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Cyprus | Posted: Friday, 18 October 2013 11:17 AM
The bill of AKEL to reduce residential and commercial rents from 15% to 20% for one year was enacted into law by the majority of the Cyprus parliament.
The law was approved with 31 votes in favor ( AKEL , the Democratic Party EDEK Ecologists and Environmentalists) against one ( Zechariah Koulias ) and 20 abstentions ( Democratic Rally and MP Antonis Antoniou Nikos Koutsou ).
The amendment of the Democratic Party which provided the exception of residential premises was not approved.
Specifically, the residential premises provided for a 15% reduction for rentals up to 300 euros and a 20% reduction in rents over 300 euros. The maximum reduction that can be imposed is around 120 euros.
With regard to commercial premises, the reduction of 15% applies to rentals as 600 euros, a reduction to 90 euro and a decrease of 20% for rentals exceeding 600 euros up to 2,000 euros, with a cap of 250 euros.
For rents of € 2,000 or more a maximum reduction is 400 euros will be imposed.
The Act covers contracts signed until September 1, 2012.
Any reductions already made should be offset.
MP Andreas Kyprianou said during the debate that his party intends to support the amendment of the Democratic Party, but abstained in the proposal.
Mr Kyprianou argued that the vast majority of rentals were adjusted between tenants and landlords. He mentioned the potential problems that will be created in the market due to loans held by landlords as the failure to repay them will be classified as non-performing loans.
MP Bambos Papageorgiou argued that market regulates itself but the extent that it regulates itself should be controlled by proper legislation.
On his part, the MP of the Democratic Party Angelos Votsis mostly concentrated in the amendment of his party, arguing that tenants of residential premises can easily move somewhere with cheaper rent , while businesses are more difficult to move.
The position that the market is not self-regulating and that the owners continue to charge high rents was supported by MP of EDEK Phidias Sarikas.


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TerraX agrees to Non-brokered Private Placement for $2 Million with CMP on same terms as $2.5 Million private placement with Osisko
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - TerraX Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: TXR; OTC Pink: TRXXF; Frankfurt: TX0) is expected to close a non-brokered private placement of 5,000,000 flow-through shares at $0.40 per share for gross proceeds of $2,000,000 with CMP, a Canadian investment fund. There will be no warrants issued in conjunction with this placement, which will be conducted on the same terms as the previously announced $2.5 Million private placement of flow-through shares with Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (see our news release of May 13, 2015), which will now be comprised of flow-through shares at $0.40 per share with no warrant. The non-brokered flow-through private placement of $3.492 Million dollars announced May 19, 2015 at $0.45 per unit, and includes at ½ warrant exercisable at $0.55, will be reduced to $1,492,000 to accommodate this $2 Million investment by CMP.
A finders fee will be payable on the placement with CMP, which is subject to acceptance for filing by the TSX Venture Exchange and is expected to close in early June alongside the Osisko financing to coincide with the resumption of field exploration and drilling at TerraX's wholly-owned Yellowknife City gold project, immediately north of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
About the Yellowknife City Gold Project
The Yellowknife City Gold Project encompasses approximately 94.9 sq km of contiguous land immediately north of the City of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. Through a series of acquisitions, TerraX now controls one of the six major high-grade gold camps in Canada - and the least explored.
The project lies on the prolific Yellowknife greenstone belt and covers 15 km of strike length on the northern extension of the shear system that hosts the high-grade Con and Giant gold mines. The project area contains multiple shears that are the recognized hosts for gold deposits in the Yellowknife gold district, with innumerable gold showings and high grade drill results this past year that serve to indicate the project's potential as a world-class gold district. Since February 2013, TerraX has consolidated the project area by acquiring, optioning and staking numerous properties, including: Northbelt, Goodwin, Ryan Lake, Walsh Lake, and U-Breccia, as well as staking additional contiguous lands. Being all-season road accessible and within 15 km of the City of Yellowknife, the YCG is close to vital infrastructure, including transportation, service providers, hydro-electric power and skilled trades people
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I am going to make a bold prediction: Bellarmine earns 2nd National Title in less than 45 days because this team may not have the star power of the previous, led by Braydon Hobbs and Jeremy Kindle, but this team may even have more depth, greater talent distribution, two top GLVC players (Number 5 Guard Rusty Troutman and Number 1Forward Adam Eberhard), and the love of each other that you can rarely find in college sports and the secret sauce that defines "mastery of confidence"!
First, I was a scholarship aid athlete at Bellarmine as a golfer for Coach Lally in the late 1980's and we won quite often and seemed to help move the program to another level. My teammates were some of the best men I ever knew but I am more excited about this year's men's team because they could win the 1st national championship in men's golf ever at BU! The whole place is on fire!!
1. There were Alumni from the first graduating class and early star athletes like former AD Jim Spalding and many others sitting next to us who were in tears when it happened. It seemed like this victory cemented the "BU have arrived nationally" to many of the early pioneers of the university who chose Bellarmine as an early risk taker who knew it was going to be "a special place".
2. Being on the Board of Overseers for over 8 years, I remember the first day they brought Coach Davenport to our board meeting to introduce him as our new men's head coach. We had been a "non factor" in college basketball for quite some time, but we knew Coach could bring true passion to the program. Most of us knew it was just a matter of time and it would happen at the highest integrity, because Coach Davenport always wins at all levels and plays by the rules.
Since then, we have stayed in the Top Nationally year in and year out and almost take it for granted, but the other night, I had the great opportunity to be the Honorary Captain of the 2016-17 men's basketball team. To be up close with this special group of young men, I noticed that they just seemed very different, which took me a while to reflect and define it.
Then it hit me, yes, Coach D and his staff prep a game like very few in the D2 circles, but it was the "unselfish love and unity" that really surprised me. They have BIG stars, but it was "the 15 Strong" tag line memorialized by Pat Riley in his last coaching championship with the HEAT that I witnessed. And Bellarmine had that exact same element where you can't tell the difference between stars and role players.
You see it in warm ups, you see it in the body language that shows through in each player, you witness it with Patrick McSweeney presence around the locker room that reminds all of the players to "cherish your time" and "to play for something bigger than yourself" and there are no guarantees in life except the "here and now", which resonates throughout the locker room.
There has been much research on mental toughness and team dynamics in regards to what makes individuals and teams perform at our optimal level. I realized this team has that high mental confidence level that is that "X factor" that is hard to label.
I thought about Dr. Gio Valiante, the famed Rollins College psychology professor, who found that perfect intersection where athletes who establish the perfect blend of "humility and gratitude" as the primary drivers and motivators to develop the deepest confidence levels at a high correlation level. These athletes regularly overcome pressure with somewhat ease, which he attributes that the "gratitude" helps the athlete maintain a high level of joy, even under great pressure.
Those two mental modes – gratitude and humility – were hardwired in the game day practice (as players explained their routine), the dinner before (celebrated with grace), the loose but intense warm ups, and in every aspect of the game by each player coming in and out of the game – they all played with great humility and deep gratitude that was the difference maker between this team and everyone else in the country.
I have seen many individual athletes have it, but never on one unified entire team until last week – Bellarmine has it!
Come to Sioux Falls, South Dakota on March 25th and watch them cut down the nets with gratitude and humility!
Here is a reflection by Joe Steier on the passing of Clarence Clemons, who was a personal friend to the Steier family. The piece was published by LEO Weekly, an arts and culture publication in Louisville.


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by Richard V Isaacs
A nine-try demolition from the unbeaten Hampshire RFU Colts League leaders Alton A over winless Tottonians has strengthened their grip at the helm of Division 1.
The unstoppable Black and Reds were as clinical as they have been all season, allowing eight players to make it onto the scoresheet but only Oliver Burden crossed more than once in the 57-12 triumph over the Water Lane side.
Burden scored twice and was joined by Daniel Androuliakos, Harry Cann, Oliver Fielder and Ashley Hamer as the hosts eased to 40 unanswered points in the first half before Daniel Napier, Matthew Pengilley and Harry Thomas rubbed salt into the wound and Cameron Hamer slotted six conversions.
Totts did see Leo Tongue and Charlie Gale go over for consolation scores and they refused to be overawed by the powerful North Hampshire men, who have stretched their lead at the top of the table to 11 points ahead of Winchester A, who came from behind to beat Havant 12-5 at Hooks Lane.
A try from Havant's Dougal Russel was the only score in a pulsating opening half before Charlie Walbridge ensured all the points headed to Winchester with two fine scores while Jesse Ribeiro added the extras to one of the tries. They sit second ahead of Trojans, who have two games in a week in an attempt to haul in the leaders.
The two unbeaten sides in Division 2 went head-to-head and they kept their records in tact with a 'humdinger' of a game at the Goodship Ground, which finished in a 10-10 draw.
A Harry Willis-Finn penalty opened the scoring for the visitors before Gabe Williams just about got his hands down on the ball in time to push Andover into the interval lead only for Christian Brown to be the recipient of a wayward pass early in the second period and score under the posts which Willis-Finn improved for 'Milton.
However, Alex Arter finished off a fine move off the back of the line-out to pull the scores level and that's how it stayed with both sides keeping their unbeaten runs going.
The main benefactors of the result were Tadley Tigers, who jumped to the top of the table with a bonus point victory over third-placed Petersfield.
The Berkshire side scored five tries thanks to a brace from George Malone and singles from Connor Nash and Charlie Lutterloch as well as a penalty try that Reece Coker improved with the conversion while Petersfield had just Sebastian Kay's first-half penalty to raise their spirits in the 27-3 defeat.
The wet weather meant that the Forest derby between Ellingham and Ringwood and Fordingbridge was switched to the drier Recreation Ground and it was a good move for the E's, who claimed their first win of the season 26-19, also claiming a bonus point.
Craig Stevens and Henry Turner went over in the first half for E&R, both of which Will Jenkins added conversion for and the game continued to swing from side to side but Charlie Karelus and Jake Penrose's second half scores lifted their side off the bottom of the table and up to sixth place.
DIVISION 1 P W D L WO-W WO-L F A PD BP-4T BP-L7 Pts
Alton A 6 6 0 0 0 0 192 79 113 4 0 28
Winchester A 6 4 0 2 0 0 78 78 0 1 0 17
Trojans 5 3 0 2 0 0 86 58 28 1 2 15
Basingstoke 4 2 0 2 0 0 95 80 15 2 2 12
Havant 6 2 0 4 0 0 113 131 -18 2 2 12
Tottonians 7 0 0 7 0 0 70 208 -138 0 1 1
Tadley Tigers 7 6 0 1 0 0 150 49 101 5 0 29
Andover 6 5 1 0 0 0 183 57 126 4 0 26
Petersfield 6 4 0 2 0 0 124 141 -17 2 0 18
New Milton and District 4 3 1 0 0 0 116 31 85 3 0 17
Farnborough 6 3 0 3 0 0 93 131 -38 1 1 14
Ellingham and Ringwood 6 1 1 4 0 0 57 155 -98 1 1 8
Gosport and Fareham 5 1 0 4 0 0 95 106 -11 1 1 6
Fordingbridge 5 1 0 4 0 0 88 145 -57 1 1 6
Portsmouth 7 0 1 6 0 0 61 152 -91 0 2 4
Eastleigh 4 3 0 1 0 0 122 70 52 2 1 15
Basingstoke B 4 2 0 2 0 0 116 75 41 2 1 11
Vectis 5 2 0 3 0 0 73 159 -86 2 1 11
Winchester B 4 2 0 2 0 0 81 72 9 1 1 10
Alton B 3 1 0 2 0 0 72 88 -16 1 1 6
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Q: Stieltjes integral and conditional expectation The following statement shows up in the proof of the Strengthened Fefferman Inequality in Protter's Stochastic Integration and Differential Equations.

Let $f$ be a random variable in $\mathcal{F}_\infty$ and $A_t$ be an increasing process with $A_0=0$ such that
\begin{align*}
E\left[\int_0^\infty |f| dA_t\right]<\infty
\end{align*}
Then we have the following:
\begin{align*}
E[fA_\infty] = E\left[\int_0^\infty f\ dA_t\right]= E\left[\int_0^\infty E[f|\mathcal{F}_t]\ dA_t\right]
\end{align*}

However, the second identity is not obvious. The conditional expectation depends on $t$, so in this case we cannot exchange the conditional expectation and the integral to conclude the result. My question is how can we conclude the second identity?
Thanks in advance!

A: One possible proof I can think of is applying Integration by part formula:
Let $M_t=E[f|\mathcal{F}_t]$. It is sufficient to prove the result for bounded $f$, then we can apply dominated convergence theorem for general $f$. $M_t$ is then bounded. Therefore, since $A_0=0$
\begin{align*}
\int_0^\infty M_{s^-}dA_s = M_\infty A_\infty-\int_0^\infty A_{s^-}dM_s-[M,A]_\infty
\end{align*}
Since $M$ is a martingale and $A$ is locally bounded, $\int_0^t A_{s^-}dM_s$ is a local martingale. Note from the above formula, we can see $E[\sup_{[0,\infty]}|\int_0^t A_{s^-}dM_s|]<\infty$. This implies this local martingale is a true martingale.
Next since $A$ is finite variation, $[M,A]_\infty=\sum \Delta M\Delta A$. Therefore, we have
\begin{align*}
\int_0^\infty M_{s}dA_s = M_\infty A_\infty-\int_0^\infty A_{s^-}dM_s
\end{align*}
Take expectation on both sides, we have
\begin{align*}
E\left[\int_0^\infty E[f|\mathcal{F}_s]dA_s\right]=E\left[\int_0^\infty M_{s}dA_s\right]=E[M_\infty A_\infty]=E[E[f|\mathcal{F}_\infty] A_\infty]=E[fA_\infty]
\end{align*}

A: Do we know that $A_t$ is adapted? If we can approximate the integral by
$\sum_{i=0}^{i=n} f(w)(A_{t_{i+1}}(w)-A_{t_{i}}(w))$ and if we know $A$ is adapted, then
$E[\sum_{i=0}^{i=n} f(w)(A_{t_{i+1}}(w)-A_{t_{i}}(w))]\\
=E[\sum_{i=0}^{i=n} E[f(w)|F_{t_i}](A_{t_{i+1}}(w)-A_{t_{i}}(w))]\\$.
Then we should be able to show that the right handside converges to $E[\int_{0}^{\infty}E[f|F_{t}]dA_{t}]$

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Communiqué of the IBC meeting in Hejnice/CZ, 2008
A large part of this year's meeting focussed on ecumenical matters and bilateral agreements with other churches.
At the beginning of the conference Archbishop Vercammen brought the greetings of the Bishop of Haarlem, Bert Wirix, who was critically ill. The Bishops' Conference remembered him in its prayers and sent flowers to their fellow bishop. Bishop Wirix died the day after the end of the conference at home in Haarlem.
A redistribution of the portfolios of individual bishops took place. As of 1st January 2008, Bishop Müller (CH) takes on pastoral responsibility for the Old Catholic parishes in Italy. He is also responsible for parishes in France and for contact with the Old Catholic aid agencies.
Bishop Vobbe (D) has become the representative of the Union of Utrecht to the Anglican Communion, likewise from 1st January 2008.
Bishop Heitz is to remain delegate of the Bishops' Conference for Croatia and Bosnia for a further two years, despite now being retired. The oversight of parishes in Scandanavia has not yet been decided.
Intensive work took place on producing an ecumenical directory. The aim of the directory is to establish guidelines for the dialogue with other churches. It will help clarify the theological questions where there is leeway and define those areas which are non-negotiable. It became clear that the latter would include the Old Catholic understanding of ministry and ecclesiology.
It was decided to pursue the idea of a forum of bishops of synodical-catholic churches. It is planned to hold an initial meeting between representatives of interested churches at this year's Lambeth Conference with a view to developing things further. Furthermore it is planned to hold an international conference to address the matter of synodical-catholic church structures. This interesting initiative has already attracted the close attention of the Department on Faith and Order of the WCC.
The Roman Catholic – Old Catholic Dialogue Commission is working on an extensive final paper but its work is not yet complete.
Initial talks have begun with Polish Mariavites, who are interested in readmission to the Union of Utrecht. There are, however, a number of theological and structural questions which need to be addressed. Amongst other issues, it is clear for the Bishops' Conference that there must be willingness for the Mariavites and the Polish Catholic Church to grow together, as the latter is already a member of the Union of Utrecht. A divergence from the ecclesiological principle of a single Old Catholic Church in the same territory would be unacceptable. At the present time there are no moves to bring about the short-term merger of the two churches but rather to prepare the way for a common future. With this in mind it was agreed to continue with the talks.
The Bishops' Conference agreed that the Porvoo document be used as the basis for the continuing dialogue with the Church of Sweden. At the same time the IBC made Bishop Okoro (A) the new Co-president of the Commission. He succeeds Bishop Wirix (NL) in this task.
Since 2005 the Bishops' Conference has sought, together with the Episcopal Church, to encourage groups within the USA who call themselves Old Catholic and who could be taken seriously as a movement to work together. However, it must now be accepted that these attempts have failed as mergers have broken up again and new splinter groups have formed. The Bishops' Conference has therefore decided to pull out completely from this area and will, in future, refer any requests to join the Union of Utrecht from so-called Old Catholic movements in North America to the Episcopal Church.
A number of reports from the European Assembly in Sibu were submitted. These and the results of the assembly were extensively discussed. What emerged was a strong sense of disappointment. The assembly failed to draw on the work of the intensive preparatory stage and not enough time was given at the assembly to involve the participants. The question was raised as to the purpose of such gatherings. The Bishops' Conference expressed its hope that the recommendations of the assembly would at be given priority in others forums and in the churches.
The next meeting of the International Bishops' Conference is to take place in February 2009.
Amersfoort und Berne March 2008


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First off, please excuse my absence last week as I was quite sick and didn't get the chance to compose a weekly post for all of you… I'm sure all of you sneaker lovers are aware that today marks the 27th Anniversary of the Air Max line, specifically the birth date of the Nike Air Max 1. Because of this, I thought I'd begin this OSNT with a few photos of my personal favorite Air Max 1′s to ever surface. Following this list you'll find the beginning of a new OSNT three-part video, interview series: "Hooping and Sneakers," where I'll be reviewing a few basketball-specific sneakers with a group of my hoop savvy buddies. Enjoy!


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The (Near) Future of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Global Politics and Security
The (Near) Future of Central Bank Digital Currencies. Risks and Opportunities for the Global Economy and Society
Nicola Bilotta
Fabrizio Botti
Robleh Ali
Massimo Cirasino
Claude Lopez
Jan Knoerich
Tim Masela
Franco Passacantando
Steven L. Schwarcz
The value of global cashless payments has been radically increasing worldwide. Despite cash being the most used payment instrument in the world, technological innovation and new consumer preferences are decisively transforming the way consumers pay and manage money. The COVID-19 pandemic may also have been an accelerator of the cashless mega-trend. Private players currently dominate the digital payment ecosystem, urging central banks to seek solutions to ensure public access to legal tender if cash is phased out. In this context, the idea of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is gaining momentum. Nevertheless, there is a need to better understand the implications in terms of risks, benefits and potential costs of CBDCs. From privacy concerns to macroeconomic effects, these implications blur the boundaries of the payment and financial systems, challenging the core functions of our economy and society.
This book has been realized thanks to the partnership between IAI and Intesa Sanpaolo and it has been supported by Intesa Sanpaolo and the Bank of Italy.
Bern [etc.], Peter Lang, 2021, 200 p. : ill.
978-3-0343-4275-9; 978-3-0343-4291-9 (pdf); 978-3-0343-4292-6 (ePub); 10.3726/b18087
Figures, p. 9
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Foreword / Lorenzo Kamel, p. 11
Introduction / Nicola Bilotta and Fabrizio Botti, p. 13-14
1. CBDCs: The (Near?) Future of a Cashless Economy / Nicola Bilotta and Fabrizio Botti, p. 15-40
2. CBDC in the Broad Context of National Payments System Development / Massimo Cirasino, p. 41-74
3. Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future Financial System / Robleh Ali, p. 75-97
4. Central Bank Digital Currencies and Law / Steven L. Schwarcz, p. 99-112
5. The Digital Euro: Challenges and Opportunities / Franco Passacantando, p. 113-130
6. Digital Currency Initiatives on the African Continent / P.M.T. Masela, p. 131-144
7. China's New Digital Currency: Implications for Renminbi Internationalization and the US Dollar / Jan Knoerich, p. 145-166
8. CBDCs and Stablecoins: The Scramble for (Controllable) Anonymity / Nicola Bilotta, p. 167-181
9. Digital Currency: A Global Regulatory Framework is Needed / Claude Lopez, p. 183-192
Conclusion / Nicola Bilotta and Fabrizio Botti, p. 193-196
Contributors, p. 197-198
Abbreviations, p. 199-200
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The gravy train, don't get left behind!
According to Gilbert and Sullivan, "A policeman's lot is not a happy one, happy one". Perhaps true then but would seem to be wide of the mark, for some officers, now. For here we are in the age of the cutbacks but for the lucky ones the gravy train chugs along as if there's no problem. The police, we are told, will get £150million in bonuses.This headline from the BBC (see link) is not quite perjury, but then neither is it the truth. The fact is SOME officers will get a bonus, not all. The BBC gives the credit for their source to the Daily Telegraph and even their headline - Police receive bonuses just for doing their daily job, begs a little care, see HERE.
This is the time of year traditionally known as the silly season and it's hard going for people who can't relax and have no sense of humour. I like this time of year, it's a test and passing with flying colours is Edmund Conway. He brings us, in the Telegraph, but with no online version, one of the funniest stories in a while. It has an inauspicious start in that its central character is Mervyn King. But stay with me for that man is more than just an authority on moral hazard. Conway says that King likes to tell of the moment he realised that what he calls the, Great Recession, will be harder to get out of than you might think. King was at a posh conference on the world circuit with the great and the good, the politicians who lead us, and was both amused and horrified to hear them all declare they would get out of the mess by exporting. Clearly for this to work buyers and sellers must come in pairs. But at the conference in question all the world leaders were sellers. King gives the impression that only he spotted the problem, at the conference maybe.
However, the man atop the Clapham omnibus has known this for years.
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Our government's purpose is to make two major shifts in our political and national life: The first is a radical redistribution of power from government to communities and people, to reverse decades of over-centralisation.
IDS, ex-Tory party leader, finds gainful employment and other stories, CAP to remain?
There is a tsunami of comment on the home front related to the task ahead of Iain Duncan Smith. Here is a man enjoying himself, and why not? Most contemporary press pictures show a now older, and we assume wiser man, toing-and-froing No10 Downing Street with a pile a papers under his arm. IDS, his political label, was the leader of his party from late 2001 to late 2003; some pictures of this time show an altogether different man but these were different times all around. IDS took over the leadership role, after a leadership election, from William Hague who had promptly resigned having lost the 2001 election; contrast that to the going of Gordon Brown and his subsequent sulk.
In 2001 the age of Nulabour was in full spate, the problems that IDS now has to solve were hardening up too, but they began long before. It remains to be seen if the goal of IDS's work will be achieved. If the sentiments expressed in recent press reports are a guide then as a result of this work it's either the end of life as we know it or a new dawn. The older and wiser people I've consulted suggest it's neither of these and a boring compromise is due. The usual - aim high but have explanations ready- scenario.
The supporters of the IDS initiative might say that welfare leads to dependency which is evil and socially corrosive.


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Heat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 4). Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the bacon and onion and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and parsnips and cook, stirring for 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
Add the butter to a clean frying pan, followed by the duck and flour. Stir well to incorporate the flour and butter, then add the stock, orange peel and herbs. Simmer over a medium heat for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool. Skim off any fat.
Transfer the mixture to four ramekins. Cut circles or squares of pastry large enough to cover the ramekin by about 1cm (½in) and press into place. Transfer to a large baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and risen.
It is important to let the pie filling cool before covering with pastry.


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Mário Luís da Silva Murteira (Lisboa, 19 de abril de 1933 - Lisboa, 15 de março de 2013) foi um professor universitário, economista e cientista social português, vencedor do Prémio Carreira da Ordem dos Economistas em 2009, que visa distinguir proeminentes economistas nacionais..

Foi professor emérito e professor catedrático jubilado do ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, director da Revista 'Economia Global e Gestão' (INDEG-ISCTE-IUL / ISCTE Business School), presidente da Assembleia Geral do Ceso Ci International , membro da Comissão Científica do Observatório da China , membro do Conselho de Fundadores do 'Indeg/Ásia' e membro dos blogues científicos 'A Areia dos Dias' e 'Crises e Oportunidades'.

Mário Murteira foi o discípulo português mais importante de Joseph Schumpeter, sendo um dos pioneiros da institucionalização do ensino e da investigação quer da Economia quer da Sociologia em Portugal com Adérito Sedas Nunes. À semelhança de Joseph Schumpeter, Mário Murteira é um economista que sempre foi entusiasta da integração da sociologia como uma forma de entendimento das teorias e dos fenómenos económicos, sendo autor de dezenas de livros publicados (alguns dos quais em várias edições), centenas de artigos científicos, dezenas de prefácios, posfácios, recensões e resumos científicos, bem como organizador de várias obras colectivas nas áreas da Economia, da Gestão e da Sociologia .

Biografia
Licenciou-se em Economia pelo Instituto Superior de Ciências Económicas e Financeiras da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (hoje ISEG), tendo-se doutorado em Economia na mesma Universidade no ano de 1970, com a tese "A Determinação do Salário na Indústria"  (Moraes, 1970), sob orientação científica do Professor António Manuel Pinto Barbosa.

Foi assistente do Centro de Estudos Sociais e Corporativos, dirigido por Adérito Sedas Nunes em 1957/58 e assistente e depois investigador coordenador do Gabinete de Investigações Sociais da UTL, fundado e dirigido por Adérito Sedas Nunes, depois transformado no Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa (1973-1985). Em Novembro de 1982 (até Dezembro de 1986), em conjunto com Adérito Sedas Nunes e J. Manuel Nazareth, integrou a equipa encarregada da transformação do Gabinete de Investigação e Acção Social, no Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa.Foi também assistente da Divisão de Estudos de Economia Industrial do Instituto Nacional de Investigação Industrial (INII) em 1959 e 1961.

No ano lectivo 1959/60 fez estudos de pós-graduação em Paris (com François Perroux) e em Roma (com Cláudio Napoleoni). Como bolseiro da OCDE, fez diversos estágios nos serviços de emprego da Bélgica, França e Itália em 1961/62, quando exercia funções no Fundo de Desenvolvimento da mão de obra.
Fundou e dirigiu o Centro de Estudos Economia e Sociedade (1980-1985) e foi director da revista Economia e Socialismo em 1976/87 . Esta revista começou por ser mensal, com tiragem de cinco mil exemplares e esgotava. Colaboraram na revista nomes prestigiados da esquerda europeia e norte-americana, como Immanuel Wallerstein, Giovanni Arrighi, Ronald Chilcote, André Gunder Frank além dos autores portugueses. Destacados economistas e sociólogos do Terceiro Mundo como Samir Amin, Sérgio Ramos e  Ladislau Dowbor também colaboraram.

Foi um dos fundadores e o primeiro presidente da direcção da PRAGMA «,cooperativa de difusão cultural e acção comunitária», em 1960/61, mais tarde encerrada pela PIDE, quando era presidente o arquitecto Nuno Teotónio Pereira, que fora anteriormente presidente da Assembleia Geral da cooperativa. Foi o delegado português no Comité da mão de obra da OCDE em 1960/62. Administrador por parte do estado da Companhia Portuguesa de Caminhos de Ferro (CP) em 1969/72. Em 1966/68 foi director executivo («chefe de trabalhos») para Portugal do projecto da OCDE das chamadas «equipas-piloto», equipas pluridisciplinares constituídas em países do Sul da Europa para a realização dum estudo sobre o «planeamento da investigação científica e tecnológica em relação com o desenvolvimento económico». Foi o primeiro levantamento sistemático realizado em Portugal sobre a actividade nacional em I&DE. Fundador e director do CESO –Centro de Estudos Economia e Sociedade CRL- em 1980/85. O CESO realizou, nesta época, numerosos projectos de assistência técnica em África. Nesse tempo, o CESO fornecia a The Economist, para publicação, informações correntes sobre as economias dos PALOP. Desempenhou numerosas missões de assistência técnica na África (em cada uma das cinco ex-colônias portuguesas na África bem como no Senegal e na Costa do Marfim) como consultor de organismos da ONU (UNCTAD e UNDP), Banco Mundial e da Comunidade Econômica Europeia. Uma dessas missões (1980/81) implicou a residência durante mais de um ano na Guiné Bissau e, como coordenador de um projeto de assistência técnica da UNCTAD no Senegal e na Costa do Marfim.

A partir de 1972, foi professor de economia do ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa onde desempenhou várias funções, desde Presidente do Conselho Científico até Presidente do Centro de Estudos Africanos, cuja criação promoveu juntamente com Franz-Wilhelm Heimer, até Director da Escola de Gestão (INDEG-ISCTE Business School) e director da revista Economia Global e Gestão.

Foi professor visitante nas Universidades Eduardo Mondlane (Maputo) em 1989/1990 e Macau, em 1997.

Foi ministro dos Assuntos Sociais no Primeiro Governo Provisório (1974) de Adelino da Palma Carlos e ministro do Planeamento e Coordenação Económica nos Quarto e Quinto Governos Provisórios (1975). Foi nomeado, em Março de 1975, vice-governador do Banco de Portugal pelo Terceiro Governo Provisório, sendo Governador do Banco de Portugal Manuel Jacinto Nunes. Foi militante e dirigente da União de Esquerda Socialista Democrática (UEDS) de 1979 a 1984.

É Professor Catedrático Jubilado do ISCTE-IUL desde 2002.

Em Dezembro de 2008, foi titulado Professor Emérito pelo ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.

Em 2009, foi-lhe atribuído o «Prémio Carreira» pela Ordem dos Economistas, que visa distinguir proeminentes economistas portugueses.

Em 2010, foi condecorado com a primeira classe da medalha de mérito, pelo Presidente da República de Cabo Verde Pedro Pires, pelo facto de ter contribuído para formação de quadros superiores de Cabo Verde durante mais de três décadas  e pelo facto de ter sido um dos académicos que impulsionou a aplicação do Plano Nacional de Desenvolvimento de Cabo Verde.

Algumas obras relevantes
 A Economia em 24 Lições, Presença, 1993 (4ª edição actualizada em 2002)
 O que é a Economia Mundial, Difusão Cultural, 1995
 Economia do Mercado Global, Presença, 1997
 Macau and Hong Kong at a time of transitions (coordenador e um dos autores), Macau Foundation, Macau, 2000
 Serviços informacionais e transição para a economia do conhecimento em Portugal (coordenador e um dos autores), GEPE, Ministério da Economia, 2001
 O economista acidental (e voador frequente), Ad litteram, 2002
 Economia do conhecimento, Quimera, 2004
 Globalização — Pela invenção dum tempo global e solidário, Quimera, 2003
 Na esquina dos milénios, Ad Litteram, 2006
 A Nova Economia do Trabalho, ICS, 2007
 Disse bom dia à noite, ICS, 2008
 Portugal nas Transições: O calendário português desde 1950, Ceso Ci, 2011.

Fontes

Artigos e Livros de Mário Murteira
 Artigos de Mário Murteira existentes no Repositório do ISCTE-IUL
 Artigos de Mário Murteira publicados na revista «Economia Global e Gestão»
 Alguns Livros de Mário Murteira I
 Alguns Livros de Mário Murteira II
 Alguns Livros de Mário Murteira III
 Alguns Livros de Mário Murteira IV
 Alguns Livros de Mário Murteira V
 Alguns Livros de Mário Murteira VI
 Alguns Livros de Mário Murteira VII
 Portugal nas Transições: O calendário português desde 1950 I
 Portugal nas Transições: O calendário português desde 1950 II
 Portugal nas Transições: O calendário português desde 1950 III
 Portugal nas Transições: O calendário português desde 1950 IV
 A obra mais recente de Mário Murteira: Portugal nas Transições: O calendário português desde 1950, Ceso Ci, 2011
 A obra mais recente de Mário Murteira: Portugal nas Transições: O calendário português desde 1950, Ceso Ci, 2011 II

Ligações externas
 Página pessoal do Professor Mário Murteira (configurada para o Internet Explorer (Microsoft)
 Revista 'Economia Global e Gestão' on-line
 Revista 'Economia Global e Gestão', publicação quadrimestral da ISCTE Business School/ INDEG, dirigida por Mário Murteira
 Revista «Economia Global & Gestão» - ISCTE-IUL
 Blogue 'A Areia dos Dias'
 Blogue 'Crises e Oportunidades'
 Observatório da China
 Indeg/Ásia — Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Gestão Empresarial»/«A Chao Kei Ip Kun Lei Fat Chin Hok Wui»/«Management Development Institute»
 Doutoramento 'Honoris Causa' de Immanuel Wallerstein
 Seis teses sobre a «crise», por Mário Murteira
 China's impact on the globalization of the world economy, por Mário Murteira
 Presidente Pedro Pires condecora Mário Murteira com a Medalha de Mérito
 Presidente de Cabo Verde condecora Mário Murteira : Fotos - Agosto de 2010
 Pioneiro da institucionalização do ensino e da investigação quer da Economia quer da Sociologia em Portugal com Adérito Sedas Nunes

Naturais de Lisboa
Economistas de Portugal
Alumni do ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Professores do ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Ministros de Portugal
Alumni do Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
Cientistas de Portugal


Looking for fullstack .net developer, C#, Jquery, SQ..."generate chart from template", "manage template parameter" etc... -the web app will only have 2-3 pages including login page so we expect a good quality pages with loading icons, waiting messages, warning message, responsive button controls. -the project will use "Hight Chart API" for charting.
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Frieze Art Fair in London
Praemium Imperiale for Zaha Hadid and Hiroshi Sugimoto
Views 2009: Prize for Young Polish Art
Guggenheim Foundation Honors Deutsche Bank
PRIMAVERA 2009 promotes young Australian artists
Deutsche Bank Africa Foundation recognised for Long-Term Development of the Arts
Deutsche Bank supports Yona Friedman's Project for the Venice Biennale
Yona Friedman, The Ville Spatiale - Visualisation of an Idea, 53th Venice Biennial, 2009 Photo: Hanna Hildebrand
Yona Friedman, Project at Portikus, Installation shot, Frankfurt am Main, 2008 Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
A huge net stretches over the works of Carsten Höller and Marjetica Potrc; architecture visionary Yona Friedman, born 1923 in Budapest, suspended wire and string between the columns in one of the high spaces of the Arsenale. There are objects floating in this grid-like structure—designs for architectural ideas made from simple materials like painted cardboard, paper, and colorful adhesive tape. The Ville Spatiale—Visualization of an Idea is the title of the urban planner's project for this year's Venice Biennale. Friedman's work recalls an earlier work, his Ville Spatiale from the 1950s, a kind of mega-structure that fans out over pre-existing cities. It is essentially a spatial system in which residents can plan their living spaces in an individual and flexible way—just as the students of the Frankfurt Städelschule are doing in Venice by installing their own models in Friedman's grid, works which arise in a creative process that takes place on site.
Friedman's architectural utopias have made him one of the most influential figures in the urban planning avant-garde. But his designs are discussed and shown in an artistic context, as well. He was invited to take part in documenta 11 in 2002, and in 2003 he showed at the Venice Biennale for the first time. Together with students of the Städelschule, he completed a site-specific installation in 2008 for the Frankfurter Portikus that was sponsored by the Deutsche Bank Foundation. His latest work in Venice continues this collaboration with the Städelschule and is once again supported by Deutsche Bank.
This sponsorship is another example of the bank's support for a seminal Biennale project. In 2007, as main sponsor of the German Pavilion, Deutsche Bank sponsored Isa Genzken's spectacular installation Oil. Many of the artist's works have been part of the Deutsche Bank Collection since the early '90s. Another longstanding cooperation is being continued with Daniel Birnbaum, artistic director of this year's Venice Biennale. As director of the Städelschule he also runs the Portikus, whose exhibition program has been funded by Deutsche Bank since 1999. Fare mondi. Making worlds. Welten Machen is the title of Birnbaum's Biennale presentation. Friedman's work was predestined for an art show that sees itself as a laboratory, a platform for experimental projects instead of a conventional exhibition. Birnbaum's attention is not only focused on young artists like Tamara Grcic, Lara Favaretto, and Mike Bouchet, whose works are also part of the Deutsche Bank Collection; with Thomas Bayrle, John Baldessari, Gordon Matta-Clark, and Yona Friedman, he also shows artists of reference whose positions have lost nothing of their freshness and relevance.
Curator Carmen Giménez on Abstraction and Empathy / Spiritual Intoxication: Sebastian Preuss on Wilhelm Worringer / An Interview with Parastou Forouhar / Comparative Viewing: Olivier Foulon / Markus Amm: You Cant Reinvent Modernism
Abstraction and Empathy at the Deutsche Guggenheim / Joseph Beuys and his Students - Works from the Deutsche Bank Collection at the Sabanci Museum / Back to the Garden at the 60 Wall Gallery / Deutsche Bank Art Space Showing Artistic Perspectives from Iran / Att Poomtangon: Portikus under water


The defense counsel for a man facing aggravated burglary and theft charges has raised concern that his client was kept more than 48 hours in custody before being produced in court.
Abhay Singh says this is becoming a norm and alleged that police are breaching their powers.
Singh says his client's rights were breached.
The man allegedly robbed a restaurant located at the Damodar City Complex in Laucala Bay last month.
A report was lodged with Raiwaqa Police when cash worth up to $14,000 was discovered missing from the company safe.
Prosecution informed the court that $800 was recovered from the accused at the time of the arrest.
The defense has applied for bail and prosecution has been given time till Friday to respond to the application.
The matter has been adjourned to 20th March for bail hearing.
The man has been further remanded in custody.


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Does St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina belong in the MLB Hall of Fame?
March 24, 2016 Wayne Cavadi 4 Comments
If you have followed along this preseason, you know that I have been looking at some of the chances that veterans who are getting a bit long in the tooth have for the Hall of Fame. Thus far I have looked at Adrian Beltre (read it here), Torii Hunter and Aramis Ramirez (read it here) and Carlos Beltran (read it here).
So, will Yadier Molina make the Hall of Fame?
Yadi's case for the Hall of Fame has certainly been thrown back and forth over the past few years. The Cardinals faithful will tell you he is a lock for Cooperstown, while most of the media will agree. A small contingency still feels that Yadi needs to do a bit more in these final seasons to show that he is indeed a Hall of Famer.
Well, first thing's first — let's look at the numbers offensively. Let's compare Yadi to the premier catcher before he took over — Ivan Rodriguez — and then to the catcher than many feel will be the best when Yadi hangs it up.
Ivan Rodriguez (21 seasons played): .296/.334/.464, 2,844 hits, 311 home runs, 1,332 RBI
Yadier Molina (12 seasons): .283/.336/.397, 1,429 hits, 100 home runs, 645 RBI
Buster Posey (seven seasons): .310/.375/.484, 850 hits, 102 home runs, 447 RBI
So, offensively speaking Yadi is no where near Pudge (Rodriguez not Fisk) and will be surpassed for his entire career by Buster in about three seasons. But it's not fair to solely judge offense when it comes to Yadi. After all, Molina was essentially an offensive afterthought until 2011, the seventh year of his career.
Yadi has always been known for his defense. He has a career dWAR of 20.3 throwing out 44% of the base runners who have tried to steal on him over his entire career (leading the league in that category four times). He's won the last eight Gold Gloves in a row at catcher in the National League.
Now Pudge — who many will argue is the greatest defensive catcher of all time — posted a 28.7 dWAR and threw out 46% of attempted base thieves, leading the league in that category nine times. He won 13 Gold Gloves, including 10 in a row.
When you look at the modern catcher, defense has become less important. There are 16 catchers in the Hall of Fame and the most recent edition — Mike Piazza — had a dWAR of one. ONE! No Gold Gloves, threw out 23% of runners over his career. Posey — the modern day benchmark of catching — has a dWAR of 4.8 with no Gold Gloves under his belt either.
It seems like the days of balanced catchers — the Gary Carters, Johnny Benches, heck even Carlton Fisks — are long gone. So to hold Yadi's offensive prowess (or lack thereof) against him doesn't seem too fair, right? I mean if you are going to allow Mike Piazza into the Hall, who was essentially a DH in catcher's gear, why wouldn't you simply allow the opposite?
Allow me to take a quick step backwards. As a member of the IBWAA, I am part of a Hall of Fame election. There has always seemed to be no rhyme or reason whatsoever in the Hall of Fame selection process. Are stats more important than overall portfolio? Does being a nice guy give you the edge over some of baseball's all-time jerks? No one really knows because there is no criteria, every BWAA writer is allowed to vote based on whatever reasons they have come up with. They may not even be the same reasons from year in to year out, it's just weird.
Anyway, I ask myself three questions when it comes to the Hall of Fame.
Was said player the best at his position when he played?
How does he stack up against others before him?
Did he sustain the success for a long time?
You see, it's usually the third question that eliminates most candidates. Take Don Mattingly for example. Donnie Baseball was arguably the scariest offensive threat in baseball for three years. He was the best defensive first baseman in the league for eight or nine years. He broke records set before him, and was on pace to set some more. But that pesky back got in the way, and he simply didn't do it long enough.
There is no question that Yadi has been the best catcher in the NL for some time and depending on your criteria, you can argue he has been the standard in the MLB for quite sometime. Offensively, his excitement at the plate has been short lived, but his defense has never faltered. In fact, you can argue it was what kept him in the lineup for the first seven years of his career. Despite his bat showing clear digression over the past two seasons, he has still taken home two more Gold Gloves and hasn't shown much diminishing in the defensive department.
Yadi is now 33-years old. He has taken a bit more bumps and bruises over the past few seasons, so how much more he has behind the plate will need to be seen. He is signed through 2017 with an option in 2018, so we know we have a few years left.
Here is something to factor in when looking at Yadi's resume. He has been one of the anchors of a team that has won four NL pennants and two World Series. Most of those banners have been won behind a nasty pitching staff, one that has seen many interchangeable parts over the years. Yadi is a big part of that.
Furthermore, look at his numbers when it comes to World Series play. He has 22 hits in 70 career World Series at bats (.314 average) with 12 RBI. He has no MVP awards like Buster and Pudge, but he has shown up to play on the biggest stage. You can't deny that.
At the end of the day, I think Yadi is a Hall of Fame catcher. I'm not so sure that means he will be, since we live in a baseball society that values metrics and benchmark numbers more valuable than simply watching what a player brings to their team.
Depending on when Yadi hangs it up and the class he is up against, I would estimate that there is a 40 to 50% chance that he is a first ballot Hall of Famer with an 80 to 85% chance that he gets in eventually.
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4 thoughts on "Does St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina belong in the MLB Hall of Fame?"
Walkie says:
No. He's not a Hall of Famer. . . .yet.
He needs to get to 10GG and 2000 hits. Both are most likely long shots at this point.
Wayne Cavadi says:
The 10 GG are likely easier to attain than the 2000, I agree. Thanks for chiming in!
James Williams says:
No..numbers will not increase at this point. Good player..not hof
John McGeorge says:
4 series 2 rings defense gets him in alone. Still has a few years for gold gloves and hits.


Bad News PlayStation 3 fans. It looks like the demo of Mafia 2 you kicked up such a fuss about may not be as far away from the final build of the game as you first thought. Today a member of the interactive marketing team at 2K Games came out and said the final build of Mafia 2 on PlayStation 3 will be missing some key visual features, including the much publicised grass. Full statement can be found below.
When designing Mafia II, we optimized for each of the three different systems the game would run on to make sure the core experience was the best it could be. Because of this, there are some differences from one platform to the next. In terms of the PS3 version, I wanted to clarify a couple points you have been asking about: There will not be highly detailed grass or large pools of blood, the cloth movement is less noticeable than, for example, the PC version, and the visual fidelity in the demo is generally representative of what you'll see in the full game.
Our aim is to make a cohesive and immersive experience and optimize the game for each platform so that it could run its best. And while there are some differences between each version, I'm sure you'll find that the core gameplay and the heart of Mafia II remains no matter whether you play on PS3, 360, or PC.
Thanks for your patience while I checked with the dev team on the specific issues you were asking about, and I hope you see you in Empire Bay next week.


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While many Americans are sheltering at home to help "flatten the curve" and slow the spread of coronavirus disease (also called COVID-19), they might be tempted to buy or use questionable products that claim to help diagnose, treat, cure, and even prevent COVID-19.
Because COVID-19 has never been seen in humans before, there are currently no vaccines to prevent or drugs to treat COVID-19 approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is working with vaccine and drug manufacturers to develop new vaccines for and find drugs to treat COVID-19 as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, some people and companies are trying to profit from this pandemic by selling unproven and illegally marketed products that make false claims, such as being effective against the coronavirus.
These fraudulent products that claim to cure, treat, or prevent COVID-19 haven't been evaluated by the FDA for safety and effectiveness and might be dangerous to you and your family.
The FDA is particularly concerned that these deceptive and misleading products might cause Americans to delay or stop appropriate medical treatment, leading to serious and life-threatening harm. It's likely that the products do not do what they claim, and the ingredients in them could cause adverse effects and could interact with, and potentially interfere with, essential medications.
The FDA has also seen unauthorized fraudulent test kits for COVID-19 being sold online. Currently, the only way to be tested for COVID-19 is to talk to your health care provider. The FDA has not authorized any test that is available to purchase for testing yourself at home for COVID-19. You will risk unknowingly spreading COVID-19 or not getting treated appropriately if you use an unauthorized test. The FDA knows that having a home test for COVID-19 would be very helpful and is actively working with test developers on this. But currently, the FDA has not authorized any home test for COVID-19.
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The FDA is working with medical product developers to rapidly advance the development and availability of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Although there are investigational COVID-19 vaccines and treatments being studied in clinical trials, these products are in the early stages of development. They haven't yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness or received FDA approval.
Fraudulent COVID-19 products can come in many varieties, including dietary supplements and other foods, as well as products claiming to be tests, drugs, medical devices, or vaccines.
The FDA has been working with retailers to remove dozens of misleading products from store shelves and online. The agency will continue to monitor social media and online marketplaces promoting and selling fraudulent COVID-19 products.
Recently, the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to seven companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products. The products cited include teas, essential oils, tinctures, and colloidal silver.
The FDA is actively monitoring for any firms marketing products with fraudulent COVID-19 diagnostic, prevention and treatment claims. The FDA is exercising its authority to protect consumers from firms selling unauthorized products with false or misleading claims. The FDA may send warning letters, or pursue seizures or injunctions against people, products, or companies that violate the law. We are also increasing our enforcement at ports of entry to ensure that fraudulent products do not enter the country through our borders.
In addition, the FDA is monitoring complaints of fake coronavirus treatments and tests. Consumers and health care professionals can help by reporting suspected fraud to the FDA's Health Fraud Program or the Office of Criminal Investigations.
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The FDA advises consumers to be cautious of websites and stores selling products that claim to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19. There are no FDA-approved products to prevent COVID-19. Products marketed for veterinary use, or "for research use only," or otherwise not for human consumption, have not been evaluated for safety and should never be used by humans. For example, the FDA is aware of people trying to prevent COVID-19 by taking a product called chloroquine phosphate, which is sold to treat parasites in aquarium fish. Products for veterinary use or for "research use only" may have adverse effects, including serious illness and death, when taken by people. Don't take any form of chloroquine unless it has been prescribed for you by your health care provider and obtained from legitimate sources.
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Be suspicious of products that claim to treat a wide range of diseases.
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Reporting its quarter-one sales for fiscal 2018, Weis Markets said it enjoyed its 16th straight quarter of growth in comparable-store sales, bolstered by enhanced efficiency at the store level.
Benefiting from the Easter sales week, Weis Markets Inc. reported a Q1 sales increase of 2.8 percent to $876.1 million, compared with the same period in 2017, while comps, adjusted for the holiday shift, edged up 1.5 percent.
The company noted that the Easter sales week occurred in the last week of the first quarter, while the slow post-Easter sales week occurred in the second quarter. Last year, both the Easter and post-Easter weeks fell in the second quarter.
During the 13-week period ending March 31, Weis Markets' net income grew 36.8 percent to $16.2 million, versus $11.8 million for year-ago period, while first-quarter earnings per share rose 36.4 percent to 60 cents, compared with 44 cents in 2017. The grocer's first-quarter operating income increased 12.8 percent to $22.8 million.
"Our operating income was positively impacted by store improvements in overall efficiency levels, particularly with inventory management, which resulted in an improved store gross profit rate and our 16th consecutive quarter of comparable-store sales increases," said Weis Markets Chairman and CEO Jonathan Weis. "Our operating income also benefited from store labor efficiencies, in which multiple winter-weather events were a contributing factor, and improvements to some of our key marketing and advertising programs. We look to build on our momentum in the coming months."
At its annual shareholder's meeting last month, the company unveiled a $101 million growth plan for the construction of two new stores, 20 remodels, four pharmacies and one fuel center. The first new store opened in Nottingham, Md., in April. Weis Markets has also expanded and upgraded its Weis 2 Go online ordering service with curbside pickup, recently rolling out the service to 25 more stores, for a total of 79 locations.
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GelcoreTM Construction is in effect a 'cabinet within a cabinet', with a special resonance cancelling compound adhering between the inner and outer shells. This cabinet is both very rigid and exhibits extremely low resonance. The latter being achieved because the resonance-cancelling compound absorbs the kinetic energy (movement) generated within the cabinet by the drive units, which is then dispersed by converting it into heat.
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The Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee has released a list of people and images that will be subjects of future postage stamps. The list includes Steve Jobs, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Wilt Chamberlain. The Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee selects the subjects for recommendation to the Postmaster General, and meets regularly to evaluate as many as 50,000 inquiries a year recommending subjects and designs for stamps.
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That article indicates that "commemorative stamp program contributed an estimated $225.9 million in retained revenues for the USPS in 2005." Because the United States Postal Service is expected to be self-supporting, this revenue is important. The document also provides a history and description of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee. The committee was established in 1957, contains 15 members (not postal employees) from a variety of backgrounds, who serve three year terms.
Despite revenue from commemorative stamps, the U.S. Postal Service has struggled in recent years with debt. Last year, it announced they had a net loss of $5 billion in the 2013 fiscal year. The U.S. Postal Service made a number of recommendations as to how they can resolve their financial crisis, one of the most widely discussed of which was reducing delivery of mail to 5 days a week instead of 6. That proposal was "delayed" after Congress passed a spending bill continuing a prohibition against reducing delivery days.
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A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power:
(a) have a fair chance of wining
(b) have a fair chance of losing
(c) cannot be removed from their seats
Answer: (b) have a fair chance of losing
The currently in form have a fair chance of losing.
In Saudi Arabia:
(a) men do not have the right to vote
(b) women do not have the right to vote
(c) both men and women have the right to vote
(d) both men and women do not have the right to vote
Answer: (b) women do not have the right to vote
In Saudi Arabia, women do not have the right to vote.
Estonia has made its citizenship rules in such a way that people beloging to:
(a) African minority find it difficult to get the right to vote
(b) American minority find it difficult to get the right to vote
(c) Russian minority find it difficult to get the right to vote
Answer: (c) Russian minority find it difficult to get the right to vote
People belonging to Russian minority find difficult to get the right to vote.
In Fiji, the electoral system is such that the vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of:
(a) an African-Fijian
(b) a Chinese-Fijian
(c) an Indian-Fijian
(d) Pakistani-Fijian
Answer: (c) an Indian-Fijian
The vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of an Indian-Fijian.
In a democracy, each adult citizen must:
(a) have one vote and each vote must have two values
(b) have two votes and each vote must have one value
(c) have one vote and each vote must have one value
Answer: (c) have one vote and each vote must have one value
Each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value.
Zimbabwe attained inde-pendence from white minority rule in:
Answer: (c) 1980
It was in 1980.
A democratic government rules within limits set by:
(a) the ruling government
(b) the constitutional law
(c) citizens right
(d) constitutional law and citizens' rights
Answer: (d) constitutional law and citizens' rights
Within limits set by constitutional law and citizens' rights.
Democracy is a form of government in which:
(a) rulers elected by the government take all the major decisions
(b) elections offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the current rulers
(c) the exercise of this choice leads to a government limited by basic rules of the constitution and citizen's rights
Answer: (d) all the above
All the above factors favour democracy.
The correct argument/s of democracy is/are:
(a) leaders keep changing in a democracy. This leads to instability
(b) democracy is all about political competition and power play. There is no scope for morality
(c) so many people have to be consulted in a democracy that it leads to delays
All the factors are arguments of democracy.
The worst recorded famine in world history is:
(a) Bengal famine
(b) Japanese famine
(c) China's famine
(d) American famine
Answer: (c) China's famine
It was China's famine.
A democratic government is a better government because it is a more:
(a) effective form of government
(b) accountable form of government
(c) powerful form of government
Answer: (b) accountable form of government
Because it is a more accountable form of government.
Democracy improves the:
(a) dignity of the people
(b) economy of the country
(c) the quality of decision-making
Answer: (c) the quality of decision-making
Democracy improves the quality of decision-making.
Democracy provides a method:
(a) to build buildings
(b) to fight poverty
(c) to deal with differences and conflict
Answer: (c) to deal with differences and conflict
Democracy provides a method to deal with differences and conflicts.
Democracy is the form of government in which:
(a) people are elected by the rulers
(b) rulers are not elected by the people
(c) people themselves become rulers
(d) rulers are elected by the people
Answer: (d) rulers are elected by the people
Democracy is the form of government in which rulers are elected by the people.
In Pakistan, General Parvez Musharraf led a military coup in October:
General Musharraf overthrew a democratically elected govern¬ment and declared himself the:
(a) 'Prime Minister' of the country
(b) 'President' of the country
(c) 'Chief Executive' of the country
Answer: (c) 'Chief Executive' of the country
General Musharraf declared himself the 'Chief Executive' of the country.
In August 2002, President Musharraf issued a 'Legal Framework Order' that:
(a) changed the policies of the country
(b) changed the borders of the country
(c) amended the constitution of Pakistan
Answer: (c) amended the constitution of Pakistan
The order amended the Constitution of Pakistan.
The work of the civilian cabinet is supervised by the National Security Council which is dominated by:
(a) ministers
(b) civil officers
(c) military officers
Answer: (c) military officers
It is dominated by military officers.
In a democracy the final decision making power must rest with:
(a) the President
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) those who did not vote
(d) those elected by the people
Answer: (d) those elected by the people
In a democracy, the final decision-making power must rest with those elected by the people.
In China, elections are regularly held after every five years for electing the country's parliament, called:
(a) Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui
(b) Renmin Quanguo Daibiao Dahui
(c) Daibiao Quanguo Renmin Dahui
Answer: (a) Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui
The Parliament is called Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (National People's Congress.)
The National People's Congress has nearly ……………….. members elected from all over China.
It has nearly 3000 members elected from all over China.
In China, before contesting elections, a candidate needs the approval:
(a) of the army
(b) of the people
(c) of the government
(d) of the Chinese Communist Party
Answer: (d) of the Chinese Communist Party
A candidate needs the approval of the Chinese Communist Party.
Since its independence in 1930, Mexico holds elections after every:
(a) four years to elect its President
(b) five years to elect its President
(c) six years to elect its President
(d) seven years to elect its President
Answer: (c) six years to elect its President
After every six years elections are held in Mexico.
Mexico has:
(a) been under a military rule before
(b) been under a dictator's rule before
(c) had never been under a military or dictator's rule before
Answer: (c) had never been under a military or dictator's rule before
Mexico has never been under a military or dictator's rule.
Until 2000, every election in Mexico was won by a party called:
(a) PRI
(b) RIP
(c) PIR
(d) IRP
Answer: (a) PRI
The party was called IRP (Institutional Revolutionary Party).
Write true (T) or false (F)
1. A democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.
2. Every government in contemporary world wants to be called a democracy, even if its not so.
3. In Pakistan, General Parvez Musharraf lead a military coup in 'November' 1998.
4. General Musharraf later changed his designation to President and in 2004 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five-year extension.
5. Syria is a small east Asian country.
6. According to the 'Legal Framework Order', the President of Pakistan, can dismiss the national or provincial assemblies.
7. The work of the civilian cabinet is supervised by a National Security Council which is dominated by military officers.
8. In a democracy, the final decision-making power rest with the people.
9. In China, elections are held after every six years for the electing the parliament.
10. The National People's Congress of China, does not have the power to appoint the President of the country.
11. Before contesting elections a candidate in China, needs the approval of the Chinese Communist Party.
12. Since its independence in 1930, Mexico holds elections after every six years to elect its President.
13. Until 2005, every election in Mexico, was won by a party called PRI.
14. The PRI was known to indulge many dirty tricks to win elections.
15. In Saudi Arabia, women have the right to vote.
16. Democracy is based on a fundamental principle of political equality.
17. In a democracy, each adult citizen must have one vote and each must have one value.
18. Zimbabwe attained independence from white minority rule in 1985.
19. Since 1985, Zimbabwe has been ruled by ZANU-PF, the party that led the freedom stiuggle.
20. A democratic government cannot do whatever it likes, simply became it has won an election.
21. A democratic government rules within limits set by constitutional law and citizens rights.
22. In democracy, rulers elected by the people cannot take all the major decisions.
23. In democracy, elections offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the current rulers.
24. Democracy also lead to instability.
25. In democracy, many people have to be consulted thus, it leads to delays.
26. Democracy can not lead to corruption for it is based on electoral competition.
27. China's famine of 1958-1961 was the worst recorded famine in world history.
28. A democi'atic government is a better government because it is a more accountable form of government.
29. In a diverse country like India, democracy keeps our country together.
30. Democracy does not enhance the dignity of citizens.
Match the following
Column A Column B
1. General Musharraf fed a military coup in (a) 1930
2. Musharraf held a referendum in the country in (b) 1980
3. Mexico got independent in (c) 1958
4. Zimbabwe attained independence in (d) 1999
5. Famine in China (e) 2002
1. General Musharraf fed a military coup in (d) 1999
2. Musharraf held a referendum in the country in (e) 2002
3. Mexico got independent in (a) 1930
4. Zimbabwe attained independence in (b) 1980
5. Famine in China (c) 1958
Column I Column II Column III
1. General Musharraf overthrew a democratically elected government and (a) those elected A.Chief Ex. Of the country
2. Syria is a small (b) vote must have B. country
3. In a democracy, the final decision-making power must rest with (c) of C. by the people
4. In a democracy,each adult citizen must have one vote and each (d) west Asian D. one value
5. Democracy enhances the dignity (e) declared himself the E. citizens
1. General Musharraf overthrew a democratically elected government and (e) declared himself the A.Chief Ex. Of the country
2. Syria is a small (d) west Asian B. country
3. In a democracy, the final decision-making power must rest with (a) those elected C. by the people
4. In a democracy,each adult citizen must have one vote and each (b) vote must have D. one value
5. Democracy enhances the dignity (c) of E. citizens
1. Elections have been held regularly in Zimbabwe, and always won by ……………. .
Answer: ZANU-PF
2. In Zimbabwe, President ……………. is popular but also uses unfair practices in elections.
Answer: Mugabe
3. The example of Zimbabwe shows that popular ……………. of the rulers is necessary in a democracy.
Answer: approval
4. Everyone should be equal in the ……………. of the law.
Answer: eyes
5. There are some conditions that apply to the way a government in run after the ……………. .
Answer: elections
6. In a democracy, every major decisions has to go through a series of ……………. .
Answer: consultations
7. Every office ……………. has certain rights and responsibilities assigned by the institution and the law.
Answer: bearer
8. A democratic government rules within limits set by constitutional law and ……………. rights.
Answer: citizens
9. In a democracy, rulers elected by the people take all the ……………. decisions.
Answer: major
10. Democracy leads to ……………. as leaders keep changing.
Answer: instability
11. Democracy has no scope for ……………. because it is all about political competition and power play.
Answer: morality
12. Democracy leads to completion for it is based on ……………. competition.
Answer: electoral
13. Nearly ……………. crore people died in China's famine of 1958-1961.
Answer: three
14. A democratic government is a better government became it is a more ……………. form of government.
Answer: accountable
15. Democracy enchances the ……………. of citizens.
Answer: dignity
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A Norwich theatre company with a passion for creating work for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities is presenting its latest show at Norfolk & Norwich Festival.
Frozen Light is performing The Isle of Brimsker at The Garage, and the show's cast of two actors and a musician will take audiences on a journey to an isle surrounded by stormy seas where change is on the horizon.
A lighthouse keeper and a runaway who has washed ashore both consider their futures in this performance which has multi-sensory storytelling at its heart.
"All our work is multi-sensory, every part of the show has a sensory aspect that supports it, to make theatre accessible to people with PMLD it needs to be," explained Lucy Garland, one of Frozen Light's artistic directors alongside Amber Onat Gregory.
"It starts with the sensory and then the environment grows out of the sensory and then the story grows out of the environment.
She said the story and setting for The Isle of Brimsker came from exploring what music and sound could feel and look like for the audience.
"That led us to setting the show on a desolate rock, looking at waves and sound waves and tidal waves," she said, adding that one of the show's sensory elements was a rock pool with speakers that make the water ripple when they create sound, while other elements include cold stones for the audience to feel the landscape, and shelters for each audience member.
The Isle of Brimsker is Frozen Light's fourth production, and Lucy said each show aimed to help break down the barriers that people with PMLD faced when going to the theatre.
"When we did our first show, Tunnels, nearly 50pc of our audience had never been to the theatre before," she said, adding that Frozen Light hoped by taking their shows into traditional theatre spaces they would leave a legacy of making these venues more accessible for people with PMLD in the future.
The Isle of Brimsker is at The Garage from May 15 to 19 at 11am and 1.30pm each day. The show is for people aged 13 or over with PMLD.
Tickets cost £10 with one free carer or companion. To book, call 01603 766400.