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State of the Union live updates: Trump attacks Democrats over health care in campaign-style speech
Published Tue, Feb 4 20207:55 PM EST Updated Wed, Feb 5 20207:24 AM EST
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President Donald Trump's arrives at the podium to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4,
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10:57 pm: Thanks for reading
The CNBC Politics team is wrapping up our 2020 State of the Union live blog. Check out our story about the top moments of the night, from Rush Limbaugh's Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi tearing up Trump's speech. Thanks for stopping by.
10:52 pm: A state of disunion
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi rips a copy of US President Donald Trumps speech after he delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2020.
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This speech will be remembered for the bitter partisanship underlying it. From the snubbed handshake, to the awarding of the presidential Medal of Freedom to a man who has professionally insulted people, especially women, for decades; to the instantly viral clip of Pelosi ripping up Trump's speech, we learned more tonight about the state of America's disunion than anything else.
10:40 pm: The Democratic response
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a rising party star who flipped her state's governor's office in 2018 on a platform of infrastructure and health care, aimed to poke holes in Trump's health care and economic arguments. She highlighted efforts by Democrats to protect people with pre-existing conditions — which the president wrongly claimed he has always done — and argued Trump looked out for corporations at the expense of workers.
Whitmer used her own personal history recounting a time when she was "holding down a new job, caring for my newborn daughter as well as my mom at the end of her brain cancer battle. I was up all night with a baby and during the day, I had to fight my mom's insurance company… And it changed me. I lost my patience for people who play games instead of solve problems."
10:25 pm: Trump wraps, Pelosi rips
At the conclusion of Trump's remarks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up the hard copy of Trump's speech that he had given her before he began, and tossed it aside. It was quite the bookend to how things began. Before Trump started speaking tonight, he declined to shake the speaker's hand.
Pelosi tears up State of the Union speech
10:24 pm: Trump surprises military family with homecoming
The president recognized Army spouse Amy Williams from Fort Bragg, N.C., and her two children during his address. He explained that for the past 7 months, her husband, Sergeant First Class Townsend Williams, has been serving a deployment in Afghanistan.
Trump said it was Williams' fourth deployment to the Middle East. After thanking Amy for her sacrifice, the president announced that her husband was home and in the audience.
Pres. Trump surprises military family with homecoming at State of the Union address
10:23 pm: Another House Democrat walks out
Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., also said he ducked out of Trump's address early. "I can't stand a liar. This man's presidency is a national tragedy," he tweeted.
Bill Pascrell tweet
10:20 pm: Trump touts killings of ISIS leader, Iran's Soleimani
The president recounted missions conducted under his orders to kill key adversaries in the Middle East: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. "Our message to the terrorists is clear: You will never escape American justice. If you attack our citizens, you forfeit your life," Trump said.
10:13 pm: Rep. Tim Ryan has 'had enough'
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, "walked out" of Trump's State of the Union address, saying he "had enough." He compared it to professional wrestling: "It's all fake."
Tim Ryan tweet
10:10 pm: Trump trumpets his influence on U.S. courts
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (L) and Supreme Justice Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 04, 2020 in Washington, DC.
After praising his "two brilliant new Supreme Court justices," Trump says that his administration is defending religious liberty. "In America, we do not punish prayer. We do not tear down crosses," Trump said.
The Supreme Court voted to allow a 40-foot Latin cross to stand on public ground in June, with Kavanaugh and Gorsuch forming part of the seven-justice majority.
Trump has rapidly appointed judges to the federal judiciary with the help of a GOP Senate majority. He has confirmed 187 federal judges, more than any president since Bill Clinton at this point in his tenure.
10:04 pm: Democrats chant the name of their Rx drug bill
When Trump announced that he would sign a bill "immediately" to lower drug prices, Democrats raised three fingers and chanted "HR 3! HR 3!" It's the legislative name of the prescription drug price bill that Democrats passed in the House last year. The bill has languished on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's desk since then.
Democrats shout HR 3, HR 3 after Trump asks for bipartisan prescription drug bill
9:54 pm: Rush Limbaugh gets Medal of Freedom
First lady Melania Trump awarded the conservative radio host, who recently revealed he had advanced lung cancer, the Presidential Medal of Freedom right in the middle of Trump's speech. Limbaugh, known for his caustic rants against liberals and "feminazis," was nonetheless moved to tears as the president and the first lady honored him. "Thank you for your decades of tireless devotion to our country," Trump said.
Pres. Trump asks First Lady to present Rush Limbaugh with Presidential Medal of Freedom at State of the Union Address
9:49 pm: Trump again plays defense on entitlements
The president pledges "we will always protect your Medicare and your Social Security," weeks after he told CNBC's Joe Kernen that his administration would take a look at entitlement reform. His Democratic rivals in the 2020 primary field seized on the remarks at the time to hammer Trump on a big hot-button issue.
9:46 pm: Pre-existing conditions, Medicare for All
Health care sits at the top of voters' minds in 2020. Trump appeared aware of its importance and his own vulnerability on the issue.
The president said, "I have also made an ironclad pledge to American families: we will always protect people with pre-existing conditions." Trump has not kept that pledge so far in his presidency. Democrats leveraged Republican attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which could have weakened the law's key protections for people with pre-existing conditions, as they flipped the House in the 2018 midterms.
The Trump administration has declined to defend Obamacare against litigation that seeks to toss out the law — and its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. The Supreme Court is unlikely to hear the case before the 2020 election.
Also during his speech, Trump targeted Democrats for supporting "Medicare for All," what he called a "socialist takeover of our health care system." He claimed "there are those who want to take away your health care, take away your doctor and abolish private insurance entirely." "We will never let socialism destroy American health care," he said to cheers from Republicans and even a few Democrats.
Trump says his health care plan cheaper, better at State of the Union Address
Trump misleads on what such a health care system would do. Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of Trump's leading challengers for the White House in 2020, wants a universal health care system that would cover every American, with benefits like dental, mental health and long-term care, with no deductibles, premiums or copays.
While Sanders says he would tax the wealthy and corporations more to fund the plan, he has not denied that middle-class people may have to pay more in taxes under the system. However, he says they will end up saving money overall because of lower health care costs.
9:43 pm: Mixed messages on China
While Trump praises Chinese President Xi Jinping in his State of the Union address, critics are pointing out how some members of his own Cabinet contradict him on how China is viewed, even after the "phase one" trade deal.
9:29 pm: 'Socialism destroys nations'
In introducing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, Trump takes aim at socialism – which is a theme of his 2020 campaign, as well. He has warned that his Democratic rivals would usher in socialism. None of his Democratic rivals are socialists, while Sen. Bernie Sanders identifies as a democratic socialist.
Trump recognizes Venezuela's Juan Guaido at State of the Union
9:24 pm: An economic stump speech
The early parts of Trump's remarks sounded much like a stump speech centered around the economy. He pointed to a range of economic indicators, from the unemployment rate, to wages, to real median household income, consumer confidence and 401k plans.
While many of those marks are good or even great — the U.S. unemployment rate has been near a 50-year low — he at points embellished how strong the economy is. Trump said: "This is a blue-collar boom."
9:22 pm: Targeting Obama and Democrats
Trump leads off with searing criticism of the Obama administration.
"The years of economic decay are over," Trump said. "The days of our country being used, taken advantage of, and even scorned by other nations are long behind us. Gone, too, are the broken promises, jobless recoveries, tired platitudes and constant excuses for the depletion of American wealth, power and prestige."
These sentences at the top of the speech are a clear sign that Trump intends to use this address to excoriate Democrats and the previous Democratic administration, whose vice president just happens to be running for president against Trump.
9:14 pm: Designated survivor named
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is this year's designated survivor, ie, the Cabinet member who is left out of the chamber while the president gives the State of the Union address. He is at an undisclosed location to protect the presidential line of succession in case there is a mass casualty during the speech.
9:10 pm: 'The state of our union is stronger than ever before'
Trump unleashes a common State of the Union applause line after listing a litany of boasts about the economy and military strength.
9:07 pm: Pelosi introduces Trump
"Members of Congress, the president of the United States," Pelosi declares, prompting Trump's supporters in the chamber to chant "four more years!" Trump also ignored Pelosi's attempt at a handshake.
9:03 pm: The president enters the chamber
Trump has arrived and he's shaking hands as he makes his way down to give his speech.
8:57 pm: Chief justice appears as impeachment trial nears end
Chief Justice John Roberts just arrived in the House chamber under somewhat unusual circumstances: The chief will continue preside over the president's impeachment trial in the Senate on Wednesday.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist skipped President Bill Clinton's State of the Union address in 1999, under similar circumstances.
In addition to Roberts, Trump appointees Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Elena Kagan, an Obama appointee, are also in attendance.
8:55 pm: Democratic women wear white
Democratic women representatives dressed in white sit while U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, delivers a State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
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Democratic female House members are wearing white tonight to honor the early 20th century women's suffrage movement that resulted in the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
8:44 pm: Limbaugh attends SOTU after cancer revelation
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has been spotted in the House chamber at the State of the Union address. Limbaugh announced on his program Monday that he has been diagnosed with "advanced lung cancer." He said he will take time off his normal broadcast schedule to seek treatment.
Radio personality Rush Limbaugh sits in the First Lady's box ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 04, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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8:40 pm: Excerpts from the Democratic response
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver the Democratic Party's response to Trump's speech tonight. Here are some excerpts:
During my campaign, people told me to fix the damn roads – because blown tires and broken windshields are downright dangerous. And car repairs take money from rent, child care, or groceries.
And we – the Democrats – are doing something about it.
I was holding down a new job, caring for my newborn daughter as well as my mom at the end of her brain cancer battle. I was up all night with a baby and during the day, I had to fight my mom's insurance company when they wrongly denied her coverage for chemotherapy.
It was hard. It exposed the harsh realities of our workplaces, our health care system, and our child care system. And it changed me.
I lost my patience for people who play games instead of solve problems.
So, as a state senator, I worked with a Republican governor and legislature to expand health care coverage to more than 680,000 Michiganders under the Affordable Care Act.
It's pretty simple. Democrats are trying to make your health care better. Republicans in Washington are trying to take it away.
It doesn't matter what the president says about the stock market. What matters is that millions of people struggle to get by or don't have enough money at the end of the month after paying for transportation, student loans, or prescription drugs.
American workers are hurting. In my own state. Our neighbors in Wisconsin. And Ohio. And Pennsylvania. All over the country. Wages have stagnated, while CEO pay has skyrocketed.
I'm so inspired by young people.
They respond to mass shootings demanding policies that make schools safer.
They react to a world that's literally on fire with fire in their bellies. To push leaders to finally take action on climate change.
They take on a road filled with potholes with a shovel and some dirt.
2020 is a big year. It's the year my daughter Sherry will graduate from high school. It's also the year she'll cast her first ballot, along with millions of young Americans.
The two things are connected. Because walking across the graduation stage is as important as walking into the voting booth for the first time.
Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, smiles during an event at the General Motors Co. Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan, U.S., on Friday, March 22, 2019.
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8:37 pm: You can stream the speech on CNBC
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8:32 pm: Former Rep. Katie Hill spotted at the Capitol
Hill is a former House member from California who resigned last year after "revenge porn" photos surfaced, amid allegations that she had an affair with a subordinate. Hill's resignation prompted a public debate over whether Hill was a victim or not, and whether House Democrats should have supported her more.
8:20 pm: Speech excerpts released
Three years ago, we launched the Great American Comeback. Tonight, I stand before you to share the incredible results.
In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of American Decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America's destiny. We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back!
The vision I will lay out this evening demonstrates how we are building the world's most prosperous and inclusive society – one where every citizen can join in America's unparalleled success, and where every community can take part in America's extraordinary rise.
From the instant I took office, I moved rapidly to revive the U.S. economy —slashing a record number of job killing-regulations, enacting historic and record-setting tax cuts, and fighting for FAIR and RECIPROCAL trade agreements.
In 8 years under the last administration, over 300,000 working-age people DROPPED OUT of the workforce. In just three years of my Administration, 3.5 MILLION working-age people have JOINED the workforce.
Thanks to our bold regulatory reduction campaign, the United States has become the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world, by far. .
We are restoring our nation's Manufacturing Might, even though predictions were that this could never be done. After losing 60,000 factories under the PREVIOUS two administrations, America has now GAINED 12,000 NEW factories under my Administration.
Many politicians came and went, pledging to change or replace NAFTA – only to do absolutely nothing. But unlike so many who came before me, I KEEP MY PROMISES. Six days ago, I replaced NAFTA and signed the brand new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement into law.
Days ago, we signed the groundbreaking new agreement with China that will defend our workers, protect our intellectual property, bring billions of dollars into our treasury, and open vast new markets for products made and grown right here in the USA.
To safeguard American Liberty, we have invested a record-breaking $2.2 trillion dollars in the United States Military. […] We created a new branch of the United States Armed Forces, the Space Force.
The next step forward in building an inclusive society is making sure that every young American gets a GREAT Education and the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. […] NO PARENT should be forced to send their child to a failing government school.
A good life for American families also requires the most affordable, innovative, and high-quality healthcare system on earth. […] We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions.
8:15 pm: Venezuela's opposition leader will be Trump's guest
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido (C) waves as he is acknowledged by US President Donald Trump during his the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2020.
The White House on Tuesday confirmed that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will be among the president and first lady's guests tonight. Guaido's attendance likely benefits both Trump and his guest. For Trump, Guaido represents a physical representation of the Trump administration's hard line against Venezuela's authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, whose government has been heavily sanctioned by Washington. For Guaido, who was prohibited in January from seeking reelection as head of Venezuela's National Assembly, appearing at the State of the Union as a guest of the president sends a strong signal to allies and foes back home that he and his opposition government still enjoy official U.S. support.
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8:05 pm: Trump's 2020 message vs. Iowa caucus results
Trump could try to inject energy into his reelection drive and will likely talk up a healthy U.S. economy and recent trade triumphs. At the same time, more of the delayed Democratic caucus results could trickle in from Iowa as voters start to pick who will face him in November.
Preliminary Iowa results in: Buttigieg, Sanders, Warren in tight race
7:58 pm: AOC and other key Dems will boycott the speech
The president's address is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET. He will address a joint session of Congress, but several key Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will boycott the speech.
AOC TWEET
7:55 pm: Welcome to CNBC's State of the Union live blog
President Donald Trump will give his third State of the Union address tonight, the night before the Senate will likely vote to acquit him of the two charges he faces in his impeachment trial. Expect to see a victorious Trump touting his administration's record on the economy and national security, with speech lines tailor-made for the 2020 campaign.
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Announcement, Breeder News
Til Niquidet – Lifetime member of the CFSC
Recently the Canadian Finnish Spitz Club was approached with a suggestion of nominating one of our long time club members for a lifetime membership on her outstanding contributions to the club. I am very pleased to announce that the executive of the CFSC have voted to approve Til Niquidet for her long record of service for a lifetime membership. I could go on about the reasons for this decision but we have had several of our members wonderfully put this into words.
CFSC Secretary –Taru Korrensuo
I am grateful to the Canadian Finnish Spitz Club for this honour. I have been a member of the Finnish Spitz community since 1975. In 1976 we held our first breed booster show and in 1976 I attended the inaugural meeting of the Canadian Finnish Spitz Club. I was editor of the newsletter, was a member of the first Board of Directors of the club and I have been active in the CFSC in every year ever since. It is a huge honour to have my years of service to the club recognized in this way.
Til Niquidet
Til showing Finnish Spitz, Am/Can CH Pikkinokka's Kaivo Wendi, winner of two Best in Shows (1999)
Kind words...
Til Niquidet: a mentor, a friend, and so much more…
The first time that I met Til was in someone's hotel room where a meeting of the Canadian Finnish Spitz Club was taking place. A friend of mine thought that I would enjoy sitting in on the meeting that she had heard about after watching the breed earlier in the day. My friend wasn't wrong, I did enjoy it. I had not met any of the people there, but the two people that I do remember from that meeting, and subsequently became long-time friends of, were Joan and Til. I do not remember how old Til was, but I do remember that I was impressed with her presence, her knowledge of the breed and her way of speaking when she had something to add to the meeting. She might say that she remembers our first meeting differently, but this first impression only became more solidified as time went on. Attending any show where Finnish Spitz were exhibited usually meant a trip to either B.C. or to Calgary. These shows, in the early years, provided an opportunity to see more Finnish Spitz, learn about them from either Joan or Til, and to watch them in the ring. We used these shows to conduct the AGM for the club, to gather from near and far, and to meet all Finnish Spitz enthusiasts. We always had a breakfast (hosted by someone from the club) or went out for dinner (if we were not at an outdoor show) and made sure that a group photo was taken. These shows were well attended, and we always had a wonderful time. Til was always willing to discuss, demonstrate, or educate while she was grooming or waiting at ring side. As a family new to the dog show world we had a lot to learn. My children, who are adults now, always talk about going to these shows and of the visits we had with Til. Years later we were still attending shows, not as exhibitors, but a spectator, and we still took every opportunity to find Til's benching area and then proceeded to help where we could, playing with puppies, walking dogs, holding dogs at ringside and just talking dogs in general. Whenever we met, it was like we had seen each other the weekend before. It was never awkward. We talked dogs and kids, watched dogs, hung out, went for dinners, and just had a great time. The few times that we stopped there while on a road trip, we were always in danger of bringing home something or more than one something. My children call Til when they have a problem with their own dogs (neither of which are a Finnish Spitz) as do I. Her wealth of knowledge and her willingness to share it has been a blessing to all of us. My adult twins will drop by if they are out on the road as well. Til never knows when one of us will telephone and say that we are on the way through and can we stop for a visit. The answer is always yes, and when will you be here. Her yard is always available for a camper or a tent and the tea pot will be on. Til helped me through raising three teenagers, and Bill and I did likewise with her own two daughters. Raising daughters isn't always easy, but then neither is raising dogs, litters of puppies, or saying that final good-by to a much- loved pet. Til has been there for it all with a kind word and sage advice. I was asked if I would write a few words about Til. I thought about it for awhile, then just sat at the computer, started to write, and just let the words come through as they would. Til is my friend! She has been my friend for many, many years and I suspect she always will be. For that, I am very lucky indeed. Til is my mentor, in life and well as in dogs and I could not have a better one. Now that my interest is mainly horses these days, I always follow what I have learned from her. "Do what you can, with what you have, learn from someone you respect and then use your common sense." This advice has stood me in good stead for the better part of forty years and still counting. Til is Finnish Spitz. She loves them, understands them and above all protects the integrity of the breed that we all love and admire. I cannot wait for the day that I will pick up a book written by her about Finnish Spitz. And when I see one in Edmonton, I know that it is probably one of hers and I think hmmm…maybe it's time for another one. Til, we will talk…because there is no one else that I would get adog from, and that says it all!
Written by Kay Bunker Finnish Spitz Club member and enthusiast of the breed
I got my first Finnish Spitz from Joan Grant in 1988. Til was there, and she was there when I took Pila to Golden for her first breeding. Til was there at my first shows, first CFSA Specialty, first club get-togethers, first breed seminars, and pretty much every Finnish Spitz event since. Til has been there for our breed, our breeders, and our club for many years. All of this shows Til's incredible knowledge, dedication, and tenacity when it comes to our sport. It isn't easy or for the faint of heart. Til has been a friend and mentor to many of us. We may not have been able to be together often, but always were able to pick up right where we left off. Congratulations Til, this is a well-deserved honor.
Denise Friesen
Dear Til: You have been an extraordinary member of this club and work hard to further the education of and the betterment of the breed as a whole. You have fought countless situations in where you felt you needed to speak out for the breed. When my parents first started out with this breed it was not as widely known as it is today thanks to your dedication and the showing and promoting the breed as no one else has. Many hours have been spent driving to deliver puppies or going to shows. Thank-you for all of your hard work and dedication to the breed, you most certainly are an advocate and a life-long spokesperson for Finnish Spitz. I think the breed is in very good hands.
Kelly Bunker
We first met Til in the autumn of 1998. We were looking for a puppy to be the protege of our 14-year-old Eskie cross and had decided on a Finnish Spitz after visiting Joan Grant. We were on Joan's wait list when we got a call from her one afternoon telling us that another breeder who lived close to us was expecting a litter of pups and wondered if we'd like one of her dogs. I met Til for the first time later that afternoon and not too long after we welcomed Pikkinokka's Kaivo Mala into our home. We kept in touch with Til and one day Kathy was shopping in the big town of Nakusp and ran into Til who suggested that Mala was a nice looking Finkie who might do well in dog shows. Being essentially pet people, it took a bit of persuasion, but Til was persuasive and persistent and in a surprisingly short time we were hooked on both the breed and the peculiar alternate universe that is the 'sport' of purebred dogs. Through these 20+ years Til has been our guide, mentor and friend. As a guide and mentor Til has been invaluable. Her knowledge of the Finnish Spitz; raising, grooming, showing, and breeding has, more often than not, guided us in all these areas through our years in the breed. Obviously, as we moved from strictly pet people to showing and breeding, we began to look at emphasizing different aspects of the Finnish Spitz and, Til helped us along with some support and a lot of constructive criticism and information. Til is not a cuddly grandma dispensing cookies and cozy cliches; she is a sharp and sometimes caustic teacher whose views are driven by her vision of, and passion for, her dogs. We don't always agree with Til (although, most of the time we do), but we always listen to her views with attention and respect, and Til, while she hasn't always agreed with us, has given us plenty of room to explore our vision and deal with our own mistakes and successes. As a friend, Til has been great the whole time. In her role as friend, she is, as most of us know, as much of a vulnerable and sensitive human being as anyone. We've seen her go through a lot in the last 23 years both good and bad and we've seen the behind the Finkie Goddess there is a sensitive, loving and very likable person who is subject to all the travails that life throws at people, but who carries on, we suspect because she loves her dogs so very much. On top of everything else, Til bred our absolute favourite Finnish Spitz; Pikkinokka's Zuni Zoom, the bestest dog ever and an ideal we'll try to replicate in our breeding. A lifetime membership is the least we can do for you Til! Thank you again.
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When going down the road do you start to hear all types of sounds all of the sudden? You may hear screeching noises or a loud roar that could indicate you need new brake pads. It is important to visit a mechanic as soon as you hear this because continuing to drive without having this fixed can contribute to more damage and expensive repairs.
Does your car tend to pull to one side when you let go of the steering wheel for a moment? This is one of the first things that may alert you that your brakes need to be checked.
Brakes that have become worn down and overused can begin to vibrate. You may experience this when driving, by experiencing vibrations in the steering wheel, and you could be unsure what's happening. The more severe the issue with your brakes the more vibration you may have.
This is usually an indication that you have a warped rotor that may need replacing and will warrant a visit to a mechanic for brake services.
The most severe brake issue is certainly your brakes completely failing. If you press the brake all the way to the floor and your car won't stop, it is evident that you need brake repairs immediately. It's essential to your well-being and the safety of others that you stay off the road until you can get this situation handled appropriately by a professional who can fix your brakes.
Taking care of your car will help ensure you have a decreased chance of it breaking down or being involved in a totally preventable accident. It is essential to look for the warning signs that can occur at any time when you own a vehicle. Be sure to schedule an appointment today with an auto shop in your area to have a brake inspection and potential repairs done.


How To Experience True Abundance And Increase Your Positive Energy.
Abundance is such a beautiful word, don't you think? All kinds of images come to mind when I hear the word abundance. From fields of flowers, to baskets of fruit and of course, to thoughts of money.
But I've learned that abundance is so much more. I've learned to embrace what I have.
Two years ago, I returned from my six month sojourn to Portugal. As soon as I landed, I received notification that my oldest daughter was in the hospital with MRSA and that the infection had reached a life-threatening stage.
We'd been estranged for many years following her downward spiral into a world of addiction and self-destruction that, despite all the things I tried, I wasn't able to rescue her.
One huge, heartbreaking lesson .. stepping back and letting her reach her bottom.
I was worried. I was scared. I contacted her as soon as I could and over the next month, as she healed and grew stronger, we were able to reconnect and start the process of healing the wounds of the past.
After all the pain, the turmoil, anger and resentment we had gone through in our relationship and the many years apart, I was so grateful to have my daughter back in my life once again.
Now she is a piece of the ABUNDANCE THAT FILLS MY LIFE.
Yet, Instead of embracing what we do have, we spend too much time looking at what we lack. Criticizing ourselves for not working hard enough, not making enough money or not being 'smart' enough to control our spending.
The balance in your savings account?
The debt you're struggling to pay off?
The vacation property you dream of owning?
How many big screen TV's you have in your house?
How big of a house you have?
A life free from the worries of money?
Or do your thoughts go to something else… something more?
So often when people hear the word ABUNDANCE, their mind automatically goes to the thought of money. It might sound like this: I don't make enough. I need more money. I want to make x amount so I can have more of this .. or that.
But ABUNDANCE is really something deeper. If you look up the definition of ABUNDANCE, the dictionary says: a very large quantity of something, the plentifulness of the good things of life.
So just what are the GOOD THINGS in life?
They are as different and as unique as each of us. But there is a common thread that runs between them .. they can't be measured by numbers.
ABUNDANCE is everything that fills your life, and it stretches far beyond the dollars in the bank account. Even if you have little money, you may be abundant in other ways. Perhaps you have an incredible family support system or friendships that fill your days with joy and happiness.
When you pause for a moment and consider all you've been blessed with in your life, you'll be amazed at how ABUNDANT you really are.
If you make time to practice gratitude for everything and everyone you'll find your life filling up with more positive energy. It's as if you've opened up the floodgates and out flows this stream of positiveness and the funny things is, the more you practice gratitude, the more you attract what you desire.
Now isn't that the flow you want in your life?
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Love this Linda 🙂 I see abundance as feeling whole and complete. Or kinda whole and complete 😉 Cultivate that feeling FIRST, then view the Universe thru that prism, and you will be good to go.
I love how you put it .. Abundance as feeling whole and complete and even kinda. People tend to view abundance as money first when in reality .. it really is so much more. Thanks, Ryan for sharing your thoughts!


It appears that Trump has a plan in order to fund the $8.6 billion for border wall funding and the $861 billion in increased military spending called for in his new budget: cut all funding for the arts and humanities, public television and radio, and libraries and museums.
For the third time in a row, Trump's proposed budget plan calls for the shuttering of the National Endowment of the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The cuts come to a total of $897 million.
For the past two years Trump has been attempting to eliminate these agencies but has failed. Instead, Congress gave small increases to the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in 2019.
In addition to the enrichment these groups have provided since their creation, a recent study showed the arts contribute more to the US economy than agriculture. According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis and the NEA, the arts contribute $763.6 billion to the US economy, or 4.2 percent of the GDP.
1. The arts are growing faster than the economy at large.
2. Fewer people are working in the arts than they were two decades ago.
3. The US sends a lot of art and culture out into the world.
4. Museums alone added $5.3 billion to the US economy.
5. It's not just the major cities that are benefitting.
Despite these findings, Trump continues to push his biased agenda that would not only strip funding for the arts down to practically nothing but would also cut trillions from Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Luckily with Democrats in control of the House of Representatives it is highly unlikely that Trump's budget will be implemented as is.


Gone are the days of putting your furry family into kennels - here at Boutique Retreats we know how important your dog is and we also know how difficult it can be to find luxury accommodation which accepts them. Today, we're pleased to say that more than 100 of our luxurious properties welcome well behaved dogs - after all, dogs need a holiday too!
From beachside boltholes and cosy cottages to country houses and contemporary coastal home stays, we have searched out the seriously special retreats in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, the Cotswolds, Sussex, Wales, Scotland and throughout the UK. Whether you're after a honeymoon hideaway or a last-minute romantic break, a pad for your family or a base for celebrations with friends, we have a huge selection of dog-friendly retreats available especially for you.
So what makes us so special? Our unique collection of luxury self-catering retreats offer the perks of a boutique hotel with the privacy and independence of a home away from home, and each one of our luxury cottages have been lovingly hand-picked in the best areas of the UK.
Between us, we share over 30 years of experience in the holiday letting business. What's more, we know the area inside out and we can arrange all those special extras for you, whether it's a private chef, deliveries of fresh local produce, taking care of restaurant reservations or generally providing you with insider knowledge of the local area. We're here to make sure you get the most out of your Boutique Retreats holiday.
And when it comes to choosing where to stay, from home stays to farm stays, itty-bitty boltholes to big and beautiful houses, all our holiday cottages, big or small, share the same high standards, so whatever you're looking for, we've got a Boutique Retreat to suit you.


Open Terminal and do a 'mdimport -L'. This should show all the current Spotlight indexers. You should have only one indexer for Evernote. And that should be the one residing in the application bundle. In my case, there were two: one in the application and one in /Library/Spotlight.
If you have more than one Evernote indexer, delete all except the one in the application bundle.
In Terminal do a 'mdimport /Users/username/Library/CoreData/com.evernote.Evernote/826044BE-3A77-499D-88AE-3252A38EAB44/ENNote/_records' (using the correct path, of course).
Now try a Spotlight search. In my case, everything worked now!
I am using Evernote version "6.1.1 (452253 Direct)" (direct download, not the App Store version) and Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10.5).
5 comments on "Fixing Evernote and Spotlight indexing"
Thanks! Tried several other fixes to no avail. Glad I found your post!
Wow. Thank you Sir! Worked like a charm.
@Adam: Suddenly I ran into that too.
It looks like the importer is looking for a file named "LocalNoteStore.sqlite" in the .../[accountnumber] directory when, in fact, the file is located in .../[accountnumber]/localNoteStore/localNoteStore.sqlite.
And they broke it again... I'm not sure when, but I'm running Evernote Version 7.8 (457453 Direct) and macOS Mojave version 10.14.2.
Nothing gets indexed and trying to manually reindex returns an error with "code signature in (/.../EvernoteSpotlightImporter) not valid for use in process using Library Validation: mapping process is a platform binary, but mapped file is not..."
Various posts seem to indicate that Evernote is aware of the bug and are "working on a fix that should be in an upcoming release, however there's not an estimated date on when it will be available".


Summer time equals Ankara (African Print Fabric) season, at least for me. I have officially pulled out my bag of Ankara and lace from under the bed. The Interesting thing about this piece is that it was made back in Nigeria in my absence and my mom actually picked out the fabric and style. The only reason I'm pointing that out is because my mom is all for being covered up and not showing any cleavage, back, leg or anything...lol. Pretty much your typical African mother. So I wasn't surprised when she arrived back in the state and gave me the dress. As you can see, I'm all covered up with even a mini turtle neck :) With all that said, I would ask her to do it again because in the end it turned out to be a very cute and stylish dress. Mama got style!
Lovely pictures.I like the fabric.
Sorry but what the hell do you have wrapped around your necks? Ta!


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A foolish trip up to a dark. Midlands town, the pelting cold rain soaking into the black brick of the factories like old bad oil, glistening nothing. A wasted trip, through the good offices of the local M.P. Town fathers showed me everything and showed me nothing. I might just as well stayed down in London, reading books. An old factory town, with a history of working wives, no need (they say) of day nurseries and plenty of "ramified family units". Steep black chimneys and generations living together in the same blank-front houses, rectitude and still some Non-Conformism left, open doors and closed minds to all strangers. A foolish, wasted trip.
My train was to leave in two hours and I asked to be taken to the mental hospital on the hill before I went. Town fathers reluctant, vaguely worried. But in the afternoon an inter- view was set up with the deputy chief of the hospital. In his office, in the gray, ancient-looking building which was once the poor house, sit the Chief Nurse and the Assistant Town Mayor.


InSysBio announces their participation at Ninth American Conference on Pharmacometrics (ACoP9), to be held October 7th to 10th, 2018, at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort near San Diego, CA. The theme of ACoP9 is "Modeling without Bounds". InSysBio welcomes visitors at the booth #23.
Dr. Tatiana Karelina, Head of the Neurodegenerative Diseases modeling group at InSysBio will make a presentation "Quantitative systems pharmacology model for amyloid pathology investigation" on Monday, October 8 in framework of session 2a "From translational PKPD models to quantitative system pharmacology in neurodegeneration drug development".
W-043: "Translational quantitative systems pharmacology model of tau pathology in human and mouse for immunotherapy investigation" by Tatiana Karelina and Alexander Stepanov.
Poster W-043 also was chosen to be presented at the additional poster session to be held during QSP social event on Tuesday, October 9 at 5:30 PM.
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: S. Korea military
Isabella Parker December 31, 2022
North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, the South Korean military reported, as Pyongyang pressed on with last year's record-breaking blitz of launches.
The New Year's Day firing reported by the Yonhap news agency was the second in as many days.
It came from the Yongseong area of the capital Pyongyang and landed in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, Yonhap said, quoting the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which gave no immediate details of this missile flight.
Military tensions on the Korean peninsula rose sharply in 2022 as the North conducted sanctions-busting weapons tests nearly every month, including firing its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile ever.
On Saturday the North fired three short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul's military said, a day after South Korea successfully tested a solid-fuel space launch vehicle.
That North Korean launch also followed the incursion of five North Korean drones into the South's airspace earlier in the week.
Monday's North Korean drone incursion was the first such incident in five years and prompted an apology from Seoul's defence minister after the military failed to shoot down a single drone despite scrambling jets for a five-hour operation.
South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol called the incident "intolerable" and added that the South should ensure that Pyongyang realised that "provocations are always met with harsh consequences".
Seoul's military staged drills Thursday that the country's top brass said would improve its defences against any future drone provocations.
And on Friday, South Korea successfully tested a new space launch vehicle as part of its drive to strengthen space-based reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities, the defence ministry said.
Pyongyang earlier this month said it conducted an "important final-stage" test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite, claiming it had developed advanced technologies to take images from space.
"The purpose of North Korea's missile launch today is to respond to Seoul's solid-fuelled space launch vehicle. Pyongyang seems to be thinking of this as a competition," Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, told AFP on Saturday.
North Korea is currently holding a major party meeting in Pyongyang at which leader Kim Jong Un and other senior party officials are outlining their policy goals for 2023 in key areas including diplomacy, security and the economy.
Earlier this year Kim said he wanted his country to have the world's most powerful nuclear force and declared the North an "irreversible" nuclear state.
On Wednesday, Kim set out "new key goals" for the country's military, state media reported, without giving any specifics.
North Korea's end-of-year plenary meetings are typically used by the regime to unveil the country's domestic and foreign policy priorities for the year ahead.
Full details of the current session are expected to be announced after it concludes.
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Реваз Надарейшвили, родился в селе Абаша Грузия в июне 1991 года. Борьбой начал заниматься в 2005 году.

Участвовал в Олимпийских играх по греко-римской борьбе среди мужчин 2016 года, но потерпел поражение на стадии 1/8 финала, проиграв борцу из Болгарии Елису Гури.

Он стал бронзовым призёром чемпионата мира по греко-римской борьбе среди мужчин 2017 года.

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reappears in exile after months in unknown whereabouts
By Adam Straker 04/12/2022 6 Mins Read
Jack Ma, 'the richest man in China', is not called Jack Ma. And he is no longer the richest man in China. He was born in 1964 with the name 'Ma Yun', with the last name in front, as in most Far Eastern nations. Changing the order and adopting an Anglo-Saxon name is just a Chinese custom when interacting with Westerners.
And the truth is that Ma began to interact with them very early on: at the age of 12 he became interested in learning English and decided to buy a radio to listen to stations in that language, and visit the Hangzhou International Hotel daily to offer free tours to tourists in exchange for speaking to him in English. She did this for 8 years straight.
However, his story of a 'self-made successful man' has several 'blots' that he himself has never hidden: he had to take the university entrance exams three times of Hangzhou Teachers, failing the first two (he was terrible at math). In fact, he failed the third time as well, but having come close to the cut-off grade, he was able to enroll when enrollment for the English teacher's degree fell short of expectations.
Once in college, however, his grades were remarkable, and Ma managed to become president of the student council. And, already graduated, for 5 years, he managed to occupy a teaching position. But his streak of bad luck was not over: the salary was miserableand decided to apply for jobs outside of the university setting.
Jack Ma when he gave free tours to tourists to learn English. Image from the documentary 'Crocodile in the Yangtze'.
He was rejected at 30 companies where he applied for a job. He himself recounted that when KFC opened its first location in his hometown, he was the only one of 24 applicants not to get hired. Let's add to that that the police also rejected him. Y Harvard, where he applied for a place on a dozen occasions.
Eventually, he set up a Chinese-English translation agency, his first company. And that led him to visiting the United States for the first time in 1995, at the age of 31. And there she heard about the Internet for the first time.. He says that the first thing he searched on the Net of Nets was "Chinese beer", discovering to his surprise that there was no information about it. In fact, there was generally little information about China.
So he asked a friend for help to create a flimsy website for his agency and was surprised when, after a few days, he had already received several emails. This 'Internet' thing had potential.
In 1995, Internet connections had been released in China for only two years, but Ma decided create a new company, China Yellowpages (a directory of various Chinese companies looking for clients abroad), which also became China's first Internet company.
1 From failure to success with Alibaba
2 We have come across the PCCh, friend Sancho
From failure to success with Alibaba
China Yellowpages was a flop. But Ma knew she had hit on something big, and she had an idea in mind.: An e-commerce website where Chinese exporters could post product listings for buyers to browse. So, in 1999, he thought of a term known and easy to pronounce in any language ('Alibaba') and he corralled 17 friends and acquaintances in his apartment until he could convince them to become co-founders.
In those dot-com rush days, it took only a few months before Ma was able to raise $5 million from Goldman Sachs and another $20 million from Japan's SoftBank to launch his dream business venture. When the 'bubble' burst, Alibaba was not one of the victims (although it was forced to lay off its entire workforce outside of China in 2001).
Originally Alibaba worked only in the field of B2B commerce. Then it began to diversify: AliExpress was his answer (low cost, yes) to Amazonselling directly to the consumer. Taobao, your alternative to eBay. Before that I had released Alipay, your own PayPal. It has, of course, dozens of other subsidiaries.
The success of all these businesses ranked Ma at the top of the Hurun list, the Chinese equivalent of the Forbes list, for three years in a row (2018, 2019 and 2020). With the arrival of her coronation, Ma began to step aside from her: in 2018 she announced her intention to Resign as CEO of Alibaba Groupa measure that became effective on September 10, 2019, Alibaba's 20th anniversary day.
He was succeeded in that position by Daniel Zhang, who was already CEO of the group and had created a reputation for himself by becoming the creator of 'Single's Day', one of the major online shopping events in China. As is customary in these cases, Ma said she was retiring to pursue philanthropy and education.
And so, we come to October 24, 2020. Jack Ma's second-biggest creation, financial services conglomerate Ant Group, is on the verge of going public: the IPO was going to be the biggest ever (it was valued at $35 billion. In this triumphant context, Ma comes upand gives a lecture to the Chinese financial elite in which commits the imprudence of criticizing his government to put spokes in the wheels of free business growth.
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A few days later, the Chinese government suspended Ant Group's IPO. Later, she would impose a large antitrust fine to Alibaba, worth 2,818 million dollars (the largest in the history of China). And Jack Ma's hair was not seen in public for 11 months, in a case that is powerfully reminiscent of Peng Shuai, the tennis player who disappeared from the face of the earth for several months after accusing her of sexual abuse on social networks. a former vice president of China.
During that time, Ma only 'reappeared', in January 2021, with a recorded speech. aimed at the winners of an award given by their foundation. After that time, he began to be seen in various places abroad (the first, Spain, in September 2021) but now maintaining a very low public profile… no statements, no business events, nothing.
In reality, Ma only handed the Chinese regime something that they had planned to do long before: 'to put in vereda' to its great technologicalwhich the Chinese Communist Party sees as driving a 'distraction economy' and, more importantly, as a counterbalance to the power of the party itself.
That is why, in the last two years, we have seen how China has taken measures to the detriment of some of its biggest technology companies… and has favored some of its rivals, theoretically more inclined to follow government 'directions'. In that time, Ma has 'off a cliff' on the Hurun list: 4th place in 2021, 9th place in 2022.
At last, this past week it has been made public that Ma has been self-exiled from China for half a year, living in Tokyo (Japan) with his family. With this transfer, he would seek to move away from Xi Jinping's "strong hand" against business leaders and, perhaps, also from the stifling anti-COVID measures that have already generated the most relevant street protests in decades.


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Overview: Mickey has it all. She's on the best softball team in the county, she has a supportive best friend, and, even though her parents have recently gone through a divorce, they both want to support her. And then she and Carolina get into a car accident on the way home to watch Netflix and eat pizza, a regular Friday night. Mickey's leg is all but torn out of her body, and her hip has to be put together with screws. Carolina, the school's near famous pitcher, nearly destroys her arm. As the girls fight to be ready in time to play their senior softball season, Mickey falls down a dangerous road, slowly upping her intake of pain pills to get through the day and to quicken her pace through physical therapy. Even as she tells herself that it's just for softball, just for her team, just for her parents, as she gets further in and her dependency increases, and she's not sure what to do because all she knows is... Mickey Catalan is not an addict. Overall: 5
Characters: 5 Mickey is an amazing character to follow. She's strong and analytical and a bit of a local celebrity. She's also adopted and has to wrestle with her feelings about her dad having a new baby with his new spouse. As her addiction worsens, she pushes her friends and family away, but she still craves their closeness. It's also interesting to see how her self perceived lack of social skills plays into the choices she makes and contributes toward her affinity for Oxytocin. She knows what she's doing is wrong, she knows she doesn't want to be an after school special, but she gets in over her head before she knows it.
She had a good support system in her old life, but the stigma around drugs and addiction from everyone made her afraid to mention it to anyone. Her mother is a doctor, but she's gone all the time, and, after the divorce, Micky doesn't want to hurt her more. She's angry with her dad and his new partner, Devra, a recovering addict herself. I love how much of a role Devra comes to play at the end. She's understanding and can give Mickey support without the anger and disappointment her parents can't escape.
She also feels like she can't go to her coach or teammates because she doesn't want them to see her as week. She's always been on top, and she's always been one of the strongest. She especially doesn't want to show any kind of weakness in front of Carolina because she inadvertently makes Mickey feel even more guilty about her pill use.
Instead, she turns to a new group of friends that she meets at her geriatric dealer's house. Edith works at the senior center and takes pills from there to resell to her teenage clientele. She's a sweet, unassuming grandmother figure, and it seems like she really doesn't understand how she could be hurting these kids.
I think that the other teens she meets at Edith's were my favorite characters. They're complicated, messy and well fleshed out. Josie is young, vibrant, pretty, and smart. She claims she does drugs because she's "board" but her family life seems like something she wants to escape. She's formed a grandparent-like bond with Edith, unless she's out of pills, and she aspires to go to pharmacy school. Josie's the most surprisingly layered character, and you find something new and intriguing about her in every chapter. Luther is the possible love interest, a basketball player larger than she is. He understands small town fame, and he also gets falling into drugs after an injury, but Mickey never lets them get close enough to find out. Finally, there's Derick who might be a totally different person when he's not falling over Josie, but Mickey will never know.
Plot: 5 This book is pretty stunning. McGinnis writes the spiral into addiction so well, taking a downword spiral I've seen in textbooks and bringing it to life in an organic way that makes you understand how it happens. There's textbook examples and classic signs that are woven smoothly into a narrative you can't put down.
Writing: 5 I think I have to applaud McGinnis most for humanizing drug addiction without glorifying it. Addiction to opioids is a major issue in America, and, while it needs to be stopped, conversations about the issue seem to ignore the fact that real human beings, each with their own stories, lie behind the overdose numbers. I think that every official involved in making decisions about how to address the crisis, along with everyone else, should read this book and keep it heavily in mind as they decide how to manage offenders.
I also want to applaud McGinnis on a writer note for two things. First, she has the perfect example of a thoughtful, well done trigger warning in the book. It appears right after the dedication and simply states, "This book contains realistic depictions of opioid use. Recovered and recovering addicts should proceed with caution."
I also love her prologue. It immediately establishes how far Mickey's drug issue elevates. It sets the bar and sets the stakes and allows her build to have more weight and meaning. The reader waits for the story to get to that scene for the entire book. It never leaves the back of your mind.
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More than 3 billion years ago, life appeared on planet Earth. We aren't entirely sure how life arose on Earth, but a common idea is that it first formed around hydrothermal vents in our planet's young oceans. These vents provide not only the thermal energy necessary to sustain life as we know it, they also provide a rich source of chemical compounds useful in forming living organisms. Even today deep sea hydrothermal vents are rich with a diversity of life. If such vents were the home of Earth's tree of life, similar vents on other worlds might foster life as well.
We normally think of possible alien life as existing on Earth-like worlds, with warm sunlight and firm ground, but life could actually be more common around the icy moons of a cold gas planet. That's true even if we limit ourselves to life similar to terrestrial life, which is carbon based and dependent upon plentiful water.
WATER ON EUROPA AND EARTH COMPARED. CREDIT: KEVIN HAND
For one thing, water is far more common in the outer solar system than on Earth. Jupiter's moon Europa, for example, has much more water than Earth. Ganymede, another Jovian moon, has about 70% more liquid water than Earth. Water is an incredibly common molecule in the solar system, and without the intense heat of the Sun to drive water away from these worlds, they keep much of their water. If these worlds were small planets, their water could have frozen into ice long ago (although even lonely Pluto hints of having liquid water beneath its surface). But these are moons orbiting a massive planet, and the gravitational stress upon them helps to keep their interior warm. We know that life could survive in the oceans of these worlds, but could it arise?
New evidence suggests that it's possible, at least for Saturn's moon Enceladus. We've known that Enceladus has liquid water in its interior for a while. Water geysers have been seen erupting from the moon's surface. But in October of 2015 the Cassini spacecraft flew directly through some of these plumes, giving the probe direct access to their composition. Chemical analysis found high levels of H2, which is likely produced by hydrothermal vents within its interior. In other words, the interior ocean of Enceladus is quite similar to the early oceans of Earth.
Even if the conditions are right for life to form on Enceladus, it might not have had the time. We aren't sure how old the moon is. It's surface is relatively young, though that could be due to its thermal activity. Some computer models of the orbital dynamics of Saturn's moons imply that all the moons closer to Saturn than Titan could be quite young, and Enceladus could be only 100 million years old. But other icy moons could have similar hydrothermal vents and are much older. Europa, for example, is about the same age as Earth and has liquid water. If it has vents similar to those on Enceladus, life could have formed on Europa long ago.
Paper: J. Hunter Waite, et al. Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes. Science Vol. 356, Issue 6334, pp. 155-159 DOI: 10.1126/science.aai8703 (2017)
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Salih al-Turki () ist ein saudischer Unternehmer, ehemaliger Bürgermeister Dschiddas und aktueller Bürgermeister von Mekka.

Leben
Al-Turki studierte an der American University of Beirut und machte einen Abschluss in Verwaltung an der California State University.

1979 gründete Salih al-Turki die Baufirma Nesma. 1990 ging er ein Joint Venture mit Telecom Australia ein und betrieb für mehrere Jahre das gesamte Telefonnetz Saudi-Arabiens. Später kam eine Lizenz für Jollibee-Fast-Food dazu.

Etwa 2010 übernahm Nesma die Končar Instrument Transformers. Außerdem gründete Nesma die Fluggesellschaft Nesma Airlines in Ägypten. Die Firma National Container Terminals gehört auch zu Nesma.

Seine Kinder Faisal und Noura al-Turki leiten inzwischen die Firma.

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Ab 2010 war al-Turki saudischer Honorarkonsul in Österreich. Vom 27. Juli 2018 bis Anfang 2022 war er vom König ernannter Bürgermeister von Dschidda. Im Rahmen der Saudi Vision 2030 ließ er alte Stadtviertel mit mehreren 10.000 Einwohnern entschädigungslos abreißen.

Anschließend wurde er zum Bürgermeister von Mekka bestimmt.

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Geboren im 20. Jahrhundert
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Unternehmer (Saudi-Arabien)
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Unternehmer (21. Jahrhundert)
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BOE approves levy for August ballot, hears updates
By Evelyn Long - For the Sentinel
CARDINGTON — For more than two hours the Cardington-Lincoln Board of Education considered a full agenda when they met Monday, April 11.
Approved was a resolution to be placed on the August 2, 2022 ballot, seeking renewal of an existing income tax, (three quarters of one per cent). The current\ levy expires at the end of 2023. The new levy would run five years beginning January 1, 2024. Its purpose is to provide for current operatingexpenses.
District treasurer Jon Mason's report was approved. He discussed approval of the property tax rates and amounts as determined by the county's Budget Commission.
"They are the recommended village rates to be charged wihin the school district. The school receives 20 mills for operation," he said. "One mill for Permanent Improvements and 2.12 mills for the Bond Retirement Fund. The Bond Retirement millage was raised, .57 mill by the Budget Commission, in order to maintain the necessary balance for debt payments. The final debt payment for Miller Center and high school auditorium is December 2026."
During the discussion on improvements to be made to the school parking lot, Mason said Carl Hardwock, maintenance head, had acquired some estimates of repair to the parking lot. "There are a lot of options there,"said Mason.
In response to a question from board president Matt Clinger, Mason said the last extensive work on the high school parking lot was in 2019. He added that the last time any extensive work was done on the Miller Parking lot was before 2010. Hardwick said "Every thing needs a little bit of attention."
Hardwick reviewed the estimates he had received so far-and it was decided to continue to get bids for the project.
Giving their reports were the building principals, with many of the activities both scholastic and outside events, geared to the end of the school year. Giving reports were Scott Hardwick, elementary; Eric Petit, middle school;Joe Mills, high schoiol and Jenni Zierden,curriculum director.
Responding to board member Chad Holt's concern about the press boxat the Merle Fisher Athletic Field, Supt Petrie described an update on the lights and press box lights installed in 1970's and press box in early 2000's. He noted the box is used by many other groups seving the community in several ways. Petrie said it should be shared with the community.
The lighting project was slated to be over by July, but will be delayed, he said. Fall sports will operate as usual, he said- regardless of the lights. The price is locked in and the materials are ordered.
Petrie also reviewed the vestibule project- at the high school building. He reviewed what the remodeled vestibule will look like. He had applied for a grant for this job with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, in the amount of$100,000. He has received no reply yet.
"It's vital we get that grant," he said.
Hardwick and Bo Christian reviewed the plan for remodeling of the rest rooms in the high school and middle school buildings, a project planned to be completed this summer.
In other matters the board approved shared services agreement for Food Services Supervision with River Valley Local School District for the 2022-2023 school year in the amont of $40,414.56.
Also approved was the lease agreement with the Goal Digital Academy from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.
Approval was given the playground system purchase for the elementary school using Fy21 Stutent Wellness and Success Grant Carryover Funds through Cooperative Purchasing agreement with Mid States Recreation in the amount of $ 149,10. Members of PALS helped with this project. Personal Service Contract was approved for Brenda Miller, treasurer, up to ten days at pier diem and also approved was the classified substitute aide position of John Shindel, kitchen only, as needed.
Pupil activity contracts were approved for Andrew Meade, volunteer Track, Steve Damron, volunteer JV Baseball; and Joseth McCotter, Volunteer JV baseball, both spring 2022 and Kevin Fitzpatrick Varsity girls head basketball coach, winter, 2023.
Other board members commenting in addition to Chad Holt wereMatt Clinger, president, who complimented the Four Seasons Barn for donating their Venue for the April 29 Senior Prom Supt Petrie announced a resolution recognizing the staff and teacher agreement month of May, 2022. Board member Quinn Maceyko submitted the following more specific recognition:
May 2-6th: Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week; May 2: School Bus Driver;
Appreciation Day; May 3, Teacher Appreciation Day; May 6, School Lnnch Day; and May 11, National School Nurses Day
The board will meet in May to interview scholarship applicants and will hold the last meeting of the current school year on June 27, 2022.
By Evelyn Long
For the Sentinel
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