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PM Netanyahu Offered Up Israelis As A "TESTING LABORATORY", In EXCHANGE For Swift Delivery Of Covid-19 Vaccines:Who Gave Him Permission?At What (Human)Cost?By Adina Kutnicki
Posted on January 11, 2021 by Adina Kutnicki
AS is said: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Alas, before anything else is put forth, know this: PM Netanyahu made a deal with a few devils in order to stock up, warp speed, on vaccinations. But at what (human) cost?
WHILE on its face it is also the case that to accomplish a bigger objective, oftentimes, dancing with certain devils may become a political necessity. Rational folks get that.
STIPULATED, the China virus must be dealt with and beaten back. But no leadership — for whatever reason — has the right to go behind the backs of the citizens and offer them up as "guinea pigs" in a "world laboratory experiment", that is, without first asking for their permission! How dare he. Indeed, as an American-Israeli, this consent wasn't given. Yes, now that the horses' have escaped the barn door, the cat is out of the bag, so to speak.
CONSIDER the facts at hand:
FACT ONE: The following has been reported at Israel National News:
Israel agreed to be 'giant testing trial lab for COVID-19 vaccines' –
Globes: 'Concept of Israel as a giant testing trial lab for COVID-19 vaccinations came from several sources.'
Last week former Prime Minister Ehud Barak suggested that Pfizer and other drug manufacturers are using the Israeli population as a COVID-19 vaccine test subject, and that Israel has willingly made itself available for this purpose.
Globes Friday confirmed the details, writing that "Israel will act as a large world testing laboratory, with the results from this huge research serving to set vaccination strategies in the rest of the world."
Barak had stated: "This data is a treasure trove for Pfizer. With this data, Pfizer can show that it vaccinated an entire high-risk population in a country with no deaths wholly attributable to the vaccine."
According to Globes, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu revealed the main reason why Israel has received so many vaccine doses so quickly, mainly from Pfizer but also from Moderna: Israel has committed to send Pfizer "data and details especially gathered for them, including the consequences of the inoculations, side effects, efficacy, amount of time it takes to develop antibodies. according to different types of population, age, gender, preexisting conditions etc. The agreement extensively details the various parameters that will be sent to Pfizer."
"The concept of Israel as a giant testing trial lab for COVID-19 vaccinations came from several sources," says Globes, listing a researcher at the Israel Institute of Biological Research in Nes Ziona, a senior Health Ministry doctor, and a World Health Organization official.
"After the idea was broached," the paper continues, "Pfizer consulted with the WHO and the leaders of other countries. Pfizer representatives closely scrutinized Israel's health system…
"In addition to sending all the data to Pfizer, it was also agreed that the WHO would also receive all the information. A WHO delegation is expected in Israel in February to closely examine Israel's vaccine distribution network."
FACT TWO: Healthy Debate reported on December 3, 2020:
The Known Unknowns of Covid-19 Vaccines –
News that COVID-19 vaccines are up to 95 per cent effective has scientists cautiously optimistic. But questions remain.
"There's a long list of things we don't know," says Maria Sundaram, a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases at the University of Toronto. Health Canada is currently reviewing early findings from Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech and, more recently, the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca. All three show promise, but none have shared their full data, instead issuing a series of press releases.
The biggest unknowns are whether these results will hold up once full study findings are published and if a similar level of protection can be expected for other COVID-19 vaccines coming down the pipeline. The results could also change once these vaccines are rolled out on a population scale. We know that these vaccines work in clinical trials but we won't know if their effectiveness will be the same in real-world scenarios.
"There's no way that we can see that without a vaccine being licenced," said Sundaram.
Although the trials included a diverse group of participants, including older adults and those from racial-ethnic minorities, it's hard to know whether these findings will be generalizable to a broad range of people once the vaccines become available, experts say. For example, there is no information about how well this vaccine works in children. All three trials reported early results only in adults over the age of 18.
In addition, we don't know if the vaccines prevent asymptomatic transmission.
"That's something that is often an issue when designing vaccines for respiratory viruses that are administered intramuscularly," according to Alyson Kelvin, a virologist with the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University who has recently been seconded to work on COVID-19 vaccines. "When we give a vaccine in your arm, it's often hard to get mucosal immunity in the upper respiratory tract," like your nose, which is needed to stop transmission. A key for effective policy, she says, will be knowing whether someone who is vaccinated is still able to transmit the virus.
Also unknown is how well the vaccines will work in people who have already had COVID-19. All three studies excluded people with prior COVID-19 infection, although Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca plan to look at this in a separate analysis.
As with all new vaccines, the length of protection has yet to be determined, since all three trials only began enrolling participants this summer. The companies have not disclosed how long participants were observed or whether any violated the study rules, which could change the initial efficacy estimates.
"Right now, we only have the interim data," said Kelvin. We won't know their long-term safety profile or whether they might cause rare side effects until after the vaccines are deployed to the public, although no safety issues have been identified to date.
"They seem to have a really positive safety profile. I haven't seen anything that I am initially concerned with," says Kelvin.
Protection could also be lower if people don't adhere to the vaccine schedule. All three vaccines require two doses spaced at least three or four weeks apart.
"I think one really important question is: are people going to come back in for a second dose?" asks Sundaram. She says this might be an issue particularly if the first dose causes adverse reactions like a headache or fever.
Vaccine side effects may make people more hesitant to get vaccinated in the first place. In a StatsCan survey conducted before the recent vaccine announcements, about one in seven Canadians said they were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccine, citing a lack of confidence in safety and concerns about its side effects.
What about other COVID-19 vaccines in development?
All three vaccines reporting early results use newer technologies that deliver genetic material from the SARS-CoV-2 virus – either alone through what's call messenger RNA (or mRNA, used by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna) or contained inside another virus or "vector" that can't replicate on its own (Oxford/AstraZeneca). They then hijack the body's own cells to make copies of the viral spike protein, the crown-like molecule protruding from the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
These types of vaccines have never been licenced before for use in humans.
Nine other COVID-19 vaccines are currently in late-stage trials, including four that rely on more conventional vaccine models using an inactivated (or killed) virus. These vaccines may elicit a more robust immune response that targets other viral components, not just the spike protein. They also may be better tolerated than some of the mRNA or viral vector vaccines based on earlier trial results.
Four are non-replicating viral vectors like the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. These types of vaccines could have lower vaccine efficacy if people have pre-existing immunity to the vector. (Oxford/AstraZeneca tries to get around this by using a chimpanzee adenovirus, rather than a human one, as their vector.)
Others, like Novavax's protein subunit vaccine, may be better able to generate a protective antibody response in the upper respiratory tract, which is important for blocking transmission, says Kelvin, whose lab is also developing a COVID-19 subunit vaccine.
Because they use different ways to trick the body's immune system to produce antibodies, scientists can't say whether these vaccines will be able to replicate the 90 to 95 per cent efficacy seen in the early trials.
"I don't know what to expect. I'll be honest with you," states Sundaram. "I think it's hard to use the results from these (three) studies to extrapolate to the other ones, especially for the other vaccine types."
The number of doses, vaccination schedules and route of administration could also affect vaccine efficacy – along with patient factors such as age, underlying conditions and pre-existing immunity and viral factors such as genetic mutation. Experts say the latter is of less concern since SARS-CoV-2 doesn't mutate as much as other RNA viruses, like influenza.
While much remains unknown about these vaccines, these early results exceed the expectations of most scientists and bode well for other COVID-19 vaccines in development. Recently, Health Canada announced it would license a COVID-19 vaccine if it met a threshold of at least 50-per-cent efficacy.
The true impact of these new COVID-19 vaccines on curbing the pandemic will depend both on their efficacy but also their uptake on a population scale.
Given potential delays in vaccine manufacturing and rollout, a COVID-19 vaccine will likely not be enough to end the pandemic. But it will be another tool in our public health toolbox, alongside physical distancing, contact tracing and community supports, says Sundaram.
"As always, there's more work to be done and further questions to be asked in Phase 4 studies," says Sundaram. "But this is exactly the sort of direction that we would have hoped things would go. So, I'm very happy about that."
FACT THREE: In light of the above, how distressing is the following recent report:
24 hours after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, a 23-year-old man developed a rare multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which causes, among other things, severe damage to heart function.
Prof. Dror Mevorach, director of the coronavirus department at Hadassah, tweeted on the matter, writing, "Rare life-threatening multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS) following BNT162b2 mRNA covid-19 vaccination in a 23 y old social worker was identified at our Department of Medicine B at Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel and reported to MOH and WHO."
Mevorach told Channel 12: "We found out that the young man had contracted the coronavirus asymptomatically before he was vaccinated. It may be accidental but I would not underestimate it. Care must be taken in vaccination of people who were sick with coronavirus in the past."
It should be noted that in the three weeks since the start of the coronavirus vaccination campaign, two elderly people died a few hours after receiving the vaccine, but the Ministry of Health estimated that there was no connection between the deaths and the vaccine.
In the first case, a 75-year-old man, a resident of Beit She'an, died as a result of heart failure two hours after the injection. The next day, an 88-year-old man collapsed in his home hours after the vaccination and was later pronounced dead. The Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital reported that the deceased suffered from prolonged, complex and severe underlying conditions.
MOST significantly, in the most important arena of all, that is, the health and well-being of an entire population, wasn't it incumbent upon Prime Minister Netanyahu to put forth an emergency referendum before the citizens, asking for their permission to become a 'giant testing trial lab for COVID-19 vaccines'? If not, why not?
BOTTOM LINE: In the most stealth-like manner imaginable, PM Netanyahu hid the above (highly detailed) MEGA quid pro quo — with Big Pharma, the WHO, and other world powers — for a reason. Could it be that he instinctively knew that Israel's fiercely independent-minded citizens would NEVER, EVER agree to be "guinea pigs" for the world? Undoubtedly, they would have rightfully demanded that he secure said vaccines in a transparent manner, and without any highly dubious and disturbing strings attached!!
FOR added scientific heft, readers are referred to:
This is not a vaccine – The Israeli people haven't been given information required for a sufficient risk-benefit analysis in this extraordinary endeavor
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He came back to Monterrey to study university. On the last two years of his college studies, he started his career as an intern at the Gonzalez Irigoyen & Company Accounting Firm. He graduated with a degree in accounting from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in 1966.
His first job was as chief of credit at Financiera Del Norte, a company part of Grupo Vitro.
Don Armando went back to Chihuahua from 1968 to 1975, where he held several different positions at Aceros de Chihuahua, Troqueladora Magicalor and Nortexport. There he also founded an Accounting and Auditing Advisory firm. These experiences would be fundamental later in his life when he became president of both the American Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Maquiladoras.
He spent five years in Ensenada, Baja California. On this coastal city Don Armando worked for Protexa as General Manager of a fishing company. Upon his return to Monterrey he was entrusted with the General Direction of the Food division of the company. It would be the last position he would hold before creating the company that would define his life.
In 1985 Don Armando became the Founding Partner of what was then known as Promotora y Desarrolladora del Noreste, S.A. de C.V. with a vision of aiding foreign companies to diversify their production within México. This was the start of Grupo Prodensa.
Since then he has worked tirelessly on the expansion of the company. Don Armando has served in several companies as board member and is currently the Honorary Life President of the Board of Directors of Prodensa Global.
David Noel
David Noel is a tireless promoter of values, argueing that they are "the cornerstone to a more humane and just society for all". This has been his life philosophy, which he has embodied in the works of his authorship, as well as in thousands of conferences at the national and international level. He is a lover of teaching and a mentor of generations, and has taught classes for 97 consecutive semesters. He is the author of 9 books, several of which are used as text in universities in Mexico and Latin America, in addition to hundreds of articles.
He obtained the title of Public Accountant and a master´s degree in Administration with a specialization in Finance, both with honors at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Since 1972 he began his career as professor and has held various management positions. He was appointed rector of his alma mater in January 2011. His track record and consistency with his philosophy have allowed him to develop strong leadership and moral authority, which has been key to stamping the ethical commitment, citizen engagement and payment of the social activism in managers, teachers, students, graduates and collaborators of the Tecnologico de Monterrey.
He has been honored with numerous accolades. He is a director of companies, civil associations and professional colleges, and has been on the Board of Directors of Prodensa for 15 years. In the last twenty years he has led the construction of 22 community centers in the Monterrey metropolitan area.
ACTIVE BOARD
The leaders that shape our new challenges.
Emilio Cadena
With a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) and an MBA from the University of Hartford, he has been active for over 20 years in promoting foreign investment for Mexico. Emilio is President of the US-Mexico Foundation, a bi-national non-profit organization dedicated to fostering bilateral cooperation and understanding between the United States and Mexico. He is currently a member of Mexico's Business Council (CCE), the American Chamber of Commerce Mexico, and the Business Council Steering Committee for the USMCA negotiation. In 2014-2015 he was President of INDEX, Manufacturers for Export Council of Mexico.
Emilio is a guiding mind of The Prodensa Way.
Alejandro Mendoza
President Prodensa USA
Our Managing Partner, who has directly overseen the operations of over 100 projects since his arrival to the company. Alejandro is a proven leader in manufacturing innovation.
He is the Treasurer of INDEX, Manufacturers for Export Council of Mexico and has practical experience in the startup and development of over 100 projects in México. He has worked as Principal Manager at Dielectric Mexico and has collaborated on Production Planning for Fiat, Ford, VW and Daimler Chrysler. He is an advisor on business strategy thanks to his two decades of experience in international business, leading the China trade advisory for Prodensa clients.
Rogelio Soto
President Human Resources Services
With a dual role in the company, as both the President of Human Resources and as Director of HR Services, Rogelio has a keen eye for talent and has been involved in the HR development of more than 90 manufacturing plants in Mexico.
With both a degree in Chemical Engineering from ITESM and a MSc in Environmental Engineering from UANL, in his 23 years of professional experience, he has overseen the productivity of over 20 industrial plants across México and has worked on the search of talent for BMW, Chrysler, Mazda and KIA. His understanding of the needs in HR is a guarantee.
VP & Strategic Advisor
Carlos Alvarado is a believer in a true global, open economy and a free interaction among companies and their countries of origin in order to capitalize their growth potential and contribution to economic development.
With over 25 years of experience, Carlos has led Prodensa's growth strategy by identifying and understanding the needs of foreign companies and opportunities created by transformational market trends, more recently for Asian manufacturing relocation strategies and North America's changes to international trade policies.
As Vice President and Strategic Advisor, Carlos takes his passion to support manufacturing clients during their growth to a new playing field, supporting their international strategy development. His advisory services aim to identify and plan growth opportunities and anticipate potential threats and minimize risks and liabilities in the process.
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President Prodensa Consulting Services
Our President of Prodensa Consulting Services is a fine example of how we develop in-house talent to become the leaders of our company. Marco is a foreign direct investment consultant who has worked with several state governments in Mexico. He is also a strategic advisor on site selection and global manufacturing footprint.
Since starting in our company as Project Manager in 2006, he has been in charge of executing start-up and operation's strategies for our clients. He has a leadership role overseeing more than 350 Prodensa Professionals and is currently in charge of the compliance and strategy of over 65 manufacturing operations.
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THREATENED: Thompson Center Upzoning Clears Path for Sale to Developer (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
By Preservation Chicago
James R. Thompson Center, 1985, Helmut Jahn, 100 W. Randolph Street. Photo Credit: Serhii Chrucky
"A downtown alderman is proposing a zoning change that could clear the way for the James R. Thompson Center to be replaced by one of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers.
Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, wants to allow more than 2 million square feet of space on the sprawling state-owned site, at 100 W. Randolph St., that is up for sale. The proposed ordinance is expected to be introduced Wednesday to the City Council's zoning committee, and it could be up for a vote by the committee — and eventually the full City Council — as soon as April, he told the Tribune Tuesday.
"Reilly's proposal is an important and long-awaited step in the cash-strapped state's ongoing efforts to sell the glassy, postmodern building. It was designed by Helmut Jahn, a German-born architect based in Chicago.
"'It's one of the premier blocks in the entire city of Chicago and the potential for a 2 million-square-foot tower on this site would have a dramatic impact on Chicago's skyline,' Reilly said. 'It could potentially add a lot more energy and activity to the Loop, at a site that has been underutilized for government functions.'
"Restoring the underlying zoning will allow it to reach true market value," Reilly added. "Now everyone will have clarity on what is within the art of the possible for this site."
"The Thompson Center is seen by real estate investors as a rare opportunity to redevelop an approximately 3-acre site in the heart of the Loop. But there are several hurdles.
"Preservation groups want to see the 17-story structure saved and redeveloped by the buyer. But the state has said the building is costly to heat and cool and is in need of well over $300 million in repairs.
"Some developers would prefer to knock down the glassy structure and start with a clean slate, but demolition would be costly and time-consuming because of heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area — and because the building is connected to the CTA's Clark and Lake train station.
"Another obstacle is a master lease for the retail space in the building's glass-enclosed atrium and lower-level food court that doesn't expire until 2034. Officials have evaluated legal options with regard to the master lease, held by Boston's Winthrop Realty Trust and Chicago's Marc Realty, but it's an issue that may ultimately be left to the buyer to resolve.
"There also is the challenge of record-high office vacancy downtown a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as struggles the central Loop already was facing because of moves by banks and other tenants to newer towers along the Chicago River and elsewhere.
"The state has been looking to sell the Thompson Center for several years, starting with efforts under previous governors Pat Quinn and Rauner, who had hoped to sell the property for $300 million.
"Efforts to sell the building have accelerated under Pritzker, and the state in December 2019 hired Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors to oversee the process to sell the Loop property
"This site has sat fallow for far too long," Reilly said. "It's costing Illinois taxpayers a lot of money in unnecessary maintenance costs, and it's depriving Chicago taxpayers of tens of millions of dollars in property tax revenue each year." (Ori, Chicago Tribune, 3/23/21)
The Thompson Center has been a Preservation Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. We continue to advocate for the preservation and adaptive reuse of this important historic building as well as a Chicago Landmark Designation.
Read the full story with photos at the Chicago Tribune
Downtown alderman's move could clear way for one of city's tallest skyscrapers on Thompson Center site, Ryan Ori, Chicago Tribune, 3/23/21
How the pandemic made a bad situation worse at the Thompson Center; It was always going to be a tough sell, but now the ghost of Block 37 looms, Danny Ecker, Crain's Chicago Business, 4/2/21
Alderman seeks Thompson Center zoning change to tee up potential sale; The move would clear the way for a buyer to redevelop the Loop property with at least 2 million square feet of new construction, Danny Ecker, Crain's Chicago Business, 3/23/21
Potential demise of Chicago's Thompson Center inches closer with proposed zoning change, Matt Hickman, The Architect's Newspaper, 3/24/21
StylePostmodernADVOCACYThreatenedMonth-in-Review NewsletterMarch 2021 NewsletterNeighborhoodLoop, Downtown
WATCH: The Full Announcement and Presentation of the Preservation Chicago 2021 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered" (Length: 57 Minutes)
WIN: Chicago Tribune Editorial; Defending the Lakefront for Centuries of Chicagoans (Chicago 7 2021)


Apple Watch can track detailed metrics on the slopes.
New app updates for the Apple Watch Series 3 will now let users track a number of detailed ski and snowboard metrics, including total vertical descent traveled and number of runs, while keeping track of their friends' live locations on the mountain.
Updates to the snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru and Ski Tracks apps have incorporated data from the watch's built-in GPS and altimeter to add new features.
By glancing at their wrists, users can access information about total vertical and horizontal distance, number of runs, average and maximum speeds, total time spent in activity and calories burned.
Previously, users wanting access to such information might've had to remove their gloves and reach for the phone in their pockets. Now, they can launch Slopes and snoww with voice commands to Siri, and the apps can auto pause and resume workouts based on the user's movement.
"We designed snoww thinking about quick interactions and glances while out on the mountain, so these updates have helped us make it easy to record accurate, relevant metrics as well as create a fun and social experience for our users," Eddy Healey, developer of snoww, said in a statement.
Snoww also lets users find their friends on the mountain with live locations.
The updated Slopes app tracks speed, vertical, distance, and lift vs. trail time. Ski Tracks features 17 different snow workouts. Squaw Alpine, resort-specific app in Tahoe that tracks trails and lifts ridden that day, offers performance comparisons to friends and live locations.
The activity from each of these apps will be automatically incorporated into the Apple Watch activity app, allowing skiers and snowboarders to use mountain activity as part of their broader fitness goals.
"Having the ability to track the details of runs with Apple Watch is an incredible asset for everyone from training athletes to skiers and riders just looking to have fun and stay active," said Jonny Moseley, an Olympic Moguls gold medalist and ambassador for Squaw Alpine Mountain.


CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2016 – Live music will once again entertain Chicago Auto Show visitors at the Lexus exhibit as "Lexus Verses and Flow" returns to McCormick Place. This live version of the award-winning television series features amazing live R&B musical performances by several emerging artists.
"Lexus Verses and Flow" is a multi-dimensional program, which unites the spoken word and R&B art forms and airs on cable network TV One. The show evokes a unique experience deeply rooted to the soul. For the live Chicago Auto Show performances, Lexus has set up a Listening Lounge in its McCormick Place exhibit for relaxed enjoyment of the music along with an area to take photos. Lexus will also offer attendees light refreshments.
Attendees are encouraged to take photos of the Lexus performers and share their experience on social media using the hashtags #lexusLC and #versesandflow.


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while being crooned to by local favorites, the Plaids.
Children under 18 can attend and partake in the merriment for $20.
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Markets face a big week of news, with stimulus at the top of the list
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE.
Markets will stay laser-focused on the prospect for more fiscal stimulus in the busy week ahead.
Politics and politicians are likely to continue dominating the headlines, as Democrats seek President Donald Trump's removal after a mob of his followers took over the Capitol Building on Wednesday.
But it is stimulus that should get the most attention from investors, who are betting the new Democratic majority in Congress will move quickly and that it could consider a package of $1 trillion or more.
Stocks rose to record highs in the past week, boosted in large part by the idea of a bigger stimulus package.
With Democrats now in control of the Senate and House, the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden is expected to deliver an even bigger stimulus package than had been expected with a divided Congress. Biden said Friday the total will be in "the trillions of dollars." The election Tuesday of two Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, shifted control of the Senate to Democrats.
While disturbing, the temporary assault on the Capitol Building did not ruffle markets, and the removal of Trump is not expected to receive enough Republican support to succeed with just days remaining in his term. Biden is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 20.
"The market is willing to look through that chaos, but not through this anticipation of faster and bigger stimulus," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities.
Earnings, data ahead
In the normal business of markets, fourth-quarter earnings season begins with the rollout of big banks' reports Friday, when JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo on tap. There is also a long list of Fed speakers including Chairman Jerome Powell, who is scheduled for a webcast from Princeton University Thursday.
On the data front, CPI inflation data is released Wednesday and December's retail sales are reported Friday.
The consumer price index will be important, and although it is expected to show muted inflation, markets have begun to price in rising expectations in the bond market. One bond market inflation measure, the 10-year breakeven, went as high as 2.1% Thursday, meaning investors expect that to be the average level of inflation over the next 10 years.
But strategists said little will matter but stimulus, which economists expect will ease the impact of the surging virus on the economy. The U.S. reported more than 4,000 deaths from Covid in one day for the first time Friday.
The stock market may also begin to pause as soon as the coming week, as the virus surge continues and investors worry vaccines are being too slowly deployed,
"You feel like this recovery rally is going to run out of legs," Hogan said. He said that with the S&P 500 up about 16% since Nov. 4, investors may begin to think it is getting ahead of itself.
"That could be next week's business to contemplate. You're likely to take some sort of breather," Hogan said.
Tom Lee, founder of Fundstrat, said there's a level on the S&P 500 that could be a turning point for the market. The S&P 500 closed at 3,824 Friday, up 18% for the week.
"I think there's a chance we could be hitting 3,900 and that's a key level for markets," said Lee. "That's the level where people are looking for a local top. That's a level where we could be repelled. It's a number where if we blast through it, it would be good but if we don't break through it, it could start the correction. It's a binary risk."
But even if there is a pullback, Lee expects the S&P 500 to reach 4,300 by year end. "I think what the stock market is saying is we're going to get a really good economy this year," he said.
Earnings season should be a positive for stocks.
"Uncertainty has plagued everyone, so the certainty that comes with earnings is good for stocks," said Lee.
Week ahead calendar
Earnings: Commercial Metals
12 p.m. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic
Earnings: KB Homes, Albertsons
6:00 a.m. NFIB
10:00 a.m. JOLTS
9:30 a.m. Atlanta Fed's Bostic
11:00 a.m. Atlanta Fed's Bostic
12:00 p.m. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester
2:00 p.m. Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren
Earnings: IHS Markit, Infosys, Wipro
8:30 a.m. CPI
9:35 a.m. Fed Governor Lael Brainard
1:00 p.m. Fed Governor Brainard
2:00 p.m. Federal Budget
2:00 p.m. Beige Book
2:00 p.m. Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker
3:00 p.m. Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida
Earnings: BlackRock, First Republic, Taiwan Semiconductor, Delta Airlines
8:30 a.m. Jobless claims
8:30 a.m. Import prices
9:00 a.m. Boston Fed's Rosengren
12:30 p.m. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell
Earnings: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, PNC Financial
8:30 a.m. PPI
8:30 a.m. Retail sales
8:30 a.m. Empire manufacturing survey
10:00 a.m. Consumer sentiment
10:00 a.m. Business inventories
Source Link: Markets face a big week of news, with stimulus at the top of the list


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Q: Grunt sass @import not making css I'm trying to use sass with grunt and I'm having a weird behavior.
If I create any file with underscore it doesn't work anymore, and it doesn't import either.
That is my Gruntfile, really simple:
module.exports = function(grunt) {
    'use strict';

    require('load-grunt-tasks')(grunt);

    grunt.initConfig({
        watch: {
            sass: {
                files: 'scss/**/*.{scss,sass}',
                tasks: ['sass']
            }
        },
        sass: {
            example: {
                options: {
                    outputStyle: 'expanded'
                },
                files: {
                    'public/css/app.css': 'scss/**/*.{scss,sass}'
                }
            }
        }
    });

    grunt.registerTask('default', ['watch']);
};

If I create a file, for example, application.scss in scss/, it works and creates the file app.css in public/css, but if I create any file with underscore, for instance: _variables in scss/ it doesn't work anymore, it doesn't create the file or changes anything and it doesn't import either.
application.scss:
@import "variables";

body {
    background-color: $bg-color;
}

_variables.scss:
$bg-color: red;

A: Files with names starting with an underscore are considered as partial in the eyes of SASS. This means that SASS would not make an actual css file out of them. To prevent this, either create an index.scss file and import your partials in it or remove the underscore from their names.
Official DOcs

A: I solved it by using:
files: [{
    expand: true,
    cwd: 'scss',
    src: '**/*.{scss,sass}',
    dest: 'public/css',
    ext: '.css'
}]

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South African Fisherman, Leon Bekker, Convicted Of Killing Great White Shark
08/02/2013 07:42am GMT
A fisherman has admitted killing a great white shark following a landmark trial in a
South African court.
Leon Bekker, of George, Western Cape, pleaded guilty to contravention of the Marine Living Resources Act which includes attempting to kill, disturb or be in possession of a white shark without a permit, Caters reported.
Leon Bekker with the shark which resulted in a court appearance
At the Mossel Bay Magistrates Court Bekker was handed a fine of more than £8,550 (R120,000) or a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for five years.
The unprecedented case, which is thought to be the first of its kind in the world, is the only great white shark conviction in an South African court to date - the first country to impose legislation in protecting great white sharks.
Bekker's case is believed to be the first of its kind in the world
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An armchair travel blog that takes you around the world.
Posted by: RasmaSandra | May 3, 2016
Christchurch New Zealand
Christchurch is a lovely garden city located on South Island in New Zealand. It sits on the east coast on the Canterbury Plains. The Avon River runs through the city center and upon its banks are cycling paths, the wondrous Hagley Park and the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. Unfortunately two major earthquakes one in 2010 and one in 2011 destroyed many city-center buildings and restoration work is still going on.
It's easy to get around the city just take the tram. The tram goes around a 17-stop loop and leaves every 15 minutes. By tram you can take in many of the city highlights and you can hop-on and hop-off all day.
Take a delightful stroll through the Botanic Gardens. There are 30 amazing riverside hectares of arboreal and floral wonder. These gardens are lovely at any time of the year but especially in the spring when the rhododendrons, azaleas and daffodils are in bloom. You can explore thematic gardens and relax on the lawns. Next to the Botanic Gardens Information Center children will find a great playground. Guided walks are available or you can ride through the gardens aboard the Caterpillar train.
Even though it was damaged in the earthquakes the Christchurch Art Gallery has reopened and offers a great mix of NZ exhibitions.
At the Canterbury Museum the Maori galleries have some lovely pounamu or greenstone pieces, while the Christchurch Street offers a walk through the colonial past. There is the reproduction of Fred & Myrtle's Paua Shell House and children will enjoy the interactive displays in the Discovery Center. Guided tours are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The International Antarctic Center is a huge complex that was built for the administration of the NZ, US and Italian Antarctic programs. It allows visitors to see penguins and learn about the icy continent of Antarctica. Some of the attractions include the Antarctic Storm Chamber, where you can experience a -18C degree wind chill. The Xtreme Pass includes the 4D theater where you can experience a 3D film with moving seals and a water spray and you can ride on a Hagglund all-terrain amphibious Antarctic vehicle.
Historic Riccarton House dating back to 1856 is located on 12 hectares of lovely parkland and forest beside the Avon River. It hosts the popular Christchurch Farmers' Market on Saturdays. Guided tours of the house are available from Sunday to Friday.
Enclosed by a vermin-proof fence you'll find the last stand of Kahikatea floodplain forest in Canterbury. The Kahikatea is NZ's tallest native tree which can grow to a height of 60m. In the forest the tallest trees are 30m tall and about 300 t0 600 years old. A short loop track takes visitors through the heart of the forest.
Hagley Park surrounds the Botanic Gardens and is Christchurch's biggest green space stretching for 165 hectares. It's split in two parts by Riccarton Avenue and the Avon River flows through the north half. It is a fantastic place to stroll in any season but in the spring you can delight in the blooming cherry trees that line Harper Avenue. Joggers love the tree-lined avenues in any season.
Cathedral Square is the city's main square. It is prominently dominated by Christchurch Cathedral which unfortunately was badly damaged in the earthquakes. The quake in 2011 brought down the 63m spire and destroyed the stained-glass rose window. One modern landmark was untouched and that is the 18m high metal sculpture known as Chalice, designed by Neil Dawson. It was erected in 2001 to commemorate the new millennium.
The Arts Center dates back to 1877. It found its home in Gothic Revival buildings that were originally Canterbury College. The college's most famous alumnus was the father of nuclear physics Lord Ernest Rutherford, the NZ physicist who first split the atom in 1917, At present you can only view the center since it was damaged by the earthquakes but some parts are opening up in 2016 and the whole project will be completed by 2019.
Orana Wildlife Park is an "open range zoo" and for some extra money the most daring can jump in the cage for a real lion encounter. Visitors can walk-through the native bird aviary, a nocturnal kiwi house and a reptile exhibit that features tuatara. Most of the 80 hectare grounds feature Africana which includes giraffes, rhinos, zebras, cheetahs and gorillas.
For awesome views that the 945m cable car to the top of Mt. Cavendish (500m). At the top you can relax at the cafe and there for children there is the Time Tunnel ride through historical scenes. You can also take a walk to Cavendish Bluff Lookout or the Pioneer Women's Memorial.
At the top of the Bridle Path, overlooking Lyttelton is the Pioneer Women's Memorial. This is a stone shelter commemorating the courage and hard work of the region's pioneer women.
If you are interested to know more about the Canterbury earthquakes then you must head for the Re-START Mall. This is a compact museum that tells the story of the quakes though photography, video footage and various artifacts such as bits that fell off of the Cathedral. There is a film featuring locals recounting their experiences.
Transitional Cathedral is universally known as the Cardboard Cathedral due to the fact that it was constructed with 98 cardboard tubes. This is an Anglican cathedral and a concert venue. It was designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and took only eleven months to build.
About 10km north of the city you'll find Willowbank Wildlife Reserve which focuses on native NZ creatures including kiwi, heritage farm animals and hands-on enclosures with wallabies, deer and lemur. Here you'll also find a recreated Maori village, the setting for the evening Ko Tane (an interactive performance and a Hangi dinner).
The Bridge of Remembrance is an intricately carved monolith bridge that stretches across the Avon River. It is a memorial to those who lost their lives in two world wars and conflicts in Vietnam, Borneo, Korea and Malaya.
The Victoria Clock Tower was originally designed by Benjamin Mountfort and erected on top of the first wooden section of his Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers. However the tower was too heavy and was taken down and placed in the courtyard until 1864. Afterwards it went into storage and thirty years later was taken out to be used as a monument for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It was erected on a stone base in 1897 and place at the corner of Manchester High and Lichfield Streets. When looked upon as a traffic hazard it found its new and present home on Victoria Street in 1930 at which time a new clock was installed.
The Anglican church of St. Michael and All Angels stands on the site of the first church that was built by the Canterbury Association settlers on the Canterbury Plains in 1851. The church was constructed entirely of matai or native black pine. The impressive timber interior has a significant collection of Victorian and Edwardian memorial stained glass windows. Many things in the church like the stone font were brought to Christchurch in the first four ships in 1850. It remains as one of the largest timber churches of its kind in the world.
The St. Michael belfry is a Christchurch landmark, erected in 1861. Its bell was also brought on the first ships and is still rung for services today.
Other historic buildings on the site include the Gothic Revival inspired school hall, designed by the first Education Board architect Thomas Cane in 1877 and the stone school building built in Collegiate Gothic style, designed by noted Canterbury architect Cecil Wood in 1913.
Be really adventurous and go Dolphin Swimming. Swimming with friendly dolphins is a favorite activity among both residents and visitors. You can swim with dolphins all year round. Dolphins are large, gentle creatures who like to look for human company to play, frolic and communicate with. There is the common dolphin and the large bottle-nosed dolphin as well as the smaller, dusky dolphin which is less than 2 meters long but very playful. You might encounter the Hector's dolphin, one of the world's smallest and rarest dolphins found only in NZ waters. There are many dolphin watching and swimming tours available. The cruise operators take great care to be sure no dolphins are harmed and part of the tour price goes toward dolphin conservation.
http://www.newzealand.com/int/christchurch/
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand/christchurch-and-canterbury/christchurch
http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3670
http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/st-michaels-and-all-angels/
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Barton Road Centre is currently owned by Lancashire County Council. However the running of the centre is overseen by a management committee, made up of members of the community and elected representatives. This arrangement had been in place since the opening of the Centre as a Youth and Community Centre in 1988. By 2008 however, the County Council had withdrawn funding for community provision and so the Management Committee was left to manage community provision in a much more independent way.
In 2012, we appointed a Community Co-ordinator to oversee community work at the Centre. Denise Nardone remains in post and is the first point of contact for many people who use the Centre.
At the moment, Barton Road Centre receives support from the County Council through reduced rental rates. However, as you may have read, Barton Road Centre has been confirmed as one of the building declared surplus to requirements by the County Council. The Management Committee has applied for an asset management transfer and this should have been confirmed in September 2016.
Barton Road Centre has now become a charity (Charity Number 1182276).
The Centre relies on volunteers and income from rentals to keep it afloat. In a regular week, we welcome in excess of 600 children and adults into the building. It is an invaluable resource to South Lancaster. Come and have a look!
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Our little farm has two new additions. I knew they were coming, but I didn't know they were so close. Mama had them like a pro. This is her fourth set of kids, so she has had a good deal of practice.
They are so new steam is still rising off their little bodies. They were all long spindly legs and loud baby bleats.
And toooo cute! The dark headed one is a male and the light-headed one is female. I haven't named them yet. If you have a suggestion I'm open. No preconceived impressions. They are really scrumptious and soft and cuddly. Because I have cuddled them and they like being held. They are born with a thick, warm layer of hair.
Here's the little guy. He was up and eating in a heart beat and he looks like he'll be growing faster than little missy. 'Cuz he beats her to the mama every time.
She started out with weak little legs. I worried she wouldn't be able to eat. That didn't stop me from jumping in there and holding her so she could eat. Amazing, how quickly she regained her strength. She wobbled all over the place for a day, but it didn't keep her from eating. I love the determination of new life!
Babies are always a joy. Thanks for sharing in this little piece of heaven.
P.S. I'm looking for names. Leave your suggestions in a comment!


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Week 3: All the clinicians I've ever loved
I know it's only week 3, but I did get a little stuck on what to write this week. That's the beauty of this challenge, though - come hell or high water I will write something every week for a whole year! Even if it's about how I couldn't think of anything to write.
Fortunately, this is not that!
On Thursday, I went to get my eyebrows freshly tattooed back onto my forehead. And, as I was driving back from my appointment pondering what to write with Pachelbel's Canon in D blasting out at full volume, all I could think about was how much I love love love my brow lady. Which then got me thinking about all the various doctors and healthcare clinicians who have had such an impact on my life (or even just a tiny moment of it), and how much I also love love love them for that.
The following is dedicated to them.
My brow lady
("Brow lady" definitely does not do her or her work justice, I just love the turn of phrase.)
Since the 90s/early 00s, I've been missing a key set of facial features. And no amount of balms, creams or praying to the Gods was ever going to bring my eyebrows back. As someone who rarely wears make-up, my natural brows made it look like someone had taken a leaf blower to the top half of my face. And drawing them on was a risky business of "what facial expression will I be adopting today?".
It was a small insecurity but, and I'm not being hyperbolic when I say, making the decision to remedy it by getting my brows microbladed (semi-permanently tattooed on), changed my life. And I have my brow lady extraordinaire, Emily, to thank for it!
I met Emily in November 2021, when I brought what was left of my brows to her medi-spa come beauty clinic in South West London, and I have been in love ever since. Microblading takes a good few hours over a good few sessions so, thankfully, I get plenty of QT with ma gurl. Needless to say, I was v excited to head back this week for my annual top up. In fact, I think we both were. (The following is one of my favourite female greetings.) Upon seeing each other, we both proceeded to say some variation of "OMG hey, so great to see you", except that neither of us managed an entire word and it was so high-pitched and garbled and energetic that probably only dogs in the local area understood what was happening.
Emily is one of the easiest people to talk to in the whole wide world, and being around her is like main-lining positivity. Everytime I leave our sessions it's like I've caught up with an old friend. Secretly, I like to think we'd both love to hang out with each other outside our brow-based situationship (dunno maybe it's just me). Not to mention the fact that she's bloody brilliant at what she does and makes you feel so taken care of and listened to, and has given me brows so fabulous that my dentist even moved her light thingy to examine them up close cos she was so jelly.
My bowel specialist
I've always had issues with my bowels. A bajillion years (400 blood tests, 17 stool samples and 1 failed FODMAP diet) later, it turns out I have IBS (maybe) and am gluten intolerant (probably). Sorry bread!
The reason for the maybes and probablys is that definitive tests for a lot of bowel issues either don't exist, don't actually work or aren't that accessible on the NHS (not their fault!). Enter Dr Fiddler, my bowel specialist.
Yes, her name is actually Dr Fiddler - reason one for why I love her.
Anyone who knows anything about me, knows how much I love anything to do with bowels. After years and years and years of issues - of pooping way too much, then, not at all - I have become a literal expert in gut health. So much so, that my buds will often come to me first for a diagnosis and/or to browse my impressive selection of poop pills and sundries. So I already felt like me and The Fidds would be kindred spirits in the field. Sure, she's been through years and years of medical school. But I've lived it, baby!
After years of holding my breath, waiting for answers or for someone to tell me the worst, Dr Fiddler's office was like a huge exhale. Yeh, she was helpful and compassionate blah blah blah. But what struck me was her genuine passion for her field, she gave me the space to ask all my weird and random dietary, gut health, poop-related questions, and we had a legit two-way conversation like two normal adults (and, dare I say, medical peers). I'd go as far to say we vibed. At the end of my session, she turned to me and said, "honestly Louise, I could talk to you about gut health and intolerances all day" - second reason for why I love her.
I've often thought about what a life spent with Dr Fiddler would be like, sitting out on the porch in our rocking chairs for hours, nattering away about how some people can't digest gluten. I sometimes wonder whether she was the one! But it's probably not the best idea to date your bowel specialist... the phrase "you shouldn't shit where you eat" comes to mind.
My wisdom teeth anaesthetist
I'm usually, like, hella chill and never get worked up or anxious or overthink anything. Like. Ever. But for some reason, I lost my cool a bit before I had to have my wisdom teeth out. To be fair, they made me wait all day. And also, by that point, I hadn't eaten for over 16 hour - because of, like, safe surgical practice or whatever - so I was clearly just whatever the anxious equivalent of "hangry" is.
Typically, I'd never tell someone I have zero faith in their occupational capabilities the first time I meet them. But my anaesthetist took it quite well when I said I didn't believe he could put me to sleep.
Without missing a beat, he stared into my soul with the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. And, with all sincerity, said, "Louise, I've put rugby players to sleep before, so I'm not going to have any difficulty with you."
PREGNANT. I became pregnant instantly!
Not only did he not demean me or belittle my fears, he assuaged all anxiety in the hottest way possible: by making me think of rugby players while simultaneously calling me the tiniest women he'd ever met. Such. A. Zaddy. Move.
My first therapist
OK, so I didn't actually "love" my first therapist. Although, she did help me through a very dark and difficult time.
What I did love was that we both shared the same name. So everytime I told people I had another great session chatting to Louise, people used to look at me like I had gone slightly insane.
My nursing buds
My best friends are nurses, so it'd be remiss not to mention them here when I love them the mostest of all! The problem is I just don't quite have the words to express all the ways I love them. And also, they'd definitely hate it if I get too mushy!
When I go to work, the literal worst thing that can happen is that the coffee machine that has oat milk is out of order. For them, the stakes are a tad higher. They do so much for so many people and yet they still find the capacity to be the most generous, caring, hilarious, brilliant human beings I've ever met.
Like my first oat milk flat white in the morning, I couldn't live without them.
Plus they let me come to their uni lectures, which was way cooler than learning about poetry. One of them taught me how to smoke (lol). And they are the reason I own a candle, a vase and a keyring with boobs on them.
LB x
Week 2: The paradox of wanting to be in shape before going to the gym
Week 1: Why I am swapping Dry January for No Hang-uary!
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Historical houses at the Grand Place in Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais is the modern administrative region comprising the traditional regions of French Flanders (the lowlands) and Artois (the uplands). With 4 million inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous French region, as well as the second most densely populated (320 inhab./km²) after the Île-de-France. Its land area (12,414 km2 / 4,793 sq mi) is comparable to that of the adjacent Flemish region in Belgium.
Heavily industrialised in the 19th and early 20th century, the cities of the Nord suffered badly post-WWII deindustrialization and now have the highest unemployment rate in northern France, a situation not unlike that of Wallonia or the English Midlands.
Lille, the capital and largest city of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, is the undeniable tourist hub of the region thanks to its superb Flemish (Neo-)Renaissance architecture and convenient TGV links from Paris, London and Brussels. If you only have time for one more city, head for Boulogne-sur-Mer, a major historical port that has retained its city walls and old town almost intact. It is also home to one of France's best aquariums.
Famous people from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais include (chronologically): Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinople (Baldwin VI Count of Hainaut), the revolutionary politician Maximilien de Robespierre, Marshal Philippe Pétain, the painter Henri Matisse, President Charles de Gaulle, the Nobel-prize economist Gérard Debreu, the actors Philippe Noiret and Pierre Richard, and the business magnate Bernard Arnault.
The traditional culinary specialities of Flanders-Artois are essentially the same as in Belgium: moules-frites (mussels with chips/fries), carbonade flamande (beef and onion stew with beer), chicon au jambon (gratin of Belgian endives with ham), potjevleesch (potted meat), waterzooï (fish or chicken stew), lapin aux pruneaux (rabbit with prunes), and so on. The same goes for the sweets and drinks: waffles, sugar tart, Speculoos biscuits, beer, jenever (gin) and root chicory (a coffee substitute) are all as common here as in Belgium.
Most of the region was once part of the Southern Netherlands, within the Low Countries, and gradually became part of France between 1477 and 1678. Its culture is still closely linked to that of Belgium. Flemish was traditionally spoken in northern towns such as Dunkirk, Bergues and Cassel, though the number of Flemish speakers has dwindled considerably over the last 100 years. The Picard dialect of French (known as Ch'ti around Lille) is spoken by a minority of the population everywhere else, and across the Belgian border in such towns as Tournai and Mons.
Owing to its strategic location at the confines of France and the Low Countries, and its proximity to England, many military conflicts took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais. One of the most famous among English-speakers is the Battle of Agincourt (1415), in which English longbowmen defeated a vastly superior army of French knights, took place near modern-day Azincourt, 50 km southeast of Boulogne.
Other major battles took place at Bouvines (1214), Mons-en-Pévèle (1304), Cassel (1328), Ardres (1351), Dunkirk (1385), Guinegate (1479), Renty (1554), Gravelines (1558), Honnecourt (1642), Lens (1648), Arras (1654), Dunkirk (1658), Lille (1667), Cassel (1677 and 1708), Malplaquet (1709), Bouchain (1711), Denain (1712), Tourcoing (1794), and Dunkirk (1940).
Additionally, during the First World War, the area between Amiens (in Picardy) and Ypres (in Belgium), passing via Péronne, Arras, Lens and Lille, was the scene of the atrocious Battle of the Somme, which lasted from 1 July to 18 November 1916 and caused over 1 million casualties. The area, known as Flanders Fields, is scattered with more than 1000 military cemeteries, and dozens of war memorials honouring soldiers of various nationalities. Most of the memorials are just across the boundary with Picardy. Those in Nord-Pas-de-Calais include the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, the V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial in Fromelles (between Lille and Béthune), the the Indian Memorial in Neuve-Chapelle (7 km southwest of Fromelles), and the Ayette Indian and Chinese Cemetery (15 km south of Arras).
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Lille is the largest city in northern France after Paris. Originally a Flemish city, its Renaissance atmosphere from the Low Countries contrasts with the newer French buildings.
Important Roman then Frankish town, Cambrai has been the seat of the archdiocese of Cambrai & Arras for the last 1300 years and is rich in historical monuments.
A major textile centre in the Renaissance, Douai has a quaint feeling representative of French Flanders. It is known for its Gayant Festival.
A traditionally Flemish-speaking seaside resort famous for the Battle of Dunkirk (1940), in which Allied troops were forced to retreat to Britain.
Bavay is the site of the ancient Roman city of Bagacum, capital of the Nervians and major city of Gallia Belgica. It is one of the most important archeological site of the period if northern Europe.
Arenberg coal mine in Wallers
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Founded by the Romans, Boulogne-sur-Mer was the main port linking Britain to the continent. It is one of France's best preserved fortified cities. Its Nausicaä Centre is one of the largest public aquariums of Europe.
Capital of the Pas-de-Calais, Arras stands out by its taditional Flemish architecture that wouldn't be out of place in Ghent or Antwerp. The region of Artois is named after Arras.
Medieval seat of a powerful aristocratic family, Béthune is famous for its belfry and Grand Place. It was nominated regional capital of culture in 2011.
Traditional link the European mainland and Britain, Calais was an English enclave on French soil for over two centuries. The old city was built on an artificial island enclosed by canals and harbours.
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Katie Price watches The Voice with Carl while he lets her sing
January 10, 2021 by Shefali Verma
Katie Price was watching the latest episode of The Voice and looked annoyed when her friend Carl Woods put up her singing voice during a lighthearted series.
The beloved couple quarreled while watching TV on Saturday night (Jan. 9) – and Carl said the former glamor model couldn't sing.
But the star insisted on something else – and even tossed the glove to the TV bosses by saying she'd love to sign up for The Masked Singer or The Voice.
Read more: Katie Price Reveals Inspirational New Years Gift From Son Harvey
In clips shared on her Instagram stories, the 42-year-old insisted she had solid singing and played a few notes to prove her point.
But Carl told her she was "absolute [bleep] Singer".
Katie argued that she's a great singer (Credit: SplashNews)
Katie and Carl watch the latest episode of The Voice
"You have to admire her for trying," he admitted.
Katie, who had a blast in a pop career in the past and tried it once for the Eurovision Song Contest, didn't take it.
She sang a little more and exclaimed: "I can, I can! I can sing!"
The TV star later shared another video when the two watched The Voice.
Carl Woods and Katie Price (Image Credit: SplashNews)
"We're watching The Voice now and I know they'd turn for me," she said, referring to the way the judges turn their chairs to face the singers when they like what they like Listen.
But Carl said, "Turn the other one over [bleeping] Path!"
Is Katie Price after a show with talented vocalists?
Katie then suggested that he "challenge" her to participate in one of the vocal programs.
Laughing, he said, "This is Katie asking to be on the programs, that is, producers, if you are watching and need them [bleep] Singer, here's someone who chokes for it! "
"I'm not begging, I'm literally digging a hole to make any of this," Katie replied.
"All of it, stars in their eyes, Celebrity X-Factor, all of it, I'll do it!"
Katie Price and Carl Woods (Photo Credit: SplashNews.com)
How did Katie and Carl meet?
Carl and Katie began dating during the first national ban in 2020 and were reportedly introduced by mutual friends.
Read more: Carl Woods Shames Online Troll Over Abusive Messages About Katie Price
The couple is a serious issue now, and Katie has hinted that Carl is "The One".
When she posted on Instagram earlier this year, she said that "the connection we have with one another is something I've never experienced".
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BYJU'S Hits $5 Bn Valuation: Kicks Off Fresh Funding Round With $25 Mn From General Atlantic
Tencent has also been given shares under pro-rata allotment
General Atlantic has increased its stake in the company to 3.4%
The use case of funding continues to be majorly expansion
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In less than 10 days after private equity major General Atlantic and Chinese media giant Tencent invested up to $11.43 Mn in edtech unicorn BYJU'S, the duo have come together again to invest in the company.
However, Inc42 sources familiar with the development said that the General Atlantic has invested in the company's fresh Series G round while Tencent has been given shares under pro-rata allotment. Also, the investment has been done at a post-money valuation of $5 Bn. At the same time, the use case of funding continues to be expansion while also using funds towards product development.
According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings accessed by Inc42, here's the breakdown of the $31 Mn (INR 214 Cr) new infusions:
General Atlantic has picked up 15,187 compulsorily convertible cumulative preference shares (CCCPS) at a premium of INR 1,14,060 per share for $25 Mn (INR 173.23 Cr)
Tencent via Proxima Beta Pte Ltd has been issued 5,023 compulsorily convertible cumulative preference shares (CCCPS) at a premium of INR 82,882 per share for $6 Mn (INR 41.63 Cr)
The company's filings showed that with this fresh funding, General Atlantic has increased its stake in the company to 3.4%. The investment was first tipped off by data intelligence platform paper.vc.
Related Article: Edtech Unicorn BYJU'S Gets An INR 80 Cr Top-Up From Tencent, General Atlantic
In December 2018, when the company closed a $540 Mn Series F round from Naspers, Canada's Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Naspers, it was valued at $4 Bn. At the time, media reports citing sources said that Sequoia Capital has sold its 7% of its stake in BYJU'S for $185 Mn – $190 Mn (INR 1,321 Cr – INR 1,357 Cr).
It has invested $50 Mn (INR 356.7 Cr) in the company so far and will continue to be the major investor with a stake of 13-15%, second only to the founders, who control 38%.
The company was founded in 2008 by Divya Gokulnath and Byju Raveendran. The platform offers a learning app, which was launched in 2015 and has learning programmes for students in classes IV-XII along with courses to help students prepare for competitive exams like JEE, NEET, CAT, IAS, GRE, and GMAT.
In January, BYJU'S acquired US-based learning platform Osmo for $120 Mn (INR 854 Cr) as it looks to expand internationally. Post-acquisition, Osmo's team based in Silicon Valley will continue to operate independently. In a media statement, BYJU'S said it wants to tap Osmo's physical-to-digital technology and content to expand its current offerings.
The company reported its revenues for the financial year 2017-18 at $69.4 Mn (INR 490 Cr), a 97 % jump since the last financial year. It is looking to achieve a revenue target of (INR 1400 Cr) this financial year.
Inc42 in its Annual Tech Startup Funding Report 2018 said that edtech startups raised $695 Mn in 56 funding deals for the year, with BYJU's being the highest fund grosser. As BYJU'S changes the fate of edtech industry, it becomes one of the biggest funded and valued Indian startup.
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Edtech Unicorn BYJU'S Gets An INR 80 Cr Top-Up From Tencent, General Atlantic
Edtech Unicorn BYJU'S Valuation Hits $4 Bn Mark With $328 Mn Funding
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Just a quick post to link to the latest version.
Just a little update this time.
I noticed a problem with the Capture Route ending routes and starting a new one when the next GPS fix arrived.
This was caused by a bit of code I put in to the onStop() to clean up when the application was killed from the outside. I've moved this to the onDestroy() which should still retain the function without disrupting how the application is working. This change brought to you by the Android Activity Lifecycle.
I've also added a persistent notification to be displayed while Capture Route is running. This should help prevent people accidentally leaving the GPS capture running and wasting battery life.
Unfortunately because I implemented the notification using a future compatible tool called NotificationCompat.Builder, it has tripled the size of Shortest Walking Route to 161.22kb.
So please, download and install Version 0.0.6 and let me know what problems you find or features you want.
Back to work on filtering out inaccurate results and getting the paths to display information about themselves when they are tapped.
Capture Route now has a Start/Stop Button at the top which will allow you to record routes as long as you like.
I've now implemented Display Routes, which can be accessed from SWR's home screen once you have captured at least one route with Capture Route.
Display Routes will allow you to select the routes you want to see and it will draw them to screen in random colours. Unfortunately the colours are not stored, so every time you change your selections the colours will be randomly changed.
The route selection is done with this alert dialog which is set to always appear in the top right corner of the screen. This is to allow users on larger devices like Android Tablets to see the changes they are making on the map while they are making them.
These choices are persistently stored in Android's Shared Preferences as characters in a String, which is my way of getting around the fact that Android does not allow arrays to be stored in Shared Preferences.
Please give Version 0.0.5 a go and let me know if you run into any issues.
If you are interested in how this application works please follow the link to GitHub on the right-hand side of the screen. The full source-code is available there. If any part of it is unclear to you, please let me know.
Capture Route has no way of stopping itself yet, and there is no notification to tell you it is running in the background. If you have it running you will see the icon to tell you that GPS is running.
I'm not filtering or smoothing the routes when placing them on the map, so you will see some very low-accuracy data and jagged, indirect lines.
Later on I'm going to be changing this so all routes will have a target and the data you record with this version will have to be discarded, so don't record anything you want to keep forever!
I need to work on getting information about the routes to pop-up when you tap on them.
I'll also be looking at cleaning up the routes when they are displayed. (I think not displaying the very poor accuracy fixes will be a good starting place).


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Buster Moe Is "Insane In The Membrane"
listen to his dope cover
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Buster Moe is a 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Sweden. His music is a blend of blues and indie rock which can be heard in the reverb of his soulful voice. Today, we are exclusively premiering his cover of "Insane In The Membrane" as a part of PRMD Music's new series Cold Chilling. The whole concept is described as "a vibe, a state of mind that we all want to achieve to relieve us from the everyday hustle of life." The series will feature tributes to '90s hip-hop classics and be released on the Cold Chilling: Compton installment on January 29.
"When I was 10 or 11, I listened to Cypress Hill all day long, so for me it was an honor," Buster Moe told us in an email. "I was like, 'How am I going to make that better than it already is? It's impossible.' But I found my own vibe immediately when I went into the studio. I would say it's a Woodstock-ish version of Cypress Hill."
Watch the cover unwind in the video, below.


Mechanical shock and vibration (particularly when the lamp is on).
Keep-Alive current: Because the resistance of tungsten filaments is far greater when the filament is cold, supplying a small current (as little as one percent of operating voltage) to the lamp when switched off will keep the filament warm and buffer it against inrush current when switched on. This greatly extends lamp life.
Rerating a standard lamp (adjusting the voltage above or below the stated design figure) can frequently produce the desired relationship of current, life, and brightness, avoiding the expense of a custom design. Changing the voltage affects other characteristics according to the formulas and the chart below.
Candlepower is directly proportional to the 3.5 power of the ratio of the applied voltage, and can be increased at the expense of lamp life.
Current consumption is approximately proportional to the 0.55 power of the ratio of applied voltage versus the rated voltage.
Other rerating formulas in our print catalog can be used to calculate the effects of lamp rerating. The interrelationship of voltage, current, MSCP, and life for a particular lamp can be found on the charts below. Simply multiply the rated figures by the factors to find the effects of rerating at specific percentages of design volt.
MSCP: Multiplying the 5-volt MSCP figure of .150 by 1.893 (from the chart) yields an MSCP of .284 when the lamp is operated at 6 volts.
mA: Multiplying the 5-volt mA figure of .115 by 1.105 (from the chart) yields a current draw of .127 mA when the lamp is operated at 6 volts.
Life: Multiplying the 5-volt life figure of 40,000 hours by .112 (from the chart) yields a life expectancy of 4,480 hours when the lamp is operated at 6 volts.