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A major operation is under way to reduce the flow of water into the cave where 12 Thai footballers are trapped with their coach.
A weir has been constructed further upstream from the mountain to divert the water currently rushing into the Tham Luang Cave system.
Experts say plans to teach the youngsters how to scuba dive so they can swim out underwater are fraught with difficulty.
Image: First images of rescued Thai teens
The submerged stretch is 1.2 miles (1.9km) long and contains a very narrow passage that is only wide enough for one person.
The boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach were found deep inside the cave on Monday, nine days after they went missing following a football game on 23 June.
Sky News' Lisa Holland, who is at the scene near Chiang Rai, in the country's far north, said getting the boys to dive out of the caves was not the rescuers' number one option.
Thai authorities are looking at several possibilities depending on the water levels inside the caves and the weather, she added.
Much work has gone into stemming the flow of water into the cave and pumping out the water that is already there, in the hope the boys may not need to dive and if they do, it will be for a shorter distance.
Chongklai Voraphongston, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said Huai Nam Dan stream, which runs into the caves, has been completely blocked.
Image: The boys went missing after a football match on 23 June
The Huai Makok stream meanwhile, which is located to the south of cave and flows into it, has been diverted, using six 200-meter-long (656ft) pipes.
Several natural shafts, which allow water to pour into the cave system from above, are being plugged.
Major General Bancha Duriyaphan said the volume of water draining from the cave had fallen and was expected to decrease further provided there is no rainfall.
Image: British cave-divers John Volanthen (left) and Richard Stanton in Thailand
The governor of Chiang Rai province said the extraction of the football team and their coach would depend on their physical condition.
Narongsak Osatanakorn said that "all 13 may not come out at the same time".
He added: "If the condition is right and if that person is ready 100%, he can come out."
Image: The cave is located in Chiang Rai
Mr Osatanakorn said that a new cave, suspected to be connected to the area where the group are located, has been discovered and was being explored.
Video footage released overnight showed the group appearing to be in reasonably good health, with a team of Thai navy SEALs treating them for minor injuries on their feet as the boys smiled and made gestures to say "hello".
One of the boys and the 25-year-old coach are said to be suffering from "medium" health problems, but they have all been provided with reflective blankets to keep them warm and further supplies of food.
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A team of British cave divers, two of whom were the first to locate the footballers, are continuing to help move food and equipment to the place where the team are waiting, which is known locally as Pattaya Beach.
The boys are being looked after by seven navy SEALs, including medics, who are staying with them inside the cave.
Two of the boys are wearing English football shirts - one the red away kit of the national side and the other a Chelsea top.
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SEAL commander Rear Admiral Arpakorn Yookongkaew said there was no rush to bring out the group, as they are safe where they are.
A fibre optic cable is being installed along the underwater passage to the boys, which will allow rescuers to talk to the group and anyone with them.
But heavy rain is forecast for this weekend which could force authorities to decide the boys should swim and dive out - something rescue experts have said could be extremely dangerous.

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Question: Whicker: Warriors favored, but it’s good to be The King

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The LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan arguments that litter Twitter are a lot like Beatles vs. Rolling Stones, with more decimal points.
Another parallel would be Ditka vs. Hurricane, as provided by “Saturday Night Live,” in which Bill Swirsky’s Super Fans debate just how omnipotent a certain coach of the Chicago Bears really is. “Who would win?” asked the host. “And what if the hurricane was named Ditka?”
Not even Jordan, as a special guest, got involved in that. “Who cares?” he said.
These debates are nothing new: Bird vs. Magic. Mantle vs. Mays. Petty vs. Pearson. In-N-Out vs. … ah, forget it.
The difference is that those were actually real-live protagonists. Jordan is long gone. LeBron vs. Michael isn’t even a good duplicate bridge comparison, because the situations, the officiating, the offenses, the opponents and the supporting casts are so different.
It insults Jordan and it’s completely unfair to James. Isn’t LeBron doing enough already? Why must he go one-on-one with shadows?
On Thursday night, James begins his eighth consecutive NBA Finals as Cleveland plays Golden State. The only others to do that were Bill Russell (10), Sam Jones (nine), Tom Heinsohn (nine) and Frank Ramsey (eight) of the Celtics, during a 10-year run that began in 1956-57. Only in the 10th year did the NBA have an 82-game schedule. Those first three Boston teams played 72 games per season.
The 1957 Celtics had to win but seven playoff games for a title. The 1966 Celtics needed 11 wins. Those Finals were all done April 28. This year? Game 7 is set for June 17.
So James has had the shortest vacations of anyone in NBA history. Yet, at 33, he led the league in minutes played per game during the regular season. He has 3,287 more regular-season minutes on his odometer than Jordan ever had.
When Jordan made his final shot for the Chicago Bulls in Utah and wrapped up the double three-peat, he was 35. He left the game, coming back three years later as his own tribute band for Washington. James will turn 34 on Dec. 30. Neither body nor soul seems tired.
Despite James, Golden State is an 8-to-1 betting favorite. It’s a reflection of how Cleveland’s Others are disrespected.
Some think this is the most pedestrian group of elves that ever has surrounded James, which is not true. In 2007, James dragged Larry Hughes, Eric Snow, Boobie Gibson, Drew Gooden, Damon Jones, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao to the Unpromised Land, and a sweep at the hands of San Antonio. That group wasn’t as good as this Cavaliers ensemble, and that James wasn’t as good as this one.
Cleveland’s locker room has had more traffic than a dentist’s office at a hockey tournament. There have been 22 different Cavaliers, including Dwyane Wade, Jae Crowder and Isaiah Thomas. Thirteen of them averaged 20 or more minutes.
It should be a long meeting to divide up playoff shares. But the current team, the one that beat Boston in Boston in Game 7, might be more versatile and dangerous than you think.
The overlooked figure is Tristan Thompson. The track record of Kardashian boyfriends is not that good, and Thompson is linked with Khloe. Yet he’s also linked with the 2016 championship, which Cleveland won in seven at Golden State. In Game 6, he had 15 points and 16 boards.
When Thompson has played 25-plus minutes in this postseason, Cleveland is 5-2.
Not every Other has to play great each night for Cleveland to win. George Hill can surface. So can Jeff Green. Larry Nance Jr.’s passion and wingspan can counteract whatever big men come off the Warriors’ bench. Kyle Korver is a 3-point institution and a willing scrapper.
Things are different if Kevin Love can overcome his concussion. The same can be said if Golden State’s Andre Iguodala, the Finals MVP in 2015, is healthy enough to chase James around.
Golden State invested deeply to beat Houston. Its familiar ball movement only sprouted in spurts. Its defense came and went. In the end, the Warriors beat a team that missed 27 consecutive 3-pointers in Game 7 and didn’t have Chris Paul. The Cavaliers will not be suckered into a longball derby. This time, the strength in numbers is theirs.
James might well bring a championship to the Lakers next season. He also might bring this trophy with him if he signs in July.
We can wait a month for all that. For the moment, we’ll watch James take on history. But what if history is named James?

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No, the Clippers didn’t just go back to being the Clippers of yore.
That was a peculiar laughingstock with a peculiar leading man, the one and only Donald Sterling.
The Clippers, who weren’t closing in on any titles, made the gutsy move and the smart one, which could lead to two lottery picks – little as that would be to show after losing Blake Griffin with Chris Paul already gone, DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams possibly next and Coach Doc Rivers after that?
So much for the Clippers’ heyday that so few here noticed or cared about.
They’re long past the Lob City days in 2011 when the Lakers were still royalty but Kobe Bryant agreed the Clippers were the most exciting team in town, marveling, “Blake Griffin has, like, a 60-inch vertical.”
Nor are the Clippers the ill-starred contenders who averaged 55 wins the last five seasons, No. 3 in the NBA after the Warriors and Spurs.
Now rebuilding, the Clippers won’t even be good for laughs. Without Donald, it’s like doing “Seinfeld” without Jerry Seinfeld.
Worst of all, they’re nobody’s darlings.
Griffin was their breakthrough star, until last week. ESPN’s Zach Lowe recently described an outing in a Beverly Hills coffee shop when two teens noticed Blake and began texting friends until a group of about 50 waited outside, chanting “BG, 32!” and “Let’s go, Clippers!”
Nevertheless, on an institutional level, the Clippers barely registered locally.
They’re without a home if that means anything more than averaging 16,641 in Staples Center – down 12 percent from last season – with a small cable audience … even while dominating the Lakers on the court, beating them in the standings the last five seasons – by 137 games – and winning the last 14 meetings dating back four years.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer suggested the trade wasn’t his idea, noting “Change is hard,” but pointing out “My confidence in our front office, led by Lawrence Frank and Michael Winger, along with the sage counsel of Jerry West, has never been higher.”
Nevertheless, after plunking down $2 billion to buy the team in 2014, Ballmer has come to his defining moment.
Jerry Buss, who set the standard for NBA owners, had the the wisdom to let West call the shots but the vision to insist that they fielded a crowd-pleasing team that appealed to the local movie stars, marrying their identity to local hopes and dreams.
The Lakers weren’t just successful and entertaining, they had an identity that local fans basked in:
We are all glamorous, stars and townspeople united in backing this team!
The Lakers offer glitz and tradition that embraces legends like Magic, Kareem, Big Game James, Shaq and Kobe.
The Clippers offer ugly duckling chic and hope nobody looks back.
“I think there is a whole side of L.A. that’s hard-working, tough-minded,” Ballmer told the Los Angeles Times last fall. “We’re just going to ride it out and show L.A. what it means to be tough. … We are persistent. We are diligent. We are hard core. We’ll have our day in the sun.”
Instead, the skies became cloudy all day. Injuries finished off title hopes despite a brave effort that kept them in playoff contention sparked by unknowns like Tyrone Wallace, prompting them to concede the obvious … setting back their day in the sun for more years, or decades.
The question of what the Clippers are doing here goes back to their 1984 move after Sterling proved too zany for San Diego.
Nobody much cared in the Sports Arena era that ended in 2000 when Sterling hit upon the brilliant – no, seriously – idea of wrangling an invitation to the new Staples Center, just as the team’s talent level turned up.
Their Elton Brand-Sam Cassell team broke through in 2006, if only by a tick and for a moment when the local TV audience for their second-round loss to Phoenix surpassed that of the Lakers’ first-round loss to those same Suns.
Flying to Phoenix for the Clippers’ Game 4 on the plane of director James L. Brooks, a Clippers arch-fan, was Lakers arch-fan Jack Nicholson.
Ballmer bought the Clippers at a high point in 2014 after the Sterling scandal and a first-round victory over Golden State, before the Warriors became a super team and all but ended competition in the Western Conference.
The record for a purchase price was then the $530 million paid for Sacramento in 2013. A year later the Clippers drew three bids more than twice that – from Ballmer, the Oprah Winfrey group ($1.6 billion) and the Grant Hill group ($1.2 billion).
The Clippers’ actual worth is another question. Forbes projects an $11 million loss last season as salaries rose to $115 million with a luxury tax of $20 million … looking at a $200 million tab as luxury tax repeaters if they re-signed Paul and J.J. Redick.
Ballmer intended to pay up but never got the chance to prove it. Paul, despairing of overhauling the Warriors, bolted for Houston.
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Oram: In trading Blake Griffin, the Clippers gave up what they have so often been without — a superstar Griffin, who loved Southern California, is in (ouch) Detroit, posting a wordless Instagram photo of Will Smith going bug-eyed in surprise that went viral … relieving Ballmer of the $173 million deal he gave Blake in the owner’s Clipper-for-life pitch, which had become gargantuan under the circumstances.
As for the future, assuming better times await in any of our lifetimes:
It’s hard to imagine the Clippers turning their history around without more support, here or somewhere more hospitable … like the O.C., which has a discreet fan base that turns out 3,000,000 annually for the Angels … or Seattle, Ballmer’s home, the once-vibrant NBA market that wants back in.
There has never been the sense of urgency around the Clippers, to say nothing of the hysteria around marquee teams like the Lakers. It’s all the Clippers can expect in Staples or the arena in Inglewood which Ballmer muses about while seeking better dates where he is.
Unfortunately, it’s not much of a threat with their Staples lease running through 2024.
Whatever the Clippers are or aren’t, they’re still ours or, at least, wish they were.


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Question: Air Compressor Market Size, Share, Trends and Segmentation, Applications and Outlook 2018-2023.

Market Scenario
Rapid industrialization in emerging economies, is the prime driving factor for the global air compressor market. The advent of energy efficient models of air compressors, which are also available in portable designs, has extensively been adopted by industries across the world. The recent technology promises substantial reduction in maintenance costs, which is why it is received by a large number of consumers, hailing from diverse industrial backgrounds. However, for those who are stuck with more conventional models are continuing to deal with noisy operations of oil-free compressors and lubrication concerns in oiled air compressors.
Industrial development, since the past several years, post-recession, has ensued in the increased income levels in the developing regions. Subsequently, population, in major countries across the globe, is also on the rise. This had led to increasing surplus income, which in turn, fuels the demand for various daily use and comfort goods. Increasing income levels, coupled with the ability and willingness to by home appliances, result in newer and compact models paired with user friendly modes of operation. This will further improve the air compressor market.
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Key Players
The key players of global air compressor market are Atlas Copco AB (Sweden), Sullair, L.L.C. (U.S.), Gardner Denver (U.S.), Kaeser compressors SE (Germany), Ingersoll Rand (U.S.), Rolair Systems. (U.S.), Doosan Portable Power (U.S.), Sullivan-Palatek, Inc. (U.S.), Elgi Equipments Ltd. (India), Bauer Compressors, Inc. (U.S.), Emerson Electric Co. (U.S.), and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.,Ltd. (Japan).
Scope of the Report
This study provides an overview of the global air compressor market, tracking four market segments across four geographic regions. The report studies key players, providing a five-year annual trend analysis that highlights market size, volume and share for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC) and Rest of the World (ROW). The report also provides a forecast, focusing on the market opportunities for the next five years for each region. The scope of the study segments the Air Compressor market by its product, by technology, by lubrication, by end-use and by region.
By Type
Portable
Stationary
By Technology
Rotary
Screw
Scroll
Reciprocating
Centrifugal
By Lubrication
Oil Free
Oil Filled
By End-use
Home Appliances
Food & Beverage Industry
Oil & Gas Industry
Energy Industry
Semiconductors & Electronics Industry
Manufacturing Industry
Healthcare Industry
By Regions
North America
Asia Pacific
Europe
Rest of the World
Global Air Compressor Market
The global air compressor market is expected to witness phenomenal growth during the forecast period. This is due to the considerable growth in utilization of air compressors in numerous end-use applications across major industries. The growth is, primarily, attributed to the growing necessity of compression of air & gas, which is likely to continue during the forecast years. The Asia Pacific region accounted for the largest share of the air compressor market in 2016, wherein China, India, Japan and other prominent emerging economies countries contributed major share. However, Europe is likely to emerge as one of the prominent markets for this technology due to the deployment of advanced air compressor in the newly built home appliances.
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PUNE, INDIA, August 14, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Umbilical Market:
Executive Summary
Increasing concern towards declining crude oil prices coupled with the restoration of mature fields and exploring deep sea oil and gas reservoirs drive the growth of Umbilical Market.
The Global Umbilical Market in Oil and Gas Industry has been growing at a positive rate, on account of the rising demand for oil and gas globally. The decline in the exploration and production, due to surplus oil in market across the globe has delayed the projects for the time being. However, increasing deep sea developments for hydrocarbons have been triggering the offshore market further driving the market for Umbilical.
During 2016-21, Global Umbilical market in oilfield is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 3.66%. Moreover, a decrease in crude oil prices will induce more pressure on the economies to exercise cost effective well practises and will result in rise in umbilicals in the coming years.
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According to Analytics research report, “Global Umbilical Market (By Type, By Region, By Country): Opportunities and Forecasts (2016-2021) – (By Type- Hydraulic, Electro Hydraulic, Electro-Fiber Optical Hydraulic, Electro Hydraulic & Electro-Fiber Optical with Medium Voltage Cores; By Region- N. America, S. America, Africa, Europe, Middle-East and APAC)”, global Umbilical market is projected to exhibit a positive growth during 2016 – 2021 at a CAGR of 3.66 % wherein market in South America, West Africa and Asia Pacific is anticipated to rise at higher rates. On the basis of type of Umbilical, market is segmented By Type (Hydraulic Umbilical; Electro Hydraulic Umbilical; Electro- Fiber Optical Hydraulic Umbilical and Electro Hydraulic and Electro- Fiber Optical Hydraulic Umbilical with medium voltage cores) and By Geography (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Middle East and APAC).
Few of the leading companies operating in the umbilical market include Oceaneering International, Technip, Nexans, Aker Solutions, Prysmian Group, Subsea 7 and many more.
Research Methodology
The objective of the research is to present the historical growth (2010-2015) and the future projections (2016-2021) of the umbilical market (global, regional, country) by various types (Hydraulic Umbilical; Electro Hydraulic Umbilical; Electro Hydraulic & Electro- Fiber Optical Umbilical with Medium Voltage Cores). Historical market trend of umbilical has been figured out through secondary research (associations, annual reports, magazines, journals) and by various paid databases. For presenting the dynamics of the industry and future projections, primary research was conducted and experts from the industry were interviewed.
Scope of the Report
The report provides Segmentation of Umbilical by Types
- Hydraulic Umbilical
- Electro Hydraulic Umbilical
- Electro- Fiber Optical Hydraulic Umbilical
- Electro Hydraulic & Electro- Fiber Optical Umbilical with Medium Voltage Cores
The report provides coverage by Region
- North America
- South America
- Africa
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East
The report provides coverage by Country
- United States
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Argentina
- China
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
- Nigeria
- Angola
Customization of the Report
The report could be customized according to the client’s specific research requirements. No additional cost will be required to pay for limited additional research.
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Table of Content:-
Research Methodology
Executive Summary
Product Overview
Global Oil and Gas Industry Overview
4.1. Global Crude Oil Production Market, By Volume, (Historic 2010-14)
4.2. Global Natural Gas Production Market, By Volume, (Historic 2010-2014)
Global Umbilical Market Overview
5.1. Global Umbilical Market: Total Market Size, Growth & Forecast
5.1.1. By Value (Historic 2011-15)
5.1.2. By Value (Forecast 2016E-21F)
5.2. Global Umbilical Market, By Component: Size, Growth & Forecast
5.2.1. Global Umbilical Component Market Share (%), 2015
5.3. Global Umbilical Market, By Type: Size, Growth & Forecast
5.3.1. Market Share, By Type, By Value (Historic 2011-15)
5.3.2. Market Share, By Type, By Value (Forecast 2016E-21F)
Global Umbilical Market Overview, By Regional Break-Up
6.1. Market Share, By Regions - 2015
6.2. Market Share, By Regions - 2021F
Americas Umbilical Market: An Analysis
Europe Umbilical Market: An Analysis
Africa Umbilical Market: An Analysis
Middle East Umbilical Market: An Analysis
APAC Umbilical Market: An Analysis
Market Dynamics
12.1. Market Drivers
12.2. Challenges
Market Trends and Developments
Porter Five Forces Analysis
14.1. Global Umbilical Market Porter Five Force Model
SWOT Analysis
15.1. Global Umbilical Market SWOT Analysis
Policy and Regulatory Landscape
Competitive Landscape
17.1. Competitive Benchmarking
17.1.1. Sales Comparatives, Top 5 Companies
17.1.2. EBITDA Comparatives, Top 5 Companies
17.1.3. EBIT Comparatives, Top 5 Companies
17.1.4. PBT Comparatives, Top 5 Companies
17.1.5. PAT Comparatives, Top 5 Companies
17.1.6. Current Ratio Comparatives, Top 5 Companies
17.1.7. Profit Margin Ratio, Top 5 Companies
17.1.8. Debt-Equity Ratio, Top 5 Companies
17.2. Company Profiling
17.2.1. Oceaneering International Inc.
17.2.2. Technip
17.2.3. Nexans
17.2.4. Aker Solutions
17.2.5. Prysmian Group
17.2.6. JDR Cable Systems Ltd
17.2.7. Subsea 7
17.2.8. Sandvik
17.2.9. Parker Hannifin Corp
17.2.10. Actuant
Strategic RecommendationsList of Figures
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The Department of Defense sent a statement to NBC News late Monday afternoon confirming it will comply with recent court orders regarding transgender military recruits.
"As required by recent federal district court orders, the Department of Defense recently announced it will begin processing transgender applicants for military service on January 1, 2018. This policy will be implemented while the Department of Justice appeals those court orders,” the statement read.
"The United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered DoD to implement, effective January 1, 2018, the accession policy issued by former Secretary Carter in 2016. DoD and the Department of Justice are actively pursuing relief from those court orders in order to allow an ongoing policy review scheduled to be completed before the end of March," the statement continued.
Kollar-Kotelly ruled against Trump's transgender military ban in October, saying the administration had provided no solid evidence for why a ban should be implemented. Another federal judge, Marvin Garbis, of U.S. District Court in Maryland, ruled against the ban last month. In a strongly-worded passage from his 53-page decision, Garbis wrote that the "capricious, arbitrary, and unqualified tweet of new policy does not trump the methodical and systematic review by military stakeholders qualified to understand the ramifications of policy change."
The tweet Garbis referred to came in an unexpected series of posts Trump made in July announcing his intention to ban transgender people from serving in the military.
Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), which, along with GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), has been fighting the transgender military ban in court, applauded Kollar-Kotelly's decision on Monday and shot back at the Trump administration.
“Trump administration claims that our highly sophisticated military is unprepared to implement a minor policy change after more than a year of preparation are simply not credible,” Minter said in a statement to NBC News.
“The military has studied this issue extensively and determined that permitting qualified transgender people to enlist and serve will only strengthen our nation’s armed forces," Minter added. "This administration’s claim that allowing transgender people to enlist will lessen military preparedness is contradicted by the military’s own conclusions."
Amanda Simpson, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense who was the highest-ranking transgender person in the department, said, “The idea there needed to be an emergency stay was ridiculous.”
She also blasted the Trump administration for putting currently serving transgender people and prospective recruits in limbo.
“Young people enlist in our military with the knowledge or at least the promise to serve our country, to pledge their life in service and protection of our nation, and in doing so, they sign a contract that says for a certain number of years they will make that obligation, and they arrange their lives accordingly,” Simpson said. “So now you’re saying, 'Enlist, but there’s a possibility somewhere down the road … we may ask you to leave because we don’t believe trans people can be integrated with our forces'? That’s entirely bogus.”
Potential transgender recruits will have to meet a lengthy and strict set of physical, medical and mental conditions that make it possible, though difficult, for them to join the armed services. Eastburn, the Pentagon spokesman, said transgender recruits will be able to enlist if a medical provider certifies they've been clinically stable in their preferred sex for 18 months and are free of significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas.
The requirements make it challenging for transgender recruits, but they mirror concerns President Barack Obama's administration laid out when the Pentagon initially lifted its ban on transgender service last year.
"Due to the complexity of this new medical standard, trained medical officers will perform a medical prescreen of transgender applicants for military service who otherwise meet all applicable applicant standards," Eastburn said.
Estimates of trans people currently serving in the military range from just a few thousand to up to 15,000. Amid the political back-and-forth about whether trans people will be able to serve openly, Simpson sent a message to those now serving.
"We’ve got your back, and we’re fighting for you," she said. "You’ve been fighting for us, and all the American people understand the commitment and sacrifice you are making, and we will make sure you have the ability to continue to serve honorably and with distinction."
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Colombia’s Radamel Falcao fights for the ball with England’s John Stones, right, during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Colombia’s Radamel Falcao jumps for the ball with England’s Harry Maguire, right, during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
England’s Harry Kane controls the ball during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Colombia’s Jefferson Lerma heads the ball in front of teammate Juan Quintero, right, during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Colombia’s Santiago Arias, left. vies for the ball with England’s Ashley Young during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
England’s Jordan Henderson, background, defends as Colombia’s Juan Cuadrado falls during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina jumps for the ball during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Colombia’s Radamel Falcao, left, heads for the ball with England’s Kyle Walker during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
Colombia’s Carlos Sanchez, right, fouls England’s Harry Kane to give a penalty during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Colombia’s Carlos Sanchez, front right, fouls England’s Harry Kane to give a penalty during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Colombia players argue with referee Mark Geiger from the US during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Colombia’s Juan Cuadrado, left, and England’s Harry Kane fight for the ball during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Colombia’s Davinson Sanchez, center right, heads for the ball during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
England’s Harry Kane celebrates at the end of the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. England won after a penalty shoot out. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
England players celebrate after winning the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Colombia’s Mateus Uribe reacts after failing to score in a penalty shootout at the end of the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
England’s players celebrate after defeated Colombia in a penalty shoot out during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saves a penalty during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Colombia’s Radamel Falcao, left, vies for a ball with England’s Ashley Young during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Colombia’s Davinson Sanchez, left, and England’s Harry Kane challenge for the ball during the round of 16 match between Colombia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Spartak Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
MOSCOW – In a World Cup of surprises, England provided the latest by finally winning a penalty shootout.
A long run of penalty misery on soccer’s biggest stage ended with a 4-3 shootout victory over Colombia on Tuesday, sending England to the quarterfinals for the first time in 12 years.
Eric Dier scored the decisive kick after a scrappy game ended in a 1-1 draw, denying Colombia a second consecutive trip to the quarterfinals.
“It was a nervous one,” Dier said. “I’ve never really been in a situation like that before.”
England will next play Sweden in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Samara. It is the furthest England has progressed in any tournament since the David Beckham era, when a golden generation of players exited the 2002 and 2006 World Cups in the last eight.
England is advancing in Russia after defending champion Germany was eliminated early and Argentina, Portugal and Spain went home in the round of 16.
Harry Kane gave England the lead with a penalty kick in the 57th minute. But as the game entered the third minute of stoppage time, Yerry Mina headed in an equalizer.
“To get knocked down at the end like we did at the end, it’s difficult to come back from that,” Dier said. “But we were ready for that. We were calm. We stuck to our plan.”
England trailed 3-2 in the penalty shootout after Jordan Henderson’s shot was saved, but Mateus Uribe hit the bar and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford then saved Carlos Bacca’s kick.
“I did a whole bunch of research,” Pickford said. “Falcao is the only one who didn’t go his way. I don’t care if I’m not the biggest keeper in the world. I have the power and agility.”
Pickford succeeded where Peter Shilton, David Seaman and Paul Robinson failed as the 1990, 1998 and 2006 World Cup campaigns ended in shootout losses. On top of that, England was knocked out of the 1996 European Championship semifinals and the quarterfinals in 2004 and 2012 on penalties. The country’s only shootout success came earlier at Euro ’96.
With a fresh generation of players not burdened by past misery, England coach Gareth Southgate has helped to banish painful memories of his own: Missing the final kick at Euro ’96 against Germany.
After exiting the 2014 World Cup without winning a game in the group stage, the squad has been remodeled with a youthful, more street-wise mentality by Southgate at his first major tournament as coach.

GETTY Scottish football fans are backing Sweden
The Tartan Army failed to qualify for the finals so Scots are transferring their loyalties to whoever is up against the Auld Enemy at this summer’s tournament in Russia. Fans who last night openly cheered for Colombia as they were knocked out by the Three Lions have today taken to social media to pay homage to all things Swedish from Abba to Ikea meatballs. As England’s “football's coming home” anthem gets louder, one user tweeted: "Dear Sweden, have we told you lately how much we love you, please do the damage against engerland and we will love you for ever. Yours lovingly SCOTLAND"
While another commented: "Come on Sweden, you can do it for the Scotland, the Henrik Larsson and the ABBA." Another fan claimed: "Wow I LOVE Sweden - always have. Meatballs are my favourite food. Ikea is the greatest ever !!!!!! Stockholm is my favourite city in the world. Yay Sweden !!!!! (Scotland is behind you Sweden)" One video posted on Twitter predicted Scottish supporters will flock to the shops to stock up on Sweden flags while another fan joked the flags would be rationed to one per household north of the border.
GETTY England celebrate their last-16 win over Colombia
England have a great chance of progressing in the tournament after overcoming the physical challenge of Colombia to secure a place in the last eight against the Scandinavians who earned their quarter-final spot with a victory over Switzerland. Gareth Southgate’s men looked on course for their first win in a knockout round of a tournament in 12 years after captain Harry Kane struck a well-taken penalty in the 57th minute. But Colombian defender Yerry Mina threatened to break English hearts when he snatched a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser with his third goal in three matches to force extra time which ended with the game level at 1-1, leading to a penalty shootout.
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Government and wider state sector unions on Friday threatened to go on strike after Finance Minister Harris Georgiades refused to accept their demands for pay rises.
Following a meeting at the finance ministry, union leaders said they will now confer with their members as to how to proceed, without ruling out industrial action.
“We had hoped that on the basis of the basic provision of the framework agreement linking nominal GDP with the sum of the demands, we could have arrived to a consensual arrangement so that workers in the wider state sector and local authorities could gain a specific rate of increases,” SEK chief Anderas Matsas said.
He added that Georgiades’ approach concerning the said provision did not help continue the dialogue and a deadlock emerged.
Pambis Kyritsis, head of PEO, said they were left with no other choice but to ask their members how to react and with what ways they could claim what they were entitled to.
Unions said the framework agreement affected some 24,000 workers and pensioners of the wider state sector.
In a written statement following the meeting, the minister said granting pay rises on the even of the elections would signal a return to the bad practices of the past.
“Ensuring stability and the economy’s positive prospects mandates a different approach that takes into account the actual limits but also all the needs of an economy,” Georgiades said.
He added that 2017 saw the abolition of the temporary tax on wages that was imposed in 2012, the reinstatement of incremental pay rises, and pay increases in the case of promotion. In 2018, workers will also get back the cost of living allowance, also scrapped as part of the austerity drive.
With improvements in overtime pay and other allowances, the general government payroll is expected to rise by 2.7 per cent, the minister said.
“This defines the limit for this period. Further pay rise issues can be discussed next year, within the agreed framework.”

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Italy is paying a high price for the political chaos of the past few days.
The heavily-indebted nation found buyers for nearly €6 billion ($7 billion) of its bonds on Wednesday, a sign that market fears that Italy could ditch the euro may be receding.
But investors demanded higher rates of interest for taking on the risk of holding Italian government debt given a political outlook that remains deeply uncertain. The government will pay 3% on 10-year bonds sold Wednesday, almost double the rate it agreed to pay in April.
Italy's main stock market index was 2% higher in afternoon trading, having lost 5% since Friday, with the successful auction helping to reassure investors.
Fears that new elections in the world's eighth largest economy could bolster radical parties and result in a clash between Rome and the European Union sent Italian stocks and bonds plunging on Tuesday and triggered a sell-off in global markets.
Short-term Italian bonds suffered their worst day since 1992 on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
Two populist parties failed to form a government on Sunday after Italy's president refused to accept their euroskeptic nominee for the post of finance minister.
A former International Monetary Fund official was instead asked to become interim prime minister at the head of a caretaker administration that would hold office until new elections could be held later this year.
But what happens next is still far from clear. A source at the presidential palace with direct knowledge of the talks said discussions were underway on a government that would include representatives from the populist parties.
Meanwhile, at least one of the parties feared by investors struck a conciliatory tone on the euro.
"If the markets fear that Italy will exit the euro, it's because someone spread the news," said Luigi Di Maio, the leader of the Five Star Movement. "But we never wanted that."
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Most analysts believe Italy will remain a member of the eurozone.
"A spot forecast assumes things are bad for the summer and into the autumn but that Italy doesn't ditch the euro or adopt policies that doom it to leaving before too long," said Societe Generale strategist Kit Juckes.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday that he was "convinced that Italy will continue on its European path."
"Italy's fate does not lie in the hands of the financial markets," he said. "Regardless of which political party may be in power, Italy is a founding member of the European Union that has contributed immensely to European integration."
Italy's central bank governor Ignazio Visco echoed that message.
"The delicateness and exceptionality of these times is clear to everyone," he said on Tuesday. "We are part of a very large and deeply integrated economic area, whose development determines that of Italy and at the same time depends on it."
He also warned that Italy "must never forget the very serious risk of losing the irreplaceable asset of trust."
-- Delia Gallagher contributed reporting.

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LONDON Feb 14 France and Ireland saw their 10-year borrowing costs converge for the first time since October 2007, Reuters data showed, with upcoming presidential elections pushing up France's bond yields to multi-year highs in recent weeks.
Reuters data showed the yield on France's 10-year bond edging higher in early Tuesday trade to a high of 1.035 percent while the Irish equivalent fell 2.4 basis points to hit the same level.
Tradeweb data also showed the 10-year borrowing costs of the two countries briefly touching the same level on Tuesday for the first time since 2008, which is as far back as its records go. (Reporting by Abhinav Ramnarayan)


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FILE PHOTO: ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance attends Gastech, the world's biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan on April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
HOUSTON ConocoPhillips (COP.N) has beaten its 2017 asset sales target less than four months into the year, after shedding $30.8 billion worth of energy assets in six years.
But instead of a chorus of cheers on Wall Street, Chief Executive Ryan Lance is facing investor skepticism that the company can deliver growth from remaining oil and gas fields.
ConocoPhillips' most recent sales of Canadian oil-sands properties and U.S. natural gas wells for a combined $16 billion will part with nearly 30 percent of its proved reserves in order to deliver near-term shareholder payouts and pare debt. For a graphic, click tmsnrt.rs/2pKHtZQ
Lance told Reuters the sales to Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO) and Hilcorp Energy Co will fulfill promises to reduce long-term debt by 42 percent to $15 billion, fund $6 billion in share purchases and help reshape the company for an era of low and volatile energy prices.
Drilling in two shale regions should help restore falling U.S. output by the fourth quarter.
"I don't worry about production and reserves in the company," he told Reuters in an interview, citing oil and gas fields that could be upgraded to proved reserves over time.
ConocoPhillips can achieve flat to 2 percent annual production growth on its properties, after adjustments for sales, and deliver shareholder payouts, he said.
But interviews with portfolio managers, former employees and industry analysts point to the frequent sales as a short-term fix. They worry ConocoPhillips' plan for modest production growth, flat capital spending and steady shareholder payouts pales in comparison to rivals that have retooled themselves to deliver sharply higher growth rates.
The danger of its reliance on fewer assets was driven home in recent weeks as a fire at a supplier hurt its ability to ship crude from oil-sands properties.
Mike Breard, who tracks energy stocks for Hodges Capital Management, said the strategy lacks appeal.
"If I wanted yield, I'd buy something else. If I wanted growth, I buy something else. I just don't see what customers would want to be in that in-between situation," Breard said.
The Houston company projects its daily production of crude and natural gas will fall 26 percent after the latest sales to about 1.16 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). Barclays expects overall it won't return to production growth on a full-year basis until 2019.
"They've sold a very valuable asset," said Marc Heilweil, senior portfolio manager at Atlanta-based investment firm Gratus Capital, referring to the oil-sands holdings.
The deal will "make it harder for them to fully replace reserves down the line" because shale-oil properties have shorter productive lives, he said.
To ensure growth, oil producers must continually add reserves to offset production and the natural decline that occurs in oil-and-gas properties.
In 2012, ConocoPhillips spun off its refining business, leaving the ranks of the large, integrated companies like Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N), and putting it among a group of mostly-small U.S. independent exploration and production companies.
Lance, who was the company's technology chief, became ConocoPhillips' chairman and CEO upon the spin off. He pledged to boost output by 3 percent to 5 percent annually by tapping its large pool of deep-water, oil-sands and conventional oil-and-gas properties. That goal ended two years later as prices collapsed, forcing it to borrow heavily to cover its spending on production. ConocoPhillips later cut its dividend.
Its lack of exposure to refining has helped its shares stand out recently. The company's stock is down 4.3 percent year to date, even after an about 9 percent jump following the March 29 disclosure of a $3 billion addition to its share buy backs. In contrast, Chevron is 11.5 percent lower and Exxon is off about 10.8 percent in the same period.
Of analysts with published ratings on the stock, 7 rate it a strong buy, 11 rate it a buy and 6 rate it a hold. That compares to Chevron with 6 strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings and 3 hold ratings.
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Last fall, Lance recast ConocoPhillips as an energy company able to offer steady shareholder returns on flat production spending of about $5 billion a year. It shaved its growth target to as much 2 percent, instead of up to 5 percent, and promised 20 percent to 30 percent of operating cash flow would go to holders via dividends and buy backs.
He insists the remaining assets can generate substantial cash from operations even if oil CLc1 falls below $40 a barrel. ConocoPhillips is ramping up output from its Eagle Ford and Bakken shale wells, from another oil-sands property and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from operations in Australia.
Meanwhile, rivals have cranked up their production much faster. U.S. shale-focused companies project 15 percent volume growth this year, says consultancy Wood Mackenzie, and the larger oil producers such as Chevron are raising output and delivering fatter dividends.
ConocoPhillips will be producing an average 1.25 million boe a day in 2019, estimates Barclays. In contrast, Chevron projects its daily output this year will rise between 103,000 boe and 233,000 boe over 2016's average 2.59 million boe, excluding divestitures. Chevron pays a 4 percent dividend.
The risk for ConocoPhillips investors is the growth in production doesn't generate higher free cash flow for share buy backs, and the 2 percent dividend yield, about half that of Chevron, becomes the bigger part of returns.
Henry Smith, co-chief investment officer at Haverford Trust, which invests in companies offering revenue growth and dividend gains, sold ConocoPhillips shares ahead of its 2016 dividend cut and has not been tempted back by the new strategy.
ConocoPhillips' pledge to deliver steady returns and growth is appealing, said Smith. But, he added: "Exxon over the years has fit that bill." Haverford's oil-industry holdings are Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), Chevron and Schlumberger NV (SLB.N), he said.
Tom Bergeron, an equity analyst at Frost Bank, also prefers other oil producers such as Chevron and Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) for what he said is their expected growth and their higher dividend yields.
Lance, who worked summers as an oilfield roughneck while studying petroleum engineering in Montana, said he understands investors want proof the company can deliver regular payouts without the asset sales.
"It'll probably take performance through a cycle to demonstrate we have the position and the passion to deliver," he said, referring to the industry's boom and bust periods.
For a graphic on trading energy production for cash, click here
(Editing by Simon Webb and Edward Tobin)