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BOMBAY HC to Civic Bodies: "Own up to your responsibilities!"
Courtesy/By: Gopalakrishnan.R.R | 14 Aug 2019 Views:694
On May 16, 2015, a toilet wall built by the Barshi Municipal Council in Solapur district, Maharashtra, collapsed on a vegetable vendor named Mangal Kambale, aged 50 years. The victim succumbed to the injuries caused. THe victim was unmarried and supported her family inclusive of her aged mother.
Aftera few days, the Municipal Council apprised the locals of the incident and also stated that they are in the process to establish whether or not the victim's family was to be paid any compensation. Subsequently, on October 15, 2015, the council conveyed, that the poor and negligent construction was in fact the cause behimd such collapse that occurred. All this was clarified in a letter to the Sub Inspector of Police.
The petition in hand was filed by the victim's brother named - Anil Kambale.
TThe advocate representing the Petitioner's case - Manjo Shirsat, prayed before the division bench of Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice SJ Kathawalla of the Bombay High Court that - the death of Mangal Kambale had in fact resulted into undeniable hardships to the family as she was the main one to support the entire family. He further held the council liable to pay compensation taking into account failure on thier part to maintain their property which had in turn caused such an unfortunate incident in the first place.The respondent's advocate, VV Sethe denied any form of negligence whatsoever.
The Bombay High Court, while directing the payment of an ad-hoc compensation of Rs 2 lakh held that the computation of appropriate compensation for the victim's mother can be done only by means of filing an appropriate civil suit hence the same must be filed.
The Court observed:
"There was no earthly reason for a building to just collapse unless it was old and dilapidated. It is not even the cause of the Respondents that there was heavy rain, earthquake or some natural cause, which led to the collapse of the wall. In plain terms, therefore the construction was not properly maintained.
There is no other conclusion possible atleast from the material record. Council cannot escape its liability to maintain its own constructed building so that the lives of the citizens in the nearby area are not jeopardized. The council therefore must own up the responsibility to pay compensation for the death of unfortunate victim."


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News Local Pump prices: increase in prices, not profiteering says ministry
Pump prices: increase in prices, not profiteering says ministry
Pump prices have risen by 6 to 7 cent, with no indication of profiteering or any grounds for the state to move in and impose a ceiling, the House Commerce Committee heard on Tuesday.
MPs said that the drop in consumer tax approved by parliament has effectively been cancelled out, meaning that consumers have seen little benefit.
The discussion on petrol prices and the impact on the economy was discussed at the proposal of Edek MP Elias Myrianthous.
Committee chairman Andreas Kyprianou said that ministry checks have found no indication of profiteering. These checks were continuing and it is important that consumers are convinced that there is no profiteering behind the fluctuations.
Akel MP Costas Costa said that fuel prices have risen, with the price of 95 octane unleaded petrol rising from €1.05 per litre to €1.21, more than covering any benefit from the reduction in taxation.
He added that the government is unable to say why when the price of crude was $140 a barrel, petrol at the pump sold for €1.40 a litre, whereas now that is it $66 it is selling at €1.21.
Diko MP Angelos Votsis said that discussions on petrol prices were going round in circles and added that had parliament not reduced consumer tax, petrol prices would now be six cents a litre more expensive per litre.
Myrianthis said Edek's decision to vote against the reduction in consumer tax had been vindicated, as it had warned that without safeguards the €35m 'gifted' to consumers would evaporate.
Greens MP Yiorgos Perdikis said that it was a provocation that consumers have not benefited from the law cutting consumer tax. He said that the Greens had warned that within four months retail prices will be at the same levels, and that businesses and not consumers would benefit.
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Firecracker Films Wins first Multichannel Production Company of the Year award and Best Popular Factual Programme award at Broadcast Digital Awards 2020
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Firecracker beat the likes of CTVC, Fulwell 73, Merman Television, Strawberry Blond TV and Workerbee to come out on top for Best Multichannel Production Company of the Year and Emma Willis: Delivering Babies was named Best Popular Factual Programme category for the second year running, after picking up Best Popular Factual Programme last year, in 2019.
The team have done an incredible job and have worked tirelessly to produce great content across UKTV, BBC Scotland and E4, and shows such as The Sex Clinic, Emily Atack's Adulting, Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over and more.
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I was having a conversation about AWS with one of my friend and he came up with the question what is the difference between elastic IP and public IP? So, I explained him and thought why not draft an post about it! So in this article, we will see the difference between elastic IP and public IP in AWS. This can be cloud interview question so without much delay lets get into elastic IP vs public IP battle.
What is elastic IP in AWS?
First thing first, let's get basics clear. What is elastic IP? It is IPv4 IP address designed and exist for dynamic cloud computing and reachable over the internet. By name, you can imagine it's a flexible IP which can be used or mapped rapidly from one EC2 instance to another when a currently associated instance fails. This way end user or application continue to talk to the same IP even if instance behind it fails. They are like static public IPs allocated for your AWS account.
What is Public IP in AWS?
Public IP is IPv4 IP address which is reachable over the internet. Remember switching flexibility of Elastic IP is not available for this IP. Amazon also assigns external/Public DNS name (shown in screenshot) to instances who receives public IP. Public IP of the instance is mapped to primary private IP of that instance via NAT (Network Address Translation) by default.
Refer below screenshot from EC2 console of AWS and observe where you can check your elastic IP, public IP, and public DNS name.
Now let's look at the difference between these two IP types.
Whenever new EC2 instance spins up, its assigned with public IP by default. Elastic IP is not assigned by default.
Elastic IPs are assigned to AWS accounts which you can attach to instances. Public IPs assigned to instances directly.
When an instance is stopped and started again, public IP gets changed. But if the instance is assigned with elastic IP, it will remain the same even if the instance is stopped and started again.
If elastic IP is allocated to your account and not in use then you will be charged for it on an hourly basis.
Public IP released once your instance is stopped so no question of getting charged for not using it.
You won't be able to re-use same public IP since its allocated from free IP pool. You can always re-use, re-attach elastic IP to other instance when it is released from current instance.
You can not manually attach or detach public IP from the instance. It's auto allocated from the pool. Elastic IP can be manually attached and detach from the instance.
You can have maximum 5 elastic IP to your account per region. But, you can have as many public IPs as EC2 instances you spin up.
You can have either of them for an instance. If you assign elastic IP to instance then its currently assigned public IP will be released to the free pool.


I have often been asked where I get my ideas from. For me it is almost always a visual cue, but seldom one that I use directly. Last year I experimented with snow dyeing. I photographed the Sedum in the back yard of my studio building prior to the big storms that I did the dyeing in. I love the variety of forms and colors that they have throughout the year and found them particularly fetching when lightly dressed with snow.
About a month later we had a big blizzard and I had been reading about snow dyeing on the web and so had my opportunity to experiment. I experimented with a range of different silks and was quite taken with many of the pieces, but several were disappointing. I know that many quilters use their snow dyed cottons cut up in their quilts... but I am not a quilter. However, as I was applying for membership to THE ARTCLOTH NETWORK and these were the right size for artcloth and so I decided to have a go at it.
I was only mildly interested in the results that I got on the 15mm Habotai. There was not enough contrast to hold my interest, so after washing and drying I soda soaked it again, let it dry and stretched it on my print table. I didn't photograph my steps, but I will show you details from the finished piece that illustrate them.
I made a deconstructed silk screen using deep red and released it using a pale golden beige color. I love deconstructed printing as you never really know what you will get and it sets my imagination free. Also my work habits are much more intuitive than pre-planned so it suits me.
The fabric now had a lot more going on in it. While it was still stretched I begin to paint back into it using foam brushes and also drawing on it using the extruder full of thickened dye. If you look in the lower left hand corner of this detail you can see that I also drew on it with Jaquard discharge paste... from a squeeze bottle.
At this point I usually let the piece hang out on the table for a few days while I try to decide if it is finished or not. This one was so riotous and so full of what I think of as the energy of nature ... and if I remember correctly I may have had a deadline for Artcloth Network, that I stopped after these steps. Many times I fuse and stitch back into a piece, but not this one.
So I am not sure if even I see the reference to the original Sedum in the snow image... but that was the thought process. Of course the only snow reference in this artcloth is that it was snow dyed. It is 91"x53" and was part of my successful submission for membership in Artcloth Network.


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Movement catches my eye. My heart goes into double time when my head jerks up. There's a man across the street, walking slowly up the hill. He has his head bowed and he stares at the ground.
"A man," I say, pointing at him.
Axl looks over and we both stand quietly for a few seconds, just watching him. He's alone and unarmed, but my heart still pounds. We should just walk away. Leave him alone.
Axl cups his hands around his mouth and shouts, "Hey!"
The man stops and lifts his head, but he doesn't look around. He just stands there. I hold my breath while we wait for him to respond, to acknowledge us in some way. But he doesn't. He doesn't do anything. After a few seconds he starts walking again. The same sluggish pace as before: his head down, his arms slack and swinging at his sides. It's creepy.
"Guess he don't want company," Axl says.
I nod, but something inside me tightens. It makes me think of that man we saw in the field a few days ago. He was walking the same way. Aimless. Defeated. There's something unnerving about it.
My scalp tingles and the sensation of being watched sweeps over me. "Let's get back inside."
We walk into the lobby and both freeze in our tracks at the sight of a woman standing there. She's wearing a uniform—looks like housekeeping—and stands perfectly still, staring at the ground. She slowly raises her head and I suck in a deep breath. She's sick. Her face is pale and gray, her skin droops and her eyes are cloudy. She looks awful. Death can't be too far away.
"Son of a bitch," Axl mutters, pulling his gun out. His body goes rigid and his hands even shake a little.
"That's the maid."
What does he mean? She's wearing a uniform; it's obvious she's a maid. "What?"
"The maid we took the key from," he says, stepping back. "She was dead."
I laugh a little, but it comes out strained and nervous. I can't process what he's saying. She's clearly alive. She's standing in front of us, staring at us.
"You're wrong," I say.
"I ain't wrong," he growls, grabbing my arm and trying to pull me back.
I shake him off and take a small step forward. "She's sick."
"Vivian, get back!"
I move forward again. "Are you okay? Can we help you?"
She doesn't talk, but she tilts her head to the side and studies me. A chill runs up my spine, but I ignore it. Axl is freaking me out, but he's crazy. There's nothing to worry about.
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As he walks out into the tunnel, he can feel the ground shaking. The walls are dripping and there is a dirty musk in the air. His heart pounds.
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He walks out into the blinding light…eyes blurred and senses dulled. There's that deafening sound of the crowd….and the pinging in his ears. He feels the crunch of the gravel and sand beneath the worn leather on his feet. The sweat dripping down his brow and the warmth of the sun on his back. His eyes refocus.
There he stands, that impending figure. As dark as a moonless night. Body shimmering with decorated steel. Piercing eyes as sharp as the blade he holds. A body meant for one thing…. destruction. He lets out a roar that silences the crowd.
As the crowd watches their hands are cold and fidgeting with anticipation. The noble men look on with curiosity in the safety of their pews.
As he watches, his gut sinks, but only for a second. He kneels down, grabs a handful of the dirt beneath him, stained with sweat and blood, and lets it fall through his fingers. He runs his hand gently along the sharp blade, and grips the soft bending leather. He rises, and faces the figure across from him.
His eyes snap open quickly. He takes a deep breath, slides his hands over the wood and grips the sides of the podium. He is ready.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how….
This post was good for me today. My life has a different version of "critics" right now, but I'm still the one the arena. I've never thought of it as the same situation, but it is. Nice post.
Love this line: "The scars on his body evoke memories of error." Do you have any fiction writing in the works?


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Pixley és una concentració de població designada pel cens dels Estats Units a l'estat de Califòrnia. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 2.586 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Pixley tenia 2.586 habitants, 651 habitatges, i 557 famílies. La densitat de població era de 322,1 habitants/km².

Dels 651 habitatges en un 54,1% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 57,8% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 18% dones solteres, i en un 14,3% no eren unitats familiars. En l'11,1% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 5,7% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 3,96 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 4,21.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 39,9% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 12,8% entre 18 i 24, un 25,3% entre 25 i 44, un 14,7% de 45 a 60 i un 7,3% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 24 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 108,7 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 23.304 $ i la renda mediana per família de 23.750 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 25.855 $ mentre que les dones 20.000 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 8.674 $. Entorn del 42,7% de les famílies i el 43,2% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

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Concentracions de població designades pel cens de Califòrnia
Comtat de Tulare

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On Thursday, Miami Hurricanes DE Demetrius Jackson was named to the All-State AFCA Good Works Team. This honor was earned through Jackson's palpable contributions to and involvement in community service.
Here's more on this from UM Athletics:
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami defensive lineman Demetrius Jackson is one of 146 nominees for the 2017 Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team®.
Jackson, who was a recipient of the ACC Top Six Award for Service in 2016, is an active member in the Miami community. Jackson established a community group called Young Men of Tomorrow, an organization which aims to help young kids make good choices in school and in the community.
In addition, the redshirt junior has made multiple community outreach visits to Carver Elementary School as part of the football team's community outreach program. He also has assisted with local parades in the Miami neighborhood of Overtown and spent dozens of hours with children at the Boys and Girls Club of Miami.
Following the 2016 season, Jackson was honored with the Hurricanes' Community Service Man of the Year Award.
On the field in 2016, Jackson saw action in 11 games and made a single-season best six starts. He also totaled single-season bests in tackles (28) and sacks (2.5).
Since 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has brought together a select group of college football players from across the country to honor their dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others. While players are often recognized for their accomplishments and achievements on game day, these student-athletes have made significant contributions to the greater good of society, inspiring future generations of young athletes and the larger college football community.
The student-athletes nominated for this esteemed award embody the true spirit of teamwork and selflessness, donating their limited free time to helping and serving others. From founding a non-profit that helps orphans secure jobs in the workforce to raising funds and awareness for childhood cancer research, the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® nominees may wear different jerseys on the field, but they all exemplify a superior commitment to giving back off of it.
Comprised of 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA, the final roster of 22 award recipients will be unveiled in September. From the nominees submitted by sports information directors across the nation on behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® members and prominent college football media members will select the 2017 Good Works Team®. Two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member Tim Tebow will headline the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel.
In addition to Tebow and Clarkson, the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® selection panel members includes: former Good Works Team® members Zaid Abdul-Aleem (Duke, 1994 team), Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997, 1998 teams), Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001 team), Mike Proman (Amherst, 2002 team) and Wes Counts (Middle Tennessee State, 1999 team); media members Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN), Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star) and Paul Myerberg (USA TODAY); current AFCA President and University of Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez; 2001 AFCA President and current athletic director at Virginia Union University Joe Taylor.
Once the final team members are announced in September, college football fans are encouraged to visit the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® website on ESPN.com, featuring profiles and images of the players, for the opportunity to vote for the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain. Throughout the season, fans can also follow along and join in on the conversation by searching and using #GoodWorksTeam on their social media channels.
In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each player must be actively involved with a charitable organization or service group while maintaining a strong academic standing.
Jackson has been openly vocal about his desire to impact his community, and has taken steps to make that a reality. This award is something that Jackson has a strong chance of winning, not because of false bravado and posturing, but through sincere interest and hard work.
Congratulations, DJax.
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Gaurihar State was a princely state in India, ruling a territory that is now in Madhya Pradesh. Gaurihar is a tehsil of Chhatarpur district.

History
This family is descended from Raja Ram Tiwari, who was Governor of a fort in the service of Guman Singh , ancestor of the Maharajas of Ajaigarh . During the anarchy of the times , Raja Ram rebelled and for a short while held the fort successfully against Ali Bahadur I Gaurihar was Jujhautiya Brahmin Tiwari ruling state. Gaurihar state was founded in 1807 after a split from Ajaigarh State. Pratap Singh Judev signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950. Maharaja Chandra Bhan Singh Judev was the last ruler of Gaurihar state.

Rulers
The rulers bore the title 'Sardar Sawai' and from 1859 the title 'Rao'.
1807 – 1846                Raja Ram                           (d. 1846)
1846 – 1877                Rajdhar Rudra Pratap               (b. 1811 – d. 18..)
1880 – 14 November 1887    Gajadhar Prasad                    (d. 1887)
1888 – 1904                Shamle Prasad                      (b. 1859 – d. 1904)
1904 – 1932                Pratipal (Prithvipal) Singh        (b. 1886 – d. 19..)
1932 – 1944                Avadhendra Pratap Singh            (b. 1902 – d. 19..)
1944 – 1959                Pratap Singh Judev                (b.1923    d.1959)
1959 – 1972                Chandrabhan Singh Judev           (b.1925   d. 2012)

References

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Gaurihar (Princely State)

Chhatarpur district
Princely states of Madhya Pradesh
Tehsils of India
1950 disestablishments in India


Longtime ice climbing stud Will Gadd won the elite mixed climbing competition at the Ouray Ice Festival on Saturday, the festival reported.
The four-day Colorado event is the nation's biggest and arguably most prestigious ice and mixed climbing competition. The 47-year-old Canadian, still recovering from injuries sustained in the previous ice climbing season, said he entered the competition with no expectations, according to Rock and Ice.
Sasha DiGiulian, arguably the nation's top sport climber, who crashed-coursed her ice climbing education in just a few weeks, climbed well but slowly and timed out before reaching the Krampus section.


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On such a gorgeous sunny day, as today was, I couldn't stay indoors and miss being under such lovely blue skies. If this was a summers day I'd be heading to the Cotswolds. So I seized the moment and headed out into the English countryside.
I love driving through the Cotswold villages. My favourites are Illmington, Mickleton, Moreton-in-the Marsh, Chipping Campden, Broadway and Willersey. Today the destination was Broadway.
Being a bank holiday the village was still busy with tourists, walkers and families all enjoying the winter sun.Walking through the main street I found some lovely independent stores. It's so nice to discover something unique and original rather than having what everyone else has from the high street chains. One discovery I made was Parkinson – a shop of two halves – one side sold an array of French country chic items for the home whilst the other half had a very nice selection of Mulberry handbags and designer clothes – I will definitely be visiting again when they have their S/S12 stock.
After a browse in the stores I stopped and had a warming lunch of homemade tomato soup and chunky artisan bread at Market Pantry. This was a quaint little cafe which wouldn't be out of place in New England. I would definitely recommend a visit.
But the attraction to Broadway, for me, is the stunning village and scenery. I love the Cotswold stone and the uniqueness of the buildings.
I certainly found some interesting features including this twisted tree trunk and bowed roof. Plus what could be even more English than two red telephone boxes.
If there was another county that could lure me away from Warwickshire it would be the Cotswolds.
The Visit Broadway website has lots of information about shopping, things to do and places to stay.
Looking for the chocolate box lifestyle…..it can be found in the Cotswolds!


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CIT Commits $37M to LA's Historic Jordan Downs Redevelopment
The third phase of the massive development will add another 92 multifamily units
By Greg Cornfield	May 21, 2020 6:00 pm
The larger 119-acre mixed-use project by The Housing Authority of the City of L.A. is located at 9800 Grape Street.	Courtesy of Bridge Housing.
CIT Bank, a Pasadena-based subsidiary to CIT Group, announced a $37.3 million investment to help build 92 apartment units at Jordan Downs — a prominent public housing project in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
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The larger 119-acre mixed-use project by The Housing Authority of the City of L.A. is located at 9800 Grape Street. The 92 units will support low-to-moderate income families earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of the area's median income, according to CIT. The units will range from one- to four-bedrooms in size, and 17 of the units will also be designated for residents with disabilities and hearing or visual impairments.
The apartment complex is the third phase of the larger mixed-use development slated to be complete in early 2022. It will include about 710 new residential units, more than 120,000 square feet of retail space, and a 50,000-square-foot community center. The Michaels Organization and nonprofit BRIDGE Housing are the master developers, and Primestor Development is behind the retail portion.
The initial groundbreaking was in 2017, but the full project has been in the works for decades. Initial funding stems from L.A.'s $5 billion housing plan from 2008.
"During these challenging times, our communities need affordable housing more than ever," said Steve Solk, president of consumer banking for CIT, in a statement. "Our financial commitment to the Jordan Downs Apartment Project will help break down barriers and spark transformative change across the Watts neighborhood."
The neighborhood of Watts has been at the center of L.A.'s turbulent civil rights history, and the Jordan Downs redevelopment has been a focal point for what has been largely considered a consistently underserved part of the region.
CIT anticipates making more investments in the community later this year, including possibly opening a new branch in the area, the firm said. CIT Bank is a subsidiary operated by CIT Group, a financial holding company.
CIT Bank has been active throughout the country as well as in Southern California the past year. For example, in February, CIT Bank provided $30 million to refinance the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Keywords: 9800 Grape Street, BRIDGE Housing, CIT bank, CIT Group, Jordan Downs, Primestor Development, The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, The Michaels Organization


The Borg El Arab airport in Alexandria is about an hour and a half out from the centre of the city. Its location also happens to be the exact spot where part of Baghdad was put after a dispute between the Iraqis and Kuwait. At the time, the land was proposed as an investment plot exclusively for Iraqi business as a way of resolving the conflict between them and Kuwait and for growing the economies of Baghdad and Alexandria.
This required a great deal of tampering with space but had to be done to save some people some face and others a scrap of dignity.
The developers in charge of the airport project were aware of this inconvenient geographical overlap, which was confined to them in haste, secrecy and an adequate sum of money during the early stages of the project. Long before the sum was settled though, they had already sent out a press announcement of the opening date and location of the airport — which was to become a national source of pride in a city that rarely sees useful development projects — and by then they could not afford retracting this information and shedding an unfavorable and slightly yellow light on the company, not to mention, the government which usually dwells away from it.
This was a trespassing violation at best, and an alleged settlement at worst. So they proceeded with haste, secrecy and slightly smaller sums of money to prompt secrecy and haste in the continuation of the project.
Of course the Iraqi authorities were furious at this breech of understanding, and made a conveniently timed phone call to the development company half way into construction, expressing their anger, their good intentions of not wanting to ever halt the progress of their sister city, and their unfortunate conclusion of having to resort to accepting monetary compensation.
After much haggling, the Iraqis agreed to a reduced amount in compensation in return for retaining the right to identify the plot of land as "Baghdad." As such, the Egyptians set the Wifi location as "Baghdad, Iraq" and the deal was closed.
The WiFi signal inside the airport was impeccable; unbelievably fast in comparison to the rest of the city and free of charge.


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Goodwin Fire Grows to 18,000 Acres
28 June 2017	Tiffany Davila
GOODWIN FIRE UPDATE: June 27, 2017: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bradshaw Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest
14 miles south of Prescott, Arizona (T12N R1W, S28)
Start Date: June 24, 2017, 4:00 p.m.
Size: Approximately 18,000 acres
Percent Contained: 1%
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Predominantly dense chaparral and Ponderosa pine stands in the drainages
Fire Summary
Summary: The Goodwin Fire continues to burn in very rugged terrain south and west of the junction with Senator Highway (FR 52) and County Road 177. Fire crews began the day working to keep the fire south of County Road 177, the Mayer-Goodwin Road, and away from the homes and communities to the north. Active fire behavior has resulted in very rapid fire growth to the northeast. Highway 69 was closed due to smoke and visibility at midafternoon between I-17 and Hwy 169. Later in the afternoon the fire had put several spots across State Highway 69. Fixed wing aircraft and helicopters have been working all day to assist firefighting efforts. Coordinated efforts are being made to evacuate communities and focus on opportunities for structure protection in the evacuation areas. Residents are being encouraged to evacuate if they are under an evacuation order for their safety and the safety of firefighters.
Many factors are contributing to the fire's behavior including high temperatures; low humidity; high winds, dense, dry, and thick vegetation; and steep, rugged terrain. The fire is burning in chaparral that has not experienced fire for more than 40 years. The other primary fuel is ponderosa pine which is growing in very rugged terrain with little access. Because firefighter and public safety is the number one objective, firefighters are being directed to not put themselves in situations where the risks are high and probability of success is low.
A Public Meeting was held this evening at the Bradshaw Mountain High School in Prescott Valley, AZ. Residents had the opportunity to hear from local, state, federal, and incident management officials and ask questions regarding the status of and plans for fighting the Goodwin Fire.
Evacuations & Closures
Evacuations: Evacuations have been ordered for
the area north of the Goodwin-Mayer Road/County Road 177, and west of Highway 69, from Mayer to south of Poland Junction. This does not include areas east of Highway 69. Evacuations have been ordered for
the Breezy Pines subdivision, all of Mayer, Poland Junction and Chaparral Hills.
The evacuation remains in place for Pine Flat. A shelter has been set up at the Bradshaw Mountain High School, 6000 E Long Look Drive in Prescott Valley.
Pre-Evacuation: Pre-evacuations have also been ordered for Walker, Potato Patch, and Mountain Pine Acres, Dewey-Humboldt.
For additional information please call the Yavapai County Emergency Operation Center at (928) 442-5103, 7am – 7pm.
Closures: State Highway 69 is now closed from I-17 to Hwy 169.
A Closure Order on the Prescott National Forest is in effect to provide for the safety of firefighters and the public.
Please visit the Prescott National Forest website (www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott) or Inciweb (https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5278/) for a map of the closed area.
Structure Damage
Structure Damage: Goodwin Fire managers and cooperators have been receiving inquiries regarding structures damaged or destroyed during the first day of Goodwin Fire. It was reported that structures have been destroyed and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office personnel are working with fire officials to determine the extent of damaged structures. However, this can only be accomplished when it is safe for deputies to enter, complete an accurate assessment, and determine ownership. Efforts to expedite the release of such information is ongoing. In the meantime, the patience of those residents who have been evacuated is greatly appreciated.
CodeRed®
CodeRed: The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office now utilizes CodeRED® as its Emergency Notification System (ENS). With this service, we can sendmessages to residents and businesses within minutes with specific information when an emergency or time-sensitive issue arises.
Although ENS does contain published landline phone number information by default, the Sheriff's Office may only get landline phone data updates twice a year. This is why it is vital that you register all your
phone numbers directly to assure contact in an emergency. Please go to the Sheriff's Office website: www.ycsoaz.gov and click on the Emergency Notification System tab or the Code Red link on the home page.
Resources Assigned
Crews: 6 Hotshot crews, 10 Type II crews
Air Attack: 2
Personnel: 525
The public can obtain fire information via the following:
Twitter: @PrescottNF
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrescottNF/
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News Statement for patients & their families - Covid-19
Statement for patients & their families - Covid-19
Thu 16 April
The below statement is sent from Professor Susan Short on behalf of the Neuro Oncology Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for brain tumour patients and their families.
"We know that this is a challenging time for everyone during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and that it will be particularly worrying for our patients who are undergoing treatment at the moment. Many of you will have been informed that you are in a specially vulnerable group at high risk of significant complications from COVID-19. As neuro oncologists we are doing everything we can to ensure you get the treatment you need whilst minimising avoidable risks. For many patients this means that we are speaking to you on the telephone instead of meeting you face to face in the clinic. We know that this changes the way the consultations work so please let us know if you do not feel that we have answered all your questions or explained things in a useful way over the phone and we will try to resolve any remaining queries.
You will also be aware that in some circumstances we are making changes to treatment that was planned to happen over the next few weeks. This is mainly relevant to those of you being treated with chemotherapy as this weakens the immune system, meaning that the risk of serious infection rises. We are particularly concerned about patients who are already very unwell due to their tumour or who have other medical problems that further add to this risk. When we think that the risks may outweigh the likely benefits we are considering whether it may be the right decision to pause or discontinue chemotherapy. We are taking all these decisions on an individual basis and will always discuss our decisions with you so that you understand our advice and what it means for you. These decisions may change as the COVID-19 situation alters, which is of course happening very rapidly.
Radiotherapy does not affect the immune system so in general this treatment can go ahead as planned. However if treatment is not urgent, for example for those of you with benign or low-grade tumours we may suggest delaying treatment until the COVID-19 outbreak is under control.
If you have had treatment more than 3 months ago you are unlikely to be at significantly increased risk in the current outbreak and should simply follow the guidance for members of the public.
In any circumstances where you are unsure of why a decision has been made for you or want to discuss anything further then you should always contact a member of your medical team."
Professor Susan Short, sent on behalf of the Neuro Oncology Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust


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WOSTER: Kueter was a boss and friend
I rarely have harsh words with editors, but there was this one time.
The story involved a dispute over ownership of a jackpot-winning lottery ticket. I'd spent a long Thursday reporting and interviewing, covering a hearing and writing a story from a convenience store in Winner. A quirky early-May weather system brought freezing rain overnight. In my lightweight, rear-wheel-drive pickup, it took until 3 a.m. to get home to Pierre. Short on sleep, I reached the bureau the next morning anticipating a routine Friday and an early exit.
Maricarrol Kueter had a different plan. Kueter, my editor at the Sioux Falls newspaper, called as I was taking my first sip of coffee.
"I need you to go back to Gregory and put together a Sunday piece on the lottery story,'' she said. Tired and maybe still tense from the ice-covered roads, I exploded. I really let her have it, the only time I ever did that with Kueter.
She listened quietly. When I stopped, she said, "Be that as it may, I need you to go back to Gregory and put together that Sunday piece.''
She was so matter-of-fact, so unmoved by my rant, that I broke out laughing. She did, too. When I caught my breath I said she could have at least pretended my outburst had bothered her.
"The day I let a ranting reporter bother me is the day I leave the newsroom,'' she said. She laughed, but it was true. Reporters didn't scare her. Neither did editors, publishers, advertisers, politicians, business leaders or anyone else who came in contact with the newspaper and her role as manager of the daily news operation.
Kueter died last Saturday, just 63. She'd been dealing with cancer for several years. It was time, finally, to let go. She did that in a hospice center, surrounded by members of her big, close family and supported by the thoughts, prayers and affection of a host of reporters and editors and photographers. During her career, she was the newspaper version of the sun, a center mass with a gravitational pull that influenced the orbits of a whole bunch of journalists, including me.
She could be testy now and then. She had an eye-roll that spoke volumes about her inability to suffer fools, stuffed shirts and pompous personalities. But she had a big heart, a soft spot for young, eager reporters and a real love for the craziness of a daily paper's newsroom. She knew what she knew, and she was willing to learn what she didn't know
When she took over as my immediate supervisor, she told me, "Look, you know more politics than I'll ever learn, so I'm going to trust you to keep me from making mistakes in our coverage.''
I said I'd try and added, "But you're my boss, so I'm going to trust that you won't ever defer to me instead of your best judgment.'' Yeah, like there was ever any danger that would happen. She'd listen, but she made the decisions.
We sat together once during a breakfast with Sioux Falls legislators. One of the newspaper's big bosses nodded off during the questioning. Kueter and I had a real those junior-high moment, stifling giggles until she had to leave the room. When she returned, we couldn't look at each other the rest of the meeting.
When the Legislature closed pistol permit applications to the public, Kueter directed me and a couple of others to gather and publish all 46,000 apps on file before the closure law took effect. We made it. I pointed out that the apps, good for four years, would start to become obsolete almost immediately. True, she said. "Even so, it was a noble effort, and open government demands noble efforts.''
One thing that always tickled me about Kueter was how excited she became when I'd file my stories from the State Fair. For all her professional accomplishments and newspaper skills, she remained a small-town girl at heart. She never forgot what South Dakota is all about. Journalism needs more people with such memory.
Kueter was my boss and my friend. She excelled at both roles. I miss her.
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Childs: Look inside the stats we don't keep to find what makes the Mitchell standard
I believe that stats are knowingly valuable for the work we do in education. That said, however, I wonder if we're keeping the most important stats.
By Joe Childs, interim superintendent for Mitchell School District


Spinal Cord Disorders: Can anybody help me with these MRI results?
Lumbar vertabral body height, signal and alignment appear within normal limits. Relative decreased signal within substances of L 4-5 and L5-S1 is compatible with disc dessication developing.
On axial sequences, spine is tilted to the left. There are areas of hyperintense signal in posterior soft tissue most at the lumbosacral area which could reflect a degree of atrophic change but no abnormal mass is seen.
Impression: no focal disc protrusion, cord stenosis, cord lesion or other definite lumbar spine abnormality identified.
vertebral body heights are preserved. There is a straigtened appearance through C% but alignment is maintained.
there are mild bulges at C 3-4, C 4-5 and C 5-6 but at no level does one seem larger focal disc protrusion distorting cord.
Impression: no focal disc protrusion, cord stenosis, cord lesion or other definite cervical spine abnormality identified.
Re: Can anybody help me with these MRI results?
I know how terrifying it is to have "something wrong" but yet there isn't something glaringly obvious! Many of us on this site have experienced this to one degree or another. I read through your MRI results and I've had many MRI's myself, too many!!
From my own experience, and I'm only 1 opinion, it sounds like you have a slight protusion from three disks in your neck. Stenosis or stenotic is when the disks push on your spinal cord. It sounds to me like this is not happening, which is good. I know sometimes deep down inside, you would almost rather hear that the news is something whether it be good or bad, just something!! If your mostly experiencing pain when you move, pick up the kids or other strenuous actions you might have a pinched peripheral nerve where the pain is originating. Those are the nerves that come out from the spinal cord inbetween your vertabra (the bones) of your spine. Whatever the etiology of your symptoms, go with your intuition. I came to this site in the beginning for affirmation of my 'gut feelings' about problems that I was having. It was as if I needed permission to be concerned and tell other people, mostly my doctors about it. If you feel like "something is wrong", most likely there is. It took me many months to determine what was wrong with me but I had to be my own advocate! The doctors won't pursue unless you tell them too! Crazy but true! Go with your instinct! Good luck!
Erin..thank you so much for replying! I was really hoping the MRI would be able to tell me something because I would love something to be able to help. I have had problems with my back and neck since I was 10 (I am now 33) and when I was 21 it got worse when I was in a nasty head on collision. I have done years of chiro treatments that only last as long as I go 3X a week, I can't do that now with a toddler and newborn.
Hi, I was just reading this again. Some MRI machines are better than others. The quality of the picture it portrays can be the machines ability. I had a CT scan which eventually gave the docs a better picture of my problems. Maybe you might want to ask your doc about doing a CT scan or using a higher resolution mri machine...good luck!
Good luck! Keep us posted!!
Being a patient with 2 lumbar multi -levels fusions I can tell you that your MRI looks really good. I don't know how old you are but based on research most humans develop DDD (degenerative disk disease), Stenosis, arthrities as early as 25, depends on a person; sometimes even earlier than that.
I wonder what is your DR has to say about it, but based on my own experience i can tell you that no major problems on this test can be seeing.
Best of luck to you; continue to maintain a healthy spine!
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Akash Sharma . Posted: September 8, 2020 | Updated: November 23, 2020
The familiar nasal swab administered by a healthcare professional may switch to a more comfortable test that can be taken at home. (Courtesy of Mahdis Habibinia / Edited by Bhabna Banerjee)
In early September, Health Canada reversed its stance on at-home testing for COVID-19. Health Canada is now reviewing applications from manufacturers for approval of at-home test kits.
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"I see groups of people literally standing over other people. The worst is when you get on the bus late and someone is coughing a lot because they are sick and you have no choice but to sit with them because there's no other space," he adds.
As cases continue to climb and long lineups at the designated testing centres continue to persist, we see that these home test kits for COVID-19 can make a significant difference for curbing potential spread and maintaining healthy conditions in the home, workplace, or other shared spaces.
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Torturing asylum seekers in secrecy and proud of it
Posted on August 12, 2016 July 3, 2019
My column in the Guardian:
The recently released… Nauru files… reveal an inventory of horrors unleashed by Australia on brown and black bodies away from public or media scrutiny. These people now have a voice, albeit in often… banal… descriptions of sexual abuse, rape, violence and psychological breakdown.
After more than two decades of brutalising asylum seekers on the Australian mainland and offshore, this is what Australia represents. This is who we are. These are our "values" and it's now absurd for anybody to claim otherwise.
In 2004, I… interviewed… the last remaining refugee trapped on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Aladdin Sisalem, born in Kuwait in 1979, lived on Manus Island while Australian authorities… thwarted… his attempts to reach the Australian mainland. "I need to belong to a country that can protect me and where I can live a normal, dignified and productive life," he told me.
His treatment at the hands of Australia, filled with deception, obfuscation and lack of sympathy, was an ominous warning of 21st century Australian officialdom and its brutal handling of those arriving by boat while fleeing the world's conflicts.
Sisalem was eventually allowed to settle in Australia, after an extended period of time on Manus Island, 10 months of which was alone at an… exorbitant and futile cost… to the Australian taxpayer. He became the last refugee to suffer in the makeshift facility during its first incarnation as an Australian refugee camp.
I often think of Sisalem's story because so little has changed in Australia's posture towards asylum seekers. I read over my 2004 Sydney Morning Herald online… interview with him and analysis… of Australia's refugee policies, and all that's altered are the names of ministers, prime ministers along with invisible and unaccountable immigration officials. Public opinion has ebbed and flowed in the interim, between outright hostility towards asylum seekers and… far more compassion, and yet Australia now finds itself as a… global leader… in new and innovative ways to punish powerless people.
The recent report by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch about Australia deliberately ignoring abuses on the Pacific island of Nauru, where hundreds of men, women and children live in unsafe, indefinite detention, received… large global… coverage. It contributes to radically shifting the international image still enjoyed by Australia; a sleepy nation with beautiful beaches and welcoming smiles. It's a cliché still believed by countless people I have met when working in Palestine, Honduras, Africa and the United States.
I'm now constantly asked why Australia, an island state, needs to further traumatise refugees fleeing Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. Instead of being a global pariah for this behaviour, Canberra is increasingly… admired and envied… by European countries desperately trying to keep out Muslims from the Middle East and Africa. The Nauru files… prove… that privatised security is willing to use violence, intimidation and mockery to quash adult and child complaints.
It's not just the ways in which asylum seekers are isolated that brings admiration for Australia globally but… outsourcing… the tasks of imprisonment to… failing private companies. Australia began this process in the 1990s, an… early adopter, and now countless European states are… enthusiastically… mimicking… the trend. Militarising borders has never been so profitable.
A new report by Dutch NGOs Stop Wapenhandel and Transnational Institute,… Border Wars, outlines the defence firms selling weapons to Middle Eastern dictatorships and the US as well as equipment to European governments desperate to build walls and surveillance networks to monitor and stop new arrivals. The same multinationals are selling weapons that fuel the wars and helping Europe keep out its victims. The almost weekly terror attacks in Europe are empowering this business model and it will only get worse.
The prospects for Australia's immigration stance to change is slim. The new Senate features… Islam-fearing politicians… unlikely to show any interest or sympathy for Muslim refugees stranded on Manus Island or Nauru. Surging… support… in Europe for anti-refugee policies, along with Donald Trump's… remarkably successful… insurgent campaign against Muslims, foreigners and Mexicans, shows that large numbers of the public in Western democracies want to massively slow down, if not stop, immigration. Civilians caught in the middle of wars in the Middle East and Africa will just have to suffer in silence.
There's a lesson in this for Australia and it's not pretty. Australia was well ahead of the global curve in its treatment of asylum seekers and rather than being a pariah, as I… argued in 2014… when calling for sanctions against Canberra, it's become an inspiration.
But not for all. In 2014, Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie wrote to the International Criminal Court asking the body to… investigate… Australia's mistreatment of refugees. The Refugee Action Collective Victoria… followed suit… in 2015. Could enterprising lawyers pursue any number of other international legal bodies and hold successive Australian politicians and officials to account (ideally legally but also morally)?
In an age where… prosecuting Tony Blair… and George W. Bush for war crimes in Iraq is now plausible, why not include Australian prime ministers John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull for… crimes against humanity… for their detention regime? It's far-fetched but not impossible.… A citizen's arrest… of any of these individuals would be a great start.
Tourism Australia will soon need to design new advertisements to attract white, anti-immigration activists from around the world. These people will find a receptive audience when arriving by plane, perhaps less so by boat.
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Q: The reason for using update() on a model created with jags I'm using rjags to do an analysis in R (based off of this blogpost: http://www.sumsar.net/blog/2013/08/bayesian-estimation-of-correlation/) and I've got a question. Is there any difference between using update() to update the model with 500 samples and just setting the n.adapt parameter in the original model creation to 1000 instead of 500?
In other words: is there an important difference between run1 and run2 when I do the following:
require(mvtnorm)
require(rjags)

model_string <- "
  model {
    for(i in 1:n) {
      x[i,1:2] ~ dmnorm(mu[], prec[ , ])
    }

    prec[1:2,1:2] <- inverse(cov[,])
    cov[1,1] <- sigma[1] * sigma[1]
    cov[1,2] <- sigma[1] * sigma[2] * rho
    cov[2,1] <- sigma[1] * sigma[2] * rho
    cov[2,2] <- sigma[2] * sigma[2]

    sigma[1] ~ dunif(0, 1000)
    sigma[2] ~ dunif(0, 1000)
    rho ~ dunif(-1, 1)
    mu[1] ~ dnorm(0, 0.001)
    mu[2] ~ dnorm(0, 0.001)

    x_rand ~ dmnorm(mu[], prec[ , ])
  }

"

mu <- c(10, 30)
sigma <- c(20, 40)
rho <- -0.7
cov_mat <- rbind(c(     sigma[1]^2       , sigma[1]*sigma[2]*rho ),
                 c( sigma[1]*sigma[2]*rho,      sigma[2]^2       ))
x <- rmvnorm(30, mu, cov_mat)

data_list = list(x = x, n = nrow(x))
inits_list = list(mu = c(mean(x[, 1]), mean(x[, 2])),
                  rho = cor(x[, 1], x[, 2]),
                  sigma = c(sd(x[, 1]), sd(x[, 1])))

jags_model <- jags.model(textConnection(model_string), data = data_list, inits = inits_list,
                         n.adapt = 500, n.chains = 3, quiet = T)
update(jags_model, 500)
mcmc_samples <- coda.samples(jags_model, c("mu", "rho", "sigma", "x_rand"),
                             n.iter = 5000)

run1<-summary(mcmc_samples)

jags_model <- jags.model(textConnection(model_string), data = data_list, inits = inits_list,
                         n.adapt = 1000, n.chains = 3, quiet = T)
mcmc_samples <- coda.samples(jags_model, c("mu", "rho", "sigma", "x_rand"),
                             n.iter = 5000)
run2<-summary(mcmc_samples)

A: The function update performs burn-in iterations for your Markov chain. If you fail to run those burn-in iterations, then your chain will not have converged to its stationary distribution and any samples you generate will not actually be from the correct posterior distribution. In short, you absolutely need to update your chain, and you should additionally perform convergence checks (trace plots/acfs) on your final samples to make sure you've burned your chain for long enough.
The adaptive iterations that JAGS performs are not burn in iterations. From the documentation, "The sequence of samples generated during this adaptive phase
is not a Markov chain, and therefore may not be used for posterior inference on the model." Running the your model in the adaptive phase can improve efficiency, but you will still need to update/burn-in your chain so that you're actually sampling from the proper posterior distribution.

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