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Experience exactly why we are known as one of the world's best airlines, with flights from Singapore to Philadelphia with Qatar Airways. Arrive in this famous American city relaxed and refreshed as our attentive cabin crew deliver premium services, delicious cuisine and the latest in-flight entertainment. Whether you are travelling for business or pleasure, when you fly Qatar Airways you can expect the very best in luxury travel.
Affectionately known as the "City of Brotherly Love," Philadelphia is one of the most welcoming cities in the US. There's always something new to discover in this great American city, from historical monuments, fascinating museums and beautiful parkland. As well as being a remarkable place to visit as a tourist, Philadelphia is also an important centre of business, specialising in diverse industries, from manufacturing to financial services. Arrive relaxed and refreshed and let Qatar Airways take you to this amazing destination.
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One of the largest cities in the USA and famous for being one of the country's major commercial centres, Philadelphia is also one of the most important historical locations on the continent. Once the home of the early colonial government, today Philadelphia is reinventing itself as a 21st century hub for industry, commercial innovation and enterprise.
Book a flight to Philadelphia with Qatar Airways and discover the real heart of America in its colonial buildings, historic landmarks and modern, thriving commercial centre. It's also a great way to meet 'real' Americans – generous, warm-hearted and welcoming people who are intensely proud of 'Philly' and all it has to offer the world.
Philadelphia is such a large city that it may be wise to invest in a Philadelphia CityPASS, which gives visitors entry to six major attractions within a nine-day period, making it ideal for tourists. Attractions included in the pass are The Franklin Institute, Adventure Aquarium, Philadelphia Zoo, The Academy of Natural Sciences, the National Constitution Center, the fascinating Please Touch Museum and the Eastern State Penitentiary.
One of Philadelphia's greatest assets is the amount of public art on display around the centre, which is obviously free to enjoy too. This includes a very modern and innovative 'Mural Arts Program' that is designed to minimise graffiti and brighten up otherwise dull building fronts. A great open space that's full of public art is Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, which showcases the work of Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia is home to a huge selection of museums, many of which contain collections of international importance. In the Center City West district you'll find the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Academy of Natural Sciences, Franklin Institute Science Museum, Mutter Museum, Rosenbach Museum & Library and Rodin Museum, while other districts house an equally eclectic selection of institutions and museums.
Flights to Philadelphia with Qatar Airways land at Philadelphia International Airport. Visa restrictions for entry into the country will depend on your country of origin, length of stay and whether your trip is for business or pleasure. Before you fly to Philadelphia please check the visa and passport requirements.
Flying from Singapore
One of the largest air transport hubs in Asia, Changi Airport is Singapore's principle departure point for international travel. Qatar Airways flights from Singapore leave from Changi Airport, connecting passengers to major destinations worldwide, including Doha.
The atmosphere is calm, refined and tranquil, and the friendly staff are always helpful.
There are five car parks spread across the airport, with car parks 3A and 3B serving Terminal 3. There is a 10-minute 'grace' period in car parks for pick-ups and drop-offs. Payment for short and long-term stays is via electronic payment machines positioned at the exits of the car parks.
A free shuttle bus service from Changi Business Park to the terminals operates daily, while regular local bus services run from the centre of the city to the airport. There are plenty of taxis for hire, and a pre-booked limousine service are also available.
Arriving in Changi Airport
Qatar Airways flights from Singapore Changi Airport depart from Terminal 3. You should arrive for check-in at least two hours before your flight is due to leave. Security checks are strict, so be prepared to allow a little extra time to go through security.
Ensure that you don't have any banned items in your handbags and carryon luggage and that all your documents are in order before you travel. The Haven by JetQuay is a public lounge available for all passengers to use 24 hours a day. It is located in the Arrival Meeting Hall South.
Changi Airport has plenty of amenities and facilities for travellers, and is a very child-friendly airport, with entertainment, Internet terminals and even a unique butterfly garden that will delight younger visitors. For adults, there are plenty of retail outlets selling a wide selection of goods, including duty-free shopping.
A dedicated 24-hour food court in Terminal 3 offers food options with an international theme that includes Singapore specialities, noodle bars and Japanese Sushi.
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Climate change will not cease being a cross cutting issue in agriculture today resulting into a rising need to upscale the existing integrated approaches to food security, environmental quality, human welfare and other development goals. Since the inception of climate smart agriculture project in Lushoto in 2014 with the purpose of addressing the climate related risks in rural households, several climate change and adaptation strategies have been implemented and up-scaled. The important risks that the project has been addressing include rainfall variability, frequent drought especially in the later part of the year, degraded landscapes, and emerging crop and livestock pests and diseases.
To transform basic agricultural practices into commercialized production through climate smart intensification innovations.
The objective of SANREM was not only to initiate new innovations in the Lushoto region but also upscale the already established technologies. Therefore, in the project's second year beginning 2015, our major purpose was to intensively work on various existing climate smart activities in order to obtain the best outputs. Currently slightly more than 3,000 farmers are now engaged in these activities up from 2,150 in the previous year. This result was significant and well achieved beyond what had planned in initial project implementation plan. There were also increased agricultural intensification, improved land management practices, increased number of women and youths participating in SACCOS and commercial production of horticultural productions in lowlands and Valleys of Lushoto.
More farmers have started cultivating trees to cushion their farms against soil degradation and mitigate climate change. SANREMstarted by establishing three community based nurseries targeting Masange- Milungui, Boheloi- Gare-Yamba and Mbuzii-Kwangw'enda villages. We were continuously engaged in strengthening these nurseries by supplying nursery establishment materials and equipment, seeds, financial and technical support. As per farmer preferences, the tree seedling species that were supplied included Pinus patula; Casuarina sp; Eucalyptus grandis; and Acrocarpus fraxinifolius. Grevillea robusta, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius and Casuarina jungmiana, and C. jungumiana which are used by farmers as Agroforestry species, while Pinus patula and Grevillea robusta were used for woodlot/plantation timber species, and Eucalptus grandis was used as boundary trees and woodlots for fuel wood and timber. Leucaena leucocephala was used as fodder. By integrating trees on farms, the Lushoto farmers will reduce their dependency on a single staple crop thereby diversifying their livelihoods. The tree planting also responded to a policy by the Lushoto District Council requiring a 10 percent tree cover on all agricultural and livestock farms.
There was a steady rise in yields of maize, beans and horticultural crops which was an indicator of increased use of improved agricultural technologies like fertilizer application and use of certified maize and bean seeds. Working closely with farmers and linking them with extension officers from the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture in Lushoto ensured that there was increase in the number of the farmers that used certified beans, maize and potatoes seeds that eventually transformed into high productivity and outputs from their small farms. This indicated that food insecurity was addressed and economic stability in the region was thus being addressed at all levels for the long term.
Positive overflow effects of the HIVOS project to farmers not directly involved in the project was also achieved at the end of 2015. SANREM also noticed an increasing trend of more farmers not in the project copying the farming methods and technologies that were being adopted in the mainstream project activities. This was part of SANREM aim that by the end of 18 months, the spillover effects of adoption of climate smart farming methods would diffuse to other regions around the project area. We anticipate that this effect will continue through the entire region even after the end of the project in 2015.
There has been a positive and improved trend in the number of women and youth being involved in agriculture and livelihoods activities an indicator of intensive capacity building conducted by SANREM and its affiliate partners. At the inception of the project, SANREM registered very low numbers of women and youths willing to be engaged in the project. However, we attest the tremendous increases in the number of women and youths who attended capacity building activities. Statistics indicates that women participation in SACCO trainings increased from 60% at the end of 2014 to 75% at the end of 2015. This has seen more women and youth borrow financial credit from SACCOS to start their own projects like improved poultry, horticulture, tree nurseries productions and purchase of certified seeds and farm inputs that has translated into high crop yields.
Crop diversification on the project smallholder farms including fruit trees has been on rise through 2015. More farmers are now planting trees like avocados, passion fruits and mangos in their homesteads as is indicative of the emerging greening and canopy of establishing tree covers. Passion fruits are already being harvested and have a ready demand both within the local markets in the community and other prime urban markets like Arusha, Morogoro and the country's capital city Dar Es Salaam. They believe that the benefits are going to be much greater by the end of 2016 when the avocadoes and mangoes will start bearing and producing fruits. Project farmers also reported a positive trend where by non project neighbors had emulated the practice of planting fruit trees in their farms as well, an indicator of successful farming technology transfer beyond project boundaries in Lushoto district.
SANREM put in substantial efforts in the soil and water conservation activities which has seen significant improvement in crop performance as a result of soil water retention capacity improving as well as maintenance of fertile soils. Due to capacity building efforts, majority of the farmers are able to apply technologies that enhance increase in soil moisture retention and soil loss prevention especially in the steep slopes and valleys. For example terracing as an improved farming technology for communities staying on sloping land and or on hill sides has helped them to protect soil and water loss which in turn has transformed their farming practice and related output.
The success of the project by SANREM regional team was synergized by highly organized partnerships with other organizations that actively participated from the inception to the completion. However, as was initially indicated in the project structure and functional roles, SANREM made the bulk of the contributions through either resources provision or technical support to project households.
There was a six fold increase in the capital base of SACCOS covering 29 villages from a total of USD 5,000 in the beginning 2014 to USD 40,300 in 2015. This capital has been essential to farmers who have been borrowing financial credit towards the purchase of new farming technologies including fertilizers, certified maize and bean seeds and also improving their indigenous chicken and starting off new off farm enterprises.
As a regional development organization, SANREM has contributed directly to soil and water conservation through resource support and offering of technical advice to households that participated in the construction of terraces on their individual farms. As a result of project intervention, more farmers have been document to be practicing soil and water conservation.
There has been continuous and consistent capacity building of farmers in the SACCOS and also in the field demonstrations and in the ToT training. The transfer of skills from SANREM's technical officers to extension officers and other TOTs has had a tremendous effect on the way project beneficiaries have transformed their farming methods.
In terms of the emerging increase in number of female beneficiaries in the project, it was a deliberate effort by SANREM that more women than men are targeted in the project to increase outcome effect on farming households because as indicated in numerous literature citations from sub Sahara, it shows that about 85% of labour in agriculture production is contributed by women yet their efforts have not been fully recognized and rewarded over time. Therefore, SANREM ensured that at least 60% of project beneficiaries were women and that capacity building resulted into 75% of the beneficiaries being women and the youth.
SANREM as a regional development organization believes that the strategies that have been applied in project implementation are valid and yielding expected outcome. For example, working in partnership with primary and secondary stakeholders has seen an improvement in project coordination efforts and resource targeting with less duplication of efforts. Similarly, use of participatory methodology where farmers are active participants and decision makers in project activities implementation has seen an increase in interest from many farmers who want to become part of the project. Capacity building is a key strategy that has been successfully applied and yielded benefits because farmers are practicing what they have been taught and also what they have observed on their on farms trials mounted by the organization in partnership with farmers and other organizations.
Prior to the start of the long rains, monitoring and evaluation was conducted in order to plan and improve on what has been done during the previous short season. The partnership introduced climate smart agriculture packages in the seven pilot villages within Lushoto district landscape. The package involved superior crop performance, establishing soil conservation structures, soil fertility improvement, and increase in the establishment of more tree nurseries and tree planting. From the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) exercise, it was found that farmers were ready to use improved maize and bean varieties.
SANREM as a regional development organization, provided resource support in 2015, whereby, 1,355 farmers more than previous 550 farmers in 2014 from seven villages were identified and supplied with improved varieties of maize and beans to plant in long rain season. They were also provided with fertilizer (DiAmmonium Phosphate -DAP and Minjingu Nafaka). The 1,355 farmers from Milungui, Yamba, Gare, Masange, kwang'enda and Boheloi were given 1kg each of Pannar 67 and 1kg each of DAP and Minjingu Nafaka. Trials were conducted on each farmer's piece of land. The farmers were required to sub divide their land into three sections. DAP was used on the first section, Minjigu Nafaka was used on the second section and no fertilizer was used on the last section which was used as control. Through resource support from SANREM, 600 Farmers in Mbuzii village were supplied with improved variety of beans (Lyamungo 90). They were also provided with fertilizer Minjigu Nafaka and DAP. The farmers also sub divided their land in three section and planted beans with DAP in the first section, Minjingu Nafaka in the second section and the third section no fertilizer was used. The farmers were later supplied with Urea fertilizer for top dressing and it was applied on all the three sections of the trial. Monitoring and evaluation was participatory where farmers were asked to give their views on performance of the test crops. High yields were harvested from plots that were applied with Di-Ammonium Phosphate –DAP, followed by plots under Minjingu and no fertilizer plots performed dismally. Farmers then saw the need of using DiAmmonium Phosphate –DAP together with improved certified seed varieties in order to realize better productivity.
SANREM as a regional development organization, in partnership International Potato Centre (CIP) led on farm trials for improved potatoe varieties, by working with more than 150 farmers to empower them to plant potatoes all year round while increasing yields. Preliminary findings showed that advanced clones and resilient potato varieties that included Asante, Shangii and Obama, outperformed local varieties, such as Kidinya, in terms of resistance to potato late blight disease. CIP trained farmers in partnership with the local agricultural extension staff on potato management, from land preparation to seed storage. In 2015, SANREM survey showed that 60% of project respondents reported to be using improved potato varieties, compared to 40% in the previous year of 2014 which translated into a threefold increase in potato yield, to an average of 2,500kg/ha.This has led to reduction in the use of local varieties which are susceptible to pests and diseases, poor growth and low production. However, over 60% of monitored project farmers preferred local cassava varieties which they contented was of better taste, high vigor and easily accessible through the community's seed bulking fields.
SANREM as a development organization has been financing the above activity that was done in collaboration with SARI, Lushoto District Executive Council and local communities. The regular project reports and monitoring showed that farmers were actively building their three SACCOS through continued contributions, loaning and seeking for training on how to manage them. The membership and current financial status for the three SACCOS is presented in Table 1.
Over 80% of the funds are in circulation in the form of financial loans within the SACCO members. More than 70% of members are borrowing from the SACCOS mainly for on-farm agricultural activities during the rainy seasons, purchase of food, start-up of small businesses and payment of school fees and health expenses.
At the inception of the project, soil fertility assessment was conducted by SANREM and its partners around the cropland to identify key nutrient constraints for sustainable crop production in Lushoto district. Preliminary results from 69 soil samples that were collected from representative sites in seven villages showed that Nitrogen and Phosphorous were the most limiting nutrients for crop production in the area.
Therefore a total of 210 farmers from the seven pilot villages (30 farmers per village) were identified and engaged in planting fodder and fruit trees, with the use of fertilizers. There was significant outcome in the performance of fodder and fruit trees that had been applied Nitrogen and Phosphorus fertilizer compared to those not applied.
Capacity building was done by SANREM technical field assistants to promote this activities that saw over 500 farmers who willingly adopted this innovation. A greening effect can be seen in all project farms, a reflection and indicator of improved soil fertility. This achievement contributed to improved productivity, increased on farm income and reduced food insecurity amongst project beneficiaries and their dependants.
The Lushoto landscape is characterized by highly dissected landscape dominated by steep slopes making it highly susceptible to soil erosion. Over 80% of the land is hilly and steep terrain and about 60 % of the slopes are eroded. Therefore SANREM and its affiliate partners have been leading the way in soil and water conservation. The low levels of soil organic matter with a light texture make it very vulnerable to soil erosion like sheet wash, rills and gullies which are evident in many farmers' fields. An increased effort to curb this problem has continuously been done, where a total of 500 more farmers from initial 350 farmers in 7 villages were involved in the implementation of soil and water conservation program. This saw a total length of 70,300 metres comprising of terraces, Fanya Juu and Contoured grass strips were constructed on farmers' field.
Terraces increased coverage area from 23,780metres in 2014 to 34,780metres in 2015. Fanya Juu terraces from 5,840 metres to a tremendous 13,840metres in 2015, and lastly, Contoured grass strip from 7,680metres in 2014, and tripled to 21,680metres in 2015. As a result of terracing and the contoured grass strips, soil water retention capacity was improved, nutrient retention was upheld and crop production was improved as a key outcome.
Three tree nurseries were established by SANREM through TAFORI each under the management of SACCOS, with a combined capacity of producing over 150,000 tree seedlings in a season. This was a tremendous increase from the previous capacity of 15,000 tree seedlings. Using germplasm developed by ICRAF, both SANREM, SARI and the Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI) promoted agroforestry in Lushoto for ecological and economic benefits using the slogan "Five-Fs for food security": Food, Fuel, Fodder, Finance and Fertility. By integrating trees on farms, the Lushoto farmers reduced their dependency on a single staple crop thereby diversified their livelihoods. The tree planting was also a response to a policy by the Lushoto District Council requiring a 10 percent tree cover on all farms. Currently, champion farmers with individual tree nurseries are being used as learning sites to teach their peers in the communities.
The role of the TAFORI in the project was tree nursery establishment and planting within project sites in Lushoto district. SANREM can now report that over 150,000 tree seedlings and 16000 quality fruit trees were distributed to farmers for planting during both short and long rain seasons. Three tree nurseries were established in three CBOs at Milungui- Masange, Mbuzii-Kwanwe'nda and Boheloi-Gare-Yamba villages to provide planting materials for farmers in Milungui, Masange, Mbuzii Kwang'wenda, Boheloi, Gare and Yamba villages respectively.
Helping farmers to understand how to improve land management practices and incorporate fruit trees to improve nutrition and enhance the soil organic matter content, a total of 16,000 fruit trees were introduced and distributed in 2015.
Introduction of commercial horticulture targeting the urban centers and market areas in Tanzania. This encouraged farmers to produce horticultural crops like kales, cabbages, capsicum, hot pepper, tomatoes, onions and other crops in large scale to meet the market demand.
Six acres of community land was used for seed bulking, a program that was carried out through farmer groups, teaching of new ways of producing, treating and storing seeds on-farm.
Local indigenous chicken were introduced into confined ranges unlike the usual free range system. Using selected hens and cockerels to multiply, over 13,000 birds in 100 households were produced.
Sharing knowledge on how to reduce soil and nutrient losses from crop land, increase soil organic matter and tree cover on-farm while managing group nurseries initiated by SANREM and TAFORI which led to establishment of tree seedling nurseries with a capacity of 150,000 seedlings that were shared amongst project beenficieries to plant on their farms. This effort will contribute to the Tanzania government policy to achieve 10% tree cover on agricultural land.
SANREM field officers steered the process of establishing 'Farmer Field Schools – FFS" to build the capacity of community based organizations and farmer households on enhanced agroforestry practices. More than 1,650 farmer households have benefitted from this programme.
SANREM as a regional development organization has been closely working together with Lushoto District Executive Council and the Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives to enable a closer working relationship between farmers and extension officers. Through the proposed partnership, 35 community based agricultural workers have been trained on climate smart agriculture innovations as an approach of knowledge and technology transfer to the locals.
Expectation for the whole year was 3500 farmers benefitting from project implementation activities. The achievement was beyond expectation.
2000 men and 3200 women have so far benefitted from the project implementation activities making female beneficiaries the bulk of those who benefited from the project.
4700 farmers who have benefitted come from the 7 rural villages, the remaining 500 farmers copied from the project farmers. This implies that the project's 'demonstration' effect to non project participants was positive.
SANREM organization was committed to produce the best outcomes for Lushoto project. To achieve this, it appointed a team of trained technical personnel who were actively engaged in all sectors of the project. This included two female gender mainstreaming professionals, 1 communications professional, one soil and water specialists, one development management specialist, one capacity building specialist, one monitoring and evaluation specialist, 5 administrative staff, and 2 climate smart agriculture specialists who were based in Lushoto Tanzania through the project lifespan. More SANREM staff training and capacity building was done by experts especially in data management, analysis and interpretation. This promoted proficiency of the staffs in the use of research softwares and models as tools for producing quality research outputs. Because of the project, a total of 15 staff and 8 interns were trained in various disciplines that have improved organization decision making process. Currently two members of staff are using project data to write their post graduate dissertations and thereafter graduate with masters of Science degrees.
SANREM also conducted frequent field trips in 2015 to expose more staffs to the project partners, especially farmers and other associated institutions. This has expanded their scope of working with other stakeholders, and exposed them to different types of challenges related to research which is seen as an approach of enlightening our staff on challenges that should be anticipated in every project. They managed to come up with observations and recommendations which were used to improve on the outputs of Lushoto project.
As a result of the project various technology equipment were added to the portfolio of SANREM assets that are now proving vital for day to day running of the NGO. Staff has now more access to ICT hardware and software, and filed staff now has video recording, voice recording and still photo equipment, with the latest technology in the market.


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Does Anyone Care About Urban Gun Violence?
RUSH: Well, that was my point. Mark Warner, the former governor and Manchin, the Senator of West Virginia said, "Oh, my God, my daughters have told me, 'We gotta change gun control.'" I said, "You guys ever been to Chicago? Do you know what happens in Chicago every night?" What happens in Chicago in a week dwarfs what happened in Connecticut. Just nobody's reporting it. There's no cameras up there. You don't see it. All you see is the mayor warning the gangbangers to kill each other instead of other people. That's all you ever see.
No, I'm not being facetious here. The deaths to gun violence in the city of Chicago, pick a week, any week in the last three months. Add 'em up over a month. It dwarfs what happened in Newtown, Connecticut. Now, these are urban kids in Chicago. They're not upper middle-class whites.
Let's put it this way. Have you ever heard any politician go on an anti-gun rant when you've heard about urban violence? Does it ever happen? I'm asking. Those stories out of Chicago were happening daily. Drudge was highlighting them. But take your pick. The Rodney King incident, whatever, the Watts riots, pick one. Post-Katrina looting in New Orleans, was the anti-gun control out in force there? They never are, are they? I wonder why that is? Why is it the anti-gun people never use violence in urban neighborhoods as an example of why we have to get rid of guns. Why? A gun's a gun. People die when one's used in such manners. What does it matter? Obviously it does.
Rahm Emanuel, of all the things he's said, he's not said one thing about limiting the availability of guns in Chicago after any of those incidents, has he? And if he has, it hasn't been widely reported. It hasn't been reported enough in a way that we know about it. Philadelphia, Detroit, same thing. Oakland, California, exactly right. Look at the gun violence that took place in Oakland against the cops and so forth. The anti-Second Amendment crowd never gins up, do they?
Chicago has been averaging more murder than happened in Newtown every month this year. The murder toll in Chicago is projected to reach at least 500 for this year. There are more than 41 murders a month in Chicago. The lion's share of them are taking place in poor black neighborhoods. I don't hear the Reverend Jackson or any of the anti-gun media that we're hearing from now raise a stink about guns in those places. That's absolutely right. I wonder why that is. There has to be a reason.
CNSNews: Gun Rights Leader: 470 Murders in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel 'Has Some Blood on His Hands'
RushLimbaugh.com: Mayor Appeals to Gangsters of Chicago - 07.10.12
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two buildings have collapsed after an explosion Wednesday morning in East Harlem.
It happened around 9 a.m. on Park Avenue on 116th Street, the FDNY said. One of the buildings that collapsed had a piano repair shop with apartments above. The second building housed a church.
It's unclear if anyone was inside the buildings at the time of the explosion. Officials believe the buildings were both 5 stories tall.
The FDNY says so far, 16 injuries have been reported, four serious and 12 minor. Harlem Hospital says it received one patient with serious trauma.
Video from the scene shows heavy smoke rising from the area as hundreds of firefighters battle the blaze, which has been upgraded to five-alarms. Debris and rubble could be seen scattered all over the area.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion.
WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond said thick, black smoke was enveloping the area. Police on the scene could be seen wearing face masks, CBS 2′s Don Champion reports.
A man who was on the 15th floor of a building on 125th Street said he saw dark smoke billowing down several blocks.
"The smoke started to rise. It looked like something fell because it wasn't like a fire. It just looked like debris smoke, similar to 9/11," Paul added.
Metro-North said the explosion happened adjacent to the tracks. Service in and out of Grand Central Terminal is suspended until further notice.
The bomb squad is also responding as a precaution.
Many reported hearing a loud explosion and began posting pictures of the scene on Twitter.
Stay with CBSNewYork.com as this story continues to develop.
Admin deserves the credit for this post, I just found the live feed and sent it in not knowing all of these details. Admin found this story. Hats off for all the hard work you do Admin.! TY to both!
Me , too. I emailed Henry/Admin. and asked them to see what they could find. There's nothing but confusion and speculation, right now. No one KNOWS Anything. The scene looks like chaos/ a bunch of chickens with there heads cut off. ABC Eyewitness News was talking about a Drone seen in the area. They don't know if it is a Government, Police, or Prvate drone. The NYPD told News 'Copters to keep their distance because of it.
rangel came out and said that this was "our" communities 911. What a fool. I guess the black people of New York weren't affected by 911. The guy is an idiot.
Angel, I was thinking about you up there, thought maybe you might know.
Nope, just what the local news is reporting. 2 dead now. All 3 of the Metro North lines are suspended and they are working on rerouting them. I looked for something in print about the drone sighting, but the only thing I could find was one of the CBS reporters assuming that it was investigaters. Wish I could find the video of the ABC TV report that I saw, which talked about the drone. Everything from ABC has an iron-clad copyright, but I think it is OK to post the link in the comments.
Thanks for the link Angel, don't have a tv here.
First of all, all NYC buildings have gas pumped into them via old pipes that are still around from the gaslight days, so they're always the prime suspect in an explosion.
Secondly, the photos show modern buildings where I would expect to see old brownstones, so the second suspect is Jewish lighting, especially if these were the only old buildings left there. (sometimes urban renewal requires a little help from insurance companies) I wish we had a picture of the buildings before the explosion, because that would probably clinch it.
The gas that's pumped in is scented with sulfur to make gas leaks easily detected by anyone with a nose, and that's why these explosions always occur early in the morning. The gas builds up when everyone's asleep, and the building explodes when the first light switch is thrown that causes a spark.
It's probably only a question of whether the gas leak occurred because the pipes were old, or if the landlord drilled a small hole in one of them to get his insurance company to pay for his renovation plans.
The gas valves are why you still hear old people in NYC say "open the light" and "close the light" rather than "turn the light on".
England was in the business of exporting cow manure as fertilizer, and they discovered that you could pack a lot more of it onto a ship if it were dried first.
They watched one ship after another explode shortly after leaving the port, and it was a while before they figured out why.
As it happens, the dried manure produces methane gas when it gets wet, so anyone climbing into the wet, lower cargo hold with a lantern would blow the ship to pieces.
As a result of that discovery, they started printing dried manure bags with the words "Ship High In Transit" so it wouldn't be put in the wet lower cargo holds, and the acronym of that warning is where we get the word S.H.I.T., that's now commonly used to describe manure.
Here are some photos. Turns out that the drone (photos #26-29) was privately owned (guy gathering video/photos to hopefully sell to news outlets).
I saw it on live footage from ABC newscopter 7, when they were trying to figure out who it belonged to. However, ABC has not released anything online.
Gee…first we have explosions in San Francisco with unknown causes and now we have explosions in NYC practically a day later.
Is it a coincidence or has the civil war started with the foreign insurgents initiating their first wave of attacks on our country? What's for tomorrow? An explosion in Chicago?


Water each section and top them off with moss to finish the look. Some herbs are perennial and can be transplanted to an in ground exterior garden space. They will grow in next spring and for seasons to come.


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I promise you it is worth getting rid of an old tattered pair of heels in your closet and replace them with a classic heel like these Nine West beauties. You will not regret it!
They can take you anywhere and whatever the outfit put these shoes on and you will always look dressed to the Nines!!
I've always loved Nine West, they do such classic styles.
Yes they do !! I've been loving their pointed toe shoes at the moment ! was so tempted to buy a cobalt blue pair today !!


Olympic arena under construction in Sochi, Russia in preparation for Winter Games starting Feb. 2014.
The Russian FSB security service – successor to the Soviet KGB – is updating its already comprehensive "Sorm" Internet- and telephone-monitoring system. The new edition will have new interception and content-recognition capabilities that will allow it to monitor any phone- or data traffic from the vicinity of the games, and to recognize and track the use of specific words or phrases included in emails, chats or social media postings, according to a team of Russian investigative reporters whose results were reported Oct. 6 in the U.K. newspapers The Guardian and Telegraph.
The two journalists, Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, collected information on the upgrade from requests for proposals, project specifications, offer letters, descriptions from Russian-government oversight agencies and other documents describing the project.
The Sorm network is being upgraded nationwide, but the region surrounding the Black-Sea resort city of Sochi has priority status for work to increase the network's local capacity and to add abilities such as deep packet inspection that would allow FSB or other agencies to filter Internet traffic by keyword or other content.
Mention of the word "Novalny" could trigger extra scrutiny on the assumption that discussion revolves around Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalni, Soldatov told the Guardian.
The scope of the Sorm upgrades is similar to the PRISM system used by the NSA but more reliable, according to Univ. Toronto political-science Professor Ron Deibert, director of the university's Citizens Lab, which researches surveillance, human rights and global security., who acted as consultant for the investigation.
The NSA's PRISM surveillance system had checks and limitations built in to help prevent abuse, though they were weak or easily bypassed, Deibert said.
"In the Russian system permanent access for Sorm is a requirement of building the infrastructure," he told the Guardian.
Long before the Sorm upgrades came to light, the U.S. Department of State recognized Russian eavesdropping as a big enough problem to issue an official warning to a warning to those traveling to the Games that Russian security is likely to eavesdrop on electronic communications.
"Business travelers should be particularly aware that trade secrets, negotiating positions, and other sensitive information may be taken and shared with competitors, counterparts, and/or Russian regulatory and legal entities," the document reads.
Sorm was authorized in 1995 and went into operation in 2000, according to State Dept. travel guides.
The FSB has been upgrading the system since 2010, including the Sorm access-points that ISPs are required to install to allow government surveillance of Internet traffic.
The FSB is the Russian Federation successor to the Soviet KGB secret police, which employed once-and-current Russian President Shirtless Vlad Putin for 17 years as a mid-level administrator and spymaster, according to a Jan. 30, 2000 story in the Washington Post.
Like the NSA, the FSB, "technically requires a warrant to intercept a communication, [but] is not obliged to show it to anyone," according to the Guardian.
Both the FSB and Russian-government spokesman Alexei Lavrischev declined to confirm the reports, but Lavrischev said surveillance at the Sochi games would be less intrusive than that by extensive network of security cameras in London during 2012 summer Games.


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Home News Inspira Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Patient Safety
Inspira Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Patient Safety
MULLICA HILL, NJ (April 13, 2017) – National recognition for patient safety has once again been awarded to the Inspira Health Network Elmer, Vineland and Woodbury medical centers. For the second consecutive data cycle, Inspira has earned straight A's on the national Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. More than 2,600 hospitals were included in the Spring 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade; less than one third earned an A. The Inspira medical centers are three of the 27 hospitals within New Jersey to have received an A.
"Hospitals that earn top marks nationally in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade have achieved the highest safety standards in the country," said Lea Binder, president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group. "That takes commitment from every member of the hospital staff."
In August of 2015, Inspira Health Network began a multi-year transformation to become a High Reliability Organization and a leader in patient safety. By adopting the tools and behaviors of high reliability, a small number of hospitals and health networks around the nation have dramatically reduced preventable patient harm in their facilities. Inspira is committed to achieving this level of safety across its network.
"The Leapfrog Group acknowledges that they raised the bar for their Spring 2017 safety grades," said John DiAngelo, president and CEO, Inspira Health Network. "That makes earning straight A's even more rewarding. This recognition reflects our unequaled commitment to patient safety. I believe the sustained success we have achieved on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a strong indicator that we have continued to embrace a culture of safety throughout our organization."
As the criteria for the Hospital Patient Safety Score continues to evolve, it is not uncommon for high performing hospitals to see some variation in their scores. Yet, it is clear that Leapfrog's efforts have had a positive impact on patient safety across the country.
One of the first high reliability tools adopted by Inspira has been the Daily Safety Briefing. Each morning, dozens of leaders from across the network meet to identify and quickly resolve any patient safety concerns or potential safety issues. These briefings have fundamentally changed the way the Inspira leadership discusses and responds to patient safety concerns in its hospitals.
"Being nationally recognized for patient safety is a source of pride for our employees and physicians," said Paul Lambrecht, vice president of Quality and Patient Safety. "Providing care, which is nationally recognized for its safety, can bring a level of comfort and confidence to our neighbors, friends and family for whom we provide care every day. We believe our communities deserve care that is provided in the safest manner possible."
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report is released each fall and spring. It was developed under the guidance of expert panel and uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data. And for the first time, the safety grade criteria included indicators that deal with communication between clinical staff and patients. The report also includes two new measures on MRSA and C. difficile infections.
To see each Inspira hospital's full grade, and to access consumer-friendly patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.
Inspira Health Network is a charitable nonprofit health care organization serving communities across southern New Jersey. The network, which traces its roots to 1899, comprises three hospitals, a comprehensive cancer center, several multi-specialty health centers and a total of more than 125 access points. These include urgent care; outpatient imaging and rehabilitation; numerous specialty centers, including sleep medicine, cardiac testing, digestive health and wound care; home care and hospice; and more than 30 primary and specialty physician practices in Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem and Camden counties.
Together with its medical staff of more than 1,100 physicians and other care providers, as well as more than 5,700 employees, Inspira Health Network provides evidence-based care to help each patient achieve the best possible outcome. Accredited by DNV Healthcare, the network's clinical and support staffs are focused on providing quality care in a safe environment. For more information about Inspira Health Network, call 1-800-INSPIRA.
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Inspira Mullica Hill Earns Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Inspira Health was named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Over 2,200 hospitals were considered for the award.
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Inspira Elmer and Mullica Hill Earn A's for Safety
Inspira Medical Centers Elmer and Mullica Hill, part of Inspira Health, received an "A" on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021.


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The discography of Pop Evil, an American hard rock band, consists of six studio albums, one extended play, twenty-three singles, two promotional singles and twenty-one music videos.

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

Music videos

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References

External links
Official website
Pop Evil at AllMusic

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Discographies of American artists


This was an interesting little meeting.
To us it looked like a good example of a whole committee who had made their minds up before they came into the meeting.
That's not supposed to happen these days, its called 'prejudicial interest.' But to be honest, we never were too enamoured of the process that says you can only take account of what you hear in the meeting in reaching your view.
The whole point of having lay-people as councillors is to use their experience of life - and that includes the prejudices they get elected with. If you don't like someone and the beliefs, attitudes and values that come with them, you can choose a different councillor next time.
So what was the meeting all about?
Readers will remember that this was one of the sites the Commissar said he could dispose of in 'The Great January Sale' to fund the new town hall.
Then - apparently after public pressure - he agreed to remove it from the 'For Sale' list . (We had our doubts about his altruism here. We figured someone probably said they couldn't build on it because of the flooding risk. We've no evidence for that view, but the Commissar was never a man to turn money down if he could avoid it).
It was in that vein that he decided to implement charging on it.
To anyone with half a brain cell, it's a daft idea to charge.
When Booths in the square closed recently, they cited parking as one of the main reasons for their demise. Fylde's implementation of charging for parking has undoubtedly produced income for the Council, but it has reduced the number of people that are attracted here - well according to Booths at least.
Parking is, and should be, a facility to attract visitors to the area, especially for the tourist car parks.
Offering visitors parking without charge is a really good way of bringing money earned outside Fylde into the area improving our local 'balance of payments'.
It actually grows the money in our economy instead of re-circulating resident's money that's already here.
The car parks were all free fifteen years ago, (when a council that understood its tourism role ran the show). Now the ticket issuing equipment is more like a milking machine.
The Cabinet of 28th April had resolved "that charges should be levied on North Beach Car Park" and that "the Portfolio Holder would consider any representations received as part of the consultation before agreeing the final outcome"
And on 4th August, the Portfolio Holder published a decision in which he "agreed to introduce the parking charges"
Within the timescale allowed, Cllr John Davies sought and won the support of nine colleagues to recover the decision and bring it before a Scrutiny Committee for further debate. So that's how we got here.
The call in was interesting.
It was Cllr Davies' first call-in, and it shows that the 2007 intake of Councillors are finding their feet in the complicated administrative processes used by the Council. Although at the end of the day he didn't win the argument, we thought he made a better job that he appeared to think he had done.
The chairman of the meeting was Cllr Fabian Craig Wilson. She gave us the impression she was more concerned about procedure than getting at the truth, but perhaps our expectation of what a Scrutiny Committee should be (and do) differs from hers.
There was quite a lot of substitution: Cllr Ken Hopwood for Cllr Liz Oades, Cllr Kath Harper for Cllr Elaine Silverwood, Saint Barbara Pagett for Cllr Heather Speak.
Before the meeting got going, Cllr Davies questioned the Chairman's statement that Cllr Pounder (The Portfolio Holder) has made the decision. He argued the Cabinet had made the Decision on 28 April and Cllr Pounder had only agreed the decision after the consultation. The Chairman didn't agree. (Actually she didn't seem to give it much consideration at all, but maybe it had been thought about prior to the meeting and she had already formulated a view on it). Anyway, she pressed on regardless.
This 'who decided' matter is relevant because it affects who can stay in the room whilst the debate takes place. If the Cabinet made the decision none of them should remain. In theory at least, this means those present can speak more freely. However, in the Chairman's view, only Cllr Pounder would have to leave.
Then the meeting had a public speaking section where a local chap said he was worried about the plan. Another resident said he was glad that it was not being built on but he and some other residents had met with Cllr Small and Eaves and expressed concerns about increased damage to the dunes from cars parking along Clifton Drive North and people tramping across them to access the beach, thus damaging the wildlife in the dune areas. (Some of the most important plants are to be found on the stretch between Pontins and the Sand Yacht area). He said a group of residents would be prepared to form a Community Interest Company to manage the car park at less cost for the council. But that idea didn't seem to get much consideration either.
Then the formal process began. Cllr Davies outlined his case. He said the financial case for charging was flawed. The figures had been based on 250 cars and it would only hold 150 unless it was lined, and lining would be costly. The blowing sand would get into the paying machine and damage it. He thought cars would simply leave the area and park on the road to the detriment of residents and safety. He wasn't impressed with the proposed £50 a year permits to let dog walkers park 'affordably' and he worried about enforcement and admin costs and two car families sharing a permit. He thought the Committee would be acting irresponsibly if they didn't call it in.
Cllr Pounder was next up. He argued for the charges to be imposed. He said the car park had a capacity of 249.9 cars but to achieve that it would need it to be lined, and they didn't want to do that because the windblown sand would cover the lines and the cost of routinely clearing it would be prohibitive.
We got a bit confused in his explanation of the costings. He appeared to say that it could hold 250, but presently the maximum without lines was about 150. However, in general their surveys had shown that about 25 people a day used it. He went on to say they'd calculated on half "this" figure because of resistance to paying, so they were well within the estimated income projections.
We couldn't tell if that meant 250, 75, or just 12 (and a half?) cars buying tickets per day, and we thought perhaps the Chairman could have sought some clarity here, but we didn't hear it.
This matters because there will be additional costs to implement charges - and to be sensible, if you accept the aim is to generate income rather than provide a service, then the income ought to exceed the costs.
Sometimes you want to limit car park usage to get a turnaround of users - typically in shopping areas so there are new people arriving all the time. In such cases, its the throughput that's important, not the cost.
But in this case (and so far as we know it's the first time it has happened overtly at Fylde), the introduction of charges are all about making money for the Council, not about regulating traffic and parking.
Cllr Pounder continued that they had budget pressures which needed more income. He said the machine would be protected in a (bus type) shelter so it wouldn't have sand problems, and it would be lit (we guess that meant illuminated, not set on fire) to discourage vandalism and theft. He did admit that the income level they expected might not be achieved, and it was very weather dependent.
On the 'Dog Walker' permits, Cllr Pounder said the were being widened to any resident, not simply dog walkers. They would cost residents £50 a year to stay for up to an hour. A two hour stay would be £100 a year, both available between 9am and 6pm. We didn't hear him say whether it was per resident, per family, or per car, but it sounded like per car. He said the administrative costs could be met within existing resources.
This appears to mean it won't cost extra to do the work that this new work displaces in existing staff time. But that's not the case of course. Something has to give.
On the risk to the dunes he said if they needed boardwalks then boardwalks would have to be provided.
He said the car park cost £10,000 a year in rates and surface water disposal charges. This brought a concerned response from a member of the public who interjected that he had previously been advised under the Freedom of Information Act that the cost of running the car parks was £2,000 a year. Officers were asked to clarify the position but no one was willing or able to explain the dichotomy.
At the conclusion of the fixed presentations the Chairman said that when they came to debate and consider this, they could only consider "The manner in which the decision was taken, not the decision itself"
Now to us, that sounded like both mis-direction of the Committee, and bad chairing.
The point of a scrutiny committee is not to close down the options to establish accurate, truthful facts, it is to examine, dissect and analyse whether the decision that was taken was in the interests of Fylde taxpayers. It should be an examination of the substance of the decision, not process. So on this occasion, we believe the committee was mis-directed by the chairman, and it appeared to us the chairman was simply trying to minimise the chances of debate and get the Cabinet's (or Portfolio Holder's) decision to implement charges through as quickly as possible.
In the questions section, Saint Barbara Pagett worried about damage to the dunes and asked if the Dunes Officer had any concerns. She wanted to know what the financial implications of installing boardwalks would be. She also asked if English Nature had been consulted on the proposal. Cllr Pounder said the Dunes Officer was aware of the plans (which didn't actually answer the question), and so were English Nature, and they hadn't written to the Council (which didn't answer the question either).
Although an officer subsequently said no planning permission was required for the works, (presumably because the 'bus shelter' machine cover is within the size that councils are allowed to do on their own land), We suspect the engineering works to lay the electricity supply to it won't be, and English Nature may well have something to say about protecting the dunes with boardwalks if the charging scheme goes ahead.
Cllr Chedd asked about the reason why the car park was there at all. He wondered if it had been a requirement of the planning application when the houses were built and whether there were any restrictions or conditions on its use. Cllr Pounder said he didn't know and that had not been checked. Again, not a very satisfactory answer, and not followed up by the Chairman.
We can help here. It was provided in the very early days when developers were first being asked for what is now called 'Section 106 money' - that is money to fund community infrastructure. The developer at the time was most unhappy because the council of the day was asking him to build a car park for tourists under the guise of the properties needing somewhere to park as well. In the end, to get the permission, he agreed to provide the car park. The planners also required him to provide landscaping in the form of a 'shrub border' opposite the entrance. This was (as so often with planners) a triumph of hope over common sense. It rapidly filled with windblown sand which submerged the shrubs and has not been seen since. (And especially since the Council became responsible for maintaining the car park and its 'landscaping'). It has disappeared altogether in an enormous sandhill against the wall. But if you dig down, you will find a kerb or stone wall enclosing the original shrub bed.
Whether there were other conditions about keeping it open and free for access we don't know, but it ought to be possible to look up the planning permissions.
Cllr Ken Hopwood said he had been down and measured the area (He's a very thorough man) and he didn't believe it could accommodate 250 vehicles. Then he noted that the Cabinet report gave the income and said that income would be subject to VAT, and that hadn't been taken account of. (so in theory at least, the income would be around 17.5% down before you started). Cllr Pounder said well, whatever they could get, it would help to offset the cost.
Again the chairman failed to get clarity on this point. Did or didn't the income figure include VAT. What was the proper projected income figure and what were the true costs going to be? These were skirted over.
Cllr Kath Harper said it seemed a very complicated scheme and she wanted to know why they simply couldn't give the first hour free (as they do at Lowther Gardens). Cllr Pounder said he didn't know if that would reduce the costs or not.
The Vice Chairman, Cllr Mulholland, asked Cllr Davies if he accepted the principle of car parking charges. Cllr Davies replied that he did not support them if the aim was to generate revenue, but he did support charging to restrict use (We think he meant such as overnight or all day stays). They then had a similar exchange about boardwalks which was developing into an argument when the chairman ruled (wrongly in our view) that boardwalks had absolutely no relevance to this matter.
We think they do have relevance because they will be costly to install and maintain, and if they are needed (because people no longer access the beach through the gap in the car park wall, but park along Clifton Drive North and trample across the dunes), then the boardwalks will be needed as a direct result of the implementation of parking charges and as such, ought to be taken into account when the income and cost of implementing the car parking charge is considered. How else can the benefit (or disbenefits) to the residents of Fylde be established?
Cllr Davies himself asked whether he could ask a question of Cllr Pounder and the Chairman agreed. He wanted to know if charging would mean additional supervision resources (parking warden). Cllr Pounder said yes. But once again, the chairman failed to have the cost quantified for her committee.
Cllr Ackers asked if the permit was for a maximum of 2 hours. Cllr Pounder said yes it was. She asked if they could then come back for another two hours. Cllr Pounder said no. She also wanted to know how much extra it would cost to install a 'pay on exit' system and was told it would be "a lot more"
Finally, Cllr Hopwood lobbed a lovely little grenade into the meeting. He asked how much of the Council's car parking strategy Clrl Pounder intended to implement with regard to the car park. Clearly at a loss to know what the car park strategy was, let alone how much of it was being met by this car park proposal, Cllr Pounder tried to bluff his way out of the question by saying he was sure it would be taken into account. Cllr Hopwood then said he simply wanted to know which of the facilities the Councils own car park strategy said were needed at all car parks, were going to be supplied at this one, (such as public loos, information signs, lighting, litter bins, seating, and so on).
At this point, there being no further questions to Cllr Pounder, he left the room as he is required to do whilst the Committee debate the matter. Interestingly, Cllr Eaves, the Leader also left at this point. This might have been because he had somewhere else to be, of course.
But he had been part of the Cabinet that made the decision on 28th, (the situation that Cllr Davies challenged right at the beginning of the meeting. The Chairman (dubiously in our view ) had ruled that Cabinet members could stay in if they wished, but Cllr Eaves slipped out quietly. We thought that was commendable and astute of him if he did it intentionally.
As the debate opened, the Vice Chairman, Cllr Mulholland said he wouldn't be able to vote for the 'call-in', at which point Cllr Davies asked how he could come to such a decision before he had heard the debate on it.
It was shadow-boxing of course, but it did illustrate the fixed minds that were at work on both 'sides'.
The debate went on - sometimes a bit niggly, but mostly civilised. Then the time for the vote came.
It was predictable. A classic Blue Peter decision (Here's one I made earlier).
The ruling group voted to a man not to call it in and councillors from the non-ruling groups voted to a man to call it in.
But because by law, there must be a majority for the ruling group on this (and most) committees of the Council, this result was never really in doubt.
That said, the new intake demonstrated that they were finding their feet. Cllr Davis acquitted himself well - better than might have been expected for a first time performance.
But the sadness of the evening for us was yet another chairman who doesn't appear to understand what role a scrutiny committee ought to play. (We say 'yet another' after the awful performance of the Chairman of the Streetscene inquiry who demonstrated no idea of what his scrutiny role should have been).
This Chairman seemed to see her role and being to keep order and implement the rules, not using the committee to question witnesses to derive the best information on which to base a decision.
But it was only about charging on a car park - and Using Dim Tim's former words when he cost us a reported £700,000 on Streetscene - at the end of the day, nobody died.
We're not altogether sure this is the end of the story though, and Cllr Davies (and others) stand to be vindicated if the costs exceed the income.


This comes after Manafort was convicted on eight counts of bank and tax fraud and after he agreed to cooperate with the special counsel's investigation.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is due back in a Virginia courtroom to decide whether he will be sentenced on fraud charges before or after he completes his cooperation with prosecutors.
At a hearing scheduled in Virginia federal court Friday afternoon, lawyers working with Manafort are expected to discuss a sentencing timeline with US District Judge T.S. Ellis, who has told the legal teams Manafort should be sentenced soon.
Democrats have called the meeting with Rosenstein part of a Republican effort to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible co-ordination between Russian Federation and the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election. Since then, he pleaded guilty to separate charges in Washington and began cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The Eastern District of Virginia, known as the Rocket Docket, has a reputation of moving cases along quickly. That report will help recommend a guideline range so that Judge Ellis can determine what sentence to impose.
Prosecutors declined to offer an estimate of when Manafort's cooperation would end.
Prosecutors and Manafort's lawyers agreed that would be acceptable, and Ellis set the February 8 sentencing date. (It is also possible for charges to be dismissed "with prejudice", meaning they can never be filed again). Ellis' dismissal of the counts does not preclude prosecutors from refiling them at a later date if they choose.
In court, Manafort, 69, had one foot elevated off the floor in a sock.
Manafort wore a green jail jumpsuit and sat in a wheelchair. "We need to get to the bottom of these very serious claims".
He has been meeting with the office of Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.
Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, Rosenstein said, "I have a solemn responsibility to make sure that cases like that are pursued and prosecuted, and I'm pleased the president has been supportive of that".


After five years not returning like a salmon to my spawning grounds, we had the opportunity last month to plan a trip to Canada for a short little break in the action. The truth is, any trip we take is always planned around food. It is never only about eating but also about hunting down those wonderful things that are truly special and unique to that specific area. As we prove it in Cuca day in and day out, our philosophy is to go as local as possible and we follow this religiously even on holidays.
Now back to my story, we made our way to Salt Spring Island, a small island just outside of where I grew up and a quick float plane ride or ferry trip from Vancouver. Waking up in the morning surrounded by deep dark green wilderness and the isolated coastal beauty of British Colombia you can see why the meat, fish and vegetables live a happy undisturbed life that does not go unnoticed when consumed by those lucky enough to stay for dinner. With 4 days and a proper kitchen we planned to take full advantage of the island's organic markets, local farms and fishing spots.
One of my favorite foods has to be mussels. I can however understand why people do not share this opinion as it is easy to end up with overcooked shrunken seafood gummy bears in big empty black shells. But when the mussels are much heavier than they appear (like a ripe melon) and come from cold nutrient filled waters, it can easily become an expensive addiction. Straight from the dock on that beautiful autumn afternoon, the famous local mussels were my only worry with 6 hours until dinner; no stress, no pressure, just some quiet quality time with me and my new shiny purple friends. A small amount of heat is enough to release open a mussel but these bad boys held on for dear life till eventually opening to expose beautiful bright orange, massive sized, tender seafood balloons. Eating our way slowly through the Japanese chawanmushi-like custard bulging from inside its thick powerful shells, everything else faded away and my new friends delivered by far the best experience a mussel had to offer. One thing is for sure: whenever we open in Canada, mussels will be on the menu.
So Cuca turned 1… and then 2 and we have been so caught up in this wonder that it has taken me all this while to get back to my beloved blog. I started to write wanting to share with you the magical adventure of moving to a new country and starting a restaurant from absolute zero but once we got it up and running, daily operations, a total dedication to our staff and of course to our guests took over our life.
To narrate Cuca's 27 months of life would take me another 27 months so my goal is instead to summarize these 2 years in order to bring you up to date and then hopefully be able to resume my regular updates.
I guess one of our biggest accomplishments so far has been to develop a team of wonderful people who care about Cuca as much as we do. Our strategy has never been to hire the most experienced professionals but the nicest ones. We believed from day one that we could train skills but could never change an attitude and this has led us to be surrounded by truly good guys we can trust. Operations in Cuca are now a bliss because each of our staff is totally dedicated and trained to do a great job and this allows us (Kevin and I) to focus on making sure Cuca has a future for the many families that now depend on us. As you may know if you are familiar with the culture in Bali, relationships are here always personal so we feel our family is bigger than ever, with more than 60 "children" buzzing around us. They definitely keep us busy.
And what about our customers? It may be possible to get people to give a try to a new restaurant but how do we keep it interesting enough so new customers want to come when is no longer new? This is a critical issue that more frequently than not kills businesses in their second year so we had to take it to heart and come up with ways to continue being talked about. All kind of events have definitely kept us on our toes. Events take us out of our comfort zone and make us squeeze our brains to be unique while still offering the highest standards in a more unpredictable environment. We have done events in Cuca, in other restaurants in Bali and in other cities both within Indonesia and overseas. We have delivered talks, created new dishes for a specific occasion and deliver the same experience we offer in Cuca but outside Cuca. Our senior team is thrilled every time we call for a meeting and excitedly share with them the next Cuca stunt. If you haven't attended any of our events, stay tuned, there are many more to come!
From top to bottom, left to right: Cuca in Ku De Ta, Cuca in Surabaya, Cuca in Perth and Cuca in Ubud.
So… busy with our team, busy with our customers and busy with keeping bright and shiny a restaurant that is well into its second year. And finally now back here and introducing a few sparks in our blog. Be warned that I have convinced Kevin to also share with all of you his unique perspective and will start doing so in the next entry. Don't miss it!


- The Obama win might point the way to [understanding why people value print](http://www.subtraction.com/2008/11/05/prints-not-dead) - CMP is looking at [cutting back resources at its property magazines](http://privatefraser.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/property-slump/). I spent a decade competing against [Property Week](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_Week "Property Week"), but this can't help but make me feel awful for them. - Joanna Geary has kicked off a fascinating debate on the[ relationship between news and journalists, and the skills involved](http://www.joannageary.com/2008/10/28/quick-incoherent-thought-2-why-most-news-doesnt-need-journos/).


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Carl Lawrence
I dream in black & white
About Carl
Infiniti Ultimate Test Drive
Category: F1
Expert Analysis of the Williams FW43
Following the release of images of the 2020 Williams F1 car, what do these photographs tell us about FW43 and the design philosophy behind it.
On a wet and windy Monday morning following the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix I was sitting in the Williams Conference Centre at Grove waiting to meet Sir Frank Williams.
Review: ROKiT IO Pro 3D Smartphone
Review of ROKiT IO Pro 3D Smartphone that I won in a ROKiT Williams Racing competition on Twitter.
Amazing result from Walking In The Fast Lane
A Walk In The Fast Lane raised over £15,000 for CLIC Sargent during an exhilarating 5 days of walking, starting at McLaren F1 in Woking and stopping off at all the F1 teams in England, with the chequered flag at Silverstone Circuit on British Grand Prix weekend.
40 Years of Williams
A Walk In The Fast Lane – 150 mile charity walk
Walking over 5 days, starting at McLaren F1 in Surrey and stopping off at all the F1 teams in England, with the chequered flag at Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire.
It's not every day you get treated like a VIP, flown across the world to drive a Formula 1 car and watch the Abu Dhabi GP from the paddock.
SkyF1 – Tales from the Vault
I recently had the chance to watch a couple of episodes of Tales from The Vault be recorded for SkyF1 at their West London Studios.
The shows, hosted by Steve Rider, involved archive F1 footage and studio interviews with Damon Hill, John Watson, Pat Symonds, Nigel Mansell and Christian Horner.
Reflection: Imola 94
I uttered one word to him "Ayrton?" and he just replied with a shake of his head.
20 years have now passed since that dreadful weekend that I remember so clearly.


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Andrea Ednie
Michael Stibor
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Influence and interpretation of intrinsic and extrinsic exercise motives
Andrea Ednie, Michael Stibor
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2017.122.18
This study explores the relationships between, and perceptions of, various exercise motivations and exercise adherence. The application of self-determination theory to exercise motivations research has demonstrated the importance of intrinsic motivations, however, the influence of extrinsic motivations has not been thoroughly examined. This study placed exercise motive perceptions along the Organismic Integration Theory's (OIT) spectrum of motivations, and identified associations between those interpretations and exercise adherence. Participants (812 college students) completed an online survey detailing their exercise motivations and participation. The Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 (EMI-2) was used to measure exercise motivations, and participants provided open-ended explanations for their ratings of each motivational sub-construct. Total exercise scores were calculated by assigning MET values to exercise bouts using the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire. Multiple regression analyses revealed stress management, enjoyment, competition, and weight management as predictors of exercise, and appearance as a negative predictor for females. Analysis of the open-ended motive explanations found participants held diverse perspectives on the health, appearance, weight management, and fitness motivations. The varying interpretations of health and appearance motives ranged across the OIT. Based on motivation theory, they may be conducive to the process of internalization, meaning they may develop into more intrinsic motivations as participants achieve goals and develop a sense of value for the exercise activities. Additional patterns were identified that require further research, including a gap between genders with respect to exercise enjoyment, and the difference between weight management and appearance as predictors of exercise adherence.
Exercise adherence; Self-Determination theory; Exercise motivations inventory; Organismic integration theory
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"She's in the Rain" offers comfort to those who are weary from loneliness and hard-hearted aspects of life. The Rose doesn't disappoint with their smooth melodies as they move you with their powerful lyrics.
Check out Jaehyeong, Dojoon, Hajoon, and Sammy in their new music video below!


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The Global Mission Medical Insurance Plan (or GMMI) by IMG is one of the most popular plans we offer to missionaries and long-term missionary staff to protect their families and loved ones overseas. IMG has a long history specializing in missionary health plans with rich benefits at very affordable rates. And goodmissionaryinsurance.com and Good Neighbor Insurance is one of their preferred partners, which mean IMG refers potential clients to us to serve them and keep them safe overseas (see more at bottom of article). This particular plan is for those going into missions for more than 1 year and has four levels to chose from: Silver, Gold, Gold Plus and Platinum.
This particular plan is for those going into missions for more than 1 year and has four levels to chose from: Silver, Gold, Gold Plus and Platinum.
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Islænder from Knit for your kid (danish) by Susie Haumann knit in Pickles extra fin merino. Did you know that I love colour work? It is a little harder to shop for if you are particular about the colours as I am especially when shopping online, but colour work is so rewarding you can see the amazing pattern growing as you make it. I feel about colour work as some do about self striping sock-yarn of cables, just one more and one more I just want to see how it grows a little more before I put it down.
As always I didn't follow the pattern all the way, the main modification was lengthen it a few rows, it seemed very short before.
This entry was posted in Yarn and tagged barn, colourwork, islændertrøje, kids, knit, Knitting, pullover, sweater on December 20, 2014 by Nicolina Lindsten.