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India and russia relationship with us
Time to acclimatize to a new era of ties with Russia
"India then becomes a bit of collateral damage because one of the main planks of the Indo-Russian relationship was a mutual distrust of China. As India's strategic links with the U.S. expand, New Delhi will find it difficult to shield its fruitful military relations with Russia. In theory, India does. India-Russia relations are now experiencing a period of high hopes and because India, contrary to pessimistic forecasts, did not yield to US.
India is also thinking of acquiring stealth frigates for its navy, helicopters for its armed forces and spares and ammunition from Russia.
India still imports more than 60 per cent of its defence equipment from Russia. Notwithstanding a changing geopolitical landscape, it is evident that India views Russia as an all-weather friend. The bonhomie manifest in the annual bilateral summits notwithstanding, there are palpable changes as well as some contentious aspects. India has a growing strategic relationship with the US.
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It has increased its ties with China. Some cooperation with Pakistan has also been sought. He stated that Russia would have to expand its relationship with China; but this would be balanced positively through other acts.
In the event of any Sino-Indian tension, Russia would be ready to help India as an intermediary, if requested to do so. What might be a pragmatic and effective Indian policy in such a situation?
India would have to acclimatize to a new era of Russia-China ties. It should not rely excessively upon Russian support to confront hostilities from the China-Pakistan axis. There should be greater emphasis on building a broader framework of relations based on the long-term Russian apprehensions about a rising China. For India, this is primarily a matter of its own security: One can hardly expect a significant increase: But to stop using Russian weapons and reject further purchases would in essence mean the disarmament of India amid global instability in an era of the world order restructuring and the emerging rivalry between the United States and China.
In an interview with valdaiclub. When the US tried to force India to stop military-technical cooperation with Russia, New Delhi took a principled position, confirming its intention to buy Russian weapons even under the threat of sanctions.
The question of successful completion of deals became a matter of prestige for India. At the same time, the fate of further cooperation remains unclear.
India–Russia relations
The contracts for the supply of anti-aircraft missile systems, frigates and helicopters were agreed before the adoption of CAATSA, and the rough attempt to force India to abandon them met a natural rebuff.
However, in order to conclude new deals with possible consequences, a considerable political will is needed. New Delhi has a few years before the main deliveries under the current contracts are completed, but later it will have to make a choice: Given the assertiveness of the current American leadership, it may be necessary to take the final decision much earlier.
The accession of India and Pakistan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization plays an important role in this process:
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Why Climate Change Is Bad News for People With Seasonal Allergies
by Diane Domina Content Production Editor
Coley Christine
Anitha Shrikhande, M.D.
Mother Nature's calendar is being disrupted by climate change, and that's wreaking havoc for the 25 million Americans people with seasonal allergies, also called seasonal allergic rhinitis or hay fever, according to a new study from the University of Maryland.
The authors of the study, published in PLOS One, analyzed NASA satellite data to identify the start of spring throughout the U.S., and Centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey information on more than 300,000 people with seasonal allergies. They found that the itchy, watery eyes; runny nose, congestion, cough, and other symptoms of hay fever were worse when the timing of the spring "green-up" changes, and that hay fever prevalence is about 14 percent higher than normal when the onset of spring occurs earlier or later than usual in an area.
This is because plant growth is largely determined by temperature and can be affected by even minor variations. When spring arrives earlier than normal, trees bloom sooner, creating a longer pollen season – and tree pollen is a major source of seasonal allergies. When spring arrives later than normal, many types of trees and other plants may bloom at once, creating a high concentration of pollen.
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Diane works across brands at Remedy Health Media, producing digital content for its sites and newsletters. Prior to joining the team, she was the editorial director at HealthCommunities.
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Man dies in head-on crash with road grader in Saunders County
By Taleisha Newbill
Published: Feb. 21, 2021 at 7:45 PM CST
SAUNDERS COUNTY, Neb. (WOWT) - A Fremont man was pronounced dead after a fatal car crash on Sunday.
The Cedar Bluffs Fire & Rescue Department and the Saunders County Sheriff's Office went to a two-car crash about one mile east of Cedar Bluffs on Highway 109 around 4:05 p.m.
In the investigation, the Saunders County Sheriff's Office indicates a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup truck hit a road grader head-on. The pickup driver, a 69-year-old from Fremont was going west on Highway 109 and he crossed the center line.
The pickup driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman passenger was taken to Fremont Methodist Health with serious injuries but it's believed to not be life-threatening.
While crossing the center line, the man hit a road grader head-on that was driven by a 64-year-old NDOT worker. The John Deere 770 road grader belongs to the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
Road conditions were snowy at the time of the crash and both used seatbelts in the truck.
The next of kin have been notified but names aren't being released for now.
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Rihanna puts Album on hold indefinitely to focus on Beauty Line
Pop star Rihanna puts Album on hold indefinitely and pushed plans to release new music to concentrate on her skincare range and as she aims to become a beauty Billionaire.
The 32-year-old singer has already enjoyed huge success with her Fenty make-up line and the star is now turning towards skincare after filing paperwork to trademark new products, including one called Buff Ryder. Sources suggest that she wants to become a beauty billionaire after Covid-19 destroyed the music industry, reports thesun.co.uk.
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"Rihanna's ninth album is on hold indefinitely. She wants to make her millions with beauty and is planning a new skincare line to go alongside her Fenty Cosmetics range. Her lingerie range has gone down so well too that she feels she needs to strike while the iron's hot. Whenever she drops pics of her modelling the gear, sales go up," said the source.
With her music and her Fenty brand, Rihanna has amassed a fortune of nearly $60,00,00,000. And was recently reported that she is The 3rd Richest Musician In UK.
Rihanna's last album "Anti" was released in 2016 and was working on a new project, dubbed as "R9".
"Fans hopes for R9 will be kept on hold while Rihanna builds her beauty empire as she plots to become the next beauty billionaire. She's realised there is more money in the beauty game than music as record sales die down and live touring faces big competition," said the source.
Back in April, Rihanna told her fans and followers watching her at home virtually to not bring up the album.
"If one of y'all ask me about the album one more time when I'm trying to save the world, unlike y'all president… on sight," the 32-year-old said during a live-stream, taking a jab at US President Donald Trump.
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Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter's secret split
December 27, 2014 | 10:31pm
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Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter announced the end of their 13-year relationship last week, but sources tell Page Six that they've actually been living separate lives for more than a year and that both have had other lovers.
Burton, director of the new movie "Big Eyes," and British actress Bonham Carter confirmed through a spokesman last Tuesday that they had "separated amicably" earlier this year and "have continued to be friends and co-parent their children."
The official confirmation of their split comes more than a year after Burton was pictured kissing and embracing a mystery blonde following a cinema date in North London in September 2013.
At the time, his representative denied he had been unfaithful, saying they were out with a group of friends.
But a source tells us: "Tim and Helena have been living separate lives for [more than] a year, and since they separated, they have both had other lovers. The separation announcement was made saying they'd split earlier this year, but they have been living apart for much longer."
Despite some UK claims that Bonham Carter is in a "bad way" over the split, our source said: "Both parties are happy with the situation. It is perfectly amicable."
Burton and Bonham Carter met on the set of 2001's "Planet of the Apes" and went on to work on several films together, including "Sweeney Todd" and "Alice in Wonderland."
In the UK, they were nicknamed "Mr. and Mrs. Mad Hatter" after they bought two houses next to each other. They lived in each separately but joined the homes with a communal room.
Bonham Carter had said of the unusual arrangement: "It really is a great idea. You never have to compromise emotionally or feel invaded."
Proving there are no hard feelings, Burton and Bonham Carter were photographed together in London on Christmas with their kids, Billy Ray, 11, and Nell, 7.
Reps for both Burton, 56, and Bonham Carter, 48, didn't get back to us.
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Crest senior dies in afternoon wreck
Resident: Not the first wreck near her home
Elise Franco efranco@shelbystar.com
An 18-year-old Crest High School senior died Tuesday after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a tree.
B.D. Theis, with the N.C. State Highway Patrol, said the student was traveling south on South Lafayette Street in Shelby when she lost control of her vehicle. She ran off the right side of the road and over corrected, which sent her through the front yard of 1905 S. Lafayette St., and into a tree on the property. The wreck happened around 2:30 p.m.
"She was pinned in the car when I got here," Theis said.
Highway Patrol confirmed the victim as Elizabeth Drum, 18, of Shelby. Theis said she was cut from the vehicle and taken to Carolinas HealthCare System Cleveland in Shelby, where she died from injuries sustained during the crash.
Jane Mauney said she returned home shortly after the wreck to find fire and rescue crews towing the student's vehicle from her front yard.
"They told me there was a bunch of water on the road, and she hydroplaned and hit the tree," Mauney said. "They had to cut the roof off the car."
Mauney said this isn't the first time a driver has lost control near her home.
"People wreck in this yard all the time," she said.
Social media comments about Elizabeth:
"R.I.P Elizabeth Drum, that's for everything you did for me and how u helped on this in class this semester. I'll miss you. Rest In Peace." - Ty Mclaurin on Twitter
"You will be greatly missed Elizabeth. Praying for the Drum family. Rest easy sweet girl." - Bree on Twitter
"We lost a student today and my heart is heavy. Elizabeth Drum is gone from us, but she will never be forgotten. She is a Crest Charger forever and the Class of 2016 will not be the same without her. Praying strength for this young lady's family and her classmates. God bless us in this tragic time." - School board member Donnie Thurman Jr. on Facebook
"Please keep Elizabeth Drum's family in your thoughts, and wear red or orange tomorrow for her. Elizabeth was such a great student at Crest. We're all going to miss you." - Courtney Lynn on Facebook


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https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Bobcat-population-growth-needs-to-continue-12635690.php
Bobcat population growth needs to continue
Published 12:00 am CST, Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Hunting is a natural component of the balance of man and animal.
There is the challenge of sportsmanship involved with spending hours braving the elements of nature to go up against an animal in its natural environment.
They also provide food for families and pumps millions of dollars into the economy, especially in this area, where Pike County is consistently among the top deer hunting locations in Illinois.
Without carefully controlled hunting seasons, many species would proliferate to the point they would present a nuisance at best and a danger at worst. Consider the millions of dollars of damage deer inflict, both to land and to vehicles unfortunate enough to cross their path. Hundreds of people are killed each year and about $1 billion in vehicle damage is reported annually.
Would such controlled hunts be as beneficial for other animals, though? In particular bobcats, which could have been on the target list for the first time in more than 40 years had it not been for one of former Gov. Pat Quinn's final acts in office?
Probably not, and Quinn chose the best approach by choosing to veto House Bill 4226.
Although the time might come to allow people to hunt native Illinois bobcats, which are so named because of the stubby bobbed tails and their prominent ears.
Not just yet, though.
The sponsors of the bill, which passed both the House and the Senate, see it as a proactive response to increased sightings of the animals — about twice the size of a typical house cat — in west-central Illinois and elsewhere in the state.
It's worth hanging on to and dusting off, but let's wait a few years.
For now, the focus needs to be with protecting the state's wildlife.
"Habitat loss and trophy hunting put bobcats on the threatened species list in 1977, and it was only recently that the bobcat population recovered enough to be removed from this list," Quinn said. "I [vetoed] this bill because bobcats are a valuable part of Illinois' ecosystem and continue to need protection."
They are beneficial from the standpoint of eating small rodents, although they also eat rabbits, squirrels and some birds. They don't eat people or large livestock. They are nocturnal, relatively reclusive animals. Hunters can get up to $100 or more for some, but there is no market or use for bobcat meat.
Bobcat hunting was stopped in 1972 because the population dropped significantly. In 1977, the bobcat was placed on the threatened species list.
Now its population is growing by 4 to 9 percent a year. Bobcats have been seen in 17 of the state's 102 counties.
It is not the time to backtrack the success that has been seen naturally.
Needless over-hunting of the bobcat created a situation that took decades to rebound. It's worth taking the time now to ensure it doesn't happen again.


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Food fortification is one of the most cost-effective strategies to improve micronutrient status through a variety of food vehicles, including staples, condiments, and processed foods (63, 64). Common fortifiable micronutrients include iron, folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, and iodine, although B vitamins and vitamin C are also used as fortificants (33, 64). Food fortification reduced anemia and iron deficiency anemia, and improved vitamin A, folate, niacin, thiamin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, zinc, and iodine status of women of reproductive age and adolescents (13, 46, 61, 63–74). Vitamin D and calcium fortification were found to reduce the risk of osteoporosis among older women, especially for those exposed to inadequate sunlight (63, 64). Biofortification efforts, including those that involved breeding or genetic modification of plants to improve micronutrient content, have also shown improvements in the vitamin A and iron status of women (64, 75). Similar to micronutrient supplementation, women and girls with low micronutrient status were most likely to benefit.
Women's life expectancy is greater than that of men, and they have lower death rates throughout life, regardless of race and geographic region. Historically though, women had higher rates of mortality, primarily from maternal deaths (death in childbirth). In industrialised countries, particularly the most advanced, the gender gap narrowed and was reversed following the industrial revolution. [6] Despite these differences, in many areas of health, women experience earlier and more severe disease, and experience poorer outcomes.[18]
Weighing yourself too often can cause you to obsess over every pound. Penner recommends stepping on the scale or putting on a pair of well-fitting (i.e. not a size too small) pants once a week. "Both can be used as an early warning system for preventing weight gain, and the pants may be a better way to gauge if those workouts are helping you tone up and slim down." [Tweet this tip!]
Native to East Asia, soybeans have been a major source of protein for people in Asia for more than 5,000 years. Soybeans are high in protein (more than any other legume) and fiber, low in carbohydrates and are nutrient-dense. Soybeans contain substances called phytoestrogens, which can significantly lower your "bad" LDL cholesterol and raise your "good" HDL cholesterol.
To achieve these goals, cut down on saturated fat from animal products (meat and the skin of poultry, whole-fat dairy products, and certain vegetable foods — palm oil, palm kernel oil, cocoa butter, and coconut). And it's just as important to reduce your consumption of trans fatty acids, the partially hydrogenated vegetable oils found in stick margarine, fried foods, and many commercially baked goods and snack foods.
Many WASH interventions targeted mothers and their caregiving behaviors for children. However, these interventions were applied to entire households and not individual household members. Larger community-based hygiene and sanitation initiatives broadly reached more people in the community (131). However, certain populations such as the elderly and young children might have limited access to public infrastructure, such as public latrines, particularly if there are physical and economic barriers to accessing them (136).
Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth commonest cancer amongst women, particularly those of lower socioeconomic status. Women in this group have reduced access to health care, high rates of child and forced marriage, parity, polygamy and exposure to STIs from multiple sexual contacts of male partners. All of these factors place them at higher risk.[11] In developing countries, cervical cancer accounts for 12% of cancer cases amongst women and is the second leading cause of death, where about 85% of the global burden of over 500,000 cases and 250,000 deaths from this disease occurred in 2012. The highest incidence occurs in Eastern Africa, where with Middle Africa, cervical cancer is the commonest cancer in women. The case fatality rate of 52% is also higher in developing countries than in developed countries (43%), and the mortality rate varies by 18-fold between regions of the world.[123][17][122]
For healthy bones and teeth, women need to eat a variety of calcium-rich foods every day. Calcium keeps bones strong and helps to reduce the risk for osteoporosis, a bone disease in which the bones become weak and break easily. Some calcium-rich foods include low-fat or fat-free milk, yogurt and cheese, sardines, tofu (if made with calcium sulfate) and calcium-fortified foods including juices and cereals. Adequate amounts of vitamin D also are important, and the need for both calcium and vitamin D increases as women get older. Good sources of vitamin D include fatty fish, such as salmon, eggs and fortified foods and beverages, such as some yogurts and juices.
Nutrition-sensitive approaches are difficult to link to women's nutritional status (5, 102). This is due to limited measurement of benefits to program beneficiaries, families, households, and communities, limited timeframes to evaluate long-term impact, logistical and political realities that make implementation difficult, and different priorities of different stakeholders in multisectoral programs (102). Many nutrition-sensitive approaches, as will be described, thus focus on more distal measures of impact (e.g., coverage, knowledge) and not more proximal measures of women's nutritional status (e.g., BMI, anemia status, etc.).


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CommunicatingScience
The Art of Connecting Across Difference
About the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech
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Welcome to New Post-MFAs!
by carr1e Posted on September 8, 2019
Left to right: New post-MFAs William Goblirsch, Jordan Rosin, and Taylor Wood.
The Center for Communicating Science welcomes Taylor Wood, William Goblirsch, and Jordan Rosin, three new post-MFAs in the School of Performing Arts. Wood, Goblirsch, and Rosin will each join in the teaching of TA 2404, Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques (I-ACT), a Pathways course at Virginia Tech developed by Center for Communicating Science director Patty Raun.
Two of the first post-MFAs in the program, who taught I-ACT in previous semesters, have since gone on to hold other positions in the performing arts community. Brittney Harris is now Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University, while Daniel Bird Tobin is Instructor of Directing, Script Analysis and Performance here at Virginia Tech.
Wood comes to Virginia Tech from the University of Georgia, where she received her MFA in Acting. Wood's primary research focuses on creating theatre that "inspires and transforms."
Wood taught acting and devised theater at the University of Georgia, where she received an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Wood's original show Glue premiered at the Moonlight Theater Company in Athens, Georgia. In addition, she has created work and performed with the Tennessee Shakespeare Company, Theater Memphis, and Playhouse on the Square. Her areas of expertise include devised and community-based theatre, listener training and nonviolent communication, and embodied learning.
Wood's emphasis on seeking to "boost group creativity, promote conflict resolution, and convey an understanding of humanity" will greatly benefit the TA 2404 students and Virginia Tech community.
Goblirsch received his MFA in acting from the University of Iowa and an MS in theatre at Portland State University. An actor with a focus on "the dynamic possibilities of the human body and voice," Goblirsch's research centers on how masculinity is portrayed in contemporary performance and the ways in which new work can shift those portrayals and societal definitions of masculinity.
Goblirsch has taught Introduction to Theatre at the Community College of Baltimore County and Acting at the University of Iowa. He studied Meisner with the Black Box Acting Studio in Chicago and Clown with Dodi DiSanto in Washington, D.C. He received the Obermann Center's Fellowship on Engagement and the Academy. Goblirsch's theatre and acting expertise combined with his teaching experience make him a great addition to the TA 2404 instructor team.
Rosin comes to us from Northern California, where he was a performance intern with the Dell'Arte Players. In that position, he performed and taught in prisons, schools, theatres, community centers, and rural communities. Rosin's MFA is from the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre.
Rosin co-founded and served as producing artistic director of The Ume Group, a New York City-based physical theatre ensemble. He frequently collaborates with Ren Gyo Soh, a butoh (Japanese dance theatre) company. His expertise and wide variety of experiences will be extremely valuable to the TA 2404 students.
In TA 2404, students use practice-based approaches to effective interpersonal and small group communication, interdisciplinary team creativity, audience connection, and innovation through improvisation. They gain important skills in situational awareness, listening, effective storytelling, team conflict resolution, non-verbal communication, and connecting across difference, all of which will help students to become effective collaborators.
Welcome Taylor, William, and Jordan!
By Lauren Holt, Center for Communicating Science student intern


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Business opportunities: Pakistan is safe for investment, says Shahbaz
A quest for truth
'World Bank to support $15m skills development project'
Project expected to boost industrial productivity, says WB representative
Shamsul Islam April 11, 2016
Project expected to boost industrial productivity, says WB representative. PHOTO: ONLINE
FAISALABAD: The World Bank (WB) group will support the Punjab Skill Development Fund (PSDF) in launching a $15 million project to train unemployed youth in the 18-29 age bracket in marketable skills.
This was stated by WB representative Ali Qureshi during a group discussion held at the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) on Monday.
Mega projects need to have mega economic returns
He said the trainings would be arranged in collaboration with the private sector. He said the data available with the WB suggested that 70 percent of the youth in this age group were educated only up to the secondary school level. He said their absorption in the industry was poor because they lacked employable skills.
Rehana Riffat, another WB representative, said the bank had undertaken a similar project in Kenya that yielded positive results. She said the project was expected to boost industrial productivity and enable a large number of young people to get jobs in the country.
She said to ensure that the project corresponded to the needs of the industry the WB was holding detailed discussions with stakeholders.
PSDF's Zohaib Haq said that the scope of the project would be extended to the entire province based on the outcome of the pilot phase.
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Earlier, FCCI president Chaudhary Muhammad Nawaz said that the industrialists were working in collaboration with the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority to ensure availability of skilled manpower. He welcomed the new project and urged the WB and the PSDF to ensure fair representation of women in its training sessions.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2016.
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OnePlus smartphones: a catalog of models with features, prices and photos
OnePlus announced itself when it unveiled its very first OnePlus One, which was a huge success worldwide. It was so popular that in the first time after the start of sales it was very difficult to buy it. The smartphone was notable for its low cost and excellent "flagship" characteristics..
Today the company's lineup is small, although it may be expanded in the future.
OnePlus 7T Pro 8 / 256Gb
Screen diagonal: 6.67 inches
Screen Resolution: 3120 × 1440
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Rear camera: triple 48/8/16 MP
Front camera: 16 MP
OnePlus 7T 8 / 128GB
Rear camera: triple 48/12/16 MP
OnePlus 7 Pro 12 / 256GB
RAM capacity: 12 GB
OnePlus 7 Pro 8 / 256GB
OnePlus 7 8 / 256GB
Rear camera: dual 48/5 MP
OnePlus 7 12 / 256GB
Rear camera: dual 16/20 MP
OnePlus 6 6 / 64GB
OnePlus 5T 64Gb
Screen diagonal: 6 inches
OnePlus 5T 128Gb
OnePlus 5 64GB
OnePlus 5 128GB
OnePlus OnePlus3 64Gb
We'll start the review with the most popular OnePlus3 model so far. This is still a relatively inexpensive device (when compared with the flagships of famous companies) with powerful hardware and excellent optimization..
Everything is good in a smartphone: hardware, appearance, screen, camera.
Of the unusual features, we note as much as 6 GB of RAM, which work in conjunction with the most powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.
OnePlus OnePlus 3T 64Gb
A hot novelty that has just begun to appear in stores. As the name implies, this is not a new model, but a modernized one..
There are not many changes compared to OnePlus3, but they are significant. The most important news is the new, more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor. The amount of RAM remains unchanged, but the battery capacity has grown slightly – up to 3400 mAh. In addition, the color of the case has changed, which immediately catches the eye.
The second generation of smartphones. Despite the fact that this is not the newest smartphone, it has excellent characteristics even by current standards.
See for yourself: a 5.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, an excellent 13 MP camera, 64 GB of main memory and 4 GB of RAM, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, 3300 mAh battery, fingerprint scanner.
The case has an individual design and, most interestingly, the panel of the back of the case can be replaced. There are panels even from bamboo!
OnePlus OnePlus X
With this model, OnePlus decided to take a step to the side and introduced a 5-inch smartphone. It should be noted that it turned out to be powerful, high-quality, and beautiful..
Screen resolution – Full HD, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of main memory, support for memory cards. The battery capacity is not the highest – 2525 mAh. The camera has a resolution of 13 MP, shoots well. The case – made of glass and metal, as described above, looks beautiful and stylish.
OnePlus One 64Gb
On sale you can still find the very first OnePlus One, albeit with difficulty. It was this model that allowed the company to declare itself.
The characteristics are very good: a 5.5-inch screen with Full HD resolution, a 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 3 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal memory, a good 13 MP camera, LTE support. Unless there is a fingerprint scanner, but at that time the scanner was rarely used and only in expensive models.


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Cinesite Team Create London Explosion for 'V For Vendetta'
The team behind "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire" and "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" created the controversial visual effects sequence in "V For Vendetta" where famous landmarks of London's establishment are blown to pieces, to the music of the 1812 Overture.
Their work involved weeks of architecture and building research, construction of the massive 30-foot high 10th scale models at Shepperton Studios, model unit photography and compositing of the models into background footage of London. The realistic model and digital effects make the disturbing sequence highly convincing and will leave cinema-goers wondering "How did they do that?"
Set in a futuristic London, V For Vendetta tells the story of freedom fighter "V" rebelling against a fascist state, the result of England losing the Second World War. With a campaign focused on fighting the oppressive authorities with acts of terrorism, "V" attempts to convince the suppressed English people to rise up and rebel. V's acts of terrorism include the spectacular destruction of the Houses of Parliament and the Old Bailey.
Model Unit Supervisor Jose Granell supervised the construction and unit photography for "V For Vendetta." He undertook tests with different strengths of explosives, studying the internal and external architecture of the real buildings to establish how fast the explosions would travel and which areas would detonate first. Dictates of the explosion choreography affected the mix of the pyrotechnic and plaster recipes. All of this attention to detail ensured that the final result would be eerily accurate.
In a nerve-wracking finale to weeks of extensive testing and modelling, it was time to detonate the massive models. The model explosions were filmed on Shepperton's 30,000 square foot H stage, using a motion control camera, a special computerized film camera adapted to make repeatable and intricate moves that are necessary when filming major visual effects sequences. The explosions, filmed in various passes, were so loud that they were audible outside of the studios.
Cinesite supplied all of the visual effects for the film, Directed by James McTeigue. "V For Vendetta" is due for simultaneous US and UK release on Friday March 17, 2006.
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The WA Government will soon face major decisions that will either see much of the Leighton-Port Beach foreshore transformed into sustainable parkland and beaches for generations to come, or be scarred by intensive urban development that will need to be armoured in future with costly seawalls and groynes. Our natural beaches and dunes are in danger!
We need to show the McGowan Government that we are watching closely and stand ready to support a sustainable, public Leighton coast for tens of thousands of local beach lovers from more than hundred suburbs, and visiting tourists.
We need to act now because in the months ahead, the government could be pressured to rezone land now vacated by old industries - in the southern part of Leighton/north Port Beach - to allow apartments to be built where dunes and foreshore parkland should be. There is no time to lose to make our views known to the Premier.
The government must also finish the job in the northern section of Leighton (the old railway marshalling yards under the pedestrian overpass), which the community successfully argued to be zoned for parkland years ago but that remains locked behind fences. It's time to deliver the park that has been promised for so long.
We've done it before, and with your help, we'll do it again. Please show your support for a world-class park now!
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Dear Premier, Please commit to working with the broad community to create a sustainable public foreshore for the Leighton - Port Beach coast. It will be a profound legacy for future generations and a hugely valuable tourism asset. Thank you for resisting pressure to zone the southern section to urban and instead, acting for the wider public interest and creating a sustainable, community park.


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A Truly Disgusting POS
These days there seems to be a wealth of disgusting individuals….but this a/hole leads the pack……
A Louisiana man accused of "very disturbing acts" with two dogs now sits behind bars.
According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 52-year-old Kenneth Ord Starling is facing 32 counts of Sexual Abuse of Animals after they received a complaint about "possible inappropriate behavior involving animals".
STPSO says that a search of the "Victoria Way residence resulted in the discovery of numerous images and videos of animals being sexually abused."
Deputies then interviewed Starling about what had been uncovered during the investigation.
According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, "Starling admitted to engaging in sexual intercourse with two of his dogs."
Starling is currently in the St. Tammany Parish Jail.
(arklatex.com)
This person deserves the most severe punishment imaginable….I can think of many ways to make this disgusting slug pay for his crime….none of which would be pleasant.
I wish I could say that I hate myself for thinking of such extreme measures….but as a dog lover I want this 'person' to suffer and die.
By loboteroin News, Society 28 August 2021 194 Words14 Comments
Saturday News
My news first…we here on the Gulf Coast are waiting for final word on the landfall of Hurricane Ida….here we go again…..well it is Summer on the Coast where we are always just North of a hurricane…..
The weekend begins and I want to report a few stories that may not have made your local news show….
I am an old fart so I am confused at why so many young people need flavored beverages….like booze, coffee, soft drinks, vitamins and the list goes on and on…….then there are those damn energy drinks that are filled with caffeine and artificial BS…like a fan favorite Mountain Dew (a truly disgusting tasting drink)….now there is a new flavor to tease the idiots….those most easily manipulated….
You can now have your Flamin' Hot Cheetos and drink them, too.
In perhaps the most bizarre flavor mash-up of 2021, Mountain Dew has introduced a Flamin' Hot flavor combo that blends "the sweet, citrus DEW with a new spicy goodness."
"As a brand, DEW has a rich history of experimenting with new flavors our fans love. We certainly had them in mind when we developed the FLAMIN' HOT beverage," said Matt Nielsten, senior director of marketing at PepsiCo, in a press release. "This is one of our most provocative beverages yet, and we're excited for DEW Nation to taste the unique blend of spicy and classic sweet citrus flavor of MTN DEW."
https://people.com/food/flamin-hot-mountain-dew/
I am a big fan of a maled milk shake…..different from the MacD's thin soft swirl they calla milk shake….if you are unsure what it is then this should help…..
First, let's learn what a chocolate malt is. Because let's be real, we all know what a milkshake is. A chocolate malt is also a milkshake made with chocolate ice cream. You can even use vanilla ice cream and add chocolate syrup to it to get the chocolate flavor. What makes it different is the extra step. You need to add malted milk powder to round out the drink.
"Malted milk powder was invented by a man named William Horlick in 1873 as a much more manageable means of using malt rather than the very thick malt syrup," Piedmont Grocery store shared. "Malted milk powder is made by sprouting and drying a grain, typically barley, and mixing it with powdered milk and wheat flour. Sometimes sugar and chocolate flavoring are also added to the powder. While you may not often order a malted milkshake, you may be familiar with the flavor thanks to Whoppers or Ovaltine," myrecipes.com added.
Malted Milkshakes: The Classic Milkshake Add-in Soon To Be Lost to History
If you love the Earth then you are trying to soften your solid waste especially plastic bags, right? You may have gone to those cotton bags for your shopping to eliminate adding to plastic waste……you may not be doing the Earth a favor with cotton…..
How many cotton tote bags do you have shoved into closets and cabinets and your car trunk? If the answer is too many, but you've at least consoled yourself that you're doing the planet good, bad news. In a piece for the New York Times on our "cotton tote crisis," Grace Cook cites some disheartening stats: Cotton is a water-intensive crop, and offsetting the environmental impact of creating just one bag is a long road. Per a 2018 study out of Denmark, an organic cotton tote would need to be used 20,000 times to zero out the impact that its production had on the environment. "That equates to daily use for 54 years—for just one bag," writes Cook. If you have more like 25 bags, that works out to a thousand-plus years.
And to add insult to injury, they're really tough to recycle, in part because most compost facilities don't accept textiles, and the scant amount of cotton that does make it to a treatment plant can't be recycled if it features PVC-based logos, as many bags do. Cook dates the origins of the cotton-bag explosion to 2007 and a British designer and looks at how brands ranging from the New Yorker to the beauty brand Aesop have contributed to the problem. If this has you wondering whether plastic is actually the lesser evil, Cook definitely doesn't go that far. "Lightweight plastic bags use greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels, never biodegrade, and clog up the oceans," she cautions. The best bet might be skipping a bag altogether when possible.
Sometimes we just cannot win, right?
Finally…asphalt with a floral smell….
Construction workers know the stench of hot asphalt all too well, and it doesn't smell like roses. Or does it? Polish construction firm Budimex says it's teamed up with refiner Lotos to create a floral-scented asphalt more pleasing to road builders. Added to the typical bitumen recipe are natural and synthetic essential oils, some of which neutralize the unpleasant smell, per Reuters. The others give off a floral scent, Budimex says in a news release.
"At times one could smell the scent of flowers, which made working more pleasant," a Budimex foreman is quoted as saying in the release. It notes the company will look at introducing the compound on a wider scale. However, it's unclear if the alteration will be any safer for road builders. According to the CDC, exposure to asphalt fumes is associated "with irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat" as well as "acute lower respiratory tract symptoms."
Now that is something I have always worried about….the smell of asphalt.
Finally with all the hub-bub over pills being taken as a deterrent to the Covid there is some fairly promising news…but first….
DISCLAIMER: Do not take any medication without first checking with your doctor.
Second–DO NOT for any reason take a drug that is formulated for use on cows and horses….regardless what some overweight pastor or talk show host may tell you…if you do talk their words as fact the you are proving just how f*cking stupid you truly are.
Since Covid-19 patients started showing up at clinics and hospitals a year and a half ago, doctors and researchers have been hard at work trying to figure out how to treat them. Most drugs and treatments haven't panned out, producing either no results or small ones in large-scale clinical trials. Many of the few that work are expensive and difficult to administer.
Hydroxychloroquine, enthusiastically endorsed by President Trump last year, has been shown to have no measurable benefits. New drugs like monoclonal antibodies — proteins meant to imitate the immune system's response to the disease — have been approved by regulators but must be administered by a doctor through an IV or series of injections.
But scientists haven't stopped searching, and the results of a new massive clinical trial suggest they're getting somewhere. In a large, randomized clinical trial conducted with thousands of patients over the past six months, researchers at McMaster University tested eight different Covid-19 treatments against a control group to figure out what works.
One drug stood out: fluvoxamine, an antidepressant that the Food and Drug Administration has already found to be safe and that's cheap to produce as a generic drug.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22619137/fluvoxamine-covid-ivermectin-together-study-mcmaster
I am finished with the 'dump'….have a great Saturday….
Be well and be safe….
By loboteroin News, Observations 28 August 2021 1,234 Words2 Comments


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Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (September 27th and 28th at the Cleveland Museum of Art Morley Lecture Hall)
[EVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE screens Friday September 27th at 6:45 pm and Saturday September 28th at 1:30 pm at the Cleveland Museum of Art Morley Lecture Hall.]
Review by Charles Cassady, Jr.
I understand there will be some filmmaker personal appearances when EVOCATEUR screens at the Art Museum [Note: the appearance has been cancelled, but not the movie.]. Not to incur any liability or anything for the Blog, but it would be fab if the audience, whom I would imagine are typical University Circle rabble, did a whole riot scene and started throwing chairs around. Again, I am not saying I want that to happen, just that it would be appropriate. And if it does happen, the police and lawyers should spell my name right: it's E-B-E-R-T...
Via witnesses, commentators and surreal animation, EVOCATEUR tells of the very public rise and steep fall of schlock-TV phenom Morton Downey Jr., whose syndicated talk show was a milestone in "trash TV" and had critics at the time wondering if the grim satire of NETWORK had come true. Filmmakers Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger employ a retro pre-digital style I quite enjoyed - through more reminiscent of the 1970s than the late 1980s where most of this went down.
To judge from the posts of this movie the IMDB (which gives it a shockingly low rating, BTW), most of today's internet kids, probably hired over me for all the high-paying social media/arts/communications gigs, have zero idea who Morton Downey Jr. (1932-2001) was. They're probably really angry when they see this movie to find out it isn't the guy who plays Iron Man after all. But I quite remember Morton Downey's show on the air shortly after I graduated and started looking for a "job" in the Cleveland area (yes, good luck with that, younger Charles). With The Morton Downey Jr. Show airing in Cleveland, I was grateful I hadn't majored in the cesspit that was broadcast journalism, but had rather gone for the more refined, respectable newspaper end.
Now newspapers are dead/dying. And I am still looking for a real job. No wonder I want to see riots now, and chairs thrown at filmmakers (lots of filmmaker deserve it anyhow).
Downey Jr. was second-generation showbiz, son of celebrated "Irish Tenor" crooner Morton Downey Sr. Evidently the elder Downey was big enough to make Hollywood movies and the cover of Time, but here he is depicted (sometimes in animation) as a cold, disapproving, toad-faced parent whom junior blamed for his actress-mother Barbara Bennett's chronic alcoholism and death.
Raised in luxury after Bennett lost the custody battle, Downey Jr. groped for a life that would overshadow his dad - there's a clip here from something I never imagined existed, an "Idol"-type TV show of B&W yesteryear with the young Morton trying to sing - and being told by Ohio's own Dean Martin that he's not up to Downey Sr.'s standards and needs to work on it more. Really, Dean Martin doing Simon Cowell, like some kind of post-modern comedy sketch with perfect CGI simulacra. That moment is almost worth the cost of admission alone.
After going through a quasi-hippie phase, Downey Jr. finally found big-time celebrity as a combative, right-wing TV talk-show host, sort of the anti-Phil Donahue. Interviewee Sally Jessy Raphael (do you IMDB kids recognize ANY of these names, or does your pop-culture awareness sort of start with HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL?) says the guy shamelessly stole the act of pre-existing blowhard Joe Pyne. And sharp-eyed viewers will also recognize another TV fire-breather, California's Wally George. Downey Jr. took their already over-the-top schtick and pumped it up more, taping his syndicated show in blue-collar Secaucus, New Jersey. The audience was filled with rowdy guidos and teenage boys, whipped into a frenzy with Downey's trademark chainsmoking, sexism, guest strippers and hyper-patriotic rants against "pablum-puking liberals"
This made Junior the top of the ratings trash-heap for a short while (he was even interviewed by Ted Koppel - another person you internet kids probably will have to look up on Wikipedia), and he divorced his third wife - we're told he shed his wives like clockwork, every 13 years - took up with a sexy blonde, and did live-on-the-road shows, complete with a CD of music. But advertisers were losing interest in having the Morton Downey Jr. Show audience being their demographic, and the gimmick was wearing thin. Then the host, in a public restroom, deliberately faked his own beating by "Nazi" skinheads, a final grasp at PR relevance that went badly wrong and effectively ended his show. The revelation here is that Downey Jr. took cues from the Tawana Brawley assault hoax, a scandal Downey Jr. and frequent guest Rev. Al Sharpton exploited together.
Sharpton could build a career out of such stuff; Morton Downey Jr. didn't. The documentary doesn't mention, alas, Morton's brief run as a character actor in direct-to-video B- and C-movies, but goes right to his death from lung cancer, when he attempted to made amends with liberals in Kennedy country with whom he had grown up.
Yes, even with an approving Pat Buchanan interviewed and line drawn from Morton Downey Jr. to Glenn Back and the Tea Party, the film makes a case that Downey's "evolution" to conservative Neanderthal was a fiction put on for ratings, ego, stardom and Getting Even With Dad. Most of the show's old producers, even some audience members, are interviewed; they don't seem to have any regrets about their achievements - money-wise, especially - and we're informed the show opened up America's eyes to the hitherto-neglected Jersey Shores type of personality. As though that were a good thing. One individual not interviewed, sadly: Cincinnati's pride and joy Jerry Springer, who has been the king of talk-TV slime ever since, but whose "ringmaster" approach is vastly different. I'm told Mr. Springer can be a quite charming and accessible person, and he really would have been a valuable voice in this lurid inquest. You Art Museum audiences, be sure to riot and scream about that omission.
The big issue: Much as Morton Downey Jr. projected a pretty odious public image, does this film actually humanize him? To the extent it does is thanks to a real find, obscure poetry published by young Downey in 1969, here read by his contemporaries (like comedian Chris Elliot) that seems to comment prophetically on the author's angst, rise and fall.
This is the longest review I've written in quite a while, so I guess you can say that I'm pretty fascinated by the movie, even as I had many problems with it. Viewers of my generation, who want to remember this weird episode in the decline of American media and civility, should check it out indeed. The ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW closing credit sequence is a work of art all by itself. You internet/IMDB kids, you have heard of ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, right? Otherwise the reference will be lost on you. (3 1/4 out of 4 stars)
Posted by Charles Cassady Jr. at 12:00 AM
Labels: Charles Cassady Jr., Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH, Daniel A. Miller, documentaries, Documentary, Evocateur, Jeremy Newberger, Morton Downey Jr., Movie Review, Seth Kramer, television
Charles Cassady Jr. September 27, 2013 at 2:10 AM
The filmmakers cancelled their appearance? Pablum-puking liberals! Pencil-neck geeks! Was it my review or Cleveland that scared them off? Oh well, one of them is "Favoriting" my Tweets, which nobody ever does, so unlike Morton Downey Jr. (or Sr.) I can't stay angry at them forever.
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