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La Fagradalsfjall, toponyme islandais signifiant littéralement en français « la montagne de la belle vallée » d'après la Fagridalur, « la belle vallée », située au nord-ouest, est une montagne et volcan d'Islande situé dans le Sud-Ouest du pays, dans le centre de la Reykjanesskagi. Système volcanique peu actif et isolé de toute construction et activité humaine, il entre en éruption en 2021 après  de calme éruptif dans la péninsule.

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La Fagradalsfjall est située dans l'extrême Sud-Ouest de l'Islande, sur la Reykjanesskagi qui s'avance dans l'océan Atlantique, au sud-ouest de la capitale Reykjavik et au sud-est de l'aéroport international de Keflavík ; les villes les plus proches sont Grindavík au sud-ouest sur la côte sud de la péninsule et Vogar au nord-nord-ouest sur sa côte nord. Les environs immédiats de la montagne sont déserts, loin de toute construction ou activité humaine, les infrastructures les plus proches étant représentées par la route 427 passant au sud, la route 43, le long de laquelle se trouve le Lagon bleu et la centrale géothermique de Svartsengi, passant à l'ouest et la route 41 plus loin au nord. La Fagradalsfjall en elle-même se présente sous la forme d'un plateau allongé orienté nord-est-sud-ouest et culminant à  d'altitude à son rebord septentrional nommé Langhóll.

Elle constitue un des volcans d'un vaste système incluant des fissures volcaniques et d'autres bouches éruptives comme le Keilir. Ce volcan est entouré par deux autres systèmes volcaniques, le Reykjanes à l'ouest et le Krýsuvík à l'est. Il est parfois considéré comme étant lui-même un système à part entière.

Histoire

Accident aérien

Le , un avion Consolidated B-24 Liberator de l'United States Army Air Forces s'écrase sur le flanc de la montagne, tuant le lieutenant général et commandant de toutes les forces américaines de l' Frank Maxwell Andrews et quatorze autres personnes. L'appareil venait des États-Unis et était en phase d'approche pour atterrir à Keflavik. Il n'y eut qu'un seul survivant qui vit les secours arriver au bout de . Quelques débris du crash peuvent encore être retrouvés sur les lieux de l'accident.

Éruption de 2021

À partir de la fin 2020, l'activité sismique augmente fortement sous le volcan, faisant craindre une éruption à court terme dans le secteur, la première depuis le . L'éruption débute le  dans la soirée lorsque des témoins rapportent des rougeoiements dans les nuages ; une reconnaissance aérienne des garde-côtes d'Islande permet de constater l'apparition d'une fissure d'environ  de long dans la Geldingadalir, littéralement en français « la vallée des hongres », un vallon sur le flanc est de la montagne. Cette nouvelle fissure fait partie du système volcanique de la Fagradalsfjall mais ce n'est pas la montagne  qui est en éruption, les autorités et la population parlant d'ailleurs de la , en français « l'éruption de la Geldingadalir » ; ce phénomène est le même que celui observé en 1783 lorsque des fissures s'ouvrent au Laki alors qu'elles sont issues du système volcanique du Grímsvötn.

De la fissure s'échappe de la lave basaltique très fluide qui construit en quelques heures deux petits cônes de scories. La configuration des lieux, une petite vallée en cuvette, fait que la coulée de lave qui s'éloigne de la fissure est piégée par le relief, elle est par conséquent peu étendue mais a tendance à s'épaissir. Les émanations de gaz, notamment soufrés, peuvent poser problème pour les nombreux visiteurs qui se pressent sur les flancs de la montagne pour admirer l'éruption, les autorités limitant temporairement l'accès si les conditions de sécurité ne sont pas réunies. Bien qu'une zone de restriction aérienne ait été mise en place au-dessus du site de l'éruption, l'activité de l'aéroport international de Keflavík tout proche n'est pas perturbée par la présence du panache volcanique tout comme ça avait pu l'être lors de précédentes éruptions et notamment celle de l'Eyjafjöll en 2010.

Le  soit plus de deux semaines après le début de l'éruption, une nouvelle fissure de près de  de longueur s'ouvre dans une pente dominant la Meradalir, à environ un kilomètre de la première fissure. De la lave s'en échappe, emprunte une petite gorge sous la forme d'une étroite coulée avant de s'étaler dans le fond de la Meradalir juste à l'est. Dans la nuit du 6 au  à minuit, une troisième fissure de  de longueur s'ouvre entre les deux premières, laissant s'échapper elle aussi une petite coulée de lave qui fusionne avec celle de la Geldingadalir et de la Meradalir, donnant naissance à un seul et unique champ de lave commun aux trois fissures.

L'activité effusive calme et continue du début de l'éruption laisse place à partir du  à une activité pulsatile, alternant des périodes de calme parfois sans aucune émission de lave notable interrompues toutes les quelques dizaines de minutes par des fontaines de lave atteignant environ  de hauteur, la plus haute mesurée à  de hauteur, et visibles notamment depuis Reykjavik. Le doublement du débit de lave émise au cours de ce nouveau comportement éruptif laisse penser aux volcanologues qu'une partie de cette lave s'échappe par des fissures situées sous la coulée de lave et ne formant ainsi aucune fontaine. La chambre magmatique, initialement supposée relativement petite donc rapidement vidée au cours de l'éruption, pourrait s'avérer beaucoup plus grande, aboutissant à la formation d'un nouveau volcan bouclier si l'éruption se prolonge suffisamment.

La coulée de lave, initialement bloquée dans les cuvettes de la Geldingadalir et de la Meradalir et alimentée en continu par de la lave dont le débit augmente graduellement depuis le début de l'éruption, menace de s'étendre à de nouvelles régions à partir de la mi mai. Ainsi, suivant les projections en fonction de la topographie locale, la coulée progresserait en direction du sud en empruntant deux petites vallées parallèles de part et d'autre du Stóri-Hrútur, le chemin vers le nord étant bloqué par des reliefs légèrement plus élevés. Après plusieurs centaines de mètres de progression dans ces vallées, la route côtière 427 serait atteinte par la lave puis le littoral en lui-même, recouvrant alors le Skollahraun, une plaine côtière à l'est de Grindavík. Les enjeux humains restent minimes dans cette partie de l'Islande mais deux levées en terre sont érigées le  afin de freiner voire stopper la progression de la lave dans la petite vallée de Nátthagi où des câbles de communication sont enterrés. Ces digues se révèlent inefficaces puisque celle la plus à l'est est submergée par la lave qui pénètre ainsi dans le vallon le  et la digue la plus à l'ouest l'est le . Le 16 septembre, une nouvelle coulée de lave se répand dans la vallée de Nátthagi conduisant les autorités à rappeler les consignes de prudence à l'attention des randonneurs. Les coulées cessent peu après et, du fait qu'aucune autre ne s'est produite dans les trois mois suivants, l'éruption est déclarée terminée le 18 décembre.

Éruption de 2022

Le , quatre jours après la fin de l'éruption, un trémor lié à une remontée de magma se déclenche, faisant craindre une nouvelle éruption à une échéance incertaine. Le , la remontée de magma se poursuit ; il est alors détecté à deux kilomètres de profondeur. Après une courte mais intense crise sismique à l'été 2022, la lave refait son apparition sur les flancs de la Fagradalsfjall le  vers . Une fissure de  de longueur et orientée nord-est-sud-ouest dans le même sens que celle de l'éruption de 2021 s'ouvre sur le flanc ouest de la Meradalahnúkar, une petite colline située juste au nord-est de la Fagradalsfjall et au nord de la Meradalir, à un kilomètre au nord-est du site de l'éruption de 2021 et en bordure de son champ de lave. De la lave de même composition chimique que l'éruption précédente s'en échappe immédiatement et forme une coulée qui progresse vers le sud-est en direction de la Meradalir, recouvrant en partie le champ de lave de la précédente éruption. Supérieur à  au début de l'éruption, le débit moyen de lave diminue fortement au bout d'une dizaine de jours, chutant à  le . Au , le volume total émis est de  de mètres cubes, soit  du volume de l'éruption de 2021, et le champ de lave atteint des épaisseurs de  et jusqu'à  autour du nouveau cratère. De par son poids, cette masse de lave fraîche exerce une pression sur la lave plus ancienne et pas encore totalement refroidie, ce qui provoque son déplacement à l'intérieur de l'ancien champ de lave et l'augmentation de son épaisseur sur  en deux endroits en périphérie.

Dans la culture
La chanteuse islandaise Björk a tourné sur les flancs de la Fagradalsfjall le clip de la chanson Black Lake de son album Vulnicura sorti en 2015.

Références

Volcan en Suðurnes
Ancien volcan sous-glaciaire
Sommet en Islande
Plateau en Islande


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Sei paesaggi nella pioggia è un album dei Quadraphonic pubblicato nel 2001.

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The U.S. envoy to United Nations, Nikki Haley, on June 27, pointed to opportunities in Indo-U.S. relationship at multiple levels including counter-terrorism and military aspects and said her visit was aimed at solidifying the partnership between the two oldest democracies in the world.
Haley, who is on her first visit to India after becoming U.S. envoy to UN, asserted that religious freedom is as important as freedom of people and their rights.
Haley, accompanied by U.S. ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, visited the tomb of Mughal emperor Humayun in Delhi and termed her visit as coming back home.
Haley said that there are lot of things common between India and the U.S. and her visit was to solidify the friendship.
Haley asserted the importance of religious freedom.
Haley, during her two-day visit, met senior Indian officials, business leaders and students, underscoring America's "strong alliance" with the country.
Talks between Haley, the highest ranking Indian American in the Donald Trump administration, and Indian officials include a host of topics including India-U.S. strategic ties and significant global developments.
Haley, the daughter of Sikh immigrants from Punjab, is the first Indian American to serve in a Cabinet-level position in any U.S. presidential administration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley today discussed ways to enhance India-U.S. cooperation in various fields, including counter-terrorism.
Haley also met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and discussed ways to deepen the Indo-U.S. strategic partnership and the ongoing cooperation between the two countries at the UN.
During her call on with the prime minister, Haley noted the deepening relations between India and the U.S., particularly in the strategic and defense sectors.
"Both the dignitaries discussed ways to enhance India-U.S. cooperation, including on counter-terrorism and in multilateral fora.
"They expressed confidence that strong India-U.S. partnership will continue to be an important factor for global peace and prosperity," a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.
The PM appreciated President Donald Trump's South Asia and Indo-Pacific strategies and commended his initiative for denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Haley conveyed greetings from President Trump while Modi warmly recalled their earlier meetings and interactions.


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Recap: Avalanche 6, Canucks 3
By David Driscoll-Carignan Mar 27, 2008, 9:03am MDT
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In 2006, the Colorado Avalanche finished the season with 95 points, good enough for 7th place in the Western Conference. In 2007, the Avs again finished with 95, but, of course, that was one point too few. This year, the Drive for 95 is once again vital. If the Avalanche reach 95 points, they are in the playoffs no matter what the Predators and the Oilers do the rest of the way. Actually, 94 is probably enough; if we're tied at 94 with Nashville, we should get in based on the 4th tiebreaker - goal differential. But "Drive for 94" doesn't rhyme, so 95 it is.
The Avalanche would need 7 points in their final 4 games to reach that 95-point mark. That won't be easy, but this team has shown lately that they are perfectly capable of beating almost any team if they are willing to work for it. Last night was no exception, as Colorado extended their season-long dominance of the Vancouver Canucks 6-3.
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The Canucks had played the night before in Calgary, and the Avalanche seemed eager to take advantage of any lingering fatigue. Colorado exploded out of the starting gate and controlled all of the early play. Jordan Leopold scored on the powerplay just 5:10 in. It was his second PP goal in as many games (and on the season). Not bad for a guy who wouldn't be playing if Adam Foote was healthy. Unfortunately, Leopold was injured in the game. It was his 593rd injury since joining the Avalanche.
The Canucks did manage to get back into the game for a little while. Daniel Sedin scored just as a penalty to Ryan Smyth was expiring at the 9:59 mark and then Taylor Pyatt lobbed a floater past Jose Theodore to improbably make it 2-1. The puck was taking a funky hop and was deflected a couple of times, but that was a dud of an effort by Theodore. Frankly, I thought Theo was fighting the puck all night long and this game could have had a disastrous outcome.
It didn't, though. Not long after the Canucks took the lead, Ian Laperriere took on Jeff Cowan and gave him a sound beating. The fight re-energized both the Pepsi Center crowd and the Avalanche bench. It was the 2nd straight game that Laperriere managed to swing the momentum without notching a point (take that, Roger Millions). From that point on, it was just a matter of time. Paul Stastny tied it at the 4:54 mark of the 2nd, finding a Milan Hejduk rebound on the ice next to a sprawling Roberto Luongo. Hejduk's shot was set up beautifully by a new linemate: Peter Forsberg. More on that in a bit.
Just over a minute after the Stastny goal, John-Michael Liles fed Cody McLeod with an excellent headman pass. McLeod found himself all alone on Luongo and he made it count, slipping it home 5-hole to make it 3-2. It was McLeod's 4th goal of the season and first in 35 games. And while it didn't end up to be the game winner, it was the one that effectively ended the game for the Canucks. Hejduk rifled a shot past Luongo at the 10:29 mark to make it 4-2, and at that point I was wondering when Luongo would be pulled. I only had to wait another 1:02; Ben Guite scored his 11th of the year depositing yet another puck found under Luongo into the net. Luongo gave way to Curtis Sanford at that point. The Canucks scored late in the period to make it 5-3 (another crappy goal given up by Theodore), but the damage was done. Colorado had dominated the period - 23 shots to 11 - and was in control of the game. Hejduk scored just 23 seconds into the 3rd period to close out the scoring.
This new line - Forsberg, Stastny and Hejduk - was tremendous. The players combined for 9 points and were +5 in the game. More importantly, though, was the additional dimension the line brought to the game. The 3 goals the line scored were all off the rush. The crisp, cross-ice passes the trio exhibited was a throwback to the glory days of the franchise, and seemed to confuse the heck out of the Vancouver defensemen expecting the usual behind-the-net work. And, while this shouldn't be the deciding factor, that style is infinitely more enjoyable to watch.
On Monday, I mentioned on the Times blog that I didn't really want to see Vancouver make the playoffs. I'd probably have to rethink that answer if I felt there was a good chance that we'd actually face the Canucks at any point. With the win last night, we're 5-1-1 against Vancouver on the year, and have outscored them 27-15. 3.9 goals a game? Luongo Schmuongo.
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The lines started out like this, but before too long Forsberg and Ryan Smyth had swapped. Smyth had an interesting game to say the least, gathering 8 penalty minutes and just one shot on net. As time was expiring in the 2nd, he made the extremely ill-advised choice to fight with Alex Burrows (Burrows inexplicably ran screaming from Smyth like a scared schoolgirl). I would have been extremely irked if Smyth had injured himself fighting that pest, especially in a game that was already solidly in hand.
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The Avs scored 6 goals in a game for the first time since February 9th...against the Canucks.
The Avs won a whopping 60% of the draws last night, just the 4th time this year the team has reached 60%. Tyler Arnason was an inexplicable 73%. After putting up back to back 17% faceoff "efforts", Arnason has won 63% of the draws in his last 3 games.
Ruslan Salei had 5 shots, 4 hits and 3 blocked shots - all tops on the team (Hejduk had 5 shots as well).
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The Avalanche host the Oilers on Friday. This one's rather easy: if the Avalanche win in regulation, Edmonton won't be able to catch Colorado and would be chasing Vancouver (and Nashville) for the final spot. The Predators will be in Columbus on Friday and the Canucks will be in Minnesota. The Avs are just a point behind Dallas and two behind Calgary, but the Flames have a game in hand while Dallas has two.
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HomePoliticsOpposition APC propaganda is driving away prospective investors from Sierra Leone
Opposition APC propaganda is driving away prospective investors from Sierra Leone
February 2, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas Politics 14
PUAWUI Dr Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 February 2020:
From a Bank surplus and debit free environment, the economy began to tumble soon after the Ebola crisis and a decreased demand for iron ore. Sierra Leone's economy which had been rated as one of the fastest growing in Africa ( although it hadn't been trickling down to the people) almost took a nosedive. From the proceedings of the Commissions of Inquiry, the reasons are not far to fathom.
The APC government was spending as if there would never be wet months or a tomorrow. People In positions of responsibility had their hands deep in the cookie pot, with impunity.
The President did all kinds of "India rope trick," including musical chairs of moving his ministers and people dealing with our finances. None of the manoeuvres yielded the desired result.
Then the government formally introduced an austerity budget with stringent financial controls, or so it announced – including a freeze on new recruitment.
It reneged on all the measures it had agreed with the IMF and with itself, even before the ink was dry on the paper.
For example it surreptitiously recruited some 35 new personnel – mostly its supporters, into the Foreign Service through the back door.
At the end of the stipulated two years there was no statement as to the success or otherwise of its austerity measures.
Then came the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in 2018 which had been delayed by a year because the government was busy manipulating how to extend the length of the Presidential period; it included veiled steps to amend the constitution in order to accommodate their nefarious plans.
Statistics Sierra Leone released unrealistic increases in the population of certain areas, following which new administrative districts and new constituencies were created, all in a bid to give the APC an electoral advantage. To their uttermost dismay, things turned out differently.
Then stepped in President Julius Maada Bio and his New Direction agenda of human resource development, including Free Quality Education, improve an extended health care, and increased food Security.
There is a gestation period for even the most well-conceived and well planned programmes. With all the goodwill in the world, these take time and will never multiply like the Ebola or the current devastating coronavirus from Wuhan City of China.
In the meantime the people are going through very difficult times. There is no gainsaying about that. The 'gron dry' or the ground is very dry and almost arid. But the irony of this situation is that without any qualms the APC opposition have put the blame at the doors of the Bio administration.
In addition to hoping that the situation will deteriorate, they are using negative propaganda and falsehood to frighten prospective investors to the country as if the country is unstable and dangerous.
But their negative and destructive propaganda notwithstanding, there is today not only a light at the end of the tunnel, but a glow in the horizon.
Yes, both the World Bank, the IMF and the international community in general have expressed optimism in Sierra Leone's economic outlook in both short term and in the future.
Umaru. Fofana is not just another pen pusher journalist but one who has acquired international reputation for himself. I have on occasions criticised his "herd instinct" when it comes to protecting some errant members of his profession. But who can fault his recent interview with the visiting deputy Managing Director of the IMF. It was vintage strong medicine. And in it the IMF expressed cautious optimism at the direction that President Bio and his team are moving in relation to our future prospects.
Tears may be present now but soon there will be smiles on the face of the common man.
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Patrick Amara says:
The rhetoric you people are trying to paint will not work. You have not rested one bit since this new government took power. Oh you can't rest! You won't rest! The explicit hate for this government and anything that is not APC or northern is written all over your actions. Yes, your accusations are all borne out of deep-seated hate and prejudice against this leadership.
What human rights violations is this government committing that only you in the APC can see? Why don't we see the same agitation from NGC, C4C, PMDC, ADP, Unity, etc, etc? Why only APC? Are you the only people living in Sierra Leone that all the so-called human rights violations are only suffered by you? Give us the people of Sierra Leone a break. You lost the elections, face it. Live with it. Give this government a chance to rule and deliver. Stop stoking tribal hate just because you lost power.
We will continue to resist you all, because we the people of Sierra Leone have spoken with a loud and clear voice. We voted this government to power. You either accept that and respect the will of the people, or you expect to face us in your track to destroying this country!
Sahr Matturi says:
Indeed. Let's give APC a break and more importantly, the Bio Administration will not rest until they deliver the goods. They just have to clean up the excellent mess they have created. Period. If not, the huge and mighty APC political champion will kick their butts out of power in 2023. Abbee? Na True. Talking to myself.
The only party headquarters that have suffered violence and barbarity by the SLPP, is the APC. Also, the only party whose members and supporters have been subjected to unlawful incarceration by the SLPP, is the APC. I don't think any other opposition party will accept such acts of violence and barbarity against their party headquarters and supporters. The APC deserves praise and respect because, they have handled the situation all along with political maturity and discipline.
So, it does not make sense comparing the APC with other opposition parties, when it comes to violence and barbarity against their members, supporters and headquarters other than the APC. Does Mr. Patrick Amara agree with me? Definitely. Argue/Denny. God bless and help the APC defeat the SLPP mercilessly come 2023 and may God bless Mr. Patrick Amara.
George Ngegba says:
President Bio led administration is doing everything humanly impossible to see that things get to normalcy in this country. During the presidential debate the then presidential candidate now the seating president, said during the debate, "that APC officials are spending like a drunken sailor". The general public did not understand what he was saying at that moment. Immediately when he assumed the office of president he set up the Government Transition Team (GTT) investigation.
The GTT report actually speaks for itself and the APC said that it is a witch hunt. One of the recommendations from that report was for a judge led commission of inquiry to be established. As soon as the commission of inquiry started we actually realized that, the APC were indeed a drunken sailor; and over and above that, they were not good for themselves nor the state.
The only thing they have actually resorted to is driving away potential investors. They are doing this because they don't love the people of this land as they are claiming. Also, one of their hate propaganda is that, if all things go well the people of this land will never vote for them again. We just have to continue to lift the president and his team for them to deliver on the promises of their manifesto.
Disappointing stuff. The APC does care about and love the people of Sierra Leone. Secondly, the APC is not the investors' keeper. The SLPP are responsible for all what is happening under their watch. Bottom line, there is a total collapse of leadership. Discuss. Sierra Leone needs a very strong and decisive leader with international recognition and support to let the country negotiate with potential investors, to bring the billions of dollar investment the country needs.
I don't see that under the Bio Administration and leadership. All I know is, politicians like Chief Sam Sumana, Dr. Samura Kamara, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, former High Commissioner to the UK Mr. Tamba Lamina etc, have the credentials to bring such massive billions of dollar investment in the country in the twinkle of an eye. That I will guarantee everyone. God bless the APC, Chief Sam Sumana, Dr Samura Kamara, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, former High Commissioner Mr. Tamba Lamina and Mr. George Ngegba.
The APC party succeeded in destroying our country during the first term of the late President Tejan Kabba by inciting some of their supporters within the military to topple the democratic government elected by the people after 25 years of APC one party dictatorship. The APC party felt very uncomfortable then by the progress late President Kabba made within a year so they decided to introduce "the scorched earth policy "- to destroy anything that is useful for the development of our nation while they are in opposition.
With the rapid progress of the new direction government in the fight against corruption and the free quality education, the current APC opposition under the leadership of the lifetime leader Ernest Koroma is doing whatever it takes to destabilize the country before the completion of the ongoing commission of inquiry, but my only concern is not only about scaring potential investors but the possibility that our nation will be included in the travel ban list of the USA as in the case of our main regional partner Nigeria.
My only advice to the lifetime leader of the APC party is to be patriotic and accept or respect the will of the people who rejected your ideology through the ballot box. Sierra Leone is bigger than one man – as the Krio proverb says " COW SAY E DAE PUELL ROAD BUT E NOR KNOW SAY NA E WAISE E DAE PWELL.."
Mr. Alusine Fallay should know this – It's not the APC that is in power and condoning barbarity in the country presently. What is happening in our country presently is mainly due to lack of leadership and outsourcing presidential responsibilities to novices. Mr. Alusine Fallay has proactively started the blame game in case President Donald Trump bans Sierra Leoneans from entering the US.
Mr Alusine Fallay must work with me and all other commentators including APC supporters to condemn the violence, unlawful incarceration and barbarity against the opposition, especially the APC on this glorious platform, if he is sincere about his concerns for Sierra Leone not to be placed on the US ban list. Trying to put the blame on the APC for something that has not yet happen is only for the birds.
Personalities like President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister Mark Rutte to name a few, have constant security briefings on what is happening allover the world each day. If you for example, are in the habit of perpetuating violence, unlawful incarceration and barbarity against your people and the opposition, they will not come and tell you outright because of diplomatic protocols.
What they would do, in my view is, things like aid and other important development projects vital to the progress and prosperity of your country will be ignored. But, make no mistake, if your barbarity against your people affects their National Security and interests, then they will act swiftly. That I will guarantee you Mr. Alusine Fallay.
So, I advise Mr. Alusine Fallay not to blame the APC if Sierra Leoneans are banned from entering the US. He should blame his party the SLPP if President Donald Trump makes such a decision. The SLPP is in power and Mr. Alusine Fallay knows that. Whatever happens under their watch is their responsibility and no one else. God bless President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Mark Rutte for taking care of their people. Amen and Amen.
Abu Jalloh says:
I see no reason why the APC as one of the political parties in Sierra Leone cannot encourage development of the country rather they try to destroy it by driving away investors. Will they ever be positive for the country and the people? Unless they drop their hard core "to rule the country again" policy, they are poised to destroy everything our president is doing.
APC, please work for the best of the country and stop pushing the country to another war or war mongering. We Sierra Leoneans are tired of war. We are working for the best of every individual Sierra Leoneans to develop and increase the wealth of the country. Please help the president to work hard for the development of the country. LONG LIVE SIERRA LEONE AND HER PEOPLE.
Mr. Abu Jalloh, will you please give me one example of any violence or barbarity caused/provoked by the APC during the tenure of the present administration that would support your point and I quote – "APC, please work for the best of the country and stop pushing the country to another war or war mongering"?
Please let me know as soon as possible. It's very urgent Mr. Abu Jalloh. Mr. Abu Jalloh there trying to convince me about the APC pushing the country that I love into another NPRC Junta part 3 war. Can you imagine Mr. Abu Jalloh how disappointed I am with your comment? God bless Mr. Abu Jalloh.
Young4na says:
By all indications, this is actually a great article by the elderly statesman Dr. Banya. At least this time around, there is a sense of patriotism and acceptance of the current predicament our nation is facing. While he pretty much steer off in holding this government responsible for some of the mishaps taking place in our nation, he managed to state some of the actions taken by the EBK administration that led to the economic troubles the nation found itself at the end of their tenure.
Like I mentioned before, elderly statesmen like Dr. Banya should by all means retire from active politics and serve instead as mediators in our political system. A lot of bad things have happened within our political system that are the responsibilities of leaders on both sides of the spectrum. In order for peace to reign, we need our elders to serve as peace emissaries, not stoking more hatred and infighting.
Saidu Conteh says:
A bad workman usually always quarrels with his tools. One minute he says; "That spanner was totally rusted,and crooked that's why I couldn't unscrew the bolts and nuts you asked to loosen. And another – "the knife you gave me doesn't have a strong,proper handle, so it was impossible to hold it properly,and quickly slice those fresh tomatoes,we needed for our family dinner (lol). Good for nothing SLPP leaders,knee deep in unchecked negligence,always making up excuses for their disgraceful failures and gross indiscretions. Lies,lies,crocodile tears, and more irresponsible lies. Pointing fingers and casting blame on the opposition for your poor judgement and stupidities is totally ridiculous and absurd.(lol)
I have invited them many times to come on this glorious forum and defend their poorly advised positions,yet not one of these cowardly Caterpillars had the guts to take up my offers. (lol What! Saidu are you saying,that they are scared out of their wits,and unable to engage you in any sensible, and meaningful discussions? Damn right, they resemble unwrapped chocolates, easy for me to crunch,chew and swallow them down. (lol). Two years in power and nothing to show for it, except more suffering and added sorrow to the plight of struggling people of Sierra Leone. Rising Sun Will Rise Again.
Saidu Conteh —"A bad workman usually always quarrels with his tools. One minute he says; "That spanner was totally rusted,and crooked that's why I couldn't unscrew the bolts and nuts you asked to loosen. And another – "the knife you gave me doesn't have a strong,proper handle, so it was impossible to hold it properly,and quickly slice those fresh tomatoes,we needed for our family dinner"
Hahahahah, hahahahaa; boy oh boy, don't kill me with laughter bro. The intellectual Mr. Conteh at his best with a spice of humor on this one. Keep it up sir, couldn't agree with you more.
I respectfully disagree with Dr. Banya with the headline of his article "Opposition APC propaganda is driving away prospective investors from Sierra Leone". As I always say, Dr. Banya is a wise politician who must be respected. I agree with him sometimes but, sometimes, I don't. That is how we play the game of democracy.
One of the biggest admiration and respect I have for Dr. Banya is this – He was one of the SLPP party members who placed party ideologies on the corner and joined the APC during the one party era in the name of peace and national unity. People like the late Mr. Salia Jusu Sheriff, Alhaji Sanussi Mustapha etc did the same. May their souls rest in perfect peace. Amen. And may all say Amen!
So, I know Dr. Banya is not tribalistic and does not condone violence and barbarity. That I can assure everyone. The problem we have in our country presently, is provoked by the very SLPP Dr. Banya has always supported. That I can understand. So, Dr. Banya, the reckless, violent and barbaric actions and attitudes of some SLPP hoodlums and tyrants are driving investors away from our country and not any APC propaganda.
My best advice to the wise Dr. Banya is, for him to plan a winning strategy for the SLPP, for life after a SLPP merciless election loss to the APC come election day in 2023. I'm afraid and sad to tell Dr. Banya, again respectfully that, the present SLPP administration has lost control of everything from leadership, economy, politics, security etc of the country.
The president has outsourced all his powers to people who are just novice in politics and have reckless and barbaric DNA. Can Dr. Banya imagine what tyranny can cause in the hearts and minds of investors? I hope he does. God bless and protect our wise and noble Dr. Banya at all times. May the almighty God grant him long life to continue to contribute on this glorious platform. Amen and Amen.
John Kalawa says:
The blame game has to stop and fake news must now end. President Bio is expected to build a national cohesion and tribal free employment, political tolerance and freedom for people to protest peacefully. There are lots of political violence and killings reported during the presidency of his excellency president Bio. The economy has worsened and majority of Sierra Leoneans are suffering.
The increase in food prices and the proverty index for Sierra Leone has increased so high under the SLPP. Its good to fight corruption but one must take off dirt from one's own eye before trying to clean another man's eye. Ok lets talk about the recent Sierra Leone audit report, it clearly tells you that the SLPP government is underperforming and this report clearly tells Sierra Leone most of the SLPP government workers have a lot to account for the people's monies. Proverty has increased so much. Please let president Bio focus on building the economy but first peace and political tolerance must be intact.
Abu Paul Conteh says:
PUAWEI, I will answer you with the words of John Legend in his song HEAVENS: "There you go with the same old things. When things go wrong, you always seem to blame me. Now I would like to find what secrets hide in your mind"- John Legend.


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Twilight Blu-ray Review
Twilight is a perfectly watchable neo-noir crime drama thanks in large part to a great cast with Newman, Sarandon and Hackman giving great performances, however the script isn't the best and really not much memorable with the direction either.
Genre(s): Drama, Crime, Neo-Noir
Kino Lorber| R – 95 min. – $24.95 | December 27, 2022
Director: Robert Benton
Writer(s): Robert Benton & Richard Russo (written by)
Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Stockard Channing, James Garner, Reese Witherspoon, Giancarlo Esposito, Liev Schreiber
Features: Commentary, Theatrical Trailer, TV Spot
Formats Included: Blu-ray
Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Disc Size: 38.02 GB
Total Bitrate: 45.63 Mbps
Codecs: MPEG-4 AVC
Kino Lorber provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
THE MOVIE — 3/5
Plot Synopsis: Harry (PAUL NEWMAN), a retired private eye, lives in an apartment on the grounds of the estate owned by his old friends Catherine (SUSAN SARANDON) and Jack (GENE HACKMAN), movie stars at the end of their careers. Shot by the couple's runaway daughter, Mel (REESE WITHERSPOON), some years ago, Harry subsists on their guilt and good will as he wrestles with a lifetime of regret. While delivering a mysterious package, Harry is drawn into a blackmail scheme that threatens to shatter all their lives.
Quick Hit Review: Twilight is a neo-noir thriller that boasts a strong cast that includes Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman and James Garner, along with Stockard Channing, Reese Witherspoon and Liev Schreiber. However, the script, which was co-written by the director Robert Benton, has much to be desired and his direction was pretty lifeless outside of a few nice shots. That being said, I can't say Twilight wasn't worth watching and I was never bored but considering a great cast, this is one that should've been so much better.
This release comes with a matted slip cover. Features are light but there is an Audio Commentary with Film Critics Alain Silver and James Ursini along with the Theatrical Trailer and a TV Spot.
VIDEO – 3½/5
Kino Lorber releases Twilight onto Blu-ray where it's presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. There's no mention of any restoration so this was provided as-is by Paramount. The picture here was decent enough but I did find it to be a bit, for a lack of a better word, splotchy so detail isn't always the best while colors are on the darker side. This also isn't exactly pristine with some dirt and specs that were noticeable in some shots.
AUDIO – 4¼/5
The disc comes with both a 5.1 and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio track with the former being the default option. This lossless track does offer some fine depth with good directional aspects such as a phone ringing off-screen or gunfire while dialogue levels were strong without sounding overbearing.
OVERALL – 3½/5
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.
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Dublin & Blessington Steam Tramway (DBST), successivamente Blessington and Poulaphouca Steam Tramway (dal 1895), è stata una linea tranviaria con trazione a vapore tra Terenure nei sobborghi di Dublino e Blessington, operativa tra il 1888 e il 1932.

La linea si sviluppava quasi interamente a fianco della rete stradale; i numerosi incroci a raso sono stati la causa di moltissimi incidenti mortali, tanto che la tranvia era stata soprannominata dai locali the longest graveyard in Ireland (il cimitero più esteso d'Irlanda).

Nel 1895 venne aperto il prolungamento fino a Poulaphouca per una lunghezza complessiva di 20 1/2 miglia. La linea vedeva un intenso traffico sia di merci che passeggeri, favorito anche dalla presenza di un accampamento militare presso Brittas.

Dopo la prima guerra mondiale si ebbe una drastica riduzione del traffico, dovuta sia allo smantellamento dell'installazione militare di Brittas, che generava anche un intenso traffico di posta e pacchi, che alla mutata situazione politica dopo gli eventi del 1916.

Un tentativo di rilancio si ebbe in quegli anni con l'acquisto di due automotrici termiche che però si dimostrarono inadatte al servizio; anche l'idea di elettrificazione venne tosto abbandonata dopo la chiusura del tratto Blessington-Poulaphouca nel 1927.

Nel 1932 anche la sezione Dublino-Blessington venne abbandonata e le due automotrici vennero cedute alla County Donegal Railway Joint Committee CDRCJ dove vennero adattate allo scartamento ridotto nel 1934. Una delle due automotrici è conservata presso il museo dei trasporti dell'Ulster.

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"The danger was anything but over. " Later that Wednesday, it was reported that while fourteen of the Russian ships stopped or turned back, several tankers were proceeding towards Cuba. One of the Russian tankers, the Bucharest, had been allowed to pass through the blockade after identifying itself to the US Navy and was due to reach Cuba that evening. Although no one believed that the ship was transporting weapons or other banned material, some on the committee argued that it "should be stopped and boarded, so that Khrushchev would make no mistake of our will or intent" (56- 7).
While agreeing that the United States would have to stop and board a Russian ship at some point, the President directed the Navy to follow the Bucharest, in order to gain some additional time before a final decision had to be made. Robert Kennedy notes that as the committee focused on the blockade, "the whole world was becoming more and more alarmed" (57).
The Acting Secretary General of the United Nations attempted to broker a temporary halt to the blockade. Khrushchev was willing to commit to not send missiles to Cuba, but President Kennedy responded that while he was willing to work towards a resolution, the missiles in Cuba had to be eliminated. UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson presented the surveillance photographs of the Cuban missile sites to the UN Security Council in order to pressure the Soviet Representative to publicly acknowledge their existence.
President Kennedy allowed the Bucharest to reach Cuba without interference in an effort to grant Khrushchev more time. Mindful of the position the Soviet leader was in, he insisted "we don't want to push him to a precipitous action–give him time to consider" (59). He did increase reconnaissance flights over Cuba, and Navy surveillance of the Russian submarines. Robert Kennedy details the US Armed Forces deployed in support of the blockade: "twenty-five destroyers, two cruisers, several submarines, several carriers, and a large number of support ships" (59).
By Thursday night, surveillance evidence showed that the missile sites were developing at "an extraordinarily rapid pace" (59). The group argued about whether or not to permit an East German passenger ship to pass through the blockade line, with forceful opinions expressed on both sides. Concerned about the potential for casualties with 1500 passengers on board the ship, the President allowed it to pass through blockade line unimpeded.


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Spindel är den bärande axelpelaren i en spiraltrappa på vilken planstegen fästs i innerkant. Spiraltrappor har självbärande konstruktion och saknar vangstycken.

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Since the new millennium, professional service firms have faced increasing pressure to become more effective in differentiation, positioning and branding. I am struck by how hard firms are working to "get it right" in creating unique value for their clients, in positioning themselves for having the most favorable capabilities, and in branding themselves as delivering the most competitively potent attributes.
And I am struck by how internally focused the job of professional service marketing has become.
Here, if anything, is a situation crying out for a "doing things differently" approach. Paul Dunay of BearingPoint is a marketer who embarked on an independent quest to vividly demonstrate differentiation, positioning and branding to his global enterprise. His professional bravery has sent an electric charge throughout his firm.
Dunay is a director of global field marketing for BearingPoint, a global management and technology consulting company. Traded under the ticker symbol BE, BearingPoint has 17,000 employees who provide strategic consulting, applications services, technology solutions, and managed services to government organizations, Global 2000 companies and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and around the world.
I met Dunay in May 2006, when I heard him make some provocative remarks about technology and marketing at a Boston chapter meeting of the PM Forum. I was intrigued by his unabashed expression of opinions, to which I took some exception in a post on the Marketing Profs Daily Fix blog. I thought, "Isn't it refreshing to encounter a marketing thought leader who says something 'controversial'?"
Since that time, I've watched as Dunay has steadily ramped up his presence in the field of what he calls "Buzz Marketing." I began tracking his blog, Buzz Marketing for Technology, in which he discusses innovative ideas for B2B technology marketers, specifically how to leverage Web 2.0 tools to create "Buzz."
Suzanne Lowe is founder of Expertise Marketing, LLC and author of Marketplace Masters: How Professional Services Firms Compete to Win. She blogs at the MarketingProfs Daily Fix and her own blog, the Expertise Marketplace.


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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Addiction: Exploring the Connection
Posted in Addiction Research on August 24, 2012
Drug addiction and alcoholism often co-occur with other types of chronic mental and physical health conditions. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is one mental health problem frequently diagnosed in those dealing with substance abuse issues, as people who suffer from this debilitating and frightening condition also appear to be disproportionately vulnerable to the lure of mind-altering intoxicants. The connection between addiction and PTSD is somewhat complicated and ambiguous, however, and there have been different theories offered to explain what the dynamics of that relationship might actually be.
Facts and Figures and Theories
About 8% of all Americans will suffer from PSTD at some point in their lives, while a similar percentage will become addicted to an illegal drug and approximately 17% will develop an alcohol problem. However, 34% of all men and 27% of all women with PTSD will also suffer from drug addiction, while 28% of women and an astonishing 52% of men with PTSD will eventually be classified as alcoholics. So overall PTSD victims face a substantially elevated risk of developing a substance abuse problem in comparison with the general public.
At one time, most who were aware of these statistics assumed that people experiencing the flashbacks, nightmares, insomnia, mood swings, and pervasive feeling of being in danger that characterize PSTD were turning to intoxicants as a way to escape, a way to numb the pain and dull the severity of their recurring physical and emotional symptoms. But as the issue has been studied more deeply, it has become apparent that this theory is too simplistic, and that the picture is more complex than had formerly been believed.
Even though the escape hypothesis does not provide a complete answer, there is little doubt that it does explain a part of the reason why PTSD and addiction co-occur. Alcohol in particular is known for its ability to depress unpleasant emotions, and the high percentages of PTSD sufferers who have also been diagnosed with a drinking problem seems to lend credence to the idea that at least some are turning to intoxicants to help them forget their other woes.
Interestingly, however, the increased-risk theory also posits a cause-and-effect relationship between addiction and PTSD, but working in the opposite direction. Before PTSD can develop a traumatic event must first occur, and defenders of the increased-risk theory point out that addicts and substance abusers regularly put themselves in positions where the chances of something traumatic and terrible happening are higher than normal. So while some may respond to unbearable PTSD symptoms by turning to mind-altering drugs, in other instances the addiction may actually come first.
Meanwhile, the vulnerability theory concentrates on the changes that those who suffer from addiction and alcoholism experience in their physical and mental functioning. Because of the damage that intoxicants can do to the body, the ability to process and recover from traumatic events may be inhibited, which could mean that PTSD is more likely to develop in addicts who have gone through some sort of terrible experience. From the standpoint of the vulnerability theory, it is irrelevant whether or not the trauma in question came before or after an addiction developed, what matters is that the psychological symptoms associated with exposure to severe trauma will not be reconciled or assimilated as effectively by someone whose mind has been scrambled by overuse of drugs or alcohol.
Finally, some suspect that genetics may also play a role in PTSD/addiction co-occurrence. A number of scientific studies have established that genetic factors predispose some to a greater risk of alcohol and drug addiction, and a very recent study carried out by UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior has now found a link between certain genetic variations and PTSD risk as well. While no specific genetic markers have been found that would explain why PTSD and addiction might be more likely to occur together in some people, research is continuing and many anticipate such a link will eventually be established. But even if it is ultimately discovered that genetic factors do leave some more vulnerable to this type of co-occurrence, that would only provide one piece of the puzzle, since addicts and PTSD sufferers have real-world life experiences and histories that obviously must be taken into account by anyone attempting to sharpen their understanding of the PTSD – addiction connection.
Treating Addiction First
There are 17 clinically recognized symptoms associated with PSTD, which shows just how disruptive this disorder can be to the lives of its victims. Nevertheless, people with PTSD who also have substance abuse problems would be wise to seek treatment for their chemical dependency first before doing anything else. In order to learn how to cope with PSDT, a person will need every ounce of inner strength, rigid focus, and steely determination they can muster, and drugs and alcohol make it impossible to summon these kinds of resources. Addiction poisons everything it touches, which is why those who have co-occurring health problems to overcome must deal with their substance abuse issues first, so no obstacles will be left standing in the way on their path to full and total recovery.
Ending the Nightmare of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The Link Between PTSD and Alcoholism
How Much Do Addiction, Other Forms of Mental Illness and Psychological Trauma Overlap?
When Managing Chronic Pain Becomes Addiction


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Taken from The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by the Editors at America's Test Kitchen. Support Bailey GREENhouse by using our spinach, mushrooms, and parsley!
Although steel-cut oats are known for making stellar oatmeal, they can also be used to make a healthy, hearty, and savory main dish. The creamy texture and consistency of the oatmeal were similar to a classic risotto, so we decided to borrow the flavors of that dish. We added a flavorful combination of sautéed aromatics, cremini mushrooms, peas, and spinach and finished the dish with salty, nutty parmesan cheese and fresh parsley. The oatmeal will thicken as it cools. If you prefer a looser consistency, thin the oatmeal with boiling water.
Bring 3 cups water to boil in large saucepan over high heat. Remove pan from heat and stir in oats and 1/4 tablespoon salt. Cover pan and let sit for at least 4 or up to 12 hours.
Stir remaining 1 cup water into oats and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until oats are softened but still retain some chew and mixture thickens and resembles warm pudding, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let sit for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add mushrooms, onion, and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in spinach and peas and cook until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Stir vegetables, parmesan, and parsley into oats and serve.


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Fort Dick or Fort Dix may refer to:

 Fort Dick, California is a small unincorporated city in Del Norte County, California.
 Fort Dix (NJ) is a large United States Army installation located in the state of New Jersey.
 Fort Dickinson (PA) was active from 1769 to 1784 during three Connecticut Yankee-Pennamite Wars.


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Introduction to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
We will provide a high-level overview of LNG facilities, economics and trade. We will examine the characteristics of LNG and look at processes and facilities to produce and transport it including costs and economics associated with LNG plants and terminals. We will also explore the domestic markets for small-scale LNG plants and the uses for LNG produced therein. Finally, we will consider the possible implications of several new large-scale export facilities planned for the West Coast of North America. Some are under construction as we speak.
Attendees will receive 3 Professional Development Hours (PDH) upon completion.
Gain a non-technical understanding of LNG production and transportation
Learn about export and domestic LNG markets
Recognize potential impacts on US gas producers, midstream entities, utilities and consumers arising from growing LNG exports
Any relatively new employee of a gas industry entity and experienced gas industry professionals (administrative, financial, operations, legal, marketing, and other disciplines) seeking to broaden their understanding of the gas midstream segment.
J. Richard Moore
Dick Moore has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry including jobs in both regulated and unregulated segments of this industry. He has held senior management positions in oil and gas exploration and production companies, interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines, gas and electric utilities as well as natural gas gathering, processing and marketing companies.
Mr. Moore previously served on the Board of Directors of the Gas Processors Association and has held a position as adjunct faculty in the economics department at Richland College in Dallas. He serves as faculty for the Energy Executive Course at the University of Idaho and the Legislative Energy Horizons Institute of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region as well as the Professional Development Institute at the University of North Texas and has been a speaker on energy topics for the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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The Gray Change and Gray Stain scales are available in HunterLab's EasyMatch QC and Universal Software (Version 3.0 and higher) packages, as well as in the ColorFlex and MiniScan XE Plus firmware. Both scales measure color-fastness of textile dyes. Gray Change indicates the amount of fading or color alteration with environmental exposure or washing, and Gray Stain indicates the amount of staining of adjacent materials that occurs with washing of a specimen.
yield the gray scale rating. On this scale, 5 indicates that next to no color was lost, and 1 indicates that most color was lost.
Note: The picture has been lightened slightly to facilitate copying.
Gray Change, as implemented in HunterLab's products, is based on ISO 105-A05:1996, Textiles 'Tests for Colour Fastness' Part A05: Instrumental Assessment of Change in Colour for Determination of Grey Scale Rating. This method is equivalent to AATCC Evaluation Procedure 7, 'Instrumental Assessment of the Change in Color of a Test Specimen.' It is intended as an alternative to the visual assessment described in ISO 105-A02: 1993, Textiles 'Tests for Colour Fastness' Part A02: Grey Scale for Assessing Change in Colour, or AATCC Evaluation Procedure 1, 'Gray Scale for Color Change.' It may be used in assessing any samples except those which have been treated with fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs).
1. Standardize the instrument in a reflectance mode.
2. Configure your display(s) to report Gray Change as a color difference scale.
3. Fold a piece of the original, untreated material into enough layers to make it opaque. Alternatively, a single layer of material may be backed with white cardboard containing no FWAs or an uncalibrated white tile, provided the sample and standard are backed in the same manner.
4. Read the fabric as a standard at the reflectance port. The preferred illuminant/observer conditions are D65/10°. C/2° and C/10° are also permitted by the test method.
5. Fold the treated sample into the same number of layers as the standard (or back with white cardboard containing no FWAs or a white uncalibrated tile) and read it at the reflectance port as a sample under the same conditions. The Gray Change result appears on your display. If a red piece of cloth were washed repeatedly and then read, the treated cloth might be pink and the gray change about 3.
The transference of color from the test specimen to an adjacent specimen is evaluated in a manner very similar to that of gray change. Again, five standard pairs are used. One half of each standard is white, and the second half ranges from white (no staining) to a gray with the chroma value of the test specimen (great deal of staining). A value of 5 corresponds to virtually no staining, whereas 1 indicates poor color-fastness.
2. Configure your display(s) to report Gray Stain as a color difference scale.
3. Mount the fabric which has been subjected to the fastness test without the test fabric (control) on white card stock containing no FWAs or your uncalibrated white tile.
4. Measure this fabric as a standard. The preferred illuminant/observer conditions are D65/10°. C/2° is also permitted by the test method.
5. Mount the adjacent fabric which has been subjected to color fastness testing with the test fabric on white card stock containing no FWAs or the white uncalibrated tile.
6. Measure this fabric as a sample using the same conditions. If the staining is uneven, make several measurements and average the results. The gray stain result appears on your display. If a white 'adjacent' fabric were washed with a piece of red test fabric, it might be dyed pink and have a stain rating of 3.
Trotman, E.R., Dyeing and Chemical Technology of Textile Fibres, Charles Griffin and Co. Ltd.: 1984.


Mobile South African betting is evolving and improving all the time, with all of the mobi sites reviewed here being world-class and completely trustworthy. The market is very competitive, and bookmakers are constantly vying for your business in different ways. As they all try to outdo themselves, this can be very lucrative and beneficial for you. One of the biggest ways that different sites compete for your business is to offer free bets. These can really help to boost your punting power and maximise your wins, and allow you to explore different types of wagers without any risk to yourself. To get the very best from these promotions, read through our guidelines before you use then yourself.
There are many free bets available, and they may be offered in a few different ways. Firstly, they may be given as part of a Sign-up Bonus. They may also be given almost indirectly as Percentage Deposit or Match Bonuses which form part of another promotion and involve giving you a portion or the full amount of the deposit you made. This free cash translates into free punts.
There is one thing to bear in mind before you claim a free bets and that's to always read the terms and conditions very thoroughly before you agree to anything. Ultimately, free bets are used by smartphone-friendly sites to tempt you away from all other possible sites and then get you to spend more money, so there are bound to be a few strings attached to them. For example, the conditions for withdrawing your money often include play through stipulations where you need to bet more before you can access your funds. The live betting markets that are stipulated may also be the less popular and beneficial ones. Make sure you are aware of exactly what you are agreeing to.
The more time that you spend in SA mobile betting, the more you will develop an intuition on how to wager in the way that works best for you and will be able to use your free bets to maximise wins on your smartphone but to get you started we have outlined two basic strategies here.
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Wise use of free bets can take your wins from pretty decent to downright spectacular, as long as you stay on your toes. If an offer seems too good to be true it probably is as is best avoided, and you should take the time to find the most beneficial free offers. You really will get out what you put in.


Hospitality is where it all started for MINT.
From humble beginnings 10 years ago supplying small teams of staff to one of the most prestigious golf clubs in Cheshire, MINT has now grown to be one of the largest providers of hospitality and event staff in the North of England.
We're proud of our strong team of hospitality people including waiting on staff, bar tenders, wine waiters, managers, cleaners, night porters and receptionists.
Every member of the team has passed our 5 Star bespoke MINT training programme, so we're always confident we're providing you with the best people who will slot straight into your team as if they've always worked there.
We are proud to partner with businesses of all sizes and provide the same top quality service, everytime.
MINT supplied staff for our Christmas parties held in Event City, Manchester throughout November and December 2016. We required front of house managers, kitchen managers, set up staff, bar staff, waiting staff, kitchen assistants and back of house staff. Our requirements were extensive, with the need for up to 130 members of staff per night. MINT never failed to deliver, providing well trained and reliable members of staff. After the success of the Christmas season we are looking forward to collaborating throughout the year for our corporate events, conferences, dinners and festivals. Thanks again to all the team at MINT for your support!


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Spychalski M. , Kaźmierowski C. , Kaczmarek Z. 2007. ESTIMATION OF SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ON THE BASIS OF DRAINAGE POROSITY, EJPAU 10(1), #04.
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ESTIMATION OF SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ON THE BASIS OF DRAINAGE POROSITY
Marek Spychalski1, Cezary Kaźmierowski2, Zbigniew Kaczmarek3
1 Department of Soil Science and Land Reclamation, Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
2 Department of Soil Science and Remote Sensing of Soils, UAM, Poznan, Poland
3 Department of Soil Science, Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
The paper presents relations between drainage porosity (nd) and the saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks). The undisturbed soil samples were characterised by the saturated hydraulic conductivity, water retention curve (WRC) and estimated sum of the soil macro and mesopores known as the drainage porosity. The latter sum was estimated from the pF curves as a difference between the total porosity ( t) and the field capacity (FC). Two equations describing these relationships were proposed and the coefficients of the power function of Ahuja et al. [1, 2] were modified. The equations proposed were tested on the original data set and on the independent selected UNSODA data set [23] and compared with other previously published pedotransfer functions (PTFs). The results of the comparative analysis have shown that for 0.03 < d<0.30 m3 × m-3, the equation proposed in this paper provides a more accurate assessment of the saturated hydraulic conductivity. It has been also shown that the relation derived is universal and does not depend on the soil texture.
Key words: saturated hydraulic conductivity, drainage porosity, pedotransfer function.
Marek Spychalski
Department of Soil Science and Land Reclamation,
Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
Piatkowska 94, 61-691 Poznan, Poland
email: marspych@ au. poznan. pl
Cezary Kaźmierowski
Department of Soil Science and Remote Sensing of Soils,
UAM, Poznan, Poland
Dziegielowa 27, 61-680 Poznan, Poland
Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Department of Soil Science,
Mazowiecka 42, 60-623 Poznan, Poland


Four members of the Suffolk women's basketball team scored in double figures as the Rams slipped by the Albertus Magnus Falcons 70-63 on Thursday night in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action.
Albertus was led by three double-figure scorers as Lianna Carrero (Hamden, Conn.) led the charge with 18 points. Lindsey Karle (Wallingford, Conn.) and Bianca Brown (West Haven, Conn.) added 17 and 15 points, respectively.
For the Rams, it was their fifth-consecutive win, while they improve to 13-5 on the year and 6-1 in the GNAC. Tonight's loss moves the Falcons overall record to 10-8, while they go to 3-4 in league play.
The Falcons drop to 9-14 all-time against Suffolk dating back to the 1993-94 season with tonight's loss.
The Falcons held the biggest lead of the night as they jumped out to an 11-point advantage at 27-16 thirteen minutes into the contest. Suffolk cut the Falcons' lead to four as Albertus went into intermission up 30-26.
The Rams tied the game with 13 minutes on the clock in the second half then took control of the game by forcing Falcon turnovers and hitting 20 of their 21 free-throw attempts in the frame. On the night, Suffolk scored 29 points off 23 Falcon turnovers.
The Falcons will head to Pine Manor on Saturday, Jan. 28 to take on the Gators for the second time this season after defeating Pine Manor 86-66 on Nov. 20. Albertus is 11-7 all-time against Pine Manor, dating back to the 1994-95 season, and is 4-4 against the Gators when playing on the road.


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Across the table, Ellie Colson's bosses laughed what might be the last big laugh of their lives. She forgave them. They didn't know they were joking about the end of the world.
She smiled thinly. Rawlings, her direct superior, chuckled and swabbed his puffy hand across the table, as if he were working at an imaginary water spot. Dr. Armen laughed and clutched his gut, as if he were afraid it might bounce away. Jesper Mason just smiled. Like Ellie, he hadn't been introduced by rank—Rawlings hadn't even mentioned which org he belonged to, which meant he was a field hand, and a useful one. She recognized him vaguely. Might have seen him around the stacks once or twice. Mason had told the joke, something about Spanish flu. Ellie hadn't been listening. She'd been thinking about the transmission rate in Rawlings' printout.
The laughter stopped. Conversation resumed. The room was bare and windowless but their voices carried no echo, dying in the small space like lost moths. It wasn't that these men weren't smart; they had enough degrees between them to paper a den. It wasn't that they lacked dedication; she would soon prove herself least dedicated of any of them.
It was that they lacked imagination.
"Ellie?" Rawlings said. "You're awfully quiet."
"I think," she said, fairly certain it would do no good, "this is going to wind up more serious than Spanish flu."
The old man frowned, hiding the disappointment in his eyes with parental skill. "That was a joke."
She tapped the printout. "Did you see the numbers?"
"The ones I hunt-and-pecked into the report?" Rawlings leaned forward, tie wrinkling. "Hey. What's in your head?"
She met his eyes. "We need to consider closing up shop."
His eyes crinkled, pained. "Ellie."
"Not for good. For the weekend."
"Lock everything down for two weeks. Flights. Highways. Schools. Everything. Arrest and quarantine anyone who leaves their homes."
Rawlings drew back his chin, flesh wattling his neck. "You're talking about the M-word."
"The United States hasn't declared martial law since the Civil War." Rawlings glanced at his assistant, Gills. "Is that right? The Civil War, yes?"
Gills nodded, light reflecting from his glasses. "Pretty sure, sir."
Rawlings turned back to her. "The Civil War, Ellie."
"Two weeks," she said. "This thing is aggressive. Aggressive like a poked grizzly. If this thing is what it looks like, it needs civilization to spread—otherwise, it will kill its hosts before they have the chance to pass it along. If you keep all the current hosts isolated for two weeks, it might kill itself off."
Ellie stared at the table. "Well, yes."
"If you were right, of course, this thing would take a lot longer than two weeks to clear out." Rawlings tapped his thumbs against the table. "Realistically, you're talking months before we begin to get back to normal. You lock the whole country in their houses for three months, six, you usher in a brand-new Great Depression."
"The cure is worse than the disease," Armen said, low.
Rawlings raised a brow at the doctor, apologetic. His head was turned from her, but Ellie had seen him make the gesture too many times to miss it. The old man tapped the table some more.
disaster," he said at last. "Got anything along those lines?"
She shrugged. "I'll give it another think."
They picked up the talk where they'd left off. Small-scale stuff. Likelihood of riots, a vaccine distribution schedule. Automatically, Ellie voiced support for starting in mass transit-oriented urban centers. Anything to decrease the rate of fresh infections. It wouldn't matter. There would be no time for a vaccine. Even if they had months—and she was thinking weeks were more likely—that was no guarantee. They still didn't have a vaccine for herpes.
Rawlings reached across the table to consolidate his spread of printouts and tablets.
"I'd like to be relocated to New York," she said.
The old man squinted at her with one eye. "Hold your horses. You think this is a potential blank-slate event."
"And you would prefer to hide from the end of the world in remote ol' New York City."
She'd had ample time to prepare her lie. "It will be worst there. If I can see it firsthand, I may be able to convince you to get serious."
Rawlings leaned back, his tight frown settling in for a lengthy stay. "Let me ask you something. Say you're heading up New York. Say you had a whole lot less resources than you'd like and a directive to keep any and all panic gruesomely squashed under your heel. What would you do to stop it?"
"Get it off the streets," Ellie said. "Offer free clinics to bring in the poor and spread a low-level scare about dying children to bring in the rich. Identify the incubators and nullify them—schools, hospitals, airports. Everyone in the subways may as well be kissing. You see someone sick, you pull them off the train. You sequester everyone you pick up until they reach an outcome."
"You mean until they die."
"He said limited resources," Ellie said. "This is about slowing the rate of transmission. Buying time for a vaccine. Worst-case, the uninfected have time to see what's happening and isolate themselves. A fraction survives."
"You're going to yank everyone with the sniffles off the C train?" Mason said. "Where do you plan to hold them all? The Meadowlands?"
Ellie shrugged again. "That's what I'd start with."
Rawlings nodded, still frowning. "Request denied. I need you here. And safe. Not coughing into your falafel in the East Village."
Before she left, she returned to the observation room. Behind the glass, Timothy Rogers, 24, lay face-up on the exam table. They'd cleaned him up very nicely. Pale, sure, and the lividity on the left side of his chest and face wasn't classically attractive, but the blood had been scrubbed away from his mouth and neck. On the next table, Marilyn "Mimi" Rogers, 49, hadn't held up quite as well as her son. She'd been found in the tub. Patches of her skin were stained pink, and now that she'd dried out, her whole body had a shriveled quality that did her middle-aged figure no favors.
In the adjoining room, fifteen others were waiting for or presently in the process of examination. Ellie didn't need to see them again. Mimi Rogers, middle-aged but otherwise healthy. Her son, at the peak of his youth. It was a small sample size, but the fifteen in the next room was a little less small. The still-warm sample waiting in the hospital basement—and the next batch, currently occupying the quarantined hospital's beds, coughing and bleeding—was rather less small yet.
Ellie went home, got her getaway bag and a couple of extra passports, and booked the first flight to New York. She figured she had less than 48 hours to find Chip before he got sick.
Some 2300 miles east, and a handful to the south, Chip Billips' phone rang, startling him so badly he knocked his coffee onto the grimy hardwood. Amazingly, the mug didn't break. A pool of coffee spread across the floor. He stripped off his socks and flung them on the puddle—if he didn't get it soon, the milk would soak right into the grain—and checked his phone, expecting it would be Hernandez calling him in for an early day in the bus. The number was an almost-familiar local 212.
"Mr. Billips?" a woman said, youngish and not particularly enthused.
"This is Terry Blum at White Peaks," she said. "I'm calling about Dee."
Chip gazed glumly at the creamy brown liquid soaking through his peeled-off socks. "Another fight?"
Terry Blum hesitated. "She got in another fight, Mr. Billips."
"Tell Principal Higgins I'm on my way." He bent down for the coffee-soaked socks. "It'll be a few. I'm taking the train."
"I'll let her know that, Mr. Billips."
. He threw them in the trash, swabbed up the mess by his desk, grabbed fresh socks and shoes, and jogged down the musty-smelling stairwell.
Outside, the street smelled like the usual blend of exhaust, springtime marine chill, and sewer-steam, which itself mostly smelled like dryer-steam with just the slightest hint of processed feces. He reached 2nd Ave, crossing at the first break in the late morning traffic, and jogged toward Astor Place. Girls in knit hats and bearded boys sat around the black cube at the tiny plaza, college kids or possibly the young homeless. Their presence bothered him in a deep-down way, needling him with a subdermal splinter of resentment that these useless, sneering people—people who most certainly could not afford even the Manhattan-reasonable rents over in Alphabet City—shared his neighborhood anyway.
at her. And in a smaller, more selfish way, he didn't like that he'd grown old and stodgy enough to be threatened by—which also meant he was afraid of—these unshaven, unmotivated losers who so very closely resembled the friends he'd kept a little more than a decade ago.
He dropped down the gum-spotted steps to the uptown 4-5-6 platform and waited for the 4 to take him express to 86th and Lex. By the time the train squealed to his stop, he no longer felt mad at Dee. The first time he'd been summoned uptown, he'd been skeptical, defensive, aggressive toward the principal. Not his little angel. The second and third times, that was when he'd been been mad with Dee. Now, he was exasperated, disappointed. Well, okay. If she'd just gotten herself expelled back to public school, maybe he could at least afford to move them out of Alphabet City next year.
? Touching his arm, offering to bring him food. Meanwhile he was fighting not to ask them for stock tips.
On his way in, the security guard eyed him hard. Behind the front desk, Terry Blum glanced up and gave him a pinched, apologetic look. Excellent. So she knew him by face now.
Tempting Her Best Friend by Maxwell, Gina L.


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Q: My CSS is not showing up i know you have like 20 of these questions already but none of them seem to be in my case, the ones that seem to fit in my problem category don't help.
I will show my HTMLand my CSS scripts (these are just a tests but i re-checked the code and everything seems right)
also it seems to work on a HTML Notepad on the results but when i saved and i clicked the chrome icon on my desktop it didnt work.

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    background-color:#373842;
}
h1 {
    font-family:Arial; color:white;text-decoration:underline;
}
img {
    border:1px solid white;
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<!DOCTYPE html>

        <title>Coding!</title>
        <link type=text/css rel=stylesheet href=Coding.css/>

Coding!

This is one of my most advanced HTML & CSS webpages!

This is an amazing picture of clefairy/gengar in a creepy setting. If you click the picture, it will bring you to
  smogon which is a Pokemon PvP Site. On this site you can find; Pokemon sets to use in PvP, Pokemon PvP Articles, a
  damage calculator and much more!

I plan to code Webpages, Games, Bots, Forums etc. much more when i master HTML, CSS and JavaScript. After this i plan to make webpages with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, make games with C++, and make forums with PHP.

I am also looking for 1-4 people so i can make a small coding group, with them we would make games, webpages, forums etc. I know i said I would do these things in the future but coding is complex and it takes long to do (especially if you do it alone.) so if anyone knows how to code i would be greatful if we could make a group so you could help me with some of my projects.

What I Plan To Do:

Make A Pokemon Game

Make A Website

Make Another Game

Make A Forum

Make A Bot

I will think of a lot of other cool ideas, but for now we will just stick with those ones and see how they work out.

You may not believe this but this tiny webpage is actually a lot of code on HTML and CSS!

Members of The Team

          First Name
          Last Name
          Username
          Age

          Di Loni
          Di Lorenzo
          SH4RK1701 & TheProdigy
          15

Anyway that's all for now!

Cya Next Time!

A: Close your  tag :

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}

h1 {
  font-family: Arial;
  color: white;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

img {
  border: 1px solid white;
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p {
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h2 {
  font-family: Arial;
  color: white;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <title>Coding!</title>
  <link type=text/css rel=stylesheet href=Coding.css/>

Coding!

This is one of my most advanced HTML & CSS webpages!

This is an amazing picture of clefairy/gengar in a creepy setting. If you click the picture, it will bring you to smogon which is a Pokemon PvP Site. On this site you can find; Pokemon sets to use in PvP, Pokemon PvP Articles, a damage calculator and
    much more!

I plan to code Webpages, Games, Bots, Forums etc. much more when i master HTML, CSS and JavaScript. After this i plan to make webpages with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, make games with C++, and make forums with PHP.

I am also looking for 1-4 people so i can make a small coding group, with them we would make games, webpages, forums etc. I know i said I would do these things in the future but coding is complex and it takes long to do (especially
    if you do it alone.) so if anyone knows how to code i would be greatful if we could make a group so you could help me with some of my projects.

What I Plan To Do:

Make A Pokemon Game

Make A Website

Make Another Game

Make A Forum

Make A Bot

I will think of a lot of other cool ideas, but for now we will just stick with those ones and see how they work out.

You may not believe this but this tiny webpage is actually a lot of code on HTML and CSS!

Members of The Team

      First Name
      Last Name
      Username
      Age

      Di Loni
      Di Lorenzo
      SH4RK1701 & TheProdigy
      15

Anyway that's all for now!

Cya Next Time!

A: You're missing the closing tag for head. Also check your file names.

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    :title: Marbles brain, des jeux pour réfléchir
    :keywords: Marbles brain, jeux de sociétés, jeux de réflexion
    :date: 2016-01-12
    :categories: magasins, jeux de réflexion

    J'ai découvert `Marbles brain <http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/>`_ dans un centre commercial,
    un magasin enrobé de verre qui m'a happé pendant une heure à Seattle.
    Le vendeur connaissait visiblement tous les jeux qu'il vendait et il a pris un peu de
    temps à me les expliquer, et à me battre aussi.
    Cette chaîne de magasins propose différents jeux de réflexion pour petits et grands.
    Elle est implantée dans plusieurs villes aux Etats-Unis.
    Je me suis arrêté sur le jeu `Corridor <http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/quoridor.htm>`_
    que je connaissais déjà mais dont le design et la simplicité m'ont toujours séduit.
    J'ai craqué pour celui-ci `Logic Dots <http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/logic-dots.htm>`_
    qui m'a rappelé l'énigme des potions dans Harry Potter et pour un autre du même style
    avec des petits miroirs pour guider une lumière.