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Militants of the communist armed struggle in Italy fallen in combat or in prison, underground life or exile 1972-2009
GIANGIACOMO FELTRINELLI: The first comrade to lose his life, during an action with explosives. On March 15th 1972, in the Milan suburb of Segrate. Leader of the GAP. Forty six years old. Born in Milan. Publisher.
LUCA MANTINI: Killed by the carabinieri in a ambush following a bank expropriation in Florence on October 29th 1974. Militant of the Armed Proletarian Nuclei (NAP). 28 years old, born in Florence, former student, already incarcerated for acts of struggle. Underground militant.
SERGIO ROMEO: Killed with Luca Mantini on October 29th 1974. Militant of the NAP, 30 years old, born in Avellino, worker, already incarcerated for extra-legal activities and acts of struggle. Underground militant.
BRUNO VALLI: Arrested for an expropriation in Argelato, he is found hung a few days later in Modena Prison on December 9th 1974. Militant of the area of Autonomy. 26 years old, born in Rodero, metal worker.
GIUSEPPE VITALIANO PRINCIPE: Killed while making a bomb on March 11th, 1975. Militant of the NAP, 23 years old, born in Castellamare di Stabia (Naples), student.
GIOVANNI TARAS: Militant of the NAP, killed while placing a bomb at the Aversa prison (Naples) on May 22nd 1975. 22 years old, born in Turin, worker, extra-legal.
MARGHERITA CAGOL: Mara is killed in combat with the police during the police search for the BR detained capitalist Gancia on June 5th 1975 in the province of Alessandria. Leader and founder of the Red Brigades. Born in Trento, former university researcher, 30 years old. Clandestine militant.
ANNAMARIA MANTINI: Killed in a police ambush in Rome on July 8th 1975. Leader of the Armed Proletarian Nuclei. 22 years old, born in Florence. Sister of LUCA, student.
MARIO SALVI: Shot in the back by police after an action against the Ministry of Justice on April 7th 1976. Militant of the Comitati Autonomi Operai. 21 years old, born in Rome, worker.
MARTINO ZICCHITELLA: Killed in a NAP action against a ministerial director of the prison sector in Rome on December 14th 1976. Militant of the NAP and a recognized leader in the prison struggles. 40 years old, born in Marsala. Proletarian expropriator.
WALTER ALASIA: Killed in combat with the police on December 15th, 1976 in Milan. Militant of the BR, 20 years old, worker.
ANTONIO LO MUSCIO: Executed by the police while disarmed in Rome on the 1st of July 1977. Militant of the NAP, 27 years old, worker, previously incarcerated, underground militant.
ROMANO TOGNINI: Militant of Front Line (PL) killed following the expropriation of an armory in Tradate on July 19th 1977. 40 years old, bank employee, born in Milan.
ATTILIO DI NAPOLI: Killed accidentally during bomb manufacture on August 4th, 1977 in Turin. Militant of AR (Revolutionary Action), 24 years old, born in Milan, worker.
ALDO MARIN PINONES: Killed in the same incident. Militant of AR, 24 years old, factory worker, political refugee from Chile.
ROCCO SARDONE: Died accidentally while carrying out a bomb attack in Turin on October 30th 1977 as part of the international wave of solidarity actions following the murder of the comrades in Stammheim. Militant of the area of autonomy. 22 years old, born in Tricarico, worker.
ROBERTO RIGOBELLO: Killed by police during an expropriation in Bologna on May 4th 1978. Militant of the area of autonomy. 21 years old, born in Bologna, metal worker.
FRANCESCO GIURI: Killed during an expropriation in Lissone on June 9th, 1978. Militant of the Comitati Comunisti Rivoluzionari (CO.CO.RI). 25 years old, born in Milan, steel worker.
ROBERTO CAPONE: Killed in the attack on the prosecutor Calvosa in Frosinone, on November 8th, 1978. Militant of the Communist Combatant Formations (FCC). 24 years old, born in Milan, student.
BARBARA AZZARONI: Executed by the police together with Matteo Caggegi in Turin on the 28th of February. Militant of Front Line, 29 years old, born in Rimini, primary school teacher.
MATTEO CAGGEGI: Executed together with Barbara Azzaroni, 20 years old, born in Catania, PL militant. Fiat worker.
MARIA ANTONIETTA BERNA: Accidentally killed while making a bomb with two other comrades in Thiene (Vicenza) on April 11th 1979, 22 years old, born in Thiene, temporary worker. Militant of the CPV.
ANGELO DEL SANTO: Killed in the same accident. Also a militant of the CPV, 24 years old, born in Chiuppano (Vicenza). Factory worker.
ALBERTO GRAZIANI: Killed in the same accident-which occurs during the militant response to the massive roundup of April 7th resulting in the imprisonment of thirty comrades and hundreds of police searches throughout Italy. Also a militant of the CPV. 25 years old, born in Thiene. Student.
LORENZO BORTOLI: Kills himself in prison on June 19th 1979. He was the partner of Maria Berna. The abuse inflicted by the police at such a difficult time is fatal for him. Militant of the CPV, 25 years old, born in Vicenza. Designer.
LUIGI MASCAGNI: Dies accidentally during the transport of weapons in Milan on June 27th 1979. Militant of the area of autonomy, 24 years old born in Bologna, soccer coach.
FABRIZIO PELLI: Dies of leukemia in a Milan prison on August 8th 1979. He is held in strict isolation till his last moments. Historic militant of the BR. 27 years old, born in Reggio Emilia. Works as a waiter until he goes underground.
SALVATORE CINIERI: Stabbed to death in prison by a criminal inmate in the Turin prison on September 27th 1979. 29 years old, born in Grottaglie. Militant of AR, a worker who had previously spent a long time in prison.
FRANCESCO BERARDI: Kills himself in the Cuneo special prison on October 24th 1979. BR militant, 30 years old, born in Terlizzi. Steel worker.
ROBERTO PAUTASSO: Killed in a firefight during a attack on a factory in Rivoli on the 14th of December 1979. 21 years old, militant of Worker's Autonomy. Born in Val di Susa, metal worker.
GIOVANNI MARIO BITTI: Executed by the police during an assault on a meeting of militants in Sa Janna Bassa on the 17th of December 1979. Working class militant. 34 years old, born in Sassari. Shepherd.
FRANCESCO MASALA: Executed by police in the same attack. Working class militant. 31 years old born in Orune. Works as a shepherd before going underground. Both Bitti and Masala are associated with a tendency working to develop armed struggle in Sardinia in coordination with the BR.
LORENZO BETASSA: Executed in the via Fracchia massacre in Genoa on March 28th 1980. Militant and leader of the BR. 28 years old, born in Turin. Fiat worker and union delegate then goes underground.
RICCARDO DURA: Also killed in via Fracchia. BR militant, 30 years old, born in Messina but lived most of his life in Genoa. Sailor, then goes underground.
ANNAMARIA LUDMAN: Also killed in via Fracchia. BR militant, born in Genoa, 33 years old. Factory employee.
PIETRO PANCIARELLI: Fourth victim of the via Fracchia massacre. BR militant, 25 years old, Lancia worker, then goes underground. Born in Turin.
EDOARDO ARNALDI: Killed when the police arrive to arrest him (he was ill) in Genoa on the 19th of April. 55 years old, attorney who had worked with Red Aid.
CLAUDIO PALLONE: Killed during an expropriation in Frosinone, on the 13th of November, 1980. Militant of the Movimento Comunista Rivoluzionario. Born in Rome, 26 years old.
ARNALDO GENOINO: Killed in the same expropriation. Also a militant of the MCR. 34 years old, born in Rome.
WALTER PEZZOLI: Executed by a police special unit in a street encounter, in Milan, on the 11th of December 1980. Militant of the Walter Alasia Column of the Red Brigades (BR-CWA). Typographer, 23 years old, born in Rho, Previously incarcerated, operating underground.
ROBERTO SERAFINI: Executed in the same encounter. Militant of the BR-CWA, 26 years old. Born in Genoa, journalist, operating underground.
ALBERTO BUONOCONTO: Commits suicide in his parent's home while serving a remitted sentence on December 20th, in Naples, as a result of the abuse he suffered while incarcerated. Militant of the NAP. 27 years old, born in Naples, student, incarcerated since 1975.
GIANFRANCO FAINA: Dies of cancer, while serving a remitted sentence on February 11th 1981. 46 years old. Founding militant of AR. Born in Genoa, university professor.
GIORGIO SOLDATI: Killed by militants of other combatant organizations in the Cuneo special prison on December 10th 1981. Former militant of PL, 35 years old, born in Rivoli (Turin), construction worker then goes underground.
LUCIO DI GIACOMO: Killed in a gun battle following an expropriation in Siena on the 21st of January 1982. Militant of the COLP. 24 years old, born in Enna, metal worker in Turin, then goes underground.
UMBERTO CATABIANI: Dies of a gunshot wounds after an encounter with a counter-terrorist special unit on the 24th of May, 1982 in Pisa. Militant and leader of the BR-PCC (Red Brigades-Combatant Communist Party). Sentenced in absentia to 26 years in prison for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Brig. Gen. James Dozier. Born in Pietrasanta, employee, previously incarcerated for four years then goes underground.
ROCCO POLIMENI: Commits suicide while underground in Milan at a moment of crisis on June 10th, 1982. Militant of the COLP, 26 years old,born in Reggio Calabria, computer technician.
STEFANO FERRARI: Executed by the police when they surprise a meeting with two other comrades who are seriously injured, in Milan on the 31st of July 1982. Militant of the BR-CWA, 25 years old, born in Milan, technician of the SNAM (large factory) and union delegate.
MAURIZIO BISCARO: Falls from the roof of a building during a police raid in the suburbs of Milan on the 13th of November 1982. Militant of the BR-CWA, 25 years old, born in Milan. Temporary worker then goes underground.
GAETANO SAVA: Executed by a police counter-guerrilla unit on September 17th, 1983 in Milan. Anarchist who participates in the support network which is lead by the COLP. 30 years old, born in Belpasso. Small business owner.
CIRO RIZZATO: Killed by police in a shootout following a Paris bank expropriation on October 15th 1983. Militant of the COLP. 22 years old, born in Milan, artisan, then goes underground.
MANFREDI DI STEFANO: Dies in prison in Udine on April 6th 1984. Militant of the 28th of March Brigade. 27 years old, born in Salerno, factory worker.
LAURA BARTOLINI: Killed by a jeweler during an expropriation in Bologna, on the 14th of December 1984. Militant of the area of autonomy. 29 years old, born in Bologna, employee.
ANTONIO GUSTINI: Killed during a raid on an armored car in Rome on December 14th 1984. Militant of the BR-PCC. Railroad worker then goes underground. Born in Rome, 28 years old.
PIETRO GRECO (PEDRO): Executed by a counter-guerrilla special unit, on March 9th 1985. Militant of the area of autonomy. 38 years old, born in Reggio Calabria. Teacher, then goes underground.
WILMA MONACO: Killed during a attack on a government adviser by the BR-UCC in Rome, on February 2nd 1986. Militant of the BR-UCC, 28 years old, born in Rome, employee, then goes underground.
DARIO BERTAGNA: Commits suicide in the Busto Arsizio prison on July 17th, 1988. Militant of the Reparti Comunisti d'Attacco (RCA). Born in Comerio, 38 years old, factory employee.
GINO LIVERANI: Dies of illness in exile in Managua (Nicaragua) in 1988. Militant in the BR. 56 years old, born in Ravenna, shop owner, previously incarcerated.
PAOLO SIVIERI: Commits suicide while under house arrest following a long period in prison, in Rovigo, on the 25th of January 1989. Militant of the BR, 35 years old, born in Castelmassa, academic.
NICOLA GIANCOLA: Dies of a heart attack in prison in Milan, January 22nd 1992. Militant of the BR-CWA, worker, born in Teramo, 41 years old.
ERMANNO FAGGIANI: Killed during an expropriation in Barcelona, on March 17th, 1993. 37 years old, former militant of the BR. Born in Udine, farm and factory worker, previously incarcerated.
CARLO PULCINI: Dies of cancer, while serving a suspended sentence in Turin on March 23rd, 1992. Militant of the BR-PCC, 50 years old, born in Viterbo, worker.
CLAUDIO CARBONE: Dies in Lauro prison on July 30th 1993. Former militant of the NAP, 46 years old, born in Asmara. Extra-legal and prisoner for many years.
SERGIO SPAZZALI: Dies in Miramas (France) on January 1994, Militant of the Cellule pour la constitution du PCC. 58 years old, born in Trieste, attorney, incarcerated on numerous occasions including as a result of his involvement in Red Aid.
ALESSANDRA D'AGOSTINI: Dies in exile in Paris, in August 1994. Former militant of the BR, 47 years old, born in Turin, teacher.
GERMANO MACCARI: Dies in the Rebibbia-Rome prison in 2001. Former militant of the BR, artisan, imprisoned on many occasions.
MARIO GALESI: Dies in combat with the police, in Arezzo, on March 2nd 2003. Militant and leader of the BR-PCC, 36 years old, worker, previously incarcerated, operating underground.
DIANA BLEFARI MELAZZI: Commits suicide October 31st 2009 in Rebibbia prison. Militant of the BR-PCC, 41 years old.


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NWHL hands out hardware, Boston Pride sweep awards
Posted on March 20, 2016 by Jen Neale
A huge thank you goes out to @UNHWildcats for letting us host the #NWHLAwards at the Whittemore Center today 🏒❤ pic.twitter.com/gIousoYwsH
— NWHL (@NWHL) March 20, 2016
Just over a week after handing out the first Isobel Cup, the NWHL gave out their regular season awards.
The NWHL, with limited monetary resources, opted to present their first awards via social media. Here is a rundown of the winners, the nominees, who voted for what, and my ballot.
Regular Season Champions – Boston Pride
The Connecticut Whale led the NWHL nearly the entire season. Their stumble towards the end of the regular season coincided with the Pride's seven game win streak. Boston finished the season 14-3-1 with a plus-36 goal differential.
Regular Season Leading Scorer – Hilary Knight, Boston Pride
Knight is a big reason the NWHL exists, so it's fitting she'd take home the scoring prize. The forward led the league in goals (15), assists (18), and overall points (33) in 17 games played.
NWHL Foundation Award & NWHL Perseverance Award – Denna Laing, Boston Pride
In the worst moment, Denna Laing became the face of the NWHL as she was stretchered off the ice in the Women's Outdoor Classic. News of her significant spine injury united the sports community. The Pride rallied around Denna as they went on to win the Isobel Cup, and celebrated with her through Facetime on the ice.
Laing has been a beacon of hope and positivity throughout her rehabilitation. Earlier in the week, she tweeted pictures of two huge moments: meeting Jake Gyllenhaal and STANDING!
I had an awesome St. Patrick's Day, hope you did too! #HappyStPatricksDay 🍀 pic.twitter.com/t34hgteuD6
— Denna Laing (@dlaing14) March 17, 2016
The NWHL Foundation Award is "Awarded to the player most actively applying the core values of hockey to her community as well as growing and improving hockey culture." Also nominated: Tatiana Rafter, Buffalo Beauts, Anya Battaglino, Connecticut Whale, and Jenny Scrivens, New York Riveters. The ballot was determined by the NWHL Players Association (NWHLPA), and fans were given the vote for the winner.
The NWHL Perseverance Award is "Awarded to the player who most exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to her sport." The award was a write-in vote by the NWHL Writers Group. The voters were contacted by the league and given the opportunity to vote. Finalists included: Meghan Duggan, Buffalo Beauts; Anya Battaglino, Connecticut Whale; and Kelley Steadman, Buffalo Beauts.
I had a feeling Laing would get the Foundation Award, so I voted for Brianne McLaughlin of the Buffalo Beauts. Her coaches told her that she needed to turn her play around in December or she wouldn't be starting another game. She rose to the challenge. Plus, the woman drives three hours from Pittsburgh to practice and play with the team on the weekends.
NWHL Best Defenseman – Gigi Marvin, Boston Pride
This award was likely influenced by the playoffs. Marvin was the highest scoring defenseman on the Pride with 7 points in 4 games.
Also nominated: Emily Pfalzer, Buffalo Beauts; Kacey Bellamy, Boston Pride; Kaleigh Fratkin, Connecticut Whale; Kira Dosdall, New York Riveters; and Megan Bozek, Buffalo Beauts. The winner was voted on by the NWHL Writers Group.
My vote went to Kacey Bellamy. In the regular season, she created more offense for her team, and had the best numbers Corsi-wise. Marvin is right there with her, but Bellamy is just slightly better.
NWHL Best Goaltender – Brittany Ott, Boston Pride
Also nominated: Brianne McLaughlin, Buffalo Beauts; Jaimie Leonoff, Connecticut Whale; Jenny Scrivens, New York Riveters; Nicole Stock, Connecticut Whale; and Nana Fujimoto, New York Riveters. The winner was determined by the NWHL Writers Group.
My vote went for Ott, too.
Simply put, she was the most consistent goaltender and had the best team in front of her. When she was tested, which wasn't often when compared to her opponents, she stood up. She ended the regular season with a 13-1-0 record, 1.94 GAA and .925 SV%.
Put Ott behind another team with less skilled defensemen and we may have a different story.
Most Valuable Player – Brianna Decker, Boston Pride
The NWHL defines its MVP as "… the player considered most valuable to her team." Pretty simple. Voting for the award took place via write-in ballot from the NWHLPA. Runners up for the award were: Kelley Steadman, Buffalo Beauts; Emily Pfalzer, Buffalo Beauts; and Hilary Knight, Boston Pride.
While this is a regular season award, the playoffs may have had something to do with the win. During the regular season Decker was second to her co-captain Knight in the main scoring categories. Decker won the playoff MVP after posting 9 points in four games, which included a hat trick.
If I had a vote for MVP, it would have gone to Steadman. She is a practice squad (i.e. non-salaried) player for the Beauts due to her commitment as Director of Hockey Operations at Robert Morris University. The team gets a visible life whenever she is in the lineup. Despite playing in seven LESS games than the league-leading Knight, she stayed in the top five scoring in the league with 20 points in 10 games.
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Example of a RA radius belt with a extra link in the middle to fit a smaller turning radius.
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RA radius belts are used in production processes with temperatures of -196ºC to +275ºC.
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As shown below the RA radius belt can be executed e.g. with flights or special cross rods. The belt is to use as a support belt for plastic or metal filtration belts too.
d : Preferred diameter spiral wire: 1 – 1,2 -1,4 – 1,5 or 1,6 mm 19 – 18 – 17 – or 16 Gauge s : Each pitch of the spiral mesh between 3,2 and 12,7 can be selected. Preferred spiral wire pitch: 3,2 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 6,35 – 7 – 8 or 12,7 mm 96 – 72 – 60 – 50 – 48 – 42 – 36 or 24 spiral windings / foot BW : Belt width (outside/overall) Belts widths are available on demand R : R = q x BW = 1.1 x BW (Nominal radius around which the belt can be rotated). Nominal radius around which the belt can be rotated. The chain link in the middle is positioned exactly in the centre of the belt.
SPECIAL Within certain limits, the rotating radius R can be adapted to specific requirements by positioning the chain link in the middle off-centre of the belt.
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A RA radius belt in a curve conveyor system has to be supported and driven the same as in straight conveyors, with this difference that the RA-FD belt with the link in the middle has the driving sprockets positioned in the inside link and the middle link. The turning radius of the RA radius belt can be 1.1, 1.7 or 2.2 x the belt width. The infeed and outfeed lenght of the curve conveyor has to be straight and ca. 1,5 x belt width. To give the belt some clearance, it is to be advised to give the belt at the outside a space of ca. 50 mm towards the frame work.
A RA radius belt in a spiral conveyor is the most common. A spiral conveyor is more or less a special curve conveyor with a take-up drive in the straight part and a driven inner drum driving the belt on friction. The take-up drive gives the belt a controlled (low) tension. Because he cylindrical drum drives the belt on friction it will run a little faster as the belt. Because a spiral conveyor normally has a lot of running metres, a special section has to be installed to effect elongation of the belt (due to different temperatures and product load).
The UP-S and UP-EL profiles are normally available on bars of 3 mtr or 6 mtr and on rolls The UP-HD profiles are normally available on bars of 3 or 6 mtr.


Home›Fashion›New Balance to sue Karl Lagerfeld?
Hypebeast through TMZ is reporting that New Balance plans on Suing Karl Lagerfeld over a logo Karl has recently used for his designer footwear collection. The logo at fault, which is shown in the featured image above, bears a similar appearance to New Balances classic "N" logo, particularly when you look at how the logo is placed and angled. Additionally the entire shoe somewhat looks like the New Balance 420 model, so we can see why NB is a little perturbed. We'll let you know how this case unfolds.


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The Rural Municipality of Clayton No. 333 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and  Division No. 4.

History
The RM of Clayton No. 333 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
 Norquay

Villages
 Hyas

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets
 Swan Plain

Localities
 Arabella
 Danbury
 Stenen

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Clayton No. 333 had a population of  living in  of its  total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Clayton No. 333 recorded a population of  living in  of its  total private dwellings, a  change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2016.

Attractions
 Sturgis Station House Museum
 Fort Pelly National Historic Site
 Prairie National Wildlife Area
 Sturgis & District Regional Park

Government
The RM of Clayton No. 333 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Duane Hicks while its administrator is Rhonda Bellefeuille. The RM's office is located in Hyas.

Transportation
 Saskatchewan Highway 8
 Saskatchewan Highway 9
 Saskatchewan Highway 49
 Saskatchewan Highway 650
 Saskatchewan Highway 662
 Saskatchewan Highway 753
 Canadian National Railway

See also
List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

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Tolmachevo Aviation Hub Development Strategy Is Presented At the Meeting with the Participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation in Novosibirsk
The issues of development of airport Tolmachevo was discussed during the working trip of Deputy Chairman of RF Government Maxim Akimov in Novosibirsk area.
The key point of Maxim Akimov's program was a meeting in the regional Government devoted to the development of the road transport industry in the region. The meeting was attended by Minister of transport of the Russian Federation Evgeniy Dietrich, Plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Siberian Federal district Sergey Menyaylo and acting Governor of the Novosibirsk region Andrey Travnikov.
Photo from the website of the government of the Novosibirsk region www.nso.ru
On the eve of the meeting in Moscow, a working meeting of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the head of the Novosibirsk region Andrey Travnikov took place. During the meeting, the head of state stressed the importance of the development of the Novosibirsk aviation hub, joint efforts with the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation to modernize the airport and terminal infrastructure of Tolmachevo Airport.
Addressing the participants of the meeting, the head of the region noted the key role of the Novosibirsk transport hub in the modern transport scheme of the country, as well as in the strategy of spatial development of Russia, which is being created today, and also the head of the region voiced the priority issues of the transport sector for the development of the region. Among the important issues Andrei Travnikov mentioned the development of Tolmachevo Airport and the development of air transport hub in Novosibirsk.
Minister of transport of the Russian Federation Evgeniy Dietrich, assessing the transport system of the region, noted that Tolmachevo airport has the potential for the development of both passenger and freight traffic and has all the opportunities to become one of the largest aviation hubs.
During the meeting, the General Director of Tolmachevo Airport JSC Evgeniy Yankilevich and the General Director of S7 Group Anton Eremin presented a joint report, in which they announced the results of cooperation between the airport and the airline and the prospects for the development of the aviation hub in Novosibirsk. In addition, they discussed proposals to improve the efficiency of the state program of subsidizing regional transport in the framework of subsidized regional flights under the Government of the Russian Federation Decree No. 1242.
Evgeniy Yankilevich noted that public-private partnership, implemented by shareholders and authorities within the framework of the Tolmachevo airport development, will ensure the interests of the state in many issues, including the solution of the problems of the development of the main infrastructure and the transit potential of the Russian Federation in global markets.
"The reconstruction of the airport complex Tolmachevo within the state program "development of the transport system" and a comprehensive plan for the modernization and expansion of the main infrastructure of the Russian Federation until 2024 will also allow the airport to expand its capabilities and prepare to serve 10 million passengers a year," — Evgeniy Yankilevich said
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov and transport Minister Evgeniy Dietrich got acquainted with the infrastructure and the scheme of long-term development of Tolmachevo airport until 2023.
NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport is the largest air hub in Russia east of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity of domestic terminal makes up to 1,800 passengers per hour, while the international terminal capacity — up to 1,300 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways of ICAO I and II Categories. Passenger traffic at the airport exceeded 5 million passengers in 2017.


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"Through Starlight, Dying" - My first collection of stories
"Through Starlight, Dying" is my first collection. It features 31 stories previously published in a variety of venues, and for many stories this is their first time in print (paperback). I'm putting a link on my website www.dadamico.com for those interested in purchasing an autographed copy straight from the author. Please, if you purchase one of these volumes, rate me on Amazon or wherever you can. Honesty is appreciated, but praise is best.
Delve into future where a young activist must make a choice between the lesser of two evils while purposely infecting an entire population with a potentially lethal virus.
Then, join two lonely people sharing comfort and cocoa during a long post-apocalyptic winter.
An unwary repairman gets entangled in the consequences of domestic abuse when he discovers the local waste unit is being used outside of its intended purposes, and read a humorous tale of greed, and where gunpowder really comes from.
A clockwork hero struggles to convince an old hermit to unleash a mechanical army and save a young prince, while a woman seeks redemption and the return of a lost love in a last contact scenario with creatures who may be too alien to care
Even recurring death cannot stop a man searching for clues to an alien intelligence from finding the meaning of his own identity, and the heat of passion quickly turns into the heat of decay for a confused young woman.
A man struggles with the passage of time from within a failed experimental chamber, but receives some very clever help, as a beloved children's character thirsts for vengeance in the days after Alice...
This is just a sampling of the thirty-one tales of twisted and intense fiction that lay inside...
"Through Starlight, Dying" on Amazon


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State Assembly Ed Committee flunks attendance at English Language Learner roundtable
By Kelly Vaughan Sep 25, 2008, 10:00am EDT
"I'm trying to encourage more of our rank-and-file committee members to … show up at these hearings. We have 31 people on the committee and 3 members [are here]," State Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan said Tuesday at the Assembly's Standing Committee on Education's Roundtable on the Educational Needs of English Language Learners (ELLs).
Nolan chairs the education committee and moderated the roundtable; she was joined by Assembly Members Carmen Arroyo of the Bronx and Daniel O'Donnell of Manhattan.
Source: ##http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oms.nysed.gov%2Fpress%2Fdocuments%2FGradrates06-07FINAL.ppt&ei=bdraSKS3Doya8wTJot2eBQ&usg=AFQjCNF3tbdHe1KAOJWMFAsVIKt71FeeVw&sig2=-ZPB6JI48-JLrFy8UdQUCQ##New York State Graduation Rates 06-07 Presentation##
J. Zubrzycki
Although overall graduation rates have increased statewide, they have declined among English Language Learners; the city's four year graduation rate for ELLs was 23.5% in 2007. And 76% of New York State's ELLs live in the city. Yet among those education committee members who did not attend the roundtable were Barbara Clark of Queens; Ruben Diaz, Jr., Aurelia Greene, and Michael Benedetto of the Bronx; and James Brennan, Karim Camara, and Alan Maisel of Brooklyn.
Assemblyman Camara's office said he was not notified of the roundtable until the last minute. A spokesperson for Assemblyman Benedetto said that he had "other commitments" but could not be more specific, and Assemblyman Maisel also cited scheduling conflicts.
Maisel told me, "I spent 30 years of my life in the public schools as a teacher and a principal and this has been a problem for a long time…. Obviously there's a lot more that needs to be done to improve [ELL graduation] rates."
Other Assembly members have not gotten back to me since I contacted them yesterday.
Is low attendance at such events a pattern? It's hard to tell, according to ReformNY, the blog of the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law:
Committee attendance for meetings or hearings is virtually unknown because, even if recorded, it's not readily accessible to the public. This is part of a larger problem of a general lack of transparency and accountability in the state legislature. As the process exists today, constituents are left in the dark about the working habits—or lack thereof—of their representatives. Like you and I were subject to in school, attendance should be taken and should be published on the web immediately.
More on the substance of the roundtable to come.


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Making it Easier for Northern Job Creators to Find Skilled Workers
The Ontario Government is making it easier for businesses in the North to attract top talent and skilled workers from around the world.
Effective today, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has been improved to ensure the province is able to attract the skills and talent needed to build the province's labour force and grow the economy. The changes also support entrepreneurship and address labour shortages in Northern Ontario.
The OINP allows Ontario to nominate economic immigrants for permanent residence to fill talent gaps and support economic growth. It helps drive economic development by helping Ontario businesses to meet specific labour needs that cannot be met locally, particularly in the North where there are unique challenges when it comes to filling skills gaps.
"Our government is committed to making Northern Ontario open for business and open for jobs," said Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli. "That is why we are taking swift action to achieve our goals, so businesses can grow and create good jobs. By tailoring economic immigration for regions with specific labour needs, such as Northern Ontario, we are helping the economy with the right talent at the right time."
Changes to the OINP that will support businesses in the North include:
Expanding Worker Types: The government has heard from employers and communities in the North and across the province about their needs. In response, effective today, new occupations have been added to the OINP's In-Demand Skills Stream to include transport truck drivers and personal support workers.
Attracting Entrepreneurs: The Entrepreneur Stream is designed for people outside Canada who want to start a business or buy an existing business in Ontario. To make this more attractive to job creators, and compete with comparable jurisdictions, effective today, the threshold of investment needed has been lowered from $1 million to $600,000 in the GTA and from $500,000 to $200,000 outside the GTA. The threshold for investment in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector is $200,000 across the province. Ontario has also changed the net worth threshold and fine-tuned the applicant screening process to ensure Ontario is attracting the best businesses and entrepreneurs.
In addition to these improvements, the government is recruiting even more skilled talent in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector. This new OINP opportunity will, in collaboration with industry, identify and target people with the technological skills needed to make Ontario's ICT sector even more successful.
"Connecting Northern businesses with talented workers is important," said Fedeli. "Improvements to the OINP help lay the foundation for a strong economy that will benefit both workers and job creators. We are creating a streamlined and cost-effective open for business climate that will help companies invest, innovate and grow right here in Ontario."
For more information on these and other changes, visit Ontario's Regulatory Registry.
According to a 2016 study by the Trucking Alliance of Canada, the industry will be short 34,000 drivers by 2024. One company in Northern Ontario reported having 20 trucks sitting idle in 2018 due to a lack of drivers.
Immigration is a shared jurisdiction in Canada between the federal government and the provinces and territories. Ontario has the largest nominee program in the country with an allocation of 6,650 in 2019, plus an additional 250 nominations specifically for National Occupational Classification level C jobs that usually require high school and/or job-specific training.
Ontario has asked the federal government for an increase to its nomination allocation in 2019 and expect to begin discussions for 2020 nomination allocation soon to ensure Ontario can meet demand for the program, especially in regions like the North.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
2019 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Updates


Listed below is a list of different adaptive technologies for public use on computers located in the Talking Book Library Service area located at the Main Library of the Worcester Public Library.
The Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) provides translation and formatting facilities to automate the process of converting text from regular print to Braille (and vice versa). The application also provices word-processing facilities for working directly in Braille as well as in print. DBT creates highly accurate un-contracted Braille (Grade 1) or contracted Braille (Grade 2) for personal letters, office memos, teaching materials, bus schedules, signs compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA and more.
Duxbury Braille translation software allows anyone who may or may not be Braille literate to translate text to Braille. The program displays the Braille translation for review and allows the user to select a line of Braille and see the text. Afte review, the Braille file can be saved, printed on a normal page printer and/or embossed on a Braille printer. Output on a normal page printer does not result in raised dots, but does produce raised dot-like images, which are useful for sighted individuals to preview Braille output.
Kurzweil 1000 is reading software that makes printed or electronic text accessible to people who are blind or have limited vision. It combines accessibility, communication and productivity tools to ease and enhance a reading, writing and learning experience. Using Optical Character Recognition and Text to Speech technology combined with a unique audible user interface, Kurzweil 1000 converts the printed word into speech. The software speaks text aloud in a variety of natural-sounding voices that can be modified to suit individual preferences.
Users can scan in books, articles, printed letters, bills and advertisements, almost anything that fits on a scanner, so the information can be quickly read aloud. The text can be saved for future reference and modification. Kurzweil 1000 is easy to use for beginners, yet powerful and flexible for advanced users.
Kurzweil 3000 is reading, writing, and learning software for students. The software uses a multi-sensory approach, presenting printed or electronic text on the computer screen with added visual and audible accessibility. Kurzweil 3000 incorporates features such as decoding, study skills, writing and test taking tools designed to adapt to each individual's learning style.
Kurzweil 3000 provides students the tools they need to improve their reading speed and comprehension, plus a suite of features that make it possible for them to learn and study independently. It has helped improve their academic experience, their ability to function effectively in the workplace, as well as the quality of their daily lives. For students who have difficulty physically accessing curriculum materials, Kurzweil 3000 provides a digital means of engaging with text and can support students who use alternative methods for accessing the computer.
A Braille embosser produces a text document in Grade 1 or Grade 2 Braille. Specialized software (e.g. Duxbury Braille Translator) is needed to translate text from a computer into Braille. Two computers in the Talking Book Library are equipped to print to a VersaPoint embosser or to a Juliet Pro embosser.
The VersaPoint produces Braille on single sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" special-weight computer Braille paper, while the Juliet Pro produces inter-point Braille on both sides at once of an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of computer Braille paper. It has a speed of 55 characters per second, two-sided 56-character lines, graphics capabilites and can use standard and variable paper sizes and weights. Juliet Pro also has single sheet tractors and ET Speaks, an innovative speech system wihich speaks various embosser settings and commands.
JAWS for Windows, a popular screen reader, works with a PC to provide access to software applications and the Internet. With its internal software speech synthesizer and the computer's sound card, information from the screen is read aloud, providing access to a wide variety of information, education and job related applications. JAWS can also send data to refreshable Braille displays.
ZoomText Magnifier/Reader is a fully integrated magnification and reading program tailored for low-vision users. Magnifier/Reader enlarges and enhances everything on your computer screen, echoes your typing and essential program activity, and automatically reads documents, web pages, email..


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Partnering on Research & Information Technology for a sustainable future - a US EPA perspective
The European Policy Centre hosted two representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a Breakfast Policy Briefing on 3 May. Alan D. Hecht, Director for Sustainability, Office of Research and Development at the EPA and his colleague William A. Sonntag Jr., Chief of Staff, Office of Environmental Information at the EPA reflected on "Partnering on Research & Information Technology for a sustainable future - a US EPA perspective." EPC Senior Policy Advisor, John Wyles, chaired the meeting. A question and answer session followed. This is not an official record of the proceedings and specific remarks are not necessarily attributable.
Introducing the speakers, chairman John Wyles, underlined the difficult choices policy-makers both in Europe and in the US seemingly had to make between economic competitiveness on the one hand, and environmentally sustainable initiatives on the other. Increasingly, decision-making on both sides of the Atlantic had to devise mechanisms of achieving both goals simultaneously.
The role of the Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Hecht reflected briefly on the nature of the EPA as a regulatory body, and its recent change in policy approach, which centred on finding means that allowed for a maintenance of high standards, while reducing the overall cost of regulatory activity and the overall burden of regulation. He agreed with the chairman that economic growth objectives were in a state of tension with environmental protection requirements. Looking back at the Rio and Johannesburg Summits, he noted that the international agenda on sustainability had come to the forefront, while the domestic level of implementation had been largely ignored over the past decade. To ensure the achievement of international standards, however, every level of governance, down to the regional and local had to embrace sustainability as a signpost in its policy-making.
The EPA had recently refocused its work in that regard and created a separate department within the research wing of the institution. It was this unit's professed goal to design sustainable systems and find ways to monitor them. Decision-makers at all levels of government needed adequate tools and risk assessment models on which to base their choices. Programmes to reduce material flow and develop "benign materials" (e.g. green chemicals) in the process of integrating the economic, social and environmental factors of decision-making were pointing the way ahead.
"The United States are vigorously trying to prove that 'green' is competitive," he said. Thus, in the development of model approaches and tools, the EPA was actively factoring in economics, advances in technology and engineering and putting greater emphasis on the so-called 'P3s' – people, prosperity and planet, as part of a grant programme to US universities to encourage research into green energy and chemicals.
Shared information and regulation
Measuring and monitoring systems needed to be updated to ensure the dissemination of the newest and most accurate information and data on a steady basis, as this also increased credibility in public policy, Mr. Hecht said. A holistic approach to sustainability could ensure that competitiveness goals were met simultaneously. Adding to the point on the importance of the integration of information systems, Mr. Sonntag underlined the positive collaboration between the EU and the US, who, through their bi-annual meetings facilitated exchange of best-practice and new research methods and information.
Greater emphasis on 'eco-informatics' was now being placed on both sides of the Atlantic, which included the unification of terms and technology exchange mechanisms for environmental factor reporting. He highlighted the joint work between the EPA and the Atlanta-based US Center for Disease Control (CDC), on sharing information on environmental indicators that impacted health. He reminded the audience not to underestimate the impact of developing a shared terminology across different scientific sectors. The US experience with respect to the EPA-CDC collaboration could be widened to include terminology unification across linguistic and geographic divisions. His unit was currently developing a complex 'thesaurus' for these scenarios. The management of meta data - essentially data about data - was also important in this regard. Additionally, the creation of 'knowledge products' - indicators that allowed for accurate measurement of sustainability and health would lead to much more defined policy approaches.
The US and Europe had similar requirements with respect to information transfer, as federal organs such as the EPA needed the active collaboration of all 50 states, while the EU had to coordinate closely with its Member States. Mr. Sonntag said that the US had learned "a lot" from Europe in facilitating this information exchange, while US advances on technology transfer had been helpful to Europeans.
The EPA presentation had confirmed that the US position on the Kyoto Protocol had tended to obscure many other positive aspects of their environmental policies John Wyles said in his closing remarks. He hoped this work might be better communicated internationally in the future.
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7-seater Maruti Grand Vitara to rival XUV700 & Safari
Maruti's new 3-row SUV is likely to be offered with the same engine options as the 5-seater Grand Vitara.
According to a media report, Maruti Suzuki plans to introduce a 7-seater SUV to rival the likes of Mahindra XUV700 and Tata Safari.
The report states that work on the 3-row SUV has already begun. The new model (codename: Y17) is expected to be based on the Grand Vitara and could be launched by 2025.
The 7-seater Grand Vitara will be underpinned by the Global C platform but will have a slightly longer wheelbase to accommodate the third row of seats. On the outside, the SUV could receive some unique design elements to differentiate it from the 5-seater model.
Maruti's new 3-row SUV is likely to be offered with the same engine options as the 5-seater Grand Vitara. At present, it comes with 1.5-litre mild-hybrid and 1.5-litre petrol strong-hybrid powertrains.
The 3-row version of the Grand Vitara will reportedly be manufactured at Maruti's upcoming facility at Kharkhoda, Haryana, becoming the first model to be mass-produced at the new factory.
Source: Autocar India
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Blank End Adaptor Subs on tubular material allow for same size thread options to be machined on the blank end. These tubular subs are designed to be used as crossover components on the drill string, when adapting two different thread forms of the same tubing diameter. These subs are machined from high quality alloy steel and depending on the size and thread configuration, may be heat treated and/or identified with special geometries.


The title of this piece comes from "A Long Awaited Party," the first chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. I've been re-reading it lately. It has some interesting things to say today about the value of innocence and protecting it: it's better if the innocents stay safe even if they are ignorant about the dangers around them. For me, that puts all the ranting I used to do about the uninformed American public in an entirely new light.
So, Mac OS X 10.1. As someone pointed out on Slashdot, a pleonasm of a version number. But a heck of a good operating system.
Where do I begin? The trip to Northshore for the disc was pretty humorous. Lisa had something else to see in the mall and left me alone at the front door of the Apple Store. Words don't do the place justice. How about ten-foot glass panes suspended on wires from the ceiling and floor displaying the Aqua interface? Shelves and shelves of software? All the current hardware on display, plus "digital hub" accessories? Heck of a retail experience.
I asked the floor guy where I found the upgrade, and he said, "Oh, that's back at the Genius Bar. I'll walk you back there." He went back and told one of the Mac Geniuses (yes, that's a job title) that I needed the upgrade. The Genius said "Stand back a little." Wondering, I did, and he tossed the package to me like a frisbee. "There you go," he said.
The actual install wasn't nearly as fun, but it also wasn't onerous. I left it alone for about half an hour (I think I accidentally had it include resources for a bunch of other languages, or it probably would have been faster). On boot, the login screen defaulted to listing all the users in the system with pictures next to them. Pick a login name, then type in a password. Great for home users. I promptly changed the setting back to force people to type in a username. I take my laptop everywhere and it makes me feel better that if my laptop walks off the person will have to know my login name before he can do anything with it.
So, logging in: the login window shows a spinning progress bar now and stays open until a few seconds before the Dock appears. The Dock is now hidden by default. The battery, clock, volume, and Airport indicators are now in the menu bar and their Dockling counterparts are gone. I mean gone–not on my hard drive any more. A little disconcerting, but I can get over it. I open an application and am knocked back in my seat, it's that fast. And they're all fast. And that's really cool. Mozilla is more stable now when compared with the same build running under 10.0.4.
What about that whole SOAP/XML-RPC thing? I go to Apple's scripting site for OS X and download the Script Menu. Drag it to the menu bar to install it. Pull it down–there's a few Internet services already there. Select "Temperature by Zip Code." Type in my zip. Within about a second (over a dialup line) it tells me what the temperature is outside. Not a gee whiz demonstration, but it did it all using a Web service and SOAP. No browser had to be open.
Apple released the manual for programming this interface yesterday. I might have something to say about how it all works later this week. Right now I have to go watch a DVD. Which, by the way, I no longer have to reboot to do.


University of Lagos Guest Houses and Conference Hall invites guests within and without Lagos to indulge in its rich hospitality.
Snugly enclosed within the walls of the University of Lagos, we provide closure from the hustle and bustle of Nigeria's busiest city whilst giving easy access to any location within Lagos. Watch your cares disappear and tense muscles relax as you step into our soothing, natural habitat. The gentle breeze on your cheeks, lovely view of the Lagoon front/slope and smell of freshly cut grass mixed clean air is quite an exquisite experience you won't want to miss.
Nothing beats the professional care given by our highly trained staff at your service leaving you lasting memories of delectable international and local cuisine.
Our range of facilities is also at your disposal with varying sized conference halls for events and boardrooms fully equipped to provide the right atmosphere for impactful business decisions. We also have a cocktail garden and swimming pool terrace for outdoor parties, a gallery, lecture theatre, to mention a few.


Many parents are discovering the benefits of minimalist living, and that includes their kids' playrooms. While a room with fewer toys means less clutter and less work, it can also mean less wasteful spending on things that kids don't use, need or appreciate. Here are some things you can do to thwart the "too many toys" syndrome and to make your kids' playroom more minimalist. Eliminate the Excess Instead of simply organizing and storing toys in the new playroom, focus on eliminating duplicate or outgrown toys, or those that children really don't play with much.
There are many different types of motors for your remote-controlled plane. One of the more common types of motors is the brushed motor, which uses brushes to come in contact with the commutator, switching its polarity and allowing it to continue to move by being attracted to one magnet on one side, and then another magnet on another side. The problem with this type of motor is that it wears out quickly because the brushes and the commutator are in almost constant contact.
You've just completed a big paint project and now you have a bunch of leftover paint. There's not enough to do another project, but you still don't want to waste it. Do you have kids? Here are some simple crafty ways to let your kids use up that extra paint: Fling Paint Art Flinging paint is so much fun for kids. They love that they get to make a mess. The result is really pretty and you can proudly hang it on a wall for all to see.
A trip to Amish country for a vacation might not sound like the most exciting experience, but in reality, it is one of the best decisions you and your family could make. If you are planning a vacation in Amish country, here are some tips you should know before heading there. Cash Is a Must In the rest of the country, debit and credit cards are swiped on a regular basis.
Last weekend, I watched my younger sister marry her best friend in a stunning church ceremony. Following the wedding ceremony, my parents hosted a reception in the church's activities building. While my sister hired a professional florist to decorate the inside of the church with beautiful flowers, she decided to create the floral pieces for the reception in the activities building herself. She spent many painstaking hours arranging flowers for her reception venue. However, at her wedding, she got to enjoy the gorgeous party atmosphere she helped to create. On this blog, you will discover how to enjoy your hobby of flower arranging while decorating your wedding reception venue.


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Lake Vyrnwy (Breathing LIFE into Welsh blanket bogs)
Practical restoration work at two Special Areas of Conservation in mid-Wales has aimed to bring the blanket bog in these two locations into favourable condition. Work has included a combination of ditch blocking, plantation forestry removal and the extraction of invasive, non-native plant species.
It is estimated that 70,000 ha of deep blanket peat soils occur in Wales, although probably more than 10% of this no longer supports blanket bog vegetation. The LIFE Active Blanket Bog in Wales project aimed to achieve significant and sustained improvement in the condition of blanket bogs across key areas of two Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) in mid-Wales:
The Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains SAC (27,221 ha)
The Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt SAC (19,968 ha).
The primary problems affecting the condition of blanket bog in the project areas included drainage ditches, forestry plantations, inappropriate grazing levels and encroachment by non-native species. In addition to practical restoration work, the project wanted to increase the knowledge and understanding of blanket bog habitats in order to improve their future management.
This project has been successful at many levels, changing attitudes locally and bringing blanket bogs and their importance to the notice of decision makers and policy makers. The combination of practical work on a landscape scale, supported by rigorous monitoring and cutting edge science has enabled this high profile project to help inform policy across the whole of Wales and has contributed to the understanding of this ecosystem on a UK and international platform.
The moorlands of Wales are a significant part of Welsh cultural heritage. Working with the local farming community was of particular importance to this project as this was the first time practical upland restoration work had been carried out in the area. Farmers were invited to visit the project in conjunction with an extensive programme of community events, such as guided walks and talks, attendance at local shows and a large school education programme. Initially there was considerable unease about the management programme, however towards the end of the project a significant shift in perception was observed.
The LIFE project has been successful in restoring significant areas of important habitat, developing skills, refining techniques and gaining the interest and support of the local community. The project far exceeded its targets for restoration work, rewetting a total of 7,200 ha of upland habitat. In total 485 km of grips were blocked, 249 ha of forestry plantation was removed and non-native plant species were removed across an area of 6,300 ha. Furthermore, the associated scientific knowledge gained during this project has also helped add to the understanding of moorland management and its effect on climate. Farms in the catchment also produce organic wool, and organic Welsh black beef and Welsh mountain lamb. As well as being used as a conservation tool for habitat management purposes, sheep and cattle form the basis of a commercial farming operations, which contribute to the local economy.
Countryside Council for Wales
Forestry Commission.
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Project Name: Lake Vyrnwy (Breathing LIFE into Welsh blanket bogs)
Organisation / Lead partner: RSPB
Location: Lake Vyrnwy, Wales
Approximate area covered: 5479 ha
Conservation Status: Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area (SPA), Nature Reserve (NR)
Project Type: Restoration, Management, Citizen science/ community engagement.
EU LIFE Project Description


This is an incredibly important issue for the future of our children's health.
These are THE most important issues facing the world today. No more Free Riding on our grand kids futures!
I think governments should get smarter, they need to realize that we the people are majority!
As a retired educator who watched the decline of our children's physical and mental health since the early 90s and the staggering increase in autism from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 50 during my career, I enthusiastically applaud these efforts to inform citizens around the world. "Thank you" and please, to everyone who values all life on this planet, let's do what each of us can to turn this around.


The final season of Game of Thrones is mere months away. Fans have been awaiting the return of the show since season seven ended in 2017. The excitement has increased with the recent release of the season eight promo trailer. Expectations from fans are at an all-time high. All of our questions will be answered beginning April 14th. Until then, let us explore my top 5 most satisfying deaths in the show thus far.
If you haven't seen the show, or are behind, be aware this post is dark and full of spoilers. Read at your own risk.
From the first time meeting him in season one of Game of Thrones I immediately disdained Walder Frey. The man behind the deaths of Catelyn and Robb Stark, he betrayed them for land that he couldn't even hold himself. He was an arrogant old man that believed he was shrewder than he was. His death finally came in season six and was long overdue in my opinion. It was poetic justice that Arya Stark was the one that killed him in the end. She slit his throat matching how he killed her mother Catelyn, thus ending Lord Walder Frey terrible rule over the Riverlands.
The wealthiest man in all of Westeros, Tywin Lannister was as power hungry as anyone else in the Seven Kingdoms. I detested his character from the beginning. He treated his own children as pawns in a game. Only caring about how they could improve his status and the legacy of the Lannister name. He treated his youngest son Tyrion in particularly monstrous. He even tried to have him killed on more than one occasion. Only fitting that he died by the hand of one of his own children. When Tyrion took the crossbow and killed him while he was "indisposed", it was honestly one of the most significant moments in the entire Game of Thrones series for me.
The minute we were introduced to Joffrey Baratheon is the moment Game of Thrones fans hatred commenced. For four seasons he tortured and killed just because he wanted to. Even his own mother Cersi was afraid of his twisted behavior. Joffrey was the first character that all Game of Thrones fans awaited with bated breath for his death. That moment finally came in season four episode two The Lion and the Rose. While mistreating his uncle Tyrion, Joffrey began choking on what he was drinking. The visual pain and suffering he was going through was justice for all that he had done. For me, Joffrey's death is one of the best scenes and arguably one of the best moments in all of the series.
Once Joffrey Baratheon died Ramsay Bolton took his place as the most hated character in Game of Thrones. The sadistic son of Lord Roose Bolton, Ramsay took pleasure in other's pain. He mutilated and tortured Theon Greyjoy until he psychological broke him. He killed his own father so he could become Warden of the North and King of Winterfell. He married and tortured Sansa Stark because he felt like it. From season three through season six we witness his ruthlessness and savage behavior. His death came at the hand of Sansa in season six episode nine, Battle of the Bastards. He was chained to a chair and Sansa released his own hunting dogs against him. It was an imaginative and fitting end for this cruel character.
Since season one I've awaited Petyr Baelish's death with considerable delight. He was the cause of many terrible acts in the show, some direct others were indirect. His betrayals and deceit knew no bounds. Did not matter who the person was or came from, Petyr did whatever he felt necessary to achieve his goal. He pinned family against family, friend against friend, all to prove he belonged amongst the elite. The Stark family got the brunt of his lies and deceptions. He was the reason that Sansa married the awful Ramsay Bolton, and she did not forget that. His end came during season seven episode seven The Dragon and the Wolf. When the time came to answer for all of his crimes it was Sansa that called for his death, and her sister Arya was the one that executed the sentence with one swift slice to his throat. It was a long time coming and I for one was ecstatic when the moment finally came. It was the most poetic death so far in Game of Thrones.
What do you think? Is your top five different from mine? Comment below and let's discuss.
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Court season extended by one month
April 24, 2020 24.04.2020 • 19:12
The court year has been extended for one month in order to address the increased backlog of cases created by the closure of courts due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
More specifically, according to an amendment tabled in Parliament on Friday by Justice Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras, the courts will remain open until July 16 and the new judicial year will begin on September 1 instead of September 15, when the courts traditionally opened.
According to the content of the amendment, the extension of the judicial year and therefore the reduction of the judicial holidays is considered a necessary move in order to deal with an accumulation of cases.
Courts will open on Monday as a first step by the government to ease lockdown restrictions imposed last month.
Up until now, judicial leave normally began on July 1 and ended on September 15.
Judicial holidays in Greece are among the longest in the European Union.
Several judicial associations and prosecutors' unions have expressed their opposition to the extension of the judicial year.
For his part, the president of the Legal Council of the State, Ioannis-Constantinos Halkias, has voiced his support for the extension of the judicial year.
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Vegetables and fruit from local farms are now served every day in school meals! Food and Nutrition Services' Farm to School program allows students to learn about the connection between farming, food, and good health in a fun, educational, and interactive environment.
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Home Lifestyle The Biggest Milestones in the Space Race
The Biggest Milestones in the Space Race
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Source: NASA / Asif A. Siddiqi
1. October 4, 1957: First artificial satellite
Sputnik I, the world's first artificial satellite, was launched into space on October 4, 1957. The Soviet Union surprised the U.S. with its achievement, beginning the space age and the space race between the two superpowers. Sputnik, named after the Russian word for "satellite," circled Earth once every 96 minutes and could be viewed with binoculars before sunrise or after sunset. The satellite orbited the Earth until 1958, when it burned up in the atmosphere.
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2. November 3, 1957: First living being to orbit Earth
Before there was one giant leap for mankind, animalkind was paving the way for humans in space. Scientists were unsure of the effects of prolonged weightlessness on humans, and wanted to test the possible dangers of space flight on animals first. American and Russian space programs used animals — typically monkeys, chimps, and dogs — to experiment, starting in the late 1940s. These experiments were not always successful, with several of the animals dying in the process. The first animal to be launched into orbit was no exception. On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik II with a dog named Laika ("Barker"). A stray dog, who was quickly trained, she died within hours, and without a viable re-entry plan, was never recovered from space.
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3. January 31, 1958: Explorer 1
Spurred by the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the U.S. ramped up its own efforts to put a satellite into orbit. The first attempt exploded on national television during the launch. But about two months later, on January 31, 1958, NASA succeeded with Explorer 1, designed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The satellite made one orbit about every 115 minutes, until burning up in Earth's atmosphere on March 31, 1970. Explorer 1's main science instrument was a cosmic ray detector that measured the radiation environment in Earth orbit, which revealed a much lower cosmic ray count than previously thought.
4. May 28, 1959: First primates to successfully return to Earth
A rhesus monkey named Albert I was first launched into space from White Sands, New Mexico on June 11, 1948 to test the effects of long-term weightlessness on humans. Albert died during his flight, and subsequent flights with other test monkeys also failed to recover a subject alive. Finally, on May 28, 1959, a rhesus monkey named Able and a squirrel monkey named Baker reached an altitude of 300 miles and survived the entire journey. Unfortunately, Able died only a few days later from anesthesia complications while doctors were removing an electrode from under her skin. Baker died of kidney failure at age 27 in 1984.
5. September 14, 1959: First man-made object to reach the moon
The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashed onto the surface of the moon on September 14, 1959, becoming the first man-made object to reach it. Part of its mission was also to experiment on the behavior of gas in space, confirm that the moon had no appreciable magnetic field, and look for evidence of radiation belts. Luna 2 was part of a series of unmanned lunar probes launched by the Soviet Union. Luna 1 (January 2, 1959) was the first to escape Earth's gravity, but failed to reach the moon.
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A RA case where Methotrexate and Septran combo turns deadly
Case of the day, Medicine, News, Orthopaedics
Dr Mohsin Hamid at Department of Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health, Abington, US and colleagues have reported a case of rheumatoid arthritis where co-prescription of Methotrexate and Septran turned deadly.
Antibiotics combat infections but sometimes may cause serious side effects. One such side effect was showcased in the Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives which reported that the use of methotrexate with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole(TS)may lead to potentially life-threatening side effects.
The case refers to a 68-year-old lady suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and prescribed weekly 10mg methotrexate was rushed to the emergency department as the patient complained lethargy and weakness after she was medicated with a 2-week course of TS for a bacterial skin infection.
After a thorough diagnosis, the patient was found to be hypotensive and physical examination revealed severe oral mucositis, lip ulceration and erythematous rash under her breast (the site of her presumed infection). The diagnostics indicated leukopenia and renal insufficiency.
A similar case of an antibiotic side effect was reported earlier in Speciality Medical Dialogues where antibiotic amoxicillin induced meningitis in a 60-year-old man.
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Doctors reviewed the medicines prescribed to the patient earlier and found that there was a drastic increase in methotrexate levels and the clinicians came to the conclusion that the patient's symptoms occurred due to methotrexate toxicity which was caused by methotrexate-TS interaction. Immediate treatment was initiated with leucovorin and filgrastim and the patient was discharged on day 6 of hospitalization.
Explaining the mode of action of methotrexate toxicity due to TS when used concomitantly, the authors postulate that it may be due to synergistic folate antagonism, competitive tubular secretion, and displacement from albumin binding site when used concomitantly.
The authors warned that these agents have "significantly overlapping side effects," (pancytopenia, nephrotoxicity, Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis), the and clinicians should be careful not to confuse 1 toxicity for another.
The authors concluded that the combination of methotrexate and TS should be avoided and to prevent this combination, clinicians should be educated about this mortal combination.
For full information log on to https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1466598
Source: With inputs from Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives


MADHOUSE Anthology Coming Soon - Pre-Orders Available!
So I was asked to write a story for a shared-world anthology - basically a collection of stories from different authors based on a common theme or over-arching storyline. In this case, a madness that spreads through a remote asylum, person to person, trapping people inside while a monstrous sandstorm rages towards them. The anthology has become this amazing blend of written and visual creepidom, and it is officially open for pre-orders with some major perks if you do.
"My Dearest Gwendolyn" is a fun addition to the storyline, I think, and will be included closer to the end of the anthology because that's roughly where I set the piece. It's also under my pseudonym, G. Daniel Gunn, the name I've been using lately for my straight horror pieces.
There's a great line-up of authors, some quite well known alongside some newer names. It's going to be published through Dark Regions Press.
MADHOUSE is up for Preorder now at the above link, with some amazing special deals for those wanting to grab a copy ahead of time. Definitely check this out, it's become something of an event now.
Been a long time since I've posted anything on my writing. But I hadn't been writing much these past few years, transitions, finding a new rhythm to Life, and all that.
After many years of putting it aside, many yellow sticky notes and theme & plot reassessments, Plague of Darkness, which was first conceived eleven years ago during a 40th anniversary mass at my old church and which slowly took shape over what seems like a lifetime (a lot has happened in the last 11 years, including a way-too early version of the novel being published in Germany) I can honestly say it's done, and it is pretty cool. Dark, but I think pretty original.
While I debate publishing options (remembering the literal years of hearing back from every major publisher about Margaret's Ark with praises for the story but eventual decline to publish because they didn't know how to market it, what genre it was - so finally decided these types of books might do better through my own publishing efforts... which they have), I've picked back up the next, partially-written (but fully outlined) book in the Plague series, loose as the series is since the books have nothing to do with each other: Plague of Locusts. This one is science fiction, not suspense/horror - though hopefully it is suspenseful. I really, really like the characters in it and it's been fun jumping back into their worlds (three of them, in fact). So far, 26,000 words down. I've been going through the chapters and editing, mostly to train my muse to the voices and the rhythms of the narrative since I've been so long away from this one. Tomorrow I'll be sitting down to write the first new words (aka Chapter 22) added to the manuscript since I first conceived the idea - again, years ago.
On the horror front, I'll be posting on this blog, and FB and Twitter (yea, I really need to use these venues more) some exciting news about the pre-order launch of a new shared-world anthology, called Madhouse. It features my story "My Dearest Gwendolyn" (under my dark twin's pseudonym G. Daniel Gunn) and it's pretty cool. I share the pages with some other awesome writers. More on that to come, very soon.


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University of Adelaide International Postgraduate Research Scholarships, Australia
University of Adelaide International Postgraduate Research Scholarships
International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) are available in the first two scholarship rounds to outstanding international applicants from any country who have a First Class Honours result or equivalent, to support their study towards a Higher Degree by Research in areas of University research strength.
The selection and ranking of applicants within the University of Adelaide is undertaken by the Graduate Scholarships Committee, using the criteria of academic merit and research potential.
The IPRS provides:
Course tuition fees for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only);
All successful IPRS applicants will also receive an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) which provides an annual living allowance of $25,849 in 2015 for the normal duration of the program; and
For Postgraduate Research (Subclass 574) visa holders the award provides compulsory standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Worldcare policy for the student and their spouse and dependents (if any) for the standard duration of the student visa. It does not cover the additional 6 month extended student visa period post thesis submission. If the award holder does not hold a subclass 574 visa then he/she is responsible for the cost of health insurance.
Note. The scholarship does not cover student visa application fees.
Conditions and Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible applicants are required to have successfully completed at least the equivalent of an Australian First Class Honours degree (this is a four year degree with a major research project in the final year). All qualifying programs of study must be successfully completed.
Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit and research potential. Extra-curricular achievements are not considered.
International applicants must not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to an Australian Research Doctorate degree or, if undertaking a Research Masters degree, not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian Research Masters degree.
International applicants who have not provided evidence of their meeting the minimum English language proficiency requirements for direct entry by the scholarship closing date, or who have completed a Pre-Enrolment English Program to meet the entry requirements for the intended program of study, are not eligible.
IPRS scholarships can only be awarded to applicants applying to study in an area of university research strength.
Citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia, and citizens of New Zealand are ineligible.
Those undertaking research via remote candidature are ineligible.
Candidates are required to enrol in the University of Adelaide as 'international students' and must maintain 'international student' status for the duration of their enrolment in the University.
International applicants are not eligible if they have already commenced the degree for which they are seeking an award, unless they can establish that they were unable to apply in the previous round.
To be eligible for an IPRS scholarship an applicant must not have held an AusAID scholarship within the 2 years prior to commencing the IPRS, and not be receiving a scholarship for which course tuition is a component under any other scholarship scheme to which the Commonwealth Government makes a substantial contribution.
IPRS holders must commence study at the University of Adelaide by 31 August.
Applicants who applied and were eligible for consideration in an international scholarship round, and were unsuccessful, will automatically be reconsidered in the following international scholarship round, assuming they hold a valid offer of candidature for that intake. An applicant who has been considered in 2 rounds cannot be reconsidered in any future scholarship rounds.
The offer of a scholarship is contingent upon a student not being offered another award by the Commonwealth of Australia, the University of Adelaide, or an overseas sponsor. The University reserves the right to withdraw an offer of a scholarship at any time prior to enrolment if it is advised that an awardee has been offered a scholarship equal to or in excess of the financial value of the award offered by the University.
Generally applicants who succeed in winning an IPRS scholarship have completed a Masters degree including a significant research component and have several publications and relevant work and research experience.
International Application Rounds
To apply please submit a formal application for Admission and a Scholarship via our online application system. There is no application fee.
Note. The University of Adelaide is unable to provide an assessment of eligibility for candidature and/or a scholarship until a formal application is submitted and assessed. We strongly recommend that all applicants submit their application and all required documents well before the closing date.
Note. Late and incomplete applications at the scholarship application deadline will not be considered for a scholarship.
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California to Require Large Facilities to Report Greenhouse Emissions
On Dec. 6, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a greenhouse gas emissions limit for 2020 and adopted regulations requiring mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases for large facilities.
Both items were required under AB32, California's climate change legislation. AB32, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2006 and requires that California reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The 1990 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level establishes the actual number of tons of emissions that California is required to reach. The board also adopted the state's first-ever rules and requirements for the largest facilities in California to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions.
"The items the board adopted are a clear demonstration that we continue to meet our statutory deadlines under AB32. Thanks to meticulous work by CARB staff, we now have a rock-solid calculation of the total number of tons of greenhouse gases emitted by California in 1990 -- and a firm goal for us to reach by 2020," said Mary Nichols, who heads CARB. "The mandatory reporting requirements are a crucial part of the state's efforts to reach that goal. We are now giving businesses and industry the clear guidance they need to calculate and report their greenhouse gas emissions for their largest facilities."
1990 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory-2020 Emissions Limit
CARB's staff has spent the past year assembling an inventory of the state's 1990 emissions using a variety of data sources, including inputs related to fuel combustion, industrial processes and agricultural practices. That figure is 427 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Preliminary estimates indicate that 2020 emission projections could be 600 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent if no actions are taken to reduce greenhouse gases. This means that California must prevent 173 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from being emitted by 2020 in order to meet the 1990 level as required by AB32, officials said.
CARB staff used accepted international guidance to develop the inventory and calculated the total emissions of six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (by far the largest single gas with 89 percent of the total), methane, nitrous oxide and three gases used mainly in industrial applications. Each greenhouse gas has a different global warming potential, officials said. A ton of methane, for example, has 21 times the global warming potential as a ton of carbon dioxide. The final figure of 427 million metric tons of carbon dioxide was arrived at by giving each gas its global warming potential weight.
CARB staff reviewed more than 10,000 separate calculations to arrive at the total, and efforts included an eight-month review of a previous inventory for 1990 levels developed by the California Energy Commission in 2006. Major sectors, such as transportation, electrical power, industry, petroleum refining, agriculture and forestry, included 270 sub-categories, each with its own data sources and subject-specific calculations.
The inventory revealed that in 1990 transportation, with 35 percent of the state's total emissions, was the largest single sector, followed by industrial emissions, 24 percent; imported electricity, 14 percent; in-state electricity generation, 11 percent; residential use, 7 percent; agriculture, 5 percent; and commercial uses with 3 percent.
A series of early actions, tailpipe regulations and the development of fuels with less carbon in them are estimated to provide reductions totaling 66 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. CARB staff are currently developing a scoping plan to develop programs and measures to address the remaining 107 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in order to reach the total of 173 million tons by 2020. That plan will be submitted to the board in November 2008.
The mandatory reporting regulations require annual reporting from the largest facilities in the state, which officials said account for 94 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from industrial and commercial stationary sources in California. Transportation sources, which account for 38 percent of California's total greenhouse gas emissions, are not covered by these regulations but will continue to be tracked through existing means. The standards and approaches to reporting were developed in close consultation with the California Climate Action Registry, as required by the law.
There are about 800 separate sources that fall under the new reporting rules and include electricity generating facilities, electricity retail providers and power marketers, oil refineries, hydrogen plants, cement plants, cogeneration facilities and industrial sources that emit more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year from on-site stationary source combustions such as large furnaces. This last category includes a diverse range of facilities, such as food processing, glass container manufacturers, oil and gas production and mineral processing. Backup generators, schools and hospitals are excluded from the requirements.
Affected facilities will begin tracking their emissions in 2008, which will be reported beginning in 2009 with a phase-in process to allow facilities to develop reporting systems and train personnel in data collection. Emissions for 2008 may be based on best available emission data. Beginning in 2010, however, emissions reports will be more rigorous and will be subject to third-party verification. Verification will take place annually or every three years, depending on the type of facility. CARB also is developing a training and accreditation plan for third-party verifiers.
For more information, contact CARB at http://www.arb.ca.gov.