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NI Water CEO takes over as President of the Institute of Water
Posted on July 10, 2019 megan@instituteofwater.org.ukPosted in All
Sara Venning, Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Water, is the new National President of the Institute of Water.
Sara was formally installed as President at the 74th Annual General Meeting which preceded the Institute's two-day Annual Conference, held at Titanic Belfast.
The National President is the most senior figure in the Institute of Water and is a well-known, well-respected leader in the water sector who believes in the values and vision of the Institute and is willing to actively promote them during their term of office.
Lynn Cooper, Chief Executive of the Institute of Water, said:
"I'm delighted we have persuaded another industry leader to be our President. Anyone who has met Sara will know just how dedicated she is and inspirational to those around her – ideal attributes for our President.
Sara has been involved at local Area level since she took over as CEO at Northern Ireland Water and has been a regular at our Annual Conference since she took part in Meet the Leaders in Cambridge in 2015. Sara has learned from each year's event and managed to capture the best from each in her own Conference last week.
We welcome Sara to the role of President and look forward to an exciting and challenging year under her leadership."
Sara Venning said:
"I'm so proud to be the Institute of Water's President and to join a long list of distinguished figures from the water sector who have had the opportunity to lead this Institute over the years.
I'm thrilled to have started my term as President with such a successful and well received conference.
Since 1945, the Institute of Water has had a very clear vision of developing people to serve in the UK water sector and I will continue that work by ensuring the organisation remains a valuable resource for water sector professionals."
The National President begins their year by planning and delivering the Institute of Water's Annual Conference, capturing much of what the Institute of Water offers over two days. As well as providing high level direction to the Board, the President also leads the Rising Stars programme for the following calendar year and supports UK-wide Institute of Water events wherever possible.
Sara succeeds Douglas Millican, Chief Executive of Scottish Water, who will continue a further year on the Institute of Water Board as Past-President, and will be followed in 2020 by Bob Taylor, Chief Executive of Portsmouth Water.
About Sara Venning
Sara Venning started her career as an electrical engineer with Northern Ireland Electricity.
Sara joined NI Water in April 2010, as Director of Customer Service Delivery and was appointed CEO of NI Water in April 2014.
Northern Ireland Water provides water and wastewater services for almost 1.8 million people in Northern Ireland – producing 570 million litres of clean water per day and treating 340 million litres of wastewater.
Uniquely placed NI Water, a Government Owned Company which is publicly funded, has recently celebrated a decade of delivery with substantial customer service and efficiency improvements.
Sara is married with three daughters and loves to get the whole family out for a ramble taking in the beauty of NI Water's many catchments.
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Report: COVID-19 infections, deaths rise in nursing homes
Numbers still small, but AARP fears they'll grow; long-term care providers say they're trying to encourage vaccines
By: Erik Gunn - October 19, 2021 6:40 am
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COVID-19 infections and deaths are on the increase again in nursing homes nationally and in Wisconsin, while about one in three nursing home employees is still not fully vaccinated, according to federal data.
Nursing home operators say they're trying to encourage all their employees to get vaccinated, but they are wary that a pending federal vaccine mandate could drive some health care workers away, exacerbating a labor shortage that was already made more difficult by the pandemic.
After several months of steady improvements in nursing home COVID cases, AARP reported Monday that its latest review of federal data showed things got worse in the four weeks ending Sept. 19, compared with the previous four-week period.
The trend threatens to repeat an increase in cases logged a year ago, AARP's Wisconsin director, Sam Wilson, told the Wisconsin Examiner. "There's an alarming similarity to the data we saw late last summer and early fall," Wilson said. "COVID-19 hasn't gone anywhere, and it's particularly impactful on those most vulnerable in our communities, particularly in nursing homes."
AARP calculated the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes for every state. These charts compare the impact in Wisconsin with the U.S. as a whole (Click to enlarge). (Source:AARP)
Since October 2020, AARP's Public Policy Institute has been reporting data every four weeks from the federal agency that monitors nursing homes. The advocacy group posts the information on a dashboard created in collaboration with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University in Ohio. The data collection started in June 2020.
In the four-week period ending Sept. 19, 20 Wisconsin nursing home residents died from COVID-19, AARP reported. That was a death rate of 0.11 per 100 residents, and was twice the death rate of 0.05 per 100 residents in the previous four weeks ending Aug. 22.
Infections tripled from 0.3 per 100 residents in the Aug. 22 period to 0.9 per 100 in the Sept. 19 period. The September rate is also higher than the equivalent four-week period a year ago ending Sept. 20, when there were 0.7 infections per 100 residents.
"We don't want to see a repeat of what happened last year happen again in 2021," said Wilson. A year ago, "the numbers looked relatively small, and we just saw the numbers pick up incredibly fast."
Nursing home staff cases also increased. There were 1.5 staff cases of COVID-19 per 100 residents in August and 2.5 per 100 residents in September. (AARP's methodology calls for counting staff cases per 100 nursing home residents, not employees, to provide a common scale for counting residents' and employees' infection rates. The architects of the dashboard also found that the total number of employees in a home isn't consistently reported in the federal data and according to AARP.)
The rate of staff cases is also higher than for the equivalent period in 2020, when there were about 2 per 100 residents in September. "That's incredibly concerning to us," said Wilson. "The only way the virus gets into a nursing home is going to be through outside entrants into a facility."
That makes the current staff vaccination rate worrisome as well, he said. "We've only got about 65% of staff in our nursing homes fully vaccinated." The report also found that Wisconsin nursing homes with at least 75 percent of staff vaccinated as of Sept. 19 accounted for less than 28% of the facilities in the state.
While the federal government has announced vaccination mandates for all employers of 100 or more people and all health care providers that participate in the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, those are still in development under the federal rulemaking process.
"We certainly believe that long-term care facilities should be prioritizing ensuring that their staff is fully vaccinated," Wilson said.
Nursing home representatives said Monday that facility operators have been trying to increase vaccination rates. "The vaccine is the best way to protect people," said John Sauer, executive director of Leading Age Wisconsin, a trade group for primarily nonprofit nursing homes.
He noted that the vaccination rate for nursing home employees exceeds that for the state as a whole. According to the state Department of Health Services (DHS) on Monday, 54.7% of Wisconsin residents are fully vaccinated.
Some of the homes Leading Age represents have instituted vaccine mandates for their employees, Sauer said. The same is true in for-profit homes represented by the Wisconsin Health Care Association (WHCA), said Rick Abrams, the association's president.
While Sauer and Abrams said they supported the right of individual providers to require COVID-19 vaccines, both also said they worried that the pending national mandate might drive away some nursing home and health care employees, further exacerbating a shortage of workers that began well before the pandemic but has worsened in the last year and a half.
"We believe strongly that it should be a facility-specific decision," Abrams said of a requirement. "Because of the labor crisis, I hope that once the [federal] mandate becomes effective that we will see a great increase in employees that get vaccinated," he added. But among nursing home operators who have declined to institute a mandate, "they don't want to take that chance."
He implored lawmakers not to enact a ban on employer vaccine mandates. (Gov. Tony Evers has already vetoed one such attempt early in 2021; additional bills are pending that would ban vaccine requirements of various kinds, including by employers.)
"We need all of our public officials all of our policymakers to urge the public to be vaccinated," Abrams said
Sauer said the increase in nursing home cases has several possible causes, although they remain the subject of speculation. They might be rising where the surrounding community has a relative low vaccination rate, or where community spread is higher, he suggested.
Leading Age has developed an education video for nursing home employees that includes medical experts from DHS who seek to dispel myths about the vaccine. Some employers have tried incentive programs, such as cash awards, Sauer said.
AARP also wants the Biden administration to produce guidance on safe staffing ratios in the face of staff shortages in nursing homes. "If the ratio of staff to residents is too large, then losing even one staff member can make for a very unsafe environment," Wilson said.
Both Sauer and Abrams said nursing homes have already reduced some of their capacity in response to lower staffing. Abrams mentioned a home he had visited two weeks ago that is licensed for 90 residents, but is holding its occupancy at 60 because it lacks enough employees to safely cover more people.
In the meantime, nursing home operators are waiting for federal approval of a booster shot for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the variety provided to nursing homes at the beginning of the vaccination program. When that goes forward, they expect the pharmacies with which they already contract for medication and other programs, such as the flu shot, to arrange booster visits, Sauer and Abrams said.
A DHS spokeswoman, Jennifer Miller, said Monday that "all skilled nursing facilities have been matched with a vaccinator and are prepared to offer booster doses when residents/clients are eligible." The department is in contact with assisted living facilities to match them with vaccinators as well, she said.
by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
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Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. He spent 24 years as a freelance writer for Milwaukee Magazine, Isthmus, The Progressive, BNA Inc., and other publications, winning awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, beat coverage, business writing, and commentary. An East Coast native, he previously covered labor for The Milwaukee Journal after reporting for newspapers in upstate New York and northern Illinois. He's a graduate of Beloit College (English Comp.) and the Columbia School of Journalism. Off hours he is the Examiner's resident Springsteen and Jackson Browne fanboy and model railroad nerd.
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7) No commissions and transaction costs. The Black-Scholes model assumes that there are no fees for buying and selling options and stocks and no barriers to trading.
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A few weeks ago, we were getting ready to close on an investment. I asked one of my partners when the news of the financing would be announced. He said, "pretty much right away." And I said, "we had better let our friends who run XYZ company know." My partner said, "absolutely, can you compose an email we can send together?"
This has been our mantra for a while now. We have a lot of friends in the startup world, entrepreneurs, VCs, management team members, and it is quite often that we are involved in a transaction, a financing, a sale, a merger, that might impact them and their interests. We don't want them to read about it on TechCrunch. We want them to hear about it from us first.
You'd be surprised how much goodwill this practice creates. Nobody is happy hearing that you just funded a competitor of theirs, or something similar, but when they get an advanced warning from you along with an explanation of your thinking behind the move, it goes a long way. They aren't caught off guard and they can process the information calmly. It doesn't mean they will be happy about the news. But it does mean that your relationship with them will be preserved (in most cases).
Doing this is tricky. Investors have an obligation to keep information they have confidential until the subject company decides to disclose/announce. So you have to time the tipoff of your friends carefully. We typically wait until the day of the announcement or at the earliest the evening before. In many cases we will clear the tipoff with the subject company as well. A lot depends on the people and relationships involved on all sides.
Relationships and reputation are the currency of business. I do not believe you can be successful in business without both. So preserving them is critical. And one good way to do that is to make sure good friends don't hear about things that are important to them on TechCrunch.


Back in May 2010, on behalf of the Northern Ireland Foundation, I presented a Citizenship Award to Vuk Mitrovic and Sanja Mrkic, youth programme workers at the Centre for Civil Society Development (CCSD), in Kosovska Mitrovica.
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The self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky was found dead in his home outside London on Saturday. Take a look at the highs and lows of a controversial man once seen as one of the most powerful Russians in recent history.
1946 – Boris Berezovsky is born in Moscow to an engineer father and a scientist mother, who were both Russian Jews.
1962-87 – After receiving degrees in electronics and mathematics, Berezovsky writes his doctoral thesis on cybernetics and information theory. He rises to become the head of a large department at the Institute of Management Problems.
1987-89 – After abandoning his research career, Berezovsky looks for business opportunities as private economic activity was permitted for the first time since the 1920s. He also moonlights as a columnist for Sovetskaya Rossiya newspaper, publishing articles on economic reforms.
1989 – Boris Berezovsky co-founds LogoVAZ, initially a company that installed sophisticated Western software in Ladas, but eventually the main source of his wealth.
Early 1990s – LogoVAZ becomes the leading dealer of AvtoVAZ, the makers of Lada, but its economic activities mostly siphon off money from the parent company. Among the various schemes were the purchase of cars at below-cost, or securing purchases with IOUs that had to be repaid only years later. The dealer is not shut down because Berezovsky pays kickbacks to the management of the parent company. Berezovsky also issues shares for a future "people's car" that is never built.
1994 – Souring relations between the tycoon and his car-making associates are suspected to be the reason for a car bomb assassination attempt. An Opel stuffed with explosives is remotely detonated and decapitates the chauffer of the tycoon's armored Mercedes, leaving Berezovsky himself virtually unharmed.
1995 – Berezovsky becomes the biggest individual shareholder in ORT, a new company in charge of Russia's first and biggest channel. Over the next five years, the channel's political programming falls in with Berezovsky's business and political agendas.
1996 – Berezovsky forms Semibankirschina (literally, the Rule of Seven Bankers, whose companies were estimated to control more than half of Russia's private economies) a clandestine group of rival businessmen who pooled their money, connections and media presence to re-elect President Boris Yeltsin for his second term in 1996, despite initially low poll ratings.
Berezovsky is appointed to Russia's Security Council, and placed in charge of re-building Chechnya following its secession war that ended earlier that year. He is later accused of staging fake hostage rescues – helping terrorists arrange kidnappings, and then paying the ransoms himself. The tycoon touts himself as a negotiator and peacemaker.
1997 – Together with protégé Roman Abramovich, Berezovsky completes the purchase of Sibneft, one of Russia's biggest oil producers for a relatively paltry sum of $100 million, partly through notorious loans-for-shares auctions. Forbes estimates his wealth at $3 billion.
1999 – Berezovsky plays a key part in promoting Vladimir Putin as Boris Yeltsin's successor, and helps fund the Unity bloc (the predecessor of the ruling United Russia party). Berezovsky himself becomes a deputy.
2000 – Just months after Vladimir Putin's election to the Kremlin, relations between the two men sour. Berezovsky hands in his party mandate, and lambasts the President. Meanwhile, an investigation of embezzlement from Aeroflot, the national carrier, which was started two years earlier, identifies Berezovsky as a key suspect. Aeroflot deposited its income from foreign ticket purchases into an account owned by the oligarch, and also borrowed money at extortionate rates from a company that he owned.
2000 – Berezovsky flees Russia and settles in Britain where he outspokenly criticizes the Kremlin and supports Russian opposition forces.
2003 – The United Kingdom officially grants Berezovsky asylum status.
Once in the United Kingdom, Berezovsky continued to express his dissatisfaction with the Russian government. In September, he and four others signed a full-page advertisement in leading US and UK newspapers that criticized the strengthening of relations between former US President George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin.
2006 – Berezovsky told a Moscow radio station that he wanted to see the Russian government overthrown "by force." This led Jack Straw, then foreign secretary, to warn that "advocating the violent overthrow of a sovereign state is unacceptable," reminding the tycoon he could be stripped of his refugee status. Meanwhile, the Kremlin subsequently sent an extradition request to London. The request failed, however, when it was ruled that Berezovsky could not be extradited as long as he enjoyed asylum status.
– On November 1, Aleksandr Litvinenko, a former Russian security officer and colleague of Berezovsky since at least 1998, suddenly fell ill in London. It was determined that Litvinenko had been poisoned by radioactive polonium-210, which resulted in his death on November 23. At the time of his mysterious illness, Litvinenko was residing in a house owned by Berezovsky, but shortly before his death had stopped working for the former Russian magnate. Yet British authorities demanded the extradition of former security officer Andrey Lugovoy, whom they accused of Litvinenko's murder - without providing Russia with any evidence. Lugovoy vehemently denied the accusations against him and passed a Russian lie detector test.
2007 – In an interview with The Guardian on April 13, 2007, Berezovsky once again declared that he was plotting the violent overthrow of President Putin by lending financial support to coup plotters in Moscow: "We need to use force to change this regime. It isn't possible to change this regime through democratic means. There can be no change without force, pressure."
Soon after Berezovsky's comment, Garry Kasparov, a member of The Other Russia party, wrote on his website that Berezovsky "does not have any relation to Other Russia." Berezovsky responded by saying that "there is not one significant politician in Russia whom he has not financed" and that this included members of Kasparov's party.
In July, the Federal Court of Brazil passed a resolution to issue an arrest warrant for businessman Boris Berezovsky and several officials of the Corinthians soccer team. All were accused of money laundering through the transfers of the Brazilian club's top players – Argentines Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, who played for the Brazilian side in 2005-2006. The businessmen, including Berezovsky, denied all allegations.
blackmail and breach of contract " over the privatization of Sibneft. Berezovsky, who claimed he had been a co-owner of Sibneft, attempted to sue for over 3 billion pounds in damages in what would become the largest civil court case in British legal history.
2012 – On August 31, Berezovsky lost his court bid against Abramovich. The court judged Berezovsky an "inherently unreliable " witness, who "regarded truth as a transitory, flexible concept, which could be molded to suit his current purposes ," and that "At times the evidence which he gave was deliberately dishonest; sometimes he was clearly making his evidence up as he went along in response to the perceived difficulty in answering the questions. " The London High Court concluded that Berezovsky had never been a co-owner of Sibneft.
Berezovsky agreed to pay 35 million pounds (US$56 million) toward Abramovich's legal costs.
The UK court battle between Berezovsky and Abramovich brought the word "krysha" to the world's attention, as well as other slang used by Russian criminal groups. The direct translation from Russian into English is "roof". But in criminal Russian it means coverage for somebody from someone in the form of influential people, such as law-enforcement staff, gangsters or power institutions. Reportedly, Berezovsky claimed that Abramovich used to pay him for krysha.
On March 23, 2013 Boris Berezovsky died at the age of 67 under "unexplained" circumstances. Hazardous material experts from the British police searching the home of Berezovsky have given the scene the "all clear" after finding "nothing of concern."
Berezovsky's lawyer Aleksandr Dobrovinsky told Russian television that Berezovsky "has been in a terrible state as of late. He was in debt. He felt destroyed. He was forced to sell his paintings and other things."


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PREVIEW: Rising Faces New Mexico United For The Third Time This Season
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Delayed 72 hours due to COVID concerns, Phoenix Rising (6-4-0) heads to Albuquerque for a match on Tuesday, May 24 (6 p.m. on Bally Sports Arizona Extra), to take on New Mexico United at the University of New Mexico Soccer Complex.
Since spending a week in Phoenix for its regular-season (April 16) and U.S. Open Cup (April 20) matches vs. Rising, New Mexico United (3-2-4) has gone 1-1-2. Its victory came, 2-0, in Charleston to the Battery while its loss was to San Antonio, 1-0, at home. Sandwiched between those matches were two draws, 0-0 at Sacramento and 1-1 at home against San Diego.
"New Mexico has Kalen Ryden back," said Rising head coach Rick Schantz. "So, they've changed a bit since we saw them last. They've been playing with a back four at times. They've been rotating into a diamond four too. New Mexico is a little like us right now. They're trying to figure out their identity. They'll be extremely motivated because they lost both games here. I'm sure payback is on their mind."
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"We've set such a high bar over the past five years, for us to play like we did last time out, it wasn't enough," said Schantz. "The guys understand that. As far as where it went wrong, we had three turnovers that led directly to goals. Defensive transition was our biggest problem. We dropped off. We let them run at us. [Tampa] have some very good players. They exposed us.
We have to understand that in order to win games, we need to get back to being aggressive. We need to press and cause turnovers. If we can't do that, we need to recognize when to get into our mid-block or low block and stay compact and show some discipline."
Through 10 matches this season, Rising has lost a total of 27 player matches to injury. Most notably, the club's defensive leader Musa, who logged the most minutes of any player in 2021, has missed nine of 10. Lambert's transition from defensive midfield to center back plugged the hole for a while – helping Phoenix to reduce its goals-allowed-per match average from three in March to 0.60 across all competitions in April. But with both out last match, Rising's defense allowed five goals for the first time since a 2-5 loss at Las Vegas in October 2018. Despite the adversity Rising has faced this season, the club remains just two wins off the pace of first place Colorado Springs (8-1-0, 24 points).
"It's a puzzle every season," said Schantz. "You've got your pieces and you've got to figure out how to put it all together to have a winning formula. Sometimes it takes longer than others. We haven't been in this situation. I don't plan on getting used to this. That's not how we think here. We cannot get used to this and it is not acceptable. Teams used to fear playing Phoenix Rising. We've got to get that back."
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Ku-ring-gai Council has received considerable flak over a decision to close an unauthorised mountain bike track down a steep hill below the tennis courts near Warrimoo Oval, St Ives.
This track can only be ridden in one direction – downhill. In other words it is designed for thrills. Another route, the Harbour to Hawkesbury management trail, is used to get back up to the top of the hill. There is no signage to warn unsuspecting walkers coming from the trail below that they are entering a downhill bike track. There is also little signage to warn riders themselves of hazards.
Speeding riders (as demonstrated by videos on YouTube) would have no opportunity to appreciate the beautiful bushland as they negotiate the track. On the day we looked at the track the wildflowers were magnificent.
Council is discussing possible alternative sites for a track with mountain bike groups.
STEP supports the track closure. This is another example of unauthorised bike track construction that has damaged urban bushland. If council lets the local enthusiasts get away with this track, they will be emboldened to build more.
Bike groups seem to think that the popularity of mountain bike riding justifies their creation of new riding tracks. They ignore the bushland preservation rules that have been legislated after much scientific analysis and community consultation. The bushland is preserved for many reasons. It is under considerable pressure from urban development. Illegal bike tracks add a major source of damage.
As our Position Paper on Bushland Tracks and Trails argues, bike riding should be confined to bushland management and other authorised trails where damage from the introduction of pathogens and weeds and soil erosion can be controlled.
There was an interesting program on ABC Radio National last month highlighting the damage caused by unauthorised trail construction plus the general issues of encouraging bushland appreciation without causing degradation.


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Bleach Special Manga Chapter Release Date and What To Expect: Will We See Urahara's Return?
BySchulu Duo August 2, 2021
The Bleach manga came to an abrupt halt on the 22nd of August, 2016. After publishing around 700 chapters and 74 volumes, Tite Kubo rushed through the ending chapters, which made many fans unhappy.
In August 2021, the manga will be celebrating its 20th anniversary; it debuted first in 2001. Though there is still not much information about the return of its anime, there was an announcement that a new chapter will be released.
Details of the Special Bleach Manga Chapter:
Urahara's Life and His Relationship With Yoruichi from Childhood
Kazui Kurosaki and Ichika Abarai: A Boruto-esque Return?
How Did Aizen Come To Know About The Soul King?
Magazine: Weekly Shonen Jump's 36/37th issue
This new chapter is a special chapter to be released to celebrate its amazing 20th anniversary. This chapter will have about 73-74 pages, the content of which hasn't been revealed yet.
Must Read: The Manga Series That Shaped The Shonen Jump Magazine
It will be released on Weekly Shonen Jump's combined 36th and 37th issue. This issue will be out on the 10th of August 2021. However, since neither the mangaka nor the magazine has said anything about what this new chapter will focus on, many people have offered their own speculations.
If you wish to know more about the possible plot, read further!
Kisuke Urahara is a very mysterious character whose life isn't explored well despite playing a crucial role in Bleach. Though the reasons for his banishment from Soul Society are explored in Turn Back The Pendulum arc, we don't get to see his life before that.
Urahara's Bankai
We also don't get to see his childhood with Yoruichi in-depth and how he forms a strong, unbreakable bond with her. Ignoring the crucial side plots has been a thorny point for the plot, without which it ceases to be whole. Hopefully, we might see a young Urahara and Yoruichi, and if we're lucky, Yoruichi's Zanpakutou might be revealed.
Must Read: Bleach: Kisuke Urahara and his Zanpakutou, Benihime
Kazui Kurosaki and Ichika Abarai were revealed in the ending of Bleach's Thousand-Year-Blood-War Arc. Kazui is the son of Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime. Ichika is the daughter of Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai.
Must Read: Bleach: Everything To Know About Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue
This probably might be the start of something like Boruto, which explored the lives of the children of the main Naruto characters. The fact that Kazui was made a boy and Ichika a girl points to a brewing romance between them. It's just suspicious. Also, will Kazui have spiritual powers too? Will he be a Shinigami too?
We can't wait to see the new chapter!
Sosuke Aizen was an extremely intelligent man who tried to become God and fortunately for us, failed. He tried to replace the Soul King because he sincerely believed he could do a much better job than the Soul King himself.
Aizen Bleach
Read this too: Bleach: Aizen VS Kenpachi Zaraki: Who Would Win?
But the plot would've been much better if we got to know how Aizen came to know about the Soul King. However, let's fret not for we might see just that happening in the new Bleach chapter.
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Fail to Succeed
By George Sudarkoff in Curiosity — May 10, 2020
Curiosity vs. Skepticism
I've been a skeptic most of my life.
I've been trained by my profession to be a skeptic—to question assumptions, to explore corner cases, to poke holes in ideas, to pick apart arguments, and to find fault!
Don't get me wrong—skepticism served me well as a software engineer!
But as a leader I ran into a problem—my skepticism was not allowing me to see what ELSE was true.
Leadership is almost entirely about resolving conflicts and reconciling differences. It requires being able to hold two seemingly contradictory ideas as true at the same time.
How do you continue being able to question assumptions—a useful skill to have—without getting stuck on your side of the argument?
Imagine you're a curious 6-year-old and you're really into... oh, I don't know... let's say birds? You read every book about birds you can convince your parents to buy. You get a library card and spend weekends at the library, reading about birds. You grow up a bit and go to college, where you spend years continuing learning about birds.
You hear one day that maybe the way birds can tell which way is the North has something to do with quantum physics? So you sign up for physics classes. You're having so much fun that you decide to continue after graduating. You join a lab, form a hypothesis, do the fieldwork to collect the data—you get to go to some breathtaking places and observe the rarest of birds, you collaborate with others passionate about birds and now also physics...
You end up disproving your first hypothesis.
But not to worry, you form another hypothesis based on everything you now know about birds and physics—and you know an awful lot! You continue the work and finally, you have good results you can defend, and that proves your new theory with considerable certainty.
You publish your work and it gets reviewed and confirmed by many others passionate about birds and quantum physics. A journalist comes across your findings and publishes a lengthy article in a nationally syndicated magazine, inspiring countless other researchers-to-be to explore the mysteries of the universe we live in!
Then a skeptical guy on the internet sees the title of the article and says "this is bullshit!"
Which of these people would you rather be—curious or skeptical? Which mindset is more likely to keep exploring until you find the truth and which would get you stuck?
Half-ass to success, mindfully
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Today I spoke with Honda customer service rep (800-999-1009) informing me that I was "the 1st" to notify Honda of 2006 Honda car paintjob flaking.
Being rated as 1st I was eager to search the internet, and many complaints of this type were posted. Understanding the aggravation of establishing an account and password just to complain about something Honda refuses to acknowledge by phone, and having two assistants and one supervisor tell me word for word that those websites were not Honda sponsored indicates Honda's customer assistance has been schooled to deny there is a known by Honda manufacturing defect.
One Honda assistant informed me of NHTSA.gov and then gov. made my heart sink, I knew I would get the run-a-round big time; including you…we all know what a failure gov. really is! Government is for government and big business and not for the consumer.
$368 monthly payments owing $2899.67 and $102 monthly insurance. Honda is a rip-off and so is the toothless government when it comes to US consumers. And if you can not or will not help this consumer, then please do-not add insult to injury by giving me a lame excuse; It is a huge insult to be forced to pay people like you and government in general to have this government selling us out; deny it and read the news; watch on TV; and search the internet.
Can you imagine me being the 1st? Approximately a year ago took this car to have sun visor replaced (another manufacturing defect) and was informed there was no one available at the time of my out of town trip to Patton Honda to look at my paint job. This car top and top surface of trunk, spoiler and other top surfaces looks like leprosy.
Where was government when the people had to go it without government support and to file class-action legal suits against Bill Heard having over 500 complaints about being a shyster like Honda?
When government fails you will be out of a job and good riddance you deadbeat bums, you parasites on our wallets.
This is another cover-up right under your nose. Conduct an Internet search and see the complaints of Honda's manufacturing defective paint jobs…Honda does these cover-ups knowing how lame government employees are!


Thirty-six tutor reps met at the third Student Parliament at Windsor College today with students discussing the priorities they want the Student Union Executive to take on. The issues they are keen to get addressed include recycling, more campaigns and fundraising for chosen charities.
Tutorial focus groups gave their feedback on how to make the Student Parliament more effective with some great ideas raised and lots of positive suggestions for improvements.
The parliament was led by the President Jo Critcher who spoke confidently about the issues and eloquently answered questions on a range of issues in a most persuasive way.
The next round of Student Union elections was also launched with eight roles on offer.


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Joshua Becker's The More of Less released on May 3, 2016, and debuted on the USA Today #2 in Psychology/Self-Help and #10 in Nonfiction. It also debuted at #15 on the Publisher's Weekly bestseller list.
Christa Black Gifford's latest book, Heart Made Whole, was reviewed in the May/June issue of Homecoming magazine: "Unashamedly transparent, Gifford shares times of trauma, abuse and great loss in her life, admitting that there were broken parts of her heart that were not on friendly terms with God...With personal workbook sections for each chapter, Gifford helps those in pain find their way to healing and freedom by accessing intimacy with God." She also recently taped an episode of "Joni's Table Talk" to air soon on Daystar Television Network.
Lisa Sharon Harper's latest book, The Very Good Gospel, received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly. As PW says, "Harper provides detailed history, statistics, and vibrant stories that reveal the possibility of America's redemption."
Charles Martin's Long Way Gone, releasing October 4, 2016, continues to be on sale in Kindle for just $4.99 leading up to publication. For a limited time, you can also grab his bestselling Wrapped In Rain for just $1.99.
Shauna Niequist's latest, Present Over Perfect (releasing August, 9, 2016), is now available for pre-order as a signed edition. Get yours here before they run out!
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Rob Bell was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times regarding his ongoing work as a writer, speaker and host of the popular The RobCast.
Candice Curry was featured in the May issue of Beauty Revived Magazine as part of their 50 Most Beautiful Mothers feature.
Our agents will be attending the following conference this spring. Will we see you there?
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No Mega Millions winner, jackpot climbs to $1.6B
– No one won the latest Mega Millions drawing, meaning the jackpot climbs to a staggering $1.6 billion.
Mega Millions officials say no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the estimated $1 billion grand prize in Friday night's drawing. The numbers were 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 7.
The next drawing will be Tuesday.
With the jackpot currently tied with the record-setting lottery jackpot and bound to grow before the next drawing, it is bound to become the largest prize in U.S. history.
The jackpot has been growing since July, when a group of California office workers won $543 million.
It costs $2 to play the game, but the odds of winning the jackpot aren't good. The chance of matching all six numbers and taking home the grand prize is one in 302.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Children on the spectrum are often affected by a wide range of symptoms. To be effective treatment requires a whole brain, whole body approach. Our breakthrough martial arts program is custom designed for each child's neurological profile. The core of this program of special needs recreation in Teaneck is extracted from cutting edge neurological studies that incorporate movement exercise to help create healthier pathways in the brain.
By stimulating areas in the brain that incorporate balance, body awareness, muscle coordination, strength and working memory, we can promote growth and improve connectivity. We accept children that have been labeled with Autism, PDD, and Aspergers. We also provide Taekwondo for those with ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and other learning and memory problems. Those patients with Down's syndrome can also benefit from our special needs recreation in Teaneck. We incorporates the senses during the Taekwon-Do sessions. The auditory is stimulated by playing music specifically designed to right brain and left brain functions. Visual senses are used when students are modeling the instructor. Vestibular encompasses balance and this worked on heavily during the session. Proprioceptive involves the sense of position of your body parts. Students must use this sense to focus on where they are placing their own body parts are they are performing the martial art exercise. The tactile or sense of touch is brought in throughout the session with the climbing wall, balls and other equipment that is used during the group.
Our special needs recreation in Teaneck have evolved to include sensory integration, brain balancing activities, and nutritional interventions thus making it a true whole body-whole brain approach to treatment. At Sensory TKD we adapt what is known about nervous system function to prescribe corrective exercises and activities to help improve and strengthen connections between brain structures. If you would like to learn more about our services, we highly recommend that you visit our practice's main website to browse through some additional, detailed information that you might find useful. If you have any specific questions or concerns recreational services for kids with special needs, please do not hesitate to contact the staff here directly.


With no previous experience or prior training, the first two weeks of a solo cross-country bike tour are more than a little daunting. Going into it, I knew I was going to be tested. I knew it would take time to build up strength and stamina, and I knew that I was going to push myself further out of my comfort-zone than ever before. I knew it was going to be difficult, but the challenges of the first two weeks pushed me nearly to the brink of surrender.
After three flat tires my first day, I set off from Neil's house into the rain, but feeling that the stroke of bad luck was behind me. It wasn't, I was very wrong. Only about a half-mile into my day and I already had my first one. Three flats a day was going to be the average for the first week rather than the exception. Four flat tires in less than 24 hours of riding didn't seem normal. I thought I must be incredibly unlucky or perhaps there was some sort of ongoing problem with my bike that was causing this epidemic. Being only a half mile from where I started, I decided to head, tail tucked between my legs, back to Neil's house and fully assess the situation.
Out of the rain and back into Neil's garage I looked at my rear wheel. My inexperience and lack knowledge left me unsure. Was I hauling too much weight? Perhaps there was a problem with the rim? Maybe I was over-inflating or under-inflating the tube.
I needed someone who knew what they were talking about – a professional who could look at my bike and diagnose the problem and help me with a solution.
There was a bike shop near Neil's house, however they were closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays – and of course it was Tuesday. I called Neil for some guidance and he said I was welcome to stay with him for another couple of days, but that there was another bike shop in Cannon Beach just nine miles down my route. Since it was only my second day on my trip, I didn't want to take two days off already so I decided to pedal on.
I made the trek to the next town without any flats, but the bike shop that Neil described was nowhere to be found in the one-road town. I asked a local general store clerk about the shop and found out that it had closed down. A little disheartened, I pushed on hoping that I would find a shop in one of the towns ahead. I had no plans of where to stay for the evening, but the local store clerk mentioned a place to camp another six miles down my route. He showed me where it was on my digital map and said it was a beautiful "local's only" spot on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
It would be another short day, but I wasn't in a hurry. With nothing else planned, I was sold. After another flat tire I made it to the overlook, it was just as the clerk had described. A little dirt path led off the main road about 25 yards off to a beautiful cliff overlooking the ocean. A small ring of blackened rocks, where previous campfires had warmed their makers, and trees secluded it from the nearby road. It was perfect, except the glaring NO TRESPASSING sign that was perched at the entrance.
I wasn't really sure what to do. I didn't have other plans for the night, but it was early enough that I could push on and look for another place to camp. I wouldn't likely find another place as serene as this. The store clerk had told me about it and that seemed like enough permission for me. I wouldn't be there for too long and I would leave no trace, no one would even have to know that I was there.
I pitched my tent, took in the views and made a box of macaroni and cheese on my portable stove. I wondered whose land I was on, and if I was the first person to ever enjoy some mac' n cheese in this spot.
There was no sense in trying to pretend I wasn't in there. It wouldn't have taken much for him to look in or open my tent flap. I got out of my tent and tried to make the case that the store clerk back in Cannon Beach had given me permission to camp there. The ranger was friendly, but told me the owners requested they patrol the land and that I wasn't allowed to stay there. He suggested that I continue on and find a real campground further along. I mentally prepared myself for continuing to ride for the day and broke down the camp that I had recently set up.
With everything loaded back onto my bicycle, I headed back down the dirt path to the main road, where upon arrival I noticed my third flat for the day. I laughed. It was all I could do. I wasn't sure what I did to deserve this awful luck, but I had no choice but to unload my bicycle, patch the tube and move on hoping that it would be the last of the flat tires.
Another 10 miles south brought me to Manzanita and the nearby Nehalem Bay State Park. It was 9:30 p.m. when I finally pulled in, but I was in a sanctioned camping spot and for just $6 I had a piece of land to set camp and a hot shower in the bathroom. The day was long, but I was in heaven for now.


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Steve Turner dismisses 'absurd' fresh complaints including allegation he punched man in pub
The Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner said: 'Anyone who knows me will know how ridiculous such an accusation is'
Stuart ArnoldLocal Democracy Reporter
PCC Steve Turner.
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner has dismissed "absurd" fresh complaints levelled against him, including an allegation that he punched a man in a pub two years ago.
Mr Turner said he was the subject of more anonymous allegations and it was "getting so ridiculous" that he was considering starting a list.
Referring to the assault allegation, he posted on Facebook: "Anyone who knows me will know how ridiculous such an accusation is.
"So once again I am confident there is no truth in it and I will be cleared of the whole thing."
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The Mirror reported that three further claims were being assessed by the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC ).
Last month it was confirmed that three previous referrals to the police watchdog by the Cleveland Police and Crime Panel would result in no further action being taken against Conservative Mr Turner.
The IOPC said they related to the PCC's alleged conduct, but did not warrant a formal investigation.
Any such matters which come to light must be referred by the police and crime panel, which scrutinises the PCC's work.
One concerned a police caution Mr Turner received in the 1990s after admitting handling £15 worth of stolen goods while a manager at a former Safeway supermarket.
Another non-recent allegation of theft was also referred to the IOPC, while an allegation was made that he acted illegally when submitting his election papers prior to being voted into the post in May by not revealing the police caution.
The IOPC said there had been no legal requirement to declare the caution so no offence had been committed.
It is continuing to investigate a separate matter concerning an allegation of a sex attack, which is understood to date back to the 1980s.
It recently said it would oversee a managed investigation into the complaint with enquiries being conducted by an external force.
Steve Turner, Cleveland Police And Crime Commissioner (Image: Steve Turner)
Mr Turner has denied any wrongdoing and says he will be found innocent.
In his Facebook post Mr Turner, who was elected pledging to "get tough" on crime and drugs gangs, added: "I am currently pursuing complaints against the press and some individuals and can categorically state that no amount of malicious and false allegations will stop me from making a positive difference for the public, Cleveland Police and victims locally as the democratically elected PCC.
"My family and I thank you for your continued support."
Mr Turner, a former UKIP councillor in east Cleveland, has faced calls to step down from labour group leaders at Teesside councils.
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Baytown, Texas, is on the north shore of Galveston Bay. The Trinity River lies to the east and the San Jacinto River to the west. Baytown is 30 miles from Houston and is the county seat of Harris County. The Baytown area has the Baytown Nature Center, the Houston Raceway Park and the Evergreen Point Golf Course. Though the weather is heavily influenced by the Gulf of Mexico, Baytown is warm and mild in winter and summer, making it a good place to visit for campers and water sport enthusiasts.
Casa RV Park
Casa RV Park is a few minutes from shopping and fishing on the coast. The park offers telephone hook-ups, free cable TV, electrical and water hook-ups, mail boxes and a laundry room. The park prides itself on being a clean, quiet community and welcomes long-term residents. There is no age requirement to live at the park. Casa RV Park 1105 Bob Smith Road Baytown, TX 77521 (281) 420-0559 casarvpark.com
Pine Lakes RV Park
All sites at Pine Lakes have concrete patios and 20-, 30- or 50-amp electrical service. The park also has a laundry room, mail service, picnic tables, free basic and cable TV and a pet section with a walking area. Guests can fish in one of the park's stocked fishing ponds or play horseshoes. Pine Lakes is also close to the many attractions of the nearby cities of Houston and Galveston. Daily, weekly and monthly rates are based on two people and include electricity. Rate specials are available for those interested in becoming long-term residents. Pine Lakes RV Park 6600 Highway 146 Baytown, TX 77520 (281) 573-9975 pinelakesrvresort.com
Bayview Harbor RV Resort
Bayview Harbor RV Resort is on a 15-foot bluff that looks over Galveston Bay. All 80 RV sites at the resort have either a view of the bay, the Harbor Inlet Canal or are in wooded, shady lots. All sites have 20-, 30- or 50-amp electrical service, water and sewage hook-ups. Free wireless Internet access is available throughout the entire park. Bayview Harbor has a new laundry room, shower facilities, a fishing pier, a covered pavilion and a swimming pool. The resort also rents luxury suites that overlook the bay. Bayview Harbor has daily, weekly and monthly rates based on two adults and two children under the age of 12. All rates also include water and sewer hook-ups and trash pickup. Bayview Harbor RV Resort 2000 Tri-Cities Beach Road Baytown, TX 77523 (281) 420-3200 bayviewharborrvresort.com
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Soho is the energetic part of London's West End.
This is a collaboration with Hotels.com. The spending money was gifted but all views are my own.
With busy streets, plenty of clubs, bars, pubs, and opportunities to people-watch, it's no surprise that Soho is a lot of people's favorite neighborhood. Where else in London can you have a fancy cocktail in a plush establishment, access a wide range of cuisines, walk past adult stores & dive bars, as well as head to a colorful costume shop? Soho has it all!
Our first Soho stop was 21 Berwick Street, to a Soho gem: My Place. Here you will find artwork from local artists, decor made from recycled materials, hanging mud-tiles on the ceiling and copper-topped tables. My Place is a brasserie with a diverse menu and serves breakfast from 8am-3pm. Come in for breakfast, a pre-theatre meal, great coffee or an afternoon drink. My Place has everything you could need.
vinyl shops, pubs, flower and food/fruit vendors at Berwick Street Market. There are plenty of options for street food. Berwick Street Market has been around since the 18th century and the vendors there pride themselves in being independent stalls. Soho Dairy is one of the most well-known stalls as they sell items from indie farmers.
you must head to The House of MinaLima, at 26 Greek Street. This really is a three-story Hogwarts haven! This place is filled with the merchandise of your favorite wizards and witches, such as spell books, potion recipes, and magical newspaper mock-ups. Incredible graphic-art is everywhere to be seen, from a whole host of characters. But it doesn't just stop with young Mr. Potter… There are floors dedicated to Fantastic Beasts and Crimes of Grindelwald! The exhibitions are brilliant. What makes this place a special spot, is that the details are so well thought out. From the letters printed onto the floor, letters arranged like they're coming out of a fireplace, and newspaper printed wallpaper.
Princi is a minimalist Minalese bakery on Wardour Street.
The "Armani of bread" Rocco Princi began Princi in 1985. Known for their pastries and coffee, it combines as a restaurant serving focaccia, salad, desserts, cocktails, savoury loaves of bread, sweet tarts, pasta and more. It is a self-service operation, paying at the till with communal counters that is. Simply collect your food from the counter and find somewhere to sit. I heard some great reviews about this place but was a little disappointed after finding out its a chain owned by Starbucks, however the strawberry tart, and large profiterole didn't disappoint!
Next up was Soho Square Gardens, which is a lovely green spot to take a quiet moment away from the buzz of the shops, bars, and restaurants. There are a few benches next to the grass, where workers from nearby offices grabbed their lunch and had a chat with friends/colleagues by the tiny Tudor hut in the center of the square.
Walking through the square took us to Denmark Street. A mecca of UK's rock and roll scene! Here is where the guitar shops line up one after the other, after the other. Some of the biggest names have graced these spots: Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones.
Our final stop on this trip was the Ham Yard Hotel. This plush hotel offers guests a real luxury stay in London, as it features its own cinema room, spa, and even a bowling alley. What's really striking is how spacious it is. The bar and restaurant area is so vast and so bright. The decor in the bar is elegant, simple, yet grand – as exemplified by the huge chandelier, windows, and the large square black and white art sequence on the wall opposite the bar. There is plenty of space between tables, and the staff are very attentive. The cocktails were delightful, the perfect way for us to wind down the day in Soho.
Before we left, we had to get a glimpse of some of the adjacent rooms. At the back of the bar is a gorgeous, quaint living-room style section. Separated through glass doors with a glass ceiling, the natural light is fantastic. The sofas and large cushions looked seriously comfy, and the decor was really homely. Next to the exit was a similarly styled reading room, which made me want to sink into an armchair and delve into a book – I had to drag myself away! Ham Yard Hotel really is a beautiful spot away, just steps away from the action of Soho.
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Bachchan Pandey: Kriti Sanon To Play This Role In The Akshay Kumar-Starrer?
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A report says that Kriti Sanon is all set to play the role of a director in Akshay Kumar's Bachchan Pandey.
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There were reports that suggested that Kriti Sanon will essay the role of a journalist in Akshay Kumar's Bachchan Pandey that's directed by Farhad Samji. But now a report says that she's all set to portray the character of a director.
A report by Pinkvilla stated, "Bachchan Pandey is actually a remake of Jigarthanda that starred Bobby Simha, Lakshmi Menon and Siddharth. The makers Sajid Nadiadwala had been planning to initially remake the film with a different case and at that point, Bachchan Pandey was supposed to be remake of Veeram."
It added, "Now, the whole script has changed and they have reversed the gender of Siddharth's role in the remake. Not a journalist, Kriti Sanon will be playing a director who meets a dreaded gangster as part of her research on a film on gangsterism. Kriti will actually play the same role as essayed by Siddharth in the original. Akki plays Bobby's part whereas a leading lady will be roped in as his love interest in the film. Keeping the essence of the film, the makers have tweaked the script a bit and adapted it into a Hindi screenplay."
Akshay Kumar has been a busy man. After wrapping up Bell Bottom, in Scotland in August, the actor has resumed work on a period drama, Prithviraj, at a city studio. Before the year ends, he will wrap up Aanand L Rai's love story Atrangi Re and kick off the new year with a fourth film in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Sajid Nadiadwala's Bachchan Pandey will roll in January and continue till March. It marks the actor's 10th collaboration with his producer-buddy.
"Akshay, along with actress Kriti Sanon, director Farhad Samji and the rest of the unit will fly to Jaisalmer in a charter for a marathon schedule of over 2 months during which they will be shooting in real locations. Last month, the production team secured all the requisite permissions and taken care of all the government guidelines and locked the shooting locations," revealed a source. Akshay, Sajid, Kriti and Farhad's previous collaboration, the 2019 period-comedy Housefull 4, was also shot in the Golden City and the source added that several of that film's crew are on board for Bachchan Pandey as well.
"The team will undergo an extensive workshop on all SOPs issues by the government to ensure a "no-contact set" to be created. The entire cast and crew will undergo a mandatory Covid test towards December end and the crew will be quarantined for three days before the shoot. Two doctors to fly with the crew from Mumbai to Jaisalmer and will be stationed at the shooting location. Special medical rooms will be set up in Jaisalmer and each and every location will be sanitised a day prior to the shoot," informed the source.


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La Unión de Siderúrgicas Asturianas Sociedad Anónima, conocida con el acrónimo de Uninsa, fue una empresa industrial nacida en 1961 a fin de unificar y modificar las plantas siderúrgicas obsoletas de Asturias con sede en Gijón.  Actualmente sigue en activo como ArcelorMittal Asturias.

Historia
La empresa se constituyó el 30 de mayo de 1961 con objetivo de construir una nueva y moderna planta siderúrgica a las afueras de Gijón, no muy lejos de donde se levantó unos años antes Ensidesa, cerca de Avilés. Con esto Asturias se convertía indiscutiblemente en la principal región siderúrgica de España. Además se encargó de las acciones referentes a la producción de acero de las empresas Duro Felguera (con la planta Fábrica de La Felguera en Langreo), Fábrica de Mieres SA (con la planta en Mieres) y la Fábrica de Moreda-Gijón de la Sociedad Industrial Asturiana Santa Bárbara.

Debido a su situación por la crisis económica, en 1973 fue absorbida por el Estado a través de la estatal ENSIDESA.

Referencias

Economía de Gijón
Empresas desaparecidas de Asturias
Empresas siderúrgicas de España
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Q: How to get Numbers in number range by PL-Sql .? here is my serial table.it has more than 1000 records.its with start number and end number.but between numbers not exist.
i need to add all number [start/between & end numbers] records in another temp table number by number
like below
EXIST TABLE
select concat(CARD_BULK_CODE,start_serial) startserial,concat(CARD_BULK_CODE,end_serial) endserial
from TSR_BULK_CARD_SERIALS

---------------------------
STARTSERIAL ENDSERIAL |
---------------------------
18126944    18126946  |
18141101    18141122  |
15150722    15150729  |
19069303    19069317  |
---------------------------

REQUIRED TABLE

-----------
SERIAL_NO |
-----------
18126944
18126945
18141101
18141102
....
-----------

seem its need pl-sql to implement this.
please help me to sort out this issue
I tried with below query with the help of dual.
but its very slow and not yet got results :-) running more than 1 Hour
select distinct concat(t.CARD_BULK_CODE,t.START_SERIAL)+level-1 SERIAL
from TSR_BULK_CARD_SERIALS t, dual
connect by level-1<=(concat(t.CARD_BULK_CODE,t.END_SERIAL ))-concat(t.CARD_BULK_CODE,t.START_SERIAL)
order by 1

EDIT :
Dear Alen & Dba.i tried with your ones and below error occured.
DECLARE
     l_st NUMBER;
     l_en NUMBER;
BEGIN
     FOR rec IN (select concat(card_bulk_code, start_serial) startserial,concat(card_bulk_code, end_serial) endserial from tsr_bulk_card_serials)
     LOOP
          l_st := rec.startserial;
          l_en := rec.endserial;
          FOR rec1 IN l_st..l_en
          LOOP
               INSERT INTO temp(serial_no) values(rec1);
          END LOOP;
     END LOOP;
     COMMIT;
END;
Error at line 1
ORA-01426: numeric overflow
ORA-06512: at line 9

Script Terminated on line 1.

A: One way to do it without resorting to plsql
WITH ranges AS
(
  SELECT CONCAT(CARD_BULK_CODE, start_serial) startserial,
         CONCAT(CARD_BULK_CODE, end_serial) endserial
    FROM TSR_BULK_CARD_SERIALS
),
numbers(n) AS (
  SELECT 0 n
    FROM dual
UNION ALL
  SELECT n + 1
    FROM numbers
   WHERE n <=
  (
    SELECT MAX(endserial - startserial)
      FROM ranges
  )
)
SELECT t.startserial + n.n SERIAL_NO
  FROM ranges t JOIN numbers n
    ON n.n <= t.endserial - t.startserial
 ORDER BY SERIAL_NO

Here is SQLFiddle demo

A: Try like this,
WITH t(ST, EN) AS
(
     SELECT 18126944,    18126946 FROM dual
     UNION
     SELECT 18141101,    18141122 FROM dual
     UNION
     SELECT 15150722,    15150729 FROM dual
     UNION
     SELECT 19069303 ,   19069317 FROM dual
)
SELECT DISTINCT st + LEVEL -1
FROM   t
CONNECT BY LEVEL <= (SELECT en - st + 1 FROM DUAL)
ORDER BY 1;

/
Try something like this for PL/SQL,
DECLARE
     l_st NUMBER;
     l_en NUMBER;
BEGIN
     FOR rec IN (SELECT * FROM t)
     LOOP
          l_st := rec.st;
          l_en := rec.en;
          FOR rec1 IN l_st..l_en
          LOOP
               INSERT INTO <your_tab>;
          END LOOP;
     END LOOP;
     COMMIT;
END;

A: Just write some PL/SQL - iterate through your table and insert rows in the temp table.
declare
   l_start number;
   l_end number;
begin
   for r_rec in (select to_number(concat(card_bulk_code, start_serial)) startserial
                 ,      to_number(concat(card_bulk_code, end_serial)) endserial
                 from   tsr_bulk_card_serials )
   loop
      l_start := r_rec.startserial;
      l_end := r_rec.endserial;
      for l_i in l_start..l_end loop
         insert into your_temp_table;
      end loop;
   end loop;
end;

A: DECLARE
   l_st      NUMBER (20);
   l_en      NUMBER (20);
   testnum   NUMBER (4);
BEGIN
   FOR rec IN (SELECT CONCAT (card_bulk_code, start_serial) startserial,CONCAT (card_bulk_code, end_serial) endserial FROM tsr_bulk_card_serials)
   LOOP
      l_st := TO_NUMBER (rec.startserial);
      l_en := TO_NUMBER (rec.endserial);
      testnum := l_en - l_st;
      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (l_st);
      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (l_en);

      IF l_st < l_en
      THEN
         FOR rec1 IN 0 .. testnum
         LOOP
            l_st := l_st + 1;

            INSERT INTO temp(serial_no) VALUES (l_st);
         END LOOP;
      END IF;
   END LOOP;
   COMMIT;
END;

above  code helped me to sorted my issue
thanks all :-)

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Cracking down on stories with misleading headlines, Facebook announced that it was fine-tuning its efforts to undermine clickbait on Facebook users' News Feeds. In a blog post, Facebook said that it was doing this to improve the quality of stories that appear on Facebook users' feeds. Facebook intensifying efforts to weed out unreliable content from its platform is a part of a larger effort that the social media giant decided to embark on following criticism that 'fake news' on Facebook contributed to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out the principles for this effort in a Facebook note titled "Building Global Community".
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In an August 2016 post, Facebook said that it categorizes clickbait on two criteria:
(1) if the headline withholds information required to understand what the content of the article is; and (2) if the headline exaggerates the article to create misleading expectations for the reader. For example, the headline "You'll Never Believe Who Tripped and Fell on the Red Carpet…" withholds information required to understand the article (What happened? Who Tripped?) The headline "Apples Are Actually Bad For You?!" misleads the reader (apples are only bad for you if you eat too many every day).
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"If a Page stops posting clickbait and sensational headlines, their posts will stop being impacted by this change," Facebook said in the blog post.
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UMC bishops welcome Judicial Council's clarification of church disaffiliation process
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Council of Bishops expresses gratitude for the Judicial Council's ruling that clarified that Paragraph 2548.2 of The Book of Discipline is not a process of church disaffiliation from The United Methodist Church but is rather a supplementary procedure for the purpose of deeding church property as permitted by other paragraphs of the Discipline in limited situations.
In May this year, the bishops requested a declaratory decision from the Judicial Council on the meaning and application of Paragraph 2548.2.
"We are grateful that the Judicial Council has provided the clarity we need concerning a disciplinary paragraph that was believed to be ambiguous and subject to possible misinterpretation," COB President Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton said. "Our goal was to seek clear direction concerning the processes that can be best used to facilitate appropriate, orderly, and amicable disaffiliations even as we continue to pray and work for the unity of the church."
In its ruling (Decision 1449) released on Tuesday, the church's high court said, "the process in ¶ 2548.2 may not be used as a pathway for local churches to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church."
The court also noted that Paragraph 2548.2 pertains to deeding and transferring church property to another denomination but does not apply to the membership of a local church.
The Judicial Council clearly identified that action of the General Conference is necessary before a body can be acknowledged as a "denomination." In addition, while the Judicial Council ruled that a comity agreement (referenced in ¶2548.2) is necessary in any property transfer, the comity agreement "must already exist that has been signed by the Council of Bishops and approved and ratified by the General Conference."
As a result, the Judicial Council affirmed that "consequently, ¶2553 controls in matters of local church disaffiliation."
Bickerton stated, "The clarity provided by our Judicial Council affirms that the work being done in annual conferences with ¶2553 as the standard is correct. While we do not want any local church to leave the denomination, if they discern to do so, their departure must be guided by the provisions of ¶2553."
Bickerton added, "While this decision has pleased some and disappointed others, I continue to invite every United Methodist, lay and clergy alike, to join me in a prayer for peace and civility as we walk through these days of challenge and uncertainty."
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The Council of Bishops is made up of all active and retired bishops of The United Methodist Church. Bishops give oversight to the worldly and spiritual interests of the Church.


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Demografie
Volgens de Indiase volkstelling van 2001 wonen er 6108 mensen in Katkar, waarvan 56% mannelijk en 44% vrouwelijk is. De plaats heeft een alfabetiseringsgraad van 70%.

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