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BlueRock sells 3 805 ct of diamonds
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Aim-listed diamond miner BlueRock Diamonds has sold 3 805 ct of diamonds at an average price of $330/ct for an aggregate consideration of $1.2-million.
BlueRock's flagship project is the Kareevlei diamond mine, in South Africa.
CEO Mike Houston says the miner's diamonds "remain attractive to buyers in what continues to be an uncertain market".
BlueRock also continues to finalise the necessary export requirements which the company says have "proven to be a lengthy process in the current Covid-19 environment". As soon as this is completed, the producer will start exporting, giving it the flexibility of bridge financing its inventory, if required.
Until then, BlueRock has the option of selling its diamonds locally at a price that allows it to operate profitably.
Prior to the pandemic, the producer's policy had been to announce the value of individual diamonds with a value of above $50 000 on sale. However, the two recent sales have been sold as a total package and the value of individual diamonds has not been separately identified; this is a position that might continue, BlueRock says.
Accordingly, the producer is modifying its announcement policy such that, for the foreseeable future, it will announce all individual diamonds valued at above $50 000 when formally valued.
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Essential and Unemployed
We're so excited to kick off Black History Month with a submission by Ciara Harris discussing the importance of theater and art in our lives, especially during a nation-wide lockdown! Ciara booked her first gig right after graduating from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and has been a force of light and creativity in the world of theater since. Starring in the first national tour of Dear Evan Hansen, Ciara brings truth, justice, and inspiration to her character and to audiences around the country. In her recently published Spark Talk "Essential and Unemployed", Ciara discusses the issues brought to light during this incredibly tough time in our nation's history.
Ciara states that "When you go to the theater and see a piece on stage that has characters that look like you, have the same anxiety as you, or fell in love with someone who didn't love them back just like you, there is a healing that takes place." When talking about the under-appreciated necessity of art in the human experience. Artists have been widely left out of the conversation revolving around essential workers during this period of time, but Ciara argues that people need art and the people who create it now more than ever.
"It's important to see stories written about the human experience because that makes us realize we are a lot more alike than we think we are. This detour 2020 has taken us on has proven that the arts have been the most consumed thing getting us through this time. Benefit concerts streamed online, theater companies hosting play readings, and of course the surprise release of Hamilton on Disney+ so that all of us who have been trying to see the show for the last two years can finally watch it from the comfort of our own home. I mean, can you imagine how much happiness was spread around the world that night brought to you by the very people pursuing a career in theater? These moments have been monumental to people trying to find a bit of light during this very difficult time."
We couldn't agree more, Ciara, and we're so happy you shared this piece with us to help us celebrate Black Excellence in our Broadway Plus community! You can check out Ciara's incredible Spark Talk for Crossroads Church here (18:04)!
Ciara Harris is available for video shoutouts, meet-and-greets, coaching, and acting lessons. Book now at www.Broadwayplus.com/ciaraharris!


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Q: Error installing STS plugin in Eclipse Neon.2 I use the following Eclipse Neon.2

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*Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers

*Version: Neon.2 Release (4.6.2)

*Build id: 20161208-0600

*Eclipse path: C:\eclipse-jee-neon

and I tried to install the following Eclipse Plugin (via Marketplace or with drag and install directly from the website)

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*Spring Tool Suite (STS) for Eclipse 3.8.3.RELEASE
and I receive the following error:

As an alternative I tried the Spring IDE 3.8.3.RELEASE plugin and got exactly the same error.
Any ideas? Thank you in advance.

A: The problem was that the following two .jar archives were corrupted:

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*com.fasterxml.jackson.core.jackson-annotations_2.5.0.v201504151636.jar

*com.fasterxml.jackson.core.jackson-core_2.5.0.v201504151636.jar

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*Download the two artifacts manually for example from University of Kent UKMirror Service

*Replace the two corrupted artifacts in C:\Users\smo.p2\pool\plugins\ with the manually downloaded ones

*Reinstall the plugin over the Eclipse Marketplace

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Q: Maximizing a number and 0 in Python I have a dataframe (df), and one of the columns 'SUM(CONTRACT_NPV)' is made up of numbers. I'm trying to take the max of (#, 0) in each row of the column. So far, i made 'CONTRACT_NPV' equal to a variable 'SUM' and then attempted this code:
df['NUM'] = SUM[SUM >= 0]

This worked for me in the past when I wanted to take the max of each number and then sum it, but I took out the .sum() here because I only want to maximize the number in each row, not sum them all together.
However, when I do this, I get a lot of not applicable in my new 'NUM' column I just created. Since I'm simply looking to maximize between the number in the 'A' column and 0, and every row in column 'A' has an actual number in it, I have no idea why my output is not applicable?
I then tried this same code but without the intermediate variable step like so:
 df['NUM'] = df['SUM(CONTRACT_NPV)'][df['SUM(CONTRACT_NPV)' >= 0]
 print(df)

However, I received an error when I did this saying there's a syntax error right next to print. Thusly, I have no idea what's going on, or what I'm doing wrong here

A: df['NUM'] = df['SUM(CONTRACT_NPV)'][df['SUM(CONTRACT_NPV)' >= 0]]

You were missing an end bracket. If you use a proper code editor, it will catch a lot of these errors for you. VSCode is a pretty descent one


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Construction Projects To Improve Fish Survival Are Winding Down At Corps Of Engineers Dams
The Corps will transition from construction projects in response to direction in the 2008 Biological Opinion to a focus on operations and maintenance, a Corps biologist says.
Sea Lion Reports: Stellers Are Staying Longer At Bonneville And Feasting On Winter Steelhead
Big sea lions are causing big problems for Columbia River salmon and steelhead, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' annual report on sea lion predation at Bonneville Dam.
Washington's Orca Task Force Recommends Protections For A Declining Species
The Southern Resident orca population in Puget Sound, part of an iconic species that is as much a symbol of the Pacific Northwest as salmon, is in trouble, and while their problems are simply stated, solutions will be difficult.
Sea Lions and Steelhead
Sea lions consumed 9 percent of the steelhead run at Bonneville Dam in 2017, according to a report.
Moving Fish Over High Dams
In response to a strategy in the Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, a paper by the Council's staff reviews ways that fish are moved past tall or "high head" dams. The paper uses examples of fish passage at dams in the Northwest and elsewhere.
Sea Lions Feast on Salmon and Steelhead at Bonneville Dam
Fish kills peak in the first week of May, then decline. More than 50 of the most aggressive hunters have been permanently removed.
California Sea Lions at Bonneville Dam Aren't the Problem
There's a common perception that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to allow Oregon, Washington, and Idaho to kill California sea lions at Bonnevil
Interest grows in future dam operations as Columbia River Treaty deadline approaches
Electric utilities, academics, tribes, and government agencies in the United States and Canada are beginning to think about the future of the Columbia River Treaty, the 1964 agreement between the two
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The new Marsh Road Interchange helped alleviate congestion at the U.S. 101 Interchange with Marsh Road and improve access to the Dumbarton Bridge. Before construction began in 1996, it was estimated that 20,000 drivers a day used the two-lane bridge over 101. During rush hour traffic backed up on the freeway, which contributed to a number of accidents in the short merge lanes.
The existing bridge over 101 was replaced with a wider overpass with four vehicle lanes, bike lanes and sidewalks. The freeway ramps and approaches were reconfigured. Metering lights were installed at all the ramps on Marsh Road and traffic signals in the area were interconnected.


After the last of the congratulations die down, it is time to enjoy some peace and quiet with your brand-new husband. A wedding night is so very special since it is the first chance to love each other as a married couple. Make the occasion truly memorable by giving him the perfect wedding night gift. Some ideas to help you along.
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Raise a toast to the beginning of your married life by giving your husband a bottle of his favorite spirit. If you are in an exceedingly celebratory mood, give him a bottle of vintage champagne from one of the most renowned houses like Don Perignon and make sure the two of you open it on your wedding night. Or if you want your husband to cherish the gift, go through the trouble of choosing one of the best reds from Bordeaux. However if your pockets don't run so deep, a non vintage champagne or more affordable wines like a Cotes-du-Rhone-Blanc would do just as well. If you are aware of your husband's taste in spirits may be you could present him an exclusive brandy like Cognac or liquors in various flavor. Whatever it is, you are unlikely to go wrong with fine spirits if your husband is a lover of the good life.
A perfume remains one of the most popular wedding night gifts from a bride to her husband. You can choose from a huge range of brands, fragrance blends and prices. Let your choice be guided according to the personality of your spouse. Go for woodsy or green blends if your man is fond of the outdoors or a citrusy-spicy aroma if he is social and outgoing. Since it is a wedding night gift, stick to fragrances which are sensuous and musky without being too heavy. Some good choices for the occasion would be Armani Code for Men or John Varvatous.
A book of Romantic verses can be an incredibly thoughtful wedding night gift for the well-read man. Here too, you have a huge range of works at your disposal, starting from sixteenth century to contemporary writing. If your man is taken by Elizabethan passion, gift him a specially bound book of Shakespeare's Sonnets or if you want to make your feelings felt on this special occasion, why not take recourse to poems by Elizabeth Barret Browning. Again if modern poetry is more your husband's cup of tea, W.B Yeats has some amazingly lyrical and romantic verses which are sure to set your hearts aflame. Finally don't forget to write down a romantic note for your husband on the title page.
Make your wedding night extra special by putting together a romantic gift basket. Include all that will send your spouse soaring on the wings of sensuous delight like a Massage cream, French Vanilla Crème Body Soufflé, sweetly scented candles, bubble bath and a compact massager. The best part of this gift hamper is that not only your husband will be able to luxuriate in the various items but even you can lend him a 'helping' hand with all the sensuous goodies.
Put a sparkle in your husband's eyes by giving him some classy men's jewelry on your wedding night. You could browse from a wide range of rings, cuff-links, bracelets or tie-pins to decide on what would be perfect for your man. If you are feeling particularly extravagant, go for a solitaire diamond ring from Cartier or cuff-links in platinum. There are many affordable options too, like going for silver-plated jewelry or setting in semi-precious stones. Better still, try to be creative with your gift, like presenting your husband with a pair to cufflinks to go with his wedding band or customizing the bracelet by getting it engraved with both your initials.
Granted a gift for the wedding night should be sensuous or at least romantic, but there are many men who will be equally delighted with something after their own heart. So if your brand new spouse is a high-tech fan, look for a Canon digital camera to take your photos or the latest iPod Touch which he can show off over your honeymoon. Again if your husband is fond of collectibles, present him with a sterling silver plated photo frame or a richly enameled memory box to store cherished memorabilia of your married life. Even if he is more of an outdoor person, give him a membership to his favorite golf club and don't forget to tag along as leaves to practice his putt on a Saturday afternoon.
Get ready for a naughty night with your spanking new groom by giving him a game for adults. There is a whole range of board or card games to choose from which could not only set the stage for an exciting wedding night but also liven up a rainy evening indoors many years later. Twister for couples and strip poker are some all-time favorites but you could also choose from those that make innovative use of chocolates or body frosting. And maybe you could throw in a Kamasutra book for free. Only remember to keep your partner's preferences in mind and don't go for stuff that he may be uncomfortable with.
Your husband may have already planned out the honeymoon and made the required bookings, so if you want to gift him a vacation, it should be something that would be open for another year or six months at least. Membership to a travel club is a good idea so that you both will be able to take off once the hassles of housekeeping or stress at the workplace get too much to handle.
While traditional favorites like perfumes and jewelry remain safe bets, more and more couples today are opting for gifts that are practical but special at the same time.


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5 Ways to Save on Some of Your Baby's $312,000 in College Debt
If you're having a kid now, you can look forward to spending $312,200 for a four-year undergraduate degree in 18 years.
Brian O'Connell
Apr 16, 2014 11:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The "real" cost of college at a private university is $129,700, for a four-year undergraduate degree, according to Savingforcollege.com.
That's a bargain compared with the estimated cost in 18 years, which clocks in at $312,200, the website says.
For $312,000, you can buy a beautiful beachfront home down in Naples, Fla. Or, if you invested $312,000 today at 8% annual compound interest, in 18 years you'd have accumulated $1,246,758.08 -- more than enough to live comfortably the rest of your life, if you manage it right.
But the world doesn't work that way, and there are plenty of families standing in line to pay for that high cost of college and incur those huge college financial costs. They should know it's all about saving money and keeping costs down as much as possible.
Also see: 4 College Tax Breaks to Remember>>
The California Society of CPAs, a nonprofit representing more than 45,000 Golden State certified public accountants, has some ideas on curbing the costs of a college education:
Fight for every penny. Financial aid is based on a federal government formula that calculates your family income, assets, family size, number of children in college and other factors. There's also an estimate called the Expected Family Contribution, which is the portion of the college bill the family is expected to cover. If that figure comes in too high, contact the financial aid offices of the colleges your son or daughter has applied to and explain your situation (such as high medical bills or loss of a job) that affect your ability to pay for college. Financial aid offices can and will cut you a better deal, but you have to ask them first.
Go for public loans. If there's a gap between what a college is offering and what you can afford, aim for a student loan -- but the right kind. Federal Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Loans offer with interest rates and payment terms more favorable than private student loans, for instance.
Also see: Parents Intent on Saving $405 Each Month for Kid's College>>
Go beyond FAFSA. No doubt, the Free Applications for Federal Student Aid, the standardized national form for government grants, work-study jobs, state grants and student loans such as the Perkins and Stafford is the gold standard for financial aid. It's a form that should be filled out as early as possible. But a lesser-known college aid form known as the "College Scholarship Service Profile" -- widely used by colleges and universities to dole out financial aid dollars -- should be completed too.
Timing is everything. To avoid an "inflated" income on a FAFSA or CSSP form, don't sell any stock or real estate during a year you're applying for financial aid. The extra cash you'll earn will be held against you by colleges and universities.
Ask for discounts. Many colleges will offer a discount on tuition if you allow them to deduct payments directly from your bank account. Asking about installment plans can also help, by spreading the payment pain evenly throughout the course of the year.
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Rapidly expanding Durham-based Hargreaves Services plc has secured funding in one of the region's largest corporate deals of the past 12 months.
Hargreaves Group is a leading supplier of products and services to the energy, mineral and waste sectors. During the past few years, the £503m turnover business has grown both by acquisition and organically, and has now secured a new debt package to allow for further growth over the coming year.
Sourced from a 'club' of five banks, led by existing bankers Royal Bank of Scotland, the deal that was structured and negotiated by the BTG Corporate Finance team in Newcastle will deliver a £115m debt refinancing facility.
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, Santander, HSBC and Yorkshire Bank have all joined RBS in providing the facilities, demonstrating the renewed corporate lending that is starting to be seen to following a period of virtual standstill after the collapse of the banking markets in September 2008.
Established in 1994 as a specialist bulk haulier, the Hargreaves Group has grown, both organically and by acquisition, into a major force in the supply, movement and management of mineral resources and the provision of support services to the energy and waste industries.
"Despite the unprecedented economic conditions this deal is evidence that good quality businesses with strong management teams are still able to secure funding," said Shawn Bone, partner at BTG McInnes Corporate Finance.
"Hargreaves is a quality North East business and there was a great deal of interest from the banking sector to support its expansion. It is now well positioned to continue its successful track record of growth," he added.
The Group employs 2,300 staff and operates through four divisions, production, energy & commodities, transport and industrial services. The Hargreaves Group operates over 400 vehicles as well as other sub-contracted haulage stock around the UK and owns numerous collieries, factories, transport depots and manufacturing plants across the country.
Other advisers involved in the deal included KPMG who provided transaction support services, Walker Morris who advised the company on legal matters and Eversheds who advised the banking group.


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The Condition Of Adolescents Poisoned With Psychotropic Substances In Adygea Has Improved
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MIKOP, November 24. / TASS /. The state of health of two schoolchildren in the capital of Adygea, who the day before were in the intensive care unit of the republican children's clinical hospital with severe poisoning with psychotropic substances, has improved significantly, the head physician of the hospital Zhanna Guagova told TASS on Friday.
"Children continue to receive intensive therapy in the intensive care unit. And if yesterday their condition was assessed as consistently difficult, now we can state significant improvements. The test results sent for chemical and toxicological studies to the narcological clinic of the republic will be ready in a week. And then it will be possible make a conclusion about what specific psychotropic substance the boys were poisoned with, "she said.
The Prosecutor's Office of Adygea will give a legal assessment to the leadership of secondary school 7, whose students were poisoned with a psychotropic substance.
As the press secretary of the prosecutor's office of the republic, Yaroslav Tarakanova, told TASS, officials authorized to organize the educational process are responsible for children during the educational process. Employees of the Maikop prosecutor's office are checking to establish all the circumstances of the incident: teachers, parents, classmates of poisoned adolescents are being questioned.
Two teenagers, 16 and 17 years old, were taken to the republican children's clinical hospital at 10:00 on Thursday after being poisoned with a psychotropic substance. An ambulance team was called by employees of a pizzeria located near the school where the teenagers study.


Nothing like an iPhone panorama to show off the sheer awesomeness of your surroundings. Blue skies and no crowds is making us pretty envious of reader Iain Maitland right now. Just to hammer it home, he also sent us this stunner below of some powdery off-piste on the same day. I think we're well and truly convinced.


An anthology of contemporary songs inspired by sacred medieval music.
Contemporary music crept into Mora Vocis' programmes some time ago and is now very much an integral part of their musical offerings.
Although the filiation between medieval music and the music of today is nothing new, the form that Mora Vocis imparts certainly is and that is something all the composers writing for the ensemble are fully aware of. True craftsmen creating the sounds, colours and meaning of the present day, they are caught up with the intricate wrk of the singers and their strong ties with the lyrical quality of medieval music. They are particularly moved and inspired by the novel approach to inducing the resonance of a given venue.
The musicians of Mora Vocis, through their enriching experience of performing today's music, continue to join forces with contemporary composers to give rise to new monodic and polyphonic pieces for between two and six female voices.
Secrets de l'Âme (Secrets of the Soul) is Mora Vocis' first programme of exclusively contemporary music, a truly mouth-watering prospect.
Repertoire: works by Klaus Huber (b 1924), Jean-Jacques Di Tucci (b 1958), Petr Eben (b 1929; d 2007), Ivan Moody (b 1964), Caroline Marçot (b 1974), Franck Agsteribbe (b 1968), Sophie Lacaze (b 1963) and Giacinto Scelsi (b 1905; d 1988) and others.


Total: 1 hr. 15 min.
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Scrub potatoes with vegetable brush under cold running water. Cut into thin wedges and place potatoes in medium saucepan with enough cold water to cover.
Over medium-high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
Chop two slices of the bacon. Heat a medium, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the sliced and chopped bacon and cook until crisp, turning slices occasionally, about 5 to 6 minutes. Lift out bacon slices to paper towel and set aside.
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Stir in the potatoes, paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook until potatoes are lightly browned and tender, about 6 to 7 minutes. Keep warm over low heat.
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New South Kordofan governor launches reconciliation initiative
Kadugli
May 14, 2009 (ST)
The newly appointed governor of South Kordofan, Ahmed Haroun launched today an initiative for reconciliation and tolerance in the forgotten Nuba homeland since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The South Kordofan state, which is the geographical centre of Sudan, encompasses Nuba ethnic group accounted for approximately three quarters of the state's inhabitants and the Arab Baggara from the Missiriya and Hawazma tribes.
Both the National Congress Party (NCP) and SPLM are resorting to ethnic mobilization in preparation for the upcoming 2010 elections, a matter that made difficult ethnic reconciliation between the two groups.
Ahmed Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Darfur crimes, was received by important number of local leader and dignitaries from the NCP as well as the SPLM. He arrived to Kadogli accompanied by Presidential Adviser Ali Massar and Governor of Blue Nile Malik Aggar.
Addressing a public rally of some thousands of Kadogli population, Haroum said he wants to work with all the political and social forces in the state to establish security in the region, create favorable climate for the organization of upcoming elections and to boost the unity of state groups.
He further said he had agreed with his deputy governor (SPLM) Abdel Aziz Hilu to enforce a true partnership for the short remaining time, stressing that the situation in the state is very critical and all the political forces should work together to overcome differences.
More than three years after the CPA was signed, integration is not a political reality in South Kordofan. While a joint government has been established at the state level, the administration of government and SPLM-controlled areas remains separate.
Two local government systems currently operate in parallel, with separate policies for education (two languages, two systems), judicial and security systems, and local government structures. "Passing from one area to the other involves passing through armed checkpoints," said Small Arm Survey in a report issued last year.
The Deputy Governor Hilu, reiterated his full commitment to strengthen partnership and to develop the region. "We came with a new spirit and we agreed to work together in order to provide the best services in this limited time, and we agreed that the priorities will be to establish security, political and social stability."
Hilu also was appointed last month following divergences between the SPLM members in the state.
Bleu Nil Governor, Aggar, told the welcome rally that everyone has a role to play to implement the CPA. He also praised Haroun and Heilu saying he worked with them in the past and he knows they are honest and truthful.
He encouraged them to work together for the benefit of the region.
Haroun who was state minister for humanitarian affaires worked with the SPLM officials to end Abyei and to Blue Nile row as well as recent Malakal troubles.
The CPA gave the Nuba limited regional autonomy and a 'popular consultation' on the CPA—devoid of enforcement mechanisms. Many Nuba considered this inadequate, fearing for their fate in the event of South Sudan separating following the 2011 referendum.
Many also accused the SPLA leadership of compromising the political rights of the Nuba and Southern Blue Nile State in order to get self-determination for Abyei, which was the only one of the three border 'transitional areas' to be granted a referendum to determine whether it would be part of North or South Sudan after 2011.


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Activist's Forced Psychiatric Detention Continues, But Under Whose Orders?
By Radio Farda
Iran -- Iranian teachers rights activist, Hashem Khastar, undated.
The case of a prominent Iranian teachers' rights activist who was abducted last month and found October 23 detained against his will in a psychiatric hospital is still shrouded in mystery.
No authority has claimed responsibility for the continued forced hospitalization of Hashem Khastar, a former teacher at the Agriculture Technical High School in Mashhad and head of the Mashhad Teachers Union. The Justice Department, Intelligence Ministry, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence apparatus have categorically denied any involvement in Khastar's detention at the psychiatric facility in Mashhad, and hospital staff are not providing any information.
Khastar's wife, Sediqhe Malekifar, told Radio Farda that her husband does not suffer from any mental or physical illness. He is, however, an outspoken teachers' rights activist and critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a January 2018 op-ed for Iran Kargar, an Iranian pro-union group operating outside the country, Khastar called Khamenei a dictator.
A former Iranian students' rights activist who currently lives in exile near Washington, D.C., Ali Afshari, believes Khastar's forced hospitalization is punishment for his vociferous defense of teachers' rights in Iran.
In an op-ed for Radio Farda, Afshari argued that since repeated long prison terms have failed to deter Khastar's activism on behalf of teachers and students, the Islamic Republic's authorities decided instead to try humiliating him with punitive psychiatric detention.
Iranian teachers went on strike October 14 and 15, holding sit-ins at elementary and high schools across the country to demand better pay and conditions and an end to the detention of education activists. Khastar has been one of the most vocal supporters of the strikes and demonstrations.
Punitive psychiatric detention was a common tactic used against dissidents in the Soviet Union and Eastern Block countries, but it is unprecedented in Iran.
Khastar has been forced to take medication during his detention at the Ibn-e Sina and Dr. Hejazi Psychiatry Hospital, according to his wife, who said he was arrested by plainclothes men while tending a garden he maintains on the outskirts of Mashhad.
Iranian law requires an individual's consent for mental health treatment unless their right of consent has been taken away by the National Medical Board or a judicial body, usually after being deemed mentally incapable of deciding on their treatment due to their illness.
However, the New York based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement on Khastar's case that, "Iranian law gives security forces and the judiciary the upper hand in all legal cases involving activists and other individuals targeted by Iran's security establishment. It is also not known whether Khastar has been given access to a lawyer."
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It may be that you are a City whizz-kid with a nice fat annual bonus with which to buy a car. You may be of sufficient means to dip into your bank account, or you may have had the foresight to save up the many thousands needed. But for most of us, car buying means borrowing at least some of the sticker price from somewhere.
Traditionally buyers looked for a hire purchase deal from a specialist lender or from the dealer. Typically, after paying an initial deposit, the balance is repaid over 24-60 months.
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There are lots of businesses out there that advertise car finance, particularly for those with a poor credit. Take very great care with these. It is vitally important to read the small print and not become tied into ludicrously high rates of interest, especially for a car that may be second-rate. Better to shop around the established finance houses to see if you can get a realistically priced loan for a car that's really worth the cash: that way if push comes to shove, you'll probably be able to work with the lender to sell the car at a realistic cost to recover a reasonable amount of money to repay the debt.
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The APRs quoted in relation to any finance deal are a good basis for comparison, but aren't absolute. Many people don't realise that the calculation of an APR is a complicated formula that doesn't necessarily truly reflect the absolute cost of a loan. So a 5.4 per cent APR on one loan could mean you pay pretty much the same as on a 6.2 per cent APR loan from another company. Always look at the total figures you'll pay back.
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THIEVES ASYLUM
March 2, 2017 muzakreview	Leave a comment
THIEVES ASYLUM (from l-r): Alex Grocock (vocals/guitar), James Perry (bass), Dan Thompson (drums), Joe Tomasso (vocals/guitar)
Thieves Asylum are an alternative/rock four-piece from Stoke-on-Trent.
In the two years since their formation, the band have already achieved a lot.
With a sound that takes in elements from both rock and indie, they have built up a loyal fan base, released some well-received tracks such as 'Noc Noc' and 'I.K.Y.K.I.K', and have supported the likes of The Pigeon Detectives and Cast with some strong live sets.
I chatted with them in-depth about their journey so far, and what their future aims are.
JOE TOMASSO (vocals/guitar): Me and Dan had been jamming together since our old band had split up, then Alex came out of his old band, he came down to one of our practices, and we met James at a music shop he works at in Hanley.
JAMES PERRY (bass): They came in regularly, and we would often talk about bands and everything, and then the subject went on to bass players. I came along to one of the practices, and we pretty much gelled straight away.
JOE: Two years on, we're still going.
How did the name Thieves Asylum come about?
ALEX GROCOCK (vocals/guitar): We came up with two names initially, one was 'Thieves' and the other 'Asylum'.
JOE: They both sounded cool, so we decided to put them together. I wish there was a more detailed reason, but there's not.
How would you describe your sound?
JOE: We've changed it up a little bit lately, it's now more melodic.
JAMES: When we started, we were pretty much heavy rock, we were going for a Royal Blood, Audioslave-like sound. The way I would put it is that in the last two years, we've grown up.
JOE: I think now, we've all finally got to a point where we're happy with what we're playing together, because we are all into different music and have different influences.
ALEX: We've all learned to accept each other's differences and all our musical tastes have merged together to create our sound.
JOE: Going back to the original answer, I'd describe our sound as rocky, but now with bigger choruses and more of a beat and groove to it.
ALEX: Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian…(all laugh)
JOE: At the moment, I'm really into Tame Impala, all your kind of psyche stuff, but then, I'm also a big fan of Kasabian, like everyone else is probably.
ALEX (to JAMES): Are you?
JAMES (to ALEX): Are you? (all laugh)
JOE: Yeah, we've been influenced by a lot of different music.
JAMES: I'm influenced by Kings of Leon, The Strokes, mainly indie rock, whereas Alex is more into indie pop.
ALEX: Not really. I do like Snoop Dogg. I could show you my playlist, and you would see how varied it is.
JAMES: Then, you got Dan, who's into Audioslave, Foo Fighters, any rock.
JOE: Altogether, we're all fans of Led Zeppelin.
JAMES: The way we do our breakdowns is very much influenced by them.
ALEX: What happens is that to be honest with you, we faff around a bit. Usually, a song will spark from an idea that one of us has come up with in our own personal time, and it'll kind of develop from there.
JAMES: A lot of it is jamming, one of us will play something, and the others will say that it's awful, but then, someone will play something that we all think is cool. We'll tell them to play it over again on a loop, and we will experiment a bit, putting other stuff on top of it and so on.
It's very much like, we'll come up with different melodies, and then we'll realise that some of them fit well, we'll put them together, and that's how we usually create a song, and we could go on doing that forever.
ALEX: A few of the tunes that are in our current set have been kind of put together, not in a studio or rehearsal space, but on our phones and stuff. 'Noc Noc' was done in Joe's kitchen, with me and Joe both singing the different guitar parts.
JOE: Every song that I bring in, I tend to have done it on my phone, using a voice note app.
JAMES: In terms of songwriting, the lyrics are usually the last thing we ever think of.
ALEX: To be fair, we don't really have many lyrics, do we?
JAMES: More often than not, we will just come up with something, like for example, an attractive girl we saw at a bar, a nightclub fight, stereotypical stuff.
JOE: Getting pissed up Hanley, hating the police etc… (all laugh)
The band are from Stoke-on-Trent. What is your opinion of the music scene there currently?
JAMES: I'd say at the moment, it's really good and has improved a lot.
JOE: In comparison to when we first started, it has improved, not in terms of the quality of the bands, but more in terms of the recognition. The bands have always been there, but now, more people seem to be taking notice of them.
JAMES: I'd also say that people are working with each other more. The scene in Stoke has more of a community feel now. I know in previous years, when I wasn't a part of the scene, you guys were and you said to me that the bands used to see each other more as rivals, whereas now, the rivalry is a lot more friendlier.
ALEX: I think things like the Staffordshire and Cheshire Music Awards have helped a lot towards this. The difference between when I first started and now, and we were actually chatting about this the other night, is that it seems to be much harder to get people to gigs and watch bands. I think it's a hard time at the moment.
We were on about this, weren't we Joe, I remember going to a gig of yours, I think it might have been at The Sugarmill or wherever, where it was full and you didn't have to do anything. I think within the local music scene itself what people are doing is brilliant, but it's difficult at the moment to get others to jump on and help push it forward. I'm quite happy with that answer, to be fair.
JAMES: I'm not.
ALEX: Sorry, I really feel I've twisted everyone's head here.
JAMES: Yeah, you have. Right, next question.
You were nominated again recently for a local music award. How did that feel?
JOE: Yeah, it was absolutely amazing.
JAMES: It's proof now that we are being appreciated for our music by people other than us, because we all know how we feel about it.
JOE: We've always been quite self-critical about how we are and how we play.
JAMES: Yeah, we are.
JOE: It's always nice to get positive recognition, because to be honest, every band are probably critical of themselves, a band is never happy until they've finally got that finished product in the studio. Little things like getting nominated for awards can give you the drive to go further.
JAMES: It just shows you've got to keep doing what you're doing.
How has the reaction been to the band's music?
ALEX: We've had some nice things said.
JAMES: Some very nice things, yeah. One thing you do find is…
ALEX: Go on, tell us Jim!
JAMES: One thing you do find is obviously your friends will always come and watch you, no matter if you have a great gig or terrible gig, they'll still always say to you that you're good, because they're your friends, but we do get a lot of people come and see us who we've never met before, for example, a random guy from Doncaster came down here to see one of our gigs.
ALEX: Going back to the original answer, the reaction's been good, and another good thing is that nobody's come up to us yet and said we aren't very good.
JAMES: The only people who have really told us they don't like our music have been ourselves. (all laugh)
How is it for you playing live?
JOE: It's the best part of being in a band!
JAMES: There's really nothing in comparison to it.
ALEX: This year, to whoever's reading this, there will be a lot of chances to see us, if you want to, because at the beginning at the year, we all made a resolution that we were going to gig a lot more, and that's it, let's move on.
Is there anything planned for the near future at all?
ALEX: We're turning into a boyband!
JAMES: We're actually getting a female singer! (all laugh)
JOE: Recently, we've been demoing our first tracks for what we think is going to be an EP, we've also been practicing loads and loads, and April looks set to be our biggest month yet as a band, we've got some headline shows in Stoke lined up.
JAMES: And a few local festivals as well.
And what are they?
JAMES: We can't say anything right now, but we will be announcing them soon.
JOE: Yeah, some big shows, and hopefully, we'll be releasing some new music around April, May time, and then hopefully, an EP sometime later this year, that's the plan.
JOE: Sometimes, we can get bogged down in trying to make ourselves bigger than we are, and we can forget how fun being in a band can be, but at the moment, we're just loving what we're doing, whether it's practicing, in the studio, or playing live.
JAMES: And also working on and listening to the final product and feeling proud of it.
JOE: We would like to become successful, like any band in our position would.
THIEVES ASYLUM – The Exchange, Hanley, 10/06/2016
June 17, 2016 muzakreview	Leave a comment
Stoke-on-Trent indie rock outfit Thieves Asylum were in town for the launch of their new single 'I.K.Y.K.I.K', the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut release 'Noc Noc'.
The gig took place in the basement of a telephone exchange turned trendy bar/restaurant/music venue.
Having headlined the nearby Sugarmill recently, this was a more intimate setting, with the enclosed space and excellent acoustics working to the band's advantage.
Fellow emerging Stoke indie/alternative bands Arcadia, ALMA and Maverick Zion, on their debut, did a great job in warming the crowd up by performing strong sets.
Based on this, it surely won't be too long until they are back headlining themselves.
The talented support eased the pressure on Thieves Asylum, because by the time they arrived on stage, the place was buzzing.
Their set was definitely not a let-down. The band's style of indie rock mixed with psychedelia with shades of metal went down well, as did the Alex Turner-style vocals of frontman Joseph Tomasso.
'I.K.Y.K.I.K' (short for I Know, You Know, I Know) is their strongest track to date, with an infectious chorus that embeds itself into your mind.
The fast-paced, intense performance showed off a group that have professionalism and maturity beyond their years, and proved why they are one of the most talked-about bands on the Stoke music scene at the moment.
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It's been another busy year at MWC 2016 - read on for our pick of the best new kit from the show, featuring new flagship smartphones from Samsung and LG, Dolby Atmos tablets from Lenovo and completely wireless headphones from Motorola. There was even a gesture-controlled Sony Xperia projector!
MWC 2016 is coming to a close for another year, and there has been no shortage of new smartphones and tablets for us to get our hands on. From affordable midrange devices to all bells and whistles flagships - plus a few AV products too - we hunted the halls of the Barcelona Fira to bring you the biggest and most interesting launches from the show.
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The LG G5 has to be one of the most innovative of handsets we saw at the show. Its modular design not only allows you to replace the battery by slipping off the base of the handset, but also opens it up to a certain amount of customisation.
So far, LG has announced Cam Plus and Hi-Fi Plus modules alongside it - the former is a camera grip with controls, while the latter acts as a DAC and headphone amp developed in association with B&O.
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Sony gave its Z series a rest at MWC, and instead turned its focus to a new range – the X Series. The Xperia X is what Sony is calling a 'super midrange' handset, aimed at people that want a premium device at a reasonable price. It looks a lot like Sony's Z range, with its square edges and fingerprint scanner, but it's now an all-metal design rather than glass. It features a 5in 1080p display, 23MP camera and two-day battery life.
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Huawei announced the Matebook, a 2-in-1 that looks set to take on the likes of the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro in the burgeoning hybrid tablet market.
The Matebook is a 12in tablet with a 2160 x 1400 resolution and an 85% colour gamut, super-slim full-metal body and 10-hour battery life. It runs on Windows 10, offers a range of processor and RAM choices and will ship with the stylish keyboard case and the MatePen stylus.
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The Galaxy S7 might look very similar to its predecessor, the S6, but there are plenty of subtle changes here that make all the difference. From the design refinements, to the addition of the microSD card slot and the super fast camera tech, there is little doubt that the S7 is shaping up to be one of the biggest flagship phones of the year.
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Alcatel announced the Idol 4 series at MWC, comprising the Idol 4 and the Idol 4S. It's the latter that caught our eye the most though, thanks to its slightly boosted spec list that includes a 5.5in QHD (2560x1440) AMOLED display, octa-core Snapdragon processor and 16MP camera.
There are also two 3.6 watt stereo speakers, designed with JBL, and a "boost" button on the side, which once pressed, offers an enhanced experience in the gallery, music and when playing games. Finally, it ships in a box that doubles as a VR headset, and is Google Cardboard certified.
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The S6 Edge was an unexpected favourite of ours last year, and after spending a short time with it at MWC, it could well be a similar story this year. The screen size has had a boost and now sits at 5.5in, right in between the regular S range (and last year's Edge for that matter) at 5.1in, and the 5.7in Note range. Add that to an improved camera, super-fast processor and better edge functionality, and you can colour us very interested indeed.
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The XA was the second phone announced by Sony at MWC, with a slightly more humble spec list, but a rather interesting design. The XA's 5in display is completely edge-to-edge, with no bezel on either side, making it narrower than the X when you're holding it. It's a 720p screen here though, and you'll lose out on a few things, with no fingerprint scanner and no high-res audio support either.
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Lenovo Tab3
The Lenovo Tab3 was announced in three sizes, 7in, 8in and 10in, all of which pack Dolby Atmos audio, taking the company's Atmos-capable line up to more than 10.
Aside from the audio side of things though, these tablets are decidedly midrange, with plastic bodies, quadcore processors and rather average screens – only the 10in version packs a Full HD display. But with price tags starting from $99, it's the affordability that'll be the big sell for this range.
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Alcatel Plus 10
The Plus 10 is Alcatel's first move into the 2-in-1 market, a 10in tablet that packs a bundled keyboard accessory and runs Windows 10. It features a reversible docking system – one side for working in laptop mode with full keyboard and the other for watching videos in dock mode, with twin speakers to ensure a decent experience without headphones.
There'll be 32GB of on-board storage with a microSD slot to expand and an extra battery in the keyboard for extended the battery life – though this means it will have to be charged. Resolution could be better at 1280 x 800 but here's hoping for a more reasonable price tag than some of its competition.
Sony Xperia Projector
Alongside its new range of smartphones, Sony was also showing off a range of "smart products" at MWC, including the Xperia Projector concept.
It is able to beam an interactive image on to any surface and be controlled by both voice and gesture, allowing you to swipe through menus, and even packs face recognition to show personalised content. Anything that gets us closer to Tony Stark's tech setup gets the thumbs up from us.
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Archos Diamond 2 Note
Alongside the Full HD Archos Diamond 2 Plus, Archos also launched the Diamond 2 Note – an all-metal device with a 6in, near bezel-less QHD display, octa-core processor and 3GB RAM, running on stock Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
There's a 16MP camera on the back, microSD card slot and a back-mounted fingerprint sensor, giving this handset a really rather premium speclist for a phone only set to cost £250.
Motorola VerveOnes+
Motorola was rather quietly showing off its new VerveLife wearable video and audio range of products at the show, but it was the VerveOnes+ that caught our eye, a completely wireless pair of Bluetooth in-ear headphones.
Following hot on the heels of the Onkyo W800BT wireless in-ears, they have a claimed 12-hour battery life, and come with a case that doubles as a charging cradle. They're waterproof rated to IP57 and pack built-in dual microphones for hands-free calls. They'll be available in April for €299.
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One Hit, All Else Miss?
May 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It all started with Helen grooving to the catchy song "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu…' and after that there was no end to it. Helen sure did make a niche for herself in the fickle Bollywood industry, but what about the rest? Every year there are foreign imports, who make it huge with one film, and vanish into thin air. So just what goes wrong?! Where do they disappear, when they hit the jackpot?
In 2001, Rachel Shelley made her Bollywood debut with Ashutosh Gowarikar's critically acclaimed movie, Lagaan, opposite perfectionist Aamir Khan, and then there was Antonia Bernath in Subhash Ghai's Kisna: The warrior poet, Ali Larter in Marigold, Annabelle Wallace in Dil Jo Bhi kahey, also starring Amitabh Bachchan. All have come and gone like the wind. Even Imitiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal had the Brazilian beauty Gisele Monteiro who initially was mistaken for an Indian. She came in with a big bang, walking ramps for major designers etc. Where is she now?!
So will this be the fate of "the talk of the town" Barbara Mori?
She has already been approached for quite a few movies after Kites, and is already considering one. Will Kites make or break her Bollywood dreams? We can only say that after the much awaited movie releases on 21st May.
These imports come with huge dreams in their eyes, but the industry is pretty much dominated by the blue chip brigade, not to mention the tough competition. Its just like the condition Indian actors face in Hollywood; they are just caste to fill the stereotypical slot. Though, we do have a few like Anil Kapoor and Frieda Pinto, who are enjoying hit innings in H-wood.
One thing is for sure, we love to watch them do the "Jhatkaas –Matkaas" in a Masala movie! It adds the much needed flavour to our otherwise monotonous Films, but what's the point if we refuse to warm up to our western counterparts?