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Ukraine braced for new Russian missile strikes targeting power grid as sporadic shelling of cities continues – as it happened
By Léonie Chao-Fong, Tom Ambrose and Samantha Lock
7.00pm GMT
Closing summary
It's 9pm in Kyiv. Here's where things stand:
Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine town of Bakhmut has descended into a bloody morass with hundreds of dead and injured reported daily. As Russia moved fresh formations to the area in recent weeks, neither Russian or Ukrainian forces were able to make a significant breakthrough after months of fighting
Russian forces continue to shell residential infrastructure and housing in the recently liberated city of Kherson, according to Ukraine's military. In its latest update, the US thinktank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Russian troops were digging trenches and fortifying their positions in preparation for a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive in eastern Kherson.
Russians are sporadically shelling cities with no apparent strategic aim other than to cause casualties. The Guardian visited a residential district in Dnipro, where a series of houses were destroyed by a fragmentation warhead, designed to inflict maximum casualties, which had landed on Saturday.
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has claimed Russia will soon launch a series of new missile strikes on his country, warning his defence forces and citizens to prepare for the attack. He gave the ominous caution in his Sunday evening address .
Nato's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has warned that Russia will probably continue to attack Ukraine's power grid, gas infrastructure and basic services. He said Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, was trying to use "the winter as a weapon of war against Ukraine".
Ukraine's prosecutor general's office has said 329 children are currently considered missing in Ukraine, while 12,034 have been deported to Russia. According to the Ukrainian government's children of war portal, 440 children have been killed as a result of Russia's war and 851 children are now reported as injured.
Russia has "unilaterally postponed" talks with the US aimed at resuming nuclear weapons inspections in Cairo this week, a US state department spokesperson confirmed. Talks between US and Russian officials were scheduled to begin tomorrow. The Russian foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that talks would no longer take place this week.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains under Russian control, the Russia-installed administration of the occupied city of Enerhodar has said. The announcement comes after the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm suggested that there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the occupied plant. The Kremlin has denied the reports.
Foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden visited Kyiv today to show support for Ukraine. Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Lithuanian foreign minister, vowed that Ukraine would win despite Russia's "barbaric brutality".
Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine's prime minister, has visited Downing Street during her visit to London to discuss the prevention of sexual violence in conflicts. Zelenska met with Britain's foreign secretary, James Cleverly , and prime minister Rishi Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty.
Russia's foreign ministry said it has summoned the Norwegian ambassador after a number of Russian citizens were arrested over the use of drones.
Nearly a dozen Russians have been arrested in Norway in recent weeks or violating the flight ban or the ban on photographing sites deemed sensitive.
The arrests, which Russia has described as "politically motivated" and Norway said were legal, comes as Oslo has heightened security following suspected sabotage on the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea.
In a statement, the Russian foreign ministry said:
It was noted that the sentences against the Russians were politically motivated and had nothing to do with the principles of fair and impartial justice.
A spokesperson for Norway's foreign ministry, Lars Gjemble, said after the summoning:
Our ambassador took the opportunity to inform [Russia] of Norwegian legislation on sanctions.
He also reviewed the cases that are currently being processed in Norwegian courts. The meeting was held in a good tone
Updated at 7.31pm GMT
Russia has launched more than 16,000 missile attacks at Ukraine since the war began, 97% of which were civilian targets, according to Ukraine's defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov .
The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkievych, has said there will be no drinking water supply to the southern Ukrainian city after Russian forces damaged a pumping station in the neighbouring Kherson region.
In a post to Telegram, he said:
During a missile attack, Russian terrorists damaged a pumping station of MKP Mykolaivvodokanal, located in the Kherson region. Therefore, for an indefinite period of time, we are forced to supply technical water to the city from the Bug estuary.
He said the city's water supply had been repaired just one week after Kherson was liberated by Ukrainian troops, adding:
But we are dealing with real terrorists who are powerless against our military, and therefore they fight with the civilian population.
He said repair work continued on networks that were destroyed by salt water.
As soon as the security situation allows, we will promptly restore the pumping station and return drinking water to Mykolaiv.
UK 'stands with survivors of sexual violence by Russian forces'
Britain's foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has met Olena Zelenska during her visit to London to discuss the prevention of sexual violence in conflicts.
Cleverly tweeted a photo of the pair, and praised Zelenska's efforts to highlight the "horrific use of sexual violence by Russian forces".
The UK stands with Ukraine, and with all survivors of these despicable crimes.
The Ukrainian first lady shared a video of the pair meeting earlier this afternoon, expressing "gratitude" to Cleverly for his support of Ukraine.
Olena Zelenska , the wife of Ukraine's prime minister, has visited Downing Street during her visit to London to discuss the prevention of sexual violence in conflicts.
Rishi Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty, welcomed Zelenska on the pavement outside No 10 Downing Street as the pair exchanged a hug before walking inside the building.
Downing Street said Sunak briefly dropped into the meeting between his wife and Zelenska.
Olena Zelenska is greeted by Akshata Murty outside Downing Street in London. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
Zelenska is expected to address MPs and peers tomorrow as part of her visit to London, where she also took part in an international conference on preventing sexual violence during conflicts.
At the conference, Zelenska spoke about sexual violence being perpetrated "systematically and openly" as Russia's war in Ukraine continues. She said:
Sexual violence is the most cruel, most animalistic way to prove mastership over someone. And for victims of this kind of violence, it is difficult to testify in war times because nobody feels safe.
This is another instrument that they're using as their weaponry. This is another weapon in their arsenal in this war and conflict.
Russian servicemen were "very open" about using sexual violence as their weaponry, she said.
That's why it's extremely important to recognise this as a war crime and to hold all of the perpetrators accountable.
Stoltenberg: We need to be prepared for more attacks on Ukraine
Nato's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has warned that Russia will probably continue to attack Ukraine's power grid, gas infrastructure and basic services.
Speaking to reporters in Bucharest ahead of a two-day meeting of Nato foreign ministers, he said:
Doing that when we enter winter demonstrates that President (Vladimir) Putin is now trying to use ... the winter as a weapon of war against Ukraine.
In his Sunday night address, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians to prepare for a series of new Russian missile strikes on the country. He said:
We understand that terrorists are preparing new strikes. We know that for sure. And as long as they have missiles, they won't stop, unfortunately."
Fighting in Ukraine descends into trench warfare as Russia looks to break through
Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine town of Bakhmut has descended into a bloody morass with hundreds of dead and injured reported daily, as neither Russian or Ukrainian forces were able to make a significant breakthrough after months of fighting.
As Russia moved fresh formations to the area in recent weeks, including reinforcements previously in the Kherson region, the fighting in the Bakhmut sector has descended into trench warfare reminiscent of the first world war.
Over the weekend, images emerged of Ukrainian soldiers in flooded, muddy trenches and battlefields dotted with the stumps of trees cut down by withering artillery barrages.
A Ukrainian tank commander on the Bakhmut frontline in Donetsk. Heavy fighting with mercenaries from Russia's Wagner corporation is continuing. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Heavy fighting continued on Monday around Soledar, with mercenaries from Russia's Wagner private military corporation – which includes pardoned convicts – in the forefront.
Ukraine's presidential office said on Monday that at least four civilians had been killed and 11 others wounded in the latest Russian attacks. It said intense fighting was continuing along the frontline in the east, with the Russians shelling Bakhmut and Toretsk at the epicentre of the fighting.
"People are sheltering in the basements, many of which are filled by water," said the governor of Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko.
They have been living in catastrophic conditions without power or heating.
The focus of much of the recent fighting, however, has been the now-shattered town of Bakhmut itself, largely abandoned by its 70,000 residents, with both sides sending reinforcements for a battle that has continued relentlessly since the summer as Moscow has sought to secure a victory after a series of battlefield setbacks and retreats.
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Summary of the day so far
It's just past 6pm in Kyiv. Here's where we stand:
Russian forces are continuing to shell residential infrastructure and housing in the recently liberated city of Kherson, according to Ukraine's military. In its latest update, the US thinktank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Russian troops were digging trenches and fortifying their positions in preparation for a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive in eastern Kherson.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains under Russian control, the Russia-installed administration of the occupied city of Enerhodar, home to the facility, has said. The announcement comes after the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm suggested that there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the occupied plant. The Kremlin has denied the reports.
Foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden are in Kyiv today to show support for Ukraine. Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Lithuanian foreign minister, vowed that Ukraine would win despite Russia's "barbaric brutality".
The US has put forward a "significant" proposal for a deal to free the jailed basketball star Brittney Griner and former marine Paul Whelan, the chargée d'affaires of the US mission to Russia, Elizabeth Rood, said. She told Russia's state-owned RIA news agency that Moscow had not provided a "serious response" to any of its proposals.
The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted on to abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines, according to a Reuters report. US and allied military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on.
Ukraine braced for new Russian missile strikes targeting power grid as sporadic shelling of cities continues
Ukraine is bracing for another mass missile attack this week, but in between these major salvos aimed at the power grid, the Russians are sporadically shelling cities with no apparent strategic aim other than to cause casualties.
In a district of small detached houses in Dnipro, the Reva family were sifting through the wreckage of their home today.
The house and four others around it had been destroyed by a shell or missile which had landed on Saturday, but the ruins burned right through Sunday and this was the first time they could get close.
The spot in Dnipro where Russian missile strikes hit on Saturday. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian
It was a fragmentation warhead, designed to inflict maximum casualties, peppering surviving walls with shrapnel and leaving two centimetre diameter holes in metal girders. The bomb fell close to a church and a school, blowing out all its windows, but amazingly no one was killed.
Vladyslav Reva does not usually work on a Saturday but had been called out to work by a client of his construction business.
"I was saved by God and my client," he said.
His wife, Iryna, had been in the study when the bomb landed and the roof caught fire. She was trying to escape when the blast from their exploding gas heater blew her through a window. She is in hospital with concussion and heavy bruising.
The only death was the family dog, a 8 year-old American Akita called June, who has been buried in a corner of the charred garden.
Vladyslav Leva showed us a picture of the house before destruction, a handsome two-storey home painted a cheerful yellow and landscaped with a line of trees.
His son Oleksii said that it was now past salvaging. "We're not going to rebuild it," he said. "We're going to use a bulldozer and destroy it and then start again somewhere else."
Could the Russian aim of such shelling be to demoralise the population? "Well, they failed," Oleksii said quickly.
"Just the opposite," his father said, and pointing to the charred ruins of his home, he added: "Better this than Russkiy Mir, Russia's world."
A US State department spokesperson has confirmed that Russia "unilaterally postponed" talks aimed at resuming nuclear weapons inspections in Cairo this week.
Talks between US and Russian officials were scheduled to begin tomorrow.
The spokesperson said:
The United States and the Russian Federation were set to convene a meeting of the New START Treaty's Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss New START Treaty implementation on Tuesday, November 29.
The Russian side informed the United States that Russia has unilaterally postponed the meeting and stated that it would propose new dates.
Washington "is ready to reschedule at the earliest possible date" the meeting "as resuming inspections is a priority for sustaining the treaty as an instrument of stability", the spokesperson added.
A view of a ruined apartment block after the Ukrainian army regained control from the Russian forces in Lyman, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine.
A view of a ruined apartment after Ukrainian army retaken control from the Russian forces in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on November 27, 2022. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Russia's foreign ministry said it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador over what it said was the politically motivated arrest of Russian citizens for reportedly using drones illegally.
"It was noted that the sentences against the Russians were politically motivated and had nothing to do with the principles of fair and impartial justice," the ministry said in a statement.
Several Russian citizens have reportedly been arrested by Norwegian authorities for flying drones near the Arctic border between the two countries or taking photos of classified facilities, as Norway boosts security after suspected sabotage on the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea.
Russia 'unilaterally postpones' nuclear talks with US
Russia has postponed nuclear disarmament talks with the US planned for this week, according to Kommersant newspaper, citing the US embassy.
The Russian foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that talks between Moscow and Washington in Cairo would no longer take place this week.
Russian forces are continuing to shell residential infrastructure and housing in the recently liberated city of Kherson, according to Ukraine's military.
A 10-year-old boy was injured and hospitalised after Russian shelling on the town of Chornobayivka in Kherson region, police said.
Hundreds of Ukrainians are fleeing Kherson city just two weeks after its recapture from Russian occupying forces. Moscow's shelling has killed at least 32 civilians since its forces left the city on 9 November.
In its latest update published last night, the US thinktank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Russian troops were digging trenches and fortifying their positions in preparation for a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive in eastern Kherson.
Kazakhstan's president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev , has met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in a visit to reaffirm historic ties between the two countries.
Tokayev's visit to the Kremlin today marks his first foreign trip since he secured a second term in a snap election last week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hand with his Kazakhstan's counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/SPUTNIK/AFP/Getty Images
Speaking next to Putin before the talks, Tokayev said:
This is my first foreign visit after this event and that in itself has political significance and, of course, a certain symbolism.
Russia "is and has always been a strategic partner" to Kazakhstan, he added.
Putin said relations between Moscow and Astana had a "special character" and called on a strengthening of economic ties.
12.50pm GMT
Seven foreign ministers visit Kyiv in show of support
Foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden are in Kyiv today to show support for Ukraine.
Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Lithuanian foreign minister, tweeted about the visit and vowed that Ukraine would win despite Russia's "barbaric brutality".
Finland's Pekka Haavisto tweeted about the "inconsolability of war" and expressed admiration for the "courage and determination" of Ukrainians as they "defend their independence".
Anniken Huitfeldt, Norway's foreign minister, also shared photos of her visit to the capital and said her country stood in solidarity with Ukraine.
Here's more from that interview with Elizabeth Rood, the chargée d'affaires of the US mission to Russia, who discussed the possibility of a follow-up meeting between the CIA's director, William Burns, and Russian foreign intelligence chief, Sergei Naryshkin.
The pair met in Ankara earlier this month in a rare high-level meeting, following speculation that some senior US figures wanted Ukraine to enter negotiations with the Kremlin to end the war.
The US insisted at the time that it was not engaged in secret peace talks with Moscow without Ukrainian officials being present, but that the main purpose of the encounter was to convey "a message on the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia" and to discuss the cases of Americans held in detention in the country.
Speaking to Russia's state-owned RIA news agency, Rood said:
The United States has channels for managing risk with the Russian Federation, particularly nuclear risks, and that was the purpose of CIA director Burns' meeting with his Russian counterpart.
Director Burns did not negotiate anything and he did not discuss a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. I'm sure if there's a need for another conversation in that channel, it can happen. There's not anything scheduled that I know of.
11.52am GMT
A senior American diplomat has said the US put forward a "significant" proposal for a deal to free the basketball star Brittney Griner and former marine Paul Whelan, but that Russia had not provided a "serious response" to any of its proposals.
Talks between the US and Russia over the two jailed Americans were continuing through the "designated channel", Elizabeth Rood, the chargée d'affaires of the US mission to Russia, told Russia's state-owned RIA news agency.
The United States, as we have said, has put a significant proposal on the table. We have followed up on that proposal and we have proposed alternatives. Unfortunately, so far the Russian Federation has not provided a serious response to those proposals.
Griner was sentenced in August to nine years in a penal colony after being convicted on drug charges.
US basketball player Brittney Griner pictured inside a defendant's cage during a hearing in Khimki outside Moscow in August. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina/AFP/Getty Images
Her lawyers have confirmed that she was taken earlier this month to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, the same region where Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of espionage charges that he denies.
Russia's deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has said Moscow hoped to complete a prisoner swap with the US to return the convicted Russian arms trafficker, Viktor Bout, in an exchange that would probably include Griner.
Updated at 12.15pm GMT
Ukraine says 329 children are missing
Ukraine's prosecutor general's office has said 329 children are currently considered missing in Ukraine, while 12,034 have been deported to Russia.
In a statement posted to Telegram, it said:
Data on affected children as of November 28, 2022: 329 are missing, 12,034 – deported, and 7,819 – found.
It emphasised that the figures were not final as work was still under way to verify reports coming from the frontline, as well as from occupied and liberated parts of Ukraine.
A nurse looks after an orphan child at the Kherson Regional Children's hospital. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
According to the Ukrainian government's children of war portal, 440 children have been killed as a result of Russia's war and 851 children are now reported as injured.
The prosecutor general's office reports a total of 1,291 children casualties, with the largest number in regions of Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv.
It is not possible to independently verify these figures.
Hello everyone. It's Léonie Chao-Fong here again, taking over the live blog from Tom Ambrose to bring you all the latest news from the Russia-Ukraine war. Feel free to drop me a message if you have anything to flag, you can reach me on Twitter or via email.
Updated at 11.34am GMT
The time in Kyiv is just coming up to 1pm. Here is a round-up of the day's headlines so far:
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains under Russian control, the Russia-installed administration of the occupied city of Enerhodar, home to the facility, has said. The announcement comes after the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm suggested that there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the occupied plant.
The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted on to abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines, according to a Reuters report . US and allied military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on.
Russia and the US have ways to manage nuclear risks at the level of intelligence agencies , chargée d'affaires of the US embassy in Moscow Elizabeth Rood told Russia's state news agency Ria Novosti , adding that for now there were no meetings scheduled.
The Kremlin's spokesperson has denied reports that Russian forces were planning to leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine , telling reporters they should not look for signs where there were none.
The Kremlin said it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this "impossible". Pope Francis reiterated 10 days ago that the Vatican was ready to do anything possible to mediate and put an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa.
The mayor of Kyiv has traded verbal jabs with Zelenskiy and his allies over how to help residents withstand power cuts . Former professional boxer Vitali Klitschko said 430 "warming centres" were helping residents cope with the effects of Russian attacks on power stations, and more than 100 extra centres were planned in case of extreme conditions. Klitschko said Zelenskiy's allies had engaged in "manipulation" about the city's efforts.
Hundreds of Ukrainians fled Kherson city on Sunday as Russian shelling intensified. The liberation of Kherson earlier this month marked a major battlefield gain for Kyiv, but the population has struggled with a lack of water, heating and electricity.
Britain will promise to maintain or increase military aid to Ukraine next year , according to an extract of a speech released by the office of the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, which he plans to deliver on Monday. "We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. We will maintain or increase our military aid next year. And we will provide new support for air defence," Sunak will reportedly say.
The UK will provide Brimstone 2 missiles, a precision-guided missile, to Ukraine as part of its latest aid package. "This aid has played a crucial role in stalling Russian advancements," the UK Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
Ukrainian authorities are gradually restoring power, aided by the reconnection of the country's four nuclear plants , but millions of people are still without heat or electricity after the most devastating Russian airstrikes of the war. "We have been restoring electricity generation and supply day after day," Zelenskiy said in his Sunday night address.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's survival may depend on his value to Vladimir Putin as a future bargaining chip , his chief aide has said . Leonid Volkov, speaking on a visit to London, added that Navalny had lost access to his family and was being permanently detained in a "8 by 12ft" cell after being forced into indefinite solitary confinement by Russian authorities last week.
My colleague Léonie Chao-Fong will be along shortly to continue bringing you all the latest from Russia's war on Ukraine.
9.48am GMT
The Kremlin's spokesperson has denied reports that Russian forces were planning to leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, telling reporters they should not look for signs where there were none.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin said it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this "impossible".
Pope Francis reiterated 10 days ago that the Vatican was ready to do anything possible to mediate and put an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa.
People walk past a destroyed Russian billboard yesterday in Kherson, Ukraine.
People walk past a destroyed Russian billboard on November 26, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
In case you missed it, hundreds of Ukrainians streamed out of Kherson city on Sunday to flee Russian shelling, two weeks after its recapture from Russian occupying forces prompted jubilant celebrations.
The liberation of Kherson marked a major battlefield gain for Kyiv – reconquered after the Russians retreated to the east bank of the Dnipro River. However, since then inhabitants have struggled with no water, heating and electricity, because Moscow's troops destroyed thermal and power plants before they left.
Evacuations began last week amid fears that damage to infrastructure caused by the war was too severe for people to endure over Ukraine's harsh winter. The exodus has been exacerbated by Russian shelling, which has killed 32 civilians since Russian forces left the city on 9 November.
"It is sad that we are leaving our home," Yevhen Yankov told the Associated Press as a van he was in inched forward. "Now we are free, but we have to leave, because there is shelling, and there are dead among the population."
Related: Hundreds of Ukrainians flee Kherson as Russian shelling intensifies
A BM-21 'Grad' multiple rocket launcher fires towards Russian positions on the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
A BM-21 'Grad' multiple rocket launcher fires towards Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on November 27, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remains under Russian control , the Russia-installed administration of the occupied city of Enerhodar, home to the facility, has said.
The announcement comes after the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm suggested that there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the occupied plant. Petro Kotin, head of Energoatom, said on national television on Sunday:
In recent weeks we are effectively receiving information that signs have appeared that they are possibly preparing to leave the [plant]. One gets the impression they're packing their bags and stealing everything they can."
The Russian backed administration issued a statement in response on the Telegram messaging app on Monday, saying:
The media are actively spreading fakes that Russia is allegedly planning to withdraw from Enerhodar and leave the [nuclear plant]. This information is not true."
Updated at 7.42am GMT
US considering Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine small precision bombs - reports
The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted on to abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines, according to a Reuters report.
US and allied military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on. Boeing's proposed system, dubbed Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), is one of about a half-dozen plans for getting new munitions into production for Ukraine and America's eastern European allies, industry sources told the news agency.
GLSDB could be delivered as early as spring 2023, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and three people familiar with the plan. It combines the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the M26 rocket motor, both of which are common in US inventories.
Although a handful of GLSDB units have already been made, there are many logistical obstacles to formal procurement. The Boeing plan requires a price discovery waiver, exempting the contractor from an in-depth review that ensures the Pentagon is getting the best deal possible. Any arrangement would also require at least six suppliers to expedite shipments of their parts and services to produce the weapon quickly.
Although the US has rebuffed requests for the 185-mile (297km) range Atacms missile, the GLSDB's 94-mile (150km) range would allow Ukraine to hit valuable military targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russian rear areas.
GLSDB is made jointly by Saab AB and Boeing Co and has been in development since 2019, well before the invasion, which Russia calls a "special operation". In October, SAAB chief executive Micael Johansson said of the GLSDB: "We are imminently shortly expecting contracts on that."
According to the document – a Boeing proposal to US European – has small, folding wings that allow it to glide more than 100km if dropped from an aircraft and targets as small as 3ft in diameter.
Russia and US have ways to manage nuclear risks: US diplomat
Russia and the US have ways to manage nuclear risks at the level of intelligence agencies, chargée d'affaires of the US embassy in Moscow Elizabeth Rood told Russia's state news agency Ria Novosti , adding that for now there were no meetings scheduled.
A video on RIA's Telegram channel cited Rood as saying:
The United States has channels for managing risk with the Russian Federation, particularly nuclear risks and that was the purpose of CIA director Burns' meeting with his Russian counterpart.
Director Burns did not negotiate anything and he did not discuss a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine."
Rood refers to a meeting CIA director William Burns has with Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russian foreign intelligence, earlier this month where he warned him about the consequences of any Russian use of nuclear weapons. Russia said the issues discussed were "sensitive" and declined to comment on them.
Rood said if there is need for another conversation in that channel it can happen.
"There is not anything scheduled that I know of."
Russia said after Naryshkin's meeting with Burns that Moscow was open to more high-level talks with the US, but the Kremlin dismissed the idea of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden as "out of the question" for now.
Officials from the two countries were set to meet in the Egyptian capital of Cairo from 29 November to 6 December to discuss resuming inspections under the New Start nuclear arms reduction treaty, although Moscow has played down the prospect of a quick breakthrough.
Zelenskiy warns of renewed missile attacks
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has claimed Russia will soon launch a series of new missile strikes on his country, warning his defence forces and citizens to prepare for the attack.
He gave the ominous caution in his Sunday evening address :
Summary and welcome
Hello and welcome back to the Guardian's live coverage of the war in Ukraine . I'm Samantha Lock and I'll be bringing you all the latest developments as they unfold over the next few hours.
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy , has warned his citizens and defence force to prepare for new missile strikes.
"We understand that terrorists are preparing new strikes. We know that for sure. And as long as they have missiles, they won't stop, unfortunately," he said in his Sunday evening address .
Meanwhile the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm has suggested that there are signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant .
"In recent weeks we are effectively receiving information that signs have appeared that they are possibly preparing to leave the (plant)," Petro Kotin, head of Energoatom, said on national television on Sunday. "One gets the impression they're packing their bags and stealing everything they can."
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There are signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant , the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm has said. "In recent weeks we are effectively receiving information that signs have appeared that they are possibly preparing to leave the (plant)," Petro Kotin, head of Energoatom, said on national television on Sunday.
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, claims Russia is planning to launch new missile attacks on his country , warning defence forces and citizens to prepare for the strikes. "We understand that terrorists are preparing new strikes. We know that for sure. And as long as they have missiles, they won't stop, unfortunately," he said in his Sunday evening address .
The mayor of Kyiv has traded verbal jabs with Zelenskiy and his allies over how to help residents withstand power cuts . Former professional boxer Vitali Klitschko said 430 "warming centres" were helping residents cope with the effects of Russian attacks on power stations, and more than 100 extra centres were planned in case of extreme conditions. Klitschko said Zelenskiy's allies had engaged in "manipulation" about the city's efforts. "I do not want to become involved in political battles, particularly in the current situation," he said in a video posted on Telegram on Sunday. "That is senseless. I have things to do in the city." Zelenskiy had previously said Kyiv had not done enough to help residents.
Hundreds of Ukrainians fled Kherson city on Sunday as Russian shelling intensified. The liberation of Kherson earlier this month marked a major battlefield gain for Kyiv, but the population has struggled with a lack of water, heating and electricity. Evacuations began last week amid fears that damage to infrastructure caused by the war was too severe for people to endure over Ukraine's harsh winter. The exodus has been exacerbated by Russian shelling, which has killed 32 civilians since Russian forces left the city on 9 November.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's survival may depend on his value to Vladimir Putin as a future bargaining chip , his chief aide has said . Leonid Volkov, speaking on a visit to London, added that Navalny had lost access to his family and was being permanently detained in a "8 by 12ft" cell after being forced into indefinite solitary confinement by Russian authorities last week. Only Navalny's lawyers were allowed to visit his prison colony on weekdays, and even then, Volkov said, "they are not allowed to see him; they only can talk to him through an opaque glass", meaning they cannot determine his physical condition.
A couple embrace in the snow at the arch of freedom of the Ukrainian people on 27 November in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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Speedysue
Putin will only look like a fool if he uses nuclear weapons because if he does, there will be retaliation from around the world and Russia will be annihilated. so wake up Russians ...pressure Putin to step down because he's killing your future!
JuanCarlos
At least the Russian cares about the kids safety unlike Zelensky who did care about their safety and let his pride and greed for American funding keep them involved in a war they have nothing to do with
how how can you hurt children it takes a certain type of jacked up individual to something harmful to a child
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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Special Features Compared
June 21, 2012 By DVDBlurayFeatures.com
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
is available on DVD and Blu-ray in three versions. Compare the Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol special features included with each of these versions, in the chart below.
1-Disc DVD: "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo (+Digital Copy): "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
3-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo (+Digital Copy): "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
For each of these versions, you can also find a list view of the included Ghost Protocol or MI4 special features, following the special feature comparison chart.
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" Trailer
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" Special Features Comparison
The following chart compares the available Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
special features, to show which special features are included with each version.
1-DISC
Feature Film on DVD (SD)
Feature Film on Blu-ray (HD)
Digital Copy of Feature Film Available
Mission Accepted:
Suiting Up In Prague
Heating Up In Dubai
Mission Accepted: Vancouver Fisticuffs
Impossible Missions:
The Sandstorm
The Russian Prison
Impossible Missions: Shooting in IMAX
A Roll of Film
Life Masks
Impossible Missions: Stepping into the Storm
Dubai Car Crash
Lens on the Burj
Impossible Missions: Composer
Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by director Brad Bird
Deleted Scene:
Alternate Opening
(Y = Special Feature Included. N = Special Feature Not Included.)
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" Special Feature Details
See separate lists of special features for each version of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
3-Disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD Combo: "M:I – Ghost Protocol" Special Features Content
Here's a list of what's included in the Three-Disc Combo version of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. This version of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, includes all available special features and movie formats.
3-Disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD Combo Disc Contents – "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" – Feature Film (Blu-ray Format) [Disc 1]
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" – Feature Film (DVD Format) [Disc 3]
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" – Feature Film (Digital Copy, Ultraviolet)
Mission Accepted: Suiting Up In Prague, Heating Up In Dubai, Vancouver Fisticuffs. [Disc 2]
Impossible Missions: The Sandstorm, Props, The Russian Prison, Shooting in IMAX, Art Department, A Roll of Film, Life Masks, Stepping into the Storm, Dubai Car Crash, Lens on the Burj, Composer. [Disc 2]
Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by director Brad Bird, including an Alternate Opening. [Disc 2]
Trailers [Disc 2]
2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo: "M:I – Ghost Protocol" Special Features Content
The 2-Disc Combo version of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
contains only a few of the special features found in the 3-Disc Combo version. All included formats of the feature film are the same.
2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Disc Contents – "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
Mission Accepted: Heating Up In Dubai, Vancouver Fisticuffs. [Disc 1]
Impossible Missions: The Sandstorm, Props. [Disc 1]
1-Disc DVD Version: "M:I – Ghost Protocol" Special Features Content
Regarding special features, only some deleted scenes and a couple of other special feature are included on the Single-Disc DVD version of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
, which comes with the feature film on DVD.
1-Disc DVD Contents – "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by director Brad Bird. [Disc 1]
About "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
is the 4th in the series of Mission: Impossible action movies starring Tom Cruise (Minority Report, Collateral).
This film also stars Jeremy Renner (The Avengers), Simon Pegg (Star Trek), and Paula Patton (Precious). Ghost Protocol was directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille), with J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Super 8, LOST) serving as a producer.
Released to theaters in December 2011, it is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: April 17, 2012
Filed Under: Movies, Special Features Tagged With: action, Brad Bird, Jeremy Renner, JJ Abrams, M:I - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible, movie special features, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise
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joe lee
Im trying to track down all the extras for the mission impossible films. Your blog is really handy but the chart seems to be broken?

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OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — Join cannabis industry leaders and entrepreneurs along with activists, policy-makers and healthcare providers for the first ever 'HIGH TIMES Business Summit' in Washington DC. This three day event offers the best in the business with over 100 exhibitors and more than 2,000 business insiders. Network, learn, grow and teach!
Steve DeAngelo leads the way, continuing his vital contributions to the industry. A perfect addition to this cannabis professional 'meeting of the minds' event, Steve DeAngelo's expert talk will highlight his recently released book, "The Cannabis Manifesto", which has climbed the charts, reaching #1 in three Amazon categories. As a national thought leader, educator and co-founder of three of the most successful companies in the cannabis industry-Harborside Health Centers, Steep Hill Lab and The ArcView Group-DeAngelo has spent over 40 years as an activist and advocate for the plant, leading the way to legalization. Steve DeAngelo's vision, leadership and success have been featured by news teams around the globe including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, the Associated Press, NPR, and the BBC. His creation of the landmark Harborside Health Center, the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the world, set the standard for providing safe access to lab-tested, high quality medicine. Learn from the best at HIGH TIMES Business Summit. Steve DeAngelo speaks Tuesday December 15th at 9:00AM.
In The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness (published by North Atlantic Books and distributed by Penguin/Random House) DeAngelo makes a compelling case for the legalization of marijuana and expands the dialogue on how cannabis can be part of an entire wellness lifestyle choice. Based on his experience educating and providing services to tens of thousands of patients at Harborside, DeAngelo's argument begins with the controversial premise that there is no such thing as recreational cannabis use. As a thought leader, pioneer and veteran in the cannabis reform movement, DeAngelo has worked for decades to dispel the myths and stigmas surrounding cannabis, and to promote the positive science that is emerging about it. DeAngelo's Manifesto explores the history of cannabis as a medicine, the devastating consequences of its prohibition, and its future as a regulated consumer product. This engaging primer on the past, present, and future of cannabis will challenge readers to rethink everything they thought they knew about the plant, while exploring and defending its responsible use.
Founded in 2006 by Steve DeAngelo, Harborside Health Center is the most respected and largest medical cannabis dispensary in the United States. Harborside has over 200,000 registered patients and was first in the nation to support education for seniors, veterans and families with severely ill children; first in the country to offer CBD-rich medicine, and the first to treat children with Dravet syndrome. Harborside continues to set an example of diversity and compliance, and is one of the prime advocates of diversity, sustainability and economic justice in the industry.
DeAngelo also co-founded the nation's first cannabis-testing facility, Steep Hill Labs, and the country's first cannabis investment and research firm, The ArcView Group. In his debut book, "The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness," Willie L. Brown, Jr., 41st mayor of San Francisco, calls DeAngelo, "the father of the legal cannabis industry." DeAngelo was named "gatekeeper" of the marijuana industry in 2015 by the International Business Times and one of the most influential people in the cannabis industry in 2014 by the Cannabis Business Executive.


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module NewickDumper (treeToNewick, fringe) where

-- functions for dumping trees or extracting data from them

import qualified Data.Text as T
import qualified Data.List as L
import Data.Tree

treeToNewick :: Tree T.Text -> T.Text
treeToNewick tree = T.snoc (nodeToNewick tree) ';'

nodeToNewick :: Tree T.Text -> T.Text
nodeToNewick (Node label [])    = label
nodeToNewick (Node label children)  = (T.cons '(' $ T.snoc innerNw ')')
                `T.append` label
    where   innerNw     = T.intercalate (T.pack ",") childrenNw
            childrenNw  = L.map nodeToNewick children

fringe :: Tree a -> [a]
fringe (Node a []) = [a]
fringe (Node _ kids) = Prelude.concatMap fringe kids

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Kosciuszko Park Gang Rape: 2 Women Allegedly Assaulted By Nearly A Dozen Juveniles
Two Delaware women say they were gang raped by a group of about a dozen unidentified juveniles, the News Journal reports.
Police say the two women -- ages 32 and 24 -- were inside Kosciuszko Park when they were approached by the teens at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, FoxNews reports. The suspects, described as black males, allegedly assaulted the two women and then ran off.
"Take accountability, step up, turn yourselves in so that way we could move forward," Cpl. Jamaine Crawford, of Wilmington Police, according to NBC Philadelphia.
Police have not identified any suspects. The condition of the women has not been released.
For more on this story, watch the above video.
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"Young L.A. Girl Slain; Body Slashed in Two" ― L.A.'s Daily News
On Jan. 15, 1947, the remains of Elizabeth Short were found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. What made this discovery the stuff of tabloid sensation, however, was the Glasgow smile left on the aspiring actress' face ― made with 3-inch slashes on each side. This, coupled with Short's dark hair, fair complexion and reputation for sporting a dahlia in her hair, led her to be dubbed "The Black Dahlia" in headlines. What followed was a media circus filled with rumors and speculation about the 22-year-old's checkered past. What haunts theorists to this day, apart from the victim's uniquely nightmarish visage, is that the case remains unsolved after some 200 suspects were interviewed and ultimately released, making it one of Hollywood's most lurid legends.
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Are you finally ready to realize your dream of business ownership? In today's recovering economy, achieving success as a business owner can be difficult, but proper preparation can ensure your business takes off from day one. Before your new company's grand opening day takes place, make sure you've secured the following five important tools and resources.
A common mistake women new to business make is attempting to "wing it" with their small businesses. This risky approach can end in catastrophe, especially as it indicates a failure to identify your core market and the measures you need to take to reach that market. A business plan is important because it gives you a clear path to follow while keeping you organized. It should ideally contain a mission statement, a financial statement and a series of clear goals you have the ability to meet going forward.
Whether you are in the midst of establishing a shop or a home-based setup, keep your work environment in mind as you prepare to go into business. Stay-at-home employees should set up a dedicated office space — that is, avoid the temptation to work at the dining room table — so as to remain organized and clearheaded while at work. Those taking a more retail-based approach will want to focus on finding a location that receives plenty of foot traffic. The more pedestrians passing by, the more opportunities you have to attract customers to your store.
The move from paper-based business to an online format has been greatly beneficial for anyone who has ever dreaded completing piles of paperwork. However, the online approach comes with its own set of risks, one of which involves the complete loss of all data due to natural emergency or theft. Such a catastrophe can be more than enough to put a small business under, which is why it's absolutely essential you have all information backed up in a safe and separate location. Losing email records can be equally devastating, so be sure to protect your email account.
Business owners love to complain about government regulations, but such requirements are essential to keep customers and employees safe. Before you open for business, be sure to register with the government. You will need to establish an employer ID number for tax purposes, as well as register a business name with the federal and local government. Depending on the industry in which you work, you may also be required to procure a license or work certificate in order to launch your business.
Technology protection as outlined above is certainly important, but you'll also want to supplement your business with insurance for your physical property and health insurance to keep you and your employees fit for working. Other types of insurance may also be necessary, depending on the industry in which you work. For example, if multiple vehicles will be operated under your company's name, a well-rounded vehicle insurance plan is an absolute necessity.
Starting your own business may seem daunting in today's world of competitive markets and stringent regulations, but with a little forethought, you should have no problem successfully launching a small business. Create a game plan ahead of time and watch as your new business flourishes!


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Black Girls RUN! Announces National Foundation
RICHMOND, VA (November 21, 2018) - Black Girls RUN! (BGR!) is excited to announce the launch of the BGR! Foundation to support the ongoing growth of our local community groups and the national organization.
"For the last almost decade, Black Girls RUN! has operated as a for-profit business and this has presented limitations with the sustainability and expansion of the organization," says BGR! owner/CEO, Jay Ell Alexander. "Now with this new organizational structure, we will be able to fundraise and provide more resources and support for our communities."
Black Girls RUN! will continue to operate the national events and merchandise side of the organization, while the BGR! Foundation will work to identify and provide resources and programming at the local and regional levels. The BGR! Foundation is a 501(c)3 - nonprofit organization and received their designation in July.
The Facebook Community Leadership Program recently announced will support the BGR! Foundation side of the house and integrate training programs in local cities. More details about the launch of this grant will come soon.
The BGR! Foundation is supported by a Board of Directors that represent members from across the country and will provide sound direction as we take the organization to the next level. The Board of Directors held their first Board meeting in early November and are working on the strategic plan and budget to identify focus areas for the foundation.
The first fundraising campaign will come on Giving Tuesday, November 27th with a goal to raise $5,000 through the organization's Facebook page. The BGR! Foundation will use all donations and grants to fund programs at the local level. Facebook will be matching donations for that 24 hours.
"It is my goal to provide every resource possible to a woman wanting to make a difference in her own life and get healthier," says Alexander. "From running shoes to registrations, BGR! Foundation wants to remove those barriers that impact the African American community."
For more information, please contact: info@blackgirlsrun.com.
Ida Fairnot
Do you have a group in Forestville, MD
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Such a wonderful project!!!
Let me know how I can get involved in Memphis, TN.
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Congratulations on the Foubdation and tax exemp designation! Love the vision of tearing down barriers that hinder the women in the African American community from accessing resources to get healthier.
Termia Brown
That's GREAT!!
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THIS IS FANTASTIC NEWS. BGR, is truly putting action behind the slogan, "NO GIRL LEFT BEHIND."
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Congratulations on the Foundation! This is awesome news!
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Congratulations, this is a huge accomplishment and blessing!
Magnificent…running to the next level!
Awesome & congrats!! What a big accomplishment!!!
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I stumbled across this product while shopping for the ingredients to make our Southwestern Pizza, and now I can't imagine life without it. This paste is as spicy and kicking as regular chiles en adobo, but without the mess or hassle of mincing up tiny chiles. To this I say, hello and welcome to my kitchen!
The paste is made from just six ingredients: dried and smoked jalapeño peppers, tomato paste, water, vinegar, salt, and citric acid. It has the smooth consistency of barbecue sauce, making it easy to scoop out by the tablespoon and mix into any dish. One jar will also keep refrigerated for several years, though I'm guessing I'll be using it up long before then.
You can use this paste anytime a recipe calls for chiles en adobo - I'd start out with a teaspoon per chile called for in the recipe and build from there. So far, I've used it in that Southwestern Pizza, in a marinade for steak, and in a dipping sauce for roasted potatoes. I'm definitely looking forward to adding it to gazpachos this summer and building it into homemade BBQ sauces.
A 3-pack of this paste will set you back $19.50, which includes shipping. You can also find this on grocery store shelves all over the West Coast and Hawaii. (I found my jar at a Silicon Valley Safeway).
Anyone else familiar with this paste?


Are someone you know expecting a baby? On such a joyous occasion, send congratulations to a new mother and her family with an original baby shower poem.
Each verse is written using your own information and the result will be a fun and adorable poem.
That you've arrived at home.
Your mom was once a little girl.
I told her funny jokes.
Were proud to be her folks.
A part of it's from me.
, Within each gentle breeze.
Which I promise I will keep.
The people I hold dear.
A blonde-haired man with Mom's blue eyes.
I'll have a smile that beams.
And tried hard to be good.
Your parents' pride and joy.
And now you are their boy.
Because you are their son.
And I am here, above.
You'll always have our love.
A life that's rich and full.


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In 1999 or 2000, I remember seeing the Marc Newsom-designed "021C", a Ford Concept Car, in surface magazine. It was perfect. Loved the color, loved the retro nods and loved the ideas in the car.
The ideas in that vehicle showed a kind of thinking that were so far away from Detroit, they seemed to come from some other time, when people weren't afraid of risks and weren't afraid to spend money to try at something weird, just to see what would happen. Kind of like Detroit in the 1950s and 60s, crazy wings and flares, all full of space race and hoping for a collective future of flying cars.
and then take a look at a dribbble search for "ux" Even 15 years later, that dashboard can only be seen as hugely influential.
Last weekend, it broke that the Apple had hired Mr. Newsom as a VP of design. Suddenly, his hiring casts a light on tomorrow's event that validates all of the smoke around Apple announcing more than new iPhones. Daring Fireball linked to Newsom's portfolio site and linked the Charlie Rose interview of Jony Ive and Newsom. This shouldn't be missed if you want to hear Ive talk about design outside of the scripted product launch videos. Ive and Newsom appear to be more than colleagues and I wonder what the actual product design will be like between Ive and Newsom.
And yeah, Newsom designs timepieces. Really nice ones.
In case you don't want to watch the Charlie Rose interview, Ive and Newsom worked together to design a series of one-off products to auction for (RED). The items sold for a combined $13 million USD. My favorite is the Leica M that has some interesting touches and is likely a photographer's nightmare. Still, it looks amazing.
Despite my fawning, both Ive and Newsom haven't been perfect in their work (1, 2), and that is refreshing to consider, given the string of home run work the two have produced.
I can't wait to see what Apple stuff Newsom comes up with.


It bears the name with a little less fame. North Hollywood may not have the star-studded frills and sign-topped mountains of its quintessential cousin, but its artsy vibe and up-and-coming feel draw in NoHo'ers like paint to the canvas.
A simple stroll through the NoHo Arts District will make you want to come back for more—as will the breakfast tacos at The Federal (aioli before noon? Yes, please). Plan to include at least one Noho Summer Nights, any Saturday June–August, to enjoy food trucks, live music, and merriment with your fellow locals. Or catch a play at the Cupcake Theater for a talent-filled evening that'll make you feel like you've discovered the industry's next big star for yourself.
Of course, you'll want to protect your new studio or bungalow in light of the home invasion stats listed below. ADT-monitored security systems offer 24/7 monitoring to keep an eye on your property, smartphone control with ADT Pulse®, and response times fast enough for emergencies. After you've dotted the i's and crossed the t's of your new place, you'll be close enough to Universal Studios or the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for an easy day trip with your visiting family.
Far enough from the hubbub of LA but close enough for ease, North Hollywood is your chic new place in the Valley, friends. Welcome.
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Q: How to dismiss a popup in Silverlight when clicking outside of the control? In my Silverlight UI, I have a button that when clicked pops up a control with some filtering parameters.  I would like this control to hide itself when you click outside of it.  In other words, it should function in a manner similar to a combo box, but it's not a combo box (you don't select an item in it).  Here's how I'm trying to capture a click outside of the control to dismiss it:
public partial class MyPanel : UserControl
{
    public MyPanel()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void FilterButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Toggle the open state of the filter popup
        FilterPopup.IsOpen = !FilterPopup.IsOpen;
    }

    private void UserControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Capture all clicks and close the popup
        App.Current.RootVisual.MouseLeftButtonDown += delegate {
            FilterPopup.IsOpen = false; };
    }
}

Unfortunately, the event handler for MouseLeftButtonDown is never getting fired.  Is there a well-established way of making a popup control that auto-dismisses when you click outside of it?  If not, why isn't my MouseLeftButtonDown handler firing?
Solution:
I thought I'd post my entire solution in case others find it helpful.  In my top-level visual, I declare a "shield" for the popups, like this:
<UserControl xmlns:my="clr-namespace:Namespace"
    x:Class="Namespace.MainPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:navigation="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.Navigation"
    xmlns:uriMapper="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Navigation;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.Navigation"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
>
  <Grid Background="Black" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
          VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
    <my:MyStuff/>
    <Canvas HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
            x:Name="PopupShield" Background="Transparent" Width="Auto"
            Height="Auto" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
  </Grid>
</UserControl>

Then, I added an extension method for the Popup class, like this:
public static class PopupUtils
{
    public static void MakeAutoDismissing(this Popup popup)
    {
        var shield = (App.Current.RootVisual as MainPage).PopupShield;

        // Whenever the popup opens, deploy the shield
        popup.HandlePropertyChanges(
            "IsOpen",
            (s, e) =>
            {
                shield.Visibility = (bool)e.NewValue
                    ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
            }
        );

        // Whenever the shield is clicked, dismiss the popup
        shield.MouseLeftButtonDown += (s, e) => popup.IsOpen = false;
    }
}

public static class FrameworkUtils
{
    public static void HandlePropertyChanges(
        this FrameworkElement element, string propertyName,
        PropertyChangedCallback callback)
    {
        //Bind to a depedency property
        Binding b = new Binding(propertyName) { Source = element };
        var prop = System.Windows.DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
            "ListenAttached" + propertyName,
            typeof(object),
            typeof(UserControl),
            new System.Windows.PropertyMetadata(callback));

        element.SetBinding(prop, b);
    }
}

The extension method is used like this:
private void UserControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    FilterPopup.MakeAutoDismissing();
}

A: One way is to put your control on a transparent canvas that fills the entire Silverlight surface.  When the canvas is clicked close the canvas and control.  It is important to ensure that the Background brush of the canvas is set to "Transparent" if you want to receive mouse events.
An alternate method that I have not had success with is using mouse capture in Silverlight and detecting when the mouse is clicked outside of the popup.

A: Did you set a background color on your RootVisual?

A: I just created something similar and hopefully this could be of any help. :)
In my PopUp control, I have a Border which has a Grid that contains a number of textboxes. I named the Border 'PopUpBorder'.
In my UserControl's constructor, I have,
        this.PopUpBorder.MouseLeave += (s, e) =>
        {
            Application.Current.RootVisual.MouseLeftButtonDown += (s1, e1) =>
            {
                this.PopUp.IsOpen = false;
            };
        };

And looks like it is working as expected. Please let me know if this doesn't work in your case.

A: On the first click, call the CaptureMouse() method on the control. Then call ReleaseMouseCapture() on the second click.

A: The proposed solution uses a special shield canvas to block input to other controls.
This is fine, but I am trying implement a generic control and cannot depend on the existence of such a shield canvas.
The binding of the MouseLeftButtonDown event on the root visual didn't work for me either, because existing buttons on my canvas would still fire their own click event and not the MouseLeftButtonDown on the root visual.
I found the solution in this ice article: Popup.StaysOpen in Silverlight from Kent Boograart.
The main methods for this question are:
        private void OnPopupOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var popupAncestor = FindHighestAncestor(this.popup);

            if (popupAncestor == null)
            {
                return;
            }

            popupAncestor.AddHandler(Windows.Popup.MouseLeftButtonDownEvent, (MouseButtonEventHandler)OnMouseLeftButtonDown, true);
        }

        private void OnPopupClosed(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var popupAncestor = FindHighestAncestor(this.popup);

            if (popupAncestor == null)
            {
                return;
            }

            popupAncestor.RemoveHandler(Windows.Popup.MouseLeftButtonDownEvent, (MouseButtonEventHandler)OnMouseLeftButtonDown);
        }

        private void OnMouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            // in lieu of DependencyObject.SetCurrentValue, this is the easiest way to enact a change on the value of the Popup's IsOpen
            // property without overwriting any binding that may exist on it
            var storyboard = new Storyboard() { Duration = TimeSpan.Zero };
            var objectAnimation = new ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames() { Duration = TimeSpan.Zero };
            objectAnimation.KeyFrames.Add(new DiscreteObjectKeyFrame() { KeyTime = KeyTime.FromTimeSpan(TimeSpan.Zero), Value = false });
            Storyboard.SetTarget(objectAnimation, this.popup);
            Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(objectAnimation, new PropertyPath("IsOpen"));
            storyboard.Children.Add(objectAnimation);
            storyboard.Begin();
        }
    private static FrameworkElement FindHighestAncestor(Popup popup)
    {
        var ancestor = (FrameworkElement)popup;

        while (true) {
            var parent = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(ancestor) as FrameworkElement;

            if (parent == null) {
                return ancestor;
            }

            ancestor = parent;
        }
    }

I'm still not sure, why this solution works for me and this not:
    Application.Current.RootVisual.MouseLeftButtonDown += (s1, e1) =>
    {
        this.PopUp.IsOpen = false;
    };

It looks like the FindHighestAncestor method will just return the root visual? But then the difference must be the event handler?
I guess the main difference is the last parameter of the AddHandler method which is true in the case:
AddHandler(Windows.Popup.MouseLeftButtonDownEvent, (MouseButtonEventHandler)OnMouseLeftButtonDown, true);

The MSDN docs say:

handledEventsToo
Type: System.Boolean
true to register the handler such that it is invoked even when the routed event is marked handled
in its event data; false to register the handler with the default condition that it will not be
invoked if the routed event is already marked handled. The default is false. Do not routinely ask
to rehandle a routed event. For more information, see Remarks.

A: A simpler alternative (although not exactly what you asked for) would be to close the popup on MouseLeave.  MouseLeave on the Popup object itself wont work, but MouseLeave on the highest level container within the Popup does.

A: i have posted a solution for this on my blog, you can see the post here -
Silverlight: close Popup on click outside. as you can see the use is very simple - it is an attached property you add on your popup. you do not have to add any wrappers, you do not have to take care if you do or do not have some background color... my code will take care of it all.

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"We were happy to have Corey Jenkins join us at the Spokane County Library District for 14 performances as part of our Family Concert Series and our Love, Talk, Play Parties. He is very skilled in keeping the crowd entertained and engaged, moving from juggling, to music, and even to fire breathing with ease.While his energetic performance had the younger audience members hooked from the beginning, I was impressed by his ability to draw in the older children and their parents. We had a truly multi-generational dance party happening at many of our performances.I'd recommend Corey Jenkins for a wide array of performances. In addition to his skill as a performer, I found Corey very easy to work with. He was organized and professional in each of our interactions, and his willingness to work with a wide audience age-range and at a number of our locations was appreciated.Kelsey Hudson Librarian | Spokane County Library District" - Kelsey Hudson
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"Mr. Jenkins volunteered his time and talent at our annual Muscle Walk for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in January. I found him to be very skilled in his craft juggling and overall entertainment as well as personable to our clients and client families.Corey Jenkins is a pleasure to work with and demonstrates professionalism...Most importantly, our clients loved his performance and exhibited smiles, laughs, and animation. Mr. Jenkins kept our event upbeat and energetic and we cannot thank him enough for bringing smiles to the faces of our diverse clientele.We look forward to working with Corey Jenkins in the future and recommend his performances to an array of venues whether casual or professional, young or mature audiences." - Sarah Lucke
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Hannah, Delivered
Elizabeth Andrew
Hannah, Delivered tells the story of how inexplicable passion, buried strength, and professional skill deliver one woman from fear into a rich and risk-filled life. LATE ONE NIGHT in a busy St. Paul hospital, a nurse midwife drags Hannah Larson out from behind her reception desk to assist with a birth. When Hannah witnesses that baby tumble into the world, her secure, conventional life is upended by a fierce desire to deliver babies. So begins Hannah's journey away from her comfort zone. In a midwifery apprenticeship in New Mexico, she befriends a male midwife, defends a teenage mom, and learns to trust women's bodies, then moves back to Minnesota to start her own illicit birth practice. Hannah's need to stay safe proves both an asset and a liability-homebirth isn't legal in Minnesota in the 1990s. To deliver healthy babies, Hannah risks jail time, her community's respect, and her career. The key to unlocking her fear rests in one birth-her own.
Koehler Books, 9781940192185, 300pp.
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is the author of "Swinging on the Garden Gate," "Writing the Sacred Journey: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir," and "On the Threshold: Home, Hardwood, and Holiness." She is a writing instructor and spiritual director and is a recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board artists fellowship, the Loft Career Initiative Grant, and a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. Learn more about her work at www.spiritualmemoir.com and www.elizabethjarrettandrew.com."


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Q: Express Gateway - Is data composition/aggregation possible? I've been reading a lot but don't seem to find an answer to the question:
Is it possible to do data composition, for example from 3 microservices? => Exposing an endpoint with the aggregate data on the API Gateway?
Or how does one approach this? I thought this was basic behaviour desired from a API Gateway?


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import { Entity } from "aframe-react";
import React, { Component } from "react";

export default class Saw extends Component {
  attachToController() {
    // console.log("$");
  }

  componentWillUpdate() {
    /*
    const saw = sceneEl.getElementById("saw");
    const controller = evt.detail.target.object3D;
    // console.log(evt.detail.target.object3D.position);

    saw.setAttribute("position", controller.position);
    saw.setAttribute("rotation", controller.rotation);
    */
  }

  componentDidUpdate() {

  }

  componentDidMount() {
    this.attachToController();
  }

  render() {
    return (
        <Entity
            id="saw"
            geometry="primitive: cylinder; height: 0.005; radius: 0.1"
            rotation="0 0 90"
            position="0 -0.1 0.05"
            {... this.props}
        />
    );
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Wheaton home to be featured in Illinois Solar Tour Sept. 24
The Wheaton home of Jeff and Bonnie Gahris is one of over 80 homes in northern Illinois to be featured at the 2022 Illinois Solar Tour on Saturday, Sept. 24. Courtesy of Jeffrey Gahris
Submitted by Jeffrey Gahris
Updated 9/19/2022 8:03 PM
Residents of Wheaton will be featured among over 100 solar homes, businesses, and nonprofits across the state participating in this year's Illinois Solar Tour, which will give thousands of Illinois residents an exclusive in-person or virtual look at the world's fastest growing source of energy.
The Solar Tour, hosted by the Illinois Solar Education Association, is a free experience, including both in-person and virtual events on Saturday, Sept. 24.
The tour allows the public to view real-life examples of nearby businesses and residents who have decided to cut their utility bills by going solar.
Structured in the past as a statewide series of open houses, the tour is shifting to a combination of in-person and digital audiences, with some communities offering local tours.
Photos and videos of solar homes, businesses, and nonprofits in over 50 municipalities throughout the state are available now on the tour website, illinoissolar.org/Illinois-Solar-Tour. Website visitors can register to attend in person -- solar sites will open their doors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.
This year's hybrid format will offer the public a chance to engage and ask questions of solar owners and other enthusiasts like never before.
Jeff and Bonnie Gahris's home in Wheaton is featured. The couple decided to go solar because they see the value of solar energy as part of an environmentally and economically viable solution to America's energy needs.
"Using solar energy increased are awareness of how we use energy in our home," Jeff Gahris said.
The in-person and virtual tours are expected to give visitors across Illinois a better understanding of renewable energy.
The passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act in Illinois last year, as well as the recent passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act, make it easier than ever to take this step toward a sustainable future, and participants will gain valuable insight on the costs, processes, as well as the economic and environmental benefits of going solar.
The tour is an opportunity for the public to learn about the benefits solar offers.
The Northern Illinois Solar Tour Sites includes homes, churches and other sites in: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Cary, Deerfield, Deer Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Glen Ellyn, Glenview, Grayslake, Highland Park, Naperville, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton, Wilmette, Winnetka, and Woodridge.
Community tours will be offered in Glen Ellyn, Glenview, Grayslake, Highland Park, Northbrook, Park Ridge and Wilmette.
From 1-3 p.m. Sept. 24, join a free, family-friendly bike ride around Grayslake with stop at different solar panel installations; sign up via the tour website.
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