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Just 12 matches, Erling Haaland surpassed Ronaldo
With a brace against Club Brugge last night, Erling Haaland has gone down in Champions League history. Even this 20-year-old player has more goals in this arena than Ronaldo.
Erling Haaland shone brightly when contributing to Dortmund's 3-0 victory over Club Brugge in the fourth match of the Champions League group stage. This victory helped the German club go a long way in the goal of passing the group stage. They are topping Group F with 9 points, 5 points ahead of 3rd place Club Brugge.
Not only that, with the double goals in this match, Erling Haaland has entered the history of the Champions League. The Norwegian striker only needs 12 matches to get 16 goals in this arena. In it, he scored 8 goals for Salzburg in the 2019/20 Champions League and 8 goals in Dortmund shirt.
This achievement is much more impressive than Messi and C. Ronaldo. To get 15 goals, Messi needs 29 games. That number of CR7 is 51 matches. There is a surprising statistic that Erling Haaland only needs 12 matches to have more goals than the legendary Ronaldo.
In the past, the former Brazilian player only got 14 goals after 40 appearances in this tournament. In addition, the Norwegian striker also became the youngest player to reach 15 goals. Mbappe did it at 20 years and 306 days and Messi hit the mark at 21 years 288 days.
Since the beginning of the season, Erling Haaland has scored 17 goals in 13 matches for Dortmund in all competitions. In particular, this striker is leading the scoring list in the Champions League with 6 goals. In the Bundesliga, he has 11 goals, just 1 goal behind Lewandowski.
The home team's mentality became more and more comfortable and they continuously held many dangerous attacks towards Dortmund's goal. 14 minutes into the game, Ciro Immobile almost made a double, but his shot from just outside the box was blocked.
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I've written about many repack mystery boxes/blind bags already, including several of Neca's themed blind bags. I recently found in my local Target a bunch of new themed blind bags from Neca. I bought each of them so that I could give you all an idea as to what you'll find in them. Read on to find out what's inside the GAMER BLIND BAG...
Before I get to the bag contents, I'm going to do a bit of a spoiler and tell you that every one of these $9.99 Neca blind bags contains (mostly) Loot Crate leftovers. If you're unfamiliar with Loot Crate, it's a "mystery box" subscription service. Every month you get a box of random items based upon a particular theme or subject. It's kinda like a "deluxe" version of what these blind bags are. All of the stuff that Loot Crate has left over after years of reusing them in their various themed-boxes has to go somewhere... and these Neca blinds bags are where they end up. However, the items may not include the original packaging. There are many items I've found in these bags without their outer box and inner packaging materials. I really wish Neca would stop throwing out parts of the product, especially because the outer box tells you exactly what the product is - and that's not always easy to figure out without it. Yes, I realize that they do it so they can fit certain items into these blind bags, but to me, that makes some of these items "incomplete".
The bag proclaims that it contains "over $25 worth of toys and collectibles". It's hard to say if that's true or not because none of these items were ever sold separately. They were all sold as part of a collection. Sure, eBay resellers have them listed separately, but those prices are made up by each seller, and are not consistent with each other. The same item could be listed for $5 from one seller, and $25 from another. Honestly, the value of any item is what someone is willing to pay for it, so these items are worth $9.99 and nothing more. If you can resell them on eBay and get more than $9.99 for them in total, then good for you!
Okay, with that out of the way, let's rip this puppy open and see what's inside.
• Loot Crate Fallout Vault Boy "Fortune Finder Perk" Statue
• Loot Crate Taito Space Invaders Green/Blue Mini Alien Vinyl Figure
• Kidrobot The Simpsons 25th Anniversary Donut Keychain
• Loot Crate Marvel Deadpool "Club Merc" Lanyard
Yes, you only get four items in these bags, so it's $2.50 per item. That's a fair price for some of these items.
This nearly 5-inch tall statue depicts Vault Boy from the Fallout video game series using a metal detector in a scrapyard. A quick bit of research tells me that it came from the December 2018 Loot Crate box, is officially titled the "Fortune Finder Perk" statue, and originally came in a blue box, which Neca discarded so that the statue could fit into the blind bag. The figure and the base (measures 4.25") are two separate plastic pieces that snap together. Under the base, the copyright information gives a 2018 date and credit to Loot Crate and Bethestha Softworks. While I'm not a big Fallout fan, I do own all of the PlayStation 3 video games, and this is a nice little item.
This green and blue alien from the classic Space Invaders video game is... well, I don't know what the hell it is. I guess it's a statue. Maybe it's a paperweight. If Neca didn't throw out the box, I would have known that it's a "Mini Alien Vinyl Figure". It's 2.75" wide, 2" tall, and 1" thick. The only branding on it is "Official Taito Licensed Product" on the bottom with a 2015 copyright date. I assume it came from Loot Crate. The game is great, a true classic, but I'm not really digging this little guy.
Part of Kidrobot's "The Simpsons 25th Anniversary Keychain Series" (released in 2017), this sealed 2"x2"x2" box contained a small 1.25" "eaten donut" keychain sealed in a red blind bag. Looking at the pictures on the sides of the box, this series contains little items associated with the series, such as a can of Duff Beer, a can of Buzz Cola, a Squishee, the three-eyed fish, this eaten donut, and other less iconic items. The donut is better than many of the other items, but I can't say I'm thrilled with this item for one very simple reason: THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VIDEO GAMES!!! When I reviewed the $6.99 Superhero Blind Bag, I noted that it contained items that didn't keep with the theme. I even brought that issue to Neca's attention. I thought Neca learned, but obvious they didn't.
Well, lookee here. Yet another item that has NOTHING TO DO WITH VIDEO GAMES. It's a Deadpool "Club Merc" Lanyard from Loot Crate with a 2018 copyright date. The front of the ID card is meant to look like it's made with duct tape. On the back is a line to put an "authorized signature" on, and below that is the text, "Man, I love duct tape. I love how it tapes. I love the sound it makes. I love saying it." Then the words "duct tape" are repeated dozens of times. The lanyard has the red and black faces of Deadpool, with the words "Deadpool Club Merc", all repeated down the whole length of the lanyard. There's really nothing special about this, and even if it were in a proper "superhero" blind bag, I still couldn't care less about this. I have no interest in lanyards, and this one is about as plain as they get.
Overall, a pretty shitty blind bag. I can't complain about the minimal amount of items, because based on my experience, four items is standard for these. What I can complain about is that HALF OF THE ITEMS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VIDEO GAME THEME! Let's hope the Sci-Fi and Horror Blind Bag is better. See you in two days for that one.
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What are some wine slushies you can make to enjoy this summer?
Summer is officially here! With the weather heating up in the Philippines, liquor drinks with a refreshing twist can be enjoyed once again. If you're looking for other uses for that bottle of wine you have lying around at home, why not try making wine slushies?
With only minimal ingredients needed, most of which you already have at home, making wine slushies is a breeze.
Curb the summer heat and enjoy a nice, cold, refreshing quality liquor drink with these wine slushie recipes you can easily make at home!
The strawberry peach wine slushie is made with just a few ingredients that are poured into a blender. This drink is perfect for a summer day by the pool or for a night with the girls.
Add all the ingredients into a blender and blend until slush forms.
Pour into glasses and serve with slices of fruit for garnish.
This slushie is a very refreshing way to cool off during summer months using your choice of white wine and some frozen pineapple tidbits.
Add the wine and pineapple chunks into a blender. Blend until a slushie mixture forms.
Garnish with fresh pineapple slices or chunks; serve immediately.
These frozen sangria slushies are an easy way to cool off this summer. You don't have to wait hours for your fruit to soak into the red wine. Simply blend them all up along with orange liqueur, brandy, and cinnamon in just the press of a button. Enjoy this refreshing twist on the classic cocktail.
Place all the ingredients in a blender and then puree.
You are going to make any excuse to make this delightful summer treat, whether at the cookout, pool parties, girls' night, or even just a TV treat. These wine slushies are perfect for any occasion or no occasion at all.
Add frozen peaches, powdered sugar, and a few splashes of Moscato wine to a blender or a food processor. Blend until completely smooth.
Pour the rest of the wine and blend.
Quickly transfer the mixture into ice cube trays and freeze. Stir the mixture if the peaches begin to settle at the bottom of your blender jar.
Place a few of the frozen cube wine mixture into your blender. Blend until a slushy consistency is achieved. Add a splash of wine to thin the mixture out and make the blending easier.
Pour into wine glasses, garnish with fresh fruit like peaches and strawberries, and serve immediately.
This recipe is super customizable—feel free to substitute the wine for your favorite sweet or dry wine. You can even use whatever fruits you have on hand. But you might want to drink it fast before it melts in this hot weather. This slushie is perfect for a relaxing patio party.
Blend the nectarines and peaches together.
Strain the mixture through a cheesecloth or a nut milk bag, making sure to get rid of the pulp.
Return the mixture to the blender and add the wine, mint, and ice. Blend until desired consistency is achieved.
Pour into your favorite glasses and serve right away.
How easy was that? Ease of preparation is definitely going to be the theme of these wine slushie recipes.
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The Ambulance as Metaphor: A Vehicle for the Healer
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Back in the nineteen-seventies, when I was in my twenties, I began putting words to my experience as one of the first paramedics in the country. I grew up within the context of that profession.
At first, I began working on building favorable local publicity. I focused my writing on educating the public about the world of emergency services and its value because people (and this included Fire, Medical and Police personnel!) were not buying into the program.
I became a voice for paramedics in private ambulance companies. While the government and companies slugged it out regarding service areas, monetary support and competition with the Fire Departments, I started reaching out to the people and advocating for standardized service throughout the county. I was co-founder of the first union for ambulance personnel West of the Mississippi.
In the process, I was exposed to the harsh realities of the US health care system; how underneath it all is the ebb and flow of money and the commodification of altruism.
My passion lived in giving words to the interior landscape of someone working on the edge of life and death. In that world, I was exposed to so much more than what I was trained to handle. The territory I was asked to function in was in the physical and psychological, yet I could not avoid the fact I was living in the realms of the spiritual and emotional as well. In those realms, however, there were no guideposts to follow at the time, nor was there any support to explore, let alone articulate views of healing that were not in the textbooks.
From almost the day I left the field (after a twelve-year career in emergency medicine) I labored in every medium I could find to integrate my experience with what I was taught. There were huge discrepancies between the two. Even within the context of the highly mechanized world of pre-hospital emergency medicine there were underlying and unavoidable themes of the more esoteric aspects of being a healer.
As I became exposed to more faces of the healing arts, which included, alternative, shamanistic, and performance-related applications, I kept referring back to my experiences in the back of an ambulance. What I looked back at and saw was that while being asked to function as a "Flesh Mechanic" I was also being trained to learn about the powers of energy, intent, presence in the moment, connection, honesty and surrender.
Pre-hospital emergency medicine provided me the metaphor I've needed to examine the world of healing and the healer. It demanded of me that I find the healer in myself, otherwise (and like most of my peers) I would have burned out after three years or less.
Popular literature has fixated on spectacular burnout stories, usually within the context of high-volume ambulance services. Their narrative is based on the mechanized Johnny and Roy characters brought to us through Jack Webb's seminal TV program EMERGENCY! Its "stick to the facts, Ma'am" orientation is what most people understand of the profession. But the focus of that flashlight is so narrow it is akin to blindness.
My life experience in the back of an ambulance has had so many rich and valuable metaphoric applications it has been the hub of everything I have done since. It keeps showing me new views into the human condition and reflects so well the society that has spawned it. No matter where I turn, I can apply it.
I share these words so it can be shown that you can be a healer in the back of an ambulance, and that means living in many more dimensions than the current allopathic medical system "allows."
In the twenty-two years since I have left the profession, the practice of allopathic medicine has gotten even more entrenched in the head-oriented mode at the expense of the hearts of many of its practitioners.
Emergency Medicine, because it is amongst (if not THE) most allopathic of allopathic approaches, is the perfect springboard to get practitioners of healing - no matter what modality they practice - to look at themselves – and begin talking about themselves -- in new, sustainable ways.
Russ, a firetender, has been exploring the healing arts since 1969, and now makes himself available for speaking, photography, writing, counseling, music and more.
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TS writes interestingly Seb Vettel has a lot of work to do to adapt to a lower downforce level than before.
I'm sorry if this comes off as rude, but it's not directed at you. What's the point of even writing this statement? If Seb has to adapt, so does Webber. They drove the same car last year, with the same amount of downforce. And will drive the same car this year, with less downforce than last year. And the majority of the drivers on the grid (especially if an EBD was equipped to their car).. will drive a car with less rear downforce than last year..
I got the impression from TS news that Vettel struggles more than Webber. Webber was a very pleased with the car and Vettel was careful. But judging by the long stints I would think Vettel is right there with this car.
Maybe Webber is pleased with the tyres that offer more grip?
The only driver (who we think could be on top given a good car) who hasnt driven those EBD cars is Kimi. He doesnt have to adapt to less downforce levels like others.
I think this argument will end up in an "agree to disagree." But I think what TS reports makes sense because of the amount of struggles Webber faced last year. After such a disappointing 2011 campaign, Webber needs to find some confidence. Maybe that will take shape in him expressing outwardly "more confidence" in the 2012 car. Or he will push the car more early on (when compared to Seb). But I think we see a greater scale of reaction from Mark's camp because of what happened in 2011. Seb's confidence as a driver is sky high at the moment. He's coming off back-to-back WDC's. But we won't know for sure who has adapted better to less downforce until Melbourne. And we are still in early days yet. The cars will have upgrades on them before Melbourne. And will likely result in more downforce. I think it's probably premature for TS to draw any of these conclusions..
I dont think TS means Seb would be struggling all the time..I think they mean Seb is now trying to adapt to less downforce levels and then again Mark had a genuine smile on his face when Kulta asked his impression of the car. Maybe Seb has to work more, like Yining said he has less track time under his belt.
Apparently he was presented with a Barca shirt with his name on it too.....Dammit! I hate that Barca have sucked him in, he should be a Real Madrid fan, I'll have to kidnap him and have a few words!
But found 100000 articles about it!
Seehofer: Despite all the success you have remained down to earth. And I prize him highly, "said Seehofer, who gave him in Berlin, Schloss Bellevue, the Silver Laurel Leaf - Germany's highest honor for athletic performance.
"You might know that I like to collect cups and trophies," said Vettel: "There is the Silver Laurel Leaf something special that you do not get every year, maybe even only once in a lifetime." Apart from such big names in German sports like Dirk Nowitzki named, Franz Beckenbauer and Fritz Walter was to be, something very special, Vettel said to reporters afterwards.


Another instant art project that will definitely be fun for the kids! I am thinking we may do another tomorrow, but this time just using black. I think a black bubble one would be a nice contrast hanging next to these colored ones. Just a word of caution though, do this outside with nothing around that you don't mind getting a bit of color on. And when they're done, your kids may just have a smidge of color splatter on their face too. It's real cute!
If you do any on the instant art projects, just leave a link here as I would love to see it! See last week's instant art project here.
I might try it this weekend! Sounds like fun!
so fun! i did this with my preschoolers last week. they love it!!
What a cute and fun project!
I did something similar for a high school art project and it was so much fun! These look great-thanks for sharing!
I love this so much! My girls are going to love it even more when I have them do it. Thanks for sharing this idea!
wow, it`s amazing, how cute is this idea, I`ll definitively try this for some fun art. One of my goals for this summer is learning to draw, so this would be a nice start. Congratulations for such a wonderful DIY.
You are one smart and crafty mama!
So cute! Where do you find those solid white frames?
i think from aaron brothers frame store. it's been awhile and i stock up when they have a sale!
What a fantastic idea. Am definitely going to do this with my daughter, she'll have so much fun.
I've been trying to think of new wall art so I can make my new apartment look a little more modern! This is perfect! And who doesn't love spending a day with colored bubbles!!!


Arsenal will be without captain Cesc Fabregas for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea.
The 23-year-old midfielder was left out of the Spain squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Lithuania and Scotland and is not considered fit enough to lead the Gunners this weekend as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained almost two weeks ago.
Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia also remains sidelined after missing the midweek Champions League win at Partizan Belgrade with an elbow injury, meaning Lukasz Fabianski is again set to deputise.
Manager Arsene Wenger also confirmed today that left-back Kieran Gibbs will be out for two to three weeks with a calf injury which will also see the 21-year-old miss England Under-21s' European Championship play-off against Romania.
Wenger said: 'Fabregas is not fit to play in this one and nor is Almunia.
Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles), Nicklas Bendtner (groin), Aaron Ramsey (leg), Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie (both ankle) are still out, but Abou Diaby returns to the squad after an ankle problem.


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Montana 2020 Census Newsletter
Montana Department of Commerce sent this bulletin at 10/21/2020 11:10 AM MDT
Census Count Ended October 15
The U.S. Census Bureau ended its count of U.S. residents at the end of the day on Thursday, October 15 after a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Bureau to end the decennial count early. Responding to the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 this spring, the U.S. Census Bureau set October 31 as the deadline for the 2020 Census. The Bureau later reversed course and cut short the deadline, spurring two months of court battles to extend the count.
Paper responses postmarked by October 15 and recevied by the Census by October 22, 2020 will be included in the count, according to the Bureau.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's response page, more than 300,000 households in Montana self-responded to the 2020 Census, for a self-response rate of 60.4 percent.
Montana's self-response rate was achieved through the leadership of 2020 Census Complete Count Committee Chairman Lt. Governor Mike Cooney, and Co-Chairs Leonard Smith and Kathie Bailey and through the efforts of State and local Complete Count Committee members across the state.
The outreach and organization efforts of amazing partners, including the Native American Development Corporation, Western Native Voice, the Montana Nonprofit Association, Forward Montana Foundation and Missoula-based marketing firm Windfall, contributed to a tremendous final push to increase Montana's self-response rate. Additional funding from Governor Steve Bullock through the state's Coronavirus Relief Funds made it possible to expand targeted outreach efforts.
In addition, 119 public libraries signed up to become "Be Counted" sites and offered their WiFi, computers, and phones to allow Montanans to respond, and colleges and universities worked to get the word out to students across the state.
Finally, the team at the Department of Commerce, including staff across multiple divisions and programs, did all they could to support partners and ensure Montanans understood why the 2020 Census matters.
This will be the last regular newsletter for the 2020 Census. We are so grateful for your efforts!
2020 Census State Championship Winners
In September, the Montana Department of Commerce launched the 2020 Census State Championship to encourage counties and tribes in Montana to compete for the highest increase in self-response rate to the 2020 Census. The criteria to win were the largest percentage increase in self-response rates, as well as for the greatest increase in the number of households self-responding.
The winners will receive a trophy, in addition to bragging rights.
Greatest % increase in self-response:
Blaine County with 5.9%
Greatest increase in number of households self-responding
Yellowstone County with 1,189
Tribal Nations:
Fort Peck Reservation with 9.6%
Flathead Reservation with 355
Response to the 2020 Census
Households that did not self-respond to the Census were part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Non-Response Follow-Up operations, where U.S. Census workers went door-to-door to follow up with households that had not yet responded to the Census. The Census Bureau reports that during this process, Census staff "accounted for" 39.5 percent of households in Montana for an overall 99.9 percent coverage rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
A 99.9 percent coverage rate does not mean a response was received from every household. A household can be checked off for all of the following reasons and more:
The enumerator talked to the homeowner and got a response from the household (which is the most accurate outcome).
The enumerator got a proxy response for the household which could include information provided from a neighbor.
The Census used administrative records to record a response for the household.
It was determined the housing unit was vacant. This would include seasonal residences (e.g. cabin) or migrant housing.
It was determined the structure was not a housing unit which includes demolished, uninhabitable, business or structure other than housing (e.g. barn), or the housing unit didn't exist.
Over the next few months, the U.S. Census Bureau will be reviewing the 2020 Census count efforts for inaccuracies and duplications.
The Census and Economic Information Center at the Montana Department of Commerce will begin responding to requests for information based on the results of the Census after the Bureau begins to release figures from the 2020 Census.
WHY THE CENSUS MATTERS
An accurate and complete count of all Montanans is critical for determining the federal funding distributed to the state – overall, more than $2 billion from 300 federal programs is allocated back to Montana based on Census information. The Census count also shapes local voting and school districts, and it determines whether Montana will receive a second seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Two Huge Questions Loom as 2020 Census Winds Down – NEW YORK TIMES
U.S. Supreme Court allows halt of Census count – KXLH
Montana Officials Fear Undercount With Thursday Census Deadline – YELLOWSTONE PUBLIC RADIO
Census could still deliver second U.S. House seat for Montana – BILLINGS GAZETTE
Last day to respond to the 2020 Census – KTVH
UPCOMING CENSUS DATES
(TBD): Deliver Census Count to the President – federal statute requires it be delivered December 31, 2020 but news reports have indicated the Bureau is not sure the deadline is achievable given the shortness of time between the end of the counting and the end of the year.
(TBD): Process & Release Redistricting Data – the previous schedule was March 31, 2021
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Arena Football League Star Michael Bangel
Michael Bangel has long been known as one of the best professional football players not wearing an NFL uniform. Through his 4 year career Michael has been known to not only deliver the big hits as a defensive back, but he also is an explosive kick returner and sure handed receiver. He is certainly a player that NFL scouts are on the lookout for and has been on their radar for a long time now. His professional experience has taken his from Japan to Panama and Spain and everywhere in between it seems. I had the chance to sit down with Michael in between one of his training sessions outside of Philadelphia and ask him a couple of questions about his upcoming arena season.
Having played in Japan and seeing the culture of their athletes, what will you take from that experience and bring with you to the Arena game?
«Playing in Japan was an amazing experience. Being in front of all of those fans reminded me of home. Japanese players take the game very seriously and play it with a lot of passion and respect. I learned to value the game and appreciate it. The fans over there are crazy about football and they really treat you like a hero. It's great to see how other countries and cultures approach the game. It really humbles you and makes you respect and love it even more.»
How did playing overseas change your view on being a professional athlete?
«I learned to take my job and my body very seriously; overseas there is a lot of pressure because as a professional you are expected to perform every single play. I live for that pressure so for me it was very natural. I feel like I am one of the best defensive backs in the world and getting the opportunity to show it is a blessing. Once you get on the field though no matter where you are it's still football. Off the field it's a matter of staying humble and continuing to work hard and stay away from the distractions.»
It's no secret that many teams, given your background with the indoor game and with other leagues, wanted to sign this off-season. What were a few key factors that help you make your decision?
«At this point in my career I am looking for an organization that is willing to do what it takes to win a championship. Coaching is a big part of any decision and I am on the same page with the coach is very important to me.»
What are you looking forward to the most about training camp?
«Just being around the guys, training camp is a grind but it's where you build bonds with your team mates and find out what kind of team you are going to have. Also get to learn the area a little bit.»
What is the best part of being a professional athlete?
«Living out a dream I've had since I was a kid is a blessing and one that I couldn't be more lucky or happy to be doing what I am doing.»
Which football players or other athletes did you admire as a kid?
«Jason Sehorn was my favorite player; as a defensive back I connected with him and was and still am a huge fan of his. My goal is to be the next Jason Sehorn.»
Favorite thing to do when not training for or playing football
«I love talking business and Philosophy, and if fans want to talk either of those subjects I will go on for days and days. I am also a big music and yoga fan. Yoga is a huge part of my daily life.
What are your career goals with football?
«Right now my main goal is to win a championship, plain and simple. I don't think too much about things that are out of my control. Obviously the ultimate goal is to play in the NFL but I can't control when I will get that opportunity, I can just be ready when it happens.»
What advice would you give to younger athletes?
«Be a leader, stand up for what's right and always take pride in everything you do. Don't settle for anything less than your best effort and you will be successful.
After getting to know Michael for a little while it quickly becomes obvious that this is a man destined for greatness. It won't be long until you see him in an NFL uniform so be sure to stayed tuned.
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California Student's Car Vandalized Over Pro-Second Amendment Stickers
Filed Under:Sacramento News, Second Amendment
SACRAMENTO (CBS 13) — A Sac State student said he's dealing with vandalism and an attack on free speech — all over some bumper stickers. Someone decided to scratch profanities onto his car Monday in response to the stickers.
Jose Aguilar wasn't able to park on campus, so he parked in a quiet neighborhood not far away, right in front of a church. Hours later, someone had keyed his car, scratching profanities and the word "killer" and "b***h".
"I would never expect anyone to have that hostility towards somebody just expressing their opinion," Aguilar said.
Aguilar is a big supporter of the second amendment and isn't afraid to show it. One of his bumper stickers says "Control your kids, not our guns."
"[I'm] just kind of perplexed that people would think that you're a killer just because you are for guns; that's not really what guns is about," Aguilar said.
We talked to other Sac State Students about Aguilar's stickers and the fact that his car was severely keyed.
Chris Lau said the stickers are easily offensive, specifically referring to one that read "If you don't believe in the right to keep and bear arms, shut up and be a good victim."
READ: Growing Number Of Retailers Ask Customers Not to Carry Guns Openly
"That's basically a threat..you're telling them hey you better watch out. I see that as a threat," Lau said.
Cassie Ward called the vandalism on Aguilar's car awful.
"I think people nowadays don't know how to agree and disagree with different opinions. Just because you don't agree with someone who's pro-guns, doesn't mean you need to act out like that," Ward said.
Kellyn Skalko is a gun owner and co-owns The Guns Store in Sacramento. She said she's been berated over the phone by people who disagree with what she sells.
"We can't just exist anymore for reasons like what happened to this young gentleman," said Skalko. "The retribution just for having our own beliefs."
ALSO: High School Student Learns Hard Lesson When 2 Ranch-Use Pellet Guns Found In Truck
Aguilar is working on getting his car repaired. He said he also gets positive feedback for his stickers, but after all this, he's planning on standing down.
"I plan on taking them off because I don't want any more problems; I don't want any more negative views," Aguilar said.
Aguilar said he didn't want to report this to police, primarily because there's no video showing who may have done this.


This afternoon while playing with the large building blocks, Caleb excitedly told me that he built a boat. He told me that he built a pirate ship with cannons but would "turn the cannons into telescopes because no guns in school". I encouraged Caleb's creativity by asking some questions about the way his ship would work. Caleb told me all about how his ship would run, and then invited his friends in the room to join him in dramatic play. While playing "pirates" inside the ship, Caleb began to sing "Row Your Boat" creating a connection between music and play, with the common theme of boats and water. What a creative way to use the building blocks and engage in small group play!


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Tag Archive for Moshe Ya'alon
israelandstuffcom | February 21, 2019
Gantz & 2 other ex-Generals teem up with Lapid to dethrone Netanyahu
FIRST 'serious threat' to PM Netanyahu: Former IDF Chief of Staff and Israel Resilience Party leader Benny Gantz, leads former IDF Chiefs of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and Moshe Ya'alon, who was a Defense Minister for Netanyahu, to join Yesh Atid Party leader Yair Lapid, in a rotation agreement to head a new center-left government following the April 9 election.
By Yuval Karni
Israel Resilience Party leader Yair Lapid and Yesh Atid Party leader Yair Lapid signed a rotation agreement and will run together in the upcoming April 9 elections, they announced early Thursday.
Gabi Ashkenazi will also join them, making him the third former IDF chief in the party, in addition to Gantz and to former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Benny Gantz, Gabi Ashkenazi, Israel Politics, Moshe Ya'alon, Yair Lapid
israelandstuffcom | July 12, 2017
WATCH: Ya'alon says on CNN interview, PM Netanyahu will "absolutely" be indicted
In a CNN interview, Christiane Amanpour incredulously reacts to the former IDF chief of staff, Moshe Ya'alon's, remarks regarding PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Former Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya'alon pulled no punches when, on prime time US television on Tuesday night, he announced his belief that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former boss, will be indicted on corruption charges.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour could hardly believe what the former IDF Chief of Staff had just said.
"There are serious charges and there are serious investigations underway about the prime minister and the issue of corruption. How do you think that is going to end up?" Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Christiane Amanpour, CNN, Moshe Ya'alon
Avigdor Liberman enters Netanyahu's gov't, replaces Moshe Ya'alon as Defense Minister
Israel's TV2 Reports: Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman, agreed to PM Netanyahu's offer to enter current coalition, and will replace Moshe Ya'alon as Israel's Defense Minister.
Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman has agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to supplant Moshe Ya'alon as Israel's next defense minister.
Liberman and Ya'alon. – Photo MARC ISRAEL SELLEM, J'lem Post
Netanyahu and Liberman agreed on Wednesday to form negotiating teams whose mandate will be to finalize the terms of a deal that would expand the Likud-led governing coalition.
News of the agreement between Liberman and Netanyahu was first reported by Ben Caspit, the senior political commentator for The Jerusalem Post's Hebrew-language corporate sister publication Ma'ariv. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Avigdor Liberman, Israel Politics, Moshe Ya'alon, Yisrael Beyteinu
israelandstuffcom | September 9, 2015
WATCH: Paid Muslims That Scream & Harass Visiting Jews on Temple Mount Now Outlawed
Initiated by Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan and signed by the Defense Minister, groups such as the 'Murabitun' & 'Murabitat' who scream & harass Jews are now illegal organizations, including all who aid & support them.
By Ido Ben Porat
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon signed an order Wednesday declaring the groups of Islamists who regularly harass Jews on the Temple Mount – the male "Murabitun" and female "Murabitat" – as illegal organizations.
The activists regularly riot on the Mount, curse, shout, and throw various objects at the Jews who ascend the Mount, and sometimes attack police as well. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Gilad Erdan, Moshe Ya'alon, Temple Mount, 'Palestinian' incitement
Reveled: Israel Aiding Syrian Rebels On Condition They Don't Attack Druze Towns
Israel's Defense Minister Yaalon: 'Rebels near Israel's border receive humanitarian aid on condition that they don't attack Druze and block terrorists.'
By Gil Ronen and Ari Soffer
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Monday that Israel is offering humanitarian assistance to Syrian rebels near the border, "on condition that they prevent terrorist organizations from nearing the border fence and that they refrain from attacking Druze."
Yaalon was speaking at a briefing for Israel's diplomatic correspondents. He said that the rebels are taking over the Golan and defeating Syrian strongman Bashar al Assad.
Regarding the Druze in Israel and Syria, Yaalon said that surprisingly: "No terror attacks [against Israel] have emanated from the area under rebel control, but there have been terror attacks from the area under Druze control." Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Moshe Ya'alon, Syria, Syrian border, Syrian Druze, Syrian rebels
India Reports Deal Soon To Be Sealed on Joint Missile Development With Israel
The Times of India reported Thursday morning that India and Israel are close to signing a deal on developing a joint missile system.
By Moshe Cohen
Israel and India are close to a deal on developing a joint missile system, the Times of India reported Thursday.
PM Netanyahu with India's PM Narendra Modi – Photo: Avi Ohayon/GPO
Negotiators had "virtually sealed" the deal for medium-range surface-to-air missile system (MR-SAM) missiles which the Indian Army will purchase from Israeli developers, including Israel Aerospace Industries. The manufacturing will mostly take part in India.
Over the past 15 years, Israel has sold over $10 billion in defense systems and arms to India making Israel "among the top defense suppliers to India," the Times of India said.
Category: Israel News | Tags: Barak 1 Miissiles, economic cooperation, IAI, India, Israel Aersopace Industries, Israel India, missile deal, Moshe Ya'alon, Spike missiles
First Israel Defense Minister to Visit India, a "True Friend"
Israeli DM Moshe Ya'alon takes off Monday night for an official visit to India – the 1st time Israel's Defense Minister to made the journey.
By Kobi Finkler & Cynthia Blank
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (Likud) will take off Monday night for New Delhi as part of an official visit to India.
His visit will mark the first time an Israeli defense minister has traveled to the Asian nation.
During his visit, Ya'alon will attend the inauguration of a defense industries of Israel pavilion during an arms fair held in the city of Bangalore, the capital of southern Indian state Karnataka.
Category: Israel News | Tags: Defense Industries Organization, Defense Ministry, India, Moshe Ya'alon
Israeli Defense Minister Demands Water Connection for New Palestinian Town
Israeli Defense Minister and IDF generals seek to bypass Israeli-Palestinian Water committees to advance the new Palestinian town as livable, but PA intransigence might prevent it.
The city of Rawabi (pictured below) is a flagship Palestinian project. It is a modern, planned town of 40,000 homes aimed at moving Palestinian society forward.
But while the first apartments are ready to be occupied, they remain empty. Israel's Water Authority has thus far refused to connect Rawabi to the Israeli water network.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon isn't pleased by the situation, and has been working on behalf of getting Rawabi connected to the water system and operating as a symbol of what Palestinian society can become if it focuses on advancement rather than conflict with Israel. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: JWC, Moshe Ya'alon, Rawabi, water
israelandstuffcom | February 5, 2015
Ya'alon to be Israel's First Defense Minister to Visit India
Minister Ya'alon will meet with his Indian counterpart and other officials to discuss additional future security cooperation agreements, and to attend an arms exhibition in Bangalore during his Feb 17 visit.
By Itamar Eichner
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon will visit India on February 17, a first visit by an Israeli defense minister to the South Asian country since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two states.
Netanyahu meeting with Indian counterpart Modi – Photo: GPO
Ya'alon is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with Indian officials and visit an arms exhibition in Bangalore.
Israeli sources stressed the importance of the visit, saying it is a breakthrough in security relations between the two countries. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: economic cooperation, Israel India, Moshe Ya'alon
Israel Defense Minister: Iran planning to open front against Israel from Golan Heights
While visiting IAI's Missiles & Satellites plant, Defense Minister Ya'alon says Israel's satellites in space are able to track distant threats, particularly Iran's.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN
Iran is seeking to open a new front against Israel from the Syrian Golan Heights, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Monday during a visit to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to mark Space Week.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit Israel Aerospace Industries. – Photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI
Speaking a little more than a week after an air strike, attributed by international media reports to Israel, that struck and killed 12 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah operatives in Quneitra, Syria, near the Israeli border, Ya'alon appeared to link the air strike to Iran's activities in Syria. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Golan Heights, IAI, Iran Nuclear threat, Moshe Ya'alon
Israel to Get Squadron of F-35 Stealth Jets in $2.7 Billion Dollar Deal
Amid high political tensions in US-Israel relations, Israeli Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that the $2.7 billion dollar deal encompasses the acquisition of 19 "stealth" aircraft.
By Uzi Baruch and Tova Dvorin
US-Israeli relations have suffered tremendously over the past month, with the State Department making multiple condemnations against Israel for both building Jewish homes in Jerusalem and for increasing its fight against Palestinian Arab terror.
However, it has not damaged the military cooperation between them, as the Israel Aerospace Industries, together with representatives of the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that Israel will acquire a new squadron of F-35 jets from the US Army and Lockheed-Martin. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Chuck Hagel, F-35, Israel US, Moshe Ya'alon
PayBack: White House rejected Ya'alon request to meet ranking gov't officials
Tit for tat: Obama administration declined Ya'alon request for meetings with top figures, an act of political punishment for Israel's defense minister calling John Kerry 'obsessive & messianic'.
By Yitzhak Benhorin
WASHINGTON – The US administration prevented Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon from meeting with key officials during his visit to Washington, DC, American sources told Ynet on Friday.
Ya'alon and Power – Photo: Defense Ministry
The defense ministry did not comment, though sources close to Ya'alon said "the aim was to meet with the security echelon, and that was what happened."
Ya'alon arrived on Tuesday to meet his counterpart, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and American intelligence officials. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Moshe Ya'alon, politics, White House
Israel's Defense Minister at UN to Defend Israel Against False Hamas Allegations
Analysis: Defense Minister Ya'alon will have to chronicle to Ban Ki-moon the list of war crimes committed by Hamas & other Gaza terror organizations, and defend Israel against false claims.
By Mark Langfan, A7 UN Reporter
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, who is on a five-day visit to the US, came to the United Nations' headquarters in New York City Monday to begin to fight the ultimate battle of the Hamas-Israel War that began in the summer of 2014.
Yaalon with Ban – Photo: Sarah Brittany Somerset/UN
Now, long after the guns fell silent in Gaza, Ya'alon has perhaps the toughest of all fights: explaining to an extremely skeptical and biased United Nations that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fought the Gaza War in accordance with "international law." Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Moshe Ya'alon, UN
Israel's Defense Minister: The Palestinians Will Have Autonomy – Not Sovereignty
Defense Minister Ya'alon says a political separation between Israel & Abbas' PA has already come about, and he calls for demilitarized autonomy for the Palestinian Authority.
By Elad Benari, Canada
The Palestinian Arabs will not have a "state" but rather an "autonomy", Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon told the Israel Hayom daily newspaper in an interview published Wednesday.
"Our efforts to create shortcuts over the last two decades — from Oslo until present day — have all failed," he said. "We know how to live with it. It is certainly not necessary to control them. We can give them political autonomy like they have now," said Ya'alon. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: 2-state solution, Moshe Ya'alon, Palestinian Authority, peace talks
israelandstuffcom | September 13, 2014
Defense Minister & Opposition Leader Slams Reservists Claims of Elite Intelligence Unit
Defense Minister Ya'alon says leftist reservists' letter was 'Foolish & Disgusting' and those who accused the elite intel unit of abuse, are taking part in a 'delegitimization' campaign against Israel.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon reacted with disgust Saturday night to a letter of refusal signed by leftist reservists from an elite intelligence unit.
The letter, signed by 43 reserve officers and soldiers, called for insubordination after accusing the elite intelligence Unit 8200 of being an "inseparable part of the military control of the territories," referring to Judea and Samaria, and alleging the unit was being used to spy on "innocent" Palestinians. Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: IDF, Moshe Ya'alon, Unit 8200


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The Effect of Replacing Refined Grains with Whole Grains on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials with GRADE Clinical Recommendation
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The effect of ultra-processed very low-energy diets on gut microbiota and metabolic outcomes in individuals with obesity: A systematic literature review
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The Effect of Using PARO for People Living With Dementia and Chronic Pain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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The effects of acute work stress and appraisal on psychobiological stress responses in a group office environment
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The effects of body armour on mobility and postural control of police officers
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The Effects of Endurance-Based Skills-Specific Running Loads on Same-Day Resistance-Training Performance in Professional Australian Rules Football Players
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The effects of serial casting on lower limb function for children with Cerebral Palsy: a systematic review with meta-analysis
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The Elephant in the Room: Too Much Medicine in Musculoskeletal Practice
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The embedded researcher model in Australian healthcare settings: comparison by degree of "embeddedness"
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The European Discourse on Sufism: On the Appeal of 'Moderate Islam'
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The five primary prostaglandins stimulate contractions and phasic activity of the urinary bladder urothelium, lamina propria and detrusor
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The FREER Pilot Study: Family in rehabilitation: empowering carers for improved malnutrition outcomes
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The future of raising finance - a new opportunity to commit fraud: a review of initial coin offering (ICOs) scams
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The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols
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The Global Health Equity Clinical Immersion (HECI); An Innovation in Remote International Placements
Jones, P. D., Maheshwari, N., Nielsen, T., Springer, S., Fink, J. & Smith, J. D., Aug 2020, p. 492.
The good, the bad and the ugly of clinical guidelines
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The Hong Kong Principles for assessing researchers: Fostering research integrity
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The impact of Age, Gender and Marital Status on Age-Associated Cognitive Decline
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The impact of a live structural fire on firefighter hydration
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The impact of audit quality in rights offerings
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The impact of a virtual tourism experience on mental restoration in the workplace
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The impact of environmental regulations on urban Green innovation efficiency: The case of Xi'an
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The impact of external loads carried by police officers on vertical jump performance
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The Impact of Formal Strength and Conditioning on the Fitness of Law Enforcement Recruits: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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The Impact of Load Carriage on Lower-Body Power in SWAT Police
Orr, R. M., Kukić, F., Marins, E., Lim, C., Dawes, J. & Lockie, R., 27 Nov 2020, Thematic conference proceedings of international significance. University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, p. 749-758 (Achibald Reiss Days; vol. 10, no. 1).
The impact of pesticides on local waterways: A scoping review and method for identifying pesticides in local usage
Rosic, N., Bradbury, J., Lee, M., Baltrotsky, K. & Grace, S., Apr 2020, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 106, p. 12-21 10 p.
The Impact Of Placebo Caffeine Dose On Cognitive Performance And Endurance Running In Recreational Athletes
Desbrow, B., Irwin, C., Delang, N. & Cox, G. R., Jul 2020, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 52, 7S, p. 170 1 p.
The Impact of Study-Abroad Program on the Changes of Motivation: Case Study of Japanese University Students Learning English in Australia
Matsumoto, M., 12 Nov 2020.
The Influence, Barriers to and Facilitators of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation Adherence and Participation: a Scoping Review
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The Influence of Aerobic Fitness on Heart Rate Responses of Custody Assistant Recruits during Circuit Training Sessions
Moreno, M. R., Rodas, K., Bloodgood, A. M., Dawes, J., Dulla, J., Orr, R. M. & Lockie, R., 5 Nov 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 21, 13 p., 8177.
The Influence of Alexithymia on Alcohol Craving, Health-Related Quality of Life and Gender in Alcohol-Dependent Outpatients
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The influence of a study abroad program on Japanese university students' motivation and the elaboration of motivational L2 selves
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The influence of education in decision making concerning athlete's return to sport following a concussion injury: A systematic review
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The influence of personality on trajectories of distress, health and functioning in mild-to-moderately depressed adults with type 2 diabetes
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The interaction between map complexity and crowd movement on navigation decisions in virtual reality
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The Internet of Things: Impact and Implications for Health Care Delivery
Kelly, J. T., Campbell, K. L., Gong, E. & Scuffham, P., 10 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22, 11, e20135.
The interplay between oxidative stress and bioenergetic failure in neuropsychiatric illnesses: can we explain it and can we treat it?
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The introduction and demise of full-body computed tomography (CT) scanning in Australia: implications for preventing overdiagnosis
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The Physical Fitness Effects of a Week-Long Specialist Tactical Police Selection Course
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Mopani Copper Mine has started renegotiating all contracts for the supply of goods and services with a view to reducing expenditure. And the mining company has suspended overtime except for breakdowns while announcing losses due to load shedding, expensive fuel, mineral royalty tax among other issues.
Sources close the case say Mopani has actually asked suppliers to fire employees and renegotiate their terms.
Mopani says it is taking such desperate steps because it has been heavily hit by the general pathetic, production conditions prevailing in the country. The mining company has also announced that 'as at end of July 2015, our cumulative year to date net loss was US$140 million'.
According to a Status of the company report issued on 27 August 2015, Mopani said the Company is in a critical cash deficit situation in addition to making huge losses.
'Mopani is currently not able to meet its day to day operating costs as well as fund its operational or sustaining capital expenditure, and is relying on its major shareholder to bridge the financing gap,' read part of the communication to all employees and suppliers.
Mopani said other factor that has led to the company limp are the increased Mineral Royalty Tax (MRT)' which we have to date continued to pay at the higher rates until the recent amendments to the Mines and Minerals Development Act that came into effect in August 2015'.
The unpaid backlog of Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds amounting to K2 billion is another factor cited by Mopani as leading to the company failing to meet its obligations. 'The Company has recorded over $100m of exchange losses to date, increased cost of inputs and other consumables,' read part of the communication.
According to Mopani, the combination of the above has had an adverse impact on the company's production and overall financial performance.
'Sadly, the levels of production performance have not been able to provide a cushion to offset these negative impacts, resulting in Mopani incurring heavy financial losses.
'As at end of July 2015, our cumulative year to date net loss was US$140 million. This state of affairs is not sustainable going forward and poses a serious threat to our Company's future if left unchecked. We have a collective responsibility to do everything we can to ensure that our Company survives this turbulent period', read the statement.
To continue operating, Mopani said it will reduce costs reviewing each production area to determine its ongoing viability, Reduce Operating costs by a minimum 35% between now and end of the year through among other things; i) Instituting strict material usage to eliminate waste, Renegotiating all contracts for the supply of goods and services , Control fuel consumption, Suspend overtime except for breakdowns, Reduce sustaining capital expenditure by 22% for the remainder of the year. Only directly production related capital expenditure will be allowed and Implement energy saving measures.
The statement further said that Mopani is in a significant loss making situation because it is producing a tonne of copper at US$7,166 per tonne and currently selling the same tonne of copper below $5,000 per tonne. This is not sustainable as the company cannot continuity.


Forreston, IL-based Forreston State Bank is an FDIC-insured bank started in 1887. The bank holds equity of $23.5 million on assets of $201.5 million, according to December 31, 2017, regulatory filings.
Thanks to the work of 32 full-time employees in 3 offices in IL, the bank has amassed loans and leases worth $125.8 million, including real estate loans of $85.1 million. The bank currently holds $151.3 million in deposits from U.S. customers.
Overall, Bankrate believes that, as of December 31, 2017, Forreston State Bank exhibited a superior condition, earning a full 5 stars for safety and soundness. Here's a breakdown of how the bank fared on the three key criteria Bankrate used to grade American banks on safety and soundness.
Capital works as a bulwark against losses and as protection for account holders when a bank is struggling financially. It follows then that when it comes to measuring an an institution's financial resilience, capital is essential. When it comes to safety and soundness, the more capital, the better.
On our test to measure the adequacy of a bank's capital, Forreston State Bank scored 14 out of a possible 30 points, beating out the national average of 13.13.
One way to measure this buffer is looking at a bank's Tier 1 capital ratio. Forreston State Bank's Tier 1 capital ratio was 16.58 percent, exceeding the 6 percent level regulators consider adequate, but less than the national average of 25.65 percent. The higher the capital ratio, the better the bank will be able to stand up to economic headwinds.
Overall, Forreston State Bank held equity amounting to 11.64 percent of its assets, which was lower than the national average of 12.03 percent.
A bank with a large number of these types of assets could eventually be forced to use capital to cover losses, decreasing its equity buffer. Many of those assets are also likely to be in non-accrual status and no longer earning money, diminishing earnings and elevating the risk of a failure in the future.
On Bankrate's test of asset quality, Forreston State Bank scored 40 out of a possible 40 points, beating the national average of 37.49 points.
A helpful indicator of asset quality is the percentage of problem assets a bank holds compared to its total assets. As of December 31, 2017, 0.03 percent of Forreston State Bank's loans were noncurrent, meaning they were more than 90 days past due or were in non-accrual status. That's below the national average of 1.01 percent.
Banks maintain a reserve to deal with troubled assets known as an "allowance for loan and lease losses." Comparing the size of that reserve to the total amount of problem loans can be a widely used indicator when evaluating a bank's ability to manage problem assets. Forreston State Bank's loan loss allowance was 2,923.81 percent of its total noncurrent loans, exceeding the national average. All else being equal, a higher ratio of loan loss allowance to noncurrent loans is better.
A bank's earnings performance has an effect on its safety and soundness. A bank can retain its earnings, expanding its capital cushion, or put them to work addressing problematic loans, potentially making the bank more resilient in times of trouble. However, banks that are losing money have less ability to do those things.
Forreston State Bank scored 18 out of a possible 30 on Bankrate's earnings test, above the national average of 15.12.
One widely used measure of a bank's earnings is return on equity, or net income (essentially profit) divided by the total amount of equity. Forreston State Bank's most recent annualized quarterly return on equity was 9.58 percent, above the national average of 8.10 percent.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the bank reported net income of $2.2 million on total equity of $23.5 million. The bank reported an annualized return on average assets, or ROA, of 1.14 percent, above the 1 percent deemed satisfactory in accordance with industry standards, and above the average for U.S. banks of 1.00 percent.


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My name is Boris Samoylenko, I am a software engineer, and eventually, the author of the SpotterLead.net. Besides software engineering, aviation (especially civil) may be rightfully considered to be my second greatest passion.
Not so much time ago my aviation interest took another twist and I went in for plane spotting. But after a few initial visits to airports with a camera, it became clear that a proper preparation needed for such activities. Surely if you don't want to be in a risk of being entirely disappointed by the result.
Sometimes result was spoiled by unexpected weather change, sometimes by the rarity of landings and takeoffs (peak time was missed), sometimes by yet-another-random-thing which was not taken into account.
Before visiting airport, I had to consult few sources: airport site for departures & arrivals online-board, weather services, Flightradar24.
It was quite enough at glance, but if I had a purpose of taking a shot of some specific aircraft or, on the contrary, catch the greatest number of aircrafts during the shortest time, I immediately found traditional airport sites departures and arrivals completely inconvenient to be used for this purpose. I had to analyze them carefully, remove codeshare flights, perform multiple sorts and filterings (which quite often were not even supported by airport site) and still I had no whole picture. It could be particularly simple for airports with small amount of takeoffs and landings, but imagine doing such a work for, let's say, Amsterdam Schiphol or Frakfurt Flughafen.
The solution was quite straitforward: to create some kind of an aggregation service which will gather all the information required for planespotting and display it clearly in spotter-friendly shell. This information should include: arriving and departing flights for the airport, current weather and forecast, lighting condition for a specific time of day, estimation of runways in use.
The key detail here is to clearly visualize this information in a way when it becomes obvious when, how much and which planes exactly will arrive/depart and which weather and lighting conditions will be at this specific time.
What's more improtant is that plane spotter will get away with only one single service instead of scouring several sources with varying usability not even designated for plane spotters.
That's how SpotterLead - Live Planespotter Timetables was born.
Initially, I created this project for satisfying my personal needs and for just one single airport. But later I decided to enhance it and give others an ability to use it.
Flights Live is the main section of the service. It provides a list of supported airports grouped by countries. It also supports geolocation, so you can see airports nearest to you.
If you select an airport, timetables will be loaded. Usually it takes from 3 to 15 seconds depending on programm logic serving this or that arport (more about this below). Data is cached temporarily so the following consequent page loads will perform much faster as there will be no calls to remote sites when cached data is used.
At the top of the page you can see the logo or the name of the airport, current airport local time, useful airport-related links and current weather. If you click weather, METAR will be displayed.
Search bar allow you to look for a specific flight by different criteria. Search algorithm will break your request into words using spaces and find all flights within which all the words will be found (FlightNumber number, aircraft, airline, registration and time are considered). If you want to perform an exact phrase search without word separation, use quotes before and after your request. For negating the request, use exclamation sign before the word (example: !Lufthansa will find all flights containing no entires of "Lufthansa" in its data).
After that you will notice timetable itself. All the flights for upcoming 24 hours are grouped into one-hour periods (you may change the duration by pressing relevant round buttons at the top of timetable).
Each period has an icon visualization of arrivals and departures so you have clear understanding of when there is more traffic and when is less. So, if you want to get more aircraft photos during the shortest time, choose a period with the greatest number of plane icons.
Please notice that each period has a weather indication. Besides icons and text information there is also a color indication. Color approximately correlates with the real sky color at the beginning of the time period. So if there is a day time, you will see a lightblue icon, if there is night – a black one, in case of overcast you will notice grey icon. During sunrise or sunsets intermediate colors may be notcied. Color is based on sunrise/sunset times and weather data.
Slightly below the time indication you may notice a list of runways that quite likely be active at this time. This estimation is based on wind forecast calculations.
If you click the period you will see a modal window with the detailed information about every flight within selected period: arrivals on the left and departures on the right. Besides this and weather information you will also see approximation of waiting time between flights at the top of each column. For switching between periods when modal is open, round left/right buttons on its sides, or left/right keyboard keys may be used.
The data on Flights Live pages is updated once in a minute.
Download & Print button located near the search bar will generate a printable PDF version of timetables with flights for the upcoming 24 hours grouped by one-hour periods. If you're not able to access service when you're at the airport, this printed timetable may help you. These timetables contain all the information available in web version.
Mobile version is currently under reconstruction, so soon you will be able to take these timetables with you even without printing it.
By the moment of writing this article there are 100+ airports supported. The best coverage is in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia at the moment.
Frankfurt-am-Main, Hamburg, Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna Schwechat, Budapest Ferenz Liszt, Warsaw Chopin, Zurich, Oslo Gardermoen, Helsinki Vantaa, Stockholm Arlanda, Manchester, London Gatwick, Moscow (all three airports), St.Petersburg Pulkovo, Minsk National.
I'm working on enabling support for more and more airports, but if you want your airport to be prioritized in the support implemetation queue, please let me know.
Despite the simplicity of service look its technical backend is quite complex, so I will give you just a few details about it.
Service aggregates information from various sources and free API, but the main flight information is gathered from airport sites directly and from Yandex Timetables API (when airport site doesn't disclose aircraft type information, what happens quite often unfortunatelly, service requests Yandex Timetable API to get the expected aircraft type for the current day). Links to all the sources and API used by this or that Flights Live page are located at the bottom of this page.
Algorithms serving each airport or airport group are very individual depending on which approach is required to get data from airport sites. Therefore the precision of data may vary dramatically from airport to airport. Also, the way airport site discloses flight information influences directly on how long it may last introducing Flights Live support for it. Sometimes it may take not more than half an hour, but sometimes long days of developing, testing and debugging are required to provide support. It's unlikely but still possible that some airports may not be supported at all.
To provide some rough indication of data precision degree a star-indication is added to the left of the weather bar on the Flights Live page. If the star is fully white, it means that data is quite trustworthy and is quite often updated by the airport. If the star is half-white, it means that data source may provide insufficient or contradictive information which leads to noticeable predictions applied by SpotterLead. The empty star is unlikely, but in this case it means that it's not a good idea to use this timetable.
Why not Use FlightStats, FlightAware or Flightradar24 and not Support All the Airport Worldwide at Once?
FlightStats and FlightAware has excellent API and may provide the major part of the information required for the SpotterLead purposes. But these are too expensive for a non-commercial project like SpotterLead. If I use them, I will have to make my service commercial what I don't want to do.
And Flightradar24 is well-known for not having any public API.
Although SpotterLead is operating quite well, there's quite much room to grow: there are constant bugs and errors appearing (mostly due to large amount of individual algorithms used for different airports). All of this is maintained regularly.
All in all I have already implemented functionality satisfying my own needs but I still have more ideas for further development. Implement them or not, or in which order to do this, depends on how successful will be the search of potential audience for the service. If the service will be found useful by plane spotters, the development process will go on.
There are more ideas about creating mobile version (or maybe even mobile apps), timetables for more than 24 hours, more airports and so on.
Your feedback is extremely welcome! You may request new features, airports and modifications for existing ones!


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BHP approves $44m to restart operations at Samarco iron ore mine
By Ramla Soni
November 1, 2019, 11:08 AM GMT
The world's largest miner will restart operations at the iron ore mine in Brazil late next year
BHP has approved $44m (£34m, €39m) to restart work at the Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil, following the collapse of the Fundão dam on November 5, 2015, which killed at least 17 people.
The funding will go towards construction of a filtration plant over the next 12 months and the "commencement of operation readiness activities" for restart, the world's largest miner said.
Last week the Mining Activities Chamber of the State Council for Environmental Policy in Minas Gerais, Brazil, granted a licence for Samarco to restart operations at its Germano Complex.
Samarco has now obtained all environmental licences required to progress towards operational restart which is set to begin in late 2020 with a capacity to produce between 7m to 8m tonnes of iron ore pellets every year.
Restart can occur when the filtration system is complete and Samarco has met all necessary safety requirement. It will be subject to final approval by Samarco's shareholders.
BHP and Brazilian miner Vale each hold a 50 per cent share of Samarco.
The current price of iron ore stands at $82.75, up 13.37 per cent from the same time a year ago.
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) -- Erin Hamlin will carry the U.S. flag into Friday's opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
The four-time Olympic luger was chosen by fellow Team USA Olympians for the honor. Hamlin is retiring at the end of the Olympics, after nearly two decades of racing competitively.
Hamlin says "it is definitely a privilege and honor to be the one to lead the team."
The native of Remsen, New York, won a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Games and is a two-time world champion. She's also the fourth luge athlete to carry the U.S. flag into an Olympics.
The Olympics have begun with a curling competition featuring a pair of U.S. siblings in a showdown against a Russian husband-and-wife team competing in neutral uniforms with no national insignia.
The opening ceremony is still a day away, but the games are already underway. Among the athletes are 168 Russians who are being forced to compete under the neutral banner of "Olympic Athletes from Russia" as punishment for doping in Sochi in 2014. Others who were barred altogether have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and are still hoping to be allowed to participate.
South Korea says the number of people treated and quarantined for norovirus following an outbreak in Olympic areas has increased to 86 as authorities continue to struggle to track the disease's spread.
Hong Jeong-ik from South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday the number of cases is likely to continue to rise because authorities are screening more areas for the disease that was first confirmed in an area in the host town of Pyeongchang.


It can take anywhere from six (6) to nine (9) months from well spud (start of drilling) to actual receipt of the first revenue check by the well owners of a typical 12,000 ft. MVD (Mean Vertical Depth) well. Deeper wells, wells that run into difficulties, and extensive completion and pipeline installations will extend the time to cash flow.
One must first understand that wells are treated as individual business units and as such are funded or purchased as Working Interests (WI) that represent a percentage of ownership. Therefore, 100% of WI pays for all well costs including the costs to bring a well into production and additionally all costs of continuing well operations or Lease Operating Expenses (LOE) and Federal Taxes. Costs and taxes are assessed proportionately among the Small Producer business owners, or WI owners according to the amount of Working Interest owned.
Likewise, revenue from well production, which is distributed monthly, is paid to the business owners proportionately according to the Working Interest owned. However, there is a significant caveat. Royalties to the property owner(s), including sometimes a much smaller percentage going to the generating geologist, are paid out of the gross production revenue, i.e. before operating expenses are subtracted. Royalties usually amount to a 20–30% reduction in the income received by the Working Interest owners. Thus, for purposes of income distribution, Working Interests are converted to Net Return Interests (NRI). For most wells the NRI will fall between 70% to 80%.
% Net Return = 16.6% payback from 1 month of production!