future generations? Hope is a precious thing, and hard to find, especially in this time of the climate crisis. How is hope possible given the mortality of everything? Yet we have an immortal God…
The psalm takes the form of a sandwich. It starts and ends with private suffering, and in the middle is struggle with victory. As the psalmist puts us on the mountain top with two rival views of two rival narratives stretching out on either side of the mountain, again, it is as if we have to choose between one view or the other view. But by turning back to the former more private view of suffering in the final verses of the psalm, the psalmist seems to be saying that this isn't really the choice before us. It is not this way or that, but both. We never fully escape our private suffering, just like we never get away from the good hand of God. We have to bear both our private suffering and our part in the community's struggle, and not forget one for the other. We need to honour the private suffering of the many (including ourselves), and not forget the redemptive work of God.
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President Obama has signed into law the landmark healthcare reform bill extending health coverage to over 32 million Americans while entrenching the for-profit system dominated by insurance companies. At a jovial White House ceremony before over 300 guests, Obama celebrated the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Joining Obama were members of Congress who helped pass the bill, as well as relatives of patients who've fought insurance companies for medical care. Obama paid tribute to his late mother, who took on her insurance company as she battled cancer.
Obama's description of the bill's enshrinement of the right to what he called "some basic security" on healthcare contrasts with his stance during his run for office, when he asserted that healthcare "should be a right for every American." The ceremony was held as the Senate opened debate on a final set of revisions to the healthcare bill. A Senate vote could come as soon as Friday. Republicans, meanwhile, kept up their pledge to fight the bill. Within minutes of the signing ceremony, fourteen Republican state attorneys general filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare measure. The White House says it expects those suits to fail.
The Israeli government has approved yet another settlement expansion in occupied East Jerusalem, just as President Obama hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. On Tuesday, Israeli officials said they've issued construction permits for building in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The Obama administration had asked Israel to cancel the project when it was unveiled last year. The announcement came hours before Netanyahu and Obama held their first meeting since Israel declared it would build 1,600 new homes in an East Jerusalem settlement earlier this month. In a rare move, news coverage was barred of the White House meeting, and neither side made public statements.
Earlier in the day, Netanyahu met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner, who each pledged unwavering bipartisan support for the Israeli government. Pelosi said there is zero difference between the two main US political parties when it comes to backing Israeli policies.
As Netanyahu was welcomed on Capitol Hill, the British government announced it would expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of a forged British passport in the January assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai. The team of suspects included six holding fake British passports bearing the names of Israeli citizens. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced the expulsion before the British Parliament.
Back in Washington, hundreds of students rallied on Capitol Hill Tuesday in support of a pending congressional measure to overhaul student loans. The Senate is gearing up to vote on whether to end the role of private banks in federally backed student loans and make the government the primary lender. Tens of billions of dollars in savings from the measure would be diverted into education grants. The House approved the overhaul as part of the healthcare package now before the Senate. Private lenders have launched an intensified lobbying effort to defeat the measure and send it back to the House. In other education news, student protesters have also converged in Washington this week to call for passage of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. The DREAM Act would grant permanent citizenship to undocumented workers' children if they completed two years of college, trade school or military service. United States Student Association President Gregory Cendana said the measure would further the cause of making education a fundamental right.
A student group in Florida recently began a 1,500-mile walk to Washington in an effort to raise awareness about the DREAM Act.
In other news from Washington, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has unveiled a draft measure outlining a new framework for the treatment of foreign terror suspects. Graham's bill would authorize continued imprisonment without charge and establish a national security court to try the prisoners' cases. In a partial endorsement, the White House has begun circulating the measure on Capitol Hill despite objecting to certain provisions. The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the proposal, saying, "If Senator Graham's legislation is introduced, Congress must stand strong and uphold our most cherished values, not cement into law policies that rival the worst of the Bush administration's legacy." The US meanwhile has released three Guantánamo Bay prisoners to the country of Georgia. Their identities have not been released.
The Obama administration has unveiled new curbs on executive compensation at some of the nation's top bailed-out firms. On Tuesday, bailout pay czar Kenneth Feinberg reduced salaries and bonuses an average 15 percent for executives at five companies that have yet to repay their loans. Despite the cuts, many executives will still collect lucrative pay checks. At AIG, ten employees will take home at least $5 million apiece. Meanwhile, in Connecticut, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has issued a legal opinion backing taxes on bonuses at bailed-out firms. On Tuesday, Blumenthal said a proposal to tax bonuses over $1 million is constitutional and would likely withstand a court challenge.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Mexico on Tuesday in a display of support for the Mexican government's military campaign against drug cartels. Clinton acknowledged US demand helps fuel Mexico's drug trade and vowed continued backing of the Mexican government.
Clinton says the Obama administration is preparing to unveil a new drug policy that will include strategies for reducing US drug demand. A new $331 million plan will also increase funding for Mexican community programs. But the Obama administration has also vowed to continue military cooperation with Mexico despite an increase in human rights abuses. To underscore the US military commitment, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, accompanied Clinton's delegation. The State Department has meanwhile announced plans to open a joint US-Mexico command center in Mexico City.
In India, a government panel has recommended a $47 million fine against the Indian subsidiary of the soft-drink giant Coca-Cola for environmental damage. The panel found a Coca-Cola bottling plant polluted the water and soil around the village of Plachimada by discharging toxins including cadmium and lead. The plant was shut down in 2004 after local residents successfully won a campaign for its closure. Coca-Cola has denied responsibility for the environmental damage and says it rejects the panel's recommendation.
Back in the United States, the Pentagon has announced a review of the military's information operations programs following the disclosure private contractors ran a spy program in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Earlier this month, the New York Times revealed senior Pentagon official Michael Furlong established an off-the-books spy operation with the help of private contractors to help track and kill suspected militants. The program was shut down last year. The Pentagon says it's probing whether there are any "systemic problems" within its $500 million information operations programs.
The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Los Angeles Police Department to review its policies following the fatal shooting of an unarmed autistic man. The victim, Steven Eugene Washington, was shot late Saturday night. The officers say they thought Washington was pulling out a weapon from his waistband area, but he turned out to be unarmed.
A federal judge has ruled a lesbian Mississippi high school student's constitutional rights were violated when she was barred from bringing her girlfriend to her prom. Constance McMillen, an eighteen-year-old senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School, has challenged a school policy preventing her from bringing her girlfriend as her date and also wearing a tuxedo. The school ended up canceling the prom rather than face the possibility that McMillen would prevail. The court's decision won't come in time to revive the canceled prom, but it means the case will go to trial. A group of parents at McMillen's school have organized a private prom but have also barred her attendance.
And today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the assassination of the Salvadoran Catholic Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero. Known as the "voice of the voiceless," Romero was a prominent advocate for the poor and a leading critic of the US-backed Salvadoran military government. He was killed while delivering mass at a hospital chapel, reportedly on the orders of the US-backed death squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson. Earlier this month, Romero was one of the historical figures deleted from Texas's social studies curriculum as part of the sweeping changes approved by the state's Republican-dominated board of education. The board voted to omit Romero from history lessons after deeming him to be "insignificant." This year marks the first time the El Salvador government is commemorating Romero's murder. President Mauricio Funes is expected to issue a formal apology today on behalf of the Salvadoran government.


Back in 1924, George W. Radebaugh established Radebaugh's Florist & Greenhouses at its present location in Towson, Maryland just north of Baltimore. The initial purchase of fifty "cold sash" provided the means to produce the first crop of garden plants and in 1928, the first two greenhouses were constructed for growing cut flowers and plants.
The flower shop was built in Towson in 1940 and served as not only a retail florist store, but also as a home for the Radebaugh family until 1973. The florist product line was expanded in the seventies, to include not only fresh flowers, but also silk flowers, green plants, blooming plants, giftware and fruit baskets.
A 48,000 square foot greenhouse was constructed on a farm in northern Baltimore county in 1985. This facility allowed us to satisfy the demand for potted green and flowering plants for our own retail greenhouse as well as our wholesale customers throughout Towson, Baltimore and beyond.
Radebaugh Florist and Greenhouses continued to have a growing number of flower, plant and gift deliveries throughout the greater Baltimore metro area and in 1988, a 10,000 square foot flower design center was built and continues to house a flower design area, delivery facilities and plenty of refrigeration space for flowers for our daily and holiday season demand.
Since its founding, Radebaugh's growth is due to the continued efforts of our loyal employees. Plant specialists, floral designers, flower processors, delivery drivers and many more all work together to provide not only quality plants, flowers and gifts but also excellent customer service. We are fortunate to have employees willing to work long hours, sacrifice time away from their families at holidays and possess the same ideals as our family. They are the secret to our florist's success!


As you visit our school this year and you walk the hallways, I invite you to observe and appreciate the artwork created by our young artists. Each piece shines with authenticity and a unique sense of self confidence possessed by the child who created it.
I am Irina Nikitovic, Art Educator at King School.
As we take on the adventures of art, I look forward to sharing my passion for creative expression with the young artists and instilling in them the same interest, skill, and dedication.
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Sinéad and the Dawnbreakers at Childwickbury Arts Fair
Published: 9:23 AM July 4, 2013
Sinead and the Dawnbreakers - Credit: Archant
FIVE-piece rockabilly/country band Sinéad and The Dawnbreakers are playing at the Childwickbury Art Fair this Saturday, July 6.
Lead singer Sinéad Quinn came second in the BBC1 TV show, Fame Academy in 2002. She was the only contestant selected by public vote rather than the judges' panel and subsequently released two hit singles and a self-penned album entitled Ready to Run.
She has shared the stage with artists such as Lulu and Justin Hayward, the latter when she played the role of Beth in Jeff Wayne's musical production of War of the Worlds.
The band's name is taken from the Irish Showband who backed her mother, Philomena, in the 1960s, and with her father Gerry also a working musician, Sinéad grew up surrounded by the very music she now writes and performs with her band – rock'n'roll, rockabilly and country music.
Sinead and The Dawnbreakers have appeared in a performance on BBC radio 2 with Dermot O'Leary, on BBC1's Children In Need and for two years running at The Little World Festival in France where they were joined onstage by Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze. Glenn is a fan of the band and subsequently invited them down to a music night he hosts in East London.
Further details about the Childwickbury Arts Fair can be found at www.childwickbury-arts-fair.com


On the 8th December 2014 we met with a man called Michael Vignose from Galway who makes Bodhráns. We were advised to bring gloves, an apron, a hammer, pens, paint and a cloth. We met in the Lunch hall that morning and were introduced to Michael. At first he gave a demonstration of how to make a bodhrán. He showed us how to sand down the wheel of wood (the body of the bodhrán) and make it smooth around the edges. This looked like very hard work!
He proceeded to show us how to soak the goat's skin and put it on tightly and securely. Then he showed us how to hammer in the pins around the side to keep the goats skin in place. And within minutes he had made a bodhrán!! How long would it take us to make a bodhrán??!!!
After this, we got our own sand paper and wooden wheel to sand down. It took a good length of time to sand down our wood and we left the room in a cloud of dust!! When they were smooth we each got a cross bar for the bodhrán. We needed Michael's help for this because we needed to drill the crossbar onto the bodhrán!
We varnished the wood and secured our goat's skin onto it. This involved cord, glue and thumbtacks! Firstly, we had to make a lasoo from cord to wrap around the skin tightly in order to hold the skin in place. Then we began the laborious task of hammering in the thumbtacks. This was not a nice job. Many hundreds of tacks fell to the floor damaged and broken! This was the most difficult element of our task. Thankfully nobody stood on upturned tacks!!
When the skin is dry you can put a design onto it. Michael showed us how to do this. I did a Celtic treble clef design as I have a great love of music along with my name "Aoife". First we traced it onto tracing paper and then onto the bodhran itself. We had to go over it with a sharpie pen. I was very proud of my Bodhrán in the end. It turned out lovely.
I loved how we got to do everything from sanding the wood to tracing our designs. It was a very worthwhile and enjoyable workshop. I didn't think it would be as hard as it was and definitely didn't think the skin would smell that bad! I loved my finished product. Michael was a lovely man and a great help and I loved being taught how to play the bodhrán by him. We are very grateful for the opportunity to make our own Irish Instruments.


The development of all season tyres clearly responds to a growing need among a certain type of drivers. Well aware of this, tyre manufacturer Yokohama has joined the fray with this newcomer we tested in a hostile environment.
First of all, it is worth pointing out that an all season tyre is not a miracle product, capable of shining in all circumstances. This tyre must be considered as a good all-rounder that can be used throughout the year and can deal with snow, ice, rain and dry conditions.
Developed on the basis of a technical compromise, it is logically not as good as a summer tyre during the summer months, and cannot compete with a winter tyre in cold conditions. However, if you only encounter snow occasionally, or go skiing once a year, or you drive in regions with changing weather conditions, then the all season tyre is likely to meet your needs.
The 4 season tyre has long been neglected by several tyre manufacturers, but has earned its reputation thanks to the launch of certain flagship tyres such as the Michelin CrossClimate or the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2. But new technologies have also allowed manufacturers to propose more relevant tyres, in line with market needs.
The Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 all season tyre, which we are presenting today, is positioned as a product with an intermediate orientation, reflecting an attractive price positioning without compromising the performances proposed. Remember that tyre manufacturer Yokohama specialises in high performance products, where technical expertise is at the heart of discussions. Therefore, there is no risk that the Japanese brand chose to overlook any significant development work.
To discover this all season tyre, we travelled to the north of Sweden, near the Arctic Circle. A place where this category of tyre should never be driven given that driving conditions are too extreme for its design: temperatures below -20°C, large quantities of snow, ice, etc.
We have already had the opportunity to test all season tyres in such conditions, but to be honest, only a few have managed to impress us. Traction and braking performance are usually satisfactory and enough to obtain the 3PMSF winter certification, but the limits usually appear during lateral grip phases.
On snow covered surfaces, the Yokohama tyre delivers good traction and grip in these situations. A characteristic usually found with market leaders and which is a guarantee of quality.
But the BluEarth-4S AW21 is surprising with the lateral grip it delivers. In this register, it reminds us of the Nokian Weatherproof which remember, is a leader in the field. Without offering the confidence a real winter tyre gives on snow, this tyre is responsive, progressive and never unpredictable. Over and above the real performances, driving feeling is decisive with this type of tyre since it is intended for drivers which are not necessarily familiar with driving on snow. With this newcomer, the Yokohama brand provides a good technical demonstration showing us the positive effects of opening its Nordic test centre 5 years ago.
As usual, we will check these impressions with test results.
The German car magazine Gute Fahrt has tested 10 summer tyres in the size 225/40 R18 with 2 other tyres compared for 17 and 19 inch wheels.
For its 2019 comparison test of SUV tyres, the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport has tested 11 summer tyres in the size 215/55 R17.
Auto Bild has named Michelin "Manufacturer of the year – Summer 2019" for the consistency of its braking results in the last 5 summer tyre tests.
Auto Zeitung selected 9 summer tyres and one all season tyre for its 2019 tyre test. If, on the whole, the results are consistent with the magazine's expectations, certain tyres are surprising.


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Hemingway Collection at JFK Library
Friday, November 22nd, 2013 4:45 PM
By Ashley Lisenby
I should have known that with Hemingway's far reaching influence he and John F. Kennedy were somehow connected. The two never met, according to a history of the collection on the JFK Library website. But like so many, Kennedy was an admirer.
"Few Americans have had a greater impact on the emotions and attitudes of the American people than Earnest Hemingway," Kennedy said in a statement released by the White House when Hemingway died in 1961. "He almost single-handedly transformed the literature and the ways of thought of men and women in every country in the world."
When Hemingway died most of his "literary and personal estate" were in his home in Cuba, but America's relationship with Cuba was on shaky ground at the time. The Kennedy Administration had put a ban on travel to Cuba. JFK made an exception, however, for Hemingway's wife.
In 1964 Mary Hemingway offered up Hemingway's collection to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Several years later, after some of Hemingway's papers were added to the Archives, Mrs. Kennedy said that the collection would, "help to fulfill our hope that the Library will become a center for the study of American civilization, in all aspects, in these years."
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Emerald boys tennis dominates in region play against Woodruff with a final score of 6-1. Outstanding matches by #1-5 singles secured the match before doubles play. To finish off the match Layton Logan and Jack Wiseman got the 6th point in #1 doubles. Emerald will play Mid Carolina at home Friday.


Turncoats from the Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP - who have joined Congress in the months leading up to the 2017 assembly elections in the state - have not just rankled old-timers but also delayed the party's plans to declare candidates well ahead of the polls.
Gillingham chairman Paul Scally gave Edinburgh his "full backing" earlier this season following a run of two wins in 14 league games, but the former Newport County boss failed to steer his side back up the table despite a fruitful November.
He was arrested after police allegedly saw him throwing a banana peel onto the victim's driveway around 4:25 a.m. on December 31. A MA man is accused of racially motivated vandalism after allegedly throwing banana peels into a black family's Lexington driveway dozens of times over the past year.
Ryan, who also opposed making the change now, said in a statement that he has instructed the Ethics Committee not to interfere with the independent office, and said the new oversight is created to make sure the independent office is following its own rules.
Oil prices soared to 18-month highs on Tuesday, with the production cut agreed by both OPEC and non-OPEC members giving investors high hopes for 2017. Shortly after midmorning trade, oil had completely reversed earlier gains and eventually closed almost 3% lower on the day. "The price curve reflects this with a sharp increase in short-term prices but shows relatively little movement further out", the IEA said last month.
Sani Usman, gave the assurance yesterday in Abuja while reviewing exercises and operations conducted by the force a year ago. It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had announced the fall of "Camp Zairo, " the last stronghold of the Boko Haram terrorists in the Sambisa forest to the army, in his Christmas message.
The proposal comes six months after Democrats live-streamed a sit-in on the House floor for 26 hours to call attention to their demand for votes on gun control. Democrats pounced Monday on the Republicans' move. The rules change by House Judiciary Committee Robert W. Goodlatte, R-Va., which was adopted 119-74, would place the office under the oversight of the House Ethics Committee.
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Ribbon cutting: Dr. Bernadette Vallorosi, with the help of Mayor of Andover Janis McGovern, held the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating Grand Opening of Healing Hands Chiropractic Center on Saturday Nov 24. For information or to schedule an appointment call 973-786-4008. (Photo provided).
Andover - Dr. Bernadette Vallaros with the help of Andover Mayor Janis McGovern on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Healing Hands Chiropractic Center.
More than 50 people attended the event. Dr. Bernadette Vallorosi is a resident of Green Township and a chiropractic physician who specializes in sports injuries and who enjoys working with all types of patients, including children, the elderly, and everyone in between. Chiropractic care helps not only musculoskeletal conditions but also headaches, sciatica, disc injury, never pain, and well-being.
At Healing Hands there is a focus on the extremity and its funcion in relation to sports, therefore knees, ankles, and shoulders are all adddressed, depending on sport/activity. Dr. Vallorosi says chiropractic care also helps brain function and the immune system.For more information call 973-786-4008. Hours open are Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m., and Tuesdays from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m., and Saturdays by appointment.


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