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AppFabNews Events & Reviews, Travel 28th November 2022 28th November 2022
Marking the start of the Caribbean season, the annual industry-only Antigua Yacht Show will take place between 4 – 9 December 2022, promising six days packed with opportunities for brokers to visit a range of spectacular charter yachts. Attracting about sixty attending yachts, this will be the 61st edition of this trade-only event. It will be spread across three different marinas: Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua Yacht Club Marina, and Falmouth Harbour Marina, with a shuttle service facilitating easy transportation for visitors.
Christmas Markets in Germany from November 12 to December 23
AppFabNews Travel 7th November 2022
When fragrant mulled wine warms your hands, the smell of freshly roasted almonds fills the air and a festive glow hangs over the entire Essen city center, it can only mean one thing: The Essen International Christmas Market has started again. From November 12 to December 23, look forward to one of the largest and most beautiful markets in the country, which will make your pre-Christmas season that much more beautiful and magical. The Christmas market stretches all over the city center, and you only have to walk a few steps to get from square to square. The centerpiece is Kennedyplatz. Here you can stroll relaxed along the stalls under a twinkling net of lights and be inspired by the variety of goods. As the name promises, the traders come from around 190 countries all over the world. There are handicrafts from Africa, Christmas decorations from Israel and jewelry from the Baltic States.
Visit unique Montenegro
AppFabNews Travel 17th October 2022
Montenegro - 'Black Mountain') is a country in Southeast Europe It is located a part of the Balkans and is bordered by Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Kosovo to the east, Albania to the southeast, Croatia to the northwest, and the Adriatic Sea to the west with a coastline of 293.5 km. Podgorica the capital and largest city overs 10.4% of Montenegro's territory of 13,812 square kilometres (5,333 sq mi), and is home to roughly 30% of its total population of 621,000. So small you could drive across it in an afternoon. Which gives you opportunity not just skim through it but to truly absorb the essence and authenticity. Read more
Southampton International Boat Show 16-25 September 2022
AppFabNews Events & Reviews, Travel 30th August 2022
Join us for Southampton International Boat Show at Mayflower Park, Southampton from 16-25 September 2022. The show features everything the leisure marine industry has to offer. Ranging from paddleboards to superyachts, and all the products and services you need to enjoy life in, on or around the water – you'll find it at the show. In 2021 we launched the show with our brand-new layout which comprised of brand new sector-specific zones. This proved very successful and the zones are here to stay for 2022! Show favourites, new exhibitors and exciting attractions make sure there's a lot to see and do: From kayaks to catamarans, SUPs to superyachts, there's a boat for everyone. Read more
Discover Oman, Muscat Bay & Jumeirah Muscat Bay Resort.
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Oman is a beautiful country on the Arabian Peninsula. Oman has various tourist attractions, particularly within the realm of cultural tourism. Muscat was named the best city to visit in the world by American travel guide publisher Lonely Planet in 2012, and was chosen as the Capital of Arab Tourism of 2012. Oman's coast is lined with many beaches, with resort hotels on the coast west and east of Muscat. Jumeirah Muscat Bay Resort have established Hotel and unique Residents' Club to serve the interests of Muscat Bay residents. Read more
Discover Portugal
AppFabNews Travel 30th July 2022 30th July 2022
With its mild climate, 3000 hours of sunshine per year and 850 kms of splendid beaches bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal is the perfect holiday destination all year round. This is a country that has the oldest borders in Europe, with an exceptional range of different landscapes just a short distance away, lots of leisure activities and a unique cultural heritage, where tradition and modernity blend together in perfect harmony. Its superb cuisine, fine wines and hospitable people make this a tourist paradise of the highest quality. Read more
Jordan Kingdom of Time
Jordan, an Arab nation on the east bank of the Jordan River, is defined by ancient monuments, nature reserves and seaside resorts. It's home to the famed archaeological site of Petra, the Nabatean capital dating to around 300 B.C. Set in a narrow valley with tombs, temples and monuments carved into the surrounding pink sandstone cliffs, Petra earns its nickname, the "Rose City."
Discover Beautiful Latvia
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Latvia is a country on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia. Its landscape is marked by wide beaches as well as dense, sprawling forests. Latvia's capital is Riga, home to notable wooden and art nouveau architecture, a vast Central Market and a medieval Old Town with St. Peter's Church. Riga's museums include the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum, showcasing local crafts, food and music.
Capital of Latvia Riga is famed for its beautiful Art Nouveau architecture. In fact, as many as a third of all the buildings in the city's center sport this architectural style, meaning Latvia's capital reportedly boasts one of the world's highest concentration's of Art Nouveau structures Read more
England Cricket Tour in the West Indies 1st-31st March 2022.
AppFabNews Culture & Sport, Events & Reviews, Travel 8th March 2022 8th March 2022
England's tour of the West Indies concludes with a three-match Test series starting this Tuesday, 8th March, at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua. Having lost the Ashes 4-0, Joe Root's side are in desperately need of a Test victory. The West Indies vs England 1st Test will be played from 8th-12th March 2022 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. The 2nd Test will be played from 16-20th March 2022 at Kensington Oval, Barbados. The series wraps up with the 3rd Test from 24-28th March 2022 at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada. Read more
11th Superyacht Challenge Antigua
AppFabNews Culture & Sport, Events & Reviews, Travel 8th March 2022
From the 8th-13th of March The 11th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua has attracted ten magnificent superyachts, all set to race in the fantastic waters around Antigua. Ideal conditions are forecast for the regatta with blue skies, trade winds and Caribbean swell. As always, the Superyacht Challenge Antigua is designed to be solely for the pleasure of superyacht owners, their guests and crew. The magnificent fleet take part in five days of spectacular racing under the ORC Superyacht Rule. All of the boats and sailors racing at the Superyacht Challenge Antigua come from North America, Europe, Australasia, and the Caribbean Islands. Read more


The Fox News star's plunge into political activism is more than rank hypocrisy. It's the work of an unprincipled propagandist who's draining his followers' bank accounts.
Now the cable television host is touting a "radical," details-to-be-announced mass movement that promises to save the United States.
Even if Mr. Beck adopts my every political position, however, I'd still count him a man that all principled people should denounce.
Its name: "The Plan." It includes a series of adult education seminars where citizens will be taught political activism, self-reliance, and the dread community organizing. The often tearful Fox News personality also promises a book that will include more specifics. "We need to start thinking like the Chinese," Mr. Beck said at a recent rally. "I'm developing a 100 year plan for America."
And then something funny happened. A self-proclaimed 'transformative' leader formed a self-declared 'movement,' powered in large measure by a sense of historical destiny ('This is the moment!'), yearning for national restoration ('We will make this nation great!'), demanding national unity at all costs, and glorifying itself for its own youthful energy. At times his most conspicuous followers were blindly devoted to a cult of personality with deeply racial undertones and often explicit appeals to messianic fervor.
• Reihan Salam: How Glenn Beck Saves Lives Lucky for us, the change that Mr. Beck most desires is the kind his followers give the Barnes and Noble cashiers. Earnest revolutionaries sometimes lay out first principles in written manifestos, but I've never known one to sync the revolution itself with Simon and Schuster's book release schedule. It is nevertheless unfortunate that this "crazy-as-a-Fox-News-personality" blowhard will continue his outsize influence on public discourse, and continue to deplete Red American bank accounts in increments of $29.99 plus sales tax.
If the best overall account of Mr. Beck is the three part profile in the online magazine Salon, the most concise distillation of his style belongs to the libertarian scholar Charles Murray: "Beck uses tactics that include tiny snippets of film as proof of a person's worldview, guilt by association, insinuation, and occasionally outright goofs like the fake quote," he writes. "To put it another way, I as a viewer have no way to judge whether Beck is right. I have to trust that the snippets are not taken out of context, that the dubious association between A and B actually has evidence to support it, and that his numbers are accurate. It is impossible to have that trust." What Glenn Beck does "is propaganda," Mr. Murray concludes. "Maybe propaganda has its place, but let's not kid ourselves."
So long as Mr. Beck aimed his propaganda at the left, too many on the right were content to refrain from criticizing him in public. What they failed to appreciate is that he has always been a mercenary entertainer intent on maximizing his audience—and that folks disgusted with the Republican Party are a huge and growing demographic.
As it happens, I'd be perfectly happy to blow up America's two-party system, so the newest incarnation of Mr. Beck puts him closer to my political preferences than he's ever been. How tempting to fantasize about all the good this charismatic entertainer could do by bamboozling America into trusting him, were the effect a politics freed from the pernicious distortions of the Republican and Democratic party machines.
Even if Mr. Beck adopts my every political position, however—lobbying to end the War on Drugs, stop the most pernicious aspects of the War on Terror, and implement my own idiosyncratic immigration reform package, among many other things—I'd still count him a man that all principled people should denounce. A political movement built on the rhetoric of a mercenary propagandist is a bit like a house built on a flatbed truck: once you've built it up all nice and strong, the driver is liable to move it somewhere you hadn't any intention of going.
I've been studying history lately. And I'm shocked by how many orators I've found who manipulate people through propaganda. They play on nostalgia, feign emotions for rhetorical effect, and hold themselves up as someone to be trusted in a scary world of far-reaching conspiracies.
It is only because I care so much about America that I want you to be careful of men like this. You'll know them by the millions of dollars they make from media corporations and the machinery of established political movements, even as they denounce the media and political establishment. The anti-Christ, Godlessness, atheism, Richard Dawkins, Simon and Schuster, Glenn Beck, Fox News, Karl Rove, George W. Bush, Medicare Part D, huge budget deficits. Don't you see the connections!!!
Today I am announcing a one year plan to radically diminish Glenn Beck's malign influence: stop buying his books!
Conor Friedersdorf, a Daily Beast columnist, also writes for The American Scene and The Atlantic Online's ideas blog.


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United States and Latin America: between uncertainty and concern
Donald Trump and some of his advisors are generating more than uneasiness. provoking the sense that the United States may become a real source of concern in Latin America. Español
Juan Gabriel Tokatlian
A Border Patrol vehicle drives by in Tecate, Calif., seen through a hole. Nov. 9, 2016 photo. Gregory Bull AP/Press Association Images. The United States has chosen a President whose key articulating principle is "America First". Donald Trump's underlying grand strategy is not a call for a reconfigured isolationism; it is an appeal to aggressive primacy. Nothing from his campaign assertions signaled a retreat from world politics or restraint in terms of foreign policy. His promises were for the greater and massive funds for defense, an overwhelming emphasis on terrorism and security issues, the abandonment of human rights promotion, positive messages for strongmen and reactionary parties abroad, sanctions-oriented and retaliatory-focused economic diplomacy, unilateralism as a guiding conduct vis-à-vis global affairs, dislike for multilateral forums, and no interest for international legality.
Initially his mandate generates more than anxiety; it is a cause of serious concern for many in Latin America. Several points support this assumption. First, open hostility towards Mexico is a cause for alarm in the region. The extension of the wall at the border between both countries as a means of complete frontier closure, the announcement of huge deportations of Mexicans, the accusations against Mexicans in the United States as criminals and violators, the menace of killing NAFTA, among others, are crude examples of coercive diplomacy against a non-threatening country that has been a good neighbor of the United States. Last July, Joseph Schmitz, former executive with the controversial private security contractor Blackwater and current Foreign Policy and National Security Advisor to Trump, said in reference to him and Latin America that Donald Trump wanted "to be honest and fair with our allies and honest and tough with our enemies". Is Mexico an enemy then?
Second, on Cuba, as presidential candidate Trump asserted that "we are keeping [Guantanamo] open", and that he would reverse President Barack Obama's deal with Cuba, instead imposing a non-specified "stronger" agreement. According to the July 2016 Republican Party platform, Obama's arrangement with Cuba "was a shameful accommodation to the demands of its tyrants". The very gradual normalization of relations between Washington and Havana during the democratic administration may not have only reached a stalemate, but could even be reversed in the near future because of the obsolete ideological motives of hardliners in the White House and Congress: if the unnecessary Cold War in the continent is prolonged, the United States is the one to be blamed now.
Third, the lack of any positive signals from Trump and his advisors on the new peace accord between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas, or the opening of a dialogue between the Venezuelan government and the opposition, is surprising and disturbing. Would the incoming administration prefer the perpetuation of the situation in the two hotspots on the Andean ridge? Is the Florida vote—where some 1.6 million Cuban-Americans, Colombian-Americans, and Venezuelan-Americans live - still so significant as to impede the Republicans to openly support stability instead of conflict in Colombia and Venezuela?
Fourth, the overriding centrality given to terrorism by Donald Trump and his team will probably extend beyond the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Even though since 9/11 Latin America was the only region in the world that did not witness a lethal attack by any radical fundamentalist group, the question of terrorism seems to be high on the agenda. Whalid Phares, the ex-Lebanese far-right Christian militia ideologue and Foreign Policy Advisor to Trump, remarked in an interview with an Argentine newspaper that "terrorism" should be the first priority in future US-Argentine relations. Retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, former DIA officer and key Defense Advisor to Trump, has been reinforcing the idea of a link between terrorism and Latin America by affirming, without providing much detail, that countries that back Islamic terrorism are "cutting deals" with Mexican cartels in order to enter the United States. Again a major threat environment around Mexico, in particular, and Latin American in general, allegedly places terrorism in the region as a significant challenge to the United States.
Fifth, on the drug issue, Donald Trump moved from pro-legalization in the early 1990s to a conventional warrior during the campaign. He was specifically against the legalization of recreational marihuana and advocated tougher border and law enforcement policies in relation to Mexico externally and the so called "sanctuary cities" inside the United States. While Latin America, after decades of ferocious suffering, is attempting to reform a highly prohibitionist drug strategy, the United States, under Trump, seems to be encouraging the return to the logic of the "war on drugs" - at home and abroad. In the region we already know that the war discourse is American and the war deaths are Latin Americans.
To sum up, the manifesto of Donald Trump and some of his advisors is generating more than uneasiness. In reality, they are not only endangering, in advance, relations within the Americas, but also provoking the sense that the United States may become a real source of concern in Latin America.
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Chapter 315 Izroth's Ruthless Side? A Series of Crushing Defeats!
Although the fight had only lasted a few moments, it was more than enough data for Valentine to proceed with a new line of thought. On paper and against monsters, it was difficult to truly gauge the level of and evolve an enhanced skill, as well as, further one's own understanding of magic. Also, it was not as if intelligent boss monsters were just wandering around everywhere.
What Valentine needed was a skilled player that would force him to turn his theory into actual application. For this task, he could think of no one better than Izroth.
As Valentine became lost in his thoughts about his innovative approach to the new magic sequence he was creating, a look of excitement formed on his face as he began to drool uncontrollably. If he was successful, he may accomplish something that no other player in RML had ever done before!
Izroth inwardly shook his head at Valentine's actions, however, he knew just how much Valentine loved magic. Therefore, he left him to his own thoughts and walked off the arena platform.
Everyone was still amazed by the fight they had just witnessed. Everything happened so fast, but that did not take away from how much of a high-level fight it was. But, in the end, Izroth's speed was simply too overwhelming for Valentine. However, to be quite honest, they thought the fight was over the first time Izroth closed the distance and yet, Valentine had managed to surprise them with his performance.
Though comparing him to Izroth was a bit too harsh. They understood that if it had been any of them up there fighting against that magic caster, then things would not have gone that smoothly.
"Your friend is pretty strong. In fact, you seem to always be surrounded by abnormal people." Mirage sighed. Back in the Blazing Temple, she was in a party with Izroth, Luna, and Azalea. One of them was an amazing healer and was even a Trephasia. As for the other player, there was probably no one present who would believe her words, but that person was even faster than Izroth!
Both of them were abnormal when compared to the majority of players and now, there was one more person who had joined their ranks in Mirage's mind.
"What do you expect? Abnormal people are naturally drawn to other abnormal people. It's the law of nature." Omega commented with a grin on his face.
Izroth only gave a carefree smile in response to Mirage and Omega's comments. However, after hearing those words and facing off against Valentine, as well as, seeing how much he had grown in such a short period of time, Izroth could not help but have certain thoughts.
'I wonder how everyone else is progressing.'
Although they had not been apart for long, Izroth was sure that everyone did not simply remain idle. In fact, after returning from their last quest together, everyone seemed motivated and determined to grow stronger. Izroth was not oblivious to this fact. He also knew that he was likely the cause of the fire that lit under them.
As someone who grew up in a world of cultivation, Izroth understood how important it was to reach for something or someone. That mountain that always appeared to be insurmountable and unclimbable.
No matter how much talent one possessed, if they lacked the will or drive to improve, then their talent would be wasted. He had seen many self-proclaimed geniuses in the Seven Realms end up stuck on their path of cultivation because of their lack of dedication and determination.
Of course, RML was not as cutthroat was the Seven Realms, but Izroth found that the same rules applied across numerous situations. That was why he made a decision after he returned from the Chaotic Dogma Realm. Izroth decided that he was going to be that insurmountable mountain that kept those around him constantly striving for a higher level.
To accomplish this task, he would keep growing stronger to a point where even an entity like the Netherworld Monarch shivered in fear when hearing his name. Once Izroth made his choice to do something, he would not do it in a half-hearted manner. He would strive to become the strongest. Someone capable of standing before armies alone and coming out victorious.
'Who knew a world with practically zero Spiritual Essence would be capable of creating something so interesting?'
A few moments later, Valentine snapped out of his deep thoughts and it was as if a wave of inspiration struck him. He rushed back into the main building without warning as though he were afraid that whatever was on his mind would disappear.
After Valentine excused himself, Qi Jiguang requested a match with Izroth. However, Qi Jiguang knew the current gap that existed between himself and Izroth. Therefore, he requested an unusual dueling format.
There was a dueling option that allowed players to duel without any skills or equipment. Each player was given equal stats across the board and 10 HP. Every strike a player successfully landed removed 1 HP from their opponent. If it as a critical hit, then the strike would remove 3 HP. Fully blocking an opponent's attack meant taking no damage at all.
This mode was not very popular amongst players for obvious reasons. Who wanted to willingly forfeit their flashy skills and equipment advantage for a boring hand to hand combat fight? Besides, it was not as if everyone that played RML knew who to actually fight in the real world. Most of the players depended entirely upon the system to guide them along in battles.
Of course, Izroth accepted Qi Jiguang's challenge without hesitation. The end results? 10-0. It was Izroth's complete victory. Qi Jiguang was not able to land a single hit even on a level playing field!
Qi Jiguang challenged Izroth to a fight again even after such a devastating defeat. Once again, he lost 10-0. Then he challenged Izroth again... And again... And again...
As Mirage, Omega, and Ying Yue watched the battle, there was a strange atmosphere around them. It was very solemn and a clear look of concern could be seen on their face.
"This is already the tenth fight..." Midnight stated with his brows furrowed.
"Isn't Izroth being a bit too cruel? He could at least let him get one hit in." Mirage said with a frown. She was not expecting Izroth to intentionally lose a match, but was it truly necessary for him to be so ruthless?
"It is becoming a bit hard to watch. I just worry that Qi Jiguang's pride won't be able to hold out after this is over." Midnight sighed. He actually agreed with Mirage, Izroth was being somewhat cruel. However, the one he thought would be the most angered or upset, Omega, had an extremely calm look on his face as his eyes never left the arena for a single moment.
Omega silently watched the duels one after the other without uttering one word of complaint about how unreasonable or cruel Izroth was being to Qi Jiguang.
From the conversations that went on between the two of them, Mirage and Midnight were certain that Qi Jiguang and Omega knew one another outside of RML and seemed to be close friends. If that was the case, why was he not outraged and so unusually calm?
Qi Jiguang's left fist soared through the air, however, it was a feint. He quickly spun his body around as his leg shot off the ground and towards Izroth's head.
Izroth completely ignored Qi Jiguang's feint and ducked to avoid his incoming kick. At the same time, Izroth placed his hands on the ground and swiftly turned his body as his foot swept outward in an arc.
Qi Jiguang was swept off his feet and landed flat on his back as his body crashed onto the arena platform.
"Your movements are too predictable and your feints are calling loudly to me. All feints should carry the threat of a real attack. Why is this? Because all feints should initially be a real attack. Your attack should be able to instantly switch between illusion and reality at will, between a true attack and a feint. Read your opponent before making your choice, do not make your choice before reading your opponent." Izroth said in a rare cold tone.
Qi Jiguang stood to his feet and the exhaustion could clearly be seen on his face. However, there was a flame in his eyes. After his first defeat, it would be a lie if he fooled himself into believing that it had not affected him. In truth, he was furious and humiliated! He wanted to get revenge as soon as possible and instantly challenged Izroth to another fight.
Who was he? He was considered a prodigy in the world of martial arts! There was no one around his age who could compete with him on equal terms. Yet, this person who he had never even heard of before RML existed was completely overwhelming him in every way possible. How could he not feel ashamed? Humiliated? Hateful? Enraged? He was all of the above!
However, the second defeat soon followed after and Izroth had not uttered a single word. It was the same for the third, fourth, and fifth defeat. It was not until the fifth defeat that all the negative emotions within Qi Jiguang began to disperse. He realized that this must have been how the opponents he faced felt when matched against him.
It was his first time experiencing it himself, therefore, it was a new feeling. But, instead of letting it completely consume him, by the sixth fight, the hatred in his eyes had disappeared and it was replaced by a calm expression. It was during this fight that Izroth had uttered his first words. He had actually started to give Qi Jiguang pointers! By the seventh fight, the flame had finally lit in Qi Jiguang's eyes.
"Watch your left side, you ignore it every time you strike with a kick."
"Your guard is lacking. If you can't attack properly, then at least defend properly."
"Your right hand is..."
As Qi Jiguang listened to Izroth's pointers, he quickly adapted them into his own fighting style and he could feel himself evolving rapidly over the course of their matches. Even the duration of the matches were increasing. However, Qi Jiguang noticed that the more he improved, the stronger Izroth seemed to become. It was as if Izroth was purposely adjusting his skill level during each fight!
15 Matches...
Out of 49 matches, Izroth had not lost a single time. Even still, Qi Jiguang had not managed to land one solid hit.
"We should stop this already, I'll-" Mirage said with a slightly gloomy expression on her face. Although she was not the one fighting, she felt that enough was enough. At this rate, Qi Jiguang may end up quitting RML altogether! However, she was interrupted by Omega. He had spoken for the first time since the first match had started.
"Don't interfere. Otherwise, he'll never forgive you. Also, I won't forgive you either." Omega stated in a serious tone.
"Do you enjoy watching your friend constantly lose? What's wrong with you? How can you just stand there and not say a word?" Mirage questioned in a slightly angered tone. She felt that Omega should be the one caring the most about this, not her!
"Just keep watching and you'll see." Omega said.
Mirage was dumbfounded by Omega's words. See? What was there to see? This was a one-sided beating!
"Izroth is even more of a monster than I originally thought. I'm afraid even the old man is not his match. Having that much skill at such a young age, how terrifying. It's difficult to believe that he's someone unknown in the martial arts world. However, Qi Jiguang isn't called the prodigy of the martial arts world for nothing. I believe in him." Omega stated.
Mirage and Midnight had a surprised expression on their face.
During the 50th match, it was 10-1 with Izroth on his way to another victory. However, just as Izroth struck out, Qi Jiguang suddenly threw his entire body forward and shifted the position of his feet. Izroth reacted quickly and braced himself for the impact as he called off his attack. But, something completely unexpected happened at the last second.
Qi Jiguang index finger pierced right in between Izroth's arms inside of the near nonexistent gap! It was similar to a skill Izroth used when breaking through defenses, however, the shocking part was that he had never once used it around Qi Jiguang. It was a very rough version of his Fissuring Point!
Woosh!
Qi Jiguang's index finger made the slightest contact with Izroth's chest, but Izroth managed to reduce the momentum of the attack. Although Izroth avoided a critical hit, Qi Jiguang's attack was still able to touch him. In other words, he had successfully landed a hit on Izroth!
Omega grinned as he witnessed Qi Jiguang land his first strike!
Mirage and Midnight were shocked. 50 matches... It took 50 matches, but Qi Jiguang had actually done it!
'Oh? This one's interesting. Though, I think that's enough dueling for one day.'
Izroth's fist swiftly struck Qi Jiguang directly in his stomach. This strike sent him back and crashing into the ground.
Qi Jiguang laid on his back with a large grin on his face as he looked up towards the sky and said, "I hit you, Izroth."
The results of the 50th match? 9-0. Although it was Izroth's victory, to Qi Jiguang, it was a victory in its own way.


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One of the fascinating things about languages is the way that idioms form. Writers will take an animal or a body part and then create a unique series of words that often requires some great leap of imagination to understand. Consider such English idioms as "he's hitting the books" or "she twisted my arm" and it's no surprise that Japanese people struggle with their English classes.
Luckily, humans are humans and the thinking behind some idioms is similar even in languages as unrelated as English and Japanese. To prove this point, without looking what do you think the following general word combinations might mean*?
One of the problems with this approach, of course, is that sometimes the Japanese images and the Western ones are very different. Good examples of this are: 鼻(はな)が 高(たか)い ("holding your nose high") and 鼻にかける "letting your nose hang").
While "holding your nose high" is similar to its English equivalent as it describes a sense of pride about something, its opposite — "letting your nose hang" — isn't found in English. In Japanese, it means to boast or brag.
Intriguingly, these aren't the only terms about raising or lowering body parts. There are also: 目(め)が高い, meaning that someone has a discerning eye and 頭(あたま)が上(あが)らない, which means that the speaker cannot raise their head to someone's level — in this case because their opponent is so skilled it's pointless to even attempt to match them. If you could pull even with that person, you might be able to say: 肩(かた)を並(なら)べる ("your shoulders are level with them").
Much like English, the ears are unsurprisingly associated with hearing imagery. One of the biggest surprises for me was that Julius Caesar's famous "lend me your ears" is actually similar to a commonly used idiom in Japanese: 耳(みみ)を貸(か)す (to lend). I'm sure that the great Roman leader would have appreciated this if, you know, he hadn't been dead for almost a couple of thousand years.
Luckily, English speakers will easily guess the meaning of some of the other ones such as 耳をふさぐ (to block one's ears). Slightly more difficult is adding the verb 挟(はさ)む (to interpose) to make 耳に挟む, which means that one overheard something one wasn't supposed to hear.
While the meanings of these can easily be guessed by English speakers, Japanese has a uniquely Japanese one with 耳にたこができる. At first this might sound strange as たこ means a callus built up from overuse. The image here is that the listener has heard something repeated so many times that they built up a callus, likely because they are constantly nagged about it!
… humans are humans and the thinking behind some idioms is similar even in languages as unrelated as English and Japanese.
What's fascinating about the Japanese eye idioms are the verbs that are paired with them. These include very unlikely combinations such as 引(ひ)く (to pull), 届(とど)く (to reach) and 盗(ぬす)む (to steal).
目を引く is often linked with strange adverts or surprising events. It means something similar to "eye-catching" in English.
目が届く means to keep your eye on something.
目を盗む is to do something behind someone's back.
While these are pretty easy to understand, it takes a little more imagination to work out the meaning of 口から先(さき)に生(う)まれたよう, which literally means that someone's mouth was born before them. In fact, this tricky idiom means something similar to someone being "born with a big mouth" in English.
手が回らない, meaning you can't get round to doing something.
手が足らない, meaning to not have enough "hands" to get the job done.
手に負えない, meaning to be unable to handle everything.
首を突っ込む, meaning to poke your head into someone else's business.
首をひねる, meaning to be puzzled.
肩を持つ, meaning to take someone's side.
顔を立てる, meaning to save someone's face (from potential embarrassment).
These examples show one of the most fascinating things about idioms not just in Japanese, but in all languages, that the process of creating words can at times be so similar and yet so different. One of the great things about learning these idioms is that it gives the learner a chance to see how another country views the world around them and deepen their knowledge as a result.
足が速い is a pretty obvious one as it means that someone runs fast.
顔から火が出る is to be embarrassed.
目を丸くする is to have wide-eyes — likely in astonishment.
Do you know any other body part idioms? How do these compare to the phrases in your native language if it isn't English? Let us know in the comments.
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Q: Understanding naming conventions in Scala In scala, object and trait in the same scope can have the same name. But class and trait in the same scope cannot have the same name. Why is that?

A: You can think of a class and a trait as a type, and of an object as a value. You can always have a type and a value in the same scope without confusion:
trait Test {
  type X
  val X: Any
}

And the following won't work:
trait Test {
  type X
  trait X
}

This neither:
trait Test {
  object X
  val X: Any
}

The type of an object X is X.type (not X).

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For carrying out activities for the establishment of paternity in court it is necessary to undertake a number of actions, to work on the collection of evidence, to prepare a series of requests and petitions. Our lawyers have experience in the establishment of paternity in court, and will help You in matters of establishment of paternity.
• absence of the statement of parents of the child or the father about establishment of paternity in the registry office.
•the existence of mother's refusal to file joint application with the father of the child about paternity establishment to the registry office.
Most often the establishment of paternity in judicial order is implemented according to the claim of child's mother. The family code of Armenia provides possibility of filing of application in court about paternity establishment and other persons,including the father of the child.
A claim to the court for paternity establish have also the right to appeal the official guardians of the child or a person dependent on which the child is placed. The child reaching the age of majority also has the right to turn to court with the claim for the establishment of paternity.
The law does not set the statues of limitations in cases of establishment of paternity.
Court cases concerning the establishment of paternity аre dealt with by the courts in the procedure of action proceedings. Also at the same time with the claim about the establishment of paternity can be filed the claim about collecting of the alimony on the maintenance of a minor child.
Voluntary recognition of paternity does not always take place. There are cases when the father of a child born out of wedlock, refuses to file an application for the registration of paternity. In such situation it is possible to recognize the paternity through judicial procedure in order to protect the interests of the child.
Only one of the parents of the child is entitled to file the statement of claim about the recognition of paternity. Most often this makes the mother, but in certain circumstances, a suit may be brought by the father of the child, for example if the mother preclude the filing of a joint statement on recognition of paternity.
To demand recognition of paternity may also the guardian or the trustee of the child, the person, on whom a child depends, as well as the child himself when he reaches adulthood.
At the time of the statement of claim about a recognition of paternity between the child and the alleged father there is still no legal relations, therefore, the basis for the claim in this case is not a subjective right, and the legally protected interest of the child. This interest is to know his father, and be in a legal relationship with him.
The respondent in these cases is often the alleged father of the child. The statement of claim about the recognition of paternity may be brought to a minor or a legally incapable person. In the case of incapacity of the respondent his interests are protected by the guardian. In view of the fact that the minor father has the right to recognize his paternity, we can assume that he can respond to a claim for the acknowledgement of paternity, and participation in the case of the trustee is not required, although no one can prohibit a minor use his help in defending the lawsuit.
A list of evidence that can be used in the process of recognition of paternity, in principle, is not limited. This can be letters, diaries, official documents, confirming the recognition of the defendant of his paternity. They also is not a hundred percent proof of origin of the child. Alleged father may declare that at the time of writing the letter he considered himself the father of the child, but later found out that it is not so.
With the recognition of the paternity it is also possible to use the testimony. However, traditionally the courts are fairly carefully. Often in the process of the recognition of the paternity they have to deal with two groups of witnesses called by the initiative of the disputants, each of which interprets the facts in the interests of one side or the other. However, certain witnesses could not be suspected in prejudgement. If, for example, the parents of the alleged father of the child, saying that he recognized the child as his in his conversations with them , their testimony, as a rule, are worthy trusting.
The court may also appoint an expert examination for the recognition of paternity. More accessible and widespread examination of blood may not provide a true positive result, but can give reliable negative result. Therefore, in some cases, it is appropriate to be carried out. Medical examination also can be important for determining the ability of the defendant to conceive a child.
The only examination that allows to set the origin of the child belonging to one or the other person is genetic fingerprinting.
It is especially complicated to dispute paternity because it is difficult to prove all the circumstances. However, in this case consultation of an experienced lawyer will help.
Paternity dispute- that is the refusal to recognize oneself as the father of the child —is a difficult process. Especially if the child was born in marriage. All the more as the legislation of Armenia doesn't welcome such type of disputes.
So, two situations are possible.
The first case — the child is born in marriage, but the father doesn't wish to take care of as he doesn't consider himself as the biological parent of the child. In this case one should file the application to the relevant court of Armenia. At once we will make a reservation that cases having delicate nature at once is better to address to the skilled lawyer — he will help not to commit follies.
• the child really isn't his biological relative.
The second case — if parents of the child aren't married. Then the father should provide only proofs of that he didn't have an affair with the mother of the child for the estimated moment of conception.
Certainly, the collection of evidence can be problematic, and a lot of time has passed, and positions are rather ephemeral.
Genetic analysis, of course, great would have helped, but its cost often exceeds the benefits of the refusal of paternity.
It should be remembered that on contestation of paternity law imposes certain restrictions. So, to file an application on refusal of paternity can be only up to the majority of the child. You cannot challenge for the paternity of the child, if the child died.


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Q: Django - Pysftp authentication error on template I'm trying to solve this but I have no clue how to.
I'm working with pysftp on Django. the problem is if everything goes ok, nothing happens but if I enter a wrong host, usuario, or clave. I'm still getting Success instead of Error. Something Failed. or Authentication Failed as say if I open Django console when I enter a bad host , usuario or clave.
How can I make it work to get Authentication failed error in both places? Django console and Django webapp?
Thanks..!!
Here's what I have:
def sftp_form(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = sftpForm(request.POST or None)
        if form.is_valid():
            data = form.cleaned_data
            host = data['host']
            usuario = data['usuario']
            clave = data['clave']
            print host
            print usuario
            print clave
            try:
                SFTP_bajar(host,usuario,clave)
                messages.success(request,' Success')
                return redirect('auth_login')
            except:
                messages.error(request, 'Error. Something Failed.')
    else:
        form=sftpForm()
    return render(request, 'sftp.html', {'form':form})

def SFTP_bajar(host,usuario,clave):
    try:
        transferencia = sftp.Connection(host=host, username=usuario, password=clave)

        remotepath= 'myremotepath'
        localpath="mylocalpath"

        print ('\n' + 'Success')

    except Exception, e:
        print str(e)

A: Don't catch any exception in SFTP_bajar
def SFTP_bajar(host,usuario,clave):
    transferencia = sftp.Connection(host=host, username=usuario, password=clave)

    remotepath= 'myremotepath'
    localpath="mylocalpath"

    print ('\n' + 'Success')
    # here do whatever you have to do on your sftp server

Then in your sftp_form view change the way you are catching exception. One thing you must never ever do is to catch broad exceptions like you are doing and ignore it. Catch specific ones.
        from pysftp import AuthenticationException

        try:
            SFTP_bajar(host,usuario,clave)
            messages.success(request,' Success')
            return redirect('auth_login')
        except AuthenticationException:
            messages.error(request, 'Authentication failed')
        except :
            import traceback
            traceback.print_exc()


If you are new to purchasing property, you are probably feeling overwhelmed, anxious and scared of over-paying. No matter whether it is your first home purchase or your tenth – it is always important to buy well, so that your investment performs well now and into the future.
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Ashgrove is a beautiful family friendly suburb located just 5km from the CBD. It boasts lovely tree lined streets, plenty of parks and the Enoggera Creek that meanders throughout the suburb. It is one of Brisbane's suburbs that is filled with many original Queensland homes and has even named a style of house after the suburb – the Ashgrovian.
One of Brisbane's main arterial roads runs through the middle of Ashgrove which ensures transport in and out of the city is excellent. This suburb also has a choice of public and private schools and is also easily accessible to Brisbane's leading university and public and private hospitals.
Ashgrove is known as a family friendly suburb and has also had strong capital growth for investors and home owners.
It has a clean, green quiet lifestyle.


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Decades of "reform," billions of dollars of spending, and a huge dose of top-down political posturing have not moved us any closer to achieving our national priority of becoming a leader in mathematics and science education. In fact, many key metrics show us slipping further behind.
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) study at the end of last year made all too painfully clear that the traditionally competitive American approach to teaching STEM in general, and mathematics in particular, is failing. Big time.
It should be clear that something has to dramatically change, requiring nothing less than a revolutionary approach.
Amazingly enough, the key to global competitiveness may lie in simple, yet profound collaboration.
Endlessly blaming the vast majority of the United States' highly dedicated teachers for this failure may be akin to blaming factory workers for producing a sub-standard product through a defective process designed by management.
A problem of this magnitude isn't the fault of individual teachers. It is the result of an abysmally ineffective system.
Our currently entrenched STEM education is rooted in aggressive competition: competition to winnow and reward the fastest, best pre-prepared students in the most elite schools from the vast majority students without those same advantages.
The result? The United States is producing a tiny minority of STEM "stars" while depriving most students of learning critical STEM life skills and positioning ourselves further and further to the back of the pack, by not taking advantage of the potential of women, minorities and our potentially powerful population as a whole.
The good news is that there is a simple, easily scalable solution that has proven effective in historically low-performing schools.
This new pedagogy is rooted in collaboration. At the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), a nonprofit organization where I serve as Executive Director, we are continuously improving free, downloadable course materials for mathematics and science instruction.
Taking advantage of technological advancements, teachers no longer have to reinvent the wheel with every new subject. Instead they can download and customize engaging interactive white board lesson plans. They then can provide feedback to us and help us upgrade the materials as a collaborative group that includes the very best of teacher insights.
The students collaborate in solving the problems seated at round tables. Slower learners benefit from the capabilities of the faster students; and the faster students in turn develop a deeper learning by helping their classmates.
Handheld student responders, known as "clickers" allow students to share their conclusions and for teachers to get a real understanding of each student's understanding in real time.
Perhaps what is most revolutionary is that students can retake quizzes and tests when they feel they have learned more and would like to raise their grades. This keeps students in the game by constantly leaving open the possibility of success and never giving them the mandate to accept failure.
To address the fact that more than a third of US children don't have access to physics education, CTL began using these same practices to prepare successful teachers in every academic field -- including the humanities -- to successfully learn and teach physics and related STEM courses of study. Excitingly, we have become the #1 producer of physics teachers in the country with a strong track record of success.
Can any good humanities teacher excel at teaching physics? Absolutely.
It turns out that although teaching is unquestionably both a talent and a hard-earned skill; a proficiency in STEM subjects is comparatively easy.
What if our goal was actually to empower every American student with the life-changing impact of strong skills in mathematics and science, rather than to winnow out the elite few? The opportunity for our students to collaboratively improve the future of our world may have truly unlimited potential.
Let's go ahead and start this revolution together.


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Tyler Garner
Campus Visit Operations Manager
Joyner Visitor Center 141
tdgarner@ncsu.edu
A North Carolina native, Tyler Garner joined the Enrollment Management and Services team in March of 2019 after graduating from UNC Wilmington. He is currently obtaining a Master's degree from NC State studying Youth, Family, and Community Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Tyler's current role is focused on operations for campus visits – planning and scheduling, implementation, and overseeing NC State Student Ambassadors.
Master of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences North Carolina State University 2023
Bachelor of Arts Recreation, Sport Leadership and Tourism Management University of North Carolina at Wilmington 2018


How has the industry changed in 32 years?
My you live an un-complacent life - Ancient Chinese curse.
If you had to guess, what percent of students at your school are going to "make it" into middle class life? And what percent are on the dead-or-in-jail track?
Interesting, thanks. I wonder really if giving more money to schools can really change that percentage much. As you say, it starts with parents and society.


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Biogeographic and evolutionary implications of size variation in North American least weasels (Mustela nivalis)
Geographic variation in the skulls of least weasels, Mustela nivalis, from North America, Central Europe and Siberia was investigated to determine the influence of environmental variation and recent biogeographic history. The clustering pattern of 16 populations, based on overall morphological similarity, revealed the existence of four large groups, which were assigned to the subspecies rixosa, eskimo, vulgaris, and subpalmata, each associated with a specific geographic area and showing a distinct degree of sexual dimorphism. Variation in size was not associated with these four groups. Variation in degree of sexual dimorphism was less within each of these groups than among them, despite considerable environmental changes, suggesting that ecological factors are not significant. Relative to M. erminea, which was used as the outgroup, M. subpalmata constitutes a very distinct taxon that deserves consideration as a separate species. The eskimo and rixosa groups, though differing in size, still show large differences in shape that cannot be explained by simple isometric or allometric size gradients of variation. Isolation of the North American fauna during the glaciations, rather than ecological factors, seems to be the key factor determining differences between the eskimo and rixosa populations. This suggests that M. rixosa should be considered a valid species. [References: 51] 51
S. Reig
Canadian Journal of Zoology


Aftershocks of an extremely adversarial past-life connection will make themselves felt in this life if you two become involved. You were more likely enemies than lovers back then, and you could feel more like enemies than lovers now if you aren't careful in how you treat each other. Your inner fear of being betrayed or overpowered by your lover will lead you to try to control them with your anger and intimidation -- but remember, they've pitted their strength against you before, even though it was too long ago for either of you to recall.
They won't bow down easily to your power plays; instead, they'll rage against you, compounding the problem exponentially. All this anger and fractious energy between you could have a positive outcome, if you can both be self-aware enough to take a step back and realize when you're out of line. But it will be all too easy simply to react to each other, acting out old, habitual patterns of behavior. Taking the higher road of self-restraint and enlightenment will definitely be the more difficult course, but also the more rewarding one. And if you want this relationship to last, it's the only way you'll be able to get along and establish a foundation of trust.Please remember that if this or any relationship becomes emotionally or physically abusive, staying in it and trying to work out the troubled karma will not be a positive experience for anyone involved. Your first priority should always be to keep yourself safe. While this connection holds great possibility for personal transformation, it also holds the potential for destructiveness. Sometimes, the best way to resolve difficult karmic ties is to let the relationship go and move on toward something more fulfilling.


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Chthonos tuberosa är en spindelart som först beskrevs av Eugen von Keyserling 1886.  Chthonos tuberosa ingår i släktet Chthonos och familjen strålspindlar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The algorithm will also use feedback given on previous City Swoon dates.
Den Ablaufplan bekommst du Donnerstag vor dem Event. Dafür bekommst du jede Menge Spaß und lernst 12 neue Leute kennen. Selbstverständlich könnt ihr aber auch eigenständig Nummern oder Facebook-Daten austauschen.
Zum Ablaufplan bekommst du auch eine Hinweismail, welche die häufigsten Fragen zum F2F-Abend beantwortet.
In Köln versuchen wir ab sofort immer 3er Teams zu bilden.
You see millions of people on dating sites, at speed dating events, going to match makers, and they're completely wasting their time because they haven't done their personal work yet.
If you're not clear on who you are, you can't possibly be clear on what you need in a partner.
Too many people make the mistake of changing from the outside in—of adapting to their partners, and changing with the changing tides of their relationships.But if you operate like that, every relationship will end in disaster because, ultimately, your will want to break through, and all of the facades and lies that upheld your relationship will fall apart.Learning to love truly yourself might be difficult, but once you do it, dating will be easy.Here are eight personal issues you need to address before dating again.Jennifer's date will be picked from the crowd, using City Swoon's algorithm.The algorithm will user her entire profile including her height, age, education, politics, religion and answers to personality questions.


Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi wants the newly recruited Anti-Grazing Task Force Marshals to be diligent and assist the state to reduce destruction of farm lands and produce by cattle.
Inaugurating the marshals in Ado Ekiti, Governor Fayemi said government would also post them across the state to check illegal felling of trees to boost the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.
Represented by the State Coordinator Task Force on Anti-Grazing, Mr. Sola Durodola, the governor said necessary logistics had been provided for them to make their job easier, warning that any one of them found wanting would be dismissed.
The Governor announced that all herdsmen in the state would be registered and given codes with a view to identifying those destroying farm produce among them.
Earlier the State Coordinator, Mr. Sola Durodola who told the new marshals that they would be working both day and night with security operatives, cautioned them against act of lawlessness.
In an interview, one of the new marshals, Mr. Aladelokun Ayodeji who spoke on behalf of others, thanked Governor Fayemi for employing them and pledged that they would live up to expectations.


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New York Police Department disbands unit that spied on Muslims
Chris Boyette, CNN
Updated 8:40 AM EDT, Wed April 16, 2014
A controversial New York Police Department surveillance unit that cataloged information on Muslim communities has been disbanded. File photo: A police outpost looks over a New York street.
PHOTO: Spencer Platt/Getty
NYPD started the Demographics Unit after 9/11 and monitored Muslim business, mosques
The department disbanded the group, saying outreach could yield the same the information
Advocacy groups that filed suit welcomed the decision but remain vigilant about spying
A controversial New York Police Department surveillance unit that cataloged information on Muslim communities has been disbanded, according to the department.
The NYPD's Demographics Unit – or Zone Assessment Unit – was developed with the CIA's help after the September 11, 2001, attacks. The unit has acknowledged that it engaged in monitoring that included Muslim-owned business and mosques across the New York region and has been the target of controversy and civil lawsuits.
"The Zone Assessment Unit, previously referred to as the demographics unit, has been largely inactive since January," the department said in a statement Tuesday. "Recently, as part of an ongoing assessment of Intelligence Bureau operations, personnel assigned to the Zone Assessment Unit were reassigned to other duties within the Intelligence Bureau."
The statement continued: "Understanding certain local demographics can be a useful factor when assessing information regarding potential threats coming to the attention of the New York City Police Department, it has been determined that much of the same information previously gathered by the Zone Assessment Unit may be obtained through direct outreach by the NYPD to the communities concerned."
Two advocacy groups that filed a lawsuit challenging the unit and its activities said they were pleased it had been disbanded but want to ensure the surveillance stops.
Spying on Muslims
Muslim group files suit against NYPD
Outrage over NYPD Muslim surveillance
"While we welcome the dismantling of the Demographics Unit as a long overdue step towards reining in the unconstitutional excesses of the NYPD, what has to stop is the practice of suspicion-less surveillance of Muslim communities, not just the unit assigned to do it," said a joint statement by Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights, which filed the lawsuit in 2012. "We will continue to work, through litigation and advocacy, to ensure the NYPD is fully and finally respecting the rights of the Muslim community."
That suit, Hassan v. City of New York, was dismissed in February and is currently under appeal.
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations echoed those sentiments.
"This is an important first step. However, the damage of unconstitutional mass spying on people solely on the basis of their religion has already been carried out and must be addressed," said Board President Ryan Mahoney.
This decision and the city's move to drop an appeal of a federal judge's August ruling that the controversial stop-and-frisk practice violated the Constitution are seen as signs of changes in the way the city operates. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton have replaced former Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Commissioner Ray Kelly.
"Our administration has promised the people of New York a police force that keeps our city safe, but that is also respectful and fair. This reform is a critical step forward in easing tensions between the police and the communities they serve, so that our cops and our citizens can help one another go after the real bad guys," de Blasio said in a statement Tuesday.
Bratton, who was police commissioner in the 1990s, once again took the helm of the nation's largest police department in December at a time of low crime rates but heightened tension with the public over his predecessor's controversial policies.
When Bratton was introduced as New York City police commissioner, he talked about bringing the police and the public "together in a collaboration of mutual respect and mutual trust."
"I will get it right again in New York City," Bratton said.
In February: Spying on Muslims is legal?
CNN's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report.


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Emirates cuts U.S. flights; cites 'weakened' demand after Trump travel policies
Emirates will not cut any routes, but will reduce flights to five of its U.S. destinations.
Emirates cuts U.S. flights; cites 'weakened' demand after Trump travel policies Emirates will not cut any routes, but will reduce flights to five of its U.S. destinations. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2pCblZf
Today in the Sky
Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY Published 11:30 a.m. ET April 19, 2017 | Updated 2:21 p.m. ET April 20, 2017
Emirates airline shows off its Airbus A380 at Washington Dulles
The economy cabin on Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The first-class cabin on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" is seen after landing at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The "shower spa" area of the first-class cabin on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet as seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
One of the two sets of stairs on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet as seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The economy cabin on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The cockpit on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The business-class cabin on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The premium-cabin bar on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The premium-cabin bar area on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The economy cabin on Emirates Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles on Feb. 23, 2016. Items for children passengers are seen on the seats. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
One of the two sets of stairs on Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" is seen at a gate at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
A coach-class lavatory on Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
A coach-class kids' meal is seen on Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
A Washington Dulles departure board shows flight information for Emirates' Airbus A380 on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
A flight-tracking website shows the location of an Emirates Airbus A380 near Harrisburg, Pa., as it makes its final approach toward Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" is seen landing at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The first-class cabin on Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The business-class cabin on Emirates' Airbus A380 "superjumbo" jet is seen at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The business-class cabin is seen on Emirates' Airbus A380 superjumbo jet at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The first-class cabin is seen on Emirates' Airbus A380 superjumbo jet at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The premium-cabin bar area is seen on Emirates' Airbus A380 superjumbo jet at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
The economy cabin is seen on Emirates' Airbus A380 superjumbo jet at Washington Dulles International Airport on Feb. 23, 2016. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
February 23, 2016 -- Dulles, VA -- Emirates is showing off its giant Airbus A380 at Washington Dulles International Airport. -- Photo by Jasper Colt, USA TODAY staff ORG XMIT: JC 134514 Emirates A380 02/23/2016 [Via MerlinFTP Drop] Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
Emirates airline is reducing its schedule to the United States, saying demand has dropped in the wake of a new electronics ban for carry-ons and broader attempts by the Trump administration to restrict travelers from several Muslim-majority nations.
Emirates will not cut any of its 12 U.S. destinations, but it will pare the number of flights it flies to five of those.
"This is a commercial decision in response to weakened travel demand to U.S.," Emirates said in a statement provided to USA TODAY's Today in the Sky blog. "The recent actions taken by the U.S. government relating to the issuance of entry visas, heightened security vetting, and restrictions on electronic devices in aircraft cabins, have had a direct impact on consumer interest and demand for air travel into the U.S."
TODAY IN THE SKY: Emirates shows off its Airbus A380 superjumbo at Washington Dulles
Though the carrier did not specifically cite President Trump, Emirates said demand for travel to the U.S. had dropped considerably since January, which is when he took office.
"Until the start of 2017, Emirates' operations in the U.S. has seen healthy growth and performance, driven by customer demand for our high-quality product and our international flight connections," Emirates said in its statement. "However, over the past 3 months, we have seen a significant deterioration in the booking profiles on all our U.S. routes, across all travel segments. Emirates has therefore responded as any profit-oriented enterprise would, and we will redeploy capacity to serve demand on other routes on our global network."
Emirates' Wednesday announcement detailed changes on the following routes:
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- Boston-Dubai: Twice-daily service will drop to once-daily service starting June 2.
- Los Angeles-Dubai: Twice-daily service will drop to once-daily service starting July 1.
- Seattle-Dubai: Twice-daily service will drop to once-daily service starting June 1.
- Fort Lauderdale-Dubai: Starting May 1, two flights will be trimmed from the existing daily service. That will leave a schedule of five flights per week.
- Orlando-Dubai: Starting May 23, two flights will be trimmed from the existing daily service. That will leave a schedule of five flights per week.
Despite the service cuts, Emirates struck an optimistic tone that the reductions might be short-lived.
"We will closely monitor the situation with the view to reinstate and grow our U.S. flight operations as soon as viable," the company said, adding it "is committed to our US operations and will continue to serve our 12 American gateways."
Emirates destinations in the U.S. are Boston, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Houston Bush Intercontinental, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Newark Liberty, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington Dulles.
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TODAY IN THE SKY: Emirates touches down in Orlando, shows off its Airbus A380 superjumbo
Emirates airline shows off its Airbus A380 in Orlando
Emirates shows off one of its business-class seats on its Airbus A380, which was on display as the carrier began service to Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates shows off one of its first-class "suites" on its Airbus A380, which was on display as the carrier began service to Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
The lounge and bar area on Emirates Airbus A380. It's located in the business-class section in the rear of the upper deck. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
An ad at Orlando International Airport on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates' Airbus A380 receives a celebratory water-cannon salute as it arrives to Orlando on the airline's first day of service to the city on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates Airbus A380 arrives to Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. It was the airline's first day of service to the central Florida city. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Scenes from an Emirates press event touting its inaugural day of service between Dubai and Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
A suite market as seen in the first class cabin of the Emirates Airbus A380 that made the airline's inaugural flight to Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates shows off its 'amenities' -- namely toys and activity books -- offered on its flights between Dubai and Orlando. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates shows off one of its coach-class cabin on its Airbus A380, which was on display as the carrier began service to Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
A name tag for Emirates CEO sits in front of a sign saying "Hello Orlando" on Sept. 1, 2015. Emirates held a press event to tout its inaugural day of service between Dubai and Orlando. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Onboard amenities available for Emirates' first-class passengers. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates flight attendants are seen ahead of Emirates inaugural events in Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Everything is at the touch of a button for Emirates' customers sitting in first class. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Speaking at a press event celebrating Emirates arrival to Orlando are (from left): Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs; Emirates CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum; and Greater Orlando Airport Authority Chairman Frank Kuppenbacher. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates branding visible inside one of its Airbus A380s as seen in Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
An overhead view of a first-class seat on Emirates Airbus A380. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
Emirates shows off one of its coach-class cabin on its Airbus A380, which was on display as the carrier began service to Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Seen here are some of the toys and 'amenities' offered to children on Emirates' flights. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
The shower area available to the first-class customers on Emirates Airbus A380. S Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
An Emirates flight attendant welcomes visitors to the carrier's Airbus A380 in Orlando on Sept. 1, 2015. Susan B. Barnes, special for USA TODAY
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Penn Medicine oncologist Vivek Narayan, MD, provides a high-level overview of how oncologists use and think about androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer. Additionally, he discusses how oncologists can try to balance both oncologic and toxicity concerns.
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So I was asked to talk about how, from an oncology perspective we might choose energon suppression or energy deprivation therapies for men with prostate cancer. So I know that this audience is certainly familiar with the potential cardiovascular toxicities that can occur with energy and deprivation. But I was going to try in 15 minutes or less to sort of give a high level overview of how as oncologist we use and think about it in prostate cancer and how we might balance or try to balance both. Uncle logic and toxicity concerns. So as background, we've known since the 1940s that prostate cancer is fundamentally an androgen driven disease. And this was largely led by the seminal work of Huggins and Hodges, who in 1941 published this paper where they were able to illustrate that following surgical or key ectomy, men with advanced prostate cancer had pretty rapid and robust declines in these markers of bone turnover. So these facilities markers in the peripheral blood and of course prostate cancer has a proclivity for metastases to the bone. And this therapeutic effect was actually reversed by the exogenous administration of testosterone or insurgents. And so this work showing that prostate cancer was fundamentally an energy and driven disease, ultimately led to the Nobel Prize for this group in the 1960s. And so even today, surgical or more often medical castration is the fundamental therapy and thankfully induced, pretty significant and robust disease regressions and the vast majority of men. So from a physiologic level, we know that androgens and the body come from one of two sources either the hypothalamus pituitary gonna tell axis, which gives about 90 of our physiologic androgens and men. And there's also about minority of production from extra genital sources. And so one example of this would be the adrenal pathway. But regardless of where this energy comes from, we know that it can circle, circulate into the tissues and be converted into die hydro testosterone. And these energies bind androgen receptor which can trans locate to the cell nucleus and essentially facilitate the transcription of a number of our target genes and these are implicated in the growth and survival of prostate cancer. And so from a therapeutic standpoint, we use an urgent deprivation therapy effectively for men with prostate cancer. And the goal is to really suppress these circulating androgens to as low levels as we can achieve. And this is most commonly done through the use of GN Rh agonists which can seek to block the pulse it'll release between the high pathologist and the pituitary of LH Rh. And we can also potentially use generate antagonists which more directly block this signaling between the hypothalamus and pituitary. But regardless of the approach that we use, the goal again, is to achieve castrate levels of testosterone, which is defined as less than 50 nanograms per mil leader. But oftentimes these agents are able to effectively suppress this even less than 20 uh huh. But we know that this profound suppression of androgens in male physiology can certainly have toxicity concerns. And primarily this can be metabolic changes and this is a figure just illustrating some of this and how it has overlap with what I know cardiologists are quite familiar with with the classic metabolic syndrome. So this can be issues like changes in fat deposition or predominant subcutaneous fat deposition, Sarka, Penick, obesity with decreasing lean body mass and lean muscle mass and display academia and hypertension with some potential agents and similar to the classic metabolic syndrome in numerous observational studies and prostate cancer. This is the exposure and deprivation therapy has been associated with major adverse cardiovascular events such as ischemic heart disease and my etcetera. So from an uncle logic standpoint, we primarily at a high level use 18 1 of two treatment settings. The first is a curative intent population. And this is often in conjunction with radiation therapy for men with clinically localized prostate cancer. And here we either use 80 for what's called a short course of about 4-6 months of energy and suppression or what we sometimes term a long course which can be anywhere from a year and a half to three years of energy deprivation therapy. And the primary decision factors that we think about really relate to the use of a TT and the duration of Aditi. So a short course versus a longer course. And here, I would say the primary factor that influences this decision is really NCC and risk grouping. So how we risk stratify the prostate cancer itself. And there's guideline based evidence level one randomized trial evidence for informing this decision for intermediate risk or higher risk prostate cancer patients. And so this is really sort of a level one basis for how we make this determination about the use in duration of a TT for these curative intent patients. But of course there's a number of other sort of individualist factors are ways that we can personalize this. And this relates to the underlying comorbidities of the patient and certainly metabolic and history of cardiovascular disease and patient preferences in their tolerance of potential toxicities. And then the second major treatment setting that we use a TTS in non curative intent settings. And this would be patients with metastatic prostate cancer either as a de novo presentation or who those those in whom disease may recur following curative intent therapy. And here the typical standard is lifelong and continuous androgen deprivation therapy. So throughout the disease course and so rather than a use and duration, the primary decision factor here with regards to add it is more I think in terms of intensity of treatments, how profoundly do we want to attenuate androgen signaling. And here I think the primary decision factor more relates to disease burden and the symptoms that they may have. And again, there's a high level evidence to support that as an influential factor. But again, especially in a palliative, intense setting, the patient level factors underlying comorbidities and again, the toxicity tolerance and personal preferences certainly play a role. Up until recently, we haven't really had a huge distinction in terms of specific drug choice. So more or less energy deprivation therapy mechanisms were felt to be equivalent in this in either of these two settings. But I think recently, based on some data, which I'll show in a moment that may be changing. And this is the hero study which was actually presented and published last year, which was a phase three randomized trial that sought to evaluate the standard generate agonist therapy loop relied versus a novel oral generate antagonist therapy. And they randomized patients who are all planned to receive 80 for various treatment settings. And I won't go into the uncle logic details of this study, but I just wanted to focus on the cardiovascular endpoints because there has always been over the last several years, some interest in potential treatment related differences from a toxicity standpoint between generates antagonist vs. Agonist therapies. And so that was changes in cardiovascular outcomes was a key secondary endpoint of the study. And when we look at the baseline patient characteristics for this study, over 90 of both treatment arms had some level of cardiovascular risk factor. And this is actually, I think quite common for clinical trials and prostate cancer because we're dealing with an elderly male population on average. And so I'll just point out that in both treatment, arms around 13 or 14 of patients had a prior history of a major adverse cardiovascular event. And again, I think this is pretty typical for a prostate cancer clinical trial population. And again, the key secondary endpoint was looking at the incidents of major adverse cardiovascular events between these two treatments. And they found that in the overall study population there was a lower rate of adverse cardiovascular events, 2.9 with the antagonist therapy, versus 6.2 with the agonist therapy. And this was appeared to be more profound in those patients who again, that 15 or so who had an underlying history of a major adverse cardiovascular event where There was this interaction and a much more profound benefit in favor of the antagonist therapy at 3.6 incidents versus 17.8 incidents. And so this shows the cumulative incidents curves where it corresponded to about 54 reduction, relative risk reduction with the antagonist therapy. And interestingly these curves separated relatively early following treatment initiation. And so this study generated a lot of press. It was actually published in the New England Journal of Medicine last year. And recently this drug has now really galex has been FDA approved just has a few weeks ago. And so I think for the first time this may be sort of giving an opportunity to think about different specific prostate cancer treatments and how we might select treatments based on underlying comorbidities and specifically cardiovascular comorbidities. I think we talked about the fundamental role of energy and suppression and the treatment of prostate cancer. But I think a second key concept that I wanted to describe is this concept of hormone resistant versus castration resistant prostate cancer. Because I think this reflects our improved and evolving understanding of the biology of prostate cancer and the role that energy and suppression plays. Because historically we used to for example have men with metastatic prostate cancer. We would give them fundamental treatment with androgen deprivation therapy such as a GN Rh agonist and at some point in their disease course they would invariably become resistant to that therapy. And we return that hormone resistance and go on to other treatments that don't necessarily target the androgen axis such as chemotherapy. But in the last decade or so we've had a much improved understanding of the biology and the nature of energon signaling and prostate cancer, where we know that if we give those same patients energy deprivation therapy, there's actually multiple mechanisms where prostate cancers adapt and maintain psychogenic androgen signaling even despite castrate levels of testosterone. And so this can happen through up regulation of the androgen receptor or splice variants are activating mutations and the androgen receptor, which then leads to sustained psychogenic androgen signaling despite castrate levels of testosterone. And so I think the more informative term here is really castration resistant prostate cancer and not necessarily androgen resistant prostate cancer. And this has led to a whole new class of agents really. Over the last decade, which we've collectively termed second generation androgen signaling inhibitors, but can seek to surmount some of these resistance mechanisms to standard. And so I just make this point that androgen signaling really retains critical importance throughout the disease course for the majority of men with prostate cancer, not just in the initial treatment. And so, you know, many of these drugs you're familiar with or have certainly seen patients who have been on these agents because they're quite commonly used in the treatment of prostate cancer, primarily in the advanced treatment settings. But they do have some unique considerations, especially as it relates to potential cardiovascular concerns. And so one of the older agents that is still commonly used today is a drug called abiraterone, And what this drug is is it's a selective 17 alpha inhibitor. So essentially acts to try to inhibit the extra genital production of circulating androgens. And so it inhibits the adrenal androgen bio synthetic pathway. And that pathway is depicted here. And what drugs like abiraterone do is they block these downstream enzymatic steps in the production of adrenal androgens and it can very effectively do that. But one of the consequences of this inhibition is that it can also inhibit the production of normal cortisol levels. And as a result there's a loss of negative feedback or I guess I should say there's positive feedback on this pituitary adrenal axis where there can then be up regulation of ACDC signaling. But because of the block downstream, this signaling gets shunted towards Aldo Stallone production. And so when you use drugs like abiraterone, some of the toxicities can be those of mineral according to access. And so there is risk of hypertension typically miA and fluid retention. And in fact in the clinical trials of drugs like abiraterone, the rates of grade three hypertension. So severe hypertension, we're up to a third of patients exposed to the drug and as a result, we per FDA label always administer abiraterone along with predniSONE at a dose of 5 to 10 mg daily. And the role here of the predniSONE is primarily to try to block this positive feedback loop and reduce the production of th and the potential effects of mineral cortical access. And so when we think about specific patients where we want to use drugs like abiraterone, we have to be mindful of the risk for toxicities and mineral accord. A quick access to those who are already have baseline uncontrolled hypertension might be prone to electrolyte imbalances or have issues with fluid retention or who may have strong contraindications to long term predniSONE use. But the second big category of agents that would fall under this novel energon receptor signaling category would be a variety of our receptor antagonists. And so you've probably heard of drugs like Ngilu to mind, a polluted mind or Daryl Liew to Mind, which I think would all fall into this category. And these are essentially potent ways of inhibiting the er receptor and its trans location to the cell nucleus. And they are also associated with a number of potential side effects. And I'll just point out here that in particular, they can also, even though they don't have the same mineral according to excess in the prospective trials that have evaluated this, they have also been associated with grade three hypertension in a quarter to a third of patients and because of their very potent androgen receptor signaling inhibition, it does cause significant sarko pina and changes in weight and have been associated with some functional consequences of that. So, decreased exercise tolerance and actually a risk of falls and because of document and bone density fracture risk as well. From an oncological standpoint, we actually think of these agents pretty equivalent equivalently. So this is just one example of study of a study that tried to compare uncle logic endpoints between drugs like abiraterone and Saluda meid and ultimately, there's not felt to be a significant difference in their therapeutic efficacy and prostate cancer. And so I just point that out because it gives us an opportunity, since we have multiple agents to sort of think more about the toxicity aspects and individualist based on certain patient profiles. And I'll just close by by sharing this slide, which just shows the treatment landscape as as it currently exists in advanced prostate cancer. And I just show it because I guess a couple points to take away. So first of all, there's a lot of overlap. So you can see drugs like ends, luda meid have FDA approvals and can be used in a variety of different treatment settings across the natural history of prostate cancer. Same with abiraterone, same with apple in mind. And and and so there's a lot of variability in practice about how we might use these drugs, at least from the oncological standpoint. But I think the second point and perhaps more important is that it just emphasis is that these various ways of potently attenuating androgen signaling really used throughout the disease course. So all the way from even men with clinically localized earlier stages of prostate cancer to those who have treatment refractory towards end stage prostate cancer, we have the ability to potentially use these agents. And and this natural history of prostate cancer often plays out over many, many years. And so it just hopefully emphasizes the point that energy attenuation happens throughout the disease course. And we're able to thankfully really prolong survival for prostate cancer patients with these drugs. But it really also emphasizes the importance of thinking about the long term consequences of this from a physiologic perspective and really starting to think about toxicity management and survivorship from the beginning. Um I think often times when we are seeing a new patient with metastatic prostate cancer. Obviously the patient worry is about the diagnosis, the uncle logic diagnosis and the fact that they may need to start treatment. But we do try to also emphasised that this is a long natural history and we do need to think about toxicity mitigation from the beginning.
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Until now, I've always been a little bit ambivalent about paper marbling - admiring the skills of those who do it well and loving the exoticism of materials such as carragheen moss and ox gall but, frankly, feeling that many of the finest of designs have been just a little too 'combed to death'. Apart from that, it always seems that about twice as much time is taken with setting up and cleaning down as is taken with marbling.
I say 'until now' because I had the opportunity to spend yesterday as a bit of an imposter in an advanced marbling workshop run by renowned Australian marbler Joan Ajala and discovered that it's all a lot more fun than I had remembered. It was great to work with people who knew what they were doing and although my own papers have plenty of flaws they are big, bold and, dare I say it, unfussy. It will give me a lot of pleasure to work with the good bits of the sheets that are now draped drying around BEMBindery.
I learnt marbling from Vi Wilson who used to supply marbled papers to John and Joy Tonkin, but like you I've always been a bit ambivalent about it and I often don't feel that marbled end papers suit the books I make.


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