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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged institutions of higher learning to take advantage of Zimbabwe's abundant mineral resources such as the recently announced oil and gas deposits in Muzarabani and include them in their training programmes.
BY SHARON SIBINDI
Speaking during the 24th graduation ceremony at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), Mnangagwa on Friday said such announcements should motivate institutions of higher learning to set themselves up for expansion.
"The recent launch of the Zimbabwe National Space Agency and discovery of oil and gas deposits must motivate institutions of higher learning to expand our country's skill base in the associated fields," he said.
"I encourage Nust not to deviate from its mandate as it is the bedrock for new business models, innovation and technology. You must instead appropriately respond to regional and global developments, coupled with our present national focus, by developing new learning modules suitable for both present and future needs."
He said all sectors of the economy had to be more productive and target oriented in a bid to grow the economy and achieve an upper middle income economy status by 2030.
"We look to institutions of higher learning to help us modernise, mechanise and develop our agriculture irrigation infrastructure as well as the manufacturing, mining infrastructure and service sectors," he said.
"You must take it upon yourselves to develop and commercialise requisite vacancies, herbicides and pesticides, and other chemicals for animal and plant life. In industry, university skills should assist the establishment of start-ups, retool and modernise our enterprises and also run ventures profitably."
He urged Nust to harness the resource mobilisation potential among its alumni, most of whom continue to excel in their fields.
Meanwhile, Nust vice-chancellor Mqhele Dlodlo was installed as the third vice-chancellor of the university by the President, with Mnangagwa himself being installed as the second chancellor, taking over from former President Robert Mugabe.
About 2 431 students graduated with 38 diploma certificates, including 40 varying post-graduate diploma certificates.
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Covid-19 Booster Dose Of Pfizer Cleared By US FDA For Older And At-Risk Americans
The Food and Drug Administration of the United States approved a booster dose from the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for individuals 65 years and older, as well as all those who are at high risk of severe illness, and any individual who is routinely exposed to the virus.
The ruling sets the door for millions of individuals who had their second dose of the vaccine at least six months ago to receive booster doses as soon as this week.
The FDA acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement that the modification to the vaccine's emergency use permission will allow boosts for groups such as health-care professionals, teachers and day care personnel, supermarket workers, and individuals in homeless shelters or jails.
Pfizer had requested the FDA to broaden its vaccination clearance to include boosters for all persons aged 16 and older and had submitted data to an independent FDA panel of advisors last week that it said indicated decreasing protection over time.
The panel ruled against the idea that boosters were necessary for everyone, although data demonstrated that they were beneficial to the elderly and those at high risk. more info
According to Dr. William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), the FDA's statement was more wide in terms of who was eligible for boosters than the panel's advice.
"Very broad indeed, especially that 'among others.' That could essentially give the green light for giving boosters to a very substantial proportion of the previously vaccinated adult population," said Schaffner, who serves as the NFID's liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
According to an official of the agency speaking at a public meeting of the panel on Wednesday, the ACIP is could vote on the use of a third shot of the vaccine very soon.
"Tomorrow's ACIP meeting at the CDC will be focused on turning this into an official recommendation for implementation," said Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security.
According to Dr. Jesse Goodman, an infectious disease expert at Georgetown University in Washington and former FDA top scientist, the FDA authorisation was "basically in line" with the advisory panel decision.
"These are pretty broad categories that give a fair amount of latitude to the judgment of healthcare providers and people providing immunizations," he added.
President Joe Biden and eight senior health officials, including Woodcock, revealed in August the government's plan to begin administering booster injections to anyone aged 16 and older this week, subject to FDA and CDC clearance.
However, the advisory council stated that there was insufficient evidence to warrant booster injections for that demographic and requested further safety data. The FDA is not required to adopt the advisory panel's suggestion, although it frequently does.
In the future, the agency may revisit the matter in order to get a larger authorization.
"This first FDA authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine booster is a critical milestone in the ongoing fight against this disease," said Pfizer chief Albert Bourla. The company had argued that boosters are needed for the general population.
Top FDA officials have been divided on the necessity for boosters for the general public, with Woodcock in favor and other of the agency's leading scientists arguing that existing research does not support them.
Some nations, notably Israel and the United Kingdom, have already launched COVID-19 awareness efforts. According to CDC data, the United States allowed additional injections for patients with weakened immune systems last month, and over 2 million people have already gotten a third shot.
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Hall of Fame case for Albert Belle
By Craig CalcaterraNov 27, 2018, 9:33 AM EDT
On Monday, December 9, the Today's Game committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame, which covers the years 1988-2018 — will vote on candidates for the 2019 induction class. Between now and then we will take a look at the ten candidates, one-by-one, to assess their Hall worthiness.
And yes, we did this two years ago, the last time the Today's Game ballot was up for a vote, with most of the same candidates appearing. As such, a lot of this will be repeat material, some of it verbatim. Our view of this, however, is that if the Hall of Fame can keep recycling the same ballot, we can recycle our analysis of it to the extent it hasn't changed.
First up: Albert Belle
The case for his induction:
An ideal Hall of Fame candidate has a clear, outstanding peak of his career and then a sufficiently decent ramp-up and decline of his career to where it can be said that he provided both greatness and longevity. Most Hall candidates who fall short do so because they lack one of these. Usually, it's the peak of greatness they lack. We talk of them as being members of the "Hall of Very Good" or something, noting that, while above average players for many years, they weren't dominant for a few years, and that makes all of the difference.
Albert Belle had the opposite problem. His career was cut short due to injury and he never had another plate appearance after his age-33 season. However Belle's peak was, without question, Hall of Fame-worthy. So worthy that it makes his case a far closer one than almost anyone who only had ten full seasons and two partial seasons under his belt.
Between 1993 and 1999 — Bell's age 26-32 seasons — he averaged a line of .308/.391/.602, 41 homers and 127 RBI. That's an AVERAGE for seven years. And that's with two of those years — 1994 and 1995 — being shortened due to work stoppages. Heck, his first two full seasons before that peak consisted of 28 homers and 95 RBI and 34 homers and 112 RBI, respectively. He should've been the unanimous MVP Award winner in 1995 but was boned out of the award, which went to Mo Vaughn, because the writers simply didnt like him. He probably should've won the 1998 Award too. He finished eighth, again, because he was a reviled figure, which we'll talk about below. The players who were clearly better than Belle during his prime were Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds and probably Frank Thomas. That's it.
Even with is early seasons and "decline," such as it was, figured in, Belle ranks up there with Hall of Famers, at least as far as rate stats go. His career OPS+ of 144 puts him in the same range of Jim Thome, Edgar Martinez, Lance Berkman, Mike Piazza, Chipper Jones, Larry Walker and Vladimir Guerrero.
The case against his induction:
Belle played for only ten full seasons due to a degenerative hip condition that ended his career at age 33. That killed his counting stats. If healthy he would've likely sailed past 500 homers, 1,600 RBI and all manner of other milestones typically achieved by Hall of Famers. But if "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts we'd all have a happy Christmas. Which is to say: what a player might've done if healthy should not count in favor of his Hall of Fame case, even if it's something to consider assessing the man more broadly. The fact was Belle did not contribute a thing beyond the year 2000 so, in terms of career aggregate value, he falls far short of a lot of players who themselves haven't sniffed induction. And, of course, if he had played for several years beyond 2000, his rate stats I talked up above would've been lower due to a natural decline. All of that makes it a hard case for good old Uncle Albert.
Oh, and he wasn't "good" old Uncle Albert. Belle had a bad reputation on and off the field during his playing career and it hasn't improved since.
Unlike a lot of players who are portrayed as bad guys, Belle really was, and maybe still is, a bad guy. The least of his transgressions involved him being caught with a corked bat in 1994. He knocked Brewers Fernando Vina to the ground with a forearm blow that was, to most observers, unnecessary and excessive. He once chased down some kids who threw eggs at his home on Halloween . . . with his SUV, hitting one of them. He smashed things in the clubhouse, including his teammates' possessions, buffet tables and the thermostat, which he preferred to keep at 60 degrees despite the protestations of his teammates. It goes without saying he was uncooperative and hostile to the press with many high-profile run-ins. There are some convinced that Belle's anger — and strength — was attributable to 'roid rage, but he was never implicated in any PED scandal and has, to this day, denied taking PEDs, simply saying that his behavior as a player was because he was "an angry black man."
Things have not improved since the end of his playing career. In 2006 he was convicted for stalking and threatening his former girlfriend and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years' supervised probation. Earlier this year he was arrested for driving under the influence and for indecent exposure, though charges were later dismissed.
Would I vote for him?
I tend to be pretty forgiving about so-called "character" issues and tend to give guys a much greater pass on such things when it comes to Hall of Fame consideration, but (a) running down kids with your car; and (b) stalking and threatening women is not exactly a gray area. If it was a close call I might say those things would tip the scale against Belle. I don't think I need to add moral judgment to the scale here, though, because — while I have gone back and forth on Belle over the years — I tend to believe his career was too short to get my vote. He was an amazing player in his prime — one of the best sluggers the game has seen — but the game simply didn't see enough of him. Not that the game is complaining.
Will the Committee vote for him?
No way on God's green Earth. They never voted for Dick Allen because he was perceived as prickly. Belle makes Allen look like a cross between Father Christmas and Mr. Rogers. Belle never broke 8% in his two years on the BBWAA ballot, he was rejected the last time he was on the Today's Game ballot and I predict, with near mortal certainty, that he'll be rejected again. One hopes that the reason for that rejection will be a judgment on the brevity of his playing career, but I suppose most of it is because Belle was a horse's hindquarters. In the end, it probably doesn't matter.


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Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). CMC increases viscosity and helps lubricate the oral cavity. A 2008 study to investigate the effects of CMC-based artificial saliva in those with dry mouth found that it decreased the severity of oral dryness and the effect of oral dryness on daily life.
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I'm a stand up comedian who has the fortune of travelling the United Kingdom on a regular basis. Occasionally this involves more time on my hands than I really should have, so a while ago I decided to start visiting football grounds whilst I was in town. Sometimes it's before a gig, usually after, but having visited many stadiums as a fan, I wanted to visit them as a tourist. A quick photo outside, a wander around, then back to life.
I thought this may be of interest to people, and hence this little blog. I appreciate this is niche to say the least, but it serves as a nice way to document some fun travels.
1) This isn't supposed to be funny.
2) Yes it would be nice to go while a game is on. Unfortunately my agent tends to not pay that much attention to Rochdale's fixture list before booking me to play there.
3) This isn't as part of any sort of 92 club or quest. So whatever I've done that "doesn't count" don't worry about. It's purely a case of me visiting football grounds of the town I'm in.
5) If I haven't covered your team yet, the odds are just that I've not played your town or city yet. Hell, I visited St James' Park, Newcastle, first despite being a childhood Sunderland fan.
Found your blog via a comment you left on järnkarminernes latest Facebook post.
As a non league footie fan, up until I moved to Sweden 8 years ago, I have always loved visiting different grounds and your blog brings back fond memories.
I find it hard to navigate on my phone, maybe it will be easier on my laptop but have you visited Stadion or Tele 2 (Djurgården) or my true love Kingsmeadow Stadium (Kingstonian)……..oh yeah and that team could wombles f.c or something!
Hi David, thanks for that – always nice to read nice feedback! Unfortunately I tend to visit grounds in the cities I'm visiting to do stand up in, and have never played in Sweden before. It'd definitely be exciting to get across and do some grounds there at some point though! I'm pretty sure Sunderland have signed one or two players from Djurgarden (my phone won't let me spell it correctly) too. I've not been to Kingsmeadow yet, I'm sure I'll get there. My personal favourite is Tinto Park, home of Benburb FC in Scotland. Should be up on Friday!


With a short pass from Barkley Christensen on the Bronco's first offensive play of the season, Logan Meyer and the San Juan Broncos served notice, 61 yards later, that the 2012 version of the San Juan Broncos are explosive as ever in football.
The Bronco football team started the 2012 season out with flourish with a gritty 19-11 home win over the visiting Snow Canyon Warriors, a 3A school from St. George.
Though the Broncos didn't score on that first drive, they found paydirt three times in the first half and slowed down the Warriors just enough in the second half to grabbed the big season opener.
Unofficially, Christensen was 11 for 17 and 190 yards in that first half alone, with three TD tosses, one to Bobby Bowring of 10 yards and two to Meyer, 11 and three yards, as the Broncos forged a 19-3 halftime lead on the jittery Warriors, who might have been a little cold in the 86 degree weather at game time.
In the second half, when the Broncos were trying to run the clock, Christensen still connected on six of twelve passes for 64 additional yards. Meyer grabbed seven of those passes for 139 yards unofficially and Bowring caught six more for 64 yards.
Ammon Mitchell caught two passes for 47 yards as the Broncos went repeatedly over the top on the Snow Canyon defense.
Out of the backfield, running back Justin Nielson had two catches. The Broncos made the pass work as the running game had a tough time getting going on the big Snow Canyon defensive front, rushing for only 50 yards on 21 carries by my count.
Nielson rushed for 23 of those yards on ten carries, while Mitchell had 33 yards on four carries.
The Bronco defense showed great heart and stamina against an avalanche of an offensive line for Snow Canyon, including 300 something pound right tackle, Austin Best, who opened huge holes for the Warrior running backs.
But the Bronco defensive line and the linebackers closed those holes just as quickly to not allow the Warriors to ever get any offensive consistency. However, after the Warriors used up seven minutes on the third quarter clock and methodically drove 68 yards in 14 plays to draw within eight at 19-11, the defense had to step up.
Late in the fourth quarter, the Warriors were driving again, using their size, strength and quickness to push the ball to the Bronco 10 yard line. That's when Mitchell came up with the play of the game.
With the Snow Canyon running back heading to the endzone, Mitchell reached in and ripped the ball away, stopping the drive cold in its tracks with 4:56 left on the game clock. The Broncos managed one first down on a Bowring reception but were forced to punt, when Meyer made the second play of the game. Back to punt with 1:52 left, Meyer watched the center snap sail over his head towards the endzone and certain disaster. Somehow, Meyer reached out a hand way behind and over his head and "with the tips of his fingertips" as the Bronco announcer claimed, corralled the errant snap and got off a booming punt just ahead of the rabid Snow Canyon rush. Then junior Brayden Giddings made three outstanding plays in a row for the defense, sacking the QB, and making two diving stops to end potential big gains, forcing SC to give up the ball on downs and the victory was assured.
The Broncos and the Monticello Bucks tangle this Friday in Monticello, after not meeting last year for the first time in many a year. See you in the stands.
Speaking of Bronco-Buckaroo contests, the volleyball teams of both schools found themselves in the same bracket at the St. George tournament last weekend.
The Lady Broncos of coach Cassy Moon defeated Tony Esplin's Lady Bucks in straight sets, but the Bucks did better in the bracket, defeating South Sevier and Union, both of whom beat San Juan.
Esplin cited the excellent play of Jessica Ewart and Devin Dalton for the good Buckaroo showing. Important cog Shaylyn Black was battling the sickness bug but should be back to full strength soon as a bunch of new Buckaroos saw action in the tournament.
Cross country teams begin action this weekend in Cedar City.


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Demanding disclosure
Sen. Jeff Merkley says the U.S. Supreme Court�s landmark Citizens United ruling has created �a stadium sound system� that is �drowning out the voice of the people.�
It�s an apt analogy for the profound damage to U.S. democracy that has resulted from the court�s 2010 decision to allow political campaigns to be flooded with unlimited and largely hidden corporate, union and other special interest contributions.
Not long after the court issued that decision, Democrats introduced legislation that sought to repair some of the damage by requiring the biggest contributors to identify themselves. The DISCLOSE Act passed the House but failed by a single vote in the Senate.
Now, the Democrats are back with DISCLOSE Act 2.0 and Oregon Senator Merkley is among those leading the charge. That�s heartening news, but the bill still faces long odds. Not a single Senate Republican voted for the legislation in 2010, and so far none has joined Merkley and the 30 other Democrats who have signed on as co-sponsors.
But there is reason for hope. Several GOP senators, including Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and John McCain of Arizona, have called for expanded campaign finance disclosure. Others may join them as an obscene amount of campaign cash continues to pour into elections.
The Federal Elections Commission projects that $11 billion will be spent in the 2012 elections, with most of it coming from wealthy corporations, unions and individuals. By contrast, $5.3 billion was spent in the 2008 cycle.
Clearly, something must be done to fend off the tsunami of big money that was unleashed by the Citizens United ruling. As Merkley said at a news conference announcing the new version of the DISCLOSE Act: �In order to have a nation that lives up to that idea, a nation in which decisions are made for the people, families across America must have a strong foundation. We cannot have special interests being the most powerful, drowning out the voice of everyone else.�
If the new DISCLOSE Act becomes law, it would make donor anonymity more difficult. The legislation requires most organizations, including 501(c)4s, that spend $10,000 or more on campaign-related services during an election cycle to file a disclosure report to the Federal Elections Commission within 24 hours.
That report must list the names of all donors who gave at the $10,000 level or higher, and it must detail the amount and nature of each expenditure in excess of $1,000. The bill includes transfer provisions intended to prevent ever-inventive donors from using shell organizations to cloak their activities.
The bill also would require any organization that buys a political ad on television or radio to list its top funders (five for TV and two for radio). Even better, the head of the organization that pays for the ad would have to make an �I approved this message� appearance at the end of the spot.
At least in theory, the new DISCLOSE Act should pass muster with the Supreme Court, which claimed to be in favor of disclosure in its Citizens United decision. As for the court of public opinion, lawmakers should pay close heed to polls showing that the public supports disclosure as a way to fight political corruption.
Members of Congress will have to overcome self-interest to pass this desperately needed legislation. That won�t be easy for those who remember who spent millions of dollars on their elections and who will be sorely tempted to continue swilling from the trough of unlimited contributions.
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Paula Popowski grew up in Kaluszyn, Poland, where her grandfather operated the town's only flour mill. The Germans occupied the town on September 11, 1939, just ten days after the beginning of the war. By 1940, the mill was confiscated and a ghetto was established for the Jews. In 1942, as the Germans were getting ready to deport 3,000 ghetto inmates to Treblinka, the family prepared to escape. Paula's parents sewed buttons made from gold coins onto her dress, and she and her sister Hannah went voluntarily to a German labor camp. Paula rarely took off the dress, knowing well that it would be the key to her survival.
In November 1942, the sisters left the labor camp and went to Warsaw. Paula and Hannah survived the Holocaust by using the gold buttons to acquire fake identities and paying ten times normal boarding costs to keep a roof over their heads. They were on the move in hiding from Warsaw to Czestochowa, where they were lucky enough to get jobs in a glass factory and find shelter in a convent. They pretended to be Catholic until the end of the war.
The rest of Paula's family, however, was not so fortunate. After Paula and Hannah fled to the labor camp, their parents hid in a house near the mill for seven days, until the Germans found them. They were kept overnight in jail, then taken to the cemetery and murdered. Her entire family was killed, grandparents, uncles, aunts—the only relatives that survived had left the country before the war.
A memorial to the town of Kaluszyn, where Paula grew up, in Israel.


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Former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back sentenced to more than 3 years in prison | CBC News Loaded
Former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty in October to a state count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. In exchange, a charge of aiding and abetting murder was dropped.
J. Alexander Kueng sentenced on state charge of aiding 2nd-degree manslaughter
The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 09, 2022 2:32 PM EST | Last Updated: December 9, 2022
Former Minnesota police officer J. Alexander Kueng is seen in a booking photograph at Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 3, 2020. Kueng, who is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on a state charge of aiding second-degree manslaughter. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Reuters)
The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back while another officer kneeled on the Black man's neck was sentenced Friday to three-and-a-half years in prison.
J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty in October to a state count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. In exchange, a charge of aiding and abetting murder was dropped. Kueng is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights, and the state and federal sentence will be served at the same time.
Kueng appeared at his sentencing hearing via video from a federal prison in Ohio. When given the chance to address the court, he declined.
Floyd's family members had the right to make victim impact statements, but none did.
Attorney Ben Crump, who has represented the family, said in a statement before the hearing that Kueng's sentencing "delivers yet another piece of justice for the Floyd family."
"While the family faces yet another holiday season without George, we hope that moments like these continue to bring them a measure of peace, knowing that George's death was not in vain," he said.
Kueng knelt on Floyd's back
Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nine-and-a-half minutes as Floyd repeatedly said he couldn't breathe and eventually went limp. The killing, which a bystander recorded on video, sparked worldwide protests as part of a broader reckoning over racial injustice.
Kueng knelt on Floyd's back during the restraint while a third officer, Thomas Lane, held Floyd's legs and a fourth, Tou Thao, kept bystanders from intervening. All of the officers were fired and faced state and federal charges.
As part of his plea agreement, Kueng admitted that he held Floyd's torso, that he knew from his experience and training that restraining a handcuffed person in a prone position created a substantial risk, and that the restraint of Floyd was unreasonable under the circumstances.
Matthew Frank, who led the prosecution for the Minnesota attorney general's office, said repeatedly during the hearing that Floyd was a crime victim and that the prosecution "focused on the officers" who caused his death.
He said the case was not meant to be a broader examination of policing, but added that he hopes it will reaffirm that police officers cannot treat those "who are in crisis as non-people or second-class citizens."
"Mr. Kueng was not simply a bystander that day. He did less than what some of the bystanders attempted to do in helping Mr. Floyd," Frank said.
Jordan and Royal Pacheco look at a mural featuring George Floyd, on June 25, 2021 in Minneapolis. Kueng's sentencing brings the cases against all of the former officers present during Floyd's killing a step closer to resolution. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Kueng's lawyer blames police leadership
Kueng's attorney, Thomas Plunkett, on Friday blamed the Minneapolis Police Department's leadership for Floyd's death and Kueng's punishment.
He accused Medaria Arradondo, the police chief at the time Floyd died, of failing to implement training to encourage officers to intervene when one of their colleagues is doing something wrong.
"Mr. Kueng, the rookie, sits in prison one year for every day he served the city," Plunkett said, referring to the three years he will spend behind bars.
He added: "Justice has become nothing more than mean-spirited revenge."
Kueng's sentencing brings the cases against all of the former officers a step closer to resolution, though the state case against Thao is still pending.
Former officer gets 3 years for violating George Floyd's rights
J. Alexander Kueng, officer who knelt on George Floyd's back, agrees to plea deal
Then-chief Medaria Arradondo fired Kueng and the three other officers the day after Floyd's killing and later testified at Chauvin's trial that the officers did not follow training. The former head of training for the department has also testified that the officers acted in a way that was inconsistent with department policies.
Kueng's sentencing brings the cases against all of the former officers a step closer to resolution, although the state case against Thao is still pending.
Thao previously told Judge Peter Cahill that it "would be lying" to plead guilty.
In October, Thao agreed to what's called a stipulated evidence trial on the aiding and abetting manslaughter count. As part of that process, his attorneys and prosecutors are working out agreed-upon evidence in his case and filing written closing arguments. Cahill will then decide whether he is guilty or not.
If Thao is convicted, the murder count — which carries a presumptive sentence of 12-and-a-half years in prison — will be dropped.
A protester holds a placard during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Parliament Square in central London on June 6, 2020, in London. Floyd's killing while in the custody of Minneapolis police sparked protests across the United States, as well as demonstrations of solidarity in countries around the world. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
3 officers convicted of federal charges in February
Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges last year and is serving 22 years in the state case.
He also pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating Floyd's civil rights and was sentenced to 21 years. He is serving the sentences concurrently at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Ariz.
Kueng, Lane and Thao were convicted of federal charges in February: All three were convicted of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care and Thao and Kueng were also convicted of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin during the killing.
Lane, who is white, is serving his two-and-a-half-year federal sentence at a facility in Colorado. He's serving a three-year state sentence at the same time. Kueng, who is Black, was sentenced to three years on the federal counts; Thao, who is Hmong American, got a three-and-a-half-year federal sentence.


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Avengers VS X-Men #6 Review by Rob Johnson (June 28, 2012)
In the current issue:- Iceman is listed on the cast page, but I don't see him anywhere else. The young X-Men have returned to Utopia since Avengers Academy #31. Zzzax is an electrical being who first formed in Incredible Hulk #166, and has primarily been a Hulk villain since then, lately working for MODOK. I vaguely remember him being able to spawn multiple copies in some appearance. But I certainly don't remember the name Electric Legion. Siege Courageous is presumably a teleportation system named after the Siege Perilous which the X-Men sort-of used when they were hiding out in Australia in Uncanny X-Men #229-251. Iron Fist says his hands started burning when Colossus arrived. Apparently this happens whenever he is near one of the Phoenix Five. This relates to the connection between the Phoenix Force and the Iron Fist phenomenon, as revealed in New Avengers #25-27. Lei Kung seeking Iron Fist may lead into NAv#27. The blind monk has an eye in his hand (a la Pan's Labyrinth). Emma Frost's crusade against Sentinels takes her into last week's Avengers Academy #32. During the battle with Cyclops and Emma Frost, Iron Fist is surprised to see the Yin Yang symbol and I Ching trigrams in the Phoenix fire. Another indication that his learning of the connection between the Iron Fist power and the Phoenix Force in NAv#27 hasn't happened yet. Scarlet Witch is only shown taking Captain America, Iron Fist, Iron Man and Wolverine with her and Hope. But presumably she takes the rest of the Avengers as well. "No more Avengers" of course echoes Wanda's "No more mutants" at the end of House of M, the results of which the Phoenix is supposed to remedy. "No more war" is the same phrasing, and the Pax Utopia echoes the rule of Magneto in House of M itself.
Jonathan Hickman retakes the scripting helm this time (previously in #4). Again I've added comments on last week's tie-ins to #5. Of the current week's tie-ins, 2 probably belong with this issue, 1 precedes #4, and the other may follow #7! In Secret Avengers #28 (delayed from last week) MS Marvel, Protector and the resurrected Captain Marvel recover from Kree mind-control, and Captain Marvel sacrifices himself to drive the Phoenix Force away from Hala. It wasn't the Supreme Intelligence behind the mind-control, but Captain Marvel's nephew Minister Marvel. This issue confirms that the events of SAv#27-28 occur before those in Avengers #26-27. And they all occur before the Phoenix Force arrived at Earth at the end of AvX#4. But nothing explains why Thor crash-landed on the Moon. Avengers Academy #32 probably does occur during this issue. Phoenix-Emma Frost wants to destroy Juston Seyfert's pet Sentinel. Uncanny X-Men #14 could occur here too. It has Mr Sinister in his own underground world populated by clones of himself and X-Men, preparing to challenge the Phoenix-X-Men. In New Avengers #27 Iron Fist takes Hope Summers to K'un Lun to learn about their previous encounter with the Phoenix Force. Spider-Man gets dragged in too. But when does this happen? Possibly later in the crossover.
Extra comments on the next week's tie-ins:- Both issues can reasonably be placed between AvX#6 and #7. In Wolverine and the X-Men #12 the Avengers are on the run after AvX#6. Marvel Girl, Kid Gladiator and others join the hunt. X-Men Legacy #269 is less specific, as Ms Marvel confronts Rogue, who starts having doubts about Pax Utopia.
Last issue the Phoenix Force occupied and transformed Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magik and Sub-Mariner (now referred to as the Phoenix Five). They returned from the Moon, bringing Hope Summers with them.
10 days later Prof X comes to an equally transformed Utopia. Magneto takes him to meet Cyclops. Xavier tells Scott the world is afraid of their new powers (including telepathy). Cyclops says they are remaking the world for the benefit of mankind. We see Magik in a South Africa made fertile (with Angel and Storm flying in the background), Colossus in Siberia where giant domes are enclosing equally fertile land, Namor getting pure water from the deep oceans, and Emma Frost with a new clean energy source in the Gobi desert.
Meanwhile other X-Men, young and older (we see Cannonball, Gambit, Glob Herman, Primal, Psylocke, Sunspot and Velocidad), enjoy themselves in peace on Utopia.
2 days later in Avengers Tower Captain America receives a report from Iron Fist. He and Luke Cage and Spider-Woman were investigating an appearance of Zzzax and his Electric Legion when Colossus appeared through the Siege Courageous. Cap wants to know if they spotted any useful weakness when Colossus fought the villains. But he didn't fight, he just persuaded them to become a power source for Eastern Europe. Supposedly the Phoenix Five are doing this kind of thing all the time.
Cap joins Beast, Black Panther, Iron Man and Wolverine in discussing what to do about the Phoenix Five. Iron Man doesn't want to use a better version of his Phoenix-killer weapon from last issue, lest it split the Force among more people. Wolverine continues to insist they have to kill the Phoenix-infected. Panther isn't sure they're doing anything bad. And Beast quits this brains trust.
Back in Utopia Cyclops asks Hope if she wants the Phoenix Force. Hope says yes, but Cyclops reminds her she rejected it on the Moon. And now that he and the others have it, he knows that they can do so much more with it than she could. Hope warns him that the Force wants even more.
Meanwhile we see Magik destroying tanks, Emma Frost destroying Sentinels, Colossus taking away (probably nuclear) missiles, and Namor lifting warships out of the sea. This is probably just after a later flashback where Cyclops (flanked by Emma Frost and Prince Namor) addresses the UN and declares "Pax Utopia - no more war". Black Panther is there as ruler of Wakanda.
In K'Un Lun Lei Kung reads about the legend of Fongji the female Iron Fist who repelled the Phoenix force hundreds of years ago, as described in New Avengers #25-27. An aged blind monk tells him tells him to fetch the current Iron Fist (Danny Rand).
3 days later Scarlet Witch has a vision of the future(?) where the Phoenix Force kills an impossible version of the Avengers (Cap alongside the really original team from the 1963 #1).
Cap, Iron Man and Panther meet with the President to discuss what can be done about the X-Men. T'Challa is uneasy, and takes himself out of the equation later when a plan is formulated to kidnap Hope, who they still think is the key.
Black Widow, Hawkeye and Wolverine join in the strategising. They can't risk a direct attack because the Phoenix Five would win the battle. They can't teleport in because Magik has that blocked. They're going to fly in from a 'passing' 747, wearing armour provided by Iron Man.
Mockingbird and Vision man the comms base, while Iron Fist, Spider-Woman and Thor join the attack team. They burst in and try to snatch Hope from the company of Primal, Transonic and Velocidad. But Cyclops and Emma Frost frustrate their intent.
However, Scarlet Witch pops in and offers to take Hope with her. Hope agrees to go, and Wanda magics her and the Avengers away.
Scott realises that the X-Men won't be safe as long as there are Avengers to oppose them. And he finishes the issue with the phrase "No more Avengers".
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Zzzax
Plus: Black Panther (Sr.), Cannonball, Glob Herman, Hope Summers, Lei Kung, Magik, Phoenix Force, Primal, Psylocke, Transonic, Velocidad.


Established in the year 1956, by the oldest brother of four Mr.Chinnaswamy and his brothers, Mr.Natrajan, Mr.Kandhaswamy and Mr.Rathinam as a small shop, today the company stands as the household name for fruits and vegetables in the city of Coimbatore with it chain all around Tamilnadu such as tirupur, erode and in major cities of South India. Dealing weith all available varieteis of fruits and vegetables, the shop was the first to offer pure juice to the people who visit their shop. Whith the great vision and hard work, the shop boasts of it's customer turnover on an average of more then 2500 per day per shop. With an infrastructure that was build with the customer's service in mind, we aim at building customer value in our store. The fruits and vegetables are arrayed in such a way so as to make customer self service easier. With the displays arranged in a pleasing way and automated and advanced systems for billing and accounting, we are a mixture of orthodox selling unified with modern systems and methods.
Other than retailing one of the shop's main businesses is institutional selling, by supplying and thereby catering to the needs of leading clubs, hotels, restaurants, and educational institutions in and around Coimbatore.


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Facebook should make substantial changes to its platform to ensure it complies with EU data protection law, according to a resolution adopted by MEPs on 25 October.
The resolution by the civil liberties committee concludes a series of hearing on the Cambridge scandal in which the data of 87 million Facebook users was improperly obtained and misused. The resolution will now be debated by MEPs during the plenary session on 23 October. We talked to committee chair Claude Moraes, a UK member of the S&D group, about the resolution.
What was your biggest takeaway from the hearings? What are the most pressing issues?
The hearings were an opportunity to examine the implications of the scandal for data protection and privacy, electoral processes and consumer trust, in addition to exploring possible policy solutions and remedies.
While many questions remain unanswered, a clear takeaway is that more action is needed to enforce the law and ensure real transparency from companies such as Facebook in terms of data processing methods, tracking, profiling and the use of algorithms in order to ensure consumer trust and respect for privacy.
This resolution makes clear that we expect measures to be taken to protect citizens' right to private life, data protection and freedom of expression.
How do we prevent a repeat of the Cambridge Analytica scandal?
Improvements have been made since the scandal, but, as the Facebook data breach of 50 million accounts showed just last month, these do not go far enough. Today, we are calling for a number of measures to prevent a repeat of the scandal including an audit into the activities of the advertising industry on social media and for data protection authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into Facebook to ensure that data protection rights are upheld.
How can we ensure that Facebook, as a private company, safeguards our data?
We expect all companies to comply with EU data protection law, that help is provided to users to understand how their personal information is processed, and that effective controls are available, including greater transparency in terms of privacy settings.
It is equally important that EU member states implement the GDPR and the European Commission should take the appropriate steps to monitor the implementation and application of this legislation to ensure the protection of all European citizens.
European elections are coming up. How can we prevent the manipulation of the electoral process?
Recent requirements that have been introduced in the US to verify the identity, location and sponsor of political advertisements are a good response and the same standards should be applied here in the EU. In addition, we have to look at how political parties and campaigns are using social platforms for campaign purposes. A code of conduct with the participation of all actors concerned needs to be developed. If not, legislative action will be required.
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It's Time to Man Up on Fourth Down
Every time an NFL coach chooses to punt instead of going for it on fourth and one, it's almost a guarantee that the decision will be met by a chorus of boos. This may be one of the rare moments in sports when the guy nursing a beer in the last row is smarter than the coach on the sidelines calling the plays.
An analysis of the 2008 season shows that coaches who decide to go for it on fourth down with two yards or less to go often have better results than those who choose to kick a field goal or give the ball back to the other guys with a punt. In fact, NFL teams that went for it in these short-yardage situations last year were successful 70% of the time. They averaged three yards when they ran the ball and nearly eight yards on pass plays.
No coach ignored this math more often last season than Philadelphia's Andy Reid. On 10 different occasions, the conservative Mr. Reid punted or kicked in situations where the statistics favored going for it. Even after subtracting the points the Eagles did score from field goals, Mr. Reid passed up a total of 18 points.
So when the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, don't be alarmed if the boo birds get on Mr. Reid's case for marching out the kicking team in a crucial situation. This time, they actually know what they're talking about.


The Eagle was used to flying, and one day as it visited the ground, it noticed a dark oil coming from its feathers.
Thinking that it might be rain, the dark oil continued to seep, when the eagle became annoyed and began to beat its beak on a rock.
Then more dark oil became to seep out all over and the eagle thought that it was loosing its mind, and because of the vexation, began to claw its talons down on the rock.
Covered in dark oil and misunderstood by other birds, it was treated with disgust, because many thought that it was a buzzard; the dark oil covered it, causing its appearance to be unrecognizable.
It could not fly and come down on its prey anymore and was unable to feed itself. It remained in the valley from which it set, thinking it would never be able to get out anymore.
Then suddenly, it noticed other eagles flying in the air, that would come by the valley to drop meat and feed it. The dark colored eagle was grateful. It could not do anything but eat the meat and stay in the valley.
It had seen other remains of eagles that did not survive the dark oil and the valley, hoping that it would not be the eagle's fate. The eagle was tormented that it had done something wrong or brought about its own demise.
When suddenly the dark oil stopped seeping out of its body. Then within weeks it noticed its beak and talons back.
Not realizing that it stopped hurting itself, because the dark oil caused it torment, to where it began to turn on itself.
The eagle realized that those eagles that did not get out of the valley, whose remains were still present, were the ones who did not realize that the dark oil would stop, and they went mad thinking they would never make it, so they turned on themselves as the dark oil seeped out.
The eagle had made it. It's wings were washed by the rain that was sent to bathe it in beauty.
The dark oil gone, its beak sharper and its talons longer, suddenly the eagle lifted up to flight and saw that its wings were actually stronger than before!
It could go higher! Its eyes were focused on the Sun, to where its reach became all the more realized knowing that nothing was impossible.
However, it took the valley of enduring the dark oil that came out and covered it, so that it would not beat itself up, but rather it continued to go to the rock and beat its beak and scratch its talons.
The dark oil represents the sin nature that has to be removed as we go higher in God.
Not many make it through this valley, because they do not look to the ROCK, that took the beating for their sins, but rather they beat themselves up, not realizing that they are killing themselves in the valley as they are tormented and vexed by the dark oil.
The eagle who makes it through, takes itself to the rock, and endures the process of WAITING.
When they are still, the rain is sent to wash off the dark oil, which is the Washing of the Word, that cleanses and prunes us.
As we wait for the dark season, nighttime to end, we are waiting on the LORD and the bringing forth of His Light, showing us that we are clean by Jesus Christ, the Rock of our Salvation!
In your dark place, know that Jesus can heal you and deliver you!
Wait on the meat of His Word and do not be vexed to the point that you hurt yourself, but rather, know that the Rock took the beating for you!
As You wait on the LORD, He will renew your strength, mounting you up on the wings of eagles in a greater grace, where you run and are not weary!
"But those who wait for the LORD [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired," Isaiah 40:31 AMPC.


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Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong- It's been well publicized that Roddy is done with ROH after this show. That just leaves us to wonder if he will go out after a win, or a loss. If I know Roddy, I suspect he puts Mark over here, and I believe he should. For too long Mark hasn't been taken very serious, even though he is an extremely good wrestler. I look for Roddy to work hard to prove that Mark is legit, and should be taken as serious as anyone on the ROH roster. As such, this will be a terrific match.
Moose & War Machine vs. Bullet Club (Adam Cole, Young Bucks)- War Machine seems to be on a slide as of late. Having lost the tag titles to The Addiction, and having failed to get them back, they most recently lost a tag team tournament to Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser! There are strong rumors that Moose is headed to NXT. So I am left thinking that these three may not get as well as the might Bullet Club always does. Cole's trajectory is increased dramatically since joining with The Bullet Club, and The Young Bucks are coming off a big win where they captured The IWGP Junior tag titles for the fifth time! I see momentum on the side of The BC guys, and while the match will be as fun as hell, Cole and The Bucks pull off the win.
Donovan Dijak (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Lio Rush- If you saw Rush vs Punisher Martinez during the Top Prospect Tournament, you know that you cannot count out the much smaller Rush here. While the size difference will be almost unbelievable, Rush is known for taking big men down. As much as I like, and respect Punisher, Dijak is just a little bit different. He's been on a tear on the indy scene, proving that he is to be taken very seriously. He also left the hottest stable in ROH, and isn't the least bit intimidated by "The House of Truth," including ROH World champion, Jay Lethal. I look for Rush to be an amazing as ever, but just come up a little "short" against the rising tide of Donavan Dijak.
Kyle O'Reilly vs. Kamaitachi- Kyle O'Reilly is so far past the point of deserving the ROH World title that it's kind of ridiculous. His team with ROH TV champion, Bobby Fish, reDRagon, is one of the greatest teams in all of professional wrestling, and in NJPW he has defeated some of the best names on that roster. Here he faces one of NJPW's hottest stars in Kamaitachi, and it will be a great back and forth match that may steal the show, however this is Kyle's house, and he's not going to allow himself to lose this one. Kyle will move on with a win to face the winner of the main event for the ROH World title.
In a "fight without honor" it's BJ Whitmer vs. Steve Corino…I don't even know what to say about this other than it should be freaking brutal. This has to be the most drawn out, slowly built, match that I can remember for quite some time. Then again, it's not going to be a "match," it's going to be two guys beating on each other with pure hatred. I suspect Corino wins it, because he pretty much has to. This is going to be "different' but still should be very entertaining.
It's odd to me, though not bad, that two teams that many thought were washed up are facing off for the world titles here. The Addiction get some heat from ROH fans and I'll never understand why. Kaz and Daniels are two of the greatest pure workers in the world. They gel well as a team, and are extremely entertaining. The MCMG once owned TNA at a time when TNA was very, very good, and had an amazing roster of top stars. They not seemed to have lost a step in any way. This match should be seen as a dream match, but I'm annoyed that many fans are ho-humming it. I guess that shows you how good ROH wrestling is, but I suspect the MCMG pull of the victory and become the new champs.
Most know that I am not a Dalton Castle fan. That doesn't mean that I think he's a bad wrestler, it's just that his "gimmick" is so far over the top that I struggle to take him seriously no matter how talented he is. He also doesn't fit ROH's mold, and I know that's why so many love him, and that's fine, I've learned to accept him at this point…for the most part. That said though, I see this match being incredible. I look for Castle to wrestle better than he ever has in his life, mostly because he's in there with Bobby Fish, one of the best pure "wrestlers" in the business. I think the fans will be on their feet for most of this match, and like O'Reilly, I see Fish possibly stealing the show here with Castle. After numerous near falls, Fish will win a mind blowing match.
What an amazing year for the ROH World champion Jay Lethal. He's held the ROH title for over a year now, and defeated every single challenge placed in front of him. If there is a modern day Ric Flair, at least in regard to how he's being booked, it's Jay Lethal. Jay Briscoe however is the ROH darling, the man who has lived ROH wrestling for his entire career. However, Jay is also incredible in the ring. He has it all, the looks, the skill, and the charisma. If there are two guys that should be representing everything ROH has to offer it's the two Jay's in this match. These men will prove why they are the main event of the show, and while predicting a winner is very difficult, I believe Lethal retains to keep his unbelievable streak going, and his next challenger may be the man to finally stop him, that man being Kyle O'Reilly.


I'm Frank Sabaté and I'm a teacher at "Escola Projecte" a school in Barcelona (Spain). This is the fifth year that my colleague Carlota Bujons and I use Scratch in our classrooms. We have done a "Videogames Creation Workshop" for 4th grade students (10 y.o.). The workshop consisted in 12 one-hour lessons where the students learnt little by little how to use Scratch to create games. For example, in one session they had to program how to move an object using the keyboard but the rest of the game was programmed by the teachers. You can see some of the sessions at http:// tallerdecreaciodevideojocs. wordpress.com. They are in Catalan but I think you can get an idea of what we are talking about. At the end of the workshop, the students were able to create some really cool games by themselves. You can play some of them at http://scratch.mit.edu/ galleries/view/49107 Finally, our students showed their work and taught how to use Scratch to the 4th grade secondary students of our school (16 y.o.) And they did the same in a open session with their parents.


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Barra do Rocha es un municipio brasileño del estado de Bahía. Su población estimada en 2004 era de 7.245 habitantes.

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Palestinians Consider Proposal For Gaza Truce
by By Mohammed Daraghmeh Associated Press August 22, 2014 March 1, 2021
CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian negotiators considered an Egyptian proposal to end the monthlong Israel-Hamas war as the latest 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip was due to expire at midnight August 13.
Since the truce went into effect, Israel has halted military operations in the coastal territory and Gaza militants have stopped firing rockets.
The cease-fire was meant to give the two sides time to negotiate a more sustainable truce and a roadmap for the coastal territory.
A member of the Palestinian delegation to Egyptian-brokered talks in Cairo said Wednesday that his team was considering an Egyptian proposal, which was tabled Tuesday. Egyptian mediators have been ferrying between the Palestinians and their Israeli counterparts in an attempt overcome the differences between the sides.
The Egyptian proposal calls for easing parts of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, bringing
some relief to the territory, according to Palestinian officials in the talks. But it leaves the key areas of disagreement, including Hamas' demand for a full lifting of the blockade and Israeli calls for Hamas to disarm, to later negotiations.
The Palestinian negotiator said he had some reservations about the proposal and would try to improve it.
"We would like to see more cross-border freedom, and also to have the question of a Gaza seaport and airport discussed," he said.
The Palestinian officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss negotiations with the media. An Israeli government spokesman had no comment on the negotiations.
In recorded remarks broadcast on Hamas radio Wednesday, Ismail Haniyeh, the top Hamas leader in Gaza, said that "achieving a permanent truce can come only through lifting the blockade on Gaza."
Amid the cease-fire, an Associated Press video journalist and a freelance Palestinian translator working with him were killed August 13 when ordnance left over from the war exploded as they covered a story about the conflict's aftermath.
Italian national Simone Camilli, 35, and Ali Shehda Abu Afash, 36, died when an unexploded missile believed to have been dropped in an Israeli airstrike blew up as Gazan police engineers worked to neutralize it in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya.
The war began on July 8 with Israel's air campaign against Gaza's Hamas rulers, whom Israel blamed for the kidnapping and murder in June of three Israeli
teenagers in the West Bank. Nine days later, Israel sent in ground troops to destroy Hamas' underground cross-border tunnels constructed for attacks inside Israel.
The fighting has so far killed more than 1,900 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians, Palestinian and U.N. officials say. On the Israeli side, 67 people have died, all but three of them soldiers.
The latest outbreak of fighting is the third between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza since Hamas took over control of the
densely-populated territory in 2007. Hamas has been consistently pushing for an end of an Israeli Gaza blockade, which Israel says is necessary to prevent the group from gaining access to weapons and munitions it deploys against Israelis.
Associated Press writer Ibrahim Barzak in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, contributed to this report.
Tagged: gaza, palestine, truce


A lot of people ask me why is the sheet so small in OpenERP. Isn't there a way to make it wider?
In VI you could type something like /form_sheet_width to find it.
Change the max-width to the number of pixels you want to have.
UPDATE: A better solution would be to use percentage.
In our install, this shows up as an add-on that can be enabled or disabled, and kept through upgrades that would otherwise be undone when the base.css file is replaced.
Thanks, this help after upgrades!
Wouldn't it be better to even use %ages?
Only changing the max width will give you a nice result. This is an easy modification. It will dynamicly choose a width between the min and max width setting in the css file.


Your specialist will ask questions about your family's cooling and heating needs and perform the necessary calculations to determine your heat pump's size. They will then present you different heat pump options alongside a price estimate for each.
We can usually install your heat pump the same day.
Price: How much does it cost to install a heat pump?
Heat pump size—Heat pump size is measured in tons. The larger your system, the more expensive it will be.
To find the right heat pump size for your home, your HVAC Design Consultant will perform a detailed calculation that includes analyzing your home's energy efficiency, ductwork sizing, and square footage.
Heat pump efficiency level—Heat pumps have 2 efficiency ratings: SEER (cooling efficiency) and HSPF (heating efficiency). Higher efficiency ratings means the heat pump costs less to run. But it also means the upfront cost is higher.


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Disallowed goals hurt Sharks in loss to Coyotes
By Jose Romero |
PUBLISHED: March 18, 2016 at 2:10 a.m. | UPDATED: May 18, 2018 at 1:57 a.m.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — After a two-goal loss to a team currently out of playoff contention Thursday night, the Sharks were left with frustration at two goals that got away.
The Sharks had two goals negated on replay reviews and lost a chance to move into second place in the Pacific Division with a 3-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
Shane Doan's centering pass ended up going off Sharks goalie Martin Jones' pads with 1:31 left in the third period to break a 1-1 tie, and the Sharks gave up an empty-net goal to Antoine Vermette with 54 seconds left.
Long before that, the Sharks had goals taken off the scoreboard for an offside violation and later when replay officials ruled that center Chris Tierney kicked a loose puck into the net.
"Tough to win a game when that happens. I think the offside one was fairly clear," Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said. "The other one, I'm going to ask for an explanation. 'Distinct kicking motion' and that replay don't jibe for me, but I'd like to know what their thought process was."
The Sharks (39-25-6) remained at 84 points with the second-place Anaheim Ducks idle at 85.
Tomas Hertl put in a rebound at 14:29 of the second period for the Sharks' only goal of the night, but they couldn't generate more offense.
Hertl's goal, his 17th of the season, came when Joe Thornton's wrister went to Paul Martin, whose attempt was stopped by Coyotes goalie Mike Smith. Hertl was there to collect the rebound and tie the game at 1.
The Sharks thought they had a 1-0 lead at 12:23 of the first period when Dainius Zubrus ended up with a failed clearance and put a shot from the center past Smith. But the Coyotes implemented their coach's challenge, and on replay review Zubrus was ruled offside and the goal overturned.
A minute later, Coyotes defenseman Michael Stone shot high, and the puck appeared to be redirected by the Sharks' Matt Nieto into the net for a 1-0 Arizona lead.
The Sharks, in turn, called for their coach's challenge, but the goal stood after review.
The Sharks managed only four shots on goal in the first period.
San Jose was more active around the net in the second period but failed to capitalize on a power play early, then had another goal disallowed when the referee announced that Tierney had used a "distinct kicking motion" to put in a rebound off a shot from Martin at the 6:29 mark.
"I think I was just trying to go to the net hard and two guys got tied up," Tierney said. "Trying to get my legs wide to get some stability so I don't get knocked over in front, and as I'm extending my leg to do that the puck hits it. I don't know if it's a kicking motion. I didn't think it was."
DeBoer said Doan's goal wasn't what cost his team the game.
"Two goals disallowed. I didn't like our first period. I thought the second and third we started to take control of the game. Didn't give them much, but they found a way to win," he said.
Jose Romero
PUBLISHED: March 18, 2016 at 12:59 a.m. | UPDATED: May 18, 2018 at 1:59 a.m.
Why the Sharks believe NHL's revised schedule sets up well for their playoff push
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Warriors' slump sunk? Curry, Thompson light up from 3-point range in win
49ers-Cowboys a TV winner: Most-watched wild card game in seven years


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Peter Ammon (born in Frankfurt/Main on 23 February 1952) is a German diplomat and was Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom from May 2014 until 31 January 2018.

Education and career
Ammon studied Mathematics and holds a doctorate in economics from Berlin's Free University. He most recently served as German Ambassador to the United States (2011–2014) and as State Secretary (British equivalent title: Permanent Secr.) at the German Foreign Office in Berlin (2008–2011).

In 2007 and 2008, Ammon was appointed German Ambassador to Paris, France. His prior diplomatic career included postings to London, Dakar/Senegal, New Delhi, and Washington, D.C.

From 1996 to 1999, he was Head of Policy Planning and speech writer to the President of Germany, Roman Herzog.

A staunch advocate of free trade, Ammon takes strong  interest in what it takes to build a rules-based, peaceful and prosperous global order. As Director General for Economics at the German Foreign Office from 2001 to 2007, he worked with German "Mittelstand" companies embracing globalisation, and helped to prepare the G8 world economic summits for German chancellors Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel.
In London, Ammon's agenda is focused on minimising economic and political risk after the Brexit referendum.

Personal life
Ammon is married to Marliese Heimann-Ammon. They have two grown daughters, Ariane and Christina. His personal interests include music, science and hiking.
Honours: Freeman of the City of London; hon. Dr. University of Huntsville/Alabama, Cross Federal Order of Merit (Germany); Officier de la Légion d'honneur (France); Grand Cross Order of Merit (Portugal);  Commander Ordre Bernado O'Higgins (Chile).

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1952 births
Living people
Ambassadors of Germany to the United States
Ambassadors of Germany to the United Kingdom
Ambassadors of Germany to France
People from Frankfurt
Free University of Berlin alumni
Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany


Gozo Sea activities or Land activities? With Laelamalta you can enjoy exciting boat tours, jeep safari, motorbike and quad adventures, horse riding and segway tours... In this section you can find all the activities and sports available in Gozo. Enjoy the Maltese Archipelago with us!


An out-of-town military serviceman had been stationed on the east coast – and while renovations are being done to his Texas home – it was decided that it was TIME to take out the honeybees, so that other repairs could proceed.
Lions and Tigers and Bees, Oh My!
Bees have been entering this unoccupied home for an unknown amount of time. (After viewing and examining the comb – I believe the space had been occupied for at least 2 years). Click on each photo for a larger version of each one – and there are 4 videos linked in this post.