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Ahmaud Arbery's mother Wanda Cooper-Jones, center, reacts as Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley sentences Greg McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga. The three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, Pool)
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
Contending the McMichaels still believed they didn't do anything wrong, Dunikoski disclosed Friday that Greg McMichael gave Bryan's cellphone video of the shooting to an attorney, who leaked it.
Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.
Pope on new year: Pandemic is hard, but focus on the good
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"We are still living in uncertain and difficult times due to the pandemic," Francis said. "Many are frightened about the future and burdened by social problems, personal problems, ...
In his New Year's wishes to the world, Pope Francis encouraged people Saturday to focus on the good which unites them and decried violence against women while acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic has left many scared and struggling amid economic inequality.
Israel approves 4th vaccine dose for most vulnerable
Last week, Chile announced that it would start offering a fourth dose in February. Chile has reported almost 86% of its population fully vaccinated, making it ...
Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, an official said Thursday, becoming one of the first countries to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant.
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Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
The Gamaleya Institute that developed Sputnik V has said the vaccine should be efficient against the omicron variant of COVID-19, but announced that it will immediately start working on adapting it to counter the new variant.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday voiced hope for a quick approval of the country's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by the World Health Organization, saying the move is essential to expand its global supplies.
Tens of thousands protest in anti-military marches in Sudan
Protesters took to the streets in Khartoum and other cities around the country to demand that the armed forces stay out of government.
Security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands marched in the latest demonstrations against a military takeover that took place last month.
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Even at its current level of 4.53 per cent (2020), the unemployment numbers appear not only to have fallen in relative terms but also in absolute terms from 1.11 million in 2015 to about 837,145 in 2020.
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In this handout photo taken from video released by Georgian Interior Ministry Press Service, Georgian Police officers escort former President Mikheil Saakashvili after he was arrested in Rustavi, Georgia, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The prime minister of Georgia says former President Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested. The announcement Friday by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili came about 18 hours after Saakashvili, who was convicted in absentia and has lived in Ukraine in recent years, posted on Facebook that he had returned to the country. (Georgian Interior Ministry Press Service via AP)
Georgia's ex-president arrested after returning home
A woman receives Pfizer vaccine jab from a healthcare worker during the inaugural vaccination weekend drive in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg, South Africa Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The aim of the vaccination drive is to mobilise citizens and people living in South Africa to get vaccinated as a means to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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This undated image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication. Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. said Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use. (Merck & Co. via AP)
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Delta variant - What is in the name?
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Wearing of face masks must be forcefully enforced at all points and those who flout it should be punished as a deterrent.
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If someone asked you to describe Ghanaians in one word, what would your choice be? Whatever word you would use, how did you arrive at that conclusion?
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Unfortunately, however, under the new UG Act, 2010 (Act 806), section 8(1) thereof, the power to appoint the Council Chair was taken away from the Chancellor and the Academic Board and placed in the hands of the President and justified under article 70(1) of the Constitution.
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Innovation is the most sustainable climate solution. It is dramatically cheaper than current policies and demands fewer sacrifices while delivering benefits for most of the world's population.
The BoG recently announced that it was in advanced stages of introducing a digital currency which will be known as the e-cedi.
The Deputy General Secretary of the association, Dr Titus Beyuo noted that achieving the UHC through innovative health system approaches was very pertinent at improving the performance of the health sector, since it would give equal access to quality health services, eliminating facing financial hardships.
Government set to begin "Okada for Car' initiative
The initiative was announced by Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the build up to the 2020 elections.
'Economy rebounding faster from Covid-19 impact than envisioned' - Akufo-Addo
Ghana, he stressed, has become the leading recipient of foreign direct investments (FDI) in West Africa, and one of the most attractive investment destinations on the continent of Africa.
Americans 12 years old and up are already eligible for the Pfizer vaccine under an emergency use authorization, but the vaccine has been fully approved -- an FDA process that takes longer -- for those over 16.
The government has urged anyone 18 or over who hasn't been vaccinated to turn up at hospitals, town centers and mobile clinics nationwide for a shot and, in an attempt to encourage them, dropped requirements that they must register for an appointment in advance.
Even with the news of a potentially effective new treatment, experts stressed the importance of vaccines for controlling the pandemic, given that they help prevent transmission and also reduce the severity of illness in those who do get infected.
A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., Sept. 14, 2021.
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective for kids ages 5 to 11
There were 2,268 participants ages 5 to 11 in the trial, which, while it still followed a two-dose regimen, used a lesser dose than the amount given to people ages 12 and older, for the "safety, tolerability and immunogenicity" of younger children.
Philippine presidents are constitutionally limited to a single, six-year term, and a constitutional expert has said he would question Duterte's candidacy before the Supreme Court since a successful vice-presidential run would put him within one step of the office again.
Saakashvili moved to Ukraine, where he became governor of the corruption-plagued Odesa region, and obtained Ukrainian citizenship, which nullified his Georgian citizenship. However, ...
Afghan drivers and passengers stuck in a traffic jam look at Taliban fighters riding in the back of a pickup truck in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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In this Aug. 25, 2019, file photo, French Ambassador in charge of the G7 summit preparations Jean-Pierre Thebault in Biarritz, southwestern France. Thebault, the French Ambassador to Australia has been recalled to Paris, Friday Sept. 17, 2021, over the surprise cancellation of a submarine contract between Australia and France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP,File)
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a statement on Friday that recalling the two ambassadors, on request from Macron, "is justified by the exceptional seriousness of the announcements" made by Australia and the United States.
In this Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans inspect damage of Ahmadi family house after U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday, Sept. 17, that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi, File)
President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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The punishing headlines, all within an hour, underscored the perils for any president from the uncontrollable events that can define a term in office.
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FILE - In this undated file photo made available on Sept. 25, 2011, al-Saadi Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches a military exercise by the elite military unit commanded by his brother, Khamis, in Zlitan, Libya. A Libyan official said authorities released al-Saadi on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, after more than seven years of detention in the capital of Tripoli. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)
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Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said in a tweet early Monday that al-Saadi Gadhafi had been released in compliance with a previous court order.
In this image made from video on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, Guinean President Alpha Conde sits on a sofa in an unknown location. Footage posted on social media showed Guinea's president Alpha Conde in a room and sat next to a soldier on Sunday, as a Guinean army colonel seized control of state television and declared that Conde's government had been dissolved. It was not immediately clear at what stage the video was taken. (UGC via AP)
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Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, right, and Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, pose for photos after Medvedev defeated Djokovic in the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Djokovic's bid for year's Grand Slam ends against Medvedev
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Outplayed by someone using a similar style to his own, Djokovic came up just short of those two historic milestones, losing 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to first-time major champion Medvedev at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
A game from the end of his bid for what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969, Novak Djokovic covered his face with a towel, hiding his tears during a changeover.
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, leaves center court after being defeated by Marketa Vondrousova, of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Dream of Becoming a Doctor of Holistic Medicine in Ghana?
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There is no need worrying again to either travel outside or pay a huge amount of fees to study holistic medicine outside. It is now here in Ghana and this is made possible by the partnership between Da Vinci College of Holistic Medicine in Cyprus rated amongst the Top Five Alternative medicine schools in the USA by Shannon Walker in 2012 inforBarrel and Dr. Nyarkotey Alternative Medical College located in Dodowa-Akoto House.
The Da Vinci College operates a modular degree system by which degrees are obtained via a process of credit accumulation. Modules are self-contained units of teaching, learning and assessment which usually run for one semester. Modules are worth a fixed amount of credit, so if you pass the module you gain the appropriate number of credits which then count towards your degree.
Each module is assessed in the semester in which it is taught. Assessment will normally comprise of examinations, continuous assessment or, in most cases, a combination of these. Students who fail the assessment for a particular module are offered an opportunity to be re-assessed.
Passing a module entitles the student to receive credits for that module. Students will also receive a grade for each module taken which will appear on the individual Diploma awarded for that module, as well as on the transcript given to the student upon completion of their studies.
Here is a summary of the curriculum for the Doctor of Science in Holistic Medicine – DSc (HM). Based on the fact that Anatomy and Physiology and Pathology have been covered in undergraduate courses, then there are 8 modules required in total for completion, plus the Doctoral Dissertation. Seven of these are from the Compulsory List, and one topic is chosen from the Elective List – making 8 modules in total, along with the Doctoral Dissertation and the clinical practicum which is also compulsory:
Compulsory courses required (unless exemption is awarded):
Pathology for Natural Medicine
Clinical Nutrition – Part 1
Naturopathic Medicine – Part 1
Energy Medicine and Bioresonance
Detoxification and Toxicology
Electives List:
Su Jok Therapy
Iridology
Holistic Psychology
Live Blood Analysis
Naturopathic Sexology
Urinalysis and Body Fluids
Sclerology
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis
The Doctor of Science in Holistic Medicine consists of many separate modular courses covering a whole spectrum of health topics – each of these modular courses is a stand-alone and can be taken as an individual Diploma Course with Certification. This encourages the student to implement this knowledge-base in clinical practice as soon as they have completed each Diploma course, as they will have the Certification to prove that they have passed these exams for the said course.
The modular course structure based on distance-learning allows the student to work at their own pace while working elsewhere without having to disrupt family or working life. The student can even work while they are travelling as most of the course materials are in downloadable files that can be stored on the hard disc of the computer. There are hundreds of pages of reading material with each course.
There are also many interactive videos and documentaries to watch and you can even copy these directly to your laptop and watch them while on a plane. There are also hundreds of links to many other sources of helpful information – these courses have taken many years to write and develop and are at a cutting-edge level that is difficult to match.
The courses should ideally be taken in sequential order to benefit from prerequisite knowledge required to build on. The College and its courses have been accredited by the Pastoral Medical Association in the USA, and registered with the Complementary Medical Association (CMA) in the UK, as well as the Affiliation of Ethical and Professional Therapists (AEPT) in the UK. It also has obtained full professional board accreditation from the American Association of Drugless Practitioners in the USA.
Students in Ghana are eligible to be members of the Alternative Medical Association of Ghana (AMAG)
It is very rare to find a College that takes all these modalities and more and puts them into a Doctor of Science in Holistic Medicine course – this is the essence of this course – you will not only be studying homeopathy or herbal medicine or naturopathy, but in fact you will study enough of each to be able to practice as a competent Holistic Health practitioner, dealing with many health issues that using only one healing modality will not be able to help.
This is made possible because the Founder and Academic Dean of the Da Vinci College of Holistic Medicine, Dr. George J Georgiou, Ph.D.,N.D.,DSc (AM).,MSc.,BSc has been studying natural methods of health for over 25 years and has amassed degrees and diplomas in the biological sciences, clinical nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy, Su Jok acupuncture, energy medicine, iridology, sclerology, live blood analysis, thermography, clinical psychology and clinical sexology, along with a lot more training in other modalities of healing, as well as many research interests and publications.
Not only did he spend a life-time studying all these topics in depth, but he has applied this knowledge by building a bespoke Holistic treatment centre called the Da Vinci Holistic Health Centre in Cyprus that uses all these modalities and more and sees patients from all over the world, specializing in the treatment of chronic disease. Students taking the Doctor of Science in Holistic Medicine will be able to spend time undertaking clinical work at this cutting-edge Holistic Centre as part of their requirements.
To understand more about the Holistic Model and Dr Georgiou's work at the Center read his latest book entitled: Curing the Incurable with Holistic Medicine
To gain maximal benefit from your studies, it is recommended that the student plan to take at least two, but preferably three courses per semester (4 chronological months). There are a total of 8 Diploma courses required to complete the D.Sc (HM), making for approximately 1,600 physical hours of study. The average student should be able to complete all nine compulsory courses to be awarded the Doctor of Science in Holistic Medicine in about 12 – 18 months. A maximum of 60 months is allowed for completion for students with heavy work commitments.
If the Bachelor of Science in Holistic Medicine is completed, then the Doctoral degree can be began immediately without further ado.
Medical students usually study for just about 4,200 physical hours in the entirety of their course – most of the academic study is crammed into the first two years – they also have practical work on top of this. The Bachelor of Science in Holistic Medicine covers 9 courses which comes to a total of 1,800 hours (9 x 200 hours = 1,800). This means that 200 hours per course is equivalent to about 12 hours physical study per week.
If a student decides to go on to complete the Doctor of Science in Holistic Medicine, there will be a further eight courses to complete, chosen from the electives (8 x 200 hours = 1,600 hours), along with the dissertation of about 20,000 words. The Bachelors and Doctoral level will result in close to 4,000 hours of study which is what most medical schools cover.
Clinical Practicuum
Doctor of Science in Holistic Medicine students will have an opportunity to study with Dr. Georgiou at the Da Vinci Holistic Health Centre and will be able to get hands-on training in all aspects of the holistic healing arts. This will be the students opportunity to see the application of everything they have learned on real patients with real diseases.
There is also the flexibility of studying in other Holistic Centers closer to home, but these must be assessed by the College before being certified to accept students.
Take this opportunity for the low fees for Ghanaians compared to what the main college charges in Cyprus and Start your enrolment now at the College's affiliate in Ghana by calling Dr. Nyarkotey on 0541090045 or pick a form at Dodowa Akoto House, Dangme News Office.
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If journalism institutions do more of this kind of work and prudently share their findings, their audiences become more aware of tactics that can distort elections. The effort dovetails with a fundamental aim of journalism over the centuries – a better informed electorate.
But while aides say the president has become increasingly convinced that Russia is dangerous, he has still refused to embrace a tougher public posture himself and remains uncertain how far to authorize his administration to go.
Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater private security group and a close campaign adviser to Donald Trump, met a Russian financier with direct ties to Vladimir Putin's family in the weeks leading up to Mr Trump's inauguration, according to multiple people briefed on the talks.
Although Mr Prince's meeting with Kirill Dmitriev in the Seychelles, which is being examined by special counsel Robert Mueller, has been previously disclosed, Mr Dmitriev's ties to the Putin clan have not been widely known. According to six people close to Mr Dmitriev, his wife is close friends with Mr Putin's younger daughter.
The close links to Mr Putin's family are likely to raise new questions about whether Mr Prince was seeking a back-door communications route to the Kremlin on behalf of Mr Trump following earlier press reports that Mr Mueller was pursuing this line of inquiry.
Sen. Lindsey Graham wondered why Trump has not been tougher on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Amid talk that Trump might pull all US military support from Syria, Graham said leaving Syria would be "the single worst decision" he could make.
press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders reaffirmed that such a meeting is under consideration.
Mueller will likely bring charges in the email hacking matter. But against whom?
Alexander van der Zwaan, the 33-year-old London-based lawyer who worked with President Trump's campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates in Ukraine, has pleaded guilty to lying to investigators. Beyond his work's connection to the Ukraine dealings for which Manafort and Gates were charged with money laundering, he is also the son-in-law of Russian oligarch German Khan.
The former lawyer for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom admitted that he originally withheld information on 2016 exchanges he had with Gates and a "person A," when speaking to investigators.
"Person A" is a former officer for Russia's GRU military who still had ties to the agency, and Gates was aware of his past, according to documents filed last week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Russia's top diplomat called on President Donald Trump to keep his word Monday after the Republican leader revealed his intention to withdraw U.S. personnel from Syria "like very soon" days earlier.
The Wall Street Journal reports (behind a paywall) that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Roger Stone's claim that he met with WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in 2016.
In an email to fellow former Trump adviser Sam Nunberg dated Aug. 4, 2016, Stone claims that he "dined with Julian Assange last night," according to the Journal.
Later in the month, he told a Republican group in Florida that he had communicated with Assange and believed more documents about Clinton would be released.
About a month before the election, Stone again claimed that WikiLeaks had damaging material on Clinton. Two weeks later, the first of Podesta's hacked emails were made public.
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The fund is formulated under an IRS designation for political organizations.
Other legal defense funds for government workers have been structured as trusts for one employee at a time. In such trusts, the money collected can only be disbursed to that single beneficiary. It can't be used to favor or shun potential recipients based on what they may or may not reveal to investigators.
Not so with the Patriot Fund. Despite its name, it is set up not as a trust but as a limited liability company — an LLC. The fund's charter is largely silent as to the selection process except to grant absolute power to the fund manager, who alone passes judgment on who is worthy or unworthy of support.
An ingenious flourish on this un-bounded control is language barring the manager from revealing publicly (or to individual recipients) how the decisions are made.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was "colluding with Russian government officials" to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, prosecutors in the Russia probe revealed late Monday night.
Mueller's investigatory mission "would naturally cover ties that a former Trump campaign manager had to Russian-associated political operatives, Russian-backed politicians, and Russian oligarchs. It would also naturally look into any interactions they may have had before and during the campaign to plumb motives and opportunities to coordinate and to expose possible channels for surreptitious communications.
Manafort has previously said the charges he faces in federal court in DC and Virginia have nothing to do with his work on the Trump campaign in 2016, and the White House has distanced Donald Trump's presidential campaign from Manafort. Manafort has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
The existence of the Rosenstein Memo blows a hole in Manafort's defense—and sheds new light on the collusion question.
has stopped at least two on recent trips to the United States.
The first landed his private plane in New York, and investigators searched his electronic devices.
One area under scrutiny is investments Russians made in companies or think tanks that have political action committees that donated to the campaign.
Another theory Mueller's office is pursuing is whether wealthy Russians used straw donors -- Americans with citizenship -- as a vessel through which they could pump money into the campaign and inauguration fund.
Mr. Nader used his longstanding ties to Kirill Dmitriev, the manager of a state-run Russian investment fund, to help set up a meeting in the Seychelles between Mr. Dmitriev and a Trump adviser days before Donald J. Trump took office.
Separately, investigators have asked witnesses about a meeting Mr. Nader attended in 2017 at the office of a New York hedge fund manager, where he was joined by Jared Kushner and Stephen K. Bannon, who at the time were both senior advisers to Mr. Trump.


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Blizzard says Hearthstone's pirates will be nerfed if so many people keep playing them
By Tom Marks published 13 January 17
Ben Brode and Dean Ayala addressed the scurvy dogs during a live Q&A.
In a livestreamed Q&A today, Hearthstone game designer Dean Ayala said that the number of pirate decks being played was currently "a little higher than we're comfortable with." He added that "if it continues to be that way, I'd expect us to do something about that." The clear implication being that if you blaggards keep picking pirates, then nerfs will be forthcoming.
Ayala noted that Team 5 rarely nerfs a deck because of its raw power level, it's the frequency at which the most popular decks are played which is the bigger concern. According to Blizzard's own internal stats, the highest winrate for any deck right now is only 52%, while the 11th best deck on the list is at 49%, implying that players have a diverse range of viable decks. However, as anyone who's ventured on the ladder recently will be able to attest, decks that run the "Pirates package" which include Small-Time Buccaneer and Patches are over-represented.
Ayala said it's extremely rare for a deck to achieve a winrate of 55% or above, but as soon as they start seeing a deck reach 25% of the total population, the team gets concerned. For example, when Undertaker was nerfed, Ayala said a whopping 40% of games being played involved the card. "While [Undertaker] decks were powerful, the bigger problem was population size."
If the pirate package continues to stay the way it is in terms of population, I think we would step in and do something about it.
Dean Ayala
Ayala also admitted that Pirate decks "tend to feel the same" to play against, which makes for a stale ladder experience. "Even if there's 10 or 12 cards different, I still feel like I'm losing to the same deck." Given that there's currently no real reason for players to stop playing pirates, it's reasonable to expect changes will be forthcoming. When exactly that may be is another matter entirely, but a reasonable guess would be alongside the balance patch that's likely to precede the next Standard rotation.
When asked if any cards from the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan were unexpectedly weak or strong compared to how they performed in testing, Ayala turned to the pirates again. He said the strength of pirates wasn't a surprise, but the fact that they could work in Warrior, Rogue, and Shaman was unexpected. (Feel free to do your own spit take about the Shaman part.)
Game director Ben Brode also took part in the Q&A, which is archived at the top of this page, and revealed that Blizzard is currently looking at making changes to the ranked ladder, which he says can suffer from "grindiness." Nothing has been decided yet, but ideas being kicked around include increasing the number of bonus stars players receive at the end of a season, setting up "breakpoints" at certain ranks that you wouldn't be able to drop below, or extending winstreak bonus stars past rank five.
Possible improvements are also being considered for Arena. Brode and Ayala mentioned potentially switching to the Standard format and tweaking the drafting mechanics to reduce how many common cards or neutral basic minions are offered each draft. Additionally, in an effort to make Arena feel like it matters more, starting next month Blizzard will be releasing the top 100 rankings for all Arena players who have completed more than 30 runs that season.
Another interesting tidbit from Brode is that the Standard format is only about twice as popular as the Wild format, somewhat shocking given how few people it feels like are playing it. You can check out what we want from Hearthstone in 2017 here, and find out all about how the dread pirate Patches was made, and, ahem, balanced.
Tom Marks
Tom is PC Gamer's Associate Editor. He enjoys platformers, puzzles and puzzle-platformers. He also enjoys talking about PC games, which he now no longer does alone. Tune in every Wednesday at 1pm Pacific on Twitch.tv/pcgamer to see Tom host The PC Gamer Show.

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As the country hurtles headlong towards Christmas and the streets are full of shoppers getting those last minute Christmas gifts and the pubs and restaurants are crammed with revellers enjoying a glass or two of Christmas cheer, it falls to the personal injury solicitor in me to offer a nudge of pre-emptive caution.
And I apologise if you believe you are without blame at this time and don't wish to have the patently obvious pointed out to you by a lawyer, but it is not just the police and the hospitals who pick up the pieces after a car accident involving a drink-driver.
Yes, the staff at many a personal injury solicitor's office will see the devastation caused by drivers who thought their perception was unhindered after consuming a glass or two of wine at the office Christmas do. And it is we who are charged with steering people, whose lives have been irrevocably altered because of another person's thoughtlessness, through the man-made necessity of fighting for compensation from insurers.
Christmas is a time for jubilation, not tragedy, so my message is simple – stay safe during this festive season, whether you're in a car or on the pavement, whether cooking turkey for an extended family or plugging an old set of Christmas lights into an electric socket.
I'm sorry if you are offended, but personal injury solicitors are not party poopers, we would just like you to stay safe this Yuletide.
And I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!


Movement is an essential issue and several streamlined layers are higher carrying out than a couple of large ones.
This layering system develops the right combination of warmth, weight, mobility and wick (material that pulls wetness away from the skin). Below is a discussion of what to look for in each layer.
The under layer is your long underwear and socks and must be made up of material that wicks wetness away from your body, while keeping in the heat of your body. This layer needs to consist of materials that are slim-fitting however supply comfort and versatility. There are a number of ingenious materials for both long underwear and socks. Prevent cotton entirely for both, as it maintains moisture and loses all of its insulating qualities once it is wet. This layer must be neck-to-wrist-to-toe.
The clothes layer acts as more insulation and keeps in heat while enabling moisture to vacate towards the outer layer. For the leading layer, try to find fleece or wool options since both draw wetness out and away from the body. This layer is the one you will eliminate if you end up being overheated from activity or temperature so it may be practical to consider ease of removal when you are making your selection. For the bottom, thermal pants or snowboarding pants are essential. Not only do they trap heat and allow wetness to leave however they provide security from the components and have padding on the seat and knees, providing some protection if you crash. These need to be slightly spacious, permitting a full variety of motion with no binding anywhere, particularly the crotch and the knees.
The external layer secures you from the wind and cold and need to be water repellant and also permit moisture to escape. This layer includes your jacket, hat and gloves. Your jacket acts as a windbreaker, repels wetness and permits moisture to escape. This is what keeps you warm and dry while you snowboard. Your hat assists retain 90% of your temperature and is it essential that you use one to help keep your body temperature. Even more, your ears ought to not be subjected to extreme temperature levels and covering them with a hat or ear flaps can both safeguard them and decrease the quantity of heat lost through your head. Gloves that are moisture repellant, insulated and padded are crucial to keeping your fingers warm and dry and to securing your hands from impact.
Furthermore, snowboarding clothes ought to consist of a last layer: protective equipment. Including safety glasses and a helmet in your snowboarding equipment is a crucial safety action, especially for novices. Safety glasses safeguard eyes from UVA/UVB rays, wind, ice and tree branches and can prevent both short and long term damage to your vision. A helmet protects against the major head injuries that can happen in any winter sport even at slow speeds.
Finally, your snowboard itself, snowboarding boots and bindings are best chosen based on professional advice or using an online buying overview of identify the shape, product, size and choices that best fit your ability level and riding design.
Wearing the best clothes and picking the right devices will make sure that you have the convenience and efficiency necessary to develop your skills and perfect your techniques. Shred on!


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Mrs. Elda Wate is new MAL Deputy Secretary of Administration and Strategic Planning
DSA Elda Wate flanked by DST Michael Hoota and HRM Paurina Galo Akwai Copy
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has a new Deputy Secretary of Administration and Strategic Planning (DSASP).
She is Mrs. Elda Leah Wate.
Mrs. Wate replace Under Secretary Administration (USA) now renamed as Deputy Secretary Administration and Strategic Planning Oswald Ramo who retired in 2020.
Prior to taking up the DSASP role, Mrs. Wate worked as Assistant Accountant General-Management within the Ministry of Finance, Treasury Division (MoFT).
Mrs. Wate served the government for many years and held few positions in other line government ministries which include the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Public Service and recently the Ministry of Finance & Treasury (MoFT).
Hailed from Western Province, Mrs. Wate held a Degree qualification in Accounting from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and a Master of Business Administration from the University of the South Pacific (USP).
"I am honoured and humble to take up this position and it is all about hard working and perseverance to reach this far. I gave credit to my former superiors, former ministries, I served under. They are my mentors and my stepping-stone it's not who you are but it's a collective effort and coordination that has to be recognized within the organisation that will uplift and bring changes. Am just a another helping hand in trying to have positive mind to make others believe in yourself to be successful in whatever roles we assigned with, whether it is small or big the level is – we all part of the team to achieve," Mrs. Wate said.
When asked of her top priorities Mrs. Wate said,"Well – Things does not happen overnight, it takes time and effort. But I would like to see improvement in the procurement processes because it leads to non-compliance that caused delay to projects and service delivery. So on target for simple procurement training.
"The second priory is to close the gaps in the establishment including the provincial centres. It is always good to fill vacant positions through promotion and recruit below unless a very technical position.
"I have been instructed by the Permanent Secretary to support our planning team develop an active database on the genuine farmers so that resources is made available to genuine farmers and everyone else we need to reach and to have a vibrant networking with the right people. Also for monitoring and evaluation, purpose would be much easier and on target. And the most challenging one – is for MAL to have its own home to accommodate everyone under one roof. Time will tell," the new DSA courageously said.
The Permanent Secretary Ethel Tebengi Frances in welcoming the new DSASP said that she is excited to have another helping hand as the ministry for a long time only had one Deputy Secretary Technical.
"She was highly favoured amongst the other candidates because of her wider SIG procurement knowledge and other government processes where the ministry wish to improve on. MAL has to improve its support to farmers around the country and we must make efforts to do it better every time. One area I wish to see MAL improve on as well is project delivery and we can only improve on this if we have robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in place. I am looking forward to supporting Mrs Wate supervise this work for MAL,"PS Frances said.
Other areas the Permanent Secretary wish to see our new DSASP fully engaged in is the management of our (MAL) development partner portfolio, supporting the ministry with policy developments and ministry reporting.
Mrs. Wate received an overwhelming congratulatory messages from MAL management and staff as she took office and commence official duties at her new work station at MAL Headquarter on Monday this week (26th July).
Human Resource Manager (HRM) Paurina Galo Akwai in welcoming Mrs. Wate to MAL thanked her for accepting the offer for the position of DSASP and to be part of the MAL team.
She said the ministry and staff are looking forward to working closely with her toward development of agriculture sector in the country.
Meanwhile, PS Frances said, "MAL team has been looking forward to this extra support and we are grateful you able to leave your comfort zone to take up this role and new challenge. Rest assured of our support. We wish you Gods wisdom and protection for this new role and MAL family," PS Frances said as she joined MAL in welcoming Mrs. Wate to the Ministry.
The DSASP directly supervises Corporate and Planning teams, however, any technical related work will still be referred to Deputy Secretary Technical. Michael Ho'ota is MAL Deputy Secretary Technical (DST).
– MAL Press
Agricultural training to reap benefits for Belaha Community
MAL boosts Makira farmer's capacity on kava pre-processing and management


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Democratic elections were held in the Republic of Colombia on October 28, 2007. The elections were organized as established by the Colombian Constitution of 1991 by the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral, CNE) to elect Department governors with its respective Department Assemblies, Mayors with their respective City Councils and the Local Administrative Juntas (JAL).

The elections have been marked by the assassination of 22 candidates and the kidnapping of at least two. The main armed group targeting the elections is the marxist leninist guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), as part of the Colombian armed conflict with the government of Colombia. The President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez publicly called not to vote for those candidates preferred by the FARC or candidates who were offering to buy people's vote.  While in some areas there are reports of untrusting the elections due to the break out of the Parapolitica scandal in 2006 in which it was discovered that members of the demobilized paramilitary group United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) had been colluding with political leaders and members of the public force in order thwart adversaries and advance politically.

On this date some 27 million Colombians are apt to vote to elect between some 86 thousand candidates to represent 1,098 Colombian municipalities and 32 governors of Colombian Departments. Colombian authorities mobilized 167,559 soldiers and policemen in order to vigil the 9,950 voting sites.

Irregularities in election process
The Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reported that the National Registrar of the Civil State (Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil) announced several changes in some voting sites in the Colombian Caribbean region: In Cartagena and Magangué in Bolívar Department, Gonzalez in Cesar Department, Barranquilla and Malambo in Atlántico Department and Santa Marta and El Retén in Magdalena Department after there were reports of irregularities.

The local newspaper El Nuevo Día from Ibagué, Tolima Department reported that opposition groups to Major Bolívar Guzmán blocked access to the town of Valle de San Juan also in Tolima Department, alleging that there had been a manipulation of the election process. The blockage prevented functionaries of the National Registrar from establishing elements needed for voting. Members of the Colombian National Police and the Colombian Army were called to reestablish control in the town.

There were also reports of fraudulent techniques used to obtain more votes, the most common was the Trasteo electoral (Literally "Vote Carrying") in which for example a municipality gets more votes than its official population able to vote, as it occurred in the municipality of Piojó in Atlántico Department where there were 6,088 people subscribed as apt to vote, but its actual population apt to vote over 18 years old is 2,988.

Caracol Radio reported that there had been 49 people captured for committing electoral fraud crimes and there had been 26 denunciations reported to the Inspector General of Colombia Edgardo Maya among these the possession of numerous IDs used to illegally vote more than once and the exchange of votes for money or groceries for votes. Inspector General Maya-Villazon also discarded any possibility that elected candidates sanctioned with disciplinary sanctions, penal crimes, impeachment or any other fault on this elections will not be able to take office. He also mentioned that in case any of these candidates took office will be suspended from office.

Violence

A month before the elections there were already some 70 homicides related to the Colombian regional elections of 2007, including government officials, perpetrated by guerrillas, former and new paramilitary groups or common delinquency. This tendency of using violence to coerce the population escalated when the paramilitary groups influenced the previous 2003 regional, presidential and legislative elections.

Onservers part of the mission sent by the Organization of American States (OAS) formally accused the FARC of being the main cause of the disruptions to the electoral process. Not only from violence but from coercion, but also mentioned that the elections were not in danger but for some people in certain areas. Like during the electoral day the FARC used explosives to destroy electrical towers in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño. This action left without electricity an area covered by some 5 municipalities. The Ombudsman of Colombia accused the emerging paramilitary gangs of also thwarting the election process in some areas. Some of this groups included Aguilas Negras, Los Traquetos, Los Mellizos, ''Los de Barranquilla, Los Paisas, Los 40, Macacos, Cuchillos and la Organización Nueva Generación.

Post election

On October 29, 2007, a day after the election, protesters of the losing candidate for mayor in the municipality of Ciénaga de Oro, Córdoba Department rioted and burned down the City hall and the local office of the National Registrar of the Civil State, alleging that there had been fraud. The winning candidate Plinio Di Paola won with a difference of 15 vote over the losing candidate. Also in Córdoba Department, in the town of Ayapel the office of the National Registrar was stoned. A state of emergency was sanctioned in several other populations of the Córdoba Department.

References and notes

External links
Votebien.com
National Electoral Council
National Registrar of Colombia

2007 elections in South America
Regional elections
2007

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Headlines, August 13, 2018
HOME Headline
Lee Kyung-sik
Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:
The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.
Koreas set to hold high-level talks to discuss leaders' summit
South and North Korea are set to hold high-level talks Monday to discuss holding a summit meeting between their leaders aimed at deepening inter-Korean relations. The meeting will be held at the northern side of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas at about 10 a.m., according to the unification ministry. South Korea's delegation will be led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon. His North Korean counterpart will be Ri Son-gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country.
S. Korean shares to move in tight range next week
South Korean shares are expected to be locked in a narrow range next week as investors take to the sidelines amid global trade tension worries, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,282.79. points on Friday, slightly down from 2,287.68 points a week earlier. The local stock market started mildly lower Monday as institutional and foreign buyers offloaded large-cap shares, mostly offsetting a massive selling spree by individuals. The index, however, turned around and closed higher for three sessions in a row as tech giant Samsung Electronics announced that it will invest 180 trillion won (US$160 billion) over the next three years.
Defense minister holds talks with top Indian military official
South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo has held talks with his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, to discuss ways to expand bilateral ties and collaboration for North Korea's denuclearization, his office said Saturday. During the talks, which took place in India on Friday, they agreed to promptly hold the vice ministerial 2+2 dialogue involving the two countries' foreign and defense ministries, according to the Ministry of Defense.
KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
Presidential Aide Questioned in Opinion Rigging Probe
Presidential secretary Song In-bae returned home late Sunday after being questioned for over 13 hours as part of the probe into the online opinion rigging scandal involving the blogger "druking." Song left the office of the independent counsel team in southern Seoul at around 11 p.m. Sunday. He told reporters that he provided a detailed and honest testimony, expressing hope that the investigation team will shed light on the scandal soon.
S. Korea Bans Port Entry of 4 Ships that Transported N. Korean Coal
South Korea has banned the port entry of four ships confirmed to have imported North Korean coal into the country. A Foreign Ministry official said Sunday that the government had prohibited four ships that were used to transport resources banned under U.N. Security Council Resolution 2371 from entering local ports from Saturday. The four ships -- the Sky Angel, the Rich Glory, the Shining Rich and the Jin Long -- were confirmed to have transported North Korean coal into South Korea last year in violation of the 2017 resolution, which bans the North from exporting coal, iron ore and other minerals.
S. Korea to Report N. Korean Coal Shipments to UNSC Next Week
South Korea is preparing to report its investigation results on alleged illegal North Korean coal shipments to the United Nations Security Council next week at the earliest possible date. Seoul's customs office announced its probe results on Friday, which says that three South Korean firms imported North Korean coal and pig iron from Russia on seven occasions between April and October last year in an apparent violation of a UN sanctions resolution. A government official said Saturday that the government is translating the probe results and making related preparations to send its report to the UN Security Council.
Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
Gov't-issued bonds surpass 1,000 trillion won for first time
South Korea-issued bonds hit 1,000.2 trillion won (US$885.52 billion) as of early last week, surpassing the 1,000 trillion-won mark for the first time, the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) said Monday. Government bonds accounted for 671.64 trillion won of the total, and purpose bonds 328.56 trillion won Tuesday. The sum is more than double the 427 trillion won in 2008, the year the country was swept up in a global financial crisis. Bond issuance has been on the increase in recent years, recording 801 trillion won in 2014, 879 trillion won in 2015, 918 trillion won in 2016 and 953 trillion won in 2017.
Samsung says it wishes to become first to release foldable smartphone
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it wishes to become the first in the world to release an operational foldable smartphone, raising the possibility that it may showcase the first product in the near future. "We are focused on bringing innovations favored by consumers, rather than just becoming the world's first. In terms of the foldable phone, however, we do not want to miss the first spot," said Koh Dong-jin, who heads Samsung Electronics Co.'s IT and Mobile division. The remark came as global tech manufacturers, including U.S. Apple Inc. and China's Huawei, have been making preparations to release foldable phones.
Foreign-made diesel vehicles losing market share in S. Korea
Diesel-powered vehicles that have come to dominate the South Korean import market are starting to feel the impact of Volkswagen's emissions scandal and recent fires that have affected BMW models, industry watchers said Sunday. Corporate data showed that while diesels, made mostly by German carmakers, accounted for 68.8 percent of all imports in 2015, up from 22.4 percent in 2009, that figure had come down to 46.3 percent as of July of this year, compared with 44.9 percent for cars that run on gasoline. The 1.4 percentage point gap could be overturned, especially with more BMW luxury cars catching fire here and public opinion, typically sensitive towards safety issues, turning sour, an industry source said.
The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
NK ramps up call for S. Korea to implement Panmunjom Declaration
A day ahead of scheduled high-level talks, North Korea ramped up its calls for South Korea to implement the agreement reached between their leaders in April, and lambasted Seoul for its slowness to do so. Uriminzokkiri, a North Korean propaganda website, cited Seoul's "blind obedience" to the US-led sanctions as a major reason behind lackluster progress on implementation of the Panmunjom Declaration, adopted at a landmark summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on April 27.
S. Korean citizen caught re-entering NK
A South Korean citizen who was repatriated from North Korea last week was arrested on Sunday morning for attempting to illegally enter the communist country, local reports said. According to the reports, a 34-year-old man surnamed Suh drove an SUV through the checkpoint on the South Korean side of the Unification Bridge in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, which leads to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, without undergoing proper inspection. Suh was caught by South Korean troops at the joint security area of Panmunjom, at a reservoir located 6 kilometers away from the bridge.
Court to rule on ex-governor's sexual harassment case
Former South Chungcheong Provincial Gov. An Hee-jung, who pleaded not guilty to all of the sexual assault charges against him, will receive his sentence Tuesday, some five months after his former secretary made a highly public rape accusation in March. Last month, prosecutors requested four years in prison for An, who has been charged with five counts of indecent act by compulsion, four counts of sexual abuse by occupational authority, and one count of indecent acts through abuse of occupational authority. An has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges, saying that his relationship with his ex-secretary was "romantic" and consensual.
The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
'Retained earnings are not all cash'
Politicians and businesspeople are locking horns yet again over an issue concerning retained earnings. Retained earnings under shareholders' equity on balance sheets are the surplus from a company's net income after paying dividends to investors. Lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) recently claimed that companies are hoarding too much of their retained earnings without investing them to create jobs.
Public against national pension changes
People are becoming more worried about life after retirement as the government is seeking to extend the mandatory national pension subscription period by five years to better finance the depleting pension fund. According to the National Pension Service (NPS), the pension fund is expected to bottom out by 2056 or 2057, three to four years earlier than the NPS predicted five years ago. So the government is contemplating extending the subscription period to the age of 65 from the current 60.
Major, minor parties divided over special activity funds
Concerning lawmakers' special activity funds and the redrawing of precincts, major and minor parties are locked in a dispute after the recent court decision to reveal the details of the past use of those funds. While the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and major opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) insist on keeping the funds and disclosing the receipts for expenses instead, the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party (BMP) and Justice Party continue to claim the funds by law shouldn't be given to lawmakers.
Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)
Intercity Buses Threaten to Stop Services Over Minimum Wage
Six intercity express bus operators running services between Incheon and Seoul on Thursday threatened to suspend business because they cannot afford the minimum wage hike. The companies said they will ground a total of 259 buses on 19 routes between Incheon and various terminals in Seoul like Sinchon, Seoul Station and Gangnam Subway Station from Aug. 21. They account for 75.3 percent of all 344 intercity buses between Incheon and Seoul. Chaos is expected during the morning and evening rush hours unless the operators can be persuaded to change their minds.
Dozens of S.Koreans to Man Border Liaison Office
South Korea is expected to dispatch a large permanent staff of 25 to 30 people to the cross-border liaison office that will open in the former Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea this month. A government official said staffers will be picked up from the Unification Ministry and other agencies. "The number will be in the double digits," a Unification Ministry official said. That is a larger staff than that of most of South Korea's overseas missions.
Hyundai to Stop Production of Diesel Sedans
Hyundai will stop production of diesel versions of four models amid sluggish sales, the carmaker said on Thursday. "We decided to eclipse diesel sedans as they are quickly replaced with eco-friendly cars amid low demand," a Hyundai spokesman said. "In the long term, diesel versions are available for some popular SUV models only." Under the decision, the diesel versions of the Sonata sedan, i30 hatchback, Grandeur sedan and Maxcruz SUV are no longer manufactured as of Friday, and only those remaining ones in stock will be sold. Hyundai plans to launch a new large SUV at the end of this year, so it decided to discontinue the production of the Maxcruz SUV.
HanKyoReh Shinmun (http://english.hani.co.kr)
Former assistant to Lee confirms ex-president's meetings with Woori Financial Group chairman
Kim Hee-jung, the senior personal secretary to former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and one of Lee's most trusted subordinates, has reportedly confirmed the contents of a memorandum kept by Lee Pal-sung, former Woori Financial Group Chairman, during questioning by the prosecutors. Kim also testified that Lee Pal-sung had a tailor visit the office of Lee Myung-bak during his term as mayor of Seoul to take his measurements for a suit. During a Aug. 10 hearing in Lee Myung-bak's trial, which is being heard by Hon. Jeong Gye-seon, with the Seoul Central District Court's 27th criminal division, the prosecutors released a report of the statement that Kim made during questioning.
BMW cars that have been inspected or are not subject to recall continue to combust
As BMW cars that have received a safety checkup or are not subject to the recall continue to spontaneously combust, suspicions about the cause of the fires continue to grow. The company insists that this is simply a matter of a defective part, but experts are raising the possibility of a larger problem, perhaps related to software. Government authorities are also being blamed for exacerbating the situation by their lackadaisical response. Multiple automobile experts who spoke with The Hankyoreh on Aug. 10 said the biggest dilemma in the BMW car fires is that the cause of the fires remains unclear. Given the uncertain diagnosis of cause, distrust is growing about the safety checkups and recall measures that the company is implementing.
North Korea announces "unchanged will" to implement Singapore Joint Declaration
North Korea announced that it remained "unchanged in our will" to "implement in good faith [. . .] step by step" the Joint Declaration from a recent summit with the US. "The U.S. should, even at this belated time, respond to our sincere efforts in a corresponding manner," it urged. On Aug. 9, the US government announced that it was in dialogue with the North on nearly a daily basis by telephone and email. The situation means that discussions and negotiations are still going on despite large differences in opinion on matters including a declaration ending the Korean War and the reporting and inspections of nuclear facilities and materials.
The Dong-A Ilbo (http://english.donga.com/)
Cheong Wa Dae seeks joint participation of Moon, Kim at UN General Assembly
South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae plans to realize a joint participation of the two Korean leaders in the United Nations General Assembly mid-September, in New York City, through a third inter-Korean summit since South Korean President Moon Jae-in's inauguration. It intends to provide a breakthrough to the stagnated nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea, and furthermore make a war-ending declaration become a reality this year.
Hanwha Group to invest 22 trillion won and hire 35,000 employees
Hanwha Group announced on Sunday that it would invest a total of 22 trillion won and hire 35,000 people over the next five years beginning in this year's second half. The nation's No. 8 conglomerate has thus joined a massive investment and recruitment spree that started with LG Group in December last year, followed by Samsung, Hyundai Motor, and Shinsegae groups. Hanwha's investment translates into 4.4 trillion won, which represents a 37 percent increase from 3.2 trillion won in annual average investment made by the company over the past three years.
S. Korea's welfare system has a long way to go
The government's welfare schemes often include measures to "cut down expenses" for recipients to pay for basic needs and health services. By doing so, recipients can save their money though they are not directly provided with cash from the government. The most representative example would be benefits to help people reduce medical expenses for services that are not covered by a health insurance. If diagnosed with one of the five types of cancer, namely stomach, liver, breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer, patients can receive 2 million won (2.2 million won for medical care recipients) a year for a total of three years.
JoongAng Ilbo (http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/)
Pyongyang says Seoul is dragging feet on projects
North Korea reproached the South on Sunday for siding with the United States' "sanctions scheme" against the regime, saying such "blind obedience" was hampering progress in fulfilling the Panmunjom Declaration signed by the leaders of the two Koreas on April 27. The critique came a day before relatively high-level officials from both countries were scheduled to meet in the truce village of Panmunjom. Local analysts believed the regime was sending a message in advance.
Korea's economy is slowing, warns OECD
The Korean economy will slow down in the near future. According to the statistics released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Sunday, the composite leading indicator, or CLI, for Korea fell 0.3 points from a month earlier to 99.2 in June. That is a warning sign that the Korean economy will worsen in six to nine months time, as the country suffers from declining domestic consumption and shrinking investments. The CLI predicts the future direction of an economy. The index is focused on turning points - peaks and troughs - and the patterns in the indices are likely to be followed in the business cycle with a six- to nine-month time lag.
Hyundai creates separate sound zones in cars
Hyundai Motor has developed a sound system for vehicles in which passengers and the driver can hear different songs or make totally private phone calls. It is the first such system in the world, the carmaker announced Sunday, and will be offered in Hyundai Motor cars within a year or two. Korea's largest carmaker calls the system a "separated sound zone" and unveiled it on its official website and on YouTube last Sunday.
The KyungHyang Shinmun (http://english.khan.co.kr/)
Will the Inter-Korean Autumn Summit Be Held Early in Late August or Early September?
North and South Korea will hold the fourth high-level talks of this year at Panmunjom on August 13. The unification ministry announced that the officials will discuss issues concerning the inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang, which President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un, chairman of the North Korean State Affairs Commission agreed to hold in the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration. Working-level discussions on the declaration of the end of war and reports on North Korean nuclear facilities between North Korea and the United States are in a deadlock, so there have been talks of an inter-Korean summit scheduled for this fall to be held early in late August or early September in an effort to seek a breakthrough.
Samsung Reaches Out to Government and Speeds up Lee Jae-yong's Return to Management
On August 8, the Samsung Group announced plans to newly invest 180 trillion won and directly hire 40,000 workers, displaying the group's willingness to help create more jobs in South Korea as well as seek a foundation for future growth. In general, the group seemed to actively cooperate with the Moon Jae-in government's policy for innovative growth. However, considering the group's "five new future business projects" announced eight years ago, we will have to wait and see if the new plans will lead to meaningful results. With the latest announcement, Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the actual leader of the Samsung Group is expected to accelerate his public return to management after being released on probation in an appellate trial in early February.
Military's Investigation of "Personal Reputation" Limited to Irregularities and Corruption: Failure to Remain Politically Neutral to Be Punished According to the Military Criminal Act
Systematically, it will be impossible for the military's Intelligence Support Command, which will launch next month after the restructuring of the Defense Security Command (DSC), to exert "omnipotent" power like its predecessor. According to the Presidential Decree on the Intelligence Support Command, the enactment of which the government announced on August 6, the new command will not be able to investigate the "personal reputation" of soldiers and civil servants in the military. If the command fails to remain politically neutral, it will be punished according to the Military Criminal Act.
AJU Business Daily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
S. Korea bans port entry of four foreign cargo ships
Four foreign cargo ships have been banned from entering South Korean ports for violating United Nations sanctions that ban the shipment of North Korean mineral resources. The four ships included the Belize-flagged Shining Rich, the Belize-flagged Jin Long, the Sierra Leone-registered Rich Glory and the Panama-registered Sky Angel, which were used to carry banned North Korean coal and other mineral resources into South Korea.
Satellite imagery shows ongoing work in N. Korean nuclear complex: 38 North
Satellite imagery indicates ongoing work on the secondary cooling system for a graphite-moderated reactor used to extract weapons-grade plutonium at North Korea's main nuclear complex, but the reactor is probably not operating, according to 38 North, the website of a U.S. research institute. The nuclear complex in Yongbyon has been at the center of attention since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to push for denuclearization at talks with U.S. and South Korean leaders this year. A five-megawatt reactor in the complex has been used to extract weapons-grade plutonium.
N. Korean coal, pig iron shipped to S. Korea in violation of U.N. resolution
South Korean companies were found to have imported about 35,038 tons of North Korean coal and pig iron last year through a Russian port, using forged documents or other illegal means, in violation of United Nations sanctions banning the shipment of mineral resources from the impoverished country. The Korea Customs Office (KCS) said Friday that North Korean coal and pig iron worth a total of 6.6 billion won ($5.87 million) were brought into South Korea seven times from April through October last year. It referred three importers and three business entities to state prosecutors for indictment.
Maeil Business News Korea (http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/)
Bayer to resume aspirin sales in S. Korea
Bayer Korea Ltd., local subsidiary of German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG, announced on Friday that it will resume sales of 500-milligram aspirin tablets in South Korea, 20 months after it voluntarily recalled the anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing drug in 2016. Bayer Korea said that its 500-milligram aspirin tablets will return to the shelves in Korea this year. The company voluntarily recalled them in December 2016 after it found that the dissolution rate of some of its aspirin tablets produced at its manufacturing facility in Indonesia did not meet the safety standard. Dissolution rate refers to the rate at which a drug's active ingredients dissolve in the body.
Ssangyong Motor reaches wage agreement with union
South Korea's Ssangyong Motor Co. settled annual wage agreement with its labor union, marking the ninth straight year to reach a deal without a strike. Nearly half or 1,636 workers of 3,265 members who took part in vote agreed to a wage deal that freezes base salary and pays out a bonus of 1 million won ($885), the company said Friday. Ssangyong Motor is the fourth largest automaker based in Korea and owned by India's Mahindra & Mahindra. It has been struggling to improve its business amid sagging domestic demand and intensifying competition.
S. Korea's Shinsegae DF partners with China's Ctrip
Shinsegae DF Inc., duty-free store operating unit of South Korea's retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, has joined hands with China's largest online travel agency Ctrip to offer membership service with hopes to woo more Chinese consumers. Shinsegae DF said on Friday that it will offer consumers membership subscription service via Ctrip website, becoming the world's first duty-free store operator to partner with Ctrip, an online platform in China with over 300 million users offering travel-related services such as accommodation, flight reservation, and tour packages.
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S. Korea to spend over 60 pct of budget in 1st half: finance minister
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U.S. says significant drop in N.K. provocations shows progress toward goals
Moon urges inter-Korean efforts to realize Kim Jong-un visit to S. Korea
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Government's wiggle-room on water charges limited
Fri, Oct 31, 2014, 19:19
Cliff Taylor
The Government has limited room for manoeuvre in cutting water charges to consumers, if it wants to keep the costs of Irish Water off the State balance sheet. This is the crux of the problem it faces as it aims to defuse public anger at the charges.
Giving money back to consumers via tax relief and household benefits packages may, however, be the way to lower the costs while staying within the rules.
An analysis of the published information on what Irish Water will spend and where it will raise its money shows it needs to raise significant revenue from the public to stay within the rules. If it does not do so, officials have calculated that more than €800 million will be added to borrowing next year, cutting Ireland's ability to meet EU deficit targets.
Juggling the deficit
Thus, Irish Water has to be seen to raise a significant part of its funding from sources other than the Government.
The rules for this are set down by the EU statistics agency Eurostat, in what is called a "market corporation test" – in other words, a test of what Irish Water's finances need to look like to justify its existence as an independent entity.
Three tests need to be met, relating to the amounts that Irish Water raises in revenues from households, businesses and the Government and the relationship between these numbers.
Two of these restrict the Government's wiggle room.
First, the amount of money raised from the public must "clearly exceed" payments from Government coffers. Previous figures show that revenue from households (just over €300 million in 2015) and businesses (€230 million) at €530 million exceeded total Government support by about €100 million.
Doesn't add up
With production costs of just over €1 billion, this leaves very little room to play with. Even if there was some adjustment to Irish Water's costs, it is hard to see the figures adding up if less than €250 million is collected from households, and more in future years.
Giving money back via tax relief and household benefit packages will help stay within the rules, while cutting the net costs to households.
The cash will still come in to Irish Water from the public and can thus be counted in its finances.
Widening the promised tax relief to households – so that all households benefit from €100 in tax relief, no matter what their bill comes to – together with a credit for those on welfare support is one key step in the Government's plan to try to assuage public anger.
Further moves to cap charges are also being considered, but these will have to ensure that Irish Water still gets enough revenue.
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Selena Gomez's 'Revival' Debuts At #1 On Billboard 200
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Revival, the new album from multi-platinum singer and actress Selena Gomez — debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week, bowing with 117,000 equivalent album units. It also shifted more units than any other album this week. This is Gomez's second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Total worldwide sales of Gomez's albums stand at nearly 7 million units and single sales are over 22 million worldwide.
On October 9th release day, Selena hosted a #REVIVALListeningParty on Spotify and a Q&A on Twitter for it's first-ever "New Music Friday." During the campaign the hashtag was used 446k times generating over 36 million impressions.
Last week, Gomez announced that she will embark on her worldwide "Revival Tour" in 2016. The first leg will find Gomez traveling to 41 cities across the United States and Canada. The tour kicks off in Las Vegas on May 6th at Mandalay Bay and hits major markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and more. Additional international territories and dates are expected at a later time. See all dates here.


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import com.ghgande.j2mod.modbus.msg.ModbusMessage;
import com.ghgande.j2mod.modbus.msg.ModbusRequest;
import com.ghgande.j2mod.modbus.msg.ModbusResponse;
import com.ghgande.j2mod.modbus.net.AbstractSerialConnection;

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import java.util.List;

import net.sf.saxon.lib.ExtensionFunctionCall;
import net.sf.saxon.lib.ExtensionFunctionDefinition;
import net.sf.saxon.om.StructuredQName;
import net.sf.saxon.value.SequenceType;

public class XQueryFunctionStub extends ExtensionFunctionDefinition {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2974727888536121137L;

    private XQueryFunctionStubBuilder XQueryFunctionStubBuilder;
    private XQueryFunctionCall XQueryFunctionCall;

    public XQueryFunctionStub (XQueryFunctionStubBuilder XQueryFunctionStubBuilder) {
        this.XQueryFunctionStubBuilder = XQueryFunctionStubBuilder;
        this.XQueryFunctionCall = new XQueryFunctionCall(this.XQueryFunctionStubBuilder);
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Assists with coordinating administrative tasks and human resources activities.
Establish positive working relationships with local government offices and community-based organizations. Attend community meetings.
Make recommendations on Alliance programs and administrative policies to the Regional Office Director.
Prepare internal/external reports on client services activities to private and government funders.
Monitor program files, including audits, reviews, and quality assurance.
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Home Things to Do Family & Kids Friendship Dog Charity Founder Receives Points of Light Award By PM
Friendship Dog Charity Founder Receives Points of Light Award By PM
The founder of the UK's only dog befriending charity has today received Prime Minister Boris Johnson's daily Points of Light award.
Based in the North East, Wag and Company tackles loneliness and isolation among older and vulnerable people in the region.
Diane Morton, from Hexham, founded the charity with her husband Doug, following their own experiences as volunteers, and with Diane's father, who dealt with vascular dementia for many years but who always remembered her Labrador Harry.
Aware that other charities offering dog visiting services were unable to visit older people in their own homes, and knowing from first-hand experience the difference a dog could make to personal wellbeing, they launched 'Wag and Company' in May 2016.
It is now supported by a network of over 411 volunteers with friendship dogs, who are benefitting thousands of elderly dog lovers across the North East, many of whom face health issues, are bereaved and isolated, and unable to look after a dog on their own. The charity has made almost 75,000 visits to date and during the lockdown and ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the charity continues to support their elderly friends in a variety of creative ways, including virtual sessions.
In a personal letter to Diane, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "I was inspired to hear how you have harnessed hundreds of dogs to provide companionship for more than three thousand elderly people across the North East.
"Your "Wag teams" have accomplished a staggering 70,000 befriending visits and I am delighted that in this period where we have been fighting Coronavirus you have continued to provide comfort to so many through virtual visits."
Diane is the 1513th person to receive the Prime Minister's UK daily Points of Light award, which was first launched in April 2014 to recognise outstanding individuals making a difference where they live. Each day, someone, somewhere in the country is selected to receive the award to celebrate their remarkable achievements, including hundreds of volunteers who have been recognised for how they have served their communities through the coronavirus pandemic.
In receiving the award, Diane said: "As a very proud figurehead for over 411 amazing Wag and Company volunteers and their equally special dogs, I'm honoured to accept the Points of Light Award on their behalf.
"It's really fantastic that the important difference Wag volunteers have been making every day since the pandemic began to older people right across our region, has been recognised in this way."
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OxygenOS, the customized version of Android used by OnePlus on its smartphones, has been found to be collecting data about users -- and it's not anonymized. Telemetry is something that has been associated with Windows 10, but now the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has its fans concerned.
That a phone collects certain information about usage is not particularly unusual -- it helps to identify problems and speed up software development. But a security researcher's discovery that his OnePlus 2 was sending highly detailed information back to OnePlus without consent has set privacy alarm bells ringing (the issue also affects more recent OnePlus handsets). OnePlus might prefer that you spend your time thinking about the upcoming OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 6, but this tale of telemetry is going to dominate for a little while.
Last year, Christopher Moore was taking part in a Hack Challenge and decided to run the web traffic from his OnePlus 2 through a proxy. In doing so, he noticed that his phone was connected to a OnePlus domain and transmitting incredibly detailed -- and often very revealing -- data back to the company.
Moore has detailed his findings on his website and he explains that he noticed OnePlus was collecting information about when his screen was turned on and off, when his phone was unlocked, his serial number, details of mobile networks, phone numbers, MAC addresses and even which apps he was running, when and for how long. The logs went as far as recording individual activities that were performed within apps.
Perhaps most concerning is Moore's discovery that none of this data was anonymized: it was all sent back to OnePlus complete with his phone's serial number.
Taking to Twitter, Moore found that OnePlus was no help in explaining what was going on and how to disable it. He looked to Reddit and found an active thread of people discussing the same issue, and people suggested that the OnePlus Device Manager and the OnePlus Device Manager Provider were to blame.
We securely transmit analytics in two different streams over HTTPS to an Amazon server. The first stream is usage analytics, which we collect in order for us to more precisely fine tune our software according to user behavior. This transmission of usage activity can be turned off by navigating to Settings -> Advanced -> Join user experience program. The second stream is device information, which we collect to provide better after-sales support.
What's disappointing is that users are opted into the program without being told about it. It's a highly questionable way to operate, and certainly not a way to maintain user trust.