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Airbnb is giving away the chance to spend one night in Dracula's castle
Searching for a truly terrifying Halloween experience? Why not sleep in a coffin in Transylvania like a true vampire?
Bran Castle in Romania, which was the inspiration for Count Dracula's castle in Bram Stoker's classic story, has been listed on Airbnb as part of a Halloween giveaway.
The castle accommodates two people, who will get to sleep in individual specially designed, velvet-trimmed coffins for free on October 31.
Airbnb has partnered with novelist Dacre Stoker — "Dracula" author Bram Stoker's great grand-nephew — who will provide a guided tour of the legendary 14th-century castle to the competition winners and give an insight into the historical truths behind the vampire myth.
Stoker will explain the historical connection of how Vlad the Impaler became known as Dracula, and how the legend lived on for centuries.
"Bram Stoker included many references to real people and real historical anecdotes and questioned whether vampires are really a myth at all," said Stoker in an emailed statement.
This isn't the first time Airbnb has turned to local legends for Halloween. In 2015, the website partnered with Paris Catacombs, offering a one-night stay inside a mass grave.
To enter, visit the Bran Castle listing and tell Stoker in no more than 550 characters what would you say to Count Dracula if you were to meet him in his castle.
Take a look inside the gothic guest house.
Nestled in the heart of Transylvania, guests will be allowed to stay in Bran Castle overnight for Halloween.
The castle is one of Romania's top tourist attractions, with more than 630,000 visitors a year.
The Airbnb's host is Dacre Stoker, Bram Stoker's great grand-nephew and the author of "Dracula the Undead," which is set 25 years after the events in "Dracula."
According to a statement from Airbnb, travellers will be taken to the castle via a horse-drawn carriage before being met by Stoker for the tour.
Stoker will provide a tour of the castle and shed some light on the historical connections between the fictional Dracula character and one of the castle's most notorious residents — Vlad the Impaler.
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He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. He became notorious for his tendency to impale his enemies on spikes as a warning to others.
The lucky winners will have dinner in this spooky, candlelit dining room.
The menu contains what Dracula's guests ate in Bram Stoker's original novel; a blood-enriching meal of robber beef steak and paprika hendl chicken.
According to the house rules, no garlic or garlic-scented items will be allowed in the house and all curtains must be closed before sunrise.
After dinner, the guests will be left to sleep in these cosy, velvet-trimmed coffins in the castle's crypt. The guests will be completely alone for the night.
If you survive the night, you can celebrate with a breakfast overlooking the castle grounds and Carpathian mountains.
Alexandreea Alexndru
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2018 Nissan LEAF Finally Unveiled
Published on September 5, 2017 in New Models by Olivier Beaulieu
We were waiting for it for some time now. After all, it's the world's best-selling, fully electric vehicle, with more than 280,000 units sold across the globe, and 5400 sold in Canada since its launch in 2010. The LEAF successfully made its mark in a very competitive segment.
During a media event held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the 2018 Nissan LEAF was unveiled right before its "official" reveal in Tokyo. The fully redesigned model was presented, equipped with new technologies. It now offers more power, a driving range of approximately 241 kilometres as well as some of the brand's most recent innovations, such as the e-Pedal and ProPilot Assist.
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The e-Pedal is a technology that emphasises one-pedal driving. When the driver presses on the accelerator, the car gains speed, but when the pedal is released the car will slow down by the friction caused by the energy regeneration system. During hard braking, the car will quickly react with the use of sensors placed around the bodywork, making the LEAF a little more autonomous.
As for ProPilot Assist, it's a driving assist system, similar to what's found in a growing number of vehicles on the market. Nissan believes this technology will serve to reduce the effort related to acceleration, braking and steering when the car is heading in a straight line. It's described as a "hands-free" driving system rather than a driving aid. It's destined for users that must confront traffic jams every day. With this technology, in the type of situation, the system allows us to take our hands off the wheel.
In short, the 2018 LEAF, which will retail for $35,998 before freight and delivery charges as well as available government rebates, brings a fresh new look to the model that was starting to show its age. In addition, some innovative features bring new levels of assisted driving. As for driving range, the manufacturer assures us that a version of the LEAF with more power and greater battery capacity should be available in 2019. In the meantime, we must do with a range of about 241 km, which isn't bad at all!
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Republicans Are Knowingly Using Putin's Talking Points to Defend Trump
Briefed by American intelligence officials in recent weeks on Russia's untrue smear campaign against Ukraine, Republicans continue to push the story
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For years now, Russia has sought to frame Ukraine for its own actions interfering with the 2016 presidential election, the New York Times reported, citing three American officials. And, despite being briefed on Russia's efforts, some in Congress are pushing these conspiracy theories, as seen in Republicans' questions and speeches during the impeachment hearings.
The White House's former top Russia advisor, Fiona Hill, backed up the intelligence community's assertion in her impeachment testimony on Thursday, saying, "Some of you on this committee appear to believe that Russia and its security services did not conduct a campaign against our country and that perhaps Ukraine did. This is a fictional narrative perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves."
Fiona Hill addressed Republican members of Congress promoting the conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election: "This is a fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves." pic.twitter.com/1czUtCeWVT
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 21, 2019
According to the Times, beginning in 2017, Russian intelligence agents spread misinformation that Ukraine was behind the 2016 election hacking, mixing facts — that a very small number Ukranians did try to stop Trump from being elected — with blatant conspiracy theories. These agents, trying to mask the source of this smear campaign, then used oligarchs and businessmen as intermediaries to spread the information to American politicians and journalists. American intelligence officials have briefed senators and their aides on this very issue in recent weeks.
But the success of the Russian smear campaign was evident in the impeachment inquiry hearings where Republicans, led by Rep. Devin Nunes, and backed up by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, were clearly ignoring intelligence officials' warnings and pushing the conspiracy theories.
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The throughline between Russian and Republican talking points is blatantly obvious. On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to push the notion of Ukrainian meddling. He even celebrated that US politicians were forwarding Russian talking points on the matter. "We see what is going on there in the US now. Thank God nobody is accusing us anymore of interfering in the US elections. Now they're accusing Ukraine," he said.
Here's how Putin feels about the impeachment hearings: "Thank God nobody is accusing us any more of interfering in the U.S. elections."
"Now they're accusing Ukraine" pic.twitter.com/zQ14uRgWKG
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also trumpeted the legitimacy of the debunked claims while placing doubt on Hill's testimony, saying, "I think they did," when asked whether Ukraine meddled in the 2016 elections.
And throughout the hearings, Republican House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) floated the accusation numerous times, saying, "President Trump had good reason to be wary of Ukrainian election meddling against his campaign."
Trump, of course, has been pushing these conspiracy theories for a while, most recently on Fox and Friends Friday morning, where he once again alleged that Ukraine has the DNC server that was hacked ahead of the 2016 election. "They gave the server to CrowdStrike… that's what the word is," he said.
It's clear that Russia's plan was to reel in as many Republicans as they could with their Ukraine conspiracy theories to make Russia look innocent. But do we really buy that Republicans have fallen for this blatant campaign? Or are they merely using it as a means to an end to exonerate their president? Either way, the damage is done, and it's looking like even more harm is coming in 2020.
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New Grier Road Bridge in Charlotte Opens to Traffic
Charlotte - The new Grier Road bridge, part of continued upgrades to the Charlotte to Harrisburg rail corridor, has opened to traffic. The new bridge is part of the Grier Road Grade Separation project, which is designed to eliminate automobile/train collisions in the area, improve safety for automobile and rail passengers and reduce automobile and train traffic congestion. The bridge and the Grier Road intersection with Old Concord Road opened to traffic today at 4p.m. NCDOT is working to curb train-related crashes, fatalities and injuries in the state as part of Governor McCrory's25-Year Vision to promote rail and transportation safety. The new Grier Road bridge carries traffic over the N.C. Railroad tracks. As part of the project, the Newell-Hickory Grove Road railroad crossing permanently closed to traffic in April. Motorists are encouraged to slow down when traveling through the area and to be mindful of the new traffic pattern.
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Is WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
Published on August 22, 2013 at 12:29 pm by Arnold Frias in News
Is WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP) a good buy?
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What have hedge funds been doing with WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP)?
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 50 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 14% from the first quarter. With hedgies' positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings substantially.
According to our 13F database, Orbis Investment Management, managed by William B. Gray, holds the most valuable position in WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP). Orbis Investment Management has a $638.4 million position in the stock, comprising 5.1% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is First Eagle Investment Management, managed by Matt McLennan, which held a $513.3 million position; 1.6% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Other hedge funds with similar optimism include Donald Yacktman's Yacktman Asset Management, Paul Reeder and Edward Shapiro's PAR Capital Management and Robert Rodriguez and Steven Romick's First Pacific Advisors LLC.
As industrywide interest increased, certain bigger names were leading the bulls' herd. Orbis Investment Management, managed by William B. Gray, created the most outsized position in WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP). Orbis Investment Management had 638.4 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Matt McLennan's First Eagle Investment Management also initiated a $513.3 million position during the quarter. The other funds with brand new WLP positions are Donald Yacktman's Yacktman Asset Management, Paul ReederáandáEdward Shapiro's PAR Capital Management, and Robert Rodriguez and Steven Romick's First Pacific Advisors LLC.
How have insiders been trading WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP)?
Insider buying made by high-level executives is at its handiest when the company in question has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the latest 180-day time period, WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and 11 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
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Southbank Centre is a world-famous arts venue which hosts a wide range of cultural events throughout the year. Alchemy celebrates the rich cultural relationship between the UK and South Asia.
KLF London will showcase Pakistan's contribution to literature and the arts globally. Many notable Pakistani writers, scholars, critics, journalists, and artists will participate. KLF London sessions will cover migration and displacement in novels; geopolitical challenges facing Pakistan; education; gender and patriarchy in Pakistan; challenges faced by Urdu as a national language; and challenges facing diaspora Pakistanis in Europe. An art exhibition and live performances by poets and musicians will also be included.


Wakefield, MA, USA. April 10, 2006.
The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) today announced that the WS-I Board of Directors, by unanimous vote, appointed Michael Bechauf Chairman of the Board. Bechauf, Vice President of Industry Standards at SAP, succeeds Tom Glover, Senior Program Manager of Web Services Standards for IBM's Software Group, who has served as WS-I Chairman since the organization's inception in February, 2002. Bechauf was appointed Chairman at the Board of Directors meeting held recently in conjunction with the WS-I Spring Community Meeting. In addition, Prasad Yendluri, Principal Architect in the Platform Architecture and Product Strategy Group at webMethods, was re-elected to the Board of Directors. Biographies for Bechauf, Yendluri and the entire WS-I leadership team can be found on the WS-I Website at www.ws-i.org.
"With the emergence of new technologies and architectures, such as SOA, it is critical that all major industry leaders come together and collaborate on standards to ensure interoperability — with a focus on easing adoption and deployment, lowering risk and delivering value to end-user companies," commented Michael Bechauf. "I am excited to take on the role of Chairman of WS-I, and I welcome the opportunity to work with technology leaders to promote Web services interoperability. I would also like to thank Tom Glover for his tremendous leadership and vision, and I look forward to building on his many accomplishments."
At the recent Board meeting, the WS-I Board of Directors, collaborating with the WS-I Requirements Gathering Working Group, developed two draft working group charters. The first, a revision of the WS-I Basic Profile Working Group charter, would result in WS-I's producing the Basic Profile version 1.2, which will incorporate asynchronous messaging, and the Basic Profile version 2.0, which will incorporate SOAP 1.2, SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) and XML-binary Optimized Packaging (XOP). The second charter would create the Reliable Secure Profile Working Group, which would deliver guidance to developers concerning reliable messaging with security. The Board will meet on April 18  to review the final versions of the proposed working group charters.
"Since the inception of WS-I, the organization has been focused on producing profiles that bridge business needs and standards, so that the full value of Web services can be realized," said Tom Glover. "The WS-I Basic Profile has become the foundation of Web services-based interoperability, and the entire industry has benefited from the effort WS-I members put into the Profile and supporting deliverables, which help Web services developers and architects in their work. In 2006, WS-I members are working to deliver the Basic Security Profile, which will improve the ability to integrate clients and services where security is required. In addition, our members are taking the first steps towards developing guidance on interoperable asynchronous messaging, and they are looking past that to what comes next. I'm proud to have been a part of this team for the past four years, and I'm looking forward to seeing WS-I, with Michael Bechauf at the helm, continue to help make interoperability a practical reality."
The WS-I Community Meetings are held three times a year and provide the organization's technical working groups and committees with a chance to meet face-to-face to further their important work. The Spring Community Meeting held recently in Salt Lake City featured a keynote presentation by Ron Schmelzer, Senior Analyst at ZapThink LLC, a community address by then-WS-I-Chairman Tom Glover and Birds-of-a-Feathers sessions led by WS-I members HR-XML Consortium and IBM. In addition, several of the technical working groups, including the Basic Security Profile Working Group, the Requirements Gathering Working Group and the Testing Tools Working Group, met to advance the technical work of the organization.
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Why I Ran For the First Time: Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Is a Jobs-First Candidate
The former CNBC business and economics correspondent is taking on Democratic superstar Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
By Mekita Rivas
Courtesy of Michelle Caruso-Cabrera campaign
2018 saw a historic surge of Democratic women running for office, many for the first time. As our country faces new challenges in a new election year, that momentum has showed no signs of slowing down. Shondaland is highlighting the new crop of first-time female candidates who are currently vying for political office — groundbreaking women who hope to incite hope, change, and progress in 2020 and beyond.
Prior to jumping into the race to represent New York's 14th congressional district, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera was a longtime CNBC correspondent and anchor who covered business and economics. Politics wasn't necessarily in the cards for the veteran journalist until her opponent — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — launched a campaign against Amazon, discouraging the tech giant from opening one of its two new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, in exchange for nearly $3 billion in government incentives. AOC pointed out that the city should not be giving the tech giant that money.
It worked: Amazon withdrew its plans to come to the area, taking with it more than 25,000 jobs. (The company is still moving forward with a second headquarters in Northern Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.) That was the moment everything changed for Caruso-Cabrera, who filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and made her candidacy official just last month. She and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez will compete for the Democratic nomination in the New York State Primary on June 23.
A lot can happen in three months, especially in politics and especially in a presidential election year. Shondaland caught up with Caruso-Cabrera to discuss her reasons for getting into the race, what her legislative approach might look like, and why challenging a seemingly popular figure within the party is necessary.
MEKITA RIVAS: Can you talk about what inspired you to run? Walk us through your decision making process a bit.
MICHELLE CARUSO-CABRERA: I am the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants. I believe in the American dream. So do the people of the Bronx and Queens. I don't want to be a national star. I want to be a congresswoman to the people of the Bronx and Queens and bring jobs to the district, not drive them away.
MR: At what point did you decide you were done with your career in media and more interested in exploring politics?
MCC: I decided to enter politics when [Ocasio-Cortez] did what she did to Amazon. When she threw away those 25,000 jobs, I just couldn't believe it. To tear away so many jobs for people who really want good jobs — that's when I started to get into politics.
MR: What bothered you so much about her stance on Amazon?
MCC: The people who live in this part of the Bronx and Queens remind me so much of my grandparents. Many of them are recent arrivals to the United States, or their parents are immigrants. When my grandparents arrived, they worked the overnight shifts. They worked in the meatpacking industry. Those were hard times. They did whatever they had to do to put food on the table. It's a dangerous job. When I see 25,000 jobs being thrown away for a district full of recent arrivals [and] first-generation and second-generation families, I think it's a travesty of justice.
MR: The counterpoint might be: Well, Amazon was getting all these tax breaks. Why should we pay for this billion-dollar company to have its second headquarters there? What's your argument against that?
MCC: Subsidies aren't giving a company money. Think of it this way: A subsidy means they're going to pay $27 billion in taxes instead of $30 billion in taxes. You can't say, "Oh, we could use that $3 billion for something else." [The] $3 billion isn't going to come if the business doesn't come. It's a discount.
MR: Last December, Amazon announced they were still going to open an office, obviously not as large as the second headquarters would have been. What's your opinion on that?
MCC: The jobs Amazon is bringing to New York now are in Manhattan, in Hudson Yards, where rich people live. The jobs they were going to bring before were 25,000 jobs — many, many, many more jobs — in a county that has half the median income of Manhattan. Bringing 1,400 jobs to Manhattan is not the same as bringing 25,000 jobs to Queens. It's very different.
MR: One of the other criticisms was that the second headquarters could have potentially disrupted the real estate market and displaced some lower-income communities. What's your response?
MCC: You can't have development in a vacuum. It's got to be considerate. You've got to work with the community and talk about it. If we're going to have new development, we have to make sure it includes affordable housing, senior housing, schools, space for schools, space for parks. You achieve that in dialogue. Not by just saying, "You're not welcome. Don't come here." You can have growth without disrupting the fabric of the community. It has to be thoughtful, and you have to have a willing partner.
MR: How would your legislative approach be different from Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez's?
MCC: I would work with Nancy Pelosi instead of fighting her. Instead of driving division within the Democratic Party, I would work to bring it together. I want to be collaborative. I would actually want to solve issues, not just talk about them. It's two different philosophies.
For example, with healthcare and health insurance, my approach would be: More than 180 million people in the United States who have health insurance get it through work. For the most part, they're pretty happy with it. Let's work on the parts of the health insurance industry and the healthcare sector that don't work.
MR: How would you describe your policy platform? What are the top issues you'll campaign on?
MCC: Jobs. Schools. Streets that are safe. Figuring out how to make healthcare more affordable. I've been listening, and those are the things that concern [people] the most. They're concerned they have a representative who threw away jobs. Also, quality schools. Working mothers — some of whom are working two or three jobs — their biggest concern is getting their kid into a school that is high-quality and will get them to college. They don't live on Park Avenue [or] Fifth Avenue. They don't have the option for private schools. They want good public schools. Quality of life is extremely important. They don't want to worry about their children going outside.
MR: What challenges have you faced in getting your campaign off the ground? What are you learning as a first-time candidate?
MCC: The biggest challenge is getting the message out. I'm talking to hundreds of people every day about my platform. Time is the biggest challenge. If I'm going to sit and do interviews, it's time I'm not speaking to people in the district. When people hear the message, they're receptive. They want to vote for me. That's how you win the election — make sure they know they have a choice.
MR: Say you win. What does your first six months on the job look like?
MCC: First thing I'm going to do is open a constituent services office day one. I'm going to make clear that jobs are welcome in the district. They're not going to be driven away. Come see me. You want to start a business here? Let's talk. How do we make that happen?
Mekita Rivas is a writer based in Washington, D.C. She regularly covers culture, style, travel, and wellness.
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Concern For Afghan Women And Girls Takes Center Stage In Aftermath Of The Fall Of Kabul
By Aara Ramesh
On Sunday, Aug. 16, as the world watched on in horror and shock, the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, fell to the forces of the notoriously extremist Taliban, prompting the U.S.-endorsed president to flee the country and American operatives to evacuate all diplomatic personnel from the local embassy.
As Taliban forces have advanced over the last month, there was a growing sense of fear that the group's territorial gain would undo all the human rights gains achieved in the past several decades, since the international community, led by the U.S. in the aftermath of 9/11, intervened in the region.
Now, as the world grapples with what this will mean for the global order and the future of Afghanistan, the most amount of concern seems to be reserved — and perhaps rightly so — for Afghan women and girls. Per one Afghan activist and former legislator, "Women in Afghanistan are the most at danger or most at-risk population of the country." In fact, per reports, those women who have already been caught up in the Taliban's forward sweep are being treated "like prisoners in [their own] home."
Though the job was admittedly far from being complete, Human Rights Watch says that it is hard to ignore the fact that, over the past two decades, tremendous strides have been made in women's and girls' rights, particularly in terms of their access to the justice system, through the support and funding from international communities.
This has included legal protections, new and revised laws, advocacy organizations being created and grown, and educating women lawyers, prosecutors, and judges. As a result, the reporting and investigation of violent crimes against women has increased, as have convictions, albeit to a lesser extent.
Now, apparently, the Taliban intends to return the country to the era of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," as it was known in 1996–2001. Under that highly oppressive regime, government and policy were guided by a narrow, harsh interpretation and strict enforcement of sharia law.
The Washington Post recounts that, at the time, men were forced to sport beards and women had to wear burqas. Famously, girls were not allowed to go to school, and women had to be accompanied by a male chaperone at all times. Anyone found to be breaking these laws were subjected to corporal punishment, public floggings, and executions, some of which were even held at Ghazi Stadium in Kabul.
Already, some sources are reporting instances wherein Taliban leaders of the Badakhshan and Takhar provinces demanded a list from local religious leaders of unmarried girls and widows between the ages of 15 and 45, with the intention of marrying them off to Taliban commandos. This is tantamount to sexual slavery, with the "offering" of women serving as an incentive for men to join the Taliban.
Apparently, they are also planning to take the coerced brides across the border into Pakistan for "re-education" and indoctrination in "authentic" — and austere — Islamic practices. Allegedly, they are also planning to prohibit girls being educated after the age of 12, and will not allow women to work.
All of this is strictly prohibited by international law. Resolution 1820, adopted by the UN in 2008, says that sexual violence during war time is a tactic used to humiliate and dominate local communities by inspiring fear, and that "rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes [and] crimes against humanity."
One Kabul woman, in an anonymous op-ed, recounted her harrowing tale of facing intimidation, threats, and harassment in the lead-up to this latest Taliban take-over. Writing about her fears, she says that she has been forced to hide her hard-won identification documents, diplomas, and certificates as a precautionary measure.
But in her account, it is apparent that it is not just the economic and academic rights that women stand to lose. The author talks wistfully about the manicures she loves getting, meeting friends for coffee, listening to non-religious music, going out alone, wearing dresses, and lipstick — all of which are most likely going to be outlawed by the new government.
The situation extends even further, however, with the UN categorically saying that "the situation has all the hallmarks of a humanitarian catastrophe." Just last week, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke about the "fear and dread" across Afghanistan, which had driven people to flee their homes.
Per a report from the agency from just a handful of days ago, nearly 250,000 Afghans have fled their homes since the end of May as a result of the Taliban advance, with a full 80% of those being women and children. The UN also estimates that there are already 5 million internally displaced people within Afghanistan, with almost 360,000 joining the category this year alone.
The UN says that almost half of the country's population are in dire need of emergency relief assistance — a proportion that will likely rise as the Taliban extends and tightens its grip on political power.
In addition, the agency has documented cases of severe malnutrition to the point of being sick in half of all children under the age of five. As people fled to Kabul, the refugee camps set up reported an acute dearth of clean water and hygiene, prompting the spread of further diseases like cholera.
And of course Covid-19 is still a reality plaguing the population, with at least 2,000 cases being reported and counted daily, 100 of which end up being fatal. Healthcare centers are saying that their patient load has nearly doubled in the last couple of months, and has increased 30% overall compared to last year,
On top of all this, "disturbing" reports have emerged about Taliban commandos' actions during their advance, with multiple international organizations — echoed by the U.S. — airing suspicions that Taliban forces are engaging in extrajudicial killings. For instance, in July, video emerged that apparently depicted Taliban operatives executing, via gunfire, at least 22 members of an Afghan Special Forces unit.
They are said to be executing women, journalists, dissidents, and human rights activists over the past few months as they advanced towards the capital. At the end of July, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Taliban troops were enacting violence upon people known to be critical of them, including by detaining and executing suspected members of government, soldiers, civilians, and law enforcement forces, as well as anyone suspected of harboring pro-government sympathies.
The UN also says that more women and children were killed and wounded in the first six months of the year than in the first half of any year since 2009, when the agency started maintaining such records. Per the UN, in the month beginning July 9, at least 183 civilians have been killed and an additional 1,181 injured in just four cities. It also called out the "rapid escalation of violations against children," with 27 killed and 136 injured in a span of 72 hours.
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The Puritans, who have escaped religious persecution in England, first build a prison on their settlement. This prison and the scaffold are sites where people are persecuted and castigated for their...
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The prevailing tone of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is one of irony. Here are some examples:
The Puritans, who have escaped religious persecution in England, first build a prison on their settlement. This prison and the scaffold are sites where people are persecuted and castigated for their sins. It is ironic that public condemnation is considered reliable by the Puritans.
The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, who is perceived as "ethereal" is as grievous a sinner as Hester Prynne who is sent to prison and made to stand upon the scaffold in ignominy, scorned by the viewers and later ostracized from society as she lives on the edge of the woods. However, the Puritan community exalt Dimmesdale as a saint while he is a terrible hypocrite in reality.
The governor of the settlement, Bellingham, has a sister who is a witch, yet no one objects to her activities. In addition, the leader of the Puritans, whose ideology holds to simplicity, has a beautiful mansion complete with diamond-like glass windows, suits of armor, pewter tankards with the remnants of beer visible, elaborately carved furniture, and a serving-man who wears a blue coat, the "customary garb ...in the old hereditary halls of England." That the leader of the community has these beautiful objects and enjoys a draft of beer points to the hypocrisy of those who would deny gaiety and passion to their community.
The punishment of Hester, the wearing of the scarlet letter, changes to a symbol of her ability and her solicitiousness to the community as nurse to the ill and dying. Thus, the meaning of the scarlet A changes ironically to Able and Angel.
Roger Chillingworth who agrees to treat Dimmesdale's apparent physical illness--which is ironically not a physical ailment--is really the minister's torturer.
In Chapter III, Governor Bellingham tells Dimmesdale, "...the responsibility of this woman's soul lies greatly with you."
In Chapter IV, Chillingworth tells Hester, "Think not that I shall interfere with heaven's own method of retribution." Yet, he intends to violate the secrets of the minister's heart and destroy him.
The readers discover long before the townspeople that Pearl is the child of the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne.
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Amplitude resolution and/or dropouts test..
Amplitude resolution and/or dropouts test.. done.
Skewness & kurtosis test.. done.
Verifying time series integrity.. done.
Before this file it successfully processed six 30 minute files. With different input files the crash occurs on the second file.
I think the problem is to do with very high gas values when the LI7500 windows are wet – but I think earlier versions of EP coped OK with out of range gas values. Clearly EP should cope with these bad data and not crash.
Crash behaviour is the same with all the different Advanced detrending options.
Is there a work around or a fix for this please? Thanks for the nice software (when it doesn't crash).
… test files for the above crash scenario attached.
thanks for your inquiry. I downloaded the files and will post a feedback as soon as I can (probably in a few days).
are you using the latest release of EddyPro (ver.4.1)?
I just processed your 2 raw files with 4.1, using your project file, only changing in/out paths and with various detrending options, and didn't incur in the crash..
Not sure how to proceed. Any suggestions?
Hi thanks for the fast response. Yes I'm using the latest eddy pro 4.1, downloaded yesterday. did you test under Win XP? Eddy pro 4.1 seems a bit unstable for me on Win XP. today I opened a ep project that ran ok on 4.0 & ep crashed viewing the raw file column selection setup, when I scroll to the right, that reminded me it did the same editing the above setup yesterday, in the same way, scrolling to the right to see the input columns of the raw data file in the setup.
is it possible to download version 4.0 as I don't have the install file anymore, & it's not on my current PC. this might be the best way forward to get data processed for next week.
Hello Jon, please contact me by email (gerardo.fratini@licor.com). We can continue the discussion by email and post here what we find at the end.
I would like to know if the problem that Jon had with the absolute limits has been solved. I'm using EddyPro 4.1 as well, and with some set of data it crashes if the "filter outranged values" option is flagged while it processes all the data without problems if the option is not flagged. Which is is the risk if I do not flag this option? I presume I simply will have to filter outraged data by myself in a postprocessing, isn't it?
sorry for the late reply, I lost the RSS feed for the Forum for a while.
Yes, the problem was fixed and the fix will be available in 4.2 (coming soon, although I have been saying that for a while now..).
Of course, if you don't filter out outranged values you may incur in spikes in the flux time series, which you would have to eliminate in post-processing. In some cases though, you may simply get wrong fluxes which look realistic: those cases would be hard to spot.
Please bear with us as we finalize this long promised 4.2.


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Hazelwood v. State
Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division III
LONNIE HAZELWOOD APPELLANT
STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE
APPEAL FROM THE CRAIGHEAD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT [NO. 16JCR-13-526] HONORABLE RANDY F. PHILHOURS, JUDGE.
Terry Goodwin Jones, for appellant.
Leslie Rutledge, Att'y Gen., by: David L. Eanes, Jr., Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.
BRANDON J. HARRISON, Judge.
Lonnie Hazelwood appeals the revocation of his suspended imposition of sentence (SIS), arguing that the circuit court erred in revoking his SIS because the State presented evidence that was illegally obtained. We affirm.
In July 2013, Hazelwood pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and was sentenced to fifty-four months' imprisonment and sixty months' SIS. The conditions of his SIS included the requirement that he not commit a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment. He was also required to submit to a search of his "person, place of residence, motor vehicle, or other property . . . at any time, day or night, with or without a search warrant, whenever requested by any supervising officer or law enforcement officer."
In September 2016, the State petitioned to revoke Hazelwood's SIS, alleging that he had failed to pay fines and costs as directed and that on or about 5 August 2016, he had committed the new offense of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). The circuit court convened a revocation hearing on 11 June 2018. Jonesboro police officer Brian Bailey testified that on 5 August 2016, he was on patrol and observed Hazelwood sitting in a truck in front of his house. Bailey checked his computer and saw that Hazelwood had an outstanding warrant out of Jonesboro and that he was on parole. Bailey approached Hazelwood and told him about the outstanding warrant; Hazelwood responded that he had "already appealed the warrant" but was unable to find paperwork to verify that claim. Bailey contacted dispatch, which confirmed the warrant was valid. Bailey asked Hazelwood to exit the truck, handcuffed him, and searched him. In Hazelwood's front right pocket, Bailey found a cellophane bag containing suspected methamphetamine. Bailey then placed Hazelwood under arrest. Agent Rick Guimond testified as to the lab results on the substance that Bailey found on Hazelwood's person; the lab confirmed it was .2834 grams of methamphetamine.
Hazelwood testified that he had never been served with a warrant out of Jonesboro and that he did not have methamphetamine on his person the day Bailey arrested him. He acknowledged that he was on parole at the time. He also said he had a zero balance on his fines and costs. He claimed that Bailey harassed him; "Every time I would see him he would pull me over."
After the close of evidence, Hazelwood moved to dismiss, asserting that "the warrant was not confirmed before his pat down and search began, and we feel that that violates his rights." The circuit court found that Bailey had a right to initiate the stop based on his knowledge of the warrant and that Hazelwood was on parole, "which means that he is subject to search at a different level than someone who's not on parole." The court denied the motion to dismiss, found that Hazelwood had violated the conditions of his SIS by possessing methamphetamine, and sentenced him to six years' imprisonment. Hazelwood now appeals the revocation.[1]
To revoke probation or a suspended sentence, the burden is on the State to prove the violation of a condition of the probation or suspended sentence by a preponderance of the evidence. Jones v. State, 355 Ark. 630, 144 S.W.3d 254 (2004). On appellate review, the circuit court's findings will be upheld unless they are clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. Id. Because the burdens are different, evidence that is insufficient for a criminal conviction may be sufficient for revocation of probation or suspended sentence. Id. Thus, the burden on the State is not as great in a revocation hearing. Id. Furthermore, because the determination of a preponderance of the evidence turns on questions of credibility and weight to be given to the testimony, we defer to the circuit court's superior position. Id. Finally, only one violation is required to sustain a revocation. Springs v. State, 2017 Ark.App. 364, 525 S.W.3d 490.
Hazelwood argues that the circuit court erred in revoking his SIS because "the State presented evidence that was illegally obtained in violation of [his] right to due process." He asserts that the State did not produce either the Jonesboro warrant or the search waiver on file as part of his SIS, and while he acknowledges that the search waiver requires him to "submit" to a search by any law enforcement officer at any time, he argues he did not "consent to the search, for purposes of any seized items being admissible at any future trial or hearing." Hazelwood contends that Bailey used the warrant and the search waiver as a pretext for "achiev[ing] his primary purpose of revoking Appellant's suspended sentence."
We hold that Hazelwood's contention of an illegal search is unavailing on the basis of the search waiver he signed as part of his SIS. He admits he was subject to search by any officer at any time, and there is no requirement that he also consent to the use of any evidence obtained as a result of such a search.
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No one intentionally ruins their heating or cooling system – just like they don't intentionally destroy a car, drop food on a white shirt, or crack a cell phone screen. But unfortunately, homeowner actions ruin heating and cooling systems more than you would expect!
Let's take a look at three common areas that may shorten the lifespan of your HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) system.
If you want to ruin your heating or cooling system, don't change your air filters!
Dirty filters block airflow that your system uses to heat or cool your indoor spaces. When these pathways get clogged with dust and debris, your system has to work harder to pull the air into the heating and cooling system. After some time, a dirty air filter may affect your system's operation.
Clean air filters may also help keep your HVAC system clean. They can reduce the number of "particulates" that may land on the fan motors and coils, which may hinder the designed performance of those parts. Your HVAC filter is designed to capture this "stuff" so it stays out of your system.
Did you know that a clogged air filter may increase your system's energy consumption by up to 15%.1 That means that your utility bill may be higher just because of dirty air filters! By replacing the air filter according to your heating and cooling manufacturer's guidelines, you may help keep your monthly energy bill in check. You may even save more money if you can protect your HVAC equipment from losing efficiency over time! Keep those air filters clean!
So you may be thinking, "I should get the highest-rated filter available." But, the best filter is the one that matches your system's fan or motor capacity. Some residential HVAC systems may not have the capacity to accommodate higher efficiency filters. Be sure to talk with your heating and cooling technician about your HVAC manufacturer's recommended filter type before upgrading to high MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) filter.
If you want to ruin your heating or cooling system, never let a professional HVAC dealer perform regular maintenance on the system!
Routine maintenance plays a big part in maximizing the lifespan and efficiency of your gas furnace, heat pump, or air conditioner. During an inspection, your dealer may identify airflow problems, system leaks, coil issues or potential concerns that could cause your system to operate below its designed performance level. Over time, if one or more parts are not functioning as designed, the entire system may be affected.
Maintaining a comfortable and consistent temperature in your home is a delicate balancing act between the HVAC equipment, individual parts and mechanics, and air flow. The longer the system is out of balance, the more likely that issues will be compounded – which may lead to additional expense, decreased operational performance, and eventually ruin your system. Routine maintenance may fine-tune this balance, making sure the system doesn't stray too far from proper operation. These small adjustments may make a difference!
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Since your home's heating and cooling system and your indoor comfort expectations are unique, the unlicensed HVAC DIY'er may not understand the critical components within a particular HVAC system. Installation or repair without a licensed professional HVAC technician may lead to damaged equipment, compromised system efficiency, and even voided warranties.
While DIY HVAC may initially seem like a good idea, the long-term consequences may end up costing you the price of a new system!
1 "Guide to Indoor Air Cleaners in the Home." July 2014. EPA. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-07/documents/aircleaners.pdf.


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Monster Harem is an epic RPG adventure the likes of which you have never experienced before. You will be called upon to use every bit of your cunning and wit to overcome the challenges placed in front of you and save the damsels in distress. Thankfully you will not have to go at it alone as you will be assisted along the way by the very seductive Arianna The Light Keeper, who will ensure that you stay on the right path to success and amass a massive harem of hotties along the way to victory.
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The gameplay features a unique mix of dungeon crawling mixed with RPG elements as well as click mechanics, which all come together with some of the most sizzling brilliant visuals to make a gaming experience that is both fun and erotic. Your mission is very simple, you must save the kingdom, but standing in your way is the vile and evil Lord De Struck Shun who will stop at nothing to impose his sinister and diabolical evil over the land. Surely stopping a tyrant of such epic proportions is a monumental task but fortunately you will get to work alongside Arianna to see that justice is served, and along the way you will form a most impressive harem of powerful beauties to save the day. Monster Harem will give you top notch content featuring 19 girls and 28 H-scenes, giving you more than enough to satisfy your tastes. There are also 150 dungeons to explore on your way to thwarting the plans of those evil doers.
These dungeons are where you can accumulate all kinds of riches but most importantly it is also where you can find and recruit your team of bountiful babes. These gorgeous heroines are the ones who will help to tip the scales of battle in your favor as you seek to obtain a supreme victory over the forces of darkness. How you utilize your army is entirely at your discretion as you have full control over which ones to level and add attributes to. You can even choose to sacrifice certain ones in order to strengthen the others and ensure that you are only taking a first class set of battling heroes into the depth of each dungeon. You can also choose to build your PvP arena team which will allow you to take on the challenge of going head to head with other players out there in the world. The Hentai content is absolutely sizzling and you will be left in awe at just how sensual these digital bombshells can be.
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Publication: Are termites an unknown source for BVOCs?
2020-08-21 2021-03-19 Publications
Plants and soils, especially those in the Amazon rainforest, emit most of the biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) found in the atmosphere. There they affect many processes, such as the formation of secondary organic aerosols, which in turn influence the Earth's radiative budget. However, few studies thus far looked into emissions from insects such as termites.
BVOCs in the Amazon
Nora Zannoni and her colleagues measured BVOC emissions at the ATTO tall tower in several heights. Specifically, they looked at one particular BVOC called α-pinene. This organic compound exists in two mirror image forms called (−)-α-pinene and (+)-α-pinene. Such chiral forms are identical in all physical properties. However, insects and plants can distinguish between these forms and may prefer to interact with one or the other. And indeed, few existing studies show that the ratio between the chiral compounds varies regionally.
This is also true for ATTO, where (+)-α-pinene are generally rarer. Now the scientists discovered further variations between those mirror image forms. At ATTO they measured how the BVOC emissions behaved over the course of the day. They found that when plants start photosynthesizing in the morning, BVOC emissions increase. To put it simply, above the canopy they reach their maximum abundance in the afternoon, when temperatures are highest and plants are most active. This is especially true for (−)-α-pinene, confirming that its main source is the forest.
But the story is a little different for (+)-α-pinene. Their concentration declines after a morning peak. Furthermore, the team found that (−)-α-pinene are the dominant form above 80 m height. The otherwise less common (+)-α-pinene, however, is more abundant at 40 m height, which coincides with the average canopy height. This shows that chiral BVOCs at ATTO are neither equally abundant nor is the ratio of the two forms constant over time, season or height.
Termites hold a surprise in store
But this change in the chiral ratio at 40 m height also indicates an addition source for BVOCs. Nora Zannoni and her co-authors considered many different explanations and performed additional measurements to solve the mystery. They found one other place, where (+)-α-pinene was more abundant: above nests of termites.
Around the ATTO tall tower is a rather large gap in the canopy. Here we find many fast growing plants, which continuously flush new leaves. Insects, such as termites, are known to like to feed on such new leaves and thus might be more abundant near the tall tower. Therefore, the emissions from the nest might affect the abundance of (+)-α-pinene at 40 m height.
To assess how significant a role the termites really play, the research team must study them in more detail in the future. For example, they plan on sampling isolated termite species. This will also be helpful to find out if the insects themselves are responsible for the change in the prevalent α-pinene form, or insect-plant interactions may also play a role.
Zannoni et al. published the study "Surprising chiral composition changes over the Amazon rainforest with height, time and season" Open Access in the new Nature Journal Communications Earth & Environment.
BVOC emissions across the seasons in the Amazon
BVOC emissions in the Amazon have been studied for decades, but we still don't fully understand when and under what conditions tree species or even individual trees emit more or fewer isoprenoids. To address this, Eliane Gomes Alves and her colleagues measured isoprenoid emission capacities of three Amazonian hyperdominant tree species.
Cryptogams are an important source for BVOC emissions in tropical forests
Mosses and lichen appear to play a previously overlooked but important role in the atmospheric chemistry of tropical rainforests. A new study from Achim Edtbauer and colleagues shows that such cryptogams emit highly reactive and particle-forming compounds (BVOCs) that are important for air quality, climate, and ecosystem processes.
Finding the missing components to total OH reactivity
Biogenic volatile organic compounds remove OH from the atmosphere through chemical reactions, which affects processes such as cloud formation. In a new study, Pfannerstill et al. reveal the important contributions of previously not-considered BVOCs species and underestimated OVOCs to the total OH reactivity.
When do fungi release their spores?
Fungal spore emissions are an important contributor to biogenic aerosols, but we have yet to understand under what conditions fungi release their spores. Nina Löbs and co-authors developed a new technique to measure emissions from single organisms and tested this out at ATTO and with controlled lab experiments. They published their results in the Open Access Journal Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
New Publication: rainforest VOC emissions change in El Nino years
Pfannerstill et al. compared VOC emissions at ATTO between a normal year and one characterized by a strong El Nino with severe droughts in the Amazon. The did not find large differences, except in the time of day that the plants release the VOCs. They published their results in the journal Frontiers in Forest and Global Change.
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Son of Former Union City Police Chief Charged With Murder
By Bay City News	• Published at 12:05 pm on August 29, 2019
Manteca Police Department
The son of former Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister was charged on Wednesday with special circumstances murder for the fatal shooting of a man in Oakland's Uptown district last week.
Tyrone McAllister, 19, and Dennis Evans, 28, are both charged with murder for the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Janath Liyanage of Garden Grove in the 500 block of 20th Street at about 11:13 p.m. on Aug. 20 but prosecutors allege that McAllister is the one who shot and killed Liyanage.
Both men also are charged with second-degree robbery and the special circumstance of committing a murder during the course of a robbery.
Video surveillance and other evidence connect McAllister and Evans to the fatal shooting of Liyanage, according to a probable cause statement by Oakland police Officer Jose Barocio.
After the shooting Evans said he was looking at robbery victims with McAllister and McAllister "shot someone," Barocio wrote.
Darryl McAllister retired as Union City's police chief last December after a 37-year career in law enforcement.
Tyrone McAllister was arrested in August 2018 in connection with a highly-publicized attack on a 71-year-old Sikh man in Manteca and last Dec. 11 he was convicted of attempted robbery in connection with that attack.
A Union City police spokesman said in August 2018 that Tyrone McAllister had become estranged from his father and his father had worked with Manteca police to track him down and arrest him.
In addition to murder and second-degree robbery McAllister is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a loaded firearm in a city and Evans is charged with possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.
Prosecutors say Evans was convicted of first-degree residential robbery in 2010 and corporal injury to a spouse in 2013.
In addition, McAllister and Evans are charged with robbing a man in East Oakland about five hours before Liyanage was shot.
Barocio wrote that McAllister and Evans followed the victim from a jewelry store he owns in Oakland's Chinatown district to his home in the 1100 block of East 24th Street.
McAllister walked up to the man and pointed a small black handgun at him and the man gave him three bags of groceries because he was in fear of his life, according to Barocio.


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Natasha Kaplinsky: 'I Was Forced Into Doing Strictly Come Dancing'
The Huffington Post/PA
15/08/2013 06:56am BST
The first 'Strictly Come Dancing' champ Natasha Kaplinsky has said her BBC bosses 'forced' her to take part in ballroom show.
The newsreader - who won the first series in 2004 with professional partner Brendan Cole - said she was cajoled by BBC bosses and eventually 'ran out of excuses'.
Natasha Kaplinsky
She told the Daily Mirror: "I got completely forced and put into a corner at the BBC.
"I'd just started at 'BBC Breakfast' and obviously the bosses at 'Strictly' had a shopping list and a newsreader was on it and I was their easiest target."
Her appearance in the show sparked rumours of an affair with Cole but Kaplinsky said they were not true.
She said: "There was chemistry, of course, and I certainly fell in love with dancing, but I did not fall in love with Brendan."
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Kaplinsky made a high-profile move to Channel 5 in February 2008 after becoming a household name presenting the BBC Six O'Clock News bulletin and hosting flagship events including 'Children In Need'.
Her debut immediately doubled the usual audience for Five News but just six weeks into the reported £1 million job she announced she was expecting a baby.
She eventually left the channel in 2010 after giving birth to her second child.
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As if no feet were guiding you.
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