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Chinese president seeks to shore up relations with Africa
Peter Symonds@SymondsWSWS
Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with the leaders and representatives of some 50 African nations, attended the sixth Forum of China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg last week as part of his tour of Africa.
Like every part of the globe, Africa has been transformed into an arena for geo-political rivalry. Speaking to a group of African ambassadors in Ethiopia in July, US President Barak Obama took a shot at China, declaring that "economic relationships can't simply be about building country's infrastructure with foreign labour or extracting Africa's natural resources."
China is clearly seeking to counter criticisms from the US and its European allies, which have had exploitative, colonial relations in Africa stretching back centuries. The triennial FOCAC gathering was held under the banner of "Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development."
Xi was at pains to stress these buzz words as he announced $60 billion in financial support for Africa, more than double the amount promised at the 2012 Forum, and proposed a new upgraded comprehensive, strategic and co-operative partnership. "We will work with Africa to embrace a new era of win-win cooperation and common development," he declared.
China's financial support for the coming three years includes $35 billion in preferential loans and export credit lines, $5 billion in grants, $15 billion allocated to two China-Africa funds and $5 billion for the Special Loan for the Development of African SMEs (small to medium businesses).
Xi also announced that China will establish regional vocational education centres and colleges, train 200,000 technicians and provide the continent with 40,000 training opportunities in China. He pledged some 200 poverty reduction projects, 30 teams of agricultural experts and a limited amount of debt relief to some of the poorest African countries.
Before the Forum, Xi visited Zimbabwe, where 12 economic cooperation and investment agreements worth $4 billion were signed. He spoke of Zimbabwe as China's "all-weather friend." In South Africa, Xi held bilateral talks with President Jacob Zuma, and 26 agreements worth $6.5 billion were signed.
Despite Xi's promises to broaden the economic relationship, the continent remains heavily dependent on the export of energy and raw materials to China—its largest trading partner. The slowing Chinese economy and plunge in global commodity prices have hit hard, contributing to a marked fall in growth. The gross domestic product for Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow 3.75 percent this year, as compared to 5 percent last year.
According to Standard Bank, the value of African exports is expected to fall by as much as 40 percent year-on-year in 2015. If Chinese exports remain the same, this will result in Africa's trade deficit with China rising to $47 billion.
Xi told African leaders: "We will actively promote industrial alignment and encourage more Chinese enterprises to make more investment in Africa." He boasted that by the end of 2014, the total stock of Chinese investment reached $101 billion and resulted in more than 3,100 African-based enterprises.
However, China's ministry of commerce revealed in November that Chinese investment in Africa was down 40 percent for the first six months of the year to $1.2 billion. While China is the continent's top trading partner, the United States is the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI), accounting for 6.3 percent of the total of $54 billion, as compared to 4.5 percent for China.
A Washington Post article last week pointed out: "The US also ranks first in new FDI projects in Africa, while China ranks seventh. Moving forward, China will be less of a standout, as many countries take advantage of economic opportunities in Africa. Already, Brazil, Russia and India collectively invest more in Africa than China. Malaysia, not China, held the largest Asian FDI portfolio in Africa."
Although not on display at the Forum, the slowdown in China's trade and investment in Africa will undoubtedly fuel tensions. The Financial Times reported that Angola has asked China to restructure its sovereign debt. "So has Ghana, Africa's most indebted nation. Niger has had to renegotiate an oil-refining deal with state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. In Zimbabwe, Chinese banks have proven unenthusiastic about more lending."
Xi's performance in Johannesburg is part of broader Chinese efforts to counter mounting pressure from Washington's "pivot to Asia"—a diplomatic, economic and strategic offensive aimed under undermining Chinese influence and preparing for war. Beijing is seeking to include Africa within its "One Belt, One Road" strategy aimed at more closely integrating Europe and Asia via land and maritime infrastructure.
China signed an MOU in January with the African Union to connect all 54 African countries through transportation projects, including modern highways, airports and high-speed railways. Kenya features as part of China's proposed 21st Century Silk Road to upgrade port and related facilities along shipping routes to Europe.
While China is not an imperialist power, the sheer scope and speed of its economic expansion has disrupted longstanding relations that have assured US domination in Africa, as elsewhere in the world. According to the McKinsey consulting firm, in 1990, half of all African trade was with Western Europe, while Asia in total accounted for only a seventh. By 2009, less than two decades on, China overtook the US as Africa's biggest trading partner.
The US and its European allies have repeatedly intervened militarily in Africa to defend and advance their economic and strategic interests, often at China's expense. The NATO war that overthrew Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 cost China an estimated $4 billion in investment and resulted in the evacuation of thousands of Chinese personnel. The carve-up of Sudan, orchestrated by the US and Europe, also undermined China, which had developed the country as a major oil supplier.
The Chinese regime is concluding that to defend its interests it must have a military as well as an economic presence in Africa. The People's Liberation Army has deployed its first-ever battalion of peacekeepers as part of the UN force in South Sudan. It is also seeking to establish its own naval "support facility" in Djibouti, on the strategic Horn of Africa.
As part of the new partnership with Africa proclaimed by Xi in Johannesburg, China is aiming to upgrade security ties with African countries, including technological cooperation, joint exercises, personnel training and intelligence sharing. He repeated an earlier promise to provide $60 million in military aid to the African Union to build and maintain its army, as well as to support UN peacekeeping in Africa.
This growing geo-political competition for influence and economic gain can only heighten the danger of confrontation and conflict in Africa as the US strives to ensure its continued dominance.
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Home News Ten killed in Texas school shooting: Student, 17, yells 'Surprise!' as he bursts into art class with assault rifle, shotgun and pistol and opens fire before being taken alive - as police find explosives in multiple locations
Ten killed in Texas school shooting: Student, 17, yells 'Surprise!' as he bursts into art class with assault rifle, shotgun and pistol and opens fire before being taken alive - as police find explosives in multiple locations
Shooting took place between 7.30-7.45am during art class at Santa Fe High School in Texas
Law enforcement officials say as many as 10 people are dead and 12 are injured, including a police officer
Gunman, described as a 17-year-old student, was reportedly armed with AR-15-style rifle, shotgun and pistol
Student said she saw a gunman shoot a girl in the leg, prompting lockdown
Gunman was taken into custody at around 9am local time and a second person, also a male student, was detained for questioning
Officials say suspect left explosive devices inside the school building and at another site off campus
President Donald Trump and the first lady both tweeted about the shooting, as did VP Pence
Santa Fe's senior class was scheduled to graduate on Sunday
A heavily armed student gunman was taken into custody after entering a classroom with the word 'Surprise!' and shooting 10 people to death inside Santa Fe High School in Texas this morning.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the 17-year-old male suspect was taken into custody and a second person of interest was detained.
The majority of the deceased victims were students, according to Gonzalez. As many as a dozen others were wounded, among them a police officer who was reportedly shot in the shoulder.
It was reported by Chron.com, citing law reinforcement sources, that the gunman carried out the massacre with an AR-15-style rifle, a pistol and a shotgun.
Responding law enforcement officials later found pipe bombs both inside the school and at a site off campus, and urged town residents to be vigilant and call 911 if they see anything suspicious.
The Santa Fe Independent School District said in a statement Friday that authorities are in the process of rendering the recovered explosive devices safe. There's no indication how many devices have been found.
Santa Fe High School in Texas was on lockdown after a shooter stormed into a class and killed 10 people Friday morning
A Pearland Police armored vehicle stands ready in front of Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe
Police officers in tactical gear move through the scene at Santa Fe High School where pipe bombs were found
A man hugs a sobbing woman outside the Alamo Gym where parents wait to reunite with their children following a shooting at Santa Fe High School
Santa Fe High School junior Guadalupe Sanchez, 16, cries in the arms of her mother, Elida Sanchez, after reuniting with her at a meeting point at a nearby Alamo Gym
Santa Fe High School staff react as they gather in the parking lot of a gas station following a shooting at the school in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday
Police officers, sheriff's deputies and ATF agents are on the scene of the active shooter situation
Medical helicopters are pictured in the parking lot of the suburban Houston school Friday
Police responded to the school on State Highway 6 near Morning Glory Drive in Santa Fe just before 8am after getting reports of shots fired.
Witnesses described how the unnamed gunman burst through the door of a first-period art class and yelled 'Surprise!' before opening fire on his classmates.
Then a fire alarm was pulled somewhere in the building, sending students running into the hallway.
'As soon as the alarms went off, everybody just started running outside,' sophomore Dakota Shrader told reporters, 'and next thing you know everybody looks, and you hear boom, boom, boom, and I just ran as fast as I could to the nearest floor so I could hide, and I called my mom.'
Another student told ABC13 in an earlier phone interview that the suspect came into her first-period art class and started shooting at 7.45am.
The student says she saw one girl with blood on her leg as the class evacuated the room.
'We thought it was a fire drill at first but really, the teacher said, "Start running,"' the student told the television station.
President Trump addressed the shooting in Texas as he delivered remarks during the Prison Reform Summit at the White House in Washington
The student said she didn't get a good look at the shooter because she was running away. She said students escaped through a door at the back of the classroom.
Santa Fe Police, Galveston County Sheriff's Office and ATF agents responded to the school. Medical helicopters were pictured in the parking lot, along with multiple ambulances.
President Donald Trump addressed the latest school shooting in a tweet, which said in part: 'Early reports not looking good. God bless all!'
First lady Melania Trump, who is still recovering from a recent surgery, also tweeted, saying: 'my heart goes out to Santa Fe and all of Texas today.'
Trump again weighed in on the massacre in Texas as he delivered remarks during the Prison Reform Summit at the White House, expressing his 'sadness and heartbreak' and saying that his administration is closely monitoring the situation.
'This has been going on too long in our country – too many years, too many decades now,' he went on to say. 'We grieve for the terrible loss of life and send our support and love to everyone affected by this absolutely horrific attack to the students, families, teachers and personnel at Santa Fe High.
'We're with you in this tragic hour and we will be with you forever. My administration is determined to do everything in our power to protect our students, secure our schools, and to keep weapons out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves and to others.
'Everyone must work together at every level of government to keep our children safe. May God heal the injured, and may God comfort the wounded, and may God be with the victims and with the victims' families. Very sad day. Very, very sad.'
David Hogg, the outspoken survivor of the February 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead, lashed out on Twitter at politicians for failing to do anything to rein in gun violence in the US.
David Hogg, the Parkland, Florida shooting survivor, addressed this latest massacre in this strongly-worded tweet Friday
Santa Fe High School student Dakota Shrader is comforted by her mother Susan Davidson
School staff members sit in a school bus to be transported to another school Friday
News chopper footage showed a small crowd of students emptying their backpacks for inspection on the grass.
Students are being transported to Alamo Gym to reunite with their parents.
Santa Fe High School has more than 1,400 students in grades 9-12. The senior class was scheduled to graduate on Sunday.
In late February, the school was briefly put on lockdown over 'popping sounds' thought to be gunshots that were heard outside. Police arrived on campus to investigate but no threat was found.
Ten killed in Texas school shooting: Student, 17, yells 'Surprise!' as he bursts into art class with assault rifle, shotgun and pistol and opens fire before being taken alive - as police find explosives in multiple locations Reviewed by free heip on May 18, 2018 Rating: 5

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Officials likely to shut down Rifle power plant
An 85-megawatt power plant in Rifle will likely be shut down in the fall, a Tri-State news release states.
The Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a wholesale power supply cooperative. On April 5, the entity made a filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission that, if approved, would result in the natural gas, combined-cycle power plant's retirement.
"The decision to retire Rifle Station comes as we transition to cleaner resources and reduce our wholesale rates," Tri-State CEO Duane Highley said in the release. "We appreciate our Rifle employees' commitment and service through the years, and will be working with them to ease the impact of this transition."
The Rifle plant, which currently has four employees, has run more infrequently in recent years. Tri-State currently has sufficient and lower-cost resources to serve its members' power requirements, and significant near-term investments would be required to continue operating the facility, the release states.
The Rifle plant first came online in 1987, with Tri-State purchasing power from the plant in 1992.
With its pending closure, Tri-State's board of directors approved a $50,000 donation to the Rifle Regional Economic Development Corporation to support local economic development.
"The Rifle Regional Economic Development Corporation is thrilled to receive this donation from Tri-State. The funds will be used to continue efforts with our regional partners to promote economic development activity in the Colorado River Valley," RREDC Executive Director Tyler Kelly said in the release. "Our goal is to create an environment that attracts businesses and industries that provide meaningful, locally located, primary jobs."


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What do you do at G&P and how long have you worked here?
I wear many hats at G&P. I have worked at Dragonfly After School since I was an undergrad. I also started helping during lunch and recess time in 2015. In addition to those things I help out in the office from time to time as well as in some classrooms.
I was born and raised in Cambridge... the Coast to be exact.
If I could have anyone as a principal it would be Tupac Shakur... most know him as a outspoken outlandish hip hop artist, however he was a wonderful poet as well as a political activist who fought for the rights of the poor as well as gave back a lot in poverty stricken communities. He is the true definition of a human being - we all have many layers. Not everything is black and white; we have to accept people for their good as well as their bad. I think people should be able to see each person as an individual.
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Who inspired you to work with youth?
I am the Executive Director of the Dragonfly After School Program which uses the art room at G&P everyday. I am also substituting for Mrs. D in the Main Office everyday while she recovers from her surgery.
I have been working for Dragonfly here at G&P for 7 years.
I lived in Barrington, RI until I was 8 years old. Then I moved with my family to Cape Cod and lived in Falmouth, MA until I finished High School. Now I live with my son Maxwell in Jamaica Plain.
I studied Theatre in college and when I was younger I always wanted to be a writer on Saturday Night Live when I grew up.
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Who inspired you to work with children?
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This is my second year working here, but I used to go to school in this building!
I am from Cambridge, MA.
A water bottle, a pack of band-aids, and a pencil sharpener.
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My favorite teacher was my seventh grade teacher, Mr. Langdon. He always had special events and parties in our classroom, plus he played lots of pranks on us!
I love how friendly everyone is! No matter where I go in the building people are smiling and laughing with each other. It's definitely a fun place to be!


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Route::get('/api/menus','Api\MenusController@index');

lo cual ni siquiera esta bien, debido a que en >route list esta usando el middleware web, por lo tanto me funciona pero no es lo más correcto para hacer separación de ambas ramas.
Luego entonces...

¿Que puedo hacer para la configuración de las rutas api?.

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RouteServiceProvider.php
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This examination of prescription drug expenditures and the usage of formularies in managing drug utilization is divided into two main sections. First, the prescription drug industry is studied for reasons why drug costs are increasingly so dramatically in recent years. Statistics are given to explain why there should be a concern in our society about this trend, and the therapeutic classes are identified to show where the most money is being spent. The following possible reasons for increasing drug expenditures are discussed: increasing prices, product shift, higher utilization, patents, research costs, decreasing out of pocket expenses, our aging society, and direct-to-consumer advertising.In the second section of this paper, a definition of what constitutes a formulary and the different types of formularies are explained. Incentives used in open formularies such as tiered copays are detailed. Ethical concerns about the usage of formularies are outlined, and the process of selecting drugs for a formulary is explained. Different pricing techniques for cash customers and third-party coverage (usually employer based) are demonstrated. The next part of this section addresses concerns about formulary usage, and different ways to respond to these concerns. At the end of this section, recent developments with Medicaid formularies are discussed.In the final section, a summary of major points is given along with personal commentary and recommendations for the future.


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Matías Daniel Cupayolo (Argentina. 19 de diciembre del 1997) es un futbolista argentino, juega de defensor y actualmente se desempeña en el Club Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn de la Primera B Nacional.

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August 30, 1931 - November 13, 2010
Obituary for David P Hinnes
Hinnes, David P. age 79 of Midland Park died Saturday, November 13, 2010. Born in Ridgewood, he lived most of his life in Midland Park. He was a Korean Army veteran who served from 1951-1954 and a member of VFW Post, Midland Park. Before his retirement Mr. Hinnes was a Sales Manager for Equifax Services for 34 years. He was a member of Faith Reformed Church, Midland Park. Surviving is his wife Betty (nee Dykstra) Hinnes of Midland Park, his children, Cynthia A. Ver Hage and her husband Glenn of Midland Park, NJ, James Hinnes and his wife Lori of Wantage, NJ and Karen Vasile and her husband Joseph of Waterford, VA. Also surviving are his 7 grandchildren, Michael and his wife Katie Ver Hage, Elizabeth Ver Hage, Jason Ver Hage, Kelly Hinnes, Lauren Hinnes, Sarah Vasile and James Vasile, and his 2 great grandchildren, Madison and Mia Ver Hage and his sister, Elizabeth Langendoen of Franklin Lakes. He was predeceased by his sister, Lois Remley. Visiting Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Service Wednesday 10:30 am at Faith Reformed Church, 95 Prospect St. Midland Park, NJ. Interment Valleau Cemetery, Ridgewood. Memorial Contributions to Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave. Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 would be appreciated.


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Popyrin leads Aussie wild cards at 2023 Australian Open
The first Grand Slam of the year has announced its homegrown main-draw wild cards
Aug 6, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Alexei Popyrin (AUS) waits for Steven Diez (CAN) (not pictured) to serve the ball in first round qualifying play at IGA Stadium. (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Carrie Dunn
Alexei Popyrin is one of six homegrown players awarded wild cards to compete in the main draw of the 2023 Australian Open.
He will join Jason Kubler, Rinky Hijikata, Storm Hunter, Talia Gibson and Olivia Gadecki in the 128-player singles fields at Melbourne Park – although he is the only one among them to have so far clocked a singles win there, having reached the third round twice.
He reached a career-high ranking of world No 59 in November 2021 but since then has dropped out of the top 100, and been playing mostly on the ATP Challenger tour. The 23-year-old has enjoyed some success there, too, winning the Bordeaux title, reaching grass-court semi-finals in Nottingham and Ilkley, and closing his season with another semi-final run on indoor hard courts in Roanne.
"I can't wait to play at the Australian Open and am so grateful for the opportunity," Popyrin said in a statement. "It's so special to play in front of the fantastic crowds in Melbourne and I'm looking forward to getting out there and doing my best. I hope to learn more about the physical and mental aspects of tennis from this opportunity but I also want to enjoy the experience and have some fun."
Hunter, Hijikata, Gibson, Kubler, Popyrin and Gadecki join Americans Caty McNally and Ben Shelton as Australian Open 2023 main-draw wildcards.
McNally and Shelton won the most points in the USTA's Australian Open Wild Card Challenge, which factors in results over a five-week period late in the tennis season.
25 years on… Venus Williams awarded Australian Open wild card
"Kyrgios, Hurkacz, Fritz all very dangerous this Australian Open" – John Millman
Nadal on Djokovic playing the Australian Open: "That's the best news possible"
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Jason Kubler
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One of four Minneapolis police charged over Floyd's death freed on bail
By Sabahatjahan Contractor, Rich McKay
(Reuters) - One of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were charged over the death of George Floyd, a black man whose death in custody set off protests for police reform and racial justice, was released on bail on Wednesday.
Protests flared for a 17th day early on Thursday with crowds in Portland, Oregon, flooding city-center streets with some activists throwing bottles at police and removing temporary security fencing and using it to block traffic.
The former police officer released, Thomas Lane, 37, had been held on $750,000 bail and was freed from Hennepin County jail, sheriff's office records showed.
He was one of three officers charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the 46-year-old Floyd's death on May 25.
A fourth officer, Derek Chauvin, 44, was videotaped pressing his knee to Floyd's neck as he gasped "I can't breathe" and called for his mother before he died. Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
All four officers have been fired from the Minneapolis police department.
Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, did not immediately return telephone phone calls to Reuters on Wednesday night but Gray has told media that his client tried to help Floyd.
FILE PHOTO: Former Minnesota police officer Thomas Lane poses in a combination of booking photographs at Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 3, 2020. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS.
Gray also told the media that Lane was only on his fourth day on the job on patrol duty and that Chauvin was his training officer, whom he should obey.
"What was my client supposed to do but follow what his training officer said?" Gray said in a court hearing, Forbes and other media reported.
Chauvin's lawyer was not immediately available for comment.
Many of those joining the more than two weeks of protests have been calling for a ban on choke holds and other methods of restraint used by police.
Police have also been criticized for heavy-handed tactics against protesters in various places. Indiscriminate use of tear gas, flash grenades as well as many incidents of police hitting protesters with batons have been recorded.
The protests have seen fewer clashes in recent days but in Portland, some in the crowd threw bottles at police and cut down a fence near the federal courthouse, police said on Twitter, warning that offenders are subject to arrest. It was unclear if arrests were made overnight, but Portland police tweeted that the crowd dispersed on its own about 2 a.m. local time.
Media earlier reported a crowd of more than 1,000 in Portland calling for the resignation of the mayor.
Protesters in Portsmouth, Virginia, defaced a Confederate monument and toppled parts of the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. A man was injured when the structure tumbled down, a reporter with WAVY News said on Twitter.
Chauvin remains in jail in lieu of $1.25 million bail. The other officers, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, remain in jail in lieu of $750,000 bail, each charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
In Minnesota, pleas are not entered in preliminary hearings.
Lane's next hearing is scheduled for June 29 and his attorney is planning to file a motion to dismiss the charges, media reported.
Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor in Bengaluru and Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Robert Birsel and Mark Heinrich


Just binge-watched Season 1 in 2018. Was a little slow to start but much plausible manipulation and we are currently facing an Australian bipartisan attempt to put the through legislation that's as scary as anything in this thriller.
One of the central characters has the last name Dalgety. Dalgety was the first town chosen to be Australia's national capital in 1904, before the Australian government decided on Canberra instead in 1908.


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Human rights Israeli attacks News Report Ramallah West Bank
Pregnant Palestinian Woman Miscarries After Inhaling Tear Gas Fired by Israeli Military
A Palestinian woman who was seven months pregnant suffered a miscarriage last Thursday after Israeli forces repeatedly fired tear gas toward her home in Mughayir village, east of Ramallah,
Areej Abu Alya, 37, was hospitalized for several days with severe bleeding following the firing of over a hundred tear gas canisters by the Israeli military in front of and around her home over the course of the previous week.
Her home is located in an area scheduled by Israeli authorities for forced takeover, and Palestinian residents protest the Israeli military's actions on an almost-daily basis.
According to Iyad Abu Alya, Areej's husband, "We live in a very dangerous area. Tear gas canisters are scattered around the house and inside, and I can no longer collect them immediately to throw them out of our children's reach."
The couple have eight children, and according to Iyad, the tear gas penetrates inside their home through the windows while they are sleeping almost every night. Sometimes, he has to bundle his wife and children into their truck and get out of town until the tear gas subsides.
Last Thursday morning, in the early morning hours, the Israeli military invaded the village and were confronted by local youth who threw stones to try to repel the soldiers from their village. The military fired tear gas canisters, most of which fell near the Abu Alya house, which led to Areej inhaling a large amount of tear gas and being unable to breathe.
Iyad rushed his wife to the Palestine Medical Complex, and there her condition worsened, so doctors had to transfer her to the operating room when her fetus's pulse was no longer detected.
Iyad told reporters, "I have to take my children to the doctor on a weekly basis due to the severe symptoms they suffer as a result of inhaling tear gas. They suffer from heartburn, which causes continuous vomiting and chest pains. It seems that the gas released by the occupation is a new and toxic type."
Their home is located just meters away from where the child Ali Abu Alia, 15, a relative of the family, was killed by the Israeli military on December 4th, 2020, and less than 50 meters away from where Hamdi al-Naasan was killed by the Israeli army on the 26th of January of 2019.
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Neither are most of your fellow true Americans.
That's why the North County Tea Party is hosting Speaker Steve Frank from California News And Views on Monday at 6pm in the Atascadero Republican Headquarters. Hear Mr. Frank discuss current wins and how we can continue to make America Great. That's this Monday at 6pm in the Atascadero Republican headquarters.


Kakwa-Willmore Interprovincial Park was designated through an agreement between the Alberta and British Columbia governments in April 2006. The park includes Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park and Willmore Wilderness Park on the Alberta side and Kakwa Provincial Park in B.C.
The interprovincial park recognizes that the three parks share common mountain and foothills ecosystems and that cross-border visitation is common. Staff from the two province governments work together on park planning, resource and visitor management, and other activities that benefit both the park's ecosystems and visitors.
View a map of Kakwa-Willmore Interprovincial Park.


Nymphont. The indulgences of Lauren Thompson in digital typography.
Font designs to gratify an unquenchable affinity for typography. Original and humble fonts for lonely hearts, and for those who wander but are not lost.
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A DOG'S BEST FRIENDS- Tammy Sue Roberts and her daughter, Shyane, 10, of Calabasas, run Oz Animal Rescue to place shelter animals into foster homes. Roberts holds Wylie, a Lhaso Apso mix dog who was found with a neck bite. For information about Oz, call (818) 991-0071.


I think I was inspired by the fog.
It hung low, like a veil over the melting snow this week. It softened and obscured everything.
I found myself doing the same with this painting. Layering tiny brush strokes of pure white to conceal some shapes and let others float like mysteries in the haze.
Deciding what should fade back and what should be the intense focus, feels like a metaphor for life. What to hold onto and what to let go? Seems like the right question, to bring clarity to life and art.
Curious… how the murky fog helps me see things clearer.
I am more in love with this than I was before. Awesome!


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Agallia copiosa är en insektsart som beskrevs av Dutra och Luci B. N. Coelho 1990. Agallia copiosa ingår i släktet Agallia och familjen dvärgstritar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Kohler Co. – amerykańska firma przemysłowa z siedzibą w Kohler w stanie Wisconsin.

Historia
Firma została założona w 1873 roku przez austriackich imigrantów Johna Michaela Kohlera i Charlesa Silberzahna.
W 2007 został nabyty włoski producent silników Lombardini S.r.l. od firmy Mark IV Luxembourg.
W październiku 2011 roku zostały zaprezentowane nowe silniki serii KDI (Kohler Direct Injection), których produkcję rozpoczęto w fabryce Lombardini w Reggio nell'Emilia

Przypisy

Producenci silników wysokoprężnych
Przedsiębiorstwa w Stanach Zjednoczonych


Health care providers such as hospitals and aged care facilities worldwide seek to offer their patients and visitors a pleasant and relaxing environment.
Sensaroma's air treatment systems odour remediation applications can be utilised in patient rooms, hallways, waiting rooms, common areas and restrooms to keep facilities smelling fresh and clean.
A range of aromatherapy solutions are also available to promote positive mood and decrease behaviours and symptoms associated with anxiety and stress.
Click here to read an article on the use of aroma in healthcare.


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Oghma a kelták istene, fiatal hősként jelenítik meg, és a Magh Tuiredh-i csatában az istenek egyik vezére volt. Grianainech melléknévvel (mint a Nap vagy Verőfényes Arcú) és Thrénferként (Bajnok) is emlegették. Ő volt a hős, a harcos, a költészet és a tudomány pártfogója, a sokoldalúság megtestesítője, de a szó hatalmának ura, a "kötés" és a halál istene. Ő kötötte meg és vitte el a halottakat a túlvilágra. Fegyvereivel, furkósbottal, és íjjal a kezében ábrázolják. Az emberek félelemmel vagy tisztelettel hódoltak neki. A mitológia szerint Oghma volt Daghda, vagyis a főisten testvére, és egyben Lugh mellett az istenhármasság egyik tagja.

Források

Kelta istenek
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Q: how to disable error messages in phpmailer I am using phpmailer for a contactform with attachment and in the php i build my own error messages.
the form and email work fine but when not filling in an email address and not chosen a file to upload i got these error messages from phpmailer
Invalid address: Could not access file:

This is the code of phpmailer i use now:
// Software: PHPMailer - PHP email class                                    |
// Version: 5.1

require('phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php');
$mail = new PHPMailer();
$mail->IsSMTP();

$mail->SMTPAuth = FALSE;
$mail->Port     = 25;
$mail->Host     = "localhost";
$mail->Mailer   = "smtp";
$mail->SetFrom($_POST["user_email"], $_POST["user_name"]);
$mail->AddAddress("myname@myemailcom");
$mail->Subject = "Contactform";
$mail->WordWrap   = 80;
$mail->MsgHTML($_POST["user_message"]);

if(is_array($_FILES)) {
$mail->AddAttachment($_FILES['user_attachment']['tmp_name'],$_FILES['user_attachment']['name']);
}
$mail->IsHTML(true);
if(!$mail->Send()) {
    echo 'some error message';
}
else {
    echo 'success message';
}

After some research i tried to add:
$phpmailer->SMTPDebug=false; // without result

How can i get rid of these built in error messages?

A: First of all you're running a very old version of PHPMailer that is dangerously outdated and is exposing your site to some major vulnerabilities. Before you do anything else, upgrade. I also suggest you base your code on the current examples provided with PHPMailer.
In the code you posted, you're not enabling debug output (it's off by default) at all, so I suspect there may be other code you're not showing. You have not shown what the debug output looks like, so we can't tell whether it's really PHPMailer that's generating it.
Your PHPMailer instance is called $mail, not $phpmailer, and the SMTPDebug property is an integer, so change that line to:
$phpmailer->SMTPDebug = 0;


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Apparently NY State just wasn't ready to let us go. When we made it to Buffalo at the end of the Erie Canal, we were hit with a thunderstorm, followed by several days of strong winds out of the West.
On 8/1/14 we started our trip on the Erie Canal. It was fun to see the canal again, and to compare the reality of the canal to my memories of it.
We left New York City and headed up the Hudson River. We had to time our exit from the marina with the tide, so we left around mid day. The main objective was just to get off the expensive ($130 per night) NYC dock. Where we got to didn't matter so much. So we put up the sails and progressed lazily up the river at about 3 knots.


A few fabulous beauty picks under $15 that I've recently discovered!
Treets Traditions' Foaming Shower Gel ($15; ulta.com) - A shower gel that comes out as a foam and smells fantastic. A little goes a really long way with this one and I absolutely love how very non-striping and mild it is despite the strong scent and heavy foam. Its a great one to try if you like fresh fruity summer scents and good, foaming shower gels in general.
Renpure is a line of natural haircare and this thickening Coconut Bamboo ($7.99 each; target.com) line contains extra virgin coconut oil for nourishment. I think its a great line for thicker hair types since it is very hydrating. I do like it, but don't tend to use on a regular basis since the shampoo and conditioner can leave a residue behind that helps heal dry hair but also needs a clarifying shampoo every few washes to balance it out. Still, a great line if you have thick hair or fine hair prone to a lot of flyaways.
EO Products' Everyone 3-in-1- Lotion Unscented ($5.99; target.com) is an everyday fragrance- free lotion for face and body. So far, I've only used it on my body and quite like the soft, lightweight feel. Its a no-nonsense everyday lotion thats not too thick, yet manages to moisturize really well sans any scent.
The Extreme Long Lasting Eye Pencils ($2.99; ulta.com) and the Shine Shine Shine Lipglosses ($2.99; ulta.com) are two new launches from Essence. Essence is a great brand for quality, affordable makeup. I love the eyeliners - they are fantastic for the price and glide on super easily without any tugging. The colors are great, very unique and the formula is very long wearing and waterproof. The Shine Shine Shine Lip Glosses are slightly thicker and mildly sticky glosses. The colors are medium-sheer, the shimmery ones being slightly more on the sheer side. They are also very shiny and hydrating.
Adrenaline Crush, Cabernet With Bae and Orchid-ing Aside are all new from Sally Hansen's Travel Stories collection. The Miracle Gels ($9.99 each; target.com) are great polishes, formula and texture wise. The brush is perfect to cover the nails in just a couple of strokes. The consistency was great and they all were completely opaque in a couple of thin coats. Adrenaline Crush is my favorite of the three!


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Level of durum acres projected to be down in 2019
By MARK CONLON, Lee Agri-Media
The number of durum acres projected for this year came in sharply lower than expected in the March 29 USDA Prospective Plantings Report. Whether or not that leads to better prices going forward remains to be seen.
Market reaction to the report has been mute, and prices actually moved a bit lower in some locales preceding the release, according to Jim Peterson, marketing director for the North Dakota Wheat Commission.
"In terms of current nearby prices for durum, they have actually slipped a bit in some markets," Peterson said. "We're down to $4.50 or lower for some elevator bids. Others are still holding in that $4.80 range. We'll call it an average of $4.70, so we're still holding at levels where we've been for most of this marketing year."
The market had been waiting on the planting estimates to take some direction. Peterson noted the report did surprise end users as well as a lot of analysts.
"Many people were expecting only a 5-10 percent cut in planted area, but in both North Dakota and Montana producers indicated about a 30 percent cut in intended plantings," he said. "North Dakota dropped from 1.1 million acres in 2018 to potentially only 750,000 acres this year. That's not a record low, but it is certainly the lowest in recent years.
"Montana producers planted 840,000 acres of durum last year and are expecting to plant only 580,000 acres this year," he continued. "With desert durum acres also being lower at 90,000 acres, which is down 25 percent from a year ago, that puts durum acres nationally at 1.24 million acres. That's a decrease of 30 percent from a year ago and would be the lowest national level since 2013-14.
"Hopefully that will start to drive some stronger price incentives if end users are concerned about holding durum acres. Just using an average type yield on the current level of plantings, if they hold, it could potentially be the smallest U.S. durum crop since the 1988 drought year and end up somewhere in that 50-55 million bushel range for production," he added.
But, if planting gets delayed this spring, durum may not take as large of a further acreage cut as other crops. Peterson explained that the main durum area is further north so producers can typically plant later, adding that durum is one of those crops that producers have planted later and maybe been more successful with than spring wheat with the later planting.
"We'll see what the final numbers are and if we get some market incentive from end users and, of course, they're going to be following Canadian numbers as well," he said. "Their initial plantings report will come out the end of April. But I think the initial planting estimate for the U.S. indicates that current prices are nowhere in the ballpark to compete with other crop options."
Some of the first looks at world durum for 2019 indicate some potential positives for price recovery, he noted. The International Grains Council came out with its preliminary 2019 estimate, projecting world durum production to fall by 4 percent or more due in large part to lower planted area in the U.S., Canada and parts of the European Union due to price, but also some negative production weather in parts of Morocco and Algeria. Durum production in those two countries is expected to be down 20-30 percent from a year ago.
Overall world drum trade is projected to be up by about 11 percent and world inventories to decline to more price positive levels going into next year.
"That's more of the long-term look. There is certainly more optimism for decent price recovery," Peterson said. "In the near term the market continues to struggle with pretty large inventories."
USDA, in its early March survey of producers, reported that U.S. durum stocks came in at 74.1 million bushels which is up 50 percent from last year. Both North Dakota and Montana reported higher stocks. In Montana durum inventories were up 49 percent from a year ago while North Dakota durum inventories were up 52 percent from last year.
"The share of on-farm stocks is similar to last year at 44 percent, but a pretty high level of off-farm stocks meaning a very strong level of imports coming in, indicating larger inventories in mill position," he said.
North Dakota durum inventory is the highest March 1 inventory since 2011. Peterson explained there hasn't been a lot shipped in on-farm stocks from both North Dakota and Montana since Dec. 1, which reflects pretty slow producer selling. Montana may be a bit higher in terms of the level of producer movement since Dec. 1, but both states are below average.
"Canada also has pretty high inventories going into the planting season, so that's kind of the dilemma for the durum market now," he said. "It's going to need to move higher at some point to reflect less acres and stronger world trade in 2019. But as of right now that's not happening."
On the demand side, U.S. exports as of March 21 are still higher on the year at roughly 17.7 million bushels which is up 29 percent from a year ago. However, that needs to be closer to 50 percent in order to reach USDA's goal. U.S. exports to Italy are doing very well and are up 62 percent from a year ago.
In Canada, their shipments through the end of February, which is the first seven months of their marketing year, were 13 percent behind on the year with 72 million bushels exported. Morocco is their number one market followed by the U.S. Canadian exports to the U.S. are up 14 percent from the previous year whereas exports to Italy are down 12 percent.
"We'll see what happens in the April USDA supply and demand report. But, like we said, the level of acreage decline was more than anticipated by the market and we'll see if that draws some better price action going forward," he concluded.
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