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Founded in 1961, The Hudson Institute is an American conservative non-profit think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist, military strategist, and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation. The current President is Kenneth R. Weinstein. The tagline for the Hudson Institute is "Promoting American leadership and global engagement for a secure, free, and prosperous bright future."
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The Hudson Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is funded through donations. The website discloses financial information here. Some previous and current donors are Koch Family Foundations (David H. Koch Foundation), Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Scaife Foundations (Scaife Family, Sarah Mellon Scaife, Carthage), and Walton Family Foundation. According to OpenSecrets they donate almost exclusively to Republican candidates and causes.
In review, the Hudson Institute's website publishes news and research from a conservative/libertarian perspective. Under the research category, they publish articles with minimally loaded language such as this: Coronavirus and the Chinese Economy: Watching for Signs of a Further Slowdown. This research piece is properly sourced to such publications as the Wall Street Journal. The website also features a section where they provide links to other sources where Hudson Institute members/staff are mentioned.
When it comes to scientific issues such as climate change the Hudson Institute supports the consensus of science that climate is influenced by human activity, however, they disagree with Government regulation in favor of free-market solutions: An American Way to Tackle Climate Change and Battle Global Warming.
Editorially, they have an unfavorable view of Democratic policy, while generally supporting the Trump administration: Trumpism, Nationalism, and Conservatism. In general, research and reporting are factual with a strong right-leaning conservative bias.
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Overall, we rate the Hudson Institute Right Biased based on editorial and policy positions that favor the conservative/libertarian right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 7/19/2016) Updated (3/28/2020)
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This is just my thoughts on what will happen with the new Nexus this year. I'm guessing we will know more soon as I would agree with the common theory that the announcement will come on the five year anniversary of Android.
I think that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be kept going but will get a decent price cut to make it the "budget" Nexus device for the next year.
The Asus Nexus 7 will have a big part to play in Google's hopes to improve Android's tablet ecosystem and won't be going anywhere anytime soon. You can find my review of the Nexus 7 here.
Google owns Motorola so I cannot really see a reason why Google would not produce a Nexus from within the company where they control every aspect of its design,hardware and software.
The HTC One series is proving to be quite popular and HTC already has a track record of producing Google's line of phones so why not give them another chance?
At the moment the idea of a Sony Nexus seems the most likely to happen. Sony have nicely designed phones but I have never owned a Sony smartphone so can't comment on build quality of their devices.
The idea of a Sony Nexus got even more traction when Google added the Xperia S to AOSP (Android Open Source Project) and Sony showed a willingness to get involved by releasing the binary files for the Xperia S.
What if they only announce one device?
The Sony Nexus looks like a good bet at the moment but Google owning Motorola makes that seem like a certainty too.
It would be great if Google announced five Nexii though as people do have favored OEMs and may want a Sony not a Samsung or vice versa. The variety between the devices may attract more people to the Nexus line as the devices would surely have varying hardware. The HTC Nexus might have a Snapdragon and the Sony might have a Tegra 3 which could sway pricing and people who want a high performance device.


A mountain biking trip, with instructors guides, a great "Staggered" Route from the High Mountain Campurriana (2000 m altitude), to the level of the Sea.
Two days of pure mountain biking through all Cantabrian landscapes; The montane heathlands, high harbors, cliffs between birch groves, the nourishing "brañas" (large communal pastures of the Saja-Campoo), which are traditionally managed in ancient concord and where the Taudan cows are settled, mountain habitat.
Following ancient roads we will descend winding streams through humid and leafy Cantabrian forests, to the praos of miega in bottom of valleys.
And finally, the sea breeze of the Cantabrian.
- Bicycle rental + material (at disposal).


I've sat at my computer several times this past week, planning to write what was on my mind. Yet every time I tried to write, I couldn't do it. The emotions were too overwhelming and I ended up in tears.
I couldn't really understand why. I've written quite a bit about emotionally laden things, and I've always been able to write through the pain. But this was different. This pain left me silenced in a way I hadn't experienced before.
It's my fault, though, at least in part. I have been holding on to something I should have let go of years ago. I knew it wasn't good for me. I knew that it would only continue to cause me pain. But I held on, because I didn't want to lose that piece of something that was part of my identity: my family.
I could never quite understand it, how anyone could stand back and allow someone to be hurt over and over again. I wanted to believe that no one else knew, I wanted to believe that we were so good at hiding the pain that no one else could see it. It was much easier to believe that than to believe that other people knew and chose to do nothing. Those beliefs allowed me to hold on to the very tiny bit of self-worth I had left.
That is, until that false reality was ripped away from me, and I found out people really did know what was going on. Some people knew for years. YEARS. Yet no one ever said a thing. No one ever helped. Didn't want to cross any lines. It wasn't my place.
That pain is inexplicable. At that point I believed I was worthless. I wasn't worth being helped. I wasn't worth being protected. I wasn't worth being saved. If I was, someone would have said something, someone would have put an end to my pain. All I wanted to do was matter enough to someone, I wanted to be loved and cared for by someone. Instead I was left with nothing but a facade of a family.
I still played along. I still kept up my end of the facade, hoping that one day they would change, hoping that one day I would be worthy enough to be saved. But time has only shown me how much I still don't matter. Time has only shown me how much I don't belong.
There must be something wrong with me. There's no other explanation. How could someone stand there and ask me to protect their child from my mother, when they knew full well I could not even protect myself? You know how that made me feel? Worthless. It was okay as long as I was the one being abused, as long my mother didn't hurt anyone that mattered. They were the ones that needed protection, protection I obviously wasn't worthy of.
But I still held on to hope. Maybe one day I will be worth saving. Maybe one day I will be a part of the family. That never happened. Even in my darkest times, when I was in and out of hospitals, I had no one to turn to. The social workers begged me to ask family for help; there was little the system could do to help me. When I finally got the strength to give them the okay, it was only met with rejection — the same rejection I had experienced for years.
There is only so much a person can take. I think I reached that point a long time ago. Yet I still held on. I still hoped that one day, things would change and I would have some semblance of a family bond. I kept forgiving. I kept making excuses for things I'm not really sure could ever be excused. All because I wanted to experience this sense of belonging, this notion of worth, this concept of being part of a family.
I realized this past week that I can no longer hold on to that hope. It is wearing away at me. I want something that has never been, and never will be. It hurts my heart to be ignored. It hurts my heart to know that friends and neighbors will always be more important, more worthy than me. I can't change that. I can't make myself part of a family that has continuously shown they do not want me.
And that's hard to acknowledge, because I've wanted for so long to just be part of my own family. Instead, I am the reject, and nothing I can do will ever change that.
I made a choice this weekend. I could have reached out. I could have made another desperate attempt to be included. But I feared that the pain of another rejection would be much harder than just not knowing. I made the choice not to put myself through that any more. I made the choice to put myself first, instead of my 'family'.
It didn't take the pain away. My heart is still broken. I still cry. I still feel lost. But I am no longer lonely.
There is nothing wrong with me. I am only the reject of my biology, of the people who carry my last name. I have been accepted, cared for, and protected by strangers who became friends, and who have become more of a family than any biological family has ever been.
My only mistake has been caring too much and too deeply for something that was never there — a facade of a family.


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No Classes - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Late Start Wednesday (K-12 only)
Staff Appreciation Day - School Public Relations
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Northwest Parent Summit Canceled
The Northwest Parent Summit was originally scheduled for November 12 and was postponed due to winter weather. The rescheduled date of January 28 has been canceled due to low registration numbers.
We look forward to bringing the Northwest Parent Summit back for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Kindergarten Expo Scheduled for Feb. 29
The Kindergarten Registration and Expo will be held Feb. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Northwest High School gymnasium.
In order to register for kindergarten for the 2020-21 school year, the child must be 5 years old by Aug. 1, 2020.
Please bring the following items with you:
The child's birth certificate
Proof of residency (Two forms required, like utility bills, mortgage or lease, etc.)
In addition to kindergarten registration, there will be games, books, inflatables, food, live music from the Professor Jefferson Band, and much more.
Summer Journey Gift Cards Expire Jan. 31, 2020
REMINDER: 2019 Summer Journey student gift cards will expire at the end of this month. Unfortunately, once they expire, there is no way to reactivate/replace any money lost.
Please use the cards by Jan. 31, 2020.
If you have any questions, call (816-527-9170) or email summerjourneysupport@catapultlearning.com.
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The Board of Education candidate filing for the April 7, 2020 election will open December 17, 2019. Individuals will be elected to serve as members of the Board of Education for a term of three years. Interested parties may file at the Superintendent's Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The office is located at 4290 Gravois Road, House Springs, MO 63051. The District is scheduled to be closed, December 23, 2019 through January 2, 2020. The closing date for filing is January 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Candidates are placed on the ballot in the order the filings were submitted. For more information, please call 636.692.0464 during regular filing hours.
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Cedar Springs Elementary Named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by Franklin Covey Co.
Cedar Springs Elementary has been named as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by Franklin Covey Co.
Missouri Art Education Association Names Melanie Robinson Art Educator of the Year
Melanie Robinson, art teacher at Cedar Springs Elementary School in the Northwest R-I School District, has been named the Missouri Art Education Association Art Educator of the Year.
High Ridge Elementary Teacher Raises Money for Student by Having Head Shaved at School Assembly
John Baker, third grade teacher at High Ridge Elementary, recently had his head shaved in front of the entire school. While this may not sound like that big of a deal, it is. His head was shaved as a fundraiser for one of his students who is currently battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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The Busicom Group maintains a strong reputation for providing skilled tradesmen for projects and is committed to setting the industry benchmark for the quality of our trade team. Our assessment facilities enable us to determine the skill set of candidates and match the right candidates for roles. However, the vacancy rate for skilled roles remains high and the gap between the skillset of the candidates available in the market and the skills required by the industry remains significant.


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Emanuel Granberg (1754–1797) was a Finnish painter.

Granberg was born in Vihanti. His father was a chaplain. Granberg primarily worked on murals and paintings for local churches. His first work was for the Muhos church 1773–1774. He also produced works for churches in Oulunsalo, Raahe, Sotkamo. Some of his surviving works can be found in the Oulu Museum of Art and the National Museum of Finland.

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1754 births
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This is an easy calamari recipe that will help you create the perfect crunchy appetizer in as little as 20 minutes! A simple yet delicious Chimichurri Fried Calamari recipe!
Chimichurri Fried Calamari is a quick and delicious appetizer recipe that can please any crowd! Served with fresh chimichurri sauce, it is a delicious twist.
Do you have a party or just family over? Well this recipe would be perfect!
One of my favorite easy appetizers is calamari. Traditionally cut into rings or left as whole tentacles, squid is seasoned and flash fried. I originally wanted to make Calamari Fries, however I quickly realized that the squid did not keep its shape well when fried and they suddenly turned into Curls. Just as tasty, this recipe is a crowd pleaser.
A question I get often is how to make calamari the easiest way. After you have cleaned the squid, start setting up your panko, salt and pepper mix. In a separate bowl mix egg whites and flour until you have a thicker pasty mixture.
Start to coat your calamari strips in the egg white mixture, then cover in the panko mix before placing into the hot oil. The frying should only take 2-3 minutes and will take less time as the oil heats up.
Chimichurri Sauce is used generally in South America and Mexican recipes. It is a spicy sauce or marinade that can be used on grilled meat but can be used on anything you prefer.
Usually made up of a mixture of parsley, garlic, vinegar, olive oil, and flakes of chili pepper! It is the perfect sauce for this fried calamari!
Thoroughly clean squid pieces under cold water, running water through tubes. The tips might have a jelly-like tendon that will need to be cut off and discarded. Cut tubes into 1/4 inch slices lengthwise, like a French fry. Set in refrigerator.
In a medium bowl combine panko bread crumbs with a few dashes of sea salt and a couple turns of a fresh peppercorn medley. In another medium bowl whisk together egg whites and flour to make a paste.
Preheat oven to warm, 150-200 degrees. Heat oil over medium-high heat. Dredge calamari strips in egg white mixture. Strips do not need to be fully coated. Allow excess coating to drip off or gently push off excess batter with your fingers and transfer to panko mixture. Pat bread crumbs into calamari and transfer to hot oil.
Fry until strips are lightly browned and curled, turning through out process. This a quick, flash fry, and will only take 2-3 minutes and will get quicker as the oil gets hotter. Over cooking will result in a rubbery, chewy mess, under cooking will be jelly like and tough. Calamari will be white and curly when done. Remove calamari curls to a paper towel lined baking sheet and place in oven to keep warm while you fry the remainder.
Serve hot with chimichurri sauce.


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// Copyright (c) Narvalo.Org. All rights reserved. See LICENSE.txt in the project root for license information.

namespace Narvalo.Linq
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;

    using Narvalo.Applicative;

    // For IEnumerable<T?>, prefer SingleOrDefault() over SingleOrNone().
    public static partial class Qperators
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the only element of a sequence, or <see cref="Maybe{TSource}.None"/>
        /// if the sequence is empty or contains more than one element.
        /// <para>Here we differ in behaviour from the standard query SingleOrDefault which
        /// throws an exception if there is more than one element in the sequence.</para>
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="TSource">The type of the elements of <paramref name="source"/>.
        /// </typeparam>
        public static Maybe<TSource> SingleOrNone<TSource>(this IEnumerable<TSource> source)
        {
            Require.NotNull(source, nameof(source));

            // Fast track.
            if (source is IList<TSource> list)
            {
                return list.Count == 1 ? Maybe.Of(list[0]) : Maybe<TSource>.None;
            }

            // Slow track.
            using (var iter = source.GetEnumerator())
            {
                // Return None if the sequence is empty.
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Well there's not much to explain here.
The system would be installed to provide "live" music to large buildings which already have extensive plumbing and echoing, cavernous interiors.
The pipes would probably have to be adapted a bit to produce varying sounds. Also the system would have to be calibrated so that nobody gets wastewater shot in their face. Perhaps it might have to adapt to the usage level of the pipes.
The music itself would be programmed into a player piano sort of contraption.
If mild enough, the bubbling effects of urinals, toilets, sinks, etc, could add to the entertainment factor.


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Michael D. Leffel is a partner and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Michael's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation matters, including class actions. Michael is the chair of the firm's Consumer Law, Finance & Class Action Practice. He is a member of the firm's Appellate, Consumer Financial Services, and Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practices. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he teaches "Complex Litigation."
Michael has represented clients, including many Fortune 100 companies, in more than 250 class actions. The cases involved various state consumer protection statutes, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal securities and antitrust acts, the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Truth-In-Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act, and product liability claims, among other issues.
Michael has served as counsel for clients in 15 cases before the United States Supreme Court, and has represented parties in numerous cases before courts of appeals at both the state and federal level. He also has represented clients before various regulatory agencies and in congressional investigations.
Prior to joining Foley & Lardner, Michael worked for Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on commercial litigation and where he was awarded the John H. Pickering award for his commitment to pro bono representation.
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Foley was responsible for class certification and dispositive motion issues. The plaintiff alleged that he purchased certain windows and doors from Lincoln Wood Products based on alleged misrepresentations about their insulating values, and that the products are manufactured in such a way that they ultimately will prematurely fail. Plaintiff sought to recover for violation of various state consumer protection acts, and under a theory of breach of warranty. The district court denied the plaintiff's motion for class certification, and dismissed some of his claims. The Tenth Circuit Court denied the plaintiff's request for interlocutory review.
Defeated a motion for class certification in a proposed nationwide class action against Honda North America, Inc. and other defendants. The plaintiffs alleged that OnStar Corporation and manufacturers of their vehicles, including Honda, defrauded the plaintiffs and other owners and lessees of vehicles equipped with analog cellular equipment by failing to disclose to them at the time of purchase that the Federal Communications Commission had made a rule change by which third-party cellular service providers would not be required to continue providing analog services some years after the purchase.
Michael is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). He served as the managing editor of the Michigan Law Review and authored, "A More Sensible Approach to Regulating Independent Expenditures: Defending the Constitutionality of the FEC's New Express Advocacy Standard." After graduation from law school, Michael served as a law clerk for the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He has lectured on class actions, the enforceability of arbitration clauses, the constitutional implications of academic freedom, and the constitutionality of student fees.
Michael is admitted to practice in Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia Circuits, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He is also admitted in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, the Northern District of Ohio, the Eastern District of Michigan, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois.
Author, "Don't Delay Rule 23(f)," Consumer Class Defense Counsel, February 2019
Author, "RESPA Class Action Case Cannot Survive Scrutiny under Spokeo or Menominee," Consumer Class Defense Counsel, January 2019
Author, "A Primer: Wisconsin's New Class Action Statute," Wisconsin Lawyer Volume 91, Number 4, April 2018
Author, "The D.C. Circuit Significantly Limits the Reach of the TCPA Statute, but Issues Still Remain," Consumer Class Defense Counsel, March 2018
Co-authored a chapter, The Attorney's Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Sixth Edition, 2015), State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books
Author, " Jurisdiction Issues Dog Multistate Class Actions," Consumer Class Defense Counsel, March 2018
Author, "4 Tips for Applying Arbitration Agreements to TCPA Claims," Consumer Class Defense Counsel, February 2018
"Class action waivers in arbitration agreements enforceable: High court," Business Insurance, June 20, 2013
Quoted, "Attorneys React to High Court's Arbitration Ruling," Law360, June 20, 2013
"Developments in Class Actions," Litigation, Dispute Resolution, & Appellate Practice Institute 2013, May 2013
Quoted, "Small Pharmacies Seek Class Cert. In Caremark Antitrust Row," Law360, November 2012
"Mooting Plaintiff's Case Might Not End Class Action," Law360, October 2012
"Debunking Class Certification Myths," Law360, January 2012
"Trends in 'All Natural' Class Actions," Law360, November 2011
"Using Offers Of Judgment in Class Actions," Law360, September 2011
"Concepcion Steers Potential Class Actions Toward Arbitration," Wisconsin State Bar News, July 2011
"Foreclosure Actions Could Result in FDCPA Violations," LexisNexis® Research Solutions, July 2010
"New Rulings from the Fourth and Eleventh Circuit Shed New Light on RESPA Liability and the Filed Rate Doctrine," LexisNexis® Emerging Issues Analysis, July 2009
"Current Developments in Lender Liability Law – Consumer Context Part II," Foley & Lardner LLP Web conference, April 2009
Consumer Law, Finance & Class Action Group Litigation Appellate Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Financial Institutions
Eighth Circuit Keeps Two Product Liability Class Actions Off the Road
Consumer Class Defense Counsel
Supreme Court Rules Injury at Law Insufficiently Concrete to Establish Injury in Fact
Supreme Court Narrows TCPA Ban on Autodialers
Supreme Court To Consider Actual Injury Requirement for Absent Class Members
Leffel Discusses 9th Circuit Class Action Decision
Leffel Discusses Third-Party Litigation Funding in Wisconsin Amid New Transparency Law
Foley Secures Dismissal for Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc.
Leffel Quoted on CFPB Regulation of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Privacy & Consumer Protection Law360
26th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar: Gearing up for Growth
Madison CLE Days
Regulatory Guide to Consumer Financial Services
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Litigation, Dispute Resolution, & Appellate Practice Institute 2013
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Himachal Pradesh to table RERA in monsoon session
The HP government has framed HP Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2017 that will come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette.
Tag:RERA| Himanchal Pradesh| Real Estate Regulation Act
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh will notify the rules for the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, or RERA which aims to protect home buyers and encourage genuine private players after the amendment in HP Town and Country Panning Act in the coming monsoon session. State urban development, town and country planning minister Sudhir Sharma said that draft rules have already been prepared and will be placed in the assembly during the monsoon session for approval. Several states have already notified the rules though.
The HP government has framed HP Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2017 that will come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette. As per the draft rules, there is a proposal to have Real Estate Regulatory Authority and Real Estate Appellate Tribunal.
There is also proposal for the registration of real estate project by the promoters besides real estate agents would also have to register. It has been proposed that the real estate agent shall maintain and preserve its books of account, records and documents in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), as amended from time to time, and the rules made there under.
It has also been proposed that the real estate agent shall provide assistance to enable the allottee and promoter to exercise their respective rights and fulfil their obligations at the time of booking and sale of any plot, apartment or building.
All registered promoters would have to furnish on the website details of their enterprise, background, work experience, track record, number of years of experience of the promoter or parent entity along with details of litigation in the past five years in relation to the real estate projects developed or being developed by the promoter.
The authority shall maintain a database and ensure the information specified therein shall be made available on its website in respect of each project revoked or penalised.
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As the country switches to GST from July 1, the new indirect tax regime will subsume nearly a dozen of central and state taxes, including excise duty, value-added tax (VAT) and service tax.
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NEW DELHI: While there is no framework ready in many states to register projects under the Real Estate Regulation (and Development) Act (Rera), prohibiting them from marketing by the government is bad in law as it affects the livelihood of developers and the workers, said
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today gave the go-ahead for the notification of rules for implementation of RERA in the state.
Naidu-writes-to-CMs-for-proper-implementation-of-Realty-Act
NEW DELHI: On the day when the much-awaited Real Estate Act came into force, Union urban development minister M Vankaiah Naidu wrote to the state chief ministers saying that they should ensure quick a proper implementation of the Act.
Odisha-Cabinet-approves-Real-Estate-rules
BHUBANESWAR: The State Cabinet approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) rules, 2017 at its meeting on Wednesday, Housing and Urban Development Minister Pushpendra Singhdeo announced in the Assembly on Thursday.
Home-buyers-can-directly-approach-NCDRC-against-builders-by-forming-registered-associations:-SC
NEW DELHI: Clearing the way for homebuyers planning to file complaints against builders in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) through an association route.
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Chennai has grown exponentially in recent decades. It attracts an endless sea of people who keep moving in to the city, primarily for career and educational prospects.
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K Raheja Corp, India's leading real estate developer has received the Gold Leadership in Environment and Energy design (LEED) certification from the US Green Building Council for its IT building at Whitefield, Bengaluru.
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15 February 2017 : Piramal Fund Management (PFM), the financial services division of Piramal Enterprises, has sanctioned investments worth approximately INR 2000 Crore within three months of launching Flexi Lease Rental Discounting (LRD) for completed commercial assets that include office and retail space.
Government-Rules-Out-Tax-Incentive-Beyond-Rs.-2-Lakh-For-Second-Home
New Delhi: Ruling out rollback of the proposal to restrict tax incentive for second home to Rs. 2 lakh per annum, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Saturday said there is no point in subsidising purchase of second property by those who have surplus funds.


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Top 5 old Android Smartphones That Are Still Worth Owning
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Posted By: Jervie David Montejar April 10, 2017
Today's Android flagships are sophisticated bits of technology, but some haven't necessarily made huge leaps over previous handset generations in terms of tech or design.
Some of the best features from flagships gone by have even been forgotten or left behind, meaning that there's a growing back catalogue of unique and feature rich smartphones that are often still competitive with some of today's best smartphones.
In no particular order, here's my list of old phones that are still probably worth keeping hold of, or even picking up for cheap if you're shopping on a budget.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge (Note 4)
If you want an older handset that still stands up to today's flagship smartphones, and in many ways laid the groundwork for them, then look no further than September 2014's Samsung Galaxy Note Edge and to a similar extent its regular Note 4 variant.
Many of the Note Edge's specifications will feel very familiar to anyone who's scrolled through a modern flagship specifications sheet. The Note Edge comes with a QHD curved edge AMOLED display, 3GB of RAM, up to 64GB of memory and a microSD card slot, and a 16MP rear camera with OIS and a f/2.2 aperture. There's also a fingerprint scanner, Quick Charge 2.0 technology, NFC support, and even an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The handset's only downside is an older Snapdragon 805 processor that's going to feel a little sluggish, but it's certainly not a slow chip.
If you grabbed a Note Edge or Note 4, you're probably having a hard time convincing yourself to splash out on an upgrade just yet.
Another notable handset from the golden batch of 2014 Android flagships is the HTC One (M8), arguably the pinnacle of HTC's mobile design language. Not only does the smartphone boast a sturdy metal build that still rivals today's phones for aesthetics and quality, but it still provides passable mid-range performance, by today's standards, with a Snapdragon 801 chip, 2GB of RAM, and a 1080p display.
Not only that, but the HTC One (M8) still offers consumers a top-notch audio experience. The phone boasts stereo front facing BoomSound speakers, support for 24-bit audio file playback, and aptX Bluetooth technology. There's also NFC, Quick Charge 2.0, and an upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which helps to keep the phone competitive with some of today's extra features. It's really still a good phone, just so long as you can overlook the sub-par camera performance.
Going back into late 2013, the original LG Nexus 5 is a handset that stands out as still having a little life left in it yet. It's hardware package is still passable especially when compared to another fan favourite, the Nexus 4, and the inclusion of Qi wireless charging and NFC means that users can keep up todate with mobile payments and other accessories. However, the handset has well documented issues with its camera and battery life that you'll have to overlook.
Even so, the Nexus 5's longevity is due to its strong support in the custom ROM development community. Although the phone has been dropped from Google's official support list, third party developers have already brought Android Nougat to the handset, making it one of the most cost effective ways to keep up with the latest Android software.
June 2013's Xperia Z Ultra probably won't be on many people's list, but it's a handset that really is a rather unique option for phablet lovers. This 6.4-inch behemoth is starting to show its age in the hardware and software department, but its combination of sheer size and extras ensure that it's one of the most unique handsets ever built.
One of the Z Ultra's biggest selling points is its IP58 rating for water and dust resistance, which was ahead of the curve at the time, making it essentially a waterproof tablet. The phone also boasts a shatterproof display and its front panel responds precisely to a metallic stylus input or even drawing and writing on the screen with an ordinary pencil.
It's also rather thin and reasonably lightweight for its size, coming in at just 6.5mm thick and weighing 212 grams. That's thinner than Samsung's new Galaxy S8, which is 8mm thick. They don't make them like they used to, 'ey?
Coming back to a slightly newer old flagship, April 2015's LG G4 is a phone that's still a very reasonable recommendation for people looking for a solid phone on a budget. The reason that the handset has made my list is simply because of its camera and manual shooting modes.
The phone's photography hardware is still rated better than some more modern smartphones by DxOMark and the range of manual shooting options means that a good photographer can continue to take good looking shots with this phone, despite its age. Not to mention that this was the last handset that refined LG's impressive original G series, before the company dove off into its questionable modular project with the G5.
The phone's processing, memory, and display hardware is still comparable to many modern mid and higher end handsets too. The Snapdragon 808 still offers snappy performance, there's 3GB of RAM, 32GB of memory, a QHD LCD display, NFC support, Quick Charge, optional Qi wireless charging, and 24-bit audio support, which all ensures plenty to play with even by today's standards
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With 68 paper and 10 pulp production mills, the Spanish circular bioindustry is one of the largest producers of pulp and paper in Europe. 57% of the pulp and 43% of the paper made in Spain is destined to foreign trade, which represents 56% of turnover.
The circular bio-industry of pulp and paper has an important multiplier effect on the economy through a powerful value chain that stretches from plantations of wood for paper through pulp and paper making and the different types of industries and service providers in the sector (processing industries, advertising and direct marketing, printers, publishers), to delivery logistics firms (postal and postal services), thus closing the cycle with the recovery and return of waste paper and board to paper mills for recycling.
The overall contribution (direct + indirect + induced) to the economy of this powerful value chain accounts for 4.5% of GDP and generates one in every fifty jobs in our country, according to a recent study by CEPREDE for organisations in the chain. Likewise, four out of every fifty euros that the industry invoices and one out of every fifty euros collected by the State via taxation or social security contributions in Spain are related to this value chain's business.
The sector improves quality of life for citizens by means of renewable and recyclable bioproducts capable of producing the greatest added value from local raw materials. These bioproducts, which are increasingly demanded by today's consumers as replacements of products from non-renewable fossil resources, contribute to decarbonisation.


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Overnight fire damages Wyoming business
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015, 7:13am
WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- Police and firefighters are looking into an overnight fire that damaged a grocery store.
It happened around 1:30 Wednesday morning at the Supermercado Mexico on Chicago Drive near Godfrey Avenue. Firefighters tell WZZM 13 someone spotted smoke coming from the building and called 9-1-1.
Crews put out a fire in the store's deli area. The building also took some smoke damage. There's no word yet on the cause.
M-6 reopens after rollover crash, injuries reported
Friday, October 30th, 2015, 1:27pm
WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- M-6 is back open after a rollover crash shut down the Eastbound lanes Friday morning.
The accident happened just before 8 a.m. near Wilson Ave.
According to dispatchers, the crash involved two vehicles. We're told that there were injuries, but we do not know the extent of those injuries at this time.
All lanes of traffic were closed for a short time while crews cleared the scene.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
Kostume Room in Wyoming gets G.R. ready for Halloween
Saturday, October 24th, 2015, 8:57am
WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- If you aren't sure what to be for Halloween we've got some fantastic ideas for you. The crew at the Kostume Room in Wyoming, as well as morning show producer Katie Sakala, show off some of this year's most hilarious Halloween looks in this story.
Sometimes the best way to get inspired is to simply be surrounded by ideas! The Kostume Room is located off of 36th Street in Wyoming. It's open Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
You can learn more about the Kostume Room by visiting their website.
Godwin Heights on verge of ending 26-year playoff drought
Friday, October 23rd, 2015, 7:59am
WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- Every year, 256 teams make the state playoffs, and for 26 years, Wyoming Godwin Heights hasn't been one of them.
"Man, that's a while. It'll be great, like we never had it," said senior running back Reggie Thompson.
Football had been a struggle for the perennial basketball powerhouse school. So much so that head coach Andy Dent decided to cancel the varsity season in 2012, to give the young team a chance to compete and rebuild a stronger program later.
"Our freshman then, now are seniors. These were the players that we rebuilt the program with. Coach Dent, I think that was the toughest decision he had to make as a coach," said assistant coach Jeff Corey, "And I'm here to tell you that was the best decision that Coach Dent has made."
Employee celebrates 50 years at Country Fresh
Thursday, October 15th, 2015, 11:50am
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- We'll he's certainly paid his dues and then some.
Terry Lehigh is an employee at Country Fresh in Grand Rapids. On Thursday, he celebrated for 50 years of service. Lehigh says he first started working in the handpacking mill, back when they only sold half gallon containers in glass bottles.
Back then, the average production was 15, 000 half gallons versus the 120, 000 gallons they produce today.
"I went through this plant when I was twelve years old," said Lehigh. "I always remember going through the ice cream department and eating ice cream and thinking man, it would be great working at a place like that and making ice cream all the time and little did I know about six years later I'd be working here."
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Harris County will receive a direct allocation of $1.221 billion from the State's allocation of $5.676 billion at the direction of HUD. Harris County has elected to develop its own local recovery programs with the exception of the State's economic revitalization program.
Harris County developed a local action plan for submission to the GLO for review. Following the review, the GLO incorporated the local action plan, along with the City of Houston's local action plan into an amendment 1 to the state action plan. Amendment 1 to the state action plan received HUD approval on December 11, 2018.
Harris County local programs and requirements will be outlined in future State Supplemental Action Plan amendments.
In addition to the direct allocation, Harris County received an allocation of $43.4 million for the Harris County Buyout Program through the initial HUD allocation of $57.8 million in CDBG-DR funds for Hurricane Harvey. This program will be administered by the Harris County Flood Control District.
The Harris County Homeowner Assistance Program (HCHAP) will rehabilitate and reconstruct owner-occupied single-family homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey. Harris County will develop local housing programs, and will be responsible for the implementation of each program.


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Is there a way to make the font smaller? Changing the "Content" preferences in Firefox to a smaller font size has no effect on the headers and footers. But regardless, I only want to reduce the font size of the headers/footers, not the page's main content.

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The signing of the memorandum on creating the Squash Academy for Children in Lviv on the premises of Sport Life Company facilities took place on April 20. The memorandum was signed by the Sport Life company management and the Federation of Squash of Ukraine.
On May 24-26, 2013 one of the capital fitness clubs of «Sport Life» network will be the host of the first in history of squash International Junior Tournament «Zenit Ukraine Junior Open 2013». Players at the age up to 19, up to 17, up to 15 and up to 13 years are admitted to participation.
On February 9 there was held the stage of the open City Triathlon Championship in the swimming pool of Sport Life fitness club.
Junior Figure skating Championship of Ukraine was held in the period from January 30 till February 1, 2013 in Kiev in «Ledovaia Arena».
The other day in the Sport Life fitness club in Protasov Yar a new stage of the social project by the LG Electronics Company together with the Kyiv City Blood Center "A drop of blood - a life of a man" took place.
On may 19, within the scope of the Teremki day celebration at the construction site of a new Sport Life fitness club a sports contest for children and adults took place.
In the first day of spring the Spring Children Sports Contest was held in the premises of Sport Life in Petrovka – a real festivity for children and their parents.
On February 4, the finals between journalists and volunteers of Euro 2012 took place in the pool of the Sport Life fitness club at the initiative of the Euro Patrol Campaign and Kyiv Independent Media Union.


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On behalf of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC), I wish to congratulate the organizers of this Congress and I express our gratitude for inviting our Organization to attend this important event.
It is essential for us, as an organization designed to promote stability and sustainable development in the BSEC Region through means of economic cooperation, to attend such a prestigious gathering of distinguished politicians from the Black Sea-Caucasus area and reputed experts and scientists, in order to increase the effectiveness of our activities.
I represent a regional organization, the BSEC, which was established 24 years ago, hosted by the Republic of Turkey in Istanbul, with the purpose to promote a closer and lasting economic cooperation, in the widest sense of the term, among the states in the region.
Our Organization has 12 Member States: the 6 costal states of the Black Sea and 6 other neighbouring states which have traditional relations in the Black Sea region.
Our related bodies are the Parliamentary Assembly of BSEC (PABSEC), the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB), the International Center of Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) and the BSEC Business Council.
Through our specialized meetings at ministerial level and at expert level, in our Working Groups, and through the projects initiated within our Organization, we work for enhancing business growth, for helping our Member States to find efficient investment opportunities and matchmaking with the international financial institutions.
The Black Sea region is complex but, at the same time, a highly important area for the world economy, with a great potential for development.
Through its activities and through the projects it has promoted, BSEC endeavoured to make use of this potential and to bring added value in helping the business communities and, in general, in developing a healthy economy in our region.
Trade and economic development is in the top of the cooperation priorities of the BSEC Member States, in accordance with the BSEC Economic Agenda: Towards an Enhanced BSEC Partnership, endorsed by the BSEC Summit held in Istanbul on 26 June 2012, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Organization, which is a strategic document for guiding the cooperation in the BSEC framework in the years to come.
- encouraging intra-BSEC Region trade and investments.
In parallel we have undertaken major projects in the field of transport, a cooperation area to which, since its inception, BSEC paid special attention, focusing on how to utilize effectively the intra-region capacity and the huge transit potential of the Black Sea Region.
Over the years, our Organization has developed several important regional transport projects, mutually complementary, which are of major significance for the Black Sea Region and, in general, for the Euro-Asian Region.
The main transport projects are the Black Sea Ring Highway project and the project on the development the Motorways of the Sea in the BSEC Region.
These two projects, which are in the implementation stage, are expected to do much to foster intra-BSEC trade, as well as tourism, infrastructure and transport investments in the Black Sea region.
Cooperation in the field of energy is another major area of action of BSEC, as energy is an essential element for sustainable development of the Member States and their interdependence in energy is growing.
The BSEC Economic Agenda sets the goals of Sustainable Energy and Development of the Black Sea Energy Market among the priority areas of action of the Organization.
One of the main issues discussed in the Working Group on Energy is indeed the development of the Black Sea Energy Market, focusing of the legal framework and other steps to be taken to this effect.
Developing the BSEC regional cooperation in Green Energy is another major issue on our agenda, and our Working Group on Energy started working for the elaboration of a BSEC Green Energy Strategy Paper.
In parallel, we started the establishment of a BSEC Green Energy Network for exchanging information and sharing experience and know-how among national administrative bodies and organizations mandated to promote renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures and policies in the BSEC Region.
- Launching a BSEC Energy Conservation Campaign.
The main thing to be highlighted after this brief review is that the BSEC is an available instrument for dialogue and action in support of the economic development of the Member States.
It has the capability, as a framework of cooperation, to contribute to the sustainable development of the BSEC Region.
This potential has only to be used, with the political will of the Member States and based on an effort to identify their real needs and interests.
Economic relations are not purely commercial and financial. They are, and have to be, partnership relations, in which all interests should be balanced and resources optimally used.
We, in the Permanent International Secretariat of BSEC, feel the need of strengthening the interaction with the academic sector and market stakeholders for promoting an efficient economic cooperation within the BSEC framework. Experience has shown that such interaction always produces ideas and concrete recommendations that we can subsequently submit to our Member States.
BSEC is open to cooperation with other governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions active in the development of economic cooperation, with business communities and with academia, in promoting common objectives and projects.
This explains the presence of our Organization to this Congress and it is in this context that we see the role and merits of the debates inaugurated this morning.
It is with these thoughts that I express my best wishes to all the participants for productive exchanges and a fruitful Congress.


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Schwartzkopf ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Joachim Schwartzkopf (1593–1669), deutscher Theologe und Superintendent
 Karl-Aage Schwartzkopf (1920–2009), schwedischer Schriftsteller

Siehe auch
 Schwartzkopf Park in Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten
 Schwartzkopff
 Schwartzkoppen, niedersächsisches Adelsgeschlecht
 Schwarzkopf


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He got his start in the third season of Murder One in 1996, playing Aaron Mosley. After that series' cancellation, he guest starred on The Practice, Snoops, The Division and Once and Again. He made a guest appearance on JAG in its final season as FBI Agent Rod Benton. From 2002-03, Woodside starred in 14 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's final season, as Principal Robin Wood, Buffy's boss and son of a Slayer. He followed this up in the following television season, playing the pragmatic Wayne Palmer, the Chief of Staff and brother to President David Palmer during the third season of the hit Fox series 24. In the fifth season of the series, he returned to reprise the role as a guest star in episodes 1–2 and 14–18. Woodside returned as a series regular for the sixth season as the President of the United States.
He had a guest role as Marlon Waylord in the 2004 CSI episode "Harvest". In 2007, he was a guest star on the hit TV show Grey's Anatomy in the show's 4th season episode, "Forever Young," wherein he played the character of Marcus. Woodside also guest-starred as a doctor in the series finale of the USA Network series Monk. He had a recurring role on the CW series Hellcats. In 2009, he starred in the first series of the US drama, Lie to Me.
He did star as Malcolm Franks on the VH1 series Single Ladies, playing opposite LisaRaye McCoy as Keisha Greene.
In June 2014, he began appearing in Suits as Jeff Malone, alongside his co-star, Gina Torres, from 24.
He now plays fallen angel-turned-human Amenadiel in the hit Fox television series Lucifer (2016 - present). The series has been renewed for a third, full-season pickup for 2017-18.


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Australian Firefighters Saved Ancient Pine Trees From the Bushfires During a Secret Mission
by: CNN Wire
An ancient grove of pine trees whose ancestors are thought to have stood tall among dinosaurs some 200 million years ago has been saved from Australian bushfires in a covert firefighting mission.
Firefighters in New South Wales (NSW) were enlisted by the local government to save the prehistoric Wollemi Pine grove, which exists in a secret location within the 5,000-square-kilometer (1,930-square-mile) Wollemi National Park northwest of Sydney.
The oldest fossil of the rare pine species dates back 90 million years and the pines are thought to have existed during the Jurassic period.
There are fewer than 200 Wollemi Pines left in the wild. (Credit: Handout/New South Wales Government)
Large air tankers of fire retardant were dropped inside the remote grove as part of the mission, while specialist firefighters attached to helicopters were winched down to set up an irrigation system to protect the trees from catching alight.
Swathes of the Wollemi National Park have been affected by the devastating bushfires and some of the precious pine trees have been charred.
Specialist firefighters were winched down to set up an irrigation system. (Credit: Handout/New South Wales Government)
"Wollemi National Park is the only place in the world where these trees are found in the wild and, with less than 200 left, we knew we needed to do everything we could to save them," Matt Kean, the NSW environment minister, said in a statement.
"The pines, which prior to 1994 were thought to be extinct and whose location is kept secret to prevent contamination, benefited from an unprecedented environmental protection mission," he added.
The NSW government had carried out a detailed scientific assessment and, while some trees have been damaged, the species has survived, he said.
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Peter David has reported that his prose character Sir Apropos of Nothing will be returning in the form of a novelette titled "Sir Apropos of Nothing and the Adventure of the Receding Heir." It will be published in an anthology titled Heroes in Training, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines. No release date yet.
As much as I've enjoyed a lot of PAD's comics, with the exception of a lot of his stuff on The Incredible Hulk, there isn't much of his funnybook work that I've enjoyed as much as his first two Sir Apropos of Nothing novels. I've never managed to get my hands on a copy of the third book, Tong Lashing, and apparently the publisher closed shop.


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What happens when a TV show ends?
More specifically, what happens when a prime-time, reality-TV, singing show ends?
Of course, the obvious things happen, like the stage being cleared and audience members who watched the talented people on stage go home. But what happens with the contestants? What happens after the cameras stop rolling and viewers shut off their TV's?
Mackenzie Heart wondered those questions fleetingly in her life, but she never thought she would find out the answers.
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But most importantly, she found something she never expected - Love.
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The fruits have a mild fruity taste, like a cross between melon and pear, with a slight freshness of cucumber, perfect to snack on their own, but great to add to fruit salads and normal salads. You'll be best to grow them in the hottest place you can, so a greenhouse or conservatory is ideal, but they will also be happy on a hot, sunny patio. If you bring them indoors for the winter you can enjoy a tasty harvest year after year. Pepino love water, so make sure they are constantly moist. It has a great tropical look and taste of the fruit, its a fantastic showpiece in the conservatory. Grows to 90-120cm (3-4'). Supplied as three plants (each having a distinct coloured fruit), growing in a single 14cm pot.
Pepino likes to be grown in moist soil, so do not let the soil dry out. The plants need as much sun and warmth as you can give them. The fruit is ripe when the yellow/gold ones develop purple streaks and begin to soften. After the fruit has formed, leave the best 1-2 fruit on each of the 3 plants and remove the rest. Purple fruits will soften and become darker. It is normal for some leaves to drop during the year, and to overwinter keep the plants inside and warm (a sunny windowsill is perfect). Plants can be pruned to 30cm tall to overwinter, if a smaller sized plant is needed, it will then begin to shoot in the spring. For fruit to ripen, plants must be kept in a warm and sunny place.
The plant will set fruit once the nighttime temp reaches 13-15°. Can be grown as an annual or half-hardy perennial if given winter protection. Self-pollinating. Grow like a bush tomato. When fruit begins to swell, the branches may need some support. Increasing the fruit's exposure to sunlight improves the purple striping on the fruit. Plants will survive temperatures down to 0% for short periods, however, they may lose most of their leaves. If kept too cold, the plants may die back, however, they should grow back from the base provided they are mulched well. Bring inside when the temperature begins to drop, cutting back to around 30cm (12") tall (leaving the fruit to ripen). Feed weekly with tomato food once the fruit form. Can be eaten raw in fruit salads or as you would a melon, but also works well sliced in half and cooked on a BBQ.
Grows best in a greenhouse, conservatory or indoors, but can be grown on a hot sunny patio.


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Trump announces 'historic peace agreement' between Israel, UAE Aug 13, 2020
ISLAMABAD- Washington,US President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates had reached a peace agreement.
The normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel is a "HUGE breakthrough" Trump tweeted, calling it a "Historic Peace Agreement between our two GREAT friends."
Pakistani PM Imran Khan hits out against Indian PM Narendra Modi
Speaking to reporters later, Trump suggested that more diplomatic breakthroughs between Israel and its Muslim neighbors in the region were expected.
"Things are happening that I can't talk about," he said.
Pakistani PM Imran Khan strongly reacts over Indian journalist revelations
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described it as "a historic day and a significant step forward for peace in the Middle East."
"The United States hopes that this brave step will be the first in a series of agreements that ends 72 years of hostilities in the region," Pompeo said.
In a joint statement, Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said they had spoken on Thursday "and agreed to the full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates."
PM Imran Khan gives an important task to CM Punjab Usman Buzdar
Israeli and UAE delegations will meet in the coming weeks to sign bilateral agreements regarding investment, tourism, direct flights, security and the establishment of reciprocal embassies, they said.
"At the request of President Trump with the support of the United Arab Emirates, Israel will suspend declaring sovereignty over areas outlined in the President's Vision for Peace and focus its efforts now on expanding ties with other countries in the Arab and Muslim world," the statement said.
"The United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates are confident that additional diplomatic breakthroughs with other nations are possible, and will work together to achieve this goal," it added.(AFP/APP)


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This program will explore the fundamentals of Lender Liability Claims and the remarkable theories and actions involving these claims. The panelists will provide and present key strategies and practical tips in avoiding threats, damages, penalties and other risks that may potentially arise during a lender liability claim lawsuit. Speakers will go beyond the basics and present all important issues, trends and developments in the previous years that greatly impacted the lender liability landscape.
Mr. North is Chair of the firm's Litigation Department, where his practice emphasizes trial practice. He has tried jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts, including over 75 jury cases to verdict. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.
Mr. North's practice concentrates in commercial and banking litigation, particularly in matters involving negotiable instruments and financial fraud. Mr. North has represented banks in class actions alleging claims under New Jersey and federal consumer legislation. A significant portion of Mr. North's practice is devoted to the defense of catastrophic injury and other high exposure cases in the areas of negligence, public entity liability, construction, and professional liability, including the defense of attorneys, accountants and insurance brokers.
He also maintains a personal injury practice limited to the representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice and other cases involving significant injuries and complex liability issues. Mr. North is the author of the evidence treatise A Trial Lawyer's Strategic Guide to the New Jersey Rules of Evidence, and is the only New Jersey lawyer selected as a principal author of Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, contributing the chapter in the treatise devoted to Medical Malpractice.