So you have a website, congratulations! Now let's make sure it's doing what it is supposed to be doing for you. Read: selling your book or product. While websites will differ in color, layout, and target audience, there are a few things that need to remain consistent. Let's take a look at them.
1. Editing: Your website needs to be edited. There is no discussion on this topic at all. And don't self-edit. Hire someone to go through your site page by page and make sure you don't have any typos. Finding mistakes on your site is like finding typos on a resume. Doesn't bode too well, does it?
2. Website Statistics: do you know your site stats? Did you even know you can get them? Site statistics are part of every website design. If you don't have access to them make sure you get this. A good site stat service is Google Analytics, pretty comprehensive actually and easy to integrate into your site. You should know your traffic patterns and learn to read these reports (it's a lot easier than it sounds). This way you'll know what your site is doing and what it isn't.
3. Media Room: even if you have never had any TV or radio appearances, you should have a media room. The media room is a great place to list all of your accomplishments as it relates to the book. Also, a good place to put your bio, picture (both of you and the book cover), as well as media Q&A, and a host of other items (I'll cover the art and science of a good media room in an upcoming piece).
4. Website Copy: Your website isn't a magazine, people don't read, they scan. Make sure your site isn't so crammed with text that it's not scannable. Ideally your home page should have no more than 200 to 250 words. Also, make sure you have a clear call to action. You want your visitors to do something on your site, yes? Make sure they know what that is, clearly and precisely.
5. Store: Yes, you should have a place for people to buy on your site, even if it means sending them off to Amazon.com or somewhere else to make their purchase. One key factor though: don't make them hunt for it. Shorten the staircase. In other words, make it easy to find your stuff and then give them the quickest route to get there.
6. Design: I have two major rules in life: you should never cut your own hair or design your own website. Period. End of story. Why? Because much like editing our own books, we're just too darned close to our message to be able to do it justice. Also, most of us are writers, not designers. Hire someone, invest the money, you'll be glad you did. When you're designing, also remember that your homepage should only do one thing. Your website can sell a lot of things, including any consulting or speaking services you offer, but your home page should be focused in on one major item. Surfers spend an average of 1/50th of a second on a website, if they have to stop and try and figure out what your site is about they will leave. I call it surf shock or analysis paralysis. Don't make them guess what your site is about, or you will lose them.
7. Social content: make sure that you have something "social" on your site, whether it's a blog, forum or even your very own social networking page. The easiest and best of these is a blog, in my opinion.
8. Update often: search engines like sites that have a lot of fresh content, this will really help you with ranking in major search engines like Google. If you have a blog, you should plan to update it twice weekly at least.
9. Share and share alike: make sure that your content is easy to share. If you don't have sharing widgets on your site (Upload to Facebook, Tweet This!, Digg, Delicious, etc.) then get your designer to add it to the site asap. Most blogging software comes with this all ready to go.
10. Placement and remarketing: first off, make sure that you understand how people surf, meaning where their eye goes to when they land on a website. The first place is the upper left hand quadrant of a site, that's where your primary message should be. Then the eye goes to the center of your site. These two primary places are significant in conversion. You should have a clear message, and a clear call to action (whatever that action is). I also recommend funneling your visitors into a mailing list. You can do this via a sign-up on your home page and then an ethical bribe to encourage them to sign up. What's an ethical bribe? It's something you give them (of value) to get something - you might give them an ebook, a checklist or a special report. Just make sure it's something your readers want.
If you ask any Search Engine Marketing Expert they will tell you the importance of anchor text. So what is this exactly? It's the hyperlinked text that you click on to follow a link. Most people overlook this text, using words like "click here" or other nebulous terms. If used correctly, anchor text can really help with your site ranking. It's not that difficult to implement really, you just need to understand a few basic concepts.
First, anchor text should be descriptive. It should describe the link you're sending people to using keywords that reflect the page you're recommending.
Second, if you know the high-traffic keywords for your market you can use those as well to describe the link (but only if the keywords relate to the page you're sending visitors to).
Third, knowing where to use anchor text is almost as important as the text itself. All external links should be anchor text, but often web designers forget internal links (i.e. links leading to pages within your site) although they are equally as important. Your home page is also critical for anchor text links. If you have a blog (and you should) make sure that any article, website or blog you reference has anchor text in the hyperlink.
Creating these hyperlinks is easy, especially if you're using them in a blog. Most blog software has some very simple one-click anchor text creation widgets.
So take some time and go through your site, make sure that anything you have hyperlinked is anchor text. Stay away from nebulous terms like "click here" or "follow this link" because you won't get picked up by search engines that way. Make sure the text is focused and specific. How long can anchor text be? It doesn't have to be long, but if need be, it can be multiple words. Keep in mind that as long as the words are relevant to your topic, the anchor text verbiage is all that matters.
Thanks for this great post, Karen. Will be bookmarking it.
Hi, Rachna, Glad you found it useful!
Covered most of that, except I did design my own website(s.) If I'd waited for my husband's help (he's a computer graphics designer, illustrator, and business designer) they'd still be sitting there with nothing.
LOL I hear you! I created four or five websites using Wordpress themes, so not sure if that counts as designing. :) But, I did all the rest.


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Telmex, Teléfonos de México, är ett mexikanskt telekommunikationsföretag. Företaget uppkom 1947 efter att en grupp investerare köpt svenska Ericssons mexikanska verksamhet.

Övertagandet eller fusionen mellan Ericssons och International Telephone and Telegraph Companys Mexikoverksamhet är mer att betrakta som en nationalisering på samma sätt som petroleumindustrin nationaliserades under Miguel Alemáns tid som Mexikos president. En av världens rikaste män, Carlos Slim Helù, är chef över hela Telmex han är god för ca 64 miljarder dollar (2019)

Mexikanska telekommunikationsföretag
Företag bildade 1947
Multinationella företag
Företag listade på NYSE
Företag i Mexico City

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Q: ABP: How to configure prefetch count when using rabbitmq for distributed events? In an abp framework application using RabbitMQ for distributed eventing, how do I configure the prefetch count?
At the moment I have the following issue:
I publish distributed events from my blazor app. The events are consumed by some worker worker apps. The worker then do stuff like transferring master data from one system to another.
Application 1 is firing 3000 Events - and only one consumer app is running. The one consumer receives all messages. If I now spawn a second consumer, it does not do anything because there are no messages left to consume.
Now it comes, that after a while (because processing those messages may take quite a time) I run into a lot of timeouts. Because of that I am currently integrating the outbox pattern, so that it's at least ensured that information does not get lost.
In a scenario where I scale my workers up and down depending on the amount of work to do, it's nessessary to be able to configure the current behavior.
I tried to take a look at AbpRabbitMqOptions and AbpRabbitMqEventBusOptions but sadly could not find a property that seems to match what I am looking for (adjusting prefetch).
At the moment my configuration looks something like this:
private void ConfigureDistributedEvents(ServiceConfigurationContext context, IConfiguration configuration)
    {
        Configure<AbpRabbitMqOptions>(options =>
        {

        });

        Configure<AbpRabbitMqEventBusOptions>(options =>
        {

        });

        // distributed lock
        context.Services.AddSingleton<IDistributedLockProvider>(sp =>
        {
            var connection = ConnectionMultiplexer
                .Connect(configuration["Redis:Configuration"]);
            return new
                RedisDistributedSynchronizationProvider(connection.GetDatabase());
        });

        // outbox/ inbox
        Configure<AbpDistributedEventBusOptions>(options =>
        {
            options.Outboxes.Configure(config =>
            {
                config.UseDbContext<FooDbContext>();
            });
            options.Inboxes.Configure(config =>
            {
                config.UseDbContext<FooDbContext>();
            });
        });
    }

And then there's appsettings.json, but it's standard:
"RabbitMQ": {
    "Connections": {
      "Default": {
        "HostName": "localhost"
      }
    },
    "EventBus": {
      "ClientName": "Foo_Queue",
      "ExchangeName": "Foo"
    }

Is there anything I am missing?

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"Super malaria" first emerged in Cambodia in 2008 as medical researchers identified a strain of malaria that is resistant to antimalarial drugs, artemisimin. Super malaria has since propagated through parts of Thailand, Laos and has arrived in southern Vietnam which make up the Greater Mekong subregion.
In October 2017, researchers at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok said that the strain has become resistant to artemisinin's partner drug, piperaquine.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the resistance of the strain is one of the biggest hurdles to overcoming the illness.
The spread of 'super malaria' in the Greater Mekong subregion.
Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite that is spread via blood-sucking mosquitoes. Symptoms of infection include high body temperatures, sweats and chills, headaches, vomiting and muscle pain. It is present in mainly tropical countries – but can be potentially fatal if left untreated, especially in children.
Normally an infected person would be treated with a combination of artemisinin and piperaquine, but certain malaria parasites are starting to become resistant to both drugs.
Researches have affirmed in "The Lancet Infection Diseases" letter that the evolution and subsequent transnational spread of this single fit multidrug-resistant malaria parasite lineage is of international concern."
There have now been "alarming rates of failure", the letter says.
The treatment is also said to be failing around a third of the time in Vietnam while in some regions of Cambodia the failure rate was closer to 60%.
In 2015, there were almost 300 million cases of malaria worldwide resulting in about 730,000 deaths – 90 percent of which (cases and deaths) took place in Africa.
This latest strain of malaria could also see the number of people dying from drug resistant infections every year reaching millions of people by 2050 if nothing is done to prevent or cure it.
Currently, a Danish research project at the University of Copenhagen (KU) is rising to the challenge of repressing the spread of these drug-resistant malaria parasites in the Greater Mekong subregion.
The research method involves mapping the resistant markers from the genetic material of the parasites (next-generation sequencing) and doing so via an affordable disposable test. The method has piqued the interest of WHO co-op partner FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics).
WHO on the other hand, has launched the Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance (ERAR) in the Greater Mekong Subregion, which is a high-level plan of attack to contain the spread of drug-resistant parasites and to provide life-saving tools for all populations at risk of malaria.
Apart from that, the Ministers of Health of the Greater Mekong subregion have also adopted the WHO Strategy for malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2015-2030) . This plan aims to eliminate P. falciparum malaria from the subregion by 2025 and all species of human malaria by 2030. Priority action is targeted to areas where multidrug resistant malaria has established itself.
In a press release by WHO, Dr Pedro Alonso, Director of the Global Malaria Programme said, "We are winning the battle. We are on the right track. The massive reductions in disease and death reported in GMS countries are a testament to the sustained progress that has been achieved along the path toward elimination in this subregion.
"It is only through eliminating this parasite that we will do away – once and for all – with the problem of drug resistance in this subregion," he added.


I already have a genuine version of windows 7 installed on my main PC but would now like to instal it onto the other PC's I have at home. On searching the net to buy new licence keys I came across a site which claims to offer genuine unique keys for vastly reduced prices. Has anyone had any experience with this or a comparible site?
Generally not safe if they can't provide a box and CD, and/or are selling multiple keys like that.
They're very likely misusing one of Microsoft's subscription services and the keys that sometimes come from them. They are discernible from normal ones (by Microsoft), and when people misuse accounts like that to resell, the keys are traceable to the person selling them, and can eventually end up blacklisted and turned off.
According to licensing rules, it is not allowed for anyone to sell Windows Keys on their own without accompanying disks (or in the case of MS alone - by download through Digital River).
If it looks to good to be true/honest then . . . . . . .


I spent the afternoon shopping online for stuff. Patio furniture, corner TV unit, ottomans, pictures, mirrors...little things to finish up my house. I suppose you could say I was successful in purchasing a few things but my credit card certainly was screaming for it to all stop.
Having my own home is something I never thought I would do - the implied and real responsibility is very scary for someone like me. Commitment is not something I do with any measured success. I tend to get bored and when that happens I fall off the track. Since my accident I'm more aware of this bad habit and I've made some progress with the "stick to itness"...and some days it ain't any fun.
I've had a few relationships that have lasted the test of time: Missys K., R., P., and S. to name a few. It didn't ever feel like I was making an effort to stay in the relationship. Now why is it that with the men in my life, I've always had problems? Either the drama is there or I make it happen. Because I'm bored. Because I find them irritating. Sigh. There is no pleasing me I suppose.
From the time I was 13 through about 40 years old, I read romance books obsessively. After my accident, I dropped the urge to read about romance. It seemed like such a waste of time. In real life, it doesn't always work out, you know?
It's been a cloudy day here in "sunny" Southern CA. Perhaps that's why I feel a bit blah. Usually I relish days like this - sharp, cool breezes, gray skies, that little cold snap in the air when you take a deep breath - today, instead of invigorating me, it made me want to climb back into bed and pull the covers up. So I did. As Scarlett said, "Tomorrow is another day!"


There is no doubt that boarding school provides an exceptional education experience for students. Still, for families that choose this path it requires a significant investment. Thankfully, there are many ways to help families finance their child's private school education.
If you have financial questions, start by reaching out to the boarding school's financial aid office. They can walk you through the various options available to you.
Need-based financial aid is offered as a grant that does not need to be repaid. Because the money comes directly from the school's budget, families are asked to demonstrate and document their need for aid. Most of our TABS member schools use the Parents' Financial Statement from the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), which is administered by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
For more information, reach out to the financial aid office at the school where you are applying. They can provide detailed guidance on your financial aid options, and a list of the application deadlines.
Some schools offer scholarships to students who are especially accomplished in academics, athletics or the arts. These scholarships tend to be highly sought after, and do not need to be repaid.
Some schools, banks, and other lending agencies offer tuition loans. They are credit-based loans, which means they require credit checks, and must be repaid with interest over a predetermined period of time. Interest rates for tuition loans are typically better than the rates for most consumer loans. For more details, contact the financial aid office at the school where you are applying.
Many lending agencies offer tuition payment programs to help families manage their boarding school costs. They are not considered loans, rather a way for you to break your tuition bills into manageable payments over the course of the academic year. You will not be charged interest on the installments, but there could be enrollment fees. For more details, contact the financial aid office at the school where you are applying.
Applying for financial aid can be a stressful experience. Request information early and be sure to contact each school's financial aid officer with any questions. Stay in touch with your financial aid officer throughout the process and keep them posted regularly.


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Q: Eloquent many-to-many relationship and using pivot table as separate model While building a laravel web application I faced and interesting problem and I believe there should be a best practice to solve this kind of problem without re-inventing the wheel.
Basically, I have many-to-many relationship:
Post has many categories but at the same time categories can have many posts as well.
Each category that belongs to the post can have "votes". These votes do not belong generally to the category but only to the category_post pivot table entry.
My question is:
Should I create a separate model "CategoryPost" and then use one to many relationship with "votes" table of there is a more elegant way to implement it.
I am also trying to make the querying process as expressive as possible.

A: Basically I wrote such code in category class:
public function votes()
{
    // find id of pivot table column
    $categoryPost = CategoryPost::where('skill_id', $this->id)->first();
    if($categoryPost) {

       $likes = Like::where('likeable_id', $categoryPost->id)->get();

        if(count($likes)) {
            return count($likes);
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    } else {
        return 0;
    }
}

and at the same time I have added class CategoryPost. Now the most elegant solution probably but if there will be a better suggestion it would be great.

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From Laravel Documentation about Eloquent Relationships L 5.2:
Counting Relationship Results
If you want to count the number of results from a relationship without
  actually loading them you may use the withCount method, which will
  place a {relation}_count column on your resulting models.

For example:
$posts = App\Post::withCount('comments')->get();

foreach ($posts as $post) {
    echo $post->comments_count;
}

You may add retrieve the "counts" for multiple relations as well as add constraints to the queries:
$posts = Post::withCount(['votes', 'comments' => function ($query) {
    $query->where('content', 'like', 'foo%');
}])->get();

echo $posts[0]->votes_count;
echo $posts[0]->comments_count;


Quinnipiac's Ethan de Jong passes the puck during a game at Brown on Mar. 1 in Providence.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — When the season began, the Quinnipiac hockey program's largest recruiting class in nearly a decade weren't thinking about being on a list that included NHL stars Jonathan Toews, Brock Boeser, Kyle Connor, T.J. Oshie, Kyle Okposo, Max Pacioretty, Anders Lee or Clayton Keller.
Yet, here are the young, talented group of Bobcats authoring one of the most productive seasons in the last 15 seasons.
The freshman class has accounted for 51 goals for the ECAC regular-season champions making it one of 14 NCAA Division I men's teams with at least 50 goals from rookies. Some of those previous classes were led by those soon-to-be NHL impact performers.
"We came in early," said Ethan de Jong, who has 10 goals and 15 assists heading into Saturday night's NCAA first-round game against Arizona State. "(Senior defenseman and team captain Chase) Priskie and all those guys did a great job of teaching us the identity and brought us out of our comfort zone early on so we could adapt to it so I think that is what really helps us early on.
Even before the season began de Jong and Wyatt Bongiovanni developed chemistry with sophomore Odeen Tufto, the Bobcats' leading scorer as a freshman. It didn't hurt that Bongiovanni got to play with Tufto with the USHL's Tri-City Storm.
Logistically signing a 13-player class isn't the easiest thing for a coaching staff to navigate.
The 51 goals are the most for a Quinnipiac freshman class since the group led by Brandon Wong netted 56 in the 2006-07 season. The numbers could be even more impressive had Guus van Nes played this season but van Nes, who had 41 goals in 84 games with the Boston Junior Bruins in the last two seasons, is redshirting this season. He will have four years of eligibility remaining.
"It is not a typical class but it was fun immediately," Bongiovanni said. "We all bonded really well. They stuck us in a dorm where we were around each other every day, we worked out together, we spent that time with each other and we became brothers instantly.
Four of the seven highest scoring freshmen class among tournament teams in the last 15 seasons have reached the Frozen Four highlighted by Brock Boeser playing a starring role in North Dakota's run to the 2016 national title. Even more recently, four of Minnesota Duluth's top six defensemen on last year's national title winning team were freshmen. Forwards Nick Swaney, Kobe Roth and Justin Richards played roles for the Bulldogs last season.
"I think for us it was just a mindset, playing in the NCAA and playing in our conference, we know every single night was a tough night," said Swaney, a seventh-round pick of the Minnesota Wild who had the game-tying goal with 4:08 left in the third period in an overtime win over Minnesota State in the 2018 NCAA opener. "I think starting the second half last year we had the mindset of trying to play playoff hockey. I think for us last year, try not to change too much, just stick to our game and stick to what was successful for us in the regular season and try to carry that over into the playoffs.
Swaney admitted that having a large and impactful freshman class gave the newcomers the advantage of turning to people experiencing similar pressure and expectation.
The de Jong-Tufto-Bongiovanni line has been together for every game this season. Freshman William Fallstrom (seven goals, 13 assists) played with senior Craig Martin and junior Alex Whelan in every game. Defenseman Peter DiLiberatore, the only member of the freshman class to be selected in the NHL draft, also played in every game. Forwards Michael Lombardi, Desi Burgart, TJ Friedmann, Daniel Winslow and Matt Cassidy got time up front while Zach Metsa, Marcus Chorney and Cam Boudreau added depth on the blue line.
They would love nothing now than to follow a similar script to what UMD used a season ago.


Under general supervision, the mortgage loan officer is responsible for originating new mortgage loan business by working with Realtors, Builders, past clients, and other referral partners.
Majority of duties performed, but not meant to be all inclusive or to prevent other duties from being assigned.
Solicit business from potential and existing customers.
Interviews loan applicants and processes loan applications for both purchase and refinance transactions.
Counsel borrowers about various loan programs and help them to select the program that best fits their financial goals and needs.
Assist the loan processor in gathering the necessary documents from the customer to prepare for underwriting.
Works closely with the processor and underwriter to address any underwriting issues and get closed.
Manages a large pipeline of loans including meeting closing deadlines and submitting loans to processing.
Provides and maintains a professional, business-like atmosphere within the organization.
Represents the financial institution in public relations activities and community affairs.
Thorough understanding of all loan programs and closing costs.
Have a good understanding of FHA, VA, USDA, and conventional underwriting guidelines for all loan investors.
Must be able to meet strict time deadlines and work independently under pressure.
Must be detailed oriented and able to follow set guidelines.
Possess ability to sell oneself to potential customers and referral partners.


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PG&E Cuts Power as Paradise Neighbors Struggle to Get Back on Their Feet
Posted 4:54 PM, October 6, 2019, by Jessica Mensch, Updated at 04:18PM, October 6, 2019
PARADISE -- Power was back on Sunday afternoon for all neighbors across Butte, Yuba and Plumas counties after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power Saturday night.
"It's been one hell of a challenge all the way around," said Paradise resident Jim Ledrini.
Ledrini was one of more than 10,000 customers across Butte County dealing with outages after PG&E proactively shut off power to prevent its lines from sparking wildfires.
"I understand the winds, the fire conditions, the fire fuel," Ledrini told FOX40. "It's PG&E's neglect of their infrastructure, of taking care of their infrastructure, maintaining that. Frankly, this just sucks."
It was a tough blow for a town already struggling since the same power company's lines started the Camp Fire last year.
"You kind of want to roll with the punches, right? But I think we had a pretty hard sucker punch come on November 8th of last year," Ledrini said.
Ledrini's home made it through the blaze but his neighbors' did not. Now, he's living in a town with limited infrastructure and water that is still unsafe to drink.
"And if we continue days like this, who wants to come back?" he asked.
Business owner Gabriell Herndon has the same concerns.
"It kind of feels almost like post-apocalyptic in a way," Herndon, who owns Secrets of Paradise, said. "There's so much devastation everywhere and then there's all these things we have to go through, loops to jump through."
Her gemstone shop reopened for the first time since the fire on Saturday. She's now struggling with outages on the second day in business.
But she said she would rather the power be cut than suffer another wildfire.
"What can you do? They're doing safety things, so," Herndon said.
PG&E crews had to inspect roughly 1,000 miles of power lines to make sure none were damaged overnight.
As Ledrini waited for his lights to come back on, he was hoping his former neighbors find brightness in their lives.
"Find peace and find strength to do whatever it is they need to do, wherever it is they need to do to get their lives back," he said.
PG&E says it has reached $13.5 billion wildfire settlement
California regulators order inquiry into power outages
PG&E outages called off in some counties
PG&E Warns of Power Shutoffs in Parts of Northern California
Business California Connection
California crisis of fires, blackouts decades in the making
Lawmakers Across California Criticize PG&E
Some communities affected by PG&E shutoff may lose power again
Neighbors, Businesses Cope with Power Shut-Offs Amid 'Extreme Fire Danger'
PG&E agrees to extend deadline for wildfire damage claims

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The sales team from top American tour operator Sceptre Tours, as well as a number of influential American travel agents, visited the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick recently, to launch Sceptre's 2013 programme of holidays and tours to Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland.
Sceptre Tours is one of the largest producers of group and individual travel business to Northern Ireland from the all-important North American market and Tourism Ireland representatives were on hand to meet the visiting group at the centre. The visit was one of two familiarisation trips taking place this month, which will see Sceptre Tours invite 80 of its key sales staff, as well as some of its top travel agency partners, to Northern Ireland. Their itineraries will take in Belfast, to explore all things Titanic; the North West, to hear about plans for the 2013 UK City of Culture celebrations; and Fermanagh, where they will call at the Lough Erne Golf Resort.
Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland's executive vice-president North America, said: "We are delighted that Sceptre Tours decided to launch its 2013 programme here in Northern Ireland. At the same time, the travel agents and sales staff have also been given the chance to visit Downpatrick and Northern Ireland, to experience our wonderful scenery, and the many things to see and do here, at first-hand. Sceptre Tours is a very important tour operator for Northern Ireland and Tourism Ireland works closely with Sceptre, and other leading tour operators across the US, to promote programmes featuring Northern Ireland.


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Mannheim–frankfurt Railway
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway Transit line
Frankfurt–Mannheim high-speed railway Railway
Mannheim Hauptbahnhof Railway station
Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway Transit line
Main-Neckar Railway Railway
Mannheim-Waldhof station Railway station
Basel Badischer Bahnhof Railway station
Berlin Ostbahnhof Railway station
DTG Deutsche Touring GmbH Company
Bundesstraße 26 Highway in Germany
Weinheim (Bergstraße) Hauptbahnhof Transit stop in Weinheim, Germany
Darmstadt–Worms railway Railway
Groß Gerau station Train station in Groß-Gerau, Germany
Riedstadt-Goddelau station Train station in Riedstadt, Germany
Biblis station Transit station in Biblis, Germany
Zeppelinheim station Transit station in Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Western Entrance to the Riedbahn Transit line
Transit line
Desc: Mannheim–Frankfurt railway is a German standard gauge, electrified railway line and runs in southern Hesse and northern Baden-Württemberg between Frankfurt and Mannheim. It is also called the Riedbahn. The line runs through an area called the Hessische Ried, hence the name.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannheim%E2%80%93Frankfurt_railway
Type: Thing, Place
Result Score: 2336.89
Frankfurt–Mannheim high-speed railway
Desc: The Frankfurt–Mannheim high-speed railway is a planned German high-speed railway between Frankfurt am Main and Mannheim.
The approximately 95 kilometre-long line with a top speed of up to 300 km/h, would connect the existing Cologne–Frankfurt and Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed lines, carrying long-distance passenger traffic and freight that now passes over the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt%E2%80%93Mannheim_high-speed_railway
Result Score: 135.75
Mannheim Hauptbahnhof
Desc: Mannheim Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Mannheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the second largest traffic hub in southwestern Germany after Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, with 658 trains a day, including 238 long-distance trains.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannheim_Hauptbahnhof
Type: Place, Airport, Thing, CivicStructure
Result Score: 0.54
Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway
Desc: The Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway is a railway in the German states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland that runs through Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kaiserslautern, Homburg and St. Ingbert.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannheim%E2%80%93Saarbr%C3%BCcken_railway
Main-Neckar Railway
Desc: The Main-Neckar Railway is a main line railway west of the Odenwald in the Upper Rhine Plain of Germany that connects Frankfurt am Main to Heidelberg via Darmstadt, Bensheim and Weinheim. It was opened in 1846 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main-Neckar_Railway
Mannheim-Waldhof station
Desc: Mannheim-Waldhof station is a railway station in the municipality of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannheim-Waldhof_station
Basel Badischer Bahnhof
Desc: Basel Badischer Bahnhof is a railway station situated in the Swiss city of Basel. The station is situated on Swiss soil, but the station is operated by the German railway company Deutsche Bahn.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel_Badischer_Bahnhof
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Berlin Ostbahnhof
Desc: Berlin Ostbahnhof is a main line railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is located in the Friedrichshain quarter, now part of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough, and has undergone several name changes in its history.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Ostbahnhof
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Type: Thing, Organization, Corporation
Bundesstraße 26
Highway in Germany
Desc: The Bundesstraße 26 or Federal Highway 26, runs between the city of Riedstadt at the B44, to the city of Hallstadt, at the Bundesautobahn 70, A70 in Germany. The highway run East to West. It crosses the River Main and the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_26
Weinheim (Bergstraße) Hauptbahnhof
Transit stop in Weinheim, Germany
Desc: Weinheim (Bergstraße) Hauptbahnhof is a station in the town of Weinheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is served by Intercity services on the Main-Neckar Railway between Frankfurt and Heidelberg/Mannheim.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinheim_(Bergstra%C3%9Fe)_Hauptbahnhof
Darmstadt–Worms railway
Desc: The Darmstadt–Worms railway is a standard-gauge railway that is now partially closed. It runs through southern Hesse through the Hessian Ried and so it is also called the Riedbahn.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmstadt%E2%80%93Worms_railway
Groß Gerau station
Train station in Groß-Gerau, Germany
Desc: Groß Gerau station is located approximately 500 metres north of the centre of the town of Groß-Gerau in the German state of Hesse on the Rhine-Main Railway, running from Wiesbaden and Mainz to Darmstadt and Aschaffenburg.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9F_Gerau_station
Riedstadt-Goddelau station
Train station in Riedstadt, Germany
Desc: Riedstadt-Goddelau station, along with Riedstadt Wolfskehlen station, serves the town of Riedstadt in the south of the German state of Hesse on the Mannheim–Frankfurt railway and the Darmstadt–Worms railway.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riedstadt-Goddelau_station
Biblis station
Transit station in Biblis, Germany
Desc: Biblis station is the only station of the town of Biblis in the German state of Hesse. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblis_station
Zeppelinheim station
Transit station in Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Desc: Zeppelinheim station is a station in the district of Zeppelinheim of the town of Neu-Isenburg in the German state of Hesse. It is located in the urban periphery of Frankfurt am Main and adjacent to Frankfurt Airport.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelinheim_station
Western Entrance to the Riedbahn
Desc: The Western Entrance to the Riedbahn is a 9.5 km-long line in the Germany state of Baden-Württemberg, which was opened in 1985.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Entrance_to_the_Riedbahn
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Lake Taupo Cruises is a charter cruise business with a fleet of four vessels; Regal Flyer – Ernest Kemp – Top Cat – Loloma.
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DEC Announces Temporary Shellfishing Closure of Three Mile Harbor for Fireworks Weekend
By Long Island News & PR Published: July 17 2014
Temporary Closure Begins July 19
East Hampton, NY - July 23, 2014 - Three Mile Harbor in the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, will be temporarily closed to the harvesting of shellfish for the 2014 Clamshell Foundation, Three Mile Harbor Fireworks event weekend, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. The closure will begin at sunrise on Saturday, July 19 and continue through Wednesday, July 23.
The closure is put in place annually during the busy festivities to protect public health from potentially contaminated shellfish associated with increased boating activity in shellfishing waters. Boaters are reminded to utilize pump out facilities to help protect these waters.
No shellfish can be taken from Three Mile Harbor during this period. DEC expects to re-open the area for shellfishing on Thursday, July 24. In the event of rain, the fireworks will take place on Sunday, July 20.
During the past 21 years, Three Mile Harbor has been temporarily closed to shellfishing on the day of the fireworks event and for four days afterward. DEC enacted the temporary closure due to the increased potential for contamination of shellfish beds if there were discharges of sewage from the large number of recreational boats that typically gather for the popular event. Discharges of fecal material from marine toilets may contaminate nearby shellfish, rendering the shellfish hazardous for human consumption.
The annual event draws hundreds of boaters each year, including many that stay overnight. Boaters are reminded to use waste pump out facilities in the Peconic-Gardiners Bay area, which includes Three Mile Harbor, because the area is a No-Discharge Zone. A No-Discharge Zone is a designated body of water where discharges of treated or untreated boat sewage are prohibited. The Town of East Hampton Trustees operates a pump out boat and the Town Harbormaster's office at Gann Road has a self-serve facility. Both are available at no fee for the boater. The town's pump out boat can be contacted using marine radio VHF channel 73.
A recorded message advising the public of the status of this or any temporarily closed shellfish area can be heard at (631) 444-0480. A message will also be provided at the East Hampton Town, Department of Natural Resources office at (631) 324-6393. Information about rain dates, early re-openings or extensions of closures will also be available at those numbers. Additionally, information about special shellfish closures is available on DEC's website.
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In 2018 we will do even more healthy things for the good of our bodies, mind and home.
According to the American psychologist Abraham Maslow, the hierarchy of needs explains why we want something. Or, in other words, it identifies our "motivational force." Formed as a pyramid, our most basic level one needs are physical things like shelter. Next, we need a door, which is level two: "safety." After that, we need to belong to a group and perhaps also to feel love. The top level is "self-actualization." This is where most of us are today. We want activities, values or trends that help us achieve our full potential. Today we often rank "health" as a key for being a better person.
In this day and age, I hear a lot about toxins floating in the air. To combat this, I've been looking to purchase a living plant wall, but couldn't find one in the Minneapolis area. Finally, I discovered Naava.com, a manufacturer of green wall systems from Finland. They have locations within the U.S. which means that, finally, I will be getting something for the Puustelli USA showroom.
Our MIINUS cabinetry systems also help reduce air toxins. The materials chosen for MIINUS cabinetry, together with non-toxic manufacturing methods, ensure a pure, safe kitchen and home for day-to-day living. With MIINUS cabinetry we have at least 50% cleaner air in our homes, a result of not utilizing MDF, chipboard, melamine or laminated surfaces in the materials or manufacturing process. Also, all of the glues, oils and paints are water based. And all the components are fully re-usable and recyclable.
Of course, health is not only about air pollution. Health is also about food and fitness. When it comes to food, healthy drinks remain a trend. This year we will be favoring vinegar infusions and kombucha drinks. As a vinegar lover, I'll be trying out many different infusions, and I've already started consuming kombucha. Whatever your choices, the key words are anti-inflammatory and gut healthy. At our January 20 wellness event we will enjoy kombuchas and green mimosas with raw carrot cake and other healthy, savory tasty goodies!
Finally, when it comes to workouts and health, the trend seems to be clear — it's very much about working with our bodies. I'm familiar with, and a big fan, of the barre concept. This coming weekend, at our showroom event, I will get to know even more about barre 3, and I can't wait! I invite you to join us.


2009 Denver Auto Show: Will We See a Ford Mustang Hybrid In the Future?
Will we start to see hybrid sports cars in the future? This is a question that I have being contemplating for a couple of months now and from Ford I know have some insight to there feelings and plans, at least for the near term. With cars like the 2009 Tesla Roadster on the market and more cars like it in development, for example, the Mini E that I reported on last month. This makes one think about how long the standard sports car is going to be able to survive in the future.
Now, we have to take a realistic approach to this; The Tesla Roadster, as reported in the Driven review over at TheCarConnection, is capable of doing 224 miles on a single charge, however the lingering question was whether this was "real world driving." Turns out, as some might suspect, that if you drive the Tesla like a sports car (a.k.a. agreesively), the batteries discharge much quicker than if you were going to just cruise at a steady speed. It could possibly cut the Tesla's driving range in half. Putting this in perspective, you can do the same thing to a tank of gas in say a 2010 Camaro SS, especially if nail you foot to the floor boards. So it seems like there is a happy compromise here…a hybrid sports car.
Now, with that said, I am apparently not the only one that has been thinking about hybrids and sports cars being paired together. Last Week, over at GreenCarReports.com, John Voelcker wrote a story where he suggest that GM could make the new 2010 Camaro more relevant to the new car era by using "GM's Two-Mode Hybrid system" to boost the mileage and give the Camaro a "jolt of green credibility." So if two people in the automotive world have been thinking about this, then how many others are there?
Let me put this another way, for the average consumer, if you could get a 2010 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 or 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS with Hybrid Technology that could possibly get as good of gas mileage in town as it could out on the highway, wouldn't you pony up the extra couple thousand for it? When gas is back to $4 a gallon, I bet the answer will be yes. It is my opinion that if you can make a 2-mode Chevrolet Tahoe or even the recently announced EV version of the Ford Transport Connect, then why not a hybrid Mustang. If I could have a V8 GT convertible with the top down and cruise around downtown on electric power that gives 4-cylinder or even 6-cylinder economy, a Mustang would be in my garage today.


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The SCCS Planetarium project is well under way. Initial work within the planetarium focused on the demolition of interior ceilings and the classroom floor, along with the dismantlement of all major mechanical systems. The 2018 voter approved project is on track to be completed by June 2019, several months ahead of schedule. Now that the demolition portion of the project is complete, the installation of the new heating and ventilation systems can proceed, along with the replacement of the ceiling, lights, and floor in the planetarium classroom. The new STEM classroom will host our expanding robotic and computer coding programs in the fall.
In addition, the installation of a new cafeteria floor took place over the recent February break.
As we look ahead, the district will soon begin the 2020 building conditions survey. The survey is a professional inspection conducted by architects and engineers to ensure oversight of all district buildings and facilities. The survey is conducted every five years and serves as the basis of our SCCS Long-Range Facilities Plan. The next major phase of renovation work will take place in a couple of years and mainly focus on high school sidewalks, driveways, and parking lots.
In anticipation, the district will propose (May 2019) the creation of a new capital reserve for a term of ten years. Our current capital reserve is slated to expire and existing funds would be transferred to this new reserve. Planning ahead will allow the district to propose future capital projects with little or no impact on our local debt share expense and to take full advantage of the 81.2% building aid reimbursement rate from the state.


After Oprah gave a rousing speech at the 2018 Golden Globes on January 7th, Twitter called on her to run for president in the next election, with hashtags #Oprah2020 and #OprahforPresident trending. And although the billionaire has kept mum about whether or not a campaign is in the works, it seems that many voters would happily pick Oprah for president.
A new NPR/NewsHour/Marist Poll shows that if the 2020 election were held today and came down to Oprah vs. Donald Trump, 50 percent of voters would choose Oprah for president, while only 34 percent would choose Trump. That's a significant 16-percent lead, but Oprah would have a hard time winning over Republicans. Although 91 percent of self-professed Democrats said they would vote for the talk show guru, only 8 percent of Republicans agreed.
But it seems most people would rather Oprah stick to acting. Her approval rating among potential voters is high at 64 percent, but 54 percent said she shouldn't run for election.
Nevertheless, the poll's results directly contradict Trump's claims that he would be a stronger candidate than Oprah. On January 10th, the 45th president expressed the belief that he could beat Oprah in 2020, adding that he didn't think she would actually run.
"Yeah, I'll beat Oprah. Oprah would be a lot of fun," he told reporters at a press conference.
Whether or not Oprah will run remains a mystery. In an interview after the Golden Globes, Oprah's partner, Stedman Graham, told the Los Angeles Times that "she would absolutely do it." Meanwhile, on CBS This Morning on January 9th, Oprah's close friend Gayle King said Oprah was "intrigued by the idea" of a presidential run, although she admitted the billionaire was not seriously thinking about it.
We would definitely support an Oprah candidacy, but we'd also like to see a political insider run. Regardless of what Oprah ultimately decides, we can all agree that she has had a remarkable influence on the country. And even if Oprah doesn't become president, there's no doubt that she'll continue to do great things.


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Starbase, Texas
Wind: 17.0 knots
38.7 °F
Times listed are local to Starbase, Texas.
Closure Canceled. Beach Open Alternative Date
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Possible Closure Primary Date
Friday, February 3, 2023 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Possible Closure Alternative Date
Monday, February 6, 2023 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 10000 feet MSL
From January 24, 2023 at 0600 UTC (January 24, 2023 at 0000 CST) To March 31, 2023 at 2359 UTC (March 31, 2023 at 1759 CST)
Test Vehicle
Booster 9 is a Super Heavy prototype. It is the first booster to feature electronic thrust vector control of the Raptor engines.
Ship 25
Ship 25 is a Starship prototype with a heatshield and functional payload bay.
Booster 7/Ship 24
Booster 7 & Ship 24 are the Super Heavy and Starship pairing slated to fly the orbital test flight.
Ship 24 is the first Starship prototype to feature a payload door meant to deploy Starlink satellites. However, the payload door was later sealed shut, so it is no longer able to be utilized. The Starship is currently slated to fly on the first orbital launch.
Booster 7.1
Structural Test Article
Booster 7.1 is a structural test article that performs stress testing to verify the limits of the current Super Heavy design.
Booster 7 is the first Super Heavy vehicle to accommodate 33 Raptor engines and static aero surfaces. It is currently slated to be part of the first orbital Starship launch.
Booster 4 and Ship 20 were the first vehicles to be assembled into a full Starship stack. Originally, they were slated as the vehicles for the first orbital launch attempt. However, this is no longer the plan.
Ship 20 was the first Starship prototype to receive a full heat shield. It was also the first ship to be mated with a booster. Originally slated to be part of the first orbital Starship launch, it is no longer set to fly.
Booster 4 was the first Super Heavy vehicle to be outfitted with 29 Raptor engines and four grid fins. Originally slated to be part of the first orbital Starship launch, it is no longer set to fly.
Booster 3 is the first Super Heavy prototype to reach the launch site. It is expected to conduct proof testing and other tests on the ground but is not expected to conduct a test flight.
B2.1 is a test vehicle made with a ship thrust dome and a booster aft skirt. The purpose of this unusual tank is not clear.
BN2.1
BN2.1 was a test tank designed to validate the structural soundness of the Super Heavy thrust section using cryogenic proof testing with thrust rams.
Starship SN15
Starship SN15 was a prototype Starship vehicle that conducted a test flight to 10 kilometers in altitude. It became the first prototype to softly land following a high-altitude test flight. SN15 featured hundreds of upgrades over previous prototypes, including an upgraded thrust puck and Raptor engines. It remains on display at the Starbase production site.
Starship SN12 Nosecone
Starship SN12's nosecone was a test article that was used to characterize the performance limitations of the current nosecone design.
Starship SN11 was a prototype Starship vehicle that conducted a test flight to approximately 10 kilometers. During the landing burn, it experienced an anomaly, leading to the loss of the vehicle.
Starship SN10 was a prototype Starship vehicle that conducted a suborbital flight using three Raptor engines. SN10 was destroyed in an explosion a few minutes after a successful landing on the landing pad.
Starship SN9
Starship SN9 was a test vehicle designed to attempt a high-altitude test flight similar to the one conducted by Starship SN8. SN9 tipped over while undergoing processing in the High Bay on Dec. 11 – colliding with a wall and sustaining damage. As a result, two flaps were replaced before the vehicle was rolled to the pad for flight. Starship SN9 experienced a hard landing during its test flight.
Starship SN8 was a test vehicle designed to perform a 12.5 km test flight. It became the first Starship to be outfitted with three Raptors (SN30, SN32, and SN39). After the first static fire, SN39 was replaced by SN36. After the third static fire, Raptor SN32 was removed due to an anomaly and replaced by Raptor SN42. Thus, SN30, SN36, and SN42 are the Raptors that performed the eventual test flight. During the flight, Starship SN8 was lost due to an anomaly with header tank pressure but completed many test objectives.
Starship SN7.2
SN7.2 was a test tank design to test thinner 3mm stainless steel for future Starship prototypes. The tank performed two cryogenic proof tests to verify its capabilities.
The SN7.1 prototype was tested to failure at the end of its test campaign. The test article was used to validate new manufacturing techniques.
Starship SN7 was a small prototype tank designed to test a new steel alloy (304L) and welding techniques. It was tested to destruction on two occasions – reaching a record pressure on the second attempt.
Starship SN6 successfully performed a 150-meter hop with Raptor SN29.
Starship SN5 was a Starship prototype that flew successfully to 150 meters – becoming the first full-scale tank section to fly. It was outfitted with Raptor SN27 for the flight.
Starship SN4 was the first full-scale tank section to pass a cryogenic proof test. It then went on to complete several successful static fires, before being lost in an explosion after a quick disconnect issue, following a successful static fire. It used Raptor engine SN18 for the first round of static fire testing and Raptor SN20 for the second round.
Starship SN3 was lost during a cryogenic proof test. During the test, a lack of pressure in the LOX tank caused it to collapse under the weight of a fueled methane tank. The anomaly was blamed on a test configuration mistake.
Starship SN2 was originally planned to be a full-scale Starship tank section which would conduct a hop to 150 meters. Following the loss of Starship SN1, plans for SN2 changed to be only a smaller scale test tank. This allowed SpaceX to quickly verify that the design changes to the thrust section worked as intended. SN2 successfully passed a cryogenic proof test with simulated engine thrust loads.
Starship SN1 was a Starship prototype that popped during a cryogenic proof test. The vehicle's "thrust puck" was unable to withstand the forces of a Raptor engine which were simulated by hydraulic pistons during the test.
Starship Mk1
Starship Mk1 was the first full-scale Starship prototype. A fairing was also built for it, but the fairing was not used during testing at the pad. The vehicle was lost during a cryogenic proof test when the tanks popped.
Starhopper is a smaller-scale Starship prototype vehicle. It was a pathfinder used to help SpaceX gain experience with stainless steel. It performed the first two flight tests of SpaceX's methane-fueled Raptor engine.
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Tried a new cornbread mix today. Loved it!
Started with Fresh Ground Corn.
I use my Kitchen Aid Grain Mill to crack the corn before I put it in my K-Tec Mill.
It is easier on the Mill using the cracked corn.
I always grind up enough to keep some extra on hand.
I use my Stand Mixer to mix it thoroughly.
Mix 3 cups mix and 1 cup water.
Spray pan or muffin tins.
I did mini muffins and used a new Nordic muffin tin I have been wanting to use.
They are sweeter than the Cornbread I usually make. The girls liked them a lot better.
I really like using mixes. Convenience food, homemade.
Cheaper than store bought and healthier too.
Hi Sandra. What a great way to use up/rotate some of our food storage items. I love your new nordic mold pan. Pretty muffins. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. Have a great week.
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Trump ally charged with foreign lobbying
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Federal prosecutors have charged Trump's former advisor Tom Barrack with illegally acting on behalf of the Arab Emirates to influence US foreign policy
US federal prosecutors have charged Trump's former advisor Tom Barrack for lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. The federal prosecutors believe Barrack made efforts to influence foreign policy positions during Trump's presidential campaign and time in office.
The court has charged him with seven counts in total, including "acting as an agent of the UAE". Aside from foreign lobbying, he was also charged with obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal law enforcement agents.
A spokesperson for Barrack said he will plead not guilty.
"I nailed it… for the home team"
US officials say Barrack both directly and indirectly contacted senior leaders within the UAE between April 2016 and April 2018. He spent this time promoting its foreign policy agenda in the US while acting as chairman of Trump's Inaugural Committee.
During 2016, he praised the UAE in a speech about US energy policy. He then sent a draft of the speech to Alshahhi to give to UAE officials. In both 2016 and 2017, the UAE sent all three men talking points for Barrack's TV appearances.
Following one appearance, Barrack emailed Alshahhi, "I nailed it. . . for the home team," referring not to the United States but to the UAE.
DOJ statement on Tom Barrack describes "unlawful efforts to advance the interests of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S. at the direction of senior UAE officials by influencing the foreign policy positions of the campaign of a candidate in the 2016 U.S. presidential election."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 20, 2021
Two others were also charged for using Barrack's position to advance the interests of the UAE
The court also found Matthew Grimes and Rashid Sultan Rashid Al Malik Alshahhi, guilty.
Alshahhi is a UAE national. The prosecutors say he used Barrack's status as a senior adviser to Trump to "advance the interests of the UAE". Officials are yet to arrest Alshahhi, who fled the US in 2018.
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Treason charges for Windsor Castle intruder
Simon Anderson
An intruder who carried a crossbow into the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021 has been charged under the UK's Treason Act
20 year old Jaswant Singh Chail was charged under the 1842 Treason Act.
He is accused of 'wilfully producing a loaded crossbow with intent' to harm the Queen.
THE QUEEN DELIVERING HER 2021 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Police say he was stopped within moments of entering the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas morning 2021, and did not enter any buildings.
The Queen was in residence at Windsor Castle that Christmas, instead of her usual Christmas stay at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
Under the Treason Act of 1842, people are prohibited from "discharging or aiming firearms, or throwing or using any offensive matter or weapon, with the intent to injure or alarm her Majesty".
Mr Chail will appear before Westminster Magistrate's Court on August 17.
Officer dubbed a 'hero' after killing Texas school shooter
18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos was reportedly shot and killed at Robb Elementary in Texas by the unidentified policeman
The border patrol agent was reportedly working nearby the area when Ramos opened fire at the school in Uvalde, Texas.
Before the officer stopped him, Ramos murdered 19 students and two teachers while wounding many others on Tuesday.
Without waiting for backup the 'hero' policeman allegedly rushed to the scene when the shooting was reported.
Police say the gunman barricaded himself inside a classroom shooting anyone that got in his way.
The officer was allegedly wounded during the confrontation but was able to leave the school without sustaining further harm.
He was reportedly part of an elite tactical unit.
Authorities say Ramos shot his grandmother then drove and crashed his vehicle in a ditch near the school before going on the rampage.
Tuesday's massacre was America's worst elementary school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012.
The school shooting in Texas is heartbreaking. No parent should worry that their child isn't safe at school. We must come together and act now so this never happens again.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 25, 2022
VictimsFirst network has pledged to donate the Texas Elementary School Shooting Victims Fund directly to the victims' families, "with no strings attached."
Danaya Malenda contributed to this report.
Witnesses testify to Depp's 'drug problems' in defamation suit
Ahron Young
Day 19: Amber Heard's witnesses testify at trial about Johnny Depp's drug and alcohol use
Heard's ex-best friend, former agent, and former business manager, as well as her former attorney, provide an account of Depp's 'erratic behaviour' in court on Thursday.
Ellen Barkin who had a sexual relationship with the actor in 1994 also testified that he was a "jealous man" who was "controlling" as well as "angry and demanding".
WATCH LIVE: #JohnnyDepp v #AmberHeard Defamation Trial https://t.co/HTO1NVFGje
— Law&Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) May 19, 2022
A former long-time close friend testifies
Bruce Witkin was the first witness to be called on Thursday for Heard's defence.
Witkin was Depp's former long-time friend from 1982 and 'best friend' by 2018.
When recalling what ended their friendship Witkin says he wasn't sure, except that he received a text from Depp saying Witkin had "stabbed him in the back."
Witkin also says that during their friendship he observed Depp abusing substances and recommended Depp get sober, which he did on a few occasions.
However, Witkin alleged that during his sobriety from opiates the star continued using other substances.
Witkin testified saying, "it just seemed weird to me there was weed and wine in soberness."
He also spoke of his surprise when he saw his friend begin using cocaine for the first time in 2014, and then again in 2016.
"In my experience, it's deep-rooted issues he's dealing with," says Witkin.
"It had nothing to do with Amber, in my opinion."
Former agent
Depp's former agent Tracey Jacobs who helped him to become 'the biggest star in the world' appeared via a video link in the star's multi-million dollar defamation suit against his ex-wife.
Testifying about the difficulties of representing the actor for roughly 30 years and her experience of his problematic behaviour during the last decade of their professional relationship.
Jacobs told the court that Depp displayed "unprofessional" conduct on sets which included being unprepared and escalating anger issues due to increased alcohol and drug use.
"Showing up late to set consistently on virtually every movie," says Jacobs.
"I would get yelled at. I never said to him, 'you're a difficult client,' but I was very honest with him and said, 'you've got to stop doing this, this is hurting you.' And it did."
Jacobs testifying about Depp's fall from grace says the actor's "star had dimmed" due to his bad reputation.
On the topic of Depp ending their professional collaboration in 2016 Jacobs says, "all I know is he essentially terminated everyone in his life, and I was along for the ride, I guess".
Former business manager
Depp's former business manager Joel Mandel who met the actor around 1999 and worked with him until 2016, testified that he saw the actor's behaviour become 'erratic'.
In addition to displaying "disproportionate" reactions to things, Mandel also attested to Depp's income and spending during the time they worked together.
He describes the star's lifestyle as having changed when he rose to fame, saying the increase in income was followed by increased spending to maintain the new lifestyle.
Mandel says that there came a point where Depp's income could no longer support his lifestyle, requesting that the business manager make severe cutbacks.
As a result, Mandel says he was unable to pay the actor's taxes in October 2015.
"His financial circumstances in 2015 had reached a point where I was extremely concerned and was on a very regular basis expressing that concern," says Mandel.
However, he says that his concerns about the dire circumstances were not met favourably by the star as he fired him.
Defamation lawsuit continues in court
In 2018, Depp sued Heard for $50 million over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post, in which she described surviving domestic violence — without mentioning her ex-husband by name.
Heard filed a counter-suit against the actor for $100 million in 2020, which is ongoing and nearing its end with testimony expected to end next week and closing arguments set for Friday, May 27.


Native paper wasps are smaller than European Wasps, and lack their vivid yellow markings. They tend to only be aggressive when defending their nests (personally found this out when trimming recently) and are otherwise beneficial insects to have around the garden.
There are as many as 21 different paper wasps. Paper wasps have a small head, with medium sized eyes and medium length antennae. The body is slender with a very narrow waist. There are two pairs of brown-tinted wings, with the first pair larger. The abdomen has some yellow/orange bands, but is mainly black.You will recognise them by their long, narrow bodies and their conical, gray, paper nests. Unlike bees, wasps are not hairy.
The adult paper wasps catch caterpillars to feed the larvae, but the adults themselves feed on nectar.
The nest of the paper wasp is a series of cells shaped like an inverted cone made from saliva mixed with wood fragments. When it dries the mixture is quite paper-like and gives these wasps their name.


Mr. Venkata Chalam Kondepudi is a visionary who sought to make a change in the world. During a time when no one was looking towards the herbal extracts industry as a profitable venture, he dared to take the leap. After graduating in B.Sc Chemistry, he sought to expand his knowledge in the herbal sectpr and hget some ahnds on experience before starting a venture of his own. He gained his initial experience from J&J Dechane, Biochemicals and Synthetic Products Pvt. Ltd. and Kapitan Distilleries before finally starting Herbochem in 1973.
He is a man who believes that Innovation and creativity are the two sides of the same coin at Herbochem. Their task is in extracting the purest of extracts whose payload and benefits are significantly higher than that of those commonly available in the market.
His philosophy of life has always been that of pro nature. Nature has always provided everything for our survival and growth. All that we lack is the ingenuity to adapt ourselves to nature instead of adapting nature to us.


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felixrush replied to darkjak951's topic in General Chit-Chat
Oh yeah, recently finished this AMAZING 2013 anime. Akagami no Shirayukihime / Snow White with the Red Hair Here's My Full Review 10/10 anime.
Anyone know where to find cheaper Vita Memory Cards?
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Well, my attempts with ebay auctions didn't end as I'd hoped. I ended-up winning two and it totaled to about $101 dollars. 53 for the first win and 47 for the second, which I had been confident that I would lose because the other ones I lost ranged from 57 - 60 dollars a piece. So, I got two 32 GB Vita memory cards for the average price of a 64 GB Vita memory card. >_>
Finished Gokukoku no Brynhildr, I would say it was worth watching. A less grotesque version of Elfin Lied, made by the creator of Elfin Lied. The Blu-ray version has full frontal nudity and explicit depictions of gore. The TV series version has them censored. Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Probably one of the greatest anime ever. It's a deconstruction of the magical girl story and it's done incredibly well with deep characterization. It's a very adult oriented series because of the horror and gore aspects. There's little gore, mostly horror elements and no nudity. Archenemy and Hero, or the Japanese verson: Demon Queen and the Hero, it's okay. Pretty subpar series after the fantastic first episode. Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, First seven episodes are fantastic and then it becomes an awful, stupid cliche of itself. Don't watch. But if you do watch, it has gore and nudity. You have been warned.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/262507620429?_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Best I could find was this auction on ebay. Any help on the matter?
what are you playing?
felixrush replied to mma0701's topic in Games (non-rpg)
Finished Game of Thrones Telltale.... not worth playing.
Matt's Rants - JRPGs and their decline.
felixrush replied to RyuKisargi's topic in RPG General
I despise how romancing SaGa for the ps2 got such a bad rap while the reviewers of game outlets didn't pay attention to the fact that it was a remake.
Shin Megami Tensei Discussion Thread
felixrush replied to YangustheLegendaryBandit's topic in RPG General
If you continue to troll me like you have been then I will start marking your posts. Consider this a fair warning for your childish behavior. For that matter, remind yourself who it was that first started talking about Shin Megami Tensei on this forum and who tried getting people hyped for SMT4 when it was coming out in the US.
Is the 3DS game worth getting, if I beat the PSX version? spoilers
felixrush replied to felixrush's topic in Dragon Quest VII 3DS
Meh, the characters didn't really help. Melvin's "magic powers" seemed like a strange and poorly executed deus ex machina in disc 2 that never was elaborated upon. Maribel's entire character was completely awful. She's nothing like Debora or any of the sassy characters. She's just vain, rude, patronizing, and malicious even at the end of the game. Her character doesn't change or grow like other DQ games. Wolf-boy proclaims the huntsman as his father after knowing him for less than a week at best. One of my main problems with the "story" is that it contradicts itself. Evidently, Orgodemir can take down the 4 spirits and reseal them but God is apparently stronger than Orgodemir and the 4 spirits are stronger than God. That doesn't really make sense and Orgodemir is shown to have beaten both God and the spirits in one swoop in a major cut scene. We're expected to believe he lost on purpose, but then the next dungeon has the spirits and it loses coherence again. It's just so unlike a DQ game to do this, but I suppose it was an ambitious project.
The story lacked all coherence in disc 2. Melvin suddenly gets "God-given" powers of telepathy and can use fire similar to a Harry Potter floo network call center. If the Monsters series is any indication, the new translation will only make things more confusing and ridiculous because they'll remove God's name and call him something ridiculous like "Nemus" in the DQ Monster series.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
felixrush replied to TheKingOfTheDragovians's topic in RPG General
Polygon gave it a 9.5/10. http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/22/11998068/tokyo-mirage-sessions-fe-review-nintendo-atlus-wii-u-fire-emblem-shin-megami-tensei
Brah, re-watch that cut scene. Spoilers for SMT4 Original and the Apocalypse video: In the MC's dream, they explicitly call him "Akira", Akira was the mysterious man who was trying to protect humanity in the two alternate universes in which The Past Self was murdered before he could save Tokyo from utter annihilation. In the Law World, the angels won because he died from poison, in the Chaos world, Kenji took over and became a crazed demon. In both worlds, Akira took charge to build a better, more utopian, world after you cleared up their problems. In your world, The Past Self sacrificed himself and "Aquila" made a pact with the angels. Aquila was Akira of your world with a bastardized name. Judging from being known as God Killer, he's either an AU version of Aleph or Demi-fiend much like Flynn is the AU version of SMT1 Hero. Nanashi is Akira according to that gameplay video. Which means he'll either become the next Messiah or the SMT version of the Anti-Christ like Demi-fiend was. For more: https://byjarinjove.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/a-thematic-analysis-of-shin-megami-tensei-iv/ https://byjarinjove.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/a-thematic-analysis-of-shin-megami-tensei-nocturne/
Movie ticket? $12 for 2 hours. $6/hour Latte? $5 for 15 minutes. $20/hour New hardcover book? $20 for 10 hours. $2/hour New paperback? $10 for 10 hours. $1/hour New 1,000 piece puzzle? $10 for 5 hours. $2/hour Internet porn? $(your plan) for a long time. A lifetime of regret. DQVII for 3DS? $40 for 120 hours (it's faster) $0.25/hour Totally worth it! Not if you're looking to manage your time in an increasingly demanding work-life balance. And I would strongly disagree with the last one before the DQVII 3DS example.
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What are the changes and will it be another ridiculous 130 hour main quest? Honestly, not really convinced I should make the effort to scrounge up money to get this version of the game. I'm on the fence. Even if it gets shortened, this game was honestly one of the worst games in terms of Story, characters, world, and music. The plot is like a direct contradiction to the endgame content events. The reasoning and depth of the characters unravels and lacks all coherence the further you go into the story, especially in Disc 2 with the random powers by a certain character (MELVIN) that destroyed my suspension of disbelief, and the "going back in time" really just feels like an overly convenient way to backtrack the same locations for puzzle pieces to artificially extend the game's length. Not to mention the grinding was completely awful. By level 20s, I had to grind for 1 level every 30 minutes and it got longer at higher levels. The class advancements also took an extended amount of time after awhile and they were absolutely no fun whatsoever because there is a "Correct" and "Incorrect" way to utilize the job system. Which basically meant I couldn't play however I wanted, because apparently that's wrong. Overall, this was the second worst game I've ever had the displeasure of playing and I say that as a huge Dragon Quest fan. The worst game, of course, was Chrono Cross. But I digress, why should I bother giving the 3DS remake any time of day?
I laughed so much at how he accidentally spoiled the plot twist concerning the main character and the previous game in the first few minutes.


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