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All of this happens just prior to the January 17, 2016 primary debate and your moderating team does not ask Secretary Clinton about her statements regarding perhaps the most controversial and implicative issue in the world today?
What would be the reason for that? On February 4, 2016 you have a third opportunity to query Secretary Clinton. You should take it?


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Water's Edge: Industry versus nature in Canada's busiest port
In part 2 of a series, Larry Pynn takes to the water to explore how wildlife coexists with port industry within Vancouver's Inner Harbour
Larry Pynn
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Port of Vancouver seems focused on finding more industrial land to facilitate expansion. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS
When we look out at the craggy industrial face of the Port of Vancouver, we see freighters from around the world, piles of sulphur and coal, grain unloaded from rail cars into silos, commercial float planes, tugs, ferries and gantries moving container cargo.
Much less obvious is the natural world that defies the odds and makes its home within the bustling waters and unyielding infrastructure of the inner harbour.
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At Harbour Green Park at Cordova and Bute, a half-circle of large orange buoys gives no indication of the protected forests of bull kelp and fish flourishing beneath the surface.
Next door, Vancouver Convention Centre delegates are oblivious to the range of conservation measures built in to the facility. Crew substituted clean soils for sediments polluted with old industrial hydrocarbons, constructed reef, shoal and islet habitat, and installed pipes for rockfish, and heavy chains for invertebrates. Some 100 marine species are thought to frequent the site, about one-third more than before construction of the facility in 2009.
"It's pretty unique, compared to other harbours in the world," Carrie Brown, the port's environmental director, says of the wildlife. "We have something very special here."
Vancouver's inner harbour is a commercial and industrial hub, but is also important to marine life. Photo by Rob Butler /Pacific WildLife Foundation
Society tends to focus on the value of residential properties on the waterfront, but the inner harbour is where you find the big numbers. According to BC Assessment figures compiled by Landcor Data Corp, the Vancouver Convention Centre tops the scale at $658 million, followed by Canada Place at $117 million and Vancouver Shipyards at $79 million.
The port's value to the natural world — invertebrates, fish, birds, even visiting killer whales — is not as easy valued, and nor is critical habitat already lost to industry.
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A new report by engineering consultants Kerr Wood Leidal for the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation notes that about half of Burrard Inlet's shoreline has been altered, 53 kilometres of natural shoreline lost, and 93 per cent of the inlet's estuaries gobbled up by development.
There is no quick fix for reversing more than a century of industrial degradation in the inner harbour.
Just getting out to see the issues is no easy task.
Rowing and paddling are prohibited from Lions Gate Bridge to Berry Point just east of Second Narrows Bridge, with an exception made for the Vancouver Rowing Club in Coal Harbour near Stanley Park.
So I leave my kayak on shore and join Rob Butler and Rod MacVicar of the Pacific Wildlife Foundation , along with Brown, aboard a seven-metre aluminum vessel for a close-up look at the tension between nature and industry.
Rob Butler of the Pacific Wildlife Foundation. Photo by Wayne Leidenfrost /Vancouver Sun
We have barely left dock at Harbour Green Park, proceeding into a brewing storm, when Butler raises a pair of binoculars toward two western grebes within a much larger flock of surf scoters.
"We used to see hundreds of them in the mid-90s," reflects the former federal bird scientist. "People would hear them calling. Now there's just a handful."
The grebes have long, slender swanlike necks and one of the world's most remarkable mating dances — pairs rising up in unison and paddling rapidly across the water surface. The species is provincially red-listed, at risk, in part, due to human disturbance on its inland breeding grounds: Salmon Arm, north Okanagan Lake and Duck Lake near Creston. While wintering in areas such as Vancouver harbour, it is also vulnerable to pollution and a lack of forage fish such as sand lance and herring.
Burrard Inlet and English Bay officially comprise an Important Bird Area, a unique declaration in Canada for the inner harbour of a major port. While the designation has no teeth, it does highlight the port's global significance for the grebe, Barrow's goldeneye and surf scoter, and national significance for the great blue heron.
Thick-beaked surf scoters are common visitors to Port of Vancouver in winter. Photo by Richard Rawlings /Pacific WildLife Foundation
Butler was lead author on a report published in 2015 (based on monthly surveys 2011-13) on marine birds in Burrard Inlet, Indian Arm and English Bay. It showed that birds eating mussels such as the scoters are doing relatively well compared with fish eaters like the grebes. One-day numbers of greater scaup peaked at 1,627 and surf scoters at 7,557 in December/January, Barrows goldeneye at 2,133 in February, white-winged scoters at 2,502 and bufflehead at 252 in March, and glaucous-winged gulls at 4,114 in September.
Marbled murrelets are threatened seabirds seen only occasionally in Port of Vancouver. Photo by Tom Middleton /Special to The Sun
Herring are critical to the food chain but their eggs fail to develop on creosote wood pilings. In response, streamkeepers have successfully wrapped pilings with plastic netting in areas such as Squamish and False Creek to encourage spawning, but that is only a short-term solution. Creosote is a cheap wood preservative compared with concrete or steel.
In Washington state, the Department of Fish and Wildlife prohibits creosote pilings in marinas and terminals in saltwater as well as in any hydraulic project in freshwater.
The port has the power to implement restrictions on creosote even in the absence of federal regulations and is reviewing the environmental implications along with potential alternatives and costs.
"It has to be science-based," Brown says of any restriction. "If federal fisheries has no law against it, we have to do the research ourselves."
Expansion plans
We proceed eastward to Crab Park at Portside — a refuge of green on the Downside Eastside waterfront where community concerns focus on shipping giant DP World's planned $320-million container expansion at Centerm next door.
The port owns the industrial land, is officially proposing the expansion, and is conducting its own environmental assessment — the sort of cosy system that port opponents around the region decry as a conflict of interest that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must address.
Roger Emsley has worked on port-related community committees in Delta for the past decade and laments: "During that time, I have watched as the port has become more and more arrogant, less prepared to listen to community concerns, less interested in listening to alternative viewpoints on environmental matters and on a number of key issues simply refusing to address matters that are raised in and by communities that host port operations."
In total, the port manages 16,000 hectares of water and 1,000 hectares of land.
Any expansion to Centerm would require habitat compensation, although details won't be available until late summer.
Does industry push back in such cases?
"In the early years there was resistance," Brown responds. "But I'm seeing an increased awareness and I like to think people want to do the right thing. It's part of doing business."
Experience shows that even the best human intensions can be a poor substitute for natural habitat.
East of Centerm stands an artificial nest platform constructed by the cement giant, Lafarge, in 2009 to benefit a pair of bald eagles nesting in a lone spindly cottonwood tree on the property.
A pair of bald eagles didn't take to an artificial nest constructed by cement giant Lafarge. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG
When the cottonwood finally blew over in 2014, the eagles moved to a nest site in a fir tree in an east-side residential neighbourhood rather than take to the artificial platform.
Butler remains ever vigilant for wing beats off our vessel's stern section. "See those scoters, all along there? Maybe 1,000 or so. They swallow the mussels then take them offshore to digest them."
Barrows goldeneye ducks are a common visitor to Vancouver's inner harbour area in winter. Photo by Tom Middleton /Special to The Sun
Our journey continues to New Brighton Park, where restoration plans are afoot for construction of a foreshore saltwater marsh for fish and birds, subtidal rocky reefs, trails and "daylighting" of Renfrew Creek.
Next door is Viterra Cascadia Terminal, where peregrine falcons feed on pigeons attracted to the grain silos; they are part of an urban success story for the raptors across North America.
MacVicar, a former high school teacher at the forefront of marine education projects, delicately guides the vessel on a flood tide against a strong easterly wind. Several pelagic cormorants resting on the bottom of the Second Narrows Bridge foundations hint at a greater story.
Butler looks skyward and reveals: "They nest in the girders under the bridge. Probably 100 to 200. They're safe from eagles."
Bufflehead ducks are part of the natural wonder found within Port of Vancouver. Photo by Tom Middleton /Special to The Sun
In the past, another 90 pairs of double-crested cormorants have been observed nesting on a transmission tower at Second Narrows. And o n the north side of the inner harbour, up to an estimated 10 pairs of pigeon guillemots nest under the pier at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver.
It's further evidence of the resilience of nature in an unnatural world.
Up ahead of us is the Chevron Canada Ltd. refinery, the last of its kind in Burrard Inlet.
The refinery receives oil from both Kinder Morgan's Westridge terminal and from tankers.
In 2014, the operation spewed out 849 tonnes of major air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, volatile organic compounds and small particulates, according to the Environment Canada National Pollutant Release Inventory.
That makes the refinery the third-largest air polluter in Metro Vancouver after two cement plants: Lafarge, in Richmond, at 1,975 tonnes, and Lehigh, in Delta, at 2,280 tonnes.
The bigger concern for marine life is the threat of a major oil spill, including from a seven-fold increase to 34 tankers per month associated with Kinder Morgan's proposed $6.8-billion twinning of its pipeline to Westridge Terminal in Burnaby.
A 2015 oil spill study by Genwest Systems Inc. for the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby and the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation suggested up to 90 per cent of the oil from a major oil tanker spill in the Burrard Inlet would reach the shoreline within 48 hours, "causing significant impacts to human health, the environment and the economy."
We scoot across to the north side of the inlet and take shelter from growing white caps in an area just off the mouth of the Seymour River. The piles of sulphur on the North Shore near Lions Gate Bridge are a more familiar site than the piles of salt here at the inner port's eastern bookend. They come from vast evaporation ponds at Guerrero Negro, Mexico, a site I experienced only a few months ago during a motorcycle ride through Baja.
No one wishes for an environmental calamity, but some good can come from it.
In 2007, a Kinder Morgan pipeline ruptured in Burnaby, spewing 234,000 litres of oil into a Burnaby neighbourhood and ultimately Burrard Inlet. More than 220,000 litres of oil escaped and 70,000 litres reached Burrard Inlet.
A provincial court judge in 2011 ordered Kinder Morgan, B. Cusano Contracting Inc., and R.F. Binnie and Associates Ltd. to each pay $149,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation to help fund habitat-restoration projects in Burrard Inlet.
Several estuaries in Burrard Inlet benefited from the money, including Seymour River, Mosquito Creek, Lynn Creek and Mackay Creek. Work has included reshaping the estuaries, removing invasive plants, bringing in logs for habitat complexity, replanting native vegetation with fencing to keep out Canada geese, and erecting piles of rocks for snakes and bird nests.
Restoration work at Mackay Creek estuary in North Vancouver is designed to increase fish habitat and help marine life in industrial Burrard Inlet. Photo by BCIT
Butler has witnessed the return of several species over the decades such as the bald eagle, trumpeter swan and peregrine falcon — once humanity stopped shooting them or poisoning them with DDT.
He is confident Burrard Inlet can come back, too. Creating critical habitat for forage fish such as herring and sand lance and providing a pathway for them to hide from predators is a great start.
"We know what has to be done; it's just a matter of working away at it," Butler concludes.
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Subjectspregnancy (3)cognitive (2)language and motor functions (2)adherence (1)child neurodevelopment (1)View MoreJournal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (5)
AuthorsHanke, Wojciech (5)
Calamandrei, Gemma (3)Grzesiak, Mariusz (3)Polanska, Kinga (3)View MoreYear (Issue Date)2018 (3)2017 (1)2019 (1)TypesArticle (5)
Vitamins A and E during Pregnancy and Allergy Symptoms in an Early Childhood-Lack of Association with Tobacco Smoke Exposure.
Gromadzinska, Jolanta; Polanska, Kinga; Kozlowska, Lucyna; Mikolajewska, Karolina; Stelmach, Iwona; Jerzyńska, Joanna; Stelmach, Włodzimierz; Grzesiak, Mariusz; Hanke, Wojciech; Wasowicz, Wojciech (2018)
Epidemiological studies have suggested an association between maternal antioxidant levels during pregnancy and development of allergic diseases in their offspring. The aim of the study was to determine plasma vitamins A and E concentration in the 1st trimester of pregnancy, at delivery and in cord blood and to search for a relationship with allergy in up to 2-year-old children who were prenatally exposed or not exposed to tobacco smoke. The study participants included 252 mother-child pairs from Polish Mother and Child Cohort. Vitamin concentrations were measured using the HPLC-UV method, smoking status—as saliva cotinine level using the HPLC-MS/MS technique. Children's health status was assessed using a questionnaire and pediatricians/allergists examination. Cord plasma vitamin concentrations were significantly lower than their levels in maternal plasma in the 1sttrimester and at delivery (p < 0.001). Significantly higher concentrations of vitamin E have been shown to occur during the 1st trimester of pregnancy in plasma of the women who have actively/passively smoked cigarettes compared to the non-smokers (p < 0.02). Multivariate analysis with inclusion of a variety of confounding factors have not indicated any statistically significant associations between β-carotene, vitamins A and E and the risk of food allergy, atopic dermatitis and wheezing in their children up to 2 years of age. The interaction between smoking during pregnancy and vitamins levels on the risk of allergy was not statistically significant (p < 0.4). The relationship between plasma concentration of vitamins A and E, and the risk of allergy in their young children has not been demonstrated.
Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, Environmental and Pregnancy-Related Determinants of Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy.
Wesołowska, Ewelina; Jankowska, Agnieszka; Trafalska, Elżbieta; Kałużny, Paweł; Grzesiak, Mariusz; Dominowska, Jolanta; Hanke, Wojciech; Calamandrei, Gemma; Polańska, Kinga (2019-03-02)
Characterization of dietary patterns represents a valid and meaningful measure of overall diet quality and nutrient intake. The study aims at evaluating the sociodemographic, lifestyle, environmental, and pregnancy-related determinants of maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy.
Sex-Dependent Impact of Low-Level Lead Exposure during Prenatal Period on Child Psychomotor Functions.
Polanska, Kinga; Hanke, Wojciech; Pawlas, Natalia; Wesolowska, Ewelina; Jankowska, Agnieszka; Jagodic, Marta; Mazej, Darja; Dominowska, Jolanta; Grzesiak, Mariusz; Mirabella, Fiorino; et al. (2018-10-16)
The impact of exposure to lead on child neurodevelopment has been well established. However, sex differences in vulnerability are still not fully explained. We aimed at evaluating the effect of a low-level lead exposure, as measured between 20 to 24 weeks of pregnancy and in cord blood, on developmental scores up to 24 months of age in 402 children from the Polish Mother and Child Cohort (REPRO_PL). Additionally, sex-dependent susceptibility to lead at this very early stage of psychomotor development was assessed. The blood lead levels were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). In order to estimate the children's neurodevelopment, the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development was applied. The geometric mean (GM) for blood lead level during 20⁻24 weeks of pregnancy was 0.99 ± 0.15 µg/dL and, in the cord blood, it was 0.96 ± 0.16 µg/dL. There was no statistically significant impact of lead exposure during prenatal period on the girls' psychomotor abilities. Among the boys, we observed lower scores for cognitive functions, along with increasing cord blood lead levels (β = -2.07;
Can Periodical Examinations of Employees Be Useful in Detection of Glycaemia Impairment and Improving Patients' Adherence to Medical Recommendations?
Marcinkiewicz, Andrzej; Hanke, Wojciech; Kałużny, Paweł; Lipińska-Ojrzanowska, Agnieszka; Wiszniewska, Marta; Walusiak-Skorupa, Jolanta (2018-03-30)
Worldwide epidemiological data indicates insufficient diagnosis of diabetes as an increasing public health problem. In the search for solutions to this disadvantageous situation, occupational medicine health services seem to open up a unique opportunity to recognize some abnormalities in the early stages, especially among the asymptomatic working-age population. 316 workers underwent obligatory prophylactic examinations. In patients with twice assayed FGL ≥ 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) an additional intervention was implemented, including further diagnostic processes and therapy in General Practice (GP), followed by examination by an occupational health specialist within 3 months. The diagnosis of previously unknown diabetes was established among 2.5% of examined workers. All patients referred to the GP due to detected glycaemia impairment visited their doctor and finished the diagnostic process, took up therapy constrained by the occupational health physician to show the effects of intervention within 3 months. Prophylactic medical check-ups allow improved compliance and medical surveillance over glycaemia impairment in patients with prediabetes states, unknown diabetes or uncontrolled clinical course of diabetes. Considering fasting glucose level during mandatory prophylactic examination helps effective prevention of diabetes and its complications and thus provides public health system benefits.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure during Pregnancy and Child Neurodevelopment.
Polanska, Kinga; Krol, Anna; Merecz-Kot, Dorota; Ligocka, Danuta; Mikolajewska, Karolina; Mirabella, Fiorino; Chiarotti, Flavia; Calamandrei, Gemma; Hanke, Wojciech (2017-07-17)
The developing fetus is especially vulnerable to environmental toxicants, including tobacco constituents. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure during pregnancy on child neurodevelopment within the first two years of life. The study population consisted of 461 non-smoking pregnant women (saliva cotinine level <10 ng/mL). Maternal passive smoking was assessed based on the cotinine level in saliva analyzed by the use of high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI + MS/MS) and by questionnaire data. The cotinine cut-off value for passive smoking was established at 1.5 ng/mL (sensitivity 63%, specificity 71%). Psychomotor development was assessed in children at the age of one- and two-years using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development. Approximately 30% of the women were exposed to ETS during pregnancy. The multivariate linear regression model indicated that ETS exposure in the 1st and the 2nd trimesters of pregnancy were associated with decreasing child language functions at the age of one (β = -3.0, p = 0.03, and β = -4.1, p = 0.008, respectively), and two years (β = -3.8, p = 0.05, and β = -6.3, p = 0.005, respectively). A negative association was found for cotinine level ≥1.5 ng/mL in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy and child cognition at the age of 2 (β = -4.6, p = 0.05), as well as cotinine levels ≥1.5 ng/mL in all trimesters of pregnancy and child motor abilities at two years of age (β = -3.9, p = 0.06, β = -5.3, p = 0.02, and β = -4.2, p = 0.05, for the 1st, the 2nd, and the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, respectively; for the 1st trimester the effect was of borderline statistical significance). This study confirmed that ETS exposure during pregnancy can have a negative impact on child psychomotor development within the first two years of life and underscore the importance of public health interventions aiming at reducing this exposure.


Presbyopia | conditions and cures for this eye problem.
Presbyopia is an eye condition in which your eye slowly loses the ability to focus quickly on objects that are close. It's a disorder that affects everyone during the natural aging process.
When light enters your eye, it passes through your cornea. Then, it passes through your pupil. Your iris is the colored ring in your eye that opens and closes your pupil to adjust the amount of light passing through it. After passing through your pupil, the light passes through your lens. In its healthiest state, your lens changes shape so it can bend the light rays further and focus them on your retina at the back of your eye. However, your lens becomes less flexible with age. Then, it can't change shape as easily. As a result, it's unable to bend the light properly to focus it on your retina.
The most common symptoms of presbyopia occur around age 40 for most people. The symptoms of presbyopia typically involve a gradual deterioration in your ability to read or do work up close.
Hyperopia, or farsightedness, is a condition that has symptoms similar to presbyopia. However, they're two different disorders. In both conditions, distant objects are clear but closer objects appear blurred.
Hyperopia occurs when your eye is shorter than normal or your cornea is too flat. With these malformations, the light rays focus behind your retina, as in presbyopia. However, hyperopia is a refractive error that's present at birth. It's possible to have hyperopia and then develop presbyopia with age.
When you're young, the lens in your eye is flexible and relatively elastic. It can change its length or shape with the help of a ring of tiny muscles that surround it. The muscles that surround your eye can easily reshape and adjust your lens to accommodate both close and distant images.
With age, your lens and the muscle fibers surrounding your lens slowly lose flexibility and stiffen. As a result, your lens becomes unable to change shape and constricts to focus on close images. With this hardening of your lens, your eye gradually loses its ability to focus light directly onto your retina.
The most significant risk factor for presbyopia is age. Most people lose some ability to focus on close objects by age 40. It affects everyone, but some people notice it more than others.
Certain diseases or drugs can cause presbyopia in people younger than age 40. When the symptoms of presbyopia occur earlier than usual, it's called premature presbyopia. If you notice the symptoms of presbyopia at an age earlier than normal onset, it may be a sign of an underlying medical condition.
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Contact your doctor or eye specialist if you have any of the symptoms of presbyopia. Even if you're not experiencing symptoms, you should have an eye examination by age 40.
According to the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, adults who don't have any symptoms or risk factors associated with eye disease should have a baseline examination at age 40. An eye screening can identify early signs of disease and vision changes that can begin, sometimes without any symptoms, around this age.
Presbyopia can be diagnosed as part of a comprehensive eye examination. A typical exam will include tests to evaluate your eyes for the presence of diseases and vision disorders. Your pupils will probably be dilated with special eye drops to allow your doctor to examine the inside of your eye.
No cure exists for presbyopia. However, there are several treatments available to correct your vision. Depending on your condition and lifestyle, you may be able to choose from corrective lenses, contact lenses, or surgery to correct your vision.
If you didn't need eyeglasses before getting presbyopia, you might be able to use nonprescription reading glasses. These readers are typically available at retail stores, such as drug stores. They typically work best for reading or close work.
When selecting a pair of nonprescription reading glasses, try different degrees of magnification. Choose the lowest magnification that allows you to read a newspaper comfortably.
Prescription reading glasses can be prescribed if you have no eye problems other than presbyopia and prefer not to purchase your glasses off the shelf.
Bifocals have two different types of focus, with a noticeable line between them. The upper portion is set for distance while the lower portion is set for reading or close work.
Progressive lenses are similar to bifocal lenses. However, they don't have a visible line, and they offer a more gradual transition between the distant and close portions of the prescription.
Trifocals have three different points of focus. The portions are set for close work, mid-range, and distance vision, and they can be made with or without visible lines.
Bifocal contact lenses provide the same option as bifocal glasses.
Monovision contact lenses require you to wear a contact lens set for distance vision in one eye and a different contact lens set for close work in your other eye.
Modified monovision contact lenses require you to wear a bifocal contact lens in one eye and a contact lens for distance in your other eye. Both eyes are used for distance, but only one eye is used for reading, and your brain adjusts as needed to process the image.
Your eyes will continue to gradually lose their ability to focus on close objects as you age. As a result, your prescription will have to be reviewed and changed according to the advice of your eye specialist.
Conductive keratoplasty (CK) involves using radiofrequency energy to change the curvature of your cornea. While it's effective, the correction may diminish over time for some people.
Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) can be used to create monovision. This adjustment corrects one eye for near vision and the other eye for distance.
Refractive lens exchange involves the removal of your natural lens. It's replaced with a synthetic lens, called an intramuscular lens implant, inside your eye.
If your presbyopia is undiagnosed or uncorrected, your vision will likely deteriorate gradually. It will increasingly affect your lifestyle over time. You may experience a significant visual disability if a correction isn't made. You'll develop problems maintaining your usual levels of activity and productivity at work and in everyday activities. When tasks such as reading small print become difficult and remain untreated, you're at risk of headaches and eyestrain.
It's also possible to have a different type of eye problem in each eye.
In most cases, the vision you've lost to presbyopia can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. The gradual decline of the elasticity required to focus your lens on near objects continues until about age 65, which is when most of the elasticity is gone. However, even at that point, correction to see close objects is possible.
Talk to a Vision Market Place Lasik Eye Center eye specialist about any changes in your vision or eye health. Many eye diseases and conditions can benefit from early intervention and treatment.


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What happens to the abilities applied to and from a hero that was removed from the spell Lightning Strike?
Any functions from abilities that are still in progress or have not happened yet are removed along with the hero. Damage and health increases are reverted, where as drawing/gaining cards will remain if the process has been completed.
Ex #1: I played a spell to give my elite guard +6 damage, then played elite guard's ability and provided 3 other heroes with 2/2 to their stats. If lightning strike was played on the elite guard, I would lose all stat increases attached to him and that he was offering.
Ex #2: I played my archer and drew 2 cards. If lightning strike was played on the archer afterwards, the ability has already been completed. This would only remove the archer.
Ex #3: I play my blacksmith's ability to trash treasure and upgrade it to the next rank. As I move the silver over to the trash pile, an opponent plays lightning strike. Spells pause the game where it is at and take effect immediately. So now I trash my blacksmith and his ability no longer exists. This leaves the me without the silver or the blacksmith in their deck now.
Do I need to choose my action before gaining a spell?
No, spells can be gained at anytime during your turn and does not affect the action you choose.
Do I have to choose the monster I am fighting as soon as I declare my action?
No, you can decide at any point during your turn. Once you have announced the location, (minion 1, 2 or boss) you cannot change.
Can players look through decks on the board or their deck?
Players can look through any deck that is face up.
What does a player do if they are required to draw a card when they only have a discard pile?
The player shuffles their discard pile and places it face down. This becomes their deck. The player draws cards from the top of the deck.
What happens when a player plays a spell and it has zero effect?
Spells take effect immediately whether or not they are beneficial. The spell is then trashed.
Can I use spells to enhance the monster card in my deck acquired from using the ability of the Cursed Grall Staff?
Yes, a player can add +6 monster damage or health to a monster in their hand to help them fight.
I just drew my next hand and see that I have 2 artifacts. Both of them have "Draw a card." Can I draw them now while I wait for my turn?
No, Information on cards cannot be played until the cards are in play.
What happens if a player chooses to use the Lookout's ability, War Horn, on a Seer, but the Seer's ability, Forewarn, was used to discard the Seer?
The Seer cannot be carried over for the player's next turn, any cards that are carried over must remain in play until the end of the turn.
What if the Shadow card is not played during a player's turn?
What happens If use a Shadow card on an Elite Guard?
The information on the Shadow card will copy the Elite Guard's information. This will make the Shadow have 4 damage and 4 health. If both abilities are activated. the Shadow will also add +2 damage and +2 health to other heroes. The Shadow does not copy the card type.
The Shadow remains an item and does not gain hero affects, but can provide them.
Why would I want to activate the ability of Mordell's Ring to give my opponents +3 treasure?
This gives opponents an incentive to buy a more expensive card. In return, you can gain a card of the same value during their turn.
When can a player choose to play the pixel color as another color with the Crown of Nyra?
The player can change the color at any time during their turn, but only once.
Example: if a players has three red pixels, they can use the first pixel as a red and then play the artifact to exhaust the remaining two pixels as blue pixels.
Can opponents choose to fight or use a monster card in another player's possession?
Monster cards cannot be taken or played by any opponent due to the back of the card being different.
When playing either spell Cheatcode or Frostfire, must the pixel come from either the "available" or "exhausted" side of the opponent's war room?
No, the pixel can be taken from either side of their war room. When taken, the pixel must be placed on the "exhausted" side of the player's war room.
The game board has several paths between cards. Do I have to follow those paths?
No, the artwork on the board is purely visual.


If your child loves reading and learning about animals, One Hot Mess, A Child's Environmental Fable is what you're looking for. One Hot Mess, A Child's Environmental Fable is an early reader/picture book which I am certain will be enjoyed both by youngsters who are beginning readers, and parents who enjoy reading stories to them.
If your child loves reading and learning about animals, One Hot Mess, A Child's Environmental Fable is what you're looking for. One Hot Mess, A Child's Environmental Fable is an early reader/picture book which I am certain will be enjoyed both by youngsters who are beginning readers, and parents who enjoy reading stories to them.
FITZROY, a young kangaroo, lives in the outback of Australia with his kangaroo family. This season the outback is greener than usual, and the beautiful plants growing against the red earth delight him. Then he notices the nasty pile of trash that sits alongside the railroad tracks. Every day it grows bigger and bigger, and gets smellier and smellier. Some of the little joeys are even getting sick!
Fitzroy is determined to find a way to clean up the mess and ensure that it never collects in the outback again. But it's a big job, too big to do by himself. How will he clean it up? Who might help him?
Fitzroy and the mob find that sometimes the help you need is right there beside you. You just have to have the courage to step forward and ask for it.


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package com.google.errorprone.bugpatterns.argumentselectiondefects;

import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.toImmutableList;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.Streams;
import com.google.errorprone.BugPattern;
import com.google.errorprone.BugPattern.SeverityLevel;
import com.google.errorprone.CompilationTestHelper;
import com.google.errorprone.VisitorState;
import com.google.errorprone.bugpatterns.BugChecker;
import com.google.errorprone.bugpatterns.BugChecker.MethodInvocationTreeMatcher;
import com.google.errorprone.matchers.Description;
import com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers;
import com.sun.source.tree.MethodInvocationTree;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;

/**
 * Tests for NameInCommentHeuristic
 *
 * @author andrewrice@google.com (Andrew Rice)
 */
@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class NameInCommentHeuristicTest {

  /** A {@link BugChecker} which runs the NameInCommentHeuristic and prints the result */
  @BugPattern(
      severity = SeverityLevel.ERROR,
      summary = "Runs NameInCommentHeuristic and prints the result")
  public static class NameInCommentHeuristicChecker extends BugChecker
      implements MethodInvocationTreeMatcher {

    @Override
    public Description matchMethodInvocation(MethodInvocationTree tree, VisitorState state) {
      ImmutableList<Parameter> formal =
          Parameter.createListFromVarSymbols(ASTHelpers.getSymbol(tree).getParameters());
      Stream<Parameter> actual =
          Parameter.createListFromExpressionTrees(tree.getArguments()).stream();

      Changes changes =
          Changes.create(
              formal.stream().map(f -> 1.0).collect(toImmutableList()),
              formal.stream().map(f -> 0.0).collect(toImmutableList()),
              Streams.zip(formal.stream(), actual, ParameterPair::create)
                  .collect(toImmutableList()));

      boolean result =
          !new NameInCommentHeuristic()
              .isAcceptableChange(changes, tree, ASTHelpers.getSymbol(tree), state);
      return buildDescription(tree).setMessage(String.valueOf(result)).build();
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void nameInCommentHeuristic_returnsTrue_whereCommentMatchesFormalParameter() {
    CompilationTestHelper.newInstance(NameInCommentHeuristicChecker.class, getClass())
        .addSourceLines(
            "Test.java",
            "abstract class Test {",
            "  abstract void target(Object first);",
            "  void test(Object first) {",
            "     // BUG: Diagnostic contains: true",
            "     target(first /* first */);",
            "  }",
            "}")
        .doTest();
  }

  @Test
  public void
      nameInCommentHeuristic_returnsTrue_wherePreceedingCommentWithEqualsMatchesFormalParameter() {
    CompilationTestHelper.newInstance(NameInCommentHeuristicChecker.class, getClass())
        .addSourceLines(
            "Test.java",
            "abstract class Test {",
            "  abstract void target(Object first);",
            "  void test(Object first) {",
            "     // BUG: Diagnostic contains: true",
            "     target(/*first= */ first);",
            "  }",
            "}")
        .doTest();
  }

  @Test
  public void
      nameInCommentHeuristic_returnsTrue_wherePreceedingCommentHasEqualsSpacesAndExtraText() {
    CompilationTestHelper.newInstance(NameInCommentHeuristicChecker.class, getClass())
        .addSourceLines(
            "Test.java",
            "abstract class Test {",
            "  abstract void target(Object first);",
            "  void test(Object first) {",
            "     // BUG: Diagnostic contains: true",
            "     target(/*note first = */ first);",
            "  }",
            "}")
        .doTest();
  }

  @Test
  public void nameInCommentHeuristic_returnsFalse_withNoComments() {
    CompilationTestHelper.newInstance(NameInCommentHeuristicChecker.class, getClass())
        .addSourceLines(
            "Test.java",
            "abstract class Test {",
            "  abstract void target(Object first);",
            "  void test(Object first) {",
            "     // BUG: Diagnostic contains: false",
            "     target(first);",
            "  }",
            "}")
        .doTest();
  }

  @Test
  public void nameInCommentHeuristic_returnsFalse_withCommentNotMatchingFormalParameter() {
    CompilationTestHelper.newInstance(NameInCommentHeuristicChecker.class, getClass())
        .addSourceLines(
            "Test.java",
            "abstract class Test {",
            "  abstract void target(Object first);",
            "  void test(Object first) {",
            "     // BUG: Diagnostic contains: false",
            "     target(first /* other */);",
            "  }",
            "}")
        .doTest();
  }

  @Test
  public void nameInCommentHeuristic_returnsTrue_whereLineCommentMatchesFormalParameter() {
    CompilationTestHelper.newInstance(NameInCommentHeuristicChecker.class, getClass())
        .addSourceLines(
            "Test.java",
            "abstract class Test {",
            "  abstract void target(Object first, Object second);",
            "  void test(Object first, Object second) {",
            "     // BUG: Diagnostic contains: true",
            "     target(first, // first",
            "            second);",
            "  }",
            "}")
        .doTest();
  }
}

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So, it's come down to Sri Lanka or India? Talk about deciding between the trips of a lifetime. Both these places are downright incredible. IN. CRED. IB. LE. They're up there with the most bucket-list spots in South Asia, and each attracts millions upon millions of visitors every year.
Mhmm…these countries tout a journey that's laced with ancient culture, enthralling history, tales of Rajput kings and Sinhalese Buddhists, adventures through wild rainforests and tiger-stalked mountain ranges, jungles filled with snakes, and beaches so perfect you'll hardly believe they're real. They offer spice-plumed curry houses and sizzling fish BBQs by the Indian Ocean, surf breaks and snow-capped summits, eco lodges and yogi resorts.
There's honestly so much to get through when it comes to these two nations that it can be tricky to know exactly where to begin. Cue this guide. It runs through seven key pointers that we think will help you decide between these two big hitters of Asia, including the ease of traveling there in the first place, the cost of a trip, and the things there are to do once you're on the ground.
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Sri Lanka or India – our verdict
India is one of the natural stopover points for flights heading east from Europe, which means it's super well connected to big hubs like Frankfurt and Heathrow by air. Direct or indirect flights leave daily from those, going to all sorts of major arrival points in the north and south. The most popular of them are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore. On top of that, there are oodles of low-cost connections joining India to the rest of Asia, making it easy to hop over from Thailand or even Sri Lanka.
The downside is that India can be hard to get around. Yes, the trains are famously efficient and taxi transfers from town to town hardly break the bank. However, India is HUGE. We can't overstate how huge! You're even looking at long, 12-hour legs to travel between towns in the very same state.
Sri Lanka doesn't have the same number of international flight arrival points as India. In fact, 100% of the connections jet into the Colombo International Airport that's just north of the capital. The good news is that the island is small enough to cope with just one hub, as a day-long taxi transfer from the terminals should be enough to take you just about anywhere, from Jaffna in the north to Tangalle in the south. The downside is that there aren't quite so many airlines running routes into Lanka, so your choice might be a little limited when you come to book.
Winner: Draw. Sri Lanka is harder to get to but easier to travel round. Vice versa for India.
Neither of these countries is going to be expensive when you compare them to western standards. However, we'd say that India is just a smidgen cheaper than Sri Lanka. You can still get decent hotels for around just $10 a night here, and even a five-star option for $60-80. Food is similarly cheap, with thali plates of four or five curries in a local place sitting at around $0.50 a pop! Tourist-orientated eateries do cost more, but you're still looking at paying $3-4 for a full meal.
Sri Lanka comes out just a touch pricier. Hotels range from about $20-100 a night but can soar to over $150 a night for the best-quality and most luxurious beachside stays or yoga retreats in the hills. Food is still very affordable, with rice and curry sets coming in at about $2 per person. Getting around is also a bargain, although we've noticed that the cost of taxis has gone up in recent years – you're looking at about $30-60 for a transfer to one of the main southwest beach towns from the airport.
Winner: India.
It would be impossible to sum up all the things there are to do in India in just one paragraph. This is a whole subcontinent of a country. A journey here is like a rollercoaster ride of mysticism and magic, with everything from pre-historic temple visits to deep-sea diving on the menu. Some things really do stand out from the crowd if you're putting together an India bucket list, though:
See the Taj Mahal – It almost sounds ridiculous to recommend a visit to the Taj. Everyone knows this is one of the most majestic buildings on the planet. Head to Agra to see its glorious outline.
Walk the Indian Himalaya – The highest mountain range on the globe pokes into India. Our favorite spots to see it is the far-flung plateau settlement of Leh, Ladakh, but Shimla is pretty cool (literally!) too.
Eat at the Golden Temple – The home of the Sikh religion in Amritsar is somewhere you'll never forget.
Explore Varanasi – An overload for the senses, Varanasi straddles the Ganges River and is considered one of the holiest cities in Hinduism.
Sri Lanka might not have the same headline-capturing sights and attractions, but you rarely get bored on the Teardrop of India. From the tea fields of the highlands to the shimmering coral gardens that fringe the southwest coast, there's all sorts to get through here. Here are some of the standouts for us:
Ride the train from Kandy to Ella – This is a famous train route (maybe even the most famous on the globe), taking you high into tea-covered ridges where the clouds swirl over the jungles.
Surfing – Sri Lanka is a beginner surf mecca. Soft, crumbly waves are on offer from Hiriketiya to Hikkaduwa.
Taste tea – Old Ceylon was transformed into a tea growing province back in the day. The island is still a great place to sample new tastes and fresh leaves. Head to Ella for that.
Go on safari – There are three or four stand-out national parks (the Yala chief among them) that offer unique safari opportunities, with potential glimpses of rare Sri Lankan leopards in the mix.
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Its cities may sprawl like megalopolises that count populations in the tens of millions, but India is still an indelibly wild place. There are colossal tracts of land where Mother Nature totally dominates and you can find yourself entirely alone with just the gushing rivers, creaking ice fields, or misty jungles.
Of course, south is different to north. In the first, you encounter the humid rainforests of the Western Ghats, where elephants roam tea plantations, and the gurgling streams of the Keralan Backwaters. Up north, you meet the Himalaya, a land of snowy summits that rise to 8,500 meters+ with monstrous Kangchenjunga.
Sri Lanka can't really match that diversity, but it's still got plenty of natural jewels up its sleeve. The ocean is worth a special mention, because it teems with pods of whales between November and March (you can go on spotting trips from the town of Mirissa).
But there are also national parks – the Yala National Park and the Maduru Oya National Park, especially – where you can do game drives to see elephant herds and leopards. Finally, the Central Highlands are Sri Lanka's great mountains, offering the Horton Plains reserve and the challenging Knuckles, which are covered in hiking routes and cobra-slithering jungles.
Winner: India. It's a land of extremes that's pretty unique around the globe.
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We'll just go right ahead and say it – India isn't the most chilled place on the planet. It may be one of the homes of yoga and meditation but boy does this country get hectic. Tooting traffic jams and hawkers, bustling chowk bazaars and endless street touts – that's the sort of thing you have to get used to here.
It's actually part of the charm for most travelers, but not the best if you're seeking R&R. To be honest, only two or three places really offer that chilled vibe. You can escape to the beaches of south Goa and Karnataka, head to the retreats of Dharamshala, or choose the highland escapes of the Western Ghats.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, does chilling very well indeed. In fact, a lot of people say how Sri Lanka sometimes feels like a way more relaxed version of India…
The whole southwestern coastline is one long run of beachside hotels and bamboo bars with cold beers ready and waiting in the fridge. We'd actually recommend steering clear of some of the most famous sunbathing and swimming spots, like Unawatuna and Bentota. Much better are the slightly lesser-known beach towns of Ahangama and Hiriketiya.
Winner: Sri Lanka.
India tops 4,700 miles of total coastline. That's a whopping great amount. Thing is, though, the country isn't anywhere near as famous as other Asian nations (Thailand, we're looking at you!) for its beaches.
The sad truth is that lots of them have been totally destroyed by either development or pollution, or are simply not the idyllic, white-sand bays you come in search of. There are some great exceptions that prove that rule. South Goa has the golden arc of Palolem Beach, and there are the picture-perfect Andaman and Nicobar Islands (if you're lucky enough to get a pass to visit them).
The Teardrop of India has no such problem. The whole 130-mile run of its southwestern coast is basically a long montage of white- and gold-tinted bays threaded by endless palms and dotted with the husks of king coconuts.
There are loads of built-up resorts if you want infinity pools by the shoreline, but also hidden coves and inlets where you can escape to. The east coast is also downright lovely and has a different peak weather season (June-August). If that's when you're traveling, check out the sands of Trincomalee and Uppuveli.
Winner: Sri Lanka
To be honest, we wouldn't recommend either Sri Lanka or India for the nightlife scene. If you're heading to Asia to party and dance until the early hours, you're almost certainly going to be better off in Thailand (the home of the Full Moon Party!).
However, Sri Lanka is the place that channels the most tropical vibe of the two, with beach towns like Mirissa coming up trumps on the hedonism front – the whole front of the sands there is one long happy hour. There are also upcoming party hubs like Ahangama and Hiriketiya that specialize in low-key surf shacks and reggae bars.
India has plenty of party, especially in big cities like Mumbai and Delhi. However, it's not really orientated towards travelers. Most foreign visitors choose to head to one state for their after-dark fun: Goa. That's actually part of the issue here; that Goa – or at least north Goa – is now so inundated with clubs and bars that it's shed all its real charm. Still, we like the more chilled scene in Palolem and the upcoming scene in nearby Karnataka.
Deciding between Sri Lanka or India was never going to be easy. These are two of Asia's most amazing places. Ideally, we'd say do both. However, if you have to choose, then here's our two cents: Go for Sri Lanka for R&R, great beaches, and surfing, but India for a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience that involves iconic sights like the Taj and the Himalaya.
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Glasgow is one of the top shopping centres in Europe and most of the up-market stores and brands are found in Buchanan Street. Brands such as Karen Millen, Apple, Omega, Rolex, Hermes, Prada, Gucci etc are sold in the shops in this famous street.
It is the 6th most expensive street in the UK with regard to retail rents (the first five are in London). Buchanan Street dates from the late 18th century and is named after Andrew Buchanan of Buchanan, Hastie, & Co who was a wealthy tobacco lord. He was the owner of the ground on which the current street is located.
In keeping with a city which became very wealthy through trading with the Americas and West Indies, many of the buildings are very ornate and beautiful both externally and internally. While I was there recently I spent some time looking at the buildings as I walked from the top of the street, just outside Glasgow Concert Hall, to Argyle street at the bottom.
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Walking down the street, the beautiful carvings on many of the buildings are testament to the wealth of the City which was once known as the 'Second City of the British Empire' in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Below shows some photographs of Buchanan Street.


Shawn began his career in 2000 after graduating from the University of Maine with a bachelor's degree in exercise science. He went on to work in physical therapy, but few patients were finding the help they needed. Frustrated with what he was seeing, Shawn began searching for a better solution. In early 2001 he read The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion. In 2005 after implementing successful posture programs in a health club in Maine, Shawn moved to Florida to open an Egoscue Method clinic.
Katie has always had a passion for health and wellness, resulting in her bachelor's and master's degrees in kinesiology and exercise science. She worked for Penn State University for eight years, first as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, and then as the research coordinator at the university's concussion center. She relocated to Florida in 2016, eager to begin a new career where she could really make a difference in people's lives, and that's how she found Egoscue.
Jon initially came to The Egoscue Method in 2007 as a client. After going through the therapy process, he was hooked and completed his PAS certification. In 2010 Jon moved to Florida to join The Egoscue Method team. He also holds personal training and corrective exercise specialist certifications through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and is a certified dynamic neuromuscular stabilization exercise trainer through the Prague School of Rehabilitation.
With the help of The Egoscue Method, Jess began taking control of posture and found not only that her aches and pains were going away but that she was able to do more of the things she could do when she was younger. Jessalynn has been a therapist since 2007 and manages the office.
My wake up call came when my orthopedic surgeon informed me that I was a future candidate for knee replacement surgery. To save my knees, I stopped playing competitive and social tennis and focused more on my golf until my back and shoulder pain ground that to a halt. My personal trainer referred me to Pain Free, which put me on the path to finding Egoscue Palm Beach Gardens and my pain-free life. I now visit once a month and am doing the little things pain free: getting in and out of my car, turning my head, turning doorknobs, standing easily after sitting for awhile, reaching and bending for items, the list goes on!
My life has changed in a very positive way with The Egoscue Method. Before, I had a very noticeable limp on my left side. But with the stretching and mobility exercises, my mobility improved and the limp is very slight. My body alignment and posture are also better. I stand taller and my balance has improved. Egoscue has given me the tools, input, and knowledge to help slow down the natural aging process and allow me to do the things I have always done with less risk of injury, thus improving my quality of life.
I injured my hip to a point where walking was an effort. Being a bit of a skeptic and listening to family telling me I should get a medical diagnosis, I hesitatingly agreed to an eight-session program with Shawn. Session one offered some relief. After a setback after session two and a slight adjustment to my menu, I was on my way to becoming truly pain free. The menu created for me has allowed me to return to my daily five-mile walk along the beach road.


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It's been a couple of months already since we started with this project, the Mixcrates, this is how we call it. And I am going to use the chance to explain it all again, because this is not yet another mixtape serie. This time is not about pretending how cool we are, how many cutting edge bands we know or how good dj we can (wanna) be. We came with the idea that could be really nice to see (to listen, actually) what's the real THING behind a name. What kind of music does this person really listen to. Rainy day, home alone. That song that never fitted in any mixtape you did before because you would not even admit you like it.


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A: What command are you using for the installation?
Do you have install option in it?
Command for installation should look like this:
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Joint press conference from Putin and Trump
HELSINKI - Russian President Putin and US President Trump held a joint press conference after their bilateral talks in Helsinki.
The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Helsinki ended. Putin and Trump held a joint press conference after the interview.
"The Cold War is a thing in the past"
Speaking at a joint press conference, Putin said that they discussed bilateral relations and issues on the international agenda, saying, "The Cold War is a thing in the past. The situation in the world has changed drastically. There is no objective reason for the difficulties in bilateral relations."
Referring to trade relations between the two countries, Putin said, "We agreed with President Trump to bring together the most important figures of Russian and American trade."
Claims that Russia intervened in US elections
Referring to the allegations that Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election, Putin underlined that Russia did not interfere with the domestic affairs of the United States and did not intend to interfere. "The Russian state has never interfered and is not going to interfere into American internal affairs including the election process," Putin said. He said, however, that Russia is ready to "analyze" the issue together for through a joint working group on cybersecurity with the U.S.
Syria issue
Recalling that they had consulted the developments in Syria, Putin called for the situation in the Golan Heights to be adapted to the agreement made between Israel and Syria in 1974.
Putin said Russia and the United States could assume the leadership of settlement in Syria and said, "The fulfillment of the task of establishing peace and reconciliation in Syria may be an example of joint successful work between the two countries."
North Stream
Putin also said, "Trump has expressed his concerns about North Stream 2," President Trump expressed his concerns but we said that this transit will continue or even be extended next year."
Iran and the nuclear deal
During his talks, Putin noted that they directly expressed the discomfort that the US has withdrawn from a nuclear deal signed between Iran and the P5 + 1 countries, also known as JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action]. "The US side knows our position very well, our attitude has not changed, Iran is the most controlled country by the International Atomic Energy Agency thanks to the nuclear deal," he said.
Putin jokes ball is in Trump's court, hands over a soccer ball
Putin gifted Trump with a World Cup soccer ball, saying that now the "ball is in your court." Trump threw the ball to his wife Melania.
"I did not even know Trump was in Moscow"
"I hear rumors that we have collected confidential documents during Trump's visit to Moscow, but I did not even know that Trump was in Moscow at the time," Putin said regarding allegations that Russia collected information about Trump's trip to Moscow.
Putin also told Trump that he proposed the establishment of a joint committee of experts in order to find a solution for the bilateral problems.
Putin expressed his view that it would be useful to provide the participation of experienced experts who know the history and nuances of the Russian-US cooperation in the process of establishing long-term bilateral relations.
Trump: Relations with Russia changed for better
US President Donald Trump said during a joint press conference on Monday that his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin is just the start of a stronger dialogue between the United States and Russia.
"We had direct, open, deeply productive dialogue. It went very well," Trump told reporters.
"Constructive dialogue between the United States and Russia afford the opportunity to open new pathways to peace and stability within our world," Trump told reporters.
US President Donald Trump said that during his Monday meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki the Russian leader had strongly denied any Moscow involvement in the US presidential election.
"I have a great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. And what he did is an incredible offer. He offered to have people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 people. I think that's an incredible offer," Trump said.
"Actually I called him a competitor, and a good competitor he is," Trump said when asked about his previous statements about Putin being an adversary and a rival.
Trump: Both Moscow, Washington Responsible for Deterioration of Bilateral Relations
"I hold both countries responsible [for the deterioration of relations]. I think the United States has been foolish. We have all been foolish, we should have had this dialogue a long time ago, a long time frankly before I got to the office ... We have both made some mistakes. I think the [Russia] probe is a disaster for our countries, I think it has kept us apart, separated. There was no collusion at all," Trump said at a press conference following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
He indicated that after the Helsinki summit, the United States had taken a step forward with Russia.
"We are getting together, and we have a chance to do some great things, whether its nuclear proliferation in terms of stopping it," Trump added. (ILKHA)
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It's ridiculous to attack George Osborne for making a loss on the RBS privatisation
Masks depicting Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne are lined up on a wall opposite Downing Street by anti austerity protestors on December 2, 2014 in London, England.
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The British government has just started selling off its stake in RBS — a bank that was effectively nationalised during the financial crisis.
A 5.4% stake was sold at 330p per share, raising about £2 billion ($3.12 billion), and cutting the government's holding to 72.9% of RBS shares in total.
That share price is considerably less than it was worth when the government paid for it, with an average bailout price of 502p per share.
The Labour party's shadow chancellor, Chris Leslie, says that "taxpayers who bailed out the bank will want their money back."
The Budget announcement that RBS shares would be sold led to a lot of predictable jokes about Chancellor George Osborne's capability to do maths — didn't he know they would make a loss?
But the government didn't buy shares in RBS expecting a great investment. That's not really something the British government does.
If we're only going by share valuation, then it would've been better to offload shares in RBS during 2009 or early 2010 when the shares were worth over 400p or 500p at times. But that would have completely undermined the actual purpose of owning the shares: Stabilising the banking system.
It's perfectly reasonable to argue that the government shouldn't have bailed banks out, or that there were better ways to stabilise the financial system, or whatever. Those arguments, even if they're wrong, are at least addressing the same subject. Chastising the government for losing money on the sale isn't even really discussing the same subject.
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By the time the government intervened, RBS shares had already been absolutely crushed, falling by nearly 90% from their early 2007 peak.
If you look at a chart of RBS shares since the beginning of 2009, it's much clearer to see that the bank's share price has simply entered different territory entirely:
The share price has barely even risen above 400p in the past four years. When would it have returned to the bailout-period level (502p)? Would it ever have done? Should the government have simply held on, making constant political interventions into the bank's governance until the share price rose again?
The complaints are similar to the hamfisted attacks on former Chancellor Gordon Brown for selling a large holding of gold owned by the government at a price that we only knew was low in hindsight. The government simply doesn't seem to make a very good asset manager, so in general it's best if it doesn't try.
RBS is not alone in its recent share price experience. Take a look below at the share price of a Japanese bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The bank has not only never returned to its financial crisis peak levels — it's never even returned to its mid-1990s pre-Asian crisis levels:
Banks like Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's share prices still haven't returned to levels they were at 20 or more years ago.
So, by all means, criticise the state for bailing out banks in the first place (though that was done by the previous government), but unless you want the British government to simply own RBS forever, it's not smart to criticise them for making a loss. If you're so sure the share price is bound to return to pre-bailout levels, you should get in there and buy some shares yourself.
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The Buick Excelle GT () is the name for the compact car manufactured by SAIC-GM under GM's Buick brand.

The original Buick Excelle () was based on the Daewoo Lacetti developed by Daewoo Motors. Parallel to the Lacetti-based Excelle, Shanghai GM introduced a new car, also called "Buick Excelle" in China, but called "Ying Lang" in Chinese. It is based on GM's global compact car platform "Delta II" which was developed at Rüsselsheim in Opel's International Technical Development Center (ITDC). The globally sold Chevrolet Cruze as well as South Korean market Daewoo Lacetti Premiere were both based on this same Delta II platform.

Since the 2009 economic crises and the subsequent demise of the Saturn brand and reduction of GM's North American brands to four, certain Opel models were no longer aligned with the Saturn brand, but now with the Buick brand instead. Consequently, the models built and marketed by Buick China were twins of some Opel variants of GM's global platforms prior to the purchase of Opel and Vauxhall by Groupe PSA in 2017, while the Lacetti-based Excelle was re-positioned below Buick's newer offerings.

In China, a hatchback called the "Buick Excelle XT" debuted in 2009, which was essentially a rebadged Opel Astra J. A sedan debuted in 2010 called the "Buick Excelle GT" ().

A North American version of the Excelle GT was assembled in the United States from 2011 to 2016, and marketed as the Buick Verano.

In August 2016, Buick China decided to end 13 years of production of the original Buick Excelle (2003-2016) despite strong sales, with 2.68 million units sold over the course of 13 years. Citing its low price while the Buick brand was being moved upmarket in China as a main reason, there was no direct successor, with sister brands Chevrolet, Baojun and Wuling filling in the lower end market niche left unoccupied by the departure of the Buick Excelle.

First generation (2009)

Excelle XT (hatchback)

The Excelle XT hatchback made its debut in late 2009 at the Guangzhou Auto Show and the Excelle GT sedan in June 2010. The hatch went on sale in China only in January 2010 and the sedan in June 2010. The XT is essentially a rebadged Opel Astra for the Chinese market only, with the most noticeable differences being Buick badges and a new grille.

Engine options for the Buick Excelle XT include:
 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine that delivers 135 kW.
 1.6-litre inline four-cylinder gasoline engine with a two-stage variable intake manifold that delivers 85 kW.
 1.8-litre DOHC inline four-cylinder gasoline engine that delivers 103 kW.
All engines are available with a six-speed automatic transmission featuring a sport mode.

Excelle GT (sedan)

Another version of the Opel Astra that shares the design cues of the Excelle GT is assembled and marketed in North America as the Buick Verano. Production of the Verano began in the fourth quarter of 2011 at the General Motors Orion Assembly plant. The Verano went on sale late in 2011 as a 2012 model.

Second generation (2015)

A new Buick Excelle GT was introduced as a 2015 model. The new model has a completely new look, with new front and rear bumpers, new lights, new grille, and a more luxurious cabin. New engines included are a 1.4-liter turbocharged engine mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission or a 1.5-liter  mated to a five speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. Trim levels for this model are called 15N and 18T. Production of the new model began in March 2015.

2018 facelift

In late 2017, Buick announced a facelift update for the 2018 model year that adds the new Buick grilles with the spreading wings to the Verano and Excelle products. The update applies to the Buick Verano sedan/hatchback, Buick Excelle GT sedan, and added a Buick Excelle GX station wagon as an additional new body style. 1 liter and 1.3 liter three cylinder engines were added to the range along with both 6 speed manual and dual clutch gearboxes.

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WAC 388-554-400 Enteral nutrition program -- Provider requirements.
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Craig Mcgettrick and a friend were cleaning out a garden in England when they found an old mattress covering a litter of five puppies—or so Craig thought.
As people on Facebook were quick to point out, however, the little guys weren't puppies at all, but baby foxes. Their mother, it seemed, had been using the old mattress as her den.
One especially helpful friend, Karen Barb Lesley Clark, commented on Craig's Facebook pictures of the cubs with some very sound advice. "[F]ox cubs should always be returned to the find area and wait for mum to come calling trust me she will!"
That's exactly what Craig did, and it paid off. The mama vixen came back for one of the cubs about an hour after he returned the babies. Then, once night fell, she returned for the others.
Lesson to all of us: Make SURE the puppies you rescue are actually puppies before you take them away from the place they've been "abandoned."


"Matured in distinctive Spanish sherry casks to create a rich and mellow flavour, each individual cask is hand-selected for its flavour profile by our Malt Master, Brian Kinsman.
Deliciously smooth and silky, this expression has a sweet, spicy taste and a complex flavour that develops with each sip. A truly intriguing single malt."


Hello friends...playing around for the Penny Black Stamp Squad today.
I am so loving the look of this card using the negative of the Bashful die cut. A couple of embossing folders used for the background and the cutest sentiment from the Charms stamp set.
Actually after adding the sentiment, I am thinking this would also make a beautiful Sympathy card...next time.
The small amount of blue was achieved with Faded Jeans and Salty Ocean distress inks.
I have entered this card at OWH for their Sketch #184 challenge.
Very pretty and I love that you could use this card for so many reasons. Love the colors!
Beautiful card!Love the embossing,Awesome color!!!
What a pretty card! Love the white-on-white embossing.
Great job on the OWH sketch Penny. I like the two embossed textures together and using a reverse die-cut is one of those things I somehow never think to do. Love it!
I have to get that die as I have the complimentary stamp & I love how you used it, Penny! I've never used 2 embossed backgrounds together--thanks for the inspiration!