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Board index Battle Hymn of the Republic Pilots
[Chapter 1] Starting Somewhere
Daring adventurers willing to risk it all in the name of galactic peace and exploration, the fighter pilots of the United Galactic Republic Navy are the heroes of their own tales, as well as of lore; always at the forefront, the UGR Navy pilots fly their fighters as extensions of themselves in order to ensure peace and prosperity around the galaxy.
Re: [Chapter 1] Starting Somewhere
Post by Kai » Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:46 pm
Before the discussion could go any further, the lights in the entire ship changed color, from a soft daylight white to a bit dimmer reddish glow. Smaller lights placed every so often flashed a reddish hue as well, and a soft klaxon horn began calling, louder in some areas than others. Luckily it wasn't the loudest in the Shopette, and those within could at least hear themselves think. There was a general announcement, in the soft, businesslike tone of the Karakoram's avatar, informing everyone of why the sudden change in mood lighting occurred.
Warning, The Karakoram will soon be entering Hetran space, where we have received word that a battle is currently taking place. All hands, man your battle stations, All pilots, report to your ready rooms, all non essential personnel, please seek shelter
The warning repeated several times, ensuring that everyone had a chance to hear the message. Additionally, a text version was broadcast to everyone's communicators, which also included specific instructions for each of the individuals. Those in Green flight would receive the following:
Report to ready room in flight gear, this is not a drill, we will be assisting the battle
Rally was not especially happy about this turn of events, muttering "Awww, shit..." before hitting the gas as it were and pushing her cart at breakneck speed to the registers before they could close, so she could swiftly make her purchase and get changed into her flight suit before heading to the ready room. She did not look back at the others- at this point it was every woman for herself (No offense to August) and she really needed the stuff in her basket.
Mr. Blackbird Lore
Post by Mr. Blackbird Lore » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:18 pm
As soon as the lights shifted, Cecil sprinted for the front. But of course the employees were also heading for shelter. After a moment of indecision, she plucked the essentials from the basket and dipped out. They could dock her wages if they were so inclined, but nature would not be ignored.
Cecil bellyached silently all down the halls. Damned seps, damned hormones, damnable nature, not even time for a damned shower. Her thoughts were dominated by these curses as she changed, collected her gear, and made way to the ready room.
There, with battle looming, Cecil's mind cleared. Concerns and irritations fell away. Her old team has called her Mother Goose on account of her graying scalp and maternal calm exhibited at times like these. When she spied the others, Lt. Sampson came to check on them. "You two ready?"
Straken
Post by Straken » Wed Dec 13, 2017 8:41 pm
Rally was rushing to the register, Cecil nicked some goods and beat feet, but August on the other hand calmly sat his basket down and power walked to the ready room. There would be time to grab his toiletries later, and he had showered after his work out so he could do without the supplies. While he walked he focused on mentally preparing himself for the sortie. Taking deep breaths, the novice flight lead probably appeared to be in a sour mood as his eye brows knit together and his jaw was set and stern.
The young Kerning was reticent enough about taking command back when the pilots were simply responsible for long range recon, but after the Greens' last flight seemed to have been a harbinger of dark times. Now with this call to action, August couldn't shake the feeling that there would be several more trials ahead. The specter of the Kerning family was hanging over his head, and deep down he couldn't help but feel excited. Before too long he arrived at his locker and quickly changed. With the main portions added, he fastened the clasps as he walked into the ready room. Setting his helmet down on one of the tables, he finally took a moment to slow down and clear his head.
"Ready as I can be, Lieutenant Sampson," August said, his tone even and a somewhat cheery as a wry smile crossed his face.
Post by Kai » Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:04 pm
Rally was able to catch one of the cashiers before she had managed to pull her cash drawer and retreat to the relative safety of the back room of the shopette, and was able to get her purchase squared away before she made a beeline to her cabin, then rushed to the changing room, getting her pilot's suit up and tying her hair back in a bit of a messy ponytail so it was easier to deal with when they actually got their helmets on and jumped into the starfighter for whatever battle might be forthcoming.
"Guess that makes three of us who're ready" Rally chimed in, making sure that she had everything she needed for whatever might lay ahead, checking her locker for all the small bits of in-flight equipment they would need for survival if they went down in an uninhabited area of a planet.
Post by Mr. Blackbird Lore » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:19 am
Seeing Rally's hair up triggered an alarm in Cecil's brain, who yanked her absurdly long locks from the ponytail and began braiding with the skill and grace of many years. Even with the wide, four-plait braid she preferred, the end still struck the middle of her back. She tucked it down her flight suit and sighed. "Now I'm ready. The alert didn't say much, LT. Any idea what we're getting into?"
Post by Straken » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:37 pm
August watched in bizarre wonder at Cecil's sudden urge to braid, and after seeing some of the hassle that came with the long hair he felt thankful his hair was only a couple inches. Grabbing a seat, the young LT tried to get comfortable when the newest member of Green Flight made an inquiry. "Honestly couldn't tell you, Sampson," August responded, looking up towards the ceiling as he considered the situation. "Hetra is a border planet, with a bit of a dated garrison, but I can't think of who would want to strike at it. Much less a strike large enough to warrant the Karakoram diverting course and putting all hands at the ready."
August then thought back again to the bandits he and Rally had chased off. "Just what the Hell is going on?" he pondered under his breath.
Post by Kai » Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:39 pm
As if to answer his question, in the squadron CO, one Major Nico Philepos, arrived in their ready room. As everyone was already standing, they naturally assumed a position of attention when their superior officer entered the room. This was quickly waved away by the young commander, with a quick "At ease" to ensure the three pilots knew they could relax. He made his way to one side of the ready room, to a wall-mounted screen that was normally used by the pilots to watch movies when they were forced to stand at ready for hours, but was officially used for briefings and presentations.
"I suppose you're all wondering why I came here to see you three by myself?" Major Philepos began, the dark-haired, olive-skinned man pressing a nondescript section of the wall to cause it to bring up an image of Hetra, with what looked like a basic battle plan superimposed over the globe that was displayed.
"Well, it seems that some members of the Hetran planetary guard have revolted, allying themselves with an anti-nonhumanoid terrorist group. They have siezed the port and the drydocks there, and are holding Terran Naval vessels and crews hostage, as well as taking control of the Marine garrison and holding everyone who won't join them as hostages. While most of Wendigo squadron, as well as the other squadrons, will be focused on the space battle, and securing orbital assets, you three have been tasked with entering the atmosphere, and stopping a group of enemy fighters from destroying the Drathonian battleship that is in drydocks there. not only will it be a major blow to the UGR Navy, but it will also likely kill thousands of innocent civilians." The Squadron commander handed August a datacard labeled 'FOUO: CLASSIFIED'
"Lieutenant Kerning, this is your battleplan, please stick to it, and ensure that those craft are disabled, or brought down safely with minimal collateral damage. You'll be fighting in atmosphere, over a populated area. You three were chosen because your academy scores and continual training showed you all to have a high skill in atmospheric flight, so make sure you live up to that and don't make me look like an idiot by sending Green flight out by itself."
FIVE MINUTES LATER
Rally jumped into the seat of her Talwar fighter, as Cecil and August did the same to theirs. This would mark the first flight in her primary spacecraft since the tussle with the bandits, as it had been in heavy need of repair. It looked now, just as it had before, though a bit cleaner and the replaced panels lacked the signs of wear that most fighters wore as a badge of honor, showing their rigorous duty in the line of defense in the Galaxy, against evil forces, both without and within. Today, they would be fighting those within. The briefing had gone on to explain that the enemy they would be facing were flying Gladius Starfighters, which, while fairly dated and primitive, were still quite dangerous, as they carried a heavy loadout that included modern anti-starfighter missiles more than capable of taking down a Talwar with a good hit.
"Ya guys ready fer a good fight? In atmo, with no support, tryn'a stop a battleship from fallin' over! Sound's excitin to me!" Rally babbled, as she strapped herself in and closed the canopy, going over her pre-flight checks as the crew chief below her checked all the external workings of the fighter before it was cleared to leave.
August had listened to the Major diligently, and accepted the battle plans dutifully. The remained of the time between the briefing and arriving at the fighters the young man spent in silence as he reviewed the plans and committed them to memory, and by the time he had situated himself in the cockpit of his talwar he felt confident that he had the plans down to a T. With a heavy sigh, he gave himself time to think of something else.
"Yup, this is the kind of battle that gets made into stories, just make sure we are the ones telling the stories," August said as he checked the seals on his suit and canopy, his voice crackling over the comm. "I suppose this will be as good an opportunity as any for us to do some team building, eh lieutenant Sampson?"
Post by Mr. Blackbird Lore » Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:55 pm
In atmo. Populated area. Alone. Idiot. Those were the highlights of the brief that pestered Lt. Sampson on her way to the hangar. Once she was settled, though, Cecil was more perturbed by Rally's excited, blase attitude. She had to remind herself that everyone approached combat differently, and most hadn't had the same experiences she had. No need to create a problem where one didn't exist.
"I'd rather there be no story to tell. Let's settle it clean, by the book." In a sardonic tone, she added, "Teamwork hoo-yah!"
"Teamwork'd be a lot easier if we'd had a coupla practice runs before this, but, I guess you'll just hafta trust us Lt. Sampson!" Rally responded to their newest member. She was used to pilots coming and going, as Green flight seemed to be where they put pilots temporarily between proper assignments, "Except of course August'n I," the blue haired woman thought. regardless, she knew she could trust herself, as well as August, so it really was up to the 'new' girl to prove herself in this one. thankfully, she seemed a little bit older and a not so hotheaded. They only needed one hothead in this flight, and Rally had already done her best to take up that spot anyhow.
The crew chief below signalled to Rally that her craft had passed its pre-flight checks, and she started up the engines, lifting the craft up off the deck and retracting the landing gear, beginning her hover-taxi toward the launch ramp, and that relatively tiny window that would take them out into space. She could see, even from this distance, the battle raging outside, as Green flight was one of the last ones in the rotation to leave on the first wave, hoping to slip through the confusion of battle before the enemy had any chance to regroup from the sudden appearance of the namesake of the Karakoram-class heavy cruiser, one of the newest Terran vessels in the UGR fleet.
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How to Tie Dockers Boat Shoes
By: Matthew Weeks
How to Tie Leather Shoe Laces
How to Tie My Converses Behind the Tongues
How to Lace Fat Laces
How to Tie a Knot in Sperry Leather Laces
How to Tie Shoelaces
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Dockers Boat Shoes, or "castaway" shoes, are a form of laced slip-on shoes with non-marking soles, which are designed for use on a boat. In recent decades, however, they have become a fashionable choice in footwear in the United States and Western Europe. Dockers Boat Shoes are tied using a specialized knot commonly known as the Eastland knot, which results in the laces holding themselves in place via two tightly wound coils outside the eyelets rather than a knot stretching across the tongue of the shoe.
Pull the shoelace tightly through the top two eyelets of the shoe.
Make a one-inch loop with one of the ends of the lace as close to the eyelet as possible. Bring the lace around the end of the loop and pinch it with your fingers.
Twist the lace around the loop as many times as the length of the lace will allow.
Pull the end of the lace through the remaining opening of the loop.
Slide the coiled lace down towards the eyelet and pull it tight to complete the Eastland knot.
Repeat Steps 2 through 5 with the end of the lace extending through the eyelet on the other side of the shoe.
Eastland Shoe Corp.; How to Tie the Eastland Knot
Matthew Weeks has been a public policy and technology writer since 2003. He has been published on Men's News Daily and Free Republic. Weeks holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the College of New Jersey and a master's degree in public policy from Rutgers.

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Student of the Megatrend University (Faculty of Culture and Media) Milica Mandic once again praised the Serbian sports public with a gold medal.
At the Open Games in Sofia, in the category up to 73 kg, she won gold medal, while her club colleague, also student of our University, Vanja Stankovic, won a bronze medal in the category up to 49 kg.
"I'm glad that I continued the series of results and won a maximum of 40 points in international tournaments. This was another test for me before the World Cup and I'm going home happy. Now there are heavy preparations, another test of matches, but I am looking forward to the preparation period and work on myself. Thanks Dragan Jovic, as well as the whole team that was with me today", said Milica Mandic, the current world champion.
The colleagues from the Megatrend University honestly congratulate you.


James Ijames' powerful play and Blanka Zizka's fabulously theatrical staging must be seen.
A nearly-lost gem of a play gets a glowing revival by the gifted Philadelphia Artists Collective.
An odd play in an idiosyncratic production. But when Tina Brock is onstage, the world is lit by lightning.
The Bearded Ladies' show can be seen as a microcosm of the best and worst of Fringe.
Some fine acting enlivens Irish Heritage Theatre's production, but the show is punching above its weight.
In 90 understated minutes, Tracy Letts sums up a life.
A starry production at New Jersey Rep can't overcome the thinness of Michael Tucker's play.
The author has tweaked her intriguing, elliptical script in problematic ways.
In positive and negative ways, this bold production idea proves surprisingly smooth sailing.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's energetic production makes a good case for the play without solving all its problems.


Oh, how I love a good brownie. Let me count the ways…This will be my fifth blog post about brownies (sixth if you count blondies), and my second recipe for black bean brownies (see the first recipe here).
I am always amazed when a brownie or cookie recipe calls for anything less than a stick of butter. Usually you see a shocking 2 sticks of butter!
As a pastry professional, I've learned to get over my fear of using generous amounts of butter. That's just how the cookie crumbles in that world. But at home, I try to only use butter when I can really make it count. Less is more. I want to treat myself, but still look good, ya dig my flow?
Black beans are the new applesauce when it comes to baking. Their dark color blends in perfectly with the chocolate, and they've got protein and fiber that are not only good for you, but help retain the whole rich-dense brownie thing.
I live with 3 dudes who dove head first into these fudgy squares. Dudes are into black bean brownies. It especially helps to put walnut studs, extra chocolate chips, and some coarse salt on top.
I don't have a food processor. I hope you have one because it makes life easier. If you have one, just give the beans a whir. If you are like me and do not have one, you can smash your beans with a fork or your fingers, or pour your beans into the melted chocolate/butter mixture and then use an immersion blender and get it as smooth as you can. It's ok if there's a little texture. It all gets baked up and masked by the chocolate anyway.
Note that I first tried to blend my beans in my blender, but the blender was too large for the small amount of beans and nothing was happening. Moral of the story, buy a food processor. I just like to take the hard way, mostly because I have no room for another kitchen gadget in my apartment.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch (9-inch is ok, too) square baking pan and line it with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. Butter and flour the parchment paper as well.
In a small bowl, sift together all of the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Fill a medium saucepan with 2 inches of water. Bring the water to a simmer. Place the butter and chocolates in a heat-proof bowl. Place the bowl over the simmering water and stir until the chocolates and butter are melted and combined. Carefully remove the bowl from the saucepan and let it cool for a minute or two.
Whisk the eggs and white into the chocolate/butter mixture, one at a time. Next whisk in the pureed beans, sugar, and vanilla extract.
Dump the sifted dry ingredients into the mix all at once and fold and incorporate everything together with a spatula. Once thoroughly combined, pour the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with walnuts, chocolate chips, and coarse salt, if using.
Bake the brownies for about 25-28 minutes. Note that brownies are better slightly underdone than overdone. Right? Right. Let the brownies cool on a wire rack for 10-20 minutes, then lift them out of the pan using the parchment overhang. Slice and enjoy.


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Berkshire neck
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[Berkshire, a former county in England]
SEE: Poikiloderma of Civatte.
Berkshire neck is a sample topic from the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
Venes, Donald, editor. "Berkshire Neck." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734329/all/Berkshire_neck.
Berkshire neck. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734329/all/Berkshire_neck. Accessed February 2, 2023.
Berkshire neck. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734329/all/Berkshire_neck
Berkshire Neck [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 February 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734329/all/Berkshire_neck.
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But their emails!
The digital path to 2020
Day 143: 10/10/19
Aimin	Daily, Political Emails 2020	 October 11, 2019 October 11, 2019
With less than a week to go before the next debate, the campaigns are trying all sorts of ways to get my attention. Pete Buttigieg announced his LGBTQ+ policy, Elizabeth Warren told me what I could expect from her on the debate stage, and Joe Biden crowed over Trump. Oh, and Tulsi Gabbard is considering boycotting the debate.
Total 61 17
Non-Donor 32 17
Donor 29 15
Before I begin, I want to say that there might not be a new BTE on Saturday due to scheduling conflicts.
Anyway! Pete Buttigieg claimed the dubious title of "Most Frequent Emailer" on Thursday with a total of 4 emails sent. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Amy Klobuchar all sent 3 emails each.
What got Buttigieg all riled up? A variety of things, it turns out.
There was a variety for all candidates.
Pete Buttigieg started the morning by dropping his LGBTQ+ policy in my inbox. Not only did he talk about what it means to stand up for LGBTQ+ rights, but he even changed his campaign logo at the top of his email to his Pride version.
I wonder if the logo was designed with flags in mind.
He continued on a little later with a notification about a campaign event they were calling "Boot-Pledge-Pledge," a play on the pronunciation guide for his name, "Boot-Edge-Edge." This weekend, apparently, Buttigieg supporters across the country are phone banking to try to get people pledging to vote or caucus for him in the early states.
He then reminded me later about his second Pizza with Pete contest with a pun subject (why am I so weak for puns?) "You're a pizz-a this campaign." It made me giggle, as most puns do.
Closer to the end of the day, Buttigieg sent out another reminder for the pizza contest, without the pun, and he also sent a thank you to my donor account for taking his survey and asking if I could share it with friends.
Elizabeth Warren also had a lot to say on Thursday, but none of it was really new.
Here's what you can expect from Elizabeth on debate night:
She'll keep putting the spotlight on how our economy and our government only work for a thin slice at the top — and how we can fight back. She won't waste even a second when she has this powerfully important chance to invite millions of Americans to join this grassroots movement.
Team Warren
She sent out several fundraising emails that were variants on the same theme.
When Elizabeth talks about her plans to fight for big, structural change — plans that will end corruption in Washington and make our government work for working people — people around the country see that this fight is their fight, too.
The debates may get a lot of attention, but investing in person-to-person organizing — in conversations between volunteers and voters, and friends and family members — is what will make the difference in this race.
Elizabeth is getting ready to ask millions of Americans to join her in the fight, and we're getting ready to welcome them into this grassroots movement.
It takes real resources to keep growing this team, and that comes down to grassroots donors reading emails like this one and deciding to make a contribution. Please chip in to keep fighting by Elizabeth's side.
Guess we'll be hearing about big, structural change to end Washington corruption on the debate stage, same as she's mentioned in most of her fundraising emails.
Warren did include an email to let me know that her hand-lettered quotes from t-shirts are now available as stickers and totes and other merch. I have to admit, I'm developing a real love for hand-lettered quote art.
A surprising array of asks yesterday!
The campaign asks varied wildly over the day, from Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar asking me to split donations (with them and Amy McGrath and Tina Smith respectively), while Kamala Harris was fretting about being behind on her goal. Bernie Sanders wanted to know why I supported his campaign for president, while Michael Bennet wanted to know if I agreed with his plan to deal with the housing crisis. Marianne Williamson offered me a clip about her education policy to watch, and Joe Biden was upset about Trump.
Very upset about Trump.
You see, Biden had called for Trump's impeachment on Wednesday, and then he acted as if he were the first and only calling for Trump's impeachment. Now all of Trump's anger about the impeachment inquiry is clearly just a strike back at Biden, and Biden needs to raise more money, fast, to deal with it!
I had to screenshot so you could see the formatting.
I'm already exhausted with Biden's emails on this topic. Italics, bold, all-caps, yellow highlight… we get it. You and Trump can't stand each other, and you've spotted an opportunity to make a quick buck.
But speaking of someone spotting an opportunity, Tulsi Gabbard is trying to snare some media attention. Remember how upset she was that she had been blocked from the last debate because she didn't make the qualifications? Remember how she railed against the "media darlings" of Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren who were getting millions in free advertising because they had made the stage?
Well, now that Gabbard is on the October stage, she's thinking about maybe boycotting it.
There are so many of you who I've met in Iowa and New Hampshire who have expressed to me how frustrated you are that the DNC and corporate media are essentially trying to usurp your role as voters in choosing who our Democratic nominee will be.
I share your concerns, and I'm sure that all our supporters throughout the country do as well.
The 2016 Democratic Primary election was rigged by the DNC and their partners in the corporate media against Bernie Sanders.
In this 2020 election, the DNC and corporate media are rigging the election again, but this time against the American people in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada.
They are attempting to replace the roles of voters in the early states, using polling and other arbitrary methods which are not transparent or democratic, and holding so-called debates which are not debates at all but rather commercialized reality television meant to entertain, not inform or enlighten
In short, the DNC and corporate media are trying to hijack the entire election process.
In order to bring attention to this serious threat to our democracy, and ensure your voice is heard, I am giving serious consideration to boycotting the next debate on October 15th. I will announce my decision within the next few days.
With my deepest, and warmest aloha, thank you all again for your support.
There's this thing in the various civil rights movements: giving someone else a seat at the table does not mean you lose your seat. The early states have long been the "deciders" of our candidates, but who decided that they get to? The DNC's new rules are opening the field up a little broader, making sure that all of America can weigh in on the candidates in the early days of the primary if they so choose.
This is not demeaning the early states. It's not "rigging" the election against the American people. If anything, it's unrigging the election!
Now, I fully agree we have a problem with how the primaries are covered and the way the media tells the stories around the election, but that's not trying to rig the election against the early states. It's not because the DNC is pulling on the strings.
Honestly, I'm so upset at how many Democrats are easily jumping to the narrative of "rigged DNC!" this cycle. We already know Trump is doing everything he can to rig the election. Why is our side helping him destroy the confidence in the vote?
Tom Steyer is coming up fast on 100 emails!
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Donald MacLeod: If brass necks were real then glib banker would not be able to lift his head
By Donald MacLeod
Ross McEwan, RBS Chief Executive (PA Wire)
I DON'T want to sound like a broken record but I'm afraid the RBS – the Real Banking Shame, or the Royal Bank of Scotland – gets it in the neck again this week.
The undisputed champion of my page rage is their unflinching CEO, Ross McEwan.
His long-awaited appearance for a supposed grilling by an all-party group of MPs at a Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee was but child's play to someone so skilled in the arts of defending the indefensible.
Honestly, if brass necks were solid items of jewellery, then he would be wearing one so large and heavy he wouldn't be able to lift his head to brush his teeth.
Then again, I must admit that his performance was quite impressive.
If you were hoping he would cave in under pressure when asked to justify his decision to close a further 62 Scottish branches, then you were living in cloud cuckoo land.
Not a glove was laid on him and the RBS, nor will there be as long as the Government, which owns 71% of the bank on behalf of the taxpayer, abjectly refuses to become directly involved.
When asked by committee chair, the SNP's Pete Wishart MP, if he recognised the anger of customers in Scotland, Mr McEwan said he did but then simply talked of the praise RBS had received from some customers for their new app. He also defended the branch closures, saying the moves were in response to customer choices.
In effect he used the occasion as a platform to justify the RBS's uncaring attitude towards their loyal customers and their greed-soaked, profit-driven policies. And he succeeded.
Worse was to come.
Royal Bank of Scotland (Philip Toscano/PA Wire)
News that RBS had finally reached a settlement figure, a fine of $4.9 billion, with the US Justice Department to close their investigation into the sales of RBS financial products before the banking crash had me shaking my head in disbelief.
Why are the RBS allowed to just walk away? The ordinary man in the street would certainly not be granted the same benevolence from our law courts.
Why are they allowed to pay money, which may be just a tiny drop in the ocean to such a huge bank, but it is our money – that's you and me, the ordinary British taxpayer – because we own 71% of the RBS, remember?
It seems we are again being stuffed by both the RBS and the UK Government, paying not only for the bank's global discredited business dealings, but also any fines they incur when they are caught, but we are also funding a more streamlined and less accountable version of the RBS in the future.
If the government can eradicate the rat population on South Georgia, surely they can do the same in our banking system?
Scotland looking to push Test claims at T20 World Cup – Calum MacLeod.
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Irwin Mitchell's specialist workplace accident and illness team has helped a 65 year old man claim £3,300 in compensation, after he suffered hearing loss due to working with machinery without any ear protection.
Our client was employed by a variety of engineering firms, where he was involved in a range of jobs, which included working on the transport system, making cement and also as a Press Welder. During the course of his employment he worked on hoppers, rollers, presses and other hydraulic machinery.
The noise of the machinery was so loud that in order to communicate with his colleagues he would have to shout and often use hand signals even though they were only a few feet away. Despite this, our client was not provided with ear protection during the course of his employment.
It was found later in life that our client's hearing had deteriorated. He struggles to follow conversations if there is any background noise, finds it difficult to listen to public service announcements and also has to turn up his television and telephone to allow him to hear properly.
Due to such significant deterioration, our client approached Irwin Mitchell to take on his case, where the sum of £3,300 was secured in compensation. A medical expert examined our client and produced a report on his hearing loss. It was found that his hearing had been considerably damaged during the period of his employment and this could have been prevented with the use of ear protection. As a result of such damage, he will require the use of a hearing aid in the future.


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 5, 2021, Nucor Insulated Panel Group Inc and Vulcraft Canada Inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries of Nucor Corporation ("Nucor"), entered into a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. ("Seller"). The Purchase Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Nucor, through its subsidiaries, will acquire (i) all of the equity interests of Iguana NewCo, LLC (the "Acquired Business") and (ii) certain Canadian assets, which together constitute the Seller's single-component and foam-core insulated metal panels business (the "Acquisition"). The consideration for the Acquisition is approximately $1.0 billion in cash payable at the closing of the Acquisition, subject to certain adjustments for the working capital, transaction expenses, cash and indebtedness of the Acquired Business.
The parties to the Purchase Agreement have agreed to representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for transactions of this nature and the Acquisition is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including the approval of applicable regulatory agencies. Nucor has obtained customary representations and warranties insurance and is providing a parent guarantee for certain obligations of its subsidiaries under the Purchase Agreement.
The foregoing summary of certain terms of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, copies of which will be filed as exhibits to the Nucor's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending July 3, 2021.
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A copy of the press release issued by Nucor on June 7, 2021 announcing the Acquisition is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
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Known the world over, muralist and Bethany resident, Dr. Bob Palmer with help from university students, has thus far painted all of the historic murals in downtown Bethany. The murals are part of Bethany Improvement Foundation's plan to attract tourists and recognize the city's history since 1909. The murals have been included in state and national publications describing Route 66 destinations.
Bethany Improvement Foundation offers a grant to cover half of the cost of a mural. For more information about sharing the cost of a mural, please contact Susan Martin, BIF secretary at susan@bethanylaw.com. She can send you an application and information about the process.
'The Ambush,' painted by Dr. Bob Palmer honors Grant Keeton who is depicted as the rider on the horse on the left. Keeton was the postmaster in Bethany, Oklahoma from 1962-1982. If you look carefully, you can match the Pony Express workers to current post office employees. Members of the Bethany Kiwanis Club in conjunction with Bethany Improvement Foundation paid for the mural.
Dr. Palmer also painted the Wehrenberg Drug's Soda Fountain mural painted on a wall that is best seen from the parking lot south of the 'main street' or 39th Expressway businesses. To honor the Unruh family, Anna Unruh Pendergast Takemire contributed the mural that depicts her husband Melvin Unruh, and her sons Gary Unruh, and Don Unruh. Anna and Melvin operated the fountain service 14 hours per day during the years when Melvin was a student at Bethany Nazarene College. Melvin later became a professor at BNC and Anna was a teacher in Bethany Public Schools. The image on the murals is from a black and white family photograph and is printed in 'Celebrating Bethany Centennial' book.
For decades, Bethany citizens have called on McClures' Flowers to create floral arrangements for happy and sad occasions. In 1966, when she opened, Wanda became the second woman business owner in Bethany. She worked at the business and raised her children while making floral arrangements, as did her daughter, Linda Moon did when her children were young. Linda and her son, Michael Moon, now run the business with his children, Ryan Emilee and Amanda, who have grown up around the flower business. The family bought the lower half of a mural to honor the matriarch and business founder, Wanda McClure who passed away in 2008 and the rest of the family.
The mural on the west side of the intersection at 39th Expressway and Asbury features five institutions of Bethany that date to the first year: the City of Bethany, Bethany First Church of the Nazarene, Bethany Public Schools, Southern Nazarene University, called Oklahoma Holiness College in 1909 and The Children's Center, earlier known as Oklahoma Orphanage.
The children and founder of The Children's Center are painted in the center and largest picture. After operating the Oklahoma Orphanage at several locations in downtown Oklahoma City, Mattie Mallory moved the children to Bethany in 1909. The Children's Center is a private, nonprofit hospital that serves children with complex medical and physical disabilities. Mallory was one of the original settlers in Bethany and signed the city charter. From money she made selling the plot of land, Beulah Heights, to the Oklahoma Railway Company, she purchased the site in Bethany and gave "considerable aid" or a loan to Reverend C.B. Jernigan to purchase the land for Oklahoma Holiness College and build two buildings.
The mural photographs on the east side of the intersection of 39th Expressway and Asbury show well-known current and historical Bethany institutions and individuals, as well as local landmarks. The Lake Overholser bridge and vehicles that could have carried families traveling Route 66 in years' past, a rail car from the El Reno or Oklahoma Railway Company and the Bethany depot, Bethany Public Schools, downtown businesses and the water tower that once stood south of the same intersection are some of images on the wall.
•• This mural set was used by award-winning, popular local photograher Sarah Libby as the backdrop for a few of Allie [Oakes] and Trey Faulkner's 2015 wedding photos. Faulker and photographer Sarah Thompson are Bethany natives. Copyright ® 2015 by Sarah Libby. Photograph used by permission.
Postcards of past Bethany buildings and people cover the wall on the east side of College Street and 39th Expressway. Most of the images are drawn from photographs. One of the Bethany Improvement Foundation founding members, the last Bethany Tribune editor Gloria Quaid is in the mural holding a newspaper. Tourists and Pokémon players are often witnessed posing and taking photos beside the Route 66 sign or the painted old vehicles.


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Dress Made by Margret Hantman in Deggendorf DP Camp
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tags: Displaced Persons women's experiences Zionism
type: Clothing
When World War II and the Holocaust ended in 1945, roughly eight million people were left uprooted and homeless.1 To house and feed such a large number of people, the United States helped to establish hundreds of Displaced Persons (DP) camps in occupied Germany, Austria, and Italy.2 While these facilities were only meant to provide temporary shelter, their residents often became stuck in them for a long time. It typically took months—if not years—before the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and the International Refugee Organization (IRO) could help DPs complete all of the steps necessary for their resettlement.3
The residents of the Deggendorf DP camp in Bavaria founded schools and vocational training centers, set up a synagogue and a library, published two newspapers, and organized cultural events and programming.4 Margret Simon Hantman, a Jewish survivor of Theresienstadt and Auschwitz, arrived in Deggendorf during the fall of 1945 and launched a theater group with other residents. They regularly put on plays and musical revues for which they made their own costumes and props. One of the revues featured Margret and five other dancers in self-made dresses patterned on the American flag. They were accompanied by a seventh dancer, dressed up like the Statue of Liberty. While Hantman's dress hints at the important role the United States may have played in the imagination of many Deggendorf residents, the US was not the first choice of destination for many DPs.
Hantman, for instance, had not originally planned on immigrating to the US. She was a Zionist who had always imagined herself settling in Palestine, but she had no family except a cousin in St. Louis. As she would later explain, "It was a little strange, being a Zionist all along, and then deciding to come to America. But I had no relatives, I was too young, and I was tired of camp life, so I decided to come to America."
Although the US had not been her first choice, Hantman considered herself lucky. Together with other DPs, she boarded an American military ship in May 1946. She would later recall that when she arrived in New York harbor and saw the Statue of the Liberty for the first time, she "really felt safe."5
For more, see Gerard Daniel Cohen, In War's Wake: Europe's Displaced Persons in the Postwar Order (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2012).
Of postwar Europe's eight million uprooted people, only about seven million could be repatriated. Over one million continued to stay in DP camps for months, sometimes years, hoping to leave Europe altogether.
For more on the IRO, see the Film of Displaced Persons Registering with the International Refugee Organization in this collection.
More than 250.000 Jewish people, survivors of the Holocaust and refugees from the anti-Jewish violence that flared up in Eastern Europe after the war, were often housed in DP camps exclusively designated for Jewish DPs. These Jewish DP camps became centers for a revival of Jewish culture and life after the Holocaust, as people were waiting for emigration. Link to "Song from Deggendorf DP Camp." These Jewish DP camps became centers for a revival of Jewish culture and life after the Holocaust, as people were waiting for emigration. For some examples of these efforts, see this the related collection in Experiencing History, Jewish Displaced Persons in Postwar Europe.
Margret Simon Hantman's personal papers, which include more materials on her life and her experience at Deggendorf, are available online through the USHMM's Collection.
All 18 Items in the Displaced Persons and Postwar America Collection
Film of Displaced Persons Boarding a Ship in Bremerhaven, Germany
tags: Displaced Persons propaganda refugees & immigration
Letter from Larissa Prychodko to John Panchuk
tags: letters & correspondence refugees & immigration
Albert Barnett: "Negro Workers Leave the South; Displaced by DPs in the North"
tags: Displaced Persons refugees & immigration
The Displaced Persons Act of 1948
tags: collaboration Displaced Persons law & the courts relief & rescue
type: Legislation
"The DP Story: The Final Report of the United States Displaced Persons Commission"
tags: refugees & immigration relief & rescue
"Sponsors Needed: New DPs Will Enter 'U'"
tags: activism community education relief & rescue
Photograph of Refugees Arriving at Fort Ontario
tags: Displaced Persons refugees & immigration relief & rescue
"Behind the Fence": Inked Print by Miriam Sommerburg
tags: Displaced Persons refugees & immigration relief & rescue visual art
type: Artwork
Accession Number 2018.70.2
May 1945 to May 1946
Maker / Creator
Margret Simon Hantman
Deggendorf DP camp, Germany
Reference Location
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"Around Day's End" Debuts at the Whitney September 3
On September 3, the Whitney will debut Around Day's End: Downtown New York, 1970–1986. The exhibition pays homage to Gordon Matta-Clark's legendary Day's End (1975) and features works by twenty-two artists who engaged with the Meatpacking District and West Side piers, among other downtown Manhattan locations, in the 1970s and early 1980s. Around Day's End also anticipates David Hammons's monumental public artwork Day's End, to be completed in late fall 2020 and located directly across from the Whitney in Hudson River Park. Drawn primarily from the Whitney's collection, the exhibition is organized by Laura Phipps, assistant curator, with Christie Mitchell, senior curatorial assistant, and runs through October 25, 2020.
Image credit: Gordon Matta‑Clark, Day's End Pier 52.3 (Documentation of the action "Day's End" made in 1975 in New York, United States), 1975 (printed 1977). Gelatin silver print: sheet, 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm); image, 7 × 9 3/4 in. (17.8 × 24.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Harold Berg 2017.134. © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
In 1975, Matta-Clark created Day's End in a former shipping warehouse on Pier 52, which stood on the Hudson River across from the Museum's current home. Matta-Clark cut massive openings into the dilapidated pier shed's walls, roof, and floor. He wanted to transform the building into a "temple to sun and water." Also titled Day's End, Hammons's sculpture is a meditation on Matta-Clark's intervention. Hammons first proposed his sculpture to the Museum in 2014 and it is nearing completion this fall during a period of profound crisis and uncertainty. While it conjures the layered history of the neighborhood and the river, Hammons's project acts as an evocative landmark for the reimagining of the site and serves as a powerful testament to the tenacity and resilience of New York.
"David Hammons's much anticipated public art project provides a unique opportunity to not only think about the complex history of the Pier 52 site, but to also consider the time and conditions that existed when Matta-Clark's Day's End was conceived in 1975. Around Day's End explores these related stories," explained assistant curator Laura Phipps, an organizer of the exhibition. "While there is something disquieting about today's parallels with many of issues and the conditions these artists were addressing at that time—economic uncertainty, crumbling infrastructure, disappearing public space—it can also be reassuring or inspiring to look back at the incisive approaches artists took with the physical material and ephemeral ideas of New York City to imagine ways through and forward."
Alvin Baltrop (b. 1948; Bronx, NY, , d. 2004; New York, NY)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (b. 1960; Brooklyn, NY, d. 1988; New York, NY)
Dawoud Bey (b. 1953; Queens, NY)
Mel Bochner (b. 1940; Pittsburgh, PA)
Christo (b. 1935; Gabrovo, Bulgaria, d. 2020; New York, NY)
János Kender (b. 1938; Baja, Hungary; d. 2009; West Palm Beach, FL)
Gordon Matta-Clark (b. 1943; New York, NY, d. 1978; Nyack, NY)
Robert Morris (b. 1931; Kansas City, MO, d. 2018; Kingston, NY)
Martha Rosler (b. 1943; Brooklyn, NY)
Richard Serra (b. 1938; San Francisco, CA)
Harry Shunk (b. 1924; Leipzig, Germany, d. 2006; New York, NY)
Carol Goodden (b. 1940; London, United Kingdom)
David Hammons (b. 1943; Springfield, IL)
Peter Hujar (b. 1934; Trenton, NJ, d. 1987; New York, NY)
G. Peter Jemison (b. 1945; Silver Creek, NY, Seneca Nation of Indians, Heron Clan)
Joan Jonas (b. 1936; New York, NY)
Kiki Smith (b. 1954; Nuremberg, Germany)
Anton van Dalen (b. 1938; Amstelveen, Netherlands)
William Wegman (b. 1943; Holyoke, MA)
David Wojnarowicz (b. 1954; Red Bank, NJ, d. 1992; New York, NY)
Martin Wong (b. 1946; Portland, OR, d. 1999; San Francisco, CA)
Jimmy Wright (b. 1944; Union City, NJ)
The works featured in the exhibition intervene in the urban fabric of the city in various ways: Matta-Clark and Joan Jonas present the city itself as a character, pointing to New York as a place that embodies both presence and invisibility. For other artists, like Alvin Baltrop and Jimmy Wright, the periphery of the city became synonymous for historically marginalized populations; their depictions of the West Side piers and Meatpacking District reveal how queer life found community and intimacy in forgotten, and reclaimed, corners. Martin Wong and others made visceral works that looked at the ways particular downtown neighborhoods, like the Bowery and Lower East Side, were impacted by deteriorating economic conditions. For these artists the city was and remains material, inspiration, specter, and provocation.
The exhibition also includes an architectural model for Hammons's public art project, which the Whitney is realizing with the Hudson River Park Trust. Around Day's End is installed in the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gallery, on the Museum's first floor, which is accessible to the public free-of-charge. All visitors and members must reserve timed tickets in advance at whitney.org.
Major support for Around Day's End: Downtown New York, 1970–1986 is provided by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation.
The Whitney Museum of American Art is located at 99 Gansevoort Street between Washington and West Streets, New York City. Beginning September 3, 2020, public hours are: Monday and Thursday: 11:30 am–6 pm; Friday: 1:30–9 pm; Saturday and Sunday: 1–6 pm. Member-only hours are: Monday and Thursday: 6–7 pm; Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 am–1 pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission is pay-what-you-wish through September 28, 2020. Visitors 18 years & under and Whitney members: FREE. Reserve timed-entry tickets in advance at whitney.org. For more information on reopening visit whitney.org. For general information please call (212) 570-3600 or visit whitney.org.
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Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in protected natural areas of Serbia
Marić, Ivana
Medo, Irena
Jovanović, Slobodan
Petanović, Radmila
Marcić, Dejan
Despite economic importance of Tetranychidae, knowledge regarding diversity of spider mites in the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe is incomplete, especially in protected natural areas. This study presents diversity of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) collected over five growing seasons at 296 locations in 38 protected natural areas of Serbia. A total of 31 spider mite species were found, 10 from Bryobiinae and 21 from Tetranychinae. The species Eotetranychus fagi Zacher was recorded as new to Serbia and this record was also the first one for Southeast Europe. Spider mites were found on host plants in five basic types as well as many subtypes of terrestrial habitats, with woodland as the most dominant one. A total of 151 plant species from 44 families were recorded as hosts for spider mites including new world records: 60 new hosts for family Tetranychidae and 41 new hosts for 21 spider mite species. Host plants from Rosaceae family harbored the highest number of spider mite sp...ecies (16). A considerable number of species was found on host plants from the families Betulaceae (11), Asteraceae (10) and Sapindaceae (10). Two cosmopolitan spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch and Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov & Nikolskii, were clearly distinguished with 67 (7 new) and 43 (13 new) recorded host species, respectively; among newly recorded hosts for Tetranychidae family, these two mite species were found on 27 and 12 hosts, respectively. After the two most common species, the most striking was the presence of Bryobia praetiosa Koch with 24 (4 new) recorded host plants, followed by Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher), Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans) and Bryobia rubrioculus(Scheuten), with 21 (7 new), 20 (6 new) and 16 (2 new) hosts, respectively. The remaining tetranychids were found on 1-9 host plant species. This study provided the first insight into diversity of tetranychids in Serbian protected areas. Further research in this field should focus on mites from host plants representative of specific areas and habitats, including endangered, endemic and relict species.
Tetranychidae / Species diversity / Habitats / Host plants / Protected areas
Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2018, 23, 10, 2033-2053
Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London
Studies on plant pathogens, arthropods, weeds, and pesticides with a view to developing the methods of biorational plant protection and safe food production (RS-31043)
Plant Biodiversity of Serbia and the Balkans - assesment, sustainable use and protection (RS-173030)
DOI: 10.11158/saa.23.10.12
http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4696
AU  - Marić, Ivana
AU  - Medo, Irena
AU  - Jovanović, Slobodan
AU  - Petanović, Radmila
AU  - Marcić, Dejan
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4696
AB  - Despite economic importance of Tetranychidae, knowledge regarding diversity of spider mites in the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe is incomplete, especially in protected natural areas. This study presents diversity of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) collected over five growing seasons at 296 locations in 38 protected natural areas of Serbia. A total of 31 spider mite species were found, 10 from Bryobiinae and 21 from Tetranychinae. The species Eotetranychus fagi Zacher was recorded as new to Serbia and this record was also the first one for Southeast Europe. Spider mites were found on host plants in five basic types as well as many subtypes of terrestrial habitats, with woodland as the most dominant one. A total of 151 plant species from 44 families were recorded as hosts for spider mites including new world records: 60 new hosts for family Tetranychidae and 41 new hosts for 21 spider mite species. Host plants from Rosaceae family harbored the highest number of spider mite species (16). A considerable number of species was found on host plants from the families Betulaceae (11), Asteraceae (10) and Sapindaceae (10). Two cosmopolitan spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch and Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov & Nikolskii, were clearly distinguished with 67 (7 new) and 43 (13 new) recorded host species, respectively; among newly recorded hosts for Tetranychidae family, these two mite species were found on 27 and 12 hosts, respectively. After the two most common species, the most striking was the presence of Bryobia praetiosa Koch with 24 (4 new) recorded host plants, followed by Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher), Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans) and Bryobia rubrioculus(Scheuten), with 21 (7 new), 20 (6 new) and 16 (2 new) hosts, respectively. The remaining tetranychids were found on 1-9 host plant species. This study provided the first insight into diversity of tetranychids in Serbian protected areas. Further research in this field should focus on mites from host plants representative of specific areas and habitats, including endangered, endemic and relict species.
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author = "Marić, Ivana and Medo, Irena and Jovanović, Slobodan and Petanović, Radmila and Marcić, Dejan",
abstract = "Despite economic importance of Tetranychidae, knowledge regarding diversity of spider mites in the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe is incomplete, especially in protected natural areas. This study presents diversity of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) collected over five growing seasons at 296 locations in 38 protected natural areas of Serbia. A total of 31 spider mite species were found, 10 from Bryobiinae and 21 from Tetranychinae. The species Eotetranychus fagi Zacher was recorded as new to Serbia and this record was also the first one for Southeast Europe. Spider mites were found on host plants in five basic types as well as many subtypes of terrestrial habitats, with woodland as the most dominant one. A total of 151 plant species from 44 families were recorded as hosts for spider mites including new world records: 60 new hosts for family Tetranychidae and 41 new hosts for 21 spider mite species. Host plants from Rosaceae family harbored the highest number of spider mite species (16). A considerable number of species was found on host plants from the families Betulaceae (11), Asteraceae (10) and Sapindaceae (10). Two cosmopolitan spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch and Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov & Nikolskii, were clearly distinguished with 67 (7 new) and 43 (13 new) recorded host species, respectively; among newly recorded hosts for Tetranychidae family, these two mite species were found on 27 and 12 hosts, respectively. After the two most common species, the most striking was the presence of Bryobia praetiosa Koch with 24 (4 new) recorded host plants, followed by Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher), Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans) and Bryobia rubrioculus(Scheuten), with 21 (7 new), 20 (6 new) and 16 (2 new) hosts, respectively. The remaining tetranychids were found on 1-9 host plant species. This study provided the first insight into diversity of tetranychids in Serbian protected areas. Further research in this field should focus on mites from host plants representative of specific areas and habitats, including endangered, endemic and relict species.",
publisher = "Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London",
journal = "Systematic and Applied Acarology",
title = "Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in protected natural areas of Serbia",
doi = "10.11158/saa.23.10.12",
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Marić, I., Medo, I., Jovanović, S., Petanović, R.,& Marcić, D.. (2018). Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in protected natural areas of Serbia. in Systematic and Applied Acarology
Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London., 23(10), 2033-2053.
https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.10.12
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Marić I, Medo I, Jovanović S, Petanović R, Marcić D. Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in protected natural areas of Serbia. in Systematic and Applied Acarology. 2018;23(10):2033-2053.
doi:10.11158/saa.23.10.12
conv_6423 .
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https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.10.12 .,
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What are the postcodes of Almere? On this page you will find postcode information about Almere	and extensive geographical and demographic data. Almere has 6 districts and 66 neighbourhoods. You	can also view the postcode data of Almere by neighbourhood and district.
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Hearing the sound of jelly babies screaming as you chew them is no longer the stuff of nightmares, thanks to advancements in sensory technology. In 2011, researchers in Japan developed a headset that triggers different sounds as wearers close their jaws when eating, including the heartbreaking squeals of masticated jelly babies.
Although Bassett's is unlikely to invest in that particular piece of kit anytime soon, the increasingly high-tech world of sensory marketing is becoming big business for brands. It's designed to appeal to all the human senses, to engage emotions and thereby influence purchasing behaviour. New technology is helping brands provide sensory experiences that are more immersive and, often, wouldn't look out of place in a science fiction novel.
Many brands are following the lead of proponents of "off the plate" dining experiences, such as Heston Blumenthal, whose restaurant The Fat Duck became famed for its Sound of the Sea dish with accompanying iPod playing the sound of waves. Cutting-edge dining now also incorporates the projection of augmented reality imagery on to food – an experience offered to diners at some of the world's top restaurants, such as El Celler de Can Roca in Spain, which staged an immersive opera-dinner called El Somni, and Ultraviolet in Shanghai.
Pairing sound with food and drink has been scientifically proven to enhance flavour. A recent study from Oxford University revealed that high-frequency sounds enhance sweetness in food, while low sounds bring out bitterness. British Airways is banking on this sensory science to help it stand out in the premium market. The airline is launching an in-flight playlist with 13 tracks chosen to enhance the taste of the dishes on its in-flight menu.
The influence of the sensory approach upon new technology is also emerging. One piece of tech leading the charge is the Apple Watch, which will have a tactile GPS function to literally nudge you in the right direction if you get lost.
Visually augmented food is certainly something of which we'll being seeing and eating more. Japanese researchers have shown that augmented reality can trick people into feeling full by making food on the plate appear larger than it is (a godsend to dieters). Spence predicts that in years to come, when certain foodstuffs are no longer in existence, we'll use Google Glass to project images on to our dishes to give us the impression of the food we used to enjoy.


Atalaya Mining was up 5% on the release of its 3rd quarter results this morning. The company has increased its 2018 production guidance from 37,000 - 40,000 tonnes to 39,000 - 41,000 tonnes of copper as a result of improved recoveries, ore grade and throughput.
Production at the company's fully owned Proyecto Riotinto site in southwest Spain was up 4% in Q3 2018 compared with the same period last year. The quarter replaces Q2 2018 as the highest quarterly production on record. Year on year, the nine-month period to 30th September has seen an 8% increase in copper production with a 10% increase in ore processed in the period.
The company is in the process of expanding operations at Proyecto Riotinto to 15 Million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) and reports that the project is progressing to schedule. Engineering activities are essentially complete and site construction is 'picking up'. Civil engineering works are progressing with main activities now concentrated on completion of the new SAG (Semi-Autogenous Grinding) area and the crusher and coarse stockpile buildings. Completion of the expansion project is expected towards the end of Q2 2019.
In addition, the company has an earn-in agreement to procure up to 80% of a brownfield copper project in northwestern Spain called Proyecto Touro. Atalaya currently has an initial 10% stake in the owner of the project, Cobre San Rafael, S.L. Proyecto Touro is still at the permitting stage, and Atalaya states additional studies and detailed reports addressing recommendations from the public hearing process were formally submitted to the authorities in Q3.
Atalaya reports revenues of €42.8 million in Q3 2018 compared with €35.7 million during Q3 2017 on higher sales volumes owing to the timing of sales as well as higher realised prices. There has been an even more dramatic increase in revenue for the nine month period ended 30 September 2018, increasing to €144.4 million compared with €114.8 million for the same period last year. The company cites increased volumes sold and higher copper prices as the primary drivers. The realised copper price increased to $2.89/lb last quarter compared with $2.66/lb in Q3 2017.
"We are pleased to have increased our production guidance for 2018 following a very positive nine months of 2018. We have achieved record production and recovery levels, operating costs within our stated guidance during a period where copper prices have also been robust. The Riotinto plant is operating well and our expansion plans are well on track. Once complete, we will see an improvement in operational efficiencies and a reduction in maintenance requirements and operating cash costs."


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Ateshkadeh-ye Olya (, also Romanized as Āteshkadeh-ye 'Olyā; also known as Āteshkadeh-ye Bālā) is a village in Meyghan Rural District, in the Central District of Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 77, in 18 families.

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Home Business U.S.-China trade tensions won't be going away under Biden's administration
U.S.-China trade tensions won't be going away under Biden's administration
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U.S.-China trade tensions are set for more predictability after Joe Biden's presidential win — which likely means calmer rhetoric in a continued tough stance on Beijing.
Following years of brewing U.S. complaints about unfair business practices by China's state-dominated system, President Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Beijing with policy measures that were often abruptly first floated through social media posts on Twitter. Ultimately, his administration levied tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of Chinese goods and hurt Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei with sanctions.
"The issues that remain between the U.S. and China commercial relationship don't change with (the) change of administration," said Greg Gilligan, chairman of the Beijing-based American Chamber of Commerce in China.
"There's pressure on both sides to remain fairly hawkish simply because domestic politics don't allow for yielding the hawkish ground to someone else," Gilligan said, referring to the tougher stance each country has on the other.
The world's two largest economies signed a phase one trade agreement in January, bringing some reprieve to the tensions of the last two years. However, critics say China is behind on fulfilling agreed-to purchases of U.S. goods, while negotiations for a phase two deal have yet to start.
It's also unclear how a Biden administration will handle tariffs, which have hurt businesses in both countries after China responded to U.S. duties with tariffs of its own.
"Everyone needs to keep their powder dry," said Scott Kennedy, senior advisor and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
"There is a lengthy transition to go through and a pandemic to bring under control," he said. "Perhaps we'll see a continuing ceasefire in the trade war, but it's way too early to know if the tariffs will be removed or the actions against Huawei and others will be undone."
U.S.-China rivalry to remain
Analysts have pointed out that a Biden administration would be able to work with U.S. allies more effectively than Trump to pursue a more cohesive strategy against China. One of the few issues both Republicans and Democrats have come to agree on is tougher policy against the Communist Party-led country.
In his first speech as president-elect, Biden said he would focus on controlling the coronavirus pandemic. He did not mention China.
In keeping with a growing theme in both countries, the president-elect holds that "economic security is national security," according to his foreign policy plan.
"The United States does need to get tough with China," Biden wrote earlier this year in a "Foreign Affairs" article titled "Why America Must Lead Again: Rescuing U.S. Foreign Policy After Trump."
"If China has its way, it will keep robbing the United States and American companies of their technology and intellectual property. It will also keep using subsidies to give its state-owned enterprises an unfair advantage — and a leg up on dominating the technologies and industries of the future," he said in the article.
Biden added: "The most effective way to meet that challenge is to build a united front of U.S. allies and partners to confront China's abusive behaviors and human rights violations, even as we seek to cooperate with Beijing on issues where our interests converge, such as climate change, nonproliferation, and global health security."
Opportunity to collaborate
Hope is rising on both sides of the Pacific that more predictable foreign policy will offer more opportunity for some business cooperation.
"Biden is reasonable," Xu Hongcai, deputy director of the Economics Policy Commission at the China Association of Policy Science, said in a phone interview, according to a CNBC translation of his Mandarin-language remarks. "Biden, Obama, they understand the basics of holding a dialogue."
Xu noted "an end to the irrational era of Trump" and his use of tariffs, sanctions and other "crude" tactics for resolving problems of unfair trade practices. Instead, Xu said China could help the U.S. with infrastructure development and cooperate on international trade. He claimed that Beijing is already working to address issues such as restructuring state-owned companies, which the U.S. has been pressing for in trade negotiations.
'Fragile' but 'more stable' ties
While leaders of countries ranging from Germany to the United Arab Emirates were quick to congratulate Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping has yet to do so. The Chinese leader had called Trump a day after his election win in 2016, according to state media.
Trump has so far refused to accept defeat. His campaign has filed lawsuits in several key states in an attempt to put the election results into question.
Last week, while the election outcome remained undetermined, China's Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng told reporters he hoped the next U.S. administration would "meet China halfway," according to state media.
"Beijing will welcome the reality of a deeply divided US political system, including the fact that Republicans will probably retain control of the Senate," Michael Hirson, practice head, China and Northeast Asia, at consulting firm Eurasia Group, and a team wrote in a note over the weekend.
They noted that a gridlock in Congress hampers U.S. efforts to launch ambitious policies against China's rise, while the "messiness" of the election "are a propaganda victory for the Chinese Communist Party" to highlight the instabilities of a democracy.
"A perception that the US faces political dysfunction is just another reason for Xi not to make core concessions on key issues in the relationship, from Hong Kong and the South China Sea to China's technology and industrial policies," Eurasia Group said. "That points to a fragile equilibrium in bilateral ties that is more stable than under Trump but still tense and hotly competitive."
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Q: Why does wpmu_new_user not fire inside of a plugin but does inside functions.php? I have a project to complete where sites within a WordPress Multisite blog will automatically add users to the corresponding sites (where the plugin is enabled)
I hope I worded that correctly.
The problem:  The wpmu_new_user hook does not fire inside of a plugin but WILL inside of functions.php
This is my code:
 add_action( 'wpmu_new_user', 'register_hack_action', 10, 1 );
 add_action( 'wpmu_activate_user', 'register_hack_action', 10, 1);

 function register_hack_action( $user_id ) {

$this_id = get_current_blog_id();

if ( !defined('ABSPATH') ) {
    // do nothing
} else {
    include_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php' );
}

$blog_list = get_blog_list( 0, 'all' );
foreach ($blog_list AS $blog) {
    switch_to_blog($blog['blog_id']);
    if ( is_plugin_active( 'register-hack/register-hack.php' ) ) {
        // add user to blog
        add_user_to_blog($blog['blog_id'], $user_id, 'subscriber');
    }
}
 }

This works perfectly fine when you add the snippet to functions.php.  But when you add it to a plugin (which goes into wp-content/plugins) and then is activated on certain sites, just will not work. if you can try it for yourself you'll see what i mean.. I don't understand why it will not work.  I need it to be inside of the plugin and work.

A: Only some extensive debugging could answer this... But this kind of stuff is better placed inside a Must Use plugin.

Must-use plugins (a.k.a. mu-plugins) are plugins installed in a special directory inside the content folder and which are automatically enabled on all sites in the installation. Must-use plugins do not show in the default list of plugins on the Plugins page of wp-admin – although they do appear in a special Must-Use section – and cannot be disabled except by removing the plugin file from the must-use directory, which is found in wp-content/mu-plugins by default.

I don't understand why you're using that include_once, please, test it removing that.

Especulations:

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*as a normal plugin, it should be Network Activated and try to encapsulate the actions with:
add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() {
     add_action( 'wpmu_new_user', 'register_hack_action', 10, 1 );
     add_action( 'wpmu_activate_user', 'register_hack_action', 10, 1);
});

*maybe you're putting inside the main site theme?

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"There will not be any immediate affect on production. We are at present trying to assess if there will be any impact on long-term," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Managing Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Mayank Pareek told PTI.
The company usually has buffer stock of components for about two weeks and till then normal production will continue, he added.
Pareek declined to give further details saying till a complete assessment is carried out, nothing can commented on.
Meanwhile, the company cancelled the celebrations for rolling out the 1,00,00,000th car tomorrow in view of the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11 in Japan.
"This is a big tragedy on mankind. That is why we are not doing anything on our one crore production mark. We have cancelled everything, this is not the time to celebrate," MSI Chairman R C Bhargava said.
Some of MSI employees, who are at present working with Suzuki in its plant in Hamamatsu, are safe, he added.
Last week, he had said that MSI expected to achieve the feat of producing a crore vehicle for the second time in the next 6-7 years with the opening of its two new plants at Manesar.
Earlier in the day, Japanese auto major Honda had said it postponed the preview of its small car Brio in India scheduled for March 17 due to the natural disaster that hit the island nation last week.
Last week, compatriot Toyota had said it postponed the official inauguration of its second Indian manufacturing facility at Bangalore in view of the earthquake and tsunami.
On March 11, an earthquake measuring 8.9 on Richter's scale hit Japan that was followed by a devastating tsunami sweeping away houses, overturned ships, vehicles and set ablaze several buildings, including a petrochemical plant. It has left thousands of people dead or unaccounted for.
The country is now facing radiation scare with a hydrogen explosion occurring today at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant's troubled second reactor. The first reactor of the plant exploded on the next day of tsunami.
The radiation at the plant's premises rose over benchmark limit of 500 micro sievert per hour at two locations. Over 1.80 lakh people have been evacuated from a 20 km radius of the plant, joining over 3.5 lakh who have already moved out.