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Uncertainty and Covid chaos curbs excitement for Spain's new era
MADRID, June 13, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – After a week without training and three years of upheaval, Spain head into their Euro 2020 opener against Sweden on Monday determined to leave the past behind but unsure about what comes next.
Luis Enrique was appointed to ring the changes in the aftermath of the 2018 World Cup, when going out on penalties to Russia had made it three consecutive failures to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament.
The conclusion in the wake of defeat in Moscow was clear — the historic crop of 2008 to 2012 had grown old and the style that placed Barcelona and Spain at the vanguard of football was painfully out of date.
At La Cartuja in Seville on Monday, only Jordi Alba will remain from the Euro success nine years ago, with Sergio Ramos cut and Sergio Busquets self-isolating after testing positive for Covid last weekend.
And yet while the names bear almost no resemblance to what went before, Spain's fresh mix of promising youngsters and high-end performers arrive without any real sense of what now fills the void.
Since the last World Cup, 61 players have played for Spain's senior team as the desire for a clean slate under Luis Enrique and, briefly, Robert Moreno, meant opportunities were spread far and wide.
But a crystallisation of those ideas never really materialised, meaning even the most forensic observers are struggling to predict who will start Monday's opener in Group E, which also includes Poland and Slovakia.
Some of the biggest question marks hang over the most important positions, with Luis Enrique refusing to confirm if Athletic Bilbao's Unai Simon will play in goal, ahead of David de Gea and Brighton's Robert Sanchez.
– Laporte set to start –
Ramos' omission means Pau Torres is expected to be partnered by Aymeric Laporte, the former France defender who declared for Spain last month and would be earning only his second cap against Sweden.
Koke, Rodri or Thiago Alcantara could all form the base of the midfield trio while the central striker might be either Villarreal's in-form Gerard Moreno or Alvaro Morata, who was mocked by his own fans in the last friendly against Portugal.
Results have been no easier to predict, with elation often quickly followed by disappointment.
Spain thrashed Croatia 6-0 and then lost to them 3-2. They beat England 2-1 before losing 3-2 at home, after being 3-0 down at half-time.
They put four past Ukraine and then went down 1-0 in Kiev. In November, they demolished Germany 6-0 before in their next game drawing 1-1 at home to Greece.
If Spain can deliver the peaks when they need them and eliminate the troughs, they will be among the cluster of teams ready to capitalise if Euro favourites France fail to live up to expectations.
But their most tepid performances, when possession has been ponderous and ruthlessness lacking, could just as easily leave them short of the latter stages again.
Luis Enrique will hope uncertainty creates competition for places and a chaotic final week might at least have brought togetherness to make up for lost time and preparation.
As one of only three coaches at Euro 2020 to have won a league title in Europe's five major leagues, Luis Enrique represented one of Spain's major strengths. His time with the team should have been precious.
Instead, Busquets and Diego Llorente testing positive for Covid-19 meant the players trained individually for most of last week while a friendly against Lithuania was handed over to the under-21s.
After picking only 24 players to allow for smoother sessions, Luis Enrique was left to manage 41, some training individually, others called up to form a back-up bubble and a further two self-isolating at home.
When he arrived, Luis Enrique promised to bring "evolution not revolution" but it has largely been about experimentation and now it must bring results. Sweden will be a step into the unknown.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0822 hrs


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Beekeeping in the U.S. has been taught in more or less the same way for nearly two centuries, with the main premise being that bees need beekeepers in order to flourish. Many beekeepers who have decided to keep bees using the Warré method are criticized by people using the Langstroth method. They're often accused of neglecting their bees or being "Bee havers" as opposed to "Beekeepers". Well, I say let them criticize. Warré beekeepers, in general, are having great success by simply letting their bees be bees. It's very important to remember that apis melifera, commonly referred to as the European honeybee, is among the very oldest species to ever live on this Earth. Recent discoveries (think Jurassic Park) have shown that honeybees, in more or less their current form, have occupied this planet for at least 60 million years, and many scientists believe that they've been here for 100 million years or even longer. In contrast, human beings, in our current form, have been around for about 200 thousand years. Even our most primitive ancestors came to be only about 6 million years ago. Obviously, a species that has existed for at least 10 times longer than us does not need us for anything. In fact, it is humans who need honeybees, not the other way around. So if bees don't need us, why should we "keep" them? Although honeybees can take care of themselves just fine, that doesn't mean you have honeybees in your backyard right now. If there are bees in your area that's great, but oftentimes they're simply not around. Setting up a hive or two in your backyard benefits both you and the bees, alike. You get the benefits that they bring, and they enjoy greater proliferation of their species. It really is that simple, and oh yeah…there's that whole "you get honey" thing, too!
Almost all of our customers are beginner, hobbyist beekeepers. Many have taken classes at their local beekeeping clubs or elsewhere, where they've been taught the same old things; inspect regularly, find the queen, check the brood pattern, check for disease, etc. What's worse than teaching these highly invasive, micro-management techniques and demanding that they be implemented, is not teaching you how to tell if your hive is healthy without ever opening it up; which is what I'm going to do here.
The first and most obvious thing that you can determine by simply watching the hive entrance is colony strength. The stronger the colony is, the more bees will come and go each minute. The busiest hours are typically between 11am and 2pm. If the weather is good, a colony of moderate strength will have bees coming and going at a rate of about one per second. A strong colony can easily have them coming and going at rates of hundreds per minute. If there are more bees coming and going than you can count, the colony is very strong. If there are few, the colony is weak.
Because a honeybee colony is surely doomed if anything happens to its queen, verifying that she is present and performing her duties is the main purpose of inspecting a beehive. But this is easily determined by observing the beehavior of your honeybees. Most hobby beekeepers spend a lot of time watching their bees come and go from the hive anyway, because it's so relaxing and enjoyable. Verifying that everything is OK is just a matter of understanding what is seen. The first thing to watch for is pollen being brought into the hive. Many people believe that pollen is used in the production of honey or that adult bees eat it; neither of which is true. Bees use pollen for one purpose and one purpose only; to feed brood that are in the larval stage (open brood). If there is no queen there will be no brood, and therefore no reason to forage for pollen and bring it into the hive. Now, that's not to say that your bees won't bring in any pollen at all if there is no queen/brood. Sometimes, when a hive is queenless, workers will become depressed and/or bored and will bring in some pollen simply out of desperation or a willingness to do anything that might be helpful. They won't, however, bring in any substantial amount of pollen. Bees tend to forage for pollen in the morning and for nectar in the afternoon, so it's best to judge how much pollen is being brought in by observing your bees in the morning hours. Regardless of how many bees are entering the hive, at least half of them should be carrying pollen. Their pollen sacks will usually be full, so seeing the pollen should be easy even from several feet away. As long as you see plenty of pollen going in, there is absolutely no reason to suspect that the hive is anything other than queen-right.
Although seeing plenty of pollen being taken into the hive should instill confidence that everything is OK inside, it's not proof-positive that healthy brood is being raised by the colony. That irrefutable proof will come when you witness orienting activity. Often confused with swarming or robbing when first seen by new beekeepers, orienting is the act of young, newly emerged bees coming out of the hive in order to become familiar with the outside of the hive and the surroundings. Several at a time, hundreds or even thousands of bees may exit the hive on a fine afternoon, each immediately doing a 180-degree turn and looking at the hive entrance. This is so they will (usually) know how to get back inside. They may hover near the entrance for some time, before flying in a circular pattern, slowly working their way farther and farther from the hive. Orienting is a very easy-to-see burst of activity that usually lasts about an hour. Frequent orienting (every day or every other day) is a sure sign of a healthy colony. The most intense orienting activity will be observed on the first nice day after several days of rain, since bees will not orient in poor weather. Each time you see your bees orienting, you'll have peace of mind of knowing that your colony is growing and thriving.
Listening to your hive can be a helpful management tool. If you listen to your hive from time to time through the screened bottom, you'll learn what your bees "normally" sound like. It's helpful to know this so you can recognize when their sound changes. We'll talk more about that in a bit. Listening with your ear against the side of the hive can help you determine not only which boxes your bees are occupying, but also what they are doing in each box. It's easy to see if your bees are occupying the bottom box of a hive by looking through the screened bottom, but what if your hive has four boxes and you can see that they're not occupying the bottom one? You'll wonder which box is the lowest one they're in or how many have comb in them. The desire to know these things is one of the main arguments for having windows in each box, but since we know that windows are bad for your bees and that bees hate them, listening is the best way to find the answers. By simply placing your ear against the back of the hive, you can easily determine which boxes the bees are occupying. If the bees are building comb in a box or depositing nectar in cells, there will not only be the sound of bees humming, but a sound that is similar to the trickling of water as well.
It's important to remember that weather has an enormous amount of influence on beehavior, so one should be careful not to make judgements based on what is observed when the weather is cold, wet or generally unstable. Besides weather, the event that has the most profound effect on beehavior is swarming. Oftentimes, beekeepers are caught off-guard when a colony swarms. This is usually because people don't understand why swarms occur and are "sure" that their bees won't swarm. They think just because their bees have plenty of room that they won't swarm, which is not true. Healthy bees may swarm regardless of how much room they're given, so rather than simply assuming and/or hoping they won't, you can use your knowledge of beehavior to recognize changes and predict a swarm. Since swarms frequently happen when no one is home, beekeepers are often unaware of them. I receive many calls each year from people who have noticed that something is drastically different but they're not sure why, and the reason is usually swarming. The description of what they've observed goes something like this: "My hive has been doing absolutely fantastic! They've been extremely active and bringing in lots of pollen. But all of a sudden, I'm seeing that they seem much weaker and far less active." When this happens to you, it's because your bees swarmed. In fact, if you see that they were really strong yesterday but weak today…start looking around. You'll probably find the swarm nearby. It would be really great to get a heads-up before this happens, right? It's also beneficial to understand post-swarm beehavior in order to have peace of mind that things are OK. So, let's talk about beehavior both immediately before and after a swarm occurs.
The first thing you're likely to recognize when bees are preparing to swarm is that the amount of pollen being brought in will increase dramatically. If you go out to your hive one morning and think "Wow! I've never seen them bringing in so much pollen!", then realize that they are most likely preparing to swarm. There may be hundreds of bees entering the hive per minute with most of them carrying full sacks of pollen, and this should easily be recognized as extraordinary beehavior. The reason for loading the brood nest with pollen before a swarm is because after the swarm, when a new queen has mated and begins to lay eggs, she will lay several thousand eggs in just a few days in an effort to repopulate the weakened colony as quickly as possible. There will be so much brood for the workers to tend to that there will be very few bees available for foraging. Therefore, the large amount of pollen that will be needed after the swarm must be collected and stored beforehand.
The next thing that you're likely to notice as your colony prepares to swarm is a rapid population build-up without any substantial building of comb. By using the techniques described above (listening and observing through the screened bottom) you'll likely notice that the bees are occupying more and more space within the hive, but you're not hearing the "trickling water" sound indicating that comb is being built. The reason for not building comb is simple. When the swarm occurs, up to 60 percent of the bees will leave to create a new colony elsewhere and it is important that the remaining bees be able to cover all of the comb in the hive in order to protect it from pests and also to keep the brood warm.
People who pay close attention to their bees often do notice these changes in beehavior, but they simply attribute them to the hive being very strong; not realizing what is about to happen. Now that you've learned the signs of swarm preparation, you can use that knowledge to better manage your hives. Beekeepers should always have extra equipment on hand, but when one of your hives is preparing to swarm it's of the utmost importance. After your hive has swarmed and you've captured that swarm is not the time to be calling and asking how fast we can get a hive to you (it happens frequently). If you're fairly certain your bees are preparing to swarm, or even if you're not, you can choose to set up a bait hive, put up swarm traps, or preempt the swarm by splitting your hive. I am assuming, of course, that you'd want to keep the swarm and add another hive to your yard. Another option is to do nothing and simply let the swarm fly away to become a feral colony. Some people will criticize me for saying that because they feel that it's irresponsible for a beekeeper to knowingly let a swarm go off on its own, but I personally feel that there are more pros than cons to having feral bee colonies around, especially in rural areas.
The last thing that you may notice before a hive swarms is that the sound of the bees will change from what they normally sound like to something much different. The drones in the hive will begin to make a steady, deep, monotone hum that you'll be able to detect just by standing next to the hive. Once this starts, the swarm is imminent and can be expected at any time.
If you know what day a swarm occurred or at least the approximate day it occurred, I strongly urge you to mark it on your calendar so that you can monitor the beehavior of the original colony for the next 35 days. Obviously, the first thing you should notice after a hive throws a swarm is that there is a lot less activity at the entrance, since there are a lot fewer bees in the hive. Orienting activity may continue for up to a week after the swarm, but then it will cease completely because the queen left with the swarm and a new queen has yet to emerge, mate and start laying eggs. The best advice I can give you as far as what to do during this 35-day period is to stay out of the hive. Resist any and all urges to look inside the hive because anything that you do is likely to disturb the bees to the point of causing the colony to fail.
Within one week after the swarm, up to twenty new queens will emerge from their cells and fight each other to the death until there is only one remaining. Just before this happens, several queens may start "piping" while still in their cells. Piping sounds as the term implies. It's a relatively high-pitched "toot" sound. Hearing piping from the hive lets you know that the queens will begin to emerge within the next 24 hours. You will, however, have to spend an awful lot of time with your ear to the hive or just plain get lucky in order to hear it happening. Regardless of whether or not you ever hear any piping, know that the new queens will emerge within one week, because the queen cells were all capped before the swarm left.
Between 32 and 35 days after the swarm, orienting activity should begin again, which will let you know that the queen was successfully replaced and brood is once again being raised. When you see orienting resume, all beehavior will return to "normal", or as it was before the colony started preparing to swarm. If after 35 days orienting activity does not resume, a new queen should be introduced into the hive as long as there remains a substantial population of workers.
If you study the information on this page and learn it well, you will be able to determine colony strength, whether or not a healthy queen is present, if a hive is preparing to swarm and when a hive has recovered from a swarm…all without ever opening the hive.


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Q: To find right cosets of H in G where G= and H=$$ ,where o(G)=10 To find right cosets of H in G where G= and H=$<a^{2}>$ ,where o(G)=10
Since order of $G =10$ , so $a^{10}=e$ .We have
$G= { a,a^{2},a^{3},a^{4},a^{5},a^{6},a^{7},a^{8},a^{9},e}$
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$H = {a^{2} ,a^{4},a^{6},a^{8},e}$
So $Ha={a^{3},a^{5},a^{7},a^{9},e}$
$Ha^{2} = H$
Is this right way to attempt this

A: Almost. The only difference is that the coset need not be a group. The only change to be made is $Ha=\{a,a^3,a^5,a^7,a^9\}$. Then as you've noticed every element is in either $Ha$ or $H$. It is a nice exercise to prove that being in a coset is an equivalence relation and the that cosets partition the group. In this way each element will be in a coset, and only one coset.

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Sudeki is a popular 2004 action role-playing game that has been developed by Climax Studios and published under the banner of Microsoft Games Studios. The game has been directed by Jason Avent and produced by Mark Simmons. Sudeki is available to play on Microsoft Windows operating system and Xbox. The game was later made available on the Steam platform in 2014.
Sudeki is set on the splintered world of Sudeki which is divided into two planets Akloria and Illumina. The storyline of Sudeki revolves around four characters who are chosen by the god Haigou and reform Sudeki. The game started developing in 1999 and it was part of the Dreamcast project. The game has gone through multiple platform changes and finally, the game went into production in 2000. The game seamlessly mixed the Japanese game genre along with the RPG in one. The background score in Sudeki is something you should look out for.
In the game, Sudeki players will be taking all the control of the four characters and explore different locations like rural areas, towns, and wilderness. The game is quite interactive and players will have the option of playing it from the third-person camera perspective. In the game, the world is split between two worlds. Each character in the game will have a dedicated health bar and skill point which will be manipulated depending on different situations. Players will also get to experience magic powers in the game which will come in handy.
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The game Sudeki has been around for almost 17 years and still, it has not lost its fan base. The main reason why gamers prefer playing Sudeki is because of all the features offered by the game. Here we have listed down a few of the features of the game which make it a must-play.
If players are playing Sudeki they will have to face multiple combats. All the combats in the game are in real-time which make the whole gaming experience so much better. The action sequences in the combats are quite unique in nature and players will never see something like this in any other game.
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The game Sudeki offers players multiple customization options with playable characters. Players will be able to upgrade each character's spells, weapons, and armor and make them stronger. This will definitely help players win different combats in the game. The customizations are only possible in exchange for resources collected from winning different combats.
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China has announced that all fentanyl-related drugs will become controlled substances, effective May 1. Officials from three Chinese agencies, including the National Narcotics Control Commission and the Ministry of Public Security, joined representatives from foreign embassies, including the American Embassy, to announce the change at a news conference. Under the new regulations, all variants of fentanyl will be treated as controlled substances.
Authorities in China already regulate 25 variants of fentanyl, but that is only after each has been reviewed on a case by case basis in a lengthy process. This has created a loophole that has allowed some manufacturers in China to skirt the law by making slight molecular changes to the structure of their drugs. The new standard would ban those variants as a broadly defined class, effectively closing that loophole.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid generally used to relieve extreme pain. It is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. In the past, it was typically sold mixed with heroin, but today, it can be found in counterfeit prescription pills and other drugs. Users of illicit drugs may not know that their items are contaminated with fentanyl until it is too late.
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La Salle College badminton star Ko Shing-hei on the pressure of continuing his winning streak and training at Hong Kong Sports Institute
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For the past half-decade, La Salle College has come out as the dominant champion in local interschool badminton tournaments. They are on a five-year winning streak in the Boys' Overall category in Kowloon District Division One, and also hope to clinch their fifth consecutive title at the All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Badminton Team Tournament next year.
Among the team's talented players, 17-year-old Ko Shing-hei stands out for his achievements in both local and international competitions. Last month, he won a bronze medal for Hong Kong in the Mixed Doubles event at the 2nd National Youth Games. In last year's Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships, he bagged a gold medal in the U17 Mixed Doubles and a bronze medal in the U17 Men's Singles.
As one of the most promising junior players in Hong Kong, many people see Shing-hei as a core member of the national junior squad, and the pillar of La Salle's victorious team.
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Being held in such high esteem by his teammates and supporters has put the 17-year-old under a lot of pressure. Shing-hei noted that some people mistakenly believe that players like him, who receive training from Hong Kong Sports Institute, are "invincible", and that interschool matches should be a piece of cake.
"It scares me a lot to hear people say things like 'We'll definitely win this match if we send Shing-hei'. That's not true at all, because there is no absolute victory in competitions," said Shing-hei, who has trained at the institute for almost six years now.
Another reason Shing-hei finds school-level competitions more nerve-racking than the top-tier ones abroad is the competition format.
Ko Shing-hei was one of the nominees of the Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Awards 2018-2019.
The teenager is more used to competing in singles and doubles matches, which require players to win two out of three games to claim a victory. But in the team event in local interschool competitions, players only get to play one game, which means there is no second chance for them to redeem themselves if things go wrong.
"I would really beat myself up if my team lost because of me," the Form Six student said.
Though he is regarded by many as an ace of his school team now, Shing-hei still doubts his capability to contribute to the team's success.
Diocesan Girls' School and La Salle College emerge champions at All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Badminton Team Tournament
When he was in Form Three, Shing-hei's coach decided to promote him to Grade A to challenge players who were at least two years older than him. The plan failed, however, as Shing-hei still lacked the experience and strength needed to defeat those in Grade A.
The then 14-year-old was disheartened by his mediocre performance, and blamed himself for letting his coach down.
"Some people think it's [OK] that I lost because I was younger than my opponents, but I couldn't let it go so easily. I took my training more seriously, especially when I trained with older players," Shing-hei recalled.
"I'm thankful that my coach never blamed me. He taught me the importance of reviewing my mistakes rather than fixating on them. I realised blaming myself was not helpful at all," he said.
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Thanks to this change in mindset and diligent training, Shing-hei was able to find his feet again. He has developed a few winning tricks, too; he now wins his rallies with some remarkable net play, such as a tumbling net shot, a net kill and a net lift – moves which require a high level of finesse, rather than power.
"This gives me a great competitive edge. Most players focus on building up their fitness when they're young, and don't spend as much time on their technique," he said.
Shing-hei's speciality will come in handy soon, when he sets off to Kazan, Russia, on Friday to attend the 2019 BWF World Junior Championships. The teenager hopes he will earn a Singles medal for the city and make it to the top eight in the team event. His best result in the competition so far is reaching the top 16 in men's singles.
Ko Shing-hei takes up three event in competitions, including boys' singles, boys' doubles and mixed doubles.
Following the Junior Worlds, Shing-hei is set to turn his attention to his studies, as he is taking the HKDSE next year. While he expects to see a slip in his badminton performance as he cuts his training hours, he hopes he will quickly be able to pick up from where he left off.
"I want to maintain a good form, so my slump after the HKDSE will not be a major one."
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As he walked out of a front doorway of his $1.3 million McMansion on Wednesday morning, handcuffed underneath his white T-shirt, it struck me that Aaron Hernandez looked like he had alligator arms.
For an NFL receiver, there can be no harsher assessment.
Alligator arms is a football tenure that speaks to a miss of personal courage, a miss of joining to your team. To lift in your arms, to destroy to extend yourself and be peaceful to take a strike to make a play for a team, speaks to a certain timidity and selfishness.


There's something simply sensational about shopping from the comfort of your own home. You don't have to worry about getting dressed, putting make-up on and driving a way away just to get that retail fix. Knowing that you can open your laptop and quite literally shop away is the best feeling.In the past, I'd been prone to doing most of my online shopping on international websites. This, of course, came with its own disadvantages.
The first peeve is custom duties. I totally dislike paying custom duties, but it's an unavoidable requirement. If you purchase any item/s from outside of the country, it's law to pay a certain percentage of that to the government. The second – and probably worst annoyance of them all – is shipping; items coming from outside the country usually take muchlonger to get to you. The third is returns; the process of returning unsatisfactory items can take just as long as it did to deliver them. For these reasons, I have developed a liking for local online stores. For some people, online shopping (whether local or not) is still quite a daunting and intimidating experience, which is why I thought I would share my latest local online shopping venture, as well as how to dress each garment and care for it accordingly.
Last week I placed my very first order on Zando, one of South Africa's biggest online fashion stores. Zando offers a wide range of exceptional clothing, beauty products, footwear, homeware andjewellery. They cater to men and women, along with a wide selection of local, international and in-house brands to choose from. They also have rewards systems in place, so receiving something like R200 off your first purchase is as easy as can be. Right now, Zando is actually working in partnership with SKIP and running a promotion where you can get a voucher for a free bottle of one of SKIP's New Variants when you spend R250 or more. New clothes and the right stuff to care for them? A total win, if you ask me.
I was shopping specifically for tops / shirts, so I went on the site and narrowed my search. I found that the Zando site was incredibly user-friendly, which made my online shopping all that much better. I faced no difficulties and ended up purchasing 4 gorgeous, quality tops for under R2,500. I placed my order on Tuesday last week and by Friday, I had received an email to notify me that my order had been shipped. By Monday, my order was at my doorstep. Shipping was free of charge and it took less than a week to arrive. I decided to style the next 4 looks with the same pair of jeans not only to draw focus to the tops themselves, but to also demonstrate the ease in which these tops are to style. Each outfit is paired with blue Levi jeans, with Levi being a brand that's also available on Zando.
My purchase included this deep plum Shop.Style.Snap top, which goes for R599. Right now, the oversized look is one that I love, so I opted for a large instead of a small. I was drawn to this top mainly by its colour, and plum is a personal winter fav. I also love the shape and design; the sleeves are to die for. My plum lippie and micro bag complete this look and give it a chic flare.
The second top is an asymmetrical shirt from Utopia, which is a Zando in-house brand. This top goes for R379, coming with a detachable waist belt. It's the first shirt I committed to buying while choosing my items. Not only is it in myfavouritecolour,but the fit is incredible. I bought a smaller size because I wanted a figure-hugging fit – especially around the waist area. I paired it with a strappy heel for a perfect date night, or even a mid-morning meeting out of the office.
My third item is a black, embroidered balloon-sleeve dress-shirt. In a size 8 from London Hub Fashion, this piece is currently going for R649. This dress-shirt comes in both black and white, and man did I have a tough time picking between the two! I ended up going with black (surprise, surprise) because the colour remains king in my closet. It's slimming, so you can't really blame me, haha. As a lover of darker colours, it's important that my dark clothes remain in tip-top shape and don't begin to fade or wear out. This is why SKIP Perfect Darks is an important asset to the care for my clothes – more especially my new pieces. It's even more of a win to know that, should I have decided to go with the dress-shirt in white, I still would have had the proper care for it. SKIP's Perfect Whites has been specifically formulated to keep white clothes looking crisp and brand new, meaning you can leave behind your worry about white garments turning yellow.I paired this lovely shirt with plum pumps and statement earrings. The beauty about this top is that it can be worn either as a dress or a shirt.
The fourth and final purchase is by Hashtag Selfie; a stone brown dress-shirt that's goes for R750. This purchase is, by far, my absolute favourite. The material is unique and absolutely stunning. It's quite soft and sheer, and so would most probably require an undergarment – I went for a black camisole underneath. The sheer material nudges to the fact that the piece is a delicate one, and once again SKIP has me covered on that front. I don't have to worry about this sheer item getting destroyed because SKIP's Perfect Delicates is soft enough for me to use even in hand wash.
I thought the outfit would look great with thigh high boots and a high bun. I wanted to attempt the website's model lookby wearing it as a dress and donning long, wavy hair, but the weather in Jozi has been far too chilly for my liking, lol. This is a great daytime look; the colours allow for it. It can easily be turned into a night look, bar the jeans.
In conclusion, my Zando experience was superb. The fits are all true-to-size, and the images displayed are an honest representation of the garments. The retail prices are fair, the website is easy to maneuver, there are no extra costs and my package made to me in less than a week. To top that off, I have SKIP products at hand to take proper care of all of my garments, leaving them in the same quality shape as they are when they're first bought.
Would I recommend both brands? Absolutely! Based on the experiences I've had, Zando and SKIP are both MelMo-Approved!!


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We started our week off at the fabulous Las Vegas Market! There was so much "IRL inspiration" to take in — to see what we were loving, head to Instagram for a quick recap. Of course, we found a lot of digital inspo as well. (The best way to spend a few hours in an airport!) Here's what we're loving this week:
— Ever wish you had a personal home assistant? While that might seem a bit far-fetched, there's a new home-management app that is basically the next best thing. Pulled can keep track of all past, current, and upcoming home/property projects and services — think housekeeping, renovations, and everything in between! They're now welcoming users to a waitlist — sign up here!
— Brooke & Lou, the home furnishings brand by designer Bria Hammel, just launched lighting! There's a fab selection of sconces, chandeliers, pendants, flush mounts, even table and floor lamps — all in Brooke & Lou's signature Life Friendly™ style.
— Last April, we shared the gorgeous CocoCozy Design House. Colette Shelton (AKA Coco!) renovated the property, which marked her foray into a full-time role as an entrepreneur. We encourage you to take a peek at the house here, and after you're done swooning over every last detail… it's time to binge her new web series! Colette worked with a diverse cast and an all-African-American ensemble of producers and directors on the 15-part series, which gives viewers an inside look at the remodel. There's a nice mix of comedy, design inspiration, and educational elements for those interested house flipping and home decorating. You can watch all episodes on Amazon here.
— Is it a water bottle? Is it a foam roller? The MOBOT is both — the 40 oz water bottle will help you stay hydrated and you can roll out sore muscles anywhere. So genius!
— Tour a Squaw Valley home from mother-daughter design team Design Alchemy. It's got modern mountain vibes, and the views from the bathtub are enough to keep us happy for a very long time.
— Finally, start your weekend with a little shopping! Victoria shared 7 high-design brands you can find on Etsy.
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"The Most Beautiful Flowers" Photographed By Kenji Toma
Japanese artist and photographer, Kenji Toma who today resides in New York, is a remarkable still-life photographer. His images often show the hyperreality of the object or subject in front of him. He has worked in advertising for big house names such as Chanel, and Marc Jacobs, and with magazines such as New York Times Magazine, Vogue, W, and Wallpaper.
With Pierre-Joseph Redouté being Toma's ultimate inspiration, he began his next project. With such interest in the beauty of botanical drawings and illumination by Redouté's famous book of illustrations, Choix des plus belles fleurs, the next series was born. "I was completely captivated by Redouté's flowers," says Toma, "I wondered what was happening in his brain, and what he felt when he was creating these drawings. I wanted to trace his path by creating a similar style of visuals using photography. His series of the botanical shows unrealistically perfect images of flowers that render as if painted or drawn on a canvas. He freely expresses his love for the illustrations of botanical encyclopedias in a series as floral as aesthetic.
"His images were illustrated with the purpose of replicating the botanic subject as close to reality as possible," says Toma. "I'm more interested in doing the exact opposite with photography."
Each flower is delicately pinned into place and shot under the same lighting. However, each flower is then manipulated into the modern vision desired. Specifically detailed in order to represent and show off the beauty of the blossomed floret. With these photos, he has published his first book, The Most Beautiful Flowers, but vows to continue capturing the beauty of plants and flowers as he says it has become his "lifework".
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Gift of nurses' education sows immeasurable blessings for Kay Lasante
Miss Julienne Picot remembers hearing the story of a child who fell ill in the night, and the parent who struggled to get quality medical care at a public hospital. That parent told the hospital workers that if they worked like Kay Lasante, they would have "the blessings of God."
"That point touched me and gave me more strength to work harder and to give better service at Kay Lasante," says Miss Picot, who now is giving such better service as a Registered Nurse.
Miss Picot is one of several nurses at Kay Lasante who have benefitted from training thanks to the generosity of donors.
In Haiti, the role of helping the helpers is vital. In recent years, donors of Kay Lasante have filled that vital role by contributing to the education of Registered Nurses, to give the people of Haiti the quality healthcare they deserve.
Today, says Miss Picot, that assistance has strengthened Kay Lasante as a "place of hope" for the community.
"I want to say thank you to the board members and all the donors for what you are doing to help these Haitian people who really need medical care," Miss Picot says.
Her friend and colleague, Miss Sintile Menard, started as an assistant at Kay Lasante. She admits her knowledge in the medical field was limited. But she soon had the opportunity to attend nursing school.
"I knew why I went to school, and I obtained much knowledge to serve patients at Kay Lasante," says Miss Menard, now a licensed nurse. "They are happy for my good service, and I am proud of that."
"Having a license in Haiti is not an easy thing. When I passed my government exam, I felt I was really qualified to be a nurse…It's an open door for me to get advanced studies to give better medical service in Haiti."
Miss Menard recalls working at a hospital and encountering a man in deep pain who was in need of a urologist. Knowing what to do from her work at Kay Lasante, she asked the staff for the proper supplies and was able to treat the man and relieve his pain.
"He thanked me a million times," she recalls. "Saying, 'I felt like I was going to die and you just give me life again.'"
What's important in the area of Caradeux, where Kay Lasante is situated, Miss Menard says, is that patients know they will receive not just quality medical care, but also respect.
"Some people come not because they don't have money but for the quality of the welcome at Kay Lasante," she says.
Still, the clinic is indispensable especially for those who cannot pay, she says.
"Sometimes I imagine if Kay Lasante didn't exist anymore, how many people would stay at their place, sick and dying from diabetes, hypertension and more because they didn't have money to go to another hospital?" she says. "I really don't have a word to explain what Kay Lasante represents in the community."
Like her fellow nurse Miss Picot, Miss Menard is filled with gratitude that Kay Lasante helping the people of Haiti because of the donations and investment in her education.
"You invest your money and your time in Kay Lasante and in me to start as a Health Agent to a Nurse with a license," she says. "I promise to use my knowledge to serve the patients at KLS every day in a better condition."
With joy and gratitude, we have good news to share this fall at Kay Lasante
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Do you have what it takes to tackle the Hanningfield Triathlon?
17 Jan Do you have what it takes to tackle the Hanningfield Triathlon?
Anyone looking to really put their endurance to the test this year is encouraged to sign up for the Hanningfield Triathlon – a gruelling race which takes place across water bike and foot.
Entry for the Hanningfield Triathlon – which takes place in the beautiful surroundings of Hanningfield Reservoir – is open now. The event is organised by Essex & Suffolk Water in support of the charity WaterAid, which is helping to bring clean drinking water, safe sanitation and hygiene education to people around the world.
This year's event will take place on Saturday 18 May, and participants can choose between sprint or standard distance, or team up with friends or family to form a relay team and compete together. With sections on water, on bike and on foot, this Triathlon challenges you to take on whatever Mother Nature throws at you!
The cycling and running routes take place in the glorious countryside around the Essex Wildlife Trust visitor centre at Hanningfield and Essex & Suffolk Water's Cafe on the Water. The swim is a challenging open water course in the actual reservoir – the only time of the year this is allowed due to safety considerations.


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Нортроп P-61 «Блэк Уидоу» («Чёрная вдова»; ) — американский тяжёлый ночной истребитель периода Второй мировой войны. Первый истребитель, специально разработанный для ночных операций.
В общей сложности фирма Нортроп изготовила (включая прототипы) 215 самолетов Р-61А, 450 Р-61В, 41 Р-61С.

Конструкция
Р-61 представлял собой свободнонесущий среднеплан цельнометаллической конструкции, построенный по двухбалочной схеме. Силовая установка — два поршневых двухрядных звездообразных авиадвигателя Пратт-Уитни R-2800. Мощность двигателей на самолёте версии Р-61В составляла 2250 л. с. Шасси — трёхопорное, убирающееся, с носовой стойкой.

Экипаж самолёта состоял из трёх человек — пилота, стрелка и оператора РЛС. В передней двухместной кабине располагался пилот, за ним — стрелок, рабочее место которого было поднято выше, чем у пилота — как на современных боевых вертолётах. Рабочее место оператора РЛС находилось в хвостовой части фюзеляжной гондолы.

По существу, Р-61 представлял собой крупный и тяжёлый самолёт, конструктивно чрезвычайно сложный. Истребитель был оснащён поисково-прицельным радаром, причём установка РЛС была впервые запланирована ещё при разработке проекта. Вооружение самолёта сперва состояло из четырёх 20-мм пушек в нижней части фюзеляжной гондолы и четырёх пулемётов 12,7 мм во вращающейся дистанционно управляемой турели на фюзеляже. В результате самолёт получался «летающей зениткой», притом довольно эффективной.

По мере освоения машины, от фюзеляжной турели стали отказываться, так как для гарантированного поражения цели было вполне достаточно залпа из пушек. Сама же турель весила 745 кг, и её демонтаж давал заметный выигрыш в скорости и манёвренности. Помимо этого, при повороте турели возникал бафтинг хвостового оперения, так как на него попадал возмущённый воздушный поток от турели.

Боевое применение
В общей сложности в боевых действиях принимало участие 14 эскадрилий, имевших самолёт Р-61 «Блэк Уидоу».

На Тихом океане японцы по ночам практически совсем не летали. И в руководстве ВВС приняли решение перенацелить истребители Р-61 на ночные атаки наземных целей и непосредственной авиационной поддержки подразделений армии США и корпуса морской пехоты. Весной и летом 1945 года Р-61 активно применялись на Филиппинах для поддержки наземных войск, главным образом, в дневное время суток, чему способствовало мощное вооружение самолёта.

Неофициально носит титул «закончивший войну»: в ночь c 14 на 15 августа 1945 года, после японского предложения о заключении перемирия, P-61B с названием «Lady in the Dark» 548-й ночной эскадрильи победил в воздушном бою (загнал в море без открытия огня) напавшего на него Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, пилот которого мог не слышать о прекращении огня. Это была последняя воздушная победа союзников во Второй мировой войне. В следующую ночь тот же самолёт обнаружил и провёл бой с Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki, тот несколько раз пропадал из поля зрения, но в итоге был обнаружен на следующий день наземными силами разбившимся. Поскольку не было подтверждения экипажа о победе, она не была засчитана.

Также применялся союзниками в Европе, в качестве ночного и тяжёлого истребителя.

Р-61А и Р-61В использовались не только в строевых эскадрильях, но также находились на вооружении тренировочных подразделений и были задействованы в различных экспериментальных программах.

С вооружения самолёты Р-61 сняли в 1952 году. Часть самолётов была продана гражданским эксплуатантам: эти самолёты использовались, в частности, для тушения лесных пожаров.

Тактико-технические характеристики

Приведённые ниже характеристики соответствуют модификации P-61B-20NO:

Технические характеристики
 Экипаж: 3 человека (пилот, оператор РЛС, стрелок)
 Длина: 15,11 м
 Размах крыла: 20,12 м
 Высота: 4,47 м
 Площадь крыла: 61,53 м²
 Колея шасси: 5,24 м
 Масса пустого: 10 637 кг
 Масса снаряжённого: 13 471 кг
 Максимальная взлетная масса: 16 420 кг
 Объём топливных баков: 2 423 л (до 4× 625 л или 1 173 л ПТБ)
 Двигатели: 2× двухрядных звездообразных Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65W «Double Wasp»
 Мощность: 2× 2 250 л. с. (1 680 кВт)
 Воздушный винт: четырёхлопастный Curtiss Electric диаметром-3,72 м

Лётные характеристики
 Максимальная скорость: 589 км/ч на высоте 6 095 м
 Крейсерская скорость: 428 км/ч
 Боевой радиус: 982 км
 Перегоночная дальность: 3 060 км (с четырьмя ПТБ)
 Практический потолок: 10 600 м
 Скороподъёмность: 12,9 м/с
 Время набора высоты: 6 100 м за 12 минут
 Нагрузка на крыло: 219 кг/м²
 Тяговооружённость: 250 Вт/кг

Вооружение
 Пулемётно-пушечное:
 4× 20 мм пушки AN/M2 по 200 снарядов на ствол
 4× 12,7 мм пулемёта Browning M2 по 560 патронов на ствол
 Боевая нагрузка:
 6× 127 мм ракет HVAR или
 4× бомбы до 726 кг каждая

См. также
 Heinkel He 219 Uhu
 Northrop F-15 Reporter — разведчик на базе Р-61.

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки
  P-61 Black Widow // airpages.ru
  Угон Р-61 советским летчиком

Самолёты Northrop
Истребители Второй мировой войны
Двухбалочные самолёты
Истребители США

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The stepson of the former gangster Dave Courtney has been shot dead in south London.
Genson Courtney, 23, was shot in the head and shoulder as he sat in a hired black VW Golf in Greenwich on Sunday night. He was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and died on Monday morning at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Woolwich.
Scotland Yard said officers were called to Banning Street in Greenwich at 10.50pm on Sunday after receiving reports of gunshots. Sources said the victim had been in a hire car and appeared to have been shot by a gunman who approached the car on foot. Detectives appealed for witnesses to contact them.
Scotland Yard's Trident unit, which specialises in gun crime, has launched a murder inquiry and officers are investigating the victim's background and recent associations. A spokeswoman said they were keeping an open mind about motive.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Gower, who is leading the investigation, said: "At this early stage it is believed a male suspect may have ran from the scene in the direction of Christchurch Way shortly after the shooting.
"I would like to reassure anyone concerned about contacting the police that Trident has great expertise in protecting witnesses and there are a huge variety of measures that can be put in place to protect you."
Genson Courtney's stepfather claims to have been involved in debt-collecting, minding clubs, assault, contraband and murder. He has more recently become an actor and has had small roles in a number of gangster movies.
He claims to have been the model for Vinnie Jones's character Big Chris in the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He has had published six books, including an autobiography.
A profile on his website reads: "In his time, Dave has been shot, stabbed, had his nose bitten off (they sewed it back on) and has had to kill to stay alive himself.
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PS(T)010 states that when a Numeric Busbar Protection is out of service for unacceptable period of time a contingency plan shall be applied.
UKBP/TP162 details how to implement the above policy.
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Adrenal/ Chronic Fatigue Doctor/ Endrocrinologist needed in Boston area!
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After starting the lesson, I asked for a volunteer to read a passage from the lesson. I continued with the lesson. About half way through the lesson I told the same vonlunteer that I need her to separate and put a copy of the lesson handout in a sheet protector. I told her that I would need this done so that we could make sure the girls would have their handouts before they left. I continued on with the lesson. After a while, I asked the volunteer how she was doing. Then continued on with the lesson. As soon as she was finished I asked her to physically hand each girl a copy of the handout (no passing down). We had all three groups so there were about 30 girls. While she was doing that I continued on with the lesson. As soon as she sat down, I asked her to read a part. I had this volunteer do all the work throughout the lesson. At the end of the lesson, I explained that if I would have let someone help her with the tasks then the work would have been completed much quicker and she would not have felt the burden of all the tasks.


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Annandale Range Rear, PE
Annandale Range Rear Lighthouse
In 1898, the Annandale Range Lights were established on land purchased from Alfred Robertson, and George and Edwin McFarlane at a cost of $80 to guide mariners into Grand River and to the wharf at Annandale. The lights commenced operation on August 26th of that year with Alfred Robertson as their first keeper.
The front range light was placed in the village of Annandale, 220 feet north from the shore and 312 feet northeast of the public wharf. This structure consisted of a square wooden enclosed tower with sloping sides and was surmounted by a square wooden lantern. The tower was painted white and stood 4.3 metres (14 feet) high from its base to the vane atop its lantern.
Annandale Rear Lighthouse in 1916
The back range light was erected on the north shore of the Grand River, 1,323 metres (4,340 feet) from the front light. This structure was a square, open-framed tower with sloping sides and was surmounted by an enclosed wooden lantern. The side of the tower facing the channel was slatted to make it more conspicuous, and the whole structure was painted white. From base to vane, the tower stood 17 metres (56 feet) tall and exhibited a fixed white catoptric light at a focal plane of 22 metres (72 feet) above the high water mark.
To further aid navigation, a red light, exhibited from a mast at a height of 3.4 metres (11 feet), was established on the northwest corner of the Annandale wharf to indicate the turning point in the channel. Also, a diamond-shaped beacon was placed atop a ballasted timber platform on a sandbank located on the north side of the channel, southeast of the front range light. The sandbank was covered by water for three or four hours at high tide.
All this work was done under the supervision of Milton Walsh, foreman of works and general repairs for the Department of Marine and Fisheries on Prince Edward Island, at a cost of $2,705.55.
On October 11, 1900, the back range light tower was toppled by a gale, and it was later decided to discontinue all the lights at the station for the rest of the season to avoid confusing mariners. The following year, the rear tower was replaced by a new structure, situated 29.3 metres (96 feet) closer to the front tower along the same range line. This placed the tower on the east side of a point known locally as Juniper Point. This tower was also a square, open-framed tower with sloping sides and was topped by a square enclosed wooden lantern. The side facing the range line was again slatted, and the entire structure was painted white. The height of the new tower was 19.8 metres (65 feet), which placed the light at a focal plane of 23.8 metres (78 feet) and makes the Annandale Rear Range Lighthouse the tallest light on Prince Edward Island. A slatted beacon measuring 1.7 metres (5.5 feet) by 1.2 metres (4 feet) was placed atop the front range tower and featured a white diamond on a red background.
The mast light established on the Annandale wharf was discontinued due to the relocation of the rear range light. The changes to the station carried out in 1901 under the direction of Milton Walsh cost $464.87. In 1905, Milton Walsh returned to the station an enclosed the rear range light tower, giving it its present appearance. The front range light was relocated to a new site in 1917 by J. M. Morrow under a contract for $70.
At some point, the original front range tower was replaced by the present square, pyramidal tower that stands 5.2 metres (17 feet) tall. A vertical red stripe adorns the seaward face of the otherwise white tower, matching the pattern of the rear tower. The front tower is currently situated 1,376 metres (4,514 feet) from its companion rear range light, and due to the bluff on which the tower rests, it has a focal plane of 9.6 metres (31.5 feet).
The range lights were electrified in June 1960, and Chester Banks was appointed as a caretaker at an annual salary of $100 to keep an eye on lights. This resulted in a saving of several hundred dollars a year as two keepers were no longer required.
In 1988, the Annandale Back Range Light was sheathed and reshingled. The rear range lighthouse was discontinued in 2015, and the front light was made a sector light, showing a white light over an arc of one degree. The white light serves to mark the proper channel and is bounded by a red light one one side and a green light on the other.
St Peter's Development Corporation submitted a petition for ownership of the lighthouse under the Parks Canada Heritage Lighthouse Program, but then in 2020, the Norton family formed the non-profit Annandale Lights Inc. with the goal of taking ownership of the rear lighthouse, so the first attempt at ownership must have faltered. The rear range tower had been recently moved inland to protect the lighthouse from an eroding bank when the Norton family formed the non-profit and rennovations were being made to the tower. The family plans to have the tower open to the public on select days so people can see the interior and the names of several community members who signed an inside wall.
In late October 2020, Jonathan Wilkinson, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced the designation of Annandal Rear Range Lighthouse as a heritage lighthouse under Canada's Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The act protects the heritage character of lighthouses and requires that they be resaonably maintained.
Keepers: Alfred Robertson (1898 - 1912), James Norton (1912 - 1922), Alfred Robertson (1922 – 1936), Andrew Banks (1936 – 1964).
"Island family forms non-profit to preserve historic P.E.I. lighthouse," CBC News, May 29, 2020.
Located near the entrance to Boughton Bay.
Latitude: 46.2661, Longitude: -62.4361
For a larger map of Annandale Range Rear Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map.
From Highway 4 just north of Bridgetown on the eastern side of the island, turn south on Highway 310 (Annandale Road) and after 8 km (5 miles) Annandale Range Rear Lighthouse will be on the shore between Lighthouse Road and Norton Road. The front side of the lighthouse is visible across fields at the end of Norton Road.
The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds/tower closed.
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In the past days Greenheart Games hit the news with their so sad story. Basically what they did was uploading a modified version of their game called "Game Dev Tycoon" to the torrent network and whining that thousands of players used to play this instead buying a legit copy. (READ HERE) So far so good, let's take a look at what's really behind this.
Today I BOUGHT the game to take a look if it's worth all the yellin'. Short answer: it's not.
The developers of this game are not stupid, cuz they used multiple clever ways to promote a game which is reallly not worth to be played at all.
Anyone who plays the game will notice within the first 5 minutes that the game is a lame clone of what Kairosoft made really enjoyable via "Game Dev Story" for iOS and Android. The whole gameplay system is copied and mixed with plastique style graphics instead of Pixelart. The decision to do so is clear: plastique style games are currently very popular on the PC platform (Zynga games).
Sadly "Game Dev Tycoon" is not even 1% of the fun you can have with the original Kairosoft game. Greenheart Games seems to have known that anyway, so the idea of the piracy experiment appeared which gave the game a boost of popularity it does not deserve. Greenheart Games are copycats who rip off others great ideas and try to sell it as their own new game - pirating ideas and making money with it doesn't seem much better than pirating games.


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The Strange Story of the World's Deepest Hole
Do you have any idea of how deep the world's deepest hole is? Most likely not. The deepest hole in the world is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which is estimated at 40,230 ft (12,232 meters) deep into the earth's crust. This hole on the Kola Peninsula is the outcome of a scientific drilling project carried out by the defunct Soviet Union, aimed at drilling to the greatest achievable depth into the earth's crust. The drilling helped to shed light on some topics that had hitherto been shrouded in mystery.
The Kola Superdeep Borehole is considered a product of the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States. Back in 1957, America had embarked on a project called Project Mohole aimed at drilling through the shallow crust below the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico. But the drilling project was abandoned halfway in 1966 due to lack of funding. Seeing the failure of its bitter rival, the Soviet Union was determined to succeed where the US had falter by drilling to the core of the earth's crust, or as close as possible.
Drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole
Drilling began in 1970 with the target depth set at 15,000 meters, or 49,000 ft. The target was deemed achievable by 1993. The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole commenced with an Uralmash-4E drilling rig before graduating to the Uralmash-15000 series rig. By June 1979, the world-record depth level of 9,583 meters (31,440 ft) which was associated to the Bertha Rogers hole in Oklahoma, US had been surpassed. There was a one-year hiatus in drilling activity after the 12,000-meter mark was breached in 1983. But the researchers were not able to add more than 262 meters before the project was stopped in 1994.
A very high temperature level of 356 degrees Fahrenheit was experienced at the maximum depth — a level way higher that the 212 degrees Fahrenheit that had been predicted. The high temperature levels at the depths made it impossible for the drill bit to function long enough to reach the previously-set target. But it was not until 2005 before the project was officially shut down.
Findings from the Drilling
The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole helped to shed light on several topics that had not gone beyond the level of theories before drilling commenced. Among the findings from this scientific research is the lack of transition from granite to basalt at about 6-7 km below the surface of the earth. Before then, scientists had found out a discontinuity was present at this depth based on information obtained through seismic waves. They assumed the discontinuity was as a result of transition in rock types. But this drilling research disproved that assumption. It was discovered that the discontinuity was as a result of a metamorphic transformation in granite at the depth and not because of a change in the type of the rock present.
Large amount of hydrogen was also surprisingly discovered by the drillers, and the quantity was way beyond what could have been expected at the depth. In addition, free water was unexpectedly found and this is believed to have been formed from a combination of hydrogen and oxygen atoms from the surrounding rock. The impermeability of the layer of rock above made it impossible for the water to come to the surface.
There were some other findings made in the drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole, including the surprising discovery of microscopic plankton fossils in rocks whose ages are put at more than two billion years.
You can join the numerous people paying visits to the site of this impressive scientific drilling project. The only thing is that you should not expect to be able to look into this bottomless hole, as its top has been welded shut with strong metal. But you can check rock samples extracted from the hole at the Kola Core Repository in Zapolyarny.


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Polish real estate market is going to crash. Why do I think real estate in the Poland and Eastern Europe will go down? Yes the Polish market will really go down! I have seen it in the US many times. People would say oh it will go down only 10%, like they said in the USA and 50% latter they are wondering what happened. In fact, my landlord in Boston, who was a plumber, is worth 30 million dollars now because he has spend his life buying on low cycles and selling on bubbles. He owns over 100 buildings in Boston all because people did not believed property could fall, so much and then developers were forced to sell when they collapsed to pay off debt. Let me explain why I think this will happen in Poland, a Real estate market collapse. I live in Krakow, Poland. Real estate costs 7000 pln a square meter for a flat in Krakow. The average in the EU is 3000 pln a square meter. Poland does not have the money of other counties.
Basically the rule of thumb is this. Take the average netto income in any country you live and this is what the cost of a flat should be per square meter. If in Krakow the average is 2000 pln a month. A flat should cost 2000 pln a square meter. Poland has the biggest difference between average wages and prices of flats in the EU. The average person in in the Polish market can only afford a flat with little money down. Speculators are pulling out of the Polish real estate market for greener pastures, i.e. rising price real estate markets, for example Bulgaria and other new land rushes. Now Poland is a hot economy and will stay strong for many reasons, however, the real estate market is a a bubble of ridiculous proportions.
Polish real estate market | how much would you?


This provision is not a new kind of defense. Instead it merely broadens the principle that a person may use deadly force in self-defense if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm. Rather it essentially recognizes, contrary to established common law duty, that there is no duty to retreat, or under certain conditions the duty is removed.
The common law principle of a duty to retreat is well established in the English common law system and thus imported to the United States. (See Acts of Parliament of 2 Ed. III (Statute of Northampton), and 5 Rich. II of 1381 (Forcible Entry Act 1381 Weiand v. State, 732 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. 1999); State v. Bobbitt, 415 So. 2d 724 (Fla. 1982). Even as recently as 1997 in Hunter v. State, a combatant had to "retreat to the wall" before using deadly force. Several other states, like Florida did in 2005, have established statutes that minimize or eliminate this requirement. This change has made the duty to retreat almost a minority rule in the United States.
But Florida's Stand Your Ground statute did more than just eliminate the duty to retreat; it also expanded when one can use deadly force. No longer is the use of deadly force restricted to imminent, serious bodily harm or death, but also cases involving home or vehicle invasions. Section 776.013, Florida Statutes creates the assumption that the owner or occupant of a home or car is presumed to hold a reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm that justifies the use of deadly force when someone unlawfully enters the house, car . Essentially allowing the commonplace belief that one is justified in shooting anyone in their home there illegally is actually true, whereas in most jurisdictions it is not the case and can open up shooter to serious liability, both civilly and criminally.
When Does Stand your Ground Not Apply?
Though expansive, there are some areas where the Stand Your Ground statute does not apply. Under Section 776.013(3) and 776.041, the use of force is not a defense under Stand your ground when the accused was involved in something illegal or somewhere they have no legal right to occupy. These are standard reasons to prohibit some defenses but, given the Stand Your ground expands so many rights and abridged other obligations, making sure that it statutorily defines when Stand Your ground cannot be raised was helpful for the legislature to have included.
In one high-profile case a man invoked the Stand Your Ground law, claiming that he heard neighbors talking about coming to "get him" and he needed to defend himself. At the hearing regarding the use of the defense, Woodward's attorneys argued that his family had been victimized for years by bullying at the neighbors. Video showing taunts and threats against Woodward and his family were shown in an attempt to prove the issue. The judge was not convinced.
As the Woodward case also indicates attempting to justify the use of force will likely fail in cases where the defendant provoked the violence initially. In those cases, Section 776.041 requires the person using the defense to show that they tried every means of non-violent or non-deadly to get themselves out of the situation. Likewise the person using the defense has to show that the other person used such force, that it led them to "reasonably believe that he or she was in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm." In a nutshell, if a person withdrew from physical contact, unequivocally communicated to the other person that he or she desired to stop, and the other person, despite being told to stop, kept up the use of force, then that person can use the stand your ground defense.
In the Trayvon Martin case, the notion that Stand Your Ground prohibited the prosecution of George Zimmerman is fundamentally not true. Unlike what happened in that case, Stand Your Ground no way prevents a prosecution from being initiated by the prosecutor. In fact, State Attorneys routinely file charges against defendants even where there is a clear "Stand Your Ground" defense. Unlike Zimmerman's case, where the State Attorney did not pursue charges, when the prosecutor does file charges, the defense counsel may file a Motion for Declaration of Immunity and Dismissal after the criminal case has proceeded to that stage.
Again, unlike Zimmerman's case the motion is to be heard at an evidentiary hearing, where the defense must show the defendant is entitled to immunity by the less stringent civil law standard of a preponderance of the evidence. Only if successful at this hearing is immunity granted and the case dismissed. What did not happen in Zimmerman' case was a full evidentiary hearing to test the merits of his potential defense. Instead it was assumed to be successful and therefore the prosecutor did not go through all of the steps to charge Zimmerman and proceed with his case until that hearing. That is why, despite years passing, the Martin/Zimmerman case still raise questions about the use, and indeed misuse, of Florida's now infamous Stand Your Ground statue.


Can someone suggest where I can get a used ball spinner or plans on how to build one yourself?
Also what to look for when you are in the market to buy, I don't want to buy a cheap imitation that will break after a few uses?
A couple of months ago, I was in the market for a spinner. After reading several positive comments about the Vertex spinner on the ASB newsgroup and the "coverstock preparation forum" of [Banned-URL].com, I went ahead a bought one (although I was worried that I was buying a "cheap imitation" as you mentioned).
The Vertex spinner has been great! It has a sturdy metal base and does not wobble while the ball is spinning. It spins at 450 RPM, which seems to be "just enough" for my purposes.
In addition to routine cleaning and polishing, I was able to sand out all of the track scratches from a couple of balls, and they came out "like new."
Anyway, I've only had the spinner a couple of months, so I don't know about how well it will do over the long haul, but it certainly seems to be well built; I expect it to last a good long time.
"Life is Simple...Eat, Sleep, BOWL!"
I have a spinner from Donkee in my house and it does quite well for my purposes. It does wobble a little bit on high RPM's. I have the biggest one they have, and have done a lot of full resurfaces, to mine, my wifes, and teammates equipment. I've had it now for six months, and I've definately got my moneys worth. It has worked very well, and with the large one, the splash guard was free. I don't recall if it still is. Innovativebowling also has one out that works quite well, but is a little more expensive.
I got the plans for mine off ebay. It took me a couple of months to acquire everything needed (working on it part time), but the assembly only took me two evenings in my garage. It works great, variable in speed from about 400-900 rpm. It cost me about sixty bucks to get all the stuff necessary to build it. A friend of mine has the vertex model, and I like mine much better.
I built one from scratch. I had used a donkee for a while but wanted something more heavy duty.
I used a dryer motor, ordered a conical bearing and a needle bearing and a couple of other little pieces from McMaster Carr and used some square-stock metal (and a friend who is a welder) and built it.
I like it far better than the donkee. It doesn't wobble PERIOD. I've put the most non-round-core ball in the worst possible orientation in order to try to get it to wobble. Nada.
Does anyone have plans for a spinner that they'd like to share? I'm interested in building one, but I don't have a lot of confidence in my ability to judge how strong it needs to be.
When I was looking into it, I compared the prices of all the components to build one, and it was more expensive to build a good one, than buy one.
You could scrounge around and get lucky finding materials to build with. But for the price of a new ball you can buy one. For about 1 1/2 times the price of a new ball you can get a really good, two speed, heavy duty spinner.
I can get a free used motor no problem, and I know a guy who has two(2) CNC machines in his basement, so I think I'd be able to do this fairly cheaply..
You need a heavy steel plate for the base, have it bent on all four sides so you have a recess to house the pulleys & belt, have the corners welded so it wont spring. Put some heavy duty shock mount feet on it. Drill it so the motor can be mounted shaft down, you'll need a totally enclosed motor. You'll will need a mandrel with the bearings loaded to take heavy end thrust and side load. Calculate the pully sizes to give you about 480 RPM on the bowl. Devise a belt tensioning device. Build or buy a metal or heavy plastic bowl to hold the ball. Treat the lip with some type of soft yet durable material so it wont mar the ball. Build a splash shield kind of in the shape of a fruit basket to catch the waste product slung off with the water. Oh and make sure the motor and all electrical components are waterproof. As well as all lubricated shafts and bearings.
I'm also in the market, my Pro Shop is now charging $4 a ball to clean them. OK plus I like to tinker with surface finishes.Has anyone seen one for under $160?


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Froggattisca testacea is een insect uit de familie van de mierenleeuwen (Myrmeleontidae), die tot de orde netvleugeligen (Neuroptera) behoort.

Froggattisca testacea is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Esben-Petersen in 1923.

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Every fall we begin our watercolor classes with a portrait class.
We grunged backgrounds and painted portraits right on that grunged paper.
Discussions included facial features, skin tones and color theory, composition as it relates to portraiture, and two ways to approach a portrait in watercolor.
If you would like to see all the examples of portraits painted by these artists click here or scroll to the top of the blog and click on the page labeled Student Art: Watercolor Portrait 2016.
Thank you to all my students who share their work here!


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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
By Dr. Carol S. Dweck
Read by Bernadette Dunne
Carol S. Dweck Random House Audio
The updated edition of the book that has changed millions of lives with its insights into the growth mindset. After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset—those who believe that abilities are fixed—are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset—those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment. In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love—to transform their lives and your own. Praise for Mindset "A good book is one whose advice you believe. A great book is one whose advice you follow. This is a book that can change your life, as its ideas have changed mine."—Robert J. Sternberg, co-author of Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success "An essential read for parents, teachers [and] coaches . . . as well as for those who would like to increase their own feelings of success and fulfillment."—Library Journal (starred review) "Everyone should read this book."—Chip Heath and Dan Heath, authors of Made to Stick "One of the most influential books ever about motivation."—Po Bronson, author of NurtureShock "If you manage people or are a parent (which is a form of managing people), drop everything and read Mindset."—Guy Kawasaki, author of The Art of the Start 2.0
Author Bio: Dr. Carol S. Dweck
Dr. Carol S. Dweck is widely regarded as one of the world's leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and is now the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Fellowship. Her work has been featured in such publications as the New Yorker, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Time. She has also appeared on Today and 20/20. She currently lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.
Category: Nonfiction/Self-Help
Publisher: Random House Audio