Pastor Bosun, your INFORMATION coupled with some video clips on the satanic atrocities on the Northern Christians left my broken! Am leaving a standing order with my bank for a monthly remittance of my widow's mite of five thousand Naira with effect from February 2015. May God continue to surround you with His wall of fire and may God have mercy on His Church in Nigeria. Amen.
Various churches should mobilize funds to rehabilitate brethren affected by such crisis. There is more than enough funds circulating in our churches. D problem is focus.We giv more attention to structures and assets dan d people. The attacks against the Northern church with soon get to the south if we don't wake up frm our slumber.These guys have been mandated 2 swell their ranks in various govt institutions and establishment in preparation for take over.Wia l wok we observed dis move and quickly countered it by giving employment information to brethren and assistant as necessary before we bcom strangers in our own house.The rate at which these children of d bond woman are gettin education and the effontry of display of their religious garb is to announce their presence and intention to take over.Brethren wake up!


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A.I. Zherebtsova, V.V. Dremin, I.N. Makovik, E.A. Zherebtsov, A.V. Dunaev, A. Goltsov, S.G. Sokolovski, E.U. Rafailov, "Multimodal Optical Diagnostics of the Microhaemodynamics in Upper and Lower Limbs", Frontiers in Physiology, v10, p.416, 2019
A. Gorodetsky, N. Bazieva, E.U. Rafailov "Pump dependent carrier lifetimes in InAs/GaAs quantum dot photoconductive terahertz antenna structures", J. Appl. Phys., 125 (15), 151606, 2019 DOI: 10.1063/1.5083798
Thanos Ioannidis, Tatjana Gric1, Andrei Gorodetsky, Aleksej Trofimov and Edik Rafailov, "Enhancing the properties of plasmonic nanowires", Materials Research Express, 6, 065014, 2019
R. Akbari, C. Howlader, K.A. Fedorova, G.S. Sokolovskii, E.U. Rafailov, A. Major, "Conical refraction output from a Nd:YVO4 laser with an intracavity conerefringent element", Opt.Lett, v.44(3), p.642-645, 2019
A.Khokhlova, I. Zolotovskii, D. Stoliarov, S. Vorsina, D. Liamina, E.S. Pogodina, A. Fotiadi, A., S.G. Sokolovski, Y.V. Saenko, E.U. Rafailov, "The photobiomodulation of vital parameters of the cancer cell culture by low dose of near-IR laser irradiation", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, v.25(1), p. 1-10, 2019
T. J. Slight, S. Stanczyk, S. Watson, A. Yadav, S. Grzanka, E.U. Rafailov, P. Perlin, S. P. Najda, M. Leszczyński, S. Gwyn, A. Kelly, "Continuous-wave operation of (Al,In)GaN distributed-feedback laser diodes with high-order notched gratings", Applied Physics Express., v. 11, 11, p. 112701, 2018
G.S. Sokolovskii1, V. Melissinaki, K.A. Fedorova, V.V. Dudelev, S.N. Losev, V.E. Bougrov, W.Sibbett, M.Farsari, E.U. Rafailov, "3D laser nano-printing on fibre paves the way for super-focusing of multimode laser radiation", SciRep, v.6, 14618, 2018
T. Gric, A. Gorodetsky, A. Trofimov, E. Rafailov, "Tunable Plasmonic Properties and Absorption Enhancement in Terahertz Photoconductive Antenna Based on Optimized Plasmonic Nanostructures", J. of Infrared Millimeter and Therahertz waves, v.39(10) p. 1028-1038, 2018
A. Yadav, I.E. Titkov, A.V. Sakharov, W.V. Lundin, A.E. Nikolaev, S.O.Usov, A.F. Tsatsulnikov, G.S. Sokolovskii, E.U. Rafailov, "Di-chromatic InGaN based color tunable monolithic LED with highest colour rendering index", Appl. Sci., 8, 1158; 2018, doi:10.3390/app8071158
A. Yadav, I. E. Titkov, G.S. Sokolovskii, S.Y. Karpov, V.V. Dudelev, K.K. Soboleva, M. Strassburg, I. Pietzonka, H. Lugauer, E.U.Rafailov, "Temperature effects on optical properties and efficiency of red AlGaInP-based light emitting diodes under high current pulse pumping", Journal of Applied Physics, 124, 1, p. 013103, 2018
V. V. Dudelev, N. A. Maleev, A. G. Kuz'menkov, S. A. Blokhin, V. Y. Myl'nikov, V. I. Kuchinskii, V. M Ustinov, E. U Rafailov, G. S. Sokolovskii, "Peaking of optical pulses in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with an active region based on submonolayer InGaAs quantum dots", Technical Physics Letters., 43,12, p.1099-1101, 2018
Sergey Lepeshov, Andrei Gorodetsky, Alexander Krasnok, Nikita Toropov, Tigran A. Vartanyan, Pavel Belov, Andrea Alu, and Edik U. Rafailov, "Boosting the Terahertz Photoconductive Antenna Performance with Optimized Plasmonic Nanostructures", SciRep, v.8, 6624, 2018, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25013-7
Shirin Ghanbari, Ksenia A. Fedorova, Andrey B. Krysa, Edik U. Rafailov, Arkady Major, "Femtosecond Alexandrite laser passively mode-locked by an InP/InGaP quantum-dot saturable absorber", Optics Letters, v. 43(2), p.232-234, 2018
A. Gorodetsky, A. Yadav, E. Avrutin, K.A. Fedorova, E.U. Rafailov, "Photoelectric Properties of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Photoconductive Antenna Wafers," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, v.24(2), p.1-4, DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2017.2690831, 2018
Ilya E. Titkov, Sergey Yu. Karpov, Amit Yadav, Denis Mamedov, Vera L. Zerova, Edik Rafailov, "Efficiency of True-Green Light Emitting Diodes: Non-Uniformity and Temperature Effects", MDPI Materials, 10, 1323, p.1-17; 2017 doi:10.3390/ma10111323
K.S. Litvinova, I.E. Rafailov, A.V. Dunaev, S.G. Sokolovski, E.U. Rafailov, "Non-invasive biomedical research and diagnostics enabled by innovative compact lasers", Progress in Quantum Electronics, Progress in Quantum Electronics, 56 (2017) 1–14, 2017
Yves Bidaux, Ksenia A. Fedorova, Daniil A. Livshits, Edik U. Rafailov, Jerome Faist, "Investigation of the chromatic dispersion in two-section InAs/GaAs quantum-dot lasers", Phot Tech Lett, v.29(24), p. 2246-2249 2017. DOI 10.1109/LPT.2017.2768390
T.J. Slight, A.Yadav, O. Odedina, M. Meredith, K.E. Docherty, E.U. Rafailov, A.E. Kelly, " InGaN/GaN Laser Diodes with High Order Notched Gratings", IEEE Phot.Tech.Lett., v.29(23), p. 2020-2022, 2017
O. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, J. Kurths, E. Borisova, S. Sokolovski, V. Mantareva, I. Angelov, A. Shirokov, N. Navolokin, N. Shushunova, A. Khorovodov, M. Ulanova, M. Sagatova, I. Agranivich, O. Sindeeva, A. Gekalyuk, A. Bodrova, E. Rafailov, "Photodynamic opening of blood-brain barrier", Biomedical Optics Express, v.8(11), p.5040-5048, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.8.005040
I.E. Titkov, S.Yu Karpov, A.Yadav, D. Mamedov, V.L. Zerova, E.U. Rafailov, "Efficiency of True-Green Light Emitting Diodes: Non-Uniformity and Temperature Effects", Preprints 2017, 2017090046 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201709.0046.v2), 2017
O.V. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, S.G. Sokolovski, A. Goltsov, A.S. Gekaluyk, E.I. Saranceva, O.A. Bragina, V.V. Tuchin, E.U. Rafailov, "Laser-induced generation of singlet oxygen and its role in the cerebrovascular physiology," Progress in Quantum Electronics, DOI: 10.1016/j.pquantelec.2017.05.001, 2017.
V.V. Dremin, E.A. Zherebtsov, V.V. Sidorov, A.I. Krupatkin, I.N. Makovik, A.I. Zherebtsova, E.V. Zharkikh, E.V. Potapova, A.V. Dunaev, A.A. Doronin, A.V. Bykov, I.E. Rafailov, K.S. Litvinova, S.G. Sokolovski, E.U. Rafailov, "Multimodal optical measurement for study of lower limb tissue viability in patients with diabetes mellitus," J. Biomedical optics, 22(8), 085003, 2017
Amit Yadav, Hani Kbashi, Stanislav Kolapakov, Neil Gordon, Kaiming Zhou, Edik U. Rafailov, "Stealth Dicing of Sapphire Wafers with Near Infra-Red Femtosecond Pulses", Applied Physics A, Materials Sciences & Processing, v.123(5), N369, 2017.
R. Akbari, K.A. Fedorova, E.U. Rafailov, A. Major, "Diode-pumped ultrafast Yb:KGW laser with 56 fs pulses and multi-100 kW peak power based on SESAM and Kerr-lens mode locking" Applied Physics B, v.123(4), N123, 2017
A. Goltsov, A.V.Anisimova, M.Zakharkina, A.I. Krupatkin, V.V.Sidorov, S.G.Sokolovski, E.U. Rafailov, "Bifurcation in blood oscillatory rhythms for patients with ischemic stroke: a small scale clinical trial using laser Doppler flowmetry and computational modelling of vasomotion", Frontiers in Physiology, v.8, 160, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00160, 2017
K.A. Fedorova, A. Gorodetsky, E.U. Rafailov, "Compact All-Quantum-Dot-Based Tunable THz Laser Source," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, v.23(4), 1900305, doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2016.2633870, 2017.
S. Lepeshov, A. Gorodetsky, A. Krasnok, E. U. Rafailov and P. Belov, "Enhancement of terahertz photoconductive antenna operation by optical nanoantennas", Laser Photonics Rev., 11(1), 1600199, 2017.
A. Gorodetsky, K.A. Fedorova, N. Bazieva, E.U. Rafailov, "Generating tunable terahertz radiation with a novel quantum dot photoconductive antenna," SPIE Newsroom (December 28, 2016). DOI: 10.1117/2.1201611.006751.
I.E. Titkov, A. Yadav, S.Yu. Karpov, A.V. Sakharov, A.F. Tsatsulnikov, T.J. Slight, A. Gorodetsky, and E.U. Rafailov, "Superior color rendering with a phosphor-converted blue-cyan monolithic light-emitting diode," Laser & Photonics Reviews 10(6), 1031–1038 (2016).
E.A. Viktorov, T. Erneux, E.D. Kolykhalova, V.V. Dudelev, J. Danckaert, K.K. Soboleva, A.G. Deryagin, I.I. Novikov, M.V. Maximov, A.E. Zhukov, V.M. Ustinov, V.I. Kuchinskii, W. Sibbett, E.U. Rafailov, and G.S. Sokolovskii, "Slow passage through thresholds in quantum dot lasers," Phys. Rev. E 94, 052208 (2016).
K.A. Fedorova, C.D. Wong, C.M. Kaleva, I.O. Bakshaev, D.A. Livshits, E.U. Rafailov, "Tunable single- and dual-wavelength SHG from diode- pumped PPKTP waveguides," Optics Letters 41(21), 5098-5101 (2016).
R.R Leyman, A. Gorodetsky, N. Bazieva, G. Molis, A. Krotkus, E. Clarke, and E.U. Rafailov, "Quantum dot materials for terahertz generation applications," Laser & Photonics Reviews 10(5), 772-779 (2016).
R. Akbari, H. Zhao, K.A. Fedorova, E.U. Rafailov, A. Major, "Quantum-Dot Saturable Absorber and Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Yb:KGW Laser with >450 kW of Peak Power," Optics Letters 41(16), 3771-3774 (2016).
M. Gaafar, A. Rahimi-Iman, K.A. Fedorova, W. Stolz, E.U. Rafailov, M. Koch, "Mode-Locked Semiconductor Disk-Lasers," Advances in Optics and Photonics 8(3), 370-400 (2016).
I.E. Rafailov, V.V. Dremin, K.S. Litvinova, A.V. Dunaev, S.G. Sokolovski, E.U. Rafailov, "Computational model of bladder tissue based on its measured optical properties," J. Biomed. Opt. 21(2), 025006 (2016).
G.S. Sokolovskii, E.A. Viktorov, M. Abusaa, J. Danckaert, V.V. Dudelev, E.D. Kolykhalova, K.K. Soboleva, A.G. Deryagin, I. I. Novikov, M.V. Maximov, A.E. Zhukov, V.M. Ustinov, V.I. Kuchinskii, W. Sibbett, E. U. Rafailov, T. Erneux, "Dropout dynamics in pulsed quantum dot lasers due to mode jumping," Applied Physics Letters 106, 261103 (2015).
A.V. Dunaev, V.V. Dremin, E.A. Zherebtsov, I.E. Rafailov, K.S. Litvinova, S.G. Palmer, N.A. Stewart, S.G. Sokolovski, E.U. Rafailov, "Individual variability analysis of fluorescence parameters measured in skin with different levels of nutritive blood flow," Medical Engineering & Physics 37(6), 574-583 (2015).
D. Al Nakdali, M. Gaafar, M.K. Shakfa, F. Zhang, M. Vaupel, K.A. Fedorova, A. Rahimi-Iman, E.U. Rafailov, M. Koch, "High-Power Operation of Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Disk Laser at 1180 nm," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 27(10), pp. 1128-1131 (2015).
K.A. Fedorova, G.S. Sokolovskii, P.R. Battle, D.A. Livshits, E.U. Rafailov, "574-647 nm wavelength tuning by second-harmonic generation from diode-pumped PPKTP waveguides," Optics Letters, 40(5), pp. 835-838 (2015).
C. Weber, L. Drzewietzki, M. Rossetti, T. Xu, P. Bardella, H. Simos, C. Mesaritakis, M. Ruiz, I. Krestnikov, D. Livshits, M. Krakowski, D. Syvridis, I. Montrosset, E.U. Rafailov, W. Elsäßer, S. Breuer, "Picosecond pulse amplification up to a peak power of 42W by a quantum-dot tapered optical amplifier and a mode-locked laser emitting at 1.26 µm," Optics Letters, 40(3), pp. 395-398 (2015).
S. Palmer, K. Litvinova, E. Rafailov, G. Nabi, "Detection of urinary bladder cancer cells using redox ratio and double excitation wavelengths autofluorescence," Biomed. Opt. Express, 6, pp. 977-986 (2015).
C. McDonald, C. McDougall, E. Rafailov, and D. McGloin, "Characterizing conical refraction optical tweezers," Optics Letters 39(23), 6691-6694 (2014).
G.S. Sokolovskii, V.V. Dudelev, A.M. Monakhov, A.Yu. Savenko, S.A. Blokhin, A.G. Deryagin, K.K. Soboleva, A.G. Kuzmenkov, S.N. Losev, V.V. Luchinin, N.A. Maleev, E.U. Rafailov, W. Sibbett, and V.I. Kuchinskii, "Study of a novel type of the optical modes in VCSELs," J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 572 012044 (2014).
I.E. Titkov, S.Yu. Karpov, A. Yadav, V.L. Zerova, M. Zulonas, B. Galler, M. Strassburg, I. Pietzonka, H.-J. Lugauer, E.U. Rafailov, "Temperature-Dependent Internal Quantum Efficiency of Blue High-Brightness Light-Emitting Diodes," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 50(11), 911-920 (2014).
G.S. Sokolovskii, S.N. Losev, K.K. Soboleva, V.V. Dudelev, A.G. Deryagin, W. Sibbett, V.I. Kuchinskii, E.U. Rafailov, "Manipulation of microparticles using Bessel beams from semiconductor lasers," Technical Physics Letters 40(6), 475-478 (2014).
N. Akbar, S. Sokolovski, A. Dunaev, J.J.F. Belch, E. Rafailov, F. Khan, "In vivo noninvasive measurement of skin autofluorescence biomarkers relate to cardiovascular disease in mice," Journal of Microscopy, 255: 42–48 (2014).
S. Palmer, G. Nabi, S.G. Sokolovski, , E.U. Rafailov, "Autofluorescence signals for the detection of urinary bladder cancer", British Journal of Surgery, v.101, Supplement: 4, p. 62 (2014).
A.V. Dunaev, V.V. Sidorov, A.I. Krupatkin, I.E. Rafailov, S.G. Palmer, N.A. Stewart, S. Sokolovski, E.U. Rafailov, "Investigating tissue respiration and skin microhaemocirculation under adaptive changes and the synchronization of blood flow and oxygen saturation rhythms," Physiological Measurement, 35(4), 607-621 (2014).
K.A. Fedorova, G.S. Sokolovskii, M. Khomylev, D.A. Livshits, and E.U. Rafailov, "Efficient yellow-green light generation at 561 nm by frequency-doubling of a QD-FBG laser diode in a PPLN waveguide," Optics Letters 39(23), 6672-6674 (2014).
M. Gaafar, D. A. Nakdali, C. Moller, K. A. Fedorova, M. Wichmann, M. K. Shakfa, F. Zhang, A. Rahimi-Iman, E.U. Rafailov and Martin Koch, "Self-modelocked quantum-dot vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser," Optics Letters 39(15), 4623-4626 (2014).
C. McDonald, C. McDougall, E. Rafailov, and D. McGloin, "Characterizing conical refraction optical tweezers," Optics Letters 39(23), 6691-6694 (2014).
D. A. Nakdali, M. K. Shakfa, M. Gaafar, M. Butkus, K. A. Fedorova, M. Zulonas, M.Wichmann, F.Zhang, B.Heinen, A.Rahimi-Iman, W.Stolz, E.U.Rafailov, and M.Koch, "High-Power Quantum-Dot Vertical-External-Cavity Surface- Emitting Laser Exceeding 8 W," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 26(15), 1561-1564 (2014).
A. Rahimi-Iman, M. Gaafar, W. Stolz, M. Koch, E. U. Rafailov, "Self-mode-locked semiconductor disk lasers," Optics and photonics news, vol. 25 (2014).
G.S. Sokolovskii, V.V. Dudelev, S.N. Losev, K.K. Soboleva, A.G. Deryagin, K.A. Fedorova, V.I. Kuchinskii, W. Sibbett, E.U. Rafailov, "Bessel beams from semiconductor light sources," Progress in Quantum Electronics 38(4), 157-188 (2014).

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Parsons Peebles appoints Fleet Operations to manage fleet
Parsons Peebles has appointed Fleet Operations to manage its 195-strong van and car fleet.
The electromechanical specialist has recently made a series of company acquisitions and Fleet Operations will oversee the management of leased van and car contracts, the introduction of new company car and green fleet policies, a pay-as-you-go maintenance contract, a new fuel card scheme and a standardised telematics system.
Ashleigh Greenan, chief financial officer at Parsons Peebles, said: "We are confident that by streamlining and optimising our fleet operations this deal will service to make us even more competitive while further boosting our customer service standards."
Jayne Pett, sales and marketing director at Fleet Operations, added: "We are delighted Parsons Peebles has entrusted us to take full responsibility for the day-to-day management of its fleet and to deliver real added value by implementing our tailored and far-reaching strategic recommendations."
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Genetically-Modified Tobacco Plant Produces Cocaine in Leaves, Reveals Study
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In a new study, scientists have found how to genetically modify a tobacco plant to produce cocaine in its leaves. It was revealed in a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Though cocaine is an illegal drug, it also has been used in medical practices for years, when it comes to giving anesthesia or narrowing blood vessels to stop bleeding. Now, in a new study, scientists have found how to genetically modify a tobacco plant to produce cocaine in its leaves. For those unaware, naturally, cocaine is obtained from the leaves of the Erythroxylum coca plant, and researchers seemingly made an attempt to recreate the process in the leaves of the tobacco plant namely Nicotiana benthamiana. Their discovery was revealed in a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
During the study, a team of scientists from the Kunming Institute of Botany, located in China, made an attempt to alter the genetics of the plant Nicotiana benthamiana, to produce two enzymes. These enzymes result in the formation of cocaine when the leaves of the plants are dried. The name of the two enzymes are - EnCYP81AN15 and EnMT4, as per the study. They are deemed essential for the conversion reaction that leads to the formation of methylecgonone.
When the researchers used Nicotiana benthamiana, during the study, a plant whose leaves contain a substance called ornithine, was able to convert its similar chemical properties to produce the enzymes. In the end, the result of the experiment and the genetic modification conducted on the tobacco plant showed that it can produce methylecgonone in its leaves. The study shows that the modified plant was able to produce approximately 400 nanograms of cocaine per milligram of the dried leaves.
The production is considerably less than the coca plant, however, the study is deemed as a new hope for the pharmaceutical companies who only have limited ways to produce the drug. The co-author of the study, scientist Sheng-Xiong Huang, explained, "At present, the available production of cocaine in tobacco is not enough to meet the demand on a mass scale." But the team hopes their research becomes fruitful for the modification of other organisms that could produce it on a larger scale, such as yeast and bacteria.
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Cale played baseball at Flagler College, and after his final year at Flagler, signed with the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 2010 as a second baseman and shortstop. In 2013, he joined Tampa Bay Athletics as a Head Trainer.
Balance is the name of the game, especially for those who are pitchers. Coach Cale Owen demonstrates the side lunge to balance drill, which is designed to teach body control while working on strengthening your lower half. Start with no weight, making sure you are able to control your body, as you get comfortable with the movement you can add weight to the drill. Do 3 sets of 8-10 reps on each leg.


I always think of French Toast as a Treat and something that is Naughty but I came up with this recipe that is not only Amazing and hits the spot but it is also healthy! The kids love it and so does my husband. It comes together in a snap!
Serves 2 Time ⏰ 10 min.
* Optional- strawberries or other fruit of choice.
〰Mix everything in a dish setting bread to the side. Once it the liquid is combined, soak bread on both sides for about 2 minutes or until saturated.
〰 Preheat pan to medium heat and spray with coconut spray. Cook on each side until golden brown. Serve with strawberries and a drizzle of maple syrup. ENJOY!


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Claims by and about Donald Trump dominate our report.
Sen. Marco Rubio said businessman Donald Trump inherited $100 million from his father for his business, while Trump said he started with only $1 million. Both are stretching the facts.
Trump claimed the government could save "hundreds of billions of dollars in waste" through negotiating prescription drug prices. But that's well above the entire yearly spending for Medicare Part D.
Sen. Ted Cruz claimed that a study showed the 1994 assault weapons ban "did nothing to reduce violent crime." Not true. The study reported "mixed" results.
Trump said he was "always against going into Iraq." He was an early critic of the war, but there is no record of him speaking against the war before it started.
Rubio and Trump disagreed on whether Trump had "expressed admiration" for Russian President Putin. Trump had said it was "a great honor" to be complimented by the "highly respected" Putin.
Trump falsely claimed that Rubio was the first person who ever disparaged the size of Trump's hands. Vanity Fair's editor did so more than 25 years ago.
And Trump, Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich all repeated claims we've fact-checked before.
Fox News hosted the March 3 debate in Detroit between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich.
Rubio said Trump built his business with $100 million he "inherited" from his father, Fred, who also was a developer. Trump said that's wrong and claimed that he "started with $1 million" and turned that into a $10 billion company. Rubio is exaggerating, and Trump is underestimating the value of his father's contributions to his business.
We don't know how much Trump may have inherited, but the $100 million figure isn't supported by Rubio or anything in the public record. However, Trump got significant help from his father to build his company beyond $1 million.
This exchange was similar to the last debate, on Feb. 25, when Rubio claimed that Trump inherited $200 million.
How much did Trump inherit? His campaign declined to tell us. However, we have some information that is in the public record.
Fred Trump, who was also a developer, died in 1999, and the New York Times at the time wrote that "his estate has been estimated by the family at $250 million to $300 million." More recently, the Times in a Jan. 2 story wrote that Fred's will "divided the bulk of the inheritance, at least $20 million, among his children and their descendants, 'other than my son Fred C. Trump Jr.,' " who died in 1981. At the time, there were four surviving children, Robert, Donald, Maryanne and Elizabeth.
So, it would appear, that Donald Trump did not receive $100 million or $200 million, as Rubio claimed.
The Rubio campaign did not respond last month when we asked about the $200 million inheritance claim. But the senator seems to be referring to the value of Fred C. Trump's business at the time Donald joined the family business in the 1970s. In the 1991 book, "Trumped! The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump," former Trump executive John R. O'Donnell writes that Fred Trump was a developer of middle-income apartments in the New York boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. It was Donald Trump who moved the family business into Manhattan.
That brings us to Trump's claim that he started his company with just $1 million — which underestimates his father's contributions.
"I would note that what was just as important as any cash loan to Donald's success was Fred's willingness to co-guarantee the construction loan on Donald's first Manhattan project, the Grand Hyatt, and also Fred's willingness to put his own considerable financial and political clout at Donald's disposal," Blair told us.
Blair also said that Fred Trump loaned more than $1 million on at least one occasion. It occurred in December 1990, "when Donald Trump's finances were in a dire state," she said.
In the end, both Trump and Rubio are stretching the facts with their claims about Trump's finances.
Trump claimed that the federal government could save "hundreds of billions of dollars in waste" by having prescription drug companies "bid properly." But Medicare, which isn't allowed to negotiate drug prices now, spent an estimated $77 billion total in federal funds on its prescription drug program in 2015.
Among Trump's claims using the number is this from a Feb. 17 interview with MSNBC: "We're the largest drug buyer in the world. We don't negotiate. We don't negotiate. You pay practically the same for the country as if you go into a drug store and buy the drugs. If we negotiated the price of drugs, Joe, we'd save $300 billion a year," Trump said.
But it's difficult to save money that the government doesn't even spend. According to the Congressional Budget Office, spending on Medicare Part D totaled $65 billion in 2014 and is expected to be $77 billion in 2015 and $88 billion in 2016. Total Medicare Part D spending for those three years doesn't even add up to $300 billion.
All national spending on retail prescriptions, whether through Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance or out of pocket, totaled nearly $300 billion ($297.7 billion) in 2014, according to the National Health Expenditure Data compiled by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (see Table 16). So Trump would be talking about saving all of the money the country spends on drugs per year.
Trump: With China we're going to lose $505 billion dollars in terms of trades. You just can't do it.
Mexico, $58 billion dollars. Japan, probably about, they don't know it yet, but about $109 billion dollars.
Every country we lose money with.
Actually, the U.S. imported $366 billion more in goods from China last year than it exported to that country, according to official Census Bureau figures. That's far short of the $505 billion figure Trump floated (which is close to the $532 billion net trade deficit with all countries in 2015).
Trump's figure for Mexico was correct — a $58 billion deficit for 2015. But his figure for Japan was way off: Census put it at less than $69 billion last year, not the $109 billion Trump claimed.
And it's simply false to say that the U.S. has a negative trade balance with "every country." The U.S. does run a deficit with all but three of its top 15 trading partners. But the fact is, contrary to Trump's sweeping claim, the U.S. had positive trade balances last year with Brazil ($4 billion), Netherlands ($24 billion) and Belgium (nearly $15 billion).
The U.S. also made money on trade last year with Singapore ($10 billion), Australia ($14 billion) and Argentina ($5 billion), just to cite a few more.
Cruz: Well, listen, unlike Donald, I would not support banning firearms. In that instance [with the assault weapons ban], Bill Clinton banned many of the most popular firearms in America. And by the way, the study showed that ban did nothing to reduce violent crime. It just took away the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.
The 2004 study, "An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003," was the last of three studies on the ban. The ban itself was enacted in 1994 as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Trump: The wife knew exactly what was happening.
Lebanese hijacker Ziad Jarrah (who was on United flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania) did keep in touch with a girlfriend of Turkish descent who lived in Germany. She later testified that she visited him in the U.S. in early 2001, but saw him for the last time in July, in Germany, and knew nothing of the impending attacks.
Trump: And I was always against going into Iraq. In fact, I — believe me, I was always against it. There was some cases where I sort of — in one interview with a great friend of mine, and yours, Howard Stern — said that — said that … I said very meekly, long before we went in, I said very meekly, well, maybe, maybe, I don't know. By the time it got to that point, I was always against Iraq.
Was Trump "always against going into Iraq"? That's what he has been saying repeatedly throughout the campaign, usually in more forceful language than this.
Trump said, for example, in the Feb. 13 debate: "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " In the Sept. 16, 2015, debate, Trump claimed that he "fought very, very hard against us … going into Iraq," saying he could provide "25 different stories" to prove his opposition.
But Trump has yet to provide any evidence that he was opposed to the war before it started, and no news or fact-checking organization has been able to find any stories or interviews that prove Trump right. In fact, radio shock jock Howard Stern asked Trump on Sept. 11, 2002, if the U.S. should attack Iraq, and Trump said: "Yeah, I guess so. You know, I wish it was, I wish the first time it was done correctly." That was six months before the war started on March 19, 2003.
A timeline of Trump's public statements on the Iraq war in 2002 and 2003 can be found in our story "Donald Trump and the Iraq War." It shows Trump was an early critic of the war.
Trump: … We have a 98 percent approval rating from the people who took the course. We have an "A" from the Better Business Bureau. And, people like it.
As we've written before, Trump University was a series of seminars in which paying customers could get tips on real estate. The program was never officially licensed as a university and eventually changed its name to The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative in May 2010. Now, Trump and the program are the subjects of three ongoing lawsuits alleging fraud.
But, in a statement to a reporter with PolitiFact.com, a Better Business Bureau spokeswoman said that "over the years, the company's BBB rating has fluctuated between an 'A+' and a 'D-.' " The spokeswoman declined to say when the program received the "A+" rating.
However, the most recent rating that we could find for the program was a "D-" in 2010. That is based on news reports from the Washington Post and the New York Times in 2011, and the New York Daily News and the BBB's own website in 2010, as recorded by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
That suggests that the program was downgraded over a period of time from an "A+" to a "D-" rather than upgraded from a "D-" to an "A," as Trump also claimed during the debate.
In addition, Trump's claim that "we have a 98 percent approval rating from the people who took the course" is misleading.
While it may be the case that many attendees initially filled out positive evaluations, one of the class-action lawsuits alleges that the surveys were filled out under pressure or with the expectation that participants would receive additional benefits in the future.
Tarla Makaeff v. Trump University, complaint, Sept. 26, 2012: While Trump University's website has publicly claimed that 95% to 98% of students are satisfied with its course, this figure is far from the truth. While it may be true that Trump University received some positive ratings in surveys given to the students while the Seminars were in session or immediately afterward, at this point, many of the students actually still believe that they will eventually get the information and mentoring they need, since they have been promised a one-year apprenticeship or one-year mentorship. Also, these surveys are not anonymous, but have the students' names on them, and students are often reluctant to criticize the instructors and mentors who they have paid a lot of money to help them throughout the year. It is not until later, when students see that the help and information they need is never coming — that they realize they have been scammed.
Update, March 4: After the debate on March 3, Trump tweeted an image of a screenshot showing the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative had received an "A" rating from the Better Business Bureau. The rating is undated. We have asked the campaign when it was awarded, but have yet to receive a response.
However, Trump University changed its name to the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, effective May 21, 2010, as the screenshot tweeted by Trump shows. And the program has not accepted any new students since 2010, as Alan Garten, an attorney for Trump and his former school, told CNN in an interview in September 2015.
So, as we wrote in our story, the last rating we could find for Trump University was a "D-" in 2010.
Rubio claimed that Trump "expressed admiration for" Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump countered that Rubio was "wrong." In fact, Trump said that it was "a great honor" to be complimented by a "highly respected" man.
Rubio: You've expressed admiration for him.
Rubio: Donald, you said he's a strong leader.
Trump: Let me just tell you, first of all, I've been hearing this man so long talking about Putin. Putin said about me — I didn't say about Putin — Putin said very nice things about me. And I say very nicely, wouldn't it be nice if actually we could get along with Russia, we could get along with foreign countries, instead of spending trillions and trillions of dollars?
I have always felt that Russia and the United States should be able to work well with each other towards defeating terrorism and restoring world peace, not to mention trade and all of the other benefits derived from mutual respect.
Trump falsely claimed that Rubio was the first person who ever disparaged the size of Trump's hands.
Trump: He hit my hands. Nobody has ever hit my hands. I have never heard of this. Look at those hands. Are they small hands?
Graydon Carter, Oct. 10, 2015: Just to drive him a little bit crazy, I took to referring to him as a "short-fingered vulgarian" in the pages of Spy magazine. That was more than a quarter of a century ago. To this day, I receive the occasional envelope from Trump. There is always a photo of him—generally a tear sheet from a magazine. On all of them he has circled his hand in gold Sharpie in a valiant effort to highlight the length of his fingers.
Trump falsely claimed he is beating Clinton "very, very easily" in a "recent" Fox News poll, when in fact the most recent poll released Feb. 18 showed Clinton ahead, 47-42. He also said he is beating her in "many polls," as he has done before, citing the USA Today/Suffolk University poll and the Quinnipiac University poll. Trump is ahead 45-43 in the USA Today poll, but that is the only one of the 10 most recent polls that shows Trump beating Clinton — and it is within the margin of error. He is trailing Clinton in the last Quinnipiac poll, 44-43, which is also within the margin of error.
Kasich said that in Ohio, "We're up over 400,000 jobs." As we wrote when he made a similar claim in both the seventh and ninth GOP debates — as well as the 10th — Ohio has gained 400,700 private-sector jobs under Kasich. But the job growth rate in Ohio was 9.3 percent, lower than the national private-sector growth rate of 11.7 percent.
Cruz claimed that the Affordable Care Act was "the biggest job-killer in America." In the last debate, he said the law had "killed millions of jobs," as he also said in the seventh debate. But the economy has actually gained millions of jobs since Obama signed the ACA into law, and it has added 2.4 million since January 2015 when the employer mandate went into effect.
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U.K. accuses Russia of stockpiling a nerve agent
Jill Lawless, Associated Press
People walk passed the British Consulate General, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
By Vladimir Isachenkov And Jill Lawless, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday dismissed British accusations of Russia's involvement in an ex-spy's poisoning as "nonsense," but added that Moscow is ready to co-operate with London in the investigation.
U.K. accuses Russia of stockpiling a nerve agent Back to video
In his first comments on the incident, Putin referred to the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter as a "tragedy," but added that if the British claim that they were poisoned by the Soviet-designed nerve agent were true, the victims would have been killed instantly.
Alleged former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, left, and daughter Yulia Skripal were critically ill after being attacked with a nerve agent in Salisbury southwest England on Sunday. (Yulia Skripal/Facebook via AP)
Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer convicted in his home country of spying for Britain, and his daughter have remained in critical condition following the March 4 poisoning.
"It's quite obvious that if it were a military-grade nerve agent, people would have died on the spot," he said. "Russia doesn't have such means. We have destroyed all our chemical weapons under international oversight unlike some of our partners."
Putin's comments came a few hours after British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he has evidence that Russia has been stockpiling a nerve agent in violation of international law "very likely for the purposes of assassination."
Johnson said the trail of blame for the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury "leads inexorably to the Kremlin."
Johnson told reporters that Britain has information that within the last 10 years, "the Russian state has been engaged in investigating the delivery of such agents, Novichok agents … very likely for the purposes of assassination."
He said "they have been producing and stockpiling Novichok, contrary to what they have been saying."
Putin dismissed the British accusations, emphasizing that an attack on Skripal would make no sense.
"Any reasonable man would understand that it's just sheer nonsense, complete rubbish to think that anyone in Russia could do anything like that in the run-up to the presidential election and the World Cup," he said. "It's simply unthinkable."
At the same time, Putin, who won another six-year term in Sunday's election, said that Moscow is open for taking part in the probe together with Britain.
"We are ready for co-operation. We said it right away," he said. "We are ready to take part in the investigation, but it's necessary that the other side shows interest in that too. We haven't seen that, but we don't exclude the possibility of joint work."
Johnson said he will brief European Union foreign ministers on the case Monday before meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
He also said officials from the Netherlands-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons would arrive Monday in Britain to take samples of the nerve agent used to poison the Skripals.
Britain says it is Novichok, a class of powerful nerve agent developed in the Soviet Union toward the end of the Cold War. Tests to independently verify the British findings are expected to take at least two weeks, Britain's Foreign Office said.
Vladimir Chizhov, Moscow's EU ambassador, said Russia has no chemical weapons stockpiles and wasn't behind the poisoning.
"Russia had nothing to do with it," Chizhov told the BBC.
Chizhov pointed out that the U.K. chemical weapons research facility, Porton Down, is only eight miles (12 kilometres) from Salisbury.
Asked whether he was saying that Porton Down was responsible, Chizhov replied: "I don't know."
The British government dismissed the ambassador's suggestion as "nonsense."
Johnson said it was "not the response of a country that really believed itself to be innocent."
Britain and Russia have each expelled 23 diplomats, broken off high-level contacts and taken other punitive steps in the escalating tit-for-tat dispute, which clouded the run-up to Sunday's presidential election in Russia.
Western powers see the poisoning of the Skripals as the latest sign of increasingly aggressive Russian interference in foreign countries.
Police officers in protective suits and masks work near the scene where former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia were discovered after being attacked with a nerve-agent on March 16, 2018 in Salisbury, England. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Johnson said Britain's National Security Council will meet this week to discuss what further measures the country might take.
He said these could include "defending ourselves against cyberattack, (and) looking at any economic measures that could be taken against Russians who corruptly obtained their wealth."
Opposition lawmakers are calling on the British government to clamp down on the illicitly gained money of wealthy Russians in Britain. Critics say U.K. authorities have been slow to investigate the origins of the wealth invested in London's financial district and property market.
The spy dispute has sent U.K.-Russia relations to Cold War-levels of tension.
Russia's ambassador in London, Alexander Yakovenko, called for "cooler heads," telling the Mail on Sunday that the dispute is "escalating dangerously and out of proportion."
Jill Lawless reported from London. Associated Press writer Angela Charlton in Moscow contributed to this report.


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February 1, 2015 · Filed under Concerts	· Tagged concert, distant worlds, final fantasy, music, njpac, rikki
I forget exactly how long ago Scott got us tickets for the Distant Worlds concert at Prudential Hall in Newark, NJ, but it was quite some time ago. I remember not being that eager to go because of the price, but figured it'd be fun, plus it was in the afternoon so I wouldn't have to deal with coming home from New Jersey late at night. Plus Newark doesn't have the best reputation, but let's get back to the concert!
I wasn't that crazy about the first half of the show. My main problem was the damn screen seen in the picture above. They used it to play Final Fantasy clips during the concert for every song. I felt that it really took away from the music, blocked some of the chorus from my viewpoint and made it feel more like I was watching an amv or something, especially since the acoustics in the hall weren't that great. They started off with some music from Final Fantasy XIV (which I haven't played). I wasn't really feeling the songs. At some point they played something from XIII or whichever one had Lightning in it. I didn't play that game but based on the clips I understand what people say about the game being waifu fodder, and the music wasn't that memorable. They ended the first act with a version of the Chocobo theme, it was cute, but once again I found the use of the screen annoying. I think they were trying to be cute and fun with it, but again, I found it very distracting from the music.
After intermission they got to good stuff, One Winged Angel, Suteki Da Ne, and the opera from Final Fantasy VI.They also did a song from VIII which was nice. My biggest complaint once again was the damn screen. I wanted to actually feel some music feels when they played One Winged Angel, but the first thing on that screen was a closeup of old school graphics Sephiroth, and then him staring at "mother," I've seen too many parodies and jokes that I thought it was funny and couldn't take it seriously anymore. Then they started showing clips from Advent Children, reminding me that that movie was the most confusing thing I've ever watched in my life.
Suteki Da Ne was wonderful, even with the damn screen. Rikki was perfect. Seriously everything about Rikki's performance was perfect. Her dress was beautiful, sadly I didn't get to take any pictures. But this was absolutely the best part of the show.
The opera was also pretty good. It gets points for being the only time I felt any vibrations during the show thanks to the female vocalist. Not feeling vibrations during One Winged Angel was especially disappointing. I want to blame Prudential Hall for me not feeling any vibrations, but I can't be sure. Like I know if this was at Carnegie Hall, or Avery Fischer Hall and I felt no vibrations it'd be solely the fault of Distant Worlds. Also when the opera was starting everyone laughed at those old school pixels on the screen from FFVI
They ended the show with some battle music and the Final Fantasy credits music. For that bit they played credits on the screen, which I felt was the only time that screen was really appropriate or worth it. It also turned out Nobuo Uematsu was there, he made a brief appearance and bowed at the end of the show 🙂 even though I think getting a picture with him would've been impossible, it was nice to be in the same room as him.
Overall I found the concert enjoyable. I would've been upset about the ticket price ($80+) had Rikki not graced us with her amazing presence and made up for all of the shows downfalls. Again, I suspect the acoustics of the hall were bad but I cannot be sure. I also think that this concert was not as great as it could have been because the organizers felt the need to pander more to young people by changing it up from a traditional classical concert. We could have had fun without the screen. I think I would've enjoyed the music more, and would've been able to immerse myself in the music had that screen not been there and had the hall's acoustics been better. I've seen this pandering to "new" fans really take away from a number of things in the past. Like the stupid amps being used for the Zelda concert, and these really weird costumes and set designs in a production of La Boheme they did a live broadcast of at my high school circa 2007. Classical music can be fun for newer people, you just need to have a fun attitude and not try too hard. Trying too hard to be cute is what ruins things. And a lack of vibrations. Especially a lack of vibrations.
Advant Garde: Just Say No
February 19, 2011 · Filed under Concerts, NYC	· Tagged agony, avant garde, music, park avenue armory, torture
Last night was one of the weirdest most tedious nights of my life. My father got tickets through work for a concert at the Park Avenue Armory. It was the most beautiful building I have ever been in, in my life. I should have brought a camera. But not even a camera could capture every intricate detail of the Tiffany stained glass and chandeliers and all of the wood carvings in the ceilings and on the walls.
Anyway, onto the horror of the night. So my dad got the tickets because the armory rented some pianos. My father figured the concert would be modern but pretty normal because it had pianos in it. How wrong he was.
We saw powerLESS, a part of the Tune-in Music Festival. The first piece, "in vain" had a title that fit the piece. It was literally in fucking vain. There was a harp in that piece. And the harp made horrible dissonant noise. Believe me when I say it's pretty hard to make a harp sound awful, but this piece managed to do it. There was no beat, no melody, constant tension and no resolution at all. At two points during the show the lights were shut off leaving us and the musicians in total darkness. The first time it hurt my eyes because they kept trying to see… in vain *eyeroll* The second time it didn't hurt my eyes, but then they started using a strobe light in split second flashes to bring more pain to my eyes. The darkness bits were each about 10-15 minutes long, with the whole piece being at least an hour. Then it ended. I was so happy that damn noise was over. But to my surprise, the audience was cheering as if they *loved* it…. like they wanted a damn encore. I even overheard someone say, "they need more of this at Carnegie Hall" The only thing that would have been better about hearing that in Carnegie Hall is having more comfortable chairs to fall asleep in >.>
There were also some people that left over that. My dad over heard someone say "can you believe that they would leave now?!" … I can, why couldn't they?
There was an intermission and the next piece was going to be a "vocalist." After the first performance I had a strong feeling the second was not going to involving singing. And I was right. The next piece was some average looking normal guy sitting in a chair speaking gibberish for half an hour. In retrospect it's hilarious, but while watching it at times it was agonizing. And when he was finished, once again, the audience went wild. I mean I found it interesting but didn't get it…
After that we left. It was getting kind of late and we had a feeling of what the rest of the show would be like. I may have been able to stand it if it was during the afternoon, but totally not a Friday night. On a Friday night I want a show that will get me worked up for the weekend, or a show that I can relax while watching and unwind. No avant garde. NEVER AGAIN!
Anyway, on the ride home my father and I were discussing where the hell the audience came from. His theory is that they were classical music burnouts. From very young ages they were raised on classical music and had it in their lives constantly, then they burned out and started seeking… well whatever it was we heard last night.
In the end, the Armory is beautiful and I really want to go back there to see more of it and avant garde is stupid.


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On Sept. 22, 40 people gathered in the rolling hills of northern Missouri to learn from grazier Andy Welch of Welch Family Farms. "Daily [cattle] moves is when I started seeing improvements in my soil," said Andy, who first learned about rotational grazing in 1995. He started with monthly rotations, then weekly and now he moves his herd to a new paddock each day. Read more about this field day here.
Many of you have heard the news that Chris Blanchard died recently. He was a farmer, farm and environmental advocate and talented teacher. At Practical Farmers of Iowa, we had the privilege of working with Chris many times over the years, and of sharing Chris' knowledge with our members. Read more about the impact Chris made with PFI.
Kalona Creamery includes a shop and deli featuring house-made ice cream, butter and cheese curds. Creamery staff led 113 field day attendees through the history of the creamery, shared the creamery's cheese-making process and discussed the logistics of sourcing local milk at Kalona Farms. Learn more about this field day here.
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Learn how to cultivate a healthy soil that will improve productivity and increase ecosystem services.
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We grant this award annually to the person who has been most influential in creating healthy soil, healthy food, clean air, clean water, resilient farms and vibrant communities. Practical Farmers board members will choose the winner based on the nominations you submit.
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Join John and Janna Wesselius, of The Cornucopia , to learn about growing a variety of root and tuber crops. John and Janna will share how they seed, weed, feed, harvest, pack and store carrots, potatoes, leeks, beets and parsnips. They will also demonstrate implements, including a bed lifter (undercutter), and lead a tour of their walk-in cooler and root cellar. Read more about this field day here.
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By now you know I'm a country fan, but truth be told I am a music fan first. Regardless of the genre, if it's good music I'm a fan. If the RCMP profiled me using my music collection, I would undeniably be on their watch list. My music collection consists of music from Andrea Bocelli to Metallica. If I like it I'll listen to it.
One of my Instagram followers suggested, I check out her Son's rock band that was playing in Toronto on Remembrance Day. (Veteran's Day, for my US friends). Well it so happened I was able to pop in. I'm in, especially when I can bring my trusty Nikon. The event was held at The Cameron House in Toronto (408 Queen St. W). I have taken photos of the building because the outside has giant ants crawling on it, but had never gone inside. The moment I walked into the place I felt like I was part of the cool music scene. I have heard about these clubs in movies but never have been in one. Primarily because I don't drink, and the bar scene has never been my thing. This dark room had a bar at one end and a stage slightly off the floor at the other end. It also had a few tables along its walks but mostly everyone was standing. If those walls could talk, I'm sure they would share many tales of music, love, laughing and its patrons loving every minute of live music. This small venue housed two rooms with identical bar and stage. To the back room we went, as that was where the band I went to see was playing..
On this night, no cover was paid but instead a donation to the Wounded Warriors of Canada was your entry fee. "Give what you can" was the policy. Three bands had given up their time and talent for free, for this cause. I am only covering the opening band called "One In the Chamber".
Christain Dotto added the foot tapping bass to the music. His long hair danced along as his energy on stage which got the crowd screaming for more. Christain and band members donned the poppy in remembrance of the many heroes who fought for our freedom which includes expression through music, all kinds of music.
Cecil Eugene's guitar did not gently weep, it yelled and screamed! His lightning fast digits picked notes as they travelled up and down the fretboard.
Gerrod Harris masterfully pounded the rock out of the drums. His hands and arms were moving so fast, I was lucky to get a shot that wasn't too blurry.
Michael Biase delivered great vocals as he sang his heart out down the set list. Although I know nothing about this young man, I know he belongs on stage. He has a great stage presence, masterfully engaged the audience and his band mates.
They put on a really good, high energy show, I will definitely see them again. I wish them nothing but success.


Russian officials have said that they want to deploy new missiles in Belarus in response to American missile defense deployments in Romania and Poland, a new test for Minsk's precarious balancing act between Russia and the West.
The United States's new missile defense site in Romania officially became operational earlier this month, and Russians (justifiably) see the new facility as targeted towards their country. Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised "strong countermeasures" to respond. There have been no official suggestions about what that might entail, but anonymous Russian officials have been saying that one measure could be to deploy Iskander-M missiles in Belarus.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Minsk on May 16 and that proposal was reportedly on the agenda. A source "close to the Russian defense ministry" told the newspaper Kommersant that deploying Iskander-Ms to Belarus would be a "logical response" to the American missile defense installation and other NATO activity close to Russia's western borders.
During Lavrov's visit, his Belarusian counterpart Uladzimer Makey criticized the American missile-defense deployment and said that Belarus and Russia agreed to discuss taking "appropriate countermeasures together."
But behind the cooperative public statements lie substantial differences in what the appropriate response might be. Belarus opposes the Iskander-M deployment, at least on Russia's terms: while Minsk would be interesting in a donation or even purchase of its own Iskander-Ms, Russia is proposing the missiles be manned by Russian servicemembers, a demand that is apparently unacceptable to the Belarusian side, Kommersant's source reports.
This follows a similar behind-the-scenes dispute, over the possible establishment of a Russian airbase in Belarus. That issue appears to be settled -- for now -- as Belarus at the end of last year finally publicly mentioned the proposal, and rejected it. That was a remarkable repudiation of Moscow's interests in Belarus, which not long ago acted much like a Russian puppet state. But this discussion of the Iskander-M deployment suggests that the Kremlin is not done pushing.
Belarus opposes the system for two reasons, notes Belarusian military analyst Siarhei Bohdan: for one, the presence of Russian troops in Belarus could be used to interfere in Belarus's internal affairs; and secondly, Belarus's strategic position of guarding Russia's western flank is a bargaining chip that it would lose if it were to allow Russians to defend that flank themselves.


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Dark Pop Forces: The Belle Game Prepare for a Busy Summer
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by Ed Collings-Wells
The Belle Game are a band that make it look easy. Although by no means strangers to Vancouver's music scene they've achieved something of a fresh start. The band's first record, Ritual Tradition Habit, was recently released on Canada's Boompa label, and was met with wide applause. We've caught up with frontwoman Andrea Lo shortly after the home show for a coffee and a chat.
Ed Collings-Wells: So I caught you guys at the Rio last Friday night and really enjoyed it
Andrea Lo: Thanks, Saturday was awesome, I had a lot of fun. Friday was good too, it was kind of a different experience, it was more of an observant crowd, but what can you expect from a seated venue? I'd be guilty too, I'd totally just sit down and take it in!
ECW: Is there a perfect venue for The Belle Game?
AL: Jeez, well – I won't lie – I love it when people are standing. Selfishly speaking, it's easier to feel more engaged with the crowd. We would love to play Vancouver's Vogue one day, that's one of our goals. Right now we're still growing so our ideal venues are the intimate ones. I really like the Starlite Room in Edmonton and Republik in Calgary. We certainly wouldn't complain about playing a stadium one day!
ECW: Congratulations on the debut full-length album. What has the reception been like?
AL: I'd like to say it's been going quite well, but then I don't think that people would be too open about fully bashing it! So everything's been fairly positive and we're more than appreciative for that. It was really funny, the day we released the album somehow we ended up at number 17 on the iTunes pop charts, which was a really weird twilight zone moment. Anyway, that faded quickly, but it was cool while it lasted! It's been nice to have the record as a tangible thing we can sell; the other night at the Rio was honestly the second time I've ever touched our album!
ECW: The band has existed with varying lineups for four years now. I get the impression you waited for the right time to release the album, did you?
AL: Yeah, although there have been many previous attempts to get one out. Our second EP was – and the rest of my band will probably beat me up about this – kind of an experimental mishap. There was a lot of long-distance writing and very little time together in the same city to put together a full album. So that was a good learning experience for us… and our bank accounts! Now with this album everything's fallen into place. We were finally able to let songs sit and allow them to develop at a more natural pace.
ECW: So if the past EPs were sort of experiments is the album stronger because of them?
AL: I do feel that way. I mean, the EPs weren't intended to be experimental, but they were definitely part of a learning process. I don't think we could have made this album without making those.
ECW: Your lyrics are very direct with an obvious addressee. Would you say that this is a very personal album?
AL: Yeah, it's very, very personal, just as any musician would say so unless they're doing a jingle for Kraft Dinner or something. I think it's personal but it wasn't overly intentional at the same time. It all came together and, usually, when I'm writing lyrics and melodies I blab out words and sounds and eventually it starts to build. You know, the way I feel about this new album is that we found this reoccurring theme that came out naturally.
ECW: Is your writing process an individual thing, or a group effort?
AL: It's definitely a group effort. It usually starts with Kat and Adam working on the bare bones tinklings of an idea. Then I'll come down and join them in their basement and we'll spend a lot of time over-analyzing things, arguing and lighting candles so we can maybe get inspired. From there I'll usually contribute melody and lyrics and then, when we finally come to an agreeable point, we take it into the rehearsal space where Alex and Rob will join us and we'll fucking tear the song apart and rip it to shreds.
ECW: Finally, where did the album title, Ritual Tradition Habit, come from?
AL: It came from the whole song writing process. We realized that a lot of the moods and lyrics of our songs were based around growing up and the themes of rituals, traditions, and habits in one's life. Overall, it's about coming to a point in your life when you've realized these things, when you've come to a point of awareness and you start to question whether these things are serving you, whether you can find different ways of coping with things, or if things are just going to stay the same.
The Belle GameBoompaAndrea LoVancouverEd Collings-Wells
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Lau Dan (劉丹), Koni Lui (呂慧儀), Joyce Tang (滕麗名), Mandy Lam (林淑敏), Jack Hui (許家傑) and 50 cast team members were invited to the celebration party for TVB sitcom, Come Home Love: Lo and Behold (愛‧回家之開心速遞) at TV City on 24th January 2019. TVB Executives, Catherina Tsang (曾勵珍) and Virginia Lok (樂易玲) turned up to show their supports as well. Lau Dan hoped it would exceed A Kindred Spirit (真情) drama consisting of 1128 episodes and Catherina gave an okay sign thereafter. She also announced the sitcom was extended to 720 episodes as for now.
Lau Dan revealed his son, Hawick Lau (劉愷威) had returned to Hong Kong so as to celebrate Lunar New Year together and did not come to the party tonight as he was not part of the cast team. He wished the shooting would continue after 1128 episodes in the future and suggesting to invite Hawick to make a cameo appearance, Lau Dan replied he needed to ask him upon returning home later.
In addition, Joyce expressed she was notified that the filming would be continuing to December 2019 and Koni hoped it would progress until 2020.


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By way of Brisbane Road.
By way of Huish Park.
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I SHOULD be sleeping. But I'm not. Ah, such is life.
I'm going to be focusing on two sibling sets this time. One of them because I'm currently (trying) to write about them for Camp NaNo, and one because I miss them.
The ones I miss are Blade and Cobie from Petrichor. They aren't actually siblings, but they act like it.
Blade first met Cobie when she showed up to church drunk. He thought it was hilarious (and he was mildly concerned).
Cobie, of course, doesn't remember a thing.
CLIMB MOUNTAINS AND CLIFFS. Seriously, if you'll get an adrenaline high from it, Cobie and Blade will be found doing That Thing.
It was when Blade wanted to move out of town and Cobie was angry at him. She then offered to go with him, and the problem was solved. Unfortunately, these plans didn't pan out because Blade decided not to leave.
Cobie thinks Blade is too serious. Blade thinks Cobie is too crazy. Normal things, really.
They both like to quirk their eyebrows. I'm also pretty sure Cobie has commandeered a few of Blade's shirts.
AHAH. Depends. When being rebellious and outgoing, Cobie. When being a leader, Blade.
They grow to a deeper understanding of each other and their strengths and weaknesses. They are not only friends, but partners in a fight to save the world.
And now for part 2 of this post. I'm doing Camp NaNo (surprise, people!). And I'm writing the sequel to Lost Girls, titled Cracking Glass. Things are a lot worse for my heroes, and I love it.
Because of Camp, I'm going to be answering questions about Hal and Jem, my sibling duo from that novel. Jem is older and more logical, and Hal will debate you to the grave. They're perfect together.
Being children together. It was a largely traumatic experience, what with all the hitting and pushing.
Get involved in really deep doodoo. Like, world conspiracies and evil science stuff. But they also like to watch TV together, I guess.
If it came down to it, they'd lay their lives on the line. But only if they knew they had to.
Jem thinks Hal is too detached from life. Hal is kind of peeved about Jem because... well, she's his older sister.
Jem likes how smart Hal is and how helpful he is in a pinch with his hacking abilities. Hal likes that Jem talks to him and makes him feel valued.
Jem, probably. Being the oldest sister has led to that.
While they previously had an amiable yet distant relationship, Hal and Jem are bonded by difficult circumstances that only they know about. A secret can kind of change a person. And make you more susceptible to like your siblings.
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Thanks so much, Tori! You're right! The second siblings have a lot of relationship building and it's very exciting. And yay, another Dylan O'Brien lover!
You're so welcome--thank YOU for linking up! And thank you for the comment. I really appreciate it. Have a great day!
Aaaahhh, I just love hearing about these characters and story! Sibling relationships, whether blood related or not, are the best! This edition of BP is so great. I'm hoping to do it next week.
You're doing CampNaNo? And writing the sequel to Lost Girls? SO EXCITING. I love the title, Cracking Glass...so enticing!
No wait! I got so excited I almost forgot. I've tagged you over at my blog for the 777 Writing Challenge. ^_^ You can find it here: http://musingsofanelf.blogspot.com/2015/04/777-writing-challenge-burning-thorns.html DEFINITELY nothing you have to do whatsoever, but I wanted to pass it your way.
Thanks so much, Christine! Ohhh, I can't wait to read your BP entry! <3 I'm excited.
I am... sort of! I am so, so, so behind. But yes. Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it.
Ooh, thanks for the tag! I might do this one if I can find the time! I've always had fun with these when I do them on FB.
Thanks for the comment! <3 Have an awesome day!
Awwww, I like both sets of your sibling-ish characters, Sky. Blade and Cobie sound a bit daredevlish, in a good way. Btw, is Blade his real name or a nickname?
LOVE your answer to #7 for Hal and Jem. It's great to see siblings get along and show they appreciate one another despite their differences. And #8 - hahahahahahaha!
Good luck with Camp NaNa!
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The Teddy Toddle, part of an ongoing series of charity events at the Trafford Centre, took place this week.
The Toddle on September 24 was part of the Trafford Centre's ongoing charity campaign for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity.
Humphrey, the hospital's life-sized green teddy bear mascot, welcomed children and joined them on their adventure that started and finished at Orient Way.
The campaign is backed by former Coronation St star Tina O'Brien, who described herself as being "delighted" to lend her support to the event.
Mrs Weaver said that the charity aims to make difficult time spent in hospital a little easier for children and their families.
To date, the centre has raised more than £58,000 – and has its sights set on a target of £70,000.
The money raised is being used to fund potentially life-saving haemodialysis machines.
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital opened on Oxford Road in Central Manchester in June 2009, and treats over 135,000 patients a year.
Patients typically come from the North West of England, but some come from elsewhere seeking specialist treatment.
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Pretty Car Carrocerias de Veículos Ltda. ist ein brasilianischer Hersteller von Automobilen.

Unternehmensgeschichte
Das Unternehmen wurde am 24. September 1982 in Rio de Janeiro zur Produktion von Automobilen gegründet. Der Markenname lautet Pretty. Als Personen sind Francisco Cleber Martins und Raimundo Nonato Bandeira da Silva überliefert.

Fahrzeuge
Das erste Modell Calhambeque war ein Fahrzeug im Nostalgiestil der 1930er Jahre ohne direktes Vorbild, aber mit einer Ähnlichkeit zu den damaligen Modellen von MG. Ein Fahrgestell von Volkswagen do Brasil bildete die Basis. Darauf wurde eine offene Karosserie aus Fiberglas montiert. Sie war seitlich weit ausgeschnitten und kam daher ohne Türen aus. Das Reserverad war auf der Motorhaube befestigt. Ein luftgekühlter Vierzylinder-Boxermotor im Heck trieb die Hinterräder an. Von diesem Modell entstanden 536 Fahrzeuge.

1983 folgte der Dakar. Er sah mehr wie ein Jeep aus und hatte die gleiche technische Basis. In seinem Fall war das Fahrgestell gekürzt. Die zweitürige Karosserie bot Platz für vier Personen. Dieses Modell wurde vor Ende des Jahrzehnts eingestellt und später in einem Werk in Salvador (Bahia) wieder aufgenommen.

Auf den Dakar folgte der Dakar Plus mit runderen Karosserieformen.

Für den Dakar Plus II sind viele Teile vom Ford Escort überliefert.

Weblinks
 João F. Scharinger:  Lexicar Brasil (portugiesisch)

Einzelnachweise

Pkw-Hersteller (Brasilien)
Unternehmen (Rio de Janeiro)
Gegründet 1982

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The memorandum of association of a company is an important corporate document in certain jurisdictions. It is often simply referred to as the memorandum.
By Ordinary Resolution passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 17 September 2009, the authorised share capital of Company was increased by £20,000,000 to £40,000,000 divided into 800,000,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each.


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Q: php code to replace one data with another I have a project in which there is a form where data is loaded and depending on who has logged in, it automatically loads the name of the company to which it belongs, but now I add a new field where they can write the name of a company x in specific and what I need to know, is if there is a way that when filling that specific name field, it replaces in the database the name of the company to which the logged in person belongs.
I don't know if it's possible.
Thank you very much and I hope you understand what I meant.

A: It's possible, but your question is too abstract. Unfortunately it's not possible to write the answer with detail steps. My advice is: try to get a PHP/SQL course to learn some basic stuff. I guess, it would be helpful to know a bit about MVC, Active Record, ORM, CRUD.
But the abstract answer might be like that

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*specify the condition, i.e when the newly added field exist and form has been submitted;

*find the required row in database (SELECT * FROM .. WHERE ..);

*replace the field with another value;

*update the database row (UPDATE table SET column1 = value1 WHERE ..);

if the DB row does not exist, you should not do steps 2,3,4, you can just do INSERT request to database.

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Ferozabad is known for the production of glass bangles and utilitarian glassware. An entire community of skilled craftsmen is located here and is engaged in making high quality glassware. Ferozabad also produces fragile and lightweight glass beads.
Khurja is famous for its glazed ware. The speciality of the pottery from Khurja lies in the light relief work done on the surface of the items. Pottery from this place is known for floral patterns and use of warm shades like orange, brown, light red etc in glazing. Intricate floral designs and patterns in sky-blue color are generally done over a white background. Pottery from Khurja not only includes pots but is also known for good quality tableware, tea set, dinner-set, jugs, flower vase etc.
Lucknow is world famous for 'Chikan' embroidery. As Chikankari is usually done on fine cotton, Chikan sari and kurta make ideal summer wear. Different types of stitches are used in Chinkankari either individually or in combination. Satin stitch is commonly used, as it is suited for small motifs, which are influenced by designs and patterns from Mughal monuments. Chikan work is not only popular in India but it is also exported for making curtains and other furnishings.
Lucknow is known for its silver plated items, which are created by the repousse method. Low relief work can be seen on ornate boxes and other items.


Metaglossary.com - Definitions for "specific bequest"
A specific bequest is a specific item or amount of money left to a person in a Will.
A particular named item left as a gift in your Will - for example, a piece of jewellery.
A specific item of property that is left to a known beneficiary under a Will. If the person who made the Will no longer owns the property when he dies the bequest fails. If the beneficiary predeceases the person making the Will, then the gift falls into the residue of the estate.
A specific bequest is either a stated dollar amount or a specific piece of property that is to be given to Goodspeed Musicals.
A gift of a specific item of property to a named beneficiary under a will.
A gift under a will of a specific item of personal property or a specific amount of cash.


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import isNil from 'lodash/isNil';
import assert from './assert';

/**
 * Specifies a precondition contract for the enclosing method or property,
 * and displays a message if the condition for the contract fails.
 * @param {string} name - The method / property name to display if the condition is false.
 * @param {any} value - The conditional expression to test.
 */
export default function requires(...args) {
  let namespace = null;
  let name = null;
  let value = null;

  if (args.length === 3) {
    namespace = args[0];
    name = args[1];
    value = args[2];
  } else {
    name = args[0];
    value = args[1];
  }

  const message = namespace ?
    `${namespace} ${name} is required!` :
    `${name} is required!`;

  assert(message, !isNil(value), TypeError);
}