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Pound declines for a fifth day
The British pound fell for a fifth day, weighed down by a loosening monetary policy, as New Zealand's dollar retreated with commodities. Asian shares climbed to a one-year high as Chinese inflation data added to signs of stabilization in the world's second-largest economy.
Sterling slipped to a four-week low after the Bank of England stepped up bond purchases this week. The currencies of commodity-exporting nations weakened as oil sank below $43 a barrel and copper slipped to a four-week low. Taiwan's dollar gained as foreigners boosted holdings of the island's stocks. European equities fluctuated as Asia's advanced for a fourth day. India's bonds rose following a monetary policy review, while China's benchmark yield dropped to a seven-year low.
The pound sank 0.4 percent versus the dollar as of 8:32 a.m. London time, contributing to a five-day loss of 2.7 percent. As well as cutting interest rates for the first time since 2009, the Bank of England on Aug. 4 exceeded economists' expectations with an announcement that it would increase its gilt-purchase program by 60 billion pounds ($78 billion) to 435 billion pounds, starting this week.
"We could see some short-term weakness in the pound," said Janu Chan, a senior economist at St. George Bank Ltd. in Sydney. "It was an extensive stimulus program that the BOE announced. The economy has been hit in the short-term, and could face a minor recession."
Among the commodity currencies, South Africa's rand and the kiwi weakened 0.3 percent. Investors are certain New Zealand's central bank will reduce its benchmark interest rate on Thursday by at least a quarter point to 2 percent, a record low, and most expect it will deliver another cut to 1.75 percent by November, swaps data show.
Taiwan's dollar gained as much as 0.4 percent to its strongest level in a year after trade data released Monday showed exports increased in July for the first time in 18 months. Global funds boosted their holdings of the island's shares by about $400 million in the first two trading sessions of this week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
A series of better-than-expected US economic data in recent weeks has helped drive global equities to their highest level in almost a year and spurred expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. The prospect of a hike in borrowing costs is bolstering demand for dollars at a time when monetary policy is being loosened across much of Asia and Europe.
"There has been a reasonable spike for commodities over the past couple of days and metals may be just due a correction given the dollar moves," said David Lennox, resources analyst at Fat Prophets in Sydney.
The Reserve Bank of India left interest rates unchanged on Tuesday and Governor Raghuram Rajan, whose term ends early next month, said the authority's policy stance remains accommodative. China's factory-gate deflation eased for the seventh straight month in July, signaling improving conditions for manufacturers in an economy that expanded last year at the slowest pace in more than two decades. Germany reported a smaller increase in June exports than economists forecast, while the UK has figures due on trade and industrial output.
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Labour's tight grip on power at City Hall has been loosened slightly after the Conservatives made three gains in this year's City of Lincoln Council election, but the party still enjoys a healthy majority of 15.
The Conservatives defeated former Labour Councillor Liz Maxwell who was standing as an Independent in Minster.
They also made gains in Witham by defeating Labour's Jane Loffhagen, and in Birchwood where Alan Briggs beat the serving Labour Councillor Paul Gowen.
Two of the three new Conservative city councillors are familiar faces, with Christopher Reid and Hilton Spratt currently Lincolnshire county councillors.
Councillor Spratt has previously served as a city councillor on and off since the 1980s.
However, the party still has a long way to go to reach the heights of 2007, when it took control of the council from Labour who had been in power for more than 25 years.
Labour defended the other seven wards it held prior to the election, with incumbent councillors Gary Hewson, Loraine Woolley, Pat Vaughan, Adrianna McNulty and Helena Mair being re-elected, along with a new face in the Carholme ward in Laura McWilliams and Bill Bilton returning to City Hall after a two year break.
The party has been in control of the city council since 2011, and before that from 1981 to 2007.
Council leader Ric Metcalfe said: "I think it's been a pretty good night for Labour. The seats that we have lost are very marginal seats so we expect over the years to sway this way and that. It's very difficult to put your finger on why that happens but that's the nature of marginal seats.
There are now nine Conservative councillors to go with the 24 from Labour.
Opposition leader Ron Hills was very pleased with the results, claiming that this was the first step back on the road for the Conservatives in regaining control of City Hall.
He said: "I would particularly pick out Hilton Spratt and Andy Kerry who both returned over 1,000 votes – the two highest scores in the whole city.
"I think we have bucked the trend here tonight because there were the soothsayers who were saying we were going to be wiped out and we haven't been so bring it on for next year!
As predicted, the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and UKIP were unable to make any breakthrough at this year's election.
Turnout was 30.33%, slightly down on the last city council election in 2016.


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Fighting abusive litigation against journalists
By Erik Bierbauer/CPJ Guest Blogger on September 29, 2011 10:44 AM ET
CPJ and others who defend the rights of journalists are rightly alarmed when public officials and other powerful figures instigate baseless criminal prosecutions that can send journalists to prison and force them to pay heavy fines. A case pending in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Fontevecchia & D'Amico vs. Argentina, shows how abusive civil litigation can be just as bad for journalists as criminal prosecution. CPJ filed an amicus curiae brief in the case. A favorable decision by the court would be a step toward ending the use of meritless civil lawsuits to intimidate and harass the press.
The court, which sits in San Jose, Costa Rica, received post-hearing filings in the case Wednesday. The court likely will issue a decision in early 2012.The case started in the Argentine courts in 1995, when then-President Carlos Saúl Menem sued journalists Jorge Fontevecchia and Hector D'Amico. Menem claimed his privacy was violated by two articles published in the respected news magazine Noticias, where Fontevecchia and D'Amico worked. The articles raised questions about whether Menem abused his office to benefit his ex-mistress (herself a congresswoman) and their son. Menem sought 1.5 million pesos in damages.
In 2001, the Argentine Supreme Court, which Menem had packed with a majority of his own choosing, awarded Menem 60,000 pesos (US$60,000 in 2001) in damages. Once attorneys' fees, court costs and interest were added, the amount came to almost 250,000 pesos. D'Amico's wages were garnished for 21 months to pay the award.
Now, Fontevecchia and D'Amico are asking the Inter-American Court to declare that the award violated their right to free expression under the American Convention on Human Rights. The convention is a treaty that most countries in Latin America have signed.
This month, CPJ filed its amicus brief to the Inter-American Court in the Fontevecchia case. Lawyers at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP wrote the brief for CPJ: Jeremy Feigelson, Natalie Reid, Carolina Henriquez-Schmitz, María Luisa Romero, Ivona Josipovic, Maria Lapetina, and me. In the brief, CPJ argues that there should never be liability for truthful reporting on a matter of public concern involving a public official, and that abusive civil litigation against journalists for what they report violates the right to free expression.
Abusive litigation is not about redressing real harm. The powerful use it to silence journalists who call them to account and to discourage other journalists from trying. Its hallmarks include:
A plaintiff who is a public official or a powerful public figure;
Claims based on the defendant's reporting on a matter of public concern;
Seeking damages far greater than any actual harm the plaintiff could have suffered;
Serial lawsuits against journalists or news organizations whose reporting displeases the plaintiff;
Suing in a court where the defendant cannot get a fair hearing, or where it is inconvenient for the defendant to appear.
Menem's lawsuit was abusive. The articles did not invade the president's privacy, but rather reported facts highly relevant to Menem's suitability for office. They reported that Menem had given his ex-mistress and son lavish gifts while he was earning a public official's salary, including expensive jewels, a US$20,000 monthly stipend, and a US$1 million trust fund. He also pulled strings to have Paraguay provide asylum to the congresswoman and child. Menem never disputed the articles' accuracy.
It was already widely known that the boy was Menem's son. The congresswoman had said so in televised interviews. A best-selling book by a prominent journalist had reported on the relationship. Menem later acknowledged that the boy is his son.
Menem's lawsuit was part of a campaign of litigation he waged against journalists while he was president. He brought multiple other lawsuits against the parent company of Noticias, helping to drive the company into bankruptcy.
CPJ's brief points to other examples of abusive litigation against journalists in the Americas and in countries such as Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Liberia and Morocco. In Attacks on the Press in 2009, CPJ reported that in Brazil, public officials "often file multiple suits on a single matter and seek disproportionately high damages as a way of straining the financial resources of their critics." At one time, CPJ 2005 International Press Freedom Award winner Lúcio Flávio Pinto, a Brazilian journalist, faced 18 criminal and civil suits by powerful judges, politicians, and businessmen displeased by his coverage.
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa initiates both criminal and civil actions against journalists who criticize him, including a $10 million civil defamation suit against two reporters who investigated allegations that companies belonging to Correa's brother had obtained $600 million in state contracts.
Abusive litigation keeps journalists from doing their jobs. Defending against legal charges, civil or criminal, disrupts one's life and work. Cases often drag on for years. There are mandatory court dates, seemingly endless meetings with lawyers, legal fees, and the threat of a potentially devastating damages award or sentence. Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee wrote in his memoir, A Good Life, "I'd rather be publicly whipped than sued for libel, and lose." When courts are biased, as in Menem's case, journalists often lose even though the charges lack merit.
The Inter-American Court has an opportunity to hold that abusive litigation to retaliate against journalists for their reporting violates the right to free expression. But a solution will require more than one court decision. A defendant should be able to seek early court intervention to halt an abusive suit before the defendant has suffered irreparable harm to his life and work while fighting it. If the national courts refuse to act, and a human rights body such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has jurisdiction, the defendant should be able to seek precautionary measures. Many U.S. states, such as California and New York, allow for early dismissal of "strategic lawsuits against public participation," or SLAPPs, that are brought to intimidate journalists and others from exercising their right to free expression. Journalists facing abusive lawsuits elsewhere in the world should have a similar remedy.
Erik Bierbauer is a counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York.
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The moment polls closed for Argentina's presidential election on October 25, the C5N cable news station breathlessly reported that ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli had triumphed and would succeed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is banned by the constitution from running for a third consecutive term....
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The debut of the HD version of Grupo Clarín's cable news station TN could not have come at a worse time for the Argentine media conglomerate. Conspicuously missing from Monday's premiere was coverage of a new criminal complaint in which Clarín's lawyers accused the government of President Cristina Fernández de...
Cabezas' convicted killers are free, 15 years after murder
It was a cold winter morning more than 15 years ago. As part of my daily routine as a foreign correspondent, I opened my laptop to read the Argentine papers. I was shocked by a headline: my colleague José Luis Cabezas, a photographer for the newsweekly magazine Noticias, had...

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you towed a popup with it?? nice!
Start with something more powerful than you ultimately want and settle...that or buy her something she wants first.
That's a really cool video. I want in! Cool collection of cars doing the burnouts also.
why does it sit now that it's done and runs (well)?
Guzzles gas and I'd hate for someone to destroy it on a drive to work. So I pull it out on weekends to play but it's no longer a daily.
did I hear 'have money, will turbo'?


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The Texas Supreme Court is poised to consider a significant fraudulent transfer case stemming from the Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme. The origins of Janvey v. Golf Channel date back to 2009. In the wake of Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme, the Northern District of Texas appointed a receiver for Stanford and his related entities. The receiver sued the Golf Channel (among others), claiming the nearly $6 million Stanford paid for advertising was a fraudulent transfer under the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act ("TUFTA").
But on a motion for rehearing three months later, the Fifth Circuit changed course and vacated its original opinion. The court acknowledged that "precisely where TUFTA draws the line between the various interested parties is the difficult question that Texas courts have yet to answer." On that basis, the Fifth Circuit certified a question to the Texas Supreme Court, asking what showing of value is sufficient to prove an affirmative defense to a fraudulent transfer claim.
Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court set the case for oral argument on January 12, 2016. Apart from its significance in the Stanford litigation, the court's ruling is expected to clarify the contours of defenses available to innocent trade creditors who deal with businesses that were engaged in fraudulent conduct. The briefing and up-to-date case events are available here.


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Janet Y. Spears earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1988. She is an executive leader with significant accomplishments in the philanthropy, nonprofit, and information technology sectors. Spears currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Metta Fund, a private foundation dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of San Francisco's aging population. Under her leadership, Metta Fund has pursued an audacious vision of an inclusive, connected, multi-generational, healthy, and thriving San Francisco. Spears has established new organizational priorities with an equity focus, and spearheaded innovative opportunities for collaboration in service of the health and wellness of the community,
Spears has extensive experience across functions and has significantly improved operations and growth in both the public and private sector. An engineer by training, she enjoyed a 23-year career at AT&T, where her tenure had her traverse research and development as a Member of Technical Staff through leading complex sales solutions as Sales Vice President. Spears leveraged her technical skills in closing over $100MM of new revenue to large multi-national businesses. In the public sector, she oversaw development, grantmaking, communications, and donor services, and guided a $400MM philanthropic institution to a programmatically strong and financially healthy position as the chief operation officer.
Spears has expansive volunteer board service and since 2015 has served as a Regent of the University of the Pacific (UOP). There she is the Board Treasurer and has served as Chair of the Academics and Student Affairs Committee, Audit committee, Board Secretary and Vice-Chair Committee on Regents. Spears was appointed to the San Francisco Disability and Aging Services Commission in 2019 and also serves on the boards of Northern California Grantmakers, and the Giants Community Fund.
In addition to her MSEE from Purdue, Spears holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Pacific, where she was named distinguished alumna in 2012. She also earned an Advanced Management Certificate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Spears is a California native and resides in San Francisco with her life partner, Rae Marie.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oklahoma Field Office responded to Breitbart Texas about the so-called Red River "land grab" by emphasizing that parcels in question are already held in the public domain and BLM-managed. The Bureau claims it is not they who are declaring the ownership but that settled case law long declared it to be government land.
BLM Public Relations Specialist Paul McGuire agreed to a one-on-one telephone interview with Breitbart Texas after reading the original report published earlier this week. In contrast with the interview with Texas General Land Office Commissioner Jerry Patterson, McGuire expressed much more confidence about the ownership of the land and indicated little, if any, ambiguity about how or why the land should be under federal control.
Both McGuire and Patterson agreed about the unique set of political and historical circumstances that led to this situation of confusing and apparently conflicting laws regarding the property ownership and control of land along the Red River boundary between Oklahoma and Texas. However, there is disagreement on a couple of major sticking points.
Commissioner Patterson believes strongly that, as part of the planning process, a survey project must be completed to determine exactly where the boundaries are located, and, if they have moved, what the cause of the movement was as the cause relates directly to ownership changes. Patterson also questions why the BLM suddenly feels the need to manage land they have ignored for decades–if not centuries.
For direct comparison, the Breitbart Texas interview with Texas Land Commissioner Patterson can be found below.


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Rustam Sharipov (em ucraniano: Рустам Шаріпов) (Dushanbe, 2 de junho de 1971) foi um ginasta ucraniano que competiu em provas de ginástica artística pela nação.

Sharipov é o detentor de três medalhas olímpicas, conquistadas em duas diferentes edições. Na primeira, nas Olimpíadas de Barcelona em 1992, subiu ao pódio na prova coletiva como o medalhista de ouro, após superar as equipes da China e do Japão, prata e bronze respectivamente. Quatro anos mais tarde, nos Jogos de Atlanta, subiu novamente ao pódio por equipes, agora como medalhista de bronze, em evento conquistado pelo time chinês de Yang Wei. Individualmente, saiu-se ainda campeão das barras paralelas, quando superou o vencedor olímpico da edição anterior e companheiro de equipe em 1992, Vitaly Scherbo.

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Ginastas nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1996
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The Toronto greater metropolitan area has its own ecosystem when it comes to gutters, soffits and fascias. All the companies that operate in this area are managed in different ways. This, in turn, allows for a multitude of options for homeowners who have the difficult task of finding the solution best suited to their needs. Patrick Pecoraro, founder and owner of Blackstar Aluminum, has been part of this reality since the company's inception in 2003. "It's up to our experts and I to raise clients' awareness about gutter systems and warranties offered on the market." He has seen too many people doing business with companies that had no insurance and which offered no warranty, leaving them high and dry when their gutters broke.
Blackstar Aluminum has a solid foundation: experienced employees, insurance, warranties, trusted vendors and attention to detail. "You can always find something cheaper elsewhere, but you never actually know where this price difference comes from," says Mr. Pecoraro. His company installs quality products like the T-Rex continuous hanger and he's proud to offer the best products on the market, even in such a traditional sector as the gutter industry. Additionally, it's not unusual to see the company founder on site late in the day inspecting the work performed by his team in order to ensure that the site was left in the same condition as it was upon arrival. Blackstar Aluminum's rigor and discipline allow the Toronto-based leader to be the best in the industry.
Patrick Pecoraro's open-mindedness allows him to stand out by incorporating new practices into his operations. "We were all wondering what were these French-speaking guys from Québec who could barely line up a few words in English doing in the jungle of Toronto. We quickly realized when they showed us the "Fixa-tech" (now the T-Rex) in 2005." A continuous hanger used instead of nails that is also a gutter guard, that was the revolutionary product proposed to Blackstar Aluminum by the Brochu brothers. Even after 13 years, the first client from Allanhurst Street is still satisfied with the impeccable installation performed back then, as shown in the image below taken in 2018.


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Conversion disorder, also called functional neurological symptom disorder, is a condition in which you show psychological stress in physical ways. The condition was so named to describe a health problem that starts as a mental or emotional crisis — a scary or stressful incident of some kind — and converts to a physical problem.
For example, in conversion disorder, your leg may become paralyzed after you fall from a horse, even though you weren't physically injured. Conversion disorder signs and symptoms appear with no underlying physical cause, and you can't control them.
Signs and symptoms of conversion disorder typically affect your movement or your senses, such as the ability to walk, swallow, see or hear. Conversion disorder symptoms can vary in severity and may come and go or be persistent. The outcome may be better in younger children than in teenagers and adults. According to some experts, most people get better with immediate and proper management.
It's best to seek medical attention as soon as you notice signs and symptoms that might be caused by conversion disorder. If the underlying cause is something physical, quick diagnosis and treatment may be important. If the diagnosis is conversion disorder, then psychological help may improve the symptoms and prevent future episodes.
Episodes of conversion disorder are nearly always triggered by a stressful event, an emotional conflict or another mental health disorder, such as depression.
The exact cause of conversion disorder is unknown, but the part of the brain that controls your muscles and senses may be involved. It may be the brain's way of reacting immediately to something that seems like a threat.
You'll likely start by seeing your primary care doctor. If your doctor can't determine a diagnosis, you may be referred to a neurologist or a psychiatrist. In some cases, both a neurologist and a psychiatrist are needed to rule out an underlying neurological condition and to verify that it's a conversion disorder or another psychological condition.
Don't hesitate to ask your doctor questions during your appointment.
You must have one or more symptoms you can't control that affect body movement or your senses, which can't be explained by a neurological or other medical condition.
You're not producing symptoms on purpose or getting some intended benefit from the symptoms.
Your symptoms aren't fully explained by a general medical condition, drug use or a culturally accepted behavior, such as an experience at a religious ritual.
Your symptoms aren't better accounted for by another mental health problem. In this case, psychological tests should be requested by a mental health specialist.
Simple tests. These tests don't require any special equipment and are quick and painless. For example, your doctor checks for normal reflexes to help rule out a physical cause for your signs and symptoms.
X-rays or other imaging tests. These tests may help your doctor confirm that your symptoms aren't caused by an injury or neurological or other physical conditions that might cause similar symptoms.
An electroencephalogram (EEG) scan. An EEG can help rule out a neurological cause of seizure symptoms. This test is a painless procedure to detect electrical activity in your brain. It's used to test for epilepsy and other brain disorders.
For many people, symptoms of conversion disorder get better without treatment, especially after reassurance from the doctor that their symptoms aren't caused by a serious underlying problem, and after referral to a mental health professional.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation. Some reports show that people with conversion disorder may benefit from this type of treatment, which involves exciting brain activity by using weak electrical currents that are said to alter the brain's biochemistry. However, this approach is still in an early stage regarding its use in the management of conversion disorder.
If you have other mental health conditions, make sure you're getting the right treatment. Treatment may include counseling and medications.


I was lucky enough to work with Matt over a number of years on Visa Central Europe Middle East & Africa. A complex region to create powerful advertising for. Matt was Regional Creative Director responsible for all of Visa's advertising. His constant push for creativity and restless energy gave rise to the brand's first Cannes win for their Olympic activity. It was so breakthrough that it became one of the most famous ads Visa ever produced and their global CEO loved its so much he had it shipped to his office in San Francisco! Matt has a great understanding of people and is a great team builder. He helped train and develop our creative staff in the region to shape their abilities, mentoring and building their skill sets.
Matt is truly a rare kind of creative, he is very talented as a Art Director, but also probably one of the most strategic creatives I have ever worked with in my career. We had a lot of challenging briefs working with P&G and a very demanding Client. The resolutions we needed to find on projects had to be well thought through and rationalized, as there was always a need for proposals that were well supported. Matt also worked through the compounded difficultly of working as both a Art Director and Copywriter. I really felt that he excelled in doing this and was on countless occasions congratulated for answering perfectly to the most challenging briefs. He was also requested by the Client many times to personally work on the briefs (despite the choice of many other teams). As a Client now, I would certainly trust him to work on my business, and without hesitation would recommend him.
A took a short freelance contract at VML. It has, so far, lasted 9 months. The simple reason being: working with a good Creative Director is really important to me, and Matt is one of the best I've joined forces with. His eye for a succinct communication is sharp in all mediums. His friendly, yet bold approach to leading a team is both productive and inspiring. He has the great ability to be one of those Creative Directors who don't speak for the sake of hearing their own voice, but says things that count. His enthusiasm for the digital world – not to mention film, above-the-line advertising, media and current affairs – is interesting to be around and characteristic of someone who leads by example.


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Florida's third biggest city is a thriving business hub but there's so much more to it than that. "
Tampa's historic district has been completely revitalised in recent years, and the city's downtown museums certainly repay the effort of making a visit. Book a flight to Tampa and discover a vibrant commercial centre that is also a growing cultural attraction for the whole region.
Flights to Tampa with Qatar AirwaysWhen you book a flight to Fort Tampa with Qatar Airways you will travel on a Qatar Airways operated flight to New York (JFK) or Philadelphia (PHL), and connect to Tampa with our partner airlines.
Flying from Doha
From the luxury departure lounge to the oasis-styled exterior complete with gently swaying palm trees, Doha's Hamad International Airport is the very epitome of modern elegance.
Hamad International Airport one of the few Middle Eastern hubs to connect with all six continents, putting it at the very heart of the international transport systems.
Short-term parking is available at two sides on either side of the terminal, with the Eastern car park more convenient for Qatar Airways passengers.
The bus pavilion is located to the right just outside the entrance to the passenger terminal, and provides regular services into the business and residential centres of Doha.
Chauffeur- driven limousines are available on request, and car rental facilities are also on offer.
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If you are flying from Doha in First or Business Class with Qatar Airways, the most convenient access to the airport is through Entry Gate 1. Economy class passengers will find it easiest to enter the departure hall through Entry Gates 2 and 3.
Travel from Doha with Qatar Airways and enjoy our dedicated lounges, such as our Oryx Lounge, or Gold or Silver Lounges for frequent travelers. Our premium travelers lounge, Al Mourjan, includes its own duty-free shops, private rest areas and showers.
Free Wireless internet access is freely available too throughout the passenger terminal, along many other facilities, such as prayer rooms, children's play areas, and hotel desks.
The airport offers a wide selection of facilities, including exclusive retail outlets and an international menu of cuisine from Asian and Arabic through to Italian and American.
Arriving in Tampa
If you want to discover the real Florida you can't do much better than a visit to Tampa. The largest city in West Central Florida, it is primarily a business destination with a large commercial sector focused on the north shore of Hillsborough Bay, but is becoming more attractive to leisure tourists who want an alternative to Miami.
Tampa is a friendly, welcoming city built on the principles of 'Southern Hospitality', and visitors from around the world are assured of a warm reception.
Book a flight to Tampa with Qatar Airways and find out why this busy city is rapidly becoming one of Florida's tourist hotspots.
With plenty to see and do, it's an exciting and characterful location.
Florida's Everglades are the state's greatest natural asset and a big draw for visitors. The Florida Aquarium is an excellent place to learn more about this unique eco-system, as it follows the journey of a single drop of rain through a swamp through Florida's aquifer, into its rivers and out into the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.
Tampa has a burgeoning arts scene, and the Tampa Museum of Art is a great place to start. It has an extensive collection of both classical and contemporary art that features local artists as well as some First Nation artwork.
The Tampa Theatre is an architecturally stunning location that started life in 1928 as a 'movie palace' and is today the home of numerous events and performances throughout the year.
Ybor City is a district of Tampa that's famous for being culturally diverse. Due to the number of Cuban nationals that made the area their home, it was at one point famous for its cigar factories and was the birthplace of the 'Cuban sandwich'.
Today it can be reached by Tampa's tram network, and is home to the Ybor State Museum, a small but fascinating museum that also offers walking tours of the neighbourhood.
Flights to Tampa with Qatar Airways land at Tampa International Airport. Visa restrictions for entry into the country will depend on your country of origin, length of stay and whether your trip is for business or pleasure.
Before you fly to Tampa please check the visa and passport requirements.
Essential facts about Tampa


I think I've featured this one before, but I can't remember. I really liked The Young Elites, the first book in the series. I'm excited to see the next one!
Oh good choice. So looking forward to this book too! My WoW features my favorite fictional detective in a roundabout way. Happy Reading.
YES! Amazing pick. I need this book after the way that The Young Elites ended. I need more Adelina.
I heard of this book and can't wait for this book my self. My girl GeekGirl On The Page got to meet her at Bookcon this year, sooo jealous. great pick this book will be on our shelf when it comes out also. thanks so much for sharing.
This is a book I am sure many are greatly anticipating, I know I am. Marie Lu is a great author and I can't wait to see how this series will continue. Nice WOW!
Yes. This one is very popular this week for WoW and at my library with the kiddos. I'm going to have to try it sometime soon. Happy reading.
YES! I am BEYOND excited for this one. I just really fell in love with The Young Elites and (in my opinion) it's Marie Lu's best.
I can't wait until this one comes out!!


Ready for an Italian adventure? The new issue of Italia! is here to inspire you, whether you're seeking a holiday in Italy, a delicious Italian feast, or even a new life in il bel paese!
Issue 172 will take you from the chilly alpine splendour of Courmayeur in Valle d'Aosta right down to Agrigento in Sicily. You'll also find a guide to weekending in Florence and an exploration of Lake Garda by e-bike.
There's plenty more besides! Look out for delicious Italian recipes from Gino D'Acampo, Laura Goodman and Mario Matassa. You'll also find risotto rice reviewed and a guide to delicious Fiano wines.
Issue 172 is available in selected WH Smith, Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Eason and independent stores. Find out where you can pick up your nearest copy here.
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Little Tokyo Design Week to kick off July 13
This post has been corrected. Please see note at bottom for details.
Bringing together the worlds of graphic design, architecture, art, anime, manga, fashion, urban design, robots and more, Little Tokyo Design Week, set for July 13-17, promises to be a broad and colorful survey of the latest in Japanese visual culture.
The five-day festival is the first of its kind in Los Angeles, and is being led by Hitoshi Abe, chairman of UCLA's Department of Architecture and Urban Design. Participating institutions will include the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Japanese American National Museum and the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center.
Abe said at a press conference Thursday that the festival had been planned before the recent earthquake in Japan and that organizers have added a small exhibit devoted to photography and interviews with the daily recovery efforts in the Tohoku area. (Abe hails from Sendai, one of the hardest hit cities in Japan.)
City Councilwoman Jan Perry said she hoped the festival would add to Little Tokyo's vitality and attract people who don't normally visit the neighborhood.
The festival will take over the majority of the Little Tokyo neighborhood, dividing the area into four informal zones dedicated to different themes: 1) fashion and body; 2) robots, toys and manga; 3) graphic design and media art; and 4) architecture, product design and furniture.
As part of the festival, organizers will place 25 steel shipping containers throughout the public plazas in Little Tokyo. They will act as temporary gallery spaces devoted to various disciplines, including architecture, contemporary art, robots and Pecha Kucha, a specialized form of cultural discourse.
One of the container shows will be devoted to the recent earthquake and tsunami. The show will feature photo essays in a collaboration with the Kahoku Shimpo, a Sendai newspaper. The focus of the show will be on the daily struggle of citizens in the aftermath of the disaster. There are also plans for the exhibition to travel around the U.S.
Abe said organizers of the festival were discussing possible fundraising efforts for earthquake and tsunami relief.
The closing-night ceremony July 17 will feature the Golden Astroboy Award for the best designer installation, determined by a jury of artists, designers, critics and more from L.A. and Japan.
One of the main events of the festival will be "Ultra Expo," an exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. The show will focus on the 1970 Expo held in Osaka, Japan, and feature photographs, models and archival film footage. The exhibition will also spotlight some of the pavilions that were featured at the 1970 Expo.
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center will offer "Struggling Cities: From Japanese Urban Projects in the 1960's," commissioned by the Japan Foundation. The show will focus on Tokyo and other major cities in the post-World War II and post-occupation environment.
The festival will also include "Robot Box," a show spotlighting the latest in robot technology from Japan, and "Year of the Rabbit," a survey of artist Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo comics.
Symposiums on various urban architectural topics will be held throughout the festival. Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne is scheduled to participate in "Environment in the Future City," a discussion on what a "future city" might look like, on July 17.
Organizers of the festival said they hope to make Little Tokyo Design Week an annual event.
For the record: A previous version of this post had an incorrect title for Hitoshi Abe.
The unconventional forms that led to Abe's new function
Hitoshi Abe accepts UCLA position
Origins of manga and anime
Anime Expo to stay in Los Angeles three more years
Tracking the Blue Whale for jazz in Little Tokyo
-- David Ng
Photos: Astroboy. Credit: Osamu Tezuka / Asian Art Museum
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Songs I'm not listening to on the radio
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ILX: […] No one's mentioned "If Everyone Cared" yet. It's Nickelback's
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the sleekness of these songs may be that I was working on a computer,
which compresses everything and allows you to edit and alter your work
in really interesting ways. It becomes like a collage." […]
That's from Ted Drozdowski's "Village Folk" in The Phoenix
On Vox: With her bangles and her spangles and her stars
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Vredenzicht Estate consists of 33 plots and is an upmarket private residential estate nestled between La Montagne Estate and Helderberg Retirement Village, a sought after address in Somerset West. This luxurious property development offers a tranquil setting and has natural protection from the South Easterly wind. The estate has easy access to the R44 and is in close proximity to public schools (De Hoop Primary School & Parel Vallei High School) and private schools (Somerset College). Overall the estate offers a peaceful, safe, scenic atmosphere for people who want too experience country-side living with easy access to cosmopolitan conveniences. Furthermore, the Estate features daily controlled access, electrified fencing all around the estate, active and excellent HOA, well maintained landscaped common grounds and regular garden service.


The City of Albuquerque Transit Department hosts Coffee with a Contractor events along Central Ave during the ART construction project. The events allow area residents and business owners to have their questions and concerns heard over coffee with the Bradbury Stamm Construction Team. The events are also a chance for the community to visit retail shops and restaurants in the construction zones.
The December 1, 2016 Coffee with a Contractor, was held at Western View Diner, where both City Councilor Ken Sanchez and City Councilor Klarissa Peña attended.


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In what could be seen as an ominous sign, mobile phone network O2 has cut the price of the monthly cost of the Palm Pre from the initial £44 per month on an 18-month contract to a more palatable £25 per month, albeit over two years.
The Pre was launched in the UK exclusively on O2 on the 16th of October 2009 and there are rumours that the promising smartphone which was first announced back at CES 2009 (15 months ago) is not performing as well as one would have expected.
The updated smartphone tariff from O2 offers 100 minutes for £25, 300 minutes for £30 up to the "unlimited" bundle that gives no-limit minutes for £60; in all cases, you get unlimited data and texts.
O2 is also bundling three EA games with the Palm Pre and offers the HD2 for an additional £200 should you go for the cheapest package. The handset has won kudos for being refreshingly different from the rest of competition but that was more than one year ago.
Since then, HTC has produced a number of Android-based handsets that are not only just as good as the Pre but were also available on significantly cheaper tariffs, until now.
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NZIPA was established in 1912. To mark its centenary year oral history interviews were conducted with five members of the profession. The interviews are held in the Oral History Collection at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington.
Additional oral histories have been recorded since 2014.
NZIPA's Oral History was handed over to the Alexander Turnbull Library on 19 June 2014. A small function was held at the National Library in Wellington to celebrate the event.
Photos kindly supplied by Imaging Services, Alexander Turnbull Library.


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Allen Patrick Net Worth 2018: What is this NFL football player worth?
Allen Patrick is a professional football player who plays Running back. Patrick was born on February 15, 1984, in Conway, South Carolina. Patrick's height is 6 ft 1 in. This page looks closely at Allen Patrick's net worth.
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In high school, Allen Patrick played football for Conway High School (South Carolina). Patrick played college football on the Oklahoma Sooners football team. In the 2008 NFL draft, Patrick was chosen number 240 in round 7.
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Allen Patrick Net Worth 2018
National Football League salaries range heavily. At the lowest level, NFL players earn as much as $400,000 to $600,000 annually. At the top level, stars can earn $50 million or more. The NFL salary cap is around $175 million.
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I'm not sure that it's very useful to associate beer and politics. But Mikkeller dared to do it with this beer baptised "Sarbo Radikale," from the name of Mikkel Sarbo, a member of the Danish Radical Party (Radikale Venstre) who stood in local elections in November 2013. Besides, this product is (today) no longer registered on the brewery's website.
Beer-wise, that's a pity! This Belgian pale ale-style beer is in fact one of a series of very different beers, each dedicated to a yeast — here, brettanomyces, colloquially referred to as "Brett." All its characteristics connect it with Orval — without, however, having the same magnitude. But it is (was) a fruity success.
This is our second column concerning the so-called "phantom" Mikkeller Brewery, based in Copenhagen (Denmark). Americans will appreciate learning that this company opened a bar in San Francisco in July 2013.


There are few places where I can run that I can go back to time and time again, where it feels like I'm experiencing it for the very first time. Lynn Canyon and neighboring Rice Lake definitely qualify as one of those places. I can run these trails in the heat of summer, the rains and mud of spring and fall, and even during the fresh snow and ice in winter.
I first discovered Lynn Canyon many many years ago because of the free suspension bridge that's there. Sure, it's not as long or as high up as the famous Capilano Suspension Bridge, but you don't have to pay to cross the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge.
Below is the route I took, starting at the Visitor's Center for the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge, then running along the Baden Power Trail until I reached Rice Lake. The return trip took me south of the suspension bridge to the twin falls bridge, before returning to the visitor's center.
This tiny sign points the way to the Baden Powell Trail. Is it really 15 minutes to Dempsey Road? It's only a hair over a half mile away. But it does take about 15 minutes to get there because there's a lot of climbing involved.
Here we start descending downward. It's a bit wet on some spots so I don't rush down these stairs. Seeing that my run here was only two days before a race, I was being careful.
At this point, the trail runs alongside the Lynn Headwaters. The rush of the waters might be loud, but it's also soothing, at least to me. It's nature: pure and unrestrained.
After this point, the climb up starts again, and it keeps going up and up until you reach Dempsey Road. These stairs remind me of the Double Dipsea stairs, though much more tame.
As I climbed these stairs, flashbacks of the Dipsea Stairs at Muir Woods came back to me. The Double Dipsea is just pure pain, but I tackled the stairs here as best I could, knowing that it would be good preparation for the Double Dipsea itself.
The trail reaches Dempsey Road, which is large homes on one side and the forest on the other. But you're only on Dempsey Road for less than a quarter mile before the trail turns into the forest once again. Once across Pipeline Bridge, which is a wooden bridge that crosses over the Lynn Headwaters, you're presented with the following sign.
Several years prior, I went for a run to find Rice Lake. I started where I always start, at the suspension bridge, but because it was winter and there was a lot of snow on the ground, I didn't see this sign and ended up going towards the Lynn Headwaters Connector. It was about two miles before I realized that I'd taken a wrong turn. Not that I was worried as there are people running that morning, despite the snow. I never did reach Rice Lake on that trip. It would be another two years or more before I would return to the area to once again attempt to find my way to Rice Lake.
The trail runs around the perimeter of Rice Lake. But there are nice spots like the one below that give you a glimpse of the lake.
It almost looks like a portal that once you step through will take you to a magical place. Magical, I guess, if you want to get wet! I don't know if the waters are warm or cold. I have yet to dip my hand into it. Perhaps next time.
When I first beheld the sight below, I did a double-take.
It was such a trippy sight! My eyes knew there was a lake there, but my brain was spinning because it looked like that bench was on the edge of a precipice. I'm not used to seeing lake waters so still that you get a picture perfect reflection. The lakes in the San Francisco area are not as calm.
Here's a photo of the lake. The waters are smooth as glass.
Perhaps it's because in such an isolated area, free of city traffic and tall trees to block the winds.
Below is a photo of a fisherman I had the chance to chat with. He'd caught two rainbow trout just before I showed up.
After chatting for a short bit with the fisherman, I moved on and completed my loop of Rice Lake and headed back towards the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge. My trip took me down a different path until I reached the 30 Foot Pool.
The green colors in the pool were stunning! It was too green to be a reflection of the trees in the waters, but I'd also never seen algae that green before.
Moving along the trail, I worked my way past the suspension bridge and towardsTwin Falls which has a wooden bridge spanning the waters.
The trail is slightly different on this side of the waters. The below wooden footpaths were built in order to preserve some of the flora and fauna of the area. Too many feet trampling the vegetation in the area.
And finally we reach Twin Falls. It took me a bit to get the below shot just right. I didn't have an ND filter so I really had to close the aperture and lightly drag the shutter.
Below is the bridge where I took the shot from. I intentionally spent some time there because I knew I had a steep climb coming.
Once back up to the parking lot by the visitor's center, I had to, of course, take a photo at my favorite suspension bridge.
Even though I've now taken photos of this trail, I'll never get tired of it. There's so many little things along the way to see and take pictures of. Along the way, there was a memorial and also a relic from earlier in the 20th century. I'll revisit those spots and blog about them on a future visit.
Gear used: Fuji X-T1 and 35mm f/2 prime lens.


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We believe that our membership fees are very reasonable. There are no hidden costs - lights and heaters are included in your membership so there is nothing further to pay.
We also provide flexibility so fees can be paid annually or by monthly direct debit.
- Individual Adult £205 per year or £20 per month Married couple/Partnership £300 per year or £29 per month
- Over 70 £60 per year Over 65 £130 per year or £12 per month
- Student/youth (under 21) £95 per year Junior (under 18) £38 per year Junior (under 15) £26 per year
- Guest Fees £5
For a limited time we also have the option of taking up a trial membership. For only £40 you can join the club for a 3 month period then decide whether you want to sign up on a longer term basis.
Joining our squash club gives you access to the facilities 24/7. This includes both courts for squash or racketball and also the third court which is set up for table tennis and houses a small gym, including free weights, cross trainer, rowing machine and bike.
Membership also provides access to the Dunfermline Sports Club where we have a lovely bar area with BT Sport. It's a great place to unwind and refresh yourself after a hard game of squash!
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Q: Redux Action not being fired I have setup an application with Relay, Redux and GraphQL. When I fire an action to show the dropdown the state is not updated (The state is updated when I use react-redux devtools to dispatch the action.)
I have the following action:
export function showDropdown() {
  return {
    type: SHOW_DROPDOWN,
    dropdownType: PROFILE_SETTINGS,
    dropdownProps: {}
  }
 }

and the following component
import React from 'react';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';

import { showDropdown } from '../../redux/actions/dropdownActions';

function StreamWidget() {
  const onClickHandler = () => {
  this.props.showDropdown();
}

return (

);
}
export default connect(null, { showDropdown })(StreamWidget);

When I click the link I get
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'showDropdown' of undefined
and when I change this.props.showDropdown() to showDropdown() I do not get the error but nothing happens the store is not updated.
I welcome all suggestions on how I can solve this. Thankyou
// Router
const Router = createFarceRouter({
  historyProtocol: new BrowserProtocol(),
  historyMiddlewares: [queryMiddleware],
  routeConfig: routes,

  render: createRender({}),
});

// Redux
const store = createStore(
  rootReducer,
  compose (
    applyMiddleware(thunk),
    window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ &&
window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__()
 )
);

// Render component into DOM element.
const render = Component => {
  ReactDOM.render(
    <AppContainer>
      <Provider store={store}>
        <Router resolver={new Resolver(environment)} />
      </Provider>
    </AppContainer>,
    document.getElementById('root')
  )
}

A: The props are passed as an argument to your function:
import React from 'react';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';

import { showDropdown } from '../../redux/actions/dropdownActions';

function StreamWidget(props) {
  const onClickHandler = () => props.showDropdown()

  return (

  );
}
export default connect(null, { showDropdown })(StreamWidget);

A: Your function is not a props of your component so you should call it directly without this.props (showDropDown())
Besides, you have the error about the "marked as required" as you must have defined your React properties as required in your propTypes so you should remove the related line.
And in order to fire an action you should dispatch it and to do so you need to get access to that function. This can be done through the mapDispatchToProps function and connect.


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Elke König (born 28 January 1954) is a German MBA in Business and auditor. From January 2012, she was president of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin); in December 2014, she became the first Chair of the newly established Single Resolution Board (SRB) of the Single Resolution Mechanism headquartered in Brussels. She served as Chair of the SRB until January 2023 when her second term expired.

Early life and education
König was born near Cologne (Rhineland). She studied Business Administration at the University of Cologne from 1972 to 1976, where she earned a doctoral degree (Dr rer. pol.) between 1976 and 1980.

Career
From 1980 to 1990, König worked for KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft in Cologne auditing and advising insurance undertakings, from 1986 as a holder of a special statutory authority ("Prokuristin") and from 1988 as a director and partner. From 1990 to 2002, as a member of senior management of the Munich Re Group, König was Head of Accounting before moving to Hannover Rückversicherung AG, the world's third-biggest reinsurer at the time, as Chief Financial Officer. From 2010 to end-2011, König was a member of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in London.

President of BaFin, 2012–2014
In January 2012, König was the successor of Jochen Sanio as president of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) in Bonn. The formal handover took place on 24 January 2012 in Frankfurt.

In her capacity as president of BaFin, König also served as member of the Financial Stability Board. During her time in office, BaFin escalated an investigation into possible manipulation of the euro interbank offered rate (Euribor) to include a special probe of German banks.

In 2013, König and Claudia Buch were cited by German media as contenders for a post on the Executive Board of the European Central Bank that eventually went to Sabine Lautenschläger. In late 2014, König resigned from her post at BaFin; her successor was Felix Hufeld who took office in 2015.

Chair of the SRB, 2014–2023
By late 2014, König was nominated by Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble for the top job at the ESM, an EU fund designed to limit the fallout from a collapse of the banking system; at the time, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium Luc Coene as well as the former European Investment Bank head, Philippe Maystadt, were considered her contenders for the three-year mandate.

As Chair of the SRB, König is responsible for the management of the organisation, the work of the Board, the budget, all staff, and the Executive and Plenary sessions of the Board. The General Counsel, the Policy Coordination and International Relations Unit, the Communications office and the Internal Audit function report directly to her. In addition to her role in the EU Agency, she chairs the Resolution Steering Group of the Financial Stability Board (FSB).

During her first term in office, König oversaw the sale of Spain's ailing Banco Popular Español to rival Banco Santander, the first wind-down of a eurozone bank under new rules aimed at reducing taxpayers' costs when lenders fail.

In November 2017, the European Commission proposed to extend König's mandate for five years. In January 2023, when König's second term expired, Dominique Laboureix succeeded her as the new chair of the SRB.

Other activities
 Hannover Center of Finance, Honorary Member
 Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Member of the Board of Trustees (-2015)

Personal life
König is married and has two children. She lives in Hannover.

Publications
  Targeted external accounting for public broadcasters in the Federal Republic of Germany: Reflections on an aligned to the information interests of the audience external accounting . Series of the Institute for Broadcasting Law at the University of Cologne, Vol. 35; simultaneously Dissertation Univ. Cologne 1981. C.H. Beck, Munich 1983, .

References

External links

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Living people
University of Cologne alumni


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A Brief History of 'Incel,' the Misogynistic Group Allegedly Cited By Toronto Van Attacker
Alek Minassian has been charged with 10 murders. Before the attack began he allegedly posted his support for Incel and praised mass murderer Elliot Rodger.
by Mack Lamoureux
Apr 24 2018, 9:55pm
Photo via Reddit screenshot.
The Toronto van attack that left 10 dead and 14 more wounded on Monday has raised a lot of questions—and a Facebook update, that was seemingly posted by accused mass murderer Alek Minassian just before the attack took place, only further added to the confusion.
At about 1:30 on Monday afternoon, for around seven minutes, a white rental van drove at high speeds on Yonge Ave and Finch in northern Toronto mounting the curb and at times driving in the wrong direction, striking pedestrians. Minassian was arrested shortly after and faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder.
The following post was confirmed by Facebook to VICE as authentic to Alek Minassian's profile, however police have not confirmed he wrote it, just that it appeared on his page.
"Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt. 4chan please. C23249161," reads the post. "The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!"
Incel is short for "involuntarily celibate" and centres itself on men who blame women for the fact that they aren't able to get laid. The group, while decentralized politically, is toxically misogynistic and virulently anti-feminist with many men wishing violence and rape upon women. The essential belief in the community is that the "system" is sexually rigged against men in favour of women. The term incel was actually coined by a Toronto woman in 1993 but was co-opted by men in recent years.
The group exists on websites like Lookism or the /r9k/ page of 4chan. On Reddit, the most popular page for Incels, r/Braincels, actually felt the need to state they do not condone the attack, writing "r/Braincels, does not support, encourage, or glorify any violence or physical harm, or those who commit such crimes."
Last year Reddit banned the r/incels subreddit, which boasted about 40,000 members at the time.
The "Chads and Stacys" that are referenced in the post refer to sexually accomplished men and the women who pass over the incels in favour of the "Chads." Within the community, Elliot Rodger, who was name-checked in Minassian's Facebook post and the man who introduced the world to Incels, is often praised as a hero.
"I'm 22 years old and I'm still a virgin," reads a portion of Rodgers manifesto. "I've never even kissed a girl. I've been through college for two and a half years, more than that actually, and I'm still a virgin. It has been very torturous. College is the time when everyone experiences those things such as sex and fun and pleasure. Within those years, I've had to rot in loneliness.
"It's not fair. You girls have never been attracted to me. I don't know why you girls aren't attracted to me, but I will punish you all for it. It's an injustice, a crime, because ... I don't know what you don't see in me."
You can read an in-depth look into the incel subculture below:
Shortly after posting the manifesto Rodger stabbed three men to death, shot three sorority sisters (killing two,) and shot up a deli-mart, killing one. The rampage only ended when Rodger put a bullet in his head. At the end of the day Rodger had killed seven (including himself) and injured 14.
The online community was dealt a blow in November of last year with Reddit making the rare decision to ban the incel subreddit. The subreddit was dubbed a "support group" for incels. The social media platform stated that the group had broken its rule against inciting violence. The subreddit referred to Rodger as "Saint Elliot." Since r/incels was shut down a new subreddit, this one called r/Braincels, opened up, which now has 16,900 followers and describes itself as "incels and guests celebrating incel culture."
The two incel subreddits have gained enough notoriety that they actually spurred a watchdog subreddit called r/inceltears that chronicles and makes fun of the incels.
Members of the incel community have tried distancing themselves from Minassian by declaring he wasn't a true member of the community or that his connection to the group is "fake news." However, not all users distanced themselves from Minassian, on 4Chan and on r/Braincels some users started to praise Minassian in a similar way to Rodger leading the mods of the reddit to delete numerous posts.
In the end, the mods had to close comments on the post which outlined CBC confirming Minassian's alleged incel status, writing "there's too much edgy garbage and brigading in this thread. The last thing we need right now is more comments violating the content policy."
Shortly after the attack, Facebook deleted Minassian's account as it violated their content guidelines. A VICE News exclusive also found that Minassian was briefly a member of the Canadian military, and that two of the numbers mentioned in his post may relate to the military, with "00010" being the actual trade number for the Canadian infantry and "C23249161" seeming like a legitimate service number.
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Camp sessions throughout the country include separate goalkeeper and striker programs at both regular and advanced levels. Campers are grouped by age, size and ability and are continually reevaluated. Half-week minicamps operate at certain locations.


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Full desktop ROS container.

License: according to LICENSE.md in the root directory of the PX4 Firmware repository

**TODO:**

- use https://github.com/phusion/baseimage-docker as base
- add user, best synced with host
- configure ssh to work with vagrant out of the box

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Salary: TDET Scale 6 (£20,121 - £22,072) or Scale 7 (£22,072 - £25,112) depending upon experience and qualifications. Scale 8 possible for an exceptional candidate.
52 weeks per year, 37 hours per week.
We are a successful and oversubscribed school of approximately 1,200 students. We are seeking to appoint an IT Technician to join our IT Support Team. Reporting to the Network Manager you will assist in running the school's ICT network, and help staff and students with their use of ICT. The role will also involve supporting the IT network and staff at Whitehill Primary School, also in Gravesend. Very occasional evening working will be required to support whole school events e.g. open evening.
You are likely to have 2 or more years experience in an IT support role. You will have experience in working with Windows, Active Directory, and networking hardware (cabling and switches). Experience of cloud solutions, particularly Google, and of SIMS.net would be a distinct advantage, as would experience of working with audio-visual equipment. Previous education experience is desirable but not essential.
Please visit the School website www.gravesendgrammar.com for an application form. You can also contact Andrew Burwood, Network Manager, on 01474 369531 for more details.


This is supposed to be one of the five easiest squares. Well, sure, if you knit exactly according to the pattern. But when I tried that, it was going to come out ridiculously short; if I added a fourth vertical repeat at that gauge, it would have been too tall.
I monkeyed around with several unsuccessful modifications, but in the end, I chose to add 4 rows of reverse stockinette to the center section before and after the heart motifs.
Fidgety business: I worked the garter borders on 51 stitches instead of 55. I increased four stitches in the last row of the border, then increased another four stitches in the process of beginning the first hearts (two stitches at the base of each motif, bringing the stitch count to the expected 59 and successfully avoiding cable splay.
By the way, here's Susan Rainey's interpretation of the Selesnick square with four pattern repeats.


Lunkerhunt Popping Frog is rated 3.8 out of 5 by 55.
By creating a noticeable water surface disturbance, the Lunkerhunt Popping Frog will drive bass and pike crazy. It was designed for the concave face to catch water, which causes popping and spitting noises, and the swimming legs to extend on retrieve. The weedless design Popping Frog has a super soft hollow body which compresses under the slightest amount of pressure. When compressed, the quality upturned hooks are ready for the hookset.
Rated 2 out of 5 by JbassAz from Maybe might grab another one? I was kinda disappointed in this frog , but actually I've only fished it one morning and it's dog days of summer but I felt it carried to much water and just floated a few inches under the water not really popping on the surface. I had a few blow ups on it and I like the hooks very sharp and strong . Very much like the bluegill color all you need with frogs is the belly color to be good . Felt like the legs didn't really kick out too good unless I popped it hard . Willing to give it another shot with getting another one or a smaller version.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mechnik from Perfect size Just the right size to catch anything from big largemouths to large bluegills.
Rated 5 out of 5 by NJBassIN from Exciting blow ups! This review is for the smaller popping version in bluegill pattern. Surface popping is excellent and produced several hits and lands for me. Largest was just under 3lbs. Wait a second or two before the hook set and works well. Weed less ability is very good. You will need to squeeze the water out of it occasionally but hay takes one second and isn't a bother to me considering the action it creates. Purchased a second and a third (larger one). Great for fishing in the weeds and giving you that heart pounding blow up!
Rated 1 out of 5 by Mike1969 from doesn't function as advertised. On the package it claims real life like action. The hind legs are supposed to kick out like a frog's legs would do. They do not. It also will not even stay upright in the water. It is constantly rolling over on it's backside which makes the action even worse. It is also very difficult to get any kind of pop from it. I fish poppers quite a bit, and this is one of the worst I have ever tried. I also have one of these in the 1/2 ounce size which I have not tried yet. Hopefully it works better.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Brady from Awesome Love the looks and the hooks are extremely sharp and the legs provide a really cool and bite provoking action!
Rated 5 out of 5 by judy72 from It was just as it was pictured. Our grandson wanted this one item for his birthday. It came to our house in a timely fashion.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Bobbo31 from Great action and presentation. Works great for me couldn't be happier. Rides right across pass and grass.


Why do people buy organic skin care products? For the same reason they buy organic food products - to avoid toxic exposure to toxic chemicals! In fact, science indicates that we may actually absorb more toxins through our skin, than from any foods we eat!
You have heard it said, "You are what you eat"...well it may also be true that you are what you put on your skin! Medical research reveals that what you put on your skin absorbs into your blood stream.
Why Consumers Are Willing To Pay More!
Recent consumer research indicates that shoppers are willing to pay more for top rated organic personal care products such as organic soap, organic facial cleanser, organic face cream and organic body lotion, because they want to use safe skin care products. It is a fact that many over the counter skin care products such as skin cleansers, lotions and moisturizers contain a variety of untested toxic ingredients which are clearly linked to poor health and disease.
You may want to check your current skin care products against this harmful ingredients list.
But...Are All Natural or Organic Skin Care Products Really Safe?
You might expect a product label that says "natural" or "organic" to be, well … natural or organic. This is often not the case! With no government regulation of the use of the words "organic" or "natural" in personal care product labeling, companies will often list a few botanical ingredients on their labels to entice consumers, hoping they won't notice the list of synthetic petrochemical and oleochemical emollients, thickeners, detergents, fragrances and preservatives.
This March '08 article published by the Organic Consumers Association, reports that a synthetic chemical carcinogen called 1,4-dioxane, is being found in many popular "organic" or "natural" labeled products.
1,4-dioxane is generated through a process called ethoxylation, in which ethylene oxide, is added to other chemicals to make them less harsh. This process creates the by-product 1,4-dioxane.
Even many top-selling product brands in the natural personal products sector were found to contain this dangerous 1,4-dioxane contaminant!
USDA Certified Organic Skin Care Products tested free of 1-4 Dioxane!
How To Make Sure Your Skin Is Safe!
What can you as a consumer do with this information? Double check your skin care products label to make sure you have selected a non toxic skin care product.
If you find toxic ingredients, complain to the manufacturer, and contact your government officials to voice your opinion for change.
especially designed to nurture your skin while also safeguarding your health!
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Rate of Pay & Conditions of Service 2017 – Virgin Trains East Coast
Members updates
To RMT Virgin East Coast Members
RMT TO CONTINUE WITH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
You may have by now have received a communication dated 6th April from Claire Ansley, Customer Experience Director and John Doughty, Engineering Director. Whilst it is a rather long missive I am not quite sure what it is trying to achieve!
Members are well aware that VTEC management tried to bulldoze the pay settlement and bypass the agreed machinery. This is the first company of this size to do so and they hoped that you and your colleagues would just roll over and accept the position.
I am not going to go through this email from VTEC point by point as they are just rehashing most of the arguments they have already made but I will answer two of the points they make.
"After a year of negotiations, numerous concessions by Virgin Trains East Coast in an attempt to reach a deal, and a failed attempt by the RMT to persuade its members to carry out industrial action, it's disappointing the RMT continues to work against us when we have reached a deal with Unite and TSSA."
We are not working against VTEC we are working for you, our members. You have told us in no uncertain terms that you want us to continue to pursue legal proceedings (Employment Tribunal Claims) against the company over their imposition of the pay award and disregard of the long standing agreed machinery of negotiation.
"We appreciate for those of you who haven't been paid this may be unwelcome news and not what you wanted to hear. It's really frustrating for us, and we don't know why the RMT has taken this position."
The reason we have taken this position is because you asked us to. We would not be in this position if the company had not taken its aggressive stance by imposing the pay when negotiations were clearly not at an end.
The legal proceedings are progressing and I will keep you informed of the progress as soon as there is anything to report.
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