Experience two of South America's most amazing natural attractions on one action-packed journey to Ecuador.
Experience two of South America's most amazing natural attractions on one action-packed journey to Ecuador. During this custom tour, get up close and personal with the animal oddities of the Galapagos and venture deep into the Amazon.
The Galapagos, located about 600 miles off the country's coast, is your first stop. Board a 5-day cruise and explore remote sites in the national park on different islands in comfort and style. Everyday brings new excursions to observe rare wildlife, geographic diversity, and stunning beauty. Famously explored by Charles Darwin during the mid-1800s, this remote archipelago is celebrated as a "living museum and showcase of evolution." Meet marine iguanas (the only sea-going lizard in the world), giant tortoises, Galapagos penguins, and so many more critters!
The tour continues on mainland Ecuador. If you're in search of adventure, the Amazon is the place to go. Stay at a remote jungle lodge and explore one of the most ecologically diverse habitats on Earth. Trees rise dozens of meters into the air, providing canopy homes for flitting birds, swinging monkeys, and dozing sloths. Innumerable insects busily crowd the forest floor. Rivers, streams, and lagoons host an amphibious and underwater world all its own.
Our representative will greet you at the airport and take you to your hotel in Guayaquil.
A transfer will take you to the airport for your morning flight from Guayaquil to the Galapagos.
Upon arrival, our representative will greet you at the airport and accompany you for the transfer to the nearby dock. Get ready for your 5-day cruise!
Our representative will meet you at the Quito airport and transfer you to your hotel. Enjoy free time for the rest of the evening.
In the morning, you'll take a transfer to the airport. It's a 35-minute flight from Quito to Coca where an Amazon guide will greet you for your journey into the jungle.
"Jungle lodge" replaces the word "hotel" in the Amazon. Our preferred lodges are all-inclusive. Expect comfortable accommodation, delicious daily meals, and exciting guided excursions.
From the river dock in Coca, cruise winding waterways in a motorized canoe to your remote jungle lodge. Distances to each lodge vary, however, it generally takes between 2 to 3 hours.
Upon arrival at the lodge, you'll have time to settle in and relax as well as meet your guide and learn about the variety of activities that you will enjoy during your stay.
Overnight at jungle lodge. Meals at lodge included.
Get ready for your first full day of jungle adventure.
Mornings in the jungle always start early. After breakfast, set out with your jungle guide to explore the rainforest flora and fauna. Morning tends to be the best time of day to see a variety of wildlife and as the sun comes up you'll experience the jungle gradually reach a climax of activity. You'll then return to the lodge for lunch and then set out for another adventure.
Activites vary from lodge to lodge. Daily excursions are always with a guide. Go on nature hikes, visit a tall observation tower, or go for a night walk when a completely new assortment of nontural creatures come out. Your guide will walk with you through the forest, pointing out hidden jungle inhabitants and numerous indigenous plants. Many of the plants serve a variety of purposes, and are still often used by native communities. Some plants are medicinal, while others are used for construction or even for transportation.
Overnight at jungle lodge. Meals included.
Enjoy another fun-filled day of Amazon discover.
After breakfast at the lodge, board the river boat for the return trip to Coca.
You'll be dropped off at the airport. Fly back to Quito and catch your connection back home or on to your next destination.


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Food tour showcases Tucson culture
Published Nov 24, 2013 9:24pm
By Jessica Schrecker
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Bradner Lawrence is one of Tucson's finest. He dedicates several days of the week to serving the community as a firefighter, and in his 24 hours off, he shares his other passion with the community: food.
Bradner and his wife, Maria, are co-founders of the Tucson Food Tours, a big city-inspired walking tour that explores the major food highlights of downtown.
"We thought it would be a good way to get people out and show them what Tucson has to offer," Maria Lawrence said. "Everybody seems to always say, 'Oh, there's nothing to do in Tucson,' but we feel like there are things that people just don't know."
Initially inspired by a food tour in Chicago, the Lawrences said they wanted to bring the same idea to Tucson to showcase the revitalization of downtown and one of the greatest quirks of the city. In February 2012, they kicked off the first food tour and have been spreading food and history throughout the city since.
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"The goal of my tour was to have each restaurant be different in style and type of food," Bradner Lawrence said. "Different people have different favorites, it just depends on what you feel like."
The tour incorporates both food and a brief history of some of Tucson's highlights, including Hotel Congress, Mt. Lemmon, the railroad station, Pima County Courthouse, Presidio Park, and other landmarks important to the city's culture. But unlike other city food tours, Bradner and Maria wanted the tour to focus more on food, and less on history.
"With other food tours, I find that it's mostly history with a little bit of food," Bradner Lawrence said. "With this one, I kind of flipped it around and made it mostly food with a little bit of history."
Each restaurant serves up items from different regions, styles and cooking methods to ensure that guests get access to the wide selection of food that Tucson has to offer. The tour begins with a stop at Sparkroot for coffee and a house-made muffin or granola bar, then they travel to Empire Pizza and Pub for margherita pizza, followed by Reilly Craft Pizza and Drink for polenta.
Then they're off to Café 54, which prepares something different for each tour, La Cocina for polenta fries, El Charro for tamales, Playground for sliders, and a final stop at Hub with house-made pastrami and corned beef and ice cream.
Bradner said they want to ensure that guests didn't leave the tour hungry.
"It drives home the point of community," said Michael Esposito, assistant general manager for Reilly. "Downtown Tucson has been a revitalization of food and drink … There's a sense of community to be able to walk from place to place and get the history of the building and the businesses."
To view the tour schedule and book a trip, visit foodtourstucson.com. Tickets are $44 each, and cost includes tastings at all stops and non-alcoholic beverages.
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La segunda guerra angloneerlandesa fue un conflicto armado entre Inglaterra y las Provincias Unidas de los Países Bajos entre 1665 y 1667. Las dos potencias marítimas continuaron chocando en los mismos mares que en el anterior conflicto.

Antecedentes
En 1661 Carlos II de Inglaterra se casó con Catalina de Braganza. La princesa aportaba con su dote Bombay y Tánger, y prácticamente ofrecía a su esposo la tutela y todas las garantías económicas del Imperio portugués (Portugal se hallaba en plena guerra de la independencia con España). En 1664 chocaron violentamente en las costas del golfo de Guinea, donde se disputaban la captura de esclavos negros para venderlos en las Antillas. En el mismo año los colonos de Nueva Inglaterra conquistaban la ciudad de Nueva Ámsterdam, que fue rebautizada como Nueva York.

Desarrollo
En 1665 ambos países se declararon la guerra formalmente. El almirante neerlandés Ruyter obtuvo una resonante victoria batalla de los Cuatro Días que coincidió con acontecimientos adversos y especialmente impopulares en Londres: en 1665 una gran peste y en 1666 el denominado Gran Incendio de Londres. Michiel de Ruyter organizó exitosamente el Ataque de Medway, que fue un gran victoria para los holandeses. Posteriormente Ruyter aprovechó con gran oportunidad la desmoralización del enemigo para remontar el río Támesis y bombardear las poblaciones ribereñas. Desde Londres se oyeron los disparos de los cañones. La Paz de Breda ratificaba la victoria neerlandesa pero sin humillar el honor británico. Inglaterra conservaba el "Acta de Navegación" atenuada.

Otros enlaces

 Primera guerra angloneerlandesa
 Tercera guerra angloneerlandesa
 Cuarta guerra angloneerlandesa

Referencias

Guerras de Inglaterra del siglo XVII
Guerras de las Provincias Unidas
Guerras del siglo XVII
Inglaterra de los Estuardo
Conflictos en 1665
Política en 1666
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Designed by Vitra, this new age of offices allow companies to make the most out of the available space.
A Citizen Office encourages the occupants to work using a range of postures and to move within the office as much as possible. Working while standing or assuming various casual postures provides variety and relaxation while maintaining employee health. The Citizen's Office takes us a step further than traditional ergonomics – physical activity is integrated with office etiquette in a natural manner.


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Bridgewater-Raynham school committee head says teachers union quiet as layoffs loom
Tim Faulkner
School Committee Chairman Gordon Luciano is "disappointed and surprised" that the teachers union hasn't agreed to sit down with the school board to discuss a pay freeze for the next school year — a concession that he said may save some of the 66 school jobs that will otherwise be eliminated in June.
The Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee is putting the finishing touches on the 2010 school budget ahead of the May town meetings in Raynham and Bridgewater. But School Committee Chairman Gordon Luciano is "disappointed and surprised" that the teachers union hasn't agreed to sit down with the school board to discuss a pay freeze for the next school year — a concession that he said may save some of the 66 school jobs that will otherwise be eliminated in June.
"My fear is that the door is closing as we approach the town meetings in May," Luciano said.
So far, only the custodians union has agreed to discuss a pay freeze for the 2009-10 school year. Earlier this month, the secretaries union declined an offer from the school board to renegotiate contracts, while the two biggest unions, representing teachers and teacher assistants (referred to as paraprofessionals), have yet to formally respond to the request.
Anita Newman teaches kindergarten in Bridgewater and represents 471 teachers and 110 paraprofessionals employed in the B-R district. In a telephone interview on Monday, she explained that a wage freeze or other concession from the unions would not likely result in any goodwill from the school committee toward preventing future layoffs.
In 2004, she noted, teachers accepted a wage freeze only to see layoffs in 2005. "Is this going to solve it, or are we going to get hit again the following year?" Newman said.
After discussions with the Massachusetts Teachers Association, she planned to request financial information from the school board relating to budgets in both Bridgewater and Raynham. Although the reports would not likely be available before the town meetings, Newman said the union has to see all of the facts before agreeing to negotiate. "We have our timeline," she said. "We want to be very careful."
But, she added, once all of the data is collected, all cost-savings options will be considered. If money can be found, she said, some of the 41 teachers facing layoffs might also be re-hired over the summer. "They can always bring them back."
She blamed poor fiscal planning in Bridgewater for causing years of budget shortages in the school district. "Something has to be done to straighten out the finances in the town to prevent the layoffs from happening every three or four years."
Luciano, however, said the current layoffs are largely the result of reductions in state aid. He added that a recent proposal from the state house would cut about 50 percent from transportation spending and over 10 percent from reimbursement for special education expenses. Thus, more job losses could be in store for B-R. "We're just getting hammered here," Luciano said. "Where else are we to go?"
At Wednesday's B-R School Committee meeting, the budget is not likely to receive further attention, as the board waits to see if Bridgewater residents approve $460,000 in added school funds at the town meeting.
Luciano said even more layoffs are expected if Bridgewater residents reject the request for cash. "We'll make further adjustments prior to June 14," Luciano said. "That's when the layoff notices go out and we'll have a clearer picture of state aid and the town assessment numbers."
On April 13, the school board passed a $57.2 million budget, a slight increase from the current budget. The state aid must be finalized by July 1.
Residents in Raynham vote on their portion of the budget on May 18. The Bridgewater town meeting will be held May 4, but the meeting can be continued until June 15 in order to address the budget crisis.


The Green Sanctuary: What is Leptospirosis ?
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called a spirochete. Leptospirosis can be transmitted by many animals such as rats, skunks, opossums, raccoons, foxes, and other vermin. It is transmitted though contact with infected soil or water. The soil or water is contaminated with the waste products of an infected animal. People contract the disease by either ingesting contaminated food or water or by broken skin and mucous membrane (eyes, nose, sinuses, mouth) contact with the contaminated water or soil.
Leptospirosis occurs worldwide, but it is most commonly acquired in the tropics. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states 100-200 cases of leptospirosis are reported each year in the United States, with about 50% of cases occurring in Hawaii. Although the incidence in the United States is relatively low, leptospirosis is considered the most widespread disease that is transmitted by animals in the world.
A 2010 outbreak in Michigan caused serious illness in numerous pets, raising concern for the local human population. In 2009, typhoons hit the Philippines, causing a leptospirosis outbreak. The Philippines Department of Health then reported 1,887 cases of leptospirosis, which resulted in 138 deaths.
What are leptospirosis symptoms and signs ?
Leptospirosis symptoms begin from two to 25 days after initial direct exposure to the urine or tissue of an infected animal. This can even occur via contaminated soil or water. Veterinarians, pet shop owners, sewage workers, and farm employees are at particularly high risk. People participating in outdoor sporting activities like canoeing, rafting, hiking, and camping can also come into contact with contaminated water or soil.
The first phase of nonspecific flu-like symptoms includes headaches, muscle aches, eye pain with bright lights, followed by chills and fever. Watering and redness of the eyes occurs and symptoms seem to improve by the fifth to ninth day.
The second phase begins after a few days of feeling well. The initial symptoms recur with fever and aching with stiffness of the neck. Some patients develop serious inflammation of the nerves to the eyes, brain, spinal column (meningitis), or other nerves. Right upper area abdominal pain may occur. Less common symptoms relate to disease of the liver, lungs, kidneys, and heart.
Leptospirosis associated with liver and kidney disease is called Weil's syndrome and is characterized by yellowing of the eyes (jaundice). Patients with Weil's syndrome can also develop kidney disease and have more serious involvement of the organs affected.
How is leptospirosis diagnosed ?
The diagnosis of leptospirosis is made by culture of the bacterial organism Leptospira from infected blood, spinal fluid, or urine. However, many doctors must rely upon rising Leptospira antibody levels in the blood in order to make the diagnosis, as the technique required to perform the culturing is delicate and difficult.
How is the treatment for leptospirosis ? What is the prognosis for leptospirosis ?
The treatment of leptospirosis involves high doses of antibiotics. Antibiotic treatment (doxycycline [Vibramycin, Oracea, Adoxa, Atridox], penicillin) is most effective when initiated early in the course of the illness. Severely ill patients may need hospitalization for IV fluid and antibiotic treatment. Severe liver and kidney manifestations of the infection may require intensive medical care and sometimes dialysis treatment. However, even in severe cases, liver and kidney function often does return after recovery from the illness.
Mortality rates for severe illness with leptospirosis can range from 5%-40%, depending on the severity of organ dysfunction and the patient's general health prior to infection. Most previously healthy patients have a good prognosis and will make a full recovery.
Can leptospirosis be prevented with a vaccine ?
A vaccine for leptospirosis is available and used in some countries in Europe and Asia. It must be given every year like a flu shot. A longer-acting vaccine is being investigated in Cuba. It is not currently available in the United States.
Travelers who are going to an area where leptospirosis is common and who will be engaged in activities that increase likelihood of exposure can take 200 mg of doxycycline per week by mouth starting before and during the time period of potential exposure. According to the Leptospirosis Information Center, there are no drug-resistant strains of the bacteria at this time.
Leptospirosis was a reportable disease in the United States, but it was removed from the national CDC list of reportable diseases. It is, however, still reportable in some states, most notably Hawaii.
Can my pets get Leptospirosis ?
According to information from the CDC, your pets (especially dogs, less commonly cats) can contract leptospirosis. Your pet can contract it in the same ways you can (ingesting contaminated soil, water, or through skin wounds). Your pet may exhibit vomiting, refusal to eat, weight loss, decreased activity, muscle pains, or stiffness.
If you suspect your pet is ill, take them to a veterinarian for testing and treatment. Early antibiotic treatment often can limit or prevent organ damage.
If your pet is diagnosed with leptospirosis, you must be careful to try to prevent exposure to yourself or other household members. Remember to wash your hands frequently with soap and water after cleaning up waste from your pet. If possible, use latex or rubber gloves to do the job of cleanup. Use a diluted (1:10 parts) bleach solution to clean surfaces where pet wastes may have contaminated. And make sure your pet receives the full course of antibiotic treatment that is prescribed by your vet. Discuss other pet-care issues directly with your vet should you have any other questions regarding the disease.
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium.
Leptospirosis is transmitted to humans by direct exposure to urine or tissue of an infected animal.
Leptospirosis typically progresses through two phases of nonspecific symptoms.
Leptospirosis can be diagnosed by culture of infected blood, urine, or spinal fluid, as well as using antibody testing.
Your pets may also be at risk for contracting leptospirosis.
Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics and is rarely fatal.
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. The illness progresses in two phases. Symptoms in the first phase include headache, muscle aches, eye pain with bright lights, chills, and fever. Symptoms in the second phase begin after a few days of feeling well and include fever, aches, and a stiff neck. Some people develop meningitis and abdominal pain.


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Home News One month delay for Dutch Remote Gambling Act
One month delay for Dutch Remote Gambling Act
Dutch regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, has announced another delay in the implementation of the country's Remote Gambling Act, this time nudging its aforementioned timeline back by one month.
This means that the Act will enter into force on Thursday 1 April, one month later than the previously stipulated date of Monday 1 March which itself represented the latest in a number of delays.
That date at the turn of March constituted a two month delay from a revised January 1, 2021, date, which itself was pushed back six months from July 1, 2020.
Sander Dekker, minister for legal protection, who is responsible for games of chance policy, has confirmed the latest delay in a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives.
This revised timeline means that from April 1, 2021, license applications can be submitted to the Gaming Authority for the provision of online games of chance in the Netherlands. The online gambling market will open six months later, October 1, 2021.
Confirming the decision, Dekker said that the reason to postpone is "so that the games of chance authority and the games of chance sector have sufficient opportunity for their complete preparations".
The law contains an extensive package of measures to prevent gambling addiction, combat gambling-related fraud and crime, impose stricter restrictions on advertising and protect players.
From the aforementioned date of the market opening, both country-specific providers and online counterparts must be affiliated with CRUKS.
In a prior media release the Ksa said: "The Remote Games of Chance Act legalises and regulates online games of chance under strict conditions, but it also has consequences for the current country-based providers of risky games of chance.
"For example, arcades and locations of Holland Casino will have strict requirements in the field of addiction prevention and advertising."
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Facebook Plans to Design an AI System That Can Beat the 'World's Toughest Game'
June 09, 2021 | 2 minutes read
Facebook has reported that it plans to finance AI scientists to represent the organization at the NeurIPS 2021 NetHack Challenge.
The tournament is equipped to take on NetHack – a popular game created back in the 1980s that is not only one of the oldest games still played, but is also referred to as one of the most difficult games to win of all time.
Though the aim of the plan is to win the competition, yet Facebook recognizes that the most likely situation would be for the AI framework to set the highest record at the game. By doing this, the organization believes that it can build up NetHack as a feasible artificial intelligence learning framework – similarly as AI research has so far zeroed in on Minecraft and Go, among others.
NetHack isn't the only game for which AI specialists are adopting a targeted strategy with the aim to enhance intelligence and automation in machines. Sports and games not only require set strategies, but also practice, responsiveness, short reaction time, improvisation, instinct and similar skills.
The human mind has the ability to not only come up with innovative solutions but also brainstorm and create unique strategies to beat contenders. For AI, this is the targeted objective – to have the ability to learn, incorporate and measure human level cognizance – and video games are the best source to reach this goal.
According to a Facebook engineer, "The candidate agents will play a number of games, each with a randomly drawn character role and fantasy race. For a given set of evaluation episodes for an agent, the average number of episodes where the agent completes the game will be computed, along with the median in-game end-of-episode score. Entries will be ranked by average number of wins and, if tied, by median score."
There is a lot of patience, luck, and knowledge required to win at this game. Since the game is deviously difficult, "luck" is thought of to be the biggest factor that can help you win the game.
The game actually does not expect participants to win – In fact, it has been designed in a way to kill the participants at one point or another, which they do eventually. Each time a player is killed, he has to restart the game all over again.
The design of the game itself makes it an excellent fit for Facebook, which aims that this project, with the use of different methodologies, will aid in improving machine learning and AI solutions. The winners of the game will be announced in December 2021.


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An American paleontologist and a British miner get in a conflict over who has the rights to dig on a site in Kenya.
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COVID19 – Myths Vs. Facts
Editorial TeamSeptember 6, 2021
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Sample sequencing by INSACOG has progressively increased
Initial part sequencing aimed at detecting Variants of Concern (VOC) among incoming international travellers
States have been repeatedly advised to send adequate number of samples for sequencing
06 SEP 2021 11:18AM by PIB Delhi
There have been some media reports alleging that genome sequencing and analysis of the COVID19 declined sharply in India even as cases of the disease continued to rise. The report further claims that the country sequenced very low number of samples till date.
It is clarified that the number of sequences, as quoted in the report, seems to be taken from Indian COVID19 Genome Surveillance portal (http://clingen.igib.res.in/covid19genomes/ ). The sequences analysed in the IGIB SFTP are as per the collection date of samples and does not depict the number of samples sequenced in a particular month. The samples sequenced by labs of INSACOG consortium also depends on the samples sent by the respective States.
The number of samples sequenced month wise is as follows:
Further, the Initial part sequencing of samples by INSACOG labs was aimed at detecting the Variants of Concern (VOC) among incoming international travellers and also to see whether any person with VOC has entered the country in past one month (double the incubation period of 28 days) from the date of establishment of INSACOG (26th Of December, 2020). For the detection of presence of VOC inside country, 5% of the positives (by RT-PCR) were targeted for sequencing. Both the objectives were achieved by end of January, 2021.
Many states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi started showing rising trends in the month of February and as a response, the sequencing was enhanced in 4 districts of Vidharbha, 10 districts of Maharashtra and around 10 districts of Punjab.
Moreover, the numbers have not been fixed to 300 samples per month or 10 sentinel sites per State. These are the indicative numbers and the States/UTs have been provided the flexibility of identifying more sentinel sites ensuring geographic representation from all parts.
In addition to the sentinel sites, there is the option for the States of sending vaccine break-through, reinfection or other unusual presentation samples for sequencing to INSACOG Labs.
Furthermore, the strategy of sentinel surveillance made sure that samples from each State were geographically well represented as the 5% of random sampling strategy resulted in samples from certain districts being over-represented, while some districts remained unrepresented from States. With the decrease in positivity, the samples availability from the sentinel sites catering to districts with zero or single digit weekly new cases has also gone down. Currently, over 86 districts in the country are having zero weekly new cases.
For the past one month the majority of the new cases are from only two states, namely Kerala and Maharashtra. At present, out of the total 45000 new cases, more than 32000 cases are from Kerala and more than 4000 cases from Maharashtra which means that 80% cases are from 2 states and only 9000 cases, which is around 20%, are from rest of the Indian states. This is also reflected in the samples sequenced from various states.
Since July onwards, for accurate sharing of sample particulars and timely communication of the WGS results, data for samples for WGS by the sentinel sites is being shared via IHIP portal which ensures real-time sharing of sample particulars and WGS results. Accordingly, 9066 samples were sent through sentinel sites in July and 6969 samples were shared in August.
The Month-wise samples received at NCDC with Pango lineages (from various INSACOG labs):
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Opinion | Vandalisation of Telecom Towers in Farmers' Protest and China's 5G Designs
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Crucial to China's plans of dominance in the virtual world is that 5G networks in South Asia and Europe be provided by Chinese technology giants like Huawei. However, these plans have run into serious competition from India's Reliance Jio.
Last Updated: December 30, 2020, 14:02 IST
Kulbir Krishnan
The Covid-19 pandemic has dominated 2020. It has led to significant changes in daily life and made telecom services the lifeline of millions of people, including students taking online classes, professionals working from home, people going for online health consultations, etc. It has also led to a sharp increase in online cash transactions and online purchase of goods and services.
According to many strategic analysts, Chinese companies have made massive investments in several countries to spread a 5G network for "a digital encirclement of the world". Just as the BRI (Belt and Road) initiative aims at physical domination, the 5G network aims at complete domination of the virtual world. Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE will build the 5G infrastructure as 5G is the most efficient enabler of the 'Internet of Things', that will have the ability to access and control the data of individuals, groups or even nations.
With peak data rates up to 100 times faster than what current 4G networks provide, 5G has been held out as the connective tissue for the Internet of Things, autonomous cars, smart cities and other applications establishing the backbone for the new industrial internet. China has sought to be the leader of this new technology seeing it as a key pillar in its efforts to battle the US for economic leadership along with other emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence.
China launched 5G services earlier this year and it is estimated that there are about 7,18,000 stations nation-wide that transmit and amplify 5G signals to about 170 million devices. In a bid to accelerate its aim for global leadership in key technologies, China has prepared a US dollar 1.4 trillion master plan backed by President Xi Jinping himself. It calls for the nationwide laying down of 5G networks, installation of camera and sensors and development of AI software till 2025 that will drive automated factories and mass surveillance. As a part of this plan, China announced on December 28 that it will setup an additional 6,00,000 base stations next year.
Crucial to China's plans of dominance in the virtual world is that 5G networks in South Asia and Europe be provided by Chinese technology giants like Huawei. However, these plans of President Xi have run into serious competition from India's Reliance Jio. Its Chairman, Mukesh Ambani, announced in October this year that it will be rolling out indigenous 5G in the latter half of 2021 once it is able to get additional spectrum.
In October, Reliance began trials for its 5G technology along with US-based Qualcomm and claimed to have achieved a speed of 1 Gigabite (1GB) per second. Jio also has plans to roll out 5G enabled smart phones in collaboration with Google. In case it succeeds, it will be a severe blow to Chinese companies like Xiaomi and Vivo which presently dominate the Indian smartphone market. The Indian government has also announced (December 16, 2020) that it will be auctioning spectrum in March 2021. This creates the possibility of Reliance JIO becoming a serious player in the rollout of 5G technology next year and thus pose a serious threat to Chinese ambitions.
The farmers' agitation has been going on for almost five weeks without garnering much public support. Most of this agitation has been led by farmers from Punjab and Haryana backed by political parties like the Congress, AAP, Akali Dal and Communist Parties and ultra-Leftist organisations. Initially, the farmers had squatted on the rail tracks in Punjab but finding that suspension of goods trains was harming Punjab economically, Captain Amarinder Singh, the Chief Minister of Punjab, encouraged them to shift the protest to the Delhi border.
While farmers no doubt have the Constitutional right to protest, they do not have the right to block roads and public transport indefinitely. As per industrial body ASSOCHAM, the farmers' protest is resulting in a daily loss of Rs 3500 crore and hurting the economies of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. The lavish arrangements made at the protest sights for farmers at the Delhi border has raised eyebrows and called into question the source of the funding of these protests. It has been claimed that many of the farmer organisations are receiving funds from NRI and Sikhs based in Canada, UK and other countries.
It is suspected that some of these funds are coming from pro-Khalistani organisations abroad. That the so-called Khalistan movement was organised and funded by Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency the ISI is no secret. Even now the Khalistan movement is being kept alive in Pakistan, Canada, UK, Germany, etc by the ISI is well known in defence and security circles. Pakistan itself has become a basket case and is looking desperately for funds from the IMF, friendly Islamic countries, etc. However its biggest benefactor and source of funds in the last few years has been its 'all-weather friend' China.
That it has already fallen into a debt trap and will not be able to repay its loans to China is becoming increasingly evident. It is in no position to resist China and if China supplies funds to Pakistan for onward funneling to Khalistanis or farmers, then Pakistan would have no hesitation to do so.
Of late some of the protesting farmers and their supporters have resorted to violence and targeted Reliance JIO telecom towers in Punjab. More than 1500 telecom towers in Punjab have been damaged by them and vandalised with power supply being snapped and cables being cut in several parts of the state. This has led to disruption of telecom services. In some cases even the generators used for standby power to the telecom tower have been looted with the police and the local administration being mere bystanders. It is only on December 28 that CM Amarinder Singh has directed the police to take strict action against the perpetrators.
Most of these actions have taken place in the Doaba belt which have large number of immigrants abroad. Could it be possible that such action has been funded by Chinese interests under the guise of farmers protest and the cloak of deniability? Political parties backing the farmers protest must ponder.
The author is a former Director General of Police and IG (Operations and Intelligence) of Sashastra Seema Bal. Views expressed are personal.
First Published: December 30, 2020, 14:02 IST


short story writer, novelist, poet, playwright. Born 18th May 1950 in Prilep. Editor-in-chief of the literary journal "Stremez". Member of the Macedonian Writers' Association since 1980.
Works: A sketch for a Gobelin tapestry with a clown (drama, 1971). Empty – handed harlequin (novel, 1981) First degree murder (drama, 1983), Hanging a dog (short stories, 1983), Fair Mitra (novel, 1984), Liberated man (novel, 1986), Light beyond the hill (novel, 1990), Hunting (novel, 1991), Building of a church (drama, 1993), Siljan Flies again (novel, 1994), The hidden of the Speech (poetry, 1997), Phantasmagorias (short stories, 1999), Mushrooms (a book on mushrooms, 1999), Jonah and the snail (novel, 2000).
Address: Lazo Filiposki, 16, 7500 Prilep.


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Amelia Fiona J. Driver, coneguda artísticament com a Minnie Driver (Londres, 31 de gener de 1970), és una actriu i cantant anglesa.
Va estudiar interpretació en la Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art de Londres i durant un temps també va ser cantant en diferents clubs de jazz de la capital anglesa.

Després d'una fase com a actriu teatral, a mitjan anys 90, comença al cinema en la pel·lícula Cercle d'amics (1995). No obstant això, no seria fins a Will Hunting (1997) que es convertiria en una estrella. Aquest paper li va valer una nominació a l'Oscar.

Biografia
Va néixer a St. Marylebone, Londres, i va ser registrada com Amelia Fiona J. Driver, filla de Gaynor Churchward (cognom de soltera Millington), dissenyadora i costurera de models, i de Ronnie Driver, empresari i assessor financer, originari de Swansea, Gal·les. La seva mare era l'amant del seu pare, l'esposa del seu pare no sabia de la seva altra família. Driver té ascendència irlandesa, galesa, escocesa, francesa i italiana. La seva germana, Kate, és model i productora. Driver es va criar a Barbados i va assistir a la Bedales School, una escola independent prop de Hampshire, Anglaterra, i a la Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art de Londres.

Vida privada
El 5 de setembre del 2008 va donar a llum al seu primer fill, Henry Story Driver, de pare desconegut però pel que sembla de nacionalitat anglesa. Ha estat parella de John Cusack i de Matt Damon, amb qui ha treballat en diferents pel·lícules. A l'abril del 2001 es va comprometre amb Josh Brolin, però a l'octubre d'aquell mateix any va acabar la seva relació.

Filmografia

 Cercle d'amics (1995)
 Goldeneye (1995)
 La gran nit (1996)
 Sleepers (1996)
 Un assassí una mica especial (1997)
 La Princesa Mononoke (1997; veu)
 Good Will Hunting (1997)
 Hard Rain (1998)
 La institutriz (1998)
 At Sachem Farm (1998)
 Tarzan (1999) veu
 Un marit ideal (1999)
 Return to Me (2000)
 Beautiful (2000)
 Slow Burn (2000)
 The Upgrade (2000)
 High Heels and Low Life (2001)
 Hope Springs (2003)
 El fantasma de l'òpera (2004)
 Ella Enchanted (2004)
 The Virgin of Juárez (2006)
 Delirious (2006)
 Ripple Effect (2007)
 Take (2007)
 Els Simpson: la pel·lícula (2007; escenes esborrades; veu)
 Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Sèries (2007; veu)
 Motherhood (2009)
 Betty Anne Waters (2010)
 I Give It A Year (2013)
 Stage Fright
 Beyond the Lights (2014)

Discografia
 Everything I'veu Got In My Pocket (2004)
 Seastories (2007)
 Ask Em To Dansi (2014)

Premis

Premis Oscar

Globus d'Or

Referències

Actors de cinema londinencs
Actors de sèries de televisió londinencs
Cantants londinencs
Alumnes de la Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Alumnes de la Bedales School
Actors de sèries de televisió estatunidencs
Actors de cinema estatunidencs
Cantants estatunidencs


New emission standards for the European Union will lead to the creation of jobs and will urge Europe to invest more in clean vehicles, Miriam Dalli has said.
The Labour Party MEP is pushing ahead with ambitious proposals to cut carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles by at least 40% by 2030, with the vote on these scheduled to take place Wednesday in the European Parliament.
Speaking at a debate in the European Parliament this evening, Dalli said that it was necessary for the EU to move from measuring emission at cars' tail pipes to keeping track of them through the life of the vehicle.
Dalli said that the proposals would lead to the creation of 69,000 new jobs if the European Commission undertakes serious efforts to attract electric vehicle battery providers to the EU.
"Moreover, if we manufacture batteries within the Union, we could create 92,000 jobs," she said, stressing that there wasn't enough investment in clean cars in the EU, compared to other countries.
"This is the time to act and to show it is not a question of industry over the environment, but that we will address both together," Dalli said..
Several MEPs who spoke at this evening's debate indicated their support for the new targets. The MEPs showed concern that the EU might be at risk of losing its edge compared to other countries such as China when it comes to electric vehicle production, emphasising how essential it was to keep emissions in check to ensure the health of citizens across Europe.
Other MEPs, however ,said that the proposals were too ambitious. Responding to this, Dalli said that one should just look at the high targets countries across the world, such as Japan, were looking at.
"Electric vehicles are more labour intensive, and will be creating jobs in this regard in the Union," she said, adding that she was urging that MEPs at least agree to a 20% reduction in emission by 2025, and a 40% reduction by 2030.
While the support of other MEPs in tomorrow's vote should be attainable for Dalli, there are concerns that the Commission will water down the proposals.


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News From The Industry
Charlie Delzer avoids buying fuel in the Northeast, where prices have spiked.
NO RELIEF FOR COSTLY DIESEL
As if the economic pressures – a slow economy, low rates and slow freight – on truckers weren't bad enough, things are getting worse. Diesel prices have risen as much as 35 cents above last year's levels, and analysts say the sky is the limit.
From a political strike that has turned off oil pumps in Venezuela to the lingering threat of war with Iraq, there is no shortage of factors pushing diesel prices higher. Average fuel prices rose above $1.50 nationally in January for the first time since the week of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Prices retreated to $1.478 for the week ending Jan. 13, but that's nearly 20 cents higher than the five-year national average, says T-Chek Systems energy analyst Mark Derks.
"I think owner-operators are going to see today's price or even higher over the next few months," he says. "Expect extra volatility. If the Venezuela situation continues, prices could go as much as 15 cents higher at the retail level."
Owner-operator Charlie Delzer of Cascade, Md., says he's been paying up to $1.49 for diesel and expects the price to go as high as $2 if the United States goes to war. He's trying to buy fuel in the South, where it's cheaper, and to avoid the Northeast, where prices have spiked.
Still, the high price of fuel has prompted the veteran driver to install a $7,700 generator to save on idling costs and to be more choosy on loads. He waited three days at a truck stop in Meridian, Miss., for an oversize flatbed load that would cover his costs and put a little change in his pocket.
Analysts say the biggest driver of price now is Venezuela, where a political standoff between President Hugo Chavez and striking oil workers showed no sign of ending by mid-January. When it's resolved, it may take months to get production back to normal, Derks says.
Since Venezuela contributes as much as 10 percent to 15 percent of the U.S. oil supply, the loss is significant, especially on the East Coast and in the South, where much of Venezuela's petroleum goes. Prices there have been climbing several cents a week since the crisis began in November. Prices continue to be highest in California, where Bakersfield, Calif., trucker Robert Deharsh says he pays as much as $1.60.
U.S. Department of Energy analysts, who are also predicting high prices at the pump, say diesel inventories are at seasonal lows, and any increase in demand, such as from a prolonged cold spell, will send the price higher.
– Sean Kelley
STIMULUS PLAN COULD HELP OWNER-OPERATORS
The economic stimulus plan announced last month by President Bush would give favorable tax treatment to owner-operators.
The proposal will accelerate his 10-year tax plan, tripling the amount of equipment purchases small companies can write off as expenses. Bush said that his $674 billion stimulus package would cut taxes, help jobless citizens and boost the economy. The plan must still clear Congress.
It would decrease the amount of income tax and Social Security tax typical owner-operators would pay, says Howard Abrams, president of the California-based PBS Tax and Bookkeeping Service. "It could be more money in their pockets immediately," he says.
That proposal would also change current tax law for small firms concerning equipment purchase write-offs, the president said.
"I'm asking the Congress to raise that limit to $75,000 and index that number for inflation," he said. "This change, together with faster rate reductions, will benefit more than 23 million small-business owners."
The president credited small business for creating the most new jobs and accounting for half of the nation's economic output: "My view is this economy will thrive only if small businesses thrive."
The plan also deletes federal taxes on stock dividends to investors and increases the child tax credit by $400 per child. Ninety-two million Americans will retain an average of $1,083 more of their own money because of tax relief, he said.
-Jill Dunn
DOT SUBMITS NEW HOURS-OF-SERVICE PLAN
More than two years after its last attempt to reform hours-of-service rules failed, the Department of Transportation has taken a key step to restart the process.
On Jan. 3 the agency submitted to the White House changes to regulations that govern the hours truckers can work. The White House Office of Management and Budget must clear any rulemaking before it is made public, and review of controversial measures can take months.
The rule has been described unofficially as much clearer, less detail-weighted and more consumer-friendly. The trucking industry is more likely to find this version more workable than the DOT's proposed rule of two years ago, says one federal source.
The most recent attempt to overhaul hours regulations, which haven't been changed much since the 1960s, came in May 2000. That version drew 53,000 submitted comments, most of them negative.
The proposal separated regulated drivers into five types of operations: Long-haul, regional, local, local-split shift and those whose primary work is not driving. It also contained a controversial requirement for automatic onboard recorders to replace paper logs.
-Avery Vise and Jill Dunn
The 2003 BFGoodrich Commercial Truck Tires Cool Rigs calendar is available for free through the company's dealers.
BFG COOL RIGS CALENDAR OUT
Dealer locations are listed on www.bfgoodrich trucktires.com. Also available for free download on the website is a screen-saver version of the 2003 winners. Winning rigs are Class 6 through Class 8 trucks that are in commercial use. Each photo is displayed over two months on the calendar.
The six winning owners whose trucks appear on the calendar are: Guadalupe Valenzuela Aguilar (above) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; Dean and Joyce Burington of Arlington, Iowa; Jean Paul Laliberte of Valcourt, Quebec, Canada; Rick and Linda Lindeman of Racine, Wis.; Loren Miller of Omaha, Neb.; and Glen and Janice Rice of Rockford, Ill. They received up to 10 BFGoodrich commercial tires plus mounting. Winners also received 50 calendars and a framed copy of their rig's picture.
OFF-ROAD ENGINES FACE NEW EMISSIONS HURDLE
The owners of diesel farm tractors, dump trucks, backhoes and other diesel-powered off-road equipment will eventually face the same emissions issues as owners of their on-road cousins.
The federal government is drafting new rules that would drastically reduce diesel emissions from off-road vehicles to approach current emissions standard for trucks and buses. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to make a formal proposal this spring that would cut off-road diesel emissions by as much as 95 percent, according to published reports. A final rule could be released in 2004.
ALABAMA STOPS TICKETING OKLAHOMA REGISTRATIONS
The Alabama Department of Revenue will no longer ticket certain trucks with Oklahoma IRP registrations and will stop prosecuting existing tickets.
Last year, the Alabama agency began ticketing Alabama-based truckers who registered their trucks in Oklahoma using trucking agents to register, according to the American Trucking Associations. Trucking companies have used Oklahoma to register their trucks for years because state fees are small and businesses did not have to be physically located there to register, which has changed recently.
State revenue departments have targeted carriers with existing registrations, sued to collect back taxes and issued tickets. Alabama law enforcement officials had issued dozens of tickets.
The Alabama Trucking Association and ATA dropped a suit over the tickets after state officials agreed to quit the ticketing campaign. The associations have the right to re-file the case if there are additional issues.
The revenue department has stated that carriers must still follow IRP rules that have been revised to carry a stricter base of business requirement.
INTERNATIONAL OFFERS INCENTIVES
International Truck & Engine Corp. has introduced limited zero-interest financing and an aggressive warranty program to address what it sees as customers' two biggest concerns: delayed economic recovery and reliability of new engines.
The company has also strengthened its dealer network by building dealerships in two new major markets, Denver and Jacksonville, Fla., says Steve Keate, president of International's Truck Group. International is also investing $2 million in its Diamond Standards program for dealers, which is intended to improve service and includes dealer incentives.
The "Catch it while you can" financing promotion applies to truck purchases through March, says Wayne Krzysiak, vice president of sales for the Truck Group. The no-interest payments will apply for the first 12 months of a new truck loan through International's finance arm. Krzysiak says customers could save up to $8,150 per truck.
Krzysiak says the company's truck sales jumped 30 percent last year when it offered a similar financing program under the same name. The new warranty offer will apply to Class 8 trucks sold between Dec. 16 and March 31, he says.
The company's Diamond-plus Support service program is also designed to stimulate sales, promising to get a customer's truck running within 24 hours of a breakdown or to provide a replacement truck for up to three days and 1,500 miles at no charge, Krzysiak says.
The company is predicting flat Class 8 truck sales for 2003, which Keate says is good news because 2002 sales were inflated due to heavy buying prior to the introduction of low-emissions engines in October.
-Max Heine
S.D. COURT UPHOLDS HEFTY TRUCK FINES
South Dakota's Supreme Court has sent a message to truckers: Better not run overweight.
The court upheld heavy penalties for overweight trucks in similar cases. In the first case, Anthony Krahwinkel was hauling an excavator with his 1994 Mack. He was found to be 50,900 pounds over the legal limit and incurred a fine of $133 and a civil penalty of $19,087. Under state law, the civil penalty for being grossly overweight was doubled to $38,175.
In the second case, three employees of Clausen Construction of Clark were stopped in a convoy. Each trucker was hauling a Caterpillar 627 scraper. The employees, David Geise, David Clausen and Roland Clausen, were fined $133 each for hauling overweight loads. Giese received a $7,913 penalty, Ronald Clausen had to pay $9,844 and David Clausen was given an $11,400 civil penalty.
The three were originally given fines double those amounts. Later, a circuit court judge dismissed double fines as not applicable under state law. Still, double fines were upheld in Krahwinkel's higher court case.
In both cases the truckers argued that state law does not offer equal protection because it allows different weight restrictions for certain industries or occupations. But the court disagreed, upholding the penalties.
– Jill Dunn
RULING BLUNTS MOVE TO OPEN BORDER
Mexican trucking companies may have to wait a little longer to drive on U.S. roads. A federal appeals court has ordered the Department of Transportation to study what impact Mexican trucks will have on the environment. In a ruling handed down Jan. 16, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the agency to do further studies after safety, labor and environmental groups sued.
The Bush administration has vowed to open U.S. highways to Mexican trucking companies as part of the North America Free Trade Agreement. More than 90 Mexican carriers were poised to begin operations here once the DOT approved their safety programs.
The court concluded the DOT "acted without regard to well-established United States environmental laws." The DOT can appeal the decision.
It was unclear at press time if DOT's The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would go forward with safety inspections. Those audits are intended to verify if the carriers have an established method to comply with U.S. safety regulations before granting them authority to haul loads in the United States.
The lawsuit that reached the Court of Appeals was filed by the Teamsters, California Trucking Association, Public Citizen and other organizations.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the United States was supposed to open its border more than six years ago. But that plan has been stalled over several safety issues.
DOT LOWERS HAZMAT FEES
Federal officials decreased hazardous materials registration fees for trucking companies following a lawsuit filed by industry groups.
The American Trucking Associations and 15 other trade groups filed suit July 1 against the Department of Transportation. Now, the DOT's Research and Special Programs Administration has published a final rule lowering the annual hazardous materials registration fees from $2,000 to $300 for large truck companies and $250 to $150 for small truck companies, according to an ATA statement. The rule is effective March 3.
Any company that prepaid fees for the next two years will be eligible for a refund.
The organizations filed the lawsuit because these fees are deposited in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Training Grant program. DOT limits the amount that can be spent from this fund annually and is required to adjust the fees if there is a surplus. As of last July, the surplus was $20 million, according to an ATA official.
These new fees will be effective for three years, which is the time needed to reduce the accumulated surplus. Since a surplus first emerged in 2000, the DOT has proposed lower fees to eliminate the unexpended balance. Both times it suspended the rulemaking because of presidential budget proposals, which called for expenditures from the fund for unauthorized purposes. The budget requests were later rejected.
SHORT HAULS
TWO FORMER MISSOURI weigh stations became trucker rest areas after help from the Missouri-based Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. The state transportation department had planned on closing the stations after it completed two new stations on I-70 east of Odessa last year, but OOIDA suggested the conversion to rest areas. State officials agreed, and the two new rest areas now offer 14 spots on the eastbound lane and 14 spaces westbound.
THE 2003 KENWORTH CALENDAR is available from participating Kenworth dealers. The six-page calendar shows Kenworth trucks in various applications.
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO will change its lineup this month, adding eight new music streams, three new news streams, and three new entertainment streams. Channel changes include: Jam Central (17), featuring bands such as Phish and The Grateful Dead; Planet Rhyme (41), featuring Latin, Caribbean and European hip-hop; Folk Town (94); and three regional weather channels. Talk channels featuring hosts from the political left and right will be added. Sirius will discontinue eight streams.
TRUCKERS IN KENTUCKY can now dial 511 for traffic, travel and road information. Data will be updated every five minutes.
NEVADA NEW emissions standards now regulate trucks on a tiered system that's tougher on newer trucks. A violator who does not repair a truck within 45 days of being cited can be fined $800 or more. Trucks and buses with a gross weight of 8,500 pounds or greater are not required to have annual emissions inspections, but visible exhaust must not block more than the stated percentage of light passing through it, according to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Engines exempt by the California Air Resources Board are also exempt in Nevada.
NOTHING SPARKLES like a show truck – from the lush, buffed paint to the many chrome accessories. Visit eTrucker.com's MONTHLY FOCUS in February to see photos of Pride & Polish winners and behind-the-scenes stories about how the owners prepare for the tough competition.
THE FINAL CHAPTER of the West Coast dock shutdown was expected to play out late last month when dockworkers were to vote on a new contract, which has the approval of the union's leaders and shippers. The six-year contract with the Pacific Maritime Association gives International Longshore and Warehouse Union members solid pension and employment benefits, union leaders say. Members are expected to approve the contract.
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West Valley City Code Enforcement officers protect the quality of life within city neighborhoods by seeking maximum compliance to West Valley City code requirements concerning exterior property maintenance.
The purpose of ordinance enforcement is to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of West Valley City. This purpose includes protecting neighborhoods against hazardous and deteriorating conditions that contribute to the degradation of neighborhood property values.
The Code Enforcement division consists of an administrator, an Administrative Assistant and seven ordinance officers. The officers are liable for all complaints in their areas and enforce all city codes relating to zoning, health, building, and business licensing.
Note: The Code Enforcement offices are located at the West Valley City Community Preservation building (Animal Shelter) at 4522 W 3500 S.
Please schedule all code inspections by calling 801-963-3289 or email Code Inspections.


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Spartans Take 3 of 4 from CLC
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Central Lakes College-Brainerd (0-0) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 6 1
Minnesota State Community & Technical College (0-0) 2 1 2 0 1 0 X 6 9 3
2B: Bret Mathews
HR: Phillip Zynda
2B: Matt Pietsch; Jake Dykhoff; Ryan Schmitz
Game 1:
The Spartans fought back after falling down by four runs in the third inning. M State opened up scoring in the second inning, when Devin Bush hit a solo homer in the second but the Raiders answered back with 5 runs in the in 2nd.
Minnesota State scored four runs in the fourth inning to tie the score at 6-6 on singles by Magnusson, Arlt, and Pietsch.
The Spartans were right in it until Central Lakes singled in the sixth inning to score the go ahead run securing the 8-7 victory.
Chandler Gramm took the loss lasting one and two-thirds innings, allowing two hits and one run while walking one. Eric Salvesen started the game giving up eight hits and seven runs over four and a third innings, striking out six
The Spartans opened up an early lead and held on to earn the 6-2 win.
Matt Hagen earned his first career win giving up two runs over six innings, striking out three. Preston Rocheleau took the loss for the Raiders. He surrendered six runs on eight hits over seven innings. Skylar Mursu threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Mursu recorded the last three outs.
Tom Magnusson led the team with two hits in four at bats. M State was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error in the field
Minnesota State opened up scoring in the first inning, when Tom Magnusson hit a solo homer, Matt Pietsch doubled(his 100th career hit) and Jake Dykhoff brings in a run on a single. Matt Pietsch added a dinger of his own in the sixth inning to give the Spartans a 4-1 win.
Levi Arnold pitched MState to a victory, going six innings, allowing one run on six hits, striking out nine and walking one. Skylar Mursu threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen to earn his conference leading 8th save.
The M State Spartans were again sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error.
Minnesota State Spartans opened up scoring in the first inning, when Jake Dykhoff singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs.
Despite seeing its five-run lead whittled down by the end, Minnesota State Spartans still held off Central Lakes CC for a 6-4 victory to earn the series win. Dykhoff earned the
win on Sunday, allowing six hits and four runs(2 earned) over seven innings, striking out 12.
The Spartans totaled nine hits in the game with Tom Magnusson and Jake Dykhoff each having multiple hits for M State.


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> were peer-review (no paper, no PDF).
> 30% does not matter very much.
> unlikely to be able to maintain current quality levels).
In contrast, I don't think we are opposed to such a system in principle.
can recover its costs doing what it is doing either.
to be absorbed and overlayed in some new and innovative manner.
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1 Technical Report
Exploring Active Blended Learning Through the Lens of Team-Based Learning
Maxwell, R. & Khatri, R., 1 Apr 2021, Cases on Active Blended Learning in Higher Education. IGI Global, p. 172-192 21 p. (Cases on Active Blended Learning in Higher Education).
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
staff 13%
pedagogics 10%
A Problem-Based Learning Technique to Improve Student Engagement in Multidisciplinary Groups in Higher Education
Opoku Agyeman, M., Cui, M. H. & Bennett, S., 1 Mar 2020, Handbook of Research on Enhancing Innovation in Higher Education Institutions. Babić, V. & Nedelko, Z. (eds.). IGI Global
At the deep end: COVID-19 experiences of Zimbabwean health and care workers in the United Kingdom
Mbiba, B., Chireka, B., Kunonga, E., Gezi, K., Matsvai, P. & Manatse, Z., 2020, In: Journal of Migration and Health. 1-2, 100024.
health workers 100%
ethnic group 73%
worker 58%
minority 41%
Health care professionals 33%
Improving student retention through enhanced academic and pastoral support: A Case Study
Sharp, E., Wray, R. & Maxwell, R., 9 Apr 2020, In: Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 4, 1, p. 39-56 18 p.
nursing 100%
best practice 34%
university teacher 31%
Learner Engagement, Retention and Success: Why Size Matters in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Armellini, A. & Rodriguez Nieto, M. C., 2 Jan 2020, In: Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning . 35, 1, p. 46-62 17 p.
self-efficacy 100%
Designing for learning within an organisational context
Armellini, A. & Sharpe, R., 21 Jun 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age: Principles and Practices of Design. Beetham, H. & Sharpe, R. (eds.). 3rd ed. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, p. 134-148 15 p.
Enhancing Student Engagement in Multidisciplinary Groups in Higher Education
Opoku Agyeman, M., Cui, M. H. & Bennett, S., 11 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics: 12th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus, November 18–20, 2019, Proceedings. Pozdniakov, S. N. & Dagienė, V. (eds.). Springer, p. 210-221 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 11913)).
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Conference Contribution › peer-review
action plan 99%
Identity, employability and entrepreneurship: the ChANGE framework of graduate attributes
Maxwell, R. & Armellini, A., 11 Feb 2019, In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. 9, 1, 16 p.
employability 100%
entrepreneurship 91%
graduate 60%
literacy 21%
Using Learning Outcomes for Institutional Transformation. Preparing Students for a Rapidly Changing World: Learning Outcomes for Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship and Changemaker Education.
Maxwell, R. (ed.), 1 Feb 2019, 1 ed. USA: AshokaU. 6 p.
Developing self-efficacy through a massive open online course on study skills
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A., 22 Sep 2017, In: Open Praxis. 9, 3
Colombia 19%
Mexico 16%
performance 9%
Editorial: Student voice. Listening to students to improve education through digital technologies
Manca, S., Grion, V., Armellini, A. & Devecchi, C., 14 Jul 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal Of Educational Technology. 48, 5
El prácticum en la experiencia estudiantil en la Universidad de Northampton, Reino Unido
Armellini, A. & Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., 6 Jul 2017, Recursos Para un Prácticum de Calidad. Spain: POIO, p. 25-34
SER05 Blockchain Educational Passport Blockchain Educational Passport: Decentralised Learning Ledger (DLL)
Devecchi, C., Turner, S., Armellini, A., Brooks, I., Mellish, B., Petford, N., Taeed, O. & Hadawi Cbe, A., 30 Apr 2017, 30 p. (Development Heads: Sajin Abdu (Technology))
Research output: Book/Report › Technical Report › peer-review
credit 100%
transaction 54%
utilization 46%
Stats Mentors - A Project Funded by the Institute of Learning and Teaching, Learning Enhancement and Innovation Bid
Collings, R. M., Hill, K. M. & Moring, N., 1 Jul 2017, The Institute of Learning and Teaching.
Towards a system for accreditation and recognition of teaching competences: the UK framework and the C@N-DO experience
Bennett, S., Devecchi, C., Armellini, A., Felisatti, E. (ed.) & Serbati, A. (ed.), 1 Jan 2017, Preparare la Professionalità Docente e Innovare la Didattica Universitaria. Milano: Franco Angeli, 272 p. (Le scienze dell'apprendimento: cognizione e formazione).
accreditation 100%
Are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) pedagogically innovative?
Armellini, A. & Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., 27 Jun 2016, In: Journal of Interactive Online Learning. 14, 1, p. 17 28 p.
pedagogics 100%
criticism 26%
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) behind the scenes
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Armellini, A., Caceres Villalba, V. C., Kirby, P. (ed.) & Marks, G. (ed.), 28 Apr 2016, Proceedings of Global Learn 2016. Waynesville, N.C.: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), p. 359-366
moderator 100%
lack 53%
Social presence in the 21st Century: an adjustment to the Community of Inquiry framework
Armellini, A. & De Stefani, M., 1 Nov 2016, In: British Journal Of Educational Technology. 47, 6, p. 1202-1216 15 p.
Uruguay 67%
English language 48%
Embedding social innovation and social impact across the disciplines: identifying "Changemaker" attributes
Alden Rivers, B., Armellini, A. & Nie, M., 1 Sep 2015, In: Higher Education Skills and Work-Based Learning. 5, 3
social effects 100%
pedagogics studies 69%
employability 38%
Expanding the interaction equivalency theorem
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A., 1 Jun 2015, In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 16, 3
interaction 100%
knowledge transfer 46%
scientific associate 40%
Social innovation education: towards a framework for learning design
Alden Rivers, B., Armellini, A., Maxwell, R., Allen, S. & Durkin, C., 1 Jan 2015, In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. 5, 4
learning theory 100%
critical theory 18%
University teachers' conceptions of 'Changemaker': a starting point for embedding social innovation in learning and teaching
Alden Rivers, B., Nie, M. & Armellini, A., 13 Jul 2015, In: Education + Training. 57, 5, p. 588-600 13 p.
Social Innovation 100%
Applying the interaction equivalency theorem to online courses in a large organization
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A., 1 Nov 2014, In: Journal of Interactive Online Learning. 13, 2, p. 51-66 16 p., 2.
Sales 100%
organization 61%
Supervisory personnel 59%
Illuminating the student experience within the liminal space: exploring data-driven learning design for negotiating troublesome concepts
Alden Rivers, B. & Richardson, J. T. E., 1 Jul 2014.
interview 31%
Promoting reflection in asynchronous virtual learning spaces: tertiary distance tutors' conceptions
Alden Rivers, B., Richardson, J. T. E. & Price, L., 1 Jan 2014, In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 15, 3
tutor 100%
teaching research 38%
Territories 27%
Unearthing learners' conceptions of reflection to innovate business education for the 21st century
Alden Rivers, B., Richardson, J. T. E., Daly, P. (ed.), Reid, K. (ed.), Doyle, E. (ed.) & Buckley, P. (ed.), 1 Jan 2014, Proceedings of the 21st EDINEB Conference Innovative Business Education Design for 21st Century Learning. Ireland: University of Limerick
Business Education 100%
21st Century 75%
Reflective Learning 51%
Instructional Design 47%
University teachers' conceptions of "Changemaker": a starting point for embedding social innovation in learning and teaching
Alden Rivers, B., Nie, M. & Armellini, A., 1 Sep 2014.
university teacher 100%
In-company online training: strategic and operational lessons
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Armellini, A. & Hawkridge, D., 1 Jan 2013, In: Progressio: South African Journal for Open and Distance Learning Practice. 35, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.
stakeholder 100%
organizational change 92%
action research 86%
Interaction and effectiveness of corporate e-learning programmes
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A., 1 Jan 2013, In: Human Resource Development International. 16, 4
Online Learning 100%
Electronic Learning 93%
Online Courses 82%
Student Perceptions 41%
Open educational practices for curriculum enhancement
Armellini, A. & Nie, M., 22 May 2013, In: Open Learning. 28, 1, p. 7-20 14 p., 1.
educational practice 100%
education curriculum 21%
educational research 19%
Student engagement with a content-based learning design
Padilla Rodriguez, B. C. & Armellini, A., 1 Sep 2013, In: Research in Learning Technology. 21
sales 21%
An evaluation of the use of voice boards, e-book readers and virtual worlds in a postgraduate distance learning applied linguistics and TESOL programme
Rogerson-Revell, P., Nie, M. & Armellini, A., 3 May 2012, In: Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning . 27, 2, p. 103-119 16 p.
distance learning 100%
tutor 47%
Digital audio for asynchronous interactive learning at an English university
Hawkridge, D., Armellini, A., Nie, M., Padilla Rodriguez, B. C., Witthaus, G. & Jia, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2012, Educational Stages and Interactive Learning: From Kindergarten to Workplace Training. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Publishing, p. 468-484 16 p. (Premier reference source).
dialogue 100%
e-mail 70%
weblog 67%
The OER mix in higher education: purpose, process, product, and policy
Nikoi, S. & Armellini, A., 1 Jan 2012, In: Distance Education. 33, 2, p. 165-184 20 p.
resources 100%
institute of technology 37%
educational technology 33%
sustainability 24%
Utopian Universities: a technicist's dream
Armellini, C. A. & Hawkridge, D., Aug 2012, In: Journal of Computing in Higher Education. 24, 2, p. 132–142 10 p.
university 100%
CORRE: a framework for evaluating and transforming teaching materials into open educational resources
Nikoi, S., Rowlett, T., Armellini, A. & Witthaus, G., 1 Nov 2011, In: Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning . 26, 3, p. 191-207 18 p.
teaching materials 100%
effectiveness of teaching 24%
How do e-book readers enhance learning opportunities for distance work-based learners?
Nie, M., Armellini, A., Witthaus, G. & Barklamb, K., 1 Jan 2011, In: Research in Learning Technology. 19, 1, p. 19-38 19 p.
Curricula 100%
occupational psychology 80%
Time and motion study 64%
Curriculum, intellectual property rights and open educational resources in British universities — and beyond
Hawkridge, D., Armellini, A., Nikoi, S., Rowlett, T. & Witthaus, G., 1 Dec 2010, In: Journal of Computing in Higher Education. 22, 3, p. 162-176 15 p.
Intellectual Property Rights 100%
fee 14%
Learning design and assessment with e-tivities
Armellini, A. & Aiyegbayo, O., 1 Nov 2010, In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 41, 6, p. 922-935 13 p.
The role of podcasting in effective curriculum renewal
Nie, M., Armellini, A., Harrington, S., Barklamb, K. & Randall, R., 1 Jan 2010, In: ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology. 18, 2, p. 105-118 13 p.
The Carpe Diem journey: designing for learning transformation
Armellini, A., Salmon, G., Hawkridge, D., Mayes, T. (ed.), Morrison, D. (ed.), Mellar, H. (ed.), Bullen, P. (ed.) & Oliver, M. (ed.), 23 Dec 2009, Transforming Higher Education Through Technology-Enhanced Learning. York, UK: Higher Education Academy, p. 135-148 14 p.
evidence 100%
innovation strategy 70%
Building institutional capability in e-learning design
Salmon, G., Jones, S. & Armellini, A., 1 Jun 2008, In: ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology. 16, 2, p. 95-109 15 p.
research and development 100%
working group 55%


After stoking the fire for a long time, the frustration of European milk farmers has now reached the breaking point, while European and national public authorities alike are struggling without reaching a solution. This is perhaps because the crisis currently affecting the dairy industry is not a temporary one: following an 18-month long instability, it might now be time to recognize that the repeated crises disturbing the industry are in fact the epiphenomena of a deep and permanent predicament. We are presenting below some elements to adopt a global approach and take stock of an industry that epitomizes the hurdles faced by players in agriculture.
There is one and only cause at the root of the crisis: the structural price instability on international agricultural exchanges––and milk is not an exception––and the plunging prices paid to farmers. Yet, the cyclical price drop for milk powder and butter in 2008 would not have borne a serious impact for the industry if the Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes, or DGCCRF (the French General Directorate for Trading, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control) had not decided, in September 2009, to end the collective inter-professional negotiations on milk prices that was specifically implemented to reduce the price instability's spikes and crashes.
Making the situation worse, the surge in production costs (a 20 percent increase between October 2007 and October 2008) put farmers between a rock and a hard place, while the progressive deregulation anticipated by the CAP's Health Check (phasing out milk quotas by 2015) translated into an even more uncertain market.
Since then, holding back milk supply or "milk strikes", blocking deliveries to dairies and product delisting in distribution sites followed one after the other and, far from finding a resolution, the conflict slowly turned ugly and reached processers, retailers and the public arena.
Indeed, the interim agreements and measures were not enough to return the dairy industry situation to normal. The collapse of the December 1, 2008 agreement, which was reached catch-as-catch-can after several hours of negotiations between manufacturers, producers as well as cooperative organizations, and which made provision for revising down prices paid to producers by taking into account the significant surge of their operating costs, proved on the contrary that the crisis was far from being a temporary one. Acknowledging the gravity of the crisis, the European Commission even yielded to its sacrosanct principles by reinstating export subsidies and regularly increasing public milk purchases to impact demand. But one cannot solve a permanent crisis with temporary means.
Moreover, neither manufacturers nor producers are fooled: the latest crisis meeting this past May 5, held under the CNIEL1 authority and expected to find a new temporary agreement between the various players in the industry, ended in less than an hour with the parties' total disagreement.
Today, all sides unanimously concur on one word to define the dairy industry situation––a disaster––as illustrated by thousands of liters of milk spilled in fields (particularly in France and Belgium), a string of suicides among milk farmers in the Manche département and desperate measures. The turmoil in the dairy industry is provoking the involvement of politicians, and even the input of Breton bishops condemning farmers' inadequate income, albeit triggering any noticeable progress.
The European Commission, whose reaction is eagerly awaited, seems to have run out of ammunitions. Its latest report on the issue did not offer any solid exit strategy to the industry's downturn and returned the matter to member States. Through easing terms for the payment of direct incentives and a proposal that would consist in favoring shutting down some farmers' operations by buying out their quotas, the Commission leaves to each State the task to restructure the industry by assisting some farmers to ride out the bad times and/or by assisting others to cease their activity. In other words, there is no structural program to reenergize the industry and reorganize production in view.
Yet, the successive crises now experienced by the French and European dairy industry during the past several months are only warning signs of deeper trouble. And as long as in-depth measures are not taken to deal with the root of the problem––i.e. that related to the regulation of agricultural markets––crises will occur in rapid succession.
Because there really lies the issue at hand: the crisis currently affecting the dairy industry is first and foremost a global regulation crisis. The progressive abandonment of the CAP tools, in the name of "bridge-building between agriculture and free market economy", mostly resulted in subjecting agriculture to the hyper-volatility, which characterizes the free market economy. Farming operations cannot endure such fits and starts, since they regularly lead farmers to sell their products below production cost, as is currently the case in the dairy industry. Consequently, the way out of the crisis is not through an increase of economic incentives but in the implementation of a genuine structural reorganization. Let's hope that we will not have to wait until the current dairy industry predicament spreads to the rest of agriculture for imposing the inevitable adoption of a structural strategy.
1 Centre National Interprofessionnel de l'Economie Laitière, the French national dairy council.


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"Der Regen fällt" (German for "The Rain Falls") is a song by German pop rock singer LaFee. It was written by Bob Arnz, Gerd Zimmermann and LaFee for her second studio album, Jetzt erst recht, and a new version of the song was released as the lead single of her best-of compilation album Best Of.

An English version of the song, "Lonely Tears", later appeared on her English-language album Shut Up.

Track listing
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Der Regen fällt".

2009 CD version two-track edition
 "Der Regen fällt 2009" – 3:54
 "Der Regen fällt (Akustik Goodbye Mix 2009)" – 2:54

References

External links
LaFee official website

2007 songs
LaFee songs
2009 singles
Songs written by Bob Arnz
EMI Records singles
Songs written by Gerd Zimmermann (songwriter)


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Subjects: Funding, Bond Issue
SilverBow Resources Announces Increased Borrowing Base and Maturity Extension of Second Lien Notes
SilverBow Resources, Inc. (NYSE: SBOW) ("SilverBow" or "the Company") today announced it has entered into an amendment to its senior secured revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility") under which the borrowing base has been increased from $300 million to $460 million in connection with its regularly scheduled semi-annual redetermination and in conjunction with closing its previously announced acquisition on October 11, 2021. Concurrently, the Company has also entered into an amendment to its Second Lien Notes Purchase Agreement ("Second Lien Facility") which extends the maturity date from December 2024 to December 2026 subject to paying down the principal amount of the Second Lien Facility from $200 million to $150 million. The Company intends to make the $50 million payment later this month.
MANAGEMENT COMMENTS
Sean Woolverton, SilverBow's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I would like to thank our bank syndicate for their support as we continue to execute on our key objectives. The 50% increase to our borrowing base reflects the value SilverBow has added through the drillbit, our previously announced acquisitions and improved commodity prices. Our liquidity is now at the highest level it has been since early 2018."
Mr. Woolverton commented further, "SilverBow is well positioned to play offense as we evaluate strategic M&A and further develop our Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk assets. The Company's enhanced liquidity broadens our opportunity set, as evidenced by the maturity extension and redemption optionality of our Second Lien Facility. By extending the maturity runway to late 2026, we can be thoughtful on adding accretive assets to the portfolio, generating free cash flow and further enhancing shareholder value."
As of October 31, 2021, the Company had $2.6 million in cash and $199 million of outstanding borrowings under its Credit Facility. Adjusted for the increase to the borrowing base to $460 million, the Company had $261 million of undrawn capacity and $2.6 million in cash, resulting in $264 million of liquidity. This is not inclusive of the aforementioned $50 million paydown of the Second Lien Facility.
ABOUT SILVERBOW RESOURCES, INC.
SilverBow Resources, Inc. (NYSE: SBOW) is a Houston-based energy company actively engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk in South Texas. With over 30 years of history operating in South Texas, the Company possesses a significant understanding of regional reservoirs which it leverages to assemble high quality drilling inventory while continuously enhancing its operations to maximize returns on capital invested. For more information, please visit www.sbow.com. Information on the Company's website is not part of this release.
This release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent management's expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.