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Covid-resistant people point way to universal coronavirus vaccine
Health 10 November 2021
By Michael Le Page
Illustration of a T cell targeting SARS-CoV-2 particles
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Many groups worldwide are trying to develop vaccines that protect against a wide range of coronaviruses and prevent another pandemic. These efforts have now been boosted by the discovery that some healthcare workers had pre-existing immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the first wave of the pandemic.
During the first half of 2020, around 700 healthcare workers in the UK were tested weekly as part of a crowdfunded study called COVIDsortium. Most of these people, who wore protective equipment, never tested positive for covid-19 in PCR tests or developed covid-19 antibodies – proteins that bind to the outside of viruses, preventing cells from being infected.
However, when Leo Swadling and Mala Maini at University College London and their colleagues looked more closely, they found some of those who tested negative had a protein in their blood that is linked to covid-19 infection, as well as T cell responses to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. T cells are part of the immune system. It appears these people had what Swadling calls an "abortive infection", where a strong, early T cell response enabled them to get rid of the virus very quickly.
Cells infected by viruses sound the alarm by displaying viral proteins on their surface, and T cells are the immune cells that learn to recognise these proteins and destroy infected cells. Crucially, while antibodies can only target proteins on the outside of a virus, T cells can learn to recognise any viral proteins.
When the team looked at early blood samples from the people who had an abortive infection, they found that even before being exposed to SARS-CoV-2, they had some T cells that could recognise the proteins that this virus uses to replicate itself inside infected cells.
The most likely explanation is that these people were often exposed to the existing human coronaviruses that cause around 10 per cent of colds, says Maini. "We don't know the historic infections of these individuals, so we don't know for sure where the T cells are coming from," she says.
Preventing another pandemic
The proteins involved in viral replication are very similar in SARS-CoV-2 and other human and animal coronaviruses, meaning that if vaccines can be developed that elicit a strong T cell response against these proteins, they should protect against a very broad range of coronaviruses – a so-called universal or pan-coronavirus vaccine. One way to do this would be to add mRNAs coding for these proteins to mRNA vaccines that target the virus's external spike protein.
Adding extra components to the next generation of coronavirus vaccines might protect both against any new variants that might evolve and against animal coronaviruses that could jump into people and spark a new pandemic, says Swadling. "There is a strong rationale for adding these proteins alongside the spike protein," he says.
Many groups are already trying to develop coronavirus vaccines that provide broader protection, says Olga Pleguezuelos at UK-based company SEEK. Her team has already created such a vaccine based on the most conserved parts of coronavirus proteins. "It's a matter of time before another of these members [of the coronavirus family] creates an epidemic or pandemic," she says. "If we end up with something that is as infectious as covid and as lethal as MERS, then we are in serious trouble."
However, it isn't clear how effective a vaccine that only produces a T cell response would be, Maini says. Most vaccines work by stimulating an antibody response, though many do also produce a T cell response.
Many groups are developing universal flu vaccines based on eliciting a T cell response, but so far these haven't proved highly effective. Other teams are instead focusing on getting antibodies to target parts of the outer viral proteins of the flu virus that don't mutate. However, this won't work with coronaviruses, says Peter Palese at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. "They just don't have a conserved region."
Journal reference: Nature, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04186-8
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Murtha Cullina Teams Up for the Boston MSPCA-Angell Walk for Animals
BOSTON, MA (September 26, 2013)… On Sunday, September 8, 2013, Murtha's Mutts, a team of Murtha employees, friends, family and pets from the Boston office of Murtha Cullina LLP, participated for the 3rd year in a row in the 2013 MSPCA-Angell Walk for Animals at the Boston Common. Murtha was one of the top five corporate sponsors of the Boston MSPCA Walk for Animals raising over $3,000.
The firm organized fundraising efforts above and beyond walker registrations and sponsors which included individual donations, firm-wide in-kind donations, sweet treat days, a pet picture contest, and more.
"The participation from the Boston office was extraordinary and a testament to the remarkable community spirit we are lucky to have," said Kristen Patten, this year's Team Captain. "Thank you to our Community Service Committee and to everyone who participated by baking, cleaning closets, contributing and walking."
Photo Caption: Murtha Cullina Teams-up for the Boston MSPCA-Angell Walk for Animals. Pictured are Rob Isaacson and his dog Burton; Rob Munnelly and his daughter Mary Kate; Kathy Varnum, her niece Samantha and her dog Chloe; Monica Snyder; and Keri Wintel.
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The MSPCA-Angell is a national and international leader in animal protection and veterinary medicine which provides direct hands-on care for thousands of animals each year. Founded in 1868, it is the second-oldest humane society in the United States. The MSPCA's services include animal protection and adoption, advocacy, humane education, law enforcement and world-class veterinary care.
The MSPCA-Angell is a private, nonprofit organization which does not receive any government funding and which is not funded or operated by any national humane organization. The MSPCA-Angell relies solely on the support and contributions of individuals who care about animals. For more information, visit www.mspca.org.
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This blog is meant to be an inspiration…both to myself and to others who may care to explore the idea of unschooling their children (or themselves).
This blog is not meant to be read like a typical blog, in chronological order. Rather, it is grouped by tags and categories to help you find what you're looking for. As I write, I put things into these groups. You can explore the tag cloud at the right, or the categories on the menu buttons at the top. Clicking on anything in one of those two places will give you a list of posts that fall into that topic. Also, most recent posts will be featured on the homepage.
Child-led learning: The essence of unschooling is that it is child-led. It involves a remarkable amount of trust and a sense of wonder. When a child is leading their own education, they are happier and more eager to learn, and they retain information better. As adults, we usually only enjoy pursuing what interests us. Why would we ask children to do differently?
Inspiration: If you're here, you're most likely a parent who has chosen or who is preparing to choose the road less travelled. This section is full of short quotes and thoughts, mostly inspiring ideas to get your heart and mind thinking and going.
Natural Learning: Unschooling is learning naturally, as you need it and come to it. It's learning the way we do until we enter school, if we are conventionally educated. A huge part of learning naturally for our family is being outside and learning in and from nature.
Making this work in the suburbs: Learning in and from nature is hard when you're in a cultivated, developed environment, but for a long time, that was what was available to our family. We were still able to make unschooling work, even then. Though we no longer live in suburbia, I'm keeping this section open, because most people do! A free life is still possible.
Teaching children to give: One of the greatest gifts we feel we can give our children is the desire and courage to go out and serve. We want them to feel empowered to do something. This is one of the most exciting aspects of living this kind of life. They are free to enter the world at a young age and take it on in their own ways.


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Launched via Kickstarter in the summer of 2017, Umber provides an engaging print media experience and complementary events that form tangible relationships and deeper connections within our growing community.
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Marie-Stella-Maris, the lifestyle brand from Amsterdam has partnered with me on this campaign to tell their story from my perspective. Water is such an important element and many people don't have access to clean drinking water. Well, Marie-Stella-Maris is helping to change that and now we can all contribute as well. #CareForWater, by drinking water you are also giving water to someone who isn't as blessed as we are. Another thing that got me interested in their brand is finding out about their natural care products for my skin. Alright, so I really want to keep this space as authentic as possible so before I talk about #MarieStellaMaris products, I had to really try them out myself and so I did. Fun fact about me -I'm obsessed with scented candles but I can be really picky. The smell has to be a great mixture of sweet but not too sweet, kind of floral-y but still really fresh. See? Picky. I know. Oh and I also prefer a more classic exterior, more minimalistic. Anyways, I received the No.92 Objets d'Amsterdam (scented candle), those of you who follow me on snapchat (@annydums) have probably seen it's occasional appearances. The scent is so calming, just the way I like it and I now position it on my bedside. I've recently been changing my skin care routine frequently, I've noticed that my skin is becoming more sensitive when I'm in Taiwan. It gets so dry and I feel like I'm in a constant search for facial creams and oils. I've been applying the No. 31 Facial Oil at night incorporating it with my night cream then I would put on a facial mask so that my skin would really absorb the products. My skin has been feeling much more hydrated. I've photographed my favorite products from #MarieStellaMaris for you which you can all find on marie-stella-maris.com, for those of you from Germany and Belgium -you are lucky because they'll be opening there soon!
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.W. Edwin Sowter was the son of Samuel Sowter, described in 1899 as an "old resident of Aylmer" when he was in his 80th year and seriously ill. He was originally from London, England and we might wonder whether he did not impart to his son a curiosity for the natural and historical world from his own upbringing in a land where connections with long ago abound. On September 4, 1882 T.W. Edwin Sowter married Theresa Larue (click here to read her obituary notice), daughter of Aylmer's first notary (André Larue and Sara McNally) in Aylmer's anglican Christ Church. Together they would have four children: two sons, Edwin and Thomas, and two daughters, Maud (later Mrs. John Forsythe) and Dorothy (later Mrs. Joseph Sullivan).
In an odd twist of cultural mores, prevalent at the time and possibly still invoked on occasion today, Theresa Larue lies in St. Paul's catholic cemetery within the town limits of Aylmer, while her husband of 40 years, T.W. Edwin Sowter, is buried several kilometers out of town in the protestant Bellevue cemetery, formerly known as Conroy's cemetery. This burying place is located immediately east of where Sowter's father Samuel had a farm and where we might presume T.W. Edwin Sowter was raised (Aldred 1993:150), between the town of Aylmer and the city of Hull. Sowter was a member in good standing of the Orange and Masonic Lodges and one so might see why he was not buried along side his catholic wife.
As a member of the Christ Church anglican parish of the town of Aylmer, Québec, T.W.E. Sowter left a lasting piece of heritage within the walls of the old stone church on Charles Street in Aylmer where he had been married. Quietly stairing down from the top of the walls are gold leaf lettering of holy texts that Sowter painted. They evoke a solid spiritual connection with the church and the community.
T.W.E. Sowter's obituary notices speak of his contributions to history texts, one in particular being destined for use by primary level students (Henry H. Miles' The Child's History of Canada). While efforts to relocate these have not yielded sections clearly attributed to Sowter, it becomes clear that recognition was not what was motivating his participation in these projects, but rather the desire to promote awareness and appreciation of the former inhabitants of the Ottawa Valley. Further evidence of Sowter's realisation of the need to reach out to a larger number of people with the results of his research is found in a series of Saturday Evening Citizen articles published in 1926 (click here to learn more). What greater gift to his community than to share his lively and colourful recreations of the past through widely-read newspapers and school texts.


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The Second Amendment Needs Amending
Gun laws are enforced for the protection of individuals, but they must be modified to uphold the safety of the majority.
By Briana Scalia
Gun laws are enforced for the protection of individuals, but they must be modified to uphold the safety of the majority. (Courtesy of Flickr)
On the night of Oct. 1, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on concert-goers at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. According to the Los Angeles Times, the death toll reached 59, and the number of injured increased to 527. Before I explore the several reasons this tragedy was allowed to occur, I have to express my sincere condolences to the family and friends of these victims, whose lives were all inconceivably altered over the course of minutes. However, I cannot allow myself to use these unnecessary deaths as an excuse to prolong my thoughts on gun control, and neither should our politicians. While many might argue that it is too soon to discuss our country's Second Amendment, I would argue that, at least for these recent victims, it is far too late.
While critics of America's lax gun control often target the country's federal government at large, the subject actually starts on a much smaller scale; specifically, with individual states' governments. State laws featuring gun control vary considerably and are independent of existing federal firearm laws. This feature of democracy could have worked in favor of those who prefer stricter gun control; states could elude the legislature of an overbearing central government to instead establish their own set of rules. Instead, a majority of states have used this freedom as a way to lessen gun control even further. Nevada has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country.
According to The Mercury News, "The state does not require firearms owners to have licenses or register their weapons and Nevada does not limit the number of firearms an individual can possess." Another factor to consider is the ease with which one can procure a gun in several states, including Nevada. Stephen Paddock bought three of his guns–a handgun and two rifles–at a store in Mesquite, Nevada within the last year. The store's name was "Guns & Guitars," a shop appropriately named for its stock of the aforementioned guns and guitars. Not only were these purchases legal, but Paddock reportedly cleared all of the routine federal tests. State representatives cannot be excused for their lack of action regarding gun control; the power, as well as the blood, is on their hands.
Regardless of the country's gun legislature, it cannot be argued that the Las Vegas police officers, both on and off the job, provided a huge service to American citizens by acting effectively and efficiently. After extensive searching, the FBI had determined within the day that Paddock had no connection to an international terrorist group. The announcement came after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, but without any evidence to prove so. The officers on the ground provided equally, if not more so, crucial work, tracking Paddock's location a mere 12 minutes after the shooting commenced. After another hour, with the aid of a SWAT team, the police entered the rooms Paddock had chosen for his hub during the shooting. During the hour-long wait, local police went door to door in the hotel, making sure everyone evacuated the premises. However, while the police were doing everything in their power to relieve the chaos, certain citizens at the site of the shooting were concerned they would add to it.
Caleb Keeter, lead guitarist of the band performing when the shooting started, took to Twitter to explain how "[He had] been a proponent of the 2nd amendment [his] entire life. Until the events of last night." While he goes on to explain his newfound respect for the balance of gun ownership and control, he also stated, "We actually have members of our crew with [Concealed Handgun Licenses], and legal firearms on the bus," but they "…couldn't touch them for fear police might think we were part of the massacre and shoot us." Keeter illustrates an important point in regards to certain gun owners' arguments for more lenient gun control. In the past, certain proponents of the Second Amendment have insisted that gun laws would not stop those who would use guns for such terrible crimes as this, but would only prevent fans from appreciating the craft of gun making, shooting, etc. This is not a fallacious point; in fact, it would be naive to assume that stricter gun control would lead to the cessation of all gun violence. However, Keeter's comments concerning the night of the shooting prove that the justification of impeding an armed, upstanding citizen is faulty to say the least. No "good guy with a gun" could have stopped Stephen Paddock from unleashing the violence he did on Oct. 1.
Regrettably, many feel that America has already reached its turning point when it comes to the discussion of gun control. Before this shooting, before the Orlando incident, before most of these displays of careless loss of life, there was Sandy Hook, where a crazed man with a gun slaughtered innocent children. If politicians could not acknowledge our country's gun epidemic after the heartache that can only be associated with the death of a child, many fear we never will. Even I stated earlier in this article that it was too late for the victims of this latest shooting. But it is not too late for our country and its citizens. It is not too late for the future generations who will have their own tragedies if we do not take a stand in this moment. We cannot lose hold of this anger, this outrage towards this senseless loss of life. We must be productive during our moments of grief by tightening our gun laws. Even gun owners themselves are asked to lend their voice, their knowledge on weapons and their expertise to this fight. I implore the countless of those reading this who support the Second Amendment to differentiate yourself from those that would use guns to enact their own violent imaginations. The fight for gun control is not the fight against guns, but the fight for gun responsibility. We have to do more than pray. The world is watching us as a nation, and we owe it not only to them, but to our own people, to do better.
Briana Scalia, FCRH '20, is a broadcast journalism major from Long Island, New York.
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While an education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is important to the future of space exploration, it is also important to remember that space is a harsh and unforgiving environment which places unique challenges on the human body. In an effort to encourage and educate people on the importance of health and fitness, The Mars Generation (TMG) will be hosting the Train Like a Martian Challenge April 18-24, 2016.
During the Train Like a Martian Challenge, TMG will post daily physical activity challenges inspired by NASA's Train Like An Astronaut program.* Individuals, community groups, and schools around the world are invited to join in by completing these challenges or up to 45 minutes of any physical activity each day, then share pictures online using the #TrainLikeAMartian hashtag. Regional events are being planned in Huntsville, Ala., Minneapolis, Minn., and Central Florida on April 24 the same day Astronaut Tim Peake will run the London Marathon on the International Space Station.
The Train Like a Martian Challenge is also an opportunity for individuals and groups to fundraise in support of the mission of The Mars Generation. Prizes will be awarded for participation and fundraising efforts.
TMG works to excite young people and adults about space and STEM education through three primary programs. The Future of Space Program is a worldwide outreach program designed to gain excitement about STEM and build support for human space exploration. The Student Space Ambassador Program encourages teens and young adults to share their excitement about space exploration with their own communities. Finally, the Space Camp Scholarship Program provides financial backing for young people who lack financial resources but show an aptitude in STEM to attend Space Camp®.


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Here we have a very happy Tanner D. of Regent Park School in Orillia, with his new bicycle generously donated by Dr. Tan of Georgian Dental in Orillia. Pictured with Tanner, is PC Martin HILL OPP, Donna-Lee Weller Salt, and Meghan of Georgian Dental. Tanner missed recess, but says missing recess was worth getting a new bike.
One of the lessons taught on the safety village is specifically for the Grade 2's. This lesson involves bike and road safety and is taught by an OPP officer. At the end of the lesson, the children think of a safety message they have learned and every Grade 2 student fills out a ballot for a chance to win the bike. Once the safety village has visited every school in our area, a draw is made for the winning ballot. Dr Tan has donated a bike each year for over six years to the Children's Safety Village. Big smiles all around, and an exciting day for Tanner.


One of the most popular sports in America and Canada is American football. This contact team sport is a combination of physical play in conjunction with strategic motion with the ultimate aim of scoring points by furthering the ball into the opponents goal line or reaching their end zone by either carrying the ball and running along with it or passing it to a team member. The team which scores the most points in the stipulated time is declared the winner.
American football has its origins in rugby football but has adapted itself with some changes into the American and Canadian system. Though Canadian football and American football are predominantly quite similar there are some differences in the forms such as in the team size, playing area, number of downs, time rules etc. The differences are certainly not major and each may be adapted into another with a few amount of tuning.
There are two major forms of American football played in the United States, namely, collegiate football and professional football. With the growth as well as the ever increasing popularity a number of football leagues were born in the nation. The two most powerful and prestigious leagues that are in existence in the country presently are the National Football League as well as the United Football League.
Present day college football is in the sports news with the first kick off in the football season on the first Labor Day weekend a week prior to the NFL games and continues until the beginning of December. The penultimate weekend of the college football season sees the majority of the rivalry matches and conference games being played.
The professional football players are teams that play American football at a professional level. These professional teams are a section of the two leagues in the Unites States known as the NFL as well as the UFL. The NFL enjoys the status for being the biggest professional football league on the globe. Formed with eleven teams this league has now grown in strength and today consists of 32 teams. The league is further split up into the American Football Conference and the National Football conference and the conferences contain four divisions consisting of four teams each respectively.


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After independence from Italian colonial control in 1941 and 10 years of British administrative control, the UN established Eritrea as an autonomous region within the Ethiopian federation in 1952. Ethiopia's full annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a violent 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating government forces. Eritreans overwhelmingly approved independence in a 1993 referendum. ISAIAS Afworki has been Eritrea's only president since independence; his rule, particularly since 2001, has been highly autocratic and repressive. His government has created a highly militarized society by pursuing an unpopular program of mandatory conscription into national service, sometimes of indefinite length. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices in December 2000. A UN peacekeeping operation was established that monitored a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) created in April 2003 was tasked "to delimit and demarcate the colonial treaty border based on pertinent colonial treaties (1900, 1902, and 1908) and applicable international law." The EEBC on 30 November 2007 remotely demarcated the border, assigning the town of Badme to Eritrea, despite Ethiopia's maintaining forces there from the time of the 1998-2000 war. Eritrea insisted that the UN terminate its peacekeeping mission on 31 July 2008. Eritrea has accepted the EEBC's "virtual demarcation" decision and repeatedly called on Ethiopia to remove its troops. Ethiopia has not accepted the demarcation decision, and neither party has entered into meaningful dialogue to resolve the impasse. Eritrea is subject to several UN Security Council Resolutions (from 2009, 2011, and 2012) imposing various military and economic sanctions, in view of evidence that it has supported armed opposition groups in the region.
Strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest shipping lanes; Eritrea retained the entire coastline of Ethiopia along the Red Sea upon de jure independence from Ethiopia on 24 May 1993
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan
Size comparison: slightly larger than Pennsylvania
Land Boundaries: total: 1,840 km border countries (3): Djibouti 125 km, Ethiopia 1,033 km, Sudan 682 km
Coastline: 2,234 km (mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km, islands in Red Sea 1,083 km)
Climate: hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands
Terrain: dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains
Natural resources: gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish
Land use: agricultural land: 75.1% arable land 6.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 68.3% forest: 15.1%
other: 9.8% (2011 est.)
Natural hazards: frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms volcanism: Dubbi (elev. 1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011
Current Environment Issues: deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing; loss of infrastructure from civil warfare
International Environment Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
Nationality: noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean
Ethnic groups: nine recognized ethnic groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% (2010 est.)
Languages: Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Religions: Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
55-64 years: 3.73% (male 93,325/female 125,411)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 97,248/female 131,484) (2016 est.)
Net migration rate: -14.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Major urban areas - population: ASMARA (capital) 804,000 (2015)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)
Maternal mortality rate: 501 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 5 years male: 6 years
female: 4 years (2010)
Country name: conventional long form: State of Eritrea
conventional short form: Eritrea
local long form: Hagere Ertra
local short form: Ertra
former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
etymology: the country name derives from the ancient Greek appellation "Erythra Thalassa" meaning Red Sea, which is the major water body bordering the country
Government type: presidential republic
Capital: name: Asmara (Asmera)
Administrative divisions: 6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); Anseba, Debub (South), Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash Barka, Ma'akel (Central), Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)
Independence: 24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
National holiday: Independence Day, 24 May (1991)
Constitution: adopted 23 May 1997 (not fully implemented); note - drafting of a new constitution, which began in 2014, continued into 2016 (2016)
Legal system: mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law
Executive branch: chief of state: President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly
head of government: President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993)
cabinet: State Council appointed by the president elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); the only election was held on 8 June 1993, following independence from Ethiopia (next election postponed indefinitely)
election results: ISAIAS Afworki elected president by the transitional National Assembly; percent of National Assembly vote - ISAIAS Afworki (PFDJ) 95%, other 5%
Legislative branch: description: unicameral National Assembly or Hagerawi Baito (150 seats; 75 members indirectly elected by the ruling party and 75 directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly, which had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until countrywide elections to form a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were postponed indefinitely due to the war with Ethiopia
Judicial branch: highest court(s): High Court (consists of 20 judges and organized into civil, commercial, criminal, labor, administrative, and customary sections) judge selection and term of office: High Court judges appointed by the president
subordinate courts: regional/zonal courts; community courts; special courts; sharia courts (for issues dealing with Muslim marriage, inheritance, and family); military courts
Political parties and leaders: People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ [ISAIAS Afworki] (the only party recognized by the government) note: a National Assembly committee drafted a law on political parties in January 2001, but the full National Assembly never debated or voted on it
Political pressure groups and leaders: Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Eritrean Kunama or DMLEK Eritrean Democratic Alliance or EDA Eritrean Islamic Party for Justice and Development or EIPJD (includes the Eritrean Islamic Jihad (EIJ), Eritrean Islamic Jihad Movement (EIJM), Eritrean Islamic Salvation, and the Eritrean Islamic Foundation) Eritrean National Congress for Democratic Change or ENCDC Eritrean National Salvation Front or ENSF Eritrean People's Democratic Party or EPDP Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization or RSADO
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (observer), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO
National symbol(s): camel; national colors: green, red, blue
National anthem: name: "Ertra, Ertra, Ertra" (Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea)
lyrics/music: SOLOMON Tsehaye Beraki/Isaac Abraham MEHAREZGI and ARON Tekle Tesfatsion
note: adopted 1993; upon independence from Ethiopia
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires BERHANE Gebrehiwet Solomon (since 15 March 2011)
chancery: 1708 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Natalie E. BROWN (since September 2016)
embassy: 179 Ala Street, Asmara
mailing address: P.O. Box 211, Asmara
telephone: [291] (1) 120004
FAX: [291] (1) 127584
Since formal independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has faced many economic problems, including lack of financial resources and chronic drought, which have been exacerbated by restrictive economic policies. Eritrea has a command economy under the control of the sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Like the economies of many African nations, a large share of the population - nearly 80% in Eritrea - is engaged in subsistence agriculture, but the sector only produces a small share of the country's total output. Since the conclusion of the Ethiopia-Eritrea war in 2000, the government has expanded use of military and party-owned businesses to complete President ISAIAS's development agenda. The government has strictly controlled the use of foreign currency by limiting access and availability; new regulations in 2013 aimed at relaxing currency controls have had little economic effect. Few large private enterprises exist in Eritrea and most operate in conjunction with government partners, including a number of large international mining ventures, which began production in 2013. In late 2015, the government of Eritrea introduced a new currency, retaining the name nakfa, and restricted the amount of hard currency individuals could withdraw from banks per month. The changeover has resulted in exchange fluctuations and the scarcity of hard currency available in the market. While reliable statistics on food security are difficult to obtain, erratic rainfall and the percentage of the labor force tied up in national service continue to interfere with agricultural production and economic development. Eritrea's harvests generally cannot meet the food needs of the country without supplemental grain purchases. Copper, potash, and gold production are likely to drive economic growth and government revenue over the next few years, but military spending will continue to compete with development and investment plans. Eritrea's economic future will depend on market reform, international sanctions, global food prices, and success at addressing social problems such as refugee emigration.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (purchasing power parity): $9.169 billion (2016 est.) $8.845 billion (2015 est.) $8.442 billion (2014 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): GDP (official exchange rate): $5.352 billion (2015 est.)
Gross national saving: 4% of GDP (2016 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.) 4% of GDP (2014 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 9%
exports of goods and services: 9.7%
Agriculture - products: sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, sisal; livestock, goats; fish
Industries: food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement
Industrial production growth rate: 12.2% (2016 est.)
Labor force: 2.62 million (2016 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 80% industry and
Unemployment rate: 8.6% (2013 est.) 10% (2012 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices): 11.8% (2016 est.) 9.8% (2015 est.)
Current account balance: $10 million (2016 est.) -$102 million (2015 est.)
Exports: $485.2 million (2016 est.) $415.3 million (2015 est.)
Exports - commodities: gold and other minerals, livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small industry manufactures
Imports - commodities: machinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $213.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) $209.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)
Debt - external: $820.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) $831.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)
Exchange rates: nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - 15.38 (2016 est.) 15.375 (2015 est.) 15.375 (2014 est.) 15.375 (2013 est.) 15.375 (2012 est.)
Electricity - production: 300 million kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - consumption: 300 million kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity: 100,000 kW (2014 est.)
Crude oil - imports: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption: 3,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports: 3,539 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Natural gas - consumption: 0 cu m (2013 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 800,000 Mt (2013 est.)
Cellular Phones in use: total: 475,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (July 2015 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use only slowly increasing throughout the country
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 10 per 100 persons
international: country code - 291 (2015)
Broadcast media: government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2007)
Internet country code: .er
Internet users: total: 71,000 percent of population: 1.1% (July 2015 est.)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013)
Airports (unpaved runways): total 9
Railways: total 306 km
paved: 874 km
by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2010)
Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Assab, Massawa
Military branches: Eritrean Armed Forces: Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2011)
Military service age and obligation: 18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and compulsory military service; 16-month conscript service obligation (2012)
Disputes - International: Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by 2002 Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision, but neither party responded to the revised line detailed in the November 2006 EEBC Demarcation Statement; Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting eastern Sudanese rebel groups; in 2008, Eritrean troops moved across the border on Ras Doumera peninsula and occupied Doumera Island with undefined sovereignty in the Red Sea


DCMS funded museums will have their budgets cut by 0.5% in 2010-11, as part of DCMS's contribution to the £5bn value for money savings announced in the Budget.
DCMS's budget for 2010-11 has been cut by £20m, just under the cross-government average of 1.5%. £5m of the cut will come from savings within the Department. In allocating the budget cuts, the Culture Secretary has said that he aims to protect the delivery of front-line services; focus on genuine efficiencies, taking into account where savings have already been made; and, where appropriate, identify funds that have not yet been allocated.
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ENERGY01 Technology
Worldwide Vibration Level Switch Industry to 2026
Dublin, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The "Vibration Level Switch Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 – 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The Vibration Level Switch Market is expected to register a CAGR of 6.82% over the forecast period from 2021 – 2026. Vibration level switches offer several advantages such as they are easy to install, setup and commissioning is possible without medium and provide reliable point level measurement independent of installation position, pressure, temperature, foam, viscosity, and grain size.
Chemicals Industry is Expected to Hold Significant Share
Chemical manufacturing demands instrumentation as high as in no other industrial sector. Significant ranges of temperature and pressure characterize the processes; the sensors used must be made of chemically resistant materials and function reliably under the most demanding conditions. The manufacturing method of chemicals is done with most care in hygienic conditions to maintain safety and prevent explosions. The production of most chemicals is the combination of chemical reactions, absorption, and filtration. Level measurement is essential in bulk storage tanks, small storage and buffer tanks, reaction vessel, reactor, storage tanks for chlorine, toxic liquids storage, the distillation of primary products, storage and transfer of solvents, toxic liquids storage, process steam generation, silos, and separator vessel tank for recovery of raw materials.
Chemicals are stored in cylindrical and round-shaped tanks that hold high pressure and vacuum and are capable of corroding the level switches when used with higher concentrations. To combat corrosion capacitive level switches with full PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), insulation will be fruitful. Vessels where chemical reactions are taking place and are usually jacketed by filling liquids present in a glass container to allow cooling. For the hygienic purposes, European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) certified tuning fork level switches are suitable solutions. Glass reactors are utilized for vital chemical processes where resistance to corrosion is significantly essential. Tuning fork level switch for liquids with halar coating is perfectly suitable for this type of application.
The chemical company, based out of the United States, supplies customized chemical solutions to manufacturers in various industries. A solution was required to detect the level and interface of water/acid in the acid decant tank. There is a layer of water present on the top of the acid in the tank for stability purposes. When the acid is decanted into containers, and water included in the acid could result in a scrapped batch. The emptying had to be stopped as soon as the water was introduced into the container. Top-down radar was not used because the microwave signal could not pass through the water layer present on top of the acid. Emerson's Rosemount 2160 Wireless Vibrating Fork Level Switch was installed in the acid tank. The forks' frequency changed depending on whether the forks were in the water or acid, and this frequency change gave a correct indication of the phase change from acid to water.
The chemicals sector is likely to feel the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from every direction. Just as outbreaks are disrupting supply chains in critical regions, demand may fall due to uncertainty in the global economy and capital markets. Workforces are facing the risk of infection, and governments are beginning to enact restrictions on movement, which adds both a variable dimension to the crisis. To combat this situation, chemical manufacturing companies in China keep their businesses running in the face of this epidemic. Most of the closed chemical plants in early January 2020 have been reopened at the end of February. The majority of the petrochemical plants present in the southeast province of Zhejiang, a significant chemical industry hub in China, started their production facilities by the end of February 2020.
Asia Pacific is Expected to Witness Fastest Growth
Growing industrialization applications involving level measurement in Asia-Pacific countries such as China and India drive the market's growth in the region. China is one of the largest producers of several chemicals and has significant scope for the implementation of vibration level switches across companies involved in the production of several high-risk substances. In recent times, with the present low crude oil price situation, the region's refinery capacity has witnessed a significant growth between 2014 and 2019. According to a report by BP Statistical Review of World Energy in 2019, the Asia-Pacific region has the largest oil refining capacity globally, processing approximately 34.75 million barrels per day in 2018, which is expected to create an increased usage of vibration level switches in oil and gas industry of the region.
In Jiangsu Province, China, a chemical company, uses non-contacting radar to measure and control their tank levels but needed critical high-level alarms for their agrochemical storage tanks at their new production and recovery site. The tanks contain a product that is toxic and could cause environmental damage if an overfill occurred. The company also needed to ensure liquid presence in their pipes to prevent pumps from running dry. Reliability was the primary concern. Due to the corrosive property of the product, the company required switches with a special non-corrosive coating. Besides, stainless steel housings were needed to combat environmental corrosion. The company chose Emerson's Rosemount 2130 Series Vibrating Fork Level Switches and were supplied with stainless steel housings and ECTFE/PFA coated forks.
The region is also witnessing various food and beverage manufacturing companies entering the marketplace. For instance, in May 2020, Nestle has announced a series of investments to strengthen its footprint in China further and enable it to enhance its product portfolio further. In total, the investments include more than CHF 100 million, including the capacity extension of the company's pet food plant in Tianjin. In June 2020, Unilever announced that it had started construction of a EUR 100 million manufacturing site in Jiangsu Province, to enhance its position in the consumer foods sector. The site will continue to expand in becoming the company's food production base, providing manufacturing facilities for multiple products such as tea bags and seasonings. These investments are expected to create a positive impact on vibration level switches in the region.
On the list of funded enterprises in the 2019 R&D funding plan announced by Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (SSTIC) in June 2020, Shenzhen Jiwei Automations Ltd. won the first batch of qualification. Generally, this is the second time in a row, and the third time, Jiwei obtained R & D funding from SSTIC. From establishment, Jiwei has achieved several achievements in R & D projects in Magnetic Level Indicator, Ultrasonic Level Transmitter, and Vibrating Rod Level Switch. Since these instruments were put into the market, with superior design and quality, all have performed well in complex environments such as high temperatures, strong corrosivity, flammability, and explosion conditions.
The Vibration Level Switch market is quite fragmented and highly competitive. Moreover, the companies in the market have been continually launching or updating their product portfolios and forming mergers to increase their market share. Some of the key players in the market include ABB Ltd, Emerson Electric Co., Endress+Hauser AG, Siemens AG, etc.
June 2020 – ABB Ltd. announced that it has agreed to acquire K-TEK Corp., a supplier of laser level transmitters, magnetic level gauges, and magnetostrictive level transmitters. K-TEK will be combined with the Measurement Products business unit within ABB's Process Automation division. K-TEK offers a wide range of level detection instruments, as well as pressure and temperature switches.
January 2020 – Endress+Hauser AG has released Liquiphant FTL51B and FTL41 vibrating fork level instruments. The FTL51B features IIoT and Industry 4.0 capabilities, which include access via wireless Bluetooth technology. It can be used in storage tanks, containers, and pipes for point level detection of all types of liquids.
The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
3 months of analyst support
1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
4.1 Market Overview (Covers the impact due to COVID-19)
4.2 Industry Value Chain Analysis
4.3 Industry Attractiveness – Porter's Five Force Analysis
5.1.1 Rising need on functional safety of overfill protection systems
5.1.2 Easy handling and setup compared to other point level measurement technologies
5.2.1 Limited performance in highly viscous liquids
6.1 By Technlogy
6.1.1 Vibrating Fork
6.1.2 Vibrating Rod
6.2 By Type of Connectivity
6.2.1 Wired
6.2.2 Wireless
6.3.1 Liquids
6.3.2 Solids
6.4 By End-User Industry
6.4.1 Chemical
6.4.2 Food and Beverage
6.4.3 Metal and Mining
6.4.4 Oil and Gas
6.4.5 Water and Wastewater
6.4.6 Other End-User Industries
6.5 By Geography
7.1.1 ABB Ltd
7.1.2 Emerson Electric Co.
7.1.3 Endress+Hauser AG
7.1.4 Siemens AG
7.1.5 Vega Grieshaber KG
7.1.6 KROHNE Group
7.1.7 Magnetrol International, Inc.
7.1.8 FineTek Co., Ltd
7.1.9 Sapcon Instruments Pvt Ltd
7.1.10 Trumen Technologies Pvt. Ltd
7.1.11 Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
7.1.12 Shenzhen Jiwei Automations Ltd.
7.1.13 OleumTech Corporation
7.1.14 Yamamoto Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd.
8 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
9 FUTURE OF THE MARKET
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COVER STORY: East Timor election: what's cooking?
EDITORIAL: Implications of East Timor's election
CANBERRA OBSERVED: Kevin Rudd's character under scrutiny
OVERSEAS TRADE: Wheat-growers back single-desk selling
MANUFACTURING: Japan still shows the way
STRAWS IN THE WIND: Easter and the media / Literacy, and all that / Anzac Day / Jews and Muslims / Pre-Budget ruminations
DAVID HICKS AFFAIR: Media's blind eye to Hicks treason
THE COLD WAR: How Moscow framed Pope Pius XII as pro-Nazi
GREAT BRITAIN: Why Britain is no longer great
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: Lottery players fleeced for $100 million
ETHICS: New safeguard for vulnerable patients
HEALTH: Married gays die 24 years younger
OBITUARY: Dr John Billings (1918-2007) and the Culture of Life
AS THE WORLD TURNS: The unmarriage revolution / Unexpected outbreak of morality / Mediocrity on the march / Children recruited to spy for Big Brother
Antidotes to narcissism (letter)
Problems with surrogacy (letter)
Politicised public service (letter)
Bell tolls for national icon (letter)
CINEMA: Spartan sacrifice that saved Greece
BOOKS: WHY POLITICS NEEDS RELIGION, by Brendan Sweetman
BOOKS: BACKS TO THE WALL: A larrikin on the Western Front, by G.D. Mitchell with Robert Macklin
DAVID HICKS AFFAIR:
Media's blind eye to Hicks treason
by Mark Braham
News Weekly, April 28, 2007
David Hicks, who has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, has been celebrated by Australia's media as if he were an innocent prisoner of conscience. Mark Braham, however, takes a more sober look at Hicks's deeds and character.
Leopold Amery (1873–1955) gave a lifetime of service to Britain and the Commonwealth. He was at school at Harrow with Winston Churchill, and went on to Balliol and All Souls, Oxford.
His career ranged from chief correspondent for The Times in the South African War, serving terms as First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for the Colonies, also for the Dominions. In the Lloyd George Cabinet of World War I, he drafted the letter which came to be known as the Balfour Declaration when, in 1917, Britain promised a "national home" for Jews in Palestine.
Famous attack
He is best known for his famous attack on the Neville Chamberlain Government in the House of Commons' Norway debate in 1940. He dramatically concluded his speech with the words Oliver Cromwell used against the Rump Parliament in 1653. He said: "You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!"
Amery's speech is widely credited with bringing down the Chamberlain Government and making Churchill the new Prime Minister.
Amery's younger son, Julian (1916–1996), followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a prominent Conservative minister under Harold Macmillan and Edward Heath.
His elder son, John Amery - fiercely anti-Communist and a Fascist sympathiser - was in France in 1940 when the Third Republic collapsed. He became a Vichyite and collaborationist and was recruited by the Nazis, making broadcasts urging Britain to make peace with Hitler.
He toured prisoner-of-war camps calling for British POWs to join his "Legion of St. George", a proposed British unit, to fight with Nazi Germany against Stalin's Soviet Union.
In peacetime, under the postwar Attlee Labour government, he was hanged as a traitor at London's Wandsworth Prison on December 19, 1945. Treason has always been a capital crime.
David Hicks.
Compare the case of Australian David Hicks, whose military career has been confined to training and action with militant terrorist groups at least as dangerous to the survival of Australia as Nazi Germany was to English-speaking democratic society in the British and Western tradition.
Hicks's US military lawyer, Major Michael Mori, admitted on ABC radio (January 5, 2007), that his client was involved in promoting Taliban-style Islam around the world.
When Hicks was captured in 2001, he was charged with "conspiracy to attack civilians, aiding the enemy and attempted murder", a quest he had already been pursuing for some years. In 1999 he had taken up arms with the Kosovo Liberation Army, then returned home to Adelaide and formalised his conversion to Islam.
He then "headed off again, this time for Pakistan and the Lashkar-e-Taiba. This terrorist group has a long history of violence; one of its affiliates was implicated in the deadly bombing of Mumbai's commuter rail system last July. Finally in 2001, after the September 11 attacks and anticipation of a US strike, Mr Hicks went to Afghanistan where he was captured during an engagement with the coalition forces. While on his quest, Mr Hicks wrote letters to his father saying he was on a mission to ensure 'the Western-Jewish domination is finished, so we live under Muslim law again'."
Hicks admitted that while he was in Pakistan he fired "hundreds of bullets" into Indian territory; and "intelligence sources have said that Hicks trained longer with al-Qa'ida than did any other Westerner". In a charge-sheet set out in February this year, Hicks was "even alleged to have been personally vetted by Mohammed Atef - Osama bin Laden's security chief who was killed in 2001 and who has been credited with inspiring Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to engineer the attacks". (Editorial, Weekend Australian, January 6-7, 2007).
Other reports that have appeared in the Australian media add up to a man obsessed with war and killing; there is no other explanation for this sometime family man who has left his wife - or "partner" - and gone off to fight in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Killing is murder, the exception being in self-defence or in defence of one's nation. Hicks could have joined the Australian Defence Force and been recognised as a good and worthwhile citizen. He chose to seek his vocation in life training and fighting for our enemies and against our troops; that is treason. Then he fired "hundreds of rounds" into neutral India; this is murderous behaviour at best.
The home life and background of Hicks fills in a picture of a man devoid of any spiritual qualities: untruthful, untrustworthy and a product of the dregs of society.
For example, he writes to his former flatmate, Louise Fletcher, asking her to find him a prostitute to use on his return; in the letter, he describes in characteristically vulgar terms, what he requires as the prostitute's physical attractions. He also gives instructions not to write about his "adventures" as he is saving that to make money when he gets back. (The Bulletin, September 19, 2006, quoted in The Australian).
Hicks is alleged to have told fellow recruits at his al-Qa'ida training camp that he "wanted to go back to Australia and rob and kill Jews", "crash a plane into a building" and "go out with that last big adrenalin rush". The last part of his grand plan, reportedly, was to shout, "There is no god but Allah". (Australian Jewish News, April 6, 2007).
There are factors in common between, on the one hand, John Amery's treasonous behaviour in 1940 when Britain was fighting desperately to avert becoming one more European country occupied by the Nazis, thus completing the threatened end of western civilisation and democracy, and, on the other hand, that of such as Hicks who has taken up the cause of Islamist terrorists.
However, it is not suggested that Hicks should suffer Amery's fate.
The situation differs in one fundamental aspect: when the Allied forces fought their way into Germany and discovered the gas chambers and walking skeletons - the lucky ones, that is - it came home to the democracies what a Nazi victory would have meant.
I was fighting with the British 8th Army almost throughout the Italian campaign, was fully aware of the disappearance of Italian Jews, was on visiting terms with Jews in Florence who had somehow hidden, or been hidden, until the British occupied the city, but was under the firm belief that those taken away were in "labour camps".
The details and full horror of the death camps, though known to Allied intelligence and the high command, even the media, were not thought sufficiently important to relay to the troops. That is another story, relevant here only insofar as it spells out the difference between Amery and Hicks.
There was no right-wing press in the democracies throughout the war informing the public that we made a mistake fighting Hitler and should, as John Amery proposed, join the Nazis and fight the Soviets.
Amery was seen as a traitor and his post-war fate was sealed.
Today, individuals such as Hicks not only have a left-wing media promoting his "cause"; he even has a political party planning to nominate him for federal parliament.
Instead of his returning to be tried for treason, it is planned to give him three square meals a day and colour television in a comfortable cell for a matter of months, after which he will probably be released to walk in a tickertape reception, followed by a banquet attended by his media supporters, then off to approve his old flatmate's choice of prostitute (after seeing his children, of course). His father will doubtless, become "father of the year".
The current victims of this farcical scenario conjured up by the left-wing media and their purblind readers and listeners are of course the majority of Australian Muslims, mostly silenced by the fear of Islamists, but who only want to be left alone to practise their faith in peace in a free and tolerant society, hence their vote to rid themselves of the dishonest, untruthful and foul-mouthed "grand mufti" of Australia, Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali.
- The author Mark Braham was a British Army officer during World War II, after which he migrated to Australia. An Orthodox Jew, he is author of Stronger than Fiction: Jews and Christians Are Natural Allies (London: Minerva Press, 1999).


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Management of signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Restless legs syndrome (immediate-release only).
Stimulates dopamine receptors in the brain. Therapeutic Effects: Decreased tremor and rigidity in Parkinson's disease. Decreased leg restlessness.
CNS: SLEEP ATTACKS, dizziness, syncope, confusion, drowsiness, fatigue, hallucinations, headache, ↑ dyskinesia, weakness. EENT: abnormal vision. CV: orthostatic hypotension, peripheral edema. GI: constipation, dry mouth, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting. Derm: increased sweating.
Be aware that ropinirole can cause sudden, unexpected episodes of falling asleep (sleep attacks). Use caution during activities in which patient might fall asleep suddenly.
Assess dizziness, drowsiness, and syncope that affects gait, balance, and other functional activities (See Appendix C). Report balance problems and functional limitations to the physician, and caution the patient and family/caregivers to guard against falls and trauma.


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ThredUp appoints Coretha Rushing to Board of Directors
Sophie Smith
Fashion resale platform ThredUP has announced the appointment of Coretha Rushing to its Board of Directors.
Rushing plans to advise ThredUP on its employee initiatives, with a focus on health and wellness, attraction and retention, diversity, equity and inclusion.
ThredUp is fashion resale brand on a mission to extend the life cycle of clothing, change the way consumers shop and contribute towards a more sustainable future for the fashion industry.
With over 35 years of human resources experience, Rushing has previously held executive positions at Equifax, The Coca-Cola Company, Pepsi and IBM. She also founded her own consulting firm CR Consulting Alliance LLC and became Coca-Cola's first woman Chief People Officer in the company's history in 2000.
Coretha Rushing commented: "I am thrilled to join ThredUP at a time when it's more important than ever to actively listen to your workforce. New generations are putting a greater emphasis on mission-driven companies, and ThredUP blends profit and purpose in a way that is meaningful for its employees and the environment."
James Reinhart, Co-Founder and CEO at thredUP, said: "As ThredUP continues to grow and deliver resale at scale, we're doubling down on what's always been our most important asset: our people, Coretha's appointment comes at a pivotal time for the employee-employer relationship and her expertise in human resources will be invaluable to every member of our global workforce, from our distribution centres to our corporate offices."
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SF police union criticizes policy, video shows car hitting officer
Calif. flower shop flooded with threatening calls in mistaken ID
News // Crime
Evan Sernoffsky, Annie Ma
Feb. 2, 2018 Updated: Feb. 3, 2018 9:06 a.m.
Police officers protect evidence at Pierce and Hayes streets across from Alamo Square after an officer, working an auto burglary detail, was struck and injured by a vehicle driven by one of the suspects in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.Paul Chinn/The Chronicle
The San Francisco Police Department released a video Friday of an auto break-in suspect running over a plainclothes police officer and an alleged accomplice Thursday near Alamo Square.
The police officers union said the attack shows how the department's policy prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles puts its "officers' lives in danger."
The Police Department released the video while identifying three suspects in the attack as young San Francisco men, two of whom were booked on suspicion of charges including attempted murder.
The video was captured just before noon from a security camera near Pierce and Hayes streets.
A black Infinity sedan pulls up and two people wearing gray hooded sweatshirts get out.
Police officials said the men were part of a team breaking into cars at the famed tourist draw, across from the Painted Ladies. Plainclothes officers were at the scene amid a spiking epidemic of car break-ins around the city.
Ten seconds after the men get out of the car, one of the alleged accomplices runs back into the vehicle. A second man, though, gets tackled directly behind the car by an undercover officer who had been patrolling on a bicycle.
A second plainclothes officer then runs up alongside the car. But rather than surrender, the driver reverses over the officer and the suspect behind the car.
The second officer pounds on the vehicle as the driver then speeds forward, possibly again hitting the two men on the street. The second officer draws his gun and aims it at the driver, but doesn't fire.
"Tell me that these officers did not show the utmost restraint by not shooting the suspect who just ran over a San Francisco police officer and his own accomplice," said Martin Halloran, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.
In December 2016, the San Francisco Police Commission approved a policy that prohibited police officers from opening fire at moving vehicles.
The commission unanimously approved the policy following a recommendation by the U.S. Department of Justice's community-policing division, which began reviewing the department after several controversial police shootings, including the fatal shooting of Mario Woods in 2015.
In May 2016, a police sergeant shot and killed 29-year-old Jessica Williams, who was allegedly trying to flee officers in a stolen car. The shooting prompted the ouster of then-Police Chief Greg Suhr.
The police union, which had an ally in Suhr, has been critical of the policy, and even filed a lawsuit saying the commission violated the union's collective bargaining rights by enacting the policy.
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Shortly after Thursday's attack, Halloran issued a statement again saying the policy "must be changed."
"It is so frustrating to SFPD officers that our use-of-force policy prohibits us from shooting at a suspect in a vehicle even if that suspect is trying to kill or seriously injure innocent civilians or our officers," he said.
The injured officer was treated at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputy Chief Michael Redmond characterized the incident as "a violent assault that could have had deadly consequences to our officers."
All three suspects were later apprehended after the driver crashed eight blocks away from the initial scene. The suspect who was run over was treated at a hospital.
They were identified by the Police Department as San Francisco resident's Devonta Lofton, 25, Adrian Landers, 23, and Jamon Butler, 19.
Lofton and Butler were booked on suspicion of crimes including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and hit-and-run causing injury. They are being held on $2 million bail.
Evan Sernoffsky and Annie Ma are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com, ama@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky, @AnnieMa15
To view the video: http://bit.ly/2EAWXIF
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Evan Sernoffsky is a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle specializing in criminal justice, crime and breaking news. He's covered some of the biggest Bay Area news stories in recent memory, including wildfires, mass shootings and criminal justice reform efforts in San Francisco. He has given a voice to victims in some of the region's biggest tragedies, carefully putting himself in challenging situations to make sure their stories are told. He works out of San Francisco's Hall of Justice where he keeps watch on the city's courts and hits the streets to expose the darker side of a city undergoing rapid change. He moved to the Bay Area from Oregon where he grew up and worked as a journalist for several years.
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Annie Ma covers breaking news for the San Francisco Chronicle. Previously, she was an intern on the Oregonian's data and watchdog team, with prior stops covering New York City public schools for Chalkbeat and local news at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She grew up in Florida and graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in political science and statistics.


The Seoul Grand Park Rose Festival is being held at Gwacheon Seoul Grand Park from May 26 to June 10.
The festival's programs include the Rose Beauty Class, Rose & Love concert, Rose Magic Show, Rose Photo Exhibition and carpentry activities. The festival is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Mondays to Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Fridays to Sundays, and on Memorial Day.
Admission to the theme garden costs 2,000 won for adults, 1,500 won for teenagers and 1,000 won for children.
For more information, call the travel hotline at 1330 for Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese services. The website (grandpark.seoul.go.kr) is only available in Korean.
The miniature theme park Aiins World is hosting the World Nightview Fantasy Lighting Festival.
The festival runs from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. all year long, and is closed on rainy days. The last admission is at 10 p.m.
For more information, call the travel hotline at 1330 for Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese services. The homepage (www.hueree.com) is only provided in Korean.


You only have to review the top selling books at your local bookstore to realize that America needs a lift. Our nation is worried and the majority of best-selling books reflect this fact. Most books either tell us how to be more successful, how to be happy, how someone else achieved the perfect life, or teach us about how to set our world to rights. Holy smokes – that's a lot of people with opinions out there on how to "fix" us and many of them are in the entertainment industry.
We are a nation of worriers – we are a nation of pessimists and we are a nation that can't see the light at the end of the tunnel right now. It's a wee bit distressing to see so much angst. Some people are so negative they would make the devil sad. It's just reached catastrophic proportions.
But I tell you that better times are ahead. Better days will be coming. If you don't believe it, then what's the point? The sky is not falling, we aren't going to heck in a hand basket and there is still a chance to enjoy your life for years to come. I'm no expert – I just refuse to cave into fear and worry. It is pointless.
Believe in a better tomorrow. Have faith that we will survive this challenging time in our nation's history. Belive that family, faith and love are still real and important. Believe and make it so.
I find that with today's social media and news coverage we have a wide variety of opinions on the state of our world from various pundits.
There are prognosticators who predict the end is near, the bottom has dropped and doomsday is just around the corner. "Experts" from all fields want to tell us their idea of what is going to happen in 2009, 2010 and beyond.
Here is what I think. NO ONE REALLY KNOWS. I have listened to people share the most outlandish comments and they are wrong. I have listened to the media pummel us with negativity (sinking stocks, foreclosure mania, closing Detroit down and now swine flu). If there was no BAD news to report…they would make it up. Oh wait…I think they already do.
If I sound cynical – it is because I AM cynical. I am choosing to ignore the hyperbole, the garbage and the embellished "news" reports. I choose instead……..
All the aforementioned things do is to create FEAR. I'm sick of fear. I am disgusted with fear. I can't predict anything and I certainly don't know when the good times return but I know that there is always HOPE and I'm clinging to it like a mad woman.
I rarely post someone else's thoughts but today…I loved this one.
It is written by John C. Maxwell.
Hope is one of the most powerful and energizing words in the English language. It is something that gives us power to keep going in the toughest of times. And its power energizes us with excitement and anticipation as we look toward the future.
It's been said that a person can live forty days without food, four days without water, four minutes without air, but only four seconds without hope. If you want to help people win, then become a purveyor of hope.


Alfred's been kidnapped. Again. He's being held for ransom for Bruce Wayne to pay. Again. With the rest of the Batfamily busy Batman is alone to save him. Not to worry though. Alfred can save himself. He's done it before.
That's why this is one of my favorite issues. It's fun watching how Alfred handles the situation, from protecting the other staff members who were kidnapped because the goons weren't very bright (they aren't even on Bruce's staff…seeing how his staff is just Alfred) to how he defeats the goons while Nightwing, Robin, and Batgirl have to handle so many waves of thugs you'd think they were in a video game. It's just a fun read, and I like seeing that a Batman story can be fun.
Nothing wrong with this comic and it's one you should really check out.
Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on July 21, 2018 in Animation Spotlight, DC Spotlight, Television Spotlight, Yesterday's Comics and tagged Alfred, Batman, DC animated universe, DCAU.


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Springport Township Board Meeting
Our monthly Township meeting was called to order by Supervisor Lincoln at 7:05 pm. Board members present were Betz, Lincoln, Keeler and Mitchell, Sebastian arrived at 7:20, and we had 5 guests present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
There was no public comment.
Mitchell moved to approve the minutes of May 14th, 2012 motion supported by Betz and the minutes were approved.
The treasurer's report was given by Betz. General Fund checking account has $101,066.82, Police account has $60,562.68, COPS account $8,144.28, fire operating has $70,052.17 and fire equipment has $40,158.67. Mitchell moved to approve the treasurer's report for audit, supported by Keeler, motion passed.
Betz moved to approve post audit police bills in the amount of $4,675.48, Mitchell supported the motion and it carried.
Motion by Betz, supported by Mitchell to approve post audit bills for the COPS Fund in the amount of $2,685.02, motion carried.
Betz moved to approve the general fund post audit bills of $104.09, supported by Mitchell, motion carried.
Motion by Betz to approve the general fund bills in the amount of $5,747.98, motion supported by Mitchell, motion carried.
Mitchell moved to pay police bills of $11,255.44, supported by Betz, motion passed.
Motion by Betz to pay COPS bills of $1,699.67, Mitchell supported the motion and it carried.
Betz moved to pay Fire bills in the amount of $16,875.00, Mitchell supported this motion and it carried.
Police Report from Dave Luce;
Lt. Molton was able to obtain confession in regards to the UDAA of the village pick-up truck. One taser was purchased for the police department and all department personnel have been trained in its use. Memorial Day Parade went well Thanks to everyone involved in helping. The number of complaints in the Township in May was higher than 2011, by 12, so far, every month has shown an increase in calls for service from last year.
The Police Administration Board report was given by Betz, they discussed our ongoing lawsuit with former Chief Speese. Discussion was held concerning upcoming police millage proposal, when is the best date to place it on the ballot?
There was no report from the Planning Commission.
Fire Board will meet Monday June 18th.
Unfinished Business:
Keeler moved to charge Emens $300.00 for his fire call involving illegal burning on April 7, 2012, amount of bill was reduced due to the fact the Board believed the intent was to not burn rubbish/trash, however the fire was left smoldering and restarted after dark, which resulted from several village complaints, motion supported by Sebastian, motion carried, Mitchell abstained.
Luce is going to get with Mitchell and make some disks which will contain the "Policy & Procedures Manual", we will then send them to White & Hotchkiss and our insurance carrier.
Betz moved to hire Ductz to clean furnace ducts in the hall for $856.08, Mitchell supported the motion and it passed.
Sebastian moved to Adopt Resolution # 7-12 Permit pricing and procedures, supported by Mitchell, upon roll call vote the following voted "aye" Sebastian, Mitchell, Lincoln, Betz and Keeler. Supervisor declared the resolution adopted.
Motion by Sebastian to adopt Resolution 8-12 Flood Plain Development, supported by Mitchell, the following voted "aye", Sebastian, Mitchell, Betz, Keeler and Lincoln,. Lincoln declared the resolution adopted.
A representative from Green Meadows was on hand to bring us up to date concerning the renovation of the apartment complex on Green Street. They are planning over $1,000,000.00 in renovations to be completed in the next year or so. Resolution # 9-12 to Extend the Pilot Plan for Green Meadows Apartments was offered by Board member Sebastian and supported by Mitchell, upon roll call vote in which all board members voted "aye" the Supervisor declared the resolution adopted.
New Business:
Lincoln gave summary of letter we received from the Jackson County Road Commission, in regards to maintaining and repairing roads, the letter discussed what JCRC could pay for and what the Townships would have to contribute to up keep the roads.
Betz moved to approve payment for T. Molton 's Medicare insurance of approximately $100.00 per month, this will be has secondary insurance until he retires from the Township, Keeler supported the motion and it carried.
Sebastian stated that he put a proposal together for bids for a parking lot on the fire department's land north of the fire barn. Bids are due June 18th, 7:00 pm at the fire barn.
Sebastian moved to adjourn at 8:15, meeting adjourned.
Dena Keeler,


This year, there are a number of amazing Israeli companies exhibiting at IBC. The Israel Trade Commission encourages any Australian company who is heading to IBC 2014 to be in contact with us to see what solutions Israeli technology has to offer.
IBC2014 is the essential global meeting place for everyone engaged in creating, managing and delivering the future of electronic media and entertainment technology and content. IBC immerses 52,000+ professionals from 170 countries in an unrivalled experience which affords you the chance to trade and educate, to debate and connect, to challenge, strategise and innovate with the very companies and leaders shaping the market.
Click here to see the website of the Israeli pavilion at IBC.


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1571 JOHN BROOKE alias COBHAM
JOHN PARKER I
3 May 1572 JOHN BROOKE alias COBHAM
WILLIAM BUTLER
13 Dec. 1580 SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT 1 vice Butler, deceased
11 Nov. 1584 JOHN BROOKE alias COBHAM
WILLIAM PARRY
20 Feb. 1585 (SIR) EDWARD HOBY 2 vice Parry, expelled the House
24 Sept. 1586 (SIR) EDWARD HOBY
MICHAEL SONDES
29 [?Oct.] 1588 WILLIAM BOYS
JOHN BAYNHAM
29 Sept. 1597 SIR GEORGE CAREW
1601 (SIR) MICHAEL SONDES
NICHOLAS TROUGHTON
Queenborough was one of the smallest boroughs enfranchised during Elizabeth's period, its adult male population in 1585 amounting to only 35. By a charter of 1368, confirmed in 1559, the government of the town was in the hands of a mayor and two bailiffs. The mayor had to take an oath before the constable of Queenborough castle. This office was held from 1559 by Sir Robert Constable, who lived in the north and appears not to have involved himself in the borough's electoral affairs. Constable appointed Thomas Randolph, the diplomat, his deputy in 1567. He was succeeded on 9 July 1597 by (Sir) Edward Hoby. Elections were held at the mayor's court, attended by most of the burgesses.
Queenborough first sent Members to Parliament in 1571, apparently with no authority, for its right was challenged in the House and referred to the returns committee 6 Apr. 1571. Perhaps William, 10th Lord Cobham, whose principal seat lay only a few miles from the borough, was responsible. In 1571 the Privy Council instructed Lord Cobham and Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury, to ensure that a 'good choice' of knights and burgesses was made throughout Kent, and Queenborough's first Members were their respective kinsmen, John Brooke alias Cobham, and John Parker I. Cobham influence was consistent throughout the reign, securing one seat in each Parliament. The 1571 MP, John Brookealias Cobham, was also returned in 1572, 1584 and 1593, and Michael Sondes, a relative of Lord Cobham by marriage, was returned to the remaining four Parliaments of the reign, 1586, 1589, 1597 and 1601. It is interesting to note that Sondes was also closely acquainted with (Sir) Edward Hoby who was, after Lord Cobham, the most influential man in Queenborough. Hoby leased the royal manor of Shurland nearby, and became constable of the castle in 1597. He was returned for Queenborough twice, at a by-election 20 Feb. 1585, replacing William Parry, who had been expelled the House two days earlier, and in 1586. Hoby had probably known Parry at court and been responsible for his return at Queenborough in 1584. Hoby's hand may also be seen in the returns of William Boys (1589), a Kent country gentleman to whom Hoby owed £600 at his death, and Sir George Carew (1597), a gentleman pensioner. John Baynham (1593) may have been known to Hoby through the Middle Temple which they both attended, but equally he may have owed his return to a relative, William Baynham of Boxley, Kent, a government official.
William Butler (1572) and Nicholas Troughton (1601) pose problems of identity. Both were outsiders, Butler from Gloucestershire and Troughton from Buckinghamshire, and it is not known how they came to be returned for Queenborough. Sir Humphrey Gilbert, who replaced Butler at a by-election in 1580, was a Devonshire country gentleman whose wife had estates near Queenborough.3
Authors: R.C.G. / M.A.P.
1. C148/170.
3. CJ, i. 83; Add. 38823, 48018; Kent AO, Queenborough ct. bk.; Hasted, Kent, vi. 219-61.


Honda's latest launch, the WR-V has been world premiered in India. We get behind the wheels to find out how much desirable this new Honda is.
Honda's first compact crossover, the WR-V has recently made its International debut in the Indian market and the company is confident of getting the chunk of buyers from the Maruti's Vitara Brezza. The car is based on Jazz hatchback although there are enough design cues that differentiate it from its hatchback cousin. Of late the compact crossover segment has witnessed exponential sales growth with Maruti Suzuki leading the pack with its very popular Vitara Brezza.
No Surprise Honda has jumped into the Fray to claim its share however it will be interesting to witness how many people finally purchase this compact crossover as always the high price set by the Honda could play a spoilsport. Interestingly, Honda has launched WR-V only in two trim levels (base and top) which will be helpful for rationalizing the inventory and putting less I button on the dealerships. The company is confident that new proposition will strike a chord with the customers and whether this confidence has baking of the substance; we are going to check that out in this road test review of new Honda WR-V.
There is no denying the fact that WR-V is based upon Jazz hatchback which is very much a parent when 1 sets his eyes on this new Honda. Having said that WR-V is far more contemporary and youthful in it turn out and thanks to the use of aggressive headlights and bumper, WR-V feels very sure footed and confident in its personality. The nose of the car is little bit different from the Jazz thanks to the use of chunky Chrome strip running across the headlamps. Front bumper has also been given a muscular treatment which help the car to show its character a bit. There is no doubt that the company has put in comprehensive efforts to make WR-V more muscular and manly in nature, still there is no denying that in the profile the car is very much similar to the Jazz, WR-V comes with high ground clearance of 188 mm which is a 23 mm more than the Jazz hatchback.
Like the exterior, interiors of WR-V too share their symmetry and layout with the Jazz. Cabin space is roomy and four occupants can seat in utmost comfort. Equipment list is long with features like airbags and ABS, power windows with anti-pinch and one touch up and down, height adjustable driving seat, and automatic climate control etc. being the standard in top variant.
Both front and rear seats are wide and comfortable and top of the variant comes with driver seat height adjustment, which is also useful is not very generous in terms of adjusting the height. Driving seat has been set up bit low which hinders the visibility outside and hence, it is strongly recommended to go for top variant having the highest adjustment feature. Real benches large, wide and we'll have no problem to accommodate in the comfort. There is ample amount of leg room and head room available and there is no issue with the knee room as well. The cabin is appointed and like other Hondas' ghost of incredible practicality and ease of usage.
WR-V sharesits set of engines and transmissions with Jazz. This means motive force will be derived from 1.2-liter petrol and 1.5-liter diesel engine. Power output continues to be in the range of 90 PS for the petrol engine and 100 PS for the diesel motor. For now, there is no automatic option that has been made available to the buyers but in due course of the time we expect Honda to provide CVT option as well.
Petrol motor is very smooth and refined and having a little hesitation at low RPM, it is the one to go for if you really enjoy the driving experience. There is no Diesel clatter and crudeness attached to this motor and the Indians ability to freely rev act as icing on the cake. part throttle responses are very and this Honda has little difficulty in keeping up with the city traffic. Once out in the open, petrol motor provides good mid range however power seems to be tapered off around 6,000 rpm. we still love the smoothness of this i-VTEC motor which is not only a good performer but also comes with ARAI rated mileage of 17.5 kmpl. Diesel engine, on the other hand, comes with bigger 1.5-liter and although it leads in term of power and performance, it lags behind the petrol motor in terms of refinement and free revving ability. Gearbox is very slick and smooth. Gates are very well defined and gear lever which falls to hand very easily slots into without any considerable efforts.
Honda has equipped WR-V which superior Road dynamics and it shows in the way the car handles and rides. Especially we had apprehension about the handling ability of the car due to its raised stance, however; the car allays all our fears with its superb handling and riding manners. There is bit of a body roll but That Never Goes Out of Control to threaten you something disastrous. Brake pedal modulation is also very nice and the stopping power in extremely reassuring. On the top variant, anti-lock Braking System is a standard part of the equipment, it's so there will not be any issue regarding the braking on the slippery surface.
Like other Hondas, WR-V is also bit costly nature. Its base variant starts at Rs 7.75 lakh and top of the line VX diesel variant costs Rs 10 lakh (both prices, ex-showroom Delhi). There is no doubt that new WR-V is an attractive proposition with lot of going into its favour. It look stylish, comes with spacious and room interiors, is driven by powerful and performance oriented petrol and diesel Motors, and rides and handle very well too. The premium age of Honda further argument its desirability however; the only stumbling block that could played its fortunes is the high price. Indian market and customers are very price sensitive and paying above Rs 10 lakh for a compact crossover which is capable of sitting only 5 persons, is not a decision that will be digested by practical and sensitive Indian buyer. Still there is no denying that Honda has made a very serious attempt to crack the compact crossover segment and only time will tell whether its effort has been appreciated by the market or not.
New car comparison between Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and Honda WR-V and Mercedes Benz B-Class created by new car buyers actively considering and evaluating these cars for a future purchase.


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It is so good to hear from you, D2D. it sounds as though you have had a tremendously busy summer so far.
I know that your garden has not given up on you just as all your pals here have not.
It will be nice to se some fotos of the sunflowerrs and the rest when you get the time.
Take care and....take a break sometime. ha ha ha.
I was wondering where you had gotten off to.
The book sounds interesting, I hope you find a publisher, I would love to read it. What else do you have published?
Welcome back to the Stew.
Well hey there D2D!! Welcome back. Take them ole dogs and just place them back out in that garden and rest a while. Don't forget the sweet tea. You been missed women, glad your back!
Oh it's soooo good to have you back with us again!! You've definately been missed I can assure you. Gosh you seem to have been run off your feet this summer!! Good luck with finding a publisher for your book. I would love to read some extracts from it if that's possible.