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The procedures in soccer to be followed for a Kick-off and for a Dropped Ball are the two items addressed in Law 8 of the Laws of the Game, "The Start and Restart of Play." Although indirect free kicks, direct free kicks, penalty kicks, throw-ins, goal kicks, and corner kicks are also forms of restarts in soccer, they are each addressed in other Laws of the Game.
A kick-off is used to start the game; to start the second half; to start both halves of extra time (overtime), if used; and to restart the game after a goal has been scored. For every kick-off, all players, except for the player taking the kick, must be in their own half of the field of play and the opponents of the team taking the kick-off must also be at least 10-yards from the ball until it is in play (this is the purpose of the center circle – see Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play"). In addition, the ball must be stationary on the center mark before the kick-off is taken. After the referee gives a signal that the kick-off may be taken, usually by blowing his whistle, the ball is in play when it is kicked in any direction and it clearly moves.
To determine the initial kick-off to start the game, the referee first tosses a coin. The team that wins the toss decides which goal to attack in the first half or to take the kick-off. Depending on the decision, the other team either then takes the kick-off or decides which goal to attack first. The team that did not take the kick-off to start the game takes the kick-off to start the second half. Prior to the kick-off for the second half, the teams change ends and attack in the other direction from the first half.
After a team scores a goal in accordance with Law 10 of the Laws of the Game, "Determining the Outcome of a Match," a kick-off is then taken by their opponents.
A goal may be scored directly against the opponents from a kick-off. In the extremely rare case that the ball should go directly into the kicker's goal own goal without touching anyone else, a corner kick is to be awarded to the opponents.
The player taking a kick-off may not touch the ball a second time before it has touched anyone else. If the player taking the kick-off touches the ball again before it has touched another player, an indirect free kick is to be awarded to the opponent. If the touch is a handball offense, a direct free kick is to be awarded to the opponent. In the event of any other infringement of the kick-off procedure, such as players entering the other half of the field or the center circle too soon, the kick-off is retaken.
Dropped ball
A dropped ball is used to restart the game when the referee has had to stop play and there is no other provision in the Laws of the Game for how play is to resume. A player from one team participates in a dropped ball.
"The ball is dropped for the defending team goalkeeper in their penalty area if, when play was stopped:
the ball was in the penalty area or
the last touch of the ball was in the penalty area
In all other cases, the referee drops the ball for one player of the team that last touched the ball at the position where it last touched a player, an outside agent or, as outlined in Law 9.1, a match official.
All other players (of both teams) must remain at least 4-1/2 yards from the ball until it is in play."
The ball is in play as soon as it touches the ground. If the ball touches a player before it has touched the ground or if the ball leaves the field of play after it touches the ground, but without having been touched by a player, then the ball is to be dropped again. If a dropped ball enters a goal without having been touched by at least two players, play is restarted with a goal kick if the ball enters the opponents' goal or a corner kick if the ball enters the team's goal.
– On kick-offs, players need to be taught that they can't enter the other half of the field just because the referee blows the whistle to start. They must be taught to wait until after the ball actually moves before crossing the halfway line or, as a defender, to enter the center circle.
– Note that, since the ball may be kicked backward on a kick-off, the player taking the kick-off may actually be in the opponent's half of the field when he takes the kick.
– Because a goal may be scored directly from a kick-off, without having to touch anyone first, it can be considered to be a "direct" kick.
– The general procedure for the performance of a dropped ball by the referee is for the referee to hold the ball waist-high in the palm of a flat hand and then to pull the hand down and away from the ball, allowing gravity to take it to the ground.
– Players need to be reminded not to kick a dropped ball until it has touched the ground.
– Dropped balls can become problematic if they are near the goal. If this occurs, it is common to place a number of defenders goal-side to ensure that any caroms are covered.
– A goal may not be scored directly from a dropped ball. Assuming the ball is touched first during the drop, a second player must touch the ball before it goes into the goal for it to count. In this sense, a dropped ball can be considered to be an "indirect" kick.
NOTICE: This article is based on the soccer Laws of the Game as maintained by The International Football Association Board (IFAB). As represented in the article, the Laws may be paraphrased, edited for "American English" readability, or quoted in whole or in part. Supplemental wording presented by CoachingAmericanSoccer.com® should be provided in brackets. Every effort has been made to be faithful to the letter, spirit, and intent of the Laws however, since the Laws are subject to modification annually by the IFAB, recent changes may not be currently reflected. Although national associations are permitted to institute local rules changes to the Laws, particularly for "youth, veterans, disability and grassroots football," the IFAB is the original source for the official English-language version of the Laws of the Game. If there is any question, the Laws of the Game may be found at TheIFAB.com.


22 Days Nutrition is an interesting name for a nutrition bar company. Anyway, here are other bars I tried recently. I've been actively trying vegan nutrition bars to add to my preference collection. I like knowing what I like and which bars are worth a buy. I haven't seen these around in any stores but they are available online. These bars are vegan and gluten free.
Their thing is "22 days" because they focus on the fact that it takes 21 days to adopt a new habit. In this case, the company focuses on adopting a healthier lifestyle as the habit. These bars are formulated using raw and organic superfoods, including hemp and rice protein. They say that "when you eat well, you live well, and the benefits go beyond the individual and can actually positively affect our environment." This actually is a really wonderful statement and I really like how it emphasizes the bigger good in this case – the environment, not just our body and health. It's cool that they care about the bigger picture.
22 Days nutrition products are lightly sweetened with organic ingredients, and do not contain hfcs, gluten, or soy. Also, they are free of trans fats, cholesterol, and are low in sodium. They offer six flavors: cherry chocolate bliss, enlightened pumpkinseed, goji mate firecracker, fruit nut karma, daily mocha mantra, and nut butter buddha. I haven't tried every flavor yet but the ones I tried, I liked. These bars aren't huge but boy do they fill you up! They are heavy. You really feel your body getting nourished when you snack on them. Is that a weird thing? I guess not, but it might be because of how heavy they are. Each bar is around 230 calories and around 11g fat, depending on the bar, each one is very different so these are averages. They are also around 9g protein. They are all natural, vegan, organic, and contain less than 14g sugar. Pretty cool. The fat content is what I think makes them so filling and satisfying. It's actually really weird how satisfied I felt after eating one. I don't usually feel that way so quickly. That's cool. The flavors are intense and yummy, and slightly sweet but just sweet enough for me. My favorite is the mocha mantra because of how intensely mocha coffee flavored it is. The flavor is intense. Pretty awesome for such a nutritious bar to have such a true prevalent flavor.
Another snack I tried recently are the Food Should Taste Good chips. I've seen those around a lot, even in my school cafeteria so it's pretty cool to take a closer look at these chips. I picked the strangest flavors to try out simply because I wanted to make an adventure out of it! Haha, I mean I have never had chocolate flavored chips, have you? I could imagine how the others might taste but I still wanted to try it out. I was feeling adventurous. Gotta live a little! Yes.
So I took a bite of the chocolate chip… and shock hit me. They are SO much better than I expected them to be. I was a little wary but I went for it and I ended up chowing down on the whole bag. Oops! But seriously, these were SO amazingly delicious – it's a subtle chocolatey flavor with the perfect salty kick which give these chips a wonderful blend and complexity of flavors. I love that they are all natural and made from wholesome ingredients, it made me feel slightly less guilty for eating the whole bag. I did just inhale over 700 calories in a sitting, but oh well – seriously, too good. Gotta live a little, whatever. I'm a total sucker for eating flavors which are opposite and contrasting such as this one – sweet and salty. Nom nom nomz.
I haven't tried the other flavors yet but I'm sure they are great as well. I think if they nailed the chocolate flavor, then the rest must have been a breeeze to nail as well.
On the bag is a summary of all the good things about the contents as well as some suggested uses for the chips.
Disclaimer: I received the products free of charge from the company, I was not otherwise compensated. All opinions are my own.
I love those chips. I haven't yet tried chocolate, but all the others I've had have been wonderful.
Food should taste good chips are amazing! I love the sweet potato kind! They are so good but slightly addictive!
Oh man, right? Next time I have to make sure to put aside a certain amount and put the bag AWAY from me! haha way too yummy! I'm gonna try the Sweet Potato kind next.


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Емилия Матерна Терманция (; * 4 век; † 30 юли 415) е римска императрица, втората съпруга на западноримския император Хонорий.

Биография
Дъщеря е на Серена и Стилихон (magister militum на Западната римска империя). Сестра е на Мария и Евхерий.

Терманция се омъжва през 408 г. за Хонорий скоро след смъртта на по-голямата си сестра Мария († 407 г.), която е била омъжена също за него. Зосим разказва за нейната сватба. Тя е изгонена от двореца, също както сестра си, без да осъществи брака си. Отива обратно при майка си Серена, където е съдена от Сената в края на 408/началото на 409 г. Причината е нейното лошо поведение преди години, когато отишла с чичо си Теодосий I в храма на Богинята майка Реа в Рим и взела огърлица от статуята и си я сложила подигравателно на себе си, което не ѝ е било простено и забравено.

Умира на 30 юли 415 г. в Константинопол. Погребана е в базиликата "Свети Петър" в Рим.

Източници
 John Julius Norwich, Byzanz – Der Aufstieg des oströmischen Reiches, ISBN 3-8289-0374-6
 John Robert Martindale, Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Thermantia
 Зосим, Zosimus, New History. London: Green and Chaplin (1814). Book 5.

Римски императрици
Теодосиева династия
Жени от Древен Рим

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By Anita Jones/April 26, 2011
One cool new evening Suhaila asked her mama,
"What was Grandma Annie like?"
"She was like the Moon," her mother replied.
Maya Soetoro-Ng read these first lines from her new children's book, Ladder to the Moon, her deep, melodious voice surrounding us as we finished our lunch at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California last week. This was one of the final stops in the west coast leg of Maya's book tour. I had the honor of sitting at the table with Maya and YuYi Morales, the book's illustrator.
Maya took the podium, gave a very brief preamble and professed to always feeling "like a tall woman in a short woman's body". Without missing a beat she then launched into a seamless mixture of reading and storytelling. I relaxed with my coffee and macaroon, knowing we were in good hands.
As she spoke Maya flipped thorough the book showing YuYi's illustrations. Author and illustrator shared the podium and had met for the first time only an hour before. Each spoke about being deeply connected from the start through this story they both felt compelled to tell; YuYi through her beguiling acrylic paintings sparked by Maya's ethereal, lyrical words.
Maya's oldest daughter, Suhaila, six years old, is the namesake of the book's heroine. Her questions about Maya's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, were the inspiration for the book. Ann was 52 when she passed away a decade before Suhaila's birth.
In this magical tale Suhaila's Grandma Annie descends a golden ladder outside her bedroom window and leads her up to the moon on an adventure of healing, helping and growth.
Stanley Ann Dunham and her children
Stanley Ann Dunham earned a PhD in anthropology from the University of Hawaii. In 2009 Duke University Press published her dissertation posthumously under the title, Surviving Against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia. Maya told of a photo–included in this book–taken in Indonesia showing Ann dressed in batik, sitting before a basket of chicks, with a duckling in her hands.
This photo bespeaks Suhaila's profound connection to Ann, apparent in their shared love of critters, large and small, "Suhaila is the resident activist in our building, protecting slugs, beetles and worms with a tremendous reserve of affection inherited from my mom." Maya admitted to her need to draw the line at the idea of relocating cockroaches.
The book also reflects Maya's own life journey, which began in her birthplace, Jakarta, Indonesia, where she and her older brother, President Barack Obama, spent a large part of their very multicultural childhood.
After mentioning at the table that we homeschooled our daughter, I learned that Ann also homeschooled Maya, instilling in her a fierce love of learning and to value the best of the past.
Maya and Obama
"The script is not narrowed when we know where we came from", Maya said. "If we are not content with the roots we are handed, then we can write our own stories."
Ladder to the Moon artfully enfolds many complex themes ~ the interconnectedness of us all, healing from loss, and the pragmatic value of building bridges. These also radiate through Maya's work as an educator. With a PhD in international comparative education, she has taught middle school, high school and at the University level for many years.
Maya and YuYi Morales, the book's illustrator
She shows students the value of mediating between perspectives, urging them "to remember the collisions, shifting borders and layered perspectives that have contributed to who you are. It is important to refrain from applying rigid 'you-are this-so-you-must-be-that' labels to people."
By way of this magnificent gift to her children Maya links a world of readers and listeners to the teachings of Stanley Ann Dunham's unwavering spirit, captured beautifully in this line at the end of Ladder to the Moon:
"She sat for a quiet half moment, feeling proud for having helped others learn to move forward and upward and around."
Maya wonders what lessons her daughters might have learned from their grandmother if they could have met her. Indeed, Ladder to the Moon is a beautiful answer to that question.
Anita Jones is a writer, visual artist and oral tradition storyteller. Her novel-in-progress, Peach Seed Monkey, was a novella semi-finalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. She's the Executive Director of the Gaines-Jones Education Foundation, a family foundation she co-founded with her husband, Robert Roehrick. They live in northern California with their daughter. You can contact Anita at peachseedmonkey@gmail.com.
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Dr. Rashid Sumaila is a prominent Fisheries Economist and Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada (http://www.fisheries.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/rashid-sumaila). He is deeply interested in how economics, through integration with ecology and other disciplines, can be applied to ensure sustainable use of environmental resources.
FEME: Some authors (for example, Acemoglu &Robinson. 2013. Why Nations Fail, 2013) argue that, in general, fewer laws and regulations and less bureaucracy could help nations achieve higher levels of development. Do you agree with this view? Do you think the same principles could be applied to fisheries management?
Rashid Sumaila: The problem I see with this statement is that these authors say: "… fewer laws and regulations and less bureaucracy could help nations achieve higher levels of development". Two questions immediately come to mind.
First, what do the authors mean by 'fewer laws'? Does it mean that if one country has 10 regulations and another has a million for the management of similar fisheries, for example, would reducing regulations to 9 and 999,999 for the two fisheries, respectively, help the two to achieve higher levels of development? Second, what do the authors mean by development: higher GDP, higher score in the UN Development Index (HDI)? If it is GDP then no regulation may be the best but if it is the latter (i.e. the level of HDI), it depends.
Given the last paragraph, I do not agree with the authors because the important thing is to implement an optimal set of regulation to help managers and policy makers achieve their goals for the fishery.
FEME: Many papers have debated fishing subsidies, including your publication from 2010 (Journal of Bioeconomics DOI 10.1007/s10818-010-9091-8). Would you consider subsidies (the capacity enhancing subsidies) as one mechanism for market regulation, once they support economic and ecologically unsustainable fisheries? Could the reduction or even the ceasing of those subsidies stimulate actors involved in fishing activity to produce sustainable innovation and protection of fish stocks?
Rashid Sumaila: The justification for imposing taxes or providing subsidies to an economics sector comes from the existence of externalities, which occurs when producing or consuming a good causes an impact on third parties not directly related to the transaction. Positive externalities have a positive impact while negative externalities impact third parties negatively. Hence, to achieve maximum benefits for society, subsidies are provided in the case of positive externalities, and taxes are imposed in the case of negative externalities. Since the provision of capacity-enhancing or harmful subsidies results in overfishing of fish stocks, it makes no economic sense.
So the answer to your questions are yes eliminating those subsidies would reduce overfishing while stimulating fishers innovate.


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Nervous Systems And The Nervous System
The nervous system is made up of tissues, cells and organs which regulate the body's responses to stimuli. The nervous system consists of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. It also consists of brain, spinal chord, facial nerves, body nerves, sensory neurone and motor neurones, somatic and autonomic nervous systems, parasympathetic and sympathetic. Central nervous system- The CNS is made up of the brain and spinal chord. Peripheral nervous system- The PNS is made up
The Nervous System And Peripheral Nervous Systems
The nervous system has three general functions: a sensory function, an interpretative function and a motor function. Sensory nerves gather information from inside the body and the outside environment. The nerves then carry the information to central nervous system (CNS). Nervous tissue consists of two main types of cells: neurons and neuroglia. Neurons also so known as nerve cells ") transmit nerve impulses that move information around the body. Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
The Nervous System And Nervous Systems
things or drinking tea after it cools a bit, every action, reaction is driven by our nervous system. All the information taken in is processed and executed by electrical and chemical signals to and from nervous cells. The nervous system controls all our physiological and psychological reactions. All animals have nervous system, except for very simple ones like sponges (The Nervous System, 2015). Human's nervous system is probably the most complex one, all of our thoughts, emotions and actions are based
The Nervous System The nervous system is the most complex part of the body, as they govern our thoughts, feelings, and bodily functions. It is an important factor in science because it can lead to new discoveries for cures or diseases. The studies of the nervous system helped lower death rates from heart disease, stroke, accidents, etc. The nervous system is a network of neurons (nerve cells) that that sends information to the brain to be analyzed. Neurons live both in and outside the central nervous
The nervous system is made up of 2 main parts - the spinal cord and the brain. These two parts combine to make the central nervous system and the sensory and motor nerves which form the peripheral nervous system. Neurons process information in the form of electrical signals, namely nerve impulses, which travel along the axon. Charged ions are not able to enter plasma membranes which make neurons have a difference in ion concentration between the inside and the outside of a neuron. This prevents
The nervous system functions as the communication and control system of the body through electrical and chemical signals. It responds to stimuli through gathering information, interpreting it, and providing an appropriate response. The nervous system is responsible for our thoughts, actions, and emotions (Marieb & Hoen, 2013). The nervous system is also responsible for involuntary actions such as blinking (Mandal, 2010). It is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. The nervous system
Nervous System The human body is one of the most complex structures known to mankind. To this day, we still do not have all the answers to how our body functions. One of the most complex structures in the human body is the nervous system, which controls the voluntary and involuntary actions, as well as send signals throughout the body. The nervous system is split up into two parts; the peripheral (PNS) and central (CNS) nervous systems. The central nervous system consists of two main parts; the
The nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network of neurons. This system is responsible for sending, receiving, and interpreting information from all parts of the body. The nervous system monitors and coordinates internal organ function and responds to changes in the external environment. This system can be divided into two parts: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. Let 's take a look at the central nervous system. Central Nervous System The
The nervous system is critical for human survival. The human nervous system is responsible for signaling bodily functions, sensory experiences, and information processing. The nervous system consists of three major structures: the brain, the spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (Brodal 1-18). The brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves are responsible for different processes and have unique structures. The brain is divided into three substructures: the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain
The Nervous Systems ( Cns ) And The Peripheral Nervous System
The nervous system is the part of the human body in charge of coordinating the reception of external stimuli and the response the body gives to them. It is equipped with sense organs called receptors, which are in charge of transforming the stimuli's energy into nerve impulses [1]. To emit an external response, the nervous system uses effectors that can be either muscles or glands. We can divide the nervous system into two separate systems: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous
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Autoramas ist eine brasilianische Rockband aus Rio de Janeiro. Sie verbindet in ihrer tanzbaren Rockmusik Einflüsse aus Beat, Rockabilly, Surf, Punk, und New Wave. Sie singen auch in Englisch, überwiegend jedoch auf Portugiesisch.

Geschichte

Gabriel Thomaz gründete 1988 die Rockband Little Quail and The Mad Birds in seiner Heimatstadt Brasília und war auch als Songschreiber aufgefallen, etwa für Raimundos und Ultraje a Rigor. Nach der Auflösung seiner Band 1996 zog er nach Rio de Janeiro, wo er 1997 die Band Autoramas gründete, mit dem Schlagzeuger Nervoso und der Bassistin Simone do Vale, die zuvor die Pressearbeit der Gruppe Planet Hemp betreute. Den Namen entliehen sie der in Brasilien üblichen Bezeichnung für Slot Cars, und die Band kultiviert seither entsprechend auch Anspielungen an Kinderspielzeug und Comics, neben ihren deutlichen Referenzen an die popkulturelle Symbolik ihrer Einflüsse. Der Name spielt auch auf die Vorliebe für alte Autos an, die beispielsweise Sänger Gabriel hegt, der ein Puma-Cabrio besitzt.

Nervoso verließ die Band noch vor ihrem ersten Auftritt 1998. Für ihn kam der frühere Planet Hemp-Schlagzeuger Bacalhau in die Gruppe. Dieser war kurioserweise 1994 seinerseits von Nervoso in der Band Acabou La Tequlia (des bekannten Musikers Kassin) ersetzt worden. Die Liveauftritte und CD- und Schallplatten-Veröffentlichungen der Autoramas erhielten die Aufmerksamkeit der Musikszene und zunehmend auch der Musikpresse des Landes, die sie mit B52s, Devo oder den Jovem Guarda- und Yéyé-Gruppen verglichen. 2001 spielten sie beim Rock-in-Rio-Festival u. a. mit Mudhoney und den Pixies, was ihre Bekanntheit weiter steigerte. In der Folge nahmen ihre Veröffentlichungen und ihre Auftritte zu, die sie auch ins Ausland führten. So spielten sie 2002 eine erfolgreiche Japan-Tour mit Guitar Wolf. Seither ist die Gruppe auch mehrmals durch Europa getourt. 2005 gewannen die Autoramas drei Auszeichnungen bei der Verleihung der MTV Music Awards in Brasilien.

2008 kam Flávia als Bassistin in die Band, und löste damit Selma ab. Diese hatte 2004 die Gründungsbassistin Simone ersetzt. Flávia spielte zuvor im Underground Rios in zahlreichen Garagebands und ist parallel zu den Autoramas auch Sängerin und Gitarristin des 2006 von ihr gegründeten weiblichen Garage-Trios As Doidivinas.

2009 spielten sie für MTV Brasil ein akustisches Konzert mit zahlreichen Gästen, darunter der Produzent und bekannte Barão Vermelho-Musiker Roberto Frejat. Der Auftritt erschien nach seiner Ausstrahlung auch als CD und als DVD. 2011 nahmen Autoramas ein neues Album auf, das sie mit Hilfe ihrer Fans im Crowdfunding-Modell finanzierten.

Anfang 2015 kündigt Autoramas eine neue Besetzung an. Von den Gründungsmitgliedern blieb nur Gabriel Thomaz (Gesang) übrig. Neu hinzu kamen Melvin (Bass), Fred Castro (Ex-Schlagzeuger bei Raimundos) und Érika Martins (Ex-Penélope) mit Gitarre, Percussion, Keyboards und Gesang. Der ehemalige Schlagzeuger Bacalhau verließ Autoramas für ein Revival seiner ursprünglichen Band Planet Hemp.

Diskografie
Alben
 2000: Stress, Depressão & Síndrome do Pânico
 2001: Vida Real
 2003: Nada Pode Parar Os Autoramas
 2007: Teletransporte
 2009: MTV Apresenta Autoramas Desplugado (auch als DVD)
 2011: Música Crocante
 2016: O Futuro Dos Autoramas

Darüber hinaus veröffentlichte die Band eine Vielzahl Singles und EPs, teils als Split zusammen mit anderen Gruppen. Auch auf zahlreichen Compilations in Brasilien, Japan, Argentinien, Europa und den USA war die Band vertreten.

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website (port. und engl.)

Einzelnachweise

Alternative-Rock-Band
Indie-Band
Garage-Rock-Band
Rockabillyband
Punkband
Brasilianische Band
Musik (Rio de Janeiro)


The versatile semi-automatic is the mainstay of many shotgun shooters. The 12-gauge remains the most popular, but with the high-tech 20 gauges and ammo available today, this delightful medium-bore is making serious inroads.
An excellent example of a modern 20 is the Model 920 from CZ-USA manufactured in Turkey by Huglu. The M-920 is a reliable gas-operated semi-auto with some spiffy features that set it apart.
The first thing to catch your eye will be the stock. An attractive and futuristic flute runs from the comb to the toe on each side. The pistol grip sports a large area of checkering on each side. The forend has a similarly angled finger groove at its top, with panels of checkering below. This checkering is unusual as its diamonds are slightly flat on top. It's well executed, looks good and the gun feels great in the hand. The long, tapered magazine cap has slightly angled grooves that provide a good grip when removing or replacing it.
In addition to the model designation, the receiver has a bright, white stripe etched on each side for a classy look. The trigger group is easily removed by drifting out one pin, and the bolt handle and other innards are likewise a breeze to service.
Like almost all gas-operated autos, the M-920 bleeds powder gases off through ports about mid-way in the barrel when fired. These gases act on a piston that starts the action bar back, pushing the bolt rearward, ejecting the fired shell, and compressing the recoil spring housed in the buttstock. Pulling the trigger also activates the carrier release, and a round is released from the magazine tube. As the recoil spring pushes the bolt forward, the carrier lifts the fresh round up in front of the advancing bolt, and it's chambered quickly.
Loading and unloading are made easier by the unique design of the carrier mechanism. Shells can be inserted into the magazine only with the bolt forward, and the chamber can be loaded two ways. With shells in the magazine and the bolt closed, press the "carrier release lever" at the base of the carrier. This releases a shell from the magazine and parks it on top of the carrier. Then fully retract the bolt, and let it zoom forward, chambering a round.
The second way is to push the aforementioned carrier release button, and lock the bolt back. Drop a round into the chamber, and press the bolt release button on the right side of the receiver. Then load the magazine, if desired.
This design also makes it easy to remove a round from the chamber and replace it with a different load without disturbing the ammo in the magazine. You have to hold the bolt back while doing this, as the bolt will not lock back when retracted unless that cartridge drop button is pressed.
Cleaning the M-920's barrel is easy, thanks to the glass-hard chrome-lined chamber and bores. Plus, having the recoil spring in the stock makes the magazine tube a snap to clean. The valve or piston, however, collects carbon fouling like crazy, so it's four-ought steel wool and Hoppe's No. 9 to the rescue for it. The plug supplied to reduce magazine capacity to two is easy to install or remove.
The M-920 is chambered for 2¾- and 3-inch shells, and shoots them all interchangeably with no adjustments. I tried to get it to jam, to no avail. It gobbled up every load I fed it, from 7/8-ounce target loads to 3-inch magnums loaded with 1¼ ounces of shot. It won't, however kick out super light ¾-ounce loads.
The M-920 is first and foremost a shooter's gun, so shoot it I did. With the improved cylinder tube in place, no clay target within 30 yards was safe. With the modified tube, I hit sporting clay targets as well as I do with any gun, including a 12.
By happy circumstance, the Missouri spring turkey season opened right after I received the M-920.
On the third day, a gobbler flew down from his roost above the creek, and landed about 75 yards away. After displaying, he casually ambled off. Rats, I thought; opportunity lost.
Suddenly from behind came an obscenely loud and lusty gobble that was so close that it scared the dickens out of me! Slowly, I swiveled my head around enough to see two gobblers walking toward my hide. Fortunately, the M-920 was lying across my lap, pointing to the left. I raised my gun, but the back turkey must have seen me move, because he swapped ends and started walking away.
But the lead bird was behind a cedar tree, oblivious, and proceeded on. Soon his head was covered by the green glow front sight of the M-920. At 15 yards, the outcome was never in doubt. I had the improved modified tube in the M-920, and it was loaded with Federal Premium "Heavyweight Turkey" loads with 1½ ounces of #7 "Heavyweight" shot, a tungsten-based product that is 35% denser than lead. It was "bang, no flop." The gobbler weighed in excess of 25 pounds, and had a 9½-inch beard. He was fine eating, too.
All in all, the new CZ Model 920 performed like a champ on the target range and in the turkey blind. It came to the shoulder in a wink, swung smoothly, had mild recoil, and hit what I shot at. I have to admit that I really like this gun. I don't need another 20-gauge shotgun, but if I did, the M-920 would certainly be high on the list.


Australia was the first continent where flowering plants grew. This occurred because it was the first landmass that experienced erosion of the hard rock surface leading to the first soil on the planet. And with the origin of soil came the first plants.
Australia was originally part of Gondwanaland, the one great southern landmass comprising the modern-day countries of Africa, India, Tibet, South America, Antarctica and Australia. Due to the continental drift that started about 60 million years ago, the land mass began to break up leading to the gradual separation into individual continents, some of which were still connected to the north. Australia was the last one to separate, 35 million years ago, drifting south to become separate and isolated. Because of the isolation, no dominating plants could come from other countries to take over.
This means that all the native species found in Australia at the beginning of white man's invasion have been on the continental landmass for about thirty-five million years. There is a wide diversity of plants across the globe, and Australia has the highest number of flowering plants.
The isolation of Australia and its small population relative to the size of the landmass means that Australia is uniquely unpolluted, with a minimum of damage to the natural landscape and reduced psychic pollution by way of wars fought on its soil or incidents of mass genocide, although there were isolated cases of Aboriginal bloodshed, particularly to the north in the Palmer River region and in Tasmania. At the time of the white settlement, there were only three hundred thousand Aboriginal people in the whole landmass.
The vibrancy and strength of the flowers is due to extremes of climate that the plants have to endure — flood followed by fire followed by drought followed by famine, in a cycle that has repeated itself over thousands of years.
Australian flowers are very vibrantly coloured due to the high level of sunshine. The major colours of Australian native plants are red, purple and yellow. Many flowers imported to Australia have adapted so well to the environment that in many cases they have become classified as noxious weeds, and have blue flowers that take on surreal indigo, magenta or sparkly cobalt hues. It is as if they have had an injection of vitality from the intensity of the sun and taken on a new life!
These imports become imbued with the energy of their adopted home not only physically but also energetically. As they adapt to the new environment, they take on the energy of the people who lived there for thousands of years.
Flower Power Why Wild Flower Essences?


Q. What is a reverse mortgage and should I get one?
A. A reverse mortgage is a loan against the equity in your home. It may be right for you if you are at least 62 years old and have a lot of equity. If you qualify, you can convert that equity into cash, monthly payments or credit line. IT works best for seniors who are house rich and cash poor.
Reverse mortgages, as the name implies, are essentially the opposite of traditional mortgages. A finance company will lend you money and your home will serve as collateral.
But unlike other loans, the borrower doesn't have to pay anything back during the life of the loan. The principal, along with the accumulated interest, is due when the last surviving borrower dies or moves from the residence permanently.
At that time the borrower or heirs can sell the home to pay back the loan. Yur heirs don't necessarily have to sell the home. They can refinancethe reverse mortgage and keep the home.
Lenders who issue reverse mortgages can't foreclose on the mortgage unless borrowers fail to pay property taxes or insure the home.


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Gov't Mule Releasing Live 'Mulennium' 3-CD Package
By Guitar World Editors 2010-07-26T16:24:29Z News
Gov't Mule are set to release their '99-00 New Year's Eve show, featuring the original Mule lineup, in a 3-CD Mulennium package.
The release also features Little Milton, one of Warren Haynes' most important influences, who joins Gov't Mule for six songs including "I Can't Quit You Baby" and "It Hurts Me Too." Mulennium also marks the 10th anniversary of Allen Woody's death and is the first official release featuring the original Gov't Mule trio issued since his passing.
Mulennium features Gov't Mule's original line-up: Warren Haynes on guitar, Matt Abts on drums and the late Allen Woody on bass and contains many Mule covers played for the first time including The Black Crowes' "Sometimes Salvation" and King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man." Blues legend Little Milton and The Black Crowes' Audley Freed join Mule for a spirited second set that blazes into the wee hours of the new millennium.
"Friends seen and unseen, I find myself, again, trying to conjure up what to say about a show-in this case a memorable, dare I even say magical show," says Haynes. "New Year's shows, as everyone in Muleland knows, are very special to us. The show was never intended to be an official release but we knew it should be recorded and, thanks to our friend Doug Oade, it was. Finally after all this time we have re-mixed it and are happy to share it with you."
The 3-disc collection was painstakingly remixed and mastered from the original master tapes. Mulennium is out August 3 via Evil Teen.
GOV'T MULE - MULENNIUM
Recorded 12/31/1999 at Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Produced by Warren Haynes
3-CD Set
Disc 1:
1. Bad Little Doggie
2. Lay Your Burden Down
3. Blind Man In The Dark
4. Life Before Insanity
5. Larger Than Life
6. Towering Fool
7. Countdown Jam
8. 21st Century Schizoid Man
9. We're Not Gonna Take It
10. Dazed And Confused
1. When The Blues Comes Knockin'*
2. My Dog And Me
3. Lump On Your Stump *
4. I Can't Quit You Baby *
5. It Hurts Me Too *
6. Blues Is Alright *
7. Is It My Body? **
8. Power Of Soul **
1. Helter Skelter **
2. Sometimes Salvation **
3. 30 Days In The Hole ***
4. End Of The Line **
5. Out Of The Rain ****
6. I Shall Be Released *****
7. Simple Man ******
8. Crowd
*with Little Milton
**with Audley Freed
***with Audley Freed & Robert Kearns
****with Audley Freed, Johnny Mosier & Mark Van Allen
*****with Barry Richman, Robert Kearns, Johnny Mosier & Mark Van Allen
****** with Audley Freed & Mark Van Allen
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Summer NAMM 2019: Electro-Harmonix Introduces New Clip On Tuner


Paper bags are great to use as is, but they're also fun to turn into cards or mini books! When the bags are folded in half as a card, you can use the side pocket to store gift cards, letters, money and much more. I layered a lot of pieces onto my cards using the new transparencies, whatnots, paper and stickers by Glitz Design. You can use a basic adhesive to adhere the items and add any additional embellishments. I incorporated a few strips of decorative paper tape to my cards and stamped the word "Love" using the A-B-Seas Stamp Set.


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Low Boy Beaters Are Giving Away 8 custom Beaters In 8 Days!
Enter for your chance to win your very own custom bass drum beater from Low Boy Beaters!
Low Boy Beaters launched almost 6 months ago and want to show their appreciation to you (drummers) for your support by giving away eight custom bass drum beaters in eight days starting on April 10th!
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Ready to kill some ninjas in his animation version!
From the anime series 'Ninja Slayer From Animation' comes a completely original sculpt of the Ninja Slayer based on the designs from the anime!
Various hand parts to recreate the 'aisatsu', 'karate' and other poses are included.
A scarf fitted with joints for dynamic posing is also included.
He comes with a red-eyed combat expression, as well as an alternate 'Fujikido Kenji' head part.
Optional parts include a shuriken with shuriken throwing effect parts, a grappling hook and packed sushi.


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Home Virginia 500 Manufacturing: THOMAS E. 'TEDDY' GOTTWALD
Manufacturing: THOMAS E. 'TEDDY' GOTTWALD
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, NEW MARKET CORP., RICHMOND
Published August 29, 2022 by Virginia Business
President and CEO since March 2004, Gottwald succeeded his father, Bruce, as chairman of the board a decade later. NewMarket is the parent company of Afton Chemical Corp. and Ethyl Corp., which manufacture lubricants and fuel additives.
NewMarket traces its roots to Ethyl Gasoline Corp., a company acquired in 1962 by his late grandfather Floyd Gottwald, president of Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Co.
Gottwald, who joined NewMarket in 1984, is part of a philanthropic family that in 2015 was named by Forbes as one of America's richest. The family's gifts have supported various causes, including projects such as the restoration of Tredegar Ironworks, where the American Civil War Museum is based. A graduate of Virginia Military Institute and Harvard Business School, Gottwald is a director emeritus of Venture Richmond's board of directors and serves on the board of overseers of VMI's Jackson-Hope Fund.
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Morocco looking at $16B bill in bid for 2026 World Cup
The North American bid plans to rely on existing infrastructure. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on March 19, 2018, on page 15.
Saudis, Bahrain, UAE join to bid for FIFA's U-20 World Cup
Morocco would need to spend almost $16 billion to prepare to host the 2026 World Cup, with every proposed stadium and training ground built from scratch or renovated, the bid said Saturday.
When FIFA officials score the bids, infrastructure – of which half relates to stadiums – will account for 70 percent of the panel's mark.
For $3 billion, Morocco said it can build nine stadiums, refurbish five others and build or renovate 130 training grounds.
Morocco has mounted four unsuccessful World Cup bids, most recently for the 2010 tournament, while the U.S. was host in 1994 and was beaten in the vote for the 2022 event.
The North American bid included 23 cities, with 17 in the United States.


My brother was diagnosed with brain cancer exactly two years ago today: November 4, 2014. For those who follow politics, that was Election Day — a clear Tuesday here in the suburbs of New York. Autumn had given us one of those perfectly crisp mornings you were sure would open up to a beautiful afternoon. It seemed a rare gift: After all, I was off from work that day. (Ah, freedom can be so sweet — sweetest when it's taken from you.) My plans were to vote in the late morning, have a relaxing lunch, then spend the rest of the afternoon at the mall.
Maybe one day I'll tell you the whole story. There was no happy ending — just a protracted lurch toward this precise moment, as I sit here typing another eulogy, the latest but not the last attempt to conform to this ruthless reality. Look, I know that "everything changed" is a banality. But how else can I say it? On November 3, 2014, my family and I had a life we will never have again. It's as though we were all abruptly evicted by a capricious repo man, and forced to sleep in the fields behind our former homes as others moved in. I am very slowly assimilating to this lonely hinterland.
This post was originally published at robertwargas.org.


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Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction LOCKED N' LOADED BOX SET Brand New Sealed
The Appetite For Destruction: Locked N Loaded box is the one true GNR Holy Grail. The box includes the Super Deluxe Edition with 4CDs featuring the album newly remastered for the first time ever; B-sides N EPs newly remastered; the previously unreleased 1986 Sound City Session N More recordings; a Blu-ray Audio disc with the album, bonus tracks and music videos in brand new 5.1 surround sound along with the unearthed music video for Its So Easy originally shot in 1989 but never finished; and a 96-page hardcover book showcasing unseen photos from Axl Roses personal archive and a wealth of memorabilia. In addition, the Locked N Loaded box contains high quality collectables including seven 12-inch 180g audiophile vinyl discs, seven 7-inch singles on yellow vinyl, a dozen lithos newly visualizing each song on Appetite, 5 custom hand-made metal-cast band skull face rings, 5 hand-made metal-cast band skull face lapel pins, buttons, patches, replica concert tickets and gig flyers, 5 metal skull face and signature-stamped guitar picks, a turntable mat, wall posters, replica 85/86 club days banner, a Robert Williams painting litho, never-before-seen band lithos, a numbered certificate of authenticity and more.
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73 Total Tracks 49 Tracks Previously Unreleased. First Ever Album Remaster from Original Analog Tapes.
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Robert Williams Painting Litho 12x24. Replica 85/86 Gig Banner 27x40. Welcome To The Jungle Video Invite Flyer Originally Drawn by Slash. 6 Replica Early Years Gig Flyers.
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'You couldn't be more welcome,' Prince William tells Afghan refugees
'You couldn't be more welcome,' Prince William tells Afghan refugees /node/1978491/world
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (2nd L) watches young children playing during a visit to a hotel in Leeds, northern England on November 30, 2021 which is being used to accommodate refugees evacuated from Afghanistan. (AFP)
https://arab.news/6bujz
Around 7,000 people evacuated to Britain
Refugee describes 'horrific' airport scenes
LONDON: Prince William has told Afghan refugees who recently arrived in Britain that they were welcome in the country and praised their bravery after risking their lives working alongside British forces in Afghanistan.
The prince visited families housed in a hotel for refugees evacuated from Kabul this year.
He told families who had been forced to leave behind everything they knew and loved at short notice: "The most important thing is that you are safe now. You have a bright future. You couldn't be more welcome. Thank you for all you have done for us."
The hotel, which is unnamed for security reasons, hosts around 175 refugees who are waiting on the government to find them long-term accommodation.
The prince was met with applause by the refugees on his arrival.
One Afghan, Hussain Saeedi Samangan, told the Daily Mail that he and his family's escape from Kabul had been difficult, as were their initial experiences in their UK quarantine hotel, but said they felt very welcome in Yorkshire and were optimistic of a "bright, exciting future" in Britain.
Samangan added that he never believed Kabul would fall to the Taliban.
"It took everyone by surprise. You will have seen for yourself what it was like in the media. We had some very traumatic moments before the evacuation. But we were lucky to receive the help the British government were giving in getting us to the airport, compared to others who spent many hours at the gate. So we had a smoother path to get here."
Asked by the prince whether he thought this generation of the Taliban would be different, he replied: "No. We know what the Taliban wants, we know they have not changed and that we couldn't trust them."
Another Afghan, 33-year-old Kabul airport firefighter Haroom Shahab, told the royal that he and his family had to wait for 28 hours at the airport to move just 200 meters in order to get on a plane to the UK.
He described "horrific" scenes with thousands of people hurtling toward the runways, leaving the planes unable to land.
"They were running, they were desperate, in front of the oncoming aircraft. That was very hard for us," he said. "We were trying to get out of the country because our lives have been torn to shreds. When we got to the UK we finally knew we would be safe. The Taliban are killing people without compassion, policemen and their families just gunned down. Anyone with a link to British or NATO forces or government."
Shahab said he hoped to take up his old profession once again and become a firefighter in the UK.
Britain evacuated around 7,000 people from Afghanistan when the country fell to the Taliban in August and September this year.
The government has pledged to continue to bring those who worked alongside British or NATO forces during the 20-year occupation into the UK from Afghanistan.
Topics: Afghan refugees Prince William
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Two Iraqi brothers accused of smuggling people from Mideast to EU
The men were arrested without incident near Venice before dawn
FOSSALTA DI PIAVE, Italy: Police in Italy and Albania have arrested more than 20 people accused of cashing in several hundred million euros to smuggle hundreds of refugees and migrants into the EU from Turkey on rented yachts and other leisure vessels, authorities said on Wednesday.
Two brothers who are Iraqi citizens are accused of masterminding a smuggling ring that mostly involved people fleeing Iraq and Syria. The men were arrested without incident near Venice before dawn.
The suspects, identified as Alaa Qasim Rahima, 38, and Omar Qasim Rahima, 30, are accused of running a ring that helped bring Syrians from Turkey to the EU using a network of associates in various countries.
They are believed to be part of a wider ring with as many as 80 members that allegedly organized at least 30 smuggling operations that transported at least 1,100 people by boat from Turkey to Europe.
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Wounds of war cast pall on Ethiopia's epiphany festival /node/2007941/world
Wounds of war cast pall on Ethiopia's epiphany festival
A former seat of the royal empire in Amhara region, Gondar has long been premier spot to mark Timkat
GONDAR, Ethiopia: Growing up, Arega Tekeba's fondest memories involved the feasts his father would prepare for Ethiopia's Orthodox epiphany festival Timkat — the way he would lead their family in song while roasting a freshly slaughtered sheep. But those memories are now acutely painful.
Arega's father, an ethnic Amhara militiaman, was shot dead last year while battling ethnic Tigrayan rebels, joining thousands of others killed in the 14-month war ravaging Africa's second-most populous country.
Wary of spending this year's Timkat with grieving relatives, Arega instead celebrated alone on Wednesday in the northern city of Gondar, where residents said thoughts of the war dead cast a pall over a typically joyous occasion.
A former seat of the royal empire in Ethiopia's Amhara region, Gondar has long been the premier spot to mark Timkat, which commemorates Jesus' baptism in the River Jordan.
Donning sparkling white tunics and dresses, worshippers march in a raucous parade each year that culminates in an all-night prayer session, then leap the next morning into 17th-century stone baths filled with holy water. This week, though, the festivities were stained with signs of the war's toll: Gondar's hospitals teemed with wounded combatants, while families like Arega's confronted the absence of the deceased.
"There are people who lost more relatives than me. I know one house where six or seven people are dead," Arega, also a militia fighter, said.
"It's the memories that make us sad, even more than the deaths."
Ethiopia's war broke out in November 2020 following months of mounting rancor between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government and the former ruling party of the northernmost Tigray region, the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
After several twists and turns on the battlefield, a government offensive has turned the tide yet again, with the rebels retreating into Tigray.
Foreign powers now hope the two sides can reach a deal to end fighting that has displaced millions and, according to UN estimates, driven hundreds of thousands to the brink of starvation.
The US this week sent its top Africa diplomat and its regional special envoy to Addis Ababa, eyeing what it terms an "opening for peace."
But any push by Abiy for reconciliation would encounter stiff resistance in Gondar, where combatants, politicians and ordinary residents celebrating Timkat told AFP that the TPLF, officially a terrorist group, must now be destroyed.
The mere idea of talks is "an insult for the Amhara people," said Demoz Kassie Mekonnen, a senior official in the National Movement of Amhara, an opposition party.
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Indonesian militant linked to Bali bombings jailed for 15 years /node/2007921/world
Indonesian militant linked to Bali bombings jailed for 15 years
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Zulkarnaen sentenced on terrorism charges after being labeled a 'key asset' for radical group
Extremist leader with ties to Al-Qaeda arrested in December 2020 after evading capture for 18 years
JAKARTA: A former commander of a militant group linked to the 2002 Bali bombings was sentenced to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges by an Indonesian court on Wednesday.
Arif Sunarso, known as Zulkarnaen, was a commander of Jemaah Islamiyah, or JI, a Southeast Asian group with ties to Al-Qaeda.
The group was blamed for bomb attacks on two nightclubs that killed 202 people on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali in 2002.
Zulkarnaen was arrested in December 2020 after evading capture for 18 years.
In its verdict on Wednesday, the East Jakarta District Court said the 58-year-old was "proven guilty of committing terrorism and is sentenced to 15 years behind bars."
Zulkarnaen was convicted of withholding information and sheltering another militant. The sentencing did not relate directly to the 2002 attacks.
Indonesian prosecutors had demanded a life sentence for Zulkarnaen, describing him as a "key asset" for JI due to his experience in training militants in Afghanistan and the Philippines.
Zulkarnaen became the group's operations chief following the arrest of his predecessor, Encep Nurjaman, known as Hambali, in Thailand in 2003.
During his trial, which began last September, Zulkarnaen said that he had led JI's military wing but was not involved in the Bali bombings.
Asludin Hatjani, Zulkarnaen's defense lawyer, told Arab News that he believed the sentence was disproportionately severe.
"Based on the evidence presented in the trial, the 15-year sentence is too long," Hatjani said. "In the verdict, (Zulkarnaen) was not convicted because of the Bali bombing case, but rather his involvement as a member of JI, because JI is an illegal organization."
However, Thiolina Marpaung, a survivor of the 2002 attack, said the verdict came as a disappointment.
"He should have been given life in prison," Marpaung said. "He spent 18 years as a fugitive and didn't surrender of his own accord. That means he still had bad intentions."
Nasir Abbas, a former senior member of JI who is working with the Indonesian government on deradicalization programs, said it was important that Zulkarnaen be deradicalized as he was still a respected figure among JI militants. "It's important to deradicalize him before he is allowed to mingle with other terrorism convicts or general prisoners," Abbas told Arab News.
Noor Huda Ismail, a former member of the militant group Darul Islam and now an expert on militancy and deradicalization, said Zulkarnaen's case demonstrates JI's vast network and its determination to protect key members.
"JI threat will not go away with this verdict," he added.
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Pakistani capital on high alert after deadly militant attack /node/2007916/world
Pakistani capital on high alert after deadly militant attack
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On late Monday, two militants on a motorbike opened fire, killing a police officer and injuring two others in the center of Islamabad
Militants often target security forces in Pakistan, but the country's capital has been largely peaceful in recent years
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has put the federal capital Islamabad on high alert after a recent militant attack in which an officer was killed and two others injured, police said on Wednesday.
Militants often target security forces in Pakistan, but the country's capital has been largely peaceful in recent years.
On late Monday, two militants on a motorbike opened fire on police officials who were patrolling the city. Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who on Tuesday attended the funeral of the officer killed in the attack, said both militants were killed during the shootout.
The minister did not share more details about the incident, but the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan issued a statement claiming responsibility for the assault.
Inspector Naeem Iqbal, a spokesperson for the Islamabad Police, told Arab News on Wednesday that the Pakistani capital "has been put on high alert after the terrorist attack."
"A comprehensive strategy has been devised to avoid recurrence of the attacks on police officials," he said, adding that 55 police have been killed in the city in different militant attacks in the past seven years.
"The overall law and order in the federal capital is under control," Iqbal said. "We are implementing snap-checking and carrying out combing operations in different areas of the city to apprehend the criminals."
The TTP, which are a separate movement from the Afghan Taliban, have fought for years to overthrow the government in Islamabad and rule with their own brand of Islamic law. In December, the group declared an end to a month-long ceasefire, accusing the Pakistani government of breaching terms including a prisoner release agreement and the formation of negotiating committees.
Earlier this month, the head of the Pakistani army's media wing said armed operations against the group had been relaunched since the end of the ceasefire.
Khawaja Khalid Farooq, a former chief of the National Counter-Terrorism Authority, told Arab News that the militants are now trying to show their strength after talks with the government had failed.
"They have adopted a hit-and-run approach to target Islamabad police to create a scare in the federal capital," he said, adding that different militant groups have joined their hands lately to target security forces across the country.
He expressed doubt over the possibility of any major attacks but said militants were still a challenge for the country's security apparatus.
"Militant groups in Pakistan have weakened over the years in the wake of military operations, but we should acknowledge that their sleeper cells still exist to carry out sporadic terror activities," Farooq said.
"Regular operations against the militants based on intelligence information can help deal with the challenge."
Security analyst retired Gen. Ejaz Awan said the Islamabad attack was an isolated incident.
"This is neither a trend nor a fresh wave of militancy in Pakistan," he told Arab News. "People should not panic. Our vigilant and brave security forces have already broken the backbone of the militants."
Best known in the West for attempting to kill Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who went on to win the Nobel Prize for her work promoting girls' education, the TTP have killed thousands of military personnel and civilians over the years in bombings and suicide attacks.
Among their attacks was a 2014 assault on a military-run school in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which killed 149 people, including 132 children.
Topics: Islamabad Militant attack
Spain's COVID infection rate drops for second straight day /node/2007911/world
Spain's COVID infection rate drops for second straight day
The rate as measured over the preceding 14 days fell to 3,286 cases per 100,000 people from Tuesday's 3,306
Tuesday's drop was the first since Nov. 2, when the rate was below 50
MADRID: Spain's COVID-19 infection rate fell for the second day in a row on Wednesday after 11 weeks of surges to record highs, raising hope among health authorities that the frenetic spread of the omicron variant may be slowing.
The rate as measured over the preceding 14 days fell to 3,286 cases per 100,000 people from Tuesday's 3,306 and Wednesday's record 3,397 cases, Health Minister Carolina Darias told a news conference.
Tuesday's drop was the first since Nov. 2, when the rate was below 50.
"It's important to see whether the decline consolidates in the coming days, which, if confirmed, would indicate that we've reached the peak of this wave or are at least very, very close," Darias said.
She added that the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus accounted for between 70 percent and 90 percent of infections across Spain's regions.
Despite the long surge in cases since November, hospital admissions and deaths remain well below those seen in earlier waves of the pandemic, thanks in large part to Spain's high vaccination rate — 80.5 percent of its 47 million population.
Darias reiterated her call for Spaniards to take booster shots, which she said markedly improve protection against the omicron and Delta variants.
So far in the pandemic, Spain has registered more than 8.5 million infections and over 91,000 deaths.
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The Loss of a Hero
On June 5 at 4am, my 96-year-old father-in-law died of natural causes.
What to tell you about Tom? He was eccentric, funny, opinionated (but that was okay because we usually agreed), outspoken and intelligent. He didn't suffer fools gladly. Because he grew up in a small Idaho mountain town during the Great Depression, he was thrifty. By thrifty I mean: he saved rubber bands on the drawer pulls in his kitchen, he repaired his old puffer jacket with electric tape and Super Glue, and you could see air through his socks which fell off on their own when he took off his shoes. I said I was buying him new socks for Christmas, and he said, "Hell, I've got packages of new socks in the bedroom, but there's nothing wrong with these!"
He never hired anything done he could do himself, and he could do almost everything. He taught his sons to be the same. When the characters in STRANGERS SHE KNOWS rebuilt a 1955 Ford F100 pickup with a straight 6-cylinder engine, I knew who to call. Because Tom owned a 1955 Ford F100 pickup with a straight 6-cylinder engine and he (and The Husband) did all the work on it. (Article)
At seventeen Tom graduated from high school and rode a bus (remember, this was a kid from small town Idaho) to Los Angeles where he attended electronics school. With the outbreak of World War II, he joined the Navy to fight fascism and nazis. When the war ended, he returned home, married and had three children: a girl, a boy, and perfection (The Husband was the youngest. 🙂 ) Tom worked in logging and sawmills, and he was determined his kids not do that kind of dangerous, backbreaking work. He demanded his children learn more, do more, and of course, he got his way. He always was a force to be reckoned with.
After his retirement and my mother-in-law's death, The Husband and I would send our daughters for summer visits. The stories are funny; how he drove two kids from flat Houston up the Kleinschmidt Grade out of Hell's Canyon, a narrow gravel road of hairpin turns that climbs 2200 feet in five miles. Our daughters still talk in awe and horror about meeting other cars. Tom took them to swim in the local lake; the girls were used to warm water, and the way he told the story is that they jumped in, hit the icy water and walked on their fingertips back to shore. He may have laughed at them. He made candy with them, he took them bowling and golfing…
About the golfing. After his retirement, five days a week he got up early to golf. Winter and summer. When he was 87, he got his first (and only) hole-in-one. Typically there was only him and his golf partner as witnesses, because it was the middle of winter and no one else was nuts enough to be out there. As he told me once, "I don't like to golf when it's less than seventeen degrees. I get cold." I'm not sure what I said, but I doubt I complimented him on his good sense.
At ninety, he retired from golf. To keep himself in shape, he worked out three days a week at the gym. No one wanted to exercise when he was there. How hard is it to whine about a difficult workout when some 95 year old is lifting weights?
He read all the time, mostly thrillers, and he got them from the local library. The librarians loved him, and yes, I used his stories in my books.
He was a tough guy who never backed down from a fight and never took shit off anybody…except females. He was the kind of man who liked and respected women. After my mom died, everyone shied away from talking about her. It was as if she'd never existed. About a year later, Tom asked me, "Do you miss your mother?" I got to talk about her and my grief, so yeah, he had a well-concealed sensitive side. He's one of the best men I've ever met, and his passing has left a hole in the world.
Thank you to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law for caring for him in his last days. Thank you to the hospice workers and the medical professionals who made him comfortable.
God speed, Tom Ham.
If you'd like to know how Tom helped as I wrote STRANGERS SHE KNOWS, read Masherbumbles, Fiskpopers, and Listening.
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CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson volleyball team is seeded seventh entering the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Tournament. The Tigers (13-17, 6-10 ACC) will play the eighth-seeded Maryland Terrapins (13-15, 4-12 ACC) Thursday, Nov. 16, at 5:00 p.m. at Reynolds Gym in Winston-Salem, NC. The winner of the Clemson-Maryland match will face second-seeded North Carolina (23-7, 13-2 ACC) in the second round on Friday at 4:30 pm.
The Tigers hold a 21-18 advantage in the all-time series with the Terrapins. Clemson has defeated Maryland the last seven times the teams have met, including 3-0 (15-11, 15-6, 15-8) and 3-1 (8-15, 15-8, 15-6, 15-9) wins over the Terps this season.
Jodi Steffes leads the Tigers in total kills (445) with a 4.24 kills per game average. Steffes also has a team-best 341 digs with 3.25 digs per game. Jessi Betcher is the assist leader with 1259 assists this season (11.77 assists per game). Betcher also leads the team in aces per game with a 0.32 per game average (29 total). Jackie Dalleska and Steffes have a team-best 76 blocks while Dalleska has a 0.80 blocks per game average.


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Apple World Today > Archived Post > Apple patents hint at AR/VR head mounts, a media production app, and an interactive map
Apple patents hint at AR/VR head mounts, a media production app, and an interactive map
Archived PostDennis SellersAugust 30, 2016
posted on Aug. 30, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,429,759) for a "head-mounted display apparatus for retaining a portable electronic device with display" that refers to an augmented/virtual reality system for the iPhone.
The invention involves head-mounted display systems and methods of operation that allow users to couple and decouple a portable electronic device such as a iPhone with a separate head-mounted device. The portable electronic may be physically coupled to the head-mounted device such that the portable electronic device can be worn on the user's head.
Finally, Apple may also be working on a new "media production application," as hinted at by a newly granted patent (number 9,431,057). The app receives a script of a media project and parses the script to identify (i) story sections of the media project and (ii) characters in the media project. It automatically creates data structures for the story sections and the characters, and associations between the story sections and the characters.
Also, the app receives several different types of data related to production of a media project and automatically schedules production activities for the media project based on the different types of data. For each location at which one or more story sections will be filmed, the software receives a photo of the location. The application displays a graphical outline of the media project in which each story section is represented by a thumbnail of the photo of the location at which the story section will be filmed.
In the patent filing, Apple notes that today most media pre-production activities are performed almost entirely manually. A producer, director, etc. of a movie will acquire blocks of sticky notes prior to beginning pre-production on the movie, and use these sticky notes to keep track of the story and other data. Location photographs are tacked up along with the sticky notes, information about filming locations is manually looked up on the Internet and printed out, and one or more people involved in the movie production have to handle the time-intensive process of trying to schedule all of the filming activities.
In addition, reports such as cost analysis and actor schedules must be generated through entering a myriad of data into spreadsheets. Daily production reports are manually typed out on a daily basis. Apple thinks that much of this pre-production and production activity could be computerized, such that information can be stored in an organized fashion and used to streamline the pre-production and production process.
Finally, Apple has been granted a patent (number 9,429,435) for an "interactive map" that would allow you to dynamically adjust the content of an electronic map. Different modes can be chosen to emphasize features relevant to a particular interest, e.g. commuting, tourism, weather, etc.
Combinations of modes can be selected to create a customized map. When a search is conducted, the chosen mode functions as a filter for the retrieved results. The map responds to user input directed to a given feature, to display information relevant to that feature. Tapping or clicking on a highway displays the locations of services along the highway.
Touching two points on the map causes available routes between them to be computed and displayed to the user, along with relevant data for each route. Geospatial applications can be integrated with the map to provide information pertaining to the area displayed on the map, and to refine search results to those that are relevant to the area.
Keep in mind that Apple files for — and is granted — lots of patents by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Many are for inventions that never see the light of day. However, you never can tell which ones will materialize in a real product.
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A fake cave painting by Banksy is going back on display in the British Museum, 13 years after it was first placed there as a hoax.
Peckham Rock, essentially a lump of concrete showing a supposed prehistoric figure pushing a shopping trolley, was smuggled into the venue in 2005.
It stayed for three days before staff realized it didn't belong there.
Banksy has now loaned the work back to the museum for an exhibition curated by Ian Hislop.
The Private Eye editor and Have I Got News for You panelist has chosen more than 100 objects for a show opening in September titled I Object: Ian Hislop's Search for Dissent.
When Peckham Rock was first placed in the museum in 2005, it was accompanied by an authentic-looking information label.
"The work is not very big and we think he [Banksy] just came into the museum like any other visitor and installed it himself – but we just can't be sure," a spokesman said.
The work was only discovered after a museum staff member saw on Banksy's website that he was challenging people to find the hoax work.
Since being returned to Banksy, the rock has featured in his exhibitions in London and Bristol and is on loan directly from the artist for Hislop's exhibition.
Hislop's exhibition aims to illustrate stories of satire, subversion, and dissent.
"At first sight, the British Museum seems to be a reinforcement, if not a celebration, of authority," he said.
Items on show will include an Edwardian coin defaced with the slogan Votes for Women, 18th Century prints mocking George IV as a drunk, and a salt cellar with hidden Catholic imagery made during the English Reformation.


Enjoy of two days trip in Otavalo and surroundings by visiting: Otavalo Indigenous Market, Peguche waterfalls, weaving workshops, Cuicocha Lake or Condor Park depending on the itinerary you choose!
After pickup in Quito, we will visit San Pablo Lake, sample some local cuisine like biscochos, visit Otavalo Market, and attend a local weaving workshop, which are all perfect activities to learn about the culture, traditions, and history of the indigenous people of northern Ecuador.
Today, guests can choose between two options. The first is a 5-hour hike around Cuicocha Lake, during which we will enjoy the spectacular views of the area and the volcanoes surrounding us. The second option is a visit to Cuicocha Lake, Condor Park, or to a family of musicians who will play traditional Andean instruments. Afterwards, we will return to Quito, bringing an end to this tour.
Hacienda & Activities Option: 4 meals included, accommodation in Hacienda Cusin in Garden Cottages Room, private transportation, bilingual guide, all entrances fee and activities.


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Being trained in Arts and Product Service Systems design is a combination that enables her to make any project, no matter the size, her playground by creating new methods, tools and approaches, frequently challenging the existing structures and status quo.
Over the last 10 years, she has worked both client and agency side and has led and successfully delivered (digital) experiences for companies like VISA, Lloyds, TSB, SKY, Aviva, VSO, GSK and British Airways.
When not at work, she collaborates with a few UK universities, blogs about the connections between literature, art and design and spends time suspended in the air trying to become a pro at aerial arts.


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Hell's Bells, It's Another Mad Max Trailer
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I'm a sucker for game footage set to an AC/DC soundtrack. I used to watch this obscure channel on Sky, Game Network, which would often take out of context gameplay footage and set it to completely unrelated, often tonally opposite, music. They had Kameo: Elements of Power set to AC/DC's Are You Ready and it worked fantastically. Shame the game ended up being terrible. Hopefully Mad Max [official site] won't suffer the same fate, despite the new E3 trailer having AC/DC's Hell's Bells as its soundtrack.
The trailer introduces you to the villain of the game, a wasteland warlord by the name of Scrotus. First name Scabrous, naturally. He seems to be as unpleasant as his name suggests, which will make tracking him down across the desolate Australian outback to kill him and his "war boys" that much more satisfying. Honestly, what sort of parents would name a kid Scabrous Scrotus? No wonder he became a murderous tyrant.
Mad Max is out relatively soon, which is probably why we're seeing so many new trailers for the game of late. You'll be able to pave your own fury road on September 4th when the game releases.


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Sony only answers one question about the Playstation 4, but it's a big one
Sony's announcement of the Playstation 4, for sale at the end of 2013, turned out to be a bit anticlimactic: The console itself was never revealed, nor was its pricing; examples of its user interface or active gameplay were sparse, and we don't know what kind of external media, like Blue Ray, it will play.
Sony did show off robust graphic capabilities and speedy new hardware. The Japanese company is counting on the console to help reverse several years of losses.
Most important to Sony's future are efforts to make social part of the console's experience, including a share button on the new controller that will allow users to instantaneously share gameplay video with friends, a chat platform where users can watch others play, and Facebook integration. That's an important advance for Sony, not just to catch up with global expectations for a videogame experience that fits with the rest of users' online lives, but also because of social gaming's importance in the Chinese market, where authorities are considering ending a ban on console sales. As we reported recently:
[T]he Chinese market is dominated by online social gaming, and the mediums of choice are PCs and mobile devices. This has paid off handsomely for online gaming companies—especially local ones like Tencent and NetEase, which reap 50% margins on games that cost relatively little to produce. But it has made life hard for those in the business of making console games, which can require investments of up to $20 million.
That price point challenge could still make it hard for Sony to compete, regardless of social integration. But, in another nod to the changing nature of videogames, the company announced it would make its Vita hand-held game console into a kind of second screen, capable of playing all Playstation 4 games. This could expand Sony's return on investment for expensive-to-produce console games by providing another distribution platform.
Regardless, the new Playstation 4 will have a difficult time pushing against the downtrend in the console market, experienced equally by competitors like Microsoft, with its X-Box, and Nintendo with the Wii. Analysts wonder whether Sony will be able to use the new hardware to transcend the console gaming experience, not just with social and mobile integration, but also the web, streaming television and perhaps even a content and app sales platform like Apple's iTunes store.
The question, then, is how quickly Sony will be able to change its new videogame console into something that also does everything else—really, into a computer.


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