ST. GEORGE – A distortion exists in the way some people view wastebaskets, as though they serve as final destinations for anything tossed into them. Many fail to realize that trash cans are mere vessels for further travel – part of an endless cycle of relocation.
It is through education and awareness that the value of recycling becomes part of a culture.
Paul Pfaehler grew up in Pennsylvania where at the time there wasn't any residential recycling pickup. Yet the lack of convenient recycling programs did not stop the Pfaehler family.
Throughout the week they would save their recyclables and then haul them all to their respective recycling facilities.
Recycling becomes a lifestyle once you obtain the habit of it, Phaehler said. His family instilled him with an awareness of the environment, an understanding of an individual's responsibility in taking care of the planet.
While working as a salesman at Red Rock Bicycle Company in St. George, Pfaehler said a co-worker nicknamed him the "Earth warden" because he took the idea of living green a step further than most.
As a weekly mission, Pfaehler would gather up the shop's recyclables, fill up numerous plastic totes and then stack them three or four high onto his B.O.B. trailer – a bike trailer so named from the idea of "beast of burden." He would then attach the trailer to his bicycle and tow it to the recycling bins.
For instance, his recycling process begins as soon as he enters a store. Phaeler considers the packaging of an item before buying it, such as soda. He said his first choice is aluminum because it can be recycled infinitely. Then glass because though it can be recycled, it requires more energy. He steers away from plastic as much as possible.
Pfeahler now resides in Salt Lake City where three bins are allocated to each household — one for trash, one for organic waste, and one for recyclables; he said that the introduction of recycle bins was more of a reactive approach responding to the inversion.
"Pollution drives people to be more proactive," Phaeler said.
What's curious is that many residents in the St. George and surrounding areas are unaware that three recycling programs are available to them, each with its own unique appeal.
Blue Sky Recycling offers curbside weekly pickup for $20 a month.
In 2003, Blue Sky Recycling became the first local curbside recycling program in the area. It began when owner Robert Harris was working in Kayenta making wind sculptures and heard about a few people around town who had moved to Utah from other places and were hauling their recyclables each week to the then closest recycling facility in Las Vegas.
He offered to make a weekly run for them with his pickup truck and, within a year, he was getting calls from interested people in Cedar City, Springdale and Kanab.
Today, customers are given the choice of either buying a container or supplying their own. The weekly limit for recyclables is 30 gallons. However, the Blue Sky Recycling service does offer leniency if customers supply more receptacles, Harris said. Such as utilizing three 18 gallon storage totes, by which they would help to sort the materials.
Blue Sky Recycling prides itself on its personal relationships with its customers, Harris said.
Allied Waste Services offers all-in-one curbside pickup every-other-week for $7 a month (billed quarterly). Which means that customers are able to recycle 30 gallons of materials every two weeks.
The Washington County Solid Waste District offers a free service for recycling called the "binnie program." This serves as a public drop-off system where people can collect and drop-off their recyclables at any one of the more than 40 sites of bins located across the county.
The "binnie program" began in the spring of 2008 and is the most widespread recycling program currently offered.
Return for metal, paper, and plastic materials from Rocky Mountain Recycling (which is the local recycling facility), fluctuates continuously. Glass is one material that requires payment to be recycled.
"The binnie system repays annual proceeds to each city based on the content and amount of materials recycled within that city," District Manager Neil Schwendiman said.
The discussion of more prominent recycling programs has begun to stir in St. George City council meetings, something St. George Mayor Jon Pike referred to as the "information-gathering stage," as public interest has piqued towards a plan for the future.
I have been a long time client of Blue Sky Recycling. They are friendly and hard working people.
Recycling has made my big grey city trash bin almost obsolete. It is rarely ever even 1/4 of of the way full because I am so diligent about recycling everything.
Looking forward to seeing more residents take responsibility for their over flowing ( and multiple trash bins) trash bins and start recycling.
I remember putting those household recycle bins out on the street the evening before pickup.
the bums and other early a.m. low-lifes would steal the cans, after tossing the glass and cardboard (usually on the ground). the almost always awoke you from your sleep also. didn't give a hoot about it.
I gave up on the recycle thing, and just tossed everything into the garbage can from then on.
The binnie program is a great recycling resource. Now if only we can get the pigs to stop treating it like a trash dump.


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While bond ETFs are among the most concentrated of the segments, with their HHI in the "oligopoly" range, the market seems open to disruption, with a near 25% increase in equivalent firms over the last five years.
The Fight for Fixed Income Flows Intensifies
Tags: ETFs, Fixed Income, ISS Market Intelligence, Mutual Funds, Simfund Total Market
This second piece in a three-part series utilizes the newest tool in ISS Market Intelligence's Simfund family: Simfund Total Market. Leveraging the module's expansive coverage across asset classes, investment vehicles and geographies, this research series explores growth and changes across vehicles and structures spanning retail and institutional markets during a time of intense market volatility and shifting investor preferences.
The pursuit of scale and growth opportunities has led asset managers around the world to diversify their product array to target new investor types, new markets, and new distribution partners. No longer a "one-trick pony," the traditionally mutual fund-dominated asset management shelf is giving way to a plethora of product wrappers catering to diverse clienteles and distribution opportunities. New opportunities bring new challenges; each new product avenue opens up opportunities to scale up and monetize the investment management IP but also introduces asset managers to a new cadre of competitors.
The previous look at insights derived from Simfund's Total Market module explored what asset classes are most popular in which vehicle as well as competition within investment vehicles. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) helped measure relative market share of different firms between prominent vehicles like mutual funds, ETFs, and separate accounts, pointing to the shifting dominance of managers within each vehicle type.
Data derived from the HHI showed that ETFs were the vehicle with the lowest level of market competition, with an over seven times higher market concentration across all asset classes compared to mutual funds, and a nearly 10 times higher concentration amongst bonds. The only cross tabulation with a higher measure of market concentration were allocation CITs due to being a considerably small market in comparison, $772 billion worldwide, with Vanguard controlling nearly two-thirds of that segment.
Even with those much higher levels of concentration, the ETF market has ultimately seen a long-term improvement in levels of market competition. The number of equivalent firms, which measures how many firms would exist in the market if they were equally sized, increased by 13.7% between year-end 2017 and June 2022. Among other vehicle types, trends in market concentration have varied greatly.
Although overall market concentration remains low, funds of funds have seen considerable declines in market competition across all asset classes. The overall number of equivalent firms for the vehicle has fallen by 33.3% since 2017, while competition in equity fund of funds has fallen even more precipitously, by 46.2%. Bond fund of funds have shown the most resistance to declining competition; however, their lower starting point means that as of June 2022, there are fewer than 13 "effective" firms in the global market. This increasing market concentration has been driven by just a handful of firms; Fidelity has seen its market share grow from just 15.9% at the end of 2020 to over 22.3% through this year, while Brazil's Itaú has increased its market share from 9.2% to 10.2%. The fund of funds structure may provide a particular advantage to top tier players who can field large lineups and invest in proprietary products when creating cross-strategy solutions.
The race for fixed income flows
The picture is more complex when analyzing the bond market. While the fixed income market has seen an overall decline in competition, falling a modest 10% since year-end 2017, various vehicles within the asset class have seen significant movement in levels of concentration. Fixed income funds of funds, as discussed above, have seen a near 30% decline in "effective" firms, whilst fixed income separate accounts have seen comparatively little change with a 2.3% increase between 2017 and 2022. Mutual funds, constituting half the fixed income market, are also the largest driver of competition in the asset class though the number of equivalent firms declined by a mere 4.0%.
While bond ETFs are among the most concentrated of the segments, with their HHI in the "oligopoly" range, the market seems open to disruption, with a near 25% increase in equivalent firms over the last five years. Traditionally the realm of active strategies, fixed income has lent itself well to traditionally active structures, such as the mutual fund or SMA. As the active ETF continues to grow in popularity, it seems reasonable to expect more players to enter the fixed income ETF market.
A look at leading inflow bond categories helps underline how varied demand can be within the fixed income space. Figure 3 highlights select categories which saw relatively balanced inflows across vehicles during 2021, prior to the most recent pullback in flows. Intermediate core holdings remain one of the most central ways for investors to access bond strategies and also recorded comparatively balanced aggregate inflows for the largest vehicle types.
As investors in bond funds demonstrate flexibility in choosing between different vehicles, they are also open to working with a variety of providers. This is particularly the case within the active market, where leading managers by vehicle differ even more extensively. Figure 4 displays the top five active bond managers by assets across mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts, and CITs. These rankings reflect PIMCO's dominance throughout the market, holding onto the top spot across three product structures and ranking third among active ETFs. Still, not only is Vanguard close behind PIMCO on total assets in active bond mutual funds, but the additional players vary substantially between each vehicle.
While this market may be a particularly competitive one, that fact serves as little comfort in a rising rate environment that has recorded severe withdrawals. The rankings and sales activity across categories fortunately suggest that opportunities will remain open when markets return to more "normal" conditions. Coupled with higher yields as interest rates settle into a higher level than the previous decade, the return of investors to fixed income strategies will create opportunities for managers in a variety of structures, potentially driving market concentration down further.
By: Alan Hess, Associate Vice President, U.S. Fund Research, ISS Market Intelligence
Liam Stewart, Senior Research Analyst, U.S. Fund Research, ISS Market Intelligence
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A thorough oral examination, including x-rays, is crucial to diagnosing periodontal disease. In most cases, we recommend an in-office exam and teeth cleaning for all adults twice a year. At that time, we may use a special instrument called a periodontal probe to measure the depth of the pocket between the tooth and the gum tissue. The pocket depth measurement, clinical examination and x-rays help us determine the precise location, extent and severity of gum disease.
1. More frequent cleanings. It may take the bacteria at the base of the pocket up to three months to colonize into numbers able to destroy bone. Frequent cleanings can prevent this buildup.
2. Scaling and root planing. Scaling is removing the calculus deposits from your teeth. Root planing is the smoothing of the root surfaces so that the gum tissue can reattach to the tooth.
3. Curettage removes the soft tissue lining the periodontal pocket. This helps the gum tissue to heal.
4. Gingivectomy is the surgical removal of the periodontal pocket to allow easier access for cleaning.
5. Flap surgery allows us to gain access to the root of the tooth for removal of calculus, plaque and diseased tissue. The gum is then secured back into place.
Chances are you or a family member has some stage of gum (periodontal) disease. Rest assured, while many adults do develop some degree of periodontal disease, there are steps you can take to prevent it.


The City of American Fork, population 21,941 (2000), surrounds the mouth of the American Fork River where it flows into the northeastern corner of Utah Lake. It is 10 miles north of Provo and 20 miles south of Salt lake City, Utah. Within the I-15 corridor on the thriving Wasatch Front, the City has attracted significant employers and expects continued demand for strong population growth.
In 2005, American Fork adopted a TDR overlay zone designed to preserve farmland, open space, scenic views and other natural features as well as discourage development in hazardous areas. In addition to text, the City adopted a Transfer of Development Rights Eligibility Map depicting sending and receiving sub-zones.
The number of TDRs available to a site in the TDR Sending Area Sub-Zone varies depending on whether the underlying zoning is the SP, Shoreline Preservation Zone, or some other zoning district. The SP Zone includes areas near Utah Lake that are inundated and/or subject to periodic flooding. This zone allows farming and golf courses but no residential development. For the purpose of TDR, the development rights can be created at the rate of one transferable unit per five acres in the SP zone. In all other zones, the number of development rights available for transfer is one-half of the base density, meaning the maximum number of dwelling units permitted by the underlying zoning. A sending site owner may choose to transfer some or all development rights created by the recordation of a conservation easement. (If the owner chooses to transfer only some development rights, a conservation easement covers just the portion of the site equal to the number of development rights transferred.) When these rights are transferred, a notice to future owners of the sending site must be recorded indicating that development rights have been transferred and the number of development rights remaining, if any.
As in sending sub-zones, the designation of receiving sub-zones can be initiated by the City or at the request of the property owner. Receiving site density can exceed the base density of the underlying zone at the rate of one bonus unit for each unit transferred from a sending site. When TDR is used, maximum density may be 30 percent higher than base density or the development density recommended in the general plan, whichever is less. The approval of density bonus occurs through the PUD process, allowing the City to grant alternative design standards needed to achieve the bonus density as long as findings can be made that the project is compatible with surrounding development and promotes general plan policies.


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I swear, sometimes it seems like everything in my life revolves around lists. I freak out if I don't make them and I have so many of them it would probably drive some people crazy. But there are major perks to having lists, and having them available on-the-go ensures that I never forget anything important. Today's post is a bit strange, but bear with me as I share with you a few of the advantages behind my list addiction, and you may even become a list addict yourself!
The first is storage. There is so much going on in that brain of mine that it helps me feel more relaxed to know that I can temporarily forget about whatever it is I'm trying to remember because I wrote it down somewhere. This could be to-do lists, packing lists, grocery lists, or something entirely different!
At least for me, lists are one of those things that make travel a whole lot easier as I mentioned in my post, Top 4 Ways to Reduce Stress While Traveling. They can be crucial when traveling, because that is when you usually have extra to remember. Your list may even be a schedule of sights and attractions that you want to see upon arriving at your new destination.
The other is that feeling you get when you cross something off a list. It's enlightening, isn't it?! Okay, now you really think I'm crazy. But really, it can make you feel so accomplished to put that check mark by something that has been on your to-do list for ages.
So where do I keep them? Evernote is my lifesaver. I store all my lists there, which makes it convenient to access them wherever I am.
Are you a list person? Share what you think about lists in the comments!
I WISH I'm more organized like you. I really really love the IDEA of having lists, and like what you said.. the satisfaction of crossing them off! But it's never worked for me. And I'm horrible at any kind of organization!
Hi Heather. Glad I am not the only addict 🙂 Thanks for reading!


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Nothing can match the feeling you get when you glide your fingers over your face and feel that soft and milky skin. Most of you follow a daily skin care routine at home. It might not be elaborate, but it at least helps you maintain your skin. But once in a while, it's good to let the professionals take care of your skin. Yes, I am talking about the benefits of facials.
If you think that facials are nothing but a frivolous way to pamper your skin, you are wrong.
A facial is a multi-step way to take 360-degree care of your skin.
If you think that facials are nothing but an hour (and money) wasted in the salon, think again! Because your skin is missing out on something that's good for it.
Even if you do not have blemishes, hyper-pigmentation, severe acne, or any other problems, your face needs to be pampered by a trained professional to keep it healthy and free of skin issues.
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There are hundreds of pressure points on your face that are connected to various systems in your body. When these pressure points are massaged, your body responds to it. A good facial massage not just keeps your skin glowing, but it also affects the functioning of the other organs. This is kind of an exercise for your face. And since it is not possible for you to know all the pressure points, you need to visit a professional to get that facial massage.


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import (
	"fmt"
	"sort"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
)

// A KV represents the key-value store built into vault.
//
// Although vault supports arbitrary bytes as keys and values,
// this library assumes all keys and values are strings. This
// helps simplify code for clients, the 99% use case for which
// is writing secret passwords and other stringy information
// into vault for safe keeping.
type KV interface {
	// Get will return the value defined at path.
	Get(path string) (string, error)
	// Put will set value at path.
	Put(path, value string) error
	// Delete will remove the value at path.
	Delete(path string) error
	// Keys will list all of the subpaths under path in asciibetical
	// order. The returned paths may be terminal (ie, the value is
	// stored content) or they may traversable like a directory.
	Keys(path string) ([]string, error)
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var (
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func (c *client) Get(path string) (string, error) {
	fullpath := fixup("/v1/secret", path, [2]string{"list", "false"})
	var data keyData
	err := c.get(fullpath, &data)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
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	value, exists := data.Data["value"]
	if !exists {
		return "", ErrNoValue
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	return value, nil
}

func (c *client) Put(path, value string) error {
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}

func (c *client) Delete(path string) error {
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}

func (c *client) Keys(path string) ([]string, error) {
	fullpath := fixup("/v1/secret", path, [2]string{"list", "true"})
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	if err != nil {
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}

type keyData struct {
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}

type keysData struct {
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The amount of California foreclosure cancellations increased 26.5% in December to 13,243, primarily due to loan modifications. And for the first time this number overtook foreclosures reaching real-estate owned (REO) status, according to ForeclosureRadar, which tracks foreclosure activity in the state. In December, the amount of foreclosures heading back to the banks, REO, dropped 11.9% from the previous month to 12,437. Significant declines in foreclosure discounts by lenders drove the decrease in sales to third parties, according to the report. Lenders discounted the opening bid on foreclosure auctions on the courthouse steps by nearly 40% for most of 2009, but in December lenders offered only 33.7% discounts. The fact that cancellations overtook REO sales doesn't mean a vast amount of homeowners will stay in their homes. The amount of cancellations increased 3.5%, a smaller increase than the ForeclosureRadar analysts anticipated, given the amount of pressure servicers face to complete more modifications under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Under HAMP, the US Treasury Department provides capped incentives to servicers for the modification of loans on the verge of foreclosure. According to the latest report from the Treasury, the servicers completed 30,000 permanent modifications through the month of November, sparking some, like Bank of America (BAC) who had only 98 permanent modifications, to shift a focus to collecting documents and converting more trials into permanent status. Based on the timing of the California cancellations, servicers canceled 21% of the foreclosures because of a required one-year delay before foreclosure sale. The majority, 61.9%, came from loan workouts, according to the report, either through HAMP modification, short sale or refinance, and it's likely that the other 17.1% came from filing error. Echoing the report from Default Research, that said foreclosure filings fell across many counties in November, ForeclosureRadar reported a 32.5% drop in notices of default. But, delinquencies continue to plague the market. According to a report from another California real estate consulting firm, Foresight Analytics, delinquencies in Q309 grew 11% for first-lien residential mortgages. "The dramatic drop in foreclosure activity may have been a Christmas gift to homeowners," says Sean O'Toole, CEO of ForeclosureRadar.com, "however, given rising mortgage delinquencies it is becoming increasingly clear that foreclosure activity no longer fully represents market realities." Write to Jon Prior.


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Public School x New Era Launch Party: Where New York Lives
Public School and New Era hosted a party for the launch of their new hat collaboration at a pizza themed pop-up shop.
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Public School designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne never stray far from New York City culture. Their latest project was their take on the Yankees' and Mets' baseball caps in collaboration with New Era, which was the first time the Major League Baseball association has allowed designers to modify their trademarked logos.
The two brands celebrated the collaboration on Thursday night in the back of a new pop-up shop, with celebrity appearances from Victor Cruz, Martha Hunt and Justine Skye. The shop was decked out as an old school New York City pizza and deli. Chow and Osborne dressed up as shop workers with aprons and pizza slogan t-shirts, while the hats were enclosed in glass displays to mimic pizza pies.
Guests were greeted with endless slices of pepperoni and cheese pizza from Joe's and specialty cocktails from Belvedere and Soto Sake while a DJ played iconic New York City Nineties R&B, hip-hop and rap. Staying true to the theme of "Where New York Lives," Juelz Santana and Cam'ron, members of the Harlem rap group Dipset, surprised the audience with a performance.
It was unique for the designers to throw a party while most fashion editors and influencers are in Paris for fashion week, but as Osborne put it, "It wasn't about fashion, it was about celebrating New York."
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Following the revolution in Ukraine, the ousting of ex-President Viktor Yanukovich and Russia's annexation of Crimea, Gazprom, Russia's sole natural gas exporter, has almost doubled Ukraine's natural gas price. According to the state-run gas giant, the price was raised due to the cancellation of two major discounts.
One of the discounts was granted to Ukraine for permitting the Russian fleet to use Crimea's city of Sevastopol as its base. When Crimea became part of Russia, the agreement and the discount were canceled by Russian President Vladimir Putin in early April. The second discount, for timely payments, was canceled a few days later because Ukraine failed to fulfill its obligations to get a discount. Western political leaders have accused Russia of energy bullying and threatened it with sanctions.
In May, Russia signed a 30-year deal, worth $400 billion, to deliver gas to China. The media speculated on the reasons why, after 10 years of unsuccessful negotiations, the two countries managed to come to an agreement. One of the assumptions was that the deal was Putin's reaction to the potential threat of European sanctions against Russia following the Crimean crisis.
During the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in May, Alexey Miller, CEO of Gazprom,said the recent contract between Russia and China will likely influence gas pricing in the European market. With many details to discuss and hundreds of kilometers of pipelines to build, it is unclear what the selling price for China will be, or in what ways the contract can affect Europe.
However, the setting of gas prices for European countries raises a lot of questions. The price varies from country to country. Gazprom is secret about commercial transactions, and the terms of agreements for long-term gas contracts are generally not disclosed. In Europe there is no market price for natural gas, as such. Also, there is no standard formula that would define gas prices for wholesale customers.
In the late 1960s, Gazprom introduced the contract model, in which gas prices were tied to oil prices. In 2012, the European Parliament called for liberalization of the gas market. The new model implies the development of an integrated European system of gas indexation, which would allow European gas companies to trade with gas providers on a more predictable basis. Instead of being dependent on oil price dynamics, gas prices would be set in gas hubs (centers of market trading).
Based on data accumulated from gas supply companies and energy consultancies, Reuters published a report in March 2013 showing that only about 35 to 38 percent of all major European gas supplies are now priced off traded hubs. American research company PIRA Energy Group came to the same conclusion in its 2013 study, which estimated that roughly two-thirds of European gas consumption is still oil-indexed.
Putin voiced an official position during the Second Summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries in July 2013. "Tying gas prices to oil prices is the most relevant, fair and tradable," he said.
For Gazprom, that solvency of gas market auctions is so far insufficient for shifting to a new model of pricing. For example, one of the indexes of solvency is the correlation between the volume of gas trading in the hub and the volume of real shipping (the so-called churn ratio). The hub is considered to be marketable if the churn ratio is at least on the 10-15 level. So far, this applies only to the British market. In the rest of the European markets, the churn ratio is still significantly lower.
As a result, Gazprom developed the system of discounts. Because of it, the Russian monopoly's average European price is close to the market price. At the same time, the dependence of gas pricing on oil prices remains.
Exported natural gas is significantly more expensive than the gas sold to Russian customers. In 2012, prices for Russian gas were on average three to four times higher for Western Europe, and more than 3.1 times higher for the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic states, than for Russian customers.
Gazprom has never officially disclosed prices for Europe. The European Commission tried to make European Union countries disclose the terms and conditions of agreements with Gazprom but didn't succeed. Sale prices from Gazprom to 21 other European countries were revealed for the first time, in February 2013, by the daily newspaper Izvestia, which claimed the information was obtained from the company's executives. No names were revealed, however.
Data show that one price does not fit all for Russia's European gas consumers. West European countries pay less to Gazprom than do the poorer Central and Eastern European countries. Poland and the Czech Republic pay over $500 per thousand cubic meters of gas, while across the border, Germany pays less than $400.
"Contract price depends on many factors, such as the seasonal curve, take-or-pay level [the minimum volume the buyer has to purchase, even if it uses less gas], interfuel and gas-to-gas competition [competition among different fuel types and gas sources]," Korchemkin said. "Moreover, a company may buy Russian gas at two or more contracts with different prices," depending on the contract terms.
EU member states have always found it difficult to find consensus when it comes to natural gas diplomacy. On April 29, Gazprom and OMV, an Austrian energy company, signed an agreement on the development of the South Stream pipeline. The proposed 2,500-kilometer route would stretch from Russia under the Black Sea through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary and into the Austrian Baumgarten gas transport hub. The new pipeline would bypass Ukraine, providing Europe with an alternative route of gas imports totaling around 32 billion cubic meters annually, starting in 2017.
Moscow successfully circumvented the EU's "third energy package" regulations in the South Stream project as it started signing bilateral deals. It is even more difficult now to talk about joint purchases of Russian gas and a uniform price for European countries.
Malls Coming to Rural Limpopo: A Youth Luxury Shopping Experience?
So Gasprom is saying that if your country has less buying power and less alternatives, then they will charge you much more than if you can get gas cheaper and can pay more. Shaking down the poorer countries and shaking hands with richer countries. Very nice. Just like a good communist.
Well at least they don't harm their countrymen. America's 1% owners, didn't like the idea of workers being organized in unions, so they moved industry to the Far East making China the world's most powerful country, but creating a lot of burger-flipping industries instead.
As if that wasn't bad enough they started to think that Americans are over-qualified and overpaid, so they are replacing them with hordes of people from the Third World. There is virtually no southern border in the U.S.
On this basis it seems that Russia looks after its people better than the US looks after its own.
Please what is the source of the prices?
There are several sources (byrunews.org, ria.ru, delfi.lv, kommersant.ru, itar-tass.com, izvestia.ru, regnum.ru, eurogas.org), you can see them when clicking on the table.
There is no source for Albania, Croatia and Montenegro (and many other countries as well), yet they are all marked on the map as they buy gas in lower price than Serbia, for example….
Good point. It's actually google's "50 shades of red" – the countries with no source available are automatically marked red, while the ones who supposedly buy gas for $250-300 are marked in a different shade of red.
Informative article — thank you.
Something is wrong here: A *CUBIC METER* of gas (that is: 1000 Liters) can impossibly cost even 1$. Not if we talk uncompressed Natural Gas.
But the prices are quoted as >>> ($ per cubic meter) <<< in above chart.
Someone is sleeping in classes.
Yes, the price is per thousand cubic meters. Thanks for mentioning.
Sanctions: A Freeway to the New Cold War?
Since late July, the European Union and the United States have imposed several rounds of sanctions against Russia in response to its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Russia has been accused of violating the country's territorial integrity.
After a period of tense negotiations, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union finally reached agreement on Oct. 30 and signed a deal for deliveries of Russian natural gas to Ukraine and Europe for the upcoming heating season.
The military conflict in eastern Ukraine and energy-related tensions with Russia are provoking predictable concerns about possible power redistribution in the European energy market. The fighting is taking place in an area that potentially has significant reserves of nonconventional gas.
Costly War: Is Ukraine's Economic Recovery Feasible?
Ukraine's industrial production has slowed down by a record 21.4 percent since last year, the National Bank said in its September statement. It confirms a dangerous trend: The country's economy has been shrinking dramatically since the revolutionary events of February 2014, when peaceful protests in downtown Kiev drew fire, leaving dozens of people killed and hundreds injured.
Coal has been characterized as many things. For some, it is a dirty word that conjures up images of hard labor, environmental degradation and black dust as deadly and sticky as the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.


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BPA to host "hat day" to raise money
Megan Oosthuizen, Editor-in-Chief|November 16, 2016
The Business Professionals of America (BPA) is hosting a "hat day" at school on Nov. 18. Students will be able to pay a dollar to wear a hat for the whole school day.
The club is putting on the event in order to raise money for their chapter of the organization to fund competitions and for general spending. According to senior media coordinator Izzy Igwe, "hat day" gives students a chance to express themselves in a new way.
"Hats are in fashion right now and we wanted to give students and teachers a different way to express themselves like we've hardly seen before," Igwe said. "That's why we stress that the hats don't have to be the most fashionable hat you have in your closet, students can make it fun by wearing silly and extraordinary hats."
BPA is a club that focuses on nurturing businesses-minded high school students. Students are able to showcase their leadership, academic, and technological skills through competition.
"We would love for all members of [BPA] to perform brilliantly at district and qualify for state competition," Igwe said. "It would be even more crazy if we got a group of five or more to represent Hebron at internationals."
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Senior Megan Oosthuizen is the editor-in-chief and this is her fourth year on staff. She lives and breathes newspaper, but still struggles to find a career...


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Per una lira è una canzone scritta nel 1966 da Lucio Battisti e Mogol, interpretata originariamente da I Ribelli e poi dallo stesso Battisti.

Testo

Il testo, scritto da Mogol, ha come protagonista un ragazzo deluso nell'amore e nei suoi ideali, tanto da affermare di volerli vendere per una lira (cioè per una cifra irrisoria), come se non valessero nulla. Al potenziale compratore, che dovrebbe quindi appropriarsene, il protagonista suggerisce che «basta ricordare / di non amare», come se la disillusione e il cinismo fosse l'unico modo di vivere sentimenti e ideali.

Anche se oggi potrebbe sembrare ingenuo e minimale, il testo era in realtà rivoluzionario per l'Italia dell'epoca, dove affermare che nulla valeva la pena era mal visto tanto dalle istituzioni musicali e politiche in auge, quanto dalla controcultura musicale e politica. Il testo, quindi, non è una semplice canzone sull'amore perduto, ma esprime una vera e propria protesta generazionale.

Il tema è simile a quello che sarà trattato dieci anni più tardi in Io ti venderei, anche se quest'ultima pone l'accento sulla sfera personale e non tanto sul mondo intero.

Composizione
Lucio Battisti originariamente compose la canzone nel 1965, con i testi di Roberto Matano, ed aveva per titolo Sei ancora mia o Sei stata mia. Si può avere un'idea di questa prima versione grazie all'interpretazione offerta dallo stesso Matano nello speciale televisivo L'altro Battisti del 1999.

Dopo l'incontro tra Battisti e Mogol, nel 1966 quest'ultimo riscrisse il testo della canzone, che prese il titolo di Per una lira.

All'epoca, Battisti doveva ancora scoprirsi cantante, ed era appena agli inizi anche come autore; per tale ragione, la canzone rimase per diverso tempo all'interno di un repertorio che Battisti presentava ad altri gruppi e cantanti, in cerca di qualcuno che le interpretasse.

Interpretazione de I Ribelli

Grazie all'intercessione di Mogol, Per una lira fu presentata a Mariano Detto, arrangiatore di fiducia del Clan Celentano, che apprezzò molto la canzone e procurò a Battisti un appuntamento con Adriano Celentano. Celentano apprezzò il brano, ma ritenne che non fosse adatto a lui, suggerendo invece di proporlo al suo gruppo di supporto, I Ribelli.

Questi ultimi incontrarono Battisti su segnalazione della editrice musicale Christine Leroux; Battisti propose loro Per una lira insieme ad altri brani, e la canzone piacque subito al gruppo.

Così i Ribelli incisero il brano, con arrangiamento curato da Natale Massara e Mariano Detto. Fu pubblicato su 45 giri nel maggio del 1966, come lato A del singolo Per una lira/Ehi... voi!. La canzone ebbe un discreto successo.

Interpretazione di Battisti del 1966

Quasi contemporaneamente a quella dei Ribelli, Battisti realizzò una propria versione del brano, che fu pubblicata come lato B nel 45 giri Dolce di giorno/Per una lira.

Ricezione commerciale
L'interpretazione di Battisti ebbe scarsissimo successo commerciale: del 45 giri vennero vendute appena 520 copie.

Ricezione critica
Ciononostante, il brano si fece conoscere tra i colleghi e gli addetti ai lavori come fortemente innovativo. Massimo Ranieri ha dichiarato:

Interpretazione di Battisti del 1969

Nel 1969 Battisti iniziava ormai ad affermarsi anche come cantante, e si stava preparando la pubblicazione di un primo album a 33 giri (l'eponimo Lucio Battisti), che facesse da summa delle canzoni da lui interpretate finora. Per l'occasione Battisti decise di includervi anche Per una lira, ma decise di inciderne una nuova versione anziché utilizzare quella del 1966.

Registrazione
La registrazione avvenne negli studi "Sax Records" di Milano. Le sessioni ebbero luogo il 13 gennaio 1969 dalle 9:00 alle 14:30; il 17 gennaio 1969 dalle 15:00 alle 18:30; il 22 gennaio 1969 dalle 9:00 alle 13:00; il 23 gennaio 1969 dalle 9:00 alle 13:30 furono registrate le basi ritmiche; l'ultima settimana di gennaio del 1969 furono registrate sovraincisioni e voci.

Inoltre, le sovraincisioni di archi e fiati furono registrate negli studi Ricordi di Milano nel febbraio del 1969.

Musica
Nella versione del 1969, Battisti cambia completamente l'arrangiamento folk della versione precedente, e adotta uno stile vicino al R'n'B e al soul. Le chitarre vengono completamente eliminate e il principale strumento diventa l'organo hammond, che compare sin dall'introduzione, e gli ottoni.

Esibizioni dal vivo
Battisti ha cantato dal vivo un accenno della canzone, accompagnandosi al pianoforte, nella puntata del 2 giugno 1970 del programma televisivo Speciale per voi, andato in onda sul secondo canale Rai. Il video dell'esibizione è stato inserito nel VHS Le immagini più belle di un mito intramontabile pubblicato nel 1992 e nel DVD Il nostro canto libero pubblicato nel 2007.

Interpretazione di Giuliano Palma & the Bluebeaters

Nel 2009 Giuliano Palma & the Bluebeaters realizza una reinterpretazione di Per una lira, pubblicata come primo singolo estratto dall'album Combo, edito il 6 novembre 2009 per la Universal.

Altre versioni
Nel corso del tempo, il brano è stato reinterpretato da molti altri artisti, tra cui:

 Ilaria Galassi, album Non è la Rai, 1993
 Cristiano Malgioglio, album Señor Battisti, 1996 (in spagnolo, con il titolo Por cien pesetas)
 Banda Milord, album Battisti latino, 1998
 Raffaele Tedesco, album Le canzoni con Battisti-6, 1999
 Lombroso, album Respiriamo liberi (Un omaggio a Lucio Battisti), 2005

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I am very excited by Smallest Federated Wiki (SFW) – the latest project from Ward Cunningham, the inventor of the wiki. I've been watching the videos and playing with the software most of yesterday and today. I've also been inspired by Mike Caulfeild's explorations of the teaching and learning applications of SFW on his blog and on YouTube.
After a bit of a struggle, I have managed to install my own copy of SFW as a node app, backed by a MongoHQ database on Heroku.
You'll find it by following the link to My Wiki and in the site links below.
I'll post some installation instructions.


We're happy to introduce this month's pet of the month: Oopsie!
Oopsie got her name when her new parents went to the shelter to find a new dog. Her future owner dropped her purse and said 'oopsie!' Then Oopsie the dog ran over as if her name had been called. Her new owners fell instantly in love and adopted her, keeping her self-chosen name of Oopsie.
A little while after they adopted her, Oopsie started having accidents in the house and drinking more water than usual. She was also hesitant to walk around at night. Her owners brought her in, and a thorough blood panel revealed that she had diabetes. Dr. Everett also discovered that Oopsie had early cataracts, which explained her reluctance to walk around in the dark.
Once she was diagnosed, Oopsie's owners and Dr. Everett worked to get her stabilized. Oopsie is very well managed now, and her owners are aware that even one extra cookie can throw off her blood sugar levels. As you can see, Oopsie is very well adjusted and loving her new life!


I've pretty much decided that anything above 50% in bowl picks is a good thing. So with going 5-4 in the first 1st half of Week 2, I've reached .500. Now I just have to have a winning record of any kind the rest of the way.
The 2nd half of Week 2 is when bowl season starts getting interesting. Yeah, the teams have little numbers next to their name and everything. In some cases, both do. Now it gets real.
Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State – As it turns out, Florida State probably shouldn't be playing in a bowl. I mean, they were terrible and needed to reschedule a game with UL-Monroe just to barely squeak in, but now another one of those games maybe shouldn't have counted either. Yeah, that's too much. They have the talent advantage, but the universe won't let this happen.
Iowa vs. Boston College – I would like to watch a football game in Yankee Stadium. Too bad this bowl always has teams like this. Iowa beat down Ohio State in the regular season, but they still lost five games. Boston College only really lost to good teams and they put a beating on Florida State. All of their fans likely hate Yankee Stadium, too, so it will feel like they're playing a rivalry game.
Arizona vs. Purdue – This sounds like a no-brainer. Exciting offense vs. slow boring Big 10. But is Arizona that exciting anymore? Nah. But still, it's Purdue. The only time they've sounded scary is when Rudy was describing them.
Texas vs. Missouri – Finally, the SEC has a bowl game. That's how it is when you're the best in all of the land. Hashtag it just means more. Missouri turned it on later in the season after I berated them for a good two months. Texas is still not where they want to be. The problem is that Missouri is playing in a bowl named for the other team. I still think they are hotter right now. Dang, Texas was 6-6?
Virginia vs. Navy – I stupidly picked against Army in the Armed Forces Bowl. I will not pick against Navy in the Military Bowl. It's a simple as that.
Navy 49, Virginia 7 – SUCCESS!
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State – Ok, I think we're finally getting to good games. Yep, this is the first between two ranked teams. Both are 9-3, but I don't feel as if those are created equally. Oklahoma State has firepower. Virginia Tech still has a little Loeffler on them.
Oklahoma State 30, Virginia Tech 21 – SUCCESS!
Stanford vs. TCU – The Alamo Bowl always seems to be one of the more exciting bowls of the year. Stanford seemed a tad down this year. TCU was TCU. Fort Worth is an hour flight from San Antonio. The trip is much further for Stanford. That will be the difference.
TCU 39, Stanford 37 – SUCCESS!
Washington State vs. Michigan State – I never thought this ridiculous bowl name would last, but here we are on like year 10 or something. The Pirate got an extension and Michigan State was their usually high-level decent self. Wazzu has the ability, but are they real enough to hang with a decent big boy? Nah.
Michigan State 42, Washington State 17 – SUCCESS!
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M – I know Texas A&M kinda faltered late and they fired their coach, but they seem better than playing Wake Forest. I guess they were both 7-5. Gotta believe SEC speed wins this one and everybody gets prematurely excited about Jimbo.
North Carolina State vs. Arizona State – North Carolina State is not in the College Football Playoffs, but they are definitely a decent team. Arizona State fired their coach and hired a guy who hasn't been in the college ranks for quite some time. One is ready, one is limping into the next phase of their story.
North Carolina State 52, Arizona State 31 – SUCCESS!
Kentucky vs. Northwestern – Kentucky started strong and then ended like Kentucky. Northwestern is ranked? Yeah, and they won a bowl game last year. That's rare. They'll win this one, too.
Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23 – SUCCESS!
New Mexico State vs. Utah State – Why is this one squeezed in between a bunch of other decent games? Both are 6-6. Utah has been good before. New Mexico State is typically one of the worst teams in football. We'll go with history.
USC vs. Ohio State – It's the Pac-12 champion against the Big 10 champion. USC knew they weren't getting into the College Football Playoffs, so they've coped with it. Ohio State is probably still fuming, and as much as I don't care for their brand, they should be. One team is glad to be there. One team feels slighted. It's the story of most bowl games. The team that wants to be there will win.
USC 24, Ohio State 7 – SUCCESS!


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Sanctuary debating continuing without Warrel Dane
When Warrel Dane passed away late last year, we assumed Sanctuary would pull from touring with Iced Earth on their Incorruptible Tour. The group ended up making their scheduled run as a farewell to the late singer and recruited Witherfall vocalist Joseph Michael as Dane's replacement. We were lucky to catch their show in NY as we and many were under the assumption that this was also a farewell to the band.
Metal Wani recently spoke to Sanctuary songwriter/guitarist Lenny Rutledge about the possible future of the group. Rutledge revealed that they were originally planning on recording a new album with Warrel Dane last year as well as titling it Dead Again These plans were at an instant standstill from the moment Dane died. However, Rutledge revealed to Metal Wani that they are debating on finishing the album with Michael on vocals.
He explained:
"Joseph and I are talking about it. Joseph has some of the songs we were working on and we are going to see where we go from there. I hate to say this as I absolutely adored Warrel more than anyone will ever know. He's been my music partner for a very long time. I never really thought about writing with someone else. But now in this situation, Joseph has breathed new life into the band."
Watch the full interview below:
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Sanctuary to tour as scheduled w/ Iced Earth as a tribute to Warrel Dane
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This Award Winning 3-Day Mobile Application Security and Penetration Testing Boot Camp focuses on preparing students for the real Mobile App Pen Testing through exercises, thought provoking lectures led by an expert instructor.
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Processes and best practices are discussed and illustrated through both discussions and group activities. Attending will be led through a series of advanced topics including performance and network optimization along with advanced security topics comprised of integrated lectures, group discussions and comprehensive demonstrations.
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IBM Watch: Day 5
More important news from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), in this case from Geneva.
IBM is one of the oldest and most storied companies in America. Despite recent troubles, it remains one of the largest public companies in the United States, as well as among the largest employers. It is number 31 on the current Fortune 500 list, though in 2000 it was number six on the list.
This IBM announcement is for a product built for commercial banks, but apparently it does not have a customer, yet, which makes the public relation release timing odd:
GENEVA – 26 Sep 2016: SIBOS IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new offerings to help commercial banks rapidly provide new services for customers by using real-time payments. This will allow banks to take advantage of new immediate payments schemes now in development across the United States, Europe and Asia. Once these immediate payment networks are fully in place, consumer transactions will clear in seconds, speeding access to funds such as payroll and insurance claims reimbursements.
When available, IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Immediate Payments will support new global payment initiatives such as The Clearing House (TCH) in the United States and the Pan-European Instant Payment scheme in Europe.
The move to immediate payments highlights the transformation that banks and Fintechs are currently undergoing to become cognitive banks. One attribute of a cognitive bank is the ability to provide faster and safer payments, immediate counter fraud and financial crime detection, and vastly improved and simplified regulatory compliance.
SIBOS is a gathering for financial services companies, and its large meeting is in progress now.
Also from the event:
Geneva, Switzerland – 27 Sep 2016: CLS Group (CLS), a leading provider of risk management and operational services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, has announced its intent to release a payment netting service, CLS Netting, for buy-side and sell-side institutions' FX trades that are settled outside the CLS settlement service.
The global FX market is limited by the lack of a standardized payment netting process for trades not settled within CLS. In many cases, institutions are forced to intervene manually to complete the process. This leads to inconsistent and bespoke approaches to netting throughout the market, resulting in higher costs and increased intra-day liquidity demands.
CLS claims to be the top FX settlement firm in the world.
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U.S. stocks fizzled Friday, but that didn't stop the market from logging its best September in decades.
0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq ticked down 8 points, or 0.3 percent.
Economic jitters have kept stocks from breaking out of a narrow range this week. And while upbeat readings on employment and economic growth helped spark an early rally Thursday, gains subsided as worries about the euro zone bubbled up.
Apparent suicide linked to webcast: New Jersey prosecutors are considering additional bias charges against two Rutgers University students accused of invading the privacy of another student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter with another man was streamed online.
Movie star Tony Curtis dead at 85: Screen legend Tony Curtis, who appeared in 150 films including, "Some Like it Hot" and "Spartacus," died Wednesday, his family said.
Amy Bishop is accused of shooting three colleagues at the University of Alabama.
An investigation into a mail bomb sent in 1993 to a Harvard professor has been closed, Massachusetts' top federal prosecutor said Thursday, following a review of the case prompted earlier this year by the arrest of former professor Amy Bishop.
Bishop faces capital murder and attempted murder charges in the shooting of six colleagues, three of whom died, during a staff meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on February 12.
Her arrest prompted several law enforcement agencies and media outlets to take a closer look at her past brushes with the law, among them her suspected involvement in the attempted mail bombing of a Harvard Medical School professor in 1993, according to The Boston Globe.
In the week since Tyler Clementi updated his Facebook page with the status, "jumping off the gw bridge sorry," web pages dedicated to the Rutgers University freshman have cast him as a victim of harassment and homophobia.
But to those who knew him in his hometown of Ridgewood, New Jersey, Clementi was a kind friend and talented violinist whose passion for music was his main focus.
BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations relating to two fires and a leak at its Texas City, Texas, oil refinery, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said Thursday.
The fires - in March 2004 and July 2005 - and the leak in August 2005 released thousands of pounds of flammable and toxic air pollutants, the EPA said.
The violations were identified during investigations after a separate incident - a March 2005 explosion and fire that killed 15 people and injured more than 170 others, the EPA said.
Life-threatening flash flooding in Cape Fear, N.C.
This radar image shows remnants of what was Tropical Storm Nicole, combined with another system, hitting North Carolina.
Life-threatening flash flooding is occurring in the Cape Fear region of southeastern North Carolina.
Wilmington, North Carolina, set an all-time 3-day rainfall total today, according to the National Weather Service. With additional rain in the forecast, September 2010 could become the wettest September on record in Wilmington. Records in Wilmington, North Carolina date back to 1871.
The 3-day, all-time record (recorded since Monday) is 19.66 inches. That shatters the old record of 19.06 inches set from September 14 through September 16, 1999, during Hurricane Floyd.
Utah runner Karl Meltzer attempts to run the entire Pony Express trail.
Since September 15, Karl Meltzer has run 782 miles.
No big deal. He's got more than 1,000 more miles to go.
The Utah runner, best known for running the entire Appalachian Trail in 54 days in 2008, has taken on his next big challenge.
Meltzer is running 2,000 miles across what was the Pony Express route, crossing the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains from Sacramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri. The Pony Express was the primary mail service for the country in the 1860s before the invention of the telegraph.
The 42-year-old is sleeping in an RV each night.
"I wanted to do something that was historic, above and beyond what anyone else has done," he said. "And you've got so much time out there. When I'm by myself, I'm constantly taking it all in, being reminded of how cool it is to do this for a living."
Meltzer's run is sponsered by Red Bull which hosts endurance and extreme-sporting events around the globe.
Meltzer has a paid crew of four people who are making sure he eats mostly fatty breakfasts and carbs and sugar throughout the day. He's running about 7 mph, 50 miles each day. A doctor checks his vitals daily.
Meltzer expects to finish the adventure in late October. You can check his progress at www.karlmeltzer.com.
There's rarely a dull moment in NBA training camp, and this year is no exception. But it hasn't been just Carmelo Anthony's yes, no, maybe free agency that's been raising eyebrows and frustrating fans. We can now toss some anger and ire toward Lakers big man Andrew Bynum. The center is stirring up a bit of controversy for having put off knee surgery so that he could head to South Africa for this year's World Cup.
"I had to have the surgery when I was ready for it," Bynum explained to ESPNLA.com. "I was coming off the emotional high of going out and winning your second championship. I just kind of needed a little me time. Me and the family. I just took it from there. I went to go see the World Cup, it was a great time for me, one of the best of my life. I got to stay on safari. And then when I got back home, I took care of business."
But Bynum's post-World Cup surgery plans hit a road block when doctors discovered that his injury was more extensive and would require a longer recovery time, pushing his return to the Lakers back to possibly November, at best.
SI.com's Nicki Jhablava will bring the latest news from the NBA in her Training Camp Buzz. While we still may have a few more weeks until the NBA's season opener, college football is in full swing with tonight's Aggies-Cowboys matchup-up and baseball playoff action.
Texas A&M Aggies vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7:30 p.m., ET) – Undefeated Texas A&M and Oklahoma State will go head-to-head in tonight's Big 12 face-off. The win would be a huge coup for either team and their Big 12 South prospects.
Former President Jimmy Carter left a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday afternoon after spending two days recovering from a gastric viral infection.
He will resume his schedule with a meeting this week in Washington, D.C., a statement from the Carter Center and MetroHealth Medical Center said.
Carter thanked his medical team for "attentive and comprehensive care" and expressed appreciation to all those who wished him well.
Carter, who turns 86 Friday, suffered stomach distress Tuesday during a flight to Cleveland, where he had planned to sign copies of his new book, "White House Diary."
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will step down Friday to run for mayor of Chicago, two sources told CNN Thursday.
Candidates for the Chicago mayoral race must gather 12,500 signatures by November 22.
'100 percent' chance for life on newly found planet?
An artist rendering shows the four inner planets of the Gliese 581 system and their host star.
Gliese 581g may be the new Earth.
A team of astronomers from the University of California and the Carnegie Institute of Washington say they've found a planet like ours, 20 light years (120 trillion miles) from Earth, where the basic conditions for life are good.
"The chances for life on this planet are 100 percent," Steven Vogt, a UC professor of astronomy and astrophysics says. "I have almost no doubt about it."
The planet is three times the size of Earth, but the gravity is similar.
Dr. Elizabeth Cunningham, planetarium astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, says the discovery is a huge deal.
"It could have liquid water on the surface," she said. "That's the first step to find life."
The Seattle-based author and "Savage Love" advice columnist has launched a YouTube channel that allows gays, lesbians and their straight allies to post messages of encouragement to young teens and tweens questioning or struggling with their sexuality. The site, launched September 15, features at least 200 videos and is part of an effort to deter gay youths from committing suicide. There have been about 500,000 views of the channel so far, with more than 6,000 people subscribing to it.
Disturbances broke out Thursday on the streets of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, as national police protested the government's cancellation of bonuses and promotions, images on the official Ecuador TV showed.
The broadcast showed mobs on the streets and clouds of black smoke coming from burning tires.
Rank-and-file police took over their headquarters, Ecuador TV said.
"We work 14 hours a day," a uniformed officer said. "We are the ones who never protest."
Said another: "One hour without police. Let's see what happens."
On the evening of September 19, Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi is believed to have sent a message by Twitter about his roommate, Tyler Clementi.
"Roommate asked for the room till midnight. I went into molly's room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay."
Ravi, 18, of Plainsboro, New Jersey, surreptitiously placed the camera in their dorm room and broadcast video of Clementi's sexual encounter on the internet, the Middlesex County prosecutor's office said. Ravi tried to use the webcam again on two days later, on September 21.
"Anyone with iChat, I dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and 12. Yes it's happening again," Ravi is believed to have tweeted.
The next day, Clementi was dead.
and cell phone were found on the bridge.
A week later, the New York City Police harbor unit recovered the body of an unidentified male from the Hudson River. Thursday, authorities were trying to determine if it was Clementi's body.
Kim Jong Un, bottom left, and his father, bottom right center, are seen with the rest of the Workers Party of Korea's central military commission.
North Korea's state news agency has released the first photo of Kim Jong Il's youngest son since he was named vice chairman of the Workers Party of Korea's central military commission.
Little is known about Kim Jong Un. Only two photos of him consistently circulate in news reports outside of North Korea because he's been kept off the radar by the North.
Kim Jong Un, who is widely expected to be the successor to North Korea's "Dear Leader," was also named to the Central Committee of the party. Earlier, during the WPK conference, the younger Kim became a four-star general, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
This photo was taken with the entire body and new leaders of the WPK at Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang reported.
The Workers Party of Korea last convened its delegates more than four decades ago.
Tony Curtis - The spokeswoman for Jamie Lee Curtis, Heidi Schaeffer, tells CNN that Tony Curtis has died. The Associated Press reports that the Clark County Coroner's office has confirmed that Curtis died at his home last night of a cardiac arrest.
Curtis starred in more than 140 major motion pictures and was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in 1958's "The Defiant Ones" with Sidney Poitier. Curtis also is known for his roles in the 1959 movie "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon and "Spartacus" in 1960 with Kirk Douglas.
Torrential rain - Tropical Storm Nicole only lasted a few hours, but its remnants, along with a stalled frontal boundary, are expected to dump heavy rain Thursday on parts of the Eastern Seaboard.
Pakistan has banned NATO supply convoys from entering Afghanistan after fighting between NATO troops and militants led to the killing of three Pakistani soldiers, according to a military official from the NATO-led command in Afghanistan.
The troops were killed when three NATO helicopters crossed from Afghanistan into Pakistani airspace early Thursday and attacked a military outpost, Pakistani security officials said. Three troops were wounded as well, the officials said.
persuade Pakistan to lift the ban. Coalition forces rely heavily on convoys from Pakistan to bring in supplies and gear.
Peter Flax: Yes, it was 1/400th of the normal limit they test for. They're talking about a trace amount of a 20-year-old asthma drug. It's a really shocking piece of news.
John Roberts: So Alberto Contador claims that it was food contamination that led to this. Are they offering any further explanation of how this food might have gotten contaminated?
Flax: No, my desk will be buzzing with all sorts of statements and press releases. I think they're holding off on that piece until the press conference in a little while. In the present anti-doping system the way its written, athletes have to take responsibility for what goes into their body. He's on the hook in that way. I have to admit like a lot of observers seeing a trace amount of such an easily detectable drug that stays so long in your system that's so old, it does make you think there's a high likelihood that there's some explanation other than a deliberate amendment for performance enhancing.
Toy manufacturer Fisher Price announced Thursday that it has recalled about 10 millions toys because they were dangerous to children.
The toy maker said it has recalled about 2.8 million of several types of baby play areas with inflatable balls because of problems with choking. It also recalled 125,000 of the toys in Canada.
The company found that a valve from the inflatable ball can come off and become a choking hazard.
Fisher Price said it knew of 46 reports where the valve came off in the U.S. and eight incidents in Canada.
"These include 14 reports of the valve found in a child's mouth and three reports of a child beginning to choke. No injuries have been reported," the company said.
More than 7 million tricycles were also being recalled over a protruding part that had cut children, the company said.


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Cape Henlopen falls to Salesianum 13-5 in boys lacrosse title game
Jun 3rd, 2017 · by Andy Walter · Comments:
DOVER — Just two goals separated Cape Henlopen High and Salesianum the last time they played.
And the Vikings had some history of standing up to the Sals in state championship games.
But second-seeded Sallies was more than up to the challenge on Saturday afternoon, netting the contest's first three goals before putting away a 13-5 victory over No. 4 Cape in the DIAA boys' lacrosse state championship game at Dover High.
The Vikings (14-5), who lost to the Sals (15-3) only 10-8 on May 12, were able to stay within striking range of Sallies for a while. Finally, though, the Sals tallied the game's final four goals to wrap up the program's ninth state crown.
It was the eighth state championhip in the past 11 seasons under coach Bob Healy, the Dover resident and Capital School District teacher.
Gregory Boyce of Cape Henlopen is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against Salesianum. Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh
"Cape's always had a great team," said Healy. "They're well-coached, they've got tough kids. It's always really a battle.
"I thought we played smart today. We hustled. We made good decisions, we picked up groundballs. We did a lot of the little things that really led to the win. And we had each other's backs. I think that was the biggest thing."
Jacob Brown of Cape Henlopen takes a shot that was blocked by Salesianum goalie Brady Emmi. Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh
Cape is the last Delaware school to beat Sallies, knocking off the Sals in the 2014 state finals. The Vikings were 2-1 in title games against Sallies, which was playing in the finals for the 11th straight year.
After falling behind 3-0, Cape closed within 5-3 on a goal from Greg Boyce with 6:52 left in the second quarter. But the Sals followed with three unanswered goals to take an 8-3 advantage into halftime.
The Vikings then got back within 9-5 on a goal from Brock Maloomian with 4:39 remaining in the third quarter. But Sallies shut them out the rest of the way.
The five goals matched a season-low for Cape.
"We made a couple mistakes early that gave them fastbreaks — which was similar to the last game," said Vikings' coach Mark D'Ambrogi. "Beyond that, I thought we had some opportunities we didn't capitalize on. It was a little bit a steamtroll effect where we didn't capitalize and they did. That let them get the momentum.
Viking sophomore Gregory Boyce scores a first quarter goal in DIAA championship game Saturday against Salesianum. Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh
"They're a complete team. They're a good team. We're a good team but I don't think you saw our best effort. We handled ourselves in a dignified and sportsmanlike manner and for that I'm very proud." Maloomian tallied three of Cape's goals with Boye and Erik-Stephane Stancofski scoring the others. Goalie Brendan Kane made eight saves for the Vikings as both squads took 28 shots.
Sallies' goalie Brady Emmi had 10 saves, including a couple stops on point-blank shots. Cooper Urban and Bradley Santore netted three goals apiece to lead the Sals.
Under Healy and assistant coach Shawn Plews, another Dover resident and teacher, Sallies has grown into a regional program. The Sals played only three Delaware teams during the regular season, facing squads from Pennslyvania, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Connecticut and Canada.
But Healy said the Sals never consider it easy to claim another state title. On Saturday, Sallies lost probably its best defender, Jimmy Blaszkow, to a foot injury early in the game.
Healy said all season the Sals just tried to go back to their blue-rollar roots.
"They're young guys and they don't really know where we were in '06 to where we are now," he said. "Our schedule prepared us for this game today, without a doubt. The guys were ready. They were fired up today."
Reach sports editor Andy Walter at walter@newszap.com


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But for a Donald Trump administration, expect guns to return to schools and teachers to defend America's next generation.
While being questioned during confirmation hearings, Donald Trump's Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos said the danger poised by "potential grizzlies" justifies keeping guns in schools.
She said this after Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) asked her to explain her position on guns and schools.
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WARSAW — A cold snap gripping Europe has killed more than 30 people in recent days, left thousands of travellers stranded in snow-covered Turkey and brought fresh misery for migrants and the homeless.
The double-digit sub-zero temperatures hit Poland particularly hard, with the mercury plummeting below minus 20°C in some regions.
Sunday was the country's worst 24 hours so far for cold-related deaths.
"Yesterday, 10 people died of cold," Poland's centre for national security (RCB) said on Monday in a statement, adding to the same number of fatalities over the preceding two days combined.
The number of hypothermia victims has reached 65 since November 1, the centre added, and local authorities issued smog alerts across Poland amid a deep freeze on Monday.
Greece and Italy have also seen fierce cold weather over the past week and in both countries several migrants died of hypothermia.
Heavy snowfall in Turkey's main city Istanbul paralysed traffic for a third straight day while the Bosphorus Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping bottlenecks, was shut due to poor visibility.
Ferry services between the European and Asian sides of the city were scrapped and schools across the city closed.
Flagship carrier Turkish Airlines said 314 flights were cancelled on Monday, with CEO Bilal Eksi telling angry passengers that snow had caused a lack of take-off and landing slots at Ataturk Airport.
Some international flights were expected to resume after 6:00pm Monday, but all domestic flights to and from the airport had been scrapped. On a normal day, it can handle more than 1,500 landings and take-offs.
Eksi earlier said over 600 flights were cancelled on Sunday and more than 10,000 travellers unable to reach Istanbul had been put up in hotels worldwide.
In the Czech Republic, six people died during the weekend, very probably of hypothermia, four of them freezing to death in Prague, media reports said.
A 68-year-old homeless man was found frozen to death in the Macedonian capital Skopje while in Serbia, the southeastern town of Sjenica saw the mercury plunge to -33°C.
"It's very difficult, especially at night," said Niamat, a 13-year-old Afghan. The temperature overnight was -15°C.
"I have been waiting here for three months and I do not know when I will be able to continue my journey," said the young migrant, who is travelling alone.
Schools were closed across cities in central Siberia on Monday but classes resumed in Moscow where the temperature rose by 7°C to -20°C.
Two people died of hypothermia in Moscow between December 31 and January 9, Russian news agencies reported.
Greece, with more than 60,000 mainly Syrian refugees on its territory, has moved many migrants to prefabricated houses and heated tents.
At the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos more than 2,500 people are living in tents, without hot water or heating, including women, children and the handicapped, said Apostolos Veizis from the charity Doctors Without Borders.
He said there were more than 300 people in a similar situation on the island of Samos.
In Italy, the cold snap claimed two more lives: an 82-year-old man who died in a house without heating near the southern city of Brindisi and a 78-year-old man in a village in northern Sicily.


Almost one million people have been forced to evacuate their homes in China as a deadly typhoon approaches.
A day earlier, the storm lashed Taiwan dumping 100 inches of rain in just 24 hours. It caused the island's worst flooding in half a century.
Twenty-nine people were missing in southern Taiwan and a woman was killed when her vehicle plunged into a ditch in Kaohsiung county on Friday.
The building of Hotel Chin Shuai (above) lies collapsed in floodwater.


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HomeNewsSaskatchewan provides additional details on updated safe to school plan
Saskatchewan provides additional details on updated safe to school plan
By Nikita Ganovicheff
Monday, Aug. 17th, 2020
Premier Scott Moe, in a file photo. [Photo: Government of Saskatchewan]
Premier Scott Moe has outlined new measures in Saskatchewan's updated return-to-school plan.
In a social media update on August 15th, Moe announced $40 million in funding to help school divisions prepare for the new reopening date of September 8th.
Moe says delaying the start date for schools will help give teachers more time to learn the protocols, ensure classrooms are configured properly and hold meetings with parents virtually to discuss the return to classrooms.
The money comes from the $200 million provincial COVID-19 contingency fund and will be split three ways. Half of the 40 million will go towards school division's staffing and sanitization costs. School divisions will have to apply for the funding.
Funds can be used to hire additional staff to reduce classroom sizes, but Moe says only in exceptional circumstances.
An additional $10 million is available for non-classroom options, such as distance learning, for immunocompromised and medically fragile students. Another $10 million is set aside for Ministry of Education to buy masks, personal protective equipment and other supplies.
Moe also announced that the province will be increasing testing in September. The province is looking to have 4,000 tests done per day by the beginning of the month.
"We know that key to our success in the fight against COVID in Saskatchewan has been very aggressive testing and subsequent contact tracing. As we moved through the stages of the Re-open Saskatchewan Plan we have increased testing. We have opened it up to anyone who wanted to test. Increasing testing capacity has been vital in our Re-open Saskatchewan Plan."
He also outlined a specific process for testing in schools. Students with parental consent will be able to take part in randomized voluntary testing at their school. Schools will be selected based on factors such as student population and an outbreak or surge in cases in the community.
Routine childhood vaccination will also have the option to test for COVID-19 if parental consent is given.
Priority testing will be given to teachers and school staff in the coming days and finalized school-specific plans are expected to be put up online by August 26th.


Tokina launched the FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF lens for Sony E mount just prior to Photokina this year, and has announced that the lens will go on sale at the end of January. The wide-angle lens features three super-low dispersion elements alongside a pair of aspherical elements, an F2 to F22 aperture range, and a nine-blade diaphragm. In addition to full-frame Sony E mount cameras, this lens can also be used with APS-C models.
According to Tokina, its new FiRIN lens supports in-camera assist functions, and includes both manual focus up to a minimum 11-inch distance and aperture control. The lens sports a multi-layer coating for minimizing ghosting and lens flare, as well as printed distance and depth of field scales on the lens barrel.
The lens is slated for release on January 27 with a retail price of ¥108,000. Pre-orders are available through B&H Photo for $799.


This is a dish from Buddhist priest and shojin-ryori chef, Genbo Nishikawa, who is the abbot of Torin-in temple in Kyoto. This recipe is a seasonal dish that is enjoyed during late spring when fresh hijiki is available, but it works just fine if you use dried hijiki.
1) Wrap the tofu in a cloth and squeeze firmly, then place the tofu in a suribachi (earthenware mortar for grinding).
2) Peel the yamato-imo, grate it and add it to the tofu. Mix well.
3) Chop up the hijiki and add it to the bowl with the yamato-imo and tofu. Mix lightly.
4) Using a wooden pestle or some such, roll over the abura-age several times, then cut the pieces in half lengthwise.
5) Divide the mixture in the bowl into 8 portions and stuff each of the tofu pockets. Secure by tying the kanpyo in two places. The yamato-imo tends to swell up, so don't overstuff the pockets.
7) Turn off the heat and place the rolls in individual serving dishes. Cut the rolls in half to serve.